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There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus
Galatians 3:28
I know that this scripture is considered out of context, but I am okay with that – just bear with me as I do some reflecting.
I am a prime candidate for make-up. I have black marks and what my father told me, in his fatherly duty to reassure his thirteen-year-old daughter that she was not becoming or was not at her root, a man. Lying to me – calling them "heat bumps" – so that I could survive the space that was middle school and petrifying to an overweight, African, and frankly, marked and scar-faced young girl going through puberty was the best thing to do.
I am a prime candidate for make-up because I have hair growing on my face. I have hair elsewhere whose growth I cannot control, but the aesthetic space that any girl can make her own personal canvas is her face. And when puberty happens and her body begins to tell her who she is for the rest of her life; that is scary. But what is scariest is that the time when she begins to find out how her face will look for the remainder of life contains a mustache and a beard. It contains hair that only men should have.
But she's a woman. She is female. She is anatomically female, not a bit of this and that, but she is one thing.
But her body is confusing this message.
If it is s set in stone, then why is she dealing with what her male peers are?
Why is her chin scarring? Why does she have a faint trace of a mustache? Why does the hair on top of her barely grow and shed in chunks? Why? It is because she has this annoying hormonal imbalance called PCOS (more on this in a future blog post).
I wrote a post a few years ago about why I don't give in to make-up. To make a long story short, I am not interested in the work and function of make-up. I think the idea of the face as a canvas is a fascinating one, don't get me wrong, but I don't understand make-up as a corrective (or "enhancer" as some like to name it). I want people to see my scars, because when they see my scars, they see me in my entirety – blemishes and all. They also can Jesus more clearly (but more on this later).
I have more thoughts on this that will make themselves known in due time, but right now I am in a place of confession and I confess the obvious – I know my face is a strange, unexplainable, and even masculine thing to experience (And I'll call it what it is – if it is not readily identifiable as female, it becomes a thing). I cannot help it. And I also choose not to hide it. Because it is part of me and part of my story. It contains secrets to my understanding what kind of woman I hope and claim to be.
But further, I am seeing and hoping to hear more about how it is helping me understand the God I serve and worship.
PCOS is, like a said, annoying, but it can teach me so much about what it means to be a woman and a creature of God. Please journey with me as I reflect.


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FastCompany What happens every minute on the internet, visualized fastcocreate.com/1683480/take-a…
iReading: How to publish a manuscript from Scrivener to CreateSpace ow.ly/ntXW0
@MrDW30 thanks for the feedback :-)
Just learned (via @KansasNana) Yahoo now requires a login to even VIEW Flickr groups like 5 Photo Stories 4 Educators ow.ly/ntRW8
Since RSS & Feedburner links don't work in Safari in iOS or Mac OS X, I created a new podcast landing page j.mp/11trpvV
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@sfryer see this link about posting to @dropmark via email from your iPad ow.ly/20rKbB #wts13
@dropmark Outstanding, thanks!
@dropmark Does your bookmarklet for Safari also work on iOS?
@vickia1962 I hope your school year is gr8 in Lovejoy! :-)
@oktoy2013 also try fundraising online tools like @DonorsChoose & @piggybackr h/t @techchicktips
rockourworld Amazing presentation by @wfryer on visual notes & mapping media. You need to get his book on Mapping Media to the Common Core!
@rockourworld thanks for the shout out :-) #create2learn
@mrsspeed here is the Readium project link readium.org #wts13 #EdCampFWTX free Chrome browser for EPUB3 enhanced #ebooks
mrsspeed @wfryer "Books are bridges between centuries" Use ebooks for the tech afraid using the book creator app and redium #wts13 #edtech
@apratt5 gr8 - thanks! :-)
sfryer I really want to sing with my 3-5th graders this year. Anyone have song suggestions?
iReading: What I learned about iPadography (not iPhoneography) during the ISTE 13 Photo Walk j.mp/12CLQt5 via @TParks #wts13
Listening to @techchicktips podcast episode 107 "Code Monkeys" w/ @sfryer #wts13 #fb pcasts.in/Ep7D
iReading: Why Tablets Are A Game Changer j.mp/19uJvCH via @jbormann3
iReading: Susan Sontag's Radical Vision for Remixing Education j.mp/16gR3WB by @brainpicker #edreform
@oktoy2013 to my knowledge no discounts are available for new iPads. Apple gives educator discounts for laptops & iMacs only
iReading: Opportunity Knocks j.mp/162H7Oh by @edweek via @DianeRavitch #edreform
iReading: See-through film could turn phones, windows into solar panels j.mp/162EADX by @gigaom
iReading: "Nothing is a mistake. There's no win & no fail, there's only make." j.mp/17R5y2q by Sister Corita Kent via @brainpicker
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November 2nd, 2009
Welcome to Tanks for the Run, a World of Warcraft blog dedicated to the sweet art of tanking. I have been paladin tanking for almost over a year now and have lead raids through all of WoTLK and main tanked every encounter. I am here to offer advice, thoughts and ideas concerning the craft. If you have any questions or are interested in anything, let me know.


text: Tori Amos is one of the first artists I remember getting excited about when Little Earthquakes showed up at KNWD. I'm unapologetic about loving the arty garrets of pop music. So few people get it right. For every great piece from Brian Eno or Godspeed, You Black Emperor! there are embarrassing, overblown indulgences from musicians with just enough education to be dangerous. In her 20-year solo career Tori Amos has been all over that spectrum. I'm glad to say that Night of Hunters is a resounding success. The songs here are inspired by European composers like Satie and Schubert. The whole album is simultaneously21s-century lieder (it's even released by Deutsche Gramophon) and the best sort of college radio chamber pop. NPR Music has the album streaming for a limited time check it out at the link.


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The VTech Baby Singing Alfie toy has been popular for years, and makes a wonderful gift for babies. Debenhams have reduced the price of the pink version down from £12, then to £8.40, and now it's half the original price at just £6. At the moment Singing Alfie is around £10 or more in other retailers, so £6 is a great price for this toy.
Singing Alfie is suitable from 3 months of age, and is a cuddly bear with a tummy that has flashing lights, buttons, tunes and sounds. It's got a sweet friendly voice to reassure babies whilst encouraging them to develop first language skills. The three interactive buttons on the singing teddy bear teach the numbers 123, and it also promotes motor skills and early learning. Different textures and flashing light provide tactile and visual stimulation for little ones as well.
I'll tell you now that the singing does get a little annoying for us grown ups, although it never seems to bore babies as this review makes clear:
I will admit to purchasing this as a slight punishment for a brother who has delighted in buying drums and weapons for my boys over the years. This is a durable toy that we have had before. Note of caution, do not leave in reach of a stray hand in a car when you are on a 4 hour non stop journey. The sound of "I'm a friendly light up bear, I'll teach you 123" for 4 hours nearly made it take flying lessons. However the kids loved it, and I hope my brother and his daughter will do too ;-)
You can click and collect Singing Alfie for free from Debenhams stores, or home delivery charges will add an extra £3.49 to your order.


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SIERRA BLANCA (AP/CBSDFW) – Rapper Snoop Dogg is facing a minor drug charge in Hudspeth County after border agents say they found several joints on his tour bus over the weekend.
In an email to CBS 11, the Hudspeth County sheriff's office said that Snoop Dogg, whose name is Calvin Broadus, was arrested early Sunday morning at the U.S. Border Patrol's Sierra Blanca checkpoint along I-10.
The email says during an initial inspection of citizenship a border patrol agent smelled marijuana coming from the bus and requested a further inspection.
A drug dog alerted to a trashcan at the back of the bus, which contained a red prescription bottle of marijuana rolled into cigarettes.
Broadus freely admitted the 0.130 lbs. of pot inside the bottle and two other containers belonged to him.
He was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia, a misdemeanor typical in cases involving small amounts of marijuana.
Broadus and his group were released about an hour after his tour bus was pulled over.
County Judge Becky Dean Walker says paraphernalia citations are typically resolved by a no contest plea and a mailed-in fine of up to $500.
The artist's agent didn't immediately respond to a request for comment Monday.
Country singer Willie Nelson was arrested in November 2010 for marijuana possession at that same checkpoint.
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Design Trends, UX tips, & Business Growth Hacks
By Top Design Firms | Posted in Agencies | On November 20, 2018
Are you curious about what it takes to start your own web agency, or what key elements your team needs to improve? We've compiled the 4 web agency skills you need to master in order to truly compete in the modern web agency landscape. Read on to find out where you should focus your learning.
It may seem a bit redundant to mention these, but as the digital landscape constantly shifts, your skills need to adapt too. If you want to stay relevant amid increased competition and easier access to DIY options, your design skills need to be on point. You must be able to design visually stimulating websites, apps, and graphics in order to compete. No matter what platforms and languages you work with, you should stay current on developments and changes so you're always at the forefront of change.
It's not enough to simply design a pretty website. Your customers need websites and apps that are user-centered, easy to navigate, and built to convert. UX (user experience) and UI (user interface) design are crucial elements of modern web design. You might be surprised that some of the most popular design trends actually make navigating sites more difficult. Hamburger menus and ghost buttons, for example, are pervasive in design for their minimalism, but they can confuse users who visit sites. Keep up to date with UX and UI best practices so you can create sites and apps that function as intended.
Not all designers are writers, too, and that's okay. There are plenty of content writers out there who would love to work with you to develop high-impact copy that resonates with website visitors. If you do your own content writing, be sure to continually develop your skills. Increase your knowledge whenever and wherever possible so you can craft engaging content that readers will relate to and engage with.
When it comes to SEO, content writing is only one piece of the puzzle, though admittedly, it is a very large piece. Every successful web agency needs to be proficient in SEO best practices and capable of implementing these guidelines into design, content production, and site maintenance (where applicable). Once again, it's important to stay on top of new developments in the SEO field, as algorithm changes can occur at any time.
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Taking Out a Holiday Loan
Whether you are planning a dream trip to faraway shores or a fabulous honeymoon or are hoping to attend a friend or family member's 'destination' wedding, a competitively priced personal loan may be a great way to access the funds that you need, as long as you are committed to shopping around for the very best deal available to you in your particular circumstances.
In an ideal world, you should try to pay for luxuries - and that includes holidays - from your savings. That being said, many of us don't have a pot of money just sitting around for a rainy day, and if you don't have any cash set aside, it could be well worth your while exploring the possibility of taking out personal loans to cover the costs involved.
There are a number of advantages to opting to take out personal loans for a holiday. Your payments will almost always be fixed on a loan of this type, meaning that you should find it easier to budget month to month, and you can typically choose a repayment term of between one and five years. This means that, though it goes without saying that you will pay less interest if you opt for a shorter term, you do also have the chance to spread the cost of the holiday, thus bringing down the level of your repayments.
In addition, some lenders will offer you the chance to take a payment break (or 'holiday') right at the start of the term, which can really take the pressure off at an already expensive time.
However, because providers do take a close look at your credit score before they decide whether to lend to you, you may discover that you won't be able to borrow the money that you need at the advertised 'headline' rate.
This is because only those applicants with the very highest credit scores will be offered the most competitive deals; those with a low credit score may either be offered a much higher rate or even rejected outright.
Of course, there are other ways to pay for your dream holiday. Lots of the leading credit card companies offer 0% introductory rates - meaning that if you are organized, you could borrow and pay back the cost of the holiday without actually accruing any interest at all.
This can be a decent option for those of you that need to borrow a fairly modest amount over a short time frame - though, again, the best deals are generally only open to those with a good credit history.
It's also worth bearing in mind the fact that, should you opt to borrow in this way, you could actually rack up a large bill in terms of interest if you fail to repay the debt within the introductory period.
In order to discover the credit option that is the best fit for you, do shop around the whole market before making any decisions. Doing a little bit of research could save you a considerable amount of money.


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Fitting Eco Grate
Eco Grate is designed to fit into any standard 16" or larger fireplaces. Simply remove the existing grate and the Eco Grate goes straight in. If it is an 18" or larger fireplace, fire cheeks can be used to reduce any gap between the Eco Grate and the sides of the fireplace recess if desired. In most cases if there is an existing back boiler or a ripple back fireback (grooves coming out of the fireback) the Eco Grate will not fit in.
Minimum Requirements for Fitting Eco Grate:
- Width 16"
- Depth from fireback to the hearth 8 ¾"
- Height 19"
There is a power point for the Eco Grate to be connected to the mains on either side of the Eco Grate. The Eco Grate runs on 12 volts (same as charging a mobile phone) and is thermostatically controlled. Once you get a good fire going the fan will automatically come on and when you let the fire die down the fan will switch itself off. There is no need to unplug the Eco Grate.
Solid Fuel
Eco Grate is a multi-fuel product, burn what you normally would burn in the fireplace. Recommended fuel to use is good quality smokeless/ordinary coal with logs, turf or briquettes to burn the coal more effectively. By installing an Eco Grate you will burn half the amount of fuel or less that you normally would burn. Start by getting a good fire going and then keep it topped up.
Cleaning Eco Grate
Please take out ashes on a daily basis, this prevents ash build up and helps protect the manifold. Take off cinder rail and remove left over embers, lift out grate, use any dry paint brush to brush remaining ash into the ash pan and brush the manifold down. Use the L shaped cleaning bar to scrape in between the manifold to prevent soot build up. If ash falls down the side of the Eco Grate you don't have to take out the whole unit, take out the ash pan and use the cleaning bar to remove excess ash. Use a damp cloth to wipe down the fan box and if desired when the Eco Grate is not in use, simply sand down the grate and manifold and re-spray with any black stove paint to keep the Eco Grate looking new. Do not burn plastic in the Eco Grate as it will build up on the manifold preventing maximum absorption of heat from the fire.
Down Draughts
If your chimney has an existing down draught problem please consult with a HETAS approved chimney sweep. Having an "H" cowl fitted on the chimney might solve this problem.
CO2 Alarm Requirement
By law every property should have a CO alarm fitted, please find attached alarm requirement form to be signed and returned to Celtic Product Development Ltd and additional information on choosing a CO alarm if your property does not already have one installed. CO2 Please contact us for any additional information you may require


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I've recently been handed some disquieting revelations from Lord Dionysos, concerning Himself and myself, and the general state of the Kosmos. I'm still reeling. And I was just looking through the more than one hundred posts I had set to private near the end of 2015, and ran across quite a few that leave me wondering why I never republished them.
The following poem appeared with two other poems in a trio dedicated to Dionysos, and it is literally everything I'm experiencing now. It's like I wrote this from the future, while channeling into my past self. Seriously, I just can't with this, so that's why I'm resharing it, so you can all not with me.
These Gods, I swear… Lord have mercy…
I wear a Mask of Transformation
I change each face you see
All that you know is an Illusion, all that you feel, a fallacy
To suit each situation
I become what you want most
But ever you remember, my form is but a ghost
That which dwells within
The Truth above all truths
The reflection in the Mirrored Wall, was never me, 'twas you
I am but a shell
A chrysalis of sorts
And if you truly seek to know, walk the long Path, not the short
Hardship is your teacher
Adversity your friend
Run not from confrontation, it will catch you in the end
And as you face your deepest fear
With naught but your own salty tears
Know that I am always here, and have been from the start
For, child, I am everything
The Stars, the Moon, the Earth, the Sea
Every life which dwells herein is but a part of me
So, take these words I say to you
Be purposeful, be strong
And when you find your way back home, know you've been here all along
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Something inspires the only cow of late
To make no more of a wall than an open gate,
And think no more of wall-builders than fools.
Her face is flecked with pomace and she drools
A cider syrup. Having tasted fruit,
She scorns a pasture withering to the root.
She runs from tree to tree where lie and sweeten
The windfalls spiked with stubble and worm-eaten.
She leaves them bitten when she has to fly.
She bellows on a knoll against the sky.
Her udder shrivels and the milk goes dry.
–Robert Frost
I love this poem – for some reason. Perhaps because I have had the cow that ended up in the apple orchard eating windfalls. Or the herd of cows end up in my garden. In the fall, when the grass starts to slow down and it is dry – the lush garden is very tempting. To deer, and cows etc…
It's finally fall. I know it not because of the weather, but because of what is on my plate. Tonight…turnip greens, October beans, late okra, sweet potato..
I am sending two recipe links that one of our members shared. We were commiserating our lack of love for cantaloupe. Pasta with cantaloupe? Sounds like a good solution to me. Also a great recipe for Liberian greens which may become a staple in your kitchen.
Farm News: 22 chicks roaming the farm with their foster mother. Well – she hatched 6 chicks and I ordered 16, so now she is the mother of 22. A big job for a hen. Fingers crossed the hawks won't get them.
What's in the bucket: October beans, turnip greens, cantaloupe, cilantro, green beans and basil.
What's at market: October beans, turnip greens, daikon radish, cilantro, green beans, basil, candy roaster and butternut squash, gomphrena and zinnia bouquets.
Happy eating and thanks for buying local food from Circle S Farm!


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Strategy, Business Planning, Innovation, and Execution
The following are just a few examples of how we help our clients. Please contact us at 1 (617) 391-0347 or at email@example.com if you have questions or would like to find out more.
Case #1: E-learning Company Market and Business Planning and Execution.
ISSUE AND OBJECTIVE: Analyze the current company capabilities, challenges, resources, and existing competition to develop an actionable Go-to-market plan that would help the company grow while maintaining profitability.
ACTION: Jointly with the CEO, led the executive team in creating a business plan with well-defined goals and objectives. The plan included Key Business Objectives, Key Performance and Business Indicators and deadlines and people responsible for each part of the plan to ensure implementation.
RESULTS: Company implemented plan and acquired three new large clients within one year of engagement.
Case #2: Blue Ocean Strategy Application with a $500M Chemical and Technology Client.
ISSUE AND OBJECTIVE: Help introduce Blue Ocean Strategy framework to one of the top ten largest U.S. family-held companies with three different business units. Objective was to create innovative concepts and ideas to grow business by 40%.
ACTION: Helped Headquarter and Global Units VPs and Directors develop Blue Ocean ideas over a two-month period and helped them analyze the viability of implementing these ideas through on-site and virtual meetings.
RESULTS: Company installed innovation process and tested and implemented two Blue Ocean ideas that are expected to increase the company's revenues by $75M and increase profitability by 10%.
Case #3: Introduction of Indian client's Integrated Project Lifecycle and Business Process Solution into the U.S.
ISSUE AND OBJECTIVE: CEO of Indian company contacted us to investigate possibility of helping his company launch a Project and Product Lifecycle Management solution into the U.S.
ACTION: After developing a Go-to-market strategy and plan with him, Blue Sail Consulting partnered with his company to introduce solution to the U.S. market.
RESULTS: We sold TouchBase successfully to two clients in the U.S. and, based on our recommendations, CEO incorporated and created a U.S. office to help his company penetrate the U.S.


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New Sunnyside Road Bridge officially opens
By Randy
Numerous officials turned out for the Sunnyside Road Bridge opening last week, including the Chester County Commissioners, Terence Farrell, Ryan Costello, and Kathy Cozzone; Matt Reeder from State Sen. Dominic Pileggi's office; officials from the West Grove Fire and Ambulance; the Penn Township Board of Supervisors, including Tom Barlow, vice chair, Bill Finnen, secretary, Robin Marcello, Victor Mantegna and Curtis Mason, chairman; Sam McMichael, township solicitor; Lorraine Debes, township treasurer; Lisa Meyers, administrative assistant; Josie O'Neill, sewer secretary; and Danny Peters, maintenance technician.
By Nancy Johnson
"It's been a long delay, but we officially opened the [Sunnyside Road] bridge today," announced Penn Township Board of Supervisors chairman Curtis Mason at the June 5 meeting.
The opening, complete with ribbon cutting and official first crossings by West Grove Fire Company ambulance and fire trucks, was just two hours before Penn's scheduled Board of Supervisors meeting. Supervisor Victor Mantegna said, "The delay was not the fault of Penn Township."
For 10 years, Sunnyside Road was divided due to the lack of a bridge. Once it was clear that the bridge would be rebuilt, a number of residents expressed their concerns that the road would become "a speedway."
"There are already reports of a lot of cars speeding across the bridge," Mason noted. "Some are going as fast as 60 miles an hour."
Mason said the township is planning to install four humps - two on each side approaching the bridge - as a deterrent to speeding. "We will be using Seminole County speed humps," added supervisor Bill Finnen. "PennDOT approves them because they are the safest."
"If you are doing the speed limit, you will barely notice them; if you are speeding, they will rip the bottom of your car out," Mantegna said with a grin.
Mason explained that now that the bridge is complete, Penn Township should receive 80 percent of the total cost (including design) of the bridge back from the state through the retro-reimbursement plan specifically for high-priority transportation projects. The total figure is approximately $1,100,000.
Another regular agenda item, though not nearly as longstanding as the bridge, "No Peddling or Soliciting" signage, reached a milestone. Mason displayed a sign, one of 20 that were made for the township, that clearly explains the ordinance prohibiting peddling or soliciting without a permit issued by the township.
Mason has spoken with the various homeowners' associations in Penn Township and made them aware of the correct wording so they can have similar signs made for their communities.
In other business, Skip McGrew reported for the Planning Commission that through an outreach visit, Glen Bentley, a Chester County Planning commissioner who resides in the West Grove area, has offered to sit in on Penn Township's Planning Commission meetings and offer suggestions. McGrew said they were happy to take him up on his offer.
Due to the Fourth of July holiday, the July Board of Supervisors meeting will be moved to July 10 at 6 p.m. A conditional use hearing is scheduled for the Giant fueling facility on June 12 at 6 p.m., and the Planning Commission is to meet on June 26 at 7:30 p.m.


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Our original sea salted caramels invented in 2002 for Gordon Ramsay's menu at Claridge's epitomise our signature chocolates. A sweet liquid caramel with a pinch of Noirmoutier island's grey salt, captured in a cocoa dusted shell of intense dark chocolate. The pure untreated grey salt, harvested by hand from clay marshes, holds a wealth of minerals and trace elements that enrich its taste. It is the balance of flavours - sweet, saline and mineral - and of textures - crunchy, liquid and velvety - that make these salted caramels our most famous creation and such a bestseller.
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Judging by the plethora of names for this confection, honeycomb is a popular and traditional treat. We tweaked ours by adding a pinch of sea salt to balance sweetness and engulfing it in fine milk chocolate.
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Dark Chocolate Gingers£11.50
Dark Chocolate Gingers£11.50
Dark chocolate coated ginger has become one of our cult products thanks to the quality and flavour of our ingredients. Australian ginger is less fiery and less fibrous than the widely used Chinese ginger. Smothered in two layers of Colombian dark chocolate, our gingers deliver an intense, yet delicate, balance of flavours.
Fresh Mint Os£17.99
Fresh Mint Os£17.99
With two layers of chocolates, this box contains 20 of our delicious mint os. "It is a great good and blessing to offer someone the best you can provide." This mantra embellishes Moroccan serving dishes traditionally offered to guests. Reproduced in edible pearlescent silver it also adorns each of our fresh mint Os, thin dark chocolate discs filled with an intense chocolate centre infused with fresh mint leaves.
Chapel Down Truffles£18.50
Chapel Down Truffles£18.50
These lush truffles with a vinous addition from Chapel Down Reserve Brut, an award-winning Kentish sparkling wine, exude the passion of two artisans who, in their respective trades, are dedicated to creating outstanding English produce and annoy the French too.
According to Moslem legend, the pistachio nut was one of the foods brought to earth by Adam. Yet Adam would have certainly impressed Eve more had he brought her our finest Turkish pistachios, slightly salted and generously coated in silky milk chocolate presented in a colourful tin inspired by the diversity of London.
Favour Os£2.99
Favour Os£2.99
"Nuts just take up space where chocolate ought to be." If this unnamed quote resonates with you, then our signature O collection with more chocolate and less filling is felicitous. Our favour box can be tied with a personalised ribbon, please enquire for prices and artwork.
Cocoa Rehab (6 Months)£120.00
Cocoa Rehab (6 Months)£120.00
Commit yourself, a friend or a relative to monthly deliveries of our chocolates for the next 6 months. Yes, yes, yes...
Our cocoa monogrammed trunk invites you to travel the cacao route in style and to discover along the way 4 layers of our shimmering pearls, beloved salted caramels, signature Os, classical truffles, coated fruits and nuts and exotically scented ganaches.
Pyramide de Chocolats - 3 tiers£135.00
Pyramide de Chocolats - 3 tiers£135.00
Majestic and magical pyramid shaped box adorned with gold and brown intricate patterns revealing 3 tiers of our equally majestic couture chocolates, pearls, truffles and salted caramels. Open, sit the box on its lid to create a stunning centerpiece and watch the contents disappear.
36 Fresh Truffles£39.99
36 Fresh Truffles£39.99
The perfectionist box of 36 perfectly formed fresh classical truffles. Under their thin dusting of cocoa powder, icing sugar and shimmering sparkles, lies a crisp coating of chocolate encasing yet more chocolate whipped with cream in a intense melt-in-the-mouth mousse. Pure cacao, pure pleasure.
A capsule chocolate box inviting you to discover our savoir-faire from our couture fresh chocolates to our famous liquid salted caramels, shimmering pearls and our incredibly filled thins.
Mélange de Chocolats£16.50
Mélange de Chocolats£16.50
Our elegant round mélange box tempts you into a delectable exploration of fine chocolate in its myriad of shapes, textures and flavours from couture ganaches to liquid salted caramels, truffles, filled thins and pearls. Chocolate may not make the world go around but our round melanges certainly make the journey more enjoyable.
Assorted Pearls® 500G£67.50
Assorted Pearls® 500G£67.50
A shimmering jewellery inspired hinged box revealing a precious assortment of silver white South Sea Pearls filled with the finest dark ganache, golden white South Sea Pearls filled with the finest milk ganache and dark silver Tahiti pearls with a smooth hazelnut praline worthy of Audrey Hepburn, the iconic Breakfast at Tiffany actress, who attributed her good looks to a life time of eating fine chocolate.
A box of eight individually wrapped crumbly, toffee-sweet, slightly saline, milk or dark chocolate-rich biscuits. These mouth-watering biccies come with a serious warning risk of obsessive dunking.
A box of eight individually wrapped crumbly, toffee-sweet, slightly saline, milk or dark chocolate-rich biscuits. These mouth-watering biccies come with a serious warning risk of obsessive dunking.
Our original sea salted caramels invented in 2002 for Gordon Ramsay's menu at Claridge's epitomise our signature chocolates. This adorable mini package is redemption for those who continue to sin by not having tried our best-selling creation. A sweet liquid caramel with a pinch of Noirmoutier Island's grey salt, captured in a cocoa dusted shell of intense dark chocolate. The pure untreated grey salt, harvested by hand from clay marshes, holds a wealth of minerals and trace elements that enrich its taste. It is the balance of flavours - sweet, saline and mineral - and of textures - crunchy, liquid and velvety - that make these salted caramels the bees' knees.
With 12 gorgeous and different chocolates including fresh ganaches, pralines, caramels and pate de fruits layered chocolates, classical or whimsical, the only decision you need to take is whether or not you are prepared to share!
One of our most popular chocolate boxes containing 24 different fresh chocolates (about half of our complete couture range). This gold hinged box edged in black sets a dramatic and opulent backdrop to the real stars: the chocolates themselves, each of them with a distillation of flavour, a miniature explosion of taste, a work of chocolate art.
A statement for dinner parties (although you may want to skip dinner and go straight for the chocolates), our ecrin hinged and edged in gold holds one or two of each of our fresh couture chocolates. Make sure you pick your favourites before the rest get devoured.
Alphabet Cubes£3.99
Alphabet Cubes£3.99
Variety is the spice of life. Our elegant, sweet cubes are filled with a variety of treats. A perfect gift for any occasion.
Assorted Pearls® 40G£7.50
Assorted Pearls® 40G£7.50
Bijou shimmering art deco inspired box of our chocolate pearls. Perfect for little attentions that mean a lot!
Great Gold Hamper£135.00
Great Gold Hamper£135.00
Our Art Deco inspired chocolate hamper lays out a formidable chocolate extravaganza, a feast for the eyes and the taste buds of all things fine chocolate, proving that there is no such concept as too much of a good thing when it comes to fine chocolates.
Build your own Great Gold Hamper choosing from each of the selections below...
Grace your guests or host with chocolates served in 3 Michelin starred restaurants and watch them swoon over our mouthwatering two-tiered art deco inspired presentoir of fine chocolates. Or keep this marvelous center piece to yourself and have an indulgent and Gatsbyesque night in!
Peanot Buttercups£5.99
Peanot Buttercups£5.99
Encased in a silky smooth milk chocolate with a hint of sea salt, our peaNOT buttercups are so yummy you can almost hear your taste buds sing love me tender. So don't be cruel and share them around.
Everything is more fabulous in pink. Our pink shimmering Chapel Down Rosé Brut and strawberry truffles ooze delicious frivolity with a dash of English eccentricity. Despite the serious craftsmanship that has been poured into these, they are best consumed nonchalantly.
No12 Smoked Salted Caramels£15.50
No12 Smoked Salted Caramels£15.50
The latest in our salted caramel creations: smoked salt caramel with pure sea salt from Anglesea smoked over oak chippings. This earthy concoction is casted in a shell of creamy milk chocolate and dusted in cocoa powder.
The world's first espresso spread made with dark roast espresso coffee beans, cocoa butter, cream and sugar: a new way for coffee lovers to have their espresso and eat it. Transforming coffee beans into a luscious spread without adulterating their pure and simple taste, is neither easy nor for the faint of heart. For years we tried, got lost, tried again before settling upon the winning blend of Arabica coffee, cocoa butter, sweetness and cream, mixed to perfection in Flat Brew.
Open the lid and swivel the layers to delve into 40 salted caramel truffles - simply heaven. To share or not to share? That is the question.
Open the lid and swivel the layers to delve into 40 salted caramel truffles - truly heaven. To share or not to share? That is the question.


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Medical School Keeps Data, Docs Safe With Secure Messaging
Ranked among the top 40 medical programs in the country, University of Alabama-Birmingham's School of Medicine (SOM) is a leader in healthcare, instruction, and medical research.
The school is home to 800 students, more than 900 residents, and 1,400 full-time faculty across 26 academic specialties, and home to University Hospital, which is one of the largest academic hospitals in the U.S.
While its innovation and teaching on the medical front is aiding the country's healthcare, there's a lot of behind the scenes work necessary to progressing the school and hospital's capabilities. As such, Department of Medicine (DOM) Chief Information Officer Nazmul Islam is charged with overseeing the day-to-day and long-range plans of the information technology department while working closely with Campus and Health System technology groups. When doing so inside a healthcare enterprise, compliance and regulations steer Islam's decision-making in terms of deploying useful hardware and software to the physicians, faculty, and staff.
"Name a compliance and we've got it," Islam told Enterprise Mobility Exchange. "From the start we've had to ensure (digital) communication between the caregiver and patient is secure."
In fact, all forms of communication need security in UAB's healthcare environment. The school, as a research facility, also has patented medical innovations that need to be heavily guarded, Islam said.
Over time, Islam and his team ushered in security for its desktop computers, then partnered with Health System IT to secure email systems and mobile devices, but said there was one piece of the puzzle missing. "Physicians were communicating via plain text," he said. "That method isn't viable with the increased oversight we're dealing with."
That's where the focus on secure messaging came into play. Since UAB's medical school and University Hospital operate in a flexible mobile environment – allowing Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and Corporately Owned, Personally Enabled (COPE) – Islam knew he needed a service that would be OS agnostic, easy to deploy and scalable.
The Health System CIO then found a suitable product in Vocera's secure messaging app and secured stakeholder buy-in. "Physicians are now using mobile devices to increase productivity and communicate with each other," Islam said. "To stay compliant, all physicians on staff must now use the app to message each other."
What's been the return on that investment over the three years since the Health System went live with the secure messaging feature?
There have been no security incidents via mobile device in the three years since the secure messaging app was deployed.
With the rise of smishing – phishing's text message cousin – new threats are being unleashed daily aimed at tricking mobile users that their inbox is free from harm, while in actuality the new form of malicious link sharing is quickly becoming enterprise mobility's biggest threat. In healthcare, where the United States leads the world in data breaches and cost per stolen document – some $250 per record, compared to $3 for stolen credit card info – no device or communication format can be secure enough.
For the University of Alabama Birmingham's medical department, however, members can go about treating patients and teaching healthcare without worry.
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Dec 10 2016
Simple Leafy Green Salad with Pears
1 Tbsp. honey
1/2 cup bottled olive oil-and-vinegar dressing
8 cups torn lettuce
2 Anjou pears, sliced
1 3.5 oz. package roasted glazed pecan pieces
Stir honey into olive oil-and-vinegar dressing. Place torn lettuce and sliced pears in a bowl. Drizzle with dressing, and sprinkle with roasted glazed pecan pieces.
Recipe from SouthernLiving.com


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Have ever thought of having .data domain quite equivalent to the .com, .gov and .org domains? If you think it's an effort not worth trying then you might as well like to know what Wolfram, the Computer scientist has to say about it,
My concept for the .data domain is to use it to create the "data web"—in a sense a parallel construct to the ordinary web, but oriented toward structured data intended for computational use. The notion is that alongside a website like wolfram.com, there'd be wolfram.data.
If a human went to wolfram.data, there'd be a structured summary of what data the organization behind it wanted to expose. And if a computational system went there, it'd find just what it needs to ingest the data, and begin computing with it.
Weeding data from sites is not a big deal but it has to be sifted from complex hodgepodge of data files, feeds & database dumps. So ain't it be good if there happens to be a way through which systems could retrieve data in a prearranged way?
As humans roll back to .com domain on their browsers, at the same time computers can visit the .data domains. It would be parallel to the ordinary web but oriented toward structured data intended for computational use.
Now some would argue that "/datamap.xml" file in root of web domains might solve the problem. But having a .data TLD would give a kick that is required to initiate the wave of 'data web world' – making it huge like the present web world – it needs a kind of momentum which is picked up by creating a separate set of .data site.
As a concept, it seems useful but what about the navigation part, I mean how would the spider (search engine) crawl o'er it is the thing that am wondering about.


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Less than a week to Halloween,
which means it's perfect timing to have a few decorations at home.
The only problem is that France is not très Halloween.
Luckily Erin sent me a lovely care package
with some great things to decorate festively.
Any guesses which photo is chez nous?


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Episode 36: A Giant's Monologue
This week at the editorial table, we discuss three poems by Matthew Kelsey, "Confessions of a Giant," "Giant Gets Adopted," and "Giant Loses His Virginity." Matthew Kelsey, at 6'7", is something of a giant and, as can be gleaned from his poems, is also his own uncle…
This week at the editorial table, we discuss three poems by Matthew Kelsey, "Confessions of a Giant," "Giant Gets Adopted," and "Giant Loses His Virginity."
Matthew Kelsey, at 6'7", is something of a giant and, as can be gleaned from his poems, is also his own uncle. Kelsey has played the cello since he was 8 years old and is in his hometown's Athletic Hall of Fame. Some of his writings and recordings can be found in Bread Loaf, Pacifica Literary Review, Poetry Northwest, The Monarch Review, The Awesome Sports Project. A huge fan of puns, Kelsey has given lectures on humor and wordplay in poetry and dreams of some day founding an interactive children's poetry museum.
Kelsey's giant series is a well-constructed compilation of tall jokes, spot-on language, and imagery that make these poems come to life. Each evokes feelings of sympathy and compassion, leading us into discussion of the brilliant tension between humor and pain. The speaker reflects on growing up, facing complicated, struggling to understand himself, and the dread and thrill of a romantic relationship. We find this giant's monologue to be surreal, funny, sad, and refreshing all at the same time. Oh, and some of us demand a book-length collection from this giant!
Tune in for the verdict! And let us know what you think about this episode on Facebook and Twitter with #GiraffePorn!
Present at the Editorial Table:
Kathleen Volk Miller
Marion Wrenn
Tim Fitts
Jason Schneiderman
Samantha Neugebauer
Sharee DeVose
Engineering Producer:
Joe Zang
Matthew Kelsey
Confessions of a Giant
For years I've been told to hold
myself up, to stand as tall as I am,
but the world I've come to know
rarely seems fitting. I have to take
a knee when I piss, duck when I step
in the shower. I swear
I've tried to adjust, but my limbs
cross their signals the farther they are
from my brain. My legs jerk
catastrophically. Even my love
is a violence above you all.
In order to see eye-to-eye, I must fold
on command—look at that
hunch in my shoulders from all the talks
we've shared. When they say I must
play basketball, they mean they like
to race horses. But there's distance
even in humor: when 4'10" Alison Dow
stood near teenage me and bet
she couldn't lick my nipples from there,
we never spoke again.
I never speak of the weather up here
because you don't have the language for it,
and my own alphabet
is beginning to wear me down.
Giant Gets Adopted
The morning I was adopted, I arrived
late to school. It was quarter to noon, I was
dressed to the nines, I was my own
show-and-tell. "What does it mean,
you're abducted?" Daniel asked. "Adopted,
not abducted," I said. "And I'm not
really sure." I had already lived
with my adopted parents for years.
"Do you have new siblings?" Emily asked.
"Sort of," I said. "I was adopted
by my grandparents, so now I'm my own
uncle." "What?!" some exclaimed. "Gross!"
cried others. Everyone looked so confused.
I wasn't sure what to say next,
so I thought of what my grandma would say
and continued, " It means my dad keeps the child
support he owed, and a co-sign fee for a bill.
Also, he's not allowed to visit anymore,
which is good, because I'm too big to hide
under my bed." "Wait," said Nicole,
"You mean you were sold?!" At this point,
Mrs. Charles frowned, said time was up
for show-and-tell. The students returned
to their cursive in silence. I asked if I could go
to the bathroom. Later that night,
I entered Grandma's room while she was reading
and sat at her feet. "Nothing actually changed
today, did it?" I inquired. "Oh, honey. Yes,
and you'll grow to understand how."
Giant Loses His Virginity
I was trying to be romantic. My parents had left
the house for the night, so I set a table
in the yard. I decked it with flowers,
a thank you card, a small branch
from my favorite tree, and not just one
red cinnamon Yankee candle
but three. I stopped just short
of fetching flutes for champagne.
I was trying to be a gentleman,
but wasn't about to take any chances,
so I cooked a five course meal
and whipped up two desserts. This was barely enough
for me, but tonight was only about
my love. Once we put a dent in the food,
the time had come. We went to my room.
Not having had access to porn, let alone
giant porn, and being that I was just too large
for the world of birds and bees, I had turned to giraffes
for sex ed, for cues on how to begin. "Here," I said,
"please urinate on my bed." Then I bent
down especially low to avoid
a heart attack, and brayed, and peeled
back my lips. No sooner had my mind begun
to wander to the Vegas strip
destroyed by 50 Foot Woman Allison Hayes,
than it was over. We looked up at glow-in-the-dark
stars stuck to the ceiling. I was trying
to be sensitive, so I sweetly whispered
nothing into her ear.


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Monday, March 18, 2013
Week 2 of Outside Help
Last week was mom's second week with a caregiver. She had Teresa come in on Wednesday and a new lady, I think her name was Christina, came in on Friday. I didn't meet Christina, it was kind of a last minute notification that they were sending someone out that morning. So my sister (also named Christina) met her that morning.
I was a little concerned that mom would not open the door for Teresa on Wednesday morning. So I called Teresa that morning to let her know that if mom did not answer she should give me a call and I would come over to let her in. I never received a call; I took that as a good sign that mom had opened the door.
I called mom later on in the day to see how it went with Teresa. After telling me, yet again, how she felt about having people over at her house with her ("I told your dad 'no' but he still said she had to come, I don't know why she needs to be here..."), mom finally perked up as she told me how "that girl" went for a walk with her.
"She really wanted to go for a walk too, but I don't know why she couldn't drive me so she walked with me to Kmart too and I got some of that really good laundry soap stuff too. And she says she visits other people too, that's her job, visiting people," she says, with amazement and awe in her voice.
I asked her some more questions about their visit and overall, mom seemed cheery about the whole experience.
"She helped with some of your dad's laundry too and wash a couple dishes too...she's a nice girl too..." mom continued.
Aside from the fact that mom just plain doesn't want anyone over there, she seems to do well while they are there. She gets aggravated when people are around, I think because she feels like she can't do her own thing (like run and hide in the office to play computer games, or nap in complete and utter peace and quiet), but I think deep down she likes having people there to visit with.
On Friday, I asked mom how she liked the new caregiver who came that day. Mom was elated to tell me that Christina let her make her her favorite sandwich: sliced turkey, American sliced cheese, sliced tomato, all layered on potato bread and smothered in mayo, mustard and submarine dressing. Mom always asks me I would like to have one her famous sandwiches because "it's so delicious and nutritious for my body." Well, mom was finally able to bond-this time with Christina-over their delicious sandwiches.
Today was my day to spend with mom. I've been trying to help my dad with some organization projects while I'm there, and mom is becoming increasingly resentful towards me for staying during her naptime. I feel like I'm pretty quiet, as are my boys (one naps and the other settles in with a movie during naptime), but if we are breathing then we are too loud for mom. She is fine during the rest of our visit, but the past couple of weeks (especially last week) she was very cranky with me when I left.
"I don't want you people here anymore! You don't support me and you're too noisy while I'm trying to sleep! You don't need to be here, no!"
I know better than to get offended; sometimes I question if I should really stay during her nap. But then I remind myself that I cannot give in to my toddler when he throws tantrums; it's no different for mom. Similarly, I sometimes wonder if we're jumping the gun and pushing a caregiver on her before there's a real need for it. But with the safety concerns we've had, I know that there's no better time to get started than the present. It helps relieve some stress and worry off my dad as well, both to have someone there to supervise mom as well as having people there to help with the housekeeping. She has been getting used to having people there, little by little, over the past several months. She may throw tantrums about it, but hopefully someday the tantrums will subside!
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You have been totally right to bring in help at this time. It will help her get used to others around, and it will prevent her family from getting burned out. I have been there. My mom had PPA. I moved in with her just before my dad died, and I waited to bring in a caregiver while I was at work. I should have done it sooner. Nothing terrible happened, and we lived next door to her older sister, who was retired and could check in on her, but it was hard on everyone. Glad your mom is able to bond with these ladies. Sounds like they do a good job with her. Take care. BevReplyDeleteReplies
Bev, I have read your last couple of comments with great interest. It is good to hear experiences from other people, I really do enjoy and welcome the comments. Thank you for participating in conversation and sharing your experiences with me and with my other readers as well!! I look forward to hearing more from you in the future. Sorry about the loss of your mom. Take care of yourself!Delete


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33 years ago in the small village of Lake Placid, N,Y the United States hockey team pulled off one of the greatest upsets in amateur hockey history when they downed the vaunted, powerful Russian team. Announcer Al Michaels shouted "Do you believe in miracles?" as the clock wound down on Team USA's 4-3 victory that set them up to win the gold medal. They did just that with a come from behind 4-2 win over Finland two days later. That was the last time the United States won the men's hockey gold medal. They came close in 2010 when they lost a heart breaker in overtime to Canada 3-2 in the gold medal game, but the squad has won the gold just twice since 1960. A determined, interesting mix of players traveled to Sochi, Russia to compete against top international competition comprised mostly of NHL players.
The Goaltenders
Four years ago Ryan Miller practically stole the Gold Medal from Canada all by himself. He produced a 1.35 Goals Against Average (second only to Henrik Lundqvist of Sweden's 1.34) and stopped a tournament best 94.5% of the pucks directed towards him. Pittsburgh Penguins and US head coach Dan Bylsma and his staff have a big decision to make regarding who gets the bulk of the playing time, Miller or LA Kings goaltender and 2012 Stanley Cup winner Jonathan Quick.
The 28-year old netminder got off to a slow start and then missed a month and a half with a groin injury. Upon his return, Quick held opponents to 1.85 goals per game through 13 January contests. (His 2.68 GAA in three February is skewed by the five goals he allowed in one contest vs. the Blackhawks.) Miller has had the unenviable task of trying to keep a terrible Buffalo Sabres team – 14 wins in 51 games – from completely imploding. Miller has also been the subject of trade rumors as the Sabres look to rebuild for the future.
Jimmy Howard of the Detroit Red Wings returned to action on Jan. 28 after a week out with a hip flexor injury. He backed up Jonas Gustavsson against the Philadelphia Flyers, but started three games thereafter and combined on a shutout with Gustavsson after the latter had to leave the game after one period. Howard is number three on the depth chart and may see little or no playing time at all.
Despite the play of Miller four years ago, the gut feeling here is that Quick will be the #1 man between the pipes. He's already been selected by Bylsma to start the first game of the tournament Thursday morning.
The Forwards
Number 88 of the Chicago Blackhawks has been tearing up opponents in the NHL , so it's good timing for Patrick Kane to be suiting up for Team USA. Kane, who missed the Blackhawks last game prior to the break due to the death of his grandfather, has wracked up 63 points in 59 games. After a lackluster January, Kane found out that his grandfather died on Feb. 3 and took his out grief on the LA Kings with two goals and an assist. He's the key forward to Team USA's success.
The leading US scoring entering Olympic play was the Maple Leafs' Phil Kessel. The 26-year old got off to terrible start in last season's strike shortened campaign, but burst out of the gate this season with 10 goals and 9 assists in the first 20 games. His 65 points (31 goals, 34 assists) in 60 games is the fourth best overall total in the league. Team USA will also be looking to Toronto Maple Leaf winger James van Riemsdyk to add some scoring punch as well. The New Jersey Native is having a career year with 24 goals and 47 points in 58 games.
Team captain Zach Parise and right wing Ryan Callahan will bring their hard nosed NHL play to the larger international rink. Parise led the US with four goals in the 2010 games and sent the gold medal game with Canada to overtime with a late game tying goal. (Click here to check out Alli Baker's profile of the US captain and Minnesota Wild star.) Callahan's penalty killing ability and fiery play will be a huge asset to the US squad.
The Defensemen
Among those manning the blue line for the Americans will be assistant captain Ryan Suter, who played on the silver medal winning team in Vancouver four years ago. The Minnesota native is sixth in points among US born defensemen and 14th overall with 33 points. More than his point scoring ability, Bylsma will be counting on Suter for his leadership on the ice and in the locker room.
At 29, Suter is only the third oldest blue liner on the team. Pittsburgh Penguin teammates Paul Martin (32) and Brooks Orpik (33) lend more experience to Bylsma's roster, even though this is Martin's first Olympic experience.
Youngsters Ryan McDonaugh (NYR), John Carlson (WASH), and Cam Fowler (ANA) have combined for 35 power play points this season and are the key point men when Team USA has the man advantage.
It won't take a miracle on ice to capture the gold medal, but it will be a monumental task with the likes of powerhouse teams from Canada, Sweden, and Russia. It's the reason Vegas odds-makers have the US as the fourth favorite behind the aforementioned three teams.
Team USA's goal for the gold gets underway Thursday morning, 7:30 EDT time against Slovakia. The team will be led by captain Zdeno Chara and assistants Marian Hossa and Michal Handzus. Coach Vladimir Vujtek will choose between Montreal's Peter Budaj and St. Louis' Jaroslav Halak to be the main man between the pipes. (The team also has KHL goalie Jan Laco.)
Drop the puck.
Drew Sarver is the publisher, managing editor, and a contributor for Designated For Assignment. He can be followed on twitter at @mypinstripes or contacted by email at email@example.com.


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There are countless tips and tricks to rid the excess stuff from your home, but have you ever considered a purge of your thoughts? Here are three ways to de-clutter your mind and make space for what truly matters.
- I COULD HAVE – Release the belief that you have power over every aspect of your life or the lives of others. When something goes wrong or hurts someone we love, it is natural to question our role, as if our actions or words might somehow protect from harm and prevent any bad from happening. Let go of the guilt. Realize there are simply some things you cannot do, people you will never change, and that you are more than enough.
- I SHOULD HAVE – Erase the old and negative worry replaying constantly in your head. We are human. We all make mistakes, suffer judgments in error, and feel the course of our lives would be different if we had just done that one thing. Regret is normal and yes, there will be times in your life when one choice or decision will alter the trajectory of subsequent events. But you cannot undo what has been. You can only focus on what might be. Look ahead while learning from the past. Live a life free from regret.
- I WOULD HAVE – Let go of trying to convince yourself that if there had just been more of something [time, money, energy, beauty, attention, patience, love, etc.] the status of your life would have turned out better. Look, I mean really look, at what is around you. Home. Family. Friends. Job. See beyond the surface. Gaze within and find gratitude for where you currently are in this world. If you seek to improve an area, by all means do it. But do not forget the best moment of your life is NOW. Do not wish it away.
Replacing a full mind with mindfulness is not easy. It will take time. Be patient but consistent. No more second-guessing. Shed the negative weight of regret, lighten your heart, and realize just how amazing you already are.
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Railway Investigation Report R12E0008
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Main-track derailment
Canadian National Railway
Freight train M30141-20
Mile 149.21, Wainwright Subdivision
Fabyan, Alberta
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) investigated this occurrence for the purpose of advancing transportation safety. It is not the function of the Board to assign fault or determine civil or criminal liability. This report is not created for use in the context of legal, disciplinary or other proceedings. See Ownership and use of content.
On 21 January 2012, at 1617 Mountain Standard Time, Canadian National Railway freight train M30141-20, proceeding westward from Wainwright, Alberta, to Edmonton, Alberta, derailed 31 cars at the east end of Fabyan Bridge (Mile 149.21) on the Wainwright Subdivision, near Fabyan, Alberta. The derailed cars were loaded with grain, and 17 of these cars fell off the north side of the bridge, damaging several steel tower legs and bracing members. Approximately 1760 feet of track was destroyed. There were no injuries.
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Factual information
On 21 January 2012, at about 1600, Footnote 1 Canadian National Railway (CN) freight train M30141-20 (the train) departed Wainwright, Alberta (Mile 140.0), of the Wainwright Subdivision destined for Edmonton, Alberta (Mile 263.3). The conventional train was powered by 2 locomotives: CN 5734, an EMD SD75i, 6-axle locomotive generating 4300 horsepower (hp) and CN 2156, a GE Dash 8-40CW, 6-axle locomotive generating 4135 hp. Both locomotives were equipped with extended range dynamic brake (DB). The locomotives were pulling 137 cars, including 87 loads, 19 empties and 31 residue cars. The train weighed 12 724 tons and was 8228 feet long.
The train originated in Winnipeg's Symington Yard on 20 January 2012, where a No. 1 air brake test was performed. Footnote 2 In Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, on 21 January 2012, 74 loaded cars of grain were picked up, and the train was brake tested and inspected. The train was further inspected en route by the hot box and dragging equipment detectors (HBDs) at Dunn (Mile 119.4) and Greenshields (Mile 132.5) before reaching Wainwright. No defects were noted.
Shortly after leaving Wainwright, the train crested the grade at Mile 143.5 and began the descent towards Fabyan Bridge (Figure 1). DB was used to control train speed while descending the 0.4% grade. Train speed was maintained at 38 mph as it approached the 40 mph permanent slow order between Mile 147.5 and Mile 150.2. There is a 4° right-hand curve in the track just before the east approach to Fabyan Bridge. At this location, the track gradient for westward trains changes from descending to ascending (that is, apex of a vertical depression in the track).
DB was released at 1616:18, and the throttle was placed in idle just as the head end of the train reached the bridge and began to ascend. The transition between DB and throttle was smooth, and no "tug" or unusual resistance was reported. The throttle was placed in position 1 at 1616:27 and was increased to maximum (position 8) over the next 38 seconds. While the train was travelling at 41 mph, a train-initiated emergency brake application occurred at 1617:09. The crew looked back and observed derailed cars falling off the bridge. The locomotives and part of the train continued across the bridge and stopped at 1617:41.
After making the necessary emergency broadcast and notifying the rail traffic controller (RTC), the locomotive engineer and conductor walked back onto the bridge to assess the situation. Thirty-one loaded grain cars had derailed (35th to 65th cars). Seventeen of the derailed cars had fallen off the north side of the bridge. There were no injuries.
The weather at the time of the accident was -25°C and mainly clear.
Subdivision information
The Wainwright Subdivision is part of CN's transcontinental mainline route that extends from Biggar, Saskatchewan (Mile 0.0), to North Edmonton (Mile 264.7). Train movements are governed by the Centralized Traffic Control System (CTC), as authorized by the Canadian Rail Operating Rules (CROR), and supervised by an RTC located in Edmonton. The permissible freight speed in this area is 40 mph, making it a Class 3 track as defined in the Railway Track Safety Rules.
Crew information
The crew, consisting of a locomotive engineer, a student locomotive engineer and a conductor, took control of the train at Wainwright. The crew members were qualified for their respective positions and met company and regulatory fitness and rest standards. The student locomotive engineer, who was at the controls of the train, was familiar with the Wainwright Subdivision and with the train-handling requirements approaching Fabyan Bridge. He had worked on this subdivision approximately 10 times.
Site examination
Of the 31 derailed cars, 13 remained on the bridge (Figure 2). The first 4 derailed cars on the bridge were the 35th to the 38th cars:
- The "B" end of the 35th car was oriented to the west. Footnote 3 The L1 and R1 wheels were on the rail. The R2, R3 and R4 wheels were derailed to the south of the south rail. The L2, L3 and L4 wheels were derailed to the centre of the track, between the north rail and the guard rail.
- The "B" end of the 36th car was oriented to the west. The R1, R2, R3 and R4 wheels were derailed to the south of the south rail. The L1, L2, L3 and L4 wheels were derailed to the centre of the track, between the north running rail and the guard rail.
- The 37th car was derailed upright on the bridge with its north wheels derailed to the north of the north rail, and the south wheels derailed into gauge between the south rail and the guard rail.
- The 38th car was derailed upright on the bridge with its north wheels derailed to the north of the north rail, and the south wheels derailed into gauge between the south rail and the guard rail.
All other derailed cars that remained on the bridge derailed in the same manner as the 37th and 38th cars. Table 1 provides a summary of the location of the derailed cars.
|Car position
|Derailed on the bridge
|Fell off the bridge
|Derailed upright on the east bridge abutment
|35th to 38th
|39th to 41st
|42nd to 47th
|48th and 49th
|50th and 51st
|52nd to 63rd
|Total derailed cars
An examination of the 4° curve at the east end of the bridge revealed:
- Lag screw fasteners had been pulled out of a number of ties on the high rail (Photo 1).
- The high rail had rolled over at this location.
- Wheel marks observed on the flange and web of the high rail indicate that the point of derailment (POD) was approximately 67 feet east of the east bridge abutment (Photo 1).
- Plate-cut ties Footnote 4 were observed, along with many missing and broken screws, as well as bent and broken plates.
- Some clips were missing, and not all fastener holes appeared to be filled where the rail was not rolled.
- Many "missing" lag screws had broken off in the ties.
- There were some cracked and broken tie plates.
Seventy-four broken and damaged lag screws were collected and sent to the TSB Laboratory for analysis (Photo 2).
Approximately 1760 feet of track was destroyed during the accident (Photo 3). There was also damage to various components of the bridge, which included the north top section of the east wing wall that detached and fell to the ground; walkway gratings; north side concrete curbs between spans 2 and 31; north tower legs and bracing of bents 1, 2, 5, 15 and 16; bent stiffeners on the north girders of spans 5, 6 and 8; and various other structural members.
Track and bridge restoration
Track restoration required the installation of 45 new track panels. Bridge repairs took longer than the track restoration work. During the repairs, rail traffic was rerouted over CN's Prairie North Line. The track was reopened on 26 January 2012, 5 days after the occurrence.
Track information
The derailment occurred at Mile 149.2, which is located in a 4° right-hand curve at the east approach to Fabyan Bridge. The curve had an average of 3.6 inches of superelevation, which was balanced for the 40 mph posted track speed. The rail through the curve was 2002 NKK 136-pound fully head-hardened (FHH) continuous welded rail (CWR). Within the curve, the rail was secured onto 16–inch rolled tie plates with elastic fasteners. The tie plates were attached to hardwood ties with 4 screws per plate (Photo 4). The rail was box-anchored every tie. The ballast was crushed rock in good condition. The elastic fastening system was originally installed in 1997 on a mix of softwood and hardwood ties. In 2004, the remaining softwood ties were replaced with hardwood ties. Elastic fasteners were used up to the east end of the bridge.
The track across the bridge was comprised of 136-pound rail on 16-inch double-shouldered tie plates fastened to hardwood ties with 6 spikes per plate. The rail was box-anchored every tie. The ballast was crushed rock in good condition.
Bridge guard rails, which are designed to keep derailed wheels centered on the bridge structure and to prevent cars from falling off, had been installed on Fabyan Bridge. The guard rails were 115-pound jointed rail with 6-hole splice bars and spiked every second tie. The guard rails had been installed between the running rails, 14 inches from the south rail and 11.5 inches from the north rail. CN's standard plan TS 1108 (Typical Guard Rail Installation) specifies a distance of 11 inches from the rail for open deck bridges with bridge plates.
Bridge information
Fabyan Bridge is a 2869-foot-long viaduct that spans the Battle River Valley and is a key structure in CN's mainline route (Photo 5). It has a maximum height of 190 feet. The bridge consists of:
- two 23-foot-long ballast deck prestressed concrete girder (PCG) spans;
- two 26-foot-long ballast deck PCG spans built in 1972;
- fifty-two 50-foot-long deck plate girder (DPG) spans; and
- one 152-foot-long deck truss (DT) span built in 1908.
In 1984, a concrete ballast deck replaced the open deck on the DPG and DT spans. The bridge spans are supported on steel lattice-braced towers.
Track inspection and maintenance
Prior to the occurrence, the track was inspected by hi-rail on 15 January, 16 January, 17 January and 18 January 2012. The bridge was inspected on 19 January 2012. No exceptions in the vicinity of the derailment were noted during these inspections.
Walking inspections were conducted on the 4° right-hand curve in March 2011 and October 2011. It was noted that loose screws had been turned down and broken screws had been replaced. Within the curve, approximately 20 lag screws had been replaced in the past 3 years. Footnote 5
The rail had been ultrasonically tested 15 times in 2011; the last test prior to the derailment was conducted on 29 December 2011. During these tests, no rail defects were detected near the POD. In 2011, 7 track geometry tests were conducted using CN's TEST car. Footnote 6 The TEST car results include:
- A number of near-urgent wide gauge defects (up to 1⅛ inch wide for Class 3 track) were detected in the 28 July, 17 August and 25 October tests.
- Ongoing gauge widening was occurring throughout the curve.
- A comparison of the 29 March and 25 October geometry tests indicated that gauge had increased from 0.2 inches to 0.4 inches in 3 locations over approximately 95 feet near Mile 149.1.
- A comparison of the 14 September 2010 and 25 October 2011 tests revealed a small increase in rail cant on both rails in the vicinity of the POD.
Mechanical inspection of first derailed cars
Mechanical records for the first 2 derailed cars, CN 395562 (35th car) and IC 799666 (36th car), were reviewed. No exceptions were noted. A teardown inspection of both of these hopper cars was conducted. No defects were noted, and there was no evidence of truck binding or fouling on the side bearings or centre plate of these cars.
Track/train dynamic analysis
A Train Operations and Energy Simulator (TOES) simulation was conducted by CN and verified by the TSB. This analysis was used to estimate the in-train forces. It was determined that, just prior to the occurrence, the maximum draft force was 70 000 pounds and the maximum buff force was 40 000 pounds. The magnitude of these forces would be considered normal for this type of train operation.
Track fastening systems
Track components respond and interact with each other when subjected to train-wheel loads. Train loads are transferred from the rail into the subgrade through the fasteners, tie plates, ties, ballast and sub-ballast.
In conventional fastening systems, track spikes serve the dual role of positioning the rail in the tie plate and securing the tie plate to the tie to maintain gauge. In heavy-axle-traffic territory on curved track with conventional fastening systems, spikes can become loose over time due to wheel loading and can work their way out of the tie. In these situations, the spike holes become enlarged, resulting in wide gauge. The interior of the tie will then be exposed to moisture, which can lead to tie decay.
In contrast to the conventional fastening system, cast-plate and rolled-plate fastening systems (Photo 6) provide the 2 separate fastener functions. The rail is attached to the tie plate with an elastic fastener, normally an "e"-shaped round heat-treated steel bar (20 millimetres in diameter). The tie plate is then attached to the tie with lag screws or a combination of screws and spikes. The cast ductile iron tie plate has wedge-shaped lugs in the bottom that embed in the wood tie to add extra holding power. Rolled plates have smooth bottoms without lugs (Photo 7).
Elastic fastening systems provide a much stronger track structure that is more resistant to high lateral and longitudinal forces and to the development of wide gauge and rail cant. The screw fasteners provide increased resistance to tie-plate movement, thereby increasing gauge-widening strength and the gauge-widening life of the track. Rail hold-down strength and resistance to rail roll-over is also increased.
When elastic fasteners are used, during rail change-outs, the fasteners are simply removed and reapplied with no loss of hold-down strength. Although it is a much more robust fastening system, failure of the lag screws can occur over time. Normally, lag screw failure is due to a combination of shear and bending stress, as lag screws do not necessarily receive even loading.
In this occurrence, 2 types of screws were used in the curve: the original Ss5 – 7½ -inch screws and the Ss5 – 8½ -inch screws. These lag screws are "2 pitch" Footnote 7 screws that are installed with a spring washer. The use of newer, shorter 6½ -inch "3 pitch" screws that do not use a spring washer is the current industry standard. The longer screws and washers were originally thought to provide more resilience to the fastening system. However, the "3 pitch" screw provides more holding power and is easier to install.
TSB Laboratory Report LP 025/2011 – Lag Screw Analysis
The 74 failed lag screws submitted for examination were produced from 4 different batches and supplied by 3 different manufacturers. The presence of several batches and manufacturers was due to the ongoing replacement of broken screws with newer stocks. The laboratory analysis determined that:
- The strength of the lag screw steel met specifications in effect at the time of manufacture.
- The fatigue cracks in the lag screw started in the upper portion of the threaded shanks.
- There were multiple fatigue origins, suggesting that fatigue initiation was caused by a general stress condition rather than any material defect.
- The age of fatigue cracks in different screws varied from many years to shortly before the occurrence.
Neither the condition of the rolling stock nor the manner in which the train was operated was considered contributory to this accident. Because the high rail in the derailment curve appeared to roll over, the analysis will focus on the track fastening system through the derailment curve.
The accident
The curve in which the POD is situated is the apex of a vertical depression in the track. Consequently, this location coincides with a significant train-handling transition for both westward and eastward trains. The recommended train-handling practice is to use dynamic brake when descending into the bottom of a depression and to use power (i.e., increase throttle) to pull up on the other side. While these instructions are entirely appropriate to the terrain, additional dynamic forces will routinely be exerted against the rail. In this occurrence, this location was a point of vulnerability, and the effect of normal dynamic forces from train operations on the track structure was recognized. In 1997, elastic fasteners and rolled tie plates were installed in the curve.
If the screws are tight on the rolled plates, the clamping force produces friction between the plate and the tie, providing lateral resistance to gauge-widening forces in the curve. If the screws are loose, they act as pins, providing the sole lateral resistance. When this happens, the flat bottom rolled plates move under load and can break (Photo 8). Failure of the screws is usually due to a combination of shear and bending, as all screws do not receive even loading.
In this occurrence, a number of lag screws in the vicinity of the POD broke off in the tie. The breaks, which occurred over a considerable period of time, were due to fatigue at the transition point between the shank and the threads, where the cross-sectional area is reduced. Even with broken lag screws, there was little indication that the curve was under stress, as track gauge was maintained by the lag screws that did not break. The remaining intact lag screws experienced much higher lateral curving forces. The derailment occurred when the remaining screw fasteners were insufficient to resist the lateral curving forces; the high rail then rolled under the train, resulting in wheels falling into gauge at the east end of Fabyan Bridge.
Signs of wide gauge are normally more apparent in curves with conventional spike fasteners. If a track with conventional fastenings is under excessive lateral stress, the rail will cant, spikes will rise and stay up, and plate cutting on the field side will be more pronounced. These conditions would likely be noted during routine track inspections.
In this occurrence, the TEST car located some localized near-urgent wide gauge track defects. Comparison of TEST car pengraphs indicated that there was a small increase in track gauge and rail cant in the curve. During routine track inspection, broken and lifted lag screws, plate cutting, and bent and broken plates were observed. While the odd broken lag screw was replaced and lag screws that had worked their way out were turned down, additional maintenance action to secure the curve was not initiated. When signs of dynamic wide gauge in a curve are difficult to detect or are not acted upon, components in the rail fastening system may progressively fail, increasing the risk of rail rollover and derailment.
Bridge guard rails
Bridge guard rails are designed to keep derailed wheels centered on the bridge structure and to prevent cars from falling off and damaging the bridge or what lies below. Although reasonably effective on tangent track, bridge guard rails are less effective in curves and in situations where the train is partly in the curve. In this occurrence, as the train travelled through the curve and reached the tangent track on the bridge, the cars that had derailed due to the rail rollover were effectively dragged to the north side of the bridge where they fell off. With the derailment occurring on the curve at the east end of the bridge, the bridge guard rails could not prevent all of the derailed cars from falling off the bridge.
Findings as to causes and contributing factors
- The derailment occurred when the high rail rolled over in the curve at the east end of Fabyan Bridge.
- The progressive failure of a number of lag screws in the rail fastening system resulted in an insufficient number of remaining lag screws to resist the lateral curving forces of the train.
- Frequent inspections and observation of conditions did not indicate that the curve was under stress, and action was not taken to adequately secure the curve.
Finding as to risk
- When signs of dynamic wide gauge in a curve are difficult to detect or are not acted upon, components of the rail fastening system may progressively fail, increasing the risk of rail rollover and derailment.
Other findings
- At the apex of a vertical depression in the track, normal train action will result in additional dynamic forces on the track structure.
- With the derailment occurring on the curve at the east end of the bridge, the bridge guard rails could not prevent all of the derailed cars from falling off the bridge.
Safety action
Canadian National
On 23 January 2012, CN implemented the following "Guidelines for Inspections of Curves, Turnouts, and Bridge Decks with Screw Spikes":
When conducting inspections of curves, turnouts, and bridge decks with screw spikes, please be governed by the following:
- Walk the entire curve inspecting both the high rail and low rail.
- Look for signs of plate movement.
- Use the geometry car printouts to identify areas of concern. Inspect all areas where the test car reports show a combination of wide gauge and alignment defects on either rail.
- Observe the washer head and look for shiny marks on the plate as evidence of possible broken screw spikes.
- Take a steel rod (lining bar) and strike every tie plate, noting any loose or bouncing screw spikes, which would indicate breakage.
- Hand inspect every 10th tie by physically attempting to pull on all the screw spikes on that plate to see if they can be pulled out of the tie by hand.
- At transition areas (wood ties territory going from cut spike to screw spikes and wood ties territory with screw spikes going to concrete ties) hand inspect every tie on both rails for 10 ties beyond the transition point.
- Additional inspection of screw spikes will be required, by unscrewing them from the tie. The Inspection intervals will be as follows:
- curves 1/2 degree to 6 degrees - Every 100 feet on the high rail remove the screw spike from the tie and inspect. At a 50 foot offset from the high rail, remove and inspect the screw spikes every 100 feet on the low rail as well.
- above 6 degrees curves - Every 50 feet on the high rail remove the screw spike from the tie and inspect. At a 25 foot offset from the high rail, remove and inspect the screw spikes every 50 feet on the low rail as well.
- Once the screw spike has been removed from the tie inspect it for cracks and other obvious signs of wear.
- Observe the unthreaded area of the screw spike. If this area shows 1/8″ reduction in diameter continue to monitor the curve closely. If the area shows 1/4″ reduction in diameter, the screw spikes should be incorporated into a planned program for replacement.
- When a broken screw spike is found, check the surrounding area to determine the extent of the broken screw spikes.
- Areas where ballast has been left over the plates should be cleared to enable inspection of the screw spikes.
- Limit operating speeds over areas of concern until repairs can be made.Footnote 8
For some curves, CN is specifying the use of a new, superior type of tie plate with wood tie elastic fastener systems. The tie plates are 7½ inches by 18 inches cast ductile, each fastened to the ties with 4 screws and 2 spikes. The rails will continue to be fastened to the plate using "e"-type elastic fastener clips. The tie plates are more robust and resistant to breakage than the rolled plate. Lugs on the bottom of the tie plate will dig into the tie, providing mechanical resistance and friction resistance to lateral curving forces.
This report concludes the Transportation Safety Board's investigation into this occurrence. Consequently, the Board authorized the release of this report on . It was officially released on 25 October 2012.
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