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Emerald Raven
Website Address:www.geocities.com/desertwitches.html
Email Address:firstname.lastname@example.com
Merry meet! I am an Eclectic Witch with emphasis on Celtic and Correllian Wicca. I run a local online group for Arizona pagans called Desert Witches. I love making new friends and welcome any emails. Brightest Blessings!
Email Address:email@example.com
I'm a eclectic pagan of about 10 years. Have alot of general knowledge, and am looking for someone that wants to be a working partner.
Lady StarWoulfe
Website Address:http://www.neopagan.com/village/desertmoon
Email Address:firstname.lastname@example.com
I'm a 48y/o practicing Witch in the Mohsian tradition, in the deserts of Arizona. I am forming my own coven this month and am anxious to begin teaching the ways of the Olde Ones.
Fiona Juliet
Website Address:http://scottishfyre.tripod.com
Email Address:firstname.lastname@example.com
I'm seeking some other interested people in the Tucson area to begin a "study" group of sorts. It doesn't matter which Path you follow, as long as you're interested in learning about other beliefs. This kind of thing would be great for those who don't know which way is right for them. It would give one a chance to explore different options and find a good fit for one's spiritual needs.
Email Address:firstname.lastname@example.com
I am a 30 year old I have been practiseing and learning every day for ruffly 3 year's now and am just looking for freinds to chat with online, I have to girls and am married I enjoy beening out door's and I am a very quite person till I am riled up okay I am at a loss on what to write :O)
Ann-Michelle Bird
Website Address:http://www.jwmproductions.com
Email Address:email@example.com
I'm interested in finding any covens, groups, organizations or people in my area that are like minded. My interests and inclinations are towards the native american cultures, since my worship is primarily outdoors and my rituals tend to be around yearly firewalks, full moon ceremonies, soltice celebrations, women's healing circles, guided meditations and animal medicine. I have a hard time meeting men who think like me. I am considered to be a bit odd by a lot of my acquaintances. I am in the media business, and don't tend to form long term personal realationships with people I work with. I know I was a witch in a previous life (and was burned for it) and I am one in this life. I am strongly attracted to the celtic goddess forms such as wicca, pagan, etc, but need more guidance. I am occasionally gifted with 'the sight' and am considered clairsensitive. I'm over 50, but look and act 40. I treat my body as the temple that the Goddess gave me to use in this life and I am blessed with not only being very healthy and fit, but also very attractive, vibrant and alive! Any thing else you want to know about me just ask. I want to meet people in my area like me, looking for people like myself who worship outside, who have specific rituals they do and want to share it with an avid student of the goddess and metaphysical. I would also like to meet my mate, I know he's out there somewhere.
County:Sonoma County
Email Address:firstname.lastname@example.com
I'm 17 year old female. I have been practing most of my life. I was a member of a coven, but it got darkened by sex and lust from some members. I am looking to start my own coven but there isn't may Wiccans near me that I know about. I love to read and write. I am a junior at 'Seeds of Change', where my teacher happens to be Pagan. I hope to meet someone near me. Blessed Be!
City:sherman oaks
County:Los Angeles
Email Address:firstname.lastname@example.com
I have always known I was a witch. I have been fighting it my whole life because of my Catholic upbringing. I receive signs daily that this is the life I was supposed to live. I have been on a path that has finally brought me here. No more guilt! I need to read and learn, but learn best when in the company of experienced people. Looking for a coven. My roommate is on the same page. We found each other by (CHANCE?) and want to find a place to go to celebrate the seasons, the moon, and our Goddess. We live in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles. Seeking a coven so we can learn and grow. We have been successful in our rituals so far, but want to make sure we are doing things right! We need teachers and guidance, as well as comrodery.
Email address:email@example.com
Marilyn Brown
Email Address:firstname.lastname@example.com
Right now I am just looking for a friend of a like mind who I can bounce ideas off of, share thoughts with and learn from. I'd like to start off by chatting, emailing or other ways, just to share how we think and different ways of doing things. THANKS
Website address: http://profiles.yahoo.com/blue_aqua_rose
City: Cumming
County: Forsyth
Email Address: email@example.com
I am 17 and I live in North Ga. I have been a solitare Wiccan for 5 years. I have never been in a coven but that doesn't mean that I don't want to. I don't really know that many pagans or wiccans around me. I have many interest and I am open to new ones. I love star gazing, astronomy, drawing, MUSIC, reading and writing poetry, The Crow (my favorite movie), and a lot of other things that I would love to tell you about more. I enjoy meeting new people and learning things about them. I am a very open minded person. Well I can't think of anything else to tell you...so if you have any quetsions just ask me. *S* Love and Darkness....True Love Never Dies
Lord Gwyddion
City: Carrollton
County: Carroll
Email Address: email@example.com
�Merry Meet, ������Well you have entered my realm, let me welcome you as "he who welcomed her", for I am glad that you are here. Now let me tell you more about me, I am an Eclectic Wiccan who practices mostly Solitary, but work with many groups around the southeastern US, I enjoy the company of likeminded people, so drop me a line at anytime, May all be blessed with that which you seek.....Lord Gwyddion. �"In Perfect Love and Perfect Trust"
City:Franklin park
Email Address:firstname.lastname@example.com
I'm a 19 year old wiccan from franklin park,IL i've been practicing wicca for about 3 years now i'm looking for young people to start a coven with me in my area please contact me with your info at email@example.com
Kristen Emery
Email Address:firstname.lastname@example.com
Single mother....trying to find out who I am. wanting to know more.
Anjala Batchfield-Dick
Email Address:email@example.com
I have so many questions and I don't know where to start. I had somethings happen during my meditation and I would really like some one to help expalin them to me.
Email Address:firstname.lastname@example.com
I am a 18 year old witch from Northwest Indiana and I am looking for others in my area.
Email Address:firstname.lastname@example.com
I am a single professional wiccan. i like books and music. i dont know just ask lol
Email Address:email@example.com
Well this is gonna be really brief. I have been learning about the pagan faith since i was 6 and now that i am 23 i have been finding others solitary or not, that i can trust and share my views with. I don't like to talk about what i belive or know until i get to know a person better and feel they are really willing to learn or are trustworthy. I also find myself running into lots of ppl that just want to know what paganism and witchcraft is all about and i let them into a little bit of my life. Other than that if you want to know more you will have to get to know me a bit and let me decide if i trust you.
If you are in any state and just want to get to know me or learn more and are honestly willing to hear what i have to say and respect who i am then feel free to email me.
Michael Shelley
Email Address:firstname.lastname@example.com
Email Address:firstname.lastname@example.com
Hi, my name is Midnight Rose, well thats my wiccan name of course. I'm 14, and looking for a partner and friends, also if anyone knows of a wiccan place of worship, like a church in my area, please e-mail me. Blessed be!
Website Address: http://www.blackroseofdesire.com
City: Boon
Email Address: firstname.lastname@example.com
Email Address:firstname.lastname@example.com
I'm Virgin-star and have just recently started my path in Wicca. I'm 21 yrs. old. and I'm a single mother. I'm looking for a teacher, someone to teach me the why. To be strong in my faith. Also looking for others in my area.
Midnight Silver
Website Address:http://www.geocities.com/athens/aegean/1946/
Email Address:email@example.com
Just like to meet new people. Including around MO. Searching for friends but dont want to start a group :)
Email Address:firstname.lastname@example.com
47 year old skyclad pagan, coven elder, a seeker of knowledge. Interest include Native American, Keltic, mountain magick lores as well as gardening, cat shows, social nudism, pagan festivals and nudist resorts, reikki, massage, herbs, and natural healings. Every one welcomed to reply.
City:las vegas
Email Address:email@example.com
this is me reaching out to all other sojourners like myself who are searching for community, friends and love of all kinds. i want to join a drumming circle. i need female friends for support and grounding. i am bi-sexual but not for just any girl. i've come a long way in this life time and want to surround myself with other conquerers who need positive energy to deal with the negative we must face. i have practiced tantra and got far with it but i am now alone again. i am 25 5'2" 110lb hazel eyes dark blond athletic
Marti Evans-Conley
Email firstname.lastname@example.com
Merry Meet, ��I'm Crone Priestess of 55 years of age.I am new to the Reno area and looking for other women to maybe start a wisewomen circle and to share knowlege with. I basicly lean towards the Celtic.But feel all paths lead to one. I enjoy camping and hiking the energies that fill my spirit when amoung the forests soothe me.Hope to connect with others of kindred spirit in my area � � � � � � � � � Blessed be,MoonOwl
County : Atlantic
Email Address:firstname.lastname@example.com
�Greetings! I am currently a solitary, mother of two little witchlings. We homeschool in Atlantic county and are hoping to meet other Pagan families in NJ (fairly nearby). It would be great to meet other homeschoolers, but we hope at least to find other Pagans to become friends with. It is my hope to possibly start a family-oriented group and/or study group...possibly a circle at some point and/or a coven. We are fairly Eclectic and are very Goddess-oriented but are open to all Pagan paths in our potential friends. Guess that's it. Looking forward to hearing from you! iHn... Sorcha
Nancy T. Griffith
Email Address:firstname.lastname@example.com
Greetings, I am currently a Solitary Wiccan, searching for like minded people in the area of Atlanic County, or other neighboring counties. Hope to see you at the 2002 Beltane Festival, Blessed Be, Nancy.
AngelRoze aka Amy
Email Address:firstname.lastname@example.com
Merry Meet !!!! I am seeking other wiccans/witches in the South Jersey area to exchnage ideas. I am new to Wicca and Witchcraft and am looking for guidence. All I ask is th at you be over 18 as I am 31. Hope to hear from soon. Blessed Be
Mike Spallone
Email Address:email@example.com
12/14/02 Hey, I will be 15 in january, Looking for people to exange experiences and info to help eachother. I dont have many wiccan friends, only about 2. I am fairly new (barly a year) and i am willing to learn and am but i need somone to give advice, and share with. Well give me an e-mail if your interested.
Email Address:email@example.com
I am new to the Wiccan beliefs and practices. I have been trying to teach myself but I believe I have hit a spiritual rut. I would like to meet others to help me develop my beliefs and expand my knowledge of Wiccan tradition.
I'm 14/f... Ive been practicing for 2 years now, I was introduced to it by my grandmother and am misunderstood by many of my friends. I'm hoping to find some people in my age group that also practice Wicca.
Email Address:firstname.lastname@example.com
Merry Meet to all, I am 20 years old, been married for 2 years. My magical path is Wicca. I have rarely met other real Wiccans. I will be more than happy to talk with anyone who e-mails me. Blessings, Autumn
Amber Morgaine
Website Address:http://ElementalyGrounded.homestead.com/home.html
Email Address:firstname.lastname@example.com
I am a 26 year old, female, solitary, eclectic witch. I have been practicing the Craft for 14 years. I love my faith and it brings me great joy every day. I am fun loving and love to laugh. But I also enjoy good inteligent conversations. (Even though I can't spell...lol) I enjoy close friends, my family and spending quality time alone with my thoughts and dreams. I love all kinds of music. Music evokes the soul in many ways, and I enjoy the full range of that. I have to admit I was raised on good old fashioned rock and role. And I still love it. ������I am looking for others that I can connect with on a spiritual and emotional level as friends, kindreds and alike. Please do not E-mail me if you are not over 18. I do not hold anything against young people I have just had bad incounters with those not mature enough yet to understand some things, and although I am sure you are mature in your own right. I can't take that chance with the present conditions within my life. Thank you for understanding and not taking offence. None was meant by my request.
County:Cape May County
Email Address:firstname.lastname@example.com
I am a natural witch who thought she was alone in our community except for a select few. I practice an informal I guess you could say instinctual kind of worship i am loosly guided by my motheras to the wiccan holidays and observances. I believe we have many lives and many choices I strive for inner peace security and to find and create beauty truth and love in this world.I am not interested in anything that requires to much organization I am a "fly by the seat of my pants" magical practicioner and am largely guided by my own heart.{ouch}I have special talents with animals and constantly awed by the majestic beauty of their spirits. I am a married woman with three angel babies [some people would disagree with that description} and of course my familiars who have walked with me through many lifepaths. I am interested in runes and in meeting with others to celebate both holidays and life in general.I am also hoping to met the person who chooses justice as an email address.It is bold and strong word . Justice is somthing i seelittle of.thankyou Goddess be with you.
Email Address:firstname.lastname@example.com
I am finding that I am drawn to the Wiccan religion and I am trying to find out everything I can. I have been reading books, but am realizing that I would rather learn with others who are knowledgeable of the Craft, rather than learn as a solitary. I looking for a coven in my area. I am a 34 year old woman, unemployed at the moment. I am in a relationship and my partner is also curious about Wicca.
Email Address:firstname.lastname@example.com
I am a solitary 22year old wiccan looking for like-minded people to discuss art,music and the Lady. I've never been to a circle but have been looking for one. Unfortunately there's not a listing in the phone book;)
City:Carolina Beach
County:New Hanover
Email Address:firstname.lastname@example.com
I am a 10yr Solitary seeking Magikal Souls in my area to sit by the Ocean & share Wisdom. May the Goddess shine Her Bright Light on Us so that Our Paths shall meet at the Crossroads...
City: Elizabeth
County: Allegheny
Email Address: firstname.lastname@example.com
I'm an 18 year old female looking for friends with the same or similar beliefs. I love to read, write, listen to music, and i'm very eager to learn and always willing try new things.
Melinda Sands
Email Address:firstname.lastname@example.com
I am new to the craft and looking for someone to mentor me in the ways of Wicca. Even if your not close you can mentor me through e-mail.Blessed Be
Nicole Etolen
Website Address:www.angelfire.com/pa/dilapidatedzine
City:East Stroudsburg
Email Address:email@example.com
I'm the only Pagan in a Catholic family and am basically looking for people in the area who share common interests. Aside from being Pagan, I like punk music, edit my own zine, love animals and am a vegetarian. I also love to read, and am a movie junkie as well. I can't think of anything else.
Email Address:email@example.com
i'm a parital practicer of the wiccan beliefs and am looking for others to talk to. i'm fun-loving, kind hearted, good natured, and sweet. i'm 18 and have been researching the religion since the age of 13. i hope to eventually join a coven and become a full time practicanor.
Email Address:firstname.lastname@example.com
merry meet! i am 16 years old have been a practicer since i was nine. i am a wiccan by blood but my mentor died before i could know what i was. since then i have been trying to find out what my power is and how i can use it. i know alot to help others but i still need work. blessed be!
Email Address:firstname.lastname@example.com
Email Address:firstname.lastname@example.com
I have been studying Wicca for about 2 years. I mainly observe the 8 Sabbats right now. I am reading about the magickal aspect of Wicca and would like to meet a friend/teacher that could help me expand in that area. Now about me: Im 32, have 2 children and am happily married. I would like to get in touch with someone from my area and who is around my age. BLESSED BE:)
Email Address:firstname.lastname@example.com
I am a solitare, a practicing Wiccan of an ecclectic nature. I have not chosen a given tradition, as I just wanted to learn the general in the beginning before finding a group. Anything else you would like to know, I will be glad to answer via email. I am moving into a new area, so for now I am looking for people with similar ideas, well at least open minded. Once I am settles, who knows.
Searching for friends or hoping to start a group 200206301423441 ��I picked the name Vanilla and for now Candleberry as a last. Legaly it is Christopher Gonzales which really is not to far from being a good discriptive one. People call me that or just Chris not that I enjoy either version of that name. ��I have had and may still do what are in my opinon phycological problems that have victomised me. ��I have been on an intersting of journal writting that led me to come to conclusion of my opinon on life and the such. ��As a result of that I decided to chose a religon to aid me in my atempt to become "normal" and to be able to live in a world that has seemed uterly pointless to me. Of avalable resorses I decided that that religon will be Witchcraft. I am hesitant to call my self a Witch now; but my goal is to let myself call myself that. ��I have had a time like anyother I think. I seek to develope friedships and the such. ��This is a large undertaking for me since I am monogomus to the point of insanity. As a reslut one looking for "romantic" intrest in me will be disapointed since I might aswell be considered a widow. ��Witchcraft in its discripton is far form my vison of perfecton. But it is the best one out there. I am ready to givein to being alive and human. I belive I will find human normalcy in unperfection. Since I must die at some time it seems "illogical" to rush to that state. So I will learn to live. ��About my self. I am a true vegitarian and nudist (An unsexual tearm or at lest is soposed to be translation: to live Skyclad). I played a Concert Flute that is in need of a overhull which is why I used the word played. I like Apple and have no type of cumputing device at all. I have not found enjoyment in televison at all. Even the News is below my insainly high standereds. What most people referto as Clasical music is the type that I like. Music is another languge to me and so like it to be complicated and efective at transmitting thought. ��Victoria, Texas January twenty-frist of nineteen-eightyfour, on a saturday. I have been described a boring which has actually been a good discripton. ��Plesae only true, detacated intrest. Lee is my legal middle name. Though a devoted Witch is perfered others are welcome. ��I perfer to consider my self a "equalist" in all areas including that of apperence. Since for some reson it is of importance to some people I will include a vage physical discripton. ��Five point six, five has been my aproximate hight. My eyes are a dark brown as is my hair altough it is most noticiable brown in our stars' light and much less when indoors. I have been told I am underweight although I do have quite of a belly look. I am balding but would like long hair and ironicly I have a moteratly hairy body. ��I really would though like to hear from atlest one female who dose or has not at some time shaved or used makeup. I am quite the propnent of "all natural is 'beautiful' it seems. ��I am the only one of my type at my residence and not only in Witchcraft so I literaly would be quite the solitar even if I had not decided to embark on a ship of religon. ��Long is okay but I garente that at this time short responce is not at all shuned upon. ��I am one for order and constant recording for historical resons if not others. That is unlikely to be possible thouth this mediume as un foutunate as that is. So if you desire to it is best to keep your own records. ��I am at a public libary in the place called Weslaco so do not be discurged at a slow responce. I intend to respond whatever I may recive. My skin tone is reletively light. Epheses on reletive regarding my region of this state and contry to put it kindly. An example, "Are you White?" and my responce would be "White?". It had been a common question. ��I do not feel right with eating up somuch space so will stop now. My frist and only computer was in ninty-seven. it had a one point five gigabyte harddrive and a seventy-five megaherts pentium processer. It was a disgusted handmedown but something and a Packerd Bell. I liked the external desine. 200206301545571
Website Address:hometown.aol.com/majickaltd/
Email Address:email@example.com
Um...hmm. I don't usually like talking about me. Rare, I know... My info is on my homepage, and if you really want to know about me you can IM me whenever you see one of my sn's...which are all listed on my homepage as well. I'm looking for witchy friends and snugglers...and somewhere else to live. :P Preferably with someone who frequents the local Drum Circle on Mondays, and maybe the Pagan Community meetings on Fridays. Hope to talk to anyone in my area...feel free to email me too.:)


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G'day, mates! Singer/storyteller Steve Blunt and didgeridoo musician Joseph B. Carringer have teamed up for this Aussie-flavored family CD. The highlight is "Hip Hop Kangaroo," the story of a young marsupial who achieves fame rapping and dancing across The Land Down Under. The CD features traditional singalongs ("Waltzing Matilda" and "Kookaburra"), storytelling, and fun, upbeat original tunes...with rousing choruses and superb didgeridoo-playing throughout. Blunt and Carringer came together to develop material for the New Hampshire State Library's summer reading theme for 2008, "G'Day for Reading!" (a celebration of all things Australian).
Lisa Loeb and Elizabeth Mitchell perform a charming set of kids' sleepy-time music, featuring both traditional tunes and originals. Loeb's quiet gentle singing works well with the spare accompaniment. They are accompanied by guitar, banjo, piano, bells and children. From familiar songs, such as "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star," and "Big Rock Candy Mountain", they branch out into their own tunes. Calm, soft, and sweet, these songs will soothe children into naptime or bedtime.
A note from dan zanes. this is rocket ship beach, a record of children's music for the whole family. the songs are mostly traditional, with a few 20th century classics and originals stirred into the mix. the singers and players joining me are, among other things, parents, kids, babysitters, painters, celebrities, architects, and teachers. it's the sound of people playing together and having a great time doing it! where is rocket ship beach? it's where the music is! it's where you get together to howl at the clouds, to float sounds up through the trees or to watch them swirl around your feet, to try and shake some crazy old songs out of your head, or to stand out in the yard with a pan and catch some new ones as they fall from the sky. i hope that when you hear this, making music will sound like a great time (because it is) and it will sound easy (because it is) and that the next time it's being made you'll join in, because no matter where you are or who you are or how old you are, music is a party and everyone's invited!
Putumayo Kids is committed to introducing children to other cultures through fun, upbeat world and folk music. These CD's feature songs with child-friendly lyrics and liner notes that educate and inspire cultural curiosity. Take a walk on the wild side with this global musical journey into the animal kingdom! Since children of all nationalities are fascinated by animals, Putumayo found it only natural to create a collection of exceptional songs featuring animal themes and folklore from across the globe. This enhanced CD also includes an original music video for the song "No More Monkeys", featuring Trinidad-born artisit Asheba.
This ABC-learning CD has lots of opportunities for the kids to join in! They are invited and instructed in how to participate. The pace is slow enough for comprehension but fast enough to maintain interest. If you're looking for slightly goofy learning fun that you can take in the car with you, Alphabet Jam is the CD for you!
Beethoven's Wig Sing Along Symphonies are zany stick-in-your-head lyrics set to the greatest hits of classical music. Filled with fact and fancy about the world's most notable composers and their masterpieces, each Sing Along Symphony opens the door to "serious music" in a way that's fun. As a bonus, the orchestral performance of each classical piece is included without lyrics. Educational entertainment for all ages. You will never hear these symphonies without smiling again!
Who doesn't remember singing "Conjunction Junction"?! These catchy, educational tunes are unforgettable. Covering all the bases from numbers to adjectives to the way a bill becomes a law, this CD will have your children singing along and learning at the same time.
These lovely, soothing songs entice even the most lively children to take a deep breath and say ah..... Mixing simple relaxation and meditation techniques with playful lyrics, the music highlights the importance of loving kindness in our lives. Calm Down Boogie is designed to help children find their inner calm, and to inspire peaceful moments and happy hearts.
Jul 28, 2008
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When Hope Solo announced that she would be running for USSF president, two thoughts crossed my mind:
1) If anyone can turn a conversation in the direction they want, it's Solo.
2) This will either go a long way toward rehabilitating the public's opinion of Solo, or it will be the final nail in the public coffin of the greatest goalkeeper to have played the game.
After a month of Candidate Solo, it's starting to become clear that the only person able to get in Hope Solo's way, with seemingly ruthless effect, is Hope Solo.
Over the past few years, no one else has had so much success at tarnishing the image of the longtime WNT goalkeeper as Solo herself. At every opportunity, she makes the worst possible choices, as if listening to pundits drown her long legacy in endless hot takes about her character instead of her record and stats was her goal all along. When faced with what seems to be a clear and sensible path of action, she inevitably takes a hard left and veers off toward self-annihilation. And in her case? Taking the road less traveled has made all the difference over the past few years, as the world has watched her suspended from play in 2015 and then terminated from the WNT in 2016.
Now, in her campaign, Solo continues to wreak havoc on her own ambitions.
There's the interview she gave on the "Why I'm Not" podcast, which did not help her candidacy. At all. This is an interview where Solo manages to move seamlessly between important points about the future of American football with personal attacks on a former teammate, overly boastful sentiments on a second former teammate who is still teammates with the first.
Instead of making a case for Hope Solo as USSF Pressident, she ends up making herself look petty in the process. Once again, Solo falls victim to her fatal flaw–saying the absolute wrong thing at the absolute wrong time.
The tone taken in this interview is more akin to someone trying to get their name back in the press after a retirement in order to sell a book or shirt or tickets to a speaking tour than it is fitting someone who is running for USSF President. And while this interview was recorded before Solo officially threw her hat in the ring, she had to know it would come out after she had. Whether she ran or not.
Even if the host of the podcast was less than optimal in his line of questions and his own tone, Solo had a chance here to speak about platform ideas and details about how she would go about fixing the mess she sees USSF to be. Even if this was taped before she declared herself for the job, she could have framed the issues for her audience and given some thoughts on how to correct them. That would have gone a long way to show she has been thinking about the issues in detail.
Every interview when you are running for elected office, even before you are officially on the ballot, is a chance to talk about your platform and to make your case for why you are the best person for the job. Why someone should vote for you to do the thankless work and shoulder the enormous responsibility.
And when this opportunity came to Solo's door, she faltered.
But the podcast is not Solo's biggest problem. A bad interview where she sounds more like a ex-player with a bone to pick than a natural choice for president is one thing.
No, the biggest problem with Solo's candidacy is that she is unprepared, maybe even simply unwilling, to reign in her lesser angels. She seems almost hellbent on not only tarnishing her own own legacy but quiet possibly hurting the causes that she has spent years trying to champion.
I had hoped when Solo declared she was running for USSF President that she would somehow figure out how to control the part of her brain that seems to really enjoy putting her foot in her mouth. I thought maybe she would use a little bit of the relentless drive to be the best on the pitch to tighten up and to run the kind of campaign that would be willing to talk about overlooked issues.
But the campaign she's running feels half baked at the best of times and utterly underwhelming at others. The rhetoric has been more vintage Solo than someone trying to be the President of USSF.
While not the singular authority on a candidate, their website should give some clue to the issues they care about and some vague idea of how they want to attack the issues they have identified.
Solo's is both effective in the opening story about how her parents didn't have the money to allow her to play in the Olympic Development Program but sparse of any real information beyond that.
Her section on women's soccer for example gives little to no details about her thought process and what she plans to do if elected:
Become The Global Leader in Equality and Women's Issues
- Achieve Equal Pay for the USWNT and all women in the USSF workplace
- Push for the inclusion of women at all levels of the USSF executive and organizational hierarchy
- Eliminate sexism and discrimination
While the push for more women in USSF is something that everyone should be on board for the details are left to our collective imagination. She also leaves out the league she played in for four years.
If the disappointment in Solo as a candidate was limited to an interview given before she was officially running, that would be one matter. But Solo hasn't been the force for changing the conversation toward women's soccer among candidates. Nor she has yet to put out any real plans or details about what she would like to accomplish if elected. She did take the US Soccer Athletes Council survey and gave her thoughts on questions they submitted to all candidates. Though details still are scant there.
The one issue she has beaten the drum for over the last half decade is the better treatment of women athletes and upgraded standards for them. And yet when she has the biggest platform she could, she gives us a platform of 33 words, no details of how to achieve any of them, and more reasons to think she doesn't have the understanding of how others perceive her.
When Solo entered the race, I was excited. I thought she could bring attention to an area of the race for USSF president that felt like it was being overlooked and given platitudes over substantial debate. A month later and I feel all the air has gone out of the room in terms of that excitement. I've made no bones about my feelings of her place in soccer's landscape I still believe she is a first ballot hall of famer, the greatest goalkeeper in women's soccer history. I don't know if believing that Solo would be a force for changing narratives when she entered the race was foolish or idealistic. But with about a month left before the votes are cast it looks like Solo hasn't learned how to get out of her own way off the pitch in order to be the force of good she often looks like she is trying to be.
Hope Solo is the only person that can get in Hope Solo's way. She looks to be showing us one more time she's as good at that as she is at goalkeeping.


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I was feeding Kannan in the bedroom when my sweetie's voice came from the hall,
"amma, whats papa doing??"
I replied, "he is praying Ponni!!"
Again, "amma, whats he doing there??" (the stress is on word 'there')
I said, "he is praying there da"
Again, "amma, can you tell me whats he doing ??" (stress is on 'tell')
I said, "I have already told that he is praying" (tone is changing)
Again, "amma, are u sure he is praying??" (stress is on 'are u sure')
I said,"I have told enough number of times that he is praying, whats your problem??" (already smoke is coming out..)
Again,"amma,whats he really doing??"(stress is on 'really')
I said,"just wait there, I am coming out, u will get nicely from me"
I ran out like a fierce dragon when she said "amma, why is he praying inside the bathroom!!??"
PS: all the time she knew that he was in bathroom and I was thinking he is in his room....


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Got a girl crush on: tUnE-yArDs' video for 'Bizness', shot by Mimi Cave
Oakland gal Merrill Garbus captivates us yet again with her latest video, shot by Mimi Cave. The storyline, the color palette, the choreography – everything is so on point.
w h o k i l l is due April 19th, 2011 through 4AD. And you can catch her on tour soon!


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Here it is . . . my (fairly) final read-a-thon pile. Sure, I could throw another book or two on the pile, but this is pretty much the gist of it.
Wintergirls, by Laurie Halse Anderson: I loved Fever 1793. Speak was ok. Didn't quite live up to my expectations. I still want to read this one though.
What Alice Knew, by Paula Marantz Cohen: I saw this one on Devourer of Books a few weeks ago and wanted to read it ASAP. It's about Jack the Ripper–come on now!:
Bad Marie, by Mary Dermansky: This one started making the rounds a few weeks ago and has been getting rave reviews. Plus, it's published by Europa, a publisher that I love! ETA: Don't listen to me, it's published by Harper Perennial. I'm still reading it though!
Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury: I think I may have been the only one that didn't include this book on my RIP list. Then I discovered it was about carnies, so I had to pick it up!
The Adoration of Jenna Fox, by Mary Pearson: I added this one because I was looking for YA fiction for the read-a-thon and this has been on my radar for the past year now.
Brady, Brady, by Sherwood and Lloyd Schwarz: My embarrassment for actually wanting to read this book is severe. What can I say . . .
Nothing Like You, by Lauren Strasnick: Do you ever reserve a book from the library and by the time you pick it up, you have completely forgotten why you checked it out, where you heard about it, what it's about. Yeah, that happened to me.
Gray Horses, by Hope Larson: I wanted some graphic novels to break up the monotony, and this one is SLIM. It will be perfect for when I am sick of reading.
If I Stay, by Gayle Forman: I just really want to read this one. That is all.
Willow, by Julia Hoban: One of those books that has been on my list for awhile after reading a lot of reviews for it.
Perfect Fifths, by Megan McCafferty: I loved this series but the last book lost me. I am hoping this one will get me back on track and end the series on a good note.
Stitches, by David Small: I need to read more graphic novels, and this seems like a good one.
Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi: I think I am the last one to pick this one up. It feels like the holy grail of graphic novels. It's about time I gave in.
I have a lot of pets, but only one that is a complete attention whore. He never leaves my side and he loves to read with me. By that I mean he loves to floss his teeth on the edges of my book as I attempt to read. He will be my unofficial cheerleader.
Have you read any of the books on my list? If so, what are your thoughts? Good choice? Bad choice?
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In the wake of various scandals involving the manipulation of interest rate benchmarks such as the LIBOR and EURIBOR, the European Commission has introduced a new regulatory regime governing the provision of, contribution to and use of benchmarks within the EU. While provisions relating to the mandatory administration and contribution to "critical" benchmarks have applied since 30 June 2016 the Benchmarks Regulation (the "BMR") takes effect in each Member State on January 1, 2018, subject to some important transitional arrangements as outlined below.
While funds would not typically be providers of benchmarks or contributors to benchmarks, they may be subject to certain provisions of BMR if they are "users" of benchmarks. The rules relating to use of a benchmark are imposed on "supervised entities" which is defined in the BMR as including UCITS, UCITS management companies and AIFMs.
What follows is a brief overview of the implications for any in scope fund that is deemed to be a "user" of a benchmark within the provisions of the BMR.
What is a benchmark?
The BMR defines a benchmark as any index by reference to which the amount payable under a financial instrument for which a request for admission to trading on a trading venue has been made or which is traded on a trading venue or a financial contract (essentially, EU consumer credit agreements and residential mortgages), or the value of a financial instrument, is determined, or an index that is used to measure the performance of an investment fund with the purpose of tracking the return of such index or of defining the asset allocation of a portfolio or of computing the performance fees. The BMR defines an "index" as meaning any figure:
- that is published or made available to the public; and
- that is regularly determined:
- entirely or partially by the application of a formula or any other method of calculation, or by an assessment; and
- on the basis of the value of one or more underlying assets or prices, including estimated prices, actual or estimated interest rates, quotes and committed quotes or other values or surveys.
The European Commission has provided guidance on what is meant by "published or made available to the public" in the Commission Delegated Regulation on technical elements of the definitions set down in the BMR. The Commission has provided that a figure shall be considered to be made available to the public where the figure is made accessible to a potentially indeterminate number of persons either directly or indirectly as a result, inter alia, of its use by one or more supervised entities as a reference for a financial instrument it issues or to determine the amount payable under a financial instrument or a financial contract, or to measure the performance of an investment fund, or to provide a borrowing rate calculated as a spread or mark-up over such figure. The Commission Delegated Regulation also provides that access may take place in a variety of ways, free of charge or upon payment of a fee, including, but not limited to, telephone, file transfer protocol, internet, open access, news, media, through financial instruments, financial contracts or investment funds referencing the figure or by way of request to the users. Therefore, the requirement to be "published or made available to the public" can be met by the provision of a figure to a single supervised entity for its use in the aforementioned manner.
There are a number of entities and arrangements that are out of scope, including central banks, central counterparties (CCPs), where they provides reference prices or settlement prices used for CCP risk-management purposes and settlement and the provision of a single reference price for any financial instrument.
Am I a benchmark user?
Firstly it will be necessary to determine whether the fund "uses" a benchmark within the meaning of the BMR.
Where a fund uses a benchmark to measure its performance for the purpose of (i) tracking the return of the benchmark, (ii) defining the asset allocation of the portfolio or (iii) computing performance fees payable by it, such use will fall within the provisions of the BMR.
A fund may also be considered to use a benchmark where it enters into a derivative contract (the underlying of which is a benchmark) which is traded on a trading venue unless the terms of that contract are set by (i) the trading venue on which the derivative is being traded, (ii) the counterparty where that counterparty is an investment firm acting as a systematic internaliser or (iii) the CCP clearing the relevant trade.
What are the implications if I am I a benchmark user?
Benchmark administrators must comply with the BMR regime
Subject to some important transitional arrangements, a benchmark can only be "used" by a fund within the meaning of the BMR if:
- In the case of an EU index provider, the index provider is authorised or registered with ESMA as a benchmark administrator; or
- In the case of a non-EU index provider, certain equivalence, recognition or endorsement procedures have been complied with.
The applicable transitional arrangements will depend on whether the index provider is located in the EU or outside of the EU and the date on which it first began providing benchmarks in the EU. By way of example only, the ESMA Q&A on the BMR on the BMR makes clear that EU index providers that were providing benchmarks in the EU on 30 June 2016 will have until 1 January 2020 to apply for authorisation or registration under the BMR and during this period, funds may continue to use benchmarks provided by such index providers.
Written Contingency Arrangements
Users of benchmarks must also put in place certain written contingency arrangements setting out the steps which will be taken in the event that the benchmark ceases to exist or materially changes. Where possible and appropriate, these arrangements should identify a replacement benchmark and explain why such replacement benchmarks are deemed suitable. The BMR requires that these contingency arrangements should be reflected in contracts with clients.
These contingency arrangements must be in place by 1 January 2018 and must be provided to the Central Bank upon request.
Prospectus Disclosures
Where the prospectus of a UCITS fund references a benchmark, the prospectus must include information on whether the index provider complies with the BMR. This disclosure must be included in the prospectus of all new UCITS authorised on or after 1 January 2018. Existing UCITS must incorporate such disclosure the next time they are updating their prospectuses after that date and in any event no later than 1 January 2019.
No equivalent disclosure requirements are imposed on AIF funds under the BMR.
Action to be taken by affected firms
Firstly it will be necessary to determine whether or not the fund is "using" any benchmarks within the meaning of the BMR.
If the use of the benchmark falls within the scope of the BMR, the following steps should be considered:
- engage with the index provider to determine their plans to comply with the BMR;
- prepare and put in place written contingency arrangements by 1 January 2018; and
- if a UCITS fund, ensure that the relevant disclosures are included in the prospectus.
The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your specific circumstances.


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Infectious diseases team around the world focuses on learning about global trends on infectious diseases and its advances in therapeutic and diagnostic market, this is your best opportunity to reach the largest assemblage of participants from the "Infectious diseases" community. We invite people from various streams like Microbiologists, Bacteriologists, Virologists, Parasitologists, Mycologists, Pathologists, Pharmacists, Epidemiologists, Health Care Professionals, Infection Prevention and Infection Control Specialists to attend the conference.
Jacobs Conferences conduct presentations, meetings, and distributes information, involving potential scientists, making a splurge with new and upcoming drug developments, and can receive name recognition at this 2-days event. Infection Diseases prevention and control, demands a basic understanding of the epidemiology, risk factors that increase patient susceptibility to infection. In this account, the most recent therapeutic and diagnostic developments, the Novel technologies with therapeutic measures for prevention of infectious diseases and control are endorsement of this conference.
- Presenting a paper
- Networking for future collaborations
- Publication
- Added Research Value
- Socialization and the culture factor
- Find out what's new
- The focus and energy of Like-Minded Individuals
- Travelling
Presenting a paper
Presenting a paper is one of the main objectives of an academic conference participant. The presenter will have the chance to present a paper in front of colleagues of the similar fields and will be able to receive positive feedback and constructive criticism about their research. Members from around the world centered towards Annihilating Infection and Improving Preventive Care in Infectious Diseases and this can be your best chance to attend biggest gathering from the Infectious diseases community.
Added Research Value
For students and researchers, academic conferences help to make research on a particular subject easier. They provide access to various research activities related to a particular subject with current findings and developments anticipated from them.
Networking for future collaborations
Attending an academic conference is an opportunity to build networks with other academics and experts in the similar field from around the world to share thoughts on recent advances and technological breakthroughs. It is an opportunity to expand the knowledge and bringing different forms of ideas which build into something greater.
Socialization and the culture factor
Meeting new people with different cultures and dispositions enlightens your way of thinking in your field of study. You will witness some of the many different aspects and solutions which exist on the same issues.
An academic conference is a great way to have a "break" from your academic responsibilities at the university and discover different cities of the world. Be assured that you'll feel relaxed and refreshed when you return to your institution after the conference
Another common reason for attending a conference is no doubt publication. Conference proceedings are always a good way to have your research published and indexed. Please note that only selected papers are published in Jacob journals for free of charge.
Find out what's new
It is vital to find out what's new in your field of study to survive in an academic discipline. Academic conferences will keep you updated on new findings that have taken place.
The focus and energy of Like-Minded Individuals
When one attends an academic conference he or she is sure to meet people of his or her same mindset and goals. This is a motivational factor as one aspires to overcome fears and achieve one's dreams.


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Why use Anaerobic Digestion?
Whether the outputs of anaerobic digestion are fuelling local buses or helping to tackle social challenges around the world, the value of this technology is far greater than many imagine. Below we look at why three different sectors use anaerobic digestion and explain why the renewable process was once referred to as a "no brainer' by the former climate change minister.
The food and drink industry
What can AD do for food manufactures big and small, to canteens, restaurants and major supermarkets, logistics providers, breweries and distilleries?
Save money through waste management: UK businesses generate 6 million tonnes of food waste a year. With landfill tax set to rise sharply in the next few years, businesses will find it a financial necessity to find an alternative to paying to dispose of organic waste in landfill.
Provide cheaper, cleaner, renewable energy: AD produces a renewable gas, biogas, that can be used to produce electricity and heat to power on-site operations. Excess biogas can be sold to the grid or can be upgraded to biomethane, which can be used as a transport fuel.
Help you go green: using AD for electricity and heat demand on your sites removes the need for environmentally damaging fossil fuel supplies; while electricity generated from the grid at present emits on average 500g of CO2 for each kWh, electricity from an AD plant emits can emit as low as 11g – over 45 times cleaner.
The agriculture sector
Farmers are currently under pressure to reduce their carbon footprint, as every year UK farms produce between 90 - 100 million tonnes of greenhouse gas filled slurry. Currently, the production of a tonne of nitrogen fertiliser takes a tonne of oil and 108 tonnes of water, and emits seven tonnes of carbon dioxide.
AD is central to climate smart farming and can help farmers by:
Producing renewable fuel and bio-fertiliser: the energy produced through AD can help tackle the rising cost of heating and powering equipment. Farmers will have a significant carbon saving and can sell back any excess energy to the grid. The bio-fertiliser, or digestate, produced as a result of AD is an excellent natural replacement for expensive and carbon-intensive artificial fertilisers.
Improving waste management: AD can process almost any organic waste - slurries, chicken litter, vegetable offcuts, outgrade crops, animal by-product material and more. Using AD on your farm could reduce costs and greenhouse gas emissions from waste treatment and slurry storage, as well as providing revenue from the energy and digestate generated.
Additional income: an on-site AD unit can treat farm, food, and purpose grown crop waste. Farmers will be saving on money on energy generation, fertiliser production and waste management.
Humanitarian Enterprises
For isolated, rural, or developing populations, the benefits of AD are even more direct, concrete and obvious than for a western urban population. Anaerobic digestion fits perfectly in this circular economy for several reasons, in part thanks to the energy independence it induces.
Why biogas is on the rise in developing countries:
On-site energy generation: Biogas has become a symbol for access to modern energy services in rural areas. One of the most noticeable benefits is the provision of a clean and convenient cooking, heating and lighting fuel. Using biogas means that other fuels are displaced, this could be either traditional biomasses (dung, wood, charcoal) or fossil fuels.
Sanitation developments: In many cases, toilets are attached to a digestion system and consequently access to clean and safe sanitation is obtained. This is a very important feature as many households in developing countries have no adequate access to sanitation. An estimated number of 2.6 billion are forced to defecate outside or use toilet systems without adequate waste disposal.
Improved hygiene: A biogas system is a manure management tool. This means that manure is handled differently than without a digester. A benefit of AD is that the manure is collected into a single location and fed into the digester which improves hygiene by reducing the amount of flies and the risk of contamination with pathogens.
Valuable fertiliser: Digestate produced through AD is an effective substitute for chemical fertilisers and a superior fertiliser compared to manure.


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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
Have you ever been interested in the ways how ideas spread? What does it take for an idea to spread and be followed by hundreds of people? Why some ideas spread so easily, while others, even very good ones, do not? If you have questioned those things, it is worth to take a look at the book "The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference" by Malcolm Gladwell.
In his book, the author explains why particular ideas, products, and behaviors spread similar to epidemics. He also emphasizes that there are ways to consciously trigger and control such epidemics. If you do want to make a big difference, this is a good place to start.
The book gives a clear picture of such phenomenon as social epidemics and suggests ways to take control over those. It would certainly be useful for those of you who are working in advertising and marketing spheres, but it can also inspire specialists of other fields and those who are interested in sociology and so-called crowd psychology.
There are some bright examples given in the book, which help to illustrate the way social epidemics spread. Listen to the summary at Blinkist.
How Ideas Spread
If you are questioning life and searching for opportunities to change the world and make a big difference then you should get yourself familiar with some social processes and the ways ideas spread. It is important if you want people to listen to you and to open their mind and heart to your ideas and thoughts.
First of all, if you are about to organize a club, community or company to follow and spread your ideas - but remember to keep it small. It has been proven that only groups of maximum 150 people are capable of dynamic development which will then result in spreading your ideas beyond the group in the future.
Secondly, you should be aware of the fact that ideas spread the same way as epidemics. There is something like a tipping point, and once the tipping point threshold was crossed, it becomes an epidemic.
All lead companies and the most popular brands are all aware of these processes. That is why they structure their advertising campaigns accordingly. It has nothing to do with a quality or characteristics of a given product. It is all about the way you introduce something and spread the information about it, which can make is a bestseller and a real sensation. Listen to the book at Audible.
What Types of People Are Capable of Spreading Ideas
The key factor is, of course, a very human factor. As Malcolm Gladwell, the author of "The Tipping Point" emphasizes, there are people who are born Salesmen.
There are people who have it in their genes. It seems to be true, even though there are some qualities which can certainly be gained through learning and training.
So, how to use the human factor if you are planning to make a big difference? It is vital to involve some "key" people. Those are individuals with vast social networks, with active life position.
There should also be so-called "mavens", people who collect information and share it with others. Those must be reliable people with a good reputation and strong personality.
If you have those people engaged in whatever you are doing, you are most likely to reach your goals in spreading your ideas. With the help of these people, you can raise people's awareness of the issues which have to be solved and draw their attention to potential solutions.
If you really want to make a big difference you should start with yourself and close people who will be supporting you on the way.
How to Make a Big Difference
You might be thinking big and having big plans and ambitions. However, that alone is not enough to make a big difference. It will require an innovative approach, deep analysis of data and creative thinking.
If you want to make this world a better place, start small. Look inside yourself, the way you tackle things, the way you treat people and make decisions.
Get rid of negative thoughts, avoid people spreading those thoughts constantly. Change your mindset, and then start making your big dreams come true.
If you have a deep understanding of the ways how ideas spread and how social epidemics work, you can start putting your plan into action.
With some support from people who share your ideas, you will be able to change the attitude which society has towards certain issues. By changing the attitude, you will be able to change the way to solve those issues, because the more people will be aware of the situation, the more ideas and solutions will be presented.
This will increase your chances to succeed. This is why it is vital to study social epidemics because it will help you understand how the collective mind works and how the crowd psychology can help you spread your ideas.


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Mannings Heath - Sharon Botting
I had the good fortune to work with Andrew on Saturday 7th June at Mannings Heath Golf Club. Andy was an absolute delight to work with. He worked closely with the Bride and Groom capturing the day beautifully ensuring every possible photo opportunity was taken. Andy's approach is fantastic, professional and discreet, a pleasure to have around all day. His ability to put one at ease created a truly amazing atmosphere and stunning collection of images. Andy, blended in perfectly, I dont think people even realised their photo was being taken-the sign of a true professional. Thank you x


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Japanese Earthen Tiny House Workshop
Thea Bryant with Earth Bag House in Austin will be coming out to the Whole Life Learning Center to visit our '10 Saturdays' Permaculture Design Course with the Austin Permaculture Guild this Saturday! She will be giving a presentation about tiny houses, earthen/natural building, and bringing the tiny house she is building with her to the school!
This is an Asian inspired Tiny Earthen Home featuring traditional Japanese, Moroccan and European earthen techniques that are perfect for a sustainable Texas Tiny House that's efficient, lovely and economical. She is on a special tour with this house this month called the Nature, Community, Building Tour! It is being built as she visits each new place so it is not completed yet but a living opportunity for hands on natural building! This will not be a building site for her tour but yet an amazing opportunity to connect with her and see the work she is creating.
This is also the perfect opportunity to come visit the permaculture design course, for free, and listen in on an informational talk about natural building by a local, experienced natural builder.
There will also be a potluck afterwards at 6pm! Please come out to join in the fun!
-Talk from Thea Bryant: 4:30pm
-Potluck: 6pm


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For the past fifty-two years, Doctor Who has been a major part of UK TV, and has been gained a large audience the world over. In that time, twelve actors have portrayed the Doctor (thirteen if you count John Hurt from the Doctor Who 50th anniversary special, "The Day of the Doctor"), spanning twenty six seasons and one TV film.
The franchise was rested in 1989, before Paul McGann took on the role of the Doctor for the one-off 1996 Doctor Who film. It was then revived to great critical acclaim in 2005, starring Christopher Eccleston, and the ninth season of the 'new' Doctor Who run is currently airing - with, of course, Peter Capaldi starring as the Doctor and Jenna Coleman as his assistant, Clara Oswald.
With Coleman's departure imminent (she leaves in episode ten of this current run), talk has inevitably turned to season ten, Capaldi's future and indeed, the future of the Doctor Who TV show as a whole. While many have speculated that Capaldi might quit the Tardis after the 2015 Christmas Special, speaking to Variety, Moffat essentially confirmed that Capaldi will, in fact, still be playing The Doctor in season ten.
Summed up with a brief "Peter Capaldi is going nowhere," Moffat certainly seems confident that we will see more of the guitar playing Doctor when Doctor Who season ten comes around. Not only that, but the showrunner also says that the series is not about to leave our TV screens anytime soon:
"It is definitely going to last five more years, I've seen the business plan. It's not going anywhere. And I think we can go past that. It's television's own legend. It will just keep going."
Doctor Who is a real staple of the UK Autumn/Winter family TV schedule. Those who watched the show during its earlier series, running from 1963-1989, are now parents and grandparents themselves, happily settling down with their kids to watch the Doctor's new adventures each week. While the public did get used to it not being on our screens, from 1989 onwards, it was still missed.
However, no one could have foreseen the massive impact the 'new' Doctor Who series would have on the public's conscience. Across the world, people have really taken the revived Doctor Who to their hearts, and the thought of that ever coming to an end seems implausible. So it's good to hear the BBC are still committed and willing to invest in this programme. While season eight of the current run was (arguably) weaker than previous outings, season nine has worked hard to redeem itself - and, in part, it's succeeding.
Attention now turns to who will replace Coleman as the Time Lord's new assistant. We know that the episode following Clara's departure, "Heaven Sent", sees Capaldi alone, mourning the loss (potential death) of his companion, and marks a Doctor Who first as the only episode ever listed as a one-hander. With only one episode remaining after that, "Hell Bent", it seems likely that the new companion won't be revealed until either the last few minutes of the season - or in the Christmas special.
Any guesses on who the Doctor's new companion will be? Let us know in the comments!
NEXT: Maisie Williams Returning for Key Doctor Who Season 9 Episode
Doctor Who continues next Saturday with 'The Zygon Inversion' @9pm on BBC America.
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300 for those who are not cricket fans.
I had to select an interesting ink for the nice round number of 300. I actually got four inks in the package from Niche Pens (UK), but the outstanding one is J.Herbin 1670 Edition Anniversaire Emeraude de Chivor. This ink sent the pen community into a spin a few months ago when it was released.
The ink swab shows the gold flecks but does not capture the range of colours that this ink will display.
I will have to find a nice broad stub for the first up use of this ink.


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I'm on my way out the door this morning and this conversation occurs:
Me: Ok, I'm going to work.
Her: Ok, go make the money.
Me: We have a brand new color printer, so I can do that really well now. Of course, my employer and maybe the law might have a problem with that.
Her: And it would be just like you to go to jail to avoid work around the house.
Me: Well, assuming they allow conjugal visits, it has all the things I like. Cable TV, books to read, lots of time to work on projects…
Her: Lots of *friends*
Me: Oh yeah, there is that. Oh well, I guess I'll go to work and make money the traditional way. Have a nice day.
So here I am making money the traditional way.


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Bronx, NY (PRWEB) June 29, 2015
With summer in full swing, it is time to make the most of everything that makes summer special. Whether planning a trip to the beach to soak up rays, prepping for your backyard barbecue, or just participating in any outdoor activities, Riverdale Urgent Care wants everyone's summer to be a healthy one. But remaining healthy and safe during the summer requires keeping some tips in mind while enjoying all that the season has to offer.
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- The sun is strongest between the hours of 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
- Sunburn can still occur on cloudy days
- Sunscreen should be put on at least 30 minutes before going out and should be at least SPF15
- Arms and legs should be protected by loose-fitting cotton clothing
There is another danger that lurks in the summer time that many aren't even aware of until it's too late. Instances of heat-related illness, such as heat cramping, heat exhaustion and heat stroke, increase as the temperature rises. Some populations – infants, young children, the elderly, and people with heart disease or high blood pressure – are particularly susceptible to the effects of summer heat. Whether it is a sunburn or heat-related illnesses, if left unaddressed, it can become more serious. Heat stroke is particularly dangerous because it requires immediate emergency medical attention.
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Detroit: Become Human
Detroit: Become Human Public Enemy Walkthrough
The chapter ''Public Enemy'', just like many episodes with Connor, starts in the virtual garden of stones. This time, Amanda waits for the character in a boat that is moored in the central part of the location. Sit in the boat, push away from the shore and prepare for another report to the boss.
First, Amanda will ask Connor what he managed to find out. There are two options: ''Hank'' and ''Eden Club''. The first one has no consequences, the second one may improve the relationship with Amanda (if you shot the deviants) or worsen the relationship with her (if you let the deviants run away).
Whatever option you have chosen, Amanda will note that you look confused. There are four potential options:
- Sincere (if you are friends with Hank) – will worsen the relationship between Connor and Amanda;
- Determined – will improve the relationship between Connor and Amanda;
- Cold – will improve the relationship between Connor and Amanda and will decrease the software instability rate;
- Troubled – will worsen the relationship between Connor and Amanda and will increase the software instability rate.
If in the chapter ''The Eden Club'' Connor did not shoot the deviants, he will have to explain himself (otherwise the conversation will immediately get to the next stage):
- Too Far – will worsen the relationship with Amanda;
- No Use – will have no effect;
- Truth – will significantly worsen the relationship with Amanda.
Finally, Amanda will threaten Connor with replacement if he does not show results in the future:
- Conflicted – will increase the software instability rate;
- Confident – will improve the relationship with Amanda;
- Indifferent – will lead to a significant improvement of the relationship with Amada and a decrease in the software instability rate.
In the next scene, Connor and Hank will find themselves in the elevator. They are going to the 79th floor of the Stratford tower which was attacked by Marcus and company in the previous episode. The beginning of this section depends on the ending of the chapter ''The Bridge'': if Lieutenant Anderson did not shoot Connor, he will take a coin from him. This event is present in the flowchart and is necessary to get a 100% rating for the episode.
Once you have left the elevator, overhear (L1) Hank's conversation with the policeman and then examine the corridor near the TV studio. Depending on what you did here in the previous chapter, the evidence may vary. Here's the complete list:
- The guard who held the phone – if you shot him down;
- The guard with a gun – if you shot him down;
- The phone – if you shot the guard with a gun;
- The blue blood on the wall – if Simon was wounded;
- The fleeing operator – if you shot him during his attempt to escape;
- CCTV camera above the door to the broadcast room – inspect it if you later want to have an opportunity to interrogate the android operators that were present during the attack.
At the entrance to the studio, you'll meet an FBI special agent Perkins, who is another officer who does not like androids. After a short conversation, start the examination of the room.
Just like in the case of the corridor before, the evidence in the broadcast room will depend on your actions in the previous episode. Here's their complete list:
- Bullet holes at the entrance to the room, at the door to the roof and on the main screen – if SWAT attacked heroes after the broadcast;
- Blue blood on the wall – if Markus helped Simon get to the roof after the SWAT attack;
- A broken android – if Markus left Simon and did not help him get to the roof after the SWAT attack;
- Blue blood on the console (next to the big screen) – if Simon was shot before the group entered the studio;
- The record of the terrorists' message – no conditions, will help to determine Markus' name and serial number;
- Cap in the center of the room – no conditions;
- The rescued policeman (near the entrance to the kitchen) – if you have bandaged the wound to the cop on the balcony in the chapter ''The Hostage''.
- CCTV footage (near the big screen) – if you noticed the CCTV camera in the corridor.
Depending on what happened to Simon in the previous episode – if he's alive or not – this chapter may end either on the roof or on the floor below. First, we'll analyze the first option.
Once on the roof, analyze the door behind you and then pay attention to what remains of Simon – a body or blood. In the latter case, don't follow the blue trails and inspect the site first.
Right in front of the door, you will find a bag left by Marcus' group – with an additional parachute or without it. Behind it, there are footprints, on the right (if you stand facing the door – on the left) — the abandoned weapons.
If the group left Simon on the roof in the previous chapter, you can now track him down following the blue blood (see screenshot above). After finding Simon's shelter, Connor will get a bullet at his shoulder and will run to cover.
The are three outcomes from this situation:
- You stay in cover – SWAT kills Simon. This is the ending ''Hank and Connor Survived Unscathed''.
- You rush to the deviant but fail the QTE section – Connor dies, Simon is killed by SWAT, leading to a decrease in software instability rate. This is the ending ''Connor Died Running Toward Simon''.
- You rush to the deviant and successfully pass the QTE section – Connor penetrates Simon's memory, which leads to a significant increase in software instability rate. Then, Simon fires a bullet at his chin and Connor has to endure a death of android in his arms. This is the ending ''Connor Was Traumatized''.
If you did not find (or did not want to find) Simon on the roof (in this case, he will later join Markus and his friends), then get back to the studio. After you have looked at the CCTV records, you can interrogate the android operators on the kitchen (between the exit to the corridor and the roof) – one of them saw the approaching Marcus' group but did not warn anyone. There's a magazine on one of the two tables in the room. Inside, you'll find two articles – ''Bleeding Blue'' and ''Clean Food Craze''.
There are two scenarios of the android interrogation: you either find the guilty android or not. We'll deal with the first option a bit later, but for now, let's assume that Connor fails to find the deviant android. For this, you have to exhaust your questions, asking the wrong suspect (central or right).
As a result of such ''interrogation'', Connor will decide that there is no deviant among three androids. In this case (and if you left the roof empty-handed), you can ask Hank (you can catch him trying to repeat Connor's coin trick) to leave the crime scene. This is the ending ''Connor and Hank Left the Crime Scene''.
If you don't plan to intentionally fail your mission, you should focus on the interrogation of the androids. To find the deviant, look at the movements of the suspects: your goal is the operator on the left who will periodically glance at Connor from the corner of his eye.
Any question from the final pack (''Violence'', ''Bluff'', ''Torture'', ''Probe Memory'') will cause deviant to attack you. He will stick Connor's hand to the table with a knife and will pull out his Thirium pump regulator that is necessary for the functioning of life support system of any android.
To get the biocomponent back to the character, the player has a minute and forty-five seconds. If you hesitate, Hank will break into the room, but it will be too late: Connor will die, which will lead to a slight deterioration of the relationship between him and Connor and a minimal decrease of the software instability rate. This is the ending ''Deviant Shoots Connor''.
If you do not want to see Connor switched off, remove the knife from his hand as soon as possible and crawl to the regulator – Connor will install it back automatically. Now, Connor will have to deal with the deviant. The ending of this chapter depends on his choice.
There are three potential outcomes:
- ''Connor and Hank Survived'' – once you have control over Connor, don't run anywhere. Otherwise, the deviant would shoot everyone and will be destroyed by SWAT. The alternative way to unlock such an outcome is to rush to the android and attack it (in this case, the criminal will shoot himself). One way or the other, the policeman from the chapter ''The Hostage'' will die during the operation, which will negatively affect the society's attitude towards robots and will significantly increase the software instability rate.
- ''Connor Sacrificed Himself for Hank'' – rush to the deviant and choose the option ''Save Hank''. You will cover your partner, but the deviant will still arrange a massacre, which will negatively affect the society's attitude towards robots and will decrease the software instability rate. But your relationship with Lieutenant Anderson will improve. Not bad, right?
- ''Massacre Prevented'' – rush to the deviant, grab the gun from the policeman's holster on the right to shoot the criminal down. You will save the cop from the chapter ''The Hostage'' and will receive Hank's approval. This is definitely the best of all possible outcomes of this episode.
This concludes the chapter ''Public Enemy''. Here's the flowchart:


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Beginners Crochet Wire Necklace with Beads - One Day Class - Choose date
Beginners Crochet Wire Necklace with Beads - One Day Class - Choose date
If you are a Beader, a Knitter, an Embroiderer, a Weaver or just plain nutty about everything textile, I have a class for you. With over 10 years of teaching these specialist wire techniques I give you tips and tricks that you won't find in any books.
If you are new to crocheting with wire I recommend my Beginners Wire Crochet Class - specifically designed for complete beginners even if you have never crocheted before - you will be amazed what you can achieve with this highly versatile technique. No experience necessary - just nifty fingers!
Even if you already know how to crochet this project will teach you all about working with wire, how it behaves, what it can and can't do - and how it opens up a whole new world of 3-Dimensional jewellery design possibilities.
Join me at Cockpit Arts, Holborn for a day of fun making a Crochet Wire Necklace. We make a 3-strand beaded Necklace featuring different stitch variations on each strand.
We will cover the following tasks on the day:
• how to cast-on crochet stitches
• make foundation chain
• add beads into individual stitches
• how to create bead stalk stitches
• how to crochet loops using a slip-stitch
• how to finish off your piece and attach a vintage button clasp
Choose from a large selection of pretty coloured wire and beautiful glass beads to personalise your design.
This class will equip you with all you need to know to get started on your journey of wire crochet jewellery design.
What is included?
ALL materials for this project are included in your fee, including steel crochet hook, gorgeous coloured reel of wire plus a large choice of beautiful beads - and a step-by-step project book to keep. Take home whatever you have left to carry on making at home.
With small class sizes individual instruction is possible, so no-one is left struggling on their own. Information is also given on materials, suppliers and suggested reading.
We follow a project for this class - but it will equip you with many options for designing future projects of your own. No need to bring anything. If you are faster than your fellow classmates I can give you extra tasks to keep you fully occupied.
Free tea, coffee and biscuits are available throughout the day.
Do I need to bring anything?
If you wear glasses for close-up work you will need to bring them. All tools will be provided. Extra Wire and Beads are available to buy on the day to take home.
What time does the class start and finish?
Classes run from 10.30-4.30pm. We break for lunch at 1pm for an hour - you are welcome to bring your own lunch or pop out to the nearby shops and cafés.
Cockpit Arts is wheelchair accessible.
See examples here that have been made in this class: https://www.facebook.com/pg/terihowesjewellery/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1300412743337723


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If you travel as a self-employed individual, you may be eligible to claim the standard meal allowance for each allowable travel day.
What is the allowance rate? Each year the IRS releases updated allowance rates prior to the start of the government's fiscal year, which begins October 1. Here are the details….
- For both the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 fiscal years, the standard meal allowance is $51 per day.
- The $51 rate applies to travel in the contiguous United States (CONUS).
- If you travel to high-cost localities within CONUS, you may be able to claim a higher daily rate, available on the government's General Services Administration website.
Are you eligible to use the standard meal allowance? If your duties require you (1) to be away from your tax home and (2) to sleep or rest to meet the demands of your work while away from home, you are traveling away from home and are eligible to deduct "ordinary and necessary" travel expenses, which would include the standard meal allowance. But don't forget to prorate the allowance on days you depart and return.
What records should you keep? If you use the standard meal allowance, you do not need to track actual costs with receipts. Rather, you must keep records that prove the time, place, and business purpose of your travel.
Does the 50% limit apply? Yes, you can only deduct 50% of meal costs when using the standard meal allowance, just like actual costs.
What if your actual costs are higher than $51 per day? Use actual costs then! But make sure to keep receipts!
If you want more details, see IRS Notice 2017-54 and IRS Publication 463.


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I was at an all time low. My body was failing me and I was failing my family. The time line was becoming crystal clear.
All of the doctors appointments, the tests, the pain and the searching and we never once considered that a choice I made in 2013 would wreak absolute havoc on our lives. I asked simple questions. I got simple answers.
I didn't know what I didn't know.
January 2013 I had an elective surgery. I didn't make the decision without asking every question I could think of. I got breast implants. For me. I mean, after nursing 4 babies I clearly earned them, right!?
"Are they safe?" Yes
"What are they made of?" Silicone
"Why were they taken off the market in 1992?" They were liquid silicone. The new ones are solid silicone. They don't leak.
"Are there any health risks." There is always a risk with any surgery. Capsular Contracture is a risk. Some patients have experienced rupture after an accident (car). You may not like the way they look.
I asked so many questions that the office sent me home with an implant to test. I twisted it, squooshed it, smooshed it and even cut it open to see what would happen.
I thought I had been an informed consumer. Three years into my researching I found this:
Silicone Breast Implant Ingredients
Methyl Ethyl Ketone (neurotoxin)
Cyclohexanone (neurotoxin)
Isopropyl Alcohol
Denatured Alcohol
Acetone (neurotoxin)
Polyvinyl Chloride (neurotoxin)
Toluene (neurotoxin/carcinogen)
Dichloromethane (carcinogen)
Ethyl Acetate (neurotoxin)
Sodium Fluoride
Lead-based solder (heavy metal)
Formaldehyde (carcinogen)
Talcum Powder
Oakite (cleaning solvent)
Methyl 2-cyanoacryltes
Ethylene Oxide (carcinogen)
Xylene (neurotoxin)
Stearic Acid
Zinc Oxide
Naptha (rubber solvent)
Phenol (neurotoxin)
Benzene (carcinogen/neurotoxin)
Lacquer Thinner
Epoxy Resin
Epoxy Hardener 10 and 11
Printing Ink
Metal Cleaning Acid
Color Pigments as release agents
Heavy metals such as aluminum, tin, lead, and platinum
The decision to get implants came with price tag. The price tag was my health and no amount of money was going to give me back my health.
But a risky surgery would. A surgery that most surgeons laughed at. Most plastic surgeons weren't even familiar with this type of procedure. I was determined to find a doctor that understood. I would find a doctor that believed me. And I would never take my health for granted again. I would never ask simple question nor would I be content with simple answers. I would get me back again and along the way I was going to be a voice for others.
In August 2017, I found my saving grace. My dear friend Amy connected me with a woman in Florida by the name of Nikki. Nikki was experiencing all the same things I was. I called her. And I cried. Nikki understood and she would connect me to a Facebook group of over 10,000 women experiencing the same laundry list of symptoms we were experiencing. I was no longer alone. None of us were.
Every single one of the women had breast implants.
I read their posts. Some had been on the page for a while and some were new just like I was. I read and I read and I read. It was the same story over and over and over again. Breast Implant Illness (BII) was real.
Through these women I found a surgeon several hours away from me. He understood that I was scared. He understood that I wanted to be healthy and free. He was willing to an "En Bloc" explantation. He would take pictures of the surgery to assure me that en bloc was performed as agreed. He would allow me to keep my implants in case I needed them for future testing.
It was October 2017. The 2 hour drive to the hospital felt like an eternity. I was so scared. The doctors came to get me. One marked me up like a sketch book and the other starting the sedate me. "Promise me that you will take good care of me and that I will wake up. I have four little girls that need me." He put his hand on my hand and said, I promise to take good care of you. You are going to be okay."
He would set me free.


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Weekend at Bernie's
It's certainly not the most noteworthy comedy from this era, but Weekend at Bernie's managed to stand strong against some pretty fierce competition in the summer of 1989 and its continued success on home video and cable helped cement its reputation as a cult classic. So while our generation tends to regard this film quite fondly, the HDYR gang wasn't super familiar with it. Chris watched it a couple of times as a kid, Carlos had only seen the sequel, and Donna had never seen either of them.
Topics include: Elements introduced in the first ten minutes that the script doesn't follow through on, a first act that's remarkably similar to Ghost, the director's impressive (and diverse) filmography, a lot of love for Terry Kiser's performance (both before and after he kicks the bucket), how they manage to keep us laughing throughout the story's darkest moments, and much much more!


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Recently, there was a graduate job fair at Armitage Center, Fallowfield. It was a two day event. Lot of companies came to interact with the students. Even before going to the event, we know chances are very less to get something fruitful. In case you follow recent news, you would know immigration is still a matter of huge debate in UK, specially when the election is approaching. First the post-study visa was suspended, then few EU countries were blamed for high immigration, and now the third chapter. Some countries including India are put in high-risk zone. Any traveler from that zone coming into UK needs to deposit a bond of £3000 at British Embassy before coming here. UK government is doing what it thinks would be best for its people, so that's fine. But, an ominous message is received among employers.
We still decided to pay a visit to the fair. Before going, we checked the register of sponsors and identified potential employers that we were interested about. We also checked whether those companies are coming on the first or second day. With hell-ish weather, we arrived at the fair on the second day and found the event well organized. Some companies seemed to be genuinely interested after checking our profile. But at the end, the dreaded question of work permit came up. And though they are listed as official sponsor of work visa, they curtly replied that they would not be able to sponsor us. This is happening not only in the low or mid-size companies. Even bigger brands are avoiding international students. I personally know at least two instances of it.
Best way to have your visa extended is either a PhD admit or entrepreneurship. Few extraordinary people secure PhD admit, and even very few get funded PhD offer in UK. Visa extension on entrepreneurship is quite interesting. In that way, government can get some investment from international students. If it becomes successful, it will create further jobs for local people. But really, if someone has that good entrepreneurial quality, why would he/she want to risk the capital in a foreign market. They can very well set up business in their home country!
Anyway, back to academic world. The result will soon be published for the second semester. We all are pretty tense. Moreover, the project is going on. In all, life is pretty hectic these days. To exacerbate the matter, all kinds of construction/repair work is going on at my accommodation Whitworth Park. In case you want to sleep bit extra on some weekdays, the nice construction workers will volunteer to act as alarm bell. Few of my flatmates regularly flee to library or learning commons to find solace. Probably I have to resort to that as well. So much for the ludicrous rent!


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Luckey Calls out Dead Beat Dads
Get into Luckey. He is the owner of the hit blog and youtube series "The Luckey Star." You can Find Luckey on youtube as luckey2007 and LuckeyStarTV. His blog is the Luckey Star at http://www.theluckeystar.com. In a recent video on youtube, Luckey gives Deadbeat dads some real talk. GET INTO IT!!!!!


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Now that marketers have learned Instagram is a potent force in social media — a study shows it beat Facebook, Twitter and the now-defunct Google+. (Facebook bought Instagram for $1 billion in 2012.)
You might want to learn how to capitalize on it for revenue, too.
If you have a business that would benefit from visuals in marketing — pictures and video-sharing opportunities — Instagram is probably a good tool to use as a center of influence.
Many restaurants have been using it for great success in marketing.
Instagram is much preferable to Groupon and other daily deal sites.
Telling your story
It's one thing to talk about the high points of your products.
But it's better to show your offerings.
Instagram's definitely an opportunity for growth.
Instagram is beneficial in five ways:
1. It's easy to post pictures. For further enhancement, like Twitter, you can use hashtags.
2. You can use Instagram to connect with centers of influence privately. This is possible with its direct messaging feature.
3. You can give added value. You can enhance your social-media following if you share ideas. For example, you can share how to use the social medium.
Plus, so far, fans on Instagram are loyal and act as you request when they're asked to do so.
4. It enhances visually appealing businesses. You can optimize interest in your business with stylish pictures.
5. You can leverage Instagram in a variety of ways for transactions. For example, you can provide discounts or coupons to users if they share information about you.
You can also launch polls or contests using a hashtag. Again, that's for transactions via Instagram.
From the Coach's Corner, related content:
UCLA Psychologists Tell What Triggers People to Share on Social Media — Buzz. Marketers, senior managers, business owners, and consultants crave it for revenue. Career-minded individuals engaged in self-promotion also want it. Another term for buzz is the "salesperson effect." For the first time, we learn how ideas are spread, what messages go viral on social media, and how to predict it.
Energize Your Customer-Loyalty Program with 6 Steps — The quickest way for established businesses to optimize revenue is to have a stellar customer-loyalty program — there are six steps you can take for repeat sales and referrals. If you're not a great steward of your current book of business, it's futile to look for new customers.
Make Your Blogging, Social Media and PR Work to Attract Fans — Businesspeople have discovered social media is a work in progress. It takes huge amounts of time, not only to implement innovations, but to succeed.
Marketing – Why Visual Content Works on Facebook, but Hashtags Don't — Ninety-eight percent of top brands have a Facebook fan page, but Facebook's hashtags don't enhance engagement with consumers. That's one of two salient conclusions from an analysis of top-brand experiences from marketing on Facebook. What does work is visual content.
"You are what you share."
-Charles Leadbeater


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Hinton Ampner Garden
Salvia 'Christine Yeo'
The Sunken Garden
A compact hardy perennial forming a substantial clump of erect stems bearing small, aromatic leaves and terminal spikes of purple flowers from late spring to early autumn.
Site and Care:
Grow in any type of soil in full sun or part shade in well draining soil of any type. It will benefit from a mulch in Autumn. Propagate by softwood cuttings in spring or early summer or semi-hardwood cuttings in late summer or autumn with bottom heat
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