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\section{Introduction}
\label{sec:introduction}
The motion of charged particles accelerated across a
gap is of wide interest in fields such as high power
diodes and vacuum microelectronics. In 1910 Child and Langmuir \citep{child,lang} first
studied the space charge limited emission for two infinite parallel plane electrodes
at fixed voltage $V_0$ in vacuum separated by a distance $L$. The one dimensional Child-Langmuir law is given by
\begin{equation}
J=\frac{4\epsilon_0}{9L^2}\sqrt{\frac{2e}{m}}V_0^{3/2},
\label{eqin01}
\end{equation}
where $e$ and $m$ are the charge and mass of the electron, respectively, $\epsilon_0$ is the permittivity of free space.
Since the derivation of this fundamental law many important and useful variations on the classical Child-Langmuir law have been investigated to account for special geometries \citep{lang1,lang2,page}, relativistic electron energies \citep{jory}, non zero initial electron velocities \citep{lang3,jaffe}, quantum mechanical effects \citep{lau,ang,biswas}, nonzero electric field at the cathode surface \citep{barbour}, and slow varying charge density \citep{gg}. \\
The corresponding space charge limited current in a trap-free solid is known as the Mott-Gurney law and is given by \cite{mg}
\begin{equation}
J=\frac{9}{8}\mu\epsilon\frac{V_0^2}{L^3},
\label{eqin01}
\end{equation}
where $\epsilon$ is the permittivity of the solid, and $\mu$ is the electron mobility.\\ With the rapid progress in nanoscale fabrication, nanosize gaps between metallic electrodes have been successfully fabricated. \cite{stein} Thus, there is a renewed interest in the study and application of the Mott-Gurney law in many novel devices, such as graphene oxide sheets, \cite{saiful} light emitting diodes, \cite{torr} organic device, \cite{carbone} and polymer transistor. \cite{chao} In comparison to the recent developments of the Child Langmuir law in the quantum regime \cite{lang4,lang5,chowdhury,sudeep}, the one dimensional Mott-Gurney law has not been studied before in the quantum domain. Therefore, it is of interest to study the space charge limited current in solids placed in a nanogap with low voltage where the electron de Broglie wavelength is comparable to the gap spacing.\\
In this article we examine the quantum extension of the Mott-Gurney Law for solids. We present, for one carrier space charge limited devices, a general transformation to extract the analytical solution of the complete set of equations in the quantum regime. We apply our approach to obtain a Mott-Gurney like behavior for the space charged limited current and the mobility for single charge carriers in the quantum domain in solids.\\ The article is organized as follows. Section II reviews the one dimensional classical model of the Mott-Gurney law. In Section III we set up the main equations of our quantum model for the space charge limited current in solids and we apply a simple transformation to solve them for the steady state current case. In Section IV we show our transformation is a solution to Schr\"odinger's equation for the steady current case. In Section V we perform a simple dimensional analysis to verify the scaling of the current density in the quantum regime. The conclusions are summarized in the last section.
\section{Classical model}
It is very well known that the classical theory of space charge limited current for solids between plane parallel electrodes was first given by Mott and Gurney in 1940. Mott and Gurney first studied the space charge limited current for a trap-free semiconductor sandwiched  between two parallel plane electrodes
at fixed voltage $V_0$ separated by a distance $L$. Assuming that the transverse dimensions are greater than the interelectrode spacing and provided that the thermal carriers are negligible in comparison to the injected ones, a space charge limited regime will be attained and the complete set of equations for this problem are given by
\begin{equation}
J=-\rho v
\label{eq01a}
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}
\frac{d {\it E}}{dx}=\frac{\rho}{\epsilon}
\label{eq01b}
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}
{\it E}=-\frac{dV}{dx}
\label{eq01c}
\end{equation}
where $\rho$ is the space charge density, $v$ is the charge drift velocity, ${\it E}$ is the electric field, $\epsilon$ is the electrical permittivity of the material and $V$ is the electric potential. In the case that the velocity increases monotonically with the electric field, i.e. $v=-\mu {\it E}$ where $\mu$ is the mobility, then by using Eq. (\ref{eq01a}) we have
\begin{equation}
J=\rho\mu {\it E}
\label{eq02}
\end{equation}
Equation (\ref{eq02}) shows that the current density is proportional to the charge density and the electric field.
Inserting Eq.(\ref{eq01b}) into Eq. (\ref{eq02}) we have
\begin{equation}
J=\epsilon\mu {\it E}\frac{dE}{dx}.
\label{eq03}
\end{equation}
Integrating Eq. (\ref{eq03}) for the steady state current case and applying the following boundary condition $E(0)=0$ we get
\begin{equation}
E(x)=\sqrt{\frac{2Jx}{\mu\epsilon}}
\label{eq04}
\end{equation}
Using Eq. (\ref{eq01c}) we can integrate again to obtain
\begin{equation}
V(x)=\frac{2}{3}\sqrt{\frac{2J}{\mu\epsilon}}x^{3/2}
\label{eq05}
\end{equation}
Squaring both sides of Eq. (\ref{eq05}) we obtain the Mott-Gurney Law
\begin{equation}
J=\frac{9}{8}\frac{\mu\epsilon}{L^3}V_0^2
\label{eq06}
\end{equation}
\\
\section{Quantum model}
Consider the electrons with energy ${\mathcal E}$ being emitted from the cathode into a solid sandwiched  between two parallel plane electrodes
at fixed voltage $V_0$ separated by a distance $L$. The electric field is applied in the direction perpendicular to the surface of the electrode. Then the current charge density is given in the region $0<x<L$ by
\begin{equation}
J=\frac{e\hbar}{2mi}\left(\psi^{\ast}\frac{d\psi}{dx}-\psi\frac{d\psi^{\ast}}{dx}\right)
\label{eq07}
\end{equation}
where $\psi$ is the electron complex wave function and $J$ is the constant electron emission current density. Using the following transformation (the validity of this transformation is given in section (\ref{appendixA}))
\begin{equation}
\psi=\psi^{\ast}\exp\left[\frac{i}{V_0}\int_0^xEdx\right]
\label{eq08}
\end{equation}
and inserting Eq. (\ref{eq08}) into Eq. (\ref{eq07}) we end up with
\begin{equation}
J=\frac{e\hbar}{2mV_0}\psi^{\ast}\psi E
\label{eq09}
\end{equation}
Comparing equation (\ref{eq09}) with equation (\ref{eq02}) we conclude that the {\it quantum} mobility of the charge carriers is given by
\begin{equation}
\mu_Q=\frac{\hbar}{2mV_0}
\label{eq10}
\end{equation}
Writing down the applied voltage as $V_0=-(\mu_C-\mu_E)/e$, we can write the quantum mobility in terms of the scattering time of the charge carries, i.e. $\mu_Q=e\tau/m$, where the scattering time is given by
\begin{equation}
\tau=\frac{\hbar}{2(\mu_E-\mu_C)}.
\label{eq11}
\end{equation}
where $\mu_C$ and $\mu_E$ refer to the chemical potential at the collector and injection electrodes, respectively.\\
Using Gauss's law for the electric field
\begin{equation}
\frac{dE}{dx}=\frac{e\psi^{\ast}\psi}{\epsilon}
\label{eq12}
\end{equation}
we can eliminate $|\psi|^2$ from equation (\ref{eq09}) to have
\begin{equation}
J=\mu_Q\epsilon E\frac{dE}{dx}
\label{eq13}
\end{equation}
Integrating Eq. (\ref{eq13}) we have
\begin{equation}
J(x+x_0)=\mu_Q\epsilon \frac{E^2}{2}
\label{eq14}
\end{equation}
where $x_0$ is a constant. Since at $x=0$, $E=J/\mu_Qe|\psi(0)|^2$, we have
\begin{equation}
x_0=\frac{\epsilon J}{2\mu_Qe^2|\psi(0)|^4}
\label{eq15}
\end{equation}
It follows that the electric field intensity is given by
\begin{equation}
E=\sqrt{\frac{2J}{\mu_Q\epsilon}(x+x_0)}
\label{eq16}
\end{equation}
and the potential drop across the solid is
\begin{equation}
V_0=\frac{2}{3}\sqrt{\frac{2J}{\mu_Q\epsilon}}\left[(L+x_0)^{3/2}-x_0^{3/2}\right]
\label{eq17}
\end{equation}
For small applied voltages we have $x_0<<L$, so that the current density given by Eq.(\ref{eq17}) is
\begin{equation}
J=\frac{9}{8}\mu_Q\epsilon\frac{V_0^2}{L^3}
\label{eq18}
\end{equation}
Equation (\ref{eq18}) is the Mott-Gurney law but with the quantum mobility. Substituting Eq.(\ref{eq10}) into Eq. (\ref{eq18}) we have
\begin{equation}
J=\frac{9}{16}\epsilon\frac{\hbar V_0}{mL^3}
\label{eq19}
\end{equation}
Interestingly, we see from Eq.(\ref{eq19}) that the charge current density follows a linear relationship with the applied voltage in the quantum domain. Our model then shows that at low voltage the conduction is Ohmic. For large voltage, i.e. when space-charges are unimportant, then $x_0>>L$ and we obtain
\begin{equation}
J=\frac{\hbar e}{2mL}|\psi(0)|^2.
\label{eq19a}
\end{equation}
\section{Validity of the transformation}
\label{appendixA}
In the mean field quantum formalism we need to solve the coupled Schr\"odinger-Poisson equations in the Hartree approximation
\begin{equation}
-\frac{\hbar^2}{2m}\frac{d^2\psi}{dx^2}+U(x)\psi={\cal E}\psi
\label{ap01}
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}
\frac{d^2V}{dx^2}=\frac{e}{\epsilon}\psi^{\ast}\psi
\label{ap02}
\end{equation}
where ${\cal E}$ is the total energy of the electron and $U$ the potential energy. In this model it is assumed that there is a steady current flowing across the solid with current density given by $J=e\hbar(\psi^{\ast}\psi^{\prime}-\psi\psi^{\ast\prime})/2mi$. Applying the following transformation $\psi=\psi^{\ast}e^{i\phi(x)}$ to equation (\ref{ap01}) we find that the Schr\"odinger equation transforms into
\begin{equation}
{\cal E}\psi^{\ast}=-\frac{\hbar^2}{2m}\left[\psi^{\ast\prime\prime}+2i\phi^{\prime}\psi^{\ast\prime}+i\psi^{\ast}\phi^{\prime\prime}-\psi^{\ast}\phi^{\prime 2}\right]+U\psi^{\ast}.
\label{ap03}
\end{equation}
Applying the transformation to the charge current density we get $J=e\hbar\psi^{\ast}\psi\phi^{\prime}/2m$ and using the continuity equation we get the following identity
\begin{equation}
\frac{dJ}{dx}=-i\psi^{\ast}e^{i\phi}\left[2i\phi^{\prime}\psi^{\ast\prime}+i\psi^{\ast}\phi^{\prime\prime}-\psi^{\ast}\phi^{\prime 2}\right]=0.
\label{ap04}
\end{equation}
Using equation (\ref{ap04}) and the fact that $H\psi^{\ast}={\cal E}\psi^{\ast}$, where $H$ is the Hamiltonian of the system, we see that the transformation $\psi=\psi^{\ast}e^{i\phi(x)}$ is a solution to Schr\"odinger's equation for the steady current case.\\
Since Poisson's equation is proportional to $|\psi|^2$, it is unaffected by our transformation.

\section{Dimensional Analysis}
To verify the scaling of the current density in the quantum regime we go to the two relevant equations in our derivation which are Gauss's law (Eq. (\ref{eq12}))  together with the current equation (Eq. (\ref{eq07})). Redefining $\tilde\psi=\psi/\sqrt{\epsilon}$ it follows that Gauss's law no longer depends on $\epsilon$ while the current charge density is given by
\begin{equation}
J=\epsilon\frac{e\hbar}{2mi}\left(\tilde\psi^{\ast}\frac{d\tilde\psi}{dx}-\tilde\psi\frac{d\tilde\psi^{\ast}}{dx}\right)
\label{eq20}
\end{equation}
We can now apply the standard dimensional analysis, which is to say that the charge current density can be expressed as
\begin{equation}
J=C_0\epsilon V_0^{\alpha}L^{\delta_1}\hbar^{\delta_2}m^{\delta_3}e^{\delta_4}
\label{eq21}
\end{equation}
where $C_0$ is a dimensionless constant. By expressing all quantities in the M.K.S. units and equating the powers on both sides of Eq.(\ref{eq21}) we obtain the following system of equations
\begin{eqnarray}
\alpha-\delta_4 &=& 1 \\
2\alpha+2\delta_2+\delta_1 &=& 1 \\
\alpha+\delta_2+\delta_3 &=& 1 \\
\delta_4-\delta_2-3\alpha &=& -4
\label{eq22}
\end{eqnarray}
The solution to the above system of equations in terms of $\alpha$, the exponent of $V_0$, is given by $\delta_1=2\alpha-5$, $\delta_2=3-2\alpha$, $\delta_3=\alpha-2$ and $\delta_4=\alpha-1$. It follows that the current is given by
\begin{equation}
J=C_0\epsilon V_0^{\alpha}L^{2\alpha-5}\hbar^{3-2\alpha}m^{\alpha-2}e^{\alpha-1}
\label{eq23}
\end{equation}
If $\alpha=1$ in Eq.(\ref{eq23}) we get
\begin{equation}
J\propto\epsilon \frac{\hbar V_0}{mL^3}
\label{eq24}
\end{equation}
Equation (\ref{eq24}) confirms the power law behavior of the Mott-Gurney law in the quantum domain.
\section{Conclusions}
We have developed a one dimensional quantum model of maximum transmitted current on a trap-free solid sandwiched between two planar electrodes with a fixed applied voltage.
An analytical solution for the space charge limited current in the quantum domain was presented using a simple transformation. It was shown using standard dimensional analysis that the power law obtained is consistent with the solution of our quantum model.
The method presented can be of help in developing a quantum theory of charge transport in solids for the non trap-free case.
\section{Acknowledgments}
This work was supported by the program ``C\'atedras CONACYT" and by the project ``Centro Mexicano de Innovaci\'on en Energ\'ia Solar" from Fondo Sectorial CONACYT-Secretar\'ia de Energ\'ia-Sustentabilidad Energ\'etica.\\

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National Refill Day 2019: Public urged to show they've #GotTheBottle to ditch single use plastic
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New survey reveals that three quarters of Brits think single-use plastic should be socially unacceptable
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Buying single-use plastic water bottles could soon be seen to be as bad as littering, spitting in public, queue-jumping, and playing loud music on public transport, according to a new survey to mark National Refill Day on 19th June 2019.
As part of the award-winning Refill campaign, the public are now being urged to stop buying single-use plastic water bottles and switch to refillable ones to help fight the tide of plastic waste.
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The number of Refill points listed on the app in the UK has just passed 20,000, including train stations, airports and high street chains like Starbucks, Costa and Wetherspoons. As part of the activity for National Refill Day it's been revealed that Greggs, Sweaty Betty and Parkdean Resorts have recently pledged their support and are now listed on the free Refill app.
Earlier this year water companies outlined plans to prevent the equivalent of 4 billion plastic bottles ending up as waste by 2030 as part of their Public Interest Commitment.
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Refill is an award-winning campaign to prevent plastic pollution at source by making it easier to reuse and refill your water bottle on the go than to buy a single-use plastic bottle. The campaign works by connecting people who are looking for water, with thousands of local business, transport hubs and public spaces where they can refill for free via a location-based app. The app has been downloaded more than 140,000 times and there are now over 20,000 Refill Stations in the UK including Pret, Starbucks, Costa, Greggs, Wetherspoons, Premier Inn, John Lewis, Morrisons, Network Rail and Heathrow.
It is estimated that the Refill campaign will have saved over 100 million single-use bottles from entering our waste stream by the end of 2019.
Refill is a City to Sea and Water UK campaign. City to Sea are an award-winning not for profit, campaigning to prevent plastic pollution. The organisation was founded by environmental campaigner, Natalie Fee in 2015.
About National Refill Day
National Refill Day launched for the first time in 2018 to encourage people to switch from single-use plastic water bottles to a reusable bottle and to refill on the go using the free Refill app. Last year the campaign reached over 33 million with support from DEFRA, The NHS, The Mayor of London and hundreds of brands and partners.
Water companies and Refill groups will be hosting events and activations across the country as part of National Refill Day. Activities include:
The Refill team will be at College Green in Bristol where Bristol Water and Bristol Council will be launching a new fountain
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In Scotland Refill Borders are launching their campaign at the Borders Book Festival where Will McCallum will also be launching his new book "How to Give Up Plastic". The Refill Borders team will be there from the 13th to the 16th June to promote the campaign.
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Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh and her estranged hubby, Olakunle Churchill aka Big Churchill decided to put their differences aside this time and came together to celebrate their son, King Andre as he turns 2 years old.
The Couple's differences appears to be softened as they where seen smiling in the first photos from their son's birthday party. They came together to celebrate their son, King's birthday at his school in Abuja today February 16th.
They looked happy together as they joined King to cut his birthday cake. Should we be expecting romance between them again?


Getting others to trust you and your abilities is easy, says Stever Robbins: Simply be trustworthy. If you lose trust, you'll never get it back.
We've lost trust. How do I regain the trust of my employees after six rounds of layoffs? How does my organization regain the trust of the community after we dumped toxic waste and covered it up? How does my management team regain trust of each other after a nasty political battle?
Do you trust me? Good. The truth is, you can't regain trust. Period. You doubt? Think hard about the times you've been betrayed. Did the villain ever find their way back into your heart? If you're like the thousands I've asked, the answer is never. Trust can be gained once and lost once. Once lost, it's lost forever.
So let's ask how we can keep trust from the start. It's really quite easy; if you want to be trusted, simply be trustworthy. The pressures will be great to act otherwise, and if you succumb, well, you'll lose trust and you'll never get it back.
I've heard countless discussions about how customers, suppliers, employees, shareholders, or communities can't be told the truth. Maybe we believe that they can't handle the truth, or that the truth will make us look bad, or maybe we don't want to take responsibility for the consequences. So we "position" our statement. We "frame it" carefully. We "massage it." We use careful "spin." In other words, we lie.
When people find out you've been lying to them, they know your words can't be trusted. If it's your spouse, they may give you a second chance. If it's your community, they may tell you they're giving you a second chance, but don't count on it.
Of course, there can be genuine reasons you can't tell the truth. Sometimes you're legally bound to remain silent. Sometimes you're negotiating and can't reveal your position. In those cases consider saying, "I can't discuss that." People won't like it, but they won't feel betrayed when the outcome is revealed.
Trust can be gained once and lost once. Once lost, it's lost forever.
Keeping promises is an especially powerful form of telling the truth. If you say you'll do something, do it. If you promise you'll show up, be there. If you say you'll deliver high quality, don't skimp. We all know business people who eagerly promise anything to a customer or colleague rather than face their disappointment. They rarely remember what was promised, which is just as well because they couldn't have delivered. Over time, their credibility drops so far that no one in their company believes a word they say.
Your marketing material makes promises, by the way. As a response to the low-carb craze, some cereal companies made "low-sugar" cereals. Read the label carefully and you'll discover they have as many carbs as high-sugar cereals. If you're targeting health-conscious consumers, don't promise them health and then deliver junk food. Keep your promises and you'll keep trust.
One powerful way to sustain trust is to put the interests of others ahead of your own. When people know you're looking out for them, they'll believe in your intentions even when you have hard news to deliver or need them to put in heroic efforts.
In the book Good to Great, Jim Collins introduces the "Level 5 leader" who puts the needs of the organization ahead of his or her own ego. Such leaders really inspire us to give our all because they demonstrate by example that with personal sacrifice we can achieve greater success as a group.
Putting others first means knowing their goals and concerns, and helping them. Is a colleague a passionate baseball fan? Give them your Red Sox tickets some afternoon, for no reason at all. Is that the game where the Red Sox win the World Series? Even better! You'll suffer real pain at giving up your tickets. Public sacrifice, if it's real and visible, builds huge credibility when it's in the service of others. And the sacrifice must be real. Reducing your bonus from $2 million to $1.75 million just doesn't count.
At its core, people trust you when they know you're safe to deal with. They observe how you treat them and others. Do the right thing in all your dealings and people will get it. They'll know you're trustworthy.
If you get a reputation for taking advantage of others, however, even people whom you have treated well can start to doubt. One CEO wrote articles trumpeting his ethical behavior. Employees knew otherwise; they'd seen him cheat distributors and shirk on his commitments to his partners. So the more the CEO crowed, the more the grapevine passed anonymous notes highlighting his lies.
You can trust an organization while distrusting its people. Think politics. We can trust our country's integrity even when individual politicians make our stomachs crawl.
In business, one bad manager rarely destroys trust in the entire company. But several bad managers, armed with policies that clearly treat people as disposable implements, can destroy trust in an entire organization.
At that point, bringing in a new management team that takes clear, visible action might have a chance of rebuilding trust. These actions will be hampered because employees have learned to distrust the organization as a whole. But at least the new leaders will have a chance to gain one-on-one trust and translate that into the organizational changes needed to build trust throughout.
I must confess that this article has been hard to write. "Do the right thing," "Treat people with respect," "Don't lie." Do these things really need to be said to adults? Apparently so. As businesspeople, we're not trustworthy.
The June 2002 Conference Board Commissions on Public Trust and Private Enterprise Report found that somewhere between 37 percent and 76 percent of employees "observed misconduct they believe could result in significant loss of public trust if it were to become known." Of course, the employees are the public, so public trust is losing on an ongoing basis.
It's up to us to fix the situation. We need to regain the public's trust, which means we need to regain our trust in each other. And it will only happen if we become the most trustworthy people we can become.
Pay attention to how often you tell the truth, how often you make decisions as if other people (customers, employees, suppliers) don't matter, and how often you put the well-being of others ahead of your own. Then ask yourself: Am I someone I would trust?
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Stever Robbins is founder and president of LeadershipDecisionworks, a consulting firm that helps companies develop leadership and organizational strategies to sustain growth and productivity over time. You can find more of his articles at http://LeadershipDecisionworks.com. He is the author of It Takes a Lot More than Attitude to Lead a Stellar Organization.


Beautifully variations in color tone make a magnificent carpet. This carpet gives a soft and cosy touch to your feet. This indoor area rug is hand loomed and has a low pile for easy vacuuming. This is ideal for a bedroom and a living room as well.
This is magnificently hand-knotted in pure Silk and cotton material. It contains Hamadan design pattern which is originated from Hamadan City. It is a very old and traditional design pattern which is very popular. The ground of this carpet is divided into boxes and each box contains a tree type design pattern. This is woven in multi-colors but the base of this carpet is in Powder Pink. This is an indoor rug and ideal for less traffic area.


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Sometimes I come across stories that are so well-written but also so safe and undemanding in their tropes and structures that I'm simultaneously enchanted and bored. Three is one such story. Immediately recognizable to anyone with even a passing knowledge of post-apocalyptic stories, it nonetheless has all the hallmarks of an exciting, well-paced, thoroughly plotted novel. Jay Posey has a talent for narrative, both in the sense of the twists and turns that keep you reading, as well as the little flourishes that add to the characters. Three is a post-apocalyptic road story in the vein of Mad Max , but it also reaches back and borrows from Greek tragedy and more cyberpunk dystopian worlds. The result, surprisingly, is not a mess; unfortunately, it also doesn't wow me.
Posey drops us into the story with little concern for exposition or background story, and this works really well. I think this is a good call in general--if your book opens with a monologue scrawl, why?--but sometimes, in attempting to execute it, authors just leave me too confused or not invested. Posey hits the balance perfectly; he drops terms, for example, that obviously mean something specific--like disconnected--without really explaining what they mean. You have to just keep reading, pick things up from context, while you accompany these characters on their journey. Far from being frustrating, the lack of exposition keeps the story streamlined and accessible.
It probably helps too, as I said above, that Posey leans heavily on all the tropes you'd expect in such a story. You've got your walled enclaves of "civilization" (such as it is) dotted across an unlivable hellscape. You've got the people in power, the people with power, and the people who want power. You've got your allies and support characters, your enemies and your minions, and of course, the "good guys", fighting the good fight with their cool guns and minor superpowers. You've got your badass action hero, your kickass action heroine, and your creepy child with powers neither he nor the other characters completely understand but which, of course, turn out to be very useful and plot-specific.
These tropes are all well-executed; this novel runs like a smoothly-oiled machine. It's a pleasure to read in that sense. Yet, perhaps for this very reason, the novel is a little boring. These tropes are all there is. Three is enjoyable but eminently predictable and safe.
And some of these tropes aren't all that positive, either. They could stand with some subversion. Take the trio of Three, Cass, and Wren, for instance. I don't mean to rag on Cass too much, because I genuinely like her character and, for the most part, the way that Posey portrays her. She's strong and competent but also clearly stressed by the ongoing peril she finds herself in. But at times she is reduced to the "mama bear protecting her cub", and motherhood becomes her overriding trait. She exists as the parental safety net for Wren, as a damsel in distress--and even though this damsel is capable of fighting back by herself, pairing her up with the very masculine and hyper-competent Three just makes for an extremely standard setup.
It would have been so much cooler if Three were a woman or nonbinary and he and Cass could have a queer thing going on (either platonic or romantic or ambiguous, doesn't matter). Or even if Posey had gender-swapped, making Three a woman bounty hunter and Cass a father on the run with his child.
I know there's a fine line between critiquing a book for missed opportunities and criticizing a book too harshly for not being an entirely different thing that you want. Still, I just feel like Three could have been awesome if Posey had taken more chances with the characters, settings, and plot elements.
I'm going to digress now into a more general rumination on post-apocalyptic fiction; my comments here don't necessarily apply to Three solely or even at all, but these thoughts occurred during and after reading this book.
It strikes me there is something very Eurocentric, Western, and fetishistic about most of our post-apocalyptic literature. That is to say, the stock vision of the "hellscape", if you will, is often something already experienced by people around the world. Broken cities separated by vast distances now difficult to traverse, roving gangs of thieves and ex-soldiers regurgitated by the latest in a cycle of strife and civil wars--these are not hypotheticals but are actualities for people who grow up in regions like Sudan and Darfur, in Syria now, etc. When we construct fictional post-apocalyptic worlds that resemble these locations, then, are we colonizing these spaces all over again? Are we engaging in a kind of literary crisis tourism? Is this our equivalent of nineteenth-century novelists writing escapist penny dreadfuls set in the "primitive and untamed wilds" of South America?
Three and other such stories with a Mad Max tone to them feature rugged protagonists fighting for survival against the eternally unjust world of their dystopia. In this way, post-apocalyptic fiction serves as a kind of morality play for the modern age: in this broken future, the individual can endure by being good and strong and fighting back against all odds. This is part of the appeal of post-apocalyptic fiction despite its bleak and often devastating settings and events: if individuals can fight and endure even in such dangerous places, then we must be able to survive our 9 to 5s.
Post-apocalyptic fiction is a speculative attempt to recreate the frontier-like feeling of the Wild West, replete with science-fictional technologies and miracles of one's choosing. The core group of protagonists, as our heroes, receive the privilege of being individuals. They often square off against faceless enemies--hordes of zombies (or the Weir, here) or barbarian groups, real or mythological or fictional-but-loosely-based-on-real groups. But the whole conceit of the Wild West is very Eurocentric--it is itself a revisionist construct designed to legitimize settlement and manifest destiny. So when we recreate the Wild West in fictional futures, it's worth examining the elements of colonialist thinking that we drag along into those futures.
I don't know if any of that makes sense. And, as a I said a few paragraphs above, I'm not sure how much of this applies to Three specifically. Like I said, it just occurred to me, and I wanted to record these thoughts.
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Save on the price of the guided tour, booking this excursion for independent travelers with round-trip transportation from Florence, hostess aboard, and commentary on the bus.
You'll leave for the historical town of Pisa, renowned for its architectural masterpieces. Here you can admire the splendor of the monuments of Piazza dei Miracoli, as well as the lively streets and squares of the old town. Don't miss the Cathedral (entrance ticket included), the round-shaped Baptistery, and the celebrated Leaning Tower, one of the wonders of the world!
Then you will go to the elegant and refined town of Lucca, where you'll have free time to get around the city independently. You can admire the famous XVI century walls, enter the enchanting historical centre and see the amazing Piazza Anfiteatro, the Guinigi Tower, and the Duomo di San Martino.
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Can Cannabis help anxiety? From migraines, to sore joints, to cancer, cannabis is used to treat a vast range of diseases and conditions. Perhaps one of the more unexpected uses for this plant is the treatment of mood disorders like anxiety. Though public acceptance of cannabis use for mood disorders has only recently gained a foothold, the truth is cannabis has been used to treat these conditions for hundreds of years.
The knowledge of this legacy is not well known. Most often, anxiety is mentioned in the same sentence as cannabis only to list it as an unwanted side effect. In recent years, however, the body of scientific and anecdotal evidence supporting the use of cannabis for relieving anxiety has begun to grow. Various studies indicate the endocannabinoid system – which produces the human body's equivalent to the 80-some compounds found in cannabis – plays a significant role in battling anxiety. These naturally occurring cannabinoids are present in the amygdala and hypothalamus, parts of the brain responsible for the disorder.
Anxiety can take many forms; social anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and OCD all fall into this category. Almost one fifth of the American population is thought to suffer from some kind of anxiety disorder.
To understand how cannabis can ease anxiety, it's important to first comprehend how the body's endocannabinoid system affects the disorder.
Anxiety can be caused by many factors: emotional, environmental, genetic. Biologically, anxiety is caused by the production of excitatory neurotransmitters, primarily glutamate. Though this amino acid is vital to our daily functions, like anything else, we can end up with too much of a good thing.
Stressful situations trigger the production of glutamate. When this happens, the endocannabinoid system is supposed to help counteract the stressful results by dampening the neuroreceptors that react to the glutamate. If too few endocannabinoids are produced, however, a person experiences anxiety, rather than a manageable bit of stress or worry.
That's where cannabis comes in or, more accurately, specific cannabinoids within cannabis. By augmenting the body's endocannabinoid stores, cannabis increases our natural glutamate-inhibiting abilities.
Cannabis is made up of more than 80 cannabinoids, the most well-known of which is THC (tetrahydrocannabidiol). Quickly gaining in popularity is CBD (cannabidiol), a compound that counteracts many of THC's less desirable side effects, and boasts many of its own benefits. It is CBD that is believed to play the most significant role in the dampening of anxiety, thanks to its non-psychoactive, sedative effect.
THC, on the other hand, is the compound presumed to cause anxiety, thanks to its effect on the amygdala. Despite this, some recent studies have shown that while high doses of THC can exacerbate this symptom, low doses can actually have the opposite effect. For the time being, though, CBD is the cannabinoid to watch when it comes to anxiety.
It is CBD that is believed to play the most significant role in the dampening of anxiety, thanks to its non-psychoactive, sedative effect.
The first study that touted the effect of CBD on anxiety took place more than 30 years ago, though the study looked at the cannabinoid's ability to block cannabis-induced anxiety, specifically. It wasn't until 2011 that another study looked at CBD's effect on patients with existing anxiety disorders.
This study showed that following a treatment with CBD, the patients' brain scans showed less anxiety, and less activity in those significant parts of the brain (the amygdala and the hypothalamus), when compared to the scans of the control group.
Another study published by the same assembly of researchers entailed giving CBD to patients with social anxiety disorder who were preparing to speak in public. The treated individuals showed less cognitive impairment and discomfort when they took the stage for what would normally be a very stressful presentation.
The reactive result of this cannabinoid isn't the only way in which cannabis may be able to aid people suffering from anxiety disorders. Evidence suggests a healthy endocannabinoid system can help rid the brain of painful memories, which could in turn ease or eradicate PTSD. The system is also closely involved in neurogenesis – the growth of new brain cells – which has a whole host of benefits including lowering anxiety levels.
There are so many positive results from these studies, and more supporting evidence is sure to surface as cannabis research grows in demand and becomes more accessible. Nonetheless, incorrect dosages, or the presence of other cannabinoids that conflict with helpful CBD, can alter the desired effect of the medication, so it is important that individuals suffering from anxiety take care when using cannabis. FARM staff is a great resource to help you determine the best cannabis products for your all-natural anxiety treatment.


There are so many Christians out there full of bitterness and anger over their loss. How I wish I could help them see the beauty in trusting Jesus! Really trusting Him! Not just for fire insurance, but for the good and beautiful life, the abundant life, He came to give us on earth.
Yes, the earth is fallen and corrupt as it states in Genesis, but He came to give us LIFE!! Our life begins now, the moment we got saved – were born into His Kingdom of light!
Because I know He came to give me abundant life on earth and eternally, I can trust Him with my children. Even in Andrew's death. Even if He takes them all.
We are here for His glory, not our own story. But He is so compassionate that He allows my story to be part of the big story.
We are a part of His story. Amen!
I'm grateful He made me His.
Loved this post. We are here for God not ourselves.
Keeping this truth in mind has helped me through difficult times. It's not about me, but about Him.


The lovely Taylor over at Taylored Expressions does a weekly cupcake challenge every Friday. And who doesn't love cupcakes? This is the first time I got a chance to do her challenge and I enjoyed her sketch a lot. It was out of the box for me, mostly because I love making my normal 4.25 by 5.5 card.
Now, Taylor does encourage you to use cupcakes. Mostly because they are just happy and we love them. But you can do whatever you want. I did a cake this time. Something about this sketch just asked for this MFT You Take the Cake image I recently got in a swap.
I just love pink and brown. One of these days I'm gonna learn how to make cakes so I can make myself a nice and pretty pink and brown cake. Mmmmm...cake! But I am currently trying to lose weight so I will live vicariously through my cards.
And don't forget my giveaway! It ends on Saturday! Enter HERE.
great card! mmm cake its the second time tonight I've seen cake on a blog I think someone is trying to temp me ... yes I agree brown and pink is yummy!
Great cards. Love them. Getting my art fix this morning.


Posted May 15th, 2014 - News Posted for ISA News.
SUP is one of the fastest growing and most exciting of the Surfing disciplines which was underlined by consistent growth in this Championship in recent years. 27 national teams from all five continents participated in this year's competition, compared to 22 in 2013 and 17 in 2012. 250 athletes also competed in the 2014 edition, a 40% increase on the 150 athletes that took part in 2013.
The host country, Nicaragua, also competed in the Championship for the first time and finished in a very respectable 11th place overall, highlighting the steady development of the sport in Latin America. The team result was quite an achievement for the small Central American host nation given many of its athletes only recently made the transition to the SUP and Paddleboard disciplines. The top four finishes by the teams from France, Australia, USA and Brazil also underline the broad universality of the disciplines.
The ISA also provided 15 boards for each team to use during the competition and, to aid the growth and development of Surfing in Nicaragua, these boards have been donated to the Nicaragua Surfing Association for recreational use for the local population.
The successful hosting of Surfing competitions in new markets replicates the consistent growth of the ISA in recent years, particularly in Latin America, Asia and Africa. The organisation now has 84 Member Federations across all five continents and that figure is expected to rise to over 100 by 2015. It is also estimated that there are 35 million surfers around the world, 14 million of which are aged between 12-24, placing emphasis on the booming popularity of Surfing and all its disciplines and the sport's great appeal amongst young people.
"We have seen a spectacular event here in Nicaragua and it's wonderful to see the participation figures grow at such a consistent rate year on year. The feedback from the athletes and teams has also been phenomenal. Many of the racers are calling the long distance race through the Isletas de Granada the best race in the history of the sport. For us, this means the SUP is progressing both technically and in terms of development, which is truly exciting.
"The success of this event in Nicaragua is also a testament to the organizational capacity of our hosts. The ISA has been responsible for growing the sport in recent years and by hosting successful World Championship events in new markets such as this demonstrates the true universality of Surfing and the resonance of the core values intrinsically linked to the sport.


Most gardeners around the world grow sweet potatoes for the potato roots themselves. However, many are not aware of the fact that the green tops (aka the sweet potato leaves) are edible as well. If you have not eaten the leaves of the sweet potato, you are missing out on its delicious taste and many nutrients.
From the leaves of sweet potato plant come the potato greens. They are high in nutrients, rich in antioxidants, proteins, vitamin B as well as iron, calcium and zinc. This tasty vegetable is widely eaten within the West African region, Liberia being one of these countries.
Every country has its own way of cooking the potato greens, either as a soup or stew. In Liberia it can either be fried in vegetable oil or cooked with palm oil. Both stews are prepared with chicken, beef, seafood, seasoning, peppers, and onions, which can be eaten with rice.
A drink of the sweet potato leaves helps with GI distress as well constipation because of the significant level of fiber the leaves have, which can prevent colon cancer.
The high beta carotene content in sweet potato is the key anti-inflammatory compound that makes it a natural painkiller.


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Dental crowns require very little alterations to the natural tooth.
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Inconsistent and improper oral hygiene can lead to dental crown problems and dental bridge problems. Dr. Taimish may also fix loose dental crowns and loose dental bridges at Norton Dental Ancaster.
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Michelle DAvella is the founder of Pushing Beauty. Michelle is a breathwork coach and facilitator of The Desire Map. In this episode, Michelle discusses living in the world as someone who feels deeply, trying to use her mind to think through or push past her emotions, until she ultimately stopped hiding from her feelings- stepping out of shame and into her own power. She shares her recent heartbreak and how she has used self-care practices to fall in love with herself and live a life transformed valuing both her mind, her heart, and her intuition.
Don't let this lead you to believe that my life is pain-free. I went through a terrible heartbreak this year, but my growth has allowed me to learn tremendously from it. I worked on keeping my heart open. I took the time to heal, as long as it needed. I paid close attention to the wounds the pain was pointing to. I took deep care of myself, like I work to do every day.
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The Cabin in the Woods
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Where was the horror? Where was the thrill?
The summary for this movie makes it sound like it's a horror/thriller in the vein of 1408 or The Shining- this movie is supposedly about a haunted room in a hotel where you dream other people's dreams. While yes, this is mentioned in the film, it has virtually no influence on the plot. At all. The movie starts with some hotel guests celebrating a birthday party, and one of them loses the draw and has to spend a night in the room. But what does it do?
Nothing, apparently.
This film isn't about the haunted room, or about anything creepy at all. It's a drama about the various lives of the several hotel guests and staff. Each character has their own mini-story, some of which get resolved, but most of which do not. One of the guests is hunting down the man who sold his son heroin, leading to his eventual overdose- the guest accuses one of the cooks, but is the cook actually the culprit? We don't know. Someone steals the cook's savings, and so a manhunt begins as the guests and staff look for the one who stole it- but who stole it? That is also never explained. Even the aforementioned haunted room, ultimately, has little involvement in the plot- two characters spend the night in the room, but nothing that happens to either character is directly related to it.
The main plot centers around the hotel owner and one of the guests, an ex-porn star who has attempted suicide several times. She never commits suicide in the movie, and the two of them don't actually end up together, so you might be asking, how is that the main plot? Beats me, but that's what it is. Eventually one of the two cooks gets high and leaves, and the other cook goes crazy and kills someone. I wish it were actually as exciting as I made it sound, but it isn't.
This movie kept my interest, but only because I was waiting for the horror part to start. Don't believe the description. This is a drama with little direction where nothing gets resolved.
The Legend of Bloody Jack
Another movie where the title has no bearing on the film whatsoever.
Wow. Where to begin? This movie was terrible. Absolutely terrible. It's a shot-on-video disaster with nothing to make it worth watching. From a technical standpoint, it's a train wreck- every single outdoor scene is way, way too dark (to the point where I couldn't tell if it they were using a day-to-night filter to make it seem like it's nighttime or not). Did this film even have a lighting director? And on the topic of lighting, either the movie keeps jumping between daytime to nighttime to daytime again, or whoever set up the indoor scenes had no idea what they were doing.
From a story standpoint, what story? The movie begins with a guy trying to... uh... revive his ancestor? Or something? I don't know, he didn't do a very good job of explaining anything and then he gets killed, and he was the only character who had any idea what was going on. Then it turns out that's a story being told by someone else? The killer's never even given a name (simply called "Lumberjack" in the credits- who in the world got the idea this movie was about Jack the Ripper?) and he just kinda shows up and kills people. The characters are complete idiots- one noteworthy scene involves the hero (I can't think of what else to call him) shoot the bad guy, then look over his "dead" body (leaving the axe untouched) until the bad guy comes back to life, at which point he and his girlfriend run ten feet away, crouch down in the grass, and proceed to have a five-minute discussion about what to do. All this, after a scene where the killer heard a bullet clink in the guy's pocket from fifty feet away. And then, at the end of the movie, it turns out it's yet another story being told, involving the people the story was being told to? As if the storyteller told everyone, "Hey guys, here's a story about all of us getting killed, and by the way part of the story involves me seeing you two have sex. Back to all of us getting killed..." And one more thing- the box is about as misleading as it can get. The front of the DVD case shows a killer silhouetted against a dozen bodies hanging from trees, the back of the case has a picture of a cabin that is not in the movie (and the killer about to hack a girl who I'm pretty sure wasn't in the movie either), and there's two quotes on the box (who make the movie sound way better than it is) ATTRIBUTED TO NOBODY. That's right, they put quotes on their box and didn't even bother to make it sound like someone actually said them. And at least twice on the box it mentions a "true story" or "urband legend" or whatever- what story? What urban legend? There wasn't anything there to even be considered an urban legend at all. "Campfire Urban Legend, Bloody Jack, comes to life in this brutal telling of the true story behind one of America's most prolific serial killers." Uh, what? The killer in the movie is never called "Bloody Jack". True story? True stories usually have, you know, details. "One of America's most prolific serial killers"? How can someone be "prolific" if they're never identified a single time? This movie was a headache from beginning to end. I watched it at 1.5x speed and it still went by too slowly.
Camp Daze
When you watch this movie, make sure you watch it with a bunch of gay friends.
I did, and a good time was had by all.
First off, let me say that this movie is garbage. It just is. Now that that's out of the way, it DOES have some good points, but for the most part, it's garbage.
The main garbage point is the story. It had amazing potential- but was extremely poorly executed. Did any of you ever see that episode of the Aladdin cartoon where they got caught up in this weird magical time loop? If so, you've seen how GOOD this movie's plot could have been. If not, you've only seen how BAD this movie's plot could have been.
This movie is about some people who stumble upon a camp caught in a 24-hour time loop in which people get killed, every day, by an unseen killer (or killers). This is a great plot- except THE KILLERS AND SOME OF THE VICTIMS KNOW ABOUT THE LOOP. The ONLY way that this plot would have been even remotely sensical is if everyone involved has no knowledge of it whatsoever. If you committed a bunch of murders, and then got killed yourself, and then found out that your exploits caused you and those around you to loop over and over repeatedly, would you keep doing it? And, if so, would you keep falling for the same traps over and over? The killers, however, don't seem to care. They're perfectly content with killing the same people, every day, over and over, and then getting killed themselves (without, you know, stopping their own deaths), without any regard for what's going on.
The audio is terrible, the acting is terrible, the camera-work is terrible, and the story is absolutely terrible. The blatant homo-eroticism is the only thing driving this movie.
Carnage Road
Boredom: The Legend of Low-Budget
Wow. Not many movies (since Camp Blood) have been this terrible. This, right here, is my poster example of a horrible movie. The plot makes no sense, the characters HAD to have been added in as an afterthought, and I'm tempted to think that whoever made this movie only had a vague idea of what movies were.
First off, let me just make one statement. This movie is about a random killer who stalks and kills people in the desert. That's right, a DESERT. You know, one of those barren locations with little or no landmarks, and NOTHING TO HIDE BEHIND. So many scenes in this movie (including the very first) involve the characters standing or walking by, thirty feet from the killer, who happens to be hiding behind NOTHING. He's just standing there. Sometimes, such as in the cast of the first scene, there's a six-inch tall tumbleweed and a strip of wood on the ground, not even tall enough to block the camera let alone an entire person, but apparently none of the characters noticed him.
Second, the characters are ridiculous. Four photography students- I don't even know if they're supposed to have met before this movie begins- all go out into the desert to take pictures. Alright, sounds okay so far. Except that none of them brought any food, water, or supplies for their day-trip into the DESERT. And, not even that, but ONE of them has a camera. I'm strongly tempted to believe that whoever directed this had never been to a photography class- or even knew what photography class was. Every time the characters "Stop to take pictures", do you think they take any that would be seen in a photography class? No. They take the kind of pictures you'd take on your vacation into the desert. (Nothing experimenting with lighting, no scenery shots, no nothing- all of their pictures are just the two girls standing in front of something, hugging, or whatever.) Third, the action scenes are terrible. What was with that scene where Quiltface walks towards them for five minutes as they stand in front of the camera shaking? It's just one shot, over-the-shoulder, as Quiltface takes his sweet time walking towards them. Didn't they think, during those five minutes, of, I don't know, walking away? He's not even moving very fast.
Fourth, it's quite clear that they got halfway through shooting and then couldn't think of how to end the movie. So, once all of the characters are dead, the one with the most grievous injury (the guy with the machete blow to the head, as opposed to the girl who got slashed in the side) gets up, somehow, and finds help. (And his injury gets smaller and smaller by the end of the movie, at which point it's gone entirely.) And it's also clear that they didn't want their special FX makeup to go to waste, as they hold each gore-shot for several more seconds than necessary (as the actor just sits there still).
Fifth, the movie ends after the one survivor rides away, in a vehicle, for at least an hour (we assume). And yet, somehow, Quiltface is there when the van stops for a potty break.
Avoid this movie. It's terrible. It's not the actors' fault, it's not the writers' fault, it's not the director's fault. It's the fault of whoever gave them funding for this garbage.
The way you know you took a wrong turn? You keep seeing the same things over and over. Just like this movie.
So, I saw this movie at the rental place, and my fiancé says, "Oh, I saw that movie a few years ago." I asked her what it was about, and she said, "I can't remember, but it's got crazy mutated hillbillies." I thought to myself, "Hmm... that sounds a lot like The Hills Have Eyes." Boy, was I wrong. This movie isn't a lot like The Hills Have Eyes- it's the exact same movie.
Er, well, it takes place in a forest. But aside from that, it's the same movie. It's got the main character(s) looking for a shortcut through the wilderness, the crazy gas station attendant who somehow lets the main character(s) know about a non-existent shortcut, the tires blow out, the crazy hillbillies kill people, steal their cars, and eat them. That's really the whole movie, and that's all there was to The Hills Have Eyes. (The original, AND the remake.) And I have to say the worst part is watching the interviews with the director and cast and hear them talk about how original it was, and the director even mentions, "It's a mix between Deliverance and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre." I guess it sort of would have thrown everyone off if he instead said, "It's really the exact same movie someone made twenty years ago, and will remake in a couple years, but it takes place in a forest. So that's what makes it worth seeing." In other words, I realized I took a Wrong Turn when I noticed the same recurring landmarks over and over and over. Or, in this case, plot lines.


My Book of Days is coming along. I began the regular posts today, and also worked on the farewell to 2011 and welcome to 2012. I was in my "Elizabethan" mood, thus the wording on the hearts. When I wrote the greeting for 2012, I felt I should welcome her as a fair year. It's like a person, when you first meet them, everything about them is fair because we do not know what is yet to come. As we get to know each other, little kinks and quirks turn up in all of us, we accept them - they make us human. As with the year - I am greeting her as 'fair' until she reveals herself for whom she truly is ... some good .... some not so good, but on the whole an interesting and uplifting experience.
Letters will be written to both years. 2011 I have much to let go of and release. I think it will be good therapy. 2012, I will greet as fair, because as yet she is unknown. I will tell her what I am willing to receive from her this year. I am making a 'secret pocket' where hopes and dreams can be kept as they arise.
Fabulous pages, Donna. There are so many that want to let go of 2011 with hope for happiness and good health in 2012.
Your journals have been a joy to read and follow and this one will be especially rewarding.
I love you pages and your thinking . I have erased 2011 from my memory am starting afresh out with the old and all that !
I look forward to seeing all your work in this book and a fresh start is always good for all of us. I like how you are putting your inner thoughts into the pockets.