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Last autumn I first became aware that there were all sorts of works going on down by the river, but I had thought they were more or less finished at that point. I was wrong. By this spring they had done even more.
I was taken aback to see just how far they had gone. Compare this view of the old mill with the one I showed 18 months ago.
From the bridge it was easier to see the full extent.
In this direction it looked like complete devastation.
It now becomes obvious what it was they were doing to the banks, why there were double rows of wooden stakes. They have planted between these stakes ...
... alternating willow, looking like an English laid hedge ...
I still don't know what they plan for the mill itself. The crack in that wall seems wider than ever, with blue sky clearly visible through it.
It's such a shame that this historic building is falling down. It dates from the 13th century and has passed through various transformations. It was a mill for making cloth for the local shirt industry before making electricity, allowing for street lighting before any other towns nearby. I suspect, though, it will be allowed to disintegrate quietly. The signs all around clearly say "Keep out". In French of course.
Wednesday, 6 April 2011
Yet the river flows on
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So sad that no one is saving it. Lost history, once it crumbles completely.ReplyDelete
Lovely pictures, though. Bright, sunny days...
I do hope that someone rescues the mill, it's so lovely.ReplyDelete
As usual, I got caught up in your pictures and didn't read until later. The will save the mill. Not to worry. I like the willows.ReplyDelete
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JESUS: "My child, be at peace. What you have heard from the angel this morning is bound to happen. Let nothing disturb you, no matter what happens. You are united to Me. That is the most important thing, that you are united to Me. Keep spreading My messages and be courageous."


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12 tips to follow when appealing a health insurance claim denial
Q: I've been having trouble getting my health insurance company to pay a claim. What should I do? Who can help me?
A: Navigating the inner workings of the health care system can be extremely time-consuming, frustrating and sometimes even fruitless. Minor mistakes and discrepancies in reporting information to a payer can prevent a claim from being accepted. Here are some of the key mistakes that could be causing your claim denial:
• Erroneous identifying information (name misspelled, date of birth mismatch, subscriber or insured group number missing or invalid).
• Terminated coverage.
• Required pre-authorization.
• Non-covered services.
• Missing or invalid coding.
Beyond these relatively simple reasons, other, more complex reasons that you may be unable to pinpoint could be causing the denial. So don't just assume the denial is correct. If you think your claim should be covered, take action. Most health insurance companies want to do things right.
Here are 12 steps you can take to appeal your insurance company's denial:
1. Prepare yourself with all the information. In addition to the "explanation of benefits" from your insurance company, obtain an itemized bill from the provider. Sometimes a quick review of the itemized bill can uncover mistakes that otherwise would have made your claim payable.
2. Use resources at hand. Your insurance agent or group policy administrator (human resources department) can provide guidance.
3. Make sure you filed properly. A filing error on your part should not result in a denial. But you may be off on technicalities or just simply filed the claim too late.
4. Exercise your right to an external review. If your insurance company's internal review provides a denial, then you may have the right to an external review.
5. File a formal grievance. This action will require you to appear before a committee to state your case or to choose someone to represent you at a committee hearing.
6. Do some shopping. See what other doctors in the area are charging for the same procedure or treatment. Present this information to your insurance company.
7. Follow up with deadlines. If your insurance agent or policy administrator doesn't close the case within 30 days, call the health insurance company yourself. Write another letter with your original correspondence attached. Send it to the company's customer service department and president. As the head of a company, I appreciate being copied on correspondence from our customers.
8. Get your doctor on board. If your doctor says the treatment was necessary, you might find your road to claim approval easier.
9. Prove previous creditable coverage. Was your claim denied because of pre-existing conditions? Until a certain provision of the federal health care reform law takes effect, insurers still can deny claims for individuals who had pre-existing conditions but didn't have previous coverage.
To arm yourself against this sort of denial, be sure to keep a copy of the certificate of creditable coverage that each health insurance company sends when it terminates a policy. You should give a copy of this form to the HR professional at your new employer; if you're insured on your own, be sure to send a copy of the certificate to your new insurance company. Proof that you had previous creditable coverage is extremely important when it comes to claims being paid.
10. Determine whether the claim was denied because of recent coverage reductions. If you were not properly notified about coverage reductions, that's a violation of the law.
11. Enlist a medical bill negotiation company. You may find experienced medical cost containment companies that previously just served businesses now are serving consumers. These companies typically employ a team of medical professionals, nurse bill auditors, certified coders and negotiators who review medical bills every day.
12. Talk with your provider. If your claim was denied because the provider was out of network or it wasn't a service allowed under your policy, your provider may be willing to negotiate with you on costs. Some providers will offer a discount if you pay cash, or they'll help set up a payment plan.
Remember that it's crucial to stay organized throughout this process. Keep a log of all your communication -- emails, letters, phone calls. Stay positive throughout the process, and know that every time empowered consumers work to resolve medical billing errors and inaccuracies, you're helping create a better, more efficient health care system.
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A blocked mystery writer whose recent career seems to echo that of his creator (Water of Death, 2001, etc.) gets energized in the worst possible way: by a battle of wits with a vengeful, verse-quoting killer.
Beaten by his adoptive father and picked on by the school bully, Leslie Dunn killed them both at the age of 12. Now he's set his sights on bigger game: a murder spree that he's picked suspense novelist Matt Wells to immortalize in prose. Though Matt's profile could use a boost—he's been dropped by his publisher, his agent and his wife—being blackmailed into serving as the accomplice of the so-called White Devil isn't exactly what he had in mind. At first a helpless puppet kept in line (and forced to get himself ever deeper into the Devil's clutches) by threats to his nearest and dearest, he grabs the reins when he realizes as the bodies begin to pile up around the City of London that the Devil is setting him up as his fall guy. Johnston lets the pressure drop by giving Matt a bunch of muscular ex-rugby allies, cutting away to the police investigation, introducing another trio of freelance avengers and showing the Devil switching gears. Instead of butchering Matt's ex-wife, daughter and girlfriend, he strengthens the case against Matt by choosing throwaway victims Matt dislikes.
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Fear defeats more people than
any other one thing in the world.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
People that seem so glorious are all show;
underneath they are like everyone else.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
To the people who love you,
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This is not because they're
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- Victoria Moran
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Whenever you're in conflict with someone,
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People will forget what you said,
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- Maya Angelou
You can't stop the music, nobody can stop the music.
- Village People
People often say that motivation doesn't last.
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- Zig Ziglar
People generally complain about only two things:
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Never believe that a few caring people can't change the world.
For, indeed, that's all who ever have.
- Margaret Mead
We work with the people not out of pity
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both as individuals and as communities.
- Jimmy Yen
By not caring too much about what people think,
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and propagate ideas which are very often unpopular.
And I succeed.
- Albert Ellis
Ninety-nine percent of the failures
come from people who have the habit of making excuses.
- George Washington Carver
Small is the number of people who
see with their eyes
and think with their minds.
- Albert Einstein
Conventional people are roused to fury
by departure from convention,
largely because they regard such departure
as a criticism of themselves.
- Bertrand Russell
People are not disturbed by things,
but by the view they take of them.
- Epictetus
It had long since come to my attention
that people of accomplishment
rarely sat back and let things happen to them.
They went out and happened to things.
- Leonardo da Vinci
I look to a day when people will not be judged
by the color of their skin,
but by the content of their character.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles;
but today it means getting along with people.
- Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi
If you look for the bad in people
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- Abraham Lincoln
Many people love in themselves what they hate in others.
- E. F. Schumacher
Don't try to manage people;
You manage things; You lead people.
- Grace Hopper
A leader is most effective when people barely know he exists.
When his work is done, his aim fulfilled,
his troops will feel they did it themselves.
- Lao Tzu
Some people dream of success
while others wake up and work hard at it.
- Anonymous
There are three classes of people:
those who see,
those who see when they are shown,
those who do not see.
- Leonardo da Vinci
People seem not to see that
their opinion of the world
is also a confession of character.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
The most successful people in life
are generally those who have the best information.
- Benjamin Disraeli
Too many people overvalue what they are not,
and undervalue what they are.
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Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care
for people will hear them and be influenced
by them for good or ill.
- The Buddha
People hardly ever make use of the freedom which they have,
for example, freedom of thought;
instead they demand freedom of speech as a compensation.
- Soren Kierkegaard
An instructed and intelligent people
are always more decent and orderly
than an ignorant and stupid one.
- Adam Smith
A leader is best when people barely know he exists;
when his work is done, his aim fulfilled,
they will say: we did it ourselves.
- Lao Tzu
In spite of everything, I still believe
that people are really good at heart.
I simply can't build up my hopes on a foundation
consisting of confusion, misery and death.
- Anne Frank
If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed;
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if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.
- Confucius
Simply put, you believe that things
or people make you unhappy,
but this is not accurate.
You make yourself unhappy.
- Wayne Dyer
The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression
and cruelty by the bad people
but the silence over that by the good people.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
People grow through experience
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This is how character is built.
- Eleanor Roosevelt
To lead people walk behind them.
- Lao Tzu
You can have anything you want in life if you
just help enough other people get what they want.
- Zig Ziglar
What people often mean by getting rid of conflict
is getting rid of diversity,
and it is of the utmost importance
that these should not be considered the same.
- M. P. Follett
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful,
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Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
- Margaret Mead
The great pleasure in life is doing
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- Walter Bagehot
Tough times never last but tough people do.
- Robert H. Schuller
Be a yardstick of quality.
Some people aren't used to an environment
where excellence is expected.
- Steve Jobs
Go to the people
Live among them
Learn from them
Love them
Serve them
Plan with them
Start with what they know
Build on what they have.
- Jimmy Yen (Y. C. James Yen)
What people say, what people do,
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- Margaret Mead
A hero may or may not lead other people,
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What people believe prevails over the truth.
- Sophocles
Opportunity is missed by most people
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- Thomas Edison
People are just as happy
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- Abraham Lincoln
People are not lazy.
They simply have impotent goals -
that is, goals that do not inspire them.
- Tony Robbins
Most people give up just when
they're about to achieve success.
They quit on the one yard line.
They give up at the last minute of the game,
one foot from a winning touch down.
- Ross Perot
When the best leader's work is done the people say,
"We did it ourselves."
- Lao Tzu
Successful people ask better questions,
and as a result, they get better answers.
- Tony Robbins
What old people say you cannot do,
you try and find that you can.
Old deeds for old people, and new deeds for new.
- Henry David Thoreau
People should think things out fresh
and not just accept conventional terms
and the conventional way of doing things.
- R. Buckminster Fuller
People love chopping wood.
In this activity one immediately sees results.
- Albert Einstein
Mind what people do, not only what they say,
for deeds will betray a lie.
- Terry Goodkind
People in their handlings of affairs
often fail when they are about to succeed.
If one remains as careful at the end
as he was at the beginning,
there will be no failure.
- Lao Tzu
Don't live your life to please other people.
- Oprah Winfrey
People understand me so poorly that they don't even understand
my complaint about them not understanding me.
- Soren Kierkegaard
In matters of truth and justice,
there is no difference between large and small problems,
for issues concerning the treatment of people are all the same.
- Albert Einstein
The meeting of two personalities is
like the contact of two chemical substances:
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- Carl Jung
You can fool all the people some of the time,
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First day of class: March 16th, 2017
Proposal due: March 10th, 2017
Please submit (in PDF format) a cover letter and an outline of your business plan or proposal and why you think you should be awarded a scholarship.
Please include (in PDF format) a list of references, current organizational affiliations, and/or any community service projects you have worked on.
Please use the title "scholarship" for your email.
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This scholarship is open. Applicants must be in the process of starting a small business, or currently working on a pitch idea, a solo project, or start up.
Please indicate in your cover letter why you are interested in taking Sierra Commons' Business Ignitor and if you would be interested in pursuing the coursework, even if not awarded a scholarship.
Scholarships will be awarded based on availability. Scholarship amounts may vary based on need.
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In the Sierra Foothills, the neighboring towns of Nevada City and Grass Valley are among the best places to visit in California for a Halloween getaway. Just a few miles apart from one another, the fall colors in both towns are breath-taking. But, perhaps better than the fall colors, is the wide-variety of sweet treats for a mature audience.
There is wine tasting and a wide variety of micro breweries Nevada City and Grass Valley. There are also a handful of dive bars to explore. While the dining in both towns is wonderful, the dessert is amazing. This Halloween, skip dinner and go on a search instead for candy, cakes, and ice cream.
To start, try The Chocolate Shoppe on Broad Street in Nevada City. They have a Port Wine Truffle that melts with slow decadence. For something more whimsical try a classic caramel apple or a candy-covered apple.
Next, visit Three Forks Bakery and Brewery for your choice of sweet or savory. This incredible restaurant is a local favorite and no one can decide which is better, the beer or the baked goods. The menu is based on local availability and in-season produce so you never know what you are going to get.
After lunch, perhaps you'll want to head to Grass Valley to go antiquing or wander the art galleries. While in Grass Valley, stop by Fable for a cup of coffee or Lazy Dog Chocolateria for some chocolate covered espresso beans.
Whatever you decide, a visit to Nevada County is always a sweet time.
Are you looking for coworking in Nevada City? High speed internet in Nevada County? Just a really great place to work?
Sierra Commons is Nevada County's best coworking space. We have some of the best and brightest of Nevada County under our roof. Nevada County's remote workers and freelancers work at Sierra Commons. We house Software Engineers, Film Makers, Journalists, Writers, Lobbyists, Copy Editors, Small Business Owners, and more. Sierra Commons has been a staple of the Nevada County community for 7 years. In 1999, when founded, we were one of the first rural coworking spaces in all of the United States. Now we have partnerships all over Northern California and in the Tahoe/Truckee area.
We are the destination for weekenders from the Bay Area and Sacramento and we offer tourists and locals drop-in rates, day use, high-speed internet, and a fun place to work. Enjoy our beautiful summer patio. Come for the high-speed internet and stay for the community.
We are located in Nevada City on Searls Avenue. We are next to Wild Mountain Yoga and we are central to Three Forks Bakery and Brewery, Matteo's Public, Lefty's Grill, the National Hotel, Broad Street Inn and the Inn Town Campground.
There are a lot of people out there these days marketing themselves as business coaches and charging a lot of money for their support services. You do not have to attend the first workshop that comes along and you do not have to hire the first coach you meet. You don't have to use your friend's recommendation either. There is no shortage of coaches and coaching events.
Making the decision to hire someone is important. It is an investment of your time and money. Take the time to find the right fit. Here are some tips:
Sierra Commons will be offering our next Business Ignitor, Nevada County's premier start-up incubator, starting on February 4th, 2016. Registration is now open and, for the first time, Sierra Commons is able to offer scholarships to qualified individuals. Nevada County's Small Business Education Center, has received a generous donation from the Nevada City Rotary Club and a matching donation from an anonymous donor in order to provide two scholarships to Nevada County's premier start-up incubator, Sierra Commons' Business Ignitor.
The Business Ignitor includes eight weeks of coursework, materials, business mentoring, as well as three months free membership to Sierra Commons' coworking space, located in Nevada City. The course covers everything from accounting and law, to marketing and non-traditional funding such as crowd-sourcing. It is designed to make sure that when the course is completed, the students have the confidence and knowledge to succeed in starting and running a viable business.
"Three of the key objectives of Rotary are affirming the value of each vocation, uplifting youth and young adults, and dignifying both as opportunities to serve society," says David Bunje, President of the Nevada City Rotary Club. "Business Ignitor courses have already made a significant impact benefiting the rich mix of enterprises in Nevada County, and the Rotary Club of Nevada City is very excited to support additional young adults who seek to channel their creativity toward being a positive, productive participant in the business life of the community."
Sierra Commons has expanded the scope of the Business Ignitor to include a class on crowd funding and to give further information on marketing and finding your ideal client. The class covers a wide variety of topics and is suitable for people who are looking to start a business or solo venture and for those who are currently running a small business.
Sierra Commons has been a resource for small businesses in Nevada County for over six years and understands the unique and diverse economy of the Sierra Foothills. Past Ignitor graduates have gone on to start and manage effective businesses in a variety of industries. Sierra Commons has helped to start successful restaurants, cottage food companies, online marketing businesses, clothing companies, design services, and more.
The per-student fee is $450 and class registration is open now. Sierra Commons is currently taking applications for scholarships. The application deadline for scholarship opportunities is February 1st, 2016. If you would like to sign up for the Business Ignitor or to learn more about the scholarship program, visit the Sierra Commons website at www.sierracommons.org or call 530-265-8443.
Deadline for applications: February 1st, 2016
First day of class: February 4th, 2016
Class is held on Thursdays 6pm-9pm for 8 weeks starting on February 4th and ending on March 31st. (No class on March 3rd.)
Please submit (in PDF format) a cover letter and an outline of your business plan or proposal to:
Please include (in PDF format) a list of references, current organizational affiliations, and/or any community service projects you have worked on.
Please use the title "scholarship" for your email.
This scholarship is open to students of all ages who are currently in enrolled in classes. Applicants must be in the process of starting a small business, or currently working on a pitch idea, a solo project, or start up.
Please indicate in your cover letter why you are interested in taking Sierra Commons' Business Ignitor and if you would be interested in pursuing the coursework, even if not awarded a scholarship.
One or two months from now you will be thinking about the goals you set for 2016 and, if you are like most people, you will be wondering where the time went and what you could have done differently to help yourself be more successful. Let Sierra Commons help "Future You" by offering advice to "Present-Day You": Get together with a community of people who have a drive to succeed. Stay actively involved with a support system and a team of people who keep you accountable. Dedicate a schedule to allow for setting goals and meeting timelines. Coworking may offer you the support in a structured environment that you are looking for.
Sierra Commons, Nevada City's Coworking Space, offers desk rental, membership, classes, workshops, mentoring and a community of fun, determined people who work in a professional environment with a friendly and casual atmosphere. Come for the high-speed internet. Stay for the community. To find out more about coworking, call 530-265-8443 or click here.
The people of Nevada County, and all small towns, need to start using Yelp.
I love that the people of Nevada County would rather ask a neighbor or browse a local forum for a restaurant recommendation before consulting a website or an app for dining advice. It shows that we have small-town pride, and that we are willing to support our small businesses on a peer-to-peer level. I have enjoyed many nights out based on friends' recommendations.
With that said, the people of Nevada County really need to start using the mobile app, "Yelp," on a regular basis to rate local businesses, with accolades, and to make our voices heard about our incredible Nevada County small businesses.
For those who aren't familiar, Yelp is a mobile app that allows people to review businesses. Yelp uses GPS tracking to ensure that people who wish to make a review have actually been close enough to a business to review it. Many business owners and community members complain about Yelp because they feel like Yelp doesn't accurately depict the merit of many of the places listed. It's a fine line to walk. But Yelp is a crowd-sourced website so the crowd makes the call.
I'm imploring our community members to take a more attentive approach to the online health and the online reputations of our local businesses. Apps like Yelp can make a huge difference in our community. When we forego using apps like Yelp, (and other popular apps that are used all over the United States by millions of people), we allow tourists to tell the story about Nevada County and our small businesses.
I'm asking everyone who reads this article to: Check into Yelp for all of our local businesses and post an accurate review.
Many of us are comfortable getting restaurant reviews from our friends, neighbors, and coworkers. That exchange doesn't have to stop. Our willingness to listen to local recommendations is an asset to local business. But we can't let outsiders continue to write the conversation about our local stores and restaurants. Using apps like Yelp heeds accurate and friendly community input. We have a local responsibility to stick up for the small businesses we love. All of our local community members should be participating in the online conversation.
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On Friday, March 27th, Sierra Commons will host a free mixer and party to introduce their latest Business Ignitor graduates to the community. The Sierra Commons Business Ignitor program is Nevada County's premier business incubation program. The program is a six-week course that helps start-ups and businesses learn about running and managing a business successfully. The event is open to the public and will be held at Sierra Commons, 792 A Searls Ave, Nevada City, CA 95959. It starts at 5:30pm and runs until 7:30pm. The graduation mixer and party is a way to introduce new businesses to the greater business community of Nevada County.
"The Ignitor Graduation is always a fun event and it's a great way for people to connect," says Hilary Hodge, Executive Director of Sierra Commons. "Many of our start-ups are looking for established businesses with resources to help get their new businesses off the ground. This event is a way for our students to introduce themselves and find those resources."
This is the 8th Ignitor class to graduate from the Sierra Commons program. The program has a history of producing successful businesses. Past graduates include Nick Santos of Environmental Consumer and Shana Maziarz of Three Forks Bakery and Brewery. This current graduating class is very diverse and includes an enthusiastic group of entrepreneurs, writers, artists, managers, and business people.
"The Ignitor Course has helped me get a firm hold on the vision for my business and it has given me the tools that will make that vision a reality," says Shelly Covert of Nevada City Rancheria. "The staff and mentors at Sierra Commons have an amazing wealth of knowledge and are very approachable. The experience has been priceless. I'd highly recommend this course to anyone who needs assistance entering the marketplace." Shelly and her fellow graduates are looking forward to celebrating what they have learned and what they have accomplished. Feel free to join them on Friday at Sierra Commons.
The next Business Ignitor will be starting in June. For more information email email@example.com or call 530-265-8443.
We are worth it. Please give to Sierra Commons.
Donating at the end of the calendar year is an American tradition. Sierra Commons, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization is helping folks in Nevada county start their own businesses and is helping to keep those businesses going. We offer mentoring, and when the recession hit Nevada County hard, we were helping folks stay in business so that they could stay in the county and continue the tradition of giving.
We are asking for your generous donation so that we can continue to support the creative class and the small business community in Nevada County. Our experienced business advisors volunteer their time to help businesses get started through its signature Ignitor Course, now in its 5th year. In addition, Sierra Commons helps businesses with mentoring and business advice. Our coworking facility in Nevada City has created a small business community for individuals to benefit from cross learning and sharing of advice in a supportive environmen.
Sierra Commons is an independently run non-profit organization. We do not receive any government or county funding. We are the only business education center in Western Nevada County dedicated to serving Nevada County exclusively. We rely upon minimal fees for services and we need your support and donations.
Please consider donating to Sierra Commons as part of your annual giving. Our community is strengthened when we can provide an opportunity for individuals to stay here in Nevada County and start and grow their business instead of leaving the area to find work. Many of the businesses started at Sierra Commons have taken advantage of the Internet to reach out to all parts of the USA and the world for sales, bringing those earnings back here to Nevada County and helping the local economy.
All of Sierra Commons- the board, the sudents, the members, the faculty and the staff.


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Whether you like them trashed and ripped or clean and classic, factorie has some pretty awesome options available, in a wide variety of cuts and colours too. There are four fits for guys, including the Throttle (R499), Custom (R599), Rager (R599), and Bandit (R499) styles.
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But I had to have the rules!
I got the PDF download from Sam Mustafa's site. Hmmm, 170 plus pages in colour. Cost me $14 or more just for a black and white copy to be printed. But at least I had them. I also now found they are available from Eureka here in Australia.
First impressions very positive, but playing with cards ain't going to work for me.
For my 15mm figures based for Napoleon's Battles, there is a very good fit to a 3 by 2 inch base.
My first idea was to make some movement trays from old CD cases (the soft plastic kind).
They worked okay, but it was a slow process, so I tried making some out of card. Just cheap card left over from cereal boxes etc. I recall making myself stuff when I was a kid this way, but then it was sellotape, now I have PVA glue.
I got a bit carried away painting the bases (they needed it to cover up the packaging artwork).
Then I thought, why not use coloured card. It was cheap enough and this green, while bright in the photo, I believe will be a good match for the table top. For artillery I will use two guns, I only just had one handy for this picture.
The other thing I've done in preparation for my first game using the Along the Danube scenario, was to give the formations names which I picked up from the Wagram OOB. I've remade labels to this effect.


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Born in Helongjing Province, Qimin Liu received a Teaching Certificate from Haerbin Normal University (1985), Bachelor of Fine Arts from Institute of Chinese Traditional Drama (1991), Master of Arts from Iowa State University (1997), and Master of Fine Arts from Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (1999). In his graduate school years, he was most influenced by such established painters as Sidney Goodman, Vincent Desiderio, Jules Kirschenbaum and Bruce E. Smith. Post graduation, he continued advancing his teaching and creative ability by attending the workshop provided by master painter Nelson Shanks (2004) and as an Artist in Residency at the studio of master painter Odd Nerdrum in Rodvik Gaard, Norway (2005). Liu served as an Adjunct Professor at Philadelphia University, and taught at Fleisher Art Memorial of the Philadelphia Museum of Fine Art and the University City Art League in Philadelphia (1999-2000). He started teaching Painting and Drawing in the Art & Art History Department of Eastern Connecticut State University in the fall of 2000.
Since 1997, Liu has been working on a project depicting the homeless people in America's inner cities. His subjects are homeless individuals who struggle with mental and physical disabilities, and substance abuse. Over the years, Liu's efforts to capture the diversity and vitality of poor neighborhoods and to continuously use his figurative paintings to discourse meaningful contemporary art issues has won him accolades from over 50 newspapers and magazines, including New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, Hartford Courant and Des Moines Register. Liu's work has been presented in more than 50 exhibits across the United States. His exhibits include Connecticut Contemporary at Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, a two-person show titled the Art of Being Human: Gladys Barker Grauer & Qimin Liu, at Myhelan Culture Arts Center, NJ, and 10 Contemporary Artists 5×2, at the Allentown Art Museum, Pennsylvania. He has won more than two dozen awards, honors and grants, including Top Winner of 62nd Annual Connecticut Artist' Exhibits at the Slater Memorial Museum Gallery, Special Juror's Award, Selected by Sidney Goodman at National Contemporary Realism III, the Asian Artist Fellowship from the Freeman Foundation, Vermont Studio Center, and the Artist Fellowship from the Independent Foundation, Philadelphia. His works are owned by numerous institutions and private collectors.


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It's still just the start of 2017 and GTEC is going at full throttle – in just 3 months, we've already had a Demo Day, 20 meetups, a handful of workshops, and so many more fun events planned for you that we can't even count that high. And in fact, we couldn't contain all our activities in Berlin anymore at all. We are thrilled to announce that this time, we are expanding our campus even further than Schoeneberg, all the way down to Frankfurt am Main! We haven't had our official opening event yet (stay tuned for more on that!) but we're already going full speed ahead in bringing Berlin-style entrepreneurship to Frankfurt, starting with the GTEC HealthCare Award!
The Award was presented during a "Meet the Leader" session organized by FFM Global Shapers Community and hosted at GTEC Frankfurt. After the session, over 120 people participated in the event "NextB2BForum: Disrupt Healthcare – Bytes & Genes". Philipp Rösler, former Vice-Chancellor and now Managing Director of the World Economic Forum, officially presented the GTEC HealthCare Award, for which ten startups from six countries were competing. CardioSecure, a Frankfurt-based mobile ECG app, won the award with a first-class pitch about how their app delivers concrete guidance to patients on whether a visit to the doctor is recommended. The following members of the jury evaluated the pitches of the alphabetically-listed startups:
Members of the Jury:
Philipp Rösler – Managing Director World Economic Forum
Min-Sung Sean Kim – Global Digital Health Investments | Allianz Ventures
Anke Hecht – VP Finance | Target Global
Thimo von Schmitt-Lord – Executive Director and Head of Bayer Foundations
Pitching Startups:
Award Winner: CardioSecure, Frankfurt, Germany (https://www.cardiosecur.com)
African Founders, Lagos, Nigeria (http://african-founders.com)
Antelope Suits, Nurnberg, Germany (https://antelope.club)
Criam, Braga, Portugal (http://www.criamtech.com)
Mejo, Barcelona, Spain (https://www.mejodiabetes.com)
Mimi, Berlin, Germany (https://mimi.io)
Nano Sanguis, Warsaw, Poland (http://nanosanguis.com)
Nelum Box, Darmstadt, Germany (http://nelumbox.com)
Pantavision, Berlin, Germany (https://www.pantavision.com)
Paralign, San Francisco, USA (http://paralign.me)
Thanks to everyone who supported GTEC Frankfurt and we hope to see you in April at the opening event!


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Monday, April 15, 2013
The Great IP Trainwreck: Thoughts On The Kinsella / Wenzel Debate
Look, I normally wouldn't draw attention to something like this, because this debate was embarrassing and frustrating beyond words to listen to, not the kind of thing I want to shed light on as representative of the best we libertarians have to offer.
But with this thing front-paging The Daily Paul on Friday, I've decided I just have to speak up, because now it's received plenty of exposure, and commentary about it all over the place except for Reddit and on the YouTube video of the debate itself, is making me wonder what planet the commentators were on while they were listening to this.
To clarify my opening remarks, my primary problem was with Robert Wenzel's presentation, not with Stephan Kinsella. G B Shaw reportedly once said, "I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it." Kinsella definitely got dirty and Wenzel definitely liked it.
I've got to give Kinsella credit for remaining as patient as he did with Wenzel's hysterical nervous ravings, but he did lose his cool at times. It wasn't pretty to listen to. I only kept listening out of the same perverse motivation that keeps you glued to the screen while Jerry's guests scream at each other.
Kinsella's opening statement framed the issue carefully and well. In Wenzel's opening statement, he essentially said he wanted to first clear the air of some bad blood between the two (and by clear the air, I mean he wanted foul it up with petty personal quarreling and focus on that for the rest of the "debate" instead of discussing the issue of intellectual property).
Wenzel describes how Kinsella had predicted before the debate that Wenzel would weasel and worm his way out of having one. Kinsella had also apparently called Wenzel a clown. "Why did you call me those names? Do you think I'm a weasel? Am I a worm? Am I a clown?" he demanded. "You really made a mistake calling me those things. You really pissed me off."
Kinsella answered that Wenzel had been attacking him and Jeffrey Tucker for years about their belief that intellectual property does not actually exist, is a fiction of the state, a coercive monopoly granted by the government on ideas, which are not property because they are non-scarce; that Wenzel has been saying for a long time that he would write a book proving that IP does exist and can be defended from a free-market, libertarian, and Misesian propertarian framework; that the book has never come; and that after challenging Kinsella to this debate, Wenzel had already postponed it for months. That's why he predicted Wenzel would try to weasel out of it, because he has no actual substantive argument, no real answer, just a strange spite for Tucker, Kinsella, and IP anarchy.
The funny thing is, after taking so much umbrage with these pre-debate remarks, Wenzel did exactly what Kinsella predicted. He spent the entire debate weaseling and worming his way out of talking about the actual issue, which Kinsella was clearly prepared and eager to discuss. Instead, Wenzel spent the debate in hysterics, repeatedly saying his purpose wasn't really to debate at all, but to "destroy you." Over and over again, "I want to destroy you, Kinsella." "You've made a real stupid mistake pissing me off, and I'm going to destroy you."
Wenzel alternated between these aggressive admissions of insincerity and personal animus and rambling off quotes from the Misesian and Rothbardian canon, haphazardly and with no clear train of thought. Every time Kinsella tried to bring Wenzel to the actual matter of discussion and try to get a clear debate going, he would hedge and say he wasn't ready to get to that part yet, then follow up with another inane, dry reading of some quotation or other, and then drag Kinsella down every digression he could contrive to avoid actually confronting a matter he was not prepared to discuss and for which any listener can only conclude he has no substantive case.
Again, it's not my desire to get on here and highlight poor representatives of libertarianism, but you've got a libertarian blogger named Marc Claire getting on the front page of The DP preposterously claiming that Wenzel "crushed" Kinsella's assertion that the IP issue has already been settled by libertarians and that no libertarian has advanced a clear, substantive theory of intellectual property rights. Claire says Wenzel's counter-arguments showed there is an alternative libertarian understanding of the issue. Far too many commenters on The DP and on Claire's blog readily agreed.
Come on. We've got to have higher standards for what we consider a libertarian position meriting any regard at all. It is preposterous to elevate Wenzel's ravings to any position remotely equivalent to the organized, well-prepared, and erudite treatment of the subject by Stephan Kinsella.


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How Does iStartSurf.com Look Like?
As the screenshot shown below, this browser hijacker has an interface which makes it look like a normal search site. It offers a search box on its page and also provides quick links to various sites, such as Facebook, Twitter and Yahoo. Besides, it keeps displaying ads on its page. Those ads promote various products and can vary from time to time.
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Once installed on your computer, this browser hijacker can attack your installed browsers, such as Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. At the beginning of the infection, you may notice the change of your browser homepage. Every time launching your web browser, the website iStartSurf.com will be initiated by default instead of the website that you have been set as the default homepage. You may also find that your default search engine such as Google or Bing has been replaced by another one which is called "iStartSurf". With the time goes on, more problems occur on your PC.
When you search the internet using the new search engine, you may be provided a lot of ads and sponsored links in the search results and somewhere else on the search page. If you click on those ads or sponsored links, there is a slight possibility that you will end up downloading malware onto your computer without any knowledge. This is because cyber hackers may hide malware download link in some ads and sponsored links waiting you to click on them. If you do that, your computer will get infected by malware and suffer from more problems.
Besides, this browser hijacker can collect and share your personal information via client-side cookies and server-side log files. The information collected by it may be shared with the third parties in order to provide tailored search results, ads and sponsored links for you. That is the reason why you always receive ads or sponsored links matching your browsing habits.
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Step 1: Clear iStartSurf.com off your web browsers.
Internet Explorer
Run Internet Explorer, click on Tools and select Internet Options from the dropdown list.
Under General, delete the unwanted website URL, enter the website URL you prefer, and click Apply.
Then, click on Settings under Search.
In the open window, find if there is a search engine called iStartSurf. If there is, you should first make other search engine as the default, and then you can remove or disable it by right clicking it and selecting the corresponding option. Close the window.
Click the OK button in the Internet Option window. Close Internet Explorer.
Right clicking on the icon of the IE browser and click on Properties.
Under Shortcut, delete the http://www.istartsurf.com part from the Target field and click OK.
Google Chrome
Open Google Chrome, type chrome://settings into the address bar, and press Enter.
Under On startup , click on Set pages.
Remove the unwanted website URL by clicking on the X button and click OK.
Locate Appearance, tick the box labeled Show Home button and click Change.
Delete the unwanted website URL from the Open this page field, and click OK.
Then, navigate to the Search section, click on Manage search engines…
If you find any search engine called iStartSurf, you need to first set other search engine (such as Google) as default, and then remove it by clicking the X button. Close the Chrome browser.
Right click on the icon of Chrome, and select Properties.
Under Shortcut, Delete the http://www.istartsurf.com part from the Target field and click OK.
Mozilla Firefox
Open Firefox browser, type about:config into the address bar and press Enter. In the open window, click the I'll be careful, I promise button to continue.
Then, type istar into the search box. If any related strings are shown there, right click each string and click Reset. Close Firefox browser.
Right click on the icon of Firefox, and click Properties.
Under Shortcut, remove the http://www.istartsurf.com part from the Target field and click OK.
Step 2: Stop process of the browser hijacker via Task Manager.
Right click the task bar and select Start Task Manager. This will open the Windows Task Manager.
Under Processes, scroll down to look for any process related to the browser hijacker, right click it and select the End Process button to stop it from running in the system.
Step 3: Remove iStartSurf.com from Control Panel.
Press the Windows key and R key simultaneously to open the Run command box.
Type appwiz.cpl into the Open field and click OK.
A window will open and you will see all your installed programs. Click iStartSurf related program and click on the Uninstall/Change button.
Then, follow the prompt to complete the removal.
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» Download SpyHunter install-exe on your PC.
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"When I Could Feel," my one-hour stand-up show, is sold out for two nights at the United Solo Theatre Festival! You can't come. Here's the link if you want to ogle:
I am doing a one-night engagement on Friday July 11th at 8 pm at The George Frey Theater in Fair Lawn, NJ! Max Cohen leads the evening in prayer & jokes. Tickets here!
My book "The Russian Drop" is available in ebook & paperback. Check it out here and leave a review if you are so inclined.


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My family and I have been raising chickens for about 18 months now and when people ask me why I got into keeping chickens I have to be honest and say fear.Not fear based on the state of our standard food supply here in the US mind you, which would have been a noble thing but rather fear of the unknown.In this case, fear of the duck eggs my husband had selected as the mainstay of our family farm.Because I didn't know 18 months ago, what I know now, that duck eggs taste just like chicken eggs, I was nervous about switching to duck eggs for all of our family egg eating needs.Worried that my Sunday morning scrambled egg routine was about to be changed forever I was thrilled when a neighbor placed a sign in her yard "chicks 4 sale".I quickly convinced my husband Jim to buy me 2 pullets so I would be sure my breakfast eggs would be from a hen.Thus our great chicken adventure began!
After our first two chickens were such a hit, everyone just loves their antics, we decided to get more chickens for our growing farm.We knew we wanted egg laying type chickens and that they needed to be cold hardy as it gets below minus 20 here in Northern NY but we weren't sure what exact breed would best suit our personalities so we decided to get a variety package. We found the information on the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy very informative as we selected our chicks. As the chickens have matured it has been fun to watch their different breed traits develop.Each of us has fallen in love with a different breed for different reasons.Showing you that there really is a chicken breed out there for everyone.
|Spike our Buff Orpington Cockerel
We have Buff Orpingtons which are very shy and gentle.Sometimes they are too shy and you have to watch that they don't get bullied by the pushier breeds. So far they are one of my favorites.
We have a white Cochin that is a very large bird with feathered feet.She is quiet, except when she is laying at which time she is quite vocal.Our Cochin is very friendly and allows us to pet her.She loves to eat worms but prefers others scratch them up for her.This is my college daughter's favorite chicken.
We have an Easter Egger chicken which is a mixed breed that lays blue to green eggs.These birds are very independent and dislike confinement the most of all our chickens.They tend to be very curious chickens which can get them into a lot of trouble.We actually lost one of our hens due to her curiosity of the goat barn, she didn't think about the livestock guardian dog apparently.My teenage son just loves these independent birds.
We have Barred Plymouth Rocks who are laid back but not shy.They'll come up to you but take time to get used to you to eat out of your hand.
|Shirley our Dominque hen
We have a Dominique hen.At first it was difficult to tell her apart from the Barred Plymouth Rocks due to her feather color but as their combs grew it became much easier.The Dominique has a rose comb while the Barred Rocks have a single comb.
We have several Australorps which are large black chickens.They have a beautiful green tinge to their feathers and they tend to like other black chickens best.These birds are quiet and easy going.
We have several Rhode Island Red chickens.These girls can be pushy and so you have to watch that they don't take over the barn yard.Our oldest hen (6 months old) likes taking on the younger roosters (they are only 4 months old).These are my husband's favorites, of course that could be simply because they are red heads.
We have a speckled Sussex who is very shy and is often by herself while free ranging. We are still learning about our Susie who is only 4 months old so as she matures we'll see what personality traits develop.
|Ethel our Silver Laced Wyandotte
We have both silver and gold laced Wyandottes.They are beautiful birds with wonderful feathers.They are a little shy of humans but will stand up for themselves. I find them curious birds as can be seen in the photo Ethel was following me around trying to figure out what the thing I kept pointing at them that made strange sounds was.
We have a couple of white leghorns who are very talkative.The breed is supposed to be shy with humans but ours don't seem to be. These girls are quite spunky and have no problem coming up to the house to ask for scratch grains or kitchen scraps.
|MJ our Blue Andalusian
We also have a beautiful Blue Andalusian Rooster. He was supposed to be a she but isn't, we love him anyway.We've talked about getting him a few hens for the springtime but we'll have to see how the winter goes as the Andalusian is the least cold hardy of our chickens.
Thinking ahead to 2011 we've decided to try to hatch our own chicks realizing we had no rooster and hen matching breeding pairs we sought out a local Orpington breeder selling some of her pullets and cockerels and purchased a buff cockerel for our buff hens and a wonderful blue Orpington cockerel and 4 black pullets and 2 splash pullets to pair with him.We'll be learning about chicken color genetics as well as hatching our own fertile eggs, or so we hope!
|One of our male Guinea
One last flock member I've just got to tell you about. Our Guinea Fowl! They are strange looking birds and they are pretty flighty but I love watching them patrol the yard. Yes they really do patrol as the four of them (we have two males and two females) are always together and if they see something out of the ordinary they put up quite a racket. They also protect the hens that they have been raised with by chasing away any unwanted suitors mainly our new Orpington roosters.
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9 years ago
I used to raise barred rocks as a kid, being dumb. Sold the eggs for money and had plenty to eat. The hens were ok, but the cock was a pain in the ass ! Not literally…….he just was mean to everybody, everything. They pooped out their share of eggs though, got at least one per day, and most of the times two. Good for about a year, then….fryers.
9 years ago
Ethel is beautiful!
9 years ago
I love my Buff Orps too! They make great moms! This post of mine has a pic of one of my hens with her adopted babies. http://workschoolkids.blogspot.com/2010/10/more-chicken-pics-for-busy-working-mama.html


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As part of their 45th anniversary celebrations Big Bear Records is exhibiting some rarely seen photographs from the archives of Mr Big Bear himself Jim Simpson. I've been lucky enough to have a sneak viewing of some of them and they're a fascinating snapshot of some of the biggest names in music from the 60s including The Rolling Stones complete with their founding father the late Brian Jones.
You'll also get to see Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Nina Simone, John Lee Hooker, Rod Stewart, The Spencer Davis Group and the very first publicity shots of The Moody Blues and The Move.
The exhibition's on at West Bromwich Library from March 1st to 29th and entry's FREE!
Here's a rather fabulous clip of The Spencer Davis Group to get you in the mood. Groovy baby.
With the exhibition as a backdrop, there will be a series of five events that aim to satisfy any curiosity about what actually happened back then, fill in some of the gaps between then and now, and encourage and inform musicians, aspirant musicians and anyone who is interested in the music business.
Events will take place on four Saturdays during March:
8th 11:00 to 12:00
15th 12:00 to 13:00 and 13:00 to 14:00
22nd 12:00 to 13:00
29th 12:00 to 13:00
Again admission is FREE, everyone is welcome and each event is followed by a Q&A Session.


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My husband just left for a 4-day trip to Florida with 10 guys to golf and deep-sea fish and celebrate his friend's pending nuptials. While he was packing his 12 pair of underwear for this 4-day trip, he mentioned that this was going to be his "own personal Vietnam."*
He apparently is the only guy who goes to bed early (at 2:30 a.m.), the only one who eats breakfast before 11:00 a.m. (and then needs to eat again in 2-4 hours), and doesn't like communal sleeping, bathing or eating. Although this is no Daytona '87, I'm sure it is by far the most intense and difficult battle he has ever waged. So far he has eaten a whole box of granola bars in the last 24 hours just to stay alive.
Hang in there, soldier, the chopper's on its way.
* Disclaimer – the mention of Vietnam is in no way making light of what is no doubt a very serious event in many people's lives. I was simply riffing on some terms that might be inappropriately funny. Any hurtful or unlawful commentary is completely unintended and purely for entertainment purposes.


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Title: The Weredog Whisperer
The Tidwells are supposed to be on spring break on the Florida Gulf Coast, not up to their eyeballs in paranormal hijinks … again. Bertram wants a baby, but Cleo isn't real keen on the idea. After all, her sister, Molly, has four of 'em—who needs more? Hoping to throw Bertram off the baby trail, they adopt Luna, a white pit bull terrier, and take her to Florida with them, along with Bertram's mother and Cleo's nieces. Everybody loves Luna, especially the goofy little dog at a tacky tourist trap touting something called a "weredog whisperer," so much so that he puts the moves on Luna and gives her a love bite during the throes of puppy love.
But when Luna shape shifts into a teenage girl on the first night of the full moon, the Tidwells wind up with an instant were-daughter. Poof!Just add moonbeams. A video of Luna's transformation goes viral and the Tidwells are hounded by an array of reporters, sight seers, animal rights kooks, Hot Diggity Dog Pet Foods, a couple of hungry weresharks, a motley crew of weredogs, and AASS—a secret society of shape shifters that considers Luna an abomination and orders her immediate extermination.
The Tidwells' vacation has gone to the dogs—literally—as they jump through hoops to protect their unexpected new were-daughter from a dog-eat-dog world.
Author: Susan Abel Sullivan
Published by World Weaver Press Source: Publisher
Published: 31 December, 2013
Genres: Fantasy, Paranormal
Pages: 320
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The second Cleo Tidwell Paranormal Mystery, Weredog Whisperer was even more enjoyable than the first, with the return of the indomitable Cleo, her adorably supportive husband Bertram and her mother-in-law Georgia. Also for effect, we are on spring break with Cleo's four nieces, and a newly adopted pit bull named Luna as a tester for the 'parenting thing".
Of course, this is Cleo, and the backwoods of the Florida panhandle are rife with strange characters: Cleo and her family meet nearly all of them. First stop in the minivan from hell is a stop at a tourist trap offering a Were dog Whisperer show. Ramshackle and run down, the amusement park is scary cool for a 6 year old, scarily lame for anyone older. Highlight of their night was the nearly hairless man who entered a cage in a tiny red thong speedo, emerging as a nearly hairless Chinese Crested dog.
From this point on, if you've ever experienced a series of unfortunate events, you will with Chloe and her family. From events that, were you not already somewhat inured to the paranormal from a haunted Velvet Elvis in the last book, would send you to the funny farm, all the way to events that jeopardize everyone's life, including Cleo's. A teenaged girl who has the experience and behavioral compass of a dog, a veterinarian with the energy level of a Jack Russell Terrier, a mother in law who believes that aqua net fueled bic-lit flamethrowers are an appropriate response and a real "shark" of a rental agent and these are only some of the characters one will encounter.
I can't really share some, without spoiling so: if you like some chaos, with lots of different shifters, a narrator (in Chloe) who rarely swears, is usually polite and surprisingly accepting of all the paranormal weirdness that surrounds her and enjoy a fun story – this is it. Add in a few moments of laugh until you cry and this is as good, if not better, than the first in the series. And puts Chloe Tidwell firmly on my must read her next adventure list.


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Aries – (March 19 – April 18) This month invites careful examination of your motives regarding new opportunities. You may be asked to recreate new rules and regulations around an old task; this seems boring at first, but there is gold to be found in ancient books and the timeworn ways.
Taurus – (April 19 – May 19) This is the first month of a New Year, but Mercury retrograde demands a clean-up of unfinished business from 2015. Take this one by the horns, Taurus; you'll be glad to have handled this now rather than later. It's time for an honest self-examination. 2016 is your year to shine, and you want to be crisp and clear.
Gemini – (May 20 – June 19) Listen carefully to any and all messages received this month. Someone is trying to get through to you, but it requires reading between the lines to really understand what is being communicated. Being busy is your joy, but this month it's important to make time for silence so you can figure out what's really going on.
Cancer – (June 20 – July 21) Your nurturing instincts will be working overtime this month, Cancer. Your partner needs love and support more than usual and even family members have you on speed dial. This is also a time for reflection on what you want to do differently in the New Year. Get your helpers lined up, and prepare for a stellar year.
Leo – (July 22 – August 21) 2016 is your year to get fit, Leo! Get this year off to a roaring start by making a commitment to clean eating and healthy lifestyle, and don't look back. In this season of 'Tabla Rasa' you have the advantage of motivation and objectivity. Set up new habits today that will serve you all year long.
Virgo – (August 22 – September 21) Focus, Virgo; get clear on what makes you happy, and how you can create more joy in the upcoming year. Make it your mission to feel good on every level. Take time to evaluate what you have in place for systems that will make your work load even lighter. 2016 is your year to find balance and live in peace.
Libra – (September 22 – October 21) Take time to carefully look back on last year, and get honest about how you felt in relationships, Libra. The issue is about longings rather than expectations, and the question is: did you get what you needed? 2016 is a year that serves your total, holistic being, and your Inner Child is delightfully waiting to be fed.
Scorpio – (October 22 – November 20) Careful planning serves you well Scorpio. This is a potent month for journaling, writing, and even artistic expression. You have a solid line of communication with your creative subconscious mind so use it to your full advantage. Get acquainted with this powerful part of yourself – together you make magic.
Sagittarius – (November 21– December 20) Think outside the box because this is your time for an absolute brainstorm, Sag! It may be time to take action on that old idea you've been kicking around for the past 5 years. Or, you figure out a way to work from home and earn more money. Freedom comes from looking at old things in a new way.
Capricorn – (December 21 – January 19) You have an opportunity to start a new chapter in your Book of Life. But, there's one catch- you must overcome negative habits that have held you back. Your unconscious patterns are also very strong now and there is a battle to be won. Your positive traits of planning and determination help you win the day.
Aquarius – (January 20 – February 17) The New Year is truly one of harmony and high frequency for you, Aquarius. You must constantly monitor your energy and be alert to even the smallest irritation. Your sign holds something for the entire population, Aquarius. Stay clear and guide us all to the Highest Path for wisdom in any situation.
Pisces – (February 18 – March 18) To get this year off to a good start, first remove the rose colored glasses, Pisces. Visualize a new pair of glasses with designer frames surrounding an absolutely crystal clear lens. You want to see where you're going in 2016 because the Universe has a wonderful plan, and it's all real- there is no need for illusion.
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Main character (the one you're playing the most, and the one who'll be joining us) information
* Name: Bubbles
* Class(es) and level(s): 82 Glad (3 Badges to noble lol~)
150 Ica Duals, 150 Dyn Pole, soon 3*60 Moir Heavy, AQ, Zaken, Dyn Jewels
* Clan history: Just my own clan since i came back to l2 (with just my chars in it)
* Alternative characters (only those you're actually playing now and then and have equipped):
80WC, 79EE, 81BD, 80SWS, 70WLK (all diff. accounts and all in Dyn/Moir (their own) except for the warlock which has DC and crap gear)
Gaming habits
* Typical gaming schedule (which days in the week, which hours): Mo-Fr 5-8am GMT+1 and then on often during evenings/weekend but no guaranteed time besides those
* Ready to fight? (PvP readiness, against all odds): Sure, just bring it on. I like pvp (not gonna go looking for some right now tho) and pretty much always to help out.
* What do you like to do in the game? (PvE, raids, going red, crafting and so on): PvE, Raids, Organizing Stuff and the ocasional PK
You and Unity
* Were you a member in the past? If so, when and with which character(s)? Nope
* Where did you hear from us? ShiroChan is a friend of mine
* Do you have friends in clan who could speak for you? Shiro, talked to DemiGoth a bit right now but doubt he got a strong opinion yet
I'd really like to join you guys and just have some fun on a bit bigger scale then i do right now