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Fire Safety Starts at Home
An average of 45 Oregonians lose their lives to fire each year. Almost all of these deaths and home fires could have been prevented had the residents known what hazards to look for and if a working smoke alarm was present. Working smoke alarms can double the chances of surviving a fire. Are you and your family at risk?
Smoke Alarms
- Install working smoke alarms near each sleeping area, on every level of your home and in each bedroom for optimum protection.
- Clean and test your smoke alarms according to the manufacturer's instructions each month. Make the first Tuesday of each month "test day".
- If your smoke alarm is ten years old or older, it's time to replace it.
Family Fire Escape Plan
- Plan two ways out of every room.
- Plan a meeting place outside.
- Practice your escape plan.
Smoking and Matches
- Keep matches and lighters away from children.
- Use large, deep ashtrays.
- Dispose of smoking materials in a metal can.
- Check furniture for smoldering cigarettes before going to bed.
Heating Equipment
- Keep clothing, furnishings, electrical cords and combustibles 12 inches from wall heaters and 36 inches from portable heaters.
- Service your furnace annually.
- Set your water heater thermostat at 120 degrees to prevent scalds and burns.
Chimney and Woodstoves
- Obtain a permit before installing a woodstove.
- Clean and inspect your chimney or woodstove at least once a year, twice a year if wood is your main source of heat.
- Dispose of ashes in a metal container away from things that can burn.
- Use a fireplace screen.
- Keep things that can burn three feet from the fireplace or woodstove.
- Inspect electrical cords and plugs for fraying and cracking. Replace damaged cords.
- Use only proper heavy-duty extension cords that are UL listed.
- Keep electrical cords on top of rugs or carpet.
- Avoid overloaded circuits.
- Equip the fuse box with the proper fuses.
- Keep an eye on what's cooking and stay in the kitchen.
- Wear short or close-fitting sleeves that won't brush against hot burners.
- Keep cooking surfaces clean and free of food and grease build-up.
Clothes Dryer
- Keep lint filter clean.
- Keep the outside vent line clean.
- Store gasoline and other flammable liquids in approved, labeled containers.
- Keep garage clear of combustibles such as cartons, papers and old rags.
- Store combustibles away from the furnace or water heater.


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WordPress and website design . . . because they're fun!
Creating Browser-Specific HTML Code
If you've done any website design, you know how frustrating it is to create a beautiful page in one browser, only to have it completely fall apart the moment you access the page from a different browser. The least user-friendly browser has got to be Internet Explorer, although it has improved by leaps and bounds since versions 5 and 6.

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Celebrities and Their Effect on Kids
Two well-known celebrities have gone public about their decision to remain sexually pure until marriage.
Bethany Hamilton, the subject of the movie Soul Surfer, says "Growing up I was blessed to have parents that stayed together, and to have that husband and wife image. I wanted an awesome husband that would love and support me until I die.
Bethany says "I also wanted to honor God with the way that I approached [marriage]. I definitely was patient and I didn't mess around." In fact Bethany says her husband is the only guy I've ever kissed." By the way, Bethany has a new book out that talks about some of those issues. It's called Body & Soul: A Girl's Guide to a Fit, Fun and Fabulous Life:
And a well-known male TV star is talking about his decision to remain abstinent until marriage.
Duck Dynasty's Jase Robertson says "I'm proud [that I was a virgin when I got married]. That was the hardest thing I've ever had to do in my entire life.
In an interview with Fox News, Jase said "What I did was when I started dating girls I would quickly tell them on the first date as soon as they got in the car. I'd say, 'Look I will not treat you inappropriately at any point in our relationship.'
According to Jase, when he said that, a couple of girls actually got out of the car! But he says, "My wife, [Missy], she really loved the idea that she felt secure with me, like I had a direction I was taking."
By the way, if you're a parent with teens or pre-teens at home, an excellent book on this topic is called "Pure Excitement: A Godly Look at Sex, Love and Dating."
If you have younger kids, I'd recommend the series "God's Design for Sex" by Stan and Brenna Jones. That series features a different booklet for each stage of development, starting with 0-3 year-olds and going all the way up to the teen years.
I'm Bill Maier for Shine.FM.
Listen to today's audio here.


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I settled on a blue dress and a white 'powder' wig. It was probably the laziest costume ever, I didn't have to do anything with my hair. I didn't have to put on much makeup. Easy peasy!
I like to think that I was dressed as an 'ugly step-sister' from Cinderella :P
I had a hoop skirt underneath! I was the only person in the whole club dressed in light clothing, hahaha! Silly goths.
Lana came from Sydney again to DJ at Incursion. It's always nice seeing her, she's a lovely girl. I wish I got to spend more time with her.
My makeup was very easy. I blacked out my eyes and had glitter lips. Glitter lips are very easy to achieve. Just put eyelash glue on your lips and attach glitter!
Here's my setlist for the night. I forgot what I played!
First set:
Northanger Abbey - Rule of Thirds
Clock - Danse Society
God In An Alcove - Bauhaus
Pagan Lovesong - Virgin Prunes
Walk Into The Sun - March Violets
Walking On Your Hands - Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
Disintegration - The Cure
She's Lost Control - Joy Division
Black Planet - Sisters of Mercy
Love Like Blood - Killing Joke
The Passenger - Siouxsie and the Banshees
Ashes to Ashes - David Bowie
Seventeen - Ladytron
Second set:
Blue Monday - New Order
Dead Enough For Life - Icon of Coil
My World - Colony 5
Dead Stars - Covenant
Military Fashion Show - And One
Nemesis - VNV Nation
Exterminate Annihilate Destroy - Rotersand
I Ran (So Far Away) - Flock of Seagulls
Lullaby - The Cure
Killing Moon - Echo and the Bunnymen
Closer - NIN
I played more, but sadly I can't find my second list.


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Jeannie Foster
- Discover the World since 2014
- President, Canadian Australian Chamber of Commerce
- Member, Australian Institute of Company Directors
- Member, Women's Leadership Institute
- Previously with Air Canada as General Manager, Australia and New Zealand
- Former member, Executive Committe Board of Airline Representatives Australia
- Past representative, IATA Australia Pacific Joint Council (APJC)
- Former long-time chairman, Star Alliance Public Relations Committee and recent CSC Chair
Contact details
Discover the World
|Sydney NSW
|Postal code:
|+61 2.9959.3696
|Email: email@example.com
Description of Market
We are a team that is big on Ideas and passionate about our work. With our global presence and local expertise we pride ourselves on client satisfaction and as a result, hold a track record of delivery.
Discover the World represents Caesars Entertainment Resorts & Hotels, Expedia Travel Agents Affiliate Program, Ugo Transfers, Affordable Car Hire, Celestyal Cruises, Variety Cruises, Hebridean Island Cruises, Aeromexico, bmi regional, Copa Airlines, GOL, Ukraine International Airlines and Air Tahiti Nui.
Our Team works to maintain high performance, provide support and creative thinking. Our philosophy is to never stop discovering
Discover The World provides its clients with security knowing that we have been in business since 1982 with a strong financial background and a large agency distribution within Australia and we can protect and grow your revenue.
• Our team is made up of industry professionals and experts from all sectors of the industry.
• We can provide Sales and Marketing services to suit all needs
• We have strong relationships with major chains and industry specialists
• Our offices in Sydney and Auckland are in the central business districts
• Discover The World is a Global organization which can drive business for you in many countries
• We can offer you dedicated brand and supplier services
Key Statistics of Australian Tourism Industry overnight expenditure at a glance is to reach $140 billion by 2020
China contributes 60% of growth inbound to Australia
Tourism represented at 3% of Australia's GDP contributing A$47.5 Billion to the national economy
Domestic Tourism represents 73% of total direct tourism GDP
Austrade & Tourism Industry Report 2016


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We employ the best professional coaches and pay them accordingly.
Business people feel they can make a difference by collaborating and sponsoring.
We must be exceptional members of the wider football community.
We must work well with those who govern us and support their objectives.
Grass roots football clubs who wish to join GC United and make a small financial contribution each year to be a Football Member.
Grass roots football clubs who do not wish to make a financial contribution. All clubs at the Gold Coast are affiliate members.
Businesses that contribute financially to the club to be a member.
Players, coaches, referees and officials of GC United, including junior members.


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The new watch accommodates the brand's legendary calibre 1861 that powered the original Moon Watch.
The case of the Omega watch, 42mm in diameter, is crafted from stainless steel. It is coupled with an upgraded stainless steel bracelet fitted with the brands patented screw and pin system.
The black dial of the new Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch has also been inspired by the original watch but with a few major distinctions.
The patch was designed as a symbol of peace. The designer of the patch was Michael Collins who was Command Module Pilot in the Apollo 11 capsule while Armstrong and Aldrin were in the Lunar Module and stepped on the moon.
The hour, minute and the chronograph seconds hands with a red tip are SuperLumiNova-coated to guarantee perfect legibility. The white minute and hour chronograph counter hands and the brushed, rhodium-plated small seconds hand create a nice contrast to the medallion.
The dial features the words OMEGA Speedmaster PROFESSIONAL and the exact time of the first step onto the moon - 02:56 GMT highlighted in red.
The dial of the new Moon Watch is shielded by Hesalite, the robust, shatter-proof acrylic crystal that protected the face of the original Moon Watch. An OMEGA logo has been etched inside the crystal.
The mission patch is stamped on the case-back together with the words, THE FIRST WATCH WORN ON THE MOON. The case-back also displays the limited edition number (0000/7969), and July 21, 1969.
The Omega Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch Apollo 11 40th Anniversary Limited Edition watch is presented in a black presentation box. The box comprises a silver medal, with the same diameter as the watch.
One side of the medal demonstrates an engraving of the mission patch together with the words APOLLO 11, 40th ANNIVERARY, while the reverse side is engraved with the words THE EAGLE HAS LANDED; LAUNCHED JULY 16 1969; LANDED JULY 20, 1969; and RETURNED, JULY 24, 1969. It also features the brands name and logo. The box also includes a certificate of authenticity and an envelope with a black polishing cloth providing information about the Apollo 11 mission.
It is interesting to mention that the electronic timing system on the Lunar Module was not operating properly and Neil Armstrong left his Omega watch aboard to provide a reliable backup.
The new Omega watch is to be unveiled at Baselworld 2009.
Discover a fine range of Omega Speedmaster watches:


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Throughout January, I was searching for the face of boudoir for Nicole Barralet Photography for 2017. As part of the model search, I chose two winners to film their boudoir stories. This year however, I decided to do something a little different. Every woman who applied was added to the NBP Boudoir Tribe. This tribe is a chance for me to do some little mini sessions throughout the year and just play, experiment and grow as a boudoir photographer. Last year I felt I didn't shoot enough just for me so I wanted to make personal fun play shoots a priority this year. My first concept mini shoot for 2017 was with the lovely Anna. My concept for this shoot was dark and moody with a Fifty Shades Darker feel. I set myself a challenge of only using the black wall in the studio and one light source. Plus I got to play around with a new red tulle skirt that I have in the studio… Love love love how it photographs!! I think I need it in different colours!!
My goal for this shoot was to see how many variations I could create within a short amount of time and just play. And Anna totally rocked it. She just let me play, experiment and didn't look at me to crazily when I popped some scrunched up plastic over the lens… So here are just a handful of the photos we took.. I also shot some gorgeous video which I will be releasing at Chicks at the Flicks this Wednesday night at Indooroopilly. I can't wait to share!! It is just divine.. In the meantime, check out the gorgeous Anna!!!
And this red skirt… seriously!!! I'm in LOVE!!!
If after seeing these gorgeous boudoir photographs you are thinking to yourself… I need to own a beautiful collection of photographs like then, Get In Touch! I would love to chat to you more about creating a beautiful boudoir experience just for you. Go on you deserve to own a beautiful collection of photographs that make you feel gorgeous, more confident and comfortable in your own skin!


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Treasury prices declined Thursday as the stock market extended a lively rebound into a second session.
Treasury prices were volatile throughout the session, alternating between fairly heavy gains and contained losses as the market adjusted to a sudden resumption of demand for stocks. Wall Street registered a considerable advance late in Wednesday's session.
The gains in the stock market were smaller Thursday but largely eclipsed buying interest in Treasurys. The stock and government bond market often trade in opposite directions, as investors alternate between favoring safe assets like Treasurys and opting for the higher potential returns of riskier stocks.
The 10-year benchmark note fell 10/32 to 104 30/32 with a yield of 3.64 percent, up from 3.60 percent late Wednesday. Prices and yields move in opposite directions.
The 30-year long bond dropped 24/32 to 110 19/32 with a yield of 4.35 percent, up from 4.32 percent late Wednesday.
The 2-year note fell 4/32 to 101 29/32 with a yield of 2.24 percent, up from 2.14 percent.
The yield on the 3-month note rose to 2.37 percent from 2.25 percent Wednesday as the discount rate advanced to 2.31 percent from 2.20 percent.
New calls by New York Insurance Superintendent Eric Dinallo and others for an orchestrated rescue of cash-strapped bond insurers also has diminished demand for Treasurys. Earlier in the year, the prospect of the insurers' problems wreaking havoc in the municipal bond market spurred demand for Treasurys and federal agency debt.
However, some analysts questioned the viability of such a rescue.
The plan "begs one important question: Given the size of the write-downs witnessed in the financial sector, who is going to provide the capital to banks?" said Kevin Giddis, managing director of fixed income trading at Morgan Keegan.
Earlier in the week there was robust demand for Treasurys that drove the 2-year yield down to its lowest level in almost four years and caused the 30-year yield for the first time to break below 4.15 percent, the yield's level when it debuted in 1977.
The rallies were the result of investor bets on the likelihood of a significant economic slowdown and further rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.
Investors often seek government-backed assets and stay away from risky investments when the economy softens, so Treasurys could register further price gains later in the week or early next week.
The Fed on Tuesday ordered an unusually large 0.75 percentage point rate cut and sent strong indications that it is willing to reduce rates again if necessary. The Fed is widely expected to put in another rate cut at its monetary policy meeting Tuesday and Wednesday. Many investors expect a 0.50 percentage point reduction.
The focus on the Fed has diminished interest in economic data for the time being. The Labor Department reported a slight decline in the number of people applying for jobless claims in the latest week, while the National Association of Realtors reported a 2.2 percent drop in existing home sales in December to 4.89 million. It was the smallest number of homes sold in nine years.


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I love rummaging around charity shops. I can spend hours having a wander around town in the (often vain) hope of finding some vintage treasure. The charity shops in my area, though numerous, are not often a source of great excitement but every so often they throw up a little surprise or two. So a few weeks ago I was thrilled to find these two prints for just £1.49 each. I have visions of Ruby's room being a girly, vintage style haven and these fitted the image perfectly!
Does anyone remember the name of these? When I was a child I had a duvet set with a similar series of illustrations on. I was wondering if they were very popular.
Obviously the mounts weren't particularly attractive so I invested in a pair of pretty vintage style frames. I'd love to say that my local charity shops provided a nice, vintage set that I upcycled but these were from Wilkinsons!
I did have big plans for upcycling the old ones but alas, they kind of broke apart when I tried to remove the prints from them!


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Grand Jury
The function of the grand jury is to examine evidence presented by the prosecutor and determine whether there is probable cause to return an indictment. Approximately half of the states in the U.S. employ grand juries and twenty-two require their use, including New York State.
A grand jury consists of no less than 16 jurors and no more than 23. Grand jurors are drawn from the same pool of potential jurors as are any other jury panel, and in the same manner. The pool generally consists of names pulled from various databases, such as national voter lists, motor vehicle license lists and public utilities lists. Unlike trial jurors, grand jurors do not undergo lengthy questioning by attorneys. Rather, grand jurors are rarely disqualified. If you are selected to be a grand juror by the Commissioner of Jurors, it is very likely that you will be seated and sworn as a grand juror.
Article 190 of the Criminal Procedure Law is the legal framework for the grand jury. Section 190.05 through section 190.90 governs the grand jury and its proceedings. The prosecutor acts as the legal advisor to the grand jury. In each case the prosecutor presents evidence and witness testimony. There is no judge present in the grand jury room. Typically, the prosecutor, the witness, a court stenographer and the grand jury. Each witness may be given a grant of immunity for their testimony pertaining only to self-incriminating information. If a witness refuses to testify before a grand jury they risk being held in contempt of court.
Each grand juror and the prosecutor is sworn to secrecy. Unlawful disclosure of grand jury proceedings is a crime under the Penal Law of the State of New York. This ensures that the grand jury is free to deliberate without outside pressure and prevents perjury or witness tampering prior to a trial. It further encourages people with information about a crime to speak freely. Secrecy also protects the innocent accused from disclosure of the fact that he or she is being investigated.
The prosecutor will draft the charges and read them to the grand jury. The prosecutor will question each witness and the grand jurors are permitted to ask the witness additional questions at the end of each witness's testimony. The prosecutor may instruct the witness not to answer a grand juror's question if they feel that there is a subsequent witness who would be better prepared to answer the question or the prosecutor believes the question is improper or outside the rules of allowable evidence.
A grand juror does not decide whether the subject of the grand jury investigation is guilty or not, the grand jury decides, based upon the evidence and testimony presented to them, whether the subject should be formally charged with the crime or offense. The grand jury's decision must be based upon the evidence and the law. The grand jury can either vote (1) to indict, (2) to dismiss, or (3) to direct the prosecutor to file an "information" accusing the subject of a lesser offense, or (4) refer a matter to family court, or (5) issue a grand jury report.
Once you have been formally sworn in you will no longer use the call in service for jury duty as you have been selected to sit and have been sworn in as a grand juror for St. Lawrence County.
It may be helpful to bring reading material, paperwork or a craft as there may be some waiting time prior to your swearing in and orientation as well as during the course of your service.
You may want to dress in layers (i.e. a sweater or light jacket) as sometimes the grand jury room temperature may fluctuate.
Coffee is provided free of charge by the St. Lawrence County Bar Association. There is a refrigerator and a microwave for your use in the Grand Jury Room. Vending machines are also available in the courthouse complex.
You do not need to have read anything prior to your orientation or swearing in ceremony. All materials will be provided and a copy of Article 190 of the Criminal Procedure Law will be provided to you. You are required to listen to the orientation and read Article 190 prior to hearing your first case.


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Hello Lovlies! Hope ya'll are having a fantastic week! As per usual, mine has been super busy. We've been stopping by the house to check on it everyday since they are scheduled to install drywall this week. Nathan had his orientation for school today and met his teacher. Today's outfit was a repeat. So I'm sharing yesterday's outfit a day late.
Peplum Top: Forever 21, Midi Skirt: Express, Booties: Prabal Gurung for Target, Lipstick: MAC 'Ruby Woo'
I played it safe with the peplum and the midi skirt but added some flair with the floral Prabal Gurung booties I picked up from Target last year. I love these booties and I love to wear them to give simple outfits a little extra oomph. :-) I was a little worried when I put these on that I would look a little choppy but I figured I wouldn't ever know until I tried. I'm glad I did because I do really like this outfit. So think outside your fashion box. Go outside your comfort zone and try something new. You never know. It may become one of your favorite outfits. :-)


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Our government and our people has to learn lot of lessons from America. Why is that such attacks keep on happenning on our country and we keep on tolerating? we get hurt but we forget.. it is the high time that we should learn to retaliate such terror attack with strong counter attacks on terrorist outlets within country and across the border such that no one dare to attack us the next time.....
Last Wednesday, Delhi was again attacked by a bomb blast at Delhi High Court. Alas! So many innocent lives gone once again. No security covers for the mango people like us. I feel that the movement started few days back should not die a slow death. Enough is enough… .The fire of renaissance should keep burning in the hearts of young and old Indian unless and until the goal is achieved. :
धरती कम पड़े तो उड़ने को आकाश बहुत है, जरूरत है पंखो में जान होनी चाहिये….
माना कम है आशा मगर विश्वास बहुत है,अब ये चिंगरी आग बननी चाहिये….


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Chenopodium ambrosioides | SKU: 1623 P250
- Self-seeding annual plant
- Plants grow to 30-40 inches tall
- Leaves have a strong, pungent flavor and scent
(Chenopodium ambrosioides) Native to Central America and South America, this pungent, aromatic herb is traditionally used dried or fresh in bean dishes to impart a fuller flavor. Adding leaves near the end of the cooking time is said to help minimize flatulence as well. Self-sows readily. Annual.
Start Indoors: 4-6 weeks before last frost
Germination: 7-14 Days
Plant Outdoors: 6-12" Apart
Light: Full Sun
Instructions - Sow seeds indoors just beneath the surface of the soil. Plant out after the danger of frost has passed in late spring. Can also be directly sown after the last spring frost. Harvest leaves regularly to keep plants from bolting. Sow every 2-3 weeks to ensure a continuous supply.


text: Whether you are shooting photo or video, you cannot shoot anything without light. Choosing your lighting at CSI Rentals is easy as our large variety of photo and video lighting are all listed with detailed descriptions specs and features with all their accessories listed with each light to easily choose light modifiers to control your lighting and flattering shadows. Rent at CSI Rentals NYC Studio or Location lights the latest LED lights, Strobe, Tungsten, and HMI.


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Pronto Tax Class Blog
Tax Preparer Disaster Stories
In this blog you will learn of some disaster stories that have happened to tax preparers.
If you are a tax preparer, or thinking about becoming a tax preparer, this blog is designed to warn you what to avoid and hopefully show you how not to fall victim to these disasters.
And hopefully you'll also get a good laugh out of some of these stories...
4 Common Tax Preparer Disaster Stories
Now in the tax business we have found that it's usually the same type of disasters that happen over and again, for example:
Not having a back up for your database
This is very serious and can cause any tax preparer to lose sleep at night. I mean seriously, if a ransomware or virus attaches to your client list and then you lose all your client records, you are just flat-out DONE.
You will need to exit the business and you could even face legal liability.
Always maintain a backup of your client records.
Hiring someone when you don't have the business to support hiring someone
If you can't pay employees, then don't hire employees. You need to make sure you have enough business to support hiring employees. these seem like obvious statements but in the tax business, due to the fluctuations in seasonal business, it can sometimes seem like you have enough work where you can afford more employees but then things slow down and you don't.
When you have employees who are stressed out about paying their bills because they're not getting the hours that you promised, morale in the office can really suffer.
And when morale of your team is low, disasters can strike such as bad client service, careless mistakes, and even stealing.
You can get singled out by the IRS and investigated, and shut down
Believe it or not, a lot of the "most successful" tax professionals eventually end up running into problems with the IRS, and they get shut down.
We are not going to name names because that's not our style, but if you Google search "tax preparer shut down by IRS" you will see that this has happened to many tax businesses that people thought were so "great."
There are a lot of scams in the tax business and sometimes people think they are "above the law" because they have so much knowledge of how the IRS works that they think they can outsmart Uncle Sam. Yes well that may work for a while, until it doesn't. Uncle Sam, when he's upset, kicks like a mule and aims for the head.
Making partnerships or joint ventures and not having an exit plan
Smart tax professionals often form partnerships or joint ventures with other professionals. For instance you may have a tax person who links up with a mortgage broker, or an attorney. Again, these partnerships are great, until they aren't great.
As a tax professional, you don't want to end up being pulled under if your partner messes up, or worse yet commits a crime.
You need to keep close tabs on any joint venture partners because if you give an inch, some people will take a mile...and that can turn into a disaster.
Anyways, we hope that this blog post has alerted you to some of the dangers you need to be aware of as you get into the tax business, or if you're already in it.
Certainly this is one business where survival is an accomplishment (really that is any business these days, but this one especially).
In fact I would say that is one thing we are proud of at Pronto, is that we have been around for more than 50 years, so we know how to survive and a big part of surviving is...avoiding disaster whenever you can!
About the writer:
Jamie Waggoner is a Communication Major at University of North Carolina-Wilmington (UNCW). Jamie's favorite course at the moment is Integrated Marketing, which shows how smart companies use storytelling and word-of-mouth to develop authentic and compelling relationships with their customers and the general public. Jamie did not realize when she accepted an internship at Pronto Tax School that she would become a tax expert, but hey, life is full of surprises and that's a good thing.


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Cassillis Estate in Ayrshire is one of eight Scottish farms and estates to have been awarded prestigious international accreditation to recognise their ongoing work in wildlife management and conservation.
The award of Wildlife Estates Scotland (WES) accreditation was made at the Scottish Game Fair, held at Scone Palace, and takes the total amount of accredited land over the one million acre mark.
WES is a national version of the EU Wildlife Estates (WE) initiative and is endorsed by the European Commission's Directorate-General Environment, whose objective is to protect, preserve and improve the environment for present and future generations.
The recently accredited estates have all have undergone a rigorous independent assessment of their game, wildlife and habitat management, as well as their social and economic contribution to rural life. All properties are expected to maintain these standards throughout the lifetime of accreditation, with WES creating a transparent benchmark system that helps to demonstrate how land managers can deliver multiple benefits to rural Scotland, supporting the Scottish Government's Land Use and Biodiversity 2020 route map Strategies.
The total number of accredited farms and estates across Scotland now stands at 52, with best practice management covering just over 1.2 million acres.
Scottish Land & Estates Chairman, David Johnstone, said: "Wildlife Estates Scotland accreditation is a rigorous process that asks estates and farms to meet the finest standards across wildlife and conservation management and it is pleasing that another eight estates and farms have met this benchmark.
"The newly-accredited properties are very diverse in nature but they have all demonstrated the excellent work they are conducting on issues such as species and habitat management.
"We seek a broad range of information from estates, including data on 70 birds and animals, which helps to provide significant insight on what is working well and where our conservation efforts need to be targeted."
"The new accreditations takes the total of WES accredited land past the one million acre mark, a significant achievement with 52 farms and estates now qualified since the first award was made in 2013. Whilst challenges lie ahead for the future of the Wildlife Estates Scotland project, we should be proud that we have reached this important milestone in the scheme."
WES was founded by Scottish Land & Estates with support from Scottish Natural Heritage, the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Scotland and the Cairngorms National Park Authority. It has been supported from the beginning by the Scottish Government.


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Rev. Lori WalkeThe High Heel Rev.
Rev. Lori Walke
Pastor | Advocate | Good Friend of Jon Chapman's
Rev. Lori Allen Walke, a native of the Bible Belt and raised a Baptist, preaches and teaches progressive Christianity with a Southern style. Now serving as the Associate Minister at Mayflower Congregational United Church of Christ in Oklahoma City, Lori was a scholarship athlete for Oklahoma State University, where she received her undergraduate degree in Political Science (2005) and graduate degree in Health Care Administration (2006). Passionate about social justice and the public good, she earned her juris doctorate from Oklahoma City University School of Law in 2009 and passed the Oklahoma Bar exam the same year. Like many in the Millennial Generation, Lori was brought up as a conservative Christian and grew dissatisfied with traditional answers and expectations. After sifting through the good, the bad, and the ugly, she still felt an undeniable pull towards the Church and parish ministry. She earned her Masters of Divinity from Philips Theological Seminary (2011) and was ordained in the United Church of Christ in 2012. She is a member of the UCC's Next Generation Leadership Initiative, a 20-year focus on energizing and sustaining younger, emerging UCC local church pastors. Lori lives in Oklahoma City with her philosophy-loving attorney spouse, Collin Walke, and their beloved mutt, Tenzin.
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February 28, 2016
Join Lori at the Oklahoma City First Church of the Nazarene for a conversation about hospitality to the LGBTQ Community.
May 13, 2016
Lori will be part of a Spirituality Ethics Panel at the Oklahoma Children's Behavioral Health Conference.
A Woman in the Pulpit
"Girls can be anything they want to be," her parents said. Then the Church added, "Except clergy." Gender inequality is but one place where the Church hasn't been true to the Good News. It's time for a makeover.
A Thirty-Something in the pulpit
The headlines are not encouraging. Survey after survey says that fewer people identify as Christian, worship attendance is down, and no one memorizes Bible verses anymore. But how bad is it? How do we stop worrying about the future of the Church and start working on the Church of the future?
A Politico in the Pulpit
Your mother always said, "keep your elbows off the table!", much like the Church has always said, "Keep your politics out of the pulpit!" But is Christianity just about personal piety and playing politely? If that were so, surely Jesus would have been put to death some other way than crucifixion. How can congregations reclaim the political message of the Gospel without sinking into partisanship?


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Wednesday, 12 September 2012
A bit of a change to my desk today; it's on my lap! I am working on some pages where the focus is on pens and doodling so I was working in front of the telly last night (CSI) and kinda continued this morning. I'm sure normal chaos will resume next time but this is my desk today!
So there's my little mobile desk this morning; I'm sure if you hop on over to Julia's at Stamping Ground you'll find many more exciting places. Have a good week folks.
26 comments:
- Helen said...
I like the lettering!! I need to practice mine more so I can write something in my journal for a change... enjoy your lapwork! Helen, 20
- 12 September 2012 at 08:37
- Francesca said...
A lap is as good as a desk, lovely colours on your page, but I like so many are not good a lettering, but again if one would practice one would get better. Love Francesca #99
- 12 September 2012 at 09:22
- Redanne said...
Loving the colours on your pages Neil and the lettering is super. Saw you over at JoZart's blog, how lovely that you got to meet up, if only for a short time, she is a lovely lady. Happy WOYWW, Anne x #82
- 12 September 2012 at 09:42
- Brenda Brown said...
Great lettering Neil. Glad you got your daughter off to Uni OK, she will be fine lol. I remember when my daughter went, I kept it together when I was with her and then cried half the way home!!!
Happy WOYWW and have a fun week.
hugs {brenda} xox #91
- 12 September 2012 at 10:34
- CraftygasheadZo said...
Superb letters and journal work going on there! I'd love to work more on lettering but these days I'm thankful to just be able to hold a pen, with the help of some tubing! Take care Zo xx 109
- 12 September 2012 at 10:35
- JoZart said...
Those letters would make great rubber stamps!! Super vibrant pages and I love the quote.... might just pinch that one day!
Jo x
- 12 September 2012 at 10:41
- Jennie -The Artistic Stamper said...
I agree with Jozarty, the l;etters would make good rubberstamps :))
Enjoy your day
Have a happy woyww
Jennie #43
- 12 September 2012 at 12:14
- Mini said...
Fab lettering. I was crafting whilst watching CSI last night too. :o)
Sue x (MiniOwner #120)
- 12 September 2012 at 12:16
- Shaz in Oz.CalligraphyCards said...
Hi there Neil ah your colours with dylusions again beautiful.. and alphabets are like that very variable with mood!! :D Thanks so much for sharing ~ happy WOYWW! Shaz in Oz. x #25
- 12 September 2012 at 12:40
- Kate said...
I like the idea of practicing alphabets, the doodled pages are looking good.
** Kate **
- 12 September 2012 at 13:07
- Bella said...
Love the lettering and the colours of your journal page are my best.
- 12 September 2012 at 13:17
Fabulous colours and love the alphabet. You should turn them into stamps :)
- 12 September 2012 at 13:34
- CLaire said...
Love the letters.. and doodling..wish i could doodle that good... I am good at spider writing...lol
Happy WOYWW
CLaire #113
- 12 September 2012 at 14:42
- Danielle said...
I like your idea of doing the lettering as the ideas pop up, then you have them when you need them. The journal page is awesome! I like the color combo. dani #16
- 12 September 2012 at 15:13
- Eliza said...
Your journal pages look wonderful and I like your lettering too.
Happy Woyww
Eliza #90
- 12 September 2012 at 16:25
- My name is Cindy said...
Love the sentiment but don't think I'd ever reach that bench mark!! Thanks for the look at your non traditional desk this week. Cindy #139
- 12 September 2012 at 17:07
- Monica said...
some amazing work on your blog for a guy who is just a little creative.
Monica 131
- 12 September 2012 at 20:30
- mark gould said...
Happy woyww, Ive not managed to link up again, not sure where the time is going at the moment.
Lettering/writing is the thing that scares me the most (or at least the bit I hate) about journalling. The lettering is looking great and the pages look fab. must catch up soon now life is calming down. mark
- 12 September 2012 at 21:01
- Angie said...
Love the lettering ...wish mine was as good ...may have to pinch some ideas.lol.xx#81
- 12 September 2012 at 21:42
- VonnyK said...
Your letters are fabulous. Love all the yummy colours in your journal.
Have a great week.
Von #54
- 13 September 2012 at 11:38
- 505whimsygirl said...
Hi Neil,
I love your lettering! Very cool to start with the basic shape then doodle around it. I really need to get my little doodle book out again!!
Happy WOYWW
Hugs, Kay #31
- 13 September 2012 at 19:48
- Tuire Flemming said...
Love your colourful pages and the letters! I´m also working with my art journal calendar for next year... have to spy you ;)
Have a great day!
Tuire #75
- 14 September 2012 at 07:55
- Neesie said...
I thought I'd return the compliment Neil...sorry I'm so late visiting.
I'd have hated to miss these wonderful colours! Wow a feast for the eyes...can you tell I'm biased...blue is my favourite colour ;D
Thanks for popping over earlier.
Happy WOYWW ♥Neesie♥ #40
- 14 September 2012 at 14:50
- Jojorenee said...
That's pretty!
- 14 September 2012 at 18:37
- Michele's Scrapy Creations said...
beautiful journaling!
Michele #156
- 18 September 2012 at 02:46
- Jan Hennings said...
Lookin good :) Love having a peek into the spaces of fellow crafter's! If you happen to peek in on my blog, be sure to wear a hard hat! LOL!
- 17 October 2012 at 13:24


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The story opens with a coup. Field Marshall Tamas and a group of co-conspirators have overthrown the government and dethroned the corrupt king Manhouch who has spent the nation into poverty and plans to sign a deal with their enemies, the Kez, to bail it out.
After the king and all of the nobility meet their end at the guillotine, the tough business of rebuilding and running the country begins. Tamas is besieged by royalists, logistical problems and threats of war, but also troubled by a mysterious threat uttered by Manhouch's Privileged, the sorcerers of the realm, as they died. They warned him that he could not escape Kresimer's Promise.
What more havoc could the ancient god Kresimer wreak in Tamas' already shaky world?
More and more authors seem to be trying to push fantasy into a more modern world, and I'm not sure how I feel about it. It's not that I'm opposed to guns – quite the opposite – but it makes me wonder about the progression and what other modern inventions will eventually make their way into fantasy worlds.
But just as I start to get all curmudgeonly talking about back in my day, along comes McClellan with an idea that surprises and delights. What if you didn't really need the gun? Tamas and his cabal of powder mages don't. Oh, mind you, they're very good with those guns, but the tool is optional. Powder mages burn gunpowder for their magic, and if need be, they can toss the bullets into the air, burn a little powder with their magic, and send them on their way with results as deadly and accurate as a rifle.
And, of course, the Privileged – McClellan's more traditional mages – hate the powder mages, and Tamas and his people aren't too fond of the Privileged either, setting up warring wizards, which is usually a lot of fun for me.
But "Promise of Blood" is by no means a one-trick pony. While the powder mages are a nice touch and a big draw, there's a very compelling human tale here, too, with a lot of layers, many of which are only touched on.
Tamas, in addition to his ruling troubles, is trying to deal with issues with his estranged son Taniel, who he needs to be successful. Taniel works through feelings about his promised bride Vlora, who has been unfaithful, and the savage child Ka'Poel he picked up on a recent campaign. Tamas' lead investigator Adamat tries to do his duty and root out a traitor while also fearing for the safety of his family if he does his job.
Naturally, there also has to be plenty of intrigue, conspiracy and betrayal surrounding a coup, and McClellan delivers with a bit of a mystery angle thrown in.
All in all, "Promise of Blood" adds up to an incredible debut and a promise of good things to come. I'm still not sure I want modern weapons in my fantasy, but in McClellan's case, I'll definitely make an exception.


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Crisis Averted
Well, I'll just say this: I won't be taking any betting tips from Nurse T if I ever bump into her at Randwick Racecourse (a most unlikely scenario, I grant you, but you see my point). I'm glad she'll never make it as a fortune teller, because I didn't end up with a life-threatening case of OHSS, and I haven't spent the past few days being treated in hospital. Sorry, Nurse T, but your days as a doomsayer are numbered.
Last Wednesday was the low point, and it was way down there. I haven't felt that unwell since those ghastly, short-lived, and – I suspect – wrongly prescribed days on Clomid – ugh! In fact, that would make so much sense, because Clomid is a follicle stimulation drug, and since I have this whopping great oestrogen level/high egg reserve thing going on, I was probably unwittingly experiencing a mild and undiagnosed case of OHSS then too. I certainly felt quite similar, and as with emerging from the Clomid fog, on Thursday it was only being on the other side that allowed me to apprehend just how awful I'd been feeling in the days before. But that was the good news: I woke up Thursday, had a quick dip in the ocean, then came home and just sat there, very still and quiet, silently tuning into my body until a calm came over me as I realised that actually, I felt okay. Not a hundred percent, but getting there. Wednesday night marked the end of the medication run too, so clearly as soon as it was over, my body and mind started normalising almost immediately. I had a painful trigger injection Wednesday night (everything was tender and sore, so jabbing my abdomen with a fine needlepoint felt like I was stabbing myself with a carving knife), but by morning I no longer felt like crying with raging overtiredness and indignation.
Friday's egg collection went off without a hitch. I woke up with a piece of tape stuck to my right palm with the number of eggs written in Texta in the centre: 15. Two more than last time. Once again I devoured everything they put in front of me once I woke up, then Llew arrived, we spoke to Dr P and then I was allowed to leave. I've been much more delicate internally this time round – much more. It's really only today that I have been able to walk normally. I think my poor old ovaries took a serious beating back there. All those synthetically generated follicles really trashed da house. Anyway, we asked Dr P about what Nurse T had said about there probably being no fresh transfer this time because of the risk of my developing a deadly dose of OHSS, and he said no, we were good to go. That decision would be made around how I was feeling, and I was and am feeling okay. Right now I feel completely normal, so if things stay on track with the eggs, we'll have a transfer on Wednesday.
So what's happened with the 15 little suckers they pulled out of me on Friday? Well, by Saturday 11 had fertilised. By Sunday, all 11 had started dividing. This morning, 9 of those had divided into six distinct cells, which is what they need to do to qualify for the next round. Tomorrow's update is seriously anyone's guess. It's an encouraging start, and we are duly optimistic, but things kept changing right up until the last minute in round one, when we started with 13 and ended up with two. And the first and "best" of those two was transferred fresh and didn't work, so I am not counting any eggs (as it were). One thing's for damn sure: I won't be asking Nurse T to set the odds or place my bets.
Blood Notes
Erm, this round of IVF has taken a slightly dramatic turn the past two days, and I can tell something's gone awry because of how bloated, fatigued, and spaced out I feel. Looks like I am skidding toward the possibility of developing ovarian hyper-stimulation syndrome, and I don't mind telling anyone who comes to the door: I don't want any! It sounds really unpleasant, and I'm finding the alleged likelihood of its arrival very rude.
Okay, so in the past 36 or so hours, the IVF drugs have properly slammed me into a wall. I've been tracking SO smoothly until now – blithely characterising this cycle as 'wildly uneventful' to my friend T just the other day – but yesterday, KAPOW! Total and utter exhaustion kicked in, knocking me insensible. I had to have another blood test yesterday (I was averaging one every 48 hours until today, when I got to have another one), just before experiencing the indescribable joy of a nice probing internal ultrasound first thing, at which point Nurse E exclaimed, "Well, there's a lot going on in there, isn't there?! Sorry if this is uncomfortable" – it was – "but there's not a lot of room left!" – all this before 9 am and my first coffee of the day – no wonder I wilted.
When another nurse called yesterday afternoon with the results, she said my oestrogen level was right off the charts. How was I feeling, she wanted to know. "Tired," I admitted.
"I bet," she said, "and probably pretty bloated by now too!"
She sounded almost gleeful about the prospect, which I must say I still prefer to Nurse T's approach today, which has been to put the fear of a vengeful fertility goddess in me by listing all the vile ways in which I will 'likely' develop a full-blown case of OHSS. Now, look, there's no point worrying about contingencies, that's just not my style even though it is clearly Nurse T's, so I'm just going to do as I've been doing (well, ever since overdoing my robust seizing of the day last Saturday): take it very, very easy. Running is apparently out, which is fine because the mere thought makes me yawn and slide beneath my desk. And I now have to drink at least 3 litres of water a day, which wouldn't be a problem except for my Varuna Alumni News deadline – it's hard focusing on everyone's latest successes when all I really want to do is dash to the toilet at half-hour intervals.
Which is unfortunate for another reason. While yesterday I wouldn't have said I was really all that bloated – just settle down Nurse T, I think someone's getting a little over-excited – going to the toilet had already started making my ovaries hurt. I'm not kidding, I can feel them grouching away in there. Throbbing, an increasingly sullen duo, actively plotting to join a plainly hostile union movement that's silently growing in a dark meeting place somewhere deep in my body. Damned rebels. So now I'm under doctor's orders to increase my water intake, it's at least twice the fun. Who's a lucky girl, then?
This morning after my blood test, Nurse T said there was a good chance this cycle would be cancelled. All day I've waited to have that confirmed, and if she was wrong about that – which she was, because they called to say I'm now scheduled to go in for collection on Friday – then I say she can be wrong about a whole host of other hit predictions too. Fact is, they won't know or decide the way forward until after the collection, just like they didn't know until later on today what my blood would say. But one thing is indisputable: the nurses are all really concerned about me. And that's a little unnerving. It's not just Nurse T. Nurse M picked up the phone at one point, and I like her, we bonded over Lionel Shriver in my first round, so I identified myself and asked how she was doing. "Oh my god, you poor thing, how are you doing?" she said, her voice full of worry. Then Nurse T came on the line. "Oh, we'll be keeping a very close eye on you," she said, and I know she meant it to be reassuring. Guess this round isn't proving to be so wildly uneventful after all.
Although I read everyone else's blogs last night, and I'm all up to date, I actually started and then deleted comments on about four of them, because I really have exceedingly low energy right now, and I found myself paralysed each time. Like the tracks beneath my train of thought just petered out, and I came grinding to a halt in the middle of absolutely nowhere. Truthfully, it's all I can do dragging this post out of myself while trying to finish the Alumni News before deadline, so with your kind permission, I'll be taking a little break from the blog. Just a few days – I'll be back Monday 29 March, how does that sound? Thanks for bearing with me, keep your fingers crossed if you've got any going spare, and please take care. Back soon! xxx
Hang the Expense
I took Grad and Lilian's advice over the weekend – I went and had some fun. And I think they were right – it was probably just what I needed. Our friend J was having his birthday lunch at Kingsley's down at Woolloomooloo wharf, so after cramming our usual Man Town Saturday routine into just a couple of hours (run, swim, breakfast with the papers in the courtyard, and stocking up at the farmers' market), Llew and I donned some glad rags and set forth to make merry. It was a perfect afternoon for it, too, warm and sunny, and the assembled company – twenty of J's good friends – was in the revelling way.
It was one of those great group things that doesn't always happen: an ideal blend of people we already knew, so it was excellent catching up, and people we didn't, so it was lovely chatting to interesting new folk too. Wine and conversation flowed, and our laughter clattered around the walls of the mezzanine area we had all to ourselves (there was another group in the adjacent private dining room, but short of their artfully tousled, highly chemically treated hair, we didn't see much of them). Kingsley's is a steakhouse, so as you'd expect it was all about the bleedin' beef. Mine was excellent: eye fillet, medium rare. Delish. As was all my food. And wine. And I had plenty of both.
Still, all this being true, yesterday I couldn't help but reflect on the eye-watering bill. I should have seen it coming, but it was still a very sobering shock when we were told the per person price. I think I audibly gasped. Put it this way: I'd gone to the ATM before arriving, having roughly estimated the cost, and I didn't even have enough to cover one of us. I felt particularly sorry for Llew – I didn't mind being stung half as much after vigorously partaking of every single thing on offer – I'd say that personally I gave that tariff a fair nudge – but Llew had a conference call 10 pm Saturday night, so he wasn't drinking. Etiquette and commonsense demand people just suck it up in this circumstance, because that's group dining and get over it, and these things really do come around one way or another, so please don't start whingeing that you didn't have dessert or that you want to work out what you had individually at a table of twenty people, because by Christ, this will be the ONE THING I will never, ever forget about you, and I can tell you right now that it won't be a trait recalled with affection. Yes, bill haggling/squabbling/complaining is a pet peeve of mine – can you tell? So of course we just coughed up, of course, of course, but it simply meant that our combined 'couple total' was enough to make me… well, cough! And maybe cry a little – or more like muffle a scream into my white napkin. Ouch! That smarts!
But let's analyse the way the restaurant actually managed this cash coup, because it was pretty smoothly done, that neat way they parted us from all those coconuts over the course of an afternoon. Perhaps we can all turn this knowledge into future profit ourselves someday, because there's no doubt about it: these guys are making a killing. And I know how they do it. First: the menu. You know what's coming, don't you? Yes! It was a three-course set group menu, which worryingly didn't include a price. Uh oh! Sound the alarm! Limited options ensure far less wastage, and most items on the menu were simply prepared and available in bulk, for example undressed oysters and whole eye fillet. Dessert was pavlova, an ingenious cost-saving option for the house because it's made of egg whites and sugar. Second: wine and water. Now, these restaurateurs are NOT SILLY – talk about a captive audience: the birthday boy innocently chose four wine varieties from the list to be served with the meal, and henceforth the waiters kept producing fresh bottles whether we were in need of more wine and water or not. No questions asked! It was just like magic! Because who wants to be the one pooping the party by bringing this to everyone's attention? Well, not me, even though I did start getting a little bit nervous, so of course wine and Italian mineral water verily flooded the table. Very shrewd: we couldn't finish it all by the end.
Still, I'm a very firm believer that you have to do these things once in a while, particularly with good friends who want to share their birthday or some other milestone with you. I had a brilliant day (and night, because of course we carried on, first to the nearby Tilbury and then to the swishy swish Republic building apartment of two of J's friends), and I know J did too, so if it means Llew and I are locked inside sitting on our hands for a week or two while our bank balance recovers, well, what of it? Sometimes the most important thing is just getting out there and living life, and goodness knows we're giving that particular theory a bloody solid crack.
Words fail me; or rather, I fail them.
Still working… it's nearly 8 pm here, and it's been a big afternoon of redrafting. I didn't even make it for a run. I should have gone when I first got back from the IVF clinic late this morning, otherwise the day gets away from me. Time slips past like a cheeky ghost, snubbing her nose at me as she continues on her way.
Progress is slow. I've started each day's work since the manuscript mark-up at page one, and every day I see something new, either something that isn't there (catchphrase, anyone? Let's play a quick round of emotional closeness!), or something that is (those lame, contrived arguments between the protagonist and the illustrator? They're not long for this world. They clunk like cheap shoes).
One of the funny things I've noticed about the rekeying exercise is that in certain places, the writing has become blunt and dull. Tight, yes, at times what I would call economical to a fault, because occasionally something vital has been lost, and now I find myself trying to put some of those missing ingredients back in. Not all; there's no question the streamlining is extremely helpful and effective in parts, giving the narrative an unmistakable force and speed. But there's flatness to it too, and that's a very disturbing thing to find in one's own work, especially after so much effort has been expended trying to make it sing. Trying to make it true, something that will resonate for my poor long-suffering imaginary reader, and instead in parts it's cold and unaccommodating, nowhere I'd want to spend the night… Sigh. I think in all honesty I erred in the rekeying process by drifting too far into that tunnel, a place in which all I could see, after a very short time, was an excess of words. I wanted spare language, I wanted everything pared back, filed down, and shaved away. I gloried in my reduced word count. I admired my own ruthlessness in the face of – and perhaps finally at the expense of – greater feeling. In short, I took an excellent exercise too far.
Still, I'd do it again, because there's plenty of cut and dumped words that won't make it back alive.
The Writing Retreat in Review
Okay, so I lied. There was no "more tomorrow" yesterday…I got distracted catching up on everyone else's blogs, writing some interview questions for a couple of prize-winning Varuna authors (what a lovely job I've landed! I am wholly fascinated by insights into a writer's process, and now I have a legitimate means of discovering them – it's wonderful), and of course continuing my redraft. That was even before Llew managed to escape the office at a reasonable hour, at which point we became wildly over-excited and went out for dinner at our favourite local place Jah Bar, whereupon we ate too much, drank too much, and ended up sitting out on the street chatting with the chefs at the end of the night. I love Jah Bar. Llew and I always have so much fun.
So. The retreat. Darkling JB evicted her entire family from their home to make way for the overnight influx, so the very first thing that needs to be said is how amazing they all are, because not only did they tolerate this outrageous usurpation, they did so incredibly graciously. Not a grumble in earshot. Quite incredible – just try kicking Llewie out of his own bed and see where it gets you. And I was terribly excited about the scheduling change that meant a night in Melbourne, both because I felt it'd been ages and ages since I was last there – certainly B.D. – and because it meant seeing where JB lives and writes. It's not just writerly processes that obsess me; it's also writerly spaces. How and where other writers work: I love knowing. In JB's case, she's got a delightful writing space, flooded with light and sun dapples, and a bewitching, peaceful garden out the back, complete with magnificent mature trees, right in a bustling urban neighbourhood. Just gorgeous.
We like to ease into these retreats with a fortifying glass of something alcoholic, so we popped the cork on a bottle of champagne, sitting out the back basking in the perfect Melbourne dusk while waiting for the Changeling to arrive. A note on the weather: I love March. I've never before had such superb weather in the laneway city. While soaking up the last of the day's sun, I tried befriending JB's black cat Ninja, but he had other ideas. It seems I should have played hard to get, and now know the key to a cat's feckless heart is total indifference. I'm determined to try it next time.
Jenny arrived, and then Samantha too, Jenny's daughter-in-law whom some of you know from January's IVF posts on this blog, when Samantha kindly stepped out of the shadows to share aspects of her own experience. It was so lovely meeting her after forging that connection online, and we spent dinner heads in, talking about it all a great deal more. Dinner itself was so aromatic and moreish: we went to a fab mod-Turkish place on Lygon St called Baba. Highly recommended, and there were plenty of dips and couscous and vegetable-based things for Jenny and Samantha, so a great place for all those Melbourne-bound vegetarians out there. Yum – there was a pumpkin dip in particular, quite spicy, that I've not been able to stop thinking about since (drools…). After dinner we returned 'home,' said goodbye to Samantha, and sat up with cups of tea helping JB and Jenny prepare for Day One of 'Advanced Year of the Novel,' a selective course they're both doing with author Andrea Goldsmith at Melbourne's new Wheeler Centre, now home to the Victorian Writers' Centre. I'm really quite jealous of their Wheeler Centre… especially its central location. The NSW Writers' Centre is nowhere near as accessible, not even for writers lucky enough to live in one of the surrounding suburbs. Truth be told, I think it's in a supremely awkward spot. I made the trek precisely once, and have never been back. Pity. Anyway, it ain't changin' any time soon.
We set off for Airey's Inlet once the girls arrived home from their day with Andrea Goldsmith and the twelve other participants. As you'd expect, they were each in a state of high excitement and enthusiasm – it sounds like the course will be enormously useful, and Andrea Goldsmith sounds like a formidable and committed teacher. She apparently asked the class who'd read her latest book Reunion – you may remember that I have – and to those unable to raise a hand she said, "Well, how stupid are you?" – terrifying! But she has a point: she's an available resource to these aspiring authors, and they'd be mad not to make the most of her.
Jenny as you know fled immediately upon returning home to collect her car, and spent the remainder of the weekend happily ensconced back at her farm in a writing frenzy; Deb, Catherine, JB and I piled into the car and headed to JB's beach shack at Airey's Inlet.
Dear shack: we love you so. We're unbelievably fortunate that one of us has a shack and is so generous in sharing it – I'm sure you'll agree JB takes the hosting prize and the cake to boot. The remainder of the retreat was spent working – even when we were eating we were talking about writing. There's something incredibly enabling about waking up in a house full of other writers – there's no need to keep up appearances or justify one's day or even get dressed, so I discovered. When I'm here, at home, I do feel a pressure to keep myself presentable, to really formalise my approach to the desk each day. I think it's because I know many people in my life don't regard what I do as work. "Well, isn't that nice?" someone said to me upon my return. The polite condescension in the tone of voice was absolutely unmistakable, as though the writing retreat and indeed the writing group were nothing more than darling little fancies of mine. "Actually, it's a lot of hard work," I said, and there was a long pause while I listened to this idea falling on resolutely deaf ears.
But down at Airey's, I was with other people who take writing seriously, which meant having nothing to prove. I sat on the bed all day, my computer resting on my knees and a hard copy of my MS in my hand, and I didn't move except for kitchen and bathroom visits. My bum numbed, but I was in the zone and barely noticed. While down at the shack, I went through the entire MS, all 70,000 words of it, writing notes on the hard copy of all the changes I definitely need to make and many others I need to consider making, and then I began making them. Sunday, after a long day's work in which we barely spoke to each other, I worked until I reached the end of the MS, and rewarded myself with a long run on the coastal path, down to the sands of Sunnymeade Beach, back along to the lighthouse and home again, where I changed and walked down to the beach with Catherine for a beautiful, refreshing swim. I was thinking about the MS the entire time. Over dinner at delectable a la Grecque (oh my god, that yoghurt cake was in-cred-ible), we all talked shop. And home again, the other Darklings (but one, though Jenny was represented by an empty chair) patiently listened while I read out the 3,000-word short story draft I was working on last week. As usual, we all worked so well for being together – it's always a phenomenally productive environment, and although there were countless moments of group hilarity, the main memory I have is of that unique hush encasing the whole house, the special quiet of four writers sitting in separate rooms, frowning and mulling, all silently intent on their work.
Not a Mexican Wave so much as a Melbourne one…
It's been a big few days, my dears, a full-scale assault, an armed re-entry back into manuscript #1. I'm taking no prisoners. I couldn't wait until the Darkling writing retreat in the end. I cracked, picking it up for the first time in six months last Thursday. As you can see, it's done terrible things to my blogging, and here it is 9:40 at night and still I've left DoctorDi entirely unattended. I guess I just don't know where to start.
I think I'm going to have to sleep on it and start fresh in the morning. I'm feeling pretty shell-shocked, what with all the heavy artillery fire (I promise to abandon this military analogy at the very first available opportunity, it's just too compelling right this second, as all I really feel like yelling is, "I'm hit! I'm hit!").
The Darkling retreat was great, very short but very sweet. We had a night and a full day in Melbourne, which I loved, and then two more nights down at Airey's Inlet, brilliant AGAIN, although we were sadly sans the Changeling down the coast. She sped off out of Melbourne like a bat out of hell, even as I was still standing by the side of the road trying my level best to detain her. I deployed my favourite technique: the never-ending wave. This strategy doesn't actually work, but I've never let a lack of success deter me or even dampen my enthusiasm. Hence my on-going writing career. In fact, as far as my waving goes, people often seem in much more of a hurry to get away from me once I start my manic signature moves, but every now and again, someone is so stupefied by my Big Two Hander that I get a few more minutes out of them while they're clumsily trying to reverse down the street.
But Jenny's an old hand by now: she knows exactly how to duck and weave so that she escapes the death grip of my long plastic fantastic embrace, and then she's away, despite my tireless efforts to hypnotise her with the Triple Kahuna. Sigh. Anyway, point is, we missed her.
More tomorrow. Much, much more.
Different voices – in more ways than one
Llew actually made it home in time for us to EAT TOGETHER last night – talk about exciting! Admittedly it was 9 o'clock by the time we got dinner, but better late than not at all. It was certainly preferable to my many recent 'solo dining' experiences, which are wearing a trifle thin even though I'm currently staring down the barrel at another one (grinds teeth). Anyway, over dinner I was talking to Llew about my response mechanisms around the hateful agency news, and it made me think about how I manage my demons in general. I was telling him I'd really felt like getting good and drunk, as I've already told all of you, but that I opted for a nice, mind-clearing run instead.
"Imagine every piece of bad writing news is like a crash site," I said. "And my different impulses are like a bunch of tow trucks arriving at the scene, different outfits all competing for the business."
All these tow trucks, they're clambering over each other to get to the scene first – Get drunk! No, stay sober! Are you kidding, get wasted and then SMOKE! Smoking's a filthy habit, don't listen to him! No, go ahead, have a drink, you deserve it! Don't encourage her, you lowlife; drinking alone is pathetic. Smoke! Drink! Smoke! Drink! Shut up, shut up, forget about them, go for a run! Quick, quick, go now – start running, I'll stall 'em!
All these competing voices, angels and demons, and I guess over time I've trained myself to give the job to the most professional seeming crew. They have a clean white uniform, they're always on time, they get the job done, and there's no mess to clean up afterwards. I try to hush the other voices, and focus on the ones who make the most sense. Because getting drunk won't change anything, it won't make me feel better, write better, handle rejection better, or enjoy being alone better. Actually, all those things are liable to be worse after a bottle of wine. So I just try to tune into the CB frequency of the other guys. The good guys. They may not be sexy, but at least they're sane.
Anyway, the other thing I wanted to bring to your attention is that my friend and old office mate from PhD days has entered the world of political satire, and I tell you what, he has found his true calling. Tim (Roberts, you heard it here first) writes these 'scenes' featuring various prominent Australian politicians, and they're so hilarious I read three in a row last week on his blog and was begging for more. I feel like I was living a past life the last time I read Aussie pol sat this good. And it gets better: I was thinking this before realising that New Matilda has formally opened Tim's rant can, and is now providing a weekly online venue for him to vent. There'll be a new piece each Friday. Thank you, New Matilda. What can I tell you? He is a scream. Fame and fortune shall be his, mark my words. WARNING: if you don't know anything about Australian politics or our politicians, you will find the content, um, bewildering at best. Otherwise, prepare to laugh out loud. Really hard.
Oh joy, there's another one. Timothy Roberts, you are a funny, funny bastard.
It was tempting to get righteously wasted last night, but I didn't. I went for a run instead, and a walk on the beach, and a swim. I made myself some dinner and I flipped through a bad and boring magazine. Then I went back to the short story I started last week, and finished a first draft of 3,000 words. It was then and only then I realised the time: 12:40 am, and still no sign of Llew. I called his mobile and found him still in the office. My drinking buddy totally unable to commiserate with me – it was a pretty poor state of affairs. I sulked a little bit down the line then said I couldn't wait up any longer, I was done with this day.
I woke up when Llew got in. I thought it was 3:30 am, but he told me this morning, when he got up at six to go again, that it was an entire hour earlier, so he slept for, gee, a full 3.5 hours instead of just the 2.5 I'd supposed. I'm glad for that, at least – I just hope it's all worth it.
"You really need to eat something," I said.
"I do. I'll get a muffin at the wharf."
"Something more nutritious than that, Llewie. Something like yoghurt and fruit and muesli that will sustain you and give you some better quality energy. Not just sugar."
"You look after me," he said, grinning, already saying goodbye.
"Well," I grumbled, "I'm trying to."
I wonder how he's faring today. I hope the adrenaline will see him through his meetings, and that he finished what he went in there this morning to do.
I finished The Falls on the weekend, by the way, the Joyce Carol Oates novel. A strange novel in some respects, the chief female character a peculiar and not entirely sympathetic sort, a little too brittle and unyielding, but compelling nonetheless. What I admired most about this novel was JCO's ability to create an atmosphere of claustrophobic foreboding. It was terrible, the air of dread, and the thick mist – first emanating from the Falls themselves (Niagara, natch), and then from the chemicals poisoning the air as plastics and other factories slowly take over the region – is the brooding, malevolent presence lurking at the edge of this story, the novel's Death figure, powerful and insidious enough to bide its time. It's an hypnotic, uncomfortable sort of engagement, as a reader, one that really sucks you across the novel's own mythical Deadline, the point of no return, when the current commits you, the moment when you realise it's going to take you over the Falls, and nothing will save you now. Chilling.
Now I've started reading Dave Eggers's collection of short stories How We are Hungry – after Llew left, I read one this morning over a cup of tea, and the writing was electrifyingly good. Such a daunting way to begin one's day, reading writing so superior, you have no choice but to acknowledge your own awful mediocrity. Kind of depressing, especially in light of yesterday's kerplunk. In only 35 of Eggers's evocative and funny pages, I travelled to the other side of the world and spent intimate time with people I felt I already knew. Writers like Eggers make me gape in wonder and hope. They make me wonder if I should just give up now, tail between my legs, whimpering and injured, but they also make me hope I'll get better. They certainly make me want to try.
Love Notes
Waiting, waiting…so far, so silent over there in literary agency land. Not. One. Word. Again, I am past knowing how to respond – is it good that I haven't received a definitive no, or is it very, very bad that they evidently don't respect or prioritise me enough to make a call one way or the other and put me out of my misery? When I said to Llew last week, "I just can't imagine the universe in which a five-month wait is a good thing," he said, "Well, it's disrespectful, that's for sure. It's not the way you treat someone whose work you respect."
It was a blow that landed deep in my guts. Oh my god, I thought, spirits plunging into the jet abyss, he's right: my MS has failed to earn their respect. Not liking it or wanting it is one thing, and I can take either of those responses right on the chin, but not respecting it, and by extension me as its author, is so, so much worse. The implications of such disrespect are far more upsetting to me than outright rejection and failure. But it also doesn't really make any sense, which is what's so confounding. Last time I had any news for the agent I've been dealing with, I emailed and received an 'out of office' auto-reply, so I knew exactly when she'd be back at work. She responded the very day of her return – no mean feat after Christmas holidays when she probably walked into an email avalanche. All our emails have been friendly and upbeat. So I don't understand what's happened, and I don't know what else I can do.
One last thought nags me: it doesn't seem like the way to treat someone you do want to sign, but it's also a very unfortunate way to deal with someone you don't.
Anyway, on to diary keeping, a subject near and dear to my heart. Admittedly I write in my 'thought books' a lot less now that I blog, but there are still occasions when the blog is an inappropriately public forum for my private thoughts, and so I've always still got a diary on the go. I've also got a separate 'IVF diary,' although various unrelated things (or perhaps they are related) have already managed to sneak in there, so that I'm no longer sure of the wisdom of attempting a distinct record.
I no longer possess my earliest diaries, but I retain books dating back to my two years in Canada at Pearson College, so coming up to 21 years' worth of recorded thoughts. I don't know how many I've accumulated, and I don't keep them all in one spot. Where there are clusters, they are not chronological. Some are hardcover, some are ring-bound, and some no longer boast a front nor a back.
There's no easy answer for why I have them. I certainly do not intend nor wish for them ever to be read by others. They're for me, I think, some place to keep memories, and a means of admitting and confessing things to myself that I can't or won't admit or confess to anyone else. Their contents can horrify and embarrass me – how deeply I felt things in my late teens and twenties seems cringe-worthy to me now. The tone of some entries is borderline hysterical. My pronounced (and pronounced, and pronounced, and pronounced again!) passion for friends and lovers is an especially curious verbal artefact, now the objects of such devotion – my demented attentions – have often completely fallen from view. How could I possibly have felt this way about someone I don't even know now? How could I have expended this much energy writing about, romanticising, and idealising someone who sooo patently didn't give a fuck about me? What on earth was I thinking? Who is this person, this ridiculous 'I'?
But there are important things in there too. Irreplaceable moments I'm glad I recorded. Life-changing events that compelled me to write, to remember, and to recover the only way I know how: through words. Some entries make me gasp in pain, others make me laugh, and still more make me blush. Sometimes I feel enormously sad for that younger me; I made so many awful mistakes because I didn't believe I had any worth. But in spite of all the shuddery horrors, still I can see – what I see most of all, is that whatever the consequence, whatever was at stake, whatever happened next, no matter what and however unrequited, always I loved. And if that's my biggest crime, then you know what? It doesn't feel so bad.
POSTSCRIPT: news just in at DoctorDi HQ is that my worst suspicions have been confirmed: the agent has declined to offer me representation, and sincerely apologised for the delay. She and a colleague apparently both felt a lack of 'emotional closeness' with the main character, which I must admit actually was a surprise. I thought emotional closeness was the one thing the manuscript had going for it, so this feedback opens up a new nightmare altogether. Anyway, it's been six months since I last worked on it, so I'm going to be very interested to see how I find it once the next redraft begins on Friday. But in the meantime, what I really want to know, more than just about anything, is why literary agents don't know how to use apostrophes…
Welcome to My Sugar Jag…
Last night's sickeningly sugary dinner resulted in the most exhaustingly active dreams… it was the full techni-coloured tragedy: dancing girls, dancing bears, circus acts, live music and a colourful cast of characters I'm sure included a mincing cat burglar. I woke up at 6:50 am feeling like I'd spent the night astral travelling my way through a meat mincer. And remind me to call the friend I dreamt about to tell her about her alternate destiny as a hardcore rock chick – I think she'll be pleased.
But phew – that was one tiring sleep session. I feel like one of the fairytale princesses who sneak out to meet the princes and secretly dance the night away… maybe I should check my shoes for worn soles…
It was an early start, too, since IVF round #2 commenced this morning at 8:10 am downtown. Blood test in my arm, Synarel in my handbag, charge on my card. We're back in business, friends! A very old, very dear friend of mine is starting her first round in London today, and she's sounding a little anxious about it. I wish I could give her a big hug as it sounds like she could use it. I only hope she has as uneventful a time on the drugs as I did – and I hope I enjoy the same minimal side-effects this time around. Fingers crossed.
Good writing day today… started a short story I've been mulling over since Shanghai and also continued on with MS #2. I also cracked, caved, gave in: I emailed the agent who'll have had #1 for f-i-v-e months next week and asked how it was all going. As I said, in a lifelong comedy of errors, it would come as no surprise to me to learn the MS was returned weeks ago but was lost in the post en route. Even the thought makes me giggle. I can so clearly imagine that this is what's happened that I am biting the inside of my cheek right now to stop from laughing. And truly, I would find it funny. I wouldn't have even bothered asking but for the fact that I want to work on MS #1 next Darkling retreat, and I want to work on it without anything like this hanging over me. I want a clean slate. I've assumed it's a no for months now, but the thought of not receiving confirmation of that before we go away really irks me. It bothers me because I know myself well enough to know it would play on my mind, thus hampering my progress. I also don't want to go on the retreat only to be derailed by an ill-timed rejection email right in the middle of it. I'd rather have a few days to digest the implications, embrace the benefits, and move on.
Having waited one week shy of five months for an answer, I can't tell you how vexing it's been waiting for a response this afternoon. A response I've not yet received, I might add, but given I only sent my own email at about 2:30 pm, that's hardly surprising. I just want it to be over now. I've hit the wall. It's required more patience than I knew I possessed to sit this out for this long, but now I'm done. I admit defeat. I just really want the answer and I have stopped caring what it is. Isn't that terrible? Terrible but true. I've completely lost interest. And I'm not being cavalier or disingenuous – I've only lost interest in the outcome because I know I'm shortly due to start redrafting the MS again. Therefore (and I feel like I need to show you my working like in a botched Maths problem in high school, when I might still have scrounged a couple of marks for trying), what this agency says about the draft they received has for all intents and purposes ceased to matter, because it won't be this version that goes out. Even in the wild alternate universe in which a five-month turnaround time somehow becomes GOOD news for a manuscript (sorry, but if they want you, they grab you – I have seen this happen, and the contrast between that response and this is beyond extreme, trust me), this still wouldn't be the version that would go out.
In fact, the one and only thing the agent could say to me now that really would frighten and upset me is this: "We want to send your manuscript out to publishers just as it is."
Yep (shudder), that would be scary – as utterly fanciful as Freddy Kruger, mind you, but scary just the same.
Note to self: Monday, let's talk about diary keeping. Was reading through an old one of mine through the week, and my, my, it's a doozy. It raises some interesting questions, including WHAT THE HELL WAS I THINKING??


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Every operating system comes with small utilities that help you identify network connections. One such utility is Ubuntu traceroute (known as "tracert" in Windows). Traceroute lets you see how your traffic leaves your computer, bounces off of each router and reaches its destination. It's a great diagnostic tool if you aren't able to reach a certain website or network computer. It can help you identify if it's your network or a remote router that isn't working properly.
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One issue to take into consideration when performing your traceroute command and diagnostics is that some hosts throttle the amount of ICMP packets that can be sent from a single host within a certain amount of time. ICMP packets are the basic data that are sent when you use the ping or traceroute commands. If a host limits packets, you could get timeouts or dropped packets without there being anything wrong with your network connectivity.
Basic Traceroute Information
When you run traceroute, you basically use the "traceroute" command with an IP address or a fully qualified domain name such as "google.com." The utility displays several columns of information as the data packet traverses the web.
The first section of information tells you how long it takes for the packet to reach its destination. The last section displays the "hop" that the packet reached. A hop is usually a router. The Internet and your network are connected through a series of routers. Your network data packets must traverse these routers until it reaches your destination. Usually, the destination is a web server, and the web server then returns the data packets that lead to the rendering of your web pages.
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If the left section with all of the time (shown in milliseconds) is too high, then your web pages might render extremely slow. If you are connecting to another network computer, file transfers might be slow. If the connection is too slow, you can drop packets and the data corrupts. When you try to connect to a web page when this happens, you might get time outs or the entire web page might not fully render.
In some cases, the traceroute utility displays a timed out message. Some router administrators can block the ability to use this tool properly with the router configurations. It's a security protection technique to block the pinging ability on a router. You'll see several hops until you see the intended destination. The time it takes for each hop gets increasingly larger, because your packets are hopping farther from your current location until it reaches the destination server.
Traceroute Options
Running a basic traceroute command gives you the basic printout for your review, but you can add several switches to the command to view additional information. The first and probably the most common option is the "-p" switch. This option switches the port. There are several thousand possible ports for hardware to "listen" on. You can determine if a certain application is running on a target router or server using its port. Most applications run on a specific host, so a return or answer from the hardware based on port can sometimes help you determine if the hardware is properly configured. For instance, port 53 is the DNS port. If you want to determine if the DNS service is running, you can use the traceroute function on that particular port.
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Sometimes you might only want to see IP addresses and not host names. You can use the "-n" switch to only view IP addresses without the fully qualified host names. This is useful if you want to view IPs and link them back to an owner or view other services running on that particular hardware.
There is also the "-O" switch. This switch is helpful when you want to identify who owns the hardware for each hop. The O switch does a DNS lookup, then reports back to you. A DNS lookup switch reports the owner listed in the SOA record.
Using the "-a" switch, you can abort any transfers that take more than 10 milliseconds. This switch is useful if you want to identify any slow connections or want to abort any long transfers that you can eliminate as possible routes for your Internet traffic. Again, you might run across router administrators who throttle ICMP packets, and this will abort ping requests if the routers start dropping your requests.
You can also test the "time to live" (TTL) value. This value determines how long the packet will "live" until it times out. The default is set to 1. Remember, this is set in minutes and not seconds or milliseconds, so you need to take this into consideration when choosing your TTL value.
How Traceroute Can Help You
Traceroute is one of the most useful tools when you have network problems. For instance, suppose you can sometimes access a website but other times you can't. How do you know where the problem stems from? Using traceroute, you can send data packets to the target website and identify which router is not functioning properly. You can't normally fix the problem unless you are a network administrator for the system, but it helps you eliminate that the problem stems from your own computer hardware or ISP.
You'll need to understand traceroute if you decide to jump into the network administration industry. This tool will be a part of your technical arsenal when assigned to fixing problems.


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A: Kidney stones are small, hard deposits that form inside your kidneys. Passing kidney stones can be quite painful, but the stones usually cause no permanent damage. Most people just take pain medication and drink lots of water to pass a kidney stone. In other instances, surgery may be needed. A doctor will help determine the course of treatment and will talk about preventative treatment to reduce the risk of recurrent kidney stones for those with an increased risk of developing them again.
Kidney stones form when your urine contains more crystal-forming substances — such as calcium, oxalate and uric acid — than the fluid in your urine can dilute. At the same time, your urine may lack substances that keep crystals from sticking together, creating an ideal environment for kidney stones to form.
Symptoms may not be evident until the kidney stone moves around within the kidney or passes into the ureter, which is the tube connecting the kidney and bladder. Symptoms include:
Blood and urine tests and imaging tests will help determine if a kidney stone is present. A doctor may also analyze the kidney stones to determine what is in it and how to prevent more.
Lifestyle changes may be needed to reduce the risk of kidney stones. Drink plenty of water. If you tend to form calcium oxalate stones, which is the most common type, restrict foods rich in oxalates such as beets, spinach, sweet potatoes, nuts, tea, chocolate and soy products. Choose a diet low in salt and animal protein. Continue eating calcium-rich foods, but use caution with calcium supplements. Since adequate calcium intake is also important for bone health, talk to your doctor if there are any concerns about calcium intake.
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