I'm thrilled to officially announce that I will be one of the many authors participating in Greensboro Bound: A Literary Festival. This relatively new literary festival is the love child of many people including readers, writers, bookstore owners and others in the Greensboro area. They eventually formed the Greensboro Literary Organization, a nonprofit organization that helps to manage the festival. This year the festival is May 16-19. I'll be on a few panels including one about speculative fiction, more details soon.
It's March and winter hasn't quite released its grip yet, at least not in the southeastern United States. I'm late this year in getting to begin a new gratitude jar as I usually start one in January. I've been traveling for work and was feeling a bit more cranky and tired than usual and I needed a life-affirming pick me up. I checked out my 2018 gratitude jar, still full of entries.
But first, what's a gratitude jar?
The idea is simple…get a big jar, write one thing you are grateful for at the end of the day and put it in the jar. The jar offers a visual touchstone of joy as you see it filling up with entries during the year.
For many years, I have kept a gratitude jar focused around my creative life.
Keeping a gratitude jar is a symbolic act. As creative people, we have to take physical action in the world to pursue our dreams, I, however, also believe in utilizing symbolic acts of power. Symbolic acts of power are those that connect us to mystery, the unknown, serendipitous help and support, luck, and universal good. Symbolic acts of power can also free us from a constant focus on the mundane aspects of the creative life. Using symbolic acts of power can help boost our confidence, remain playful in the face of adversity, and develop trust in ourselves and the power of the universe.
At the end of the year, one of the things that fills me with delight is to go through and read my entries. I rarely get close to having 365 entries, but that's OK. I definitely love reading about all the special moments that happened last year that I had forgotten. The majority of the entries relate to giving thanks for some aspect of my creative life going well. I was grateful that I had gotten a submission accepted, or someone had offered kind words on a reading I gave, or I had a day where good ideas seemed to flow endlessly.
Today, I plucked a few from the jar and read them. They transported me back in time and space and jogged my memory about all sorts of big and small events. They made me smile and I immediately felt less cranky.
-we live in a powerful interlinked circle of friends, associates, colleagues, loved ones and even strangers that give our life meaning through their acts of kindness, grace and love. It's important to remember!
The powerful benefits that stem from a gratitude practice are ones that science now validates and that spiritual traditions have always claimed.
This week, I'll be reading all the entries of 2018, honoring them and then starting afresh. One new entry per day.
What about you? Why not grab a jar and dedicate it specifically for your creative practice/life/ dream/goal? Or you can put something in the gratitude jar before you start work on your novel, book of essays, musical score, etc. List what you're grateful for before you begin or end a project. There are many uses for a gratitude jar. There's actually so much that goes right on our creative paths, if we just slow down and notice.
This is a practice that you will wind up loving and is like rocket fuel for your creative life! Promise!
It's March and I have a great workshop, Social Media for Writers: 7 Strategies, coming up in just a few weeks! I'd love for you to attend. At any given time, you can find writers talking, arguing and lamenting about the expectations of social media usage for writers. There's often not a lot of joy in these conversations. The debates over how to use social media (and what for), also reveal ambivalence about other necessary skills writers most often need to develop–promotion and marketing.
Whether you aspire to be an indie writer, traditionally published or hybrid author, creating an online presence is part of a savvy writer's toolkit.
Creating an online presence and managing social media helps writers build relationships with other authors, fans and industry professionals. It also can generate leads, provide exposure and advance your professional goals and aspirations.
With the millions of choices out there, potential readers need to know how to find your work, understand your unique perspective and connect with you.
Social Media for Writers is geared for writers interested in creating or beefing up an online presence. It is also geared for those writers who want to know more about how to use social media effectively in getting them closer to their writing goals.
We'll spend time exploring the challenges and opportunities of various platforms (e.g. Twitter, Instagram, etc.) and learn novel ways that writers have used these platforms to promote their work and engage industry professionals, readers and fans.
We'll also talk about author websites (what should be on them?), blogging (is it still worth doing?), author newsletters (when should you start one?), and importantly–how not to get overwhelmed in managing your social media.
Does the term author platform make you cringe? Are you overwhelmed by conflicting advice about how often and in what ways aspiring (and professional) writers should be engaging in social media? Do you think that talking about an author brand minimizes one's creativity? Does talk of authors using Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram make you want to stay in bed and pull up the covers?
Find out ways to effectively harness social media to meet your goals and have fun while doing it.
This workshop will help you make informed choices about how you represent yourself online.
Writers of every level, genre, and background welcome.
In order to begin my PP, I had to do something pretty radical for me. On Jan 1, I stopped listening to writing podcasts, I stopped reading craft books and clicking on the columns of my favorite writing experts. I took a break from everyone else's wonderful advice, knowledge, tips and went within. I got reconnected with my own CORE WRITING VOICE AND WISDOM.
This was hard to do! As you know I am a 'resource maven'. I LOVE finding resources and sharing them with my community.
I, however, also believe it is super important to take breaks from the avalanche of others' advice and guidance and deeply connect with our inner writing intelligence. That inner writing intelligence is always there, of course, but by the end of the year, it craves recognition and reconnection. It craves being in the center and having your undivided attention.
I also truly believe that whatever you focus on the first couple of days and weeks of the New Year sets the tone for the rest of the year. I decided to make room for a passion project that I've been dying to tackle. I am writing a creative nonfiction piece (maybe a memoir) about the year my mother left my abusive stepfather and we were almost homeless. I was ten and my sister was four. Through a special state program, we wound up living in a Manhattan hotel on a floor designated for "battered women and their children". This year changed my life and I'm investigating all the ways it shaped the woman I became.
A passion project is one that is both scary and ambitious and tugs at your heart. It's one that has urgency. The one that has been trying to get your attention for all these years. The one where you don't know if it will "pay off", the one that is unruly and messy.
How do you make room for a passion project?
You look at your schedule and you notice what activities you do that are either draining, time-wasting, unnecessary or just take up space. We all have some of those. You look for slivers of 10-20% of activities that can be consolidated or cut to give you time. Then you get into the frame of mind where you get excited about your passion project (the one you would LOVE to do, but never seem to find the time). You imagine yourself working on the PP within the time that you have made for it.
To make room for a passion project in light of what's already on your plate (and I'm assuming that could include, work, childcare, eldercare, exercise, life stuff, other writing projects, etc.) takes some effort. I know it's not easy, but isn't it also important to make space for a passion project that has been on your list for a LONG TIME that you intuitively know will bring you JOY, or at least make you feel really ALIVE?
I decided that I would write daily on the PP for 10-45 minutes beginning around 9:30 pm. This meant giving up and rearranging late night time with my partner (we moved our TV time up), ignoring work email (unless it was urgent), not listening to podcasts, and shuffling other creative writing projects to earlier in the day. It has been challenging but also super rewarding. I began with a brief outline, but most writing sessions I started freewriting with, "I remember". I now have about half of a journal or 65 handwritten pages.
As luck would have it, I also found my first diary which chronicles a few months of that year.
This was buried under many other journals.
It's humbling to see what one decides to document when one is a ten-year old!
My handwriting was much neater at 10!
Today, I have begun to transfer these writings into Scrivener. It feels good to move this work from my journal into the computer.
Passion projects replenish our creative wells. They are also addictive. I now will do just about anything to keep this work going though I have other writing projects to finish. These, however, are good problems to have.
I encourage you to find a way to go deep into your work, be it a passion project or something you have already started. And, that might mean taking a break from the outside world for a bit. That was crucial for me. The first quarter of the year is a great time to mirror nature. Winter is about going within and metaphorically playing in the dark.
Do you have a passion project that you want to tackle this year? I'd love to know!
Happy new year, everyone! It feels especially poignant to begin the first post of the year with a special Author Q&A. More than a decade ago, before I formally began my coaching practice, I taught creativity workshops at UNC-Chapel Hill's The Friday Center. They had a thriving adult enrichment program. My classes were popular and I met and coached people from all backgrounds. It is always a delight to run into people many years later and hear about their creative adventures.
Two months ago at the North Carolina Writers' Conference, out the corner of my I saw a distinguished-looking woman. Her face looked familiar, but I only caught a glimpse before moving on to my next panel. To my great delight and surprise, this same woman came up to me at the reception. We immediately recognized each other. She had taken one of my classes at the Friday Center and credited me with planting a seed of creative possibility! At the time, she did not know that she even wanted to write a book. Yet, as she stood there, we both rejoiced about her newly published book, Stories from the Tenth-Floor Clinic: A Nurse Practitioner Remembers. It was a joyous moment to celebrate this accomplishment with her. When I heard about the subject matter of her book, I couldn't wait to invite her for an interview. I also was curious (as always) about what being on this writing journey has meant to her.
Aging is a reality. Needing competent and compassionate healthcare as we age is a reality. I just turned 50 last year and I often think about what the next 30 years (or more) of my life will be like. I think about the importance of personal health and also a health care system than can work for all. My mother passed away at 56 and I often think about what kind of care she might have received as a senior citizen, if she had lived. The quality of care that our elders receive is of paramount importance. Nurse practitioners play a vital role in helping us navigate the demographic shift of aging Boomers that is already under way.
Marianna Crane became one of the first gerontological nurse practitioners in the early 1980s. A nurse for more than forty years, she has worked in hospitals, clinics, home care, and hospice settings. She writes to educate the public about what nurses really do. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Eno River Literary Journal, Examined Life Journal, Hospital Drive, Stories That Need to be Told: A Tulip Tree Anthology, and Pulse: Voices from the Heart of Medicine.
I honored to welcome Marianna Crane to The Practice of Creativity.
-Why did you write Stories from the Tenth-Floor Clinic: A Nurse Practitioner Remembers? What's in store for readers?
I wrote the book because I had to. The patients I cared for hounded me for years until I finally told their stories. I also wanted to show the emergence of the nurse practitioner role.
I was the first coordinator of the Senior Clinic, which was located in a one-bedroom apartment in a Chicago housing high-rise for low-income elderly. It was novel to have a clinic for the elderly housed in a building where they lived. Each day was a total surprise. Folks walked into the clinic for a routine medical appointment or with a life-threatening illness or carrying a loaf of zucchini bread. The reader will meet these colorful characters as well as the opinionated staff that challenged me to rethink my values.
-What did you learn about yourself as a writer while you worked on the memoir?
I learned that what I wrote initially in the book was not a clear map of what I wanted to convey. I just wanted to tell this story. But what story? My memory cast my co-workers in roles that inhibited my progress. With each rewrite, I softened my harsh critique of others and uncovered some detrimental actions that I had initiated. My insight became sharper when I let the story percolate in my head rather than rushing to rewrite. Reflection and patience, albeit over seven years, finally enabled me to be truthful to what happened in the tenth-floor clinic.
-You were one of the pioneering nurse practitioners (NP) in geriatric care. Given the upcoming demographic shifts happening in the U.S. (e.g. Baby Boomer retirement) what expanded role might NPs play in helping the public to navigate this change?
Physicians tend to choose specialties that they feel are more exciting and well-paid than geriatrics. To offset the deficit of physicians that care for the elderly, NPs could step into the role of primary care provider. They are educated to see the total patient, not just physical illness. It's important to note, however, that not one health care professional is optimal in delivering care to the elderly. An interdisciplinary care team working to address social, economic, mental, functional, and physical problems has been shown to be most helpful. The NP could coordinate this effort.
–Who would you love to know was reading your book?
-What's been the most fun or surprising thing about being a new author?
Having the license and permission to talk about nursing and the care of the elderly as a trusted narrator. Telling how the role of the NP developed and the barriers that new NPs faced 30 years ago when physicians felt threatened is especially satisfying when other nurses are in attendance and we relive our shared history.
I am humbled that in various settings when I speak about my book, the fact that I am a nurse holds weight and credibility.
-What's your best writing tip that you'd like to share?
I am speaking of creative nonfiction, specifically the memoir.
Don't be too sure you know what you are writing about in the beginning. Let it evolve. Trust that you have a story inside you that will declare itself. Step aside and let it unfold.
In retrospect, I see that having a preconceived notion of what I wanted to write had caused me to miss what was behind the real story—my belief about the stories from the tenth-floor clinic stemmed from what I remembered—my truth at that moment. The passage of time has a way of rearranging recollections. It was only after re-examining my place in my memoir that I uncovered what the story was really about, even if I had already lived it.
Stories from the Tenth-Floor Clinic: A Nurse Practitioner Remembers is Marianna Crane's first book. It is published by She Writes Press. Find out more her at here.
I hope you are having a fantastic holiday week. Given all of the hustle and bustle at this time of year, I wanted to remind you about my two holiday gifts that are just for YOU. One is a FREE webinar TODAY and the other is the opportunity to work with me (e.g. my new e-course which includes a coaching session)–that gift is time sensitive and the price and bonus expires late on 12/31. I am also offering a special half hour coaching for $49 (also expiring late tomorrow). All details are below.
FREE webinar: 'Affirm the Writer in You 2019". This webinar is designed to allow you time to reflect on your 2018 writing accomplishments and chart what's next in 2019.
My second holiday offering to you is an opportunity work with me through my NEW e-course Charting Your Path to Publication NOW.
So many writers feel daunted navigating the submission process and often find themselves stymied by inevitable rejection and not making progress on the path of publication. I've been teaching this successful live workshop over the years and have taken all that wonderful content (and wisdom learned from what writers need) and created an amazing e-course.
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Imagine Better Writing Results in 2019-My Two Holiday Gifts for YOU!
I've spent the past two months creating two offerings that will SUPPORT your writing in 2019. They are my holiday gifts to you. As you know I am passionate about serving you! I am only offering these gifts to my special community of writers and that's YOU. They are time sensitive!
The first is a FREE winter wonderland pop-up webinar called 'Affirm the Writer in You 2019′. This webinar is designed to allow you time to reflect on your 2018 writing accomplishments and chart what's next in 2019. I bet you are craving time to write and reflect before the year ends! If you don't grab this time now, when will you?
No need to signup—just bookmark the details below and I will send a reminder the day before.
My second holiday gift to you is an opportunity work with me through my NEW e-course Charting Your Path to Publication NOW.
This transformative course will empower you with the necessary tools and skills to move your writing forward in 2019.
Click here for the FULL DETAILS and see the fantastic price of this offering. I hope you make the investment in your writing for 2019.
I am wishing you the healthiest and happiest of holiday seasons. Thank you for being a part of my community. I am inspired by your creative path.


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Blackburn baseball picked up a come from behind win on their 2018 senior night, defeating Lincoln Christian 2-1. The Beavers fell behind 1-0 early in the game before responding with a run in the third inning and the game-winning run in the sixth inning. Lowell Schwartz picked up the win, going 7 innings and allowing just four hits while striking out seven.
Eureka College softball senior Kali George became the Red Devils career leader in wins on Tuesday, notching the 46th win of her career. George moved past the previous mark of 45 set by Tina Sharp (1993-96). George is also the program's career leader in innings pitched and is third in strikeouts.
Luke Summers was named the SLIAC Diamond Sports Baseball Pitcher of the Week this week after picking up a pair of wins and setting a career high in strikeouts. Summers defeated #20 Spalding, working seven innings in a 4-1 victory. He followed with a seven-inning win over Iowa Wesleyan in which he set a new career mark with 12 strikeouts. He is just one win away from tying the school record for wins in a season and nine strikeouts from the program single-season mark.
The Greenville softball team extended their winning streak to eight games and are in second place in the SLIAC standings with a 13-3 conference record. They close out conference action on Thursday with a doubleheader against Westminster at home.
The Iowa Wesleyan softball split a road doubleheader against Knox on Tuesday, snapping a four-game losing streak by winning the second game. The Tigers are 7-21 overall and 5-10 in conference play this season. They will host Westminster and Webster in conference doubleheaders to close out the season.
The MacMurray baseball team had a four-game winning streak snapped with a pair of losses to Webster last Saturday. The Highlanders are 7-9 in the SLIAC and will face Greenville on Wednesday night before heading to Principia for a three-game series this weekend.
The Principia baseball team is looking for their first 20 win season since 2011. The Panthers are currently 18-13 overall, 9-8 in the SLIAC, and will play five straight at home before closing out the regular season with a doubleheader against Westminster next week.
Spalding had just one golfer compete at the 2018 SLIAC Men's Golf Championship but he made his presence known. Garrett Nielsen battled for the individual title all tournament long including putting up a second-round best score of 70. He finished 3rd overall with a 221 and earned First Team All-Conference honors.
The Webster softball team will be looking for a strong finish to the year in order to secure a spot in the SLIAC Tournament. The Gorloks are 6-6 in SLIAC play, 6th in the standings, but are just one game back in the loss column from 3rd place. They face Blackburn, Spalding, and Iowa Wesleyan this week to close out the regular season.
The Blue Jays softball team is 12-0 in the SLIAC this spring and will face Iowa Wesleyan, Greenville, and Spalding over three straight days to wrap up the regular season. They are looking to clinch their second straight regular-season title and looking to become just the second program in conference history to record a perfect regular season since league expansion to 10 members.


M&S has recruited internet starlet Martha Lane Fox in a bid to push its online operation, which appears to be performing well below its potential.
The former lastminute.com co-founder will join M&S as a non-executive director, it was announced today in tandem with the release of the company's annual results.
A mere £500,000? Surely that's a misprint (I'm awaiting clarification). When you consider that Tesco pulls in £1.2 billion from its online operations, half a million quid is peanuts, and massively below where a brand of M&S' calibre should be.
The retailer nevertheless reported online growth of 60% in the past year, with 55 million visits to its website. The online division is housed within M&S Direct, which also includes catalogue / home delivery sales. M&S Direct pulled in £160m in revenue for the year, but the company didn't provide any detail on its internet-generated revenues.
All good, but it needs to significantly expand its online operations if it is to make the most of the M&S brand. With 4.3% of the UK food market M&S is in a fine position to grab new customers, if Martha Lane Fox can persuade the retailer to roll out a comprehensive online grocery service.
Currently its online food service is limited to party and picnic food, which is missing a trick, though there are fulfilment issues to consider in expanding this side of its business. Nevertheless, it should be worth it – a recent study by PayPal forecasts that online grocery in the UK will be worth £6.25bn by 2010.
A survey of 2,400 UK online shoppers commissioned by MoreComputers.com has revealed the irritation many feel with the practice of 'philfing', or adding hidden charges on online sales.
The term 'philfing' stands for 'purposely hiding what I'm looking for', and the survey found that 93% of UK web users are annoyed by such hidden charges.
eBay drop shop brand Auctioning4u has bought the assets of iSold It UK, a rival chain that went into administration last month.
The move will see iSold It UK's shops moving over to the Auctioning4u network, boosting the company's plan to increase the number of its drop off locations around the UK.
US vertical property search engine Trulia has raised $10m (£5m) in a third round of funding led by Sequoia Capital. The company has now raised $17.7m (£8.9m) to date.


On 6 July, the Iraqi Minister of Justice announced that 45 death sentences have been carried out since the beginning of 2016, three more executions were forthcoming, and amendments to the legal framework to accelerate the implementation of death sentences would be put to the Iraqi Parliament.
On 23 July, the Prime Minister announced the establishment of the committee. An estimated 1,200 individuals are on death row in Iraq, including possibly hundreds who have exhausted appeals processes and have received the final decree of the President.
The Government of Iraq has not publicly confirmed these figures and usually only announces that executions have taken place long after the event.
Mr. Zeid called on Iraq to end the use of the death penalty by establishing an immediate moratorium on capital punishment and to reduce the number of offences for which the death penalty may be imposed.


Thanh Dong players celebrate after scoring a goal in their 2-0 win.
HANOI (VNS) — More than 5000 supporters attended the kick off of the third season of the Ha Noi Premier League, Saigon Special Beer HPL-S3, on Sunday at C500 Stadium inside the Security Institute.
This is the third edition of the annual tournament, which is the biggest grassroots football tournament in northern Vietnam, with some supporters even sitting on the pitch to watch the game.
"The atmosphere was beyond my expectations. The support from the cowd shows the quality of the competition", said Vietfootball's general directier Pham Ngoc Tuan, the organizer of the league.


Denver, Harvard, Minnesota and Minnesota-Duluth — these are your four No. 1 seeds for the annual Frozen Four, slated to begin on March 24. As is the case every season, this is the time when NHL teams start signing free agents. NCAA players can sign at any time, but will forgo their eligibility if they do, which means most players will wait until their team is eliminated before signing.
Dan Brickley, Minnesota-Mankato – Regarded as the top free agent defenseman of his class, Brickley is an undrafted 6-foot-3, left-shot defenseman who averaged a point per game and finished second on the team in scoring with 31 points. You'd have to think the Sabres have the inside track here, as Brickley was invited to Buffalo's training camp and was also the aforementioned Nelson's defensive partner.
Neal Pionk, Minnesota-Duluth – Also undrafted, Pionk finished third in team scoring with 32 points in 38 games, and although a little undersized at 5-foot-11, is reportedly to have as many as 20 teams gunning after him. Yes, that includes Vegas.


My question is simple - when should I cast delete votes?
I've recently reached enough rep on one of the sites to be able to cast delete votes. I am not sure when a question is supposed to be deleted as opposed to just remain closed. What criteria should I use when deciding whether or not to cast my delete vote?
You'll want to keep the question if the wording provides another way for a search query to find the content. It's a bit like a "see also …" entry in an index.
Delete it if the duplicate does not add terminology or alternate phrasing to find the question. It may not be worth cluttering up the system with this exact duplicate. There are several poorly phrased questions that will not direct traffic to us.
Off topic usually says "This shouldn't have been posted here in the first place." So, for anything not about topic [x] or the off-topic reasons, just let it burn!
Delete it if it says "this is nothing but a 'broken window' and we should get rid of it." This includes list of question where the only information is about 2 lines of text per answer or wikipedia/internet dumps.
Broken window theory: The theory is that minor forms of bad behavior encourage worse ones: that a neighborhood with lots of graffiti and broken windows becomes one where robberies occur.
If it's closed, it's fair game: vote to delete unless you can see that it has some value for the site (in which case you should probably vote to re-open).
The exception to this (and it's a big one!) are questions closed as duplicates. These can act as "guideposts" to direct users to a question with answers. If the closed question itself has answers, then flag it for moderator attention and request that it be merged - merging migrates the answers to the original question and leaves the duplicate question, locked, to guide future readers.
Questions which contain useful content contributed by your peers should generally be merged, not deleted.
I wish people wouldn't delete questions with good answers. You're destroying the useful contributions of your peers!
It's all about usefulness. Many questions get closed, but have useful answers that we want to preserve. Deletion votes should be based on usefulness, and that means usefulness to somebody, not just because it doesn't apply to your individual programming needs.
If a question is useful, but fits one of the close reasons, and has no potential for really useful answers, then it should be locked.
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Delete vote alert is not very helpful. Can we please have something better?


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Annabelle Lowes: navigating mental health around a cancer diagnosis
Having finally got to grips with managing her anxiety, Annabelle was then diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 27 years old. From imposter syndrome to an underwhelming end to treatment, she tells us about the toll it took on her mentally and how she's now regaining some balance.
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As part of our 'How Are You, Really?' series where we check in with members of our community about their physical and mental health, we spoke to Annabelle Lowes who has recently noticed improvements to PMS-related low mood after three weeks of taking our MOOD supplement. Annabelle was just 27 years old when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Celebrating Christmas Day in London with her boyfriend at the time, they'd settled down to watch a movie when he questioned a previously unnoticed lump at the top of her right breast.
"I went really red in the face and explained that I didn't know what it was. It felt like a hard peanut under the skin, was painless and didn't move. I called the doctor to book an appointment the next day but because of the holiday, I couldn't be seen until the week after. When I went, the doctor reassured me that women of my age can get harmless cysts, and she was about to dismiss me and advise watchful waiting, but at the end of the consultation, she arranged for me to have a biopsy to get it checked just in case. In mid-January, I had a biopsy on both breasts, and my results kept being delayed which was obviously very worrying and had a massive impact on my anxiety. Finally, my results told me that it was stage I grade II hormone receptor-positive breast cancer which meant that I'd have to have a lumpectomy, radiotherapy and most likely chemotherapy because of my age and the rarity of having breast cancer under the age of 30.
Since my breast cancer was specifically related to oestrogen, when I started my treatment I had to change the contraceptive coil (the hormonal IUD) which I'd had for five years. It was the perfect hormonal contraception for me, levelling out the feelings that I'm now experiencing again; this really obvious up and down in the month from having PMS. When my period is due, I'm so low, I struggle to get out of bed, I have no energy and I'm super irritable—all of those typical symptoms which you can identify but it doesn't make any difference, you still feel awful.
I've always struggled with mental health, predominantly anxiety but also depression for a range of different reasons, most likely just because of my genetic makeup. Anxiety affects me the most: at one point, I felt like I lost half of my personality. It felt like it just happened overnight, and suddenly I had come to a point where I didn't feel like myself and it was really hard to put my finger on. I went to a doctor at the start of 2017 to explain how I felt because I was at a loose end and reluctant to try antidepressants because I'd been told by some people that if you can, don't take them. I'd tried CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) alongside some general counselling a couple of years before which works brilliantly for some people but it just didn't feel like the right fit for me, so I began taking antidepressants on his recommendation.
By the end of 2018, I felt much better and didn't want to be taking them long-term so had actually weaned off just before my cancer diagnosis the following January. It didn't cross my mind to go back on them as I was having so much other treatment, but my mental health issues skyrocketed—I became super anxious and strangely nostalgic: I thought about school a lot and had vivid dreams about being a child. I was also experiencing a severe case of imposter syndrome because there were so many women in the breast cancer unit who were clearly much more unwell than I was (I didn't end up having to have chemotherapy because of how quickly the cancer was caught). My anxiety made me feel like I wasn't ill enough to be using all these resources because I was able to go out to meet my friends and have a drink, but when I was doing that, I felt like I was cheerfully covering up the fact that I really wasn't well.
Mental health support during my cancer treatment was really good as the hospital where I had all of my treatment has a resident psychotherapist and Macmillan cancer charity on hand. I think the NHS is brilliant and they do as much as they possibly can in terms of looking after all aspects of your health, physical and mental, but you have to be proactive and seek out resources because they just don't have the time. It's a hard thing to do because you lack motivation when your mood is low, and when you do feel good, you don't want to acknowledge the days you feel bad so it can be a never-ending cycle. Instagram was really helpful; there's a huge community out there if you need it, with inspirational people like @sunshine_survivor who I connected with.
What seems to happen to a lot of people when they finish cancer treatment is that they feel very out at sea. When I was first diagnosed, everyone immediately wrapped me up in cotton wool. I had no time to worry as I got put straight into treatment on the NHS—I had my surgery the week after I was diagnosed so it all happened so fast. When I finished, I got that feeling of wanting to be looked after and not knowing what was next.
I thought becoming cancer-free would be more momentous but I found it to be a bit anti-climatic. I've learnt that cancer is a word that encompasses so many different types of illnesses: one isn't like the other although they're all under the same bracket. A lot of people who finish their treatment go through months of chemotherapy which is incredibly strenuous and difficult and so they have a very different end of cancer treatment. I'm learning not to play it down but it just wouldn't have seemed right for me to have a big celebration. I now just have yearly mammograms, and my first one back in February came back clear so of course I'm incredibly thankful but what I have to remember, and what they told me, is that its never going to go away. It's always going to be in the back of my mind, affecting what I do and don't do, and how I take care of myself. I feel like it's defined me so much over the past two years that it's almost weirdly hard to let go of it. Then I realised I shouldn't try to let go. I can still have that big part of my life but also move on and be happy.
I've learnt to know my own body, so although I'm generally happier than I was pre-cancer, if I feel anxious, I might do yoga or use small meditation techniques to help like acknowledging a thought as it comes and goes and being a spectator rather than experiencing it. For example, if I feel a horrible wave of dread coming on, I acknowledge it but try not to dwell on it. I try compartmentalising too, where I allow myself a bit of time each day to feel anxious and then try not to feel it the rest of the day.
I've been taking MOOD last thing at night for the past three weeks. I've put together a bedtime ritual of applying hand cream, lighting some incense, taking my makeup off, and lastly having a big drink of water with my supplement. It's very comforting—not only do I feel that I'm taking something that has a direct impact on my health, but it also has a positive psychological effect. It's less clinical and feels more like an act of self-care. Since I've been taking it, I haven't had that noticeable PMS-related dip in mood and think that it must be the vitamin D and B vitamins because I have a vegetarian diet and don't take any other supplements. The fact that it's been such a short time since I've been taking it yet it's made me feel so much better is crazy.
I like that it's a more natural solution to managing the side effects of my fluctuating hormones plus day-to-day life; we're all going through this unprecedented circumstance at the moment which is having an effect on everyone's mental health. It's nice to have something that I can rely on to boost my mood without the side effects I got with antidepressants like night sweats and feeling spaced-out. I also think it helps to acknowledge that it's okay to not feel okay; we're all still growing and going into a new decade together."
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The little body lay in the cup of my hand. Finches are very light. Her green and grey feathers were a maze of intertwining threads making an intricate web that would keep her warm, dry and in flight. (I shall call this creature 'her' because I have no way of knowing the gender and so I will give her my own). I had heard the all too familiar deep thud on the windows of the turret from the kitchen. I was bottling beetroot and some of the beetroot juice from my cradled hands stained this little bird's feathers. It is that time of year when young birds think they can fly through the turret as they are able to see through the windows on both sides and I believe, they don't see the glass. Perhaps it would be better if I didn't clean those windows so well. Anyway, they fly straight at it and that sickening thump means I will find either a body or a stunned bird amongst the buxus at the foot of the turret. When I picked her up she was warm with one bright bead of an eye open and the other partially shut. I put my free hand over the top of this little bird, the same way as I have done with plenty of others in this predicament. Those who haven't broken their necks that is. As she lay there I could note the amazing beauty of her being and the delicacy of this little bird's features. A hard, piercing little beak the colour of horn, the stick like legs held straight back at the moment and that criss-cross of intricate threads that made up her feathers. Those feathers stood away from the body and that gave me some hope for this little one. With her cupped in both hands I took a seat on a lounger on the deck and began the wait. It could take up to twenty minutes for these birds to recover and all I can do is give them safety and warmth while they, hopefully, 'come around'. It doesn't always work.
The day was hot and clear. We have had sunny weather for some time now and the grass had begun to crunch under my feet as I walked about. It had dried out that much that it breaks. Our few sheep were finding very little new growth but they had plenty of acres in which to find it so they weren't in the trouble of some livestock. My little patient made the slightest of stirrings and I blew warm air onto her body through a hole in my hand-cocoon. I kept this up for a while as I thought it would give her extra warmth which I knew was good for shock. After a while I started stroking her head and neck and kept blowing down on her. I had to lift her to my face for this and used an open mouth to direct my warm breath onto her. Then cover her again and wait.
Our cat, Tom, wandered by on his way to the water bowl under the apple tree. He had a short drink; his ginger fur spiking about his shoulders as he dipped his head into the cool water. He was a favourite of ours, born on the property and was still a kitten in many ways even though he had seen his first year. Sprawling in the sunshine, racing up the trees, following us down into the paddocks and sitting lion-like in the long grass. I didn't like him sleeping on my gardening hats.
My small bird moved. Both her eyes were open and she was making some attempt to move to a more comfortable position within my hands. I helped her wiggle about. She made no attempt to do more than that and I felt she was happy to keep within my safety house for a while yet. I got up from my seat and wandered into the vegetable garden. I wanted to see the progress of a dozen larkspur I had planted yesterday – how were they handling the heat. Still my patient nestled there, quiet, content. She was quite alert now. I noted how the pumpkins were travelling over the tomato plants and made a mental note to ask Ted to cut them back. Another small movement in my hands and I lifted the top hand off for a moment. No wish to go, so I covered her again. By the time I was over by the new hedge of manuka, planted some three months before and finding it tough in the hot conditions, she moved again, showing more strength this time. I lifted my hand and after a moment's hesitation, she flew out on a low flight path, heading for the bush of gum and mimosa trees. She disappeared but not before I could see that she was flying comfortably. I smiled, turned and went inside. I would tell Ted about her at dinner.
The next morning was again fine and warm. I opened the back door and Tom and his mother were there pleading for their breakfast. Then I noticed the small form of Tom's catch of the day. It's head was missing, but its feathers had the colour of a little beetroot.


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Home Companies HollyFrontier Corporation (HFC) Volatility Spurs A Quest For Clarity
HollyFrontier Corporation (HFC) Volatility Spurs A Quest For Clarity
Caleb Clifford
Turtle Creek Management LLC recently announced the acquisition of new stake in HollyFrontier Corporation (NYSE:HFC). The institutional investor has increased its shareholding in the Energy company by 0.01% to 12.44 million shares with purchase of 1150.0 shares. This fresh investment now brings its stake to 7.69% valued currently at $342.11 million. In addition, SSgA Funds Management, Inc. raised its holdings by 1.17 million to 11.52 million shares. And Dimensional Fund Advisors LP has lifted its position by 2.47% or 0.14 million shares – to 5.74 million shares.
With over 14.1 million HollyFrontier Corporation (HFC) shares trading Monday and a closing price of $23.87 on the day, the dollar volume was approximately $336.66 million. The shares have shown a negative weekly performance of -8.68% and its price on 08/31/20 lost nearly -7.52%. Currently, there are 161.89M common shares owned by the public and among those 160.67M shares have been available to trade.
An analysis of what Wall Street brokers have to say about the expected price targets for this stock gives us this picture: 19 analysts who have offered their price forecasts for HFC have a consensus price objective of $33.00. The analysts have set the share's price value over the next 12 months at a high of $39.00 and a low of $20.00 should the stock experience a downside. Incidentally, analysts' outlook for the HollyFrontier Corporation stock is 2.60 for the next 12 months. The average price target is 28.68% above its last price level and an upside to the estimated low will see the stock lose -19.35% over that period. But an upside of 38.79% will see the stock hit the forecast high price target while mean target price for the stock is $34.50.
Insiders at the company have transacted a total of 51 times over the past 12 months, according to data filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). 30 of these insider trades were purchases, accounting for 742,797 shares. Insider sales of the common stock occurred on 21 occasions, with total insider shares sold totaling 265,851 shares.
The top 3 mutual fund holders in HollyFrontier Corporation are Vanguard Total Stock Market Index, Vanguard 500 Index Fund, and Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP (Glob. Vanguard Total Stock Market Index owns 4.15 million shares of the company's stock, all valued at over $114.15 million. The company sold 2656.0 shares recently to bring their total holdings to about 2.56% of the shares outstanding. Vanguard 500 Index Fund sold 22103.0 shares to see its total holdings shrink to 3.07 million shares valued at over $84.39 million and representing 1.90% of the shares outstanding. Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP (Glob bought 65627.0 shares to bring its total holdings to over 2.79 million shares at a value of $76.7 million. Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP (Glob now owns shares totaling to 1.72% of the shares outstanding.
Shares of HollyFrontier Corporation (NYSE: HFC) opened at $25.72, down -$0.09 from a prior closing price of $25.81. However, the script later closed the day at $23.87, down -7.52%. The company's stock has a 5-day price change of -8.68% and -26.76% over the past three months. HFC shares are trading -52.93% year to date (YTD), with the 12-month market performance down to -46.19% lower. It has a 12-month low price of $18.48 and touched a high of $58.88 over the same period. Currently, 14.1 million shares have been traded, compared to an average intraday trading volume of 2.31 million shares. The stock is trading above its simple moving averages at the SMA20, SMA50, and SMA200, as the current price level is off by -7.73%, -12.18%, and -31.89% respectively.
Institutional ownership of HollyFrontier Corporation (NYSE: HFC) shares accounts for 88.00% of the company's 161.89M shares outstanding. Mutual fund holders own 42.37%, while other institutional holders and individual stakeholders account for 44.88% and 2.08% respectively.
It has a market capitalization of $3.74B and a beta (3y monthly) value of 1.63. The earnings-per-share (ttm) stands at -$1.02. Price movements for the stock have been influenced by the stock's volatility, which stands at 5.24% over the week and 5.06% over the month.
Analysts forecast that HollyFrontier Corporation (HFC) will achieve an EPS of -$0.21 for the current quarter, -$0.19 for the next quarter and $1.34 for 2021. The lowest estimate earnings-per-share for the quarter is -$0.56 while analysts give the company a high EPS estimate of $0.71. Comparatively, EPS for the current quarter was $1.68 a year ago. Earnings per share for the fiscal year are expected to decrease by -25.10%, and 738.10% over the next financial year. EPS should shrink at an annualized rate of -10.73% over the next five years, compared to 26.50% over the past 5-year period.
If you are looking to buy this stock, then you may note that the average analyst recommendation by 19 brokerage firm advisors rate HollyFrontier Corporation (HFC) as a "Moderate Buy" at a consensus score of 2.60. Specifically, 6 Wall Street analysts polled rate the stock as a buy, while 9 of the 19 advise that investors "hold," and 2 rated it as a "Sell."
Looking at the support for the HFC, a number of firms have released research notes about the stock. Goldman stated their Neutral rating for the stock in a research note on August 07, 2020, with the firm's price target at. Mizuho coverage for the HollyFrontier Corporation (HFC) stock in a research note released on July 22, 2020 offered a Neutral rating with a price target of $34. Morgan Stanley was of a view on July 08, 2020 that the stock is Underweight, while Cowen gave the stock Underperform rating on June 30, 2020, issuing a price target of $22. Goldman on their part issued Sell rating on June 12, 2020.
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'Wicked' movie release delayed, 'Minions' pushed to 2021
This image released by Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures shows characters, from left, Kevin, Gru, voiced by Steve Carell and Stuart in a scene from "Minions: The Rise of Gru." Universal Pictures said Thursday, March 19, 2020, that the animated film will not be completed by July 3 due to circumstances surrounding the coronavirus. (Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures via AP)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Wicked" fans are going to have to wait even longer to see Stephen Daldry's film adaptation of the popular Broadway musical. Universal Pictures on Wednesday announced that another handful of theatrical release dates are shifting due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has bumped "Wicked" off the calendar entirely for the moment.
The studio said that "Minions: The Rise of Gru," which was unable to be finished for its planned summer 2020 release because of the outbreak, is being pushed back a year to July 2021. "Sing 2" will now come out on "Wicked's" original date of December 22, 2021.
Hollywood studios have been scrambling to revise business plans amid the pandemic, which has closed theaters nationwide and halted productions indefinitely. The summer movie season has already taken a hit, with the recent postponements of "Wonder Woman 1984,""F9" and "Ghostbusters: Afterlife."And a handful of films have been taken off the calendar including Lin-Manuel Miranda's "In the Heights," Marvel's "Black Widow" and the Tom Hanks World War II drama "Greyhound."
Universal says that "Wicked" will be restored to the release calendar at a later time.
DOLLY DONATES, READS BOOK TO CHILDREN
Country icon Dolly Parton is making a big donation to help fund coronavirus research, as well as taking time out every week to read children's books online to kids everywhere.
The "9 to 5" singer, actress and philanthropist tweeted Wednesday that she's donating $1 million to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, for coronavirus research.
Additionally, she's working with her charity, The Imagination Library, t o read a children's book on YouTube every Thursdayat 7 p.m. Eastern for 10 weeks. The Imagination Library provides free books by mail to children in all 50 states.
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Ray Benson, lead singer of the influential Grammy-winning country band Asleep at the Wheel, says he has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, but he is recovering at home.
Benson said in a statement on Wednesday that he had been feeling fatigued and had headaches, but it took several days before doctors would give him a test for the virus. He said he feels lucky and noted that his symptoms thus far have not included fever or coughing.
AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr and Entertainment Writer Kristin M. Hall contributed to this report.
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Devolution and Child Poverty Policies: A Four Nations Perspective
by Martin Rogers
As the greatest cause of child poverty is living in a household in poverty, the concepts of poverty and child poverty are often taken together throughout this piece. The most common measure of poverty is Households Below Average Income which measures the number of households with equivalised income below 60 per cent of the median (For
more information see (Department for Work and Pensions, 2018).
The devolved nations of the UK have varied degrees of freedom over policy areas that can impact poverty (Lodge, Henderson, & Davies, 2015). Scotland has the most freedom over social security and fiscal policy while Wales has the least power to diverge from the UK default. Overall, the policy area with the greatest impact on poverty is the economy, powers over which are largely reserved (Welsh Government, 2015). However, several things which impact poverty over the longer term are devolved such as early years provision, schooling, adult skills, housing and public health (McCormick, 2013).
Exploring the approaches that devolved nations have taken to the issue of child poverty highlights different conceptions of poverty and the different policy responses of each nation. There are many, equally valid, definitions of poverty utilised by the different nations of the UK. These include absolute and relative poverty, relative and absolute low income, persistent poverty and other, wider measures which look longer term at things like educational attainment. Policies to prevent or cure poverty will then reflect the chosen measure and the predominant definition in any one place and at any one time.
This is a political choice. The definition of poverty used is significant because policy is largely driven by what is measured (Stewart & Roberts, 2018). Evidence as to the causal impact of policies on poverty can be inconclusive and must be treated with caution (McCormick, 2013).
Overall, child poverty rates fell in the UK nations prior to the economic crash of 2008 but have since worsened (Joseph Rowntree Foundation, 2014). While government policies can be impactful, other factors such as the global economy matter greatly and are beyond the control of governments (Lodge, Henderson, & Davies, 2015). One of the most important impacts on child poverty rates over recent years has been cuts to benefits, some of which are devolved and some not (Portes & Reed, 2018). These cuts have disproportionately impacted households with children (Portes & Reed, 2018).
The Child Poverty Act 2010 requires ministers in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland to publish Child Poverty Strategies and progress reports (Kennedy, 2014). Wales enacted legislation on this previously (Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010).


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The Potenza S001 is Bridgestone's Max Performance Summer tire developed as Original Equipment for premium high-performance sports cars, coupes and sedans. The Potenza S001 is designed to combine low rolling resistance efficiency with maximum sports performance in dry and wet conditions. However, like all summer tires, they are not intended to be driven in near freezing temperatures, through snow or on ice.
The Potenza S001 features an asymmetric design combining a large outboard shoulder, interlocking tread blocks and a central circumferential rib to enhance dry road steering response, high-speed stability and cornering precision. Notches in the shoulders expel water to the sides while high-angle lateral grooves in the intermediate ribs pump water into the wide circumferential grooves to help resist hydroplaning.
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Government hit by policy paralysis, says BJP
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday alleged that the present Union Public Alliance government was plagued by a "policy paralysis" and said the government's economic mismanagemen
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NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday alleged that the present Union Public Alliance government was plagued by a "policy paralysis" and said the government's economic mismanagement was "hurting an already sluggish growth of the economy".
"Policy paralysis and complete failure of the Union Public Alliance in managing the economy are hurting the already sluggish growth story of India. People will wonder whether it is the same Manmohan Singh who was credited for opening up of the economy in 1991," said Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Prakash Javadekar in a statement.
"It is abject failure of the Prime Minister. The 3rd quarter gross domestic product growth at 6.1 per cent is a bad news. The growth rate is declining consistently over the last one year and government's expectation for 7.5 per cent growth in 2012-13 seems distant," he added.
The Bharatiya Janata Party demanded the government to come out with a clear roadmap for a robust economic recovery and said that it will confront the government with these issues in the forthcoming Budget session.
Javadekar said that other parameters of the economy are also not encouraging.
"Consumption growth has declined from 8.1 to 6.4 per cent in 2011.
Investment growth has also suffered as it has come down from 7.5 to 5.6 per cent," he said.
The Bharatiya Janata Party said that the economic scenario is more worrisome due to "complete absence of decision making" at the government level.
"No new initiative is being taken," he added. "The free fall of the rupee is adding more worry to the economy and many companies are suffering losses.
The non-performing assets are also growing more in the public sector banks," he noted.
"Major decisions are pending in mining, textile, power and other major sectors. The government is dithering and losing every opportunity to regain.
All this indecision has shattered investor confidence," he added.


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This is also in a fiddle here. I'm not sure why the top, bottom, left and right edges are being cut off as I've told the chart to be 50px high and wide.

A: Following on the comment from mechenbier, you need to get the size of the pie smaller then the size of the container so that the stroke still stays inside the container. The easiest solution is setting the radius to 24 (it needs to be smaller then half the height/width of the container):
pie: {
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Announcing New Grantees From The Special Fund for Rapid Story Deployment
Launched in late 2016, the Special Fund for Rapid Story Deployment is designed to give small grants with quick turnaround to support short nonfiction films and/or other visual stories addressing critical issues that can be completed and distributed quickly. The current political climate has driven home the importance of raising up voices and stories that inform and engage. As we look at the big issues on the table in the coming years – immigration, racial justice, gender equality, health care, criminal justice and climate change, to name just a few – we believe it is critical that there be a vibrant public debate grounded in an understanding of the myriad ways these issues affect individuals, families and communities. We have been encouraged by the feedback we have received and the smart and timely applications we have received to date. We are thrilled to share our first group of grantees: Beyond the Wall Directed by Jessica Chance and James Chance Beyond the Wall explores the current political climate through the eyes and voices of the children of undocumented immigrants, their teachers, and business leaders in Denver Colorado. The goal of the film is to "flip the script" on the political rhetoric and enthusiasm around "the wall," and deporting immigrants and balance it with empathy for innocent children who are living in fear. >> Fledgling committed $10,000 to support production and outreach activities. Love the Sinner Directed by Jessica Devaney and Geeta Gandbhir Love the Sinner is a short documentary exploring the Evangelical roots of homophobia in the wake of the recent gun massacre in Orlando. In the wake of the Pulse massacre, those concerned with the rights, dignity and equality of marginalized communities are grappling with the cost of living in political silos. Love the Sinner looks at the potential for change when one person confronts homophobia in the Evangelical community where she grew up, the community she's spent over a decade avoiding. >> Fledgling committed $10,000 to support post-production and outreach activities. Quit This Shit Executive Director, Shael Norris A short 3 minute film that will expose the re-victimization that happens to teens in the wake of a sexual assault by a peer. High profile survivors and celebrities will read the real and horrific posts, texts and tweets that sexual assault survivors receive when they disclose. Given the current political climate's impact on survivors and the pending threats to Title IX (that protects survivors in school), the team intends to use this social media campaign to raise awareness about what young survivors go through and the importance of peer-to-peer education to change student culture around sexual assault. >> Fledgling committed $10,000 to support production and distribution. Marching Forward Directed by Amie Williams Marching Forward is an inspiring video for girls and women to be released within days of the Presidential Inauguration in January, 2017. It shares a message of optimism and boldly encourages girls to use their innate power and courage to carry on the work of feminist pioneers of the past. Produced by GlobalGirl Media, in partnership with The Representation Project, Marching Forward will address the turbulent age we live in with a call to action to all girls and women – not just to march in unity on January 21st, but to march forward to create a better future for everyone. >>Fledgling committed $10,000 to support production. The Hidden Cost of Energy Independence Produced by Amanda Pike A project of the Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR), The Hidden Costs of Energy Independence will explore the issues underlying the developing story of Standing Rock. These include, among many others: indigenous land rights, environmental racism, the costs of U.S. energy independence, and the myriad forces at work when local communities attempt to participate in business and government decision making that affects their lives, their legacy and their children's futures. They expect an early Spring 2017 completion. >> Fledgling granted $10,000 to support short video production. Untold America Directed by Andrew Morgan Untold America is a new documentary series focused on the people and places behind the issues facing us today. Each month, the series will focus on one key issue with weekly episodes released online with extended clips and additional content supported through multiple social platforms. Each episode will include stories profiling everyday people as well as conversational interviews with thought leaders and changemakers cut into short, engaging pieces that allow viewers to experience familiar issues from fresh perspectives. The focus will be on better questions rather than easy answers, opening the door to continued conversation and engagement each week as the show unfolds. >> Fledgling committed $10,000 to help launch the series in early 2017.


11/02/2012 - 10:51 Advanced Digital Sciences Center Research Scientist Jiangbo Lu and his video cutout technology, CuteChat, was one of five demonstrations to win the DEMOguru award at the DEMO Asia 2012 conference earlier this month in Singapore.
11/02/2012 - 10:45 Bingbing Ni, postdoctoral fellow at the Advanced Digital Sciences Center, was presented the Best Paper Award at the 2011 Pacific-Rim Conference on Multimedia (PCM 2011) for his research on image re-emotionalizing.
11/02/2012 - 10:44 Researchers at the Advanced Digital Sciences Center specializing in computer vision technologies are developing an intuitive, reliable and fast solution for identifying and retrieving relevant information about pill medications.
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Еймар Анна Квінн (; , Дублін, Ірландія) — ірландська співачка, авторка пісень та композиторка. Стала відомою завдяки перемозі у пісенному конкурсі Євробачення 1996 року з піснею «The Voice».

Біографія
Еймар Анна Квін народилась 18 грудня 1972 р. у Дубліні. У віці чотирьох років вперше почала співати у хорі. У п'ятнадцять років розпочала офіційне навчання вокалу під опікою Джоді Бегган. Отримала ступінь з музики в . Під час навчання в Університеті вона зацікавилася в ранній музиці й була членкеною ансамблю «Zefiro».

У 1995 році Еймар приєдналася до хору . Записала два альбоми Omnis (1996) та Deep Dead Blue (1996) в якості солістки. Квінн також гастролювала на міжнародному рівні з хором, який брав участь у виступах в Іспанії, Франції та Великій Британії. Саме під час співу з цим колективом в соборі Св. Патріка в Дубліні на Різдво 1995 року автор пісень Брендан Грехем почув її і запропонував їй заспівати його композицію «The Voice», з якою вона виступила на ірландському конкурсі Eurosong. Пісня Еймар перемогла, після чого вона поїхала в Осло, де перемогла на пісенному конкурсі Євробачення 1996 року як учасниця від Ірландії.

Квін розпочала гастролі сольно, виступаючи в Австралії, Америці та Європі в таких місцях як Королівський Альберт Холл, Державний театр Сіднея та  у Брюсселі. Вона також зробила багато телевізійних виступів та презентувала телевізійну та радіопрограму для RTÉ та TV3.

Квін співпрацювала з низкою міжнародних композиторів у музичних і телевізійних проєктах. Вони включали виконання та співавторство партитури до бельгійського драматичного серіалу «Стіл Уотерс» зі Стівом Віллаертом.

У 2006 році Квін випустила альбом «Gatherings», колекцію музики, яку вона записала за попереднє десятиліття. Це був третій сольний диск Еймар, який пройшов за «Winter Fire and Snow» та «Through the Lens of a Tear» — альбомом, який вона спільно написала з Полом Бренаном з Clannad. Пізніше того ж року Квін виконала пісню «The Voice», виступаючи на «Найкращому концерті Ірландії», урочистому святкуванні 25-ї річниці Національного концертного залу. Цей виступ транслювався на телебаченні RTÉ, а концерт вийшов на DVD.
В 2006 р. вона оголошувала результати голосування ірландського національного відбору Євробачення.

У 2011 році її попросили виступити перед англійською королевою Єлизаветою, у рамках її державного візиту до Ірландії. У серпні 2012 року вона виступала на концерті The Gathering в O2 в Дубліні. Вона провела спеціальний концерт із симфонічним оркестром у Національному концертному залі в Дубліні в жовтні 2012 року. Також вона виступала на інших державних заходах, таких як подія Королівського Альберт-Холу в квітні 2014 року, щоб відсвяткувати державний візит президента Ірландії Майкла Д Хіггінса до Великої Британії.

Особисте життя
Еймар Квін вийшла заміж за , продюсера радіо і телебачення, колишнього генерального директора RTÉ та нинішнього генерального директора EBU. Вони виховують двох доньок: Жоелін, яка народилася в жовтні 2009 року, і Марлена, яка народилася в квітні 2012 року.

Дискографія

Сингли
 1996: «The Voice» (IRL No. 3, UK No. 40)
 1996: «Winter, Fire and Snow EP»
 1997: «Ave Maria»

Альбоми
 2001: «Through the Lens of a Tear»
 2006: «Gatherings»
 2007: «Oh Holy Night»

Примітки

Посилання
 Офіційний вебсайт
 The Voice lyric
 Interview
 Anúna Official Website

Ірландські співачки
Уродженці Дубліна
Переможці конкурсу Євробачення


Pastor, Why Do You Preach?
I know the obvious answers … to proclaim the gospel, to glorify God, to evangelize the lost, to edify the church. Those are the answers you're supposed to give. And in your better moments, I pray they are true to some degree. But I'm not looking for the Sunday school answer. I want to know the truth. When you step off the platform, what is the greatest compliment you could hear from your people? Odds are, the thing you want to hear most will reveal why you really stand up and preach every week.
I think some pastors want to step off the platform and hear someone say, "You're SO smart!" I think this because some pastors turn their sermon into a mini lesson on original languages, leaving folks wondering how they could ever interpret the Bible without knowing Greek or Hebrew. I think this because so many pastors give their folks the truth without showing them how they found that truth in the text, leaving their folks unable to study God's Word on their own.
I think some pastors want to step off the platform and hear someone say, "You're SO funny!" I think this because some pastors stand up and tell story after story, using the Scriptures to prove the point of their story. I think this because some pastors stand up and tell joke after joke, making the sermon feel more like a second class stand up monologue (second class because, let's face it, professional comedians are way funnier than any pastor).
I think some pastors want to step off the platform and hear someone say, "You're SO cool!" I think this because some pastors clearly spend more time picking out the right wardrobe, hair style, and glasses, leaving little time for sermon prep. I think this because some pastors clearly spend hours thinking about staging, lighting, set design, and life sized props, leaving few hours for digging into the text they plan on preaching.
I think some pastors want to step off the platform and hear someone say, "You're SO holy!" I think this because some pastors fill their sermons with stories of how they won souls to Christ or did great things for Jesus, leaving the rest of their people feel like peons. I think this because some pastors posture themselves as having arrived spiritually, forcing the rest of us to wonder why we can't seem to be as spiritual as the man standing on the platform.
I'll be honest. At points, I've been guilty of all of these mistakes. I've found myself wanting people to think I'm smart and funny and cool and holy. Especially when I start comparing myself to other speakers, evangelists, and pastors. It's easy for these things to become the real focus of what a preacher does on Sunday morning.
However, in my better moments, these are not the things I want to hear when I step off the platform. The longer I preach, the more I appreciate one comment more than any other. When I step down from preaching, the one thing I really want to hear from my people is, "I understand." I want them to understand the Bible. I want them to see how to study and interpret the Bible. I want the Bible to be clear, not confusing. Maybe that means I need to explain a Greek word. Maybe that means I need to tell a joke. Maybe that means I need an appropriate prop. Maybe that means I need to tell a personal story.
Or maybe that means I need to stop worrying about all of those things. Maybe I need to spend more time studying so the text is crystal clear in my mind (if it's not clear in my mind, it certainly won't be clear in my preaching). Maybe I need to spend more time in sermon prep, thinking through what I want to say and how I want to say it, so that my message can be as simple and clear as possible. Maybe that means I need to spend more time praying that the Spirit who inspired God's Word would see fit to use my teaching to bring clarity to the church.
Originally published November 9, 2015 on landoncoleman.com.


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With this much traffic on their site, Amazon is reaping the benefits of the billions of dollars they have invested over the past 20 years in growing their marketplace and distribution system. But what does that mean for everyone else? Even though Amazon allows companies to list their products on the Amazon Marketplace, history is full of examples of when one company had a crushing lead over their competitors and the imbalance of power had a crippling effect on competitors. What would happen if Amazon decided to stop allowing companies to sell on their marketplace? Or if they increased their fees to improve their profitability? It's these and many more risks that make the news of Walmart buying Jet.com so important.
Now that all has the potential to change. As Marc Lore's presence influences both Jet.com and Walmart.com, and he is backed by Walmart's monetary war chest and distribution network, both entities stand a fighting chance in the future of ecommerce. As a digital consulting firm providing web development in Portland, we're very excited to see what becomes of this new development in the years to come – particularly for companies in ecommerce. Time will have to pass before we know if this move made the difference for either company in trying to keep up with Amazon, but without each other, neither company stands much chance.


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Q: How to know a particular value is available or not in a complex JSON I have a json like this
 myPermission=[
   {
      "root_permission_name":"HR",
      "root_pk":3,
      "child_list":[
         {
            "child_pk":8,
            "child_permission_name":"Employee Management",
            "sub_child_list":[

            ]
         }
      ]
   },
   {
      "root_permission_name":"Finance",
      "root_pk":8,
      "child_list":[
         {
            "child_pk":20,
            "child_permission_name":"Fees",
            "sub_child_list":[
               {
                  "sub_child_permission_name":"Create Fees",
                  "sub_child_pk":5
               },
               {
                  "sub_child_permission_name":"Schedule Fee Collection Dates ",
                  "sub_child_pk":6
               }
            ]
         },
         {
            "child_pk":21,
            "child_permission_name":"Category",
            "sub_child_list":[

            ]
         },
         {
            "child_pk":26,
            "child_permission_name":"Finance Reports",
            "sub_child_list":[
               {
                  "sub_child_permission_name":"Report",
                  "sub_child_pk":17
               },
               {
                  "sub_child_permission_name":"Compare Transection",
                  "sub_child_pk":18
               },
               {
                  "sub_child_permission_name":"Fee Receipts",
                  "sub_child_pk":19
               }
            ]
         }
      ]
   }
]

Is there a way that i can know whether the particular value (e.g. "Fees") is available or not in my json without using FOR loop ?
It will be appreciable if anyone solve this through RXJS.
Note : I dont have to use for loop

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Is there a way that i can know whether the particular value (e.g. "Fees") is available or not in my json without using FOR loop ?

I assume you mean a for loop or any other looping construct. If so, the answer is "No, there isn't, not reasonably anyway."
So instead, you use a looping construct. Specifically, nested looping constructs, since Fees is on a child list:
var hasFees = myPermission.some(function(entry) {
    return entry.child_list.some(function(child) {
        return child.child_permission_name == "Fees";
    });
});

Array#some calls its callback once for each entry in the array, stopping the first time the callback returns a truthy value. Its return value is true if the callback ever returned a truthy value, or false if not. So it's handy for searches like this.
Live Example:

var myPermission = [{
    "root_permission_name": "HR",
    "root_pk": 3,
    "child_list": [{
        "child_pk": 8,
        "child_permission_name": "Employee Management",
        "sub_child_list": [

        ]
    }]
}, {
    "root_permission_name": "Finance",
    "root_pk": 8,
    "child_list": [{
        "child_pk": 20,
        "child_permission_name": "Fees",
        "sub_child_list": [{
            "sub_child_permission_name": "Create Fees",
            "sub_child_pk": 5
        }, {
            "sub_child_permission_name": "Schedule Fee Collection Dates ",
            "sub_child_pk": 6
        }]
    }, {
        "child_pk": 21,
        "child_permission_name": "Category",
        "sub_child_list": [

        ]
    }, {
        "child_pk": 26,
        "child_permission_name": "Finance Reports",
        "sub_child_list": [{
            "sub_child_permission_name": "Report",
            "sub_child_pk": 17
        }, {
            "sub_child_permission_name": "Compare Transection",
            "sub_child_pk": 18
        }, {
            "sub_child_permission_name": "Fee Receipts",
            "sub_child_pk": 19
        }]
    }]
}];
var hasFees = myPermission.some(function(entry) {
    return entry.child_list.some(function(child) {
        return child.child_permission_name == "Fees";
    });
});
document.body.innerHTML = hasFees;

A: How about this:
var presence = JSON.stringify(yourJSON).indexOf('"Fees"') > -1;

or maybe this:
var presence = JSON.stringify(yourJSON).indexOf(':"Fees"') > -1;

I am just stringifying your object and then checking the presence of "Fees". If it is -1 then it is not present otherwise it is.

A: It's a bit unclear what you ask for. Based on the question, my guess is that this is an assignment where the teacher want the students to perform this in a functional approach rather than an imperative one. Hence the "no for loop" criteria.
The following function will iterate through all values, recursively, in the json and look for a specific value. If that value exists (no matter the property name) it'll return true.
It uses Array.some which will "tests whether some element in the array passes the test implemented by the provided function."
var hasPerm = myPermission
   .some(function (arr) {
      return hasPermission(arr, 'Fees')
   });

console.log(hasPerm); // true/false

function hasPermission(arr, needle) {
   return Object
      .keys(arr)
      .some(function(key) {
         if (typeof arr[key] === 'object') {
            return hasPermission(arr[key], needle);
         } else {
            return arr[key] === needle;
         }
      })
}

It can easily be extended to only look for the value at certain properties. As RxJS also has the some method it shouldn't be any problem to use in that context.


I found my Garret Ace 250 worked the way it was intended on the stony/rocky parts of the beach. Where it wasn't very good was in the deep wet sand. It also worked fine on dry sand.
all beaches are different and some VLF machines will struggle more on some than others.
swing higher above the ground.
pebbles on top of sand may not be detectable. Most rockpools will be undetectable.
luckily there not everywhere and moving a hundred yards down the beach and your good to go again.


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Global Crude oil price of Indian Basket was US$ 47.31 per bbl on 22.08.2016
9:00 PM Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
The international crude oil price of Indian Basket as computed/published today by Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas was US$ 47.31 per barrel (bbl) on 22.08.2016. This was lower than the price of US$ 48.02 per bbl on previous publishing day of 19.08.2016.
In rupee terms, the price of Indian Basket decreased to Rs. 3178.74 per bbl on 22.08.2016 as compared to Rs. 3213.73 per bbl on 19.08.2016. Rupee closed weaker at Rs. 67.19 per US$ on 22.08.2016 as against Rs. 66.93 per US$ on 19.08.2016. The table below gives details in this regard:
Price on June 14,2016
And Previous day price
Pricing Fortnight for 01.06.2016
(12 May, 2016 to May 27, 2016)
Crude Oil (Indian Basket)
($/bbl)
(Rs/bbl
3178.74 (3213.73 )
(Rs/$)
Daily Crude Oil Price- 23.08.2016
DBTL (PAHAL) Mechanism made it possible to block 3.34 crore duplicate / fake / inactive domestic LPG connections. Estimated savings due to blocking of these connections was Rs. 21, 261 crores.
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas has come across several news items appearing in various newspapers about the CAG report stating that direct LPG subsidy savings was less than the Government's claim.
In this regard, it is clarified that an intensive exercise was carried out for identifying duplicate/fake/ghost/inactive domestic LPG connections and, as of 01.04.2015, 3.34 Crore such connections were identified by the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs). As a result of implementation of DBTL (PAHAL) mechanism, it became possible to block these 3.34 Crore LPG connections as the subsidy was transferred in the accounts of only those consumers who had registered under PAHAL and who have been cleared after de-duplication exercise. Before DBTL, all or many of these 3.34 crore consumers would have continued to purchase subsidized cylinders from the distributors. But for the blocking of these accounts, the subsidy bill would have been much higher despite fall in crude oil prices.
Estimated Savings from the above efforts are calculated as follows:
For the financial year (FY) 2014-15, for 3.34 crore consumers outside the PAHAL net, the Estimated savings would be 3.34 crore x 12 cylinders x Rs.369.72 (average Subsidy/cylinder for FY 2014-15) equal to Rs.14,818.4 crore. Following a similar principle, the Savings estimated for FY 2015-16 is Rs.6,443 crore and the total for both the years works out to Rs. 21,261 crores.
Average Subsidy per Cylinder (for that year)
Estimated Savings (in crores of rupees)
3.34 * 369.72 * 12
The total consumption of cooking gas in any given year is a combination of the number of connections at the beginning of the year, bogus connections eliminated during the year through the process of DBT under PAHAL, new connections issued to genuine consumers during the year and normal fluctuations in individual consumption. Hence, the saving from implementation of DBT cannot be correctly computed merely by reference to the total consumption in a year or the total expenditure on subsidy. If the DBT had not been implemented, the outgo on the subsidy would have been higher by Rs. 14,818 crore in 2014-15 and Rs. 6,443 crore in 2015-16. Hence the total savings from the elimination of fake/duplicate/ghost connection as a result of implementation of DBT for the two years together, as calculated above, is estimated at more than Rs. 21,000 crore. Since fake/duplicate/ghost connections are mostly used for diversion, hence it is assumed that the full entitlement would have been utilised. This figure is not comparable with the actual expenditure on subsidy which includes the subsidy on new genuine connections given during these two years. Without implementation of PAHAL, subsidy burden would have been higher than the actual expenditure recorded during these years, even with lower petroleum prices.
Furthermore, it should be noted that concrete evidence of successful elimination of bogus connections is seen in the phenomenal growth of non-subsidized commercial LPG sales which have registered an increase of 39.3% in the period April 2015 to March 2016. This is in contrast to the pre-PAHAL experience when commercial sales growth was negligible or declining.
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas