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In January, I had the opportunity to visit our partner program, SMV Green, in northern India. While there I first met was Ramla, one of SMV Green's early customers. Several years prior, Ramla earned his living moving a pushcart up and down streets of Varanasi, selling basic items.Read More
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I am writing our first blog post at the end of 3 intensive days with the EDGE Just Giving Conference in Berkeley, CA. Some of the key themes which came up repeatedly included: social justice, grassroots, agroecology, human rights, environmental justice, and mission-related investing. One of my favorite references was that of the "revolutionary imagination."Read More
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Quantum Break (Xbox One)
A fantastic Xbox and Windows 10 exclusive that should sell consoles, Quantum Break is a relatively obscure title that deserves the attention of anyone looking for a cinematic action adventure game.
Unique Mechanics, Good Gameplay
Part of what makes my heart go pitter-patter for Quantum Break are the time bending powers you'll use to kill baddies. There's the expected powers of speeding and slowing time, but Quantum Break takes it a creative step further by allowing you to bend time around specific enemies, objects, or yourself. Freezing time around yourself, for example, crafts a bullet stopping shield as you run for cover.
The coolest ability by far, though, allows you to freeze space/time around an enemy. I'm not going to pretend to understand what that sentence means, but it has this AWEOMSE effect of allowing a magazine or two of fired rounds to queue up before impacting said enemy all at once. Then, in a spectacular, explosive flair, the enemy will be quantum locked in an explosion-- Its difficult to explain, but it's fucking sick as fuck, bro. Bounce around that gameplay video above to get an idea of what it all looks like.
Combining those neat abilities with small weapons fire keeps fun on the boil until the game's end. This is important, because in other cinematic action adventure games, like Uncharted, playing the actual game takes back seat to a cinematic story. Roll your eyes all you want, the most fun part of Uncharted games is watching the story unfold, not jumping around old buildings with inexplicable finger strength.
Search your heart you know it to be true.
Quantum Break, on the other hand, is equally as fun to play as it is to watch. What a concept that Curiously, its won zero meaningless GOTY awards. Admittedly, outside of the time powers and shooting dudes, the gameplay doesn't do much to shake things up. It's just fun, plain and simple.
Enemies will flank you and, I assume, tip-toe behind you to melee you to death to keep things challenging and interesting. You will unlock stronger powers and carry stronger weapons as you progress, but Quantum Break will remind you that you're playing as a squishy human in way over his head named Jack Joyce.
|That's this adorable, angry-faced man right here.
You will die a lot but most times its clear why you were outgunned or outflanked.
That sort of challenge is the kind I can get behind: challenging enough without pissing me off. Also, that vulnerability ties well into the game's themes of choice and consequence and how our species can miraculously exhibit selfless choices that truly only serve the self. The story explores some deep concepts of actualization, and overall...
The Story is Damn Fucking Good
It's damn good indeed. In the beginning, regular ol' Jack Joyce is visiting his smart, rich douche friend named Paul Serene.
|You know he's the bad guy because he is rich.
He's called Jack after some odd years to witness the activation of a time machine. Things obviously go nutty, shit breaking left and right, and this creepy ass company, Monarch, is now trying to kill you.
Immediately our hero is thrown into a chaotic, multifaceted plot to avoid and prevent the end of time. There is a LOT going on story wise that can be confusing, but it is more parts compelling than confusing. Besides, there's plenty of story recaps during cutscenes and before each TV episodes in addition to in-game intel that'll fill in any gaps. Those inclined to get more out of the story should read and view as much of that intel as possible, by the way, especially students of philosophy, sociology, and the movie Primer. Your school doesn't offer a Primer Studies class? That's weird.
You select few will eat Quantum Break's story up. You'll actually care for most of the well written characters you'll see in-game and during the TV show because they face actual human problems. Problems like "Wow I can't believe my old best friend has done this to me" or "Gee, I hope I'm making the right choice". This is in contrast to problems like, "Wow, I can't believe I literally murdered hundreds of people to steal something for glory, I wonder if I will get the hot blonde chick as a reward." Fucking Uncharted.
You haven't seen Primer?
Shane Carruth had a budget of $7000 and made a half million at the box office.
It's on Netflix and you should totally go watch it.
If you're not the type to delve into intel and such, no worries, the main story is enough of a meal on its own to fill your belly. But I bet you're also the type to order a steak well done from a fancy restaurant and complain that its dry. While I understand that choice, I do not respect it. Frankly, you disgust me.
Right, Jack has it in his head that he can reset time to save all of existence. Being a kind of... Act first, think later kind of guy, Jack maintains a singular goal, no matter the consequences of his choices, until certain things happen and his mind changes. I can't say more without spoiling the story, but what's important is that while this isn't a sprawling, branching arch with multiple endings like Heavy Rain or Beyond Two Souls, your choices will affect the plot and you will feel the gravity of every choice made.
Like whether or not to trust the obviously evil, menacing guy from the beginning.
This is because Quantum Break presents it's plot from multiple angles. The game shows the plot through Jack's point of view while the TV episodes shows the views of multiple Monarch employees. It's a cool way to tell a story because you won't soon forget that the Monarch baddies you are killing are actual people with real lives, who-- Oh gosh, there I go again. Spoilers. Go buy this game right now, guy. It's a refreshing take on the cinematic, action-adventure genre and is the very definition of what a good video game story should be and how it should be told. Take a hint, Uncharted.
Here's a fun game, kids: Have a drink whenever you hear "Uncharted" during this review.
Ya' know how the movie Troy asks you to root for the antagonist, Achilles, playing his death up as heroic in a non-ironic way? This is unlike Breaking Bad, you see, where the burgeoning evil of Walter White is the point of the story, whereas the "burgeoning evil" of Achilles or Nathan Drake from Uncharted is the result of poor writing. Quantum Break doesn't ask you to feel positively or negatively towards the protagonist, instead, it asks you to form your own opinion. That's good shit that more video games should try and its why this game has such a fantastic story.
|You haven't seen Troy either? Wow, go see Troy, dude.
Choice, that word coming up a lot. The game makes it clear that your decisions affect the story, and some have criticized these parts for being too obvious. I agree that the transition from normal gameplay to "make a choice" gameplay can be jarring, unfortunately. There sections are few and far between so it's not too terrible of a mechanic. You'll also have some smaller choices to make during gameplay. For instance, if you turn on a tape recorder--
You haven't seen a tape recorder before?
Jesus Goddamn Christ, what have you seen?
--in a level that's reading an absolutely awkward screenplay, that same tape will hilariously play in the background of the next TV episode. Hilarity!
Oh, shit, the TV episodes. We should probably talk about those.
At It's Gooey Center, A Baked-In TV Show
The way the game works is like this: Cutscene > Gameplay > "Make a choice" Cutscene > TV Episode. This formula can be off putting but I think it works very well. When Metal Gear Solid games hold us hostage with terrible plots for hours at a time and long-winded cut scenes, we miraculously forgive and praise them. Quantum Break deserves not only forgiveness for it's well acted, well filmed live-action episodes, but adulation.
Games now-a-days are either a some shooter or some RPG, but here we have Quantum Break giving us a quality television show with events that fucking change depending on your in-game choices in the middle of an epic action-adventure video game with good gameplay. To see the consequences of your choices unfold onto live-action characters works wonders to making you care about them. "I did X earlier and now so-and-so is dead?
Oops." Brilliant!
The amount of honest to goodness work that must've gone into the filming the actors in both gameplay and in a TV production, along with the scenes of different choices and outcomes, and have it all work coherently as a good story is a true achievement. I can barely sync my morning poos with my shower time before ending up making a mess on the toilet seat, and here we have a game that smoothly adjusts a fucking TV show depending on the choices you've made during the gameplay. Holy fuck. I bet the commodes at Remedy Entertainment are so clean you could eat off of them.
It Looks 'ight
I could wax on and on about this game's tangy, gooey goodness of a story but it's not all perfect.
For starters, there's no getting around the persistent film grain on everything. I understand that modern games want to look as real as possible but it sometimes distracts from the sharp textures, awesome light effects, and the life-like character models. You're not Cloverfield, Quantum Break, drop the digital camera look during gameplay, at lest. Oh well, between the time bending effects and live-action episodes, Quantum Break is still a visual feast.
|I'm assuming you haven't seen this movie. Go see this movie.
But for an Adventure Game, its a Bit Cramped
Lastly, it kinda sucks that you can't explore the city of Generic Fake Port Town, Massachusetts. I personally think all games should be true adventure games a la Tomb Raider, but this is one of the few that would actually benefit from a more open world. How cool would it have been to traverse town with time going all fucky like in the gameplay video? One moment you're solving a jumping puzzle and the next, the floor is gone and you gotta figure out how to traverse the area without time's fuckiness fucking you up. That would've been neat, huh?
An Awesome Experience You Won't Find Anywhere Else, It's Worth Giving it a Chance
But really, that's all just nitpicking. Remedy Entertainment has cooked up a mind-bending story of time travel, betrayal, and ethics that'll leave you drooling for more at each episode's end. Curiously, the game has sold well, but few of my hundreds of thousands of friends have heard of it. Those who have played it have nothing but good things to say. I don't normally gush for a video game because, frankly, modern games just don't excite me like Sonic Adventure has in the past.
But man, this one does. But of course it does, I friggin' love science fiction. So, if I'm being honest, between the TV episodes and the heavy sci-fi plot, it's definitely not for everyone. You have to really love science fiction and the TV episode mechanic to get the most out of Quantum Break. But, if any of that sounds remotely interesting to you, for sure spend the $20 and give this game a shot.
It's a meaty experience that doesn't like to be rushed, though. Take your time to read in-game intel, find fun ways to effectively wield time as a weapon, and prepare to watch each delicious in-game episode with pizza and soda. Do these things and Quantum Break may become one of the best video games you have ever played.
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Fun Facts:
- There's this bearded hackerman in the game named Charlie played by actor Marshall Allman.While there are other notable, great performances by Brook Nevin, Lance Reddick, Shawn Ashmore, and Patrick Heusinger, Marshall Allman stands out because he is painfully adorable and I call dibs. Stay away ya'll, he's mine. He's also happily married and has children. Still, he is mine.
- Remedy Entertainment is a Finnish company know for delights such as Alan Wake on Xbox 360 and the Max Payne games from the Xbox and PS2 glory days.
- There isn't a confirmed sequel because Remember Entertainment are story tellers and good story tellers always leave their listeners wanting more but goddammit if a sequel doesn't happen I will write a strongly worded letter.
- Marshall Allman, if you're reading this... First, why are you googling your own name? Ha, dork. Second, I was joking earlier; we can just be friends.

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Easter Decoy & Art Festival
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- Critic's Pick
Local and national carvers and artists exhibit their work with awards given in various carving categories, art and photography. Special awards are given for best carving display and best art display. Hand carved and/or painted wooden Easter Eggs designed by various exhibitors which will be offered in a silent auction. A Pre-loved Treasures Auction will benefit the Chincoteague Combined School Band to purchase new equipment.


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Even if you've never seen Star Wars (yes, there are people who haven't, and no, we still don't understand how that's possible), you know the opening phrase, "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away ..."
The thing is that while Star Wars takes place in an entire galaxy, the movies really only follow a small number of people on a handful of planets, and a good chunk of them are from the same family. However, what you might not know is that there are dozens and dozens of books, video games, comics and several TV shows that expand the Star Wars galaxy even further. And the size of that galaxy has not been calculated.
Researchers fed hundreds of webpages talking about Star Wars, including the hilarious site named Wookieepedia, into a computer program. It found that the Star Wars properties actually include 21,647 characters in 640 communities on 294 planets. Oh, and that's in a 36,000 year time span cover six major periods: "before the Republic, the Old Republic, the Empire, the Rebellion, the New Republic, and the Jedi Order."
The program also looked at the connections between characters, finding that the three most connected are Anakin Skywalker, Senator/Chancellor/Emperor Palpatine and Luke Skywalker. Strangely, lovable Jedi Master Yoda came in at 15th, which is the least of any major character. Although that might change if the proposed Yoda movie makes it to the screens.
The researchers behind the project say that the techniques they used to organize a massive amount of data from scattered Internet pages could be adapted for other, more serious research in the future.


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When black or brown spots just seem to appear on cats' lips, nose, and eye margins, especially on aging orange-colored cats, cat owners tend to worry. What are they and should you worry? The short answer is no—they may look ominous, but they are harmless.
Why Do Orange Cats Have Black Spots?
The most common reason for these dark spots is lentigo simplex, a genetic condition that is most common in orange tabby, calico, flame point, and tortoiseshell cats. Most often the spots (lentigines) appear in middle-aged to older cats, but they can begin appearing in cats as young as one year of age.
Owners usually notice the small, dark spots on the lips or nose first, only to worry as more dots appear and some grow a bit larger. Most cats have a single lesion or a handful of lesions, which is characteristic of lentigo simplex; others may have a great number of lesions, which is characteristic of lentigo profusa. If your cat is prone to freckling, expect more lentigo lesions as it ages.
What Are the Spots?
Small lesions of one millimeter or less may appear close together, discoloring a larger area of up to 10 millimeters. The lesions are flat, are not painful or itchy, and do not have any associated redness or other discoloration. If your cat has them on the face, it likely has them elsewhere as well, for instance, on the eyelids or the roof of the mouth.
Lentigo lesions are distinguished from freckles by their darker color, comparative sparseness, and scattered distribution. They also do not darken or increase in number with exposure to the sun, as freckles do. (However, be aware that too much sun can cause sunburn in cats, which can lead to melanoma.)
The spots are the result of the pigment-producing cells called melanocytes making more melanin than the surrounding skin. No one knows why some cats have the genetic predisposition for lentigo, but it does seem to afflict cats with orange coloration more than others. Cream- and silver-colored cats also occasionally have lentigo.
Lentigo Is Not Cancer
Rest assured: Lentigo is not a form of cancer, nor do lentigo spots advance to become melanomas. Lentigo is, in fact, completely harmless, like human freckles, and no medical treatment is necessary for the condition. That said, one cannot assume that every dark spot on your pet is harmless; this is just the most common scenario; lentigo can mask some melanomas, and raised darkened spots are more likely to be cancerous than flat spots. Have your cat checked out by your veterinarian to be sure.
It is always wise to check out any new finding with your veterinarian to rule out something serious, especially if the spots are at all raised, inflamed, or causing your pet discomfort. There are many conditions of the nose and lips that are more serious. Your vet can provide a hands-on exam to guide your pet's care.
When to Worry About Black Spots
While lentigo is not a medical concern, cats do develop melanomas (skin cancers), and it's important to know when a black spot is more than a "cat freckle." The most common form of melanoma in a cat (though it's still rare) occurs in the iris (the colored part of the eye). Such tumors can look like dark patches on the iris, and usually occur in one rather than both eyes.
While spots on the iris can be signs of cancer, they can also be benign; only your vet can make a qualified judgment on that issue.
In addition to melanomas, cats can also develop tumors in their organs, some of which can be cancerous. While rare, they are often deadly. Typically, a cancerous growth will be accompanied by other symptoms such as lethargy, drooling, or lack of appetite—but this is not always the case. If you're concerned about a lump or bump, or about your cat's overall health, a visit to the vet is in order.


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Healthcare Burnout: A New Model with a Powerful Perspective/
The literature is overflowing with articles published over the past couple of years about healthcare burnout. Initially, the focus was on "improving resilience". Now the focus is on the "fixing the system". At some point, we need to stop pointing fingers and actually get down to business to do something about it.
Healthcare professionals are not gladiators
Back in the day, Rome had four different schools for gladiators. They had the best medical care, the best training, and they even ate fortified barley. It was expensive to have a gladiator so it made sense to train them to be tougher so they would last longer. The problem is, their burnout rate was about the same as ours: 50% because they fought to the death. Healthcare professionals (like docs, nurses, administrators, physical therapists, and pharmacists) can only become so "resilient". We cannot "resilience" our way out of healthcare burnout. There aren't enough gladiators.
The System is the people
Eric Garton, in his recently published article in the Harvard Business review entitled "Employee Burnout is a Problem with the Company, not the Person"1. In their book, The Truth About Burnout2, authors Maslach and Leiter say "burnout in individuals workers says more about the conditions of their job than it does about them."
No doubt, we face a stiff challenge in delivering medical care in a manner consistent with "first do no harm" while working in an environment that is, in and of itself, harmful. While I understand the point that Garton, Maslach, and Leitner are making, we are naive if we think that we can fix burnout by just fixing "the system" alone because systems can't be fixed without the investment of the people involved. If individual burnout is ignored, people will remain disengaged and resistant to change. As a result, efforts to improve the environment will be met with blank stares or backroom grumbling.
We need a new approach
The problem of burnout is complex. In this model, I've identified four key areas that will need to be addressed if we hope to create a more sustainable healthcare system. The four elements are:
- Self: the individual
- Squad: the collection of individuals who make up a team
- System: the collection of teams who make up the organization
- Served: the patients whom we serve with our organization, teams, and individuals.
These four distinct areas require focused strategies to improve the overall environment. Over the next 12 weeks, I will be diving into each of these four areas to take a closer look. I welcome your feedback and look forward to a healthy discussion. It is time to lean in and resuscitate our healthcare system because people are getting hurt (both patients and professionals). To change the system, we need people who are willing to take ownership, roll up their sleeves, and get involved. Are you in?


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In my life, there are three very specific friends that are more than just friends to me…they are family! Two of them I have known since we were in diapers. I even told my wife, when we were dating, that these three are considered family. If they are family, then their immediate family, by default becomes my family; sort of like the scene from the Godfather, where Vito Corleone tells the undertaker: "If I am your friend, then your enemies would become my enemies; and then they would fear you." So if you are my family, then the rest of your family falls into that category as well.
I mention this, because this past weekend one of my extended family sister's, I knew her while she was chilling in her mother's uterus, lost her husband, very suddenly and unexpectedly. To say that it is and was shocking is an understatement. Just like losing a child to sickness or anything else, I can not imagine it; especially when it is sudden. My heart grieves with her and her family, for the loss of the father figure. When a person is ill, you can plan and prepare yourself for the loss; when it is sudden…it is a giant WTF?!
So today, I am grateful for the lesson that I was taught by the loss; and that is, enjoy your moments in life. Enjoy and be with your family and friends. Do not let stress dictate or have any part of your life. Your family may ask you to attend something with them or watch something that you would rather not, but instead of being miserable, enjoy their company. This is what makes life so wonderful! I know that I have used this video before…but I like it.


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Partial Purchase Orders are Easy
QBO Contributing Editor Liz Scott tells you why Partial Purchase Orders are 'Easy to use' for both Non-Inventory and Inventory Items. Read more
First Look at HammerZen HDPro App
Murph gives us the first peek at the app developed to import Home Depot Expenses into QuickBooks Online. Read more
QuickBooks Training Materials – Part 6
This piece on 'Money-In' (and more) covers Murph's second four-hour training class on QuickBooks-related materials. Look for more weekly coverage over the next few months. Read more
Using QuickBooks Add/Edit Multiple List Entry for Opening Balances
That old saying, 'never say never,' comes to my mind, because I've heard ProAdvisors say too many times 'not' to use the Opening Balance features of QuickBooks lists like Customers and Vendors. Read more
Meet QBO's New Navigation Bar
Intuit has started rolling out a New Navigation Bar for QBO featuring a new design, new features and new links. Contributing author Liz Scott tells all. Read more
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Chris Moncrieff: Let MPs go skiing by all means... that way they will cause less trouble
The ski slopes of Europe will be strangely bereft of British politicians this month as MPs have had their February half-term holiday cancelled to enable Parliament to complete as much of the pre-Brexit business as it can before D-Day: March 29.
But, given the way MPs have handled (or rather, mishandled) this crisis so far, cynics are tempted to suggest the holiday should go ahead - giving mischief-making MPs fewer opportunities to make a bad situation that much worse.
Equally, the Government desperately needs enough time to complete all the legislation required to enable Brexit to happen at all.
A substantial number of MPs seem to have forgotten their promise that they would abide by the result of the Brexit referendum whatever the outcome.
This is more than simply the forgetting of a casually-made undertaking; it is a defiant and dishonourable failure to keep a solemn promise.
So don't expect any improvement in the disgraceful behaviour of a number of MPs who would probably be doing far less damage on those Alpine ski slopes.
There seems to be something seriously amiss with parliamentary rules that allow an MP serving a prison sentence to continue receiving her MP's salary while serving time behind bars.
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But that is precisely what is happening in the case of Fiona Onasanya, who was jailed for lying to the police and perverting the course of justice, yet is still able to continue receiving her pay. That is totally ludicrous.
Onasanya is free to return to Parliament once she has completed her sentence. If she had been sentenced to a year or more she would have been automatically expelled from the Commons. She has already been expelled from the Labour Party and the only way she can be excluded from Parliament is by a system involving aggrieved constituents.
That would create a by-election in one of the traditionally most marginal seats in the country, Peterborough.
But so long as the feeble parliamentary rules allow her to receive her salary, when she so obviously cannot perform her parliamentary duties, there is no incentive for Onasanya to resign.
The sooner this glaring loophole is closed the better. What is keeping them?
The British justice system is hailed as the best in the world. Yet it ill-served Sir Christopher Meyer.
Sir Christopher, who is in his 70s and is a former British ambassador in Washington and Moscow, was viciously attacked by a teenage thug at a London Underground station and left unconscious with horrific injuries, which, according to one witness, made him look as though he had been in a war zone.
Yet the judge in the subsequent court proceedings virtually took pity on the assailant, because he had not offended before and because he had shown remorse.
The shocking outcome was that the youth was spared jail: an appalling travesty of justice. He apparently wept in court on his mother's shoulder. The poor darling.
It seems inconceivable that the perpetrator of such a grave attack on an elderly man should escape without a custodial sentence.
I trust that the Lord Chief Justice or the Attorney General will issue some harsh words to those who sit on the bench and who so blatantly fail to fulfil their public duty.
I suppose governments have to cover all manner of contingencies, but the plans to evacuate the Queen to a place of safety in the event of a no-deal Brexit disturbances is seen by some as a little far-fetched.
I recall King George VI staying put in the capital during the London Blitz. In fact, he and Queen Elizabeth (the present Queen's mother) visited and gave succour to many of the victims in the worst-hit areas.
And Margaret Thatcher went a stage further. She lamented the fact that she could not sail with the task force to fight in the Falklands War. What a woman!
The volume of nuisance calls and cold calls - most of them designed to empty your bank account by fraudulent means - does not appear to have abated despite the Government's threats and warnings of severe punishment for those caught in the act.
I was once told by someone who worked in 10 Downing Street how they deal with weirdos and others who make unwelcome calls.
The person who receives such a call merely cuts himself off while he is actually talking, on the invariably correct assumption that the caller would not believe for one minute that someone talking on the phone would actually cut himself off while in full flow.
Ingenious? I should say so.
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Writing one of these year-end posts has never been easy. Today, I find myself more so at a loss for words.
It doesn't mean 2018 has been a lackluster year. It's a year that I continue to listen to the whispers of my heart and morphed and changed consciously and subconsciously.
It has been a year that I have a lot to be grateful for. My vocabulary for wildlife, and especially birds, has grown. Great strides have been made in learning about them, some of whom you've met here. Remember the burrowing owls (see here and here), the red-crowned cranes (here and here), the monkeys that take hot spring bath and the fox that I felt a personal connection with? I know my sister from Barcelona would be proud. A year ago, all I could muster was something like "a pretty bird" or "that yellow bird". 😊
This year saw me going back to THE favorite country of mine (not one of) - Italy, where my Assistante and I continue to enjoy great food, be immersed in culture and make friends. And despite common conception about French people, we made our way into France. If you are interested, I will share my experience with the people there.
Not that I'm trying to make a career out of winning photography/art competitions, I was lucky this year to be among the finalists in a prestigious international contest.
It has also been a year of worry, fear and sadness. Some people I care about have been taken away from this world, including someone that I only got to know for one year. And as if it's not hard enough, on a whim, someone that I call family was taken in the middle the holidays when the smell of roasted turkey still lingers.
While I cuddle and reminisce the ones that leave an empty chair this holiday season, I'm also reminded that we are all made of something perishable. We don't have "forever" to say good-bye and sometimes even one second is a luxury.
Finally, I'd like to send our wishes to you with an image of these birds of elegance and Japan's national treasure. I hope these symbols of love, prosperity and good health will keep you well for the coming New Year!
With much love and gratitude (sometimes, attitude 😜),
Holiday Greetings from Us to You - Jean Huang Photography
Writing one of these year-end posts has never been easy. Today, I find myself more so at a loss for words.


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Happy Thanksgiving Week! Our family has a few Thanksgiving traditions — we watch the Macy's parade, the dog show, and have dinner at the same time every year. One of our most recent traditions is Black Friday (and Small Business Saturday) shopping! The ladies in our family put on our tackiest Christmas sweaters and load up to hunt for some good bargains.
This weekend, I went to a few local businesses to see what they have in store! So many times we get caught up in the big doorbuster sales at large department stores that we forget our small business owners carry great deals too. I wanted to make a post showcasing some super cute potential gift ideas for anyone in your family at reasonable prices.
I put together these three outfits at Dion's in Hindman!
Dion's carries Simply Southern, MudPie, and other name brand boutique items. Their deals are yet to be announced, however I can tell you that they will be putting brand new items out on the floor Friday and having great deals all throughout the store! A few sales will only be Friday, but many will run Tuesday-Friday.
Ruth & Company
I tried on these pieces at Ruth & Co.!
I purchased the blue and green blouses, and I totally will be getting the red and white later. The white sherpa crewneck is the most comfortable thing I have ever tried on (and it has pockets)! Ruth & Co. will be having amazing deals on Black Friday, but if you miss the Black Friday sale, you can always use my ambassador code "CALLIE" for 15% off your purchase!
NU2U is a consignment store where you will find a gift for any person on your list! They have a variety of stocking stuffers — Natural Life, Lilly Pulitzer, bath bombs, locally made candles — along with larger gifts such as furniture sets, statement clothing pieces, and secondhand brand name items.
Appalachian Apparel Company and The 606
Appalachian Apparel Company is a locally owned and operated t-shirt company located on Main Street in Hazard. Inside the store is also a coffee shop where a sweet barista made me an excellent pumpkin spice latte! The 606 plans on being open Small Business Saturday, and Appalachian Apparel Company will be having deals on both Friday and Saturday.
Of course, there are plenty of other local businesses that deserve attention too! I wish I had the time to make it to all of them. My family likes to go late Thanksgiving night to the shops in downtown Prestonsburg. Wildfire Designs and Daffodils always offer great specials!
If you or a small business owner you know would like to collaborate on a post, please let me know! Til then — happy shopping and happy Thanksgiving!


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When you are decorating your home, it's easy to while away many happy hours online looking for the best furniture items to place in your renovated room. However, before you go ahead and click that buy button, there are a few possible problems with ordering online that you need to be aware of. Read on to find out what they are and how to ensure that they don't make your online furniture purchase into a tragedy.
Matching the shades
One disaster that it's all too easy to make when ordering furniture online to is to assume that shades offer by two different shops will be the same. Yes, I know that they both say oak in the description, but there can be significant differences between what different shops perceive and advertise as this.
Even white and black hues can be problematic at times. This is because unless you get them from the same collection, they are unlikely to match perfectly. Something that may cause the perfectionists among us to tear our hair out.
To get around this, always order pieces that will need to sit next to each other in a room from the same collection and store. Alternatively, if this isn't possible find a way of fitting the furniture into the room, so there is space between the different items. Something that will make the differences in colour much less noticeable.
Getting it delivered
Getting your piece of furniture delivered is something that can cause endless problems if you aren't careful. Firstly, it can be difficult to get a firm delivery date from stores that are providing build-to-order items. Something that makes it very easy to end up missing your delivery and go without your piece way longer than necessary.
Secondly, if you are buying vintage items online from auction sites, you will often see that they are advertised as local pickup only. This fine if you have a Transit van at your disposal, but as most of us don't, it's a good idea to sort out some transportation before you click that 'buy it now' button.
To help you with this seek out well-regarded companies like Shiply that specialise in arranging deliveries for you. The reason for this is that they can put you in touch with someone offering eBay courier services so you can get your piece of furniture delivered no matter whereabouts in the country it currently is.
Ordering the wrong thing
While it's true that you probably won't order the wrong thing totally, many folks have experienced the tragedy of ordering furniture online, only to realise that it's the wrong size for the space they have.
You can completely avoid this issue though by measuring the space you have before placing your order. Also, check the measurements in the listing too, as there are plenty of people that have ended up buying dollhouse furniture online because they didn't read this the item description properly and thought they were getting a bargain! When what they were really getting was a tragedy, albeit a comic one at that!


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The Pokemon Porn Parody You Never Asked For Is Here, And It Is Guaranteed To Wreck Your Childhood (NSFW) — VIDEO
Y'know, I truly believe sexual whatever is chill as long as it's consensual and doesn't embrace hate. Role playing improves sexual satisfaction, so I mean—go for it! Live your best sex life just so long as everyone is safe and into it. I'm not allowed to really rip on anything that falls into those categories, I guess. But...really, Internet? Now there's a Pokémon themed porn. OK!
I can't say I'm very well acquainted with Pokémon or porn. In middle school, as a novice attempt to get into flirting, I remember gleefully accepting low-level Pokémon cards from cute boys on the school bus (this is not an effective flirting method, as it turns out). And my experience with porn? Just about identical in entry-level nature. As in, I usually just turn it off as soon as I figure out what's happening. No shade on porn, AT ALL—just not my bag. Anyway, the advent of Strokémon proves that, yes! There is really something out there for everyone. And also, there is really something to get everyone off. For some people, it seems, that involves a central character ceremoniously dubbed Dickachu, which only sounds like Pikachu if you're saying it incorrectly (even as a non-fan, I know that part is pushing it).
Let's review some of the central characters to...this:
Those look like things I don't want near any of my orifices. Does that make me a prude? I do not care.
Word. My new invite to my S.O. for sex times. And of course the star...
So there is that! And here is the official Strokémon trailer:
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In May 1993 over 1,000 young farmers enjoyed fine weather, exhibitions and competitions in the county's 18th annual Young Farmers Club rally.
The teenagers who gathered at Sycamore Farm, South Kyme, had prepared some displays in advance while others had to be assembled on the day.
There were two new classes, the Grand Prix Pit Stop - which involved teams hitching up a trailer, negotiating a course and changing four spark plus, while the Farms Skill Challenge included designing a farm safety poster, erecting fencing, workshop maintenance and welding.
Overall winners were Horncastle but local clubs were represented including Billinghay, Fulbeck and Sleaford.
Can you spot any familiar faces?


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Coast Guard, DOT.
Notice of proposed rulemaking.
The Coast Guard proposes to establish permanent security zones in designated waters adjacent to the islands of Oahu, Maui, Hawaii, and Kauai, HI. These security zones and a related amendment to regulations for anchorage grounds in Mamala Bay are necessary to protect personnel, vessels, and facilities from acts of sabotage or other subversive acts, accidents, or other causes of a similar nature during operations and will extend from the surface of the water to the ocean floor. Entry into the proposed zones would be prohibited unless authorized by the Coast Guard Captain of the Port Honolulu, HI.
Comments and related material must reach the Coast Guard on or before April 7, 2003.
You may mail comments and related material to Commanding Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office Honolulu, 433 Ala Moana Blvd., Honolulu, Hawaii 96813. Marine Safety Office Honolulu maintains the public docket for this rulemaking. Comments and material received from the public, as well as documents indicated in this preamble as being available in the docket, will become part of this docket and will be available for inspection or copying at Marine Safety Office Honolulu between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.Start Further Info
LTJG E. G. Cantwell, U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office Honolulu, Hawaii at (808) 522-8260.End Further Info End Preamble Start Supplemental Information
Request for Comments
We encourage you to participate in this rulemaking by submitting comments and related material. If you do so, please include your name and address, identify the docket number for this rulemaking (CGD14-03-001), indicate the specific section of this document to which each comment applies, and give the reason for each comment. Please submit all comments and related material in an unbound format, no larger than 81/2 by 11 inches, suitable for copying. If you would like to know your submission reached us, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope. We will consider all comments and material received during the comment period. We may change this proposed rule in view of them.
To provide additional notice, we will place a notice of our proposed rule in the local notice to mariners. You may request a copy of this notice via facsimile by calling (808) 522-8260.
In our final rule, we will include a concise general statement of comments received and identify any changes from the proposed rule based on the comments. If, as we expect, we will make the final rule effective in less than 30 days after publication in the Federal Register, we will explain our good cause for doing so as required by 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3).
Public Meeting
We do not now plan to hold a public meeting. But you may submit a request for a meeting by writing to Marine Safety Office Honolulu at the address under ADDRESSES explaining why one would be beneficial. If we determine that one would aid this rulemaking, we will hold one at a time and place announced by a separate notice in the Federal Register.
Background and Purpose
Terrorist attacks in New York City, New York and on the Pentagon Building in Arlington, Virginia, on September 11, 2001, have called for the implementation of additional measures to protect national security. National security and intelligence officials warn that future terrorist attacks against civilian targets may be anticipated. This proposed rule is similar to a temporary rule published October 30, 2002, creating security zones in these areas until April 19, 2003.
Discussion of Proposed Rule
The Coast Guard proposes designated security zones in the waters adjacent to the islands of Oahu, Maui, Hawaii, and Kauai, HI. These security zones are necessary to protect personnel, vessels, and facilities from acts of sabotage or other subversive acts, accidents, or other causes of a similar nature during operations. In addition to creating security zones, this proposed rule would also amend an anchorage grounds regulation by adding the requirement that permission of the Captain of the Port be obtained before entering anchorage grounds in Mamala Bay. Start Printed Page 5615
These proposed security zones extend from the surface of the water to the ocean floor.
Entry into these zones is prohibited unless authorized by the Coast Guard Captain of the Port Honolulu, HI. Representatives of the Captain of the Port Honolulu will enforce these security zones. The Captain of the Port may be assisted by other federal or state agencies. Periodically, by Broadcast Notice to Mariners, the Coast Guard will announce the existence or status of the security zones in this proposed rule.
These proposed security zones are intended to provide for the safety and security of the public, maritime commerce, and transportation, by creating security zones in designated harbors, anchorages, facilities, and adjacent navigable waters of the United States.
Regulatory Evaluation
This proposed rule is not a "significant regulatory action" under section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review, and does not require an assessment of potential costs and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of that Order. The Office of Management and Budget has not reviewed it under that Order. It is not "significant" under the regulatory policies and procedures of the Department of Transportation (DOT) (44 FR 11040, February 26, 1979).
The Coast Guard expects the economic impact of this proposed rule to be so minimal that a full Regulatory Evaluation under paragraph 10e of the regulatory policies and procedures of DOT is unnecessary. This expectation is based on the fact that vessels will be able to freely transit the areas outside of any security zones. In addition, the COTP can allow vessels to transit the security zones on a case-by-case basis.
Small Entities
Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612), we have considered whether this proposed rule would have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. The term "small entities" comprises small businesses, not-for-profit organizations that are independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their fields, and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than 50,000.
The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this proposed rule would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. No small business impacts are anticipated due to the small size of the zones.
If you think that your business, organization, or governmental jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity and that this rule would have a significant economic impact on it, please submit a comment (see ADDRESSES) explaining why you think it qualifies and how and to what degree this rule would economically affect it.
Assistance for Small Entities
Because we did not anticipate any small business impacts, we did not offer assistance to small entities in understanding the rule.
Collection of Information
This proposed rule would call for no new collection of information under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520).
A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132, Federalism, if it has a substantial direct effect on State or local governments and would either preempt State law or impose a substantial direct cost of compliance on them. We have analyzed this proposed rule under that Order and have determined that it does not have implications for federalism.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538) requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may result in the expenditure by a State, local, or tribal government, in the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 or more in any one year. Though this proposed rule would not result in such expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this rule elsewhere in this preamble.
Taking of Private Property
This proposed rule would not affect a taking of private property or otherwise have taking implications under Executive Order 12630, Governmental Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected Property Rights.
Civil Justice Reform
This proposed rule meets applicable standards in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to minimize litigation, eliminate ambiguity, and reduce burden.
Protection of Children
We have analyzed this proposed rule under Executive Order 13045, Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks. This rule is not an economically significant rule and would not create an environmental risk to health or risk to safety that might disproportionately affect children.
Indian Tribal Governments
This proposed rule does not have tribal implications under Executive Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments, because it would not have a substantial direct effect on one or more Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal Government and Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian tribes. We invite your comments on how this proposed rule might impact tribal governments, even if that impact may not constitute a "tribal implication" under the Order.
Energy Effects
We have analyzed this proposed rule under Executive Order 13211, Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use. We have determined that it is not a "significant energy action" under that order because it is not a "significant regulatory action" under Executive Order 12866 and is not likely to have a significant adverse effect on the supply, distribution, or use of energy. It has not been designated by the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs as a significant energy action. Therefore, it does not require a Statement of Energy Effects under Executive Order 13211.
We have considered the environmental impact of this proposed rule and concluded that, under figure 2-1, paragraph (34)(g), of Commandant Instruction M16475.lD, this rule is categorically excluded from further environmental documentation. A "Categorical Exclusion Determination" is available in the docket where indicated under ADDRESSES.Start List of Subjects
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33 CFR Part 110
- Anchorage grounds
33 CFR Part 165
- Harbors
- Marine safety
- Navigation (water)
- Reports and recordkeeping requirements
- Security measures
- Waterways
For the reasons set out in the preamble, the Coast Guard proposes to Start Printed Page 5616amend 33 CFR parts 110 and 165 as follows:Start Part
1. The authority citation for part 110 continues to read as follows:
2. In § 110.235 add a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
(c) Before entering into the anchorage grounds in this section you must first obtain permission from the Captain of the Port Honolulu.
3. The authority citation for part 165 continues to read as follows:
4. A new § 165.1407 is added to read as follows:
(a) Location. The following areas, from the surface of the water to the ocean floor, are security zones:
(1) All waters of Honolulu Harbor and entrance channel, Keehi Lagoon, and General Anchorages A, B, C, and D as defined in 33 CFR 110.235 that are shoreward of the following coordinates: The shoreline at 21°-17.68′N/157°-52.0′W; thence due south to 21°-16.0′N/157-52.0′W, thence due west to 21°-16.0′N/157°-55.58′W, thence due north to Honolulu International Airport Reef Runway at 21°-18.25′N/157°-55.58′W.
(2) The waters around the Tesoro Single Point and the Chevron Conventional Buoy Moorings beginning at 21°-16.43′N/158°-6.03′W thence northeast to 21°-17.35′N/158°-3.95′W thence southeast to 21°-16.47′N/158°-3.5′W thence southwest to 12°-15.53′N/158°-5.56′W thence north to the beginning point.
(3) The Kahului Harbor and Entrance Channel, Maui, HI consisting of all waters shoreward of the COLREGS DEMARCATION line. (See 33 CFR 80.1460).
(4) All waters within the Nawiliwili Harbor, Kauai, HI shoreward of the COLREGS DEMARCATION line (See 33 CFR 80.1450).
(5) All waters of Port Allen Harbor, Kauai, HI shoreward of the COLREGS DEMARCATION line (See 33 CFR 80.1440).
(6) The waters within a 100-yard radius centered on each cruise ship in Hilo Harbor, Hawaii, HI and Entrance Channel shoreward of the COLREGS DEMARCATION (See 33 CFR 80.1480). This is a moving security zone when the cruise ship is in transit and becomes a fixed zone when the cruise ship is anchored or moored.
(7) The waters extending out 500 yards in all directions from cruise ships anchored or position keeping within 3 miles of:
(i) Lahaina Harbor, Maui, between Makila Point and Puunoa Pont.
(ii) Kailua-Kona Harbor, Hawaii, between Keahulolu Point and Puapuaa Point.
(8) All waters contained within the Barbers Point Harbor, Oahu, enclosed by a line drawn between Harbor Entrance Channel Light 6 and the jetty point day beacon at 21°-19.5′N/158°-07.3′W.
(b) Designated Representative: A designated representative of the Captain of the Port is any Coast Guard commissioned officer, warrant or petty officer that has been authorized by the Captain of the Port Honolulu to act on his behalf.
(c) Cruise ship: For the purposes of this section, the term "cruise ship" is defined as a passenger vessel over 100 gross tons, carrying more than 12 passengers for hire, making a voyage lasting more than 24 hours, any part of which is on the high seas, and for which passengers are embarked or disembarked in the United States or its territories. A "voyage" in this section means the cruise ship's entire course of travel, from the first port at which the cruise ship embarks passengers until its return to that port or another port where the majority of passengers are disembarked and terminate their voyage.
(d) Regulations. (1) In accordance with § 165.33, entry into these zones is prohibited unless authorized by the Coast Guard Captain of the Port, Honolulu or his designated representatives. Section 165.33 also contains other general requirements.
(2) The existence or status of the security zones in this section will be announced periodically by Broadcast Notice to Mariners.
(3) Persons desiring to transit the areas of the security zones may contact the Captain of the Port at command center telephone number (808) 541-2477 or on VHF channel 16 (156.8 Mhz) to seek permission to transit the area. If permission is granted, all persons and vessels shall comply with the instructions of the Captain of the Port or his designated representatives.
Dated: January 17, 2003.
G.A. Wiltshire,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Fourteenth Coast Guard District (Acting).
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Ulster's lesson for the Middle East: don't indulge extremists
The Guardian 25 October 2007
Advocating the Northern Irish 'model' has become a popular past-time. In conflicts as different as Spain, Sri Lanka and the Middle East, the key players are now urged to consider the undoubted success in Northern Ireland and follow our example. This is hardly surprising: but I am concerned at how that example is described.
A few months ago former Northern Ireland Secretary of State, Peter Hain, described it as "the development of dialogue at every level", a dialogue "delivering the most obdurate constituencies" focussing on "key leaders", but warned that "preconditions can strangle the process at birth". Many others have urged unconditional dialogue with the most intransigent - "dancing with wolves" it has been called and Northern Ireland cited as justification.
These accounts disturb me. They are not accurate. Worse, they are potentially dangerous. Such initiatives in the wrong circumstances can backfire. That happened in Northern Ireland. In 1972 a high-ranking IRA delegation (including both Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness) was flown (in secret) to London for talks with the Northern Ireland Secretary.
The talks failed. The bar had been set too low - only a few days into a flimsy and temporary ceasefire. The IRA saw it as a sign of British weakness, stepped up their campaign and for some years thereafter believed that one 'last push' would do the trick. Loyalists saw it as a waning British commitment to maintaining Northern Ireland's position within the UK and increased their violence. Actions, intended to bring peace, merely deepened constitutional uncertainty and generated new levels of violence.
Thankfully government learnt the lessons. We now know that indirect contacts with republicans appear to have been underway from 1986-87. Crucially it was soon made clear that there were conditions before they could be an official engagement. The key conditions were later formalised in the Downing Street declaration of 1993 as an end to violence and a commitment to exclusively peaceful and democratic means. Equally important was the government's commitment to the consent principle and its refusal to act as a persuader for a united Ireland, which prefigured the outcome of the formal inter-party talks, the three stranded structure of which were defined in March 1991 and the key procedural decisions taken by the parties in 1992 in the absence of Sinn Fein. When they called their cessation of their campaign in 1994 republicans were, de facto, accepting these parameters for talks.
Nowhere is the Northern Ireland analogy applied more vigorously than in the case of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Above all, there has been much said about the need to 'engage' with those who we regard terrorists. If negotiations with the IRA led to the peace agreement in Northern Ireland, we are often told, Israel must be prepared to take the same approach with Hamas.
And as we get closer to a Middle East peace conference in Annapolis - itself clouded with uncertainly but still the most significant meeting for more than seven years - those voices urging negotiation at almost any price are getting louder and louder. Commentators point animatedly to the elephant in the corner - Hamas who will almost certainly not be attending the talks. Nothing can be achieved, they argue, if the most extremist elements are not at the negotiating table.
We must hope for agreement at Annapolis. But agreement will mean an accommodation, not a victory of one side over another. Still less will it mean the annihilation of the "other". Where does Hamas stand on these matters? Will it accept a two state solution? Will it end violence? These are reasonable questions to ask. Failure to reply satisfactorily shows that it would be wrong to try to include them.
The preconditions for engagement are as clear for Hamas as they were for the IRA in the early 1990s. Hamas must be encouraged to take the same steps the IRA took towards the negotiating table. But this will be undermined if they feel they do it on their terms and continue to reject a compromise solution. We must make sure that events like the Annapolis conference are successful and provide Hamas with further impetus to engage in a process with all Palestinians and Israelis of negotiation and compromise.
If there is one lesson to learn from the Northern Ireland experience it is that preconditions are crucial in ending violence and producing a settlement. Over generous flexibility is like giving sweets to a spoilt child in the hope that it will improve his behaviour - it usually results in worse actions. Our experience suggests that while some flexibility is desirable, there have to be clear principles and boundaries; a failure to recognise this runs the risk of learning the wrong lessons from the recent history of the province and fundamentally misunderstanding Ulster.
(25 October 2007)
'Note: This article was republished the following week in the Jerusalem Post and in Ha'aretz. The Guardian publsihed an article attacking
Ulster's lesson for the Middle East
on 5 November, and on 7 November the following reply was submitted to the paper, but not published.'
Letters Editor,
The Guardian,
7 November2007
Dear Sir,
Dr Azzam Tamimi in his article This is no basis for talks (Guardian, 5 November) attributes Hamas' support to its refusal to give up the "hope that one day the Zionist Colonisation of Palestine will be no more". Zionism exists to create a democratic state for the Jewish people. Israel is that state. It is, for all its citizens a more democratic, fairer and more prosperous state than any of its neighbours. Ending that state would mean another holocaust by the Mediterranean. If this is not the object, then Hamas should say so clearly and unequivocally.
Dr Tamami draws a parallel with Irish republicans' inclusion in talks notwithstanding their objective to absorb Northern Ireland within an Irish republic. But there is no parallel. Irish republicans, even before entry to the talks, were required to accept certain principles which meant that there would be no united Ireland without the freely given consent of the people of Northern Ireland. This we all knew would not be given, although we did not rub salt into their wounds at the time.
The article also hints, with what authority we know not, that there could be talks about coexistence. But, with broad international support, talks are now taking place on a "two state solution". That is a Jewish state for the Jewish people alongside a Palestinian state for the Palestinian people. As I said in my article it is perfectly reasonable to ask participants to accept the principle of a two state solution, which is also the concept at the core of the quartet's requirements.
Finally, in my article I discussed the Northern Ireland experience. A fuller statement of this can be seen in Misunderstanding Ulster which can be seen at davidtrimble.org and cfoi.co.uk. I note that Dr. Tamami was unable to refute any part of my account or state any facts in support of his criticisms of my article.
Yours etc,
David Trimble
House of Lords
Link to the article in its original location on the Guardian website
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MIDDLETOWN >> Middletown Police report the following incidents:
POSSESSION: On April 25, Shawn E. Vare, 30, of 329 deKoven Drive was charged with operating an unregistered vehicle, driving with a suspended license and possession of less than 4 ounces of marijuana and given a court date of May 9.
LARCENY: On April 30, Steven F. Eick, 50, of 617 Main St., was arrested for allegedly stealing an Adriene Vitadini suit jacket worth $200 from the car of a woman who works at Executive Furs on Washington Street. He was charged with sixth-degree larceny and given a $1,000 bond and May 1 court date.
LARCENY: On April 19, Nicholas A. McLellan, 25, of 337 Newfield St., was arrested for allegedly stealing $36.99 worth of gloves and socks by stuffing them in his pants at Bob's Stores on East Main Street. He was charged with sixth-degree larceny, released on a promise to appear and given a May 1 court date.
RESTRAINING ORDER: On April 30, Steven P. Abbate, 50, of 355 Hill St., Bristol, was picked up by Middletown officers at the Bristol Police department on two outstanding restraining order warrants. He was held on a $10,000 bond and given a May 1 court date.


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Image of the Month 2017
December - Floral Embryology of the Australian Tomato (Solanum centrale) at Post-fertilisation Stage
This image shows a longitudinal section of the floral constituents at a post-fertilisation stage. Details show a style and many ovules within the ovary. Some ovules show the first zygotic division and early stages of endosperm development.
November - Erythroblastic Islands
Erythroblastic islands are multi-cellular clusters found within the bone marrow for red blood cell development. They consist of a central macrophage (yellow) surrounded by red blood cell progenitors. This image is a scanning electron micrograph of the erythroblastic island.
October - Human Trachea and the Respiratory Epithelium (H.E.S. Staining)
This type of epithelium, i.e. pseudo-stratified, gives the misleading appearance of having several cell layers. All cells are attached to the basement membrane even though not all of the cells reach the surface. The basal cells are replacement cells and lead to columnar epithelial cells. Goblet cells are mucous secreting epithelial cells providing a thin protective layer to the trachea. Note the highly vascularized connective tissue.
September - Quadruple Immunohistochemistry of Paraffin - Embedded Human Retina-choroid cross-sections
Tissue was stained for ganglion cells [Beta3-tubulin (red)], the inner nuclei cell layer [Tau (green)], photoreceptors [rhodopsin (orange)] and nuclei (blue). Distinct stratified localisation of different cell types can be clearly visualised using multi-marker immuno-staining, which provides us with a more holistic view of cellular changes within the retina. This can be useful for understanding the early events of many eye diseases such as age-related macular degeneration, and enable future development of therapeutic interventions.
August - Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy in the temporal lobe of a Down Syndrome patient
A section of temporal lobe in a young trisomy-21 adult shows Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy (CAA), which is a large deposition of amyloid inside blood vessels. This image shows red arteries surrounded and filled with blue amyloid deposition.
July - Divide and Conquer: Tripolar Metaphase in Aggressive Pancreatic Cancer
Cancers feature an inordinate number of abnormalities compared to their normal cell counterparts. These rapidly dividing, highly heterogeneous cells are clever, and constantly evolving to grow, spread, and develop strategies to evade death and therapeutics. With cancers rapid division, what was once a highly conserved and carefully controlled process now proceeds largely unchecked, facilitating the deadliness of the disease. This confocal micrograph depicts one such abnormality, a tripolar metaphase event during mitosis. The tripolar spindles are seen segregating the stained chromosomes in cells derived from deadly pancreatic cancer that had metastasised to the liver.
June - Correlative SEM & AFM on Hepatic Endothelial Cells
Scanning electron and atomic force microscopy of the porous surface of hepatic endothelial cells. Each individual pore has an average diameter of about 200 nm. The grey image represents scanning electron microscopy (SEM) information while the gold colour image represents corresponding atomic force microscopy (AFM) information of a grouping of pores also known as sieve plates. The same area of interest in both microscopes was located by using scratches as relocation tool.
May - Mounting Tensions: Stress Fibres take Shape
During epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), epithelial cells lose their polarity and transdifferentiate into motile and contractile mesenchymal cells. This process involves a reorganisation of the actin cytoskeleton into dynamic stress fibres, enabling cells to transmit contractile forces. Here we see human lens epithelial cells that have undergone EMT following treatment with TGFβ. The cells exhibit strong immunoreactivity for the mesenchymal marker, alpha-smooth muscle actin (red), localising to stress fibre bundles, and a concomitant translocation of the epithelial marker, beta-catenin (green) from the membrane to the perinuclear region. The nucleus is stained with the Hoechst bisbenzimide stain (blue).
Taken on a Zeiss LSM-5Pa confocal microscope.
April - Heart of Darkness
Pictured here is epicardial adipose (fat) tissue imaged under scanning electron microscopy. The pseudo-colouring showcases the adipocytes (olive green) within the extracellular matrix (red) of
epicardial tissue.
Taken with assistance from Jia Hao Yeo.
March - Insulin-producing Beta cells of the Pancreas
This image of the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas was taken using super-resolution STED microscopy. The insulin (labelled red) is found in vesicles in the cytoplasm of the cells.
Green: Arp3 (actin-related protein 3), labelled with, Alexa Fluor 488
Magenta: F-actin labelled with Alexa Fluor 594
Red: Insulin, labelled with Alexa Fluor 633
February - Microstructures between Developing Erythroid cells in the Erythroid Niches
Erythroid niches are specialized bone marrow niches for erythroid cells. Despite their discovery in the 1950s, little is known about the morphology of these erythroblastic islands. This scanning electron micrograph reveals pilus like structures between the developing erythroid cells and other microstructures that have not previously been described.
January - Transverse Section of a Sperm Flagellum
Transmission electron micrograph of a cross section of a sperm flagellum showing the characteristic "9 + 2" arrangement of microtubules in the axoneme. Nine fused microtubule doublets form a ring surrounding two single microtubules at the centre. Nine mitochondria can be seen to surround the periphery of the axoneme, one for each microtubule doublet.


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5 pics forwarded to me by River Monster Paul. Illawarra branch have a trailer, now has the cob webs dusted off & she's a beaut, thanks guys
Lunch on the Big Nob with great views, (for those who went )
The Mother of all trail bikes Husky 701, sounds horn & goes hard
Steve Jensen washing his boots across the Cyde
Some lucky Rooster crossing the Cyde
And this is most definitely one drowned bike for which he received an inglorious award at the pub that night
Congrats to Paul Rivermonster Warner & his crew for putting on what I hear was an excellent ride. Hulk Oates said it was excellent with a great mix of everything we like, some cramped up by the end of a long day in the saddle on Sat, tucker like you wouldn't believe, prawns & beer on arrival Sat, KFC on Sunday in the middle of nowhere, Paul's 5 Star ride sets the standard no one can follow.
Well done guys, Leads, Sweeps & most definitely the support crew.
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The Beginning, Middle, and End of Our Friendship/
The Pre-School and Kindergarten Days:
Sarah and I met our first day of preschool, on September 2, 1997. We instantly became best friends when she offered up the Teacher Barbie and allowed me to play with her. From that moment, I knew we would be inseparable. On each field trip we took, Sarah would take the window seat and I would take the aisle. We had our own language and the wildest imaginations ever conceivable for 3-5 year olds.
Elementary School Days:
From 1st grade through 5th grade, there were two teachers with their own classrooms. Sarah and I were separated during classroom hours in 1st, 3rd, and 5th grade, but that never deterred our friendship. We would still enjoy lunch together, and every recess we would sit on the big grey plastic rock in the playground and pretend we were witches (Harry Potter was big in our day).
Middle School Days:
Sarah and I became closer than ever in our 6th to 8th grade years. Every night we were both free, we would hog the phone lines in our homes until our parents got fed up and bought us cell phones with unlimited minutes. We would talk about everything and anything under the sun-- her swim meets, our field hockey practices, my latest crush, and the same guy she had liked for 2 years. Sarah was there for me when my Nonno died and again when my family and I had to put down two of our cats within 3 months. She and I both had friends outside of our relationship. I had 3 other best friends who I was almost as close with but Sarah made me put her first, and they began to drift away. Every time Sarah and I would fight about even the littlest things, I would be the one to apologize even if I wasn't at fault for her cancelling our Panera date because she wanted to go to the movies with her swim friends. I could feel Sarah weaning away from me. It was not for anything I had done, but almost because she wanted to see what else was out there, as if our friendship wasn't good enough and she needed something better.
High School Days:
This is where it all fell apart. The four years of high school exposed the inevitable crack that would soon shatter the foundation of our once resilient friendship.
There were 5 homerooms our freshman year and because my last name was in the beginning of the alphabet and hers was in the middle, we were separated. Her locker was at the end of the hallway and mine was in the beginning. I played field hockey and basketball because I was the athlete and she enjoyed singing and acting, so she became the lead in all the school's plays. We had totally different lives, but still managed to talk every day our freshman year.
By the end of freshman year, I had a boyfriend and she had still never been kissed. Sarah and I began to run in different social circles. I remained with the jocks while she remained in the auditorium, constantly rehearsing for the latest play.
Eventually, the bullies came out to play—first with me and then with Sarah. Since I had always been bullied since elementary school, I was able to shrug it off and continue about my life. Sarah had never been bullied, but her "I'm perfect, I go to Church every Sunday, I don't kiss boys, my life is better than yours" act began to annoy even the friendliest people. The summer before senior year, Sarah decided she had had enough. Instead of calling me to talk about it, she told our group of friends that she and I had only met 3 years ago in a group text. I was heartbroken because even though I had defended her to the bullies, to my parents who saw our relationship as toxic, and to the friends she constantly berated, she chose to forgo our friendship. We spoke on the phone during our senior year maybe a total of 5 times. I saw her at our prom and we took 1 picture, danced 1 dance together, and that was it. I didn't see her the summer before we went our separate ways to college.
College Years:
She was off to the University of Tampa and I was off to Fitchburg State to play field hockey. I met some of the best people on my team and in my classes, including my two roommates. I even had a boyfriend, and Sarah was soon a distant thought in my brain. I would text her on her birthday, on holidays, and sometimes to say hi. She would read them, but never respond.
And then one day, out of the blue, Sarah called me.
"How can you just replace me like that?" she screamed at me over the phone.
There was no easy way to tell her that I didn't want our friendship anymore—that our 18 years of secrets, memories, boys, and laughs no longer meant anything to me because of all she had done to spite me.
"Just tell me why you thought you could replace me!" Sarah screamed at me again.
I could hear the long, drawn out sigh that she's famous for on the other end of the phone. Seconds ticked away as I glanced between my watch and the side-by-side picture frame of my best friend and my boyfriend on my desk.
"Do you really want to know why I have, as you claim, replaced you?" I finally respond.
"Yes, I do," she responded hastily.
"Alright, ready? I have replaced you because I don't mean anything to you anymore. When was the last time we spoke before this phone call today? Sarah, it has been almost a year since we last spoke."
She rebuts, "The phone works both ways you know."
Pissed, I respond, "I've been putting people first who deserve to be first. How many times have I texted you in those 12 months? Huh? How many times? And don't you say you 'didn't get the messages', because that's bullshit. Your read receipt is on."
She sighs again and I continue, "Sarah, you haven't called me or texted me back once. You've been home for breaks and seen our high school friends, I mean, I guess you're good with them even after you've fucked them over a half a dozen times, and then you have the balls to post pictures of your little 'hangout sesh', so please don't play with my feelings."
"You know I never meant to hurt you, Erin. I just needed to do my own thing, be my own person. I needed to figure out who I am and what I am meant to do," Sarah responded.
Annoyed by her excuses I calmly say, "This is why I have replaced you. And why I have decided that although I will miss you and I will always love you, there is no longer a place for you in my life."
And with that, I hang up the phone.


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The most common condition leading to a gradual narrowing and complete occlusion (blockage) of the lumen of the aorta and major arteries – atherosclerosis. In addition, chronic arterial insufficiency result in disorders such as thromboangiitis obliterans and aortoarteritis. Despite the different nature of these diseases, they all manifest a syndrome of chronic ischemia (lack of flow of oxygen-rich arterial blood) limbs or internal organs.
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Deep Vein Thrombosis – a disease in which a deep vein (usually in the legs, hip and pelvis) formed clots. Dangerous because blood clots can break off and move through the blood vessels, and when he gets into the lungs, causing a pulmonary embolism. If the clot is large enough, pulmonary embolism can be fatal.
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February 1, 2009
Merci à TOUS!!! Thanks Everyone!!!
7 comments:
- Ksam said...
Whew, glad you're okay! Now I realize why there were 10 CRS vans parked in front of my building. I asked one of them what was going on, and he said there was a "petite manif" in front of the Val de Grace. I didn't see anyone anywhere, so I just went inside. Looks like it wasn't so "petite" after all!
- Sunday, 01 February, 2009
- Anne in Oxfordshire said...
OMG Leesa, I am so sorry...I didn't read it all until now.
You must of been absolutely terrified, so happy that you finally got to safety, and home to Alex.
Sending Hugs and love to you..Anne
- Sunday, 01 February, 2009
- Franco said...
i constantly walk through atlanta with my friends, even tough it's one of the most dangerous cities in the us.
i'm always on the look.
- Sunday, 01 February, 2009
- Starman said...
I'm glad you were finally able to get safely away and don't blame you one bit for being terrified.
- Sunday, 01 February, 2009
- Barbara said...
You are very welcome, honey.
It was already good to hear that you were out & safe at home.
You know that you have friends around you that care.
- Sunday, 01 February, 2009
- Justin said...
Leesa, sorry to hear you went through such a bad experience, but I am very glad you are okay. I know I would have been scare as hell if I had to go through that. Big hugs!
- Monday, 02 February, 2009
- Leesa said...
Hey Sam.... Yeh.. Me, too!! Thanks for your message... It was pretty terrifying as it was happening... So glad it's all behind me know...
Anne-- Thanks for the support.. I was glad to be out of the whole ourdeal and to be safe...
Franco-- The nice thing about living here is that I feel sooo much safer than I did when I lived in the States.. It's generally pretty safe here.
Starman-- Thanks for your support and understanding.. Yeh.. it was pretty scary... Glad it's all over
and done with!
Barbara- Thanks so much! I'm happy to have great friends and their support and understanding!
Justin-- Thanks a lot... I'm glad to be okay, too... I hope I never have a repeat of that incident- though I'm sure it was just a matter of being at the wrong place at the wrong time... Thanks for the hugs! Leese
- Monday, 02 February, 2009