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Christmas Holiday Photo Card Blue Green Red - Can Personalize - Printable File or Printed Cards
FREE SHIPPING! (Shipping is already added in the price)
This listing is for a personalized Christmas/Holiday Photo Card made just for you by Oh Suzy-Q Designs!
PURCHASE OPTIONS: (You have two!)
1. PRINT YOURSELF - I take your photo, wording and personalizations, create the card, then email it to you ready for print. There are several file options for you to choose from. A 4x6 single pdf OR jpeg file, a 5x7 single pdf OR jpeg file, (2) 4x6 files set up on a standard sheet of paper, and lastly (2) 5x7 files set up on a standard sheet of paper. You can print them at home, at an office supply store/print store (recommended) or a photo printer.
2. OH SUZY-Q DESIGNS PRINTING - All of my Christmas cards measure around 5.5 x 7.5 inches and are laser printed with quality ink on premium 100 lb. smooth, matte cardstock. White envelopes are included. USPS shipping is included in the purchase price for printed items. Back side printing can be added for a small charge, just send me a conversation and ask!
I try to be as fast as possible. Printable files and proofs are emailed within 1 business day of purchase (M-F). Printed cards are shipped within 1 business day of proof approval (M-F).
You can purchase the optional rush fee if necessary. Please message me to make sure I can accommodate your time frame!
TO PURCHASE this card, please do the following:
1) Select your printable/digital file type or printed qty with envelopes and add it to your cart
2) In the "Notes to Oh Suzy-Q Designs" box enter all personalizations such as:
- Wording changes and color changes (note-some pattern colors cannot be changed such as the tartan plaids)
- Family Name and Individual Names
- Bible Verse, if you want one
- Please send your photo(s) to me in an etsy conversation or email to susantmoll [!at] gmail.com. High-res, professional photos work best!
COORDINATING ITEMS: Made to match address labels can be ordered to print yourself or printed by Oh Suzy-Q Designs.
TO ORDER please visit this link or send me a message! https://www.etsy.com/shop/ohsuzyqdesigns?ref=seller-platform-mcnav§ion_id=11257093
1) What does "printable" mean?
You receive an image via email ready to email or print yourself
2) Are the Christmas cards editable?
I do not sell editable cards. You send me all your personalizations, I create the file, then send it to you.
3) Can I change the colors of the card?
YES! Note that some patterns though, the colors cannot be changed (such as plaids)
4) Can I have a back design such as more photos?
YES on any design you see in the store. Please purchase this link for a printable file of a back design with photos. If you are wanting a printable file of just a pattern or print for the back, I can do that by request for no additional fee. https://www.etsy.com/listing/481055213/digital-file-for-back-of-card-design?ga_search_query=back&ref=shop_items_search_1
For printed cards, it is an additional printing fee. Message me to ask!
5) Can I change the wording?
YES, the wording is only a sample.
6) I see a card I like but want to make several changes. Is that possible?
Just message me to ask! I might have what you are looking for, or I can create something just for you for a small fee.
7) Can I get my order rushed to me?
YES, for both printables and printed items I offer an optional rush fee. Please message me to make sure I can accommodate your time frame.
8) Can I see a preview of my card before ordering?
I only provide proofs after purchase. Once I send you a proof, if you have any changes, I will be able to do them.
9) What if I need changes to the card once it is emailed to me?
Please reply to the email with any necessary changes, and I will send the file back to you. You can make up to 5 changes before a small fee will be charged.
Any other questions? Please send me a conversation or email me at susantmoll [!at] gmail.com.
As soon as I receive your order details, information, and payment, I will begin processing and working on your order.
I accept credit cards, debit cards, and payments through PayPal or Etsy direct checkout.
Proofs for printed items are available upon request only at checkout. If you have requested one, please check back soon to approve it, I usually have them ready within a day of purchase.
Sales tax is added to your order if you live in the state of Alabama.
Shipping from United States
If you ordered a printed item from my shop, please make sure the shipping address on etsy is the correct one to send it to. Your order will be shipped via USPS first class or priority mail. I do a few shipments a week, but if you need something shipped within 24 hours, please purchase this $5 rush listing fee (if you haven't already done so in your order) in my shop. https://www.etsy.com/listing/158432517/rush-order-upgrade-fee
Digital files will be send to the email address provided within 24 hours of purchase (or when I receive all your order details/personalizations/photo/etc.)
I currently only ship packages within the United States, but can email digital files to anyone within an outside of the US.
Returns & Exchanges
I don't accept returns, exchanges, or cancellations
But please contact me if you have any problems with your order.
Returns and exchange details
All sales on digital files and printed items are FINAL! However, since most of my products are individually personalized, sometimes human error is involved on my part. If I made the mistake, please let me know and I will ship your replacement product out as soon as possible, OR offer a full refund.
I love special requests! If you have an idea for a product that you don't see in my shop, please don't hesitate to ask. I would love to try and fulfill it!
When you receive your item, feedback on Etsy is appreciated. If you aren't satisfied with your order please let me know before leaving negative or neutral feedback! Customer satisfaction is my number one priority!
I am always open Monday through Friday, and open some weekends. (I'm closed when I'm traveling or on vacation!)


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Liskeard and District Museum
The Caradon mining area is a magnet for industrial heritage enthusiasts. The remains of engine houses on the south eastern edge of Bodmin Moor tell of 19th century mines producing copper, tin and other minerals. They circle the dramatic Cheesewring quarry which eats into the dark grey granite of Stowes Hill.
From here the trail of the Liskeard & Caradon Railway can be followed for much of its route to Moorswater from where first a canal and later a railway carried the copper ore and stone to Looe for transportation by sea.
This story is told at the museum with maps, models, pictures and artefacts. You can get up close to the rocks that caused all the fuss with our superb geological display. The museum is in Victorian savings bank built when times were good.
We also show the bad times when many families broke up and went to the workhouse or emigrated.
Our displays cover local history from Mesolithic settlers to the 19th Century. Some fascinating characters have links to Liskeard. From a civil war helmet, to an architect's spirit level and a photographic studio, the bits they left behind reflect how great events were played out in a Cornish Borough.
Venue Type:
Weekdays 11am-4pm
Saturdays 11am - 1.30pm
In the town centre.
1 min walk from bus stops (592 Plymouth/Bodmin); (593 Looe / Callington) (581 Liskeard/Torpoint)
15 mins walk Liskeard Mainline Railway Station
2 mins walk Westbourne Car Park
Additional info
There is wheelchair access to all floors.
We provide a memory box loans service, outreach and memory sessions in the museum.
In the school holidays we run children's craft sessions and there are quizzes and drawing paper in the galleries for all visitors.
Our objects were found and or made in South East Cornwall. They tell the story of human occupation from neolithic flints to electric razors. Geology, Mining, Agriculture and Manufacturing are represented in the displays and handling collections.
The Museum houses a large archive of postcards, photographs and documents which can be consulted by researchers.
Collection details
Social History, Photography, Trade and Commerce, Weapons and War, Industry, Archaeology, Agriculture, Archives, Costume and Textiles, Personalities, Religion
Victorian Liskeard
Dressing -up clothes and a handling collection. Experience life for rich and poor in C19th Liskeard. Suitable for museum visits or loan boxes.
- Liskeard & District Museum
How to obtain
Telephone or e-mail the museum and discuss with Curator or Education Officer.
Loan boxes can be collected from the museum. The period of loan can be negotiated. School and group visits can enjoy a wide experience of domestic and workplace artefacts.
Schools Loans Boxes
Eight new boxes provided by the Heritage Lottery Funded Caradon Hill Area Heritage Project.
Each Box contains handling objects, documents and teachers notes. Some have dressing up clothes and time lines. The topics cover prehistory, mediaeval Liskeard,
Civil War Liskeard, Victorian Social Life, World War II, Significant local people, Cornish Mining and Geology.
Can be used as teaching aids for History, English, Art, Drama Geography and Geology: Key stages 1,2 and 3.
How to obtain
Contact us on email@example.com
World War II Loan Box
A selection of original and reproduction documents and artefacts which can be borrowed from the museum.
- Liskeard & District Museum
How to obtain
telephone or e-mail to ask for a list of objects. Borrowers must collect the boxes in person and sign the loan form. The period of the loan is negotiable.
Getting there
In the town centre.
1 min walk from bus stops (592 Plymouth/Bodmin); (593 Looe / Callington) (581 Liskeard/Torpoint)
15 mins walk Liskeard Mainline Railway Station
2 mins walk Westbourne Car Park
Liskeard and District Museum
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Safeguarding Social Worker - Cannock
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- Staffordshire County Council
- Location
- Cannock, Staffordshire
- Salary
- £31,371 - £35,934 per annum
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- 05 Sep 2019
- Closes
- 29 Sep 2019
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- Social care, Social work; Children - Qualified
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37 Hours per week – Permanent
Staffordshire is working in a more localised and co-ordinated way to ensure families receive the right help at the right time. Families First is a new way of working that brings together the full range of front- line services that deliver to children, young people or their families. Our children's social work teams are a vital part of the new Families First Service, which, by investing in early intervention, frees the time of qualified social work professionals to support the most vulnerable families in the county.
We have 18 Safeguarding Units in Staffordshire and they provide specialist services for children and young people with acute needs including situations where there are child protection concerns.
You will be a qualified Social Worker, ideally with a minimum of 12 months post qualification experience. Your caseload will include the undertaking of Initial Visits, Child Social Work Assessments and S47 enquiries, the management of child in need and child protection plans and direct work with children. Your role will include care proceedings work and some work with looked after children.
Making sure you are well supported and given the opportunity to develop and progress is a high priority at Staffordshire and is very important to us. We have excellent staff development programme and good practice is recognised and rewarded.
For an informal discussion regarding this position please contact Anji Roberts on 01543 512333.
To apply for this post click on the 'Apply' button below.
Staffordshire County Council have made changes to the existing online application site. Any existing log on credentials (username and password) expired on 1st September 2017, and applicants will now need to create a new account to proceed with an application
Closing Date: Sunday 29 September 2019
Please be aware, only application forms completed online will be accepted. We will not accept CV's or Word application forms.
This Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This position is subject to a criminal records check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.
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Well folks, 2011 is down to its last few hours. Below is a look back at some of the things that happened this past year in Washington wine. For more on the year that was and the year to come, pick up the Winter Edition of Washington Tasting Room Magazine where I write about trends in 2011 and predictions for 2012.
A look back at 2011 in Washington wine
Well folks, 2011 is down to its last few hours. Below is a look back at some of the things that happened this past year in Washington wine. For more on the year that was and the year to come, pick up the Winter Edition of Washington Tasting Room Magazine where I write about trends in 2011 and predictions for 2012.
Saving one of the best for last. What follows is a Focus Report on FIGGINS. Download a .pdf version of this report here. Read previous Focus Reports here.
"I believe in terroir," winemaker Chris Figgins of Figgins Family Wine Estates says. "It's where I spend my time and energy is thinking about vineyards and trying to express the site."
Figgins comes from one of the first families of Washington wine. In 1974, Chris' father Gary Figgins was working as a machinist at the Continental Can Company when he decided to plant an acre of Cabernet Sauvignon by the family home in Walla Walla. In 1977, he and his wife, Nancy, founded Leonetti Cellar.
Walla Walla Valley Report 2011 Part IV
Below is Part IV of a report from the Walla Walla Valley including wines from L'Ecole No 41, Woodward Canyon Winery, Abeja, K Vintners, Tero Estates, and Walla Walla Vintners. Read Part I here, Part II here, and Part III here.
L'Ecole No 41
It can sometimes be difficult for established wineries to garner the attention that the upstarts do. But there's nothing like reintroducing yourself to your customers to change that.
2011 was a good year for L'Ecole No 41, one of Walla Walla Valley's oldest and most highly regarded wineries. It included a successful label change, website redesign, and overall rebranding. The results have helped energize sales nationally and bring the winery additional attention. To cap things off, L'Ecole landed a spot on Wine Spectator's annual top 100 list – at No 41 no less.
Seventeen Sparkling Wines to Help Ring in the New Year
Seattleites, turn on Q13 News at 5:30pm today when I'll be talking about sparkling wines.
Well folks, 2011 is fast coming to a close, so it's time to turn our attention to sparkling wines to help ring in the New Year.
Let me start by saying that if you're not drinking sparkling wines year round, make this a New Year's resolution. These wines are not just for special occasions. Imagine if people thought it was only appropriate to drink Cabernet on Valentine's Day.
Best of Washington Wine Report 2011
Today as we begin to wind down the year, a look back at some of my personal favorite posts from each month this year.
January's was a post on Washington wines in the spotlight at the Whitehouse.
February's was a look at Woodinville's JM Cellars.
March's were about EFESTĒ and L'Ecole 41's new label.
Two posts from April were looking at the Starbucks wine program and terms like super premium.
Fresh Sheet December 27th 2011
Today's Fresh Sheet, new and recent Washington wine releases, includes wines from Adams Bench, Kerloo Cellars, Obelisco Estate, Cave B Estate Winery, and Soos Creek Wine Cellars.
Washington Wine Round-up December 15th to 21st 2011
A round-up of stories on Washington wine from December 15th to 21st. Read previous round-ups here.
From around the country...
MSNBC writes about the best budget bottles with a callout to Chateau Ste. Michelle.
Knox News writes about wines for the holidays with a callout to Chateau Ste. Michelle's Columbia Valley Riesling.
Happy Holidays!
Five Wines Under $15 - December 2011
In tough times, we continue the search for good, inexpensive wines.
Fresh Sheet December 22nd 2011
Today's Fresh Sheet, new and recent Washington wine releases, includes wines from Cadence Winery, Rotie Cellars, DiStefano Winery, Kaella Winery, Aniche Cellars, Stella Fino Winery, Trust Cellars, and Fall Line Winery.
Hey Decanter: Cover the Pacific Northwest Seriously or Don't Cover It At All
Decanter is one of the world's top wine publications. The Pacific Northwest is one of the world's top emerging wine regions. You would never know either based on a recent article in the magazine.
On December 12th Decanter published a 327-word article on the Pacific Northwest titled "Washington yields down, Oregon up as harvest finishes." Decanter's readers would have been best served if the article stopped there. Unfortunately, it does not.
Walla Walla Valley Report 2011 Part III
Below is Part III of a report from the Walla Walla Valley including wines from Saviah Cellars, Tranche Cellars, Waters Winery, Amavi Cellars, Pepper Bridge, and Forgeron Cellars. Read a .pdf version of this report here. Read Part I here and Part II here.
Saviah Cellars
Winemaker Richard Funk at Saviah Cellars has a knack for making high quality wines at compelling price points. Funk, who started his winery in 2000 after working as an environmental health specialist, consistently crafts impeccably made wines all in an elegant style.
Reader Survey 2012 Wine to Watch: Reynvaan Family Vineyards Stonessence Syrah Walla Walla Valley 2010
The Reader Survey Wine to Watch is intended for a wine that will be released in the coming year that readers of Washington Wine Report believe will be exceptional. The winner of the Reader Survey 2012 Wine to Watch is Reynvaan Family Vineyards 2010 Stonessence Syrah Walla Walla Valley.
In just a few short vintages, Reynvaan Family Vineyards has established itself as one of Washington's finest wineries. The Reynvaan family established the winery in 2004, hiring Christophe Baron as consultant to help pick out vineyard sites, lay out the vineyards, and help get the winery started. Matt Reynvaan serves as winemaker.
4th Annual Reader Survey: And the winners are…
Well folks, another Reader Survey – the fourth annual – has come and gone. I want to thank everyone who nominated wines this year and who voted in the survey. We had a great list of wines this year.
As I have written previously, my intention starting the Reader Survey four years ago was to hear about what Washington wines my readers thought were most exciting from the year gone by and what wines they were most excited about being released in the coming year. It was to get people talking about wines that excite them. That goal has remained.
Washington Wine Round-up December 8th to 14th 2011
From around the world…
Decanter writes about the growing season in the Pacific Northwest.
From around the country…
Wine Spectator says watch out California, Washington is the Value King.
An In-Depth Look at the New Naches Heights AVA
On Wednesday Washington received its 12th American Viticultural Area (AVA) – Naches Heights. Here's an in depth look at the state's newest growing region.
Naches Heights is situated in Yakima County, lying between the small towns of Naches and Tieton, northwest of the city of Yakima. A million year old andesite lava flow, originating from the Goat Rocks, formed the region.
Holiday Party Wines that Bring the Thunder
With the holiday season in full swing, here are some crowd pleasers that are guaranteed to bring the holiday party thunder and, most importantly, won't break the bank just to be put on the table and guzzled by the thirsty masses.
Let there be no doubt that the holiday party wine of 2011 is the J Bookwalter Winery Bookmark Red Wine. This non-vintage blend is mostly Syrah along with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.
How to Turn a Cork into a Christmas Ornament in Six Easy Steps
If you're like me, you've got more than a few wine corks hanging around. Here's how to turn some of those corks into Christmas decorations in a few easy steps.
Washington Wine Commission Searches for New Executive Director
The Washington Wine Commission should feel fortunate that Seattle is not Boston and that they are not the Red Sox.
If this were the case there would be a steady stream of stories in the Times counting the number of days since Executive Director Robin Pollard announced that she would be leaving with no successor in place. We would read stories about potential candidates coming and going from the office. Perhaps there would even be rumors of Commission staff members eating fried chicken and playing video games in the clubhouse during Taste Washington instead of rooting for their teammates on the field.*
But I digress.
Final voting begins for the 2011 Reader Survey!
Final voting for the 2011 Reader Survey has begun! Readers may vote for one of the finalists for 2011 Wine of the Year and one of the finalists for 2012 Wine to Watch. Please note that voting more than one time is not allowed, and I am monitoring the voting closely. Voting ends Friday 12/16.
To reiterate, all of these wines were reader nominated and finalists were selected by preliminary voting by readers (see below). The finalists this year - the top five vote getters - are, in alphabetical order:
What will Wine Advocate critic David Schildknecht mean for the Northwest wine industry?
When The Wine Advocate announced earlier this week that critic David Schildknecht would now be covering the Pacific Northwest, there were several responses from the locals. "Schild-what?" some queried. "Schild-who?" others asked. More to the point, many wondered what this change might mean for the Northwest wine industry.
First things first. The name. "One can say 'shildnecht' as though the 'k' were absent, and it's no big deal," Schildknecht corresponded earlier this week. He reports, in case you haven't heard this name before, that the world's only concentrations of Schildknechts are in Switzerland and near Rotterdam where his ancestors are from.
Washington Wine Round-up December 1st to 7th 2011
A round-up of stories on Washington wine from December 1st to 7th. Read previous round-ups here.
The big story this week was the resignation of writer wine reviewer Jay Miller, who was responsible for covering Washington and Oregon as well as other areas, from The Wine Advocate. Read stories from WineBusiness.com, Decanter, San Francisco Chronicle, and the New York Times.
From around the country…
The San Francisco Chronicle gives its Top 100 Wines for 2011 with a callout to Pacific Rim, Amavi, Betz, Andrew Will, Barnard Griffin, Cadence, Gramercy, and Januik.
The Sacramento Bee writes about Alaska Airlines and the Walla Walla Wine Alliance teaming up.
Preliminary Voting Begins! Reader Survey 2011 Wine of the Year and 2012 Wine to Watch
Preliminary voting for the 2011 Reader Survey Wine of the Year and 2012 Wine to Watch has begun! Use the surveys on the right-hand side of the blog to vote for any three nominees in each category. Readers may only vote one time. Those receiving these posts via email, go to www.wawinereport.com to vote. Preliminary voting continues until 9pm on Sunday the 11th.
Domaine Ste. Michelle Sparkles
With the holiday season squarely upon us, it's time to turn our attention to sparkling wine as we get ready to celebrate the season and bring in the New Year.
Domaine Ste. Michelle is Washington State's sparkling wine leader, producing more than 300,000 cases of wine annually. More than half of this production is the Brut, the winery's workhorse – and consistent standout.
As you might expect from the name, Domaine Ste. Michelle is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ste. Michelle Wine Estates (SMWE). Domaine Ste. Michelle released its first sparkling wine in 1978 – a 1974 vintage dated Blanc de Noirs. In 1990 they added a Brut to the lineup, in 1991 a Blanc de Blancs, and in 1993 the Extra Dry.
Washington Wine Round-up November 22nd to 30th 2011
A round-up of stories on Washington wine from November 22nd to 30th. Read previous round-ups here.
From around the country…
San Francisco Chronicle writes about Washington Syrah.
From the blogosphere…
Winophilia writes about standout whites from Washington.
Salud writes about Washington wine.
4th Annual Reader Survey for 2011 Wine of the Year and 2012 Wine to Watch Begins!
Well, it's that time of year again. Time to pick the 2011 Reader Survey Wine of the Year and 2012 Wine to Watch!
The Reader Survey Wine of the Year is intended for the one Washington wine in 2011 that stood out among all those you tasted. The 2012 Wine to Watch is for a pre-release wine you tasted that will be released in 2012 that you believe will be exceptional.
Here is how it works.
Walla Walla Valley 2011 Holiday Barrel Tasting Primer
I was hoping to get Part III of this year's Walla Walla Valley report up in advance of this weekend's Holiday Barrel Tasting. Alas, the best laid plans of mice and men. For those of you traveling out to Walla Walla, below is a list of recommendations for the weekend based on reviews up later this month.
Robert Parker Jr. is the wine writer that many wine bloggers, wineries, and consumers love to hate.
Bloggers love to rail against the injustice of the 100-point system. We rail against the so-called Parkerization of wine. We rail against Parker's influence. We rail against him for any one of a thousand reasons.
Old school! Recent print articles
The Winter Edition of Washington Tasting Room Magazine contains an article I wrote titled, 'The Year in Wine: Trends & Predictions.' Pick up the article on newstands now. See other recent publications here.


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Last Tuesday, after it became clear that Superstorm Sandy was going to bypass Washington, D.C., in favor of New York, I decided to stain the discolored grout in the bathroom.
It appeared that we had a few more hours to stay inside with our batteries and massive food stores—the rains were still torrential, the children were snuggled up under blankets watching a movie, my husband was practicing guitar—so I pulled out the blue painter's tape and the bottle of Grout Refresh (No. 14: Biscuit/Bizcocho) I'd gotten at Lowe's and kneeled down on the hard tile.
Painstakingly, and I am not one who usually takes pains—where do you think my son got his ADHD?—I cut strips of tape to edge either side of the lines of grout, a suggestion offered by a commenter on a home improvement forum. Otherwise, my gut would have been to trowel it on, freestyle, and hope for the best.
Once I managed to tape perhaps a three-foot-square section of the floor—I was too eager to invest the time for the whole space—I spread an old Snoopy toothbrush with the thick ecru paste, and dragged it slowly, evenly, down the lines, holding my breath.
I exhaled when I was done, and waited with expectation. Two hours later, after misting my handiwork with water and waiting another interval, I pulled up the strips of tape to see perfectly neat, unstained, biscuit-colored grout, like you might see in a new bathroom, in a new house somewhere.
I wondered why nobody had told me how easy this was. This is a lesson I seem to be learning a lot these days:
A couple of months ago, out of the need/desire to save some money, I decided to dye my hair myself, something I'd never done in the decade I've been covering the gray. After some graduate-level shelf research in the CVS, I came home with a two-step L'Oréal product that had a base color and a tool for creating highlights.
The chemicals stank, my neck ached, but a couple of hours later, my hair looked almost, if not quite totally, as good as the place down on K Street where, once I got to the cash register, they handed me a bill for $290, and my heart sank to my toes. Half a month of daycare, gone in two hours.
"But it's the time," I hear you saying, you who have just spent two hours reading updates on Facebook. "I just don't have the time."
Rather, it is the boredom we flee. And the low status that having to endure the boredom indicates.
I see this every day: The car speeding into the downtown lot, the driver casually tosses his keys to the uniformed valet, then dashes off, punching into his phone as he crosses the street. It's almost as though he imagines himself as the protagonist in a movie—remember Neal Gabler's 1998 book, Life the Movie?We have far less imagination about, and sympathy for, the one who whisks the car away and then sits for long hours in his heated glass cube, watching Nigerian satellite television. And I am hardly exempt from the attitude, the pose, myself—none of us is.
How is it that we have come to adore, and expect, being the ones who are pampered, the ones who are served, the objects of the pedicurist's/personal banker's/cleaning service's/artisanal baker's/ministrations. Why don't we do these things ourselves?
"But wait a second," you say. "You may be right about valet parking. But what about the great renaissance we're seeing right now of doing all kinds of things for themselves? People making their own jams, sewing again, planting backyard gardens? The big move toward the most improbable: people wanting to raise their own chickens? That involves facing boredom too, doesn't it?"
Yes, scattered across the Internet you will find all kinds of encomia to the Zen of organic gardening, beer-making, vintage-apron-shopping, all couched in the language of small-footprint, homemade tradition for which I'm a complete sucker.
For all the supposed mindfulness these activities promote, what they ultimately offer—and what saves them for the upper-middle-class, Stuff-White-People-Like cognoscenti—is the perception that one is part of the trend, the movement. One elides over the boredom, yet again, because one has been absorbed into the spectacle.
But low-status activities offer no escape for anyone. Take it from me:
My 1998 Honda Accord has some paint scrapes across the rear bumper, and in an effort to make the damned thing look OK for another year, I decided to touch up the paint myself, because it wouldn't be worth the money to get someone else to do it.
Via a quick tour of Amazon, I learned that one can purchase, for around eleven dollars, a spray can of paint that's an exact match for the exterior of said '98 Accord—Heather Mist. I got the can of Clear Coat, too.
There is nothing artisanal, nothing at all SWPL, about patching up your beater with a can of Heather Mist, shipped via Amazon's retail partner Auto Barn of Dallas, Texas. I have the sandpaper at the ready, but the task is still one I am dreading.
But I'm holding out hope for what the deceased David Foster Wallace, of all people, was found to have written in a passage that could have come straight from the Eastern Church Fathers:
Bliss—a second-by-second joy and gratitude at the gift of being alive, conscious—lies on the other side of crushing, crushing boredom. Pay close attention to the most tedious thing you can find (Tax Returns, Televised Golf) and, in waves, a boredom like you've never known will wash over you and just about kill you. Ride these out and it's like stepping from black and white into color. Like water after days in the desert. Instant bliss in every atom.
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Diagnostic test shows potential to noninvasively identify significant coronary artery disease
Among patients with suspected or known coronary artery disease, use of a method that applies computational fluid dynamics to derive certain data from computed tomographic (CT) angiography demonstrated improved diagnostic accuracy vs. CT angiography alone for the diagnosis of ischemia, according to a study being published online by JAMA. The study is being released early to coincide with its presentation at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.
"Coronary computed tomographic angiography is a noninvasive anatomic test for diagnosis of coronary stenosis [narrowing of a blood vessel] that does not determine whether a stenosis causes ischemia [inadequate blood supply]. In contrast, fractional flow reserve (FFR) is a physiologic measure of coronary stenosis expressing the amount of coronary flow still attainable despite the presence of a stenosis, but it requires an invasive procedure. Noninvasive FFR computed from CT (FFRCT) is a novel method for determining the physiologic significance of coronary artery disease (CAD), but its ability to identify ischemia has not been adequately examined to date," according to background information in the article.
James K. Min, M.D., of the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, and colleagues conducted a study to evaluate the performance of noninvasive FFRCT compared with an invasive FFR reference standard for diagnosis of ischemia. The study included 252 patients with suspected or known CAD from 17 centers in 5 countries who underwent CT, invasive coronary angiography (ICA), FFR, and FFRCT between October 2010 and October 2011. About 77 percent of patients had experienced angina within the last month. Ischemia was defined by certain criteria. Anatomically obstructive CAD was defined by a stenosis of 50 percent or larger on CT and ICA. Among 615 study vessels, 271 had less than 30 percent stenosis and 101 had at least 90 percent stenosis.
Among study participants, 137 (54.4 percent) had an abnormal FFR as determined by ICA. The researchers found that the diagnostic accuracy for FFRCT plus CT was 73 percent, which did not meet a prespecified primary end point for accuracy (as pre-specified based on the lower limit of a calculated 95 percent confidence interval). By comparison, diagnostic accuracy of CT alone for detecting coronary lesions with stenosis of 50 percent or greater, was 64 percent. When comparing FFRCT alone with CT alone for detecting these lesions, FFRCT demonstrated superior discrimination.
"On a per-patient basis, diagnostic accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of FFRCT plus CT were 73 percent, 90 percent, 54 percent, 67 percent, and 84 percent, respectively," the authors write. They note that the sensitivity and negative predictive value of FFRCT were high, indicating a low rate of false-negative studies. "These diagnostic features of FFRCT may encourage a greater sense of diagnostic certainty that patients who undergo CT who have ischemia are not overlooked, such that clinicians may be confident in not proceeding to invasive angiography in patients with stenoses on CT when FFRCT results are normal."
"Taken together, these study results suggest the potential of FFRCT as a promising noninvasive method for identification of individuals with ischemia."
In an accompanying editorial, Manesh R. Patel, M.D., of Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C., writes that future studies with the FFRCT technology "should be aimed at diagnostic strategies involving patients with varying pretest risks, thereby providing information on the incremental benefit from the test."
"Additionally, important comparison technologies beyond invasive angiography are needed, although improved access techniques and safety of invasive FFR may make it a plausible comparator. In addition to diagnostic performance, other outcomes of interest such as resource utilization and clinical outcomes should be captured. Finally, future studies will need to have local sites rather than core laboratories perform, analyze, and interpret the images to provide a sense of real-world function. It is with these types of continued rigorous studies that noninvasive technologies such as FFRCT plus CT may move the clinical community closer to the holy grail of a high-quality combined anatomic and functional test for detection of CAD that improves efficiency and patient outcomes."


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Cabelas could be very good for retail market
Scott Wierda of CWD Real Estate Investment apparently knew what he was talking about when he said landing Cabela's for the firm's development in Grandville would have a "significant impact on our leasing efforts for the balance of the shopping center."
The most recent local data on the retailer revealed Wierda is on to something.
Bill Bussey, the managing member of Retail and Restaurant Site Advisors LLC, said he did a market study for Cabela's four or five years ago and found that more than twice as many hunting and fishing licenses had been issued on this side of the state than in southeast Michigan, where the retailer already has a store in Dundee.
Bussey said the study's results indicated that the area should be a "very strong market" for Cabela's, partly because of the area's number of hunters and fishermen and partly because of the many items the store offers customers. "Because of their size, even with the smaller format planned for Grand Rapids, their larger sporting-goods offerings are like comparing the grocery choices at Meijer vs. Family Fare," he said.
Jim Decker, partner and president at NAI Wisinski of West Michigan, felt that bringing Cabela's here is a big confidence booster for the retail market. "It's an indicator that a prominent and well-known large national retailer has confidence in the West Michigan market. A positive attitude and culture should prevail for all. It's possible that Cabela's move into the market may prompt other national big-box retailers to enter our market," said Decker.
Bussey also thought the store, which will offer 88,000 square feet of merchandise, would draw a lot of customers to the CWD development. "The Grand Rapids location should pull customers from as far away as Chicago to the west and Traverse City in the north. For the Chicago customer, being just off I-196 makes it very convenient," he said.
Decker felt much the same way. "Even though the Rivertown Cabela's will be a third the size of the Dundee store, there is no doubt that the new store will substantially increase traffic and shoppers to the area," he said. "Cabela's is a destination retailer that will bring shoppers who normally wouldn't enter our market, and new shoppers in our market can only be positive for other retailers."
Kent County Commissioner Stan Ponstein, who represents Grandville on the board, said a Cabela's official told him that the company was impressed with the relationship the city has with businesses. He noted that having good relations with business owners wasn't exclusive to Grandville officials, but said they did play a role in helping CWD bring the store there.
Ponstein also said that Cabela's wasn't interested in buying a vacant plot of land and then building on it.
"This is a tremendous thing for the site. It's going to bring jobs," he said.
Wierda and his CWD partners, Dan DeVos and Sam Cummings, are developing 386,000 square feet for their project. The Cabela's site will be at the southeast corner of 44th Street and Ivanrest Avenue, which was the former location of X-Rite. CWD launched its project in 2009 and began construction on the site last fall. Earl Clements of Colliers International of West Michigan helped broker the deal.
Cabela's plans to build three of what the company calls its "next-generation," or smaller, stores in the nation's midsection this year. Besides Grandville, stores are planned for Columbus, Ohio, and Louisville, Ky.
Construction on all three is expected to get underway this summer; the stores should open in 2013. Each store will employ from 175 to 200 workers. Cabela's owns and operates 34 stores in the U.S. and Canada.
Bussey said Cabela's decision to open one of its first smaller-format stores here spoke volumes about the retailer's opinion of the strength of this market.
"Typically, Cabela's considers that their primary market area is a 150-mile radius from the store, and I would say that they will indeed pull from that distance with the store," he said. "The addition of Cabela's and the new Target also has a great positive impact to the attractiveness of Grandville to other national retailers."


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Female aging is associated with declining fertility. The decline in fertility is correlated with a decline in the number of oocytes (eggs). The maximum number of oocytes is approximately 5-7 million before birth, decreases to 400,000 at puberty, and decreases to 1000 at menopause.
A major contributor to the age-related decline in delivery rates is the enhanced rate of miscarriages. Miscarriage occurs in 15 percent of women younger than 30 years, but increases to 53 percent in women over 40. Many of the miscarriages are due to chromosomal abnormalities in the eggs, such as Down syndrome. As women age, the risk of having a child with a chromosomal abnormality such as Down syndrome, also increases. The risk of chromosomal abnormalities in newborns occurs in approximately 1/400 women at age 30, 1/200 women at age 35, 1/66 women at age 40 and 1/20 women at age 45.
Experience has demonstrated a decrease in pregnancy rates with IVF when the oocytes are obtained from women of advanced age. Yet when donor oocytes are transferred to older recipients, the pregnancy rates are similar to younger women. The high rate of pregnancy in the older women receiving donated oocytes suggests that the age-related decline is related to the age of the oocyte. Other factors may also affect fertility, such as uterine fibroids, endometriosis, and endometrial polyps which may progress with age.
Evaluation of Ovarian Aging
Before menopause there is a period of shorter menstrual cycles and increased serum FSH level. The increasing serum FSH reflects declining hormone production by the ovary. An elevated cycle day 3 serum FSH level is suggestive of poor pregnancy potential and an increased risk of miscarriage. The level of FSH varies with the laboratory and values in a particular laboratory should be correlated with pregnancy rates. Although the cycle day 3 serum FSH level also varies from cycle to cycle, the predictive value of pregnancy correlates with the highest serum FSH value.
The clomiphene challenge test is another assessment of ovarian reserve. Clomiphene citrate is administered in a dose of 100 mg/day on days 5-9 of the cycle. Serum follicle-stimulating hormone and E2 levels are performed on cycle days 3 and 10. Both an elevated cycle day 3 serum FSH level and maternal age are independent predictors of successful pregnancy.
Ultrasound may also be used to evaluate ovarian aging. Both the size of the ovaries and the number of antral follicles (egg sacs) decline with age. The number of antral follicles decreases by 60% between the ages of 22 and 42 in normal women.
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The changes with paternal age are limited but significant. Disorders can be attributed to an increased frequency of male gene mutations in males age 45 or older. As men age, there is a slightly higher risk of defects in the sperm. Aging men may develop medical illnesses that adversely affect fertility.
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I'm new here (as of today), so this is my introductory subject discussion to feel this place out. I have no agnostic leanings, and my belief is that evolution of all life has occurred over such an tremendously long time frame that it is just too hard for theistic minds to grasp. I couldn't be more of an atheist, but I am still fascinated by one thing of a mystical persuasion - the mind.
If we were to apply the precepts of Moore's Law to the current state of nanotechnology and our current knowledge of quantum mechanics, it may be feasible that over the next several generations we may be able to create the most basic building blocks of genetic material, and go on to arrange them into genetic material. One day we may be able to create from scratch a cell, or maybe a seed, or maybe a sperm, or an egg. Further extrapolation of Moore's Law might bring about the creation of the first synthetic human, identical in every way to the kind that only nature can produce today. We may even be able to jump start the life force that the synthetic creation needs, so that its heart beats, pumping blood and delivering oxygen from its working lungs to the rest of its body. But will we ever be able to bring the being out of a comatose condition, producing a self-aware, cognitive person? And if we did succeed, what are the chances that it would have a deistic curiousity?
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Future, I think you are making an errant conclusion. KW makes sense. Damage the mechanism encapsulating and producing our thoughts and emotions and see full performance of sentient duties diminished or destroyed. Jupiter's cock! Sorry but Spartacus production was looping and could not refrain.
In terms of evolution our brains will continue basic functions necessary to life even where complex function fails. Does not follow that separation of mind and body is violation of first amendment. Dualism goes out the door when you walk in the high boy boots of Atheist Nexus. Dualism be gone.
Future you have hit on a good theme for mystics and deists. They can justify their position by noting the formulaic calculations for genesis of life, and consciousness and argue that those codes require a code maker. Of course that is not a great deal different from creationists' thinking. But when you juxtapose the order in nature against the chaos we might expect without a creator you can wonder why. Then again the notion expressed above is a primitive projection stemming from a faulty metaphor.
Future, you wrote: "The human mind, however, is exponentially more incomprehensible than all of that."
Your evidence?
The singularity is an article of faith, supported by conjecture/induction.
Can any evo path from a conjectured singularity be other than an article of faith?
Your not doubting "the" path is an act of placing faith.
Are you trolling?
Future, thank you for answering my trolling query. I'm glad you're not; if you had been I would have felt obliged to say your writing is better than that of any troll I've seen.
On singularity: To say it's a theory gives support to creationists who claim evolution is but a theory. In science, a theory has to explain reality well.
Compare the explanatory power of evolutionary theory with that of singularity theory. At best, singularity is a hypothesis. To say the Big Bang brought time and space into existence requires a leap of faith.
To be more than a hypothesis, singularity requires differential equations with terms that do more than approximate our surroundings and computers able to solve these equations.
I'm glad we straightened out the trolling curiosity. My only point of this article is to point out how it's okay for even the most hardcore of atheists to admit that at least one thing in this present reality still has so many functional unknowns that it can appear somewhat mystical. That is certainly not a god endorsement, just a curious observation. One day we will reach the tipping point where research takes the mysticism out of this subject. I'm almost scared at what this world will look like then. There may be no such thing as a secret at that point.
Unfortunately, I thinks it's premature to call out singularity as more than theory at this point. However, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that it has supporting evidence which grossly outweighs the Biblical creationist argument.
On the topic of evolution, I might add that I recently finished On the Origin of Species (the audio version, over several days of commuting to work.) I'm not botonist or biologist, so the majority of it was dry and uneventful for me since much of the vernacular was outside of my reach. However, there were many of nuggets of knowledge that did sink in. One thing that did have an impact on me was how often Darwin would use the phrase "it appears that ...". It's hard not to recognize evolution as a theory when one of its most prominent figureheads is careful not to conflate his massive life's work of study on the subject with absoluteness. Nonetheless, I'm certainly inclined to see evolution as the most intelligent explanation for the present state of everything.
Excellent point Kalliope. I don't have much background in the current state of that kind of research. Your explanation could aptly be entitled "on the origin of the theory of evolution."
Future, my post lacked clarity.
You: "...it's premature to call out singularity as more than theory at this point."
Me: I was arguing for singularity being a hypothesis, less than theory.
To scientists, a theory explains phenomena. To non-scientists, a theory might be a guess.
You: "...it doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that it has supporting evidence."
Me: It takes a mathematician who will extrapolate beyond the evidence, to conjecture.
I did not read Hawking years ago because, as I heard the story, he gave the task of explaining the early nanoseconds of the universe to the pope. I've heard that he has withdrawn that gift.
I agree with you about Darwin. He was wise, and far ahead of his times, to say "it appears that...." A battle rages today between people who need certainty and people who accept uncertainty.
I did not mean to imply that you subscribe to any of that design stuff. Just think the charlatans could do better than all of the junk about the human eye.
But I dont know why you are so impressed with the human mind and how it can be exponentially more complicated than the universe. And I think our ideas about origin and nature of reality will undergo big bang.
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Welcome to another Writer/Blogger Interview with Micahel Grogan of Morpethroad: Random, Meaningful, Words. Please check out his wonderful blog. As a writer, Michael is versatile and has a wicked sense of humor. I've blogged with him a number of years. You can also find him on the site: Mind Loves Misery's Menagerie where he hosts a writing prompt or two each week.
1. Michael, Please Tell Us About Yourself? What is it Like Where You Live?
I live in a beautiful part of the world. The Hunter Valley is a rich and diverse region with farming and coal mining being the predominant industries. I also live on the edge of a floodplain, and behind my house is a rich farming area where once-market crops such as potatoes, cabbage, and watermelons. But nowadays, it's used for feed crops and the raising of some beef cattle.
I've always enjoyed writing. I worked for 39-years as a teacher of Drama and English, and during that time wrote a lot of pieces to help my students. In particular, in the 1990's with the introduction of drama into the school curriculum, I wrote material for my students, and at one time, produced a book of performance pieces.
As a teacher, I liked to provide my students with opportunities to perform. I wrote four musicals, the first one was basic and I'd like to think my musicals improved from there.
2. When Did You Begin Blogging and Writing Outside of Teaching? What Has Blogging Taught You?
By the time I retired I had started to blog. Initially, blogging was a place to release my writing. While blogging I discovered the opportunity to write and write in a more ordered way. I learned to address prompts on a daily basis to explore my creativity. The creative side of writing is what I love.
I don't write for profit or anything like that. I'm not all interested in publishing, but I enjoy exploring the writing process. I've become engrossed in the process of 'story.' I produce the best effort I can. Then, I put it on my blog and link it to the prompt (or another blog), if necessary, and I move on to the next exercise (prompt).
So, I guess I'd say I write predominantly for me. If others enjoy what I write, then great. The other lesson I have learned from blogging is that your audience fluctuates. You might have 500 followers, but only 10 might on any regular basis read and comment on your work.
"I don't write for profit or anything like that. I'm not all interested in publishing, but I enjoy exploring the writing process. I've become engrossed in the process of 'story.' I produce the best effort I can. Then, I put it on my blog . . ." Michael Grogan
3. When Did You Begin Writing and Blogging, and Why?
My blogging began in about 2012. At the time there was an Australian blog site and I posted my work there. The only issue for me was that I was the only one there. An occasional reader might come by, but I was looking for a wider audience and that brought me to WordPress.
WordPress provided access many wonderful writers and a whole new world of writing opportunities. I was so blown away by other people's comments on my work, and I thought it was so rare that anyone would like what I was writing, that I used to cut and save the comments. I don't anymore.
3. What Do You Enjoy Writing About On Your Blog?
Initially, I used my blog as a place to post work exploring sexuality. Summer and Tommy were two characters I invented to do that. After a time, I 'got over' that phase of my life and moved onto other writing.
If you read my blog you'll find I write a lot of character-based material. I enjoy 'character' and so characters such as Miss Marble, Cyril Rum, and Wayne and Greg, have allowed me the license to explore and develop these characters and others.
To me, 'character' gives substance. My characters are never perfect — they have flaws, but they also have a sense of humor. That sense of humor allows me to comment on society, to explore satire, and for my characters to develop. I don't pretend to make them politically correct.
For example, I know my Wayne and Greg stories about the angels from Heaven and Hell do ruffle a few feathers, but I think writing can and should do that. It should make us think about what we are on about. I think people take themselves far too seriously at times. Sometimes its good to stand back and have a good laugh at our behaviors and beliefs.
"If you read my blog you'll find I write a lot of character-based material. I enjoy 'character' and so characters such as Miss Marble, Cyril Rum, and Wayne and Greg, have allowed me the license to explore and develop these characters and others." – Michael Grogan
4. What Else Does Blogging Mean To You? Where Do You Find Your Inspiration and Motivation for Blogging?
Well, blogging to me is about exploring ideas in the form of a story. Also, when I started blogging a good friend said to me, that 'my blog was mine, and that what I wrote was what I thought.' He said 'I shouldn't get caught up in what other people might think.' So in a nutshell, what blogging means to me is to be able to express myself, and be pleased with what I write.
For me, inspiration comes from the writing prompts I receive most days, from different blogging sites. I don't do them all regularly. I pick and choose the prompts I like. Most prompts that I write trigger a memory or situation from my past, sometimes from what I have read or seen.
Sometimes it takes me a day or two to get a story going in my head before I write it. For me, the story has to work and if it doesn't I stop, go away, and do something else such as mowing the lawn.
I see if when I go back to it I can make more sense of it. If not I don't believe in twisting myself every which way to write something but, rather, it's best to let it go and move on to the next challenge.
In many ways, writing is a puzzle. Whatever the prompt, I find it a challenge to match my ability to its demands. Like anything in life, some days you succeed some days you don't.
5. Where Else Do You Find Writing Inspiration? What Don't You Enjoy About Certain Writing Prompts?
I've never liked prompts that involve competition. I avoid them. I don't like the notion of feeling under threat by imposed rules. I like the freedom to write what I like to write. I once entered a Short Story competition and was so disappointed I didn't rate a mention when I realized after reading the rules, I had broken most of them.
Also, the people and places around you provide such wonderful inspiration. You meet wonderful people in blog-land. I find I'm in daily contact with great writers, amazing people from who I draw inspiration. In particular, the people I've met who have been so brave in writing their memoirs. For many of them, their lives have been the subject of abuse; I find them inspirational. My life in comparison has been dull.
However, my blogging practice is significant as it affords me the chance to exercise my brain and do what I love, writing about 'character.'On occasion, I dabble in a bit of poetry
"You meet wonderful people in blog-land. I find I'm in daily contact with great writers, amazing people from who I draw inspiration. In particular, the people I've met who have been so brave in writing their memoirs. For many of them, their lives have been the subject of abuse; I find them inspirational." – Michael Grogan
6. Do You Have Any Writing Habits, A Particular Time of Day You Enjoy Writing Most?
I tend to find I write best in the mornings. It's 5:00 a.m. now. Here I am tapping away answering questions. If something inspiring pops up in the evenings that I have a ready response for, then I write before my idea disappears.
I've discovered another dimension to writing, and that is the reader's response. If I can write something you find entertaining, that gives you a laugh, and you say so — that's great feedback. Comments are a source of encouragement and I try when I comment, to encourage people to write because I know it's not always easy. We should encourage and support each others writing where we can.
There's also the aspect of learning something new. In particular, reading other peoples responses is a learning experience. We are never too old to learn.
7. Do You Have Any Current Writing Projects? Have You Published Any Recent Writing? Can You Describe Your Writing Process?
I don't have any writing projects apart from the family tree document I am working on. I tend to use my blog to respond to the prompts I feel I can do. I was also recently published in the d'verse anthology, and that was a thrill to be included. But I don't write with the intention to publish.
I usually look at a prompt I'm attracted to and let it sit for a while. Sometimes I have nothing, initially, and then at some point, an idea germinates in my mind and I go from there. The ideas might be from things I've read or seen, and I'm able to put my slant on them.
My first draft will be all the ideas I can think of, and then I go back and edit. In the case of word-limited prompt, I write everything and then edit by asking myself, 'Will the piece stand up if I take this word or sentence or paragraph out?" Usually, when I remove words or sections these prompts work better.
8. Do You Prefer Certain Areas of Writing or Reading Genre? Do You Have Any Helpful Advice for Beginner Writers and Bloggers?
I like to try my hand at all sorts of things. Fantasy is good as I often feel there are not as many strict rules or conventions to follow. I've tried my hand at writing horror stories, but I don't have any compulsion to read them. As I said earlier, I do like writing character pieces the most.
Helpful advice: You need to understand why you are doing what you are doing. Do you like writing, and who might your audience be? Your blog should also be for you. You don't have to answer to anyone; you write what you like writing about. Also, don't be disappointed if you receive few, if any, comments when you start.
As well, flash fiction prompts are a useful way to attract followers as they often have huge numbers of blogger submitting stories. Don't blog as a way to make money; you'll be disappointed. I imagine few bloggers make any money from their blog. Once you start seeing other bloggers are following you, its normal for a few of them to comment. But don't expect others to comment on a regular basis.
Its also a blogging fact, the piece you write that you consider brilliant and a work of literary merit, may not receive any or many comments. Why? I don't know. Most bloggers also have a short attention span and so blog posts over a thousand words won't be read as much. It's why 100-word flash fiction is so popular.
Lastly, be prepared to read other people's blogs with the intention of learning something from them. There are many amazing writers out there.
9. Is There Anything Else You'd Like to Share With Us? Do You Have Any Favorite Blogs or Reasons You Follow Certain Bloggers?
If writing doesn't make you feel good about yourself, then you aren't doing it right. You need to stop and evaluate what and why you are doing what you do. We all do it differently and whatever process works for you is a good guide. That people read and comment favorably is proof you are doing something right.
Favorite bloggers: I found this a good question in that it reminded me that during my blogging years, people I admired have disappeared for one reason or another. It has always been sad to read of the death of a favored blogger. Some of my favorite blogs are from people who rarely blog nowadays. Some bloggers develop a unique style and voice, and I like their approach to what they write, so I keep wanting to read more.
"You need to understand why you are doing what you are doing. Do you like writing, and who might your audience be? Your blog should also be for you. You don't have to answer to anyone; you write what you like writing about." -Michael Grogan
10. Can You Please Share With Us A Few Links from Your Blog?
Having written a number of posts about Miss Marble, the Witch on Grimace Street, here is a link to one that says something about her origins:
The Origins of Miss Marble, Marble Juice, and Galactic Dust
Micahel Grogan
November 29, 2016.
Last week's Tale Weaver was a piece I wrote about Miss Marble and the aliens. In the end, I mentioned galactic dust and following some queries as to what the dust is, I have written the following, which may shed some light on where Miss Marble has come from, what Marble Juice is, and the significance of the galactic dust. Here is the link to that post: HERE!!
The Klator people had been visiting the earth for many millennia sourcing jupjup berries. They came to earth every two years as part of their orbit through the universe. In the beginning, there had been several spaceships arrive. The earth had the perfect climate for the jupjup berry and they were plentiful. For the Klator the berries provided sustenance. Their home planet was now uninhabitable and they were forced to live a nomadic life.
Their stopovers on earth were about harvesting and preserving as many berries as they could. With each visit, they became aware of climatic changes on the earth. They looked for new locations to plant seeds in the hope that by the time they returned the berries would be in fruit.
As time wore on, the places the berries would grow diminished for a variety of reasons. The climate did change, some years were poorer than others in terms of rainfall, heat, and cold. As the human population spread they took over fertile lands previously planted with the jupjup berry. To the humans, the jupjup berry was nothing more than an inedible pest and they destroyed as much as they could.
By the time of the middle ages, with the human population spreading and growing in numbers, the habitat of the jupjup berry diminished. Farms were expanding due to the need for more produce to feed the growing population.
This was a problem for the Klator. The issue of not being able to source the berries was looming closer and closer.
When they landed they avoided all contact with the humans. They saw the humans as a dirty, disgusting race content to live in their own squalor and offering little to the Klators.
One day, they happened upon a young woman gathering herbs in the forest near where they were harvesting jupjup berries. Curious that this young lady should be gathering herbs in that particular part of the forest they watched her.
The young lady lived in a small house in a street that was long and stretched away from the main town. She had inherited the house from her mother who had passed on her practice to her daughter. They were known in those times as witches as they dealt in all sorts of potions and medicines. Most of the townsfolk feared them especially when they had cures that actually worked. Many of these women had suffered the fate of the dunking stool. In many people's eyes, it was only a matter of time before this young lady suffered the same fate.
The Klator were curious in discovering the young lady had a keen interest in chemistry. She was keen to find out the properties of the herbs she used.
Sensing an opportunity, the Klator decided to engage with the young lady. Discovery they knew was a huge risk. There had been ugly exchanges in the past and they went out of their way to avoid any reoccurrences.
In the middle of the night, they paid the young lady a visit. Startled at first, the young lady found she had not much choice but listen to the tale the Klator told. Mention of the jupjup berry enthralled her. She knew of the berry and knew most people considered it a pest and tore it out at every opportunity. The Klator asked her to look at the berry and see if there was a way the berry's secret ingredient might be made.
The young lady looked at the berries offered to her and said she would see what she could discover. For several weeks she toiled at her task before discovering an alcohol the berries contained. This explained the berry's bitter unpalatable taste.
Knowing a little about alcohol she worked to discover its chemical composition.
It wasn't long before she discovered a sure way to produce it and in liquid form as well. She presented it to the Klator who, upon tasting it, declared it was ideal for their purposes.
They requested she make enough for the two years they would be away. With due diligence, she carried out the task producing several barrels.
The Klator asked her name were told she was called Marble.
Marble didn't think of them again as the next two years were a time of survival for her. Times were tough, there was much sickness and the plague was ravaging the country when the Kaltor returned. Seeing them at her door heightened her already high levels of anxiety. Right at that moment, she didn't need more pressure. The community was whispering witchcraft as she struggled to produce the medicine she hoped would cure the townsfolk.
The Klator had returned with the barrels from the previous visit empty. They asked her to fill them again and what was the name of the substance she made. She mumbled "Marble Juice" for the want of a better name and thought about the manufacture of the liquid for the Klator. It would take her a week to create enough to fill the barrels but in that time her own well-being might come under fire. The plague was not abating, the demand for her medicine was increasing. She explained all this to the Klator who were sympathetic to her cause.
They said they would give her an extra week to help her meet their needs and those of her community.
When they returned they noticed how much Marble had aged. She had not slept well, she worked long hours and the toll was showing.
With their barrels full they were grateful for what Marble did for them and so they gave her a bag of galactic dust. Their instructions were to mix a tablespoon of the dust in a pot of water and drink a half cup each day. Their message was it would give her energy.
Marble did take as they advised and found she did have more energy and could work longer. Before long Marble realized the drink she was taking each day was giving her more than energy. She noticed around her friends and family were growing older. She could not see the same deterioration occurring in herself.
Every two years the Klator returned. They brought Marble a bag of dust and collected their Marble Juice.
As time progressed Marble found people began to build houses along the road past her house. Over the years the area became known as 'grimace.' It was what the workers did as they walked past her house, grimaced as if fearful of giving cause to attract Marble's attention. There were rumors she was not only a witch but a very powerful one. It was just a matter of time before Grimace Street became its official name.
The only friend Marble had in the world was her faithful hound, Sal. (Short for Salivate) She shared her half cup of life elixir with Sal each morning.
As the years went by Grimace Street grew around Marble. Neighbors came and went and Marble became known as Miss Marble.
The galactic dust she knew was invaluable. In the modern age with space exploration expanding and the search for extra-terrestrials ever increasing she knew that should any of the so-called 'experts' find out what she had, there would be no stopping them in getting their hands on the invaluable dust. So the arrival of the Klator was always at night, in secret and the galactic dust always locked away.
A Few More of Michael's Blog Links!!
- I started another lot of tales about an angel on sabbatical called Cyril Rum who started from this story: Burning Angel by Michael Grogan
- For a shorter piece, this one I wrote recently illustrates my varied approach to topics: Thursday Photo Prompt: Distant by Michael Grogan
- Another recent piece: Photo Challenge: Summer and Esther by Michael Grogan
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Due to modern political trends, the liberal-conservative dichotomy can be misleading. The following is a brief explanation of the Mackinac Center's approach to public policy, the principles which guide our work and why the term "free market" best describes our institute.
The Mackinac Center for Public Policy focuses its research on economic policy, broadly defined (see note below). It does not address issues like abortion, censorship, and gambling, which, while very important, are primarily questions of social ethics.
By gaining the support of all who recognize the importance of sound economic policy — whatever their views on social issues — we are able to more effectively accomplish a key objective: to establish a more sophisticated level of political and economic understanding among Michigan citizens and decision-makers.
Modern economic experience demonstrates overwhelmingly that the free market is a powerful engine of economic prosperity. Nations the world over are clamoring to shed the chains of central planning and unleash the creative energy of free men and women. The principles of the American Revolution — individual liberty, limited government, the free market and the rule of law — have become the dominant paradigm of enlightened society.
We see, therefore, a transformation taking place in American politics. The black-and-white division between contemporary liberals (desiring little overnment intervention in personal affairs but extensive government involvement in the economy) and contemporary conservatives (desiring little government involvement in the economy while seeking government restraint on personal affairs) no longer works, if it ever did.
The new economic reality is creating a growing population in the classical liberal tradition: socially tolerant, economically sophisticated, desiring little government intervention in either their personal or economic affairs. Focusing as it does on economics, the work of the Mackinac Center draws support from these classical liberals, conservatives and even moderates. The Mackinac Center staff, directors, and scholars reflect this diversity of viewpoints. It is therefore inaccurate to call the Mackinac Center for Public Policy "conservative."
Today no one calls an American political research institute a "democratic" institute because it has embraced democracy over monarchy. That battle was fought long ago, and democracy is deservedly the winner. We believe that the verdict is also in concerning economic systems, and the free market has won. To play on Churchill's famous quip, the free market system is the worst type of economy, except for all the others. The Mackinac Center works to advance solutions that meet human needs while preserving the benefits of sound economic policy.
We look forward to the day when the myths and fears of free-market capitalism are dispelled, along with the misplaced faith in a benevolent, omnipotent state. By focusing on the actual problems and understanding the proper role of public and private institutions, we can give all Michigan citizens the greatest opportunity for peace, prosperity, and freedom.
(Note: It is important to understand that economics is not the study of dollars and cents; it is the study of human behavior. Economics deals with how we use scarce resources to meet the needs of people in a complex society. Broadly defined, economics includes the incentives and systems used to deliver not just commodities, but also education, social assistance, and other services. It also encompasses a free-market economy's vital political prerequisites, such as respect for private property, freedom of contract and the rule of law.)
The Mackinac Center for Public Policy is a nonprofit research and educational institute that advances the principles of free markets and limited government. Through our research and education programs, we challenge government overreach and advocate for free-market approach to public policy that frees people to realize their potential and dreams.
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Should I have protein after exercise?
Yep, eating 15 g to 25 g protein within an hour of strength training has been shown to help build lean, fat-burning muscle and speed recovery. "I recommend food over shakes and bars, which can be high in sugar and fat," says Manuel Villacorta, R.D., a spokesman for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND). Try 6 oz nonfat plain Greek yogurt (18 g).
Do high-protein, low-carb diets work?
First, let's set the record straight. Diets such as Paleo and Atkins aren't as high in protein as many people believe. For instance, Paleo advocates getting up to 35 percent of calories from protein, which aligns with the USDA guidelines for women. And although the diets may result in weight loss, it's often because you cut back on refined carbs, like cake.
More: The Truth Behind Fad Diets
They have downsides. For starters, certain diet plans such as Atkins give free reign to eating proteins that are saturated fat–heavy (bacon, butter). "And some severely limit entire food groups such as grains and fruit, which nixes key nutrients such as fiber and is difficult to sustain," says Self contributing experts Stephanie Clarke, R.D., and Willow Jarosh, R.D.
So skip them. Aim to get 25 to 30 percent of your calories from lean proteins, an amount shown to help maintain lean muscle and rev metabolism, says Stuart Phillips, Ph.D., of McMaster University. And lay off junk food. But you knew that.
More: 4 Reasons Why Most Diets Fail
Break It DownSoon after sinking your teeth into a steak or eggs or beans, the protein starts to break into amino acids, which are then distributed throughout your body, reassembled into new proteins and put to work on...
- Muscles: Amino acids build and repair muscle. The more lean muscle you have, the higher your metabolic rate—and the more calories you burn.
- Blood: Hemoglobin, a protein in red blood cells, carries fueling oxygen throughout your body.
- Bones: Nearly 30 percent of bone weight is collagen, another protein.
- Hair and nails: Both are made of keratin, a protein that's constantly replenished (aka growing) as new amino acids arrive. Salon addiction: justified.
- Immunity: Amino acids help form illness-fighting antibodies.
- Hunger: Dietary protein is harder to process than fat or carbs, so your body torches double the calories digesting it. And amino acids trigger hormones that signal fullness, says self contributing expert Janis Jibrin, R.D.
More: How to Fuel Your Body for Energy
How much should I eat?
Many nutritionists advise eating 1.1 g to 1.2 g of protein daily for every 2.2 pounds of body weight (68 g to 74 g for a 135-pound woman). Many of us do get about 70 g daily, the USDA reports, "but we tend to eat the majority of it at dinner, and our body can use only 15 g to 30 g at a time to build and repair tissue," says Roberta Anding, R.D., a spokeswoman for AND. The rest is burned for energy or, too often, stored as fat. Clarke and Jarosh suggest divvying up protein throughout the day and aiming for about 20 g at meals and 6 g to 12 g in two snacks.
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Santa Clara, Calif. – Santa Clara puts 12 Spring Sports student-athletes on the West Coast Conference's 2011 Spring All-Academic Team, including six on the first team.
"The West Coast Conference is very proud to honor and recognize these exceptional student-athletes for their exemplary efforts in the classroom and on the fields of play," said WCC Commissioner Jamie Zaninovich. "Our institutions strive to balance academic achievement in the classroom with success on the field, and this list is evident of that effort."
The Bronco list was headlined by Rick Lamb (men's golf) and Miki Ueoka (women's golf), who were both named to the All-WCC golf team this spring as well. Kelly Lamble and Kacie Wagner were both named All-WCC Honorable Mention on the courts in tennis in singles while Lamble also received All-WCC Honorable Mention recognition for her double's play in the WCC with Maggie McGeorge.
Santa Clara: WCC Spring All-Academic First Team:
Name, Sport YR GPA Major
Curtis Wagner, Baseball Sr 3.85 Economics
Rick Lamb, Men's Golf So. 3.31 Business
Miki Ueoka, Women's Golf Sr. 3.45 Biochemistry
Kelly Lamble, Women's Tennis So. 3.82 Business
Kacie Wagner, Women's Tennis Jr. 3.59 English
Laurel Schuster, Women's Rowing Sr. 3.80 Accounting and Info. Systems
Santa Clara: WCC Spring All-Academic Honorable Mention:
Name, Sport YR GPA Major
Brock Simon, Baseball So. 3.39 Business
Joe Supple, Baseball Jr. 3.27 Communication
Paul Twining, Baseball Jr. 3.41 Mechanical Engineering
Kimmi Cox, Women's Tennis Jr. 3.57 Marketing
Katie Caudle, Women's Rowing Jr. 3.48 Finance
Adrienne Lohe, Women's Rowing So. 3.42 Environmental Science
The 2011 West Coast Conference Spring All-Academic teams honor some of the league's finest examples of the consummate scholar-athlete. At the completion of each athletic season, the WCC selects an all-academic squad for each of the participating sponsored sports. To be considered, a student-athlete must earn at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average, while also being a significant contributor to his or her team.


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Today's guest blog post is by the 2013 Executive Program Co-Chair, Alaka Wali.
We are looking forward to an exciting four days in Chicago and want to share with you a brand new initiative that will take place on the first morning of the meetings, Wednesday, November 20.
In keeping with the meeting theme of public engagement, the "Anthropologists Back to School" initiative offers meeting participants to directly engage with Chicago middle and high school students and teachers at local museums and university campus sites. The initiative is the brain-child of Johnnetta Cole, who challenged us to create an event that permitted the AAA to "give back" to the host city in a substantive way. The objective is to spark student and teacher awareness of our discipline and its diverse subject matters and perspectives.
We have worked in collaboration with the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Social Science Department and the Education Department at The Field Museum to recruit teachers from the fifth grade to high school throughout Chicago. The teachers will register for the "field trips" to the host sites based on their interest in the subject matter. The CPS social science curriculum has a broad thematic approach, but currently does not include anthropology specifically. However, the CPS is making a major push to integrate "culture" into the current curriculum. Teachers will be interested in program that focus on such themes as: connections between past and present, the human-environment interface, human evolution, immigrant experiences, cultural diversity, language and culture, among others.
Here is how it will work:
- Meeting participants will select and register for one of the host sites. We encourage you to work in teams, integrating across sub-disciplines if possible.
- Participants can develop a program that is appropriate for their selected site and designed for students from fifth grade and up. At most sites, the program should be interactive rather than pedantic.
- There will be logistical support at each site, but participants will be responsible for any instructional materials they wish to use and for their own travel to the host site. All the sites are within fairly close proximity to the meeting hotel.
- The time frame for the program is about two-to-three hours (9 am–12 pm), but at most sites, about a half-hour program can be repeated as multiple student groups rotate through.
- At the end of your program, we would like to have you report back on the experience.
The host sites are:
- The Field Museum. There are seven anthropology exhibit halls where meeting participants can set up stations. Students will stop at the station and have the opportunity to interact with the anthropologists.
- The Oriental Institute at The University of Chicago. There are four permanent halls and a temporary exhibition titled "Ancient Occupations, Modern Jobs." Potentially there can be one-to-two stations in each of these halls. The permanent halls feature exhibits on Egypt, Assyria, Syria, Mesopotamia and Persia.
- The Chinese-American Museum of Chicago in Chinatown. This museum has a large meeting room and internet/projector capacity. Additionally, the exhibit halls feature stories of the Chinese immigrant experience in Chicago.
- The National Hellenic Museum in Greek town. The museum has a large meeting room and projector capacity. Its exhibits feature both the Greek Immigrant experience and aspects of ancient and modern cultures of Greece.
- Casa Michoacan in Pilsen. This cultural center for Chicagoans from the State of Michoaacan, Mexico, has a small gallery.
- The South Side Community Art Center, on South Michigan Avenue. The oldest African-American art center in the United States has a main exhibit gallery. Its permanent collection includes works by many well-known Chicago artists.
- The Latino Cultural Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The center has a large auditorium space with a vibrant mural depicting the Latino experience in the United States.
- The Anthropology Department at Loyola University. Professor Anne Grauer is designing a program focused on physical anthropology.
- The Anthropology Museum at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. This site is about two hours from downtown Chicago, but has several interesting options.
Registration to participate in the Anthropologists Back to School program is limited. Register here.
Additionally, on Saturday, November 23, the Council on Anthropology and Education will hold multiple sessions and their annual award ceremony at The Field Museum. Local educators will be invited and will have the opportunity to interact with Council members. We'd also like to note that the Society for Anthropology in Community Colleges will establish a dialogue with Chicago Public Schools to develop pathways for high school students interested in pursuing anthropology in community colleges.
Dana-Ain Davis and Alaka Wali are the chairs of the 2013 AAA Annual Meeting. They may be contacted at email@example.com


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Crosby, Stills and Nash
- David Crosby
- Graham Nash
- Stephen Stills
The voice of a generation sang in impeccable three-part harmony.
Crosby, Stills and Nash took a thoughtful, song-centric approach to music, penning folk hits with messages of change, hope and forward motion.
Crosby, Stills & Nash have remained America's longest-running experiment in vocal harmony and social relevance.
The trio brought harmony to the forefront of popular music with their unique three-part vocal blend. A low-key supergroup, they emphasized singing and songwriting above all, and their example contributed to the evolution of the singer/songwriter movement in the Seventies.
Born out of well-known groups that placed a premium on harmony, Crosby, Stills & Nash boasted impressive individual credentials before they joined forces in 1969. David Crosby sang and played rhythm guitar with the Byrds. Stephen Stills was a mainstay of Buffalo Springfield. Nash provided the high harmonies that helped make pop sensations of Britain's Hollies. Even with those estimable prior alliances, Crosby, Stills & Nash would become their pinnacle as musicians.
They met in 1968 on the sociable Los Angeles music scene, with Cass Elliot of the Mamas and the Papas making the introductions. Their unmistakable vocal blend was described in Rolling Stone's review of their first album as "warm and full, with a built-in kineticism produced by three good voices emerging asynchronously on the same phrase with rich, complementary harmonies." Particularly on their classic first album, CS&N helped steer rock to a more contemplative, song-oriented place, and they made reference to what they did (owing to the frequent use of acoustic instruments) as "wooden music." In so doing, they helped pave the way for the success of kindred spirits like Joni Mitchell, James Taylor and Jackson Browne. Their debut album—simply titled Crosby, Stills & Nash—arrived early in the summer of 1969, a few months before Woodstock, which marked their second public appearance.
With their glistening three-part harmonies, Still's instrumental virtuosity and the trio's inspired songwriting—which spoke the language of the counterculture both in personal and political terms—Crosby, Stills & and Nash quickly attained the stature of a masterwork, yielding such classics as "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" (written for and about Judy Collins), "Wooden Ships" and "Long Time Gone." It was followed a year later by Déjà Vu, a more eclectic and electric endeavor in which the group expanded with the addition of Neil Young (late of Buffalo Springfield) and the rhythm section of Dallas Taylor and Greg Reeves. Shortly after its release, CSNY recorded "Ohio," a song written by Young in response to the killing of four students at Kent State University by National Guardsmen during an antiwar protest. Of the political content that marked many of their songs, Nash has said, "In speaking for ourselves, [listeners] recognized that we were speaking for them, too."
Performing acoustic and electric sets highlighted by guitar duels between Stills and Young and the foursome's affecting harmonies, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young became a major concert attraction. Their malleable live show was documented on 4 Way Street (1971), a double album. However, their internal chemistry proved too volatile to last, and CSNY disbanded in 1971. The quartet regrouped in 1974 to undertake rock's first stadium tour. CSN, a 1977 album by the trio, yielded a Top Ten hit in Nash's "Just a Song Before I Go." Daylight Again (1982) produced another Nash-penned hit, "Wasted On the Way." Its subject was the band's combative chemistry. "We have wasted an enormous amount of time on petty issues that should never have kept us from making music," Nash opined in the liner notes from the box set CSN. And yet the group has been guided by a higher sense of mission that's ultimately superseded all the squabbling. From the beginning they've been politically astute folk troubadours whose songs often address real events. "When we realized that the TV news was lying to us when we were children, we decided that we had to go tell everybody what was really going on," explained Stills. "What we've tried to do is what Thomas Paine did, just issuing broadsides."
Each member has pursued a solo career, and Crosby and Nash teamed up as a duo for much of the Seventies, but Crosby, Stills & Nash has increasingly become artistic home base for the three of them. CSNY made its second studio album, American Dream, in 1988, and reunited again in the late Nineties to cut Looking Forward. Upon its release in 1999, some 30 years after Crosby, Stills & Nash, Graham Nash could forthrightly say, "We still have it. We still mean it. It's not for the money. It never was. It's for the music."
"They used to say we were speaking for our generation, and I think that it's still true," Crosby noted. "You hear a lot of music these days about rage and frustration and anger, but not much about hope and love and forward motion. That's what we want to continue to stand up for."
Or, as Stills once succinctly put it, "Changes, that's what our stuff is about: emotional, intellectual, musical."
Inductees: David Crosby (vocals, guitar; born August 14, 1941), Graham Nash (vocals, guitar; born February 2, 1942), Stephen Stills (vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass; born January 3, 1945)


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