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I've clearly failed in my previously stated goal of largely avoiding the debate over the Keystone XL pipeline, which has somehow become one of the biggest energy issues in the United States. So long as the energy and environment worlds are focused on the pipeline, though, I suspect I'll keep writing about it.
Earlier today, on his ClimateProgress blog, Joe Romm wrote the following:
"I am not impressed by the argument of Michael Levi of the Council on Foreign Relations: 'Slash oil demand and oil sands development goes away; keep oil demand on its current trajectory and we've got huge climate problems regardless of whether Keystone XL is approved.' That argument cleverly allows one to argue against the impact of any individual carbon-intensive action."
My argument against focusing on Keystone XL has, of course, gone well beyond (and much deeper than) thas one simple quip. In particular, my past work has shown that cutting emissions by curtailing oil sands development is a very costly approach. But even if we focus narrowly on the claim cited above, what Romm says is incorrect.
Here's a thought experiment. Jamaica is considering eliminating its greenhouse gas emissions, but President Obama will have the final word. Pretty much every major environmental group has decided that eliminating Jamaican emissions will be one of their top priorities. Let's imagine that I pushed back, suggesting that their energies would be better directed at policies with the potential to deliver bigger returns, and said something like this: "Keep global fossil fuel demand on its current trajectory and we've got huge climate problems regardless of whether the Jamaican plan goes ahead." Would Romm suggest that this was merely a clever excuse for inaction?
I doubt it: it's kind of obvious that concentrating on Jamaican emissions would be a distraction. But Jamaica's total annual greenhouse gas emissions are pretty similar to the incremental emissions you'd expect from Keystone XL. (And I haven't even mentioned that, as the price for eliminating Jamaican emissions, U.S. consumers would have to send a little money to the Middle East.) To be fair, I've done this comparison by assuming that Canadian oil replaces Middle Eastern crude. If I instead assumed unrealistically, that higher Canadian production simply added to the global supply of oil – and, conversely, that blocking Keystone XL would cut global oil consumption rather than just shifting it to lower-carbon fuels – the increased emissions would be higher. Instead of talking about Jamaica, we'd be discussing Belgium. (To be fair, though, Belgian emissions are still a bit higher.)
That gets to the heart of my point. Advocates of aggressive action on climate change have limited political capital. The United States has limited economic resources. Neither has the option of becoming obsessed with random opportunities to cut emissions without regard to large or small they are.
Many argue this opportunity is much bigger than the small emissions figures indicate. They claim that Keystone XL will lock the United States into an oily economic and political system. I just don't see how Keystone moves the bar that much. What are the circumstances under which it's plausible to see the United States getting off conventional oil but still sticking to tar sands crude? What is it about Keystone XL that will cement our oil addiction that nearly ten million barrels a day (and rising) of U.S. domestic production won't? How will Keystone XL qualitatively alter U.S. dependence on the oil sands when other pipelines are already importing crude from there? It's hard to see how Keystone XL crosses lines that haven't already been crossed before.
An endless stream of emissions-intensive actions is making our climate predicament worse. Those who care about this situation can't afford to be indiscriminate in their approach.
P.S.: A few people have asked me whether I plan to respond to the anti-Keystone post that went up at RealClimate last Friday. I probably won't. The post is a mix of correct arithmetic concerning oil sands emissions and some pretty awful economic and political analysis. The bad economics assumes that Canadian production won't affect what happens elsewhere in the world; the bad political science implies that the Keystone XL decision will determine what happens to the oil sands over the next thousand or so years. None of that has any support in reality, but adopting it makes the careful arithmetic irrelevant. I've gone through these arguments before, and don't see much value in going through them again. I'm a bit worried, though, that by straying from good climate science into bad economics and politics, RealClimate – which I normally love – will hurt its brand and credibility.
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Around the world, misleading headlines popped up about a study in the BMJ, "Long term alcohol intake and risk of rheumatoid arthritis in women: a population based cohort study."
Alcohol cuts arthritis risk by half in women – Times of India
Alcohol 'lowers arthritis risk' for women – The Independent
Alcohol 'lowers arthritis risk' – The Press Association
Rheumatoid arthritis risk reduced by moderate alcohol consumption – News-Medical.net
Alcohol reduces risk of arthritis: study – The Local.se
Frequent tipple 'halves arthritis risk' – Irish Independent
Drinking wine can keep arthritis at bay, scientists tell women – Scotsman
Drink Thrice a Week to Halve Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis – HeartZine
ALCOHOL 'REDUCES RISK OF ARTHRITIS' – Express.co.uk
Risk of arthritis half for 'moderate' female drinkers – The Conversation
Moderate Drinking Reduces Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk among Women – French Tribune
Each headline used a definitive statement of a causal connection: cuts/lowers/reduces/halves risk or some variation thereof. And each is inaccurate when applied to the study in question.
The researchers simply concluded this: "Moderate consumption of alcohol is associated with reduced risk of rheumatoid arthritis."
A statistical association, not proof of cause-and-effect. And that's all you can accurately say.
And what may have kicked it all off? A BMJ news release:
BMJ Press Release
Moderate drinking may reduce risk of rheumatoid arthritis
Three drinks per week can halve the risk of developing the condition
In that news release, there was not one mention of the limitations of such an observational study – no emphasis on association versus causation.
HealthDay ended its story appropriately and accurately: "Although the study found an association between alcohol and rheumatoid arthritis risk, it did not prove a cause-and-effect relationship."
Maybe more media around the globe would have gotten it right if the BMJ news release had helped them a bit. We've written about flawed BMJ news releases on observational studies before:
We refer the BMJ news release writers to our primer, "Does the Language Fit the Evidence? Association Versus Causation."
Journals could help lift all ships – or they can (and sometimes do) help us all drown in a daily tsunami of global miscommunication about health news.

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December 20, 2015
Our society uses the word 'love' in many different ways. We love our spouse and we love our children. But we also love our cars, our coffee, and our favorite TV show. And we would love to take a vacation. But love in the Biblical sense never has a selfish connotation. It never means something that just gives us pleasure. I really, really like ice cream, but I don't 'love' ice cream. I do not put the needs and well-being of a carton of ice cream before my own.
The ancient Greeks had more than one word for 'love'. There was 'eros', which is romantic love. The kind that makes your heart race, and your legs weak, when you see that special person. The kind that makes you daydream, and write poetry, and act like someone you don't even know. Then there is 'philia', which is the virtuous brotherly type of love. Family love. But the highest form of love is 'agape'. That is the pure love that God has for us. It is totally untainted by sin. It is a love that transcends all other forms of love. Jesus told His disciples, "Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends." (John 15:13) But then Jesus Himself even went beyond that, as the Apostle Paul told the Romans, "You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." (Romans 5:6-8)
Some people do not completely grasp what Christ did, so let me attempt to clear up a few false concepts. At one end of the spectrum are those who believe that Christ died for everyone (which in itself is true), so therefore everyone will eventually go to heaven (which is not true). At the other end of the spectrum are those who believe Christ only died for the 'elect', those who God predestined to go to heaven - and not for the rest (also not true). While God has always had foreknowledge of who will and will not go to heaven, based on their acceptance or rejection of His Son, Christ died for everyone and the offer of salvation is extended to everyone, no exceptions. It does not matter if you are the nicest person on the face of the earth, or the most hardened criminal. Christ died for you. Period. The concept of predestination is misunderstood by some, to mean that you have no choice, so why even bother? If you are either predestined to go to heaven or you aren't, what difference does it make what you do or don't do? Predestination does NOT eliminate free will. You have a choice. Whether or not you go to heaven or hell in up to you. God will not force anyone to go to heaven if they don't want to. It is your decision to go to hell. Not God's desire. He never predestines anyone to go to hell.
Which brings us back to agape... Think about this: How could a God whose very essence is the purest form of love in existence in all the universe, purposely send the very beings He created out of love, and that He loved enough to be born Himself as a baby only to suffer and die to redeem us - to a hell that is the darkest place in the universe, devoid of love and light and any form of goodness, to spend an eternity? Do you not think that God's very heart breaks over every soul that rejects Him and His offer of salvation through Christ? No parent ever wants to feel the anguish of losing a child, but any parent who has can appreciate to some extent the utter remorse that God feels every time other one of His children opts to live without Him for eternity. At least when a human parent loses a child, they have the hope of seeing them again one day in heaven. God has no such hope for anyone that refuses to return His love. When Jesus was on earth He shed tears over the death of Lazarus, whom He brought back to life (see John 11). And He wants to bring every one of us back to life too. For all of us have died spiritually because of sin, but Jesus loved us enough to die for us - for each and every one of us - so we can become spiritually alive again (read Ephesians 2:1-10). So we can live eternally in heaven with Him, if we choose to do so.
Now for those of us who have chosen Christ, who have through the grace of God realized that a life serving Christ is far better than a life serving satan (and we are either doing one or the other!), and that an eternity with God is far better than an eternity without Him; we have the Holy Spirit living within us. That means that we have the spirit of agape love in our hearts! And because we do, we have a capability to love that exceeds that of those who do not have the Holy Spirit within them. And yet, why is it that at times we act just like the rest of the world? Why do we let our flesh rule over our spirit? Why do we listen to everyone BUT God? We were called to grow in the Spirit, to become more like God every day, to love as God loves. We will never be perfect as long as we are in our earthly bodies, and satan will put every possible stumbling block in our paths. He does so not because he can ever lay claim to us again, but to keep us from leading others to Christ. Therefore, every morning when you get up, think to yourself, "What if those I come into contact with today will make a decision to either follow Christ, or not, based on how they see Christ in me?"


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His name is carved in granite, his likeness cast in bronze, his legend as large as the role he played as America's first president. But before he was a commander-in-chief, George Washington was a general in a revolution that would decide the future of the people and land he called his own. If victorious, he would gain immortality. If defeated, he would find his neck in a hangman's noose.
Washington knew the sting of defeat?at Brandywine, at Germantown?yet this unwavering leadership and his vision for a new and independent nation emboldened an army prepared to fight barefoot if necessary to win that independence. Wrote an officer after the Battle of Princeton: "I saw him brave all the dangers of the field and his important life hanging as it were by a single hair with a thousand deaths flying around him." Among America's pantheon of Founding Fathers, one man?to this day?stands out. Author Paul Vickery tracks the unlikely rise of Washington, a man whose stature in command of a young army became prelude to a presidency. As Vickery writes, "He learned to become the father of our country by first being the father of our military."


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Unjustly overshadowed by the great 365 GTB/4 Daytona, which was produced concurrently, the 365 GTC/4 was seen as a softer alternative and as a result remained a largely underestimated Ferrari for many years. It shared the Daytona's 4,390 cc, four cam V12 engine, breathing through six Weber carburetors, albeit slightly detuned to produce 320 bhp at 6,200 rpm and a lusty 318 lb.ft at 4,000 rpm. Allied to a five-speed gearbox, the 365 GTC/4 still offered considerable performance with a 163 mph top speed and 0-60 mph acceleration in just 6.5 seconds. Roadholding and handling were also of a high order, with self-leveling rear dampers and well-weighted power assisted steering, while brakes were powerful discs front and rear. Production ended in Autumn 1972 after only 500 365 GTC/4s had been built, and as a consequence these once long overlooked grand tourers have become increasingly sought after.
Chassis number 15553 is one of just 32 right-hand drive examples built and was delivered new to Great Britain through Maranello Concessionaires Ltd.
The current lady owner purchased the car from its first owner in 1974, to replace an Aston Martin DB1 bought new in 1950! Until a couple of years ago the Ferrari was used on an almost every day basis. It has always been maintained fastidiously by Maranello Concessionaires; this is substantiated by a large file of invoices adding up to over $150,000!
In 1992 the chassis was renovated as necessary at a cost of over $38,000. The most recent full service was carried out in May this year, and the bill for $3,450 includes the replacement of all four exhaust manifolds. The car is in extremely good and very original order throughout. On a recent test drive it performed very well, with a 'tight' feel that only a well cared for, original car can display.
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Energy-harvesting devices, which draw tiny amounts of power from sources like the sun and vibration, have slowly started to appear in industrial and commercial applications, like wireless sensor networks. But battery-free consumer electronics have mostly remained out of reach (see what happened to M2EPower). However, two-and-a-half-year-old Netherlands-based startup GreenPeak is looking to change that, and this morning the company says it's raised a second round of funding to help it significantly expand its industrial and commercial-focused business into the consumer electronics space.
Up to this point, GreenPeak has largely been selling battery-free wireless chips and network hardware that can create wireless sensor networks for industrial and commercial buildings. Building owners that install sensor networks based on GreenPeak's technology (for energy management, temperature monitoring, security) don't have to replace the batteries in the network and can save money and time.
But with these funds — $19 million from Gimv, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, DFJ Esprit, Motorola Ventures and Allegro Investment Fund — GreenPeak is aiming directly at the consumer electronics market, specifically in home entertainment and automation. Elderd Land, Partner at Gimv, said in the release that GreenPeak's technology could be used for remote controls for consumer electronics and wireless applications for home automation.
If you've ever had a series of remote controls that stop working and constantly need batteries, then you can see the need to develop a system to either significantly extend their battery life or even turn remote controls battery-free. I could envision a remote control that draws small amounts of power from the user picking up the device and changing the channel. GreenPeak tells us it is also developing "Self Powered Switches" for lighting (energy is generated by flipping the switch).
Energy-harvesting hasn't really broken into consumer electronics for several reasons. First, much of the technology is still too expensive in terms of upfront costs for the low cost consumer electronics market. An industrial building owner might spend extra to install a battery-free wireless sensor network and avoid the cost of replacing thousands of batteries, but its a different proposition for a single sub-$100 remote control.
Second, the amount of power that devices have previously been able to draw from energy-harvesting technologies to date has been very small, so often not enough to provide enough power for the device. That was one of the problems with devices like the shaker flashlight (a novelty device where the flashlight is powered by shaking it). We don't know all of the details of GreenPeak's tech, but it's a difficult problem.
For a startup it can also be hard to score big consumer electronics manufacturing partners. M2E Power, which had developed a movement-based energy harvesting technology, wanted to partner with cell phone makers to extend the battery life in phones. That market turned out to be too hard to break into, and M2E Power ended up switching courses (and being sold).
In terms of connections, GreenPeak's backers could help the young firm. Involved in the round were Motorola (s MOT) Ventures (the VC arm arm of the cell phone maker) and Robert Bosch Venture Capital (the VC arm of electronics maker Robert Bosch). We'd all like to end batteries — GreenPeak's slogan is "No More Batteries" — but it'll be a long road before these products become mainstream in our homes.


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May 22 is designated by the United Nations as the International Day for Biological Diversity. Genetically modified organisms (GMO) are known to have negative effects on biodiversity and there are international rules for handling GM crops to try to deal with the risks. There are indeed many examples of how GM crops threaten the environment and human health in the countries were GM crops are grown. This year, on May 28 we will screen two documentary movies that highlight such problems in the United States, Argentina and Romania. The movies are in English and Romanian (with English subtitles) but the seminar with our experts will be in Japanese.
Part 1: Growing Doubt & U TURN
Movie: Growing Doubt
Renowned agricultural economist Dr. Charles Benbrook was commissioned by Greenpeace to make the first ever forecast of the impact by authorising the cultivation of genetically engineered herbicide tolerant corn and soy. Greenpeace has also travelled through Argentina and USA to speak to farmers and their communities about how herbicide tolerant crop monocultures have affected their economy, environment and community. These first person accounts formed the basis for the documentary Growing Doubt. Witness accounts from Argentina and USA and Dr. Benbrook's forecast report present a grim view of a future with GMOs: the over-reliance on herbicide-tolerant crops in the U.S. has triggered the emergence and rapid spread of nearly two dozen glyphosate-resistant weeds, driving up farm production costs, as well as the volume and toxicity of herbicides needed to prevent major yield loss.
For more info: www.growingdoubt.org
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It is a success story that completes the circle of a 13 year campaign to end GMOs in food and feed. In 2005 Romania was growing only GMO soy, while the biotech industry had control over the country at all levels: politicians, scientific community and farmers associations. Some of them had been threatening GMO campaigners with violence. Today they have changed their minds in front of an increasing GMO-free market demand. The former country manager of Monsanto is today the country manager of Danube Soya, to promote sustained GMO-free soya bean cultivation in Europe. The movie is an uplifting sample of success for campaigners all over the world showing that the biotech industry can be defeated and the darkest minds can be shifted. If a whole country can get decontaminated and a Monsanto manager can be converted then positive change is possible!
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Burger City Guides: Donald Link's Favorite Burgers in New Orleans
Editor's note: For our new series of Burger City Guides, we're asking our favorite chefs from around the country to tell us about their five favorite burgers in the cities/states they're based in. Got requests? Let us know in the comments or email us at [email protected].
Despite a strong penchant for the Cajun and Southern flavors he's become known for across New Orleans, Louisiana native Donald Link is a sucker for the simple, all-American hamburger. "I don't care for any gourmet versions," he says. The perfect Link burger must be balanced: The meat can't be too thick, the onions and tomatoes must be sliced thin, and the lettuce should be shredded. Cheese and condiments should be simple, limited to cheddar with mustard, ketchup, and especially mayonnaise. If the bread tears apart halfway through, it pisses him off. He's earned his right to be picky: With four restaurants to his name, the James Beard award-winner has made a lasting impression on the Big Easy's culinary tradition.
In Donald's words, check out five burgers that fit the bill, in no particular order (he swears):
1. Lee's Burgers, simply cooked on a flat top with mayo, mustard, and onions. This is the real old-fashioned way. The meat is not too thick or dense, and everything is perfectly balanced.
Multiple locations listed at leesburgers.com
2. The Company Burger is a great concept. They use good-quality beef and grind their meat fresh. American cheese is crucial to me for a good burger, and they do it right. The proportion of meat to bread to sauce is right on and it eats well.
The Company Burger, 4600 Freret Street, New Orleans LA 70115 (map); 504-267-0320; thecompanyburger.com
3. I love the burgers at the Carrollton Boosters Little League ballfield at The Fly. This one surprises people. The meat is nothing special but they are all grilled to order and dusted heavily with Tony Chachere's Cajun spice. You get the bun at the stand with lettuce, tomato and cheese, and take it to the grill, where it goes straight from the grill to your bread. Then you put your condiments on. It's awesome. I could eat three of them—that's the true test of a hamburger.
The Fly, New Orleans LA 70118 (map)
4. Then there are the burger stands like Pirate Cove in North Louisiana at Toledo Bend Lake, where I grew up fishing. They take forever, but they are truly some of the best I have ever had. I think the secret to these is that they toast the bun on the flat top in the meat grease, adding just the right toasty, meat-soaked crust.
Pirate Cove Marina, 1567 Caribbean Drive, Florien, LA 71429; 318-565-4467 (map)
5. And then there's my back yard.
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I received a complimentary copy of "Only True in Fairy Tales" from ChocLit in exchange for an honest review! I did not receive compensation for my opinions or thoughts shared herein.
#MidnightChocLit No.5: a New Year's treat of a quirky magical story
read by a girl who LOVES Fantasy & Magical Bits & Bobbles
Even my resident dragon is eagerly spying a snippet of this novella as a wicked good #nextread of his own! Astride his back is one of my favourite "Mum gifts" as when I was feeling especially poorly after foot surgery (in my late teens) she found a way to lift my spirits by giving me this beautifully lovely Angel Bear! The wings are so iridescent as much as the lovely star she's holding, too! Hence why I thought it was rather a fitting shot – my Angel Bear holds a star, my dragon wants to snag this read for himself and all my #currentreads are 'photo diving' into the shot via the corner of one of my bookcases!
It should be known – when I started off as a book blogger, I had several bookcases stuffed to the gills with books from my personal library; although not the full collection; not even by half. I've been collecting books since I was knee high to a grasshopper, so you can well imagine the collection a bookish soul such as myself might acquire? However, 15 months ago I had to scale back my shelves and pack away most of my dearly beloved bookish friends til a new day when they meet each other again in the future; thus, I have two bookcases now: one for reviewing & one for my personal library selections.
There are seven 'shelves' if you count the fact I'm using the top shelf of the case itself as an 'overflow' area (laughs): the bottom is actually 'spare space' where I stored the one series I anguishing couldn't finish collecting from Guideposts because despite being a subscriber to said series and told I'd get all the books; they quit printing the series and all of us were left with a non-completed set! The series is Mysteries of Sparrow Island and I think it will take me most of my life to find copies of this beautiful series readers have discarded as I have a nearly full set myself! I believe this is a full list of the series – my own copy a lovely clerk at Guideposts faxed to me years ago in an ill-attempt to secure the rest of series for me was found on one of my favourite sites for scouting out Cosy Mysteries! I promptly cancelled my second subscription for the Church Choir Mysteries and discarded all hope of picking up their other series as what is the point if they can just quit their subscriptions up out of the blue?! I digress.
The two shelves up from Sparrow Island are my 're-reads' of review books I dearly want to re-soak inside and re-appreciate as soon as time and life allow me the pleasure of their returned company! The next two shelves are 'current review books' in-part as I have housed a lot of my ChocLit novels & novellas tucked into one half of one of the shelves (the other half of my ChocLit novels are on my second bookcase; those I never pack away!) and my Julie Lessman Library (feat. the Daughters of Boston series; 3x trilogies, plus a prequel), my Brenda S. Anderson Library (feat. the Coming Home series), my Dee Henderson books (starting with Full Disclosure; her previous series are packed) and my growing collection of stories by the lovelies of Southern Belle View (i.e. Lisa Wingate & Beth Webb Hart).
The top shelf (in theory, if you discount the upper shelf!) is housing my Science Fiction & Fantasy #currentreads (i.e. leftover from #RRSciFiMonth and being feat. in #SciFiExperience this January), my Ghost Harrison collection (by Heather Graham) and an assorted array of Suspense & Mystery novels I intend to finally dig inside in 2017 (either before or during October!). Which brings me to the upper shelf – two stacks deep occupy my #BacklogueReads (see this Riffle List), the middle stack are more Sci-Fi & Fantasy books and the last stack are books I've gathered to send-off to a dear friend who used to be a book blogger.
As you can see this small slice of my bookish life, I'm a girl who *devours!* literature in all it's splendor of genre & thematic glory! I borrow quite a heap from my local library, too, per annum which rounds out the books not yet on my personal shelves but one day shall be! I segued away from my prompt though – as I was keen on saying, I love Magical Realism stories – including lighter fares of where the modern world enters into the Fantastical with little nudges, pushes and jolts. I love how Fantasy can be re-invented, re-bent and re-shaped per each writer's vision of how a fantastical 'something' can be inclusive to a story-line, even if that particular story-line isn't entirely Fantastically spun!
A bit like how one of my favourite films starring Sean Patrick Flanery (see also this Review) was the quirky Contemporary Rom Simply Irresistible. To this day, I have no clue how my tweets about his debut novel rang in so many favourites and re-tweets; my Twitter blinked into oblivion back then! Ironically or not, this particular film was his least favourite and it's my personal favourite aside from his Young Indy films as he plays such a horrid bloke in The Dead Zone! He does redeem himself a bit though with a Contemporary Rom lead in a Hallmark Channel film – interestingly enough.
Ergo when the premise of this lovely novella mentioned 'fairy tale' truths – I was curiously drawn to wonder – was there a bit of magic spun into this tale or was it a play on words to where 'as you least expect it, life shall surprise you'. Either way – if there is a spot of the magical or if it's merely an uplift of hope for what hasn't yet happened but will unexpectedly take the character unawares into a bit of blissitude, the story definitely caught my eye as soon as I turnt over the cover & read the blurb!
IF your just joining me for #MidnightChocLit and want to know why I conceived this wicked #awesomesauce of a readathon – please direct your attention to #MidnightChocLit No.1: You're the One that I Want.
Join me whilst I read *six!* ChocLit novellas Christmas Week & New Year's – as we read through the holidays with a 'pocket of ChocLit' in our hands! Remember: I'm tweeting LIVE as I read ahead of posting these reviews! Tweet me your reactions & add your commentary on the posts!
Only True in Fairy Tales
Subtitle: It's never too late to believe in fairy tales
by Christine Stovell
Illustrator/Cover Designer: Berni Stevens
Source: Direct from Publisher
It's never too late to believe in fairy tales…
Eloise Blake has been fascinated by Prospect House, the shadowy romantic Gothic house opposite, ever since she moved to the village of Hookfield.
When its new owner turns out to be best-selling crime author, Ross Farrell, whose work is grounded in gritty reality rather than happy endings, Eloise is determined to concentrate on her tapestry design business and her rescue dog, Gracie.
She's already given up on knights in shining armour and happy ever afters. Love, she thinks, is only true in fairy tales – even when Ross keeps appearing just when she needs help most. But is he the Prince Charming she thought didn't exist – or is he a beast in disguise?
Places to find the book:
Book Page on World Weaver Press
Also by this author: Turning the Tide, Follow A Star
Genres: Contemporary (Modern) Fiction (post 1945), Contemporary Romance, Romance Fiction
Published by ChocLitUK
on 4th November, 2016
Format: Portable (Pocket) Paperback Edition
Pages: 112
Published by: ChocLitUK (@ChocLituk)
Available Formats: Pocket Paperback + Ebook and Audiobook
Converse via: #Contemporary #Romance + #ChocLit
OR #PocketChocLit (Jorie's idea!)
Put some ChocLit,
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(little rhyme I came up with to celebrate these editions!)
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Each year, our City becomes for one day the central focus of bird lovers from around the State, interstate and overseas. The event is the Annual Show of the South Sydney Avicultural Society and it's where more than 900 birds will be on display.
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The bird show will be held on Saturday June 12 at Coronation Hall and will be open to the public from 1.00pm. This is an advance notice for everyone to come along to see perhaps the best exhibition of birds in the State. Me, I just want to see the lizard canaries because the name fascinates me. I'll give some more details in the weeks to come.
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NEW MILFORD - The Charter Revision Commission is meeting tonight to talk about the document that dictates how town government operates.
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Nearly two in three employers (66 percent) say their company is extremely/very aware of the potential changes to health care policy coming out of Washington D.C., and more than a quarter (26 percent) of employers report that the most common fear among their employees is losing health care due to a preexisting condition, according to the 2017 employer health care survey, Employers Hold Steady in Time of Uncertainty, from the national Transamerica Center for Health Studies (TCHS).
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Thanksgiving is one of the most important Pagan holidays in our American Civil Religion. Although the harvest festivals are now over, we are celebrating their success.
The central focus of Thanksgiving is the extended family. For hundreds of thousands of years there was no difference between extended family and family and no need to make a big deal out of it, but in America, our corporations needed to break apart the extended family into the nuclear family with only the breadwinner, his spouse, and his children, because that was the family unit that could be most easily moved to whatrever suburb served the factories that needed them. And so Thanksgiving arose to fulfil the need for nuclear families to re-establish contact with the wider family they had left.
And Thanksgiving gives us an excuse to have family reunions to give back to us for just one day just a little bit of the human contact we surrendered when we gave up the religion of the family and replaced it with the religion of Capitalism.
Of course there are constant attempts by competing religions to co-opt Thanksgiving, with the Christians wanting yet another Christian holiday, and the Capitalists trying to gut the four day weekend of family celebration by carving out Black Friday as another day for worshipping Mammon. But I urge you to use the day to remember we were not always isolated from the rest of our family by thousands of miles.
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I can't remember a day when there was so much going on in the world of farming, the environment and Brexit. It is only 10am and I'm currently trying to follow at least four different stories.
- The Oxford Farming Conference kicked off this morning with a key note speech from Andrea Leadsom, which was followed by George Eustice – both Defra ministers.
- The Oxford Real Farming Conference is also taking place – almost in a parallel universe – at midday they will be debating rewilding.
- The Environmental Audit Committee have launched their report on 'The Future of the Natural Environment after the EU Referendum'.
- And there is a headline on the front of the Western Morning News saying 'Moors could be left to Nature' following a leaked draft of the Government's 25 year plan for Nature.
Leadsom and Eustice
Andrea Leadsom started and said 'As we prepare to leave the EU the fundamentals of the sector are strong' – really? In December I wrote a piece about the state of English agriculture – see here – the Defra figures show that not one sector of English agriculture, other than poultry is viable without the Basic Payment Scheme, agricultural-environment money and diversified income.
How can these figures be made to suggest that the 'fundamentals are strong'?
To see how important the Basic Payment Scheme money is you only have to look at the campaigning (quite rightly) by the NFU to ensure that payments are made in a timely fashion.
Leadsom went on to talk about red tape 'My priority will be common sense rules that work for you'. Again I find this odd – surely the rules should work for the tax payer and the environment?
She also returned to her dual commitment: the environment and profitable farming 'We can do more for our stunning natural environment and we can export more of our food, drink and innovations to the entire world'. There is a lot in her speech about exporting and I am left rather confused about what has happened to domestic food security.
As to specifics though e.g. post Brexit CAP, trade and farming policies these will have to wait as a Green Paper will be launched on these matters by Defra later in the year. You can read Andrea Leadsom's full speech here.
George Eustice said 'Brexit is an opportunity to take a more holistic approach to the environment'. He also began to give an insight into what post Brexit agricultural support might look like.
Eustice also revealed this bombshell!
George Eustice also suggested that future monies would be targeted at farmed land
An interesting development for those campaigning against Driven Grouse Shooting and the conservation of Hen Harriers!
Environmental Audit Committee & the Future of the Natural Environmental after the EU Referendum
The EAC published this report this morning – you can download it here.
The report highlights three main threats to farming as a result of our decision to leave the EU
- leaving the Common Agricultural Policy will threaten the viability of some farms
- trade agreements which impose tariffs or non-tariff barriers to UK farm exports similarly threaten farm and food business incomes
- new trading relationships with states outside the European Union could lead to increased competition from countries with lower food standards, animal welfare standards and environmental protection
The report also highlights 'The EU provides a number of strong legislative protections to the UK environment. The Birds and Habitats directives will no longer apply in UK law even if the UK remains in the Single Market, which has the potential for far-reaching negative impacts on the UK environment.'
As a result they make 7 recommendations
- The Government must commit to a new Environmental Protection Act before triggering Article 50.
- Access the resources necessary to replace CAP funding to ensure farm remain viable.
- The Government must ensure that the 2 Defra 25 year plans (Environment and Farming) are fully co-ordinated
- If the UK leaves the Single Market then the Government should state clearly what new measures need to be put in place to maintain food safety and security, protect British agriculture from tariff and non-tariff barriers and ensure the UK maintains our current level of environmental protection.
- Before Article 50 is triggered the Government must identify legislation which may be diffcult to transpose to ensure full public and parliamentary debate and scrutiny.
- Before Britain leaves the EU the Government must have clearly established the environmental objectives and governance model to be used for any future land management payments.
- Defra must, as part of leaving the EU, ensure that plans for post-EU environmental coordination between the countries of the UK is sufficient to ensure that funding is allocated fairly and transparently, with shared strategic objectives complemented by minimum environmental standards, so that the UK can continue to meet its international obligations.
This is a good report and it has been widely welcomed – the question remains though does the Government want to strengthen environmental laws? And does Defra have the capacity to do what the report suggests? This will keep the environmental NGOs busy over the coming months.
The Real Oxford Farming Conference and rewilding
I have been impressed with the CLA's Christopher Price (standing and talking) for many months now when it comes to his attitude towards nature and the environment. Here he is talking about rewilding – 10 years ago you wouldn't have heard such a view from the CLA – all very interesting.
The man blowing his nose is Charlie Burrell from Knepp, next to him is the National Trust's Patrick Begg and next to him is Derek Gow – the 'beaver man'.
Twitter is a wonderful thing but it's not the same as being there! But at least I'm getting a flavour.
Moors could be left to nature
This is the front page of the Western Morning News – Moors could be left to Nature – I haven't been able to track down this article yet but it appears to be based on a leaked draft of the Defra 25 Year Plan for Nature. It suggests that subsidies could be removed from parts of the uplands of the south west thus allowing rewilding to occur on a landscape scale.
This is my initial response from earlier today. I think it is far to say that this will not go uncontested!
So ……
How do we make sense of all of this –
the strong fundamentals of agriculture, no subsidies, public money for ecosystem services, a stunning natural environment, strong exports, rewilding, a New Environmental Protection Act
Catch 22 meets Brave New World?
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It's not that I haven't taken pictures or been in the garden (just a little) ... so maybe, rather than a lot of bantering, I'll just share a photo montage of Autumn photos taken as I've been out and about. There have been field trips ...
|Autumn wouldn't be seasonal without a trip to a Pumpkin Farm
|Classic Midwest Farm ... Red Barn & Windmill
|Wicked Witch, on vigil ... I'm not messing with her !!
|The rustle of leaves, the Autumn color palette and the crisp air ... ah!
The gardens at home have been quietly settling down for the season. On the other hand, the bunnies have not been so quiet. It's not a surprise, but it still pisses me off. My brand new Twilight False Indigo (Baptisia) made it through the whole summer. Now it's been stripped of all it's leaves, so now it's behind a shield of wire fence... They also started stripping the bark off of the Japanese Willow, so it looks like the whole Cottage Garden will be under lock n key through next Spring.
|Last minute planting, bunny 'carnage, hot air balloons and the final blooms of the season
Even this late in the season, there are still surprise splashes of color in the garden. These little gems made my heart sing...
|Late afternoon sun ...
|Pink Guara - always throwing out some late blooms
(I just LOVE this plant!! Early out of the ground and the last one to leave the garden 'party'.)
|EXCITEMENT: Hyacinth Bean Vine seeds - (annuals here)
(Can't wait to plant these next Spring!)
|Hyacinth Bean Vine - in it's glory down in KY
(Thanks for sharing the seed pods, JC!)
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The recent update to music player Rhythmbox brought with it many feature updates and fixes.
Amongst these came a newly souped-up Last FM plugin offering up detailed user stats, artist recommendations and support for music streaming.
Also present is a new Zeitgeist plugin, improved GNOME-Shell integration, support for iTuns remote and iPod fixes.
Because Rhythmbox 0.13.2 requires newer dependecnies than provided by by default in Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick users wanting to make to upgrade will need to use a 'backport' PPA created by Robert Schmidt.
To add and install from the PPA, which Rob notes was created to help him learn packaging, open a Terminal and enter: –
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:rjeschmi/rjeschmi-ppa
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install rhythmbox
Users should be aware that this build does not include the Ubuntu One Music Store due to build issues. Rob says that he hopes 'to get it fixed' soon.


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This specification covers zinc-coated flat steel tape in coils for use as interlocking armor and flat armor for electric cables. The zinc-coated tape is produced with three classes of zinc coating weight. The zinc-coated tape shall be furnished in coils of one continuous length, with not more than an average of one weld/50 lb [23 kg]. The tensile strength shall be determined on longitudinal specimens consisting of the full width of the tape when practical, or a straight specimen cut or sheared from the center of the tape. The elongation shall be determined as the permanent increase in length, after failure of a marked section of the tape specimen originally 10 in. in length. The tape shall be capable of being bent flat on itself, either lengthwise or crosswise, without indication of failure. During the visual inspection, 1 sample coil shall random be selected from every 10 coils in the first 100 coils of the lot and 1 sample coil shall random be selected for every additional 35 coils, but not less than 3 coils from the entire lot. The weight of coating shall be determined by the hydrochloric acid-antimony chloride method. The zinc coating shall remain adherent without flaking or spalling when the tape is subjected to a 180� bend over a mandrel of required diameter.
This abstract is a brief summary of the referenced standard. It is informational only and not an official part of the standard; the full text of the standard itself must be referred to for its use and application. ASTM does not give any warranty express or implied or make any representation that the contents of this abstract are accurate, complete or up to date.
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1.1 This specification covers requirements for zinc-coated flat steel tape in coils for use as interlocking armor and flat armor for electrical cables. The zinc-coated tape is produced with three classes of zinc coating weight.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
A90/A90M Test Method for Weight [Mass] of Coating on Iron and Steel Articles with Zinc or Zinc-Alloy Coatings
A902 Terminology Relating to Metallic Coated Steel Products
B6 Specification for Zinc
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 77.140.50 (Flat steel products and semi-products)
UNSPSC Code
UNSPSC Code 26121600(Electrical cable and accessories); 11101704(Steel)
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ASTM A459-08(2013), Standard Specification for Zinc-Coated Flat Steel Armoring Tape, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, 2013, www.astm.orgBack to Top


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Destination? Delicious Pizza at 9650 Legacy Dr
When you've got a hankering for a cheese-loaded slice of mouthwatering pizza, we know you're craving the best pizza in Fort Worth. You want a delicious pizza with a robust tomato sauce, expertly sliced pepperoni, heaping piles of melted mozzarella and a crust that's both crunchy and chewy—all at the same time. You want to take a bite out of the perfect pizza. You want Domino's.
At Domino's on Legacy Dr, it's never been easier to get the fast and fresh pizza you want. Order your pizza in person, give us a call at (817) 632-3888, or place your pizza order online!
First, start by selecting from one of our handmade crusts, like our hand-tossed crust that's packed with buttery flavor, a gluten-free crust, a crunchy thin crust, or a pan pizza crust that's loaded with two layers of melted cheese! Then, choose your sauce and your favorite pizza toppings. Whether you can't get enough grilled chicken and roasted veggies or you adore a savory variety of banana peppers, mushrooms, and pepperoni, you can make your dreams come true at your local Domino's!
With more than 34 million different ways to handcraft a Domino's pizza, you can be sure we've got a slice for whatever your tastebuds are craving. Build your own pizza from bottom to top or choose one of our many crowd-pleasing specialty pizzas, like the popular Honolulu Hawaiian, Philly Cheese Steak, or Memphis BBQ Chicken, and have it delivered fresh and hot to your door, today!
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At your Domino's on Legacy Dr, we take pizza delivery pretty seriously. In fact, we're so serious about it that we'll make you a promise. We guarantee that your pizza will arrive toasty hot and fresh at your doorstep, straight from our oven! Want to see how fast we can deliver? After you place your order, use our patented TrackerⓇ to stay up to date on the status of your pizza order. Follow it from the moment the sauce is added to the second it leaves our door for delivery... and try not to drool on your phone or computer in the meantime.
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Reviews business cases (requirements, potential benefits and options) and determines appropriate procurement routes, for example, open market or collaborative framework. Using market knowledge to inform specifications, ensures detailed pre-qualification questionnaires and tender invitations are prepared. Collects and collates data to support collaboration and negotiates terms and conditions to reflect the scale of requirements and encourage good performance. Evaluates tenders based on specification and evaluation criteria, prepares acceptance documentation and advises on contracts and service level agreements.


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This blog will serve as my exhibition space.
This will include photography, electronics, objects and everything else that was produced by me, my mind and hands.
Stuff that I like and stuff that I hate can be found in my G+ stream.
To kickstart this I will start by posting some of my older stuff.


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Wait what did that say? Or if you don't care about looks, if you eat more, you will do better in workouts. Wait seriously?! Yes, I am serious.
This Saturday, May 12th at 8AM we will discuss how eating more will help you reach your goals. Bring a friend so they can learn how to eat more too. Then, stay for the 9am class so we can do a huge group WOD!
Here are just some of the things I ate and drank last week:
Insanity burger from MShack, Beer, Whiskey, Milk Shake from MShack, Cereal, Pizza,
Here is what I also ate:
Veggies (a ton of them, raw and cooked), lean meats, a little bit of fruit (not much), rice and other starch
Here is what I did for workouts:
Lifted heavy stuff often (to the point of failure), pushed myself to the physical breaking point on at least 2 workouts, did the extra work 2-3 times during the week, got outside to play a few times
Life does not have to be boring. You CAN find balance. Let's talk about how to do that on Saturday!
Ps. Yes, that is a Barbie, and yes those are princess band-aids. I'm a business owner and father of two daughters. You can do this. Balance is possible.


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Corner Health provides hormone transition therapy.
Please call to get more information or to schedule an appointment for more information.
I'm a transgender minor who will be turning 18 in a few months and plans on scheduling an appointment as soon as relatively possible to start HRT. I do not have insurance and am wondering how much the cost of such a process is. Any information, pointers, ect?
The first step in starting HRT through Corner Health is to make an appointment to establish care. At that appointment you will get a physical exam and blood tests. After the first appointment, you schedule another appointment to discuss the hormone treatment options. After starting hormones there are follow up appointments every 3 months for the first year.
If you do not have insurance there is a sliding fee scale that is used to determine the cost of your appointments.
There is also someone at Corner who can assist you in signing up for insurance.
Hey! I heard that you give free HRT to people under 21, is this true? If it is, how can I go about making a consultation for this?
We provide care to the transgender community.
If you are interested in HRT please schedule an appointment to establish care to begin the process. That visit will involve a physical check up, blood work and further assessment.
You will then schedule to return to discuss options for starting HRT.


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Your spending habits does a lot more than you think. When you buy American-made products, you are making this country better than ever in so many ways. We are in control of our country's future each time we make a purchase. So, be mindful of your purchase decisions and choose wisely.
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How to Teach a Child to Ride a Bike
Teaching a child to ride a bike without training wheels is one of those important passages of childhood, right up there with crossing the street solo and tying your shoes for the first time. But teaching kids to ride a bike can be a bit tricky.
How to teach a child to ride a bike:
• Let your child decide when he or she is ready to ride a bike. Most kids give up training wheels when they're 5 or 6.
• Make sure the bike isn't too big. Young riders should be able to have their feet flat on the pavement when sitting on the seat, and they should have 1 inch of clearance when they straddle the frame.
• Help your children develop a sense of balance by weaning them off training wheels. When your child is ready, move the training wheels up about one-quarter of an inch.
As balance improves, move the wheels up again.
• Teach children to ride a two-wheeler on a slight grassy slope or a narrow sidewalk surrounded by grass – not in the street or an empty parking lot.
It's really easier to let them make their mistakes on something that's not going to hurt them when they fall.
• When you're ready for a first run, put your hand under the seat to help steady the bike. Once you let go, stay close and be ready to grab them once they start to fall. Eventually, though, you're going to have to let them take a few spills.
• Lastly, insist on a bike helmet when teaching you child to ride a bike – and beyond.


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Having just bought that luxurious king size bed and wonderfully comfortable mattress that you have always
wanted, you decide the only thing to cover it perfectly will be a king sized duvet cover. But what is it about a
quilt or duvet that have made them so popular.
I should point out that in America, a duvet cover sometime refers to the quilt and cover combined whereas in
Europe a duvet is referred to as a quilt and the cover that goes over it as a quilt cover. To confuse matters even
more, a duvet or quilt are sometimes referred to as a comforter.
Originally a duvet or quilt, which first became popular in Europe, was just a big bag that was stuffed with the
down or feathers of the Eider duck and, much like a blanket, was used to keep people warm at night.
This 'bag of feathers' was also known as an Eider-Down. People quite frequently slept on one and used a second
one to cover themselves. However, as time went on, they became more accepted as not only a piece of bedding but
something that could also be attractive in your bedroom as well.
Purchasing a king size duvet cover is not such a difficult job, but there are, as always, decisions to be made
on how you want things. To begin with, do you want the cover to match your other bedding and if so, do you want the
same pattern that is on your sheets and pillow cases. Alternatively, you may prefer a complimentary pattern on the
duvet cover so you can use multiple sheet sets on your bed.
Apart from deciding whether to match the sheets and pillowcase, you may also want your new king duvet cover to
match or at least accent your curtains or carpet. It is a whole question of decorating to make your bedroom the way
you want it. Everything changed when you purchased that new bed.
Once you have made all of the decorating decisions, there is one other important choice to make regarding your
new king size quilt, especially if you or your sleep partner suffer from any allergies or asthma. That decision
relates to the type of stuffing used inside the quilt. A feather filling is out of the question if either of you
have allergies or asthma, so you will have no choice other than to choose one that is made of synthetic
Although these are not quite as good as the real thing, they will keep you warm enough at night. However, if you
have no known reactions to down, that is the best choice to make especially as it is known to last longer, does not
clump and so does not lose its warming capabilities especially on those cold frosty nights.


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WATCH: Digong, Putin meet in Peru; Putin told Duterte he is...
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Here's his full post:
Pres. Duterte meets with Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin in bilateral meeting in Peru.Watch the video below:
Putin told Duterte he looks forward to warming of bilateral relations with Russia, congratulated him on win in elections.
Duterte mentioned to Putin that Western countries are bullying smaller countries and his anti-drug war.
This is the first time the two leaders met.
UPDATE: A longer clip of the bilateral meeting of President Duterte and President Putin.
For more photos of their meeting, please click HERE.
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Acrylic Cover for Display Pedestal 12HPN# 51_12C
Gallery quality pedestal cover made from acrylic designed to fit on our black laminate pedestals. The acrylic cover will protect your precious sculpture, statue or glass from dust. The beveled edges enable you to see your precious artwork inside the cover from all sides.
- Size: 12 in H x 10.5 in W x 10.5 in D. PN 51_12C. Weighs 5 lbs.
- Cover Only! Sculpture and Stand Not Included.
If your looking for a pedestal with a cover try part number 51_30AC, or 51_36AC, or 51_42AC
Note: If adding to an existing pedestal, the cover requires an adapter to stabilize cover. This part number 51_1AC can be purchase separately.


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If you've looked over the existing societies on the list page and don't see anything you like, you can create your own society. Creating a new society is simple! This guide will talk you through the process of creating the society.
We know that saying you can make any society you want (provided its legal!) can seem a little daunting. So we thought we would give you some inspiration to some of the societies that we have seen over the last few years.
We hope that the examples above give you some ideas for the different types of Society that you can make. If you're not sure about any idea, please get in touch!
The first thing you need to do, is decide what you want your society should be called. The best advice that we can give is that the name should be interesting, yet be related to what the society is all about. For the purposes of this guide, we're going to talk about a fictional society "The Great British Bake off appreciation society". As the name of this fictional club suggests, it's a club for people who are interested in baking. The name you choose, should be something similar.
The only rule we have is that names should not be offensive.
What do you want your society to achieve? What difference will it make to its members? Let's look at the above society. Its primary goal is to be an active fan club for the Great British Bake Off. The difference that it will make to its members, is that it will give a new forum for the appreciation of the show and it will encourage developing friendships between people who love to bake.
Goals should be something which the wider student body can benefit from if they choose to. For example, a society that has the goal to "encourage members to consume as much alcohol as possible" is not a goal which is something that would benefit the wider student body.
To get started with your society you only need to have three members (including yourself). If you already have three people interested, then get in touch with your Student Opportunities Coordinator to book a society training session. This is where we can give you help to get you up and running, explain how your Students' Association can support you and discuss what your plans for your society.
If you still need to find other people to start your society with, here are some easy ways to do this:
- Ask around. Speak to friends, people on your course or people in your campus and halls.
- Book a stall for the Freshers Fayre. During Freshers week we will have a fayre where all existing and new societies can have a stall to promote your society and sign up new members. This can be arranged in the summer by contacting your Student Opportunities Coordinator.
- If you need more help to find students to join you, just get in touch with your President of Societies & Citizenship and they will help you.
One of the ways that your Students' Asociation can help your society is by providing funding. The process for this will be explained during your society training session.
Once you have met with your Student Opportunities Coordinator they will provide you with a Society Affiliation Form, which is where you will store your membership list and contact details.
You will also be provided with access to an email address for your society and a page on our website.
Then you're good to go!
Your Students' Association will be there to support you throughout the year. This will include helping you with room bookings, funding and any events, activities and fundraising you'd like to do.
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These beautiful pen pots have been hand made from 100% recycled materials and hand screen printed using eco-friendly dyes.
Practical pen pots are a perfect way to brighten up your desk or work space and are great for use in a bedroom, study or kitchen.
As well as self purchase these would make a lovely gift for a teen, a student or someone working from home.
Mix and match with our Graphic Geometric pieces to create your own eclectic look.
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