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Short story I wrote for Zombie Squad's Summer 2011 Mock Bug Out Contest
The challenge was to come up with a creative story about a zombie outbreak, nuclear attack etc, and then pretend we were "bugging out" for our survival. The following is the tale I have spun, and acted out. The pictures are all real, the story is just a "bit" fictional....
As I drove home from work I realized that something was wrong. I live in a neighborhood where children are always running around and there is some noise or movement, but today was different. As I made the left on to my street I reached over and muted the radio and realized that the only sound was coming from my vehicle as I drove slowly towards my house. Usually there are cars parked along the street and I quickly noticed that there was 1 or maybe 2 where usually there are twenty. Something was definitely not right.
I pulled up to my house and saw that my wife's car was there, "Good, maybe she will know whats up" I said out loud to myself. As I stopped I saw that my garage door was only half open, and there were some kind of drag/scuff marks along the bottom edge, at this point my senses were telling me something was "Just not right" and I reached down and pulled out my Walther PPS .40 cal pistol (I keep my CCW stuffed down next to my seat when I am driving most of the time) I racked a round in the chamber, yanked the emergency brake, left the car running in neutral and got out to investigate.
The second I shut the car door behind me a putrid stench hit me like a ton of bricks....It smelled like that 2 month old possum you run across while walking down the side of a country road, but somehow worse....It seemed to come from everywhere at once, there was no escaping it. So I did what almost every suburban living person would have done, and I contributed my lunch to the ground next to my feet.
With tears in my eyes, and still fighting back the urge to vomit more, I continued to my garage to try and get inside away from the horrid smell. I ducked under the garage door, and realized that the smudge marks were some sort of brown gelatinous type substance and it was contributing to the smell emanating from everywhere. As my eyes adjusted to the dark I saw that my garage had been trashed. Stuff was strewn everywhere, but after a quick look strangely enough it seemed like everything was still there. "This is no burglar" was my initial thought, but then again what burglar would leave behind brown goo that smelled like the end of the world?
Pistol at the ready I kicked open the door between the garage and my entry way, and all hell broke loose. With a gluttural snarl what I thought was my wife charged me from across the kitchen. Its a straight hallway style kitchen, and luckily she was at the other end of it, because she, or it as I call her now was hauling ass towards me. With a flash of broken teeth she let out a shrill screech and my Walther PPS barked out 2 sharp reports. The 1st shot took her in the nose which stood her up straight and she paused for a second, the second took the top of her head off, and she went down in a thunderous crash next to the refrigerator. I followed her to the ground with my Walther's sights and stood there breathing heavy, blinded by tears waiting for her to move again. The garage door slammed shut behind me, almost making me discharge another round. I was a literal mess. I was blind from the smell and crying, I had just blown what was my wife's head off, and I had no idea where my daughters were. I could only say a quick "Please God let them be ok" and I knew I had to search the house and try to find the rest of my family.
I turned the corner to go in to my living room, and complete carnage is what hit me square in the guts. Lying in the middle of my living room floor was a pile of dead or dying animals. My dogs were all there, and they were all ripped to pieces. Kenzington my black lab was laying in a pile of her own half eaten entrails, its like someone had taken a butcher knife and sliced her to shreds and then had a feast. When she saw me her tail thumped the floor a few times, and I could see in her eyes she knew what was going to happen. I knelt next to her, my tears a constant patter on the floor, and put her out of her misery. My other 2 dogs were already gone, but I could see bits and pieces of them strewn about the pit that used to be my living room. The odd thing is that behind the mess in my living room it was completely clear, it was like the animals..."Oh my God!" the animals were protecting something! I sprinted up the stairs and ripped open my youngest daughter's bedroom, and she was nowhere to be found, frantically I called out her and my oldest daughters name "Theren...Raegan...it's Daddy, where are you?" listening closely I cleared the next room, not really knowing what to expect, and praying that my girls were alive. I heard a whimper and saw my oldest daughter's closet door move ever so slightly. I ran over and ripped it open, and with the Walther leading the way, I saw Reagan's feet sticking out from under a pile of blankets and stuffed animals. She leapt out at me and gave me a huge hug, and was instantly in tears. I can only imagine what was going on in her six year old mind, and it infuriated me. I sat there trying to calm her down and reassure her that we were going to be fine, but she was too far in to shock to talk out of it. I asked her where her sister was, and all I could get out of her was "Daddy, Mommy was mean to her". Again I found myself stricken with grief, tears flowing freely down my face, snot making it hard to breathe and talk, I knew I had to do something, my little girl was counting on me to protect her, and that was what I was going to do.
We raced down stairs to the basement where all of my guns and our bug out gear were located. In my mind I wanted to take it all, but I knew there was no way. I grabbed my olive drab bug out bag, and my daughters princess bug out bag (She had to be like daddy, and even though it was a princess bag, it carried her essentials.) I grabbed my Springfield xDM .40, my Glock 22RTF and about 250 rounds for them, and then ran up stairs as fast as I could. I knew if I had to I could return for some more serious firepower, but I wanted to make sure to take something. It may not help much, but having some firepower was a mental boost that I badly needed. As I ran through the garage I remembered I had packed a small cooler with some meat for a picnic we were planning, and not knowing when we would be able to get more food, I stopped and grabbed that out of my 2nd refrigerator. We ran out to the car, and I loaded Raegan in, and tossed the gear in. Thankfully I left the car running, because out of the corner of my eye I saw some more of the "things" shambling our way. I ran around to the driver's side, and slammed in to something at knee level. I did a complete flip, and hit hard flat on my back. Luckily I had managed to keep a hold on my Walther, because my very flesh hungry neighbor tried to dive on top of me and take a bite out of my chest. She took two to the head, and was dead weight on top of me. I heard my little girl screaming inside the car, I flung the body off me, and jumped up. Through the windows I could see two of the neighbor boys clawing at the other side of the car trying to get in. I threw the drivers door open, slammed it in reverse, dumped the e break and floored it. There were several thumps, and I could see that I was mowing down the population that used to be my neighbors and their children. As we sped down the street I had to swerve to miss at least 10 others, as I didn't want to damage my car and make it un-drivable. Note to self for the future, if there is a future....Scion xB's are not a good bug out vehicle.
Before I knew it we were out of the city and in to the Colorado Rocky Mountains. My destination was Pike National Forest, our family's planned bug out location. There is enough wildlife, water, and shelter able areas there, that we knew we could live there for a long time if the need arose. Sometimes the truth sucks, but I am glad we had at least taken the time to choose a place to flee to.
We arrived sometime after dark; I can't really remember the time as everything seemed to be a blur at this point. I will try to remember it how it went, but please forgive me if I cannot remember all the details. I realized I had my camera in my Bug out Bag, so I started snapping pictures as well to document as much as I could. After marching through the mountainside as much as we could in the middle of the night, we found a decently protected area surrounded by large rocks. They offered some shelter on our sides, so all we really had to do was watch the front of our campsite area for intruders.
First things first, we needed some light, and I wanted a fire. The light and the moral boost that a fire can bring was much needed at this point for myself, and for my daughter.
I broke out the fire steel and after a few attempts got a decent fire going so I could continue on with the other preparations we needed, mainly shelter.
I got the fire going well enough, and made sure that Raegan stayed close to me, we were out in the middle of the Rocky Mountains but there was no way I was letting my guard down, who knew what those things were capable of?
It wasn't much for shelter, but it goes up fast, and will protect us from rain or wind if we run across that, it's too bad it didn't come with a zombie proof lining. I used to say that as a joke to my wife when we would go camping, how sick is it that I was really praying for that now?
Being six she wasn't really sure what was going on, I am not sure if that was a smile because she was at ease or a smile because she knew I was on the verge of a breakdown, and I needed to see some happiness on her face. Either way I managed to snap a picture of it, and used it to keep going over the next few days.
We sat near the fire for most of the night, keeping it pretty small, not wanting to put off a lot of light to give away our location to anything that might be out there. Every few minutes I would shine my pistol light out in to the forest to make sure that we were alone. We mostly sat in silence, staring lost in to the flames of our little fire, searching for a shred of humanity in what was left of our shattered lives. After what must have been hours I realized that Raegan was asleep with her head on my leg. I quickly set up a makeshift tripwire with the para-cord from my bug out bag – it may not stop something, but at least I would hear it if it got tangled up….hopefully.
We retired to the tent for the night, and even though I tried to stay awake, I was so exhausted that the last thing I remember was the dying flicker of our little fire.
I woke up to a rustling sound, and grabbed my xDm .40 and jumped up ready to fight. My daughter stood just inside the tent, with the door half unzipped with a startled look on her face "I just need to go potty Daddy, and you were so tired I didn't want to wake you up" I said honey, you make sure to wake me up from now on, we don't go anywhere without each other" She shook her head that she understood, and we both stepped outside into the morning light to see what the day would bring us.
After taking a look around and making sure we were alone, I was hit by another wave of exhaustion and hunger. I always make sure to keep some type of caffeine in my bug out bag, as I know it can boost morale, and help keep me alert when I need it. I pulled out my little survival stove, and got to boiling some water so I could make some Yerba Mate tea.
The stove worked very well, it took about 3 minutes, and we had a nice steaming cup of Yerba Mate, not only was the hot liquid good for the mind, it was a nice refreshing energy boost as well.
(The flip flops are also a staple in my bug out bag, they are great for when your shoes/boots are wet and you need something to wear while they dry – hence why I am wearing them! Wet shoes are no good for the mind or the body!)
Knowing we had bare minimum to live on until who knew when, I knew we had to find a water source. We had 2 Nalgene type bottles that were filled when we left our house, and both of those were nearly empty. I grabbed my BOB, and Raegan and I set out in search of water.
We hiked for quite a while, resting when we needed to, drinking what little water we had left when we absolutely had to trying to keep our heads in it, and get what we needed.
Finally after what seemed like days we came around a large rock, and down in a ravine we found liquid gold. It wasn't as deep as I would have liked, but it was wet, somewhat clear, and had a good flow to it.
We both rinsed the grime off of us from the previous day's events, and then while Raegan searched for fish and anything else we could eat, I got out the water filter, and steri-pen and made sure we had plenty of water to drink for the next 24 hours.
I must say that the water that comes out of my little Katadyn filter tastes a heck of a lot better than the city water I was used to. And even though I really didn't like the city water taste, I would kill for a taste of it right now, because that would mean things would be normal again. Would things ever be normal again? I guess we would have to make sure we found out!
After we hiked back to our base camp and made sure it was secure, it was time to prepare lunch and start cooking dinner as well. Ramen was on the menu for our lunch, something quick and easy so we could stay focused on our surroundings.
Raegan actually made the ramen for us, while I got the pork loin that I had in the little blue cooler I had managed to snag out of the fridge ready to cook near the fire.
A few hours later we had what would probably be our last home style cooked meal for a long time ready to eat.
Suddenly I had a funny thought, the whole situation reminded me of that song "My Grandma and your Grandma were sittin by the fire….My Grandma said to your Grandma I'm gonna set your flag on fire"…. I know it sounds strange, but when you are pushed to your limits, and have just seen half of your family die, you think of some really weird and random shit.
Here are a few random shots I took of some of our gear while I tried to make the days go by faster
Our bug out bags:
Our most often used tools: Ontario SPAX, and Cold Steel Recon 1 Tanto knife:
And our supplies that we had in our bags: Mountain house, Starbucks VIA, Yerba Mate Tea, Ramen, spices (salt and pepper) and some snacks. As well as vet wrap, and hygiene products:
As time passed and our food supply dwindled I realized that we were going to need to head to civilization to resupply. With a pistol I really couldn't hunt for too much food, and the creek we were getting our water supply from seemed void of anything but water bugs, and it was going to take a whole lot of those to keep us fed. After I talked to Raegan and explained what happened, we decided we needed to hike our stuff to the car, and try to make it in to a town to gather some food, and possibly something to hunt with.
Last shot of our little temporary home before we tore it down.
Raegan letting me know she was ready for any action that may come our way:
(Disclaimer: The pistol is an Airsoft pistol, that was very unloaded, and not gassed up. This shot was for comedic purposes only….although I think she could put down some Zeds if she had to!)
After snapping a few more pics of our surroundings, we had the car reloaded, and we were ready to make our cautious but much needed trek back towards civilization.
Just as we finished loading the car, I checked the front seat and found something ironic sitting there almost mocking me as I stared in disbelief:
The drive back to civilization was very uneventful. It was as if everyone had disappeared, or as I thought, "Maybe they were all eaten?" I know ridiculous right? But like I said before when you have gone through what we have in the last few days, you think of some really really weird shit. The mind is a powerful thing, and that can be good or bad.
I can't really tell you all of what happened after that, I remember the drive being a blur, exhaustion was taking its toll, my mind was running wild, and I kept hearing a weird screeching wailing sound, and it seemed to be getting louder as we drove on. Finally right when I thought my ears were going to burst, and that I couldn't take any more of this deafening wail, I was jolted awake.
I sat upright, trying to catch my breath, huffing I took in my surroundings, and realized I was in my bed, in my house. Panicking I jumped up trying to get my bearings, and figure out what was going on. I stumbled towards my closet, I needed my gun……when realization hit me……..my wife was still asleep, breathing softly, laying next to where I had just jumped up from, and my alarm clock was beeping its shrill wake up call on the night stand next to my bed.
Hope you enjoyed our Bug out tale, as much as we did creating it!
Edit: Forgot the stats..
Total bug out time: 28 hours


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The Hiking Trail starts at 1250m above sea level and takes you up to the Matroosberg Peak at 2249m. It is a clear trail that has been used by the Ski Club since 1929. The trail can be done in 8 to 10 hours. You do not have to go up the mountain, there is a fair amount of other trails (lower down) that will take you pass some amazing rock formations and rock pools.
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Some gamers playing mostly Mordheim. We build terrain and paint mini's. At the moment we start looking out for playing with the larger armies. Warhammer Fantasy Battle 8th edition is beckoning!
To Prague
However I'm very happy and proud that my paint resolution was completed in time and with good result. Four IS-2 ("Stalin") tanks are now ready for action and with the new Red Bear rulebook just two or three would (pointwise) fit in my army.
On the internet I found a very nice picture of the same type of tank of the Czechoslovak tank army driving into Prague. I hope mine miniatures will do as good as this ones!
One of the sites I was hoping to visit in Prague was the Lešany museum, to look at the real thing. However it turns out that the museum is closed during the winter.... (Which gives another good reason to visit Prague during summer again :-)
So Í'm probably not going to see a lot of tanks in Prague, since even the famous pink one is also located in the museum nowadays..
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Now we just have to miss these beautiful tanks during the tournament, our loss :( We hope to see you during an upcoming tournament later this year!ReplyDelete
Sweet looking tanks, comrade. And what is that building in the background? That looks awesome as well!ReplyDelete
@Nemo: I'll try my best to participate in upcoming tournaments!ReplyDelete
@FBI: Both of the buildings are presents of my mother and mother in law respectively. The medieval is a miniature version of the Diezer port in Zwolle :-)
it gets more and more tempting to start painting an army...but so much to paint...so little time.ReplyDelete
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The Rays have released the names of the 10 candidates the team will interview to fill its managerial vacancy.
Doug Glanville and Barry Larkin are the final additions to our initial round of interviews for #Rays manager. pic.twitter.com/zwM4XbsCk8— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) November 10, 2014
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Yep..back to posting outfits hopefully. I have found myself in sweats WAAAYYYYY too much lately. Between living in Wisconsin and just wanting to hibernate come fall, and dealing with my husbands work schedule, I find myself spending way too many days in sweats. Especially the last couple of months. CDR is on the night shift, which means he leaves in the afternoon and comes home early in the morning. I get up about an hour or so later and just throw a t-shirt and sweats on quickly so as not to disturb him too much. Then I stay out of the bedroom until he gets up , which isn't until around 2:00ish or so. By then I feel like why bother changing? Especially since now I'm on a Get Fit kick as well and do my workout right after he leaves for work. I have all these beautiful , cute clothes just sitting in my closet and I'm hardly wearing any of them these days! So THAT has GOT to STOP! I'm not going to do any kind of 'Official" Challenge or anything. We all know how well THOSE go..I manage 3 days and then forget or drop off the face of the earth. So NO promises. But I do plan to start actually getting 'dressed' each day. Sometimes I think I should do one of those NO SHOPPING challenges, but again I don't really want to commit to anything. I have been shopping MUCH less these days. I don't really feel like I NEED very much anymore. Like I said I have a huge closet FULL of many nice things. I'd like to at least wear some of them before buying more. Yesterday I made the decision to try. I decided what I need to do is pick each outfit the night before and have it all ready outside our bedroom. That way when I'm ready to 'get dressed" (I'm not usually ready to be 'dressed' when I first get up, I like to 'ease' into it) I can without disturbing CDR's sleep. And it was funny because while I was rooting around in the Closet to find my outfit for today I came across ALL kinds of stuff I totally forgot I had.....some never worn!! Like those little short suede Desert Boots that seem to be in this fall. I was just looking at a few Fashion Blogs earlier in the day and wishing I had a pair. LOW and BEHOLD ..I DO!!!!! I totally forgot that I bought some a couple months ago at Target!! Never even more em yet. They are part of today's outfit. I didn't actually wear them today either as I didn't go anywhere , but I had them out , just in case. And I did wear them for my pic. I also found a sweater I bought last year and only wore once and totally forgot. I Plan to wear it tomorrow. And those were just the tip of the iceburg, I found sooo much more! So on to today's outfit. I will probably cross post this to my Style Blog. I'll mostly be posting OOTD there but will occasionally cross post them here too.
Pink Cowl Sweater-Old Navy-bought a few years ago.It's hard to see in the pic, but there a front pocket on this , kinda like a sweatshirt.It's super comfy.
Brown Cargo Skirt-Target-recent Goodwill purchase.
Brown Tights-Willow Bay-couple years ago.
Suede Desert Boots-Target-recently.
The tights were actually very uncomfortable, the fit fine in the legs but the panty portion of the tights were too tight and also didn't come all the way to my waist and wanted to roll down. I suffered in them until CDR got up, but then changed to a pair that fit perfectly. Over all the outfit was comfortable and I felt good in it . It still had that slouchy just hanging around the house feel but I looked a little cuter!The shoes only stayed on long enough to take this picture..LOL
Here is what I REALLY wore all day:


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After shutting the house down in Tampa, Florida, Taylor Swift and her surprise guest Alessia Cara sat down backstage and talked Know-It-All, lonerism and Here.
Swift, who's been a fan of our hometown hero Alessia ever since she covered Bad Blood, praised her for the success of Here, her hugely successful debut single.
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I have finally put together an album for each of my assistants in the classroom! It has only taken me six years to figure out that the best place to assemble my thoughts and wishes for how I want my classroom to run is in a separate album for my assistants... (We are always learning, right?! ) ;-)
This Fall, I will have two Assistants working with me - one who has been with me for several years and another who will be new to my staff. In contemplating ways to effectively share information and ideas, I thought this would be the perfect time to compile what I want my Assistants to know in their own albums.
The following is a list of material in each album. I have no doubt that additional items will be added throughout the school year, but here is a start:
- Montessori Quote: "Montessori teachers are not servants of the child's body, to wash, dress and feed him--they know that he needs to do these things for himself in developing independence. We must help the child to act for himself, will for himself, think for himself; this is the art of those who aspire to serve the spirit."
- A brief History of Montessori Education from the AMS website.
- Important Montessori Terminology, also from the AMS website.
- "The Role of the Teacher in the Early Childhood Montessori Class" written by me.
- "The Sensitive Periods" written by me.
- Another paper I wrote, "The Planes of Development."
- An article entitled, "Teach Peace to Have Peace" by Maren Stark Schmidt.
- Polli Soholt's, "Montessorians and Assistants: A Partnership in the Prepared Environment."
- I also created a document outlining specific information as it pertains to my classroom and school called, "Assistant Teacher Duties." Here, I have written exactly which lessons the Assistant may present (which can be added to or changed as needed), among other pertinent information.
- General schedule of the day.
- School information including student names and ages, important dates, etc.


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LENT DAY 23 - GOD OF THE NATIONS- by Father Robert Barron
While we take comfort from much of the Bible's message, the Bible is not always comforting news. It often carries a message of warning and danger. During this penitential season, it's good for us to attend to the darker side of the biblical message.
When we read about the pollution of the Lord's Temple, we discover a familiar prophetic theme: the people have wandered from the ways of God, rendering impure what God intends to be just and upright. God sends prophet after prophet in order to bring his people back, but they are ignored, mocked, and rejected. Then God's judgment falls on the unfaithful nation.
What is the instrument of God's justice? In one case, it was the Chaldeans, one of the heathen nations. They came and destroyed the city of Jerusalem, burned the Temple, carried off its most sacred objects, and led the people into exile.
What was this? Dumb bad luck? Just the give and take of geo-political forces? No! The Bible insists that this should be read as God's action, more specifically, as God's judgment and punishment. How at odds this is with the typically modern Enlightenment view, according to which religion is a private matter, confined to the heart and the mind of the individual. For the biblical authors, God is the Lord of history and time, and hence the Lord of nations and the Lord of nature. His works and actions must be discerned in all events.
If you want an example of a boldly theological reading of political events, look to Karl Barth, widely considered one of the greatest Protestant theologians of the twentieth century. At the start of the First World War, Barth was a country pastor in Switzerland who had been trained in the confident liberal theology that was all the rage around the turn of the last century. This theology shared the common view that with the rise of the natural sciences, the development of technology, and with political and cultural liberation, human beings could build the Kingdom of God here on earth.
From the quiet of his parsonage in Switzerland, Barth followed the horrors of the First World War, the slaughter of hundreds of thousands, the devastation of nations, the collapse of the European social order. Then something dawned on him: it was precisely the inflated self-regard and hubris of nineteenth-century liberalism that led to this disaster.
He saw the European powers as descendants of the Tower of Babel builders, attempting to reach up to God on their own terms and in their own way. Behind the sunny confidence of the liberal period, he discerned arrogance, imperialism, and colonialism. The advances of science were made possible through the rape of the environment and economic comfort for some was made possible through the enslavement of others.
In the end, bad personal habits have bad consequences, but bad national habits have bad consequences as well.


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A little nightstand makeover
I came across this wooden piece and thought I could work
some makeover magic.
I removed the dividers and primed.
I had the idea to use the Dremel to carve a design on the nightstand.
I've used the Dremel before to carve swirls in this mirror as well
as other carved design mirrors.
I also used it on this cute Cheetah Bench to carve the leopard spots.
Most recently, I used it to carve spirals on the wings of this dragonfly.
You can see how versatile it can be plus it's really fun and easy to do.
For the nightstand, I painted a brown-ish basecoat then drew my design on with chalk.
I was going for a flowers and leaves flowing design.
I started carving with the dremel over my chalk design.
I use this type of dremel bit in different sizes when carving in wood.
For me, this type/shape of bit is a good general purpose bit and easy to use.
After all parts were carved, I applied a second coat of brown paint
Working in sections so the paint wouldn't dry completely,
I brushed on dark brown paint and wiped away the excess.
You want to make sure to get the dark paint in all the carved recesses.
...and this is how it turned out.
This is also where I apologize for my poor quality pics
because it looks so beautiful in person!
I carved both sides...
Other side...
And the top...
I was originally going to leave the inside plain,
but decided to carve a trailing vine and flowers inside too...
other side...
I finished it off by carving dots all along the edges and the bottom.
I added a couple of coats of polyurethane and it was ready to go.
Thanks for checking out my carved table.
See my latest dremel design of a zebra pattern carved on 6 ft leaner mirror.
I still have items and reduced original paintings in my Etsy shop as well.


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Meet the Author/Photographer
Ellen B. Senisi
Ellen B. Senisi and her family live in Schenectady, New York. One day, her husband bought an expensive camera. He asked his wife to learn to use it because it had cost so much! After a while, she was hooked on taking photographs. She claims that she had caught the "photography disease."
Today, Ellen B. Senisi makes her living creating children's books. She says, "I feel that everything I've done to this point — traveling, teaching, writing, editing, photography, and parenting — comes together in the making of the books I create." When she shoots photos, she tries to become invisible. This lets her capture natural images of people and places.
- Ellen B. Senisi lived in her hometown for her first eighteen years. Since then, she has lived in about thirty different places!
- This author/photographer teaches creative workshops for kids. In one of them, kids use photos she has taken of them to create books about themselves.
Photography CreditSenisi
Other Books Written and with Photographs by Ellen B. Senisi
- For My Family, Love, Allie
- Just Kids: Visiting a Class for Children with Special Needs
- Reading Grows


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This is a fab idea and so simple!
Lets say that you don't have the big loops that the shoes below have. Add some bigger rings (like keychain rings) through the smaller lace holes so you can lace chain through it. If you want the tightness of the laces plus the chain look, then keep the laces and add the rings over the laces.
Use a bunch of different types of chains. Possibly a combo of gold and silver? It depends on what type of look you are going for!
Good luck!
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4 April 2017
Twenty per cent of women will suffer from some sort of mental illness either during the course of pregnancy or soon after giving birth. In the past, Hampshire mums faced dramatic levels of iniquity in this area of healthcare but, with the launch of a newly expanded service, this is all set to change.
At the end of last year, Southern Health's award-winning mother and baby mental health team obtained news of funding - worth £800,000 per year - to extend its specialist perinatal community services to three new areas: Portsmouth, the Isle of Wight and North East Hampshire & Farnham. Combined, the three areas see 6,500 new births every year.
The NHS Trust's perinatal team manager, Jenny Walsh explained: "With the help of our local commissioners, this month we're delighted to now be able to offer our specialist services to even more mums across Hampshire and to the Isle of Wight and Farnham, Surrey. Since the news of our successful bid for additional funding, we've worked hard to recruit the specialist local staff required for the launch of the expanded service and we now look forward to helping more mums and their families in the coming weeks and months."
Southern Health's perinatal mental health team helps mothers experiencing severe mental illness, through a programme of treatment and support in the community and in its specialist inpatient unit in Winchester – where mums and their babies can stay until they are well enough to be at home. Community-based care includes advice and support over the telephone; outpatient consultations in clinics, GP surgeries or at home; support and guidance for an individual's family; medication; and a range of therapy sessions.
The community perinatal team is the first in the country to receive independent accreditation from the Royal College of Psychiatry. It means that the perinatal service is now 'double accredited,' as its inpatient unit in Winchester has already received its own accreditation. This is after the service was named national 'Psychiatric Team of the Year' at the Royal College of Psychiatrists Awards three years ago.


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Coming home a couple of days ago I found an envelope in my mailbox from Mina's regular vets. My first thought, considering the week-in-hell I'm having, was: "Shit, did I forget to pay a bill or something?" I was wrong, of course, because inside was a nice note from Dr. Nolan and a flier for a cause very near to my heart. As I read the flier I told Mina about it and, of course, I cried.
Luke Robinson lost his beloved canine Malcolm to osteosarcoma in 2006. Since then Luke is on a mission to raise awareness about canine cancer and its similarities with human cancer. His mode of communication is to walk with his two dogs, Hudson and Murphy, from Austin, Texas to Boston, Massachusetts.
"On June 19, join Luke, Hudson and Murphy as they walk the final mile into Boston. This will be a day of celebration, remembrance, thanksgiving, and reflection as they commemorate the remarkable, historic journey of 2 Dogs 2000 Miles and inaugurate our new vision, 2 Million Dogs – Partners for a New Hope in Cancer Research. To learn more about this historic journey, to donate or to find out more about the events planned for Boston, please visit www.2dogs2000miles.org and follow us on Facebook and Twitter."
Luke and the boys have a blog where you can follow along on their journey. The started from Austin in March 2008 and will finish in Boston on June 18, 2010. The next phase of the project is 2 Million Dogs, "a 501 C (3) organization who relies on the generosity of individuals and corporations to help us in our mission to eradicate cancer through investing in comparative oncology studies.'
2 Million Dogs has donated funds to support the following institutions and organizations; Colorado State University Animal Cancer Center, Texas A&M Imaging and Cancer Center, and Tufts University Harrington Oncology Program and Morris Animal Foundation." There's a widget on the site where you can pledge to be part of 2 Million Dogs walking for cancer, details will be available as the site grows.
I salute Luke's efforts to raise awareness about canine cancer and to raise funds for better treatment research. Please donate if you can. There's also some really cute "Puppy Up!" gear to be had, too.


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All any dad wants on Father"s Day is to gather round the house and celebrate the day with their four wives and 24 children — but that won"t be happening this year for Kody Brown of "Sister Wives."
Sources close to the fam tell various scheduling conflicts made it impossible for the whole family to get together this year. We"re told the Browns had their Father"s Day last week over a giant breakfast — which included pancakes, eggs, bacon, fruit, french toast and cereal.
As for gifts, we"re told each of the wives gave Kody a "survival kit" — some of the basics he needs to have at each house — like cologne, Q-tips, and dental floss.
Courtesy of:ttp://we3d.net/sister-wives-fam-not-together-for-fathers-day/
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1st Mississippi Partisan Rangers
This unit was attached to Col. Robert McCulloch's 1st Brigade, of Brig. Gen. James R. Chalmers' 5th Military District (headquartered at Panola, MS), Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's Department of the West, and commanded by Col. W. C. Falkner. [Refer to Edwin Bearss' The Vicksburg Campaign, Volume II, page 249; and Volume III, page 1144.]
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Since I've gotten into my Save the Bees project, I have become very interested in flowers as I learn which are favored by our endangered bee friends. I planted a bee-friendly garden and my neighbor has a walkway through a Secret Garden, so there's lots of inspiration nearby. I have started a new series of watercolors like those above. They should make colorful notecards and a 2017 calendar! I've always wanted to make a calendar with my art. Now I am researching how to reproduce them… I may just do it myself and post to my Easy shop which has been dormant for far too long.
I am feeling a new series of acrylic paintings coming on. It's time to break out, let loose, fly like the Fall leaves and have some fun. I feel like I've been too serious. The slightly cooler weather here in Florida is giving me extra energy and inspiring me> How is your Fall going?


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5 Social Media Secrets to Successful Marketing on Twitter
Twenty-first century business relies very heavily on the internet. In fact, it's no stretch to say that businesses run mostly on the internet. It is therefore appropriate to attract clients and customers online. The best way to do that now is by utilizing social media. As Twitter is one of the most powerful social media sites, here are 5 excellent tips to get you going there.


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Still looking or creating last minute presents? This is an easy one - I shared a simple and easy bracelet DIY that gets done in minutes, and a free printable packaging for you to use or embellish your gift boxes with over at Crafts Unleashed a few days ago.
Click on any of the photos above or the link below to create your own!


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napa books.
Napa is an independent publishing house in Helsinki, Finland. They've got a range of art comics, art books and flip books - in addition to a talented team of artists and some fantastic exhibitions.
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Vertical Ridge Scarf
For this scarf I started with a fhdc (foundation half double crochet.) I learned how to do it this last week and my crocheting style will never be the same. It makes life so much easier. Before my starting edge would be uneven and unsightly. Now using the fhdc the edge is much nicer and uniform.
To make this scarf you fhdc until you reach the desired length you want.
Row 1: hdc in blo (back loop only) for the length of the scarf. (this gives it that ridge look)
Continue this, row after row, until you reach the desired width you want.
In my scarf I continued row 1, five more times.
To finish I did not tie off yet, I sc crocheted all the way around it to give it a neater finish. Be sure to sc three times in the same stitch at each corner so your scarf does not curl on itself and you keep those pointy corners.
On simple designs like this you can always add a flower or button here or there to give it a little more detail. I still haven't quite decided what I might add to this one yet.
You may use this pattern for whatever you like. It's very simple and I'm sure someone somewhere has used these same simple stitches in a similar way, who am I to keep this from you ;p
I made this hat to match it. It is the Divine Hat. I found the pattern through Ravelry.com, but here is the link to the blog directly.
I modified this one quite a bit to get a better fit. I only crocheted to the fpdc on each previoius fpdc and 3dc in first chain space between fpdc and dc until I reached the size I wanted...I tried following the pattern the other way, but it was huge. Always check your gauge. :)
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Wednesday, 27 June 2012
Monsters Are Coming!!!!!
An awesome piece of artwork by Melvin de Voor from the soon to be released Pulp City Monster rules!
Posted today in the great and very active Citizens of Pulp City Facebook Group
Cant wait to see what else is going to be included!
If you like the look of this, dont forget to check out the big 100,000 Supers Giveaway running on this blog right now. Loads of amazing prizes and all you need to do to win them is leave a comment!
Hendybadger awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!
(Badger also drawn by Melvin)
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What Late Veep Pick?
By Stuart Rothenberg
I thought it odd last month when there was a flurry of talk about Senators Barack Obama and John McCain possibly announcing their running mates. Make a selection more than a month before the conventions, thereby eliminating the big reason for getting excited in late July and most of August? It seemed like a crazy idea to me.
Now, with the announcements near, some again are wondering why Obama and McCain have waited so long to announce their picks.
Let's be clear: Early picks are the exception, not "late picks." Most selections over the past 25 years have taken place the week before the conventions, so if Obama's and McCain's picks are "late," it's only because the conventions are late. Blame the International Olympic Committee, if you must.
1980 Bush (R) -- July 17, during the Convention (July 14-17)
1984 Ferraro (D) -- July 12, the week before the Convention (July 16-19)
1988 Quayle (R) -- Aug. 16, during the Convention (Aug. 15-18)
1988 Bentsen (D) -- July 12, the week before the Convention (July 18-21)
1992 Gore (D) -- July 9, the week before the Convention (July 13-16)
1996 Kemp (R) -- Aug. 10, two days before the Convention (Aug. 12-15)
2000 Lieberman (D) -- Aug. 7, the week before the Convention (Aug. 15-17)
2000 Cheney (R) -- July 25, the week before the Convention (July 31-Aug. 3)
2004 -- Edwards (D) -- July 6, three weeks before the Convention (July 26-29)
This item first appeared on Political Wire on August 20, 2008.


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Just a few years ago, you probably would have called up your travel agent if you were thinking about taking a trip or vacation somewhere. These days, though, there are thousands of websites online that can help you with every step of the planning process — as well as offer some help beyond what a travel agent could do for you. With these online tools, you can make sure that your travels, whether for business or pleasure, are enjoyable.
Tripbase — Get ideas on where to travel and what to do, based on what you enjoy.
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TripConnect — Get travel advice from your network of friends.
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atLarge — Find Internet access at any airport in the world.
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PlanYourTrip — Find information on motels, campgrounds, and attractions around the route of your roadtrip.
Moblu — Calculate your gas costs for your trip.
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TravelPost — Search for hotel reviews across thousands of websites.
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Travel Guides
Boo — See guides and travel advice written by other travelers.
EveryTrail — Share trip routes and photos online and through mobile devices, as well as find trips where you'll be traveling.
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Allergy today is generally misunderstood, and it's more common than we realize. Our greatest challenge is recognizing it. Allergy is the cumulative effect of many insults to the body which, over time, have overwhelmed the body's protective mechanisms. While dust may appear to be the cause of your runny nose, in reality it's only the trigger that activates the symptoms in an already comprised organism.
People inherit the disposition for allergy rather than the specific allergy itself. Metabolic individuality can cause people to react very differently to various substances. What adds to the challenge is that cellular injury releases endorphins, creating a subconscious addiction to the offending foods so you can actually be craving the foods you are intolerant to (In fact, this is a good tool to use to identify what may be causing your symptoms – what do you crave all the time?).
Food allergy or intolerance can be caused by intestinal permeability, allowing undigested proteins and food particles to pass through the gut into the bloodstream causing systemic body inflammation. It is the body's response to the foreign object that becomes the problem more than the object itself.
The Physiology – Food allergy occurs when a specific immunoglobulin antibody (blood proteins produced in response to an allergen or toxin) reacts to a foreign object (the allergen) that is found in our bloodstream, causing our immune system to react abnormally whenever exposed. Our Ig (immunoglobulin) antibodies work to identify triggers that could be harmful to the body, and tell the body to release histamine. Histamine causes your blood vessels to swell or dilate, so that your white blood cells can quickly find and attack the infection or problem.
What causes Allergy?
- Allergy appears when the accumulation of toxic substances leads to metabolic overload (when your body can no longer keep up).
- Nutritional deficiencies further stress the immune system leading to vulnerability of developing allergy.
- Chronic infections heavily contribute to the production to allergic symptoms. Infection of the intestine can make it's lining more permeable to undigested food particles, which end up in your bloodstream & produce allergic symptoms.
- Toxins produced by Candida (including acetaldehyde, carbon monoxide & alcohol) also play a major role in allergy as well.
- Stress is any form, whether emotional, physical, chemical, or environmental will also contribute to allergy by weakening your immune system and adding to your metabolic overload.


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The United Methodist Church in Eurasia
Location: Russia, Europe and Eurasia, Ukraine, Europe and Eurasia
Home Country: United States of America, North America
The Rev. John Calhoun is a missionary with the General Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church serving as the Coordinator of International Ministries.
John is serving in The United Methodist Church in Eurasia building partnerships with international students and migrant communities to provide guidance in the areas of leadership training, community development, and preaching.
John has served in several missionary placements since he was commissioned in 2000. Previously, he was the director of St. Luke's United Methodist Church's Family Center in Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine. There, he worked with a team of social workers and community organizers to provide a wide range of services, including counseling, work and life skills, and educational support to street children, single mothers, and families in crisis. He also assisted with worship and pastoral duties.
From 2001 to 2005, John's missionary assignment was serving as pastor of the Moscow Protestant Chaplaincy, an international, interdenominational Protestant congregation in Moscow, Russia. In addition to his tenure in Moscow, he served as the coordinator of humanitarian relief and church development for the Methodist Church in Kenya, and as a program coordinator for the World Council of Churches in Jordan.
John is an ordained elder of the New York Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church. Before joining Global Ministries, he served pastoral roles in congregations in New York City, Berlin, and Jerusalem. Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, John earned his undergraduate degree in Russian and economics from Georgetown University, Washington, DC. He received his Master of Divinity degree from Boston University School of Theology. John and his wife Noel have two sons, Nicholas and Benjamin.
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March 2014
The CPI-U increased 0.1 percent in February on a seasonally adjusted basis. Over the last 12 months the All Items index increased 1.1 percent before seasonal adjustment. An increase in the Food Index, which rose 0.4 percent, accounted for more than half of the all items increase. The Energy Index declined, and the index for All Items Less Food and Energy rose 0.1 percent.
The official BLS news release is available here: www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf


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"A ll that Hashem spoke, we will do and we will hear."
(Shemos 24:7)
The Gemara (Shabbos 88a) says that when Bnei Yisrael put "naaseh" before "nishma," a Heavenly voice proclaimed: "Who revealed to my sons this secret that the angels use?"
What exactly was the great secret here? (Rav Shach, Meirosh Amanah)
I used to have a girl family. When my daughters were young, I put effort into teaching them skills to help me and their future homes. Eventually, we became a team. We'd plan schedules, menus, and divvy up projects. Together, we'd greet Shabbos, revel in a clean house on Leil Haseder, and pack mishloach manos in the wee hours of morning. I didn't realize how good I had it.
Life has its cycles and stages. My daughters have grown, and now Hashem has seen fit to bestow upon me a boy family. I'm left with a motley crew of guys to train as my next executive task force.
I quit.
By stating "Naaseh v'nishma," Bnei Yisrael were not only expressing willingness to accept the yoke of Heaven. They were also proclaiming, with great desire, "We'll do what we've heard, and then we'll hear more and do more." This was the "secret" of the angels. The angels also do the will of Hashem, not only because they want to accept the yoke of Heaven, but also from a deep yearning to accept new roles after they've fulfilled their previous missions.
The difference between male and female brains is nowhere more obvious than in the realm of housekeeping. I love my boys. They're eager, energetic, and imaginative. They're also scatterbrained, reckless, and impulsive. (Disclaimer: This is not to make any generalizations about the rare, wonderful males who can cook, clean, and coordinate without kvetching. This is simply one women's personal journey on the road to remaking ruffians.)
Case One:
"Avi, please throw out the garbage."
Avi eyes the bins, spends half an hour estimating the size of the egg cartons and whether they'll fit into a milk carton, and finally drags two full bags across the kitchen floor, leaving a milky trail behind him.
He then disappears outside, ostensibly to throw out the garbage, but doesn't return for two hours. Mother's left to mop up milk, put bags back in bins, and find room for the random eggs he relocated to complete his scientific study.
Please. I'm not ungrateful that he actually threw out the garbage. I'm simply pointing out that the goal of a garbage-less kitchen floor was not met.
Case Two:
"Yitzi, please put away your clean laundry."
Yitzi overturns the basket of laundry on the floor (goodbye, folded laundry), randomly stuffs several pairs of pants and shirts into various drawers, throws two pairs of clean socks into the hall because he decided they're not his (they are), and then concludes that the clean pajamas can stay on the floor because he'll need them soon.
Whereas my daughters and I saw a goal to housekeeping (read: clean house), my sons see each task as a distinct entity, giving nary a thought to their purpose. Once, just once, I want them to complete a chore and then ask me, "Ma, what's next?" Dreams!
Dovid Hamelech says in Tehillim (103:20): "Bless Hashem, His angels, those mighty in strength, who perform His word, to hearken to the voice of His word." We see that the purpose of the angels doing Hashem's words is to hear and then do more. So, too, Bnei Yisrael were responding when they said "Naaseh v'nishma." Their entire motivation was to receive more directives from Hashem.
Those who delve into Torah realize there's no end to the width and depth of Hashem's holy words. Therefore, they choose to learn and do more. This is the uniqueness of Klal Yisrael, through which they merit to be called the Chosen Nation.
These days, Friday afternoons finds me cleaning up the mess made by my maintenance crew. Purim eve is when I refill mishloach manos because many hands that helped fill them also ate them. And Leil Haseder is when I make shehecheyanu, amazed that I've survived the last two weeks without being electrocuted or poisoned by my male cleaning crew.
I love my boys. I pray they'll grow up to be wonderful husbands. However, I think I'll leave it to their wives to teach them to look beyond a task and realize there's a goal here. And no, it can't be reached by kicking a soccer ball. (Originally featured in Family First, Issue 579)


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By Dr. Mercola
If you suffer from allergies to food, insect stings, medications or latex and are at risk of anaphylaxis, an EpiPen could save your life. Anaphylaxis is a life-threatening allergic reaction that may occur just minutes after exposure to an allergen.
In addition to causing itching and swelling of your lips and tongue, anaphylaxis may lead to tightness and closure of your throat along with difficulty breathing that becomes life threatening.
The EpiPen, which is manufactured by Mylan, contains epinephrine, a synthetic form of the hormone adrenaline that counteracts anaphylaxis. It helps to constrict your blood vessels, increasing your blood pressure and also reduces smooth muscles in your lungs to improve breathing.
It also stimulates your heart and helps reduce hives and swelling in your face and lips.1 People at increased risk of anaphylaxis are typically advised to have two doses of epinephrine available at all times and administer the first dose immediately upon experiencing anaphylaxis symptoms.
However, the EpiPen, which contains about $1 worth of epinephrine,2 has become outrageously expensive and Mylan is facing increased public scrutiny for price gouging; the list price for a two-pack of EpiPens is more than $600, up from a little over $100 in 2007.
Mylan Has a Near Monopoly and May Continue to Increase EpiPen Prices
Most of the EpiPen cost increases took place in the last three years, and it was suggested that Mylan may be hiking prices before the introduction of a generic, which was expected out last year.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rejected the generic version (made by Teva), however, and Sanofi's Auvi-Q, another alternative, was pulled from the market due to problems with dosing.
The New York Times reported, "So rather than a last grasp for profits, Mylan has a near monopoly now, allowing it to continue the price increases for at least another year."3
Mylan has tried to downplay the drug's outrageous cost by saying that most patients have insurance coverage and they offer coupons to help reduce co-payments. People with high deductibles may still end up paying most of the costs out of pocket, however, and as The New York Times continued:4
"Such co-payment assistance is part of the standard playbook for companies selling expensive drugs: The goal is to spare the consumer, who might create a political uproar, and yet still get paid by the insurance company or government health program."
Ultimately, inflated drug costs are often passed down to consumers in the form of higher premiums from insurance companies and higher taxes to cover government health programs.
It should be noted, too, that most people have to purchase new EpiPens every year, even if they don't use them, because they have a one-year expiration date. Some, however, are taking a gamble by keeping their expired EpiPens in lieu of spending hundreds of dollars on a new set.
Mylan CEO's Pay Rose More Than 600 Percent From 2007 to 2015
While there is no open investigation looking into Mylan's pricing structures for EpiPen, there have been multiple calls to do so from politicians like Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar and Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal.5
EpiPen sales reportedly brought in $1.2 billion in 2015, the culmination of a 461 percent price increase from 2007 to 2015. Meanwhile, during that same period, Mylan CEO Heather Bresch enjoyed a 671 percent increase in total compensation, from just under $2.5 million in 2007 to nearly $19 million in 2015.6
Adding another twist, Bresch is the daughter of West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin III, which could get awkward, to put it mildly, should she be called to testify about the company's seemingly unscrupulous price increases. She's been embroiled in controversy before, however.
After Bresch was named Patriot of the Year by Esquire magazine in 2011, it was revealed that Mylan purchased a European drug company for the purpose of incorporating in the Netherlands in order to pay less in taxes.7
In addition, West Virginia University reportedly gave Bresch an MBA even though she was short of credits. Michael Garrison, the university's president at the time, was a longtime friend of the family and resigned after the scandal.8
Shortly after acquiring the EpiPen, Mylan nearly quadrupled its spending on lobbying efforts, which paid off in the form of industry-friendly legislation. NBC News reported:9
"Legislation that enhanced its bottom line followed, with the FDA changing its recommendations in 2010 that two EpiPens be sold in a package instead of one and that they be prescribed for at-risk patients, not just those with confirmed allergies.
And in 2013 the government passed a law to give block grants to states that required they be stocked in public schools."
Mylan Has Close Ties to US Allergy Advocacy Groups
With EpiPens becoming unaffordable even for many people with health insurance, the number of preventable deaths from anaphylaxis in people with allergies could also rise.
It would seem that U.S. allergy advocacy groups would be chief among those speaking out against Mylan's price gouging, but such groups have been remarkably silent.
"Are these allergy advocacy groups holding back criticism of Mylan's unconscionable price hikes to protect a funding source? Only their leaders really know," Forbes stated, while reporting on Mylan's many financial ties with allergy organizations:10
• Mylan is a Corporate Council Member of the Allergy & Asthma Network (AAN) and a sponsor of their 4th annual USAnaphylaxis Summits
• Mylan is a national corporate partner of Food Allergy and Education (FARE), a key lobbyist in the bill that encouraged public schools to stock EpiPens; Mylan has also acted as a Premier Sponsor at FARE conferences and summits
• Mylan made a cash donation to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) for their annual spring fundraiser and has sponsored continuing education for attendees at an AAFA conference as well as other AAFA expos. The company is also a Platinum Sponsor of AAFA's Kids With Food Allergies.
• Mylan funded activities at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) 2016 annual meeting
Mylan Spent $1.7 Million on TV Ads During the Olympics
Despite being embroiled in a price-hike scandal, Mylan didn't shy away from advertising during the 2016 summer Rio Games. During the two-week Olympics coverage, Mylan aired an advertisement 46 times, according to iSpot.tv, a media research firm.11
The ad featured a teenager suffering from anaphylaxis after accidently consuming peanuts and directed viewers to a website to learn more about food allergies.
The ad also suggested people talk to their doctors about a prescription treatment to carry in the event of reactions. The "treatment" section of the website links to the EpiPen website.
The ad is, sadly, an example of reality for people at increased risk of anaphylaxis and their parents. Access to an EpiPen can literally mean the difference between life and death, which pushes the price hikes beyond greed and into the realm of cruel.
Naomi Shulman of Northampton, Massachusetts, who has a daughter with a cashew allergy, told Second Nexus, "It's very wrong … It's gouging parents about their children's lives. It's not like letting them sniffle. It's life or death."12
Mylan Says It Will Offer More Financial Assistance for People in Need of EpiPens
Instead of lowering the inflated cost of EpiPens, Mylan caved in to the public backlash and stated they would offer more financial assistance to those in need of the product.
This would come in the form of additional help with co-payments for people with commercial insurance as well as additional free EpiPens for uninsured patients.
Mylan placed much of the blame not on the EpiPens' exorbitant cost but on "the significant burden on patients from continued, rising insurance premiums and being forced increasingly to pay the full list price for medicines at the pharmacy counter," according to Bresch.13 Many were left unimpressed with Mylan's attempt at damage control. As The New York Times reported:14
" … [T]he total cost [of EpiPens] to the health system, a cost borne largely by insurers, the federal government and school districts, will remain the same.
'Mylan should not offer after-the-fact discounts only for a select few — it should reverse its massive price increases across the board immediately,' Representative Elijah E. Cummings, Democrat of Maryland, who has been investigating rising drug prices, said in a statement."
Get EpiPen for at Least $400 Less in Canada
While Mylan has a near monopoly on the EpiPen market, there is one lower-cost epinephrine injection available in the U.S. — Adrenaclick, made by Impax Laboratories, which administers the medicine using a different method than the EpiPen. Adrenaclick may still cost about $500, while a generic version of the drug may range from $144 to $379 with the use of a manufacturer coupon.15 Adrenaclick and its generic are not as widely available as the EpiPen, however.
Another alternative is to buy the EpiPen online from Canada. The website of the Canadian International Pharmacy Association (CIPA) has a list of online Canadian pharmacies (and more than 60 that sell EpiPens). According to Forbes:16
"You can contact these pharmacies and order a 90-day supply of EpiPens … [one example] Canada Drugs Online, sells a pair of EpiPens for $133 Canadian; two of them will cost an American shopper $206.55. You'll pay an additional $10 shipping."
It's Not Only the EpiPen That Americans Are Paying More For
Although there have been several high-profile examples, like the EpiPen and Turing Pharmaceuticals' decision to increase the price of a drug used by HIV patients by 5,500 percent, drug prices have been increasing across the board in the U.S. According to research published in Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA):17
"Per capita prescription drug spending in the United States exceeds that in all other countries, largely driven by brand-name drug prices that have been increasing in recent years at rates far beyond the consumer price index."
In 2013, for instance, per capita spending on prescription drugs in the U.S. was $858 compared with an average of $400 in 19 other industrialized nations. A key part of the problem is the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which grants certain new drugs with five- to 12-year windows of exclusivity, during which generic competitors may not come to the market.
Another issue is that Medicare cannot negotiate drug prices with drug companies, a practice that is common in the U.K. and other countries with nationalized health care systems. The JAMA study continued:18
"Another key contributor to drug spending is physician prescribing choices when comparable alternatives are available at different costs. Although prices are often justified by the high cost of drug development, there is no evidence of an association between research and development costs and prices; rather, prescription drugs are priced in the United States primarily on the basis of what the market will bear."
To lower your own drug costs, consider generic equivalents or purchasing your drugs from a reputable Canadian pharmacy whenever possible. Even more important, however, is to take control of your health — the first and best step to reducing your reliance on drugs now and in the future.


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I still remember when I first come to USMKK in 2005, I really don't really like here. It's hot, boring and far from home. Years after years, my impression on USMKK changes. It's nice. USMKK did bring me a lot of sweet memories. Too many to share if I want to list out one by one. But, the most important thing happened in this five years is I have learned to be a better man. I mean better, thus I wish during working I can even better. Hahaha.
Many new friends I met in this 5 years. Some of them really means a lot to me in USMKK. Doctors here are mostly nice too... I'm going to miss you all. Definitely, I will come back for my master program if there's a chance.
Lastly, wish you all in USMKK all the best and enjoy your life in USMKK. Keep in touch!!!!
I Love you all too!!!!
Sarawakian... but Jin Lee........... Hehehe
Taking photo with flowers...
Final Year who attended Farewell. From left: Susan, Kok wah, Alex, Me, Daniel, George, Pei Pei. The one in front with white cloth and smile so handsomely is Ma Tai Jiun. The childish one with red cloth who lying on Daniel's thigh is Jeremiah. Another 2 girl behind Pei Pei are Chu Ann and Siew Li, both of them wish to become final too.... old... Hahaha
Those from Methodist Church.....
Lynn, from Kuching.... She really look like Ita... Is she Ita's sister???
My direct junior from SMK Methodist, Mary and Cornilia.
Chu Ann is my worship team leader in Kota Bharu Methodist Church.
Jenny and King Yunn, they are from sibu too.
Carynn and Eunice.....
(Voon Li, Patrick, Billy, Edwin, Qi Zhe) 3rd year medic group. I looked young with them... Hehehe
Ye Yuan.... From Miri.. His biceps and triceps very big o...
Bryant, from Kuching....
Kai Foo, my final year CGL.... You're are so tiny....
Kap Sum on my right and Edwin Pheng on my left... There is a tatoo on the back of Kap Sum. Edwin's photography skill quite good...
Two beauties... Cher Wee on my right and Sin Yee on my left.
Ling wei.... a happy girl.
Kee Nieng (center) has a very loud voice... and she is talented in acting. Rose is a talented girl in music..... Both of them from Sibu too.
Ling Heng Wei from Miri, my final year neighbour at Nurani 3th floor. His room is just opposite my door. He is a responsible and good man... But, unavailable lo (up to date 8-3-2010)...... Hehehe
Jeremiah who finally got his beloved girl friend in final year final moment... Hahaha.. Congratulation.
Pumpkin??? Pang King Tong..... from Sabah
King Wei.....
Dr. Chew... my CF's advisor
Wai Hoong on my right and Yi Qin on my left. They are both using Nikon..... :(
I'm going to miss you all !!!!!


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When the Green Girl began the Cool Running Couch-To-5k Running Plan, a lot of people recommended downloading podcasts from Robert Ullrey. Ullrey's podcasts follow the weekly program so instead of having to follow the beeps on your watch to alternate between your run/walk intervals, you can simply listen to the techno music and he announces the changes for you.
Um, see, I assumed the "pod" in podcasts referred to a proprietary file format for iPods. I was pleasantly surprised when I discovered the files were available in MP3 format. I also downloaded some mixes from DJ Steve Boyett.
When Carrie mentioned she enjoying "getting to know people" through their podcasts, I was puzzled. I didn't understand how listening to techno music helped her "meet" people. Carrie gently explained she was referring to podcasts put out by various runners that are essentially audio blogs. She recommended I check out Running Podcasts.
I finally got around to downloading some podcasts last night in preparation for a long road trip I had to make today. Phedippidations appeared to be the most popular running podcast so I downloaded a few episodes. Endurance Base Camp also got good reviews so I decided to check out the most recent podcast on hydration and the role of sodium. Unrelated to running (or triathlons), I downloaded some podcasts on network security from Steve Gibson from Gibson Research Corporation (GRC).
I started off with Steve Runner's Phedippidations Fdip163: Running Clubs. He did a little skit where he is visited by the "Ghost of Marathons Past." It was really entertaining. I must admit that I did lose some interest when he started rambling on and on about all the running club options across the country. That's when I forwarded my player to the Endurance Base Camp podcast. (Sorry, Carrie, I noticed he listed http://www.redhairedgirl.com in his show links but I missed whatever he said about you because I got bored!) The timing was perfect because I was listening to Steve Gibson discuss prioritizing bandwidth when I got home.
I really enjoyed my little foray into the world of podcasts. Thank you so much, Carrie, for turning me on to this!


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In some religions… such as Judaism; pork is considered dirty meat! Although; this dietary law via this religion doesn't just save pigs from slaughter… that also prevents people from eating them. That means, pork dinner will be prohibited. If you were tired of pork tapeworms because, pork isn't cooked thoroughly… you had an option to leave pork off your plate, and choose a vegetarian diet that will replace pork for good!
Continue reading "Vegetarian Magic: Spare A Pig By Leaving Pork Off Your Plate"


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Highlights in 2017
Pierre Auguste Renoir and Camille Claudel
This year, Aube invites you to come and experience rural life in Champagne with Renoir and discover the intimacy of the faily home. In the steps of the master impressionnist, everyone, according to his inspiration, will be guided by his emotions..
Few people know that the gifted adolescent took his first artistic strides in Nogent-sur-Seine. The city is paying him the greatest tribute with the opening of the first international museum of Camille Claudel in the spring of 2017
Aube en Champagne reporters
Aube, land of Champagne
The Champagne route
Choose all year long your itineraries and festive occasions to meet master winegrowers with ancestral know-how, who invite you to penetrate the secret of the bubbles in the Côte des Bar and its 63 villages.


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To the Editor:
My husband Sol and his fishing buddy Ed are out Derby fishing. It's 8:50 pm, on the first Tuesday after the start of the 2013 Derby. The Derby headquarters closes at 10 pm. While in Edgartown, before heading home to Oak Bluffs, I was struck by past visions of the Derby headquarters – with lots of fish being weighed in and ready to filet. Excited by the thought of stopping by the Derby weigh-in station – which opened at 8 pm, I headed toward the Edgartown Harbor. That's when I witnessed "the other side of the Derby" – where it seems that even the fish are trying to adjust to the dramatic change in the weather. The weigh-in captain uses the idle time to chat with Derby friends about how slow the fishing is, as they wait for fishermen to arrive with their catches. The weigh station sits void of fish to weigh, and the door to the ice house – that stores the fish for transport to neighborhood nursing homes, etc. – sits open. The filet knives sit on the filet table waiting to start to work whenever the fish show up.
Oh well, it's just 9:10 pm. Plenty of time for fishermen to file in before the close of tonight's weigh-in. I decide to head home but remain optimistic that I'll see the usual hectic weigh-in activity on another night. At home, to my surprise, my husband's truck is already in the driveway. In our house, he informs me that he's been home for almost an hour, another sign that we're all waiting for the fishing to pick up.
I anxiously await another Derby weigh-in night – hopefully when the fishermen are once again standing on a long line and weighing fish of all limit-based sizes and types, and the filet master is busy getting those fish ready to end up on the table.
Brenda Watson
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New Jets quarterback Tim Tebow is really elevating his game.
The wildly popular and outspoken Christian QB will deliver an Easter sermon at a Texas church Sunday, a spectacle expected to draw 30,000 people.
Tebow, perhaps as much known for his public demonstrations of faith as his game-changing scrambles from the pocket, will give the 10 a.m. address at Celebration Church in Georgetown, Texas, local TV station KVUE reported.
"Obviously it's our Super Bowl," said Joe Champion, pastor at the Celebration Church. "Easter is the resurrection of Christ, which we celebrate in our faith. We feel like it's going to be a testimony to the community. We want it to be a family event."
Although the quarterback's habit of praying on bended knee during games is an inspiration to some and an object of parody to others — the phenomenon has been dubbed "Tebowing" — Champion said the real star will be a higher one.
"There will be the sacredness of Easter," Champion said. "It's not a Tim Tebow show. It's not about a celebrity. There's really only one celebrity that we are going to honor and highlight."
Champion told the station he's not sure why Tebow picked his church, but did say the quarterback did not request to speak on Easter Sunday.
The church is erecting bleachers on its 60-acre outdoor space in anticipation of huge crowds. Tebow will speak for about 20 minutes.


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Davo wrote:basically, i want to know when can i get v4 and when can i add it to dark injection...? it indeed is new parts for an editor.... right?
Davo wrote:where is v4?
MightyBug wrote:I have. BUT I do have a DI creation in it with cell parts. Could that be it?Every adventure can be shared (expect if it has cells) but I think it's your spore. just share it again.
CamBen wrote:Weird, try validating your game cache.
Davo wrote:New IP
Emd4600 [ASR] wrote:Look at this, too:
Davo wrote:link on sp2 please, i wanna read this...


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Huge Breasts Leanne Crow Playing Dirty During Game Of Pool
so happy I get to start off this week (3rd last this year), with a fresh update by one of my all time favorite babe, UK's huge tits mega sensation, Leanne Crow, added today @ DDFBusty.com.. now, I've never been a huge fan of pool (always been more of a table soccer guy), but I do appreciate the way Leanne approaches this game.. she walks into the pool room wearing nothing but this sexy white lingerie, with her massive firm 34H cup naturals bouncing around, and her round butt packed nicely in these hot panties.. now, after first couple of strokes, she realizes she has to improve her performance, so decides to change the strategy – she gets up on a table, takes of her bra, and starts using the balls and the stick in a whole new way.. and if that's not good enough for a clear win (would be if I was playing against her, cause I'd drown in my own drool by than), she takes of her panties too, standing there bare naked, covering her most private parts with her hands and a pair of luckiest shiny balls in the world:
make sure you download this entire pictorial in high resolution, and even more, watch this exclusive video, only @ DDFBusty.com… I guess I dont have to remind you about all the other scenes this fabulous big boobs dream babe did there already, or about all the other busty sexbombs featured there?!… fucking best way to start a new week!
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Here's a video analysis of Sergio Leone's "tavern scene" in Once upon a time in the west:
This is a quintessential Sergio Leone scene – has all his signature techniques:
- Actors popping into scenes
- Close ups and long shots
- The element of surprise
- Suspense
- Great music
- Great dialogue
- Economy of storytelling – pure cinema
Scene notes:
- Scene length: 13:35 minutes.
- Total number of shots: 152
- ASL (Average Shot Length): 5.36 seconds.
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