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Dear Jac: Beware the enemy within. Thieving staff is the last thing you need.
By Jac Roper2006-06-02T00:00:00+01:00
It was good to get a retailer's recommendation for a supplier that helped him nail down the mysterious case of the missing Richmond King Size 20s cartons that disappeared every shift that a certain employee worked.
Tom Jordan, who runs two stores in Belfast, says: "Try as we might, we couldn't catch her out so we enlisted the help of a new company called Retailfraud.co.uk. The cameras cost £1,200 per shop and a week's monitoring was £140.
"Although we didn't get enough evidence for a prosecution, the company helped us make our systems so tight that the theft stopped completely. In effect, three weeks after the cameras went in they were paid for in what hadn't come out in the way of theft."
I am always happy to endorse individual companies that retailers recommend.
Don't take risks with your staff
Risk-taking is sometimes considered a good thing entrepreneurs are known for it and Lord Alan Sugar wouldn't give you the time of day if you weren't prepared to take a few flyers.
Get it on record and the truth will out
Here's a tip passed on by John O'Hara who runs The Bridge Store at Cropredy, Banbury. He took someone on without taking up references.
Smile, you're on candid camera
Nick Shaw has written me a letter. So this may be why he is a little late in joining the debate over pros and cons of cheap/pricey CCTV.
More Dear Jac
Coping with a long-term PayPoint outage
What happens when a supposedly short-term outage lasts 12 days? Jac Roper helps a retailer who faced this challenge.
Confusion over free school meals voucher scheme eligibility
UPDATED: Devon Council responds to the confusion over the voucher scheme.
Philip Morris delivers on voucher scheme for retailer
Following a lengthy battle with Philip Morris, Jac Roper and Arif Ahmed experience a Christmas miracle.


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A Little Help with Carol Burnett 2018Comedy icon Carol Burnett returns to TV with a panel of clever kids, who help adults and celebrity guests solve their problems with brutal honesty.
Bushwick 2017When their diverse neighborhood is besieged by a mysterious militia, a grad student and an ex-Marine become an unlikely team in a battle for survival.
Hangman 2017A homicide detective, a criminal profiler and a journalist team up to nab a serial killer whose murders are inspired by the classic game of Hangman.
Pitch Perfect 2012This music-steeped comedy draws on the world of a cappella groups to tell the story of an intense competition between three ensembles.
Someone Great 2019On the heels of a blindsiding breakup, music journalist Jenny braces for a new beginning -- and one last adventure with her closest friends.
The Late Bloomer 2016A sex therapist with pituitary issues finally gets to experience puberty in all its glory at age 30, when an operation unleashes his raging hormones.
Would You Rather 2013In need of cash to help her sick brother, a young woman agrees to take part in a lethal winner-takes-all parlor game hosted by a sadistic millionaire.

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The Deir Yassin massacre took place on April 9, 1948, when around 120 fighters from the Irgun and Lehi Zionist paramilitary groups attacked Deir Yassin near Jerusalem, a Palestinian-Arab village of roughly 600 people.
The invasion occurred as Jewish forces sought to relieve the blockade of Jerusalem during the civil war that preceded the end of British rule in Palestine.
Around 107 villagers, including women and children, were killed. Some were shot, while others died when hand grenades were thrown into their homes. Several were taken prisoner and may have been killed after being paraded through the streets of West Jerusalem, though accounts vary. Four of the attackers died, with around 35 injured. The killings were condemned by the leadership of the Haganah, the Jewish community's main paramilitary force, and by the area's two chief rabbis. The Jewish Agency for Israel sent King Abdullah of Jordan a letter of apology, which he rebuffed.
The massacre became a pivotal event in the Arab-Israeli conflict for its demographic and military consequences. The narrative was embellished and used by various parties to attack each other—by the Palestinians to besmirch Palestine's Jewish community, and later Israel; by the Haganah to play down their own role in the affair; and later by the Israeli Left to accuse the Irgun and Lehi of violating the Jewish principle of tohar hanashek (purity of arms), thus blackening Israel's name around the world. News of the killings sparked terror within the Palestinian community, encouraging them to flee from their towns and villages in the face of Jewish troop advances, and it strengthened the resolve of Arab governments to intervene, which they did five weeks later by invading Palestine, following Israel's declaration of independence on May 14.
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Intermittent fasting is not a diet, but a diet schedule that is purported to accelerate fat loss and muscle growth compared to traditional eating schedules. It is promoted primarily in the scientific community, however, there are currently zero scientific studies that have supported intermittent fasting for gaining muscle while losing fat.
Fasting is a period of time when one goes without eating. With intermittent fasting, you break up your fasting periods with eating periods.
With caloric restriction, intermittent fasting can lead to weight loss. In a recent review and one recent randomized clinical trial, authors concluded that intermittent fasting and daily caloric restriction are equally effective at promoting weight loss in overweight and obese individuals. However, no studies to date have been performed with athletes who require maintenance of muscle size, strength, and function. In fact, there are conflicting views on whether intermittent caloric restriction vs. daily caloric restriction best preserve lean muscle mass.
There have been several proposed protocols for intermittent fasting, from skipping one meal per day to eating only every other day. Despite the marketing of intermittent fasting, there are few well-controlled, scientific studies investigating the effects of intermittent fasting on the body composition and performance in athletes.
There are many approaches to intermittent fasting. The most popular and most studied is the alternate-day fasts and extended morning fasts, in other words, skipping breakfast.
One of the key advantages of this extreme form of caloric control is that it allows people to re-conceptualize hunger. Instead of linking "hunger" with "panic" or even "desire", "hunger" can theoretically be newly associated with "success" or "pride", or simply ignored.
With any method, there is a critical transition period of about 3-6 weeks during which the body and brain adapt to the new eating schedule. This period can be very uncomfortable, as restricted eating has been anecdotally associated with extreme hunger, irritability, loss of strength, loss of libido, and other negative side effects. Once the body is accustomed, however, the hunger levels may decrease and mood could become positive compared to before the fasting program started.
All of the approaches emphasize the importance of the nutritional quality of the meals that are consumed. Nutrients such as protein, fat, fiber, vitamins, and minerals are essential for good health and, since nutrients are not consumed while fasting, they are especially important when breaking the fast. In addition, drinking a lot of water is encouraged to stay hydrated and to alleviate hunger.
The Periodic Fast is a fast for 24 hours once or twice per week, eating sensibly (consuming higher amounts of protein, minimizing processed foods, etc.) the rest of the week. The fast can be started at any time, fasting from breakfast to breakfast, or dinner to dinner, for example.
The LeanGains method is a daily fast where fasting occurs for 16 hours (ex. dinner to lunch the following day or 10pm –2pm), then food consumption occurs in about 3 meals in an 8-hour window everyday. If you plan to exercise, you do so just before lunch, before the first meal, to ensure a large, high-protein post-workout meal. It is recommended taking in 10 grams of BCAAs (branched-chain amino acids) just before training to halt muscle protein breakdown during your workout. On exercise days, meals should include protein, vegetables, and carbohydrates; on non-exercise days, meals should include protein, vegetables and fat.
The Warrior Diet is another diet schedule variation of the daily fast and is one step more extreme than the LeanGains diet. It promotes a single, healthy meal per day (typically dinner). It claims that this pattern of eating is in sync with humans' circadian rhythm and will promote general health while "removing harmful toxins from the body". However, there is no scientific evidence supporting these claims.
Alternate day fasting is when food consumption is for 24 hours, then restricted for 24 hours (water is available at all times) for every 2-day cycle. These fasters are encouraged to make healthy eating choices, but they're allowed to eat what they want on non-fasting days.
When you dramatically reduce your calorie intake, you will lose weight. However, it can also cause all kinds of health problems, including muscle loss. Further, when you start fasting, your body goes into conservation mode, burning calories more slowly.
Keep in mind that the initial weight loss on a fast is primarily fluid not fat. When you go back to eating, any lost weight usually gets a return ticket back. Not only do most people regain weight lost on a fast, they tend to add a few extra pounds because a slower metabolism makes it easier to gain weight. Worse, the weight that is regained is likely to be all fat since lost muscle has to be added back at the gym.
Side effects of fasting include dizziness, headaches, low blood sugar, muscle aches, weakness, and fatigue. Prolonged fasting can lead to anemia, a weakened immune system, liver and kidney problems, and irregular heartbeat. Fasting can also result in vitamin and mineral deficiencies, muscle breakdown, and diarrhea. When you drink laxative concoctions during a fast, there is an increased risk of fluid imbalance and dehydration. The risks get more complicated and severe the longer you stay on a fast, or if you repeatedly go on fasts.
Research is far from conclusive, and more studies are needed. No one knows for sure if intermittent fasting is truly any more beneficial than a traditional type of diet. Results may vary between men and women. Intermittent fasting is not recommended for the very young, elderly, pregnant women, women who are breastfeeding, people with diabetes, underweight people or other people who need to closely regulate their blood sugar. These populations could be at higher risk for experiencing negative consequences of fasting. The best approach still comes down to building consistently healthy habits, eating nourishing foods, and finding what works for you.


I really dont like any of the Nikkor 50s any more.
Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G review for details.100 off on Nikon 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5G ED: 646.95.Jun 7, 2016, glennW's gear list: GlennW's gear list, nikon D5300 Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm.8G Nikon AF-S DX Micro-Nikkor 85mm f/3.5G ED VR Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR 4 more.I would definitely consider buying this lens and the 50 off is a great deal.Still a great performer, though, even on the 45mp bodies.All new prices should now be updated at: Adorama, b H, amazon doesn't have a dedicated page, here are the direct links to the discounted lenses: The new prices should also be now updated.Not much of a discount, but this is often the portrait lens I recommend to people.100 off on Nikon 70-200mm f/4G ED VR: 1,296.95.It is a DX lens, so it is only meant to be used on crop-sensor cameras like Nikon D7500.As previously reported, the Nikon "lens only" rebates are back in the US for the month of March - they are coming on top of the lens price drop we already got few months ago.85mm f/1.8G US40 off (US437).Nikon 24mm f/1.8G (50 off) this is a phenomenal lens with superb optics, as detailed.
Heres the bargain of the bunch.
Nikon 50mm f/1.4G (50 off) even at less than 400, it is still too much to pay for this lens.If you want a good nifty fifty, the Nikon 50mm f/1.8G is a much better lens to buy.You can follow up the direct links to the discounted lenses below.Nikon 28mm f/1.8G review for more details on focus shift.While the previous Nikon camera and lens rebates are now over, Nikon has just introduced a few more lens-only rebates.Up to 200 off Nikon lens only instant rebates can be seen.As I always do with Nikon lens rebates, heres my advice about how good these lenses and new prices are: 10-20mm f/4.5-5.6G AF-P VR DX, uS20 off (US297).Nikon shell rewards signup 50mm f/1.8G review for more information.Started Jun 7, 2016 Discussions thread.Its actually a very good lens for the DX bodies, and at the price a definite bargain if youre looking for a wide angle zoom.Amazon doesnt have a dedicated page for the new lens only rebates.
Definitely something D3xxx and D5xxx owners whose cameras support AF-P should consider.
I still havent completed my review of this lens and you wont find a lot of other reviews out there.
Understand the AF-P lenses article before purchasing.
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Meryl Streep 14 The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Adaptation. (2002), Music of the Heart (1999), One True Thing (1998), The Bridges of Madison County (1995), Postcards from the Edge (1990), Evil Angels (1988), Ironweed (1987), Out of Africa (1985), Silkwood (1983), Sophie's Choice (1982), The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981), Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), The Deer Hunter (1978
Katharine Hepburn 12 On Golden Pond (1981), The Lion in Winter (1968), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962), Suddenly, Last Summer (1959), The Rainmaker (1956), Summertime (1955), The African Queen (1951), Woman of the Year (1942), The Philadelphia Story (1940), Alice Adams (1935), Morning Glory (1933)
Jack Nicholson 12 About Schmidt (2002), As Good as It Gets (1997), A Few Good Men (1992), Ironweed (1987), Prizzi's Honor (1985), Terms of Endearment (1983), Reds (1981), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Chinatown (1974), The Last Detail (1973), Five Easy Pieces (1970), Easy Rider (1969)
Bette Davis 11 What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962), The Star (1952), All About Eve (1950), Mr. Skeffington (1944), Now, Voyager (1942), The Little Foxes (1941), The Letter (1940), Dark Victory (1939), Jezebel (1938), Dangerous (1935), Of Human Bondage (1934)
Laurence Olivier 10 The Boys from Brazil (1978), Marathon Man (1976), Sleuth (1972), Othello (1965), The Entertainer (1960), Richard III (1955), Hamlet (1948), The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fift with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France (1944), Rebecca (1940), Wuthering Heights (1939)
Paul Newman 10 Road to Perdition (2002), Nobody's Fool (1994), The Color of Money (1986), The Verdict (1982), Absence of Malice (1981), Rachel, Rachel (1968), Cool Hand Luke (1967), Hud (1963), The Hustler (1961), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
Spencer Tracy 9 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), Inherit the Wind (1960), The Old Man and the Sea (1958), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), Father of the Bride (1950), Boys Town (1938), Captains Courageous (1937), San Francisco (1936)
Marlon Brando 8 A Dry White Season (1989), Ultimo tango a Parigi (1972), The Godfather (1972), Sayonara (1957), On the Waterfront (1954), Julius Caesar (1953), Viva Zapata! (1952), A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
Jack Lemmon 8 Missing (1982), Tribute (1980), The China Syndrome (1979), Save the Tiger (1973), Days of Wine and Roses (1962), The Apartment (1960), Some Like It Hot (1959), Mister Roberts (1955)
Al Pacino 8 Scent of a Woman (1992), Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), Dick Tracy (1990), ...And Justice for All. (1979), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), The Godfather: Part II (1974), Serpico (1973), The Godfather (1972)
Geraldine Page 8 The Trip to Bountiful (1985), The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984), Interiors (1978), Pete 'n' Tillie (1972), You're a Big Boy Now (1966), Sweet Bird of Youth (1962), Summer and Smoke (1961), Hondo (1953)
Peter O'Toole 8 Venus (2006/I), My Favorite Year (1982), The Stunt Man (1980), The Ruling Class (1972), Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969), The Lion in Winter (1968), Becket (1964), Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Ingrid Bergman 7 Höstsonaten (1978), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), Anastasia (1956), Joan of Arc (1948), The Bells of St. Mary's (1945), Gaslight (1944), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
Richard Burton 7 Equus (1977), Anne of the Thousand Days (1969), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965), Becket (1964), The Robe (1953), My Cousin Rachel (1952)
Jane Fonda 7 The Morning After (1986), On Golden Pond (1981), The China Syndrome (1979), Coming Home (1978), Julia (1977), Klute (1971), They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
Greer Garson 7 Sunrise at Campobello (1960), The Valley of Decision (1945), Mrs. Parkington (1944), Madame Curie (1943), Mrs. Miniver (1942), Blossoms in the Dust (1941), Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
Dustin Hoffman 7 Wag the Dog (1997), Rain Man (1988), Tootsie (1982), Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), Lenny (1974), Midnight Cowboy (1969), The Graduate (1967)
Ellen Burstyn 6 Requiem for a Dream (2000), Resurrection (1980), Same Time, Next Year (1978), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), The Exorcist (1973), The Last Picture Show (1971)
Michael Caine 6 The Quiet American (2002), The Cider House Rules (1999), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), Educating Rita (1983), Sleuth (1972), Alfie (1966)
Robert De Niro 6 Cape Fear (1991), Awakenings (1990), Raging Bull (1980), The Deer Hunter (1978), Taxi Driver (1976), The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Judi Dench 6 Notes on a Scandal (2006), Mrs Henderson Presents (2005), Iris (2001/I), Chocolat (2000), Shakespeare in Love (1998), Mrs Brown (1997)
Robert Duvall 6 A Civil Action (1998), The Apostle (1997), Tender Mercies (1983), The Great Santini (1979), Apocalypse Now (1979), The Godfather (1972)
Deborah Kerr 6 The Sundowners (1960), Separate Tables (1958), Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957), The King and I (1956), From Here to Eternity (1953), Edward, My Son (1949)
Jessica Lange 6 Blue Sky (1994), Music Box (1989), Sweet Dreams (1985), Country (1984), Tootsie (1982), Frances (1982)
Vanessa Redgrave 6 Howards End (1992), The Bostonians (1984), Julia (1977), Mary, Queen of Scots (1972), Isadora (1968), Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966)
Thelma Ritter 6 Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), Pillow Talk (1959), Pickup on South Street (1953), With a Song in My Heart (1952), The Mating Season (1951), All About Eve (1950)
Norma Shearer 6 Marie Antoinette (1938), Romeo and Juliet (1936), The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934), A Free Soul (1931), The Divorcee (1930), Their Own Desire (1929)
Maggie Smith 6 Gosford Park (2001), A Room with a View (1985), California Suite (1978), Travels with My Aunt (1972), The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969), Othello (1965)
Sissy Spacek 6 In the Bedroom (2001), Crimes of the Heart (1986), The River (1984), Missing (1982), Coal Miner's Daughter (1980), Carrie (1976)
Shirley MacLaine 6 Terms of Endearment (1983), The Turning Point (1977), The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir (1975), Irma la Douce (1963), The Apartment (1960), Some Came Running (1958)
Anne Bancroft 5 Agnes of God (1985), The Turning Point (1977), The Graduate (1967), The Pumpkin Eater (1964), The Miracle Worker (1962)
Glenn Close 5 Dangerous Liaisons (1988), Fatal Attraction (1987), The Natural (1984), The Big Chill (1983), The World According to Garp (1982)
Gary Cooper 5 High Noon (1952), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943), The Pride of the Yankees (1942), Sergeant York (1941), Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Olivia de Havilland 5 The Heiress (1949), The Snake Pit (1948), To Each His Own (1946), Hold Back the Dawn (1941), Gone with the Wind (1939)
Irene Dunne 5 I Remember Mama (1948), Love Affair (1939), The Awful Truth (1937), Theodora Goes Wild (1936), Cimarron (1931)
Albert Finney 5 Erin Brockovich (2000), Under the Volcano (1984), The Dresser (1983), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), Tom Jones (1963)
Gene Hackman 5 Unforgiven (1992), Mississippi Burning (1988), The French Connection (1971), I Never Sang for My Father (1970), Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Tom Hanks 5 Cast Away (2000), Saving Private Ryan (1998), Forrest Gump (1994), Philadelphia (1993), Big (1988)
Susan Hayward 5 I Want to Live! (1958), I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955), With a Song in My Heart (1952), My Foolish Heart (1949), Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman (1947)
Audrey Hepburn 5 Wait Until Dark (1967), Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), The Nun's Story (1959), Sabrina (1954), Roman Holiday (1953)
Jennifer Jones 5 Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955), Duel in the Sun (1946), Love Letters (1945), Since You Went Away (1944), The Song of Bernadette (1943)
Arthur Kennedy 5 Some Came Running (1958), Peyton Place (1957), Trial (1955), Bright Victory (1951), Champion (1949)
Fredric March 5 Death of a Salesman (1951), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), A Star Is Born (1937), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931), The Royal Family of Broadway (1930)
Paul Muni 6 The Last Angry Man (1959), The Life of Emile Zola (1937), The Story of Louis Pasteur (1935), I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932), The Valiant (1929)
Gregory Peck 5 To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), Twelve O'Clock High (1949), Gentleman's Agreement (1947), The Yearling (1946), The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
Susan Sarandon 5 Dead Man Walking (1995), The Client (1994), Lorenzo's Oil (1992), Thelma & Louise (1991), Atlantic City (1980)
James Stewart 5 Anatomy of a Murder (1959), Harvey (1950), It's a Wonderful Life (1946), The Philadelphia Story (1940), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Elizabeth Taylor 5 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), BUtterfield 8 (1960), Suddenly, Last Summer (1959), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), Raintree County (1957)
Denzel Washington 5 Training Day (2001), The Hurricane (1999), Malcolm X (1992), Glory (1989), Cry Freedom (1987)
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One of the hardest things to do in life is to wait. We all like things to be done right away. We even go out of our way to try and make things happen for ourselves. A lot of times things are beyond our control and when we put our hands to it, we make an even bigger mess of things.
When we don't know what action to take or decision to make it is wise to pray and seek God in the matter. Also, we can do what we can and let God handle the rest. God will give us the necessary help we need, right when He sees fit. Psalm 40:1 declares, I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined unto me, and heard my cry. Not only did David wait on the Lord, but he waited patiently on the Lord. Likewise, not only do we need to just wait on the Lord, but we need to learn how to wait on the Lord. Patiently waiting on the Lord to act is not impossible for us to do. When we wait patiently for Him to do what only He can do, we see the His marvelous works performed in our lives before our very eyes.
We see the love and care the Lord has for us. The word declares that the Earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. So that gives us confidence knowing that whatever we need, or desire can be ours because the Lord is over it all. He can even cause others to give to us when we are in need.
Our waiting patiently is not only beneficial to us, but also to those around us. Others will see how we waited patiently on the Lord during our circumstances and began to respect God and put their trust in Him. While we wait patiently for the Lord, we can praise Him and thank Him in advance. Because He is able to exceedingly and abundantly above all that we ask or think. So, remain where you are and delay your actions, while in expectation that the Lord's actions are going to work out for your good.


East Devon District Council offers a range of apprenticeships across our service areas.
higher – lead to NVQ Level 4 and above or a foundation degree.
At the end of your apprenticeship you may decide to go onto the next level or you may even get offered a permanent full-time job with your employer.
Apprentices are paid from the first day of their apprenticeship. We pay Apprentices the National Minimum Wage rate applicable to the relevant age group. This is more generous than the current level of apprenticeship pay which is £3.70. These rates are reviewed nationally each year.
working hours, which is a minimum of 30 hours a week.
training that is part of the apprenticeship (normally one day per week).
All apprentices get at least 20 days of paid holiday per a year - excluding bank holidays.
All of our apprenticeships are advertised on our latest vacancies page.


The CD-CU50 enables Android Auto™ compatible USB-C devices that are Android 5.0, Lollipop or newer to connect to our new Android Auto enabled NEX receivers. Android Auto allows you to access apps and services from your Android phone more easily in the car. It automatically brings you useful information, and organizes it into simple cards that appear just when they're needed.
The CD-CU50 enables MirrorLink™ compatible devices from smartphone manufacturers such as Sony, Samsung*, Nokia and others to connect to compatible Pioneer receivers, and 2014 or newer CD Receivers and Digital Media Receivers for MTP music playback. With the proper MirrorLink smartphone and connected to a compatible Pioneer receiver using the CD-CU50 cable, MirrorLink gives you a custom interface so you can access your music, map services, and your phone to make calls on-the-go, hands-free of course.
* Proper app installed on the Samsung compatible MirrorLink smartphone is required (not sold or distributed by Pioneer).


High Sierra's AT8 34" Wheeled Duffel Bag features a recessed, telescoping handle with soft gel-bottom handle, two side-loading water resistant compartment, and daisy chain webbing loops for attaching extra gear.
High Sierra's AT8 34" Wheeled Duffel Bag features a recessed, telescoping handle with soft gel-bottom handle, two side-loading water resistant compartment, and daisy chain webbing loops for attaching extra gear.
Nylon is a high strength, durable material with excellent wear properties. The term "denier" (D) refers to the size of the yarn used: the larger the denier the bigger the yarn.
Provides easy maneuverability when extended out from the case, and stores neatly inside when not in use. Locks in place in both the fully extended and stored positions for secure traveling.
Dimensions 34.0" x 18.0" x 16.5"


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CMI proudly presents some of the hottest jazz in the world in an evening with Violinist/Composer Scott Tixier and his New York Band.
Program: "Maze Walker"....Scott Tixier
"Dig It"....Scott Tixier
"100,000 Hours"....Scott Tixier
"Troublant Bolero"....Django Reinhardt - Arr & Orch by Scott Tixier
"Nil"s Landing"....Scott Tixier
"Beam Me To Mars"....Scott Tixier
"Business or Pleasure"....Scott Tixier
"Moody Moody Moody"....Scott Tixier
Performances: Friday, January 24, 2020 - 7:30PM
Moody Performance Hall
Artists: Scott Tixier - Violin
Glenn Zaleski - Piano
Luques Curtis - Contrebasse
Allan Mednard - Drums
Mino Cinelu - Percussion
Season 34 Overview
Concert 1 Friday, September 27, 2019 The Charles W. Eisemann Center
Concert 2 Saturday, October 26, 2019 St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church
Concert 3 Friday, December 6, 2019 Moody Performance Hall
Concert 4 Friday, January 24, 2020 Moody Performance Hall
Concert 5 Saturday, February 15, 2020 St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church
Concert 6 Saturday, March 7, 2020 Moody Performance Hall
Concert 7 Saturday, May 23, 2020 Moody Performance Hall
Concert 8 Saturday, June 13, 2020 St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church
Complete 2019-2020 Concert Season Listing
Join us as we launch our 34th-Season to explore the past and present of chamber music. This concert will feature selections from classical European folk music, and imaginative interpretations of works by American jazz legend Thelonius Monk played on a pipa -- sometimes called a Chinese lute.
This wide-ranging concert will culminate with the Dallas-Fort Worth premiere of Tan Dun's hypnotic "Ghost Opera" for string quartet and pipa. Hear the voices of water, metal, paper, stone and imagination. These works together will showcase the versatility of chamber music.
Program: Sonata for Two Violins, Op. 15....Miklós Rózsa
Terzetto Op. 74 for Two Violins and Viola....Antonín Dvořák
"Ask Me Now"....Thelonious Monk/Min Xiao-Fen
"For Our Children"....Thelonious Monk/Min Xiao-Fen
"Ghost Opera"....Tan Dun
Performances: Friday, September 27, 2019 - 7:30PM
The Charles W. Eisemann Center
Artists: Cho-Liang Lin - Violin
Michael Shih - Violin
Atar Arad - Viola
Sophie Shao - Cello
Min Xiao-Fen - Pipa
Thrill to the beauty and virtuosity of Richard Lin—2018 Gold-Medalist of the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis.
Program: Sonata No.4 in A Minor, Op. 23 for Violin and Piano....Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata in G Major for Violin and Piano....Maurice Ravel
Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano....César Franck
Fantasy on Themes for Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, Op. 19....Igor Frolov
Performances: Saturday, October 26, 2019 - 7:30PM
St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church
Artists: Richard Lin - Violin
Chih-Yi Chen - Piano
Join CMI for a beautiful deception of Mozart followed by a dark and intense journey through 19th-- century Russia.
Program: Duo for Violin and Viola, K. 423....Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 35....Anton Arensky
Sourvenir de Florence, Op. 70....Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performances: Friday, December 6, 2019 - 7:30PM
Artists: Aaron Boyd - Violin
Cho-Liang Lin - Violin
Toby Hoffman - Viola
Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt - Viola
Nicholas Canellakis - Cello
Bion Tsang - Cello
Enjoy an exciting journey through Bohemia, France, and Russia with 5 prize-winning virtuosi hailing from 5 different countries.
Program: Three Madrigals for Violin and Viola, H. 313....Bohuslav Martinů
Sonata for Violin and Piano in D Minor, Op. 75....Camille Saint-Saëns
Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 57....Dmitri Shostakovich
Performances: Saturday, February 15, 2020 - 7:30PM
Artists: Andrés Cárdenes - Violin
Chloé Kiffer - Violin
Susan Dubois - Viola
Ko Iwasaki - Cello
Alexandre Moutouzkine - Piano
Three of the most popular, young Korean artists of today join their phenomenal forces in works of Beethoven, Kodaly, and the ultra-romantic Piano Trio of Smetana.
Program: Sonata for Piano and Violin #5 in F Major, 'Spring', Op. 24....Ludwig van Beethoven
Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7....Zoltan Kodaly
Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 15....Bedřich Smetana
Performances: Saturday, March 7, 2020 - 7:30PM
Artists: Jinjoo Cho - Violin
Taeguk Mun - Cello
Hyun Soo Kim - Piano
Cliburn Gold-Medalist Jon Nakamatsu and Friends join forces to present 20th-century works from Poland and Hungary, followed by the Gypsy-inspired G-Minor Piano Quartet of Brahms.
Program: Bucolics for Violin and Cello....Witold Lutoslawski
Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano, SZ. 111....Béla Bartók
Piano Quartet in G Minor, Op. 25....Johannes Brahms
Performances: Saturday, May 23, 2020 - 7:30PM
Artists: Adam Barnett-Hart - Violin
Paul Coletti - Viola
Norman Fischer - Cello
Jon Nakamatsu - Piano
Kimberly Cole-Luevano - Clarinet
Joyce Yang—one of the most phenomenal young pianists of our time—will present with friends works of Stravinsky and Brahms in this stellar Season Finale.
Program: Suite Italienne for Violin and Piano....Igor Stravinsky
Duo for Violin and Cello....Chris Rogerson
Passacaglia in G Minor for Violin and Cello....G. F Handel - arranged by Johan Halvorsen
Piano Trio in B Major, Op. 8....Johannes Brahms
Performances: Saturday, June 13, 2020 - 7:30PM
Artists: Nick Kendall - Violin
Efe Baltacigil - Cello
Joyce Yang - Piano
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If you plan to open your own restaurant, know the basic equipment you will need to get started. A large industrial kitchen in a hotel or restaurant can have millions of dollars worth of equipment. A state-of-the-art kitchen with all the equipment you want may be nice, but it is not necessary for a basic restaurant. You will very likely want more than the bare minimum, but knowing the basic equipment required can help you get started.
Refrigeration equipment is necessary to keep foods from growing bacteria or going bad. Refrigerator options range from under-the-counter models, to typical household-style refrigerators, and large walk-in refrigerators. Whatever type of refrigerator you have, it must be in proper working condition to ensure food safety. In addition to a refrigerator, you will likely need a freezer. Freezer choices include chest, upright and walk-in freezers.
You will need two different types of washing stations. First, a hand-washing station is an absolute essential according to all American health codes. A hand-washing station must have a proper sink with warm water and soap, as well as a means of drying hands. Second, a dish-washing station is necessary to properly sanitize tableware, pots and utensils used to prepare food. Standards vary, so contact your local health authority for details.
Unless you are serving only cold foods, you will need a way to cook food in your restaurant. Cooking equipment might include ovens, stoves, grills, panini presses and deep fryers. Your choice will depend largely on the type of food you will be preparing. A cooktop is the most versatile cooking equipment, allowing you to boil, fry, saute and cook foods in almost any manner imaginable.
Basic safety equipment includes a first aid kit, a fire suppression system and a vent system for cooking equipment. Contact your local health authority to determine specific safety equipment requirements for your area.


Our first work in Norway - for digital poster pioneers Esprit Digital. We set up a Lobster Pot to capture the installation in an underground station, and shot some 'single day' time lapse of work in progress.
We installed five Lobster Pot cameras at a garden in Scotland, for a flagship new BBC1 series in production: 'Science of Plants'. We're using a wide range of lenses, some prime, some long, some macro.


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Q: EAGLE: Add a GND bus and a VCC bus to a proto board I am quite new in the Eagle world and I need help.
I have made a bunch of simple prototyping PCBs of different sizes as part of a custom library and now I want to add a GND bus and a VCC bus (like in the photo below).

I have done some research and I have found this project:
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in which this guy is just using the routing command for connecting the holes in the GND bus. But I still have a couple of questions:
1) Is this the best way for solving my issue?
2) It is possibile to do the routing directly in the library editor or I must do this in a new project?
3) Is there any difference between a route on the bottom layer or in the top layer for a 2 layers PCB?
Thank you for your time!

A: I think that you are trying to make a ground and power planes. Just enclose the pins you want to connect in a polygon.
Have a look here how to use polygons:
Sparkfun tutorial
Dangerous Prototypes tutorial

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News Sharp announces Ubuntu-based slate
Discussion in 'Article Discussion' started by CardJoe, 22 Apr 2010.
http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2010/04/22/sharp-announces-ubuntu-based-slate/1
CardJoe, 22 Apr 2010
eddtox Homo Interneticus
Meh, it doesn't have much over my phone. Not a pad-killer i'm afraid.
eddtox, 22 Apr 2010
yuusou Multimodder
Yep, it's pretty meh. And 9.04? That's already a year old!
yuusou, 22 Apr 2010
dec [blank space]
Coming to a store near you: behold the direct competitor of iFail, the iCrash
dec, 22 Apr 2010
Darkedge Minimodder
if it costs about 150 -200 quid it'll be excellent and a worthy addition to the battle depending on apps.
Any more and no thanks.
Darkedge, 22 Apr 2010
actually 100-150 is a better price range..
Byron C Ripping a line of speed off a sh**-encrusted bog
Darkedge said: ↑
I'd agree with that; that kind of price range would make me very tempted.
Would be much better if it had integrated 3G capabilities, but if it has a USB host that's somewhat negated. The main limiting factor I can see with this however is that the processor is not x86 compatible - it's ARM.
Byron C, 22 Apr 2010
MSHunter Minimodder
so what if you need your micro sugar fix get win CE.... Your Open Office saves will be compatible any way. After all this is just a surfer / email in bed type of device any way.
MSHunter, 23 Apr 2010
MSHunter said: ↑
I think you misunderstand me. Linux isn't a limiting factor, the CPU architecture is. If it's going to be marketed as a slate/tablet device, you're going to want to put other Linux applications on it. Even though it runs UNR, there aren't going to be many pre-built binaries for the ARM architecture; the vast majority are either i386, i686 or x64. That means that if you want to install any software on there you want - which is a major benefit of using an open platform, and a selling point in the article - you're more than likely going to need to start compiling source code at some point. For tinkerers and hackers, that's not a problem. But I can't see Joe Public regularly compiling packages from source.
Hell, I couldn't even find an i386/i686 XBMC binary for UNR or Moblin and had to build it from source. That doesn't faze me, although I had to switch from Moblin to UNR as I couldn't get all the required deps to compile on Moblin, but it did take nearly 45 minutes to build; that's a far cry from simply downloading something from an App Store.
perplekks45 LIKE AN ANIMAL!
And there you summed up pretty exactly why Apple sells so much at the moment.
I really don't see why I'd need that 5" slate without 3G. For mobile internet/email I have a phone, for bigger tasks a desktop. I don't know where this would fit in my daily life.
perplekks45, 23 Apr 2010
perplekks45 said: ↑
Yeah, but I'm a big nerd so I'd still be tempted if this was released in the UK at a decent price
steveo_mcg What's a Dremel?
Stick Debian on it, all the apps included in x86/a64 are also in the arm distros. Thats part of the reason Debian release schedules are like bus time tables.
steveo_mcg, 23 Apr 2010
Shagbag All glory to the Hypnotoad!
This device will have appeal to those who want to experience web sites with Flash content eg YouTube. For everyone else, there's the iPad.
Shagbag, 24 Apr 2010
spinach What's a Dremel?
If the screen is pressure sensitive, I'm all over this. There is no good, affordable tablet for drawing that doesn't separate the drawing surface from the image (i.e. Wacom tablets) and cost keeps the cintiq tablets woefully out of reach.
spinach, 28 Apr 2010


Listen as Kissimmee personal injury attorney, Charles Draper, explains what to do if you are injured in an accident and the officer does not give out a traffic ticket.
In Florida, we see many cases where the investigating officer doesn't give out a traffic ticket following an accident. This is frequent in cases where there are conflicting versions of how the accident itself occurred. Examples could include cases a driver thought they had a green light or thought the other driver had a red light, so consequently this is something that we handle fairly routinely.
One thing we can do to help you would be to see if the accident took place at an intersection with traffic cameras, and if that's the case, we go the local authorities that control the traffic cameras and get copies of the live feed of the accident. The next thing we do is go to the accident scene and take pictures at different angles to establish where in the different lanes the initial impact took place. We will look to see if there are any skid marks, and this will help us to reconstruct what happened in the accident.
We will also look at the any of the actual vehicles involved. Oftentimes, we also canvas the surrounding neighborhoods and businesses to see if we can locate any witnesses who might tell us what they observed. Watch the video to learn more.
If you have additional questions regarding injuries that took place in an accident where there was no ticket given, call the experienced Kissimmee car accident lawyers of Draper Law Offices at (407) 846-0075. I welcome your call. Visit our educational website, where you can view more videos and media content from our law firm.


Elise's Adventures Abroad!: A Light at the End of the Tunnel!
Following on from my last post which finished on a cliffhanger, I have decided to do a slightly unusual style of blog post today. As some of you already know, I have recently written articles for thirdyearabroad.com to help people who are either preparing to do a year abroad or are currently doing one like myself. As I was uncertain as to what was going to happen with my year abroad when I wrote it, I have decided to make the article I have most recently written for thirdyearabroad.com into a blog post as I think it really will show you the journey that this unexpected part of my year abroad has taken me on. This article discusses in detail the initial feeling of losing a placement abroad, how I got through those first few days, and then how I overcame it and got the year back on track. I hope you enjoy it!
The term Erasmus most commonly brings to mind sea, sun, drunken nights out, and meeting new people. Having been an Erasmus student myself for seven months now, I can tell you that this is fairly accurate without forgetting the homesickness, culture shock, and fear that are a natural part of the year. Even though I have had my fair share of fun along the way, I feel that I have had a slightly unusual year as it has come with challenges that I never imagined I would face at this point in my life. After all, it is not every day that you find yourself homeless and unemployed in a foreign country at the age of 21!. I am aware that the title of this article might make people want to skip to something more positive but I hope that it will be of help rather than off putting. Therefore, before you read any further I would like you to remember that what has happened to me does not happen every day and that although it has had its challenges, it has also been an incredible eye opener and life experience that will stay with me forever. However many times I explain my situation, I always find it hard to know where to start. This is because the termination of my work placement in Spain has formed a distinct section of my year abroad that has been one hell of a journey in itself. I hope that this article is of help and that people who may find themselves having similar experiences can relate to it.
I had been in Spain for three weeks when it all started. I was doing an internship in an adult's language school in the city of Sevilla which involved teaching adults who needed to learn English for business purposes. It was a very interesting and rewarding job and I was just starting to get the hang of things when I received an email from the company's central office telling me that my internship would be terminating the following day due to financial problems within the company. As you can probably imagine, the moment I read this my whole body went into a state of panic as I knew very well that this could have serious consequences for my year abroad. I also felt ashamed and embarrassed as although it was not my fault, I felt like I was being fired for something I perhaps didn't realise I had done. However much my colleagues reassured me that I had done nothing wrong and that it was simply because the company could not afford to keep me there, I couldn't help but feel as if I had failed and that the situation would be frowned upon. Following the receipt of this email, I spent two days crying and feeling very lost before coming to terms with the situation and having the strength to move forward.
As you read this you are probably imagining that I was dealing with this alone which I am relieved to tell you is not true. From the moment I read that email, I was in contact with friends from home, family, and university staff who have all guided me through this step by step and helped me to get my year abroad back on track. I am also very grateful to my colleagues at the language school in Sevilla as they stayed by my side through those first few days during which I had to accept what had happened and think about what to do next. Once I had spoken with my parents, teachers, and my cousin who was very fortunately visiting me in Sevilla that weekend, I came to the conclusion that the best short term solution to the problem would be going back to my university in Bangor and intensively searching for jobs online whilst receiving the necessary help with the second round of Erasmus paperwork as I have had to do all of this again. However, one of the things that has really kept me going has been attending second year French and Spanish classes. This is because it has given me a structure to the days surrounding my job hunting and has enabled me to keep up my language practice as much as possible. So alongside the odd cry and a weekend at home with my family, I have spent almost every day over the past two weeks really focusing on getting back to Spain and being as productive as possible with my learning. As a result of all of this, I have managed to find another work placement in Spain in just under two weeks which is not bad considering that it took over three months to find something this time last year. It has been a very hectic couple of weeks due to numerous skype interviews, paperwork, and research, but I feel that given the circumstances, it has been two weeks very well spent. It may seem strange to have decided to go back to university rather than going home but I have found that the times when I am not busy are the hardest as they are the times when I over-think the situation and become counterproductive. Therefore, having full days at university has made me feel as though I am using my time in the best way possible and it has also given me hope that I will be back out there soon.
So having gone through this fortnight of not knowing and feeling anxious about what was to come, I am extremely relieved to have now found a job in a housing company in Sevilla. I was prepared to go to any city in Spain but I am very glad that it has turned out to be Sevilla as one of the most difficult things about this situation was the fact that I had had such a fantastic few weeks working at the language school in Sevilla and had to accept that I would be leaving it all behind and starting all over again somewhere else. This was mainly because of the people I met both at work and in the city so I am very happy that I will be able to go back there this weekend knowing that I have people there already who I know and get on well with. This is a great help when having to make yet another new start that was unexpected as I know that I will have the support of friends which is very important when living in a foreign country. In fact, it makes the idea of starting another new job much less daunting as I know that I have support nearby and that I will have an existing social life.
Losing my job in Spain has been extremely stressful and has made me want to give up on the year abroad quite a few times but it has also been a learning curve in many ways and has opened new doors without completely shutting others. You do hear horror stories about the third year abroad and I believe that this situation would qualify as one of those. However, now that I am in the process of booking my flights back to Spain, I look at it as something that has forced me into a situation that has made me have to mature to another level as I have had to think on my feet, make some very difficult decisions, budget very carefully, and accept leaving a place where I felt very happy at extremely short notice. It has also made me practice Spanish a lot more than I did even when I was in Spain as I have had a number of skype interviews which have been completely in Spanish and I have been writing complex emails to employers every day. However, this would certainly not have been the case if I had sat back and felt sorry for myself the whole time. Therefore, I hope that my story has helped you to see how you can fight through these difficult areas of a year abroad if you are proactive, focussed, and calm. I know I have had moments where I have been a crying heap on the floor, but I have come to realise that determination is the only thing that will solve a problem like this. I will look back on this time in the future and see it as one of the most rewarding parts of my year abroad as it was not easy but it is something that I managed to overcome. I did not come back to Bangor because I was running away from my problems. I came back to Bangor to fix a problem that had previously been completely out of my control and I have succeeded to do that! Therefore, the most important advice I have for anybody else in this situation is that you must not waste time. Going to language classes and dedicating two solid weeks of my year abroad to job hunting may not have been what I had originally hoped to be doing but it has certainly left me with the belief that anything in life is possible if you want it enough.


Hit original scripted series, hoops playoff coverage and a rockin' original tween-targeted movie premiere helped cable dominate the broadcast networks during the second quarter of 2006.
Cable networks earned a 59 primetime household share during the period of March 31 to June 27, up from a 57 share during second-quarter 2007. In comparison, the broadcast networks' 34 share was down from a 36 share in 2007, according to Turner Research analysis of Nielsen Media Research data.
On the individual network side, USA Network secured the top spot among non-premium cable networks in primetime for the second quarter in a row, averaging 2.7 million viewers, up 6% from 2.5 million during second quarter 2007. USA pinned solid ratings from World Wrestling Entertainment's Monday Night Raw, as well as a strong debut from new original series In Plain Sight.


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Fairlucent (line expansion), Authent day cream.
Since its establishment in November 1959, Nippon Menard Cosmetic Co., Ltd., has involved itself in the concept of beauty, based on its corporate philosophy of "Seeking True Beauty." The name Menard comes from the captivating goddess Maenad, who served the Greek god Dionysus (Bacchus in Latin), famous as the god of procreation and production, as well as the god of wine. Founder and current chairman Daisuke Nonogawa named the company himself.


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In this final episode of the Cleared For Profit podcast series, Emma reflects on her take-aways from 25+ interviews with different conscious entrepreneurs.
She identifies the common denominator of entrepreneurs who have experienced trauma: dysregulation of the autonomic nervous system. Tune in to learn how to temper the fight/flight/freeze response and regulate your nervous system.
Learn more about Emma here!


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I am a pro! Can I customize the script like I want for my own use?
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Yes, you can! This script runs fully automatic and you don't have to mess with technical things or html. You can easily administrate this script via the online control area.
Check the demo out here.
Yes, very simple! Every pixel grid can be implemented into another website by simly adding the html code. See below, this is the Fullsize Banner from the submenu "Some Banners". You can integrate all pixel grids in other webpages without big work! You can decide whether the pixel selection process should take place on your main pixel site or as plugin without your pixel's site design on another website.
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I found this great ideas on Intimate Weddings' blog today - decorate your Church pews with lanterns to create a beautiful candle-lit aisle!
Bring part of the Church outside by renting pews from an event renal company. It creates a unique and beautiful setting - something different from the traditional white folding chairs.


There are total 8 letters in Legioned, Starting with L and ending with D.
a.	- Formed into a legion or legions, legionary.
In Legioned L is 12th, E is 5th, G is 7th, I is 9th, O is 15th, N is 14th, D is 4th letters in Alphabet Series.


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Making a difference in Texas!
Let's keep praying for those in Texas. It's been a tough time.
Many have been asking how they can help.
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ (LCMC) has a dozen congregations that were in the direct path of Hurricane Harvey, some of which have reported damage to their buildings.
According to the New York Times, the Category 4 hurricane reached the the U.S in Texas, bringing with it winds reaching 130 miles per hour and heavy rain, causing severe amounts of damage to the area.
The LCMC Texas District has a Facebook page set up to coordinate efforts as well. Please visit www.facebook.com/groups/LCMCHurricaneHarvey to learn more.
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ also has established a Lutheran Disaster Assistance Fund (LDA Fund) to responsibly handle the administration of donations in response to natural disasters. Your funds can be sent directly to LDA for Hurricane Harvey Relief efforts.
If you would like to contribute to the LDA Fund, please notate that your donation is intended for Hurricane Harvey Relief and mail all contributions to:
Lutheran Disaster Assistance Fund
c/o St. Mark's Lutheran Church
8300 C Avenue NE
You can also give at Saint John's and we'll send it on for you.
Other Disaster Relief
Lutheran World Relief
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Besides earning him the derisive nickname "A-Roid," Alex Rodriguez's 162-game suspension for using testosterone, insulin growth factor, human growth hormone and various other illegal drugs has many clamoring for a lifting of the ban on such substances in professional sports. Many of these individuals are members of the same cast of characters who are pushing for the legalization of the recreational use of marijuana. A libertarian strain is definitely infecting the American cultural landscape through media and political "patient zeroes" such as Ron and Rand Paul, John Stossel, Penn Jillette, Eric Bolling, and Greg Gutfeld. This live-and-let-live philosophy will definitely have many unforeseen consequences if performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) are permitted in professional sports. Despite my heavy reliance upon metaphors drawn primarily from America's pastime, each of these points is equally valid for all other sports as well. Since it's three strikes and you're out in baseball, what follows is triple that number. In baseball parlance that amounts to a pitcher's coveted "three up, three down" inning. In other words, the heavy hitters who are stepping up to the batter's box, hoping to hit the long ball in favor of drug legalization, will be left fanning the ball.
STRIKE ONE: Performance-enhancing drugs create an inequitable "playing field" for those who do not use drugs.
Right off the bat, it's easy to see how permitting such substances would effectively force all other athletes to either take the same drugs or be competitively beaten out by those who do. So, allowing such drugs will not only affect those that take them, but it will also exert a great amount of negative pressure on those who desire to remain clean. Even though many question the effectiveness of our current drug testing methods which indicate a low prevalence of usage, it should come as no surprise to anyone that ending the anti-doping policy will significantly influence the pervasiveness of this problem. So, instead of fostering a major league morass of junkies, rich sport's traditions that promote fairness are worth preserving for the next generation. This sad reality seems to be lost on those who are blindly going to bat for drug legalization. The next thing we know, Fenway Park and Wrigley Field might do away with their hand-turned scoreboards.
STRIKE TWO: It will greatly diminish all of the accomplishments and records held by the sports legends of the past.
All the sports records would eventually begin falling to those who have a competitive advantage due to PEDs, and family vacations to the Halls of Fame in places like Cooperstown or Canton would become increasingly meaningless. Records such as Barry Bond's 73 home runs in 2001 and all other drug-aided accomplishments forever deserve to have an asterisk by their names in the record books, and any comparisons of these players to baseball greats like Babe Ruth, Roger Maris, and Joe DiMaggio are definitely off-base. Professional sports would cease to be about the best athletes, but instead become a race to get the newest and best designer drugs on the market before their competition does. Any sports purist can easily see the harm that such a policy change would mean to the spirit of sportsmanship. Sports would cease to be matter of, "May the best man or woman win," but would instead become, "May the best drugs win!" The possibility that this kind of full scale, league sanctioned drug culture could ever become a reality should certainly have everyone crying foul.
STRIKE THREE: Like it or not, sports stars are role models, and juicing athletes will only serve as a very bad example for our children.
Such a policy change would also encourage aspiring young athletes to do the same thing in pursuit of their professional dreams. Even the most libertarian among us, who support professional sports allowing PEDs, does not want to see our, and especially their, children taking these banned substances. Yet, that is exactly what will happen when our children find out that their favorite sports stars are gaining a competitive edge and winning by putting dangerous drugs into their bodies. Blinded by the promise of future glory and their naive sense of invincibility, the youth of America will certainly rush to emulate their athletic heroes. Furthermore, if the ban on these kinds of drugs is ever lifted, we will be teaching our children that we reward cheaters and rule breakers, and personal integrity will become another casualty of the win-at-all-costs mentality. The innocent days of America and her favorite athletic champions have long since passed, but there is no reason to dispose of every last vestige of wholesomeness.
STRIKE FOUR: There are real and dangerous health effects associated with these banned substances.
The adverse side effects associated with these drugs have yet to be fully understood, but there is much evidence that demonstrates their short and long-term harm to players. Moreover, the health risks when taken at younger and younger ages will most certainly be worse. The glory days of the New York Yankee's "Murderers' Row" will inevitably succumb to the new gilded age of a "Suicidal Lineup" of illicit substances. But our children do not need to become part of a dangerous experiment conducted all in the reckless pursuit of temporary sports glory. Winning isn't everything, but the health and lives of our children is! Since people typically conflate legality with morality, do we really want our children thinking that there is nothing wrong with drug use? But if we permit PEDs in professional sports that will be exactly the message we are sending them.
STRIKE FIVE: Other hidden costs of legalization will promptly materialize with the introduction of these drugs.
The war on drugs has undeniably come at a high cost, but make no mistake about it, there will also be a very painful price to pay should chemical manipulation become commonplace. The health risks have already been briefly mentioned, but who will pay for these ignored, but inevitable, adverse medical complications or the predictable rise in the number of wrongful death investigations such as we see in the case of Philip Seymour Hoffman? For ballplayers bankrupted by their excessive drug abuse, there will be nothing to stop them from soliciting public assistance, and in today's litigious environment, the result will also be more opportunistic lawyers than we can shake a bat at.
STRIKE SIX: Lifting the doping ban will also lead to the enrichment of shady drug dealers.
There will always be an underbelly in professional sports, but I'd like to see these peddlers of personal destruction remain on the "under" side of things instead of giving them an air of respectability by allowing such harmful substances into the athletic arena. The sleazy Tony Bosch, founder and director of Biogenesis, who provided Alex Rodriguez with his PEDs, and other drug dealers of his ilk, do not deserve to receive the personal validation that such a policy change would give them. The behavior of a pariah like Bosch truly deserves the social revulsion that it has already experienced. And A-Rod's suspension should stand as a strong message to our youth that such behavior will not be, nor should it ever be, tolerated and most certainly never celebrated.
STRIKE SEVEN: There seems to be no logical end to the libertarian point of view in professional sports.
If professional players are allowed to recklessly alter their body chemistry in an all-out effort to increase their performance, then what's to prevent future genetic enhancements or some other sort of bio-mechanical implant? The introduction of ever more synthetic chemicals and technology into an athlete's body will only serve to further their objectification. Or what about the radical modification of the equipment of the players as well? Modest changes to the equipment are to be expected over the years, but if it's only a matter of improved statistics, then a corked bat should really boost a player's home run output, or scuffing the ball might be quite helpful in giving a pitcher a noticeable advantage.
The rules are put in place for a reason, and it's easy to see how a liberalized drug policy could quickly degenerate into wholesale deregulation. To some, the rules seem arbitrary, and they will point to things such as preemptive Tommy John surgeries or Toradol injections for pain as examples of currently permitted enhancements, but the line must be drawn somewhere if we hope to maintain at least some modicum of athletic equity. Rather than contributing to cultural decline, sports professionals should instead endeavor to utilize their fame and public platform in ways that elevate national standards. Everyone will benefit from upholding such principled ideals.
STRIKE EIGHT: Drugs in professional sports will contribute to the further advancement of a national drug culture.
As mentioned in the preceding point, a more permissive drug policy sets a bad precedent that will further encourage the negative trajectory in professional sports, but it will also serve to accelerate the current trend in America towards the legalization of additional drugs for our society as a whole. If we carelessly remove another brick from the already crumbling edifice of Western principles, we will be unwittingly contributing to our own cultural collapse. We are all aware of the growing movement to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, which is a known "gateway drug" to other harder and more dangerous drugs. If these substances are allowed to negatively affect our motivation, innovation, education system, and work ethic, U.S. dominance in the world will be at a much greater risk. We can't expect to irresponsibly fry our brains and think that there won't be any destructive consequences. Several years ago, Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Bob Patterson gave up a game-winning homerun to Cincinnati Reds' player Barry Larkin. Patterson later explained that pitch this way: "It was a cross between a screwball and a change-up. It was a screw-up." The same thing could easily be said of our nation's recent legalization efforts.
STRIKE NINE: Drug use is a very unprofessional behavior; so, our famous athletes do not deserve to wear the moniker of "professional" if they're willing to cheat to win.


With a new school year just around the corner, this blog about backpacks will help you understand what's happening to your child's spine every time they put on their school bag.
Many of us can remember what it felt like to lug our backpack from school and most of us see a small child carrying, what looks like a small car on their back coming home from school. Although it's nice to see a responsible child taking home all of his/her homework, this may be causing more harm than good.
When walking we want to maintain our center of mass (COM) between our two feet. When we place a backpack on, it changes our COM further backwards and vertically. To maintain our COM between our feet we compensate by leaning forward through our trunk, neck and head. This adaptation may make sense to maintain our balance and COM however, it puts excessive strain on our postural muscles which can lead to injury and back pain. This adaptation occurs at the lightest of weights placed inside a backpack.
So what is the maximum we should have children carrying in their backpack? Well the research varies depending on the author but when looking at all the numbers none of the recommended weight limits exceed 20% of the child's bodyweight. Essentially if you are staying within a 10-20% bodyweight limit then there shouldn't be many issues. Maybe they have a good excuse not to take all their homework home.
Studies have shown that carrying overweight backpacks can cause a child pain/discomfort, postural misalignment altered gait patterns and physiological adaptations.
While incorporating these useful facts to help prevent your child from injury, they should be complimented by exercise and education. For more information to help prevent injuries, bring the family down to Neurohealth Chiropractic, we are happy to help!


The reflective instrumental guitar pieces of 'Beyond the Clearing' flow softly with compliments of the violin, cello, piano and more.
57 Unterstützer haben 3.670 $ beigetragen, um dieses Projekt zu verwirklichen.
I am excited to announce my new album 'Beyond the Clearing'. I have spent a considerable amount of time in the recording studio getting it "just right". I have also spent a considerable amount of my own money getting it to this point. This is where you hopefully will decide to join me in this effort.
I'm working hard to produce a recording that will reduce your stress, from whatever source, enough that maybe you might fall asleep when you hear it. That's a good thing! That's my goal. If you're a student that's stressed about final exams...put my music on in the back ground. A relaxed mind remembers more information. If you're a parent and it's bedtime for your child and they're bouncing off the walls, put on my music. It's been very successful in getting lots of young children relaxed enough to go to sleep. Play my music when you get home from a very stressful day at work. Nothing drops the blood pressure faster or improves your mood as quickly as my music.
I'm on a mission to bring a sense of peace and tranquility to a chaotic world and you can help me by making a pledge. Every pledge helps immensely and I greatly appreciate it. Here's to a more peaceful world through music.
I have learned from personal experience while recording my last two albums how important it is to pay attention to detail and not rush through the process. I have found that the quality of my recording is at it's best when I spend the necessary time and money.
I have already dedicated much time into recording my guitar for the new album and have begun the process of adding other instrumentation performed by extremely talented artists I have connected with over the years. I'm grateful for the opportunity to work with them and understand the time and commitment they make to my music. The same goes for my sound engineer and co-producer. Without his masterful work my recordings would be in a state of disarray.
I have met so many caring, supportive people who have heard my music and have liked it enough to take the time to communicate that to me. Nothing makes my day more than knowing that I am having a positive impact on people's lives. I hope to connect with more of you who are willing to invest in this project.
Advance digital download of the entire album, 2 weeks before the release date.
You will receive a signed, physical copy of 'Beyond the Clearing' 2 weeks before the release date.
LIMITED EDITION RELEASES: You will received a signed copy of 'Beyond the Clearing' along with signed copies of my first two releases 'Pale Shades' and 'Within the Outline'. These are very limited in quantity so get them before they are gone.
LIMITED EDITION BEYOND THE CLEARING T-SHIRT: Includes T-Shirt and signed copy of 'Beyond the Clearing'.
Share my new release by giving 5 copies of 'Beyond the Clearing' to your family and friends. Request to have them signed.
Arrangements will be made for 2 private lessons through Skype or in person depending on location, including a signed copy of 'Beyond the Clearing'.
FULL DISCOGRAPHY & T-SHIRT: If you are looking to catch up on collecting each CD, this will be your chance to get it all. Package will include signed copies of 'Pale Shades', 'Within the Outline', 'Whisperings at Nightfall', 'Throughout the Autumn Light' and 'Beyond the Clearing'. Also included will be the limited edition T-Shirt.
If you are planning a wedding, dinner party or reception within northern Utah or Southern Idaho, I will provide a soft soundtrack for your special event. I will perform songs from 'Beyond the Clearing' and my other albums and also include a signed copy of 'Beyond the Clearing'.


All pics end of May, Central AR.
It is hard to believe that a single Spring freeze (Easter Weekend) could knock out as much flora as it would appear, but it seems like our wild-flower count is still way below the norm... or I am simply failing to see what I have already seen!
I know that I am always announcing new intents, and don't always follow through with those, however I have just started a new "project" that I will give myself a few years to complete. It is my goal to create a synopsis/outline called a Cursory Guide to the Kingdom Arts. The list would provide a brief introduction and related web-links to hundreds of artisans, writers. poets, painters etc, who loved God (or wrestled with Him) even as they created.
This last week I have spent reading poems by George Herbert (1593-1633).
A BIG HEARTY THANKS to all those who made my showing at the Historic Arkansas Museum last Friday night. (And a real apology to the Mayor of Morrilton who did not catch the date-correction and showed up the night before!) To be honest, I felt loved, and was filled with joy. It meant a lot to me that neighbors, co-workers, former co-workers, Mom, wife, kids, family-in-law, lobbyists, fellow photo-buds, church family, new acquaintances and distant friends would make the trip. The work was skillfully presented by the museum curator, and along with the works of the other two artists - sang.
Thank you for making it such a special night for us.
For those who missed, you can still drop by the Historic Arkansas Museum (Trinity Gallery) for the next several months and view the photos, minus the cheese and odd music.
Thanks too, for those who supplied the name of "Flowering Almond" for the pink carnation looking things on a stick. I still haven't come to a conclusion on name of the white carnation looking assemblage, but it looks like both it and the Flowering Almond are part of the same grouping that includes roses.
The Mighty Works Project exists to share in the oddness of it all - with you, my fellow oddities.
Pics Two and three- I call them Mini-praises, though I don't have any idea what they really are.
Pic Four: Standard-wonderful dogwood, outside of the entry to the Blanchard Springs Cave.
Wanted to remind you all that there will be a showing of my photo works at the Heritage Museum/Trinity Gallery with a reception this Friday Night, May 11th। Come and enjoy the band, fine cheese, and color.
Last issue I was half asleep and forgot to tell you "Why the Mighty Works Project exists" - which in turn leaves Hogan G. wondering after these many years - Why does the Mighty Works Project exist?
A: To enjoy God - silly boy.
Bonus Mother's day offering। This is a annual repost and bit long, but worth the read as I celebrate just a few of the Mighty Women in my life.
All pics, the end of March, central Arkansas.
Anyone who knows what this thing is, feel free to help. The white and pink variations belong to two different plants in different locations but they appear to be of the same general thing. The white blooms were just a tad tighter, each flower smaller than a pea, and posted on a stiff woody stem.
Sorry to be off in my regular postings. The work schedule had been extra hectic and is slowing down, but I'm still in the catch up mode. Beyond that, I've noticed that we have been way off in local flower display following the Easter freeze. ((We can readily see the damage of something like a tornado, but our Easter freeze did as much or more damage to Arkansas agriculture.)) Many of our April flowers (as well as peaches, strawberries, blueberries, etc) just didn't make it, or on timer delay. Looks like the May blooms may start making a showing.
Wanted to remind you all that there will be a showing of my photo works at the Heritage Museum/Trinity Gallery with a reception this Friday Night, May 11th. Come and enjoy the band fine cheese and color.


As the costs of household bills climb, homeowners are searching for new and innovative ways to save money. Tech firms have come to the rescue, launching exciting products such as these, which are designed to slash household expenses and make saving money easier.
Smart thermostats take heating and cooling into the digital age, using smart technology to operate your HVAC system only when you need it. Smart sensors within the devices monitor temperature, humidity levels, and even movements both inside and outside your home to keep your rooms at the perfect temperature.
Because these devices are Wi-Fi–enabled, you can operate and adjust them via an app on your Smartphone. This means you need never worry about leaving your HVAC system running while you're out, and you can switch on the thermostat just before you get home so that your home is comfortable for you on your arrival. Some Wi-Fi enabled smart thermostats and other devices even learn your habits and switch on and off depending on when you're home. Smart thermostat apps also analyze your system in real time, allowing you to see when you use the most power and adjust your habits accordingly.
Some devices, such as the Cor programmable thermostat, also alert you when you should change your filter or schedule maintenance, making sure your system runs efficiently. On average, the Cor thermostat helps households cut their heating and cooling costs by 20 percent.
Most of us think we're making a relatively green choice when we leave our appliances and gadgets in standby mode. Although they certainly use less power than they would during operation, it might surprise you to learn that appliances and gadgets in standby mode account for between 5 and 10 percent of household power bills. Smart power strips can help you stop wasting that energy and your money.
Simply plug your computer into the smart power strip's control outlet and its peripherals into the other outlets. Then whenever you power off your computer, the smart power strip will turn off your printer, speakers, monitors, and other attached items. Smart power strips are so inexpensive that you're likely to make your investment back in just 60 days.
Power isn't the only precious commodity that households should conserve to save money. Water bills can also take a serious chunk from household budgets. A large percentage of water bills come from maintaining a lush green lawn and beautiful gardens. You can reduce this cost by investing in a Wi-Fi–enabled sprinkler system.
Schedule watering times and amounts via the sprinkler system's app and let it take care of the rest. These units also receive local weather forecasts and override your schedule when it rains, so you don't overwater. This clever feature is ideal when you're traveling, because you know you'll return to lawns looking their best. A Rachio, one of the best-selling smart sprinkler control systems, can cut water bills by up to 50 percent.
You needn't stress next time your household bills arrive. With these clever devices in and around your home, your bills are likely to be far less than you're used to.


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Psilocybe alutacea is a species of agaric fungus in the family Hymenogastraceae. It was described in 2006 and is known from Australia and New Zealand. It is corprophilous, growing on animal dung. The fruitbodies have a small conical or convex cap, subdistant gills with an adnate attachment, a slender brown stipe and a faint blueing reaction to damage. As a blueing member of the genus Psilocybe it contains the psychoactive compounds psilocin and psilocybin.

Taxonomy and naming
Psilocybe alutacea was described by Y.S. Chang and A.K. Mills in 2006. The holotype was collected by Chang in 1990 in Tasmania and deposited at the herbarium in Hobart, with the accession number HO132672.

The species was placed in the Psilocybe section Semilanceatae according to Gúzman due to macroscopic and microscopic similarities with Psilocybe semilanceata; notably a faint blueing reaction to damage, conical cap shape, adnate gill attachment and elipsoid-oval spores.

Etymology
The alutacea epithet refers to the colour of tanned leather. It comes from high soft leather, tanned with alum.

Description

The cap is 10–13 mm in diameter, conical to convex in shape, somewhat sticky or tacky when moist, hygrophanous (abruptly changing colour from wet to dry), smooth, radially striate at the edge, coloured leathery brown to ochraceous brown. The gills are adnate, subdistant and greyish brown with white edges, sometimes unevenly coloured. The stipe is 25–46 mm x 1-2.5 mm, pale brown, cylindrical and stuffed. There is a blueing reaction to damage but it is faint and slow, only showing at the edges of the gills and occasionally on the stipe. The spore print is purple-brown.

Microscopic characteristics
Spores measure 11.7-15.8 (-16.7) x 7.9-9.2 μm and are ellipsoid with a distinct germ pore. Basidia are 25.8 - 34.2 x 9.2-12.1 μm, 4-spored, transparent, clavate or obovate. Cheilocystidia measure 22.5-35.9 (-44.2) x 5 - 10 μm, are transparent with long necks of 6.7-15 μm, simple, bifurcate or trifurcate (one, two or three prongs or forks). Pleurocystidia are rare, measure 17.5-30.4 x 4.6 - 10 μm and are lageniform (shaped like a bottle or flask) with long necks. Subhymenium is subcellular. Trama regular, pale brown in 5% KOH, with hyphae measuring 3.3-15 μm. Epicutis is a layer of subgelatinised, encrusted hyphae with brown pigments, 2.5-5 μm broad. Clamp connections are present.

Distribution and habitat
Present in Australia and New Zealand. In Tasmania collections were made at Snug Falls Track, Mount Field National Park (Pandanus Walk) and Kermandie Falls (Upper Track).

Found growing solitary to subgregarius on cow dung; also collected on horse and wombat dung. Sometimes in leaf litter or from soil in mossy areas.

Similar species
Members of the Psilocybe section Semilanceatae, genetically similar species and small brown corprophilous fungi.
Psilocybe semilanceata is more umbonate and grows in grasslands and paddocks from decaying grass roots, not on animal dung.

Psilocybe fimetaria has a stipe that discolours yellow with handling or age, and is known from the Pacific Northwest region of the United States and Canada, Chile, Great Britain, and Europe.

Psilocybe liniformans has a convex to applanate cap, and is known from the Pacific Northwest and Chile.

Psilocybe pelliculosa is closely related with a similar appearance. It occurs predominantly in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States and Canada, where it grows in litter in coniferous woods.

Psilocybe tasmaniana is similar in its original description, distribution and corprophilous habit but microscopic features differ; pleurocystidia in that species are reportedly abundant, and fusiod-ventricose, with short necks.

Deconica corprophila and similar Deconica species are close lookalikes but with subdecurrent gills and no blueing reaction.

 Panaeolus species' spores are brown, greyish or black, not purple-brown.

Protostropharia semiglobata has a slippery glutinous stipe when wet and no blueing reaction.

See also
List of psilocybin mushrooms

References

External links
Some new species in the Strophariaceae (Agaricales) in Tasmania PDF of the original description as published in Australian Mycologist, by Chang, Gates and Ratkowsky in 2006.
 New Zealand records of this species provided by Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research.
 Observations on iNaturalist.
 Observations on Mushroom Observer.

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Entheogens
Fungi described in 2006
Fungi of Australia
Fungi of New Zealand
Psychedelic tryptamine carriers
Psychoactive fungi

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Making Christmas candy with the kids was a challenge this year with Olivia wanting to be held and help. They all enjoyed licking the bowl out though.
Every year my family makes hard candy, peppermint bark, and much more! I love it! We are doing some tonight! Yay!


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New Scientific Studies Say It's OK To Have Sex With Your Ex
Turns out ex sex isn't so bad after all…
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Should you have sex with your ex? For the sake of your emotional health, common sense says no.
However, according to two new studies published in the scientific journal Archives of Sexual Behavior, having sex with an ex isn't a bad thing at all and won't hinder the whole moving-on process…even if you're in a bad place about the breakup.*
In the first study, conducted by researchers at Wayne State University, Western University, and the University of Toronto Mississauga, 113 freshly dumped people completed an online survey where they were asked if they had physical contact with their ex (a.k.a. if they hooked up), how attached they felt to them, and how they felt emotionally at the end of the day.
The second study, also conducted by the same researchers, had 372 people explain if they had sex with their exes or at least attempted to, and if they still felt emotionally tied to them.
Both studies found that sleeping with your ex definitely does not cause more heartache, even if you hook up with them more than once, as did most of the people in the studies.
Furthermore, those who said they felt most emotionally tied to their ex lovers sought sex the most, likely because they're trying to fill the emotional painful gaping hole that was once their significant other.
But perhaps most importantly, the researchers discovered that having sex with an ex didn't make the heartbroken individuals in the study feel any worse about the breakup — Instead, it made them feel more positive about the situation. Nice! Sex and emotional healing. A true win-win.
"This research suggests that societal handwringing regarding trying to have sex with an ex may not be warranted," says lead author Stephanie Spielmann of Wayne State University.
"The fact that sex with an ex is found to be most eagerly pursued by those having difficulty moving on, suggests that we should perhaps instead more critically evaluate people's motivations behind pursuing sex with an ex."
With that said, go ahead and make her hotline bling. Booty call her right. now.
*Unless your ex is toxic. In which case don't do it. Stay far, far away.
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Davide Monteleone's study on identity gradually became the story of a compromise, one that all the inhabitants of this republic are forced to make with the authorities in return for a better life.
Journey through the meltic Arctic aboard a cargo ship Nordic Odyssey from Murmansk, Russia to China via the Northern Sea Route.
Since 2000, Daghestan has been the venue of a low-level guerrilla war, bleeding over from Chechnya; the fighting has claimed the lives of hundreds of people.
Dusha is the title of this endless journey through Russia. it has a gradual process of discovery, the search for atmosphere, suggestions of a disappearing epoch which somehow, quietly but tenaciously, still survives.


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Unpublished writers of 18 or over, writing a novel in English and resident in the UK or Ireland. No entry fee
First Prize representation by Curtis Brown plus a prize of £3,000, five runners-up prizes
Every book starts with a first line, every career with a first moment of inspiration.
The Curtis BrownSee Curtis Brown listing First Novel Prize was created to find and support brilliant new voices. We can't wait to discover yours!
As part of its 120th birthday celebrations, Curtis Brown - in partnership with Curtis Brown Creative - has launched the inaugural Curtis Brown First Novel Prize, our mission to find the exciting new voices of the future.
Tracy Chevalier, bestselling author of Girl with a Pearl Earring and A Single Thread, will chair the judging panel formed of Curtis Brown agents and the Curtis Brown Creative team. Read our interview with Tracy packed full of writing advice and her reading recommendations.
The author of the winning novel will be offered representation by Curtis Brown plus a prize of £3,000, while the first runner-up will receive a place on a three-month novel-writing course at Curtis Brown Creative, and a mentoring session with one of the Curtis Brown literary agent team. A further four shortlisted entrants will be offered a place on a six-week online course with Curtis Brown Creative and a mentoring session with one of the Curtis Brown literary agent team.
If you'd like to enter, send us the opening (up to) 10,000 words of your novel (including any prologue) and a one-page synopsis of up to 400 words. Novels do not need to be finished before you enter the competition, but you should be able to summarise in your synopsis the main plot of your work-in-progress. The competition will close at midday on 1st August 2019.
Anyone can enter so long as they're 18 or over, writing a novel in English and resident in the UK or Ireland. Entrants should not currently be represented by a literary agent, and novels must be unpublished. If you have self-published your work, you are very welcome to enter! The novel can be in any genre but must be aimed at adults rather than young adults or children.
We are hugely excited to read the competition entries and to find new voices and stories. Curtis Brown agents and the Curtis Brown Creative team will choose a shortlist of six entries for the judging panel to read.
The shortlisted titles will be announced in September. Tracy Chevalier will select the overall winner and runner-up, who will be revealed on 10th October.
It's really important to get your 10,000 word opening and one-page synopsis as polished as possible. You can view some tips on how to perfect your entry to the Curtis Brown First Novel Prize here. https://www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/how-to-prepare-a-great-submission-...
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