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Kevin Phillips's 20-yard strike put WBA ahead before Jody Craddock equalised for Wolves with a header.
Seyi Olofinjana bundled the ball home early in the second half to put Wolves in front, but Phillips restored parity immediately with a far-post header.
And after Gary Breen played Kamara onside, Kamara struck to condemn the unfortunate Wolves to defeat.
The scoreline was harsh on the home team who created most of the openings and played with great verve and enthusiasm at a sodden Molineux.
The young attacking trio of Jay Bothroyd, Michael Kightly and Andy Keogh looked to interchange positions across the forward line and stretch the Baggies defence.
Keogh's wonderfully weighted pass played Kightly through after six minutes but Kiely charged from his goal and made a great smothering save.
Neill Collins made solid contact with a Michael McIndoe free-kick but his header flew narrowly wide of the post.
And although Jason Koumas showed in glimpses the skill that makes him such a dangerous player, WBA did not threaten Wayne Hennessey's goal until Phillips' thunderous opener after 25 minutes.
Gratefully accepting an awful clearance from Breen, the 33-year-old took one touch before drilling the ball past Hennessey with his right foot.
Hennessey was making his debut in goal for Wolves after regular keeper Matt Murray broke his shoulder in training on Saturday.
The 20-year-old, who spent several months on loan at Stockport, looked nervous after conceding and shortly afterwards dropped a cross, with Breen partially atoning for his role in the Baggies first goal by reacting quickly to clear the loose ball.
Wolves regrouped and Kiely made another excellent smothering save from Kightly, who shortly after shot narrowly over from the apex of the penalty area.
Keogh chased after an awful shot, just keeping the ball in play close to the corner flag, before delivering a superb cross that Craddock met at the near post.
West Brom should have taken the lead again in injury-time but Paul Robinson headed wide.
Kamara shot wide for West Brom before Bothroyd forced a save with a free-kick as the opportunities continued after the break.
And after Craddock headed a cross back across goal, McIndoe's touch was met by Olofinjana, who bundled the ball home.
But Wolves led for just one minute 35 seconds before Phillips's headed equaliser.
And Breen's terrible afternoon continued when he failed to advance with the rest of his defence, allowing Kamara to stay onside and collect a long pass forward before finishing superbly from a tight angle.
Bothroyd went close from distance but Kiely made a great late save from Kightly as WBA held on to take a one-goal advantage into the second leg at the Hawthorns on Wednesday.
"I shouldn't be sitting here as a defeated manager.
"Their finishing when they had the opportunities has been better. We have run all over them for a large part of the game but been punished."
"We can be a lot better than that and we will need to be, I would suggest (in the second leg).
"There were some things we weren't too happy about but I'm not sitting here all mister grumpy.
"We have won and it is a very difficult place to come and get a victory."
Wolverhampton: Hennessey, Neill Collins, Breen, Craddock, McNamara (Little 78), Kightly, Olofinjana, Potter, McIndoe, Bothroyd (Ward 78), Keogh.Subs Not Used: Oakes, Mark Davies, Gleeson.
Goals: Craddock 44, Olofinjana 52.
West Brom: Kiely, McShane, Perry, Sodje, Robinson, Greening, Chaplow (Carter 26), Koren (Gera 64), Koumas, Phillips (Ellington 69), Kamara.Subs Not Used: Daniels, Albrechtsen.
Booked: Sodje, McShane.
Goals: Phillips 25, 54, Kamara 73.
Att: 27,750
Ref: S Tanner (Somerset).


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Haiti - France : Modernization of a major Vocational Training Centre
21/08/2016 10:30:41
Recall that the Vocational Training Centre in Haiti usually have obsolete equipment, often deliver poor quality of teaching, what makes the formation of many young people go through traditional apprenticeships with artisans.
In order to better meet the skill needs of Haitian economic players and promote the socio-professional integration of young Haitians, AFD launched November 24, 2015 a project on education and training entitled "Competence for youth employment" https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-15864-haiti-training-launching-of-the-project-competence-for-youth-employment.html , this project amounting to € 5 million over 4 years notably provides for the modernization of the Pilot Centre of the National Institute of Professional Training (INFP), near the industrial park in Port-au-Prince and the poor neighborhood of Cité Soleil.
Developed jointly with the Haitian authorities, including the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training and the Office of the Secretary of State for Vocational Training, the project will also receive support from the International of Labour Office (ILO) through a co-financing of the Minustah $600,000.
Furthermore, the rapprochement with the private sector at large (formal and informal) is a key issue for the success of this project, in order to develop a training adapted to the needs of the Haitian economy.
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Flyers balanced attack leading them closer to playoffs
If you really want to breakdown the Flyers this season, you should look past the standings.
If you really want to breakdown the Flyers this season, you should look past the standings.
Sure, Philadelphia (40-29-9, 89 points) is in a tight battle for playoff position (and still needs to clinch a berth), but the team appears to have all the tools necessary to turn it on and make a run at a Stanley Cup, assuming they take care of business in two of their last four games, half of which are in Florida against the Panthers and Lightning.
The widely-distributed offensive attack also has 15 different skaters with double-digit assists (Giroux is fourth in the NHL with 54).
"It means we have good balance," Berube said of his wide collection of weapons. "We have depth in scoring."
Things seemed to open up for the Flyers Sunday night, following a stretch of four straight defeats (two in shootouts), Philadelphia was able to earn a decisive and impressive victory. Even if it was against the lowly Sabres.
"It really helps," Berube said of the win. "Even though we played well against Boston and St. Louis, we lost in the shootout. It was important I think for the confidence level to get the guys' spirits back up."
"There are a few games to go things are really tight," Mark Streit said. "It was a good win for us."
The Flyers have the Blue Jackets in their rear view, just two points behind them contending for the final playoff spot in the Metropolitan Division behind the Penguins and Rangers. But there will be no scoreboard watching in the Flyers' locker room. With only four games left, the team controls its own destiny.


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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else:
Christianity: A Relevant writer says that we're called to serve immigrants, legal or illegal.
Health: (Sort of) Listverse has 10 descriptions, from people who died, or thought they would, on what it's like to die.
History: A report on the report of the finding
and salvaging of the Hunley, the first submarine to bring
down an enemy ship in war. The Hunley sunk in the Charleston, SC,
Listverse on why
the Germans voted the Nazis into power.
Politics: Authorities in so-called Red
States are working to eliminate the effects of climate change, but they don't call it that, according to Scientific American.
Science: Scientific American reports on the discovery of 7
planets, around a star that's "only" 40 light-years away, which planets may be suitable for life.
Scientific American also explains the
mechanism of the poison that apparently was used to assassinate the half-brother of the North Korean leader.
Bees (not honeybees) have
been shown to learn how to do a task by watching another bee do it,
according to Nature.
Sports: (Not really) A Relevant writer says it's time for Sports
Illustrated to stop
publishing the annual swimsuit issue.
(And history) Listverse on 10 sporting
events that influenced subsequent events strongly.
source (public domain)
Musings on science, the Bible, and fantastic literature (and sometimes basketball and other stuff).
God speaks to us through the Bible and the findings of science, and we should listen to both types of revelation.
The title is from Psalm 84:11.
The Wikipedia is usually a pretty good reference. I mostly use the World English Bible (WEB), because is public domain. I am grateful.
I have written an e-book, Does the Bible Really Say That?, which is free to anyone. To download that book, in several formats, go here.
The posts in this blog are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. In other words, you can copy and use this material, as long as you aren't making money from it, and as long as you give me credit.
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DDC recalling particulate filters, turbochargers on urban bus engines
21 November 2005
Detroit Diesel Corporation (DDC) has issued a recall for approximately 1,250 urban transit buses which experienced problems with plugging of diesel particulate filters (DPF) and turbocharger defects. The affected DDC Series 50 urban bus engines will receive new diesel particulate filters and/or new turbochargers at no cost to the users.
The recall applies to 2001-2004 model year (MY) DDC Series 50, 8.5 liter, 275 and 330 hp urban bus diesel engines. 257 2001 and 2002 MY 330 hp engines will receive turbocharger replacements. 584 2003 and 2004 MY 330 hp engines will receive both diesel particulate filter and turbocharger replacements. 409 2003 and 2004 MY 275 hp engines will receive new particulate filters.
The compressor wheel and turbine wheel of the defective turbochargers experienced fatigue failures. They will be replaced with the most current, improved version.
The DPFs failed to regenerate and plugged with particulate matter, thus requiring frequent cleaning to remove the accumulated soot. They will be replaced with a new particulate filter designed to minimize soot accumulation (presumably coated with a more active catalyst and/or higher catalyst loading).
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it discovered these bus engine problems through transit bus fleet manager complaints, emission related defect reports, and through discussions with DDC. After DDC performed a series of tests on the improved particulate filters and filed completed emission related defect reports, EPA agreed to DDC's recall campaign.
The DPF system available as an option on the affected urban buses utilized passively regenerated catalyzed particulate filter. The regeneration of the filter was dependant on the exhaust gas temperature, thus a risk of filter plugging existed during prolonged operation at light engine loads. DPF systems that will be introduced on US 2007 MY engines will rely on active regeneration, where the exhaust gas temperature will be increased by injection and catalytic combustion of diesel fuel in the exhaust system.
Source: US EPA (press release | recall page)


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I know it is not a big deal for some, but it is important to others. Today Google Voice Search has received new languages to its library. One of them is Romanian, my native language. I jumped on it immediately, but there was nothing there. I got a Talkback update, Play Store said that I already had the app and that I can't install it. I use an Evo 3D with ICS 4.0.3. I really wanted to get it working somehow and I applied a hot restart. To my surprise, there were new languages to choose from and Romanian was one of them. I was also surprised to see that voice recognition is quite good.
I am posting this so that other users can share their experiences about Google Voice, because it seems that this is the future. I can hardly wait for apps that can allow me to dictate text in my native language so I won't have to type anymore :D Any constructive comments are appreciated.
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An employee at Macy's in the Jefferson Valley Mall worked together with a friend to steal $1,663 from the store, Yorktown Police said.
Police received a call at around 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 26 from Macy's staff reporting an employee and another person being detained for a larceny complaint.
A subsequent investigation revealed that the two, a pair of 24-year-old Mahopac residents, one male and one female, collaborated to steal the merchandise, police said.
Nik Deda and Benita Idrizi were each charged with fourth-degree grand larceny, a Class E felony.
The two were processed at Yorktown Police Headquarters and released on $150 cash bail each. They are due back in Yorktown Court on March 27.
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Thanks to a lot of time at the hospital while my man was recovering from possibly the weirdest (and scariest) case of appendicitis ever (his appendix burst a couple of days before he even felt enough pain to go to the hospital, which then resulted in a 3+ hour surgery, some removal, cleaning and replacement of vital organs, and a week of recovery in the hospital) and hours in airports and airplanes to Los Angeles and back for memorial day weekend, I finished my new favorite Cabled Capecho.
As a result of the well-documented, long-standing capecho-fit saga with knitters all over the world, I was able to make mine with the advantage of some pretty effective mods. For those unfamiliar, the capecho is shown on the cover of Vogue Knitting Winter 2007 to fit pretty closely and tightly on the model. But when knitters actually took to the pattern it would turn out quite large and bunchy.
To remedy this and achieve the close-fitting look of the cover, I copied most of this blogger's mods, which mainly consisted of using DK weight yarn and 6s (instead of 8s), and changing the 8 stitch cables into 6 stitch cables, thus reducing the perimeter of each pentagon by 10 stitches. I didn't follow the sleeve mods though (which theoretically are important since the pentagon pattern is modified) and just went with the pattern, which seemed to have no effect. The benefit of doing this is you get a smoother transition from the cable pattern to 2×2 rib (this means not doing the final decrease in the pattern). Using these mods, the fit is pretty damn good I think. I was worried before I blocked it because it seemed a little small actually, but it now looks the way I had wanted.
I used 4.5 skeins of Lorna's Laces Green Line DK in Hope, which is 100% organic merino wool. It's beautiful and soft, with a lovely slight sheen. I highly recommend it and it's a pretty decent price for the yardage.
This pattern was actually insanely fun for me. I never got bored with it and was actually kind of sad when it was over. I realized that as long as cables are involved I'm happy. One could say I am in fact *obsessed* with cables.
And so I was a little excited when I happened upon these in a little shop in Silverlake:
I'm getting into the idea of using cable patterns in non-traditional ways, like these ceramics with knit patterns. I'm curious as to how they were done — knit fabrics pressed onto wet ceramics? Wouldn't that ruin the fabric? How sad! I guess I like fabric more than ceramics…but I did appreciate the incorporation of one medium into another in such an interesting way. It really draws attention to the textural patterns in textiles, which I think often lose out to visual patterns.
Speaking of visual patterns, Norah Gaughan has been putting up sneak previews on Ravelry of her new Volume 3, in which she has some interesting interpretations of the cable, where she's kind of doing the opposite: taking a textural pattern and turning it into a strictly visual one. I'm speaking mostly of the pattern I found the most interesting, which is her Portrait of a Cable, a fairisle pattern of a cable. I love that she does things like this and it got me thinking about my own interpretations of cables–some of which will hopefully be forthcoming. In the meantime I'll just dream of knitting more cables.


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Another year, another parade of homes. This year I hit up the parade with one of my good friends, Mandy. I was slightly disappointed with most of the homes this year. But there were a couple that got me really excited.
I really loved Home #17 built by Davies Homes.
Here were a few of my other favorite. I can't remember what number they were.
I have to say my very favorite was number 14.
It was built by Hatfield Homes. They did a tremendous job.
all of the pictures of this home were found here.
I am looking forward to the Salt Lake Parade happening later this summer. They always have a great group of homes.


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I'm trying to figure out what happens when I type "localhost" or "localhost/wordpress" etc into my browser address bar. I have xampp installed in tools/xampp.
It seems that based in a setting in a file in xampp/apache, the file xampp/htdocs/index.php gets executed by the php engine. Is this the case for both the above URLs "localhost" and "localhost/wordpress"?
index.php then seems to redirect to tools/xampp/htdocs/xampp/index.php - is that correct?
I installed wordpress using bitnami and it got installed to tools/xampp/apps/wordpress
and I'd like to know how does localhost/wordpress find its way to
Also, at what point does the apache web server get fired up - does the browser locate xampp/htdocs/index.php itself when the URL is "localhost" and hand that to the apache webserver?
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It's the moment we've all been waiting for – and we can reveal that this year's recipient of The Man Booker Prize is Richard Flanagan for his novel, The Narrow Road to the Deep North.
Every year, the announcement for the winner of the Man Booker Prize is highly anticipated, especially taking into consideration that previous winners have included literary feats from the likes of Eleanor Catton, Hilary Mantel and Arundhati Roy. This year is no different in terms of the superb calibre.
Set throughout one of the darkest periods of Japanese history – during the construction of the World War Two Thailand-Burma 'Death Railway' – Flanagan's story centres on a surgeon who struggles with his own demons amidst the devastating conditions of a POW (Prisoner of War) camp.
Tragic and heartfelt, Flanagan's novel is an evocative exploration of humanity pushed to its breaking point.
A worthy winner indeed.


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Egg White and Avocado Salad
Use this recipe to make a delicious egg white and avocado salad -- it's a Good Thing.Source: The Martha Stewart Show
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jaclyninthebox22 FEB, 2011I like to make this for sandwiches. To adapt it, I use about 1/3 of the rib celery (eye it). I also like to use 8 eggs instead of 6.Reply
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GeorgieF16 OCT, 2008I love this recipe! Quick and easy. I usually leave out the celery and use lime juice instead of lemon. The lime gives it a nice twist.Reply
Monaliza-gypt16 JUN, 2008Seems so healthy and delicious, must try it to comment.Reply
Kasi5 MAR, 2008Just made it and it tasted soooo healthy! With that said I thought it could use something a little more for flavor so I added nutmeg...Reply
babymomABM8 FEB, 2008I LOVED this receipe!!! I left an avacado seed in there so the avacados wouldn't go bad and I' m not sure if it was that or the lemon juice that helped, but it stayed great in a covered container for 3 days. Yum! Yum! Yum! The butter lettece was the perfect end too.Reply
syaugust86 FEB, 2008This salad is a great alternative to the usual tuna salad. It is very light, fresh, and tasty. No guilty feeling at all after eating this meal. Martha is right -- it really is a good thing.Reply
debendareilly4 FEB, 2008What a fabulous salad! Just tried it for the first time on a bed of chopped romaine with whole grain crackers on the side. Not only does it taste good, I know it's good for me, too! I love the combination of textures and flavors with a bit of a kick from the cayenne pepper. Excellent recipe!Reply
greygrl2 FEB, 2008The possibilities of how and when to eat this are endless! Yumm! I sprinkled a bit of feta cheese (or bleu cheese might be nice too) before serving and it was so delicious. Thanks for my new favorite recipe:)Reply
MS100814411 FEB, 2008This was so fresh and healthy and very delicious. The combination of cayenne pepper, a little sweetness from the apple and the freshness of the parsley all explode in your mouth. My 11year old loved it. She ate it with whole grain bread as a sandwich. Excellent recipe!Reply
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With shoppers cutting back not only on their spending, but also on the number of trips they are making to stores, retailers are hunting for new ways to coax them through the door.
All three of the nation's largest drugstore chains—CVS Caremark, Walgreens and Rite Aid—as well as Target are making big bets that they will be able to draw shoppers with their flu vaccination programs.
Not only are they already advertising the programs, some stores have already started providing shots. Others will begin this week.
Anyone who gets a flu shot at Rite Aid will receive a free coupon booklet that offers more than $100 in savings, while supplies last.
At Walgreens , consumers can buy gift cards for flu shots, while CVS is doing a deal right now where you can get your flu shot for free after you spend $30on select Procter & Gambleproducts. These offers illustrate just how popular the retailers expect these programs to be.
But the jury's still out on whether this will be a succesful ploy, particularly since it's unclear whether consumers will demand this year's vaccine in the absence of a threatened flu outbreak. (The World Health Organization declared the H1N1 flu pandemic officially over earlier this month.)
Still, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending anyone over the age of six months be vaccinated. (There are exceptions for those who have egg allergies or other conditions.) The new guidance is a significant expansion over the CDC's prior guidelines, which had suggested only specific groups receive the vaccine.
The vaccination programs are getting underway earlier in than has traditionally been the case. In the past, programs like these have not kicked off until about October, but experts say that that has largely been because of the availability of the vaccine.
This year there is an all-in-one flu vaccine that will provide protection from several strains of influenza as well as the H1N1 virus.
Each year, influenza causes about 36,000 deaths in the U.S. A flu shot can reduce the chance of becoming infected by as much as 70 percent.
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Tips for identifying decorative stones -- Minerals
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Rocks are made of minerals, the basic building blocks of the inorganic world. Each mineral has a particular chemical composition, and usually, the atoms are arranged in a regular pattern, giving it a crystal structure. Minerals are identified by their different properties, for example crystal shape, hardness, colour and lustre. Some of the minerals most often found in decorative stones are described here.
Calcite (calcium carbonate) is colourless or white when pure. It is too hard to scratch with a fingernail, but easily scratched with a penknife, and it readily cleaves into rhombohedral fragments. Aragonite is also calcium carbonate but lacks the rhombohedral cleavage. Over time it alters to calcite, the more stable mineral.
Dolomite (calcium magnesium carbonate) is colourless or white when pure, and is just a little harder than calcite. It typically forms rhombohedral crystals. It can be hard to tell apart from calcite just by looking.
Gypsum (calcium sulphate) in fine-grained masses is the alabaster of geologists. It is colourless or white when pure, and is so soft it can be scratched with a fingernail.
Fluorite (calcium fluorite) is called 'fluorspar' in the commercial trade. It can be various colours, sometimes with zones of different colours in the same crystal. It is harder than calcite but softer than feldspar. Corners readily cleave off the cube-shaped crystals.
Hematite (iron oxide) forms metallic silvery grey crystals, but when fine-grained or in powder form, it is brownish red. It is very important for colouring decorative stones. Goethite (iron hydroxide) is yellowish brown to dark brown and whether alone or mixed with hematite, it often colours decorative stones too.
Quartz (silicon dioxide) is found in many kinds of rock. Pure colourless quartz is called rock crystal, and purple quartz is called amethyst. It is too hard to be scratched with a penknife, and has a curved 'conchoidal' fracture, rather like glass.
Very fine grained quartz is known as chalcedony. Jasper, coloured by iron oxides, and banded agate are two decorative kinds of chalcedony.
Feldspars are a family of silicate minerals that are especially important in igneous and metamorphic rocks. Those containing potassium (potash feldspars) or sodium are called alkali feldspars. They are mainly pink, cream or white and are typically found in granites. Plagioclase feldspars contain sodium, calcium, or an intermediate composition. They are colourless, white or grey, and sometimes have a multicoloured schiller. Feldspars are almost as hard as quartz and well-formed crystals can appear rectangular in a polished slab of stone.
Micas are a family of silicate minerals recognised by their shiny crystals that split into very thin sheets. Muscovite is silvery while biotite is brown. They are most common in igneous and metamorphic rocks.
Chlorites, another silicate group, also form sheet-like crystals but they are usually green. They are an important component of some metamorphic rocks. Most serpentines seen in decorative rocks are magnesium silicates. They are yellow to green, usually very fine-grained with a slightly greasy feel, but may form asbestos veins with a fibrous texture. They are important in serpentinite rocks.
Olivines have a composition between magnesium silicate to iron silicate, and are usually olive green. They are found mainly in igneous rocks as hard grains or rounded crystals. Another family of silicate minerals, the Pyroxenes, are mainly green or brown and are found in igneous and metamorphic rocks. Altered pyroxenes known as 'bastite' can have a bright reflective lustre.
The Amphiboles are an important family of silicate minerals that usually form elongate crystals. They includes green actinolite, which is found in metamorphic rocks, and dark green to black hornblende, which occurs in granites and many other igneous and metamorphic rocks.
Epidote (an aluminosilicate mineral) is found as elongate crystals in altered igneous and metamorphic rocks giving them a characteristic pistachio green colour. Its manganese-bearing relative piemontite is dark red and gives certain decorative rocks their purple coloration.
Feldspathoids are a group of silicate minerals which include nepheline, lazurite, sodalite and leucite. Nepheline is hard, typically grey, and has a greasy looking lustre. It is an important component of some igneous rocks called syenites. Lazurite (an aluminosilicate mineral) is the main constituent of lapis lazuli and is bright blue; the blue powder was used for the pigment 'ultramarine'. A closely related mineral sodalite can be a more violet shade of blue and forms a white powder. It is also found in decorative stones although not those available in Corsi's time.
Leucite occurs as dodecahedral or rounded white crystals scattered through volcanic lava. The last family of silicates mentioned here, the garnets, occur as dodecahedral or rounded hard crystals, and are usually pink, brown, red or black. They are found in certain igneous and metamorphic rocks.
For a fun guide about what minerals are and how to identify them, go to the Learning Zone. There are many good books and websites that will help you find out more about minerals and rocks.


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Who was MLK Jr? What do you know about him?
Click on this link and find out why Americans across the US celebrate
the national holiday that honors the life and work of Martin Luther King Junior.
I was wondering if you could make an interactive presentation as good as the one below. Which topic would you choose for the preschool stage?
Source: thinglink.com via Blair on Pinterest


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After years of wanting a chalkboard wall, I finally broke down and painted a few walls in my kitchen. Part of what drove me to paint the walls was the unorganized chaos on the side of my refrigerator. With another school year fast approaching, I knew I needed to do something about the mess. We always use our side door and this messy space is the first thing you see when you walk in the door. It was getting way out of control and I needed to do something drastic.
Our walls have also been taking a huge beating since starting our garage and mudroom/kitchen addition. My son likes to bathe in the dirt and track it into the house day after day. Painting the walls a dark color and giving my kids the chance to draw on the walls was the perfect solution to camouflage the dirt.


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Hello Everyone,
After three years as the Chef at CrossRoads, I have decided that it is time for me to transition into the next step of my career. God is always good, and after much prayer and discussion with Hannah, I accepted the position as the Head Chef for Graze on Main in Wytheville VA.
I've greatly enjoyed and appreciated the opportunities I've had to serve the hundreds of guests and young people over the past few years. I will deeply miss the relationships that have been developed at CrossRoads. I am thankful for each and every guest group, volunteer, summer camper, summer staff and counselor, and CrossRoads and WMUV staff member that I have had the pleasure to work with and serve over the years. I am grateful to CrossRoads and the Women's Missionary Union of Virginia for mentoring and encouraging me in this position. Before I came to CrossRoads, I was fresh out of Culinary School working as a line cook. I was looking for the one organization that would take a chance on me, and I am eternally grateful to CrossRoads and the WMUV for taking that chance. I've become a better Chef, leader, and manager because of my experiences in this role, and I will be able to take these key tools with me in this new adventure.
"The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man's foot long enough to enable him to put the other somewhat higher." -author unknown
I wish CrossRoads and the WMUV continued success, and I hope to stay in touch in the future.
Sincerely yours,
Chef Cody


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Steps draw the eye and inevitably become the centerpiece of any landscape.
Assiniboine can build steps in a variety of styles and products to suit any budget. Whether you choose to use timber, stone, or cement, steps provide both beauty and function. Sometimes the combination of multiple products can bring an entire landscape together, (walls and patios) and they create a focal point with synergy.
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Property details
Short description
Beach/water: Rocky beach in approx. 7 km, Sea in approx. 7 km
Bedroom/s: 2
Floor space: 80 m²
Next village/town: Center Kastelir in approx. 800 m, Novigrad in approx. 12 km, Porec in approx. 13 km
Number of persons: 4-6
No pets allowed
Pool, shared use
Room/s: 3
Type of property: Property in a two-family property, apartment
Detailed description
Equipment: satellite TV; internet access Wi-Fi (included); iron/ironing board; air conditioning (not available in all rooms); oil central heating.
Feature: Property in a two-family property.
Furnishing: good, pleasing, tiled floor, cotto floor.
Please note: Non-smoking house. Owner lives at floor 1. apartment, 4 - 6 people, 3 room/s, 2 bedroom/s, 2 bathroom/s, approx. 80 m², 1 floor/s, apartment on ground floor, separate access to the property.
Room layout
Bedroom 1: double bed.
Bedroom 2: double bed.
Dining area: in the kitchen.
Kitchen: Kitchen/ cooking equipment: 4 ceramic hobs, microwave oven, dish-washer, refrigerator, coffee machine, water boiler, toaster. open to the dining area, exit to terrace.
Living room/bed room: double sofa bed.
Sanitary 1: shower, WC.
Sanitary 2: shower, WC.
Access/parking: 2 x parking on the estate.
Estate: (shared use with the owner and holiday guests): approx. 3000 m² (whole estate 1.5 ha) , closed plot (wall, entrance gate), flat, trees, meadow, fields, grapevines. Other guests live on the property.
Outdoor facilities: (shared use): terrace (roofed), reserved open space, furnishing provided, transportable barbecue, summer kitchen (dining area, hob, oven, refrigerator).
Pool: (shared use): 16.0 x 8.0 m, 1.20 - 1.80 m deep, open throughout the entire season. Pool area: tiled, sun loungers, 2 sunshades, external shower.
Situation: in the hamlet Labinci, rural.
Sports facilities/ leisure time: shared use (free of charge): table tennis table.
Exterior (private use)
Plot description: terrace 18 m² (roofed), reserved open space (under trees), furnishing provided.
Arrival: Airport Pula in approx. 60 km
Beach/waters: Rocky beach in approx. 7 km, Sea in approx. 7 km
Harbour/marina: Harbour/marina in approx. 12 km
Next village/town: Center Kastelir in approx. 800 m, Novigrad in approx. 12 km, Porec in approx. 13 km
Shopping: Next shopping possibility in approx. 50 m, Next supermarket in approx. 800 m


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There are some games that you can instantly tell are going to be good, and Dynamite Jack is one of them. The game revolves around Jack, who is a captured space marine, and has just escaped into the Anathema Mines. Now you need to guide him out of the mines with just a flashlight and some bombs. Every level presents a mix of puzzle platformer, stealth, strategy, adventure, and some Bomberman for a relatively unique iOS experience. The majority of the game is shrouded in darkness, and the only light comes from a few mine lights, your flashlight, and the guards' flashlights.
There are guards moving about the mines, and you need to avoid their flashlights on your way to the exit point. You have a choice of whether you want to dodge the guards or blow them up, but either way will mix strategy with action. You can watch the guards' paths to plant a bomb, or you can detonate a bomb to call the guards to that point, and then have another dynamite blast waiting for them when they return to their post. You're going to mix and match strategies as you maneuver your way through dark corridors, and you will need to blast away through occasionally since you're in a mine.
Throughout the 28 deluxe levels, there are multiple objectives including collecting key cards, detonating security fences, and blasting your way through rock to pick up crystals and chips. There are a myriad of deluxe enemies as well, and even more ways to die, but thankfully the game has a great checkpoint system to keep playing through the complex levels. There's never a dull moment as you're moving about the caves, and the game can really get your adrenaline pumping. Even the detonations of the guards can bring a smile to your face after some instances of frustration when being caught.
It's such a great gaming experience, and you will thoroughly enjoy the 28 included levels. As soon as you finish you're left wanting more, so then you can discover the easy to use level editor allowing you to create and share your own levels. You can also play others' creations to nicely extend the replay factor. The level editor and sharing further enhance the great gameplay and other quality factors. That includes the high quality graphics, in-spite of the plethora of darkness, and the dual control method of path drawing and virtual stick.
Dynamite Jack ($2.99, iPad) is a must buy that truly nails the unique iOS experience, and is a thoroughly engaging blast.


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Sometimes I think my best work comes when I am just creating for fun with no pressures to fill a challenge or use a particular image.
That's what happened here...
I used this cute image from fellow design team member Deena at A Creative Need and a leftover diagonal striped background leftover from a previous creation.
So much fun!
Thanks for the visit!


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So currently I'm out of flour, and I'm just sitting here thinking about what I can eat for dessert. Maybe some of these, this, or this. Definitely the last one.
But if you have flour you should definitely make chocolate chip cookie bars stuffed with cream cheese. Oh my goodness, I'm literally crying inside just looking at them. The base is my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe. I've literally made it dozens of times and it has never failed me. Never. We already proved chocolate chip cookies plus cream cheese is amazing with these. With these bars you can take bigger bites! Dig in!
One Year Ago: Homemade Croutons
Two Years Ago: Sweet Dinner Rolls
Cheesecake Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
- 12 tablespoons butter (1 1/2 sticks), melted and cooled slightly
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 1/8 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cups chocolate chips
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Chocolate Chip Cookie Layer:
Cheesecake Filling:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9X13-inch pan with aluminum foil and lightly coat the foil with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
- For the cookie layer whisk the melted butter and sugars in a large bowl until combined. Add the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla and mix well. Add the flour, salt and baking soda, folding into the dough with a rubber spatula; do not overmix. Fold in the chocolate chips until combined. Press half of the dough onto the bottom of the prepared pan. It will be a thin layer, so use lightly moistened hands to press the dough into a thin even layer, filling in any holes with a bit of cookie dough from the bowl.
- For the cheesecake filling, mix the cream cheese and powdered sugar together with an electric mixer on medium-high until light and fluffy, 1-2 minutes. Add the egg and vanilla and mix until well combined. Spread the cheesecake filling over the layer of cookie dough in the pan.
- Using the remaining cookie dough, flatten tablespoon sized amounts of cookie dough in your hands into flat disc shapes, about 1/8- to 1/4-inch thick. Place these discs over the top of the cheesecake layer, pressing very lightly to adhere them to the cheesecake layer. It's ok if there are small spaces; the entire top doesn't need to be completely covered just make sure it is mostly covered with cookie dough.
- Bake the bars for 35-40 minutes until very lightly browned on the edges. Remove to a wire rack to cool completely. Refrigerate until chilled, 1-2 hours. Cut into squares and serve. Store covered in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
Source: Mel's Kitchen Cafe
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DEINOVE is a biotech company that discovers, develops and produces compounds with high added value by exploiting the potential of its library of 6,000 rare bacteria, notably of the Deinococcus genus.
DEINOVE's science is based on the discoveries made by Prof. Miroslav Radman, who brought to light the genetic mechanisms behind the extraordinary resilience and biodiversity of Deinococci. DEINOVE has developed an exclusive platform for screening and genetic, metabolic and fermentation engineering, capable of transforming these microorganisms into veritable bacterial "micro-factories" for industrial and medical purpose.
By combining its biological assets and its metabolic engineering technology, DEINOVE seeks to find new, high added value solutions in three main fields of application:
- Healthcare, with research and development on new antibiotics meeting a major medical need and exploiting the therapeutic properties of other compounds such as carotenoids, which can be of useful in the fields of inflammation, skin problems, etc.
- Nutrition, with the development of molecules with dyeing, antioxidant or nutritional properties, etc., that are of interest for the human diet and animal feed.
- Cosmetics and skincare products, with antioxidant and antiaging molecules, texturizing agents, etc.
DEINOVE is counting on the first profits from its technology to come in by the year 2018.
Key facts
- Worldwide pioneer in Deinotechnologies
- Founded in 2006 by Dr. Philippe Pouletty (Truffle Capital) and Prof. Miroslav Radman (Paris Descartes University Medical School)
- Fields of application: Healthcare, Nutrition and Cosmetics
- Key technologies: genetic, metabolic and fermentation engineering and industrial process engineering
- Academic and industrial partners: : CNRS, Institut Necker-Université Paris Descartes, INSA (Institut National des Sciences Appliquées) de Toulouse, INRA (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, France), TWB (Toulouse White Biotechnology), Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, Avril (France), Flint Hills Resources (USA), DEINOBIOTICS (a DEINOVE subsidiary)
- Intellectual property: 170 international patents
- Listed on the NYSE Alternext Paris Stock Exchange since April 2010 (ALDEI)
- Headquarters and Laboratories: Cap Sigma / ZAC Euromédecine II Montpellier, France
- Staff: approximately 50 employees


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It has been a rather medicore year I have to admit…or has it?
2009 saw me pretty much ignore this blog in favour of Twitter. By now most of you have some idea as to what Twitter is, and I must say that I am addicted to the service being a heavy user. It has been another great year for Twitter growth. Everyone is talking about it, both positively and negatively – and whilst both topic's are relevant, the negativity revolving the stereotypical usage of the service ignores one important trait – everyone uses the service in a different way.
Of course this is reinforced by the fact that the very premise of Twitter changed in 2009. The service used to ask you one simple question "What are you doing?". In 2009 this changed to "What's happening?", as users began using the service for different end purposes. Twitter for me became a replacement from bloated (see MSN/WLM) Instant Messaging Clients. In addition I use it to find out what is happening around me – in my town of Harrow for instance, especially with the unreliable public transport.
This blog was created as a way to air my thoughts, which worked fine for sometime. As life progressed onwards so did my 'time'. It takes time to compose and lay out a blog post, whereas on Twitter you can just mindlessly type out your thoughts – just be prepared for feedback from others. Oh by the way, the iPhone was made for Twittering!


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ACONITUM AUSTROYUNNANENSEThis rare and distinctive climbing perennial species was originally collected as seed from the Western Heights overlooking Kunming, Yunnan. A vigorous climber, it twines up scrub and through shrubs adding colour in mid to late summer when its attractive purple-blue flowers open. It bears large shiny palmate leaves, and produces generous axillary inflorescences of long-stemmed flowers 5cm long, these are composed of a large upper helmet-shaped petal. It performs bestt growing into the sun in any good soil. ... Learn More
ACONITUM HEMSLEYANUMThis quite unique herbaceous twining plant will climb to at least ten feet high, and bears from mid-summer to late autumn, long hanging clusters of ten or more large flowers. In addition to having attractive shining green foliage all season long, this selected form has intensely deep blue flowers. Very few good fertile seeds collected. ... Learn More
ACONITUM ORIENTALEBranching racemes of white flowers suffused with yellow open on tall, hairy stems clad in long-stalked leaves. This vigorous plant from the Middle East, The Caucasus, Western Asia, and Turkey to Iran, prefers a good, rich, moist soil when it will make an impressive specimen. ... Learn More
ACTINIDIA KOLOMIKTAA. kolomikta is a large vigorous deciduous climber with twining stems. Leaves ovate, those of mature plants tipped with silver, later pink. Flowers white, male and female on separate plants. Grown for foliage effect. ... Learn More
ADLUMIA FUNGOSAA rare and exquisite climbing poppy relative from North America. In spring rapidly ascending stems carrying corydalis-like ferny leaves, and thousands of pink, dicentra-like flowers which can quickly cover a framework or shrub. Although it is biennial, it is easy to grow and self-seeds readily! ... Learn More
AKEBIA QUINATAA native of Japan, China and Korea, the climbing, very strong stems of this vigorous, hardy climber, bear five-part leaves, and very fragrant, chocolate-purple flowers, followed by violet, sausage-shaped, edible fruit pods which can be up to 4" long, and which split open revealing sizeable black seeds embedded in a whitish pulp, which is reputed to be edible but we do not recommend this......... ... Learn More
ARISTOLOCHIA CHILENSISAn extremely lovely and unusual climber. Boomerang-shaped leaves on twining stems carrying strikingly beautifully marked, purple-green inflated flowers. ... Learn More
ARISTOLOCHIA FIMBRIATAThe quite amazing flowers consist of striking, strong, curved green tubes, with long hairs and interiors that are. These are produced all summer long and are surrounded by most attractive, heart-shaped, silver-veined leaves which festoon this very unusual, drought-resistant, trailing and climbing plant. Native to Argentina, Paraguay and southern Brazil, it also makes an excellent hanging basket plant! ... Learn More
ARISTOLOCHIA MACROPHYLLAAristolochia macrophylla belongs to the Aristolochiaceae family of plants and is found primarily along the Cumberland Mountains and Blue Ridge Mountains in the eastern portion of the United States, as well as Ontario, Canada. The reason why Aristolochia macrophylla is often referred to as "Dutchman's pipe" is because of the 2 inches yellowish-green flowers they produce. Each flower also sprouts from the calyx mouth to further produce 3 brownish-purple lobes. It is this complex of the flowers and lobes that gives the species a close resemblance to Dutch smoking pipes. The flowers start to open up in May and June, the fragrant flowers attract local insects. Once an insect has arrived to the flower, the insect is trapped inside a tube, which forces the insect to carry out pollination. Once pollination has been completed and time has passed since pollination, a fruit resembling a cucumber, between 6-10 cm in height, and 3 cm in diameter is produced. The fruit then ripens, usually around September, turns brown and splits into six fragments to disperse its small, triangular seeds. ... Learn More
ARISTOLOCHIA RINGENSThis tall, hairless slender twiner, native to Brazil, bears extremely outrageous, almost sensuous blooms, which are patterned with a rippling network of burgundy, red, and purple over a creamy-yellow background, the two lips giving an impression of a gaping mouth, the species name 'ringens' meaning snarling in Latin. This rugged and robust vine will also do well in a container with regular watering. If you happen to be going there on holiday, the roots of this plant are well known as an antidote for snake bites in New Granada. But please do not rely on this cure......... ... Learn More
ASPARAGUS VERTICILLATUSThis newly-discovered, rare, bone-hardy to Zone 3 (USA), bizarre and absolutely amazing climbing asparagus, (to 15feet/5m tall), has glossy green foliage covered in fragrant white flowers in late spring, and in late summer it is smothered with 1/2" bright red berries. The beautiful ferny foliage stays green, even into quite severe frost, serving as a perfect foil for the red berries. Any sturdy trellis or unsightly fence is perfect for supporting it. A unique and unforgettable gem in the garden, there is unfortunately, only the barest information about this plant. ... Learn More
BERBERIDOPSIS BECKLERIThis rare climber/twiner or low shrub bears smooth, ivy-like leaves and bunches of pendulous pink flowers. Its habit and foliage give it a marked resemblance to the lapageria from Chile, although this unique plant comes from New South Wales, Australia. It does best in soil which has been well cultivated before planting and contains organic material or peat. ... Learn More
BIGNONIA UNGUIS-CATIIn early summer dense sprays of bright yellow trumpet flower erupt from amidst bright green glossy leaves on a slowly spreading woody vine. Bizarre cat's-claw-like tentacles are used by the plant to fix itself to almost any vertical surface. ... Learn More
BILLARDIERA CYMOSAAnother New Zealand introduction from Plant World! Twining stems carry lovely, pale blue, jasmine-like, starry flowers in spring and summer followed by showy, snow-white berries. Superb in a conservatory or sheltered garden. Few seeds are collected from this delightful climber. ... Learn More
BILLARDIERA LONGIFLORAA choice Tasmanian climber grown outside for twenty years here. Thin twining stems produce creamy-yellow purple-tipped waxy flowers in spring. In autumn, outstandingly lovely clusters of deepest violet grape-sized berries appear. ... Learn More


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What is it about making video games that renders you completely unable to process playing them like a regular human?
The Division launched this week with multiple idiotic, preventable issues, which you can read about here. To summarise the greatest hits, players can't talk to the same NPC at the same time and can't walk through each other.
This isn't an isolated incident either – devs are making monumentally idiotic design decisions on the regular, and only after the backlash do they decide to apologise and fix it or call it a feature.
So for the benefit of developers everywhere, I have democratically elected myself as spokesperson of gamers everywhere. Here's why you're all stupid.
Realism is stupid
Hey guys we know how much everybody likes realism, so we decided to make The Division feel like a trip to the bank. Here's a spoiler – nobody likes realism. Life sucks, especially if you're a millennial, and games are our way of escaping the agonisingly slow bear trap that represents human existence.
Standing in a line is a just a painful metaphor for life outside of video games – waiting for money, success, free time, happiness or our turns to shuffle off this mortal coil. This is getting a little dark, but the point I'm trying to make is that we don't play games to extend our experience of life, we play games to escape it.
It's the same reason my Cubicle Simulator 2016 Kickstarter never get funded, it's the same reason people talk more about Rocket League than FIFA and the same reason Call of Duty is the best selling FPS franchise.
If I'm going to be cruising around in the apocalypse, I want to feel like a baller. Nobody is going to make me wait in line because they're afraid that if they even glance at me sideways I'm going to snap their stupid NPC neck.
It'd be like the first thirty minutes of the Mad Max movie being Tom Hardy queueing for his food ration.
The internet is full of assholes
Not being able to pass through other characters in a game like this is a move so dumb I'm starting to wonder if Forrest Gump was the creative director.
When you're making a game that's going to be played as an online multiplayer experience, you'd think you'd have someone on the team who had used the internet for something besides e-mail and porn.
It should have taken all of ten seconds to realise that throwing twenty unclippable characters into a room with narrow doorways is going to end with some Chinese kid getting murdered in an internet café.
We've established that everybody likes to have fun, but some people like to have fun by stopping other people have fun. We call those people psychopaths, or Ubisoft developers. These are the kinds of things it's your job to know if you're making an internet game.
Seriously, if they put four people on a server at the same time they could have figured this out. I imagine it would have gone something like this:
Dave: "Phil, why the hell can't I use the NPC?"
Phil: "I think it's cause I'm using it, it only speaks to one person at a time. Ask Jeff, he did the NPCs."
Chris (currently stuck behind Jeff in the doorway: "What the hell, Jeff?"
Jeff (sighing): "It's realism guys. Seriously. It's the same reason you can't walk past me, Chris."
Chris, Phil, Dave: *beat Jeff to death*
The apologists are worse
Inevitably in situations such as these, there are the apologists. You know who you are. The people who take this obviously-a-massive-oversight steaming turd of a game design catastrophe and try to reframe it as a positive.
Ah man look at those long lines they say, "What a great apocalyptic feel!" You know, the point of playing a post-apocalyptic game is not to feel like you're actually in the freakin' apocalypse. Otherwise every time anyone got done playing The Last of Us they'd need to take three months off work to deal with their PTSD.
The "authentic feel" of a game comes secondary to it not making me feel like I want to hurl myself off of something really high. I can't believe I'm typing this, but games are supposed to be fun. That's it. As soon as they stop being fun, they stop being games. Except League of Legends, because that's never fun.
Anyways, if you enjoy standing in lines please look out for my Trip to Home Affairs Simulator 2016 on Kickstarter.


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Once there were two farmers. During a severe drought, each farmer prayed to God asking for rain. After praying, one farmer went about his day; the other farmer went into his fields and started preparing his crops. Which farmer had faith in God?
This story, albeit paraphrased, is from the movie Facing the Giants. I hadn't seen that movie in a few years when it happened to be part of the lesson plan on a day I subbed at my daughter's school. Although there are so many good lessons within that movie, this one has stuck in my head for several weeks.
My family has undergone some major life changes in the last four years. I decided to stay home with my children, then three-and-a-half and six-months. Number Three came along two-and-a-half years later cramming five people into a home that only comfortably fits four. My hubby left a part-time job that truly was our "living" money- groceries, gas, etc. Now, my husband will be going to a new job that is better for the family, but not for our bank accounts. We are now going to be living on about one-third of what we had just four years ago. I am having a hard time adjusting. Well, let's face it- I am Freaking! Spazzing!
My FAITH and my DOUBT (which I believe is the opposite of faith) have been in constant battle.
My DOUBT is telling me:
- that no family can survive on our new budget
- that we have too much debt (Dave Ramsey can't even help)
- that there is too much output and not enough input
- that not good things are going to happen to our family
- that our world will fall apart
- that we will be living in a van down by the river.
The Slippery Slope to our family's destruction!
My FAITH is showing me:
- that God will provide (Philippians 4:19)
- that God keeps his promises (Joshua 23:14)
- that God will not forsake me and my family (Deuteronomy 31:6)
- that God is more powerful than me (Luke 18:27)
- that God will bless our family more than I could ever imagine (James 1:17)
- that God will give me the strength to overcome my doubt (Isaiah 41:10)
I do believe that my faith is strong, but there are times when it wavers and doubt fills my soul. Still, I do believe that God will take care of our family. His blessings come in all shapes and sizes and through conventional and unconventional methods. I just hope that I can be a pillar of faith for my family as we venture through this new and exciting time in our journey.


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Doctors star Matthew Chambers is currently enjoying one of his biggest years on the soap, as his character Daniel Granger's infidelity and struggle with male post-natal depression has led to him separating from Zara Carmichael.
The actor has also been keeping busy behind the camera, recently directing his second block of Doctors episodes which will air later in the year.
With Daniel set to face the music for sleeping with Cherry Clay next week as Jimmi now knows the truth, Digital Spy recently chatted to Matthew about what's in store.
Have you enjoyed playing all of the ups and downs for Daniel this year?
"Oh absolutely - I think you need them, don't you? You can't be too constant on Doctors because there's not much interest in that. Ups and downs are marvellous!"
Has it been strange not to have Elisabeth Dermot Walsh, who plays Zara, around for most of the year?
"Well, it's been quite a while now - it was strange to start off with because we've worked so closely for such a long time, so I do miss my partner in crime!
"But I also took quite a period off myself over the summer, so I was away for a bit too. First of all I was on holiday, and then I came back to direct a block of Doctors episodes, so I guess life moves on. You do get used to people not being around, but Elisabeth not being there was definitely strange at first.
"I'm very good friends with Elisabeth so we do keep in contact as best we can, but obviously with her having a baby in real life, that's taken over her life and her partner's life!"
Were you surprised at Daniel's bad boy side returning when he cheated on Zara earlier this year?
"No, I wasn't surprised! I think it's always been lurking beneath the surface with him, as he's such a volatile character. But I was surprised at the twist that it happened with Cherry, because of how close to home that was. Not only is Jimmi his best friend, but he's married to Cherry and it's a very serious relationship for those two. I was surprised and pleased with all of that, because it's very controversial."
How does Daniel react next week when he discovers the truth is out?
"There's a great sense of relief, in a way, because it's been this terribly large elephant in the room, and I think Daniel had always known that it would come out one way or another. He's also glad that it's come out without him having to actually sit down and admit what's happened - that's a bit of a relief to him too. Whatever happens from now on, at least the truth is out."
Could Daniel's friendship with Jimmi ever recover from this?
"Well, I don't think Daniel expects that Jimmi will forgive him, but I do think there is hope there, because Jimmi is his best friend. So while Daniel wouldn't expect it, I think there is a chance."
We've heard that Zara will be paying a visit at Christmas, so can you give us any early hints about her return?
"Well, as is always the case with Zara, her return doesn't go without notice! Apart from that, I really can't give you any hints on what happens because I don't want to spoil it. But she certainly comes in with a bang!"
Do you think there's any hope that Daniel and Zara could be happy together again?
"Yes, I do believe that they can be happy together again. As well as being quite volatile creatures, they do have quite a bit in common. I think it's going to be a question of whether they're able to go to another level in their relationship and also their personal lives. But I believe there is hope for them, for sure."
How did you feel about taking on Daniel's male post-natal depression storyline?
"It was a wonderful chance to be given that kind of storyline, because it isn't really covered on television, or indeed in everyday life. Very often we hear about post-natal maternal depression in conversation and in the media, but we don't really hear about paternal depression. So I think our storyline was a great chance to explore it and bring it to the fore.
"I'm sure that, given the opportunity, many men would take help in this situation, but first of all it's a question of realising what is actually going on. Having a child is such a massive change to your life, so trying to figure out what's making you feel this way when you have depression can be difficult. Of course, people don't always ask for help so the story was a fantastic opportunity and one that I'm really grateful for."
Since doing the story, have you heard from any men who've been through the same thing in real life?
"Well, while this story was going on, the personality of a friend of mine changed quite a bit. He had a son four months before the episodes started to air. We've since had a conversation about it, and he believes that this is what he's been suffering from. He's been seeking some therapy, and it's helping enormously with him.
"I hope people who watch the show and have suffered from this now feel more at ease when it comes to speaking about it."
What can you tell us about your latest directing work for Doctors?
"Being on the other side of the camera is very exciting in all aspects. It's not just the actual filming of the episodes - it's the preparation, the casting, finding locations and working with all of the different departments. I find it terrifically exciting.
"I did find it much more challenging this time, just simply because of a few technical problems, and also because the weather wasn't very kind to us! I also hadn't directed for a year, so I was a bit out of practice. It took a few days to get up to speed, but I enjoyed it enormously. They seem pretty pleased with what I've done, so fingers crossed they might offer me another block at some point in the future."
There are lots of new characters joining at the moment, so will Daniel be making some new friends or enemies?
"I'm sure he'll make some enemies! It's been incredible how many people have left in the last six months alone, and it's a big change. I think such a dramatic change in staff is a bit unsettling for Daniel. I'm sure he'll make some enemies but as for friends, I'm not so sure about that…"
Has it been sad to say goodbye to so many colleagues this year?
"It really has, but you do get used to it on a long-running show, as people come and go. You get used to saying goodbye, and of course saying hello when new people come in. It's part of it and as an actor you know that it's such a transient industry anyway."
A few of your Doctors friends are on Twitter. Have you ever been tempted to join them?
"I haven't been thus far! I'm still not on Facebook, and I haven't taken up Twitter either. I suppose there are times when I've been tempted from a professional point of view, but no I haven't done so far, and I can't see myself getting involved in the near future to be honest!"
Are you aware of the popularity of 'Zaniel' among the online fans in particular?
"Do you know what, I'm really not. Occasionally those who are into Twitter and the online forums will ask me, 'Have you seen this?' or 'Have you had a look at that?', but I always have to say, 'No I haven't', so I'm largely unaware. That probably isn't best I suppose, but I hear from people involved in Twitter that as well as seeing all the positive things, you also see all the negative things.
"I like to keep my head down, get on with my work, hope what I'm doing is good and if I'm asked back the next year, I suppose I know it's all gone okay. That's enough for me!"
Which Doctors storylines have been your favourites to film?
"The post-natal depression storyline has been great, but the one that was most challenging was the abduction of Izzie, especially because it was a five-parter. Although stories of the day are the meat and two veg of Doctors, we occasionally get these special episodes.
"In those specials, it was great to have the same director for so many episodes and really create a great feeling of trust among the cast, crew and director. Again, I was working with Elisabeth mostly, and that was fantastic because I find her wonderfully easy to work with and fabulously intelligent in the way that she approaches the scripts. She's such a great actress."
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Most of all, he had fun.
Owens retired in 1999, having spent 29 years in the Birmingham field office. In August, he released a memoir of his career titled "Don't Shoot! We're Republicans!" (History Publishing Company, $16.95).
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