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The 2016 Themed Short Story Competition was on the theme of 'Treasure'. Here are the results:
1st Place: Daddy's Treasure by Jane Willis
2nd Place:On The High Slopes by Helen Jones
3rd Place: Treasures In The Darkness by Jo Derrick
Highly Commended:
The Treasure Is Mine by Lestie Mulholland
No Way In by Rachel Garrod
Treasure by Carla Burns
Blood, Sweat and Tears by Viki Allerston
Treasure by Geoff Le Pard
The Birthday by Anne Tiernan
The Cake Decorator by Hugh Roberts
Brighton Beach by Adam Dixon
Sit back and enjoy the prize winning stories:
1st Place:
Daddy's Treasure
Jane Willis
"February is the worst month of the year," Tessa's mother muttered, bowing her bronze head against the wind, and pulling her daughter by the hand. Tessa trotted behind, her eyes widening at the dark, muscular clouds. Icy blasts made her gasp, and she could feel her little brown curls lifting and whipping around. Everyone she could see in the car park was hurrying, hammering their feet on the ground for fear of losing grip. Tessa was a kite, dancing in the storm.
Inside the supermarket, her mother dropped Tessa's hand, scowling as she fussed about in her bag.
"Look at the puffy balloons on sticks!" Tessa trilled. She pointed out the walls of sparkly cards and teddies holding hearts, too, but her mother just grunted.
Tessa saw the coffee shop where she had come with her father. They had eaten chocolate brownies and made up jokes. He had bought her a silver keyring that day. She liked to keep it in her coat pocket and warm it with her hand whenever she went out. She could feel around the edges with her thumb. It was a letter: 'T' for Tessa. 'T' for Treasure.
"Come on," Tessa's mother barked.
They marched along, her mother still huddled and distracted. Tessa liked the supermarket, because it was always full of interesting things to look at and people to watch. But she was disappointed that there would be no trolley ride today – her mother had picked up a basket. That was a shame. It was fun to whizz down the aisles and call out when she saw the things that they needed. It was usually her father who played funny games like that.
"Will Dad be home at bedtime today?" she asked.
"Not today," her mother snapped.
Maybe that was why Tessa was going to start nursery. Because she kept making her mother cross.
"Will we see Granny soon?" Granny was a flurry of flour and warm blankets, and always looked at her when she spoke.
"I'm sorry, Tess. We live quite far away now so we won't be seeing as much of her," Tessa's mother replied. "But it's good that we moved, because we'll be seeing more of Dad. He doesn't need to travel so far to get to work."
That was what her mother kept saying, but Dad was only ever there at bedtime, just as before. Today he wouldn't be there at all. She hadn't seen him for two bedtimes now. She trembled – she was a bit cold, she thought.
Her mother did look at her, then. Her lips formed a smile, but the crease between her eyes deepened and Tessa knew that Mummy was only pretending to be happy.
Suddenly she was aware of a large person standing behind them. A man's voice heralded a bright 'hello' and Tessa's mother started, then her face transformed; her smile was the sun shining, blossom flourished on her cheeks. As their eyes met, there was a crackle between the giant man and her small mother. Tessa wondered – was that lightning? She could hear hail clattering on the flat roof of the supermarket, like a hundred unicorns dancing, but no thunder. Tessa looked up. There were grey and silver pipes and lots of lights, and big bits of card hanging down. She dropped her head and gazed at the rows of milk. The lids were red, blue, and green. Tessa's favourite colour was yellow. Was there a yellow milk drink? She remembered something she had seen on the television.
"Is banana milkshake yellow?" she asked her mother, who seemed surprised to see her.
"Eight o'clock, then," the man said. He walked away but her mother was still smiling after him. Her face was all the colours of the rainbow.
"Mummy, is banana milkshake yellow?"
"Yes! And do you know what it tastes like?"
Tessa was suddenly sailing on a cloud – her mother had picked her up and was holding her with one arm – she hadn't done that for ages! She started to sing 'bananas in pyjamas' in a silly voice, and bob her up and down as she walked along, her basket swinging on the other arm. Tessa was giggling. Her mother was so pretty, and so funny!
"I know, shall we get some banana milkshake? Then, you can try it! Look, there it is! Can you reach it? Put it in the basket. Good girl!"
Tessa was allowed to pick up all of the things on the list and cross them off with Mummy's pen! When they were finished, they gave each other high-fives.
"You have been such a good girl, Tessa," her mother praised. She was smiling properly now. That was because Tessa had been so much fun.
Tessa followed her mother out of the magic doors. The rain had stopped, but the wind was just as harsh. There was a man and woman arguing by the trolleys and they had to sidle past them. It reminded Tessa of something that had happened at home, but she couldn't remember what it was.
The sun lit up the sheets of weak clouds below it. It hurt Tessa's eyes, so she looked at the slick concrete instead.
"Who was that man?"
"He taught me to drive when I was younger," her mother replied. "He lives in the next village to ours."
Tessa blinked and reached for her mothers' hand.
"Mummy," she pleaded, arm outstretched.
"I can't, Tessa, you can see I've got my hands full."
Tessa found the treasure in her pocket. It was cold now. She had forgotten to hold onto it.
Judge's Comments:
Jane Willis' story is an excellent demonstration of 'show, don't tell', all through the eyes of an innocent child. The reader can't help but feel for little Tessa who doesn't quite understand what's going on. There's some gorgeous imagery here. I love the line, 'Granny was a flurry of flour and warm blankets, and always looked at her when she spoke'. What a lovely way to describe a granny; Jane captures how a child sees things perfectly. Jane's story is one which stood out right from the start.
2nd Place:
On the High Slopes
Helen Jones
Once upon a time, an old man told his granddaughter a secret.
She was only young at the time, and she promised in the way that children do, bound in magic and half remembered dreams, the promise a tangible thing to be held onto, entwined little fingers a reminder to keep it safe.
The years passed, and so did her grandfather, taken one winter when the snows lay deep, the mountains sharp against an ice-blue sky. She mourned him, for he had loved her and she had him, their circle of family like a crown of stars.
And she kept his secret still. But as she grew so did the secret, nibbling and working its way into her mind, creating a space for itself that became wider and deeper and longer until it was all she could think about, battering like caged wings against the edges of her skin, so she felt she might burst with the keeping of it.
But she had sworn, and the memory of that day, of a meadow sweet with wildflowers, a daisy chain and whispered words, and a love as wide as the sky above them, made her keep it safe. Though she tossed and turned through the night and shadows appeared under her eyes. Though she dragged her feet during the day at work with the other young women, too tired to take in the glances from the young men, she stayed true to her word.
Until one day.
The snows were almost gone when a young man came walking from the mountains. He was golden, his skin glowing with rosiness like a ripe apple, his eyes blue as the lakes, hair brushed back from a high clear brow and strong jaw. He stayed in the village, joining the other young men in the meadows, working for his place among them. His muscles flexed as he swung the scythe, the young women pretending not to watch him as he moved, pretending not to whisper and sigh if he looked their way. The summer stretched long, grasses turning as yellow as his hair, the nights strewn with stars above the dazzling peaks, trees marching like deep green soldiers to where the snows began.
The day was warm, mountain air rich like the reddest wine. She walked through the village, a pail of milk in one hand, a basket of eggs in the other, weaving through the crowd on her tired feet, the secret heavy like a stone in the depths of her, dragging her down. Her steps became slower until one of her tired feet refused to lift anymore, catching on the path so she stumbled. A strong hand caught her, stopping the eggs from falling though the milk was sadly lost, meandering in rivulets along the cobbles and into the drains, rushing back to the land whence it came.
But she cared not for spilt milk as she lifted shocked eyes to his gaze. For there was something in his eyes that reminded her of love long lost, a splinter of memory floating in blue. And she fell once more, though this time it was her heart that was lost, rather than milk.
Through long summer twilights they walked arm in arm, past streams silver with snow water, through meadows fluttering with flowers. At harvest time they found a barn sweet with hay, a small patch of stars visible through a hole in the beamed wooden roof. Together they lay as fiddlers played and dancers whooped, echoing through the valley and into the high places. And, as the patch of sky above them turned from gold to blue, she told him her secret.
'There is treasure in the mountains.'
And it was as though she cracked open, the secret escaping to flutter away, its weight leaving her. As though she was free of a burden long held, yet at the same time had lost something incomparably precious and she cried out, soft, like a bird in the night, and he held her close and smoothed her hair, telling her that he loved her, that she was special, she was his and they would never part.
In the morning he was gone.
Those who had seen him said he had a shovel and pickaxe, climbing rope and food enough for several days, tied onto a pack on his back. His hair was golden, they said, like the rising sun, his eyes blue as the shadowed slopes above.
He left her a note promising to return, to take care of her forever, and she held onto this new promise like a shimmering dream in the first few days he was gone.
But as the days stretched to weeks and there was no sign of him, there were signs of something else. It seemed he had left her with more than a note and, as the days grew shorter and her belly larger, she began to sink into despair, shadows returning to lie under her eyes, her feet once more tired, the nights long without her golden sun.
And so it came to be, when the snows began to recede and the wheel of the year to turn towards the sun, that a new life came into the world. Golden she was, with eyes blue as the cornflowers that dotted the meadows where her father had worked, before the mountain had taken him away.
And her mother looked at her, at the miracle of her small hands, her downy soft cheeks, and she realised that her grandfather had been right. Treasure had come from the mountains to give her the most precious gift of all, replacing the weight of secrets with the light of love, golden like his hair, like the setting sun's rays across the peak where he now lay hidden under ice and snow.
And she shared the secret with their daughter, that there was treasure in the mountains once more.
Judge's Comments:
There's a lovely rhythm and feel to this story, right from the start, as if it's a tale that's been passed down over many generations. Helen has a wonderful talent for painting a picture in the reader's mind with plenty of vivid description, meaning the reader can picture every scene and character within it. Her story flows effortlessly all the way through from the first word until the uplifting ending.
3rd Place:
Treasures in the Darkness
Jo Derrick
Ida stood in front of the shop window. The leather suitcase was open to display a beautiful vanity set. Two pounds nineteen and six was a lot to pay, but it would be ideal for her honeymoon. Perhaps Uncle Phil would lend her the money. However, this overwhelming desire to purchase attractive goods and first edition books had to stop, especially after she was married. Times were hard.
Ida didn't move. She looked at the other goods on display – a John Bull repair outfit, a glass perfume bottle and petal dust.
The pretty things in the shop window were a far cry from testing a Lancaster bomber's 96 plugs, but Ida would miss the war work when the men came home. George had a forty-eight hour pass, so their wedding and honeymoon in Brighton would be a rushed affair. Uncle Phil said he would foot the bill for the spread afterwards and had booked the function room at The Grand.
Ida knew she was lucky that her uncle was both generous and well off. He'd taken her in when both of her parents were killed in a raid in December 1940. Ida had been at a friend's house that night. She still cried in her sleep and her Uncle Phil would tap on her door, then bring in a mug of Ovaltine. The smell of his pipe smoke weaved around her room like a comfort blanket.
There were no possessions left after her home was bombed. Ida suspected that had any treasures survived the bomb, unscrupulous neighbours or chancers would have taken them long before she could bring herself to go back there to inspect the damage. The sight that greeted her would stay imprinted on her brain forever more. The leaning and splintered oak wardrobe; the William Morris wallpaper hanging in tatters like stalactites and the family Daimler a burnt out shell upended on the pavement.
Uncle Phil had held her while she cried, before he caved in and sobbed for his only sister. Then he'd driven her back to Cadogan Square in silence. Her only solace the smell of the leather seats of his Lagonda motor car.
Uncle Phil's clay pipe was the talk of the street. The aroma of tobacco clung to every object in his house, including Ida's clothes. She didn't mind. It made him feel so much closer wherever she went. Her theory was that when you lose someone close, you cling to those meaningful objects and treasures, which effectively take the place of those loved ones. This must be what Uncle Phil had been doing with his pipes.
He had the pipes made in Sunderland and they were posted to him in beautifully carved wooden boxes. Ida pictured his face, when the maid brought the small packages wrapped in brown paper and tied with string. His excitement matched that of a small boy at Christmas. Such was his eagerness to unwrap his gifts, his liver-spotted hands trembled.
Ida wondered how she'd get to sleep at night once she was married to George and could no longer smell tobacco and Ovaltine. Her fiancé was unusual in that he'd never smoked. Even though he flew dangerous missions across the Channel, he didn't need a gasper to keep his nerves steady like the other pilots.
Ida finally tore herself away from Browne's shop window and walked home. Uncle Phil would be preparing something for their tea. It was Mrs Brannigan's day off, so it would probably be either an omelet made with fresh eggs he'd managed to get on the Black Market or Spam with boiled potatoes.
When Ida walked in to the beautiful house in Cadogan Square, she couldn't smell a thing. No warm fug of cooking smells coming up from the basement nor the acrid smell of Uncle Phil's pipe.
"Uncle Phil! Are you there? What's for tea?" she shouted, running across the grand hallway to what he still called 'the morning room'.
There was no answer and the morning room was empty.
Ida rushed to her uncle's study. No doubt he'd forgotten the time and was reading one of his dusty old law books.
"Uncle, you'll never guess what I saw in Browne's window today? It was the most beautiful…"
She stopped dead in her tracks. Her Uncle Phil's pipe lay on the faded rug and a few glowing red strands of tobacco had already started to catch. She stamped them out with her foot.
Her uncle lay with his head on the leather inlaid oak desk, as if he was taking a nap. Ida went over and shook him hard.
"Wake up, Uncle! Silly billy! Don't you know what time it is?"
His body tumbled from his chair, lifeless and still.
On her wedding day, Ida took the bundle of wooden pegs wrapped in ribbon from the small girl who lived across the street from Uncle Phil.
"Thank you, darling," she said, and turned to George with tears in her eyes.
"And Mum said these might bring you even better luck," said the small girl and handed Ida five clay pipes wrapped in the same cream silk ribbon. "They were your uncle's, Mum said. I hope you don't mind that Mrs Brannigan gave them to us. Mum asked especially. Something to remind you of him on your special day, she said."
Ida went to sleep that night, wrapped in her new husband's arms in a comfy bed at The Grand Hotel with Uncle Phil's clay pipes on the bedside table. They'd had champagne instead of Ovaltine. Uncle Phil had left specific instructions that the bottles be taken from his cellar for the celebrations.
The leather suitcase with built-in vanity set she'd seen in Browne's window lay at the foot of the bed.
Judge's Comments:
There's a delightfully warm, chatty feel to the story and Jo captures the time the story is set in beautifully. As a reader you can't help but care for these characters and become involved in their story. Jo's story starts with the leather case and she brings it back highly aptly to the case once again at the end. Her story was a joy to read.

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Indeed! I'm sure it's just not too tricky, but if you'd like to wait a bit, I'm going to prepare a simple EMFluid to RS sceneowei wrote: ↑03 Jan 2018, 20:27Yes, just cache the volumes as vdbs and use the volume object in redshift to render themjamination wrote: ↑02 Jan 2018, 19:50Is anyone using the fluids with Redshift, if so what is the procedure to do so.
I've already prepared an Explosia -> RS one, using one of the factory samples which I'll post in a bit.
It's very "live" (and VERY FAST), VDBs are written on the fly on change, and the RS Volume grid (in the same scene reffering to the current project path) picks it up on region update,
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Ferrer rallies to beat Johnson in Vienna for 26th ATP title
SOELDEN, Austria — Eighth-ranked David Ferrer clinched his 26th career win after rallying to defeat Steve Johnson of the United States 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 at the Erste Bank Open Sunday.
The top-seeded Spaniard improved to 5-0 in finals this season after also winning in Doha, Rio de Janeiro, Acapulco, and Kuala Lumpur.
The victory has all but secured him a spot at next month's season-ending ATP finals in London.
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The 47th-ranked Johnson, who was playing in his maiden final, took a quick 3-0 lead. He lost serve at 4-2 but broke Ferrer again at 5-4 to close out the first set. Three straight breaks at the start gave Ferrer an early advantage in the second.
The final set went with serve until Johnson led 5-4 before Ferrer won the last three games.


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Flames This Week – Sept 9 -14 – Camp Opens
Some of the articles and top stories you may have missed this past week (hurry for newspaper links or they disappear):
- Junior camp is under way and Cam Cunning has arrived.
- Kipper ready to stay and should opt for contract extension.
- The Super Series was a sleeper but Leland Irving started in the last game and played well.
- Q&A with new Flames coach Keenan.
- New Jersey design for the Calgary Flames coming next week.
- Chances of a rookie cracking the line up this year? Only in goal. How are the prospects doing? Calgary Sun does a quick bit on them.
- Off to Finland goes Jeff Friesen.
- Will Nystrom finally make the squad?
- Kipper talks heating up?
- Keenan awaits vets but likes what he sees in the youth.
- Battle for back up begins and Krahn is already hurt.


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Key facts
Located in subregion/area: Côte des Bar / Bar-sur-Aubois
Vineyards and grape varieties: 45.6 hectares (112.7 acres), of which 89% Pinot Pinot, 6% Pinot Meunier, 5% Chardonnay, and 0.7% others.
Classification: "Autre cru" (80%)
Google Maps view with the villages in the Bar-sur-Aubois highlighted.
Clicking on a village opens a field to the left with a link to the village profile, if it exists.
Neighbouring villages within the Champagne appellation
North: Colombé-le-Sec
Northeast: Rouvres-les-Vignes
East: Colombey-les-Deux-Églises
Northwest: Voigny
The village
Lignol-le-Château is located on the right bank of the Aube river. The village is situated about 2.5 km from the river.
The Lignol-le-Château commune covers 2185 hectares and has 197 inhabitants (as of 2014), referred to as Lignolais and Lignolaises.
The vineyards in Lignol-le-Château are mostly located to the south and northwest of the village. A large portion of the vineyards are located on mild south-facing slopes. Pinot Noir is the most common grape variety, by a wide margin.
The current vineyard surface in the Lignol-le-Château commune is 45.6 hectares (112.7 acres). There are 40.4 ha Pinot Pinot (88.6%), 2.8 ha Pinot Meunier (6.1%), 2.1 ha Chardonnay (4.6%), and 0.3 ha others (0.7%). Numbers from CIVC, as of 2013. In 1997, the vineyard surface was 42 ha. There are 28 vineyard owners (exploitants) in the commune.
Champagne producers
Champagne growers
Producer status is indicated where known: RM = récoltant-manipulant, or grower-producers. RC = récoltant-coopérateur, growers that are cooperative members but sell Champagnes under their own name.
- Mehlinger & Fils (RM), a member of Terra Vitis. The range includes a vintage Champagne.
- Jean-Bernard Mocquart
- Bernard Piot (RM)
Comment: the list may be incomplete.
- Wikipedia about this village in English, in French.
- The Lignol-le-Château commune doesn't have a website.
- UMC's village profile of Lignol-le-Château.
- The Swedish version of this post.
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This topic contains 10 replies, has 3 voices, and was last updated by Noda 1 year, 1 month ago.
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- June 13, 2018 at 8:00 pm #168929
When you scroll on the top of this page you can see a white flicker where the header doesn't come down enough or the background isn't high enough. I think this is a problem with the parallax or maybe the size of the header/logo.
Anyone have a similar problem? Any solutions?
June 14, 2018 at 3:44 am #168945
- This topic was modified 1 year, 2 months ago by justinard.
Hi there
How can I check it? it does not happen for me?June 14, 2018 at 5:12 pm #169105
Please see link I provided.
It happens 9/10 times you visit the site but you you can see the white breaking through just below the "sticky menu/header". It happens pretty quickly but it should be very noticeable.June 15, 2018 at 4:30 am #169155
Here is the screenshot you can check
Attachments:June 15, 2018 at 9:37 pm #169352
Thanks for the response.
yeah it looks like it's not showing up as much for whatever reason. I think it still shows up every 1/20 times you visit but I'll call this resolved unless it shows up again or I can find the way to reproduce it.
Thanks!June 16, 2018 at 7:30 pm #169471
Hi there,
Thanks for writing back.
In this case, please feel free to reach out once again in case you have any more issues.
Best Regards,
Support.July 2, 2018 at 6:45 pm #172090July 3, 2018 at 3:23 am #172105
Hi Justing
Can you record a short video of the problem?
i tried this numerous times today and honestly, I can't see anything like you mentioned in the las replyJuly 12, 2018 at 6:28 pm #173946July 12, 2018 at 6:30 pm #173947July 13, 2018 at 8:12 am #174037
Hi Justn
Sorry, but the problem is still not appearing for me, I've already recorded it in a gif file, unfortunately, i cant see the same problem,
can you please check our demo if we have the same problem?
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The Guardian, CBC News, Reuters and others also reported increasing amounts of people crossing from New York State into Canada, and that the Canadian military was tasked in August to erect tents to accommodate this rush of refugees. However - and here's the devilish details that fake news outlets love to gloss over - it turns out that almost 100% of these refugees are Haitian citizens living in the US on temporary immigration visas granted them after the devastating 2010 Haitian earthquake, and fearful their visas may expire at the end of this year they are making another move northward. Well, whaddya know, not a word about natural-born US citizens attempting to flee. Why? Because there are none; no evidence at all of disaffected Americans seeking safe haven in the land of free (or so everyone wrongly believes) healthcare. Yet, given the current polarizing political environment and the (mostly Left-wing) media's penchant for hysterical propaganda about the Trump administration, that was surely the intended tone of these articles.
Listen; don't get me wrong, I don't necessarily have a problem with refugees fleeing their birth country in the face of devastating natural disasters or man-made disruptions. I'm an immigrant myself - though by choice rather than need. But that's not what this article is about, nor is it what's being portrayed in mainstream media. Instead, we have far too much hyperventilating from the Left's talking heads about how the end of the world is surely nigh with Trump at the helm of the government. And, in case they need to be reminded, the Left's constant holier-than-thou, elitist attitude is not only insulting a wide swath of good, honest, down-to-earth, law-abiding, just-leave-me-the-hell-alone citizens, who sort-of like the way things are and don't really want to see traditional values tossed aside by the progressive wing of society, it's very likely going to lead to confrontations; kind-of like someone who kicks a cornered dog shouldn't be surprised if they get bit.
How do we fix this? Let's start by the Left practicing their oft-stated values of inclusion and acceptance. They're always reminding us that everyone has a place in society – well, make sure that applies to us on the Right, their political opponents, and not just the causes they happen to agree with. Next, let's demand the media take its job seriously by reporting all of the facts of a story – not just the ones that conveniently fit their editorial outlook. Lastly, we all need to take a breather and contemplate the consequences of not fixing this growing social divide; you know, compromise on both sides won't mean the end of the world. Finally, let's expect – but allow - our elected leaders to do their jobs. The voters' sacred right to choose must never be overturned without cause so let's drop this talk of impeachment. Having said that if our representatives don't do the job we expect of them then let's vote them out of office and start again.


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Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Itty Bitty Soaker and Hat set!
I completed this set last night. It is so hard for me to believe that a Baby's head will fit into that tiny little hat! I dyed the yarn myself and it is so soft and pretty! It is exciting to see little Baby things start to pile up. I still have all of Esme's clothes, so as soon as we find out who this little one is I will know if I should get them out and wash them, or donate them and go shopping!
~Only 17 weeks left!!
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Off-Strip institutions which don't apply this extra charge can nonetheless offer services and facilities however after all, understandably, they could be restricted in quality and variety (although not always), though they're often obtainable for longer hours in the course of the day, usually closing later at evening.
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As such, hotels, resorts, restaurants and different engaging amenities at a tourist place can personal an app to inform travellers about their services, assist them book companies prematurely, offer seasonal discounts or notify about any events.
Info on the hotels & motels in the area is accessible, but the website also highlights all of the other traditional and non-conventional modes of lodging that may be present in Brenham or elsewhere in Washington County, TX (the county through which Brenham is situated).


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Romantic Games 1: The Most Common Romantic Games
We will define what a romantic game is exactly and take a survey of the most come romantic games people play.
Most people would acknowledge that people play games in relationship, especially romantic relationship, but what exactly do they mean? What is a game exactly? We are in luck because there is a form of depth psychology called Transactional Analysis that focuses specifically on the games that people play. In fact, that is the name of Eric Berne's (the founder of Transactional Analysis) book "Games People Play". The book was a smash hit in the 1970's and brought a "here now", a 'how are you being?'/ 'how are you acting now?' focus to depth psychology.
Berne defined a game as:
"A game is an ongoing series of complementary ulterior transactions progressing to a well-defined, predictable outcome. Descriptively, it is a recurring set of transactions… with a concealed motivation… or gimmick."
Basically, a game is an inauthentic interaction with someone. One's real objective is hidden. For example, one may be acting extra nice but the real goal might be to pull the other person in and then reject them and feel superior to them. Or the opposite, someone might be acting hostilely toward someone with the real objective of hiding feeling inferior.
Games often revolve around acting superior or inferior to an other in order to manipulate them some how as Thomas Anthony Harris pointed out in his classic book "I'm O.K. – You're O.K." He points out that the manipulative positions people tend to play games from are:
- I'm Not OK, You're OK
- I'm Not OK, You're Not OK
- I'm OK, You're Not OK
"I'm O.K. – You're O.K." being the healthier adult position.
Almost all games are some type of victim routine. They are described in the literature as "rackets" or "racketeering" because we get an 'under the table' payoff. The payoffs often involve avoiding risk, feeling superior, avoiding responsibility, winning or dominating, feeling safe and avoiding difficult emotional states. It should be pointed out that Transactional Analysis has been criticized by some for not emphasizing enough that the payoff is often hiding difficult emotional states that underlie the game, like feeling inferior or sad. This is an important point that allows us to bring compassion to ourselves and other's when they are playing games.
Nowhere in life are games played more often that in romance. Even animals use deceptive maneuvers in mating! So what exactly are the most common romantic games? In our combined 35 years of supporting singles and couple's in their romantic lives Alicia and I have seen a wide variety. Here are some of the most common. Write down which one's might apply to you and what the payoff might be. Don't worry if the games conflict with each other. Human being are complicated!
- No one's available
- I can't find anyone who meet's my standards
- I'm not good enough (for anyone, for you, to have a partner, etc.)
- You're not good enough (for me, for anyone, etc.)
- Neither of us is good enough – basically resignation and collapse
- The black widow – pulling someone in only to spit him or her out once you are intimate
- Let's fight – a way of staying together while avoiding the risks of intimacy
- False seduction – Seducing someone and then telling him or her you didn't do it
- I'm not attracted to you anymore
- Too busy – "I just don't have time for romance/for you" etc.
- You did this to me!
- I've done so much for you
- Longing for the impossible or some ideal – deceptive rejection
- Everything is fine (when it's not)
- I don't know which of you to choose
- He/she made me do it (when we actually intended it ourselves, consciously or unconsciously)
- I couldn't control myself
I think you get the idea. It takes a great deal of courage to expose the games that we play. They are often played unconsciously and can take some effort to uncover. Also, don't feel limited by this list. Just look for your persistent romantic complaints or where you are stuck romantically. You'll find a game there!


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Congratulations to HUMAN RITES!
We are thrilled and honored that Seth Rozin's HUMAN RITES received the Brown Martin Philadelphia Award at this year's Barrymore Awards!
About the Award:
The Brown Martin Philadelphia Award is awarded annually to a production that best leads audiences to a better understanding of the unique experience of particular segments of our global community. Through their accurate and insightful representation of perspectives unique to gender, ethnicity, religion, age, and other categories of specialized experience, these productions enlighten us and help us to better appreciate different points of view without demanding that we agree with them. Generously funded by the Virginia Brown Martin Fund of The Philadelphia Foundation, this special Barrymore Award includes a $25,000 cash prize for the recipient and $2,500 for each finalist.
And kudos to all the other award winners, including our friends at Azuka Theatre, The Independence Foundation Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical - Emma Goidel's THE GAP;
Tribe of Fools, The June and Steve Wolfson Award for an Evolving Theatre Company;
InterAct graphic designer and lighting-designer-about-town Maria Shaplin, Outstanding Lighting Design, THE WILD DUCK, Quintessence Theatre Company;
And our dear friend Paul Meshejian of PlayPenn received a well-deserved Lifetime Achievement Award.
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text: Jennifer Lawson May 15, 2010 Every Day in May—EDM #14 and #15 Jennifer Lawson May 15, 2010 EDM #15 Draw a tree. This beautiful tree is in the park near my home and is once again in full bloom. I actually did an oil painting of the same tree couple of years ago—and sold it! Here it is in watercolor for the 2010 Every Day in May challenge.EDM #14 Draw what you see when you get up in the morning. We have a large skylight above the bed. It can be quite busy and noisy here in the morning with the seagulls flying about following fishing boats or looking for a good dumpster to raid.


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DIY Rustic Wreath Mirror!
Due to popular request, I've decided to publish how I turned my Stopwatch Mirror into a rustic wreath! I love that it's both decorative and functional. This is my favorite Christmas DIY so far… and it only took 15 minutes! So easy :). Let's get started.
(One of each, EXCEPT for the eucalyptus— get TWO of those!)
You also need clear tape and scissors for this project. That's all! :)
1. If you choose battery-operated lights, hang your mirror anywhere you desire. If you choose electricity-operated lights (like I did), hang your mirror near an outlet.
Then, tape one eucalyptus vine over the top of the mirror and the other over the bottom half of the mirror.
2. Tape the bow directly to the face of the mirror. Puff it up so it can cover the tape.
3. Pull the peonies from its stem and tape it directly onto the WALL, not the mirror. I took the back-most petal and taped that onto my wall. It holds up the entire peony without drooping.
As for the pine cones, just stick it between the peonies so it won't fall off. You don't need adhesives for the pine cones. To make the process easier, you can attach it to bendy wires so you can stick it anywhere around the wreath.
4. Wrap the fairy lights around the wreath and hide any battery packs/leftover lights under the bow. I taped the remainder of my lights under the bow and it lights up beautifully!
Tada!! That's all there is to it ^_^.
When you're done, you should have a wreath that's perfect for any occasion. For Easter, just add a few eggs here and there and you've got yourself the cutest Easter wreath! It's super versatile and looks like a million bucks. I highly suggest buying the Stopwatch Mirror because it instantly makes your home look more stylish. This is a mirror that I could hang anywhere— my bathroom, mudroom, bedroom, vanity corner, living room, etc. It's my FAVORITE mirror! ^_^
If you enjoyed this DIY, please share it on Pinterest! I'd also love to see your own rendition of it, so let me know if you decide to try it out!


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ATLANTA – Hundreds of Georgians have signed up for a card that says they can legally possess medical marijuana in Georgia since Gov. Nathan Deal signed a bill expanding the state's now two-year-old program.
That brought the total number of patients on the state's registry up to 2,162 as of the end of June, just days before the law officially took effect.
"Keep in mind that these are people who are going through the process to register with their physician for a product they can't even get," said Rep. Allen Peake, R-Macon, who has championed the issue under the Gold Dome.
Peake is referring to what he calls a "gaping hole" in the state's current law: Residents with a qualifying medical condition can have low-THC oil on hand, but it's still illegal to bring it here.
That's why the state legislator says he is gearing up for a new push to skirt that barrier by allowing homegrown medical cannabis, teeing up the issue for when lawmakers return to the Gold Dome next winter.
"There are medical marijuana laws that provide access in 29 states now," he said. "So more than half the country has figured out how to make it work. We ought to be able to do the same for our citizens who are demanding this, quite frankly."
Peake has already filed a bill – he quietly did that in the final days of the legislative session earlier this year – that takes cues from Louisiana.
His measure would allow the state to license two medical cannabis producers, with preference given to the state's public colleges and universities.
Peake has also proposed letting voters decide whether the state constitution should be amended to allow medical cannabis to be grown here. If that measure can win over two-thirds of both chambers, the question would be on the ballot alongside the race for governor.
Calls for in-state cultivation, though, have so far found opposition with the state's term-limited governor, some conservatives and the law enforcement community, who are all quick to point to the conflict with federal law.
"The legislature is playing FDA without the scientists," said Virginia Galloway, regional director for the Faith and Freedom Coalition, referring to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
"I understand that there may be some temporary relief and I know, as a parent, you will do anything to keep your child from being in pain," she said. "But at the same time, I think the state is irresponsible for allowing the use of a drug that hasn't been fully vetted."
The state's program, Galloway also argues, is just inching Georgia toward full legalization, and she said she believes medical cannabis programs are vulnerable to abuse.
Galloway said this week that she's also readying for a fight. In-state cultivation, she said, will expose Georgia to a whole host of new problems as state officials try to control the program.
Galloway and other opponents will face a passionate and vocal group of parents who are among those pushing for a Georgia-grown medical cannabis program. There are nearly 500 children on the state's registry.
"Right now in Georgia, all we have is a black market. It's totally unregulated," said Dale Jackson, a Troup County dad who is using medical cannabis to treat his son's autism.
"So give people the right, the ability to invest money here in Georgia and help people, and you will instantly eliminate 95 percent of the black market here in Georgia," he added.
Patients with a state-issued card might have success finding a reputable company willing to ship its product, especially when a patient is seeking oil with just a small amount of THC.
Those low-level oils may work for some people, such as those with chronic seizures, but that is generally not as effective with conditions such as autism, Jackson said. Georgia law limits the level of THC, which is the psychoactive compound found in cannabis, to 5 percent.
"In the context of properly treating autism, there is absolutely no oil that a parent in Georgia can get legally. Zero," he said.
Peake is also personally assisting some families. The state legislator has been receiving regular shipments of oil – from who, he says he does not know – and is giving bottles away for free.
He said the demand has increased nearly four times over since the new law took effect.
"It shows the real inadequacy of our law and why we need legislation that would allow the cultivation, processing and distribution of medical cannabis oil here in Georgia," Peake said. "And that's what I'm going to continue to push hard for."
All said, more than 400 people have signed up for the expanded program since May 9, when the governor signed the bill. That measure added six authorized medical conditions: autism, Tourette's syndrome, AIDS, Epidermolysis Bullosa, Alzheimer's disease and peripheral neuropathy. Those in hospice care are also now eligible.
Prior to the new law, the program was limited to late-stage cancer, ALS, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's and sickle cell disease, as well as seizure disorders, Crohn's disease and mitochondrial disease.
About 38 percent of patients on the registry use the oil to treat seizures, according to information from the state Department of Public Health. About 23 percent are cancer patients, and 10 percent have multiple sclerosis.
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How a Charlottean could be the starting NL pitcher in Tuesday's All-Star Game
Charlotte's Alex Wood is 10-0 pitching for the Los Angeles Dodgers this season.
Could he be added to the National League squad for Tuesday's All-Star Game in Miami? And if so, could he start?
Wood, who played for Ardrey Kell High before pitching in college at Georgia, threw seven shutout innings Wednesday in a 1-0 victory against the Arizona Diamondbacks. He is the first Dodgers pitcher to start a season 10-0 since the franchise moved from Brooklyn, N.Y., to Los Angeles in 1957.
According to a story in Thursday's Los Angeles Times, the Dodgers plan to start Clayton Kershaw on Sunday, the last day before the All-Star break. Under baseball rules, that would disqualify Kershaw from playing in the All-Star Game.
And thus, Major League Baseball could substitute Wood for Kershaw in the National League lineup. That could make way for Wood, 26, to start in the All-Star Game at Marlins Park.
Wood, who previously played for the Atlanta Braves, has a remarkable 1.67 earned-run average this season.
"It's something you dream of as a kid," Wood said of the possibility of being named an All-Star. "It's hard to even fathom right now. We'll see what happens."
By moving Kershaw to a Sunday start, the Dodgers have pushed the issue of getting Wood All-Star consideration. The National League players previously voted on the pitching staff.
"He's very deserving," said Dodgers manager Dave Roberts. "Obviously, he's pitched well enough to join that team. As I understand it, there still is an opportunity for him to play on that team."
While playing for Ardrey Kell, Wood was named statewide 4A Player of the Year in 2009. He accepted a scholarship at Georgia, and later redshirted because of need for Tommy John surgery, a procedure to his left elbow.
The Braves took Wood in the second round of the 2012 MLB draft. The Dodgers acquired him in July 2015 in a three-team deal with the Braves and Marlins. The Braves acquired, among others, outfielder Hector Olivera, who was later suspended following a domestic-violence arrest. Olivera did little as a Brave and was traded to the San Diego Padres.
Roberts said the Dodgers have talked to Kershaw about moving his start to Sunday, and he's all for this chance to get Wood to Miami.
"He's made it very clear his priority is the Dodgers," Roberts said of Kershaw.
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If your home needs some improvements, you can be left stressed. That stress can be magnified when you can't hire a contractor. All you need is knowledge to properly undertake any home improvement project, although you may not think you have the time. But you're wrong! Basic home repairs do not require much time to complete and are well worth the effort. This article provides great home improvement tips to ensure you get the best value for your money when repairing your home.
When it comes time to re-do your roof, put up white tile, or another light colored substance. This lighter color helps reflect light, making your attic and the rest of your home cooler. This will help you save a lot of money on your cooling and heating bills.
If you have a water leak, do not try to fix it by yourself. For now, make sure you catch all the leaky water until a plumbing professional can come over and properly fix the problem.
Before spending a lot of money on so-called "quality" supplies for any home improvement, make sure to shop around for better deals. Getting new floors can be expensive, and when you compare prices you get a good deal. Seek prices and quotes from discount suppliers and local home improvement centers.
Make sure you have a good place for all leftover debris when you start your next big home improvement project. Removing debris can cost a good chunk of change, and developing a storage plan in advance can help keep costs down and will make sure your project can continue with no delays.
Don't worry about your lack of education when it comes to home improvement. You can improve your home in very little time, if you follow the do-it-yourself tricks we offer you in this article. This article has provided you with tips to make improving your home both easy and cheap. Now you are well on your way!Copyright 2018 , All rights Reserved.


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BIS has published its proposals to create a Chartered Status Scheme for Further Education Institutions. Initially targeted at publicly funded colleges and training providers, the aim of the scheme is to create a set of "testing but achievable" criteria which assess a provider's contribution in a range of spheres including:
· Quality;
· Meeting the needs of the learner;
· Meeting the needs of the employer;
· Meeting the needs of the community;
· The provision of open and transparent data.
Generally speaking the intention is to assess these criteria by reference to existing assessments, such as Ofsted ratings or Matrix accreditation. For those criteria where there is no pre-existing assessment, it is felt that there are relatively simple methods of measurement to put in place. These include, for example, having a provider's programme of community engagement activity endorsed by the relevant LEP.
It is proposed that there will be three different types of chartered status: chartered college, chartered community college and chartered training provider. The last is self-explanatory; the distinction between the first two is less clear but apparently hinges on the degree of responsiveness to the community. Chartered status will confer the right to use a charter mark. The aim is that eventually, all those providers who are funded by the SFA will be awarded it. This does rather beg the question of how it can help learners and employers "to make improved choices about where to train and learn" (one of its intended benefits): if everyone has it, how can it form the basis on which to make a choice?
In due course the scheme may be extended to fully privately funded education institutions as another means by which the UKBA can distinguish legitimate providers who wish to recruit international students.
Initially the scheme will be administered by the Secretary of State advised by an expert panel. However, responsibility will in due course shift to the FE Guild.
Chartered status would be awarded for a period of 4 or 5 years, but could be removed early if there was evidence that the provider no longer met one of the eligibility criteria. In these cases there would be an assessment by the expert panel to decide if revocation was appropriate.
The aims of the scheme are to:
· enhance the status and reputation of the FE sector;
· highlight where providers are being responsive to employers and communities;
· measure and demonstrate increased quality;
· help learners and the UKBA to recognise legitimate FE providers.
The last aim is potentially problematic. What of those providers who currently have HTS but are not able to attain the chartered standard yet? Are they not legitimate FE providers? We are also aware of some FE providers who have good or even outstanding Ofsted inspections who have lost their HTS and face revocation of their Tier 4 sponsorship licence. In future would this trigger the revocation of chartered status, which would damage reputation in the eyes of "home" stakeholders also? What need is there for further evidence of legitimacy beyond educational oversight and HTS anyway? These are issues that will no doubt be addressed in comments responding to the proposals which need to be submitted by 16 January 2013.
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text: At least once per year, TSNN invites Michelle Bruno to moderate a panel on event technology. On May 11, 2017, she obliged and invited three other event-industry professionals to join her: Tahira Endean, Elizabeth Glau, and Jay Tokosch. The webinar coincided with TSNN's release of a research report titled,"The Convention & Exhibition Management Technology Study." Bruno asked panelists a number of the questions addressed in the study and covered a wide range of topics, including the large number of technology choices, budgeting, security, trends, and data insights. The full webinar with audio will be available on the TSNN website. The slides for All You Need To Know Event Technology Trends are posted on Slideshare.


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iTRAQ Quantitative Clinical Proteomics Revealed Role of Na+K+ -ATPase and Its Correlation with Deamidation in Vascular Dementia
Adav, Sunil S.
Qian, Jingru
Ang, Yi Lin
Kalaria, Raj N.
Lai, Mitchell K. P.
Chen, Christopher P.
Sze, Siu Kwan
Date of Issue2014
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Dementia is a major public health burden characterized by impaired cognition and loss of function. There are limited treatment options due to inadequate understanding of its pathophysiology and underlying causative mechanisms. Discovery-driven iTRAQ-based quantitative proteomics techniques were applied on frozen brain samples to profile the proteome from vascular dementia (VaD) and age-matched nondementia controls to elucidate the perturbed pathways contributing to pathophysiology of VaD. The iTRAQ quantitative data revealed significant up-regulation of protein-l-isoaspartate O-methyltransferase and sodium–potassium transporting ATPase, while post-translational modification analysis suggested deamidation of catalytic and regulatory subunits of sodium–potassium transporting ATPase. Spontaneous protein deamidation of labile asparagines, generating abnormal l-isoaspartyl residues, is associated with cell aging and dementia due to Alzheimer's disease and may be a cause of neurodegeneration. As ion channel proteins play important roles in cellular signaling processes, alterations in their function by deamidation may lead to perturbations in membrane excitability and neuronal function. Structural modeling of sodium–potassium transporting ATPase revealed the close proximity of these deamidated residues to the catalytic site during E2P confirmation. The deamidated residues may disrupt electrostatic interaction during E1 phosphorylation, which may affect ion transport and signal transduction. Our findings suggest impaired regulation and compromised activity of ion channel proteins contribute to the pathophysiology of VaD.
dementia; Na+/K+-ATPase; ion channel proteins; iTRAQ; mass spectrometry
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It's ironic how something as apparent as diet has develop into neglected in the modern health care system, and how in the title of convenience our fast paced society has given way to quick meals, microwaves, fast fix medicines, and eating on the run. Pungent herbs and spices embody basil, chili powder, cumin, curry, ginger, cloves, peppermint, spearmint, fennel, anise, cayenne pepper, black pepper, Hungarian hot paprika, mustard seeds and powder, and dried horseradish. In consequence, greens with probably the most favorable market appeal are gentle-flavored varieties.
Astringents are cooling and drying, making them good for Pitta irritation on the skin and within the gastro-intestinal tract. Yogurt, bitter cream, buttermilk, cheese, all citrus fruits, tomatoes (in all types, together with contemporary, dried, sauce, ketchup, chutney), kiwi, vinegar, pickles, unripe fruits, miso and strawberries.
At this time, we're used to eating delicate tasting meals. Some examples of pungent foods : scorching peppers, ginger, onions, garlic, mustard, and hot spices. Astringency is a tasting term used for wine , tea and other consumable substances. Umami foods embrace soy sauce, tamari, mushrooms, cheeses, dietary yeast, meats, seafood, liquid smoke, smoked foods, cured meals, cabbage, fish sauce, and shrimp paste.
Sparsely, Salty style improves the flavour of food, improves digestion, lubricates tissues, liquefies mucous, maintains mineral balance, aids in the elimination of wastes, and calms the nerves. Meals with candy style: milk, cream, ghee, whole grains such as wheat and rice, honey, ripe fruits, vegetables resembling carrots, beets and candy potatoes, spices similar to basil, licorice and fennel.
Vata handles pungent tastes best when they're mixed with sour, sweet, or salty meals. It is simple to thing of examples of candy tastes (apple pie), salty tastes (potato chips), and bitter tastes (lemons). From an Ayurvedic perspective, this style stimulates agni, the digestive fireplace.


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I love Japan! Hands down my favorite country to visit – the people, the culture, the history, and most importantly the FOOD… This was my third time in Japan and I find new food surprises each time. I spent most of my time scanning Yelp and Trip Advisor or watching TV to look for new places to try. Yes… I take my food finding very serious.
Upon arrival to my Airbnb in the Ebisu district of Tokyo, I jumped on the internet to find a place to eat. It was a cold winter evening and so I had a craving for some ramen. Jet-lagged and groggy, I looked for something nearby. Luckily, Afuri Ebisu was just across the main road. Afuri has more than one location and has some restaurants oversees.
Like many small establishments in Japan, there was a vending machine to pay for the ramen. There was English on the buttons, so it was pretty easy to use. Their unique offering was a yuzu ramen, so I decided to go for it. The accompaniments were pretty standard with a piece of seaweed, half of a medium-boiled egg, some chopped green onion, bamboo shoots, and chashu (bbq pork). They used a straight ramen noodle, which is pretty common throughout Japan.
I found the yuzu quite refreshing. It gave the broth a tanginess and mixed well with the straight noodles. Overall, the broth had a good mix of saltiness and tanginess, neither overpowered the other. The egg was nicely cooked – good and sludgy, just the way I like it. In addition to the yuzu broth, I found the chashu to be a highlight of the dish. What made it special was the searing over an open flame before serving. It really elevated the chashu and gave it additional depth of flavor. The chashu mixed well with the straight noodles and tangy yuzu broth. I wished I had ordered extra slices of chashu – it was that yummy! In the end, I enjoyed the ramen a lot. I actually went the very next evening when my brother-in-law arrived and felt like ramen as well.
Quite jet-lagged and awake at 3am one morning, my brother-in-law and I made the mad dash to Sushidai in Tsukiji Market. We arrived before they opened at 5am and had to wait a few hours before being seated. This was my second time to Sushidai, so I fully expected the wait. They serve free green tea to keep you warm…
So, why is Sushidai so popular? Why do people wait hours for sushi? Is it worth the wait?
Basically, it is the best sushi I've ever had for the price. Is it the best sushi in the world? No, you probably have to go to Sukiyabashi Jiro just down the road in Ginza district for that. If you love sushi and want some of the best fish around for the price, then Sushidai is worth the wait. The ten piece omakase menu is a whopping $40.00. Here in the states, omakase menus easily hit $200.00 and Sukiyabashi Jiro costs $300.00. Other sushi places in Tsukiji have a similar price, but I've tried a few and their quality of fish isn't as good. Sushidai is the best mix of value and quality, hence the long lines.
Now, lets get down to the fish. They serve a preset menu of nine fish and let you pick the tenth. The menu changes daily, but they seem to have some standard fish such as chu-toro (medium-fatty tuna), uni (sea urchin), horse mackerel, giant clam, and maguro (tuna). They also include miso soup, tamago (egg), and some small tuna rolls. For the last piece, you get to choose anything they have including some really unique items, such as the sperm of some fish or the liver of another fish (I've tried the latter, but had reservations trying the former). You can also have a second piece of something you've already had; chu-toro or uni are my favorites. The most unique piece of sushi I've ever had is the clam that they serve at Sushidai. I'm not certain what kind of clam it is, but when they serve it, the sushi chef slaps it, places it on the bar, and the clam moves (a tad strange, but trust me, it does actually taste good). All of the fish are served one at a time and the sushi chef places it right on the bar as he makes them. Everything is already flavored, so you don't need to dip them in soy like most other sushi places. I really enjoyed this style of service and presentation. It was much more interesting to eat the sushi as it's made and the flavor of the fish was much tastier with the sushi chefs applying the seasoning. In the end, I've been to Sushidai twice and have no reservations on going again the next time I find myself in Tokyo.
The night before leaving Tokyo, I visited an udon place in Ebisu. It was located in an obscure alley next to a playground near Afuri Ebisu.
The menu was fairly straightforward – udon with different accompanying dishes. I chose udon with tempura. The broth was tasty and light, not overwhelming like some places. The udon noodle was thin and al dente, which was different for me. I'm accustomed to the thick, round, soft noodles found in the states and many other places in Japan. I've seen the dry udon noodles at stores, but never tried them. After having the udon at Udonyamacho, I'll be looking for al dente udon noodles from now on. It gave the soup an added complexity with the different texture. The tempura was good – nice and light, not too oily. For my last night in Tokyo, it was a perfect meal to end my time there.
My next destination was Niseko, Hokkaido in the north of Japan.
What can I say? I love ramen…
This is by far the most unique ramen I've ever had. Niseko Ramen offers a potato foam from Niseko grown potatoes on their ramen. The white layer sitting over the bowl is the foam and gives the soup a rich creamy texture. I decided on the spicy ramen with potato foam. On a freezing wintery night in Niseko, this ramen hits the spot. The thickness of the tonkatsu potato foam broth combined with the think curly noodles coated my insides with a nice layer of warmth that lasted the long walk back to my hotel. Trust me when I say that I needed it. In addition to the broth, foam, and noodles, there's also chashu, egg, and corn. Very filling. A must try if you find yourself in Niseko and the place is still around. Niseko has been changing and becoming the next big thing; hopefully it doesn't get too commercialized and push out the small businesses.
Ok, so I focused on a lot of snowboarding while in Niseko and failed to take photos of my other fantastic meals while I was in town. There are lots of fantastic places to eat in Niseko and lots of tourists to fill them up, but I have a key tip to getting into the top restaurants. Most places open up around 5:30pm, so you can usually get in if you get there when they open up. Unfortunately, some places have become so popular that reservations are a must. You can usually book a place for the next evening.
Before leaving Japan, I felt the need for some farewell sushi at the airport. Yep, even sushi at the airport is pretty darn good. At Haneda, I had some time, so I popped into a place located before the security gates. I forgot to document the name of the restaurant.
I spent more than I did at Sushidai, but I ordered a lot of tuna and most of it was bluefin. Double what I showed in the photo above. There was o-toro (fatty tuna), chu-toro (medium fatty), and akami (lean). It was a cornucopia of tuna!!! For a restaurant in the airport, the quality is much better than would be expected. It honestly beats most places in the states. Definitely don't hesitate to eat sushi at the airports in Japan.


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Did you catch the news from NASA last week? We have an amazingly complicated, nuclear-powered rover on Mars that is fully functional in every way and ready to do super-sensitive chemical experiments in one of the most exciting places to look for the ingredients of life. In any other circumstance this would be wonderful news. Unfortunately, lead project scientist John Grotzinger allowed himself to be quoted several weeks ago saying that the data coming down from Curiosity would be "one for the history books." So while the announcement at the American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco should offer an exciting opportunity for planetary scientists to present the latest news from Mars, and for the rest of us to hear about what the latest discoveries are, last week was spent walking back that initial excitement. How did this happen?
The truth is that scientists get no training at all in communicating with the public or even our students. At Cornell University, home of Carl Sagan (the most famous science popularizer of the 20th century), I was told that if I planned to go into education, I would be wasting my astronomy Ph.D. When I attended professional meetings, other graduated students would approach me and ask if Sagan did any "real" science. The message was made very clear to us future researchers that science popularization was not something to spend your time doing.
And that's a shame, because you and I have paid for every spacecraft flown to another planet and every telescope placed in orbit. If the public, be they children, parents or senators, doesn't understand what science or spacecraft are good for, then eventually they will demand that our tax dollars stop supporting it. I am thankful every day that I live in a country where I was able to help design sundials that now sit on the three most recent rovers to investigate Mars. How can I not be excited about that? However, from a career standpoint, if I weren't employed by a small liberal arts college that cares about teaching, there'd be no benefit to your typical scientist doing something like that, much less sharing knowledge of it with the public. In fact, like my experiences in graduate school showed, usually other scientists look at you askance if you spend too much time doing such things. But at the same time we really do want people to understand and appreciate what we're discovering.
In the past, science popularization was the realm of one or two lone individuals with skills they picked up who knows where. Carl Sagan was spellbinding. Steven Hawking is still mesmerizing. Neil DeGrasse Tyson, director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York City, has done more for the coolness factor of astronomy than anyone else in the last decade, in part through his frequent appearances on The Daily Show and The Colbert Report.
Today, thanks to the rise of social media, there are more young scientists and scientifically trained writers helping to popularize their discoveries and clarify and elaborate on the discoveries of their friends and colleagues. Emily Lakdawalla writes for The Planetary Society (a nonprofit space advocacy organization founded by Carl Sagan) and does an outstanding job of promoting planetary science, which is where she received her training at Brown University. Phil Plait, who writes the Bad Astronomy blog, started out as an astronomer at California State University Sonoma fighting against Moon hoax conspirators and bad astronomy in movies.
Unfortunately, for every Lakdawalla or Hawking who is doing a spectacular job of conveying the excitement of scientific discovery, there are a hundred scientists who are probably scared to death to go in front of a camera or reporter and say what they are doing. One planetary scientist I know used to watch televangelists for inspiration on delivery and emotion when talking to the public, and for him it really worked; his students applaud at the end of each lecture. However, the sad truth is that communication with the public and press takes just as much work as learning to be a good researcher, because if you are going to talk about the complexity of organic molecules on Mars, you'd better know how to do so with a minimum of scientific jargon while still managing to convey the truth of what you've found and moving people with a sense of wonder and awe. After all, discovering something that no one else has ever known before is exciting. And excited is what Grotzinger was when he spoke to NPR; he was a scientist excited to have a nuclear-powered, laser-wielding dune buggy on Mars. Who wouldn't be excited about that?


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THE laughing killers who are behind bars but on Facebook can be exposed today.
A Sunday Mail investigation reveals how murderers held in Scottish jails are scoffing at justice and tormenting their victims' families by posting messages and photos from mobile phones smuggled into their cells.
They include killers Derek Morgan and Lloyd Patterson posing for a planking picture at Bowhouse prison where they are serving life for the savage street murder of 24-year-old Craig Archer.
Sickened relatives and politicians yesterday demanded a clampdown amid mounting concern that jail bosses are turning a blind eye to cons on phones.
Prisoners are banned from having mobiles, tablets and computers in jail and it is a criminal offence if they are caught with one.
But, like the ban on drugs, cons are routinely ignoring it and using smartphones to post regular Facebook updates.
Our investigation found dozens of examples of cons brazenly using social media from their cells, despite the fact that the authorities have seized more than 1700 mobiles in the last three years.
Patterson, 27, and Morgan were each jailed for a minimum of 16 years for stabbing Craig – who they did not know – to death in 2006.
Patterson – nicknamed Cosh – posted from his cell at Bowhouse: "Breezin froo this. Piece a f****** p***." In other posts he adds: "No surrender fae yer repeat offender" and boasts about "getting mad with it".
Last night Craig's father Jim said he was "bitter and angry" at the killers' antics in jail.
He told how they also "took the lives" of his late wife, Dawn, and Craig's son Owen, now seven.
Jim now looks after Owen permanently at his home in Glenrothes, just 100 yards from the scene of Craig's murder.
He said: "I know these men are supposed to be rehabilitated and re-educated in jail but they shouldn't have this kind of access to social networks.
"I knew in the past that Patterson was on Bebo. I put his name in Google and up it came but I had to stop looking at it because it did my head in knowing he could communicate like that.
"People think when you put them in jail for that long you punish them and make them suffer…but they don't suffer. They not only took the life of my son, but of my wife and Craig's son as well.
"Dawn had Crohn's disease and battled it all her life but she was so upset that she just gave up the fight and died a couple of years later.
"Owen goes to school every day and hears all the other children talking about their mums and dads. He can't do that – he doesn't have either of them any more."
Last month it was revealed that nearly 350 prisoners in England and Wales have been caught posting entries on Facebook.
But convicts in the Scottish system have so little fear that they use their own identities and make no secret of the fact they are posting from jail.
Those exposed by the Sunday Mail include:
?Steven Robertson who was part of a gang who left Craig Wallace brain-damaged after a vicious attack in Edinburgh.
?Hammer yob David Gilday, serving eight years for a brutal attack in a Kirkcaldy bar.
?And murderer Andrew Gibson who stabbed 17-year-old Connor Muir to death in a street fight in Livingston.
Earlier this year we revealed that another murderer, Philip Graham, was on Facebook moaning about missing his daughter's birthday party and boasting about his mobile.
And it emerged last year that Marmion pub killer Jamie Bain had boasted on the site about buying girlfriend Dionne Hendry a £100,000 Range Rover from behind bars.
Labour MSP Graeme Pearson, former boss of the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency, said: "To see prisoners boasting about their exploits is sickening."
And Tory justice spokesman David McLetchie, added: "It's clearly time for a crackdown. The prison authorities must use all the technology available to bring a halt to this."
A spokesperson for justice minister Kenny MacAskill said: "The Scottish Government brought in tough new laws in December 2010 which give courts and prison governors greater powers to punish these types of offences.
"As a result two years can now be added on to the existing sentence of any prisoner."
A Scottish Prisons Service spokesman said: "The issue of the illegal use of mobile phones in prisons is a matter which we take very seriously.
"We have introduced a variety of security measures to address this issue, including the use of detecting devices, intelligence gathering and targeted searches.
"Since the changes to the law in 2010, there have been 63 convictions of prisoners for the possession of mobile phones in prison.
"If we are made aware of anyone posting illegal or offensive content, or having such content posted on their behalf on social network sites, we have protocols in place with the service providers to have such content removed."
Michael Anderson
Knife thug Anderson, 31, was jailed for eight years in 2010 for the attempted murder of Kenneth Walker in a Dundee nightclub.
Anderson, who calls himself "Spike" on Facebook, has posted pictures of his bulked-up body and messages saying: "In the jail lol [laugh out loud] been a bad boy"
And: "8 years easy dayz."
Steven Robertson
He was part of a gang who beat and stamped on Craig Wallace, 30, so hard that he was left brain-damaged in a wheelchair.
After the attack, two years ago, doctors were preparing to turn off life support machines when Craig opened his eyes.
Robertson, 32, from Dalkeith, Midlothian, who was jailed for nearly seven years, had his picture posted on Facebook by jailed killer Philip Graham.
David Gilday
The jailed brute uses the nickname Dubbsy Bhoy Gilday to boast on Facebook about his drinking exploits and how much fun he is having.
Gilday, 32, of Dysart, Fife, was allowed out of Noranside open prison in Forfar, halfway into a 10-year sentence for a brutal assault, when he launched a hammer attack on another man in a Kirkcaldy bar and was jailed for a further eight years.
He boasts on Facebook from his cell at Saughton: "Got such an easy life! F*****g Brilliant apart from the obvious! Haha! :-)"
"Whey hey hey! Just starting to sober up a bit, was pure mwi [mad with it] earlier and it was f******g Brilliant! Yip Yip Yipeeeeee! :-) ."
Andrew Gibson
Killer Gibson, 25, from Livingston, shows off his muscles and tattoos in his cell on another personal site.
Gibson, described as a violent bully, stabbed teenager Connor Muir to death in a street fight almost four years ago. The drug dealer had another three-and-a-half years added to his 10- year jail sentence for culpable homicide for two other knife attacks and supplying Temazepam when he was sentenced in December 2009.
Joseph Hamilton
Jailed for 17 years for the 2004 murder of Paul White, of Pollokshaws, Glasgow, Hamilton is seen posing with a tricolour Irish flag turned round the wrong way, in the cell of fellow con known only as "Dinky Boy" Forrester.
Before he was released from jail several days ago, Forrester posted on his Facebook page: "It's the rang wiy cause he wis para in case the screws came in haha- F**k the jail."
Hamilton's daughter May replies: "Wits he like Dinky. F*k the system :-)"
Lloyd Patterson and Derek Morgan
This killer duo are having a whale of time in their cell at Bowhouse Prison, Kilmarnock, planking and taking pictures on their smuggled mobile phones.
Patterson, 27, who calls himself Cosh Patterson on Facebook, shows off his muscles after training in the prison gym.
Morgan, 25, who climbs on top of Patterson to complete the planking prank, gives a vulgar hand gesture.
One of Patterson's Facebook "friends" comments: "That's a good plank" on the picture. The jailed brute answers: "Quality init".
Patterson also posted pictures of a person in a balaclava holding two huge knives with the caption: "Tooled up haha."
He also wrote: "Haha f****n yass one eh ma fellow glezga boyz choppered up tae f**k, ahtz eh wie eh glezga boiz do it."
Patterson and Morgan were jailed for life for stabbing Craig Archer, 24, to death in 2006. They will each serve at least 16 years.


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There has been much talk around the media these days around the subject of natural gas and hydraulic fracturing or "fracking". There is an EPA hearing in the works about tapping into the Marcellus Shale which lies under much of New York, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. The issue is that by fracking, they are inadvertently polluting water sources with the produced water (water mixed with toxic fracking fluid and sand).
Many many families are being affected and the state of ignorance and lack of caring on the part of the natural gas interests is really sad.
HBO and Josh Fox put together a fabulous documentary on the subject called Gasland. You can get it OnDemand and totally should because Josh does a really good job about both having a good sense of humor about it and investigating the issue thoroughly.
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It's that time of year again…
Don't act like you don't know what I am referring to...
That time of year when you look for a gift for your special someone (or, let's be honest, a gift for your special self).
This year, I am teaming up with Homegrown Silver and Stone to make that search for the perfect thing a little more simple.
There are good gifts, and there are great gifts. In my opinion, something unique and handmade is always best. In addition, anything that supports a local business is always a plus in my book.
Homegrown Silver and Stone makes beautiful, handmade baubles right here in the city of Chattanooga! If it's not somewhere you frequent, I recommend it I pop in their shop several times a month looking for gifts or seeking out something with which to treat myself (nothing wrong with that, aye).
It isn't uncommon to hear someone say they don't favor Valentine's Day, and if you're thinking about it conventionally, I get it. However, if instead of pressurizing it, and turning it into some massive show, why not see it for it's true intention - a celebration of love and caring for our fellow human. Now, that's something I can get behind.
If you really want to touch on it a little deeper, let Valentine's Day remind you to show love and respect for yourself. It's not just about having a sweetheart - remember to show a little love to yourself as well!
Now, with that being said. This red dress is a killer, and I have a giveaway you're going to want to enter.
Keep reading for outfit details and giveaway rules...
P.S.: When it comes to Valentine's Day style, it's easy to go over the top. Frankly, I am all for the kitschy - I like to wear bright red or pink, really go for it. However, I like to remember that mystery is often more sexy than appearing ostentatious and being cute will never lose its value. When it comes to Valentine's Day dresses, for me, this one is the jackpot. Pick it up at the link below.
Wearing - red linen dress via Anthropologie, black leather boots by Crown Vintage via DSW, black tights by HUE via Belk
Accessories by Homegrown Silver and Stone. Each piece is lovingly crafted by a local artist and available at their store front on Frazier Avenue!
Featured items...
So, here's the skinny on this giveaway, see...
To enter to win a handmade, Gold Lariat (center necklace) created by the talented artists at Homegrown Silver and Stone, do the following:
- Like the proper Instagram photo (original post) on my feed.
- Follow me, @the_fashionablefoodie on Instagram.
- Follow @homegrownsilverandstone on Instagram.
That's it! Totally simple, right?
For an extra chance to win, tag a friend in my original Instagram post.
Winner must be able to pick up the prize in-store at Homegrown Silver and Stone - 22 Frazier Avenue. Chattanooga, TN.
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Hi. I would like to be able to do the following thing: I have a
presentation of a finite group G, and I would like to be able to know,
say, the 100 "shortest" ways of expressing a word in the generators
which represents the identity in G as a product of conjugates of
relators. Is this easy to do in GAP? If not, do you know of another
program which does this?
Tim Hsu
I think that is an extremely difficult problem, and I have never heard of
any kind of reasonable algorithmic approach to it. It is probably even
harder than Martin suggested in his reply, because one is not looking for
an expression of the trivial word as a product of relators, but as a product
of conjugates of relators.
In principal, the Knuth-Bendix algorithm, which systematically generates
consequences of the defining relations can be used to produce a machine
derivation of the triviality of any word in the generators which maps
onto the identity, and this could, theoretically, be used to express the
word as a product of conjugates of defining relators, but the result would
typically be a very long word indeed!
I know the question was about finite groups, but there are some theoretical
results of a more general nature that are related to this question. If
f(n) is the largest number of conjugates of defining relators that are
required to express any trivial word of length n, then f(n) is called
the isoperimetric function for the group (more precisely for the presentation).
For finite groups, f(n) will have a maximal value, but infinite hyperbolic
groups have a linear isoperimetric function, automatic groups have a
quadratic, nilpotent groups have a polynomial, etc.
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The ArcelorMittal site in Ghent manufactures high value-added steels for automotive, construction, packaging and other industrial applications. Oxygen, nitrogen and argon are required for many of these applications, ranging from enriching the air in blast furnaces to steel production processes.
ArcelorMittal plans to continue increasing its flat carbon steel production at this site, which means additional oxygen requirements for blast furnaces and oxygen converters (*).
The oxycombustion process (injecting oxygen instead of air) improves the performance of the furnaces and reduces the smoke emissions and NOx production.
By connecting customers which require very large volumes of gas to the pipeline network, Air Liquide drastically reduces traffic density, CO2 and fine particles emissions, and noise pollution linked to road transport, and thus contributes to meeting tomorrow's challenges such as mobility, climate and health.
Air Liquide's pipeline systems, which are connected to several air separation units in the Benelux, also ensure the reliability, performance and flexibility of supply required by ArcelorMittal.
(*) Furnaces used as a chemical reactor for refining molten metals


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The city application shown on the right moves the user from the home page to an events categories page. When users tap or click on Activities, they are taken to a variety of activity choices. Clicking or tapping any of the categories takes the user to a list of what's available, geolocated to their location so they can quickly see which venue in their chosen category is closest to them. From there, tapping on a button for a desired venue will provide directions, ticket information, a description of the event, and much more.
Dividing events into categories helps users quickly and efficiently find an event of high interest, and smoothly transitions them to the information they need to have about an event.


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Come discover new favorites and talk with the brewers behind the beers from dozens of Colorado craft breweries. While you're here, you'll also have a chance to chat with experts from Colorado hop farms, brewing equipment fabricators, yeast laboratories, malting companies, barrel suppliers, and much more.
Several AHA sanctioned homebrewing clubs will be brewing on site for the crowd to enjoy. Come ask questions and even lend a hand!
For everyone's entertainment, award-winning Colorado bluegrass returns to FBBF on the main stage tokeep you all moving.
Visit www.fallbackbeerfest.com/tickets to purchase tickets or for more information!
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