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What is a seed library?
Seed libraries are community institutions that help facilitate the activities of seed saving and sharing that have been integral to human civilization for millennia. They help keep many heirloom plant genetics available to the public that would otherwise not be available commercially. They are also a way of improving plant qualities by selecting plants over generations that perform best in particular growing zones and climates.
Cannabis is open pollinated, and it hybridizes very easily, so we will work with our members on proper hand pollination technique to help save their own seeds true to cultivar. Many cannabis cultivators have little or no experience growing from seed and hand pollination because of the availability of many excellent quality clones available throughout Northern California. Plants grown from seed are often more vigorous and resistant to pests and disease than plants grown from clones, and we want more home gardeners to experience growing plants from seeds without having to pay upwards of $25 per seed like some varieties found at Bay area dispensaries.
Why a worker owned cooperative?
From Community-Wealth.org: Worker-owned cooperatives are business enterprises that are owned and governed by their employees. All worker cooperatives have two common characteristics: 1) member-owners invest in and own the business together, and share the enterprise's profits, and 2) decision-making is democratic, with each member having one vote.
We will be incorporating as a California worker-owned cooperative corporation, an entity that was added to the California Corporate Code by AB 816, which was passed with the hard work of community organizations like the Sustainable Economies Law Center, the East Bay Community Law Center, the US Federation of Worker Cooperatives, the Democracy at Work Institute, the Network of Bay Area Worker Cooperatives, the Arizmendi Association of Cooperatives, and many other dedicated individuals.
We believe that this seed library project is too important to entrust to a standard corporate entity form, which is driven by profits, not long term sustainability and community benefits. We also believe that everyone should have the opportunity to have a voice in how heirloom and landrace cannabis seeds are preserved, which is why we plan to operate our worker-owned cooperative as a multi-stakeholder cooperative. In addition to our worker-owners, we will have additional member classes, including consumer memberships and producer memberships, which will have voting rights and dedicated board seats, and community investor memberships. AB 816 created a securities exemption in California Corporations Code Section 25100(r), which allows worker-owned cooperatives to have a class of members with limited voting rights who can invest up to $1000 in the cooperative. All of our members will be entitled to a potential dividend, after worker-owner patronage.
We are also all activists who have worked for cannabis freedom, and we are disappointed with changes we are seeing in the industry. We believe that the workers should also share in the benefits of cannabis entering a legal market, as well as those who took risks to keep patients supplied with medicine in face of possible arrest prior to the adoption of the Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act. The California medical cannabis movement has always held deeply to the ideals of community and mutual aid, we only had each other to lean on during the dark times. We do not want cannabis to only be seen as a commodity, it is instead about community, and a worker-owned cooperative is the best way of carrying on this spirit.
What else will you do?
In addition to administering the seed library, we plan to open a medical cannabis storefront nursery in Oakland, provided OMC 5.81 is changed to allow commercial zoning for nurseries to more accurately reflect the intent of state law. We will sell our own clones and hybrid seeds, in addition to other clones and seeds made by our producer members. We also plan to wholesale our clones and seeds, made at an offsite production facility, to other retailers, as well as licensed commercial cultivators.
Our storefront will double as a community resource center, where we will provide classes on growing from seed, hand pollinating and seed saving, permaculture techniques, and organic pest control and cultivation processes. We want to encourage sustainability, environmentalism,and better alternatives to industrial crop production and monocropping in cannabis cultivation. We will sell companion plants like dill, chives, and chrysanthemums - which can deter pests like spider mites, and chamomile and stinging nettles - which can increase oil production; cover crops like comfrey and clover; and a small selection of basic gardening supplies.
Eventually we hope to raise enough money through revenue and member investments to purchase a vacant lot to serve as a production facility and community center. We will install secure greenhouses for our clone production and seed breeding lab, and will have raised garden beds outside of the facility to recycle any dirt used in flowering and donate the vegetables to local food providers. We plan to partner with local urban gardening organizations to provide training for prospective urban farmer/boutique cannabis growers.
Where will you get your seeds?
We are relying on you to help us build this library. We need the assistance of California patients and farmers who have saved these precious resources through the horrors of prohibition to help us maintain access to these strains for future generations of patients, farmers, and researchers. We hope that some of you who have access to heirloom and landrace seeds will donate them to the library so we can breed more for our members. We are also creating a fund for remuneration to growers who have kept these genetic resources alive, because we believe they deserve to be compensated for bravely facing incarceration to keep these strains alive. The definition of heirloom is still debatable for cannabis seeds, but we are looking for stable phenotypes of old-school strains like Trainwreck, Romulan, and Silver Haze, in addition to landrace varieties like Thai, Columbian, and Afghan.


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I LOVE peanut butter cookies!!!!
Now you see, there is this problem with peanut butter cookies… I'm not sure if you've experienced this but I sure have… no matter what recipe I use they just end up flat, rock hard the next day, or too crispy or crumbly.
Personally, I like my cookies thick and chewy and for them to stay that stay that way for a few days (or till they're all gone 😉 )
Just as I've hunted and tested a ton of chocolate chip cookie recipes (and landed on this one, it is the BEST), I have also searched for the perfect PB cookie recipe…
I thought I would try a new recipe (which I found here) that looked hopeful with its promises of thick chewiness.
Turned out as flat as a pancake (well actually more like a crepe). And I promise I followed all the directions exactly!!
So, stuck with a whole bowl of really yummy, however, flat-cookie PB cookie dough I had to come up with some way to salvage these cookies.
Enter cupcake pan.
I figured if I somehow contained the dough and could stop it from spreading the cookies will turn out perfectly!!
And I was right!!! Well sort of… they kind of turned into cookie 'cups'.
So… this recipe have moved from PB cookies to PB cookie bowls.
Which in my opinion looked like the perfect place to put a scoop of ice cream!!!!!!
These peanut butter cookies turned into a bit of an adventure… but the end result was a winner!! Doesn't get much better than a cookie + ice cream combo 🙂
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This will be the Best New Year's Eve Party in Seattle in 2017
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About the party!
Let's do this again! Last year was a blast, so don't miss THE 2017 - 2018 New Year's Eve Party!! View the fireworks at the Space Needle from inside a warm party room and enjoy a complimentary champagne toast at midnight. But first, feast on a prime rib and salmon dinner with all of the trimmings. Next, Shelley and the Curves will kick off the party and you won't stop dancing until 1:00am! We are looking forward to a night of fabulous fun with you, our friends and fans!
December 31st, 2017. Cocktails at 7:00pm, dinner at 8:00pm. Music 9:00pm to 1:00 am We will pause to watch the Space Needle fireworks at midnight!
The Best Western Executive Inn at 200 Taylor Avenue N, Seattle, Washington, 98109-5016, Phone 206-448-9444
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Only $110/person! ($95 person if you send in your money before December 1st, 2017) Includes salmon and prime rib dinner, tax, gratuity, music, dancing,
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'Ferocious Dog' - straight from the heart and not for the faint hearted(July 29, 2013)
Folk punk says it all. Consider the band's name', Ferocious Dog leaves little room for doubt. Then again, there's a lot to be said for removing ambiguity from the outset. And that's what you get from Ferocious Dog's self-titled debut album – nothing ambiguous, nothing diluted, nothing toned down - just pedal-to-the-metal, high-energy folk punk.
So what do we have here? Their guitar riffs could tear up the tarmac, bass lines drive nails through steel and withering fiddle breaks slash the air; there's also haunting melodies and barbed lyrics that add iron and intent to their songs. You're into it from the start with 'The Glass', off into an energetic step with 'Lee's Tune' and rocking out with 'On The Rocks'. The faintly plaintive opening of 'Too Late' gives way to a frantic percussion race and vicious fiddle attack, there's a similar feel to the powerful 'Lyla', while the biting observation of 'Freeborn John' proves that nothing changes; well not for ordinary folk anyway. With more machine-gun percussion, searing fiddle and rabid vocals 'Hell Hounds' takes no prisoners, while the essence of rebellion oozes through 'Quiet Paddy' with a chunk of tough lyrics. These are songs that broadcast worth-hearing, tough messages, listen to 'Criminal Justice' juxtaposing simple string-led sections with frenetic liberation or the pointed observation of 'Blind Leading The Blind'.
I'll refrain from making 'sounds like' statements about Ferocious Dog, no doubt many will. You can make your own comparisons. However, among the well-known and not so well-known folk punk genre bands, Ferocious Dog is up there with the best of them.
Dedicated to the memory of Lee Bonsall, one of our soldiers haunted by PTSD, this is an album raging against the machine, it's folk fighting for our rights, a whirlwind of accusation and a blunt refusal to compromise … straight from the heart and not for the faint hearted … and it's also bloody good fun.
Take a chance, be ready to dance, find Ferocious Dog here: www.ferociousdog.co.uk
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Over the EdgeBook - 2011
Torn from the front lines of medical debate and the author''s own experience with Lyme Disease, Over the Edge is riveting fiction, full of twists and turns--and powerful truths about today''s medical field.
Janessa McNeil''s husband, Dr. Brock McNeil, a researcher and professor at Stanford University''s Department of Medicine, specializes in tick-borne diseases--especially Lyme. For years he has insisted that Chronic Lyme Disease doesn''t exist. Even as patients across the country are getting sicker, the committee Brock chairs is about to announce its latest findings--which will further seal the door shut for Lyme treatment.
One embittered man sets out to prove Dr. McNeil wrong by giving him a close-up view of the very disease he denies. The man infects Janessa with Lyme, then states his demand: convince her husband to publicly reverse his stand on Lyme--or their young daughter will be next.
But Janessa''s marriage is already rocky. She''s so sick she can hardly move or think. And her husband denies she has Lyme at all.
Welcome to the Lyme wars, Janessa.
" . . . a taut, heartbreaking thriller . . . Collins is a fine writer who knows how to both horrify readers and keep them turning pages. She''ll gain new readers with this one . . ."
Publishers Weekly
" Over the Edge provides validation to any person who suffers from the long-term effects of Lyme Disease. While the story is based on Ms. Collins'' own life experience, she builds a tense and dramatic novel that illustrates how a person can fall into the web of misdiagnosis and ineffective treatment."
New York Journal of Books
"This book stayed with me long after I put it down. Not only was it a page-turner, but the storyline about Lyme Disease was fascinating and eye-opening. I think Over the Edge will raise awareness about this horrible disease, and validate those who suffer with it."
Terri Blackstock , author of Predator and Intervention
"A frightening and all-too-real scenario. Very timely and meaningful book." (4 stars)
RT Book Reviews
" Over the Edge is an excellent mystery. [It] actively portrays the patient with the myriad symptoms seen in acute or chronic Lyme."
Dr. Nick S. Harris , president/CEO, IGeneX, Inc.
"Brandilyn Collins continues to impress . . . From start to finish, Over the Edge is a fantastic, multi-faceted novel."
The Christian Manifesto
"Five stars! Highly recommended: A real life witch-hunt scarier than any vampire or zombie tale . . . the parts of the book laying out spiritual phenomena were excellent, indeed among the best I''ve read."
Your Shelf Life
"Thrilling medical suspense . . . Over the Edge pits science against truth and will render readers shocked at what they learn."
Fresh Fiction
"Deep characters, an amazing plot . . . an absolute must read."
Read Great Fiction
"In this thrilling tale of vengeance . . . the pace is relentless, the suspense ramping up to greater levels as the pages fly by."
Mysterious Reviews
"The suspense is great! Reading a fictional tale about what every maligned, marginalized, and misunderstood Lyme patient has dreamt about in their darkest hours is such a huge mental come-uppance . . . a novel that hits a bull''s eye in safely channeling the frustrations of the entire community of Lyme patients."
"This is my first Collins book; however it won''t be my last! Her warm writing, true-to-life characterizations, compelling plot lines and taut suspense have made me a fan!"
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Take a look at the trailer for this book. It may draw you in.
This book was very interesting and sheds light on realities in medical research. It was a page turner, so it was entertaining; (I finished it in one day because I just had to know what happened)
I did not like how the mystery ended... the ending was very weak. The story was built up but fell flat at the end.
However, this was my first book by this author and I believe she has the gift of drawing the reader in; so ill read another book from her in the future.
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The web was abuzz earlier this week with a rumor that a recent Oscar winner was going to play the villain in Sony's reboot of Spider-Man.
The rumor was that Inglourious Basterds baddie Christoph Waltz was going to play the Lizard in the Marc Webb-directed film, which will see Andrew Garfield make his debut as your friendly neighborhood wall-crawler.
Alas, Superhero Hype claims to have spoken with sources inside the production who advised them that the rumor is utterly false. (Waltz is already playing the villain in another upcoming Sony superhero film, The Green Hornet.)
Also, the role of Aunt May has reportedly been cast, although the actress' name has not been released. In related news, living leads to dying, and it might rain at some point in the future.


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Port Everglades Director James Connolly thought he had the ticket to pleasing labor unions at the port when he spent $350 in authority money for seven passes to the Democratic Party`s annual Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner.
``Labor relations are important to us. We want to keep the port running well,`` said Connolly.
But local Republican leaders are outraged Connolly would write a port check to the Democratic Executive Committee for the Feb. 23 gala.
``At what cost of taxpayers` money would he placate unions? If the unions solicited $3,500, would he automatically give it? Does he have a line he would draw?`` said Jo Smith, Broward GOP chairwoman.
Smith could not remember a local government giving money to a political party.
``I think it`s highly unusual,`` she said. ``I can`t see why they would get involved donating funds.``
``It`s an interesting coincidence that the (port) commission is composed of all Democrats,`` said Pat Sloan-Jones, Broward`s Republican executive director.
Even Broward Democratic Chairman George Platt was surprised by the donation.
``I never heard of a public agency giving money to a (political) party,`` said Platt. ``But I said, `These guys have a lawyer so it must be OK.` ``
``It is definitely public relations,`` said Connolly, who said the port bought tickets to a Republican function a few years ago.
SILVER-HAIRED STRUGGLE . . . Florida`s Silver-Haired Legislature, considered a potent voice for older residents since its inception in 1978, has completed elections for this year, but not with the constituency it had envisioned.
Since the state dropped financial support of the program a few years ago, the civic-minded participants have been paying their own expenses and relying on donations and volunteer help to keep the advisory-Legislature alive.
This year, the directors of the legislature decided to try to charge senior citizens a $2 membership fee that would make them eligible to vote for representation.


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because of the European Convention on Human Rights. This strikes me as potentially quite troubling, but also puzzling, because all I've seen on it is brief English language news accounts, plus this blog post that comments on the case and translates some Dutch news accounts, and this Christopher Hitchens Slate piece that first alerted me to this. Here's one English language account from Expatica News:
Liberal Party MP Ayaan Hirsi Ali has been ordered to vacate the high-security home she is renting in The Hague within four months.
An appeal court sided with her neighbours who complained her presence put their own safety at risk and caused disruption to their lives....
Somali-born Hirsi Ali is known as a critic of aspects of Islam and she went into hiding in November 2004 when filmmaker Theo van Gogh was murdered. They had finished work shortly before his murder on Submission, a short film about the ill-treatment of women under Islam.
Hirsi Ali and fellow MP Geert Wilders spent several months in hiding in secret locations due to death threats made against them because of their stance on Islam....
The neighbours ... won on Thursday when an appeal court accepted Hirsi Ali's presence meant they no longer felt safe in their own apartments or in the communal areas of the complex. The court ruled that is contravened Article 8 of the European Convention of Human Rights which guarantees respect for a person's private and family life.
The Dutch State had contravened these rights by moving to the apartment complex without seeking their consent and without taking measures to diminish the neighbours' valid fears, the court said....
I understand the neighbors' concerns, but it seems to me on balance quite wrong -- and quite destructive of the fight against terrorism -- that they would have a legal right and, essentially, a European constitutional right to insist that Ali move out. Some risks, it seems to me, are inevitable whenever terrorists are trying to intimidate your countrymen and interfere with your democratic process. Sure, most of us would rather that these risks be borne entirely by others. But I don't think that we ought to have a legal right to insist on this. And if we do have the legal right to insist on it, that seems to only strengthen terrorists' ability to intimidate.
Plus, as PeakTalk points out, this "is not just about one outspoken member of parliament. Beyond a number of politicians there is a growing constituency of writers, artists and cartoonists who may rightfully claim government protection. And in most cases their neighbors are equally likely to take a less than charitable view of their right to exercise free speech. This is once more evidence of how Europeans fail to understand the bigger picture and are more than willing to let some short term comfort prevail over the long term survival of core values that built their societies in the first place." (I should stress, by the way, that this failing is a common and understandable human failing, not just a European one; it's just a shame if European law comes to reinforce this failing.) And, of course, "those responsible for threatening her will have the last laugh."
Nonetheless, it's hard to evaluate this for sure without knowing more of the facts and analyses underlying the court's judgment; and unfortunately I couldn't find even the Dutch-language version of the opinion. Do any readers know where the opinion might be found? If I get my hands on it, then I'll try to take the next step and get it translated.
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Science shows us that scent is the most powerful memory trigger of all the senses. That is why bath and body products, perfumes and candles can create such an impact on the wearer and the environment around them. The fragrance that one is drawn to is able to exude an incredible range of emotions and feelings; from desire to power, vitality to relaxation, the possibilities seem endless. The scents we use help define us as individuals.
Personal scented body products like invigorating scrubs, foaming bath gel and all those beautiful smelling creams, lotions and powders actually promote other wonderful benefits. Just taking a relaxing bath will loosen muscles, help you de-stress, sharpen your brain power, allow you to sleep more soundly, etc.
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HCM CITY (VNS) — Vietnamese-Australian Nguyen Le Tuyen says he was lucky to discover a Tai tu music piece performed in Paris more than 100 years ago.
It was at the National Library in the French capital that he found the musical notation written for the Vietnamese song by a French researcher.
Julien Tiersot had been researching Tai tu when a troupe from Viet Nam performed the song in Paris.
Tuyen, who studies Viet Nam's gong culture, plays rock music, and lectures at the Australian National University, said he recently became hooked on Vietnamese traditional music.
He puts down his discovery of Indochina Dance, as the musical piece is called, to "fate".
He recently published a book in Vietnamese about traditional music in Viet Nam between the late 19th and early 20th centuries, written in collaboration with another Australian, Nguyen Duc Hiep, a researcher.
History of Tai Tu, Hat Boi and Cai Luong was a labour of love for them, almost literally, as his analogy showed.
"While writing the book about the history of three types of Vietnamese traditional music — tai tu, hat boi and cai luong — Hiep and I were not aware we were working; it was love, rather.
"When we love girls, we keep following them until we get what we want."
They did not focus on materials available in Viet Nam, but western ones.
Explaining this, he said while researching into gong culture too he was keen to know foreigners' view of Vietnamese music.
"It is important to know what foreigners thinks about Vietnamese traditional music at a time of globalisation.
"They had their impressions even before 1900."
He wants to raise awareness among Vietnamese as well as outsiders, especially the musical community, about tai tu, which is awaiting UNESCO recognition as an intangible cultural heritage.
He is set to talk about the music at an international conference in Hong Kong.
"Staying in a foreign country, I can introduce Vietnamese music to foreigners in a more effective way," he said.
Referring to Tuyen's discovery of Indochina Dance, Nguyen Thi Hai Phuong, a well-known performer of Vietnamese traditional music, said the discovery has turned the spotlight on tai tu other traditional music forms.
"Despite knowing that UNESCO recognition is being sought for tai tu, people don't pay attention to the music. The discovery has [changed that]."
But he has had to battle criticism. Critics and traditional musicians have derided him, possibly unfairly, for researching traditional music while being a rock musician.
"[They] made comments about my research, but they did not read my research thoroughly," Tuyen said. — VNS


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Eureka Burger, a gourmet burger restaurant that also offers rare beers and whiskey, is slated to open in the downtown San Luis Obispo location that previously was home to the popular Corner View Restaurant and Bar.
The restaurant, at 1141 Chorro St., will open this fall with about 40 employees. Eureka Burger began in Redlands in 2009 and since has opened locations in Fresno and Claremont, said co-owner Robert Suzuki.
The restaurant is also owned by Paul Frederick, Justin Nedelman and chef Ron Guidon of Los Angeles. Guidon, who created Eureka Burger's menu, also owns two upscale Italian restaurants in Manhattan Beach.
Suzuki said that every aspect of Eureka Burger's fare will be handmade and sourced from local vendors, from the dressings on greens purchased from local farmers markets to hand-cut fries.
The restaurant features American beers and whiskeys with small distribution, so patrons can taste unique and rare spirits, Suzuki said.
He added that a complete interior redesign is under way, which will preserve the two-floor dining but completely change the look to be "rustic and modern, yet comfortable."
Matt Quaglino, president of Quaglino Properties LLC, owns the building.
Corner View Restaurant and Bar closed in October because of rising costs coupled with a change in customers' dining habits due to the economic downturn, owner Bill Carpenter said at the time.
— Julia Hickey
The San Luis Obispo County Community Foundation has announced its 2010 grants totaling $52,494 for 13 local nonprofit organizations:
AIDS Support Network to support the SLO Syringe Project ($3,000).
Assistance League to support Operation School Bell ($4,000).
Coast Caregiver Resource Center to help provide respite care for family/friend caregivers ($5,000).
Friends of Hapitok to support special-needs children with speech disabilities ($4,500).
Habitat for Humanity to support the ReStore program ($3,500).
Morro Bay Art Foundation to transform an RTA bus stop into public art ($500).
The Partnership for the Children to provide anesthesiology services for pediatric dental surgery for low-income children ($4,200).
Peoples' Self Help Housing to support those at risk of becoming homeless ($5,000).
Senior Nutrition to fund 2,000 meals for low-income seniors ($5,000).
Sierra Club Foundation to support core operations ($5,000).
SLO Child Development Center to support a new Family Resource Center in Los Osos ($4,180).
The LINK to establish a "Grub Club" ($3,614).
Transitions Mental Health Association to support a 24-hour phone hotline ($5,000).
"As we continue to endure economic hardships, these grants are essential to maintain a level of support for these programs and the services they provide," said foundation Executive Director Barry VanderKelen in a news release.
Since 1998, the foundation has grown its endowment to $27 million and made grants totaling more than $16 million through its 200 funds and scholarships. For details, call 543-2323 or log onto www.sloccf.org.
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Trying the example on pp 719-720 of the Dev. Guide. Project has 2 files, MyRenderer.as & test.mxml. MyRenderer.as is a single public class "CellField" enclosed in a package declaration for MyRenderer. test.mxml contains a datagrid with the following MyRenderer.CellField reference:
<mx:DataGridColumn dataField="Monday" itemRenderer="MyRenderer.CellField"/>
Compilation of test.mxml gives the following errors:
1120: Access of undefined property CellField
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Category: Holiday-Thanksgiving
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Materials: Construction paper, hand template for students, scissors, coloring supplies
To make this November bulletin board I used construction paper to cut out the body of a turkey and the title of the bulletin board, "Look Who's Gobbling Up Handfuls of Healthy Snacks!" I enlisted the help of my health classes to make the feathers of the turkey. Each student drew a picture of their favorite healthy snack on a hand template. They then cut and colored their "healthy hands". I used the hands to create the turkey's feathers. The students really enjoy walking by the bulletin board and comparing their favorite healthy foods with other students' choices! This bulletin board gave me a chance to showcase all of my students (K-4) thoughts and work in one cohesive Thanksgiving inspired board.
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The broker memory goes really high if you have a slow consumer
Question is what to do when queue depth is to deep -- do we want to add a policy
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On Saturday, myself and fellow bloggers (Angelya and Philippa from Tea in the Treetops, Jocie from The Name is Jocie and Chelsea from Booknerdigans) got to interview the fantastic Sarah J. Maas, author of the Throne of Glass and A Court of Thorns and Roses series. A big thank you to Sonia from Bloomsbury Australia for organising this for us! If you want to read all about the event and our experience meeting Sarah and Supanova, see this post!
Sarah's Message for Aussie Readers
The Interview
Brittany @ Nice Girls Read Books: Did you intend on having Celaena have multiple romances before you started the Throne of Glass series, or was it something that just kind of happened as you wrote the books?
Sarah J. Maas: I don't know how much you know about my history when writing this story, but I began writing it when I was sixteen. And with the way it wound up ending (when I posted it online) Celaena kind of stayed with one dude-ISH, but she had some other slight romances. By the time I got to the very end of it, I realised that ONE who I wanted her to actually be with and TWO that throughout the entire draft, I was fighting so hard just to keep her stuck to this one thing that I had planned, but she did NOT want to go in that direction.
So, when I finished roughly the first three books in the series (of the drafts when I was a teenager) I decided to re-write it word for word. I wouldn't even LOOK at the first draft, so that wound up being the series in its current incarnation, where I wanted her to lead the story where it needed to go.
I wanted her to just feel real – and I think sometimes you can have that romance where it's like the first guy you kiss and fall in love with – that can be very compelling and romantic. My husband was MY first boyfriend EVER and we got married, so I am that story, but I believe that (and I never want my books to be preachy) it's OKAY for girls to date whoever they want to date, and however many people they want to do. And that just kind of ended up being part of her story.
But, I didn't want that to be the defining thing about her story, either. And with the last book, I didn't want it to be about who Celaena ended up with, I wanted it to be about what she does for her kingdom, and her people, and her world.
So the romance for me has always been really fun to write, but always kind of secondary to what her actual growth is. I wanted Celaena to have these relationship and fall in love, and have it mean something and change both of them – but also evolve beyond that, and for her to be able to walk away and realise what she does need and does want.
And I did know who I wanted her to ultimately end up with, and I laid the seeds for that even as early as The Assassin's Blade – like, there are little details like 'the scent of Terrasen' which is also Rowan's scent, and it's mentioned in The Assassin's Blade what that smells like). With all of that, I just wanted her journey to feel like something that was organic. And I do trust Celaena to lead me where she wants to go… It's fun to have her fall in love and fall out of it, and for her to decide that she can go after what she wants if something isn't working for her.
And on the opposite end, it's okay for the men in the series to also move past that and to have their own storyline that's totally separate from hers. They aren't defined by their relationship to her, but also by what they do in their relationships with other characters. So something I planned, but also something I ran with, I guess.
Angelya & Philippa @ Tea in the Treetops: There have been a lot of passionate fan responses to the different relationships – they're getting together and they're breaking up – especially in Queen of Shadows. Are you shocked by the amount of different responses by people and how does it make you feel?
Sarah J. Maas: I don't really go looking for stuff. The only time I ever encounter it is if someone will directly say something to me. And even then, everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
I think of myself as a fangirl first and foremost, so I totally understand what it feels like to be passionate about a ship. I'm a big fan of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Zuko and Katara? I'm totally still bitter about that, so I understand that passion.
At the end of the day, as wonderful as it is when your readers are so vocal about your support, I really need to maintain that bubble of my own creative voice. Sometimes when I'm writing, I'll just turn off the internet – as much as I love chatting to all of you guys online – in order to hear my characters voices, as I can't hear anyone else's.
I think, regardless of what people are saying, it's wonderful people are even TALKING about the books. It would be really bad if people just didn't talk about them… probably the worst thing they could do is literally say nothing. But passionate readers? It really gets the word out there. People are having debates about who they want the characters to end up with and people are like 'Oh, I want to read for myself!'
With Queen of Shadows, I kind of knew before that book came out that some readers would be excited, some would be upset… but at the end of the day, again, I just kind of had to let the characters do what they wanted to do.
And in regards to Chaol, I wanted him to be at such an all-time low. What happens in Heir of Fire is devastating. And he is someone who has dedicated his entire life to serving Dorian, to protecting Dorian and serving his kingdom. At the end of Heir of Fire, he literally has to – not walk- RUN away, and leave Dorian to one of the worst fates that someone can deal with. And that breaks him; breaks him emotionally and I think – again, everyone's entitled to their own opinion – but for me, I find that he doesn't have to be perfect all the time and it's okay. Okay for him, for all of us, to have moments were we break and fall apart and we don't act our very best way.
In some ways it can be really hard to have someone expect you to be perfect, but everything's falling apart and that can make you break even harder. And with Chaol, I wanted him to break, but he also had to learn (like he told Celaena in Throne of Glass to 'get back up again) and so in Queen of Shadows, he is definitely not himself at the beginning of the book because he is trying to re-organise his world and who he is and how he's going to fight for it. And he is allowed to be mean and ugly because if that happened to my best friend, I would be a wreck! I would be the nastiest and most horrible person. So for him, he is allowed to have that moment.
He also owes it to himself to find a way to get back to that place where he was before – and not just that places, but a better place. For me, that was one of the most meaningful journeys that I wrote about in Queen of Shadows and I know that some readers were upset about who Celaena /Aelin winds up with.
(I always change what I call her depending on what book I'm working on. Assassin's Blade through Heir of Fire I always refer to her as Celaena, but then Queen of Shadows onward she's Aelin – but then when I'm talking to a group of people who haven't necessarily read all the books, I have to call her Celaena because I don't want to spoil it! So I'm always juggling the names!)
For Chaol, his main relationship is Dorian and that friendship – that bond. And I love that Dorian and Chaol can both exist outside of Celaena. They don't have to BE their relationship to her. They can be with her, and then move on and have their own stories and contribute to the world and how they're going to save it. I'm really excited for all the adventures that are coming up!
Jocie @ The Name is Jocie: Well recently, diversity has been a hot topic. Especially in fantasy, there can be a lack of diversity. When you write, are you conscious of writing and incorporating that?
Sarah J. Maas: Oh, absolutely. With my world I want it to be as interesting and diverse as possible and not just with the way that people look, but also the way women and men interact. Often by default I'll find myself writing a random side character (like a shop owner) and by default I'll make this person in power a man. I will then actively stop and go 'You know what? I'm going to make this a woman. A woman owning her own business†or a female member of the guard. So I always try and add different sorts of diversity into my books.
There are new characters coming in and I want it to be reflective of our own world, which is so diverse, even though it's a fantasy world. Because it's pretty boring when everyone looks the same, acts the same… And part of what's really great about writing this giant, sweeping fantasy world is that I can just create so many different cultures and have readers connect with different people and places.
It's very important to me. It's something I'm really, really glad that attention is being brought to it and people are speaking up and championing it. Things are starting to change in the industry. It's been really wonderful to witness, and so many authors are doing so many brave and wonderful things in the name of it. It's very inspiring and I'm in awe of those people!
Chelsea @ Booknerdigans: A Court of Thorns and Roses is loosely based on Beauty and the Beast and East of the Sun, West of the Moon. Did you plan to base future books off of something as well? How do you choose?
Sarah J. Maas: I don't really actively sit down and CHOOSE… it's just that the story I have in mind kind of sometimes resembles one of the folk tales or fairytales that I love. And with A Court of Mist and Fury (the sequel coming out May 2016!), that one is very loosely inspired by Hades and Persephone.
You have the kernels of that starting in A Court of Thorns and Roses in the way of Rhys and Feyre's bargain. It's not really spoilery – because it says it in the synopsis – but Rhys calls in that bargain and Persephone was the daughter of Demeter (springtime and fertility being stolen away to the Underworld – 'Night Court') so there are very slight nods to that, but you'll see it's very sprawling.
There are a lot of new characters that kind of come in that aren't from any kind of fairytale, rather just 'WELL YOU'RE VERY ATTRACTIVE AND YOU'RE IN THE BOOK!' but then that fairytale feel will often creep in.
In Book Two, there are a lot of new creepy creatures. There is one moment when Feyre is in a Hansel and Gretel-type situation – it's one of my favourite scenes ever. It's not a spoilery thing, but this creature is called 'The Weaver in the Wood'. I mean, I wrote that scene and I was so excited but also gagging – it's pretty horrific! So there are definitely those fairytale elements that make their way into it.


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MTV: A Recruiting Ground For Priests?
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by Michael S. Rose is author of several books including the New York times bestseller Goodbye, Good Men (Regnery, 2002). He is Web Editor of New Oxford Review.
Throughout the past three decades, the national bishops' bureaucracy and many bishops have consistently denied that any real problem exists in U.S. seminaries and with the formation of priests. Thus they have laid the blame for the developing vocations crisis on forces external to the seminary and even foreign to the Church. It is the classic scapegoat approach: Don't admit that you are part of the problem.
But denial has resulted in desperation, as evidenced by the tactics many American bishops are taking to encourage vocations. Gimmicks such as comic books, basketball games, billboards, and television commercials are replacing authentic outreach in the parish, the family, and Catholic schools.
The Diocese of Des Moines holds basketball games, for instance, with a traveling team of priests called "The Running Revs," and advertises on billboards with messages like "White Collar Workers Needed: Priesthood" and "Priesthood: It's Awesome."
In January 1999 the Diocese of Providence, one of the more liberal East Coast dioceses, initiated a major media blitz to "target" potential candidates to the priesthood. In addition to billboards (and a website and newspaper ads), the Diocese has been running television commercials on the MTV network, a pop/rock music video station that doesn't exactly promote Catholic morals, thought, or teaching. The Diocese's Vocations Director explained that "the best place to reach potential candidates would be on MTV and the Comedy Channel," presumably because viewing patterns show that these are the two most popular networks among men aged 18-35.
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Long Term Results of PROTECT AF: The Mortality Effects of Left Atrial Appendage Closure Versus Warfarin For Stroke Prophylaxis in AF
Boston Scientific's WATCHMAN™ LAAC Device Provided Statistically Superior Outcomes Over Warfarin in Primary Efficacy and All-Cause Mortality in Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation (AF)
- PROTECT AF was a multicenter, prospective randomized clinical trial comparing the WATCHMAN Device to long-term warfarin therapy, designed to demonstrate the treatment arm was non-inferior to the control arm.
- All randomized study patients completed follow-up assessments at post-randomization intervals of 45 days, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months and thereafter annual office visits and semi-annual telephone visits for up to 5 years.
- Patients enrolled in PROTECT AF were warfarin eligible and had a CHADS2 score of ≥1
- A total of 707 patients from 59 centers were randomized 2:1 device vs. warfarin control in the PROTECT AF trial (an additional 93 non-randomized roll-in patients were enrolled to total 800 patients).
- Primary Efficacy Endpoint: All stroke (ischemic & hemorrhagic), cardiovascular death (limited to any cardiovascular & unexplained death), and systemic embolism.
- Primary Safety Endpoint: Life-threatening events as determined by the Clinical Events Committee which would include events such as device embolization requiring retrieval and bleeding events e.g., pericardial effusion requiring drainage, cranial bleeding events due to any source, gastrointestinal bleeds requiring transfusion, and any bleeding related to the device or procedure that necessitates an operation.
- Previously reported PROTECT AF trial data demonstrated that the WATCHMAN LAAC device was non-inferior to warfarin control for the primary endpoint of all stroke, cardiovascular or unexplained death and systemic embolism.1
- PROTECT AF and CAP (Continued Access Protocol), a nonrandomized registry that began at the conclusion of the PROTECT AF trial that was designed to allow continued access to the WATCHMAN Device for a subset of the PROTECT AF study investigators and to gain further safety and efficacy data on the device, documented there was a learning curve associated with the LAAC procedure and with increased operator experience and enhanced training the procedure can be done safely. 2
- The enhanced training program was tested in the PREVAIL trial, a multicenter, prospective randomized clinical trial designed to confirm the results of the PROTECT AF trial and validate the safety of the implant procedure. The rate of serious vascular complications dropped significantly in both CAP (4.1%) and PREVAIL (4.4%) compared to PROTECT AF (8.7%).3
- The current dataset evaluates the long term data from the PROTECT AF trial with 4 years of follow up (mean of 45 months) with an aggregate of 2621 patient-years of follow up.
Primary Efficacy Endpoint: The PROTECT AF trial achieved statistical superiority for the composite endpoint of all stroke, cardiovascular or unexplained death and systemic embolism.
- The observed adverse event rate was 2.3% and 3.8% in the WATCHMAN and Control groups, respectively (RR= 0.60, posterior probability of superiority = 96%*), demonstrating a 40% relative risk reduction in the WATCHMAN group.
Additional Results
- All-Cause Mortality: the WATCHMAN group rates were lower versus Control: a 34% relative risk reduction in all-cause mortality in the WATCHMAN group (HR = 0.66, p=0.0379).
- Cardiovascular Mortality: the WATCHMAN group rates were lower versus Control: 1.0 per 100 patient-years for WATCHMAN and 2.4 per 100 patient-years for Control, demonstrating a 60% relative risk reduction in cardiovascular death in the WATCHMAN group (HR= 0.40, p=0.0045).
*For Bayesian analysis, posterior probabilities are used to determine superiority; ≥95% represents superiority
- PROTECT AF 4-year follow-up data showed that the WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) Device was statistically superior to warfarin for reducing the relative risk of the composite primary endpoint of cardiovascular death, all stroke and systemic embolization.


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SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. -- Tom Gugliotta, the Washington Bullets' No. 1 draft choice, was missing as expected when coach Wes Unseld took roll call of his rookies and free agents at training camp last night.
Under the NBA bargaining agreement, a player cannot participate in camp without a contract. Gugliotta, the sixth player chosen overall in the 1992 draft, remains unsigned.
But the 6-foot-10 forward from North Carolina State could be closer to coming to terms because Notre Dame forward LaPhonso Ellis, the fifth pick overall, signed a five-year deal yesterday with the Denver Nuggets worth a reported $13 million.