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This post is based upon a piece of dream (not fiction). Any relation to any enterprise grade product is purely coincidental.
This post is based upon a piece of dream (not fiction). Any relation to any enterprise grade product is purely coincidental.
Now, this is not a flame post against Proprietary Software. I'm a FOSS supporter but with understanding that for some Business...
* paid 24x7 support is a lot more critical than quality
* need to put trust in a product where the Vendor is bound by agreement to help
which is perfectly fine.
Depending on a business requirement and policies, there need to be different solutions provided. Some community supported FOSS and then many large corporations (backed for years) Enterprise Software.
Again, no this post is not on license of software.
This post is on some core values of a software (FOSS or Proprietary) that make it eligible to be used at a worthy scale in a Organization that is depending on it.
These also stand true for any user of that Software Project, but are more crucial for users depending their economy on it.
And are ethically right of the Corporations which are paying big bucks for a piece of code sold to them on high brand and big promises.
Here on I use "Products" for all paid-for (some Enterprise grade) Projects that I got to work on since college and experience the truth underneath.
So... What qualifies a Project to be a Product?
- 2 old-skool fundamental mantras: loose coupling; high cohesionThere are "Products" with bunch of modules that have separate responsibilities. Correct approach. But when you start to build around them, sometimes they are not that independent in containing self responsibilities.
That's worse than not having your project modular at all, at least that way you promote users to treat it as a black-box.
"Product" need to be well modular-ized emitting the age old beautiful development practices of keeping your modules loosely coupled, strongly cohesive.
- isolated from client specific details
Anything and everything that depicts details about client specific implementation need to be managed as a configuration provided explicitly. There shouldn't be any necessity of find-replace any hard-coded "config text" in source or set-up files for the "Product". These details shan't be required to be packaged with custom traditional set-up of "Product".
- generic out-of-the-box setup... tested and isolated
The "Product" installer binaries shall be self-contained. They can be O.S. distribution specific, which is fine.
They should be unaffected of O.S. level restrictions that may be there or not. Say if SELinux is enabled, your setup shall be able to initiate changes required for the "Product" to function.
Any dependency shall be either bundled in the installer package, or shall utilize the targeted package manager to lay it down for itself.
The installer shall be tested completely in the mode it is supposed to be used. For example, if it sets up the machine remotely then it shall be capable of handling all tasks remotely by itself and not depend on user to place some files for it first or in-between.
- no mesh between services required for initiation
The "Product" might have distributed architecture support, might have modular components collaborating.
Now these distributed components need to be aware of each other to be able to collaborate. The components shall be robust enough to handle unavailable dependency components and regain activity once available.
This awareness can be maintained on a component dedicated to dynamic configuration query and update, where all component instances export details about self and gather information on others. Environment preparation mechanism can populate the initial dynamic information which on requirement can be updated in collaboration-enabling component and gathered by others.
Every component can persist information required for it within itself as well, but that shouldn't be dependent on the other components. If component-F collaborates with component-A and requires component-A to mark some activities for it even to start itself. Bad design.
- don't promote deprecated technology in newer component
Some "Product" have big lifetime, depending on their vastness &/or critical nature. This might lead to existence of certain obsolete technologies (like SOAP in yr2014) usage in newer components.
You shouldn't start rebuilding entire perfectly working "Product" for that, yes. But neither shall you use that as an excuse for holding back entire new development around it. It will cripple the "Product" much faster of surviving in newer circumstances if it can't use the power required for them.
Build a mid-layer contract API and seclude your new work over your legacy "Product". Then build new features over that mid-layer API.
This will help you avoid "Product" becoming a bloatware just because new features can't be used inherently from the design itself. It will also help contain the sanity of perfectly working "Product" from some (library, etc.) changes required for new features. And will let you use more advance current best practices for all the newer work, not cripple it.
If not "Product" in entirety; at least every individual component in itself shall follow unified design/development/interface/platform strategy... it shouldn't have bifurcation of ideals, if necessary a new component shall be carved out and plugged-in instead of corrupting the existing piece.
- different style of code, different degree of documentation
If your code-base is not very huge, beautifully written clean and modular code can survive without documentation.
If your code is not clean (don't judge it yourself, ask someone expert in language/framework but unaware of logic to guess) then have freaking documentation all over it.
If your code-base is "really" huge, even if your code is mostly clean... have a basic module level documentation at least.
So anyone using it knows how to handle them and build upon or around them. Anyone visiting the code-base many years after (if you think your "Product" is capable) with lot improved language features is still able to make sense of what was carved with stone on cave walls.
- building upon/around it shouldn't involve hack-y ways
In small home-brewed solutions, unpack-replace-repack is still arguably accepted solution.
In a freaking "Product", it shall expose an elegant yet secure API interface to extend features. If it allows overriding of existing features, even they shall be plugged in via that interface causing the built-in feature to be subdued.
It's not effortless but is a sane and secure method. The "Product" need this embedded in it's design.
- for all kinds of data-set involved, should have a proper data-modification strategy
Hand modification seem harmless at development stage, even at testing sometimes. In production if any kind of data modification done during setup or updates doesn't have a migration/rollback strategy around it, it's a danger zone signal.
Like proper DB migration scripts over (and not plain diffs of) current version of scripts. I might seem obvious as all other points, but there are bunch of Product missing one or other variations of it.
- take care of sensitive data involved even during setup of "Product"
If your Product in any manner forces display or storage of sensitive data (usernames, passwords, machine names, network details, yada yada yada), danger zone again.
- have at least some level of sanity tests for all logic flows
Even in this age of software development, if importance of software testing (acceptance, regression, security) need to be advocated to you, it's disaster.
To state obvious... any change can be tracked properly, all technologists have some level of idea and trust on what's where doing what, people picking it much later can build over it without breaking anything.
and some things, but that for some other time.....
Could a piece of software sold by "so called tech moghul" Organizations be so crappy that the only purpose it fills is vendor lock-in for years of licensing and not even the creators know it's buggy to its core?
Yes! So chose with care.


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This is a brief overview of how a western blot (more formally called a protein immunoblot) is performed and what type of data you can obtain from one.
Western blots allow investigators to determine the molecular weight of a protein and to measure relative amounts of the protein present in different samples.
1) Proteins are separated by gel electrophoresis, usually SDS-PAGE.
2) The proteins are transfered to a sheet of special blotting paper called nitrocellulose, though other types of paper, or membranes, can be used. The proteins retain the same pattern of separation they had on the gel.
3) The blot is incubated with a generic protein (such as milk proteins) to bind to any remaining sticky places on the nitrocellulose. An antibody is then added to the solution which is able to bind to its specific protein. The antibody has an enzyme (e.g. alkaline phosphatase or horseradish peroxidase) or dye attached to it which cannot be seen at this time.
4) The location of the antibody is revealed by incubating it with a colorless substrate that the attached enzyme converts to a colored product that can be seen and photographed.
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Rambam - Sefer HaMitzvos As Divided for The Daily Learning Schedule Positive Mitzvot 28, 25, 40, 41, 27, 42 |
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Positive Mitzvah 28: Burning the Incense
Exodus 30:7 "And Aaron shall burn upon it (the altar) sweet incense every morning"HaShem wants us to appreciate the greatness of the Beit HaMikdash with all our senses.
Looking at its majestic structure; listening to the Levites' music; and presenting sacrifices sharpens our awareness of the holiness of the Beit HaMikdash.
Through our sense of smell, we are also inspired by the sacredness in the Beit HaMikdash.
The priests are commanded to burn incense on the golden altar. This fine mixture of herbs fills the air with an exceptional aroma.
Positive Mitzvah 25: Kindling the lights of the Menorah in the Beit HaMikdash
Exodus 27:21 "Aaron and his sons shall order it (the burning of the lamps)"In the main hall of the Beit HaMikdash stood a magnificent golden Menorah.
The priests are commanded to arrange the wicks and kindle the oil lamps every day.
The light of the Menorah would shine brilliantly, enabling it to be seen far beyond the Temple's grounds.
Introduction to Mitzvot 39 - 75
When you feel close to someone, you think of ways to show that you care.Sometimes, you express your feelings by giving that person a present.
As you are shopping for the gift, you try to choose something your friend would appreciate.
The Jewish people love HaShem and feel close to Him.
In the Torah, HaShem tells us that we can express that love by offering sacrifices.
It is this means of expression chosen by HaShem that brings us closer to him.
The Hebrew word for sacrifice is Korban. The root of this word is Karev, which means "to come close."
Through the different kinds of sacrifices - animal or meal offerings - we come close to HaShem.
The sacrifices also atone for our sins.
It is a Jew's way of asking for forgiveness from HaShem.
Positive Mitzvah 40: The High Priest's Daily Offering
Leviticus 6:13 "This is the offering of Aaron and his sons, which they shall offer to the L-rd"The High Priest occupies a much higher position than others.
His particular responsibilities and tasks - leading the people in the ways of HaShem - calls for much dedication.
He is commanded to bring a daily meal offering, reminding him of his important duty.
Introduction to Mitzvot 41- 58:
Shabbat and Festival Sacrifices
On special occasions and festive days, our closeness to HaShem is reinforced by offering additional sacrifices.The Torah tells us that we must offer different offerings for each of these special days.
Positive Mitzvah 41: The Additional Shabbat Offering
Numbers 28:9 "And on the Sabbath day, two lambs"On Shabbat, two sheep and a meal offering are to be brought in addition to the regular daily burnt offering.
Positive Mitzvah 27: The Show-Bread
Exodus 25:30 "And you shall put show-bread upon the table, for Me, always"Have you ever heard of bread that stayed fresh for over a week?!
It may sound strange, but at the time of the Beit HaMikdash, this miracle took place every week.
HaShem commanded that twelve show-breads be baked and offered each week. They are to be arranged on a golden table specially designed to hold them.
Each Shabbat, these breads are to be replaced with newly baked loaves while the old ones - still fresh - are eaten by the priests.
Positive Mitzvah 42: The Additional Rosh Chodesh (First of the month) Offering
Numbers 28:11 "And on the beginning of your months, you shall offer..."On the first day of every lunar (Jewish calendar) month, certain sacrifices are to be brought in addition to the daily burnt offering.
Humility has to be real. Real humility means transcendence of the self. Moses, it is written, was the most humble of all men. Obviously, he knew who he was. He knew that of all men, he alone was chosen to accomplish the greatest tasks of history -- to lead an entire nation out from bondage and bring them to the greatest revelation that would ever be. He was the loftiest of all prophets, who spoke directly to G-d whenever he wished. He knew all this and yet he was humble. Because Moses told himself, "This is not my own achievement. This is what I have done with the powers G-d has granted me. Perhaps had someone else been given these same powers, perhaps that someone else would have done a better job."
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- Prayer- Exhale as you sit back onto heels, lower head, tuck chin and reach arms out.
- Cat- Inhale as you arch the back up and hollow out abdominals while head remains tucked. Camel- Exhale and lower abdominal and reach chin towards ceiling. Tuck chin and sit back into Prayer position.
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Kutani ware is a style of Japanese porcelain first established by Goto Saijiro after the mid-seventeenth century. Production of Kutani ware ceased at the end of the 17th century, but commenced again in the 19th century. The porcelain style is known for five colors: red, yellow, green, purple and navy, which are used to paint over dynamic line drawings.


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To Ditch Dessert, Feed the Brain
If the brain goes hungry, Twinkies look a lot better, a study led by researchers at Yale University and the University of Southern California has found.
Brain imaging scans show that when glucose levels drop, an area of the brain known to regulate emotions and impulses loses the ability to dampen desire for high-calorie food, according to the study published online September 19 in The Journal of Clinical Investigation.
"Our prefrontal cortex is a sucker for glucose," said Rajita Sinha, the Foundations Fund Professor of Psychiatry, and professor in the Department of Neurobiology and the Yale Child Study Center, one of the senior authors of the research.
The Yale team manipulated glucose levels intravenously and monitored changes in blood sugar levels while subjects were shown pictures of high-calorie food, low-calorie food and non-food as they underwent fMRI scans.
When glucose levels drop, an area of the brain called the hypothalamus senses the change. Other regions called the insula and striatum associated with reward are activated, inducing a desire to eat, the study found. The most pronounced reaction to reduced glucose levels was seen in the prefrontal cortex. When glucose is lowered, the prefrontal cortex seemed to lose its ability to put the brakes upon increasingly urgent signals to eat generated in the striatum. This weakened response was particularly striking in the obese when shown high-calorie foods.
"This response was quite specific and more dramatic in the presence of high-calorie foods," Sinha said.
"Our results suggest that obese individuals may have a limited ability to inhibit the impulsive drive to eat, especially when glucose levels drop below normal," commented Kathleen Page, assistant professor of medicine at the University of Southern California and one of the lead authors of the paper.
A similarly robust response to high-calorie food was also seen in the striatum, which became hyperactive when glucose was reduced. However, the levels of the stress hormone cortisol seemed to play a more significant role than glucose in activating the brain's reward centers, note the researchers. Sinha suggests that the stress associated with glucose drops may play a key role in activating the striatum.
"The key seems to be eating healthy foods that maintain glucose levels," Sinha said. "The brain needs its food."
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Activist Targets IBM: "Bring Out the Belgian Waffle!" (reprint from 2014)
Updated: Dec 12, 2019
Editor's Note: In light of the recent KHC disclosure that the geniuses at 3G have been underinvesting in brands, over-stating earnings, and milking their businesses for short-term earnings at the expense of long-term results—everything Warren Buffett professes to despise—we thought it worth reprinting this commentary on the 3G methodology from 2014—JLM. IBM trades to highs on activist related speculation (161.85 +0.95) —Briefing.com, November 23, 2014
IBM Chief Counsel: "Ginni? Fred here."
IBM CEO Ginni Rometty: "What's wrong?" Chief Counsel: "Activists are circling."
Rometty: "Oh geez."
Chief Counsel: "Yeah. I've got the biggest shark of all on hold. He wants to talk."
Rometty: "Carl Icahn??"
Chief Counsel: "No. Icahn watches Netflix and uses an iPhone. He thinks we're 'old economy.' Worse than Icahn."
Rometty: "Donald Trump?"
Chief Counsel: "No. Even worse."
Rometty: "Worse than Donald Trump? How is that possible?"
Chief Counsel: "It's possible. It's those guys from 3G."
Rometty: "Yikes. The Brazilians? The ones who took over Burger King and slashed and burned?"
Chief Counsel: "Yeah. And they bought Heinz with Warren Buffett—your pal."
Rometty: "Well, he's not my pal after we had to reset the 'earnings roadmap' and the stock tanked. Stupid roadmap. How did Palmisano ever come up with that idea?"
Chief Counsel: "It worked, didn't it?"
Rometty: "Only long enough for Sam to exercise his stock options. Not me."
Chief Counsel: "Well your options may be in the money soon enough, if these 3G guys go ahead. You want to talk to them?"
Rometty: "Put 'em on."
Chief Counsel: "Right now?"
Rometty: "It's better than watching these Fast Money yahoos trash talk me on CNBC."
Chief Counsel: "Hold on… Okay, here we go. Oscar? You there?" Oscar: "Yes. I have seven minutes before I have to fire 37 people and figure out how to convince young males to buy hamburgers made with wood shavings. Let's get going."
Rometty: "What do have in mind?"
Oscar: "We at 3G would like to buy IBM—"
Rometty: "Outright? That's not activism, that's a hostile takeover!"
Oscar: "Call it what you like. We see great opportunity to run IBM more efficiently."
Rometty: "Oh yeah? Starting where?"
Oscar: "Layoffs. IBM has too many employees."
Rometty: "Says who?"
Oscar: "You have over 400,000 employees!"
Rometty: "That number is so last week."
Oscar: "You've had layoffs in the last week? Well then, I must congratulate you."
Chief Counsel: "Careful, we haven't publicly disclosed anything."
Rometty: "Okay. So what else does 3G think we need to change?"
Oscar: "Well, according to our internal due diligence you have a very inefficient field staff reporting structure. At Burger King we have 14,000 field staff reporting to seventy-five MBAs who all work out of their cars."
Rometty: "That's nothing. At IBM our entire field staff of 80,000 reports to three college grads and a transfer student."
Chief Counsel: "Ginni, that's never been disclosed—"
Rometty: "Relax, Fred. The transfer student doesn't even speak English."
Oscar: "Somehow our due diligence did not discover that. Well played."
Rometty: "Thank you. What else you got?"
Oscar: "Well, corporate overhead. At Burger King we eliminated all corporate jets except mine, and everyone takes a Greyhound bus when they travel more than 300 miles."
Rometty: "What do they do under 300 miles?" Oscar: "They hitch-hike."
Rometty: "That's nothing. All travel requests at IBM have to get approved by a cardboard cut-out of Dilbert."
Oscar: "Brilliant!"
Rometty: "It's called returning value to shareholders, not employees."
Oscar: "And we admire that. But your headquarters staff appears bloated to us—" Rometty: "That's because it doesn't exist."
Oscar: "Doesn't exist?"
Rometty: "No. It was outsourced to India years ago."
Oscar: "Then why do our satellite images of the IBM headquarters parking lot show so many cars?"
Rometty: "That's my security detail. And my lawn service."
Chief Counsel: "Ginni, I really think this is inappropriate—"
Rometty: "Not at all. If this guy thinks he can tell me how to run IBM even less for employees and customers than we already do, he's got another thing coming. He's a piker."
Oscar: "Well let's discuss your taxes. We at 3G know how to operate tax-efficiently across all multi-national jurisdictions—"
Rometty: "Our tax rate was 15.6% last year. How do you beat that?"
Oscar: "We think applying a 'Dutch Sandwich' could move billions in pre-tax income to a lower tax rate nation without any change in your corporate headquarters—"
Rometty: "Been there, done that."
Oscar: "Well, a 'Double Irish' would reduce taxes on intellectual property by shifting—"
Rometty: "You're five years too late pal. Next?"
Oscar: "A 'French Cuff'?"
Rometty: "So '90s."
Oscar: "The 'Jamaican Bobsled'?"
Rometty: "Who do you think invented the 'Jamaican Bobsled'?"
Oscar: "What about a 'Hong Kong Stir-Fry'…a 'Singapore Sling'…a 'Portuguese Man-O-War'?"
Rometty: "Is this the '80s calling now? Puh-leeze."
Oscar: "Well, I must say, your tax avoidance strategies seem quite advanced. I've run out of options."
Rometty: "You didn't ask about the 'Belgian Waffle.'"
Oscar: "Fala sério! We heard the rumors about it, but believed it to be a myth, like Bigfoot. You mean there is such a thing?" Rometty: "Wouldn't you like to know?"
Oscar: "Please? I beg of you."
Rometty: "If you guys drop this takeover idea, I might—." Oscar: "Consider it dropped." Rometty: "Alright. But first, make sure your door is closed, your auditor is nowhere nearby, and listen carefully… Now just imagine you found a way to merge with an entire country, whose citizens could be made to unwittingly pay your taxes for you—." Chief Counsel: "This conversation is finished! Ms. Rometty has nothing further to add!"
Oscar: "El Diablo!"
Jeff Matthews
Author "Secrets in Plain Sight: Business and Investing Secrets of Warren Buffett"
(eBooks on Investing, 2014) Available now at Amazon.com
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The Third Seal will be revealed when man will scramble for food as famines grip humanity
Saturday, 16 March 2013 @ 15:25
Message 732
My dearly beloved daughter, the tides will unleash and the destruction, caused by many wars, will commence as foretold.
The timing of the arrival of the False Prophet will coincide with the declaration of wars all over the world.
These wars will be triggered instantly and men will cower in fear as the implications become clear.
Wars will take root and roll out like storms in the desert, where they will gain momentum and catch all of those who feel that their peace is guaranteed, like a thief in the night.
So many countries will be involved that it will take everyone by surprise.
Soon the Antichrist will make himself known in the midst of the carnage.
Confusion, fear and loss of crops will compound the problem.
Not long after, the third seal will be revealed when man will scramble for food as famines grip humanity.
Starved of food, starved of spirit, starved of help, mankind will grasp at anything or anyone, which offers respite.
The stage will have been set for the Antichrist to arrive and announce himself to the world.
By this time, mankind will be so relieved because of the man of peace, who offers so much hope, that they will become his willing slaves.
They will fall for his elaborate plan to restructure the world and bring all nations together.
The plan, they will be told, will be for the good of all and to rid the world of terrorism.
The enemies, he will say he fights, and whom he will exert control over, are innocent victims used by him in the deceit, which he will present to the world.
When peace, or what seems like a truce, is restored, then will come the next stage, the unity of all nations, all religions, all countries, into one.
This is when the union between the False Prophet and the Antichrist will become clear.
Those who will have been given the truth, and whose names are in the book of the living, will know what is happening.
Others, blind to the truth of My Teachings, will not be so fortunate.
Then it will be a matter of waiting.
My patience will mean that I will strive to save and protect those who will not be able to discern the truth.
My patience and My Mercy will result in Divine intervention on a grand scale to save all God's children from the grasp of the beast, whose only objective is to encourage sin.
For there is one thing you must know; behind the charming allure of the Antichrist will lie the plan to encourage sin, so that humanity will make the final choice – to side with the beast in defiance of God.
When that time comes and after every attempt is made by me to save souls it will be over.
Only the elect will be taken into My Kingdom.
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Medical Assessment – After clinic selection is done, Rekha will forward your report to the respected clinic. Their expert will thoroughly go through your report, create the outline, and assist you through necessary medical procedures and also find a suitable surrogate and donor if needed.
Clinic Visit – After the medical arrangements are finalized, you can choose to visit the clinic for further procedures.
Regular Updates – Throughout the journey, we will regularly update you regarding the progress and health of your child and surrogate. We believe in transparency and hence we will keep an open communication channel, where you can address your queries and concerns.
Joyful Handover Moment – Once the child is born, we will hand over the child to the intended parents, and then we will help you through further documentation and legalities as per Lithuania law or the relevant country so that you can take your child home. Your child will get citizenship of your homeland not of the foreign land where you have been for the treatment as the law doesn't grant citizenship for a child born through surrogacy in another land but it grants citizenship for a child in your homeland.
Who Needs Surrogacy in Lithuania
The surrogacy option is chosen for several reasons. Parents who are unable to bear a child can be due to issues involving medical conditions, same-sex couples, single parents, women with pregnancy complications, individuals with genetic disorders, and so on. There are many reasons listed below as to why a female patient might not be able to carry a child to its full term in her womb.
- Rokitansky Syndrome (Müllerian agenesis) – Women born without a womb
- Repeated IVF failures despite good-quality embryos
- Recurrent miscarriages
- Absence of uterus since birth (congenital absence)
- Lupus (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)
- Large uterine fibroids (leiomyomas)
- Hysterectomy or uterus removal due to medical reasons
- Hypertension (chronic high blood pressure)
- Genital tuberculosis affects reproductive organs
- Damaged uterine lining (endometrial damage)
- Chronic diabetes mellitus affecting pregnancy viability
- Blood clotting disorders (such as Factor V Leiden mutation)
- Adenomyosis (endometrial tissue in the muscle wall of the uterus)
- Abnormalities in the size of the uterus (e.g., unicornuate, bicornuate, or septate uterus)
- Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affecting ovulation
- Endometriosis (endometrial tissue outside the uterus)
- Asherman's syndrome (intrauterine adhesions)
- Cervical or uterine abnormalities (structural defects)
- Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) leading to tubal damage or infertility
- Premature ovarian failure (early menopause)
- Turner syndrome (a genetic disorder affecting females)
- Cancer treatments (chemotherapy, radiation) affecting fertility
- Severe pelvic adhesions compromise fertility
- Severe endometrial thinning or atrophy
- Previous uterine surgeries leading to infertility (e.g., myomectomy, uterine septum resection)
- Maternal age-related infertility (advanced maternal age)
- Other systemic conditions impacting pregnancy viability or carrying a child to full term.
It is natural to have concerns for first-time parents about fertility treatments like IVF, ICSI, and surrogacy. Global Surrogacy brings comfort as your surrogacy journey is expertly solely dedicated to this field. Highly quality professionals are here to guide you.
If your country does not allow surrogacy for any reason or raises a ban, you can contact Global Star Surrogacy or talk to our expert Rekha Suresh and we will arrange a surrogacy clinic in the state or country where it is legal. We do our best to help you bring your child home, we will take care of all the necessary documentation and legal work and what we need from you is your trust in us. Global Star Surrogacy will be there with you throughout your journey. From the birth of your child till going back to your home country we will manage everything.
If your country does not allow surrogacy for any reason or raises a ban, you can contact Global Star Surrogacy or talk to our expert Rekha Suresh and we will arrange a surrogacy clinic in the state or country where it is legal. We do our best to help you bring your child home, we will take care of all the necessary documentation and legal work and what we need from you is your trust in us. Global Star Surrogacy will be there with you throughout your journey. From the birth of your child till going back to your home country we will manage everything.
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Tax Cuts 2.0 – Wisconsin
The $2 trillion 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) includes several provisions set to expire at the end of 2025. Now, GOP leaders have introduced a bill informally called "Tax Cuts 2.0" or "Tax Reform 2.0," which would make the temporary provisions permanent. And they falsely claim that making these provisions permanent will benefit the middle class.
ITEP analysis finds that extending the temporary tax provisions in 2026 would not be aimed at helping the middle-class any more than TCJA as enacted helps the middle-class in 2018.
Here's how "Tax Cuts 2.0" would impact Wisconsin:
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Publication Type: Abstract Only Publication Acceptance Date: 10/19/2011 Publication Date: 10/19/2011 Citation: Larson, S.R., Jensen, K.B., Robins, J.G. 2011. Native grasses for biomass. Meeting Abstract. Interpretive Summary: Technical Abstract: Considerable breeding and genetic research is currently dedicated to the development of warm-season perennial grasses, such as switchgrass (Panicum virgatum), as dedicated biomass crops. However, the Great Basin and other large regions of the western United States and World are dominated by cool-season grasses with special adaptations to salinity, drought, and other harsch conditions. A project was initiated to identify perennial grass species, genes, and traits needed for low-input biomass production in the West. Growing up to 3 m tall, Basin wildrye (Leymus cinereus) is considered one of the largest native perennial grasses in western North America, but its elevated growing point is easily damaged by grazing or cutting. Creeping wildrye (Leymus triticoides) is relatively short statured (less than 1.3 m) but strongly rhizomatous grass that recovers well following grazing, cutting, or other disturbances. Creeping x basin wildrye hybrids display a combination of plant height and rhizome traits that are useful in a low-input biomass crop and provide a model system for genetic research in perennial grasses. The seasonal biomass yields and composition quality of creeping x basin wildrye species, hybrids, and experimental families were compared to other potentially useful grasses including tall wheatgrass (Thinopyrum ponticum), intermediate wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium), reed canarygrass (Phalaris arundinaceae), and switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) over four years, with no irrigation or fertilizer, at research farms, near Logan, UT and Tetonia, ID. Tall and intermediate wheatgrasses were top entries in the first two evaluation years, averaging more than 8 Mg/ha over both sites, and up to 13 Mg/ha in the second (2009) Utah harvest. However, the single best entry in the third and fourth harvest years was a creeping x basin wildrye hybrid that averaged about 6 Mg/ha in 2010 and up to 14 Mg/ha in 2011. Genetic map analysis of the experimental creeping x basin wildrye families showed that genes controlling plant height, rhizomes, flowering, and stem thickness all contributed to biomass production. The caffeic acid O-methytransferase lignin biosynthesis gene was associated with genetic variation fiber and lignin content among progeny of the creeping x basin wildrye hybrids. |


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History of Climate, Utah |
Courtesy of Western Regional Climate Center (Links Added) |
TOPOGRAPHIC FEATURES – The topography of Utah is extremely varied, with most of the State being mountainous. A series of mountains (including the Wasatch Range), which runs generally north and south through the middle of Utah, and the Uinta Mountains, which extend east and west through the northeast portion, are the principal ranges. Crest lines of these mountains are mostly above 10,000 feet. Less extensive ranges are scattered over the remainder of the State. The lowest area is the Virgin River Valley in the southwestern part with elevations between 2,500 and 3,500 feet, while the highest point is Kings Peak in the Uinta Mountains, which rises to 13,498 feet. Practically all of eastern Utah is drained by the Colorado River and its principal tributary within the State, the Green River, although neither rises within its borders. Western Utah is almost entirely within the Great Basin, with no outlet to the sea. The largest rivers in this area are the Bear, Weber, Jordan, Provo, and Sevier, the first three of which empty into Great Salt Lake, The Sevier River drains the west-central area and empties into Sevier Lake, a brackish saline basin in southwest Utah. The main streams in the eastern portion of the State flow through canyons or very narrow, confined mountain valleys and finally into desert canyons. Some meadows, usually in native grass, and only a few small local areas of farmland are subject to overflow. Nearly all the main highways and railroads, as well as residential areas, are above flood levels. Highest flow occurs in the steams in this region in May and June during spring runoff from melting snow. The most serious floods in Utah have occurred in the Great Lake Basin, particularly in the Weber River drainage on the western slopes of the Wasatch Mountains. During the past 100 years approximately 300 flask floods, resulting from high intensity rainfall accompanying thunderstorms, and 135 snowmelt floods, have been recorded. Some have been very limited in area and extent of damage, while others have been highly destructive in cities, towns and agricultural areas. However, severe floods are not likely to occur in any given locality more than once in several years, or even several decades. Great Salt Lake, in northwestern Utah, lies in the Great Basin, the largest closed basin in North America. Part of this drainage area is below 4,500 feet in elevation, with the Lake being about 4,200 feet. Great Salt Lake is the largest lake at this elevation (or higher) in the world. In glacial times it was a fresh water lake occupying an area 346 miles long and 145 miles wide; but due to increased evaporation and/or reduced precipitation, it gradually shrank in size and the salinity increased. Since this large body of water now has no drainage outlet, the salt content is high, averaging about 25 percent. Thus, the Lake, which never freezes over, provides a moderating effect throughout the year on temperatures in the immediate vicinity. GENERAL CLIMATIC FEATURES – Essentially, Utah's climate is determined by its distance from the equator; its elevation above sea level; the location of the State with respect to the average storm paths over the Intermountain Region; and its distance from the principal moisture sources of the area, namely, the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. Also, the mountain ranges over the western United States, particularly the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Ranges and the Rocky Mountains, have a marked influence on the climate of the State. Pacific storms, before reaching Utah, must first cross the Sierras or Cascades. As the moist air is forced to rise over these high mountains, a large portion of the original moisture falls as precipitation. Thus, the prevailing westerly air currents reaching Utah are comparatively dry, resulting in light precipitation over most of the State. TEMPERATURE – There are definite variations in temperature with altitude and with latitude. Naturally, the mountains and the elevated valleys have the cooler climates, with the lower areas of the State having the higher temperatures. There is about a 3° F decrease in mean annual temperature for each 1,000-foot increase in altitude, and approximately 1.5 to 2° F decrease in average yearly temperature for each one degree increase in latitude. Thus, weather stations in the southern counties generally have average annual temperatures 6 to 8 degrees higher than those at similar altitudes over the northern counties. Temperatures below zero during winter and early spring are uncommon in most areas of the State, and prolonged periods of extremely cold weather are rare. This is primarily due to the mountains east and north of the State, which act as a barrier to intensely cold continental Artic air masses. The lowest temperature of record is 50° F below zero. Utah experiences relatively strong insolation during the day and rapid nocturnal cooling, resulting in wide daily ranges in temperature. Even after the hottest days, nights are usually cool over the State. On clear nights the colder air accumulates, by drainage, on the valley bottoms, while the foothills and bench areas remain relatively warm. For this reason, the higher lands at the edges of the valleys are devoted ordinarily to the more valuable and delicate fruits, berries, and vegetables, while the hardier grains and vegetables are planted in the bottom lands. Owing to the varied topography of the State, there are no orderly nor extensive zones of equal length of growing season between the last freeze in spring and the first in fall. There are, however, from 4 ½ to 5 months of freeze-free growing weather in the State's principal agricultural areas. A difference of two weeks in the growing season is often noted in the same valley between the bottomlands and the adjacent farming lands at the foot of the mountains. PRECIPITATION – Precipitation varies greatly, from an average of less than five inches annually over the Great Salt Lake Desert (west of Great Salt Lake), to more than 40 inches in some parts of the Wasatch Mountains. The average annual precipitation in the leading agricultural areas is between 10 to 15 inches, necessitating irrigation for the economic production of most crops. However, the mountains, where winter snows form the chief reservoirs of moisture, are conveniently adjacent to practically all farming areas, and there is usually sufficient water for most land under irrigation. The areas of the State below an elevation of 4,000 feet, all in the southern part, generally receive less than 10 inches of moisture annually. Northwestern Utah, over and along the mountains, receives appreciably more precipitation in a year than is received at similar elevations over the rest of the State, primarily due to terrain and the direction of normal storm tracks. The bulk of the moisture falling over that area can be attributed to the movement of Pacific storms through the region during the winter and spring months. In summer northwestern Utah is comparatively dry. The eastern portion receives appreciable rain from summer thunderstorms, which are usually associated with moisture-laden air masses from the Gulf of Mexico. Snowfall is moderately heavy in the mountains, especially over the northern part. This is conducive to a large amount of winter sports activity, including skiing and hunting. While the principal population centers along the base of the mountains receive more snow, as a rule, than many middle and northeastern sections of the United States, a deep snow cover seldom remains long on the ground. Runoff from melting mountain snow usually reaches a peak in April, May or early June, and sometimes causes flooding along the lower streams. However, damaging floods of this kind are infrequent. Flash floods from summer thunderstorms are more frequent, but they affect only small, local areas. OTHER CLIMATIC FEATURES – Sunny skies prevail most of the year in Utah. There is an average of about 65 to 75 percent of the possible amount of sunshine at Salt Lake City during spring, summer, and fall. In winter Salt Lake City has about 50 percent of the possible sunshine. During the late fall and winter months, anticyclones tend to settle over the Great Basin for as long as several weeks at a time. Under these conditions, smoke and haze accumulate in the lower levels of the stagnant air over the valleys of northwestern Utah, frequently becoming an obstruction to visibility. This is also true of fog which may persist for several weeks at a time. Wind speeds are usually light to moderate, ranging below 20 miles per hour. There are only a few tornadoes in Utah as a rule, and those reported usually cause only slight damage. However, strong winds occur occasionally, sometimes attaining damaging proportions in local areas, particularly in the vicinity of the canyon mouths along the western slopes of the Wasatch Mountains. Dust storms occur occasionally, principally over western Utah. These storms are associated with the movement of low-pressure disturbances through the area during the spring months. Hailstorms may damage fruit and vegetables in limited areas during spring and summer, although the hail is usually small. CLIMATE AND THE ECONOMY – Utah is not a large agricultural state, even through appreciable crops, livestock, and dairy products are produced within its boundaries. Only four percent of the land is under cultivation, but approximately 35 percent of the land area is utilized for livestock grazing purposes. Livestock represent the largest portion of cash farm income within the State. The largest crop is wheat, most of it being "winter" or "dryland" wheat. Other principal crops are barley, oats, hay, potatoes, corn, and sugar beets. Lesser crops include other grains, fruits, vegetables, berries, melons, dry beans, and alfalfa and sugar beets for seed. Range feeds and dryland crops in nonirrigable areas, particularly in the southern portion, often suffer from lack of moisture. Mining and manufacturing are the two other basic industries in Utah. The State ranks high in the quantity and value of minerals it produces each year, mainly copper, lead, zinc, gold, and silver. Because of the dry climate, several companies have found it economically feasible to produce salt from the brine of the Great Salt Lake by the evaporation process. Salt lake City is the commercial, industrial, and financial center of Utah. Three-fourths of the State's population is concentrated within a 100-mile radius of that City, and well over one-half the people reside within 50 miles of Salt Lake City. Tourists come to Utah primarily to visit historic Salt Lake City; to see the Great Salt Lake; to tour the park areas, including Zion National Park, Cedar Breaks National Monument, and Bryce Canyon National Park; and to fish in the cool mountain streams. Persons traveling in the State during the winter and early spring months should be prepared for cold weather and snow. When crossing the less-frequently traveled desert areas of the western portion, motorists should carry a supply of fresh water as a safeguard, particularly during the summer months. |


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Good quality white round stamens for dyeing come in various sizes. These double stamens are indispensable for making centres of a wide variety of different flowers, both leather and fabric (see the links o some of the tutorials below).
The white round stamens dye well with silk dyes. For more information on how to dye these stamens please refer to our blog article at https://presentperfectcreations.com/colouring-stamens-for-flowers/
All stamens are handmade, so they might look slightly different from the product photos.
Length: about 5 cm
Quantity: a bunch with approximately 144 stamens
These stamens can be used in the following tutorials (choose the right size of stamens for your projects)
Fabric camellia tutorial (video)
Wild Rose leather corsage tutorial (no specialist tools)
Leather Anemone flower tutorial + BONUS
Leather Daisy and Forget me not corsage tutorial
Fabric Hydrangea corsage tutorial
Leather Hydrangea brooch tutorial + BONUS
Leather Poppy flower tutorial + BONUS
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eCrystals Southampton | |
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eCrystals - Southampton is the archive for Crystal Structures generated by the Southampton Chemical Crystallography Group and the EPSRC UK National Crystallography Service.
The information contained within each entry of this archive is all the fundamental and derived data resulting from a single crystal X-ray structure determination, but excluding the raw images. The results have not been externally refereed, but the information supplied should enable any reader to check the reliability and validity directly, since all the files provided are freely available for download.
Openness: OPEN License - Public-domain, Open Data.
Any reader wishing to have access to the raw images is welcome to contact us, and we will make arrangements for these to be made available.
Readers are welcome to use these results for further studies, but such re-use should be fully acknowledged by a suitable reference to the specific archive entry, as in normal scientific publication practice.


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Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
As required by the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the College will provide covered employees up to 12 weeks of unpaid job-protected leave for certain family, medical and military reasons. Up to 26 weeks of leave is available for situations involving a covered family member's service in the Armed Forces. Employees who have worked for the College for at least 12 months and for 1,250 hours over the previous 12 months of employment are eligible.
Please review the complete Family Medical Leave Policy
How to Request Leave
Requests for family care, military exigency, military caregiver, and medical leave must be approved in advance by your Supervisor and the Human Resources Department. Employees must provide ALBION COLLEGE with at least 30 days advance notice before the leave is to begin. If the need for leave is not foreseeable, and 30 days notice is not possible, notice must be given on the same day that the employee learns of the need for leave, or the next business day, unless circumstances make this impracticable. Leave requests should be made in writing and must set forth the reasons for the requested leave, the anticipated start date of the leave, and the anticipated duration of the leave.
Please print and complete the applicable request form:
- Medical Leave Request Form
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- Please contact the Human Resources Office for Personal Leaves
Except in cases of child placement after adoption or foster care, a Certification of Health Care Provider form is also required, Please contact the human Resources Office to Obtain the appropriate Certification form. In most cases, a "doctor's note" will not be accepted as appropriate medical certification. Employees will be required, unless the College waives the requirement, to recertify the need for the leave at least every thirty (30) days and must report on a periodic basis no less often than every two (2) weeks with respect to their progress or the progress of their parent, spouse or child, and their anticipated date for return to work.
All time off work which meets the definitions under FMLA will be charged against the yearly FMLA allowance.
It may be necessary for the College to contact an employee regarding her/his leave while on leave. If the employee can not be reached at her/his home phone number that is on file with the College for the duration of the leave, and the leave is in excess of 5 working days, the employee must provide contact information (phone & address).
When on medical leave, employees may not engage in conduct that is inconsistent with the need for such leave. Employees on medical leave will not perform any paid work for another employer or any paid self-employment work during a medical leave without the prior approval of the Chief Division Officer and/or the Director of Human Resources.
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My News and Reviews
I posted two reviews here at Experiments in Manga last week. The honor of the first in-depth manga review for December goes to Yoshikazu Yasuhiko's Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, Volume 3: Ramba Ral. The fourth volume in the series is scheduled to be released this month, so I wanted to make sure to catch up with my reviews. Though I wouldn't call myself a Gundam fan, I'm still really enjoying The Origin manga. The second review was for Ivan Morris' The Nobility of Failure: Tragic Heroes in the History of Japan. Originally published in 1975, the work was recently brought back into print by Kurodahan Press. It's an extremely illuminating and fascinating volume. I also announced the Fairy Tail Feast Winner last week. In case you're looking for some epic manga to read, the post also includes a list of series that have had at least thirty volumes published in English.
I've come across quite a few manga-related things online recently. Sadly, that includes the news that PictureBox will no longer be releasing any new titles. PictureBox had some fantastic manga releases this year, including the start of the Ten-Cent Manga and Masters of Alternative Manga series. It also released The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame. PictureBox's closing means that the previously announced anthology Massive: Gay Erotic Manga And The Men Who Make It, originally scheduled for release in 2014, is now in limbo.
In happier news, Manga Bookshelf's MJ was interviewed at Diamond Bookshelf–Understanding Manga: Editor MJ Discusses CBLDF Presents Manga. I thought that Manga: Introduction, Challenges, and Best Practices was a great resource when I read it, so it was interesting to hear about some of the behind-the-scenes work that went into it.
And speaking of interesting interviews, Organization Anti-Social Geniuses has been Talkin' Seven Seas and Manga Business With Conner Crooks. Crooks is the Social Media Manager at Seven Seas, which has been having a very good year. Part 1 and Part 2 of the interview series are currently available. Part 3 should be posted on Tuesday.
Continuing on with the Seven Seas theme, Sean Gaffney took a look at the publisher's recently announced licenses over at A Case Suitable for Treatment. And if you're interested in all of the anime, manga, artbook, and light novels that were licensed in 2013 (as well as related successful crowdfunding projects), Reverse Thieves has you covered with All the Titles Fit to License, 2013 Edition.
Quick Takes
Hero Heel, Volumes 2-3 by Makoto Tateno. Out of the boys' love manga by Tateno that I have so far read, I think that Hero Heel is probably one of her better works. At least it has some of the most interesting and believable character development. Although that being said, I'm not sure that I'm entirely convinced by the ending, but that might just be because I feel bad for Katagiri. Minami in particular goes through a lot of change as the series progresses. In the first volume he's almost the villain of the story, blackmailing and forcing his feelings on Sawada. By the end of Hero Heel he's a much more sympathetic character and has matured significantly. As for Sawada, he comes across as rather harsh from the start, though how much of an asshole he really is isn't revealed until later. The themes of hero and villain and what it means to be a good person are very prominent in Hero Heel. It's interesting to see the parallels between the characters that Minami and Sawada play on the superhero show they costar in and their lives off the set.
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: Short Stories, Volume 2 by Naoko Takeuchi. For the most part, I think I probably enjoyed the second (and final) volume of Sailor Moon short stories more than I did the first. In general, they don't rely as heavily on knowledge of the main series; a basic understanding of the Sailor Moon universe is sufficient to follow the short manga in the second collection of stories. Well, at least that's true for the first two stories. The third short manga "Parallel Sailor Moon" requires a bit more, and even then it's a really strange, almost nonsensical piece. I much preferred the first two stories in the collection. "Princess Kaguya's Lover" is the longest and most involved, basically amounting to a one-sided love story between Luna and Dr. Ohzora, an astronomy professor. It has space and astronauts, which I'll admit to having a fondness for, so that made me happy. (Takeuchi even visited the Kennedy Space Center on a research trip for the story.) "Casa Blanca Memory" is a shorter work featuring Rei, which also made me pretty happy.
Sengoku Basara: Samurai Legends, Omnibus 2 (equivalent to Volumes 3-4) by Yak Haibara. I get a huge kick out of the Sengoku Basara: Samurai Legends manga. I've never played Sengoku Basara 2–the video game on which it is directly based (it hasn't been released in North America)–nor have I seen any of the Sengoku Basara anime (though I may make a point to check it out now), but I do have some familiarity with the Warring States period. Because of the number of characters, battles, alliances, castles and such to keep track of in Samurai Legends, which are all based on historical figures and events, that familiarity has come in handy. Overall, I think the first omnibus of Samurai Legends was a little stronger than the second omnibus. The last half of the series has a few continuity problems in the artwork, and there are some characters who are introduced more because they are a part of the franchise than because they had an important role to play in the manga, but it was still a lot of fun. I really enjoy the series' over-the-top fights, characters, and dialogue.
Sickness Unto Death, Volume 2 written by Hikari Asada and illustrated by Takahiro Seguchi. Probably because it doesn't employ nearly as many clichés, the second volume of Sickness Unto Death is much better than the first. Granted, the first volume was needed to set it up the whole scenario; I just think it could have been handled better. But the payoff is mostly satisfying. Even so, the manga still makes me vaguely uncomfortable, and not in the way I think it was intended to. The problem I have with the story of Sickness Unto Death stems from the way Emiru's case is handled. That Kazuma wants to help and treat her I'm fine with. In fact, there's some really interesting conflicts of interest and ethical and philosophical questions that arise because of it. At its best, Sickness Unto Death has some marvelously dark psychological elements to it. What particularly bothers me about the series is that Kazuma's continued "treatment" of Emiru is actually encouraged by his professor, which is highly irresponsible not to mention unprofessional.


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Lately I've been ruminating over my failed attempt last year at NaNoWriMo. (To be fair, I was super busy teaching and administrating over at Dark Side University so had little time to write!)
I still have a fiction book I'd love to complete, and a non-fiction book or two sketched out. With my busy family responsibilities, business, Internet blogs and related hobbies, friends to socialize with and pets to care for, my writing time often gets interrupted. I've been fantasizing about taking just an old typewriter (no phone! No laptop!) with me to a cabin somewhere and sitting down and just WRITING.
Whether or not this is a realistic fantasy, I've been enjoying daydreaming about some of these fabulous locations. Writing in a castle? Could I afford it? Would I actually write, or just gape at the gorgeous decor and stroll about the beautiful grounds instead of writing? Nonetheless, let's enjoy an afternoon of fantasy and check out some of the darker available writing retreats available this year. None of them are geared towards dark or horror authors, but the locales would certainly lend themselves to darker inspiration.
1. Creativ Castle, Europe
"Write your next book in a castle." Sounds lovely, doesn't it? They advertise their castles as "a luxurious space for creatives and writers." Derek and his wife are attempting to raise funds through a Kickstarter to purchase a castle to be a permanent retreat location. For now, you can join them at a rented French castle in November during NaNoWriMo.
2. The Horror Writer's Workshop - Transylvania
August 7-14, 2016 in Bran, Transylvania.
This would be incredible!
"THE HORROR WRITER'S WORKSHOP, TRANSYLVANIA is honoured to invite Brian Evenson as guest instructor for the seven day workshop and retreat in Transylvania, Romania from August 07-14, 2016. The workshop will take place in the a quaint, award-winning hotel situated in the mountains of Bran, overlooking Bran village and Dracula's castle. Along with daily lectures and workshops, you will be given personal attention to your writing, including one-on-one tutorials and comprehensive critiques by our guest."
I can't imagine how much it would change one's life, not just as an author, to participate in this. I can only think it might take me quite a while, once I was back home, to process what I'd just experienced on this trip!
Horror Writer's Workshop - Transylvania, on Facebook
3. Ardtornish Estate
Located on the West Coast of Scotland. Not a writer's retreat, but how fabulous would it be to rent one of the Victorian apartments or cozy cottages while writing your novel? One would be there to write, not engage in the diving, snorkeling or sports pursuits on offer. However, the walking opportunities surely would be conducive to deep and inspiring reflection.
The Ardtornish Estate, on Facebook
Stanley Hotel Writers Retreat
October 20-23, 2016 at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado.
This Indigogo-funded writer's retreat is apparently a go! (It makes me a bit nervous that the event doesn't have an official Facebook page as of yet!) You could stay overnight and write at the hotel that inspired Stephen King to write The Shining! This is meant to be an informal, casual writing retreat where you can get lots of writing done, not a convention or conference with tons of meetings.
Stanley Hotel Writers Retreat at IndieGogo
4. La Muse Artists and Writers Retreat
One, two, three, or four week retreats in the mountains of southern France. You can rent an individual room, book rooms for a group event, or stay in the Mews or a cottage. They try to keep rates affordable so writers and artists can afford to stay long enough to get a good amount of work done. This place is not a castle or chateau, but is surrounded by so much picturesque countryside, it makes up for it.
5. Camelot Castle
Stay in a private family home in Cornwall, England. You can rent a room with a four poster bed, desk, and a view of the Atlantic and the ruins of King Arthur's Castle at Tintagel. Sounds fabulous to me! Then again, I might fall prey to staring dreamily out the window all day instead of actually writing.
However, Buzzfeed claims this castle is owned by a Donald Trump superfan who is also a Scientologist. Thought you should know!
6. Winchester Mystery House Writers Retreat, San Jose, CA
August 11-13, 2016.
R.J. Cavendish put together this Indiegogo funded writers retreat. Note that you wouldn't be staying overnight at the actual Winchester house, but at a mansion about 20 minutes away.
Winchester Mystery House Retreat, at Indiegogo
Winchester Mystery House Writers Retreat, on Facebook
7. Rocaberti Castle Writers Retreat
October 7-12, 2016, in Figueres, Spain (near Barcelona).
This writers retreat especially emphasizes screenwriting. "You'll be part of a small and exclusive group of a maximum of 16 writers at the retreat. Through focused, practical presentations in the mornings, afternoon mentoring sessions, evening social events—and with a mentor/writer ratio of approximately 1:4—you'll learn how to tell your story on the page and on the screen, and be one step closer to seeing your dream come to life!"
Rocaberti Castle Writers Retreat, on Facebook
8. Writeaway in France
September 25-October 2, 2016, Chateau du Pin in France.
Nothing particularly dark about this writer's retreat - I probably wouldn't bring a bloody or gory horror novel to read aloud from in group sessions.. scaring off the poor other writers. However, how cool is this locale? Writing in a 15th century chateau.. I am swooning!
9. Ballyhannon Castle, Ireland
If castles in France and Spain don't tempt you, how about this one in Ireland?
The castle sleeps 10 people. It's not a hotel, so you have to cook for yourself. Unless you're rich, you probably don't want to rent this all by yourself. What a fabulous writer's retreat you could concoct here to share expenses and inspiration with likeminded authors!
Ballyhannon Castle on Facebook
10. St. Peter's Abbey, Saskatchewan, Canada
At these three-week writers retreats, held by the Saskatchewan Writers Guild, you stay in the guest rooms of the abbey. This is another instance of a writer's retreat not specifically seeking out dark authors, so you won't be comparing notes on your gothic romance or horror novel with the other authors. As a bonus: "A reference library specifically designed for writers and artists is set up in the lounge of the Abbey Guest wing."
Saskatchewan Writer's Retreats
Hope you enjoyed daydreaming about writing as much as I did today! Now I really need to go sit down and do some actual work on my novel, retreating merely to my quiet backyard today!
--Copyright 2016 Carrie Carolin, Dark Side of the Net


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horses were kept.
Aunt Em dropped her work and came to the door. One glance told her of
the danger close at hand.
"Quick, Dorothy!" she screamed. "Run for the cellar!"
Toto jumped out of Dorothy's arms and hid under the bed, and the girl
started to get him. Aunt Em, badly frightened, threw open the trap
door in the floor and climbed down the ladder into the small, dark
hole. Dorothy caught Toto at last and started to follow her aunt.
When she was halfway across the room there came a great shriek from the
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The house whirled around two or three times and rose slowly through the
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Toto did not like it. He ran about the room, now here, now there,
barking loudly; but Dorothy sat quite still on the floor and waited to
see what would happen.
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ears sticking up through the hole, for the strong pressure of the air
was keeping him up so that he could not fall. She crept to the hole,
caught Toto by the ear, and dragged him into the room again, afterward
closing the trap door so that no more accidents could happen.
Hour after hour passed away, and slowly Dorothy got over her fright;
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passed and nothing terrible happened, she stopped worrying and resolved
to wait calmly and see what the future would bring. At last she
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Toto followed and lay down beside her.
In spite of the swaying of the house and the wailing of the wind,
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Where did Dorothy live with her uncle and aunt?
A. In a big city
B. On a farm in Kansas
C. In a castle
D. In a desert
What was special about Dorothy's dog, Toto?
A. He had long ears
B. He could talk
C. He was gray in color
D. He had small black eyes and silky hair
What was the purpose of the small hole dug in the ground near Dorothy's house?
A. It was a cellar for storing food
B. It was a play area for Toto
C. It was a garden for Aunt Em
D. It was a cyclone cellar for shelter during storms
What event prompted Uncle Henry to take action and Aunt Em to scream for Dorothy to run to safety?
A. A tornado
B. A flood
C. A thunderstorm
D. A wildfire
How did Dorothy and her house end up in the air during the cyclone?
A. They were lifted by a giant bird
B. They were blown away by the wind
C. They were carried by a hot air balloon
D. They were transported by a magical spell
B. On a farm in Kansas
D. He had small black eyes and silky hair
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Welcome to the RETURN TO ME discussion! Grab your favorite beverage, a tasty snack and settle back. We're going to be talking about Noah McCall and Samara Lyons, two of my favorite LCR characters. Feel free to chime in and share your thoughts of their story, favorite lines and scenes, or ask me questions. And if you have questions for Noah or Samara, here's your chance. Also, if you have questions or comments regarding RESCUE ME, feel free to ask them too. The books are so closely related, it's hard not to talk about one without the other. You'll see that in my comments below.
Be warned, there are spoilers ahead!
The moment I met Noah, I knew I was going to have to know his story. At first, I thought he and Eden would be a couple. It seemed to make such sense. Noah had rescued and trained her. Why wouldn't they fall in love? Eden quickly let me know that Jordan still held her heart and she looked upon Noah as her mentor, friend and boss, but nothing more. So that meant I was going to have to find someone for Noah. A woman worthy of the man who felt he had no heart. I found that woman in Samara.
I knew I would be walking a fine line with this relationship. Samara had broken up with Jordan—the man she believed she loved…intended to marry. Their break-up in RESCUE ME was a minor plot point. I never intended to take her character any further than the one phone call near the beginning of the book and then mention that Jordan had ended things with Samara because he was falling for Eden. But then, I began to wonder about Samara. How did she really feel about Jordan? When he's injured and she comes to the hospital and lies about being his fiancée to get in to see him, she intrigued me. What kind of woman would be gutsy enough to rush to see a man who'd broken her heart? No matter how injured he was, I would think it would take someone of strong character.
By the end of the first draft of RESCUE ME, I knew that Samara and Noah would be a couple. However, I originally had no more of Samara in the book other than Eden overhearing Samara say she was Jordan's fiancé. My editor urged me to introduce her. Since the first two LCR books were released three weeks apart, she felt it would be a great teaser. I'm so glad she suggested that, because I learned so much about both Samara and Noah in those scenes. Every time I brought them together, sparks flew. (:
As you know, Noah's childhood is one of the worst of all the LCR people. Not only was he abused by his father, abandoned by his beloved mother and convicted of a crime he didn't commit, he was sexually brutalized. I had only a vague idea of what happened to Noah in prison. I got the full story, with everyone else, when he was trying to encourage Samara to tell him what happened to her. Having him admit that to her broke my heart and made me love him even more.
The villain was unexpected as well. In RESCUE ME, I knew that Noah was more personally involved in a case than he usually was—an indication that someone in his past had returned. However, it wasn't until I was on page 100 of my first draft of RETURN TO ME, that I knew the identity of that person. When Samara raises her head and looks up at her abuser, I was shocked too.
I think I received more emails about RETURN TO ME than any of my other books. I'm not sure if it was because it's Noah's story or the book grabbed readers more than any other LCR book. Though the emails were kind, the reviews ranged from fabulous to one and two starred rants. The criticism Noah received for his treatment of Thomas Bennett surprised me, though I'm not sure why. I don't condone Noah's behavior, but I do understand it. His determination to protect the innocent by almost any means necessary goes well beyond what most people would be comfortable doing.
Introducing Ethan Bishop wasn't planned. I hadn't yet decided on the characters for the third LCR book. But then, there he was, looking out for Samara, and so sad and hollow, I knew immediately RUN TO ME had to be for him.
Another surprising event was the phone call Noah made to Rebecca near the end. I didn't know the identity of the person he was calling until he asked to speak with her, but it only made sense that he would try to make amends. Even years later, he still felt responsible for what happened.
I not only loved Noah and Samara together, I adored that she rarely let him get away with things. He could scowl and intimidate most people but not this petite, fragile looking woman. I think Samara ended up surprising both of us with her feistiness and spirit.
This book was a true by the seat of my pants book. Though I knew the destination for my characters, I had no idea what journey they would take to get there. Each chapter became a surprise, delight or a frustration, but I enjoyed writing Noah and Samara's story probably more than any other LCR book. I truly love these characters and I feel fortunate that each book in the series always has a scene or two with Noah and oftentimes Samara. Being able to keep up with them and watch them love and grow as a family is so much fun.
Here're are some little known facts and changes I made to RETURN TO ME:
1) After writing the first two LCR books, my editor and I discussed changing the order, allowing Noah's book to go first since he's the leader of Last Chance Rescue. That would have meant rewriting both books, changing characters and storylines. I'm so thankful that didn't happen.
2) Noah's real name was supposed to have been Micah. However, it was determined it was too unusual and might be confusing for the reader, so we changed it to Michael. I was thrilled that when Noah and Samara had their son, they named him Micah.
3) In the first draft, Noah killed the villain in the middle of the book. A dear writer friend of mine asked me why I killed the bad guy off so soon. I'm so grateful she asked that question because she was so right. The book was so much stronger with the prison escape, along with the scene of Noah and Samara working together to bring him down.
4) I cried over the cover. 'Nuff said. (:
Some of my favorite RTM lines:
Turning away from him, she grabbed the nearest weapon, a photograph of her entire family. She swung at him.
He easily grabbed her wrist and held it, grinning. "What are you trying to do, frame me?"
Standing on her toes, she leaned against him and cupped his face in her hands. "Go. Do what you have to do. Be the hero that you are…but come back to me. There's more to Noah McCall than Last Chance Rescue. I see that man…I love them both." She pulled his head down to her and pressed a soft kiss to his mouth. "Return to me, Noah. Please."
And, the wedding scene continues to be one of my favorites from all of my books.
So there, dear friends, are my notes and thoughts on RETURN TO ME. I hope you enjoyed going doing memory lane with me. Now, let me hear from you. Comments, questions or observations?
As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, I collected lots of books, along with bookmarks and romance trading cards, while I was at the RT convention. Five random commenters will win these prizes. Also, later on in the day, I'll post a RETURN TO ME trivia challenge. Winner wins fabulous prize package!
Looking forward to your comments!


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