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For all the talk in sports media about athletes' violence against women, we don't hear much about how leagues and their players discuss such matters. Turns out, that's probably because there isn't enough chatter.
Yahoo Sports' Greg Wyshynski has a column up about the education and seminars the National Hockey League gives to its players on domestic violence and sexual assault. I suppose we should give the league credit for trying, but from the looks of it, these programs are wholly inadequate, merely glossing the surface of a pervasive issue that's dominated the headlines in the last year. While the league and the union bring in experts to talk to players about everything from nutrition to identity theft, according to one player, "there's not a whole lot of conversation about" sexual assault.
The NHL does address violence against women in its rookie camps, but most of the lessons deal with the financial and lifestyle considerations of transitioning to the pros. Law enforcement officials try to "scare straight" players by detailing their experiences with, say, athletes caught driving under the influence, and presenting a short video on a different issue each year. The NHL told Wyshynski that the video has never covered violence against women — an oversight one veteran explained away by basically saying they can't cover everything.
• Patrick Kane, the culture of pro sports and the abuse of women
• What will rape allegation do to Derrick Rose's lucrative brand
Wyshynski's overview says a lot about where the league places domestic violence on its list of priorities: Somewhere far below driving while texting.
In another preseason seminar, a group of doctors informs players about the NHL's substance-abuse policy and the alcohol and drug counseling services available. One player tells Wyshynski that domestic violence is addressed, kind of. "It's tough to get guys to pay attention," he says. The rookie program is an excellent opportunity for these doctors to explain the links between mental health issues and domestic violence, the power-driven thought processes behind sexual assault, and the oft-misunderstood mentality of victims that often causes them to remain in a cycle of abuse.
Instead, the player says, "They really just skimp through it. They don't really go into depth with the actual repercussions."
It's also unfortunate that the league doesn't bring in abuse victims themselves to tell their stories to players, along the lines of retired players relaying their own cautionary tales of blowing all their money or battling substance problems. Some players Wyshynski talked to agreed that hearing a first-hand account of abuse or assault would resonate more with players than an unemotional presentation by a behavioral expert. Wyshynski also suggests it would be helpful to have the wives and girlfriends of these players attend these seminars, so they, too, could benefit from education and better recognize the signs and patterns of abuse.
But one player told Wyshynski that he doesn't see the value in hearing about sexual assault from a woman who's experienced it. "I don't know if that would help. Honestly probably not. I don't think it would. I think every guy in the locker room knows it's not OK and I don't know … I don't think it would," he said.
That very statement demonstrates exactly why it's important for the league to step up its education efforts on this layered and complicated issue. The NHL has long taken a "hands-off" approach to educating players on sexual violence, as it has historically on concussions, leaving the onus largely to the players who "should know better." That's no longer acceptable.
Sure, players are probably aware that blatant examples of assault, such as drugging and raping a woman at a bar, are wrong. But sexual assault most commonly occurs among people who already know each other, with a victim who may or may not have at some point expressed sexual interest. Players need to be taught that consent is a moving target, and that women involved with professional athletes have unique concerns to consider when facing abuse, including being in the public spotlight and usually financial dependence on a highly paid partner.
Rape isn't simply about sex — it's about power. And there are at least two senses of entitlement that tend to be heightened among pros as compared to the average man. One is the expectation that simply being a famous athlete will confer unwavering support and defense from both your team and the league — an idea that's slowly eroding, but has been all-too- true in the past. The second is the sense that rich and powerful men are entitled to a woman's body in itself. Both these manifest themselves in the way fans immediately rush to defend their favorite player when they are accused of sexual assault, most recently with Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks and Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls: "He doesn't need to rape anyone; he can get any woman he wants."
A major question is why teams don't do more to educate players on all this, if only from a business standpoint. You'd think step one in any company's public-relations strategy would be, "Avoid rape scandals."
Most experts agree that education and prevention are the most effective tools in cutting down on abuse, yet the leagues tend to focus on discipline and punitive deterrents. Suspensions surely are easier to understand as part of policy than outreach initiatives and survivor seminars, and make for headlines that imply leagues and teams take such crimes seriously. In the post- Ray-Rice world, fans would rather see a player's head on platter than any legwork toward actually reducing violence.
At the end of the day, the emphasis on discipline before prevention rests on the assumption that prevention isn't entirely possible. But this is just the same old fallacy that there's something perversely "natural" for men to target women in this way. It's "Boys will be boys" in a lace-up jersey.
Leagues have a stake in countering their image as a haven for abuse, and we all have a stake in making sure sports become a safer place for women. There have been encouraging signs of progress, from MLB's new domestic violence policy to the more hands-on education approach the Los Angeles Kings have promised to take following defenseman Slava Voynov's felony domestic battery charge. Hopefully that mentality will spread to the rest of sports and to society at large, with sexual violence prevention added to sex-ed curricula throughout the country. Knowledge really is the highest power we have.
Kavitha Davidson is a columnist for Bloomberg View.


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The LTC3883/-1 is a versatile, single channel, PolyPhase® capable, buck controller with digital power system management, high performance analog control loop, on-chip drivers, remote output voltage sensing and inductor temperature sensing. To minimize solution size and cost, the LTC3883/-1 features Linear's patent pending auto-calibration routine to measure the DC resistance of the inductor to obtain accurate output current measurements when the cycle-by-cycle current is measured across the inductor (lossless DCR sensing). The LTC3883/-1 is based on the popular dual channel LTC3880/-1, described in the January 2012 issue of LT Journal.
Digital Power Management
In today's data center systems the challenge is to "go green" by becoming as efficient as possible at all levels of the system—including the point of load, the board, rack and even installation levels. For instance, overall system power consumption can be reduced by routing the workflow to as few servers as possible, shutting down servers that are not needed at the time. The only way to do this and meet system performance targets (compute speed, data rate, etc.) is to implement a comprehensive digital power management system that monitors real-time power-consumption data at all levels.
In the past, designers have cobbled together digital power management solutions using a grab bag of ICs including supervisors, sequencers, DACs and ADCs. In addition to the inherent complexity of such solutions, they lack easy expandability, requiring significant up front planning for future system upgrades. The LTC3883/-1 eliminates this complexity by combining all digital power management functions in the DC/DC controller. The result is an easy-to-use, robust and flexible point-of-load (POL) power management solution.
The LTC3883/-1 can operate autonomously or communicate via an industry-standard I2C serial bus with a system host processor for command, control and to report telemetry. This makes it possible to monitor critical operating information directly from the LTC3883/-1 such as real-time voltages, currents and temperatures, which can be used to dynamically optimize system performance and reliability. Access to this data makes it possible to predict power system failures and take preventive or mediation measures.
Important regulator parameters—such as output voltages and current limits, margining voltages, overvoltage and undervoltage supervisory limits, start-up characteristics and timing and fault responses—can also all be directly programmed via the serial bus, instead of using external components such as resistors, sequencers, and monitoring ICs.
Digital power system management makes it possible to quickly and efficiently develop complex multirail systems. Design is further simplified by the LTpowerPlay™ software, which enables PC-based board monitoring and parametric adjustments. This allows a designer to debug and perform in-circuit testing (ICT) without any circuit board rewiring or component modification.
Feature Overview
The LTC3883/-1 is a single output synchronous step-down DC/DC controller with integrated power FET gate drivers and an analog current mode control loop that is PolyPhase capable to six phases. The frequency can be set from 250kHz to 1MHz, and if an external oscillator is available, the internal phase-locked loop enables the LTC3883/-1 to synchronize with any frequencies within the same range.
The LTC3883/-1 features optimized gate driver dead times to minimize switching losses and body diode conduction, thus maintaining high efficiency in all operating conditions. It supports a wide VIN range of 4.5V to 24V and a VOUT range of 0.5V to 5.5V. The precision reference, 12-bit DAC, and temperature-compensated analog current mode control loop yield ±0.5% DC output voltage accuracy, and an integrated high side input current sense amplifier allows for accurate input current sensing and auto-calibration of the inductor DCR.
A 16-bit data acquisition system provides digital read back of input and output voltages and currents, duty cycle and temperature. Peak values of important measurements can be read back by the user. Critical controller parameters can be programmed via the PMBus. Fault logging capability includes an interrupt flag and a black box recorder in nonvolatile memory that stores the operating conditions immediately prior to a fault.
The hallmark of the LTC3883 is an on-chip LDO regulator for increased integration, whereas the LTC3883-1 is powered from an external 5V bias voltage for increased efficiency. Both parts are available in a thermally enhanced 32-lead 5mm × 5mm QFN package with either a –40°C to 105°C operating junction temperature range (E-grade) or a –40°C to 125°C operating junction temperature range (I-grade).
PMBus Control
The LTC3883/-1 PMBus interface allows digital programming of critical power supply parameters as well as the read back of important real-time conditions. Parameter configurations can be downloaded to the internal EEPROM using Linear Technology's LTpowerPlay development software. Figure 5 shows the PC-based LTpowerPlay development platform with a USB to I2C/SMBus/PMBus adapter. Once a part is configured as desired, it will operate autonomously without control from the host, so no further firmware or microcontroller is required.
The PMBus enables programming of the following power supply parameters:
- Output voltage and margin voltages
- Temperature-compensated current limit threshold based on inductor temperature
- Switching frequency
- Overvoltage and undervoltage high speed supervisor thresholds
- Output voltage on/off time delays
- Output voltage rise/fall times
- Input voltage on/off thresholds
- Output rail on/off
- Output rail margin high/margin low
- Responses to internal/external faults
- Fault propagation
The PMBus allow the user to monitor the following power supply conditions:
- Output/input voltage
- Output/input current
- Internal die temperature
- External inductor temperature
- Part status
- Fault status
- System status
- Peak output current
- Peak output voltage
- Peak internal/external temperature
- Fault log status
Analog Control Loop
The LTC3883/-1 is digitally programmable for numerous functions including the output voltage, current limit set point and sequencing. The control loop, though, remains purely analog, offering optimum loop stability and transient response without the quantization effect of a digital control loop.
Figure 4 compares the ramp curves of a controller IC with an analog feedback control loop to one with a digital feedback control loop. The analog loop has a smooth ramp, whereas the digital loop has discrete steps that can result in stability problems, slower transient response, more required output capacitance in some applications and higher output ripple and jitter on the PWM control signals due to quantization effects.
The current mode control loop produces the best loop stability, cycle-by-cycle current limit, and fast and accurate responses to line and load transients. The simple loop compensation is independent of operating conditions and converter configuration. Continuous, discontinuous, and Burst Mode® inductor current control are all supported.
Auto-Calibration of Inductor DCR
Using the DC resistance of the inductor instead of a sense resistor to sense the output current of a DC/DC converter has several advantages, including reduced power loss, and lower circuit complexity and cost. However, any difference between the specified nominal inductor DCR and the actual inductor DCR causes a proportional error in the measured output current, and in the peak current limit.
The tolerance of the inductor DCR from its nominal value can be measured and compensated for by the LTC3883/-1 using Linear's patent pending algorithm. Just complete a simple 180ms calibration procedure via PMBus command while the converter is in a steady state condition with a large enough load current to allow for accurate input and output current measurements.
The inductor temperature is accurately measured by the LTC3883/-1 to maintain an accurate current read back over the entire operating temperature range. The LTC3883 dynamically models the temperature rise from the external temperature sensor to the inductor core to account for the self-heating effect of the inductor. This patent pending algorithm simplifies the placement requirements of the external temperature sensor and compensates for the significant steady state and transient temperature error from the inductor core to the primary heat sink.
Multiple IC Systems
Large multirail power boards are normally comprised of an isolated intermediate bus converter, which converts –48V from the backplane to a lower intermediate bus voltage (IBV), typically 12V, which is distributed around a PC card. Individual point-of-load (POL) DC-DC converters step down the IBV to the required rail voltages, which normally range from 0.5V to 5V with output currents ranging anywhere from 0.5A to 120A. These boards are densely populated and the digital power system management circuitry cannot afford to take up much PC board real estate.
High performance LTC PMBus controllers, such as the LTC3883/-1, and companion ICs, such as the LTC2978, work together efficiently and seamlessly to meet the strict digital power management requirements for today's sophisticated circuit boards. These include sequencing, voltage accuracy, overcurrent and overvoltage limits, margining, supervision and fault control. Any combination of these devices makes sequencing design an easy process for any number of supplies. By using a time-based algorithm, users can dynamically sequence rails on and off in any order with a simple programmable delay. Sequencing across multiple chips is made possible using the 1-wire SHARE_CLK bus and one or more of the bidirectional general purpose IO (GPIO) pins.
LTpowerPlay Software
LTpowerPlay software makes it easy to control and monitor multiple Linear PMBus-enabled devices simultaneously. Modify the DC/DC controller configuration in real time by downloading system parameters to the internal EEPROM of the LTC3883/-1. This reduces design development time by allowing system configurations to be adjusted in software rather than resorting to the draconian tasks of swapping components and manually rewiring boards. Figure 5 shows how output voltage, OV/UV protection limits, and on/off ramps are controlled. The waveform displays the soft-start and soft-stop of the output voltage. Warning and fault conditions are also shown.
The LTC3883/-1 combines high performance analog switching regulation with precision data conversion and a flexible digital interface. Multiple LTC3883s can be used in parallel with other devices to easily create optimized multiple-rail digital power systems.
All Linear PMBus products are supported by the LTpowerPlay software development system, which helps board designers quickly debug systems. LTpowerPlay can be used to monitor, control and adjust supply voltages, limits and sequencing. Production margin testing is easily performed using a couple of standard PMBus commands. Combining the LTC3883/-1 with other Linear PMBus products is the best way to quickly bring to market digitally controlled power supplies.

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CWind provided three vessels and turbine technicians for the construction of the wind project, which lies five miles off the coast of Skegness, to CT Offshore and Siemens.
CWind's fleet provided crew and equipment transfer at the site, which has 75 Siemens 3.6MW turbines, and worked with CT Offshore on laying the array cables.
Peter Jorgensen, CWind managing director said: "I am particularly pleased that CWind has been able to provide such a wide range of services at Lincs offshore wind farm.
"The Lincs offshore wind farm is a joint venture between Centrica Energy (50%), Dong Energy (25%) and Siemens Project Ventures (25%). It was officially opened by deputy prime minister Nick Clegg on 1 August.


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Mystic Messengers is one of the best dating sim games. The start of the chats is a very important part of the game. If you don't participate properly, it can cost you 5 hourglasses to play and participate again. Who wants to waste them right? Reading the chats and not participating is also an option but that will not earn you hearts from the characters which are important.
Thus, using this mystic messenger first day chats, you can type all the answers. But it is fair to also note that all the answers are alternative based. If you select any other answer, you will get another selection ahead. Thus, to ensure all of it we have also provided all the alternate answers to the chats.
To make the max of the chats for the day, start from the midnight itself. Also, if are aiming for full day of chats, it is advisable to start at noon. It is also noteworthy that you are not required to make all the chats in the day. Also, you don't have to get a 100% for the day itself.
If you want our help further, you can check out the mystic messenger email answers guide. For now lets get to the day 1 chats…
Mystic Messenger First Day Chats (DAY 1)
00:03 – Welcome
Character(s): Yoosung
Note: 707 calls after this chat
Outgoing Call(s): Jumin, Zen, Yoosung (short call)
Selection 1
I'm a pretty unique person. (707)
Just one lonely sheep longing for someone's arms. (Alt Selection 1)
I'm just an average person. (Alt Selection 2)
Alt Selection 1
What's a wolf? ^^ (Yoosung)
I'm gonna eat you up RAWR (Yoosung)
Alt Selection 2
So what. (Alt Selection 3)
It's nice to see that you're positive. (Yoosung)
Alt Selection 3
Haha I'm joking. (Nothing)
Nope lol (Yoosung)
Selection 2
I'm not really the cute type… (Nothing)
Lol you're gonna be so surprised when you see me in person. (Alt Selection 4)
Thank you ^^ (Yoosung)
Alt Selection 4
Ya. (Nothing)
I hope so; (Nothing)
Selection 4
What games? (Alt Selection 5)
Have fun~ (Nothing)
Alt Selection 5
LOLOL? League of Loneliness of Life? (Yoosung)
LOLOL? Ludicrous Otaku and Lego Otaku's Life? (Nothing)
02:21 – Welcome2
Character(s): Jaehee
Selection 1
I still have no idea how to play this game T_T (Alt Selection 1)
Jaehee, why are you awake? (Nothing)
Alt Selection 1/End Conversation
Sorry if I hurt your feelings^^ (Jahee)
I just said it because it looked fun. (Yoosung *Break?)
Selection 2
You're so diligent. (Nothing)
Aren't you tired? (Alt Selection 2)
Alt Selection 2/End Conversation
I'm so jealous that you don't need a lot of sleep~!
Shouldn't you be getting more sleep…? (Jahee)
Selection 3
I'm pretty lazy. (Alt Selection 3/End Conversation)
I am quite the diligent one. (Nothing)
Alt Selection 3
It's nothing. You're just concerned for me. (Jahee)
You do;;
Selection 4
Why are you being so fussy;; (Jaehee Break)
Thank you for your advice. (Jaehee)
*Breaks are bad and remove 1 heart from your chat total. Unless you are trying to mess up, I wouldn't recommended you picking a break on purpose if it's for the person who's route you are going for.
04:35 – Zen's Complaint
Character(s): Zen
Selection 1
Hello, Zen. (Alt Selection 1)
In this dark endless night, art the water drops on the window my solitude, or thy teardrops… (Alt Selection 2)
Alt Selection 1
My heart's beating fine. (Alt Selection 3)
^^;; (Nothing)
My heart's beating fast too. (Zen + Alt Selection 4)
Alt Selection 2
I'm Emily Bronte. (Zen)
It's not a sonnet.
Alt Selection 3
Nope; (Zen BREAK)
A bit? (Zen)
*drool* (Zen)
Alt Selection 4
I have quite an elaborate imagination. (Nothing)
No Thanks.
Whuut… Perv… (Zen)
Selection 3
You can go out with me. (Zen/???)
It's been longer for me. (Nothing)
Why that long? (Zen)
You must be unattractive. (Zen Break)
07:00 – Yoosung's Complaint
Character(s): Yoosung
Selection 1
You've never had a girlfriend;;;? (Alt Selection 1)
Me too… (Alt Selection 2)
Are you not interested in girls? (Yoosung)
Alt Selection 1
Hahahaha Tsk tsk (Nothing)
I'll tell you how to get it on (Yoosung)
Cheer up^^; (Yoosung)
Alt Selection 2
Sounds kewl. (Yoosung)
Fried chicken makes you fat…^^; (Nothing)
Selection 3
Enjoy your breakfast ^^ (Yoosung)
Gimme food too. (Nothing)
I wanna marry ya. (Yoosung)
08:00 – Jumin's lonely morning
Characters(s): Jumin, Zen
Outgoing Call(s): Jumin, Zen (short), Yoosung (super short), Jaehee (short)
Note: I also got these characters to pick up during the next chat after forgetting to call them after this one.
Selection 1
Hello. (Alt Selection 1)
You haven't left for work yet? (Nothing)
Alt Selection 1
What were you doing, Zen? (Zen)
I'm sleepy. (Nothing)
But Jumin, don't you have to go to work? (Jumin)
Selection 2
I was just bored lol (Alt Selection 2)
Now that the sun has risen, my body and mind ache in loneliness. (Alt Selection 3)
Alt Selection 2
Wow! So pretty. (Jumin)
Oh. A cat. (Nothing)
omfg… (Zen)
Alt Selection 3
I'm lonely… I'm painfully lonely. (Nothing)
Jumin's kinda scary ;; (Zen)
Jumin's a born businessman (Jumin)
Selection 3
Isn't it natural to just work as much as you get paid? (Jumin)
It's better to treat people like actual human beings than to be so strict. (Zen)
Selection 4
Well… Labor management relations is always a complicated issue. (Alt Selection 3)
Can we change the subject? (Zen)
I'm pretty sure it's tears of joy +_+ (Jumin)
Alt Selection 3
I tend to like them. (Alt Selection 4)
Cats are a bit scary. (Zen)
Alt Selection 4
I prefer cats. (Jumin)
I prefer dogs. (Zen)
Selection 5
Good bye, lovely Zen ^^ (Zen)
Good bye. (Nothing)
10:04 – Seven loves cats
Character(s): Jumin, 707
Selection 1
Hello, 707. (707)
Hello, Jumin. (Jumin)
Selection 2
The cat's pretty… haha (Jumin)
Lol cat mom (Jumin BREAK)
Selection 3
Ya. I'll have to be careful. (Alt Selection)
Seven just seems like he likes to joke around? (707)
Alt Selection
He must be really skilled. (Nothing)
Seven, what do you do? (Jumin)
Selection 6
I think he's funny. (707)
Have you been here? (Nothing)
Selection 7
Good bye. (Jumin)
Bye, my bae character~ (Nothing)
Selection 8
I'll believe you. (707)
I'll see. (Nothing)
Selection 9
Good bye. (Nothing)
Laterz. (Nothing)
11:58 – Seven's Investigation
Character(s): 707, Yoosung
Note: Jaehee calls after this chat
Selection 1
What are you researching? (Alt Selection 1)
You're not playing games? (Yoosung/Alt Selection 2)
Alt Selection 1
That makes me uncomfortable. Please stop. (707 Break)
Did you find anything? (Nothing)
Alt Selection 2
I think yes way; (707)
Wow. What a childish username lol (Nothing)
Selection 2
Can't you just tell me? (Nothing)
I think I have the right to know. (Alt Selection 3)
Alt Selection 3
It was my choice to come here; (Alt Selection 4)
Yes. (Nothing)
Alt Selection 4
I'm kind of bored.
Ya (Yoosung)
Selection 3
How did Rika leave this world? (Nothing)
Why is Rika so important to everyone? (Nothing)
Selection 4
Good bye, Seven. (Nothing)
Good bye, Yoosung. (Nothing)
12:50 – Jaehee's expectation
Character(s): Jaehee
Selection 1
Jaehee, please tell me about Rika. (Nothing)
Hello, Jaehee. (Alt Selection 1)
Alt Selection 1
Are you doing a background check on me? (Nothing)
About me? (Jaehee)
Selection 3
I think it will be fun. (Jaehee)
I'll think about it. (Nothing)
Can't someone else do it? (Nothing)
Selection 4
Jaehee. Are you always so formal? (Nothing)
So… what will I have to do? Specifically… (Jaehee)
Selection 5
Is the party that grand? (Nothing)
What's the benefit of hosting the party again? (Nothing)
Selection 6
It's too difficult T_T (Nothing)
Do you hope V to come back? (Nothing)
Why except for Yoosung..? (Nothing)
Selection 7
Good bye. (Nothing)
Bye, ma'am. (Nothing)
13:48 – Jumin's Curiosity
Character(s): Jumin
Selection 1
Whassup mista trustfundkid (Nothing)
How do you do, Mr. Han? (Nothing)
Hello, Jumin. (Jumin)
Selection 2
Why? (Nothing)
Is that a threat? (Jumin)
Selection 3
Is the job hard? (Nothing)
It's too hard. Help me, Lovely Jumin. (Jumin BREAK)
Don't worry. I'll do a good job. (Jumin)
Selection 4
I'll try my best. (Alt Selection 1)
So all I have to do it be good at randomly picking? (Nothing)
Alt Selection 1
I'm not interested. (Alt Selection 2)
I'd like to do something meaningful. (Jumin)
I'd like to do it with you, Jumin. (Nothing)
Alt Selection 2
Conquering the world. (707)
Cats (Jumin)
Making a living with my kind of man. (Jumin BREAK)
Selection 5
See ya~ (Nothing)
Good bye. (Nothing)
15:00 – Zen reminisces about the old…
Character(s): Zen
Note: Yoosung calls after this chat
Selection 1
Zen, Hi~ (Nothing)
Today's weather was nice. (Nothing)
Selection 2
Are you okay? (Zen)
Did you have fun at your rehearsal? (Alt Selection)
Alt Selection
I'm tone deaf. (Zen)
I'd like to hear it too. (Nothing)
I bet I can sing better. (Nothing)
Selection 3
The party was that big? (Nothing)
I feel a bit of pressure. (Nothing)
Selection 4
Work? (Nothing)
Fame? (Nothing)
Selection 5
I'm hungry… (Nothing)
I already ate. (Nothing)
16:50 – Who hates to work?
Character(s): 707
Selection 1
Whoah~! Who is this guy?! (707)
Hello, 707. (Nothing)
Whoot whoot~! (Alt Selection 1)
Alt Selection 1
I'm here babe. (707)
Selection 2
Because you like me? (707)
Because you don't have a cat. (Nothing)
Lack of caffeine. (Nothing)
Because I joined the organization? (Alt Selection 2)
Alt Selection 2
They're different? (Nothing)
Omg… How did you hack it? (707)
Selection 3
Any possibility that 'Unknown' is Rika? (Nothing)
Do you have feelings for Rika? (Nothing)
Maybe she is really still alive? (707)
Selection 4
She's beautiful. (Alt Selection 3)
My looks are better. (Nothing)
Alt Selection 3
Cross dressing?! (Nothing)
Why did you have to show it now;; (707)
Selection 5
I can protect myself. (Nothing)
Okay. (707)
Selection 6
Thank you for telling me all these things. (707)
Goodbye, 707. (Nothing)
18:02 – Yoosung's hope for a new party
Character(s): Yoosung
Note: Jumin calls after this chat
Selection 1
Hello, Yoosung. (Nothing)
What are you doing at this hour? (Nothing)
Selection 2
Are you good at games? (Yoosung)
What do you want to know? (Nothing)
Selection 3
What do I have to do? (Alt Selection 1)
Party? (Nothing)
Alt Selection 1
I'll do my best ^^ (Yoosung)
You just do whatever I say. (Yoosung)
I feel quite a bit of pressure. (Nothing)
Selection 4
I hope I can be of help. (Yoosung)
Don't look forward to it too much. (Nothing)
Selection 5
Thank you. (Yoosung)
I'll do what I can. (Nothing)
Selection 6
Don't get too into playing games. (Nothing)
Good luck! (Yoosung)
18:58 – Concerns of two men
Character(s): Jumin, Zen
Outgoing Call(s): Jumin, Yoosung, Jaehee
Character(s): Zen, Jumin
Selection 1
Hello, Jumin. (Jumin)
Zen, you're on. (Zen)
Selection 2
Why? (Alt Selection)
Is it good that I'm here with you guys? (Nothing)
Alt Selection
What is your worth, Jumin? (Jumin)
Why do I have to prove my worth to anyone? (Zen)
Selection 4
I first intend to try my best. (Zen + Jumin)
Do I have no choice? (Nothing)
Selection 5
I'm not sure yet… I'll just do it for now I guess. (Zen)
If I try my best, then everything will be good. (Jumin)
Selection 6
Tell your cat hello, Jumin. (Jumin)
Go ahead Zen. (Zen)
19:40 – Discussion about the party
Character(s): Jaehee, Jumin
Selection 1
Did everyone eat? (Alt Selection 1)
It's a beautiful evening. (Jumin)
I have a lot on my mind after today. (Jaehee)
Alt Selection 1
Yes. (Nothing)
Not yet… (Nothing)
Selection 2
Take out is not good for you… (Jaehee)
Did something happen? (Alt Selection 2)
Alt Selection 2
Why would Jaehee be against it. (Nothing)
Is [it] bad to be against it? (Nothing)
Selection 4
Ouch… (Nothing)
I see that you two are pretty close. (Nothing)
Selection 5
Don't expect too much. (Jaehee)
I plan to do my best. (Jumin)
Selection 6
I don't think that's within business hour; (Jaehee)
What's going on with you two? (Nothing)
Selection 7
Bye, Mr. Han. (Alt Selection 3)
Good bye. (Jumin)
Alt Selection 3
Yes. (Jaehee)
Nope. (Nothing)
21:50 – Zen's Expectation
Character(s): Zen
Note: Zen calls after this chat
Outgoing Call(s): Zen
Selection 1
Hello. (Nothing)
Zen, you're not sleeping yet? (Zen)
Selection 2
No. (Nothing)
I tend to. (Zen)
Selection 3
I'm a bit lost. (Nothing)
I'm excited for all the things to come. (Alt Selection)
I am a bit curious to see what will happen. (Nothing)
Alt Selection
That's good haha (Zen)
What do you mean? (Nothing)
Selection 4
What do you want to do when you meet me? (Nothing)
Is V that important? (Nothing)
Selection 5
Is V his name? (Nothing)
Why doesn't V come here often? (Nothing)
Selection 6
I'm going to rage all night. (Nothing)
I'll go to bed soon. (Zen)
22:30 – Excited Yoosung
Character(s): Yoosung
Selection 1
Whatcha doin? (Nothing)
Yoosung, what are you up to? (Yoosung)
Selection 2
Aren't you expecting too much from from me?
Are you love sick? (Yoosung)
Why don't you try exercising for a bit and then go to sleep? (Alt Selection 1)
Alt Selection 1
Awww yeah~ Eye candy lol (Nothing)
I don't exercise either. (Yoosung)
Not really interested; (Nothing)
Selection 3
Am I similar with Rika? (Nothing)
Did you like Rika? (Alt Selection 2)
I feel a bit strange.
Alt Selection 2
I see. (Yoosung)
All this talk about Rika is making me uncomfortable.
Selection 4
I plan to do my very best. (Yoosung)
I'll do what I can. (Nothing)
I'm going to do whatever I want.
Selection 5
I won't. (Yoosung)
We'll see. (Alt Selection 3)
Alt Selection 3
Only joking ^^ Alright. (Nothing)
Selection 6
Good bye. (Nothing)
Laterz. (Nothing)
Be careful^^ (Yoosung)
23:15 – Jaehee's Favor
Character(s): Jaehee
Outgoing Call(s): Yoosung
Selection 1
Jaehee, you're still awake. (Jaehee)
I'm sleepy… (Alt Selection)
Hello. (Jaehee)
Alt Selection
Just cuz… (Nothing)
I'm just sending this before I fall asleep.
Selection 2
I'll think about it.
Could you please explain again what I have to do? (Jaehee)
I plan to try my best. (Jaehee)
Selection 3
What kind of person is Jaehee? (Jaehee)
I'm curious of Jumin. (Jumin)
I am curious of 707. (707)
I'm curious of Zen. (Zen)
I am curious of Yoosung. (Yoosung)
Selection 4
You're fun too (Jaehee)
^^ (Nothing)
I won't avoid you haha.
Selection 5
Good night! (Nothing)
Good bye~ (Nothing)
Sleep tight. (Nothing)
I hope you could easily complete the day 1 chats using this article. If you need any help, just comment on it down below.


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Nick Ransley
Managing Director & Partner
Nick has spent 30 years involved with mining finance, first as a lawyer in London before joining Warrior (predecessor company to CF&Co) then CF&Co at its inception in 2000. After a degree in Oceanography with Geology at Southampton University, Nick qualified as a solicitor with Freshfields in 1993, working on public and private corporate finance transactions. In 1997 he joined Warrior International. Since then he has worked on a wide range of mining finance transactions including mergers and acquisitions, corporate and project finance and joint ventures. In 2009 he moved to Canada and set up CF&Co's Toronto office before returning to London in 2014. Nick is CF&Co's Compliance Officer. Nick joined CF&Co at its foundation in 2000.


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Science has an inside secret: we fail all the time.
I first met major failure in my third year of graduate school when I discovered my entire thesis project hinged on an experimental anomaly. Early on, I had stumbled on a single, promising finding that could have meant the end of neurodegenerative disease. But try as I might, I could not reproduce that result. Instead, I had uncovered an unanticipated, uninterpretable quirk of experimental design. I was chasing a false lead.
The first encounter with failure is a formative moment in every young scientist's training. That moment opened my eyes to the relentless troubleshooting and mystifying anomalies that make up the bulk of the scientific endeavor. But that moment came when I was already deep in the trenches of my graduate career. Sure, I had been warned that failure would find me, that it was the norm, that science proceeds in fits and starts. Those warnings, however, lacked weight without any real protagonists or stakes.
Scientists seldom speak of false starts. While we all have stories about failure, the scientific narrative is dominated by bold questions that begat experimental triumphs that fill textbooks and TED Talks. If failure is mentioned, it is only in the past tense, listed as a steppingstone to discovery. The big, heroic failures that make it to the public stage are really successes in disguise. Failure with purpose. There's even a book about it. But mediocre failures—the mistakes and errors that lead to nothing—have no place.
There's nothing glamorous about a dead end. But does that mean we should bury them?
Nearly everything that happens in the lab will never make it to print. The Journal for the Banal Failures and Self Doubt that Face Day-to-Day Life in the Lab does not exist. So a huge chunk of science goes unreported. Without failure, we lack a complete picture of science. And, a bigger shame, we lack a complete picture of the scientist beyond the brainy stereotype.
My first brush with failure conjured up a curious combination of emotions: I was anxious to plough forward and paralyzed by fear of further foundering. That emotional cocktail compelled me to investigate the many forms humdrum failure takes and the effects its casualties feel. I wanted to understand how we as a community cope with frequent failure and continue. I wanted to know I wasn't alone.
So I created a home for humdrum failures. I launched an open-yet-anonymous forum for scientists to confess the false starts and true frustrations, humorous mishaps and serious doubts that come with the practice of science. Part therapy. Part catalogue. A complete picture of banal failure.
And so Science Confessionals was born.
And so it flopped.
Despite an initial flood of support, Science Confessionals never gained traction. Friends shared it with friends, acquaintances messaged with thanks, strangers Tweeted with praise. But hardly anyone confessed.
This outright failure baffled me since, in science, failure abounds. Newly anointed with disappointment, however, I was not satisfied to let it rest. I confronted friends who had shared the website, most of whom had not posted. When I asked why, the overwhelming response was: "I didn't think my failings were good enough to share."
The take home message: feeling ill-equipped to confess their struggles, my peers continued to bury their burdens. Some were worried they were whining. Others didn't even know where to begin. They believed the quality of their trials and tribulations must mirror the prim and polished narratives they shared with the world.
I should have known.
The prevailing culture in science urges us to do all things with intention and innovation. So if we are to fail or feel frustration, we must do so with novelty—preferably with a dash of panache. The struggle must mean something.
But a scientist's own personal relationship to failure evolves uniquely. To be a scientist requires resilience to unrelenting, unromantic failure. The pursuit of science hinges on the brazen presumption that we mere mortals can uncover the secrets of the universe. When we dare to devote our lives to educated stabs in the dark, science is bound to humble us. And so, the scientist must adapt or perish.
With time, we acquire a Teflon coating that is fortified with every trip around an experimental cul-de-sac. Building that resilience to failure is embedded in our training. But it's a lesson we rarely see coming and often must learn alone.
Struggle and defeat of unheroic proportions underscore the devotion and tenacity ingrained in the scientist. Not the glory. We accept that struggle because we love what we do. Because it feels worth the struggle. Or because we revel in self-abuse. Either way, our unexceptional failures make us interesting.
Within the current culture of science, that evolution is largely left unchronicled and undiscussed. By abstaining from talk of failure and our feelings about it, we withhold a considerable chunk of what it means to do science. Plus, there's solidarity in shared struggle. If we're destined to fail and fail often, why not also fail openly and fail together?
Only by failing yet again did I grasp what we lose by burying all our failures: a more complete, compelling, communal narrative of progress told through the lens of frequent and fortifying defeat.
This is my confession.
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Teddi and Darren's wedding day at the Bell Tower on 34th in Houston, Texas was one of the most beautiful, most emotional weddings Emerald Stone ever had the pleasure of photographing. It was beyond anything we can even properly describe. From the decor, to the food, the guests, the amazing couple… everything was absolutely perfect.
These two lovebirds were the 2017 winners of our annual Wedding Photography Giveaway, and little did we know the incredible adventure their wonderful celebration would take us to . . . including all the way to an episode of Say Yes to the Dress!
When Erica first talked to Teddi about what she was looking for when it came to wedding photography for her big day, she was struck with not only how absolutely kind, sincere, and genuine Teddi is, but her focus on family was evident. She wanted her wedding to be a fun, memorable experience for all of her guests, and her fiance, Darren, shared the same thoughts. I think it's safe to say they far exceeded anyone's expectations.
Working with Teddi and Darren was absolutely awesome, and being able to photograph along side the crew of Say Yes to the Dress was an absolute privilege. Teddi's stunning wedding gown came from Kleinfeld's Bridal in Manhattan, and her wedding day was chosen to appear on a future episode!
We've photographed alongside videographers before, but never a full TV show staff! This crew was beyond incredible to work with, and we were blown away by their talent and ability to capture every single detail on film.
The Director, Norma, was so great. We watched her work her magic from behind-the-scenes, and she made sure everything was perfect, from the fluff of the bridal gown to the position of everyone's feet!
At the end of the night, Norma said to Erica, "Teddi and Darren are one of the most genuine couples I have ever met." And we couldn't agree with her more.
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Feng Shui Flying Stars 2015 - Yin Wood Earth Sheep Cures
As we approach the brand new year 2015 at dawn on 4th February (Hsia Calendar on solar year 2015) to welcome Yin Wood Sheep (Goat) Feng Shui 2015. Though the Lunar Chinese New Year falls on 19th February 2015 as we reference to Hsia Calendar of the solar new year of Li Chun (Spring - 立春) for Flying Stars 2015 Feng Shui. Same as every year that we need to be prepared for all necessary preventive measures and cures against all the bad stars i.e. illness Star 2, quarrelsome Star 3, 5 Yellow, Violent Star 7, Tai Sui and Sui Po. You have to renew your commitment of placing the cures in sectors that will be affecting your health, wealth, career, etc while activating the right sectors to gain good fortune in 2015. Time to set your eyes on the 9 Lo Shu Square Trigram Grid and do what are necessary to avert future disaster in 2015.
You will see the 9 Lo Shu Square for 2015 Flying Stars for Wood Sheep (Goat) in each month where you will notice the stars movement individually.
Monthly Flying Stars Yin Wood Earth Sheep (Goat) 2015 Charts
4th Feb - 5th Mar 2015
6th Mar - 4th Apr 2015
5th Apr - 5th May 2015
6th May - 5th Jun 2015
6th Jun - 6th Jul 2015
7th Jul - 7th Aug 2015
8th Aug - 7th Sept 2015
8th Sept - 7th Oct 2015
8th Oct - 6th Nov 2015
7th Nov - 6th Dec 2015
7th Dec - 5th Jan 2016
6th Jan - 3rd Feb 2016
Star #1 (Water Element) - From South-West Sector to East corner (Wood location) for 2015. Based on the productive cycle, Water element will enhance this Wood Sector in the East which can result as a good influences to your busines startup, career advancement, investment financial gains, study succes and other positive results. For those who are still under the roof of education, it will be like to place abacus, calculator, calligraphy set, canvas, brushes will be an enhancer to boost the effect. For career wise, a money pot where you can fill it with as many different countries coins to enhance better advancement, promotion and good fortune. A metal victory horse will further activate this area for prosperity.
Remember to activate in this corner that will result in enhancement of promotion, career, academic achievement, romance and financial wealth. Avoid anything relating to fire like the color of red to be in this sector instead using blue or green colours will have a good effect.
Star #2 (Earth Element) - Relocate to South-East from the East Sector in 2015. As you maybe aware that this is a bad illness Star #2 and no matter what you do, please do not activate this sector. The ill effect of Star 2 can cause problems like illnesses or sickness and sometimes even death if you are not careful when handling this area. If it is unfortunate that your bedroom is here then you will be affected with health like disease, illness, sickness or family disharmony. The most appropriate cures will be placing salt water cure, Brass Wu Lou, 6 rod metal windchime and 6-chinese coins tied with red ribbon to suppress any effect from Star 2. Using 6 chinese coins in this sector will help to harmonize Star #2 thus reducing the effect.
Since South-East sector has the element of earth, having metallic cures in this area will be the most appropriate solution like Brass Wulou or 6 rods wind chimes. If this is bedroom then it is better to relocate your sleeping in another room to avoid complication. Unless this is not possible then in place of those cures are vital to avoid being a victim of sickness or illness. Also it is best not to disturb this sector like renovations, digging or noisy work as it requires to be as quiet as possible.
As Star 2 is earth element, you will be advice to avoid using colors or items red, candle burning or red triangles should be avoided as a prevention of activating the ill effect. Ideally, colors like silver, gold, white or copper to items of table cloth, cushions, floor mat, carpets, etc will help to reduce the effect of negative energy from the illness Star. It is better if you can avoid this area for 2015 in order not to be the victim of sickness star. For health, a brass Wu Lou will dissipate the negative effect of Star 2. Using round metal bowls or singing bowl will largely reduce the bad energy and keeping it at bay.
Star #3 (Wood Element) - From South-East Sector and locate at Center of your house. Known as the Quarrelsome Star 3 and it is definitely not a Star that you will be do anything with it. Any activation of this Star 3 will definitely result in quarrels, fights, thefts, legal issues, financial losses, assaults and even law suits among friends, relatives and family members. Messing with this Star 3 will create enormous stress and agitation among friends, relatives, colleagues, partners and children. If you do not desire to have arguments or quarrels then please take heed and place the necessary cures and preventive measures as advice.
As always a good advice, please try to leave this area without creating any activities of renovations or digging. Doing so will already help you through 2015 a great way without involving yourself with this Star 3. Noting that this Star 3 is an element of wood, therefore solutions to reduce such effect created by it will be using colors of red for table cloth, floor mat, cushion covers, etc. Creating fire element like burning candles, bright red lightings or objects that come in red. This will help to control the influence of Star 3. Avoid noise, renovation, digging, loud music during the period of 2015. An added inclusion to avoid gossip, loss of wealth or legal matters, you can put the Fu Lou Shou at this area.
Star #4 (Wood Element) - From center to locate at North-West Sector. When it comes to knowing about Star #4, you can classified it as Relationhip / Romancing / Education Star as it moves to the North-West palace in 2015. To activate this Star 4 will be using water element since Star 4 is an element of Wood. Based on the productive cycle, water enhances wood element. Being wood element, it will be best to avoid fire element such as fire, burning candles and red colors instead introducing water element like colors of blue or black on items like tablecloth, floor mats, pillow covers, cushion covers, etc. Also avoid metal element as metal destroys wood in the destructive cycle. For romance, using Mandarin ducks or Double Happiness proves to be effective.
To conclude, Star 4 in North-West is definitely good for studies, business achievement for office while lots of travelling experiences if main door is located here. You can use water element to activate and enhance the Star #4 for academic stuies, romance, intellectual wisdom, self development, inventive thinking or business success.
Star #5 (Earth Element) - From North-West location to West palace. 5 Yellow is classified as one of th worst Star that you never want to get involve with. Best to avoid in order to avert total disaster. This means that you have to take extreme care as NEVER to activate or disturb the ground in this area at all if you treasure your life of happiness. 5 Yellow is defined as Sickness / Misfortune Star and fear by everyone as its purpose is to bring disasters of bad luck and ill fortune. Any sort of activation will eventually bring poverty, accidents, financial losses, mishaps, illness and loss in wealth. Plus the 3 Killings is located here in the West (232.5 to 307.5 degrees). This makes it totally bad year in the West palace with both combination.
A word of advice - leave it alone from 4th Feb 2015 till 3 Feb 2016 if you want a peaceful year. You definitely want to place metal cure where it helps to keep the bad influence in control. Other than that, you can place salt water cure together with 6-metal rod windchime, Brass Wu Lou and 6-chinese coins tied in red string. Please bear in mind that you should always keep this palace in silent and avoid at all cost to create noise, renovate or digging as it will aggravate this malicious star together with 3 Killing effect that brings bad luck and misfortune.
The best cure to control both the 5 Yellow & 3 Killings will be applying Salt Water incoporate with 6-chinese coins tied in red ribbon. Also it will be great to add additional cures like brass Wu Lou (helps with health problems), 6-rod Metal Windchime and round metal bowl to dissipate the negative energy effect that is caused by both 5 Yellow & 3 Killings. Best advice again is AVOID any renovation or digging in this area until the next year as to prevent aggravating this palace. Fire element should be avoided since the productive cycle is Fire produces Earth and 5 Yellow is earth element.
Precautions for cures to avert disasters:
- Place salt water cure method
- Using 6 metal rod wind chime
- Brass Wu Lou
- Any sort of metal round shape formation decoration
- Avoid loud noises like renovation, hammering or digging the ground
- Avoid using fire color or objects
Word Of Advice again: NEVER disturb this corner if you do not want to have financial losses, robbery, arguments, heated disputes, family discord, misfortune, lawsuits, illnesses, fatal accidents, disharmony and legal problems issues. Remember DO NOT take this lightly as it definitely can have the amplification of misfortune and disaster for your whole family with Star #5 and 3 Killings effect.
Star #6 (Metal Element) - Moved from West to North-East palace in Lo Shu Square. Star #6 Chien White is known as the Benevolent / Recognition Star that is postively a good star to aid you with recognition of higher achievement in life. If you happen to spend lots of time in this sector, it has the impact of lots of good luck and fortune as it helps you to accomplish in wealth, financial opportunities, career promotion, excel in business, good leadership and academic achievement. Unfortunately, Sui Po is resided here in 2015 and will be a problem if you do not have your cures in place.
Avoid metal objects as this will activate the Sui Po which will definitely ends bad. As usual, if it is possible, try to avoid using this palace to avoid the ill effect of Sui Po.
Star #7 (Metal Element) - From North-East to South palace. Star 7 is known as the Violent Star where it creates negative effect for deceit, robbery, injuries, family disharmony, turbulence, burglary, fraud, gossip, violence, disputes, theft and assault. If this location is in your office, you will expect to deal with bad luck, backstabbing, arguments and loss of wealth including troublemakers of deceit. Remember to take note that you should never place any metallic objects in the South palace as it will activate Star 7 and further enhance its ill effect of negative energy.
For office, you must take additional steps to clearly check and read any fine print before signing orders, receipts or contracts otherwise you may ended up loss of wealth. If your main door located here then you take special precaution to have security system installed to avoid theft or burglary. Always check and confirm that all doors and windows are closed and locked before leaving your house and during your nap as well.
Summary of what you need to do for cures:
- Star #7 is metal element therefore you can make use of water element to reduce the effect like blue, black or gray in decorations
- Do not use fire element such as candle or bright lights in this sector since South is fire element
- Avoid having metal windchime and secure windowss and doors to avoid burglary
Star #8 (Earth Element) - From South to North palace in 2015. Star #8 signifies Wealth Star which have the power of bringing prosperity into your house. Activate this palace will help you create wealth luck and abundance of good luck in career or business. Should your door location is here then you will bring in lots of business opportunities and wealth, fame, pretige, etc. Having this Star 8 in the North palace will bring in all positive energy that will attributes fortune and wealth for career or business.
If you are in for romance or relationship then using the Double Happiness or Mandarin Ducks will activate it. With all the concentration of earning money, you may forget to take care of your health. Therefore you need to tackle any health related issues by placing a brass Wulou since you might be overwhelmed with work in business or career. You need to know that you should not be having metal element in this area as it will deplete the earth element for Star #8. If you are studying then you can place the victory horse made of earth element to activate. A 3 legged frog can bring in wealth and fortune in this sector.
Star #9 (Fire Element) - From North to South-West palace in 2015. Star #9 is represented as the future wealth star where you will gain good fortune through investment of stocks and real estate. Or having advancement in your career with promotion and pay raise. Star 9 helps with fame and recognition in terms of reward for achievement in hard work that you had built in your past. As Star #9 is fire element therefore activation can be using the fire element like color of red or red items. Should your office or main door in this area, then there is a likely possibility of career advancement and promotions are within grabs. Other than that, you can also have achievement in academic or relationship. It will be a good place to study if you are pursuing your education. Wood element helps to activate and enhance the Fire element, therefore placing healthy fresh plants and flowers will energize the Star #9 to bring in positive Chi. As we know that Star #9 is the fire element annual star, therefore it is advisable not to have any water element like the color/objects of black, blue, water features. For relationship in family, having a happy family pictures or fresh flowers will help to create good vibe while increasing the benefits of Star #9. With all the good luck and fortune of Star #9 in the South-West, it is unfortunate that Tai Sui (Grand Duke (Tai Sui)) happens to reside between 202.5 - 217.5 degrees in 2015. This means you need to use a 6-rod metal windchime to suppress this effect. As usual, you are NOT to face within this 15 degrees otherwise you will definitely encounter obstacles, financial losses, demotion in career and business failure. It is ALWAYS recommended that you have your back facing Tai Sui (Grand Duke) as you will gain the support instead.
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So I had the pleasure of eating lunch with my sister this week.. She's a busy body! Always studying.. or taking exams.. so I was definitely thrilled to catch up with her after what seemed like "FOREVER" that we had seen each other… A little bit about my sister (If you don't see it from the picture below).. She's the pretty one.. the smart one, the cute one, the SKINNY one.. and the most love-able one too ! AND she's the middle child so you know what they say about them people ? 😉 I am kiddin.. We love her "Inspite" of all that.. (She will KILL me).. It's good sibling fun.. But on a serious note, you need makeup advice or a fabulous babysitter, you should totally talk to her.. 🙂
|Totally looking cute!
We decided to check out 5Church as I work right around the block and didn't want to walk too much.. You know me and my big girl heels issues 😉
The restaurant is pretty spacious and the decor is very eclectic. Black and white colors mostly with metal accents. Very cool space. Very hip 🙂 The hostess was very friendly and showed us to our seats promptly. As we were seated we were greeted by our server who was very pleasant too. (Good start!)
|Cool captions and poetry on the ceiling
|You know I love unique dinner/drink ware…
|Beet sliders.. Fresh goat cheese and avocado!
Crispy and creamy.. Did not need any other sauces or mayo..
Bunch of napkins though 😉
|Beet sliders.. So crispy! Thick slices of beets, breaded and fried!
I am sooo making this!
These came with a side of fresh cucumber pickles.. Crisp and tangy..
|Loved the hint of rosemary and the creamy Gorgonzola
on this fresh mozzarella flat bread
The flat bread was crisp at the first bit and a tad chewy after.. Loved it.
Garlic and red chili flakes crowned these green beauties..
|Left over flat bread and pasta salad for my mama!
Amazingly enough we ate all vegetarian.. I was very pleased to find that there were so many choices! I was tempted to get the lamb burger or maybe the fried chicken sandwich or MAYBE just MAYBE the truffle beets ?? So many choices.. .. Hmm Next time! 🙂


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I probably won't be using Chrome on Mac (or BSD)Software
When I initially moved back over to Firefox on my Mac so I could use Greasemonkey to make Google Reader usable again, I had no idea that in a matter of weeks I would become a Firefox addict again. Not necessarily because of the interface (on Mac the Firefox 3.0 interface is quite clumsy and certainly not as streamlined as Camino or Safari), it's because of the extensions.
For example, yesterday CNET announced that Google's Chrome browser would be made available for Mac OS X and Linux at some point in the next 100 years:
Showing signs that it's working to meet requests for new developments to its Chrome browser, Google on Friday said it hopes to release versions for Mac OS X and Linux by the first half of the year, and it released a new version Wednesday that paves the way for the most requested feature: extensions.
While I was impressed initially with the Windows version as I wrote about last year, I soon yawned and moved back to Firefox. As someone who used to use KDE constantly I appreciated the fact that WebKit was being so well endorsed by being used by another vendor's browser, but I couldn't really see the market it was attempting to fill other than perhaps the idea that each tab is a separate process.
The fact such a large web company is also producing it does scare me a little too.
But back to extensions, now that I've read a few reports that Chrome will include extension abilities I'm somewhat appeased, but what I'm more immediately concerned about are the extensions themselves. While I value a few themes which make Firefox look more Mac like, I've become so used to using a handful of security extensions that moving to a browser that doesn't either have similar built-in functionality or the ability to extend the browser to do the same thing would make me feel unsafe using the web.
This is probably more paranoia than anything else, but I've become so used to blocking all the JavaScript, suspect advertisements and cookies loaded on a page and keeping meticulous whitelists that the alternative of allowing essentially a free-for-all scares me. Which is ironic, because less than a year ago I didn't have problems with this at all. I'd also miss the ability I have now to scrub URLs to remove unnecessary redirects, and being able to check whether or not secured certificates are using MD5 or not, or whether super cookies are active… the list goes on. This will be the topic of an upcoming post.
Who knows, perhaps Chrome will finally release versions for other OSs and allow extensions which will generate enough interest as to create replacement extensions for their equivalents for Firefox. Unfortunately this will take time, and to be honest I think Firefox and Chrome target two different groups of people, the latter of which perhaps aren't as security obsessed. I guess time will tell.


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text: Celebrity / Angelina Jolie 4 Stars Who Won't Watch Their Own Films They apparently enjoy acting more than watching themselves act By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff Posted Dec 28, 2015 10:43 AM CST Copied Jared Leto presents the award for best supporting male at the 30th Film Independent Spirit Awards on Feb. 21, 2015, in Santa Monica, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) Just because you enjoy acting doesn't necessarily mean you enjoy watching yourself act. Vanity Fair rounds up seven celebrities who've refused to watch at least some of their own work. A sampling: Angelina Jolie: "There's a film or two I haven't seen," she once said. "I like the process of doing them more than watching them. I don't really like to watch movies. I love to watch Brad's movies." She also once mentioned, "I never like to watch myself ever." Julianne Moore: "I haven't seen any of my own movies. … I can't sit there for a premiere or anything," she once explained. "I like being in the movie more than I like watching them. That's my big thrill, rather than seeing the finished product." Jared Leto: "I haven't actually seen the film," he said of Dallas Buyers Club in 2013, while appearing on Conan O'Brien's show to promote the film. "I actually requested a sleeping bag or small tent to climb [into] so I didn't have to watch this." Conan let Leto hide under Conan's jacket while the promo clip played. Johnny Depp: "I made a choice a long time ago that I was better off not watching my films, which is a drag because you miss out on a lot of your friends' incredible work," he once said. "But I feel like it would just harm me. I would rather stay as ignorant as possible about the result of anything because once you're done playing that character, it's really not your business anymore." Click for the complete list, which includes three stars who didn't watch their own TV shows. (Read more Angelina Jolie stories.)


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WASP SEASON – Release date 20th July 2020
The Wild Australia Stories – Book 6
Wasp Season is on preorder from all retailers as a paperback or eBook. Click HERE for links to your favourite eBook store. Signed copies can also be purchased directly from me (see bottom of this page). I will post your copy the week before release day.
You'll never see a wasp in the same way again.
When Beth's marriage ends, she's determined to build a new life in the country for herself and her children. A quiet life lived closer to nature. She thinks she's achieved the impossible – a civilised separation, a happy home and a cordial relationship with her estranged husband, Mark. There's even the promise of new love on the horizon. But when Mark tries to change the rules, Beth's peaceful world is turned upside down.
Disturbingly, she also discovers that European wasps have invaded her garden. Beth's obsession with them and their queen holds up a distorted mirror to the human drama. As the chaos in Beth's life gathers momentum, connections between the two worlds come sharply into focus. The lives of Beth and the others are neither separate to, nor safe from, the natural world.
In this series of Wild Australia Stories I tell tales of the people, wildlife and land that I love. But there is more to wild Australia than brumbies, dingoes, dolphins and the magnificent outback.
As a passionate conservationist and amateur naturalist, I'm interested in all aspects of nature. One thing I've learned is that it's not always about the big things. Little creatures have a surprising impact on our lives. If you're squeamish about insects, look away now. If you're fascinated by the Australian bush and the way all creatures great and small are connected, then Beth's story is for you.
Review: Wendy O'Hanlon, APN Newspapers
What a delicate and refreshing piece of writing, combining the wonders of nature with the frailty of human relationships. Beth is a woman trying to rebuild her life after her husband Mark has left the marriage and fathered another child. She maintains a cordial relationship with Mark for the sake of their children. But these delicate threads begin to break down when Mark tries to regain his family and leave his money-hungry girlfriend. As their relationships are disintegrating, Beth cultivates an obsession with a family of wasps living in a fallen tree on her country property.
There is an ironic twist to this gentle tale, a violent and sudden twist that will leave the reader gasping. The author has done much research in this novel and it is a fascinating study of nature and humans.
– Wendy O'Hanlon
Acres Australia (a national sustainable agriculture newspaper)
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Henry Rider Haggard (1856-1925) was a novelist, country gentleman, social commentator, onetime colonial administrator and failed ostrich farmer whose prodigious output comprises a significant but under-examined contribution to late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century literature. While his two most famous works, King Solomon's Mines (1886) and She (1887) have attracted a steady stream of articles in recent years, most notably from the fields of postcolonial and gender studies, a significant proportion of his oeuvre remains almost entirely unstudied, despite their considerable popular success in his lifetime. Following an initial call for papers we have assembled a strong line-up of essays including contributions on Haggard and science; historical romance; carnivorousness; Haggard's Aztec writing; Haggard's gorilla novels; authorship and textuality; Haggard and Modernism and a study of a previously unpublished Haggard short story.
We are now seeking to extend and enhance the collection with a small number of additional essays. Radical reappraisals of Haggard's most noted texts are welcome, but we are particularly interested in articles that investigate less well-known works or that intend to explore Haggard's diverse range of interests and under-estimated influence on and engagement with other, more celebrated authors. We aim for publication in late 2012.
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Ai Ogawa was an American poet and educator. She won the 1999 National Book Award for Poetry for Vice: New and Selected Poems. She is noted for her uncompromising poetic vision and bleak dramatic monologues which give voice to marginalized, often poor and abused speakers. Though born Florence Anthony, she legally changed her name to Ai which means "love" in Japanese.
Ai, described herself as 1/2 Japanese, 1/8 Choctaw-Chickasaw,1/4 Black,1/16 Irish, and Southern Cheyenne, and Comanche, was born in Albany, Texas in 1947, and she grew up in Tucson, Arizona. She was also raised in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and San Francisco, with her mother and second stepfather, Sutton Haynes.
From 1969 to 1971, Ai attended the University of California at Irvine's M.F.A program where she worked under the likes of Charles Wright and Donald Justice. She is the author of No Surrender, (2010), which was posthumously published after her death, Dread (W. W. Norton & Co., 2003); Vice (1999), which won the National Book Award and numerous others.
Ai was checked into the hospital on March 17, 2010 for pneumonia. Three days later, Ai died on March 20, 2010 at age 62.
Passing Through
Poem by Ai Ogawa
"Earth is the birth of the blues," sang Yellow Bertha,
as she chopped cotton beside Mama Rose.
It was as hot as any other summer day,
when she decided to run away.
Folks say she made a fortune
running a whorehouse in New Orleans,
but others say she's buried somewhere out west,
her grave unmarked,
though you can find it in the dark
by the scent of jasmine and mint,
but I'm getting ahead of myself.
If it wasn't for hell,
we'd all be tapdancing with the devil
Mama Rose used to say,
but as it is, we just stand and watch,
while someone else burns up before salvation.
"People desire damnation, Bertha," she said,
unwrapping the rag from her head
to let the sweat flow down the corn rows,
plaited as tightly as the night coming down
on the high and mighty on judgment day.
They say she knew what was coming,
because she threw some bones that morning.
She bent down to pick up her rag which had fallen
and when she straightened up, her yellow gal
had gone down the road.
"Go then," she called out, "I didn't want you no how."
Then she started talking to herself
about how Old White John caught her milking cows.
"He wrestled me to the ground and did his nastiness."
He said, "your daddy was a slave and his daddy
and I'm claiming back what's mine."
It was July. I remember fireworks going off outside.
When Bertha come, so white
she liked to scared me to death,
I let her suckle my breast
and I said, "All right, little baby,
maybe I'll love you. Maybe."
Mama Rose said she did her best,
but it's hard to raise a gal like that
with everybody thinking she's giving them the high hat,
because she's so light and got those green eyes
that look right through you. She frightens people.
Even men, who're usually wanting to saddle up
and ride that kind of mare, can't abide her.
They're afraid if they try her, they'll never be the same.
The only ones willing are white.
They're watching her day and night,
but they know John swore to kill any man
who touched her,
because lo and behold, he owns up to her.
He's proud of her. Nobody can believe it.
He's even at her baptism.
He buys her cheap dresses and candy at the store.
He hands it to her out the door,
because she can't go in.
He won't, he won't stop looking at her
like it's some kind of miracle she was born
looking so much like him and his people.
It's a warning, or something.
"It's evil turning back on itself," said the preacher
the Sunday cut clean through by the truth,
by the living proof, as Old John stood up in church
and testified to the power of God,
who spoke to him that morning,
telling him he was a sinner.
He died that winter. Horrible suffering, they say.
He had a stroke on the way to town.
His car ran off the road and he drowned.
They say Bertha found him.
They say she ran all the way to town for the doctor,
who told her, "I am not a colored doctor,"
so she went and got the sheriff.
He listened for a while, then he locked her in a cell.
He said he knew she was guilty of something.
Well, after a while, Rose went down there
and I swear she nearly had a fit.
"Get my daughter out here," she said.
"How can you lock up your own brother's child?"
The sheriff knew it was true, so finally he said,
"You take her and don't ever cross my path again."
When Bertha passed him on the way out,
he tripped her with his foot.
When she got off the floor, she said,
"Every dog has its day."
From that time to this is a straight line,
pointing at a girl,
who doesn't even have shoes anymore,
as she runs down the road,
throwing off her ragged clothes, as she goes,
until she's as naked as the day she was born.
When she comes to washing hanging on the line,
she grabs a fine dress and keeps on running.
She's crying and laughing at the same time.
Along comes a truck that says J. GOODY on the side.
The man driving stops to give her a ride.
He swings the door open on the passenger side,
but Bertha says, "Move over, I'll drive."
When she asks him why he stopped,
he says, "I know white trash, when I see it.
You're just like me, but you're a girl. You're pretty.
You can free yourself. All you have to do
is show a little leg and some titty in the big city."
He gave her fifty cents and a wink
and she started thinking she might as well turn white.
She got a job waiting table in a dance hall.
One night, the boss heard her
singing along with the band.
He said, "Why don't you go up on stage,"
and she said, "I play piano too."
He said, "Howdy do."
From then on, she made everybody pay
one way, or another.
She got hard. She took lovers—
fathers, sons, and husbands.
It didn't matter,
but once in a while, she heard her mother's voice,
saying, "You made the wrong choice,"
and she felt the blues
and she let loose with a shout.
"Lordy," said the boss, "you sound colored."
More and more people came to hear her sing,
but they kind of feared her too.
They said, she was too white to sing the blues like that.
It wasn't right.
One night, she got to talking with the boss.
He walked round and round the office, shaking his head,
saying how much he'd lose,
if she stopped singing the blues.
"How often can you find a treasure like mine," he said,
laying his hand on her shoulder,
then he said, "If I weren't so old,"
and his voice dropped off to a whisper,
then he said, "I got the answer now, sweet Roberta.
Go on down to the dressing room and wait."
It didn't take long.
He came in and set a jar on the table.
"What do I do with this?" Asked Bertha.
He said, "you're going to pass for colored."
Suddenly, she was wearing blackface.
Suddenly, she was safe on the other side
of the door she slammed on the past
and it was standing open at last.
She could come and go as she pleased
and no one saw her enter, or leave.
She was free, she was freed,
but she didn't feel it
and she needed it to be real.
She went on, though. She flowed like a river,
carrying the body of a man,
who had himself a nigger, because he could.
She lived. She got old.
She almost froze one cold spell
and she got up from her sickbed
and told her daughter
she got during the change of life
it was time to go.
She sewed a note to her ragged coat.
It said, "This is the granddaughter of Mama Rose."
She put fifty cents in her hand
and went to stand with her at the bus stop.
She would not return, but her child
had earned the right to go home.
When I got off the bus,
a hush fell over the people waiting there.
I was as white as my mother,
but my eyes were gray, not green.
I had hair down to my waist and braids so thick
they weighed me down.
Mother said, my father was a white musician
from another town,
who found out her secret
and left her and me to keep it.
Mama Rose knew me, though, blind as she was.
"What color are you, gal?" She asked
and I told her, "I'm as black as last night."
That's how I passed, without asking permission.


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A fossilized insect wing from the species Stephanotypus schneideri and it is about 300 million years old. The wing is about 7.5 inches (19 centimeters long), substantially smaller than the largest fossil insect (Meganeuropsis permiana, about 33 cm long). Superimposed on the fossil is a drawing of the largest Cenozoic insect (it's about 12 million years old), Epiaeschna lucida, which comes in at 2.6 inches (6.7 cm) long, similar to modern insects. (Photo: Wolfgang Zessin and Matthew Clapham)
What happened to giant insects that ruled the skies of ancient Earth? Studies by Matthew Clapham of University of California at Santa Cruz and colleagues showed that insects gradually get smaller and smaller as dinosaurs evolved flight and took to the skies as birds:
Millions of years ago, oversized insects like griffinflies boasting wingspans comparable to today's hawks scuttled across (and fluttered above) the planet. But why these jumbo jets of the insect world shrunk to modern size has remained a mystery, until now.
Turns out, as dinosaurs evolved flight and eventually took to the skies as birds, they beat down the huge insects already living there, effectively putting a cap on insect size through predation and competition in the prehistoric skies, as birds developed into sophisticated flying machines.


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"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns."
–George Eliot
That quote about sums it up for me- there is no season that I love better than fall. Just doesn't get much better than pumpkins, pansies, hayrides, and candy corn! The color of the leaves with the crunch of them underfoot and huge, beautiful mums are some of my favorite things.
We have several fall traditions that we love to do at our house and I thought I'd share a few; apple-picking, scarecrow making, and pumpkin hunting!
As soon as the apples come in at Breeden's in Mt. Juliet, we are there. Now if you've ever been, you know that this is not a child friendly place. Matter of fact, they will come right out and tell you that. But we don't care. It's right down the road and I've been taking my kiddos since they were wee tots, and I will continue to take them as long as I can. Even if they do scowl when they see Max a' coming!
This year we made our usual homemade applesauce- which is super easy- and apple cobbler. Such fun and easy things to make, and we had a great time. Here is the recipe for spiced applesauce:
Spiced Applesauce
8 golden delicious apples, cored, peeled and cubed
½ cup brown sugar
½ cup water
1 t. pumpkin pie spice (sometimes I just use cinnamon)
Combine all ingredients in a slow cooker; stir to mix. Cover and cook on low setting for 8-10 hours or on high setting for 3-4 hours. When done, stir with a wooden spoon. Gently crush applesauce against side of slow cooker to desired consistency. Makes 8-10 servings.
Source: Autumn with Family and Friends, Gooseberry Patch
We've been making this for years, and always cook it on low for 10 hours. Your house will smell heavenly!
Another one of our traditions we simply love is the scarecrow workshop at Garr's Rental and Feed in Mt. Juliet! And believe me they ARE kid friendly- they welcome you with open arms! For $25, you make your own scarecrow complete with hat and decorations. You take your own overalls and shirt, and they provide everything else. It is so festive there and such fun! They even have a beautiful backdrop to take your picture with your new scarecrow- great fun for all ages! You have to make your reservation early though; they start taking them in August! We're already down for this year and can't wait! Garr's Rental and Feed is located at 11620 Lebanon Road in Mt. Juliet.
Quite possibly our favorite of all would be Pumpkin Hill.
Again, right up the road from us, is the most fabulous pumpkin patch. A wonderful way to spend a fall afternoon; Terri and Mack Moss don't forget one detail when it comes to fun at their Pumpkin Hill! You can take a hayride, pet animals in their petting zoo and even wind your way through their corn maze. Another place we've been taking our kiddos since they were babies, and it wouldn't be fall without a visit to see them. Pumpkin Hill is located at 431 Bender's Ferry Rd in Mt. Juliet.
This picture is one of my favorites from Pumpkin Hill- look how little my baby boy was!! This was on the hayride to pick a pumpkin. Both Garr's and Pumpkin Hill can be found on Facebook as well, so be sure and friend them to keep up with their specials!
And last but not least, one of our favorite fall treats is what we call "chicken corn." Candy Corn and peanuts mixed in a large bowl that we enjoy as soon as the candy corn comes out in stores. My silly husband said it looked like chicken corn they used to feed the chickens with when he was growing up, so that's what our babies started calling it. You know fall is here when the chicken corn appears at our house!
We have so many neat things to do here in Wilson County so get out there and enjoy some fall fun!!
What are some of your favorite things to do this season? We are always looking for new things….so leave a comment and share the neat things you do with your family!
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Greece +30(690)727-9644
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The Poseidon Method Addiction Treatment Center
Agiou Stefanou — Mykonos, Greece 84600
Open 24 Hours • USA • Greece +30(690)727-9644