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Chasing Secrets, / by Lynette Eason (Elite Guardians, 4)
Revell ISBN 9780800723910
Adult Rating: 5
Award-winning author Lynette Eason concludes her romantic suspense series about an agency of female bodyguards.
In Chasing Secrets, Elite Guardian Haley Callaghan is a survivor of the streets. She channels that into her competence as a bodyguard. All of a sudden, Haley's life is in danger when a cold case takes her from South Carolina to Ireland. What happens when the bodyguard needs a bodyguard?
Detective Steven Rothwell accompanies her, as they chase down the secrets of her past. Steven is intrigued by Haley, but who has time for romance when lives are on the line? Who is preventing her from uncovering the truth with those attempts on their lives? Will they unravel the family secrets before it is too late?
Eason is an excellent storyteller, weaving plot twists along with her development of complex characters. Violence in the story is appropriate but not too graphic. The book grabs the reader's attention from the very beginning. The clean romance develops at a realistic pace, and faith elements are present but not overpowering. The theme of forgiveness and letting go of bitterness is central to this book. The plot twists will keep the reader guessing until the very end.
Some characters from previous books make an appearance, continuing their storyline. The Elite Guardian series are unique in that each cover features a woman carrying a gun. Fans will look forward to her next series with eager anticipation!
Eason's newest series will interest fans of DiAnn Mills, Dee Henderson, Dani Pettrey, and Irene Hannon. Recommended for adult collections in public libraries.
Carol R. Gehringer
Earlier Series Titles Reviewed: Always Watching; Without Warning, and Moving Target.
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All hail the King who gives thee numbers.
Those who fear him shall stand beside him,
And laugh with him,
Only to be crushed by him like all other unsatisfactory numbers.
Faces upon faces upon names upon names,
Thrown into his royal strainer,
Some falling through to the bottom,
Disregarded into the King's pot.
Others stay behind,
Fool's gold twinkling in the King's eyes.
Beautiful numbers.
Numbers have the power to wage war.
Score marks are scars of battle.
The number of bodies piles up,
While the bodies of numbers who stand by the king
Friends become enemies while
Enemies remain foes.
People begin to go through dozens of faces
And dozens of names
To become a number worthy of the King.
They are numbered, as they wish,
Like cattle branded in a field.
They fight tooth and nail,
Face and name,
So busy trying to be a number
They are not being men.
As if the shape of a number describes them.
As if a number's curve, angle, or figure
Truly encompassed their passions.
As if quantity truly overcomes quality.
But no score marks me.
No King stands over me.
For I am not a number
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Lets have a look at the the numbers.
The CTHS Select Sales held just over a week ago produced this:
"A drop in average price of just over 29% was the biggest in at least 10 years - from $39,131 (all figures in Canadian funds) last year to $30,142.
The sales gross of $4,672,000, for 155 yearlings sold was down from $5,830,500 for 149 sold.
The median sunk from $27,000 to $22,000."
The CTHS Open Sales numbers on Saturday were abysmal: "A total of 148 yearlings sold for $851,800, a 35 percent lower gross than last year, when 153 horses sold for $1,309,200. The average, $5,755, was 32.7 percent less than last year's average of $8,557. Forty-nine yearlings were listed as not sold, compared to 70 in 2008."
Sure, the easiest thing to do is blame the economy, and yes, it is partly to blame, but when you see the purses that are offered at Woodbine which have held steady, the economy is not the main factor here. Betting is down around 11% in North America this year, and it is not just the economy either. And I also know Keeneland's Yearling sale is also getting clobbered currently, and again, it isn't just the economy. For example, in the US purses have declined, yet costs have remained the same, unlike what has happened here in Ontario.
I'm not sure who to blame, or who mostly to blame, for the Ontario sales numbers, in other words, who has final say in the rules here that has made Ontario an even worse place than ever before to breed horses. Is it the CTHS?, The HBPA?, or Woodbine Entertainment? My best guesstimate is that it is a combo of the three.
Simple economics 101 make it easy to understand that prices are down because there aren't enough buyers. But why are there not enough buyers for Canadian bred horses?
Outside of the economy there are two major reasons why sales numbers have dropped significantly: 1. The effect of high takeouts (believe it or not) and 2. Not enough incentives for owners to buy Canadian.
I know I've written at lengths regarding high takeout and the fact that by not allowing existing horseplayer's bankrolls to last, the result is that horseplayers become increasingly disillusioned to play, and they find other ways to gamble, whether it is offshore betting, sports betting, lotteries, internet poker, etc.
Because there are no visible winners who beat the takeout without substantial rebate, those marketing horse racing have basically no tools in which to attract new bettors. Gamblers want to know they have a chance to win. There are winners at Betfair, and while horse racing handle has stagnated, Betfair handle has skyrocketed. There are many blogs out there by Betfair players who consistently make money at it. This is the best advertisement for growth possible. And it is sorely lacking in horse racing, an industry that will not advertise the fact that there are winners, but these winners are being rebated significantly.
The choice the industry must make is lower takeouts significantly, or open the door to advertise the winners and the fact that these winners make their money because they are getting rebated.
So what does this have to do with the breeding game in Ontario? Simple, every owner in the game started somewhere, and most of today's owners got their start being introduced to the game by friends, family or coworkers.
Back in the 60's, 70's, and even the 80's, winning, breaking even, or losing a little wasn't as difficult a task as it is today. There were only 8 or 9 races to play a day and there were not nearly the amount of high takeout exotics available to play each day either. The collective takeout today at Woodbine is around 21-22%, back then it was around 16-17%. And of course, there was lots of mooch money in the pools as well back in the good ole days. Only around 1 in 3 in the crowd relied on past performances to make their decisions which meant the pools were full of dumb money. That dumb money has since left because of competition from slots and lottery mainly. It actually started in when the Blue Jays came to town, and went downhill from there.
The point of all this is that back then one could go to the track with $50 or $100 each day, be able to play the double and a few exactors and maybe a triactor, and still have a good chance to come home with money. This was true especially in the late 60's when there was only one double and two exactors offered each day. All a player had to do was cash a win bet or a win place bet in the last 4 races, and he or she was set to go to the track the next day.
The more a player goes to the track, or today, bets on horses, the more likely they are to get friends, family, and coworkers involved, or at least exposed to horse racing. The key is allowing the player to last longer. Many of the today's owners are the friends, family, and coworkers of horseplayers back in the 60's, 70's and 80's.
Many ownership partnerships have been formed by people who have hooked up because of their interest in horse racing. But the interest came about because there was a time that player's bankrolls to lasted longer. Ask any owner how they were introduced to horse racing.
In light of today's competition, horse racing has not tried to compete for the gambler's business. They assume they have a right to the bettor, but that assumption is just plain out wrong, and by sticking with the high takeout mentality, it has helped shrink the audience, and with it, the potential owners and buyers of yearlings that could have been.
The cost to get a freshly bought yearling to the races is significant even if one pays a few thousand for that yearling. Many horses don't start until they are 3 or even 4, and a few times even older. And there are those who don't make it as race horses as well. What about those who make their first start at Fort Erie for a $5,000 tag, who are shooting for a net prize of something like 4 grand?
Bottom line, no matter the breeding or the confirmation, buying a yearling is probably the riskiest way to be a horse owner. Existing horse owners know this. New owners generally get into the game through the claiming side.
How to lower the risk? Right now it is pretty much a feast or famine situation for yearling buyers. Yes, you can buy a potential Queen's Plate winner, but you can also buy lottery tickets as well. If you are lucky enough, you can find a horse that may win a few Ontario sired special races, and maybe an Ontario sired stake race. But again, the odds are that you are going to wind up buying a horse who struggles to break its maiden for $12,500 at Woodbine, or $10,000 at Fort Erie. And some horses who compete at these lower levels sometimes get better, and then go on to be competitive in Ontario sired events, so from an owners standpoint, why not wait to see if there is potential to win these event without going through the expense of buying them somewhat blind, breaking them, and training them just to make the races?
The biggest problem is once an Ontario sired horse has shown that they don't have the potential to win Ontario sired events, they are pretty much worthless, as they have to face Kentucky breds in claiming events. It is just fact that Kentucky attracts the best sires and the best dams, and many dams from Ontario travel to Kentucky to be bred and then are brought back here or they wind up staying there. They produce a superior product there, and I have no immediate answers that will change that fact.
If you buy an Ontario bred who doesn't compete at the restricted allowance level, you are forced to run against better quality horses, especially at the higher claiming levels. Once an Ontario bred ekes out its conditions at low levels (ie at Fort Erie), they are pretty much not worth racing, and because the probability is that they will be that type of horse, why buy them at the sales in the first place?
Woodbine's purse structure has made it very appealing to American outfits like that of Steve Asmussen's to race here profitably. Does making the Woodbine product American friendly help? I don't think the pluses of better quality outweighs the damage that giving the purse money away to these outfits does to the breeding game and Canadian owners of Ontario sired horses. From a bettors standpoint too, quality doesn't matter that much. Double the purses and betting only increases 6%.
Woodbine would be doing the game here a huge favor if they would shave off some of the higher end purses and put that money into Ontario sired or Ontario bred claiming races.
By giving owners of Ontario breds more outs, it increases the incentive to buy Ontario breds. This means that the cheapest Ontario breds will be worth more than they are today, and if the cheapest ones raise in price, the more expensive ones will also rise in value.
Also, the game is designed for the rich right now thanks to the disparity between what a an allowance horse runs for and what a lower end claimer runs for. A key element to raising demand for new owners is to keep the small owners in the game (much like the lower takeout scenario). Knowing that a horse has to win 3 races at Fort Erie in one year just to break even, hardly attracts new owners, and it hardly keeps old owners in the game.
In Fort Erie's case they need to run fewer races at higher purse levels, and they also need more subsidies from the CTHS in the way of extra bonus money so that they can put on Ontario sired claiming races at the $5,000 and $10,000 level.
In Woodbine's case, they need to run Ontario sired claiming events. They also need to increase the purse structure for lower level events, but make it so Kentucky breds run against Kentucky breds. Eventually, owners will only want to own Ontario breds.
Recently, Ontario brought in a new rule that actually works against the breeding industry (as I predicted when it was introduced). If someone claims an Ontario bred horse, they are no longer able to run for the full purse, in other words, they might as well be be bred in another jurisdiction.
I believe the motivation for this rule was to try to get owners away from claiming Ontario breds, and trying to force them to buy at sales. This just shows that the decision makers are not in touch with reality.
Many owners of race horses are out to make a buck, or not get hurt at least. They only start buying yearlings once they've had some moderate success (which includes breaking even or losing just a little) racing horses. By reducing the demand to claim Ontario breds, all that has happened is that it has caused a greater demand for foreign breds. This rule has devalued Ontario breds, and owners of these horses know this, because it also becomes very difficult for them to unload their runners.
And what about those ridiculous B maiden allowance and allowance races run at Woodbine? Who exactly is that for? Mainly, for those owners who have higher priced Kentucky breds or Ontario breds that have foreign sires. It is a way for these owners to protect their horses and earn some allowance type when dealing with mares.
It also takes away from the free market. If these horses can't win an allowance A, they should be forced run in maiden claimer. The more horses run for the levels of what they are really worth as runners, the more claiming will happen, and with that, more potential owners.
How do these B races help the Ontario breeding industry in any way, especially the ones who own Ontario stallions? Isn't it telling that Kinghaven Farms has very few (I remember seeing one this year) Ontario sired horses, yet they have quite a few Ontario breds?
Sure, sales vouchers, and Ontario bred bonuses help a bit, but they only help those who win a few races, and with the cost of training a horse, they don't help nearly enough.
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Keep your home and property safe and secure with this driveway security system
You can't always be aware when the next knock on your door is about to happen and you certainly can't be on a constant look out on your driveway. That's where US Patrol comes in – they give you the power to always be in the know of when someone is approaching your home.
As seen on TV, the Wireless Alert System uses infrared motion sensor technology with a 400ft range (121.92m), ideal for those of you who have long driveways, garages or land property that needs to be kept under surveillance.
Place the weatherproof sensor either at the entrance of your driveway, on a wall or on your mailbox (supplied with a counting screw if needed). The
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The Mathematician's Lament
Many feel that math is being taught in a way which drains it of the natural awe, curiosity, and power of the subject. In Paul Lockhart's famous essay, "The Mathematician's Lament," he argues that math is closer to an art and should be taught as such. Why do we really study math?
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The left-leaning Berkeley has become almost a hotbed of radicals and dangerous extremists. Reports are coming out that Antifa members are spying on, tracking and harassing people who hold different views to them. People who have Conservative views or an open Republicans are being targeted with messages that tell other Antifa members where they are.
And while the intercepted messages do not call for or incite violence, can there really be any other expectation from letting rabid leftists know where people are? It is similar to doxing but means that people aren't safe in their private movements.
Nahweed Tahmas, the vice president of the Berkeley College Republicans, said that conservatives at UC Berkeley are "routinely targeted, harassed and stalked" by Antifa members and leftists. He also said:
"Knowing that they have sympathizers within both the city administration and university administration, leftist groups will continue to target conservatives as they know there are no consequences to their actions."
And this is the most dangerous part. There are no consequences. Because the Antifa people are not explicitly calling for violence, they are not breaking any laws, but there will be a crime one day. And who knows how serious it will be? These are dangerous and deranged people who quite simply see those who have opposing views as "less than human" and are therefore deserving of anything that happens to them.
Yet the media still laud these people, despite numerous films of them calling for assault, committing assault and inciting violence. And this is the most dangerous of all…A mainstream media complicit with terrorists.


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It was a perfect day to be in a cemetery to watch a bad ass concert by a bad ass band: Modest Mouse at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
Lead singer, Isaac Brock was a madman on stage, listening to the radio plays of Modest Mouse doesn't really give you the full scope of what Modest Mouse IS all about. I was thinking of a much more mellow show. I always thought Modest Mouse were great, but Brock really makes the music come to life. He is a one-of-a-kind showman, with very animated facial features and body language. Brock really puts himself completely out there and there are no proverbial walls surrounding him. Exposing all embodies him, Brock lets you in to see his passion for the music he creates. He truly comes out on stage, whereas hearing Modest Mouse on the radio gives no justice compared to their live set. The first few songs were definitely warm up songs, and then shit just really came to life.
The amount of talent on stage was pretty awesome. There were so many instruments on stage ranging from upright bass, violin, and trumpets and most members played multiple instruments which was pretty inspiring to see.
Fans were thrilled. A small mosh pit broke out during a couple songs which I would not have expected but why not, the crowd members had permanent smiles on their faces throughout the show. I am sure that had to do with the sheer excellence of the band's performance, AND the weed that was circulating through the air.
Modest mouse put on an exceptional performance that ran for about two hours, very much worth seeing.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, the newest title in the best-selling video game franchise, officially made its debut in a trailer Tuesday night, quickly amassing more than 7 million views on YouTube. (Watch the preview below.) The first-person shooter starts off in the midst of the Cold War and pursues dizzying missions in Russia, Nicaragua, Afghanistan, and a futuristic version of Los Angeles. The original Black Ops, which has sold upwards of 25 million units in the U.S. and Europe, is one of the best-selling video games of all time. But will the new title, slated for a pre-holiday Nov. 13 release, live up to the exhorbitant hype? Here, five talking points about the unveiling that has the gaming world buzzing:
1. A twisted new narrative
Replacing the linear gameplay model of previous titles, Black Ops 2's storyline will skip between two time periods: The Reagan-era '80s, and an apocalyptic future set in 2025, where a new Cold War is brewing between the U.S. and China. "For the first time, player decisions will impact the story," game director Dave Anthony tells The Verge. Actions in the past affect how the future unfolds, and the lives of allies and villains' underlings will depend on how smart you play. When the game is completed, "you'll see how things could have been different," says Anthony, giving it deeper replay value in single-player mode.
2. A Dark Knight pedigree
The title's ambitious storyline will be written by "acclaimed movie and comic book writer" David Goyer, says Digital Spy. Goyer's extensive resume includes co-writing credits in Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy as well as the upcoming Superman reboot Man of Steel. He joined parent company Activision midway through the last Black Ops, and will now be charged with crafting a memorable villain in Raul Martinez, a terrorist who takes control of the U.S. military's unmanned drones.
3. New emphasis on strategy
A new mode called "Strike Force" takes combat beyond first-person, allowing players to "decide which missions to pursue based on threats that each one presents," says Jared Newman at TIME. Gamers not only assume the role of a lone shooter, but also his comrades (like snipers and reconnaissance), robotic helpers, and overhead military drones. Cohesively controlling the unit's efforts to take down bad guys will be essential to gameplay. "As a result, Strike Force will supposedly play a bit like a strategy game, allowing any given player to have a different experience."
4. A controversial PR strategy
"During the 1980s, Oliver North rocketed into the national spotlight with the Iran-Contra controversy," says Brian Ashcraft at Kotaku. Now he's shilling video games. The retired U.S. marine, who was once arrested for selling arms to Iran and establishing an underground network for the Contras, was hired by Activision to serve as a talking head in a promotional mini-documentary series. "I don't think the average American grasps how violent war is about to become," he says in one clip — the enemy "can be anyone." Is it just me, or is there something "a little distasteful" about using a man who engaged in "extensive illegal activities and misuse of the U.S. military" to sell a game, asks Dave Thier at Forbes.
5. Modern enemies
A Guy Fawkes mask "flashes on the screen for a brief instant" in one of the online documentaries, says Ashcraft. The iconic mask, which has since been "re-appropriated by internet collective Anonymous as well as Occupy Wall Street protesters," ostensibly paints modern-day hackers as one of the United States' potential enemies. The clip has drawn the ire of the internet, too: One real-life hacker crew, AntiSec, was so incensed by the allusion that they mobilized their efforts against Activision, by releasing the personal information of Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg.


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The Ballad of the Matriarch of Bluesby M-Gillies
"I'm deeply saddened by the passing of the Great Etta James and I will be forever grateful for the gift she Blessed me with." ~ Flo Rida
A pioneer of Soul & R&B, the matriarch of Blues, with a powerfully defiant, abrasive, yet versatile vocal style (one which Janis Joplin modelled her singing closely on) Etta James was best known as the sassy R&B and Blues singer who could enliven the raunchiest Blues song, as well as her ability to perform an emotionally driven, yet subtle love song. To pigeonhole James as simply Blues, or R&B, or Rock 'n' Roll would be sacrilegious to the talent of her near six-decade accomplishments.
With a career that spanned nearly six-decades, it was announced on January 20, 2011, that the six Grammy and 17 Blues music award winner has died of complications due to leukaemia.
"It's a tremendous loss for her fans around the world," manager Lupe De Leon said. "She'll be missed. A great American singer. Her music defied category."
In just about every romantic movie made in the last twentieth and twenty-first century; at nearly every wedding; and for many artists over the last 6 decades, James' signature song At Last has been, for years the musician's legacy. Though, James may have seen a decline in her popularity in the 80s, the last decade saw a resurgence in her musical talents, particularly with musician Beyonce performing the trademark song during the inauguration of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama.
Recently and perhaps the most popular rendition of her song came after the performance by Josh Krajcik during the 2011 audition for X-Factor, when he turned the classic song in to a soulful man Ballad.
Born in 1938, James never knew her father and rarely saw her mother. She would spend her youth performing on the radio with a Los Angeles Baptist church choir until age 14 when bandleader Johnny Otis invited her and two friends to record the song The Wallflower (Dance with Me, Henry) in 1955. With the song reaching No. 1 on the R&B chart, James' career as a young singer was launched and she soon began touring with the likes of Little Richard, Marvin Gaye and Bo Diddley.
Her true success came in 1960 when she signed with Chess Record and released her debut album At Last!, with the title track reaching No. 2 on the R&B charts. From that moment on, she would successfully continue scoring hits until an addiction to heroin derailed her career.
For the next twenty years, James would continue her use of heroin, until 1988, at age 50, she entered the Betty Ford Centre in Palm Springs. Since her stay at the clinic, James has maintained she's been drug free, and soon continued performing regularly.
"The only time that I am really truly happy ? when I feel at my best ? is when I'm on the stage," James once said. "I am that little girl who, when she was five years old, used to sing at church."
It was only near the end of the 80s and early 90s that James saw a resurgence in her career when her music began seeing regular exposure on television commercials. With the revitalization of her music, particularly with her song I Just Wanna Make Love To You reaching the Top 10 on the U.K. Billboard charts in 1996, James was further awarded a Lifetime Achievement Grammy in 2003, and released her last album, The Dreamer, in November 2011.
As news of her death circulated through media sources, many celebrities have taken to their Twitter to express their condolences. Since 2008, James had been frequently hospitalized for a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease in 2008, an infection caused by MRSA (a type of staph bacteria that does not respond to some antibiotics) in 2010. In January 2011, it was confirmed that she had been diagnosed with Leukaemia and was undergoing treatment, however, as the months passed her condition worsened when she was again hospitalized in May 2011 for urinary tract infection and both dementia and Hepatitis C.
After months of being declared terminally ill, James was released from a Southern California hospital when it was reported her blood pressure had returned to normal and she no longer required the use of a mechanical ventilator. Only fifteen days after her release, James died January 20, 2012, five days away from her 74 birthday.
"Like Aretha (Franklin), Etta is a church in herself," wrote the late Atlantic Records' producer Jerry Wexler in the 1992 book Rhythm and the Blues: A Life in American Music. "Her voice a mighty instrument, her musical personality able to express an extraordinary range of moods."
"A lot of people think the blues is depressing," she told The Los Angeles Times in 1992, "but that's not the blues I'm singing. When I'm singing blues, I'm singing life. People that can't stand to listen to the blues, they've got to be phonies."
Other hit songs by the iconic musician include:
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Sunday Kind of
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This is what happens when you spend too much time on a college campus: Your sophisticated sense of humor and insightful writing is reduced to bathroom talk. For those of you who are already making plans to leave comments along the lines of, "what sophisticated humor? what insightful writing? did I miss something?"… go ahead. I ain't gonna stop you!
The bathroom situation has improved, which is to say it hasn't gotten any worse. The maintenance crew is replacing the toilet, but it's proving more difficult than imagined. So now I get to trek all the way down the hall, and sometimes to the other side, to use the facilities. Once I saw the maintenance crew at work, I told them I already had designs on being the first person to clog the new fixture. Told them I was eating loads of circus peanuts and granola, backing it up with more pasta and Mexican food than they could imagine. One of the guys quipped that cellphones, bottle caps, and silverware also help quite a bit. I told him there was no way I was going to eat any of those.
I'm not the only one with issues about the bathrooms. Way on the other end of the hall, my friend Suzann has had enough. We're basically a set of bookends on the third floor– I'm all the way down in 301 (I call my room The Dead End), she's in 334A, we're both here all month, both high school teachers, both in fiction workshops, and we both have had our share of frustrations with the facilities. She vented her anger by posting this poem in the stall on her end:
This poem is for the bathroom
There are no wastebaskets.
We have begged for them.
Don't bother.
Yes, the shower is gross.
Did you bring flipflops?
Whoever you are, the one who's squatting on the toilet,
stop it.
Or at least wipe up your freakin pee on the seat.
A time will come when you will realize you are sitting here
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The other day I was greeted by a knock on the door, with an invitation by my neighbor to go "bone hunting" with her on her family property. This may sound odd, but for me, it gave my heart a leap, because I immediately felt known and loved! We have lived in the country for 9 years, and have been fortunate to be surrounded by amazing neighbors, who have slowly come to understand and even appreciate (with raised eyebrows and slight smiles) our often outside-the-box nature. I jumped at the chance, as did my 2 sons, and we piled into her ATV to go explore land that has been in her family for generations, and has only been recently made accessible. As this family raises cattle as part of their livelihood, we watch countless cows roam, and witness their new calves grazing the hillsides, often stopping to nurse from their mothers. Sharing our land for them to graze has brought experiences of closeness that we never would have had when living in the city, and with it, a deeper affection for the beauty and docile nature of these creatures.
So to embark on an adventure to seek out the bones of these once living beings, was a bit on the other end of the spectrum, but on the same continuum, none the less. We crossed the creek and drove to the top of one of the remote hills, and took in the view that surrounded the long-empty barns and lone chimney, a symbol of the hearth of the home that once stood there, housing their family in generations before. Trees had grown around the chimney on either side, providing support and framing it in a cathedral-like manner. I stood in quiet awe, imagining the family life that centered around this pillar of stone, the warmth of the fire that must have sustained the family many a night almost palpable.
{Imagine serene photos of the decrepit chimney surrounded by trees here, as well as some macro shots of the crumbling brick, intrepid plants that grew between the cracks, and images of the light that fell between the barn slats and warmed the dirt floor. littered with formations of bones.. Unfortunately, I accidentally deleted most of the pics of this day, and the rain has left that area inaccessible for the time being. So, imagination caps, please!}
When we began exploring the land surrounding the homestead, I could see patches of white dotting the landscape, nestled down in the grass, and discovered bone after bone (it was a bit like the best-ever Easter egg hunt, only these treasures had been there for years). There were concentrations of bones under certain trees, high up on this hill, and I wondered if the cows knew something about dying close to the skies. They seemed to take a bit of shelter from the trees and the decaying barn, and I was reminded of their innate ability to find protection and comfort where they could. I wondered if they died alone, or with others from their herd nearby them, and the starkness and reality of death as part of life was so apparent. As I picked up each discovered bone, I connected to the sacred energy that is part of the life we all share. I felt honored to be able to collect these bones in hopes of giving new life to them by bringing out the art inherent in their beautiful and interesting forms, hoping that if the animals had any awareness at all, that they would have given their permission for this taking.
I thought also, of the loss of my mother, my father, and those that I have known that have already left this world, and how their involvement in my life has left its imprint, full of lessons that will continue to teach me. I felt longing for their physical presence, and offered my gratitude to them for the gifts they gave. We were exploring this very dynamic over the last couple days as I helped lead a healing arts retreat… how the family patterns influence who we become, and how we use these experiences to continue to grow, heal, change, and raise our own families and define our own sense of self. I was connected with compassion for the difficulties that are part of each person's life, as well as the blessings, and reminded how interconnected they are as I worked alongside others making mobiles to represent this interconnectedness, a tremendous privilege.
It made me smile this morning as I was pondering this, realizing how much making the mobiles was like finding these bones that once roamed-- imagining how they will remain unmistakable in the foundation of their new iterations, yet bring a fresh beauty and depth to their surface. I realized that is a wish for us all… to keep strong the many parts of our core, while being open to new growth, evolution, and possibility that emerge as we continue through life. And, of course, the hope that our transformed beings are loved and appreciated by the other cows we cross on the path…
[Update: Since this highly successful expedition, I have had several knocks on my door, with farming neighbors standing in my doorway, new bones to add to my collection in hand, and proud (bemused?) smiles on their faces... and have even been stopped as I drove down our long hill, stopping the car to wait while they gather a few gems saved for me on the side of their barn. Tis a gift, indeed, to be open to what we have to offer each other!]


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I realize this also somewhat ties in to Alyson's last blog post about human interaction going by the wayside. Maybe it's not going away; maybe it's just changing. We're still interacting; we're just doing it in a different way. While I don't want to deal with people in some situations, I do want to connect with people. I text my friends, Skype my mom, email everyone and talk on the phone. In fact I'm never NOT connected (yes, never not). Hmmmmm, maybe it's time for less interaction?


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As we mark Veterans Day today, we look ahead to the busy time in two weeks that includes both Thanksgiving and Hanukkah. But there's another "holiday" that week that is worth promoting.
Small Business Saturday – local retailers' answer to Black Friday – is in its fourth year of encouraging holiday shoppers to keep their dollars in their communities.
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Merseyside Police were called to an address in Hignett Avenue at around 12.50pm today (Monday) to reports a woman had been stabbed. Emergency services attended and a woman in her 40's was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The House Ethics Committee has changed reporting requirements for members who receive free travel from a variety of groups. The travel will still be reported but only on the House Clerk's website, making it less likely for watchdog groups—aka paid snoops—and journalists—aka professional liars—to keep track of their indubitably corrupt activities. To answer Nancy Pelosi's complaint that this is not a step toward transparency, John Boehner's staff told reporters that Pelosi's own staff signed off on the changes.
None of this is terribly interesting except for the feeble beam of light it shines on the "ethics" of the two parties. Publicly, the Democrats are always squealing about the need for transparency, for campaign reform, for high ethical standards, while the Republicans take their stand on freedom, the Constitution, and the g-d-given right of all Americans to spend their money on whatever illegal or disgusting activity stirs their blood, so long as Republican voters will not be offended. Glaucoma patients may not buy dope but, if they and their allies have the money, they can buy a congressman or two.
Most Americans, unless they are stupid enough to belong to a political party, know it is a sham, because both sides are equally corrupt. The only difference is that in most years Republicans stand a better chance of getting big money—which makes them unmoved by the siren song of campaign reform—while Democrats know that if they can hamstring the Republicans with rules that they themselves intend to break, leftist judges and the leftist media will do everything they can to look the other way or find a loophole in the prosecution. The last honest Democrat in the Senate, Russ Feingold, was openly ridiculed by one of the masters of corruption—Ms. Clinton. (It is an insult to the dignity of wives to refer to such a thing as "Mrs.")
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Athenians were crazy enough to make their experiment in democracy, but they were neither stupid nor naïve. They were perfectly aware that men who pursue power will almost certainly abuse it in the course of their relentless pursuit of wealth, power, and other men's women. They took every conceivable step to limit the mischief their leaders could do: They imposed strict term limits on offices, allocated most political positions to a drawing of previously scrutinized candidates, though they exempted important positions, such as that of general and treasurer, and they assumed their leaders were guilty of corruption unless they could prove themselves innocent. Even then, they failed to prevent their democratic leaders from sending them over the cliff. Nonetheless, they tried.
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One remedy: " auction off political offices to the highest bidder or, alternatively, to require elected officials to post an appropriate bond to indemnify their constituents for budget enormities, deficits, .
Tom,I would suggest both the auction and the bond. I think potential candidates should be allowed to take money for not running. Also, in a perfect world, I would prefer Dr. Clyde Wilson as auctioneer to anyone else given the times. .
I love too how the Greeks tried to make democracy work. I recall reading they even for a while just had a lottery every year, to see who would "represent" - (it must have been funny how one by one everyone became corrupt - [king] for a year). Also they had any number of judges per trial who were the jury too, from 501 to 5,001 (wasn't that the number involved with the conviction of Socrates)? Presumably so no one could bribe, as so often happens, the one and only judge on the case. ... At least make a verdict cost the magnate, some serious bread or lettuce, here in our world of the fallen. I can just see them doing their math: '5001, times a thousand each, what's that come to, Pittance?' ... 'Gee boss, I'm working on it now...'
"Glaucoma patients may not buy dope but, if they and their allies have the money, they can buy a congressman or two."
So, they can't buy dope but they can buy a dope?
Another oldie but a goodie: "Anyone who proposed a new law, or the alteration of one already existing, had to appear before the Citizen's Council with a rope round his neck. If the Council voted against the proposal the proposer was immediately strangled"
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Fun with Forgotten Audio Formats - DCC & Elcaset
Over the last year or so I've been assembling an esoteric HiFi system featuring a mix of both old and new components. The equipment I've bought has little to do with convenience, value for money or performance, in fact, most of the items have been selected purely for their curiosity value. I've enjoyed learning about reel-to-reel tapes, 8-tracks, DCC, and Elcaset. I've also invested in a new record player (sorry, turntable) and purchased records (sorry, vinyl) for the first time since the early 80s. It's no coincidence that I've started to enjoy listening to music again too.
Music should be about fun and enjoyment, it seems that, like many people, I lost sight of that in recent years and instead concentrated on convenience, fidelity and efficiency. Tapes were banished to boxes in the loft, records were dumped in crates in the garage and even my CDs were replaced by sleek but charmless glowing boxes wired up to thin unobtrusive speakers.
I'd suggest if you want some fun, the next time you encounter a rainy Sunday afternoon, drag that 'obsolete' media out of storage and wire up your old HiFi equipment. I guarantee it will put a big grin on your face, and you never know, next year you too might find yourself driving around on Record Store Day looking for a limited edition Glow in the Dark Vinyl 10" single.
Useful Links
Some of the other items seen in this video
DJ Height DS1000 Hi-Fi Cabinet (ebay UK Store)
Pro-Ject RPM 1.3 Genie Turntable (Amazon UK)
My Previous Videos
Pioneer H-R99 8-Track
LED VU-Meter
Akai GX-625 Reel to Reel
DCC Article on Wikipedia
Elcaset Article on Wikipedia
Excellent Archived Philips Webpage explaining the tech behind DCC.


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The Covenant Debate
Introduction: In our last teaching we discovered that the purpose of the "Good News" message was to sift Yisrael out of the Nations but also to draw all those whom YHWH was calling unto himself. We also came to understand how the Priesthood was changed and how Torah played an important role within the early Nazarene Assemblies. The message expressed to the early Assemblies was therefore that Salvation was by faith in Yahshua and that the Works of Torah according to Ya'acov were the evidence of that Salvation working in the lives of believers producing Character & good deeds.
There is however an even graver concept that is causing division among believers whether they are Christian or Yahudim (Jews) including Netzarim or Messianic & Hebrew Roots. It is therefore my desire to gain some understanding in the area of Covenant in what is commonly called the New Covenant or the Renewed Covenant & how these different groups may seek to understand it. Since we seek to establish the truth of Torah it is most important that the concept of Covenant & what has been revealed through Yahshua be explored therefore we need to become Bereans who search the scriptures to see if what is said is compliant to the Eternal Word of YHWH. Through these studies it is important that we know how to reason in a way that explains our stance and that is compliant with the Word of Elohim and does not bend to the whims of Doctrine.
What Truly is a Covenant:
Many today confuse the word Covenant with Testament. A testament as in last will & testament from a Greek perception always gives maximum weight to the most recent therefore a new Testament makes null and void any previous. We could say a Testament is an agreement between parties that do not trust each other since they relate to disposal of property after death. From this understanding I hope we can begin to understand why many take this sort of approach to the Scriptures since they are suspiciously called the Old & New Testament but is this warranted.
Covenant however from a Hebrew perspective is far different. It is best defined as an ongoing relationship with no appointed end. Rather than being a legal document, a covenant is a commitment to develop a certain kind of continuing relationship. A Covenant being such an endless relationship & agreement relies on trust even after one party dies.
It was actually Marcion a post-Apostolic church founder who was considered even by the Christian Church as a Heretic that coined the term Old & New Testament suggesting that the New replaced the Old since he thought the Elohim of the Yahudim (Jews) was an evil Elohim (God) of wrath, judgement and terror. The consequence of using these terms has resulted in an anti-Torah deception and a permissiveness of Covenant breaking that is commonplace.
Sadly the western mind is programmed to think linear therefore from one point to another but the Hebrew Mindset is rather cyclical therefore the word "Chadashah" as in the Brit Chadashah is best understood as a cycle of restoration or return to a previous state and therefore can be rendered as "renewed". A more accurate Title for the supposed New Testament would be the "Renewed Covenant" or the "Restored Relationship".
We saw in our "Day of Atonement" Yom Kippur message that the teaching highlighted man's desire to return to the state that Adam was in at the time that Yahweh walked with him in the Garden of Eden before man sinned. This was hoped to be achieved through the Sacrifices and this hope was revealed through the images such as trees on the walls of the Beyth Ha Mikdash (Solomon's Temple) and the images of the Cherubim (Angels) guarding the Most Kadosh place (The Holy of Holies).
This is in effect the same truth that is revealed in Hitgalut (Revelations) when Elohim will once again fellowship with Mankind when the New Yerushalayim descends to the Earth.
The Scriptural Covenants:
Based on the definition of an ongoing relationship we could conclude that all Scripture is one Covenant beginning from Bereshith (Genesis) & concluding with Hitgalut (Revelations). However within this ongoing relationship there are Covenants with each one adding to the previous and not nullifying the previous as the following states:
Galatians 3:17 Now this I say, the Torah that came four hundred and thirty years later, does not annul a Covenant previously confirmed by Elohim in Messiah, so as to do away with the promise.
By definition Covenant means an ongoing relationship agreement with each addition adding to the Revelation until the final revelation is achieved.
As it stands today we have the following Covenants:
- The Edenic Covenant.
- The Adamic Covenant.
- The Noahide Covenant.
- The Abrahamic Covenant.
- The Sinai Covenant.
- The Davidic Covenant.
- The Renewed Covenant.
The Prophetic Picture in the Covenants:
The major truth hidden within the Covenants is the picture of Yahshua so we will consider the Covenant YHWH made with Abram to see how it reveals Yahshua and the Favour of Yahweh:
Bereshith (Genesis) 15:9-12 So He said to him, "Bring Me a three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon." 10 Then he brought all these to Him and cut them in two, down the middle, and placed each piece opposite the other; but he did not cut the birds in two. 11 And when the vultures came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away. 12 And it came to be when the Sun was going down and a deep sleep fell upon Abram, that see, a frightening great darkness fell upon him.
What is most important is to understand the process of cutting a Covenant. There would be two participants, the sacrificial animals and the Agreement. What is remarkable in the Covenant with Abram is how it reveals a Covenant of Favour (Grace) & trust in the following verses:
Bereshith (Genesis) 15:17 And it came to pass, when the sun went down and it was dark, that behold, there appeared a smoking oven and a burning torch that passed between those pieces.
What we come to understand by this verse is that Abram did not participate by walking between the slaughtered animals which was the customary means of cutting a Covenant, but as it tells us in verse 12 Abram fell into a deep sleep and a burning torch, the picture of YHWH passed between the slaughtered animals. What this is revealing is that YHWH was declaring that if he or Abram broke the Covenant then he would pay the price, which was death like that of the slaughtered animals and so we see the divine picture of a loving relationship between YHWH and Abram and a beautiful image of the Covenant of Favour (Grace) which saw its fulfilment in Yahshua giving his life on the Tree.
Understanding "the New" verses "the Renewed Covenant":
To begin to appreciate the way people have understood what translators have termed the New Covenant we need to step back & look at the Theology:
Christian Quote:
"Christ's work on the Cross is the New Covenant by which man is reconciled to G_d. The New Covenant is the "Law of Christ" which includes the commands of his Apostles. Thus, the New Covenant is a gracious covenant. Those included in the covenant are reconciled to G_d by grace alone, apart from anything they do. Jesus purchased a people by his death on the cross so that all those for whom he died receive full forgiveness of sins and become incurable God-lovers by the Holy Spirit. They have thus become his new creation.
This sounds so wonderful but we now need to look to the parts of Scripture that are often quoted:
- The Problem of the New Covenant
Luke 22:20 In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.
The problem with this quote is that the components of cutting a Covenant are not present. Yahshua is declaring himself to be the sacrificial slaughtering but the conditions of the Covenant are not established and no participants are confirming their acceptance to it. The result is that Theologians simply conclude that whatever was taught during Yahshua's ministry and the Apostles are the conditions but conveniently ignore all those parts that clearly teach faithfulness to the Torah. What is interesting is that the Brit Chadashah (the New Testament) contains 1,050 commands based on the Tanakh (Old Testament).
Secondly there is a problem with the Word New as it is "Chadash" Strong's Number H2318 in Hebrew that can mean New or Renewed with the Geek word in the Brit Chadashah (New Testament) being "Kainos" Strong's Number G2537 also denoting "New" or "Renewed" or to make fresh again:
I will also site a few verses as examples to demonstrate its usage:
• Tehillah (Psalm) 51:10 "Create in me a clean heart, O Elohim; and renew (chadash) a right spirit within me."
• Tehillah (Psalm) 103: 4 "Who satisfies your mouth with good things; so that your youth is renewed (chadash) like the eagle's."
•MattithYahu (Matthew) 26:29"I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it anew (Chadashah) with you in My Father's kingdom."
• Yochanan (John) 13:34 A (Chadashah) new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.
• Yochanan Aleph (1 John) 2:7 Brethren, I write no (Chadashah) new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning.
Yochanan (John) here seems to be Schizophrenic as both verses are about loving the brethren but one appears to contradict the other until we realize he is saying that Yahshua was refreshing or making like new an old Commandment.
Accordingly, the Word used is the same in all cases and according to the Blue letter Bible the Greek rendering of it can mean new, fresh, unused, and new especially in freshness.
Therefore the understanding of a Renewal of the Covenant makes perfect sense.
- The Conditions of the Covenant
Ibrim (Hebrews) 8:10 This is the covenant I will establish with the people of Israel after that time, declares YHWH (the Lord). I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts.
We know that this quote is from YermeYahu (Jeremiah) but when it says that YHWH will put his Laws in their minds & on their hearts what Laws is he talking about. Surely they are not those derived by willy-nilly picking through the Nazarene Writings and allowing each person to selectively decide by themselves what basic moral commands to adhere to since all now are supposedly led by the Ruach (Spirit) of YHWH though failing in many areas to obey his word which is supposed to be Eternal as we read in:
Tehillah (Psalm) 111:7-8 All His precepts are sure. 8 They stand fast forever and ever, and are done in truth and uprightness. 9 He has sent redemption to His people; He has commanded His covenant forever: Set-apart and awesome is His name.
At the time of this writing the Nazarene writings were not fully established or canonised so the reading in Hebrews clearly points to the Torah of Mosheh since the writer possibly Sha'ul (Paul) is quoting YermeYahu (Jeremiah) when the only Torah or Law was that as written by Mosheh as dictated to him by YHWH. When Yahudim come into Messiah then they wonderfully sense that in Messiah the Covenant is truly written on their heart in all its fullness.
CorintYah Beyth (2 Corinthians) 3:6 Our competence is from Elohim who has made us competent as servants of a renewed Covenant not of the letter but of the Ruach (the Spirit), for the letter kills but the Ruach (Spirit) gives life.
From this reading we need to understand that Sha'ul (Paul) is referring to the means by which the Torah was transmitted. With Mosheh it was engraved on stone Tablets which worked death in that it declared people guilty as it did not have in itself the life-giving power of the Ruach (Spirit) that the Renewed Covenant promised. Sha'ul (Paul) therefore is comparing how the Covenant is now written on hearts purified through the blood of Yahshua & empowered by the Ruach Ha Kodesh to create people who are righteous. What Sha'ul (Paul) said would have shocked Yahudim (Jews) as they regarded Torah as an instrument of life:
Shemoth Rabbah 41:1 Elohim sat on high engraving for them tablets which would give life.
The statement of Sha'ul (Paul) is in no way disrespecting Torah but rather revealing the nature of man whose heart required a dramatic renewal which is what the Renewed Covenant is all about.
- The Better Covenant
Ibrim (Hebrews) 8:6-8 But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises. 7 For if that first covenant had been faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second. 8 Because finding fault with them,
The question now arises as to how the Covenant is better:
- A better Ministry: We have now a High Priest who is seated at the right hand of the throne of Majesty, a minister of the Sanctuary and of the true tabernacle which YHWH erected and not man & whose ministry is eternal.
- A better Sacrifice: Ibrim (Hebrews) 9:12 Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption.
- His Death Perfects the Sanctified: For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.
This verse in no way suggests what some might suggest that once saved always saved but rather reveals that his sacrifice is sufficient for all time for those whom he is calling and are walking on the path of sanctification and obedience to the will of YHWH.
Since we read in the above verses that the covenant was found to have fault because of them the Yisraelites therefore the perfect sacrifice was needed to purify hearts that now the Torah of YHWH could be written on the hearts of the Sanctified.
From the understanding of Covenant we should now be aware that the Change in the Covenant was to purify those receiving the Torah towrite it on hearts that were purified therefore removing the enmity to Torah through the work of the perfect Kohen Ha Gadol (High Priest) Yahshua who offered the perfect Sacrifice being his own blood with the only part of the Covenant unchanged being the eternal Torah of YHWH which is now written on hearts and not on Stoney hearts as promised by YHWH through Ezekiel.
The Summary of the Matter
Just as the Menorah has seven branches with the "Shamash" the central branch being the source of light so the roots to the tree being Yisrael has seven Covenants being its root system with the central root being the Renewed Covenant of Yahshua the one that gives life or purpose to the other roots that the tree may remain strong and be itself full of life and bear much fruit.
When considering the Covenants it is good to see what Sha'ul (Paul) says when he is talking to the gentiles:
Romans 11: 18 Do not boast against the branches. And if you boast remember you do not support the root but the root supports you.
It is the Yahudi (Jewish) scriptures & the promises of Messiah that support you. All the Torah & the Covenants point to Yahshua and are the roots of our faith so you do not want to cut them off. Sha'ul uses the Metaphor of the Olive tree that we are all now grafted into. Sha'ul equates this family tree of Yahudim (Jew) & Gentile with Yisrael and the roots as the Covenants that reveal Yahshua since he is the Torah in the flesh.
The holistic vision of YHWH never changes so if we neglect all the wonderful heritage of the Covenants we lose the context. Yahshua as the Messiah fulfils all the promises originally given to Yisrael into which we are all now grafted & receiving the benefits.


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In the lead-up to the Global Landscapes Forum, a monthly newsletter gives updates on the preparations, program and other related content below.
July at the Global Landscapes Forum1 August 2017
Peatlands Matter, and here is why7 June 2017
The Global Landscapes Forum is Growing: Join us!22 May 2017
For peat's sake, don't miss the upcoming Global Landscapes Forum thematic event in Indonesia!2 May 2017
Landscapes news December 201615 December 2016
Landscapes news November 2016: From Marrakesh to the World – make the connections with the Global Landscapes Forum!16 November 2016
Landscapes news October 2016: Exciting speakers, newest science and innovation – and you?13 October 2016
Landscapes news September 2016: Launch your initiative in Marrakesh, discover what works in restoration and create a partnership22 September 2016
Global Landscapes Forum – 16 November, Marrakesh: Join world experts in debating fresh solutions for climate and development25 August 2016
Landscape management: Talkin' 'bout an evolution26 July 2016
The Investment Case: Putting the pieces together21 June 2016
The Dragons' Den : Pitching a Sustainable Future24 May 2016
Beyond Theory: Making Sustainable Finance a Reality21 April 2016
Sustainable Finance - The Investment Case II: From opportunities to action17 March 2016
Monitoring: Boundary issues18 February 2016
Forest fires in 2016: Land (in)justice becomes a burning issue28 January 2016
Now it's time to turn goals into action – locally16 December 2015
Your photos. Our future – winners announced 20 photographs show how landscapes work17 November 2015
Photographers: 10 days left to put sustainable landscapes in focus22 October 2015
Ségolène Royal and Achim Steiner join the event line-up23 September 2015
Leading decision-makers to talk landscapes in Paris25 August 2015
An evening of stories, ideas and ... you23 July 2015
After London event, investors want to fund sustainable landscapes18 June 2015
GLF Newsletter April-May 2015: Private and public sectors to meet on sustainable finance roadmap7 May 2015
Global Landscapes Forum: The Investment Case (London, 10 June)31 March 2015
CALL FOR PAPERS: Harvesting knowledge for healthy forests, nutritious foods25 February 2015
Human rights and finance grab spotlight in Lima16 December 2014
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1,2K.R. Bermingham, 2N. Gussone, 2,3K. Mezger, 2,4J. Krause
Geochmica et Cosmochimica Acta (in Press) Link to Article [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2018.01.034]
1Isotope Geochemistry Laboratory, Department of Geology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD-20740 USA
2Institut für Mineralogie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Corrensstraße 24, Münster, 48149 Germany
3Institut für Geologie, Universität Bern, Baltzerstrasse 1 + 3, Bern, 3012 Switzerland
4Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden – Rossendorf, Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology, Chemnitzer Straße 40, 09599 Freiberg, Germany
Copyright Elsevier
The Ca isotope composition of meteorites and their components may vary due to mass-dependent and/or -independent isotope effects. In order to evaluate the origin of these effects, five amoeboid olivine aggregates (AOAs), three calcium aluminum inclusions (CAIs), five chondrules (C), a dark inclusion from Allende (CV3), two dark inclusions from North West Africa 753 (NWA 753; R3.9), and a whole rock sample of Orgueil (CI1) were analyzed. This is the first coupled mass-dependent and -independent Ca isotope dataset to include AOAs and dark inclusions. Where sample masses permit, Ca isotope data are reported with corresponding petrographic analyses and rare earth element (REE) relative abundance patterns. The CAIs and AOAs are enriched in light Ca isotopes (δ44/40Ca -5.32 to +0.72, where δ44/40Ca is reported relative to SRM 915a). Samples CAI 5 and AOA 1 have anomalous Group II REE patterns. These REE and δ44/40Ca data suggest that the CAI 5 and AOA 1 compositions were set via kinetic isotope fractionation during condensation and evaporation. The remaining samples show mass-dependent Ca isotope variations which cluster between δ44/40Ca +0.53 and +1.59, some of which are coupled with unfractionated REE abundance patterns. These meteoritic components likely formed through the coaccretion of the evaporative residue and condensate following Group II CAI formation or their chemical and isotopic signatures were decoupled (e.g., via nebular or parent-body alteration). The whole rock sample of Orgueil has a δ44/40Ca +0.67 ±0.18 which is in agreement with most published data. Parent-body alteration, terrestrial alteration, and variable sampling of Ca-rich meteoritic components can have an effect on δ44/40Ca compositions in whole rock meteorites.
Samples AOA 1, CAI 5, C 2, and C 4 display mass-independent 48/44Ca anomalies (ε48/44Ca +6 to +12) which are resolved from the standard composition. Other samples measured for these effects (AOA 5, CAI 1, CAI 2, C 3, D 1, D 2, D 3) possess the same 48/44Ca isotope composition as the standard within analytical uncertainty. These data indicate a heterogeneous distribution of 48Ca in the early solar nebula during formation of CAIs, AOAs, and chondrules. In a δ44/40Ca vs. ε48/44Ca plot, no strong correlation is evident which suggests that the thermal processing event which caused a heterogeneous distribution of ε48/44Ca in the solar nebula is unlikely to be directly related to the thermal processing event that caused coupled REE and Ca mass-dependent isotopic fractionation in meteoritic components.


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NICO is an upbeat oyster bar serving French cuisine carefully prepared in a wood-fired oven. With ingredients sourced from the waters of the Lowcountry and a curated selection of the country's most coveted raw oysters, French Master Chef Nico Romo offers a fresh take on seafood for Charleston's iconic Shem Creek.
To see how we curated our oyster selection check out
Nico Romo | Chef/Owner
What is the weirdest thing you have ever put in your mouth?
A fish eye
Last time you screamed at the top of your lungs?
30 minutes ago, and probably 30 minutes before that, too
What is your biggest screw up in the kitchen/restaurant?
I ran out of turkey for an event, so went and got more, and fried it in the back of my car while driving back
Most useless talent that you have?
I can grab anything with toes
What makes you feel like a child again?
My kids
Eric Williams | Executive Chef
What is the first cd you ever bought?
CD: Def Leppard Pyromania /// Tape: LL Cool J
Food you hide in the closet to eat?
CiCi' s pizza and sliders from Arby's
What is your spirit animal?
A salamander, they are fireproof. I have always felt a connection to them since I was young. My father was a fireman and a salamander was a symbol on his truck. I have been in a lot of firey situations that I was able to walk away from, so I consider myself somewhat fireproof.
What is your biggest screw up in the kitchen/restaurant?
Mistakes are made daily, but it helps find a problem to a solution, making you stronger to adapt and overcome. The biggest mistake is not being able to find a solution. I did cut two tips of my fingers off once while stacking shitake mushrooms and talking. I looked down and saw my fingers on the other side of the chef knife.
When was the last time you stopped to smell the flowers?
A lot, you should go through my camera it is filled with pictures of flowers, I love them. Call me pansy if you want, but I am frog on a lily pad who loves looking at flowers.
Deena Versanszki | General Manager
What is your pets name?
In order of appearance, Joshua, Rita, Rudy, Goliath, Bear, Lilo, Johnny and Kyra, this does not include the dozens of unplanned baby hamsters. Sadly at the moment we don't have any.
What is the weirdest thing you have ever put in your mouth?
A cheesy nacho with a wasp on top… totally incidental.
Guilty pleasure food?
Cold mushroom and pepperoni pizza.
What crazy thing will you never do again??
Walk up steps for 2 hours to go down the world's tallest water slide… nope… never… ever… again! I would rather live.
Nick Colvin | Sous Chef
What is the first cd you ever bought?
I would have to say its probably Blink 182 'Enema of the State.' No shame.
Food that you hide in the closet to eat?
All the crust that I steal off pies. That and tubs of roux. I know, leave me alone.
What crazy thing will you never do again?
I'm not so much into exploring abandoned buildings anymore…Trespassing seems to carry more weight when you are no longer 18.
What is your biggest screw up in the kitchen/restaurant?
Probably when I first started working in the industry and tried being a food-runner/server. It didn't go so well and it didn't last very long. Also the mayonnaise I made from shellfish didn't really get the full appreciation it deserved.
What do you hate for no reason?
Pineapple on pizza.
Matthew Ward | Sous Chef
When is the last time you screamed at the top of your lungs?
When I rode "Top Thrill Dragster" at Cedar Point Amusement Park.
What is the ugliest thing that you own?
I have a few band t-shirts that I love that I have had for about 15 years that my wife hates. For better or for worse, right?
What makes you feel like a child again?
Chocolate Dipped Ice Cream Cones and Hot Dogs.
How many oysters can you shuck in 8 minutes?
Eight minutes does not seem like a long time for shucking oysters. If I spend 7-10 seconds per oyster, that is 6ish per minute. Math.
What is your spirit animal?
Most likely an Alpaca.
Sean Ferneau | Manager
Food that you hide in the closet to eat?
Bagel Bites.
What crazy thing will you never do again?
Even attempt a Bon Appetit recipe.
Do you like pineapple on your pizza?
Do I look like a monster?
Dumbest way you have been injured.
Spraining my hand while falling on a party bus. I was with Bo Silliman; it was his fault.
What do you hate for no reason?
Football. And those trashy toothpicks with the cellophane at the end. And when dudes call me "buddy." And fist-bumping.