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If you're considering cruising adult content online, you may want to think twice. Your marriage might depend on it.
Sociologists at the University of Oklahoma have discovered that couples who start watching porn become almost twice as likely to divorce. The study, grimly titled 'Till Porn Do Us Part? Longitudinal Effects of Pornography Use on Divorce,' checked in with married couples over three periods, beginning in 2006 and running until 2014, asking them about pornography viewing habits and marital status with each wave of surveys. What they discovered was that couples who began watching porn in between check-ins were significantly more likely to divorce.
"Our results suggest that viewing pornography, under certain social conditions, may have negative effects on marital stability," said Samuel Perry, the study's lead author.
To be honest, we're not sure if we should be surprised by this or not. Either way, we're opening a private browser while we do some research.
According to the findings, couples who considered themselves to be "very happy" within their union and then began porn use, experienced a three to 12 per cent increase in the likelihood of divorce. Also greatly affected by the adoption of the habit were non-religious couples and young couples. In fact, the study found that the younger the porn-watching couple, the more likely they were to divorce.
Perhaps even more interesting, were the stats on women. Reportedly, women who began viewing porn were up to three times more likely to seek divorce, with the rates dropping from 18 per cent to six per cent for those ladies that quit watching between surveys—men who stamped out their porn habit, however, were no more or less likely to separate as a result.
But if your relationship is already on the rocks, the act of watching porn—or learning that your partner is doing so behind your back—isn't going to make things any worse. "Pornography use—perhaps if it's discovered by one's spouse unexpectedly—could rock an otherwise happy marriage to the point of divorce, but it doesn't seem to make an unhappy marriage any worse than it already is," says Perry.
So, if you're currently in a wonderful and happy marriage, and don't watch pornography with your partner, you may want to consider leaving it like that. At least, according to this study, you'll be heading to Splitsville before you can say, "'Til porn do us part."


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Assuming you are willing to test this in your own environment first, and you let your users know that RadSuite isn't officially blessed beyond XP, you can eliminate both those warnings and the extra title bar message. On your Vista or Win7 PC, follow these instructions which show one of my favorite methods for launching RadSuite PACS. Next, right click the new shortcut, go to the 'Compatibility' tab and choose to run it in Windows XP SP3 mode. Note: if multiple users log into the computer you do this on, click the 'Change settings for all users' button and duplicate the WinXP SP3 setting there, too. Click OK and test it out. Windows will fake Java into thinking it's running on XP and RadSuite doesn't know any better so it stops complaining. Had you already figured this one out? Have you ran into any trouble on Vista or Win7? Let me know what you think!
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About Randy Olson
Dr. Randy Olson is the Lead Data Scientist at Life Epigenetics, Inc., where he is bringing advanced data science and machine learning technology to the life insurance industry.
I know it's just whining, and you said formatting was a chore, but I think you've missed an opportunity in leaving both vertical and both horizontal axis the same.
I'd maybe have included celcius and maybe a season axis.
and as an extra you could include an sunrise-sunset time indicator line (wouldn't be connected to the vertical axis of-course – maybe it'll just clutter it up)…
could you post your csv data? I'd like a stab at this…
Feel free to play around with the code + data here: https://github.com/rhiever/Data-Analysis-and-Machine-Learning-Projects/tree/master/us-weather-history
Please report back with your progress.


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How do i access ukulele exercises in "Ukulele Exercises for Dummies" without being redirected from "www.dummies.com/go/ukuleleexercises" as required in the text of the book please?
Good Morning Peter,
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Also, there is a published UK Cheat Sheet available, here.
Thanks for reaching out!
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South West airlines have a mantra in their business. It's the summary statement that shapes all their values, culture and behaviour. It's the statement that helps them decide what to do when, and how much energy and resource gets put into it. It's the true north they return to, to define and direct what to do next.
For South West Airlines it's "Wheels Up".
"Wheels Up" shapes the values, culture and behaviour of the entire organisation. It serves as the guiding belief above all others. When wheels are up, business is right, people are flying and mission is accomplished. It also means you've launched. The first priority of any plane is to take off, launch towards the new horizon, embark towards the predetermined destination.
Leaders who speak need to have a Wheels Up approach to communicating. Have a guiding principal and master metaphor that you shape your message from. We also need to begin, launch, embark – to do this requires you craft compelling introductions. Here's what matters when considering an introduction for leaders who speak.
The right introduction gives me a big enough WHY.
In a world where there is no shortage of data, in all its forms, there needs to be a clear, compelling, accessible reason to listen to you! LeaderSpeak makes sure you craft the introduction to have a clear distinction as to why this communication matters at this time. WHY is the critical ingredient that in turn gives information meaning.
Your WHY needs to be clear and compelling. The sharper the purpose of your message the more conviction you can have with the introduction. Avoiding generalisations and platitudes you can stand in your authority, your uniqueness and your responsibility. Consider your introduction as the moment just before you launch off a bungee tower. Leaping into the unknown with anticipation and confidence that all will be well because it was right at the start!
Your WHY needs to be accessible. We need to feel like you are authentic, real, truthful and have a sense of energy and attention on others. Leaders who speak make meeting people where they are at and moving them towards a preferred future a priority. They make the experience of their hearers a priority. They make the message real, the steps clear and the mission exciting.
When we believe your WHY as a leader, we are more likely to accept your what and how.
The right introduction provides clear direction.
Preparing your conclusion at the same time of your introduction is important in the sense that they need to be mirror images of each other. When you have a compelling reason to speak you can create a clear sense of direction and authority. There are a myriad of ways to give direction to the introduction of your speech. Stepping into the conviction of your message, clearly and authoritatively stating your position gives people a handle to hold on to. It provides a reference point to move from, come back to and navigate around.
Leaders who provide direction in the introduction stand at the door and say to the listener "welcome, come in, we're ready!"
Some ways to make your point include:
- A Declarative Start – Stating a key belief or position of the message.
- A Narrative Start – A story (more than one) that has embedded meaning in your message.
- A Media Start – Leveraging off recent media or news events.
- A Cultural Start – Linking to something that has meaning and significance to the hearers.
- A Date & Time Start – Being specific and accurate about an event or story.
The right introduction engages the heart.
Mark Galli and Craig Brian Larson say it this way "Illustrate, don't explain." An illustration or story is more likely to invite the heart to lean in and open up more than data could ever hope to achieve. Stories give us somewhere to place ourselves, someone to be and an adventure or quest to participate in.
Leaders who speak are clear that they want people to feel something. Be moved, emotionally engaged. Not in a manipulative way but in a meaningful way. Real stories, true stories, events that are recounted are all ways to give people an introduction in technicolour. Turn up the music, the imagery, the promise, the characters in such a way that people feel something related to your message. We want to get lost in stories as well as unconsciously finding ourselves in them. We all want to do well on the quest, facing the giant, shoulder to shoulder with companions. We feel that kind of possibility.
Leaders who speak find and recount stories that are relevant and purposeful to their message and themselves. Any dissonance in this part will have a multiplication effect in the hearts of your hearers. Choose wisely.
The right introduction convinces the mind.
In addition to engaging the heart leaders who speak know how to engage the mind. To demonstrate, they know their content, they have done the research, they 'know the numbers' and have a clear view of the current reality faced by the organisation and the people.
In addition to helping people feel convinced, they need to actually be convinced. To give cognitive permission to you as the leader and to your topic. It also is the space for you as the leader to continue to communicate that you DO know your topic, you have done the work, you've done a deep dive into this space, it is a credible path for you to take. This is critical, there is no substitute for doing the work, knowing your topic and caring about how people experience it. You have a membrane's thickness of credibility and simply cannot be found a fake at this point in time.
Know your topic. Do the private work. Prepare more than you ever show or share. Convince the heart and the mind that this is worth my attention, and even more, my application.
The right introduction establishes the authority to continue.
When leaders who speak combine these steps they create a platform of credibility from which to continue. When people have clarity around the why of the communication, the direction of the communication, the head and heart aspects are increasingly likely to give you permission to continue speaking. Leaders who speak, speak in such a way to keep enjoying the permission given by people to keep communicating with them.
Leaders who speak know that when they have "wheels up" they are well on the way to the destination promised with a journey to remember on the way.
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Europe's first non-beating heart transplant
Surgeons in Cambridgeshire have performed the first heart transplant in Europe using a non-beating heart.
Donor hearts are usually from people who are brain-stem dead, but whose hearts are still beating. In this case, the organ came from a donor after their heart and lungs had stopped functioning, so-called circulatory death. Papworth hospital says the technique could increase the number of hearts available by at least 25%. The recipient Huseyin Ulucan, 60, from London, had a heart attack in 2008. He said: "Before the surgery, I could barely walk and I got out of breath very easily, I really had no quality of life." He said he was "delighted" with the improvement in health since the transplant. "Now I'm feeling stronger every day, and I walked into the hospital this morning without any problem," he said.
There have been 171 heart transplant in the past 12 months in the UK. But demand exceeds supply, and some patients have to wait up to three years for a suitable organ. Many patients die before an organ becomes available. Non-beating-heart donors provide kidneys, livers and other organs, but until now it has not been possible to use the heart because of concerns it would suffer damage. The new procedure involved re-starting the heart in the donor five minutes after death and perfusing it and other vital organs with blood and nutrients at body temperature. The lead transplant surgeon, Stephen Large, said: "We had the heart beating for about 50 minutes, and by monitoring its function were able to tell that it was in very good condition."
The organ was then removed and transferred to a heart-in-a-box machine, where it was kept nourished and beating for a further three hours before the transplant surgery at Papworth. The organ care system is also used for maintaining lung, liver and kidneys outside the body. The standard method for transporting hearts and other organs for transplant is to pack them in ice, but some organs can be damaged by this process. The Papworth team said that restoring the heartbeat after death and keeping the organ nourished had helped reduce damage in the heart muscle. Last year surgeons in Australia performed the world's first transplant using a non-beating heart, also using the heart-in-a-box technology.
TransMedics, the US company that makes the organ care machine, said each unit cost £150,000 plus £25,000 per patient transplanted. Papworth and Harefield hospitals are the only two heart transplant units in the UK who use the device. Prof James Neuberger, associate medical director for organ donation and transplantation at NHS Blood and Transplant, said: "Sadly, there is a shortage of organs for transplant across the UK and patients die in need of an organ. "We hope Papworth's work and similar work being developed elsewhere will result in more hearts being donated and more patients benefiting from a transplant in the future. "We are immensely grateful to the donor's family, and we hope they are taking great comfort in knowing that their relative's organs have saved lives and have also made an important contribution to heart transplantation in the UK."
The above story is reprinted from materials provided by BBC News.
3D Model of Child's Heart Helps Surgeons Save Life
A 14-month-old boy in need of life-saving heart surgery is the beneficiary of a collaboration among University of Louisville engineers, physicians and Kosair Children's Hospital.
Roland Lian Cung Bawi of Owensboro was born with four congenital heart defects and his doctors were looking for greater insights into his condition prior to a Feb. 10 operation.
Philip Dydynski, chief of radiology at Kosair Children's Hospital, recently had toured the Rapid Prototyping Center at the University of Louisville's J.B. Speed School of Engineering and became impressed with the 3D printing capabilities available there.
He asked the center's operations manager, Tim Gornet, if a 3D model of the child's heart could be constructed using a template created by images from a CT scan to allow doctors to better plan and prepare for his surgery. No problem, Gornet said.
The result of the Rapid Prototyping Center's work was a model heart 1.5 times the size of the child's. It was built in three pieces using a flexible filament and required about 20 machine hours – and only about $600 — to make, Gornet said.
Once the model was built, Erle Austin III, cardiothoracic surgeon with University of Louisville Physicians, was able to develop a surgical plan and complete the heart repair with only one operation.
"I found the model to be a game changer in planning to do surgery on a complex congenital heart defect," he said.
Roland was released from Kosair Children's Hospital Feb. 14 and returned Feb. 21 for checkups with his doctors. His prognosis is good.
That's good news for Gornet, whose work at the Rapid Prototyping Center routinely benefits manufacturers and heavy industry. Helping surgeons save a life was new territory for him.
"Knowing we can make somebody's life better is exciting," he said.
The above story is reprinted from materials provided by University of Louisville Today.
The Innervation of the Heart
An article on the innervation of the heart muscle.
A link to the article: The innervation of the Heart – click here
Initiation of the cardiac cycle is myogenic, originating in the sinuatrial node (SA). It is harmonizied in rate, force and output by autonomic nerves which operate on the nodal tissues and their prolongations, on coronary vessels and on the working atrial and ventricular musculature. All the cardiac branches of the N.vagus, X. cranial nerve, (parasympathetic) and all the sympathetic branches (except the cardiac branch of the superior cervical sympathetic ganglion) contain both afferent and efferent fibres; the cardiac branch of the superior cervical sympathetic ganglion is entirely efferent. Sympathetic fibres accelerate the heart and dilate the coronary arteries when stimulated, whereas parasympathetic (vagal) fibres slow the heart and cause constriction of coronary arteries.


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Behind Enemy Lines: Hull City
HAVING won their last four away league games, the Lions will head into this one full of confidence.
Although a 1-1 draw against Sunderland on Saturday was disappointing, Neil Harris' men are now within two away wins of a club record, and need just one more point to break the 50 mark.
However unlikely it may be, they still have a very small chance of making the play-offs, which shows how far this team has come in the last year.
Hull started the season poorly, which resulted in a change of manager, Nigel Adkins replacing Leonid Slutsky.
Hull are just three points above 22nd-placed Birmingham, who sacked Steve Cotterill on Saturday night.
Lucas Ball spoke to Tigers fan Alex Thurston this week.
Twitter: @althurstonsport
Why do you support Hull?
I've supported Hull ever since I was about seven, having been a fan ever since my first game which was Watford at home. I'm pretty sure we won the game 2-0.
What's been your favourite season following the Tigers?
That would have to be the 2015-16 season when we went up from the Championship, beating Sheffield Wednesday in the play-final. We played great football that season under Steve Bruce.
Where have things gone wrong for Hull in recent years?
I think the owner/fan relationship has had an effect on the club's progress for sure, but as well as this, our inability to secure a long-term manager after Bruce left has also affected our results in the league.
Do you think not playing on Saturday will benefit Hull?
I think it could benefit us, but I also think we're in a better run of form at the moment, so playing Ipswich could've been a good chance for us to get some more points on the board.
Who will be the danger men for Nigel Adkins' side?
Nouha Dicko is certainly playing better in recent games, having scored five for us so far. He's a strong forward who can be hard to handle for defenders on a good day.
Also, Jarrod Bowen, if he starts, can cause real problems for any opposition in this league.
Which Millwall players will Hull be paying close attention to?
Obviously, we've conceded quite a few goals this season, so Lee Gregory would be the main person to look out for as he's your top scorer this season.
What's your predicted starting XI and formation?
Aina Macdonald Dawson Clark
Bowen Larsson Stewart Grosicki or Diomande
Finally, a score prediction?
Hull 1-1 Millwall
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Don't worry, your NPCs are just fine…
April 26, 2013
From the makers of that Falcon Punch video, comes this little diddy… which reminds me of how I used to become overly attached to all of my Oregon Trail characters (pro tip: never name expendable things after your favorite stuffed animals). The only difference is that the Oregon Trail NPCs would just die… and never like… help you beat the shit out of… deer and stuff. AND BEARS.
BEARS! http://bit.ly/13zJ6J1
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My three year old daughter and I play a lot of old games together. Her favorite is Donkey Kong. Two days ago, she asked me if she could play as the girl and save Mario. She's played as Princess Toadstool in Super Mario Bros. 2 and naturally just assumed she could do the same in Donkey Kong. I told her we couldn't in that particular Mario game, she seemed really bummed out by that. So what else am I supposed to do? Now I'm up at midnight hacking the ROM, replacing Mario with Pauline. I'm using the 2010 NES Donkey Kong ROM. I've redrawn Mario's frames and I swapped the palettes in the ROM. I replaced the M at the top with a P for Pauline. Thanks to Kevin Wilson for giving me the lead on the tools and advice.
Here is your fountain of cats, Sir.
February 12, 2013
Hot Dogs: Put 'Em In Yer Fuckin' Mouth!
June 30, 2012
Or on yer fuckin' head!
Well you're a retard.
A straight-up retard.
Latex bondage nuns with guns? A dapper gentleman with a red tie? Bullets, bodies, boobies and broken noses?
You better fucking BELIEVE it's a new Hitman: Absolution trailer.
And it's the best thing in the fucking world.
Check it!
VGHS: I totally
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May 12, 2012
I wasn't really excited about the production updates for this freddiew-backed series. But this trailer totally makes me want to watch it now.
Cause damn that blonde chick be hawt. Check out the first episode of Video Game High School at http://rocketjump.com!
Octodad: Dadliest Catch has a trailer!
May 4, 2012
The much anticipated sequel to the incredibly complex and remarkably hilarious game about an Octopop and his daily struggle to hide his cephalopod nature from his family finally has a trailer – and it's awesomazing.
I see, however, they did not go with my suggestion of Octodad 2: Cthulhu Boogaloo. Ah well. Here's the official synopsis:
"Octodad: Dadliest Catch is the sequel to the splash hit, Octodad! This time, our cephaloprotagonist has gotten himself in a bind between his wife's mounting mistrust, and a disastrous trip to the local aquarium! Are you dad enough to control the titular octopus father as he strives to hide his nautical nature from his family while keeping his tangled tentacles intact?"
Smooth and quiet, or loud and violent? The choice is yours in the new addition to the Hitman saga. With 47 no longer working for the agency and having killed the FBI director who opposed him in the secret ending to Blood Money, he now sets out to take on an even bigger threat. The secret society Alpha Zerox.
Will you cut a bloody swath through the masses on your way towards vengeance, or will you slip in like a ghost, remove your target, and vanish like a fart in the wind?
I'm definitely leaning towards bloody swath.


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Thorncrown Chapel Wedding – Eureka Springs Wedding Photographers – Kevin and Mandy
Mandy and Kevin gave us the opportunity to do something SO fun – a day before session! We got to wander around Eureka Springs and take our time creating some beautiful portraits for them. Loved it! 🙂 The next day they had their wedding at the Thorncrown Chapel, and their reception at the Barn in Holiday Island. Couldn't have asked for a more beautiful couple, or a more beautiful day. 🙂
Florist: Holiday Island Flowers
Cake Artist: Jennifer at Sunfest Market
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Crescent Hotel – Eureka Springs Arkansas Wedding Photographers – Reid and Lindsay
Reid and Lindsay had a beautiful late Summer wedding at The 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. The ceremony took place in the Fountain Garden, and the reception followed in the Conservatory. What a gorgeous event! We were so honored to be a part of it! 🙂
Florist: Michelle Burks – Eureka Flowers
DJ: Mike Hodgson – All Around Sound
Hunt Chapel – Rogers Arkansas Wedding Photography – Andrew and Meg
We absolutely loved shooting Andrew and Meg's wedding at Hunt Chapel in Rogers, AR and their reception which was held at St. Anthony's on the Creek in Lowell. We had the privilege of shooting Meg's sister's wedding the year before, and we loved working with their family. 🙂 We are so amazed by our clients – they are always such wonderful people!!!
Eureka Springs Wedding Photographers – The Crescent Hotel – Shawnna and Eric
Shawnna and Eric had a GORGEOUS wedding at The Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, AR. It was a gorgeous summer day, and this outside wedding was accented by the beautiful pink and white color scheme – so romantic. And I have to say that Shawwna and Eric were a totally darling and sweet couple – they definitely made our jobs easy! Their reception was immediately following the ceremony, and was held in the Crescent Hotel's Crystal Dining Room. Loved the beautiful simple decor, and LOVED the oyster shots! 😉 Congrats you two!!!
Santa Fe Destination Wedding – Isaac and Jessi – New Mexico Wedding Photographers
I have to admit, Dad and I were SO EXCITED to get the opportunity to shoot a wedding near Santa Fe, New Mexico! Isaac and Jessi are such an awesome couple. 🙂 I, personally, have known Jessi since we were in the 6th grade. So, what could be more fun that shooting a wedding for my "oldest" friend?! Nothing! 🙂 Her wedding was held at the beautiful Hacienda Dona Andrea. It was a perfect hot summer day, nothing but blue skies and sunshine! Can't wait to see where our next destination wedding takes us!
Crystal Bridges Wedding – Northwest Arkansas Photographers – Jehon and Jennifer
Ahhhhh….Jennifer and Jehon's Crystal Bridges wedding was so dreamy. 🙂 ( Funny enough, it was actually on my own wedding anniversary!) It was a beautiful summer day in Bentonville, AR and we enjoyed every minute of it. Crystal Bridges is such a fabulous venue for weddings and receptions. We definitely recommend it! Enjoy!
Kansas City Wedding – Missouri Wedding Photography – Micah and Anastacia
First, let me just say, that I ADORE this couple. 🙂 I don't get to spend as much time getting to know most of my couples as I would like, so it's always exciting when I get to shoot for a couple like Micah and Anastacia. I'm friends with some people in Anastacia's circle, so I've had the opportunity to shoot portrait sessions with her in the past and I've even shot a wedding for a friend of hers. So, I was SUPER excited when she told me she was engaged and asked us to do the wedding!
We shot the wedding in Kansas City, MO at The Mustard Seed Church, and the reception was held at The W Banquet Hall. What a fun day!!
Thorncrown Chapel Wedding – Eureka Springs Arkansas Photographers – Samuel and Amanda
Samuel and Amanda were married on a gorgeous sunny day at Thorncrown Chapel here in Eureka Springs, AR. They were such a sweet couple! We loved the fact that they gave us some extra time after the wedding to drive around town and shoot some beautiful shots of just the two of them. 🙂 Enjoy!
Eureka Springs Wedding Photographers – Thorncrown Chapel – Matthew and Tahnya
Wow, guys, this wedding was SO COOL. It was just Matthew and Tahnya and they had the gorgeous Thorncrown Chapel all to themselves!! PLUS, (and this is a big plus), it was STORMING. A huge storm was blowing in, and it caught us with a downpour after about 5 minutes of shooting outside after the ceremony. It was AWESOME!!!
In addition to all that, I have to say, I LOVED Tahnya's pink dress! The world should have more pink wedding dresses. 🙂 That is all.
Arkansas Fashion Photographers – Design your own Dress
This whole idea for a shoot started when a company approached us about shooting their amazing headpieces on models for our mutual benefit. (We would get the awesome props for our shoot, they would get awesome images to show off their products.) Unfortunately, said company wanted a gazillion dollars in advance to use their super cool "fascinators". SO, that idea died. BUT, the images in my head that I had envisioned for the shoot would not leave me alone! I decided that I had to do the shoot just to get it out of my system! lol
I knew I needed an awesome dress, and that there was no way I was going to spend a ton of money on one – just for my personal work. So, I thought about the amazing Sue Bryce and how she's always talking about making her own dresses for shoots, and I thought…why not?
I had this vintage wedding gown I bought at a thrift store for a shoot last year ($35), and I decided that I could buy some tulle for a skirt and veil and dye them all together and make SOMETHING out them. And that's exactly what I did. We tried to dye the dress GRAY, and it turned out purple. BRIGHT WEIRD PURPLE. (see hideous picture below) hahahaha So, we decided to cut the outer layer off of the dress. lol Also, I haven't mentioned this yet, but I do NOT sew. I'm not sure I could even sew a pillowcase. So, the skirt is sewn, but it is SAFETY PINNED onto the dress. (You can see our initial attempt of pinning the dress onto my daughter because we don't even have a cool mannequin thing.) The belt is pinned to the dress as well, and the top is just tulle tied in the back. (I thought about covering the back with lace, but I ended up liking the tied back. 🙂 So, this whole process (minus shopping) took about 5 hours. It was totally worth it, but I thought for a few hours that I had completely lost my mind. 😉 Now that it's done, I can't wait to do it again!
tulle (JoAnne's)- $13.50
jewelry (Plato's Closet) -$12.00
accessories (Hobby Lobby) – $8.00
(We also added a corset on top of the dress and a cool necklace for a whole new look during the second part of the shoot. We will post portraits soon!)
Of course, I can't wrap up this blog post without mentioning my amazing model, Naomi. We were introduced by her sister, and I am so glad because she absolutely brought the dress and my vision to life. She was graceful, fun, easy to work with, and completely stunning from every angle. Thank you so much Naomi, you were fabulous!!! 🙂
So, here it is…the first look! Thanks for checking it out – hope you enjoy it and maybe even feel inspired to create a dress for your next creative shoot! 🙂


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So Elsa and I nipped off to Wagners for groceries. And an hour later, returned with Judi oblivious to our departure. In fact, I woke her up & she thought I was saying we were *going* to the grocery. I think she was impressed with how quickly we returned. Heh heh.
Elsa made some Hungry Jack pancakes and sugared up some sliced strawberries, so we had a wonderful breakfast. Then Judi snoozed while Elsa & I geeked. And suddenly, it was almost 1pm! I started a fire and then grilled hot dogs for the Judester and me, and grilled a chicken booby for Elsa. Elsa had also brought some potato salad and some bean salad, so we had that with our lunch. Everything was tasty.
I then drove down to pick up Papa so we could go to my cousin's graduation party. We found the park just fine, but missed the cabin where the party was being held. A second drive through the park and we saw my cousin Deanna's (very distinctive) car. Chris was there, ready to accept hugs and gifts. (He probably preferred the gifts, heh. Especially the flat ones that were green & papery.) It turns out his first cousin (no relation to me) is also graduating, so they were doing the party for both of them. We had cake & ice cream and chatting with Becky & Deanna. And then we returned home.
Once I'd picked up some things from home which I'd either forgotten or didn't realize I needed, I returned to the girls at the Lake. After we vegged for a bit, dad showed up (I'd invited him to supper) and shortly after that, I started the fire for supper. First we grilled some veggies and pineapple. Then we grilled the pork tenderloin that Elsa had been marinating for a week. (I'll let her tell the story if she's interested in doing so.) She sliced the pork & then added a lime/orange/garlic sauce to the slices. Dinner was very tasty and we supplemented the meal with potato salad and bean salad. Well done Elsa! We topped the meal off with more of her pineapple upside-down cake (with me & Judi augmenting ours with ice cream).
Papa headed home and Judi and I cleaned the kitchen (with Judi doing the brunt of the work - you go gurl!) We then settled down to watch the new Doctor Who episode (Human Nature) and discovered that the sound was funky on the copy we, um, obtained. Still, despite the sound, we watched the ep and all enjoyed it. Here's hoping the second ep is as good (or even better) than the first.
Once we watch Confidential tonight, we'll probably head for bed. Poor Elsa has to head home tomorrow. Wah! But at least Judi and I have another full day at the Lake.


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Black Physicians Network board member, Dr. Christopher Richardson speaking to and inspiring students on November 11, 2015 at an event for high school juniors and seniors.
Black Physicians Network of Greater Rochester, Inc provides tangible role models for black youth interested in pursing careers in medicine. We provide opportunities for students to shadow black physicians in their offices. Our physicians also speak to youth throughout our community about our path to fullfilling our dreams and how they to can succeed.
In the summer of 2015, several of the Black Physicians Network of Greater Rochester, Inc. physicians met with participants in the University of Rochester's Science Technology Entry Program (STEP). The students interviewed physicians and then wrote papers about the interviews. This exercise provided the students with information and insight into the lives and career paths of various physicians and enhanced their interviewing and writing skills.


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I had previously shared Mrs C&S's favourite method of baking artisan sesame seed bread at home in a cast iron Dutch oven. It is simple but consistently produces fantastic result - crusty and flavourful bread with character, over and over again. Wife has been baking breads using this recipe a few times a week for family and friends with rave reviews.
Baking bread in a cast iron pot with the lid on is like an oven within an oven. The super high heat and steam within the enclosed pot provide an ideal environment for bread baking. As the baking temperature is very high, make sure you replace the original black plastic lid knob of the cast iron pot with a stainless steel one.
This is my younger daughter Audrey's favorite, a slight variation of the previous bread recipe, using matcha and dried cranberry. Festive season is just around the corner and I thought the red and green colour of the bread loaf is ideal for Christmas celebration and sharing!


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I'm not sure what to say. It's my turn to post an update and honestly I've got nothing left for this team. It's hard to be enthusiastic when the team itself has given up on us. I understand the injuries, the luck and the bad choices in spring training, but other teams fight through it. Perhaps a point can be made that backups are exposed when they play too often, but how is lack of talent connected to fundamental baseball? Why are they so absent minded and sloppy? As the days tick by and the losses pile up, the fans grow indifferent. It didn't have to be this way.
If you remove yourself from the outrageous amount of impact players sent away to the WBC (all of which had ruined seasons) and put yourself back in June when the team had the chance to stick with Philly, you'll see a fan base begging for the obvious and a front office frozen in its tracks. They were petrified of change with a boner for the status quo. No matter if it was Omar, Jeff or the Easter Bunny… nothing was done to give this team stability when it most needed it. Reyes & company were never coming back and they knew it. Hell, as much as we didn't want to believe it, we all knew it. We joked about it in a half horrified way. Who hasn't said ""I bet we see Wagner first" all the way back in June? The front office was so afraid of making another Kazmir deal that it didn't pull the trigger at all on anything and let the season deteriorate into what it is today. Frankie was good idea, but it was too little too late.
I'm not giving up, because I love watching baseball. I wait all year for these six months and as much as I'm enraged that these overpaid circus performers want to take away my fun… I'm not going to give in to it. I'm going to watch and pretend there is something happening in Flushing. I'll check out the September call ups, maybe enjoy some Holt fastballs and then come November I hope that whole damn bunch of them are out on their asses. Yes, Jerry…even you so long as Bobby V comes in. If it's not Valentine, then I guess the Wilpons will do what they do best and hire an inexperienced dry piece of toast.
I love how management is thinking of moving John Ricco in to the GM chair and bumping Omar into scouting or something like it. This team never brings in fresh blood and I guarantee a Ricco/ Omar tandem is a bad idea just based on Ricco not having been a GM before. What will it take for Fred to take the team away from Jeff and hire outside proven baseball people to fix this mess? Can John Ricco cut his teeth somewhere else please?
Very soon, I'm going to tick up the Benitez Meter a click based on the Johan game, but considering the week Krod has had, it's going to be a lukewarm click. Any suggestions for Armando's next big adventure?
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Microsoft Azure is a cloud computing platform, among many functionalities Azure delivers solid recovery and replication services to ensure business continuity. But before implementing Azure for your organization, we recommend a few simple tips to making the process that much smoother… Develop an Implementation Roadmap When it comes to implementing a new cloud computing platform … Continued
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A new study on the topic of Cyber-security and the proliferation of cyber-attacks against Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (SMB) was released this month. Historically, criminals would focus attacks on larger enterprise level organizations in an effort to reap a much larger reward. However, the level of technical expertise needed to infiltrate these companies' security required … Continued
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Toronto FC has officially announced that its new USL PRO side will be named Toronto FC II.
Ever since late November, we knew that Toronto FC would be launching a team to play in USL PRO, the third tier American professional soccer league behind the MLS and the North American Soccer League (NASL). The only details that were given at the time of the announcement was that Jason Bent, who ran the Academy program from 2008-2011 and then was named an assistant coach of the senior team in late 2011, will be the manager of the squad. TFC had a partnership with the Wilmington Hammerheads of the USL PRO for one year, but that deal ended and now Wilmington has partnered up with NYCFC.
The team will be playing in a brand new stadium that is currently being built in Vaughan, Ontario, which is a city north of Toronto. OSA Field will have a capacity of around 3,500. The stadium is located in the Ontario Soccer Centre. Season tickets for a 12-game home package starts at only $96.
The move is one to build TFC's younger players and top Academy players while being coached by coaches within the organization as well as get the fans excited to see their own players right in their backyard. Key players like Jordan Hamilton, Manny Aparicio, and Quillan Roberts spent time with Wilmington last season. The roster has yet to be filled out at this time,
TFC is the seventh MLS team to launch their own USL PRO side along with Portland, LA, Seattle, Montreal, New York Red Bulls, and Vancouver.
Toronto FC II will be in the Eastern Conference along with Charleston, Charlotte, Harrisburg City, Louisville, Montreal, New York, Pittsburgh, Richmond, Rochester, St. Louis, and Vancouver.
Last season all games for USL PRO squads were broadcasted on YouTube. The season runs from March through September. There will be a total of 28 regular season games. Teams will play each conference opponent at least 2 games. The remaining games will be matchups against geographic rivals. Playoffs will be the same format as the MLS, where six teams from each conference qualify with the top two seeds from each conference receiving a bye in the first round.
For more information on everything TFC II related, visit their brand new website right here.


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Decision date: 17 May 2011
Appeal A: APP/E5900/A/10/2131760 – 307 Burdett Road, London E14 7DR
Appeal B: APP/E5900/E/10/2131773 – 307 Burdett Road, London E14 7DR
I allow appeal A, and grant planning permission for the erection of a part 6 and part 11 storey building and lower ground floor level adjacent to Limehouse Cut to provide 56 residential units, 658 square metres of commercial floor space (use Class A1/A3 and A4) at ground and lower ground floor level, cycle parking, amenity space and other associated works at 307 Burdett Road,
London E14 7DR in accordance with the terms of the application, Ref PA/09/00214, dated 6 February 2009, subject to the conditions set out in Annex A.
Read all here – Appeal Decisions
Costs Decisions
I refuse the applications for an award of costs for appeal A and appeal B.
Read all here – Cost Decisions
admin7 May 19th, 2011
Posted In: Conservation, East End Waterway Group
Join Thames21 and help us makeover a section of Limehouse Cut and improve the green space at Kiln Court in East London. Help us beautify these sites with planting, weeding and removing rubbish and graffiti, so everybody can enjoy it.
No experience necessary, just enthusiasm and willingness to get stuck in!
All equipment provided, please wear old clothes.Under 16s need to be accompanied by an adult.
Meet on the Limehouse Cut by the entrance of the canal on Commercial Road E14
For more information, contact Vicky D'Souza – [email protected] – 07827 852 599
admin7 May 16th, 2011
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Local residents, schools, community groups, amenity societies and businesses working with British Waterways, Tower Hamlets Council and others for the protection and beneficial use of the six mile waterway 'ring', its historic buildings, structures and habitats.
As fully detailed in Newsletter No. 8, the Council is consulting on its proposed new Limehouse Cut Conservation Area. This supplement contains Tom Ridge's email letter on the draft character appraisal and management guidelines. Please read the email letter (in conjunction with the draft document) and write or email by 29 May should you wish to support Tom Ridge's formal requests to:
Also, please support or comment on the urgent need for a design code for sites adjacent to the waterspaces and the boundaries of the conservation area. And support or comment on some or all of Tom Ridge's amendments to the draft character appraisal and management guidelines.
Vicki Lambert
Development Design and Conservation Officer
Mulberry Place (AH)
PO Box 55739
5 Clove Crescent
London E14 2BY
[email protected]
10 May 2011
Dear Vicki,
I am writing in support of the proposed new conservation area and to welcome the improved and extended character appraisal. Also to formally request that the former Spratt's Biscuit Works and Violet Road Bridge are transferred from the Langdon Park Conservation Area to the new Limehouse Cut Conservation Area. Although included in a recent extension to the Langdon Park Conservation Area, the works and the bridge are separated from the latter by a railway embankment. Furthermore, the works was supplied mainly by barge, and the canalside elevation still bears evidence of the loading doorways and three examples of the company name.
And to formally request that the former Spratt's Biscuit Works and the following buildings are locally listed, and appear as such in the final document to be approved by Cabinet:
As you know, PPS5 sets out a presumption in favour of the conservation of designated heritage assets. In this respect, I note that locally listed buildings in the Elder Street Conservation Area are considered to be designated heritage assets and are to be retained and refurbished. It seems to me only right and proper that exceptionally rare and important surviving buildings in the proposed Limehouse Cut Conservation Area should also be locally listed and protected as designated heritage assets.
The four buildings in Dod Street are described in the character appraisal and should more information be required for local listing, it may be found in my January 2009 report. The warehouse at 24 Gillender Street is fully described in the character appraisal; and there is plenty of information about Spratt's at the Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives. However, the situation at 23 Gillender Street has been complicated by the 1994 English Heritage delisting of the "four-storey" building, in the mistaken belief that it was a boiler house.
As Malcolm Tucker states in his 12 April 2010 letter, only the two-storey parts are still listed. My research indicates that the "four-storey" building was built by a local builder as a new still house for the Four Mills Distillery, together with adjacent two-storey spirit store and two-storey bonded warehouse. Until its adaptation as a warehouse, the "four-storey" building was a windowless building providing a three-storey-high hall for distilling apparatus, heated by steam for the production of raw alcohol from fermented malt. The steam was raised in a single-storey boiler house with three boilers (demolished) served by a 140ft hexagonal chimney shaft (truncated). Although floors have been inserted in the three-storey-high hall and window openings inserted in the formerly blind tall recessed bays, this remarkable building is one of the few surviving representatives of the formerly important London distillery industry. Its national importance is enhanced by the complete survival of its adjacent two-storey spirit store and the partial survival of its two-storey bonded warehouse. As English Heritage is unlikely to be persuaded to reverse the 1994 delisting, I sincerely hope the Council will add the former still house to its local list, together with the other five named buildings.
As designated heritage assets, the former still house (with spirit store and bonded warehouse walls) and the former warehouse at 24 Gillender Street are more likely to be sensitively adapted for reuse. Especially now that such an excellent development is proposed for Sun Wharf (site currently occupied by three single-storey warehouses on the peninsula between the River Lea and Bow Creek).
I cannot end this section of my letter without reference to the totally disrespectful development right next to the listed former Bromley Public Library at 45 Gillender Street. Not only does it seriously harm the setting of the listed building but it harmed the setting of the original Limehouse Cut Conservation Area and will harm the setting of its proposed replacement. Clearly, your planning colleagues are going to need far more guidance than the fine words contained in the summary on page 19. In this respect, I am disappointed to see that the preparation of "a design code for sites adjacent to this waterspace" is still no more than a suggested priority for action (page 31). Given that the appraisal acknowledges past failures (pages 5 and 17), it is imperative that, in addition to the fine words in the summary, there is a clear statement on the necessity for all new developments in and adjoining the boundaries of the conservation area to fully respect the setting of the landsides as well as the watersides of the proposed Limehouse Cut Conservation Area. In this respect, I for one would ask that the preparation of a design code for sites adjacent to the waterspaces and the boundaries of the conservation area is made the number one priority for action, together with "identifying opportunity sites within and adjacent to the Conservation Area (page 26). On a more positive note, may I say how pleased I am that page 26 also includes reference to "a two-way passenger boat service" and the need to replace the "diagrammatic maps" provided by British Waterways.
I end my letter with the following amendments to the draft document.
N.B. The twin-roofed former still house is mentioned on page 18
N.B. all the other representatives are small workshops
N.B. The "southern end of the River Lea" was either the main channel of the River Lea or one of its many braided channels. In either case, it probably flowed more or less alongside and at the same slightly falling height above sea level as Bow Creek, joining it in the vicinity of the bay downstream from the peninsula between the River Lea and Bow Creek. It is more than likely that by the thirteenth century the narrow spit of land between the western and eastern channels had been artificially raised or embanked, and the mouth of the western channel had been dammed to form a mill pond or head for the tide mills on the dam.
As well as the threatened listed two-storey buildings at 23 Gillender Street, there is also the threatened unlisted "four-storey" building. Hopefully, this will be locally listed and included in the final documents list of Locally Listed Buildings.
Finally, to end with reference to the section on opportunities and potential for enhancement. My view is that 'landmarks' are not appropriate nor needed anywhere in the proposed conservation area. The straight and hard-edged urban canal in its dramatic cutting, and the tidal Bow Creek (in and beyond the NE end of the conservation area) already have appropriate landmarks in the shape of their bridges, locks, historic buildings, and the one or two reasonably well-designed recent developments along the canal. However well-designed, 'landmarks' would in fact detract from the special character which the conservation area is intended to protect.
Yours sincerely,
Tom Ridge
admin7 May 10th, 2011
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May 2011
Local residents, schools, community groups, amenity societies and businesses working with British Waterways, Tower Hamlets Council and others for the protection and beneficial use of the six mile waterway 'ring', its historic buildings, structures and habitats.
The Council's October 2009 designation of the Limehouse Cut Conservation Area was quashed by Mr. Justice Ouseley in the High Court on Wednesday, 9 February 2011. His judicial review of the designation took place over three days in November 2010, but his 46-page judgment was not issued until 4 February 2011. The review was initiated by Telereal Trillium and its ending of the conservation area effectively allowed them to demolish the former Poplar Employment Exchange at 307 Burdett Road. Demolition contractors started work on 17 February 2011, using a valid demolition notice from 2010.
Richard Buxton Environmental and Public Law, together with Alex Goodman QC, worked pro bono to stop the demolition and allow the Council to appeal against the quashing order. Unfortunately, Mr. Justice Ouseley had also ordered that, should there be an appeal, the Council would have to pay Telereal Trillium's alleged security costs of £5,000 per week (during the several months it would take before the appeal was heard in the Court of Appeal). For this and other reasons, the Council eventually decided not to appeal.
Accepting the tragic loss of the former Poplar Employment Exchange, the Council was going to redesignate the Limehouse Cut Conservation Area, without 307 Burdett Road. However, on Monday, 9 March 2011, Telereal Trillium obtained a legal injunction preventing the Council from taking such a decision. Consequently, the Council is now having to carry out another public consultation. And officers have to submit a new report to Cabinet. Hopefully, it will not have the sort of minor defects which allowed Mr Justice Ouseley to quash the otherwise lawful 2009 designation.
Although the new conservation area will not include the one building associated with George Lansbury MP for Bow and Bromley (the northern part of the former Metropolitan Borough of Poplar) and First Commissioner of Works and Public Buildings (1929-1931), there are still several buildings along London's oldest canal (and the adjoining part of the River Lea) to remind us and future generations that Poplar was part of the largest waterside industrial area in London, when London was the largest industrial city in the world and the greatest port in the world.
The Limehouse Cut must also be protected as part of the Borough's unique six-mile waterway ring. Fortunately, most of the Hertford Union Canal is in the Victoria Park Conservation Area; the Regent's Canal (from the Hackney boundary to Limehouse Basin) is in the Regent's Canal Conservation Area; and Limehouse Basin is in the Narrow Street Conservation Area.
We must all, therefore, support the Council's proposed new Limehouse Cut Conservation Area. The six-week consultation period has already started and ends on 29 May 2011. The new Character Appraisal and Management Guidelines document is an extended version of the previous document. See the document (and boundary plan) on the Council's website here. Paper copies are also available in the Planning Reception at the Town Hall and in local libraries and Idea Stores).
Email your comments to [email protected]
or write to
LBTH Development Design and Conservation, Mulberry Place (AH), PO Box 55739, 5 Clove Crescent, E14 2BY
Also, please do your best to attend the:
PUBLIC MEETING 7 pm – 8.30 pm
Wednesday, 25 May 2011
Room M73 Town Hall Mulberry Place
5 Clove Crescent E14 2BG
As well as seeking a judicial review of the Council's October 2009 designation of the Limehouse Cut Conservation Area, Telereal Trillium appealed to the Planning Inspectorate against the Council's refusal to grant planning permission for the demolition and replacement of the former Poplar Employment Exchange at 307 Burdett Road. The five-day inquiry was held at the Town Hall on 1, 2, 3, 4 and 8 February 2011 (see EEWG newsflash 5 February 2011).
As one of the Council's main reasons for refusal was the fact that 307 made a positive contribution to the conservation area, we thought the inquiry should have been held after Mr. Justice Ouseley's judgment on the legality of the Council's October 2009 designation of the conservation area. In the event, his 46-page judgment was released on the fourth day of the five-day inquiry.
All parties await the Inspector's decision, but the preemptive demolition of 307 leaves the Inspector with only one choice: to permit the erection of the proposed replacement building or leave the site vacant. Furthermore, as part of the proceedings at such inquiries, the Council and Telereal Trillium have agreed on the conditions to be attached to a planning permission should this be granted by the Inspector.
At our request, and with the support of Jim Fitzpatrick MP, Telereal Trillium instructed the demolition contractors to save the building's 1934 date block. The block was carefully salvaged, and together with the contemporary Dod Street sign, was collected by senior planning officers and delivered on Wednesday, 27 April 2011, to the Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archives on Bancroft Road.
As a public building designed and erected by His Majesty's Office of Works, the Dod Street wall of the former Poplar Employment Exchange contained a moulded terracotta date block, bearing the opening date of 1934, and the King George V monogram with crown.
In February 2011, British Waterways Marinas Ltd applied to the Council for a CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT on the grounds that:
The Council has still to decide to grant or refuse the certificate. One of the many issues is whether or not BWML should have to carry out an environmental impact assessment. We believe that at the very least there should be an assessment of noise and pollution impacts on the whole of Limehouse Basin and the Limehouse Cut and the River Lea (the water taxis are to run between the Basin and the Olympic Park). All we know is that there are to be six water taxis moored in front of the four blocks of flats known as Marina Heights; and that BWML's consultants say that there is no requirement for an environmental impact assessment.
As stated in previous newsletters, we are in favour of an Olympic boat service in 2012, provided that the boats or taxis are fitted with hybrid engines to minimise noise and pollution. And that instead of trip boats or party boats disturbing residents and destroying the relative peace and quiet of the Borough's waterways, there should be a two-way (daytime) public passenger boat service for local residents and tourists around the six-mile waterway 'ring' in Tower Hamlets.
Unfortunately, the planners can only operate within the constraints of the planning system, and it is up to the Mayor and Councillors of Tower Hamlets to tell BWML (and others) that they do not want noise and pollution on the Borough's waterways. But do want a daytime public passenger boat service as part of the Olympic legacy.
Tom Ridge
admin7 May 4th, 2011
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Confession: I have been rocked by tragedies recently, although mostly peripheral to me. I don't know if my heart is just more sensitive today, or maybe it's God trying to show me something…
I have been gutted by multiple instances of overnight fires, claiming multiple lives. Even here in town. I shared on my Facebook feed a news article as a prayer request in one incident because it felt horribly close to home, and my husband knew the couple involved.
But my phone wasn't done blowing up with these types of notifications, as last week on Tuesday many of my blogger friends expressed grief that a fire took the lives of a mom, dad, and two children during the night. In sadness, I said a quick prayer for people involved but it didn't really register at that moment.
Mandy Kelly was a wonderful Christian blogger at Worshipful Living, where she created a lot of brilliant resources for Moms/Homeschoolers/God-fearing women like me… One of these being the Good Morning Girls ministry, where she was the Leadership Coordinator.
I cannot even begin to share how the Good Morning Girls Facebook page influenced my life; I followed along their Bible studies, I was encouraged to dive into my Bible (even through seasons where I didn't really feel spiritual), and I often used these studies in fellowship with other mom friends when we felt a little too busy or disconnected.
When I realized it was "that Mandy", my heart sunk. Even though I didn't know her personally, she was who "I wanted to be when I grow up". I think every Christian mom-blogger does this chore of Pinterest and social media promotion with the hopes that they'll be able to use their voice and influence others the way Mandy did. I dream of having this humble beginning of a blog become a solace for all these godly warriors who are fiercely on the front lines of God's Kingdom over their households.
As I prepare to participate in a link-up to honor Mandy, I have to think about ONE THING she taught me and I'm at a total loss for what to say. She taught me to read and highlight in my Bible, and how to do the SOAP method. She taught me that I can rekindle the joy in my homeschooling, and that having the faith of a harlot can be a remarkable thing.
But I think the main lesson I can walk away with is to finish well.
Her life and ministry was an example of how it doesn't matter how you start as long as you do, and nothing on this earth is fatal or final; until you are before the very presence of God – where Mandy and her family found themselves last Wednesday morning – you can always be used by God. You are never out of grace. You are never beyond hope. So finish this race, and finish well.
Even though it came as a surprise, I know she was welcomed into eternity as she heard Jesus say, "Well done, my good and faithful servant." Because in her earnest desire to finish well, that phrase describes who she was and what she inspired others to be.
Mandy's church has opened a fund to help raise donations for the family. You can make donations here. When you visit the website, click on the green "Give" button and designate your donation for The Kelly Family. The funeral for Scott, Mandy, Lizzie and Judah Kelly will be at 1 p.m. on Monday, March 27, 2017, at her church. Visitation will be held before the service from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. I ask that you please hold the surviving two children and extended family in prayers during the service (for Alaskan reference, this would be between 6:30am – 10:30am our time).
This post will be a part of a link up of other bloggers choosing to honor Mandy, which goes live on March 29th. I encourage you to read more from other bloggers at that time. And I can only pray that should I pass on to eternity unexpectedly, I would have made my mark on this world like Mandy did.
What are some ways you hope to finish well? How can I encourage you and pray with you through this?


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Developing people – store visits
Primafruit is dedicated to serving Waitrose as its retail customer. Our team needs to live and breathe all things Waitrose if we're to do the best job we can. It's one thing for us to see the finished pallets of packed product heading off to Waitrose, but understanding where it goes when it leaves us is really important too.
We've begun a new programme of store visits. The idea is that everyone at Primafruit (no matter which department they work in) goes on a store visit, led by one of our Waitrose brand experts. In one of our closer stores – Stratford, Cheltenham or Worcester, the group takes a detailed look at layout and merchandising of our products. We look at the range as a customer will see it and we'll discuss the quality of the products on shelf. We talk to those working in stores and explain the partnership model and how Waitrose partners are also John Lewis partners too.
The group sees the retailer's values as embodied in The Waitrose Way, and hears in more detail about the Waitrose Foundation and the Community Matters programme. There's plenty of time for questions and reflections on what sets Waitrose apart from other retailers. These visits are designed to help our team see the part we play at Primafruit in making Waitrose different. Feedback so far is that we're finding the visits a really worthwhile activity.
Picture 2 – left to right, Jaco (Citrus Technologist who led this visit), Kay (Consignment Accountant), Iris (Production Team Leader), Hubert (Warehouse & Logistics Operative) and Violeta (Quality Controller).


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Appeals courts aren't exactly the same as trial courts. While a trial is concerned about the facts of the case, an appeal focuses on the legal theories behind the facts. Almost all of its work consists of reading and discussing legal arguments prepared by both sides. You won't need to be present when the appeals court hears your case, and your attorney may not need to appear unless the court makes a special request. That's why, even if you're satisfied with your trial attorney's work, it's often best to hire a lawyer just for Alabama criminal appeals, like Steven Eversole.
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If you're considering filing an appeal, it's important to act quickly after your trial is finished, because waiting too long can take away your right to appeal. In Alabama state courts, you have 42 days from the day of sentencing to file notice of appeal. In federal criminal courts, you have just ten days from the notice of judgment to file notice of appeal. If you miss these deadlines, you'll have to show the court that you had a good reason, or you won't be able to pursue an appeal.
To successfully appeal a case, you must also be able to show grounds for your appeal -- some reason why you believe your case should be reviewed. This must be a mistake so serious that it could have affected the outcome of your case. Good grounds for appeal include, but aren't limited to:
- The trial judge gave the jury bad instructions.
- Evidence was admitted at trial that should have been withheld
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If you were convicted of a felony, misdemeanor or juvenile crime in Alabama, you will usually appeal your sentence to the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals in Montgomery. That court hears all appeals of felony and misdemeanor cases, violations of city ordinances (which includes many traffic violations) and post-conviction writs. If the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals decides your case, and you believe it made a mistake, you can appeal it to the Supreme Court of Alabama. If the case involves a question of your civil rights or federal law, you may then be able to take it to the U.S. Supreme Court.
However, once you've exhausted (used up) these appeals, you may still petition your trial court for other types of post-conviction relief. In Alabama state courts, your appellate lawyer may petition for state collateral review, which is called a Rule 32 petition. If the trial court denies this petition, you may appeal it to the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals and then to the Alabama Supreme Court. If the state Supreme Court denies your petition, the next step is to ask federal courts for a writ of habeas corpus.
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If your case started out in an Alabama federal trial court -- the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Middle or Southern Districts of Alabama -- you must appeal the trial court's ruling to the Eleventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta. If your case is denied by the Eleventh Circuit, you may be able to successfully petition for an en banc rehearing, which asks a larger number of judges to hear the same case. After the Eleventh Circuit, you may appeal your case to the U.S. Supreme Court. Legally, this is called asking the Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari. The federal Supreme Court takes very few of the cases presented to it.
If all of the federal courts deny your direct appeals, you still have the right to ask them for federal collateral review, which is petitioning for a writ of habeas corpus. This writ goes through the same process as direct appeals, from the trial court that originally heard your case, to the Eleventh Circuit to the Supreme Court.
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Lost Recipe is Book of the Month on W Network in Australia
Some very nice news this morning (well, actually I've known for awhile, but had to wait for the official announcement to let you in in on it), The Lost Recipe For Happiness is the W Network Pick of the Month. At the end of the month, a discussion board will be opened, and you can talk about the book there.
Check it out here: W Network Books You will also find discussion questions for book clubs there, and information about being a discussion leader should you so desire.
Yay! 🙂
And thanks to those who've sent mobile photos and news tidbits! It's shiveringly fun for me!
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JALC to Get Back to Basics
August 27, 2015
STEVE O'KEEFE, Ed.D
College Relations
In an attempt to curb declining enrollment, Interim Vice President for Student Affairs and Community Education, Dr. Larry Peterson, began to lay out his recommendations to the College's board of trustees at Tuesday's monthly meeting.
Peterson said colleges and universities throughout the state are experiencing sharp declines in enrollment this fall, and John A. Logan College is no exception. He said that difficulties with the registration process and JALC's transition to a new software program have made it difficult to serve students.
"We have to get back to the basics of putting students first in everything we do," Peterson said. "We cannot put roadblocks in front of students who are already struggling with time and financial issues."
Peterson will present a full report to the board at its September meeting that will include fall 2015 10th-day enrollment figures and a plan for moving forward with enrollment planning that will involve the whole College.
"This does not rest with one department or division, we are all going to have to do our part to help us grow our way out of this decline," he said.
Peterson's report spurned further discussion into the College's new administrative computer software program.
Trustee Bill Kilquist stated that a number of employees had reported to him several issues and deficiencies with the new program. He suggested that a fact-finding committee be appointed by Board Chairman Don Brewer involving a cross section of campus employees. That committee's purpose would be to focus on identifying what issues are plaguing the software program and what can be done to improve the final product. The board approved the formation of the committee with membership to be named later.
In other board news, Trustee Jake Rendleman reported that the Building, Grounds and Safety Committee had recently met to discuss potential upcoming projects, including a press box at the baseball field donated by the Harrison-Bruce Foundation, as well upgrades to the locker rooms at the Community Health Education Complex.
Kilquist informed the board that Awards and Naming Facilities Committee had recently met. He said that an agenda item would be brought to the full board at a later date with a recommendation to name the atrium in the Workforce Education Building after long-time Center for Business and Industry Center staff member, Darren Pulley, who recently passed away.
Trustee Cheryl Graff informed the board that representatives from two bonding companies would be giving presentations to the board's Finance Committee regarding a potential bond to finance retiree health benefits.
Student Trustee Brandi Husch reported that the Student Senate had handed out over 500 welcome back packets to students and that the College's student ambassadors and Phi Theta Kappa chapter had assisted new students with finding their classrooms during the first two days of classes. Husch added that a welcome back picnic with free hotdogs to students was held on Aug. 26.
JALC President, Dr. Mike Dreith, reported to the board his concerns over the state's ability to finalize a budget that will undoubtedly have a negative effect on MAP grant students.
"This is going to have a devastating effect on the students with the most financial need," he said. "It will affect their ability to buy books and pay for gasoline and childcare, and unfortunately, I just don't see an end to the budget stalemate in Springfield anytime soon."
The following consent agenda items were approved: security camera wiring project to Clinton Electric; locker room renovations to R & W Builders; Microsoft licensing agreement from CDW-G.
In new business, the board approved an additional pooled service contract with Jenzabar to perform various software updates not included in the present agreement.
According to Vice President for Business Services and College Facilities, Brad McCormick, the service contract would eliminate the need for Jenzabar to invoice the College each time a job is required, which could lead to a delay of service.
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Signing off for a little while to get to grips with some unopened tins of Farrow & Ball and to contemplate life. Painting is good for the soul, just wish the sanding was!
I will reappear heavily paint splattered in Churlish, Ammonite, Brassica and Charlotte's Locks sometime very soon. That's what happens when you dance with a paint brush in your hand !
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The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket (A Series of Unfortunate Events #2)
Publication Date: August 1999
Audio Book Duration: 3 hours 11 minutes
Genre: Children's Fiction / Fantasy
Goodreads Summary
Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children. They are charming, and resourceful, and have pleasant facial features. Unfortunately, they are exceptionally unlucky.
In the first two books alone, the three youngsters encounter a greedy and repulsive villain, itchy clothing, a disastrous fire, a plot to steal their fortune, a lumpy bed, a deadly serpent, a large brass reading lamp, a long knife, and a terrible odour.
In the tradition of great storytellers, from Dickens to Dahl, comes an exquisitely dark comedy that is both literary and irreverent, hilarious and deftly crafted. Never before has a tale of three likeable and unfortunate children been quite so enchanting, or quite so uproariously unhappy.
My Thoughts
I'm afraid this will be a short review, guys (I'm too busy reading Harry Potter and the Cursed Child today. Haha!)
The Reptile Room is the second book in "A Series of Unfortunate Events", in which the Baudelaire children are once again a very unlucky bunch.
I felt sorry for the children at certain moments, and kind of scared of that creepy Count Olaf. I mean, Dr Montgomery seemed like such a nice guy… and then BOOM! That happens!
It wasn't really a surprise, after all this IS a series of unfortunate events, but still… He didn't deserve what Count Olaf did to him. Poor Montgomery Montgomery.
Lemony Snicket is as brilliant and creepy as ever in this second book in the series.