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Waste Minimization Plan
Prepared by:
Environmental Health and Safety Department
Revised February 2012
Waste Minimization Plan
Table of Contents
Policy Statement ............................................................................................................. 1
Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 1
Regulatory Background ................................................................................................... 1
Responsibilities ............................................................................................................... 2
Established Operating Procedures .................................................................................. 2
Centralized Chemical Storage and Distribution Services ............................................ 3
Web Based Chemical Inventory and Database ........................................................... 3
Centralized Waste Management Program .................................................................. 4
Recycling Programs .................................................................................................... 4
Micro-scale Processes, Experiments, and Demonstrations ........................................ 5
Material Substitution ................................................................................................... 5
Spill Team Response .................................................................................................. 5
Charge Back For Actual Waste Disposal Costs .......................................................... 5
Waste Minimization Training ....................................................................................... 6
Safe Research Facilities ............................................................................................. 6
Acid Base Neutralization ............................................................................................. 6
Green Chemistry Principals ............................................................................................. 6
Program Assessment ...................................................................................................... 8
APPENDIX A - Waste Volume Sumary Tables 2001-2007 ............................................. 9
Policy Statement
The Colorado School of Mines ('ÄúMines'ÄĚ or 'Äúthe School'ÄĚ) is dedicated to educating
students and professionals in the applied sciences, engineering, and associated fields
relating to
the discovery and recovery of the Earth's resources,
their conversion to materials and energy,
their utilization in advanced processes and products, and
the economic and social systems necessary to ensure their prudent and
provident use in a sustainable global society.
This mission is achieved by the creation, integration and exchange of knowledge in
engineering, the natural sciences, the social sciences, the humanities, business, and
their union, to create processes and products to enhance the quality of life of the world's
inhabitants. The Colorado School of Mines is consequently committed to serving the
people of Colorado, the nation, and the global community by promoting stewardship of
the Earth upon which all life and development depend
. (Mines Mission Statement)
Consistent with the School's overall mission, the Environmental Health and Safety
(EHS) Department will maintain this Waste Minimization Plan for campus activities.
This plan identifies established procedures and provides recommendations to the
campus community to minimize or reduce the toxicity of waste generated on the Mines
Mines is classified as a large quantity generator of hazardous waste by the Colorado
Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) and the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA). It is important that every member of the School be aware of
the environmental and financial impacts related to the disposal of hazardous wastes.
Areas on campus that generate hazardous wastes include research and teaching
laboratories, Plant Facilities' maintenance shops and the truck shop, and Student Life
maintenance shops. Waste minimization practices must be integrated into the operating
procedures of these academic and maintenance departments.
Regulatory Background
1990 Federal Pollution Prevention Act 'Äď Requires the use of materials, processes, or
practices that reduce the use of hazardous materials, energy, water, or other resources
and practices that protect natural resources through conservation or more efficient use.
1992 'Äď Colorado Pollution Prevention Act 'Äď Makes pollution prevention the
'Äúenvironmental management tool of choice.'ÄĚ It is the intent of the CDPHE to integrate
and incorporate pollution prevention strategies into the agency's permitting, inspections,
enforcement, rules development, remediation, assistance, and other functions.
The Environmental Health and Safety Department (EHS) is responsible for the
Ôā∑ Develop and maintain the waste minimization program;
Ôā∑ Operate a centralized chemical procurement and distribution service;
Ôā∑ Maintain an accurate chemical inventory of chemicals stored on campus;
Ôā∑ Maintain a web site for campus personnel to search available chemicals in the
Ôā∑ Maintain a web page that allows campus personnel to adequately identify waste
items generated on campus;
Ôā∑ Provide annual waste generator training that addresses the elements of this
plan, and
Ôā∑ Identify new opportunities to minimize wastes generated during campus
Laboratory supervisors, faculty and graduate level researchers are responsible for the
Oversee activities to minimize waste generation in laboratories;
Recommend waste minimizing techniques to limit hazardous waste generating
Substitute non-hazardous or less hazardous materials for research operations;
Supervise chemical ordering practices;
Follow chemical procurement practices that help reduce the quantity and hazard
of wastes generated, and
Identify new opportunities to minimize wastes generated during campus
Students and Staff are responsible for the following:
Follow established procedures to minimize waste generation;
Participate in recycling programs on campus;
Follow chemical procurement practices that help reduce the quantity and hazard
of wastes generated, and
Identify new opportunities to minimize wastes generated during campus
Established Operating Procedures
Several waste minimization tools have been established in existing operating
procedures at the School. These tools have been successful in fostering pollution
prevention attitudes, and helping to reduce the volume and toxicity of waste generated
at the School. The following identify established operating procedures that are
incorporated into Mines operations to minimize waste generation.
1. Centralized Chemical Storage and Distribution Services
The Chemical Storage and Distribution Facility (CSDF) provides a centralized
facility for chemical ordering and storage for reagent chemicals. The facility
operation is supervised by the EHS Department's Chemical Hygiene Manager.
All requests for chemicals are submitted to the CSDF for processing. Chemical
requisitions are filled from existing stocks whenever practical. New chemicals
are ordered through EHS and received at the CSDF. All unused chemicals are
returned to the CSDF for redistribution to other researchers on campus. Campus
personnel must possess current Hazardous Waste Generator training to gain
access to chemical procurement services.
The operation of the CSDF reduces the quantity of reagent chemicals that need
to be ordered. Subsequently, the volume of chemical waste that requires
disposal is reduced. The CSDF provides an important control to ensure initial
chemical acquisition of reagents and raw materials is limited to amounts actually
needed. Through the operation of the CSDF and the chemical return program,
Mines minimizes the volume of chemicals purchased and reduces the potential
for the generation of unused and expired chemicals that often require
management as hazardous waste.
2. Web-Based Chemical Inventory and Database
An additional benefit of the CSDF operation is the maintenance of a campus-
wide chemical inventory system and chemical database. Individual containers
are affixed with a unique bar code identification number when received at the
CSDF and entered into the database. The database is updated when a chemical
is distributed to a laboratory to track the laboratory storage location. Upon
disposal, the container or bar code number is returned to the CSDF and the
database is revised to show the container is empty or managed as waste. The
database also tracks the age of materials so reactive, peroxide-forming and
phase sensitive chemicals can be tracked, removed and managed appropriately.
This inventory is made available to campus personnel on the EHS web site
located at https://www.is.mines.edu/ehs/SearchChem/searchlogin.asp. Access
to the inventory requires current waste generator training. Campus personnel
without current training cannot gain access to search the database. Once logged
in, campus personnel may search chemical inventories owned by their individual
department, perform a campus wide search for a reagent stored in their building
or another campus building, including a reagent stored in the CSDF.
The chemical database and searchable inventory are useful waste minimization
tools. These tools provide campus personnel with the opportunity to identify
available chemical stocks, the corresponding chemical storage locations, and
check for available non-hazardous or less hazardous alternatives before placing
an order for new reagents.
3. Centralized Waste Management Program
The centralized waste management program allows the EHS Department to
evaluate each waste container for characterization and disposal. This program
combines waste from all over campus to one facility for evaluation and
consolidation prior to transportation to an off-site disposal facility. This program
allows for more efficient waste disposal operations and minimizes the number of
containers shipped for disposal. This program also reduces the number of waste
haulers visiting campus and minimizes the haulers' need to visit multiple facilities
in populated areas of campus.
4. Recycling Programs
The EHS Department and Facilities Management administers recycling
programs for a variety of materials used on campus. In addition to the chemical
recycling and redistribution program described previously, Mines employs
recycling to divert many hazardous materials as well as commonly recycled
materials from waste streams that would otherwise require disposal.
Facilities Management facilitates the following items for recycling:
office paper;
aluminum cans;
telephone books;
The EHS Department facilitates the following items for recycling:
used oil;
scrap metals;
computers and monitors;
toner cartridges;
cellular telephones;
fluorescent lights; and
elemental mercury.
The Student Life Department maintains a roll-off box for recycling number 1 and
number 2 plastics, newspaper, glass and aluminum from student housing.
Purchasing gas cylinders and lecture bottles from vendors who accept unused
or partially full bottles for recycling also helps reduce waste volumes. The
School's personnel should try to work with General Air Products for gas cylinder
services. General Air will accept full or partial cylinders from Matheson Gas
Products, Phillips 66 and Alphagas for recycling.
5. Micro-scale Processes, Experiments, and Demonstrations
Campus personnel are encouraged to consider waste generation before the
start of teaching and research activities. Researchers and instructors are
encouraged to scale down chemical processes and experiments or consider
alternative methods to reduce quantities or toxicity of wastes generated. In many
cases, EHS will assist academic departments with both recommendations and
finances to purchase equipment to achieve waste minimization goals.
6. Material Substitution
Campus personnel are encouraged to identify non-hazardous or less hazardous
products to use in teaching and research laboratories as well as facility
maintenance operations. Often EHS will assist with material substitution by
recommending non-hazardous alternatives or offering to purchase replacement
equipment that does not contain hazardous materials. Examples of material
substitution strategies include:
Use UItima Gold Scintillation Cocktail in place of other solvent-based
Use ultrasonic baths, Alconox or similar detergents instead of acid-
washing solutions.
Replace mercury-containing devices such as thermometers and
manometers with alcohol or digital systems.
Use latex paints instead of oil based paints
Use citrus degreasers instead of solvent based cleaners.
Use non-halogenated solvents rather than halogenated solvents
Use SYBR Safe DNA gel stain instead of ethidium bromide, a known
Use digital photography to eliminate silver containing chemical fixers and
7. Spill Team Response
The EHS Department oversees a spill response team responsible for responding
to hazardous material spills on campus. Waste minimization techniques are
implemented by the Spill Team whenever a spill response is initiated. Waste
minimization techniques employed by the Spill Team include:
Use of a mercury vacuum rather than mercury spill kit. These kits
generate increased volumes of mercury contaminated solid waste.
Use neutralization techniques to collect acid or basic spills.
Use oil sorbent pads rather than paper towels or rags to clean up oil or
nonpolar liquids.
Reinforce waste minimization techniques during Spill Team training and
spill response exercises.
8. Charge Back For Actual Waste Disposal Costs
In situations where waste generating departments or activities do not
demonstrate good waste minimization practices, EHS will pass the actual waste
disposal costs back to the responsible department. Activities that generate large
quantities of waste or do not follow the requirements of this plan are subject to
the charge back policy. This policy is intended to make clear to responsible
individuals of the monetary consequences of ignoring waste minimization
practices. EHS pays a maximum of $5,000.00 for annual waste disposal costs
for research projects.
9. Waste Minimization Training
School policy requires all campus personnel who require chemical procurement
services to receive Waste Generator Training. Annual refresher training is
required to remain eligible. This training identifies the requirements of this Waste
Minimization Plan and includes the strategies and tools available through EHS to
improve waste minimization performance in research and facility maintenance
Additional training topics include proper chemical storage and spill prevention to
minimize or eliminate potential chemical accidents including spills, fires or
explosions. Labeling requirements are identified to limit the generation of
unknown materials. Waste disposal costs are also identified during this training
10. Safe Research Facilities
Procedures such as using secondary containment, storing chemicals by hazard
class, limiting chemical purchases to only the volume needed for immediate
research needs, and minimizing chemical storage in laboratory spaces all aid in
promoting safety in laboratory settings. These procedures enhance laboratory
safety and limit the volume and toxicity of wastes generated in the case of a
spill, fire or explosion. Additionally, minimizing the amount of chemicals stored in
laboratory spaces decreases the likelihood of chemicals expiring or deteriorating
during storage.
11. Acid Base Neutralization
Using in-process acid or base neutralization as the final step
before a waste
product is generated helps reduce hazardous waste volumes and toxicity. If
neutralization is not part of the research process, or is performed separately
from the experiment, it is considered hazardous waste treatment. Waste
treatment cannot be performed without a treatment permit from the CDPHE.
Please contact EHS before initiating in-process neutralization procedures for
additional information.
Green Chemistry Principals
With the implementation of the existing operating procedures, the School has
established an effective and efficient waste minimization program. However, student
enrollment has increased annually since the 2000-2001 academic year, and has
reached it highest level in school history. Additionally, pollution prevention and waste
minimization regulations require generators to evaluate the effectiveness of established
waste minimization procedures and submit a report of the evaluation with the
generator's biennial hazardous waste report to the CDPHE. Further improvements to
the overall performance of waste minimization program at Mines will need to include the
use of green chemistry principals.
Green chemistry is the design of chemical products and processes that reduce or
eliminate the use and generation of hazardous substances. Green chemistry relies on a
set of 12 principals that can be used to design or re-design molecules, materials and
chemical transformations to be safer for human health and the environment.
The 12 principals identified by the American Chemical Society (ACS) Green Chemistry
web site include:
1. Prevent waste:
Design chemical syntheses to prevent waste, leaving no waste
to treat or clean up.
2. Design safer chemicals and products:
Design chemical products to be fully
effective, yet have little or no toxicity.
3. Design less hazardous chemical syntheses:
Design syntheses to use and
generate substances with little or no toxicity to humans and the environment.
4. Use renewable feedstocks:
Use raw materials and feedstocks that are
renewable rather than depleting. Renewable feedstocks are often made from
agricultural products or are the wastes of other processes; depleting feedstocks
are made from fossil fuels (petroleum, natural gas, or coal) or are mined.
5. Use catalysts, not stoichiometric reagents:
Minimize waste by using catalytic
reactions. Catalysts are used in small amounts and can carry out a single
reaction many times. They are preferable to stoichiometric reagents, which are
used in excess and work only once.
6. Avoid chemical derivatives:
Avoid using blocking or protecting groups or any
temporary modifications if possible. Derivatives use additional reagents and
generate waste.
7. Maximize atom economy:
Design syntheses so that the final product contains
the maximum proportion of the starting materials. There should be few, if any,
wasted atoms.
8. Use safer solvents and reaction conditions:
Avoid using solvents, separation
agents, or other auxiliary chemicals. If these chemicals are necessary, use
innocuous chemicals.
9. Increase energy efficiency:
Run chemical reactions at ambient temperature
and pressure whenever possible.
10. Design chemicals and products to degrade after use:
Design chemical
products to break down to innocuous substances after use so that they do not
accumulate in the environment.
11. Analyze in real time to prevent pollution:
Include in-process real-time
monitoring and control during syntheses to minimize or eliminate the formation
of byproducts.
12. Minimize the potential for accidents:
Design chemicals and their forms (solid,
liquid, or gas) to minimize the potential for chemical accidents including
explosions, fires, and releases to the environment.
Several of these green chemistry principals are already in use through the
implemenetation of the standard operating procedures that were previously identified in
this plan.
The Chemistry and Geochemistry Department has implemented green chemistry
principals into teaching and research activities. The Chemistry and Geochemistry
Department web page identifies a clear mission statement and identifies active research
projects utilizing green chemistry principals.
In order to promote and implement green chemistry principals into teaching and
research activities, EHS will take the following steps:
Identify the advantages of green chemistry principals during Waste
Generator Training classes;
Advance green chemistry initiatives by funding Safety and Environmental
Related Minor Capitol Improvement (SERMCI) proposals intended to
implement green chemistry principals.
Promote green chemistry programs through the EHS web page and
chemical procurement program.
Program Assessment
An assessment of the waste minimization program should be made on an annual basis.
Often this assessment can be used to update waste generator training programs so
current waste volumes are passed on to campus personnel. A waste minimization
assessment must be reported to the CDPHE with a biennial hazardous waste report.
A summary of the volumes of waste generated in past years is included with this Plan in
Appendix A. In order to accurately assess waste minimization efforts, total student
population as well as the amount of research activities conducted on campus must be
Appendix A 'Äď (2012 Revision)
Waste Volume Summary
2004- 2010
Colorado School of Mines
Waste Volumes 2004-2008
s 8,000
mragol 7,000
iK ni e 6,000
muloV 5,000
etsaW 4,000
Corrosive Liquid Waste
Flammable Liquid Waste
Lab Solids
Mercury Waste
Lab Packs
Chemistry Copper Waste
CSM Hazardous Waste Generation Rate
s 3000
margoli 2500
Kn ithgi 2000
Expired Lab Chemicals
Contaminated Lab Solids
Mercury Waste
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You're not broken/
One of the biggest stops many people have to coaching is that they aren't broken and don't need anyone to fix them, so hiring a coach is stupid. (Sometimes accompanied with more choice words). Let me start off this post by saying to each and every single person reading this: I agree. You are not broken. You don't need fixing. You are whole and complete just the way you are.
Are there habits that you can't seem to break out of? Are you having trouble taking the next steps in your business venture? Does fear keep getting in your way and stopping you from taking on the next big thing? Or maybe it's the other way around for you. You're an expert at getting things done and taking the next big step, and see no end of success in your business... If only you had more time for spontaneity and connecting with your friends or family.
Whatever your complaints are, I would like to acknowledge you for being perfect, right where you are.
You see, the reason most people begin from a place of arguing that they are not broken is that they actually do view some part of where they're at as broken or imperfect. With a story like this, it becomes necessary to manage that, finding ways to either justify how we aren't broken (which wouldn't be necessary in the first place without that story), or getting defensive and resentful when people suggest things like coaching, or even talking about your problems.
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Coaching isn't about fixing - it is about committing fully to our own growth, and to being supported by someone that is completely standing for our greatest selves. In this relationship our coach is there to stand by us through the height of our survival mechanism. To stand beside us, reveal what is so, point to our blind spots, and then stay with us, in love and acceptance, even when we lash out at them (Ask my own coach, if you don't believe me).
You are not broken. You are perfect, whole and complete, exactly where you are.
To finish, here is your challenge for the end of 2012:
Write out three things that you have not yet been able to achieve in your life that you intend to create in 2013. Now write out what you will need to shift in order to achieve those things. Are you willing to commit to doing so? If no, ask yourself why. Get really present to what is in the way (pro-tip: this is simply another thing for you to shift). If the answer is yes, pin those items to your calendar for March 2013. In March 2013, revisit it. See what has changed. Have you made the effort to shift? If yes, what is different in your life now as a result? If not, how come? What got in the way?
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The Chamber sponsors several events throughout the year, including Dixie Highway Flower Bed clean-up and Christmas in the Village. The Chamber also provides a scholarship for a Grant Park High School graduate each year.
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The Chamber meets every other month, generally on the second Wednesday evening of the month. Meeting locations vary, and at some meetings dinner is provided by a local restaurant (these dinners are included with membership). Minutes of the meetings are available here.
Board President: W. Gerry Morgan
Vice President: Connie Granger
Treasurer: Bill Wold
Secretary: Kim Raloff
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Public Relations: Debbie Morgan & Dennis Granger
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Past President: Scott Zizic
Ex Officio
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The News You May Have Missed
July-August 2007By Michael S. Rose
Michael S. Rose is Book Review Editor and Web Editor of New Oxford Review.
Role ModelsWomen who have been convicted on prostitution charges will now be eligible for an Oregon teaching license under new state legislation. Sen. Margaret Carter, D-Portland, argued passionately for the measure, invoking the Gospel of redemption and forgiveness in a floor speech that riveted her colleagues. Former prostitutes, Carter contends, can be role models for students who might be headed down the wrong path. Oregon law, however, still prohibits anyone who has been convicted of murder, kidnapping, rape, and incest from receiving a teaching license (Associated Press, May 11).
No Girls AllowedA soccer match between Muslim imams and Christian priests at the end of a Shoulder to Shoulder conference in Oslo, Norway, to promote interfaith dialogue was canceled because the teams could not agree on whether priestesses should take part. Church of Norway spokesman Olav Fykse Tveit said the imams refused to play against a mixed-gender team of priests and priestesses because it would have gone against their belief in avoiding close physical contact with strange women. When the Church team decided to drop its female players, the priests team captain walked out in protest. Hours before the game was to begin, the Church released a statement saying it had called off the match because it was sending the wrong signal: We realize now that it will be wrong to have a priest team without women (Associated Press, May 5).
Mutinous MonksPolice have been searching the wooded hills of the Mount Athos monastic community in northern Greece after a militant band of monks barged their way in to join an Ascension Day service. The action by hundreds of bearded and black-clad monks belonging to the Old Calendarists, an illegal sect that refuses to follow the modern Western calendar, brought turmoil to the 1,000-year-old community on the rocky peninsula. For years the Calendarist monks, banned from Mt. Athos (along with all females, both human and animal except for cats), have been shunned and boycotted as extremist by the more moderate Orthodox establishment. They have been known to fly banners calling the Pope the Antichrist. About 50 are believed to still be hiding among the wooded peaks of Mt. Athos (Times of London, May 18). ...
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Louis XV, king of France, famously said: "Après moi, le déluge."
Literally translated: "After me, the flood." What he meant: "After I'm gone, it's gonna hit the fan." It did, and his grandson, Louis XVI, and his Austrian bride, Marie Antoinette, paid with their heads for all the aristocratic excess.
I am borrowing part of the phrase, "Après le deluge," for posts about our recovery following the Tennessee 1 May floods.
Part of the recovery is refurnishing the living room. Interestingly, I've picked up several repro Louis XVI pieces, inspired by my blog mentor, Paris Apartment, and some of her finds (like the ones above and below) on a recent decorating foray in Paris.
I love the understated, slightly feminine elegance of Louis XVI style. It's less prissy than Louis XIV,
less puffy than Louis XV.
I particularly like the use of canework in this style. I found two fun pieces with caning: a chair, above, and a graceful, if slightly needy, little settee, brlow. Great prices on both.
I'm looking at the taffeta, above, for cushions on both pieces. It reminds me a little bit of the upholstery on the chairs at the Ladurée on rue Bonaparte (below).
Another lovely little post-flood discovery was a Louis XVI chair with claret and brown toile. (As you may or may not know, the color red is verboten in my home, where the Detroit Red Wings are spawns of Satan.)
So, there is some good to be found in this particular natural disaster: an excuse to pick up some new treasures and a new look for our abode. And a chance to tap into a little French inspiration.
New drywall goes up tomorrow, a huge step in flood rebuilding. I'll keep you posted on the more aesthetic aspects.
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Bull rider Wesley Silcox has made 10 trips to the Horse Heaven Round-Up, but he has never won and what few paychecks he has earned, have been paltry.
All that changed Friday night.
After Garrett Smith put up an 82-point ride, Silcox, the last man out of the chutes, turned in an 84 on Tapatio to take over the lead with night to go.
"I've never seen that bull before, but my traveling partner Steve Woolsey had him and said he spins and bucks," Silcox said. "That was a nice bull. There were a lot of guys who rode tonight. This is a good rodeo, and the fans are great."
Silcox is sitting 32nd in the world standings, $17,247 out of 15th. He has five weeks to try and build up his bank account for his seventh trip to the National Finals Rodeo.
"I gotta win," Silcox said. "The next three weeks are real crucial. I had an 89 in Bremerton last night and I was winning. The last chance is Omaha, and that pays $10,000 or more."
Fellow bull rider Beau Hill stayed on 8 seconds for a 78, which puts him in the top five, but it was his 5-year-old son Jory who stole the show Friday.
After a little cowgirl backed out of the mutton bustin' at the last minute, Jory took her spot.
The little cowboy from West Glacier, Mont., rode his sheep all the way across the arena, with perfect form. He set a HHRU record with 95 points.
Idaho cowboy Wyatt Smith took over the lead in the second go-round of the steer wrestling, turfing his yellow steer in 3.8 seconds.
"I'm happy with that," said Smith, who got a helping hand from his 7-year-old gelding, Leb. "That steer wasn't supposed to be that good, but it turned out good."
Smith, who has been to Kennewick four times, has never done well in the first go, but has had success in the second. He hopes his time holds up for the top check in the round.
"This is my best year," Smith said. "I'm in the top 10 right now (he's 11th), and tonight puts me one step closer to some money."
Smith is shooting for his first NFR, and his lead over the no. 15 man is just $4,600.
"I still have my fingers crossed," Smith said of a trip to the Finals. "There's a lot that can happen in five weeks. Anyone five to 20 has a chance of making the finals."
Bobby Mote, the No. 5 man in the bareback world standings, had the top ride of the night with an 80-point score on Major F.W. to move into second place in the event.
"That horse is a challenging type of horse," Mote said. "For a lot of guys, this isn't their favorite horse, but he bucks and the officials give him points."
K.C. Miller had the top fun of the night in the tie-down at 7.6 seconds, but was well short of go-round leader Randall Carlisle's 6.8-second run on Thursday.
The cowboys had a tough time in the saddle bronc, with just five guys staying on 8 seconds. Christian Stremler turned in a 77, which has him in the top five.
Turtle Powell and Dakota Kirchenschlager turned in a 4.7-second run in the team roping, while Mary Walker ran the barrels in 17.50 seconds.
Friday's Performance
Bareback riding: Bobby Mote, 80; Ryan Gray, 77; Grant Denny 74.
Tie-down roping: K.C. Miller, 7.6 seconds; Brad Goodrich, 7.8; Jordan Weaver, 10.0
Steer wrestling: Wyatt Smith, 3.8 seconds; Cody Kroul, 4.0; Clayton Moore and Sean Santucci, 4-1.
Saddle bronc riding: Christian Stremler, 77 points; Cort Scheer, 76; Ryan Mackenzie 74.
Team roping: Turtle Powell-Dakota Kirchenschlager, 4.7 seconds; Jake Cooper-Keagan Duncan, 4.9; Rhen Richard-Jeremy Buhler, 9.8.
Barrel racing: Mary Walker, 17.50 seconds; Christy Loflin, 17,84; Karla Lane, 17.84.
Bull riding: Wesley Silcox, 84 points; Garrett Smith, 82; Dakota Beck and Steve Woolsey, 81.
Thursday's Performance
Bareback riding: Steven Peebles, 82 points; Richmond Champion 77; Taylor Price, 74.
Tie-down roping: Randall Carlisle, 6.8 seconds; Blair Burke, 8.9; Russell Cardoza, 9.2.
Steer wrestling: Stan Branco and Austin Manning, 3.9 seconds; Sam Mackenzie, 4.3.
Saddle bronc riding: Heith DeMoss, 84 points; J.R. Berg and Sterling Crawley, 76.
Team roping: Levi Simpson-Ryon Tittel, 4.6 seconds; Chance Thompson-Jett Hillman, 4.8; Spencer Mitchell-Russell Cardoza, 5.1.
Barrel racing: Tami Semas, 17.39 seconds; Benette Little, 17.51; Pamela Capper, 17.52.
Bull riding: Aaron Pass, 70 points.
Steer wrestling: First round: 1. Andy Weldon, 3.8 seconds, $1,946; 2. Jake Rinehart, 3.9, $1,692; 3. (tie) Wade Sumpter, Gary Gilbert and Christian Radabaugh, 4.0, $1,184 each; 6. (tie) Dalton Massey, Trevor Knowles and John Franzen, 4.1, $423 each.


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Emmanuelle is, alongside Story of O, a classic book of erotica and the most famous French underground novel of the late twentieth century and a work of seductive literary merit. Emmanuelle II continues the story of an unforgettable woman, a happy sensualist, whose unusual erotic experimentation explores the philosophy of sexuality in a novel of literary and philosophical merit. The beautiful heroine's initiation into the ecstasies of love are here set against the exotic background of Thailand, where she easily moves from the attentions of a handsome Siamese prince at an elegant soiree to the dark ante-chamber of a Buddhist temple to learn how the vow of celibacy can be cleverly circumvented by a venerable old monk. A sensual delight, Emmanuelle II succeeds, like few novels before it, in pushing the philosophy of eroticism to the frontiers of myth. This is one of the few erotic novels of ideas since Sade. Its exploration of delightful fantasy transformed into exquisite fulfillment makes this one of the finest erotic novels ever published. It is as pertinent today as it was four decades ago.
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Well, yesterday I noticed three gorgeous tomatoes turning red. I decided to leave them to ripen on the vine.... bad idea!
I go outside to water and two mockingbirds were having a feast on my tomatoes! Bad birds!!
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The Girls XC team entered the South Putnam Sectional on Saturday morning as the #6 ranked team in the State and came away with a dominant win to become Sectional Champions! Running as a pack for most of the race, Abby Lynch, Brooke Dixon, Gabby Bische, Ali Ray, Cora Minkis, and Emma Cougill moved to the front from the very beginning and finished with all 7 runners placing in the top 10 for All-Sectional honors! This is the 2nd Sectional Championship in a row for the Bulldogs and they will now move on to Regional action this Saturday at Ben Davis. Congratulations to the entire team and keep up the good work!


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The Pinscher/Schnauzer group which includes the Pinscher, the miniature Pinscher and all three Schnauzer breeds, also has the Affenpinscher as a member. It is a German breed whose history dates back to the fifteenth century.
Created from working terriers, they made their first appearance as a distinct breed in 1856.
The Affenpinscher is also called "Monkey Dog" and "Monkey Terrier" because of its expression which resembles that of a monkey. In German, Affe means 'monkey'.
Sturdy and alert, the Affenpinscher is no weakling. His strong character and sporting instincts made him particularly useful in destroying rats and mice.
It is a breed which adapts easily to town or country living. If they live in rural surroundings they are not averse to being taken for long walks. On the other hand, if they live in an apartment or town house they are quite content with a minimum of exercise.
They are loyal and affectionate companions, but they do demand a lot of personal attention; in fact, they are quick to show disapproval if ignored by their owners!
The Affenpinscher is considered to be naturally obedient and therefore requires very little training.
The cab drivers of Brussels originally used the plucky little Griffon Bruxellois to guard their vehicles and keep down the vermin in the stables. However, with the Griffon's strong sense of self importance and determination to be with his owner at all times, he soon managed to establish himself as a permanent travelling companion on the front seats of the hansom cabs, sitting up on a box next to the driver.
This former little Belgian street urchin has retained his impudence and cocky ways. A hardy, intelligent dog with a happy disposition and personality in every whisker, the Griffon demands your attention, but bestows lavish affection and loyalty in return. B
est suited to people who are at home during the day, he makes a first class pet for families with gentle children and a superb companion for the elderly.
Noted for his quaint bewhiskered and moustachioed face, and pert monkey-like expression, the Griffon comes in two varieties – the rough coated Griffon Bruxellois and the smooth-coated Petit Brabancon.
This delightful little breed took its name from King Charles II, whose penchant for toy spaniels was such that he constantly surrounded himself with them, reputedly enjoying their company far more than that of his courtiers.
James II continued his brother's patronage of the breed, after which they fell from royal favour and were relegated to life on country estates as hunters of small game.
Since 1926 the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel has enjoyed a revival, with the breed going from strength to strength.
The largest of the toy breeds, the Cavalier is a lively, intelligent dog, compact enough to fit into the smallest household, yet sturdy enough to withstand children's games and family activities.
He enjoys a good deal of exercise, being fairly active, robust and not tiring easily. He is the perfect companion for a country ramble.
With centuries of domestication behind him, the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel takes naturally to living indoors and is truly a delight to have around the home. He makes a lovely family pet, being gentle, friendly, affectionate and obedient, with a great love of people.


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New York City for Families
How to enjoy New York City on a budget
Winters Chilling Tales # 115
Days 251 to 254
Free Family Fun in New York City
After packing in so much for Autumn's birthday (day 250), and spending heaps of money, we ventured into New York with our budget back in mind and find free family things to do and see.
We woke early and ate some bagels and donuts, this is our included breakfast, then packed more for the trek into New York. We went straight to the 9/11 memorial, plaza and museum.
Now we were pretty apprehensive about this because of Spring's reaction to our flight from Paris, so we didn't spend too much time looking at photos or images of the incident.
It was sad and quiet and you couldn't help but have a little tear. The stories on the memorial, tribute centre and local fire station all have the same underlining attitude, that America is great, will rebuild and will not be defeated. The memorial is clever and is a pretty impressive water feature, showing the enormity and depth of the original building foundations.
New York is rebuilding the trade centre towers and they have completed building 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the New World Financial Centre, number 1 is just shorter than the original twin towers. It is an impressive building from the outside probably worth a visit, but we didn't go up. We just went back to the fire station to read the plaques and pay some respect. Sept 11 has definitely changed the way we think and travel forever.
We then walked from the memorial down to Battery Park. This is the park that looks over to the Statue of Liberty. The park has heaps of memorials, for soldiers who fought in the wars and sailors and civilians that lost their lives in the waters around the park. From here you can catch a ferry to the Statue of Liberty but we just took our time and some photos of the statue from the shore.
We then walked our way up to the Financial District and stopped off at the Charging bull statue on Wall Street. As you can see from the clean brass balls lots of people have touched the bulls large balls for good luck. I wished for some good luck and moved on.
We jumped on the Subway and then made our way back Uptown. We were all desperate for some Chinese food. We got off at Canal Street and it was really hot both in the subway and on the street. We walked up to the first cart we saw and got fish balls with flat noodles in takeaway dishes and stood in the street eating them. They were dirt cheap and tasted great.
By this time, I realised that my back was not coping with the walking and weight of a backpack and so we headed toward a park. We walked West from Chinatown and then North to SoHo, this stands for South of Houston Street. Within SoHo, we slowly walked through the Cast Iron Historic District. It was really cool and again very familiar. Still no park though and so we keep walking North.
We saw there was Washington Square Park on the map and so we walked there. It was in Greenwich Village. My back was killing me so I sat down on a bench and the girls explored the entire park. Spring went into the little kids area and Summer and Autumn sat talking while she played. Sure enough, our little Spring had a celebrity encounter. She ended up making friends with Alec Baldwin's little daughter. Summer, Spring and Autumn ended up talking with Alec and his wife. All the while I was on a park bench feeling sorry for myself and my sore back wondering where they were.
We eventually left and made our way, by train luckily, to Times Square. Grabbed a seat and just soaked in the atmosphere. Then I spotted him, the Naked Cowboy. He is a pretty funny guy just walking around in his undies, cowboy hat and just playing his guitar.
We then went for another walk into a Disney shop for Spring prior to dinner. I sat down while both the girls explored this huge toy store.
We found another diner but too close to Times Square and so we paid for it. The waiter talked too fast and tried to upsell too much and we all didn't finish off our huge portions even though we only ordered three meals again.
When we walked back to Times Square a free Opera was being played on every second screen. It was Verdi's Otello. We walked the red carpet and grabbed a seat. The front row was a neck breaker, but the noise was unbelievable, so loud.
You have to see this youtube video to understand the enormity of what they had set up. While looking for the video footage, we found this site that has a photo of us sitting front row of the outdoor theatre.
This is what we were looking at.
Pretty impressive then it started to rain so we ran to the subway and caught the train back to our place.
The next day we caught the subway to High ST Brooklyn. We then walked over the Brooklyn Bridge. We were so lucky it was a nice day. Plenty of tourists out doing the walk. You get a pretty good view over to Manhattan Island from the Bridge.
On the Manhattan side, we caught a street show. The guys were a cross between hip-hop and acrobatics. Justice Crew comes to mind. It is the first street show we have watched from start to finish on this trip I think.
We then made our way to Grand Central Station had a good look around. We went underground for some lunch. Again we had to have Asian food and it was Japanese this time. More expensive than yesterday but still very nice. This is an impressive building and looks like a scene from a movie, Night at the Museum springs to mind. The girls tell me Madagascar.
We then went from here to the Rockefeller Centre and walked around the entire place. The girls wanted to go into a massive lego store and decided to make all four of us into lego characters.
There was one sporting place that I wanted to go in New York, Madison Square Gardens. Caught the subway down to Penn Station. The stadium was pretty impressive from the outside. Summer and the girls stopped for an ice-cream while I went into the foyer to check it out. I didn't go past the security check point, then went back to the girls. The area around Madison Square Gardens is really cool with heaps of little pop-up bars and street food.
We decided to have a few beers and early dinner before returning for the night. Oh, this time it was cheap Spanish and half priced drinks.
The next day we had a well-deserved sleep in. We ate lunch in our room before heading to Dumbo (Down Under Manhattan Bridge Overpass) for short. What a cool little place, every place you go, every corner you turned just seems so familiar. We then got the classic photo from the old town up to the Manhattan Bridge.
We spent a couple of hours at Brooklyn Bridge Park just taking in the view. The girls played in a gated playground. We then walked over the Manhattan Bridge to New York City this time, but it was nowhere near as cool as the Brooklyn Bridge. We did get some good photos over to the city.
We ended up in Chinatown but didn't want to explore this part of town, so we headed up to the garment district to get to the Port Authority Bus Terminal. We wanted to make sure we could purchase bus tickets for Washington. After walking so much each day we decided to get the first meal that looked good. You wouldn't believe it, we had Asian food again. This time, we had Thai in a box in a small shop. We then did another predictable thing and headed to Times Square one last time before heading back to our room.
As you can tell we did not spend any money on the activities over the four days here. We only spent money on the subway and food. The weather was just too good to go indoors. We wanted to spend as much time as possible outdoors just watching the people and seeing so many familiar buildings and sites.
The entire city has free family fun everywhere you go. The parks are excellent and outdoor atmosphere is very entertaining for the entire family.
We didn't think we could do it, but we visited New York City for 5 days on a budget.
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Level Airline: New Low-Cost Carrier Is The Real Deal
Level Airlines
Budget travelers, rejoice.
There's a new cheap airline called LEVEL (flylevel.com), and its offering international travel at a very low cost.
Barcelona's El Prat airport will be the airlines' new base and they will use a pair of new Airbus A330 jets.
Level will start operations in June 2017 with services from Barcelona to Los Angeles and Oakland.
Flights to Los Angeles will operate 2x a week and to Oakland 3x a week.
The company will also launch flights from Barcelona to Argentina and the Dominican Republic.
Flights to Buenos Aires will operate 3x a week and to Punta Cana 2x a week.
Further cities will be added to the route map later, but a spokeswoman declined to name them.
Level airlines safety
Level will become the fifth airline brand for the International Airlines Group (IAG) that also operate British Airways, Aer Lingus, Iberia, and Vueling.
All of these airlines have a perfect 7/7 safety rating by aviation analysis portal AirlineRatings.com.
The rating system takes into account a range of factors.
These include audits from aviation's governing bodies as well as government audits and the airline's fatality record.
Unlike a number of other low-cost carriers, IAG owned airlines passed those tests with flying colors.
Level Planes
LEVEL's Airbus A330s will be equipped with 21 premium economy and 293 economy seats.
Economy seats have 30-inch legroom, and there's a 9-inch screen at every seat.
Tickets are $149 each way from Los Angeles and Oakland to Barcelona and the flights are nonstop.
Travelers can expect to pay additional costs for checked luggage, food and drink and seat selection.
Considering that, on average, flights from California to Barcelona can cost anywhere between $800 to $1000.
So you're still going to travel for much less with LEVEL than with any of the full-service airlines.
"Level will bring a modern approach at prices that are even more affordable," said Willie Walsh, IAG chief executive.
"This brand is about leveling the playing field so more people have the chance to fly," he added.


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Regularly practicing yoga can improve your quality of life by increasing muscle tone and flexibility, reducing stress, and stimulating weight loss. The dedicated, engaging instructors at O2 bring years of experience and buckets of motivation to guide your body and mind overhaul. Recruit the guys from your sewing circle or the ladies from your crocodile-wrestling club to join you on your one-month journey across the yogaverse with O2 Yoga.
Eight Citysearchers give O2 Yoga's Somerville location four stars, and Yelpers rate it 4.5. Eight Yelpers give the South End outpost a perfect five:
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Subj: Re: Actually... how do we objectively define a SJW?
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Quote:I think there have been some excellent points made in this thread overall... However it seems not one of us has offered an actual objective definition of what it is.
Quote:I think the general consensus is that Social Justice Warrior is either a derogatory term used too readily to defend dubious ideals, or, its an apt identification of somebody who takes PC to the extremes. Those are what I would term subjective definitions of the term.
Quote:What I would be interested in is if there is an actual objective definition. I think the real definition of a SJW is somebody who will use any modality of communication in order stir up the pot or "raise awareness" if you prefer, and basically leave others to sort it all out. They remind me of food critics, they'll sit and eat a meal, rip it to shreds and the laugh is, if you asked them to make you scrambled egg on toast, they'd probably make a balls of it. To me that is a social justice warrior. Somebody who makes the ammo, but gets someone else to use it. Which is why I find a lot of these PC mouthpieces utterly deplorable, they can talk the talk but don't walk the walk.
There might be, but like many words it will have slightly different meanings to different people or groups of people. Just seems to be the way it is with most things.
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I'm all new to coding still and only really know what i've been taught in college for our projects. For this one we needed to connect to a database and be able to select, update, delete, and insert into a table for whatever we're doing. With the code I have now I can select from the table and it works but I cannot insert into it, I think I might have messed up the code for it or at least I hope I did because other then that I'd have no idea what would be wrong. I have the access file saved in the debug file where it normally works for update and selecting. Heres my code so far, again it's pretty basic. I am saving this as 2010 visual studio's but using 2015 to edit it just because apparently it needs to be 2010 for it to be marked but the file will load in 2015 and will be saved in 2010 normally. Idk if that might have anything to do with it but you might?
I've tried changing the column names from username and password but it doesn't make a difference. No error comes up and it doesn't crash at all it just won't show up in the database.Public Class Newuservb
Dim Connection As New OleDb.OleDbConnection("Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=Database1.accdb")
Dim dt As New DataTable
Dim DataAdapter As New OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter
Dim TableSearchUser As Integer
Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
End Sub
Private Sub Newuservb_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
End Sub
Dim username As String
Dim password As String
Private Sub Button2_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click
username = TextBox1.Text
password = TextBox2.Text
DataAdapter = New OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter("INSERT INTO Table1 ([UserName], [Password]) VALUES ('" & username & "' , '" & password & "') ", Connection)
End Sub
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Yesterday we packed up the Chucklebus and headed into West Wales, and we're now staying at a farm CL called Upper Marros Farm, a few miles west of Pendine. It's small, quiet and only a mile from the Carmarthenshire coast. An ideal location to explore some of this great walking country.
Today, having checked the tide times, we walked down to the beach at Marros Sands. The first thing you notice is the firmness of the sand and how flat it is. This accounts for the area's importance in the early part of the 20th century as the site of attempts at the World Land Speed Record. More on that later.
So with the Mutt happily running around like some sort of crazed animal(very apt) we headed east along the beach towards the small coastal village of Pendine.
As we walked, over our right shoulders we could clearly see the main resort of Tenby and in the middle of the bay; Caldey Island, famously occupied to this day by a working monastery.
As we rounded Ragwen Point, looking inland into the small bay of Morfa Bachan, you get a visible reminder of the area's importance in WW2. Prior to the D-Day landings, Allied troops practiced landing operations all along this coastline. To add realism the military planners built fortifications for the troops to practice against. Lying at the foot of the Morfa Bachan inlet is a large reinforced concrete block, some 30ft across and approx 12 ft high. The sea facing aspect of the block has explosive craters blasted into it, probably where the practicing troops have fixed explosive charges on it, as they would later do on german pillboxes on the beaches of Normandy. This is a part of the areas history that needs to be preserved, it adds an interest to the coastal path that passes alongside it. Sadly there's no information board there to mark its important past.
Heading further east along the sand, we passed Gilman Point and entered the area of Pendine Sands. This huge stretch of flat firm sand was the site of world land-speed records back in the 1920's. Two very prominent men for several years between 1925-27 vied for the top spot; Sir Malcolm Campbell and Wrexham born JG Parry-Thomas, who was the son of a Wrexham vicar.
During this period the record changed hands 5 times. Parry-Thomas holding the record in 1926 with a top speed of 170mph, which he achieved in his car that he'd named "Babs". He actually made 12 successful records attempts over a 5 month period, pretty impressive stuff.
Sadly he was killed on the sands in 1927, whilst testing Babs. After his body was removed, the car was buried in the sands, and that's where it was to remain until 1969, when the MOD(they own the sands, which they also use for weapon testing) gave permission for the car to be recovered. A team of enthusiasts then spent 15yrs renovating the vehicle. It now has pride of place at the Museum of Speed, which is located on the beach front of Pendine. The car is still running and this year was on display at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The car is a hugely important part of our automotive industry's history……
After having a wander around Pendine, we followed the coastal path back towards Marros. In comparison to Cornwall's gently undulating path, this one is not for the faint-hearted, the never-ending concrete steps from Pendine up to Gilman Point…."Absolute Killer" even the dog was laughing at me. Once your on the top though, great views.
We're remaining in the area until Wednesday, before heading inland to take a look at the River Cleddau. Tomorrow we might take a stroll in the other direction towards Amroth.
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The Peter Cushing Scrapbook is a treasure trove of delights and a must-have for any fan of the great actor
When I was in high school, I read Peter Cushing's Past Forgetting – whichgave me a wonderful introduction to the gentleman of horror. I was beginning to enjoy Hammer Horror and I found the book in my local library (it was a Large Print version for the grannies).
I've read many books on horror films in the years since but nothing really beats reading about them in the first person from the people who made them.
That is why I so enjoyed The Peter Cushing Scrapbook: A Centenary Celebration, by Wayne Kinsey, Tom Johnson and Joyce Broughton.
Specifically produced to mark Peter Cushing's 100th birthday this year, the book is a pictorial masterpiece, chock full of memorabilia fromthroughout Cushing's life.
Kinsey and Johnson joined forces with Joyce Broughton – Cushing's secretary and aide for 35 years to create a beautiful-looking publication charting his rise from his boyhood in southern England to the heights of film stardom.
Most of the books about Cushing's career focus on the horror side and while I obviously enjoy that, I found the non-genre memorabilia the most fascinating. We often forget that Peter Cushing was a big TV star in the 1950s and he performed in films in Hollywood and shared the theatrical stage with Laurence Olivier.
The Peter Cushing Scrapbook includes everything from Cushing's own painting and sketches, humorous cartoons drawn for his wife, annotated script pages, candid photographs and rare film posters and memorabilia.
Reading this book is a bit like rifling through someone's chest of drawers and discovering all their personal items. It is an amazing treat and for anyone who is a fan of Peter Cushing, this is a must have.
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I like to joke when I'm on an hcg round that I'm playing the hunger games. Today starts round four, day one. Which is loading. For the first two days of injections you eat (to capacity) the highest fat foods you can get your hands on. Sounds fun, right? Well, not so much. The first four hours are great. And then you're waddling around with that Thanksgiving full feeling knowing you have 44 more hours of this. It makes no sense, right? Starting a diet by bingeing is crazy. But it works or I wouldn't be back for a fourth time. THIS TIME, I'm bringing my husband and best friend along with me to play. (Insert evil laugh here)
I came across the hcg protocol when researching ways to combat fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue and depression. At the height of my symptoms I was pretty useless to myself and my family. I didn't want to go on a handful of medications and insisted on something natural. I found a lot of people who found relief in going sugar free. That led me to Atkins. While Atkins was great and I did feel better within a week (and dropped thirty pounds in ninety days) I just couldn't wrap my mind around living like that forever. Never ever ever having a piece of birthday cake at a party. That research led me to hcg. I researched for another six weeks and then dove in. Three rounds and thirty-seven (more) pounds later, I'm back again. I do feel so much better physically and the depression is gone. (save the crazy week, of course) The fibromyalgia is under control and I'm back to getting up at five and working twelve-plus hour days. And best of all, I'm showing so many people around me that there is a better way to end the diet yo-yo cycle. I won't go on and on singing hcg's praises. I will post a few links at the bottom for anyone interested in learning more. These two sources are about the best in the industry as far as I'm concerned. Just know that hcg is a hormonal treatment, a protocol, not a diet. Eventually you grow up and go back into the real world and eat dinner at the table with everyone else. My first test of "real world" eating was in Washington at my in-laws and it went great. A whole week eating whatever I wanted, eating to hunger and didn't gain an ounce. (There was cheesecake involved people. This is a miracle.)
Initially I started this post to update you on writing. But, since I'm loading right now with cheese in one hand and fudge in the other, I thought I'd throw that in for those who might benefit from looking into it. It's been a life saver for me.
Writing has been like a race car in overdrive on nitrous. The real kicker here is that I am making fewer errors working this fast. Go figure. I am 30K into Somewhere Only We Know, which is a prequel to 1929 and focuses on Jonathan and Ava meeting. How the others met and married are also covered in memory and conversation. I am 12K words into the follow up to Sayan Knights called Anareta. Two days ago while working, Lisa called and had an idea and true to our style, that erupted into the bones of a third book. We have the very crude outline and will blow that up into a scene breakdown while she is visiting this week. And, we are feeling several prequels and follow ups with this one. This story that started as one single book has exploded into many. We couldn't be happier.
On a funny note, this books problem words were Perhaps and Slightly. See, in every book I overuse two words. I mean I really overuse them. It's ridiculous. I don't even realize I'm doing it until Lisa lets me know that she has. We started keeping track of these overused words and joke about stringing them into a title one day. So far we have, "And then, might could, perhaps slightly." There are more, (because I do this with every book) but I can't find the little scraps of paper I wrote them on as we were working on the series.
Well, I'm off to bed. Lisa will be here tomorrow and we have so much to accomplish in the time she's here, I'd better sleep while I can.
Everyone have a great day. Links are below.
http://hcgchica.com/ She's on facebook too!)
Robin Woodall- Weight Loss Apocalypse https://www.youtube.com/user/WeightLossApocalypse (She has a fantastic book available)


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