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A DEADLY DELETION
Berkley; Hardcover; July 27, 2021
A murder leads to a string of shocking revelations for bookstore owner Tricia Miles in the latest entry to Lorna Barrett's New York Times bestselling Booktown series.
Tricia Miles has just received a second marriage proposal within fifteen minutes. The first was from her friend with benefits, Marshall Chambers, and the second from her ex-lover, police chief Grant Baker. Tricia's got some serious thinking to do.
She's still weighing her options when she hears the sound of an engine roaring down Main Street. It's a big white pickup truck that aims for and hits Marshall as he's walking back to his apartment. Tragically, he's killed, leaving Tricia feeling bereft and guilty. She retreats to her sister, Angelica's, apartment to wait for Baker to update her on what happened. While there, Tricia takes Angelica's dog out for a comfort call behind the building, and the same white pickup roars up the alley and just misses hitting Tricia.
Still shaken by that news, Tricia returns to Haven't Got a Clue and is met by federal marshal Kirby, who tells her that Marshall had been in the Federal Witness Protection Program. Everything Marshall told Tricia was a lie—in particular, that he was a widower. Was his death an act of revenge?
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DIANE KELLY
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In this intoxicating new cozy mystery series, the future for modern-day moonshiner Hattie Hayes looks bright--until death darkens the doorstep of her Moonshine Shack.
The Hayes family has made moonshine in Chattanooga since the days of Prohibition, and Hattie is happy to continue the tradition, serving up fun, fruity flavors in mason jars for locals and tourists alike. All signs indicate her new 'shine shop will be a smashing success. What's more, mounted police officer Marlon Landers has taken a shine to Hattie. For the first time ever, the stars seemed to have aligned in both her work and romantic life. But when a body ends up on her store's doorstep alongside a broken jar of her Firefly Moonshine, it just might be lights out for her fledgling business.
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AN OPEN BOOK MYSTERY
MARGARET LOUDEN
Penelope Parish will need to use every trick in her quaint British bookshop to unravel a murderous plot that threatens to ruin a ducal wedding.
The wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Upper Chumley-on Stoke has all the makings of a fairy tale, complete with a glowing bride and horse-drawn carriage. But it wouldn't be much of a story without a villain, and as American Gothic novelist Penelope Parish is coming to learn, happy-ever-afters are as fraught in this charming British town as they are in her books.
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the creation of a media-type-specific collection (such as an archive of public Facebook content or You Tube videos); associated hypotheticals in our surveys tested varying limits on access;
Permission. In our early studies, open-ended questions revealed that some participants thought permission was the essential bridge to fair use, although a legal approach to fair use does not require one to seek or obtain permission. Our later studies tested the mitigating force of permission with hypotheticals; that is, if permission is sought or obtained, does it drastically change participants' attitudes about reuse?; and
Venue and purpose. Our surveys used hypotheticals to compare reuse of the same content in varying contexts. For example, do participants' attitudes change if an Amazon book review is republished on a blog, on Facebook, or on another online bookstore? Because purpose may be entwined with venue, hypotheticals we spelled out in our studies specified a similar purpose so participants would judge them against the same baseline. Of special note are the hypotheticals in which user-contributed content is reused as data. This practice is common, as personal information is analyzed to draw conclusions about users as a group or to target advertising. Reuse hypotheticals also distinguished between a positive or neutral purpose and a distinctly negative purpose.
Our study results confirm the widely held user expectation that attitudes toward reuse crucially depend on circumstances and may stray far from what is legally permissible under systematized U.S. fair-use provisions. 17 Aufdeheide et al.'s work with journalists1 shows that users' stated attitudes are often more conservative than the law dictates, not less. Nonetheless, our participants' attitudes also confirmed Fiesler's and Bruckman's observation4 of the emergence of a rich set of reuse heuristics, norms, and self-policing tactics within communities, as reuse becomes not only commonplace but lauded in the creative arena. 5
One of the more notable of our re-
sults is derived from commercial reuse
hypotheticals, especially as they propose
social media content that is reused as
big data. Big data is often used in aggre-
gate to profile community behavior and
individually in personalization mecha-
often disagreed with these imposed
limits. In an extreme case—a hypothet-
ical that limited saving tweets to saving
only one's own tweets—58% (100/173)
of the participants disagreed at least
somewhat. Figure 1a contrasts saving
all tweets in a Twitter conversation
and saving just one's own tweets. That
is, participants like the way content is
controlled now; for example, if users
are downloading content and saving it
to local storage, they should not be lim-
ited to just the content they clearly own
(such as photographs they have taken
and posted, bon mots they have typed,
or their own side of a conversation);
instead, our study participants feel the
norm is unfettered saving.
There are exceptions to this rule that also characterize norms associated with saving content. The strongest effect stems from the introduction of social networks. Participants respect explicit boundaries set by their social connections. While it seems perfectly acceptable to save any content encountered on the open Web, once one is inside Facebook, for example, different rules seem to apply. Our survey participants expressed a strong negative reaction to the hypothetical that one has the right to save the profile of a friend of a friend, even given reasonable motivation for doing so. Figure 1b contrasts one's right to save one's own profile and friends list (197/244, or 81%, agreed) with the right to save the equivalent content for one's friends (only 74/244, or 30%, agreed). This reaction is surprising, given the laissez-faire attitude about saving in general.
Two weaker effects also appeared in
our survey results. First, saving to the
cloud is viewed differently from saving
to local storage. As a test, study partici-
pants judged two hypotheticals that
differed only in where the downloaded
content was stored. In the first, a re-
corded job interview—a Skype-based
video—was stored to the user's local
hard drive and in the second to a cloud
storage service. In the first hypotheti-
cal, 18% disagreed with an individual's
right to record the video and save it; in
the second, the disagreement jumped
to 30% (see Figure 1c.) Study partici-
pants may feel local storage is more pri-
vate than cloud storage or are perhaps
concerned that terms and conditions
give one less control over the ultimate
disposition of the content. This effect
may diminish as people become ac-
customed to cloud storage but may also
grow if privacy breaches continue to be
reported in the news.
A second effect stems from users' expectations that certain media types associated with communication will remain ephemeral. Some of our study participants were uncomfortable with the idea that a conversation may be recorded and stored locally for an unspecified period, even without intimations of reuse. Hypotheticals in a multiplayer-gaming scenario in one of our surveys revealed that participants were generally undisturbed by the thought of players saving recordings of other players' public avatar appearance, gestures, and other movement we refer to as "activity"; only 24/241, or 10%, disagreed with the right to save this content. Comparable recordings of public in-game conversations were regarded more skeptically; 58/241, or 24%, disagreed with the right to save this content. Communication carried on in public still carries with it an expectation of ephemerality that could change as standards for recording others in public grow increasingly lax.
Reusing Social Media
Reuse is one of the more contentious aspects of current legal interpretation of copyright and fair use. Some major social media sites (such as YouTube) receive numerous take-down notices for content that copyright owners feel has been inappropriately reused or reposted. Meanwhile, as Tehranian predicted in 2007, 22 nuanced social norms have evolved to handle reuse of different media types and genres in a variety of circumstances.
Our reuse scenarios and hypotheticals examined at least eight features: the five described earlier—original context, the user's relationship to the content, commercial concerns, genre-derived properties, and disaggregation of constituent content—plus three additional concepts salient to reuse:
Public good. Public good scenarios seek a balance between individual rights (such as to privacy and to be forgotten) and the countervailing public interest (such as the right to preserve, access, and reuse historical content). Each of our studies included an insti-tutional-archiving scenario that posits


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High jewelry by Boucheron, Cartier, Cindy Chao and Dior Photo courtesy
What Inspired The High Jewelry Collections?
Everything from fairy tales to nature and the joy of color
There are rules for fashion houses that want to officially call their collections Haute Couture. The guidelines enforced by the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne circle around the concept of craftsmanship of the made-to-order clothes and the devotion to the presentations of collections in Paris. Haute Joaillerie has never had the same kind of watchdog group. Honestly, it has never needed it. There is something inherent in making a High Jewelry collection of one-of-kind treasures with spectacular gems that absolutely necessitates superior manufacturing and dedication to the art.
While the most rarefied jewelry in the world operates without an official organization to dictate the rules, designers working at that level universally acknowledge that a presentation of their greatest creations needs to take place in Paris. It is where Haute Couture and Haute Joaillerie were born. The wildcard factor in both arts, which is just as important as everything else, is the creative themes of the collections. For the Fall '18 season, the sources of inspiration ranged from fairy tales to nature and the joy of color.
THE GRAND FRENCH HOUSES
When Cartier opened a boutique at 13 rue de la Paix in 1885, the location was strategic. It was just a couple of doors down from Charles Frederick Worth, the fashion designer responsible for establishing Haute Couture in Paris. From the beginning Cartier has always worked in sync with couture clients' desires and this season was no exception. The Colortura collection of 240 pieces focused on an array of colorful gems studding jewels that played on the iconic symbols of the House.
Photo Cartier
One demi suite that was perhaps the most emblematic of the collection, featured a spicy update on the classic gem combo found in Tutti-Frutti jewels of rubies, emeralds and sapphires to rubellite, chrysoberyl and blue tourmaline. The stones reference colors of the Holi festival in India that celebrates the arrival of spring. Each represents a different emotion in the event. Red is love. Blue symbolizes optimism. Green expresses harmony.
One of the greatest jewelers located on the historic Place Vendôme, Boucheron celebrated its 160th anniversary this Haute Couture season with the Nature Triomphante collection. It featured pieces that echoed designs made under the direction of the great Frédéric Boucheron during the 1880s and added contemporary components.
Photo Boucheron
The Lierre Givre Necklace is the perfect example of the marriage of old and new. The diamond design has an ivy motif from the past but it also features titanium and cacholong. The white opaque gem is intended to look like ice and imply a winter thaw.
The Eternal Flower collection from Boucheron features rings with actual flower petals that have been stabilized in a secret scientific process. The pink gold ring above is set with a 4.16-carat oval Padparadscha sapphire, black spinels and purple and orange sapphires on the reverse in titanium.
The elegance of Van Cleef & Arpels creations has remained consistent from the moment the firm was established on the Place Vendôme in 1896. Van Cleef never gives in to trends or veers far from the feminine elegance the House has always made. For the 2018 High Jewelry presentation the legendary French firm presented, Quatre Contes de Grimm a romantic bejeweled interpretation of four fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm: The Twelve Dancing Princesses, The Golden Bird, The Three Feathers and Town Musicians of Bremen.
Photo Van Cleef & Arpels
The Panache Mystériuex clip is set with round and baguette cut diamonds as well as Vitrail Mystery Set blue, mauve and yellow sapphires. The trademarked technique, unveiled by Van Cleef & Arpels four years ago, creates an interplay of light between the stones and shows off their translucency.
The Carrousel des demoiselles bracelet symbolizes the circle of frogs that surround the animal who transforms into a princess in one Grimm fairy tale. Diamonds, light blue sapphires and a 10.41-carat Brazilian emerald light up the jewel.
THE FRENCH FASHION HOUSES THAT MAKE HIGH JEWELRY
Among the fashion Houses that create Haute Couture, Chanel has the oldest legacy for High Jewelry. Coco Chanel launched the first collection in the 1930s. Today, everything made by Chanel has references to the designer's favorite things and creations. The 2018 collection is inspired by the patterns on the designers beloved Coromandel screens that decorate her celebrated apartment at 31 Rue Cambon.
Photo Chanel
The Horizon Lointain necklace features motifs found on Chanel's Coromandel screens. The design is composed of platinum, yellow gold, diamonds and mother of pearl.
Compared to other French houses, 20-years is a blink of an eye. That is how long, or how short a time, Dior has been making High Jewelry. Creative super talent Victoire de Castellane has overseen the jewelry the entire time. In celebration of her two decades at the helm, the High Jewelry collection dubbed Dior Dior Dior was presented at the Museum of Modern Art in Paris alongside pieces that had been made over her tenure. The new jewels were inspired by the fabrics that are used in Couture clothing, particularly lace. "I wanted to capture the sensation of ethereal lightness and the Haute Couture signature of lace which, like ribbons, silk and draping, is essential to the Dior lexicon," explained Victoire.
Photo Dior
The Dior Dentelle Guipure yellow and pink gold bracelet is studded with white diamonds and one large yellow diamond.
The Dior Dentelle Guipure white gold ring is set with diamonds and a large sapphire.
EMERGING HIGH JEWELRY TALENTS
Photo Messika
Valérie Messika launched the Messika label in 2005 with the intention to create diamond jewelry women could wear everyday. When she started opening Messika's boutiques, four years ago she added High Jewelry to the collection. Her work stands out in the rarefied crowd for its modernity and the fact that she only uses diamonds in her jewels. "Diamonds are a connection with my dad who is a diamond merchant," explains Valérie. "I have in my blood the diamond relationship with him." Among the stunning pieces shown in a photographer's studio in Paris was the Persian Drops diamond necklace (above right) worn by Beyoncé in the first video from her collaborative album with Jay-Z All Is Love.
Photo Cindy Chao
CINDY CHAO
The Art Jewel is Cindy Chao's motto and the words came shining through in her Paris presentation. There were only a small number of creations but they all showed off the artistry of the designer. One of the most spectacular pieces in the selection came from a client's collection. The client had asked Cindy to create something with her rubies. The Peony brooch is set with 172.27 carats of oval-shaped rubies, 56.35-carats of rubies, 5.98-carats of diamonds set in titanium and yellow and white gold and lacquer.
Photo David Yurman
I know it might seem odd to think of David Yurman as an emerging designer, but in the High Jewelry category he is still a newbie. The collection he showed in Paris blended the Yurman signature cable motif with astonishing stones. One of the most incredible designs was the white gold Stax Eternity Collar set with diamonds and breathtaking Colombian Emeralds.
Photo Ana Khouri
ANA KHOURI
It takes confidence and super talent for a young designer to hold their own on the High Jewelry stage in Paris with the most legendary houses in the world. Ana Khouri makes it look easy. The Brazilian designer who is based in New York showed her dazzling Essence collection of sculptural jewels on models wearing dresses she designed in an airy space at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs. In her notes on the collection, Ana's ideas echo that of many great and imaginative jewelers who worked in Paris during those halcyon days of the 1920s when jewelry designers wanted their work to reflect the changes the world. "I want people to feel something visceral when they see my jewelry," the designer explained. "I want to give them an experience."
Cartier's High Jewelry Looks Forward and Back
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A central, yet unsolved issue in the longstanding problem of hydrodynamic turbulence is the closure problem of turbulence, which is due to the nonlinear character of the Navier-Stokes equation. We formulate the closure problem for the many-increment probability distributions (PDF's) in Burgers turbulence and introduce a new method for closing the hierarchy. To this end, we rely on the experimentally and numerically verified assumption in  that the turbulent cascade possesses a Markov property in scale down to the so-called Einstein-Markov length. The hierarchy is closed at the stage of the two-increment PDF corresponding to a three-point closure that allows for a description of intermittency effects, not captured by other closure approximations, i.e. Gaussian closures etc. The proposed closure also opens up a possible way to a perturbative treatment of the Navier-Stokes equation beyond the Einstein-Markov length in successively taking into account a larger and larger scale "history" of the system.


In 1926, Errol MacBoyle took over management of the I-M Mine and, as President and General Manager, led the mine into its most successful period of production. A graph of production from the Idaho and Brunswick Mines from 1926 to 1955 is displayed in Figure 1. The historic mine workings of the Idaho-Maryland Mine are displayed in Figure 2.
Idaho Maryland Mines Co. Financial Statements (1926-1932,1934-1942).
Idaho Maryland Mines Co. Mill Reports (1933-1942, 1946-1950).
Idaho Maryland Mines Co. Final Distributions Sheets (1944,1945).
Idaho Maryland Mines Co. Breakdown of Income and Expenses (1946-1949).
Idaho Maryland Mines Co. Cost Data & Cost Sheets from (1946-1949).
Idaho Maryland Mines Corp. Lode Mine Production Report to US Bureau of Mines (1944-1945,1947-1948,1950,1952,1953,1955).
Lindgren, Waldemar. The Gold Quartz Veins of Nevada City and Grass Valley Districts, California (1896).
Hamilton, Fletcher. Mines and Mineral Resources of Nevada County (1918).
Clark, Jack. Gold in Quartz: The Legendary Idaho Maryland Mine (2005).
Detailed records of metallurgical recoveries from the I-M Mine prior to 1924 are not available. From 1924-1930 gold recoveries ranged from 72% to 89% using a similar process to that used in the years prior to 1924. Lindgren (1896) estimated that gold mills in the Grass Valley mines averaged 75% metallurgical gold recovery but noted that the I-M Mine was unique in that it treated the tailings from its concentrates by secondary processes. The Company has assumed a metallurgical recovery of 85% for the pre-1924 processing at the I-M Mine which it believes is the best estimate possible given the information available.


COMING UP ON THE SECOND WEEK. Of a new online conversation circle.
THANK YOU to those of you who registered this week for THE VILLAGE. It's, as you know, an invitation-only conversation salon. I wanted to round us out so we had a good mix of people with varied backgrounds and experiences: who we are, who we've become, as I've learned through our personal correspondences to date. The whole idea of writing to you, on the blogs and in the emails, has shifted for me. I want to write more personally, in our online virtual circles. We found you and you found us, and here we go. (This past Monday I sent you the first prompt, if for some reason you didn't get it, let me know. I want to be in clear communication here, so much gets lost these days with technology, so I want to avoid that. I'm here, I'm listening. I'm going to respond. Much more to share, as we get going. There is so much great conversation, I'm sure of it, ahead of us.) See you in the forums, and here's to the journeys.
IT'S SUPER EXCITING FOR US to convene in the online spaces some of the fascinating people DK has met through our travels and even work, in countries of Asia and Europe. I am always humbled by the level of thoughtfulness in the applications that come in and the value that these members bring. We are very selective in making invitations, because of the importance of hosting a safe and open-ended dialogue in online circles. Very small. Each one, but vivid.
Circles in our S P A C E programs (of which THE VILLAGE is one) are myriad and multiple, and diverse in all the senses of the word. If it weren't for the learning that always happens when these kinds of conversations can progress (it usually takes about three months to really get started, because by then we know who's sticking around, and then it gets very interesting), I would have stopped hosting them a long time ago. But it's a great way to augment what begins, often, in real life spaces. I think almost everyone that is participating at the time of this writing had joined a DK event or met one of us in person, before saying, 'I believe you will host this in a way that makes it worth my time, and money, to take part.' I'm especially looking forward to sharing, in about four weeks, where we are in this protected post, Departures.


Equality News Update: Tech's not just for boys!
From Uber's bumps in the road to the furore over Google's diversity gaff, the gender gap in tech continues to grab the headlines – but the good news is, it's a bug that can be fixed.
Here in Scotland, getting girls and women into tech is critical. Why? Because it is an important factor in ensuring that Scotland's digital economy remains globally competitive.
The Scottish Government recognises digital as one of the country's eight growth industries and the demand for skilled professionals is continuing to soar as it's estimated that we require around 12,800 new entrants into the sector each year.
Encouraging more women to enter tech will do so much more than just increase the pool of talent available to employers. It will help lift the overall skills standard and improve development rates. Furthermore, research suggests that gender equality in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) would add over £170 million annually to the country's economy.
A report commissioned by Skills Development Scotland called Tackling The Gender Technology Gap Together (TTGGT) recently revealed that the gender issue affects the entire pipeline of female talent from start to finish, manifesting itself in young girls from as early as primary school and continuing right through and into the workplace.
Only 20 per cent of young girls in Scotland are studying National 5 Computing Science at school, 17 per cent go on to take this subject at Higher level and 13 per cent at Advanced Higher. Only 16 per cent of young women pursue the subject at University. Things need to change.


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Leading with A Cause | Nichole Daher
"I'm on a mission to create access to care for children with Autism. "
Nichole Daher
SOS Franchising
When a child is diagnosed with Autism, it is common for the doctor to recommend ABA therapy, or applied behavior analysis, as a treatment. ABA is considered (one of) the most effective therapies for autism. ABA is a scientifically-proven method of teaching that helps autistic children learn new skills and reduce problem behaviors. It is pertinent to mention; the diagnosis rate of Autism is increasing much faster than the number of ABA treatment providers. Unfortunately, today, there are only enough ABA companies to treat 33% of the children who need it.
As the mother of an autistic child, Nichole Daher became frustrated with the lack of therapy options available for her child. As a trained medical professional in her own right, Nichole Daher decided to do something. Her passion and determination to help autistic children, like her daughter, fueled her mission to create more accessible care.
In 2015, She founded Success On The Spectrum (SOS), the first comprehensive Autism Treatment franchise in the US. Nichole opened up her first Success On The Spectrum location in Houston, which became full within 6 months. After expanding her offices, they filled up again within 6 months. Even building a second location, twice the size of the first, didn't slow down the number of new clients coming to Success On The Spectrum, as this center too was at capacity after 9 months.
Knowing that she could never meet the demand alone, Nichole founded SOS Franchising as a way to make ABA care more available across the country, expanding from her original two locations to over 22 Success On The Spectrum centers in 2021. Her new passion is to train other business owners to open and operate high-quality Autism Treatment centers, so even more kids can access ABA therapy.
With the help of a top-notch team, Success On The Spectrum is now setting the standards for high-quality treatment and blazing a trail for excellence. As the first franchise of its kind, the Success On The Spectrum model is transforming the industry by creating healthcare centers that have a mom-and-pop feel but also the support and training one expects of a major medical facility.
SOS's Community Outreach Program also attests to their mission to help children. Each month, Success On The Spectrum hosts free social events for the public, aiming to reduce the stigma around autism, spread Success On The Spectrum's message, and provide fun activities for kids and parents alike. Among the most popular events are the Annual Autism Prom, Autism Festival, and Parent Training Workshops.
Guiding All
Nichole Daher has been blessed to have the support and encouragement of her mother and father, both of whom she accredits as being her role models throughout her life. From her mother, Ms. Daher says she learned the value of caring and giving back to others. From her father came an unwavering drive to work hard and never give up. And lastly, Ms. Daher's daughter gave her the inspiration she needed to open SOS.
Nichole has been recognized for her leadership in the Autism world. She has been invited to be a guest speaker in numerous podcasts, Youtube channels, and as a panel speaker for conventions. Nichole produces inspirational videos geared towards motivating other mothers of austistic children to advocate for their child's needs. Ms. Daher enjoys mentoring and providing free ABA training to autism parent. In 2021, Ms. Daher won the Top 100 HealthCare Leaders award from the International Forum in Advancements in Healthcare.
Nichole Daher is a strong supporter of women entrepreneurs and "paying it forward." She works hard to provide opportunities to other aspiring female entrepreneurs by offering franchising opportunities through SOS. Many SOS franchisees are mothers of autistic children like herself, who now are also able to pursue a professional career in the field of autism therapy they are so passionate about.
Towards Success
"SOS focuses on providing the highest of standards of treatment, rather than quantity. Our operational standards ensure that our behavior technicians receive quality training, our Behavior Analysts provide superior supervision and training, and that our ABA programs follow the latest scientifically-proven methods."
SOS is proud to hold the rare BHCOE Accreditation, proving a commitment to continuous improvement. SOS has been distinguished as a provider that cares about quality, parent satisfaction, and staff satisfaction.
SOS's unique approach to ABA therapy has received numerous accolades and awards that include: the 2019 Houston Award in the Mental Health Clinic category by the Houston Award Program and the Best Behavioral Therapy Franchise 2020 by CV Magazine.
SOS will continue to grow and new locations will provide access to care for children across the country. Passionate franchisees will achieve profit with a purpose as we work toward a common goal.


Ashley Hope Pérez, the author of two young adult novels, What Can't Wait and The Knife and the Butterfly, will be here tonight to share her third YA novel, Out of Darkness. Pérez takes the facts of the 1937 New London school explosion the worst school disaster in American history as a backdrop for a riveting novel about segregation, love, family, and the forces that destroy people.
Ashley also holds a doctorate in comparative literature and is an assistant professor of world literature at The Ohio State University. She lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband and their two sons. Visit her online at www.ashleyperez.com and on Facebook and Twitter (@ashleyhopeperez)..
Thank you for supporting Ashley Hope Perez and your local independent bookstore!


The new year is just around the corner, and there's no better time to get your money in order by taking a fresh look at your budget. Taking these six steps now can set you down the right financial path in 2019.
In order to create a budget that works for you, first you need to know what money is actually coming into your bank account each month. Take a look at all of your money sources—after-tax income, side hustle income, etc.—so you can have a realistic idea of on what your budget should be based.
Not sure where to start? Look at your old paystubs and comb through your bank account to see those deposits. Spending less than you earn is a crucial part of budgeting, so knowing what you bring in every month is key.
Budgeting is all about letting your money know who's boss and telling it where to go. You want to look at all of the money that goes out of your accounts each month. In other words, what are your current expenses? Some common expenses include rent/mortgage, groceries, car insurance, gasoline, cell phone, utilities, entertainment, travel, etc.
Take a look at the last 90 days of your spending by combing through your bank account. This will give you an idea of how much you typically spend each month.
If you're planning on making a big purchase like a new home or vehicle in 2019, knowing your credit score is a must when you're preparing your budget. Your credit score can influence the interest rate you pay on any loans you take out for big-ticket items, so you will need a clear picture of your score in order to correctly account for your monthly payments. And even if you're not currently planning to take out any loans in 2019, it's a good idea to monitor your credit score so you know it's accurate and healthy when you do need it.
Luckily, it's easy to find out what your score is. Discover offers a Free Credit Scorecard, and checking it won't impact your credit score. It's totally free, even if you aren't a Discover customer. Terms apply. Learn more here.
Now you know your income and expenses—the basic building blocks of budgeting. Remember, the key is to spend less than you earn and still be able to budget for your current expenses, as well as savings and debt repayment. If you're looking at your income and your expenses and wondering how in the world you're going to make that happen, it's time to take a closer look at your needs versus wants.
Rent? Definitely a need, considering you need a place to live. Sushi and a movie out? Definitely a want (a delicious one).
Take a look at all of your expenses and mark them as a "need" or "want." Then, on a scale from one to five, rate your wants based on how much joy they bring you—five being "so much joy" and one being "meh." If you need a place to cut, ditch those expenses that aren't necessary and aren't truly bringing you joy.
No matter how perfect you think your budget is, there is almost always something unexpected that comes up. It's easy to track recurring, monthly expenses. But tracking one-time, irregular expenses? A bit tougher.
Think about those irregular expenses that might happen quarterly or annually. Maybe your renter's insurance bills annually or you have to pay a special city tax when tax time rolls around.
Life is unpredictable. Maybe you'll get the job of your dreams and need a wardrobe refresh before starting. It's a good idea to have some wiggle room in your budget for these very occurrences. You can call them "miscellaneous" expenses as a catch-all for those things that aren't quite definable or expected.
Once you've done these five steps, it's time to work your budget. Using your income amount, create a list of budgeting categories and give them a dollar amount. Your total dollar amount in your budget categories should not exceed your income (or hello, debt!).
When you have every dollar accounted for, you have a financial foundation that can set the new year off right. However, you can't just stop there. You need to track your spending to make sure you're staying within budget.
You can go the old school route and track using pen and paper, or you can take advantage of a budgeting app that organizes everything for you. There's no right or wrong way to track. The "right" way to track is the way you'll actually use with consistency.
As you track, you can get an idea of whether you're staying on the mark or not. If you're not, you might need to adjust your budget or adjust your spending. Remember, a budget doesn't need to be fixed and unchangeable. It should be something that works for you and your lifestyle.
Another smart way to give your 2019 budget a boost is by making the most of your credit card rewards. Discover will automatically match all the cashback you earn at the end of your first year as a member, and your budget will thank you. Terms apply. Learn more here.


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Phillip Lindsay loved Pro Bowl, doesn't want to play in the next one
Lindsay believes Broncos are close to contending
By: Troy Renck
Denver7 sports reporter Troy Renck talks to the Broncos' Phillip Lindsay.
DENVER — The NFL Combine invites surfaced on Thursday. A year ago, Phillip Lindsay shook his head over his omission. Over four seasons at the University of Colorado, he established himself as one of the Pac-12's top running backs. He was undersized, and truthfully, overused, leaving his speed compromised. However, the idea he couldn't crack the Combine was hard to digest.
Lindsay finds motivation easily. The slight left him one choice: get bitter or get better. He began working out even tirelessly with future Broncos strength and conditioning coach Loren Landow, shaving his 40-yard dash time from a 4.5 to a 4.38. He impressed at his pro day with Broncos general manager John Elway in attendance. He was told the Broncos would select him on the final day of the draft. Instead, in the seventh round, they chose Arkansas bruiser David Williams, who would become a good friend of Lindsay's.
Lindsay didn't hide his frustration as relayed the story late last season. So mad, he was determined to sign with the Baltimore Ravens as free agent. His mother calmed his nerves, told him staying at home was the best choice. Faith is believing in what cannot be seen. Lindsay fought his own instincts, and trusted his family. What unfolded was one of the best Broncos stories since Terrell Davis, whose number Lindsay restored to glory.
Lindsay rushed for 1,037 yards on 192 carries, collecting 10 touchdowns in 14 games. He became the first undrafted offensive rookie to make the Pro Bowl.
Lindsay tore ligaments in his right wrist on a rushing attempt at Oakland, requiring surgery and leaving a projected 4-to-6 month recovery. Initially, the NFL was not going to pay his way to the Pro Bowl, leading fans to create a GoFundMe page. Lindsay made the trip on the league's dime as a social media correspondent. And typical of his character, this week Lindsay pledged to donate the money from the fundraising to a hospitalized veteran in need.
From anonymous to recognizable everywhere he goes, it has been quite a year for Lindsay. Following his testimony at the state capitol this week to help athletic trainers become licensed in Colorado, Lindsay talked one-on-one with Denver7. He touched on a variety of topics, including the Broncos' new coaching staff, his recovery and why he doesn't want to play in the 2020 Pro Bowl.
Know this about Lindsay: He backs down from no one. When he was at CU, his first practice he picked a fight with one of the team's biggest players to show his toughness. He appreciated his NFL rookie success, but it came with a thorn. The Broncos finished with four straight defeats, posting back-to-back losing records for the first time since 1972. So yes, while the Pro Bowl was cool with Von Miller showing him the ropes, that is not the goal.
"I am definitely not satisfied, and I know my teammates aren't either. It's good to be in Pro Bowl, but it's also not because it's not where you want to be. All it does is make you hungrier. You want to be in the Super Bowl," Lindsay said. "It's my first year in the NFL, but I already feel like I want to be in the playoffs. We put our bodies on the line, and not to lose. We put our bodies on the line to win, to go to the Super Bowl. To see your teammates, and know that you are close, that you need a couple of more things from my end and their end, it's a great feeling. We are going into next year, and we are going to work even harder. We are going to be a more mature group, and we are going to win a lot more games."
For the Broncos to emerge as a contender, the Ambien offense must wake with a vengeance. The Broncos ranked 24th in points at 20.6 per game. Denver hired defensive guru Vic Fangio as its new head coach, and he is counting on new offensive coordinator Rich Scangarello to rev up an underwhelming attack. It starts with an open mind, and will be helped by highly-regarded offensive line boss Mike Munchak.
"Fangio is a great coach. Defense wins championships. He's going to have that defense rolling. He's no-nonsense, and he's going to bring that culture," Lindsay said. "With the offense, I have a great feeling about it. I believe (Scangarello) is going to be creative and that's going to get us all open. And when you have a dominant offensive line coach, he's going to put that mentality into our group. To be good, it's going to start with the offensive and defensive lines. That's the heart and soul of the team. And we know that."
Lindsay echoed what multiple Broncos told Denver7 after the season. He thinks the Broncos can execute a U-turn even as the numbers suggest a daunting challenge. I asked him why.
"The thing is we lost games by three points, we lost games by one point. It was the little things," Lindsay said. "We only really had one game where we got blown out. That shows we have that fight. That shows you we are missing a couple of pieces. With better execution of plays and adding more plays to help us be creative, that's what I feel like the offensive coordinator is going to do for us."
Little things can produce big results. Lindsay has lived this mantra as an athlete. As such, Fangio's "Death By Inches" mantra resonated with the Pro Bowler.
"It was interesting. It means we aren't going to lose by an inch. We are going to go that extra step," Lindsay said. "If everyone does that and goes that extra step, we are going to win games."
For Lindsay, he knows doubters exists, just as they did a year ago when his email to the NFL combine never materialized. First, he needs to get healthy, and then he will continue to follow his "We not Me" philosophy of football.
"I am healthy now. Once you get surgery done, you are healthy because they put everything back together. So now it's about my body healing the proper way so I can stay healthy. I am not going to put any timetable on it. When I am out there, I am going to give 120 percent, I promise you that," Lindsay said. "If we get everyone healthy and get Royce (Freeman) and (Devontae) Booker going, it's going to help. I mean I want to be the best I can be and be one of the best running backs in the NFL year in and year out. But it's not a one-man game. We all help each other do well."


A hernia is a protuberance that occurs when fatty tissue or an organ is contracted through a weakness or hole in the muscle wall slipping between some muscle or connective tissue. These are caused by poor diet, overexertion, constipation, cystic fibrosis, among others; thus, muscle weakening contributes to their origin.
How can the patient know if he/she has a hernia?
Pain or discomfort and a localized swelling somewhere on the surface of the abdomen or on the groin area.
Constipation or blood in stools.
What can the patient do to reduce the risk of hernias?
Maintain a Body Mass Index between 18.5 and 25.
Avoid losing weight too fast.
Avoid straining and constipation during bowel movements.
Use proper form when lifting an object, especially using the leg muscles more and the back muscles less.
Ask for a physician's advice when having a chronic cough.
Avoid weight lifting that is too heavy.
What are some interesting hernia facts?
"More than five million Americans currently suffer from a hernia and over time that number continues to rise", according to the National Center for Health Statistics.
The chances of a hernia reappearing after surgery range from 1 to 10 out of a 100 surgeries performed.
Using a mesh to repair the weak muscles in the abdominal wall decreases the chances of a hernia reappearance by more than a half.
Serious complications from a hernia result in the trapping of tissues (incarceration), which can result in tissue damage or tissue death.
Hernia repair and hernia treatment complications require surgery.
The first 2 surgeries were very painful. I can remember it, every moment of that, I can remember it. With Dr. Choudhry's surgery, I honestly did not feel that same level of discomfort at all. There was very little discomfort.
Inguinal hernias occur when part of the intestine protrudes through a weak point in the abdominal muscles. As a result, a potentially painful nodule develops; especially, when doing some kind of effort, such as coughing, lifting, or some sudden movement creating pain in the groin area, a lump on each side of the pubic bone and/or a burning sensation or pain in the lump.
Hiatal hernias happen when the muscle tissue that surrounds the diaphragm orifice weakens, and the upper part of the stomach bulges through the diaphragm and enters the thoracic cavity creating a nodule. There are various symptoms to hiatal hernias, such as heartburn, flatulence, difficulty swallowing, abdominal or chest pain, feeling of excessive satiety after eating, vomiting with blood and/or dark stools, which may indicate gastrointestinal bleeding.
Ventral/incisional hernias occur in an area where a surgical incision has been previously made. They appear in the abdominal area, especially. They often develop when there is a malfunction with the stitches or an unusual change in the area situated close to the stitches; they may develop due to overexertion in the area or other health problems.
Umbilical hernias appear in the navel area; specifically, where the umbilical cord was located. This type of hernia is usually caused by a congenital abdominal wall weakness, present since birth, and can arise at any age.
The hernia specialist might choose to perform a laparoscopic surgery or an open surgery to treat inguinal, hiatal, incisional, and umbilical hernias.
It's a minimally invasive and low-risk procedure that uses a laparoscope. A laparoscope is a medical device that has an intense light and high definition camera on its tip, allowing the hernia specialist to see images on real-time reflected on a monitor without the need to make a large skin incision on the patient.
For hernias that cannot be treated with laparoscopic surgery, a larger incision is needed. The hernia bulge can be either pushed back into place or it can be pushed back, sutured around, and removed. Open hernia surgeries often imply surgical mesh use.
Hernias have a high recurrence rate, and hernia surgeons often use a surgical mesh to strengthen a hernia repair and reduce its recurrence rate. Since the 1980s, there has been an increase in mesh-based hernia procedures: in 2000 non-mesh procedures accounted for less than 10% of inguinal hernia repair techniques.
Surgical mesh use can also improve the patient's outcome through shorter surgical time and minimal recovery time. However, the recovery time depends on the type of hernia, the surgical approach, and the patient's condition, both before and after surgery. A surgical mesh is a medical device that is used to provide additional support for weakened or damaged tissue. Most surgical mesh devices currently available for use are constructed from synthetic materials or animal tissue. The synthetic materials used may be absorbable, non-absorbable or a combination of absorbable and non-absorbable materials.
Non-absorbable meshes will remain in the body indefinitely and are considered permanent implants. They are used to provide permanent reinforcement to the repaired hernia. Absorbable meshes will degrade and lose strength over time. As the material degrades, the new tissue growth is intended to provide resistance to repair.
The return to normal activities after umbilical hernioplasty surgery usually happens four weeks after surgery, although in many cases it may be earlier. This should be consulted with the hernia specialist who has performed the surgery since it will be checked on a case by case basis.
Do not put your hernia surgery on hold!
Decades ago, many people postponed surgical procedure for fear of pain and lengthy recovery. Postponing surgery can bring dangerous complications and emergency surgeries; now, there are new techniques that avoid discomfort and guarantee a shorter recovery. Vineet Choudhry, MD FACS is a hernia specialist in Texas. He offers his patients many innovative options for hernia surgery.
Vineet Choudhry was born near Chicago and has lived in various places growing up such as Kansas City and San Francisco. However, he moved to Ft. Worth, Texas in 1984 and now considers himself a native Texan. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from the University of Texas at Austin in 1997. He then received his medical degree at Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine. After successfully completing his specialty training residency in General Surgery at the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Wichita, Kansas, he returned to Austin in 2008 to open his medical practice.
Learn more about Vineet Choudhry by visiting NorthStar Surgery Specialist Website.


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Composer Guestbooks
Johann Wilhelm Wilms
Thread: Johann Wilhelm Wilms
Nov-16-2020, 22:25 #1
Joachim Raff
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Johann Wilhelm Wilms (March 30, 1772 (baptized) – July 19, 1847)
was a Dutch composer born in Witzhelden, Germany, a village located very close to the border with the Netherlands. After local training in music from his family members and a short stint in the pious, Calvinist town of Lüttringhausen, Wilms relocated in 1791 to Amsterdam, where he would spend the remainder of his life and career. Wilms was proficient at both flute and piano, but his ability on the flute earned Wilms his first engagements as an orchestral player, most importantly in the Amsterdam-based orchestra of the Felix Meritis Society. In 1796, Wilms was one of the founding members of Eruditio Musica, the first presenter of public concerts in Amsterdam run by professional musicians; as pianist and composer, Wilms served as one of Eruditio Musica's major figureheads until its dissolution in 1824. Within this organization, Wilms introduced piano concerti by Beethoven and Mozart to audiences in Amsterdam.
Wilms' symphonies were soon to follow and elicited much comment and praise from reviewers such as E.T.A. Hoffmann in the Allgemeine Musicalische Zeitung published in Leipzig; the C major Symphony Wilms numbered as his "No. 1" was first heard in Leipzig at a New Year's Day concert in 1806. Wilms' seven symphonies -- of which only six survive -- constitute the most important part of his musical legacy and were written over a long span of time, from about 1801 to 1834 or so; their publication history is out of sync with their chronology and exact dates for these works are difficult to establish. Wilms also composed five piano concertos, a flute concerto, and other concerted works, concert overtures, chamber, piano music, and numerous songs, one of which, "Wien Neerlandsch bloed," served as an undeclared national anthem of the Netherlands throughout the nineteenth century. Wilms was also noted for a fanciful and highly popular battle piece for winds, De Schlacht von Waterloo. Wilms would spend one year as the Amsterdam correspondent at Allgemeine Musicalische Zeitung in 1814-1815 and was one of the most visible and important musicians in Amsterdam in the first three decades of the nineteenth centuries. In the early 1820s, however, all of this activity peaked; between 1821 and 1822 Wilms lost his wife, infant daughter, and father-in-law in quick succession. Afterwards, he broke off most professional engagements, stopped publishing his music, and took up the post of organist at the Het Lam Mennonite Church in Amsterdam, a position Wilms held until blindness forced him out of it in 1845. His composing activity, however, continued nearly up until the time he died at age 75 in 1847.
Although some of Wilms' work hearkens back to currents in the eighteenth century, he is unmistakably an early romantic composer, strongly influenced by Beethoven, but in possession of an original voice, particularly in the symphonies. Despite that Wilms was vocal in the Allgemeine Musicalische Zeitung about the relative absence of Dutch music from European concert halls -- a sentiment echoed nearly a century later by Matthijs Vermeulen and others -- Wilms himself was forgotten for nearly two centuries. The International Johann Wilhelm Wilms Gesellschaft was set up in Bonn in 2003 to ensure modern publications of Wilms' extant works. In a review of a disc of Wilms' symphonies in 2005, a writer from the New York Times commented, "He's not a Beethoven, and there's nothing wrong with that."
Recommended listening:
Wilms: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 7
Concerto Köln, Werner Ehrhardt
Release Date: 5th Jul 2004
Catalogue No: 4745082
Label: DG Archiv


As far as a shopping centre goes, King's Lynn is dying on its feet. Furthermore, once the decline gets a foothold, it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy: the more stores that close will inexorably lead to even more closures. The inital closures lead to a drop in foot-fall on the streets. Revenue goes down, the costs begin to bite harder, business performance continues to fall, leading to more and more boarded-up shop fronts - and lo and behold, you have the inevitable downward spiral.
Just look at the market and see what's happened there. The Tuesday Market Place is one of, if not the largest open squares for a town of this size, anywhere in the country. It should be a jewel in the town's crown, but it's not. It's been allowed to fail by neglect, ineptitude and a greed for car parking income, which, let's face it, is a lot less hassle.
King's Lynn's town centre, for shopping in any case, is a cold, bleak and soulless place. Those in charge, the town centre's managers (and you simply have to challenge the calibre of one or two of them) had a golden opportunity to do something real special during the town centre's redevelopment. However, they missed their chance. A lack of imagination, foresight, creativity and an inability to see beyond the end of their noses means the town will have another equally dismal, drab, weathered, colourless, out-dated architectural heap on its hands in another 25 years, if not sooner.
If you want to go to a real town centre for shopping, filled with life and vibrancy, choice and variety, go to Bury St Edmunds. That's what KL should be like. Sadly, it's not.
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Uncle Bob, with a heavy heart I write this, but Lynn is fast becoming a ghost town.
Although not born in Lynn, I've visited so many times over the last fifty odd years.
Fifty years ago it was a good place to be, lively, bustling, get anything sort of place. Eagles coaches in Castle Acre used to run there twice a week, and I well remember the life in Lynn.
But recently, the towns managers are presiding over a town closure. They're not managers, they undertakers.


City will be without injured trio Sergio Aguero, Benjamin Mendy, and John Stones, whilst Fernandinho misses out through suspension.
"Aguero is injured," Guardiola confirmed. "He was injured before the game [against Liverpool] but tried to help us. That's why he could not play from the beginning. He was not ready.
"I don't know [when he will be back]. You cannot forget he was injured and he made a huge effort because after the action from Ashley Young against United, the problem in the knee he could not train.
"He played less than 15, 20 minutes and after said he cannot run and was in a lot of pain. I don't know if he will be ready for Swansea.
"Hopefully for the last games we can have him.
It's been a difficult week for the Blues, with successive defeats against Liverpool in the Champions League and rivals United in the Manchester derby, but Guardiola has urged calm amongst his players.
"Try to be who we were during the season and thinking about three points," he said. "We are 13 points clear because we deserve to be there.
"In the last eight or nine Premier League games, we lost one. We won the last five in a row before United. Results are good.
"We need to think about the strong points of Tottenham, try to win the game.
"One of the successes we have had is when we drop points, we have then win, win, win, win."
City's last league game against Spurs ended in a 2-0 defeat at White Hart Lane, courtesy of an own goal from Aleksandar Kolarov and a Dele Alli strike. Overall City have won 59 of the 154 games played against Spurs, with 35 draws and 60 defeats.


The use of the correct golf ball is essential. When a ball strikes another way, it is a real shame to play with the most expensive balls. But by making sure in any case that every time you play with the same ball, so you get consistency in your distance.
If you do not turn so far should definitely not play with the softest ball, this will cost you length. Choose a ball that fits your game and ambition. A hard ball for cheap longhitters far less expensive than a quality soft ball. It is for this group of players so much sense to buy better balls because they can not feet out around the green with a hard compression.


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 Альфонсо III разбил мусульманские войска у Польворарии-Вальдеморы.
 Восстание ренегата Умара ибн Хафсуна против эмира. Неистовый шторм разрушает практически весь флот в устье Гвадалквивира, который был послан в Атлантический океан, чтобы атаковать берега Галисии и Астурии. Новая кампания эмира против Верхней Границы.

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 Умер Рюрик и передал княжение своё Олегу — родичу своему, отдав ему на руки сына Игоря, ибо был тот ещё очень мал.

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With our experience in designing tools and knives for GERBER we end up dreaming of versions of these products all the time. Most of them are not so great, but some are so simple and good they need to be realized. The multi-tool tripod was one of them. We put our noses to the grind stone and created a series of sketches, a wooden model and a presentation that could show how this new product would be appealing to a demographic new to the multi-tool world. This demographic included women and urbanites more familiar with Instagram than deer hunting. We presented and GERBER said "ME WANT" or the equivalent for a big corporation. FUSE did not do the industrial design but we do own the IP.
We were awarded the utility patent in 2014.


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Q: HERE places REST apis returns web ui instead on json I am evaluating HERE places APIs. However, the url does return the web page instead of plain JSON as response. Example query:
https://places.cit.api.here.com/places/v1/autosuggest?app_id={YOUR_APP_ID}&app_code{YOUR_APP_CODE}&at=52.5304417,13.4111201&q=rest&pretty

I need the response as simple JSON but can't find any information on the documentation page.

A: The answer is to add callback parameter to the url. Example:
https://places.cit.api.here.com/places/v1/autosuggest?app_id={YOUR_APP_ID}&app_code{YOUR_APP_CODE}&at=52.5304417,13.4111201&q=rest&pretty&callback=xyz

It is not clear from the documentation. I got this information from HERE support.

A: This is because you were trying the request from your browser address bar, in which case the browser automatically adds Accept: text/html to the request headers⁽¹⁾.
Then, because the Places API has some web helper tool to play with available parameters, it returns html (the Web UI) because Accept: text/html was found in the request headers.
The solution to add callback is more a workaround, since it wraps the response with the value of the callback parameter.
Your initial request was actually valid. If you send it from your program or a REST client like Postman instead of from the browser, you actually get JSON by default, so there was nothing more to do. Of course, you can explicitly send the header Accept: application/json to be on the safe side.
[1] Open the network panel of the browser developer tools to see what is sent.

A: You must set the Accept header in order for the service to respond in JSON.
See the example within the documentation here:
curl \
  -X GET \
  -H 'Accept: application/json' \
  --get 'https://places.demo.api.here.com/places/v1/discover/search' \
    --data-urlencode 'at=37.7942,-122.4070' \
    --data-urlencode 'q=restaurant' \
    --data-urlencode 'app_id={YOUR_APP_ID}' \
    --data-urlencode 'app_code={YOUR_APP_CODE}'

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Sweet breads like this one are a huge hit around our house because for whatever reason, I've deemed them appropriate for snack time, dessert and even breakfast. This Pumpkin Gingerbread has a swirl of sweetened cream cheese in the middle and then a cream cheese glaze on top which give it a lovely moist texture. The rich flavor is incredible too- especially the next day after the flavors have been able to meld. Enjoy.
Mix to combine, then take about 1/2 cup of the mixture and set aside for the glaze.
Glaze: Take the 1/2 cup of cream cheese mixture and add 1/2 cup powdered sugar, 2 TBSP melted butter and 1 TBSP milk. Whisk until smooth.
Spray 2 large bread pans with cooking spray and set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, combine sugars, oil, eggs, pumpkin, water and molasses. Mix to combine.
Put 1 cup of the flour in a small bowl. Add in all of the spices as well as the baking soda, baking powder and salt. Whisk gently to break up any clumps of spices. Add to the wet mixture and mix to combine.
Add remaining flour, 1 cup at a time, mixing each time.
To prepare the cream cheese swirl, mix the block of cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar and vanilla until as smooth as possible. Don't worry if there are still some cream cheese lumps- you won't be able to tell after you bake it. Remove 1/2 cup of the mixture to use for the glaze after the bread is baked.
Pour bread batter into each bread pan until the pans are just under 1/2 full.
Spoon in the cream cheese swirl onto the bread batter. Use a knife to swirl the cream cheese around a bit. Top with the remaining batter.
Once bread is baked, remove from oven and place on a cooling rack. After about 10-15 minutes, gently overturn bread and remove it from the bread pan to cool further.
After bread is fully cool, spoon glaze on top. I also topped mine with finely chopped candied ginger mixed with a bit of coarse sugar.
TO MAKE THE SWIRL/GLAZE: Mix ingredients to combine, then take about 1/2 cup of the mixture and set aside to glaze the top of the bread.
To prepare the cream cheese swirl, mix the block of cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar and vanilla until as smooth as possible. Don't worry if there are still some cream cheese lumps- you won't be able to tell after you bake it. Remove 1/2 cup of the mixture to use for the glaze after the bread is baked.
Pumpkin, cream cheese, gingerbread… it's a trifecta of yumminess!

This will be a big hit in my house, I can't wait to try it!
You always have the BEST recipes 🙂 No wonder you are Pinner of the Week! I'm so pinning this!!
Have noticed that you don't put the "Nutritional Info" with your recipes.
With a husband that has to watch his salt intake, myself not wanting to gain weight and with my guests asking when I serve some of these delicious recipes it would be very helpful.
Please if you have it, I would love to know the "Info" on the Pumpkin Cream Cheese Gingerbread.
Also adding the info on all your recipes would be a benefit to all.
I just updated the recipe with an easy print box. Enjoy!
Could you please confirm if it is 8 ounces of cream cheese or 18?


Learning has been a lifelong journey for five Melbourne Rabbis – orthodox and conservative – who graduated this month from an accredited course to enhance interpersonal skills and improve standards of spiritual care delivery across all sectors of the community.
Jewish Care Rabbis Yisroel Kohn, Minister, Montefiore Homes Community Residence and Yoni Reyder, Minister Mark & Dina Munzer Community Residence, were amongst those successfully completing the Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) course. The program was a partnership between Jewish Care, The Rabbinical Council of Victoria, The Alfred Hospital and The Healthcare Chaplaincy Council of Victoria.
"Pastoral and spiritual care is a key part of our work and, as Rabbis, we can spend a significant amount of time in nursing homes and hospitals at crucial stages in people's lives," said Rabbi Kohn.
Rabbi Meir Shlomo Kluwgant, General Manager, Jewish Care Cultural and Spiritual Centre, said with more than 4,500 significant pastoral interactions across the organisation last year, it was important for Jewish Care to set an example.
"Our pastoral care programs extend throughout the community, and we are looking forward to working more closely with Jewish leaders from all quarters of religious life to participate in this wonderful educational opportunity," he said.


There is a problem in America. Most do not know what is going on in their bodies. Damage is happening quietly and most have no idea what we are doing that is causing the problem of aging. The aging process is determined by the health of your arteries. Picture in your mind, small particles floating around in your blood. Some of these particles are good, some bad. The bad works its way through the lining of the artery and gets into the wall itself. This causes a reaction like a miniature battle-field, where cells and fluids mix and attempt to get rid of this foreign particle that has invaded the artery. The result can lead to either rupture or plaque build-up in the affected artery. This is a silent process. It doesn't cause you any pain. It doesn't give you a headache, or make your chest hurt. It does it quietly while you order extra cheese on your hamburger. Now you know about one of the greatest problems we have in America that causes over half the deaths every year. Learn how to prevent the silent enemy by reading Prescription For Life, a review of the medical literature, written in layman's terms that is easily understood.


The Yegyibin Village Administrator, U Saw Shwe, in coordination with the newly organized 5-Member CSR Committee agreed that the principal request on behalf of the village would be to request MYTCL and MEHPCL to donate CSR Annual Funds into the construction of a school building as part of the MYTCL/MEHPCL CSR/CSD Projects.
The 80 feet long and 30 feet wide building began construction on 1st July, 2018. The Naing Lin Group Company was awarded the tender for construction of this project. A Steel Structure School building successfully finished on 3.3.2019 with a cost of $30,000.00 USD.at Yegyibin Village with the donations of the MYTCL/MEHPCL 2017-2018 CSR/CSD Fund.


Yesterday, I stayed the "Itsukiya" that is one of the backpacker's hostels in Sapporo.
I could hear the information of the backpacker's hostel from Mr. Ito who is an owner of the "Itsukiya".
Thank you so much, Mr.Ito.
We stayed all the backpacker's hostel in Sapporo.
Every owner and staff of the backpacker's hostel gave us a lot of the advice.
Finally, they said " Go for it!" for us.
The backpacker's hostel have a low profile at present.
We don't know that we can make it known better.
However, we will try to make the much-loved backpacker's hostel in order to tell the attractiveness of it.
We will continue to challenge!


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Q: $h^3$ term in probability density function of ideal gas Other than that we need the $h^3$ to 1) make the units correct and to 2) account for the normalization of the probability distribution, what interpretation can we give to this $h^3$ term in
\begin{align}
p(E_i) = \frac{1}{Z_1 h^3}\exp(-\beta E_i) \ ,
\end{align}
with 1-molecule partition function $Z_1 = \frac{1}{h^{3}} \int_\mathbb{R^3} \int_\mathbb{R^3} \exp \Big(-\beta\frac{p^2}{2m}\Big) \ \mathrm{d\mathbf{r}} \ \mathrm{d\mathbf{p}} $ and energy $E_i$ of microstate $i$.
Namely, if the partition function is defined to be the normalization constant for obtaining the probability distribution over the microstate energies, how did the situation arise that we need to correct for the units?
My confusion lies in the following. $Z_1$ represents the total number of microstates of a single molecule, were we have used $h^3$ to denote the phase-space volume of a single state. The naive guess would then be to assume that the probability distribution of a microstate $i$ would then be given by
\begin{align}
p(E_i) = \frac{1}{Z_1}\exp(-\beta E_i).
\end{align}
That is, without the $h^3$ factor explicitly appearing in the probability distribution.
Is there no better explanation for the appearence of the $h^3$ factor in $p$ other than that we need to cancel out the $h^3$ factor in $Z_1$?

A: The correct expression is
$$p(\mathbf p ,\mathbf q)= \frac{e^{-\beta H}}{\int \int d \mathbf p d \mathbf q \ e^{-\beta H}}$$
since the integral of this is $1$.
But you would also like to write $Z$ as a dimensionless quantity, since it should represent the number of microstates. Since the integral
$$\int \int d \mathbf p d \mathbf q \ e^{-\beta H}$$
has the dimension of action cube, you need a quantity with the dimension of action cube to make it dimensionless. You therefore define $Z$ as
$$Z \equiv \frac 1 {h^3} \int \int d \mathbf  p d \mathbf q \ e^{-\beta H}$$
Therefore, you will write
$$p(\mathbf p ,\mathbf q)= \frac{e^{-\beta H}}{\int \int d \mathbf p d \mathbf q \ e^{-\beta H}} = \frac{e^{-\beta H}} {Z h^3}$$
In principle, nothing prevents you from defining a dimensional partition function $Z'$:
$$Z' \equiv \int \int d \mathbf  p d \mathbf q \ e^{-\beta H}$$
and writing
$$p(\mathbf p ,\mathbf q)= \frac{e^{-\beta H}}{\int \int d \mathbf p d \mathbf q \ e^{-\beta H}} = \frac{e^{-\beta H}} {Z'}$$
So, in the end, it it is just a matter of being coherent, but you can in principle use the notation that you prefer.


LGBT Pride: Civil Rights or Consumerism?
Led by local LGBT activist, socialist and NUT member Simeon Elliott, consider whether the civil rights and health priorities of LGBT people in Brighton & Hove continue to be represented at LGBT Pride, or if there is a conflict between business, alcohol consumption and health & wellbeing outcomes for people attending Pride. Does Pride represent the interests of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered citizens equally, or has the relative prosperity of some LGBT people resulted in business turning Pride into a commodity it sells for profit? If so, how can Pride re-focus its priorities on the promotion of social justice and civil rights for all?
Brighton & Hove LRC meets every other month for a friendly discussion around a table, normally in a pub room. This will be our first meeting in the ground floor meeting room of The Mesmerist, which is very close to Brighton Town Hall, being just five minutes walk further down Prince Albert Street from the Friends' Meeting House. All welcome at these friendly and informal meetings.
B&H LRC's remaining meetings in 2014 will be on Tuesday 7 October and Tuesday 2 December. More news of those meetings will be available soon via our events listings.


There's a tradition among Legends of the Five Rings gamers that the bigger regional tournaments are called Sword Tournaments, because the prizes include one or more Japanese swords. I've never won one of these. I've never really wanted to own a sword all that much, though I know many fantasy gamers are big collectors of… Well, not historical weaponry exactly. More like bigger, unbalanced Hollywood remakes of various hand-to-hand weapons.
But earning a sword, that's different somehow. On Saturday, I visited Rainy Day Games in Aloha, Oregon, to play in their first sword tournament, and came home with a tanto, the smallest of the three traditional samurai swords.
First off, Rainy Day is great venue. They stock everything, and it's organized. The place is large and well-lit; it's also spotlessly clean. The staff is helpful but not overbearing.
The five rounds of Swiss started on time, a minor miracle for anyone who has attended large tournaments. Thanks to TO Greg Zuvich for that, and for keeping things going smoothly all day.
Of the 40 players, the clan breakdown was 5 Crab, 7 Crane, 7 Dragon, 4 Lion, 6 Mantis, 2 Phoenix, 3 Ratling, 1 Scorpion, 1 Shadowlands, and 3 Unicorn. I was playing a very corrupt Mantis deck with Black Heart of the Empire, fine-tuned by my buddy Sigfried just the day before.
My early Ambush/Overwhelmed wiped out Tanitsu, Kolat Assassin took out her next personality, and in general I killed courtiers to allow my samurai to assign. Without defenders, she could put up a defense.
I got exactly one Personality, and just couldn't defend against his mass of small, speedy attackers. It wasn't even close. Luck ran against me, but at least it was over quickly.
I made at least two mistakes this game, such as shooting the large Monk instead of the monk with two Takao's Jingasa's, but he made several more mistakes, such as playing Lessons too early and playing a Strategic Crossroads with only two people he could pull into the battle -- and at a battle where I had presence. His Enlightenment victory stalled at two rings.
I won this game by turning my opponent's Ambush against him. The critical play was his third turn Terao ambushing my bowed Nobumoto plus Tsuruchi Legion. I played Call to Arms to straighten, then navally range attacked Terao. A major force swing that was supposed to set him up to take provinces instead set me up to do the same. He put up a fight to the end, but the momentum was all mine from that point.
I hated this match before we even started, because Caroline was one of the people I drove down with, and we're both good players. In fact, at this point, 3 of my 5 opponents were people I regularly play against in Seattle. Worse, the winner of this match would be in the finals. The loser would not make the cut.
The game started slowly, with her gold development weak. In her only mistake of the game, Caroline forgot to favor home an attacker, costing her a second province and likely the game. I know I got lucky in this particular matchup, and I wish I'd been paired against a different opponent. But them's the breaks.
The Top 8 were 2 Crab, 2 Lion, 2 Mantis, 1 Unicorn, and 1 Dragon.
I played best 2 out of 3 against Chris Bowyer, a Unicorn player and a good one. In game 1, I started poorly and was quickly down two provinces and it looked very grim indeed for me. The MVP card of the game was Defensive Screen, which allowed me to make a comeback by whittling down his army with impunity. The comeback was tough, but I figured I could take him in round two with a decent start.
In game two, I saw first turn Daidoji Merchants, second turn Marketplace and Hiruma. Pretty much the ideal gold start. From that point on, I Overwhelmed to save a province, then used Hiro and the Tsuruchi Legion to wipe out his attackers, again dominating the mind to late game despite losing provinces early.
I played this round against Yasuki Jeremy, a Seattle area Crab player of long standing. Crab is not an especially good matchup for my deck type, but I thought I had a few tricks that might have done swung it my way. The first game went very badly for me, with Jeremy going first, pulling lots of Force and followers, and a mid-game Champion. I just never held enough to defend well.
The second game I took a chance and bought a second-turn Kitao. This turned out to be a good idea, as she got me a third-turn province, but then again, Kuon hit the table. If I hadn't made the mistake of declaring an attack, Kitao could have challenged Kuon, and the game would likely have gone my way. Instead, we both lost our biggest units, and the slow Crab accumulation of hard-to-kill berserkers got me. Also, I was not aware that Kieketsu's ability works on followers, but according to the rules, followers have 0 Chi. It might have made a difference. It might not.
The second game was infuriating, because I hate making mistakes. I especially hate it at the tournament level when I've allowed my opponent to take back a play, but he doesn't return the courtesy. At the time, it just made me angry, which oddly enough made me play with much more concentration. And besides, what kind of fool expects courtesy from a Crab?
I lost in two straight and I was out of the finals, finishing in 4th. The top 4 were David with Dragon, then Jeremy with Crab, then Jamie with Crab, then me with Mantis. What's especially nice about this is that of the so-called first-tier clans, only Mantis finished in top 4. No one expected Crab decks or Dragon decks to dominate. Lion made top 8. Crane and Phoenix didn't even make the finals. That's strangely satisfying.
Deck list might be available on request, but I'm not typing it up again now. I have about eight cards I'd change, maybe nine, to deal with Water Dragon. I'm finally convinced that Overconfidence should be part of every winning deck.
In the end, it boils down to me losing to Jeremy in the semi-finals, and Jeremy lost in the finals to David Silverman's Water Dragon. Or if you are an optimist, I beat Chris Bowyer to seize a spot in the top four. Either way, by that time it was 9 o'clock, so the TO handed out prizes, including my tanto for fourth place.
The 10 Seattle players enjoyed a celebratory dinner together, then split into separate cars to make the long drive back north. Danny insisted I drive back with him, and I didn't object, since I felt awkward about driving back with Caroline, the person I had knocked out of the finals.
The tanto is now up on the mantel; a well-made reproduction of the traditional blades, with a real edge on it, about 15" long. I like the look of it.
Congratulations! Can't wait to see the new acquisition!


"Will people scroll?" is a question we often get asked.
"Will people scroll?" is a question we often get asked. In short our answer is simply "Yes, they will". The idea that users don't scroll when viewing websites and apps has now become a UX myth.
Above fold is a term used to describe the section of a website or app that is visible to the user without scrolling. And with the ever growing range of devices and screen sizes available, defining 'the fold' is almost impossible, but luckily this is something we don't have to worry about too much – people will venture below the fold.
Why are users now scrolling?
As users have become more familiar with scrolling as a method of navigation through the use of mobile and tablet devices, this is a behaviour that they are transferring on to desktop devices. Social media's use of infinite scrolling has also played a part in changing the way we behave when viewing websites – think about how you view your Facebook or Twitter news feed – you scroll. The popularity of this has helped make scrolling on websites a more natural behaviour.
In some instances web pages are now been designed to encourage users to scroll. This is done using a number of techniques for example; placement of clear calls to action for the user to scroll indicate there is additional content below the fold. Good use of white space above the above can also encourage user exploration.
We also discovered through the heat mapping tests we ran on a website we designed and developed that the most clicked item on the homepage was a button that sits two thirds of the way down the page which equates to approximately just over a third beneath the fold.


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