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This week has been a roller coaster ride for pretty 22 year old Sarah Kennedy from Portnoo who was crowned Miss Donegal at a ceremony Ink Nightclub Letterkenny recently. "I am over the moon. I am absolutely thrilled. I cannot believe how good people are. The phone is hopping at home," she said.
Studying a bachelor degree in business management at the Letterkenny Institute of Technology (LYIT) Sarah moved into her picturesque parents home last week. The second youngest of a family of four, Sarah finds her home environment a calming influence during a week which will see her compete to become Miss Ireland in Dublin. The stunning brunette also faces into a batch of exams the following week. This week, she was attempting to balance her studies with her shopping, publicity and planning her Dublin trip.
"There were six of us in the competition in Ink. I was told the competition was taking place so I entered. I had missed the first heat. When the second competition came up, I said 'why not?' and entered. It was something that I always wanted to do. I just had to gather the confidence and the courage to do it. I think that a lot of girls would love to do it. I am so excited about every aspect of it. This has been one of my lifelong ambitions," she said.
During the competition in Ink, Sarah initially came face to face with a panel of judges. She was later interviewed on stage ahead of the bikini round. They then changed into their cocktail dresses before changing into their gowns ahead of the crowning.
"My two best friends, Marie McCafferty and Melissa Brown came along to support me. My mother, Brid Kennedy and my sister Caroline Kennedy was also there. My cousin Brenda and her husband Anthony Bonner also came along in support. It was so nice to have a group of people supporting me, it certainly calmed me and made it easier when I was taking part," she said.
When asked, why she would like to represent the county at All Ireland level she had plenty to say. Speaking from her heart she said that it would be a priviledge and an honour to represent the county and that it would be an honour to do so.
"I could hear all my supporters cheering me on and it was great to know that they were in the audience. Why would I be chosen as Miss Donegal and why should I represent Miss Donegal in Miss Ireland? Because I am very proud of Donegal and I would like to hope that I would represent Donegal as best as I can, I just think it is a privilege and an honour," she said.
Sarah is the second youngest of four, she has two brothers, Michael and Hugh and an older sister Caroline. She is the daughter of Brid and Michael Kennedy who live in Portnoo.
"I am a beautician, I qualified three years ago. I am now studying business management at the LYIT. I went back to college because I realised that during these difficult economic times it would be of great benefit to me to improve my business skills," she said.
Today, Sunday, Sarah will go to Dublin to meet with organisers of the national competition. To date, she has been sent details of her weekend in the capital which will stretch from Thursday, April 26 to Sunday 29.
"The final takes place on Saturday night. My exams take place the week after the event. I still have to stop and take a breath and think that I am going to be in the final. Every single day there are things for me to do. I am confident that I can juggle the exams and the finals. They are both great opportunities so I am going to juggle both. It is a busy busy weekend they have e-mailed us our schedule," she said.
The finals will be held in the Ballsbridge Hotel in Dublin and Sarah's mum and dad will accompany her. "They want to be there. It will be a great weekend for them too. It will be good for me to know that they are there. They are a calming influence," she said. with me.
This has been one of my life long ambitions.
Should Sarah prove successful she will journey to Bulgaria alongside many other beautiful girls. "I am proud to be an ambassador for my county if I was successful and was given the opportunity to represent the country in Bulgaria, I would do my very best. It is hard to even think of Miss World, that is such a huge competition," she said.
Sarah has not chosen the dress that she will wear for the Dublin competition yet but when she finally gets the dress she is certain that everything else will fall into place. "Nothing is set in stone just yet. Once I have the dress everything else will fall into place. I am so excited about the dress," she said.
At the moment the bubbly Portnoo girl feels like she is living someone else's life and she finds herself getting emotional when she recieves an e-mail, a Facebook or a text of goodwill. "I cannot believe how good people are. Lisa McDevitt who took part in Miss Donegal is my mentor and she is absolutely fabulous. I really don't know what I would do without her. It is a very scarey time as well and to have someone with the experience volunteer to help you means so much," she said.
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sweet treats from sweet friends.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
rise & shine
sweet treats from sweet friends.
17 comments:
- traci said...
good morning my dear. what a great way to start my day. a beautiful post by you. :)
- 7:31 AM, September 27, 2011
- Leslie said...
I love it when you pack a post full of photos, sure wish we lived closer, maybe one day when we retire and head south! Get to bed early tonight!
- 8:56 AM, September 27, 2011
- Kim said...
just had to chime in and tell you that i ordered the ruffle messenger bag from jeanne oliver! it arrived yesterday - l.o.v.e. it!!!! so sweet! thanks for the source
- 9:17 AM, September 27, 2011
- Heather said...
Thanks for sharing so many lovely things! I hope you catch up on your sleep tonight.
- 9:40 AM, September 27, 2011
- Micah Jamie said...
I woke up at 3:30 (CST)too! Had some precious young lives on my mind so just prayed and sipped coffee :). I adore the highlighted/dated passage. What a precious hidden treasure!
Here's to having a good day and not running out of energy! xoxo
- 10:56 AM, September 27, 2011
- Kelli said...
This seems to be such a busy time for everyone right now...a little overwhelming too. I hope your week goes smoothly. I loved the recap of all things going on with you...through your words and your beautiful photography. I still need to order that book.
- 10:59 AM, September 27, 2011
- Tiffini said...
oh dear..have i had those early early mornings. have you ever just talked to God at those times?:)
beautiful pictures...praying your heart is drinking in His infinite peace and love for you today.
- 11:10 AM, September 27, 2011
- christina said...
i just love that fb post! lol
and the bible verse... so amazing.
- 11:38 AM, September 27, 2011
- Alecia said...
Sweet post and I love all your goodies...including Gigi's...a lady I work with has a daughter that works at Gigi's and we occasionally get blessed with some in our break room :-)
Praying for your cholesterol to go down.
- 12:43 PM, September 27, 2011
- Between You and Me said...
love this post.
long for the day that one of my kids reads my blog and leaves a comment telling me it's their favorite post ever.
love all of your pictures....all of them.
- 1:12 PM, September 27, 2011
- 3 Peanuts said...
LOVE it all. HUGE Congrats to Madison!!!! Woo hoo!!! Cannot wait for homecoming pics. Will's is Friday too but he "might" be meeting his "date" at the dance? It is all very top secret at this point...you know. BOYS!
ANd that comment from SMK. Oh my goodness. She is the sweetest. I want Kate to grow up to be her(well you know what I mean).
Hope your busy week sails by with blissful memories:)
- 1:40 PM, September 27, 2011
- Lulu and Co. said...
I've been just absolutely terrIble about picking up my camera lately...loved what you captured as always!!!!
- 2:49 PM, September 27, 2011
- Carol S. said...
I like your stories, pictures and comments in season or out! You brighten lots of days around the world. I'm a low carb queen...lost to maintained over the past 4 years or so, it's the one program that consistently works for me. Sorry to hear about your high chol, hope it comes down soon. (www.lowcarbfriends.com, check out the recipe suggestions blog if anyone is considering this lifestyle) You didn't ask for eating plan tips, now did you? sorry!!!!
- 6:49 PM, September 27, 2011
- sugar said...
Love this post!
- 9:21 PM, September 27, 2011
- sugar said...
2 things....please send me smoothie recipes...i'm trying so hard to eat healthy and i hate proteing shakes, i'd like to hide it in a smooooothie :)
....have you tried Josie Maran's argan oil? you will fall in love!
- 10:24 PM, September 27, 2011
good mishmash of pics and love the love note from smk-I treasure notes/IMs-lol- from my boys!! Floors are looking great-how are you cleaning them?
- 12:13 AM, September 28, 2011
- Jodi said...
I love all the pictures! Beka loves the ones of Caroline, she said she almost bought that same necklace! :) I also love the bible verse!
I ordered a cuff bracelet from Jeanne Oliver....can't wait to get it! :)
Take care Paige!
- 1:10 PM, October 02, 2011


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Newbie's Linux Manual
This manual takes a concise instructional approach to show you how to get specific things done in Linux. The unfortunate drawback to this approach is that it inevitably becomes - in part - distro-specific. Before the end of the year though, I'll hopefully have on this site, editions of the manual for other distros... Worth checking out.


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"But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and
more unto the perfect day," Proverbs 4:18, KJV
For those living on the east coast, particularly in the Mid-Atlantic States, yesterday was a glorious day. The weather was absolutely wonderful. We had a chance to feel the warmth of the sun. Instead of donning scarves, hats and gloves we had a chance to open the windows and let the fresh air in. It was a taste of something better than the dreary season we previously faced.
I would venture to say that this world is in a dreary season no matter what the temperature is outside. But you and I, we bring a taste of something better in the midst of all the gloominess. We are like the sun breaking through the clouds giving people a glimpse of hope. Our lives are as a "shining light" showing people a better way to live.
Turn on the local news in any city and most likely it is riddled with violence, tragedy and suffering. Very rarely are there any good deeds or acts of kindness spotlighted. It seems the longer the world remains the tougher times get. The epidemic of sinfulness that began in the Garden of Eden keeps spreading and infecting men and women everywhere.
Oh, but the "just." Those who are made right in the eyes of God we don't walk the way of the world. We glow differently! We sport in our being the essence of the ultimate light, our Lord Jesus Christ. "I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life," (John 8:12, KJV). We have the "light of life" and we shine!
Proverbs 4:18 goes on to tell us that we shine "more and more unto the perfect day." While we are in Christ we are getting better and better, and as a result, our light should be shining brighter and brighter. How else would this world ever get a break from always viewing the dreariness of life if we don't shine?
Our "paths" make a difference. The things we do and the things we say show people something wonderful that they're not used to seeing. The way we carry ourselves and our dispositions make people wonder, "What's gotten into you?"
The light of Christ, that's what! I can't help but to shine!
When we shine people become attracted to us like a magnetic pull. The more they see the more they may want to know what makes you glow. Then, they in turn may want to learn how to glow, too.
Our temperatures are predicted to reach 73 degrees here today and in the 70's all week until Friday. Awesomeness! Whether we have sun or not, warm or cold temperatures, you can be that ray of light shining in someone's life today.
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Studies increasingly are suggesting the value of vitamin D—often known as the sunshine vitamin, because that's one way you can obtain it—in everything from bone metabolism to maintaining muscle strength, immune function, reducing hypertension and possibly even playing a role in prevention of cancer and autoimmune disease.
"The old theory was that if you had enough vitamin D to prevent rickets and osteomalacia—two skeletal disorders—you were okay," says Victoria Drake, a research associate in the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University, and manager of its Micronutrient Information Center. "But new research now is raising our awareness about the possible relationships between vitamin D and cancer, particularly colorectal, breast, ovarian and prostate cancers. There also are potential links to cardiovascular disease and autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis." .
What's clear, however, is that many Americans are not getting even those minimal amounts, especially those with dark skin colors—in fact, one study reported that 42 percent of African American women were vitamin D deficient.
As a result, Drake says, many doctors are increasingly starting to test their patients for deficiency of this vitamin, especially in the temperate zones above 40 degrees latitude—a line running roughly from Philadelphia to Denver and through Northern California. That includes New York City, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Seattle and many other highly populated cities. Residents of the Pacific Northwest, with its northern latitudes and eternally cloudy winters, are especially vulnerable.
"My own doctor said that he frequently tests for vitamin D status, and that vitamin D deficiency is prevalent in his patient population," Drake says. "Experts are now talking about a phenomenon they call 'Vitamin D Winter.'"
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|Country home in Tuscany
That reply is exactly why tourists continue to be drawn by the millions to Italy, especially the Tuscany and Umbria areas. Italians know visitors have a certain vision of their country that does not include skyscrapers, billboards, or endless suburbs. The country also values its long history and has adopted strict rules for renovation of old and construction of new buildings to maintain the "Italian look." Red tile roofs (whether real or fake polymer) are required in much of Italy. Home paint colors are limited to warm, earth pastels such as ocher gold or terra cotta and if you want something else, permission must be sought from local councils.
Foreigners are so drawn to la dolce vita - the dream of sipping wine on the back porch while watching the sun set across the hills of Tuscany - that real estate signs in hilltop Cortona are in English as are many of the real estate magazines. Web sites such as Italy Assists and Italymag have forums for those seeking advice on renovation costs and rules - also in English. But ex-pats need patience. At one site, businesses are advised to expect a minimum of 135 days before approval of a warehouse building permit. In recognition of the inefficiencies of the Italian bureaucracy, a new "rule of silence" in larger cities allows construction to begin if you haven't heard anything from the authority in 180 days. For residential renovations or new construction, the wait can be just as long. (And we complain about the 5 days Paris requires!)
Historical renovation can be even more challenging. At Montegualandro Castle, just inside the border of the Umbria state, Franca Marti described the journey to renovate their very own castle. She lamented, "If one stone has fallen off the castle wall, it must remain there." Just the permission to rebuild took two years. In "Under the Tuscan Sun,", Frances Mayes writes of the challenges working with master stone builders, wrought iron blacksmiths, and electricians who had never installed a rheostat. Her home was finished in three years - a time lapse Americans would never put up with.
|Restored Milan Duomo
It's been 43 years since my first visit to Florence in 1969. Other than pedestrian streets, a single McDonalds, and changing fashions in the clothes stores, little has changed around the cathedral. Even the pictures hung at the Uffizzi Museum are in the same rooms. It is a city and country that are well-worn from tourist traffic but purposely retain the studied ambiance. As a hotel owner in Bellagio proudly told me, "nothing has changed" in the last ten years. I have counseled other travelers of the need to see certain places in the world before old buildings are demolished or modernized. Italy is not one of those. This land will be forever charming, thanks to a populace that embraces that which it shares - its history.


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Rethinking Frankenstein's Monster
Season 1 Episode 2 | 5m 57s
Now celebrating its 200th anniversary, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was a revolutionary text that pioneered the sci-fi genre. On the surface, it's a novel about a scary monster, but the sympathetic description of a soulful creature makes us rethink the label.
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Combat Medics
Combat Medics of the 30th Infantry Division
The Combat Medics of the World War II 30th Infantry Division evolved from the poorly trained and ill equipped personnel who were inducted into Federal Service on September 16, 1940 into a highly trained, highly skilled and highly professional, well equipped unit by the time we saw our first combat casualties in June 1944.
The 120th Infantry Regimental Medical Detachment consisted of 10 officers,
8 Medical Doctors and 2 Dentists. The Detachment Commander was also
designated Regimental Surgeon. He held the rank of Major. His function
was to answer directly to and receive instruction from the Regimental
Commander in all matters pertaining to the professional capabilities
and combat readiness of the entire Detachment.
Within the Regimental Detachment, there were four (4) sections. The
Headquarters Section consisted of Regimental Surgeon, the Detachment
Executive Officer, two (2) Dentists and twenty-six (26) enlisted men.
Then, there were three (3) Battalion Aid Station Sections, one for each
of the three (3) battalions of infantry that comprised the regiment.
Each Battalion Aid Station Section had two (2) Medical Doctors, usually
a Captain and a First Lt., and thirty-three (33) enlisted men.
The Table of Organization, ideally, looked similar to the following diagram. However, because of casualties, wounded in action, killed in action or missing and captured, the numbers, rarely, if ever, added up to this diagram
The Regimental Surgeon's duties were discussed in a previous paragraph, insofar as his military duties were concerned. However, he and all the other doctors and dentists in the Detachment were, first and foremost,
Professional Doctors and Dentists charged with the responsibility
of the medical and dental well being of the entire regiment.
The Detachment Executive Officer, a Captain (Medical Doctor),
was responsible for the overall training and equipping of the detachment,
as well as administrative responsibilities.
Two Dentists, usually Captains, were assigned to the detachment.
As well as being responsible for the dental care of the entire regiment,
they also performed administrative duties and shared in training functions.
Other than the Officers listed above, the Headquarters
Section consisted of a First Sergeant, the Supply Sergeant, the Company
Clerk and other personnel who were highly skilled in the various aspects
of the mission assigned to the detachment. Also, there was reserve personnel
(i.e., Aidmen, litter bearers, Jeep drivers) available to the front
line Battalion Aid Stations at a moments notice.
Each Battalion of Infantry had a Battalion Aid Station
assigned to it. The personnel consisted of two (2) Medical Doctors (usually
Captains, sometimes a First Lt.).
The enlisted personnel included a Section Sergeant, (a
Staff Sergeant), a Sergeant, a Corporal and a Complement of 22 additional
highly skilled technicians in the area of first aid, litter bearers,
drivers, etc.
That brings us to the real Combat Medics, the Company
Aid Men. Each Company in the regiment was assigned two (2) aid men.
These men lived with the company and moved with them on every move.
They were exposed to enemy fire just the same as a rifleman. And, on
many occasions, were exposed to a higher degree than the rifleman.
His responsibility was to locate wounded men, quickly
assess the severity of the wound and immediately start the action necessary
to relieve the wounded man of pain and suffering. In many instances
the Aid Man had to comfort those soldiers who were more mentally wounded
than physical. The Aid Man and the other soldiers in the company had
to work very closely together in retrieving wounded men from precarious
situations and subsequent evacuation.
Once a man's wounds had been treated to the extent of
the Aid man's capabilities, he was removed to the Battalion Aid Station.
There, the Battalion Aid Station Doctors could assess the severity of
the wound and make a decision as to further evacuation. If the wound
was of minor nature, many times it would be cleaned, dressed and the
soldier returned to duty. The Aid Man would normally be aware of that,
and, depending upon the tactical situation at hand, follow up with any
subsequent care needed.
If the wound warranted more extensive care than that which
could be administered at the First Aid Station, the wounded man was
tagged, a record made of the time, day, date and extent of the wound
and he was evacuated by ambulance to the next echelon in the evacuation
process. His company was notified of the evacuation so they could quickly
get a replacement for the casualty.
Which brings us to the evacuation system. Each Battalion
Aid Station worked very closely with the Medical Battalion of the Division,
which was responsible for evacuations to the rear of the Battalion Aid
The Medical Battalion would evacuate from a Battalion
Aid Station to a Collecting Station, usually safely removed from an
exposed front line position. There, further evaluation was made of the
wounded man. And, if further treatment was called for, he was taken
farther back to a Clearing Station. Within the Division area of responsibility,
the Clearing Station was as far as it could evacuate a casualty. Any
further evacuation then became the responsibility of an Army Hospital.
But, bear in mind, this entire process was started by frontline soldiers receiving a wound by enemy fire, and that immediately a process of healing and comfort was started by a well trained, unarmed and possibly exposed Combat Medic wearing a Red Cross, carrying some bandages, a syringe of morphine, some sulfanilamide powder and desire to help a fellow human being in his time of great need.
If there ever were Angels of Mercy, then they were Combat Medics
Frank W. Towers, 2003 Updated: 15 January 2006
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sophomore Marek Marksoo was ranked 120th in the nation by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), becoming the fourth player in the men's tennis program's history to receive a national singles ranking.
The ITA ranks the top 125 singles players from the 273 NCAA Div. I tennis programs around the country. Marksoo joins former Sacramento State players Kiryl Harbatsiuk (2008-11), Jason Smith (2009-11) and Anton Stryhas (2007-10) as the only four Hornets to receive a national singles ranking.
Earlier this year, Marksoo and teammate Aliaksandr Malko were ranked as the 80th best doubles team in the nation. In fact, that marked just the fourth doubles team ranked in school history, joining Harbatsiuk/Anton Stryhas, and Harbatsiuk/Marko Starcevic, and Starcevic/Holden Ching.
Marksoo currently has a 14-3 singles record this season, and has won each of his last 11 matches. He began the year as the team's No. 2 singles player, but was moved up to the top spot three matches into the season, and has since posted a 13-2 record.
Despite missing the last seven matches with injury, most notably because of a badly sprained ankle, Marksoo's body of work was enough to warrant a national ranking. Of his 14 singles wins, nine have come in straight sets, including six of his last seven victories. One of the three-set wins came against Cal's Ben McLachlan, who is currently ranked 35th in the nation by the ITA. Marksoo is also 11-4 in doubles play this season, all at No. 1 with Malko.
In February, Marksoo became the first player in school history to compete in the Davis Cup, when he was selected to play for his home country of Estonia.
Marksoo, who was a first team all-Big Sky Conference last season, now has a 31-6 career singles record. He began his freshman season as the team's No. 5 singles player, but moved all the way up to No. 2 by the end of the year.
Sacramento State (14-12, 9-1) is idle this week, and does not return to action until playing its final match of the regular season at home against Saint Mary's on Sunday, April 21. The Hornets will host the Big Sky Tournament (April 26-28) at the Gold River Racquet Club later this month. The team has clinched at least the No. 2 seed for the tournament, and will receive a bye in the quarterfinal round.
August 12, 2013 MEN'S TENNIS EARNS ITA ACADEMIC TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL ACCOLADES
July 3, 2013 HORNETS EARN 29 SPRING BIG SKY All-ACADEMIC HONORS
April 7, 2013 MEN'S TENNIS CONCLUDES ROAD TRIP WITH 4-3 LOSS AT IDAHO
April 2, 2013 RAM NAMED BIG SKY MEN'S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
April 1, 2013 MEN'S TENNIS WINS FIFTH STRAIGHT, DEFEATS MONTANA, 6-1
March 30, 2013 MEN'S TENNIS PICKS UP A PAIR OF CONFERENCE WINS
March 24, 2013 MEN'S TENNIS POSTS 4-3 COMEBACK WIN AT LOYOLA MARYMOUNT
March 23, 2013 MEN'S TENNIS WINS AT UC RIVERSIDE, 6-1
March 17, 2013 MEN'S TENNIS SPLITS A PAIR OF CONFERENCE MATCHES ON THE ROAD
March 12, 2013 MARKSOO NAMED BIG SKY TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK....AGAIN
March 12, 2013 MEN'S TENNIS CRUSHES PREVIOUSLY UNBEATEN MONTANA STATE
March 7, 2013 MEN'S TENNIS BATTLES #24 CAL, BUT FALLS IN THE END, 5-2
March 1, 2013 MEN'S TENNIS FALLS TO PACIFIC, 5-2
February 26, 2013 MARKSOO EARNS FOURTH CAREER BIG SKY TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARD
February 23, 2013 MEN'S TENNIS ERASES 3-1 DEFICIT TO DEFEAT UC DAVIS
February 16, 2013 MEN'S TENNIS FALLS AT NATIONALLY RANKED SANTA CLARA, 5-2
February 10, 2013 CLOSE MATCH GOES AGAINST MEN'S TENNIS AT USF
January 22, 2013 MARKSOO OPENS TENNIS SEASON WITH BIG SKY PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS
January 20, 2013 MEN'S TENNIS FALLS IN CLOSE CONTEST AT HAWAI'I
January 15, 2013 MEN'S TENNIS FALLS AT #10 STANFORD IN SEASON OPENER
July 19, 2012 MARKSOO AND MALKO EARN ITA SCHOLAR-ATHLETE ACCOLADES


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Blue & Green The Lake Spa Resort
Reviews summary
12 Traveller reviews from Holiday Watchdog
Great holiday
"We stayed at the The Lake resort hotel on 24th May for a week. We would highly recommend the hotel and local resort. Although the hotel was fairly quite - the receptionist said about 50% of rooms were occupied when we were there, this made for a peaceful break. In high season, I am sure it would be much busier round the pool and in the nearby marina. We opted for a garden view room which was more than adequet for us, however if you wanted to sit out on your terrace or balcony it may be worth paying more for a lake view room. The hotel was luxurious in every sense - the staff were very helpful and polite, everything was spotlessly clean and the decor was modern and comfortable. The breakfast was great with lots of choice - everything you would expect from a five star hotel. We did not eat any evening meals in the hotel restaurants as we sampled the range of restaurants at the marina, but it would be advisable to book as the nicest places (the Mayflower and il Lamparo - in our experience) seemed very busy once the half term week began and people without reservations queued for tables on most nights. The only disappointment was the food at the lagoon pool bar at the hotel where we had lunch on a few days. It was average to say the least and rather expensive. However, overall we had a great holiday!"
Holiday details
- Travel date: 4th June 2007
A pretty good 5 star hotel
"Just got back from 1 week at the resort with wife and 4 yr old daughter. The Hotel : Very large, w shaped on 4 floors - looks a bit stalinist from the front but more palatial from the back, which is where you spend most of your time. Rooms : We staid in the cheapest room but were upgraded to sea view ( same size ) - you can't actullay see the sea, but get to watch the swimming pools. Would not pay extra for this.... The rooms are very nice, being relatively new, large ( the 3 of us fiited in no problems ) with seperate toilets, bath and shower and lots of cupboard space. Small balcony. 21" flatscreen TV with the usual channels but no internet access Food : 3 main restaurants are all pretty good. Fusion is an attempt at mixing Portuguese and Asian cooking - doesn't quite come off but nice restuarant - about 150 euros for 2 with wine. Gastutio is Portuguese / Europe and is alright - about 120 Euros with wine. Finally there is a grilled fish restuarant on the Lake which does what is says on the label.. also about 120 Euros. There is a small restaurant by the beach but did not try this. The main marina is about 10 mins walk away with hundreds of restaurant which all look the same ( and the same as every marina in the Med... ). Breakfast is a big buffet - not bad but gets a bit boring after a while - a small lack of healthier options too. All restuarants had good chidlren menus but only opened at 7.30 Facilites : 3 pools - one very shallow with sand and popular with children, one heated ( though still quite cool on our trip ) and one cool ( very cold end of May ). Pools are pretty square and characterless . Small but very well equiped gym ( lots of new cardiovascular equipment ) though could be better air conditioned. There is also a basketball/5 a side court, though there was nothing organized on this ( I was told the hotel was too quiet at the mo for "activities" ). There is an area where they organize activites for little children, but this was being run by 2 guys who spent the whole time organizing football games and playstation stuff ( fine for little boys, not so good for little girls ). The beach is about a 10 mins walk away. There is a big lake in the middle of the resort ( unsurprisingly ) and there are free peddleoes etc... Lots of golf options in the area ( though didn't try these ) and they can organize tennis about a 10 minute walk away Staff - very friendly and helpful. Made a big difference Overall - quite a good 5 star hotel. We were there just before high season and it did feel very empty which some will like, some won't. Half the guests seemed to have young families, the other half were in the 50+ brigade. About 75% were English. My only comments/complaints would be a slight lack of facilities ( no Tennis courts or golf actually there ) and a certain lack of character to the place ( possibly because it was quite empty ). It was a nice hotel, but a bit lacking in any surprise and delight features to make one really feel like you were in a 5 star hotel. There was nothing particularly wrong, just nothing really to recommend about the place, other than it did nothing wrong. Still, for a lot of people, and judging from comment about other places, this is more than enough...."
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- Travel date: 3rd June 2007
The Best!
"My husband and I spent 5 days at the Lake Resort and it was just outstanding. From the moment we arrived the staff could not do enough for us. We were celebrating our 7 year wedding anniversary and, when we mentioned this at check-in, we were given a complimentary room up-grade and a bottle of champagne. We were also shown around the hotel by the concierge who told us where everything was. We were made to feel very special! The hotel and the rooms were very clean and the bed was extremely comfort! Also, each night, when the beds were turned down, a note was left to say what the weather forecast was going to be for the next day - nice touch! The view we had from our room over the lake, marina and sea was fabulous. The 'sandy' swimming pool was fantastic as were the jugs of sangria and cocktails! The staff were so friendly (especially those at reception) and nothing was too much trouble for them. (I find it hard to believe that others who have stayed at the Lake Resort have had issues with the service as there was no evidence of 'bad attitude' when we were there.) We would definitely go back again. We have stayed in other 5 star hotels but this is, no doubt, the best we have experienced."
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- Travel date: 8th May 2007
Vilamoura The Lake Resort Hotel
"We were booked into this five star hotel into oneof the apartments I booked through Vilamoura.com. The apartment had a 'garden view' and although partly faced the car pack (as it was on the ground floor) we also saw quite a lot of the marina and we also had the bonus of the garden area where we moved the table and chairs once the sun began to creep around! The apartment was large but dull! There were some rough edges in that it wasn't particularly clean and a nice touch would have been to have had a welcome bottle of water or wine in the fridge and perhaps tea and coffee. After rearranging the furniture, the coffee table and table lamps and side tables etc we settled in for the duration! Vilamoura has a lovely large marina with many shops and restuarants and bars. A boat trip alang the coast was the high light of our ten days. Don't miss a chance to have a look at the caves and amazing coast line. We hired a car for three days (90Euros from Budget in the marina) and took ourselves up to the golf course academy for those afternoons, to learn a little more about golf and try our hand at the three holes available and a bucket of balls on the driving range! This little course is perfect if you don't feel you're quite ready for the 'big' stuff! Will let you into our little secret, possibly our most favourite little eatery (at the club) where we were able to rest inbetween the driving range and the 3 holes sitting outside with almost undivided attention and the most delicious food simply served and at 'simple' price never more than 30 Euros for three. The lake resort although a rather grand place lacked souold for want of a better description and I would have preferred to have stayed in a small villa or similar farther along towards the western coast of the Algarve. In April the weather was iffy however we managed to come home with a sun tan!"
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- Travel date: 25th April 2007
Wonderful Resort
"We stayed at the Lake Resort in August 2006 with my 4 year old son. We stayed in one of the apartments and were very impressed. The apartment itself had everything we needed (except a dvd player although we'd bought our own). We were right near the beach pool which was perfect (if a little uncomfortable underfoot as the sand is made of crushed tiny pebbles and shells I think). The food in the restaurants was lovely although we did venture into the marina for more reasonably priced food. As our apartment had a kitchen we also bought food from the local supermarket and make some of our meals in the apartment. My son had a wonderful time, the kids club was great!All in all a brilliant holiday the only thing that wasn't ideal for me was the beach - it was so busy but that could have been the time of year. We'd definitely visit again."
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- Travel date: 22nd April 2007
Service and attitude 2 Star Max- Hotel 5 Star
"We had looked forward to our stay at the Lake resort for some time, but I have to say their web site makes the hotel over rated. Yes the hotel itself is absolutley lovely, but the overall service lets it down and they need far more man management. We booked a 1 bed appartment with views over the marina, we had our 15 year old son with us. The room was very comfortable and we were happy with it. We soon realised that we were 1 of only 3 other families/ couples staying at the hotel, although it was half term. We put this down to the price as all the other hotels in the marina were buzzing. Because of the lack of guests the hotel had decided to turn off the heating in the main pool, and when questioned admitted to us it was because they were not busy and could not warrent heating the pool. On top of this the outside floating restaurant remained closed for the 1st week, and the outside bar closed for the two weeks we were there. They did finally open the floating retaurant for lunch a total of 3 lunch times because we complained. The Fusion restaurant was closed for the whole of our stay, which left one restaurant open which is where breakfast is also served and in the evening has as much atmosphere as a school dining hall. The menu is limited and did not change for 2 weeks!!!! There is no pool service for drinks and as the outside bar was closed we had to go inside the hotel bar in our swimming costumes- which they ask you not to do. We finally got pool service on 3 occassions, again only after complaining. The service at this hotel is the worst We have ever experienced and we travel all the time and always stay in 5 star. The compensation to us was an upgraded room to a 2 bed, 2 bathroom which was more comfortable, but as the hotel was so empty, it did not seem much as everything else was closed and we were forced to leave the hotel every evening to get different food. The pool with the sand- I almost forgot! Was empty- out of use for maintenance!! We understand they have to maintain the hotel, but not surely when everything else is closed. My Husband had a very heated disscussion with the management before we left, and their attitude to our complaints stunk. They do not give a damn it seems about there reputation or getting customers to return. The reason for this we discovered is that the appartements have all been sold off to private individuals, and it looks like the hotel rooms may go the same way. You are made to feel like an absolute nusience for even being there. They also have alot of corporate functions and surprisingly they managed to use the closed restaurants for these! I have not written this review before as we were told by the company we booked through that they would try and get us a complimentary weekend stay as our experience was unusual. This has not happened as the hotel feel the upgraded room was enough and that we should be happy. All I can say to The Lake Resort is- We will not be back although I would visit Vilamoura again."
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- Travel date: 10th April 2007
The best swimming pool I have ever seen!
"We stayed here in July last year with our 2 boys (4yrs and 6 months) We stayed in a 1 bed apartment. This was small but perfectly formed. Good kitchen (had to ask for tea towels and dish washer tablets) the staff were very helpful, - they provided cushions and blankets so we could put our son on the floor (the floor was cold and stone) Bedroom was small and my other son slept on a camp bed in the lounge - a 2 bed apt would definatly have been better. The hotel was rather quite when we were there - but you cant complain at that - choice of sunbeds! the "beach pool" is amazing, fantastic - we all loved it - it had sand in it up to half way, at first i thought we had the beach in our hotel - but no it was a pool. we stayed right next to it all week. The staff arround the pool were helpful - but they had some strange rules : you could only order sardines in the resturant, not by the pool bar, but all the food was cooked in the resturant! anyway it was a lovely hotel, and i would go back - but everything is expensive !"
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- Travel date: 13th January 2007
The resort complex is superb, but we boo...
"The resort complex is superb, but we booked this at great expense for five star service and if that's what you want - do not go here in October. From the day we got there nothing in the way of facilities was as described or as you would have expected from a five star resort. The general excuses given by the management were that as it was not busy it was ok to: 1) Turn off all the outdoor pool heat 2) Close the infamous "lake pool" for refurbishment 3) Cut down trees around the poolside for one whole week 4) Have only one restaurant out of three open and maintain only one menu for two weeks. 5) Dig up the front entrance causing considerable noise and mess 6) Supply no "poolside service" on any occasion over a two week period unless we took a five minute walk into the main bar. 7) Be warned this is not a five star service resort hotel and I would not recommend this to anyone looking for great service. 8) My comments to the general manager were that: If I happen to be the only person staying at the resort would it be acceptable for me to have to clean my own room and cook my own meal in the restaurant? As he felt it was fair to shut down almost all the facilities as they were not very busy."
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- Travel date: 10th January 2007
Absoloutly amazing
"i stayed at this hotel with my parents and friend in august and i have to tell you that it is one of the most asteticly pleasing hotels ive ever been in. we had a suite, and it was huge, seperate livign area, two showers and toilets, two verandas, and an exquisite bed. the interior design of the hotel actually looks just like it did on the website. the spa is also out of this world, a huge array of treatments, and all very modern, with a very luxurious theme running through the spa, all high tech equipment, some treatments i hadnt even heard of. excellent hotel, truely deserves its 5*, and ive stayed at some of the best hotels in the world."
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- Travel date: 4th January 2007
Excellent - from Dublin, Ireland
"My partner and I got married on the grounds of the Lake Resort. The staff and management of the hotel were exceptional and went out of their way to make our day so special and romantic and made all our guests feel extremely welcome. The service was prompt and efficient and the food was superb as you would expect from a hotel of this standard and the general atmosphere in the hotel was very relaxing. The pools, Spa and restaurants where spotless and rooms were very comfortable. Although admittingly quite expensive, we would definitly recommend it. AH - Dublin, Ireland"
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- Travel date: 5th November 2006
A must return hotel
"My wife and I spent the first week in September 2006 at this lovely hotel and we will return there if we visit the Algarve again. On arrival we were given an immediate up-grade from a garden room to a sea view. Two days later, we were up-graded to another room but with a balcony as large as the room itself !!. Admittedly the hotel was not busy but the management and staff were very eager to please. Facilities in the rooms were first class and comments in previous reviews about lack of bathrobes, hairdryers, room service info and turn down service etc have obviously been remedied. Our dinners in the hotel centred on the "Mare Nostrum" fish restaurant situated on a floating pontoon on the lake and was simply excellent. Our experience was that previous training issues about staff mentioned by past reviewers have been addressed. A visit to the local casino faced early disappointment by the non-appearance of our taxi, booked by the concierge, but the duty manager immediately reacted by transporting us there by their courtesy car. Our last resort hotel holiday was in Sharm-el-Shek ,rated 5-star,and, by comparison, we found the Lake Hotel to be very good value for food and refreshments ( we were on B&B basis). Admittedly prices were higher than the marina area, also worth a vist, but the quality of the food was well worth the premium. We recommend you give this place a try."
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- Travel date: 18th September 2006
Fabulous resort/hotel, truly 5 star, hig...
"Fabulous resort/hotel, truly 5 star, highly recommend Newly built development where service and facilities are excellent, situated over looking both the beach and Vilamoura marina. Hotel rooms available as well as privately owned apartments which are available to rent. Two fresh water pools and access to beach 5 Golf courses nearby, the Victoria is great. Vilamoura and the lake resort is an ideal holiday destination."
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- Travel date: 16th August 2006
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Starting with version 1.9, Survey123 for ArcGIS supports public surveys. Public surveys are ideal for crowd-sourcing and citizen-science initiatives, but can also be handy when you need to quickly gather information from the public, measure opinions about initiatives, provide the means to report issues etc
In the following example, you can see how Frederick County, in Maryland, provided a public survey for citizens and businesses to report property damage and loss after a flash flooding event in May 2018. Public surveys like this can be put together very quickly and help you gather information right away.
A public survey can be embedded in a website as you can see, but can also be setup for people to use in the Survey123 field app. This is ideal in situations where participants will contribute to your survey again and again, or while disconnected from the network. A good scenario may involve a public survey so a group of volunteers can repeatedly report environmental issues found. The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) chose to make a survey public and encouraged volunteers to download it into the Survey123 app.
The New York Department of Environmental Quality offers a logbook so anglers can report stripped bass catches to help protect the fishery. The logbook was made with a Survey123 made public, which gets downloaded into the Survey123 app. This is part of the Stripped Bass Cooperative Anglers Program.
In the City of Sharon, Pennsylvania, an army of volunteers mapped thousands of houses using a public survey.
How to make a survey public?
Making a survey public is straight-forward. First go into the survey123.arcgis.com web site and select your survey from the gallery. Open the Collaborate tab and share the survey with everyone.
If the option to share with everyone is not shown, then either permissions to share with Everyone have been revoked from your ArcGIS account, or sharing with Everyone has been disabled in your ArcGIS organization all together. Ask your ArcGIS administrator for details.
Sharing your survey with everyone is just a first step. If nobody knows about your survey, nobody will contribute data to it. Keep reading to understand how people can open your public survey.
How to promote and open a public survey?
From the Collaborate tab, you can easily obtain URLs to open your public survey.
You can use the survey URL to create HTML links in your own web site, or include them in e-mails, blogs etc. Note that you can obtain URLs that will open your survey in a web browser, or alternatively URLs that will automatically open your survey within the field app.
Your survey in a web browser: The use of the URLs to open the survey in a web browser is particularly straight-forward: you can embed the link pretty much anywhere, including a tweet, your facebook page... and contributors will not need anything but a web browser to submit data: It will work in desktops, tablets and even smartphones.
The link to open the survey in the Survey123 field app deserves a more detailed explanation.
Your survey in the Survey123 field app: First of all, for the Survey123 field app link to work, you want people install first the Survey123 app. In the next screenshot for example you can see how we encourage people though an invitation email to download and install the app first. You will also observe that the URLs provided from the Collaborate tab have been embedded in the e-mail as HTML links.
If you decide to promote your public survey through a web site, you can follow a similar approach: Tell people to download the app first, and then load the survey. Here is an example from the County of San Bernardino, in California.
You can also get creative and describe the process through a video, like shown below.
It is also important to remember that public surveys can only be open in the Survey123 field app by using the provided link. It is not possible to download public surveys from the Download Gallery. We did this on purpose, because we do not want people to get distracted with random public surveys in the gallery.
How to secure data in a public survey?
Public surveys, by definition, can be accessed by anyone. This means that anyone that knows about them can submit data. That is the whole point of a public survey, so no issues with that. Now: it is important to understand that unless you pay attention, anyone could ALSO query, update and even delete data from a public survey.
Every time a survey is published, a corresponding feature service is created. The survey is represented in the ArcGIS information model as a Form item, which you will find in the My Content tab of your ArcGIS account. The feature service will be created alongside the Form item and represented as an item of type Feature Layer.
To control the security settings of your survey's feature layer, open the Item Details page of your feature layer and go into the Settings section. If publishing from Survey123 Connect, privileges to query, add, update and even delete are granted to anyone with access the feature service. If publishing from Web Designer, the default settings allow adds, updates and queries. Correspondingly, if you make your survey public, everyone will have these privileges. You may want to consider controlling these privileges. Here is how you do it:
- Log into ArcGIS Online using the credentials used to publish your public survey
- Go to the My Contents tab and open the folder corresponding to your survey
- Open the Item Details page of your Form
- Look for the Layers section within the Item Details Page and click on the link. This will take you to the Form's feature layer Item Details Page.
- Within your Feature Layer's Item Details Page, select the Settings tab to change the editing privileges as you see fit for your needs.
Particularly in cases where your survey data is sensitive, you will want to select the option "Editors can't see any features, even those they add". In this manner, malicious users will not be able to download or query data from your surveys feature layer.
Despite revoking editing privileges to update and delete features in a feature service, the owner of the survey will always be able to edit and delete features.
How to track contributions to your public survey?
In most crowd-sourcing projects and certainly in citizen-science initiatives, it is important to track who is contributing what. It is important for a couple of reasons: First, to help out curate the data. Second, to recognize the work of the best contributors so they can be recognized and rewarded. In a typical Survey123 survey, you will always know exactly who is contributing data, when and what data is contributed by whom... as long as they use ArcGIS accounts. In a public survey, however, you are granting permission to anyone to contribute so all of those submitting data without an ArcGIS account will be counted as one: as the general public.
It is always possible to include a question in your survey where contributors can provide their identity. The new e-mail question type included with Survey123's Web Designer is perfect for that.
You can track the activity of your survey' contributions by using the Survey123 website. The Overview tab will give you key stats:
The screenshot above illustrates one of the several ways in which the Survey123 website will help you understand contributed data. The line chart shows the number of surveys submitted over time.
Below a view of the Analyze tab, which summarizes every question added to your survey. There are multiple options to control how the information will be visually represented (as a bar, pie or column chart as well as maps) as well as filters to display the specific questions and time windows to be summarized.
From the Survey123 website you can also download the data of your survey in CSV, Shapefile and FileGeodatabase formats.
I got the data I needed. And now what?
First of all, you may want to stop accepting data from contributors. Unsharing your survey from the Collaborate tab is a definitive way to stop incoming contributions while preserving your data for further visualization and analysis.
The Survey123 website gives you several options to understand contributed data, but at some point may want to also share the results of your work. I personally like the use of Story Maps, Web AppBuilder and the Configurable Application Templates included with ArcGIS. All submitted data to a survey is kept in a feature layer, which you can use from any of this apps.
This quick video can give you some ideas to get started. One of my favorites to make the results of your survey shine is Story Maps.
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Raja Yoga Meditation Foundation Course in Maryland (M, W, F for two weeks)
Meditation Museum & Meditation Museum II
Monday, March 2, 2020 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM (EST)
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Course is held for 6 days in Silver Spring, Maryland on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for two weeks. Since each class is connected to the next, plan to attend all, in sequence. (When Monday is a holiday, the course is held on Tuesday.)
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Raja Yoga is an ancient system of meditation and spiritual understanding. It enables us to return to a state of inner peace, personal power and self-worth through re-kindling the soul's original qualities and virtues. It provides many answers to age-old questions relating to our identity and purpose and opens up a pathway to true peace of mind and a natural state of happiness. At its deepest level, Raja Yoga Meditation is taught as a method of self-awareness, leading ultimately to self-realization.
The Foundation Course in Meditation Includes:
- The method and experience of meditation;
- Understanding the nature of the self and God;
- The philosophy of karma and the cycle of time; and
- Making meditation and spirituality a practical part of your daily life.
Benefits of Raja Yoga Meditation
Peace of mind; relaxation of body, mind and spirit; new attitudes and responses to life; positive relationships; a deep sense of self-worth, greater concentration and clarity; a clearer sense of purpose, inner stability and contentment.
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Painted and distressed wood...mmmm
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Lovely goodies! wish i could visit!!! xoox, tracieReplyDelete
I am gonna try my best to get there this weekend. I may even 'play sick' from work just to see all these treasures!ReplyDelete
Really loving all I see here, especially that aqua blue sideboard! Oh...that would look so good in my house.ReplyDelete
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That is some eye candy, thanks for brightening my day!
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Very chippy and pretty things you have. Jane F.ReplyDelete
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Really sweet stuff, love the colors.ReplyDelete
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Is the sideboard still available? I'm in NC.
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As the seed of the serpent makes war on the seed of the woman (cf. 1 Thess. 2:14-16), the response of the seed of the woman testifies to the past, present, and future realities of the glory of God in salvation through judgment. The past reality is the triumph of God in Christ, on which the faith of the Thessalonians is based (1:3; 3:5-6). What God has done in Christ frees the Thessalonians to live by faith and enact the present reality of God's glory in salvation through judgment, which is evident in their love for one another and even in their persecutors (1:3; 2:12; 3:6; 4:2-8, 9-12, 13-18; 5:8, 12-28). This love exposes and overcomes the hatred and brutality and shameful conduct of Satan and his seed. The future reality of the glory of God in salvation through judgment is focused on the future visitation of God's wrath (1:10). The rebel seed of the serpent are filling up the full measure of their iniquity for that great day of God's wrath (2:16). Jesus will execute this wrath on "the day of the Lord" (5:2), when he will bring sudden destruction on his enemies who have troubled his people (5:3), simultaneously-at his coming-delivering those who believe the gospel and imitate his patient endurance in faithfulness to God (1:10; 2:19; 4:13, 16-17; 5:9, 23).
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
The seed and serpent in Thessalonians
One of the things that I appreciate about Jim Hamilton's biblical theology God's Glory in Salvation Through Judgment is the manner in which Hamilton ties together different strands that occur throughout the biblical narrative. He regularly retrieves ideas, themes, symbols, and images from the Old Testament and shows how they have been woven into the new Testament. In this excerpt he discusses the serpent/seed of woman motif that runs throughout the Bible:
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Via SwissMiss — it seems that Frank and Rita were trying to take a photograph using the camera on their Mac but while doing so, accidentally activated the video and filmed their whole experience.
A year ago, Miss Mussel posted a short film (made on purpose) called The Yellow Smiley Face about parents trying to Skype with their son. It's just as hilarious as ever although both of these make Miss Mussel wonder what kind of technology she's going to be fumbling with in 50 year's time. Hopefully it's teleportation.


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Mark Verheiden, et.al., Predator Omnibus, Volume 1. Milwaukie, OR: Dark Horse Comics, 2007. ISBN: 978-1-59307-732-7.
Genre: graphic novels and comics
Subgenre: science fiction, action.
Format: Trade paperback
Source: I own this one. Bought copy at Half Price Books.
Predator film. In fact, the comics at the time did so well that concepts from the first comics were integrated into later films. This particular volume includes seven stories. One of them is Cold War, which I have read. The rest of the stories were new for me.
I really enjoyed this collection. It does catch the essence of the first film. The first stories, Concrete Jungle and Cold War, draw on the first film, providing a follow-up to that film. However, the stories soon move in other directions as we get a glimpse at how the interstellar hunters have been visiting Earth throughout the centuries. Most stories are written by Mark Verheiden, but the collection does feature other contributors who add their own mark to the tales. The stories are entertaining and filled with action. The art, reflective of the time, is colorful and varied. Another interesting element is the time period of the tales, many set in the late 1980s and early 1990s, a time when the Soviet Union existed. For some readers like me, it is neat to see the many pop culture references upon reading the comic today. The comic is very much a glimpse of those times.
Overall, I really enjoyed this one. Liked it enough I will seek out other volumes. Fans of the films will likely enjoy them as well. The volumes do make a good public library selection.
4 out of 5 stars.
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The abuse and addiction potentials of opioid analgesics prescribed for patients with chronic pain have been of great concern. However, current research indicates that these problems are not as common or widespread as many seem to believe.
In an evidence-based review for Pain Treatment Topics (http://www.Pain-Topics.org), editor Stewart B. Leavitt, MA, PhD, summarizes the findings of major research investigations of these problems. "The research is extensive, but requires careful examination," he notes. "Unfortunately,
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-- In an extensive review, combining results from 24 clinical studies, the overall rate of prescribed opioid analgesic abuse or addiction in patients with pain was about 3.3%. However, fewer than 2 out of 1,000 (0.19%) patients without a current or past substance-use disorder experienced problems with opioids prescribed for pain.
-- Similarly, a clinical investigation of patients receiving daily opioid therapy for chronic noncancer pain prescribed by primary-care physicians found that only 3.7% of patients had a confirmed opioid-use disorder. However, whether or not any of these patients also had prior substance-use problems was not examined.
-- A systematic review, encompassing 17 studies of patients with moderate-to-severe chronic noncancer pain who were treated with opioid analgesics for at least 6 months, found opioid abuse in only 0.4% of patients. Signs of opioid addiction were evident in only 1 case out of 2042 subjects evaluated (0.05%). Whether these extremely low rates were in the overall patient population or solely in those patients without prior substance-use problems is unknown.
Estimates of substance-use disorders among the general public range from 5% to as high as 67%, depending on the population examined; although, the exact percentages of those disorders involving solely opioids has been poorly defined. At the least, it seems fairly certain that the rate of opioid-use problems in patients prescribed those drugs for pain would be no greater than in the population at large, according to Leavitt's review. And, according to other experts, the data suggest that news media accusations of increased opioid abuse being associated with greater numbers of patients being prescribed opioids for chronic pain management are unfounded.
This topic is worthy of further investigation and debate; however, the preponderance of available evidence suggests that establishing medical policies or practices in pain management on a presumption of high rates of prescribed opioid-analgesic abuse or addiction could be misguided, resulting in added costs for healthcare delivery and the undertreatment of pain. Healthcare providers can be reasonably assured that only a very small percentage of their patients with chronic pain, if any, will exhibit abuse/addiction when receiving long-term opioid analgesics. And, this would be especially so in those patients who have not experienced substance-misuse problems in the past.
Prescription Opioid Abuse, Addiction Less Common Than Many Believe
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I have, like, 15 minutes, so I'm sorry if this sucks.
First, thank you THANK YOU to the wonderful people who provided feedback in the Game of Intros. It was awesome. Some of you gave me feedback offline too, and I appreciate all of it. I will probably go with Slave Chip because that is hands-down EVERYONE's favorite that has said anything, AND I like the concept too–I mean, SLAVERY. What's not to love?
And now, back to Jed and my current 85k WIP. Jed has decided that he must be allowed to speak in first person present. Good grief. Here's how that happened.
So, yesterday, I sat down with my character model, 9-year-old Eli, whose personality I tried to capture in the guise of Jed (my MC, for those just joining us). So far, Jed's story doesn't exactly suck, according to my alpha reader (Carey), but he's been "less interesting by far" than the other characters. In other words, he sucks. And that just will not DO. Will not.
So Eli & I sat down and we went scene-by-scene and I picked through the contents of his brain and it was awesome. I think he had fun too, because it was like a choose-your-own-adventure for him. I told him what was happening and he told me what he would think and do in each circumstance.
I wrote it down word for word and about halfway through, after writing so many "I think such-and-such" and "I wonder about who-and-who"s, I began to feel like Jed was telling me, maybe… maybe he wanted to be written that way, the way that Eli was talking. In first person present.
FIRST PERSON PRESENT, y'all. I hate first person present.
Except in The Hunger Games. I love it there.
So I went back and re-wrote the first scene in first person present. Let's call that Version Two. And the original, the first/second draft version in third person past, is Version One. Then I created a Version Three, which is the exact same wording as Version Two except the pronouns & verbs all changed to third past. I thought maybe I could capture the immediacy of first present without all the awkwardness and difficulty and WEIRDNESS of one character in first present with all the others in third past.
Then I handed it all off to Carey and said, "Tell me what to think."
He read Version Two (first present) and said, "That's definitely more interesting." Okay. Cool.
Then I handed him Version Three (EXACTLY the same as Version Two except with third past) and he said, "I don't understand. Isn't this your original version?" Remember, the version he thought was "definitely less interesting" than the other characters? He thought the EXACT SAME WORDS as Version Two were actually Version One after I changed it back to third past.
Then he re-read Version One, side-by-side with Version Three, and said Version Three sucks. Actually, he said he liked the original better than Version Three, which is the same thing, seeing as how the original didn't exactly have him excited.
Then he said, "First person present is going to be really hard to do. But if you can pull it off, it'll be frickin awesome."
So first person present it is.
I'm afraid none of that exactly made sense, but the point is, Jed demands first person present and I always try to give my characters what they want, which is the least I can do for them given how many terrible things I put them through. So the new first chapter is mostly first person present now. It's taking a while to re-write, but it's fun. The most fun I've had since I started on this novel, I think.
I'm trying to work up the courage to share a snippet with you here. Okay. I have to. Okay, here goes. Gritting my teeth. Why is this so hard? Here's the original third past:
Jed always thanked the bushes when he plucked their berries. When he found leafy greens, he never took the whole plant. And he never, ever dug up roots to eat. He couldn't stand the sound of their screaming.
In the mornings, he and the other boys would leave the village together, laughing and shouting. Several of them had been born in the same summer nine years ago—it had been a good year for babies. So they knew each other well, and he liked them well enough. But by the time the sun was over the trees, he always found a reason to move off by himself into the woods. Nowadays, he tried to do it before they found anything to eat, because he didn't want to hear them kill the plants, nor endure their ridicule when he tried to stop them.
Once alone, he would wander until he found a particularly beautiful meadow or clearing in the woods, where he could throw himself down in the grass, with his bare brown belly pressed against the earth, and lie still until his breath came slow and quiet. Then he could hear the plants whispering, and sometimes he imagined that if he thought hard enough, maybe they would hear him too.
And in first present:
I always thank the bushes, you know, when I take berries from them. I put leaves in my sack, too, if you can eat them—but never the whole plant. No, never the whole plant—the screaming is too awful.
The sun is coming up as I leave the village, and the other boys are laughing and shouting already. They'll leave me alone if I'm quiet and if I remember not to say anything about the plants. When we get where the dirt path ends, I tell them bye and go up toward the meadow. I don't want to hear when they find, well, edible roots and stuff.
There won't be many berries yet, but at least there will be a few. Through these woods there's a meadow and when I get there, I throw myself down in the grass, feel the cool dewy ground against my warm belly. When my breathing comes slow and quiet, I can hear the plants whispering. They're so glad it's morning and they're alive—it makes me glad to be alive too. I wonder if they can hear me saying that to them?
I know that's short. It's all I have courage for.
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