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Definitive XSLT and XPath
by G. Ken Holman
Covering XSLT and XPath, this guide provides information on standards such as XML schema structures and datatypes, and advanced techniques such as expressions, sorting, grouping and topic maps. The definitive guide to XSLT and XPath-written by one of the world's leading authorities.
Developing Enterprise Web Services: An Architect's Guide
by Sandeep Chatterjee and James Webber
This book takes a no-nonsense view of architecting and constructing enterprise-class Web services and applications. The authors expertly assess the current state of the Web services platform, offering best practices and new architectural patterns for leveraging the advantages of Web services while mitigating the risks.
Dictionary of XML Technologies and the Semantic Web
by Vladimir Geroimenko
The emerging Second-Generation Web is based entirely on XML and related technologies. This new version of the Web introduces a multitude of novel concepts, terms, and acronyms. The goal of this dictionary is not just to define the meaning of new words but to develop a proper understanding of leading-edge Web technologies. Key topics include XML syntax and core technologies, XML-based domain-specific languages, concept and architecture of the Semantic Web, and Web services. The edition feature extensive cross-referencing of terms and a CD-ROM containing a fully searchable version of the dictionary. It is written for internet professionals, web designers, multimedia designers, and e-commerce developers.
Effective XML: 50 Specific Ways to Improve Your XML
by Elliotte Rusty Harold
Written for developers familiar with the basics of XML, this guide offers 27 tips for using proper XML syntax and structures to improve the maintainability and extensibility of XML documents, then presents ten techniques and APIs for processing XML with languages such as C++, C#, Java, Python and Perl, and 13 techniques for working with systems built around XML documents.
Mobile Web Services: Architecture and Implementation
by Frederick Hirsch, John Kemp, Jani Ilkka
Mobile Web Services is a comprehensive, up-to-date and practical guide to adapting mobile Web services-based applications. The expert author team from Nokia explain in depth the software architecture and application development interfaces needed to develop solutions for these technologies. This text is essential reading for wireless Web architects, mobile application developers and programmers, software developers, technical officers and consultants, as well as advanced students in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering.
Practical XML for the Web (Tools of the Trade)
by Chris Auld, et al.
This book takes you past the hype to show you how to use XML in your web development, from client-side use with CSS, XSLT, and scripting in the latest browsers, to basic server-side techniques in various environments, such as ASP and JSP. Its focus is on the practical, all theory being backed up by techniques that are actually used on the Web today.
Processing XML with Java: A Guide to SAX, DOM, JDOM, JAXP, and TrAX
by Elliotte Rusty Harold
A complete guide to writing Java programs that read and write XML documents. Shows developers how to save XML documents, read XML documents, communicate with network servers that send and receive XML data, and integrate XSLT into their programs.
Using XML with Legacy Business Applications
by Michael Rawlins
This resource for technical end users and developers describes an approach to data conversion using Java and C++ that is open, nonproprietary, standards-based, and portable. Rawlins offers a tool kit of techniques and utilities for performing common enterprise application integration (EAI), business-to-business (B2B) or electronic data interchange (EDI) data conversion operations using XML.
Web Services and Service Oriented Architectures: A Savvy Manager's Guide
by Douglas K. Barry
Douglas Barry has provided a solid description of what are web services, how they can be used, how they are developed and what they are based on. His background work for many years with technology standards consortiums enables him to clearly show why the widespread adoption of web services is closely tied to the agreed use of common standard vocabularies and methods for inter-enterprise interactions.
The book is an easy read for managers, both business and technology managers, with clear example usage scenarios, extensive references and practical implementation guidelines. The forward is written by Patrick Gannon, President and CEO of OASIS.
XForms: XML Powered Web Forms
by T.V. Raman
Intended for web authors, this guide identifies the various components of the XForms architecture, and explains the relevance of XForms to web services, multimodal interaction, and web page accessibility.
XML Data Management: Native XML and XML-Enabled Database Systems
by Akmal B. Chaudhri, Awais Rashid, Roberto Zicari
This comprehensive guide to XML and databases covers both native XML databases such as Tamino, and using XML in existing databases such as Oracle 9i and SQL Server 2000. In this book, you will find discussions on the newest native XML databases, along with information on working with XML-enabled relational database systems. In addition, XML Data Management thoroughly examines benchmarks and analysis techniques for performance of XML databases.
XML Family of Specifications: A Practical Guide
by Kenneth B. Sall
This reference provides a framework for understanding how XML, XSL, XML Schema, and related specifications weave together to create applications.
The XML Schema Companion
by Neil Bradley
The XML Companion teaches the construction of document models and defines data types that can serve as reusable building blocks for documents. The reader will learn to master the powerful XML Schema pattern language and inheritance techniques.
The XMLSPY Handbook
by Larry Kim
This book provides an hands-on, tutorial style approach to learning XML with XMLSPY 5. Learn to create and validate documents, design XML Schemas and WSDL files, and build and debug XSLT stylesheets.
XQuery from the Experts: A Guide to the W3C XML Query Language
by Howard Katz, Don Chamberlin, Denise Draper, Mary Fernandez, Michael Kay, Jonathan Robie, Michael Rys, Jerome Simeon, Jim Tivy, Philip Wadler
XQuery answers the growing need for a functional XML search and transformation standard. The first major XML language that takes advantage of the benefits of strong typing provided by XML Schema, XQuery has the versatility to manipulate both XML and non-XML data and provides a valuable connection between the world of XML and relational databases. XQuery is being extremely well received by the IT community worldwide and in this guide, XQuery is revealed in a way that both novice programmers and industry experts can appreciate.
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Guess what, I haven't really thought about the BT (Brain Tumour) this week.
Great huh.
I've been busy :-)
And happy :-)
I got a bit frustrated last week when I helped out in a classroom and had double vision the entire lesson, but I did it. I can remember being a teacher that was able to do 100 things at once. I really wanted to be back there.
I guess though, I think I might be more efficient now. No mucking around, help the children, make sure the children understand and get them to ask plenty of questions so I can ensure some true learning is taking place. I have to act this way so that I can get the best from them and myself before fatigue sets in (for both myself and children LOL).
Not sure if it will make me a better teacher, but I surely have more empathy for children/people trying to achieve their goals. I certainly know how difficult it can be and the understanding you need from others.
This week I'm thankful for the chance to teach again. A couple of hours a week of volunteer work has been so soul satisfying. Lots of people have shown that they still believe in my skill and ability (strokes, operations, few dead brain cells, brain fatigue and all). I'm very thankful to all those people in my life♥.
Thankful also to the cute faces I see everyday...
Thankful for red noses and not just the chilly drippy kind.

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I wrote during the weekend some longer thoughts and analysis about 4G LTE update where Acme Packet (APKT) was mentioned as long candidate, some more update for tat post as charts.
AFOP & IDCC & CIEN fits for me from the same business group.
AFOP and IDCC particulary but even CIEN montly (10 years) chart start to raise some questions.
Attatch one´s are all daily degrees.
Long cases for me.


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This is a demonstration for the Paul Bassil Real Estate Online engine.
The website is fully adjustable. We can add any of your requirements to this demo to produce the exact website that you require. The current demo shows the most basic functions. It allows the visitor to search for properties.
The Administration area allows the owner of the website to add, edit and delete properties to the website.
A more detailed Content Management System is available with the final version of the website. It will allow the owner to edit the text on all the pages available on the website.


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The defense will try to stall in any way they possibly can. They want to make it take so long that you just give up and tell the District Attorney you don't want it prosecuted any more. This is the easiest way out for them, the easiest way for them to have a happy client. I found the best technique to deal with this was to just pretend during the long periods of waiting that nothing was happening, and trying not to think about it. In a way it taking so long to get to trial has been a good thing for me. It has allowed me time to slowly adjust to what prosecuting my rapist entailed, and I was able to focus on one step at a time, not allowing me to get ahead of myself. To get to go to trial in one year is quick, I've seen figures stating the average is about a year and a half to two years from reporting to end of trial. The justice system does not move quickly.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
It takes a long time to get to trial
Even though my case is a little complicated, this seems to be something huge that is overlooked when reporting a rape. It takes a long time to get to trial. It just does. In my case my rapist was still technically a juvenile(even though he was 15 and I was 6) when he assaulted me so there were extra steps that needed to be taken to prosecute this case where we are now both adults, and extra time it took to achieve getting to where it could be prosecuted. It has been almost four years since I reported what happened to me as a child to the police. I reported in the wrong county. I didn't know if I needed to report in the county I currently live in or the one where it took place, and it turns out that you should report in the county where it takes place. Now, the wrong county did send my statement and information to the correct county and they picked up and requestioned me and then started the investigation, but it took almost an entire year for the correct people to get on my case. It's definitely a timesaver to report in the correct county/ jurisdiction.
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this new version has some support for non-lvl protection detection such as signature and last modified checks. if you have any suggestions for more let me know. in the future it may be possible to automatically disable some of these, but it is somewhat complicated.
also optimized how it scans through files so it should be a little faster. you can get it here:
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Apparently November is DIY Scarf Month. In the last 4 years (since I moved to Idaho where it gets cold) I've made 9 scarves for myself and my immediate family (one was a remake). I even still have a stash of scarves that I made for my Etsy shop that didn't sell.
I grew up in the Seattle area, where scarves are really not necessary because of the mild climate. I never learned how to tie a scarf, because if I ever wore one, it was just tucked under the lapels and left hanging (symmetrically, of course). But now, living in Idaho, I have 2 scarves I wear when it's really cold – one is an infinity scarf that I can twist and wrap so that it covers my throat and goes over the top of my head and covers my ears. I also have my braided scarf that I can leave on the outside of the coat (tied or not) or I can cross over my chest under my coat when it's really brutal outside. Let me know in the comments what's more important to you in a scarf – fashion or function?
Also, Kathleen at Grosgrain Fabulous is celebrating DIY Scarf Month for the next couple of weeks – go take a look. If you're not following her already, you really should. She makes really cute clothes, and has great giveaways, too!


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We're back from B's 2nd vacation, and what a whirlwind it was! No, that's not a typo in the title of this post, but more-so an allusion to Tropical Storm Debby who threatened to rain on our parade...slight pun intended!
B's Grandma KD was supposed to visit from Florida, but at the last minute we decided it would be more fun to take the trip out east. A little back story: B has a great uncle who recently moved from England back to the states and hasn't had a chance to meet him yet. They have settled in South Carolina, just a quick drive from Florida. So, the decision was made, fly out of Arizona on a Tuesday, arrive in Florida. Leave Thursday from Florida to drive to South Carolina (roughly 8.5 hours). Leave South Carolina on Monday morning to drive back to Florida. Leave Wednesday from Florida back to Arizona. Doesn't that sound like fun? Oh yeah, factor in a teething 9 month old! :)
|At the airport waiting to board
We decided not to tell my uncle that we would be visiting and opted to surprise him instead. Who doesn't love last-minute house guests? Don't worry, my aunt was in on the secret! :) I also took this opportunity to try a new travel system for B's cloth diapers. (That will be another post entirely, but it will include Flips and disposables--don't get me started here) So there we were, hubby just left the airport and it's just B and I, ready for a 4 hour non-stop flight. This leg of the trip was surprisingly uneventful. Despite having two teeth popping in, B was rather pleasant to travel with. He was chatting up a storm with the ladies sitting next to us on the plane, and we didn't have one diaper issue the entire flight! I thought this would be a great indicator for the rest of our trip!
|All buckled in!
Tuesday and Wednesday came and went, and Thursday was the first day of our road trip. Road trips these days aren't what they used to be. Loud random music, stopping here and there for whatever "world's largest this" or "see the tallest that". We were two ladies (Grandma KD and I) and a baby on a mission. Upon looking at the forecast, it was to be sunny and warm in South Carolina, the perfect recipe for a nice family weekend. We made a couple pit stops to eat, stretch our legs, and change diapers. B was a champ in the car! He slept most of the way up there and really seemed to enjoy his view from the backseat. Once we arrived safely in South Carolina (a mere 8.5 horus later, yes, even with traffic and an infant we made GREAT time) we met up with the rest of the family and had a nice evening of pizza and swimming.
|What you can't see is his shirt reads "Road trips are awesome!"
The rest of the weekend consisted of B's first trip to the ocean and of course visiting a couple local cloth diaper shops (I'll post about these later too). While we were having fun in the sun, a quick look to the weather channel, and multiple texts from family and friends in Florida indicated South Carolina was a much better place to be than Florida. Debby. Mother Nature's moody sister blew in to town and wrecked havoc on the part of Florida we were supposed to be staying in. It was like the second we left town it started raining, and it didn't stop for days. Streets were flooded, people were canoeing where they should have been driving, and alligators were walking down the street! We decided to stay an extra day in South Carolina and ended up leaving Monday night instead of in the morning. We made it halfway home, stayed in a hotel, and finished the rest of the driving the next day. Naturally, it was about this time that B decided to get his first real fever. Not a vaccination-induced fever, but a legit, over 100, fever. My poor little monkey was a little out of sorts and crabby making the second part of our trip a little...shall we say, noisier? than the first part, but alas we made it back to Florida by Tuesday afternoon. (After another day or so of fevering, B was back to his normal self!) Although the city was still a little damp, and we did hit some rain patches here and there, for the most part the city was drying back up. Well, as dry as Florida gets :), and wouldn't you know, South Carolina was now getting the rain that just left Florida. We couldn't have planned the trip better if we were meteorologists!
|Beach baby! He loved playing in the sand and waves!
After a brief afternoon night of adjusting to being out of the car, we hit the road again Wednesday to get to the airport to fly home. Another packed flight, nicely delayed about 20 minutes, but once again B prevailed and was a trooper. I even got to chat with one of the flight attendants about cloth diapers! It was the only flight I think I've ever been on where all the attendants were men. And wouldn't you know, one of them is planning to cloth diaper when he and his wife's little one is born! After arriving safely in Phoenix, we met Polish Prince at baggage claim and the smile on B's face was almost as big as his daddy's! We had such a great time visiting family that I'm truly thankful to get to have these experiences with him at this age. We have a few more trips planned for the rest of the year and it makes me excited to know that B can handle pretty much anything that gets thrown at him!


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To welcome a new colleague into our team, we made a change from the usual pub lunch at the White Swan in Woughton and visited the Purple Mango in Walnut Tree instead. They offer a £7.95 "business lunch" which consists of a starter, main course, rice or nan, and a coffee. We phoned them just before leaving the office to check they could accommodate our group of 8, and then proceeded on our way. We needn't have bothered with the call though, as we were the only customers there for most of our visit with just one other table becoming used later on.
The décor and layout is modern, and a cut above most other restaurants in the area. The floor is on 2-tiers with the outer tables a little higher than those in the middle. Despite it being in the middle of the day, and us the only people there, the lighting and background music combine to give it a nicer atmosphere than you'd expect under the circumstances.
On sitting at the table, the waiter promptly took our drinks order and quickly brought them to us. Our orders were taken, and a little later our starters arrived. Between us we'd ordered Sheek Kebabs, Onion Bhajis, Meat Pakoras, Vegetable Samosas and Stuffed Pepper. In terms of portion sizes the onion bhajis won hands down, as each dish consisted of 2 overly large ball type bhajis. All starters went down well, and a little while later our main courses arrived.
These consisted of two Chicken Bhunas, a Lamb Bhuna, Chicken Korma, Chicken Passanda and Paneer Tikka Massala. They were accompanied by Pilau Rice, Garlic Nans, Keema Nan, Peshwari Nan and a Plain Nan. All dishes were of a high standard, with tasty sauces and plenty of tender chicken where applicable. The nans were good also, being evenly cooked with no burnt parts and for those with fillings these were evenly distributed.
The business lunch deal includes coffee, but we did have to call over the waiter and ask for this as it became clear after a while they weren't going to volunteer it. However, upon asking they quickly returned with our coffees. Other than this minor gripe, the service was otherwise faultless, the staff being polite and courteous. Finally, when the bill arrived, it was accompanied with chocolates, aniseed, and hot towels.
Overall the Purple Mango's business lunch represents excellent value for money, and the biggest surprise is that so few other people seem to be taking advantage of it. It took many years for Indian restaurants to become a conventional dinner option and looks set to be a while longer for them to loosen the lunchtime grip of the traditional English pub.
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Which gives an overall rating of 4 bhajis.


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It was an interesting presentation and hopefully, NWEN will post slides, notes or audio of his presentation online as they do with other breakfast meetings. Before discussing the four key factors of Isilon success, he talked about his background and Isilon timeline. This was on amazing story on its own.
Isilon TimelineEstablishing a storage startup during the height of dotcom crash. Isilon received Series A funding in 2001. He didn't talk about the journey from inception of idea to Series A funding, most probably another interesting talk on its own. But it was clear from his mention of 150+ meetings needed to raise Series A that it was not an easy path from idea to Series A.
2001 - Series A funding $8.5 million
2003 - First customer, Kodak
2004 - NBC and Sports Illustrated using Isilon product for Athens Olympic
2005 - 100th customer
2006 - Initial Public Offering (IPO)
Founders with no background in storage industry. He did have background in digital media delivery infrastructure. He started out solving the problem with digital media delivery instead of creating a storage solution.
Surviving when dozens of storage startups started by seasoned storage industry professionals failed. I think there were some inaccuracies in his list of storage startups RIP but the message was quite clear. Industry experience is not a corollary to a disruptive technology, solution or successful startup. It maybe an hindrance than tool to see a real customer problem and produce a solution, customers want.
His clustered storage product focused on solving a very small problem in the larger realm of storage ecosystem but an important problem to a niche digital media segment. Contrast that with technologies like iSCSI and CDP, the solutions still searching for a problem to solve, important enough to someone to pay for it.
Isilon, a case study in lessons of Clayton Christensen's The Innovator's Dilemma and Geoffrey Moore's Crossing the Chasm
BTW, I asked him the last question about organizational changes taking place at Isilon as it is growing. The follow up question, I didn't get to ask would have been, how these changes will impact future innovations at Isilon.
One day, I would like to meet him as well as his product manager, Sam for whom he had very nice things to say.


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Dust Explosion Standards
European standards are available from agencies throughout Europe, such as the British Standards Institution. The links below are provided courtesy of the Industrial Explosion
Protection Institute (IEPI).
EN 14491:2006 Dust explosion venting protective systems
This European Standard specifies the basic requirements of design for the selection of a dust explosion venting protective system. It covers vent sizing to protect an
enclosure against the internal pressure effects of a dust explosion, flame and pressure effects outside the enclosure, recoil forces and the influence of vent ducts.
EN 14373:2005 Explosion suppression systems
General requirements for explosion suppression components, evaluating the effectiveness of an explosion suppression system, evaluating the scale up of an explosion
suppression system, evaluation and development of design tools for explosion suppression systems, instructions for installation of an explosion suppression system and
maintenance instructions for an explosion suppression system.
EN 14797:2006 Explosion venting devices
This European Standard specifies the requirements for venting devices used to protect enclosures against the major effects of internal explosions arising from the rapid
burning of suspended dust, vapour or gas contained within. It includes the requirements for the design, inspection, testing, marking, documentation and packaging.
EN 13237-1:2003 Potentially explosive atmospheres - Terms and definitions for equipment and protective systems
This standard describes the vocabulary to be used to give all standards in this area an overall
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EN 15089:2009 Explosion isolation systems
This standard sets out the criteria for alternative test methods and interpretation means to validate the efficacy of explosion isolations. It covers general requirements
for the explosion isolation components, evaluating the effectiveness of an explosion isolation system and evaluating design tools for explosion isolation systems.
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NFPA 68 applies to the design,
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combustion gases and pressures
resulting from a dust deflagration
within an enclosure so that
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Provisions cover the following methods for
explosion prevention: control of oxidant and
combustible concentrations, predeflagration
detection and control of ignition sources,
explosion suppression, active isolation, passive
isolation, deflagration pressure containment, and
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provided for installation, inspection, and
maintenance of explosion protection systems.
Requirements apply to all phases of
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repackaging, and handling of
combustible particulate solids or
hybrid mixtures where the materials
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Topics include facility and systems
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identification of combustible dust
flash fire or explosion hazard areas,
process equipment protection,
fugitive dust control and
housekeeping, ignition source
identification and control, fire
protection, training and procedures,
and inspection and maintenance.
ASTM D93-02a
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By Maria V. Snyder
Laying hands upon the injured and dying, Avry of Kazan absorbs their wounds and diseases into herself. But rather than being honored for her skills, she is hunted. Healers like Avry are accused of spreading the plague that has decimated the Fifteen Realms, leaving the survivors in a state of chaos.Stressed and tired from hiding, Avry is abducted by a band of rogues who, shockingly, value her gift above the golden bounty offered for her capture. Their leader, an enigmatic captor-protector with powers of his own, is unequivocal in his demands: Avry must heal a plague-stricken princeleader of a campaign against her people. As they traverse the daunting Nine Mountains, beset by mercenaries and magical dangers, Avry must decide who is worth healing and what is worth dying for. Because the price of peace may well be her life...
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This year was a great year, we had some controversial moments but all in all a lot of positive things happened in 2015. I was reminded the most important things in life aren't things, they are people. We saw some troubling & dangerous events in 2015 but not far behind the "bad times" we ALWAYS saw people willing to help.
Some great things happened in 2015 and I hope 2016 is equally as great if not better.
- In January, my youngest nephew Niko turned 1
- I continued mentoring a Foster Kid 4 hours a month and it's great for both of us
- My Dad's Surprise 60th Birthday party & the pony
- Teacher for a Day/ Career Day through Jr. Achievement
- My cousin Liam Graduated High School (Athens, GA)
- Joined Mentor 2.0 through Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring a Sophomore student in Joliet named Martin; awesome kid & great experience
- I joined a book club, something I wanted to do for years
- My brother started working at Sprint
- The Foo Fighters concert at Wrigley Field was awesome
& Dave Mathews at the Alpine was Great
- Went to Florida twice in September
- Golfed a scramble and finished 7 under par with Justus,
Chris and Jeff from work
- What color is the dress?
- Not your Father's Root-beer & the Selfie Stick became popular
- Hulk Hogan got fired from WWE and removed from Hall of Fame
- 50 states now support Gay Marriage
- "Netflix and Chill"
- Terrorist attacks in Paris & San Bernardino
- 9 killed in Charleston NC shooting in a church by a 21 year old
- America's favorite TV Dad Bill Cosby was accused by countless woman of rape and drugging girls for sex & finally arrested and charged December 30th
- Donald Trump is the leading candidate for President of The United States Of America in 2016
- Bruce/Caitlen Jenner won the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPY's & came out as a spokesperson for the trans gender community
- Politician Dennis Hassert sex scandal cover up & lieing to the Feds, plea bargain in the works
- Jarred Fogle spokesperson from subway gets 15 years in jail and registered as a sex offender
- 2 escaped prisoners from NY, 1 captured alive, the other shot dead, help from prison guard
+ El Chapo Mexico's cartel leader prison escape
- Lemar Odem hospitalized and in a coma after drug overdose at a Vegas brothel
- Dzhokhar Tsarnaev found guilty in Boston Marathon bombing; jury to weigh possible death sentence
- Aron Hernandez found Guilty of 2013 murder, life in prison without parole
- Police officer GI Joe Gliniewicz from Fox Lake and the massive man hunt turned out to be an elaborately staged suicide
- Chicago Police officer Jason Van Dyke is arrested and charged with murdering Laquan McDonald in 2014
- Charlie Sheen announces on the Today Show he is HIV positive and paid over 10 million dollars in settlements to keep the story quiet
- Chicago Police Chief Gary McCarthy was fired & protesting began in Chicago asking for the resignation of Mayor Rahm Emanuel & State's attorney Anita Alvarez
We lost some Good Men in 2015
- Apple released the Apple Watch
- I got a balancing electronic scooter
- Adele returned after 4 years away
- Some great movies came out in 2015:
* American Sniper
* Fast 7
* Jurassic Park 4
* Star Wars 7
- Steve Harvey Miss Universe "mix up"
- Letterman retired, Colbert started hosting the Late Show
- Jon Stewert quit the Daily Show and signed with HBO
- HBO series The Newsroom ended after 3 seasons
- Sons of Anarchy season finale killed off the main character Jax
- Making a Murder documentary debuted on Netflix
- Russel Wilson threw the ball on the 1 yard line causing an interception losing Super Bowl XLIX
- Mayweather & Pacqaio finally fought + Mayweather retired 49-0
- Ronda Rousey won 3 fights combined in 64 seconds
+ Rousey's 1st UFC loss against Holly Holm
- CM Punk's first UFC fight pushed to 2016 due to an injury
- Patrick Kane and Derick Rose accused of rape & both cases were dropped
- Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup
- Manager Joe Maden comes to Chicago and the Cubs are in the Playoffs for the 1st time in 8 years
- Kobe Bryant announced he is retiring from the NBA after this season
2015 was great, Thank You to everyone who was a part of it, here's to 2016!


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In today's bad economy it would be very easy to rationalize why you're not receiving job offers after several rounds of quality interviews. After all, the economy is bad and there are numerous applicants, let me correct myself, numerous is not the best word to use here, more like hundreds of applicants for any job worth pursuing.
But does this mean that could be why you are not receiving any job offers? Maybe, or maybe not! It could be several factors that you may, or may not, be fully aware of. Below I have listed three reasons why people are not getting employed despite being excellent interviewees and outstanding candidates for the positions they are applying for.
Number One. Arriving late for the interview and/or not bringing several copies of their resume. I can't tell you how many times a high quality candidate would show up 20 min. to 30 min. late for an interview and think it was perfectly okay to do so. I guess they must have forgotten my time is valuable as well. What this demonstrates is a "lack of value for the interviewers time" whether it be the hiring manager or HR professional - showing up late is the number one reason why applicants will be quickly determined not acceptable. Also, not bringing copies of their resume is something I see quite a bit of and it just shocks me when this occurs. Always, always(!) bring several copies of your resume and do not assume that they have copies waiting for you when you arrive for your interview.
Number Two. Interviewing an overly arrogant and self absorbed candidate most times will immediately dismiss them from the job interview process. In being self absorbed and overly arrogant about their abilities usually means they are not a team player and will be trouble for the hiring manager at some point down the road if they should be hired. Most HR executives and hiring managers who do interviews are trained to spot this type of personality. So, if you feel you are overly confident, and may be coming across as such during your interviews, this could be the reason why you're not being invited in for second or third interview.
Number Three. You go through several rounds of interviews, you provide all the required support documentation to verify your background and your skills, and you wait (or so you think) for the inevitable job offer – that never comes. More likely than not, it could be your references. What I mean by that is not your references that you list on your resume, but the references that they are contacting that you did not list that may know of your previous work experience. Quite often a specialized area of employment, perhaps yours, is a very small world and everyone knows everyone else within this world. Ask yourself this, how many people know you, and of those people, how many think you are a stellar performer? Just something to think about.
So here above are three reasons why you may not be getting employed. Review each one and do a thorough self assessment so you can get employed.
If you are suspicious that one, or two, or all three of the above items apply to you then it is time to make adjustments to your personality style as well as your interview performance so you can move forward in the job search process.


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After my degree in Public Relations & advertising and a Master in Film Communication, I have started my career as Project Manager.
Since 2007 I have worked in the management of communication projects.
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This chic bar near Madrid's Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales will be heaven for any cheese-lover: the enticing gourmet menu offers an array of dairy delights, most of which are vegetarian-friendly – something uncommon in much of Madrid. Every dish includes at least one type of cheese and, though the portions might seem a little on the small side, don't be discouraged: with ingredients this rich, the sizes are just right. For anyone watching their waistline, salads are on the menu, too. The artisan cheeses are complemented by the light, minimalist interior and – of course – a glass of great wine: just ask the wonderful staff for recommendations on the best bottle for each dish.


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One Day at a Time
These are interesting times for me. The normal grip I have on my life, controlling all aspects, is seemingly covered in grease. Defying my 'order' to remain in control and obey my command. The harder I squeeze, the less I can retain control of and slip. But I need to listen. I always need to remind my self of that. Understand how to solve the slipperiness for the solution is there.
All three sides are imbalanced as of late but I will right this ship. I have always checked bravado and ego and now it seems I need to check it even deeper. Pushing forward on career fronts is slow and even while I remain excited about things to come, the horizon seems to push itself out every day a little bit farther. Or stays positioned in the exact same place every day which makes it impossible for me to see my progress, or my regress.
What this does to the mind is troubling. Nothing tastes sweet as the stress from my core seems to strip away anything worth tasting. My parenting suffers. My being the best husband and making my wife laugh often suffers. My ability to stay focused…or just have fun…on the bike suffers.
But this will pass and I will succeed.
I am taking a breath, cycling the rich air through my lungs. Fortunately, it is this air that I can taste. It is sweet. I am alive.


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VAL Essentials
- Enter Member exhibits (See drop off dates and the schedule to sit).
- Volunteer monthly as docent at the MCL Grand Theater.
- Check your inbox regularly for important VAL announcements.
- Attend monthly meetings (Held the 2st Tuesday of each month at 7pm).
- Bring artwork to meetings for the mini-competition, "Asel Awards".
- Contact Brandi admin at visualartleague.org or Elaine at firstname.lastname@example.com for your user name and set up your own password to log onto the VAL website.
- Consider teaching workshops or classes.
- Collaborate with other member artists and explore new mediums.
- Support VAL fund raising and music events.
- Display your artwork in the heart of Old Town – participate in City events such as Western Days, Art Festival, and Holiday at the Hall.
- Donate 10% of proceeds from artwork sold at VAL events and exhibits.
- Serve on Committees and the Board.
- Look for ways to volunteer to help within VAL as needed.
- Support Acoustic Fridays at the Art Gallery.
What VAL Members Need To Know:
- Officer, Director, & Committee Descriptions
- Volunteer Opportunities
- Volunteer Instructions – Docent instructions and How to be City Volunteer
- Volunteer at the MCL Grand in the name of VAL
- Exhibit Guides & Requirements
- How Jurors Make Decisions
- Mini-Show (Asel Awards) description
- Community Exhibits
- ATC Group
- Friday Jams at the Art Center
- For Information on joining the Members Gallery contact firstname.lastname@example.com
- Forms:
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- Member Meetings Speakers: Jackie Haugen
- Mini-Art Competition: Alfredo Santesteban
- Shows/Events : Dulce Ruqué
- Off-Site Exhibits: Darla Bostic, R'Lene Winters
- Exhibit Reception Coordinator: Kathy Maybury
- Membership: Lisa Chinttenden
- Graphic Design/Printing: Mary Carradine/Joyce Landry
- Publicity: R'Lene Winters
- Community Outreach: NEEDED
- GLAA news Submissions: Elaine Nienkamp
- Viewpoints Newsletter Editor: Diane Wright
- GLAA Representative: Christi Martin
- Outside Workshops: Lorraine Hayes
- Free Adult Workshops: Paula Haynes
- Furniture: Dave McRedmond
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......blessed for sure
Posted by julie at 11/24/2010
Labels: America, homelessness
4 comments:
- AkasaWolfSong said...
Good Morning Beloved...
This posting moves me to tears...sadly this is a horrific sight in a country as rich as ours. I cannot figure it out except to say that all of us are responsible to help at least one of these homeless. We are our Brother and Sister's keepers .... and I wonder how we can change this...how we can bring a nation as full and diverse as ours to its collective knees so that we become that honoring and respecting keeper? I applaud you for raising awareness!!! It is something we can all do and give in whatever ways that we are able.
One never knows what the next moment holds...
My wish for you is a day of Peace and Love with You and Yours...Happy Thanksgiving Love!
- November 25, 2010 4:59 AM
- julie said...
Akasa...Thank you for responding...I always hesitate to put social issues on my blog. I really prefer to post things that lift the spirit or make me laugh and might make you smile too....but sometimes the little voice in my head says, if a thing is true, and I would talk about it if you were here with me, then it's ok to post about it....It is a scary reality...people who have worked hard all their lives are losing everything...unbelievably, it can happen in a flash...I looked at so many photos and youtube videos on homelessness yesterday I spent a lot of it crying...there were many more gritty things I could have put up....I don't know how to change the direction of things... reaching out in anyway we can to help in our own communities...letting the awareness in that all is not so good in this land of plenty...and maybe at some point we will become outraged enough to turn our attention to Washington and say enough...and mean it.....and maybe it won't be too late.
Happy Thanksgiving to you too beautiful spirit..hug, hug
- November 25, 2010 8:35 AM
- Angela Recada said...
Bless you, dear friend. Bless you and your huge, loving heart. There is so much unnecessary need and sadness in the world. . . We must never close our eyes and heart to it.
I am so thankful that we have connected here. And I'm wishing you, and all you love, a blessed and happy Thanksgiving.
Hugs and love,
- November 25, 2010 9:28 AM
- Tammie Lee said...
we don't have as many homeless here... reason being it was minus ten the other night.... can't sleep outside in that. But I am from Ca. and there are so many people and I can only guess that there are more now than ever. Things must change with humanity!
- November 25, 2010 10:25 AM


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OK, be honest—what comes to mind when you think of lip injections? Probably mixed images of Kylie Jenner, Courtney Love, and a pufferfish, right? And, hey, that's fair, because fillers have gotten a pretty bad rap over the last few decades for being one of the most obvious (and most easily botched) of cosmetic procedures.
But thanks to two new, FDA-approved fillers that promise to deliver incredibly natural-looking results, lip injections are now growing in popularity as a preventive, anti-aging measure, rather than the va-va-voom lip plumper they've always been known as. And because I would very much like for my mouth to look young forever, I decided to test out the new fillers and see just how natural—or crazy—I would look.
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I have to first say that thin lips were never much of a concern for me, so I really never saw myself getting injections. But, as Los Angeles dermatologist Annie Chiu (who is one of the first dermatologists in the country to use Refyne and Defyne, the latest fillers on the US market) pointed out when I spoke with her, "Injections are now more about maintenance, and less about enhancement." According to Chiu, our lips start deflating when we hit 30, and then continue to thin out and head downhill from there—literally. Our mouths start losing structure as we age, which leads to downturned lips, 'marionette' lines (the deep parenthesis-like wrinkles on either side of your mouth), and even bone loss at the jawline. "But if you soften those changes with fillers [early on], you change the visual cues of how you and other people perceive your age," says Chiu. Basically, fillers are the new fountain of youth.
And just as Botox has slowly shifted from being the thing dads get during midlife crises to the thing twenty-somethings get to prevent wrinkles, lip fillers are now being recommended to keep mouths looking young, and it's all thanks to Refyne and Defyne. The new fillers (which have been used in Canada and Europe for years, but have just been approved by the FDA) are hyaluronic-based formulas, which gives them a new ability to blend in with your own collagen and flex naturally beneath your skin, without that stiff, "did she just get her lips done?" look.
Despite the glowing promises, though, I asked Chiu to start me off with only the tiniest bit of filler, just in case the process went horribly, horribly wrong. Chiu started by correcting the scaffolding of my face, injecting Defyne (used for filling deep-set lines) into my marionette lines, the corners of my lips, and around my jaw, before injecting Refyne (used for plumping fine lines and folds) into four quadrants around my lips, using a long, tiny tube inserted beneath my skin to position the injections further from my actual lips, which helps prevent crazy bruising and swelling.
It sounds awful, but the prick of the needle felt like any other—not exactly pleasant, but not particularly painful, either. That is, until she directly injected filler into my lips in a few spots, which really, really hurt. Thankfully, the whole process was over rather quickly, and by the end of it, Chiu had injected less than 3/5 of a teaspoon into my face. In fact, the changes were so subtle, only Chiu, her assistant, and I could pinpoint what had gone down in that office, and only if we stared really closely at my mouth.
After the appointment, it took a few days for my lips to feel like themselves again, though I suspect those feelings were primarily psychosomatic—not even my best friend could tell I had anything done just hours after leaving the doctor's office, which was exactly the effect I was going for. It's been three weeks since my appointment, and mouth still has totally natural movements, with only the subtlest of extra smoothness, which I'm pretty sure only I can notice.
But even if I can't see my fillers (which is a good thing), I like knowing that I have a new anti-aging strategy in place for the future. Yes, it kind of sounds like bullshit, but you can't argue with research, which shows that these types of injections really do have a preventative effect on aging. "Studies have shown that treating the lips, the areas around the lips, and the smile lines with fillers may actually prevent wrinkle detention," says Chiu, "So the process is preventative in that it acts like a mechanical force [against deep-set wrinkles]."
And while some people might scoff at using their rent money on something so subtle (a treatment like mine costs about $700, and lasts about a year, max), I personally see the value in keeping my 20-year-old face shape and smile for the rest of my life, if possible. Does it mean I'll have to skip a few nights out during the year to afford subsequent treatments? Abso-fricken-lutely. But as I see it, all of the sleep I'll get and the drinks I'll skip during those nights will pack an anti-aging bonus all their own.
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Feb. 20, 1981-Aug. 30, 2012
Nathaniel A. Gooch Sr., 31, of Hueytown, Alabama, formerly of Monroe, died Thursday, August 30, 2012 in Hueytown due to injuries he sustained in a motorcycle accident.
Cremation has taken place in Alabama. Friends may call from 2?8 p.m. Thursday at Rupp Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Holy Ghost Lutheran Church. Rev. John Schinkel, Chaplain at the Lutheran Home, will officiate. Interment will be later at Gethsemane Cemetery.
Nathan was born February 20, 1981 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He was educated at Holy Ghost Lutheran School and was a 1999 graduate of Monroe High School where he was a member of its Honor Society and lettered in wrestling. He also attended Monroe County Community College.
Nathan married Kristina M. Waterhouse on April 12, 2002 in Toledo, Ohio. He was a Professional Van Operator for DMS Moving Systems in Canton and Alabama. He was a respected and valued member of the DMS family. He had a Black Belt in Karate and enjoyed fishing. He will be remembered for having a big heart and will be deeply missed by his family, friends and coworkers. Nathan was always with his children when he was not at work. He especially loved teaching them how to fish.
Nathaniel is survived by his wife Kristina and their two children, Leona Jean-Grace and Nathaniel Jr. of Carleton; parents, Keith and Denise (Sachs) Morse of Carleton and George and Bridget Gooch of Jackson, Michigan; two brothers, Christopher Morse of Lansing and Nickolas (Jenna) Morse of Monroe; two sisters, Ashley Morse of Monroe and Kelly Gooch of Jackson; grandparents, Dwight and Gail Sachs, and George and Marlene Gooch, all of Carleton; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
Nathan was preceded in death by a brother, Keith Morse, II.
The world has truly lost a big heart that was filled with love for everyone. We all will love and miss you Nathan.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Nathaniel Gooch Children?s Trust Fund C/O Monroe Bank & Trust.
Online condolences may be sent through www.ruppfuneralhomeinc.com.


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Ross has done a series of fish paintings, this one is called The Food Chain. I like those cute and colorful sharks – and don't miss the hook! This next one is my favorite so far and called Mango Dive:
We have gone down to Key West several times, it is only 30-some miles from Big Pine Key. On the waterfront we found the Red Door Gallery. It is full of paintings by many artists, including the owner Rene who comes from Canada. Rene has a very amiable personality and is fun to be around. Now his Key West gallery also has a selection of Ross' paintings that are starting to sell.
Red Door Gallery
812 Caroline St, Key West, FL 33040
For nearly 20 years, owner and artist Rene Blais has offered affordable island and carribean inspired artwork.
Make this one a must see so check it out.
Down here in the Keys, the winds can be pretty strong around this thin stripe of islands surrounded by huge bodies of water – the Atlantic Ocean and the Mexican Gulf. One night I woke up from a big bang that turned out to be a coconut falling from one of the beautiful palm trees down on the roof of our little cottage. When I talked to my sweet mother in Denmark on Skype and told her about the falling coconuts in our yard, she got an little concerned and suggested we should wear bicycle helmets for protection! But so far Ross and I have not been hit by these fruits from above. They have fallen in our yard and turn out to be a favorite spot for the small lizards to sunbathe.


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Sunbathing bikini babe suffers from the ultimate prank when man does THIS
A WOMAN sunbathing in the park suffered the ultimate prank after a cheeky man nearby decided to interrupt her fun.
The girl is laying down in the grass, legs raised as she enjoyed the sunshine.
A man dressed in black can be seen nearby - and he quickly starts to behave unusually.
He rolls across the grass towards the girl, stopping just before he reaches her.
The man then reaches into his pockets and showers the grass surrounding the girl with breadcrumbs.
Nearby birds flock to eat the breadcrumbs and surround the girl.
Unaware up until this point, she sits up confused, not realising why she is suddenly surrounded by birds.
She gets up and looks behind her, but the man is laying down with his eyes closed as if the situation has nothing to do with him.
The woman holds on to her bikini top to stop it falling down and sinks back down onto her towel confused.
The girl lay on the grass sunbathing - but was soon pranked by a nearby man
The video has gone viral online, with over 388,000 views on Imgur.
Commenters loved the prank, and one said: "This is priceless."
Another said: "Alfred Hitchcock would be proud."
One commenter felt the man didn't make the most of the situation, and said: "What he should've done is walked up and gently shooed away the seagulls then gotten her number."
The girl is confused as to why she finds herself surrounded by birds
The prank comes as a new craze has swept Twitter - women have been uploading videos of themselves balancing their phones on their boobs.
The trend comes from Japanese and Korean animé cartoons, with one woman going viral after copying her favourite characters moves.
Other women have now got in on the act across the world - sharing short videos of themselves on Twitter.
The term tawawa means boobs in Japanese, so uploaders have been the hashtag #tawawachallenge when sharing the risqué photos and videos.


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Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Chambers County Library System – March, 2017
March is prime time for the library to plan and finalize our busiest and most successful event of the year, the Summer Reading Program. We already have over 150 sponsors, our programs and details lined out, and we're very excited about the fun activities planned for the kids, teens, and adults this summer. Be on the lookout soon for details!
The Chambers County Library in Anahuac held a week of Spring Break events. Throughout the week, there were family game nights, book themed parties, painting classes, movies, and more.
Spring Break fun at Anahuac
The Sam and Carmena Goss Memorial Branch in Mont Belvieu is the last of our branches to start offering GED prep classes. Registration began on the 20th, and classes officially started on Monday, March 27th. Classes are funded and organized by the College of the Mainland's adult education division.
On March 27th, our newest digital download service began. Hoopla Digital allows cardholders to check out 3 items per month. Movies, music, eBooks, audiobooks, and comics are all on hand 24/7 with Hoopla. You never have to wait, items area always available for checkout. Check out www.hoopladigital.com for more details and sign up today!
On the 30th, County Librarian Valerie Jensen and Assistant County Librarian Annie Vass worked the library booth at the county's annual Health and Wellness Fair. We had the opportunity to showcase the library's resources on cooking, exercise, stress relief, and more. We also passed out oranges and bananas to those in attendance.
Storytime fun continued at the libraries in March. Each month, the Children's Librarians turn in themes for their weekly programs. March included fun activities such as Music & Rhythm, St. Patrick's Day, Opposite Day, Down on the Farm, and more!
Music & Rhythm at Anahuac
St. Patrick's Day at Winnie
Silly socks at Anahuac
In March we welcomed two new staff members to the library system. Katilin Hooper started on the 1st at the Juanita Hargraves Memorial Branch in Winnie. Kaitlin will be working part-time as front desk help. On the 6th, we welcomed Liz Cabrera at the Sam and Carmena Goss Memorial Branch in Mont Belvieu. Liz is the new full-time Children's Librarian. She will be responsible for Storytime, Babygarten, and other programs for the 11 & under crowd.
The library system's annual report to the state was due this month. Each month we collect statistics from the three county libraries on program attendance, print and electronic circulation, reference questions, and more. These numbers are compiled at the end of the year and submitted to the State Library. As long as the county meets the local funding requirements for our assigned population, and our collection is the appropriate size per capita, we are certified as an "Accredited" library for another year. Currently, all Chambers County taxpayers pay $22 per year for library services. That's quite the bargain!


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Diabetes Pork Recipes
While pork is often higher in fat content than other meats, a lean cut like pork loin can be a good addition to your diabetic diet. Pork is naturally sweet, packed with protein and an excellent choice if you're trying to keep blood sugar control. Here, we've got member and nutritionist-tested diabetic pork recipes that are low-carb and delicious.


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Merry Christmas!
The girls painted our wrapping paper yesterday.
It's something they look forward to every year.
We crank up the Christmas tunes and I let them go at it.
We were listening to the best Christmas album ever-
Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton.
While we were singing along to a song that goes
"I believe in Santa Claus . . . ."
Addy busts out
"I don't believe in Santa, I believe in Jesus!"
Well, ok then.
You preach it sistah!
Makes it easier to focus on the real meaning of Christmas!
It tends to be somewhat of a messy morning.
But it's worth it.
Like Kaitlyn said:
"When Nana sees this, she's going to open her present soooo carefully and save it for her journal."
Does she know you or what Mom?
Hope you have a wonderful weekend
making a fun mess with your family!


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Archive for November 11th, 2013
Bella got saved!
November 11th, 2013 Posted 10:10 pm
A few months ago, our baby Bella asked Jesus to be her Savior. While we knew the next step was baptism, we continually asked her questions to make sure it 'stuck' so we weren't guilty of giving her false security at such a young age. Once we were sure she had truly been saved, we discussed baptism and the importance of it. She already knew that was the next step of obedience when you become a Christian so her only hurdle was overcoming getting her face into and under the water. Paul and I took several different approaches with practicing for the big day but she was never quite ready to go forward in front of the church. A few Sundays ago, we were having communion and she was heartbroken when she found out that she could not participate because she had not already followed the Lord in baptism. After that she couldn't wait to tell Pastor Mike she was ready. We went forward with her on Sunday November 10, 2013 to tell the church she had gotten saved and was ready to be baptized. Baptism is now scheduled for the am or pm service on 11/24. Congratulations Bella! Now join Mom and Dad in praying for baby Ella's salvation.
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News Feed: January 25
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Hi Everybody!
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Fairytale News | Reviewing series.
'Mel on reading' is a little feature I created as part of my Fairytale news. It's my way to show my thoughts on topics that go from pet peeves in reading to my favorite things in books.
Writing reviews is something I love to do. It's fun to write down all my thoughts/feelings and talk about everything I liked and disliked. I always take care to post warnings about spoilers, because you know how much I hate spoilers. This is the reason I always have problems with reviews for series and installments.
It is SO hard to talk about a book in the middle of a series without giving too much information. I want to say enough to make people curious so they pick up the first book, but how on earth do you write such a review? The sequel is a continuation of a storyline and (hopefully) shows the development from characters, but you can't say too much about it. I feel like I'm walking in circles: trying to show you that it's a good book without actually coming to the point, because that might be a spoiler.
That's why it's difficult for me to find a good way to review those sequels and they always seem to get less comments. I've been trying to write them in another format and you might have seen my first experiment where I reviewed the books of Bayern from Shannon Hale. I'm also saving reviews, so I can publish my reviews right after each other like with Mindy McGinnis duology Not a drop to drink and In a handful of dust.
The downside of these methods is, that some reviews have to wait until I'm done with the sequel(s) – and we all know from my mission impossible that there are a lot of unpublished series I'm reading. Sometimes I have no choice but to publish my review, especially when it's a review copy.
I'm very curious to see how you handle these sequel-reviews?
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I always tend to try and keep those sequel reviews as little spoilery as possible. There's bound to be a few moments, but I always have a warning that says it's a sequel and to proceed with caution, but I'll tend to take about an 'issue' the charcater had, or the 'consequences of some actions in the previous installment' instead of what actually happened and that seems to be enough most of the time :) This is a great point though Mel, well done!ReplyDelete
Book 2 and 3 are the HARDEST to review and I personally hate reviewing them. I do try to keep it spoiler free for the series, but I also find that I mostly am just rehashing the same thing I said in my review of book 1 especially when you talk about non-plot stuff you know. Oh and I'm reading In a handful of dust now! :D That one's more of a companion novel though so book 1 and 2 could be easier to review I think!ReplyDelete
I tend to emphasis on how the series improved in various aspects without going into too much details when I write series reviews. Things like "the characters become even more complex as [insert vague-ish plot setting here]", but you are right it is hard. When you try so hard to avoid all the spoilers, at the end of the day there really isn't much else left to say without appearing overly ambiguous. Also, I find it super unsatisfying sometimes because I can't always start up the discussions I'd like to have in fear of ruining someone else's reading experience.ReplyDelete
Angel @ Spare Reads
You're so right about reviewing series! I've only recently begun to read completed series books back-to-back. With these, I have done series reviews with no spoilers. Of course, these aren't exactly reviews per se because they're older books, so they're more like posts on what I like/didn't like. I've had a couple of people mention liking that format because it isn't spoilery. But you're so right about comments and views being down on the successive books, and that is a bummer because in reality we tend to get more excited the closer we are to the end of a series and we want to !!! and discuss those books the most!ReplyDelete
Oh man, I don't think I've reviewed too many series books, but I think the ones I have reviewed were significantly more harder to write. Like you said, it's difficult to talk about the second book without disclosing what happens in the first. You want your review to be reasons why a reader should read it (or shouldn't), but sometimes you also want to talk about the first book to refresh people's mind. But spoilers! I always say, in the beginning of the review, that if people haven't read the book they should really read it, and I link to my review of that first book.ReplyDelete
I would loveeee to review the series as one review, but it's so hard because SO MANY BOOKS TO READ if it's part of a series + the waiting game when the next book hasn't been published + my reviews will be a ten page essay. Lollll. ;D
I've always wondered whether people really do read the reviews of books in a series when they haven't read the first book. It would be rather silly to do that.
Yes! I totally get this! I posted about this a while ago, actually, too, and I have the EXACT same conclusion as you. It's seriously hard to do sequel reviews. And like, as a reader, I'll skip a review of a sequel whether it has spoilers or not, just because I don't want too much info before I read the first. *nods* I hardly ever read full series, so reviewing sequels isn't much for me. Although I AM up to reviewing City of Heavenly Fire soon. o.O That will be seriously hard....because when you get up to a book #6 anything and everything you mention is a potential spoiler.ReplyDelete
I have the same problem as you.Especially when I read books of a series with a huge time gap between their release dates.I've seen a lot of reviewers include all the books of the series in the same review, but then comes the problem of forthcoming sequels.ReplyDelete
Sometimes I avoid reading sequel reviews if I haven't read the first book.But as a reviewer I still haven't found the solution.The only advantage I have in that matter is that since I tend to abandon series after the first book often, I don't have the need to worry about reviewing sequels a lot:)
Mel, I actually never noticed that I could possibly spoil someone if I reviewed a sequel o.O When I write sequel-reviews, all I have in my mind is what I think about the book, and not how I could POSSIBLY SPOIL SOMEONE. But with writing all reviews, I never try to spoil anything at all! I just get extra cautious so as not to ruin it for anybody!ReplyDelete
Lovely post! Why did I only notice now????? HAHA :) But thanks for actually letting me know about this <3
I...just post them. But I definitely know what you mean. It's hard because everything you tread on could be a potential spoiler and that's the last thing anyone wants. That being said, sometimes there's no way of holding these reviews back and so I just let them out into the world...ReplyDelete
Oh my, I just write a review based on what I think not even thinking of other things. Maybe I should be careful spilling beans and stuff because I always just ramble endlessly. I should put some thought on people who have yet to read the first book.ReplyDelete
Sometimes I go with spoilers with the first book (with clear SPOILERS AHEAD markers of course!) and other times I try to go spoiler free.ReplyDelete
I personally don't WANT to read a 2nd or 3rd book in a series review until I've read the first one myself, so I typically skim a series review book lightly just to see if there were intense emotions one way or the other...
This is a really interesting topic Mel, I guess with sequel reviews I make sure I don't spoil anything major and that you wouldn't find in a blurb of the book. If there are major series spoilers I usually hide it in a spoiler tag, although I don't do that often at all. Sometimes those types of reviews can inspire people to pick up the series as you said.ReplyDelete
This is SUCH an interesting discussion question Mel! I've always wondered the same thing and what others have done with series reviews. Personally, I don't usually do full reviews on the series - I usually just do a paragraph of my thoughts on Goodreads. Thanks for sharing Mel and fabulous post!ReplyDelete
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When it comes to reviewing sequels, I only worry about omitting spoilers particular to the book I'm reviewing. I prefer to review sequels in the context of the series, such as whether it adequately addresses questions that I was left hanging with in the previous books. Say Book #1 had a huge cliffhanger, I remind readers what that was and note whether Book #2 continues from there and plugs the potholes of Book #1. Stuff like that.ReplyDelete
The synopses for sequels alone already are spoilers for the first books in series, so avoiding spoilers to me is an almost impossible pursuit. But to be safe I always add a disclaimer that a book I'm reviewing is a sequel and contains spoilers for the previous books, then link up my book reviews of the previous books in the series.
- AnonymousNovember 9, 2014 at 8:34 AM
I hate reviewing a series. I always worry about giving too much away. If it's book one, I always have a lot to say. Book two, I always feel lost when it comes it. And there's the last book. .some people may not have read it yet then it means I don't have anyone to share opinion with and like I said, what if I gave too much away. Ugh.ReplyDelete
Amazing post Mel. <3 But aw. I'm sorry you have issues with this :( I totally understand, though. But yeah. When I write reviews for second or third books I just write what I want about them (A) most often spoilers of the first book. But then. I don't write *spoilers* first, because I figure that is obvious when it is a review for a second book :p so anyway. I'm really, really sorry if I have spoiled anything for you. <3 (I don't usually spoil things. I don't think. Hm.) Anyway. Thank you so much for sharing about it sweetie. <3 You are awesome.ReplyDelete
Series reviews are tough. Unless I really loved or hated the book, I most likely won't review it. Maybe series reviews would be better to just go with a group of mini reviews?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 10, 2014 at 10:08 PM
I always find it really difficult to write series reviews, too. I've thought a lot about it and I just try to keep them as free of spoilers as possible, but if it's a series that I just HAVE to talk to people about the spoilers I'll write a separate discussion post with spoilers. I try to stay away from reading reviews of later books in series if I haven't read them just to be safe! I hate getting spoiled without expecting it!ReplyDelete
Em @ Books & Cleverness
- AnonymousNovember 11, 2014 at 1:27 AM
Oh I totally understand you. Sequels are hard because you don't want to include spoilers from the first book. I try to be super vague with the summary and then I just include my feels and reaction to the book, and if there were character/world development.ReplyDelete
I agree, it is VERY hard to review a sequel. You basically have to say next to nothing so you don't give anything away! I usually just skip them, unless I just want to flail about them (which I like to do from time to time) so I will just make it a post that doesn't say much but has some fun graphics. I figure when it comes to reviewing a sequel, people mostly want to know if it's decent or a disappointment, so I can get my point across without even saying a ton. Great topic, I have definitely had this problem!ReplyDelete
Shannon @ It Starts At Midnight
I agree that sequels are a difficult thing to review. In fact, I finished Chaos weeks ago and I still haven't written my review because I don't know how to do the book justice but also remain vague enough so as not to spoil anything. And I agree that they get less comments, I imagine because people are afraid of spoilers even though I make a point not to include any. Then again, everyone's definition of a spoiler varies a little I bet. I feel like I am writing this response in circles! Basically, I have no answers for you hah. If you find a solution, let me know ;)ReplyDelete
I could not agree more! Whenever I try to write a review for a sequel I always want to say something along the lines of: "how do I even review this book?" Usually, I just say whether or not there are spoilers for the first (second, etc) book and go from there. Or my first paragraph I talk about the series as a whole without spoilers and then let readers know I'm gonna get more detailed. I just had to write my review for Retribution of Mara Dyer and I honestly wasn't sure I knew how. One, because of spoilers, but also how do you write a book for a sequel to a very popular series? Either people won't read it because they haven't read the first book, or they won't read it because they still haven't read the current one. It's difficult. :/ReplyDelete
Danielle @ Love at First Page
Yeah, I've seen this problem with reviews for the sequel of a series. Usually I write a full review anyways instead of a short one because you never know if there's somebody who read the first book or the second book or even a third book (if there is a third book) who is wondering whether or not to continue reading the series and maybe your review would be the review that helps make that decision for them.ReplyDelete
As for spoilers, I put anything that could be considered a spoiler in a spoiler tag. It really sucks that some sequels contain spoilers in the summary though (I think that part CAN be avoided).
Personally, what I find is that the blurb of a second or third book (especially when you look it up on Goodreads) often gives a lot away, so I tend to avoid those blurbs myself. When I think of it that way, I usually assume that people don't really read the reviews of a sequel because they realise that they might get spoiled, plus I always indicate which book in the series it is.ReplyDelete
When it comes to spoilers, I HATE them too, and my general rule is that I talk more about the elements of the book I liked than what actually happens in it. With sequels, there are details that are inevitable to include and I think that for me, I find it easier just to hope for the above. XD
- AnonymousNovember 21, 2014 at 8:48 PM
When I review series, I usually try to talk about things that are already evident in the blurb since I assume my reader looks over the blurb. Or I talk about a new character without being very spoilery about them.ReplyDelete
As for reading reviews of mid-series books, I don't really read those, haha! I try to go back and see if the person posted a review of the first book recently and then comment on that instead.
It's definitely a struggle! When it comes to sequels, I try to talk more about how much I enjoyed each aspect of the book. I try not to go into the plot too much because I know that can ruin it for a lot of people. :DReplyDelete
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The New York World-Telegram, later known as the New York World-Telegram and Sun, was a New York City newspaper from 1931 to 1966.
The World-Telegram was formed in 1931, following the sale of the New York World by the heirs of Joseph Pulitzer to Scripps Howard, owners of the Evening Telegram since 1927. More than 2,000 employees of the morning, evening and Sunday editions of the World lost their jobs in the merger, although some star writers, like Heywood Broun and Westbrook Pegler, were kept on the new paper.
The World-Telegram enjoyed a reputation as a liberal paper for some years after the merger, based on memories of the Pulitzer-owned World. However, under Scripps Howard the paper moved steadily to the right, eventually becoming a conservative bastion.
In 1950, the World-Telegram acquired the remnants of another afternoon paper, the New York Sun, to become the New York World-Telegram and Sun. (The writer A.J. Liebling once described the "and Sun" portion of the combined publication's masthead as resembling the tail feathers of a canary on the chin of a cat.)
Early in 1966, a proposal to create New York's first joint operating agreement led to the merger of the World-Telegram and Sun with Hearst's Journal American. The intention was to produce a joint afternoon edition, with a separate morning paper to be produced by the Herald Tribune. But when strikes prevented the JOA from taking effect, the papers instead united in August 1966 to become the short-lived New York World-Journal-Tribune, which was nicknamed "The Widget."
The World-Journal-Tribune lasted only until May 5, 1967. Its closure left New York City with three daily newspapers: The New York Times, the New York Post and the New York Daily News.


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Retailers deal with holiday iPod shortage
The Wall Street Journal reports that major retailers are seeing iPod shortages across the country. The paper says that iPod minis and 20GB iPods are out of stock at Amazon.com, Buy.com and other Web sites, while retailers such as Target, J&R Electronics, and Best Buy are all having trouble keeping up with demand. "Given how strong demand has been all year you would have thought [Apple] would have gotten every last one they could into stores," says Stephen Baker, director of industry analysis at market research firm NPD Group. "I suspect they have. It may just be they can't build them fast enough."
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Don't I know it. I got a holiday job at Circuit City and all we have are the 40GB. I love it when the mom's (who have no clue what the thing is) say something like "they aren't getting that one this year". hehe
Posted by RSM on December 16, 2004 at 10:53 AM (CST)
Here's another article saying the same thing.
Posted by pjmudd on December 16, 2004 at 12:49 PM (CST)
seriously, when i went to get my ipod, it was sold out everywhere, i finally just went to my college bookstore and bought one there! =D
Posted by Eric Shun on December 16, 2004 at 1:51 PM (CST)
I think the iPod is a bit of a bust this year.
I went to three different Best Buy stores looking for an XBox and they were sold out of the XBox, but they had shelves of iPods. A ton of 40/60GB iPod photos (I mean a ton…approximately 150 units). Lots of U2 iPods (maybe 30 units). Just a couple 20GB. And, no minis (I'm not sure they ever had any stock on the minis).
I guess Bust may be a bit of an overstatement, but the point is that the iPod doesn't seem to be all that hard to come by this year. And, of course, I have no idea how many they actually sold.
Maybe it's the $350-600 price of the ones I saw filling the shelves.
I think the iPod photo is a tough sell. $500-600 for something that doesn't even have the functionality to transfer pics direclty from a camera. Apple really micalculated with the photo.
I think relatively speaking, the real deal is the mini and the 20GB. Maybe that's why I didn't see a lot of them laying around.
I truly didn't think the XBox would be harder to find than an iPod this year. Not with all the talk about how hot the iPod is. There have been articles about how many units Apple was going to ship, but the question is how many will be bought.
Happy Holidays!!!
Posted by Talking Madness on December 23, 2004 at 1:12 AM (CST)


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Safeguarding Jews From Genetic Disease: DOR YESHORIM EXPANDS TO THE SEPHARDIC COMMUNITY
Dear Jido
One of the women I work with always smokes in the ladies room. If the smell stayed there I wouldn't really mind, but my cubicle is close enough to the ladies room, (or maybe adjacent to a common vent), so that I smell the smoke at least a few times a day. The smell really bothers me and I know it's not healthy. I have tried asking her politely not to smoke where I will end up smelling it and she agreed. Would it be wrong to complain to her boss about it as well?
Refusing to Inhale
Dear Refusing to Inhale,
Simply put, this woman is breaking the NYC Smoke Free Air Act of 2002 and putting your boss and the office personnel in jeopardy.
The best I can do is to refer you to the following website:
The law, which went into effect on March 30, 2003, made virtually all establishments and businesses with employees smoke-free. These include:
• All office buildings, factories, and warehouses.
• All private offices and previously designated "smoking lounges."
• All food service establishments, restaurants, and catering halls.
To comply with the law:
• Employers must ensure their workplace smoking policy reflects the law.
Employees must be informed about the law, including what they must do to comply with the law. This entails requesting that smokers refrain from smoking inside the workplace and referring to the law and to workplace policy when dealing with their refusals.
• Employers should remind employees that the business or building owner may incur fines in the case of their infractions.
I suggest you print out that page and leave it on her desk. You can sign it – and then she just may get the hint.
Love, Jido


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I'm sure we've all been there – strangers telling you how to raise your dog child. It takes every bit of strength you have not to unstrap your pup's training collar and wrap it around the accuser's neck "too tight" while repeatedly pushing the button on the highest setting. Okay, while the incident today wasn't exactly an unwelcome tip as to what's best for Ella, it was borderline a question of how well I know my own child's elimination habits.
Our bike ride started out the same as any other, except for the slight blanket of snow on the ground. There were fresh dog and human tracks along the path that Ella had her nose glued to the whole way to the corner of the subdivision. When we reached the corner, we made a left into the neighborhood, Ella right beside me on my bike as always. Barely making it past the stop sign, between the neighborhood sidewalk and road, she quickly squatted as lady-like as was possible with a public audience. Not more than five seconds later, she was up and off again, her sniffer working overtime.
It just so happened at that moment, a guy was pulling into the subdivision and into the first driveway in front of us. We hadn't even made it beyond the brick wall tht marked the entrance to the neighborhood, before he had his window rolled down yelling, "hey, did your dog just poop back there?!" His tone was about as arrogant as could be, like he was trying to impress some uninterested woman by starting a fight with me. "No, she just peed," was all I said back. He ended the conversation with an "oh, okay," but I was already pedaling past his driveway. I didn't turn around to look, but I am confident he probably went to check for sure that I wasn't lying. Afterwards, I couldn't help but feel like Ella and I were being scrutinized by pairs of eyes looking out the windows of every house we went by for the duration of our ride.
Now, I understand it's a $500 fine for any person you catch not picking up thier dog's poo piles, and the guy didn't know me or Ella (and never will with that act), but I'd much rather have to scrub fully digested kibble out from under my fingernails than pay a $500 fine. Luckily, the only time I've forgotten a bag on a walk was during the fall, and I'd never been as thankful for all the dead leaves. They work just as well, are free, AND are fully biodegradable.
Not everyone does pick up after their dog. We see petrified turds all the time along the sidewalks. We weren't even close to his yard, and technically the area of grass between the sidewalk and road isn't even his property anyway. But if you see a dog in the process of relieving itself, be sure it's in the posture circled below before you go accusing and making a scene if the owner doesn't bend down to pick something up. Just mind your own dog's business and don't be like the guy Ella and I had the pleasure of meeting today, or you could end up with a full bag of fire on your front porch.