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Chicago's Animal Care and Control shelter would be expanded under a plan by mayoral challenger Ja'Mal Green to double its budget and turn it into a no-kill facility. | Sun-Times file photo
Mayoral challenger Ja'Mal Green on Monday proposed doubling the $6.4 million-a-year budget of the Commission on Animal Care and Control to enlarge the city pound and finally make Chicago a "no-kill" city where animals are euthanized only if terminally ill.
To bankroll the expansion, Green proposed incentives for the widely ignored dog license and following the lead of Zurich and other European cities by creating a $10 "behavioral test" for dogs before licenses are issued.
To reduce what he called the city's "alarming" rate of killing animals, Green also proposed a "pets for vets" program to turn dogs held in the city pound into service and emotional support animals for veterans and disabled Chicagoans.
"My dog was mauled by four pit bulls last year. They were dog fighting in the neighborhood and, next thing you know, they jumped over my grandmother's fence and mauled my dog to death," Green said.
"We need to find new creative ways to make sure these dogs are registered and not just running loose and attacking people or other animals, which is where that behavioral test would come in. We have an outrageous number of dog bites. … The test will … make sure that the dog is behaving properly. The money would go back to the pound for these programs that I'm talking about."
In 2012, then-City Clerk Susana Mendoza's carrot-and-stick appeal to Chicago owners of unlicensed dogs more than doubled registration.
Mendoza succeeded where her predecessors failed by offering free rabies vaccines at citywide events and by holding an online dog registration contest with prizes donated by local businesses.
But those carrots were supposed to be followed by a stick: $30 to $200 tickets for dog owners who have thumbed their noses at the city's mandatory dog license for decades without consequence.
Instead, the city's Commission on Animal Care and Control dropped the ball either because it was inundated and understaffed or because Mayor Rahm Emanuel changed executive directors just when a ticket blitz was supposed to begin, including stings at dog parks and beaches.


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Josh: Zoë, what is kam sek?Zoe: Uh, um, "present." (She actually appeared to be considering the question, before replying confidently.)Josh: Mommy, is that true? Does kam sek mean "present"?Me: Zoë, really? Is kam sek "present"?
06 November 2009
- blueviolet said...
Oh my, she is a complete hoot!!!! I'd be laughing all day long. I love how she tricks her brother!
- 06 November, 2009
- Wanda said...
Oh, what a doll. And such a character. Every minute is an adventure, right?
You too have a good week-end!
- 06 November, 2009
- Menopausal New Mom said...
She is going to be a handful! I bet they keep you laughing all day. So great that you are able to expose them to so many languages, here we have mainly French and English but I believe Mandarin is becoming popular.
- 06 November, 2009
- Chocolate Covered Daydreams said...
Now remember, "Don't laugh at Zoe!" How cute she is. She wants to be taken serious. So great that the kids are being exposed to so many different languages.
- 06 November, 2009
- Mahmee said...
Zoe - your video just puts a big fat smile upon my face. You are precious!
R's native language is Cantonese but, she absolutely, positively insists that she wants nothing what-so-ever to do with learning 'Chinese'. I keep trying though.
Happy weekend.
- 06 November, 2009
- HeartsMakeFamilies said...
She is absolutely gorgeous.
- 06 November, 2009
- Veronica Lee said...
Zoe is such a joy!!
Have a great weekend, buckeroomama!!
- 06 November, 2009
- Helene said...
I love reading your Zoe stories! She's adorable...love her personality! She's gonna be the little jokester in the family! Her little voice is adorable...she reminds me of my Garrett, same sweet little voice for such a big personality!
- 06 November, 2009
- Dandy said...
I looooove hearing her speak!
I can't get over the multi-language considering you need to do. Its quite impressive. What languages do you speak?
I sometimes don't even speak English well. :P
- 06 November, 2009
- smiles4u said...
LOL! Your Zoe is so adorable and smart too! How funny that she is learning to be such a prankster and have fun with her brother in this way. How nice that she is exposed to different languages in this manner.
Hope you and your family have a wonderful weekend!
- 06 November, 2009
- Secret Mom Thoughts said...
She is adorable. I love that she can fool her brother with a straight face.
- 06 November, 2009
- The girl with the flour in her hair said...
So cute! You're in trouble if she can pull off pranks withh that kind of grace at that age. Oh boy. I have a feeling you guys are in for it!
I wish my kids were fluent in another launguage. That's great that your's are learning.
- 06 November, 2009
- Nezzy said...
Oh sweetie are you gonna have your hands full with this one. She is sooooo cute but I can see the spunk in her. She's a hoot!!!
Have a super day and beware of any Zoe pranks!!!
God Bless
- 07 November, 2009
- Alicia said...
She is the character, alright!!! What a cutie! And I love her little voice!!
I wish my kids were exposed to different languages at their age.
- 07 November, 2009
- Aunt LoLo said...
Ok, you lost me at "kam sek". All I can think of is "gam sihk" (to fast)...and that wouldn't be on Playhouse Disney. And I am SOOOOO jealous of your language options there!! We have maybe 7 DVDs with Cantonese on them. *sigh*
- 07 November, 2009
- golonghorns said...
Love it! Now what does kam sek mean? I wish my kids could speak another language. There are so many families of so many cultures here in Toronto that do spreak their native language and the kids learn that and English. Very Cool!
- 07 November, 2009
- golonghorns said...
I forgot to add my kids got a kick out of watching Zoe and made me replay the clip!
- 07 November, 2009
- Yelena R. said...
These are adorable! I always love these little stories you share with us :)
Oh and it's so cool that your kids are going to be trilingual! Fun fact, I know a family who's kids speak English, Russian, and Mandarin! Crazy, huh?
- 07 November, 2009
- Theta Mom said...
She's funny and I don't think she's even trying to be! lol What a cutie!
- 07 November, 2009
- Menopausal New Mom said...
Hi there, when you get a minute, take a swing by my place, I have an award for you!
- 07 November, 2009
- Heather said...
So sweet. She has a big personality doesn't she?! I can just picture the whole model pose she did, cracking me up!
- 07 November, 2009
- Muthering Heights said...
She must be so much fun to be around!!
- 07 November, 2009
- Mama Zen said...
What a cutie!
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A curious assortment of Parks and Recreation characters
It's been two years since Parks and Recreation's final episode, but that isn't stopping Funko from giving it some love.
Initially announced at the London Toy Fair back in January, Funko has officially revealed its upcoming array of Parks and Recreation Pop!s. Though the available Pop!s aren't a cohesive collection of Pawnee's finest, many fan favorites are still included. The current roster features:
- Ron Swanson
- Leslie Knope
- Andy Dwyer
- April Ludgate
- And… Li'l Sebastian
As a bonus, Bert Macklin will also be available exclusively at Hot Topic. Limited Releases are often harder to come by, and Burt Macklin has always been a standout character (or I guess persona is more accurate). This will definitely be one to keep an eye out for.
Li'l Sebastian is a particularly unique addition to the Funko Pop! library, though it's funny to see him make the cut here. It's certainly fitting given his importance to the show's cast, but who would have expected him over Tom, Donna, Ben, or even Jerry/Garry? Tom was part of the original Toy Fair reveal, so perhaps the rest of the core cast will be released in the future. Heck, with Bert Macklin already on the roster, they could fill an entire collection based on Andy's many aliases alone.
Funko's official announcement slates the Pop!s for release this summer. Websites offering preorders are estimating delivery in July and August, but this is subject to change. With the amazing popularity of both Parks and Recreation and virtually everyone who starred in it, there's serious potential for these to fly off shelves everywhere. Let's just hope these do well enough for us to get more of the cast, 'cause I literally could use a tiny Chris Traeger to motivate me to run in the morning.


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Titles include: "Meetings That Work" ,"Delegating for Results", "Coaching Skills for Managers and Supervisors", "Time Management for Managers and Supervisors", "Project Management for Managers and Supervisors", and "The Leadership Framework".
Both U.S. and International users can purchase them from Amazon.
Because they're on Kindle, you can use the Kindle App to store these handbooks either on your Kindle or Kindle App on your iPad, iPhone, Android, Windows Phone or other appropriate tablet, PC or laptop and have them readily accessible whenever you need one. You can use them when you're in the office, at home, on the road, or in meetings.
This allows you to have them accessible each time you need to design a meeting, delegate a task, coach an employee, determine what you need to do to provide effective leadership in a given situation, or decide how best to manage your time.
For information on these Kindle versions either click the applicable link below, or visit your applicable Amazon website and input "Meetings That Work", "Delegating For Results", "Coaching Skills for Managers and Supervisors", "Time Management for Managers and Supervisors", "Project management for Managers and Supervisors", or "The Leadership Framework" in the search criteria.
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KAW Consulting's " Manager's Toolkit" is a collection of electronic handbooks that guide Supervisors and Managers step by step on how to develop and use the skills needed to deal effectively with 6 common challenges they face on a day-to-day basis. The titles in the toolkit correspond to these 6 challenges and include:
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- "Delegating For Results"
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- "Time Management for Managers and Supervisors"
- "The Leadership Framework" How to Provide Effective Day-to-Day Leadership.
Written in a clear, easy to understand format, these handbooks provide guidance on how to apply the basic skills needed to be successful in each of the critical areas. They can serve as a basic guide when learning new skills, and as an important reference.
To demonstrate why these handbooks can be such a useful tool, following are some examples of how a Manager or Supervisor can use them on a day-to-day basis.
Case 1: Improving Meeting Effectiveness
Tom Edwards, one of your Managers, wants to improve the meetings he holds. As a Manager, he holds a lot of meetings—whether they're with other group Managers, special project teams, or his staff. Because time is precious, he wants these meetings to be as effective as possible. To make sure he's planned each meeting effectively, he pulls up "Meetings That Work" and follows the 8 steps for designing an effective meeting. This helps ensure that he's identified the meeting's desired results, formulated an appropriate meeting purpose and agenda, invited the right participants, identified what people need to bring to the meeting or have done in advance, identified the right discussion process to use during the meeting (problem solving, brainstorming, decision making, etc.), and identified what might go wrong and he needs to avoid.
Tom uses this process for all the meetings he runs. He can run through it quickly for smaller meetings, and use it as a detailed planning guide for longer ones. By referring to "Meetings That Work" he's found that his meetings are much more productive.
Case 2: Delegating Work
Sue Smith is one of your Supervisors. Like many Supervisors, Sue has a very heavy workload. Consequently, she needs to be able to delegate appropriate tasks to members of her staff. As with many challenges faced by Supervisors, saying that you need to delegate more is far easier than actually doing it. Fortunately for Sue, she has "Delegating for Results" . This allows her to quickly refer to guidance on how to identify:
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- Who she can delegate the task to.
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- Plan the right level of follow-up to make sure the task is being done the way she expects.
Because she's found the process so effective, Sue refers to it every time she delegates a task to make sure she's included the steps needed to delegate effectively. Having "Delegating for Results" readily accessible makes it easy to do so.
Case 3: Coaching an Employee
Ed Jones, one of your Managers, needs to coach one of his employees. He knows the importance of coaching, and the challenges. To make sure he does it effectively, he pulls up "Coaching Skills for Managers and Supervisors". There he gets easy to understand guidance on how to:
- Establish the groundwork so he can have an effective coaching relationship with the employee he's coaching.
- Analyze the employee's current level of performance against expected levels, and identify areas needing improvement.
- Identify and develop concrete examples of what he expects in terms of performance.
- Identify any training the employee needs.
- Plan and hold an effective coaching discussion to provide the employee with feedback on how they're doing, and develop plans for making needed improvements.
Because it's so handy, Ed can refer to "Coaching Skills for Managers and Supervisors" each time he needs to coach an employee, and get the guidance he needs to be effective.
Case 4: Managing a Project
Ellen Thompson, one of your Supervisors, is being asked to take the lead on several special projects. She needs to be able to effectively use basic project management skills, but doesn't need to become an expert in detailed project management or project software. The key is to make sure that the team she's leading follows the basics. Fortunately, Ellen has "Project Management for Managers and Supervisors" easily accessible. She pulls it up and refers to its guidance on how to:
- Define the project's scope, objectives, deliverables, critical success factors, resource needs, and collaboration requirements.
- Break the work down into its major work blocks and tasks.
- Develop an easy to use project schedule.
- Monitor the project's status, and what to do if she finds she's off course.
Ellen finds that she refers to the handbook often, both to help her plan her next steps, as well as to make sure her plans include all the basic ingredients for a successful project.
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John Watkins, one of you Managers, wants to better manage his time. Like most Managers, John finds that he is constantly stretched thin, often feeling like his time manages him more than he manages it. Because time is scarce, he wants to learn the basics of time management and start putting them to practice as soon as he can. To help him start managing his time better, John pulls up "Time Management for Managers and Supervisors." There he finds easy to understand guidance on the basics of time management from a Supervisor's and Manager's perspective, including advice on how to:
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- Analyze how he's currently spending his time and identify the gaps from his ideal picture.
- Develop weekly and daily schedules so he can focus his time on the activities needed to achieve his goals.
- Deal with time management challenges such as unexpected interruptions, non critical phone calls, high volumes of e-mail, and unproductive meetings.
After going through the steps, John found that he could gain at least 3 to 4 hours per week to devote to activities that he really wanted to spend time on.
Case 6: Providing Effective Leadership
Each of the people above have one thing in common. They need to lead effectively. And this is no easy task. While they have all read Leadership books or been to Leadership classes, they find it very difficult to translate the theory they've been exposed to, to what actions they need to take to lead effectively. What they really need is a tool that helps them determine what to do given the situation they face. And that's where the "Leadership Framework" helps.
To lead effectively, it's important that each understands what make leadership efforts succeed and why they fail. That way they can focus their attention on doing the things necessary to make them succeed, and keep from overlooking some of the common reasons for failure.
Leadership efforts that succeed usually contain 8 key elements. These are:
- Being proactive and willing to act.
- Setting and communicating a clear vision and direction.
- Establishing and maintaining credibility with the people you're trying to lead.
- Getting commitment.
- Setting the example.
- Empowering others to do what needs to be done.
- Confronting and overcoming barriers and obstacles.
- Managing accomplishment of day-to-day efforts.
The "Leadership Framework" is a tool designed to provide guidance on what to do to be effective in each of these 8 key areas. It provides sample actions, key questions, and measurement benchmarks (such as "can explain how we are going to meet our goal, etc.) for each area. Consequently, whenever faced with a situation that requires them to lead effectively, (from helping their Groups deal with major changes, to leading special projects, or just making sure they provide effective day-to day leadership of ongoing operations) each of the Managers and Supervisors above pulls up "The Leadership Framework" and uses it as a guide on what they need to do.
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As you can see from these examples, the handbooks in the "Manager's Toolkit" are designed so Supervisors and Managers can refer to them over and over again, and get the amount of guidance they need to be effective. They provide the amount of guidance that most of us need to make sure we've covered all the bases when we confront these challenges, but don't overwhelm us with excessive detail.
While each handbook is designed to stand alone, they can also work together. Ellen, who's running a project, wants to learn the basics of project management, but also needs to be able to design effective meetings. John who is working on time management, finds he can gain more time if he can delegate more to his staff. Sue, who is actively delegating, needs to be able to coach her employees on the tasks she's delegated. All need to lead effectively.
To put these books to work for you, simply click on the links provided at the top of this post, or visit Amazon and input the desired title in the provided search box.


text: I pass by place de L'Estrapade often, on my way to meet clients for our popular Black History in and around the Luxembourg Garden walk. The square is a peaceful place. There is a café across the street and a nearby boulangerie where one can purchase a wide variety of sandwiches for a light lunch in the shade of the Paulownia trees.


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Politics and healthcare go hand-in-hand. They haven't always been that way, but in the world of politics today, you better have a stance on healthcare issues or you will get eaten alive by the media, by the polls and by the people.
Politics and the internet seem to go hand-in-hand since Al Gore invented the internet way back when (okay, the US Army actually designed and initiated the internet, but who cares! Sounds better that the Vice President developed it…)
Now, healthcare and the internet might be teaming up to create their own secured "superhighway" in the future, thus providing security to your personal information AND medical records while allowing for blazing fast connections between patients, doctors and clinics/hospitals, including video, audio and imaging. The way we know healthcare today is evolving into the technology of tomorrow. Will you be ready for this new age of healthcare delivery?
Would it surprise you if I told you that Bush and Obama actually agree on something? Ok so it's not George W. Bush, but it is his cousin Jonathan Bush, and he agrees at least in part with Obama that the internet will play a huge role in the provision of healthcare services from today into the future. He contends that "we'll have a 'healthcare Internet' within five years." See his interview on CNBC here.
"Evidence suggests the shift may already be underway. While just 15 percent of hospitals used electronic health records [EHRs] in 2010, that number skyrocketed to 59 percent in 2013, according to data from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology."
However the increased use of EHRs doesn't automatically necessitate the need for a 'healthcare internet'. And based on the interview, it is unclear exactly what that would entail. There is an obvious need to connect patients to doctors and doctors to other doctors to share information and create better patient outcomes. Whether this requires creating a whole new domain for healthcare providers like a dot org for non-profits, creating a national healthcare data center or cloud, or connecting every healthcare facility on a common VPN is yet to be seen.
The reality is that privacy of healthcare data is a major concern and as more healthcare data is digitized and more medical equipment is connected via the Internet of Things (IoT) that concern grows.
Could a private "healthcare internet' be the answer?
Bush goes on to site Amazon as an example of a company that created a comfort level for consumers in online shopping and the perceived safety of their financial information. I think he makes a mistake however in his downplaying of the theft of medical information.
"Frankly, I'd rather have the bad guys see my colonoscopy than get my credit card number," Bush said. "And my credit card and my equities are all online."
His comment discounts the fact that medical identity theft is a major concern, one the Federal Trade Commission has created a web page for.
"A thief may use your name or health insurance numbers to see a doctor, get prescription drugs, file claims with your insurance provider, or get other care. If the thief's health information is mixed with yours, your treatment, insurance and payment records, and credit report may be affected."
With that in mind, it's no wonder HIPPA is so strict on how we store and protect medical records and history. Maybe a "healthcare internet" of some kind is the answer. Even if it is, Bush believes it is five years away.
So as a healthcare provider, how do you protect data in the meantime as more and more technology hits the network in your facility?
Make sure to work with trusted technology partners when implementing connected devices, digital signage, interactive patient engagement systems, and telemedicine systems.
This will assure that the proper care is given to the design and implementation not only of the required hardware, but also of the connection strategy and access to the facility's network.
Utilizing things like hardware firewalls, VLANs, and even completely separate WiFi networks for patient and visitor internet access and also for digital signage systems and screen based wayfinding can help separate these pieces of hardware from computers storing confidential patient information. Making sure your technology team is sensitive to network security today will only make things easier if healthcare actually does get its own internet in the future.
Avidex AV is revolutionizing the way healthcare facilities and doctors are delivering care. Their 20 years of experience is being leveraged to drive down the cost of care while promoting positive healthcare outcomes. Is your organization looking for a new kind of technology partner? Connect with one of our Account Executives today to learn more.
#1: http://www.cnbc.com/2015/07/24/health-care-will-have-its-own-internet-soon.html
#2: https://www.healthit.gov/sites/default/files/oncdatabrief16.pdf
#3: http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0171-medical-identity-theft
#4: http://medcitynews.com/2015/04/healthcare-really-prepared-amazon-dash-button/
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"I can resist everything but temptation."
– Oscar Wilde (an Irishman)
In honor of St. Patrick's Day, I'm doing something REALLY different that I hope you like. I'm posting the second chapter of The Compass Master.
The second chapter, you see, opens in Ireland. In fact a a fair number of the chapters are set there, a few of the most important characters are Irish, and Layla Daltry lives in Dublin. The thing is I'm half Irish and most of my relatives live in the good old Republic. So when I was plotting my thriller it seemed natural to call on that part of my heritage.
Anyway, this second chapter might confuse you if I don't give you a quickie background on the first chapter. As the story opens, Layla Daltry, hunter of antiquities with an emphasis on ancient books, manuscripts, and other texts written in Europe in the first sixteen centuries A.D., is in Bosnia and finishing her current mission. She has just rescued a precious medieval illuminated manuscript and will soon return it to its rightful owner. But her sense of triumph vanishes when she receives a message from Dr. Quentin Bryson: his scholar wife has passed away and he is about to attend her funeral, but Layla must not come to it because there might be danger.
Layla is devastated by the news. Both of the elderly Dr. Brysons were her closest friends and like loving grandparents. Yet Dr. Maeve Finnegan-Bryson had a great secret she was keeping from Layla? And now Quentin Bryson and that secret are in danger? Layla doesn't understand and rushes to Ireland.
Chapter 2
The Latin words floated over the grave and into the old man's ears. They promised eternal life for the dead and comfort for the living, but on that November day all he could gather from them was a bitter chill.
There's too much symmetry in this ceremony, Quentin thought. Words for the dead spoken in a dead language. Dead leaves crackling beneath shoes at the grave's mouth. Crows like black shrouds stalking worms among headstones.
Crows prefer even rancid carrion to worms, he thought, and they don't bother with the tiny ones that devour books. Worms that gnaw into the dust-dry pages his wife had loved so much. Maeve had spent the larger measure of her life searching through ancient sheaves and scrolls and books scribbled over in Latin and Greek and Coptic: one dead language, one living, and one banished to obscurity in the corners of a Biblical land.
It was twenty-seven years ago this month that Maeve had rushed back to him from a trip and declared, "I found them!" Her small body shivered with excitement, and she clutched a satchel of notes to her chest.
"You didn't!" he gasped.
"I did indeed! I found exactly what the American man sent me to look for! The complete records of the nun's trial, together and untouched and unread by anyone for almost five hundred years. But I read them, Quentin! I read them and they're the most extraordinary evidence I've uncovered in all my years of searching. There's even a passage in them that refers to the papyrus pages!"
The papyri. The ancient pages she had rescued before they could be burned in a place so forgotten few maps bothered to give it a village's dot. The five fragile pages that spoke of a secret so extraordinary Maeve herself had never betrayed it.
"…Sed libera nos a malo…" the priest intoned. By church law he should have been saying the prayers in English, or perhaps in Irish, but Quentin had convinced him to use the language of the ancients. It was only fitting, since his wife had lived among them within her brilliant mind.
A movement nearby caught in the corner of his eye where his vision blurred at the open edge of his thick spectacles. His head swiveled toward it, but there were only wintering trees and headstones so old lichen had erased the names once inscribed on them. He wondered if someone was watching the funeral.
"Ghosts!" he mumbled. Of course it would be ghosts that followed his wife to her grave. She had pursued for decades the shadow of something he himself once suspected may no longer exist, until her reputation as a scholar stumbled, never to rise again. She was forced to shut herself away into obscurity, and as time passed she even concealed her unfolding discoveries from him. "The truth won't set us free," she had insisted. "It could kill us both."
But in the end no one killed her. He simply found Maeve sitting at her desk, her face on the broken binding of an old tome, her writing hand stilled in mid-word upon two sheets of paper. Now here he was, burying her with her secrets.
The church's bell was chiming the half hour when he saw his suspected ghost. It was a stranger – a tall man in a black leather coat with a rectangular face paled by the cold and a dark goatee and a grey knit cap, rendering him the color of ashes and bones. In the next moment the stranger vanished behind a wall. Some snooping journalist come to witness the humble internment of the formerly great Dr. Maeve Finnegan-Bryson, Quentin thought with disgust. To count the few mourners of a woman who had, long ago, commanded respect across the academic world. Maeve my sweetheart, how unjustly this world treated you.
"In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti, amen."
Silence. The old man tilted as if pushed off balance. Somehow the rhythmic intonations of Latin had bound Maeve to him, while in the wordless wake that followed he could feel this last thread unravel, and she was gone. Now he was truly alone, the uncoupled living half of the whole he and his wife had been nearly all their lives.
The priest closed his prayer book and handed it to a young server. He picked up one of the two shovels crossed over the open grave, dug into the nearby mound of earth and dropped a shovelful onto the casket below. Then he held out the shovel to him, the widower.
Quentin stared at it. He stumbled back one step, another, and turned full about. The mourners murmured, "Oh, the poor man!" and clucked their tongues. As he trudged away and out of the cemetery and up the street, the priest hurried after him while the mourners followed in a clump.
It took no more than five minutes for him to walk the distance to his house. A short man with a narrow frame, he had never been strong, and his bald head held only a fraying patch of white hair. But out of habit he walked quickly, his odd gait shifting his upper body back and forth like a bantam rooster, and although his weak eyesight had deteriorated yet more from a lifetime of too much reading, his hearing and other senses were as acute as ever. Hence he felt the mourners and priest dutifully shadowing him and heard their breaths as he unlocked the door and stepped into the foyer. The door to the reception room was open, and in his clouded mind he remembered that he had shut it. He drifted through its doorway. Stopped. A groan flew out of his mouth.
The room was a nightmare! Overturned chairs stuck their legs in the air while the sofa cushions choked out gobs of stuffing. The walls stood naked and the pictures that had crowded them littered the floor, while a Greek statue of Artemis gazed down at her broken arms.
"Holy Mother!" the priest gasped.
The old man swayed on his feet. This was impossible! Someone had broken into their home in this town where serious crimes never trespassed, and vandalized this room and perhaps stolen precious possessions…
In a jolt Quentin pivoted about. "The study!" he cried.
The mourners gaped as he hurled his small body past them and up the stairs and into the room to the right of the landing. What he saw made him contract in pain. The destruction! God have mercy, the destruction! This study that had for so long served as a sanctuary for him and Maeve – he didn't recognize it. The two desks angled away from their places like crooked skeletons, and their drawers did headstands in front of them. The file cabinet yawned with emptiness. Hundreds of books from the shelves piled crazily over each other on the rug, and blanketing them all was a snow of papers.
Quentin's eyes fixed in horror on Maeve's empty desk. The notes she had been writing when she died – where were they? He fell to his knees and raked his hands through the mess.
"Gone!" he gasped. Her precious dying words. Her final, vital notes he had not yet sent away to the hiding place, so distracted had he been in his grief. "Maeve, forgive me!" he moaned.
You were right, you were right, his mind chanted. After all these years and my private doubts, it was you who saw the truth I was blind to. All this time the American has indeed been on the same trail you were on. He never died or gave up, as I insisted he had. All the while you were hunting everywhere for the precious thing that had been hidden so long ago, he was right behind you. And now he has taken your final words, your final uncovered clues. "What is gone can lead to the obliteration of everything," Quentin whispered. Everything Maeve had dedicated her life to saving. What is gone, and what could yet be stolen, would change history itself.
Somewhere beneath the debris, the telephone rang. He stared in the direction of the sound, barely aware of the priest hurrying into the room and pulling the thing from beneath the rubble, and saying "Bryson residence." Then the priest repeated a name that made the old man stumble forward and grab the receiver.
"Layla!" he cried. "Is that really you?"
"Quentin, I'm so sorry!" a voice replied. "I only now got your message."
"You must come at once! Maeve is dead and her secret has been stolen!"
"Secret? What do you mean, secret?"
Quentin realized that the priest was staring at him and cringed at the indiscretion he had committed. Oh, my young friend, he thought, how can I tell you the truth when my own wife hid so much of it from me for my own sake?
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Winter Meetings Day 3: Morning Rumors
Well the Winter Meetings are more then half over, and the Phillies have been quiet. It doesn't mean there's no chatter.
– Tad Iguchi is now willing to return to the Phillies as a third baseman. You would have to assume that the only reason Iguchi is considering this is because he's been unable to find a starting job at second base from any other team. I like Iguchi and the role he filled. Playing for the injured Chase Utley was a big lift down the stretch, and his bat off the bench in the last month of the season gave the bench depth other teams in the division didn't have. I prefer him in that role. Iguchi has never played a game at third base and I question if he was the arm for it. His bat also isn't ideal for the position either. I think there are better options out there. The only reason Iguchi would be considered for third base is if it's about money, where Iguchi could be had cheaper then any third baseman via trade. Didn't Pat Gillick state earlier in the week, it's not about money?
– Julian Tavarez is hoping to be traded to a team where he can start. I like the fire Tavarez has. He's intense, and isn't afraid to throw inside. What makes me afraid is Tavarez starting. Throughout his career he's always been a better pitcher out of the pen. His career ERA as a reliever (3.90) is over a run higher as a starter (5.08). The upside of Tavarez is his salary is less then $4 million dollars. Even for only less then $4 million a season, he's not worthy of a rotation spot.
– The Phillies have spoke with Cardinals GM John Mozeliak about pitcher Anthony Reyes. This is an interesting rumor coming out of St. Louis. Reyes was the Cardinals #1 prospect in 2005 and 2006 according to Baseball America. While he's had success in the minor leagues (23-10, 3.26 ERA), he's yet to transform that to the majors. In 43 career appearances (including 38 starts), Reyes has been a dismal 8-23 with a 5.42 ERA. He's still only 25 and is young enough to turn it around. A change of scenery might be all he needs. Given his questions, trading for him is a good IF another starter is brought in as insurance should Reyes struggle again.
All is quiet in Nashville. How long can it last?
Winter Meetings Day 2: Mid-day Rumors
With the Winter Meetings under way in Nashville most of the talk is around Johan Santana and Miguel Cabrera. The team you're not hearing much about is the Fightin' Phils. Don't be discouraged Phillies fans, it doesn't mean nothing is in the works. for those who have followed GM Pat Gillick's career, you know he never shows his hand. It'll seem like nothing is going on, but out of the blue a deal will get done. It doesn't mean there's no rumors.
– The Phillies are willing to overpay Aaron Rowand if accepts a three-year deal. Gillick isn't a fan of long-term contracts, and Rowand is holding out for a six-year deal. I doubt any team will give Rowand a six-year contract. The Phillies can probably get Rowand back for four-years, but Gillick probably won't go that long. I think bringing back Rowand is a key for the Phillies. Chemistry played a big part in their second half surge last year, and Rowand was a big part of that chemistry.
– The Phillies are interested in Kris Benson. So are about nine other teams. Benson is coming off rotator cuff surgery, and will be worki ngout for teams on December 19th. Benson isn't a game changer, but he's not going to lose the game for you either. Any team signing Benson won't happen to near or after Christmas.
– The Phillies are still a player for Erik Bedard. Who's not? Arguably the best lefty in baseball who's not Johan Santana could put any team over the top. The New York Post is reporting that the Phillies are trying to get more creative due to their lack of prospects. The system isn't dry, but it cannot be compared to the Tigers, Dodgers, or Yankees.
Well it's lunchtime in Nashville. Look for the rumors to increase as the day progresses…


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Police were called to the licensed premises on the Donaghmore Road on Saturday night just before midnight. It is believed, the victim was attacked by an unknown male.
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It's amazing how much one's heart can change given a bit of time, a brand new place, and some really awesome people. I learned lessons in the most peculiar of places: at restaurants, in hallways, on dark busses, on the top of a boat.
I can't wrap my mind around how truly beautiful it is to feel so sad to leave a place that I was so terribly afraid to enter, to leave life-long friends who one month prior were merely strangers, and to be moved to tears when recalling how wonderfully sweet the memories are.
In other news, it's back to work & back to reality. I'm still wait-listed at two medical schools & I'm hoping, praying, crossing fingers and toes. I get to see Griffin in FIVE DAYS after a six month separation (our longest stretch yet). Colorado is lovely. It seems like I missed the perfect month of tumultuous weather. It's green & gorgeous (occasionally very windy too) here.Tie dye Friday is on the schedule (look forward to pictures & updates), and I'm going to see Deepak Chopra at the Tattered Cover tonight. Here's to a good, solid week!


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Neither team managed to score in the first frame, but it took only eleven seconds for Philippe Cornet to open the scoring in the second period. The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies' forward buried the puck past Russian goaltender Alexander Zalivin after receiving a great feed from his former teammate in Rimouski, Patrice Cormier.
Gabriel Bourque gave Team QMJHL a two-goal lead with a quick wrist-shot from the bottom of the face-off circle at 7:25. Then, Michael Kirkpatrick officially opened the floodgates, making it 3-0 by poking a rebound past the sprawling goaltender on the power-play.
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The health care industry is heavily regulated and health care workers need to be aware of these rules and regulations that relate to personal and patient safety, security of data, etc.
The big question is whether the training leads to changes in behavior. Of course, being aware of the information is necessary; no one would dispute that. But education alone is in most cases a weak intervention for behavior change unless it is accompanied by something I call "benevolent social engineering". The phrase social engineering has evil connotations and thus the modifier "benevolent".
What do I mean by this? Lets take the story of recycling.
Say, someone crawls out from under a rock and sees a blue recycle bin somewhere. He would have no clue what to do with it. He would benefit from a brief training on importance of recycling and how to do it. Suppose after the training, he decides he wants to recycle his can of soda If the nearest recycle bin is 250 meters away, but there are 3 trash cans within 10 meters, he is somewhat unlikely to recycle the can. On the other hand if there were recycle bins within easier reach, a fewer trash cans, we could change behavior relatively easily.
What implications does this have for health care?
The IDSA and ATS guidelines for community acquired pneumonia recommend either a fluoroquinolone or macrolide+beta lactam for inpatient cases. For some hypothetical reason (like local susceptibility patterns), your institution guideline is to not use fluoroquinolone alone for community acquired pneumonia (CAP). What if you notice that the residents in your hospital are using inappropriate antibiotics to treat patients admitted CAP. You educate them about the guidelines, formulary, costs and susceptibility patterns and advise them to use azithromycin + ceftriaxone unless there are contraindications like allergies. You study the effect of your intervention and notice no change in behavior. You do a focus group of residents to see why they still use a fluoroquinolone alone. It is possible that you may find that there is an order set in the electronic health record that makes it easier to order a fluoroquinolone rather than the preferred combination. You change the order set and it is quite possible that you will see a big change in behavior.
Besides making things easier or more convenient, benevolent social engineering sends a message that something is more important. Otherwise the hidden curriculum of the education intervention is, "We are just paying lip service to this. Keep doing whatever you were doing." Seeing the old order set for fluoroquinolone sends the same message as the multiple trash cans - "We don't think recycling is important". When an institution backs up its educational efforts with the measures that make action easier, it tells the health care worker that it is a priority! Its like putting your money where your mouth is!


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Not only has Animated Minds received awards and commendations, but it has also received a lot of positive feedback. On this page is a selection of what some people have said about the films, including filmmakers, mental
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As President of MIND, the largest mental health charity in England and Wales, as an honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, but most of all as someone who himself suffers from mood disorders, I cannot emphasise too strongly how everyone in the field agrees on the importance of dispersing the stigma that has for so long been Britain's own mental health disorder. There have been many moves towards destigmatising mental health, but as always showing is so much better than telling. These are remarkable films [and have] an incredibly important part to play in schools, at the work place and in the wider world of social media and the internet.
Stephen Fry, British actor, author, journalist
The Animated Minds series combines compelling and authentic narratives from people who have experienced mental illness, with an engaging, dramatic and (at times) quite beautiful sequence of animation. Our national library of learning resources for the social services workforce in Scotland contains over 800 resources: Animated Minds is one of the most highly prized…and my personal favorite.
Neil Ballantyne, Scottish Institute for Excellence in Social Work Education
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What a superb resource. I'm using it as material for an adult education program on emotional literacy, outstanding discussions follow.
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I have now seen all of these shorts. I think they are extraordinarily well done. the images in particular and the various `styles' of animation allow people to really empathize with these conditions which otherwise are difficult to describe.
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I watched this on cable on Sunday November 16th. I thought it was extremely well done, imaginatively and sensitively executed with a particularly intimate link between the animation and the particular condition being described. (I saw all of them). I wanted to post here and just congratulate the people behind the project. It was a very effective piece of TV.
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In the ongoing battle of the Snow White movie projects, the one directed by Tarsem has taken a step forward by casting its princess. According to Variety Lily Collins, the 22-year-old Blind Side actress who also happens to be the daughter of Phil Collins, has been cast as the lead in the untitled 3D film, which features Snow White teaming up with the classic seven dwarves to reclaim her kingdom from the wicked queen. That evil ruler will be played by Julia Roberts, and Armie Hammer is on board to play "Prince Andrew Alcott," who presumably wakes Snow White from her spell at the end of the story.
Relativity Media has been moving swiftly forward with the project in recent weeks, gearing up to start production in May and setting a release date of June 29, 2012. Meanwhile the primary competition, Snow White and the Huntsman, recently lost Viggo Mortensen in the titular male lead; still, Kristen Stewart is attached as Snow White and Charlize Theron as the wicked queen, and production is scheduled for the fall in time for a December 2012 release.
With neither Relativity or Universal blinking at this point-- despite the setback in finding a male lead for Huntsman-- it looks like we really will be getting two Snow White projects within six months of each other next year, making the fairy tale heroine the asteroid, volcano or Truman Capote of 2012. There's so much starpower on either side it's hard to say which one will come out on top, but given how many seemingly identical superhero movies we're dealing with this summer, I don't really mind having two Snow White projects to choose from next year.


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|Luck of the draw or are older women not welcome on TV?
Female equality is something that many people would like to feel has finally been put to bed and women are now being seen on a par with men in most areas. However, it seems to me that the media has so far been a little slow to take up this ideal. Recently the BBC has been under fire over an ageism scandal after a former Countryfile presenter, Miriam O'Reilly, won an age discrimination case against the BBC after being dropped from presenting the TV show. While I agree that this may have been a clear case of age discrimination I can't help but wonder if the same would have happened if Miriam was a man.
On many TV programs in modern times it seems that it's fully acceptable for a male presenter to be of an older age. In fact this is often seen as "more intelligent" or "experienced" most older male presenters are thought of very highly, and often it's justified. However, I do wonder if it is possible for women to also become "experienced" presenters when in fact I see very few older women on television. I'm not sure I have ever watched a television show with both a male and female presenter (quite a common scenario) where the woman noticeably older than the man. Just think about most news programmes or even popular family programming such as Dancing on Ice (Phillip Schofield being considerably older than both Christine Bleakley and Holly Willoughby) and Strictly Come Dancing (again the older Bruce Forsyth presents with the younger Tess Daly). It seems that it is near impossible for an older woman to be able to hold onto her job. IOnly a few years ago the BBC came under fire for firing an older judge of Strictly Come Dancing, Arlene Phillips in favour of much younger, though less experienced Alesha Dixon.
|Mary Beard was criticized for not being pretty enough
I was shocked to hear recently that a set of BBC documentaries on classical civilisations featuring Mary Beard, an expert in her field, were openly criticized. This had nothing to do with the content of the programs or the filming of them. All criticisms were about Mary Beard herself and many people felt that she wasn't pretty enough to be on television. This wasn't some cheap reality show, it was a serious documentary that required someone of broad and extensive knowledge of the subject so I was shocked that even so people were still so homed in on judging the presenter by the way they look, despite Mary Beard being an expert in the field; so on paper the perfect person for the job. I couldn't help but wonder if the same would be true of an older male presenter and I knew instantly that almost certainly it wouldn't be the case. There are many older male presenters such as David Dimbleby and David Attenborough, yet nobody would dare raise a complaint against them because they are now considered some of the "great" TV presenters and age has little effect on their careers. In my opinion that is as it should be but surely the same rules should apply for both men and women. Why don't women get the chance to be some of the "great" TV presenters too?
However, in the case of Mary Beard, this wasn't a discriminatory decision by a superior it was the views of members of the general public and this can't be controlled in a society with a strong freedom of speech policy. So maybe this isn't an issue where blame can be laid oh-so-easily on the shoulders of senior workers within television companies. If a lot of people are unhappy with presenters then surely the TV companies have to deliver what people want. However, I personally feel that to a certain extent women, particularly those who have spent their whole careers in the media, should be able to continue on television even at older ages. I think that this is the only way to combat the still thriving combination of sexism and ageism on today's TV.
So is it that the image of the strong independent woman only lasts until middle aged? I feel that in the case of the media and TV presenting in particular the answer to this might be something that we wold rather ignore.


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The former border patrol chief also stated that the Democrats claims that this was a manufactured crisis are blatantly wrong and stated the crisis is definitely real.
Obama's former Border Patrol chief Mark Morgan responded to President Donald Trump's Wednesday speech on illegal immigration by noting that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents regularly apprehend "murderers, rapists, pedophiles, other violent offenders, and gang members."
Morgan made the remarks while appearing on Fox News' "Tucker Carlson Tonight" with host Tucker Carlson immediately following Trump's Oval Office address.
"Before I was even chief of Board Patrol, I served on the FBI or two decades," he told Carlson. "One of my assignments was I led the El Paso office. From my office right on the border, I could see Juarez. Every day, Tucker, we worked the DEA and all components of DHS. And we worked human trafficking cases, we worked drug cases, and we worked drug and gang cases, all impacting the southern border."
"And then as chief, every single day, Tucker, I was briefed every single day about the men and women who are risking their lives every day and they're apprehending murderers, rapists, pedophiles, other violent offenders, and gang members," Morgan continued. "That is not manufactured, that is real, and that's a fact and it's still happening today."


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17 June 2017, Writing Ideas - New Novel, part x162, It's Finished, Internet Marketing
Announcement: Delay, my new novels can be seen on the internet, but the publisher has delayed all their fiction output due to the economy. I'll keep you informed. More information can be found at www.ancientlight.com. Check out my novels--I think you'll really enjoy them.
Introduction: I wrote the novel Aksinya: Enchantment and the Daemon. This was my 21st novel and through this blog, I gave you the entire novel in installments that included commentary on the writing. In the commentary, in addition to other general information on writing, I explained, how the novel was constructed, the metaphors and symbols in it, the writing techniques and tricks I used, and the way I built the scenes. You can look back through this blog and read the entire novel beginning with http://www.pilotlion.blogspot.com/2010/10/new-novel-part-3-girl-and-demon.html.
I'm using this novel as an example of how I produce, market, and eventually (we hope) get a novel published. I'll keep you informed along the way.
Today's Blog: To see the steps in the publication process, visit my writing website http://www.ldalford.com/ and select "production schedule," you will be sent to http://www.sisteroflight.com/.
The four plus one basic rules I employ when writing:
1. Don't confuse your readers.
2. Entertain your readers.
3. Ground your readers in the writing.
4. Don't show (or tell) everything.
4a. Show what can be seen, heard, felt, smelled, and tasted on the stage of the novel.
5. Immerse yourself in the world of your writing.
These are the steps I use to write a novel including the five discrete parts of a novel:
1. Design the initial scene
2. Develop a theme statement (initial setting, protagonist, protagonist's helper or antagonist, action statement)
a. Research as required
b. Develop the initial setting
c. Develop the characters
d. Identify the telic flaw (internal and external)
3. Write the initial scene (identify the output: implied setting, implied characters, implied action movement)
4. Write the next scene(s) to the climax (rising action)
5. Write the climax scene
6. Write the falling action scene(s)
7. Write the dénouement scene
I finished writing my 28th novel, working title, School, potential title Deirdre: Enchantment and the School. The theme statement is: Sorcha, the abandoned child of an Unseelie and a human, secretly attends Wycombe Abbey girls' school where she meets the problem child Deirdre and is redeemed.
Here is the cover proposal for Deirdre: Enchantment and the School.
The most important scene in any novel is the initial scene, but eventually, you have to move to the rising action. I continued writing my 29th novel, working title Red Sonja. I finished my 28th novel, working title School. If you noticed, I started on number 28, but finished number 29 (in the starting sequence—it's actually higher than that). I adjusted the numbering. I do keep everything clear in my records. I'll be providing information on the marketing materials and editing.
How to begin a novel. Number one thought, we need an entertaining idea. I usually encapsulate such an idea with a theme statement. Since I'm writing a new novel, we need a new theme statement. Here is an initial cut.
For novel 29: Red Sonja, a Soviet spy, infiltrates the X-plane programs at Edwards AFB as a test pilot's administrative clerk, learns about freedom, and is redeemed.
First, you write and write and write until you are competent and someone finally accepts one of your novels for publication.
Second, you keep writing.
Third, you market.
Fourth, you keep writing with the hope your marketing and your writing will finally come to fruition.
Fifth, you market.
I'm moving to marketing my newest novel. Here is some basic information from the long and short form.
Title of Work:
Deirdre: Enchantment and the School
Author(s) Name:
L. D. Alford
Type: Either Screenplay or Book
Length: Either # of words for books, or # of pages for screenplays
120,975 words
Keywords and Market Focus:
Fiction, friendship, Wycombe Abbey, school, boarding, education, training, boyfriends, Eton, diva, skills, shooting, fencing, fae, fairy, Britain, spy, goddess, Dagda, magic; will fascinate anyone interested in friendship, boarding schools, magic, and the fae—will appeal particularly to those who enjoy mystery and suspense novels.
Historical Suspense
Today, the title might be the most important part of your novel. Titles are what separate you from every other novel. Perhaps in the future, a more complex method might become the separator, but for now, it is the title. Your title must be somewhat unique but not completely unique. If it is completely unique, you will never get a hit unless someone accidentally misspells or accidentally writes the title. If it is a common title, you will never be able to build sufficient web presence to separate yourself from the many other titles like yours.
Your goal is to show up at the top of searches for your name and your titles. Most perfectly, you would show up at the top of a title search. Secondarily, you would show up at the top of a title and name search. Either is great.
You can test titles by making google searches for them. If you get a million hits, pick another title or vary it somehow. My title Centurion is not supper common. With my name it is pretty unique, plus I take my own advice, and a search for "Centurion Alford" will come up with my book at the very top. Make searches in google and on Amazon to evaluate titles. After a while, you will begin to discern how some titles are better than others. I'll say it again. Many potential titles are already in use with many novels—these are too common.
When you select the URL for your title, you will want to keep this concept of searches on the internet in mind. Beyond this, I can only help you with the title. You need a somewhat unique title but not one that is completely unique. You want a title that makes a good URL. You would like a unique .com URL, if at all possible. The next step is building web presence.
More tomorrow.
For more information, you can visit my author site http://www.ldalford.com/, and my individual novel websites:
http://www.ancientlight.com/fiction, theme, plot, story, storyline, character development, scene, setting, conversation, novel, book, writing, information, study, marketing, tension, release, creative, idea, logic


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This year i have been teamed up with the wonderful Linda Newnham from http://earth-shinedesigns.blogspot.co.uk
I must admit a few weeks before the partners were announced i had been squirrelling away beads for my potential partner. But i had recently found Linda's fabulous beads and ordered some for one possible soup!
After messaging Linda who said she was fine using her own beads (who wouldn't be, they are fab) i went in a completely different direction.
I received my lovely box of goodies a few days ago this is how they were wrapped up.
And i loved opening each wonderful little packet.
I have been totally awe stuck, Linda has sent me a real challenge and mixed two main colours one (purple) i work with a lot. And the other green i rarely use.
So now i am keeping them on my bench and moving them around until inspiration strikes.


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A Place for You!
Summerville Presbyterian Church would like to express a warm and cordial welcome to all who are interested in our church.
We have many opportunities for individuals and families to get involved and grow. Through worship, song, fellowship, education and missions, Summerville Presbyterian Church inspires all to use their unique gifts to serve God.
Who are we?
We are a Christ-centered church which values an open and friendly congregation that is dedicated to spiritual growth of all God's children and is called by God's Spirit to serve our neighbors, locally and globally.
Our Guiding Principles
Worship – As we seek to be a Christ-centered people, we encourage all to celebrate God's Word, to joyfully worship God, and to listen to the Counsel of the Holy Spirit.
Spiritual Growth – Grounded in scripture, we strive to become disciples and to foster a deepening faith in all generations.
Service – Instructed by Jesus to go into the world, and guided by the Holy Spirit, we aim to serve God's people.
Fellowship – Drawn together from diverse backgrounds, we seek to be a passionate church where all people are valued as brothers and sisters in Christ.
Support – By applying His gifts, we steer SPC through planning, preservation and maintenance, financial management, administrative support and supervision.
Communication – Binding our community of faith as Disciples of Christ, we coordinate and connect the people to the Lord's Mission for SPC.
Our Ministry Teams
WORSHIPRegular Sunday Worship Services
- 8:45 am - Traditional Service
- 10:00 am - Contemporary Service (Gym)
- 11:15 am - Traditional Service
- Ash Wednesday
- Holy Week (Maundy Thursday & Good Friday)
- Easter Sunrise Service
- Easter Sunday Services
- Youth Service: Our Youth, the future leaders of our church, lead worship every spring during Youth Sunday worship services
- Chancel Choir is for anyone from junior high school through adults, this choir sings traditional anthems every Sunday at the 11:15 service and at special services. Rehearsals are on Wednesday evenings at 7:30.
- Children's Choir is for grades Kindergarten through 5th grade. Children's Choir performs a few times during the year at the 8:45 am service and at Christmas and Easter.
- Jewel Tones is a ladies choral ensemble that generally sings about once a month.
- Bell Choir: Members work as a single unit of music that transcends the mechanics and "speaks" to the listener. Ringing bells requires the ability to know right from left and count up to 6, and enjoy cooperating as a team. Also, if you play any wind or brass or stringed instruments, Deborah can also give you information about opportunities to play at worship and special services.
- Music and Drama Camp: The Worship Team also reaches out to the community every summer with a Music and Drama Camp for children.
SPIRITUAL GROWTHThe Spiritual Growth Ministry's goal is "to provide opportunities, resources, and relationships, so that our members can study and develop skills and grow in their relationships to God." The team provides opportunities for education for all ages. In addition to Sunday School and programs for youth and children, the Spiritual Growth team also provides a number of opportunities for adults to strengthen their knowledge of the Bible and our faith. Sunday School
- Sunday School Classes provide spiritual enrichment for all ages at 10 am Sunday mornings. We have seven Sunday School classes for adults. Class curriculum varies from quarterly studies about biblical topics to intense studies of books of the Bible to topical studies related to current events. Our classes offer a variety way of ways to study. Some classes use printed curriculum, while others use videos. You also have a choice of classes that are lecture based or discussion oriented. Many of our Sunday School classes also have social gatherings outside their Sunday morning classes.
- Joy kids: Children participate every year in the JOY Kids program, for children in k-4 through fifth grades. In the fall and spring, JOY Kids learn about Jesus and the Gospel through crafts, fun activities, field trips, and song.
- Youth Fellowship: You'll find an active, growing youth ministry here at Summerville Presbyterian. While our youth programs are primarily for junior and senior high school students, we also have programs that minister to college and graduate students. The focus is on involving youth in fellowship activities that give them the opportunity for growing Christian relationships with God and each other.
- Kindred Spirits is a weekly discussion and prayer group for women. The Bible study is held on Wednesday mornings at 10:00am in the Library. Contemporary Christian authors and the Bible are used for the study.
- The Grace-Full Readers is a book study group – for women -- that meets on the second Monday of the month at 7:00pm in the home of a different group member each month. The group delves into the contemporary literature, examining it from a Christian perspective.
- The Men's Bible study group meets from 6:30am to 7:15am every Wednesday at Panera Bread on Main Street. This group uses short Bible studies that are four to six weeks long. Men of the all ages are invited to attend.
- The South Carolina Presbyterian Pilgrimage, a short course in Christianity held on weekends two times per year at Camp St. Christopher on Seabrook Island, S.C. A Pilgrimage retreat is an opportunity for Christians to joyfully refresh their spirits. Church members who've attended Pilgrimage are then invited to join a Fourth Day Small Group, which is a group of Pilgrimage graduates who meet monthly to share experiences in their faith journeys and to support each other through prayer and friendship.
- Wednesday Night Live Dinner is held during the spring and fall. Wednesday Night Live begins at 5:30pm with a delicious meal served in the gym. For a brief time after the meal, the pastors lead us in "gathering time," which includes singing and sharing prayer requests. A wide variety of classes are offered after the dinner, including Bible studies, and small groups designed to identify and develop our spiritual gifts. There's a new slate of classes every spring and fall. Children are offered fun activities and youth are led in Bible study. A couple of times each year, instead of classes, we enjoy a concert or a special presentation of general interest to the church family.
SERVICEThe Service Ministry is to serve as instructed by Jesus, to go into the world and carry on the Lord's work by serving God's people everywhere. Some of the Service/Mission Opportunities
- Hands of Christ Summerville Presbyterian Church is a distribution site for "Hands of Christ" (HOC). We provide school supplies and a set of clothing, for students in need, that are donated by members of the congregation. The Mission (Service) Team provides monetary donations. In our first four years as a distribution site, SPC served approximately 1,300 students.
- Jail Ministry Summerville Presbyterian Church has an outreach ministry to the men and women inmates held at the Dorchester County Detention Center located in St. George. The purpose of this ministry is to share the good news of the gospel to those inmates.
- Habitat for Humanity Our youth program will be working with Dorchester Habitat for Humanity a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing organization which works with volunteers to provide simple, decent shelter to God's people in need.
NURTUREThe Nurture Ministry Team is tasked with knitting the SPC congregation together by providing comfort and support for all of its members. Jesus commanded us to love our neighbors as ourselves. A healthy congregation can then proceed to do His work outside. It starts with a call, a card, a visit, flowers, a shawl, a meal, a plate of cookies, a ride, a helping hand, or a memorial reception. The Congregational Care Committee has been doing His work in this fashion for more than 30 years. Our goal and responsibility as a team is to assist them, circles, Sunday School classes, Bible studies, our pastors and church staff, other small groups such as the choirs, bells, Praise Team, Youth Council, Prayer Gathering etc., and individuals in communicating and coordinating who is in need and how best we can offer the prayer, comfort, and support they require or want. Caring begins in awareness and reaching out.
FELLOWSHIPThe Fellowship Ministry Team ministers to the members of our church by helping them to develop that sense of community that marks the church of Jesus Christ. Providing opportunities for you, as church members, to "get connected." A few of our regular events include:
- Wednesday Night Live Dinner is held during the spring and fall. Wednesday Night Live begins at 5:30pm with a delicious meal served in the gym. For a brief time after the meal, the pastors lead us in "gathering time," which includes singing and sharing prayer requests. A wide variety of classes are offered after the dinner, including Bible studies, and small groups designed to identify and develop our spiritual gifts. There's a new slate of classes every spring and fall. Children are offered fun activities and youth are led in Bible study. A couple of times each year, instead of classes, we enjoy a concert or a special presentation of general interest to the church family.
- Talent Show: The last night of the fall session is a time of fun with our annual talent show. Summerville Presbyterian Church holds many fellowship events each year.
- Pig Pickin': Held in January this is one of the most popular events so make sure to get your tickets as soon as they become available.
- Annual Church Picnic: What a fun time for everyone. From dessert contests to games for everyone. This is a great way to meet new people.
- Senior Lunch Enjoy the entertainment along with the wonderful homemade luncheon and desserts, and prizes too.
CONNECTIONSGuiding Principle: A well-informed congregation who are using their Spiritual Gifts in the life and ministry of our church is vital to the faithful ministry of SPC in our community, nation and world. The Connections Ministry Team's mission is to enhance communication throughout the congregation, ministry teams, and staff using a variety of media; and to promote awareness of the worship, work and life of SPC in the community at large. Connections seeks to help the members of our church family discover and use their Spiritual Gifts in service to God.
SUPPORTThe Support Ministry Team serves Summerville Presbyterian Church by striving to provide physical and functional support for our entire membership through financial and property management, as well as disaster preparedness and long-range planning activities. Support is comprised of three main Sub-Committees
- The Finance Committee is one part of the Support Ministry Team. This one is obvious. This team oversees the church's revenues and expenses, conducts the annual stewardship campaign, and is involved with all aspects of church finances. It also arranges for an audit of all financial records by an independent auditor.
- Our Property Committee is the other aspect of our Support Ministry Team. The Property Committee is charged with overseeing the care and use of our buildings and grounds. Every year, the Property team undertakes several projects of both major and minor proportions and repairs throughout the church campus. Their responsibilities cover everything from the water cooler to the heating and air conditioning system, the Sanctuary sound system, light fixtures, paint jobs, and plumbing and yard work. They also are in charge of approving guidelines for the use of our facilities, in addition to overseeing use of the church bus and maintaining the White Church Cemetery on Dorchester Road. And those are just a few of the Property committees duties.
- The Personnel Committee has the general administrative oversight of the church staff and of the functions, policies, and procedures of the church office. It will strive to ensure maximum effectiveness and efficiency of the total operation dedicated to serving the Lord through its various duties and functions.


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Old Spice Launches New Fresh Collection: A Line of Scents Inspired by the Freshest Places on Earth
To Celebrate the Availability of the Fresh Collection, Old Spice Wants to Send Two Guys to Matterhorn and Fiji, for the Fresh Adventure Internship of a Lifetime
Public Company Information:
Old Spice (NYSE: PG) today announced the launch of the Fresh Collection, a line of antiperspirant/deodorants that gives guys the chance to smell like some of the freshest places on earth. Designed by the scent experts at Procter & Gamble, Fresh Collection combines the great protection guys have come to know and expect from Old Spice, with a blend of fresh fragrances that are subtle and not overpowering. Fresh Collection is inspired by four well-known lands from across the globe, each one containing scent notes familiar to that location:
- Fiji: Smells like palm trees, sunshine and freedom
- Matterhorn: Smells like ice, wind and freedom
- Cyprus: Smells like limes, an ocean breeze and freedom
- Denali: Smells like wilderness, open air and freedom
"The Fresh Collection will change the way a lot of people think about Old Spice," said James Moorhead, Old Spice Deodorant Brand Manager. "The scents are clean and fresh and are specifically designed for guys who want to avoid scents that are too strong or too musky."
Old Spice Fresh Adventure Internship
To celebrate the Fresh Collection launch, Old Spice is seeking two qualified candidates for internship positions to explore where freshness smells from, embarking on a unique journey enabling them to live and breathe all of the experiences that Fiji and Matterhorn have to offer.
In May, two candidates will be hired to participate in the Old Spice Fresh Adventure Internship. As part of their job requirement, the interns will be reporting on their scent-inspired adventures via social media channels and a special blog on www.OldSpice.com. Prior to traveling, each intern will be outfitted with $5,000 and an itinerary of "jobs" to complete and document while on location such as:
- Don traditional Swiss lederhosen and tear up the mountain while snowboarding some of the world's best snow. Attach 10 Velcro-padded sticks of Old Spice Matterhorn to the Lederhosen suspenders and hand out to 5 other skiers and snowboarders on the mountain – while yelling out "You smell like Matterhorn!!" – at the same time. Use your helmet cam (provided by Old Spice) to capture video of you in action – and reaction shots.
- Forget the roulette wheel and fancy cars…but don't forget the threads. Don a tuxedo and head up to Klein Mountain and snowboard/ski till you fly by Plateau Rosa…Italy. Capture the multi-country adventure taping proof that you were in two different countries on the same day.
- Weave a hat from palm fronds, incorporating a stick of Old Spice Fiji as part of the design. Hit the waves and keep the hat on…in fact, go ahead and wear the hat the rest of your trip (mandatory – videotape proof).
- Participate in the Aqua-Trek Shark Encounter (with a certified guide), take a photo of the largest shark that makes you sweat and make sure your water-proof Old Spice Fiji is in the shot.
"The Old Spice Fresh Collection reflects a sense of adventure that is synonymous with the Old Spice brand," said Moorhead. "The internship is a once in a lifetime opportunity for someone to get real hands-on experience in various fields such as oceanography – surfing in Fiji, and geography – snowboarding from Switzerland to Italy in the same day."
To help better prepare the interns for their adventure, Old Spice is teaming up with two world-class athletes: professional snowboarder Gretchen Bleiler and professional surfer Anastasia Ashley, who are coming on-board as internship mentors.
Applicants for the Old Spice Fresh Adventure Internship contest can enter, find complete rules and learn more about the unique activities by visiting www.OldSpiceAdventure.com beginning March 15, 2010. Winners will be announced in May 2010, and the internships will take place in June 2010.
No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited. Open to male residents of the 49 U.S. and D.C. (void in ME), 18 or older (AL & NE residents must be 19 or older and MS residents must be 21 or older) with an active Facebook and/or Twitter personal account. Contest begins 12:01AM ET on 3/15/10 and ends 11:59PM ET on 4/15/10. Visit www.OldSpiceAdventure.com for complete Official Rules.
The Old Spice Fresh Collection is available now with an SRP of $4.29 for a 2.6 oz stick. To learn more about Fresh Collection and for downloadable product images, please visit www.OldSpiceMediaCenter.com.
About Old Spice:
Procter & Gamble's Old Spice is the quintessential men's grooming brand. With more than 70 years as an American icon, Old Spice is the authority on the male grooming experience and has leveraged this heritage to become the No.1 selling anti-perspirant/deodorant stick and body wash brand with guys of all ages. Old Spice brings authenticity, performance and confidence to male grooming and offers a wide product portfolio for today's man, including anti-perspirants, deodorants, body washes, body sprays, after shaves and colognes.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Today's Comic - Do-Over
With Mario Super Sluggers coming out next week, and this site slowly gaining legitimacy, I felt it necessary to do a comic about the upcoming Wii baseball game. Also, it's a decent excuse to draw sports-Peach. You know the drill, full comic after the jump.
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Twenty years of Jill sandwiches: Capcom celebrates Resident Evil's birthday in style
Ask any survival horror fan and the first Resident Evil – be it the Saturn port, the slightly wonky Director's Cut or even the fabulous GameCube crimson-headed re-polish – will be top of their list of genre-defining titles. Alongside Konami's Silent Hill series and the Fatal Frame series (from Koei Tecmo), Resident Evil made its own mark on the more suspense-filled and creepy side of "adult gaming", even if it has arguably digressed in its latter years towards action and fan service. It has also left a trail of easy references in its wake, be it the infamous door cut-scenes or the inexcusably bad voice acting.
Reader…don't open…this link!
It will therefore delight die-hard fans to learn that the series has officially reached its 20th birthday: not quite old enough to drink in the US, but old enough to score a convincing fake ID. On the 22nd March 1996, the original release of Resident Evil was transmitted like the good ol' T virus across Japan, contaminating the consciences of gamers worldwide intensively enough to prompt relatively quick releases of Resident Evil 2 and 3 (on 21st January 1998 and 22nd September 1999, respectively). To mark this monumental occasion, you will alas not see Nemesis in his favourite frilly party dress or Ada Wong seductively blowing out birthday candles; instead, Capcom has unlocked a treasure chest of behind-the-scenes goodies for fans to pore over.
March 22, 1996 – 20 years ago – was the first time RE players were greeted by this infamous Spencer Mansion resident pic.twitter.com/VUtmt2RRiA
— Resident Evil (@RE_Games) March 22, 2016
The first video (and those to come) will give admirers of the series a glimpse of what made the creators tick, and of how such a monumental and industry-shaping series could lurch into existence. It promises to be an interesting dive into gaming history as well as into the backstory of Resident Evil, which has by now spread well beyond the realm of videogames, mutating into films, books and other merchandise. It is worth remembering that Resident Evil came out well before Silent Hill – a constant nemesis – arrived onto the scene, and its canon generated critical acclaim over a much longer period than Silent Hill's did (Silent Hill 4 being met with some criticism, while the Resident Evil's main series, dodgy ports aside, remained largely lauded until Resident Evil 5). It is therefore arguably the ultimate series to scrutinize if you wish to learn about the development of the horror genre in gaming; don't miss out on this intriguing insight into what could possibly be one of gaming's greatest franchises.
Capcom has also promised other treats throughout the year of Resident Evil's twentieth anniversary, so keep your eyes peeled for further news. With a remake of the universally-acclaimed Resident Evil 2 on the horizon, don't stow away your herbs and your typewriter ribbons just yet.