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Airborne microplastic particles found falling on remote mountain peaks
"Plastic litter is an increasing global issue and one of the key environmental challenges we face on global scale," researcher Steve Allen said.
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Scientists measured airborne microplastic particles in the French Pyrenees. Photo by Max Pixel/CC
April 16 (UPI) -- Microplastics are everywhere. The tiny plastic particles have made their way to Earth's poles, to the bottom of the deepest ocean trenches and now to the peaks of French mountains.
Scientists have measured windblown microplastic particles in a remote part of the Pyrenees mountain range in France. The discovery was detailed in a study published this week in the journal Nature Geoscience.
For five months, researchers collected particles settling out of the atmosphere and into a 10 square foot collection device at the Bernadouze meteorological station in the Pyrenees. The device captured an average of 365 plastic particles each day.
If microplastics fall across the rest of the country at the same rate they settle from the sky at the top of the Pyrenees, France is blanketed by 2,000 tons of plastic particles every year.
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"It's astounding and worrying that so many particles were found in the Pyrenees field site," Steve Allen, a doctoral student at the University of Strathclyde in England, said in a news release. "What we can unequivocally prove is that it's being transported there by the wind."
"It opens up the possibility that it's not only in the cities are you breathing this in, but it can travel quite some distance from the sources," said Allen, who is also a researcher at EcoLab in Toulouse, France. "Plastic litter is an increasing global issue and one of the key environmental challenges we face on global scale."
The meteorological station where scientists collected particle samples is located in a remote part of the Pyrenees thought to be pristine. It is 75 miles from the nearest city.
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"This mountainous area has been the subject of numerous interdisciplinary studies in ecology and environment over the past decade but we would still never have anticipated that this latest study would reveal such high levels of microplastics deposits," said Gael Le Roux from EcoLab.
Because the Pyrenees are covered in snow for most of the year, it's unlikely the microplastics arrived by way of local transport. They weren't simply blown from a nearby park. Instead, they were likely sourced from far away.
Scientists have previously found microplastics in Antarctica, as well as in the planet's deepest ocean trench. Studies have confirmed that deep sea creatures, as well as marine mammals, are ingesting significant quantities of microplastics.
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Location: NW England
14 hours ago, Big C said:
@jamo, I agree with you but with one large caveat - Tiger Woods.
At this point, it has gotten past the point where you can brush it off as the type of oddity that occurs in small sample sizes. To me, there is enough evidence to say that there is something about Tiger Woods that leads the guys he is partnered with to play worse than they should. Call it "reverse chemistry" or something, but it can't be overlooked as random chance anymore.
I'm not going to speculate on the reasons why, but I will say this. As I looked back on my (limited) team match play experience, I remember getting partnered with one guy in particular in my men's club team matches. Unlike most of the guys on our team who pretty loose and fun regardless of how we were playing, this guy was serious. Not rude, not mean - just deadly serious. And if things weren't going well for us, if we went down in the match early, or if someone three putted to lose a hole, you could almost cut the tension with a knife.
I didn't enjoy playing with this guy, nor did I ever play particularly well when we were partners. When the pairings came out and I saw that I was partnered with someone else, I was relieved. Not surprisingly, my scores were better in matches when we were not partners. I don't think it was a coincidence.
No doubt in my mind that the people around influence your performance. Was saying the same to a friend after a Medal comp this weekend: I played with two strangers, one a 26 hcp and a nervous sort and the other an 11 hcp who spewed out the rule book at every opportunity, thought he was the best golfer on the course, moaned constantly, asked questions then answered them himself just as you were about to speak . . . we've all played with them, unfortunately. I had a good front 9 but honestly, I got so tired of trying to block him out it began affecting me on the back 9. Same goes for partners in match play.
You'd like to think pros can rise above that but given the stakes/pressure It would be near impossible.
16 hours ago, rehmwa said:
Thank you for stating my thoughts as well
on the one hand - the win is noted that local knowledge, preparation, hitting fairways and greens, and execution results in a win (I agree)
then somehow, some undefined 'passion' is put forth as the reason for the win - like 'really wanting it' is the recipe for a win (I find this to be weak rationalization)
better golfing wins,
as for 'passion' - these are all HIGHLY motivated professionals that hate to lose, love to win, and all of them absolutely adore the Ryder Cup. There's plenty of passion. The fact that we see it more with the teams that have the initial "momentum" is a result, not a cause.
reminds me of execs that ask for "a sense of urgency" in projects.......yeah, I'll still work hard, but I'll act scared and rushed the entire time and that will make things go faster.
I agree and it's a fair point but . . .
If the mood in one camp is positive, supportive, energized etc then I think that will have an impact psychologically i.e confidence in hitting down that tight fairway, making putts etc.
Contrast that to a fear of losing, a competitive element within your team etc and even though the will to win may be stronger I'd argue that makes it harder to perform optimally.
Not that I'm implying the US team were the latter, and vice versa, more that when you look at all the elements that make 'passion' I think it would be naive to not acknowledge their effects.
Don't know if this has been mentioned but I have to say how classy Furyk was in defeat. He's not exactly a tub-thumper but I liked the way he just got on with business and was the first to congratulate the Europeans.
Fair play, Jim!
I really hope they're just chit chatting about Stricker being the next captain. Let's get away from the zero personality theme. Let's look for someone who will be outspoken without fear of any criticism and who has a good sense of strategy. Stricker will be just a slot filler. Nice guys finish last.
How many more decades will Europe have to hand us our asses overseas for us to become the underdogs when playing an away game?
DJ and Brooks need to be separated in the team locker room afterwards......WTF is going on?
Let's just get to Whistling Straights...set up the course at 7800 yards and fairway width maxed out.....then let's try again.
16 hours ago, Vinsk said:
Being able to hit a fairway is not a Euro thing. It's a good golfers thing.
c'mon people. all these guys play together, play the same courses, play all kinds of course, all 'wanted it' just as badly coming in - it's just who was 'on' that week vs not.
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22 hours ago, 3jacker said:
Well I'd say that knowledge of the players, the sport, venue are probably necessary to be a good captain. But apparently not sufficient to produce a winning record. Europe is 9-3-0 the last 25 years. Do you believe we're just that over matched? I don't. I don't put it all on the captain either, but I would say being an elite player and being a good captain are not the same thing. Also worth of note is it would seem somehow the European team seems to be able to raise their games for the RC, while often several of our players don't even play to their abilities (I'm not saying they don't care, I'm sure they do). I don't pretend I know the answer, but I know when you consistently get beat by what would appear on paper less talented teams, you're doing something wrong.
5 hours ago, MonkeyGolfer99 said:
agree and it's a fair point but . . .
Yes team chemistry could be a factor - especially when you have to play with someone you don't like or brings you down. That's not really about wanting it more or being more passionate, though
for Psychological edge? I'd say momentum is more of a factor than just motivation/passion coming in. It's easier to stay up when you are up, than to get back up when you are down. Even there, this isn't high school sports, these are pros.
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29 minutes ago, BallStriker said:
Brooks shagging Paulina...? It's like a bloody soap opera.
10 minutes ago, rehmwa said:
There has to be a bit more to it than that, as it would be pretty unlikely for the US to invariably lose away from home.
26 minutes ago, weekend hacker1 said:
JT: Just likes to play golf..isn't dealing with anything else apparently.
Finau: Easy going, low stress. No issues.
Simpson: Happy guy. Just plays golf.
Spieth: Struggling with his swing/putting. Dealing with Reed's attitude/comments earlier in the season.
DJ: Troubles with Paulina...and apparently something with Brooks.
Koepka: Apparently something with DJ.
Bubba: Well, he's Bubba.
Tiger: He was tired. Partners played awful.
BDC: Struggled with himself. Rookie. Recent poor play leading to match.
Reed: Piss poor attitude. Spieth issue.
Phil: Just playing poorly. Odd pairing.
Fowler: Happy guy. Good attitude. Didn't play to his potential.
Furyk: Had to deal with all that mess. It was like dealing with a disgruntled family at Disney World.
A recipe for disaster that played out as just that.
1 hour ago, BallStriker said:
I think the post tournement beer's they were partaking in contributed to their heated exchange.
"This means a lot to me," Garcia said. "I have passed some of my heroes today-and Nick Faldo."
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Sounds like some, on the U.S. squad, are taking the "me" in "team" a bit too seriously.
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Omg DJ and Brooks....bring on the lolz, this is hilarious.
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10 hours ago, weekend hacker1 said:
Maybe. But we're talking about this Ryder Cup.
1 hour ago, JSGolf said:
Who really knows....but, when something significant happens in a relationship (like cheating), there is a tendency for a lot of stuff to be said and come out of the woodwork......Paulina and Brooks' GF may be friends and can make for uncomfortable enviornment and sometimes things are said or implied (for example, Broooks maybe new shit about DJ screwing around....maybe DJ has said shit implying that Brooks may not be so innocent either)....just speculation, but this kind of stuff can happen fast when in a massively stressful situation such as a cheating situation.......people have a tendency to say half-truths or outright lies in attempt to deflect.........you just never know
As for the NY Times article............Phil would be my overwhelming favorite for this

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I recently I had the pleasure of hosting a Meet the Author session at my local library. I talked for about twenty minutes about my background and how I came to start writing at the grand old age of sixty-nine. Then I read part of Chapter one of my debut novel, a romance titled, Grace's Turmoil. This novel is unique in that it is set in an upmarket retirement village in England, and nearly all the characters are aged at least sixty.
This might not sound very exciting, but believe me, there's plenty of romance, tension, and physical interaction. If you think that people over sixty all have one foot in the grave and are simply waiting for the grim reaper then this book will set you right.
It was a very active session with about a dozen attendees ranging in age from ten to eighty-plus. The Question and Answer session was intended to last half-an-hour but went so well it ran on for a further thirty minutes.
The bonus to the event was that the librarian has agreed to stock a copy of Grace's Turmoil in both branches of the library, so now local people can get the book to read from there.
Grace's Turmoil is available as a eBook from DevineDestinies. com, and an eBook or paperback from Amazon. If you like your hero to be older than your own son, or just like the hero and heroine to have life experience and maybe emotional baggage then you have to read it.
And now, just one month from my seventy-fourth birthday I find myself working on Chapter One for the sequel to Grace's Turmoil. This will be Book Two in the series Not Too Old for Love. Hopefully there will even be a Book Three at some time.
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Sydney's The P.A. People, in conjunction with Barrett Evolution, extended their comprehensive networking capability to include HD-SDI video and MADI over IP in support of the Australia Day 2018 celebrations on Sydney Harbour.
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For the first time in a live production application, The P.A. People utilised Lawo's V_remote4 IP-based interfaces to transport broadcast video cameras and LED screen feeds in real time over a dedicated 10G network. Singers on a floating barge some 120m from the shore performed to music generated by an on-stage orchestra, and then pictures were relayed back to the shore for broadcast. The only link to the barge was a dedicated weighted fibre cable which carried the video and audio signals between the broadcast van near the Sydney Opera House, the IMAG switching location and the barge.
The Lawo product was connected to a temporary 10G network backbone based on The P.A. People inventory of Ruckus (formerly Brocade) network switches, dedicated single and multimode fibre and a number of wireless links. "The network and the Lawo product performed flawlessly" commented Paul Barrett, principal of Barrett Evolution and Technical Director for the project. "Being IP based, the system provided by The P.A. People was able to allow creative freedom that would not have been possible with any other system. Both the Broadcast and the IMAG directors were very pleased with the result".
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A man on a low-voltage mission
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Mark Couvillion is the owner of Low Voltage Wiring Specialists and operates his business out of his home in Kingwood. At this time, this is a part-time business for Couvillion and he admits that he is a low-voltage enthusiast who aims to do custom work and do it well. Low Voltage Wiring Specialists will work with customers on structured media centers; local area networks – cat 5, cat 6, and WiFi; phone systems, satellite and cable systems; home theater and whole house stereo; home automation; doorbells and intercoms; yard and path lighting and driveway sensors. Everything in and around the home that possibly can be automated is on the list. Couvillion said that 10-12 years ago he had a business which automated everything in the home. "It was a high-end, white-collar business in a blue-collar area in 1995-99, so it didn't work out," he said. He has been working on his low-voltage wiring business the past three years and has lived in Kingwood since September 2000. Today, he works four days a week with a plastics compounding company in Spring and prior to that he worked for 16 years with Dow Chemical in Freeport. He is happy to work on custom installations for his customers Friday, Saturday and Sunday and will accept jobs both large and small. In his spare time, Couvillion loves to run model trains on miniature tracks and see to every detail. His model railroad includes a color pin-hole video camera in the engine which enables the railroader to run the train from the viewpoint of a real engineer or digital command control. He gets heavily involved in the electronic details as this is his passion, he says, and is one of the reasons he's in the business of low-voltage wiring. His business enables him to afford his railroading hobby which is kind of expensive, he said. Couvillion was published in the August 2008 issue of Model Railroader Magazine. He wrote a column on digital command control called the DCC Column. To contact Low Voltage Wiring Specialists call 281-358-7310 or 281-468-2351. Photo: It's no shock that Mark Couvillion, owner of Low Voltage Wiring Specialists, gets a charge out of his work and can customize and automate everything electronic in the home.
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Just as primary care provider shortages are becoming acute, retail-based clinics in pharmacies and supermarkets are set to fill the gap in accessible patient care. Yet in some states, access to this convenient care is constrained due to restrictive laws that limit the duties of the nurse practitioners who staff the clinics.
A new University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing's Center for Health Outcomes & Policy Research (CHOPR) study reached that conclusion after investigating "scope-of-practice" regulations and the growth of retail-based clinic.
According to a news release from Penn, statistics indicate that the optimization of innovative healthcare sites such as retail- based clinics will require moving toward adoption of policies that standardize the scope of practice for nurse practitioners.
The study, "Growth in retail-based clinics after nurse practitioner scope of practice reform," has been published in Nursing Outlook.
Margo Brooks Carthon, PhD, RN, FAAN, Assistant Professor of Nursing and a Senior Fellow at CHOPR and the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, led the study that examined the association between scope-of-practice regulations and retail-based clinic growth in Pennsylvania before and after the passage of Prescription for Pennsylvania (Rx4PA) health reform. The reform was linked, in part, to removal of practice barriers for advanced practice nurses.


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Concerned citizens speak on proposed water increase
Posted: Tue 5:20 AM, Apr 16, 2019 |
Updated: Tue 8:52 AM, Apr 16, 2019
LAREDO, TX (KGNS) - Councilmembers heard from the public loud and clear on the proposed water and sewer rate increase.
The feedback was both positive and negative, which is putting council in a bit of a bind to figure out what to do.
According to utilities director Riazul Mia, 75 percent of residents will see a less than four dollar increase and the remaining percent will see a two dollar increase every year.
Concerned citizen Dolores Medrano says the rate she sees now is not favorable, so she can only imagine how an increase to water and sewer costs would affect not only her but other members of the community.
Medrano wasn't the only resident voicing concerns on the effects this will have on families, others came forward as well.
City officials say even though the first year the plan is implemented, residents will see a significant change on their bill, the second, third, and fourth year will be a bit less at two to five percent, with a sewer increase at two to six percent.
At the end of the discussion, the Council did vote to move forward with the proposed ordinance, so residents can soon expect to see a five percent increase on the water portion of the bill and a six percent increase on sewer services.
City Council is hoping to discuss more details about the issue during the next council meeting including the possibility of an impact fee, as well as taking apartment complexes that have a master meter off the increase list for commercial residents.


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Successful launch of new young onset group in Sheffield
On Wednesday 16 January, a new monthly YoungDementia UK support group met for the first time in Sheffield.
Almost 20 people attended and after introductions they did silk painting, played table tennis and discussed future activities and the purpose of the group. One of those who attended said as she left, 'Before I came here I had absolutely nothing and I have left with friends. Today has been momentous.'
If you would like to find out more about the YoungDementia UK Sheffield group, click here.
Or contact our Group Coordinator, Natasha Wilson natashawilson@youngdementiauk.org
One of the Sheffield group members, Howard Gordon was interviewed on BBC Radio Sheffield on Monday 14 January, alongside YoungDementia UK's National Development Manager, Donna Chadwick.
You can listen to the interview via this link https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p06w1jjz Scroll the time bar to 37 mins 40 seconds. The interview lasts approx 7 minutes.


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I don't think its worth it to become famous because it's just as if your giving up your soul for the whole world I wanted to be famous but not anymore because had to think what i'm putting on the line My family, friends, and people who associate with me. For me personal I just can't but believe it or not we not famous people or else the world would be even more crazier.


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White House Search For Supreme Court Nominee Narrowed To Three
The nation could know as early as this week who President Obama nominates for Supreme Court justice.
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The nation may soon have President Barack Obama's nominee for U.S. Supreme Court, according to a source familiar with the process who said Friday the White House has narrowed its search to three federal appeals court judges.
Sri Srinivasan, Merrick Garland, and Paul Watford — who, if confirmed, would be the nation's third Black justice after Clarence Thomas and Thurgood Marshall — were named by the source as potential nominees, confirming the nation could know as early as Monday who the president chooses.
From Reuters:
Srinivasan, an Indian-American who served under presidents of both parties before President Barack Obama named him as an appellate judge, and Garland, considered but passed over for the Supreme Court twice before by Obama, are considered the leading contenders, according to the source and two other sources close to the process.
Srinivasan, who was born in India and grew up in Kansas, would be the first Asian-American and first Hindu on the high court. Obama appointed him to the appeals court in 2013. The Senate confirmed him in a 97-0 vote.
Watford, 48, is a judge on the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, winning Senate confirmation in a 61-34 vote in 2012. He previously worked as a prosecutor and in private practice.
Senate Republicans have already vowed not to confirm a nominee picked by President Obama, who is looking to fill the seat of the conservative and often controversial voice of the court, the late Justice Antonin Scalia.
According to the New York Times, the Republican National Committee plans to launch an ad to derail Obama's nominee to the Supreme Court.
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The RNC says it's forming a task force to advocate against any candidate Obama picks. The party is teaming up with Republican opposition research group American Rising Squared.
The RNC has already been looking into candidates on Obama's short-list and will oppose him or her with radio and digital ads, petitions and research documents. The committee says it's building a list of "surrogates" who will make the case in the media.
Obama's nominee will tip the scales in the court; following Scalia's February death, the court for the first time in decades is split evenly between liberals and conservatives.
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Chasing Forever Down by Nikki Godwin – Ginna Moran—Author of Young Adult Paranormal, Fantasy, Contemporary, and..,Your Next Book Boyfriend.
Chasing Forever Down is hands down one of my favorite reads this year. I wasn't exactly sure what I was getting myself into—I decided to read it because I enjoyed another one of Nikki's novels—and I'm really glad I did. Who doesn't love a fun, summer read about self-discovery and chasing down an idea that could ultimately change the path of your life? I know I do.
The novel follows Haley Sullivan cross country from North Carolina to California in search of a boy she discovers faked his death and changed his identity to become the West Coast's most famous surfer. When she reaches California, home of the untouchable Colby Taylor, she meets the guys who protect him and keep his secrets safe. What she discovers will change her path and lead her to go after her own dreams.
Being from Southern California, and living most of my adult life near the beach in San Diego, I found Nikki Godwin's California setting of Crescent Cove to be believable. It reminded me of the times I used to hang out around fire pits, listening to the roar of the ocean, while hanging with friends. It reminded me of Encinitas mixed with Pacific Beach and Santa Monica. Besides the setting, the characters really came off the page. The connection Haley felt with Stricks, A.J., Alston, and Vin (who spoke like Vin Diesel in my head the whole time, haha) was well-crafted, and it felt like they were my friends, too.
What I enjoyed most was how the romance was unexpected, and it slowly grew throughout the novel until the ending. The majority of the novel revolved around friendship and how it morphs and changes, fades and grows. Chasing Forever Down has lingered with me for days, and I look forward to reading the next novel in the series.
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Outre la ville de Kamień Pomorski, la gmina inclut les villages de Benice, Borucin, Buniewice, Buszęcin, Chrząstowo, Chrząszczewo, Ducino, Dusin, Ganiec, Giżkowo, Górki, Grabowo, Grębowo, Jarszewo, Jarzysław, Kukułowo, Miłachowo, Mokrawica, Płastkowo, Połchowo, Radawka, Rarwino, Rekowo, Rozwarowo, Rzewnowo, Sibin, Skarchowo, Śniatowo, Stawno, Strzeżewko, Strzeżewo, Świniec, Szumiąca, Trzebieszewo, Wrzosowo et Żółcino.

La gmina borde les gminy de Dziwnów, Golczewo, Świerzno et Wolin.

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Liens internes
 Liste des gminy de Poméranie occidentale

Gmina dans la voïvodie de Poméranie-Occidentale
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I've talked about grief a lot over the last few weeks on Truly Madly Sassy and that led me to ponder the question of just how does a person deal with loss? Is it innate? Is it something that can be learned or taught? I don't know the answers to those questions, so I asked my friend Cathy, who is a certified grief counselor, to shed some light on how people can cope with loss of all kinds. Please welcome her to the blog and have a gander at what she had to say.
Cathy, what's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word 'grief'?
Well, grief is a very broad state and it has many levels. And my story with grief is a rather personal one. I'd like to begin by telling you that after 20 years of working as a nurse, I decided to continue my studies to become a certified grief counselor because of that story. And in my daily work, I'm often asked how and why I seem to be so gifted in working with those who grieve. My first response is always because I've lost so many people in my own life. Not only that, but I live with grief on a daily basis. Having said that, though, grief is not necessarily always just from a physical death either. And that's where my work began.
Would you care to share your story?
I had one sister named Yvonne. She was one year older than me and she was my best friend. In 1991, Yvonne was diagnosed with a rapidly progressive form of lymphoma. And in less than 3 months, we knew she would be gone. My family did not talk about this. Ever. I guess they just didn't know how? I watched as each family member tried to cope and deal with the situation, yet noticed no one spoke of it. But Yvonne and I talked about it daily: we talked, we cried, we even ranted together! She knew of my work and how very involved I was with the dying and their families. She also knew that I would be honest with her so that she could be prepared to cross over when the time came.
In order to help those dealing with such a situation, I know I must maintain calm and stay emotionally detached. So I did and it was the most difficult thing I have ever done. I would walk out of her house, get in my car, and sob. A week before Yvonne crossed over, she asked me to do something for her: to use everything I had watched, seen, and experienced in an effort to help others! She wanted me to teach families to communicate with each other. To relay to them how important it was that they talk with the dying! I made her that promise and fulfilled it by becoming a certified grief counselor. So, while it was initially meant to help others, my studies really began as a way to process my own sadness and it continues today. I do this kind of work to honor my sister.
What kind of light can you shed on the stages of grief?
Most of us know the stages that are so readily written in many books, and in my life and my work, I have come to see these stages as real. I truly believe that they come and go often, then sometimes return for longer periods of time. That may not be what you want to hear, but it has been my truth for decades. I also believe that no one really ever 'gets over' the terrible loss of any loved one, especially when it comes to the loss of a child. Not what you may want to hear, but I've witnessed that more than once.
What advice would you give to those who are grieving? How can people best support those who are grieving a loss?
Those grieving must somehow just learn to continue on with their lives and create another life without the one they've lost in it. I've also learned how important it is to talk about the one you have lost—over and over and over again. It's helpful to try to find others who may also be living with the same type of loss you are because there so many support groups available now: loss through cancer, suicide, grieving spouses, grieving parents, grieving siblings—find others that understand. I'd like to also mention that if you don't know what to say to someone trying to learn to live with a loss, just do not say anything! Please! The most loving thing anyone can do is just listen and be there!
Are there any books that you can recommend to those who are navigating grief?
Yes! I stumbled across a book that when I was suffering from the passing of my father. I was young, but it helped me enormously. Amazing how Spirit works, isn't it? The book became a best seller and the title of it is Life After Life by Dr. Raymond Moody. It forever changed my thinking about what happens after we leave our physical body because we do continue to live on!
Thank you, Cathy. You've been very helpful and have given my readers some great information on how to deal with loss. Is there anything else you'd like to add?
Yes. If I may be of help to someone reading this piece, it would truly be an honor to talk with them about their own source of grief. It's a way for me to give back to others as well as a way to continue the love of my sister Yvonne. Many blessings!!
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Cathy resides in Northeast Tennessee and is an intuitive spiritual counselor, a certified grief counselor, an ordained minister, and an energy healer. If you'd like to make an appointment or just chat with her, please contact her via her facebook business page.
Hi Crisly…thank you so much for sharing your story here at Truly Madly Sassy…I had no idea and my heart goes out to you. I love how you said that grief is your fuel–I've never thought about it like that. The loss of a child is especially difficult and I can't imagine what that kind of deep loss feels like. Using your experience to help others heal is beyond what many people can do and I love the community you've started. You are truly a gift to others. Please feel free to visit TMS anytime and thank you for sharing what's on your heart.
Thank you so much Muldeen! Come back anytime!
honestly! got a little… Dealing with grief is quite difficult. Handling a loss is more difficult in later days.Thank you for sharing this.
What a very helpful post. Thank you.
Hi there! Thank you so much for commenting. Glad to see you on TMS!
Thank you Faizan! Hope to see you again!
"I count Cathy as a dear friend who was invaluable in helping me deal with my husband's death. He visited her during his passing and spoke to her. It took me several months to ask her what he said. She said he told her It's just like opening a door. She told me I would see him again but that he wouldn't look like himself. I hope that means he has hair. I am blessed to have kind, loving, supportive friends that let me talk about Jeff in the present tense because, in truth, he is always with me. If I know I will be having a tough day, I wear one of his shirts for an all-day hug then put on a dab of Old Spice.
I think it's helpful to find others who are going through the same things just like Ms. Waters spoke of. Being amongst like minded people who are experiencing the same type of loss can truly be a very healing thing. I agree with everything she had to say and I like the way you interviewed her. You should do those things more often. Thank you for posting such relevant things. You have such raw talent!
Thank you for commenting Julie! I think grief counseling can be invaluable if the ones who are grieving are ready for it and open to it. And I liked the interview format as well! It was a last minute decision and worked out well. Hope to see you again!
"It's nice to have the perspective of someone who deals with grief on a professional level. I found this blog to be super duper informative. I love truly madly sassy!
Thanks Andrea! I'm glad you love the blog! Hard to believe TMS is almost a year old! Looking forward to hearing your future thoughts!


Sometimes when an electronic thesaurus is consulted, one input word is not sufficient to convey a "thought" to the retrieval system. If the user knew how to concisely convey their intended meaning in one word, the word retrieval system would be useless.
Proposed is a thesaurus that takes as an input a short series of related words (as in a hendiadys or hendiatris). Words entered into the system database would first be scored according to their relationship with related words. Existing thesaurus systems may be useful for an initial build, but this additional scoring system would add accuracy in the match. Results would be matched against all of the inputs for a best match.
I find google to be the best thesaurus. You write a few words, and it complete's your thought.
So what's needed is new type of google, that shows you related searches, next to the actual results.
I'd prefer a Google that shows you the actual results instead of the obscurely related and usually non-sequitur results it currently shows.
Could this be theremin-like? The first word describes the concept and the second word describes the intensity.


Sunny and mild today into Saturday with highs in the 40's. Lighter winds today with gusts only to 20 mph up top, and up to 30 mph Saturday.
Sunday into Monday a cold air mass moves in with highs dropping into the 30's Sunday and 20's for Monday. Strong winds pick up on Sunday so expect some lifts to be impacted up top.
We could see a few inches of snow with the cold front Sunday afternoon into Monday morning. Early guess is 2-4 inches. Bundle up on Monday with wind chills making it feel very cold.
Tuesday into the weekend of the 24th we look to be in a cool dry pattern. Highs will be in the 20's Tuesday and warming into the 30's for the rest of the week.
We continue to watch the week of the 26th as a possible pattern change could allow these cold storms to pick up more moisture before arriving.
If that happens it will be nice to have more snow with each of these cold storms. Until then we are stuck in a cold dry pattern.


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Zug zug and more! - A dummy guide to orcs!
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One of the races that differs the most from ordinary fantasy games have to be the Orcs. Where they are painted down as the bad guys ninety percent of the time in other fantasy genres, the Orcs in the Warcraft universe are, while having a past filled with bloodshed due to demonic corruption, a noble and honourable race of warriors. This guide will hopefully tell you everything you need to know about Orcs.
Describing a race that isn't your own can be rather tricky. There are some things you should always keep in mind when designing an orc, which I'll quickly sum up in this section.
Orcs are taller on average than humans, though not quite as massive as Tauren. They stand taller than humans of their age, and can be quite imposing to the shorter races.
Male orcs stand at 6'8" - 8' 6" with the average hovering around seven foot tall.
Female orcs aren't much shorter, standing at around 6'2" - 8' with the average hovering around 6 and a half foot tall.
Another thing to remember is that Orcs tend towards heavy muscularity, which may make their weight seem oddly high when compared to a human of the same height. Things to keep in mind here are that muscles weight more than fat, and that somebody who is two times as tall is not two times as heavy, but eight times as heavy, as they will be twice as large on average in all three dimensions.
Healthy male orcs range between 226 - 652 lb., with the average laying around 300 to 350 pounds.
Female orcs are generally somewhat lighter in build, ranging 186 - 612 lb. and averaging around 250 to 300 lbs, though orc women who are as bulky as their male counterparts are hardly unheard of.
Roughly speaking, Orcs come in three different flavours. 'Uncorrupted', 'Corrupted' and 'Fel'. Generally speaking, all player orcs fall into the corrupted category.
Originally, all orcs had brown skins, currently only seen in the Mag'har, orcs who lived away from strong sources of fel magic because they were ill.
As you might know, the incredibly amount of fel magic Blood Elves feast on by draining demons has turned eyes green. The same happened to the Orcs when Kil'jaeden tricked the orcs into exchanging shamanism for demonic magic. They employed so much of it that their brown skins took on a fel green hue, something that passes on through their genetics to their children. These Orcs have skin colors ranging from shades of light green, dark drab olive to grayish brown.
The last category only really exists in the service of demons, the so called fel orcs. Through the consumption of pit lord blood, Orcs can gain tremendous strength. Their skin takes on red colours due to this.
Orc eye colors include blue, brown, hazel, amber and red, though blue is only very rarely seen. They are seen as a sign of great destiny, so are best avoided for your character, as it may quickly seem mary-sueish.
Orcs hair is often black or brown in color, graying with age, though hues of blue or violet mixed in aren't uncommon.
Tusks:
The canine teeth in the lower jaw of orcs generally take the shape of tusks.
Ever since Thrall established the New Horde, Orcs have slowly returned to their shamanistic roots. Their culture is one where honour of oneself, honour for one's ancestors and honour of the clan comes first. "Lok'tar Ogar", meaning "Victory or death" describes a lot about how Orcs feel about battle. It is better to die in a blaze of fire fighting a good cause than to flee the fight and live the rest of your life as a coward. In the Old Horde, women weren't allowed to fight in the wars and gain honour for themselves, but under Thrall's rule equality has been put in place, and women are actually expected to pull their weight as well.
Those who die valiantly in battle and make a big difference to the Orcish race are granted the ultimate honour one can achieve in mortal life, a Lok'vadnod; a song that will pass on for generations to sing the great deeds the Orc pulled off in their life.
Shamanism, and respect for the spirits of nature, also takes a strong place in Orc traditions and culture. (See Divine Magic Guide - Shamanism / Spirits for more information on shamanism.)
Orc culture:
# is concerned with survival over artistic achievement.
# reveres its elderly and honors its ancestors.
# does not apologize for past actions, nor does it demand apologies from its enemies.
# values valor over cunning—as long as valor doesn't lead to disaster.
# resembles "Primitive" human societies, but is, like those societies, far more sophisticated when examined closely.
# distrusts arcane magic, especially the magic of warlocks—but does not (yet) shun arcanists.
Back on Draenor, Orcs still lived in rigid clans, but most of these clans have vanished under the banner of the Horde. While clans are still allowed to bear their own banner and show their independence, the majority of the clans still follows the New Horde.
The Warsong clan and the Frostwolf clan have the strongest presence in the New Horde, but several other clans also contribute to the Horde's cause. The Shattered Hand are amongst the finest assassins and rogues in the New Horde, but even the generally demon-worshipping Burning Blade clan still has some members loyal to the Horde, usually in the form of the mighty Blademasters.
(Tip: If you want a clan for your Orc but don't know what to pick, why not try the random orc babe generator and see what you get? Do note that some clans are less likely to serve the New Horde than others.)
Orcs speak Orcish, a language generally considered rougher and less subtle than for example common, the language of humans. It is written in runes, though over the years in Azeroth, the Common alphabet has been getting incorporated as well, to make up for sounds that the runic version missed.
Some common phrases you might want to know:
Zug zug - Okay.
Dabu - I obey. (A more respectful version of Zug Zug.)
Swobu - As you command. (A more respectful version of Dabu.)
Lok'tar - Victory. It can, however, also be used as a greeting in combat.
Lok'tar ogar! - An orcish warcry, meaning 'Victory or Death'. To an Orc, it is better to die in a blaze of fire than to flee and return a coward.
Mok'ra - Hello. (An informal greeting.
Throm-Ka - Well met. (A more formal greeting than Mok'ra.)
Coming up with a proper Orcish name can be tricky, for they come in many shapes and flavours. First names are generally short, one or two syllables at most, such as Grom, Thrum, Drog, Gorrum, Agra, Dragga or Grima. These Orcs usually bear a longer name, such as Grommash, Thrumgul or Drogthar, but these longer names are seen as highly cultural, and are usually only spoken by shamans or others of high standing. Other Orcish names have an apostrophe in it, such as Gul'dan, Drak'Thul, Dal'Rend, usually seen in spellcasters, though not exclusively.
Surnames for a family are unheard of, though some do take on the surname of an ancestor to make certain that their deeds don't go unnoticed. Indeed, a surname is earned for a certain deed, such as splitting the head of a human, which could earn the name 'Skullsplitter', for instance. To make certain that an ancestor's deeds aren't forgotten, one can take up the surname of their father or mother. For example, Jorin Deadeye took the surname of his father, Kilrogg Deadeye, so that his father's loss of his right eye wouldn't go forgotten.
Other orcs take a different approach at identifying themselves and making certain their parents weren't forgotten. For example, Thrall is fully known as 'Thrall, Son of Durotan'.
(Tip: If you want a surname for your Orc, or a first name for a female orc, but don't know what to pick, why not try the random orc babe generator and see what you get?)
Somewhere else where a lot of people new to Orc role-playing go wrong is their history. For example, a common mistake is having your Orc being born in Kalimdor before Orcs arrived there, or having fought in a war despite being too young to fight at that time. This quick Orcish timeline should help decide where your character has been, where they were raised and what they have seen. Note that the year '0' in Warcraft is when the first Orc crossed into Azeroth through the Dark Portal.
Note that for each event, I'll write down two ages. For example, to have seen the orcs switch to fel magic, I have listed 80-90+. The first they would have been ten years old, most likely enough to notice the changes, but not old enough to actually interact with them. The second age they would be twenty, the actual adult age, and they could have been amongst the orcs to practise fel magic. The same goes for wars, the second age listed is the one to participate in the wars, the first age listed is to have been old to realize there is something going on.
Roughly –100: Sargeras' second-in-command, Kil'jaeden, begins to meddle with the orcs on the world of Draenor. He corrupts the shaman Ner'zhul and begins to twist the peaceful orc race into a violent and savage one. Up until this point, the Orcs stuck true to their noble, shamanistic roots. No Orc should be old enough to have noticed this.
Roughly –46: Ner'zhul's eyes open to the damage done to his race, and he cuts contact with Kil'jaeden. The demon begins working on Ner'zhul's most powerful apprentice, Gul'dan. Gul'dan soon creates the Shadow Council, designed to give demonic spirits the bodies of orcs to create a mighty army. This was mostly done in secret, so no matter your character's age, it is unlikely they would know this happened.
Roughly –41: Gul'dan manages to convince the Orcs that shamanistic magic is weak and the Orcs start worshipping demons instead, using corrupted fel magic. Their skin turns green (aside from the Mag'har, who are inflicted with the Red Pox, a disease so contagious that no orcs dare go near.) and they are twisted into savages. Characters would have to be elderly to have seen Gul'dan do this, roughly 80-90+ years old. Certain lore individuals such as Drek'thar the shaman saw this happen.
Roughly –40: The orc clans unite as the first Horde, a bloodthirsty and corrupted group. Shamanism is outlawed. Gul'dan convinces the other Orcs that the Draenei are planning on stealing Draenor from them and the Horde turns on them. Characters would have to be 80-90+ to have seen this.
Roughly –19: After conquering all races on Draenor and befouling the land with their dark magic, the Horde falls into anarchy and civil war, which would last until the demon corrupted Horde has a new common enemy during the first war. Characters would have be at least 45 to 55+ to have seen or participated in the civil wars. (Or 60-70+ to have seen the start of the civil wars.)
Roughly –5: Medivh is now a grown man and fully owned by Sargeras. The demon sends Gul'dan visions, showing him images of ripe-for-the-conquering Azeroth. Medivh begins to forge the Dark Portal between Draenor and Azeroth. It is tiny, but it slowly grows. With a new world ready to be conquered, the Orcs once again have a common enemy to fight, and the Horde re-establishes itself. Characters would have be at least 45 to 55+ to have been present during the reformation of the Horde.
0: The Dark Portal is large enough to pass through. Orc scouts enter the Portal and begin exploring for a settlement area. They construct a small outpost in the uninhabited marshlands known as the Black Morass. Characters would have to be at least 40 to 50+ to have heard reports from scouts returning from the other side.
1: The first war begins as Gul'dan forces Medivh's Portal wide enough for the Horde to pour through and begin its invasion. Characters would have to be at least 40 to 50+ to have been around at the start of the first war.
4: The first war is won by the Horde after their new Warchief Orgrim Doomhammer sacks Stormwind. Characters would have to be at least 35 to 45+ to have heard or witnessed about the sacking of Stormwind.
6: After bringing in more reinforcements from Draenor, and allying themselves with the Forest Trolls, the Horde launches a new offensive and starts the second war, which would end in the same year with the defeat of the Horde and the destruction of the Dark Portal. Characters would have to be at least 35 to 45+ to have seen or participate in the second war.
The Orcs are rounded up and put into interment camps, where they go lethargic from the lack of fel magic coursing through their veins. Characters who are younger than 25 would have been born in these interment camps and grown up there. (With the exception of the Warsong clan which avoided capture, and the Frostwolves, who hid in Alterac Valley during both the first and second wars.) Characters aged 45+ would have been adults when they went into the internment camps.
16: Thrall escapes from Blackmoore and searches for other orcs to teach him of his heritage. He hears of the Warsong clan still living in freedom and of its ferocious leader, Grom Hellscream. Together with Grom he seeks out the Frostwolves and learns more about their heritage as noble shamanistic warriors.
23: Under the leadership of Orgrim Doomhammer, Thrall and Grom assist in freeing the orcs from their captivity. Characters who're older than twenty year old would have noticed themselves getting rescued as children, while those who are adults of thirty years or older could have joined this new Horde as warriors.
24: Doomhammer is slain in battle and Thrall becomes Warchief of the Horde. He reintroduces his people to the abandoned shamanistic culture of their ancestors.
25: The Horde travels west after Medivh warns them. They found Orgrimmar and participate in the third war. Grom Hellscream dies a hero's death killing Mannoroth. Characters who are older than 17 years old will remember the journey across the sea. Characters older than 27 would have been adults at this time, and can have fought in the Third War. Note that only characters younger than 7 years old could have been born in Kalimdor.
Quick Age Summary
The history section is quite long, so for those who aren't all -that- interested in the hardships the Orcs had to endure, I've compiled this quick age to birth location table.
Younger than seven years old: Born in Kalimdor.
Younger than 25 years old: Born in internment camps.
27 years old: Were old enough to participate in the Third War.
Older than 31: Born in Draenor.
45 years old: Old enough to have participated in the Second War.
50 years old: Old enough to have participated in the First War.
55-69 years old: Participated in the civil wars back on Draenor.
70 years old: Were adult at the start of the civil wars on Draenor.
90 years old: Were adult when the Horde switched to fel magic over shamanism.
Other things to remember:
Bloodlust:
Bloodlust are the after effects of the Orcs corruption by fel magic. While an Orc who regularly drinks demon blood will turn red and be aggressive all the time, the years of consumption of demon blood and the use of dark magic left a stain on all future generations, which is only slowly fading away thanks to Shamanistic magic. Orcs who suffer from bloodlust are in an eurphoric state in which the orc gives him or herself to the sheer thrill of combat. While in this state injuries go unnoticed and they fight with more vigor and strength. This is stronger in some orcs then others; the bloodlust of a Warsong or Blackrock orc would be stronger then the bloodlust of a Frostwolf orc, for the Frostwolves never drank Manneroth's blood. In this state, Orcs have a hard time showing mercy however, and might even lash out and attack their comrades if they're angered.
Behaviour to humans:
It is a common misconception that all Orcs hate humans. While many are resentful of humans for their imprisonment in internment camps, there are just as many who realize that they brought it upon themselves. The more peaceful tribes such as the Frostwolves harbour no real ill feelings to the humans, aside perhaps from their assisting the Ironforge dwarves desecrate the Alterac Valley. Your Orc does not have to be hateful of humans, or even suffer from bloodlust. There are plenty of Orcs who have shown that they can overcome their dislike of humans and the bloodlust nagging at the back of their head. Thrall and Saurfang are examples of this, but just about any Orc who fought alongside the humans in the Third War qualifies for a far more positive view of humanity.
Roleplaying an Orc:
If you haven't had enough orc yet for your liking and you'd like to know even more, WoWWiki has a page where you can see all kinds of Orc-RP related facts here.
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A good guide! Tyr's stamp of approval on this one.
Confectionary Thief
This is an awesome guide.
My insight in the Orcish race has been increased and it has also sparked my interest more.
Little by little, one travels far.
Kretol
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There's a page on Wowwiki that I missed for quite a while as well, until it was shared on my guild forums somewhat recently.
http://www.wowpedia.org/How_to_roleplay_an_orc
It's really great!
Need an easy way to host/link files and images? Check this thread!
Try to never just say, "My character isn't interested in that adventure." A lot of people mistake this for good roleplaying, because you are asserting your character's personality. Wrong. Good roleplaying should never bring the game to a screeching halt. One of your jobs as a player is to come up with a reason why your character would be interested in a plot. After all, your personality is entirely in your hands, not the DM's. Come up with a reason why the adventure (or the reward) might appeal to you, no matter how esoteric or roundabout the reasoning. -(Source)
Yunnemaria
This does make me want to RP an Orc.
Hmmmmmm.
There is always a way.
Yunnemaria Wrote: This does make me want to RP an Orc.
Then my work here is done!
I'll add the link to the guide as well Kretol. =)
Maulbane
I -love- the "Age-and-where-they-were-during-that-age" guidelines. I hope you make a series on these, because they would all deserve to be stickied.
Move him into the sun—
Gently its touch awoke him once,
At home, whispering of fields half-sown.
Always it woke him, even in France,
Until this morning and this snow.
If anything might rouse him now
The kind old sun will know.
Think how it wakes the seeds,—
Woke, once, the clays of a cold star.
Are limbs, so dear-achieved, are sides,
Full-nerved—still warm—too hard to stir?
Was it for this the clay grew tall?
—O what made fatuous sunbeams toil
To break earth's sleep at all?
A very nice guide. It's good to have everything rounded off in the same place seeing as most of the Orcish RP-relevant info is scattered quite a bit and hard to find. As said above, the age guide helps a lot too, hopefully people decide to make more Orcs and aren't put off by the initial lore confusion.
SweetSpirit
This made me make my new character Alieka.
^-^ Much fun is to be had thanks to the writer of this article.
Greth
I think I've finally found the character / race I want to role play with.
Hagan - 75 years of age, 4'10" tall, and 180 pounds.
"Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results." - Albert Einstein
Araval
Tossing a thumbs up to this guide. Making an Orc, and was fumbling around WoWwiki, this is very helpful, especially the fancy timeline .
slydem0n
Thanks for the guide it helped me out!
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The Atomic Structure or the structure of an atom, theoretically consisting of a positively charged nucleus surrounded and neutralized by negatively charged electrons revolving in orbits at varying distances from the nucleus, the constitution of the nucleus and the arrangement of the electrons differing with various chemical elements.
When atoms combine each other their numbers are in simple ratio.
Therefore an atom is the smallest particle of an element, which can take part in chemical reaction.
Atoms of same particles are alike in all respects no doubt but after the discovery of isotopes, the mass of the atoms of same elements is not equal.
Nowadays, it is proved that in a chemical combination electrons are involved and not the atom.
Afterwards, Avogadro gave a new idea about another ultimate particle of a substance is known as molecule.
Molecule is defined as the smallest part of a substance element or compound like H2, and H2O, which can exist in free state but cannot take part in chemical reaction directly.
According to Dalton atom is indivisible but nowadays it is experimentally proved that atom can be subdivided and several particles are obtained after the splitting of an atom. Rutherford performed an experiment known as scattering of alpha particles and he came to following conclusions.
The centre of the atom where the mass is concentrated is positively charged.
The atom consists of three types of particles.
These three particles are known as fundamental particles because all atoms of different elements contains these particles having the same mass, same charge and same properties.
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Picket Fence Design: Score at IKEA!
I went to IKEA last night just to pick up 3 RIBBA frames and I had a list of a few things I wanted to check out in person. This trip was more of a scouting expedition. I wanted to check out BADALEN, an upholstered headboard. This headboard mounts directly to the wall and would be perfect for my daughter's room. I alreay have a platform bed and all I'm looking for is an upholstered headboard to soften it up.
The shape was basic enough, and I figured this would be a timeless piece that I could easily reupholster over and over again. It's $199.99, which I thought was a little steep, but I just wanted to check it out.
Boy, was I happy when I saw that it was on sale for $49.99! I think they're discontinuing it. I GOT IT! Run out to your local IKEA if you're interested too!
I'm using this room from Monday as my inspiration.
I've been doing some fabric research and here are some front runners. These are all from buyfabrics.com and are less than $10.00/yd. I have my favorites. Which ones are yours?
Nice score!! I like the damask pattern, is that pink or lilac? Can't wait to see the finished project!
Thanks for the tip - went and scored one myself and love it!


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Jamaica-Land-We-Love
St James Jamaica -
The Fourth Smallest Parish
St James Jamaica is a suburban parish located on the north-west end of the island. Its capital is Montego Bay. The name Montego Bay was derived from the Spanish word 'Manteca', which means lard, because many wild hogs were found there from which lard was made.
St. James is Jamaica's fourth smallest parish measuring just about 595 square km. The 2008 census recorded that the parish had a population of 200,000. St. James Jamaica is located in the county of Cornwall with bordering parishes Hanover, St. Elizabeth, Trelawny and Westmoreland. For the geographic enthusiast it is said to be located at Latitude 18°31'N and Longitude 77°59'W.
This parish is the birthplace of one of our National Heroes, The Right Excellent Samuel Sharpe. It is also the resident parish of the Donald Sangster International Airport.
Today, Saint James is one of the fastest growing parishes on the island with large credits going to its capital city, Montego Bay, because it is seen as an alternative to the overpopulated Kingston and Saint Andrew Corporate Area.
Agricultural activities include forestry, and the production of sugar cane and other domestic crops. There are approximately 60 manufacturing establishments in the south of the parish, mainly for garment, woodwork, and food processing. There are also many industrial zones, including The Montego Free Zone, Bogue Industrial Estate and Ironshore.
Tourism is the MAIN source of employment in this parish. It is recorded that one in every four persons are employed in tourism. There are so many famous hotels located in St James Jamaica, most of which are located in the Rose Hall area. Some of these include Doctors Cave Beach Hotel, The Ritz Carlton Hotel, Iberostar Hotel, Wyndham Rose Hall and the Half Moon Hotel.
Alone with its great line up of hotels, St. James is noted for its fine beaches. These include Greenwood, Rose Hall, Ironshore, Mahoe Bay, Aquasol Theme Park, Doctor's Cave, Cornwall Beach, Montego Freeport and Spring Gardens.
The History of St James Jamaica
St. James was one of the second group of parishes formed in Jamaica and is said to have been named by Sir Thomas Modyford in 1665, for the Duke of York who later became King James II. Located in this parish is "Mellila" the site of the first town built by the Spaniards in Jamaica. It is believed that the first Jamaican migrant set sail with Columbus from "El Cabo de Buen Tiempo" (Montego Bay's original name), for life in the "Old World". Along the coastal area of St. James, remains of Jamaica's original inhabitants, the Tainos, have been located. They are referred to as the "Fairfield People" in honour of a site near Montego Bay where characteristic examples of their pottery have been found.
In 1795, the Parish was turned upside down by the Maroons in the interior who took up arms again after decades of peace. Montego Bay became the headquarters of the governor, the Earl of Balcarres, who came to personally direct operations against them, and it was from here that the Trelawny Maroons were put aboard ships in the harbour that eventually sailed to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Montego Bay also witnessed the final act of the last slave uprising. The 'Christmas Rebellion' of 1831-1832 that engulfed the western parishes. Under martial law the slaves were tried in the courthouse and over 300 of them were hanged at the Parade, now called SAMUEL SHARPE SQUARE where there is a memorial to the leader Samuel Sharpe.
Monuments and Historic Buildings in St James Jamaica
This was built in 1806 as a wooden jail for runaway slaves, unruly seamen and other vagrants. The "Cage" is now used as a Tourist Information Centre and a small Museum.
Rose Hall Great House
This most famous of Jamaican Great Houses became notorious when Annie Mary Patterson, a Haitian, married its owner John Rose Palmer, and came to live there. It is said that she practiced voodoo and popular legend holds that she murdered all three of her husbands and was in turn mysteriously strangled.
The Rose Hall Great House has been restored to its 18th century grandeur. It was opened to the public on February 26, 1971.
St. James Parish Church (Burchell Memorial Church)
Built in 1824 and named for the pioneering Baptist missionary Thomas Burchell, this church was destroyed by mobs during the Christmas Rebellion of 1831. Its present structure is built upon the restorations completed in 1837.
One of the most impressive churches in St James Jamaica, this Parish Church was constructed in 1872. It is built in the shape of a Greek cross, with the bell tower located at the western end. Seriously damaged by an earthquake in 1952, the James Parish Church has since been completely restored. Excellent monuments of Sir Richard Westcott and Henry Westcott, done by the renowned sculptor John Bacon, are located here.
Old Slave Ring-Cotton Tree Lodge
A semi-circular structure which closely resembles an arena, prospective buyers came here to view slaves who were on parade. Located on the grounds of the Rerrie's House in Montego Bay, the Ring is said to have belonged to a "Morishe" or slave leader.
The Creek Dome
The story of this creek goes back to the Spanish era when two little girls (one a free Spaniard and one a slave) in pursuit of a crab that had disappeared under a stone, discovered an underground stream of water.
The stream was named "El Rio de Camarones" – the River of the Crabs. Montego Bay's sole source of drinking water for many decades, the Creek was eventually dammed and harnessed. An oval-shaped building about 20 feet (6.1m) high and 10 feet (3.0m) wide was erected over the stream to protect the water which rose to the surface of the road and flowed towards the area.
Popularly called "the Dome", this structure served its purpose well until 1957, when an earthquake shifted the floor of the creek flowing under the Dome thus changing the course of flow. There is now no water at the bottom of the Dome. It stands as an historic monument, reminiscent of the period of the Spanish occupancy of Jamaica.
There are a number of places to visit in St James Jamaica when you visit the parish. So feel free to explore as much as you can.
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I am trying to to set this up where the sends go to the destination address and port, from a binded address but an ephemeral src port. I All works fine when i do exactly as this example shows, but the src port matches the dest port. With tcp, setting the    sa.sin_port  to 0 causes it to use ephemeral src port, and when i tried this with the UDP bind, messages get sent out, but received messages don't seem to arrive properly. is there a trick to doing udp bind with ephemeral src port? I looked all over and couldnt find the answer..
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Spathelia subintegra är en vinruteväxtart som beskrevs av Marie-vict.. Spathelia subintegra ingår i släktet Spathelia och familjen vinruteväxter. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Reading reveals: Stan Barstow wrote A Kind of Loving, the great Kitchen Sink novel that isn't Room at the Top or the other one. In this collection of stories, generally impoverished people do quite banal things, like appear in amateur dramatics or redecorate a flat. They don't express themselves in particularly interesting ways, and not a lot really happens for much of it. Barstow's trick, however, which he pulls off with aplomb in pretty much every story, is to end on a devastating detail that exposes the innermost desires and fears of his characters. Very much the work of someone who knows what they're doing.
Inner cover blurb: 'George is a little man who lives inside Ben, but his is no still small voice. George speaks out loud and clear and his opinions quite frequently fail to coincide with Ben's. For instance about William. Ben thinks William is great. He admires everything he does, and William is not only four years older but conspicuously successful. George thinks William is a phoney.
The only other person who knows about George is Howard. Ben's kid brother, and he knows because, except for Ben, he is the only person George has ever spoken outloud to. George finds Howard a comfortable friend. They look at the world in the same way, except Howard can see it.
That was how it stood the year that Ben was twelve and Mr Berkowitz announced that the seniors in the Organic Chemistry class were going to be allowed to do research. This meant that William and Ben could no longer be lab partners. Ben was sore but George was glad. He felt Ben was getting too absorbed in science and he felt it would lead to no good. He was right, but it took some pretty sensational happenings and an alarming period of non-communication before they (and Howard) were on speaking terms again. In fact things might have made headlines and changed a lot of lives for the worse if it hadn't been for George.
Reading reveals: EL Konigsberg was a treasured American children's author, but (George) is one of her less-treasured books. The premise of a boy with another personality living inside him is great, but George never reveals himself to be that interesting. Then the plot gets bogged down in some tedium about talented high-school kids doing university-level research and some missing lab equipment that you can't imagine any young reader getting that excited about. Maddeningly, the story sparks into life when enquiries are made into the protagonist's mental health, and there's a timely LSD scene, but nothing leads anywhere of consequence. A frustrating book that has the capacity to be a classic, but just skims the surface of its material. Oh well. At least it's got pictures.


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Victor Emmanuel III abdicates
Last ditch bid to save the monarchy fails
Victor Emmanuel III
Italy's longest-reigning King, Victor Emmanuel III (Vittorio Emanuele III di Savoia), abdicated from the throne on this day in 1946.
To try to save the monarchy, Victor Emmanuel III had earlier transferred his powers to his son, Umberto. But he formally abdicated 70 years ago today, hoping the new King, Umberto II, would be able to strengthen support for the monarchy.
Victor Emmanuel III went to live in Alexandria in Egypt , where he died, after just 18 months in exile, in December 1947.
In contrast with his father, who had been King of Italy for nearly 46 years, Umberto reigned for just over a month, from 9 May to 12 June. The country had voted in a referendum to abolish the monarchy and Italy was declared a republic. Umberto went into exile and was later nicknamed Re di maggio, the May King.
Victor Emmanuel III had at one time been a popular King of Italy, ascending to the throne in 1900 after his father was assassinated in Monza.
During his reign, Italy had been involved in two world wars and experienced the rise and fall of fascism.
At the height of his success he was nicknamed by the Italians Re soldato (soldier King) and Re vittorioso (victorious King) because of Italy's record in battle during the First World War. He was also sometimes called sciaboletta (little sabre) as he was only five feet (1.53m) tall.
Italy had remained neutral at the start of the War but signed treaties to fight on the side of France, Britain and Russia in 1915. Victor Emmanuel III earned respect as a result of visiting areas in the north affected by the fighting while his wife, Queen Elena, helped the nurses care for the wounded.
But the instability after the First World War led to Mussolini's rise to power. Victor Emmanuel III was later to claim that it was fear of a civil war that stopped him moving against Mussolini right at the start. But his apparent weakness had dire consequences for the country and he lost support.
He finally dismissed Mussolini and had him arrested in 1943 but it was too late to save the monarchy.
Piazza Plebiscito in Naples, home of the Biblioteca
Nazionale Vittorio Emanuele III
The National Library in Naples is named after Italy's longest reigning monarch. Biblioteca Nazionale Vittorio Emanuele III in Piazza Plebiscito is one of the most important libraries in Italy with more than two million books, manuscripts and parchments. It is open daily from 8.30 to 7.30 pm , but closed on Sundays.
When in Naples, try an authentic Pizza Margherita, named in honour of the mother of Victor Emmanuel III, Queen Margherita. It is claimed that the pizza, with its tomato, basil and mozzarella topping, was created to represent the Italian flag and was named after Queen Margherita in 1889 by a Neapolitan pizza maker, Raffaele Esposito.
Labels: 1946, History, Mussolini, Naples, Second World War, Victor Emmanuel III
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Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News, Sept. 3, 2020
Photo by Scott G. Winterton, Courtesy of Church News.
This story appears here courtesy of TheChurchNews.com. It is not for use by other media.
Capping a series of Church News articles on the COVID-19 pandemic, President Nelson and his counselors in the First Presidency — President Dallin H. Oaks and President Henry B. Eyring — reflected on the pandemic that caused illness and death, stifled economies, altered missionary assignments, closed schools, and curtailed Church meetings and daily routines across the globe.
"What I feel about the pandemic is sorrow," said President Nelson, speaking of those worldwide facing dire circumstances or disappointment. Then he added: "I've learned that even through clouds of sorrow, there can be silver linings found."
Photo by Jeffrey D. Allred, Courtesy of Church News.
President Oaks explained, "We prefer to look on COVID-19 as an opportunity for the righteous to grow."
The "crucial thing," added President Eyring, is to "connect with God" — to have the feeling that "God is walking with you. It is a feeling of trusting in the Lord, that He is watching over you. … The only way to deal with fear is faith."
President Nelson, President Oaks and President Eyring said Church leaders saw what needed to be done and responded with "unprecedented action" — suspending meetings, closing temples and directing the return of thousands of missionaries to their home countries. As circumstances allowed and opportunities arose, they also found ways for members to safely gather, for temple work to be performed, and for missionaries to safely share the gospel message.
Timeline: How the Church has responded to the global COVID-19 pandemic
Peace in Difficult Times through Faith
President Oaks stated, "The principles we want our members to understand about COVID-19 and dealing with COVID-19 are the same fundamentals of faith and obedience that our Church leaders have always taught our members."
Quoting John 14:27, President Oaks emphasized the Lord's promise to those who suffer: "My peace I give unto you, not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."
Caption: Photo by Jeffrey D. Allred, Courtesy of Church News.
With this confidence, Latter-day Saints have taken advantage of opportunities over the past six months to increase their focus on service, embrace home-centered worship, and complete family history work.
"I've learned how marvelous our members are," said President Nelson. "Individual heroes have emerged. For example, countless health care professionals and providers have risked their own lives to care for others."
In addition, President Nelson noted that the home is now "reenthroned as the primary sanctuary of their faith," missionaries "are teaching more than ever," and Latter-day Saint voluntary fast offering and humanitarian aid contributions have increased.
Church members, said President Eyring, "surprise you by how well they adapt and move through difficult times."
In the Book of Mormon, Lehi taught his son Jacob to remember the greatness of God, who "will consecrate thine afflictions, for thy gain" (2 Nephi 2:2). President Oaks explained: "That scriptural principle applies to what we're going through in COVID-19 … It would be a true principle to say that when faith is tested and when we respond, faith grows."
Church members, added President Eyring, cannot see the end but are going forward with faith that the Lord "has set us on the path and it will be wonderful."
Gathering, Teaching, and Ministering
During the past six months, the First Presidency has most missed regular and personal contact with Church members worldwide.
"The scriptures tell us to gather together to worship," said President Oaks. Leaders look forward to the time members can again assemble in large groups, "even though we cherish the ways that have been authorized and promoted to carry on when we can't gather together."
Until then, some of the spiritual power of gathering has been duplicated with technology, said President Eyring.
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"We are grateful for the technology that has allowed us to continue to communicate with our members and to allow our leaders to do the same," said President Oaks. "And we appreciate the faithful way that our members have continued to teach and minister by a variety of means during this time."
Church Leaders Encourage Prudence and Endurance
President Nelson, President Oaks and President Eyring said Church leaders continue to respond to the pandemic in ways that are prudent. They are taking all the steps necessary to protect those around them, noting that high-risk members were taken into account when decisions have been made about gathering and temple work.
"I am avoiding the situations which are obviously dangerous," said President Eyring. "I am trying as much as I can to do everything not to be the one who exposes others."
Church leaders worry about the physical, financial, and emotional effects of COVID-19. "I ache when I think of the number of Latter-day Saints who because of the pandemic are in real difficulty," said President Eyring.
President Oaks said much can be learned by reflecting on the suffering of the Prophet Joseph Smith: "He was in Liberty Jail, and he had been imprisoned, was faced with a possible death sentence, while his wife and children and the Saints were being driven out of Missouri in the middle of the winter. He pleaded with the Lord to relieve the Saints and to give some relief from this situation."
The Lord's reply is recorded in Doctrine and Covenants 121:7-8: "My son, peace be unto thy soul; thine adversity and thine afflictions shall be but a small moment; And then, if thou endure it well, God shall exalt thee on high; thou shalt triumph over all thy foes."
Endurance, said President Oaks, is part of the challenge, "But peace and exaltation are the promised effects of keeping commandments and trusting in the Lord."
Although he could, President Nelson — a surgeon with medical and scientific expertise — is not speculating on what will happen with the pandemic. Instead, he is gathering the best information, seeking inspiration from the Lord, and moving forward with deliberateness.
"God is in His Heaven," said President Eyring. "This is the true Church of Jesus Christ … both Heavenly Father and the Savior are guiding us and protecting us. And if we can rely on Them, all will be well."
The way forward is clear, President Oaks added, quoting Proverbs 3:5-6: "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths."
President Nelson said: "We are not through with revelation or with the Restoration. The Lord will accomplish many wonderful things before He comes again."
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