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Title: King & Tyrant
Author: T.M. Frazier
Publisher: CreateSpace
Genre: New Adult, Dark Romance
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Homeless. Hungry. Desperate.
Doe has no memories of who she is or where she comes from.
A notorious career criminal just released from prison, King is someone you don't want to cross unless you're prepared to pay him back in blood, sweat, pu$$y or a combination of all three.
King's future hangs in the balance. Doe's is written in her past. When they come crashing together, they will have to learn that sometimes in order to hold on, you have to first let go.
My Thoughts – KING:
I started this book on a whim… I was already in the middle of Prince's Gambit by CS Pacat, but started this one in PDF while I was waiting to get home to Prince's Gambit.
I liked the writing style. It flowed simply. The actual writing is pretty gritty and extremely vulgar with plenty of profanities. In fact, the entire novel is dark with characters that are criminals, prostitutes, and all round underground personalities. But there is nothing glamorous about it. It's dark.
I am desperate, and desperate people don't have the luxury of options.
There was places where the characters emotions felt a little out of place. For example Doe – I feel like her transition from terrier wallflower to sassy confident was a tad too abrupt.
"Pup, what I learned from being in prison is that we're all just a bunch of ants."
"How do you mean?"
"I mean we're all scurrying around, doing insignificant bullshit. We get this one life. ONE. And we spend too much time doing shit we don't want to do."
But I enjoyed this. It isn't often that I read a dark romance, but this one was interesting. I'll check out the second in the series.
My Verdict – 3 stars
My Thoughts – TYRANT
It isn't very often that the second book in a series is better than the first but man, this series managed it!
I actually wasn't going to read this one. I generally don't like romance series where one novel follows the same couple into another novel. I prefer romance series where each book features new characters. But King ended with enough intrigue to keep me reading. And I'm glad I did.
I really liked reading about Doe discovering her old life. It was well written and kept me glued to the screen. Loved the plot twists too. And I really loved how all the loose threads from King were tied together.
All in all, a great read and conclusion to King and Doe's love story.
My Verdict – 4 stars


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North West, only 3, is already the darling of the media no doubt.
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Whenever she makes a public appearance with her parents, she takes her own share of the spotlight just like her parents
And last weekend was just another example, as the daughter of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West stole the show as perhaps the most delightful flower girl of all time.
The 3-year-old was the flower girl in a wedding for one of her parents' friends on Friday.
She was dressed in a white ball-gown with a huge tulle skirt and one great purple bow on the back.
There was a purple crown to complete the look, and two cute flower-dogs wearing white and purple flower collars!
North's caught on camera alongside her fellow bridal-party members by her TV star mom; who later shared the short clip via Snapchat.
Another video followed later in the evening which shows the celebrity baby dancing to a live band's rendition of "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk.
By that time, her adorable look had been enhanced by the addition of a white, furry shrug to her shoulder.
Us Weekly reports that both Kim and Kanye were there at the wedding, too, with Kardashian in a customary curve-hugging, low-necked taupe, and West, wearing suit jacket with a white shirt.
Also in attendance were North's aunt, Kourtney Kardashian, and her cousin and best friend, Penelope Disick.


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"The lady doth protest too much, methinks."
William Shakespeare, Hamlet.
The rise of militant atheism actually portends well for the Church. I am hopeful that as a civilization we have finally climbed out of the depths of our lukewarm apathy toward God and have entered a new era where man has become either HOT or COLD for Jesus. It may not bode well in the short term for believers in the wordly sense because the result is persecution. But the battle has begun and this fire will test the sincerity of our faith and ultimately prove the truth of Christianity to Christ's enemies. After all--"it is hard for [atheists] to kick against the goad". Acts 26:14
When an unbeliever becomes angry in discussing the faith it may mean that they are actually closer to conversion than if they display "toleration" and a distant and withdrawn "respect". Toleration reveals one's apathy while intolerance the opposite. Witness how very tolerant so many atheists are of Buddhism, Hinduism or even Islam while they condemn Christianity. In this intolerance lies something very meaningful and mysterious--that at the name of Jesus a very tender nerve has been struck in the depths of an unbeliever's soul. It is in this apparent anger and coldness that a recognition of truth may lie. Recall that the Devil also fears the Name of Jesus, who conquered him on the Cross.
Even our Lord prefers those who are cold toward Him than those who can take or leave Him.
I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: Revelation 3:14-22
Christ is essentially saying that he prefers outright rejection of the faith to the lukewarm. For so long our nation and the West as a whole has been steeped in apathy toward God. We attend Church when it is convenient, we condemn those as "too religious" or fanatical who seek to truly live the Christian faith--while we embrace all the world's enticements. We have become exactly what Christ spoke of in Revelations: we are rich, we are drowning in possessions and we think we have all we need. But the lukewarm who are silent in the face of evil, compromise everything in the pursuit of riches, and "have nothing against religion" are more repulsive and worthy of condemnation than the radically angry atheists.
The faith stagnates and rots in times where lukewarmth prevails. It is in the trenches where saints and martyrs are created and ultimately the church will grow. The faithfulness of truly devout believers who persevere on the narrow road and who reject all that the culture of death represents will bear witness to the undeniable truth of Christ and His Church. The Church may ultimately suffer in numbers but at least its members will be as HOT as the atheists are COLD.


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Author: Lauren Heywood 7th June 2017
Originally posted here June 7th 2017
On designing a new paper-based tool for Coventry University's Domain of One's Own initiative at the Disruptive Media Learning Lab.
I've designed a new paper-based tool to guide students and staff through the initial steps of considering the potentials for building their own website using WordPress. The tool has the comically long name 'Design Your Own Domain: Plan your WordPress site with paper', and is licensed under the Creative Commons CC-BY-NC 4.0 license. This resource includes a hands-on activity to help participants visualise the content and structure of their potential website, paired with key WordPress specific terms and explanations to help participants link their website concept with the process of how this can be built and structured using this specific application. In this post I will give an overview of how this resource was developed and the trialling of the tool so far.
The Coventry University Domain of One's Own initiative, led by Daniel Villar-Onrubia (DMLL Principal Project Lead), went live at the beginning of this academic year. Coventry.Domains offers students and staff hosted space and a subdomain to create their own website. Since October 2016, the DoOO team have supported staff and students across campus to realise the potentials of creating their own website as a way to claim and build their online presence.
It became clear through out this year that many people, until engaging with the DoOO initiative, have not had opportunity or otherwise had reason to reflect on the online spaces that they inhabit, their online presence, and how websites can be designed to fit an audience type or discipline. This meant that after signing up for a Coventry.Domains account, often the steepest learning curve people experienced was the process of conceptualising and articulating what they wanted to create with their newly hosted space.
Community Support
Between October 2016 and March 2017, Ashley Armstrong (DMLL Student Activator) and I ran a series of Domain of One's Own support sessions to help staff at Coventry University sign up to Coventry.Domains and explore the potential of building their own domain. These support sessions were informal in structure, a regular two hour drop-in surgery where staff could come by to ask for 1–2–1 support with their site. These sessions also offered academics opportunity to meet with colleagues from across Coventry University campus and discuss the intended purpose of their sites and plans for implementation in teaching.
Early on, these sessions highlighted a number of issues relating to staff access to equipment, disparity in digital literacy levels, and availability and regularity in people's time to invest in the CU DoOO initiative and the building of their own domain. In these sessions we provided laptops to allow all members of staff access to build their own website with Coventry.Domains, and programmed the sessions around the availability of staff members who registered interest in the CU DoOO initiative. As a way to address the steep learning curve faced by many wanting to build their own site, we wanted to find a way to explain the more abstract process of conceptualising what the potential for an online space could be, how this could be designed and structured, and deciding what content is appropriate to be display in each individuals' context.
Ashley, Daniel and I discussed that perhaps as part of an upcoming session we should provide a way for participants to draw what they would like their website to look like as a step in the process of planning their website. This way participants could develop a concrete image of what they wanted their online space to be, rather than get caught out by the abstract and (sometimes) intimidating process of navigating dashboards as an introduction to exploring the possibilities of building your own website.
Ashley ran with this idea and developed an initial prototype of a jigsaw-like paper-based activity that suggested areas of a website that could be included in a participants' site build. This activity consisted of cut out blocks that had suggestions for potential spaces on a landing page such as navigation bars and blog post thumbnails. We then used this as a tool in a support session to explain how information can be displayed and structured, and how these spaces can be moved, swapped and interchanged depending on the purpose of a website.
This activity proved very useful, facilitating staff members who were less confident in their knowledge of online spaces to interact with planning and discussing their potential site through physical, visual means.
Making a Tool
In the second semester of 2016–2017, this introductory activity became less necessary within the weekly staff support sessions as academics began to concentrate on the implementation of DoOO in their teaching. The now more established community group had moved on to developing their sites and/or supporting their students to do so. However, it became clear that this type of activity would be useful as a learning tool to be delivered to students as part of their introduction to the DoOO initiative and building their own online space. Staff wishing to implement DoOO in their teaching could then use and adapt this tool to support their students.
WordPress is currently by far the most common CMS application used by the CU DoOO community. Because of this I wanted to pair a hands-on paper-based activity with basic WordPress information and key terms to create a new learning resource. The aim of this tool was to provide DoOO participants with an activity to help them conceptualise their potential website alongside information that offered an initial context and foundation from which software-specific knowledge could be developed. Teaching staff could deliver this during introductory sessions showing learners how to sign up to and navigate Coventry.Domains. From this, participants could then go on to develop their technical knowledge of WordPress and content for their website.
I made an initial draft of this tool ready for the CU Faculty of Engineering, Environment and Computing Innovation Day in April 2017 to get feedback from staff and students, and as a talking point to discuss practical ways to introduce learners to the premise of creating a Domain of One's Own.
The final version of this tool now includes:
- A cut-and-stick "design your own domain" activity
- A glossary of basic terms and elements of a WordPress site
- An introduction to WordPress as a content management system
- An introduction to WordPress themes and how to choose the right one
- An explanation of the difference between "pages" and "posts"
- An explanation of the difference between "tags" and "categories"
I ran this new version by colleagues willing to be guinea-pigs and offer honest feedback. Thanks in particular to my visual design coach Alex Masters, and to Sam Price for being the first person to plan their DoOO site with the activity.
This week Daniel and I ran a two hour workshop with languages staff from the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. We used this tool as an introductory practical activity to get staff to think through how they could design their own website whilst discussing the implementation of the DoOO initiative in their teaching in a language learning context. The general feedback from staff was that they found the activity and information useful in creating their own website within the session and that they would plan to use the tool in the introductory delivery of Coventry.Domains to their students.
I'm excited to see how this is utilised and adapted by staff and students. The tool and delivery guide are licensed under CC-BY-NC 4.0 so feel free to use and remix this resource. If you have any feedback or would like to see other resources developed please get in contact with myself, the DMLL, or the CU DoOO team!


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Region: Middle East & Africa
November 12-14, 2019
AfricaCom is the largest and the most influential tech and telecoms event in Africa. The place to meet everybody who's anybody in African telecoms and technology.
With 400 exhibitors showcasing technologies and solutions covering everything from 5G, AI, IoT, TV, Fintech and more, it provides a vibrant learning and networking platform for professionals in the Telecom and Information Technology industry in Africa.


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My princess has grown up into such a sweet, smart, beautiful little girl. I'm so thankful to be her Mommy. (She even still calls me that most of the time. How long will that last???)
I've just been so sentimental lately, enjoying my kids, and thanking God for them. I guess seven just sounds so much older to me than six did. Sigh.
On her special day, she woke up and found a new bike waiting for her at the bottom of the stairs. This bike is so cool because it is a Bronco bike, blue and orange just like her favorite football team. Go Broncos!
Later that day, I got to deliver these cupcakes to school:
Knowing her as well as you all do by now, you had to know they needed to be black and white and spotted, right? These are Dalmatian cupcakes with a surprise cream cheese and chocolate chip spot in the middle. And of course, my little dog lover had to have napkins that said, "Wipe Your Paws" on them. Would you expect anything else? Hee Hee.
She stood at the end of the lunch line with her teacher and passed out the cupcakes to her classmates.
I think she was happy~ Or high on sugar.
That night she invited two of her buddies to go out to dinner with us to her restaurant of choice. This year she chose Red Robin.
They did a great job of making her feel special. Especially when they delivered her ice cream sunday.
It was a great birthday. I still can't believe she is seven, but seven sounds so much younger than EIGHT, so I'll just enjoy my little girl while I can.
Happy Birthday Sweetheart! Your Mama loves you more than I can put in words.


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Dick Bennick's character of Dr. Paul Bearer was inseparable from the experience that was the 44 Creature Feature. Over the span of its twenty-two year history, our horrible host had a lot of visitors to his tenement castle. This cast of creepy characters included Witch Hazel, Jack the Ripper, Fang Sinatra and even Dr. Paul's own "mummy". In the later years, one of the most frequent guests was a hideous hag named Erma Broombeck, a not so subtle pun on humorist Erma Brombeck. This wacky witch became the closest thing Dr. Paul Bearer ever had to a sidekick and she appeared with him on both sides of the camera for many years. So pull up a toad stool, grab a bubbling cup of brew from the cauldron, and meet My Friend Erma.
Ed Tucker: Were you a fan of Creature Feature before you met Dr. Paul Bearer?
Erma Broombeck: Oh yes, I didn't watch it from the very beginning. My sister was watching it one day and Dr, Paul Bearer caught my eye. I just started watching it from there. I was a big fan of horror movies and I watched Shock Theater and that type of stuff – any and all of those programs that came on. I liked the old Frankenstein, the mummy, the werewolf, and Dracula. I liked the very early horror movies, the classics.
ET: You first met Dr. Paul Bearer at the 1977 Mess America Pageant at the West Shore Plaza Mall. Were you already dressing up in costumes at that time?
EB: Yes, I already had the witch costume. It started with taking the kids trick or treating actually. The first witch costume I made was for a Halloween party I gave for the kids. It must have been around 1974 or 1975. It was really simple, just a piece of material with a hole cut in it for the head and the arms sewed down the sides. That was it! I didn't even wear any kind of make up for that.
ET: Did you see an announcement on Creature Feature for the Mess America Pageant?
EB: No, it didn't come from Creature Feature at all. It came from the newspaper. I didn't even think about doing the Mess America part. I had made a monster, a bigger than life size mummy, to put in the mall's monster contest. I figured that since I was making this monster, why not try the Mess America contest too? A witch is supposed to be ugly, so I entered that too. I added a green and black crepe wig and make up to my original costume.
ET: Do you remember how many people were entered in that pageant?
EB: Oh my gosh, there were so many ugly women I couldn't even count them all! There were "battered" brides who were all bloody and a girl with lobsters on her head. One girl was a half monkey or ape. These were really ugly women! I don't think Dr. Paul Bearer had been surrounded by so many ugly women in his whole life.
ET: Did you win anything for your mummy or your witch costume?
EB: I didn't win a darn thing for the Mess America contest; I wasn't even a runner up. For the mummy, I won second prize. It was two tickets to the movies. I had never won anything before that and my monster won.
ET: You also got to meet Dr. Paul Bearer for the first time. Did he judge both contests or just the Mess America one?
EB: I'm not sure if he really judged anything. It was more like having the audience clap for the one they liked best. He was more of a Master of Ceremonies.
ET: How did your relationship with Dr. Paul Bearer progress from there?
EB: I put in for another contest that he had. This was in the late 70's or early 80's. It was the cold clammy dead body contest! He announced on Creature Feature that if anyone wanted to win a cold clammy dead body, they should write in and tell him why. I wrote a poem for it. He wrote to me and said it looked like mine was going to win as long nothing else came in as good. Then I heard from him again that mine had won. I was supposed to come on the show to accept it. It was a turkey, a frozen turkey! I had to come on the show and open the casket. It wasn't what I was expecting. I thought maybe it would be a mannequin or something.
ET: So you had no idea what you had won when you went on the show?
EB: No, he wouldn't tell me. He wanted there to be an element of surprise. After that, he contacted me to be on the show since I played a witch. He said he might need a witch for his program and I told him I would do it. I would come on whenever he needed a witch.
ET: When you appeared on Creature Feature after that was it as Erma Broombeck?
EB: I think it was. My witch character was originally named Windy. Dr. Paul Bearer renamed me Erma Broombeck. I guess he didn't like the name Windy. Maybe it wasn't catchy enough. He called me up one day and said I have name for your witch, from now on you are Erma Broombeck.
ET: Do you remember how many times you went in to tape Creature Feature?
EB: I'm not sure how many times I went in. It wasn't all the time. He would film something like three months worth of bits at a time. Once he told me he was going to sing me a love song, it was called She's My Girl. He said I could do whatever I wanted to but all I had to do was bat my eyes and look at him. What do you do when someone is singing you a song? I didn't have a mic on so all I could do was use body language. I was standing behind a piano that was up to my neck. When they only show you from the neck up and one hand there isn't much you can do!
ET: Was the bit where Dr. Paul Bearer sang to you the first one you taped?
EB: No, that was later on. We taped that in the same session as the bit where I paint his palm red. We also did one where we were rolling our eyes at each other by rolling plastic eyeballs across a table. There was a public service announcement that we filmed where we gave Halloween tips. There might have been other bits but I really don't remember. I know I stayed in the studio and watched him tape. It was like I got to see Creature Feature before it came on. I loved watching him go through these bits. One time the camera man and I got to laughing so hard that he had to redo the bit. It was for Goat Bran cereal. We were not expecting the stuff that he was saying and it made us laugh so much that he had to do the whole thing all over again. He wasn't too pleased with that but he knew it had gone over well.
Coming Next Week in Part 2: Live appearances and the end of an era.


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A tattoo is a marking made by inserting indelible ink into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment for decorative or other reasons. Tattoos on humans are a type of decorative body modification, while tattoos on animals are most commonly used for identification or branding.
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While commercial pools should be replastered about every 10 years or so, the rules aren't as clear for residential pools. How do you know when it's time to replaster your pool? The best answer - when your pool shows visible signs the plaster is deteriorating. The plaster protects both the look and structural soundness of…Read more
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Written By Sandra Oulmas for Examiner.com
DC Lookbook Examiner
May 11, 2011
DC's most fashionable gathered at the anticipated third annual Aidah Collection Runway Benefit. The sold out crowd enjoyed a fun-filled evening of laughter, live music and incredible cocktails. Anticipation of the collection revealing built up as attendees filed to their seats.
Host of the evening, Paul Wharton, popular TV personality, entered the gallery by strutting down the runway with great humor. Wharton then highlighted Girls, Inc.; the benefit supported their cause of "inspiring all girls to be strong, smart and bold." Following the presentation, Wharton announced the commencement of the awaited runway show.
Aidah premiered her Summer and Fall 2011 collections, which featured cocktail dresses, evening gowns, business attire and swimwear. The collections were rich in color and texture; chic and trendy, the luxurious designs embody today's modern woman. The "Empress Gown" was a personal and crowd favorite – altogether: sleek, sexy and sophisticated.
The Beginning…
Looking back at Aidah's versatile collection, when starting her line, she sought to make creations that were "comfortable during the daytime that [she] could wear straight to a cocktail party afterwards."
Her first collection was casual, with designs made of jersey fabric. There were blouses, bottoms, skirts and jersey dresses and only one satin gown in that collection. Her current collections feature mostly satin gowns and cocktail dresses, which were a hit at the runway benefit. Aidah gave us exclusive insight into her Spring 2012 collection, promising she will be "bringing back jersey" – the great, comfortable fabric she used in her initial collection.
What's so signature about Aidah's collection?
- Her lavish hand painted gold emblems on her designs.
- Aidah boasts truly "handmade couture" — her exquisite line is made in her home studio, not a factory. Made to fit any shape and size, pieces from the Aidah Collection flatter your figure. For example, the "Cupcake Dress" from Aidah's collection was featured on a plus size model at Saturday's benefit, while a size 2 model advertised the cocktail dress in her lookbook — both looked equally stunning.
- Aidah follows rules! Her ultimate fashion rule? "Show women how to be sexy and classy, that's a definite fashion rule."
What to look forward to?
- Aidah filmed a documentary with Mundovision to give audiences a "behind the scenes" look into what goes into running a fashion business; from being an ethical designer and a mother, model fittings, and exclusive backstage footage. Aidah noted that "some people have a difficult time understanding what it takes to be a couture designer," and the documentary will take you inside her studio, where you will find "unique handmade couture, unlike anything you'll find in a department store or boutique." Keep an eye out on her Facebook fan page for the final cut! (It should be out within a month).
To find out more about our dashing DC designer, Aidah Fontenot, and her collections, visit her website.
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Creditors can obtain garnishment judgments against debtors through Oregon's circuit courts for a variety of debts. These courts -- located in every one of Oregon's 36 counties -- are state trial courts that handle criminal and civil cases. When a creditor obtains a judgment for debt default, a writ of garnishment is served on the debtor's employer, who is obligated to make deductions from the employee's paycheck. In Oregon, a writ of garnishment expires 90 days after being served on an employer. If debt isn't satisfied within 90 days, the creditor must obtain another garnishment order.
Consumer Debt
Many creditors must first sue debtors before they can garnish wages. Consumer debt creditors -- such as credit card companies and auto loan companies -- must obtain a court judgment before they can garnish wages. Oregon residents can have their wages garnished by out-of-state creditors through Oregon's circuit courts. Typically, out-of-state creditors turn the debtor's account over to a collection agency located in the debtor's state. For example, an out-of-state credit card company can transfer debt to an Oregon-based collection agency. The collection agency can then obtain a garnishment judgment from an Oregon circuit court in the county where the debtor lives.
Court Judgments
Oregon circuit courts also issue garnishment orders for monetary judgments. For example, if an Oregon resident loses a case in small claims court, she can have her wages garnished if she fails to pay within a prescribed period. Under these circumstances, the winner can obtain a wage garnishment order through a circuit court and receive payments via deductions from the debtor's paychecks until the debt is satisfied.
Child Support, Taxes and Student Loans
As in other states, when Oregon residents fall behind on child support payments or taxes, they may have their wages garnished. However, child support creditors and tax creditors aren't required to obtain garnishment orders through Oregon's circuit courts. State agencies are allowed to bypass obtaining a court order through a streamlined process called administrative wage garnishment. Administrative wage garnishment allows state agencies -- such as the Oregon Child Support Program -- to circumvent circuit courts. Oregon residents who default on student loans can have their wages garnished without a circuit court judgment.
Wage garnishment amounts are limited by federal and Oregon law. Federal law states that consumer creditors can't deduct more than 25 percent of a debtor's "disposable earnings" -- the amount left to the employee after mandatory deductions such as taxes and union dues. States are free to set lower limits; however, they can't set higher limits. Oregon law also allows consumer creditors to deduct up to 25 percent of an Oregon resident's disposable earnings. However, if an Oregon resident owes back taxes or back child support, up to 50 percent of disposable earnings are susceptible to garnishment.
- Oregon Judicial Departments: An Introduction to the Courts of Oregon
- OregonLaws: 18.625 -- Duration of Writs Effect
- Oregon Judicial Departments: Clatsop County State Courts Small Claims Department
- Oregon.gov: Garnishments
- Oregon Child Support Program: Enforcement
- OregonLaws: 18.385 -- Wage Exemption
- U.S. Department of Labor: Fact Sheet #30
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Today the hubby called around 9am to wake me up and I immediately got up and got busy.
As soon as I got all the kids up and fed, we started school. More specifically, we started math. And since math seems to be our most time-consuming subject, we worked on it for the next two and a half hours. :-p
Around 11:30am, I told the kids to wrap things up and get some lunch – then get ready to go to the dentist. All six of them were scheduled for cleanings at 1:30pm today and it's a 45 minute drive. In the meantime, I also threw some chicken breasts in the crockpot to make Creamy Italian Chicken for supper.
Around that same time, my sister-in-law Ariel called and asked if she could borrow Sarah for an hour to babysit Perry Katherine. She was trying to do some work for my parents and Perry K was not cooperating! Joshua drove her over (it's less than 2 miles) and dropped her off, then came home to finish getting ready to go.
At 12:30 we all loaded up, drove over to my Mama's to get Sarah, then got on our way to Natchez to the dentist.
Note – I really wish I had taken more pics today, but it just didn't happen. I didn't bring my camera with me and I my phone is glitchy, so I don't always like using the camera on it. Anywho….
Joshua drove – I love having a chauffeur these days, by the way – and we got there just a couple of minutes late. Sadly, all six of the kids had cavities. Ugh. I think it's genetic – or the fact that our county has no fluoride in the water – or maybe I've just failed at teaching them to brush well!? Whatever the cause, it seems like we spend way too much time getting teeth fixed.
But Praise the Lord, I love our dentist and his staff and they are so sweet to always offer to schedule to do as many kids as possible during the same appointment (to save us multiple trips) so we'll get them all fixed up in just two more appointments.
Anywho… we left there around 3:15pm and headed to the mall. Next time you hear me talking about taking 6 kids to the mall… just go ahead and shoot me. I'm just kidding… sort of.
I'll preface this by saying that my kids don't get to go to the mall… ever. Like, really, never ever. We got to Walmart – but I avoid the clothes and shoes and toys most of the time – but mostly, I shop online and/or they were lots of hand-me-downs from older siblings and cousins. So this was an exciting adventure for them.
But they were not really prepared for all the things to look at and browse and beg to have. Neither was I.
But three of the kids really needed shoes and Joshua – who is getting SO tall and lanky – needed long-sleeved shirts that actually reached to the end of his arms. And since I didn't want to deal with ordering shoes online and having to ship them back and forth to find the right sizes, I thought a quick and easy trip to the mall might be the solution (since we were already very nearby).
Buhahahahahaha. Quick? Not. Easy? Definitely. Not.
We did pretty well, financially speaking – hitting clearance racks and sales. We spent just under $200 and got 4 pairs of shoes (Sarah snuck in a pair that she really, really wanted, but didn't really need, but they were on clearance and she offered to pay for them with her own money) plus 11 shirts (Joshua got 7 shirts for under $60 and I got a few Christmas gifts marked off my list).
However, by the end of that last store, I was on the verge of tears and wondering what kind of crazy had taken over me when I decided to bring all 6 kids into the mall today.
Most of the kids were asking for things they didn't need and laying on the guilt about how they don't have any nice clothes (they do!) – some of them were playing chase and hiding under clothes racks (or climbing on top of them – I'm not kidding) – some of them had to pee – about 5 minutes after I said, "Hey – there's the bathroom… does anybody need to go before we head to the other end of the mall?" and some of them kept running away every time I turned my back.
Asher had had a complete meltdown over a tractor that he needed… and then insisted he must have the $22 shoes instead of the $11 shoes. They were the same brand and color and very near identical style (but not quite) but his 3 year old self needed the $22 ones (both were on sale down from $35). Don't judge me… but I bought both.
I know it probably wasn't the best way to handle it, but as I suspected, by the time we got home he had forgotten about the $22 pair. They will be returned. Did that send the proper message to my child? Probably not, but I was frazzled and we were both tired and I just needed him to not cry anymore in the store. Pick your battles people… pick your battles.
OH and Noah decided to put on his new shoes in one store- and then 40 minutes later as we're leaving the other end of the mall – he remembers that the box and his old shoes are still in that store. Really??
After all that… I still had to go to Walmart. WHAAATTT?!?! I called my husband and he gave me a pep talk – then we decided that it would be best for me to go in alone so I could, oh, I don't know… stay sane. I ended up letting Caleb come in with me. He's a great helper and he's old enough to not ask for all.the.things.
So I left Joshua in the truck with the engine running and a movie playing and me and Caleb took off. It still took me almost an hour but I got out with all of my ingredients needed for cake this week plus a handful of things we needed at the house. By then it was 5:45pm.
We came straight home after that and after getting all the groceries unloaded and put away, I grabbed a shower then we sat down to eat supper (the chicken in the crockpot was ready and Richy had made rice and broccoli to round out the meal).
After that? Blogging, email, banking, and watching the Voice on TV (recorded on the DVR).
The end. Really… it's 11:01pm and I'm OUT. Night-night.


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DJ Fresh has been told to keep his voice down by doctors after suffering from an infected jaw.
The drum and bass producer, who releases new track 'Louder' on July 3, was told to only whisper for the next seven days.
"After a weekend on top of a mountain DJing and shouting the lyrics to 'Louder', I was admitted to hospital last week with a grossly infected jaw after having wisdom tooth removed," DJ Fresh explained.
"My doctor told me not to raise my voice or do anything energetic for several weeks. Now I'll have to leave everyone else to get 'Louder' while I focus on getting stronger and faster."
'Louder' has featured as the soundtrack for the new Lucozade Sport Lite advert. Lucozade was first manufactured in the 1920s by GlaxoSmithKline as an energy booster for patients with colds, flu and other illnesses before being rebranded as a sports drink.
"I've got several bottles of Lucozade sat in front of me," DJ Fresh noted. "Isn't life ironic?"
DJ Fresh has been confirmed for the Oxlyers In West stage on the final day of this year's Glastonbury Festival.
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WE welcome the recent statement of Secretary Jesus Dureza, Presidential Adviser to the Peace Process, that President Rodrigo Duterte has directed government negotiators to work on the resumption of peace talks with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP). The NDFP, on the other hand, said it is open to the possibility of resuming peace talks with the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) "without preconditions."
These pronouncements come at the heels of House Resolution No. 1803 signed by more than 60 Representatives urging the President to resume and continue the GRP-NDFP peace negotiations.
As leaders of churches in the country, we appreciate these developments especially after we have lamented President Duterte's signing of Proclamation No. 360, formally terminating the peace talks last November and the government's subsequent declaration of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) as terrorist organizations.
We hope that the atmosphere for the resumption of the stalled talks will continue to spread positively especially after we have celebrated the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace.
We also appeal to the Senate to support the Resolution of their peers in Congress by coming up with a similar action. We call on all Filipinos to pray and tirelessly work for peace, as Jesus said to this disciples "…Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you…" (John 14;27). --Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform
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For the past four decades, Jeff Beck has led something of a divided professional existence.
To many, he is the pioneering guitarist that has forged wildly original voices as an instrumentalist in fields of rock, swing, fusion and funk. To others, he is a rock 'n' roll hermit, an artist that emerges from seclusion to test the musical waters about him. He tours, records and then disappears again – sometimes for years at a time.
But for this double member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (he was inducted as a member of The Yardbirds in 1992 and again as a solo artist in 2009), both personas work hand in hand. If he vanishes from public view, it's only to work on a new sound, style or concept to keep his more visible performance persona vital.
"I like to think I am always evolving as a guitarist and pushing and challenging myself in everything I do," said Beck, who performs in Kentucky for the first time in nearly a decade with a Louisville Palace concert on Tuesday.
"If all my music was in the same style and format, it wouldn't keep people guessing as to what I am going to do next. I take time off because I want to feel excited about the music I am making. And right now I am very excited."
Judging by the fruitfulness of his career over the past year, Beck has every right to be excited. There has been the release of Emotion & Commotion (his first album of new music since 2003), a guest shot on Herbie Hancock's all-star summit The Imagine Project, a concert recording that spotlights his current touring band (Live and Exclusive from the Grammy Museum) and a jubilant tribute performance with Irish singer Imelda May and her band to guitar pal and innovator Les Paul which yielded yet another album (Rock 'N' Roll Party).
There was also the no-small-matter of Beck's triple win at this year's Grammy Awards. He won two trophies for Emotion & Commotion and a third for the Hancock project.
Taking precedence this spring, though, has been a tour with May's band supporting Rock 'N' Party. The trek was a major departure for Beck, as it was built around music popularized during the '40s and '50s by Paul.
"This tour was very different from anything I normally do, as I wasn't playing with my own band," Beck said. "So I was a bit apprehensive before it started
"The main thing I wanted to achieve was to get the power, genius and the simplicity of Les' music, and the music of that era, across to the audience. I think we managed to do that and put a smile on people's faces."
Beck has long been vocal in citing Paul (who died at age 94 in 2009) as an influence and friend. But what did the guitar giant, in turn, think of Beck's music?
"Les definitely made me sweat when I played in front of him," Beck said. "The first time Les watched me play, I was doing a gig at Avery Fisher Hall in New York with (fellow guitar star) John McLaughlin. Someone told me Les was in the audience, but I wasn't sure he would stick around to see me as I was playing after John. To my surprise, he was standing in the wings when I came off stage.
"He told me that we were good and to carry on with what we were doing. Then he left. Les used to tease me about playing a Fender constantly, but that was purely because he was a Gibson man."
Beck's Louisville concert will put the focus back on his own band and the music from Emotion & Commotion – a recording that mixed orchestral collaborations (a fittingly grand treatment of Puccini's Nessun Dorma), pop classics (an elegiac guitar treatment of Over the Rainbow), ferocious rock works (Hammerhead) and tunes that enlisted the talents of three stylistically different vocalists (May, British soul belter Joss Stone and the young opera stylist Olivia Safe).
"Some might say Emotion & Commotion was a risky album as it is different to what I normally do," Beck said. "It was also my first studio album in seven years. But it has paid off. I always wanted to make an album with a full orchestra, a classical album with a twist, and I think I managed to get that across."
The tour that brings Beck back to Kentucky strikes a somewhat unexpected balance of the old and new. While the repertoire will spotlight Emotion & Commotion songs, his band will include a longtime studio ally, drummer/producer Narada Michael Walden. Though Walden was a key player on such jazz fusion-based Beck albums as 1976's Wired, he was never part of the guitarist's touring band until last year.
"When I first called Narada in 2009, he told me he had been waiting for the call (to tour) for 30 years. He is a powerhouse with the most incredible energy on and offstage."
Does such a fruitful recording and performance year mean that Beck is about to go into hiding again? The guitarist isn't saying, mostly because he doesn't chart his career beyond making room for the artistic opportunities that come his way.
"I don't think anyone can envision what is going to happen in the future. But you can hope for certain things. I still can't believe some of the successes and opportunities life has given me. And for that, I am very grateful – especially since I never followed certain paths in my career and didn't conform to the musician people wanted me to be."
Jeff Beck with Tyler Bryant perform at 7:30 p.m. April 26 at the Louisville Palace, 625 S. 4th St. in Louisville. Tickets are $29.50-$65. Call (800) 745-3000, (502) 583-4555.


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On Saturday we look to the south and there was this big cluster of threatening storm clouds.
We love watching the storms roll across the valley and so decided because it was after 6pm we would sit on the southern deck with a glass of bubbles and watch this storm brew as it moved both across the valley and towards us. We estimated we had about time for one glass of bubbles before it was pouring rain at our place. Sure enough the Glasshouse Mountains and the hills to the south west began to disappear.
The clouds, wind and rain raced closer - hurry drink those bubbles!!!
Yes it is time to go inside now. The rain and wind looked better from behind the glass.
And just for fun a couple of altered shots. All photos taken with the iPhone.
|Barry Smith © Storm clouds shroud the Glasshouse Mountains - altered
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(CNSNews.com) - Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain on Tuesday accused the Bush administration of creating the impression that the war in Iraq would be "some kind of day at the beach." But transcripts of Bush's speeches from March 2003 show that Bush tried to distance himself from analysts who said the campaign would be easy.
During a campaign stop for Sen. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio), McCain said, "One of the biggest mistakes we made was underestimating the size of the task and the sacrifices that would be required," according to the Associated Press.
But in his address to the nation on March 19, 2003 - as American fighters began dropping bombs on Baghdad - Bush said the bombings were the "opening stages of what will be a broad and concerted campaign."
The conflict "could be longer and more difficult than some predicted," Bush explained, due to the harsh terrain and unpredictable fighting methods of the enemy. He added that "helping Iraqis achieve a united, stable and free country will require our sustained commitment."
Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia, said McCain, a likely candidate for the Republican nomination for president in 2008, is trying to distance himself from the president to appeal to so-called moderate voters.
"He's practicing that high wire act that all Republicans in 2008 are probably going to have to endure," Sabato said. "He's going to have to be pro-Bush enough to satisfy GOP activists who vote in primaries and caucuses, and yet he has to be enough of a change to get elected in November."
Sabato joked that McCain "was against President Bush before he was for him," a reference to Sen. John Kerry's (D-Mass.) statement during the 2004 presidential campaign that he was "for the $87 billion before I was against it."
Sabato predicted that "in the next two weeks, minimum, he (McCain) will say some very positive things about President Bush and his Iraq policy."
Sabato said he also felt President Bush sugar coated assessments of the situation in Iraq early in the conflict, making it seem as though the mission would be easier than it has been.
"There was some of that," Sabato said. "I think that was part of the encouragement to go in, that 'we can mop this up pretty quickly, it'll take a few months.'"
"In fact, I remember them cautioning people who expected this to be lightning quick as in 1991. 'No, instead of a few days, it's going to take a few months,'" Sabato claimed. "Well, it turns out it's a few years, or maybe more than a few years."
In his March 22 radio address, Bush repeated his belief that "a campaign on harsh terrain in a vast country could be longer and more difficult than some have predicted."
In a March 23 press conference, Bush said it was "going to take a while to achieve our objective," that "we're slowly, but surely, achieving our objective" and that "it's important for the American people to realize that this war has just begun, that ... we're just in the beginning phases."
In his now infamous "Mission Accomplished" speech on May 1, 2003, Bush said the operation "was carried out with a combination of precision and speed and boldness the enemy did not expect, and the world has not seen before."
While much of Bush's speech was celebratory, he also noted that "we have difficult work to do in Iraq. We're bringing order to parts of that country that remain dangerous."
"The transition from dictatorship to democracy will take time, but it is worth the effort," Bush said. "Our coalition will stay until our work is done."
A spokesman for Sen. McCain did not respond to requests for comment Wednesday.
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About a year ago, a research team from Tufts University programmed a robot to defy orders if it deemed them unsafe. The tiny defiant robot was both adorable and slightly unnerving.
Now there are two of them.
The same Tufts team has programmed two robots to essentially share one brain. In the video above, you can watch them give each other commands without talking. They also look out for one another: One robot will question a command that puts the other in danger.


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Republican Primary these ignants are crazy!! Talking about President Obama should not be able to appoint someone to replace Justice Scalia. One of these ignants said that the President has this country divided. Now that is too ignant!
Damn when you have the power you use it. That is what these ignants have done since they have been in office but now they want to change the game. Typical of ignant racist white folk and ignant safe negroes.


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The river Fowey is just a very short stroll across the field below Mellingey gets you to a classic pool with a lovely lip and run off at its tail. The pool known locally as second Island is deep and clear and so unfortunately for the game angler it is also very popular with the locals for swimming, walking their dogs and picnic's. However there is great trout, salmon and sea trout fishing upstream and downstream from the house.
Above second Island, is the private Restormel beat which leads into the Lanhydrock beats, day tickets can usually be purchased for these.
Dynamite pool clearly related to an old poaching method for catching salmon, is a deep narrow pool which cuts under the nearside bank where the salmon hide under the shelf, can be fly fished from above but many locals use ledgered prawn or worm hung temptingly in front of the lying salmon.
This stretch of around 300 metres is quite narrow and deep with tree lined banks along most of its length. This makes it quite challenging for the fly fisherman but ideal for the angler who likes to free line their bait to the waiting salmon and sea trout. In June and July there can be quite large shoals of peal lying on the sand and pebbled river bed.
A long straight glide of reasonably uniform depth and fairly slow running water, ideal for dry fly fishing after brownies, the salmon do lie along its length but mainly tucked in under the tree roots on the far bank.
The river then flows under the fabulous ancient town bridge, through the parade and on towards Coulson park and the moors.
Fishing through the actual town itself is limited although great sport can be had for small brownies living in the fast flowing shallow water.
Below the parade and above the iron bridge is a stretch where locals keep there pleasure and fishing boats, fishing can be awkward here especially if you hook into a decent fish between moorings.
The river winds its way gently through the tranquil Coulson park with a few fish holding pools, lips & glides, under the iron railway bridge passed the old bandstand stretch and on into Peal pool.
The run out of Peal pool – Coulson park
This is realistically the end of the freshwater fishing area as the river meander's along Pill walk beside the china clay railway line to Fowey and on into the moors towards St. Winnow. Bass and Mullet fishing take over here when the tide is making and can provide some great sport.


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Zedie wrote:jules_w wrote:StLGooner wrote:So is there a difference to anyone else on here between being a good MC/Lyricist, and being a good rapper, or someone who just produces catchy songs? To me there is, and that is how I rate my rappers, by their lyrical ability, not by the sound of the overall song. Because if I went by just the song and not the lyrical ability, then my list would be different.
Sure there is. That's why to me , Kanye and Tupac shine most as a rapper,MC,lyricist and everything else combined. Nas, Talib Kweli and Q-tip are up there as well. But there are many rappers I really like but don't really feel their lyrics like Biggie and Wu-tang , or don't like their songs but do feel their lyrics like Eminem.
Think I'm bleeding in my chest directly due to this statement.
Haha can't discuss taste, right?


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This week Philadelphia Newspaper LLC, the parent company of The Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News and Philly.com as well a number of daily newspapers throughout the region, lost its bid to buy back the company. On Thursday, the company's senior lenders won the bid at auction in New York for $139 million. The price was much more than analysts or media experts had expected. That may reflect the spirited fight that the company's colorfull chairman and CEO and former ad man Brian Tierney had waged to keep it local.
When I read the news reports, I thought of Michael Sokolove, author of numerous books and former Daily News reporter, who had penned the feature story in New York Times Magazine about Mr. Tierney's effort to keep the paper not just locally owned, but to establish it as a case that big metro daily newspapers were still viable in the age of digital media. It was Sokolove's piece after all, that prompted IABC Philly to host The Future of News (of which he was a panelist), a first of its kind seminar in our region dealing with changing face of journalism and media.
I emailed Mr. Sokolove in Washington, DC where he lives to get his perspective on the sale and whether he thought it represented the death knell for big metro dailies as his story a year ago seemed to intone.
"While there may be plenty to criticize about Tierney's reign, he backed serious journalism of the type the city desperately needs," said Sokolove. "Against all odds, he established credibility within a skeptical newsroom, so that those journalists never had to wonder if their work, wherever it led, would be supported."
As to what changes the new ownership may bring, Sokolove offered the following, "They will surely say a lot of the right things, and perhaps ask Bill Marimow to stay on, at least for awhile, if he'll agree. Beyond that? It's all a crapshoot. Much depends on the coming labor negotiations."
For those of us who work in media relations, there is obvious interest in what changes will come. It is hard to imagine a rough and tumble city like Philadelphia without a robust major daily newspaper. Whether you're a subscriber who counts on its local reporting to inform and educate on range of issues, or whether you're a professional publicist like me who maintains key relationships at the papers, new ownership's next moves will surely be worth watching.


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The airplane flies at a speed of ~40 m/s and operates in the region ±45 above and below the Martian equator at a nominal height of ~1 to 2 km from the Martian Surface. It can cover a distance of ~1700 km during a 12-hour period. This allows the airplane to reach different areas of interest.
Due to distance covered during a day, flying with the sun increases daylight. And to reduce the night duration, the airplane shall fly in the other direction (desirable). Scientific instruments collect data and transmit to Earth via Mars orbiter. At the same time, the airplane stores as much energy as possible for the night survival flight.


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1987 Open Road Turbo Z2200
Montgomery Wards Freestyle!!
Looks like a Gt Performer hooked up with a Mongoose Decade and made this thing.
Got this with 3 other bikes from a large barn find in the country for next to nothing.
Cleaned it up.
Added new chain, mags, brake, and these crazy tires.
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It rides good too! Solid bike. Not too heavy.
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Avoid crowds and traffic! This home is a must see! Make this updated hardi-plank ranch with a great layout your new home! Private and peaceful just 5 minutes from MCAS Beaufort and 2 minutes from Laurel Bay Housing, this home is conveniently located in a unique setting on .7 acres with 2 car parking plus circular driveway. Completely gutted in 2014 and renovated throughout 2015 and 2016. 4 nice bedrooms, 2 beautiful baths, lovely bonus room, large laundry, enjoyable screened porch and additional back patio. The master has a walk-in closet and private bathroom. New doors, windows, plumbing, electrical, flooring, kitchen, bathrooms and more. With modern lighting and ceiling fans in every room, come love this.
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Area: 1769 SQ FT
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 2
Status: SOLD!!
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Come, take heart, boy! Wolverton G&S have ticket vouchers!
"Tell me, what are these vouchers..."
Simple enough. It's like a book token or a gift voucher. You buy the voucher and give it to someone who loves Gilbert and Sullivan. They use the voucher towards the cost of ticket to any Wolverton G&S show we sell tickets for.


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Tomorrow (Friday) from 11am, students, staff parents and the wider community of Louisburgh will celebrate the centenary anniversary of the opening of the town's secondary school by the Sisters of Mercy, back in 1919.
It's a double celebration tomorrow, as the Minister for Community and Rural Affairs Michael Ring will officially open the newly completed, state-of-the- art school building and facilities, that is Sancta Maria College, Louisburgh.
A hundred years ago, the Sisters of Mercy based in Tuam, decided to establish the first Catholic Co-Educational school in Ireland in Louisburgh, originally called Holy Rosary Secondary School, now known as Sancta Maria College.
Pauline Moran is the present Principal of the School and Conor Clarke is a sixth year student, and the Chairman of the school's Student Council and they have been telling Midwest News about the significance of tomorrow and about the wonderful new educational facility in the town.


text: Grand Challenges require new approaches. WID sets its sights on the biggest challenges facing humanity. Powerful new tools from data science and biology enable WID scientists, engineers, and mathematicians to seek fundamental discoveries and applications that will improve the quality of human life, fairness in society, and the health of the planet. Our Grand Challenges, modeled after the White House's 2013 initiatives, are lofty aspirations that inspire us to push the limits of possiblity, unite us in common causes, and guide our approach to science for a better world. Our Grand Challenges Based on WID's research strengths, our faculty and fellows have come together to address four Grand Challenges. Our Challenges are ambitious enough to inspire us, but practical enough for us to strive for truly impactful discoveries and applications. Keep the human brain healthy Learn more trending_flat Mitigate soil loss and climate change Learn more trending_flat Ensure equity in the impact of data science Learn more trending_flat Bring science to people and people to science Learn more trending_flat Explore the research groups rising to meet these challenges: Virtual Environments Group See all WID labs Karen Schloss (PI), Kevin Ponto (PI) The Virtual Environments Group is a space and a place where scholars explore the connections among environment, technology, human action, experience, and visualization, with expertise in virtual and augmented reality. Continue Reading Wisconsin Institute for Discovery Schloss Visual Reasoning Lab See all WID labs Karen Schloss (PI) Investigating how observers make predictions about objects and entities based on their cognitive and emotional responses to perceptual information; focusing on how people's associations with colors influence cognitive processing in aesthetic response, judgment and decision making, and interpretation of information visualizations. Continue Reading Wisconsin Institute for Discovery Ponto Lab See all WID labs Kevin Ponto (PI) Develop techniques to better the experience of virtual reality through new devices, interfaces, and techniques. Continue Reading Wisconsin Institute for Discovery Wright Research Group See all WID labs Stephen Wright (PI) Numerical optimization, especially problems involving real (as opposed to integer or discrete) variables. Includes theory, algorithms, implementation and application. Continue Reading Wisconsin Institute for Discovery Nowak Research Group See all WID labs Robert Nowak (PI) The NRG focuses on signal processing, machine learning, optimization, and statistics. Areas of focus include sparsity and active learning, learning graphs and networks, and interactive machine learning with humans. Continue Reading Wisconsin Institute for Discovery Rutherford Research Group See all WID labs Thomas Rutherford (PI) Interests include energy markets, Climate Policy, international trade, technical change and computational economics. Continue Reading Wisconsin Institute for Discovery Lessard Research Group See all WID labs Laurent Lessard (PI) Research lies at the intersection of optimization and control, two fields that play a vitally important role in cyber-physical systems (CPS) applications but that tend to have very different goals and tools. Continue Reading Wisconsin Institute for Discovery


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Ty Glas Avenue, llanishen, Cardiff CF14 5DX - Traditional Large Extended Semi-Detached House
Property info
Price: £329,950.00
Market Status: Unsold/Available
Large, Extended, Semi-Detached House situated in a prominent and pleasant position on the corner of Ty Glas Avenue and Fishguard Road, within easy reach of local facilities at Llanishen Village with its bank and shops. Ample recreational space is close by, including the playing fields & sports centre at Llanishen Leisure Centre and Cardiff City Centre, approximately, three miles distant, is readily accessed by bus routes on Ty Glas Avenue or by rail from Llanishen station - a short walk.
The property has been extended to the side with a large two storey addition built in the last 8 years to incorporate separate living accommodation to include Lounge, Kitchen and double Bedroom and Ensuite and the property has the benefit of gas central heating, together with uPVC double glazing and is set on a good size, corner plot with side driveway, large garage and courtyard. Briefly comprising:
Porch, Hall, Three Reception Rooms, Two Kitchens, Four Bedrooms, Bathroom, Ensuite to Master Bedroom. Front and Side Gardens, Rear Courtyard, Driveway and Garage. This is an ideal property for a family who need a separate, but linked accommodation that would suit an elderly relative teenage suite.
ACCOMMODATION: Measurements have been taken with an electronic laser measure and may be approximate. They do not normally include bays, alcoves or raised flooring unless they form part of the living space or are otherwise stated
HALL: (5'10" x 13'0") Staircase to first floor with wrought iron railings, laminated floor, coving, ceiling light and under stairs storage area.
LOUNGE: (11'7" x 13'3") Laminated floor to match hall and dining room. Double uPVC sliding patio doors to rear courtyard, fitted electric fire set on a raised hearth with a surround to match with mantle-piece over, double radiator, coving and three spot ceiling light fitting and curtain rail over French doors.
DINING ROOM: (13'0" x 9'8") Laminated floor to match hall, radiator, coving, double glazed uPVC French doors to the rear courtyard with curtain pole above. Coving and ceiling light.
KITCHEN: (7'3" x 10'0") Double uPVC window to front, range of fitted units comprising cupboards drawers and work surfaces, with a one and half bowl sink unit with mixer tap, room for slot in cooker, part wall tiling, space for washing machine, under stairs cupboard, tiled floor, coving, ceiling light fitting, extractor fan above the cooker and panelled door to extended part of the house.
LANDING: (6'2" x 9'1") Double glazed uPVC window to front, hand rail, newel post and wrought iron balustrading. Panelled doors to all rooms. Built-in airing cupboard with wall mounted Worcester Combination boiler to serve heating and hot water. Loft hatch.
BEDROOM ONE: (10'9" x 12'2") Double glazed uPVC window to rear with view over the allotments, curtain pole above, laminated floor, radiator, coving and ceiling light.
BEDROOM TWO: (10'9" x 11'2") Double glazed uPVC window to rear, with curtain pole above, laminated floor, radiator and door recess area, coving and ceiling light.
BEDROOM THREE: (8'4" x 8'2") Double glazed uPVC window to front, radiator, laminated floor, coving and ceiling light. Overstairs cupboard
BATHROOM: (8'3" x 5'7") Double glazed uPVC frosted window to front, suite in white comprising bath with electric shower over, wash hand basin in vanity unit, w c with tank in vanity unit, radiator, coving and ceiling light.
MAIN LOUNGE/KITCHEN (19'1" x 15'1") With double glazed uPVC window to side, fitted gas fire set on raised hearth with mantelpiece over, laminated floor, radiator, staircase to first floor with handrail, newel post and balustrades. Double glazed door off to side pathway.
KITCHEN: Double glazed uPVC window to front, range of units comprising cupboards, drawers and roll top work surfaces with one and half bowl sink unit with mixer tap, four ring electric hob with extractor over, space for a fridge and inset ceiling lighting and three spot ceiling light fitting above in lounge.
LANDING: (2'8" X 3'6") Double glazed uPVC window to side.
BEDROOM: (19'0" x 11'7") Double glazed uPVC window to side, with roller blind and curtain pole above and radiator under. Laminated floor and two pendant lights. Door off to -
ENSUITE: (7'6" x 5'6") Double glazed uPVC window to front, fitted roller blind, radiator, suite in white comprising low flush close coupled w.c, wash hand basin to match. Corner walk-in shower with wall mounted electric shower, fully tiled walls, coving, extractor fan, ceiling light and vanity light.
EASILY MAINTAINED FRONT GARDEN: Laid to lawn, pathway to front of house, access off Fishguard Road with -
DRIVEWAY: Giving access to -
GARAGE: (20'3" x 12'2") With up and over door, uPVC double glazed door to rear courtyard, power and light. Separate Consumer unit, pedestrian door to side pathway.
REAR COURTYARD: Mainly paved with washing line.
TENURE: We understand the tenure to be FREEHOLD but you should have this checked by your own legal adviser. NB: There are power points throughout. Carpets, where fitted, may be available by separate negotiation. We endeavour to make our details as accurate as possible, however, if there is any point of particular importance please contact ourselves, especially if you will be travelling some distance to view the property. The mention of appliances and / or services within these details does not imply that they are in full and / or efficient working condition.
VIEWING: By appointment and normally accompanied by ourselves. We recommend that, if possible, prospective purchasers look at the exterior of any property prior to making an appointment. We regret we are not always able to arrange viewings for those wishing to view on behalf of another party. Our clients employ us to look after their best interests, which includes providing them with full details of offers made to purchase their property. Therefore to ensure that our obligations to our clients are met, we need to check the status of all potential purchasers who make an offer to purchase a property through this agency. If you are making a cash offer, we may require written confirmation of the source and availability of your funds in order that our clients may make an informed decision.
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Send items two weeks before event to email@example.com or fax to Faith Matters, 912-525-0796. Type notices, include contact name and phone number. Items printed in Saturday Accent as space allows and posted online at savannahnow.com.
Wm. G. Foote Series
6 p.m. Feb. 10 dinner; 4 p.m. Feb. 11 lecture; First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave.; Info: ctsnet.edu/about-us/. Speaker: Leanne Van Dyk, president of Columbia Theological Seminary, on "I Appeal to You, Brothers and Sisters: The Call of Reconciliation."
African Methodist Episcopal Church Founder's Day parade
9 a.m. Feb. 10; from Greater Gaines AME Church on May Street, along Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd; Info: 912 233-2083 at St. Philip AME Church.
Community Lenten worship services
Noon service Feb. 14, followed by a light meal; 7 p.m. service with light meal at 6:30; Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, 51 Wilmington Island Road on Wilmington Island; Free; Info: redeemersav.org or call 897-1133.
Baptist Church Mass Choir musical
4 p.m. Feb. 17; First Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church; Musical "Let's Go Back to the Old Time Way." Wear African attire, your choir can render one musical selection.
'John Of God' movie screening, discussion
6:30 p.m. Feb. 21; Unity of Savannah, 2320 Sunset Blvd.; Info: unitysavannah.org. "Joao de Deus, Just a Man" movie covers the life and miracles of John of God.
Christian Women's Connection
Noon Feb. 28; Carey Hilliard's Banquet Room, 11111 Abercorn St. Ext.; RSVP lunch reservations by Feb. 26 to Betty at 912-925-3789, Diane at 912-398-2587 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Speaker: ER physician Brian Kornblatt on how he came to believe in the existence of a supernatural being and how that presence is acting in his life today.
Family night activities
5:45 p.m. Wednesdays, Lecture series or Biblestudy to follow dinner; Port Wentworth United Methodist Church, 201 Turnberry St.; $4, $2 for children, maximum of $10 per family, first supper free; Info/reservations: 912-964-4210. Nursery provided.
Maritime Bethel services
6 p.m. worship, fellowship and dinner on the first Thursday of every month; Maritime Bethel at Savannah, 193 Main St., Garden City; Info: 912-826-0206.
English, Korean services
Korean services: 10 a.m. Bible Study and 11:15 a.m. worship service. English services: 10 a.m. worship service and 11:15 a.m. Bible Study; Savannah Korean Presbyterian Church, 6501 Waters Ave., Korean contact: Rev. Yoon Sang Nam at 912-356-3555; English contact: Rev. Stuart Fletcher at 912-598-1851.
Connor's Temple feeding the homeless
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday-Tuesday, Thursday-Friday, 1-3 p.m. Wednesday; Connor's Temple Baptist Church, 509 W. Gwinnett St.
Manna House food pantry, thrift store
10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday only; Manna House Food Pantry and Thrift Store, 1210 Patriot Drive; food pantry for Effingham County residents; thrift store open to public; drip off donations anytime; Info: 912-826-2037.
Youth student ministry
7 p.m. Wednesdays; The Sanctuary of Savannah, gym, 8912 Whitefield Ave; Students in grades 6 to 12 welcome to attend youth group student ministry; Info: 912-691-1148 or thesanctuarysav.org.
Savannah Deanery Latin Mass
1 p.m. Sundays; Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, 222 E. Harris St.; Info: 912-233-4709 or savannahcathedral.org.
Donations needed for low-income families
Life Bridge Inner City Ministries in Savannah seeks funds and food items for families living below poverty level and the homeless. Seeking donations, such as non-perishable items, can goods, toiletries, turkeys, hams, blankets, and more. Contact Pastor Jonathan Brown at 912-856-0663.
L.I.F.E. Ministries Bible study
7 p.m. first and third Tuesdays; L.I.F.E. Ministries, 114 Wynngate Road, Wilmington Island. Info: Jim Bulluck 912-695-6510.
12-Step Recovery Eucharist/Holy Communion
9 a.m. fourth Saturdays; St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 1802 Abercorn St. Info: Rev. Charles Todd at 912-232-0274.
Gregorian Chant sung by candlelight
9 p.m. Sunday nights by the Compline Choir; Christ Church Anglican, 20020 Bull St.; Info: 812-355-7730. Service of Compline (night prayer).
Evening Mass in the Celtic tradition
6:30 p.m. Sundays; St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 1802 Abercorn St.; Info: 912-232-0274.
Young Mothers' Bible Study
9 a.m. Tuesdays; Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 429 Abercorn St.; free; RSVP: 912-234-9245 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Nursery provided for infants and Bible Buddies course with Bible story and art project for preschool children.
Feed His people
9 a.m.-noon every third Saturday; Brown bags given out at Beulah Baptist Church, 619 E. Anderson St.; Info: 912-234-8575.


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'The Originals' Ladies Deserve More Attention
It's going to be ladies' night in New Orleans when the CW's new series The Originals returns in Jan. 2014. Werewolf and mother-to-be Phoebe Tonkin opened to E! News and confirmed that the female cast is going to demand the attention they deserve during the show's midseason premiere, titled "The Casket Girls". The first half of the show's first season focused primarily on the male power struggles going on between Klaus, Marcel, and Elijah while it developed a strong and talented female cast around them. Now, it's that female casts' turn to shine after nine episodes of deception. They're finally going to let everyone know that they're not going anywhere quietly.
Tonkin told E!:
It's nice, especially with a show where there's two very strong male figures, for a whole episode specifically about the girls. It's about time, being like, enough is enough. We're going to do our own thing. Especially when you have Davina, who is the most powerful and you have Rebekah who is the most powerful vampire, man or woman, it's about time we kind of acknowledge that.
And we completely agree. Aside from Danielle Campbell's Davina and Claire Holt's Rebekah having obvious strength and power — Tonkin's Hayley, Danielle Pineda's witch Sophie, and Leah Pipes' Cami round out the female cast with significant power of their own. And after all of the shit they went through at the hands of Klaus and Marcel during the first half of the season, they've all got motive to raise hell now that they're all on the loose. Let's take a look at how these women stack up, shall we?
#5 — Sophie Deveraux
We're putting Sophie at the end of this list because her powers are progressively getting weaker and weaker. The longer it takes for an elder to complete The Reaping, the less powerful the entire witch community in New Orleans will become. She also doesn't have any hold over Klaus and Elijah now that the spell linking her to pregnant Hayley is broken so basically, Sophie's got nothing besides vengeance to strengthen her from here on out.
#4 — Cami O'Connell
Cami's human — yes, but she's in a very powerful position. Not being supernatural gives her the advantage that made us put her at number four. Cami managed to catch the eye of both Klaus and Marcel and essentially got herself in the middle of a serious supernatural brawl. She's got a bone to pick with Klaus after she discovered that he's been compelling her to forget things for months and she's managed to get him to care about her. Which gives are a significant amount of power — if Klaus cares about her, he'll protect her and that's a game changer. She also has a relationship with Davina, who came to her looking for help when she escaped from Klaus and Marcel in the midseason finale, so she'll become an important part of helping her to wreak havoc from here on out.
#3 — Hayley Marshall
She's supernatural and she's pregnant with the world's first hybrid baby. Hayley's also got Elijah wrapped around her little finger and Klaus and Rebekah in her corner for protection. Sure, her pregnancy has taken her off of her werewolf-fighting game for a while, but she's got friends in high places and that matters. Hayley also found her family just ahead of the midseason finale which puts even more people, not to mention blood relatives, in her corner. And she's got a serious motive — when Klaus found out about her family, he ordered them to all be executed even after Hayley begged him not to. She joined forces with Davina ahead of the finale as well and bonded with her over the fact that they'd both essentially become prisoners. The mother-to-be also revealed to Davina the fact that Marcel had been lying to her this entire time to keep her as a pawn. Oh, and by the way, she's got a serious attitude.
#2 — Rebekah Mikaelson
Rebekah's got thousands of years' worth of vengeance to settle and a hell of a broken heart on top of the fact that she's an incredibly old and powerful vampire that really has nothing to lose. In the first half of the season she was deceived by Klaus, turned against him and teamed up with Marcel, and then was deceived by Marcel and ditched so he could rule New Orleans with her brother. So yeah, she's really pissed. Klaus has daggered her in the past multiple times, betrayed her and their other siblings, and has now been betrayed by Marcel for the second time in their long history together. She's got plenty of motive and plenty of anger to fuel an army and if she's teaming up with the rest of these women, it's going to be seriously difficult for Marcel and Klaus to take them down.
#1 — Davina Claire
This girl is just terrifying and hence why she beat out Rebekah for the number one spot. Essentially, her being on the lose means that approximately zero people are safe. Davina's powers are so strong and so uncontrollable because she's spent all of her time as Marcel's prisoner not really learning how to do magic, so there's no way of knowing what she's even capable of. She's another character that highly sought after by Klaus and Marcel thus possessing extra power — for the purpose of being a secret weapon. (She's really not happy about that, in case you were wondering.) And now she's on the loose and experiencing freedom for the first time in a long time and no human, vampire, witch, or werewolf is safe.
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Baby boomers risking retirements
Boomers dole out cash they'll need later
Cathy Egan has been supporting herself since she was 18, when she worked as a waitress in Minneapolis. Her 23-year-old son lives at home and relies on his single mother for transportation, food and other expenses.
Egan, now 50, began putting money aside for retirement only five years ago, after she started working as a licensed practical nurse for the Veterans Health Administration, her first job with benefits. Although she also has a son in high school, the single mother can't bring herself to cut off her eldest, who earns $8.50 an hour plus tips delivering takeout orders part-time for a restaurant in St. Paul.
"Right now, I'm still the supporter," she said.
Baby boomers are putting their retirements at risk by spending too much on their adult children. With real wages stagnant and unemployment among those ages 16 to 24 running above 12 percent, large numbers of households continue to dole out cash to children no longer in school, covering rent, cellphones, cars and vacations.
A survey in July by American Consumer Credit Counseling, a Boston nonprofit, found that a higher proportion of U.S. households, 1 in 3, provide financial assistance to adult children than support for elderly parents, 1 in 5.
"This is putting a huge wrench into retirement savings," said Pamela Villarreal, a senior fellow with the National Center for Policy Analysis in Dallas. "The more boomers put out for adult kids, the less they can put aside for themselves, which is scary as they live longer and need savings to last them into their 80s and 90s."
More than a third of adult millennials receive regular financial support from their parents, and 1 in 5 still live at home and don't pay rent or expenses, according to a November survey by Bank of America.
It isn't just the unemployed or the low-paid who are needy. The poll, which had 1,000 respondents between ages 18 and 34, found that among those earning more than $75,000 a year, 25 percent had their parents pay for groceries at some point; 21 percent got money for clothing.
Brett Goldstein, a financial adviser in Jericho, New York, hasn't had much success dissuading clients from prematurely withdrawing money from their individual retirement accounts to cover expenses for grown children. "I've learned it's very hard to get between a parent and his or her children, even when the parent has very modest savings," he said.
One client in his mid-50s recently withdrew $32,000 from a $140,000 IRA account to pay for his daughter's wedding, Goldstein said. Another couple with IRA accounts totaling about $200,000 cashed out $61,000 to help pay for their daughter and son-in-law's first home.
Parental largesse doesn't have to reach such extremes to be potentially harmful.
Consider that couples ages 55 to 64 had just $111,000 in savings for retirement in 2013 (the median balance in 401(k) and IRA plans), according to the Federal Reserve's most recent Survey of Consumer Finances. That will amount to only a little more than $4,000 a year in retirement, assuming an annual 4 percent withdrawal rate.
If parents have extra money left over each month, they should be maxing out their contributions to 401(k) plans or paying down mortgages or other debt, not subsidizing their children, financial advisers say. "You can't take out a loan for retirement," said John Sweeney, executive vice president for retirement and investing strategies at Fidelity Investments. "So the less well-off you are, the more you have to say to grown children, 'I don't have it to give.'"
Gillian Anderson, head of Anderson Wealth Management in Westport, Connecticut, says so many of her clients are helping their 20- and 30-something kids financially that she advises other parents who consult her to budget for the possibility that they may have to do the same.
"It runs the gamut from giving regular allowances because millennials often aren't earning enough to cover rent and food, to help with legal bills if a child is going through a divorce, to occasional payments for a coat or plane ticket," she said.
Whatever the reason, this prolonged support is squeezing even affluent boomers.
A 48-year-old woman who lives in Westport, Connecticut, sheepishly admits that she and her husband, a finance executive, give their 22-year-old daughter tens of thousands of dollars each year to supplement the $30,000 she earns as a writer at a beauty website. The money covers her share of the rent on an apartment in Brooklyn, New York, her frequent use of Uber car services, clothing purchases, and regular manicures and pedicures.
"I tell my daughter, 'We're going to help you, but do you really need to buy $4 lattes every day and $14 kale salads?'" said the mother, who didn't want to be named because she doesn't want to embarrass her daughter or her husband. "When I was 22, I ate pizza every night."
The couple have a comfortable six-figure income but haven't bought long-term care insurance for themselves or put aside all they'll need — at least $10 million — to maintain their lifestyle in retirement. They wonder if and when their daughter will become self-sufficient and whether their son also will expect continued support after he graduates from college in a few years.
"We're stuck between a rock and a hard place, because we want our kids to be happy," she said.
Fidelity's Sweeney says it's a bad idea even for affluent parents to fund their adult kids.
"Giving them tens of thousands of dollars a year for apartments, cars and restaurant meals sends the message that you'll keep paying for a lifestyle they can't afford on their own — and you probably can't or don't want to fund forever," he said. "Better to teach them to burn less than they earn and save all you need for a long old age."


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ANKARA • Turkey has held 17 journalists on charges of "terror group" membership as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Western critics to "mind your own business" over a relentless crackdown following a failed coup.
But in a goodwill gesture two weeks after the July 15 coup bid, Mr Erdogan also announced he was withdrawing thousands of lawsuits against individuals accused of insulting him.
Turkey has detained more than 18,000 people over the attempted coup which has been blamed on United States-based preacher Fethullah Gulen - a charge he denies - with the relentless crackdown sparking warnings from Brussels that Ankara's European Union membership bid may be in danger.
Seventeen Turkish journalists remanded in custody by an Istanbul court over alleged links to Mr Gulen woke up in jails across the city yesterday as international concern grows over the targeting of reporters in the wake of the failed coup.
Twenty-one journalists had appeared before a judge in hearings lasting until midnight on Friday.
Four were then freed but 17 were placed under pre-trial arrest, charged with "membership of a terror group", the state-run Anadolu news agency said.
Those held include veteran journalist Nazli Ilicak, as well as Ms Hanim Busra Erdal, the former correspondent for the pro-Gulen Zaman daily. Among those freed was prominent commentator Bulent Mumay, who was given a rapturous welcome by supporters.
Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu defended the detention of reporters, saying it was necessary to distinguish between coup plotters and those "who are engaged in real journalism".