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We must remind ourselves that, though our lives are small and our acts seem insignificant. we are generative elements of this universe, and we create meaning with every act that we perform or fail to perform.
It is here, on this earth, in the day-to-day, on our street corners, at our evening table, in the homes of our friends, at the bedside of the sick, in the warmth or sadness of our child's days, that the universe is being formed.
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How do I create a new field in a form that's not in the Marketo field drop list? For example, I'm asking for a call for proposals with a description section and I'd like a 300 character text box.
Are you hoping for a comment-type box? You could create a field that holds comments and a campaign that appends comments to some other notes field each time it is updated.
So use checkboxes, dropdowns, or other widgets for user interaction, but the data is expected to be saved on the lead record. In your case if you want a textarea, you should create that field in Marketo: something like LastProposalDescription.
Hi Chrissy, you will need to create a field to use in your form. If this is a field that you will only use one-time on your form, consider creating a few fields for this type of one-time use. In our instance I have set 4 fields (Marketing 1-4) that are synced to SFDC and 3 fields that are Marketo only (Response 1-3). These fields can be used in forms to capture very specific information (mostly for events) that doesn't need to be stored for an extended period or reported on. You can customize each field in the form to exactly your needs such as a date fields, drop down or large text area. Ex. Marketing 1 can be a Select field for "Please select your meal" with options of Fish, Chicken, Beef.
Yep, plus for multi-purpose fields it's useful to always prepend the field value with the field label from the particular form that was used for the last submission.
So Marketing 1 can have the value "Dietary restrictions: Halal" for Lead A, but Lead B (who filled out a different form where Marketing 1 was reused for a different purpose) might have the value "Favorite Activity: Mas wrestling".
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Tonight was the last match of the season for the Paradise Roller Derby girls and they had an excellent match with the "Barbies vs. GI Janes".
I left at half-time however I have now heard that the GI Janes defeated the Barbies tonight.
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By Rekha Basu/Washington
So we have now arrived at this ugly place in the evolving American story, where President Trump is on a witch hunt to strip citizenship from already naturalised Americans.
In Trump's America, it seems no promise made to citizens is now too big or too consequential to be broken.
We're not talking here about efforts to turn back or separate undocumented newcomer families seeking asylum at the border. We're not talking about holding children in cages. We're not even talking about the push to set new limits on the number of legal immigrants to the United States, including Trump's expressed wish to end the visa lottery programme and some family-based immigration. All of those measures are wrongheaded but some would at least require congressional action.
We're talking about a new effort being launched solely at the president's discretion to take away citizenship rights from people who already have them. These are otherwise law-abiding citizens who went through the appropriate process of becoming legal, permanent residents or "green-card" holders before being eligible to apply for citizenship. Then they waited years more, passed their citizenship tests, paid their fees and took the oath. Now they could be denaturalised and deported if they are found to have ever used a fake ID to get into the country.
A new office within the US Citizenship and Immigration Services is charged with investigating thousands of old fingerprint records and files to that end. It will be seeking out false statements people may have made while applying to become legal residents, namely denying they were deported.
"Homeland Security investigators are digitising fingerprints collected in the 1990s and comparing them with more recent prints provided by foreigners who apply for legal residency and US citizenship," reported The Washington Post. "If decades-old fingerprints gathered during a deportation match those of someone who did not disclose that deportation on their naturalisation application or used a different name, that individual could be targeted by a new Los Angeles-based investigative division."
The director of the US Citizenship and Immigration Service, L Francis Cissna, said in a memo that the agency was hiring several dozen lawyers and immigration officers to review any cases of immigrants who got naturalised after having used fraudulent documents to get around past deportation orders. He said the Department of Justice could choose to launch citizenship-removal civil court cases or criminal charges related to fraud.
It has to be asked: Where is the federal government's responsibility for not doing its due diligence at the time? Shouldn't it have screened out ineligible applicants when they applied, rather than decades later, when those people have likely renounced other citizenship? Shouldn't there be a statute of limitations on dredging this up?
And what makes it a pressing priority now, when we have so many others? The denaturalisation process has been around for a while, but reportedly, has long been treated as a rare and drastic measure to take against immigrants who committed heinous crimes or fraud, or were national-security threats. Forging an ID to enter the country hardly meets that criteria. The director of the Migration Policy Institute at New York University law school told NBC News officials began reviewing cases near the end of the Obama administration but prioritised naturalised citizens who had gotten security clearances for work in sensitive government posts.
So why now? Maybe because this administration (perhaps borrowing a cue from Iowa's US Congressman Steve King) has found it pays politically to go after brown-skinned and Spanish-speaking immigrants. And when "someone else's babies," as King puts it, can vote, that poses a political threat, so there must be a way to get them out.
There is even growing concern that immigrants lawfully receiving public benefits could see their citizenship revoked or be denied legal permanent residence. Though the USCIS website says lawful permanent residents ("green-card" holders) cannot be denied citizenship for getting public benefits, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation fact sheet, draft proposed rules say that in determining immigration status, the federal government may consider it. It could look at whether the individual currently gets such benefits or has in the last two years, and even if dependent family members, including a citizen child, have used them.
Some news reports have said using public benefits could even be grounds for denaturalisation. New York Magazine has reported the new rules could make "use of a broad variety of public benefit programmes grounds for not granting citizenship or actually being deported, even for people who follow all of the rules of legal immigration." And Reuters reported officials "could look at whether the applicant has enrolled a child in government preschool programmes or received subsidies for utility bills or health insurance premiums."
It's bad enough for our head of state to try and divide Americans into which ones got their citizenship by happenstance of birth, and which ones chose it, ignoring any past infractions of the former while harshly penalising the latter. Most who chose it worked hard toward that end, pay taxes, served in the armed forces, take jobs others don't want or lack the skills for, vote and exercise our civic duties in many ways.
But it's really unconscionable to pit immigrants who have means against those who struggle. It will likely discourage some from getting the help their children depend on, and to which they're entitled.
This is a far cry from the America envisioned in the magnificent Emma Lazarus poem at the base of the Statue of Liberty: "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore." Don't settle for this America, folks. Fight to get back the one that has a heart. – Tribune News Serrvice
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Saturday night saw the first ever cinema screening at the Big Park with an alfresco showing of 'The Italian Job'. The entire film was run on pedal power, and a group of very motivated and energetic volunteers kept the film going for over 90 minutes! We're sure that the racing Minis kept their andrenelin pumping! The park was also blessed with a dry, starry night and 300 paper lanterns illuminated the paths – the park is truly magical at night with the silhouette of the giant, acorn tower and totem gateways against the skyline. Michael Caine's voice booming out across the South Downs was quite surreal, but it all added to the novelty and fun of the evening.
We'd like to thank the South Downs National Park, Electric Pedals, Sustrans, Cycleseahaven and everyone else who helped make the film such a success and for creating a virtually car free event.
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New Indication Granted to Privagen for the Treatment of Additional Autoimmune Disorder
Privigen (immune globulin intravenous [human], 10% liquid, CSL Behring) has received FDA approval for an additional indication: the treatment of adults with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) to improve neuromuscular disability. CIDP is a rare autoimmune disorder that affects the peripheral nerves and may cause permanent nerve damage. The biologic was initially approved to treat primary immunodeficiency (PI) and chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) in 2007.
The FDA approval for CIDP was based on results from two phase 3 clinical studies that focused on the use of immunoglobulin therapy for treating the disease: the Polyneuropathy And Treatment with Hizentra (PATH) study, the largest controlled clinical study in CIDP patients to date, and the Privigen Impact on Mobility and Autonomy (PRIMA) study. In PATH, 207 patients receiving Privigen were studied for up to 13 weeks, and 73% responded to Privigen over the course of treatment, as measured by their adjusted score on the Inflammatory Neuropathy Cause and Treatment (INCAT) scale, which measures the ability to walk and perform tasks. In PRIMA (n = 28), 61% of patients responded to Privigen over 25 weeks, as measured by their adjusted INCAT score.
"It is a priority in the care of CIDP patients to provide therapies that improve and maintain strength and function while at the same preventing relapses and minimizing side effects. However, current treatments do not work for all CIDP patients," said Mazen M. Dimachkie, MD, Professor and Director of Neuromuscular Division, Executive Vice Chairman of the Department of Neurology at the University of Kansas Medical Center and an investigator in the PATH study, in a press release. "Privigen's approval by the FDA for the treatment of CIDP means that people with CIDP and their treating physicians have gained another treatment option that is safe and effective in helping improve strength and motor function, while potentially delaying disease relapse."
"People living with CIDP can experience a progression of their disease, which may result in tingling, muscle weakness, fatigue and other symptoms that limit their daily activities and decrease their quality of life," said Lisa Butler, executive director of the GBS-CIDP Foundation International. "The approval of this intravenous immunoglobulin to improve disability represents an important treatment advance for the patients, caregivers, and families who are struggling with CIDP."
Privigen is the first and only 10%, ready-to-use, room-temperature stored, liquid intravenous immunoglobulin stabilized with proline. A naturally occurring amino acid, proline has been shown to reduce immunoglobulin G aggregation and dimer formation. Privigen has been approved to treat CIDP in Europe since 2013.
In clinical studies of patients being treated for CIDP, the most common reactions, observed in more than 5% of patients, were headache, asthenia, hypertension, nausea, pain in extremity, hemolysis, influenza-like illness, leukopenia, and rash. Serious adverse reactions were hemolysis, exacerbation of CIDP, acute rash, increased diastolic blood pressure, hypersensitivity, pulmonary embolism, respiratory failure, and migraine.
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history unit two: the korean war 1950-53
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1 Korean war 1950-53
1.1 Asia
Emergence of Communism in China:
- China was viewed by the USA as a serious threat in Asia as it was geographically large with huge natural resources and the biggest population on earth.
- Despite US support of nationalist KMT in the civil war, the communists were eventually victorious and on 1st October 1949, Mao Ze Dong announced the establishment of the People's Republic of China.
- China allied itself with the Soviet Union and became involved in the Korean War. The USA was forced to try to contain China as part of the policy of containment and refused to recognise the new regime as China's legitimate government.
- Russia was happy with the takeover and signed a Treaty of Friendship in 1950, promising to help militarily, economically and technologically.
- Stalin's attempts to obtain the Chinese seat at the UN were rejected so the Soviet delegation staged a walkout.
- The USA's fears of neighbouring countries becoming communist was known as domino theory. This meant containment must become a worldwide policy.
1.2 Causes of Korean war
- Truman Doctrine 1947 widened the USA's commitment to contain the spread of communism. Truman stated the USA would help any country resisting armed minorities or outside pressures.
- The loss of China to communism in 1949 was a blow for the USA as they had provided help to the Nationalists.
- In 1949 the USSR developed an atom bomb and in 1950 USSR and China signed a friendship treaty. Cold War tensions shifted from Europe to Asia.
- Many Americans believed in the domino theory; one country after another would fall to communism.
- President Truman was under pressure in the USA, especially from the Republicans and Senator McCarthy for being weak on communism. This increased pressure on him to react decisively to the invasion of communist North Korea in June 1950.
- Korea was divided on Cold War lines in1948 along the 38th parallel. North Korea was ruled by Kim Il Sung, communist, and South Korea by Syngman Rhee, supported by USA.
- American and Russian troops left but both Korean leaders wanted to reunite all of Korea under their system of government. Between 1948 and 1950 thousands were killed in clashes between North and South.
- In June 1950 North Korea invaded South Korea and within three months the South Korean army was pushed into a small area in the South called the Pusan pocket. The…
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Federal biologists announced today that up to 6.7 million bats in 16 states and four Canadian provinces may have died from the white-nose fungus since it was detected six years ago, a die-off that a conservationist today called "a potential extinction event," The Washington Post reports.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said that at least 5.5 million bats are estimated to have died from so-called white-nose syndrome, a disease first documented on bats hibernating in cave near Albany in February 2006. Biologists report mortality rates of 90% to 100% at some sites and expect the disease to keep spreading through several species, including some that are endangered.
The cause is a mystery. One theory is that humans may have introduced the fungus while exploring caves.
Last May, Fish and Wildlife unveiled a plan to combat the disease, and in October, federal and academic biologists concluded the fungus was in fact killing off bats in caves and mines across North America.
The new die-off figures come just before another hibernation season and are several times greater than a previous estimate.
"This startling new information illustrates the severity of the threat that white-nose syndrome poses for bats, as well as the scope of the problem facing our nation. Bats provide tremendous value to the U.S. economy as natural pest control for American farms and forests every year, while playing an essential role in helping to control insects that can spread disease to people," Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe said in a news release.
He said the agency is working with 140 partners "to understand the spread of this deadly disease and minimize its impacts to affected bat species."
A map shows the extent of the pandemic.
Here's how the Fish and Wildlife Service explains the disease:
While they are in the hibernacula, affected bats often have white fungus on their muzzles and other parts of their bodies. They may have low body fat. These bats often move to cold parts of the hibernacula, fly during the day and during cold winter weather when the insects they feed upon are not available, and exhibit other uncharacteristic behavior.
In May 2009, Fish and Wildlife ordered thousands of caves and former mines in national forests in 33 states to be closed for up to a year to try to control the fungus.
"We're watching a potential extinction event on the order of what we experienced with bison and passenger pigeons for this group of mammals," Mylea Bayless of Bat Conservation International in Austin told the Post. "The difference is we may be seeing the regional extinction of multiple species. Unlike some of the extinction events or population depletion events we've seen in the past, we're looking at a whole group of animals here, not just one species. We don't know what that means, but it could be catastrophic."


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According to the AARP nearly 90 percent of seniors desire to remain in their home as they age. This is often referred to as "aging in place." Which seems like such a generic or sterile term for the basic right to remain in one's home if at all possible. We all know of certain people whether they be relatives of acquaintances who require the care only an assisted living or specialized care facility can provide. However, beyond some extraordinary factor most homes can be modified to allow our aging population to remain home for a substantial part of not all of their life. The AARP noted that even if the elderly begin to require day-to-day assistance 82% of seniors preferred to remain home.
A few modifications to a home can go a long way to assisting people to remain in their homes. The AARP identified a few housing features that are important in the later years.
First, is the installation of non-slip surfaces especially the bathroom/shower area. Another great location to install non-slip or anti-slip surface would be the entrance steps or front door.
Second, the installation of grab bars around the house. When we think of installing grab bars we immediately think of the bathroom, but the front door or any area with stairs would be worth a look.
Third, while you are installing grab-bars near the front door you will want to ensure that access is easy from all entry points. You may want to consider removing any steps in favor of ramps with a gentle slope. Don't forget about the entry way from the garage which typically has a small step but as we age a small step can turn into a larger issue.
Fourth, this one may sound silly but consider changing the door knobs to lever action handles. Also, while your at is make sure the locking devices are easy to lock and easy to unlock in the event of an emergency. What is easy now make be hard for arthritic hands in a few years. One of the last easy changes will be to make all chairs seats 20" high.
The last few modifications may requires a contractor but a once time expense to a contractor is less than the loss of control or the monthly cost to an assisted living facility. The AARP suggest raising the electrical outlets in a few keys areas around the house so it is not necessary to bend to plug items in. On the same token, it may be worth lowering or relocating a few light switches to a more convenient location. Think how neat it would be if you could reach your light switch from your bed? How much safer would that be?
If possible or if it is in your control it would be worth looking into widening the doorways in the event that a wheelchair or other mobility devices is ever required. Lastly, it may be worth investigating or purchasing an intercom or personal alert system. We all know the famous commercial but there are a few companies and even direct consumer products that perform a similar function that are worth taking a look.
Basically, as we age we must make sure our home remains a safe and convenient place to live. Simple changes can make all the difference. Some of the aforementioned changes sound simple and maybe even sound unnecessary, but let's not forget that falls are the leading cause of injury-related visits to the emergency room in the US and the primary cause of accidental deaths in people over 65.


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Rye Water
The Rye Water rises in Co. Kildare and flows in a south-easterly direction for 12 miles before joining with the Liffey at leixlip. Although the river has been drained it is generally fast flowing over a stoney bottom. This river which contains stcks of brown trout gets good hatches of olives and sedges.
The stretch of the Rye Water from Sandford's Bridge to the Leixlip Aqueduct (where the Royal Canal flows over the Rye) is owned by Intel Ireland Ltd., and is controlled by Leixlip and District Angling Association. Access to this stretch is from Kellystown Lane and from the towpath beside the Aquaduct. There is very good quality trout fishing, particularly in spring. Fish average 10 oz with several over 3 lbs recorded every year. Excellent hatches of olives emerge at various times of the year and good hatches of sedges occur in the late evenings from the middle of May right up to the end of September. Anglers are required at all times carry a permit or display a membership badge which can and will be examined by officers from Intel or the Angling Association.
Angling Byelaw 936, 2015 This Bye-law prohibits the use of any fish hooks, other than single barbless hooks, prohibits the use of worms as bait in angling for all species of fish in the waters specified in the Bye-law, and revokes Angling Bye-law No. 930, 2014.
Angling Bye-Law No. 936 of 2015.pdf
Rye Water, Leixlip, Co. Kildare.
Fish Species
Brown Trout
Season: 1st March – 30th September
Methods: (Fly Fishing only with a Catch and Release policy for ALL Fish.)
Best Flies: Dryflies: olives & sedges, sizes 14 – 16
Wetflies; patterns including gold heads size 12 – 16.
Angling Club Leixlip & District Angling Association control fishing on this river:
Membership Secretary: Michael O'Callaghan. Tel: 087 2042149.
Fishing Tip: Try fishing a small nymph suspended under the dry fly on evenings when the fish are rising short.
Day Ticket
Day tickets are available for visiting anglers who wish to fish the Rye Water. They can be obtained from The Leixlip Amenities Centre, Collinstown, Maynooth Road, Co. Kildare. Tel: 624 3050
Access to Fisheries: Access does not imply a right of way and anglers should ensure that, they have the necessary permission to enter or cross private lands. Where possible anglers should walk along the river bank or lake shore.
Country Code: Anglers should ensure that gates are closed and that fences are not broken or damaged. Care should be taken with crops and livestock. Litter must not be discarded and no fires are allowed. Vehicles should be parked in designated areas and in such a manner that they do not cause obstruction.


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We have a 'thirst for knowledge' but sometime 'ignorance is bliss', so how do we choose between these two mind states at any given time?
UCL psychologists have discovered our brains use the same algorithm and neural architecture to evaluate the opportunity to gain information, as it does to evaluate rewards like food or money.
Funded by the Wellcome Trust, the research, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, also finds that people will spend money to both obtain advance knowledge of a good upcoming event and to remain ignorant of an upcoming bad event.
Senior author Dr Tali Sharot (UCL Experimental Psychology) said: "The pursuit of knowledge is a basic feature of human nature, however, in issues ranging from health to finance, people sometimes choose to remain ignorant."
"Our research shows that the brain's reward circuitry selectively treats the opportunity to gain knowledge about future favourable outcomes, but not unfavourable outcomes, as a reward in and of itself, explaining why knowledge may not always be preferred"
In the study 62 participants performed a computer task, and were asked whether they wanted to receive information or remain ignorant about the outcome of lotteries, which had a mixture of favourable (high probability of winning) or unfavourable (high probability of losing) odds. The lottery was played out regardless of whether the volunteers selected to know the outcome and they received the total payment of all lotteries at the end of the game.
In addition, the brains activity of 36 of the participants was scanned while they were performing the task. The researchers found that activity in the brain's reward system – the nucleus accumbens and ventral tegmental area – in response to the opportunity to receive information about good lotteries, but not about bad lotteries, displayed a pattern similar to what is observed in response to material rewards. This brain signal was independent from the brain response observed when participants found out whether they won or lost the lottery and predicted their preference for information.
"When participants were told they were about to gain information, the more likely information was to convey good news, the more likely we were to observe a neural signature typical of reward processing," Dr Sharot added.
"The findings may help explain why people are more likely to check their bank accounts when they believe their value has gone up and less likely to do so when they suspect it has gone down."
Lead author, Dr Caroline Charpentier, (formerly UCL Psychology, now at the California Institute of Technology), said: "Our findings are consistent with the theory that beliefs have utility in and of themselves. This means believing that something will happen has the power to affect us in positive and negative ways, similar to how actual events affect us," says lead author
"It, therefore, follows that people are motivated to seek information that can create positive beliefs and avoid information that can create negative beliefs, which can explain why people avoid medical screenings even in cases when those tests can save them."
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Although an NHS Hospice, an independent charity, the Countess of Brecknock Hospice Trust, was created in 1998 to support the work of the hospice.
The Countess of Brecknock Hospice Trust supports the inpatient unit running costs, additional senior nursing posts and all expenses relating to the Day Care Centre. We also contribute towards the Palliative Care Service, part-time Volunteer Co-Ordinator, volunteer training and the Bereavement Service.
The Countess of Brecknock Hospice Trust was established to support the Hospice financially and has done so for the last 20 years. The support the Trust can provide has secured the future of the Hospice and has ensured that patients can be admitted seven days a week, which is essential for people suffering from terminal cancer.
The Hospice was built by the community and needs the support of the community. All care is provided completely free of charge and the Hospice Charity is hugely reliant on voluntary donations and the generosity of our local community. We need to raise £400,000 each year just to support the Hospice running costs to maintain the exceptionally high standard of services and care it provides.
An appeal to raise £4.2 million to build a much-needed extension was launched in April 2017. This will provide 10 new single ground floor ensuite inpatient rooms, new relatives room, treatment and therapy rooms, multi-faith room, improved visitors and reception area. The day centre will be completely renovated and enlarged, with the existing in-patient unit being used for longer stay patients. We have raised an amazing £3.6 million leaving £600,000 to reach our target. We need your help to reach our target and ensure the future of outstanding hospice care for our local community.
Put simply, if local people like you don't support the Hospice, we won't be there to help when you need it.
You can help by:
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Beach Cottage Beauty, honey, lemon & sugar DIY face scrub recipe
Fri 26th, Jul, 2013
G'day Beach Cottage ladies, how the devil are you this fine Friday, now how about we play lotions and potions today and slap a few things on our faces? C'mon you know you want to.
I have written before on this here little coastal corner of the web that I like to whip up things to use as beauty products – simple DIY home-made beauty products defo be my thing.
I am not quite sure where this came from, but I have done most of them – you know the old mayonnaise on the hair thing, crack an egg on your head, vinegar in just about everything, milk in the bath…some of these have not gone down so well and I have, more than once, found myself smelling like a fish and chip shop rather than wafting around flicking my shiny locks all over the beaches.
However this little recipe for a lemon and honey face scrub is divine, it won't make you smell strange, it's cheap, store-cupboard and if you can stir things together you can make it (it's also delicious, ask me how I know).
I've done similar things to this with lemon and sugar and various other concoctions before and recently I have been having funny things going on with my skin, it's never been sensitive to anything much, but I noticed that it was not happy with a few things (cough cough to washing it with men's soap in the shower, too lazy to do a beauty routine)….I also noticed it was dry…I got up in the morning and it was grey and dull….one day I looked in the mirror and thought gosh I must be dead.
So I needed action and felt a scrub was the way to go…you know zap away those millions of tiny bits of skin that were making one look not quite so bright and breezy…yup, I'd make myself a little scrub and boom shaka would glide out of bed in the morning, not thinking oh what did I actually pass over to the other side last night, but instead I would waft around in an organic glow of lemon scrubbed glory.
I've tried this honey and lemon sugar face scrub a few ways as in different amounts of each ingredient and different ways of storing it etc but by far the easiest way is to just make up a little batch and keep it in the bathroom…the amount below is good to just see if you like it …if you do I'd make at least double…it keeps pretty well
Lemon & Honey Sugar Scrub Recipe
1 tbsp olive oil
juice of half a lemon
1 tbsp honey
1/2 cup sugar
1. whisk all together
2. scrub on face
3. feel the glow man
OK, I am off for a picnic today…starting with a coffee and a very nice morning tea at a very nice cafe and then a little bit of Vitamin D catching….
I'll be seeing you lovelies again
27 Responses to "Beach Cottage Beauty, honey, lemon & sugar DIY face scrub recipe"
Yum! Sounds a lovely face treat- my skins been a bit tragic of late so this might be just the ticket:)
Thanks for the share!
mine has been awful…this has helped, I think it might be the olive oil and honey :-) …kinda soothing x
Yum! I mean fab! Will definitely be trying. I used to love making cosmetics as a young girl. I remember slapping some oaty concoction on my sister once and our dog trying to eat it off her face! Yuck.
haha that's funny! x
Ah bien Mme Beach Cottage!!!
Eet is very preetie in zee jzar oui and zee plate…..with zee preetie preetie spoons….
Perrfect for zee lead to zee spring!! Marveilleux ;-))
Merci !!!!
Ps..enjoy zee Le picnique x
merci, the picnique was zee best!
Love this!
dahling, you must show a before and after of your own pretty face please! ps ,love the coffee and tea and vitamin D outing! perfectly me! xo jody
pah haha no chance!
Wow, i apologize for spelling your name wrong I Don't know how many times. And it is also my daughter's name, same spelling. Say something, ok? I mean aren't we supposed to be talking like we're at your kitchen table, lemon scrubs upon our aging skin? I love this idea, Sarah and I'm going to make enough for my daughters and daughter in law. I love the colorful, thinking of you idea gift! Thanks as always. I am quite excited. :)
Yummo! Glad your SR plate is still going strong. I broke mine :(
omg!!!!!! no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
that's an exxie break x
Doesn't that knitted thingy in your lovely photos have a million and one uses?!
yeah I wish wish I could find more…any ideas?
My knitted thingy was a gift from New Zealand. At the time I thought it was a bit weird and old fashioned but it has a million and one uses.
My long term plan is to knit a few of these thingies myself in various colours and sizes. Well, guess I just add that brilliant idea to my "To Do" list. I knit Trauma Teddies for the Red Cross and my production of those has slowed of late. (Google Red Cross Trauma Teddy knitting pattern)
yes I thought about making one, guessing I would need big knit needles, ain't gonna happen anytime soon….
I did see some on Pinterest…talk about laughable budget haha xx
looks and sounds great sarah … certainly trying this,
I might end up looking 40! worth the try
you always make me laugh! thankyou m:)x
hmmm if it works I'll be made ;-)
The best treat for our face is to use natural products. And there is no better than the lemon and the honey….! Very nice. I am going to try it for sure…!
I have all those ingredients so I should do this..my skin is looking a little be yucky lately,,,
I hope you try it, so easy, cheap and works!
I am gonna try this on my feet! I think they will get a "kick" out of it! and look good too~ :)
I think they will – I would add a bit more sugar if it's for your feet so you get a bit more rought and it sticks more x
I made and used this yesterday Sarah- thanks for sharing – felt all flushed and glowing afterwards, Linda
I'm so glad you liked it Linda! :-)
Yes i have know about honey being fab for your face for a while,i buy my organic honey from a lovely lady who keeps bees and she tells me you can also just put a bit of honey in the fridge and make it go candied and it does the same thing,and it would make a great body scrub as well,thankyou Sarah x
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Another Air Crash Kicks Off Safety Debate
The deadly crash of an air ambulance in a residential area outside New Delhi late Wednesday has revived a debate over air safety in India and raised troubling questions about whether the country's regulator is keeping a close enough watch on the skies.
Aviation ministry officials blamed the crash of the small chartered plane, which killed 10 people, on bad weather and set up an independent accident investigation system to probe all future air accidents, according to a statement released by India's civil aviation ministry Thursday.
The five-member committee will identify the causes of major aviation accidents, taking on a role that was so far being performed by India's aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. The panel will also assist the civil aviation ministry in the formation of a court of inquiry for major accidents.
Although the accident probe panel will function under the oversight of the aviation ministry, all of its five members will be drawn from the DGCA. Officials of the DGCA, which has begun an investigation into the crash, said the single-engine plane crashed as it couldn't stand bad weather, according to television news channels Thursday.
It has not yet been said whether any other issues–such as aircraft maintenance–could have played a role. Regardless, the incident is sure to add more pressure on the aviation regulator, which promised major reforms last year after the country's worst-ever air disaster, the crash of an Air India Express jetliner in Mangalore that killed 158 passengers and crew.
Aviation ministry officials say they've stepped up safety efforts considerably since the Air India crash. "A road-map has been prepared to eliminate all kinds of air fears," A.K. Sharan, joint director general in India's civil aviation ministry, told India Real Time Thursday.
But clearly there are still air safety loopholes. Earlier this month, a helicopter owned by the state-run Pawan Hans company carrying the chief minister of India's northeastern Arunachal Pradesh state and four others went missing while it was flying to the Tawang region from the state capital, Itanagar. The wreckage was spotted after a massive five-day search. The cause of the crash has not yet been figured out.
Mr. Sharan said the DGCA was undertaking a special drive to check the licenses and permits of all airports and airlines following the Mangalore crash as well as the more recent air disasters. He said the agency has also conducted an audit of safety measures at heliports and all critical airports, particularly those situated in remote areas. It has also carried out rigorous spot checks on runways and night inspections of airstrips, Mr. Sharan said.
In a report card released on Saturday, a year on from the Mangalore crash, the civil aviation ministry outlined some key safety initiatives to look into the oversight system, air navigation, flight operations and training of pilots.
"Some of the immediate actions include a reassurance drive in the areas of aerodromes, airworthiness and operations, availability of approved documentation and assurance on following of regulations by the airlines," the report said.
Under the DGCA's revised guidelines, pre-flight health checks for pilots have been made compulsory and flight and duty time limitations and rest requirements for night crew members have also been put in place to mitigate pilot fatigue. A new process for selecting foreign pilots is meant to ensure that airline hires have an accident-free record.
But in spite of all these announcements, aviation expert Kapil Kaul, who is the chief executive of the South Asia unit of the Center for Asia Pacific Aviation, says the country's aviation regulator lacks the required robustness and resources to deal with the safety concerns India faces.
He says the DGCA is understaffed and dependent on the industry for some of its employees, and that some agency workers lack the necessary expertise and training that is required to handle crisis situations.
"The DGCA needs to plug in the gap on what it has and what it requires to address the air-safety issues," Mr. Kaul said.
The government panel investigating the Mangalore air crash has blamed human error for the tragedy. The report that was submitted in April this year blamed the British pilot of Serbian origin for the careless landing of the plane that overshot the runway.


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Grandpa 5 the ex-goalie
Lucas Radebe looks back on a long and singularly clean-living football career that included a couple of unusual honours.
Napoleon had a brandy named after him; you have had a beer named after you, the Radebeer in Leeds. Tell me about that.
I'm not sure if it is exactly the relationship with alcohol I'm trying to portray, but it is a great honour. I just hope that it doesn't taste like Tetley Bitter… Hopefully it shows the impact I made; not only in football but out of the game there, which is very satisfying; although ironically I don't drink.
Apparently the band Kaiser Chiefs named themselves that, because they were all Leeds fans and you played for Kaizer chiefs (with a z) before you went to Leeds. Did you know the guys and how do you like their music, which is inspired by new wave and punk rock?
I didn't know the guys before, but I got to know them because when they came to ask permission to use the name, they came to the club (Leeds) to ask me personally. It was another great honour. Last year when they came over for that rock festival, I introduced them. Their music is not really my taste, but some of their songs are absolutely brilliant – they can cause a riot hey!
You are one of 11 children; do you keep up with each other?
Yes, because everybody is alive and kicking. In fact I spend more of my time in the township visiting them, than at home.
You slept on the floor of the kitchen in your house – how deprived did you feel growing up?
For us, it was the life we led. We didn't have much space in the house, so I was comfortable wherever I could put my head down. But it was all we knew. We always had food and we were always busy having fun – so no, I didn't feel deprived.
The stories about you been involved in stealing cars – how true are they?
It was just growing up. I don't think my intention was to 'steal' cars – it was just being naughty. You know in those times, they used to say, 'No company cars in the township'. When we saw a company car, we would go and get it; take it for a drive and then park it. And the next day we would drive it again. Maybe we would end up selling a tyre or a battery and that was it (laughs).
To keep you out of the troubles your mother then sent you to Bophuthatswana, what was that like?
What happened was the principle of the local school in Bop had a good relationship with my mother. When he came to fetch my brother for his soccer team my mom said, 'You know what; you might as well take Lucas as well'. So I went too. But it was tough. I was still young and suddenly from being busy, there was nothing to do. It was in the bundus. It was dry. Not nice.
You started as a goalkeeper there. Why didn't you stick to that position?
I actually wasn't a footballer, but I was so bored I went and joined the football team. They said go in goal and I wasn't bad – I won a few awards. But I didn't want to stay in goal. I hated that position. Actually it was more after I got kicked in the face and had stitches; and when I got back I thought, 'No I'm not going in goal again'.
To digress; if we took a club like Kaizer Chiefs, as they are today, and put them into the English Premier League, how would they do?
They would struggle. They would even have a hard time in the Championship, (second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League), as well. Because it is more physical; you have to be 100% fit and you have to be strong, physically and mentally; and the discipline aspect of it – it's not only inside the field of play, but outside of the field of play. They would struggle.
Talking about that; when you and Phil Masinga got to Leeds, apparently at your first training session, you threw up?
I know (laughs), I did throw up. I remember. It was hard, hey. We would run up this hill and jog back down; as soon as we got to the bottom we would run up it again. We did this about ten times and then we had to do doggies (intermittent sprints) up the hill. I was like, 'Oh God, I've got no chance…'
What did you think about it all?
I thought seriously, 'This is the army'. I couldn't believe that was how they trained – it was so hard. But as long as they saw we were trying it was ok. And I tried hey. I threw up and then the only thing I did was go from training to bed; and go from bed to training. I hated it, because there was nothing else to do.
And by all accounts you didn't like the weather, the food and the beer; how did you adapt?
Well I don't drink, so the beer wasn't a problem. But I wanted to go home. I hadn't even unpacked; I was living out of packed bags. I often said to Phil (Masinga) 'I want to go home.' And I was phoning home all the time. We were staying in these digs, and the phone needed coins and eventually of course I ran out of coins.
So what did you do?
Me and Phil used to be naughty – we would open the phone and take out the coins and use them again – the boys from Soweto always make a plan.
And the actual football?
Well at first I wasn't playing – Phil was. He was doing well – in one of the FA cup games he scored a hat trick. They called him, 'Waltzing Masinga'. I was kicking around the reserves, which was tough because they wouldn't play in a stadium, but in the grounds and it was cold, I was always freezing. Although I was getting into the team slowly; there was also a problem with Howard Wilkinson. I wanted to play, but he seemed to have other plans. He couldn't be seen to have a lot of black players in one team. So either me, or Phil would play – but we wouldn't play together. Also Howard wouldn't play me in the big games like Liverpool, Manchester and Arsenal; he thought they were too big for me.
He played you in the midfield?
Yes and I enjoyed it. But initially I would only play against teams like Crystal Palace and Wimbledon, where I got kicked and punched. It was very tough.
When faced with a one-on-one situation with a player coming at you, what would go through your mind, what would you focus on to stop him?
Well it depends on who it was coming at you. Like if it was Gianfranco Zola that was tough. Or Michael Owen, you knew he was quick and could turn, or if it was Duncan Ferguson, he was bigger and not that mobile. So either I kick him or do everything else I can to stop him. I would kick them, 'very nicely'; no high foot tackle, but I would make sure they didn't go past
Leeds is reputedly a very racist city – how did you find things?
I had one incident against Leicester, where someone in the crowd abused me as I was going off. But generally it didn't bother me. They sometimes would do those monkey chants, but I was so focused on the game it didn't affect me. But you could see in the crowds there were very few black faces or often, none. And down town in Leeds I was usually the only black guy walking around; although there was a black area called Chapeltown. Everybody advised me not to go there. But finally I said hey, 'I'm black why should I be worried about going into a black area?' I then used to go there regularly.
What was the reception like?
I got a good reception, obviously a lot of them didn't know who I was, but they were still very friendly. I used to go eat there a lot – it was mainly West Indian food, which I loved.
Just catching up on your more recent past – I believe you had a heart problem in December last year – how are you doing now?
Not great. I have a defibrillator in, which keeps me going at the moment. You know I don't drink, I don't smoke and I was training every day – I felt very fit. Also there is no history of heart problems in my family, I don't have cholesterol problems and I've been so fit all this time. But the doctors think that maybe the stress of my wife passing away could have set it off.
That was terribly sad – I listened to the eulogy you made on the radio and had tears in my eyes. How are your knees and your Achilles, which you had problems with?
No they are fine. I thought my knees would be giving me problems and get me down, but they are fine now. My Achilles I can stretch and run so I'm ok; I played in that Mandela game so I am fine.
What was a typical week in your life as captain of Leeds?
Saturday was usually a match. Then Sunday was family day. Then Monday was training. You'd wake up and it was dark, cold, wet and you were still stiff from Saturday's game. I would get there about nine and we would train the whole day. We would go until about half eleven and then break for lunch. We had a canteen at the club. But it got dark early, so by four we were finished. Then we'd go home and do something like watch TV. Tuesday was much the same and then Wednesday we would have off. I lived in the same area as guys like Robbie Keane, Mark Viduka, Rio Ferdinand and we would go to someone's house, or go out for something to eat.
Then Thursday was back training again. Friday prepare for Saturday's match.
Were you nervous for matches?
I always got nervous before matches, which for me was a good sign. And then I would get even more worried if I didn't touch the ball in the first few minutes…
Your last days in football; what was it like being 35 and all around you were players who were virtually kids?
I was like a dad to them. They used to tease me all the time. They wanted to know where my Zimmer frame was. They gave me a t-shirt with Grandpa 5, on the back. They did it with respect, but they teased me all the time. When I didn't train they used to say, "Ah yes, at your age, better you stay indoors…" They'd constantly ask me about things like arthritis.
How did you get on with the other players?
They were great – naughty boys. They used to sneak out and go drinking. You can't believe how drunk they would get. I never drank when I was growing up so I used to just accompany them. The only time I drank there, was the last night before I was coming home. We had an end of season party and everybody insisted I have a drink. Finally I thought, 'Why not?' You know where they found me? At the back of the marquee, fast asleep in a trolley. I was finished.
Your son, Luke is a Manchester United fan – how do you feel about that?
What can you do? Although it only really bothered me when I had to buy him a Manchester souvenir jersey… He is a complete football nut. He says he is not going to play for South Africa; he is going to play for Brazil. I told him, 'You aren't Brazilian, you are South African' – he said he is going to change that.


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Looking back 40 years and recalling the blood flowing profusely from my mouth, I now understand why my Mom frowned every time I asked her for a Daisy BB gun. I often think of this moment, and several others in my childhood, when sitting on the bench or deciding diversion and informal adjustment policies for the court. I look back and I am convinced that adolescents are wired to do stupid things, and I did plenty of stupid things as a teenager – but I was never arrested or referred to juvenile court. Why is it that most of the cases referred to my court are kids who make us mad, the kids who were never arrested or referred in my day, and not the kids who scare us?
I was ten years old and I was relentless about a BB gun. Every time I entered the store I would ask Mom for one. She would say "I don't know Steve, those can be very dangerous," or "You need to talk to your Dad," or "Maybe Santa Claus will bring you one if he thinks you're responsible enough to have one." And on Christmas morning, I found out I had grown up; I was now a responsible young boy because Santa gave me – yes, a Daisy BB gun!
I don't remember receiving any other presents that year although, as Christmas' go in my family, I got more than I deserved. I wanted to shoot that gun now, but Mom made it very clear that I had to wait for Dad to show me how to use it the "right way." That meant waiting for all the gifts to be unwrapped (I had three siblings), Mom cooking breakfast, Dad getting showered and dressed, and then the lecture about guns and safety. I hated the lectures! Come on for God's sake! I am now ten years old. I know what I am doing!
But I took it like a man. I looked on as my Dad strategically placed the Daisy BB targets on the backyard fence. He firmly told me "never point the gun at another person-NEVER." He told me to always use the paper targets, and to shoot them at a distance to avoid the BB ricocheting and hitting me, or someone else. I repeatedly replied, "Yes sir." He showed me how to aim and shoot, and after spending what seemed like hours in the backyard, I asked him if I could take the gun and targets to the open field behind the nearby Catholic school. My father granted my request, and I was sure to run out of the yard with that gun as quickly as I could before my mother discovered that Dad let me escape unsupervised with the BB gun.
When I got to the front gate of the school, I looked up and stared at the statue of the Virgin Mary holding the Baby Jesus. I don't know what overcame me, but for no apparent reason, as if something wickedly spiritual took control of me, I aimed the gun at the Baby Jesus and pulled the trigger. The BB struck Jesus in the forehead, and in that same moment, I felt a burning sting inside my mouth. In a natural response I covered my mouth with my hand and when I pulled it away, it was covered in blood. The flow of blood did not stop. In my ten year old mind, I knew I was going to bleed to death – I was going to die! I still had enough sense about me to run to a nearby water fountain and wash my mouth, over and over until, thank God, the flow of blood stopped – and I was still alive!
I was distraught and scared. I wanted to go home. I looked down at my shirt now covered in blood and gasped with fright thinking how I could sneak in the house undetected to change my shirt and discard the evidence. I made my way home, took off my shirt and buried it in the yard, and waiting for the right moment, peeking inside the windows, I ran inside and into the bedroom to grab a shirt, then to the bathroom to clean up. I made it. My parents will never know what I did. I washed myself, and while brushing my teeth, I saw it – the chipped tooth! Looking into the mirror with horror and disbelief, my left front tooth was chipped by the BB. How am I going to keep this from Mom and Dad?
I went to my room and hid the rest of Christmas day to figure it out, and I did. I would not smile or laugh until I could come up with something plausible, that would not threaten my childhood freedoms and pleasures, especially my Daisy BB gun. I lived in anticipation for only a week. My parents never noticed. Not that they didn't care to notice. I just smiled less. I finally told them about my near escape from death, and other stupid and harrowing stories, when I turned 40 (I am now 50). They just shook their heads and wondered how their son, or any boy for that matter, made it through childhood escaping serious bodily harm, or death.
Fast forward 40 years. Now, I must respond to the stupid acts of kids. Now, I know why kids do stupid things. Now, I know why I did stupid things as a kid. During my tenure thus far on the bench, the medical sciences have now confirmed what the behavioral sciences have been saying for decades: Kids are wired to do stupid things. The frontal lobe, which translates emotion into logic, is not developed until age 25. To prove my point, just wait until spring break, watch the news and count the number of college kids falling from balconies in Destin, Daytona, and Panama City – the result of alcohol poisoning.
This is why the Supreme Court in Roper decided we cannot execute juveniles. This is also the reason why the same court in Graham decided that sentencing kids to life without parole (except for homicide) is cruel and unusual punishment and contrary to the best practices of juvenile justice. Despite this irrefutable medical research, it begs the question why do so many communities across Georgia, and throughout the country, criminalize stupid adolescent behavior by referral, arrest, and sometimes detention? Why do so many of our juvenile courts receive more referrals from the school system than from any other source? More disconcerting is that most of these referrals are misdemeanors historically addressed by school disciplinary measures. Are adolescents better served and the community better protected by automatic transfer to adult court on violent felonies? If not, is there a better way?
I just wonder how some of us would respond if our own kids were thrown into the delinquency process? How would we want to be treated? Did our kids make an adult really mad and is that why they are in court? Or is it because they did something that truly scares us?
I am not sure I have the answer. I have some thoughts. I know we can't get there without some frank dialogue, asking pointed questions, and sometimes offending our political, social, and philosophical opinions and beliefs. This column is the first in a series exploring these questions and more, about how we treat kids, or how we should treat them when they misbehave.
I do know this: Given what I know of the stupid things I did when I was a teenager, had I done some of those things as a kid today, I certainly would have been arrested more than once and treated as a delinquent. I doubt I would have become a lawyer, much less a judge today. That I do know.
The Hon. Steven Teske has been a judge at the Clayton County Juvenile Court for more than 10 years. He represents Georgia on the Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice. Judge Teske also chairs the Board of the Governor's Office for Children and Families, and serves on the Judicial Advisory Council to the Board of the State Department of Juvenile Justice. He's a leader in the Annie E. Casey Foundation Detention Reform Initiative and a nationally recognized speaker on juvenile justice issues.
Read more from Judge Teske: The Silent Majority


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Thursday, December 3, 2009
Feelin' like a Leopard.
8 comments:
- Claire Gordon said...
That is looking GREAT, Jake!
- December 3, 2009 at 7:05 PM
- Jed said...
I like the tiger's eye POV. It's a fun way to get us to feel for him.
It'd be funny if all of Neville's POV shots were SUPER wall-eye somehow... like black in the middle where he can't see. haha
- December 4, 2009 at 1:43 AM
- Chelsea Stebar said...
The design of that tiger-man is ridiculously awesome. Way to be, man.
- December 4, 2009 at 11:49 AM
- Jocelyn said...
I love that tiger character, and I love the fact that he likes quiet afternoons at the park.
- December 4, 2009 at 5:27 PM
- M.R. Weaver said...
Jake you are KILLIN me!
I love this stuff, love the super thick muzzle of tiger-dude. I like the kid's face; it's different from your usual kid's faces--which is nice to see.
I love the designerly strokes and the simple colors.
Very nice dude, keep it up.
- December 6, 2009 at 12:46 PM
- Madeline K. Rupard said...
I love the fact that we are seeing the tiger's view of the boy. I'm all for first person storytelling. And that boy's expression is mastercard priceless.
- December 6, 2009 at 6:30 PM
- Ty Carter said...
- December 7, 2009 at 3:53 PM
- Anthony Holden said...
don't get over it.
ps, thanks for the keepsake in my sketchbook--I've been having nightmares.
- December 19, 2009 at 4:02 PM


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By: Kelly Rummelhart
If you remember, weeks ago I shared with you that after thirteen years together (and eleven married), my marriage ended. We are approaching four months since my husband decided to leave and I have to say that I'm doing great.
I have had several people say in so many words that it is awful that I am pregnant during this. I disagree. I think it would be awful if this were my own baby, but being pregnant with this surro baby has actually helped out in my opinion. Let me quickly explain:
I wasn't able to turn to alcohol. I'm not a big drinker anyway but a few friends talked about getting together for wine, shots or margaritas, etc. It was much easier to say no, thank you, because I was pregnant. However, I have since started a whole board on Pinterest with yummy alcoholic drinks to try in August!
I didn't go out and get tattooed. I have wanted more tattoos for awhile, but with constantly being pregnant or screening for surrogacy, I was unable to add any. With that said, I'm sooooooo glad I was pregnant because I'd probably have a few tattoos that I didn't think through. This way I've been able to fantasize about what I'd like to have done and will have been able to have thought about it for almost a year by the time I do it. Again, I have a pinterest board dedicated to tattoos, some of which are ideas for myself.
I can't sleep around. The first two listed would've been more so in the beginning when I was freaking out over the big change in my life. This one is for the next few months now that I'm feeling back to myself. First of all, not too many people are lining up to date a pregnant lady, so that helps. Also, per contract, any partner I have sex with needs to be screened for STD's and needs to agree to be monogamous. Not an issue when you're married but quite a big step for a new partner.
I figure my next few posts will be about being a single surrogate and I have about five other friends who are single and surrogates. It will be fun to interview them for the blog and also get advice for myself.
Kelly Rummelhart writes about her experiences as a gestational surrogate for gay couples. She calls herself a "Uterine Activist" and will be the first to tell you that her uterus is an ally. Kelly also writes at Just The Stork.com


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The defenders were hard pressed. The Palace District had been overrun, with the palace and a few lone mansions standing like silver towers in a tide of undead that washed over the district. The eastern wall had been well defended, and even fortified with elaborate and supercharged suncannons and a few artillery pieces by the Everwatch knights. The western wall, overlooking the Dock's District, was still holding, but so fractured, so damaged, that it would not hold up to another assault. The army of the new dawn fought on, finding itself having reached the city walls and entered it, pushed back by the undead. Forest spirits assaulted the rear of the undead hordes, until they too were overwhelmed. The undead could not be halted for long.
As the undead hordes washed over the Palace District, they spread into the Dock's district, the last remaining Angel of Decay Haram leading the assault vigorously. Adventurer groups fought alongside defenders of all kinds to stem the tide, and were for a long time successful. Even the twins, two undead abominations, rotten corpses on a grander scale, could not force the defensive positions to collapse. Then, the Blight appeared. A being few had laid their eyes upon, a creature few understood, and less remembered. Lord's Alliance soldiers ran, but even before the Blight could reach them, they fell down. Some withered, as if aging decades within just the span of a few seconds. Others became sacks of flesh, or felt their arms and legs fall off. It was as if death itself was always a step ahead of this creature. This plaguelord. A forest spirit dragon, Ghandiron, appeared in the Palace District, having killed hundreds of undead minions, and put itself in the path of the Blight. This mighty spirit too, fell.
Despite seeing the devastation the Blight caused in his wake and the mighty spirit dragon fall, adventurers rushed to him with raised blades and axes. They all fell instantly, like wheat cut by a scythe. For how could they hope to outdo what the dragon could not? As the bravest and boldest were no longer there, the defensive lines fell back. Word reached the Dock's District, and troops all over the city pulled back to the East gate district, before the great eastern gate, where all of the city's remaining artillery had been positioned inwards towards the city center itself. The Blight, and the undead forces, continued to push towards them, with men and women charging in only to fall like thousands before, sacrificing their lives needlessly.
As the creature reached the central plaza, the Dukes gave the order. The suncannons, fully charged up, blasted away with a pulse that was extremely harmful to the undead, but harmless to the living. Artillery, loaded with anti-magic ammunition, sunburst bombs, firebombs and anything destructive that had been supplied to them by the Thayan enclave, fired. The undead lines were ripped to shreds. More and more kept coming, and more and more were incinerated, but the undead pushed onwards, inch by inch they were getting closer to the artillery lines. The Blight was at its center, and as the suncannons exhausted the last sunstones in a terrifying volley that forced everyone to shield their eyes, something happened. As eyes were once again opened, the Blight had stopped. He appeared stunned. As if turned. Grasping at the opportunity, paladins, clerics, wizards of all walks of life, rushed in. The high priests of the city, in a combined effort, managed to deliver the final blow as the rest had weakened it further, and banished it.
In a brilliant light, the Blight disappeared. The artillery stopped firing. A rallying cry went out amidst the troops, and adventurers, Dukes and soldiers all, charged into the fray. The undead were dumbstruck. The will that drove them on, vanished. The tide had turned, and the undead were losing ground quickly.
One adventurer group spearheaded the assault all the way into the farmlands and to the fields of the dead, where many undead had drifted back towards. Half of them, under Eleanor, pushed through the lines to catch up with a fleeing Haram. The other, under Greil, stayed behind to hold the line, giving the others a chance to finish the powerful Angel of Decay. With much effort, blood and sacrifice, they were victorious but had no time to dwell on their victory. The ones holding the line were being overwhelmed, and so they rushed to gather the group once more. As they cleared the rear of the undead, they were soon met by hundreds of soldiers having done the brunt of the fighting within the city and the farmlands. The path to Baldur's Gate lay clear.
The undead threat was no more.
The following is not as detailed as the last reveal, and most of the information is on what happened during the latter part of the year. It's also somewhat short, because I'm a bit exhausted but I wanted to push this out there. I figured that given the vast scope of the campaign and the many plots, I would instead be open to answering any questions. Do note that all of this is OOC information just for your reading pleasure, to know a bit of what happened behind the scenes and what happened to some characters. It's not to be used IC, as that would be metagaming.
What happened to...
The Elder
Cedric Lionmane and the Army of the New Dawn
The order of Rot
The Seven, the toxin "Life" and the Stone of Insatiable Hunger
The Prophecy and the Blight
Brann and the Amulet of the once unburied
Lord Arkzhol
The Stone of insatiable hunger
NPCs by other DMs
The Vampire Velika:
1351 Metaplot Ending and reveal
The "Year of the Crown" Campaign
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//Thank you DM Bloodlust for all of your hard work and many hours of time that went into the 1351 Metaplot and your campaign above (and assistance with other campaigns that were not headlined by you as well). It shows! Thank you to all players that volunteered their wonderful RP and time as well to make a great 1351!//
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Without happiness, our work can become the serious mechanics of making money instead of the joy of making a living. When times get tough at work, often one of the first things we cut from our day is our satisfaction. We replace satisfaction with stress, frustration and the like.
I've started reflecting upon this question:
Are we more productive and creative at work when we are happy or when we are miserable?
Some days when I'm working I notice that I can indeed become stressed out, frustrated and unhappy. These feelings have actually occurred more often than I like to admit.
And the funny thing is that part of my training has included becoming a Certified Laughter Yoga Leader and Teacher, as well as, a Laughter Life Coach.
One would think that these three credentials would inoculate me from creating miserable days at work.
However, I have found that even these great credentials don't save me from miserable days at work; rather it takes constant practice to create joy and bring it to the job.
At work, we can play and have fun, while being productive, if we keep practicing and practicing.
This practice is important because being miserable not only limits our quality of life but our ability to be creative and achieve results.
While the circumstances of our work may be challenging, we have the power to create these circumstances as playful and rewarding, rather than miserable. We can move from feeling like a victim of our work to being the joyful hero of our work.
The key is the daily practice of creating ways to play and laugh at work while still being productive.
So let's all create happiness, quality, results and a strong bottom line!
Game of the Day
How can you create happiness at work even when the circumstances are challenging?


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SOUTHEND United's cup woes continue after being knocked out in the first round of the League Cup following a 4-2 defeat to Brentford.
The Blues haven't made it past the first round since 2010 and despite the Championship side making 11 changes, the Shrimpers effort still wasn't enough to beat the Bees.
Brentford – who left out ex-blues goalkeeper Daniel Bentley – started off the better of the two sides, with strong early chances forcing Oxley to make two good saves and preventing the away team from taking an early lead. The Bees remained on top, forcing another strong save by the Blues keeper when Ryan Woods cut it back to Nicholas Yennaris' for a low shot on the edge of the box.
It wasn't long before Brentford finally took their chances; just before half-time Josh Clarke played a through ball to Marcus Forss who, in the box, fired a shot pass Oxley, to give the Championship side the lead. The lead was nearly doubled moments later but a shot by Alan Judge was well saved by a diving Oxley.
After the break, Southend began to create some chances, but wasted a huge opportunity to equalise when a beautiful ball over the top by Simon Cox found Theo Robinson. However, he couldn't find the target despite the keeper coming off his line.
But after his miss, it wasn't long before Theo Robinson managed to find the back of the net with his deflected shot looping over Luke Daniels to give the Blues the equaliser. Shawn McCouksky made sure the ball was in the back of the net by nodding it in from close range, but the ball seemed to have already crossed the line and was therefore given as Robinson's goal.
The game wasn't level for long as just 4 minutes later Nicholas Yennaris' volley was well saved by Oxley, but Julian Jeanvier was quickest to react scoring from close range as Brentford retook the lead.
Brentford extended their lead further 3 minutes later with a lovely combination of passes between Marcus Forss and Said Benrahma, leading to Benrahma scoring a third for the Bees.
However, the home side didn't go down with out a fight, scoring a second from a wonderful curled effort straight into the top right corner by Shawn McCoulsky, in his first start for the Blues.
Not long after, the Shrimpers almost scored an equaliser when Michael Klass' header came agonisingly off the cross bar.
Brentford went on to seal the victory and earn themselves a place in the second round in the 85th minute when Kamohelo Mokotji drilled a low powerful shot straight past Mark Oxley, ending the game in a 4-2 defeat for the Shrimpers, as their cup woes continue.


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An orthopedist who has until recently volunteered at the Veterans Hospital told me today why he'll never go back. Having switched to an electronic medical record display of Xrays in the operating rooms, the software allowed for only a 5 minute glimpse, after which it automatically disappeared. This image's disappearance was mandated by a privacy concern, according to the administration. When a view of the image was again required during the course of the surgery, the nurse had to leave what she was doing, "wake up" the computer, log back on, log in to the radiology section, then search all over again for the patient, then their films. The surgery came to a halt during this several minute process.
Once again the race was on! 5 minutes! Then they got to do it all over again. The surgeon was told that this was the way it was and there was no way around it. He decided at that point that he would see patients in the VA clinic, just never set foot in their operating rooms again.
Having seen a clinic patient that needed an MRI, he asked for the requisition form that he was accustomed to signing. "There aren't any more forms." "You need to call the Xray tech and schedule it for the patient on the phone." "That's the way we do it now."
That was it. He is now gone. He will never go back. A combination of lack of access to necessary Xrays due to the electronic medical records system and their attempt to reduce him to a clerk's role did it. The VA hospital has lost a talented, dedicated and gifted surgeon due to a socialized medical system the likes of which many in this country are about to experience. I doubt much if the folks at the VA care that this surgeon is gone. Or care very much about anything for that matter.
G. Keith Smith, M.D.