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3 of the best outdoor weekend getaways in Fujian Province, China
Chinese metropolises are huge, constipated, and bursting with activities at every corner. Newcomers might appreciate the fact that every day brings a new surprise and a new challenge, but the greatness of China also resides in its natural attractions, in what the Chinese address in a single word composed by two ideograms together: 山水 "mountains and rivers", which is translated as "landscape".
Chinese are traditionally devoted to full immersions in nature, and that's why "climbing mountains", 爬山 (which includes hills as well ;)) is such a popular activity among people there, young and old alike.
Do you find yourself in a big city in Fujian province, like Xiamen, Quanzhou or Fuzhou, or maybe you plan to explore a bit of Fujian province's interior? In this article, I'll present three intriguing destinations where you can expect to find lovely landscapes, an experience of rural culture and foods, clean air and relief from the thousands of people you see every day in the Chinese city streets.
Also, foreign tourism is not very pronounced in this area, and that's just another point in its
Served by a small but handy airport, this destination allows you to spend two full days hiking and exploring paths among lush vegetation and rocks which tower against the sky in a unique and admirable way. The locals, or any touristic pamphlet available at your guesthouse, will point out three main peaks that will certainly match your hiking capabilities: in the steepest sections, the trails are covered with stone slabs and stairs which do not steal anything from the beauty of the place, in order to grant access to even the oldest Chinese and allow them the joy of soaking their spirit in nature.
Wuyi mountain is actually a place sacred to both the Taoist and Buddhist traditions of Chinese religion. Chinese painters have been enchanted by its beauty for centuries. While you're walking on the main path, pay attention to your surrounding: some easily missed side trails might lead you to a secluded temple!
Wuyi Mountain is also home to one of the best-selling varieties of Chinese tea, the "Da Hong Bao", or "red tea". Have you tried it before? You can find the most affordable brands in common supermarkets. The taste is fragrant, warm, and as the Chinese suggest, it's the best choice of tea for those with a delicate stomach.
2) HAKKA HOUSES, or "TULOU" 土楼<
Even if the Hakka houses are well advertised by Chinese tour operators, they still offer chances for you to have a unique experience of the Fujianese countryside, which hosts one of the 56 Chinese ethnic minorities, the Hakka or "Chinese Gypsies".
If your schedule allows you only one or two days of exploration, but you desire to witness the local ways and to observe many of these special buildings, act wisely and do as follows:
Reach the town called Yongding by bus from Longyan. Once you get to the main
My friend and I went around with a motorcycle driver for 300 yuan ( yes, three people on a motorcycle is ok ) and even though it rained all day, it was still an amazing day trip! We visited many of the round and square Hakka houses and were able to walk freely in them and get in touch with the locals, mainly elders who couldn't speak either the standard language of China or English (they have their own dialect) but were very friendly to us all the same. Once you get tired of taking hundreds of pictures of the
One of the best-kept secrets of Fujian, the 仙游九龙谷风景区 "Xianyou Jiulong Gu Fengjingqu" (Xianyou Nine Dragons Valley Scenic Area) is a paradise which can be reached by a short drive from Putian city. I came to hear of its existence by word of mouth and spent two days there as part of my hitchhiking trip from Xiamen to Shanghai.
At the core of the valley is a temple, known for being an excellent spot to pray and meditate. The ultimate experience is to spend the night inside the temple. The priest and his helpers provide mats and blankets (if you're picky, you may want to bring your own), and the doors close at dusk, right after the evening worship. The locals visit the temple to ask
After a relatively sleepless night, wake up early to the sound of the rooster crowing and go get breakfast at the small monastery in back of the temple. The locals who manage the temple also offer dinner at a fixed time, usually 6:30-7pm the day you arrive. Don't forget to inquire about what time these fresh, frugal meals are served. That's your best chance to interact with your hosts.
Hiking the whole trail from the temple to the waterfall and up to the panoramic viewpoints and back takes from 2 to 4 hours.
The water and its song are the absolute protagonists of this place. Sit quietly, collect your thoughts, meditate, breathe. And don´t forget to bring your bug repellent.
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- Tiffany on April 24, 2018 at 6:12 am
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- Alexis Rae on May 17, 2018 at 9:06 am
Wow all of these places look amazing! Its like a dream to hit the hills out there on a motorcycle!
- C-Ludik on May 17, 2018 at 9:28 am
I really loved the Fujian Province when I visited China few years ago ! Its stunning beauty and accessibility make it a memorable getaway for travelers ! I missed the Xianyou Nine Dragons Valley Scenic Area… It gives me an excuse for a return visit 🙂 Have you been to the emerald Shimen lake ? It's also a beautiful area !
- Sarah Puckett on May 17, 2018 at 9:55 am
I want to do a big trip around China in the future. I'll be adding a few of your recommendations to my list! Thank you for sharing.
-Sarah @ http://www.our21stcenturyodyssey.com
- AMBER on May 17, 2018 at 10:09 am
This is so interesting. I knew there must be ways to avoid the big cities and have some unique adventures, but this post has really made me want to explore the countryside in China. It looks insane and the tea houses and rituals sound like the perfect unusual trip to take!
- Jen at The Places We Live on May 17, 2018 at 11:09 am
This looks like a great trip. I will need to add Xianyou to my to-do list. I spend quite a bit of time in and out of China and always looking for the perfect mountain hike.
- Harmony, Momma To Go on May 17, 2018 at 11:09 am
Wow what three unique day trips – first of all I love how you used the word "constipated" to speak of the Chinese cities! I was both LOL and was like – wow what a good description! Visiting the real culture – on motorcycle no less sounds like such a unique opportunity!
- Teresa Wu on May 17, 2018 at 12:27 pm
My family is originally from Hakka so this was such an interesting read. Thanks for sharing!
- Helene on May 17, 2018 at 1:20 pm
So pretty:D I've only seen Shanghai and Beijing so far, and those metropolises are just as you described! Would love to visit more of China's natural landscapes, they look epic! Your photos are great.
- Mayi on May 17, 2018 at 2:00 pm
I would love to go to China one day I am always wary of the pollution! It's refreshing to see places like these where you get to experience real Chinese culture. I hope to explore these places one day!
- Cj on May 17, 2018 at 5:59 pm
Great post. So lovely to see a different side of China – and so much beautiful nature. Love your photos, and that you managed to connect with locals on your trips.
- Heidi on May 19, 2018 at 2:20 pm
What a beautiful region! I admit I'm a sucker for planning tea plantation shots when I finally get to some of the Asian regions and that Nine Dragons area just looks like paradise on earth. Love, love that you got into the real areas and met the people. It always gives such a more lasting experience.
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Sometimes it feels like gloppy-oatmeal is saturating my brain. And that's because I too often try to take over the world.
And by taking over the world, I don't necessarily mean starting up my own green NGO on climate-control or spearheading the latest-and-greatest method of education reform. But it does mean that in my own, minuscule universe (with my gloppy brain) that I become too eager to be THERE when I am just HERE.
Let me explain.
First to preface: even though I am coming from my point of view (as performer and choreographer), you can insert any other passion or career path into this post — musician, carpenter, pharmacist, snake milker.
So anyway, for me as a performer and choreographer, I dream of being THERE – meaning I want to create really awesome stuff that I feel proud of and for creativity to erupt in a massive volcano of amazingness.
But that's the thing – right now all of that is kind of in my head. I make stuff happen now, but it doesn't always translate into what I envisioned or I feel like the process just goes haywire halfway through, thus becoming more damage control than an actual work of art.
To me it's like when you decide to conquer an 1000 piece fruit-bowl puzzle. You're feeling pretty stoked because all the red apple pieces are connected. But low-and-behold you get super flustered because you can't distinguish between the green apple pieces from the pear pieces because they have the same color palette.
So it's a lot of trial and error because you're trying to figure out which piece is for the pear and which is for the green apple.
And that's where I'm at. I'm here.
But I don't want to be here. I want to be there.
I think of the possibility of all these ideas to transform into reality and it's like, "Whoa, how do I make this all happen?"
In my highly unscientific analysis, I think the process kinda goes like this:
1) Begin the envisioning process of what you want to become. Then, start to verbalize it so that it become something concrete (which is harder than it seems). Start with little steps.
2) Get educated and begin the learning process
3) At that point you think, "This is great, now I'm learning, but it feels like all this knowledge is still way up there in the clouds." So then you have to start grabbing at that knowledge to come down into the brain so it can start being translated through your own process.
4) Then you start making stuff. A lot of stuff.
And when you make stuff for a while it's like, "Ohhh…curses." Because at first, you feel like it just – SUCKS.
Leave it to Ira Glass to give a magnificent pep talk.
What he's saying is really, really affirming because:
1) he's telling me I'm not crazy (which I may or may not believe) because he went through the same thing
2) he says to just keep going because eventually things turn around
3) when things turn around, you realize that what you make gets to be as good as your ambitions.
So pretty much he's saying that I have to be HERE right now. It's not until I decide to actually go through that trial and error period that the great mystery of the green puzzle pieces will be uncovered and the apple will be in its place and the pear will be in its place.
The late-great jazz pianist Bill Evans gave invaluable advice on the creative process. He says something in the middle of the interview that's really profound — that when you're in that middle, gucky, gooey stage, you can actually enjoy it – the guck and the goo can actually be enlightening!
"Most people…don't realize the immensity of the problem and either because they can't conquer immediately, think they don't have the ability or because they're so impatient to conquer it that they don't see it through. But if you do understand the problem, then you can enjoy your whole trip."
So Ira Glass is telling me I'm not crazy and Bill Evans is telling me that I can enjoy not being crazy.
This is the best. day. ever.
Thanks to Ira & Bill, I'm gonna try and enjoy the gloppy goo and guck.

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If you know me well, you would have locked me up
in a padded room and thrown away the key!
"You can have the donuts," I said to my husband,
"they did something different this year and they
don't taste the same."
My husband asked me to explain further.
Well, not really, but in my mind he did so I continued.
"The pumpkin donuts are my favorites and this year
they taste more cinnamony. Not bad, but not pumpkin,"
I said as I tried a second one just to see if I was right.
Yep, I'm right. Just not like last year.
My husband takes a donut of his own.
He chews and thinks about it.
Then, he looks right at me and says something like,
"That's because they are CIDER donuts."
I guess that explains it.
I even looked on their website.
There are three types of Fall donuts.
You have to READ the BOX, they all look alike.
See what I mean, in the photo.
The packaging is the same.
They were on the same display, next to each other.
I was in too much of a hurry and I didn't read the box.
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I stopped in the next day and got the correct package.
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says he has unwavering faith in his squad's capabilities of overcoming its recent performance dip given its previous record but warns of an added challenge at the French Grand Prix.
Despite dominating to three consecutive Formula 1 wins in Canada leading into the last round in Montreal, Mercedes had no answer for Ferrari's pace in qualifying and the race as Sebastian Vettel stormed to a dominant victory and with it the drivers' championship lead.
After the race in Canada, Wolff pointed to a couple of issues which hampered his team's performance – a cooling issue and the delay in its engine update – while a key problem has been identified with its tyre analysis carried out during testing which Wolff described as the "wrong direction" with the hypersoft compounds.
Mercedes will avoid battling its tyres problems with Pirelli providing the soft, supersoft and ultrasoft compounds at Paul Ricard, with a thinner tread compound also used in France which the German manufacturer found extensive gains from in Spain.
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Consequently, Wolff is confident of a fightback at the French GP along with the team's expected engine update.
"In the past, Montreal was a track where we were fighting for the win, but this year we lacked the performance. We analysed the weekend and understand why we didn't do better, but that doesn't change the fact that we left points on the table," Wolff said.
"We need to be on top of our game every weekend to win races and to fight for this championship. We are facing an exciting challenge this year and we will give it everything. This team has shown in the past that it is capable of overcoming obstacles and we are working hard to overcome this one as well.
"France should be an interesting race. We don't often get to race on a track where we have little to no historical data. It makes preparing for the weekend a bit trickier than usual, but that element of the unknown also adds to the challenge."
Lewis Hamilton trails Vettel by just one point in the F1 world drivers' championship after the opening third of the season, while Mercedes still leads the world constructors' standings by 17 points from Ferrari.


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Dr. Sullivan's Illini spirit runs deep. In addition to completing a double major in animal sciences and chemistry as an undergraduate at Illinois, he was also a cheerleader. During his veterinary studies, he found time to be the assistant varsity cheerleading coach. He says one of his most exciting moments was being right on the court when Illinois beat Arizona on the way to the 2005 Final Four & National Championship Game.
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Chances are, one of the first places you turn for quick information on everything from that new diet fad to a troubling rash to a coughing that wont quit is your handy search engine( although if you have a medical fear, theres no substitute for an IRL appointment with your doctor ). So we asked the experts at Google to share the most popular health-related searches of the past year with us.
These top searched health-related questions are based on Google searches in the US from January to November 2015, said Simon Rogers, a data editor for Googles News Lab.
Here are the burning questions you searched for in 2015, along with answers from doctors and Health experts.
The question: Is bronchitis contagious ?
Acute bronchitis is a chest cold that occurs when the bronchial tubes get irritated and inflamed, creating mucus that makes you cough. It may or may not be research results of a bacterial infection, which builds this question a difficult one to answer.
For the most part, bacterial bronchitis and airway inflammation are not contagious per se, said Health editorial advisory board member Dr. David L. Katz ., director of Yale University Prevention Research Center in New Haven, Conn. and founder of True Health Initiative. Often, however, the precipitant for a bout of bronchitis is a viral infection of the upper airwayfrequently called a coldand these, of course, are contagious.
In other terms, patients should think of acute bronchitis as more a symptom of an illness rather than an illness itself.
Generally, bronchitis is a complication of an infection involving the upper respiratory tract, explained Katz. That infection is usually viral, and contagious. The complication of the infectionbronchitisis not contagious, however. The subtlety here is that some viruses can cause bronchial rednes even in the absence of prior vulnerability of bacterial infection, so the no in this instance is a qualified no.
In addition to acute bronchitis, more than 12 million Americans suffer from chronic bronchitis, which is one kind of chronic obstructive pulmonary illnes( COPD ). This condition is typically brought on by cigarette smoking, and is not contagious.
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The question: Is pneumonia contagious ?
The answer here is a qualified yes, Katz said, explaining that most cases of pneumoniaan infection that causes the lungs air sacs to fill up with fluidare bacterial. So if you come in contact with person suffering from bacterial pneumonia, its possible for that bacteria to be transmitted to you. He adds that this is particularly true with community acquired pneumonia such as tuberculosis, which is notoriously contagious. There are also strains of pneumonia the hell is viral rather than bacterial, and those are even more contagious.
In general, however, pneumonia is not spread nearly as readily as viral infections of the upper airway, Katz said. It also stops being contagious when coughing stops, usually soon after the initiation of appropriate antibiotics.
The question: How much water should I drink ?
From coconut water to maple water to cactus water, trendy water-like liquors reigned supreme in 2015. When it comes to staying healthy and hydrated, though , nothing beats a plain-old glass of H2O. But how much do you really need each day?
The easiest formula is to take your weight and divide it in half, said Keri Gans, RDN, a New York City-based nutrition consultant and author of The Small Change Diet. The number you get is the amount of water, in ounces, you are able to devour each day.
For example, if you weigh 140 pounds, "youre supposed to" drinking about 70 ounces( or nine beakers) of water a day. However, Gans added that you should always take into account other factors, such as temperature, if youre exert, and if youre pregnant or breastfeeding, in which instance youll likely required more than that.
Another important thing to remember is that water isnt the only way to meet your hydration requires, Gans said. Vegetables, fruit, and unsweetened beverages also count.
The question: How many calories should I eat ?
Unfortunately, theres no one-size-fits-all answer to this question.
Calorie needs are based on age, height, weight, activity level, health status, and if youre pregnant or breastfeeding, said Megan Roosevelt, RD, founder and CEO of Healthy Grocery Girl. For the most accurate calorie intake computations, you should meet with a registered dietician.
Gans agreed: Honestly, I never tell my patients to cut calories, she said. I much favor they focus their attention on creating well-balanced snacks that include nutrient-rich foods and portion control.
However, Gans acknowledged that being aware of how many calories in general youre ingesting can help keep on you on track. She recommends that a 54 female consume between 1,400 and 1,600 calories a day if shes somewhat to reasonably active and upwards of 1,900 calories if shes very active.
But these numbers can still vary even more if were talking about an upper-class athlete or someone who is very sedentary, she said.
Need help sticking to your goals? In July 2015, the NIH launched a new calorie calculator that uses the latest research to give you a personalized calorie count and workout regimen to aim for.
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Lupus, short for systemic lupus erythematosus, is a chronic autoimmune illnes that affects more than 1.5 million Americans. Depending on its seriousnes, the disease can impact the skin, kidneys, joints, heart, nervous system, and blood cell. Lupus is notoriously difficult to diagnose and is often confused with rheumatoid arthritis. One reason for this is that the symptoms vary widely from patient to patient and can include headaches, wearines, joint pain, fever, and rashes( such as a sunburn-like butterfly rash that spreads in the different regions of the face ).
In the fall of 2015, pop star Selena Gomez revealed that her time away from the spotlight in 2014 which many tabloids attributed to drug and alcohol additionwas actually to treat lupus.
I was diagnosed with lupus, and Ive been through chemotherapy. Thats what my transgres was really about. I couldve had a stroke, she said in an interview with Billboard RELATED : 7 People on What Its Really Like to Have Lupus The question: How far along am I ?
Before we had blood tests and ultrasounds to help us determine how far along a pregnancy was, we relied on primitive info, said Dr. Joshua U. Klein, assistant clinical professor of OB/ GYN and reproductive science at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. Mainly, how big a womans abdomen wasa fairly inaccurate indicatorand when her last period was.
If a woman has a regular period, then the day of her last period is the most reliable( well, semi-reliable, as Klein puts it) method for knowing how far along she is. For women who dont have regular menstrual cycles, though, that kind of dating will be off.
Thankfully, physicians today have more accurate methods for determining how far along a pregnancy is.
The primary instrument we use now is an ultrasound to look at fetus developing, Klein said. In the first six weeks of pregnancy, you can also get a human chorionic gonadotropin( HCG) blood test that measures the level of the pregnancy hormone in your blood.
Either way, knowing exactly when you conceived is important: If youre wrong, your OB could incorrectly calculate your due date, Klein said. And if it appears that youre late for that date nine months later, your doctor may induce the pregnancy prematurely without realise it.
The question: When do you ovulate ?
In women of reproductive age, ovulation happens when an egg is released from the ovaries into the fallopian tubes, where it can be fertilized by sperm. For women with regular menstrual cycle, one of the easiest ways to monitor ovulation is by tracking your period.
If you have a period once a month, youre ovulating once a month, Klein said. And the time of ovulation is usually in the middle of that cycle, approximately two weeks after the day of your last period.
The median menstrual cycle is between 25 and 35 days, Klein said, but if you have longer intervals between periodssay, every two monthsthat means youre merely ovulating once every two months, too. If thats the suit for you, an at-home ovulation exam can assist you pinpoint exactly when ovulation results.
These tests typically have strips that can detect hormonal changes in the urine one to two days before ovulation, Klein said. They can help you get a fairly reliable manage on the one or two days in your cycle that youre going to be ovulating, which is especially helpful if youre trying to get pregnant.
Other than monitoring your period or taking a test, can specific symptoms alert you to ovulation?
Some females know their bodies very well and come to recognize symptoms like abdominal pain, cramps, and breast tenderness around the time that theyre ovulating, Klein said.
However, because those symptoms can so often be indicators of something else, he cautions against relying on them entirely.
RELATED : 15 Factors That Affect a Womans Fertility The question: What is gluten ?
Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley, rye. Interest in gluten-free diets continued to climb in 2015, as more and more people opted for gluten-free alternatives. If you have celiac disease or a gluten sensitivity, cutting gluten out of your diet is critical, since it can injury your intestines and trigger other health issues. But experts agree that eliminating gluten isnt necessary for most people.
A diet without gluten can be very healthy, or it can be junk food, said Dee Sandquist, RD, a Fairfield, Ohio-based nutritionist and spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. And in fact, there are plenty of reasons to keep feeing whole grains, which are a great source of fiber and can help aid digestion, control weight, and lower cholesterol and blood pressure.
The question: How long does the influenza last ?
When youre suffering from the seasonal influenza, the only thing you are able to should be considered is getting betterand quickly. So when are you able hope to see relief from symptoms like fever, cough, sore throat, and fatigue?
This differs to some extent with the strain each year, and patently goes on longer if complications develop, Katz said. But the typical course of the influenza is seven to ten days. While youre waiting for the virus to pass, prevent it from getting worse by drinking plenty of fluids, rinsing hands frequently, and eating vitamin D-fortified foods like orange juice and yogurt.
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Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) is seeking an allocation of 1 billion Shillings to broadcast the 2019 Total Africa Cup of Nations games. The tournament starts this week in Egypt.
According to a letter to Parliament, UBC Managing Director Winston Agaba said UBC requires support to acquire rights to broadcast the tournament which starts on June 21.
The Letter shows that UBC had engaged the African Union of Broadcasting (AUB) in a negotiation which was concluded with a final offer of Euros 350,000, earning a 53 per cent discount from the initial offer.
AUB is a professional body composed of the national radio and television organizations of the African States involved in the exchange of indigenous programming.
In the letter, Agaba appealed to the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga to lobby for the required funds from the government to ensure that the Uganda Cranes games are aired freely to Ugandans. The Uganda Cranes team kicks off its games on Saturday against the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
At the time the letter came out, Jinja Municipality West MP Moses Balyeku had expressed worry that Ugandans, who cannot afford pay television services, might be denied an opportunity to watch the Africa Cup of nations games if the National Broadcaster does not acquire rights to air the games.
State Minister for Planning David Bahati told parliament that his ministry had not been approached about the required funding, neither from the Ministry of Education and Sports nor the Ministry of Information.
State Minister for Higher Education, John Chrysostom Muyingo sought guidance on whether it was his ministry's responsibility to requisition funds for UBC or the Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) ministry.
Kadaga then directed the ICT ministry to immediately seek for the funds from the Finance Ministry and also give an update to Parliament on Thursday.
However, Opposition Chief Whip Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda questioned what the over 70 billion Shillings loan that parliament approved for UBC was used for if it cannot be used to clear simple things like obtaining broadcasting rights.
The Uganda Cranes delegation of 23 players and 13 officials arrived in Cairo, Egypt on Monday.


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Computerized Daily Time Record System in Visual Basic 6.0
System Features and Modules:
Department – Display the list of departments available in your organization, you are also able to create, update and delete records of department.
Designation – Display the list of all designation or position and their respective description, you can also create a new designation, update the record and delete a certain record.
Employees information – List of all employees together with their personal information such as name, employee number, designation and the department where the certain employee were assigned. Creating a new record, updating and deleting of records can also be done in this module.
DTR or the Front screen – this form is intended for the employees, it is where the employee will enter his/her employee number with his/her corresponding password and display the lists of his/her time-in and time-out.
Spare-parts Monitoring and Inventory Management System in Visual Basic 6.0
Features of the System
Monitoring and Inventory Management System will enable the organization to keep track of the spare parts available and used. This contains Database Backup which allows producing a copy so in times of failure, information can be restored, record profiles on the item and client, transactions on the item receiving and stock-out and inventory reports such that can help in the organization's decision making.
The system provides easy monitoring on who (client) is reliable on what item withdrawn on that particular day and for what it is for. Spare-parts Monitoring and Inventory Management System also has a feature that automatically tracks when a particular spare part is almost out of stock that would enable the organization decide to purchase additional. In this manner, the organization can perform in its best.
Parish Record Keeping System in Visual Basic 6.0
Features of the System
Baptismal Records – Record, Update and Print children baptismal information (child name, date of birth, place of birth, parent's information, and sponsor information). Retrieval and extracting of information is made easy because searching feature is included.
Schedule of Mass and Blessings – Record, Update and Print schedule of mass and blessing (Date, TimeStarted, TimeEnded, Language, Type of Mass).
Marriage of Contract – Record, Update marriage contract information (Husband Information, Wife Information, Place of marriage, Date of marriage, Witnesses).
Death Records/Certificate – Record, Update, Print death information (Name of person, Address, Age, Date of Death, Cemetery).


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A cyclist confronted a lorry driver in the middle of traffic, accusing the driver of driving too close to him.
The incident took place along Clementi Road on Saturday (19 Aug) at about 9.45am.
The cyclist had been cycling on the left side of the road, while the lorry was travelling behind him in the left-most lane.
Then, the lorry overtook the cyclist and that move sparked the confrontation.
Subsequently, traffic came to a stop at a traffic light.
The cyclist then rode up to the lorry driver's window and gesticulated at him with angry waves of his arms, and appeared to be scolding the driver.
The confrontation only ended when the traffic light turned green and the cyclist rode off.
It's unclear how close the lorry driver was to the cyclist when the overtaking move took place, though some have questioned whether it was the right time and place for the cyclist to be doing what he did.


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A morning coffee has become routine for most of us working in business. We say it is the fuel we need to kick start our productivity and get our heads in gear for the rest of the day.
Are we missing the mark? Is water more effective in getting our focus? The human brain is 75% water, so it seems obvious that this needs to be replenished consistently.
We are advised to drink around 2 litres a day, depending on the individual. For some of us this is difficult to achieve. I gave myself the target of drinking 1.5 litres a day over the course of Lent to see if I could feel the impact. 1.5 litres to make it more achievable for me. Honestly I felt much more awake and often less hungry that I usually felt.
The effects of dehydration are the same no matter how we got to that state.
And rumour has it that coffee actually dehydrates you...
The brain alone is 75% water. Mental performance and physical coordination can start to become impaired before thirst kicks in, typically around 1% dehydration. And it's not just thirst that presents itself when we're becoming dehydrated. Other signs can be feeling anxious and unfocused, headaches, slowed down reaction time and foggy memory.The brain is extremely sensitive to even small changes in the amounts of ions such as sodium and potassium found in our body's fluids. So when we begin to feel tired at work and our concentration is flagging, water is the most vital source of energy to the human body.


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Makes 12 cupcakes
Cupcakes Ingredients:
3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
12 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
2 large eggs
4 tablespoons no-taste red food coloring
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 tablespoons cocoa powder, sifted
1 1/2 cups whole milk
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
For the vanilla cream cheese frosting:
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
4 cups confectioner's sugar, sifted
1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
6 ounces cream cheese
For the cupcakes:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line a standard cupcake pan with 12 paper baking cups.
2. Sift together the flour and salt, and set aside.
3. In the bowl of a stand mixer or in a bowl with a handheld electric mixer, cream together the butter and sugar at medium speed for 3-5 minutes or until light and fluffy.
4. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing slowly after each addition.
5. Using a whisk, whisk together the red food coloring, vanilla and cocoa powder. Slowly add this to the mixer bowl, mixing slowly until well incorporated.
6. Add a third of the flour, followed by a third of the milk, and mix. Repeat. Stop to scrape down the bowl as needed. Add the last third of the flour, followed by the last third of the milk, and mix until incorporated.
7. In a small bowl, add the baking soda to the apple cider vinegar. You will see the baking soda and vinegar fizz up! Mix thoroughly and add this reaction to the batter. Mix until just incorporated.
8. Using a standard-size ice cream scoop, scoop the batter into a cupcake pan so each well is 2/3 full. Bake for 16-18 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Transfer the pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
For the frosting:
1. Place all ingredients in the bowl of an electric mixer filled with the paddle attachment; beat until well combined. Be sure to beat on high speed at the very end for at least 2 minutes to ensure that the frosting is light and fluffy.
2. Transfer frosting into a plastic piping bag fitted with a round metal tip. Frost each cupcake with a swirl of frosting. Serve and enjoy!
*To make lower fat version:
Substitute whole milk with low-fat or non-fat milk
Substitute cream cheese with low-fat or non-fat cream cheese
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I can't get a picture of it, but Isn't ghost a Haunter with a different look?
If no one know what ghost is it looks
Black and has the shape of a haunter.
(This is as well as I can explain my question)
If it is still confusing, then sorry.
Ghost supposedly looks like the ghosts from Pokemon Tower. I honestly doubt this bootleg ever actually existed, but you can read all about it here.
Well yes, it probably is based off Haunter
Pokemon Creepy Black is a a hacked version of Pokemon FireRed and since Haunter features in FireRed, if Blacks Ghost holds the same shape, the chances are it is based off Haunter.


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It's summertime and baring skin can be a big concern and a challenge to body confidence. I'm going to the beach next weekend with a guy who has only ever seen me in a polo shirt and grey slacks, and I'm a little nervous. I will even admit I've been watching what I eat a little bit in anticipation of this event.
I have one nice and well-thought-out bathing suit purchase, and by nice, I mean expensive. I spent a long time in the dressing room when I bought it, scrutinizing myself from every possible angle and imagining comments other people might make about how I look in it.
Historically, I've had a difficult time making clothing purchases.
Sure, most stores have a decent return policy. More so, it's the fear of trying something on one day and being absolutely disgusted with how I feel in it. It might be the feeling of tightness, of having to pull my jeans up over my hips and thighs. It could be the top of my pants cutting into my stomach when I lean forward.
I know intellectually there's nothing wrong with my body.
There's also nothing wrong with me. I keep telling myself "fat is not a feeling." But sometimes my mantra loses its power. So let's break it down, shall we?
Fat is a substance that keeps my organs warm and my brain nourished, among many other important functions.
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Fat also makes up delicious foods such as avocado and peanut butter.
Thus, feeling fat doesn't make any sense. It's like saying "I feel nice and buttery today!"
So what do I really mean when I say "I feel fat?"
I usually mean I feel lonely or guilty or worried.
If I feel lonely, I can acknowledge the loneliness. I can do something about it, or not. If I feel guilty, I can recognize the guilt and forgive myself. If I feel worried, I can acknowledge the concern and remind myself nothing is wrong. When I catch myself saying "I feel fat" now, I inquire as to what is the emotion behind the words, and deal only with the emotion, not the ridiculous chatter going on in my head. It is a bad neighborhood in there.
In every moment, I have a choice. I can let the voice in my head chatter along in the background, a TV blaring in the background, just loud enough for me to know it's there but not loud enough to distinguish the words themselves. Or I can listen intently to the TV, catching every word, anticipating and predicting each and every sentence, being swept back and forth by a ferocious wind, or volleyed between two opponents in a spirited ping-pong match.
I choose to let it blare in the background. "Thanks for sharing, goodbye." It's really simple. Sometimes a well-placed curse word may be appropriate.
Here are my practical suggestions for body confidence in the summer:
1. Don't let anybody mess with you.
If someone says something insensitive, tell them to shut it. Just kidding. Acknowledge yourself for the courage it took to put yourself out there, and recognize everybody is going through their own spaces and it probably has nothing to do with you.
2. Wear something that pushes you out of your comfort zone, just a little.
Being uncomfortable is the key to moving into being comfortable. With a little time, you can wear just about anything and feel confident.
3. Do not compare yourself to others.
This is a sure-fire trap to a downward spiral of doom. Remember everybody has something they are self-conscious about and every body is unique.
4. Have fun!
Life is too short to worry about whether your suntan lotion hides your cellulite.
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Author and classic car lover who frequently wants to move to the settings of her favorite books: Kenya, Australia, Dublin, New Orleans, New Jersey, District 12, Sitia/Ixia, and the Tri-Cities area of Washington.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
YA Scavenger Hunt!
Fabulous authors are participating including: Josephine Angelini, Andrea Cremer, Kady Cross, Heather Davis, Bree Despain, Clare Dunkle, Marley Gibson, Abbi Glines, Colleen Houck, Tara Hudson, Elana Johnson, Alexandra Monir, Lisa Nowak, Gregg Olsen, Amy Plum, Beth Revis, Lisa and Laura Roecker, Inara Scott, Sophie Jordan, Lani Woodland and many more! I'll be revealing something special about Eternal Starling as part of the Scavenger Hunt too. :)
You can start the scavenger hunt here on August 1st. I will post another author's bonus material and at the bottom of the post, there will be a link to another author's blog/website. You get to go from site to site, hunting for all the cool exclusive material.
Some authors are also having contests and giveaways as part of the Scavenger Hunt, so you don't want to miss this event! I'll be giving away an exciting prize too, so check back on August 1st!
Your special all access pass is good for one day only. All the bonus material heads back into the vault on Aug 2nd, so circle the date and join us as we celebrate what's new in YA fiction!
Thanks to Colleen Houck for coming up with this fantastic idea and organizing it!
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You can start the scavenger hunt here. I'll be posting another author's bonus material, then at the bottom of the post, there will be a link to another author's website. You go from site to site and eventually you'll find an author's site with the Eternal Starling bonus material. :) Let me know if you have questions!
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text: Mason Fox's success story is different than most, and that's because he used the skills gained from his education at NSCC and Bowling Green State University to produce this video. Mason, who is employed as a web designer and digital product salesman, fondly remembers the personal connections he made at Northwest State, both in and out of the classroom. His education at NSCC not only helped prepare him to be successful at BGSU, it also helped him build confidence and save a significant amount of money.


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SAIL MagazineMy first illustration for the magazine just came out. It's for the monthly article "Voice Of Experience". Had a lot of fun doing this one (except for the all nighter and a half I had to pull to get it finished on time). I love the water, boats - everything that would make this a dream assignment. It's photoshop, start to finish.
Anywho, here's some process shots, ending with the published piece.
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The Trusty UH-60Can't really share much of what I'm working on at the moment, but i figure a few ambiguous panels with no real context should be okay.
I wanted to share this one because of how much i love drawing UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. Nostalgia to be sure. I spent an awful lot of time in these when i was in the army. I've jumped out of them at least 900 times or so (and other aircraft another couple hundred times), conducted sling load operations with them (where a buddy of mine damn near got crushed between a Hemmit - truck - and a Chinook - helicopter - ok, not a black hawk, but still), and been a part of massive air assault operations.
I've seen them do some amazing things - things you wouldn't think them capable of doing. I've been on board them for several of these. I've actually experienced zero gravity in them. Truth! They can perform parabolic curves just like the vomit comet (the plane NASA uses to train astronauts on zero gravity effects). The Black Hawk's curves aren't as big, so the zero gravity effect lasts for a shorter time period, but i feel comfortable saying we could get twenty to thirty seconds worth. Enough time to tumble around in the back, doing flips, or watching a pal's coffee come out of his cup and float across the cabin in a giant blob (Dave Keres, I'm looking at you, buddy)!
Even though zero g sounds like the coolest thing ever, i think the most amazing thing I've ever seen with Black Hawks is Air Assault operations. Being crammed in the back with two squads worth of infantry buddies and all our gear, looking out the windows and seeing twenty or thirty other Black Hawks flying in close proximity, with more infantry guys crammed in the backs, is a truly amazing sight. They're all bobbing up and down a little as they try to maintain their flight positions, heading en masse to a drop zone where they will all land, dump their cargo (us), and be off again inside of a minute, is awesome. It doesn't look as glamorous as seeing paratroopers jumping out the back of C-130s, but believe me, it's just as awesome.
It takes a lot of skill for these pilots to fly in such closer proximity to each other - in the back, our lives are literally in their steady hands.
The third coolest thing I've ever seen with Black Hawks (last one, I promise) is when they come in to land at night during combat (or simulated combat) conditions. They come in with no lights. I mean nothing. With the naked eye they might as well be invisible. What's so cool, however, is when you're wearing your night vision goggles. They suddenly look like something out of TRON. They've usually got one or two infrared strobes going and the rotor blades, which generate an incredible amount of static electricity, create a glowing ring around themselves. It's so science fiction looking.
Maybe I'll have to recreate some of these as illustrations at some point. Sounds like fun. :-)
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MERMAIDS!Got hired to do the line art for a beer logo - the Coronado Brewing Company. Great job; loved doing it. Luckily they liked the results and I got to do a second one. Hopefully more will follow. Here's the first one, isolated from the rest of the beer label:
In the process of working up potential poses on the first one i decided it would be fun to do a series of them in more of an Alphonse Mucha type design. These are a few of the works in progress. I snapped pictures with my phone of the inks, pre-scanning, then added silly effects to them so they wouldn't be just black and white for posting on Facebook and Twitter.
I'll share the second beer logo once I know it's out on the shelves for everyone to see.
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Graphic Novel framesHere's a few panels (pencils and/or inks) from a creator-owned graphic novel I'm pecking away at in between paying jobs. Written by my good friend and writing partner Dean, adapted and illustrated by me.
Much more on this to come in the future.
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Something new!It's been too long since i updated the ol' blog, but I've moved into the 21st century (smartphone) so I'm trying something new. If this works then I'll be able to update things with much more ease, and not have it cut into work time.
So one of the things I'm trying to do this year (and moving forward - however long it takes) is to finish all the unfinished pieces I've got lying around. There are a LOT of them. I was making some decent progress until i started getting busy, but no complaints - i like being busy.
Anyway, these are a few shots i took with the camera on my phone. They're inks, pre scanning, that are a part of one of those unfinished projects.
By the way, if i posted these on the blog before, i apologize. It gets hard to remember, what with all the different social media outlets. This is the only set of images that might be a repeat though, so if it IS a repeat, this should be the only one. Happy drawing!
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This Happened Just the Other Day
My wife and I were talking, so Siena wasn't getting what she wanted fast enough and started looking to get at it on her own.
I used Art and Abby from Business As UnUsual since they're more or less my conduit for chronicling my life. I guess this is a preview of the day when they actually have a kid of their own. For the record, there's no real effort at composition or anything going on here; I threw some quick color onto a scan from my sketchbook. Were I to finish it off I'd have the rest of their legs and chair at the very least.
Still, I thought it was funny enough to share. I'm finding parenting to be even more rewarding than I imagined it to be so far. I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world.
Hanna-Barbera does STAR WARSMore pieces for this month's theme - Hanna-Barbera - over on Planet Pulp. Once I started doing some sketches of Star Wars characters in the Hanna-Barbera style I couldn't stop my brain from writing up little bits for each one. My brain proceeded to come up with more and more ideas until I finally had to force it to stop. I love Star Wars, I really do, but there are so many things about the franchise that just beg to be toyed with. As I type this, I suddenly realize that these remind me of the Robot Chicken Star Wars bits, which I love (obviously?). Anywho, here are the first two. More to come...
Back on the radar!So, yeah, I've been away for a bit. I wanted to avoid posting non-Troy art until the Troy poster was finished, but unfortunately I've been unable to get to it for quite awhile. I've either been working on paying gigs, finding paying gigs, or helping to raise my baby girl (who just turned 1 last week).
As much as I love realistic illustration, the market for it is small. I will continue to do realistic stuff for myself, but when it comes to getting paid for work I've turned towards a more energetic, cartoony style. Or styles, really. I love working this way but basically sucked at it for most of my life. It's taken a lot of practice and growth of my drawing ability to get moderately decent at it. Something finally clicked a few months ago though, and I've been sketching/drawing cartoony stuff every day for the last few months.
To that end, 2013 will be filled with those sketches/drawings/portfolio pieces. Hopefully I'll be able to finish the Troy piece this year, but making a living is my first priority, so I'll get to it when I have the time. Meanwhile, hopefully everyone likes this new stuff as well.
For anyone who likes my comic strip, Business As UnUsual, I'll be doing a lot more of those this year since it fits in perfectly with the cartoony style.
To start things off, here's a submission I just did for the current Planet-Pulp theme: Hanna-Barbera. There are several different styles that can be associated with Hanna-Barbera, but the Flintstones / Jetsons look is the one I most associate with the brand, so that's what I went with. It also happens to make for the best contrast between the live action subject matter and their cartoon equivalent.
There are some things I like about the Hanna-Barbera style, and I've learned some from working in the style, but there are a lot of things I would never do with my own work. The way they do/did male feet, for example. Ugh. Still, I had a blast doing this piece and I've got several Star Wars pieces to follow this one up, so keep an eye out for those.
Helen of Troy, part 2I don't think I thought enough about how much work the battle scene was going to be when I was laying this piece out, but you gotta do what you gotta do. You can't chicken out of doing the right thing just because it's hard, right?
So here's the first bit of progress on said battle scene.First thing you'll notice is that I've finished up Achilles's shield. I happen to have a letter opener that's Achilles's sword and shield, so I took pictures of it to use for the background bit. That was handy. Once I started working on the actual battle scene, which features Achilles's shield, I started to notice subtle differences between the full sized version used in the movie and my miniature. I'm not about to go back and make changes at this point though; those differences are pretty hard to notice unless you're up in its face and obsessing over details like I am when working on it.When I'm drawing something I have to decide, as I go, how much I want to do with my "pencil" brushes and what I want to leave for other "texture" brushes. In some cases I get carried away and do the textures as I go, like on Achilles's helmet and vest. For most things, though, I usually wait and do the textures once the "drawing" part of it is done. Achilles's shield looks awkward here because of this. Most of it is blank because I'll be coming back to it later.This is another screen shot showing the image zoomed in to 100%. I think I mentioned this before: I usually work at 100%. I'll work at 50% sometimes, but nothing else really. Well, not entirely true. Every once in a blue moon I'll zoom in to 200 or 300 percent, but that's rare. I'm already crazy for working at 100%. It's just that the line quality suffers when you work zoomed out too far and my anal attentive nature won't let me do it. Hopefully you don't have this problem. :-)I feel like there should be some kind of time lapse here because there were a LOT of hours between the previous image and the next one. For some reason I didn't save any process jpegs between that and this. Oh well. My master file was getting pretty big and unruly as I progressed on this part so I cropped my image, got rid of as many layers as I could, and saved the file as a different photoshop document. I save all the time, so when a file gets big and I have to wait while it saves the time lost adds up. Breaking off bits of an image to work on makes things flow much more easily. I'll combine all the bits and pieces later, once all the line work is done.So, yeah. After a LOT of work - did I stress the LOT bit enough? I doubt it - a LOT of work, the battle scene is done. Holy Moses I mush have some screws loose in my head.As it stands the two major figures don't stand out as much as they should, but that's where color will become king. If I were only going to have this as a black and white piece I would have done some things differently, like having more blacks surrounding the main figures to help the pop, but since this is for color it's fine the way it is. It's good to know where you're going with a piece - to have a vision - because it helps you make the best decisions along the way.Of course things never turn out exactly as you imagine, so even with the best pre-planning you end up having to make adjustments. That's part of what makes the journey of creating artwork so much fun.You'll notice a lot of "splatter" here. There will be a lot in the final image, not limited to the battle scene, but it's always kept on its own layer so I can manage it as needed. Sometimes you have to get rid of it in faces because it can become too distracting. Hector's sword is a perfect example of a place where I cleaned it up. There's no splatter there at all. I want that sword to really pop. It's surrounded by textures and grey tones, so having it perfectly clean makes for a nice contrast. Once it gets blood on it, it should REALLY pop.Anyway, the splatter draws a lot of attention to itself right now but, by the time it's done, it should blend in and just exist as a part of the overall texture. To end this segment of progress, here's another shot zoomed in to 100%. You can really ge a sense for some of the textures and the detail, or lack of details, in the background figures.Now to finish up the remaining portraits and move on to color. Hope you're enjoying the sharing of process as much as I'm enjoying creating the piece! Cheers.


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Our true identity is in Christ. Everything we are and need is found in Christ. Colossians 2:10 (NKJV) says, And you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power. Complete means lacking nothing; whole; entire; finished. Incomplete means dissatisfied; empty; unsure; insecure. There are many Christians who are dissatisfied and…Read more
And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you have what is yours … Therefore take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents. __ Matthew 25:25, 28 (NKJV) Don't hide your gifts and talents. Use what God has given to you. Develop them.…Read more
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Meniere's disease impacts over 600,000 people across the United States with an estimated 45,500 new cases diagnosed each year. There are four signs that are commonly looked at as hallmarks of Meniere's disease:
- Hearing loss
- Vertigo
- Tinnitus (ringing in the ear)
- A feeling of fullness or congestion in the ear
The symptoms of Meniere's disease come about due to the buildup of excess fluid, called endolymph, within the inner ear. This fluid buildup interferes with the signals that travel between the inner ear and the brain that carry messages about balance and hearing. This is when the hallmark symptoms of Meniere's disease mentioned above occur.
What's the connection with the neck?
The vertebrae in your spine protect perhaps the most vital organ in your body – the spinal cord. Your spinal cord and nerves are the pathways along which messages travel relaying critical information between the brain and all parts of your body. Distortions and disruptions of these messages, as is seen with Meniere's disease, occur when one or more vertebrae shift out of their normal alignment. The area of the spine that has the most dramatic impact when a misalignment occurs is the upper cervical area, or the topmost vertebra in the neck.
The atlas vertebra, which sits just beneath the skull, can shift out of normal alignment following an injury, a car accident, or from daily wear and tear leading to the symptoms of Meniere's. A study of 139 patients with Meniere's disease showed that 136 of them experienced a significant reduction in their symptoms after upper cervical treatment to correct their atlas misalignments.
At Precision Spinal Care, our goal is to detect and correct specific atlas misalignments so that our patients can regain their quality of life. If Meniere's disease symptoms are preventing you from functioning normally, upper cervical chiropractic may be the answer you've been looking for.
Burcon M. Upper Cervical Specific Protocol and Results for 139 Patients with Medically Diagnosed Meniere's disease. J Vert Sublux Res. 2010 Nov 14;1-10.


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Is your weekend off to a slow start? No worries. Today's Saturday Sit-Down is brought to you courtesy of The Mimosa Blossom.
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Multi-published and Amazon and ECPA Best-Selling author Cynthia Hickey has sold close to a million copies of her works since 2013. She has taught a Continuing Education class at the 2015 American Christian Fiction Writers conference, several small ACFW chapters and RWA chapters. She and her husband run the small press, Winged Publications, which includes some of the CBA's best well-known authors. She lives in Arizona with her husband, one of their seven children, two dogs, one cat, and three box turtles. She has nine grandchildren who keep her busy and tell everyone they know that "Nana is a writer". Website at www.cynthiahickey.com
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