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We study the homogenization of a certain linear hyperbolic-parabolic problem exhibiting two rapid spatial scales {ε; ε2}. The homogenization is performed by means of evolution multiscale convergence, a generalization of the concept of two-scale convergence to include any number of scales in both space and time. In particular we apply a compactness result for gradients. The outcome of the homogenization procedure is that we obtain a homogenized problem of hyperbolic-parabolic type together with two elliptic local problems, one for each rapid scale, for the correctors.
This thesis is based on four papers. The main focus is on homogenization of selected parabolic problems with time oscillations, and hyperbolic-parabolic problems without time oscillations. The approaches are prepared by means of certain methods, such as two-scale convergence, multiscale convergence and evolution multiscale convergence. We also discuss further results on homogenization of evolution problems in perforated domains.
Vid tidpunkten för försvar av avhandlingen var följande delarbeten opublicerade: delarbete 1 inskickat, delarbete 2 accepterat, delarbete 4 inskickat.
At the time of the defence the following papers were unpublished: paper 1 submitted, paper 2 accepted, paper 4 submitted.


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H. Rubinfine &
1926 - 1972
Manuscript Collection Number: 407
Accessioned: Gift of Joseph Rubinfine, July - August 2000
Extent: 1 linear ft.
Content: Photographs, bank statements and checks, ledgers, letters, memorandum, letterhead, deeds, newspaper clippings, financial papers, order book, and ephemera
Access: The collection is open for research.
Processed: Sally W. Donatello, April 2001
Special Collections, University of Delaware Library
Newark, Delaware 19717-5267
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Table of Contents
Biographical and Historical Note
H. Rubinfine & Son was a family-owned and -operated poultry business in Atlantic County, New Jersey, that flourished between 1940 and the mid-1960s. In the 1920s, David Rubinfine, who was a painter and paperhanger, began a sideline business to sell eggs and poultry. By 1934 he leased property in McKee City, New Jersey, and in 1938 began the family poultry business. The Rubinfines moved the operation several times to increase capacity because the demand for their product was growing. By the 1950s their poultry business was one of the largest in New Jersey. At that time they had met one of their goals: to grow 60,000 broilers. Unfortunately, the poultry business began to decline in New Jersey around the beginning of 1960, and by the middle of that decade the Rubinfines were no longer poultry farmers.
David Rubinfine's brother Louis (1919-1981), son Hyman ("Harry," 1901-1972), and daughter-in-law Mary (Mamie) Sutler (1904-1987) were involved in the family business. In 1940 Harry and Mamie Rubinfine began a lifelong dedication to poultry farming that included all aspects of the business, from egg production to the dressed bird. Their son Joseph R. was involved from an early age in the family enterprise.
In the late 1940s Harry Rubinfine shifted the operation from retail to wholesale. Rubinfine, who had developed a strong relationship with the Ralston Purina Company, focused his operation on the growing of broilers. At the same time they expanded the physical operations to accommodate this change. The Rubinfines purchased additional properties including the McKee Estate, which they acquired from the Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia. By the mid-1960s poultry farming was no longer a viable enterprise in New Jersey. Rubinfine became a Purina feed dealer, and the poultry farm was no longer in operation.
Symonds, Bruce K. "An Experienced Outsider Spots Troubles Easier," in "No. 13 in a Series of Visits to Prominent Eastern Broiler Growers," [Ralston Purina, 1952]. (F7)
Historical and biographical information obtained from this collection.
Scope and Content Note
The H. Rubinfine & Son Archive, spanning 1926-1972, documents a family-owned poultry business in Southern New Jersey. It consists of one linear foot of photographs, cancelled checks, bank statements, check stubs, ledgers, letters, memorandum, letterhead, deeds, newspaper clippings, financial papers, and an order book-business, financial, and visual materials that provide a quick history of the company. The archive is small, but a valuable source of information about an important regional industry that thrived from the 1930s through the 1950s in New Jersey.
The collection is arranged in the following way: a collection note, photographs, newspaper clippings, papers related to the Ralston Purina Company, deeds, financial documents, and the specifications for a commercial motor scale. The printed materials and the images give insight into the development of a family-owned poultry farm from its inception in the 1930s to its demise in the 1960s.
Joseph Rubinfine wrote in his description of the family business, "At the peak of his activity, my father, Harry Rubinfine (1901-1972), owned the largest poultry raising operation in New Jersey, with capacity for 100,000 meat chickens" (F1). Rubinfine said that his father "gravitated to Delaware, admired the Delmarva farmers, and received a great deal of help from the poultry pathology laboratory at the University of Delaware in fighting the virulent diseases that meant calamity and possible ruin for all poultry farmers."
Four files contain photographs that provide a brief visual history of the Rubinfines' life, which was dedicated to their business (F2-F5). Photographs include portraits of Harry; pictures of Joseph by himself and with his father; images of the Rubinfines' home, the coops, related pictures of their poultry farm, and photographs of Harry attending Ralston Purina business events.
There are three newspaper clippings from New Jersey papers showing Harry and Joseph Rubinfine. The pictures highlight Harry and Joseph as a father-son team celebrating Father's Day, Harry shown with two 4-H club members, and a county agricultural agent pictured with "poultry expert" Harry (F6). Nine items from the Ralston Purina Company with the famous checkerboard logo are included in this collection. The documents include correspondence, company bulletin, and an advertisement (F7).
The bulk of this small collection is financial documents about the company, which includes two deeds, an order book, tax returns, three ledger books, three groups of loose ledger papers, a balance sheet, check stubs, and cancelled checks (F8-F20). Some of the checks have a chicken logo printed on them. The final document is a specification for a 20-ton commercial motor scale (F21
Contents List
Folder -- Contents
F1 Joseph Rubinfine, 8 Aug. 2000 (3 items) Summary of family business, signed memorandum, and business card F2 Photographs of Harry Rubinfine (8 items) Black-and-white and color F3 Photographs, various dates (6 items) Harry and Joseph Rubinfine F4 Photographs (23 items) Exterior and interior of the chicken coops and some show the Rubinfines' home F5 Purina Ralston events, (9 items), 1950s-1960s Included is a large panorama of a dealer banquet held at the Ambassador Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey F6 Newspaper clippings (3 items) F7 Ralston Purina Company, 1950s-1970s (9 items) F8 Memorandum, Rubinfine & Son Broiler farms, Pleasantville, New Jersey, n.d. Deposit of $250 on sale of property to Henry Schaja, Jamaica, New York F9 Deeds, Township of Egg Harbor, County of Atlantic, in New Jersey (2 items) 1948 Jul 22 Jennie L. Givney to Harry Rubinfine 1948 Jul 27 M. Melanie Hanzo to Harry Rubinfine F10 David Rubinfine's Order Book, 1926-1927 Sales of eggs, dressed birds, ducks, and pullet chickens, mostly to the Davis Hotel F11 Ledger, 1947-1948 (8 items) Expenses and income; inserted were Rubinfines' 1947- 1948 U.S. Individual Tax Returns, a Broiler Growing Record, three sales receipts to Lehmann Bros. Poultry, Vineland, New Jersey, and a blank broiler growing record chart F12 Ledger, 1950-1970 Expenses and income, included names of workers F13 Ledger pages, 1953-1957 Inserted were adding machine tapes F14 Ledger pages, 1958-1959 Inserted were two toll receipts from New Jersey Highway Authority and a receipt from an Esso Servicenter in Glassboro, New Jersey F15 Statement of Account to Harvey & Jennie Nye, 21 August 1959 F16 Ledger, 1958-1963 Expenses and income F17 Ledger, 1960-1962 Expenses and income F18 Bank statements and cancelled checks, 1950, 1953, 1954, 1958-1959 F19 Check stubs, 1956-1957 F20 Check stubs, 1957-1958 F21 Specifications for a 20-Ton Commercial Motor Scale
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Congratulations Doc. It is bound to stun everybody how you could pen such a thriller after your soulful DEKHA. Those who have read all your four books will soon consider you to be a versatile author who also is a master at what he is writing. Chakra is a fast-paced gripping thriller, which springs up surprise in every chapter, and what is unique that you have sprung one even after the very unusual climax. I feel like sharing some more of my feelings with you.
You have involved the reader from the first sentence and have presented the sequences in such a skillful manner that the reader gets clues but the masterstroke is that you have deftly woven an incident the very next moment to confuse one about the motive or who the culprits are.
I must thank you for making us remember the masterpieces of Saradindu Bandopadhyay and Dr. Nihar Ranjan Gupta where motives were not merely confined to clichéd issues like sex or money. These novels reflected the psychological implications and dealt with the deeply embedded problems of one's mind. You have treaded that path and superbly blended Ray's of subtly making the novel a travelogue. I must appreciate the detailed portrayal and accurate descriptions of the various locales, which enables a reader to visualize the ambience without having seen the place physically. Kudos to you for daring to be different and not create a larger than life sleuth like Byomkesh, Kiriti or Feluda. The manner in which you have portrayed the police department with each officer contributing in his own way and thus solving the crime with a combined effort is not only realistic but is also motivating. This novel can surely be a great moral booster to the men in uniform and also inspire any individual. Any person who is bored with life or depressed from routine work can be sure that an opportunity is bound to come knocking at his door but he should be vigilant enough to grab the same and also be diligent in his work to successfully accomplish it. You have also upheld the truth that "United we stand divided we fall".
The novel appeals more since you have chosen a contemporary subject and current day socio-economic problems, which influence or affect one's state of mind. The manner in which you have revealed the irresistible lure of show biz and the skeletons in the shadow, the fraudulent Gurus is fascinating and the reader can identify the same relating to recent incidents.
In most thrillers or detective novels, one hardly gets an insight of the psychology of the criminals. But you have explicitly narrated the psychology and the vision of the culprit and also sketched how blind can true love be where it defies all logic, ethics and social virtues.
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But just when we thought we knew everything there was to know about Christina Aguilera's "Dirrty," Pop Up done schooled us. So, ladies, move; gentlemen, move: Put on your most assless of assless chaps because we just learned 10 new facts about Christina Aguilera's "Dirrty" video:
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5.) Christina said this video is "all about the stank."
6.) Christina took boxing lessons to prepare for the video...
7.) ... Which didn't stop her from accidentally punching her opponent in the face and knocking her OUT, Mike Tyson style. And she's throwing elbows, guys.
8.) Redman co-wrote "Dirrty."
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Monty on way out
By Wendy Gee -
EASTLEIGH boss Ian Baird has had a clearout of his squad in the wake of Tuesday's hugely disappointing Blue Square Bet South defeat at Salisbury City.
The result dealt a major blow to the Spitfires' already faint play-off hopes - and it's Graeme Montgomery and Richard Gillespie who have felt the backlash.
Wideman Montgomery, who went on as a 26th-minute substitute for ineffective midfielder Philip Appiah, was released yesterday morning.
The 21-year-old's departure comes just two months after he penned a season-long loan deal following a three-month loan spell from Aldershot Town.
He was a regular in the side until the middle of the month, but lost his starting place following the arrival of Daryl McMahon.
Baird explained: "I've let Graeme go because of certain things he wasn't doing well enough.
"He wasn't best pleased when I told him, but I thought long and hard about it. He wasn't going to get a contract at the end of the season and I just felt we may as well free up some money and free up space on the bench for the likes of young Sam Wilson."
As for striker Gillespie, he is returning to Bashley for another month's loan after scoring five goals in the last three games of his previous spell there over Christmas and the New Year.
"Gilly wasn't happy that he wasn't playing and he wanted to go back to Bashley to get some games," the boss explained.
Baird's resident critics on the Eastleigh fans' forum blame the manager for picking the wrong team on Tuesday.
The early substitution of Appiah added fuel to their argument, but Baird believes the real fault lay with Eastleigh's wastefulness in front of goal.
"We set ourselves up to be attacking by starting the way we'd finished at Hampton on Saturday (a 4-0 win)," he said. "Unfortunately it was one of those evenings when it didn't work, but there's a Rizla-fine line between success and failure in football and we've paid the price for not taking our chances.
"The players know they didn't play well. We missed three good chances in the first half, their goal was an error from goalkeeper Jack Dovey and in the second half we didn't deserve it. We let ourselves down.
"Was it my fault? I don't think so.
"Even though I may have picked the wrong side, Bradley Bubb's hit the post, Jamie Slabber's hit the bar, Bubb's missed a one-on-one and Montgomery's missed an open goal."
"We have to take in on the chin and move on, but Salisbury are full-time and had seven players out there who've played in the Conference Premier. People forget that."
Regarding ex-Farnborough man Appiah's early substitution, Baird said: "He didn't do himself any favours, so we took him off. He's played well before, but he's only a kid of 22 and if things don't go right he loses himself a bit."
Eighth-placed Eastleigh, still nine points off play-off pace, hope to put things right at home to mid-table Truro City tomorrow. Chris Flood is out for a fortnight with thigh trouble and Gary Elphick has a hamstring niggle.


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these are sneakers, basically, right?
is the following footwear superpractical for someone (i.e. ME) who is spending the summer on the west coast, probs on a bike, definitely outdoors, maybe in a tree:
dolce vita / sam edelman
DUH OBVS DOY. totally practical. you (i.e. ME) still need to be TALL in the pacific northwest, trufaxual information.
10 comments:
- microtard said...
dawg. KEDS.
Also-- you out on furlough or what?
- May 6, 2009 at 10:54 AM
- Shay said...
haha, I live in heels but I think the Dolce Vita's are like 5" high or something (with platform of course, but that's still a long way to fall on your ass). I support any and all impractical footwear purchases, however.
- May 6, 2009 at 1:43 PM
- Young Damsel said...
hahaha! i myself am not so good on heels, a bummer i know. but, if you are then there are divine <33
plus, it's the west coast baby! not like north dakota!!
- May 6, 2009 at 2:30 PM
- jill said...
i'm making you a bike that you can ride in heels. already in the process....
- May 6, 2009 at 4:39 PM
- jill said...
i'm making you a bike that you can ride in heels. already in the process....
- May 6, 2009 at 4:40 PM
- Betty said...
Oh my god yes! I saw those dolce vitas on Urban and they are so scrumptious. I say go for it.
- May 6, 2009 at 5:08 PM
- noirohio vintage said...
HELL YES. I ride my bike in heels all the time.
- May 6, 2009 at 6:51 PM
- maddie said...
You're coming to CA? You best be sporting some sneaks
- May 8, 2009 at 12:27 AM
- July Stars said...
Spending the summer on the West Coast? I'd heard you might be in London at some point? Mmmmmm
- May 8, 2009 at 3:11 PM
- besos y fotos: the virtual sketchbook said...
i'm dying for the se's..+yes'm, obvs practical..it's not a heel, it's a platform+i think with your skills you could probably run a marathon in them..i mean if you can run to the train, you can certainly bike with no probs.
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As much as it pains me to admit, all of the marketing that NBC's The Slap forced on me while I was binge watching The Blacklist OnDemand worked and I was one of 5.1 million viewers to tune in to the live premiere last night. I watched for two reasons – the ensemble cast and the intriguing premise. The commercials leading up to the premiere revealed a dynamic family party featuring a fired up Zachary Quinto…slapping the shit out of a young child. It's not ideal behavior; it's not normal for TV; it's provocative. I had to find out just why any grown man would behave in such a way. I also had one burning question – how could this entire show be based on one crazed moment? Turns out, there's a whole lot more going on in Brooklyn.
So how was The Slap and is it worth your time? I break down my thoughts about what worked and what didn't work below. You can decide if it's the kind of thing for you.
What The Slap Delivered:
- The cast really is phenomenal. Peter Sarsgaard makes me giddy like a little girl. After watching his breathtaking performance as Ray Seward in AMC's The Killing, I knew that I would watch him in anything he did going forward. Add Zachary Quinto, Uma Thurman, Thandie Newton, Melissa George, and Brian Cox and you have the potential for a true knock-out success.
- The show is about more than a slap. This group of friends and family is twisted and their history, convoluted. Each character brings something different to the table and their interactions are what will make this really interesting. (Just to give you a taste, we have a man having an affair with his babysitter, an artist, an abusive husband, and a set of overbearing wealthy Greek parents.) The storylines of the show already go way beyond child rearing and discipline. In the first hour, the show introduces themes like adultery, social class distinctions, working man vs. rich man, relationships, career struggles, parental interference in relationships. And that's just some of it.
- The show makes you think. This is not an example of mindless television. It's the polar opposite. Each theme, and each character, somehow forced me to think about how our own personal choices can deeply affect other people. I'm also still trying to figure out with whom I'm empathizing with most. I keep wondering things like, What would I do if someone slapped my nonexistent kid? Would I have slapped a kid who kicked me? Many people are also questioning the choice to make Hugo (the five-year old who gets slapped) a child that is still breast-feeding. While I understand the aversion to this sensitive topic, I'm actually glad that they chose to include it. It drove home the point for me that normal is relative and what I consider normal is far different from what someone else considers normal. Despite that, respect must still be a two way street. I still can't decide if I think Hugo deserved the slap from Harry (Quinto), but the bottom line is that this show still has me thinking and questioning a day later. I'm pulled in.
What The Slap Whiffed On:
- The voice over narrator. At random points in the episode, a third party voice chimed in with narrations about what was happening on screen and what the character was thinking. It felt out of place and a little bit insulting, as if the audience isn't smart enough to catch on to these things, or the actor wasn't talented enough to convey it.
- Confusion. Family relationships aren't 100% clear. Right now, I'm still not sure if Harry is related to the child that he slapped, or if he's simply a family friend. While it was evident that most of this group of people were very familiar with each other, and some of their family ties were made clear, there is still some confusion. In a show that is this driven by relationships, you would think they would have done a better job of letting us know exactly who was who.
While I'm still not convinced that this show will be winning any Emmy's next year, I have decided I'm going to stick with it and see it to the end. I think The Slap is smart and I appreciate any TV that has great acting and intriguing stories. I'm invested in these people and this incident and I want to know what happens. Though I do have to admit, I was relieved when I found out that this show is only going to be an eight-episode mini-series. If it does turn out to be a let-down, I can forget it ever happened and let The Slap fade away like a real nasty bruise.


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Musky on the fly - is this my day?
Sometimes, for some strange reason,all things go exactly right and fishing is absolutely stellar. The kicker is that it is usually somebody else around you who is having that stellar day. The fish are biting their lures, flies, worms, etc...They always seem to cast to the right place at the right time. Their retrieve is exactly what the fish want that day.
All the while, you are "happy" to see the fishing gods smiling down on that person knowing that one day it could be you. You may even have a smile on your face and throw out one of those good karma one liners...
"Nice fish!":
"You've got them dialed in!"
While you are saying these things with a candy coated smile, you might be truly searing inside with a rage that glows an ominous green.
But then, it's your day....
It's one of those days where you are blessed to be fishing with your best friend that you've known for 20 years with one of the greatest guides that musky fishing in Indiana has to offer like Predator Pursuit Indiana Musky Guide Service. Maybe that guide just happens to be another good friend of yours.
The morning before the big day on the water, no matter how long you have been fishing, you are so excited about catching the big one and spending time with those great friends that you can barely sleep. Instead you find yourself behind the tying bench coming up with a new fly pattern that is just sure to work.
In the days leading up, you check the forecast everyday to see if mother nature is going to cooperate. One day it says it's going to be cold and windy with a sky full of clouds. The next day it says it's going to be a seasonably mild with abundant sunshine and a pleasant breeze. The night before predicts that the winds are going to be way too fierce for you to accomplish your goal of catching a musky on a fly that is six inches long and about as aerodynamic as a cinder block.
You wake up the next morning after a whopping three hours of sleep, load your gear, and hit the road. It's a bit colder than you anticipated and it seems like the wind is not going to be on your side. You drive three hours anyways and as the sun is breaking over the horizon, you note that there are small pockets on the other side of the lake that seem to be calm as can be thanks to some trees and a hill.
But then you think, what are the chances that the fish are going to be in this one small area when they have an entire lake to chase food, hide, and ambush. You stay positive anyways as the boat approaches the calm zone, drop the trolling motor and start casting.
On this day, you decided to cast your brand new custom 9wt Batson RX8 fly rod that was built by especially for you by FSA Custom Rods that you paired up with the new Kraken reel from Allen Fly Fishing. On the business end, you tied on that new pattern you came up with last night and hope for the best.
Cast one, you are impressed at the feel of the new rod as you lay out a seventy foot cast without a whole lot of effort. You think about how cold that forty degree water must be and how a slow and steady retrieve with the occasional pause might be the trick to getting these fish to move. At the end of the first cast you bring your tip up and do it all over again. It's only been a couple of casts, but you think you have the rhythm down and you cast it out again a third time.
That best friend that is with you has never been musky fishing so as you are casting and retrieving, you are explaining to him that musky fishing isn't like catching bluegill or bass. Those multiple fish days are pretty rare even if you are with a very talented guide. You start to explain how cool it is when you see a fish follow your lure or fly all the way to the boat and, a lot of times, people consider themselves lucky to even see that happen.
As you finish explaining this and you are nearing the end of your retrieve, your friend says, "You mean like that?!" As you look three feet past your fly in the water and right one que, there he is. It's that follower that you were just telling your friend about. You let the fly suspend in the musky's face for a few torturous seconds and give it a tiny twitch to get that combination of orange and green feathers, fur, and flash to pulsate in front of his face. His gills flash white as his mouth opens wide and you see your fly disappear. A quick strip of the fly line as you sweep your rod firmly sets the hook causing the water to explode with a fish doing everything he can to spit that mouthful of regret.
A minute later the net is out and your first musky on the fly is in the boat! Excitement fills the boat, fist bumps are shared, smiles, play by play replays from all parties, and a quick picture before you get that fish swimming away. As you watch him swim away, you start to wonder, "is it my day?"
As everyone gets back to fishing, the excitement is still palpable. For you, even though it was the third cast, you wonder if you just got one of those "first cast curses" or if this is some sort of indication of how the day will be.
A short time goes by and your best friend has his first follow. He let's the bait sit for a second and follows it up with a small twitch just as you had done not long ago. This fish isn't buying it though as he slowly turns in the other direction. You feel OK though because this musky virgin just had his first follow and you can see that he is beyond excited. You also feel good knowing that the fish are stacked in this little section and at least willing to give you a preview.
The morning continues as do the follows. The day is getting a bit colder though and you are struggling with your fly line as the cold air is making it very stiff and difficult to cast. Soon after, the ice begins to constantly build on your guides and you are spending more time removing ice than you are fishing. The stubborn fly fisherman in you wants to keep going but the practical fisherman in you says to give it up and grab the conventional gear...and so you do.
Not long after, your lure has been cast and retrieved quite a few times. You know it must work because it's the same general colors as the fly and the skies are quite bright. It is then that at the end of your retrieve, you give a few twitches and pauses near the boat to be sure that nobody has followed it in. During warmer months, you would be doing a figure 8 at the boat but when its colder like this, a few twitches and pauses are the better approach. Just then, a fish rockets out from under the boat towards your lure and turns away at the last second. He was a smaller fish so you aren't too upset that he didn't take it. Instead, excitement is back in the air.
A short while later, you notice a big arch on the graph as another fish is under the boat. A few seconds after that, you notice that one of the sucker rigs behind the boat is starting to get a bit antsy. Since your best friend hasn't caught a musky before, you know that this fish is all his! The giant bobber goes down and the clicker on the reel is singing. Instruction are given to him to grab the rod, slowly reel down, and then set the hook like he is trying to break the rod!
He does just as instructed and it's an instant battle. You could see the grin going from ear to ear as his rod is bent over and he feverishly tries to get this fish under control. As you watch this unfold, you think to yourself, "is this my day"? The smiles quickly leave the faces of you and your friends as you watch a half eaten sucker fly from the water and into the air. This is heartbreak. You know the feeling as it has happened to you more times than you care to think about.
As the moans fill the air, you look over the side of the boat and see a musky head peaking out from under the boat. "He's still there!" you exclaim. As you quickly assess the situation, you realize that you are the only one with a rod in your hand so you drop your lure over the side of the boat and watch this musky lock in. A small twitch causes him to move within fractions of an inch of the lure. The lure suspends as the does the fish. Your heart it racing and your knees are shaking...."Come on baby! Eat it!" You twitch it again, the mouth opens and the gills flair. Set the hook...got him! A quick swoop of the net and you have just landed your second musky of the day.
As all the celebratory traditions take place and the fish is photoed, measured, and released, your excitement has a touch of cloudiness. "Did I just steal my friends fish?" As you replay the entire situation in your head, you realize that this entire thing happened in seconds. If you had not put that lure over the side of the boat, this fish would not have been caught. You apologize to your friend who is grinning from ear to ear and realize that he is beyond excited anyways.
It is then that you can definitely say, "today was my day"
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It's nice to see you had one of those days! Great outing. However, one point of clarification...I've never congratulated anyone on their stellar day when mine stunk it up. I'm not that good a liar! Happy New Year buddy.ReplyDelete
Don't you just love it when a plan comes together, and from the read it all worked out for you. Thanks for sharing a great trip.ReplyDelete
Great photos. Those great days are too far between for me unfortunately... but I do think it makes it sweeter when it does happen if you have to work for it. Grats on it being 'your day'! Excellent read.ReplyDelete
Very cool stuff Nick.ReplyDelete
They look very different from our pike (Esox Lucius) and I'm pleased you posted some pictures so I could see it for myself, thanks.ReplyDelete
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Only a couple of days ago, I'd seen that name set in a pink and gold star on LA's Hollywood Walk of Fame. Yes, he is everywhere, from sidewalk to skyline to screen. Donald Trump is already a mythical creature. And the myth he's projecting is of a Yankee King Midas. He wants voters here to believe that everything he touches turns to gold – they can get some of that too – if only they hand him the keys to the White House.
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Harris County Hospital District to screen for green first
Non-urgent patients from other counties must pay up front
The Harris County Hospital District has begun turning away uninsured patients from other counties who show up in its facilities and do not need urgent care, unless they pay cash up front.
The policy is one of several strategies the district is pursuing to prevent "cataclysmic" effects on patients as the state considers cuts that could take nearly 10 percent of the district's budget, president and CEO David Lopez said.
If a patient enters a hospital or clinic with a medical emergency, federal law mandates treatment. Many people, however, visit emergency rooms with routine illnesses, said Dr. Shkelzen Hoxhaj, chief of emergency medicine at Ben Taub General Hospital, the district's flagship facility.
It cost the hospital district about $3.9 million to treat uninsured, out-of-county, non-emergency patients during the fiscal year that ended Feb. 28, said district chief financial officer Mike Norby. About $200,000 of that will be collected, he said.
In a $1.06 billion budget, the loss is a fraction of 1 percent. No savings is too small when state cuts could cost the district as much as $110 million, Norby said.
"We need to just hold the line and say, 'Folks, we need cash up front.' It's the principle of the thing," Lopez said. "We knew we were going to have to start doing things differently. This is not going to solve our problem, but there's no one single strategy to addressing our loss of revenue."
Changes can add up
Other changes the district hopes will cut costs or raise revenue include:
Escorting patients discharged from Ben Taub to the cashier, rather than allowing them to find their way out. Collecting a down payment or co-pay on the spot is more efficient than seeking payment after the fact, Norby said, and could generate several million dollars in added revenue.
"They'd go out the ambulance entrance, they'd go out the other hallway to the main entrance," Hoxhaj said. "There was no control."
Encouraging district employees to seek health care within the district, ensuring a larger base of insured patients. This policy has just begun; Aetna, the district's health plan administrator, did not include district facilities in its network until last fall, Norby said.
Seeking comprehensive "coding," the process that tells Medicaid how to reimburse the hospital for treating a patient's ailments. Doctors often code the acute symptoms being treated, Norby said, and leave off chronic conditions that may be driving those symptoms. Recording all causes could result in higher reimbursements, he said.
Converting to electronic medical records. Completed four months ago, the transition is expected to save money by reducing repeat tests, Hoxhaj said.
Norby said the move also will increase Medicaid reimbursement. Some bills went unreimbursed, he said, because doctors did not sign the necessary forms; the electronic system solves that problem.
Making 90-day prescriptions available. The idea is to reduce emergency room visits by patients seeking renewals every 30 days, Hoxhaj said. It also is expected to reduce the likelihood of those patients visiting the ER to address a crisis caused by a lack of medication. The program started this month.
'Thoughtful' approach
All visitors to the district's emergency rooms are screened to determine a diagnosis. If that exam shows no urgent need, a financial counselor asks uninsured patients who do not live in Harris County to pay the full cost of the treatment up front, or a 50 percent down payment for expensive procedures, Norby said. The same goes for visits to district clinics.
If a payment plan cannot be negotiated, the patients are provided a listing of health care providers in their own counties.
The district accepts many items — from recent utility bills, credit card statements or lease agreements, to car insurance documents or post office records — as proof of Harris County residency. Only county residency is relevant to the policy change, not whether a patient has legal residency in the United States, district spokesman Bryan McLeod said.
"There's always a concern about putting finances potentially before patient care, but I think it's done in a thoughtful manner in that we do have a screening exam done before that decision is made," Hoxhaj said. "That sits well, I think, with our medical staff. I think they understand we don't have unlimited resources."
Steve Radack, a county commissioner and longtime critic of the district, said it should seek bids from private providers who may be able to perform procedures cheaper than the district but said he supports the penny-pinching efforts.
"As far as I'm concerned, it's their job to provide health care to qualified individuals at the least cost to the Harris County taxpayers," Radack said. "Hopefully, they'll start taking care of the business end of the Harris County Hospital District and start running more efficiently, more professionally."
Different in Dallas
Parkland Health & Hospital System, the Dallas public health district, does not screen patients to determine whether their needs are urgent, according to spokeswoman Candace White.
"We don't screen them out — we see them," White said. "Then, with follow-up care, that's when they go through the process with patient financial services."
As the uninsured are discharged, she said, they are asked to contribute toward the cost of their care.


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According to a source close with the team, left-handed reliever and 2015 Eastern League All-Star Robby Scott's locker has been cleaned out and he has been promoted to Triple-A Pawtucket.
Scott has appeared in 29 games (including two starts) between Double-A Portland and Triple-A Pawtucket this season, compiling a 2-1 record with a 2.18 ERA while striking out 51 in 53 2/3 innings.
With many former Sea Dogs making major contributions at the Triple-A and Major League levels, Scott makes sure to keep himself prepared for the moment his name is called.
"That's what it's all about, seeing guys have that opportunity. You got to be able to put yourself in the best possible position to succeed and be ready for that opportunity when your name is called, and hopefully that opportunity comes," Scott said in early April.
Before the promotion, Scott was elected to his second consecutive Eastern League All-Star Classic, which was hosted at Hadlock Field in Portland, ME on Wednesday, July 15.
The 25-year old Miami, FL native was also voted an Arizona Fall League All-Star last season.
"Having that opportunity, being selected for [last year's] All-Star game was really cool," he said. "Something that I will always remember, something that I will look back on when my playing career is over."
"Between being in the All-Star game last year in the Eastern League and then having the opportunity to play in the All-Star game in the Fall League was awesome…it's one of those things where you get to reward yourself for your efforts, for the work you put in throughout your time…hopefully I can be on an All-Star team at [every] level."
Scott was signed as a non-drafted free agent by the Boston Red Sox in 2011, purchasing his contract from the independent Yuma club of the North American League. In 115 career appearances in the minors, Scott holds a 15-8 record with a 2.10 ERA while striking out nearly three times as many batters as he has walked.


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Big Hairy Deal
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- January 9, 2017
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Dear Dharma,
I am currently living in a house-share whereby I have to share a bathroom with one roommate. This in itself isn't a problem, however every day when I come to have a shower her hair is all over the bath.
I currently use the shower hose to rinse the bath before I get in, but it grosses me out, therefore I would like some advice on how to ask her to clean up after herself without offending her. Please. Thank you.
Hairy Mess
Dear Hairy Mess,
I'm shuddering right along with you… and the thing that freaks me out completely? Hair on soap. You can't even rinse that nastiness away; it's stuck right in there. Bleeeeech.
Sorry. Your problems, not mine. Got it.
The thing is, you might not be able to get both of the things you want here, which is both a clean bath tub and an un-offended roommate.
Dharma sees this a lot – the desire to deliver sensitive information with zero risk of backlash. It's the famous 'cake and eat it too' scenario, right?
"How do I tell my boss he smells without offending him?" "I want to leave my husband for his brother. How do I do this without hurting him?" "Can I tell my girlfriend the extra 20 lbs she's carrying is a turn off without getting beaten to death?"
Any time you make people aware of their perceived short comings, you run the risk of offending them. It's just human nature and we could spend countless hours (and often do) trying to wish that simple fact away.
So the very most guaranteed way of not offending her is to not bring it up and keep rinsing the creepy hairs away yourself.
In the perfect world, no, you shouldn't have to do this… yet by doing so, you will have accomplished getting what you want – an un-offended roommate and a hairless bathtub. The cost, however, is continuing to be completely grossed out on a regular basis.
If this continued course of action is unsatisfactory to you, no worries, Dharma always likes to have options.
First of all, understand that no matter what you say or how you say it, you can't control if she gets offended. However, we can certainly try to minimize the damage.
The key thing in approaching her is not to make it about her. Make it about you even if it's not entirely true.
"Harriet, can we talk for a second? I'm so reluctant to bring this up because I just know you're going to think I'm a nut bar, but I'm wondering if there's any way I can get you to rinse the tub when you're done in the shower. I have this problem, I completely freak out around loose hair… I know, right? Even when it's my own hair, can you believe it? I don't know what's wrong with me. Maybe I have chaetophobia. I'm so sorry to be such a pain."
Obviously practice saying chaetophobia before using it, right?
I'm guessing if you can deliver this message with 100% angst-iness of how this is your problem and 0% judgement of her and her creepy hair, you might just come out the other side of this relatively unscathed.
Will you let me know how it goes?
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Heritage architecture in Penang (shot on Redmi Note 3)
If you love architecture and old buildings, George Town is a perfect place for your next visit. Listed as UNESCO World Heritage Centre, this city is full of unique character and architecture without parallel to any other cities in the world.
You can find George Town in the little island north of Malaysia called Penang. Dubbed as the Island of the Pearl, you will find this place shine brighter under the sun. And what better place there is to fulfill your architectural wonder.
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text: All The Tr… Editing Maintain the Lie 0 You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reasons: The action you have requested is limited to users in one of the groups: Users, FANDOM Staff, FANDOM Helpers, Wiki Managers, Content Team Members. Please log in to edit this wiki.Joining All The Tropes Wiki is free, and it only takes a minute.We hope that you sign in, and become a member of the community!Click here to log in or create an account more + You can view and copy the source of this page: {{trope}} One of the show's characters brags about his opulent lifestyle to a faraway friend, a relative or just someone he wants to impress. Impressed indeed, the other character wants to come over and see! The only problem was, the braggart was lying, and now, [[True Companions|all of his friends]] must roleplay out the lies in a desperate attempt not to reveal the truth. Common in the [[Sitcom]], and often happens as the result of a [[Fawlty Towers Plot]]. Other times, the person the character wants to impress starts it off by bragging about ''his'' life. In still others, the visitor reveals that he knew all along, and was playing along to deliver [[An Aesop]]. Usually, one way or another, the lie collapses. Traditionally, the associate reveals that regardless of the lie, they are (for some truly different reason) far more impressed with the life the character actually leads. Compare [[The Celebrity Lie]]. Also see [[Mock Millionaire]], [[Princess for a Day]]. {{examples}} == [[Anime]] & [[Manga]] == * ''[[Best Student Council]]'' had an episode with the same title as the trope name, wherein Cyndi Manabe has been writng letters to her mother, telling lies so that she won't be worried about Cyndi's welfare. This would be fine, except the lies are ridiculously extravagant. * Episode 27 of ''[[Keroro Gunsou]]'' has the Keroro Platoon and the Hinata family preparing to [[Maintain the Lie]] to Keroro's father that the frogs have succeeded in their invasion of Earth... but they never get the chance, as he leaves right after he gets there. * In the [[Love Hina]] manga, Motoko tried to do this to avoid disappointing or standing up to her older sister ''twice''. After her attempt to feign marriage to Keitaro propmted Tsuruko to [[Heir to the Dojo|break her sword and briefly throw her out of the Kenjitsu school/order]] you would think she would learn.... == [[Film]] == * The Bollywood film 'Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.' revolves around this plot. Munna Bai is a gangster lord with a heart of gold in Bombay. He has told his family however that he is a doctor, and has even created a fake hospital. But, his parents find out, and thus he decides to actually go to medical school. Various hijinks happen, and some serious, heartfelt touching moments as well. Surprisingly well done. * The Frank Capra movie ''A Pocketful of Miracles'' uses this trope: a mother sends her young daughter to a convent in Spain and regularly writes her letters in which she pretends to be part of the New York society when she's actually a beggar. Years later, the daughter decides to come back to New York City and meet her mother with her husband-to-be, a count who in all certainty will cancel the wedding if he learns the truth. Cue shenanigans. ** The Jackie Chan movie ''Ji ji'' (''Miracles'' in english) is based on Capra's ''Pocketful'' and obviously uses the trope too. Change New York City for 1930 Hong Kong; cue shenanigans and kung fu. * This is the plot of ''Waking Ned Devine''. The title character is a man in a small Irish village who wins the lottery, and promptly dies from shock. One of the protagonists has a dream that convinces him that Ned would have wanted the other villagers to enjoy his winnings, and so he and his buddy convince (almost) the entire village to pretend that Ned is still alive and attempt to con the claim inspector. Hilarity, naturally, ensues. * In [[Harold Lloyd]]'s best known film ''[[Safety Last]]'', Harold has to climb a building as a publicity stunt because his friend (the real human fly) is being chased by a cop. Harold pretends he's the daredevil to start the climb, intending to switch at a window on the next floor. His friend is never able to ditch the cop, so Harold ends up climbing the entire building. * In ''[[Good Bye, Lenin!|Goodbye Lenin]]'', Alex is told that if his ill, formerly comatose mother, recieves a severe shock (like oh, the revelation that East Germany is no more) she could go into cardiac arrest. In order to prevent this, Alex drags all their friends and family into an elaborate ruse to convince her that the GDR is still standing. * In the French 1969 movie ''[[Hibernatus]]'', a man is found frozen in Greenland near the remains of a ship that wrecked in 1905. The man is revived and turns out to be the grandfather of the wife of a wealthy industrialist. At the behest of his wife (who threatens to disinherit him) he kidnaps the "Hibernatus" and brings him to his mansion. They are caught, but are forced to let the "grandfather" live with his granddaughter under one condition. In order to avoid giving him a heart attack, the government re-creates the early 20th century in the industrialist's neighborhood in order to convince the frozen man that no time has passed. {{spoiler|Then he finds a TV}}. ** The movie handwaves the problems of being frozen alive by claiming he was accidentally flash-frozen in glycerin that was being transported on the ship when it wrecked. * [[Adam Sandler]]'s movie ''[[Just Go with It]]'' is about a successful plastic surgeon who tricks women into bed by pretending to be an abused husband. Then he meets a women (who is 10 years his junior) with whom he actually wants to start a relationship. The problem is, she finds his fake wedding ring. Now he has to pretend to be in the middle of a divorce with his cheating wife and has to convince his assistant and her kids to play their parts. It's not too long that the lies quickly spiral out of control. == Literature == * ''[[Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn]]'' has a dramatic version. Prester John rose to fame and became king of Erkynland after slaying the great red dragon, Shurakai, which had claimed the life of the two previous kings. It is only after his death of old age and the ensuing disasters that it is revealed that {{spoiler|the previous king, Ealhstan Fiskerne, slew it, dying in the process. John took his sword Minneyar, renaming it Bright-Nail, and claimed credit for the deed}}. John's [[Blood Knight]] tendencies, his persecution of the [[The Fair Folk|Sithi]] (whom he suspected of knowing the secret), and even his treatment of his sons (favoring the martial Elias against the introspective Josua), all derive from his attempts to maintain this lie throughout his life and result in the conflict against the [[Big Bad|Storm King]] being far worse than it could have been. It also sets up [[The Hero]] Simon's reveal as {{spoiler|[[Moses in the Bulrushes|King Eahlstan's heir]]}}. == [[Live Action TV]] == * An episode of ''[[The Addams Family]]'' was based on Lurch's aged mother coming to visit him, and his having never told her he was a butler; most of the story involved his posing as the master of the house, with Gomez acting as butler, Morticia as maid, and Grandmamma as cook. * A rare dramatic example occurred in the last season of ''[[Angel]]'', in which our heroes had to Maintain the Lie to Mr. and Mrs. Burkle that their daughter is still alive, when in reality she'd been killed and her body taken over by an ancient demon-god. Among the many complaints that viewers had about Season 5, this is often cited as the most execrable thing the writers/characters ever did. ** To be fair, Wesley ''was'' going to tell them; it was Illyria (the demon-god) who suddenly decided to start the charade, because she legitimately didn't want to hurt the Burkles. (Though it ''is'' still kind of messed up...) *** Feels even more messed up at the end of the episode with the flashback to Fred leaving home all those years ago, driving off to find her destiny... * Occurred at least four times on ''[[Three's Company]].'' ** Actually, it was the whole premise for [[Three's Company]]. Jack tells the landlord he's gay so he can live with two girls, and has to keep up the act every time he visits. * In one episode of ''[[Small Wonder]]'', Brandon talks Joan into impersonating Bonnie so he can impress a business visitor from Japan. * A variation appeared in an episode of ''[[WKRP in Cincinnati]]'', where the staff all conspire to give a visiting auditor a horribly inaccurate impression of the station. The later syndicated revival also did a "straight" version of this trope where they all tried to help the station secretary pretend to be the manager and put through an important business deal. * In ''[[Black Books]]'', Manny claims to his parents that he runs the titular bookshop, although this lie quite swiftly collapses. * On ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'', when his mom gets really sick and expresses regret that she never got to see Barney settle down, he actually hired actors to play his wife and son (started with just a wife, but the actress likes to go "off script" and announced her "pregnancy") so his mother would think he was a happily married family man. He actually kept this up for ''seven years''. When his mom finally found out the truth, she was relieved. Turns out she'd never been able to stand her fake daughter-in-law and grandson (with his annoying attempts at catch phrases) all these years. ** Barney's gay brother has the opposite problem. He used to be just as big a Casanova as Barney but he fell in love and got married. Since Barney hates the concept of marriage, he did not tell Barney about it. When he visits New York, he pretends to still be single and trying to pick up men in a night club. ** Ted's parents pretend to be happily married while they have actually been separated and dating other people for months. *** It is also hinted at that Ted's grandmother died and they decided not to tell him. * This happened regularly on ''[[Seinfeld]]'' since the Jerry, Kramer and Elaine put a lot of emphasis on how others perceive them and will lie to make themselves look better ** George lied to Susan's parents about having a house in the Hamptons. It's subverted in that they knew he was lying from the beginning and only went along to see how far he would take it. And, of course, because they don't like him and enjoyed watching him squirm. ** When George's unemployment benefits are about to be cut off he asks for an extension and pretends that he is about to land a job as a salesman. The company does not exists and he gives his case worker Jerry's phone number instead. To maintain the ruse Jerry now has to answer his phone as "Vandalay Industries" ** A sports equipment salesman claims to have been a tennis pro but is actually terrible at tennis. In order to maintain the ruse Jerry has to throw a tennis match against the guy. Not only does this make Jerry look like a horrible tennis player but the salesman keeps insulting him. ** George and Jerry can't get a cab at the airport so they pretend to be the people a limo driver is waiting for. Turns out the person George impersonates is a notorious neo-Nazi and the driver is supposed to take them directly to a big rally where the guy is the main speaker. The fact that Jerry is Jewish makes it even more uncomfortable and dangerous for them to maintain the ruse. * On an episode of [[The Big Bang Theory]] Leonard lies to Penny about coming to see her perform in a production of [[Rent]]. Sheldon is disturbed by the logical holes in the lie and begins plugging them by elaborating on the original lie to the extreme degree of hiring an actor to play the relative they were supposed to be helping. ** Penny tells her father that she and Leonard are dating again and manages to convince Leonard to go along with the lie. They spend most of the time trying to fool Sheldon since they can't bring him in on the scheme due to his tendency of over thinking and ruining any plan of this nature. * Occurs several times on ''[[F Troop]]'', usually when the peace-loving (and money-making) Hekawi Indians have to pretend to be fierce savages to impress a visitor to Fort Courage. * ''[[Cheers]]'' episode "Diane's Nightmare". Andy-Andy Schroeder wants Sam to pretend that he owns the bar and Sam is his employee so Andy can impress his girlfriend. * ''The Nanny'' features Fran pretending that she is the wife of millionaire Broadway producer Maxwell Sheffield, and not his nanny, in order to impress relatives to whom her mother has been bragging. In another episode, the butler Niles pretends that he is Maxwell Sheffield, that Fran is his wife, and that the actual Maxwell Sheffield is the butler in order to fool visitors from the butlers' guild. * In the pilot episode of ''[[Psych]]'', Shawn, who is really just hyper observant, tells the cops he's psychic to avoid being thought of as a suspect in all the crimes he solves for them. He's been pretending for six seasons now. * On the ''[[The Good Wife]]'' Alicia and Peter Florick have been separated for most of the series due to Peter's infidelity. However, Peter has to maintain the public image of a man with a supportive wife who will stand by him through his various legal and political troubles. Alicia is willing to play along in order to protect their children from the scandal. == [[Video Games]] == * [[Ace Attorney|Ron DeLite]] is firmly possessed of the belief that his wife will leave him if she realizes he's not loaded, and his wife is firmly possessed of the belief that security guards make quite a lot of money. To maintain the illusion he {{spoiler|steals from his company, gets fired, lies to her about being fired, and then resorts to grand and overdramatic [[Gentleman Thief|theft]] }} just to keep her thinking she can go on shopping sprees. == [[Web Comics]] == * In ''[[What Birds Know]]'', Elia's father left her mother long ago, and to deal with the shame, the latter turns to prostitution while keeping up the facade that he's simply working a long way away. == [[Western Animation]] == * Two separate episodes of ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' used this plot, both involving Squidward and his annoyingly successful high school acquaintance Squilliam. Oddly enough for Squidward, it was actually successful one of those times. ** Inversion: When Patrick's parents ( {{spoiler|not really}}) visited, Spongebob faked being an idiot to make Patrick seem smarter. * An episode of ''[[Doug]]'' had Doug's family putting on a play to impress his sister's new boyfriend, as Judy thought they were too boring. Doug took offense to being written out of the family and cast as a butler, so he struck back by improvising his part as a secret agent trying to stop a bomb threat. ** Another one had Judy pretending to be Doug's sick cousin Melvin to cover a lie he told Patty. It was eventually reversed, though, when Judy took "method acting" to the next level and ''Doug'' became the one maintaining the lie. * ''[[The Simpsons]]'' had an episode where Homer used Mr. Burns' mansion to impress a researcher who kept track of everyone in Springfield from childhood on. ** Not to mention the one where, to get out of an arranged marriage, Apu told his mother he was already married. When she arrived from India to meet the wife, Homer got the idea to have Marge and the kids pose as Apu's family. {{quote| '''Apu''': Is it just me, or do all your plans involve a horrible web of lies?<br /> '''Homer''': It's you. }} * The villain of ''[[Rainbow Brite]]'', whose mother disapproved of this whole gloom and evil business, had to convince her that he was perfectly well-adjusted. By stealing the protagonists' castle, among other things. * ''[[Hey Arnold]]'' once had Sid trying to pass off Arnold's room as his own to impress a wealthy exchange student. * "Her Parents" of ''[[Adventure Time]]'' in which [[Shape Shifter|Jake]] pretends to be a rainicorn so his girlfriend's parents will accept him. * ''[[Jimmy Neutron]]'' had Carl pretending to be the residential boy genius, not Jimmy, to impress his pen-pal, a Swedish model... {{spoiler|Turns out she was lying as well}}. {{reflist}} Templates used on the current version of this page: Template:Examples (view source) Template:Quote (view source) Template:Reflist (view source) Template:Spoiler (view source) (protected)Template:Trope (view source) (protected)Return to Maintain the Lie. Retrieved from "https://allthetropes.fandom.com/wiki/Maintain_the_Lie" Edit summary Preview Mobile Desktop Show changes


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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 2 – Intermediate)
Topic: 24 Hours (01/27/11)
TITLE: The Gift (i)
By Leola Ogle
"Are you sure you're okay with this?"
Her dad, looking surprised at the question, covered her hand with his. "I feel that God orchestrated this. Nothing will ever change the fact that you're my little girl, even if you are 19. You're our gift from God."
Tears sprang to her mother's eyes though. "I'm happy for you, honey. Diane seems like a wonderful woman."
1000 miles away, Diane lay next to her husband. The tears came, remembering how frightening it felt to be 16 and pregnant; discussing options with her parents and pastor, the decision to give her baby up for adoption, brokenly weeping as she held her beautiful baby girl.
She remembered her baby growing inside her; agonizing through the years if she'd made the right decision. Finally, God gave her a peace. She never forgot that baby though.
Later, God blessed her with a wonderful husband and two sons, but she never forgot her firstborn. Alan knew that she had given a baby up for adoption, and when her sons were old enough, she told them.
She hoped they'd meet someday, but left that up to God. Diane prayed daily for that baby girl and the couple who became her parents.
In less than 24 hours, she would be meeting her. "Katie," she whispered to herself.
She knew Katie would have questions. Diane prayed she'd understand that at the time, she knew the greatest gift she could give her baby was a better life than she could provide.
The breeze whispered through the open window; the night sounds were soothing. As Greg's eyes began to succumb to sleep, he heard the soft weeping.
He pulled Carol into his arms, her tears soaking his shoulder. "It'll be alright, honey. Diane gave Katie the gift of life, and God placed her with us. We have to trust Him now."
Carol knew he was right, and she did trust God. How could she explain the resurgence of old feelings: desperately wanting a baby, watching time go by as hope fluttered in her bosom only to have nature's monthly reminder that there was no baby growing inside her womb. When she held Katie for the first time, a fierce, protective love filled every fiber of her being.
When Katie was four, they adopted baby Kevin. Katie loved her little brother. Then they lost him to leukemia when he was ten; the long, exhausting battle to keep their precious boy alive, only to have death win in the end.
Maybe it was irrational, but she felt she might lose Katie also. She wished she had been the one to carry her in her womb, to feel the stirring of life, to bring this beautiful child into the world.
She heard Greg praying, his voice full of tender compassion. The tautness left her body, the ache in her heart subsided, and she drifted into a peaceful sleep.
Katie stared at the ceiling, willing her body to relax. She asked God to give her parents peace, especially her mom. She had always known she was adopted, and was grateful for her wonderful Christian parents whom she deeply loved.
She couldn't remember how old she was when the questions started. Did her birth mother ever think of her? Why did she give her away? Who was her father? Where did she get her auburn hair and singing ability? Did she have brothers and sisters somewhere?
Searching for her birth mother had nothing to do with loving her parents. They would always be mom and dad, nothing in this world could change that.
Diane awoke with nervous anticipation. She sang as she pulled her auburn hair into a ponytail, her voice lovely and perfectly pitched.
Katie's parents drove her to the airport. They had talked with Diane that morning, confirming Katie's flights. Katie hugged her parents like she would never let them go. She wanted to say so many things to them, but only smiled around the lump in her throat. She loved them so much.
Diane and Katie recognized each other immediately. Even if there hadn't been an exchange of pictures, the resemblance between them was amazing. There was a brief moment of awkwardness, before they embraced.
It would be the beginning of bringing two families together.
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Sherwood Brewing Co. - Secondary Logo and Illustration
Commissioned to design a secondary logo for product branding and illustration for a menu cover.
Secondary logo design based on vintage beer labels using different throw-back elements.
Illustration for new menu cover as of Feb 2014. Inspiration from "Rosie the Riveter" and various pinup models.


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[ syll. dae-ci, da-eci ] The baby boy name Daeci has its origins in the Irish Gaelic language. Daeci is a variant form of the English Dacey.
See also the related category irish.
Daeci is not widely used as a baby name for boys. It is not in the top 1000 names.
Baby names that sound like Daeci include Daecee, Daecey, Daecie, Dexy (English), Dacee, Dacey (English), Daci, Dacie, Dacso (Hungarian), Dacy (English), Dadah, Dadas, Dago, Daice, Daiwik (Indian), Daksa (Indian), Daksha (Indian), Dakshi (Indian), Daksi (Indian), and Dasa.


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At this moment, there are four big cybersecurity threats currently facing your small business. And chances are, you might not even realize they exist – or pose a threat to begin with. ?
Small businesses in particular need to be wary of threats, mainly because they might not have the IT bandwidth of a larger organization to battle them. While it?s the hacking of big corporations that makes the news, small-and-medium-sized businesses are still a target to hackers across the globe. And just because you?re not a large global conglomerate doesn?t mean your data isn?t confidential, or at not risk.
- Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
With the proliferation of mobile and electronic devices still on the rise, it?s not surprise these personal devices are making their way into the workplace. Tablets, laptops, smartphones and wearables all present excellent productivity opportunities for employees, but also potential high-risk backdoors into your systems.
Keep it safe: The best way to prevent leaks through personal devices in work is to implement an employee-wide BYOD policy in your workplace, which should assess device risk and ensure only employees are able to use said devices. Additionally, employees should educate staff on the dangers of personal devices in the workplace to help enforce policies and rules put in place around personal devices.
- Information Management
Whether you?re a small start-up or large government contractor, chances are you have information you don?t want your competitors reading. Sadly, this is the information hackers are looking for, and is some of the information most easily mishandled by employees of all levels. Leaked documents could have disastrous results, ranging from losing classified projects and designs to having your entire networks left open.
Keep it safe: When it comes to information management, encryption is key. Password-lock PDFs to ensure only the specific readers you had in mind see the document, and consider using redacting software in your PDF viewer to cover sensitive information. Password securing PDFs is a secure way to ensure the document hasn?t been altered since it?s been signed by another person – a good way to know it hasn?t been viewed during its travels.
- The Internet of Things (IoT)
The future of technology is here, and with it is the Internet of Things. While this interconnectivity of all things around us will offer a wealth of opportunity for automation and technological growth, it also offers a significant threat since every connected machine is part of a network that can be hacked.
Keep it safe: Although still in it?s infancy, IoT threats are out there and they are boundless. Being educated on them is the first step to fighting them. Additionally, ensuring all machines on a network – not just the traditional IT infrastructure – are encrypted and secured is a must when it comes to IoT.
- Hard Copies
Although we live in the digital age, many employees still like to read and work on physical sheets of paper. While this may seem like an issue of wasted paper for people who simply are tired of looking at a screen, printing hard copies of documents, especially sensitive information, now creates a physical manifestation of information a hacker would have had to spend hours trying to get. Whether that be not destroying documents, or simply leaving them on the printer, having physical copies made is a recipe for loose-data disaster.
Keep it safe: Besides training employees to destroy sensitive printed documents after use, encrypted print files to require an employee to sign-in to print them is one way to avoid having information left in the printer. Additionally, restricting print access to lower users can help combat lower-level employees printing sensitive information by mistake, and requiring a user-authentication will help you track back any potential leaks later down the line.
Being aware of the big four cybersecurity risks facing your business is the first step, but preparation is the second. While larger organizations may have IT departments with the capabilities to implement these defenses, smaller businesses would do better to partner with a trusted IT professional like NENS to take the tech-side of things off their plate so they can get back to what really matters – making the most of their resources to grow their business.


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