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Josh Kendall
Will Muschamp, college coaches in a bubble this time of year
This is the time of year when college football coaches start popping up randomly in the news as they make this comment or that comment on this radio interview or that speaking tour stop.
South Carolina head coach Will Muschamp did it earlier this week when he appeared on Arkansas radio host Bo Mattingly's podcast and said, "We're not where we want to be, but thank goodness we're not where we were."
It's the kind of throwaway line that's only worth notice because we're in football-starved April. It gives fans something to cling to for a moment, but it says nothing. The question that elicited that response was, to paraphrase Bo, "Where are your program and team right now?"
That's a good question, and it would be a great answer to have if anybody had it. We certainly don't, and Muschamp doesn't either. He knows his program intimately and probably has mentally catalogued every step forward and step backward that was taken by every player in every spring practice and on top of that has a rough idea of his chances of landing every recruit from here through the 2019 class.
"Who's your best player?" He could answer that question in a minute. (He'd probably say Jake Bentley.)
"What's your biggest weakness?" The answer would be on the tip of his tongue.
"What's your best chance of getting pressure on a quarterback on third down?" He'd draw it up on a napkin.
All those questions, he could answer. The question that nobody can answer until after August is, "Where are your program and team right now?"
That's because everybody in college football is living in a bubble at the moment. From the end of the national championship game until the season opener, every college football program in the country exists in a vacuum. Every team had a great signing class. Every team got better in the spring. Every offseason program was harder than the last one and made all the little guys bigger and big guys littler. Etc.
The bubble syndrome will only get worse next month. That's when the summer speaking tours begin for most coaches, including Muschamp, who opens his Gamecock Club obligations in Lancaster on May 2. Like every other coach in the country, he'll say, "We're good at X, Y and Z, but we've got to get better at A and B." And, like every other fan base in the country, the garnet and black faithful will hear, "Bring on Bama, baby."
It's OK to live in the bubble in the summer as long as you understand you're in a bubble. Right now N.C. State – which plays South Carolina on Sept. 2 in the season-opener for both teams – and its fans are living in their bubble. Wolfpack coach Dave Doeren soon will embark on his summer speaking circuit, during which he probably will tell folks that year five is when all the groundwork he and his staff laid in the first four years is going to start paying off in victories. He may be right. Nobody knows at the moment, but nobody can prove you wrong in the bubble.
The thing is, nobody lives in a bubble in the fall. When all these bubbles start bumping into each other, then Muschamp, and everyone else, will know where his program and team are in year two.


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Cannabis for a higher purpose™
We set out to be a socially conscious cannabis company from the very beginning. After figuring out our logo, box design, and what our brand meant to us, it was important to focus on the packaging. It needed to be compostable, recyclable, and non-wasteful, while being unique, efficient, and something we would be proud to see in our retail partners stores.
Our core values
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Soulshine employees are our #1 asset
We've created an environment where co-workers look forward to their job and are provided the opportunity to utilize their individual talents.
Building sustainable relationships
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Turkish companies seek to invest in industrial estates
A Group of Turkish companies has shown its keen interest to invest in the industrial estates being managed by Punjab Industrial Estates Development and Management Company (PIEDMC). According to the company's spokesman, the Turkish delegation head Hayat Kimya after visiting the Bhalwal Industrial Estate said that Pakistan is an ideal place for investment. The delegation


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Every fall, using the pilot paper machine in Bloedel 014, several students in the Bioresource Science and Engineering program roll up their sheaves—sorry, sleeves—to produce a few rolls of handcrafted paper. Organized by the student chapter of the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI), the annual papermaking fundraiser helps cover student conference fees and support other events.
The paper itself is 100 percent non-wood, and you'll often find holiday flourishes in it, such as ferns added to the slurry to provide festive accents when the paper is printed.
You have two options:
* Five cards and five 8.5"x11" sheets: $10
* Five cards only: $5
TAPPI had a cutting party last Tuesday, so we know the paper is trimmed and ready to go. If you'd like to place an order, email TAPPI Chapter President Seth Jorgensen or call/text 253.439.9498 to arrange a purchase between December 2 and 13. TAPPI will also have a booth at the SEFS Holiday Party this Wednesday, Dec. 4, from 4-6 p.m., so stop by and check out their handiwork!


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Chord Charts:
PDF chords - chart:
Heartbeat - chord chart E.pdf
Heartbeat - chord chart D.pdf
Heartbeat - chord chart C.pdf
PDF chords - guitar:
Heartbeat - guitar chords E.pdf
Heartbeat - guitar chords D.pdf
Heartbeat - guitar chords C.pdf
OnSong chords - guitar:
(What is OnSong?)
How did your love ever reach me?
How did your grace ever see me?
I was so far away
I was so far away
Now with the love of a Father
You hid me safe in the Saviour
I was so far away
You brought me home
You'll never turn me away
You won't recall my sins again
You'll never turn me away
You won't recall my sins again
I know Your heart, it beats for me
I see Your arms out open wide
You sing Your song over me
Knowing Your love unrelenting
Walking in grace never ending
You're never far away
You're never far away
Drawing me closer into Your heart
Leading me safe on a new path
You are my everything
For I am Yours
I'm Yours and You are mine
I'm Yours and You are mine
And now my heart, it beats for You
I throw my arms out open wide
I sing my song back to You
Pete Coggan, Becki Cox, Jack Wintermeyer, Simon Brading
Copyright ©2016 Freedom Sounds/Administered by Song Solutions
www.freedomsounds.net www.newdayworship.com
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Nicholas Brake, Ph. D.
450 Griffith Ave., Owensboro, KY 42301
Superintendent's Contract
Dr. Nick Brake, a native of the Cincinnati area, is the Superintendent of the Owensboro Public Schools. Located in northwestern Kentucky, the district is the largest independent district in the state. The district serves an urban population with an enrollment of approximately 5,000 students in preschool through 12th grade at 10 school sites employing a staff of 850 and an annual budget of $60 million. OPS is one of seven Districts of Innovation given the freedom by the Kentucky Department of Education to redesign student learning in an effort to engage and motivate more students for college and career readiness. The district has been recognized with the Magna Award from the National School Boards Association and as a "District of Distinction" by District Administration Magazine.
Dr. Brake's 24-year career has been dedicated to educational leadership and community development. He taught history and government at the high school and college levels and held administrative leadership positions at the high school, community college, and school district levels. Additionally he spent seven years in community leadership as President of the Greater Owensboro Economic Development Corporation. Dr. Brake is a graduate of the Superintendent Institute at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He holds a Ph.D. in Education Administration and Public Policy from the University of Louisville. His bachelors and masters degrees are both in history. He serves as a graduate lecturer in education administration, policy, and public administration at Western Kentucky University.
Administrative Leadership Positions
· Superintendent, Owensboro Public Schools (2013-present)
· President/CEO, Greater Owensboro Economic Development Corp. (2006-2013)
· Dean & Vice President, Owensboro Community and Technical College (2002-2006)
· Director of Assessment, Research, Curriculum, Daviess County Public Schools (1998-2002)
· Academic Dean, Daviess County High School (1996-1998)
· Western Kentucky University, Graduate Lecturer, Education Leadership & Public Administration
· Western Kentucky University, Adjunct Professor, History
· Owensboro Community and Technical College, Associate Professor, History
· Daviess County High School, History and Government
· Superintendent Leadership Institute, Harvard Graduate School of Education
· Ph.D. University of Louisville, Education Administration and Policy
· M.A. Western Kentucky University, History
· B.A. Northern Kentucky University, History and Secondary Education
Curriculum Vitae
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholasbrake
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News -
Trail bike rider airlifted from rural township
The Bundaberg RACQ CareFlight Rescue helicopter has flown to the Boyne Valley township of Many Peaks, south of Gladstone, this afternoon following reports of a serious trail bike accident.
It is believed a man in his 50s suffered chest and shoulder injuries as a result of an off-road trail bike accident shortly after 12.00pm.
The man was driven to the centrally located Grand Hotel Many Peaks by a friend, before the CareFlight helicopter was dispatched to airlift the patient out.
With the aid of a local Queensland Ambulance Service paramedic, the CareFlight medical team was able to assess and treat the man at a local school oval.
The patient was then flown to Bundaberg Base Hospital in a stable condition.
This is the second trail bike accident CareFlight crews have attended to in the past 24 hours, following yesterday's task at Manar Park.


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exp 2.0
We are back fresh and ready to bring the world something even bigger this time around. Our first EXP event was a success (you can see all the info below) and we had a great turn out and now we are looking to bring back the event to kick off the fall season.
We created this event not only to showcase awesome talent from the Soundcloud platform, but also to set forth a networking and community atmosphere in all aspects of lifestyle, right here in NYC. At our events we have an artist showcase which can feature photographers, designers, painters, etc. Where they can popup and sell, find their next client, or just connect with true supporters and other artists.
Our main showcase is with our producers. we give them the time to spin their beats during a industry standard set, while the crowd vibes out. Our platform is giving artists, producers, musicians, curators, etc. a place to explore and grow outside of the normal avenues and create their own.
Get ready for EXPV2!
October 15, 2016 is our tentative date.
what does exp Mean?
Our team curates & digs deep for low-key emerging artists/producers from the SoundCloud community and more. This creates a rewarding and collaborative process for our artists as well as our listeners.
The emerging artists discovered on our platform which consists of blogging (artists focus & collaborations), mixtapes / playlists, promotional videos, social media content, and bookings at our EXP events receive international exposure. Although, we are music-focused we also want to showcase the works of all creatives who vibe with the same genre.
Post-EXP events not only bring new sounds to attendees, but also the New York City scene. We create valuable partnerships, collaborations, and friendships for all creatives. Most importantly, everyone is able to make something out of this experience.


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Most of you are aware of the existence of both winter and summer squash, but we continue to get questions asking us what the major differences are. The questions range from how to grow to how to cook to how do you tell the difference? We will attempt to answer the most common questions here, and if you find that you have more questions after you've read this article, please feel free to Ask Our Master Gardener.
The most simple explanation of the main differences between summer and winter squash is that summer squash bears fruit best eaten when it is immature and the skin is tender. Winter squash takes longer to mature with the skin being more rigid and tough, making winter squash the ideal baking or stuffing squash. Winter squash, such as Hubbard, acorn or butternut requires a longer growing season, typically between 80 and 120 days, while summer squash, such as yellow crook neck, zucchini or patty pan requires one third to one half of that time.
Gardeners in the northern climes of the U.S. may not have a growing season long enough to grow winter squash to maturity; they must stay on the vine to ripen. If this is your situation and you just have to have some winter squash, you can try germinating the squash seeds indoors in order to give you a jump start on the season and then babying, really babying, the transplants. Most recommendations call for planting squash directly into the ground, butif you HAVE to have itit is worth a try. We also have a few varieties of squash seedlings that will save you the time and expense of germinating your own. You will have to monitor the moisture level carefully, as squash will wilt with the smallest hint of drought, so we suggest mulching to retain moisture as well as to inhibit weed growth that can choke young seedlings. Once they have started spreading and are well- established, you can relax your vigil and be proud of your success.
Summer squash must be eaten or processed fairly quickly, lending itself well to inclusion in breads or soups, as well as freezing, frying, sautéing and steaming. Winter squash, on the other hand, can often be stored for months in the right conditions and can also be pureed for soups, but is most often served baked, cubed or sautéed with fall spices such as cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. The experts recommend storing winter squash in warm household temperatures for about 10 days and then moving to a cool, dim place, like a garage or basement, where the temperature ranges between 40 and 50 degrees. You can freeze winter squash once it is cooked, even if it is pureed, for use later in pies and soups.
But, how do you grow each of these varieties? Squash requires room to grow, so we suggest you are sure of the varieties you want to grow. Visit your farmer's market or your grocery store and try them. Ask your friends and family what their favorites are, and then grow only what you know you will eat, unless, of course, you sell your harvest at the local farmer's market or will be freezing it for use later.
The process is basically the same for winter or summer squash. Both winter and summer squash like warm soil, lots of sun and prefer loamy, well-drained soil that is rich in compost or fed with a fertilizer that is not too high in nitrogen. Nitrogen will encourage leaf growth, sending those vines scurrying near and far, instead of concentrating the energy on the fruiting process. Of course, composting at home is the most economical and eco-friendly way to fertilize your vegetable plants, but for those of you who haven't gotten around to it or who don't have the room for your own composting set up, there are a number of fertilizers, such as Neptune's Harvest, that are organically approved and will serve to provide nutrition to your plants while amending your soil, resulting in a better and healthier harvest. If you are short on space, you can train the vines to climb a trellis or support, even from a container, though container plantings will require more vigilance on your part when it comes to moisture and nutrients.
Pests are not normally a big problem, but for those of you in areas where the vine or squash borer is a springtime problem, we suggest you cover your young squash plants with row covers, uncovering them as they start to set blossoms; bees and butterflies are needed to pollinate the flowers in order for fruit to grow. At this point, the vines are also often thick enough and sturdy enough to thwart the efforts of even the most voracious pests. Check regularly under the leaves for eggs that have been laid and remove them. They are usually colored from white to amber and will be quite recognizable, being laid in sizable colonies. We don't recommend using chemical pesticides, but instead suggest you rely upon those proven organic methods that are safer for your pets and your family.
Keep track of the number of days from planting, that being the most reliable indicator of when your summer or winter squash harvest will be ready. Summer squash should be harvested when no larger than 6-inches long or wide, this being when they are at their most tender and flavorful. Harvesting at this size will ensure the skin will not become thick and hard or the flesh bitter. Winter squash are best when fully mature, so should be harvested at the end of the growing season. The fruit should feel solid and sound slightly hollow when you thump or tap it.
We hope we've answered most of your questions. Watching squash grow is satisfying, the plants are amazingly vigorous and the resulting harvest is always colorful and incredibly delicious.
Happy Gardening!


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Selecting a CDP strategy
In a recent article on SearchDataBackup.com, Curtis Preston provides a thorough explanation of continuous data protection (CDP) for end users and how it differs from near-CDP. So what does this technology mean for the channel, and what should you be looking for in the tool you select?
The first question to ask yourself when approaching a CDP project for customers is whether it even makes sense for them. In terms of customer sales, this market is infinitesimal, especially for stand-alone solutions. By offering a tool that just does CDP, you could be further complicating your customer's backup process rather than complimenting it. While these tools often create a volume that can be mounted and directed to your backup application, this means a whole new set of scripts and processes to create, maintain and monitor.
A larger concern is whether these stand-alone CDP packages will simply be replaced by backup vendors adding the functionality to their applications, like SyncSort and CommVault do today, or whether storage vendors will provide the functionality right on their controllers via, essentially, continuous snapshots? If so, these solutions would have the advantage of being integrated into either the backup or storage management process.
In fairness, these alternatives to stand-alone CDP tools present their own problems. For instance, to get CDP functionality in a backup tool, you might need to replace the backup application, and CDP functionality on a controller places the data at greater risk because the CDP copy and the primary copy would likely be on the same controller and the same disk subsystem. Of course, stand-alone CDP solutions require an additional software purchase too.
Recommended strategy: Be aware of these solutions in case your customer needs a near-zero recovery time. But instead of guiding them toward stand-alone CDP, invest time with backup software suppliers and storage hardware suppliers that are adding these capabilities.
George Crump is president and founder of Storage Switzerland, an IT analyst firm focused on the storage and virtualization segments. Prior to founding Storage Switzerland, he was CTO at one of the nation's largest storage integrators.


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Investment Strategy Explained
S52(2)(f) of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 Regulations (SISR) requires the Trustee of a Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) to maintain a current Investment Strategy. An Investment Strategy must be prepared by the Trustees, who may seek professional advice in the preparation of the strategy. This explanatory document is intended as a guide only to assist Trustees in the development of the Investment Strategy. This pro-forma Investment Strategy is written in such a way that it can be used by the Trustee of a SMSF to develop their own strategy for their fund. However, it is only a guide and we would encourage you to add to it to take into account the particular aspects of your fund.
What is an Investment Strategy?
An Investment Strategy is a detailed financial plan made by the Trustees of a SMSF based on consideration of the sole purpose of the fund. It takes into account the current and/or future financial needs of each of the fund members and is framed in the context of their risk preferences.
Why should we have an Investment Strategy?
A SMSF is a form of Trust. It operates under a variety of Governing Rules including a Trust Deed and SIS legislation.
The cornerstone to the SIS legislation is that a SMSF must exist for the sole purpose of providing retirement or death benefits. Much of the legislation is built around this purpose including the covenant contained in s52(2)(f) which requires the Trustee:
to formulate and give effect to an investment strategy that has regard to the whole of the circumstances of the entity.
The logic behind this covenant is that the Trustees of the SMSF have the responsibility for running the fund on behalf of the fund members. In order for the ATO to be satisfied that the Trustees are operating in accordance with this sole purpose, there needs to be something to show that the Trustees have considered the member specific circumstances and have formed a plan on how they will manage the investments in order to meet the sole purpose.
The ATO treats the Investment Strategy with significant importance and it is likely to be one of the first documents requested should an audit be undertaken. Other benefits of an Investment Strategy are:
–Member specific risk and return expectations are established providing a clear framework for the Trustee to make investments and monitor results;
–It may reduce the potential for making rash and risky investments;
–Trustees can engage professional assistance from investment advisers and use the document to establish a framework for the investment adviser to use when making investment recommendations;
–The Trustees have greater surety that investment advisers truly understand and operate in their best interests.
Contravention and non-compliance
Contravention of the Covenant in s52(2)(f) is not an offence and does not result in the invalidity of a transaction.
However, the ATO indicates in several of their publications that the existence of a valid and current Investment Strategy is an important factor when testing the Trustees compliance with the sole purpose test. If the ATO determines the fund is non-complying, you risk:
–Losing the tax concessions;
–Disqualification as a trustee;
–Prosecution and/or penalties;
–All of the assets held within the fund being taxed at the top marginal personal tax rate.
When should we formulate and review our Investment Strategy?
The Trustee should formulate the Investment Strategy upon establishment of the SMSF. The Investment Strategy precedes the investment decisions. By its very nature, decisions should be made that fit within the strategy; the strategy should not be set to fit with current investments.
Every time the Trustees contemplate an investment decision, they should refer to the Investment Strategy to ensure it will align. The strategy should not necessarily be restrictive on the Trustee, moreover it is something that can and should be revised at any time and on a regular basis to reflect changing circumstances.
Examples of times where it is wise to review and if necessary, update the Investment Strategy include:
Identification and intent to invest in a specific investment opportunity that does not fit with the current strategy;
–Change in risk tolerance of the member(s);
–Change in financial needs or expectations of the member(s) over time;
–Adding a new member to the fund;
–Commencement of a pension for a member(likely to require higher cash liquidity);
–Death or change in health of a member;
–Marriage breakdown;
–Change in SIS legislation regarding permitted investments.
Key Aspects of the Investment Strategy
The investment strategy must have regard to the whole of the circumstances of the fund including:
– Risk tolerance in making, holding and realising
– Minimum and desired rate of return;
– Asset allocation and diversity;
– Liquidity having regard to anticipated cash
flow requirements;
– The ability of the fund to discharge existing and
future liabilities.
Trustee Responsibilities
Trustees need to consider the risk involved in transacting within a SMSF and review and monitor the returns on their investments. They should look at historical and projected returns to determine if they will meet their overall fund objectives.
One of the key roles is determining the underlying assets you wish to invest in. When considering these assets, Trustees need to ensure they are allowable under SIS legislation, and that they demonstrate appropriate diversity in their asset selection.
SIS Act Requirements Bind Trustees to:
– Act honestly in all matters concerning the fund;
– Exercise the same degree of care, skill and diligence
as an ordinary prudent person in managing the fund;
– Act in the best interest of all fund beneficiaries;
– Keep the money and assets of the fund separate from
other money and assets (for example, your personal
– Retain control over the fund;
– Not enter into contracts or behave in a way that hinders
Trustees from performing or exercising their functions
or powers;
– Allow members to access certain information; and
– Develop and implement an investment strategy.
Trustees should implement a due diligence process,
promoting well thought-out and responsible decision making.
This also protects the Trustee from action by members if the investments turn out to be disastrous.
Prohibited Investments
Trustees must ensure the investment strategy complies with
SIS legislation, and the SMSF trust deed.
When formulating the Investment Strategy, Trustees need
to ensure:
– They do not make loans to members or their relatives;
– The investments are on an arm's length basis;
– They do not breach the in-house asset rules;
– They observe the restrictions on acquiring assets from
related parties;
– They do not grant security, mortgage or other charge
over any assets of the fund;
– They do not borrow money; (unless following the
rules found in s67A & s67B of SISA);
– They comply with the sole purpose test.
The Audit Process
Every SMSF is required to appoint an independent Auditor to audit the fund's activity each financial year. The Auditor will review the investments by the Trustees to ensure they are consistent with the Investment Strategy.
If the Investments do not align to the Investment Strategy, the Auditor will report this as a breach of the Covenant contained in s52(2)(f). Whilst the contravention is not in itself an offence, it can potentially draw attention to your SMSF with the possibility of a detailed ATO audit being conducted at considerable expense.
One of the recommendations to come out of the federal governments Cooper Review is the requirement that trustees of an SMSF consider insurance of its members as part of its Investment Strategy. Whilst at this stage this requirement is purely a recommendation and not law, TAMIM Asset Management strongly suggests you consider insurance and seek advice if appropriate.
Preparing the Investment Strategy
Attached with this document is a pro-forma Investment Strategy that you can use to prepare your own strategy. Alternatively, you can utilise one prepared by an Investment Adviser.


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ATLANTA - Alliant Quality, the Quality Innovation Network – Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) for Georgia and North Carolina has been awarded two new Special Innovation Projects (SIPs) by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
The first SIP entitled, Engaging Patients and Family in Opioid Safety at the Pharmacy, supports pharmacists in counseling patients to understand opioid risks and to expand access to the opioid-reversal agent naloxone under the state's standing order protocol.
Through the initiative, training programs and a process to dispense naloxone under the standing order protocol will be developed for participating pharmacies. Also, processes identifying high-risk opioid prescription patterns will be implemented.
The second project entitled, Improving Care Outcomes for Medicare Beneficiaries with Mental Illness and Opioid Use, focuses on the implementation of a targeted, community-wide education and engagement program. The goal of this project is to achieve a 25 percent reduction in unnecessary opioid prescribing by designated emergency departments to patients with comorbid mental illness and substance use disorders, and to decrease emergency room presentations and hospitalizations for the same population by 25 percent.
This project will utilize a whole health action management program and peer support group model to encourage increased resiliency, wellness and self-managed health for people with mental illness and chronic opioid misuse. In addition, education will be provided to emergency department prescribers. Peer Support Specialists will work with hospital case management staff to develop an outreach plan for patients. Also, an established local action network (LAN) will be used to educate and train various stakeholders.
"The opioid epidemic is a critical issue for the patient population we serve," said Alliant Quality CEO and President Dr. Dennis White. "We are committed to supporting communities in Georgia and North Carolina to enhance patient safety and well-being, and the way we treat pain."
For information on how to join these efforts, visit www.alliantquality.org.
About Alliant Quality
Alliant Quality, the Medicare QIN-QIO for Georgia and North Carolina, is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to continuously improving health care. In operation since 1970, Alliant Quality provides innovative health care solutions focused on quality improvement, utilization management, medical review, and health care outcomes research. For more information, please visit www.alliantquality.org.
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Love is in the air...
Happy Valentine's Day!
It's the day of lurve, and Glossybox have definitely come up trumps with this month's box, filled with 5 goodies to get you feeling pampered and ready for a night of romance, whether it be with a loved one or just showing yourself some TLC.
MUA Power Pout Glaze Low Voltage Gloss
I wasn't overly excited when I first saw this as I'm not a big fan of lipglosses, but having said that this is pretty nice, I like the shade and I'm a fan of MUA in general. This was a pleasant surprise!
Nicka K New York 24hr Waterproof Eyeliner
Eyeliner is my desert island make up essential, but I mostly only use it in my waterline as I just cannot do a decent flick! This is described as being perfect for painting on a cat eye, and it is nice and precise, although me being generally cack handed doesn't help! I like the fact this is brown as it's a nice change for me, and a bit more subtle for everyday.
The Vintage Cosmetic Company Floral Slanted Tweezers
These are possibly the prettiest tweezers I've ever seen, and I'm actually quite sad I won't be getting much use out of them as I get my eyebrows waxed and really hate plucking them. They are lovely to look at though, and ideal for those in-between waxes stages.
Wilkinson Sword Intuition Razor
I'm really pleased with the addition of this product, I think its fab. I love the fact this razor has a creamy soap to moisturise the skin prior to shaving, which will hopefully avoid pesky cuts and rashes!
Naobay Protective Hair Mask Volume Condition
I absolutely adore Naobay products and they are one of my favourite beauty discoveries. I've loved all the products I've tried from the range and was excited to try this, and it didn't disappoint. I really like hair masks to help soften my hair and give it a bit of TLC, particularly as I have such dry, frazzled ends.
Hope you all have a lovely Valentine's Day, whether you're single or attached!
What do you think of this month's box?


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By Diedre Ribbens
Each year, many people experience the "winter blues," the layman's term for a particular mood disorder called seasonal affective disorder, or SAD. There's a lot of information swirling around in popular media about the cause of SAD, but what does science have to say about it?
Researchers have been looking into SAD since it was first defined in the 1980s. Early studies were focused on finding treatment options, because alleviating the symptoms of SAD was a top priority. Since the early 2000s, scientists have been looking at the genetic, epigenetic and biochemical causes that underlie SAD, along with other mood disorders, and they've been finding some pretty interesting stuff.
David Klein, director of circadian biology research at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, studies the enzyme that produces melatonin.
Although the technical name of the enzyme is arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase, or AANAT, Klein refers to the enzyme colloquially as "the Timezyme." This nickname comes from the role of melatonin in regulating the body's internal clock, and because AANAT manufactures melatonin, it is crucial to maintaining proper control of the body's daily rhythm.
Klein recently led a study, published earlier this year in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, that showed the form of AANAT in vertebrates originated 500 million years ago. Other studies have shown that vertebrates and nonvertebrates have distinctly different forms of AANAT.
Vertebrate AANAT is found mostly in the pineal gland, where it produces the melatonin precursor N-acetylserotonin from serotonin via the addition of an acetyl group. Nonvertebrate AANAT enzymes are generally similar and are thought to add acetyl groups to a broad range of potentially harmful, serotonin-related compounds. This is in contrast to vertebrate AANAT, which acts more selectively, adding acetyl groups to one specific compound.
"Many enzymes that are involved in neurochemical signaling were originally detoxifying enzymes," explains Klein. Nonvertebrate AANAT was "sort of a shield," he says, part of a group of proteins that evolved to protect the light-absorbing vision molecule retinaldehyde. AANAT acted as a shield by acetylating serotonin and related compounds, thereby preventing them from inactivating retinaldehyde via Schiff base formation.
Today, vertebrate AANAT is still expressed in small amounts in the retina, but melatonin production occurs primarily in the pineal gland. In this way, the high levels of serotonin required to make melatonin are separated from retinaldehyde, preventing destruction of this vision molecule in the eye.
"The Timezyme evolved just to make melatonin. Pineal melatonin synthesis also requires a very high capacity to synthesize serotonin. Although serotonin synthesis occurs in other tissues, the concentration in the pineal gland is much higher, consistent with the knowledge that it is a melatonin factory. For example, serotonin concentrations in the pineal gland are more than 100-fold higher than those in the retina."
Klein's study bridges the gap between nonvertebrate and vertebrate AANAT, showing how a gene-duplication event of nonvertebrate AANAT that occurred 500 million years ago led to the branching and evolution of the two separate enzymes. Before the PNAS paper, the gene duplication event was only a hypothesis due to lack of evidence.
At some point, vertebrates stopped making the nonvertebrate form, so Klein and a group of international collaborators tracked down an organism with both forms present to help confirm the idea and put a timeline on the Timezyme's evolution. The team eventually located both forms in the genome of the elephant shark. Using samples from the elephant shark and related aquatic species, Klein's team used RNA sequencing, 3-D structure modeling and other tools to show that the vertebrate form of AANAT was derived from the nonvertebrate form.
Klein's work has implications for the study of melatonin-related disorders, such as SAD, and also for vision disorders in which harmful chemicals are accumulating in the retina.
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"Haunting and beautiful...the songs are a cut above most… very well thought out and put together"
Patrick Fitzsimmons: Reviews
The Changing
"Deliciously rootsy … as meaningful as it is melodic."
"This man can really sing! The songs are carefully crafted and range from pop/folk anthems to a number of masterful love ballads."
"The Changing is one of the finest bodies of work I've heard in years."
"One of the top 5 Vermont CDs of 2001."
"Perhaps the most beautiful sounding album of the year … poetic lyrics, hauntingly beautiful melodies, while also getting down right funky at times."
"Dance is an outstanding album that is sure to propel Fitzsimmons into greater national recognition. I hope it does because these songs deserve to be heard, by many people, over and over again."
"Fitzsimmons' second solo outing balances pop gems with more melancholy ballads that are both pointed and poignant."
"… Dance is a remarkable album of beautiful, thought provoking songs. Fitzsimmons' delicate vocals make him one of the most captivating, if understated, songwriters around today."
"Best of 2002."
Color in the Dark
"Some say that the eyes are the windows to the soul. Patrick takes you into his soul through his music. Emotions pour out of his songs like a wellspring. Sit back, wrap yourself around a pillow and listen to Color In The Dark. Enjoy the journey".
"Color In The Dark is a collection of well crafted, well thought out and emotionally heart felt compositions from a tried and true artist. Patrick Fitzsimmons is a guy with a lot of pure emotion that comes straight from the gut. In today's world of 'anything goes' music, an artist like this is uncommon and a great treasure for those who are looking for it, as well as listening. The title track really sums it all up and you can understand why it was chosen to end as we get a quick glimpse into the mind of a fantastic singer/songwriter."
"Fitzsimmons' third self-produced recording, Color In The Dark, is yet another folk-rock gem. One listen to Color In The Dark confirms this dude knows how he wants his recordings to sound, and how to accomplish it. Color In The Dark is clearly the work of a pro."
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"Patrick has such a melodic gift and such a crystal clear voice it's hard to believe he was originally known as the drummer with From Good Homes. With this CD, he's definitely found his calling as a singer-songwriter of the first rank."
"On his most recent release, Live: The Birthday Shows, Patrick Fitzsimmons shows why he is such a popular live performer. His catchy songwriting is almost always punctuated by an infectious beat – no surprise if you know that he has spent some time as a professional drummer!"
"I've been following Patrick's music since I first heard the title track from 'The Changing,' his 2001 release. His smooth voice is perfect for his lyrics, which can be reflective ("you can find if you wish to / Enough love and joy in this old world to see us through" and romantic ("Take me love / Into your warm embrace"). His guitar playing is excellent, and the songs range from soft folk-pop to rhythmic folk-rock. His live shows showcase his warmth as a performer, as well as his musicianship as a singer/songwriter, as evidenced in this live recording."
"Patrick has a wonderful, engaging singing voice that can rise from a sensitive whisper to a loud high wail with a seamless dynamic that makes it sound so easy (but believe me, it ain't easy). One track, "Autumn" sort of reminds me of a Buddy Holly ballad as if sung by John Hall, but that's about as close a comparison I can come up with. "Take Me Love" is another song that pleasantly reminds me of Buddy Holly. 16 of the CD's 17 songs are Fitzsimmons' originals, the only cover being a very nice acoustic rendition of Led Zeppelin's "That's the Way". The sound quality of this live recording is excellent, and the backing accompaniment from cellist Loni Bach, violinist Leena Gilbert, bassist Rob Meehan, pianist Tom Askin, and percussionist Ned Stroh is absolutely perfect. The strings, in particular, are so tasteful and add yet another layer of beauty to what are already some very ear-catching songs. "Drive" has a nice percussive rhythm, while the opening song, "Come to Me" is as sweet a love song as one will likely hear. All I can say is - check out this CD."
So Beautiful So Blue
"Fitzsimmons is an immensely talented singer. With a shimmering, silken delivery, he is effortlessly emotive ... So Beautiful So Blue is exquisitely and professionally produced and arranged ... and reveals a mature songwriter near the peak of his abilities. Wide eyed and heartfelt, his music ably and honestly recalls a simpler period of American pop music. It is retro in the finest, and blissfully unironic, sense of the word."
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Intermediate A had a special challenge to write the instructions on how to make their own cupcake icing for their Australia Day Cup Cakes. The most exciting part seems to have been the decorating and eating.
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Apple Bobbing History Lesson
Today Intermediate A were learning about traditional English games and then had the opportunity to experiment with a very interesting game called Apple Bobbing.
Apple Bobbing (also known as Bobbing for Apples) has been an autumn tradition for hundreds of years. Despite its presence at Halloween parties and festivals today, however, its origins are more rooted in love and romance than tricks and treats.
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Missed promotion and organizational implications
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The Missed Promotion
In accordance with the questions and answers to the Post Role-Play Reflection below. What is your opinion for the questions below?
POST ROLE-PLAY REFLECTION QUESTIONS and ANSWERS
1) What was your role? MANAGER EMPLOYEE
2) Briefly summarize the meeting. What was the result?
The meeting was predicated upon two professionals acting respectively in a professional manner. The employee set aside their emotions to talk with the manager while the manager understood that the employee was still employed, and this required for the manager to ensure that the employee felt validated and respected despite being passed over for the promotion.
3) Please rate your agreement with each statement below, and then give a brief explanation for your answer.
This meeting was successful
Yes, the meeting was a success because both parties were able to gain perspective that will ultimately result in benefiting the overall good of the company. Through the manager's use of praise for the job done by the employee as well as respect, the employee remains committed to producing quality work for the company while the employee gained perspective on areas that are needed to improve in to receive the next promotion. By improving in these areas, both the employee and manager will benefit as well as the company through increased productivity for the company and a potential promotion in the future for the employee.
We reached a fair result
Yes, because both sides will benefit through increased productivity that will emanate from this meeting wherein the employee will improve in areas that caused them to not get promoted this time while the company will benefit from the employee's increased improvement in these areas subsequently rewarding the employee with a promotion in the future.
I feel satisfied with this meeting
I've explained why the meeting was successful, and the satisfaction arises from both the employee and manager acting in a professional manner with the focus on the betterment of the company.
My partner feels satisfied with this meeting
The partner should be satisfied for similar reasons mentioned.
QUESTIONS? What is your opinion to the questions, you will post comments responding to the following questions:
a. Describe what happened when you tried to discuss the promotion with the other side, from your perspective. Was it successful?
b. Were you more concerned with distributive, procedural or interactional justice?
c. What attitudes or behaviors lead you to this conclusion?
d. Do managers and employees tend to emphasize different aspects of justice? How does that influence perceptions of fairness?
e. How can perceptions of justice affect motivation and job satisfaction)?
f. What are the implications of what you have learned from this exercise for your future actions as a manager or a leader in your organization.© BrainMass Inc. brainmass.com October 10, 2019, 7:35 am ad1c9bdddf
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a. Describe what happened when you tried to discuss the promotion with the other side, from your perspective. Was it successful?
When discussing the promotion, the other side was capable of relaying critical information on my performance as well as their appreciation for my performance to me. The other side ensured that although I needed to improve in certain areas to receive a future promotion, I was talented enough to be respected as a valuable member of the organization and would eventually reach my goals with improved attention to detail and hard work.
b. Were you more concerned with distributive, procedural or interactional justice?
I would be more concerned with ...
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This solution provides answers to various questions regarding a role play on a missed promotion and discusses its organizational implications.


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Eggplant Caponata
Eggplant Caponata
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Author: Maria Tadic
Recipe type: Appetizer
Cuisine: Italian
Serves: 10-15
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 medium eggplant, diced
- ½ large onion, diced
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- ¼ cup capers, drained and rinsed and roughly chopped
- ½ roasted red peppers, diced
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
- ½ tsp salt and pepper
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1 tsp sugar
- ⅓ cup fresh parsley, roughly chopped
- Serve with: toasted baguette slices, pita chips or Italian bread
- Heat a large saute pan over medium high heat. Add in olive oil, eggplant and onions. Saute until eggplant turns gold brown about 10-12 minutes.
- Add minced garlic and saute another minute or until garlic is fragrant.
- Add in the remaining ingredients except for the parsley. Saute for another 5-7 minutes or until all ingredients are heated through. Taste and adjust for seasonings.
- Right before serving, add in the parsley off the heat. Stir to combine.
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Zheng He Voyages
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What do you think about the following
The voyages of Zheng He reveal a powerful, accomplished, and restored Confucian state and civilization in China that was at least equal to, but very different from, emerging early modern Western civilization. List and describe the major factors that made those voyages possible. How do you evaluate and understand the later Ming decision to drop (and forget about) the voyages?
Any insights or thoughts will be helpful. I am so excited this is my last discussion!
Debbie if you need the inserts from the book I will send.
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Okay Mary, first of all, who was Zheng He?
The emperor Yongle and his successor, Xuande, persuaded Zheng He to command seven expeditions, the first in the year 1405 and the last in 1430. Zheng He traveled from China to the west, as far as the Cape of Good Hope. the objective of these trips was to show the glory and majesty of the Chinese Ming Dynasty. Yongle and Xuande also wanted Zheng He to show evidence from the barbarians beyond the seas. Did you know all of this? The ships that they built for these voyages also exemplified China's ...
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The expert determines how to evaluate and understand the later Ming decision to drop the voyages.


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We're sitting in the commons when Annie says I look like a man. She says it like this: "They did a good job with her. She looks just like a real one."
Lisette corrects her, but her mother gets confused about the difference, so Lisette repeats herself, enunciating very clearly. "He is a man. He doesn't look like one. He is."
"But not everyone passes," her mother says. "Right? Isn't that what you meant?"
"Oh yeah," Annie says. "The boys are lucky. I wouldn't have known. With us girls, it's completely different. I can always tell."
Lisette drops her face in her hands. They've been at it a while. "Oh my god. No you can't."
She is the youngest, while Annie, at sixty-two, is older than everyone here. There are six in the new batch, all women, plus two: Lisette's mother—whose name I don't catch—and Cecily's younger amant. The patients arrived with two and three rolling suitcases apiece, shedding coats and stacking their boots in the foyer. Shoes are not permitted inside, excepting the nurses' bleached clogs.
It's all very sterile.
Annie, Lisette, and her mother have camped in the television room with the couches, while the others check out their rooms, and Cecily harasses the cook about her diet. "Beef if it's grass-fed," she says, "Chicken or turkey if not, no fish, and vegetarian if none of the meat is organic." The cook repeats, "Organic," and Cecily says it again, drawing each syllable out, "Or-gan-ic," to correct the cook's heavy accent. Cecily's boyfriend is Quebecois and she asks him to translate. The nurses and staff are bilingual-french. The guests are all anglophonic. "You know what?" she says to her boyfriend. "Never mind. Can you just pick something up? Does Canada have a Whole Foods?"
Cecily and I are Americans, as in, The United States of, but the rest are Canucks. There is a push-pinned map of the world on the wall, showing each country, province, and state their patients have come from. Beside it is a thank-you painting, whose butterflies, on closer look, are actually fluttering vulvas.
The women talk. I don't. I'm still in a lot of pain. My surgery happened a few days ago, but I had some kind of reaction to the oxy and have only begun to leave bed. Other than that it was simple. They took the fleshy remains of my breasts and cut the excess before trimming down and re-attaching my nipples. They put stints on the nipples, drains in my ribs, and wrapped me up in a compression vest—an attractive foam pad held still by wide white elastic—to keep the pressure up on my chest. Not at all like what they're here to get.
Lisette wears a pentagram-covered quartz necklace. She has eyeliner and is current on all of the terms. Annie isn't. Lisette can't resist. She says, "You wouldn't have known about me," but Annie swears that she would. "It's the Adam's apple," she says and taps on her own. "Can't hide that or the hands."
Lisette's mother says she read an article about a girl who transitioned while very young and how she'd never have guessed. Annie says it's different when they catch it young, and I turn up the TV, which has something about a psychic. Everyone is off hormones—you have to be, for the surgery—and volatile. Hormone withdrawal brings mood-swings brings unwelcome sensations and smells. It's a betrayal, that bodies revert—though theirs won't anymore if all of the surgeries go well.
Annie is wind burnt, bottle blonde, and wearing pink slippers. She was a pilot. Like me, testosterone has squared her face out, which makes her insist she can't pass. Lisette, disagrees, says she's just middle-aged. Lisette, herself, is narrow and golden, hair pulled in a loose bun. Her mother, darker, petite, worries her hands. She wants my thoughts on the surgeon, but one of the nurses cuts in to announce dinner and help me get off the couch. I lock my elbows into my ribs and let her pull on my hands. With enough clench my stomach takes most of the pressure and my shoulders don't shift and then it isn't so bad.
Lasagna and salad. Everyone gets to the table, introduces themselves, I meet Lily, Marion, and Diana, and the usual questions ensue. When did you come out? How did you know? Was it hard? Was there loss? Your job, your parents, your friends?
"I, for one, think it's amazing you flew out here for her," Lily says to Lisette's mother. To Diana, "Can you imagine our parents doing that? I would have killed," and Diana, whose parents are dead, doesn't answer. Marion has a girlfriend who wanted to come, but whose flight was delayed. Annie's children don't know she's here because they've got enough on their plates. Cecily serves herself, picks at the lettuce, and throws the rest out when her boyfriend returns with a shake.
Lily says, "I can't believe it's going to happen. Two years on the Medicare waitlist—I thought about flying to Thailand, but--" she shrugs. Marion blames rich Americans cutting in line. "That's why the wait is so long for our insurance." To me, "No offense." Cecily, opening a fashion magazine at the table, says, "Supply and demand."
"If Americans cared--" Marion starts, but Cecily tells her amant that it's time they looked at the room. The pairs leaves and Marion says, "They could fix their own bloody system before mucking up everyone else's."
My stomach's still tight and the food seems plastic. Play food. I'm tired. I want to go to my room, but it's upstairs and the nurses are on break in the office. I try anyways, leaning forward with my elbows tucked in. I look like a raptor. There's snow blowing against the window. With a lot of effort, I manage three steps.
Lisette's eyes light up when she sees me, coming out into the hall. The expression gets to concerned pretty quickly and she runs up to support me in case I fall. My breath is heavy. It's kind of pathetic. Everyone else is at dinner. I ask her if it was the food or the company that was bad.
"Both." She laughs. "Everyone's awful."
"What? You don't like Annie?"
"Oh my god. She's my roommate. I hate everything." Away from her mother, Lisette seems older—more self-possessed. "Do you want to just hang in my room?" she asks. "I'm around the corner, so, uh, no stairs."
"Yeah," I tell her, "Okay." I'm still leaned up on the railing. "Not that I couldn't do it."
She laughs, even though it wasn't funny, and wraps her arm around my shoulders in a way that brought us together more than it offered support. We hobble down the steps and into the hallway. I haven't showered in days. The rubber tubes hurt when they jostle and so does the fluid that comes out and sets in the drains. Twice a day I have to dump it, or a nurse does and marks off how much collected, and it stinks.
"Do you work out?" she asks.
"A little."
"It looks like you do."
"Thank you."
"I mean, you have nice shoulders."
Her room looks exactly like my mine, with two beds stuck in a little bland room and a window, except for the luggage and the clutter all over the beds. I can tell right away which one is Annie's because it looks like a little girl's. Everything pink and purple. She brought her own bedspread.
Lisette's nightstand has an arrangement of crystals. I recognize the quartz and pyrite, but none of the rest. They're laid in a half circle around a big one, and behind are some tall candles in glass—missing the Mexican saints. On her bed she has a denim vest and a pile of Christian inspirational pamphlets. They're the ones people hand out at bus stops—all kinds. I see a Jehovah's Witness pseudo-science kind of textbook asking Cat Whiskers: Chance? Or Design? with insert captions and quotes. Then there's the fire and brimstone-type black and white comics, with pictures of hellfire, damnation, and an evangelical chick tract calling Halloween a satanic slap in the face. People hand me those, and I toss them, but she's got a whole dog-eared collection. She pushes them off of the bed. The vest is covered in patches. I know people like her.
Her mother is driving her crazy. She's treating her like a baby—as if she hadn't, you know, cut her off when she told her, tried to, like, starve her back into the closet, or settle for just being gay. "And now she keeps buying me things, you know? Like, retroactive guilt money. Like, I don't need a fucking, uh, Martha Stewart brand toaster or air purifier or shit. I live in a commune."
Lisette's sitting on the bed and I'm beside her and she's the same height sitting I am when I stand. I'm surprised she hasn't brought posters. I could see something political or explicit tacked up over the bed.
"It's, like, a half-squat group house in Vancouver, and I'm just like, how out of touch can you get?" She looks at me. "I'm sorry. That's boring."
"It's fine."
"Do you have parents?"
I shrug. "Fuck 'em."
"If they don't like how I am—if they're not willing to help pay, then who the fuck cares?" There's more vehemence in that than I meant. It sounds bitter. "Not that I'm bitter," I say.
She laughs again. "I like you." She talks more about her relationship with her mother, lying back with arms crossed behind her head. I can't do that. I can't get up if I lie back again. I don't want to be stuck there. She keeps talking. I'm in so much pain.
"Are you nervous about the surgery?"
"A little. It's worth it." She touches the elastic wrapped over my back. "How long do you have to wear that?"
"Just a couple more days."
"Have you seen it?"
"Not yet."
"Does it hurt?"
"It's okay."
"Can I see?"
"Yeah. When they unwrap it."
"You can see mine when it's done."
There's a knock and Lisette's mother opens the door. "Oh!" she says. "You've got company. I had no idea."
Lisette says it's fine without getting up.
"Okay, well, I'm heading out soon. Do you need anything? Are you sure? Alright then—well, you know where to find me." To me she says, "I've got a room nearby at the little motel."
"Bye, Mom."
"Come give me a hug."
Lisette groans.
"That's right, I'm just your mother."
I didn't think they looked similar, when I first saw them, but it's starting to come together. Different colors, but they have the same hands, the same rounded face. They move their hands the same way. Her mother sees me watching. "She takes after her father. Took after." She gasps and covers her mouth with both hands. It's a large gesture. "Was that offensive?"
"It's fine."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, mom. You can say that."
"Really? Okay. You know I'm still learning. I'm just trying to make sure."
América is the last arrival and she comes the next day. She's here for revision, so she's already got one, which sets her apart. She has to spend an hour dilating, because it's still fresh. She's doing that when I find her, lying splayed out and naked on the bed.
Not technically naked. She still has a dress, but it's pulled up to her shoulders and there's nothing beneath but the dilator, which is in her. I notice that she's still on the smallest of three. I'm not in her room, but the door's open. She didn't fully shut it and it's crept open, widening out of a crack.
In the main room they're watching Disney, but not really, an old princess film. They don't have a video player, so it's whatever is on the TV. A bunch of it is in French. Annie, Diana, Lisette, Marion, and Lily. Cecily went out to sneak a cigarette. It's against the rules for surgery, but the nurses will only scold her. She's not Canadian, so it's all out of pocket. They won't stop her. She doesn't care.
They're talking about sex. Also the surgery, but everyone's always talking about surgery, so that doesn't count.
Marion is fretting about her girlfriend because she wants to have sex one last time, the old way, before surgery, but her girlfriend won't come until later. The blizzard still has her delayed. She leans in, talking about it as though it's scandalous, the kinkiest thing you could do, and Annie takes the bait. She says, "I could never do it that way."
Marion loves it. She pushes. "Why not? It's fun." She has a dark A-line. She winks.
"Oh, no," Annie says. "Never. I haven't even once since I realized."
She lets that sink in.
"Wait," Lisette says. "Nothing?"
"Not for twenty-five years."
The room is quiet. A princess, onscreen, gets her new gown.
"I can't wait for a pussy. Let me tell you. I've got it on my calendar. Six months and then we are going to have some good fun."
Lisette is so horrified that she has to leave. "No sex," she tells me. "How does she live? No sex at all." We pass América's room and she's still at it, stretched over her bed. I'm better today, walking better. América sees me looking. I ask if she wants me to shut it, but she says it doesn't matter. "Who's ashamed? I'm not."
"Have you seen one?" she asks Lisette.
Lisette has seen pictures.
"Well, why are you waiting? Come in." She has the middle sized dilator in. The other two are on the blanket, bright as legos, with lube. The big one's impressive. I tell her, I was born with a cunt and I still don't think that would fit.
América says everything's wonderful and Lisette shouldn't worry and the surgeon did a great job. She has a beautiful pussy. I see scars, but they're minimal, one on each labial lip. They look cosmetic. "Racing stripes," I tell her, and we all laugh. "For speed."
She goes up to the big one, the whole time very detached. Clinical, rote, tooth-brushing chores, in the beige and white hospice-care room. It's attractive. She has an accent. Is forty, perhaps forty-three. "Why that name?" I ask her, and she says it's because she has everything in her, North and South and all of the countries within. She comes from the Caribbean.
Lisette touches my arm. I look at her. We leave and go back to my room. I've still got the foam, but as soon as we're in, she tears at the rest of my clothes. I go for hers, lifting the shirt with my raptor arms, getting past the pointed young breasts. My pants are down in a pile of flannel. She kneels down and then bends a little further and puts my little cock in her mouth. She does that and then gets with me in the bed. I rub her long clit. It stays soft, but she rubs it along my junk some, pushing at the entrance, and then we give in. Nobody's going to climax. I could masturbate, but it's honestly not worth the pain.
We lie next to each other, not touching. "That's probably the last time..." she starts. I wait. "I can't believe Annie. How hard are pronouns? She was talking about Diana and kept using 'he,' and I'm like, 'You're trans. How can you not get this?' and then she was still saying 'he'!"
My incisions are pulsing. I can feel the heat coming off them, a sharp endless ache.
"She's driving me up the wall."
I am only wearing the binder. I say, "She's older. She doesn't know."
"She should."
"She's uptight."
"Because she hasn't been fucked in my lifetime." She is daring me to answer. She arches her brow.
I tell her I need a nap and she obviously isn't impressed, but she can't say anything because we're all here for surgery, so you have to be considerate of all the failings, of the hygiene slips and the shuffling, to keep the awareness from working both ways. If she can convince herself that I don't look geriatric and wretched, that I'm attractive post-surgery, the gauze will also shield her.
I can't sleep when she leaves, but do arrange myself on the cushions so I'm propped up and reclining, because that's the most comfortable way. I can't take the painkillers after my bad reaction, so I'm just stuck here breathing, feeling my lungs stretch and pull on the stitches and trying to manage that pain.
Nothing that happens here matters. It'll collapse into a sentence—that time I went to Canada for my surgery—and all the patients and nurses and hospice-stuff will disappear. If I had a family, I'd let them coddle me, fetch pillows, get water, basically make me an infant. They should be here, but they aren't. The Canadians don't realize how lucky they are to have their surgeries paid by insurance. Lisette doesn't know.
Eventually I must have drifted off, because I wake to the pipes starting up. All the ladies have to shave their lower halves, under threat of the nurses re-scraping if they do a bad job. They take up all of the bathrooms for hours, trading off one-by-one.
At the hospital, they're assigned different rooms. Now Lisette and Marion are together, Cecily bunks with Diana, Lily and Annie are together, while América and I stay in hospice. She transfers tomorrow. It stopped snowing and the sky shone, darkening, as we crossed the grey car-splattered slush into the building next door. Here was the hospital, everything medical, none of hospice's careful touches, it's sterile-informal décor.
Lisette and Marion like the same music. They play witchhouse off of a laptop on the faux-wood meal tray. There are different nurses giving different orders to different women (in the same accents) on how to prepare. It's a night here, surgery all day tomorrow, then two days of recovery before returning to hospice for more care.
There is no common space—just the lobby—and no internet or TV. The women are restless, opening and closing books, journals; wandering into new rooms. I look out the window. There's a street, the snow, and the streetlights. Lisette and Marion get up and sit down. Even Cecily comes, wearing a satin kimono over the hospital gown. Her boyfriend follows, moon-eyed and silent. They're too restless for conversation. I don't stay long.
Lisette's mother is already here when I come the next morning. They haven't started. The nurses are eating bagels and I see the surgeon walking with his assistant, snapping his blue rubber gloves. A nurse comes out with a schedule and when Annie is first, not her daughter, Lisette's mother leaves.
It's early. I'm tired, but don't want to miss anything. There's some excitement as Annie gets strapped to the gurney, but then they take her and the lobby goes quiet. I look at a French magazine. It takes two hours.
She comes out in her blue gown on the gurney, hooked to a few tubes, looking ecstatic. Also, exhausted and drugged. They used a local anesthesia, so she was conscious, sometimes, and says it was worth it. She is so happy. They did it. She did it. It's done.
They roll her out.
Next up is Lily, then Marion, then Lisette, then Cecily, and finally Diana goes last. Twelve hours of surgery. I don't know how they do it, the doctors, or why it has to be in a day. I wonder if they're drug addicts, or how else they stay awake and in shape.
Most of the women are sleeping. Lily's gown wants to open, and, while adjusting, she starts to cry. "Don't mind me," she says. "It's nothing." A nurse hands her a tissue. "I'm just nervous. I'm fine." They wheel her away and another nurse asks me to follow her into the examining room for a checkup. I'm wearing the binder under an open flannel, which she carefully tugs back and over my arms. Beneath that are jeans—I was sick of pajamas—but those are left alone. She opens the binder and the pressure lets up from my ribs.
I can finally see what they've done.
The cuts go across my whole chest. Red raw lines held together with a yellowing plastic thread, and curved up at the sides. She holds up a mirror. I see wrinkles where the seam pulled my skin in. "Good, yes?" The nurse traces the line, showing me how the incision both sits under and helps to define my pecs. "Soon, you don't even see."
My drain tubes go into the corners, and the cuts around them look open, like the stitching might come undone. It is so red underneath. And tender. Now it's exposed, my chest feels tender and young.
She has to remove the drains. I lift my left arm as high as I can while the snips the threading around the first tube. She pulls. It hurts more. Three slippery inches of plastic leave me, and I'm in a bit of shock, seeing how far in they had gone. She does the other side before I've really processed the first, and it hurts, but I feel so much better when it's all done.
I have a new chest. There is no extra. There are no tubes. There are no breasts.
I haven't had a chest like this since I was eleven, and then it all went to hell. I mean, I put up with it—thought, I don't like it, but I can deal. But now I am so much lighter. Happier, in an indescribable way.
I want to see how my shirt fits, buttoned, without the binder—I'd like to never wear a binder again. No more velcro or bras or getting too hot in the summer or checking, re-checking, the mirror to see if it actually is hiding my breasts.
But, of course, I have to wait while everything's raw. The nurse puts the foam back over my chest and seals the white velcro tight enough that I feel the pressure with every small breath.
At least I know what it looks like. That's good. I'm kind of winded. Sweaty. I smell like a man. The nurse leaves and I sit there for a while, thinking that it was all worth it, that I'd do every part over again. My body is already healing, trying to close up those holes. It makes me so tired. I need a minute. Marion's under the scalpel when I come out.
Lisette and her mother are in the lobby. Her mother has takeout coffee and a memoir. She has the book open, but isn't reading. She's watching Lisette apply makeup, and asking if that's really necessary for a medical procedure. She seems worried that it will increase the chances that she might infect. "Besides," she says, "it's a little bit much, don't you think?"
Lisette has her eyes done up like an Ancient Egyptian portrait, with the black line over her eyelid that spikes up off to the side. She has sparkling wine-colored eyeshadow that matches her lips, and the effect is very high art.
"It's, well--" she drops her voice. "It's not womanly."
"It just—I don't know, you've worked so hard to look like a—well, to look like yourself and I don't want people to think you're, you know, a, well, like a drag queen." Lisette doesn't answer. She's darkening her eyebrows. "I don't want you being misunderstood."
Diana comes out and asks the reception desk nurse if she can re-check the schedule. The nurse tells her nothing has changed.
"I'm a mom," Lisette's mother says. "I want mom things."
Diana takes the paper schedule. "For my peace of mind. Just to see."
There are more nurses heading back and forth through the lobby, holding objects and clipboards, telling things to each other in French.
"Look, she's not wearing makeup," Lisette's mother says of Diana.
Her daughter snaps the compact. "This is my armor. I'll do it my way."
"Its just that it makes people think you have something to prove."
Diana's listening, pretending to look at the schedule. She moves her lips like she might say something. She looks pained.
I tell Lisette she looks great.
"Yeah. And I just got my drains out and saw my chest and--" I stop because she's turned back to her mother. Lisette says, "Drop it already, okay?"
Her mother frowns and goes back to the memoir. Her coffee lid's covered in tooth marks. She bites the lid as she drinks. Diana returns the schedule. I sit in the chair nearest me. There is an uncomfortable, avoidant silence, until Diana's attention is caught and she points behind me and claps. "Will you look at that?"
I try twisting around. Slow going. There is, as always, the pain.
"I can't believe that you're up!"
Annie walks into the center, shuffling in her gown and pink slippers, hooked to a rolling IV. She looks fine. A little bit tired, but not like she's had a big surgery. I thought she'd be out for a while, given her age, but nothing seems to phase her ex-military endurance, or healthful orange suntan. Diana asks if she should be walking and Annie waves off the concern. "I'm doing just fine—hurts less than when I lie down."
Her slippers are the cheap fuzzy kind that are soft and then quickly matted—dirty and stiff, but hers still have the new tag. She asks what she missed while she's out.
Diana tells that Lily and Marion have both gone. "And Marion's should be almost done."
"Very good," Annie nods. "And I see we've kept our young man." She winks, dramatically, at Lisette. "He wants to keep an eye on you, doesn't he?"
Lisette looks away. I say that I came for a checkup. Time to take out the drains.
"Well, that's wonderful. I mean it: you boys are lucky. The hormones do everything. Next they can make you a willie and then no one will every be able to tell. I've still got a while. I'm thinking about those facial feminization surgeries. I'd like to shave my jaw down."
I don't want another surgery. Maybe a hysterectomy, someday, if I get cancer or if it stops working—because I've heard testosterone does that, makes your uterus sick—but I'm not getting a dick. Annie tells me I'll change my mind. Lisette tells her I know myself best. I say that even if I wanted one, I couldn't afford it. Forty-five thousand dollars. That's what it costs for a dick.
Diana says that's positively barbaric. "Your country makes you pay the whole way, doesn't it? I keep forgetting you're from the US." She asks how I paid for my chest and I tell her I put it all on a card and she tells me it's awful that I'd have to do that—the interest, the credit, and I tell her it wasn't my card.
"Come again?"
This is a long story. There is a compressed version in which I do not talk to my parents, but they talk to my brother, and I visit my brother, and help myself to the emergency credit card that they gave him, because, I think, I'm family. It's a medical family expense. "I mean," I tell them, "It's not like they can't afford it."
Annie, Lisette, her mother, and Diana are all looking at me. "They should have paid in the first place," I say.
Lisette's mother closes her book. "That's awful."
I start saying it isn't so bad, but--
"How could you do that to them?" She leans forward in her chair. "They're your parents. You can't cut them out of your life and expect—that is just so selfish," she says.
Lisette says, "Maybe he didn't cut them out, Mom, did you think about that?"
"Lisette, I do not like that tone."
"Maybe cutting your kids off is fucked up and oppressive and maybe he's doing his best to survive."
"Lisette, I am sorry if I wasn't perfect, but I am doing everything I can to support you. This isn't easy for me." She pauses. "It isn't easy to wake up one day and find out that everything you did as parent—even though you did your best—that it was all wrong and your ideas have been wrecked." She's someone who cries when they're mad. "I thought I did the right thing."
"Well, you didn't." Lisette says. "I'm taking a walk"
The nurse says she has to stay in. Marion is nearly finished and Lisette must put on her gown. She leaves. Her mother doesn't. She's still tearing up. Diana pats her shoulder. "I wanted grandchildren. Is that so mundane? She's showing me all these articles and theory and I just had this vision," her voice broke, "of going to his wedding and holding my grandson." She wipes her eyes. "No, thank you, I'm fine. It's all fine. I'm here aren't I?" She smiles. Her face still looks tight. "I need a cigarette."
Lisette's mother bundles up into her winter coat and snow boots and takes a breather. Lisette enters surgery. Marion sleeps. Lisette comes out. Cecily's awake enough, after her surgery, to tell her amant to shut off the camera. Diana goes last. It's so late. Marion's girlfriend finally arrives and they spend a long time kissing, the girlfriend's long hair functioning as a curtain to shield them from view.
Most of them are bedridden, save Annie, who glides around with her IV. They all have plastic bracelets. They all have blue blankets, blue gowns, and white sheets. Lisette has lost her makeup; they wiped it off in surgery. She doesn't notice. She sleeps.
Her mother isn't talking to me. I think, Nobody cares about me. Melodramatic. That's wrong. I'm off hormones, my feeling are going all over. It's like PMS, with the estrogen spiking, but worse. At least I still have my chest. In a few days I'll leave and it'll be over. I don't need a family. I stopped talking to them when my parents refused to switch pronouns. Nobody cares about me.
América checks in as I leave. Her revision will be easy. She'll go home the next day. I put on my coat, slowly, alone and slip on my boots. Today it didn't snow, and the ground has mottled, pocked with footsteps and grime and more slush. It's dark out. The nearest streetlight is dim, yellowing in a way that suggests the bulb is in its last days.
The hospital seems unnaturally bright. I can see into each window, illuminated by white fluorescents, and doubt that they can see me. Lisette and Marion are both in their beds, Lisette's being the one by the window. Her mother sits on the sill. I can see her back, the heather cardigan and slacks riding low, and I can see her hand on Lisette's sleeping forehead. Her purse is on the sill, as well as the open memoir.
I have my chest, I think. And I don't have to be jealous. I'm older than Lisette by a couple of years. I don't need to be coddled.
It's hard for most of them the next day. Hard to eat, hard to sleep, painkillers. América's surgery is done before I arrive, and she feels okay, but the rest are nauseous or hurting or both, and irritated at the mixture. Annie still can't settle down and goes from room to room, checking on the patients. The others don't get up for anything but the bathroom. The nurses are more obtrusive than before, checking-in and handing out pills. Cecily complains that the nurses are too brusque, too medically efficient. She had a breast job in the States, and was the only patient that day, bathed in the entire staff's solicitous attentions.
Of course, that was a plastic surgeon, Diana points out, with something to sell, not a state-run medical doctor. I have to agree. They act like the nurses I'm used to seeing at my stateside community clinic—efficient people taking care of a medical necessity—not selling something cosmetic.
Cecily isn't convinced. She sends her (notably handsome) young man into Montreal for a few odds and ends she is missing. He has hinted that Cecily works in LA, doing something glamorous and important.
Diana, by contrast, does not. She has her career in preschool. She's also managing fairly well, the only one to have eaten her whole lunch of bread and soup and jello.
I'm also better. I slept the whole night, without breaks, and this morning I took my first shower. There are only two more days with the compression vest and, after that, I'm done with binders forever. It feels like I could lift my arms over my head, but try not to get that excited.
Lisette is in a terrible mood, trapped and fighting nausea. She has an eighties cult television show on her laptop, which she half-watches while flipping through Christian pamphlets. She has a thin blonde beard dusting her lower features. There is nothing unfeminine about this. Her face is soft, softer, even, with the hair and it took me a moment to realize what was different, to remember that most women don't grow facial hair.
I can't move my shoulders enough to shave and have grown my own patchy beard. The effect is not the same, especially with my (diminishing) acne. Trans women, on the whole, get better skin on hormones. Trans men tend to the other direction.
Lisette disagrees about hair. She wants to know if the nurses will shave her. I tell her I'll ask, but she doesn't want me to leave. Her mother's in town and Marion is still kissing her girlfriend. She says, "I'm sorry I'm such a brat."
We watch her computer. She holds her bladder in for an entire half-season, but then a nurse has to help her out with the catheter. I stay with Marion, whose girlfriend went to forage. She asks if I want to see something.
She arches her brows. "You know."
She hands me her cell phone and I look at the picture. "I had a big one, didn't I?" she says. "It's gone now, so I don't have any shame."
Annie rolls in and wants to know what we're seeing. Marion switches the picture. "Cats," she says. "Isn't that a cute little cat?"
Annie oohs over it. What a sweet little kitten. Is it Marion's? It is. She and her girlfriend adopted him over Christmas. "Oh, a boy cat," Annie says. "I always think about them as girls—though I suppose they do have the whiskers." She tells us a story about electrolysis, how that was the first thing she got done, even before starting hormones. She's surprised Lisette hasn't had her hair removed yet. "He's never going to pass with that stubble."
Marion says, "She."
I say, "She passes."
Annie assures me I'm wrong.
"Does it even matter?" I ask. Annie thinks that it does. Lisette overhears, coming back, and tells Annie she's going to grow a big bushy beard. "Like a lumberjack woman," she says, and Marion laughs. She thinks that's a wonderful joke.


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Farmers Markets are in full swing by May, and we took full advantage by traveling around Atlanta to source the meal. We shared with our guests where the fresh produce came from and challenged everyone to shop local and taste the difference. We desire authenticity in life through relationships, work and service. The same standard can, and should, be set for our food. Here's a look of the evening focusing on the meal. For the full recap, please visit Pilgrim Creative. Enjoy!
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Snacks Lemon White Bean Hummus with Fresh Herbs and Black Pepper Lavosh Roasted Strawberries with Local Goat Cheese on Rosemary Cream Biscuits
First Course Tybee Island Shrimp and Seared Scallops with Spring Beets, Bibb Lettuce, Basil, and Orange Vinaigrette
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15 Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is.
Tomorrow may be the most dangerous word in the English language...The failure to embrace "the sacrament of the present moment" will keep us from being fully present to God right here, right now. Not because we consciously say no to God. We just say, "Tomorrow."
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