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Abstract: At present, traditional organic agents and catalyst have the lack of low efficiency, poor selectivity, toxicity, environmental pollution and so on. As a new type of green high efficient solvent and catalyst, deep eutectic solvents (DESs) have become one of the hotspots in the green chemistry field. In this paper, domestic and foreign research on DESs in separation and catalysis are reviewed in detail. Firstly, we summarize the characteristic properties of DESs. Secondly, the paper presents a review of DESs application in separation and catalysis. Thirdly, it point out the future research direction of DESs in separation and catalysis fields. All these provide comprehensive guidance in the future study and application of DESs.
Abstract: In this work, the heat-activated persulfate (PS) in the presence of Fe78Si9B13 metallic glasses (MGs) shows an extremely difference in degradation of azo dye and triarylmethane dye, where Fe78Si9B13 MGs exhibits a superior activation ability for PS with assistance of heat leading to the fast removal of two dyes. The structural features of Fe78Si9B13 MGs are firstly characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), following analysis of surface topography by scanning electron microscope (SEM). The results show that with the addition of Fe78Si9B13 MGs, the recalcitrant azo dye is completely removed within 5 min while only 6% of removal rate can be achieved without adding MGs, indicating that the refractory azo dye can be easily degraded by sulfate radical (SO4•–) from heat/MGs/PS. On the other hand, no big variation occurs between PS and MGs/PS under heat activation in degrading triarylmethane dye. Sole PS activated by heat results in a fast removal rate, indicating that triarylmethane dye can be easily degraded by PS itself compared to azo dye. The findings in this work present an in-depth understanding of heat/MGs/PS system in dyes degradation.
Research on Lead (II) Adsorption Mechanism from Aqueous Solution by Calcium Carbonate Modified Diatomite Absorbent
Abstract: In this study, calcium carbonate was used to coat and link the surface of diatomite for the formation of a novel modified adsorbent (referred to as Ca–diatomite). Various analytical techniques were used to characterize structure and mechanisms of modification and adsorption process, like Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD). Results showed that that Calcium carbonate had been successful grafted onto the surface of diatomite after modification, and Calcium carbonate modification improved the adsorption performance of diatomite for the removal of lead (II) ions from aqueous solution. Ca–diatomite adsorption isotherms and adsorption kinetics were also been studied. The adsorption isotherms and the kinetic data were best fitted with the Langmuir model and pseudo-second-order kinetics, respectively.
Abstract: A series of Mn-based spinels over TiO2 catalysts have been prepared with the impregnation method. Catalysts were comprehensively characterized using XRD, FESEM, H2-TPR, and the activity evaluation of NH3-SCR, while long-time stability tests and the effect of H2O on NH3-SCR were also investigated. Meanwhile, K poisoning effect was studied by preparing K-doped catalysts (K-Mn/TiO2, K-Cu-Mn/TiO2, K-Mg-Mn/TiO2 and K-Co-Mn/TiO2). According to the characterizations, Cu-Mn/TiO2, Mg-Mn/TiO2 and Co-Mn/TiO2 catalysts exhibited superior low-temperature SCR activity, stability, K resistance and H2O resistance due to the formation of spinels (MgMn2O4, CoMn2O4, CuMn2O4).
Abstract: Owing to the efficient predetermination, specific recognition and wide applicability, metal ion imprinting technology, apply to the wastewater treatment. The principles, synthesis strategies of ion imprinting and typical heavy metal ion imprinted polymers (IIPs) are introduced in the review. Finally, it is pointed out that the futures research problems to be solved and the development direction of metal ion imprinting technology.
Abstract: A comprehensive kinetic model for methanation of syngas on Ni-Mo-SiO2 catalyst was developed on a fixed bed reactor data. The CO and H2 conversion, methane selectivity and yield were obtained in a wide range of operating conditions including 300 < T < 450°C, 1 < H2/CO <4 and 0.1 < P < 1.5 MPa with the total weight hourly space velocity (WHSV) of 60000 ml/h/g. A 6-step reaction scheme defined to the description of a reaction network that considers both catalytic and gas-phase as well as primary and consecutive reaction steps to predict the performance of the syngas methantion. Orthogonal design method was adopted to select test points with temperature, pressure and feed compositions as factors and the kinetic rates involved Langmuir – Hinshelwood equation kinetic model. The kinetic rate parameters were estimated using the Least Square Method by MATLAB. Comparing the experimental and model predicted data showed that presented model has a reasonable fit between the experimental data and the predicted values with average absolute relative deviation of ±9.8%.
Abstract: The decomposition of ethanethiol by a corona radical injection system, using water vapor and O3 as radical source, was investigated. It is found that only 83.6% of ethanethiol can be decomposed in dry air flow with relative humidity of 13.4%. A proper quantity of water vapor injection can improve the decomposition efficiency, but which is not always increased. The maximum decomposition efficiency of 99.1% can be obtained in wet air flow with relative humidity of 74.7%. 97.6% of ethanethiol can be decomposed when the relative humidity of gas flow is 51.6%, but it is found that only 76.3% of element sulfur is converted to SO2, based on sulfur balance. However, the conversion efficiency of sulfur to SO2 increases obviously with the increasing of O3 injection. The decomposition efficiency of ethanethiol and conversion efficiency of sulfur to SO2 can reach 99.8% and 95.3% respectively, when O3 is injected into the reactor by high voltage electrode tubes with concentration of 1 g/m3 and flow rate of 300 L/h. The decomposition products are SO2, CO2 and H2O, while no organic product is found, based on which the decomposition mechanism is discussed. The weakest chemical bond C-S in ethanethiol molecule is firstly decomposed to ·SH and ·C2H5 radicals. ·SH can be oxidized to elemental sulfur and SO2, and ·C2H5 is oxidized to CO2 and H2O.
Synthesis of S-Licarbazepine by Asymmetric Reduction of Oxcarbazepine in Organic Solvent/Phosphate Buffer Biphasic System
Abstract: S-licarbazepine was synthesized by asymmetric reduction of oxcarbazepine in organic solvent/phosphate buffer biphasic system with Bacillus anthracis CGMCC No.12337 as catalyst. Effects of many factors on reduction were studied. Dibutyl phthalate/phosphate buffer was selected as the optimal biphasic system for reduction. The optimum reduction conditions are as follows: volume ratio of dibutyl phthalate and phosphate buffer 1:1, 30 g/L iospropanol as co-substrate, phosphate buffer pH 5, substrate concentration 7.92 mmol/L, cell concentration 30 g/L, 32°C,180 rpm. The conversion and enantiometric excess of S-licarbazepine reached 97.32% and 99.80%. An efficient method for synthesis of S-licarbazepine was provided.
Preparation of Porous Carbon and its Composite Materials via the Reaction under Autogenic Pressure at Elevated Temperature (RAPET)
Abstract: In this paper, we reported on the preparation of porous materials via a reaction under Autogenic Pressure at Elevated Temperature (RAPET) at 700°Cusing natural product and alkoxides as precursors. The RAPET is a new simple efficient method to prepare inorganic materials. The porous carbon and its composite materials were prepared via the method of RAPET using natural products such as sweet potato, coriander, the absorbent cotton and viscose fiber doped by tetrabutyl titanate (TBOT) and tetraethoxysilane (TEOS). The reaction temperature of RAPET was 700°C. The carbon and its composites were studied with scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and nitrogen adsorption-desorption measurements. The BET surface area of the materials are different from 4m2/g to 405m2/g. The XRD investigation indicates that the phases of the TiO2 in the carbon/TiO2 composites are anatase. The materials show a certain charge-discharge performance.


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China, December 19, 1999
The Seafood's Shells Are Never Wasted
You better eat that entire shrimp or I'm gonna steal the tail tip!
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Gotta try this.... they'll probably do a real good job cleaning out your innards..
"I noticed the locals eating shrimp whole. Okay, the main shell covering the head is removed, but the rest, legs, tail shell, and flippers at the end, are consumed whole. After trying it once, I'm hooked. Now I do as the locals, bemoaning all those tasty shrimp tail tips I left on my plate over the years and stealing any tips my hapless friends happen to leave on their plates."
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Collaboration with Center for Talent Development at Northwestern University
In January 2016, we announced that Roycemore School and the Center for Talent Development at Northwestern University had embarked upon a collaborative journey. Both organizations hope to combine their expertise in education and their reach in their communities to discover new ways to help even more students to achieve their academic potential. At Roycemore, we feel our approach to teaching mirrors education developed for gifted and talented students in regular classrooms. We think every student deserves to be taught in a gifted style.
The collaboration will include having several of the Center for Talent Development's programs at Roycemore's convenient downtown Evanston campus:
The Leapfrog program at Center for Talent Development (CTD) provides engaging summer classes for children, age 4 through grade 3, who have a keen, early interest in learning. Each Leapfrog class challenges children to delve deeply into an exciting and timely topic, such as computer programming, zoology, playwriting, engineering, or rocket science. Half-day courses are offered morning and afternoon at all grade levels. All-day courses are available to students completing grades 1 through 3. All courses are one week long. Children may enroll in just one course or multiple courses.
The Spark program at Center for Talent Development (CTD) provides an exciting academic enrichment experience for gifted students completing grade 3 or 4. Subject areas include science, technology, English/language arts, and mathematics. During each weeklong course students explore a topic of interest in depth, develop academic skills, and collaborate with like-minded peers.
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Weekend Enrichment Programs at Center for Talent Development (CTD) offer challenging and enriching courses for academically talented students age 4 through grade 8. Our courses in mathematics, science, technology, English & Writing, and social science engage students during eight Saturdays OR eight Sundays in the fall and winter and a six-week term in the spring. Our research-driven courses, outstanding instruction and the camaraderie of learning with like-minded peers make our weekend programs the place to be!
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As America approaches another Presidential election, one of the central tenets of this cycle is the widening gap between the haves and the have-nots.Today there is data which suggest that 99% of the world's wealth and resources are actually owned and controlled by less than 5% of the world's people. What that means in the reverse is that up to 95% of the world's now 7 billion and climbing inhabitants are actually left to fight over the 1 % that falls off the table of the rich and powerful.
The Republican candidate for President Mitt Romney, his party and surrogates, argue that those who seek to talk about these disparities are envious and resentful of success. Romney himself is reportedly worth a quarter of a billion dollars and counting. I doubt that there are many people who would not gladly trade financial positions with Mitt Romney. How then are Republicans able to make the envy argument?
They do so by convincing low information people to believe in ideas and ultimately vote against their own best interest. My focus today is not to talk about republican deceit , but to frame what is actually happening not just in America but all over the world. The defeat of French President Sarkozy of France may actually shed some light into that feeling of hopelessness the world's people are feeling at the unmitigated greed of those who have everything yet have an insatiable rapacious desire for more.
In other parts of the globe movements are springing up, people are demanding their share of the world's resources , whilst at the same time decrying the immense gluttony of major corporations, and what some perceive to be their wanton disregard for the little man.
Several years ago as a small business owner I was approached by a representatives of a large corporation called Sprint, Sprint had just launched their pre-paid line called Boost, This new prepaid line was to operate on the IDN network, IDN uses a sim card and allowed Sprint to offer users walkie-talkie service, a move which was revolutionary then.
At the time they would have been happy to have a homeless person selling the product. Fast forward to today, Boost has revolutionized the pre-pay industry with their $50 per month plan with no contract, this plan offers internet , unlimited domestic talk and text, and the ability with on time payment to shed up to $15 from the $50 plan over an 18 month period.
What's not to like?
The idea took off beyond the wildest dreams of Sprint and the planners, in addition Sprint offered cheap phones to the consumers which they argued they subsidized . Sprint then started arguing that small retailers should not purchase too many phones all at once because they placed much finincial resources into mass purchasing of the devices and it was bad business to have them sitting on store shelves. So they cut off supplies, sometimes for weeks on end , in an effort they argue would dry up merchandize being held by retailers. Never mind that small retailers like myself had to deal with customers who came to my establishment and could not find the devices , sometimes for weeks on end.
As the popularity of the plan grew so did the desire for more sophisticated devices commensurate with the times. In effect consumers wanted all of the trappings of the internet, talk and text, up to date devices, low monthly payments and no constraints of a contract. So the bigwigs decided that the product was now strong enough to support direct stores . So they embarked on enticing potential small business people to invest in stores carrying nothing but Boost and virgin mobile phones and accessories, yet Sprint bears none of the cost and over-heads of the operational costs associated with those stores.
Of course yours truly said thanks but no thanks. One of their reps told me recently quote"Mike we have countless dealers and you are the only one with a Barber shop in the same facility as your store." I told him my Barber shop stays you may go.
What Sprint is seeking to do is to dictate to small business people how they should conduct their business, they want to add certificates to business people's computer on the premise they want to discourage unauthorized retailers from selling pre-paid pins, they frame it as a means of driving business to the door of business people like myself, in essence it is a tracking device. A tracking device which is similar to their attempts to tell retailers how many phones they must sell per month , how their products must be displaced in the retailers own store and how much space and merchandize retailers must devote and stock respectively.
The threat?
"Do not do as I say, we de-authorize you". Never mind that Sprint's name is so bad in certain circles many people discard their Sprint contracts to get Boost and Virgin Mobile services, unaware they are both owned by Sprint. The arrogance of Sprint in assuming that small businesses will take on over-heads to market their products is staggering , yet some small business people unaware that I am myself an authroized retailer, have confided in me that it is extremely difficult to operate the direct stores with all of the cost and risks selling only the aforementioned products.
None of the other providers of cellular services I market in my store have ever approached me with any of the demands Sprint has the audacity to demand.
I mention this story to highlight the blatant disrespect and disdain large corporations have for small business people and the ordinary man. At the same time they chose this audacious path ,they give away American jobs to poorly trained people in the Philippines and other Countries who are extremely rude and incompetent , frustrating customers who then return to stores like mine to sort through Sprint's customer service problems.
Many large corporations have come and gone, America needs to constantly seek to encourage and facilitate small businesses in the Towns cities and hamlets all across the nation, our people are better served when we offer intimate friendly service.
We wait to see how Sprint will eventually evolve.


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The SBR technology, the Sequencing Batch Reactor process (abbreviated SBR procedure) is a variation of the conventional activated sludge process. The SBR consists of a reaction chamber which first operates as a biological reactor and then as a sedimentation chamber.
SBR Technology and functional principle – SBR = Sequencing Batch Reactor
Unlike reactors where the wastewater flows through continuously, the SBR is filled and emptied discontinuously. The conventional physical separation of the biological processes and the sedimentation is replaced by a chronological one.
The time interval from the beginning of the filling process until the end of the clearwater drainage and a possible phase of rest is one cycle.


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WASHINGTON — The Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) has penned a letter to the U.S. Congress, protesting its erroneous use of the phrase "Internet Pornographers" in new legislation targeting sex crimes against children.
H.R. 1981, the Protecting Children From Internet Pornographers Act of 2011, seeks to tie the online adult entertainment industry with the heinous crime of child sexual abuse — providing stiff penalties for criminals, but falsely equating legitimate businesses with illegal enterprises.
"Given the inaccurate portrayal of the industry within this legislation, we had no alternative but to respond with facts to counter this falsity," ASACP Executive Director Tim Henning stated. "It may be an attractive title in an election cycle, but its presumption is flat out wrong."
The letter to Congress outlined how ASACP research has repeatedly demonstrated that there are no substantive ties between the online adult entertainment industry and child pornography, stating that the association "objects to the malicious and inaccurate characterization depicted in the naming of this Act and believes that 'Protecting Children From Internet Pedophiles' or 'Protecting Children From Internet Sex Crimes' would both be more appropriate and accurate titles for this Act."
"Since 1996 ASACP has operated a child pornography (CP) reporting hotline," the letter states, describing how, "An analysis of the data compiled from more than 400,000 reports of suspected child pornography received by this hotline during a recent five-year period provides a deeper understanding of the reality, scope and context of online CP." (www.asacp.org/whitepaper/ASACP-whitepaper-9-10-2010.pdf)
"In fact, the online adult entertainment industry has repeatedly shown leadership regarding Internet child safety issues — such as in 2006, when ASACP launched the Restricted To Adults (RTA) meta-label," the letter adds. "The RTA Label (www.rtalabel.org) is free to use, voluntary, and universally available to any website that wishes to clearly and effectively label itself as being inappropriate for viewing by minors."
The letter goes on to highlight the great success of the RTA initiative, which currently sees more than 20 billion monthly hits to RTA-labeled web pages — including the 20 percent of adult websites that generate nearly 80 percent of all adult entertainment traffic on the Internet; as well as the many accolades from business leaders and trade associations, governments and civic organizations, that RTA has garnered for ASACP and its efforts.
While ASACP supports global law enforcement efforts to protect children, it notes that there are many current mechanisms, legal and technological, available for performing this task; including the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA). Mandating a new requirement for ISPs to collect and retain IP addresses, as well as other indentifying data, for 18 months, "is overbroad and problematic from privacy, security and economic standpoints."
The letter points out the loophole which would allow criminals to "simply use public wireless hot spots in order to circumvent this Act," and registers its concern over the power the law would provide to agents wanting "to 'fish' through ISP data at will — even if the information is unrelated to any sex crimes against children."
"ASACP believes in the merits of many of the proposals in this Bill, but believes there are serious issues which need to be addressed before it can proceed further," the letter concludes.
"This type of timely governmental outreach is an important keystone of the ASACP mission," Henning said. "By reinforcing the distinction between the legitimate adult entertainment industry and criminal providers of illegal imagery, we help responsible businesses protect themselves; by providing tools and awareness for parents and website owners, ASACP helps to protect children."
Early reports from Capitol Hill indicate the ASACP letter is receiving widespread attention and is being broadly circulated among relevant stakeholders, mere hours after its receipt.
"It's a win-win situation," Henning concluded. "But it can only happen with your continued financial support of ASACP."
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*In an interview with Access Hollywood, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin emphatically says she did NOT have gastric bypass surgery.
"Definitely not – and would not," Franklin, 68, tells Access Hollywood in a two-part interview to air Monday and Tuesday. "I heard that [rumor]. I said, 'That is crazy.' "
Since undergoing a mysterious surgical procedure in December for reasons she refuses to reveal,
Since her mysterious surgery in December, Franklin's health and weight loss have been the subjects of a lot of speculation. In January, she said she was "not going to even deal with" rumors that she had pancreatic cancer.
In the interview with "Access," she did offer a small clue saying only that the weight came off "from the surgery that I had," although she did not specify the procedure.
"But it definitely was not the bariatric or, what is it, gastric by- – Yeah, I can't even tell you the correct name of it," she says, adding, "It's really not necessary to talk about one's personal medical [health]."
Franklin says the surgery was life changing and lengthening.
"The doctor did say to me, he said, 'Mrs. Franklin, you are going to feel better than you have felt maybe in 10 or 15 years,'" she says." 'The surgery that you had is going to add 15 years to your life.'"


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The Connected Home: The Future of Domestic Life pp 269-279 | Cite as
Remote Care: Health at Home
Faced by rising demand for health and social care at the same time as growing constraints on available resources, governments and healthcare providers in many countries are turning towards information and communications technology (ICT) to help support and enhance existing care services. Various technologies associated with the remote monitoring and support of people in need of care – sensors, information processing, user interfaces – are developing rapidly and costs are falling. Care service providers, and technology and infrastructure suppliers, are increasingly seeing new market opportunities for home-based care and support and monitoring services. In the UK the basic community alarm service for elderly people is evolving into a home and personal monitoring system. The realization that this can contribute towards the modernization of care services has moved the concept of 'remote care' – often known as 'telecare', 'telehealth' or 'telemedicine' – up the policy agenda.
KeywordsInformal Carer Social Care Care Provision Assistive Technology Housing Stock
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|Zhanjiang Yijun Sisal Products Factory
Country: China
City: Zhanjiang Guangdong
Address: ZHANJIANG YIJUN SISAL PRODUCTS FACTORYAdress:No.60 Central Shenchuan Avenue Xiashan Zhanjiang Guangdong, China 524018
Phone: 86-759-3380699
Fax: 86-759-3388411
Local Business Registration Code: 4400725083800
Number of company employees : 50-100
Approximate annual sales : USD$2,500,000
Percentage of exports : 80%
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The June 15th, 2017 Beach Cities Republicans meeting was more than I expected.
Our guest speaker was willing to take time out of a very busy schedule and address our club on a number of issues, including illegal immigration as well as Obamacare and the state of political discourse today in the United States.
We had Bruce Bialosky, celebrated columnist and radio host:
Bruce established a number of great points.
We had men and women from all over Southern California attending the meeting:
Here is the first video:
Lots of people had questions to ask:
Here is a final conversation I had with Bruce Bialosky after his speech.
Check out his final remarks with other members of our club below!
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Coming up on this edition of Two Men and Their Mics, we discuss the new Spiderman Homecoming movie, and give you our thoughts on what we thought of the film and if it lived up to expectations or if it was hyped us to much by us all… Following this we move onto the discussion concerning the super events which both Marvel and DC Comics do every year, this year we look at the Secret Empire saga which has already released over 40 books, including the tie-ins and the actual Secret Empire story itself. We ask the question is this to much, and should the companies look to scale this down. Finally we touch very quickly on the Paige and Alberto El Patron situation which has happened over the past couple of weeks.
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PETA Looks to Protect I'll Have Another in Triple Crown Bid
I'll Have Another, the thoroughbred who recently won both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, would seem to be in an exalted position as the Belmont Stakes approaches—but even horses at the top of the racing world are at constant risk.
I'll Have Another's trainer, Doug O'Neill, has been in hot water for drugging violations for more than a decade, and there's no reason to trust him now.
That's why PETA is asking New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to take special measures to see that I'll Have Another is protected in the days leading up to the final Triple Crown race on June 9.
Time to Step Up Against Shady Training
O'Neill has been cited more than a dozen times for violating numerous drug rules in multiple states, culminating in his suspension last week by the California Horse Racing Board. According to a recent New York Times report, O'Neill's horses also break down or show signs of injury at more than twice the national rate.
Gov. Cuomo cares about thoroughbreds—he recently took control of horse racing in his state, suspending the badly managed New York Racing Association and forming a government board charged with reforming drug use and protecting the health and safety of horses and jockeys.
So PETA is urging Gov. Cuomo to follow through on this goal by putting I'll Have Another on round-the-clock surveillance in the five days before the Belmont to make sure that he won't be doped up on any of the dangerous substances that O'Neill has used in the past.
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Welcome to our family travel diary. This little space is a place where we can write down our experiences and hopefully share them with like-minded families.
We don't travel full time, although it's a much lusted after dream. So when we do travel we usually have a set amount of time in which to explore and enjoy a change in culture.
For many families I think that's the reality of travelling once you have children. We're all stuck within some sort of life routine.
So when we do book those flight tickets, we really like to make the most of it!
I'll be including itineraries and travel tips as well as reviewing the places we stay and of course the activities and experiences we are lucky to encounter.
Who we are:
Donna is the blogger behind Mamas Travel Tribe and is the main photographer too. She grew up as a third culture kid, which is probably why she feels at home traveling the world. Born in Hong Kong to a British father and a Filipina mother, she spent her youth in Singapore, Denmark and the United Kingdom.
Jesse is the practical soul that often looks at Donna's jam packed itineraries and brings it down to a more realistic, manageable level. His day job is in film and tv, which often sees him hot trotting it around the globe. He worked on The Fast and the Furious in Iceland and was on set for The Mummy when they were on location in Namibia.
William is four-years old. He loves travelling because of the uninterrupted time he gets with both of his parents. He's adventurous but he's also cautious. A great mix when it comes to travelling around. He would eat ice cream every day if he could, in particular chocolate ice-cream.
Evie is the newest member to the tribe. She's a mere 8 months old. She's particularly laid back and content, which makes travelling with her enjoyable. She's not overly keen on going to bed at night time, whether that's at home or away. Thankfully she's not miserable with it. Just awake.


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Saha Town / Kolima Village / Phantasmal Bog
If you haven't explored around, you might not know the path where you need to go right now, but that's okay: it's a very short trip. Exit Port Rago, then follow the road north. When it forks, bear north and head up the rocky ramp. Remember that log cabin-looking thing we passed on the way here? Well, now we're going there: it's Saha Town, which hasn't been mentioned yet but is indeed your target.
Saha is pretty empty right now. There are a few people about but the blacksmith and item shop are both closed until you talk to the shopkeepers (the two people standing between the shop stalls, talking to each other). There are no Djinn to grab, and there are no treasures to find. Talk to everyone if you wish, then head to the east end of town. Several stacks of boxes block your path to a well, but one stack is movable. Get it out of the way, then proceed on into the well. There, head east, and trace your way through the linear path.
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You'll shortly find yourself in Kolima Village. Explore at your leisure, though there isn't much to be had. If you go upstairs from any tree house, you can walk and hop along the branches to get some treasures and a Djinni. When you're ready to continue, go upstairs in the item shop, then speak to the girl who is standing near the bookshelf.
During a cut scene, you'll fall asleep. After that, you and the rest of your party will by lying on the ground with not much else happening. Press A to wake up, and you'll gather your party and enter a dungeon called the Phantasmal Bog.
Section 1
The Bog features an exit in the shape of a column of light here, so you can "wake up" and escape if you need to return to town. However, it will become useless after about one island hop, so if you continue on at all, you'll be committed to finishing out the dungeon.
This first section is linear: hop across the islands and exit out the southwest exit to continue. You'll have to cast Move on a rock twice to open up a path and run away from a monster who's trying to kill you, but that's standard hero stuff at this point.
Section 2
Linear path here; despite the large room, you're pretty restricted to where you can go for now. Trace your way through the paths, and you'll find yourself in a hall that leads on.
Section 3
Section 3 has a lake in the middle of it and three exits, all facing north but in different directions. You come out the northeast exit, and you can hop across the lake using the stones and rolling logs. You're still essentially on a linear path though: the only place to go here is through the north-central exit.
Section 2
You're back in Section 2. Hop across the stones to get to the leaf in the middle of this lake, then cast Arid Heat on it. The lakes will all drain, greatly affecting the layout of the dungeon. The lakebed here has a treasure you can grab: hop across the stone again, go east to the end of the ledge, and head down the stairs there. Once you've got treasure, return to Section 3.
Section 3
Descend to the lakebed, then take a look at your surroundings. There are four logs here, but two of them are locked in place with rocks. However, two more can be shoved. After pushing them, you can refill the lake by casting Douse on the leaf up in Section 2. Now, in Section 3, there is a treasure you can get, but it'll take some back-and-forth moving around.
Okay, of the two logs that can be shoved, one starts in the top-left corner of the lakebed and can be pushed south; call this Log 1. The other log is in bottom-right corner of the lakebed and can be shoved west; call this Log 2. If you push Log 2 first, then Log 1, then fill the lake, you can get the treasure. After that, drain the lake again, then reset the logs. Then, shove Log 1 first and Log 2 second, then fill the lake again. This will allow you to hop across the lake to the south, then take the exit in the northwest corner.
Section 4
This section is dry with a couple logs around, one that you can shove to the right, and another you can shove downward. A Djinni is in there too, and getting him is a bit tricky. There are two puddles on the ground. You first step is to cast Cold Snap on the south puddle, then shove the left log to the right. Then, go around the paths so you can shove the north log to the south. The logs will be touching if they're in the right place. Then, cast Cold Snap on the north puddle, and the little glacier will actually push the second log upward. This completes the path to the Djinni. Once you've got him, you can continue on.
Section 5
As with the other rooms here, despite the size, you're actually pretty limited to where you can go. Go west and bear north until you come to a small set of stairs. Head up, then shove the moveable rock off this cliff. It will drop to Section 2, and you need to follow it. Head back down the little stairs, then hug the west wall as you go south. You'll see a small spot where you can slide off the cliff. Do so, and...
Section 2
...you'll be back in Section 2. Head over to the leaf, then cast Cold Snap on it. The lake will freeze over, and you'll get to skate around the lake. Once again, skating here is oddly linear: you'll stop at the right spots each time as you skate around, and you'll eventually smack into the rock that you had shoved from above. From there, you can skate left, and that will take you to some land where you can go through a new door.
Section 6
This room is divided into an upper and lower path, and the paths are separate. You are on the lower path, and it's linear, so head on.
Section 7
Another frozen lake for you, one with a treasure and another exit. To get the treasure, you'll first need to get the lake level. From your entrance to the room, head around the ledge to the left, then descend the little stairs. Skate in the following directions: down, right, up, left, up, right, down, right. This will take you to the other side of the lake.
Climb the stairs, follow the bank to the north, then descend the stairs up there. Now skate in the following directions: down, right, up. You can grab the treasure there.
From there, it's time to leave. Skate right, up, left, up, right, down, right. You're back on the bank, and you can follow it around south to exit back to Section 6.
Section 6
You're now on the upper path, and again it's linear. Once you're at the end, shove the moveable rock as far as you can, and it will drop to the lower path. Double back to the lake.
Section 7
Head down the east stairs, skate left and up, and then you'll be back at the west stairs. Follow the path there back to Section 6.
Section 6
Back on the lower path, follow it till you reach the stairs in line with your moved rock. Hop across, and you'll be able to exit out.
Section 5
Now you're back in Section 5, but on the north end. Another linear path greets you, so follow it around until you can cast Grip on the stone cone. Then, you'll be face-to-face with an ice wall, but a Fireball will get it out of your way. Grip again, and you can continue on.
Section 2
You're here for about four seconds. Shove the moveable rock out of your way, then go through the door that it was blocking.
Section 1
Back at the beginning, but on the other side of the lake. Hug the left wall and follow the trail around, hopping on the islands when you come to them. That jerk lizard from the beginning will finally engage you, allowing you to distribute some justice.
Boss: Sludge
Sludge has two buddies with him: Shield Skull and Haunt Skull. As you might guess, the skulls need to be eliminated before you can deal with Sludge himself. Open as always by burning through any Djinn that will greatly help you, then summon like crazy. If you throw any Djinn that reduce attack, target the Haunt Skull. Otherwise, only target the Shield Skull if prompted. Between summons and Djinn casts, you can probably shred the Shield Skull after a single Djinn/summon combo.
As soon as the Shield Skull goes down, focus on beating down Sludge. Just ignore the Haunt Skull and any other skulls that Sludge summons: Haunt Skull and Curse Skull are distractions, but are largely irrelevant to the fight. If you're really worried about them, cast spells that strike multiple targets (especially summons), but you'll want to mostly focus on Sludge himself.
Sludge enjoys healing himself, like he doesn't want to die or something. There's no real way to counter this other than applying your absolute best attacks. Once you get through with a Djinn/summon combo and are waiting for the Djinn to come back on you, have Karis cast Impact on you and Tyrell, and use every major attack you've got to maximize damage.
Sludge does hit pretty hard, and one particular attack of his, called Tail Slap, damages everyone for some pretty stiff power. Karis usually suffers the worst of it, so if all else fails and she seems to be on the path to die, swap her out for whoever is in reserve. If you can save her—and really, unless your Djinn are all set incorrectly, you shouldn't have any problem keeping her alive—do so, because you'll want to keep her Healthy Wind heal available.
Sludge seems to heal himself more often if any skull is around. You can still keep up damage and hit him for harder than he can heal himself however, so unless a Shield Skull is on the field, just concentrate your attacks on Sludge himself anyway. Your character probably is the only one doing single-target attacks if anyone is (the Ragnarok or Odyssey Psynergy spell is highly effective), so have all other attackers use summons or multi-target attacks whenever a skull is in play. Eventually, you'll simply win by attrition: Sludge only has a couple thousand hitpoints, and he'll fall pretty easily once the second or third round of summons are being flung across the battlefield.
After the fight, you'll be back in Kolima Village. Grab the tusk and equip it on Tyrell, then walk over to the face in the tree (in the top-right corner of the room). Examine the tree, then use the Hermes's Water on it. After the cut scene, you'll have a new quest, though you might want to stock up on supplies here in Kolima before heading out.
Oh, there's one more thing you might want to grab before leaving: a new Djinni! Exit Kolima through the south gate, which is now open, and you'll be back in Saha. Enter the west well, and you'll see your Djinni to your north across a stream. Get as close as you can, then cast Move to shove the little mini rock one spot to the right. Now, exit the well, and then go into the east well (the one you took to get to Kolima in the first place). This time go to the west path down there, and cast Tyrell's new Crush spell on the boulder in your way. Continue on, hop across the rocks, and claim your Djinni.
Once you're ready to continue the story, exit Kolima via the north-central exit.
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Well it's been 9 months since I started on levo and in August I thought I'd found my perfect dose as I felt great. However, that was short lived and so (I'll cut to the chase) 2 weeks ago I reduced my levo and added in some NDT. I'm slowly starting to feel good again, and thinking about blood tests for my own monitoring.
I take my levo and half my NDT at night just before bed (10.30 / 11pm) and the other half of NDT at 2pm. When I was on just levo I would skip my night dose, have a blood test in the morning and take a double dose that night.
I'm not totally sure about what to do now though. I'll skip the night before's levo / NDT dose and take that in the morning after the test, but I'm not sure If I should I take the 2pm NDT the day before?


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This is a common question that I hear from patients of mine.
It is a common topic of discussion with friends of mine who are in the exercise profession, and with patients of mine.
At times it seems that people are looking for permission to not beat themselves up. They need the reassurance that it is alright to go easy.
I am here to tell you that the older you get, the less appropriate it is to go hard and beat yourself up with exercise. Why wreck your already irritated joints trying to "get into shape". Continue reading Does Exercise Have To Be Tough?


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HexWar, HexWar, HexWar. Seems like we can't go a week without more HexWar news popping up. It's not rehashing a release we've already talked about before, either, it's all new stuff. First The Great War launches, then we find out they've teamed up with GMT Games for more Commands & Colors, and now we learn they're going to tackle endless war by entering into the Warhammer 40K universe. That's right, they've teamed up with Games Workshop and are bringing a new Warhammer title to PC, Mac and iOS: The Battle of Tallarn.
I know nothing about the Warhammer 40,000 world other than what I've learned from the iTunes blurbs of the million other 40K titles on the App Store. That means I'm familiar with the Horus Heresy being the act that basically created the 40K universe we're familiar with. Dude named Horus rebelled and the Emperor didn't like it and blah, blah, blah. The Battle of Tallarn was a part of the Horus Heresy conflict and just happens to be the largest tank battle in Warhammer history.
After the virus bombing by the traitorous Iron Warriors rendered the surface of Tallarn deadly to biological life, the besieged forces call upon legions of tanks – from the Leman Russ to the almighty Baneblade to bring war to their enemy. The battles begin after the devastating blow that turned the planet into an apocalyptic wasteland, amid the grim conditions the survivors faced in the aftermath.
The Horus Heresy: Battle of Tallarn is a turn-based strategy game that recreates one of the most important events in Imperial history. Command a vast array of tanks, Dreadnoughts, Knights and Titans across the toxic landscape. Play as desperate Solar Auxilia units fighting squadrons of Iron Warrior Predators for control of vast underground bunkers.
Turn-based strategy and tanks. Get out of my brain, HexWar.
The game sounds pretty massive with three separate campaigns, 24 stand-alone missions, and more.
- 66 different units accurately recreated
- 54 different weapons
- Three campaigns, each of six linked missions
- Four battle packs, each with six standalone missions
- An eight mission tutorial campaign
- Play all missions, other than the Tutorial, as either Imperial or Traitor forces
- Tailor your army with custom force selection
- Fight on the devastated surface of Tallarn or for control of the vast underground bunker system
- 8 unique unit types
- Aircraft
- Flyers
- Infantry
- Tanks
- Walkers
- Super Heavy Walkers
- Super Heavy Tanks
- Titans
- Future updates will add more missions and many more units
The game will be available for PC/Mac via Steam and is also coming to iOS. The Steam version releases next week on February 8th. Not sure if the iOS version will launch at the same time, but we'll keep an eye out and let you know.


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We saw Warsaw…
Well, not very much of it to be honest. We only stopped for one night in order to make sure we got the train to Moscow on time. In order to ensure we had seats and at a reasonable price we'd booked our Warsaw-Moscow tickets a couple of weeks earlier and had them sent to our Warsaw hostel.
We arrived at our hostel in the evening in high spirits. We'd had an easy day (only 4 hours on the train from Krakow) and were ready to go and have a couple of cheap beers and sample Warsaw's renowned nightlife, both of us looking forward to our arrival in Moscow. Our bubble was abruptly burst when the receptionist at the hostel advised that no tickets had arrived for us. Shit. We were in a state of panic, as we had to enter Russia on the dates specified on the visa, or it can lead to problems. – Also the tickets to Moscow weren't cheap.
So instead of going out for a good time, I hastily emailed the booking agent, hoping they would pick up the email first thing to check the tracking – whilst the hostel told us they would nip to the local post office in the morning to check it wasn't there. Realising we hadn't eaten almost all day, and not feeling like partying, we went to the only food shop nearby, a KFC, and drowned our sorrows in saturated fat. To make matters worse, Polish KFCs don't do chicken gravy – Amy was almost inconsolable. After our KFC comedown, we sat weeping into our box of stale chicken carcasses, discussing all the worst possible outcomes of this terrific ball ache.
In the morning I managed to Skype the travel agent (Real Russia), and they had already been in the case and phoned up the hostel, and were trying to get to the bottom of it. – Full credit to Real Russia for doing this as if they had their proof of postage they could of just said sorry, it's out of their hands. Anyway, cut a medium length, and slightly dull story sideways, it turns out some cretin from the hostel had signed for it, not made a note on our booking as is procedure, and filed the tickets neatly at the back of a draw of junk. Cheers.
So, after a completely unnecessary night of chicken fueled of anxiety. We were ready for our sleeper train to Moscow. We spent the day (and some of the previous evening) seeing what we could of Warsaw, which as it's pretty massive, and we didn't want to stray to far, wasn't very much. It's a big, busy, bold and brash city, but feels like there is a lot going on. Despite all the concrete and glass and massive ugly billboards, when your actually there it feels buzzing and definitely warrants some exploring. It's reputed to be a thriving hub for students and the arts, which I can well believe, and is supposed to have a famously good nightlife (Which we didn't get to sample this time). With its post industrial, post communist, ugliness and thriving atmosphere, to us Warsaw felt like it shared a few similarities with Berlin. We've previously spent a long weekend in Warsaw and can confirm that the old town, although tiny, is very pretty and well worth a gander.
This train was itself an experience. It was slightly different to our last sleeper, as there were 3 bunks on one wall, whilst the other wall has a wardrobe/luggage compartment. As we crossed the border to Belarus, we were first checked by the Polish border guards who looked like serious militia, but were an amiable bunch of blokes and didn't seem to take the whole thing that seriously – so far so good… Then, after moving what seemed like about 10 metres, enter the Belorussian border guards. These guys (and gals) mean business. We heard the marching of heavy boots come down the corridor and the carriage doors been aggressively slid open one by one. When they got to us, they gave the room a thorough search (presumably for any ounce of joy we may have be trying to smuggle in) and sternly demanded our passports. After checking Amy's passport for what seemed like 10 minutes, our thunder faced border guard(ess) had a look at mine. Oh dear… She stared intently at every crease and hair follicle until she eventually decided that I was unacceptable. Shaking her head she left with both our passports, and no explanation. After about 30 minutes she returned, and seemed angry that we hadn't filled in the requested immigration cards. All the info we needed was on the Passports, and when we apologetically explained this she seemed annoyed that we didn't know all our details off by heart.
She eventually loosened up a little after we had to keep asking her questions about what we needed to fill in, and she couldn't explain in English, and so we ended up in a long surreal game of charades with a Belorussian border guard. We eventually got our entry stamp, and all was well.
We got a decent nights sleep, and thankfully didn't have to do Russian border control, which we thought we would. I guess that the Russians must trust the efficiency of the Belorussians – I certainly do.
Warsaw, Poland 13/03/12 – 14/03/13
– I've just done a Krakow post too. Trying to get up to date as per usual. We are now in Irkutsk in East Siberia, so have spent a few days in Moscow and done our first leg of the Trans-Siberian. We are getting back to nature and going staying in a hostel by Lake Baikal for a few days which has no internet, so I'll hopefully write up the Moscow, Trans-Siberian, Irkutsk, and Lake Baikal posts whilst we are there. (At least the first three anyway). We hope everyone back home is well – we are on a ten hour time difference now so may not be as communicative. Keep in touch. Toodles.


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In other news I've been re-bedding our deck hardware replacing silicone and other old sealant materials with butyl tape. Surprisingly, many of the bolt holes in the gelcoat that I assume were drilled by the manufacturer did not have countersinks and in some places spider cracks were forming below the hardware. As I re-bed each part I'm adding countersinks that will both relieve the local stresses that cause spider cracks as well as provide a cavity in which I pack bits of butyl for waterproofing.
|Replacing Screw Plugs And Repairing Cracks In The Brightwork
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This is my new Blog Friend, Diana from her Blog: Prayers and Promises. She is a gifted musician and blogger 🙂 Enjoy a taste of her talent and a taste of His Truth! Isn't it the black and white of life that brings the color of His Hand forth?
(Love the simplistic intensity of black and white photos!!!)
Close your eyes and feel the light misted sea pray of His Love. . .
Imagine His Hand on your head stroking you gently awake with His divine touch. . .
There is a bold knock at your door that resonates in your heart. . .


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Mazda Australia Managing Director, Vinesh Bhindi, has confirmed that the recently teased six and seven seat Mazda CX-8 SUV won't be seen in Australian showrooms.
Based on the new CX-5, the CX-8 rides on a longer wheelbase, matching the seven-seat CX-9 but with a shorter overall length and narrower width. Despite Australia's insatiable appetite for SUVs, Bhindi explained local buyers will miss out on the segment-straddling CX-8 for now.
Like the CX-4 SUV-coupe based on the previous CX-5 and produced exclusively for the Chinese market, the CX-8 will be restricted to Japan-only sales.
"I'd just like to confirm that CX-8 is being produced in Japan for the Japanese market only, very much like the CX-4, which is aimed at China only," Bhini said at the launch of the updated CX-3 small SUV this week.
"There are no plans to introduce these SUVs to the Australian market. We have the five-seat Mazda CX-3 and CX-5 both doing very well, and our seven seat alternative, the brand new seven-seat Mazda CX-9, which is performing very strongly."
The CX-8 is designed to take the place of the CX-9 in Japan, where the larger model isn't sold because of taxation laws limiting vehicles over 1.8m in width, filling that market's need for a seven seat alternative.
In Australia, seven-seat medium SUVs are still a market rarity with only the Nissan X-Trail and Mitsubishi Outlander providing seven-seat options in the Australian market, although both will be joined from the middle of the year by a seven-seat version of the upcoming Honda CR-V.
With the potential for incremental market growth, the CX-8 could provide an in-between option for buyers that would like the flexibility of extra seating without the sheer size of the large CX-9.
The CX-8's diesel only-powertrain could potentially work against it in Australia where petrol engines lead medium SUV sales, but with no diesel option for CX-9 the CX-8 becomes a more viable proposition, and with that in mind Bhindi left the door open to adding the CX-8 to the local range down the track.
"If there was ever to be an ADR [Australian Design Rules compliant] version of CX-8 offered to Mazda Australia we would evaluate this opportunity and consider its viability in this market and actually ask 'how does it fit amongst the other SUV products we have on offer here?'" Bhindi added.
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United States District Court, D. Idaho
March 8, 2017
MARK D. BEAVERS, Petitioner,v.STEVE LITTLE, Respondent.
J. Lodge United States District Judge
before the Court in Mark D. Beavers' habeas corpus matter
is Respondent Steve Little's Motion for Partial Summary
Dismissal. (Dkt. 13.) Respondent seeks summary dismissal on
procedural grounds of all claims except Claim 12. (Dkt. 13.)
Petitioner Mark D. Beavers has filed a Response (Dkt. 18),
and Respondent has filed a Reply. (Dkt. 20.)
Court takes judicial notice of the records from
Petitioner's state court proceedings, which have been
lodged by the parties. See Fed. R. Evid. 201(b);
Dawson v. Mahoney, 451 F.3d 550, 551 (9th Cir.
2006). Having carefully reviewed the record, including the
state court record, the Court finds that the parties have
adequately presented the facts and legal arguments in the
briefs and record and that oral argument is unnecessary.
See D. Idaho L. Civ. R. 7.1(d). Accordingly, the
Court enters the following Order.
In two
separate criminal actions in the First Judicial District
Court in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Petitioner was convicted
of two counts of possession of marijuana, one count of
delivery of marijuana, and two counts of trafficking in
marijuana. The charges were tried in two different state jury
trials. Attorney Martin Neils, of the Kootenai County Public
Defender Office, represented Plaintiff at his first trial;
Attorney Staci Anderson represented Plaintiff at his second
In a
consolidated direct appeal, all of Petitioner's
convictions were affirmed. (State's Lodging B-5.)
However, the sentences arising from the second criminal
action were vacated, because the sentence enhancement was
improperly determined. The Idaho Court of Appeals concluded
that the trial court should have ordered a jury trial on the
enhancement after it concluded that Petitioner's
admission of prior felony convictions was involuntary.
remand, a jury found facts necessary for the enhancements.
Petitioner was re-sentenced on those counts on December 20,
2011, and a judgment was entered. Petitioner obtained no
other relief on appeal of his sentences after remand.
(State's Lodging D-4.)
filed a post-conviction action asserting one prosecutorial
misconduct claim and thirteen ineffective assistance of trial
counsel claims. (State's Lodging E-1.) The state district
court appointed Attorney J. Lynn Brooks to represent
Petitioner. The State filed a motion for summary dismissal,
and Petitioner's counsel filed a responsive brief. The
Court held a telephonic oral argument hearing on the motion.
Petitioner was not present.
weeks after the hearing, Petitioner filed a motion for change
of counsel, asserting that his counsel was ineffective for
several reasons. The state court granted the State's
motion for summary dismissal without addressing
Petitioner's motion for change of counsel.
was represented by Attorney Jason Pintler of the State
Appellate Public Defender on appeal. The Idaho Court of
Appeals affirmed summary dismissal of the post-conviction
petition, and the Idaho Supreme Court denied review.
(State's Lodging F-4 to F-6.)
appears that Petitioner has satisfied most of his sentences,
except the enhanced trafficking sentence, which extends to
2022.[1] He is currently on parole.
When a
petitioner's compliance with threshold procedural
requirements is at issue, a respondent may file a motion for
summary dismissal, rather than an answer. White v.
Lewis, 874 F.2d 599, 602 (9th Cir. 1989). Rule 4 of the
Rules Governing § 2254 Cases authorizes the Court to
summarily dismiss a petition for writ of habeas corpus when
"it plainly appears from the face of the petition and
any attached exhibits that the petitioner is not entitled to
relief in the district court."
Procedural Default
Standard of Law Governing Procedural
habeas petitioner must exhaust his remedies in the state
courts before a federal court can grant relief on
constitutional claims. O'Sullivan v. Boerckel,
526 U.S. 838, 842 (1999). This means that the petitioner must
invoke one complete round of the state's established
appellate review process, fairly presenting all
constitutional claims to the state courts so that they have a
full and fair opportunity to correct alleged constitutional
errors at each level of appellate review. Id. at
845. In a state that has the possibility of discretionary
review in the highest appellate court, like Idaho, the
petitioner must have fairly presented all his federal claims
at least in a petition seeking review before that court.
Id. at 847.
mere similarity between a federal claim and a state law
claim, without more, does not satisfy the requirement of fair
presentation. See Duncan v. Henry, 513 U.S. 364,
365-66 (1995). General references in state court to broad
constitutional principles, such as due process, equal
protection, or the right to a fair trial, without more, are
insufficient. See Hiivala v. Wood, 195 F.3d 1098,
1106 (9th Cir. 1999). In Duncan v. Henry, the United
States Supreme Court clarified that state appellate courts
must not be left to guess whether a petitioner is presenting
a constitutional issue:
If state courts are to be given the opportunity to correct
alleged violations of prisoners' federal rights, they
must surely be alerted to the fact that the prisoners are
asserting claims under the United States Constitution. If a
habeas petitioner wishes to claim that an evidentiary ruling
at a state court trial denied him the due process of law
guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment, he must say so, not
only in federal court, but in state court.
513 U.S. at 356-66.
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has
recognized at least four different ways to properly present a
federal claim in state court. The first is to
"explicitly" reference specific provisions of the
federal Constitution or federal statutes. Lyons v.
Crawford, 232 F.3d 666, 669 (9th Cir. 2000), as
amended, 247 F.3d 904 (9th Cir. 2001). Proper exhaustion
in this manner "demands more than drive-by citation,
detached from any articulation of an underlying federal legal
theory." Castillo v. McFadden, 399 F.3d 993,
1003 (9th Cir. 2005).
second way to properly present a federal issue in a state
court appellate brief is to cite to federal case law that
directly supports one's claim. The "citation of
irrelevant federal cases does not provide a state court with
a fair opportunity to apply controlling legal principles to
the facts bearing upon his constitutional claim."
Castillo v. McFadden, 399 F.3d at 1001.
third way is to cite "state cases involving the legal
standard for a federal constitutional violation, "
rather than to cite a specific constitutional provision.
Castillo v. McFadden, 399 F.3d at 999. To satisfy
the exhaustion requirement, the state cases cited must
"engage[] in a federal constitutional analysis."
Fields v. Waddington, 401 F.3d 1018, 1021 (9th Cir.
fourth way to accomplish proper exhaustion is to
"refer[] to a state constitutional right when the
contours of the federal and state constitutional rights are
identical." Sanders v. Ryder, 342 F.3d 991,
1000-01 (9th Cir. 2003). Where the state courts have held
that the right under the state constitution is coextensive
with the federal constitutional right, and have analyzed both
types of claims under federal standards, the federal aspect
of the claim is considered properly presented to the state
courts, so long as there is nothing in the briefing
suggesting that the petitioner meant to allege
"specifically, " "consistently, " and
"exclusively" a violation of his state
constitutional right. Sanders, 342 F.3d at 999
(citing Peterson v. Lampert, 319 F.3d 1153, 1157
(9th Cir. 2003) (en banc)).
When a
habeas petitioner has not fairly presented a constitutional
claim to the highest state court, and it is clear that the
state court would now refuse to consider it because of the
state's procedural rules, the claim is said to be
procedurally defaulted. Gray, 518 U.S. at 161-62.
Procedurally defaulted claims include those within the
following circumstances: (1) when a petitioner has raised a
claim, but has failed to fully and fairly present it as a
federal claim to the Idaho courts (as discussed
directly above); (2) when a petitioner has completely failed
to raise a claim before the Idaho courts; and (3) when the
Idaho courts have rejected a claim on an adequate and
independent state procedural ground. Id.;
Baldwin v. Reese, 541 U.S. 27, 32 (2004);
Coleman v. Thompson, 501 U.S. 722, 750 (1991).
Claims Presented to the Idaho Supreme Court
his three state court appeals, Petitioner presented only the
following five claims to the Idaho Supreme Court for review:
(1) the trial court erred in Petitioner's first and
second cases by refusing to allow Petitioner to present
evidence supporting a medical necessity defense and to
instruct the jury on that defense (State's Lodging B-7
(direct appeal));
(2) the trial court erred by enhancing Petitioner's
sentences in his second case based on a finding that he had
been previously convicted of certain drug offenses in the
first case (State's Lodging B-7 (direct appeal));
(3) the trial court's sentence upon re-sentencing was
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I have been in contact with Franca.E.....she contacted me after i said she should on my blog comment.
A lot is going on right now and she is being told she should not have come out to support Ese Walters and her allegations that she had sexual contact with Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of COZA...Friends have disowned her,family is pressurizing her.
She is fading into oblivion because of the way it has turned out,but just before she vanishes,she wants me to put out this statement for her.........you will not be hearing from her again unless she turns up dead!
This is what she sent me just now..............shes running..and hiding!
STATEMENT: My encounter with Pastor Biodun had been a long dead and buried issue. I only commented because people were calling Ese a liar and I knew first hand that something like that had nearly happened to me. However, now they are involving my family especially my sick father. Whatever meeting whoever had with my father has no bearing on my life because he does NOT speak for me. For those sending me threatening texts, what I possess is my best security. I have taken the precaution of making copies of all that I have and entrusted it to two people who would send them out if I turn up dead...be it from armed robbery, kidnapping, sickness, poison, planecrash, heart attack, car accident or even childbirth. As my last word on this issue, I remind you that I, Franca E, is protected by 'a level of grace you don't understand'! Peace.


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I just finished reading Below Stairs by Margaret Powell, her memoir of working as a kitchen maid in prewar England (it is one of the sources for Upstairs, Downstairs and Downton Abbey). Chapter 15 contains this interesting paragraph:
"Another pet hate was cleaning the copper saucepans. Every time they were used they got filthy. All the bright polish would be tarnished after every meal. They had to be cleaned with a horrible mixture of silver sand, salt, vinegar, and a little flour. You mixed all this into a paste and then rubbed it on with your bare hands. You couldn't put it on with rags because you couldn't get the pressure that way, you dug your hand into the tin where you had previously mixed it all up and you rubbed it on the copper outside. It was a foul job. Every morning I had to do it. Mind you they looked lovely when I'd done them, they used to hang all along the wall in the kitchen, right from the very tiniest little saucepan, which didn't hold more than a teacup full, to the most enormous one in which you could put three Christmas puddings side by side. And there was a big fish-kettle as well. I used to get so miserable sometimes that I used to wish that they'd all get ptomaine poisoning from them. I was always being told that if I didn't clean them properly they'd get ptomaine poisoning. If they had they might have changed their saucepans."
This would have been in the twenties or early thirties. This notion of ptomaine poisoning of all things to get from a copper pan is a new one to me - has anyone else ever encountered it?


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"We Can't Solve Problems By Using The Same Kind Of Thinking We Used When We Created Them" Albert Einstein
Simple logic, huh? Consider how much time is spent doing just that. As a therapist who is trained to help people untangle dilemmas and figure out what makes them and everyone else in their lives tick, I used to think of myself as a 'go-to problem solver'. These days, I much prefer calling myself a 'solution finder', since if I use the former description, the focus is still on the word 'problem'.
The free online dictionary defines it in this way:
1. A question to be considered, solved, or answered: math problems; the problem of how to arrange transportation.
2. A situation, matter, or person that presents perplexity or difficulty: was having problems breathing; considered the main problem to be his boss.
3. A misgiving, objection, or complaint: I have a problem with his cynicism.
1. Difficult to deal with or control: a problem child.
2. Dealing with a moral or social problem: a problem play.
no problem
Used to express confirmation of or compliance with a request.
Middle English probleme, from Old French, from Latin problma, problmat-, from Greek, from proballein, to throw before, put forward : pro-, before; see pro-2 + ballein, bl-, to throw; see gwel- in Indo-European roots.]
What fascinates me about the description is the origin, immediately above….to throw before or put forward. What if problems were simply whatever is right in front of us that we need to address rather than the monster we make them out to be? Further, what if they were just the exercise equipment on which we work out that make us stronger, more flexible, resilient or vital?
Think back to issues that you have faced in your life that you wondered how you would ever resolve. It could be as simple as how you would get to work on time in the midst of a blizzard or as potentially devastating as the death of a loved one. In this moment, the truth is, you found a way to get through it all, because you are here reading this article. You and I and every breathing person on the planet has survived everything that has ever occurred. I know from personal experience that in the midst of the crisis, I am at a choice point, a cross roads, if you will. I can turn left or right, stay where I am, move forward or take a step back…only those five options. If I am in worry mode, I am less capable of making beneficial choices than if I approach that decision with discernment and as much of a sense of calm as I can gather together. Having been raised by parents who, although not formally educated, had street smarts and the certainty that all would work out well, even in the throes of and especially in the midst of challenges, I have learned that skill. My father would say "If that's the worst thing that ever happens to you, you'll be ok." and then work with me to look at possible options. Later in life, my mother adopted what I call her que sera sera attitude as she would offer "What will be, will be," when I asked her how she felt about her end of life journey. I have also become adept at 'seat of the pants', resolution. Yesterday in the office where I counsel clients facing addictions, I did alot of reframing of the life stuff they bring in with them, sometimes at the speed of thought. Sometimes it feels like walking through an apple orchard and picking ripe fruit from the trees that hang overhead and tossing them to the client, hoping he or she will catch it, take a big juicy bite and digest the concepts. Other times, it seems like digging into fertile soil, intending to plant seeds that may take awhile to grow into a gorgeous blossom. Both take leaps of faith.
There are times when the simple soul-ution; the answer that arises from my soul and not just my logically thinking mind, comes when I'm not even focusing on the issue at hand and like our friend Albert, I simply take the time to kick back and chillax.


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I like Christmas tons better than I like Easter (December is far more festive), but I have to say that this time, the Easter season has been nice. Even special (nuh-uh, I didn't give up anything for Lent though now I wish I had)! Maybe it's because I got to celebrate the fact that I'm embarking on a new journey, in an odd sort of way. It was definitely not planned but it just happened around the same time as Lent and I do feel like I've risen from the dead too (P.S I love you Jesus)! I'm treating my new life delicately, almost like I'm walking on eggs (I'm unsure of what to expect from it all because pursuing your ONE true dream can be scary).
And this artwork happens to be one of the new markers along the path to the rest of my life because as some of you know (well, mostly my friends), I'm going to be concentrating all my energies on my designing, illustrating and writing skills for both my label, Rosecraft and blog, Jupiter Skye. I won't say more.
Happy Easter, Everyone. :-)
P.S I feel compelled to write that I hope that none of you (those of you who might be reading this post) would, at some future point, steal my illustration. If you're interested in my work and would like to know more, please write to me and direct your queries. But yeah, please DO NOT BRAND, LABEL, STEAL or USE my work as your own. It would thoroughly anger and disappoint me, to say the least.