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Working after retirement
Here's what you need to consider when deciding whether to work in retirement.
Being retired doesn't mean that you have to stop working. You may find satisfaction in having a job that really suits your interests, even if it doesn't pay as much as you previously earned. Continuing to work can also help you stay active and connected.
There can be financial benefits of working after retirement as well. But first, you'll want to determine if continuing to work in retirement is financially worthwhile for your situation.
In this article:
Financial benefits of working in retirement
- Covering essential expenses. Continuing to work can help you pay for essential expenses such as housing, food, utilities and health care without using retirement savings. This could enable you to invest some of your savings more aggressively and could allow more "lifestyle" spending.
- Growing your savings. If your employer offers a 401(k) plan and you're eligible to participate, you can contribute up to $22,500 plus an additional $7,500 in catch-up contributions (for those age 50 and older) for 2023. If you own a deferred annuity, you can continue saving after you reach 401(k) or IRA annual contribution limit.
- Providing flexibility with the amount of savings you use every year. Factors such as market volatility, interest rates, inflation, health care and risk tolerance affect the percentage of savings you can sustainably spend during retirement (i.e., your withdrawal rate). Earning income can offset these factors to help your savings last.
- Maximizing your Social Security benefits. Although you can start collecting benefits at age 62, waiting to collect can pay off. With each year you delay, your overall benefit increases until reaching the maximum amount at age 70. Social Security benefits are based on your highest 35 years of earnings. Since non-work years don't factor into the benefit calculation, working longer could increase your Social Security benefit.
Working after retirement while collecting Social Security
If your Social Security benefits are your only source of income, they are generally not taxed by the federal government. However, if you work while receiving Social Security, or receive income from other sources (such as wages, pensions, annuities or investments), part of your Social Security benefits may be taxable.
Social Security benefits are subject to tax if the person's combined income (including tax exempt interest) exceeds certain limits. Up to 85% of Social Security benefits can be taxed.
In addition, if you work after retirement and you start receiving Social Security benefits, your monthly payments may be affected, depending on your age.
The key is how close you are to full retirement age, which varies from 66 to 67 depending on the year of your birth. For people born 1943 to 1954, the full retirement age is 66, and it's 67 for people born in 1960 or after. You can find your full retirement age at www.ssa.gov.
How does income affect Social Security payments?
If you begin Social Security when you are…
|In the years before you reach full retirement age
|In the year you turn full retirement age
|Older than full retirement age
|$1 is deducted from your benefits for every $2 you earn above the annual earnings1 limit
|$1 is deducted from your benefits for every $3 you earn over the limit
|No limit on earnings1
|Annual earnings limit: $21,240 in 2023
|Only applies to earnings1 for months prior to turning full retirement age
|You receive credit for the earnings, which may increase your Social Security benefits in the future
|Annual earnings limit: $56,520 in 2023
If you retire during a year in which you have already earned more than the yearly earnings limit, you may receive a full Social Security check for any whole month you are considered retired (with limited earnings and not performing substantial services in self-employment), regardless of earnings prior to retirement.
When to begin collecting Social Security
Many people assume they must begin taking Social Security as soon as they retire, but that's not the case. The longer you wait, the more each payment may be. If you are healthy and don't need the income right away, it may be wise to delay as long as you can up to age 70. In addition, if you are working after retirement age, you are still accumulating benefits (and perhaps earning delayed retirement credits), which may increase your payment amount when you do start taking Social Security.
Ultimately, you have to decide whether it's better to begin receiving smaller Social Security benefits at an earlier age, or to wait to collect larger monthly benefits. The answer depends on your situation — here are factors to consider:
- Need for current income
- Your health
- Whether you intend to work in retirement
- Future financial obligations
- Possible sources of income (such as an annuity or inheritance)
- How long you expect to live
- Marriage status (If you are married, it's wise to determine which type of payment you should take when your spouse passes away)
Your Ameriprise financial advisor can help you weigh these factors and come to a decision that suits your needs.
Collecting a pension while still working
If after retirement you work for a new employer while collecting a pension from a previous employer, your pension will not be affected by your earnings.
However, if you work for the same employer from whom you are collecting a pension, they may have specific rules around how you can collect these payments in retirement:
- Full pension payments while working: Some retirement plans let you start collecting a full pension at the retirement age defined by the plan, even if you continue to work for that company.
- Suspended pension payments while working: Other plans suspend your pension payments for the time you are working; they may or may not offer increased payments when you finally retire.
- Phased retirement: This arrangement allows you to work part time, as early as age 62, while collecting some or all your pension benefit. Depending on the plan, your employer may continue to provide medical benefits for you as well. However, if your pension amount is based on the earnings in your final years of work, switching to part time could lower your pension payments.
Should you work in retirement?
There are many factors to consider when deciding whether to work during retirement. An Ameriprise financial advisor can help you determine when to begin taking Social Security, and even work with your employer's HR department to determine the impact of company policies.


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De tabte sjæle er faret vild blandt verdener af minder og drømme. De søger selvskab og mening, men er fanget i indre labyrinter og kan kun svagt fornemme hinandens tilstedeværelse.
Tabte sjæles sarte liv er et poetisk scenarie om ensomhed, om at være fanget i sin egen fortolkning og om skønheden i den skrøbelige kontakt og de små øjeblikke.
Scenariet spilles med et publikum der frit kan gå rundt og interagerer som synlige eller usynlige spøgelser.
The missing souls are lost among dreams and memories. They seek meaning and the company of others, but they are caught in inner labyrinths and can only vaguely sense each others presence.
The fragile life of souls gone missing is a poetic larp about loneliness, being caught in personal world views and about the beauty of fragile interaction and small moments.
The larp is played with an audience who are free to walk around and interact as visible or invisible ghosts.
"Fragile lives" is a poetic larp about loneliness and the beauty of fragile moments. The players play The Lost Souls who are searching through empty worlds trying to find some kind of meaning in their shattered existences. They are invisible to each other, but can indirectly or shortly get in touch. "Fragile lives" is an introvert and immersive larp. The players individually imagine and describe the empty worlds that their character is passing through inspired by photos, music and shifting themes. The larp is played with an audience who can walk around and interact directly and indirectly with the players. The audience is part of the fiction as imaginary friends or invisible presences for The Lost Souls. They can chase away loneliness or make the imagined worlds seem real by listening in while they are described.
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|Blackbox Cph V (2015)
|Grenselandet (2016)
|Black Box Horsens (2017)
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Heal Receding Gum Line
Heal Receding Gums Naturally
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Your mouth should be clean and free from bacteria and other harmful organisms to avert receding gums.
We can also cause ourselves an infection when we eat a food that can cause a terrible odor. This might consist of certain mushrooms or cheese that might be food for anaerobic bacteria.
To avoid becoming an infection whatever you need to do is stop eating foods which may cause those symptoms. If you continue to eat them then you're going to likely be placing yourself at risk of getting an infection. One of these signs of an Gum Infection is white stains over the teeth. If you see these stains, it is advisable to visit a dentist as soon as possible.
If you are looking for a means to Treat Receding Gums, you are getting to be surprised by how many treatments are available and how high priced some of these are able to be. Quite often we see advertisements for teeth whitening kits or home remedies for receding gums. You could have seen adverts for tooth whitening pens that use a specific formula to help whiten your teeth.
Heal Receding Gums Without Surgery
The products are not just a good way to deal with your gums and teeth. What's there a Remedy For Receding Gums?
It's crucial to understand that this is a dental condition. Any moment you've got decay in your teeth, it will show up in your own gums also. Your dentist is going to have an ideal answer for you when she or he sees it.
The bacteria in the mouth to help to break down foods and nourishment to smaller molecules, which then helps to keep the amount of sugars on your own body in check. If your gums are infected, the bacteria will eat away at the region surrounding your teeth. Normally it takes the entire layer of one's teeth off and leave you with loose and inflamed gums.
There are Treatment For Receding Gums which are quite powerful. One of them is the Boric Acid, which can be taken orally two times each day. This kills the bacteria on your mouth and allows the blood to circulate throughout your body. Your bloodstream tends to continue to keep your gums healthy in addition to every areas round your mouth.
Oral Cleanings are also recommended by dentists to continue to keep the bacteria at bay. It will kill the bacteria that are causing you to feel like you might have tartar. The good thing is that using some of the advanced technologies, dentists are now equipped to Laser Treat your teeth using their inks and maintain the receding gums away from coming.
Heal Receding Gum Line
Once the bacteria are dead, then you ought to see a noticable difference on your gums and round your mouth, however it's very important to be aware it requires a couple weeks for this process to happen. Still another factor to consider is that after the laser treatment you could have some loose tissue in your mouth will probably increase in a couple of weeks.
You may be thinking that a surgical treatment is the only option but it is crucial to be aware that there are other options as well. You need to consult your dentist to make sure what type of treatment could be most appropriate for you.
You can find out more about these methods in the event that you ask your dentist. In most cases, you need to find plenty of unwanted effects and no long-term relief.
As you get older, your body is able to form immune disorders that require treatment from an expert.
If you feel that you might have a weaker immune system, you should seek the help of your family dentist to find out if the methods discussed are ideal for you personally. Getting rid of the gums need to be your first priority, followed by the treatment which will get rid of the bad bacteria that's causing the infection.
Keep in mind, in regards to your gums, the perfect cure for receding gums will exist. It is a lengthy and painful road, however be confident that you can rid yourself of your infection with the ideal treatment.


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Panicum miliaceum
Widely used for feeding birds, Spray Millet is a long spray of tiny seeds densely packed into tantalizing clusters along the stalk. It has beautiful light green hues and long stems and looks effective when grouped in our Recycled Glass Decanter or European Recycled Glass jar, or as a single specimen in our Brown Novah pitcher by Syzygy (pictured).
This millet is grown on a family ranch in the Pacific Northwest.
Due to the natural state of dried botanicals, variation and breakage may occur. Sizing is approximate. (You can't measure nature.)
Materials: Handpicked botanical
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In our How to Paint Everything series, we take a look at different armies of the Warhammer universe, examine their history and heraldry, and look at several different methods for painting them. With only one loyalist legion untouched in the HTPE series, it was definitely time to look at the mighty XVIIIth, the Salamanders.
The Salamanders
Who are the Salamanders?
The Salamanders are one of the original 20 Legions of Space Marines, warriors whose origins stretch back as far as the era of the Great Crusade. Originally known as the Dragon Warriors, the Salamanders were renamed after being reunited with their Primarch, Vulkan (not to be confused with current special character Vulkan He'stan!)
The Salamanders fought honourably throughout the Great Crusade, with notable actions including the Compliance of Kharaatan and Conquest of One-Five-Four Four. However, their main role in the Heresy was being on the receiving end of the Isstvan Dropsite Massacre along with the Iron Hands and Raven Guard. Few Salamanders survived the massacre, and Vulkan himself disappeared in the chaos. After being captured and tortured by Night Haunter, and then taken to the Imperium Secundus where John Grammaticus attempted to resurrect him. Initially this was thought to have failed, but eventually, on Nocturne, the Primarch was revived. The Salamanders' main participation in the rest of the Heresy was acting as a guerilla force, striking back against the brothers who had betrayed them. Following the end of the Heresy they were able to seamlessly reform themselves as a Chapter without splitting the Legion, supposedly because there were too few Salamanders left to exceed the manpower restrictions of the Codex Astartes! There are no official Salamanders successors, although the Storm Giants and Black Dragons are rumoured to utilise their geneseed. In the modern 40k setting, the Salamanders are unusual in that they are formed of 7 companies (reflecting the tribes of Nocturne) rather than 10. They are also seen to be much more closely connected to humanity than other Space Marine Chapters – unlike those Chapters which occupy remote fortress-monasteries in hostile terrain, emerging only to select new recruits, the Salamanders have an official base on the moon of Nocturne, Prometheus, but when not on campaign most brothers spend their time living in the villages from which they were recruited. The Salamanders have taken part in some of the best-known actions of the 41st Millennium, including the Second and Third Wars for Armageddon where they fought with distinction (and in the latter case, they were one of the Chapters which received special rules in the Codex: Armageddon campaign book), as well as the cleansing of the Ymgarl moons where Genestealers were first encountered and the Badab War.
Where to Read More
The natural place to start is, of course, the Salamanders Codex Supplement, which is full of fluff about the Chapter. Besides that though, the Salamanders have appeared in a number of Black Library novels.
- Vulkan: Lord of Drakes covers the big man himself, as part of the Primarchs series.
- In terms of mainline Horus Heresy books, the Salamanders appear prominently in Vulkan Lives and Deathfire, as well as making supporting appearances in a number of others. There's also Born of Fire, a short story/novella collection all about the Salamanders.
- In modern 40k, there's the Tome of Fire series – Salamander, Firedrake, and Nocturne. These were all helpfully collected into an omnibus edition which you can find here.
A word of warning on the Salamanders novels – with the exception of the Vulkan book, most of them were written by Nick Kyme, who isn't necessarily the best-regarded Black Library author. If you're really into the Salamanders and want to read more about them though, there aren't a ton of other options, and on the positive side Kyme does seem to really love the Chapter.
Playing Salamanders
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The Codex Supplement released in September 2019 gives full rules for playing the Salamanders, and we handily reviewed it at the time, which you can find here. Sadly the Salamanders seem to have not quite made it to the same levels as their brother Space Marines, with very few winning appearances at tournaments – however, they're still Marines and right now Marines are good. We'll have a full Start Competing: Space Marines up very soon written by the author of this very article, so keep an eye open for that.
Kill Team
We broke down playing Space Marines in Kill Team here. In KT the various Space Marine chapters are a little less distinct than in big 40k, but the Salamanders have a unique Chapter Tactic from the Elites book and it's a good one!
In Apocalypse, Salamanders are just Space Marines. Very cool-looking Space Marines, though!
Painting Salamanders
Salamanders have a fairly unique scheme as 40k armies go. They're green with black pauldrons, but it's a very different, brighter green than the Dark Angels. Their Chapter symbol is cool and relatively easy to freehand if you're feeling up to it, or of course there's the Salamanders upgrade sprue pictured above. They also have a lot of scope for cool flame details and conversions to wear drakeskin cloaks – the old Dark Elf Cold One Knights are a good source of appropriate materials. The Salamanders are also notable for being the only prominently black Chapter, although what kind of black has fluctuated across their history, and GW now seem to have settled on "yeah no they're black like literally coal-black daemons with scary red eyes" which is a bit of a shame. Below, we have a number of different painting styles appropriate for Salamanders, which you can choose to follow or use to inspire your own take on the XVIIIth Legion.
Salamanders are my second largest army after Tyranids and my scheme has gone through quite a number of iterations. This will be the 3rd revision in as many years – mind you I only started collecting this army with Dark Imperium. While the core green, black and gold retain the same base coats, I switched up washes and highlights to really bring the recipe in line with my more recent style. I think I have managed to make this new generation of Marines striking without clashing too hard when combined with the rest of my army.
While in a bit more logical order than my Death Guard scheme, I will apologize in advance for my tendency to bounce between different colours as this guide is in chronological order. In addition, I will mostly not list the specific colours in the accompanying text as that can get pretty repetitive and a bit redundant with the paints being in the pictures themselves, instead I am mostly going to be talking about why I made a colour choice.
I started with a airbrush base coat of Warpstone over Nocturne, this is roughly a zenithal basecoat since I only focused the Warpstone on upper faces of the model. This is not super visible from most viewing angles, but speeds up the pin wash substantially as the darkest areas are already shaded. For the wash I used blue rather than a black to provide a slightly more natural shade. In proper colour theory, one way you can darken a colour is by mixing toward the "bottom" of the colour wheel with blue in this case. Of course that is just one method, you can also shade by working in a complementary colour for warmer shadows.
I quite like how Basilicanum Grey is basically super Nuln Oil, achieving the same kind of colour smoother and darker. An additional layer of Fyreslayer makes a delightful copper-ish colour. I nicked the idea for black metal for Salamanders from the Bladeguard that was shown off on Warhammer Community to prevent from having the gold being overbearing as was happening on previous iterations.
A recent change for me is making use of more drybrushing in stuff like metals instead of intermediate edge highlights, which saves a bunch of time without a substantial loss in quality. I used to be super against drybrushing, but these days the extra effort just not worth it given I can get a greater differentiation of metals vs other textures with less time.
The gold is mostly pretty typical other then the using contrast to get a really rich colour along with a dry brush of Liberator, I quite like how it turned out!
I made use of contrast over a dark-ish base coat to get a rich dark red for the tassels, this is one of the ways you can really get a lot more colours out of contrast paints, don't lock yourself to Wraithbone and Grey Seer! One thing that might be a touch confusing here is that the Agrax and Sepia was used for the cables and bone/parchment respectively.
I go with these basic layered zenithal highlights on the black primarily for sanity's sake, on the table top a lot of stuff like that ends up looking nice and smooth when amongst others and the terrain without having to spend a ton of time on fancy blends. The Agrax was used on the bone to give it a slightly more muted colour along with the dryad bark.
I quite like Apothecary White as it gives a decent neutral color over white but you could use pretty much any wash thinned over white depending on what you want to go for. We will come back to finish the iconography off in a bit once the wash has dried!
For the yellow cables I started with a brown base coat to provide a really stark contrast against the highlighted sections, otherwise I find cables can look like they have not even been highlighted from a distance.
We return to finish off the iconography! I somewhat violate the my typical behavior of only doing zenithal highlights on these as I want to put a lot of emphasis on the depth of the dragon's face. For this I put the brightest points on stuff like the jaw, brows, and spines that should be be bold against the rest really to emphasize the key parts of the Salamanders logo.
For the flames I don't really go for fancy super realistic or very cartoony, I think these end up somewhere in the middle and also being pretty fast. I don't really go for any shape in particular but I find it is pretty key to have a few floating embers or it looks really lame. I start with a couple of layers for the underlying red, but you can get away with a single coat for the rest as blotchy-ness in lower layers just leads to subtle colour variations in the final design.
For the eye lenses I do a fairly traditional gem effect. For those who have not done gems before, the general idea is to subdivide the lense into smaller crescent shaped areas of successively brighter colours towards one direction before a final point of white on the opposite point. Usually you select a lower or further into an object for the crescents of colours to imply light shining through and reflecting off the inside of the gem/lense.
While optional, I came back to put a few edge highlights on the black to differentiate the smooth curves from hard edges. Then we return to the green after not having touched it since the recess shade, I left the main panels to end as this lets you hide mistakes from other colours under thicc highlights. The yellow in the highlights is also calling back to basic colour theory where we move successively brighter shades of a colour towards the top of the colour wheel, typically the only colour you can highlight with white without losing saturation is yellow.
My bases on smaller models is typically fairly basic, just wash and drybrush over a texture paint before cleaning up the rims and throwing on tufts from Gamers' Grass.
I am still unsure my exact strategy for how I am going to handle the skin tone going forward, when I have figured it out I will probably come back and drop in another section somewhere down here. My current plan is probably doing more conventional human skin tones glazed with a ashen grey or similar.
I attempt to follow a pretty traditional color scheme for Salamanders, though there's a few variations due to personal color preferences. My painting method uses a minimal set of paints and is decently fast to All models are painted using standard brushes and primed black, which gives the colors a dark and natural feel.
Basecoat of Warpstone Glow Wash of Agrax Earthshade Touch up large surfaces and ridges/details with additional layers of Warpstone Glow until they reach a smooth and bright appearance Edge highlight with a 4/1 mix of Warpstone Glow and Wraithbone. This gives the highlights a bit of a muted color tone, but it looks pretty decent on the table. You could certainly opt to highlight with a brighter green such as Moot Green or its equivalent Perform touchups of Agrax in areas that may have caught some paint or need to be darkened
Basecoat of Abaddon Black Lighten large surface areas gradually with a blending of Abaddon and a white/off-white Eyes are dotted with Wazdakka Red Wash of Agrax Earthshade Edges/top surfaces get another lightened coat/drybrush depending on the surface Small dot of Evil Sunz Scarlet on the eyes
Basecoat of Balor Brown, wash of Agrax, touchups of Balor, highlight of 3:1 Balor and Wraithbone
Phobos cloaks:
Basecoat of 2:1 mix of Abaddon Black and White Scar. Multiple layers on raised surfaces, gradually increasing the white Using a large dry-brush, dot even-lighter paint on to give the cloak a textured concrete look Wash of Agrax Earthshade, making sure to not let the wash pool in the recesses
Bolt weapons:
Basecost of Leadbelcher Paint gun plates with selected color choice (I used black for normal bolt weapons and red for "heavy" bolt equivalents). Wash of Agrax Earthshade Edge highlights of brighter plate colors
Lord Twisted
So, I paint "Heresy-era" Salamanders, from when they were still a Legion. This involves a slightly more "military modeller" muted style, leaning away from edge highlighting and the like, and towards weathering and airbrush techniques. To do this scheme, you will need an airbrush! I have done all my vehicles and infantry (so far!) in the same scheme. An example of the "finished product" first – a Castaferrum Siege Dreadnought, Ancient Th'aranak:
You can see that this uses shading on the greens, and then fairly heavy weathering in a mix of techniques. An example on an infantry model can be seen with these Tactical Marines:
The idea with this scheme is to have something which looks striking, while not taking forever and a day to paint. Yes, I could spend an hour per model perfectly doing the oil streaks to get them just right, but then I would never finish a Tactical squad in any reasonable length of time. It is geared towards batch painting in sets of 5 models, to get an army on the table which looks good as a unit. So, the stages go as follows: (i) Preshading Take the model, prime it black (I use Vallejo Black Primer through an airbrush). I mount the heads and weapons separately, usually – it's just easier to paint the whole model that way. Then take a light grey (e.g. Stonewall Grey), and thin it down in the airbrush. Next you want to preshade with the grey. The idea is to get bold contrasts, while trying not to have too much pure black on the model. You can darken down a light colour at a later stage, but you can't really do the reverse. You could do an easy "zenithal" highlight from about 45 degrees downwards. I tend to do a slightly more detailed preshade, focusing on the upper arms, "halo" around the head, and the front of the legs, and then doing the feet from the back, and parts of the upper torso at the back. Once the grey is done, swap to white (I use Tamiya Flat White) and just make the brightest points "pop" a bit more. Then take black (I go back to primer) and tidy up the shadows. An idea of how this looks when done can be seen with the Termite below:
Once that's done – time for some colours. (ii) Colours Take Tamiya Flat Green, thin it down, and give a series of thin coats onto the models. You're aiming to "tint" the preshade, not replace it. Then take Vallejo Green Zinc, thinned, and pop the highlights with it. Next, do a 50:50 Vallejo Green Zinc and Vallejo Escorpena Green, and hit the brightest points. Finally, Vallejo Midouri Green where the shadows are – again, you're trying to tint, rather than replace. Now, dry it, and hit the entire model with some Gloss Varnish – I use Vallejo Polyutherane Gloss, thinned. 2 coats. Here are some models at this stage:
Note – if you want to do stripes, this is the time. Make sure you do it after the model is glossed, and tape up the relevant area, spray the colour, and then gloss it up when it's done. (iii) Pinwash & Transfers Let the gloss try and cure for a bit – 30 mins. This next bit is important to really get the details on these miniatures to stand out. Take some Black oil paint, and mix it up with some white spirit or Sansodor. Taking an OLD brush (this will wreck anything nice!), load it up with a bit of oil wash, and gently touch it to a recess/detail. If the gloss is cured and dry, it will have a capillary action, "sucking" the oil wash into the recesses to make them really stand out. Do this all over the model, wiping off the excess with the brush. Let it dry for 20-30 mins, and then if you want (optional), you can put transfers on. I use Forge Worlds A+++ top quality Salamanders transfers. Put some Microset solution where you're applying the transfer, slide the transfer on after soaking it in water, pat it down with a bit of kitchen towel, and then put Microsol on. Now – this is important – LEAVE IT FOR 4 HOURS if you've put transfers on. The Microsol needs to react with and dissolve the transfer film. Otherwise it will look "shiny" and not "painted on" like you want it to! Before the Microsol set, this is what the Dreadnought looked like (you can see the details standing out from the pinwash):
(iv) Varnish & Blacking Out This is my least favourite step, I'll be honest, but it is essential. Every time I've skipped it, I've regretted it. This is the stage where you select your armour finish. I tend to go for a "satin" look – 70:30 Matt:Gloss varnish where you get a slight sheen, but it is mostly matt. When everything is dry, blast the models with 2 thin coats of this, and dry it all off. Now for the boring part. Anything which is going to be metal, needs to be blacked out with a brush. Go over the trim, the boltgun, the leg "ribbing", the chest decorations, etc. This is very tedious. You will thank yourself for it later. You can see on this Delegatus where bits were blacked out:
(v) Metallics & Washes Metals can be as complicated or as simple as you like. I tend to do a multi-stage approach to get an "aged" look. For bronze, I do Scale 75 Dwarven Bronze, and then shade in (with a brush) some thinned down Scale 75 Elven Gold where there is going to be brighter parts of the model. Then I hit the shadows with thinned down Vallejo Hull Red, before washing the entire bronze part in Agrax Earthshade when its dry, to draw the colour together. Then I gently edge highlight with Vallejo Chrome. For actual metal, it depends on the size of the model, but it's broadly the same. Start with Vallejo Metal Colour Magnesium (the best coverage in the business, but very thin!). Then drybrush Boltgun Metal. If its an infantry model, I'll wash with Nuln Oil. If its a vehicle, then go back to your black oil wash from earlier and use that – the coverage is better over large surfaces. When it's all dry, go onto the next step. (vi) Details This is where I do eye lenses, a bit of edge highlighting, and heat effects. I also wash anything else which needs washing (e.g. cloth). Heat effects are where you take the flamer or exhaust, gently shade it with Scale 75 Elven Gold through the airbrush, and then gently layer on, with the airbrush, purple ink, and then red ink. You have to be very careful and let each layer dry. You'll end up with a nice "burnt" look. Add blue at the end for a more high contrast finish – I don't do this. Now, assemble the miniatures (e.g. put the heads on):
(vii) Weathering Now, to mess up your lovely paint job! I start with sponging Rhinox Hide. With weathering, less is more. You want to dip the bit of sponge, and dab it onto a paper towel to remove most of the paint. Then gently sponge it on, building up the colour, onto the feet, kneepads, elbows, and the front of the shoulder pads. Do some "focal points" to make it interesting. I then highlight the bigger chips with Steel Legion Drab, before doing another gentle sponge with Leadbelcher, focusing on edges. Next up, some oils. Take some brown oil paint (e.g. Burnt Umber) and thin it with white spirit, gently "streaking" it over the model to make some drips and "mud". I then do some Raw Sienna sparingly for rust streaks. When the oils are dry, get some light brown (e.g. Leather Brown Vallejo) and thin it down, before gently airbrushing it onto the feet of the models to "tint" them for a dust-wash – they've been walking around in the desert after all! Change the colour depending on your basing. A model which has been weathered, with the basing not finished:
(viii) Basing Finally, base the miniature. I put some reddish sand on, seal it in, then give it an Agrax wash and some drybrushing with Steel Legion Drab, before finishing off with a tuft. Just remember to paint the base rims black – this is a must-do! Another example of a finished model in this style is the Termite below:
And there you have it – some Salamanders who look like they just walked off the battlefield. This scheme is not for the faint hearted – there are some advanced techniques in there and you use oil paints as well as a mixture of airbrush and paintbrush. However, it is not that time consuming once you get the stages down right – a lot of it is in drying times. Feel free to hit me up on Instagram – @LordTwisted – for any guidance on this scheme!
I take the polar opposite approach to LordTwisted, leaning heavily into sharp edge highlighting and strong colours which result in a vibrant scheme that looks striking on the tabletop. This is definitely labour intensive and takes a fair few hours for each model, so I wouldn't try this for a horde army, but I've been building my Primaris force slowly enough that it's not an issue. By far my biggest tip, which applies to any miniature painting, is to get a high quality brush and a wet palette. A good brush (I use near-exclusively a Kolinsky Sable #1 brush) is able to hold a fine point for a long time, and a wet palette lets you control the consistency of your paint for extended lengths of time by countering evaporation. I remember watching this video (https://youtu.be/VbAUFTXA13M) when I first started painting and thinking it was black magic, which is an excellent example of someone with a quality brush, good brush control, and impeccable dilution of their paint.
If you want to get at every part of a model then subassemblies are the only way to go. I try to keep subassemblies to a minimum, usually keeping the arms seperate from the body so the chest eagle is accessible, and anything that is entirely a different colour such as the backpack. I glue each subassembly to a length of sprue, secured somewhere out of the way like on the sole of a foot or inside the shoulder. This pairs well with using an airbrush to prime rather than a rattlecan as you can spray each subassembly individually without wasting much primer.
First I prime each subassembly with vallejo black primer, then undercoat with VMA Black-Green (this is a holdover from when I basecoated with a brush and used to use GW Waaagh Flesh). Next I undercoat the green parts with airbrushed Warpstone Glow. This produces a beautiful green, but goddamn Warpstone Glow has atrocious coverage and is probably the worst paint i've ever airbrushed. One of the times I've been most disappointed in the last 12 months was looking through the new range of GW airbrush paints and seeing Warpstone Glow missing from the list. If you plan on airbrushing, be sure to keep some flow improver ready to fine tune the consistency, and keep an eye out for dry tip. This is the stage where many people create beautiful zenithal layers, but I've never had much luck with this paint. Shading is done with a pin wash of Nuln Oil directly into all recesses, keeping it fairly narrow but heavy – i've found tapping the brush along rather than painting a single stroke is a good way to get a heavy coat with precision. I also undercoat in brushed on VMA Black any parts which won't be green and I don't trust to not pick up some underlying hues, such as the gold chest eagle. The edge highlighting is the cornerstone of the scheme here, so take your time, use a good brush, and make sure that your consistency is good (hence the wet palette recommendation). You're looking to make sure every line of nuln oil is bounded on at least one side by some Moot Green. Soft parts of the armour are based with VMC Basalt Grey, then heavily washed with Nuln Oil. The purity seal is based with VMC Ivory then lightly washed with Agrax Earthshade.
Gold / Trim / Gizmos / Metallics
Having tried many different recipes for dark gold, one of the best looking i've found is deceptively simple. I start with a smooth base layer of Retributor Armour, then add a single very heavy coat of Agrax Earthshade. While i'm sure better results could be achieved with a 12 step NMM approach, this does a bloody good job for little effort. Vallejo airbrush metallics are fantastic, even when brushed on. VMA Gunmetal has completely replaced Leadbelcher for me, though the watery consistency can take a moment to get used to. I've used VMA Aluminium in the past as a bright silver which has perfect coverage, but it's a hair too bright for my tastes.
The easiest way to paint the weird charcoal skin of Salamanders is to not have any skin exposed. Thank you for your time, I will not be taking questions.
I struggle with creating good shapes for the flames on the fly so I can't provide much input there, but I'm happy with the colour palette i've chosen. Start with painting an outline of the flames in Mephiston Red. I start from the tip and bring it downwards in a wavy motion. Connect these flame tongues together towards the base. Then paint concentrically smaller flames with Wild Rider Red and Fire Dragon Bright, then finally underline with a layer of Yriel Yellow. https://youtu.be/b5UyWTHyDks?t=1063 An alternate style I plan to try some day
I like to add a heat haze to my exhausts to make them look like they're kicking out loads of heat, and it adds some colour to an otherwise boring black/dark steel section.
- Paint the metallic parts with VMA gunmetal
- Coat the metallics fairly liberally with Nuln Oil
- Edge highlight very finely with VMC Basalt Grey. This is a mid-grey so it's important to keep this edge highlight thin to stop it being too overpowering. A more subtle and forgiving colour is VMC Black-Grey.
- Jab GW Screamer Pink quite coarsely into the exhausts. This is essentially shading so does not need or want to be particularly precise.
From here on the colour series gets smaller like a bullseye
- Jab a deep orange (in this case VGC Hot Orange) within the Screamer Pink. This is a thin paint so I do 2 coats of differing diameter.
- Paint a light orange (here GW Fire Dragon Bright) on most of the grills
- Paint GW Yriel Yellow on the middle of the grills
- Finally add a few spots of white on the centres of the grills. I avoid doing this on the smaller exhausts as it can be overpowering, leaving those at a yellow
Eye Lenses
"The eyes are the window to the soul" is a cliche quote but it's not far off the truth, and remains true for miniature painting. I start with painting the lens with Mephiston Red, then wash it lightly with nuln oil to pick out the rim. I add a small amount of Fire Dragon Bright towards the inside, then very carefully add a dot of white at the back of the lens. The finished model:
You can find me on instagram under @cowiepaints_402 if you have any comments or want to see more green dudes.


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Kim Kardashian Cancels Her Bigg Boss 8 Plans
Kim Kardashian Cancels Her Bigg Boss 8 Plans
However, The Exact Reason Behind Cancellation Has Not Been Disclosed. "The Reason Is Not Clear But All We Know Is That There Was Some Visa Issue Which She Could Not Fulfill And The Trip Has Been Cancelled. The 34-Year-Old Star, Who Shot To Fame With TV Series "Keeping Up With The Kardashian", Was Supposed To Come To The Country To Promote Her New Fragrance Fleur Fatal. The Reality TV Star Is On A World Tour For Its Promotional Activities.
Kim Had a Packed Schedule For Her India;
Kim Had a Packed Schedule For Her India Tour, Which Included Making An Appearance In Salman Khan-Hosted Reality Show "Biggboss 8". But that's Gone Down The Drain With The Cancelled Trip.


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Presidential Palace in Mogadishu Attacked…Al Shebab claims responsibility. The president was not inside the palace when it was attacked, says Somali officials. But this attack is another audacious example of al Shebab's resilience. "Somalia's Islamist Shebab rebels carried out a major bomb and armed assault against the country's presidential palace late Tuesday, penetrating the heavily-fortified complex before blowing themselves up…Police said the attackers launched a two-pronged attack against the presidential complex, setting off a large bomb at the rear of the compound and then storming in via another entrance. The attack came shortly after the start of Iftar, when Muslims end the day's Ramadan fast. Authorities gave no details of casualties on their side. It was also impossible to confirm reports that the embassy of Djibouti, which has troops in Somalia and whose mission is close to the presidential palace, had also come under direct attack. (Bangkok Post http://bit.ly/1n5Ha28)
UN Agrees to New Peacekeeping Payment Formula…A potential budget crisis is avoided. "After weeks of negotiation, UN member states agreed to a new compensation rate for UN Peacekeeping. The new rate amounts to a 10% raise for the first two years, to $1,332/soldier/month, and then further increasing to $1,365 in the third year and $1,410 in the fourth. In other words, it will cost the United Nations just under $16,000 for each of the approximately 100,000 blue helmets serving across 16 missions in 2014." (UN Dispatch http://bit.ly/1mvkjBp)
Ebola Update: Fifty new cases of Ebola and 25 deaths have been reported in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea since July 3, as the deadly virus continues to spread in families, the WHO said on Tuesday. (Reuters http://bit.ly/1jbNfio)
Facing censure at home and overseas for a perceived failure to protect civilians from violent Islamists, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has launched an international media offensive to try to turn the tide of public opinion in his favor. (Reuters http://bit.ly/1ogYwdy)
France said on Tuesday is was pinning its hopes on regional peace talks to halt violence in Central African Republic, a day after rebels and armed Muslim civilians launched a deadly grenade attack on a church compound. (Reuters http://bit.ly/1ogYQJB)
Cameroon raised the base salary for government workers and the military on Monday and entered negotiations with transport workers in an effort to head off potential social unrest after it cancelled fuel subsidies last week in a bid to cut costs. (Reuters http://bit.ly/1jbNZEt)
More sub-Saharan Africans are living in extreme poverty now than in 1990, said a major United Nations report, warning the region will miss most of its development goals. (AP http://yhoo.it/1jbPoe9)
A new survey indicates more than 145,000 Syrian refugee families are headed by women who are struggling to make ends meet. (VOA http://bit.ly/1ogZGWB)
Human Rights Watch urged Morocco to stop prosecuting and jailing people for their sexual orientation, after an appeals court upheld the convictions of six men accused of homosexual acts. (AP http://yhoo.it/1jbP52X)
Booming demand for food in China's southern and eastern cities is worsening water shortages in arid northern provinces, adding to the country's environmental problems, new research shows. (Reuters http://yhoo.it/1oh0pqN)
US Secretary of State John Kerry says any action to seize power illegally in Afghanistan would lead to the end of US financial and security support. (AP http://yhoo.it/1oh0ydG)
Macau's mono-economy of gaming is creating a generation of workers steeped in the monotonous work of baccarat dealing and spinning roulette wheels, but with few of the transferable skills needed in today's globalised knowledge economy. (IPS http://bit.ly/1jbN8U2)
Progress made during recovery stages after the November 2013 Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines could be undermined without job creation strategies to secure stability beyond short-term livelihood projects, warn aid agencies and government officials. (IRIN http://bit.ly/1jbSrmD)
The Americas
UN officials are pushing for many of the Central Americans fleeing to the US to be treated as refugees displaced by armed conflict, a designation meant to increase pressure on the US and Mexico to accept tens of thousands of people currently ineligible for asylum. (AP http://yhoo.it/1oh0OcR)
Some US insurance companies charge the highest copays for HIV/AIDS drugs, even generics, the civil rights complaint alleges. This could discourage high-cost patients from enrolling in the plans. (NPR http://n.pr/1ogY3IB)
A Nicaraguan committee approved a proposed route for a $40 billion shipping channel across the Central American country that would compete with the Panama Canal. (VOA http://bit.ly/1ogZvdU)
Delivering on the Data Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa (CGD http://bit.ly/1oh2jYk)
Ebola cannot be cured but west Africa's epidemic may have been preventable (Guardian http://bit.ly/1oh2umI)
Namibia's 'zebra' politics could make it stand out from the global herd (allAfrica http://bit.ly/1jbSlv3)
What could a big election in Indonesia mean for decentralisation? (ODI http://bit.ly/1oh3abu)
Who Will Foot the Bill for Africa's New Intervention Force? (Institute for Security Studies http://bit.ly/1oh3Xtd)
Leaked agreement shows Tanzania may not get a good deal for gas (African Arguments http://bit.ly/1oh41sR)
With 17 months before the MDGs reach their targets by the December 2015 deadline, the United Nations is trumpeting its limited successes – but with guarded optimism. (IPS http://bit.ly/1jbMTIF)
How Should Donors Respond to Resource Windfalls in Poor Countries? From Aid to Insurance (CGD http://bit.ly/1oh2djy)
Global value chain analysis: What's new, what's different, what's missing? (ODI http://bit.ly/1oh32cf)


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Diesel rose 1.9 cents to $3.971 a gallon, its first increase in six weeks, while gasoline rose for the 11th straight week, the Department of Energy reported.
Gasoline gained 3.2 cents to $3.683 a gallon, has jumped 39 cents since the beginning of February, DOE said after its April 21 survey of filling stations.
The diesel increase was the first since it rose a half-cent to reach $4.021 on March 10, its highest pump price in almost a year.
Trucking's main fuel is 8.4 cents higher than the same week last year, while gas is 14.7 cents higher than a year ago, according to DOE records.
Each week, DOE surveys about 400 diesel filling stations and 800 gasoline stations to compile national average prices.
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With so much uncertainty and many changes in our day to day lives with our new normal, it's easy to allow stress, panic and doubt to take over. While the world around us seems to be changing constantly, it's important to not only not allow stress or fear to get the best of us by trying to remain optimistic, but also to remember that we must take care of ourselves in order to stay healthy both physically and mentally. Here are 5 ways to maintain a self-care routine during quarantine!
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3.De-clutter your space
It's easy to feel overwhelmed when you're stuck in a cluttered house all day, every day. De-cluttering can help relieve stress and clear your mind allowing for effective self-care. Do a deep cleanse, donate clothing and items that you no longer use, get rid of items that are no longer of use to you, and upcycle products that you can refurbish. Once your house is decluttered be sure to surround yourself with only the things that bring joy. Many plants not only can clean the air but also are esthetically pleasing and can help brighten your mood. If you have plants or can purchase them, be sure to add them to your living space.
4.Maintain a normal routine
While some days lying in bed all day is the only thing we want to do, maintaining a sense of normalcy during such an uncertain time is a great way to practice self-care. Waking up in the morning, taking a shower, cleaning your face with your favorite DERMA E facial cleanser and getting dressed for the day can help put our minds into productive mode and help us stay on task. While it's probably not necessary to get dressed in a three-piece suit, changing out of your pjs can help you be more productive. Another great tip is to do work outside of the bed. Lying in bed working from your laptop is great way to end up taking one too many mid-day naps. Move your workstation to a brightly lit area, ideally where you can work from a table or desk.
5.Avoid snacking on unhealthy foods
Being stuck in the house all day with nowhere to go, no one to see, and a house full of snacks is an easy way to put on what a lot of people have affectionately dubbed the "Quarantine 15". While a tempting snack here and there is no harm, mindless snacking on the wrong foods can lead to unhealthy weight gain and a slew of health issues. Practice self-care by eating plant-based foods that make you feel good. Try to stock up on foods that your mind and body will thank you for that also make great snacks like dates, grapes, berries, celery sticks, seaweed chips and all of the healthy foods that you enjoy eating.
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Thriving with Type 1 Diabetes
My Superhero has Type 1 Diabetes
My Superhero had me chasing down flying bunnies when she was nearly two years old. She loves playing with her favorite doll Jenny and she loves to pelt me with water balloons. My superhero is 4 years old and was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes on April 29, 2013.
Her life now is punctuated with insulin shots and finger pokes. What she eats has to be carefully calculated and scheduled. Athletic pursuits now come accompanied with extra carbs to prevent lows, but none of it changes who she is and what she is capable of doing.
Piper is still the girl who roles her eyes at me when I frustrate her. She is still the girl who loves to study ants on the sidewalk and she is still the girl with the amazing imagination and mischievous dancing eyes.
Photo copyright mypotlpeople
The Life of a Diabetic
Photo Credit: Diabetes by Jill A. Brown, on Flickr, reproduced under a CC by 2.0 license.
Understanding Type 1 Diabetes
Piper is the only child in her school to have Diabetes, and from the sounds of it she may be the only child to have ever had it at the school where she attends. After her diagnosis she started telling her friends that she has diabetes - but what four or five year old knows what she is talking about unless they have diabetes themselves? They look at her blankly like she told them about some toy she has at home.
Adults are more sympathetic but a lot of them are misinformed about type 1 diabetes. Type II is more prevalent and their experience tends to shape the common understanding of the disease. While Type II diabetes can be managed with changes in diet, Type 1 cannot.
Patients with Type 1 Diabetes do not make their own insulin so they need to take shots of insulin throughout the day to deal with their blood glucose levels. Depending on the persons age, how their insulin is delivered, the number of shots can vary; however, for the rest of a Type 1 diabetics life will require shots of insulin. Not taking insulin is not an option. It can be fatal.
Sometimes listening to misinformed people's advice can be frustrating especially for the parents of a type 1 diabetic. From people we have heard -just feed her healthy and she won't need the shots or she will grow out it.
Most people are curious and ask question or share their experiences with Diabetes.
Rufus the Diabetic Bear
This is Rufus. I somehow flipped him over in my photo editing software so the text on the shirt cannot be read. It says "Beating Diabetes with Hugs and Love X0X0". There are patches on his body and hands to represent the places where insulin can be given and where the finger pokes take place.
Rufus Comes Home
At the endocrinologist's office they gave my niece a bear called Rufus. He has patches all over his body showing the sites where insulin can be injected. There are even patches on his paws where he receives his finger pokes. Piper has given Rufus shots and finger pokes. It's nice for her to have a furry friend that has diabetes too and that can silently relate to her.
"Rufus Comes Home." tells the story about the origin of Rufus.
A Day in the Life of a 4 Year Old Diabetic
Before Piper wakes up in the morning her mother will test her blood glucose, draw back her insulin dosage and give her morning dose. She usually tries to do this before she wakes Piper.
Piper wakes up and immediately heads to the breakfast table. Usually after some whimpering that she still wants to sleep.
In front of her sits her 45 carbs she needs to eat for breakfast. Her breakfast is planned and measured down to the last carb. She needs to eat it - all of it - especially after receiving a rapid dose of insulin. If she won't eat something than you have to calculate what she ate and try to find something she will eat that fits the remaining number of carbs she needs. It can be very frustrating for her to have to eat everything.
Next she dresses, finds something to play with until its time to grab her backpack. Slips on her medical bracelet if she remembers it, waits for auntie (me) to grab her medical kit and stuff it in the bag than it is off to nursery class.
Piper walks to school stopping for every ant in her path. She is facinated by them right now. Heads into the school and looks for one of her friends to play with. Once of her friends offered her a timbit before school but it's not in the carb plan so she cannot have it.
She will have gym first thing so before she goes she has to have a 15 gram juice box.
Snack time is at 10:30 she will eat her snack with the other kids. It needs to be 15 grams. Sometimes the teachers bring in snacks and unless I know about it before hand, and it has a carb count, she cannot have what the other kids are having. It could spike her blood sugar.
11:25 am Piper gets picked up from school. She plays with her friends in front of the school for ten minutes. Sometimes she doesn't want to go, so she gets upset and won't listen. In that case she burns more sugar and you have to worry about a low right before lunch.
11:45 am Piper gets home washes her hands and plays. I make her lunch. It must have 45 grams in it. Usually what I make appears on her schedule.
12:15 we do a glucose check. If is okay. She eats lunch. If it's low. She has a juice box before lunch to raise her levels.
Around 1pm she is done lunch and is ready to play. Usually with me. She plays dolls with me. Her mom gets home around 1:20, has her lunch and goes over Piper's Schedule.
2pm She hangs out with her Mom. Sometimes they'll watch tv. Yesterday Piper and Mom did makeovers,
3pm Snack time. 15 more calories. Probably some fruit. She loves fruit.
3:15pm I give Piper her bath. I usually end up wet. She is dressed and her hair get dried.
4pm She either goes with Mom to pick Dad up from work or stays with me and plays perhaps another round of dolls.
5pm She gets her blood sugar checked. Another prick of the finger. Another shot of insullin. Next she eats her supper. 45 grams of carbs.
6pm More playtime, shopping with her parents, tv time or game time.
7:15pm snack time. 15 gram snack.
7:30 bedtime; though she usually doesn't fall asleep them probably not until 9pm.
10pm Mom checks her glucose. Another prick. If it's too low before bed. Piper is awaken to drink another 15 gram juice box.
3am - Mom checks her blood glucose again to make sure she has dropped to low at night.
Sometimes there are a lot more finger pricks. It depends if she shows signs of hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia. Sometimes she pricks her finger up to ten times a day.
It's a Small World After All
Do you know someone with Type 1 diabetes?
How to do a Blood Glucose Test
This is what my 4 year old niece has to do several times a day for the rest of her life. It's a little over whelming to think about how many times the average type 1 diabetic will have to prick their finger. When I started doing her tests. She would refuse to let me. She would cry kick and scream. She only wanted mommy to do it, but Mom was at work and Auntie needed to do her tests. So I bought a bag or small toys and every time she let me to do her finger she got to pick something out. I did that for about two weeks and now she is fine with letting me do it and without a toy. We do it quick and get on with our day.
2 Weeks After Diagnosis
Photo: Piper with Princess Tiana at Disneyland two weeks after diagnosis.
Traveling with Piper with her new medical condition seemed frightening but her doctors encouraged us to go on the planned family vacation. Getting through security with syringes and lancets seemed impossible (especially because these things needed to go on the plane with her) but it turned out not be a hassle. Airport security told us they've seen everything and it was no big deal to them.
At the park we were prepared for the challenges we would face heat, more activity, more testing and possible correction doses. Everything she could possibly need was taken with us and we had no problem carrying everything on the ride with us including Splash Mountain (her new favorite ride). Because everything was new to us and we were not sure how she would respond we used the Guest Assistance Pass Disney provides. It helped keep wait times down so we could test her frequently and would not have to leave the lines. Sometimes lines moved rapidly enough we did not have to use the pass.
1 Month After Diagnosis
Piper has pricked her own Finger
Can change lancets
Set up her Monitor with test strips
Used an empty syringe to give Rufus his medicine


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Hello all! Thank you all for joining me on another stop of the Blood & Thunder Blog Tour! I'm so happy to be here at the fabulous Novel Approach to celebrate the release of book two in the THIRDS series. Today I thought I'd talk about secondary characters, seeing as there are quite a few in the THIRDS series.
When I start a series, I never start out with a plan of which secondary characters will end up with their own book or spin-off. It's something that happens organically. I like to approach it the same way two people would in real life. Watch them meet other characters, see the attraction develop, and next thing I know, they're falling for someone. I'm both a plotter and a pantser. So although I plot, I also leave room for natural growth. That's usually where some characters find their voices, some speaking louder than others.
I always try to make my secondary and supporting character as rounded as possible, especially when you have an ensemble cast like the one in the THIRDS. Dex and Sloane are the main couple and the romance centers around them, but they're part of a tactical team. I couldn't have the rest of the team members lingering in the background, popping up when it became convenient. I had to think about the dynamics of Destructive Delta, who everyone was, how long they'd been together, and what sort of bonds they had. It was likely that friendships would form within the team, maybe something more.
A good example of organic growth from a secondary character in the THIRDS is agent Ash Keeler, a lion Therian (shifter). Originally, he started out as Sloane's best friend. There was no plan to give him a book, because let's face it, Ash is a jerk. He's insensitive, foul-mouthed, and ill-tempered. He says and does whatever he wants because he really just doesn't care what anyone thinks. He's all but ready to push Dex in front of a moving bus. Ash could be a jerk because he wasn't the MC. No one had to like him. Of course, that's when Ash decides he's a lot more complex than I'm giving him credit for.
While writing the THIRDS series, Ash grew into a character who needed to have his own book, because behind all that growling, hissing, fierceness was a complicated guy who has plenty of fears. Yes, he's still a jerk. That's as much a part of him as breathing. But he started showing a different side of him, and that side seemed to always show itself when Dex's younger brother Cael was around. Cael is the opposite of Ash in every way. He's part of Recon, a cheetah Therian, and pretty adorable. He's sweet, nerdy, a techno geek, and share's some of his adoptive big brother's quirks. The first time I wrote those two together, I was stunned by Ash's behavior. Gone was the arrogant jerk, and in his place was a caring, gentle guy. Ash treats Cael differently to everyone else. That much is obvious. Ash is also straight. Or so he states quite often.
Before I'd finished the first draft of Hell & High Water, I knew Ash would be getting his own book, though he would continue to grow throughout Dex and Sloane's books, just as the rest of the team would. What's going to happen with Ash and Cael, or as some fans have dubbed "Cash"? You'll just have to read to find out.
Warning: book contains Cheesy Doodles, karaoke, annoyed lion Therians, broody jaguar Therians, romance, comedy, sexy-times, big bad alphas, drama, explosions, and that one weird guy's shenanigans.
Genre: M/M Contemporary Paranormal Romance
Series: THIRDS Book Two
Length: 240 pages
Published: Aug 4th, 2014
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Paperback ISBN: 978-1-63216-177-2
When a series of bombs go off in a Therian youth center, injuring members of THIRDS Team Destructive Delta, and causing a rift between agents Dexter J. Daley and Sloane Brodie, peace seems unattainable. Especially when a new and frightening group, the Order of Adrasteia, appears to always be a step ahead. With panic and intolerance spreading and streets becoming littered with the Order's propaganda, hostility between Humans and Therians grows daily. Dex and Sloane, along with the rest of the team, are determined to take down the Order and restore peace, not to mention settle a personal score. But the deeper the team investigates the bombings, the more they believe there's a more sinister motive than a desire to shed blood and spread chaos.
Discovering the frightful truth behind the Order's intent forces Sloane to confront secrets from a past he thought he'd left behind for good, a past that could not only destroy him and his career, but also the reputation of the organization that made him all he is today. Now more than ever, Dex and Sloane need each other, and, along with trust, the strength of their bond will mean the difference between justice and all-out war.
Read Chapter One here.
Out now from Dreamspinner Press in eBook | Paperback
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About the Author:
Charlie Cochet is an author by day and artist by night. Always quick to succumb to the whispers of her wayward muse, no star is out of reach when following her passion. From Historical to Fantasy, Contemporary to Science Fiction, there's bound to be plenty of mischief for her heroes to find themselves in, and plenty of romance, too!
Currently residing in South Florida, Charlie looks forward to migrating to a land where the weather includes seasons other than hot, hotter, and boy, it's hot! When she isn't writing, she can usually be found reading, drawing, or watching movies. She runs on coffee, thrives on music, and loves to hear from readers.
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Ramp Up Your Media Game with these Resources
By RDBA Executive Director, Annette Maggi, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Learning new skills on the job is common no matter our work experience level, and throughout this past year, retail dietitians have built a multitude of new skills. High on the list is the ability to develop and lead engaging consumer videos and live stream. While retail dietitians may be heading back into the store, digital will continue to be an important and impactful way to engage the shopper on health and wellbeing. To help retail RDs maximize their effectiveness in this medium, RDBA offered three sessions at the May Virtual Experience. Recording of these sessions are now available for all RDBA members. See overviews and links below.
Hone Your Media Skills to Reach New Audiences and Drive Results for Your Store
Presented by Kristen Wilk, MS, RDN, Nutrition Communications Manager for Wonderful Pistachios and Beth Stark, RDN, LDN, this session offers new ideas and actionable steps for pitching story ideas to media, increasing on-camera professionalism, and working with healthy food brands.
Polishing Your On-Camera Skills for Virtual Presentations
This session provides the opportunity to learn from a seasoned pro, Carolyn O'Neil, MS, RDN! Showing how to effectively pivot despite technology challenges, Carolyn shares expert techniques for camera skills during virtual presentations and media segments.
Top 10 Tips and Tricks for Video Creation
Always a fan favorite, RDBA's own video guy Tony Kucenski walks his audience through a wide range of topics including video creating "must knows," inexpensive resources, and pre-recording vs. live sessions.


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In a lot of ways, we look back into our history and wonder 'what was so GOOD about it?' At least for Jesus!!
Somewhere out in the wilderness,
conscious, still, somehow...
enduring all the suffering,
fulfilling the ages' vow...
the Epitome of Love hangs there
upon a wooden cross--
in the eyes of earthly man
it would appear such loss!
But in the eyes of eternity
it is the highest gain!
Though it involved the highest toll
of suffering and pain,
Jesus Christ--the Son of God--
yet, the 'easy' way availed Him,
for US He refused!
Even those so few around Him
ridiculed His feat,
but little did they know that this
would make their lives complete!
And who could see that VICTORY
was only days ahead?
The Father knew, but had restraint
as Christ hung there and bled.
Hanging there--so you and I
would have abundant life.
No 'earthly' man could have withstood
such torture, grief and strife!
But God Himself became That Man
and came as Christ the Son
that, once and for forever, it
could be said "IT IS DONE!"
Yes, He hung there for every man for all of time for as long as it took to complete the work--the work that no other 'man' could complete. How fortunate and blessed are we to have Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior!
Friday, April 2, 2021
"Good" Friday?
In a lot of ways, we look back into our history and wonder 'what was so GOOD about it?' At least for Jesus!!


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Webinar: Discrimination Protections and Promising Practices in Federally Assisted Emergency Management
Thursday, 12 January 2017, 1:00
Thursday, January 12, 2017. 1:00 PM. Webinar: Discrimination Protections and Promising Practices in Federally Assisted Emergency Management. Sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. More information here.
Discussing new guidelines and resources to protect against discrimination based on race, color and national origin; and promote the inclusion of all vulnerable communities in federally assisted emergency management and related activities.
In the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the Federal government learned many critical lessons about how recipients of federal financial assistance engaged in emergency management activities can more effectively ensure that all members of the community receive services, regardless of race, color, or national origin under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
On August 16th, the Department of Justice, Homeland Security, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development and Transportation released the first-ever joint-agency Title VI guidance to state and local governments and other entities involved in emergency management, services, and information-sharing. Although federal agencies have issued guidance addressing nondiscrimination in emergencies and disasters, this is the first time that the federal government has focused specifically on protections against race, color, and national origin discrimination in the this context.
Brief Summary of information to be shared during the Webinar:
The protections and requirement of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which requires nondiscrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin by recipients of federal financial assistance the applicability of Title VI to "federally assisted programs and activities" and differentiation of "federally conducted activities" promising practices to ensure Title VI compliance in all phases of emergency management by recipients of federal financial assistance
Target Audience:
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