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Financing options are the life line for the business. There are multiple financing options available for Channel partners to grow their business and to fight with the cash flow challenges.
The business financing landscape is continually changing, with more options available to business owners than ever before. About half to two-thirds of these businesses seek financing from a number of places, from owner investments to non-bank sources. As small businesses continue to face challenges when it comes to gaining access to capital and taking advantage of opportunities to grow, it's important that they're seeking the right type of financing for their particular needs. There's been a lot of focus on "alternative" lending recently, but how do business owners know when this is the right option to pursue?
One of the most obvious and common answers is that businesses seek financing when they're faced with an unexpected opportunity or challenge that requires quick capital.
Talking about the IT Eco system, companies in the IT sector have fewer options for accessing capital. Moreover, they often face resistance from traditional lenders. This sector has been struggling to keep up with market transitions.
A SME require timely and adequate capital infusion through term loans and working capital loans, particularly during the early and growth stages. Historically the MSMEs have relied on following sources for financing their needs:
- Credit Limit from the Distributors
- Loan from banks
- Personal savings
- Loans from relatives
- Loans from unregulated market
- Funding from Vendors/ Govt.
Incred Finance
Partners have many options where they can raise and avail the maximum funds. Incred Finance (who has acquired the business of X10 Financial Services Limited) offers flexible credit facilities to IT resellers for easing their cash flow management and helping partners grow their business.
- Inventory Finance Product – This product helps partners to pay their vendors in time for inventory purchases. Incred sets up a line of credit specifically for payments to approved suppliers on behalf of the partner. Partners can avail (subject to requirement and credit worthiness) from 10 lacs to up to 500 lacs collateral free credit limit. We offer additional 60 to 90 days credit period for the partner to repay the loan which will then 'free up' the limit for next cycle of payments.
- Project Linked Finance – This product is aimed at System Integrators (VARs) who execute quality projects and are often constrained to pitch for larger projects due to inadequate finance availability. Incred offers project based credit limit and extended credit periods to help partners execute projects and manage repayments to vendors.
Asim Hussain said, "Partners have various financing options and we offer the flexible credit facilities to IT partners. We ease partner's cash flow management and we help partners to grow their business".
Rashi Peripherals
Financing option/ raising funds from the distributors are also a reliable source for partners. Rashi Peripherals offers various modes like CDC, Credit subject to credit limit, LC, DG and channel financing. As long as the partner has a good track record there are various modes of financing.
This helps to within limited capital investment, it help partner to scale up its business. These are also very important when sudden large deals are done.
The financing options that are available are Cash Credit and Overdraft against your stock and or customer outstanding that a bank or third party financing agency offers to the channel partner in the IT business. There are other options like Letter Of Credit and or Bill Discounting which are normally used by some when the transactions involved are of high value or imports and these are again offered by banks and third party entities.


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Fri 18 Dec 2015
12 Days of Christmas – Day 7
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HOLIDAY FIND: The Large Animal Tree Stocking from Paper Trail
About the Large Animal Tree Stocking from Paper Trail:
"New for the holidays! A delightful animal balancing act, embroidered on linen with linen lining and hanging loop. A Christmas keepsake from Coral & Tusk."
Because everyone needs a new stocking, right?
Find the Large Animal Tree Stocking from the fine folks at Paper Trail here.
See all great products of Paper Trial here.
GIFT WE WANT: Tickets to see Hamilton on Broadway
About the great Broadway musical Hamilton:
"From the creative team behind the Tony Award-winning In The Heights comes a wildly inventive new musical about the unlikely founding father determined to make his mark on a new nation as hungry and ambitious as he is. Synopsis: From bastard orphan to Washington's right hand man, rebel to war hero, loving husband caught in the country's first sex scandal to Treasury head who made an untrusting world believe in the American economy, an exploration of a political mastermind and scrappy young immigrant who forever changed America: Alexander Hamilton."
See Hamilton's official site and order tickets (good luck it is sold out for months) here.

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Our Tuesday slot in which we point you in the direction of other great happenings and events in our great city. A new exhibition, a gig, a museum, a pop-up-shop – the best of London within a few minutes of a London Walks walking tour.
The MCC Museum at Lord's
The MCC Museum is one of the oldest sporting museums in the world.
Its collection, which was begun in 1864, spans the full history of cricket from its emergence as a major sport in the early 18th century, to the modern age. It includes material relating to the greatest players and events but also the grassroots, community cricket clubs which form the bedrock of the game.
The Museum's most famous exhibit is the original Ashes urn, a personal gift to England captain the Hon. Ivo Bligh in 1882/83, later donated to MCC by his widow in 1928. This tiny and fragile object, cricket's most precious artefact, rarely leaves Lord's, when it last did so, for the 2006/07 MCC Travelex Ashes Exhibition in Australia more than 100,000 people came to see it.
The Museum is open throughout the year and is part of the famous Lord's Tour, but also accessible at the following times:
10:00a.m - 4.30p.m (Non-match days)
Adults £7.50
Under-16's & Over 65's £5
The Lord's website is here: www.lords.org
A London Walk costs £9 – £7 concession. To join a London Walk, simply meet your guide at the designated tube station at the appointed time. Details of all London Walks can be found at www.walks.com.


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BWW Review: BERNSTEIN CENTENARY, Royal Opera House
Following on from the Royal Ballet's popular story ballets, such as Giselle and The Winter's Tale, the company now turn their attention to work of Leonard Bernstein to mark a century since his birth. It comes in the form of a stylish mixed bill of Bernstein's compositions created for the concert hall.
The bill features two new works. First up is Wayne McGregor's Yugen, a short piece set to the distinctive Chichester Psalms. It is, as expected, an intellectual and calculated McGregor work executed with precision to a collection of choral, but unexpectedly jazzy Hebrew texts.
The pace is fiercely led by Olivia Cowley, who is eye-catching throughout in her encounters with her various partners. Edmund de Waal's angular set is also mimicked in the choreography through the stylised movement - arched backs and intricate partnering.
The score transforms from the explosive to the lyrical and delicate. More heartfelt and sincere emotions can be observed as the various pairs' relationships develop and they hop elegantly from one to another.
It's an engaging and impactful 19 minutes packed with high drama, despite no clear narrative, which works effectively to highlight the talent in the mid ranks of the company.
Perhaps the most accessible work is Liam Scarlett's The Age of Anxiety, first seen in 2014. There are hints of Broadway in the theatrical staging and the diverse set of characters thrown into an unlikely situation, fuelled by alcohol and fear in wartime New York.
The action moves from a archetypal city bar to Rosetta's sleek apartments, both of which are handsomely designed by John MacFarlane.
Sarah Lamb is Rosetta, the lone female of the piece. Her character has an air of confidence, though she also displays glimpses of weakness as the night wears on.
Lamb's take is a little too prim and proper, however, as she attempts to take control of the unfolding situation. I never felt she completely let go and succumbed to her intoxication. It would have been fun to see a wilder side to her Rosetta. On inviting her new companions back to her apartment for a nightcap, her manner seems tinged with hostility and superiority.
Thankfully, the additional zest is provided by Luca Acri's athletic Emble (a teenage navy recruit) and James Hay's wonderfully energetic Malin (a medical officer). The piece culminates in the apartment set being stripped away, leaving just Malin, who is firstly reflective but then celebratory in a joyful conclusion against the New York skyline. It's the most Broadway moment of the evening.
Christopher Wheeldon's Corybantic Games is the second new work in this triple bill; it explores various ideas around love to Bernstein's Serenade. It's a visually beautiful piece, attractively costumes by Erdem Moralioglu with the women in nude-coloured corsets trimmed with black ribbon.
The stunningly lit Agathon adagio in ice blue, featuring three pas de deux, is delicately staged to the most mellow section of the score. It's fascinating to see Wheeldon play with non-heterosexual partnerships - the six featuring one male/female, one male/male and one female/female pairing.
Laterly, Tierney Heap is an unstoppable powerhouse who emerges from nowhere to take ownership of the fifth movement in a hypnotising burst of energy that leads the large ensemble. They are put through their paces by Wheeldon's demanding choreography, completing an exhilarating but satisfying tribute.
Photo credit: Tristram Kenton
The Bernstein Centenary runs at the Royal Opera House until 9 April


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Fat Daddio's turntable is the best turntable I've ever used!
How special can a turntable be? I consider a good turntable the #1 essential tool for cake decorating. After trying turntables by Wilton, Bakery Crafts, and Ateco – I am most impressed by this one.
Problems with turntables include: not level, wobbling while turning, tipping over, or just getting stuck. These problems are a pain!
When practising at home, I was trying to get by by using a lazy susan ontop of a bowl with a piece of non skid in between…(lol, I thought I was being so resourceful.) After a few close calls with cake tippage :o, I decided it was time to get a real turntable of my own.
What I like about Fat Daddio's turntable:
- Extra thick, 1 cm plate
- 8″, 9″, and 10″ circle guides
- Ridges on the bottom. These are a must for me as I constantly use them to spin the turntable.
- Smooth base – easy to clean
- Non slip bottom
- Ball bearing construction instead of pin
I was apprehensive about the brand at first (I had never heard about the name until recently), but now that I have the product, I'm happy I chose it.
Oh, and it's the heaviest turntable I've ever used – it's almost a pain to move!


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Osteogenesis imperfecta - type I
The clinical presenting symptoms for this study are unknown.
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The ribs are gracile (thin/slender), and there is severe osteopenia of all visualized skeletal structures. No fractures are identified.
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All visualized skeletal structures demonstrate gracile bones with severe osteopenia. A rush rod is in place in the left femur with no evidence of complication.
The mid diaphysis of the left femur is mildly deformed from an old, healed fracture. There are several transverse lucent lines extending through the posterior cortex of the mid diaphysis of the fibula with surrounding cortical thickening, indicating stress fractures at this site (looser's zones).
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There is a triradiate deformity of the pelvis, which is a combination of bilateral protrusio acetabuli and caudal migration of the sacrum secondary to softening of the pelvic bones. Again noted are bilateral Rush nails in the femurs, with no evidence of complication.
As before, all visualized skeletal structures demonstrate gracile bones with severe osteopenia.
Case Discussion
The findings in this case are typical of mild osteogenesis imperfecta (type 1).
The triradiate deformity of the pelvis (not to be confused with the triradiate cartilage in the pediatric pelvis) is a common finding in OI, but may also be see in other conditions such as Paget disase of bone, osteomalacia, rickets, inflammatory arthritidities (eg RA), or a number of other conditions that may have bilateral protrusio acetabuli.


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THE NATION: Optimistic carmakers look to exports for another good year
The outlook for the Thai auto industry in 2013 remains bright, partially propelled by the demand from export markets.
Last year the industry attracted more than Bt100 billion in terms of additional investment from auto and auto-parts makers. Sales surged by 70 per cent to achieve a record 1.4 million vehicles, thanks to demand carried over from flood-stricken 2011 and the first-car-buyer programme. More than a million people received excise tax rebates a year after making their purchase.
This year's auto production is targeted at 2.5 million units, said Suparat Sirisuwannangkura, chairman of the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI)'s Automotive Industry Club (AIC), with about 1.3-1.4 million for the domestic market.
"The reason sales will remain at the same level as 2012 is because there is a large amount of back orders carried over from 2012 - as many as 500,000 vehicles covering the third quarter of 2013. However, we also predict that as much as 30 per cent of the orders from the first-car-buyer scheme may disappear because some applicants may not pass the requirements and some may not have true purchasing power," Suparat said.
In this regard, the export market is expected to support the industry.
"Don't forget that in 2012 we held back exports to supply the domestic market. So it should not be difficult to achieve 2.5-million-unit production while also maintaining the export market," he said.
Check out the full report here.


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Curriculum - Autumn Term
During this term we will be using the 'Soggy the Bear' books by Philip Moran to engage the children. They will be writing descriptions of Soggy, retelling the stories and thinking of questions to ask Soggy.
During our Land Ahoy topic there will be lots of opportunities for writing. We will be writing lists, thank you letters to the RNLI, stories about the RNLI and facts about Grace Darling. We will also be writing instructions about how to find the treasure on our Pirate treasure maps.
To further develop the children's language there will be lots of opportunities for role-play. They will act out the story of Grace Darling and role-play being rescued by the RNLI.
Our grammar focus this term will be adjectives, adverbs and past tense.
KS1 Common Exception Words
Number: Place Value
The children will be investigating and understanding the value of the tens and ones digits in a 2-digit number. They will use this skill to order different numbers from smallest to largest by looking at both digits in the number. The children will also be practising counting forwards and backwards in 2s, 3s, and 5s from 0 and in 10s from any number. Year 2 also need to know how to read and write numbers up to 100 in words and numerals.
Number: Addition & Subtraction
Year 2 will be learning and using addition and subtraction number bonds up to 20 to solve problems. From their knowledge of place value, they will work on number bonds to 100 by looking at the tens and ones digits. They will be completing a variety of addition and subtraction activities. These will include adding and subtracting a 1-digit and a 2-digit number from any number as well as adding 3 1-digit numbers.
Measurement: Money
The children will be counting in pence, pounds and a mixture of both. They will use coins to make an amount but also investigate how many other ways there are to make that same amount. The children will be challenged to find the difference within two different amounts of money. They will use this skill to find change.
Number: Multiplication & Division
Year 2 will be looking at multiplication as making 'equal groups of one amount' and division as sharing 'one amount into equal groups'. They will write multiplication and division sentences using the x and ÷ sign. Once the children understand these calculations as 'groups of', they will move onto using arrays to solve multiplication and division problems. Year 2 will also look into learning their 2x, 5x and 10x tables.
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Four Cistercian monks from Austria are bringing monastic life back to Neuzelle in the eastern German state of Brandenburg. The town's name comes from the Nova Cella abbey that was founded here in 1268. The building hasn't been used as a monastery for centuries, but the monks hope to restore its role as a spiritual center of Catholicism.
Since the end of the summer in 2017 a four-member advance guard has been living in the Catholic rectory in the small town in the Oder Spree district. They are here to prepare the foundation of a Neuzelle Priory as a subsidiary of Heiligenkreuz Abbey in Austria. Founded 900 years ago, Heiligenkreuz, or Holy Cross, is the oldest continuously occupied Cistercian abbey in the world. Today 100 monks live in it, more than at any other time in recent years. The Austrian monks have been invited to Neuzelle by the Bishop of Görlitz, Wolfgang Ipolt. He wants the Cistercians to test the feasibility of resettling there. There are still many unanswered questions, such as where the monks would live. The grounds of the former abbey, which was secularized 200 years ago and now belongs to a state-run foundation, is currently being used by other parties. What does 21st century monastic life look like? What do the monks expect to find in Neuzelle - and what do the people of Neuzelle think of their mission? Michael Lietz visited the monks' mother house near Vienna and accompanied them as they arrived in Neuzelle.


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Monday, November 16, 2009
Great Book Series For Tween Girls
Well as you may have heard me say several times before my daughter is not a big fan of reading. This means I'm always on the search for books she'll find interesting and are not too long.
Last summer I found the perfect series for her. It's the Alice series by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. There are a total of 22 books released at this moment with more to come. Oh there are also 3 prequels to the series.
The series deals with a girl named Alice who is in the 6th grade. She lost her mother when she was 5 to leukemia. The story how she deals with growing up being the only female in the house with her father and older brother. The story deals with all the typical things that occur when a girl goes through be a tween and then turning into a teen. I should mention that they touch on every topic imaginable and that as Alice ages so does the story lines. My daughter has only read up to the books that take place in 8th grade.
She finds it very easy to relate to Alice. As she reads the books she comes and talks to me about different things that happen to Alice. It's almost like Alice was a friend of hers. I love that and I love that she enjoys the books that she's reading. The books are usually short in length and have a good story to tell. I have been getting them for her slowly as she hits the age that Alice is in the books. She's slightly ahead at the moment, but that's okay. I can't keep the child in a bubble. I just want her to be ready for the topics that Alice is tackling.
If you have a tween girl give the books a try. I know you will not be sorry. The first book in the series is titled The Agony of Alice
There is also a direct to DVD movie that was released in July of 2008. My daughter loved that too. The movie is titled Alice Upside Down Check it out.
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Discover your full potential through new challenges, the example of Freediving:
the Sea Inside
"tapah svàdhyàyešvara pranidhànàni kriyà yogah"
(Yoga Sutras of Patañjali, II-1)
"Tapas"- self-discipline; "Svàdhyàya" – self-observation; "Išvara pranidhànam"- surrender at the Edge,the Higher Self or No-Self
= "kriya yogaha" Yoga in action
"Išvara" (pranidhànam), the name I gave to my small freediver's boat, can be simply translated as, "I surrender all that I am to You,", whether that be the universe, or the elements you perceive to hold that immensity, or your definition of god.
I feel in it, the sea, the water, in the wind….in my breath.
A phrase from a traditional sacred text may seem too far disconnected from life as a freediver but there is, in freediving, an overwhelming sense of oneness which helps me put "focus" (dharana), into a measureable context when most people have no real reference for what a meditative state (dhyana) is. The yoga texts of Patanjali say that concentration is destroyed by outside distractions and the mind wanders from frenzy to boredom in an instant. How else can we prove the quality of internal focus, (pratyahara)? It's easy to fool oneself.
At certain moments mixed into the noise of everyday living as I hold my breath longer and move gracefully under the water, I discover how to go deeper into myself.
It's about that point of surrender, for anyone of us who begin to explore what freediving can be all about, and it dives with me with every immersion, regardless of what that is. I don't doubt that finally the limitations that hold us back from truly realising what that surrender is, is not about the water nor the pressure that we claim holds us back, and even less about the athletes that we are or aren't, but about something that runs far deeper within ourselves!
The being unable to go to our "edge" is often reflected as a varying current of excuses. The curious thing is however, that each one of our intense moments in freediving, precisely at the "turning point", is independent of depth but relative to what demons appear when we get there. Therefore, the thoughts registered during a breathe up and those that propel me or haunt me at my turning point might have been stirred up from the same profound space as the 126m freediver who has just surfaced from a rapprochement with his shadow-side.
I also see that as we freedive, any dive, we are given an opportunity to unravel a further layer of ourselves, and overcome something different this time, perhaps, and when someone's challenge is down as frighteningly close as 5m from the surface, and they are there locked into their silent debate perceived as discomfort, anxiety or fear, they are still right there at that same turning point, as we all are, clinging to a tenuous line of surrender, (or not), consciously feeling the exhilaration of "letting go", or from our deeper , more basic instincts, simply the desire to flee.
If I could imagine the effect of falling into a Black Hole – the act of Surrender might just be that. Today we might be in the Blue Hole, the Freedivers parallel, and the point of Surrender is so extreme, the silent debate of the best has obviously been equally a commitment to discipline and persistence as it is a point of personal realisation!
Rob Nairn, a renowned expert on Buddhist philosophy and Mindfulness states that our psychological, emotional, physical and environmental blocks can be the very keys to our growth and in understanding them we become more able to unlock our potential and our compassion.
It all depends on attitude!
"Grant yourself a moment of peace and you will understand how foolishly you have scurried about.
Learn to be silent and you will notice that you have talked much too much.
Be kind and you will realize that your judgment of others was too severe."
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Is this the end? Cookbooks have proved a surprisingly resilient category of printed book — they make such good gifts. But here's Jeopardy winner Watson scrutinizing all your ingredients and generating recipes for you. As IBM's press release says "Chef Watson is able to learn recipes, dish types, and ingredients, understand human taste preferences, and then rearrange and redesign the data to generate unique combinations of savory ingredient pairings. Given the numerous different combinations of possible ingredients in the world, it's impossible for a single person to imagine and reason about them all."
Surely this means that flipping through recipe books is now shamefully analog — the sort of thing only your granny should be seen doing. From time to time "they" do go on about a wired-up refrigerator that tells you (or even automatically orders) what you are running out of. Well now it can send you an list of dishes you can whip up with what's on hand. Thus far you still have to be the one to turn on the gas, stir the pot and do the cleaning up: but we can live in hope. I do think that we are just at the beginning of this sort of brain-add-on computing. We vent a lot about the difficulty of sorting through all the books out there now, but Watson or a relative will surely soon be able to digest all that for us, and return suggestions for what we might like to read next. Of course there's nothing to stop his precocious great nephew from reading it all for us and delivering to us whatever inputs it is that our highly connected brain might feel the need of.
But wait a minute: one has to wonder when one discovers that they are promoting this new whizz-bang system with . . . a cookbook.
And as our Luddite friends might have anticipated (hoped), when they tested it on NPR Chef Watson's recipe did omit any instruction for using one or two of the ingredients listed. I guess it still has people in there somewhere, able reassuringly to make mistakes.
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Monday, February 19, 2018
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"GOALS AND ORGANIZATION -TIME IN A BIND?" is our topic this month. Susan Fink & Susan Marlene are leading your amazing journey of discovery over two often avoided or ignored skills that can make or break a writing career. (Or at least beloved hobby.) Do you want to enjoy more time creating and playing with written communication and storytelling? Come to inspire and be inspired!
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The Elusive Miss Ellison by Carolyn Miller
REGENCY BRIDES A Legacy of Grace
The heroine, Lavinia Ellison, shines on the pages of Carolyn's Regency historical, as well as the hero, Nicholas, Earl of Hawkebury. The layers of the character's personalities spurred on by challenges mixed with the intriguing regency time period make for a captivating and interesting tale that I'm proud to advise readers to read! I have been longing for more Jane Austin for so long and feel that Carolyn Miller's quality of story, humor, and engaging personalities has rescued that longing and turned my attention to anticipate more of the same! I didn't like being interrupted when I stepped into the time warp that landed me inside Lavinia home, walks, and interactions and the Earl's wonderful Hall! Don't worry, I forgive all of you who called or interrupted my pleasurable time within this jewel of a story. You didn't know what you were doing after all! 😊
Come into this worthy tale and enjoy Midnight, the Earl's horse, as well as Aunt Patience, Mrs. Foster, and so many others. Carolyn Miller is a storyteller of merit! When I browsed for a good read among Kregel Publications, I was thrilled indeed to find this first of the REGENCY BRIDES, A Legacy of Grace series in their selections!
When did the desire to write grip your heart? (I am so glad that it did!)
My writing journey started back in 2010, when I was watching the closing ceremony of the Vancouver Winter Olympics and saw an Australian girl walk into the stadium holding hands with a US competitor, and I wondered 'what was their story?' Despite my best
research efforts, I couldn't find out, so I wrote their story, a contemporary romance. Not knowing what to do with it, I started submitting to contests, receiving positive feedback, wrote other stories, started winning, wrote a Regency novel (I love Jane Austen's novels), won more contests, secured an agent, and last year finally saw my Regency novel The Elusive Miss Ellison published. It's been a long journey for this Aussie writer!
Who is your greatest inspiration for your writing career?
Good question! I've a number of people I greatly admire for their writing talent and ability to weave stories into series, like Becky Wade, Susan May Warren, Roseanna M. White. One person who I consider something of a mentor is Carrie Turansky, a lovely historical author who has helped this newbie in many ways to learn about the often times overwhelming US publishing industry. Her graciousness is something I want to emulate when I grow up!
Do you cook or bake regency dishes? Do you have a recipe to share?
Sorry – no!
If you were to write your personality into story – what time period would that be and what type of plot would complement your character?
Um, I think I might have already done so. Lavinia is a bit like me! (But then, I share a few traits with quite a few of my leading ladies :) J) I love the Regency era (1811-1820 England) and I enjoy music, art, travel. I think a story of discovery, learning about new places, would suit me very well – especially if there's lots of nice food to try along the way!
What do you like best about The Elusive Miss Ellison—only answer that if it will not spoil the story for others.
I love Nicholas, the seventh Earl of Hawkesbury. I think his journey is a little Mr. Darcy-esque (coincidence? I think not). I also have lots of readers tell me they enjoy the witty banter, which makes me smile – it's a relief to know others share my slightly warped sense of humor.
What character do you identify with most in this novel?
Lavinia! Although at times I can also be like Catherine Winthrop (who, coincidentally, has her own story coming out March 27!). I've struggled (still do!) with knowing what is God's will and wanting to do things my way, and I think her battle makes her relatable and real.
If you could visit anywhere in the world where would it be?
Later this year I'm getting the chance to visit the US and Canada! I've been wanting to go to the ACFW conference for years, so this year I'm finally heading to Nashville (come say hi to me!) My family (hubby and 4 kids) will join me later and we'll head up to Vancouver to visit my sister, which will be AWESOME! (Can you tell I'm excited?)
As for other travel, I'd love to visit Europe and see more of the UK. So many places are on my wish list!
I see by browsing your WEB page www.carolynmiller.org that you have another series on the way! I comfort myself by knowing I only have another month to wait for the next novel. What would you like to tell us about this new series?
This new series concerns Catherine Winthrop and her sister, Serena, and their family, on their quest from tragedy to finding hope. Each novel in the trilogy focuses on a different character with their own different personality quirks and challenges. Sweet and shy Catherine Winthrop's story Winning Miss Winthrop releases March 27, while her artistic sister has her own story, Miss Serena's Secret, which releases July 24, and the third novel, The Making of Mrs. Hale, releases November 27.
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LP released worldwide on 10th August 2018.
Released in the immediate aftermath of the runaway success of The Breeders' platinum-selling second album, Last Splash, and the Pixies calling it a day the first time round, The Amps are an important part of the Kim Deal canon.
First intended as a solo project, The Amps instead grew into a fully-fledged band with Jim MacPherson from The Breeders joining on drums and Dayton, OH musicians Luis Lerma and Nate Farley on bass and guitar respectively. Releasing just one album, Pacer, in 1995, and after a whirlwind of touring with the likes of Foo Fighters, Guided By Voices and Sonic Youth, Kim returned them to the shelf, leaving behind one of her most intriguing chapters.


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Palestine, BLM and Boycott in the Arts - Nov 4th
In recent years, the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign has made significant headway in the United States despite intensive, and unconstitutional, efforts by pro-Israeli forces to stop its spread. In academia, the campaign has won endorsements from a number of professional associations, and is seriously debated within others...
Columbia Professor goes with collective to screen film at Qalandia International Festival
Is Gender Violence Governable? International Feminist Regulation
October 13, 4:15 p.m., 203 Butler Library
"Feminist Politics, War Rapes, and Global Governance"
Dubravka Zarkov, Associate Professor of Gender, Conflict and Development at the International Institute of Social Studies, The Hague
"Follow the Numbers: Global Governmentality and the Domestic Violence Agenda"
Rema Hammami, Associate Professor of Women's Studies at Birzeit University, Birzeit, OPT
Discussant: Janet Halley, Royall Professor of Law at Harvard Law School
Reframing Gendered Violence is a two-year initiative of Women Creating Change at the Center for the Study of Social Difference, supported by the Dean of the Humanities, the Columbia Global Centers, and linked to the project on "Religion and the Global Reframing of Gender Violence" supported by the Henry Luce Foundation.
Don't miss Basma Alsharif at CPS!
'3000 Nights' to represent Jordan in the Oscars
The "3000 Nights" New York Premiere was at Columbia University as part of CPS's film initiative Palestine Cuts, co-sponsored with the Center for Justice and the Institute for Research on Women, Gender and Sexuality.
Palestine in Focus
Decolonizing Architecture Art Residency: An Evening with Sandi Hilal & Alessandro Petti
ArteEast, in partnership with Asia Contemporary Art Week (ACAW) and Columbia University's Center for Palestinian Studies and Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, presents Decolonizing Architecture Art Residency: A conversation on the intersections of art, architecture, and pedagogy with Sandi Hilal and Alessandro Petti.


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All Ages Night: Friday, October 26, 2018, 7pm-11pm (last admission 9:30pm)
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Some people plan an event then find the perfect venue for it; I found the perfect venue then planned an event. From the moment I saw The Story Shop on a home design blog of all places, I knew that I wanted to host something in this magical bookstore. Though I've never planned anything like this in my life, the idea of hosting a workshop for English teachers grabbed onto me and just wouldn't let go. At one point it looked like it wasn't going to work out, but in the end it did, and now I know why it was meant to be.
Here was my goal for the workshop:
Keeping the Wonder Workshop: A Secondary ELA Workshop at the Most Magical Children's Bookstore Ever!
Elementary teachers spend their entire careers building a love of reading, but as secondary English teachers, we run the risk of tearing down this foundation with rigidity disguised as rigor. Magic, whimsy, and play don't have to end in elementary school. Join us for a hands-on workshop where you will learn alongside four high school English teachers who strive to create engaging classrooms full of wonder! Topics include: Incorporating picture books, using stations, transforming classrooms, infusing real-world scenarios, improving classroom environment, and lots more!
From the feedback we received and the feeling we left with, I feel certain that I met and even exceeded this goal!
This bookstore is even more magical than the pictures suggest and the sixty teachers who showed up to learn with us made our time at The Story Shop an unforgettable experience. We were surrounded by passionate English teachers from all around the U.S. who took a day away from their summer break to learn strategies for keeping the wonder in secondary ELA. Their energy and hearts filled this beautiful space, and I think we all left with feelings that we want to bottle up and keep all school year long.
Because of the crazy world known as Instagram, I was able to sweet talk some incredible presenters to travel half a day to Monroe, Georgia. Here they are in their elements:
(Ok, this first one is me, but I did drive four hours to get here. This place is totally worth a road trip by the way).
Ashley Bible @BuildingBookLove
Ashley Bible is a high school English teacher who strives to build a creative learning environment for her secondary students. She holds a Master of Arts Degree in English from East Tennessee State University. After gaining ten years of teaching experience, Ashley recently took a year off from the classroom to teach online British Literature while traveling around the U.K. She looks forward to returning to the classroom this year!
I presented in the young reader's room (swoon), and we had a great time learning all about Storybird and how I use it in my high school classroom. I also gave a fun and crafty get-to-know-you idea that later became extra decorations in the party room. You can catch a glimpse of them in Jenna's picture below.
Jenna Copper @DocCopTeaching
Jenna Copper is a full-time high school English teacher and a part-time college professor specializing in perspective-taking learning to build critical reading and writing. She earned her Ph.D. in Education in 2013. In addition, she is a curriculum writer and researcher, and she designs resources to inspire creative thinking.
You can read more about what she presented on and her takeaways here:
Staci Lamb @TheEngagingStation
Staci Lamb is a high school English teacher committed to engaging students, sparking creativity, and empowering other educators. She is currently serving as the 2018 Cecil County Public Schools Teacher of the Year, and she is pursuing her master's degree in School Leadership. She is passionate about transforming classrooms and schools through collaboration between all stakeholders of education.
You can read more about what she presented on and her takeaways here:
Abby Gross @WriteOnWithMissG
Abby Gross is a high school American Literature, journalism, and newspaper teacher who is dedicated to engaging and empowering her students. She is committed to designing authentic learning experiences and loves finding creative ways to "trick students into learning." Abby firmly believes that you can have FUN and keep the magic in secondary without sacrificing rigor.
You can read more about what she presented on and her takeaways here:
Here's some of the feedback we received from attendees:
From the Google Form Exit Ticket:
"I walked away with so many wonderful ideas that I can practically and easily implement. Thank you for hosting this incredible event!"
"The enthusiasm of the presenters was infectious and all materials presented are useful in any ELA setting!"
"This was extremely practical and the activities can be used with all types of learners. The presenters were organized and positive. They truly love being teachers."
"The information was current, relevant, and gave me fresh new ideas from people who are currently in the classroom. Everyone exceeded my expectations. Great job ladies!"
"Teachers learn the most from other teachers. Sharing your passions in the classroom just may ignite a passion in someone else!"
"This was an absolutely magical experience. I learned a great deal, and I will definitely attend again if it's ever done again. It was great to be surrounded by teachers who love what they do."
"The fresh new ideas were presented with passion! Can't wait to use the various resources presented. Great job, ladies!"
"Not one minute was wasted at this workshop. I was able to get something from each station and lesson, and it was clear the presenters had spent time in developing the material presented. The handouts were especially helpful. This workshop was about collaboration and creativity— the presenters were so generous in the information shared and material provided to help the participants shape the lessons learned into the best fit for their classrooms."
"This workshop truly was magical. Between the energy of the presenters and the great ideas I can bring to my own classroom, I would give this workshop an A+!"
"The energy and enthusiasm of each the presenter was amazing!! My two co-workers and I spent the entire 7 hour drive home brainstorming ways to implement and expand on all of the ideas that we saw and heard. I also loved the number of participants being small so we could get to know one another and share ideas."
"Amazing workshop! I thought the presenters were very prepared, enthusiastic and knowledgeable. It was well worth the 5 1/2 hour drive!"
"I totally loved spending the day with you all. It was great PD in a one-of-a-kind, whimsical venue! I loved every minute!! Thank you for dreaming big!"
"This workshop was very organized and well thought out. I felt like every presentation's content and delivery was excellent, and I walked away feeling like I could teach every single item that was presented. I could easily visualize how I would use each strategy/lesson/technology/activity in my classroom."
"It was absolutely fantastic, positive, and unbelievably inspiring, especially for a first-year teacher. I want to start my career on the right foot, and with the resources and lessons I learned from everyone at the workshop, this is a definite step in the right direction."
Ok, now I'm crying again. Wow. What an incredible day! One of my non-teacher friends who joined me summed it up better than I ever could. She told me on the drive home that she wished she had just a small fraction of the passion for her job that she felt at this workshop. I told her that when you get a group of like-minded teachers together, this is the norm. English teachers are WONDERFUL.
A special thanks to The Story Shop for hosting us! I know they thought I was crazy when I started messaging them on Instagram, but they made us feel welcome and kept insisting that their bookstore is for children of all ages!
I would also like that thank Coffee Camper Co. for catering our event. They did a spectacular job and the coffee bar was a hit!
Until next time....
If you have any venue suggestions in your city, we would love to learn more! Leave a comment!


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Exotic foods/delicacies
So I ate calf's brains at the weekend. Creamy, perhaps too creamy, not as chewy as I feared. Came with garlic mayonnaise - never a bad thing.
What's the most exotic/likely to offend vegetarians animal/part of animal that you've eaten and what did you think of it?
Black pudding has got to be up there.
Also, oxtail is one of the loveliest things ever.
Fray Bentos pies are offaly good too.
fray bentos pies are like the worst things in the world ever.
i like a pie as much as the next guy, but seriously.
Not that exotic though?
Given your super-privileged background, thought you would be eating swan entrails with tiger sperm sauce. Or something.
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The Heliotropium belongs to the Boraginaceae family of rough-leaved plants and it certainly lives up to its family name with its wrinkled leaves which are slightly rough to the touch. Originating from the Andes in Peru, the English name for the Heliotropium is 'Vanilla Plant'. So it should not come as a surprise to learn that when the wind is still, this plant will welcome you with its sweet, vanilla-like fragrance. It is the plant's large blue flowers that give off this vanilla-like fragrance, mainly at sunrise and sunset. This plant attracts butterflies throughout the summer on account of its delightfully scented flowers. The flowers are purple and similar to lavender in colour. The name "Heliotropium" consists of two parts: the ancient Greek word 'helios' means 'sun' and 'tropein' means 'to turn'. This name refers to the tendency of the plant to always turn its leaves towards the sun. In the past, this plant was often used as a bedding plant in the grounds of castles and manor houses.
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Rhonda M. (Thurber) Cass, 55, of Ware Point Rd., died Wednesday, August 29, 2007 in UMASS Memorial Healthcare in Worcester surrounded by her family.
She leaves her husband of 29 years, William M. Cass; two sons, Brandon Cass and his wife Beth of Wheelwright and Jefferey Cass of West Brookfield; one daughter, Renee Packard and her husband Neil of Southbridge; her parents, Roger and Doris Thurber of West Brookfield: two grandchildren, Cody and Dylan and her beloved dog Chloe. She was born in Ware and was a lifelong resident of West Brookfield.
Rhonda worked for several years at the former Family Pizza and Grill in North Brookfield and currently worked as a bartender at the Ye Olde Tavern in West Brookfield for seven years.
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I wrote last week about food as medicine, and how we should eat for nourishment. The next day, I got a phone call from my mother.
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She's right. I've been playing with the concept of nourishment myself over the past year, but couldn't quite clarify what it was that I loved so much about the concept.
It sounds like home. It sounds like healing, like comfort, like warmth. Like a cozy sweater. Like something that makes you feel better – be better – live better – after you do it. Something can nourish your body, nourish your mind, nourish your spirit. Nourishment seems to be the essence of healing.
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A simply beautiful elopement at Black Rock Resort in Ucluelet. Clean air, gentle breezes, long green grass, black lava rocks, the texture of ancient cedars, the sound of crashing waves and buzzing bees. This is what love looks like. Enjoy a sneak peek at Melissa and Jake's photos!
"And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it." ~Roald Dahl
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Most Democrats are liberal.
In general, Democrats tend to prefer more government involvement in fiscal issues, than social issues.
Democrats tend to distrust business more and expect government to keep it in line by regulating it and curbing free market excesses. They protect jobs.
Democrats are more likely to support antitrust measures and monitoring how business operates. They may be more concerned than Republicans about things like government addressing CEO salaries and if business appears to be cheating the consumer or endangering safety and well-being.
On the flip side, Democrats are more likely to assume that abortion is a personal choice, that school prayer or other religious issues have no place in government run schools and that it has no business telling someone that being gay is wrong.
Since Democrats envision an active government, they may enact measures to assure that anyone considered different is protected by not allowing individuals or organizations to discriminate against them.
Government action is necessary in order to help the family function better. This justifies many of the social safety-net programs (like food stamps) that make up the government's public assistance network.
Democrats like the uniformity, and equality, of federal activity to the disparity produced by differing state and local government actions.
Democrats tend to embrace a more expansive definition of "family" than Republicans.
Democrats are more likely to limit gun rights.
Since Democrats see a larger role for government in society and the lives of individuals, you'll find them working for government in higher percentages than Republicans. Most government employees are Democrats. This shouldn't surprise anyone. It is a natural result of their ideology.
Democrats believe that governmental activity protects our freedoms. In other words, government acts so that we can be more free.
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Bella Hadid and The Weeknd were spotted kissing at Coachella
Bella Hadid and ex-boyfriend The Weekend are sparking rumours that they're rekindling their romance after they were spotted kissing at Coachella over the weeknd.
The model split from The Weeknd in November 2016 after two years of dating. The couple packed on the PDA at a Kylie Cosmetics VIP party where Travis Scott preformed.
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"They were completely all over each other," another eyewitness told the publication reporting that The Weeknd happily caught up with Bella's best friends Kendall and Kylie Jenner.
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Two of our recent graduates have been Highly Commended on their submissions to the Undergraduate Awards for 2016. The two students submitted their research dissertation projects which are the culmination of research conducted over 12 months. Both students are off to do PhD -level research now, one at the University of Glasgow and one at the Pennsylvania State University in the US. We wish them good luck and a big WELL DONE!
Lucy McKay
I was awarded as a Highly Commended Entrant in the Undergraduate Awards 2016 programme for my MGeol research dissertation entitled "The Presence and Distribution of Salts as a Palaeoprecipitation Proxy in Atacama Soils". By using a combination of geochemistry and numerical modelling this research investigated the presence and distribution of atmospherically-derived soluble salts at Earth's most arid extreme. The aim was to quantify precipitation in the Atacama Desert during the Quaternary and also help identify subregions of the desert where it hasn't rained. Importantly, this research extended previously published studies to regions of much lower rainfall, and reported the largest ever near-surface concentrations of atmospherically-derived soluble salts in Earth's soils. This was a testing yet rewarding project, and this award would not have been possible without the help of my supervisor, Mark Claire.
Kirsty McKenzie
I am honoured to be acknowledged as a Highly Commended Entrant of the Undergraduate Awards 2016 for my undergraduate research dissertation project entitled "Development of layering in the granites: a case study from the Carna Pluton, Connemara, Ireland". This research investigated the mechanisms responsible for the development of magmatic layering in the Carna Pluton, using a combination of field work, petrographic analysis, Crystal Size Distributions and Electron Probe Micro-Analysis. Results have implications for the understanding of both the dynamic processes operating in silica-rich magma chambers, and the crystallisation of a large proportion of Earth's economic mineral deposits (hosted in magmatic layering). The results suggest that though magmatic layering and associated features in the Carna Pluton appear strikingly similar to those found in mafic/ultramafic intrusions and sedimentary rocks, they are unlikely a product of the same processes (e.g. gravitational settling accompanied by magmatic currents), which is reflected in the high viscosities associated with silica-rich magmas. This project was both challenging and rewarding, and I would like to thank my supervisor Will McCarthy and former PhD student Emma Hunt for their support throughout.


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It's Thanksgiving Day, you're putting on that hol- iday dress or you're tight- ening your turkey day tie.
But there's an queasy feeling in your stomach.
You're about to spend this holiday with your partner's family – the all important first holiday.
What if you spill the gravy? What do you do if you accidentally pro- nounce someone's name wrong? What if you clog the toilet?
These are common fears associated with spending the holidays with a family that isn't our own.
Established couples can now look back and share disasters from those firsts.
For example, meeting your spouse's family for the first time during the holidays can be a little uneasy.
"2008 was the first time I spent the holidays with my husband's fam- ily, and it was actually really embarrassing. His whole family has some weird sense of humor and they decided to prank me at Thanksgiving dinner," said Elizabeth Boles, who is a survivor of holiday family dinners.
"I was passing the cran- berry sauce to my mother- in-law and my husband tickled my side and I spilled the cranberry sauce all over her. I kept apolo- gizing but my husband couldn't stop laughing. Later I found out that his mom was totally in on the whole thing. It was her weird way of welcoming me into the family."
Families share laughs and good memories during the holidays.
Benjamin Yun, 23, wasn't so lucky at his first holiday dinner with his now ex-girlfriend.
"My ex and I were dat- ing for about three months and her parents invited me over for Christmas Eve dinner.
Her parents were really conservative religious people, so I tried to be really polite the whole night. But while we were eating dessert I was talking to her dad, and I basi- cally said that my ex and I had done some unholy things, if you know what I mean. I didn't mean to say anything, but it happened and obviously things didn't end well," said Yun.
With the pressure of impressing a brand new group of people, it's easy for things to go south. Yun and Boles had advice to share with newbies who might be dreading these family gatherings
"Obviously, watch what you say. Don't get too comfortable," said Yun.
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"Don't stress about it. ButifIhadtodoitover again, like the first time, I would definitely not sit next to my husband," said Boles


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Happy birthday to my great friend, Rahele Jomepour, who is an amazing artist, illustrator, and designer originally from Tehran, and now living in the US. Her intricate works for children and adults have been exhibited and have won honors all over the world.
This illustration I did for her is inspired by her beautiful illustrations and their wonderful patterns & colors.
See her work at: http://www.rahelestudio.com
Happy birthday, Rahele!