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Excellent and unbiased review. I just wish there were more reviewers like you Farcaster.
The idea behind Restless Souls is a good one, and even as I read the opening introduction, as told by one of the restless dead themselves, ideas were already running through my head about how I could use this in one of my games. Restless souls, it is explained, are those who died having left some critical task yet unfinished what adventurer doesnt, right? They are returned to life either by their sheer will alone or perhaps by the ever meddling hand of the gods. While this may well be a planned part of any characters background, it also provides a mechanism for the crafty DM to overcome the dreaded Total-Party-Kill and either keep a game going after disaster has struck or change directions entirely.
Creating a restless soul from an existing character is relatively easy and since the template does not affect the characters effective class level, it can be applied at any point in a characters career. The trade off though is a punishing penalty of two negative levels or two points of constitution drain if the character died at first level. Oh, and being an unnatural sot, youre going to have a pretty tough time gaining the trust of animals or even coming anywhere close to them, as well as a smattering of other phobias and limitations typical to undead types. Fortunately, since you aren't really undead, you can still be healed normally, and all of the negative (and positive) effects of becoming a restless soul are sloughed off the moment your character is resurrected or otherwise returned to life.
But, while your character is still walking the fine line between the living and the dead, youll have access to a variety of new feats provided alongside this template. Higher level characters who become restless souls can immediately switch any feat they have to a Restless Soul specific feat, and so long as the character retains this template, he can continue to gain new feats. Once resurrected, these feats are lost and replaced by normal feats again, just as the other features of this template.
It is this access to the specialized Restless Soul feats which really make this template worth taking, beyond the very cool background idea, of course. The biggest challenge for the DM will be in balancing these feats out. Some seem underpowered, such as one"Converse with the Dead"that allows you to ask a question of a roaming spirit once per day that requires no more than a one word answer. Others like "Baleful Gaze" seem to have serious scaling problems, which at twentieth level can dole out as much as 3 to 24 points of dexterity damage to multiple opponents.
Closing this supplement out, we have a selection of ten new arcane and divine spells. Most are accessible by multiple spell casting classes, so everyone is getting at least a few goodies, and wizards and sorcerers can access them all. There are a couple of really nice gems in these, including one spell that will awaken your spell casters tome with a spark of intelligence and personality of course, whether that would be weal or woe for your PC really depends on just how evil your dungeon master really is...
Beyond any balance issues this supplement may have, there was one thing that unfortunately detracted from the overall product editing. Throughout the entire supplement, there are numerous punctuation, spelling, and syntax errors that made some parts either difficult to understand or muddled the meaning. These errors by no means make the product unplayable, but they take away from what otherwise comes across as a professionally produced product. All is not lost though. This is a PDF product after all, which means perhaps Rite Publishing will consider circling back around and correcting some of the more glaring errors.
So, bottom line, is this product worth spending less than you might on a fancy cup of coffee? Even if you arent playing a game set in the world of Questhaven, this supplement still provides some interesting options for both the dungeon master and the players. Having an undead player character in a party has always been problematic, but Restless Souls provides an elegant solution that keeps it playable and still has the right flavor. With twenty-two new feats, ten new spells, and a solid foundation for an interesting character theme, Id say it is well worth it.
[Update: Since this was originally posted on FlamesRising.com, the author has commented that they will be updating the PDF in the next week or so.]
Excellent and unbiased review. I just wish there were more reviewers like you Farcaster.
Wow that sounds like tons of fun!! Where can I get my copy?
Just wanted to stop over and thank you on your forum as well for taking the time to do a review
And to ask if you would like a review copy of In the Company of Giants.
Steve "Qwilion" Russell
Rite Publishing
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I purchased Restless Souls. It's a wonderful concept, especially seeing as I have a Drow Paladin who sacrificed himself to save a party. I've been wanting to play the character again and this gives a very good way to get back into it. The only real complaint I have with the PDF is grammar and spelling errors, but then again I'm a snooty college student. Hahahahahaha. But yeah, if you don't mind the minor hindrance it isn't too bad. I would have liked to have seen more feats based on more noble characters. ^_^
I am glad you enjoyed the concept, the feats were based on the mythology and tropes of creatures that return from the grave, but we are always open to suggestions for content to add, and suggested errata which we will add to the existing document.
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This course is part one in a series of three courses that provides the skills and knowledge necessary to implement a core Windows Server 2016 infrastructure in an existing enterprise environment. The three courses collectively cover implementing, managing, maintaining and provisioning services and infrastructure in a Windows Server 2016 environment.
Although there is some cross-over of skills and tasks across these courses, this course focuses on the initial implementation and configuration of core services, such as Networking, Storage, Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), Group Policy, File and Print Services, and Hyper-V.
This course maps directly to and is the preferred choice for hands-on preparation for the https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/mcsa-windows-server-2016-certification.aspx#cp-section3-head, which is the first of three exams required for MCSA: Windows Server 2016 certification.
For those who wish to commence with the MTA entry-level credential from Microsoft there are a number of Online courses listed in Related courses below that would be relevant.
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- All current Cambridge University (departments and colleges)
- Windows Server administrators who are relatively new to Windows Server administration and related technologies who are looking to learn more about Windows Server 2016
- IT professionals who are experienced in other non-Microsoft technologies, who meet the course prerequisites and are looking to cross-train on Windows Server 2016
- IT professionals who are looking to take the Installation, Storage and Computer with Windows Server 2016: Exam 70-740
- Further details regarding eligibility criteria are available
Before attending this course, students must have:
- An understanding of networking fundamentals
- An understanding of basic AD DS concepts
- An awareness and understanding of security best practices
- Basic knowledge of server hardware
- Experience working with, and configuring, Windows client operating systems, such as Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10
Number of sessions: 10
- Module 1: Installing, upgrading, and migrating servers and workloads
- Module 2: Configuring local storage
- Module 3: Implementing enterprise storage solutions
- Module 4: Implementing Storage Spaces and Data Deduplication
- Module 5: Installing and configuring Hyper-V and virtual machines
- Module 6: Deploying and managing Windows and Hyper-V containers
- Module 7: Overview of high availability and disaster recovery
- Module 8: Implementing failover clustering
- Module 9: Implementing failover clustering with Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V
- Module 10: Implementing Network Load Balancing
- Module 11: Creating and managing deployment images
- Module 12: Managing, monitoring, and maintaining virtual machine installations
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Prepare and install Nano Server, a Server Core installation, and plan a server upgrade and migration strategy
- Describe the various storage options, including partition table formats, basic and dynamic disks, file systems, virtual hard disks, and drive hardware, and explain how to manage disks and volumes
- Describe enterprise storage solutions, and select the appropriate solution for a given situation
- Implement and manage Storage Spaces and Data Deduplication
- Install and configure Microsoft Hyper-V
- Deploy, configure, and manage Windows and Hyper-V containers
- Describe the high availability and disaster recovery technologies in Windows Server 2016
- Plan, create, and manage a failover cluster
- Implement failover clustering for Hyper-V virtual machines
- Configure a Network Load Balancing (NLB) cluster, and plan for an NLB implementation
- Create and manage deployment images
- Manage, monitor, and maintain virtual machine installations
- Presentations, demonstrations and practicals
- University departments and colleges £995 (VAT not applicable)
Receive a 10% discount off the price of the last course in the series when booking and attending all three courses, 70-740, 70-741 & 70-742. The cost will then be £995 for the first course (70-740), £995 for the second course (70-741) and £895.50 for the third course (70-742). Total = £2885.50.
Please note that the discount is applied on the last course. Qualification for the discount depends on attendance of all three courses.
- Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA): Windows Server 2016 - Installation, Storage and Computer with Windows Server 2016 vA (70-740)
- Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA): Windows Server 2016 - Networking with Windows Server 2016 vA (70-741)
- Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA): Windows Server 2016 - Identity with Windows Server 2016 vA (70-742)
The fee includes:
- Instructor-led tuition
- Courseware
- Lunches, teas and coffees
This third-party course requires a minimum number of participants in order that it can run. Should that minimum number not be reached within 25 working days of the course, the course will be cancelled and any payments returned to participants. If the minimum number is met within 25 working days and a course participant cancels within the 25 working days of the course date, the participant will be liable for 100% of the course fee. In some circumstances the participant can put forward a replacement from their institution within this time frame.
The course prepares you for the Installation, Storage and Computer with Windows Server 2016: Exam 70-740 which is part of the Microsoft Certified Professional MCSA: Windows Server 2016 qualification as detailed here shown under Step 3: Completion
Should you wish to take the exam the following can be purchased by course participants during/after the course at a discount rate:
- A MeasureUp practice exam
- Award winning practice exams, view a demo
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- Test mode - designed to be like a true test
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- Custom mode - allows candidates to select a series of questions from the curriculum to focus on selected areas
- From date of purchase candidates have 356 days to activate online, thereafter candidates have 180 days of unlimited access
- Microsoft Labs Online
- A cloud-based environment that enables students to conduct exercises using real Microsoft products on live virtual machines with online exercise
- View a demo, please note to view this demo, Internet Explorer version 7 is required and if not already installed an ActiveX Control requiring admin rights. There is a FAQ for Microsoft Labs Online
- The labs online expire 6 months from purchase
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- Candidates have one year from the date of purchase to take their exam, which can be taken through a Pearson Authorised exam centre
A full list of exam topics can be viewed under Skills measured on the following Installation, Storage and Computer with Windows Server 2016: Exam 70-740 page.
Exam Preparation
In addition to the material on this course please refer to the section labelled Preparing for the exam in the exam page.
- Five days
- Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA): Windows Server 2012 R2 - Administering (70-411) Series 2
- Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA): Windows Server 2012 R2 - Configuring Advanced Services (70-412) Series 2
- IT Service Management: ITIL Foundation
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Before starting Reigning Sound in 2001, Memphis native Greg Cartwright had become known as a garage-rock classicist for his work with his earlier bands in the 1990s, the Compulsive Gamblers and the Oblivians.
The early years of Reigning Sound fit this hard-rocking pattern, with the band's previous albums including the aptly titled 2004 outing, "Too Much Guitar."
"Shattered" continues the band's recent move to operate with a broader palette of sounds that began with its work backing former Shangri-Las lead singer Mary Weiss on her excellent 2007 "Dangerous Game" album.
Garage-influenced rockers such as the wigged-out, fuzz-guitar-laden "North Cackalacky Girl" and the early Van Morrison influences on "My My" still come easily, but there's more.
"Falling Rain" sports one of Cartwright's best melodies, set to a warm folk rock backing, while "You Did Wrong" sounds like a long-lost 1960s teen band B-side, all reverbed guitar, echoed backing vocals and atmospheric organ.
The influence of vintage 1960s soul music becomes more pronounced halfway through the album.
Old-school R&B blends nicely with the band's garage roots on "In My Dreams," its great swirling organ runs complemented by powerful guitar riffs.
"I'm Trying (to Be the Man You Need)" may be the album's most overtly soul-influenced track. The appealing ballad would have been a great fit for James Carr, Percy Sledge or Solomon Burke in their prime.
In lesser hands, the juggling of styles on "Shattered" might have come off as jarring or confused, but thanks to Cartwright's excellent songs and Reigning Sound's fluency in a variety of musical styles, it all works.


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WED, OCT 26, 2011 at 7:49 AM
As countless can attest, a live Twilight Singers show is truly an epic experience. For the first time ever, there will now be recorded proof. The Twilight Singers will release their first ever live album Live in New York on November 15th.
Recorded at Webster Hall in New York City this past May, the show was easily one of the highlights from the band's world tour in support of their latest release Dynamite Steps. Live in New York features 21 songs from the band's entire career including: "Teenage Wristband," "I'm Ready," "Annie Mae," "On the Corner," and many others.
Live in New York will be released digitally worldwide. However, a limited-edition, deluxe double-CD is available directly through the band's website.
This deluxe edition will feature the entire unedited New York performance and will only be available for purchase prior to November 15th. This CD will not be available in stores. Fans who purchase the deluxe CD edition will immediately receive the track "Teenage Wristband" via email and will also receive the full album digitally on the street date.


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If you've been waiting the cold long year to get Photoshop on your iPhone or Android Phone, the wait is finally over. Photoshop Touch for iPhone and Android is now available for £3.
The phone version of Photoshop Touch has pretty much the same features as the tablet version that launched last year — it's just been repackaged for the smaller screen. So that means along with core Photoshoppin' features like layers, advanced selection tools, adjustments, etc., you'll get the exclusive Photoshop Touch features like high-precision selections using a finger, and Camera Fill for blending camera feed with layers too. It's only £3 and available at both the App Store and Google Play. [iTunes, Google Play via Adobe]


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Thursday, 30 June 2011
Just To Let You Know
Wednesday, 29 June 2011
NEWS :-) you do not want to miss
Tuesday, 28 June 2011
Emma Walkies!
Monday, 27 June 2011
You are so special
Hello my friends, thank you for swinging by!
Here is a little card only 5.5x5.5 I made last week. Kept it rather simple. I like this cute girl from the new Lili of the Valley Collection. I started with this card twice over. First I tried to color the flower in yellow (same as the Design Paper) but boy this was way too much. So I just left the flower white and colored the sky blue in. For the outside perimeter I used BG0000 and in between the petals I went in with BG02.
Stamps: Lili of the Valley Mili flower power
Sentiment: You are so Special is by Magnolia and can be found at Sir Stampalot
Sunday, 26 June 2011
Happy Sunday dear Lily Of The Valley Fans !!!!
I am so sorry I haven't been bringing you many cards to see, my job has pretty much took over and I am off 1 day a week. But I had to get one of these cuties done today to show you all. This is Milly (Me and My Dog)
Isn't Milly just the cutest ??? She has been colored with copic's and the sentiment is from the Dreamy Days Sentiments from Lily Of The Valley also. You always have the perfect sentiments with there collection of sentiments that is for sure. Flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts .
Thanks so much for taking the time to visit today and I so hope you all have enjoyed your weekend.
Sending you big hugs (((((((()))))))))
Milly - Hello
Hi dear Lili of the Valley friends,
I would like to show you my latest Lili of the Valley card, with the image *Milly - Hello* from the new Girls Collection, isn´t it sweet as sugar?! Love it ... :o)
Sending you hugs and smiles
I think I must have wanted to use every embellishment I had when I made this card as it is rather over crowded. The Lovely Little "Emma - Walkies" from Lili of the Valley Summer Girls release has been coloured with Copics (again another of the advertising colouring, so no Copics Nos. sorry). I have used Bev's Cloud tutorial to colour the sky, think I still need a bit of practise on this. The Ticket is from Lili of the Valley Grunge Ticket Stamps from the Clear Additions Range.
The Flowers are a mixture of Prima, Marianne Designs and Wild Orchid Crafts, I am loving this Marianne Designs Roses which are available from Crafts U Love, I have tucked a Doily cut with the Waltzing Matilda Lace Doily Die from Dies to Die for behind the image. The papers are by Panduro Tilda Fruit Garden Pad. Key, Ball Chain and Key are by Tim Holtzs.
Ok Girls I am off to catch some rays, have a good Sunday
Jacqui xxx
Weekly Candy
It's time for more Lili of the Valley candy, and we have a £10 voucher up for grabs.
Entry is open to everyone, all we ask is that you put our Ideas to Inspire Blog Banner on your blog in your side bar with a link back to us - then leave your details in Inlinkz below and a winner will be chosen at random on Wednesday.
Saturday, 25 June 2011
What a DOGGIE DELIGHT!!!
Happy Day to everyone!!! Hope you are into a marvelous weekend!! I wanted to show you a wee card I made using DOGGIE DELIGHT from the Latest LOTV Stamp Launch which has the cutest little girl images yet and features Emma, Milly, Maisie, and Friends. The sentiment in the little metal frame is a mini from the Calendars Set. The DP is from the Neighborhood Collection by Crate Paper and I have used charm, buttons and twine; the image is colored with Copics, adding a touch of Stickles to the candle flame and Liquid Applique to the cupcake.
Thank you so much for dropping by and we hope to see you often! Have a beautiful day...Hugs from Jacque!
Friday, 24 June 2011
Yolanda's Wedding Project
Yolanda won a Mr & Mrs stamp from my blog a while back and yesterday she emailed me pictures of this amazing project she made using the stamp. Isn't that cake just amazing!!!! You can get more details on how she made the project on her blog here
Doggie Delight
It's Lili of the Valley Challenge day today and this week we have a brilliant sketch by our Donalda.
The image is Doggie Delight from Lili of the Valley, and the sentiment is one of their fabulous Clear Additions – what did we do before LOTV's brilliant sentiment stamps?
Card Recipe:
Stamps: all Lili of the Valley – Doggie Delight and Clear Additions
Papers: Bumbleberry Cottage from Nitwit Collections
Seam binding, flowers, German Glass Glitter, brads, Venise Lace all from Wild Orchid Crafts
Lace from The Ribbon Girl
Thursday, 23 June 2011
Daisy chain gift set
Wednesday, 22 June 2011
Candy Winner
This week's £10 voucher winner is
Congratulations Margreet, please email Bev to claim your prize
Wedding Couple ...Card Ideas
Here are 2 fabulous cards using one of our most popular stamps - 'wedding couple'.
Michelle is a very busy lady but still finds time to make her georgous cards and sell them with all the proceeds going to charity.
Thanks for sharing your ideas Michelle, these are great!
Tuesday, 21 June 2011
Two more cards from Donalda
Here's the second lot of cards from Donalda featuring the new girls stamps from Lili of the Valley
Monday, 20 June 2011
Weekly candy
Ooops I forgot to post this yesterday, but better late than never :)
This prize is a £10 voucher to spend in the store. AND … the new stamps go on sale on Tuesday so you could even choose from these as part of your prize :)
Entry is open until Wednesday 22nd June. All we ask is that you put our Ideas to Inspire Blog Banner on your blog in your side bar with a link back to us - then leave your details in Inlinkz below and a winner will be chosen at random next Wednesday.
Good luck!
Cards from our Donalda
Donalda is having to work incredibly long hours till the end of July so has asked me to post some of her Lili of the Valley cards here
I have two more to share with you tomorrow.
Say it With Flowers–and a Little Tutorial
Sunday, 19 June 2011
You made my day...
Hello, today i am happy to show you a card made for "The Ribbon Girl" Color Challenge #9.
Please come and join us with your pink and cream creation. Mary and Andrea have a really nice prize up for grasp!
the winner can choose either a Pink or a Cream Ribbon Girl Special Selection Ribbon Kit plus a £10 LOTV voucher
Image: Lili of the Valley "Daisy Chain" - sooooo sweet :-)
Supplies: Ribbon, crochet lace, button,Hemp and gem swirl can be found at the "The Ribbon Girl" store.
Tools: Nestabilites Grand Label four
Machine: Grand Calibur
Happy Father Day!
Say It With Flowers
Hello dear friends!!!
Boy has it been a long week for me. We are back in full swing and short of help and working 12 hour days 6 days a week. So I am a little behind here.
But today I have a card to show you I had on my desk drying last weekend and forgot about. This is Emma Say it with flowers from Lily Of The Valley 's new release. I know you have gotten these cuties by now and they are a dream aren't they??
She has been colored with my copic's and I have used some papers from Daisy D's.
See you all soon and hope to get some more of these cuties done today to show you all week.
Thanks for stopping bye. Big Hugs to you all (((((()))))))))
Saturday, 18 June 2011
More of the New Release!
Friday, 17 June 2011
Lili of the Valley Challenge
Lili of the Valley Challenge – Bring on the music
It's Lili of the Valley Challenge day today and the theme is Bring on the Music.
OMW I am so loving the new Lili of the Valley girls stamps, I really don't know which one to use first! Each one is my new favourite although I think Milly Me and My Dog that I have used today is my absolute favourite. How cute is that ponytail??
Colouring was done with the usual Copics and pencils and the sky was done with Stampin Up Soft Sky ink (I had already coloured one and did the sky with Tumbled Glass and it was way too dark so had to start over).
Colours used:
Skin: E21, E00, E000, R20, R30
Hair: E29, E31, E50
Clothes: R81, RV00, RV000
Doggy: C3, C1, C00
Grass: YG67, YG63, GY61, G20
Swing: E29 E23, E50, and rope E35, E30
Stamps: Milly me and my dog, sentiment and tag Clear Additions all from Lili of the Valley
Embellies: 25mm tea rose, 20mm roses, 15mm roses, 10mm roses, metal embellishments, pearls, button all from Wild Orchid Crafts.
Very fine cotton lace edging and 6mm ribbon from The Ribbon Girl
Tools etc: Cheesecloth, gesso, stickles, MS Frond punch, Nesties, sewing machine


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Game time! Kegerator primed? Fridge stocked? Ambulance on speed dial? Excellent. Join us after the jump for our weekend plans, favorite gambles, predictions, and pictures of grown men looking goofier than Eli Manning (no, seriously).
Sadly, we cannot claim responsibility for this artistic masterpiece.
The Parties.
- Holly: I still don't have any furniture, so I'll be camped out at the pub with seventeen of my closest, drunkest chums. I'm sulking mightily at not having a chance to whip up any of our Friday snacky goodness, but I should've thought of that when I decided not to buy a couch since I'm never home.
- Andrea: I just got back from student health and I have the flu and I might also have mono, so I predict I will watch the game from my bed and I won't get to drink beer and I won't get to make my yummy Super Bowl chili and beer bread and all my friends will be at a big gathering with a big-screen TV and I'll be home alone feeling like poop. On the bright side, I did get a prescription for vicodin.
The Props.
- SA: Brady re-injures his ankle in the first quarter. Doesn't matter. Brady wins MVP, further cementing his status as media darling and making unwatchable programing from ESPN, Fox Sports, and every other media outlet available that much more certain.
- Andrea: There are at least 20 total cuts to Archie Manning, Peyton Manning and/or Gisele.
There are only two commercials that make anybody LOL.
Regardless of outcome, when Tom Coughlin stretches out his hand for Belichick to shake, Belichick slaps it away and then pulls Coughlin's still-beating heart out of his chest and eats it on the 50 yd line.
- Holly: Archie Manning will be caught on camera rolling his eyes: over/under 3 1/2.
- TSW: 4-1 Tom Petty plays "Running Down a Dream" (Fortunately, Petty has said he is not going to play a medley.)
3-1 Tony Saragoosa's hand gets stuck in a fondue pot at University of Phoenix Stadium in the 3rd quarter.
2-1 Should the game become a blowout by the 3rd quarter, the party will have to a lengthy, protracted discussion about Roger Goodell meeting with Sen. Arlen Specter and the single-camera theory.
1-6 Ben Roethlisberger will run on to the field and beg Plaxico to return to Pittsburgh and be his #1 "tall receiver".
Even I'll want to want to punch Rodney Harrison in his Riley Skinner at least once during the 2nd quarter.
The Picks.
- Andrea: Giants 38, Pats 35.
- SA: Pats 31, Giants 21.
- TSW: Giants 33, Pats 31. (PLEASE NO JINX, PLEASE NO JINX)
- Holly: Giants 27, Pats 6 (Spite: My anti-drug.)
The Press.
Someone at ESPN managed to construct a graphic in which Brady and Eli look equally ridiculous. We applaud their sense of fair play.
The Prettiest.
Um, no, Wes. Just….no. It's not you. It's your dead staring eyes.
That's more like it. Win or lose, you're our boy, Plaxy.
Rest up, Campers. Big day tomorrow, then no more smashy men till August.


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Coping With the Expenses of Home Education
- Zan Tyler Editor of the Crosswalk.com HomeSchool Channel
- 2002 29 Jul
The articles on the HomeSchool Channel this week point to the success and benefits of home schooling. We have three articles that display real academic muscle: Home Schooler Wins National Geography Bee, Home School Team Wins National High School Mock Trial, and Home Schooling Works With Math, Too!
In addition, we have articles about the great advantages of the home-schooling process. Annette Friesen reminds us in her article Written on Their Hearts that the main lessons we teach our children are to love God and one another. Amy Hollingsworth provides us with great inspiration to work with our children and their God-given personalities and abilities in According to Their Step: A Philosophy of Home Schooling. And the Callihans point us toward the value of family learning in their article Learning - Family Style! (Part 2).
The evidence is overwhelming: Home schooling works - and works very well. Most of us know that, but it is nice to be reminded, especially when we start adding up the expenses for the coming school year - books, school supplies, tutors, outside classes, computer paraphanalia, and extra-curricular activities. And if that isnt enough, most home-school families are living on one income!
So, what are we to do? In todays so-called "two-income economy," how do we cope financially? The most obvious answer is that we learn to walk by faith, not by sight. We learn that God is a marvelous Superintendent of Education and provides what our children need in sometimes miraculous ways.
We must also strive to learn the lesson that Paul has mastered in Philippians 4:11-13:
For I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am. I know how
to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity;
in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and
going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need. I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.
Part of the secret in "getting along with humble means" is learning how to cut corners - how to live with less than sometimes we think we need. I have two suggestions for this. The first is curriculum sharing. I wanted to use a particular series with my daughter next year, but knew I just couldnt afford it. One of my best friends, unbeknownst to me, used this same curriculum this year, and in a conversation last week graciously offered to let me use it for the coming school year. What a blessing.
My second suggestion is to buy and sell used curriculum. Many support groups and state organizations have used curriculum sales. I have to admit that I dont think I have ever sold a book in my 18 years of home schooling. For some reason, I cant stand to part with them. Now I keep thinking I might need them for the grandchildren - even though none of my kids are married yet! (I think I need to read a Don Aslett book on clutter - but thats another article.)
I thought it might be fun for those who dont have an outlet for buying or selling used curriculum to try two different options at Crosswalk.com.
The first is to use the Crosswalk.com Classifieds. It is easy to do. The directions are fairly self-explanatory. The only other thing I would mention would be under "Category" to choose "Merchandise" rather than "Education." "Education" makes more sense, but it is not equipped to handle the choices we need. When you click on "Merchandise," you will have several choices. "Miscellaneous" is always a good choice, and there is also a "Wanted to Buy" section.
Secondly, at the bottom of this article is an automatic link to Forums which says, "You can discuss this article with other Crosswalk.com viewers here." If you click on the word "here," you will be linked to a discussion on this article. If you cant figure out the Classifieds area or you want people to know you posted something there, you can write all about in Forums.
Do you have any other suggestions for saving money and cutting corners? I know we could all benefit from your suggestions. You can e-mail me at firstname.lastname@example.com or post your comments in Forums (follow the same directions as above).
May God grant us wisdom and great blessing as we seek to be good stewards of both our childrens lives and our financial resources.
Zan Tyler is co-author of the book Anyone Can Homeschool and senior education editor for Crosswalk.com. She and her husband have three children and have been home schooling since 1984.


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Diplomats from around the world will gather for the United Nations (UN) climate talks next week in Doha, Qatar, where negotiators hope to agree a second phase of the Kyoto Protocol and lay the groundwork for a new global treaty that will take force by 2020. Nature takes a look at what is expected from the 18th annual Conference of the Parties (COP 18), which runs from 26 November to 7 December.
What is happening with the Kyoto Protocol?
At last year's meeting in Durban, South Africa, the big showdown was over the future of Kyoto, and the talks very nearly imploded. Most industrialized countries were ready to move beyond the protocol and negotiate a new treaty altogether once the current commitment period comes to a close at the end of the year. But in the end, a block of developing countries allied itself with Europe and successfully fought for a second round of commitments. This means that parties to the protocol must now register their commitments — political pledges at the moment — within a legally binding agreement. The goal for COP 18 is to complete that process and define the terms of the second commitment period, 'Kyoto II', which could last between five and eight years.
Who will be involved in Kyoto II?
The United States never ratified the Kyoto Protocol and has made it clear that it has no interest in going down that track now. Japan, Russia and Canada have all ducked out of a second round, but the ground is still shifting. Earlier this month New Zealand dropped out, and Australia announced that it would take part. As for the developing countries, where virtually all of the growth in emissions is taking place, the Kyoto framework requires nothing in the way of emissions reductions from them. As a result, the legal obligations under Kyoto II would apply to a small share of the global emissions — less than 15% of the total, according to UN officials.
How does Kyoto II relate to the new treaty that is being negotiated?
For now, Kyoto II will serve as little more than an interim measure, but many developing countries would like to make it the basis of the future treaty. But the main focus of the talks is what comes next. The UN climate negotiators have committed to signing a new treaty by 2015, to take effect by 2020 — or possibly earlier if countries pushing for more ambitious action, such as the Maldives, get their way.
What will this agreement look like?
It's too early to say. Climate negotiators began to break down the dichotomy between developed and developing countries at the summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2009. Not only did most countries step forward with pledges, but emerging giants such as China and Brazil signed a controversial agreement — dubbed the Copenhagen Accord — with the United States and other major industrialized countries that sought to assemble climate pledges under an entirely new framework. Affirmed a year later in Cancun, Mexico, this framework agreement incorporates signatories' climate commitments, but it is not legally binding. The legal force of the coming treaty is a key question.
What does 'legally binding' mean?
There are certain penalties for noncompliance with the Kyoto Protocol, including formal judgements and fines, but they are targeted at countries that want to participate. But there are few repercussions if a country drops out altogether — as Canada did last year. So public pressure will always be crucial for ensuring that countries do what they say they are going to do.
The Durban talks very nearly foundered on these questions last year. In the end, negotiators abandoned the words "legally binding" in favour of a vague commitment to negotiate "a protocol, another legal instrument or an agreed outcome with legal force". This leaves the door wide open. So far, the question has often been framed as a choice between a legally binding Kyoto-style framework and a voluntary Copenhagen-style framework, but many wonder whether there could be something in between. Negotiators in Doha will be exploring these questions as they create a road map to 2015.
What else is on the COP 18 agenda?
Negotiators will also seek to push forward work on climate adaptation and deforestation and will be wrangling over financial commitments. Developed countries seem to be largely on track to meet their Copenhagen commitments to fast-track US$30 billion in climate aid from 2010–12, according to the Washington-based World Resources Institute, but assessments vary. It is also unclear how they will ramp up funding to the committed $100 billion annually by 2020.
What about the goal of limiting global warming to 2 ºC?
There is widespread acknowledgement that the world is on a path to miss that target. A recent assessment conducted on behalf of the World Bank suggests that the world is currently on track for 4 degrees of warming, with potentially disastrous consequences. This week the United Nations Environment Programme issued its annual Emissions Gap report and found that emissions are set to rise to 58 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent by 2020 under a "business-as-usual" scenario, which is roughly 14 gigatonnes higher than they need to be in order to maintain a "likely" chance of staying below 2 degrees of warming. Current policies will help reduce the size of the gap, but UNEP nonetheless estimates that these efforts will fall short by 8-13 gigatonnes in 2020.
In Doha, all eyes will be on the world's largest greenhouse-gas emitters — the United States and China — following the re-election of President Barack Obama and the appointment of Xi Jinping as the new leader of China's Communist Party. But climate policies are not expected to change substantially in either country. More broadly, there is little evidence that the global political ambitionfor aggressive action combating climate change is going to increase any time soon.
- Journal name:
- Nature
- doi:10.1038/nature.2012.11844


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Kingston First to Develop Dynamic Burn-in Testers for Server Memory
Patent-pending KT2400 Testers Detect Early-Life Module Failures; Sending Reliability and Quality Assurance to New Heights for Server Memory.
Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced a technology advancement with the development of the KT2400 tester: a patent-pending, proprietary testing platform designed to detect early-life failure (ELF) in server memory modules, taking quality assurance for server memory to a new level of excellence.
Memory plays a critical role in server performance and if a server goes down it can cost a company millions. "Our development of the KT2400 Dynamic Burn-In Testers puts modules through the most stringent battery of tests simulating the most demanding server environments, so marginal modules are weeded out at the earliest stages," said Dr. Ramon Co, vice president, worldwide test engineering, Kingston. "Kingston can continue to lead the way with server memory quality and reliability," continued Co.
The most common type of memory failure is early-life failure (ELF) which happens when a module's electronic components cease to function during the first three months of normal operation. Failures outside the ELF window are rare. In their relentless pursuit for memory quality, Kingston engineers devised a burn-in testing process that simulates the ELF period, thus screening out unreliable modules before they leave the facility.
KT2400 Burn-In Testing Results
Using specially designed testing boards called Advanced Pattern Testing Controllers each KT2400 tester can test up to 500 modules simultaneously. During the testing process server modules are subjected to high-heat, high-stress and high-voltage environments and all memory cells are continuously exercised, in effect simulating aging the modules by at least three months.
Once Kingston engineers developed the KT2400 testing platform, the testers were placed in a six-month trial testing 100% of Kingston's server memory. Data was compiled and closely analyzed. Using the KT2400 tester reduced ELF failures by 90%, far exceeding expectations -- representing significant improvement to a product line already considered at the top of its class. "The KT2400 Burn-In testers represent a significant leap in achieving the ultimate in server reliability: zero downtime," added Co.
Additional information about the KT2400 testers is available on the Kingston Web site at kingston.com/burn-in.


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Tracey O'Hara
What fiscal measures will you implement to ensure that mineral exploration and development remains globally competitive and able to attract investment?
John Horgan and the BC New Democrat governments support mining. Under the BC NDP government in the 1990s we opened six new mines, including three of BC's biggest metal mines still operating today: Huckleberry, Mount Polley and Kemess South.
The BC NDP implemented a host of policies which were supportive to mining, including appointing the province's first Mining Advocate, providing grants and tax credits for mineral exploration, and creating the first comprehensive Environmental Assessment Process.
The BC NDP supports pro-mining policies such as continuing the flow-through share tax credit and the exploration tax credit, maintaining support for Geoscience BC, removing the PST from electricity used in mining, enhancing the Environmental Assessment process, ensuring Mines Act permits are processed quickly, and investing in mining-related training programs like the training tax credit.
B.C. industries compete with many global jurisdictions that do not have a carbon tax. What measures will you take to ensure trade exposed industries like mining remain competitive while paying for carbon emissions?
We have a carbon pricing plan that provides certainty to industry by setting out carbon tax rates through 2022 and that work within the parameters of the federal government's carbon pricing mandate. We will use incremental carbon tax revenue to provide rebates and to invest in climate change solutions. We will also work to protect trade-exposed businesses by providing separate sectoral reduction targets and work with them to create sectoral reduction plans.
We will also establish a BC Mining Jobs Task Force, mandated to work with the mining industry and mining communities to make jobs secure and mines viable as commodity prices fluctuate.
Do you believe revenue collected from carbon tax should be reinvested in new processes or technologies that further reduce greenhouse gas emissions at mining operations?
Yes. We will reinvest carbon tax revenue in GHG-reduction technologies and programs.
Transportation Infrastructure
What will you do to promote infrastructure development in B.C. that supports mineral and coal exploration and mining (hydroelectric power generation, transmission lines, natural resource roads, railways, ports etc.)?
BC's New Democrats will negotiate with local governments a share of revenue from future resource development to enable communities to address current impacts arising from major resource development, service and infrastructure deficits in communities to leave a legacy in northern British Columbia.
By starving rural communities of infrastructure Christy Clark and the BC Liberals have made it hard for mining industries to attract workers. For example, Brucejack mine is opening in the northwest but workers and their families looking to relocate to nearby communities face public school closures, wait lists for family doctors and now a plan for a cut to mammography services. When people are moving to work at a mine, those kind of service make a difference. We're supporting the mining industry by reinvesting in communities.
Land Access
What will you do to ensure prospectors and mineral explorers have access to as much land as possible to conduct temporary and low impact mineral exploration for valuable, but hidden, deposits?
In partnership with First Nations and communities, we will modernize land-use planning, which will bring more certainty to access for mineral exploration, while also expanding the role of the BC Geological Survey and GeoScienceBC into that process.
First Nations
What will you do to resolve long-standing land claims? And what are the opportunities to enhance relationships between government, First Nations and industry?
We support comprehensive agreements that cover the relationship between First Nations and government, which brings more certainty than the focus on one-off agreements that the Christy Clark government has slowly pursued.
In the most recent Survey of Mining Companies by the Fraser Institute, BC ranked 18th out of 104 jurisdictions regarding investor certainty around land claims. That's the legacy of 16 years of BC Liberal government.
Skills and Training
What will you do to encourage new skills development opportunities and support the attraction, recruitment and retention of highly qualified workers needed for B.C. mining projects both now and in the future?
We will provide graduate student scholarships that will help graduate more people in geoscience and engineering. We will also improve the apprentice sponsorship process and provide incentives that will increase the number of apprenticeships. We will also improve the social infrastructure to attract and retain workers and their families in the communities that the mining industry relies on.
We will partner with universities, colleges, technical institutions and business to build and fund specialized innovation centres in the interior and northern BC that will help grown and strengthen traditional industries like mining, agriculture and forestry.
We will also establish a BC Mining Jobs Task Force, mandated to work with the mining industry and mining communities to make jobs secure and mines viable as commodity prices fluctuate.
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When someone mentions bulb plants it's natural to think of flowers or vegetables. However, there are many aquatic bulbs, and in this post we'll learn what's available to the planted tank enthusiast and how to keep them.
As with other aquatic plants, a good, nutrient rich substrate is vital to keeping bulb plants long term. Bulb plants store their nutrition in the bulb or corn and use it for growth. A good planted tank substrate provides the minerals (like iron and potassium) to keep the plant fed. Like all plants they prefer a warmed substrate. Low wattage cable heaters are available that pull nutrient rich warm water down to the roots, giving them circulation and can help eliminate dead spots.
Many do well in 2 watts per gallon of full spectrum light. All will do well in 4 wpg or even five, and some must have that bright light to thrive. Carbon Dioxide injection can be used, but some species grow spectacularly with or without it. Some are among the easiest plants to grow, some are among the most difficult aquatic plants to have success with. Thus, there's a bulb plant for nearly anyone.
Now some species
Aponogetons, from the African island of Madagascar and Southeast Asia, run the gamut from among the easiest plants to grow to among the most difficult to keep. Aponogetons' bulbs are long and cylindrical with two narrow ends. Leaves sprout from one or occasionally both ends. All of them keep to their natural rhythm of steady and in some species of explosive growth and look gorgeous for many months, then leaf production ceases, the plant may appear to die back as leaf production slows down and may stop. Old leaves may start to die. If conditions are good, new leaves will sprout and grow. In this Genus the rest period lasts month to six weeks, but nearly all of them insist on that rest period. Due to man-made hybridizing, the rest period isn't as severe as it once was, where the whole bulb was removed when the plant diminished, put in a jar with wet, cold sand and left in a cool dark place for six weeks, only returning it to the tank when growth started. Aponogetons were among the 'mystery bulbs' that were sold in a package near department store pet areas. A good number were Aponogeton species, though some were water lilies.
One of my personal favorite aquatic plants is A. ulvaceus of Madagascar. Twenty-inch long, almost 2 inch wide smooth, shiny, undulating bright green leaves, with greens, russets and golds in bright light, typify this plant. This gorgeous plant when happy grows like mad, shooting out leaf after leaf and becoming a dominant force in the aquarium. Each plant produces two flower spikes, but fertilization for seed production is only possible if there's another ulvaceus in the tank; use a soft brush to transfer pollen from one plant to another.
As with all Aponogetons, ulvaceus' corn should be laid on top of the gravel until growth ensues. Wait until several leaves and roots form before gently pushing the corn under the gravel.
On the other end as far as difficulty goes is a plant of almost mythical proportions; the Madagascar Lace Plant (A. madagascariensis). Some keepers have very little trouble with this plant, some give it up in despair. According to Innes (Exotic Aquarium Fishes, 15th Edition, 1953), the plant grows very well in the hard and alkaline waters of New England, but does just as well growing outdoors in half barrels of oak, which are of course acidic.
What makes this plant so popular is its leaves; they are skeletonized. Only visible are the veins; there is no leaf flesh between them. Those odd leaves reach up to 25 inches (usually much smaller) and puts up a fuzzy yellow flower when really happy.
There are geographical differences in the width of the leaf, depending on where the original wild parent plant came from. In some it is quite narrow, in others, reaching the width of an ulvaceus leaf.
Peat extracts, either in liquid form or granular in canister filters, is necessary with this plant. They prefer filtered light; it can be 4 watts per gallon but this plant needs to be shaded where the light is diffused. Most important is weekly water changes, up to 75 percent. It prefers water in the mid 70's, and it should be soft; less than 10 degrees of hardness.
The Madagascar Lace Plant, due to its difficulty, hasn't been hybridized, so the old-fashioned wait period must be ensured if an aquariast wishes to keep this plant for years (like all Aponogetons, they are long lived). The water should be slowly lowered over a week to 66 and held there for two months. When growth returns, the temperature should be slowly raised over a week to its normal temperature. Then you can move it back to the warm show tank and very, very carefully replant it.
A. madagascariensis's leaves must be kept free of algae and debris. Fish such as a troupe of Otocinclus should be employed to keep the leaves clear.
One who keeps the Madagascar Lace Plant successfully long term should be justly proud.
Strongly stemmed, hammered, medium green leaves typify A. boivinianus, another Madagascar species. Its bulb is truly bulb-shaped, with leaves coming out of the top. A lusty plant that grows surprisingly rapidly, boivinianus prefers space to grow; it doesn't do well in a heavily-planted tank. The character of the leaves - the hammered, spear -shaped look and the translucent green, makes this plant easy to ID. It prefers and does best in very bright light, and can flower and bear fruit in the aquarium. It commonly reaches 20 inches tall, and has no other special requirements other than a good substrate and bright light.
One of the most commonly available and most hybridized species is A. crispus of Sri Lanka (Ceylon). A smaller species, crispus has crinkled-edged, oblong lancelet leaves about a foot tall. Because its been crossed with several species of Aponogeton, the true crispus isn't easy to find as it once was. Only the flower, which it does occasionally appear in the aquarium, can reveal its true identity.
No matter. Other than good light (3 or 4 WPG is preferred) and a good substrate, crispus needs little else, and will produce many leaves rapidly when it settles in. A wait period isn't as needed as it once was, but the cool sand in a dark place when growth stops may improve its life span. I haven't given my plants a wait period, and they have grown perfectly for years in my tanks.
If the leaves grow taller and thinner and reach the top of the tank, the lighting is insufficient. Otherwise, crispus is one of the easiest of the Genus to grow.
From India and the Malay Peninsula comes A. undulatus. The species name gives a clue; the leaves undulate. They are middle green, spear shaped, and 10 inches tall, and are one of the few Aponogetons which is easy to propagate. A mature plant produces little miniatures of itself, complete with bulbs, around its rootstock. When established, they can be removed and replanted.
The leaves have odd translucent areas, and are not indicative of a problem. Like all Aponogetons, it likes temps in the mid-to upper 70's. Undulatus grows very well, and poses no problems for the grower. No rest period is needed. A lovely plant, undulatus is usually the plant hybridized with crispus, but is more common in its natural form.
One of the most beautiful of the bulb plants as well as one of the most difficult to grow is the Orchid Lily - Barclaya longifolia of Myamar, Thailand, Indochina and Eastern Africa.


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Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownies
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Ingredients: Peanut Butter Cream: 3/4 cup peanut butter 1/4 pound cream cheese 2 Tablespoons sugar 1 large egg yolk 1/3 cup sour cream Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownie: 1 stick, (8 Tablespoons) unsalted butter, cut into pieces 2/3 cup gf flour 1/3 cup cocoa powder 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 pound bittersweet Continue Reading »
Raspberry Souffles
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Ingredients: 1 pint raspberries 1/2 cup sugar 5 egg whites For custard sauce: 1-1/2 cups milk 1/4 cup sugar 5 egg yolks 1 Tablespoon cornstarch 1 Tablespoon vanilla Directions: For custard sauce: Pour milk into a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Remove about 1/4 of the hot milk; setting it Continue Reading »
Spinach Salad with Turkey Picadillo
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Fresh Orange Salad w/Sauteed Scallops
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Marinated Steak Salad with Mixed Greens & Gorgonzola
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Transfer news: Chelsea boss Roberto Di Matteo wants to keep Oriol Romeu
Roberto Di Matteo has ruled out any possibility of Oriol Romeu leaving Chelsea in January.
Last Updated: 16/11/12 7:54pm
The defensive midfielder has made just four appearances for the Stamford Bridge club this season, with two of those outings coming in the Capital One Cup.
Romeu's limited opportunities have led to speculation he could be loaned or sold in the winter transfer window amid reports of the summer 2011 signing from Barcelona returning to Spain.
Di Matteo has confirmed there is interest in the 21-year-old but, with John Obi Mikel and Victor Moses set for African Cup of Nations duty in early 2013, Chelsea need a large squad.
"Romeu is a very young talent with good prospects for the future," said manager Di Matteo. "He has offers from other clubs and especially from Spain but I have had calls from Italy as well.
"But he has been playing a bit more lately and he will be playing more in the future. There is absolutely no chance of him leaving in January."