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The editing capabilities Endurance make personalized embroidery easy. Simply drag and drop designs on the LCD screen and make instant changes before you begin to embroider. Combine, reposition, rotate, and mirror designs.
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Another business, Hobby Lobby, is taking a faith-based stand in court against the federal mandate that all new health plans cover contraception, sterilization, and abortion-inducing drugs. As a private business, Hobby Lobby does not fall under the narrow religious exemption of the mandate, so it would be required to include such coverage when its health plan renews.
However, David Green, Hobby Lobby founder and CEO, refuses to accept that. In a release, he declared, "By being required to make a choice between sacrificing our faith or paying millions of dollars in fines, we essentially must choose which poison pill to swallow." Notably, in a USA Today op-ed, Green asserted Hobby Lobby could face federal fines of $1.3 million per day for its stand. He concluded, "My family has lived the American dream. We want to continue growing our company and providing great jobs for thousands of employees, but the government is going to make that much more difficult. The government is forcing us to choose between following our faith and following the law. I say that's a choice no American — and no American business — should have to make."
Hobby Lobby, a chain of more than 500 arts and crafts stores in 41 states, is the first non-Catholic-owned business to file suit against this HHS mandate. It will be represented in court by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty.
By Aaron Mercer, Vice President Government Relations
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Berkleemusic Announces Film Scoring 101 Class And Mark Mothersbaugh Scholarship
Berkleemusic's scholarships provide gifted musicians throughout the world with unique opportunities to attend Berklee from anywhere, enabling them to receive world-class music instruction from renowned faculty members.
Film Scoring 101 is taught by Donald Wilkins, Chair of Berklee's Department of Film Scoring. This interactive course guides online students through the process of creating original music to accompany a visual medium. Film Scoring 101 begins by focusing on the aesthetics, terminology, procedures, and technical aspects of film scoring. As the course progresses, students apply these skills towards scoring a short film. By using a broad range of techniques including click tracks, spotting, scoring under dialogue, free timing, and the creative use of overlap cues, students learn how to develop a score and how to synchronize it seamlessly to visual events.
"After working with so many graduates of Berklee College over the years, it's an honor for me to support this new Berkleemusic scholarship," remarked Mark Mothersbaugh. "I had to struggle through trial and error to learn the complicated requirements for TV, game, and film scoring, but now you can enroll online and gain tremendous knowledge and practical experience using the latest technology, newest software, and a curriculum that is very cool."
The Spring semester at Berkleemusic.com begins April 3, 2006.
For more information, visit their web site at www.berkleemusic.com.


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Product description Clarins Men ShaveCharacteristics
The Clarins Men Shave shaving product soothes your face and helps regenerate it.
- reduces redness and soothes the skin
- eliminates any burning sensation
- refreshes tired skin
How to use:
Apply to a shaved face and neck. Leave to absorb.
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- water
About the brand Clarins
Clarins - a passion for beauty. Clarins is the synonym for high-quality skin care and beauty products. This luxury French brand was created in 1954 by medical student Jacques Courtin-Clarins who opened the first Clarins beauty institute in Paris. That was the beginning of one of the most prominent beauty brands in history.
Today, Clarins has boutiques in more than 150 countries all over the world and millions of loyal customers, including the most beautiful famous women like Eva Longoria, Madonna, Naomi Watts, Reese Witherspoon, Lucy Liu, Cindy Crawford or Kate Moss.
Clarins' philosophy is based on environmental responsibility, which is why the brand prefers to design their products using herbal ingredients. In Clarins laboratories, doctors, biologists, cosmetologists and other experts constantly analyse and test thousands of plants, trying to use their properties to reach the best results.
The wide range of Clarins makeup, skin care and body care products offers only the most effective solutions to all cosmetic needs, solutions based on nature, tradition, and deep respect for women and their beauty.
Clarins is more than just a brand, it's also a commitment to make life more beautiful, to respect nature and protect its biodiversity. But first and foremost, Clarins is a success story of an exceptional family dedicated to female beauty and the balance between nature and science.
"For Clarins, nature is an endless source of inspiration and innovation." (Olivier Courtin-Clarins)


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The Senate Appropriations Committee has voted out the FY2016 environmental spending bill, S.1645—and it's riddled with anti-environmental policy riders that seek to undo or block protections for clean air, clean water and wildlife. The Senate has not yet scheduled a date for floor votes on the bill.
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- Dates: February 22, 2017
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The Chili Public Library presents Beyond Susan B. Anthony, a public lecture by Jack Kowiak. Many people in the Rochester area are familiar with suffrage leaders like Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Lucretia Mott. Yet there were many other important women who also advanced the cause of women's rights, including Mary Wollstonecraft, the Grimke sisters, and Alice Paul. Join us in learning about the lives and contributions of these and other key figures in the women's rights movement.
This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required and opens on February 6.


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Will His 12th Oscar Nomination Be Thomas Newman's Charm?
He's from an Oscar-winning family. Some of them had to wait, too.
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When the Academy Award for Best Original Score is presented on Sunday, composer Thomas Newman may hear his name called as the winner for his work on "Saving Mr. Banks." Or he may not: This is Mr. Newman's 12th nomination, yet he's never taken home an Oscar.
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Fludrocortisone and Information Processing in Healthy Volunteers
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01648998
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : July 25, 2012
Last Update Posted : February 25, 2014
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Stimulating the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) may restore a disturbed balance as seen in depression. In this double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial the investigators will test the effects of a single dose (500mg) fludrocortisone, an MR-agonist, on the information processing in healthy female volunteers (N = 2x20).
The investigators want to investigate whether the acute administration of fludrocortisone (FC) in healthy females enhances the appraisal of emotional information related to depression, hypothesizing that:
- FC relative to placebo selectively improves the recognition of happy and fearful faces: resulting in more correct responses and faster RTs.
- FC induces a bias towards more positive self-description and an improved memory for positive information.
Female participants were selected because the haplotype MRI180V is related to depression vulnerability in women, not in men. If the effects of fludrocortisone are comparable to the effects of antidepressants on the same tests and the same population, it might be a first indication that fludrocortisone may function as an antidepressant.
|Condition or disease
|Drug: Fludrocortisone Drug: Placebo
|Phase 1
We found in depressed individuals, compared with non-depressed controls, that MRs had a decreased (approximately -30%) expression in hippocampus, inferior frontal gyrus and cingulate gyrus. It is proposed that decreased expression of MRs is part of the underlying pathological process in depression.
Recent studies have revealed considerable interpersonal differences with regard to the functioning of the MRs. Firstly, common MR gene polymorphisms influence the cortisol awakening response (CAR). Secondly, clinical populations differ in observed depressive symptoms as a function of MRI180V genotype. This MR I180V gene variant showed less activity in vitro, which suggests that functionality in vivo is decreased. Finally, MR haplotype 2, which is prevalent in 35% of the Caucasian population, enhances the transcription, translation and transactivation of the MR. This haplotype is associated with higher dispositional optimism, fewer thoughts of hopelessness and lower risk of major depression. These effects are restricted to pre-menopausal women. This suggests that female sex steroids may interact with the MR gene, thereby modulating resilience. Indeed, it has been shown that progesterone and oestrogen modulate MR-expression in rats. Taken together, mineralocorticoid receptors in the brain are considered to be a new target for the treatment of stress related disorders like depression.
Fludrocortisone (9α fluoro-hydrocortisone) (FC) is a specific MR-agonist currently used to treat diseases of the adrenal cortex, septic shock (Russel, 2008) and occasionally orthostatic hypotension. It is shown that FC significantly inhibits nocturnal HPA axis activity without first depleting MR receptors with an MR-antagonist. This suggests FC have interesting implications in disorders of HPA axis excess, such as depression. Consistent with the idea that the stimulation of the MR might be useful in the treatment of depression, fludrocortisone accelerated the antidepressant effects of the SSRI escitalopram, at least in those patients who responded to escitalopram. This is in line with a previous observation that spironolactone, a MR antagonist, decreased the efficacy of the antidepressant amitriptyline in depressed patients. These studies show that stimulation of the MR might be a useful addition to the treatment of depression. Though, the explanatory mechanism behind these observations remains unclear.
This project is a first step in investigating the potential antidepressant effects of MR stimulation by fludrocortisone. We will test the effects of FC on indices of emotional information processing in healthy volunteers, which is a recently validated model of antidepressant drug action. It has been demonstrated repeatedly that a single dose of an antidepressant changes the processing of emotionally relevant information in healthy volunteers, within a few hours after administration. For instance, one dose of citalopram improved the recognition of facial expressions of fear and happiness relative to placebo in healthy female volunteers. This finding has been replicated with different antidepressants and different populations.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|40 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|The Effects of Fludrocortisone on Information Processing in Healthy Female Volunteers
|Study Start Date :
|May 2012
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|June 2013
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|December 2013
Experimental: Fludrocortisone
Fludrocortisone 500 mg in capsule
Drug: Fludrocortisone
single dose 500 mg, capsule
Other Name: Florinef
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Placebo capsule, single dose, main ingredient lactose
Drug: Placebo
Other Name: Placebo comparator
- Accuracy to recognize emotions in facial expressions [ Time Frame: 2 hrs after intake fludrocortisone or placebo ]This primary outcome is measured by performing the Facial Expression Recognition Task (FERT).
- Explicit memory for positive and negative information [ Time Frame: 2 hrs after intake of fludrocortisone or placebo ]This primary outcome is measured by the Emotional categorization and Memory(EMT)task. This task consists of two parts, the encoding and recall.
- Subjective mood states [ Time Frame: 2 hrs after intake fludrocortisone or placebo ]This is measured by administration of the 'Positive Affect Negative Affect Schedule'(PANAS). It measures positive and negative mood states (tension, vigor, anxiety, fatigue, boredom, alertness...) (20 items adding to two subscales, positive and negative affect).
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 35 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Fluent in Dutch
- Age 18-35 yrs
- BMI 18 to 30 kg/m2
- Northwestern European ancestry
Exclusion Criteria:
Known contra-indications for fludrocortisone use:
- Allergy to fludrocortisone.
- Ulcus ventriculi et duodeni.
- Acute infectious processes; viral infections
- Tropical worm infections.
- Vaccination with living virus
- Major physical illness, such as diabetes, thyroid disease, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, pituitary disease, or any other serious medical condition.
- Hypertension or history of stroke. Increased blood clot formation.
- Major infections.
- Any current or past psychiatric disorder
- Use of medication likely to interfere with the study (e.g., benzodiazepines, St John's Wort).
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding.
- History of regular (more than once per month during three or more months) use of hard drugs (including XTC) or any use during past month.
- Alcohol use of more than 14 units per week or more than 4 units on any day during the week prior to the study or during the study period.
- Regular smoker during past year or use of nicotine product during past week
- Participants will be tested outside their menstrual period (two days before until five days after start of period).
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01648998
|Leiden University - Institute of Psychology
|Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, 2333 AK
|Principal Investigator:
|Willem van der Does, Professor
|Leiden University Medical Center
|Responsible Party:
|Willem Van der Does, Professor, Leiden University Medical Center
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01648998 History of Changes
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|First Posted:
|July 25, 2012 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|February 25, 2014
|Last Verified:
|February 2014
Mineralocorticoid receptor
Information Processing
Behavioral Symptoms
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Sophie Jane
Sophie Jane is an acoustic pop artist with a huge repertoire of songs ranging from the 60's right up to the latest hits.
She is as renowned for her professional approach to her music as she is for her unique sound.
Although Sophie Jane is based in Perth, Western Australia, she plays at many varied venues and events around Australia as well as internationally. She is well known for her entertaining and eclectic guitar/singing act.
The music was amazing. Darren and I were only talking about booking Sophie again for Darren's 50th birthday... Sophie was such a delight to have and will definitely book her again. Thanking you so much.Margi Pool (Kondinin local pub) – July 2015
Sophie Jane was incredible. Her performance was so good that people wanted her the whole night.Ramona McHarrie (Corporate Function) – August 2015
Everything was awesome, thank you. Sophie Jane is a great artist and beautiful person. We will definitely be seeing her again in 2016. Thank you for everything .Margi Pool (Private Function) – December 2015
Sophie Jane was great, very talented and great voice. The crowd seemed very pleased as I received a lot of positive feedback also. Would recommend her highly!Monique Atwood (Mine Site) – April 2016
Sophie was a great hit. Everyone love her. She arrived ahead of schedule and was set up and playing before the first guest arrived.Kyla Lynch (Corporate Function) – June 2016
There are currently no upcoming gigs for this artist.
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Its mood board week for the Add a little dazzle Dazzling divas challenge.
Just take inspiration for any of the images and have fun.
As you can see i was inspired by the images of the crayons and rather than go for a card i made this gift that is easy to do if your making up party bags.
I used the Avery Elle treat topper with some scarlet red craft metal sheets from add a little dazzle.
I die cut from card and stamped onto it then i used the die with the metal and only placed a small stripe of metal under the die before cutting then adhered the metal to the card.
You could easily change the crayons for sweets of even include some stamped images to colour in.
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Who We Serve
Members offering corporate advisory and transaction services have a responsibility to:
- Refrain from disclosing confidential information acquired in the course of their work except when authorized, unless legally obligated to do so.
- Inform subordinates as appropriate regarding the confidentiality of information acquired in the course of their work and monitor their activities to assure the maintenance of that confidentiality.
- Refrain from using or appearing to use confidential information acquired in the course of their work for unethical or illegal advantage either personally or through third parties.
Did you know that 80% of business owners of private middle-market companies are not prepared at all for an exit? Most of them expect to retire and would like to sell to buyers or transition to their children, but they haven't prepared their company at all. This is not a topic that can be left to chance. Being prepared or not is the difference between just barely scraping by in retirement or living a life of abundance. As an owner, it's your choice. We show you the path. Read More


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Interesting Flowers for your Garden
Make your garden even more elegant!
I know how much you love your garden and most of all how important it is for you that is why today I will present you some interesting flowers for your garden which can resist at high temperatures so they are perfect for Emirate.
Because the garden is the first image of your house you should plant interesting flowers, that kind of spectacular flowers which take your breath away.
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The flower with which I would begin it's called Amaranthus (amaranth) and it measures 18 inches to 6 feet depending on the species. You can find it in red, orange, gold, green, purple and it can't tolerate wet soil or shade, it really loves sun and heat so it is just perfect for a colorful garden.
Next flower reflects grace and femininity. Looks so majestic and graceful, perfect for an elegant garden. I simply love it. Gazania hybrids which heights 6 to 15 inches, can be found in red, pink, bronze, orange or yellow, perfect for hot areas and windy spots. This little beauty can't tolerate rain, wet soils or humidity. Take good care of it.
This next delicate flower is one of my favorites. Looks so delicate and feminine that I somehow feel like represents me. I think it is perfect for a garden that wants to be appreciated for its beauty. Ipomoea quamoclit or cypress vine heights 6 to 35 feet having a scarlet color. It is very easy to grow it from seeds and it self-sows. What it is so perfect at this flower is that it can tolerate almost any temperatures.
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Next one has a strange name but a beautiful perfume. Nicotiana or flowering tobacco heights 8 inches to 5 feet and has varies of species. You can find it in rose, pink, green, purple and white. You can grow it easily from seeds and some of the will self-sow. It doesn't like wet stems and leaves.
For a garden that reflects glamour and extravagance you can pick Portulaca or Rose Moss which heights 4 to 8 inches. It can be picked on red, magenta, pink, salmon, orange, yellow or white. It is also very easy to grow it from seeds. It is sensitive at humidity so make sure you don't expose it to it.
Another elegant flower which is aware of its beauty is Zinnia elegans or Common zinnia which is found in all colors except blue. It is sensitive at wet soils and poor air circulation . She blooms beautifully and she will really give your garden that perfect note of elegance.
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Bible Study
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The visitation ministry seeks to honor God by displaying the love of Christ to those members who are unable to attend Church on a regular basis or who are widowed and live alone.
Individuals or families are paired with an older member in hopes that they will know their Church's love for them. As a general rule, we aim to make one phone call, write one letter, and make one physical visit (if they'll have you over) per month.
It is our prayer that these members who aren't able to see everyone on a regular basis will remember how much we love them and care for them!
To get involved with the Visitation Ministry, please contact Ryan Edenfield / firstname.lastname@example.com.
Elizabeth Marten // The Gospel Coalition
For the young Christian who wants to serve, remember that you have the ability to help an elderly brother or sister in Christ. You can be a helping hand in the kitchen or a friend who takes them to doctor's appointments. Many needs can bring you to their aide, but remember to stay a bit longer. Listen and watch. The elderly have a lot to offer young Christians. Whether through their words of wisdom or examples of love, do not overlook the ways they can serve you. More...
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Friday, January 30, 2009
TECC53 With a There She Goes Sneak Peek!
Good morning everyone! First of all I want to say a huge thank you to everyone who played in last week's challenges! It was so fun looking at all of your creations! I have posted the winner farther down in this post! I hope you are all having a wonderful morning so far! Today has been so much better than yesterday and I'm technically only 3 hours into my morning! I am full of hope that the rest of the day will just continue to be better! :) Anyway, today is Friday (yippee!) so that means it's time for another one of Taylor's fabulous Cupcake Challenges! This week's sketch was fabulous! I seriously don't know how she comes up with all of these sketches! I used a soon-to-be released set from There She Goes called "Flowers of Happiness". I can't tell you how incredibly beautiful the stamps in this set are! I think this is probably my new favorite set from There She Goes and that is saying a lot! :D Jessica just really outdid herself with this one! I stamped the flower twice on watercolor paper, water colored them with my SU! markers and blender pen, cut them out, and layered them with dimensionals. I just love the 3D effect that this layered flower has! The designer paper I used is from My Mind's Eye and I paired it with Very Vanilla and Rose Red card stock! I tried to keep this card fairly simple and elegant so I added some Very Vanilla taffeta ribbon as well as some Vanilla pearls. Overall, I am really pleased with how this card turned out! It was one that turned out just how I had envisioned it! :)
ETA: I forgot to post my random winner from last week's sketch challenge! The winner was post #79 who was ariellehemp with this card! Congratulations Arielle!
Make sure you stop by Taylor's blog to see her card as well as the other Cupcake Sampler blogs!
Taylor VanBruggen: Taylored Expressions
Jami Sibley: More is More
Monika Davis: M.A.D. Stamper
Jackie Pedro: The Scalloped Edge
Donna Baker: Serenity in Stamping
Ana Wohlfahrt: Ink a Stamp
Vicki Chrisman: This Art That Makes Me Happy
You should also check out more of the sneak peeks from the rest of the There She Goes design team!
Don't forget to leave a comment on this post for a chance at some blog candy! Also, make sure you stop by the There She Goes forum over at Paper Craft Planet on Saturday (7-9 Pacific) to see the sets revealed as well as find out who the stamp winners are!
14 comments:
- Katie Ann Brooks said...
The flower looks beautiful, great job!
- January 30, 2009 at 9:11 AM
- Christi said...
This is gorgeous Steph!!
- January 30, 2009 at 9:21 AM
- MakiJo said...
This is absolutely gorgeous!!
- January 30, 2009 at 9:46 AM
- Jami said...
Oh this is so soft and pretty Steph!
- January 30, 2009 at 9:59 AM
- Monika/Buzsy said...
Very pretty Speth! Love the colors and the pretty flower image. TFS!
- January 30, 2009 at 10:04 AM
- Jackie Pedro said...
This is really beautiful, Steph! I love the color combo and that flower is BEATUIFULLY colored!
- January 30, 2009 at 10:31 AM
- Jessica said...
Oh Steph, this card is gorgeous!! I just love the way you colored and layered the flower :)
- January 30, 2009 at 10:48 AM
- Cheryl said...
Beautiful card!
- January 30, 2009 at 10:55 AM
- Pamela said...
Love the pinks.
Have a wonderful day.
pscole3467 at gmail dot com
- January 30, 2009 at 2:53 PM
- Jessie/knightrone said...
This is GoRGEOUS Steph...I love that flower!!
- January 30, 2009 at 9:57 PM
- Kelli said...
This is simple and stunning, love th epinks and pearls....SO girly!
- January 31, 2009 at 11:55 AM
- Ida P. Krause said...
What a pretty card. Love the colors, the flower and the pearls.
- February 1, 2009 at 3:22 PM
- Ange Kelly said...
Fabulous card! love the flower
- February 1, 2009 at 5:07 PM
- Silke Ledlow said...
Hey - GF - I totally missed this gorgeous card the other day....I love it!!!
- February 3, 2009 at 6:51 PM


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The Beach To Brunch is the ultimate short. Fun and lightweight, it is perfect for the pool or beach. Made from Italian fabric and stunning hardware, it then gracefully transitions to the perfect short for brunch, golf or just to enjoy the rest of the day.
100% Polyester microfiber
Mesh lining with electric blue elastic and internal drawcord
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Groceries Code Adjudicator powers come into force
Groceries Code Adjudicator powers come into force
The key provisions of the Groceries Code Adjudicator Act 2013 came into force on 25 June 2013, formally establishing the role, and commencing the powers, of the Groceries Code Adjudicator.
The government has published a guide to help determine whether a complaint is within the scope of the Adjudicator's powers. The government has also announced that it will publish, for consultation, guidance on how the Adjudicator will use her powers, how she will run investigations, and how and when sanctions will be applied. The Adjudicator will only be able to launch investigations after consultation and finalisation of this guidance, although she can still accept complaints in the meantime.
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Charley Boorman, the veteran biker and adventurer, is the man to ask for travel tips, especially if you are a die hard rider. Boorman traveled around the world, from North to South, in his two famous journeys Long Way, along with his friend Ewan McGregor, but also in his latter journeys, which brought him from Africa to Alaska and from Asia to Australia.
So, what advice is he giving to fellow travelers?
#1 Get a motorcycle
Charley is a big fan of motorcycles, but he advises digital nomads to get a motorbike, which is the best transportation. Riding a bike allows you to see the world up close and get in touch with the local culture. Digital nomads can benefit a lot from this travel mode, as they can cover long distances and spare their backs from the weight of a backpack.
#2 You need sunglasses
Another tip by Boorman is to have a good pair of sunglasses. They help protect your eyes from glare, both on the road and off it, preventing headaches.
#3 Don't overplan
Overplanning your journey is a bad idea, as you will never manage to stay on track with your schedule. On the other hand, leaving your nomading life up to chance is also a bad idea. The key is to find the balance between the two extremes and enjoy your adventure, ticking off the really important things you want to do.
#4 Embrace changes
Last minute changes might not be pleasant, but Charley advises travelers to embrace them. Digital nomading is an adventure, so if you have to change your schedule and plans on the last minute, just go with the flow and try to make the best out of the situation.
#5 Don't try to have too much fun in one day
Trying to stuff too many adventures and things to do in one day is going to backfire on you, so take your time to enjoy your day and the activity you chose to do.
#6 Make sure you get a good night's sleep
For Charley Boorman, having a good night's sleep often depends on a good sleeping bag and tent, when he is on a journey. Regardless if you deal with the same gear or not, he advises to make sure you sleep well. When you wake up fresh, you are able to confront the challenges of the next day with a fresh mind and body.
#7 Stock on baby wipes
There is nothing a baby wipe won't solve, so make sure you have loads of them! They are great to prevent rashes down there…
Speaking of baby wipes, when Charley broke both his arms during the Dakar Rally, his baby wipes helped him a lot, as he was able to wrap them around his remaining good finger. Use your imagination, for the rest of the story!
#8 Be social
If you're one of Charley Boorman's fans, you know he is always telling where he is and asking about the weather in the areas he is going to. This is a great way to stay in touch with people and allow them to share with you the things and places they find interesting.
#9 Be firm about your dates
If you really want to leave the country on a specific date, be firm about it. Sticking to plans is hard, especially for a digital nomad, but if you decide you really need to respect a date, write it down in your Expedia app and don't change it. This will help you stay organized and can help you see more places, on the long run, even if you will have to quit exploring the local area right now.
#10 Stay up to date with technology
Charley Boorman is not the technology geek who is always looking down at a smartphone, but he knows the value of traveling with the latest gadgets and advises other travelers to invest in the latest technology as well. Being connected and staying organized with the latest tablet or smartphone is going to simplify a lot of things during your travel. Don't be afraid, the latest gadgets are not going to steal your adventure. However, do make sure you sign an insurance for them!
Bonus Tip
Charley has one more tip for all travelers: step outside your comfort zone and free your spirit! The heart of digital nomading and adventure biking is the passion to discover new places and people. Embrace the new culture, dive into the new world and you will gradually see the world is not the mean, dangerous place you thought it was.


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Insurance Technologies is a leading provider of software and technology-enabled sales automation platforms to insurance and financial services companies. The company offers two software products: ForeSight®, an industry-leading point-of-sale illustration product, and FireLight®, a sophisticated SaaS order entry fulfillment platform. Insurance Technologies is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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The relationship between art and labor is one that has continued to evolve as labor and systems of production have changed on a global scale. The artist's personal labor within a work of art is not the highest standard of technical ability or complexity of thought anymore. Many artists use assistants in the production of their work and many others have thrown out ideas of labor in their work entirely. Artists are not paid for the labor they do in their studios and their work is not priced by the amount of physical labor that went into making it. The duty of the artist has more to do with the critical thought they contribute through a work of art than the work of art, itself. Through the manipulation and labor of physical materials, the artist functions as a craftsman but through the contribution of ideas, the artist functions as a philosopher. The true labor of an artist concerns the point at which the abstract and the tactile merge.
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The great things about mobile web applications
Developing an application for mobile platforms can be done in two ways, as a native or web application. Based on its purpose and target audience, each method has its advantages.
Developing using the platform's native language offers great performance and access to the device's full list of functional API's. On the other hand, you need to develop that particular application using a different language for each targeted platform. Android has Java, iOS has Objective C, Windows Phone has .NET, just to mention a few.
A web application in the context of mobile platforms is a normal browser based application that's been optimized to run on a mobile device. There are ways of making this mobile version of a website very similar to a native application in terms of user experience. Actually, user experience I believe to be one of the main advantages of mobile web apps.
Let's take a look on what a mobile application is, its structure, the downsides of developing one and the future of the ecosystem.
Characteristics of mobile web applications
Based on the client's needs, such an app can be distributed through a platform's application store and can have access to the device's hardware functions. This can be achieved by building it as a native app using a wrapper library like PhoneGap. It acts like a bridge between the platform and the application, enhancing its functionalities. You can even make it an offline app, offering the client the functionality he needs when in an area without Internet access.
The main downside to web applications is performance loss. You cannot develop performance heavy applications (like games) using a mobile platform's browser. Or at least not yet. But, if you have a data driven application, I consider this to be the best and fastest method of developing it. Let's put it this way, most of the applications now present on the Internet (mail clients, document editors, social applications, navigation apps) and even a large part of the current desktop applications can be successfully implemented as a web app. As an example, Google at one point had some problems with Apple in the development of their native iOS Google Voice application (the problem being Apple wouldn't allow it in the App Store). So, Google went ahead and developed a mobile browser version of their service, and deployed it directly over the web, skipping Apple's App Store altogether. Also a good example is the new iOS optimized version of Nokia Maps. It's completely browser-based, and includes support for offline navigation by storing parts of its maps on the device.
Being a web application makes it so much easier to keep it up to date from a development point of view. You can just put the updated files on the server, with no need to resubmit them for evaluation on platform's application store (compared to the flow of updating a native app). This, however, changes when using a PhoneGap wrapper. There were some issues between developers that used PhoneGap and the Apple App Store people: the people that approve applications to go into the App Store did not completely understand the way PhoneGap works, and refused their publishing. These problems were cleared after PhoneGap explained exactly how things work.
What's the architecture of a mobile web application?
At Yonder, we developed 2 web applications (you can access a presentation for one of them here) that had a very similar structure.
- The application UI, functionality and page flow are implemented in HTML, CSS and JavaScript, as a normal web page.
- We based our UI structure on one of the available web mobile frameworks, jQuery Mobile. This is used for handling the page navigation both visually and logically. This provides a base UI package that helps create applications close to the native look of mobile platforms.
- We wrapped all of this into an in-house MVC (model-view-controller) based framework, that provides patterns for quickly adding new pages, communicating with the server or managing all kinds of UI components.
- You can add to that support for offline storage, currently present on all major platforms.
- In order to have access to some of the device's functions, we integrated PhoneGap. It exposes an object through which we can interact with the platform. This library also makes it possible to build the application for multiple platforms and distribute them in an application store.
Losing on performance
The User Experience (UX)
Native applications provide a native user experience. That means every menu fits into the device's UI scheme and everything follows a certain pattern established by that particular platform's UX designers. So your app will look as an iOS app on an iPhone, as an Android app on an Android handset and so on. This isn't exactly the best thing regarding the overall user experience and I will explain why below.
When creating an application, you design it to look and work best based on its functionalities. Of course, you should align its design to what a mobile app should look like, because there are some user interface patterns proven to work on small displays or touch-enabled devices. By trying to make it work and look best for iOS, you neglect Android, where it should have a somewhat different design, based on their user interface patterns. After all this, you end up having 2 mobile applications for the same service, that look different although they are made by the same company and should be consistent in terms of UI.
This is not a problem when developing a mobile web app. Great UIs can be implemented in a browser, and the application will look and behave the same on all platforms. An app shouldn't be constrained to a certain look for its menus and buttons, but, instead, follow the creating company's branding lines (or whatever branding is desired for it). The bottom line is that good design plays a major role in the success of an application.
For example, in one of our applications we had a UI component that looked like this:
It is a synchronization popup dialog, that features a circular progress bar. We implemented it using HTML5 canvas and it turned out great. Consider doing this on more than one platform, each with its own primitive drawing API, and scalable for a few different device resolutions – it should add up to a lot of extra effort.
By developing natively, you encounter all sorts of issues with UI scalability to each device's resolutions. By choosing web, you build in an environment that was originally designed to handle these issues. By building a fluid layout for your application, it will look great on all device resolutions, and even have a different layout for tablets – all within the same code.
Other solutions
There are frameworks that work in a different way. They offer the possibility of writing the code once and run it natively on a lot of platforms. You write JavaScript and the framework handles its translation into native code. Titanium Mobile is one of these solutions. Sure, the final code is native, and it runs fast, but there are some downsides to it.
It adds another development layer which complicates things. First off, you write JavaScript code, not using web standards, but using their own components. You lose control over both the JavaScript and the native layers. Everything you do is limited by their API and what it can or can't do. You cannot tap into the advanced functionalitities for either the native or the JavaScript layers. This means there is no way to make performance improvements, structure or memory optimizations, except with what the Titanium framework offers.
It is a fast way to develop mobile applications, but with limitations on the functional and the UI side.
Comparing native apps, cross platform framework apps and web apps
Below I've included a small comparison on areas where differences between the platforms are most obvious.
Where things are going
Lately, every major player expressed an interest in providing the best support they can for mobile applications on their platform. Apple has the best mobile browser out there and, even so, they improved its performance a lot in the new iOS 5 version. Google just launched a new Android version with an improved browser and are planning to replace their mobile browser with Chrome (which is currently the fastest desktop browser). Microsoft improved the support for web apps in their Mango release by bringing IE 9 to their mobile platform. Intel, after the failure of their Meego project, are creating a new Linux-based mobile operating system together with Samsung, named Tizen. This is built around proving the fastest HTML 5 web application environment. Everybody is targeting web technologies, and with this much attention, things are bound to develop quickly. Even Adobe, with their Flash technology are moving towards HTML 5 and mobile platforms. They bought PhoneGap a few weeks ago and recently announced they're dropping the developing efforts for mobile Flash and focus instead on supporting HTML 5.
From my point of view, mobile web applications are great. They can provide a great user experience with a smaller amount of work compared to native applications. There are bumps along the way, like in any new (new on the mobile side) technology, but things seem to be moving in the right direction and they are doing so pretty fast.


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During the recent centenary celebrations at the Durham Miners' Association's Redhills Headquarters, the band were recorded by BBC Radio 4 for one of the World at One programme's 50th anniversary features. Celebrating ways in which Britain leads the way, listeners had called in with their requests and brass banding was identified as a tradition that should be cherished. A number of band members, old and young, were interviewed about their experience in banding, and why they felt it was a tradition worth keeping up.
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Contrary to popular belief, sciatica is not an actual medical diagnosis. Rather, sciatica actually refers to the symptoms of leg pain that originate in the lower area of the back, traveling through the glutes, and radiate down the large nerve in the back of each of the legs. This large nerve is termed the "sciatic nerve," hence the name sciatica for the condition associated with this condition. The pain may additionally be associated with numbness, tingling, or weakness as well.
There are various conditions that can cause sciatica symptoms. Some of the more common conditions include degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, a lumbar herniated disc, and spondylolisthesis.
Common Symptoms of Sciatica
Just as sciatica can come from a variety of back issues, its symptoms can also vary widely. Most often, individuals suffering from sciatica will experience one or more of the following symptoms:
- Pain leg that worsens when sitting down
- Sharp, shooting pains that may make it difficult to walk or even stand upright
- Radiating pain that travels down the leg, which can travel all the way to the toes
- Constant pain in one leg or glute (rarely in both)
- Difficulty moving the feet, toes, or legs, typically accompanied with numbness or weakness
- A searing or burning leg pain
The pain can be infrequent to constant, and can be merely irritating to completely incapacitating. The symptoms associated with a particular individual's condition is most commonly dependent on the location of the nerve being pinched. On a positive note, despite how disabling and painful sciatica can be, it is rare that permanent damage results from the issue.
Sciatica and the Sciatic Nerve
The reason sciatica can be so debilitating is because the sciatic nerve is the largest single nerve in the body. It is made up of nerve roots that branch out from the lower spinal area and then combine to form what we term as the "sciatic nerve." The symptoms of sciatica occur when the large nerve is compressed or otherwise irritated close to its point of origin. This in turn causes issues with the rest of the nerve that travels down through the leg all the way to the toes, hence why sciatica is able to impact such a large region of the body.
Onset of Sciatica
Sciatica is most commonly found in middle aged individuals. It is rare to see someone under 25 suffering from sciatica. This is due to sciatica typically developing over a long period of time, rarely attributed to a particular injury.
The majority of those who suffer from sciatica will recover within weeks to a few months. Surgery is not typically required, though other nonsurgical treatments are available that can provide relief.
If you believe you may be suffering from sciatica, consulting your doctor is strongly advised. Your doctor can ensure your sciatica is not being caused by a serious medical issue and does not require immediate medical attention. With how vital the sciatic nerve is to the body, it is always better to play safe than sorry when it comes to issues associated with it such as sciatica.


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We're excited to post today about an event put on by our partners in California especially for makers and creative business owners in April 2019. Craftcation: Business + Makers Conference is an annual life-changing four-day event featuring industry professionals leading attendees in over 100+ hands-on DIY workshops and creative business classes.
If you've ever thought any of the following, it's time to plan a trip to Ventura, CA:
I wish I could take a vacation where I get to make things with like-minded people.
I have this idea for a business that I want to turn into my full-time job but it's too overwhelming to figure out where to start.
I have a successful business and I'm ready to take it to the next level but I'm not sure how.
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Craftcation is the place where you can make any one of those things happen!
If you're a maker, blogger or creative business owner then it's time to get ready for four inspiring days that you'll never forget. Craftcation has over 100 hands-on workshops and business classes, so whether you're coming to craft, grow your business or a little bit of both, there's lots of making, meeting and learning in store for you.
Craftcation takes place April 3-7, 2019, in the beach town of Ventura, CA – about an hour north of Los Angeles. Craftcation utilizes Ventura's historic downtown buildings and businesses as well as the beach for special events like networking meet & greets, cocktail socials, a pop-up shop, opening celebration, yoga, as well as food and art tours.
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What's missing from the White House Christmas card? Christmas.I blame Harriet Miers. Put Ned Ryun in charge of the Christmas cards, then it'll be all better. I have nothing else to say about the Great Jihad against Santa. Happy Saturnalia to us all.
This month, as in every December since he took office, President Bush sent out cards with a generic end-of-the-year message, wishing 1.4 million of his close friends and supporters a happy "holiday season."
"This clearly demonstrates that the Bush administration has suffered a loss of will and that they have capitulated to the worst elements in our culture," said William A. Donohue, president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights.
Bush "claims to be a born-again, evangelical Christian. But he sure doesn't act like one," said Joseph Farah, editor of the conservative Web site WorldNetDaily.com. "I threw out my White House card as soon as I got it."
While we're at it, Jason Kuznicki observed this conversation among the Hindu deities:
"You know," said Brahma. "The last time I shopped at Target, no one wished me a Happy Diwali. Not one person. I wonder if Target hates Hindus?""Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age" by André Previn & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra from the album
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This innovative new textbook seeks to provide undergraduate students of international relations with valuable and relevant historical context, bridging the gap and offering a genuinely interdisciplinary approach. Each chapter integrates both historical analysis and literature and applies this to an international relations context in an accessible fashion, allowing students to understand the historical context in which these core issues have developed.
The book is organised thematically around the key issues in international relations such as war, peace, sovereignty, identity, empire and international organisations. Each chapter provides an overview of the main historical context, theories and literature in each area and applies this to the study of international relations.
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|Anna.Rogala [ Wed Apr 28, 2010 1:46 pm ]
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I submitted an entry to the campaign for real fear on 14th April and received an acknowledgement of receipt on the same day, yet I still haven't had a yay or a nay from the judges...
Everyone I know who entered has heard back with a rejection but I am still waiting, with fingers crossed.
Does anyone know if the 10 winners have been announced yet?
|gileadslostson [ Wed Apr 28, 2010 1:56 pm ]
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Not yet good luck!
|Pete [ Wed Apr 28, 2010 1:57 pm ]
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Chris made this announcement last week:-
I believe he's waiting on hearing from Andy as to whether Black Static will use the Top Ten or the Top Twenty before notifying the writers, and I think Andy is focused on getting IZ off to the printers at the moment, so could be a day or so yet.
|Ray [ Wed Apr 28, 2010 2:23 pm ]
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Good luck Anna! I may wish it jealously, through clenched teeth, but I wish it nevertheless...
|Paul Woodward [ Wed Apr 28, 2010 6:42 pm ]
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I am reluctantly joining the throng of the rejected.
I found it difficult to fit a story into 500 words to be honest. I had to keep tinkering with it, and worrying about the word count was a bit of a distraction.
I like the idea of a big archive for the fallen and the forlorn.
I don't have a wordpress acount, are they difficult to set up?
Shall I post my story here for the time being (I don't think I'm going to try a 500 word thing again)?
Metholayed Spirits (500 words)
Since the caretaker died the house next door was empty.
Hid behind my mom when the fire hose ran through our garage until I realised it wasn't our house, and then I wanted to see everything but wasn't allowed to. We found smoke stained books in the room where he'd died. Casino Royale was one, everybody read it and passed it around like nobody had died at all. He didn't get burned, just the smoke killed him.
It was getting dangerous when the clocks went back. We were shouted at regularly for going in. Your jumper was never thick enough to keep out the cold wind. Missing floorboards, you could see below. The stairs were okay. Upstairs there was a painted white circle in the middle of the room. Perfect for a train set, they got it set up and powered by steam, the metholayted spirits chuntering round. The hippies had been in and done a séance and had drawn the circle, but now it was our turn. This went on for hours, aeroplanes and everything flew across the room. More kids than the place could stand, so some were expelled downstairs mostly because they were fat, lived a long way away, and my brother owed them money so things were thrown down at them making the holes in the floorboards bigger. But instead of throwing back up, they took the staircase out from the bottom up because that was more fun. Competing with the shouting and swearing the aeroplanes that flew then were large pieces of wood.
Couldn't hear anything, didn't know what was going on, it got dark. And I was on my own. Couldn't get downstairs, the stairs had gone. The train set had gone too. I ran around. At the front a window was cracked, it wasn't before, and there was no streetlights. Went back to the room with the white circle, it seemed a bit warmer because the door hadn't been ripped off before. The cold wind didn't get in. Heard something loose and afraid the floor would fall out under me. I saw that hippie woman with the snake go away behind a cloud of smoke, but I couldn't move. It was like magnetism. Kept hearing voices but there was nobody there. I called back but it made no difference, my ears popped.
He was a large man with green blisters over his face, he sat outside on the steps but I never saw him after he died whatever they said about witches and hippies and how I had disappeared for hours and they were all walking the streets looking for me and why was I hiding? And there was no fight and there was nothing wrong with the stairs, but I couldn't get down - so you must have been abducted without knowing about it? There's more things in heaven and earth, but I don't think so. I didn't see a ghost whatever they said. And If I did I wouldn't say so.
|Jim Steel [ Wed Apr 28, 2010 9:35 pm ]
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Great story, Paul.
Wordpress accounts are easy-peasy and if a technophobe like me can manage one then so can most people.
You can start off with their blog-standard set-up and then add widgets or change the theme to one that suits you better without losing any of your content. Or start a second one, if you like.
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|Andy [ Thu Apr 29, 2010 8:58 am ]
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Pete wrote:
Chris made this announcement last week:-
I believe he's waiting on hearing from Andy as to whether Black Static will use the Top Ten or the Top Twenty before notifying the writers, and I think Andy is focused on getting IZ off to the printers at the moment, so could be a day or so yet.
I can now confirm that there is indeed a Top Twenty and that we'll be publishing them all in Black Static.
|Matthew S Dent [ Thu Apr 29, 2010 9:55 am ]
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And I have to wait until June to see this?
That's inhumane
|Pete [ Thu Apr 29, 2010 10:57 am ]
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Nah, inhumane is pointing out that Andy said he'd be publishing them in Black Static, but nothing about when
|gileadslostson [ Thu Apr 29, 2010 11:05 am ]
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Nor all at once
|Pete [ Thu Apr 29, 2010 11:06 am ]
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Sign up for issues 17 through 36
|Matthew S Dent [ Thu Apr 29, 2010 12:27 pm ]
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Well, I renewed my subscription on Monday, so hopefully it will be in the next six issues.
Though in all honesty, it doesn't matter, since it isn't like I won't renew it after that anyway
|DarrenGallagher [ Thu Apr 29, 2010 1:21 pm ]
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Hey guys, here's another reject.
I loved all the story's posted here, the top 10/20 must be fantastic if we all were rejected.
So here's mine..
Don't Open the Door
I opened the door, and it came rushing at me. It knocked me to the ground and mounted me instantly. It lashed out without hesitation; tore at my skin with its talons, tearing huge slits down my torso and thighs. I tried to hold back its huge powerful head but it snapped its jaw shut on my arm. I felt every one of those razor sharp teeth penetrate my skin and puncture the tendons beneath.
There are no words to describe the pain, or even the fear I felt with this huge powerful monstrosity on top of me.
I could see steam rising from its body. At first I thought it had some weird condition, but then I realised that its skin was burning. It never even acknowledged it. The only thing it was concerned about right now was me, and taking my life.
It released my arm from its powerful jaws and I realised too late the reason why. I barely managed to move my head out of the way, before its jaws snapped shut. One of its teeth caught my cheek and sliced it clean open. I no longer had to open my mouth to breathe.
The steam from its body rose faster and thicker, but still it kept up its relentless attempt on my life. I could no longer move my legs; the ligaments had been cut too deep.
Something hot landed on my chest and burned straight through my shirt. It almost felt as if it was melting my skin. I saw pieces of skin drip from its body, and I felt it corrode as it landed on mine.
As the skin dripped off faster the thing began to get agitated. Suddenly it raised its head high up into the air. I could see it snarling at the something above it, I assumed it was the light. What else would be burning it?
I tried to struggle away. It saw me moving and looked down. Its eyes were a deep orange yellow, with a small half red circle inside. That half circle watched me struggle and I could have sworn I saw it smile. Most of its skin was falling on top of me, burning into my body.
To my amazement it started to back away; back into the shadows. I thought I would at least survive in some shape or form. Then it lunged through the door and locked its jaws around my ankle. With one jerk I was dragged towards the darkness. I flung my hands out to grab something but they found nothing. Then it pulled again and I was almost fully absorbed by darkness. My hands found the doorframe. I tried to hold on, but one arm was already punctured badly and I lost my grip. I was holding on for my life with one hand. Then it pulled again, and this time there was no light; only darkness. It's only a matter of time now before I take my last breath.
|Pete [ Fri Apr 30, 2010 9:23 am ]
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Chris Fowler has posted the list of winners to his blog:-
Well done to everybody. I read them all the other day, and have to agree with Chris that the standard is very high.
|splinister [ Fri Apr 30, 2010 9:44 am ]
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The winners in the Campaign for Real Fear have been announced.
Chris and I would like to thank everyone who entered. You made our job difficult by sending us so much good work.
Congratulations to all the winners!
Maura McHugh
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