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Barry Watson will be a dad again.
The former 7th Heaven and Samantha Who? star and actress Natasha Gregson Wagner are expecting their first child together, People reports.
Watson already has two sons, 7-year-old Oscar and 4-year-old Felix, from his marriage to Extreme Makeover: Home Edition's Tracy Hutson.
Wagner, 41, appeared in USA Network's sci-fi drama The 4400 and is the daughter of actress Natalie Wood.

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Neither come close to usurping Nokia though.
Confirmation of Gordon's earlier report that Motorola has lost sales ground to Samsung has now been released. Second quarter sales figures published by independent body IDC yesterday show that Samsung has indeed snatched the position of second largest mobile phone vendor, increasing market share by around three per cent from this time last year, while Motorola has lost a nine per cent share.
Neither Samsung nor Motorola can come close to rivalling Nokia's number one spot and 37 per cent market share though. Having shifted over 100 million units, the Finnish domineers sold more phones than the second third and fourth place manufacturers combined. While Apple's iPhone sales can't put it anywhere near touching these rankings, IDC does believe it has helped out with the sale of PDA/phone hybrids (such as Nokia's N95) by raising the profile and public desire for such products.
SEE ALSO: Motorola Moto G review
It's pretty clear that Motorola needs to pull something out of the bag in order to claw back its lost market share, which if the evidence of it's more recent offerings it appears to be capable off. Samsung on the other hand will probably just keep on innovating and producing Worlds firsts left right and centre.
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December 15, 2015
Thirty-year-old Nicole Doeschot, CPA, has moved up the ladder several times at Anders CPAs + Advisors, a public accounting firm in St. Louis. She joined the firm in 2008 as an intern and was later promoted to senior associate and then supervisor. This year, she became a manager in the firm's Tax Services group.
"There are a couple different ways that I've succeeded in moving up," Doeschot said. "One of them is just by hard work and determination. And the second is by managing people and managing expectations." In other words, Doeschot knows how to manage up.
"Managing up" is not a new concept, but it is a skill that is often overlooked by young CPAs trying to move up the ranks. Though different people define the term "managing up" differently, in essence, "managing up" means managing your manager and working well with your bosses, not only to benefit yourself, but your supervisors and firm as well.
"Part of being a good supervisee is not just sitting there like a lump and just doing what you are told. It is stepping up and taking initiative," said Tom Birch, staff accountant at Hansen Hunter & Co. PC in Beaverton, Ore., and a former management trainer. "That makes your manager's job better."
Young accountants also need to know how to "manage up" if they want to get promoted, said Rita Keller, a former AICPA committee chair and a speaker, author, and management consultant to CPA firms.
Young CPAs are also often required to interact with not only their most direct manager, but with several partners as well, all of whom have distinct personalities and preferences. And, as in any profession, these bosses can at times be demanding, stressed, impatient, critical, or busy.
So how do up-and-coming CPAs deal with all of these personalities without committing major career gaffes? Here are some strategies for managing up:
Be bold, noticeable, and proactive. If you have a great idea, or if you read about a new tax law that would interest your boss, bring it up. "Don't hide, be visible, and go above and beyond to get to know your bosses," Keller said.
Offer help where needed and give input. Lindsay Stevenson, CPA, a vice president of finance for 1st Financial Bank USA in North Sioux City, S.D., said she moved up the ranks at her previous firm largely by recognizing areas where managers needed her help. "Young CPAs assume that their supervisors don't want to know what they think, and that's not the case," she said. "The reality is, they wouldn't have hired you if you didn't add value."
Know how your bosses work. Some bosses like to micromanage. Others are out of the office frequently. Some prefer emails or phone calls to face-to-face meetings. Some don't want to be bothered unless it's urgent. Knowing how your bosses operate takes time, but it's important to pay attention to their likes and dislikes. Ask a lot of questions until you figure out their personalities.
Maintain a positive and calm attitude. Partners and clients don't want to see CPAs stressed, so it's important to maintain a positive and calm demeanor as much as possible, Doeschot said. If you're able to keep your cool, supervisors will increasingly have confidence and trust in you.
Do an honest self-evaluation. Recognize that you may mess up on occasion and that your supervisor is not always at fault. "In order to manage up, you have to be realistic about the perception that other people have of you," Stevenson said.
Don't become too chummy with supervisors. "It's dangerous to become friends with your boss," Keller said. "Don't try to be anybody's best buddy. Be a team player, but be guarded when it comes to making those work friendships."
Focus on your current role, not your next one. Rather than becoming too focused on your next job, "focus on where you are now and become really good," Keller said. "Then you'll get that promotion."
Finally, and most importantly, respect your bosses. Respect the supervisors' time and determine when you really need their help and when you should handle something yourself. If you disagree with your boss, Doeschot said, "Make it clear that you respect their decision and understand where they are coming from because they've been in this business a lot longer than you have."
Cheryl Meyer is a California-based freelance writer.
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A rare Blackbee's speculum introduced by him in 1871. It is unusual to find one of these with the original wooden ring. This ring was used to constrict the "blades" of the wire frame during insertion into a cylindrical shape.
When in position in the vagina the wooden ring would be pulled back and the metal frame would expand back into its resting expanded state. In America this was called Blakeley's Resilient Speculum as illustrated on p 433 of Tiemann's American Armamentarium Chirurgical . This however is an English example.


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The Sussex Finds Liaison Officer (FLO) is Edwin Wood. He works for The Sussex Archaeological Society under The Portable Antiquities Scheme in partnership with The British Museum.
This is a voluntary scheme for recording archaeological objects found by metal detectorists and members of the public. It was established to promote the recording of chance archaeological discoveries (artefacts over 300 years old) and to broaden public awareness of the importance of such finds for understanding our past.
Edwin visits active metal detecting clubs, archaeological societies and historical groups to enable the clubs to record artefact(s) and the location of the find [1] onto the Portable Antiquities Scheme database (available online at www.finds.org.uk). This information needs to be recorded in order to add to our knowledge about our heritage and to help record archaeological and historical artefacts before they are lost.
Edwin runs Find Days on a monthly basis at Barbican House Museum in Lewes and on a quarterly basis at other museums around the county when finders can bring in their finds for him to examine, either by appointment or at an informal drop-in session at the end of the day. Here is a Calendar of Finds Days for 2016-2017. You can also catch up with Finds latest news on Twitter @Sussex_Flo
Edwin is also available to offer advice about all sorts of issues affecting metal detectorists and the discovery of archaeological material, including why it is so important to gain permission from the landowner before detecting and how to record the grid references of your find(s). He is also able to give guidance to finders of potential Treasure items, which would be covered by the Treasure Act 1997.
The FLO is based at Lewes Castle & Barbican House Museum, 169 High Street, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 1YE. Tel: 01273 405731, email.
[1] Only a 4 figure grid reference or Parish reference will be published on the database. Access to full information can be granted on request. For access to this information please contact the PAS Central Unit on 02073238618 or email.


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What is a vasectomy?
A vasectomy is a permanent form of birth control for men that involves cutting or clipping the vas deferens. These are the tubes that carry the sperm from the testicle.
How is it done?
It is usually performed in a doctor's office or clinic. It involves making one or two punctures on the scrotum. The vas deferens are then clipped and/or cut.
Does it hurt?
The procedure uses local anesthetic (numbing medicine). Your doctor may prescribe some medicine to calm you as well. There may be a stinging feeling when the numbing shot is given, some pressure in the groin and a tugging sensation on the testicle as well. There should be minimal pain with the procedure. After the procedure most patients experience a little discomfort. You will be given a prescription for pain medicine afterwards.
Why should I get a vasectomy?
If you desire a permanent form of birth control then a vasectomy may be right for your or your partner. It is 99.8 % effective. It relieves you and your partner of the worry of unintended pregnancy and over time may be more cost effective than non-permanent forms of birth control such as condoms, IUD's, spermicidal foams or inserts.
What can I expect afterwards?
There may be a little discomfort after the procedure for several days. There may be some swelling and bruising as well.
When can I resume sexual activity?
You can resume sexual activity after 1 week but you must use some form of birth control until your doctor say it is safe to stop.
What are the risks of a vasectomy?
In general it is a very safe procedure but there are risks. Risks include, but are not limited to, bleeding complications, failure and unintended pregnancy, pain that may persist, a small nodule in the scrotum called a sperm granuloma and infection.
What are the alternatives to a vasectomy?
The other form of permanent form of birth control is a tubal ligation for the woman. This procedure is riskier and more expensive than a vasectomy. Other forms of birth control include intrauterine devices (IUD) for women, Essure, oral contraceptives, condoms, spermicidal foams, gels, sponges and diaphragms. Methods such as timing and abstinence are also considered birth control.
How long does a vasectomy take?
Generally it takes about 10 minutes although you may be in the office longer.
Are there any long term health risks?
There are no known or proven long term health risks. There were some early reports of a link between prostate cancer and men who had vasectomies but this has been disproven.
Will a vasectomy affect my sexual function?
A vasectomy will not affect your sexual function. It will not change your ability to have an erection, achieve an orgasm or your ejaculation. Testosterone, responsible for "sex drive," is not affected by vasectomy. Some men and their partners report an improvement in their sex lives after vasectomy because the fear of an unwanted pregnancy is removed.
Will it affect how I urinate?
Can I have a vasectomy reversed?
It is technically possible to reverse a vasectomy with a procedure called a vasovasostomy. This reversal procedure is not always effective, requires surgery and insurance does not always pay for the procedure. You should consider vasectomy permanent.
When can I work after a vasectomy?
You can return to work and your usual activities 2 days after a vasectomy. During the first 48 hours after your procedure you are encouraged to do nothing strenuous and lift nothing greater than 5 pounds.
Does a vasectomy protect from sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV, Herpes, genital warts, Chlamydia and Gonorrhea?
Can I still get my partner pregnant after having a vasectomy?
The risk of a pregnancy after a vasectomy is low; about 1 in 2000. Immediately after your vasectomy you are still fertile and must use some other form of birth control until your doctor says it is safe to stop. There are some rare cases in which the vas deferens recanalizes and the procedure may fail years after the vasectomy.
What happens to the sperm after a vasectomy?
The testicles continue to produce sperm but they are reabsorbed by the body. The actual sperm are only a small part of the volume of the ejaculate.
Does insurance cover the procedure?
In most cases insurance covers the procedure but it depends on your particular policy. You may be responsible for a copay or out out-of-pocket deductible.
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The Midlands Innovation and Research Centre at Athlone Institute of Technology and Enterprise Ireland are now recruiting for the next Midlands & West Enterprise Programme commencing in June. The Midlands & West Enterprise Programme is a business development programme that provides entrepreneurs with the business skills, networks, facilities and supports necessary to navigate the business start-up process. Eligible participants may also apply to Enterprise Ireland for salary support.
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According to stats released this past April, for the first time in history, U.S. high school graduation rates hit 80 percent. That's not to say, though, that such results necessarily mean a long-term effect on our education system; rather, that recent trends in education policy and theory application have allowed for this slight bump in success. Historically, the U.S. has seen more than 22% of students fail to graduate high school. But, these improved numbers are certainly hopeful, and could – if new policy and teaching method implementation holds up – lead to a 90 percent rate by the year 2020. One way of teaching and getting students engaged is through gamification, and that's something in which GoGo Labs specializes.
"The problem we address is the struggle teachers face to engage their students," said Dr. Lisa Dawley, cofounder of GoGo Labs."Our innovation in quest-based learning & gamification attracts educators from around the world to engage students as heroes of learning."
A Boise, ID-based startup, GoGo Labs is focused on engaging students and educators through gamification. Through the company's 3D GameLab learning platform, students of all ages can work towards their respective educational goals, in a more engaging environment that allows them literally play through assignments. The platform allows educators and students to create a customized learning environment that matches accordingly to a student's level of knowledge or comfortability. By working their way through various "quests" and earning points, students are more engaged in the learning process rather than merely learning through necessity and being restricted to standards ways of learning.
For GoGo Labs, the interaction between students and technology are an important aspect of our society. In January of this year, the company announced the Idaho Teen GameLab (ITGL), a six-week, fully online academic camp for any Idaho students interested in careers in digital gaming or computer programming. "Ninety-nine percent of teens play video games. GoGo Labs is focused on engaging students and inspiring teachers through gamified learning opportunities, and what could be more interesting than designing the games themselves?," said Dawley at the time of the announcement.
Learn more about GoGo Labs. The company was most recently featured at our Boise Startup Mixer & Startup Showcase.
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Michael Pettis is a nonresident senior fellow in the Carnegie Asia Program based in Beijing. An expert on China's economy, Pettis is professor of finance at Peking University's Guanghua School of Management, where he specializes in Chinese financial markets.
From 2002 to 2004, he also taught at Tsinghua University's School of Economics and Management and, from 1992 to 2001, at Columbia University's Graduate School of Business. He is a member of the Institute of Latin American Studies Advisory Board at Columbia University as well as the Dean's Advisory Board at the School of Public and International Affairs.
Pettis worked on Wall Street in trading, capital markets, and corporate finance since 1987, when he joined the sovereign debt trading team at Manufacturers Hanover (now JPMorgan). Most recently, from 1996 to 2001, Pettis worked at Bear Stearns, where he was managing director principal heading the Latin American capital markets and the liability management groups. He has also worked as a partner in a merchant-banking boutique that specialized in securitizing Latin American assets and at Credit Suisse First Boston, where he headed the emerging markets trading team.
In addition to trading and capital markets, Pettis has been involved in sovereign advisory work, including for the Mexican government on the privatization of its banking system, the Republic of Macedonia on the restructuring of its international bank debt, and the South Korean Ministry of Finance on the restructuring of the country's commercial bank debt.
He formerly served as a member of the Board of Directors of ABC-CA Fund Management Company, a Sino–French joint venture based in Shanghai. He is the author of several books, including The Great Rebalancing: Trade, Conflict, and the Perilous Road Ahead for the World Economy (Princeton University Press, 2013).
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A/N: For the 13fears community on LJ (as if they're really going to read this). Summary and pairing will change in every chapter, in accordance to the theme. Warning: The pairings are random. Some have no pairings at all. Random, I say, so expect shounen-ai and het somewhere there.
Note: SBW readers, the next chapter REFUSES to be written. This is like...um, writer's block dump. If you guys have any other ideas to cure this dreaded disease, I beg you, PLEASE, help.
Summary: Kairi steps inside the room and Sora screams. RiSoKai, implied SoKai.
Warning2: Extreme angst. Your eyes might bleed. Also, language. If you have your filter on, you'll have those asterisks dance across your page quite a lot.
Death in itself is nothing; but we fear
To be we know not what, we know not where.
Aurengzebe. Act iv. Sc. 1.
"Riku," Kairi scolds lightheartedly, auburn eyebrow traveling upwards in slight amusement. "We want to give him flowers, not a severe allergic reaction."
He gives a start as he realizes that he is practically picking Radiant Garden's flower field clean, and that yes, the normally-placid gardener by the name of Aerith Gainsborough will kill him. No, stare him down until he breaks down and weeps, castrate him with garden scissors, then kill him with a pair of trowels.
Directing a sheepish grin at Kairi, he carefully shifts the assortment of blossoms held cradled in his arms: chrysantemums, dahlians, a few stems of bright yellow crocus here and there, a delicate handful of baby's breath here, and the occasional white rose a blank spot against a canvas of brilliant color.
He reaches down for another stem, but a small hand intervenes and stops his fingers, intertwining in a firm but gentle grip.
"Riku," Kairi repeats, looking up at him with an unreadable expression on her face.
"What?" He replies absentmindedly, tugging his hand from hers. "It's not like Aerith would miss another--"
She giggles quietly, more of a tinkling of glass against shattered glass, light and bittersweet. "You're trying to pick sunflowers."
Riku blinks, and right there, a lone sunflower stares back at him innocently, nodding its head in the passing breeze. "Oh. Right. Sorry."
Sora was --is-- allergic to sunflowers, he remembers, with something akin to nostalgia but not quite. Those large, bobbing flowers with thin sunkissed petals spell certain death for the brunet Keyblade Master -- anaphylactic shock, technically, but Sora likes to term it 'a very lousy way to go, sneezing myself to my death', punctuated by a ringing laugh and a grin enough to power Christmastown all year.
It is a fortunate thing that Kairi has reminded him.
Riku would look back later and say otherwise. They all would and will.
He and Kairi silently tread the cobblestone path leading up to the castle itself, each caught up in his and her own reflections of what had happened years, long years past.
The auburn-haired Princess clasps a wicker basket of small, golden fruit, smooth fuzz trailing upwards into tiny crowns of bright green at the tips of starlike imitation. Riku stares at her sideways as they ascend the stairs and pretends not to see the sadness and regret (regret, oh regret, we cannot forget that) shining in the Princess' eyes.
It's a ritual they go through every second Sunday of the month, when life on the Islands slowed down into a leisurely pace, when if they wished all they could do was sit in the pristine sands and while the sunset away. King Mickey sends them another bottle filled with another roll of parchment, saying that this one Sunday, he'll come and visit with them.
Riku sometimes thinks, no, he knows the King would give everything to be anywhere else, but his is the King and he has to at least check up on his court sometime.
Yuffie greets them with a smile, waiting at the top of the stairs and waving hands giddily, as if she doesn't remember doing the same countless times before. Well, she doesn't.
They round the corner and Kairi stifles what might have been a sigh, hesitating slightly before a radiant smile blooms on her lips. In that white, sunlit corridor, the committee is waiting, scattered across the white tiles like chess pieces waiting to be moved.
Aerith looks up from where she is sitting and only offers a confused expression, before going back to crooning to the stems of white lilies twirling in her hand. The world to her is a flower, and her flowers are the world.
Yuffie dances over to her and starts singing jauntily, completely forgetting that he and Kairi had just arrived. Trauma has stolen her long-term memory and she no longer recalls anything that had happened more then five minutes earlier.
Leon broods over in the far corner, sparing them one fleeting look before metaphorically shifting out of reality and locking himself up in the shell he had been so famous for.
A black wing quivers over at the balcony, and Cloud looks back over to them, hastily rearranging his sleeve and miserably failing to hide the small red ribbon clenched in pale hands. Riku catches the imploring sweep of sapphire over the brunette whispering to her flowers on the other side.
Riku's staring at a perfectly restored vignette filled with perfectly broken people; sanity and emotion taken in exchange for eternal peace. The price they had to pay to win the Heartless war had not been a light one.
A door opens along the corridor, and Tifa cocks her head to the side, knowing full well what happens next. She motions to them with one black-gloved hand, beckoning forward with a patient, pitying smile. She knows how it feels to live in perpetual reminder of the sins on her hands and the buckets of Heartless-blood leaving no trace but are still there -- the scent of death still leaving its heady perfume on her cream skin.
She knows how it feels to lose her companions and still have them in a very different way; only she and Cid still see the world through clear eyes. Merlin's spells had done her and the temperamental mechanic well; they now stand as temporary guardians of a Garden that has only been radiant the first time and never will be so again. Rebuilt white walls and restored cobblestone can only hide so much.
Riku walks cautiously forward, tugging on Kairi, and as they pass the ebony-haired ninja she laughs giddily and exclaims how nice it is to see them, have you only arrived just now, and don't they ever surprise her like that again.
"Hi," Tifa greets them, drawing black hair over black clothes and regarding them with black eyes clouded over by something Riku doesn't even want to know. "King Mickey stopped by earlier. He's left me with this and asked me to give it over to you two."
Her other fisted hand opens and the Kingdom Keychain stares up at them, three linked circles mocking their memories.
He fights that something that has clogged his throat and takes it, knowing all the blood that has stained it like the back of his hand. Kairi shifts on her feet and turns away, pushing past them and walking towards the door at the very end of the corridor.
Riku forces his words, and cringes when he finds out he really means it. "Thanks, Tifa."
The fighter smiles in reply and wordlessly goes to gather her charges, hauling Aerith up rather ungracefully to her feet and bribing Yuffie with a promise of sugar and ice cream back in the Bailey. He follows Kairi and Cloud brushes past him, as so does Leon, a distinct air of coldness and just plain resignation in their wake.
"Stop by later!" Tifa calls over one shoulder, and is drowned out by Yuffie's confused exclamation of 'Riku? Kairi? What're they doing here?'. Riku waves back and moves on.
Kairi is already at the plain white door, hand on handle and basket slung over an arm.
"After you," Riku smiles mirthlessly, looking down at that one white rose -- blank, pure, innocent.
The girl opens the door (ha! opened the door! there was a time long, long ago that it would have meant the world to him and every Keyblade Master out there) and they both see, remember to see, sear into their mind's eye their best friend. What had remained of their best friend.
The room is streaming with afternoon sun, but there in the corner a small figure huddles in the shadows. (Tifa says he once woke up screaming, that one morning when she had drawn back the curtains one minute earlier than scheduled -- 'no no not the light get the light away from me it'll kill me again please the light no no no--')
Cerulean eyes regard them with a ferocity born out of fear and he trembles like a leaf in a spectacularly-cast Aeroga. He curls up on himself even further and starts whimpering pathetically.
Kairi steps inside the room and Sora screams.
Riku follows her and the brunet's hands start scrabbling in his corner, anything to get away, away, away--
The door closes like the soft slice of a guilliotine's blade against the chopping block and the fallen Keyblade Master stands up and presses himself against the wall, eyes wide and luminous in the cool afternoon shadow.
"We brought flowers," Riku says softly, and Sora squeaks. Skittering hands wander over the wall like desperate spiders, and when fingers brush accidentally against white curtains he squeaks loudly once again and backs away into the corner, eyes regarding the fluttering cloth with the same fear he regards Riku and Kairi with.
Kairi takes another step and Sora opens his mouth in another scream.
The flowers are set on the table and Riku ignores the cries and whimpers; the basket follows soon and there it looks like it's trying hard to look harmless. At least, that's what it looks like to him. Damnit. Baskets don't usually attack people, neither do paopu fruits, neither do dahlias and crocuses and roses.
But to Sora, all creation is out to kill him, take revenge, make him pay blood lost in his own blood. Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth, heart for a heart--
Because the war had broken the realm of light's savior, and there is no glue in the universe that can put the shattered pieces back. Sora is past the point of paranoia and well into the clutches of an irrational fear of every single goddamned thing that's around him.
Riku wants to paint the innocently-dancing sunlight a shade of something nicer with his colorful vocabulary, but for Kairi's sake he holds his tongue and watches as she tries, once more; she wields the glue of memories and unshakeable bonds, the metaphorical scotch tape of dedication and love. Hell, you can even call it the stapler of light's truth and some equally highfalutin shit. Same difference.
But he would like to point out his earlier statement and therefore conclude that there's nothing they can do; they had been trying for the past ten years and it's very unlikely that today would be different.
He remains silent.
This is not Sora. This is not how he'd actually like to remember his best friend, thank you very much. He'd like at least retain a spot of cheerful in his bloodstained memory lane, a bright, mundane ice-cream shop in the middle of the graves and broken crimson Keyblades.
Sora's screaming again.
There's that hopeless, failed look on Kairi's face, and she makes to reach out with a hand. But the boy yells and starts crying like he's being subjected to pure torture, and the hand falls to her side. She turns around and doesn't look back. She doesn't need to.
"Let's go," she says curtly in a voice entirely too unnatural for a twenty-five year old (because that voice belonged to war veterans who had seen death too many times -- oh wait; Kairi had), high in pitch and completely devoid of emotion.
He nods, and they sweep out of the door, closing it behind them and starting the short, rather scenic walk to the Bailey and a popsicle or two of sea-salt ice cream. Probably a new gummi model, hopefully non-tonberry (or any other creature) by Cid. Some barley tea by Aerith -- he'd just have to remember to check for fertilizer the next time (because organic fertilizer is easily mistaken for undissolved brown sugar in appearance but not in taste).
They take small, measured steps down the corridor, and for a minute Riku pretends it's the long, long stretch of beach back in Destiny Islands, where nobody remembers and nobody cares for the destruction and salvation of their universe a decade ago. Where things are mundanely routine and flowers don't kill, where shadows are just shadows and not Heartless waiting in ambush.
He just wishes that Sora's screams doesn't ring in his ears so much.
Next theme is Coulrophobia, with my cracktastic presentation of Akuroku. Yes. Shounen-ai.


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Studio Scenes: Unity
Welcome to the Studio!
This week I finished the final details of the painting I am tentatively calling "Unity."
This triptych was done with acrylic paint on wood panel and was born of the recent revolutions in Egypt and across the Middle East.
"Unity" will be a part of my 2012 Gallery Collection that will be touring Northern California and beyond.
©2012 Carrie Martinez and Cara Mia Bella
The Artist's Journal (Blog Schedule)
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Sunday, 28 September 2008
Bibliotherapy: what to read when your credit is crunched
The thing is, despite all my reading of the newspapers, and listening to the news on Radio 4, I still don't quite understand what President Bush's rescue of Wall Street is going to entail for those of us who aren't masters of the universe.
Anyway, in times of need, there's much to be said for returning to F. Scott Fitzgerald. He is brilliant on the subject of money (and the lack of it); ditto love. And madness. And disappointment. Everything, really... (which is why I regularly return to "Tender Is The Night"; somehow, it's bleakness is very bracing).
Here's my little piece about his short story, 'The Rich Boy', in today's Telegraph. Or you can read it here:
"Let me tell you about the very rich," observed F. Scott Fitzgerald in 'The Rich Boy'. "They are different from you and me. They possess and enjoy early, and it does something to them…" He wrote the story in 1926, three years before the Wall Street Crash, at a time when he and his wife Zelda were hailed as the brightest of the Bright Young Things.
But while the couple might have looked as if they had entered the gilded ranks of the rich, Fitzgerald was constantly short of money, and in debt to his agent and publisher. It was a state of affairs that was to continue throughout his life, and his relationship with money was as troubled as his marriage. His only child, Scottie, described it thus: "He worshipped, despised, was awed by, threw away, slaved for, and had a lifelong love-hate relationship with money…"
But 'The Rich Boy' is not a story of a desire for money, but of how money might erode desire. Indeed, its narrator describes how Anson Hunter, the rich boy of the title, is made emotionally poor by his wealth. He does not marry the girl that he truly loves, because he assumes that he already owns her heart (just as he owns everything else). This failure impoverishes his life, yet he seems unable to change, to commit himself truly to anyone; and a similar lack of emotional insight causes him to destroy another couple's love affair, which leads to heartbreak and suicide. "Anson never blamed himself for his part in this," and the end of the story suggests that he will continue along the same selfish path.
If there is some comfort to be had in Fitzgerald's reminder that money cannot buy you love, his own story has a sadder conclusion. He died penniless at the age of 44, and Zelda eight years afterward, in 1948, when the mental institution where she was incarcerated went up in flames. Even so, it is worth remembering his letter to a friend, contemplating the far side of paradise, a place where earthly wealth was of no consequence: 'Zelda and I could snuggle up together under a stone in some old graveyard… That is really a happy thought and not melancholy at all."
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- Juxtabook said...
I regularly turn to Tender is the Night too. It was the first grown-up piece of literary fiction that I really "got". I think it has the most wonderfully written opening page and I used to study just that page with my GCSE classes before they began their creative writing course work. Cynical 14 year olds are hard to inspire but Fitzgerald worked everytime.
- 30 September 2008 at 12:22
- oxford-reader said...
I've talked to you before about my inability to get into Fitzgerald's work. I couldn't say it's because I don't 'get' that era - I love Waugh's 'Bright Young Things' so it must be style or something else.
I'm going to have a try with 'Tender is the Night', because I do feel like I'm missing out.
- 30 September 2008 at 13:57
- Justine Picardie said...
Do try Tender Is The Night. As Juxtabook says, Fitzgerald works every time (for me, as well as cynical 14 year olds!).
- 30 September 2008 at 14:37
makes me want to pop off to Paris to Montparnasse
- 2 October 2008 at 21:51
- Justine Picardie said...
If only... but I'm off to Knutsford and Ilkley instead!
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Threats to Cassiopeia with this build
|Can be easily kited once you land your Q. Just make sure to dodge his slow. If you'd like, buy a Hextech Revolver to keep up with his sustain, but you WILL NOT finish it into Will of the Ancients. Just sell it in the mid-game. If he lands a Dark Flight on you, simply press W on top of yourself, and kite. He'll have no disengage, so you should be able to kill him.
|Dr. Mundo
|Easy matchup, basically a free-farm lane. I would suggest Morellonomicon here, but not until AFTER your core. You can def kill him pre-6 though.
|Not a hard matchup if you run Flash/Ghost with Movement Speed Quints. After tear, rush Rylia's and this matchup gets VERY EASY. You actually counter Garen, but if he manages to land a Q on you, RIP.
|Mini Gnar has the lowest base stats in the game making him an easy target for Cass top, but if you don't put him behind somehow, he can be devastating in team fights. The trick is to all in him every time you land a Q. His E has a long cooldown, so if he uses it, you have a pretty long window to rinse and repeat. You also counter Mega-Gnar because he's a melee.
|Annoying lane, but you can kill his turrets pretty quickly. You ult also stuns the turrets, so remember that. Not a hard matchup, but an annoying one. Don't let him shove you in.
|Your core items and kit counter Nasus. Should be a easy lane. Just deny him as much as you can. Eventually, he'll scale, but your goal is to set him back.
|I'd say Cass can counter Pantheon if played correctly because his block is irrelevant to you. Just don't ever take free Qs. Make sure you harass him every time he Qs because your Q-E-E-E combo will easily outtrade his Q. Always stay out of W range.
|She's a melee so just harass her down. Her passive is annoying, so be careful when you get in a extended fight. Stay away from walls.
|He deals a lot of damage, but is squishy as well. Similar to you, you just have to make sure you stay out of range of the other. He'll probably use the bushes, but that helps you more than him because you'll always know where he'll jump to (low health minion) meaning you can spam your spells on the kitty. MAKE SURE you have a ward up because you'll have your back to the river. If he ever is able to CC you or get on you, instantly flash away.
|Just farm it out. You can kill him until he gets Spirit Visage. Make sure he doesn't land a taunt or you'll get chunked.
|If you don't take any harass early, you can all in him at level 3. You easily outtrade him. Just make sure you land a Q before fighting.
|Your early game is about as cheese as his. At level 6, make sure you ult first and harass him down while he is stunned so that he has to use ult during the duration. After you see him pop ult, if you have enough health, chase him, if not, run like hell.
Hi, my name is AJ, IGN: Flexpoint, and I humbly bring forth my knowledge of one of the hardest yet most rewarding champion to play in League of Legends. Cass is an incredibly high skill cap AP champion who can put out the single most target DPS in the game. She is hard to play, play against, and even harder to master because she is highly dependent on one's ability to kite and position safely. What makes her tough to play is not only her need for perfect positioning, but also her reliability on landing skill shots. One wrong move, and your DPS goes from 100 to 0. Simply missing a skillshot and wasting your Twin Fangs can cause you 3 seconds of no damage output which in turn means your death in a teamfight.
+ Easy to farm with Twin Fangs
+ Insane burst damage all game
+ Sustain through passive
+ Built in passive gives you Deathcap Passive
+ CC Ult
+ Mobility if Q is landed
+ Element of Surprise (Cass top not really expected)
- Low mobility
- Squishy
- Will be focused
- VERY Skill shot dependent
- High skill cap
I prefer Flash & Teleport but please do not hesitate to take Ghost or Ignite in place of Teleport .
A must have on Cassiopeia . The utility it brings so that you can Flash Petrifying Gaze is essential.
Nice to have if you want to make plays elsewhere on the map or get an early Tear of the Goddess . DO NOT teleport to bot lane or mid lane unless you are guaranteed to get 2 kills. It's not worth to give up farm and lane dominance for 1 kill.
If against heavy sustain such as , , or I would DEFINITELY take ignite. Will greatly increase your lane dominance and can give you an early kill if used properly.
Not the best spell since I buy Rylai's Crystal Scepter but if you don't want to buy the item, I highly suggest taking the spell.
Note: I take Miasma level 4. You can take it level 3 if you like, but I wait until level 4 so that I have 2 points in Twin Fang at level 3 to maximize burst.
In ranked play, you want to try your absolute best to get ahead of your lane opponent and group once you have finished 1-2 items + boots. Zone your opponent with Miasma and get a cs lead. Farming is simple with using Twin Fang . Remember, if you are low mana, simply use Twin Fang as a last hit mechanic to gain % of your mana back from its passive. I'd start grouping once you finish Rylia's and dominate team fights from there. With Rylia's, just by simply landing a Q, you can spam E and perma-slow your opponent and cause them to burn summoner's or get caught out.
You can use your ultimate to engage, but if you do that, you must kite back behind your tanks, so that you can't get locked down. Cassiopeia is a tank buster, so it won't be hard to kill the enemy front line. Just make sure you do not get caught and let your tanks CC for you. It's all about positioning with Cass. Remember, Petrifying Gaze is primarily used as a defensive mechanic against champions that can dive you like , , , etc etc.
At level 1, you can choose to level up Noxious Blast for the early zone and harass or level up Twin Fang to assist with your last hitting. I prefer the latter. Granted, it puts my passive back a bit, but I think it's worth if I can lock in CS.
During the lane phase, you have 2 options: Kill your opponent or shove in your lane so that you can roam mid and get a kill. I tend to freeze the lane so that I can bring my laner out. I've also shoved out and roamed, but I find roams ineffective until you have a few items or a mid laner with CC. It's best to just try and harass your opponent under tower with Miasma and Noxious Blast .
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This is my 4th guide, and this one has taken the longest to make. Before anything, thank you for taking the time to view this guide. I hope that this guide helps you learn things from fundamentals to lane matchups and help you master the champion. As I have said before, Cassiopeia is INCREDIBLY hard to play and sometimes you'll feel like giving up, but don't. She's GOT THE DEEPS to carry hard even if you fall behind early.
Key points for the game:
Early game)
[*] Focus on farming. I won't say to focus entirely on stacking your passive because you may have trouble last hitting poisoned minions. Once you have Tear of the Goddess , farm EVERTHING to stack it.
[*] If you have equal or more health, spam Twin Fang after landing a Noxious Blast on your opponent to chunk them down
[*] Use Miasma to zone the enemy from farming under tower
Mid game)
[*] If you have a kill or two, start shoving the lane hard and roaming mid to make plays. Catching the enemy jungle would be great too.
[*] Ironically, waiting in bushes for your top laner to walk by or jungler is a great idea to catch enemies off guard to land Petrifying Gaze.
[*] Once team fights start, stay in the back unless you have a clear Flash + Petrifying Gaze to initiate. Let your tanks do their job.
Late game)
[*] At max stacks, your power goes OVER 9000. With a built in Rabadon's Deathcap, you'll have insane AP and high single-target damage.
[*] If the enemy team is siegeing, simply spam Miasma and Noxious Blast so that you can wave clear. With Liandry's Torment, you should be able to clear.
Again, thank you very much for reading my guide, good luck, and if you have any questions, DO NOT hesitate to ask in the comment section OR stop by my twitch at twitch.tv/flexpointlol and ask there. I usually stream for 6-7 hours a day, so you can def find me.


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Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2 Launching On Wii U? [RUMOR]
Nintendo is in the midst of frantic preparations for the release of their new console the Wii U, expected this holiday season. With a large list of already confirmed games for the Wii U, Call Of Duty Black Ops 2 might be another title making its way to the console, this according to leaked scans from Nintendo Magazine found on the DailyJoypad website.
The scans don't show much to really set it apart from other console versions and neither Nintendo, Activision or developer Treyarch have officially confirmed the game's existence for the Wii U, but all signs point to an announcement sooner than later. Studio head at Treyarch, Mark Lamia was evasive when asked by GamesIndustry about Black Ops 2 making its way to Wii U. At E3 recently, he said:
We obviously have been a Nintendo developer for many years and have created many Call of Duty games on the Nintendo platform. [Wii U] is clearly a more powerful platform than its predecessor and… they have obviously a unique controller and interface. So that's an interesting development and then they have that touch display device and you think about the kinds of things you might be able to do and – without getting into specifics – I absolutely have given it consideration and thought. We're game developers and it's a new piece of hardware and technology, so we're always thinking about that stuff.
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Slivka's layup in final second lifts UW-Parkside past No. 19 Indianapolis
SOMERS, Wis. -- A Danielle Slivka layup as time expired lifted Wisconsin-Parkside past 19th-ranked Indianapolis 77-75 on Saturday in a Great Lakes Valley Conference East Division battle inside DeSimone Gymnasium. The Rangers have now won four consecutive games, including two against top-25 foes.
As the final horn sounded, the contest appeared to be headed to overtime with the score tied at 75. A mid-court meeting of the officials confirmed a Ranger timeout and put two seconds back on the clock. The inbounds pass following the timeout found the hands of Danielle Slivka who layed in a shot at the buzzer to lift UWP (13-6, 7-4 GLVC) to its third win against a ranked squad this season. Slivka accounted for eight of the Rangers' final 10 points of the game, posting her second double-double of the season, finishing with 10 rebounds and a career-high 17 points.
The Greyhounds (13-6, 6-5 GLVC) led by as many as nine points in the opening 20 minutes of action and had a 37-33 lead at the halftime break. A Kristin Turner layup with 5:02 left in the first half gave UIndy a 31-22 advantage, its largest lead of the night. The Rangers quickly closed the gap with a 9-2 run during the next two and a half minutes with a Tara Knapstein jumper pulling the hosts to within two at 33-31 with 2:14 remaining.
UW-Parkside stormed out of the gates in the second half, utilizing a 17-4 run during the opening six minutes to secure a nine-point advantage. Slivka opened the run with a layup before getting back-to-back buckets from Sierra West. West drained a 3-pointer with 18:50 left to swing the lead back to the Rangers before grabbing a steal and a fast-break layup on the next possession.
UIndy answered the call, whittling the Rangers' nine-point buffer to just two points with a 9-2 run. Neither squad led by more than four points the rest of the game, in a back and forth battle that featured seven lead changes and five ties. Indianapolis led 71-67 with just under four minutes left before UWP rattled off six points in a row to reclaim the lead 73-71 with 1:54 left. Slivka scored four of the points during the run as a Gaby Bronson jumper was bookended by a pair of Slivka free throws and a Slivka layup. UIndy tied the game on a pair of free throws with 52 seconds left before a Slivka layup with 27 ticks left put the Rangers back on top. UIndy tied the game at the line with nine seconds left before the Rangers converted the buzzer-beating layup for the win.
West hit seven of her 10 attempts from the floor, chipping in 16 points while dishing out nine assists. Jenna Endisch added 13 points and four assists while Jaleesa Trussell was the fourth Ranger in double figures, coming off the bench and collecting 10 points.
Kristin Turner paced UIndy with a game-high 25 points while Dajana Jovanovic and Kirsten Gliesmann came off the bench and added 14 and 11 points, respectively. Gliesmann led the Greyhounds on the glass with nine rebounds while Katy McIntosh led the game with six steals.
UW-Parkside finished the game shooting 52.5 percent (31-for-59) from the floor, scorching the nets in the second half by shooting 65.4 percent (17-for-26).


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With all the crazy stuff going on around here, there just isn't enough time to blog. I have a few blog ideas kicking around in my head, and plan on taking you all along on my journey of moving to San Antonio, Texas!
My Husband leaves on Monday, and then I will be REALLY busy packing,sorting,and de-junking! There will be plenty to blog about then!
I also want to take the time to tell you the amazing story of how God has put all this together. That will be my very next blog, I promise!!
For now, I will just show you another brilliant picture frame transformation that my Sister in law, Erin did. She has all this lovely artwork that her Mother has created around her home. I love when things are special and unique, that have meaning to you around your home.
When we were walking around her bedroom, she mentioned how she was dissatisfied with the lack of artwork in her bedroom. The walls are mostly on slants because they live in a cape cod styled house. Their bedroom is upstairs, so the gabled roof makes for slanty walls. She did have this beautiful Iris sketch, that I believe was done in colored pencils by her Mother.
It is such a treasure to be surrounded by all the wonderful and talented women in my family! I also, love getting to be apart of Erin making her house a haven. Nothing feels better than having your home reflect YOU and Your FAMILY, and surrounding yourself with things that you love and are meaningful. That is what makes a house a HOME!
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What's the healthiest faucet for hand washing?January 14, 2015
Since "touchless" faucets became widely available in the late 1980s, they were believed to be an effective tool for combating the spread of infections. But a 2011 study published by Johns Hopkins University has raised questions.
Handmade troubleJune 01, 2014
From double-gloving to long nails, myths and misperceptions persist when it comes to hand hygiene and washing critical touchpoints for resident care
Budgeting for hand hygieneMarch 06, 2014
One of my former colleagues, who had moved to the healthcare sector from television, shared with me the story of how she began her new job and was told, "Oh, yeah, you can figure out the budget, right?" Administrators with limited budgeting experience might hesitate to make big investments, but when it comes to hand hygiene, spending a little more today could lead to big savings down the line.
CDC unveils new website to boost long-term care infection control effortsJanuary 24, 2014
Long-term care providers can refer to a newly launched website to access information and resources to prevent infections, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday.
Hand hygiene prior to donning gloves is unnecessary, study findsJanuary 06, 2014
Performing hand hygiene prior to putting on gloves may not be a necessary practice, suggests recently published research in the American Journal of Infection Control.
Hand wringing about hand washingSeptember 12, 2013
Now that we know many nursing homes don't meet hand-washing guidelines, let the hand-wringing begin. Hopefully with a generous squirt of anti-microbial sanitizer in the palm first.
Catching bad bugsJune 01, 2013
New strains of drug-resistant pathogens are targets of more scrutiny among infection control professionals employed in long-term care environments.
GOJO launches technology solutionsMay 15, 2013
GOJO Industries has announced the launch of SMARTLINK™ Hand Hygiene solutions to increase hand hygiene compliance.
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With the 2012-2013 influenza season reaching epidemic levels across the U.S., Kimberly-Clark is continuing to increase production of facemasks and other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) products in response to increased customer demand from providers nationwide.
Researchers show how MRSA contact precautions lead to better hand hygieneDecember 12, 2012
Contact precautions for patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus led to healthcare workers practicing better hand hygiene, a study has found.
Flu outbreaks tied to weather forecasting in new modelNovember 28, 2012
A new system ties together weather forecasting with flu outbreak predictions, giving healthcare providers a better way to prepare.
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The developers of the online Nursing Home Inspect updated its database this week to allow consumers to comb through 134,602 nursing home inspection deficiencies.


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Good morning and welcome to the Sprout, where your host can't get over how cute this baby panda (who can't roll over yet) is. It's adorable.
Now, here's today's agriculture news.
The Lead:
Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland will meet with top European officials in Montreal and Europe next week as Canada continues to try and salvage the pending CETA deal. The trade deal, which Freeland has said she wants signed as early as October, is facing increased opposition from several European nations, including Austria and France. The deal would see increased access for Canadian agriculture goods — notably grains and red meats — in the European market, and greater access for European cheese to the Canadian market.
"It is a very big focus of mine right now — and of the prime minister," Freeland said of the trade deal when asked during a news conference Wednesday. The Canadian Press has the latest.
In Canada:
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall is headed to China and South Korea to talk agriculture and mining trade. The trip, which is scheduled to begin Sept. 17, will last 11 days and will coincide with an industry trade mission. The Western Producer has the story.
In other Saskatchewan news: a list released by the Animal Defence Fund has ranked Saskatchewan last among the provinces when it comes to its animal protection laws. CBC News explains.
The Alberta government has announced it will increase the provincial loan guarantee for cattle ranchers and sheep producers buying and feeding livestock for market to up to $100 million – up from $55 million. As The Medicine Hat News reports Wednesday announcement comes as prices for calves have dropped.
The $66 billion merger deal between agri-giants Bayer and Monsanto is facing increased scrutiny – with a former U.S. Federal Trade Commission policy director warning the two companies are in for a "tough time" from regulators worried about lack of competition in agribusiness. Reuters reports.
A Brazilian federal court has said the CEO and board chairman of the world's biggest beef exporting firm can return to work after they were ordered off the job last week because of a probe by Brazilian police into possible fraud at state-run companies' pension funds. Reuters has the latest.
Also from Reuters: India's monsoon rains could be below average this year.
Australia's irrigated agriculture production is now worth some $15 billion – an increase in value of about three per cent, the country's Bureau of Statistics says. As ABC Rural explains, irrigated production accounted for 30 per cent of the Gross Value of Agricultural Production (GVAP), which was up 5 per cent to more than $53 billion.
- Bayer-Monsanto deal could hit Manitoba farmers with higher prices (CBC News)
- Behind the Monsanto deal, doubts about the GMO revolution (The Wall Street Journal)
- Increase farm yields, reduce environmental impact: Food from Thought Initiative (RCI)
- Climate's field software en route to Eastern Canada (Manitoba Co-operator)
- Historic Rafter Six Ranch demolished by new owners (CBC News)
- Street Food tells story of downtown Vancouver's social enterprise farm (Vancouver Sun)
In Opinion:
David Menzies argues in a special post for the Financial Post that the Alberta NDP's new beer tax sucks, but it sucks slightly less than all the others in Canada.
And, Jay Rayner writes in The Guardian why it's okay to play with your food.
The Kicker:
We were so bemused by yesterday's Australian kicker, we decided another story from the land down under was required. Behold the #StopTheStack campaign, where passionate chicken parmigiana lovers and chip lovers alike are demanding restaurants stop serving the Italian classic over a bed of french fries.
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After Matt watches for Attean's return for several days, the Indian boy finally does return with his dog. Matt is very relieved and welcomes his friend openly. Attean asks if Matt might have changed his mind, but Matt says that he has not. He must remain faithful to his father. Attean says that both he and his grandfather understand, and they honor him for his decision. Attean presents Matt with two gifts, one from his grandfather, which is a beautiful new pair of snowshoes, and one from Attean's grandmother, a basket of maple sugar, which is very precious to the Indians. Matt thanks Attean and tells him to tell his grandmother that he will help them gather sap for more sugar in the spring.
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