"Happy Mother's Day," we say, as if it were that simple. It usually isn't.
Complex, ambivalent, contradictory, with more layers than a baklava: that begins, barely, to describe the relationship my mother, Charlotte Zolotow, and I have with each other. That it has at last grown simpler and less ambivalent in the last couple of years, as she has entered extreme old age (she's about to be 93) and I middle age, is one of the great reliefs of my life. And, I think, hers, too.
I think we will pull it off yet: when she leaves, we will be at peace with each other. The love between us, which has never been a question, is becoming more and more visible, as the matters that have made it opaque grow thinner and less obscured.(She's pictured, left, in front of the house in which she still lives, now with a full-time care-giver. This photo was taken in about 1996).
A general, no doubt oversimplified rule: what makes people crazy and drives them to therapists and spirituality and self-understanding / healing / peace (if they're fortunate) , or dope or booze or other forms of attempted or actual self-obliteration (if they're unfortunate) is the gap, among intimates — family members, spouses/partners — the gap between what is said in words and what is said by actions. The wider the divide, the more crazy-making this is.
incredibly generous and insightful children's book editor at Harper-Collins (then Harper & Row; and before that Harper & Brothers) for fifty-some years. She was and is much beloved by the many authors she worked with, including Paul Zindel , Francesca Lia Block, and Paul Fleischman. She has always been respectful and supportive of my talent, too. And oh, did she ever have the most gracious manners! And she was beautiful, too, though she never thought so at the time. (To right: a happier moment at that same birthday, which she shares with her sister, my Aunt Dot. Dorothy, in yellow, was turning 95 that year! Photo, David Koff).
On the other hand: well, for now, let's just say there is another hand. One to give, one to take away.
Until recently, but pretty much only within the family, Charlotte poured out major, almost excessive, generosity… but always, if you bit down on what was offered, there was a hook: bitter, sharp, ready to slice your your tongue or pierce the roof of your mouth.
This — public graciousness, undeniable talent, and a lot of private anger, manipulation, love, and controlling behavior — is how it looked to me for a long, long time. Until fairly recently, but thankfully, thankfully, not much now. I grew up; she grew old. Things are different now.
Some poems of mine, then; never intended for publication. This first batch dates from the period around 2002, 2003, 2004; when she was, in old age, starting to lose it. For awhile, all her worst qualities (victimhood, a tendency towards melodrama, rage, manipulation, control) took over. For the first time, this side of her was visible to those outside the family (friends, caregivers – she went through seventeen of them in three years!).
One day, back in Vermont after a particularly hard week, I had a latte at L.A. Burdick's (a fabulous cafe and chocolate shop about twenty minutes drive from my home). Pen and notebook in purse, as almost always. Without conscious forethought, I began to write, and found myself spinning out mother-related haiku after haiku.
you'd agree, clearly love me.
she won't fix my painful life.
The assignment Pat gave us had to do with "what matters." Writing it, I'd say, may have been the beginning of the so-long-in-coming sea change in being with Charlotte.
a mother or are without children, I hope you celebrate Mother's Day.
and depth, radical acceptance (even if it takes awhile), transparency (at least in one's own understanding), and, perhaps, forgiveness (but not if it has to be forced, not if you do it because you "should").
Such happiness is bittersweet, but then, so is good chocolate. Such happiness embraces it all: broken dishes, broken promises, passed-down delicate heirloom lusterware tea-pots, scents that may mix Chanel Number Five with Clorox, cigarette smoke, dilled chicken soup, Jergen's lotion, nail polish remover. (Photo left; holding hands: the knobbly jointed hands belong to my mother, the hands with rings are mine, and the third set of hands are my aunt's).
And for writers, it's part of work, rich material which should not be forgotten or regretted, but utilized. It is yours alone (your mother has her own) and far too precious to waste.
That's absolutely splendid; thank you for posting it.
Thank you, Suzette, thank you! (And thank you Sherry, who wrote me a beautiful email about this piece)… and now a dark truth must be told! I sat down a little late-ish to write what I thought would be a few lines: I was still tapping away when the sun came up! (And beautiful it was, too. I actually went on a walk, and sat and watched two visiting mallards glide back and forth, so seemingly serenely, before I napped.) THANK YOU for this good wake-up!
I'm overjoyed to learn about your new blog and just floored by how you have shared here about your love and acceptance for your mother.
Right now I am baking some ciabatta bread to bring to my mother tomorrow. This simple act — of bringing bread to my mother — feels leaden, weighed down by decades of judgement. Yet, in this loaf of bread, I hope their will be lightness and big empty pockets in the texture of the loaf to hold whatever it is that *she* wants for *herself* (jam, hummus, butter, cheese).
All day long I have wished for some way to reconcile the dread and longing I feel about bringing this to her. Your post here brought me closer to acceptance.
Pat — that surely is THE compliment (that it makes you want to write). We have done good things for and with each other, despite our very different, very long odds, and I say… YAY US!
Cathy — I just go back to "nothing is wasted on the writer." There are so many unpleasant feelings, like dread, that there is no way around, only through, over and over again, never knowing how or if it's going to come out. I don't know any way not to feel them; certainly it makes perfect sense to in some circumstances. But the thing is: how can we use them? For self-understanding, or growth, or developing compassion in the world, starting with compassion towards ourselves? If you see the dread, that means there is part of you that is seeing, that is not lost in it, and maybe you can take refuge in that part, and have your feeling yet not let them have you… not let them run the show. It's hard! Relationship School, as I called it here and have called it for some years… none of us ever graduate, as far as I can tell. BUT! If we use those feelings in some way than the pain is not a waste.
Mother-daughter stuff just takes awhile, Like, forever.
Reading this, I wonder if all mothers and daughters have the same type of relationship. My mother and I, too, seem to have the love-hate thing down pat.
Today, when I stopped in to see her with a framed photo of the 7 grandchildren I provided her, I expected less of a reaction from her than I received. Not that she doesn't love my gifts, but she can be SO "blah" about them, leaving me guessing all the time whether she liked the gift or not.
Today, though, she looked so much older to me, so frail and needy, and she adored the photo. She didn't have a card for me, or a gift, but she pulled 3 of the prettiest roses from the bouquet my brother had given her and sent me home with them. And you know what? That was OK — it really was OK. I put them in a vase and think they are the perfect Mother's Day gift — even if it wasn't meant to be that.
You've moved me to tears with you loving tribute to your mother and to yourself. That you never gave up on the relationship is, to me, what speaks loudest in your wonderful essay full of poetry, tears, and powerful recollections.
My mother lost all her memories — and the saddest question I was ever asked was her "Where was I when you were growing up?" But as she sank deeper and deeper into into that long dark night, her love for me was still shining through.
And I'm so glad that your love and that of your mother is still being expressed, sent and received, felt and appreciated, nurtured and uplifting.
hi — i found out about your blog c/o peter sieruta's, and i am delighted to see it! thank you so much for this particular entry.
I think maybe the relationship is TOO close, so fraught with potential pitfalls of expectation, living vicariously, etc, that there just can't help, in most cases, but be conflict. But like you, when we see our mothers "old, frail, and needy," in some mysterious way we get the chance to do things different… to, if you'll forgive me, "Do unto mother as we perhaps would have liked her to do unto us." At any rate, the possibility of healing is there.
Terry, oh, I did, in my heart, many times give up, in the sense that it just felt hopeless. But as you know, you just hang in there — I mean, she's your MOTHER for God's sake! — and then sometimes, life, time, and love just give you grace, an unexpected release and freedom.
I actually see "Where was I when you were growing up?" in a different way, maybe not so sad (if one can accept the nature of change and identity, not that that's easy.) The "I" that your mama was when she asked you that question was not the same "I" that she was when you WERE growing up. Just as that little-boy Terry is gone, vanished forever except in memory (which as we know is also so fleeting) so is, or was, at the time she asked, the young woman who mothered that little boy. This human stuff is so mysterious… one of these days I will post a poem I wrote recently called "What Actually Happened" , which is my current working hypothesis of, let's say, how things are.
Oh! And your "almost-famous" mother? Quite, quite famous in a household of seven children! "The Seashore Book" has been one of our favorites for quite some time; read and re-read and loved until the binding is rubbed white – like any favorite book.
Oh I wish those mother daughter relationships were easier. My own mother, an award winning poet, once wrote a poem about not wanting to be a mother… how poetry was her child. Oh the dicey words of an eccentric mother.
And still… you can find the love in your mother and say glowing things. You have grown in ways I can only hope.
Love to you from Eureka Springs!
Oh, Jackie, what a sweet surprise to find your cyber-smooch blown up north! I had no idea you also had mama-drama around literature. (Of course, everyone, almost, as mama-drama in some way… mother-daughter just seems to be an inherently fraught relationship. One course in Relationship School NObody gets to skip, and often, we just have to take over and over and over.) Interestingly, many children's book writers and editors (like Margaret Wise Brown and Ursula Nordstrum, to name two well-known ones) chose not to have children; I too, don't have kids, because, as I always say and believe fervently "Parenthood is the hardest gig." (I do however have adopted nephews and nieces… I'm following Louis and Elsie Freund, my role models in so many ways, in this).
Thank you for your kind words about what looks to you like my growth (and I hope you are right — but how can one really tell about oneself? My late father used to say, "We're always comparing our INsides with other peoples OUTsides, and it's never a fair or reasonable comparison." ).
I sometimes think of humanity as this long, long, infinitely long line of people, and everyone, whatever their position, has one hand stretched down to give to the person who's maybe a thousandth of an inch less less developed then them… and one hand stretched up, to receive, from the soul is is maybe one-thousandth of an inch further along.
Crescent – It is 2pm and I am so moved by your writings…It is interesting to catch glimpses of your life this way. And, funny how our lives have circled around each other in so many ways, but hardly knowing each other at all. I have stopped in to see your mom, my Aunt Charlotte on many occasions over the years…but I have not seen her recently. Two dear friends of mine have passed away this year. Both over 80 and both rather suddenly. Dementia is so hard to experience with those you love, the poem "Calculations" pretty much sums it up. Try to call me sometime when you are in the New York, Westchester, NYC area…I would love to see you and have lunch. I still live in Nyack after all these years. I am Retired from Education and a Real Estate Broker…The last few years I spent traveling between here and Maine. Now I am busy going to Oklahoma City. Next may be Tennesee or New Orleans…My children are on the move, so I visit them when I can. By the way, you can find me on Facebook…Twitter I do not really utilize. Just in case (845)667-4511.


It's time for Microsoft's policy of tying the availability of Windows Updates to Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) validation to end.
"It's ridiculous to say that Microsoft provides all security updates to Windows users, whether or not they pass Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) validation. No, Microsoft doesn't.
"First of all, a system that fails WGA is restricted in using Microsoft's update and download sites.
Windows Update and WGA are interlinked . If you have a PC that doesn't validate as running a genuine copy of Windows (or you are uneasy about putting it through the validation process for whatever reason), then you are limited to receiving only those updates that are labeled as "Critical". While this still gives users access to the most important updates, it means that users miss out on updates classified as "Important" or "Moderate".
To make matters worse, back in 2006 someone at Microsoft decided to push an update for the WGA mechanism (KB905474) through the Windows Update mechanism and marked it as a "Critical" update. This mixing of genuine security updates and marketing propaganda was an enormous abuse of trust on Microsoft's part (Apple later pulled a similar stunt when it pushed Safari to Windows users though its software update mechanism) and shouldn't have been allowed to happen.
It's now time for Microsoft to disconnect WGA from all Windows related updates. Same goes from Office Genuine Advantage and updates for Microsoft Office. The current situation doesn't make good sense. I don't have a problem with Microsoft demanding that users wanting additional content (games, new apps, templates viagra and alcohol and so on) have to go through a validation process, but ALL updates should be available to ALL users, irrespective of whether users are running a genuine copy of Windows or not. Users who have unwittingly been sold a counterfeit copy of Windows shouldn't be penalized and have their security compromised. In fact, when it comes to security updates, even those who know they are running a pirated copy of Windows should get access to all updates. It's in everyone's best interests that as many machines as possible are patched.
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One of the benefits of being a college student is that you're eligible for academic discounts for popular software such as Microsoft Office. You can pick up the new Office 2010 for $79.95 here as long as you meet the academic requirements. Tired of Vista or XP? You can pick up Windows 7 Professional upgrade for $29.99 if you're a student. Check with your college or university as many of these organizations have specific business relationships with Microsoft and can often provide software at a generously reduced price. Another important software that can help students is either Microsoft Office One Note (included in Office) or Evernote. What these two applications have in common is that you can take notes, messages and important events on your computer which is handy during class or study sessions. If you're looking for even more savings, you can opt for open-source alternatives. For example, Sun Microsystems' OpenOffice.org office suite is a free MS Office alternative and is compatible with .DOC and .XLS formats. One really neat and super-useful free application is PDF Printer. If you need to save an important web page for later viewing and are not sure you'll be in a place with Internet access, PDF Printer can virtually print and save it in PDF format instead of having to bookmark or saving the entire web page. In addition, instead of paying for anti-virus software, you can utilize free AVG Anti-Virus free or Comodo Internet Security. You can also find tons of useful software that can be used for school at www.filehippo.com.
Just as it's important to have anti-virus software on your notebook, it's also crucial to have certain back up and security measures in place. First, you'll want to have a USB flash drive that can be used to store term papers, notes and music. You can secure your USB flash drive (and notebook) with a free open-source program called True Crypt. While you probably won't be keeping CIA classified documents on your academic flash drive and notebook, having an encryption program is still crucial as it minimizes the chance of someone stealing your work and possibly passing it as their own. (plagiarism) Picking up a second flash drive or small 2.5" external hard drive is also wise for redundancy reasons. For example, if your notebook hard drive (or USB flash drive) malfunctions due to wear and tear, you can keep your important school work archived and ready in case of such emergency.
If only Gmail was around when I was a freshman back in college (circa 1998). Gmail is a perfect academic complement for several reasons. First, it functions as standard email for communication between friends, family and instructors. Second, it has built-in text, audio and video chat so you can video-conference (like Skype) (or just standard chat) with your classmates, friends or loved ones from far away. Third, it features Google Docs which is Gmail's word processor, spreadsheet and presentation software in case you don't have a copy of Openoffice or Microsoft Office. In addition, Gmail gives every account about 7.5 gigabytes of email storage space. While you'll probably never eat up all 7.5 gigs with email messages, you can utilize this space as a virtual dumping ground. So you can back up important documents, papers, small programs and thus complement your flash drive and/or external hard drive. The beauty of Gmail's awesome features is that you can access all this from anywhere with Internet. So whether you're in class, at your dorm, at home or traveling, you have access to your saved notes, papers and emails.


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OUR AIRSTREAM, LUZ
Hippie Jam
Our Airstream Renovation: The Before Photos
We realize that in all of our excitement to renovate and build our future home, we never gave a proper tour of our 1999 Airstream Safari, Luz.
Are you guys ready to go back in time? I wish you could not only see these pictures but also be able to smell the funk!
In our disbelief that we had found an airstream only 15 minutes away from our home and only days after making a vision board to find her, we were eager to call her ours. Isn't ignorance bliss? Here we were, newbies in the airstream world, talking about only making some minor repairs.
Let's take a closer look at what we found the day we laid eyes on her and at what we thought would be a quick fixer upper...
Here we are, happy as can be just having purchased our future home, Luz.
Notice the huge smiles on our faces and Jaya's "I can't believe my parents are doing this!" stance. I think he was the only one who knew this would be a big project.
I giggle now at the conversations we had inside the airstream that day.
Alexis: "What do you think?"
Jam: "I don't know. What do you think?"
Alexis: "I think it's spacious and it doesn't seem to need a lot of work."
Jam: "Yeah, I think with a few minor repairs we can make it work but the carpet in the bathroom and under the toilet has got to go!"
Alexis: "I agree. Let's buy it!"
Our 90's Gaucho.
As you can see in the pictures of our living and dining room we were working with some serious 90's print fabric. Oh, if only this had been the worst of it!
For a second we considered keeping the Gaucho (pull-out sofa), and I won't lie as I sit here typing this I'm thinking we could have made it work but the smell of funk that was embedded in this fabric was just too much! There aren't enough essential oils in the world to have gotten that stench out. It had to go!
Moving right along into our hallway and kitchen area, please take note of our very fancy yellowing plastic fantastic fan, light fixtures and fridge interior. Were they that color in 1999? We don't think so but they were on the day we purchased her.
Cooking in this kitchen will definitely be interesting.
Now, step into our kitchen where you can see that we are working with limited counter space. Did we notice this when we first saw Luz? Yes.
This was also around the time that we decided we would have to go raw vegan because cooking meals wasn't going to stop us from living our dream! That idea lasted maybe 3 days and now we are considering just cooking on a table outside wherever we park because we won't have anywhere to put my giant Instantpot that I refuse to get rid of.
Jaya was ready to jump from one twin bed to other, and we told him to go right ahead.
Follow me into the bedroom that would work perfectly if we didn't enjoy sleeping together. The twin beds are at the top of our "things to demo" list.
Here we noticed some dark stains on the mouse fur (the carpet on the interior walls) but, again, in our excitement we decided not to pay too much attention. Little did we know those stains were a hint that there was a huge leak coming from the back window and some rot underneath those beds!
Here's the leaky back window that caused the wood subfloor to rot in our bedroom! Nice caulking job, right?
We thought we could just replace this window but a year later, we still haven't been able to find a replacement.
Maybe we will just add more caulking? Just kidding!
Luz survived a hailstorm and has the scars to prove it!
Now to the front of the Airstream.
Yes, we noticed the dents on her side caused by a hailstorm but our intention is to fix what we can and accept what we can't. What matters most to us is what's on the inside, and that she is perfect for our family's needs.
We trust that she will be full of much love and peace and few dents can't take that away from her!
One of the first things we had to do was replace these tires just to get her home. Aside from one of them being flat, they were cracked and not road worthy! Safety first!
So there you have it, a tour of our home before we gutted it. We never in our wildest dreams anticipated how much work our airstream would need. We were just two people with a big dream.
We have put in countless hours, much sweat, sometimes even tears to be where were are today...and she isn't even close to being finished.
Would we have bought her if we had known all of this?
Maybe. Maybe not. The point is that no matter what your dream is, big or small, things will come up that may not have been part of your plan.
Learn to embrace the unknown. It's part of the journey and it comes with many valuable lessons.
You can give up in the face of a challenge, like Alexis almost did when he found a massive pile of roach poop underneath the toilet, or you can rise above and overcome. Put one foot in front of the other and move forward.
An Airstream renovation will have lots of ups and downs, but if you can push past the leaky windows, rotted plywood, and rusty frame, you will see that it is only the begining of a much deeper journey. One that will bring you new experiences, freedom and peace.
So...if you were to renovate an airstream like ours, would you keep the original 90's design and color scheme or completely update it and give a clean modern look?
Let us know in the comments below. Thanks!
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Party like it's 1999... Purchasing our Airstream
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Your friends will really love getting these as gifts. Make them any size you like. Give these as gifts around the holidays this is the amount you will need for 4 – 1/2 liter (or 1/2 quart) jars. You can make as many of these as you like. For Christmas I made 8 of them as gifts. After I bought the jars it only took a 1/2 hour to assemble everything.
You can use this recipe to marinate your cherve to serve at dinner in a salad, grilled on toast served as Brochette or part of an Antipasti.
From the day you make these in a closed jar they will keep in the refrigerator for 3 weeks and are ready to use after 1 week. To make this as an appetizer or a cheese course they will keep for about 2 weeks in a tightly covered container.
Be sure to sterilize the jars to get the longest life from the this preparation. I think you will find this a versatile recipe, once the Cherve is marinated it can be use in variety of ways. In a salad, grilled on toast served as Brochette or part of an Antipasti.
4 1/2 liter (or 1/2 quart) mason jars or preserving jars.
Servings: 1/2 liter (or 1/2 quart) mason jars or preserving jars.
Preheat the oven to 100 degrees. Place all the jars in a large roasting pan. Put all the rubber seals or jar caps in as well. Once hot place the pan in the oven for at least 10 minutes to sterilize.
Take the lemon and cut 8 strips of the rind.
Separate all the ingredients into 4 small bowls except for the salt. Then take the cherve, remove the rind from each end and slice into 1cm (1/2 inch) slices. Divide all the slices into 4 equal piles.
Start by layering each of the ingredients into the jars. Twist the lemon rind to help it release its oil.
Now add the salt, 1 tablespoon of the white vinegar and top with the olive oil being sure to cover all the ingredients. Please read my notes below!
Gently turn the jars upside down a couple of times to dissolve the salt and mix everything well.
From the day you make these they will keep for 3 weeks refrigerated and are ready to use after 1 week.
It is always a good idea to put a small label on/or under the jars with the final date that they should be used.
You can also reuse old jelly or pickle jars so long as the caps can be placed in the oven which normally they can these days.
Cheapest Mason Jars???? IKEA 10kr each.
Don't throw away the flavored oil you can use it as you eat the cheese for sauteing or salad dressings.


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Jennifer Tapia is Competitive (yes, that's an intentional capital "C"), which works out beautifully for her clients. As Estipona Group's Media Director, Jenn plans media strategy, and she also negotiates, buys and places both traditional and digital media — all with the goal of winning for her clients.
Jenn started her marketing career as an account coordinator, but natural curiosity and a desire for more challenge drove her to production management and then media buying. During her 15-year career, she's had a front row seat as the industry moved from traditional print and broadcast to its current focus on digital media. One of the biggest perks of this transition: data. Jenn delights in monitoring media channels, constantly analyzing, optimizing and adjusting based on what the numbers tell her. And she's really good with numbers.
Jenn's approach to media negotiations: Get to know vendors personally, because friends become allies, and allies are good to have when you're battling for market share. Currently responsible for media buys in about 25 markets (think Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, Hulu, digital banners etc.), Jenn has turned the constant barrage of vendor pitches into a resource. She listens, takes notes and learns from every proposal, arming herself with market insight and strategy that enables her to build the best possible program for each client.
When she isn't developing strategic media plans for her clients, Jenn loves to fish (which she excels at) and golf (at which she tries hard). Not surprisingly, she doesn't park her competitive nature on shore. She and her husband compete in bass fishing tournaments, requiring very fast boats, safety helmets and a sixth sense for fish location. Jenn does manage to kick back just a bit at country music concerts with her tribe of girlfriends and on frequent camping trips in the Sierra Nevada with her husband, two young children and the world's most spoiled Boston Terrier, Paco.


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Q: Multiple choice with figure options in exam class I am creating multiple choice questions using exam class however I faced two issues: 1). Want to have two columns choices but it displays by default as A, C, B, D, and 2). Figures in choices are bottom aligned instead of top alignment. Any suggestion? Below is my MWE:

\documentclass{exam}
\usepackage{multicol}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\begin{document}
    \begin{questions}
        \question
        \begin{minipage}[t]{0.65\linewidth}
        Consider the network graph shown in the figure, which of the following is NOT a \textit{tree} of this graph?
            \begin{multicols}{2}
                \begin{choices}
                    \choice
                        \includegraphics[scale=0.2]{example-image-a}
                    \choice
                        \includegraphics[scale=0.2]{example-image-b}
                    \choice
                        \includegraphics[scale=0.2]{example-image-c}
                    \CorrectChoice
                        \includegraphics[scale=0.2]{example-image-a}
                \end{choices}
            \end{multicols}
    \end{minipage}
    \hspace{2em}%
    \begin{minipage}[t]{0.35\linewidth}
        \vspace{-\baselineskip}
        \includegraphics[scale=0.4]{example-image-a}
    \end{minipage}
\end{questions}
\end{document}

Output after running the above code gives as:

However, I wish to have something like this:

A: Here's one option:
\documentclass{exam}
\usepackage{multicol}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{adjustbox}

\begin{document}
    \begin{questions}
        \question
        \begin{minipage}[t]{0.65\linewidth}
        Consider the network graph shown in the figure, which of the following is NOT a \textit{tree} of this graph?
                \begin{choices}
            \begin{multicols}{2}
                    \choice
                        \adjustbox{valign=t}{\includegraphics[scale=0.2]{example-image-a}}
                    \choice
                        \adjustbox{valign=t}{\includegraphics[scale=0.2]{example-image-b}}
            \end{multicols}\par
            \begin{multicols}{2}
                    \choice
                        \adjustbox{valign=t}{\includegraphics[scale=0.2]{example-image-c}}
                    \CorrectChoice
                        \adjustbox{valign=t}{\includegraphics[scale=0.2]{example-image-a}}
            \end{multicols}
                \end{choices}
    \end{minipage}\hfill%
        \begin{adjustbox}{minipage={0.30\linewidth},valign=t}
        \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{example-image-a}
    \end{adjustbox}
\end{questions}
\end{document}

I used the adjustbox package to get the desired top alignment. For the numbering schema I used two multicols environments instead of just one.
I also changed the scale option for \includegraphics to widthand changed some spaces to prevent overfull\hbox`es.

A: egreg has answers for almost every thing. For your first issue, you may use this solution give by egereg:
%%------------------egreg's code starts-------------
\usepackage{environ,xparse}
\ExplSyntaxOn
\cs_undefine:N \choices
\cs_undefine:N \endchoices
\NewEnviron{choices}{%
  \par\nopagebreak
  \harish_dochoices:V \BODY
  \par
}
\tl_new:N \l_harish_choices_tl
\seq_new:N \l_harish_choices_seq
\seq_new:N \l_harish_choices_final_seq

\cs_new_protected:Npn \harish_dochoices:n #1
 {
  \setcounter{choice}{0}
  \tl_set:Nn \l_harish_choices_tl { #1 }
  \tl_replace_once:Nnn \l_harish_choices_tl { \CorrectChoice } { \choice* }
  \seq_set_split:NnV \l_harish_choices_seq { \choice } \l_harish_choices_tl
  \seq_pop_left:NN \l_harish_choices_seq \l_tmpa_tl
  \seq_set_map:NNn \l_harish_choices_final_seq \l_harish_choices_seq
   { \exp_not:n { \makechoice ##1 } }
  %\seq_map_inline:Nn \l_harish_choices_final_seq { \makebox[.5\linewidth][l]{##1}\hspace{0pt plus .3\linewidth} }
% }
    \seq_map_inline:Nn \l_harish_choices_final_seq
   {
    \makebox[.5\linewidth][l]{
      \parbox[t]{.45\linewidth}{\raggedright \hangindent1.5em ##1\strut}
    }\hspace{0pt plus .3\linewidth}
   }
 }
\cs_generate_variant:Nn \harish_dochoices:n { V }
\ExplSyntaxOff
\makeatletter
    \NewDocumentCommand{\makechoice}{s}
 {%
  \stepcounter{choice}
  \makebox[1.2em][l]{\IfBooleanT{#1}{\ifprintanswers\CorrectChoice@Emphasis\fi}\Alph{choice}.}
 }
\makeatother
\CorrectChoiceEmphasis{\bfseries\boldmath}

%%------------------egreg's code ends-------------

He helped me once upon a time when I was a victim of similar requirement while I was doing some question paper.
For the second issue, you can load the adjustbox package (as Gonzalo did) but with export option. This will make keys like valign etc available for \includegraphics command. So you have to use
\includegraphics[scale=0.2,valign=t]{example-image-a}

Remember that in this case graphicx is loaded by adjustbox.
Here is the full code:
\documentclass{exam}
\usepackage[export]{adjustbox}

%%------------------egreg's code starts-------------
\usepackage{environ,xparse}
\ExplSyntaxOn
\cs_undefine:N \choices
\cs_undefine:N \endchoices
\NewEnviron{choices}{%
  \par\nopagebreak
  \harish_dochoices:V \BODY
  \par
}
\tl_new:N \l_harish_choices_tl
\seq_new:N \l_harish_choices_seq
\seq_new:N \l_harish_choices_final_seq

\cs_new_protected:Npn \harish_dochoices:n #1
 {
  \setcounter{choice}{0}
  \tl_set:Nn \l_harish_choices_tl { #1 }
  \tl_replace_once:Nnn \l_harish_choices_tl { \CorrectChoice } { \choice* }
  \seq_set_split:NnV \l_harish_choices_seq { \choice } \l_harish_choices_tl
  \seq_pop_left:NN \l_harish_choices_seq \l_tmpa_tl
  \seq_set_map:NNn \l_harish_choices_final_seq \l_harish_choices_seq
   { \exp_not:n { \makechoice ##1 } }
  %\seq_map_inline:Nn \l_harish_choices_final_seq { \makebox[.5\linewidth][l]{##1}\hspace{0pt plus .3\linewidth} }
% }
    \seq_map_inline:Nn \l_harish_choices_final_seq
   {
    \makebox[.5\linewidth][l]{
      \parbox[t]{.45\linewidth}{\raggedright \hangindent1.5em ##1\strut}
    }\hspace{0pt plus .3\linewidth}
   }
 }
\cs_generate_variant:Nn \harish_dochoices:n { V }
\ExplSyntaxOff
\makeatletter
    \NewDocumentCommand{\makechoice}{s}
 {%
  \stepcounter{choice}
  \makebox[1.2em][l]{\IfBooleanT{#1}{\ifprintanswers\CorrectChoice@Emphasis\fi}\Alph{choice}.}
 }
\makeatother
\CorrectChoiceEmphasis{\bfseries\boldmath}

%%------------------egreg's code ends-------------

\begin{document}
    \begin{questions}
        \question
        \begin{minipage}[t]{0.65\linewidth}
        Consider the network graph shown in the figure, which of the following is NOT a \textit{tree} of this graph?
            %\begin{multicols}{2}
                \begin{choices}
                    \choice
                        \includegraphics[scale=0.2,valign=t]{example-image-a}
                    \choice
                        \includegraphics[scale=0.2,valign=t]{example-image-b}
                    \choice
                        \includegraphics[scale=0.2,valign=t]{example-image-c}
                    \CorrectChoice
                        \includegraphics[scale=0.2,valign=t]{example-image-a}
                \end{choices}
            %\end{multicols}
    \end{minipage}
    \hfill%
    \begin{minipage}[t]{0.3\linewidth}
        \vspace{-\baselineskip}
        \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{example-image-a}
    \end{minipage}
\end{questions}
\end{document}

If you are not struck with exam class, I suggest you to use exsheets class which has a native support for this kind of lists.

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Karl-Anthony Towns was the first round pick back in 2015, and Minnesota was lucky enough for the lottery balls to fall their way. He is a product of Kentucky, and has made an instant impact in the NBA. Towns is averaging over 20 points in his career, and over eight rebounds. Towns was the 2015 Rookie Of The Year, and is already building his accolades with an all-NBA team as well. He was a one-and-done prospect, so his age adds to the hype of a long career to come. Towns will need to round out his defense if he wants to become one of the greats.


Ragged Edge tells the story of Jack Manning, one of the many who have found themselves unemployed due to the difficult economic times. As he struggles to find a job to support him and his daughter, he faces constant difficulties and hardships. Eventually, after losing everything, he is forced to take to the road in search of any kind of work… and the hope to keep going. A chance encounter with the pastor of a church he passes causes him to wonder why Christians don't actively offer more of the hope they claim to have to the lost and hurting like himself. Serving as a "prequel" to the novel In His Steps by Charles Sheldon, set in the modern day, this short film is designed to challenge Christians to actively share their faith, especially with those that they encounter that are hurting and searching for true hope.


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Urban Legends: Shadow People
April 23, 2020 | A	Strange Mystery | Strange Stories
"The world we live in exists only in our denial of the real world" -anonymous In my research I have come across the urban legend/myth of shadow people, a phenomena that seems to plague many people. These creatures, or…
The mystery of the Christmas scarecrow
December 23, 2019 | A	Strange Mystery | Strange Stories
The Legend of Hans Trap Hans Trapp, better known as one of Santa's wicked sidekicks, is based on the real 15th-century German knight Hans von Trotha. After waging war against an abbey, he was excommunicated by the Pope. Legends of…
The strange and creepy legend of The Expressionless
The creepy tale of The Expressionless The Legend: In June of 1972, a woman appeared in Cedar Senai hospital in nothing but a white gown covered in blood. Now this in itself should not be too surprising as people often…
The Secrets of Hanging Rock and the schoolgirls who vanished on St Valentines Day 1900!
Did a group of school girls really vanish at Hanging Rock? FIFTY years ago a writer called Joan Lindsay published a mystery book about a group of schoolgirls who vanished on St Valentines Day 1900. The place where the girls…
The strange legend of the black eyed kids
October 18, 2016 | A	Strange Mystery | Modern Mysteries
Tales about Black Eyed Kids litter the Internet, but is the story Legend or Truth? Legend? Black-eyed children (or black-eyed kids) are an urban legend of supposed paranormal creatures that resemble children between the ages of 6 and 16, with…
The strange mystery of Hellhound's Heaven
August 29, 2016 | A	Strange Mystery | Strange Stories
The hellhounds A hellhound is a supernatural dog in folklore. A wide variety of ominous or hellish supernatural dogs occur in mythologies around the world, similar to the often seen dragon. Features that have been attributed to hellhounds include mangled…
The strange mystery of Cthulhu the Bat-Winged Squid God
August 4, 2016 | A	Strange Mystery | Strange Stories
Cthulhu the Bat-Winged Squid God Legend or Real? Some myths are born of modern minds. Horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft invented one terrifying sea-beast with the somewhat unpronounceable name of Cthulhu (Keh-THOO-loo) in the first half of the twentieth…
The Kikiyaon Monster
March 12, 2016 | A	Strange Mystery | Strange Stories
There are many different folklore's among the people of Gambia, West Africa but none as terrifying as the Kikiyaon monster… The Kikiyaon Takes to The Skies, This terrifying beast sort of resembles the African equivalent of the mythical Gargoyle. It…
The weird story of the "Melon Head Cannibals "
The Melon Heads are a group of small cannibals with unusually large heads who are said to roam certain forests in Michigan's Lower Peninsula. According to the most common legend, the Melon Heads were once children who suffered from hydrocephalus,…
The strange legend of El Imbunche – Chile
February 21, 2016 | A	Strange Mystery | Strange Stories
This myth is terrifying for several reasons. First of all, it focuses on a child. A first-born son was sold by his parents before his ninth day of life to a member of the Centre Comitee, a special guild of…
The legend of the Devil Monkey !
The beast The Devil Monkey is a cryptozoological giant monkey reported on June 26, 1997 in Dunkinsville, Ohio. It was reportedly around 5 ft tall and had long, pointed ears. It appeared to be grey, had large, dark eyes, long…
The mystery of Polybius – The arcade game or legend?
February 9, 2016 | A	Strange Mystery | Modern Mysteries, Strange Stories
The legend of the mysterious arcade game Polybius is an arcade game which is said to have induced various psychological effects on players. The story describes players suffering from amnesia, night terrors, and a tendency to stop playing all video…


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Home » Best Practices » Playing Detective Puts More Bushels in Your Bin
As the soybean crop comes off across Ontario many growers are seeing bin-busting results despite the challenging start to the season.
"It's amazing how well the crops turned around," says Shawn Brenneman, agronomic sales representative for Syngenta. Like other parts of the province, his Middlesex/Elgin/Lambton territory was dry for much of May and June – even into July. "The rains in July and August really helped those beans set the right amount of pods, and we're seeing a lot of three-bean and four-bean pods this year – more than normal."
The reality is, however, there will be some fields that don't do as well as others. It's those areas that growers need to note for future seasons.
"At the end of the day, we want the whole field to yield well," says Brenneman. "As you're harvesting, be aware of areas of the field that just didn't perform as well as you'd hoped or expected. Do a little detective work and ask yourself: 'What happened that limited my yield here in this spot?'"
Determine disease challenges
With the considerable moisture that crops received in August, diseases like sudden death syndrome (SDS), white mould and Phytophora are all potential culprits. Fortunately, strategic variety selection and quality seed treatment will help ensure that those diseases won't steal yield from future bean crops.
"We are seeing fields that have never been affected by SDS before showing symptoms now," says Brenneman. "I tell growers it's likely a combination of environmental weather conditions and soybean cyst nematode (SCN)."
He explains that SCN infects the roots and opens the plant up to secondary diseases like SDS. "I always recommend to growers, especially if you've got a patch in the field that's showing high SDS, go test that spot for SCN," he says. "That's one way for growers to understand their risk for SCN and to mitigate SDS in future years."
Brenneman also expects some growers will be seeing signs of Phytopthora. "It's is a water-loving disease that can take plants out at any stage of development," he says. "So, with all that August rain we are seeing some low spots where water was ponding. Phytophora has come in and basically killed the plants."
White mould is showing up in some areas, too. "I expect this year is going to be significantly less, but there will still be some white mould issues that could be a management concern going forward. Because white mould sclerotia survives for several years, growers need to remember that the next time they go back into soybeans in that field, the risk is going to be higher," says Brenneman. "If you do see significant white mould this year, just make sure you're selecting varieties that have great white mould tolerance for future years."
Frog eye leaf spot is another disease that has been popping up. "It's not usually a disease we see a lot of," says Brenneman, adding that the weather created ideal leaf disease conditions. He explains that it won't likely cause significant yield loss but suggests growers should take note if they've got a variety that is highly affected.
Brenneman believes growers who applied foliar fungicides this year will see a benefit. "Those plants have gone through a lot, whether it be drought stress or later-season water stress. I think we'll see fungicides pay off well from a leaf disease perspective and overall plant health."
Evaluate weed control
Harvest is also a great time to evaluate how your weed control program fared. As he traveled the countryside, Brenneman observed that full pre-emerge programs stood out this season. "They really look strong," he says. "Early on, a lot of beans under drought stress struggle to close row. So those full pre-programs held enough to be able to allow those canopies to develop and then shade out more weeds later on."
Make harvest notes
Whether you're done taking off the crop or if your combine is still rolling, keep in mind those areas in the field where yield drops off significantly and you're not sure why. Think back on the season – did you see issues that Brenneman has highlighted? "In some cases we are talking 10 to 50 percent yield loss in those specific areas where these pests and diseases are a problem," he says. After your harvest investigation is complete, be sure to record some notes to help you capture the full potential of your soybeans in future seasons.
Crop Canopy Index
The Crop Canopy Index is a numerical value that helps growers understand the uniqueness of their soybean va...
Agronomic Service Representative Doug Fotheringham goes through the management opportunities to influence p...
Spider Mites in Soybeans
Agronomic Services Support Manager, Leanne Freitag, explains what to look for when scouting for spider mites in your soybeans and how to control them if found. For more agronomic information like th
Fine-Tuning Stand Counts
Soybean grower Ethan Moore discusses his 2018 season and what key learnings he'll be bringing to 2019.
Think Fertility When Setting High-Yield Goals
Growers really do have the capability to intensively manage fertility and help reach that 70-bushel goal. When it comes to high-yielding soybeans, fertility is absolutely critical.
Intensifying Management Doesn't Cost More
To hit 70 bushels, you don't always have to spend more money on seed. You may be able to reduce seed costs, but you also have to protect that seed from a potentially challenging environment.
Grower Spotlight: Essex County Grower Hits 75 Bushels
Greg Iler of Essex County shares his story of withstanding some of the toughest tests Mother Nature can throw at us.
Closing Gaps With Higher Emergence
Soybean stand establishment is essential for a successful crop. Uniform seedling emergence requires careful management and protecting the crop's yield potential with seed treatment.


Greece says recovery is being set back by debt restructuring talk | City A.M.
GREECE'S central banker said yesterday that talk of debt restructuring is hurting the country as it struggles to exit the fiscal crisis that has shaken the eurozone.
"I believe that even mere talk of debt restructuring hurts the country," Bank of Greece governor George Provopoulos told local Greek press.
He said the negative impact of a debt restructuring would far exceed the short-term pain caused by the austerity measures Greece is implementing.
"The political and economic impact of debt restructuring would far exceed the short-term pain of fiscal adjustment. Debt restructuring would spark an uncontrollable chain reaction which would start a new, long-term cycle of a lack of credibility for the future of Greece's economy," he said.


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Q: Getting Values from Multiple Classes I am trying to scrape the price from:
https://store.steampowered.com/search/?filter=topsellers&snr=1_241_4_action_12

I am using:
soup.find_all('div',{'class':'col search_price responsive_secondrow'})

However, there are discounted prices, which are not present in the above div class, instead they can be found using:
soup.find_all('div',{'class':'col search_price discounted responsive_secondrow'})

I have scraped the Titles of the games, and want the prices also to be correspondingly in the same row, so how do I accomplish merging both the conditions for scraping ?

A: You can use it's parent element instead, which contains both prices.
for i in soup.find_all('div',{'class':"col search_price_discount_combined responsive_secondrow"}):
    print(i.text.replace("\n","").strip())

Result:
$49.99
$59.99
$999.00
$59.99
$59.99
-2%$89.98$87.98
$19.99
-30%$59.99$41.99
$59.99
-70%$59.99$17.99
-10%$29.99$26.99
-5%$39.99$37.99
-30%$29.99$20.99
$29.99
-10%$16.99$15.29
$19.99
-25%$19.99$14.99
$13.99
$99.99
$14.99
$59.99
$19.99
-50%$9.99$4.99
$59.99
$39.99
$59.99
$59.99
-66%$14.99$5.09
$39.99
$49.99
$39.99
-50%$59.99$29.99
-10%$29.99$26.99
-40%$59.99$35.99
$29.98
-67%$59.99$19.79
-50%$29.99$14.99
-30%$19.99$13.99
$2.99
$2.99
$2.99
$2.99
$2.99
$2.99
$14.99
-30%$59.99$41.99
$44.99
-30%$59.99$41.99
$59.99
$59.99


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Five million people at high risk of type 2 diabetes
Five million people in England have blood glucose (blood sugar) levels indicating a high risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, according to a new report published today by Public Health England (PHE).
The report, compiled by PHE's National Cardiovascular Health Intelligence Network (NCVIN), provides the most accurate and robust estimate of how many people over 16 in England have blood sugar levels in a range indicating a high risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, otherwise known as non-diabetic hyperglycaemia.
Diabetes prevention programmes
It was commissioned by the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme (NHS DPP), which will support people in reducing their risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by helping them lose weight, be more active and have a healthier diet. The new estimate further underlines the need to act on Type 2 diabetes, especially as it already results in 22,000 early deaths and costs the NHS £8.8 billion every year.
"Supporting people along the way"
Duncan Selbie, Chief Executive of PHE, said: "We know how to lower the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes: lose weight, exercise and eat healthily, but it's hard to do it alone. PHE's evidence review shows that supporting people along the way will help them protect their health and that's what our prevention programme will do."
"Growing body of evidence"
Helping people at high risk of Type 2 diabetes
Barbara Young, Chief Executive of Diabetes UK, said: "Having high blood glucose significantly increases your risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, which is a serious health condition which affects 2.9 million people in England, and can lead to devastating complications such as blindness, amputations and strokes, and ultimately early death.
"This is why we are delighted to be a part of England's first ever evidence-based National Diabetes Prevention Programme and we fully support the programme's ambition to help people at high risk of Type 2 diabetes to reduce their risk by supporting them to become more active and have a healthier diet. The evidence shows that this is the right approach as these types of interventions can help people to lose significant amounts of weight, and can also lower their blood glucose levels, therefore providing them with the best possible chance to delay or avoid Type 2 diabetes.
"As well as helping to reduce the human cost of Type 2 diabetes, this would also go a long way to helping to reduce economic costs to the NHS. The NHS spends 10 per cent of its entire budget managing diabetes, and unless we get better at preventing Type 2 diabetes this figure will rise to unsustainable levels."
"While the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme is a major step in the right direction, we now hope to see greater support from all areas of national and local Government to encourage people to lead healthy and active lives."
Providing support for changing behaviour
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Gov. Gen. David Johnston received an honorary doctor of law degree Tuesday at University of Alberta convocation ceremonies.
Described in a university news release as a lifelong champion of civic engagement and post-secondary education, Johnston had an extensive career as a law professor and dean before his appointment as the Queen's representative in Canada in 2010.
"As we celebrate the 150th anniversary of Confederation, it is a singular honour to welcome Canada's Governor General into our academic community," said university president David Turpin, introducing Johnston on stage.
In Johnston's keynote address, delivered to graduates in the faculties of education and native studies, he told students that by looking deeply into facts and issues, they could find reasons to be optimistic that weren't merely wishful thinking.
Johnston also implored graduates to recognize that choosing between optimism or pessimism and despair would be a defining moment in their lives.


So Sabc's most-watched program, Generations: The Legacy has finally returned to our screens and recieved the expected welcome back.
The ratings are yet to be confirmed, but tonight's episode trended within minutes it aired on television. Many viewers were confused by the 'new' Generations.
LMAO"@khayadlanga: Those fancy cars at the funeral, I hope the actors are getting paid enough to afford them. *hides* #GenerationsLegacy"
#MXM# NFUNDI he suppose to pay us for watching this Sh***t nxaa yeereee what a waist of 30 minutes…..


The West Liberty-Salem girls soccer team defeated Greeneview, 1-0, in OHC action on Tuesday.
Gabby Hollar scored the goal and Madison Oelker added the assist.
Paige Shafer had 6 saves in goal.
The Tigers (12-1, 7-1) play at Mechanicsburg on Thursday at 5:30 p.m.
MECHANICSBURG – Catholic Central defeated Mechanicsburg, 6-2, in OHC girls soccer on Tuesday.
Tori Jacobs scored twice for the Indians, with Kameron Loveless and Sydney Hux assisting. Chayna Sanford had 13 saves in goal.
M'burg hosts West Liberty-Salem on Thursday.
NEW CARLISLE – Tecumseh defeated Urbana, 25-17, 25-16, 25-11, in CBC volleyball on Tuesday.
Olivia Dunham had 12 assists to lead the Hillclimbers, while Kaelyn Bertsch and Hunter Rogan added 5 kills each.
The Urbana jayvees won, 27-25, 25-18.
Taylor Adams had 17 assists and Megan Ridder had 8 kills.
Urbana (7-10, 3-4 CBC) plays at home versus Greenon on Thursday.
In West Liberty-Salem's win over Mechanicsburg in OHC volleyball on Monday, Jamie Peterson had 24 kills, 5 total blocks and 4 ace serves, Emily Shultz had 12 digs and 10 serve receptions, Olivia Ames had 9 digs and 15 serve receptions, Tory Cordell had 4 kills and Kylie Gilroy had 33 assists for the Tigers (14-3).
In the latest computer prep football playoff poll, Mechanicsburg (6-0) is rated third and WL-S (4-2) is fourth in Division VI, Region 22.
The top eight teams in each region will advance to the playoffs and the top four will host a first-round game.
Graham's 7th grade team beat Northridge, 20-0. Nick Moore, Trace Braun and Brady King were among the standouts for GJHS.


Since 1944, Smokey Bear has been the icon of wildfire prevention and is the longest-running public service advertising campaign in history. HelpGood has been the voice of Smokey Bear online since 2010, providing social media strategy services, content production, and community management. We've updated Smokey from a 70-year-old TV icon to a social media icon by building his presence on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Tumblr. And here's a secret – he's the only bear you can connect with professionally on LinkedIn.
Crafting the voice of the lovable, wildfire preventing bear, HelpGood produces unique social content to engage a loyal and vibrant following. This has ranged from infographics to fun memes to impactful content about the devastating impact wildfires can have. Our work on the Smokey Bear campaign has earned Webby, Shorty, and Telly Awards, as well as a Gold Smokey Bear Award.
We've grown Smokey Bear's total social pawprint by almost 2000% and we reach and engage over 430,000 Smokey fans.
Imagine our surprise when Pharrell showed up to the 2014 Grammys in Smokey's hat! HelpGood was quick to get in on the real-time action which led to 58.5 million impressions and more than 36,000 tweets about Smokey. There was a 25% increase in Smokey's Twitter followers within 24 hours. Organic search traffic to our campaign website, SmokeyBear.com, increased by 123%. Read the full overview on the Ad Council's Adlibbing Blog. Throughout 2014 the Smokey Hat continued to provide lots of interaction around Smokey's wildfire prevention message. The moment took Silver at the Shorty Awards for real-time content marketing.
Smokey Bear is the wildfire prevention icon whose "Only YOU Can Prevent Wildfires" message has endured for over 70 years. He also likes to have some fun. This is some of the social media content that HelpGood has developed that leverages memes and mashups featuring Star Wars and Grumpy Cat.
What do you do when a wildfire prevention icon turns 70? You make an extremely long infographic. And in case you're out in the wild, there's a handy guide to help you spot Smokey Bear. HelpGood made this infographic full of detail and visual delight.


The original will is in the bishop's register at Lichfield Record Office (ref. B/A/1/6). We are grateful to the archivist, Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Archive Service, for supplying an image of the document, with permission to publish.


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Exquisite tailoring and precision engineering come together perfectly in these advanced customisable loudspeakers. Select your Fabrik cover, top plate and stand to personalise the look of your speakers. With many colours and textiles to choose from, and designer collections like Timorous Beasties, there's a look to complement any interior. Fancy a change? All Linn Fabrik covers, tops and stands are available separately so you can refresh the look as often as you like.
From crisp, clean highs all the way down to the deepest bass, the 530 lets you experience superb musical accuracy with an energy that really lets the music flow. The 530 integrates Exakt electronics, 300 W of power amps and an Isobarik bass system; not that you'd know it from the discreet design and size.


If they have the right product, everyone may seem blurry first, preparing your skin by moisturizing and moisturizing your face. Then use the foundation and powder to make the skin soft and harmless. Finally, improve your face with a blush, eyeshadow, eyeliner and lipstick.
Wash your face. Wash your face and remove excess oil or old cosmetics. Use cleansers sold in a mild balance or pH. This facial cleanser does not dry or damage the skin. You can also choose the right detergent for your skin type.
If the skin is dry, use a moisturizer.
Use a cleanser suitable for normal skin without microorganisms or skin flakes.
Make oils for the skin. Clean your face and follow tons of peeling twice a week.
Oil production does not stimulate or soften the skin.
When your skin is dry, you can choose a gentle moisturizer.
If you have acne, choose water containing salicylic acid.
Apply primer to the skin. Primary is the basic product that fills the pores and softens the skin. To apply the tutorial, you have to apply a bit to your cheeks, forehead and chin. Add a primer to your skin with your fingertips or your foundation brush. Primer Tinted can be used to solve color problems in all skin tones.
If your skin is dull, use a light pink primer to keep your skin healthy.
If you swallow your face, please use clear primers to counter unhealthy sounds.
Green primer and uneven flare or acne scar.
Apply a primer. In addition, the base eliminates the color of the skin and ensures a good complexion. Put a foundation and gently put it on your cheeks, forehead, chin and nose. For light ranges, mix the base of the face with the fingers on the sides of the face. If you have multiple reports, use a moisturizing sponge to blend the foundation on your skin.
Use the correct color as a base. The right shadow can not be seen through the cold chin and neck. If your neck and face have different colors, please repair the foundation. Otherwise you will find that you wear masks.
Use hidden deletion errors. Concealer can be used to cover acne, red spots or dark circles under the eyes. If the skin is dry, select the hidden area. Liquid hangers are suitable for oily skin. You can mix the concealer with your finger, a Q-tip or a make-up brush. Buy the exact foundation. If possible, buy the same brand to make sure it matches.
Apply the clear powder settings. The transparent powders are placed on and dry skin is examined by excess oil. Apply a thin layer of powder on your face with a make-up brush. Mix eyes and mouth to prevent cake buildup. For loose folding, choose loose powder instead of solid powder.
Fill your eyebrows. If your eyebrows are dark and your eyebrows are clear, you can skip this step. You can also fill in the eyebrows with an eyebrow pencil that matches the hair color. Using a small stroke is like creating a "hair" on your skin. Then use a dry brush to slowly cut the pencil on the natural forehead.
After filling, identify and capture your eyebrows by adding them to the gel or gel. You can buy a package of eyebrows for your hair color. These columns typically contain eyebrow pencils, eyebrow pencils, and gelatinous or waxy forms.
Use a rose brush. Use a blush brush to use the blush on your cheeks. Use long, continuous movements for your temples combined with pink shades. Concentrate on swearing on pink edges and creating natural light. Use a blush that matches your complexion.
If you have the right skin, choose a pink or pink baby. Wear apricot and soft blush. If you have olive skin, you can use orange peach or pink roses. The dark purple and grape thickness of the skin is indicated in red.
Apply eye shadow For a simple look, apply dark colors on your folds and mix them with your eyes. After that, you must shine the light in the middle of your eyelids. Buy quality eye shadows that are not tired all day. Also choose a color that matches the color of your eyes and your complexion.
Blue eyes are the best among roses and corals. The green eyes are full of red adventures like moonlight and apricot. Brown eyes can wear any color, but they look thick and purple. Choose a color that matches your complexion. You can see a lot of cold skin in the winter colors, and the warm, colorful skin is best seen with the color of the ground.
Use eye pencils to improve your eyes. First, buy a high quality eyeliner that does not tire or fatigue throughout the day. Then apply a little to each eye and check the difference. Add more eyeliner to your eyes. Eyeliner can be used in different ways.
Draw a thin line on your eyelid line so your eyes look big. Use a liquid eyeliner to attract the cat's dramatic eyes. Use turquoise or shiny gold eyeliner for your look.
Apply a mask. Leave your head and hope to see your face. Hold the stick mask at the base of the eyelashes. Remove the stick from the stick to strike the feather between the eyelashes. Slide the stick over your lashes to reach the full length.
For a natural look, choose a dark brown eyelash. Choose a black carbon mask that looks pale and wrinkled. After covering the mascara, use different layers to inspect the eyelids.
Wear lipstick or lip gloss. Select the bright color it produces. Use lipstick for thick lips. Use lip gloss for bright, shiny colors. If you are concerned about the traces of lipstick or lips, apply the lips to your lips before applying the lips.
To avoid lipstick on the teeth, gently press the index finger. It will remove all the lipstick from your mouth. Use a makeup brush to apply lipstick. The colors are durable and have more control over your application.
Use a mineral base. If you are concerned that the foundation is improving your dry skin or acne, minerals may be a good choice. The mineral base is not beaten and softer than ever. However, if you do not combine them with the original pen, it seems difficult and powdery.
Use the BB cream. BB Cream is an all-in-one cosmetic that can be used as a moisturizer, primer, sunscreen and foundation to shorten makeup time. In addition, the coverage is more natural than other major types. However, BB creams generally provide insufficient coverage to eliminate flaws or sunspots.
The profile profile is a makeup technique that allows you to change the nature of your face. By using chocolate and bars of dark chocolate and adding shadows and highlights, they do not have it. However, cessation takes a long time and is often considered extremely complex for everyday use.
Apply the brass. Bronzer is a cosmetic that can be used to wear sunglasses on the cheeks. In addition, copper can be used in the copper process to create a natural shade under the chain. Brass usually uses copper.


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Q: Place a dividing line in a menu in WPF In XAML, how do I put a standard dividing line in a menu?
eg
<MenuItem Header="_File" Name="m_fileMenu">
    <MenuItem Header="_Open" Command="ApplicationCommands.Open"/>
    <!-- Trying to put a divider here! -->
    <MenuItem Header="-" />  <!-- Wrong guess -->
    <MenuItem Header="E_xit" Command="ApplicationCommands.Close" />
</MenuItem>

A: I needed to iterate through MenuItems for various reasons, and using Separator meant a bit of casting, so I used a 1px high MenuItem instead
<MenuItem Height="1" Background="LightGray"/>

The correct answer most definitely is to use Separator, but the above works visually too, and can be a solution in some cases.

A: Use a Separator like this:
<MenuItem Header="_Open" Command="ApplicationCommands.Open" />
<Separator />
<MenuItem Header="E_xit" Command="ApplicationCommands.Close" />


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20 Years on Snowshoes - Anthology
23rd Writing Contest
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Past NOWW Writing Contest Winners
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NOWW Blog
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The Number One Reason
The #1 Reason to Enter a Writing Contest
By Graham Strong
What's the number one reason to enter a writing contest?
The first thing you might think is that it gives you a chance to win a prize. After all, prizes are nice – a bit of money and a bit of recognition, not to mention a boost of self-confidence. It's also a way to get some feedback, even if it's in a pass/fail kind of way.
But that's not the biggest reason. Personally, I've found that the number one reason is that entering a writing contest gets you to write. Seem obvious? Perhaps – but it's no small thing. We all live busy lives and writing can quickly slip down our priority list, despite our best intentions.
Committing to entering a writing contest, on the other hand:
Gives you a deadline (for the NOWW Writing Contest, that's March 31, 2017)
Allows you to make writing a priority in order to meet that deadline
Gives you a sense of purpose in your writing by giving you a concrete place to submit
Gives you motivation and inspiration to get the work done
Forces you to become creative on demand
There's nothing like a hard deadline to focus the mind and keep us on track.
The 19th Annual NOWW Writing Contest: http://www.nowwwriters.ca/19th-annual-noww-writing-contest.html is an excellent contest (if we do say so ourselves) that is open to writers in English from around the globe. We're excited to have five world-class judges on our panel in the following categories: Ann-Marie MacDonald judging the Short Fiction category, Jane Urquhart judging the Bill MacDonald Prize for Prose, Stephen Kimber judging the Creative Nonfiction category, Jayne Barnard judging the Novel category (this year's theme is Speculative Fiction), and Liz Howard, recent winner of the Griffin Poetry Prize, judging the Poetry category.
Writers can win 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in all categories except for the Bill MacDonald Prize for Prose (Fiction) which awards one prize only. This special memorial award is named in memory of the prolific Silver Islet and Thunder Bay author—and beloved NOWW member—who passed away in 2014.
Find out more about the NOWW writing contest including full submission details at:
http://www.nowwwriters.ca/19th-annual-noww-writing-contest.html
Then, get writing!
Graham Strong is a full-time freelance marketing writer, journalist, and ghostwriter and has been a writer his entire life. Graham is a former Editor-in-Chief of Argus, the Student Newspaper of Lakehead University, and helped transition it into one of the first digitally produced newspapers in North America. Graham won an Honourable Mention in NOWW's first writing contest in 1998 for his short story Hat Trick. Professionally, Graham provides marketing writing services to businesses and organizations around the world. He also writes for several news outlets including the Sudbury Mining Solutions Journal and the Northern Ontario Medical Journal, and has written for Canadian Press. In his spare time he is writing his first novel. Graham lives in Thunder Bay with local potter Noël Keag and their three incredible sons. His favourite writers are Paul Quarrington, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Hunter S. Thompson.
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