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I wish JJV had told me about his bid for an Instapundit-fueled vortex earlier, as we are still in the midst of cleaning up after Hurricane Buzz. However, I understand that genius cannot wait, although that doesn't necessarily cover this.
Nevertheless, for clarity and because BlogLists are cool I have set up a blogroll called "Community Pool," consisting of those sites requested by at least two team members.
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FLAGLER BEACH, Fla. – Standing on an eroded beach in Flagler County on Friday morning, Gov. Rick Scott announced that he will allocate $15.8 million in state funds to repair beach damage caused by Hurricane Matthew, the most destructive storm to hit Florida in more than a decade.
Funding provided by Scott's executive authority will be used to restore eroded beaches in Flagler, St Johns, Volusia and Brevard counties where erosion threatens roadways, homes and businesses.
"Since this storm first crossed our state, we have been fully committed to using every available resource to help our families and communities recover, and we will continue to do so," Scott said.
Projects will include replacing sand along beaches and repairing and constructing sand dunes to prepare for potential future storms. Scott said that Florida's beaches provide critical storm protection and habitat for wildlife while also serving as an economic driver for coastal communities.
"With sea turtle nesting season beginning in May and hurricane season beginning in June, it is crucial that these projects are completed as soon as possible," Scott said.
During Scott's visit, he toured damage to the beaches and repairs needed at Washington Oaks Garden State Park.
Matthew didn't make landfall in Florida but battered the coastline in some areas.
Insurance claims in Florida -- dominated by residential and business filings from northeastern counties -- stand at $803 million, according to the state Office of Insurance Regulation. The state has also reported $430.8 million in damages to government facilities and structures, including damage to a 1.3-mile section of Florida A1A in Flagler Beach that caused Scott to pursue expedited repairs.
Flagler County Administrator Craig Coffey had estimated residential damage to total more than $66 million, including 11 destroyed homes and 154 homes with major damage.
Scott's proposed budget for 2017-2018 that will be announced later this month will include the remaining $61.2 million to actualize the state's needed restoration to $77 million. This figure is based on the latest hurricane damage assessment from both hurricanes Matthew and Hermine.
The News Service of Florida contributed to this report.

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We'd all like to think we're generous: we hold doors for people or hand a few dollars to the homeless man on the corner of the freeway exit. Some affiliate themselves with every charity they can get their hands on, while others feel that anything they could do would have no effect in such an aching world.
No matter where you are on the spectrum, keep reading. For those who have hearts bigger than the Atlantic, you will jump at the chance to do some good. And for the skeptics, take a real look at what I am about to show you – your actions, now matter how big or small, can have an effect.
Soon, the Amazon Prime boxes will pile up at the door and Christmas lists will grow longer. Take a break from it all. Providing an impoverished young girl with safe transportation to and from school, or donating clean water and sanitation systems to rural areas of Africa: that is special.
Here are some incredible (and simple) ways to give back this holiday season that you may have never heard of.
- SchoolCycle & Girl Up: Girl Up, part of the United Nations Foundation, is on a mission to provide girls in poverty-stricken areas of the world with bicycles so that they can easily and safely travel to and from school. One of these bicycles, which can be provided for only $125, will allow a young girl to continue her education without the difficulty of distance or the fear violence standing in her way.
- WaterAid: In many areas of the world, a lack of clean drinking water is the source of countless other struggles. Fresh water must be collected everyday and is often a multi-hour process. This frequently becomes the responsibility of children, who are missing out on an education because of the demands of simply surviving. If the clean water is not retrieved, they and their families could contract a number of water-borne diseases. WaterAid has simple options for donations: $30 provides a sanitary latrine for a family; $50 provides a rainwater harvesting tank; $100 provides 2 hand pumps. These donations can be made one-time or monthly and have the power to provide clean water and better sanitation for people who desperately need it.
- AmazonSmile: Everyone loves Amazon. Seriously. I know you do. So it should be music to your ears that several different charities have developed partnerships with Amazon! Go to smile.amazon.com, select the charity of your choice, and a portion of your normal shopping purchases will benefit that organization. You can even add an organization of your own choice!
- Children International: This organization's mission is to break the cycle of poverty by providing children with paths to brighter futures. One option is to sponsor a child: for as little as $32 each month, according to Children International's website, a child will be provided with
"A safe place: 70+ community centers where kids get life-changing benefits, like medical care, tutoring, job placement and more.
A caring team: 9,000+ volunteers and local staff in 10 countries who know our kids and their communities.
A path out of poverty: Programs focused on health, education, employment and empowerment to break the cycle of poverty."
By doing so, you are paired specifically with one child whose life story you get to learn. If you are looking for something a bit simpler, you can give any one-time amount you'd like.
There are so many worthwhile causes out there, just waiting for your support; these are only a few. So enjoy your holiday season and all its festivities to the fullest, but don't underestimate how much good you can put into the world at the same time.


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Bear's latest goal is to be a Secret Service Agent protecting the President. We have never told him that with the number of psychotropic meds he takes (and must take since he's bipolar), he will most likely be unable to join the military. He thinks he's eligible for the Naval Academy because he makes mostly As and Bs. We're very happy he's making good grades, but all of his classes are remedial. At this rate when he graduates he'll be at least 2 years behind (he's a sophomore). Oops! I almost took off on a tangent.
So Bear knows that if he has a label like C-PTSD or bipolar disorder he will not be eligible for the Secret Service. Therefore he is pouting about being labeled and upset that his therapist is pushing for this "new" label. We tried to explain that labels are not always a bad thing because they can help you get the right treatment. We also tried to explain it is not us or his therapist that are doing this to him - he already had the problem (and in many cases the diagnosis), we're just trying to explain it to him and help him. We tried to explain labels are diagnoses. They are not judgments or criticisms. They can be a good thing because they mean a child can get help sooner, possibly keep from getting worse or having it affect the rest of their life, and maybe even heal.
Bear doesn't always "get" abstract stories or analogies, but I think this one actually got through to him a little.
Broken Leg
Let's pretend Bear breaks his leg. A doctor diagnoses or "labels" him correctly. Then the doctor treats his leg - cast, physical therapy, bed rest... Ten years from now Bear goes for a job where he is expected to run a hundred miles a day. The potential employer asks Bear if he has ever broken a bone. Bear says yes, but he's taken care of himself and is 100%.
Bear can't hide the fact that he had C-PTSD from the Secret Service, because it is in his records, but if he handles it now instead of later he can show them he's handled it and maybe they'll take him.
Another scenario. Bear breaks his leg. He's told he couldn't have and didn't break his leg. He is forced to act as though it didn't happen and walk on it. It heals wrong and will be wrong for the rest of his life. He has trouble walking and other parts of his body don't work right because they are trying to compensate for the broken one. He cannot do things that require a healthy body that works properly. When the potential employer asks if Bear has ever broken a bone, Bear says no. However, he obviously is not able to do the job.
If Bear manages to somehow get the labels off his record but does not deal with his issues, then he will be "caught" when he takes the psych exams. They most definitely would not accept him in the Secret Service.
Third scenario. Bear breaks his leg. He is misdiagnosed or decides on his own that nothing can be done about it and his leg will just never be right. He might as well give up, and be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life...
No matter whether he's labeled or not his leg is still broken. If he accepts the label and works hard in treatment, then he can mend his leg to where it works almost as well as it would have if it had not been broken.
Color Blind
Hubby is colorblind. Let's say that as a child Hubby always wanted to be an airline pilot. Airline pilots cannot be colorblind. No matter what he does, Hubby cannot change being colorblind.
Hubby has a choice. Be miserable and/or angry for the rest of his life, or figure out what it is he loves about being an airline pilot and build a new dream (if it's flying maybe he could find another job that will get him in the air like maybe a hot air balloon pilot, an airplane gunner, or an Air Marshall? or if it's the planes then maybe he could be an airplane mechanic).
Bear's dream is to be a Secret Service agent who guards the president. He needs to decide if he's going to keep that dream or find another one. Either way, he needs to work hard to deal with as many of his issues as possible. Guess we'll see if he chooses to try or to continue to deny and throw up defense mechanisms.
Labeling Has a Bad Rep.
I recently saw this article about labeling and others like it and thought I'd respond:
Why Psychiatric "Labels" are the Problem
Increasing numbers of people realize that just because a child fidgets, or loses pencils or toys—criteria for an "ADHD" diagnoses, this doesn't mean a child is mentally ill. In fact many now claim that children diagnosed "ADHD" are really suffering from lead toxicity, or allergies, or poor diet, or lack of reading skills, and not a mental "illness." The problem is that they continue to use the psychiatric label, such as "ADHD", which stigmatizes a child as "mentally ill." If in fact a child suffers from lead toxicity, then why not call it lead toxicity? If he hasn't been taught to read, why don't we just say he hasn't been taught to read?
The same is true of all psychiatric diagnoses—every single psychiatric label stigmatizes the person being labeled and as long as we continue to use psychiatric labels (contained within the DSM) to describe behaviors—psychiatry will continue to profit while the public suffers.
Psychiatric diagnoses are simply lists of behaviors that psychiatrists have compiled into little lists, given a name, added "disorder" on the end—then voted them into their billing bible, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) as "legitimate." This is big, big business, but it isn't even close to legitimate diagnoses. Not in any medical or scientific context. But in a profit making context? Yes—coming up with new lists of behaviors and new "disorders" is the bedrock of the multi-billion dollar psychiatric/pharmaceutical industry. Its how they get paid. Remember, no psychiatric label, no billing insurance. No psychiatric label, no drug prescribed. So until we stop using these psychiatric labels, which mean nothing other than what some psychiatrists decided was a mental "illness," we will never stop the "stigma." The psychiatric labels are backed by corporate interests—not medicine, and not science.Is Free Thinking a Mental Illness?
My response (to an article that is no longer available, so forgive me if parts of it sound out of place):
Yea, nice. Unless your kid needs those labels to get services, proper medication, support, and therapeutic help. My kids have most of those "labels" and they NEED them.
Not labeling Bipolar Disorder does not make my son an artist, it makes him a tortured psychotic.
Not labeling or medicating my daughter's ADHD does not make her a "normal kid," it makes her unable to participate in school, learn, or make friends.
Not labeling someone with Oppositional Defiant Disorder means that that child does not get any help, which means yes, he might become a revolutionary, but more likely he'll be unemployed (you can't hold a job if you constantly talk back to your boss), homeless (no money, no one who can tolerate being around you willing to support you), dead (mouth off to the wrong person), or in jail (mouth off to an authority figure or do something stupid just to spite someone).
Wanna know where to find those unlabeled teens in 5 years? They're homeless, dead or in jail. And their parents are being told that it's all their fault.
Some articles state that all mental illnesses are subjective and therefore don't exist. I have QEEG reports that show my kids' brains are hardwired differently than the average person.
So Why Label?
Lots of reasons!
To get them access to services and medications so they can:
- heal if they're able to heal
- get the right treatment - therapeutic parenting, attachment therapy, physical therapy, trauma therapy... instead of wasting time on treatments that aren't effective for their type of issues.
- have a break from their symptoms so they can mature and gain coping skills without having to feel like they're in a war zone 24/7
- help them remain calm, stable, and generally happy, so they can focus on living their life and attaching and developing relationships
- help them sleep, focus, and learn
- access needed programs at school and other organizations
- keep them from being constantly suicidal, homicidal, and/or psychotic
- keep others from believing they're just bad kids, manipulative, deliberately defiant, need punishment, deserve/ want to be in juvie or worse...
- keep them from internalizing the negative effects of their diagnoses as their fault, personality or identity shortcomings/ flaws, or blaming others
- ...
I have 2 kids with major trauma and mental illnesses. They take meds for their bipolar disorder, and the one with severe ADHD takes meds for that too. Hubby doesn't have a lot of problems with these (although he hates the sheer number of meds they take and the thought that they will have to take many of them for the rest of their lives), but most of their major issues cannot be "fixed" by medication (C-PTSD, RAD...), and are trauma-based, not biologically-based.
Experts say some symptoms (like insomnia, anxiety, restlessness, irritability...) can be alleviated with medication, even though it doesn't cure or affect the actual diagnoses (like trauma-based issues). I'm all for medicating those symptoms, because, in my opinion, you can't work on healing trauma if you can't sleep, focus, sit still, stop crying or raging, react normally to external stimuli (like someone saying, "you dropped jelly on the counter," which, in my opinion, should not trigger a screaming rage but has)...
So in the past Hubby's opinion was that I have allowed the kids to be over-medicated. I disagree. They are on lots of meds, but it took time to find the right meds and good combinations that worked for their individual body chemistry. They are already taking fewer meds than they did 2 years ago. I think a lot of this is due to the fact that they could focus on internal healing when their outside world didn't feel totally chaotic. (I hope it goes without saying that we are not addressing anyone's needs and issues with ONLY medications - we also do therapy, therapeutic parenting, and many other tools).
I think it's like surgically inserting a pin in the leg of someone with a shattered bone and giving them a crutch, a cast, and major pain meds. The cast keeps things stable while the body works on mending and healing. The crutch helps them be able to do the things they would normally be able to do if they hadn't broken the leg (like walk and go to school). The pin is necessary to give the remaining bone pieces something to heal around. There is scientific evidence that the body heals better when it is not in pain so you need the pain meds.
Some drugs are like casts and crutches and will not be needed down the road. Other drugs are like the pin and the body wouldn't work without them. I would never allow my children to be drugged into zombies, and when the child is stable I will start looking at lessening or removing their meds (or amping up therapy treatment) - for as long as they continue to make progress healing.
Do Kids Need to "Buy Into" These Labels?
Bear thinks he's normal.
When kids are little, they call it Magical Thinking. Could be positive thinking I guess. All I know is that whenever we discuss a diagnosis, medication or issue, Bear gets mad - at us.
We've talked to him about this repeatedly. We are not labeling him to be mean and put him down. We are not doing this to him. We are trying to identify triggers, symptoms, and issues so we can help him deal with them.
Did you know, that there is even a mental illness called Anosognosia that prevents people from being able to recognize their own bipolar disorder?
Someone asked me if it was really necessary for Bear to "buy into" his labels and understand them. I think his reaction highlights that yes, he must understand. If Bear thinks he's "normal," then he has no motivation to do anything to deal with his issues. In fact, all of his energy is devoted to getting away from the mean people who think he's not normal and that he should be doing stuff he doesn't want to do. {By the way, the "mean people" is mostly me in case you hadn't guessed.}
Also, when he has behaviors that we know to be symptoms of his mental health disorders (depression, anxiety, night terrors, rages...), and he doesn't believe in his "labels," then he is very likely to attribute the behaviors to something else and/ or blame himself and his faults. Just more proof that he is unlovable and unworthy of love, or that people are out to get him, or that if he's feeling depressed then there must be something causing it. He starts looking around him for what is causing these feeling and of course, he finds "it"
Unfortunately, "it" is rarely the actual problem. Because of his RAD, "it" is usually me. I want him to be in special ed (it's not because his brain injuries and ADD severely affect his academics). I just want to control him by not letting him go somewhere or do whatever because I enjoy being his warden and torturing him. Because I'm "holding a grudge." This is all worsened by the fact that he really doesn't remember the past very well. He has magical thinking, distorted reality, poor memory, and dissociates.
PTSD/ Not Feeling Safe
Bear needs his world to be within his control. This is a life or death feeling. It's always someone else's fault because that's safer {Why Doesn't My Child Feel Safe?}- he's terrified we will discover that he's not perfect and leave him. {If You Find Out I'm Not Perfect, You'll Leave}
Therefore, someone else did or said something to make him mad - his raging now has a reason that makes sense to him and is not caused by his Bipolar Disorder. Instead of being caused by his PTSD, his night terrors must be because the devil is mad at him or he has special powers (because he is Native American) - and they must be predicting that someone close to him will die.
People Tell Children They're Fine/Normal
People either don't understand mental illness, or just can't believe how severe the issues and behaviors are and how they affect the child, or how these illnesses and trauma interact. Often, they think the child's issues should be kept from the child to help keep from "damaging his/ her self-esteem." They don't seem to understand that without this understanding of the child's issues, then the child often assumes his/ her behavior is his or her fault; that there is something wrong with him/her. Which do you think damages a child's self-esteem more?
Everyone around him (school, friends, girlfriends...), is telling him he's fine. They think telling him the truth will damage his self-esteem and cause him to feel bad about himself, or they really don't understand it. The special program he's in for emotionally disturbed kids sees that he is no longer physically aggressive, and do not consider him severe enough to need to be there anymore. They don't see that the structure they provide is the reason he's doing well.
It doesn't help that my kids have what I call "Charming RAD" (Disinhibited RAD). Kitty's caseworker denied that she had RAD, because "she gives me big hugs every time she sees me." (That's actually a huge red flag. It means she indiscriminately tries to please others so they will take care of her). It is easy for Bear to "fool" people who are not around him much. Truthfully, he fools some people who are around him all the time too. It is a survival instinct leftover from when he had to make people like him or they'd hurt or abandon him.
How does that saying go?
You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.
Abraham Lincoln, (attributed)16th president of US (1809 - 1865)
When it comes to people outside the family, I'm not so sure about this. None of these people have a relationship with him, he's not actually capable of them, but they don't see that. There is no give and take, and they really know nothing about him. He can and does function in public, and that is a huge step forward. However, he will eventually have to have relationships with people that lasts longer than 6 months.
Even those who know him well enough to understand that he has serious issues, cannot agree on how best to help him. Unfortunately, Hubby and I often fall into this last category, and it is not helping our relationship at all.


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#SPFBO 2018 : Batch 4, Books 1-3
5 November 2018
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As mentioned in my post here as part of the SPFBO competition I'll be randomly choosing six books per month for the next five months, I will then aim to check out at least the first 30% of each book during that month. I'll post information about the first three books chosen at the start of the month and then about the remaining three during the mid way point with a conclusion around the end of the month about which books will be going forward or which will be eliminated. The conclusion for my first, second and third month's reading can be found here, here and here Ultimately, the aim is to choose one book from the thirty I've been assigned – that chosen one will then be my finalist.
Books 1-3 in my fourth batch of books are as follows:
1. Clockworld by Ben Myatt
The Iron City has stood for thousands of years, but now, dark forces move within her metal walls to bring down her royal family and subjugate her people. Princess Aldreia, heir to the throne, must join with the peasant Tunnel-Runner Mouse to battle against the threats against her city and protect her birthright!
From the darkest cellars of the city Underworks to the skies around its tiers, the battle for the Iron City has begun!
- Goodreads: author page
- Website: http://bendanarama.wordpress.com
- Twitter: bendanarama
The Bastard from Fairyland by Phil Parker
The world's sea levels have risen and washed civilisation away. Survival is a constant compromise, made worse when the Fae invade; a cruel and sadistic race eager to turn humanity into slaves. Robin Goodfellow is an elite Fae warrior with a long life steeped in blood and his loyalty rewarded by betrayal. Now he lives among humans, growing bitter and lonely, and wants no part in the war.
But Robin holds the key to victory for the Fae, the man who betrayed him demands his help and he's brought Robin's ex-lover along to ensure his cooperation. Trapped in the middle of the conflict and despised by both sides, Robin races across a flooded English landscape to rescue the two children who can help him make a difference.
What he doesn't know is that powerful members of the Fae are manipulating him to succumb to his psychotic alter-ego, Puck, who's ready to cause even more bloodshed.
- Goodreads: author's page
- Website: https://www.philparker-fantasywriter.com/
- Twitter: philspeculates
3. Sorcerers' Isle by DP Prior
Centuries ago, the Isle of Branikdür was mysteriously abandoned by the ruling Hélum Empire. Ever since, rival clans have battled for supremacy at the bidding of their sacred sorcerers.
During the once-a-year armistice for the Festival of Proving, the gifted warrior Snaith Harrow aims to leave his mark in the fight circles before marrying his childhood sweetheart. But following a freak accident, he discovers a terrible secret about the girl he loves:
Tey Moonshine is a daughter of suffering, and she has fallen prey to the things that stalk the netherworld. Under the influence of a demon that hides within her marrow, she gouges a magical codex into her flesh, believing it will make her the greatest sorcerer the isle has ever known.
Maimed from his accident and no longer able to fight, Snaith is apprenticed to the clan sorcerer, Theurig, and Tey is sent away from the village.
As Snaith is thrust headlong into a sorcerer's world of misdirection and control, Tey must master the darkness that possesses her, if she is to stand together with him against the coming storm.
For the ripples of forbidden magic have roused the sleeping might of the Hélum Empire.
War is coming.
A war the clans can never win.
And the fate of Branikdür lies in the hands of a warrior turned wizard and a deranged girl who grows more deadly by the day.
Sorcerers' Isle is a shocking tale of dark fantasy from international bestselling author D.P. Prior.
- Goodreads: author's page
- Website: http://www.dpprior.com
- Twitter: NamelessDwarf
#SPFBO 2018 : Batch 3, Books 1-3
3 October 2018
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Tags: #SPFBO 2018, Batch 3, Books 1-3
As mentioned in my post here as part of the SPFBO competition I'll be randomly choosing six books per month for the next five months, I will then aim to check out at least the first 30% of each book during that month. I'll post information about the first three books chosen at the start of the month and then about the remaining three during the mid way point with a conclusion around the end of the month about which books will be going forward or which will be eliminated. The conclusion for my first and second month's reading can be found here and here. Ultimately, the aim is to choose one book from the thirty I've been assigned – that chosen one will then be my finalist.
Books 1-3 in my third batch of books are as follows:
1. Sworn to the Night (The Wisdom's Grave Trilogy #1) by Craig Schaefer
Marie Reinhart is an NYPD detective on the trail of a serial killer. When she sleeps, though, she dreams of other lives; she dreams of being a knight, in strange wars and strange worlds. On the other side of the city, Nessa Roth is a college professor trapped in a loveless marriage, an unwilling prop in a political dynasty. She's also a fledgling witch, weaving poppets and tiny spells behind closed doors.
When Marie's case draws her into Nessa's path, sparks fly. What comes next is more than a furtive whirlwind affair; it's the first pebbles of an avalanche. Nessa and Marie are the victims of a curse that has pursued them across countless lifetimes; a doom designed to trap them in a twisted living fairy tale, with their romance fated to end in misery and death.
They aren't going out without a fight. As they race to uncover the truth, forces are in motion across the country. In Las Vegas, a professional thief is sent on a deadly heist. In a Detroit back alley, witches gather under the guidance of a mysterious woman in red. Just outside New York, an abandoned zoo becomes the hunting-ground for servants of a savage and alien king. The occult underground is taking sides and forming lines of battle. Time is running out, and Nessa and Marie have one chance to save themselves, break the curse, and demand justice.
This time, they're writing their own ending.
- Goodread's author page
- Website: http://www.craigschaeferbooks.com/
- Twitter: craig_schaefer
2. A Wizard's Forge (The Woern Saga, #1) by A.M. Justice
Scholar. Slave. Warrior. Wizard.
Victoria believes she'll live a scholar's quiet life until the tyrant Lornk Korng rips away everything she knows and loves. Forging herself into a warrior known as Vic the Blade, she strikes fear into her enemies, but she cannot escape Lornk's obsession. A legendary power may be her only chance to destroy him, if it doesn't kill her first.
Fans of dark fantasy will love this gritty tale of empowerment and revenge in a setting that echoes the classic science fiction/fantasy blends of McCaffrey and Herbert.
- Goodread's author page
- Website: http://www.amjusticeauthor.com
- Twitter: AMJusticeWrites
3. Light Dawning by Ty Arthur
Once known as the City on the Hill and revered far and wide for its independence and boundless opportunity, Cestia has become home only to the damned. Surviving under the brutal occupation of a southern empire for three long years, the oppressed populace has lost hope of liberation, turning instead towards an increasingly desperate rebellion willing to commit any atrocity for a chance at freedom.
As total war approaches, four lost souls trapped behind Cestia's walls are on a collision course with fate, destined to either save the city or see it utterly destroyed while calling on forces beyond mankind's comprehension. For good or ill, the light of a new day is about to dawn
- Goodread's author page
- Website: https://tyarthur.wordpress.com/
- Twitter: @xfiruath
#SPFBO 2018 : Batch 2, Books 1-3
3 September 2018
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Tags: #SPFBO 2018, Batch 2, Books 1-3
As mentioned in my post here, I'll be randomly choosing six books per month for the next five months, which I will then aim to check out at least the first 30% of each book during that month. I'll post information about the first three at the start of the month and then about the remaining three during the mid way point with a conclusion around the end of the month about which books will be going forward or eliminated. The conclusion for my first month's reading can be found here. Ultimately, the aim is to choose one book from the thirty I've been assigned – that chosen one will be my finalist.
The first three books in my second batch are:
1. Crossfire by Andrea Domanski
Birthdays suck!
For her eighteenth, Mirissa Colson receives a package from the mother who abandoned her over a decade ago. The family secret it reveals transforms her life from trying on prom dresses to battling an ancient race of demons. Thanks, Mom.
Her nineteenth brings forth an even more treacherous foe—one maniacal demi-god bent on ruling the world. So much for dating. Thankfully, the years of martial arts and sharpshooter training her ex-Navy SEAL dad put her through gives her the perfect skill-set to build upon.
When she's called on to save the world—literally—Mirissa finds she has a lot more in her arsenal than just a mean roundhouse kick. Burgeoning powers she previously thought impossible, like controlling the elements and sensory expansion, give her some confidence. But when she is propelled into a world teeming with preternatural beings—all with powers of their own—she finds herself outmatched and outgunned.
CROSSFIRE is a coming of age tale that bridges the gap between the world we think we know, and the one that lies just beneath the surface
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- Website: http://www.andreadomanski.com
- Twitter: @andrea_domanski
Humanity has finally defeated the Dark Lord, but Morrick fought on the wrong side. Though he was a slave, he is branded a traitor and must earn the trust of new lords in order to return to his family – if they are still alive…
Now that their common enemy is dead, the nobles begin to forget old loyalties, and Queen Cathryn's realm looks set to plunge into war once more. But there are older and more terrible powers dwelling within the forest, and when they are awakened, Morrick will decide who lives or dies.
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- Website: https://www.jacobsannox.com
- Twitter: @JacobSannox
3. Shadow of a Slave by Saffron Bryant
In the Known Kingdoms, Twins are killed at birth.
Twins harness energy in an unpredictable and dangerous way.
Twins almost destroyed the world.
Ash and Rae have always claimed that he is a year older to hide themselves from the ruthless Faceless Monks.
An order who's apparent benevolent mission to keep the world safe, is a mask for nefarious intentions.
Energy can't be created or destroyed… but it can be harnessed…
When Ash and Rae's secret is discovered, Rae is taken by the monks. Ash must learn to harness his natural ability to manipulate the energy of his world to save her.
Two rules must always be observed. Two rules everyone knows.
Do not use energy from the living.
Do not reanimate the dead.
Ash will do anything to get Rae back…even breaking their sacred laws.
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- Website: http://saffronbryant.com
- Twitter: @SaffronBryant


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Seriously, who doesn't love cinnamon rolls?! I think the answer to that is nobody! And who would like these for breakfast more than anything else in the world?! Ok cool, so that's what I've sorted out. A big-ass cake version enough to last the week (or a day if you fancy it for breakfast, dessert and tea breaks) which is unbelievably healthy but doesn't in the slightest taste like it is.
Even the creamy frosting is dairy-free (though not so low fat so be warned). Soft, fluffy yet dense (if that makes any sense- I think it doesn't so just try it and make that conclusion for yourself!), delicately spiced, mildly sweet perfect with that sticky, sweet vanilla sauce and an excellent choice for whichever meal or time of day you go for.
So without much ado, here's the recipe…
Serving size:
Serves 8
Ingredients for cake:
- 150g raisins
- 100g chopped dates
- 50g almonds
- 50g walnuts
- 200ml soya milk + 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 60ml maple syrup
- 100g tapioca starch
- 100g cassava flour
- 100g oat flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
Ingredients for frosting:
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- 2 tbsp stevia
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp corn starch
- 250 ml plant milk
- Soak the dates in water overnight then drain.
- Preheat oven to 180C.
- For the cake, beat all ingredients (except fruit and nuts) to achieve a smooth, stiff batter.
- Fold in the nuts and fruit and pour into a cake tin lined with greaseproof paper.
- Bake for 40 minutes.
- For the frosting, make a paste with the corn starch and plant milk before combining all ingredients in a saucepan.
- Heat and stir constantly until the sauce thickens.
- Pour on top of the cake and serve.
This can be eaten either hot or cold, I wasn't too fussy!


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"Proving its power and speed, a loaded shotgun is a fine match for a clay disk, whizzing through the air like a spooked pheasant, or pigeon (simulated game). The question is, are you quick enough to shatter the clay saucer into splintering pieces, or will it land with a disappointing thud somewhere in front of you? Clay shooting is an excellent sport for both amateur and professional shooters alike."
Zoom zoooom echos a dished clay disk as it bursts out of the shooting machines. A deep silence fills the space between the fixated onlookers followed by a large crack and pop from a fired shotgun. These sounds to a first-time clay shooter are unforgettable. Clay courses can be anything from a single thrower, to 8 or more machines with more shooting options than imaginable. Some lunge with great force and bounce across the ground like a spooked hare, while others pan swiftly up and lazily away, completing an undramatic wave in the skyline. However the clay shooting range is set up, it is a great tool to train all reflexes; getting the hunter prepared for the real work out in the field for similar moving winged or fur game. Clay shooting can also introduce a hunter their new shotgun, creating a confident rhythm of load, calculate, and fire. It looks easier than it is, with many clays presenting a broadside target to the shooter for only fractions of a second before descending into a shattered pile of dirt. Don't think your years of spending time in front of the tv playing "Duck Hunter" will get you ready for this sport; a shotgun pointed at a flying clay saucer is a far cry from a remote control!
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Though guns may vary, depending on shooter's preference a double-barreled, over and under shotgun is typical. Pump-action and semi-automatic shotgun styles are also preferred and 12, 20, 28 and .410 gauge shells are almost exclusively used in clay shooting.


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The gap between what employees believe – and how they act – about the potential for an income – threatening disability
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71% of respondents believe that disability is most likely caused by serious accidents.
Disability insurance industry statistics report that fewer than one out of 10 long‑term claims actually result from injuries.
In general, employees tended to see disability as resulting from a more "catastrophic" cause-serious accidents, stroke, cancer, heart disease and paralysis. They tended to overlook more commonplace causes such as muscle or bone pain and chronic disease.
- 45% of employees cited a stroke as a likely cause of disability.
- 43% said cancer was a likely cause.
- 40% said heart disease would cause a potential disability.
The CDA 2010 Long-Term Disability Claim Review reports:
- More than one out of four income-interrupting disabilities are triggered by muscle and bone disorders such as back problems, joint pain and muscle pain.
- Cancer is the second leading cause of new disability claims, representing 15% of all claims.
- Cardiovascular/circulatory problems have increased slightly and are now the third leading cause of new and existing disability claims.
- Most disabilities are not work-related, and therefore not covered by workers' compensation.
- Lifestyle choices and personal behavior that lead to obesity are becoming major contributing factors.
Attitudinal differences by gender
Men and women have a somewhat different view of what would cause disability. In general, women think their own chances of becoming disabled are lower in six out of 10 categories than their male counterparts. Even so, they estimated their own chances of becoming disabled higher than men in four categories:
- serious accident
- cancer
- muscle or bone pain
- depression/anxiety
Attitudinal difference by income
While few employees named lifestyle and substance abuse as likely causes of disability, it's interesting to note that both were cited more often by respondents who earn $250,000 or more per year.
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Nursing Sister Mary Frances Elizabeth Munro served in the Canadian Army Medical Corps during WW1. She is one of the few women who died while serving her country at war in the Canadian army. She is entitled to the 1914-15 Star, the British War medal and the Victory medal.
Born in 1866 in Wardsville, Middlesex County, Ontario
Trade: nurse Religion: Church of England
Status: single Height: 5′ 3″
Eyes: brown Hair: greying
Sailed from Canada on May 1st (MO 267) 1915. She was part of the reinforcing draft. There is no note to that effect in her file but she was part of the same contingent as Mary Catherine English and Florence Adelaïde Leamy who sailed on that date according to their file.
May 12th: She signed her enlistment paper in London, England (Kingslay Hotel 34 Victoria Street) but she enlisted in Canada at an earlier date. She was serving with the Active Militia
She had breast cancer before enlisting, her right breast had been remove.
May 21st : Posted to the 12th British General Hospital.
July 29th : Transfer to the 3rd Canadian Stationary Hospital
August 1st : Sailed to Malta then to Alexandria en route to the Aegean sea.
August 16th : Reached the Port of Mudros on the Greek Island of Lemnos.
August 22nd : The 3rd Canadian Stationary Hospital became operational on the island and they received their first patient at 10:00 am.
The hospital was part of a relief effort sent to help overcrowded Anzac medical services which could not take the large influx of wounded soldiers from the Gallipoli campaign. The Canadian Hospital was hastily sent to the island and they were not prepared to served under these conditions. It needed two nurses to change a patient wound dressing, one to change the dressing and one to fan out the flies of the wound (no joke here). Excessive heat and poor sanitary conditions were the contributing factors at spreading disease. Many of its members felt hill to disentry, some even died on the island.
September 5th : Admitted to hospital
September 6th : Reported seriously hill
September 7th : Died from dysentery at the 3rd Canadian Stationary Hospital in Mudros at the age of 49. Buried cemetery near Greek Church in the village of Portianos west Mudros V. D. 177.
March 29th, 1923 : Her Medals (1914-15 Star, British War medal, Victory medal), were sent to her executor Mrs Chas Bradfield at no 2 Niagara on the Lake
Her Memorial Plaque and Scroll were sent to her sister Marcella Bradfield (wife of Chas Bradfield)
No Memorial Cross was issued since her mother was already deceased
If you know additional information on this gentleman, please leave me a comment so I can add the information to his small biography
Nursing sister Munro Casualty Card
Picture of Mary Frances Munro (from Veterans affair Canada website)


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(9 Nights & 10 Days) Locations Covered: Cochin, Munnar, Thekkady, Alleppey, Varkala beach, Trivandrum, Kovalam & Poovar Island. Best Kerala honeymoon tour to Cochin, Munnar, Thekkady, Alleppey, Varkala beach, Trivandrum, Kovalam & Poovar Island with this tour plan of 10 days and 9nights. This package is really wonderful for honeymoon couples and family tour to Kerala. Our professional driver will explain all the features of your destinations. Its best honeymoon trip to Kerala. Those family attending this package really enjoying the tour with excitement and submitting excellent feedback. So we promote such packages to the customers in the category Kerala tour packages for family. We recommend as best tour package for honeymoon couple.
Honeymoon couples those who wish to attend adventurous tour can book this package for 10 days. Munnar hill station tour packages are really memorable for our guest. The sight seeing points also really excited with the nature. Those people wish to control their budget can choose this budget tour package to Gavi. Middle Kerala includes the destinations like Munnar, Thekkady, Cochin, Alleppey, Varkala, Trivandrum, Kovalam, Poovar etc. Honeymoon tour package should be with exciting weather, good nature, adventurous, good atmosphere, good accommodation, healthy food and massage, swimming pools, etc. Kerala is the state called GOD's own country. Nissi tours and travels always do what we commits with our customers, so today we are highly promoted by our customers.
|Cochin / Trivandrum Int. Airport (As per guests convenience)
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- Cancellation charges will be applicable as follows: If the cancellation is made 7 days prior to the departure, 50-60% of tour cost shall be deducted. If the cancellation is made 48 hours prior to departure, 80-90% of tour cost will be deducted. Within 24 hours no refund will be allowed.
Day 1, 2 & 3: Arrival Day: Cochin - Munnar
On arrival reception by Nissi Representative and proceed to Munnar. On the way, enjoy Cheeyappara and Valara Waterfalls. After reaching Munnar, check-in the resort/hotel, where you will be staying for next three days. In these three days, you will get to see Blossom Park, Tea Museum, Mattupetty Dam, Rajamalai / Eravikulam National Park, Kundala Lake, Photo Point, Echo Point and Top Station etc. as time permits. 3 days overnight stay at Munnar.
Day 04: Munnar - Thekkady
After Breakfast, check out from the hotel and proceed to Thekkady. On arrival at Thekkady check-in to hotel and after refreshment proceed for sight seeing. After sigh seeing overnight stay at Hotel or Tree house at Thekkady.
Day 05: Thekkady - Gavi
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These keep in their marinade for about two weeks in the refrigerator, but are best within a couple of hours of pickling.
Talk about a refresher and perfect with drinks, these pickles deliver flavors that are snappy, clean and fresh with great crunch. These are not the same-old, same-old holiday snack or another mouthful of over-the-top richness. This recipe can turn a turnip, of all things, into something you take for seconds and thirds.
In short these pickles, mainstays of Japanese tables for generations, taste as though they were designed to set off new cocktail concoctions.
Make extra because for the next couple of weeks you can snack on them with eggs, rice (dice into hot rice for a snack), rice noodles, on sandwiches, and as sides with just about anything.
(Use what appeals -- from peppers, cucumbers and raw sweet potatoes (definitely worth a try), to onions, cauliflower and beets. Below is a possible combination.)
In a storage container stir together the vinegar, salt, sugar, chile and zest until the sugar is dissolved. Taste for balance.
Pour about a 1/4 of the pickling blend into a smaller container. This is where you'll pickle the radishes so their color won't tint the other vegetables. The turnips and carrots go into the larger container.
Chill 30 minutes up to a couple of hours. Drain before serving.
Spear the pickles with picks -- set them in small shallow bowls to show off colors.
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This week I had the immense privilege of attending a Dr. John Demartini talk in Johannesburg. Over the years I have heard people mention him and never really been too curious about him, possibly because of all the hype that goes with being endorsed by countless household names. For some reason that often puts me off something a little, and that's something else that I was exposed t this week, but more on me and my "rebellious child" later. When I saw him standing next to the stage I again wondered what all the fuss is about, as he is a seemingly unassuming man who you'd possibly walk past in the street. But if I was ever caught of judging a book by its cover, I was well and truly at fault of it on Tuesday afternoon.
From the moment the man opened his mouth and started talking about how knowing our core values can determine our truth purpose in life, I was mesmerised. And there are not that many people who truly take my breath away. I'm often a little too quick to get irritated by the things that apparent experts advocate, but Dr Demartini blew me away with his authenticity, knowledge and dare I say, pure genius. The hour that he was on stage was over all too quickly and left me wanting more…a sensation that I am all too familiar with and I am sure you can relate to. But this longing was a thirst for information and further insight into his ideas and processes. It was an emotionally charged experience for me and I was conscious of the tears that flowed freely during certain parts of his talk when he shared how we do not need internal motivation when we are living our true purpose. That when we are true to our core values we are inspired to undertake the work we have chosen and deeply engaged in what we are doing.
I can only admire a man who has read close to 30,000 books, is passionate about the work he does and has made it his life's mission to help people discover their unique purpose and personal magnificence. I'm still debating trying to scrape the money together to attend his "Breakthrough Experience" later this year. I'm also working through the book on my own, but this has always been something that is more challenging for me to do, especially when I come across something that I find difficult to relate to. But I have definitely caved out some time in the next few days to do the work around determining my values. I've always thought that my core value was integrity, but listening to him speak I came to realise that family, education, personal connections and knowledge are also values that I saw more as areas of importance. I understood that values were more based along moral lines, traits that are central to who we consider ourselves to be. But if I think more along the lines of how I can align my work with what is intrinsically important to me, it suddenly makes a lot more sense to me. So I am excited about doing the work over the next couple of days and really pinpointing what it is that gives me purpose in life. I have a fairly good idea, having done a lot of work over the last eighteen months around purpose and personal power.
Something else that I was introduced to in any detail this week was "Transactional Analysis". I've heard the term being tossed around, but never explored it any further and then attended a session on Friday afternoon about it, with the central idea being that we strive for a situation in relationships of "I'm okay! You're okay!" It was an interesting hour and is another thing that I am going to spend more time looking into over the coming days and weeks. It's about what part of our self we approach relationships, interactions and conversations from and the ego state we are in when we do. Are we approaching situations and people as a parent, an adult or a child. The crux of the theory is that depending on what ego state we are in, will depend on how others react and relate to us. And going back to my initial mention of "rebellious child" I see myself so often to wanting to accept the endorsement of people and ideas, because I don't want to be another blind follower.
But I have to admit that after the hour I was again left wanting more information around the topic and a healthy curiosity like that is always most welcome. The more I surround myself with a balance of positive, healthy activities and relationships the more rich and rewarding my life becomes. Things seem to flow into one another and each new avenue of interest seems to lead to situations that give me the room to develop on these ideas, thoughts and processes. My journey never fails to inspire and challenge me, because there are still times when I question the path I have chosen. But then something wonderfully serendipitous will happen to reinforce my choices and decisions and I am left in a state on wonder. Learning to trust in recovery has been a central part of my ongoing wellness and the more I trust, both myself, others and the universe, the more I have reason to believe that we all have a very specific purpose to pursue and that we are all here for a reason. And as Dr Demartini says, "Whatever we think about and thank about we bring about."
'Til next time
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So what's illuminated there?
The secret of a long-term relationship is that your partner can still surprise you even after many years. So they say. The relationship with our family station wagon has now actually gone on longer than was originally planned. Calling it a partner would be a bit too much, but our grand old girl is still pretty good when it comes to surprises. Last night when I was on my way home from a wedding, I pulled away my right hand from the automatic gear selector lever a little further up, and it somehow shone in this slight amber tinge. Since I'd stayed sober it couldn't have been an illusion. So I held my hand a little higher again … brighter; and even higher … very bright; there's something built into the bottom of the rear-view mirror, isn't there?
Ambient lighting ex works?
At the bottom of the auto-dimming rear-view mirror a small amber LED shimmers down. You can't see it while driving. But it plunges the entire center console in an almost indiscernible, very subtle veil of light which is only vaguely perceptible in complete darkness. And the presence of which is only noticeable when you cover the lamp. Because then it's completely dark in the middle of the car, and each switch that isn't illuminated can at best only be felt. In the year 2001, lounge lighting, ambient lighting or similarly dubbed lighting systems hadn't been standard yet in conventional automobiles. Some vendors had "Ambient Packages" or "Lighting Packages" on offer; I probably got one of them without noticing. Yup, I'm right. The front and rear footwells are also lit. You never stop learning.
Magical amber
What I find interesting is how discreetly a lighting solution has been implemented so you always suspect it's there, but never really notice it. The altogether very dark interior of this trim is secretly brightened a little, all switches are easy to find, and yet it doesn't dazzle or annoy anybody. A quality that today not even conventional USB car chargers with a built-in LED manage. Something I later read about on the web and is sorely missed on our model is the illuminated door handle cups. They were also around back then, and today more or less every compact car has them ex works. But it looks like the previous owner scrimped a bit. Or all four are broken. I have to get to the bottom of this soon.
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Competition: World Cup
Market: Both teams to score
Odds: 6/5 @ Bet 365
The pressure is well and truly on as we reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup, with Uruguay and France now just three wins away from glory.
Starting with Óscar Tabárez's Uruguay side, while they may have only won their first group matches 1-0, the South American powerhouses have really begun to turn up the style. Winning all four of their matches at this summers finals, The Blue and Whites are now on a seven-match winning run in all competitions and more impressively, thanks to Atletico Madrid captain Diego Godin, they have now only conceded one goal in that run. Sadly for La Celeste, they will be heading into their quarter-final showdown without leading goalscorer Edinson Cavani. After scoring both goals in their 2-1 victory over 2016 European Champions Portugal last week, the PSG hitman injured his calf and after missing training on Wednesday, the 31-year-old is expected to miss Friday's matchup.
As for France, while many claimed that Didier Deschamps' side were unable to really get going in the group stages, Les Bleus are coming off the back of a dramatic 4-3 win over 2014 World Cup finalists Argentina and they have now only lost one match since June 2017. While their opponents might be missing a PSG forward, The Blues have their own PSG talisman who is enjoying a fine run of form. After being announced as Man of the Match against Argentina in their last 16 matchup, Kylian Mbappé scored a brace last time out and the 19-year-old sensation has also scored three in his last two for Deschamps side. Although Uruguay have grown a reputation as arguably the best defensive unit in world football, France do possess a staggering amount of firepower and it will be extremely hard to keep them at bay.
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Barcelona travelled to Estadio de Vallecas stadium to take on Rayo Vallecano in the fixture correspondin to match day 11 in the current domestic campaign. The Spanish champions were brimming with confidence having been fresh from decimating Real Madrid 5-1 in the domestic campaign.
It took them only 11 minutes to open the scoring through their Uruguayan International, Luis Saurez and they were though to be heading for another riot.
However, the host equalised before the half time break and also went on to turn the tie around in the second half then Barcelona began to dig deep.
They finally got their reward in the 87th through French International, Ousmane Dembele, before Saurez bundled in the winner with virtually the last kick of the match and the tie finished 2-3 in favour of Barcelona.


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The golden age of comedy? There was no such thing
Has there ever been a golden age of British sitcom? Perhaps it's time the whole idea was laid to rest.
Some would argue the case for the Seventies pointing to Dad's Army, Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? and Fawlty Towers as signs of a landmark comedy decade. Others hark back to the Eighties, to Only Fools And Horses, Yes Minister/Prime Minister and my own personal favourite, Blackadder.
All of these shows are great and it's certainly true the three or four main channels screened more sitcoms then than they do now. But it's easy to forget how much dirge was often scheduled alongside the quality. Classic shows stick in our memory precisely because they were good; they have endured and have been repeated a lot for this reason. It's easier to forget the likes of Mind Your Language, Bottle Boys, No Place Like Home, Duty Free and Home James. And this is a good thing. All of these shows were terrible. Even middle-of-the-road shows like Dear John, Don't Wait Up and (if I'm feeling generous) Brush Stokes tend not to linger in the memory.
In today's Correspondents article 'Whatever Happened To The British sitcom?' Jack Cooper nominated the period from the late Nineties to the mid 2000s as the golden age. He argues this era which included I'm Alan Partridge, The Office, The League of Gentlemen, 15 Storeys High, Father Ted, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, Spaced and The Royle Family was so good that the sitcoms of 2012 look poor in comparison.
Now don't get me wrong: I'm not disputing the claim that any of these were great comedies (patchy though Garth Marenghi was). But this is another problem with the concept of a 'golden age'. People tend to draw on examples of the best comedies from an entire decade and then compare them to what's on right now.
It's an unfair comparison. There was never a time when the seven shows Jack lists were all having new series screened at once. Father Ted, for example, finished in 1997, comfortably before Spaced had even started in 1999. Spaced had finished before The Office started in 2001. The Office too had had its time by the time Garth Marenghi made its fairly fleeting appearance in 2004
In short: it's not really fair to list the cream of a decade's worth of comedy production and then compare it to 2012. There were more good books published in the period 1995 to 2005 too than there have been so far in 2012 too. It's not because books were better then: it was a longer period of time.
Even ignoring this, I'm not actually convinced that the British sitcom scene in 2012 is as bad as Jack makes out anyway. Jack grudgingly admits Grandma's House, Miranda and Fresh Meat are all enjoyable. He seems less keen on Not Going Out (which personally I would rate highly too) but mentions The IT Crowd, The Thick of It and Peep Show all of which are current shows, albeit ones which all started around the time of Jack's 'golden age'.
He complains that Vic and Bob are allowed 'to do what they want' as if this is a new thing: yet it was no less true ten or even 20 years ago. Conspicuously, he doesn't mention the award-winning and critically acclaimed Rev. at all.
Even allowing the fact that The IT Crowd and Peep Show are presumably not much longer for this world, the list of sitcoms in the above paragraph really does not seem like a bad crop to me. No, it's not a golden age either and despite inexplicably praising the dreadful How I Met Your Mother, Jack Cooper makes a good case for the strength of new US sitcoms, without even mentioning Modern Family.
But cast your minds back to the year 2000. US sitcoms like Frasier, Friends, Will And Grace and The Simpsons were wiping the floor with a British sitcom field which although often high quality (Spaced, The League of Gentlemen) rarely attracted big audiences even amongst Britons.
No, we are not going through a golden age of British sitcoms at the moment. But has there even been a single year when we have been? The likes of Rev, Miranda, Fresh Meat and Peep Show certainly suggest the British sitcom industry is in good shape. Yes, we should be receptive to innovative comedy ideas from the US. But we shouldn't succumb to the British disease of needlessly doing ourselves down either.
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Time for a classic cake recipe! Try this delicious cheese cake.
- 2 c. fine crumbs
- 1/3 c. plus 1 tbsp. butter
- 1/4 c. sugar
- 2 (8 oz.) pkgs. cream cheese
- 5 eggs
- 1 c. sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- 1/2 pt. sour cream
- 6 tbsp. sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
Combine "crumbs" (graham cracker or cookies), butter and 1/4 cup sugar. Pack into bottom of springform pan. Bake at 300 degrees for 10 minutes. Gently mix cream cheese and eggs. Beat after adding eggs individually. Slowly add 1 cup sugar and vanilla. Pour into pan. Bake 60 minutes. Allow to cool for 10 minutes. Then combine sour cream, 6 tablespoons sugar and 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla. Top with mixture. Bake at 300 degrees for 15 minutes longer. Allow to cool slowly at room temperature and then refrigerate. Remove springform pan sides. Enjoy!
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Capernaum is where Jesus called his first disciples, taught, healed a man possessed by an evil spirit, and raised the daughter of the synagogue's leader from the dead. Peter's house is where Jesus healed Peter's mother-in-law. And, tradition says the synagogue whose foundation can still be seen was built by the centurion whose servant Jesus later healed.
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Today, available for iTunes Pre-Sale is the 12x winning festival darling CREEDMORIA, starring Stef Dawson (THE HUNGER GAMES, THE LENNON REPORT), who was ranked #1 by PEOPLE Mag for Australia's Best Up-and-Coming Actresses and one of PEOPLE Magazine's "Ones to Watch." Veteran and upcoming TV, film and stage stars give charmed performances in this endearing 80's Queens, coming-of-age girl power throwback, that could be the tri-lovechild of Wes Anderson, John Hughes and John Waters, with kickass vintage cars and soundtrack…releasing May 15th!
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"Engaging fun. The film boasts an exuberant comic vitality…stylized, darkly comedic. Cinematic families don't get much more dysfunctional." – The Hollywood Reporter
"Breakfast Club meets Little Miss Sunshine…a brilliantly-crafted comedy that asks the question: Who wants to be normal anyway?" – Cinequest Film Festival
Directed, Written and Produced by Alicia Slimmer
Executive Produced by Clifton Leaf
Cinematography by Boa Simon
Editor by Ben Insler
Trailer Editor by Kevin von Puttkammer
Distributed by Francisco Productions LLC
Starring: Stef Dawson, Rachel DeBenedet, Ray Abruzzo, Ryan Weldon, James Kelley, Steve Cavanaugh, Giuliana Carullo
Candy injects the "fun" in her dysfunctional life. When your brother is found by a neighbor naked and drunk, you're stuck with a caveman of a boyfriend, you have a dickhead boss, and the madness of everyday life competes with your mother's need to appear "normal," you have to peek between the cracks to find the warm rays of hope. But, maybe normalcy is just a construct for other people. And, maybe breaking out of the institution is more important than fitting in. After years of trying to save those she loves, it's time for Candy to save herself.
I'm seventeen. My brother is in the hospital, fighting for his life…a life, addiction never valued much. My baby brother is becoming invisible, struggling with his sexual identity while being bullied in parochial school. Mom's sick again, throwing up every night since my father died. Trapped in a family of seven from Queens, I was lost in the shuffle, got the smallest piece of cake, the last burnt hamburger. I had a tough boyfriend who tattooed my name on his arm the day I was going to be break up with him. I watched him get in fights for me. He was tough but this wasn't love. I was finishing high school and working three jobs. I knew I had to get out or it would eat every inch of me whole. The only way I could really help anybody I cared about was if I helped myself and that meant tough love…and a good deal of humor.
I came up with the idea for CREEDMORIA while I was pregnant with my daughter reflecting on my relationship with my mother and family…and how far I've come. I watched them all live tough lives in deep pain…and just like any good Irish Catholic can tell you, the best way to lighten a tough moment is with lots of humor. Or alcohol. CREEDMORIA drew from those experiences I had, of being surrounded by people I loved and adored and wanted so desperately to help, to save, but couldn't.
Messy, complicated and tough…my heroine, Candy, says to her baby brother, "I don't want to stay all locked up and in…. I want to do something, away from here, away from being a nobody and dating a caveman—we have to do it for Danny and for all the people who are "locked up." You can't help those who can't help themselves and that is the toughest lesson to learn. From sweet and naïve, through the school of hard knocks, Candy learns tough love.
CREEDMORIA is my feature film directorial debut, based on my life growing up in Queens, New York, during the 1980s, right outside the gates of the Creedmoor psychiatric center. It was a time ripe with teenage tension, hot rods blasting Heavy Metal, New Wave pushing out Classic Rock and parents who didn't know where their kids were or were too drunk to care. I wanted to make an indie film with a lot of heart, where the audience cheers when the underdog finally stands up for herself. I love movies where the heroes get knocked down, time and time again, only to keep getting up, stronger and more determined. I love Candy Cahill because she seeks out the light in times of darkness and refuses to bend, pander or give up her eternal optimism. I hope she inspires younger generations to stay true to themselves, to know they're not alone and to ignite their belief in happy endings…where the guy runs away with the girl, even if guy is her gay younger brother.
"A timeless lark: a rollicking, touching family yarn…Slimmer's undying faith in these characters' lovability gets under your skin, and the movie stays warm and endearing throughout. Like John Waters — she has a sly way of mixing pathos with outlandishness. The simplistic underlying message is right out of an Eighties John Hughes flick." – The Village Voice
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The CDC Finally Figured Out What Caused Chipotle's Massive Food-Borne Illness Outbreak
Chipotle's latest food-borne illness outbreak was by and large the biggest in its history, with more than 600 people claiming they fell ill after dining at a lone outpost in Powell, Ohio earlier this month. The chain's latest brush with food poisoning and its newest PR headache garnered headlines and alarm because the cause of the outbreak was initially a mystery.
But after testing stool samples from a number of infected customers, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) finally returned on Thursday with conclusive results that point the finger at a culprit: clostridium perfringens, a bacteria that flourishes when food is left at an unsafe temperature. According to the Delaware General Health District, food samples tested for the same pathogen turned out negative, but the stool samples betrayed the C. perfringens bacteria, which can grow in the intestinal tract after consuming tainted food. Ironically, it's one of the most common forms of food poisoning, refuting the "mystery" cause that elicited such a stir when the outbreak first struck.
AUG. 16, 2018 CHIPOTLE UPDATE: Stool sample results returned by CDC test positive for Clostridium perfringens.— Delaware Health Dist (@DelawareHealth) August 16, 2018
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Chipotle, which temporarily closed and sanitized the affected restaurant after news of the outbreak emerged, confirmed the outbreak in a statement attributed to CEO Brian Niccol.
"While this incident impacted only one restaurant, Chipotle Field Leadership will be retraining all restaurant employees nationwide beginning next week on food safety and wellness protocols," Niccol said. "To ensure consistent food safety execution, we will be adding to our daily food safety routines a recurring employee knowledge assessment of our rigorous food safety standards."
The Denver-based chain has struggled immensely to lure customers back into its restaurants after a string of highly-publicized food-borne illness outbreaks in 2015 and 2016 tarnished its reputation. Even with a slew of enticing new menu offerings, it remains to be seen whether Chipotle will ever wake up from its recurring nightmare.


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10 layman's tips for a homemade sushi dinner
I recently went to a sushi making class, run by Makiko at Suzu in Hammersmith, London. It was a fantastic 2 hours. She really knows her sushi.
Sushi is a fantastic dish for multiple special diets – from gluten free to diet, and is a lot easier to make than I realised. You can make it in advance and it is a great food for summer and picnic season. So many reasons to try making your own sushi! And don't stop there. try it for a tasty and healthy start to your next dinner party.
As easy as sushi is, there are some big pitfalls, from food poisoning to a floppy roll...Here are my top tips for a tip-top sushi dinner:
1. Make sure you have the right kit for making and serving your sushi. All the items on this list can be purchased in a big supermarket or your local Asian store. You will need:
- A bamboo mat (they cost up to £2) – which you need to tightly wrap in Clingfilm to stop the rice sticking and keep your mat clean for the next time.
- Seaweed sushi wrap (nori)
- Sushi rice and sushi vinegar
- Grapeseed oil or a similar light oil that will not overpower the flavour of the fish. You rub this on your hands so that the rice doesn't stick to your fingers when handling the sushi.
- Sushi grade fish and any other fillings (see below)
- A good quality Japanese soy sauce – some make a special sushi variety with extra ingredients like mirin.
- A good quality wasabi.
- Some good quality pickled ginger. The Japanese only eat the ginger to cleanse the palate between different fish and I have to say, having tried the approach, I agree.
2. Only buy sushi-grade fish (unless you want a very short dinner party). Supermarket fish will not be fresh enough. You really need to go to a fishmonger and ask.
3. If you can, avoid Mondays and Tuesdays as Billingsgate fresh fish market is closed on Mondays. (This is a typical example of the great tips you get from sushi pro Mikako).
4. Check if any of your guests are vegetarian or other special diets. The great thing about sushi is that there are plenty of options for friends special diets:
- Paleo & Dukan – all fish is fine but serve without rice
- Gluten free – rice is gluten free but you should get gluten free soy sauce and wasabi
- Vegetarian & Vegan – Tofu, avocado and cucumber are easy options
- Shellfish allergy – avoid all prawns, crab etc
- Pregnant – try cooked fish (salmon is good) and meat (thinly sliced marinated beef or pork work well) options as well as vegetarian
- Children – sushi can be brilliant as easy finger food. Try tinned tuna, spring onion and mayo
5. Making good sushi rice is key to good sushi! You'll need 3 cups rice (600ml), washed through for a good few minutes and allow it to drain for half an hour. Pour it into a saucepan with 3 cups or 600ml water and heat to medium with the lid on for 13 minutes. Put on low heat for 30 seconds and take off the heat for 15 minutes. Spoon into a wide bowl, mix in the sushi vinegar and allow to cool.
6. Make your sushi rice ahead. Keep it out of the fridge or the sushi is too solid to mould. It last up to 10 hours.
7. When patting a thin layer of sushi onto your seaweed wrap (before laying on the fillings and rolling), leave a 2 cm across one of the lengths empty. That way it'll roll up neatly without rice squeezing out (like most of my early attempts, I am sure you will still think you don't need the WHOLE 2cm…. but trust me, you do).
8. Don't overfill. I know you will. But just don't! It's a bit like what happened when you overfill fajitas. Ugly.
9. Use a really sharp knife for cutting your sushi rolls to give them the cleanest edges possible.
10. Wipe the knife each time you cut the sushi. The rice is sticky and will make your next cut quite messy if left on the knife.
Most importantly, have fun and be creative. Jen G does a great Spam Sushi recipe and Mikako has great ideas in her book Sushi Slim.


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I first saw the eyes of Frances Schervier one evening in September 1987, as I entered the Youth Center of the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor in Vermicino, in the region of Castelli Romani. She gazed at me from a painting hanging in the lobby. I do not know if the Sisters had intentionally placed it there, but it had a strange effect upon me.
I felt scrutinized and known. I knew nothing about her or about her congregation, and getting to know her was not one of my intentions. I simply let myself be taken to Rome by two Franciscan friars, and I was more attracted by the idea of visiting the capital than of attending to a Diaconal ordination, the official goal of the trip. I was 24 years old, and was studying Psychology. I was attending Padua University and was having a hard time cutting the umbilical cord that connected me to my family and my little town in Piedmont. My new friends in Padua were making me question the way I lived my faith, something I had always taken for granted. I was attracted and fascinated by their way of living according to the Gospel. I realized they were introducing me to a new way of encountering God -- and provoking many questions within me, among which was one that kept bugging me: "Lord, what do you want me to do with my life?"
|It was during those days in Vermicino that I met some young religious women who were not frustrated at all. I discovered a world that, until then, had not interested me. Now, all of a sudden, it became a possible answer to my question.It was not love at first sight. I resisted, I wavered, but those Franciscan women intrigued me, perhaps because they were authentic women, yet fully dedicated. Perhaps it was because they were incarnating the ideal I longed for... I tried to understand something about their way of living, but I also tried to shun their gaze (not to mention Mother Frances' gaze in the painting).
The day before my graduation I gave in and asked to be allowed to enter the Youth Center experience. Once I jumped in, everything else went smoothly. Twenty years later, Mother Frances still smiles at me, but this time from a beautiful watercolor hanging in the study room of our Novitiate in Keur Mbaye Fall, in the outskirt of Dakar, Senegal.
I live now with our African Sisters, in charge of following them in their journey of religious formation to serve Him as Franciscan Sisters of the Poor. Certainly I had never expected to be in charge of religious formation, but then my life has been a journey filled with surprises, challenges and grace.
|The bottom line, however, is that throughout these years I have done the same thing: I tried to welcome and to share that merciful gazing I found that September evening in the lobby of the Youth Center in Vermicino.
All the rest, the hundredfold of fathers, mothers, sisters, brothers, children, houses, fields and persecutions as well, have been a sheer, overabundance of grace which has enriched all my days, even the most ordinary.
I gaze at these young African women who have, by their life choice, challenged their ancestral traditions which socialize them as life-givers. I know it is not easy for them to bear the social and family pressures which may tolerate religious consecration but certainly do not encourage it.
I also think of women, perhaps not so young, elsewhere in the world who are almost afraid to admit to themselves that they have been called to religious life because it is so contrary to prevailing lifestyles, or because they are so involved in this current lifestyle and way of thinking that a vocation to religious life no longer seems valid.
|I look around myself at this neighborhood, located in the outskirts of Dakar. People here 'camp' in dwellings that are constantly under construction. They live here where poverty to the point of misery lies side by side with hopes and projects that often seem illusory... And then I think of the suburbs in other countries and continents.
The people look to us to help them -- and as long as we ourselves burn with the desire to return their gaze with one of compassion, we will be feeding their hopes. And so their dreams become our dreams.
Together we share -- and fulfill -- the dreams of Frances Schervier and Francis of Assisi... of Jesus of Nazareth and God the Father... of a more humane life, one we hold in communion with all of creation, as redeemed creatures who have been healed.


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With nearly half the votes in this week's Mushroom Masters, the winner of the App Attack is…
Canada's Mushroom Walnut Pesto Tart from Angela of Oh She Glows! Congratulations to Canada for their win in the Mushroom Masters 2011!
For the complete winning recipe, click over to the Mushrooms Canada website!
And with that, we've come, sadly, to the end of the Mushroom Masters here on TasteSpotting! Having mushrooms for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and appetizers/snacks has been a delicious way to celebrate National Mushroom Month! Thanks so much to each country's mushroom organizations as well as the bloggers who created all those incredible, deliciously edible mushroom recipes! Looking forward to doing it all over again next year!
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