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Visual Character Guide for Di'Ahla!
by Seppel
Di'Ahla has grown large, and
Di'Ahla's Awakening
only has 87 cards. The new set has allowed us to finish illustrating the events in
Triskelion's Reign
and beyond. With
43 notable characters,
we managed to do our best to fit them all on at least one card each.
Of course, with 43 characters, it's a little tricky to keep them all organized in your head. Worry no longer, because here's the
Di'Ahla Character Guide!
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Click the image to see a large version of it! Everyone's sorted into groups by their affiliations.
House Gaar
House Goan
are on the left,
The Wilds
Lyscilla's Harem
are on the right. In the center is
Di'Ahla Guilds
Leavan's Harem
, and
The Slums
Want to explore their world?
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on Dec 29th, 2013 @ 09:49 PM
i remember seeing one of these back when strawberry debuted. very useful
on Dec 29th, 2013 @ 06:26 AM
I'd be interested in seeing more of Kashtine and Mogi.
on Dec 29th, 2013 @ 02:17 AM
Kaia: DAA takes place during--and after--Part 3 of Triskelion's Reign. :)
on Dec 28th, 2013 @ 11:14 PM
While interesting, the fact that this takes place both before and after the events of Triskelion (which I won't spoil) makes it a tad confusing.
on Dec 28th, 2013 @ 10:21 PM
More of the heram's and Phebia please.
on Dec 28th, 2013 @ 10:15 PM
Please make posters of all the character guide.
on Dec 28th, 2013 @ 07:07 PM
Still excited to get my cards in the mail! ^w^ Really want to see all the great new works of art! :3
on Dec 28th, 2013 @ 05:41 PM
Tir Konai and Zi Tessa are who I would love to see more of. And thank god Zi has her own card.
Am I to take it that Zi is the rising dom that Leavan mentions Jan hooking up with at the end of the book?
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Describe the concept of ROUTE maps
The route maps are like the duct tape for a network. It is not important because it can be used to mend or fix something broken, however, it can be applied to the numerous situation to overtake many issues. It is not the prettiest solutions, but it will be very effective. This route maps are like the "Then ... IF..." statements of various programming languages. "If" the specific condition is true and "then" will do something. The route maps enable to define routing policy which will considered before the router will examine the forwarding table and therefore it can define the routing policy which takes the precedence over the various route processes. Let us see the concepts of the route maps and how powerful it is.
Route maps:
One of the main purpose of the route map in the Cisco router is the customize traffic management beyond the routing tables boundaries. The route maps are mostly used when distributing the routes into the RIP, EIGRP or OSPF routing process. It is also used while generating the default route into the OSPF routing process. The route map also defines which of the routes from a specified routing protocol that are allowed to be redistributed into a target routing process. The route maps have so many features with widely known ACL. The common traits for both are as follows:
They are generic mechanism. The match interpretation and criteria matches are dictated by applying it. Then the same route maps applied to the various tasks may be interpreted differently.
They are the ordered sequence of the individual statements, everyone has the deny or permit result. The evaluation of the route or ACL comprises of the list scan, in the predetermined order as well as an evaluation of a criteria of each matching statement. The list scan will abort when the first statement match is available and the action associated with a statement match is performed.
There are few differences between the ACL and route maps are as follows:
The route maps are very flexible than the ACL and it can verify the routes based on the criteria that ACL will not verify.
The result from an evaluation process of the access list is the no or yes answer. The ACL will either deny or permit the input data. When applied to redistribution, the ACL determines if the specific route can or cannot be redistributed. The typical route map is not only permitted the redistributed route and also modify the information which are associated with the route, when they are redistributed into the other protocol.
Each ACL will end with the implicit deny statements, by means of design convention and there is no same convention for the route maps. If the route map end is reached when matching attempts, then the results depend upon the certain route map application. Since, the route maps which are applied to the redistribution will behave the similar way like ACL and if the path does not match any of the clauses in the route map, then route redistribution is denied, if a route map contained the deny statement at an end.
The route map frequently uses the ACL as the matching criteria.
Given below is the route map logic:
In the nutshell, the route maps will work in the below manner:
This process is whether it is the redistribution process, some other process or policy routing such as NAT- network address translation will call the route map by the text based name. Then the route maps, in turns have the match statements or conditions, that are usually, but it is not always, the extended list or access list. The BGP may match on ASN- autonomous system number or any different attributes. In case, the route maps function during the redistribution as follows:
The below one demonstrates how the route map is applied during the redistribution:
The route map is mainly used to control as well as tag the route from EIGRP when it is redistributed into the OSPF. While processing the OSPF redistribution, the route map titles as set_tag is called there. A route map comprises of 3 parts. The 1st part calls the ACL- access control list 10, that will permit the 172.16.32x network and set the tag of 10. Then the 2nd part calls the ACL 11, that in turns matches the 172.16.1.x IP address. If the match occurs, then the metric can be set in such a way that the route is redistributed. Then it turns into the OSPF type route 1 and finally the tag has to be set to 11. Then the final or 3 rd part of a route map cannot call the ACL, hence all the routes are matched as well as the condition of the set will be applied. In this case, the routers are setting the tag in 300 and you can set the tag to help the network document or else use the tags to find routes which you like to perform or filter some other action.
The route maps have some common characteristics such as;
- The route maps are executed from the lowest sequence of number to the highest sequence. You can modify or edit the maps with the help of sequence number.
- You can use the route maps to deny or permit the information is true by match statements.
- If the match is found in the route map instance, the execution of the other further route map will stop.
- If the route map is applied in the policy routing environments, the packets which don't meet a match criteria are forwarded based on a routing table.
- If the multiple match statements within the single instance of route map is called, then all the match statements should match for a route map instances to obtain the true result.
- As with the ACL, an implicit denies are included at the route map policy end.
- If it is not a corresponding ACL to match statements in an instance of the route map, then the entire routes are matched. Then set statement, in result, apples to whole routes.
- In case, there is no match statement in the instance of the route map, the whole packets and routes are matched. Then the set statement can apply to all the packets or routes.
- You can use the route maps to create the policies based on the packet size, IP address, application, end system ID and protocol.
Route map configuration:
A route map syntax is comprised of roughly 3 separate Cisco commands based on the accomplishing route map and type of process which calling it. When configuring the route map, follow the 5 step configuration process. Based on the application of the route map, additional configuration can also be needed, including with PBR or BGP communities.
Step 1:
Configure any AS_Path, ACL or any match criteria which the route map can be used in a match command. It should be the first, so that you will not call an empty AS_PATH list or ACL.
Step 2:
Configure a route map instance. It is established with a command of route-map name permit|deny sequence number. Assure to leave the room between the sequence numbers for the future modifications or updates. A route map instance along with a lower sequence numbers are executed first.
Step 3:
This step defines a match criteria as well as configure the statements of match which can be used in the single instance of the route map. In case, the absence of the match commands, the entire routes or packets are matched here.
Step 4:
It is the optional step. It defines a set criteria as well as configures set statements which are used in the single instance of the route map. You can also do with a route map configuration set command.
Step 5:
Again, it is the optional step. Configure any AS_PATH, ACL or any match criteria which a route map can use the match command.
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Apply a route map, based on the application of the route map, it may be applied in so many ways. Some more common application, such as route redistribution, BGP and PBR.
In the above configuration, 3 primary commands are used to configure the route maps such as a route map command, set commands and match commands.
Route map commands:
Here the complete route map syntax is:
Here, the route_map_name is also called as the map tag. It is the text-based route map name. In that the name is logically grouped and unique as well as defined all the route map policies. It is the name which is used to call a route map during the process and redistribution. The deny and permit keywords are always optional and a default keyword is permit. If a route map is called from the redistribution process, then the keywords are set to permit and a match criteria are met for a route map, a route is redistributed. If a keyword is set to deny, in same criteria, then a route might be denied. Suppose a route map is called from the policy routing statement, then match criteria is met for route map as well as a keywords are set to permit, then the packets might be policy routed. If a deny keyword is used, hen the packets are forwarded based on the normal route processes.
The sequence number implies in which order that the statement of the route map has to be executed. While the route maps are called, then a route map with a lower sequence number will execute first. Suppose, the match is not available in a route map with a lower sequence number, a route map with a next higher sequence numbers are executed. Again, this process will repeat automatically until the match is identified or no more route map statement exists. If the match is caught, then the execution for the individual route or packet stops and a next route or packet starts the process with a route map statements with a lower sequence number. There, the default sequence number is 10.
In short, it is the process called the route map by the text based name.
Match commands:
A route map has specific match statements or conditions. It is usually an extended access list or access list. This command also enables you to define the route map criteria. You can also match commands to call the ACL to compare the routes. The match statement can also match the route type, packet length or route tag. In the IP networks, the command enables to match the routes which have the network address matching 1 or more in the prefix list or specific ACL. Use the standard, expanded or extended range ACL. Then the next hop keyword will enable to match the routes which has the next hop addresses matching 1 or more in an ACL. It is most primarily used in the BGP.
Set commands:
Here, the match statements are followed by the set statements. Suppose, the match statement turns the true result or output, then the set statements are executed. These set commands are mostly executed after the successful match being made in a route map instance. This set command may be omitted in some cases, because it is only optional command. The set commands are divided into 2 categories such as routing protocols, or redistribution - certain set commands, policy routing certain set commands, and BGP- certain set commands. If the route maps are used on the redistribution, or simply to filter the networks, it is not necessary to use the set command until you like to tag or influence the route further.
The route map is the one which helps in defining the routing policy which will be considered before a router examines the forwarding table. However, it is considered as the perfect solution for the problem, it offers the effective solution which can be applied to different situations to solve the various problems. The configuration of the route maps and its valuable 3 commands are explained in detail. The concepts and characteristic of the route maps give you the idea about the route maps.
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Alongside the seven new choirmasters and new presenter Lawrence Maleka, Mzansi Magic have just confirmed the names of this season's judges. Season three's list includes: media personality Anele Mdoda, gospel music superstar Rebecca Malope, and music industry veteran Zwai Bala – appearing as a celebrity judge throughout the season.
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Abdominal Bloating
This is a common symptom described by patients and is often characterised by a sensation of abdominal discomfort, with a feeling of fullness and even some visible distension of the abdomen. Women often describe the sensation as 'feeling pregnant'! The symptom is usually intermittent but any persistent symptoms should be reported to the family doctor.
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Despite the fact that the nature of Colorado's marijuana legalization amendment was to regulate the herb similarly to alcohol, the states's legislative forces are not doing a great job putting this philosophy to work. The latest debacle is over whether lawmakers should permit the state's tax paying citizens to smoke weed on their front porch.
According to the Denver Post, the state House and Senate cannot seem to come to an agreement on what exactly constitutes public marijuana consumption. The majority of this confusion is the same as it has been for the past several years – should Colorado give its residents the freedom to smoke weed in front of their house in public view?
The proposal lawmakers have on the table would make it illegal for people to smoke weed in places where "a substantial number of the public" can see them. The goal of the measure, the same one that was supposed to eventually lead to the opening of cannabis clubs, is to ensure people are not smoking weed while walking down the sidewalk or in public parks.
However, an updated version of the bill argues that this prohibition should be extended to anyplace "not protected from unaided observation lawfully made from outside its perimeter." This means if there is any chance the public, especially children, can see marijuana being smoked – that should be considered public consumption.
The major hang-up with respect to this issue is whether kids will be able to watch someone getting stoned as they pass by on the sidewalk. There is also concern that youngsters might catch a contact high with pot smoke potentially in close proximity to them.
The latest version of the bill did not manage to get enough votes to advance further in the legislative process. But lawmakers vowed to keep chiseling away at it until a functional compromise is made.
Legal experts say this is a clear-cut issue of property rights taking precedence over the feelings of others.
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Last month, lawmakers decided to drop the issue of allowing social pot consumption in select public places.
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The closer it gets to Monday the more depressed I get.
This isn't just your normal, "I don't want vacation to end" kind of dread either. Everyone I have talked to wants time to stand still so we don't have to go back.
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Before the break started I was talking to one of the guys I work with and he said,
"I'm 52 years old, I teach in a moldy trailer and I ask myself, 'How much more depressing can my life be?'.. Then...this year happened."
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I'm counting down the days.....97 more school days and then hopefully...a change for the better...
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A Taylor Jordan hat-trick helped Scalby Reserves fight back from 2-0 down to win 6-4 at Newlands Reserves in their Division Three clash.
The home side raced out of the blocks to lead 2-0 after only three minutes but Paul Nuttall headed in a first goal for Scalby from a Matty Turner corner on 15 minutes to give Andy Thorpe's side hope.
Five minutes later Newlands restored their two-goal cushion, but youngsters Brandon Catherall and Jordan netted to make it all-square at the interval.
Jordan then struck again early in the second half and sub Josh Bowmaker added a fifth before Jordan completed his hat-trick from the penalty spot.
Newlands were given late hope by an own goal from sub Jacob Monkman, but Scalby had done enough to seal the win.
Nuttall was named as man of the match for Scalby, who maintained their 100 per cent record.
Edgehill Reserves claimed the club's bragging rights in their game at Edgehill 3rds after earning a 5-1 win.
Stalwart Andy Noon netted two goals for the victors, with 16-year-old Robbie Scarborough, Ryan Link and Carl Hepples also on target.
Mike Hernandez, a summer signing from Commercial, was the Reserves' man of the match for a strong show at centre-back.
Filey Town Reserves bounced back from their opening-day defeat with a 7-2 home win against Ayton Reserves.
The villagers started strongly but missed several clear chances in the first 15 minutes and Town made them pay, debutant Mark McNulty banging in two goals against the run of play.
Chris Milburn pulled a goal back for Ayton with a powerful shot but within seconds Toiwn restored their two-goal lead with the impressive Aaron Howard racing down the right wing and beating two defenders before slotting his shot home.
After the interval Ayton spurned several more chances to get back into the game, and McNulty completed his hat-trick on the hour to effectively seal the win, his brother Luke, who was also playing in his first Town game, added a fifth soon after.
Nicko Dunn's deflected goal lifted Ayton's spirits with 12 minutes left, but 16-year-old Harry Keary and Max Gage hit a goal apiece against a tiring Ayton side to compound the visitors' misery.
Ben Owram, another new signing, who had earlier stopped a certain goal with a cracking low save pulled off an amazing save to force a Dan Brailsford header onto the bar.
Owram was named as man of the match by Town boss Dan Kempson, while Ayton player-boss Steven Frederiksen singled out central midfielder Nicko Dunn as their star man.
West Pier Reserves claimed a fine 3-1 home win against Seamer Sports Reserves to keep up their fine start to the season.
Zak Hansen opened the scoring for Johnny McGough's home side with a cracking 25-yard shot into the top corner and Hansen made it 2-0 before the break.
Nick Hegarty scored to bring Seamer back into the game, the visitors having the majority of possession but failing to turn it into clear shooting chances.
Pier then sent on three young subs, Macauley Young, Brad Atkinson and William Atkinson-Smith, and this trio, along with fellow sub Jason Prosser, helped the home side step up a gear and they secured the win with a Rich Tolliday effort.
Centre-back Lee Bewick was named as man of the match for Craig Love's Seamer Reserves, while Mikey Anderson was the star man for the hosts.


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[after October 22, 1781]1
Je suis heureux, Madame, de cette Occasion de presenter à vôtre Majesté, les Respects & les Affections de toute les Etats de l'Amerique septentrionale.
1. The day the queen gave birth to the dauphin, Louis-Joseph-Xavier-François: Jour. de Paris, Oct. 23, 1781. The birth, after eleven years of marriage, was the occasion for great rejoicing: the ambassadors, including BF (see his letter to the Brillons, Oct. 30, below), called on the King the next day as did representatives from the court and the city of Paris for days afterward. Among the public celebrations was the gala inauguration on Oct. 27 of the new Opera (rebuilt at the Queen's request after the June 8 fire) by the premiere of Piccini's Adèle de Ponthieu, performed gratis before six thousand spectators and followed by the distribution of bread and wine, all in honor of the dauphin. The public ceremonies culminated on Jan. 21, 1782, when the King and Queen were fêted at the Hôtel de Ville with a masked ball and a fireworks display. See the King's own account of the events in Paul and Pierrette Girault de Coursac, Louis XVI et Marie Antoinette, vie conjugale—vie politique (Paris, 1990), pp. 653–5. See also the Jour. politique ou Gazette des gazettes for the second half of November, 1781, pp. 29–39; Jour. de Paris for Oct. 28, 1781, and Jan. 19, 20, 23, and 24, 1782; Bachaumont, Mémoires, XVIII, 95–7, 100–9; Tourneux, Correspondance littéraire, XIII, 36; Hillairet, Rues de Paris, II, 462–3.
The dauphin, suffering from a form of rickets, died on June 4, 1789, shortly after the opening of the Estates General: Jeanne-Louise-Henriette Campan, Mémoires de Madame Campan, première femme de chambre de Marie-Antoinette, eds. Jean Chalon and Carlos de Angulo (Paris, 1988), pp. 206–7.


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Mental Decline Does Not Have to be Inevitable
Please note that this section contains my personal notes from my readings on this topic.
By the time this book hits the shelves, I will be 70 years old. I recently went to my high school's fiftieth reunion, where I learned that many of my classmates had died. I receive the AARP magazine, get discounts on various products for being advanced in age and receive social security checks every month. Some euphemists might call me a "mature adult." I just say old. What does it mean to be old? I still run every morning, sometimes six or more miles a day. I still have an active work life, perhaps more active than ever. I still enjoy all the same leisure activities, whether visiting grandchildren, dining with friends, gardening, traveling, golfing, lecturing or making outdoor improvements like building fences or tinkering with this or that as I used to do on the farm. Some things have changed, though. Clearly there is a difference between the 70 year old me and the 20 year old me. I am slower, not as strong, work fewer hours every day and am prone to taking naps more frequently that I used to.
We all know that getting old brings with it diminished capacities compared with our younger days. But there is good science to show that thinking clearly well into our later years is not something we need to give up. Memory loss, disorientation and confusion are not inevitable parts of aging, but problems linked to that all-important lifestyle factor: diet.
– The China Study by Dr. Campbell; 2006; page 218
Two chief conditions referring to mental decline:
- On the modest side, there is "cognitive impairment" or "cognitive dysfunction." This condition describes the declining ability to remember and think as well as one once did.
- Then there are mental dysfunctions that become serious, even life threatening. These are called dementia, of which there are two main types:
- Vascular dementia. Vascular dementia is primarily caused by multiple little strokes resulting from broken blood vessels in the brain. It is common for elderly people to have "silent" strokes in their later years. A stroke is considered silent if it goes undetected and undiagnosed. Each little stroke incapacitates part of the brain.
- Alzheimer's occurs when a protein substance called beta-amyloid accumulates in critical areas of the brain as plaque, rather like the cholesterol-laden plaque that builds up in cardiovascular diseases. It is said that 1% of people at age 65 have evidence of Alzheimer's, a figure that doubles every five years thereafter.
It has been estimated that 10-12% of individuals with mild cognitive impairment progress to the more serious types of dementia, whereas only 1-2% of individuals without cognitive impairment acquire these diseases. This means that people with cognitive impairment have about a tenfold risk of Alzheimer's.
Not only does cognitive impairment often lead to more serious dementia, it is also associated with cardiovascular disease, stroke and adult-onset Type 2 diabetes. All of these diseases cluster in the same populations, oftentimes in the same people. This clustering means that they share some of the same risk factors. Hypertension (high blood pressure) is one factor, another is high blood cholesterol. Both of these, of course, can be controlled by diet.
A third risk factor is the amount of those nasty free radicals, which wreak havoc on brain function in our later years. Because free radical damage is so important to the process of cognitive dysfunction and dementia, researchers believe that consuming dietary antioxidants can shield our brains from this damage, as in other diseases. Animal-based foods lack antioxidant shields and tend to activate free radical production and cell damage, while plant-based foods, with their abundant antioxidants, tend to prevent such damage…
Of course, genetics plays a role, and specific genes have been identified that may increase the risk of cognitive decline. But environmental factors also play a key role, most probably the dominant one…
… A recent study compared Alzheimer's rates to dietary variables across eleven different countries and found that populations with a high fat intake and low cereal and grain intake had higher rates of the disease… Clearly, diet has an important voice in determining how well we think in our later years.
– The China Study by Dr. Campbell; 2006; pages 218 – 219
In a publication from the famous Framingham Study, researchers conclude that for every three additional servings of fruits and vegetables a day, the risk of stroke will be reduced by 22%. Three servings of fruits and vegetables is less than you might think. The following examples count as one serving in this study: 1/2 cup peaches, 1/4 cup tomato sauce, 1/2 cup broccoli or one potato… If every three servings lower the risk by 22%, the benefits add up fast (risk reduction approaches but cannot exceed 100%).
This study provides evidence that health of the arteries and vessels that transport blood to and from your brain is dependent on how well you eat. By extension, it is logical to assume that eating fruits and vegetables will protect against dementia caused by poor vascular health… They found that the people who consumed the most total fat and saturated fat had the highest risk of dementia due to vascular problems.
Alzheimer's disease is also related to diet and is often found in conjunction with heart disease, which suggests that they share the same causes. We know what causes heart disease, and we know what offers the best hope of reversing heart disease: diet. Experimental animal studies have convincingly shown that a high-cholesterol diet will promote the production of the beta-amyloid common to Alzheimer's. In confirming these experimental animal results, a study of more than 5,000 people found that greater dietary fat and cholesterol intake tended to increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease specifically, and all dementia in general.
In another study on Alzheimer's, the risk of getting the disease was 3.3 times greater among people whose blood folic acid levels were in the lowest one-third range and 4.5 times greater when blood homocysteine levels were in the highest one-third. What are folic acid and homocysteine? Folic acid is a compound derived exclusively from plant-based foods such as green and leafy vegetables. Homocysteine is an amino acid that is derived primarily from animal protein… In other words, the combination of a diet high in animal-based foods and low in plant-based foods raises the risk of Alzheimer's disease.
– The China Study by Dr. Campbell; 2006; page 220 – 221
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21 August - Craske's delusional parking statistics
was reminded by readers that my comment on Councillor Craske's
misleading statistics
on car parking did not include a reference to Bexley council charging for central area car
parking for 24 hours a day and seven days a week, so I thought I should look into Craske's
figures again. In doing so I immediately made a mistake, I gathered information about
Bromley's car parks. It was an easy mistake to make, Bromley is much more comparable with
Bexley. If you visit Greenwich, Newham or Lewisham you will see they all look totally
different to Bexley with a different character. They are, as Craske was keen to point out,
Labour controlled, and like it or not, Labour areas tend to be poorer, older and more
run-down. Which is chicken and which is egg I am not getting into.
So having gathered Bromley's figures in error; how many car parking spaces does Bromley provide? 4,859 (excluding motorcycle bays) against Bexley's 2,830 (Craske's figure). So thats why he didn't want to mention Bromley. Bromley is third on the list of Outer London council tax rates too. Bexley is a miserable twelfth. Perhaps it is worth repeating that Bromley charges £35 a year for a Residents' Parking Permit (up to £75 in a few central locations) and Craske has trumped up figures to justify £100 (£120 in some places) across the borough blighted by his presence.
Craske wants you to believe that his car parking spaces are not only more numerous but cheaper than elsewhere and claims Bexleyheath centre at a £1 an hour is a bargain compared to Greenwich's £2.50, but central Greenwich is a tourist area not a shopping centre. Let's compare like with like. Greenwich's shopping areas peak at 80 pence an hour, much the same as in Bromley where some are 80 pence and one is 90. Councillor Craske must like his reputation for lying to the electorate and at council meetings. (Numerous examples provided on request if "the cheapest parking, and the most parking in South East London" claimed on his web page is not enough for you.)
Craske criticises Lewisham for expensive car parks, which is true, and for providing only 1,795 spaces against Bexley's 2,830. 63% of Bexley's total; but Lewisham borough is heavily built up and only half the area of Bexley. Look at the figures in terms of the size of the borough and Lewisham trounces Bexley's provision. Similarly Newham is 59% the area of Bexley but it has two (that I know of) 'out of town' shopping areas on the site of the old Beckton gas works and the docks with extensive privately provided free car parking. Bromley and Greenwich have some 'out of town' shopping but if there is any in Bexley I've not noticed, apart from the odd DIY store.
Comparing car parking facilities is fraught with difficulty, to do it properly one would have to include levels of car ownership, distance between residential and shopping areas and public transport. On its own admission, Bexley has poor North South transport links and it being much bigger than the boroughs Craske chose for comparison suggests the distances involved may be greater. Greater affluence may mean more car ownership. All of those things lead to a greater car parking requirement but on borough area alone, Bexley council has nothing to be proud of. The fact that Craske is crowing about carefully chosen statistics smacks of desperation and he has good reason to be desperate. The most recent petition statistics to come my way showed 42 doors knocked on and 40 more eager to sign.
On the subject of shopping centres, the BBC put a new page on their website yesterday illustrating the history of shopping malls in London. Bexleyheath's Broadway gets a mention (fifth image) as it is said to be typical of a 1980s shopping development. And speaking of the BBC; yes I did have a long conversation on Friday with the BBC journalist about the lack of transparency and obstacles put in its way by Bexley council. Always nice to be able to spread the word about the 'funny business' for which Bexley's Conservatives are becoming well known.


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It is great to see your company grow. But are you growing with it? 3 tips to survive this roller coaster ride.
Finally, after so much hard work, the new business client pipeline seems steady, your current clients keep coming back for more, and your networking and marketing efforts seem to be paying off.
However, watch out for mistake number one: the fact that you're the boss doesn't mean that you still have to do everything yourself.
This is when you should start planning your next holiday trip. The one that you have been putting aside for the last 5 years. Claim your private life back or you'll end up with an unhappy partner (or worse: a divorce), children that hate you for never attending their school plays and not knowing the names of their classmates, and no real friends (just people that you keep in touch with every now and then via Facebook or LinkedIn).
So, delegate, delegate, and then delegate some more to make sure everything will run smoothly in your absence.
And yes, your company will still be there when you come back from holidays.
Mistake number two: trying to be an expert at everything.
Are you still fiddling with your IT system, updating your CRM database and designing your own ads for that B2B magazine? Then stop.
Get yourself a certified accountant, legal support, a PR & online marketing freelancer, someone to scan all the CVs for the next recruitment round, i.e. professional HR assistance, and an IT company for when your inbox collapses, you lose all your business contacts, and your next month's agenda suddenly disappears into the webosphere.
Accept that you cannot be an expert at everything and do whatever you are best at, rather than trying to juggle too many balls at once. Concentrate on your strengths and expertise and hand over the rest to other professionals.
Mistake number three: accept that some people might not be as excited as you are about everything that has to do with your company. These people are called employees.
Disappointed about your latest intern messing up the catering order for that important client meeting? Unhappy about how your communications manager is drafting the latest ad? Can't believe that no staff member bothered to tidy up the kitchen yesterday? Someone in your team left at 17:30 when there's still tons of work left to do today?
Yes, you'll need to get used to it. Your employees act and will continue to act like… employees.
If you want them to act like owners of the business, you'll have to give them some shares. And that's a completely different story.
These are the most common mistakes that I've seen when my clients have crossed the border from being a start-up to becoming a scale-up.
If you have seen others or want to share your experiences (successes or nightmares), go ahead! We will all learn from them.
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After the Resurrection why was Mary Magdalene admonished against touching the Lord but He then invited Thomas to probe His wounds?ReplyDelete
I have a difficult question. It relates to the marrital privilege. My confessor has made it clear that I am not to submit to anything immoral. If my husband practices a form of contraception even if it is in the middle of the act - I am not to submit. I am told I should know my husband is thinking of using contraceptive actions. It is true - I have serious doubts even when he promises me otherwise that once the act is consummated it won't end in contraception. I agree that we have serious reasons to avoid having more children. So I know up front the intent is not to have more children for which we use NFP but my husband still ensures there is no chance for God to act. My question is thus: all information considered am I justified - am I required- to insist on marital continence ? I I have believed for some time that the answer is yes. It seems to me that even NFP if it is intended to use permanently to avoid pregnancy is tantamount to contraception. It seems ro me that that is takes life giving love and reduces is to lust. But my husband hounds me, punishes me with silence and withdrawal of his friendship, withholds cash when I insist on continence. I need to know if I'm justified.ReplyDelete
I'm assuming here that he's withdrawing. You have no control over your husband's actions. So long as you are not agreeing to sex using artificial means (condom, etc.), it seems to me that you're OK. As married couple you are required to be open to children. . .this doesn't mean that you must intend to have children every time you have sex. It just means that you are doing nothing artificial to prevent pregnancy. If he consistently refuses to be open to having children, then I think you are justified (i.e., not being sinful) in insisting on continence.Delete
Why are so many Catholics susceptible to the siren's call of socialism when history shows unequivocably that it destroys free will and bankrupts nations? Isn't free will a gift from God? Shouldn't all Catholics be Patriots espousing Liberty?ReplyDelete
Reading Acts 2 should help with this. We are communitarian at our core--one Body. Within the Church, we are "socialists" of a sort. However, socialism as it has been practiced in secular contexts has always been an enemy of the Church. Marxism can be understood as a naturalized Christianity--all the social aspects of the faith w/o the supernatural elements. In the Europe, the history of church-state relations has been one of close cooperation. In Germany, for example, the gov't collects a tax for the admin of the Church! In the US, we've dropped this model and set up a Christianized constitutional republic based on liberal democratic notions of the individual freedom. The constant struggle for the Catholic is btw the temptations of American-style individualism and obedience to the Church. Most contemporary dissenters on the Left have wholly adopted the American model of freedom against the Catholic model of freedom. Catholics do espouse liberty. Just not the Enlightenment notion of liberty as "freedom from."Delete
Thank you. I have to disagree somewhat. Many seem to confuse what America is supposed to be. The 'notions' of individual freedom that you speak of were always said by the Founders to be tempered by a virtuous and educated people. It was never meant to be an every man for himself anarchy. I believe that this actually fits quite well into the teachings of Christ. Secondly, Marxism does not have the social aspects of Christianity. Karl Marx was borderline insane, he neglected his own children. Marxism is not about the people at all, that is the big lie of socialism. Marxism is about power, it is about the enlightened few dispensing the goods and capital among the many in exchange for submission. It is evil and has resulted in the deaths of millions. To compare in even a small way this ideological Hell to the Church is in fact quite offensive in my estimation. One of the modern lies of Socialism is that it just hasn't been done properly so if we try again but do it right it will work. Attempting equality on earth by spreading misery throughout is no match for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Respectfully.Delete
KDR, one of the central tenets of Marxism is taken from Act 2.42ff. . .to each according to his need, etc. I have no illusions about the evils of Marxism. I was a Marxist for many years. The system has many of the hallmarks of a Christian utopianism: communitarian ethos, eschatological outlook, need for temporary hierarchy before the eschaton, etc. Chesterton (?) said that Christianity has not been tried and found wanting but never really tried! Same can be said for Marxism, I think. Most of what comes out of Marxist theory is wonderful; however, it denies a basic truth of our faith: the falleness of human nature. . .in fact, it denies the existence of a "human nature" as such. This mistake makes Marxism into a fantasy.Delete
Thank you. That is interesting. I guess I am just repulsed by the 'collective salvation' attitude that pervades Marxism. I believe that we are all individuals and should be free to express our individual selves, reap the harvest of our individual labors and worship our God in our individual way which for me includes individual charity, not forced charity. Marx was completely against the individual; therefore it's difficult for me to embrace that 'what comes out of Marxist theory' is wonderful. I think the American Founders had a much better idea. It too has barely been tried! :-) Anyway, great discussion. Thanks and may God Bless.Delete
Keith, "collective salvation" is found in the faith too. The Church is saved as a body. The whole "Me and Jesus" thing is very Protestant. The individualism you are describing is part and parcel of the Enlightenment co-option of the Catholic notion that every person is created in the imago Dei. For us, individuals are certainly important but we grow in holiness within a community of believers, serving one another. The American experiment in republican constitutionalism allows Catholics to believe and worship as we see fit. But within the Church, we are anything but autonomous individuals doing as we please. This is one of the reasons Catholics were seen as threat to the nation in the 19th c. and why are a threat to the Statists now.Delete
Indeed sir. I apologize, my Protestant roots are showing! (Raised Southern Methodist) I understand that Christ admonishes us to love our brother and to assist the poor, but I always read it on an individual basis not community. Our salvation is based upon our personal acceptance of Christ as our Lord and saviour, not through our works, correct? Can you give me passages which support collective salvation or are you speaking more of a Catholic doctrine? I hope you don't think I am being too argumentative, I don't intend to be. I am a very curious person by nature. Thank you very much for your time.Delete
Jesus rarely addresses his teaching to an individual as an individual. In the Catholic tradition, we "accept Jesus Christ as our personal Lord and Savior" at baptism and again every time we participate in the Eucharist. Christ's redemption is certainly personal but it is also communal. Without individuals there is no community; however, without community, individuals are just free-floating souls. Paul is clearest on the notion of the Body of Christ--one Body, one Head of the Body. What Catholics mean by "Church" is not what Protestants mean by "denomination." The Church is not a denomination. The Church is the Body of Christ. . .so, if you are member of the Body, then, by definition, you are among the redeemed. Though that redemption may be lost in various ways.
No apologies necessary!
Thank you sir. This has been very instructive. It has exposed an ignorance on my part into the differences between the Catholic church and the Protestants. I have always simply accepted it was a more structural and political split. After all, in my Methodist faith we always proclaim to believe in 'The Holy Roman Catholic Church'. I am still quite uncomfortable with the extent to which otherwise lovely people will embrace what is easily researched to be so destructive. To me a community is like minded people, all of whom have to some extent embraced their beliefs on a personal level (the church), as opposed to a group that has been indoctrinated to believe A, while B is obviously the truth (ideological groups such as Marxists). It seems to me that a large part of the problems world wide are people's propensity to accept instruction as opposed to researching as much as possible and coming to one's own conclusions. I do however, have great faith in humanity, to be both sinners but also capable of grand and wonderful kindess and resiliency. Thanks again for the discussion. May God Bless...Delete
Keith, during my early teen years, my family attended a UMC. The expression of faith you refer to is part of the Nicene Creed: "one, holy, catholic, and apostolic church," catholic here refers to universal not Roman Catholic. I would love to hear a Methodist congregation say that it believes in the Holy Roman Catholic Church!Delete
What is the Church's rule about priests wearing civilian clothes instead of clerical garb?ReplyDelete
Not sure about secular clergy. It seems to go diocese by diocese. For religious, our ordinary clothing is the habit (if we have one). This rule tends to go person by person. Religious of a Certain Generation are dedicated to the false notion that a religious habit marks them out as Odious Authority Figures Who Scare Folks Away and they refuse to wear the habit for any reason other than liturgical celebrations; IOW, the habit becomes a vestment for them. I've other lame excuses: It's clumsy; I get it dirty too easily; Nobody knows what it means. And my personal favorite from OP's: "People here in the South might think I'm a Klansman." My personal pet peeve is seeing OP's who serve in a parish wearing secular clerical suits.Delete
Regarding the celebration of the Liturgy: are you a "say the black, do the red" kind of guy, or do you think ad-libbing is OK as long it is within the "spirit" of the guidelines? Why do you do what you do?ReplyDelete
I'm shocked--SHOCKED, I say--that you need to ask this question! I'm not prissy about liturgy, but I do pray the black and do the red. I keep things solemn w/o being mechanical. When I see the younger guys with their hands steepled in front of the chests and their lips closed so tight that they're white, I think, "Here come the Mass Sharks!"Delete
"Here come the Mass Sharks" That's pretty funny!
Well, there is an ulterior motive at play in my question ;-) - and a follow up: Do you think there is a danger in being too casual about liturgy? Can this casualness translate into a certain lack of respect, and a watering down of some of the basic tenets of our faith?
(I have been working through these questions on my own, for Liturgy/Eucharist are very important to me, and I am occasionally disturbed at the direction things seem to go when liturgy is approached with too much of a casual attitude - certainly "Mass Sharks" could go too far the other way, too, but I've never actually seen that!)
The central problem with the Church in the last 40 yrs is the dumbing-down of the liturgy. We stopped expecting Catholics to stretch a bit on Sundays and everything else relaxed to the point of being useless. Too many priests think the Mass is all about them--their performance, their ego, their needs, their politics. The new translation was just one move by the Holy Father to move the liturgy back into the possession of the whole Church and take it away from the whims of Fr. Hollywood.Delete
Thanks - all I know is that when God hit me upside the head with a 2X4 three years ago and said "Get thyself back to Mass!" I was incredibly shocked with the change that had occurred in 20 years. All I could trace it to was the manner in which the liturgy was celebrated here - my sweet-home-Alabama parish was fairly conservative, even for the 70s/80s, and being a strange child I had taught myself Latin and confiscated my Mother's 1962 Missal by the time I was about 8 or 9 years old :-). I figured it could have just been me, too!Delete
What are you serving Fr. Master for dinner?ReplyDelete
A friend called: her brother wants to have his son baptized and for her to be the godmother. She's thrilled, but ... she asked what his wife thought and he said she's fine with him doing whatever he wants but she's going to raise him to also be a practicing Hindu. My friend pointed out you can't be both Hindu and Catholic and the brother asked why not.
We're both having trouble getting past "WHY didn't you discuss this before you got married?" I believe they were married in a Hindu ceremony, but definitely not blessed in the church or any premarital Catholic counseling.
Can she even serve as a godparent in good conscience? Anything helpful she can read or suggest to her brother to read? I'm already praying for the little fellow; I have to remember to find out his name.
"You cannot serve two Masters." You're either a Catholic or a Hindu. It's possible to be a Hindu and something else, but you can't be Catholic and something else. The baptism liturgy requires the parents and godparents to vow to raise the child in the Church with the Catholic faith. This necessarily excludes teaching him to be a Hindu. If the parents weren't married in the Church, then why are they wanting to baptize the child in the Church?
I don't think she can serve as a godparent in good conscience. If she reads the text of the baptism liturgy, she'll see why.
Your answer confirms my friend's hunch.
_They_ aren't wanting to baptize the poor boy. The dad wants to and the mom is willing to let him because she doesn't think it will harm the baby's Hindu faith.
My guess is the mom wasn't willing to be married in the Catholic church and dad didn't think it was a big deal as long as they were legally married. But just enough of his religion classes stuck that he knew he was supposed to have his kids baptized.
I understand you can't be both Hindu and Catholic - I'm not sure I could match each commandment to its number, but the 1st I certainly can. On the other hand, here's a father who wants to raise his son Catholic as best as he understands it - a chance (albeit a small one and at great cost to the child forced to chose and to the marriage as the parents compete for the child) to prevent the child from being Hindu - and we are saying to him you can't have him baptized under these conditions. Are the only circumstances in which the child could be baptized are the mom converts, the mom dies, the parents divorce, or the child grows up and requests it? That seems harsh.
I've already had one discussion with my own kids about the importance of discussing things before getting married. More are needed I'm sure - once is never enough for things to sink in.
Marie, the child shouldn't be deprived of baptism b/c the parents didn't do their due diligence in discussing their responsibilities. I took your question to be about whether or not your friend--in good conscience--could stand as godmother given these circumstances, not whether or not the child should be baptized. The trick is to change the circumstances! Of course, that's the parents' job. They need to be better informed about the faith and their obligations in raising a Catholic child. Ideally, they will find an orthodox priest who will lead them through the liturgy, explaining as he goes, what's required. We can charitably assume that most people don't relish the thought of standing in a sacred place and vowing to do something while at the same time having no intention of doing that something!
If I were your friend, I'd sit down with the couple and carefully explain my dilemma. No accusations or finger-wagging. . .just a honest, heart-to-heart about the importance of integrity for Catholics asked to godparents. And then hope/pray that this witness is enough to bring the parents to conclude that a child baptized into the Church should be raised in the Church.
What are the proper actions to take if a Host is dropped or the Precious Blood gets spilled? I'd been raised that dropping a Host to the floor was just short of disastrous and to be avoided at all costs (isn't that why altar boys used to hold the plate under a communicant's chin?). Yet at my parish there have been several instances when this happened, all that was done was for the priest to walk over pick up and consume the Host after all parishoners had received and gone back to the pews. In a more recent incident some of the Precious Blood got slopped over the edge of the chalice at a weekday Mass. The response to this was for one of the regulars to get a towel and (very assiduously) mop the tiles. Is this an unacceptably lackadaisical response and how would I diplomatically bring it to the pastor's attention (he was the priest who walked over and consumed the Host off the floor at one Mass, so he's a part of the possible problem)?ReplyDelete
Sub, there's no proper procedure as such. If you drop the Host, you pick it up. If you spill the Blood, you wipe it up. The cloth used for wiping should be laundered like any other cloth used on the altar. I've dropped Hosts before. . .when my arm cramps and my hand starts shaking on the 500th "Body of Christ." There's no need to stop communion and cause a commotion.Delete
Okay, thanks. Another myth perpetuated by Sister Mary Tarantula debunked. I'll rest easy now.Delete
Hey, friar, when the Master comes to visit, will you please tell him to stop wearing his habit so that the collar of his button-down shirt or his black turtleneck sticks out!?? Every pic of him has this affectation in it. Drives me nuts.ReplyDelete
Ummmm. . .prolly not.Delete
Some of these men like to let their secular shirt collars (and shirt cuffs, too, if long sleeved shirts are being worn) show to communicate that they don't really mean what the habit represents but it is a costume covering up their "real" clothing (secular clothing) because it seems to be expected of them at the moment.Delete
Didn't think you would. So much for speaking Veritas to power :) But really, it's so 60's and tacky. Makes it seem as if his habit is costume over his real clothes.ReplyDelete


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No Place Like Home
Camp Creek Native Finds Joy in Serving Community
Growing up in Atlanta's College Park neighborhood, Dr. Pickens Patterson was swept into the whirlwind surrounding the election of Atlanta's first African American mayor, Maynard Jackson. At the time, Jackson and Patterson's father, both attorneys, were partners in a legal practice. Knowing Jackson personally and believing in the candidate, Patterson's parents worked hard to support his historic campaign.
"I saw firsthand the concept of serving and uplifting Atlanta through the election of the city's first black mayor," says Patterson. The unique experience served as a stepping stone in Patterson's upbringing, spawning his desire to serve others.
"My mother and father always stressed the importance of serving your community…and wanting the best for your community," recalls Patterson. His mother was a teacher and administrator in the Atlanta Public Schools system, and Patterson's father performed pro bono legal services for those in need and served in civic organizations.
A science aficionado, Patterson knew his path to service would be a bit different. "From elementary school, I was fascinated with science, science projects and experiments," Patterson says. When the time came to apply to college, Patterson decided the best way for him to combine science with his desire to help people was to become a physician.
A Doctor Is Born
College and his early career took Patterson away from South Atlanta while he completed his undergraduate degree at Hampton University in Virginia and then attended the Medical College of Georgia. He completed his residency at Vanderbilt University, where he was awarded "Best Bedside Manner" in the program.
Double Board certified in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Patterson's sub-specialty is pain management. He focuses on alleviating pain through intervention procedures combined with medical management of pain.
After practicing in South Carolina and Stockbridge, Georgia, Patterson decided to set up shop in his native Camp Creek. Starting his private practice in 2011, he joined Alliance Pain and Spine Centers in 2012, establishing their Camp Creek office.
Hometown Care
Patterson takes pride in offering specialty medical care in South Atlanta, an area he recalls as being underserved when he was a child.
"When I was growing up, you could see your primary doctor in the south side of town. But if you got any kind of referral, you had to go far, up to Piedmont, to get care," recalls Patterson.
He views Alliance Pain and Spine Centers as his contribution to bringing top-notch services to the area. He aims to "make sure there is no other place you could go in the nation that is going to have higher quality staffing, technology and resources."
Residing in McDonough, Georgia, with his wife, Cristale, and their two sons, Patterson spends his free time coaching Little League basketball and visiting schools to talk about medical careers. He also makes it a point to stay active, playing golf and lifting weights.
"I'm definitely not a body builder," laughs Patterson. "But it's hard to tell patients they need to exercise if you don't do it yourself."
Patterson says the best part of his job is helping his patients find joy. Finding an intervention to alleviate pain for those who have been suffering for a long time, he says, is gratifying.
"To see a patient's enthusiasm for life and joy returning," Patterson says, smiling, "is a really rewarding feeling."


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California Young Reader Medal Program
- Official CYRM Website
- The Recommendation Form allows students, teachers, and librarians to tell the CYRM committee about great books kids love to read.
- The Promote webpage for CYRM promotional materials includes seals, stamps, and activity packets.
The California Young Reader Medal program encourages recreational reading of popular literature among the young people of our state. Since its inception in 1974, millions of California children have nominated, read, and voted for the winners of the California Young Reader Medal.
The CYRM program is sponsored by four statewide organizations committed to books and reading: California Association of Teachers of English (CATE), California Library Association (CLA), California Reading Association (CRA), and California School Library Association (CSLA). A committee of representatives from each organization coordinates CYRM activities at the state level. The committee develops a promotional packet about the program and provides all the materials needed for participation. These materials include the ballots, nomination forms, and nominee lists.
Young people suggest the names of favorite books for nomination, or teachers and librarians note repeatedly read or requested titles, and these are submitted to the California Young Reader Medal Committee. Members of the committee read the suggested books, discuss their merits and appeal to children, and then decide upon a well-balanced list of nominees. A book to be considered for nomination must be an original work of fiction published within the last five years by a living author. Recommendations for nomination are due each year by April 1 for consideration as a nominee the following year. It is a two-year cycle from the time of nomination by students to the presentation of the California Young Reader Medal to the winning authors (and illustrators in the Primary and Picture Book for Older Readers categories).
Books are nominated for the medal in five categories: Primary (Gr. K-3), Intermediate (Gr. 3-6), Middle School/junior High (Gr. 6-8), Young Adult (Gr. 9-12), and Picture Books for Older Readers (Gr. 4 and up). Students may read and vote for books in any and all categories, but they must read all the books nominated in a category to be eligible to vote.
Students read the nominated books from July through March and vote for their favorite. Teachers and librarians introduce the nominees to students, often in exciting and innovative ways. They provide ballots for the students, compile vote totals, and submit results to the CYRM committee. All CYRM ballots are due by April 1 of each year.
The authors (and illustrators in the Primary and Picture Book for Older Readers categories) of the winning books receive their California Young Reader Medal awards at special ceremonies held annually at the state conferences of each sponsoring organization. Local students are selected to present the CYRM bronze medals to the winners.
The interest and enthusiasm for the nominated books shown by the young readers of California clearly demonstrates the effectiveness of the California Young Reader Medal program in achieving its goal: their introduction to the enjoyment of reading purely for pleasure.
2017-2018 Award Winners
California Young Reader Medal
Since its inception in 1974, millions of California children have nominated, read, and voted for the winners of the California Young Reader Medal – a program to encourage recreational reading of popular literature among the young people of our state.
- Primary: The Book With No Pictures by B.J. Novak. Penguin Random House, 2014.
- Picture Book for Older Readers: Barbed Wire Baseball by Marissa Moss. Illus. by Yuko Shimizu. Abram Books for Young Readers, 2016.
- Intermediate: Pax by Sara Pennypacker. Illus. by Jon Klassen. HarperCollins, 2016.
- Middle School/Junior High: A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen. Scholastic, 2016.
- Young Adult: Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys. Penguin Random House, 2016.
Current California Library Association Representatives to CYRM
Elizabeth Bell (Chair)
Solano County Library
Ginny Golden
Contra Costa County Library
Marsi O'Malley-Riley
San Mateo County Libraries


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It has been a month, we have had cold, and snow and some days we thought winter would never end. We are not into spring yet but look at the ten day forecast! The snow is going to melt this week. It is going to warm up considerably which means work will progress on the third tunnel we are putting up, the beds will be prepared in tunnels 1 and 2 and seeds will be started. Spring is coming!
Light at the end of the tunnel
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Brief : Common functionality in Single Responsible classes as Core module and then use them as per different needs. DRYs out code.
Helps cross cutting concerns e.g. logging.
Functionality -> Encapsulation = Aspect(Wrapper + Single Responsible + Decorator Pattern + Open Close ) == Modular component with good OO
Where we can inject / Hoocks
On Start : immediately prior to underlying functionality
On Success : limited to when no exception
On Exit : when function finishes
On Error : when any exception occur in code
How to Attach to existing function ?
1. Interceptors
generally IoC is used. this way no post compilation - can use IoC configuration.
2. IL Code Weaving
Compile code to dll or EXE and then run through the AOP post processor. Which will inject the code as per hoocks as new dll / exe with aspects attached.
How to make an Interception and how to make aspect using it?
//to do : update
- Baljeetsingh


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10 Ways to Get Shiny Hair
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Let 2012 be your hair's shiniest year yet! Click through the gallery for 10 expert tips for getting glistening strands—like Ashley Greene here—including how to dye it, when to snip it, what to use on it, and more.
MORE: • Try on Ashley Greene's Hairstyles! • Hairstyle Ideas That Work for Anyone • Hottest Hair Makeovers of 2011 • How to Get a Winter Glow


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Welcome to Farm Trees NZ
We are a Whanganui family run tree nursery business that specializes in growing bare-rooted deciduous trees.
We have a strong focus in providing trees for shade and shelter for farms throughout New Zealand.
Please view our Tree Catalogue or enquire for our pick of top shade/shelter trees for your farm.
All our trees are grown in the open ground and as a result have large healthy root systems.
Trees are available for planting each year from 1 June to 10 September.
Orders are welcome anytime. Nursery viewing by appointment. Delivery available.
Why Deciduous trees?
Shade in summer/let the sun through in winter, many are fast growing, certain varieties – Fix Nitrogen, provide stock food, can be coppiced, provide firewood and timber, stabilise soils, provide autumn colur and all add VALUE to your property.
**** Taking orders for the 2019 season NOW****
Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions you may have regarding trees or if you wish to visit the nursery.


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Escondido business leaders make important decisions every day. In the best case scenarios, hopefully those decisions are on how to re-invest profits into the business in order to expand a customer base and increase profit margins. However, the unfortunate reality of the current national economy means that many businesses are making much different decisions, including whether or not to file for bankruptcy.
When a business arrives at a point where a bankruptcy filing needs to be considered, chances are that things have not been going well for some time. For most businesses, there are two types of bankruptcy that can be considered: Chapter 7 bankruptcy and Chapter 11 bankruptcy. A recent article discussed the different advantages and disadvantages of each type of bankruptcy filing, as well as the thought process many business leaders will need to go through in coming to a final decision.
One of the first steps is for business leaders to decide whether or not the company can remain a viable - and profitable - entity. If there does not appear to be any way to salvage a company's business model, Chapter 7 bankruptcy, also known as "liquidation" bankruptcy, can be the chosen option. Under this type of bankruptcy filing the company's assets are sold off to satisfy debts, and the business is shuttered.
However, for those business leaders who decide that the company could possibly be turned around - even if it means going through a Herculean effort - Chapter 11 can be choice. Although filing for bankruptcy is never a popular option, a Chapter 11 filing can lead to an agreement with creditors on business debt, as well as allowing the company to file a reorganize plan to lay out the vision of how to return the business to profitability.
Source: Smart Business, "How to decide whether to declare bankruptcy," April 1, 2013


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Membership fees and invoicing in YTK
The membership fee of the Unemployment Fund YTK is tied to the period of membership. The year you join or resign from the fund you only pay for the part of the annual fee during which you have been a member. In 2020
the annual membership fee of the unemployment fund, i.e. fund membership, is 92 €.
You can get invoice on the membership fee directly to your online bank service by giving us an authorization for e-invoicing. Choose Yleinen työttömyyskassa YTK as the sender. You need your membership number in the unemployment fund in order to make the authorization.
The membership fee of the YTK Association that entitles to a combined membership is a fixed fee for a calendar year. The whole sum has to be paid regardless of what time of year one joins or resigns from the association. The fee for the calendar year 2020
is 18 €
You can get invoice on the membership fee directly to your online bank service by giving us an authorization for e-invoicing. Choose YTK-Yhdistys ry as the sender. You need your membership number in the association in order to make the authorization.
For combined members we will send the invoices for the membership fees separately.
When you join us, we will send you the invoice for the membership fee within a week from joining. Pay the membership fee according to the invoice and your membership will begin from the day the membership application has arrived to us.
If you already are a member, we will send you the invoice on the membership fee at the beginning of the year. When you pay the membership fee by the due date, your membership stays valid without interruptions.
Important notes on the membership fee
Your membership will stay valid only if you pay the membership fee.
The membership fee has to be paid even when you are unemployed, studying, on maternity leave, on care leave or performing military service. This way you will secure that the period of employment and the period of membership are preserved.
If your membership ends during a new period of membership fee due to for example retirement, pay the whole sum nevertheless. When you have sent YTK the resignation notice, we will return you the leftover part of the membership fee you have paid.
NB! An amount under 10 euros will not be returned and the returned membership fee does not collect interest.
If you are a recipient of a benefit, the membership fee is charged from the benefit to be paid after the due date.
As you pay the invoice, always use the reference number so that the fee is directed correctly.
The membership fee is tax-deductible on the year of its payment. YTK notifies the tax authorities directly of paid membership fees.
An unpaid membership fee leads to suspension from the unemployment fund as from the day the membership fee is not paid.
Student member
General Unemployment Fund YTK has no separate student membership and grants no exemption for the membership fee during studies. The YTK Association, however, offers a free student membership which is intended for young people entering the working life. That membership covers all services of the YTK Association but does not include membership in the fund.


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Laser Teeth Whitening Is The Way To Whiten Your Teeth Fast
If you want whiter teeth in time for an important event, the best option is to get laser whitening from your dentist. You'll see results after one visit. If you use bleaching gels, strips, or toothpaste, it could take weeks to get the results you want. Laser teeth whitening is an easy process to endure, even if you are squeamish about going to the dentist. Here's how it works.
Start With Clean Teeth
You'll get the best results with laser whitening if your teeth have been recently cleaned. If you've neglected your dental care and have plaque and tartar buildup, it's a good idea to schedule a cleaning with your dentist first. With plaque out of the way, the gel solution and laser can get to the enamel evenly and thoroughly to give you consistent results. Your dentist can perform the dental cleaning on the same day as the whitening procedure, or you can schedule them for different dates.
The Procedure
One reason professional teeth whitening is much more effective than the treatments you use at home is because your dentist uses stronger bleaching gel. Therefore, it's necessary to protect your gums from making contact with the bleach. To do this, the dentist uses a mouth guard to hold up your lips and expose your gums. Then a protective gel is painted on your gums to protect them from the bleach and laser. The whitening gel is put on your teeth and then a laser light is applied. The light activates the gel and makes it whiten more effectively.
The length of the procedure varies according to how many shades you want to whiten your teeth, but you can expect it to take up to 90 minutes. You may need to have a couple of follow-up visits if you have bad stains on your teeth, since different types of stains respond differently to the procedure. However, you will see noticeable results after one treatment, and if your teeth don't have any tough stains, one treatment may be all you need.
Maintaining Results
Laser teeth whitening isn't permanent. If you continue to smoke, drink coffee and tea, or neglect brushing your teeth, the stains will eventually build up again. Since teeth whitening is a cosmetic procedure, your insurance probably won't pay for it. If you pay out of pocket, you'll definitely want the results to last as long as possible. You can do that by dropping habits that stain your teeth and practicing good oral hygiene. Use products recommended by your dentist that keep plaque off your teeth and keep your enamel white.
Laser teeth whitening is a quick and effective way to whiten teeth. It's the best solution if you don't want to spend weeks waiting for over-the-counter products to work. Professional treatment costs more, but the convenience and effectiveness makes it worth the price. Check out sites like http://www.cretzmeyer.com for more information.


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The Discover U.S. Spending Monitor, a monthly index of consumer spending intentions and capacity based on surveys conducted by Rasmussen Reports found consumer confidence down by 4.3 points in the 2010 holiday season. The index hit a three-year high in November, but 56 % of consumers still rate the economy as poor, just a two-point increase from November. Twenty-nine percent of consumers feel economic conditions are getting better; this figure is down two points from November.
Some other interesting statistics?
- 26 % of consumers rated their finances as poor
- 46% say their finances are getting worse, up one point from November
- 33% of consumers say they expect to spend less in January, v. 18.5 % who said they expected to spend less in December than in November
- More consumers expect to trim their discretionary expenses in January
Where do American plan to cut?
- 52% plan to spend less on eating out and movies next month, down one point from 2009
- 50% plan to spend less on home improvements, down 3 points from 2009
- 48 % plan to spend less on vacations or gym memberships, down 3 points from 2009
Let's look at these figures in a more optimistic light, however. Discover reps note that spending — and spending expectations — is usually down in January as people recover from Christmas. And the rest of the changes are just a few index points — not a significant difference from November. It's understandable that people feel the crunch in December. If anything, it shows people were more optimistic about the economy because they did spend during the holidays. And as far as discretionary spending? Writing a budget and spending less is a New Year's resolution on the lists of many Americans. And we all know how long those last.
It's also pretty clear that Americans splurged on holiday spending this year. Only 46% of those polled reported having money left over after paying bills, down 3 points from November. Forty-two percent are expecting an income shortfall in January, the same amount as in December 2009.
More telling — and less optimistic — is the statistic that more than half the country still feels the economy is poor, and only 29% believe it's getting any better. This has to do with a number of factors, including increasing gas and fuel prices, a long, cold winter, (in conjunction with those high fuel prices), and talk of runaway inflation and government legislation as U.S. debt threatens to hit the debt ceiling. Almost immediately.
This article in the Washington Times reports that Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said in a letter to Congress: "Failure to raise the limit would precipitate a default by the United States. Default would effectively impose a significant and long-lasting tax on all Americans and all American businesses and could lead to the loss of millions of American jobs."
What's the best way to protect yourself in the coming months, and join those 46% with money left over after paying the bills? Here are some tips:
- Use credit wisely — only charge what you can afford to pay off by the end of the month
- Shop carefully — use store rewards cards and shop through credit card rewards portals to get the best deals and cash back or points
- Cash in your credit card points for a statement credit or treat yourself to something nice
- Pay your bills on time; don't get hammered with late fees
- Watch your credit score; excellent credit can save you thousands of dollars a year
- Track your finances with a budget and programs like Mint.com
- Shop around on CreditShout.com for the best interest rates on credit cards


text: Hello everyone! As you can tell from the title and picture that today I'll be showing you how I have been doing my eyebrows at home for more than a year now! (I don't go to parlour anymore to get my eyebrows done.) All the steps are easy and are explained step by step in photos. This has been one of the most requested blog post and I am so excited to share with you how I do it! 😀 So let's get started! Continue reading


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On the first day of L's summer holidays we sat down together and made a list of all of the things she'd like to learn about and do this summer. One of the first things on the list was the Solar System. The first thing we did was to get some books out of the library. We found several but the one that was the most useful was Starting With Space: The Planets by Cynthia Pratt Nicolson. Not only did this book have lots of information at L's level but it also has lots of experiments or "try its".
This time around instead of preparing all of the materials for L before hand we worked on them together. After reading the books together we made some three part cards of the planets. We found pictures on Google Images and then wrote some facts about each planet on the back.
Next we made some felt planets to go with the cards. I got the idea for from Counting Coconuts. Instead of sewing though we just glue guned them together and they took no time at all. L also helped with the tracing, colors, sizes and cutting out.
Here's L reading some info about each planet and then matching the card and the felt planet.
Here's the finished product.
One of the "try its" in the book was to measure the distance between the planets. It talked about how scientists use Astronomical Units and one AU is the distance from the Sun to Earth. L measured with her foot. Mercury at the instep of her foot(heel against the sun), Venus at the joint of her big toe and Earth at the tip of her big toe. Mars 1 1/2 steps from the sun, Jupiter 5 steps, Saturn 9 1/2 steps, Uranus19 steps and Neptune 30 steps. Wow no wonder Neptune is the coldest planet!!
Another "try it" was to compare the size of the planets. We just used a big yellow box for the sun. A pea for Mercury, two plums for Venus and Earth, a raspberry for Mars(which I now see is in the wrong spot!), I calls for a watermelon for Jupiter but we didn't have one so we used L's ball. A cantaloup for Saturn and two nectarines for Uranus and Neptune. This was very helpful in realising how drastically different the planets are in size.
We are both loving learning about the Solar System and I'm learning just as much a L!! Stay tuned for more....


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A Lisburn woman has told how she's been left with an unexpected arrival, 11 months after police officers put a stray horse into a field with her mare.
Gillian Doyle, from the Pond Park Road area, explained how someone had left the stallion to graze by the roadside near Whitemountain last spring.
Responding to a report of a horse loose on the road, police officers arrived and put the animal into the nearest field.
"It happened to be my field that I had a mare in and 11 months later I have an unexpected arrival," Gillian explained. "I know the police have a job to do and have to ensure public safety, but I feel a bit hard done by.
"My vet told me I had to make sure I had the foal microchipped and had a passport for him otherwise I could be in trouble with the police myself. It's really very unfair."
While being out a considerable sum of cash in vets bills, feed and other costs, Gillian admits she's grown quite attached to her "adorable" new arrival, which she has aptly named 'Trouble'.
Having heard of other horse owners who've faced similar scenarios, Gillian has queried the fairness of the PSNI's practice of putting stray horses into the nearest field.
Asked to comment on the issue, a PSNI spokesperson stressed that horses left to wander onto public roads "pose a danger to themselves and road users" and warned that "those who persist in letting their animals stray will face prosecution."
Inspector Linda Savage added: "If a horse is on a road PSNI have a power to seize and we are warning members of the public we are going to begin seizing when they are reported to us, but there are obvious dangers of the harm that could be caused to them, and the damage to vehicles, in a collision.
"Horses should be kept in secure paddocks and fields. Their owners should ensure that fences are adequate and that gates cannot be inadvertently opened by the animals, or deliberately opened by any passer-by."