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COVID-19 Questions Answered: IVAC-Affiliated Experts Give Their Take on the Challenges with Infection Control
As coronavirus-related facts change by the day or hour, International Vaccine Access Center experts in epidemiology, vaccine development, economics, policy, and behavioral science are called upon to analyze current events and predict what's ahead.
Here is a round robin on the latest with the pandemic and what our people are doing to support a rapid global response.
What will the spread of COVID-19 look like in less developed countries?
William Moss, MD, MPH
Executive Director, International Vaccine Access Center
We have no reason to think SARS-Cov-2 will spread any differently in less developed countries. We know influenza viruses are transmitted in very rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa and the SARS-Cov-2 virus is more contagious. My concerns are the spread of SARS-Cov-2 in densely populated urban slums, where people have little access to proper hygienic measures and social distancing, and the overwhelming of health care systems in less developed countries with little surge capacity. These are also settings where testing may be severely limited and thus many cases may go undiagnosed.
How can countries like the U.S. support other countries to slow the spread of COVID-19?
Ideally, the U.S. would serve as a model in how to slow the spread of COVID-19, particularly in being honest and transparent in communicating the risk to the population and in demonstrating the value of social distancing, hand washing and other preventive measures. Given that the U.S. health care system may be overwhelmed, with shortages of essential supplies, I unfortunately do not see the U.S. playing a big role in providing material supplies and on-the-ground technical assistance. Perhaps this is a role China can begin to play. That said, I hope the U.S. can be a leader in developing vaccines and therapeutics to eventually be used throughout the world.
When can we expect international travel to return to normal?
This is impossible to say. If social distancing and other efforts "flatten the curve" by spreading transmission out over a longer period of time, as I hope they do, we may be facing ongoing transmission at least into the next year if not longer.
Do we know if COVID-19 will be seasonal like the flu or endemic like measles?
We do not yet know whether this disease will be seasonal or not, nor whether transmission will become endemic. The fact that the virus is transmitted around the world right now, in both the northern and southern hemispheres, suggests this virus does not need a specific season for transmission.
Why is social distancing critical in the U.S. and other places during the early stage of outbreaks?
Shaun Truelove, PhD
Assistant Scientist, International Vaccine Access Center
Social distancing is a public health practice that aims to prevent sick people from coming in close contact with healthy people in order to reduce the spread of the disease. It can include large-scale measures like canceling group events or closing public spaces, as well as individual decisions such as avoiding crowds.
Among multiple COVID-19 efforts, scientists in the Bloomberg School's Infectious Disease Dynamics group is working with several state health departments to conduct COVID-19 transmission modeling scenario projections that estimate how many people will be infected, hospitalized, need ventilation, and die. The major unknown factor in our scenarios is how much people change their behavior and how effective these various interventions will be with this novel pathogen.
What we really want we need to do is reduce transmission early to reduce the speed of the outbreak. Even if we assume every single person will get infected, we want to spread it out over a much longer timespan, maybe even years—versus two months.
Too many cases in a short period of time could overwhelm the health system, and this would have a major impact on general care. If health providers aren't available, people won't get prenatal care, vaccinations, or care for chronic conditions that they need.
Canceling mass gatherings is really important—sadly, for me, even March Madness!
How close are we to a COVID-19 vaccine?
Jessica Atwell
Assistant Scientist, Center for Immunization Research / Center for American Indian Health | Department of International Health, co-instructor of Vaccine Development and Application and Good Clinical Practice: a Vaccine Trials Perspective
Vaccine development does not happen quickly. The vast majority of candidate vaccines do not make it through clinical trials; very, very few (less than 1 in 100) ultimately get licensed.
We have a difficult time making vaccines for respiratory viruses like influenza or those that cause the common cold. There are a number of reasons for this, but one key factor has to do with our body's own ability to generate long-lasting immunity to the pathogen. If natural infection with a virus does not lead to lasting immunity, making a vaccine that can do so is, in principle, very challenging. Many respiratory viruses, like flu, also change frequently; they're a constantly moving target. Luckily this is not the case for Coronaviruses.
Amazingly, there are many groups already working on vaccines for SARS CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The first studies involving human subjects began in mid-March 2020. New technologies combined with incredible scientific innovation and dedication, as well as substantial political will (and funding) may help us shorten the usual timeline of vaccine development in this case, but I would not expect there to be a licensed vaccine in 2020. 2021 would still be an incredible feat.
That said, we may well have therapeutics such as antivirals or other medications that can decrease the negative effects of COVID-19 more quickly. For many reasons, they are easier to develop and test than vaccines. While these will not prevent infection, they may help reduce severe illness and death.
How can we equitably distribute a COVID-19 vaccine, once it's available?
Naor Bar-Zeev
Deputy Director, International Vaccine Access Center
Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
As vaccine manufacturing is ramped up, initial batches of vaccines will become available but at insufficient numbers to meet demand. It is likely that first-line health workers will be prioritized, followed by other critical members of the workforce.
Countries that may have the highest mortality burden are likely to be the very countries that currently have not yet implemented testing. This is a tricky situation because places that lack resources won't test as many people. Without enough testing these places won't realize how many people are sick and it's likely those places have the highest amount of infected people.
What can health systems or government agencies do to minimize economic costs associated with a new outbreak like COVID-19?
Bryan N. Patenaude
Assistant Professor of Health Economics
Department of International Health | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Governments must facilitate rapid testing, monitor and report fevers, and quickly isolate cases. I could envision a mobile application for COVID-19 tracking where individuals self-report fever via a temperature reading. The app could provide notifications for individuals to self-quarantine or instructions on where and how to get tested get tested, and it could help to identify cases in real time before people go to health facilities. This could help curb transmission.
What is the short and long-term economic impact of COVID-19?
In the short run, a decreased demand for certain services due to social distancing and the closing of workplaces globally will have immediate impacts on the economy. Additional costs accrue from event cancellations and the lost revenue those events bring to surrounding communities. COVID-19 also appears to have a fairly high case fatality rate which means lives are cut short prematurely resulting in potential productivity loss to the economy.
COVID-19 is impacting many sectors but service sectors seem particularly hard hit due to a drastic decrease in demand spurred by social distancing. Additionally, businesses with large numbers of concentrated workers including factories where telework is not feasible may face significant revenue losses due to closures. What the long-term impact of these closures are on the economy will depend greatly on the duration of closures, the amount of time it takes for containment and a return to normalcy in terms of demand, and what the government does in the meantime to prevent individuals companies from being unable to meet their financial obligations.
How does staying up-to-date on available vaccines impact a health systems ability to handle the influx of COVID-19 cases?
This is very important from a health and economic perspective. At IVAC, we've estimated that across 94 low- and middle-income countries, the use of 10 routine childhood vaccines are expected to avert $US 6.6 billion in medical treatment costs over the next decade—and secure more than $US 700 billion in economic benefits.
What can countries do to protect older adults?
Lois Privor-Dumm
Director, Adult Immunization | Policy, Advocacy and Communications
International Vaccine Access Center
Older adults are disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 and countries must consider all strategies to protect them, including social distancing, identifying and isolating infected individuals, and providing supportive treatment. Further, when an older adult is stricken with COVID-19, it not only effects them, but their families and the broader economy—something that rich and low-income countries alike need to avoid.
Vaccines against influenza, pneumococcal disease, and herpes zoster could lessen the potential impact of health threats such as COVID-19. Influenza vaccines, for example, could reduce the risk of cardiovascular or other events that may lead to a decline in functional ability and greater likelihood of a severe impact from COVID-19. These vaccines, however, are not available in every country and immunization rates can also be suboptimal.
Immunization with pneumococcal vaccines, even in children, may contribute to a lessened burden of co-infections through reduced transmission, thus, vaccinating both children and adults makes sense.
In the long term, vaccines should be developed with a target product profile that meets the needs of the most vulnerable:
- Older adults who experience immune senescence, and
- People in developing country settings, where health systems may not be able to support vaccines that are complex to store or deliver
Further, few countries have available platforms to deliver vaccines to older adults. There is no Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) for this group. It is uncommon to find providers who see healthy older adults and specialists who see adults with underlying illness don't often vaccinate them.
How do you talk to your kids about coronavirus?
Rupali Limaye
Associate Scientist, IVAC | Department of International Health
If questions come up from children, address them plainly and succinctly. Don't give extra details. We have a tendency to over-explain and over-rationalize (the same goes for discussions with caregivers related to vaccine confidence—that's why the CDC and WHO recommend providers take what's called the presumptive approach, in which they announce which vaccines a child needs without posing a question).
Be direct, answer the question, and be as reassuring as you can be.
How do you convince people that social distancing is important for them to adhere to?
I'm getting a lot of questions about social distancing. Social distancing and its interpretation is very much governed by the country you live in and the ideals the country is supposed to uphold. Singapore and Hong Kong are much more communitarian countries—in the U.S., we take an individualist perspective on everything. As a result, people have very different views on what social distancing means to them – which makes it challenging to implement as a global response.
I would suggest that you only leave your house if you absolutely have to. If you go to the grocery store, wipe down everything, including bags. Otherwise, enjoy time with your family. We don't usually have this time!
Check in with loved ones—call and FaceTime. Make sure people are mentally doing ok.


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Our little guy hit that big 18-month mark at the end of last month! He is an amazing juxtaposition of all things little boy – he is sweet and snuggly while also being an adventurous lover of dirt.
He is resourceful, regularly pulling a chair from the dining room into the kitchen to expand his reach – sometimes to see what he might be able to reach in the China cabinets, but other times in an attempt to be helpful.
He considers the dishwasher his personal domain, certain that he is essential to both unloading and loading it. Fortunately this works pretty well for unloading…
…though when it comes time for his mama to load the dishwasher, he often finds himself relegated to the Toddler Tula 🙂
With his sleep, he proves the statement that every child, even within the same family, is different. He has always been a pretty good napper, and while he generally sleeps well at night, he is my only child who, beyond a few months old, would regularly wake in the night not just because he needed something but in order to spend a couple hours playing. We're hopeful that he's growing out of that phase!
He is a climber and an acrobat and a builder of block towers.
He's also an avid reader. He loves to listen in on his sisters' reading, bring books to us to read, and look at books himself.
Due, in part, I'm sure, to this reading, he seems on the verge of a language explosion. He doesn't say "this" all that much anymore, but he does have a few other words. His favorite word is "moon," and he also offers directions with a few words – "up" and "down" and "out." Before he takes naps and goes to bed, he approaches each person in the room to wave and say, "night night." In true boy fashion, he had multiple sound effect words – "boom" and "bump" – before he ever said "mom," but the other night I did get a definitive "mom" from him, which made my day! He also occasionally says "ball" and "dad." And he makes signs for more, no, and touchdown. He's a fairly able communicator, employing pointing and grunting in addition to his words, but we are looking forward to his having more actual words!
One effect of his status as a third child is that at even 18 months old, he recognizes Star Wars paraphernalia and, much to his sisters' delight, any time he sees it, he starts humming and dancing to the Imperial March!
His hair is still one of his defining features – it was the first body part he learned to identify 🙂
It can be tamed somewhat, though, and he cleans up pretty well! He was the ring-bearer in my brother's and sister-in-law's wedding last month, and he LOVED the pocket watch they gave him!
Though his presence in our family certainly makes life somewhat more complicated, it also brings so much fun. We're so thankful for these past 18 months with our little buddy, and we can't wait to see what the coming years hold!

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Key: HADOOP-7507
URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HADOOP-7507
Project: Hadoop Common
Issue Type: Bug
Components: metrics
Affects Versions: 0.20.2
Reporter: Jeff Bean
Ganglia jvm metrics don't make sense because it's not clear which java process the metrics refer to. In fact, all hadoop java processes running on a node report their jvm metrics to the same namespace.
The metrics are exposed by the "jvm" context in JvmMetrics.java. This leads to confusing and nonsensical graphs in ganglia and maybe other monitoring tools.
One way to fix this is to make sure the process name is reported in the jvm context, making it clear which process is associated with the context, and separating out the jvm metrics per process.
This is marked as an "incompatible change" because the fix provided removes the JVM metrics and replaces it with process-specific metrics.
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Each year Exelon's Fishing for a Cure charity bass tournament reels in more than just anglers competing for the top prize and bragging rights. The tournament raises a substantial amount of money and awareness for local charities. In its 14-year history, t
BRACEVILLE, Ill. (May 4, 2015) - Each year Exelon's Fishing for a Cure charity bass tournament reels in more than just anglers competing for the top prize and bragging rights. The tournament raises a substantial amount of money and awareness for local charities. In its 14-year history, the tournament has now topped $400,000.
Saturday's tournament raised $47,700 which will be split between three local not-for-profit hospices - Grundy County Hospice, Joliet Area Community Hospice and Hospice of Kankakee County.
Eighty-two, two-person teams from around the Midwest competed in the tournament. Brian Belke of Minooka and Jim Rura of Morris took home first place and the $4,000 top prize. Their three fish total of 10.15 lbs. was best in the tournament field. Coming in second was the team of Dave Sanders and Pete Banach of Monee, Ill., whose catch for the day totaled 9.88 lbs. They fished on a sponsored team for the charity and donated their $2,500 prize. Taking home the third place trophy and $1,000 for their three fish total of 9.87 lbs., was Chuck Sabias and Rufus Eskew. Teams placing fourth though 10th place split the remaining $2,500 prize money. Steve Smith and Ed Withaeger won the Big Cat contest with a 7.84 lb. catfish. The winners for Big Bass, Mike Myers and Dave Adams, caught a 5.62 lb. bass.
"We were honored to be selected as one of the charities for this event," said Joliet Area Community Hospice board member Jim Galligan. Added Rachel Fruehling, Public Education Coordinator for Hospice of Kankakee Valley, "We are so grateful for Exelon's support and the quality of this event. Everyone has been so kind and helpful."
More than 70 young anglers from age two to 12 competed in their own fishing derby held at Godley Park District pond Saturday. Winners in the five and under category were Leah Martin, 5, of Morris (first place), Dylan Wyatt, 2 of Shorewood (second), and Shane Boyle, 4, of Morris.
James Wyatt, 7, of Shorewood, took home first place in the 6-8 category; his sister, Danielle, age 8, took second place. Third place went to Jaiden Scrugg, 8, of Park Forest. In the 9-12 category, the winners were Steven Hoffman, 12, of Godley (first place), Jace Shaw, 11, Coal City (second) and Ashley Chojnacki, 12, of Plainfield (third). Steven Hoffman, 12, of Godley, and Brody Alexander, 6, of Coal City, snared the biggest fish; while Chase Wadsworth, 8, of Godley, reeled in the smallest fish.
More than 40 volunteers including employees and family members from Braidwood Station and the Reed Custer High School Casting Comets staffed the event. Braidwood Station employees Brian Daniels and Steve Friddle served as weigh in officials. ESPN's Chauncey Niziol served as the tournament host.
All proceeds raised through tournament entry fees, raffles and sponsorships go to the recipient charities, which are selected annually by station employees. Organizations and businesses contributing to the cause included:
• Bailey Printing• Basic-PSA, Inc.• Beeline• Belgio Catering• Berkot's Super Foods• Brieser Construction• CB&I• Chauncey's Great Outdoors• Conestoga-Rovers & Associates• D Construction• Electric Motor & Contracting Company, Inc.• Electrical Builders, Inc.• Enercon Services, Inc.• Erin Engineering• Innovative Industrial Solutions• McCauley Mechanical Construction, Inc.• Monical's Pizza• Principal Instruments, Inc.• Rachke Piping & Mechanical, Inc.• Ryan & Associates• Sargent & Lundy, LLC• SCI Corporation• SET Environmental, Inc.• Shur-Set Tackle
Braidwood Generating Station is approximately 60 miles southwest of Chicago. The station's two nuclear energy units can produce a total of more than 2,300 megawatts at full power - enough electricity to power more than 2 million typical homes.
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Last Updated: 29 November 2022
July's decision by the US securities market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to loosen substantially the rules for launching exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on indices managed in-house puts the whole ETF brand at risk, according to the head of one leading index firm.
In July the SEC decided to allow three new applications for "self-indexed" ETFs from US fund houses Guggenheim, Sigma and Transparent Value Trust to proceed, while removing most of the constraints historically required when a fund manager uses an affiliated index provider for an index-tracking ETF.
The SEC's decision is summarised in a recent briefing note from US law firm Morgan Lewis.
In its new self-indexing ruling, the SEC argues that allowing the investing public to view the holdings of their ETFs on a daily basis should now be seen as sufficient to guard against potential abuses by those involved in managing a fund or its underlying index.
The earlier constraints in place for self-indexed ETFs were motivated by a provision in the 1940 Investment Company Act (the governing law for most US mutual funds) that places tight restrictions on fund managers' dealings with affiliated parties.
As a result of concerns over potential conflicts of interest, the SEC previously required the public disclosure of the underlying index methodology, the use of a third-party index calculation agent and formal "firewall" procedures for any self-indexed ETF.
Such potential conflicts might include trading based on prior knowledge of index changes (known as "front-running"), allowing index changes that benefit the manager or other, preferred clients instead of the investors in the index-tracking ETF, and the manipulation of index pricing to present funds' performance, or tracking ability, in a preferential light.
It's now widely accepted that similar abusive practices occurred during the recent manipulation of LIBOR.
Last month the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), a body coordinating the efforts of the world's securities regulators, released a new set of principles for those involved in benchmark and index provision, pointing to conflicts as a primary cause of the need for new global standards.
In its principles, IOSCO said that it aims to identify "generic risks to the credibility of benchmarks" as a result of "incentives stemming from conflicts of interests" amongst those running and calculating indices.
In Europe, several regulatory initiatives have been running in parallel to IOSCO's work. These include the recently published principles for benchmark-setting in the European Union from the European Securities Market Authority (ESMA) and the European Banking Authority (EBA), a consultation document on benchmarks from the European Commission, and sections in ESMA's recent ETF guidelines that require significantly more disclosure about the methodology and holdings of the indices used to underlie index-tracking ETFs.
With its new self-indexing ruling, the SEC seems to be flying in the face of these international efforts to promote greater transparency and better governance, the head of a leading benchmark firm told IndexUniverse.eu.
"This decision runs contrary to everything that's recently come from IOSCO or from European regulators," said Alex Matturri, chief executive of S&P Dow Jones Indices.
It's insufficient, argues Matturri, to rely on daily portfolio holdings, as the SEC now appears to be doing, to judge whether potential conflicts of interest have been avoided.
"Relying only on the disclosure of the fund holdings defeats the objective of providing transparency, which is what ETFs are all about. You need some assurances about what you're investing in, and portfolio holdings alone don't give you that. You need the index methodology as well."
"I can't see how the SEC can allow something like this at the same time as IOSCO, in its guidelines, says that you should make indices, and therefore the funds that use indices, more transparent."


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On the flip side of that sequence of events there are times where a mod author will contact us looking for a copy of their mod from years back, where we then dig through the archives to see if we have the mod, then after sending the mod to the author, they ask us to make available all of their work that had been archived due to permissions given in the read mes of some mods.
We also have this nifty permissions page which all of our Modding History Stewards are supposed to consult before approving mods. The problem with this is that it does sometimes get updated, and mod authors some times add their wishes after a mod is uploaded, or change their minds about their permissions, and we don't get a PM when the permissions page is updated. As a result the mods don't often get updated according to the authors wishes.
Drakkmore wrote:and we don't get a PM when the permissions page is updated
Fliggerty this might be handy for those that remain Stewards after the upgrade to Modding History.


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Give blender drinks a whirl
On the heels of one holiday, we Americans raise our 7.11-ounce cups to salute another form of freedom Friday. A free Slurpee awaits your tiny cups at your local 7-Eleven on July 11, sure to attract a parade of people craving red, white and blue raspberry goodness.
But you need more than a plastic bubble lid to pack in all the frozen concoctions this summer.
Following "Frozen," a hit TV drama warning that winter is coming in "Game of Thrones" and the crowning of "Margaritaville" as the most lucrative song ever, it's never been so cool to be cold.
From milkshakes to margaritas, a number of frigid drinks await you in this ice age, none more refreshing or rewarding than a cold cocktail.
"Most people will have frozen drinks on a hot summer day after some yard work or they got back from work on a hot drive," says Oscar Miguel, manager at La Esperanza Restaurant & Bar.
Patrons of the Lindenwold restaurant usually have one thing on their minds during the summer time — margarita.
Boasting more than 25 types of margaritas, La Esperanza can twist the tequila-based cocktail into something fruity and frothy or spicy and icy. But tastes tend not to be too fancy, Miguel says.
"The most popular by far is the house margarita," Miguel says.
The house margarita contains equal parts triple sec and pure agave tequila blanco, as well as store-bought margarita mix, such as Daily's, the only substance in your margarita that should contain sugar.
Miguel recommends staying away from any tequila not labeled as 100-percent agave, including cheaper Jose Cuervo brands.
"They have a lot of sugars," he says. "When you use the 100-percent agave, it has an actual tequila taste. There's no added sweeteners to the tequila beside the margarita mix."
But sugar can spoil even a frozen drink, warns Miguel, adding that a base tequila can be problem.
"The No. 1 mistake is going for cheap tequila that's not 100-percent agave," he says.
Pure agave tequila doesn't have to be pricey, he says.
"You can get a 100-percent agave tequila at $20 and it's still going to be good," he says.
But a good margarita still gets finished with a rim of sugar and salt.
Miguel rubs a lime wedge along the edge of the glass for stickiness, then rolls it into a plate of sugar and salt until fully coated.
Just as tequila makes a margarita, rum defines a daiquiri.
Daiquiris will be the main draw at both Cuba Libre locations on July 19, National Daiquiri Day, when the Atlantic City and Philadelphia rum bars toast the frozen cocktail and those who drink it.
Cuba Libre raises a fruity glass to Ernest Hemingway, a daiquiri aficionado whose eponymous elixir contains fresh lime, ruby red grapefruit juices, blonde rum and maraschino liqueur.
P.J. Whelihan's Pubs feature a duo of daiquiris — strawberry and the zesty "Neon" — on its new frozen drink menu.
Rum also reigns over most of its 10 tropical cocktails, including piña colada, Bahama Mama, Kahulu Hummer, Lava Flow and Jamaican Punch.
You can keep your cream of coconut; Miguel is partial to the less cloying margaritas, especially the fresh ones that substitute margarita mix with agave nectar
"More people are going toward the fresh margarita ... because it's (made with) fresh ingredients with less sugar," he says.
Unlike a cloying daiquiri, the clean, subtle taste of a fresh margarita yields to most flavors, such as the jalapeno and cucumber featured — and muddled — in one of La Esperanza's recipes.
"A daiquiri is one part rum and rest is the mix," Miguel says, "but if you get tequila, you can have raspberry, peach, lime ... There's such a variety."
If you're really drinking to your health, stay cool and inside the food pyramid with a smoothie.
From pineapples and peaches to mangoes and blueberries, it's a constant fruit frenzy at Smoothie King in Cinnaminson, says owner Frank Gilanelli.
"Our No. 1 smoothie is Angel Food," says Gilanelli. "It's strawberry and banana, but you can add anything you want to it."
Gilanelli promises there's a smoothie for every lifestyle, whether meal replacement, pre- or post-workout, or simply a snack.
"Whatever your purpose is, we got a smoothie for it," he says.
Whether it's whey protein or a fat burner, you know exactly what goes into each smoothie since the ingredients are added in front of you, not inside a machine.
"All custom made," he says. "There's no walk in and pull handle."
You can ensure what goes into your smoothie by making it yourself at home. Of course, using the same ingredients won't necessarily guarantee the same result. You need the right equipment.
"The biggest thing is you need a blender that can do the ice," he says.
The lifeblood of Smoothie King runs on several Vitamix blenders, including ones specially designated for diabetes, nut allergies and others.
Personal use usually isn't worth the hefty price of these machines, costing upward of $1,000 a piece, says Gilanelli.
But there are some cheaper blender alternatives sure to annihilate your agriculture.
Running from $60 to $150, high-end blenders like the Ninja and NutriBullet are known to pulverize thick veggies, small seeds and frozen fruit into the same dreamy mix.
Consistent, cool and resistant to rotting, frozen fruit can make the dullest beverage more refreshing.
"If you freeze stuff, you should freeze stuff only when it's fresh and ripe," notes Anthony Gentleski, owner of Animo Juice & Burrito Bar in Haddonfield.
You can find nutrition in the frozen food aisle, too.
Compared to fresh produce sitting for three days, frozen packages of broccoli and carrots have significantly higher levels of both beta-carotene and lutein, and frozen packages of green beans and blueberries scored higher levels of vitamin C and polyphenols, according to independent studies by the UK's University of Chester and Leatherhead Food Research.
But not every smoothie will steer you to weight loss, Gilanelli says. Many people make the mistake of packing too much fruit into their blenders, forgetting their high sugar content.
"They throw everything around the kitchen sink in there," Gilanelli says. "Unless it's all veggies, it's high in sugar."
Gilanelli suggests balancing your blends with some greens.
"Mom always told you to eat your veggies and fruits and we make it really easy," he says. "You can have it all for breakfast."
If requested, Gilanelli can reduce the sugar of every blend by nearly a third by omitting turbinado, a brown unprocessed sugar known also as sugar in the raw.
"If you don't want that, we make it skinny and leave it out," he says.
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Animo Juice,113 Kings Highway East, Haddonfield. (856) 427-9070. animojuice.com
Cuba Libre at Tropicana Casino & Resort,2831 Boardwalk. Atlantic City. (609) 348-6700; 10 S 2nd St, Philadelphia. (215) 627-0666. cubalibrerestaurant.com
La Esperanza Restaurant & Bar,40 East Gibbsboro Road. Lindenwold. (856) 782-7114. laesperanzarestaurant.com
P.J. Whelihan's Pub,425 Hurffville Crosskeys Road. Turnersville. (856) 582-7774. pjspub.com
Smoothie King of Cinnaminson,195 Rt. 130 S. Cinnaminson. (856) 786-0044. smoothieking.com
Classic Frozen Margarita
Servings: 1
One part 100 percent blue agave tequila
One part triple sec
Margarita mix, preferably Daily's
Slice of lime
Dash of sugar
Dash of salt
Scoop of ice
Blend tequila, triple sec, margarita mix and ice until you get a nice frothy mix.
Rim the margarita glass with a slice of lime for adhesion, then roll the edge of the glass into a plate of sugar and salt until it is evenly coated.
Pour blend into glass and enjoy.
Recipe provided by Oscar Miguel, manager at La Esperanza Restaurant & Bar in Lindenwold.
Fresh Jalapeño Margarita
Servings: 1
One part 100 percent blue agave tequila blanco
One part triple sec
2 jalapeno slices
1 cucumber slice
2 tablespoons agave nectar
1/8 cup of water
Slice of lime
Dash of sugar
Dash of salt
Blend tequila, triple sec, agave nectar and water.
Muddle cucumbers and jalapeno slices. Add juice into mix and stir.
Rim the margarita glass with a slice of lime for stickiness, then roll the edge of the glass into a plate of sugar and salt until it is evenly coated.
Pour blend into glass over ice and enjoy.
Oscar Miguel, manager at La Esperanza Restaurant & Bar in Lindenwold.


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The next shows of AM BODEN are now scheduled: At Landestheater Tübingen (LTT): 17 Dec 2015 18 Dec 2015 Jan 2016 17 Jan 2016 28 Feb 2016 all at 8 pm At Wolfgang-Borchert-Theater in Münster, the play will premiere on 10 December 2015. These are the following dates: 11 Dec 2015 23 Jan 2016 26 […]
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AM BODEN (GROUNDED) – next shows
AM BODEN in stores soon!
There it finally is, the new THEATER THEATER No. 26, my copies just arrived in the mail. Inside: my translation of George Brant's GROUNDED (AM BODEN), which premieres TODAY at LTT Tübingen, then at the Wolfgang-Borchert-Theater in Münster on 10 December and which continues to be shown at the Düsseldorf theater all throughout this season. […]
AM BODEN at theatres in Tübingen and Münster
George Brant's play GROUNDED (German title: AM BODEN) continues to be shown often at the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus. To my great delight, the play will soon premiere in two more productions: Landestheater Tübingen: 03 December, 2015 Director: Tobias Bernhardt Dramaturg: Lars Helmer Pilot: Laura Sauer Dates: 03.12., 17.12., 18.12.


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Children's Technology Review
The mission of the Children's Technology Review is "To help parents, librarians and teachers find quality interactive media/technology products for children." They publish a journal which is delivered in PDF format monthly (there are different levels of paid subscriptions) and they also maintain a blog which reviews apps and devices. There are also links to awards for digital media for children (like the BolognaRagazzi Digital Award and the Kids at Play Interactive (KAPi) Awards). Also, if anyone out there is interested in learning how to design apps for kids, there a link to Dust or Magic 2012 App Camp, which takes place in May in Pacific Grove, CA.
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The Strange South Holidays
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300 Years
Candle wax shrouded in dust, chilled earth, and brittle black fur.
The Beast of White Orchard
Buckthorn, myrtle petals, mushroom, salt air, and amyris.
Burning Rain of Death
Damp wood and stone, ginger, pink peppercorn, cardamom, snuffed smoke, and wormwood.
D̶o̶n̶'̶t̶ Fear the Reaper
Creaky wooden stairs, spilled tea, and a menacing fog.
Follow the Crows
Blueberry, moss, quicksilver solution, and mandrake root.
The Gatekeeper
Headstones buried under moss and ivy, rusted iron fencing, and gunpowder.
Burnt sugar caught between gnashing teeth.
Je Veux Mon Livre
Tea leaves and sage pressed between the ancient pages of a leather-bound grimoire.
Land of a Thousand Fables
Cherry, honeysuckle, pixie dust, gingerbread, golden straw, and amber.
Little Children
Spilled pails of candy corn, caramel apples, night air, and graveyard dirt.
Number 41
Pink linen, muddy shoes, chamomile, orris root, and vanilla musk.
Put A Spell On You
Spiked punch, nutmeg, dragon's blood, black musk, and star anise.
Scenes from a Marriage
A single violet rose, apple, champa flower, ylang-ylang, chipped paint, and dusty old picture frames.
She Who Knows
Water lily, smoky incense, coriander, red musk, vanilla, hollow oak, and chicken bones.
Twice Dead
Frozen breath and arterial blood.
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No Mechanical Problem Found In Plane Crash That Killed 4
WATERFORD TWP. (WWJ/AP) - Federal investigators say they haven't found any sign of equipment problems on a small plane that crashed shortly after takeoff from a local airport, killing all four people aboard.
The crash happened Friday at Oakland County International Airport in Waterford Township.
Killed in the wreck was Troy Brothers, a U.S. Naval Academy recruit who received his pilot's license last month, his 58-year-old stepfather James Haley, and 34-year-old brother-in-law Jamie Jose. Brothers' 53-year-old mother, Sandra Haley died at an area hospital.
A preliminary National Transportation Safety Board report found no signs of equipment problems with the single-engine Cessna 172. The report "revealed no evidence of pre-impact airframe, powerplant, or propeller malfunction or failure." Investigators determined that weather conditions were also not a factor.
The agency has said it plans to examine video of the crash taken by a security camera.
Brothers and his family took off about 1:40 p.m. and had elevated only about 100 feet from the ground when the young pilot radioed the control tower.
In a recording on LiveATC.Net, Brothers can be heard saying "we're a little over weight … we're going to have to come back and land." Moments later the four-seat plane crashed in a field near an airport runway.
LiveATC.Net provides live air traffic-control broadcasts from control towers and radar facilities around the world, according to its website.
Brothers and the Haleys lived in the Detroit suburb of Fraser. Brothers had been accepted into the Naval Academy's 2017 graduating class, said Judy Campbell, a spokeswoman for the military academy in Annapolis, Md. His induction day was to be Thursday.
The Oakland County airport is used for corporate, business and private flying, said Dave VanderVeen, director of central services for Oakland County. It also has air charters and air freight, and is the state's second busiest airport after Detroit Metropolitan Airport.
VanderVeen said the last fatal crash at Oakland County International was in 2006. A flight instructor and his student were killed when a single-engine plane belonging to a flight school crashed at the airport.
MORE: Feds To Review Video Of Fiery Plane Crash
Too Much Weight May Have Caused Fatal Plane Crash
4 Killed In Plane Crash At Oakland County Airport
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Renowned American author Napoleon Hill is best known for his bestselling book, "Think and Grow Rich," which is among the 10 bestselling self-help books of all time. While the book is a staple in many American homes, it is only a quick overview of the success philosophy that Hill spent 20 years developing and delivering through the live courses in his success school. Think and Grow Rich Institute reveals how much of the material he discussed in these seminars was never shared with anyone outside of those in attendance.
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FOCUS ON: Alberto Guerra and Massimiliano Nicolè
Interview with the authors of the short web series 'Have you seen Tom Collins?,' winner at the Rome Web Awards
The perfect set for this interview would have been a bar with wooden interiors, half-light, three cocktails dripping condensation and even cigars. What a cliché of consumed artists. Unfortunately, cruel Fate imposed a great distance between me and the brains behind the web mini-series Hai visto Tom Collins? (literally, Have You Seen Tom Collins?). Nevertheless, this is what has emerged from my virtual meeting with the actor Alberto Guerra (right) and the DOP Massimiliano Nicolè (left). The series is developed as a mockumentary with comic tones, in which the protagonist, a thirsty and loyal customer of a bar, asks in each episode a different drink, telling some anecdotes about the creation of that drink.
A: Massimiliano had this idea more than a year and a half ago (January 2015). I remember that he came to me and asked me if I wanted to do something related to cocktails. I replied that we would have been able to drink a few and then… Here we are.
M: The most difficult phase was to understand what could have been the most effective way to tell the story of a drink. Therefore, attempt after attempt, we landed at the formula "customer/narrator and barman."
M: That's right. Rather than alcohol, the stories behind the cocktails are the true protagonists. The two of us are very keen on both: the curiosity and the world of drinking. Being able to link the two topics was the winning move to give life to the project.
A: We chose the name Tom Collins because the history of this drink is very curious…
M: Yes, because we believe that behind this drink lies one of the funniest anecdotes about the world of mixing. Since our project treats with this kind of stuff, it seemed perfect.
(Despite my strong pressure, the two didn't want to confess me this remarkable story. Perhaps for fear of a spoiler. Wandering in the Internet, I confess, in spite of myself, I was not able to find a sufficiently captivating anecdote about the Tom Collins. Therefore, we will forced to wait for the next season, ed).
Which is your favorite alcoholic?
M: Never questionable, and the drink I would say for both of us is the Bourbon Sour.
A: Unfortunately, the enjoyment of movies on the web requires a reduced playing time. In the beginning, some sequences were much longer but we had to do a great work of editing. The viewer's attention needs to be constantly urged both visually and narratively.
M: Being part and be included in the major festivals selections on the web world (after Rome and Melbourne, we will wait for the Sicily Web Fest and then Bilbao Web Fest in October), is for us a great response to the passion that we are putting on this project.
A: We should not spoil, but at least a dozen new episodes have already been written…


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Whether you're a styling pro or someone who's shopping for hair styling products for the first time, everyone needs a good hairspray. Read on to access Redken's complete guide to hairspray, and find the perfect hair styling product for you!
Whether you're a styling pro or someone who's shopping for hair styling products for the first time, everyone needs a good hairspray. Not only can a great hairspray hold a look in place through even the most humid of days, but they can also create beachy texture, provide volume and add a high shine finish to your style.
But with so many types of hairsprays on the market—many of which address different hair concerns and end results— you may be wondering how can you determine the best hairspray for your hair type. Read on to access Redken's guide to hairspray, and—bonus—learn how to pick the right one to fit any and all of your hair needs!
There are a number of reasons why hairspray is a must-have for every beauty maven, but the biggie is because it helps hairstyles—whether they're piece-y beachy waves or a more polished updo—stay in place. "Hairspray allows the user to put a finishing touch on their hairstyle that will help keep it in place and help keep the hair in a desired shape," says Redken Artist Kate Curran. "Hairspray can also help to create texture within a look."
Because different hairsprays provide various levels of hold, it's important that you pick the right one for your hair needs. There are essentially three levels of hold to choose from:
Light Hold Hairspray: For a more flexible hold that allows for some movement in the hair and brushability throughout the day, look for a light hold hairspray, which will keep your hairstyle intact in a way that looks effortless.
Medium Hold Hairspray: Looking for a style that hits somewhere between "sleek and polished" and "tousled and effortless"? A medium hold option is best.
High Hold Hairspray: If you want to ensure that your hairstyle is going to stay in place all day, high hold hairspray has got your back.
In addition to level of hold, it's also important to consider the end result you want to achieve with your hairspray. Texturizing spray is a type of hairspray that can help you create airy volume for a tousled, effortless style—which makes it the perfect choice when creating beachy, cool-girl waves!
While bottles of hairspray and texturizing spray may look similar, the benefits they provide are quite different. Hairspray is meant to hold shape in hair, while texturizing spray provides hold in addition creating dimension and separation in your strands (think loose, beachy waves). So while a regular hairspray helps hold your look in place, a texturizing spray will provide a touch of effortless oomph while still holding your style.
In addition to holding your style in place, many of Redken's hairsprays also provide amazing benefits catered to different end results, be it volume, shine or texture. Below are a few of the best hairsprays for different hair needs.
For A Hold That Can Do It All: Triple Pure 32
The newest addition to Redken's hairspray portfolio, the neutral-fragrance Triple Pure 32, is true hair holding hero. Redken's New Triple Pure 32 provides the same amazing, all-day hold as the Redken's legendary Triple Take 32 (as in, your hairstyle won't budge no matter how humid it gets out there) but with a neutral fragrance. It works on all hair types to help create and set any style, from beachy waves to formal updos and features a tri-actuator design which helps ensure that the product is distributed evenly onto your hair when you spray it.
For Your Best-Ever Beach Waves: Triple Dry 15
Often times, the most "effortless" styles (looking at you beachy waves) require the help of great products. A great texturizing spray—like Redken's Triple Dry 15, allows you to easily create the tousled texture of your dreams without the stress. Providing just the right amount of airy lift and volume, Redken's Triple Dry 15 is an excellent choice if you're looking to create effortlessly cool, beachy texture.
For A Lasting Hold And Lightweight Feel: Triple Take 32
From structured updos to loose, beautiful curls, Triple Take 32 extreme high-hold hairspray has got you covered. This hairspray will lock any hairstyle in place with lasting hold and a lightweight, no product feel. The best part? This hairspray's tri-actuator design ensures even application on hair with every use.
For a Sleek Style That Will Stay In Place All Day: Quick Dry 18
Structured hairstyles like updos, bobs, and chignons require a high hold hairspray, and Quick dry 18 heeds their call. Not only does it dry quickly and lock your style into place, but it also leaves the hair with a high shine finish.
For Adding Volume: Quick Tease 15
If you've got fine hair, or just want to add a little extra body to your look, you'll want to reach for a hairspray that will help you build volume at the roots while creating long-lasting hold. Think of Redken's Quick Tease 15 as va-va-voom volume in a can.
The Ultimate Everyday Hairspray: Fashion Work 12
"Fashion Work 12 is the ultimate hairspray for easy, everyday hairstyling," says Curran. "It's a medium hold 'working hairspray,' which means that the hair will stay easily brushable after use." It can help you create versatile styles, like loose waves or updos, and will never leave hair feeling sticky or tacky. For a quick fix on the go or to set a look into a flawless finish, Curran suggests spraying Fashion Work 12 on a makeup brush and gently sweeping it over an area of the hair for a smooth and sleek touch.
When You Need Your Style To Stay Put All Day: Control Addict 28
If you're looking for a ride-or-die hairspray that takes your hairstyle from sun-up to sundown, you need a traditional high-hold hairspray. Not only are these hairsprays powerful, but they can help fight off frizz and keep your hair looking great no matter what you encounter throughout the day. Redken's Control Addict 28 is an extra-high hold hairspray providing 24 hour hold and humidity resistance.
For Curls and Blowouts: Forceful 23
To get the most out of your blowout, you need a hairspray with shape memory. Wondering what that means? Basically, shape memory is an innovative technology that allows the hairspray to rebuild a previous style. That means no more deflated curls or limp blowouts. A great hairspray with shape memory benefits is Redken's Forceful 23. Simply spray this hairspray throughout your hair when you want to revitalize your hairstyle. This hairspray will fight off frizz all while keeping your strands touchable and soft.


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Open Door is a community-based TV series where groups or individuals make a documentary about an issue that concerns them. This episode is about the Stuttering Treatment and Research Trust, or START. The documentary interviews high profile Kiwis who have learned to control their stutters - Principal Youth Court Judge Andrew Becroft, TV host and public speaker Ian Grant, former All Black Royce Willis, and unionist and political adviser Matt McCarten. Speech experts and the parents of young stutterers seeking treatment at START also feature.
To ask a question in class would be one of the most terrifying things on earth for me.– Stutterer and former All Black Royce Willis
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I've recently written about some problems related to our short trip to Toronto, Canada.
The first problem occurred when we were supposed to go on the trip a few weeks back. I was checking my British Airways account when I noticed that our flight to Toronto had been cancelled. This led me to ask British Airways- Where's My 40,500 Avios + $143.79.
We then got rebooked for the following week. More bad luck soon followed. We had a cancelled flight in biz class and had to fly coach. I then wondered if I was owed compensation. (I certainly feel that we are…)
After getting rebooked on a flight for the following morning, I still had to deal with our hotel reservation and make a call to Marriott Customer Service.
A little about our hotel booking:
I had us booked for 3 nights at the Courtyard By Marriott Toronto Downtown. I had to book it as two reservations since I had a free night certificate from the Marriott Rewards credit card (which was redeemed for night 1). I then booked the other two nights using 25,000 points per night.
By the time we finished getting rebooked on a new flight, locating our bag and getting into a cab, it was close to midnight.
Even though it was very late (and I figured that our free night certificate was wasted), I decided to call Marriott Customer Service to see if they could help me out with our no-show.
I called up Marriott at 1-800-721-7033 and explained the situation. The rep was very friendly and said that I needed to be transferred and to mention that our flight was cancelled. I felt good when she said that the next rep should be able to help us out!
I again explained how we had the night booked and wouldn't be able to make it since our flight was cancelled. I also asked if there was any way to get my free night certificate back. I was placed on hold so the rep could "see what he could do".
A few minutes later, the rep told me that under the circumstances they could place the e-certificate back in my account! Score! I was glad that the free night certificate could be recouped.
I then thought of another idea related to my booking and had one more request.
I told the rep how we had another booking for two nights at the same property. My request was to see if the booking could be changed slightly.
Even though my free night certificate was good until next August, I asked if he could change the booking to allow for the e-certificate to pay for the first night of our stay. I figured it was better to get rid of the free night while I can and keep the points for a future date.
I was really impressed when the rep told me that this shouldn't be a problem!
After another few minutes on hold, I was told that 25,000 points were redeposited into my account and the free night was applied to my stay starting the following day!
I thanked the rep for all of his help and was really impressed that I got my hotel situation sorted out. Talk about an awesome Marriott customer service experience!
Have any of you had a similar situation before? If so, did the hotel refund you for the night's stay you missed out on?


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West Covina officials Tuesday decided to continue discussions with the developer proposing to build horse stables, a training track and other facilities at the site of a former toxic landfill in the city.
The City Council voted 4-1 to enter into a new 180-day exclusive negotiating agreement with Singpoli Group LLC for the purchase and development of about 200 acres at the site of the shuttered BKK landfill. Councilman James Toma voted against the agreement.
This is the second agreement the city has forged with the company, which plans to invest at least $200 million into the project. The first was entered into last December and expired this fall.
Since then, Singpoli has presented their proposed project at a City Council meeting and two community meetings.
The Pasadena-based developer has proposed to build a 270-room luxury hotel with 20,000 square feet of meeting and banquet space, a horse training track with an internal event space and amphitheater, 1,400 horse stalls, more than 200 employee dormitories with a cafeteria and recreation center. The plan also includes a zip line and aerial adventure park, a 5.2-acre virtual reality park, a K-9 training facility and solar greenhouse facilities.
Currently, the site of the proposed development is only allowed to be used as open space or a golf course. Any changes to the approved uses of the land would require approval from federal and state regulatory agencies.
As part of the new agreement, the city is requiring Singpoli to discuss the feasibility of its plans with the California Department of Toxic Substances Control, Cal Recycle, U.S. Fish and Wildlife and the Regional Water Quality Control Board and complete a written report about those discussions.
"Let them spend the money we don't have to talk to (regulatory agencies) and see do we have a chance to do anything over there. Maybe yes, maybe no," said Councilman Tony Wu. "It doesn't mean we will approve the project."
Toma said that before entering a new agreement with Singpoli he wanted more information about their proposal, adding that many residents left the community meetings with questions unanswered.
While residents spoke in favor of building a K-9 facility and other aspects of the project, many had concerns about the horse facilities because of the decline in horse racing and the potential for odors to permeate through nearby homes.
"I would have expected more of an economic argument," Toma said. "Look at this example of what worked and doesn't that give you confidence that this can work here — I didn't get any of that."
The city currently owes $9.8 million in bonds that were taken out to develop a golf course that never came to fruition. City officials are required to sell about 122 acres of the proposed development site because it is owned by city's former redevelopment agency.
"We have to sell this property to somebody," said Mayor Mike Spence. "I'm willing to give Singpoli this limited time to go through the process."
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In the recent 21st session of the Conference of Parties (COP21) in Paris last November 30 to December 11, 2015, the Paris Agreement was finally adopted. After a series of negotiations and anticipation, the first global climate change treaty aiming to cut carbon emissions around the world was agreed upon by 195 country leaders. The deal was the biggest move to fight and avoid the effect of dangerous warming to the human race.
Impacts of Climate Change
Global warming as an effect of climate change is evident anywhere in the globe now and its impacts to the world economy is also noticeable. In 2015 alone, flashfloods, earthquakes, landslides, wildfires and heat waves occurred in different parts of the world. CBC News listed the nine worst natural disasters that happened in 2015 leaving thousands of people dead, homes and buildings destroyed and livelihood killed.
Eight thousand people were reported dead in Nepal and Kathmandu during the 7.8 magnitude earthquake on April 25, 2015. In South Africa, 200 people were either dead or missing and about 120,000 families have been displaced due to widespread flooding in January. On a national level, for each natural disaster that occurs there is a corresponding effect to the investors, the prices of commodities, stock market, work force and national products.
The Paris Agreement should help resolve this problem in the next decades. However, there are also business sectors that will ache with the adoption of the treaty such as coal, oil, and chemicals. The COP21's goal in keeping the global temperature rice well below 2C would most likely mean finding more renewable sources of energy to compete or even replace coal, oil, natural gas and chemicals. While the COP21 is a great cause to the human race, it also presents a threat to some of the big industries around the world.
Safety Measures for your Portfolio
If you have large investments in one or more sectors mentioned above or in something else for that matter, you must know how to protect your portfolio from global warming.
One of the best ways to prepare for any global warming related fortuitous event is to set up an emergency fund. Much like how a country prepares for any disaster, individuals too should spare at least one year's worth of savings for emergency purposes. Emergency funds are recommended to be placed in FDIC-insured and high-interest accounts to ensure stability and liquidity.
Another way is diversifying investments. Wide ranged investments lower the level of risk that an inventor faces. Diversification could vary in location or industries. In simple terms, it means not putting all your money in one basket. One wise diversification method is to avoid having closely related investments so that you will still have strong cards remaining when the others become weak.
The third measure is to keep your creditor status in good shape. Remember the cliché, "you'll never know what you're missing 'til it's gone"? Well, an approved loan could be one of the things you would be missing if you didn't pay your dues right. To protect your portfolio, you must be able to tap financial institutions, ask for help and get approved when everything else fails. Getting a loan, contrary to popular belief, is not always wrong. In most cases, large corporations have numerous loans to keep their businesses running and earning. Keep a healthy creditor's record because you will never know when it comes in handy.
Lastly, make sure that you purchase insurance policies that cover damages due to natural disasters such as flood, earthquakes, landslides, etc. This may entail additional cost but the benefits are worth the investment. Look for tried and trusted insurance companies.
Now, to avoid losing a lot of money from the anticipated greener operations and new government taxes, one must get over the denial stage and start accepting that global warming is real and the worldwide carbon emission decrease campaign is already out there. Invest in the right businesses, environment-friendly equipment and processes. If you have large sums to spare, you may consider placing some in the renewable energy production sector.


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Hi, I recently got the Pokemon Cafe Mix Edition – Munchlax. I'm also very very addicted to the Cafe Mix game!! It's Japanese name in Gonbe ゴンべ and it has been one of my all time favourites. I actually have a very old plush purse bag that I used to use quite often but it's buried alive somewhere. I was very tempted to get the others like Eevee or Lucario but I passed. One of the main things I like about this plushie is the mini red hat it wears on one of its ears. IT'S SERIOUSLY TOO CUTE…
From the Gala region Sword & Shield….one my most favourites has to be Polteageist! It's Japanese name is ポットデス – Death Pot, which for me sounds like drugs? Anyway, I think it just reminds me a little bit of Gudetama which I also love! I couldn't resist this plushie either and had to get it. Compared to Munchlax it's much more smaller in size. Both of them are so adorable, soft and detailed. I'm literally over the moon right now.
I really wish Pokemon was real, wouldn't that just make life so much fun?


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Britain's Best Coastal Walks
With summer in full swing why not make the most of the weather and take a walk along one of Britain's best coastal paths?
cottages4you is launching its third beachcombing campaign, and this year we're encouraging people to enjoy everything that Britain's beaches have to offer. Beachcombing consists of searching the beach for washed up items, the perfect pastime for some summer holiday fun. What's more, it's free and can be done at any beach whatever the weather!
cottages4you has got a wide range of properties perfectly placed to enjoy walks along some of the UK's most stunning scenic routes. So for walking and beachcombing, whatever takes your fancy, take a look at our selection below for a beachcombing break with a difference.
Formonthills Farm- But 'n' Ben, Leslie, Fife
Property reference: 19129
This charming 200 year old rural property is privately set within 220 acres of Woodland Trust land and surrounded by the Fife Regional Park. With magnificent views of the surrounding countryside to the Firth of Forth and wonderful walks from the doorstep, this is an undiscovered gem.
Fully modernised and furnished, this property makes an ideal base for exploring the Fife coastal path or for a peaceful retreat. The property offers easy access to all areas of St Andrews and its renowned array of golf courses, excellent theatres and good variety of shops, all within 30 minutes' drive.
Blue House Cottage, Elsdon, Northumberland
Property Reference: MNV
Set in the heart of the historic village of Elsdon, within the Northumberland National Park, this unique and beautifully presented cottage overlooks the village green: rumoured to be one of the largest in England, with its 13th-century church and 15th-century pele tower.
This is a wonderful touring area with easy access to the Craster to Dunstaburgh coastal walk, as well as the Borders, Kielder Water and Hadrian's Wall all within easy reach.
Mill Pool View, North Elmham, Norfolk
Property Reference: CXF
Elmham Mill stands in a stunning location, straddling the River Wensum. Mill Pool View lies on the second floor with a wonderful view of the mill pond, gardens and surrounding countryside.
Guests can relax in the shared grounds or find a quiet spot along the riverbank for a picnic; an ideal place to enjoy the abundant birds and wildlife. Centrally located for exploring the North Norfolk Coast, Norfolk Broads and fine City of Norwich, all within an hour's drive.
Mallows, Seaford
Property reference: 25697
This welcoming holiday property is only a quarter mile from Seaford, a quaint seaside resort located at the foot of the South Downs (now designated a National Park). There are superb walks close by with plenty of wildlife and birds, and Brighton is only 20 minutes by train.
The Seven Sisters Country Park, South Downs Way or Paradise Park are all within easy reach, as are the far reaching views and coastal walks along Beachy Head. Golf, riding, hang-gliding and wine-tasting can also all be enjoyed nearby.


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Many people struggle to pay for health care and prescriptions. If you have difficulty affording needed services and medications, there are many available resources that can provide significant relief. Here are a few of the most common resources available.
Medicare is a health insurance program for people age 65 or older, some disabled people under age 65, and people of all ages with end-stage renal disease (permanent kidney failure). Find out if you are eligible by visiting www.medicare.gov.
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The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) gives some individuals who lose their health benefits the ability to continue receiving benefits for a limited period of time. You can become eligible due to job loss, reduced hours at work, death, divorce and other events. You can find out more about COBRA here.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) helps fund over 7,000 community health centers serving millions of uninsured and underinsured Americans. Patients pay based on what they can afford for services such as routine checkups, maternity care, immunizations, prescription drugs, and dental, mental health and substance abuse care. To learn more about this program and find the closest HHS-supported center, visit http://bphc.hrsa.gov.
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Many university teaching hospitals and dental schools operate clinics on a sliding payment scale, so it is often worthwhile to check with the institutions near you about discounted services.
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Most pharmaceutical companies offer patient assistance programs (PAPs), through which uninsured patients with limited incomes can access drugs they couldn't otherwise afford. Ask your doctor, pharmacist or clinic how to proceed, or visit Partnership for Prescription Assistance. An excellent resource for anyone looking for more information about health care resources in the U.S. is www.healthcare.gov.
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BOOK RIOT LIVE: November 12-13 2016, NYC.
So, my hat what a week. It began on such a high too, on the afternoon of Sunday November 6 I came out to my parents, which they took dashed well, and then packed for what I hoped would be triumphant cap upon what has been a banner year of sorts for me, my trip to Book Riot Live that coming weekend. Then, the event happened on Tuesday night which really took the edge off Wednesday and Thursday, the two days I took to travel from home to NYC. The worry took me that that BRL would instead be a gloomy wake.
Thankfully, as Saturday morning dawned and we queued and entered Metropolitan West to collect name tags, goodie bags and such, I need not have worried at all. There was there spirit of warmth, friendliness and community that has made BookRiot one of my online homes. I got to meet all the cool kids, Rebecca, Amanda, Jeff, the force of bookish nature that is top hugger Liberty, also ace hugger Swapna, Wallace, Cassandra and many more.
To the events then, which kicked off with an 'ask me anything' session with Jeff and Rebecca and a wonderful cleansing primal roar to get 'it' out of our systems. Obviously though you can't just drop and move on from so disastrous a change in political climate, with a lot of good people feeling scared and threatened, it was heart swellingly encouraging to see so many people filled with anger and determination. If the turnout at the Activism going forward discussion on Sunday is anything to go by then things might just be OK after all.
Saturday also featured other strong highlights, the BookRiot podcast especially and the panels on writers finding their voices and how they wrote about historical events from their own perspective were also extremely interesting, both Meg Medina and Patrick Phillips were particularly eloquent speakers – I'd have sat there watching (and listening honest ) Mr Phillips go through the phone book. The comic highlight was 'If we're not laughing, we're crying' featuring Jade Chang, Tara Clancy and Negin Farsad, who as well as being moving, also had me and the rest of the audience crying with laughter as they discussed how they used humour to deal with the darkness of our times and their stories.
Comedy from a slanted angle
So that was Saturday then – Saturday night though a good many of us gathered at the rare books room at the Strand bookshop by Union Square for mingling and wine. Mingling comes from the ancient Sumerian for making a big gay labradork out of yourself whilst hanging out with good people and trying to discuss what Bookriot means to you and failing, but we'll come back to that. Anyhoo, moving along was some great conversation and excellent to meet people who'd been at the day's events but not been able to stop and chat. There was even an international contingent as I met Emily from Sweden and Justine and Paul from Australia, all of whom were smashing fun, and Justine has even kindly supplied photographic evidence of this.
From L-R: Paul, Justine, me (trying some disco moves apparently) and Emily.
Sunday then rolled on as it is wont to do. ANd begun with the fabulocity that was a recording of the All the Books podcast featuring Bookriot's very own Anne and Leslie, Liberty and Rebecca, who bless their daft hearts, were game for photos with any old daft mug.
The highpoint then came for me in the afternoon's sessions – the Rise Up: Using Your Voice to make Change panel, featuring again the splendid Meg Medina, Sona Charaipotra, Maria Dahvana Headley and a new hero of mine (warning upcoming labradorkiness) Sara Farizan. To hear Sara say an equivalent of I'm here, queer and not going anywhere' just made me cry a bit. I realise that in the scheme of things it's not a big deal but to someone like me who's only been out since August and still getting the hang of the whole business it means so much.
Behind the scenes I got to meet some more fine and even young people including Liz who was also from England, the lovely Jennifer Gladhill and Devin from Canada, best known as husband to ace twitter prescence, blogger and teacher person Dr Brenna Clarke Gray., who was damned fun to hang out with over the course of the weekend.
Gilbert and George The Next Generation 🙂
The day and event then finished on a glorious joyful note with Nerd Jeopardy, as blogger Mark Oshiro, Mara Wilson of Mathilda movie fame and Sara Farizan did battle in bookish rounds of Jeopardy. After which came a signing session in which I think I just about got away with making a bit of a nit of myself with Sara, but she gave me a hug and left the loveliest of dedications in signing my copy of her book. Then all that was left were goodbyes and the end of an event that had been everything in terms of warming ones heart and soul.
Jeopardeers getting their nerd on
So then, an apology to everyone I labradorked over, but it was just so wonderful to meet y'all in this context, Bookriot has been so important to me, both as a space and resource in terms of coming to terms with my queerness and coming out to friends and parents and finding my bookish tribe and to get a chance to meet and say this to the people who make this all possible meant the moon on a stick, so there you go.
In a weekend where much was obviously made about the importance of diversity and readers especially young ones seeing themselves in what they read, the dive into gay YA has been everything to me, books like 'Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda' 'Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe' and 'Tell Me Again How A Crush Should Feel' have and will be so important to me, as even if the characters don't mirror me, their thoughts and ideas about discovering themselves and problems about the weirdness and awkwardness of coming out' have rung so true it's as if the books have been written just for my head and heart, and as I think I tried to say on Sunday, this has been and will be so important and inspiring in my full emergence as myself in the world, or something like that.
So then, to everyone who organised this, say hey, hugged, hung out or just was along for the ride, thank you for making this what it was, a glorious defiant stand against the oncoming storm. I love you all very much, and let the fight carry on in the same style.
Ian. xx.


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City Hall Rally Draws Biggest Political Showing Ever for Bike to Work Day
Ten of eleven members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and Mayor Ed Lee rode bikes to City Hall this morning, and voiced their support for the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, the SFMTA and the vision for future bikeways in San Francisco. We'll have full coverage soon, but in the meantime, here are some photos and audio from this morning's City Hall rally, which begins with SFBC Executive Director Leah Shahum.
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According to those who know baseball, Mike Stanton is now the second-best prospect in the game.
He is a lithe, lean, slick-fielding power machine who has just begun to put everything together. The Jacksonville Suns' right fielder was called "the future" by Peter Gammons in March, a "future star" by the Palm Beach Post, and then there was the No. 2 ranking by Baseball America in its latest issue, of which Stanton adorned the cover.
But according to those who know Mike Stanton, Mike Stanton is now just Mike Stanton.
"I never really thought too highly of rankings," said Stanton, Florida's second-round pick in the 2007 draft out of Notre Dame High of Sherman Oaks. "Out of high school I wasn't ranked very high, and look how it turned out. If I would've been all over the rankings back then, I might have gotten too much confidence. I'd rather have that happy medium. I have my own confidence.
"If I'm a hundredth or first, it doesn't matter."
No, Mike, it does matter.
It matters to the Marlins, who have fast-tracked you to Double-A Jacksonville, where you're the youngest player on the roster.
It matters to the Boston Red Sox, who offered Manny Ramirez for you straight up last season, and were shot down by the Marlins.
It matters to baseball pundits, who have proclaimed you the second coming, or at least the second Dave Winfield.
And admit it Mike, it matters to you. This high ranking, this fear and jealousy in the pitcher's eye, this potential.
Or don't.
"Some guys don't even get out of Double-A who are ranked this high," Stanton said. "If you think being ranked No.2 means you're automatically in the big leagues, it doesn't work that way. You can't put it in cruise control and think everything is going to pan out for itself."
When the Marlins drafted Stanton, there was no question about his talent. Stanton was a three-sport star at Notre Dame, eventually picking baseball over a football scholarship from USC. He had all the makeup for a potential superstar, all five tools and maybe a few more, a .393 batting average, 12 home runs and 32 RBIs in his senior season.
The Marlins, though, did not realize he would work so hard, so soon.
"I don't think anybody could have guessed that he'd come this fast," Marlins assistant general manager Jim Fleming said. "I don't think that when you draft a kid, that you think he'll blossom that quickly. But he's got tremendous makeup, he's tremendously dedicated, he wants to know everything, he works on his entire game, and he's just a really focused individual for a 19-year-old."
In Jacksonville, he's had to be.
After a horrendous start in Double-A – hitting just .220 after 33 games – Stanton has found his groove, batting .326 with four home runs in his past 10 games.
Extra batting practice helped. So did patience and calm, as Stanton rode out the storm and maintained his confidence.
"Every player has to experience (failure)," Fleming said. "Every player does. You'd hope they do it in the minor leagues before the major leagues. To have a little rough spot is good. It teaches them how to get themselves out of it. It's a good thing."
Better in The Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville than in Yankee Stadium, right?
"The biggest difference is everyone knows what they're doing," Stanton said. "Everyone's coming at you, everyone has a Plan A, and a Plan B and a Plan C. In the lower levels, guys aren't as experienced, guys are getting used to professional ball. Here, you've either got one foot in the big leagues or you've already been and know what it takes to get back."
It's all about adjustments now.
Except it's his brain doing the adjusting, not his biceps.
"It's almost more mental than physical now," Stanton said. "I'd definitely say the pitchers are coming with what I least expect and then I have to adjust. If someone has the same stuff in A-ball as Double-A, then they get a plan, he can be a completely different pitcher with the same exact stuff."
Better a lanky pitcher with tearing curveball than a menacing linebacker with a bad attitude, right?
At the heart of Stanton's drop in the '07 baseball draft was his football future, Pete Carroll looming in the minds of baseball scouts the world over. It took roughly eight weeks for Stanton to commit to baseball, to pick his path and set out on a course that has him destined for the diamond.
"That's the big thing why it took me so long to sign," Stanton said. "I took those two months to really think about it. And I told myself that if I was going to play baseball, I was going to focus on baseball until it's completely over. My heart and head is 100 percent into baseball."
That doesn't mean he doesn't ache for football.
Sometimes he'll sit on his couch and watch Kirk and Lee and Chris and wish he was being broken down on ESPN GameDay. He pictures himself in the bright lights being cheered upon by thousands, his every move eliciting a cheer or a boo.
Instead, he lives in anonymity, like most minor-league ballplayers, grasping at the few straws that the media throws them.
"Once the football season starts and football is on TV every day, it hurts a little bit knowing I could do some of the same stuff," Stanton said. "That's another thing, going straight from high school to college football, games are already on TV. Going to the minors, nobody hears from you, knows how you're doing.
"But the longer you're a no-name, the better it's going to feel when you become a big name."
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Jeremy Mercuri, PhD, Committee Chair
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Agneta Simionescu, PhD
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Richard Hawkins, MD
Injury and degeneration of rotator cuff tendons are frequent causes of shoulder disability globally, commonly affecting athletes and the elderly. Annually, there are approximately 250,000 surgeries related to the rotator cuff performed in the United States.1 With rotator cuff tears being the largest cause of rotator cuff surgery, between 10% and 40% of all rotator cuff tears are classified as massive, extending over 5 cm in length. 2,3,4,5,6 The success rate of massive rotator cuff tear repair is variable, with re-tear rates ranging from 38% to 90% depending on factors such as patient age, tear chronicity, and overall tissue quality.7,8,9,10 A primary factor causing failure is poor tissue quality due to poor tissue regeneration by sparse and inactive resident tenocytes.11 Current repair approaches (biceps tenotomy/tenodesis, muscle-tendon transfer, and biologic tissue grafts) suffer from shortcomings because they do not address tissue quality nor do they attempt to regenerate damaged tendon.12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19 Therefore, it would be advantageous to develop a therapy that can cause tissue regeneration by addressing the issues of tenocyte inactivity and poor tissue quality. Our proposed approach for massive RC repair utilizes autologous adipose derived stem cells (hADSC) and an autologous tendon graft scaffold to biologically augment suture repair by delivering stem cells and promoting their differentiation. This approach aims to improve the quality of naturally formed matrix at the repair site over time through integration of the scaffold with the damaged tendon. This method can be performed entirely at the point of care, reducing additional processing time, external expansion of cells, and tissue contamination. Herein, we propose to address proof of concept studies illustrating the following: 1) the ability to reliably form macro-porous (meshed) scaffolds from a tendon source. 2) The viability of tenocytes within scaffolds. 3) The mechanical properties of the scaffold. 4) The ideal autologous tenocyte source for differentiation of hADSCs. 5) The ability of the scaffold-stem cell construct to integrate with underlying tissue. Results presented illustrate our ability to fabricate a macro-porous tendon scaffold of 187% expansion and the properties of said scaffolds. Once scaffold fabrication was established, the properties were assessed. When tendons were meshed to fabricate a tendon graft scaffold cell viability was decreased by 30%, elastic modulus was decreased by 32.45 MPa, and ultimate tensile stress was decreased by 1.82 MPa. The ideal tendon source for fabrication of tendon graft scaffolds was determined to be semitendinosus tendon over long head biceps tendon via hADSC differentiation profile. Lastly, in order to determine if the scaffolds would improve the underlying tendon quality, the integration of the proposed construct was illustrated in vitro.
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Welch, Alison, "Proof of Concept Studies for Point of Care Rotator Cuff Tissue Engineering" (2016). All Theses. 2397.


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Friday, December 18, 2009
Rudolph in Rauner
The original story was penned by Robert L. May, Dartmouth Class of 1926. May, a copywriter for Wards, whose wife was suffering from cancer, conceptualized the story for his daughter Barbara to lift her spirits. May had always felt that he was a bit of a misfit himself. He was small and weak, was never picked first for sports teams as a child and never excelled socially, even as an adult. While his Dartmouth classmates went off to take high-powered jobs, he labored away as a lowly copywriter. May said that he modeled Rudolph on how he felt about his own life.
May's boss initially turned down the idea, but May persisted. He went to his friend Denver Gillen in the art department and asked him to mock up the story. His boss loved the idea. Wards began distributing the books on November 1, 1939 and quickly passed out 2,400,000 copies.
Production of the books ground to a halt during WWII, but Wards circulated them again in 1946, passing out an additional 3,600,000 copies. During the writing of the story, May's wife passed away. He later remarried, but was burdened by the debt he had accrued from his first wife's hospital bills. At the end of the 1946 run, Wards decided they had milked Rudolph for all it was worth. At the urging of a Vice President who knew of May's troubles, the Board of Directors turned the copyright over to May on January 1, 1947.
But Rudolph was far from spent. In 1948 an eight-minute animated film came out and in 1949, May's brother-in-law Johnny Marks composed the now classic song. In 1964 the "Animagic" TV special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer aired for the first time. It is still the longest running TV special in history. In addition, May licensed hundreds of Rudolph properties including toys, pens, mugs, music boxes, pajamas and dishware to name just a few examples
In the end, May's own story was more like Rudolph's story then he would have guessed when he first sat down to write it 70 years ago.
7 comments :
- AnonymousDecember 18, 2009 at 10:37 AM
Aw, great story. I especially like that Wards was gracious enough (and fair, let's face it, but still...) to turn over the copyright. Jeannine AtkinsReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 24, 2009 at 9:17 AM
I too enjoyed the article.ReplyDelete
The song attached to the story was written by Colgate alumnus, class of 1931, Johnny Marks.
- AnonymousDecember 16, 2010 at 9:12 AM
In preparation for an event in November of 2009, Rauner discovered an un-cataloged scrapbook created by Robert May, documenting the creation and distribution of Rudolph story. The scrapbook, like most scrapbooks, was in terrible shape with about 50% of the items having come loose from their original pages. Over the last year, Maria Filas, Dartmouth 2011, pulled the pieces together and identified where they belonged. McKey Berkman, a student at the North Bennet Street School, who was doing an internship with the Library's Preservation Services Department, did further placement of the materials and remounted them on new pages. The scrapbook is a wonderful resource documenting May's conception of the Rudolph story and its remarkable rise in popularity. Included in the scrapbook are a number of letters from children who received the free booklet in 1939. One letter from Robert and Carolyn Rosenbaum reads:ReplyDelete
"I enjoyed the book very much. My sister could not read it so I read it to her. The man that wrote it done better than I could in all my born days, and that's nine years."
Ask for the Robert L. May papers, MS-630, box 2
- AnonymousDecember 17, 2010 at 9:26 AM
For more information on the restoration of Robert May's scrapbook, check out the Dartmouth College Library's Preservation Services blog:ReplyDelete
Check out the new (2015) "light" hearted article about Rudolph's nose by Nate Dominy: http://kids.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/frym.2015.00018ReplyDelete
Does anyone know the address of his Evanston/Skokie home?ReplyDelete
Do you know the address of Robert May's Evanston, IL home?ReplyDelete


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TIGER BAY spins its drama around a young and imaginative slum child in Cardiff, Wales, who witnesses a lovers quarrel turn into murder. The killer, a young, distraught Polish seaman, abducts the child. As the police chase them, they develop a friendship.
Horst Buchholz, as the pitiable killer, and John Mills, as his dogged pursuer, are both fine, but the real reason to catch this is 12-year old Hayley Mills, in her screen debut. The movie belongs to Hayley, who demonstrates the intelligence and irrepressible charm that would make her an incredibly popular ingenue heroine–and big-time childhood crush.
Directed by J. Lee Thompson, the 1959 film runs 105 minutes and features Yvonne Mitchell, Megs Jenkins, Anthony Dawson and Kenneth Griffith. It was Buchholz' English-language debut: next year he would be 'introduced' to the US as one of The Magnificent Seven. Thompson had been coming on well in British films and would hit the international jackpot two years later by discharging The Guns Of Navarone. Walt Disney scooped Hayley after this, for Pollyanna and four other hits, making her the most popular child actress of her time.


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"We must redouble our surveillance and your guards. Majesty… this was the second attempt on your life within the past seven months." "I'm well aware of that fact, my lord. My knife wound from last year and this morning's blisters have made the dangers of kingship abundantly clear. What are you failing to say?" Faine hesitated. "You need an heir. We've agreed you must marry. Duty." "Ah." Duty. The perfect reason to marry. Nothing could be less inspiring to a prospective wife, Akabe was sure.
Book: King (Books of the Infinite) by R. J. Larson, Bethany House Publishers, 2013
Genre: Allegory
Target Audience: Girls and Boys 16+
Subjects: Salvation, Trusting God, Faith, God's judgment
Summary: Akabe is now king, Kein is now in trouble with his own people, Ela is now Siphra's prophet rather than Parne's, and a young woman, a character new to the series, is caught between love and family background as she's used as a pawn between enemies. Life has flipped upside down for all of them. None would have dreamed they'd be doing the things they're now doing. But once kingdoms are settled, there's a lot of politics to iron out and a lot of enemies not happy with the results, enemies willing to kill to get what they want. And in the midst of all of this, all are being pressured to find a spouse. So it seems the adventures and dangers are far from over!
Notes: The third in a series retelling Old Testament stories in an allegorical story, the Books of the Infinite series focuses on a young girl asked by the Infinite (God) to become a prophet. The Bible stories hinted at in King are the stories of David and Solomon in regards to building the temple, the story of Solomon in regards to marrying a foreign wife (actually that story takes place a few times in the Bible) and Elisha and the poisonous stew. Those are the ones I noticed anyway. This story deals with the issues of trusting God in regards to your future, caring for your loved ones, and a continued emphasis on God's justice. I highly recommend this book.
Spiritual Content Recommendation Scale: 5/5
Reviewer: J:-)mi
Deuteronomy 4:9 – Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them.
1 Samuel 12:24 – But be sure to fear the LORD and serve him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things he has done for you.
1 Chronicles 22:19 – Now devote your heart and soul to seeking the LORD your God. Begin to build the sanctuary of the LORD God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the sacred articles belonging to God into the temple that will be built for the Name of the LORD."
Thank you Bethany House Publishers for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
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