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Susan Doty spends some time with her beloved dogs, Paisley, left, and Ruger at her Aberdeen home Thursday. Doty is undergoing treatment for breast cancer and talks about her journey and National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Photo by: Luisa Porter/Dispatch Staff
4-County lineman Derek Dawkins of Macon wears a pink hard hat in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Outside employees of 4 County are wearing pink hard hats throughout October. "It's a great way for us to show our solidarity with those affected by breast cancer," said Joe Cade, 4-County CEO. "In one way or another - through friends, family or as individuals - we've all been touched by this disease."
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Susan Doty gets up every morning to do battle with breast cancer. She's been at it since December 2013. A diagnosis of stage four metastatic HER2-positive cancer could fell most people to their knees physically, emotionally and spiritually, but Susan Doty will tell you that, in spite of everything, "life is good; I am blessed."
For her, and for thousands of women like her, October was once just another month -- a gateway to autumn and the holidays ahead. But October is also National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It means something new now, Doty said. "I just never realized what all these women went through," the Aberdeen resident shared.
The month is set aside to ramp up awareness of a disease about one in eight American women will develop in their lifetime, the most commonly diagnosed cancer among all females in Mississippi.
"October is synonymous with breast cancer," said Kim Easterling of Tupelo, senior manager for area Relay for Life events. "It gives an elevated platform to really focus, when those who might not think about breast cancer have the opportunity to see it more visibly in their community."
Visible reminders often come courtesy of the color pink, which shows up in force this month. It may be on an NFL player's uniform or a 4 County employee's hard hat. Pink honors survivors, those in treatment and those who have succumbed. Pink can inspire funding for research through donations to the American Cancer Society, and even remind women to get a mammogram.
To someone facing breast cancer, pink worn in October means more than many realize. "It's very touching that so many people are aware of just what a vicious, vicious disease this is," said Doty.
One sighting of pink last fall was of particular significance to her.
"When I was diagnosed I prayed that God would let me live to see my son married to his girlfriend of seven years, which I already considered mine, and that happened a year ago this month. My son wore a pink tie in my honor," she said. "Then I prayed that he would let me see a grandchild, and if he blesses me with life until January, I will get to see that, too."
You can't do it alone
Teresa Howell of New Hope is cancer-free now, but she will never forget the shock she felt at her diagnosis of triple negative breast cancer four years ago. Like Doty, there was no history of breast cancer in her family.
"I think with anybody, when you hear the words 'you have cancer,' you feel like it's a dream, it's not real," Howell said. After the shock came her determination to fight. For that, she first credits faith.
"I count my faith in God getting me through all of it, and the support of my husband and my family and friends," she said. "One of the toughest things I had to do was tell our kids that I was diagnosed, but yet reassure them that it's going to be OK. I had to be strong for them."
Acts of kindness, however small, are not only helpful, but uplifting, she acknowledged. A meal dropped by the house, a ride for a child to an after-school activity, a note -- each gesture matters.
Howell said, "It's a whirlwind when you're diagnosed because you're being hit with you've got to have surgery, these are your treatment options, how are you going to get to treatment, you have to think about wigs ... you can't do any of this alone."
Support system
Fear of the unknown was the most difficult aspect of Sharon Logan's bout with breast cancer. No one in the Hamilton's woman's family had ever had the disease.
"To me one of the most important things to know is to have regular mammograms, and if you feel something, go get it checked out and not wait," said Logan, who, like Doty and Howell, relied on faith and a circle of family and friends throughout treatment. Next month, she will be a "four-year-survivor."
"October is special to me because I can celebrate being a survivor," she said. "To be able to say I'm a survivor is the most important thing to me."
Doty, Howell and Logan all point to the critical importance of a strong support system. Numerous studies have found that cancer survivors with emotional support tend to better adjust to the changes cancer brings to their lives.
"I have a great mama and daddy that I don't know what I'd do without, and my son and daughter-in-law, and my brother and many, many good friends ... " said Doty.
Howell remarked, "Lean on your family and friends for support. If they offer, take them up on it because you need all that you can get."
The American Cancer Society also offers resources to help cancer patients and caregivers, from understanding diagnoses and side effects to assistance with wigs and sometimes lodging.
There will be days you will not want to get up and go, Doty acknowledged. "But you have to ... it's important not to give up. There are going to be bad days, but there are going to be some good days again, too."
Boots & Bling Ball
While annual Relay for Life events are well-known in the Golden Triangle, the American Cancer Society, Camellia Hospice and area organizers are adding a second premier event to the calendar. The inaugural Boots & Bling Ball from 5-9 p.m. Nov. 4 at Trotter Convention Center in Columbus will be a family-oriented evening to raise funds for research and patient support resources.
"Guys can wear their western hats, and ladies can wear their cowgirl boots and pearls," said event chair Rhonda Richardson. "We're going to do a kids' corral and let them mine for gold. We'll have Disney characters, a huge silent auction, three bands and food vendors, too." About 20 honorees ranging in age from 18 months up will be recognized as well.
Tickets are $25; $15 for ages 4-11. Couples tickets are $40, available at community.acsevents.org or by contacting Richardson at [email protected] or 662-574-8655.
Those interested in assisting with the ball are invited to join a meeting Oct. 16 at 5:30 p.m. at Baptist-Golden Triangle's Outpatient Pavilion.
Jan Swoope is the Lifestyles Editor for The Commercial Dispatch.
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Edward Weston (1886-1958) may not have been the first photographer to enshrine a vegetable, as in his still life ''Pepper No. 31'' (1930). But it's safe to assume that no one before had seen the humble pod as a monument of formidable presence, evoking a nude, an Arp sculpture or a desert rock formation while projecting the very essence of its veggie self.
''It is classic, completely satisfying -- a pepper -- but more than a pepper: abstract, in that it is completely outside subject matter,'' Weston wrote in his journal, adding that it ''takes one beyond the world we know in the conscious mind.''
(Weston's son Brett, who also became a well-known photographer, boasted of having eaten the icon after its portrait was made.)
Weston's belief in simplicity, his mastery of a straightforward black-and-white approach -- requiring little manipulation in the darkroom -- that enabled him to get to the very heart of what he saw, made him one of the most important influences in 20th-century photography. He developed a new, essentially American approach that could be abstract or realistic, informal or monumental, but never lost touch with the earthy and sensual.
The images that secured his reputation are abundantly evident in ''Edward Weston: Life Work,'' a show of 100 vintage prints at the Portland Museum of Art, from the collection of Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg. His chief subjects -- nudes, landscapes, portraits, buildings and studies of natural forms -- are all on view in this sharply focused retrospective, organized by Graham Howe of Curatorial Assistance Traveling Exhibitions in Los Angeles.Continue reading the main story
Besides the famous pepper, the show includes masterpieces like a series of dunes near Oceano, Calif., almost abstract in their arrangements of sunlight, rippled sand and deep shadow; the lithe body of his second wife, Charis Wilson, sprawled nude in kinetic positions against a background of white sand; and a shot from his ''Excusado'' series, painstaking studies of a toilet (post-Duchamp) in an effort to achieve ''an absolute aesthetic response to form'' by removing the ceramic object from all associated context.
But there are also earlier, less familiar pictures, among them a 1908 self-portrait with a box camera; childhood shots of his children; a sentimental outdoor portrait of his first wife, Flora Chandler (maybe his first nude); a hazy view of boats in the Chicago River harbor; a cow skull in the Mojave Desert.
In all, the show follows Weston's career from his beginnings as a Pictorialist photographer using a soft-focus lens to produce pretty, romantic confections, to the stark, poetic concentration of his last years on the landscapes, flora and fauna of the Northern California coast, especially Point Lobos and Carmel.
Weston, an eager amateur photographer from early youth, began his professional career in the early 1900's in Southern California. In 1911, two years after marrying the well-to-do Flora, he opened his own studio, where for 10 years he supported his growing family through commercial photography. He pursued his artistic interests on the side. Pictorialism was the order of the day, the arty soft-focus approach derived from painters like Whistler and from Japanese prints and championed by the guru Alfred Stieglitz through his Photo-Secessionist movement.
Weston became one of the stars of the group, admired particularly for his portraits and figure studies. Prizes, one-man shows and an exhibition at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition of 1915 added luster to the aesthetic side of his career, and his commercial efforts succeeded as well.
A number of his early Pictorialist prints are in the show, including ''I Do Believe in Fairies'' (1913), a nude view of his small son Chandler under a tree, seen from behind as he stretches his arms exultantly toward the sky, and ''Summer Sunshine'' (1914), a rather sappy study in sepia of a woman in a floppy garden hat and clinging gown holding a tray of blossoms in a garden.
Around 1912, Margarethe Mather -- the first of many women outside Weston's marriages who became his lovers, models and often fellow photographers -- entered the scene. Through Mather, he met an avant-garde group of writers, artists and theater people, and his pictures gradually became more experimental.
By 1921 he was using stark, minimal settings, unusual angles and dramatic lighting effects, as in ''A Sunny Corner in an Attic (Johan Hagemeyer),'' a portrait of a fellow photographer smoking a pipe against a dark, stark background illuminated by a polygonal patch of bright light on an adjoining wall. His big breakthrough came in 1922 when, visiting his sister in Middletown, Ohio, he photographed buildings at the Armco Steelworks there.
The classic ''Armco Steel'' (1922), a powerful sharp-focus shot of tall, graduated black and gray smokestacks and buildings angled against an empty white sky, is probably the best-known result of the shoot. Realizing that the country's vibrant industrialization needed a more with-it approach than Pictorialism to portray it, he took to sharp-focus photography, his ticket to Modernism.
Shortly afterward, he took off for Mexico City with Chandler and another love, the Italian actress and photographer Tina Modotti. His Mexican period, where he met the cream of the country's culturati, produced a number of memorable portraits. In the show are José Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera and D. H. Lawrence, who was there doing research for his novel ''The Plumed Serpent.'' And of course, the sexy Modotti, seen in a sweet close-up as she gave a recitation.
There, too, besides landscapes and, with Modotti's help, still lifes of Mexican folk and decorative art, Weston began to focus on close-ups of natural phenomena, like vegetables, shells, trees, rocks and clouds. Back in California in 1927, his interest intensified in these elements.
His famous ''Chambered Nautilus -- Halved,'' a dynamically lighted closeup of an exquisitely curved shell, dates from that year, and he continued with other still life naturals: an invalid's bedpan, eggs and a slicer, a cabbage leaf that resembles a piece of Greek sculpture, a heavily striated toadstool, a pelican's wing, and of course the famous pepper.
In Carmel, Calif., where he lived from 1929 to 1935, he added close-ups of gnarled cypresses, rocks and seaweed to this repertory. In 1933 he began to concentrate increasingly on landscape, and in the next 15 years, helped in part by a 1937 Guggenheim grant, he traveled the country. His magnificent shots of the sand dunes at Oceano belong to this period. So do strangely beautiful images like a dead buzzard and the wreck of a burned car in the Mojave Desert (1937) and one of eroded sandstone, furrowed like an old face, at Point Lobos (1942).
He had met the beautiful Charis in 1934 (their marriage in 1939 lasted seven years), who became the model for his remarkably sensuous series of nudes informally posed on the Oceano dunes and who collaborated with him on several books. The two eventually moved to a house built by Weston's son Neil on Wildcat Hill, near Carmel. Charis left him in 1946, the year the Parkinson's disease that brought his career to a halt was diagnosed. He died at Wildcat Hill in 1958. His last photograph, ''The 'Dody Rocks,' Point Lobos (Something Out of Nothing),'' from 1948, appears in the show.
But of course by then Weston, in earlier years too little known and appreciated, was famous. In 1946, a much wider audience saw his work in a major retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art, and another show, ''The World of Edward Weston,'' was mounted by the Smithsonian Institution in 1956. The best tribute, however, was a verbal one that came from his friend Ansel Adams. His genius, Adams said, lay in making the forms of nature ''eloquent of the fundamental unity of the world.''
''Edward Weston: Life Work'' is at the Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland, Me., (207) 775-6148, through Oct. 19.Continue reading the main story


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He casually brushed himself off and walked away unbruised and unfazed. Completely unaltered by their encounter. Encounter meaning three years of what Elena thought was a relationship. His lack of pain and indifference to hers only made her wounds throb more brutally.
He looked at her, how broken she was now, and he was visibly repulsed. He pushed her away, wanting this ruined, dishevelled girl to get away from him. The pain disgusted him. The very pain that he had inflicted; the break that he had caused with his own blow. Not one, not two, but three other women.
He was unaffected by her pain because he never cared about her in the first place. Her pain didn't cause him any discomfort. It didn't keep him up at night, like it did her. He never gave her a second thought. She, on the other hand, was unable to push him from her mind. No matter how hard she tried. The harder she pushed, the more he clung to every neuron in her brain.
She was just a shell now. The way he had hurt her had completely sucked the life out of her. She had lost her innocence, her natural happiness, her friendly manner. She had lost her naivety and her optimistic view of the world. Of people. She was left confused and bewildered at how nonchalantly and how easily he had hurt her.
When Elena found out about the other women, she confronted him in a whirl of passion and rage. He seemed inconvenienced if anything but mostly, nothing. He didn't apologise, he didn't fight for her, he didn't plead her not to leave. All of these things he would pay for.
She saw him move on as though she didn't exist, as though her pain didn't exist, which drove her to despair. She felt desperate to rid herself of this shattered and bruised heart. She didn't want to ever feel that pain again, not even one iota of it.
She didn't let herself hope that her heart might mend one day, instead she let it freeze. She never intended to love again. She was not an ordinary girl, she would not get over this heartbreak and find another love. That was not how she would let this story go.
He had turned her into this cold and unloving shell. He was oblivious to this heart that he had ruined. He really should have been more careful. How he had underestimated Elena. If he had realised that all it would have taken to appease her, was to show a little pain. If he had at least appeared to be somewhat saddened about letting her go, she might have been able to find a way to let go of him as well.
He didn't know how much love she had wanted to give him. He had discarded her like a toy that had outlived its interest. So oblivious and unthinking was he, that it didn't occur to him that she might seek vengeance. He had hurt her too easily. Moved on too quickly and walked away without so much as a graze.
After the throbbing pain had worn off, she was left with absence of all feeling. She was left numb. She recovered herself from the overwhelming pain his blows had delivered; after she had turned her heart to ice; after she had terminated all of her capabilities for love; only then did she plan her revenge. Revenge is a dish best served cold. Elena's revenge would be ice cold.
She didn't care how long it would take; she would make him suffer. She would make him feel the pain that she had felt, no matter what it took. She would find a way to make him regret the pain he had caused her. The thought of his heart breaking brought a smile to her face. She began humming a tune, the tune of a song they used to dance to. She swayed from side to side along with the tune and paused as the seed of an idea was planted in her mind. A few seconds later she was giggling with excitement as the plan for her revenge was forming and coming to life in her mind.
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Coca-Cola challenges Americans to get active outdoors as part of its
overall commitment to help people rediscover the joy of being active
Did you know that a run in the park or a family game of soccer could be
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Remember when I was writing about my newly purchased baby monitor?
The woe is not about it's functionality but rather the fact that they are sold with only one AC adaptor for 2 units and use a lot of 9v batteries. And boy does this thing eat batteries fast, even a Duracel battery last no longer than 2.5 nights!
DH observed that there must be a way to get a second adaptor, so first he went doing the round of electrical shops, and was ending up finding or the wrong voltage, or the wrong polarity, or the wrong pin end, then found a cheapo "multipurpose adaptor" on which you can change the voltage and the polarity but no instruction on how the polarity switch works, I decided to tempt the Devil and selected what I thought would be the right polarity plugged the adaptor and went looking for the baby monitor unit only to find that in the 30 seconds I plugged the adapter it had fried itself to death with the tell tale noise of a loose lead inside the box, so fortunately it saved my baby monitor from a mean experiment with a mysterious polarity switch on a crappy adaptor.
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From then we thought the issue was solved, but while waiting for our second adaptor the parents unit's battery snap on cap must have been damaged during one of the too many battery change, and we had to plug it to the adaptor and operate the baby unit on battery (it seems to use more battery) the pro of the switch is that at least when the battery is too weak and it stops emitting at least the parent unit makes an awful static noise which often had me creeped out in the middle of my sleep signaling me that a battery change was indeed in order.
10 days after our hopeful call to the distributor our adapter comes, I eagerly open it but a part of me keeps saying "This is too easy to have no flaws" and yes my inside voice was right, they sent us the 6 volt adapter instead of the 9 volt one, which means it doesn't have enough strenght to operate our units.
DH tried to call several time but never got the guy back on the phone and we totally lost patience and decided that the best solution left to us was simply to buy another baby monitor set, discard our battery disabled parents unit, and use the extra adaptor to use the set as it was originally supposed to work (and probably how it is sold in Europe) with 2 adaptors.
We took a trip back to Lifestyle where we know they have stock, and before going I pointed out to DH that if the distributor sent us a 6v adaptor of the same type it means that some of the models in the "Core" range must operate on 6 volts instead of 9. In Lifestyle my inner voice spoke again and prompted me to open the boxes to check if the adapters were there, and surely enough the only left box of the same model of monitor we had had no adaptor in it (my guess is that another frustrated customer did a little shoplifting). Instead of calling a shop assistant (who I found out are a bit useless anyway) I looked at the other models in the brand, and yes indeed there was a monitor that operated on 6v and hurray there was an adaptor in the box, so our 350 rupees useless one at home would work just fine. never mind that the model in question was 500 rupees more than the model we originally purchased, while we were as insane as buying a new set such price difference doesn't matter.
Back home I boxed the old set, bitter at the idea that I could not even in my good conscience sell it on ebay because of the one AC adaptor and the fact that the parent unit was no longer battery able, and took the new set out and wired it. The sweet surprise was that for 500 more you get a lot more sound clarity and the microphone is even more sensitive than on the old model, with way less parasitic noises when the volume is turned to high on the parents unit, so at least there is a consolation in our big spending.
The morale of this story is that once more, when it come to tapping into relatively new markets in this country, it is better to go for the trusted brands. In the baby gear business Mothercare rules supreme, and not only it provides products that had to pass the strict European security norms and therefore guarantee quality, they also have a staff that knows what they are talking about. I heard too many time that they are costly...well I beg to STRONGLY disagree, because most baby clothes are decently price and cots, strollers and other baby gear being of superior quality they last longer and save you money.
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A/N: I've finally got my sister to role-play with me, which is good for all of you as I get most of my best ideas when role-playing with her. And, much to my delight, she enjoys playing Scott. This is something we came up with that I just thought was super sweet. It is really short, but I hope you all enjoy it anyway.
Please note that this story is best read while listening to "Lull-a-bye for a Stormy Night" by Vienna Teng. This is the song that John is humming, and the lull-a-bye I am referring to throughout the story, though it isn't mentioned by name. I recommend you find a copy if you can while reading.
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Moonlight glittered of Thunderbird 1's nose cone, the slightest of shimmers the only thing making the magnificent machine visible in the dark night. The roar of engines would only follow long after it has passed those on the ground, and Scott knew there would be children searching desperately for a glimpse of the famous rescue machine. Except, he wasn't on a rescue. Not one of the traditional kind, anyway, but one far more personal.
The eldest Tracy couldn't even say for sure that their Father would approve of this one, but this was more important than a scolding from Father. Scott could take that if it would make John's smile just a little more genuine.
Flicking a few of the switches to slow his bird, Scott glanced at his blond brother sleeping in Thunderbird 1's copilot seat. His younger brother was still breathing softly, the sound dampening headphones blocking out the roar of the engines, and Scott couldn't help but chuckling to himself. John was normally a light sleeper, but Gordon was an even better ninja and between the two of them they had managed to get John into his bird without waking him. It had been the most difficult part of Scott's plan, but not the trickiest. That was dependant on stuff completely outside of his control.
A press of the button to activate his com, and Scott smiled as he spoke into the small microphone as loudly as he dared. "Still awake over there, Virg?"
This was answered by a barely stifled yawn from his middle brother. "F.A.B., Scott. Everything still looks good for your arrival. Lucky you landed a strong one."
"Luck has nothing to do with it, little brother." Scott chuckled, dipping his control stick down to lower Thunderbird 1 below the dark clouds they had earlier been scraping. Immediately his windshield was speckled with drops of water, and Scott nodded his approval. Perfect. "It's almost four am there, Virg, why don't you go get some sleep?"
"Only if you promise to tell me about his face, or record it if you can."
"You got it."
"Alright, then. Virgil out. Drive safe, Scott."
"Sleep well, Virg." Another press to turn off his com, and Scott shook his head again. Once he'd told his two other earthbound brothers about the incident the other day, Gordon and Virgil had both been more than willing to help with his plan. In fact, if Thunderbird 2 had been fast enough—or Thunderbird 1 had had room—they no doubt would have insisted on coming as well, no matter the hour.
It had started out innocently enough, and in fact Scott doubted that John realized just how much his simple words had rocked his older brother's world. He'd probably seen nothing at all wrong with them, which only steeled Scott's resolve to correct the problem.
Two nights ago, Scott had found his younger brother sitting on the balcony that overlooked their pool just as the sunset. Off in the distance the clouds were stained red with the sunset, and from here Scott could see the lightening striking the water. It made for a beautiful picture, and Scott had been surprised Virgil wasn't out there as well trying to capture it in whatever medium was currently fascinating the young artist.
Scott approached his brother slowly, not wishing to interrupt John's treasured solitude. But John was only down on Earth for a short while, with hurricane season starting Jeff wanted Alan's more experienced hand for the flood of rescues that would no doubt come pouring in. Scott wanted to spend every possible moment available to him with his quietest brother. It wasn't very often lately that he and John got to have more than a couple minutes conversation, and most of those were work related. When he was honest with himself, Scott would confess to missing John, and the quiet companionship they usually shared.
As he made his way closer to where John was leaning on the railing, staring intently out at the storm, a few bars of familiar music reached his ears. A lull-a-bye their mother used to sing them on stormy nights, and one of John's favorites growing up. He'd often heard his brother humming it to himself when he was missing their mother, and for a moment Scott's heart clenched. He almost turned around, deciding to leave John to his private moment, but John must have noticed him as his blond brother turned around with a grin.
"Weather is really awesome, Scott. I don't think you even realize it down here."
A shrug from the eldest Tracy brother as he made his way over to join John in leaning on the railing. "Guess you don't really have it up there in outer space, do you Spaceman?"
"Kind of the definition of, isn't it?" John chuckled, blue eyes turning their way back out to the distant storm. "I don't suppose that will head our way, will it?"
"And spoil Gordon's perfect evening?" At this Scott gestured down to where their red-headed younger brother was currently attempting to race the water itself across the pool as he swam his laps ever faster. "I don't think so, Johnny, don't worry about it."
"Oh, it isn't that," John admitted sheepishly, his pale face tingeing pink in the evening light. "I just haven't been in a rainstorm in a long time. I don't really remember what it feels like. I mean, it's really just like a shower, but I was kind of hoping, you know?"
Scott had found himself completely speechless, only able to stare at John for several long moments as his heart beat hard in his ears. He couldn't remember what it was like to feel rain on his skin? And, the more Scott thought about it, the more he wondered why John would. Because his spells on Earth were always brief and far between, and when he was here he was usually cooped up on Tracy Island unless he took the incentive to get off himself. Jeff so rarely allowed his second eldest on rescues, because of his inexperience, and it had become a catch-22 for John. He couldn't get experience without going, and he couldn't go until he had it.
It resulted in John only feeling useful on 5, and Scott thought bitterly to himself that he'd always preferred it that way as it meant his most accident prone brother was far from harm. But he hadn't thought at all about the potential little consequences for John. Like forgetting the feel of the wind in his hair and rain on his skin.
That was why he had been so determined as he retreated into the house to recruit Virgil and Gordon that this was going to be fixed. He wasn't going to let John disconnect himself so completely from the ground, where he really did belong. The three of them had recruit Alan to use Five's superior tracking system to find them a storm that wouldn't blow itself out before Scott had managed to get John there in Thunderbird 1, and that night Alan had sleepily called in to tell him he found one in Ireland.
Virgil had tracked it as they'd flown, allowing Scott to make small adjustments in his course to land right in the middle of it, and the plan had actually worked. Touching down now in an empty field, the eldest Tracy cut his engine and unbuckled himself before reaching over and removing John's soundproof headphones—courtesy of Gordon—before gently trying to shake his brother awake. "Rise and shine, Johnny. I have a surprise for you."
Blue eyes peeked open, still hazy with the remnants of deep sleep. "Scott? Where are we?"
"Somewhere in Ireland, but don't ask me exactly I lost track." Scott couldn't stop his grin now, unbuckling John like he was still a small child and helping his younger brother to sit up. Hopefully the rain wouldn't be to cold, as he hadn't thought to grab John a jacket in his haste and his younger brother was still dressed only in a pair of dark blue pajamas. Still, a jacket would have spoiled the whole point. "Come on or you're going to miss it."
"Miss what?" John allowed himself to be pulled along out of Thunderbird 1 obediently, his face the very picture of half-asleep confusion. Not that Scott could blame him. Waking up somewhere else then you had fallen asleep was always disorienting.
The two brothers made their way down to the sopping grass, the boots Scott had put on when he quickly assembled his tank top and short outfit sinking slightly in the mud. John froze the minute his bare feet touched the chilled grass, blue eyes instantly awake as he tilted his head up.
A delighted laugh escaped from his younger brother, who instantly spread his arms, allowing himself to be soaked in only moments. And Scott, too, found he couldn't contain a grin that threatened to break his face. It was so rare for John to let his emotions show so easily, and for a moment they weren't two grown men of International Rescue, but children again in their backyard before their mother came to call them inside.
When John lowered his face again, blond hair had fallen into his eyes, which were sparkling with a laughter Scott hadn't seen in them for far too long. "You always take things so seriously, Scott. I hope you aren't going to get in trouble for this."
Scott shrugged in response, putting his hands into his pockets. "There are worse things, Johnny. Besides, you needed this."
"I guess I did," John whispered, and he suddenly dropped down to lay on the grass. "I always forget that the blues and greens mean something, you know? That I'm not looking at a picture. I just…needed to remember it isn't just people we protect. Not just voices but…I don't know if I can explain it."
"People who also know what it feels like to have rain on their face?" Scott ventured, dropping to sit next to his brother on the brilliantly green grass. Ireland, with its rolling hills and lines of trees, really had been the perfect place for this storm to pop up. Even if it was the late evening, there was no one around to see them. Not for miles.
"Exactly." John sighed before turning his head to look over at his older brother. "Thanks, Scott. Really."
He didn't know what, precisely, John was thanking him for, but that hardly seemed to matter. For this moment, at least, John was really here and he was content. That was good enough for his older brother. "Anytime, spaceman."
They sat in their usual companionable silence for several moments, just letting the chilled rain cover them and drip off their noses and elbows. The soft strains of the lull-a-bye once again floated through the air, John's soft humming the only thing that filled the quiet landscape around them. But this time, it didn't seem to Scott nearly so sad.
The humming, quite suddenly, changed to a soft refrain of words. Though nowhere near Virgil's musical talent, John's voice was still pleasant enough, and Scott smiled as his brother softly sang. "The rain will be gone in the morning."
"But I'll still be here in the morning," Scott finished, speaking the familiar lyrics and giving John's sopping hair a friendly ruffling, trying to make sure that John understood what Scott himself couldn't say. And, from the smile John gave him, it was clear his younger brother did.


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At a time when our streets are nearly the worst in the nation, about $20 million in annual tax revenue is falling through the cracks because municipal and L.A. County officials aren't coordinating their efforts and because sales tax isn't being properly collected, according to results of an audit by city controller Ron Galperin.
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The leakiest culprit was sales taxes, which made up "the lion's share" of the estimated losses, a rep for Galperin told us.
Sales tax worth an estimated $19.2 million is being lost because of discrepancies in what businesses report to the city and state and because of "tax evasion, out-of-state Internet sales and some businesses' lack of knowledge about tax rules," the Controller's Office states.
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Avoiding Debt Problems during Retirement
How to manage debt in your golden years to promote financial stability.
Debt problems are never easy, but they're made more difficult when you're a senior living on a limited fixed income. That's why it's critical to take steps to ensure you have an effective debt management strategy and to take aggressive, early action if your debt starts to get out of control.
The tips below are designed to help you manage debt effectively in your golden years to avoid debt problems. If you're already in trouble and need help to reestablish financial stability call us at or complete an online application to request a confidential debt and budget evaluation from a certified credit counselor at no charge.
Tip No. 1: Minimize debt before your paychecks stop
If you're still working full or part-time close to retirement age, one step you should take before you leave your job for good is to minimize unsecured debts as much as possible. The less debt you have on your plate, the fewer bills you'll have to worry about draining your Social Security and retirement assets.
- If possible, pay off your mortgage in-full. This will leave only taxes and insurance to pay on your home and you won't have to worry about foreclosure issues.
- Before you retire, get a dependable car and pay it off. Although people change cars every few years, so you may need a few different vehicles during your golden years. Still, starting out retirement without an auto loan gives you less to worry about as you adjust to not having a paycheck.
- Don't carry credit card balances into retirement. If you're holding outstanding unsecured debt that you're paying every month, make a plan to eliminate it quickly by paying bigger chunks while your paychecks are still coming in. No credit card debt when you retire will also mean no credit card bills!
- Make big purchases before you quit for good. Again, like a car, it's likely you'll need to make big purchases during retirement, but getting as many out of the way for your early retirement years before you leave your job will help you make the adjustment successfully. This includes things like furniture, appliances and major electronics.
Tip No. 2: Go part-time to pay it off
If you've already left full-time employment and find yourself struggling with too many obligations, take a part-time job to supplement your retirement income until you've paid off any debt overhang you may have.
Even if you have a lot of debt, it's still finite – there's a certain amount that you know you need to pay and then you're done. So get a part-time job that you can keep for the time being while you eliminate debt. You can even use free tools like a credit card debt calculator and mortgage payment calculator to determine exactly what you need to earn and how long it will take to pay down what you owe.
Tip No. 3: Avoid new debt that will get you into trouble
Of course, you may not be able to avoid debt entirely, but you can at least avoid high-risk debt that often leads to problems. Here are the three biggest offenders when it comes to debts that cause problems for seniors:
- Second/third mortgages. This is also known as a home equity loan – where you borrow money against the value of your home. This looks like a good option because seniors often have paid off the majority of their mortgages and built significant equity over time. However, this puts your home at risk of foreclosure. Instead look into options for reverse mortgages, which are safer for you and your home if you're eligible to use one (see below for more information).
- Student loans. Seniors often go back to school or take classes and that's great for expanding your horizons, but it can also saddle you with burdensome student loan debt that's often problematic to pay off and cannot be discharged by bankruptcy. If you can't go back without taking out loans, it might be best to expand those horizons in other ways.
- Credit card debt. A little credit card debt is fine, especially if you're financially stable and experienced enough with credit to use it strategically within your budget. So if you take on a small amount of debt each month on a specific purchase like gas or groceries to earn rewards or cash back, then pay off the debt each month that's absolutely acceptable. What you need to avoid is running up large balances so you end up with debt that carries over and bills that are larger than what you can afford.
Tip No. 4: If you're using your equity, go for HECM
A Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) is the official name for a federally-insured reverse mortgage. It's like a home equity loan in that it allows you to access and use equity you have built up in the long-term value of your home. However, there's one very significant difference – no monthly payments that can get you into trouble with foreclosure!
A reverse mortgage is a home equity loan option only available to seniors age 62 or older who own their home and live in that property as their primary residence. If you meet the requirements, you can borrow against your equity (the value of your home minus any remaining balance on your mortgage) in a relatively risk-free way.
- You still own your home.
- There are no monthly payments, so there's no risk of foreclosure as long as you live the property.
- The money only has to be repaid after the borrower is no longer living in the property – so unless you decide to move, it will be taken care of once by your estate.
- You can take the amount out as a lump sum, monthly fixed disbursements or a credit line you can draw from as needed (or a combination of ways if you have different needs)
The only things you have to do to guarantee that you won't have monthly payments to make is to maintain the home, pay the taxes and insurance and continue to live there as a primary residence. So while home equity loans are risky, Home Equity Conversion Mortgages are a much better and safer option.
Tip No. 5: Be selfish when you have to be
If you have children and grandchildren, then there's a possibility that at some point during your retirement someone is going to ask you to help them out. Whether it's giving them "loans" that may or may not ever be repaid or moving adult family into the house with you because they can't afford to live on their own, this generosity is going to cost you… and on a limited fixed income that cost often ends up being too high for you to manage.
So while you don't want your children (and worse, grandchildren) out on the street, you have to set some limits on what actually counts as a critical need. For instance, if your daughter lives loses her job and the family is about to get evicted, then you might have no other choice than to help about to avoid them becoming homeless. On the other hand, if the same daughter quits her job and then needs money to make the monthly payments on a luxury car she refuses to sell, that may be another story.
Tip No. 6: Stay up-to-date on scams
Fraudsters and thieves like to target seniors because (1) they have assets, (2) they're often looking for new friends, relationships and interests, and (3) they're not as savvy with new technology. So seniors are often easy-pickings for everything from internet phishing ploys via email to fake dating site profiles.
New technology often can't avoided these days, so you have to know how to use the technology safely and how to avoid fraud or theft that can happen with the use of it. Consumer alerts can be helpful and websites like the AARP that have sections of their website dedicated to protecting seniors. In any case, avoid any scenario where your sending money or making transactions unless you're absolutely sure you're conducting the business or personal matter with a real, legitimate, above-board individual.


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BSc Ecology (with integrated year in industry) Code C181 Register for an Open Day Register for an Open DayApply Now
Key FactsCode C181
Typical A-level offer
BBC-BBB with B in Biology or Human Biology. Candidates taking a science A level with an associated practical skills assessment will also be required to pass the practical component.
Course Length
4 Years
Further details on entry requirementsApply Now
Kick start and enhance your career prospects with our degree in Ecology with integrated year in industry. This course is engineered to give you the competitive edge in the environmental jobs market. It responds to employer expectations that you will have some relevant work / field experience before engaging in full time employment. Upon successful completion of this degree, you will have developed the knowledge, skills and an awareness that employers will want. Ecology focuses on the interactions between organisms and their environment. Knowledge of these interactions underpins our understanding of how wildlife will respond to current and future environmental threats, including pollution, climate change, invasive species and habitat destruction. Our mission is to train you the next generation that will respond to these issues, identifying solutions and conserving biodiversity into the future.
Student Satisfaction and Employability Results
Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS): 92% student satisfaction (NSS 2018)
98% of our graduates were in work or further study within 6 months, 3% more than Biological Science graduates nationally, (HESA 2018*)
Why study Ecology with Year in Industry at Aberystwyth?
- The University is in the top 5 in the UK and 1st in Wales for student satisfaction (NSS,2017)
- The syllabus includes an integrated year in industry in addition to identical content from the three year sister course BSc Ecology (C180).
- The option to pursue paid or voluntary work.
- All students will receive guidance and advice from our Director for Employability on how you will find relevant work for a period of up to twelve months.
- You have the option to transfer to the three year BSc Ecology C180 course if you do not find and opportunity that suites you.
- During your year in work experience, you will pay a discounted tuition fee of which the information can be found here.
- You will be taught and mentored by friendly and knowledgeable teaching staff that are also internationally recognised researchers in Ecology.
- Learn and Live in an exceptional environment of Cardigan Bay where you will be surrounded by a great diversity of beautiful environments, including marine, moorland, mountain, waterways, grassland and coast.
- Study in an internationally recognised centre of excellence and award winning department- Queen's anniversary prize for Higher and Further Education to name a few.
- The Ynys Hir RSPB reserve (as seen on Springwatch) and Dyfi National Nature reserve are on our doorstep.
- Snowdonia, Pembrokeshire and the Brecon Beacon National Parks are within driving distance.
- The Cambrian mountains as a backdrop and just a stone throw way from Cardigan Bay and its bottle nose dolphins.
Our Staff
The majority of teaching staff at the Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences are qualified to PhD level and are research active. Vocational courses also have staff whose background lies within industry. The Institute has a large number of research only staff with whom students may have contact.
Please note: The modules listed below are those currently intended for delivery during the next academic year and may be subject to change. They are included here to give an indication of how the course is structured.
|Module Name
|Module Code
|Credit Value
|Applied Genetics
|Biochemistry and the Cellular Basis of Life
|Comparative Animal Physiology
|Ecology *
|Evolution and the Diversity of Life
|Study and Communication Skills *
|Studying the Dynamic Countryside
|The Biosphere
|The Development and Management of British Habitats *
|The Green Planet *
|Module Name
|Module Code
|Credit Value
|Microbial Diversity *
|Soils and their Management
* Also available partially or entirely through the medium of Welsh
|Module Name
|Module Code
|Credit Value
|An Introduction to Landscape Ecology and Geographic Information Systems *
|Climate Change: Plants, Animals and Ecosystems
|Ecological Surveying *
|Research Methods *
|Module Name
|Module Code
|Credit Value
|Advances in Invertebrate Zoology *
|Environmental Microbiology and Monitoring *
|Vertebrate Organisms
* Also available partially or entirely through the medium of Welsh
|Module Name
|Module Code
|Credit Value
|Work Experience
|Module Name
|Module Code
|Credit Value
|Biodiversity of Birds
|Dissertation *
|Population and Community Ecology
|Threats to Natural Ecosystems *
|Wildlife Conservation
|Module Name
|Module Code
|Credit Value
|Conservation Genetics *
|Terrestrial Ecology Field Course
|Tropical Rainforest Ecology and Conservation (Trec) Field Course
|Communicating Research *
* Also available partially or entirely through the medium of Welsh
Your year in industry:
In the 2016 Highflyers report, 32% of graduate vacancies are taken by those who have previously worked for a company on a placement or/ a internship. Make no mistake, you will develop confidence and gaining experience in the industry will stimulate your enthusiasm for the subject.
Completing a year in industry will allow you to:
- Apply the learning from your course to the work environment;
- Make industry contacts;
- Develop practical skills related to your area of study;
- Apply your practical skills and technical knowledge after returning to study;
- Enhance your CV and better prepare yourself for a job after graduating.
Students on this scheme should note that the department institute does not have automatic placements for every applicant. You will be responsible for finding securing the work experience, however, you will have the assistance of our institute Work Experience Coordinator and our dedicated careers advisor (James Cuffe, email@example.com). If you fail to find work experience you will be able to convert your course to the three-year version of your subject.
This degree will prepare you for a career in the following:
- Wildlife and Conservation officer;
- Biodiversity assessor and Habitat surveyor;
- Site Manager;
- Education and public engagement;
- Environmental Consultancy;
- Ecological Research graduate position;
- PhD. researcher.
Teaching & Learning
What will I learn?
The breakdown below will provide you with an illustration of what you may study during the four year degree scheme.
Your first year will provide a broad grounding in biology, and training in the skills needed to succeed in your studies. Subject areas covered will include:
- The Biosphere;
- Ecology;
- Animal Physiology;
- Diversity of Microbial Life;
- Plant Biology;
- Conservation of wildlife;
- The study and management of habitats;
- The study and management of habitats.
In your second you will be offered specialist modules including:
- Climate change impacts on ecosystems;
- Geographic Information Systems;
- Freshwater Biology;
- Bird biodiversity;
- Habitat assessment and organism ID (UK and international);
- Vertebrates;
- Understanding invertebrates;
- Ecological Monitoring.
In your third year you will undertake your work experience in an industry that is relative to this degree BSc Ecology.
In your final year, subject areas offered include:
- Population and Community ecology;
- Wildlife conservation;
- Habitat assessment and organism ID (International);
- Environmental Protection and Law;
- Sustainability;
- Ecological Monitoring;
- Environmental Consultancy;
- Independent research in a topic of your choice.
How will I be taught?
The course will be delivered through lectures, workshops, tutorials and practicals. You will be assessed through:
- Essays;
- Practical exercises;
- Oral presentations;
- Worksheets;
- Reports;
- Statistical exercises;
- Dossiers;
- Posters;
- Portfolios;
- Wikis;
- Reflective diaries;
- Literature reviews;
- Magazine articles;
- Field notebooks;
- Exams.
Typical Entry Requirements
A Levels BBC-BBB with B in Biology or Human Biology. Candidates taking a science A level with an associated practical skills assessment will also be required to pass the practical component.
GCSE requirements (grade C min):
English or Welsh, Mathematics and a Science subject
BTEC National Diploma:
International Baccalaureate:
30 points overall with 5 points in Biology at Higher Level
European Baccalaureate:
65-70% overall with 75% in specified subject
The University operates an inclusive admissions policy and our offers can vary. Please refer to our country-specific pages for details of the international qualifications we accept. For further information, contact email@example.com


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Wow! Crackpot Newsweek Writer Claims Twitter User Gave Him a Seizure – Is Going to Sue
Far left Newsweek Sr. Writer Kurt Eichenwald went on with Tucker Carlson tonight on FOX News to prove he's a lunatic.
Newsweek pretends Eichenwald is a non-biased reporter.
His attacks on Trump and Trump supporters are legion.
Eichenwald would not answer a single question on the show.
He kept dodging the questions.
HILARIOUS: Highlights of Tucker Carlson's interview with crazy Kurt Eichenwald. 😂 Compiled by @FreeBeacon pic.twitter.com/4agOyOrq5R
— Asa J 🇺🇸 (@asamjulian) December 16, 2016
The dude is crazy.
After the interview Eichenwald went on Twitter and said someone sent him a flashing light that caused him to have an Epileptic seizure.
Via Mike Cernovich:
Eichenwald blamed a Twitter user for causing his seizure last night.
He is calling on a lawyer to sue the Twitter user.
Kurt Eichenwald is just one of the kooks who makes up the liberal mainstream media.
Maybe it was Russia:
You just can't make this stuff up!
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We installed a Armstrong TLX 24mm Grid-work and 600mm x 600mm Armstrong Dune Evo Board to two small Offices at Nottingham Business Park.Click Here
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We installed Suspended Ceilings to an extension for Chemical Distributor, on two floors which included main working areas and offices using Armstrong 600mm x 600mm DUNE EVO Board and to the Kitchen a...Click Here
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