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LABOUCHERE, Henry (1798-1869), of 4 Hamilton Place, Piccadilly, Mdx.
Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820-1832, ed. D.R. Fisher, 2009
Available from Cambridge University Press
Biography Detail
Offices Held
6 Apr. 1826 - 1830
1830 - July 1859
Family and Education
b. 15 Aug. 1798, 1st s. of Peter Caesar Labouchere of 4 Hamilton Place and Hylands, nr. Chelmsford, Essex and Dorothy Elizabeth, da. of Sir Francis Baring, 1st bt†., of Stratton Park, Hants. educ. Winchester 1808-12; Christ Church, Oxf. 1816; L. Inn 1817. m. (1) 10 Apr. 1840, his cos. Frances (d. 25 May 1850), da. of Sir Thomas Baring, 2nd bt*., 3 da.; (2) 13 July 1852, Lady Mary Matilda Georgiana Howard, da. of George Howard†, 6th earl of Carlisle, s.p. suc. fa. 1839; cr. Bar. Taunton 18 Aug. 1859. d. 13 July 1869.
Ld. of admiralty June 1832-Dec. 1834; master of mint Apr. 1835-Sept. 1841; PC 6 May 1835; vice-pres. bd. of trade May 1835-Aug. 1839, pres. Aug. 1839-Sept. 1841, July 1847-Feb. 1852; under-sec. of state for war and colonies Feb.-Sept. 1839, sec. of state Nov. 1855-Feb. 1858; chief sec. to ld. lt. [I] July 1846-July 1847; PC [I] 4 Sept. 1846.
Commr. on naval and mil. promotion 1838-40, Great Exhibition 1851, London corporation 1853-4, schools 1864-7.
Elder bro. Trinity House 1850-d.
Labouchere's father, a Dutchman of Huguenot descent, became a partner in the leading Amsterdam mercantile firm of Hope, established a lucrative business connection by marrying into the Baring family and eventually retired to the life of an English landowner.1 In 1824-5 Labouchere travelled through North America with the young Members John Evelyn Denison, Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley and John Stuart Wortley, acquiring 'a strong liking for American institutions and a genuine affection for the American people', and developing a particular interest in Canadian affairs.2 Through the patronage of his uncle Alexander Baring, Member for Taunton, he was returned unopposed for Mitchell on the Hawkins interest at a by-election in April 1826.3 He voted for reform of Edinburgh's representation, 13 Apr., revision of the corn laws, 18 Apr., and parliamentary reform, 27 Apr. 1826. At the general election that summer he was again returned unopposed for Mitchell. His Whig allegiance was confirmed by his admission to Brooks's Club, 25 Feb. 1827.
He voted against the duke of Clarence's grant, 16 Feb. 1827. He divided for Catholic relief, 6 Mar., the spring guns bill, 23 Mar., and further information on the conduct of the Lisburn magistrates, 29 Mar. He voted to postpone the committee of supply pending the formation of a new ministry, 30 Mar. He divided against Canning's coalition ministry to disfranchise Penryn, 28 May, but with them for the grant to improve water communications in Canada, 12 June 1827. Writing to his friend Lord Sandon* at the end of the year, he expressed his willingness to support Lord Goderich's ministry 'without much trusting or esteeming them as a whole, for the sake of Huskisson and Lord Lansdowne'.4 He divided for repeal of the Test Acts, 6 Feb., and Catholic relief, 12 May 1828. He voted to transfer East Retford's seats to Birmingham, 21 Mar., and for a lower pivot price on the corn duties sliding scale, 22 Apr. In supporting the motion for a select committee on the civil government of Canada (to which he was named), 2 May, he urged the need to allay the fears of French settlers and hoped that in holding on to what Chatham and Wolfe had gained, 'we shall yet achieve a still more glorious victory, and more essentially English, by giving to the country we have conquered ... the advantages of our free and liberal institutions'. He spoke in favour of the grant to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospels in Canada and other colonies, 6 June, because he was unwilling to 'deprive the clergy in those colonies of the means of support', not because he wished 'to make the religion of the Church of England the dominant religion there'. He defended the grant for military works in Canada, 7 July, recognizing the need for prudent precautions against American attack and declaring that 'if we lose Canada, we shall most assuredly lose New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, and with them the whole of our extensive fisheries'. If this happened, 'then must the maritime greatness of England sink ... never again [to] be brought back to its former splendid eminence'. He presented a petition from inhabitants of Lower Canada against the repressive measures taken by the governor general, Lord Dalhousie, 14 July. He voted against the Wellington ministry to omit the salary of the governor of Dartmouth Castle from the garrisons grant, 20 June, condemn the misapplication of public money for building work at Buckingham House, 25 June, and reduce the salary of the lieutenant-general of the ordnance, 4 July. He divided against them on the silk duties, 14 July 1828.
He voted for the government's Catholic emancipation bill, 6, 30 Mar. 1829. However, he opposed the clause requiring statements from Jesuits and members of other resident Catholic monastic orders, 'a paltry and unnecessary measure of security' which marred a bill that 'upon the whole I admire with such fervency', 24 Mar. He regarded it as 'the best colonial measure that ever passed the House', 30 Mar., as it would mollify Irish emigrant communities and ensure that 'no other sentiments prevail amongst the entire population of our colonies than an undivided love for their country'. He pressed ministers to announce their intentions for the reform of Canada's civil government, in the light of the previous year's select committee report, and to avoid disappointing the colonists' expectations, 23 Feb., 6 Apr., 14 May. On 5 June he declared that the Canadians were ready for 'a complete ... system of freedom', which should be 'given them under the shade of the British monarchy and of those admirable institutions which Mr. Pitt gave to Canada', so that Britain might 'outbid America in purchasing the affections of the people'. He again supported the grant to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospels in the colonies, 6 Apr., but warned it to be more cautious in its activities to avoid provoking irritation and suspicion. He voted to transfer East Retford's seats to Birmingham, 5 May, reduce the additional grant for the sculpture of marble arch, 25 May, and lower the hemp duty, 1 June 1829. He divided for Knatchbull's amendment to the address on distress, 4 Feb. 1830, and acted with the revived Whig opposition on most issues during that session. He voted against Lord Blandford's reform scheme, 18 Feb., but for the enfranchisement of Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester, 23 Feb., the transfer of East Retford's seats to Birmingham, 5, 15 Mar., and Russell's reform motion, 28 May, when he was said to be 'pleased with the change and ... strong for reform'.5 He divided for Jewish emancipation, 5 Apr., 17 May. He demanded a thorough investigation of the pension list and warned that the country was likely to be disappointed at Parliament's failure to 'maintain ... strict economy in the public expenditure', 1 Mar. However, he was against abolishing the treasurership of the navy, 12 Mar., believing this to be tantamount to a censure of the government, although he hoped to see a check on the 'system of extravagance'. He voted to abolish the death penalty for forgery, 7 June, and opposed the Lords' amendments to the forgeries punishment bill, criticizing ministers for not framing the measure properly, 20 July 1830.
Labouchere was active on issues relating to Canada and other colonies throughout that session. He argued that reform of Canadian civil government would allow 'the present enormous military establishments there' to be reduced, 19 Feb. He agreed to put off his resolutions on Canada so as not to retard progress on the estimates, 25 Mar. He was prepared to allow a first reading of the government's Canada bill, as so few Members were present, 29 Apr., but indicated that he would oppose it at a later stage. He declared that 'a complete alteration' in the principle of the bill was needed, as it involved taxation to which the colonists would never submit, 14 June. He brought forward his resolutions on 25 May, justifying his initiative on the ground that few other Members had a specialist interest in Canada. He called for a reduction in the number of placemen in the legislative councils and the removal of judges from the executive councils, arguing that it was necessary to 'strike at the root itself of all abuse, which can only be corrected ... by placing in the hands of the Canadians themselves the unlimited management of their own internal concerns'. He was a teller for the motion, which was defeated by 153-94. He announced that he now favoured phasing out the grant to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospels in Canada and other colonies, 14 June, believing it to be 'decidedly injurious to the Church of England', which was 'fading away through the jealousy and animosity ... excited against her'. That day he argued that the government should end the 'most unchristian' practice of giving presents to the Canadian Indians in order to secure their service as military auxiliaries, maintaining that 'the Indians to whom the advantages of civilization have not yet been extended, are as barbarous in their system of warfare as in their mode of living'. He urged ministers to pledge themselves to a bill on Canadian revenues in the next session, 16 July. He approved of those named as government commissioners to investigate abuses in colonial expenditure, 10 May. He supported the motion for inquiry into the state of Newfoundland, where the 'greatest discontent' existed, 11 May, and was a minority teller. He endorsed a petition from the Cape of Good Hope for a representative system of government, 24 May, deploring the practice of 'sending out men of broken fortunes to occupy situations in the colonies'. In the debate on the civil establishment in the Bahamas, 11 June, he criticized the instinct to inject English ideas about the coexistence of monarchical, aristocratic and democratic elements into colonial constitutions, suggesting that 'our offspring will be more healthy and vigorous if we allow them to depend more on their own strength'; he hastened to add that 'in this country I am no enemy to the aristocracy'. He urged the government to abolish the establishment at Sierra Leone for extinguishing the slave trade, which 'only grievously aggravates ... the horrors of that odious traffic', 20 July 1830. In the absence of co-operation from other countries, he thought Britain should confine itself to 'preventing our own subjects from engaging in that traffic'.
At the general election of 1830 Labouchere offered for Taunton on his uncle's interest and was returned comfortably at the head of the poll. He affirmed his determination to uphold 'the noble institutions of this country', by his 'readiness to apply to every part of them a searching but well-considered reform', to 'alleviate the burthens of the people', by enforcing 'a system of rigid economy in the public expenditure', and support 'a pacific system' of foreign policy 'compatible with the national interests and honour'. He subsequently declared that while he would 'join in no factious opposition' to the ministry, he was 'inclined to watch its conduct with great distrust', as he doubted whether it contained 'enough efficiency and ability adequately to do justice to the great and various interests of this empire'. He also welcomed the 'late glorious events in France', which had opened up 'a new and greater order of things to our view'. Privately, however, he suspected that 'if things get hot abroad it will not fail to produce a rally round the duke, and such language as that which Brougham and Graham have been indulging in will materially assist to produce such an effect'.6 The ministry of course reckoned Labouchere among their 'foes', and he duly voted against them in the crucial civil list division, 15 Nov. 1830. He had tried unsuccessfully to extract information from them about the awaited report of the commission on finance and expenditure in the colonies, 5 Nov. He presented a Taunton anti-slavery petition and urged Lord Grey's new ministry to face up to this issue, 23 Nov. He supported the grant for the Rideau Canal in Canada, regarding it as 'true economy to undertake these works and fortifications', 6 Dec. 1830. He approved the ministerial resolutions on the government of Canada, 18 Feb. 1831, but wished to see the legislative council elected rather than nominated, arguing that 'our only course of governing Canada well, is not to govern it at all'. He questioned Goulburn, the former chancellor of the exchequer, over the granting of pensions by the Wellington ministry, 9 Dec., and presented a Taunton petition for repeal of the assessed taxes, 17 Dec. 1830. He criticized the spiralling expenditure on Windsor Castle and Buckingham House, 15 Feb. 1831, asserting that 'if one thing more than another has of late shaken the attachment of the people to monarchical institutions, it is these ill-advised buildings'. He was named to the select committee on the East India Company, 4 Feb. (and again, 28 June 1831, 27 Jan., 27 June 1832). In presenting a Taunton petition for parliamentary reform, 14 Feb., he said he was 'much disposed to support a great extension of suffrage, because I am desirous that the lower as well as the other classes should participate in the benefits of the constitution, and believe that their exclusion from the right of suffrage is neither just nor expedient'. He expressed his opposition to a Taunton petition for the ballot, which was likely to 'produce greater evils than it is intended to remove', 28 Feb., but praised the willingness of Taunton's potwallopers to sacrifice their exclusive power by supporting an extended franchise, 7, 19 Mar., 19 Apr. He divided for the second reading of the ministry's reform bill, 22 Mar., and against Gascoyne's wrecking amendment, 19 Apr. 1831. At the ensuing general election he and his Whig colleague Bainbridge received a 'cordial welcome' at Taunton and were returned unopposed. Labouchere denied that the reform bill would destroy the influence of the aristocracy, maintaining on the contrary that it would
tend to place it on a sounder basis. If the nobility wished to retain that influence, they would find that it was not to be done by secluding themselves, or trusting to their close boroughs, but by mixing with the people, and identifying themselves with the growing spirit and liberal sentiment of the age. He believed that the people of England loved the crown and the constitutional nobility of the land, and considered their own liberties to be inseparably bound up with the just prerogative and privileges of the other orders of the state.7
He divided for the second reading of the reintroduced reform bill, 6 July 1831, and steadily for its details, although he was in the minority to transfer Aldborough from schedule B to A, 14 Sept. He presented a petition from certain householders of St. Mary Magdalene, Taunton, for their inclusion in the borough, 8 July. He opposed granting representation at Westminster to the colonies, 16 Aug., arguing that it would be impossible for colonial Members to perform double duties and improper for them to vote on issues relating to English taxation; he denied that a reformed House of Commons would neglect colonial interests. He opposed any alteration of the time for commencing parliamentary business and praised Lord Althorp's handling of the bill, 27 Aug. He divided for the third reading, 19 Sept. Next day he admitted that he had 'belonged to that school which wished reform to take place gradually', but explained that after Wellington's refusal to act 'the time for that course ... passed by'. Grey's ministry had rightly displayed a 'prudent boldness' by introducing 'a measure of a broad and extensive character ... which would give the hope of settling this great question'. He believed that in the future 'we may have a battle to fight between those who look upon all rights as usurpations and those who love and reverence existing institutions', but this could not be 'fought on the ground we now occupy', whereas in a reformed Parliament 'we shall be joined by all the public virtue and ... private worth of the country'. He voted for the bill's passage, 21 Sept., and Lord Ebrington's confidence motion, 10 Oct. 1831.
He supported the grant for salaries and allowances to certain Oxbridge professors for reading courses of lectures, 8 July 1831, as 'the benefits which [they] confer upon the country ... especially upon the poorer classes, are incalculable'. He pressed ministers to name a day for the third reading of the Canadian revenue bill, 8 July. He again recommended phasing out the grant to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospels in the colonies, 25 July, as it tended 'to sow the seeds of religious dissension and civil discord'; he also urged ministers to deal with the question of the clergy reserves and amend the charter of the University of Upper Canada. That day he used a debate on Canadian canals to raise the colonists' discontent at their system of civil government, arguing that the legislative councils must be reformed and pointing to the evils of a situation where an 'oligarchy of placeholders' was able to appropriate executive and judicial offices for its party supporters. He presented petitions from Lower Canada for the extinction of feudal rights in land and complaining of the legislative councils, the judicial system and the clergy reserves, 14 Oct. He supported the motion to grant constitutional government to Newfoundland, which should be 'founded upon those broad principles of British liberty', 13 Sept. He called for generous measures to relieve the people of Barbados and St. Vincent following a hurricane, 13 Oct. He questioned ministers as to whether the bill regulating child factory labour would apply to the silk industry, 6 Aug. He voted in the minority to print the Waterford petition for disarming the Irish yeomanry, 11 Aug. He presented petitions for omnibuses to be taxed as hackney cabs rather than stagecoaches, 16 Aug., and to reduce the duty and relax the regulations on the picking up of passengers, 7 Sept., when he observed that they were 'a great convenience to the lower classes of the metropolis'. He voted to punish only those guilty of bribery at the Dublin election and against censuring the Irish administration, 23 Aug. He divided in the minority for an amendment to the motion for the Liverpool writ, which recognized that there had been gross bribery at the last general election, 5 Sept., but he supported issuing the writ as it would inflict unfair hardship 'on the great trading and commercial interests of that town not to be fully represented in the House'; he hoped the freemen would 'soon be visited with the punishment they deserve'. He voted in the minority against the quarantine duties, 6 Sept 1831.
Writing in late October 1831 from Brighton, where he had gone 'to put myself in complete repair after the labours of the session', Labouchere told a Tory friend that he saw no sign of 'reaction' in the country, apart from the southern agricultural counties, and had 'no fear of disturbance from political excitement unless distress comes to its aid'. However, he was 'exceedingly afraid that during the winter political pains and contractions of all kinds will spread over the whole kingdom'.8 In the debate on the address, 12 Dec., he expressed regret that the ministerial reform proposal did so little for Ireland, and feared that this neglect might 'strengthen the power of agitators and the discontented and afford a handle for still stronger language of complaint'. He ridiculed Sir Robert Peel's argument that the Commons should be grateful to the Lords for giving them a chance to reconsider the reform bill, pointing out that the Lords might simply have amended the previous measure and so avoided provoking the public anger that had damaged respect for the upper House and the Church of England. According to one observer, Labouchere 'spoke remarkably well' and his retort to Peel was 'received with two distinct rounds of applause', while his comments about Ireland prompted other speakers to address that subject 'with still greater warmth'.9 He divided for the second reading of the revised bill, 17 Dec. 1831, and generally for its details. However, he was in the minority for replacing Gateshead in schedule D with Merthyr Tydfil, 5 Mar. 1832, as he saw no reason to separate Gateshead from Newcastle but was conscious of the 'important interests' at Merthyr, 'which have increased with a rapidity almost unparalleled' and should be recognized as 'a matter of justice'. He divided for the third reading, 22 Mar., and Ebrington's motion for an address asking the king to appoint only ministers committed to carrying an unimpaired measure, 10 May. During the debate on this motion the previous day, he reportedly 'spoke violently',10 urging the Commons to 'place itself in the front of the battle, for we have arrived at a period when the great battle of reform must be fought and settled'. If a stand was not taken, 'I fear we shall see such scenes in this country as would make every man shudder'. He spoke on the ministerial crisis 'as an Englishman and ... an independent Member', 14 May, hoping that Grey would be reinstated and the 'honour and character' of the country not injured by the spectacle of the Conservatives carrying a bill. He presented a Taunton petition for the Commons to withhold supplies until the bill was passed, 24 May. He voted for the second reading of the Irish bill, 25 May, and paired against increased representation for Scotland, 1 June 1832.
He presented a petition for abolition of the soap duty, which would 'contribute much to the benefit of the lower orders', 9 Dec. 1831, and urged ministers to consider 'making an extensive reduction of those taxes which press most severely on the springs of industry ... substituting in their place others which will fall principally on the richer classes of society', 28 Feb. 1832. He stated that the silk manufacturers felt their case for exemption from Sadler's factory bill had not been fully heard, 15 Dec. 1831, and successfully proposed that Bainbridge be added to the committee on it to represent Somerset interests, 16 Mar. 1832. He sided with ministers on the Russian-Dutch loan, 26 Jan., 12, 16, 20 July. In the debate on the Swan River colony in Australia, 17 Feb., he regretted that it had been founded on 'incorrect principles' and deprecated the 'system of composing the population of English colonies of the scourings of our gaols ... making them receptacles for vice and crime'. He welcomed the proposed relief grant to Barbados, St. Vincent and Grenada, 29 Feb., as these colonies had 'a claim upon the public bounty of the mother country'. He pressed Fowell Buxton to state how much compensation should be given to slave owners after emancipation, 15 Mar., and presented a Taunton anti-slavery petition, 24 May. He remarked on the frequent appointment of unsuitable persons to judicial offices in the colonies, 13 Apr., questioned ministers about reduction in the 'excessive' salary of the governor of Madras, 25 May, and welcomed their plans to dispense with the grant for ecclesiastical establishments in the North American colonies, 23 July. He doubted whether the country would accept the general register bill, but acknowledged its potential benefits, 22 Feb. He opposed the motion to place all English county Members on the resulting select committee, 6 Mar., as he deemed it important to have a proper inquiry. He presented petitions from the conservators of the River Tone and Taunton's inhabitants against the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal bill, 27 Feb., when his motion to reject the second reading was defeated by 97-65; he was a minority teller. He expressed indignation at 'the shameless and faithless conduct of Russia' towards the Poles, which was 'shocking to humanity', 18 Apr., and warned that 'until redress is obtained ... there can be no security for the preservation of the peace of Europe'. He voted to make coroners' inquests public, 20 June 1832.
Labouchere's appointment as a lord of the admiralty in June 1832 marked the beginning of a long ministerial career. He was re-elected unopposed at Taunton, where he hailed the Reform Act as 'a measure of justice ... freedom ... good order ... conciliation and ... peace'.11 He was again returned unopposed at the general election of 1832 and sat until 1859, when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Taunton. He was said to be 'such a perfect gentleman' that the Commons heard him 'with peculiar favour', and he was 'generally and highly respected' as a 'zealous and able servant of the public', although he never reached 'the first rank of politics'.12 In 1839 he inherited from his father £200,000 invested in securities, together with properties in Piccadilly and Essex and joint interests with Baring (now Lord Ashburton) in Maine, Pennsylvania and Louisiana; the total value of the estate was reputedly around £500,000.13 He had purchased an estate at Overstowey near Bridgwater, Somerset, in 1833, and made further acquisitions to consolidate his property, forming the so-called Quantock Lodge estate.14 He died in July 1869 and his barony became extinct. He left his estates in Somerset and Essex to his elder daughters Mary and Mina respectively. His American estates were dealt with by a separate will, and it was presumably these which passed to his nephew Henry Labouchere (1831-1912), the maverick Radical Member for Windsor, 1865-6, Middlesex, 1867-8 and Northampton, 1880-1906.15
Ref Volumes: 1820-1832
Author: Terry Jenkins
1. A.L. Thorold, Life of Henry Labouchere, 1-4, 11-12.
2. Ibid. 13; The Times, 14 July 1869.
3. Cornw. RO, Carlyon mss 3226/3, Hawkins to Carlyon, 30 Mar. 1826.
4. Harrowby mss, Labouchere to Sandon, 20 Dec. 1827.
5. Ibid. Lady Bute to Lord D. Stuart, 22 May 1830.
6. Taunton Courier, 19 May, 16 June, 11, 18 Aug. 1830; Add. 61937, f. 116.
7. Taunton Courier, 27 Apr., 4 May 1831.
8. Cent. Kent. Stud. Stanhope mss U1590/C381/1, Labouchere to Mahon, 27 Oct. 1831.
9. NLS mss 24762, f. 49.
10. Lonsdale mss, Beckett to Lowther, 9 May 1832.
11. Taunton Courier, 13 June 1832.
12. Add. 52011, f. 214; Life of Campbell, ii. 210; The Times, 14 July 1869.
13. PROB 11/1908/167; IR26/1521/149; Smith Letters, ii. 683.
14. VCH Som. v. 194; vi. 114, 119, 162, 165-6.
15. Thorold, 12.


Since the day she was born, Barby Anna Parrish Williams not only found joy in every day, she created it for so many others in so many unforgettable ways. Although not a WASP, she has more than earned a place of honor here on the pages of WASP Final Flight. She was a true WASP Champion, my only sister — the youngest daughter of WASP Deanie Bishop Parrish.
Barby was a passionate visionary, a mountain mover and a world-class encourager. Because of her enthusiastic support seventeen years ago, Wings Across America was able to truly take flight. Over the past few decades, despite her own busy life, family and career, her enthusiasm and support never wavered. Many who have attended Oshkosh, a WASP Convention, the WASP Museum opening, the Fly Girls Exhibit opening at the Women's Memorial, the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony, or countless other events might just remember Barby. She was as beautiful inside as she was outside, with a warm, gracious smile and an endearing sense of humor. She was the first to extend a hand and make a stranger feel welcome.
Barby was an extraordinary gift from the first time I met her, 61 years ago last January. Mom placed her in my lap on the way home from the hospital, but God really kept her in the palm of His hand all her life. She made the most of every single moment. She had a passion for her faith, her family and a heart for service. She made time for what was truly important and she made a difference in the lives of those she touched.
Respectfully, this posting is in memory of my sister, Barby, who was welcomed into Heaven on November 13, 2015.
On January 8, 1954, at Tokyo General Hospital, Japan, a beautiful, blonde, blue-eyed baby girl was born to Air Force Captain William A. and Deanie Bishop Parrish. The couple named her "Barby" after a family friend, and "Anna" after her maternal grandmother.
In 1955, now Major Bill Parrish was transferred to West Palm Beach, Florida and just one year later, to McGuire AFB, New Jersey. In 1960, Bill was transferred to Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Alabama, where Barby started kindergarten.
Nine months later, when Bill was transferred to Ellington Air Force Base, Barby started her formal schooling in Houston, Texas. After graduating with honors from Houston's Milby High School, she moved to Waco in the Fall of 1971 to attend Baylor University.
She began her college career as a music education major, and soon became an active Athenian (now Kappa Kappa Gamma). She made life-long friends, was honored as a Baylor Beauty, and met the love of her life, Dale Williams. In 1975, after graduation, Barby and Dale married and began their incredible 40-year journey together. As a newlywed, she taught 5th and 6th graders music in Bosqueville while Dale attended Baylor Law School.
The young couple was blessed with two children, Brady and Brook. Barby treasured family, and her proudest accomplishments were her children and grandchildren. Barby was a co-founder of Waco Baptist Academy and served as President of the Board. The school presents the Barby Williams "Faithful Servant Award" and scholarship each year to the student most deserving. She founded and taught a women's Sunday School class at Columbus Avenue Baptist Church for many years, as well as founded 1st Call to Prayer at Baylor University.
Barby enjoyed many summers with family in Colorado, where her love for the mountains and horseback riding began. She cherished family vacations, especially trips to Disney World with her children and grandchildren.
As the owner of Roots Boutique in downtown Waco, Barby passionately served her customers and mentored her beloved employees. Her creative talent and effortless eye for fashion were on full display as she ran the top clothing boutique in town.
A steadfast optimist, Barby's inner strength and contagious confidence created a desire in each of us to be the best possible version of ourselves. All who knew her witnessed her faith in Christ, her resolute kindness, her persistent joy and tenacious selflessness. Above all, her deepest desire was to serve the Lord through serving others.
She was preceded in death by her father, Lt. Col. William A. Parrish.
Left to honor her memory are her husband, Dale Williams, Waco; son, Brady Williams, and wife, Kim, of Newport Beach, California; daughter, Brook Henry, and husband, Michael, of Dallas; mother, Deanie Parrish, Waco; sister, Nancy Parrish, Waco; and grandchildren, Logan Henry, Jonah Henry, and Charley Williams.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Barby Williams "Faithful Servant Award" and Scholarship at Waco Baptist Academy.
A service to celebrate her life was held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, November 19, at Seventh and James Baptist Church with the Rev. Steve Childers officiating. The service was followed by a reception at the Bill Daniels Student Union Building on Baylor Campus.
She was determined to continue spreading joy by making unforgettable memories with her family. She did. She was lifted each day by her own steadfast faith and optimism. She was courageous and she was, without a doubt, absolutely inspirational.
Today, we are at peace, missing her terribly, but knowing that she celebrated this Christmas with her savior, our dad and grandparents and so many others we have said goodbye to over the years. Yes, too young. Yes, too soon. Only God knows the bigger picture. What He has left me with, personally, is a peace I can't explain and a joyful gratitude for her being a part of my life.
I will miss her every single day until I see her again... and every time I hear gentle laughter or see a child's face light up with joy, every time I see someone take an extra moment to be kind or encouraging or make the effort to create an extra special moment, I will think of her. She was greatly blessed, highly favored and used her remarkable gifts to joyfully lift and challenge us all to fly higher in everything we do.
Finally, a passage that is featured in Randy Alcorn's book, "In Light of Eternity," which played a significant part in Barby's knowledge of and delight in her eternal home.
Until I see her again, I rest in His promises and am bathed in His peace. I pray that same peace for you and yours. God bless you all.
We didn't have the chance to meet Barby in person, but look forward to meeting her and the rest of the WASP in heaven. My wife and I are reminded of what our Pastor Bob of Tulare First Baptist Church says, "God is great... all the time." Nancy, you have eloquently covered everything; a wonderful tribute to your sister. Your brother and sister in Christ.


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Epsilon Canis Minoris (ε CMi / Epsilon Canis Minoris) è una stella gigante brillante gialla di magnitudine 5 situata nella costellazione del Cane Minore. Dista 988 anni luce dal sistema solare.

Osservazione
Si tratta di una stella situata nell'emisfero celeste boreale, ma molto in prossimità dell'equatore celeste; ciò comporta che possa essere osservata da tutte le regioni abitate della Terra senza alcuna difficoltà e che sia invisibile soltanto nelle aree più interne del continente antartico. Nell'emisfero nord invece appare circumpolare solo molto oltre il circolo polare artico. La sua magnitudine pari a 5 fa sì che possa essere scorta solo con un cielo sufficientemente libero dagli effetti dell'inquinamento luminoso.

Il periodo migliore per la sua osservazione nel cielo serale ricade nei mesi compresi fra dicembre e maggio; da entrambi gli emisferi il periodo di visibilità rimane indicativamente lo stesso, grazie alla posizione della stella non lontana dall'equatore celeste.

Caratteristiche fisiche
La stella è una gigante brillante gialla; ha una massa quasi 5 volte quella del Sole e possiede una magnitudine assoluta di -2,62. La sua velocità radiale positiva indica che la stella si sta allontanando dal sistema solare.

Note

Voci correlate
 Stelle principali della costellazione del Cane Minore

Collegamenti esterni

Stelle di classe spettrale G
Giganti brillanti gialle

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HMCS Dunvegan
Name Dunvegan
Laid down 30 August 1940
Commissioned 9 September 1941
Length 62 m
Builder Marine Industries
Launched 11 December 1940
Decommissioned 3 July 1945
HMCS Dunvegan was a Flower-class corvette that served with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She served primarily in the Battle of the Atlantic. After the war she was sold to the Venezuelan Navy. She was named for Dunvegan, Nova Scotia.
War service
Postwar service
Flower-class corvettes like Dunvegan serving with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War were different to earlier and more traditional sail-driven corvettes. The "corvette" designation was created by the French as a class of small warships; the Royal Navy borrowed the term for a period but discontinued its use in 1877. During the hurried preparations for war in the late 1930s, Winston Churchill reactivated the corvette class, needing a name for smaller ships used in an escort capacity, in this case based on a whaling ship design. The generic name "flower" was used to designate the class of these ships, which – in the Royal Navy – were named after flowering plants.
Corvettes commissioned by the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War were named after communities for the most part, to better represent the people who took part in building them. This idea was put forth by Admiral Percy W. Nelles. Sponsors were commonly associated with the community for which the ship was named. Royal Navy corvettes were designed as open sea escorts, while Canadian corvettes were developed for coastal auxiliary roles which was exemplified by their minesweeping gear. Eventually the Canadian corvettes would be modified to allow them to perform better on the open seas.
Dunvegan was ordered 22 January 1940 as part of the 1939–1940 Flower-class building program. She was laid down on 30 August 1940 by Marine Industries Ltd. at Sorel and launched 11 December of that year. Dunvegan was commissioned 9 September 1941 at Sorel. She went in for her first refit in December 1941 for repairs which took until January 1942. A second refit took place in October 1943 where, in Baltimore, her fo'c'sle was extended. The refit took until December 1943 to complete.
After workups, Dunvegan joined Sydney Force. In November 1941 she transferred to Newfoundland Command where she was placed in unit N16 as an ocean escort for a short period. After returning from one of her first convoys, she was sent on to Halifax for repairs. Dunvegan returned to service with N12 of Newfoundland Command before joining Mid-Ocean Escort Force (MOEF) group C-2 in March 1942.
In June 1942 she joined Western Local Escort Force (WLEF) and in June 1943, assigned to escort group W-8. She served with that group until a major refit took her off duty. After workups in Bermuda, she returned to service with WLEF as a member of escort group W-6 which she served with until the end of the war. On 7 May 1945, Dunvegan was detached from convoy SC 175 to help HMCS Rockcliffe escort the captured German submarine U-889 back to port.
Dunvegan was paid off on 3 July 1945 at Sorel. In 1946 she was sold to Venezuela and renamed ARV Independencia. She served with the Venezuelan Navy into the 1950s until she was broken up in 1953.
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Are you crumpling God's invitation?
Are you crumpling up God's invitation?
I had a frustrating moment this week and it helped me see something about how I treat God and his Word.
Many parents can relate to the idea of parenting as the taught rope connecting the poles of "Best thing I've ever done" and "That kid will be the end of me!" Well, I had a frustrating moment this week and it helped me see something about how I treat God and his Word.
But then I turned, and what I saw had me searching for a thirty-nine and a half foot pole.
Man! The grace of God kept me from yanking his stocking from the mantle and dangling him by his shirt collar there instead. He was sent to the bathroom and told to close the door, turn off the lights, sit on the floor, and wait for me. I don't know if that was right or wrong, but I know it kept him from having all his Christmas presents listed on Tallahassee online yard sale.
It's hard for me to comprehend how one could be so ungrateful, so hurtful that they would destroy a father's written invitation to relationship simply because they didn't like the conditions of the relationship. As I tried to come up with the appropriate response to address the root of the problem, God took advantage of the situation to make a point.
He provided his image bearers with a written invitation to relationship. He invested himself in the letter providing both the means and the end. He told of sin, its consequence of death, our imputed guilt, his generous mercy, the incarnation of Emmanuel, Christ's atoning death on the cross, and the simple path to reconciliation —believe Jesus is the Christ, the son of the living God and his work on the cross with both necessary and sufficient for our sin.
Frighteningly, many have taken that testimony of grace and have crumpled it, trampled it, ignored it, or dismissed it. Some know what it says, but the conditions of the relationship – belief and obedience — are unacceptable to them so they ball up God's gift saying, "I don't want it. I never wanted him anyway." They will find themselves given what they ask for - dismissed into darkness and separated from their creator… for eternity.
If you are reading this then God has tarried and you have the opportunity to trust God's word and depend on his means of reconciliation – Jesus, the Bethlehem baby, the crucified Christ, the resurrected son of God.


text:
package org.wildfly.swarm.monitor.runtime;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Optional;
import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
import java.util.concurrent.Executors;

import javax.enterprise.inject.Vetoed;

import org.jboss.as.controller.ModelController;
import org.jboss.as.controller.client.ModelControllerClient;
import org.jboss.as.domain.management.SecurityRealm;
import org.jboss.as.server.ServerEnvironment;
import org.jboss.dmr.ModelNode;
import org.jboss.logging.Logger;
import org.jboss.msc.inject.Injector;
import org.jboss.msc.service.Service;
import org.jboss.msc.service.ServiceName;
import org.jboss.msc.service.StartContext;
import org.jboss.msc.service.StartException;
import org.jboss.msc.service.StopContext;
import org.jboss.msc.value.InjectedValue;
import org.wildfly.swarm.SwarmInfo;
import org.wildfly.swarm.monitor.HealthMetaData;

import static org.jboss.as.controller.descriptions.ModelDescriptionConstants.ADDRESS;
import static org.jboss.as.controller.descriptions.ModelDescriptionConstants.FAILURE_DESCRIPTION;
import static org.jboss.as.controller.descriptions.ModelDescriptionConstants.OP;
import static org.jboss.as.controller.descriptions.ModelDescriptionConstants.OUTCOME;
import static org.jboss.as.controller.descriptions.ModelDescriptionConstants.RESULT;
import static org.jboss.as.controller.descriptions.ModelDescriptionConstants.SUCCESS;

/**
 * @author Heiko Braun
 * @since 19/02/16
 */
@Vetoed
public class MonitorService implements Monitor, Service<MonitorService> {

    private static Logger LOG = Logger.getLogger("org.wildfly.swarm.monitor.health");

    private static final String SELECT = "select";

    public static final ServiceName SERVICE_NAME = ServiceName.of("swarm", "monitor");

    public MonitorService(Optional<String> securityRealm) {
        this.securityRealm = securityRealm;
    }

    @Override
    public long getProbeTimeoutSeconds() {
        return DEFAULT_PROBE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS;
    }

    @Override
    public void start(StartContext startContext) throws StartException {
        executorService = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor();
        serverEnvironment = serverEnvironmentValue.getValue();
        controllerClient = modelControllerValue.getValue().createClient(executorService);

        if (!securityRealm.isPresent()) {
            LOG.warn("You are running the monitoring endpoints without any security realm configuration!");
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void stop(StopContext stopContext) {
        if (executorService != null) {
            executorService.shutdownNow();
        }
    }

    @Override
    public MonitorService getValue() throws IllegalStateException, IllegalArgumentException {
        return this;
    }

    @Override
    public ModelNode getNodeInfo() {

        ModelNode op = new ModelNode();
        op.get(ADDRESS).setEmptyList();
        op.get(OP).set("query");
        op.get(SELECT).add("name");
        op.get(SELECT).add("server-state");
        op.get(SELECT).add("suspend-state");
        op.get(SELECT).add("running-mode");
        op.get(SELECT).add("uuid");

        try {
            ModelNode response = controllerClient.execute(op);
            ModelNode unwrapped = unwrap(response);
            unwrapped.get("swarm-version").set(SwarmInfo.VERSION);
            return unwrapped;
        } catch (IOException e) {
            return new ModelNode().get(FAILURE_DESCRIPTION).set(e.getMessage());
        }

    }

    @Override
    public ModelNode heap() {

        // /core-service=platform-mbean/type=memory:read-resource(include-runtime=true)

        ModelNode op = new ModelNode();
        op.get(ADDRESS).add("core-service", "platform-mbean");
        op.get(ADDRESS).add("type", "memory");
        op.get(OP).set("query");
        op.get(SELECT).add("heap-memory-usage");
        op.get(SELECT).add("non-heap-memory-usage");

        try {
            ModelNode response = controllerClient.execute(op);
            return unwrap(response);
        } catch (IOException e) {
            return new ModelNode().get(FAILURE_DESCRIPTION).set(e.getMessage());
        }
    }

    @Override
    public ModelNode threads() {

        // /core-service=platform-mbean/type=threading:read-resource(include-runtime=true)

        ModelNode op = new ModelNode();
        op.get(ADDRESS).add("core-service", "platform-mbean");
        op.get(ADDRESS).add("type", "threading");
        op.get(OP).set("query");
        op.get(SELECT).add("thread-count");
        op.get(SELECT).add("peak-thread-count");
        op.get(SELECT).add("total-started-thread-count");
        op.get(SELECT).add("current-thread-cpu-time");
        op.get(SELECT).add("current-thread-user-time");

        try {
            ModelNode response = controllerClient.execute(op);
            return unwrap(response);
        } catch (IOException e) {
            return new ModelNode().get(FAILURE_DESCRIPTION).set(e.getMessage());
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void registerHealth(HealthMetaData metaData) {
        LOG.info("Adding /health endpoint delegate: " + metaData.getWebContext());
        this.endpoints.add(metaData);
    }

    @Override
    public List<HealthMetaData> getHealthURIs() {
        return Collections.unmodifiableList(this.endpoints);
    }

    @Override
    public Optional<SecurityRealm> getSecurityRealm() {

        if (securityRealm.isPresent() && null == securityRealmServiceValue.getOptionalValue()) {
            throw new RuntimeException("A security realm has been specified, but has not been configured: " + securityRealm.get());
        }

        return securityRealmServiceValue.getOptionalValue() != null ?
                Optional.of(securityRealmServiceValue.getValue()) :
                Optional.empty();

    }

    private static ModelNode unwrap(ModelNode response) {
        if (response.get(OUTCOME).asString().equals(SUCCESS)) {
            return response.get(RESULT);
        } else {
            return response;
        }
    }

    public Injector<ServerEnvironment> getServerEnvironmentInjector() {
        return this.serverEnvironmentValue;
    }

    public Injector<ModelController> getModelControllerInjector() {
        return this.modelControllerValue;
    }

    public Injector<SecurityRealm> getSecurityRealmInjector() {
        return this.securityRealmServiceValue;
    }

    private static final long DEFAULT_PROBE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 2;

    private final InjectedValue<ServerEnvironment> serverEnvironmentValue = new InjectedValue<ServerEnvironment>();

    private final InjectedValue<ModelController> modelControllerValue = new InjectedValue<ModelController>();

    private final InjectedValue<SecurityRealm> securityRealmServiceValue = new InjectedValue<SecurityRealm>();

    private final Optional<String> securityRealm;

    private ExecutorService executorService;

    private ServerEnvironment serverEnvironment;

    private ModelControllerClient controllerClient;

    private CopyOnWriteArrayList<HealthMetaData> endpoints = new CopyOnWriteArrayList<HealthMetaData>();
}

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Spent a delightful Saturday at Andromeda One – a brand new baby con, run by the indefatigable Theresa Derwin. Who almost certainly cloned herself to get it all done.
For a one-day con it managed to pack in an extraordinary amount – workshops, kaffeeklatsches, and panels galore, covering small press publishing, gender/race/disability in fandom, steampunk, zombies, urban fantasy and SF, among others.
I would have liked to get to more panels. It's a depressing and unexpected side effect of being a guest that you can't go to all the interesting stuff that's on while you're doing something you've actually been booked for. As it was I attended one panel while frantically filling in signing-sheets and trying to rustle as little as possible, like someone eating wrapped sweets at the cinema. It was a good panel, too, on technology and prediction in SF, which sparked some intense discussion in the pub later. What I did get to was generally interesting and well-moderated and I also had some great conversations in between dashing hither and yon.
I was on a panel on tropes in Urban Fantasy, which (aptly enough) led down some fascinating alleyways, and a round-table on race/gender/disability barriers in fandom, which, while not managing to solve all the problems (that would have been pretty impressive) opened up the discussion in useful ways.
I was also on my first ever Just a Minute. This was no less terrifying for being run by the entirely delightful Paul Cornell, especially when your opponents are the brilliant Jaine Fenn (that gal has a wicked hand on the imaginary buzzer) and a madly gesticulating Jacey Bedford, and you get sudden random insect subjects from Adrian Tchaikovsky, who is practically a giant bee in human form. It all resulted in a hysterical stew, with chocolate-filled locusts and evil wombles thrown in. The audience might have been throwing actual chocolate-filled locusts and evil wombles by the end of it, I was too far gone in hyperventilating overload to notice. It was, in a weird and panicky way, fun. I have just about stopped shaking.
The Custard Factory where the con took place is colourfully repurposed industrial architecture with some amazing artwork – a giant green man (wearing a box. A window box, in this case), a fantastic 14ft bronze dragon (I'm not sure of the actual measurements, I was going to say 'life-size' only, yeah, dragon), and a startled bright orange squid. Oh, and there's a really good Nigerian restaurant called Jeun. (Brand new, so there's not much on their website but an email address). Spicy, yummy, fresh – and huge portions. If you live nearby I'd book now before they're full up every night.
On a practical note the con space could have done with a central meeting place/bar, better accessibility and possibly a map, but it all seemed to work OK – there was a pleasant nearby pub and the bar at the con hotel, the Paragon, was a good place to end the evening.
Ah, the Paragon. A truly astonishing piece of Victoriana which, entirely unsurprisingly, used to be a lunatic asylum. Vast façade of blood-coloured brick, adorned with Hound of the Baskerville-esque gargoyles, and the occasional small but definite tree growing out of the brickwork. Inside, a lot of walls painted Institutional Green (a rather disturbing homage to its former purpose), drips, leaks, and strange whooshes and burblings that one can only hope came from elderly plumbing. There were also, apparently, phantom footprints burned (yes, burned – one wonders exactly who was stepping out of that shower) into the carpet of at least one room. I rather hope the con itself will be held there next year. Luxurious it wasn't – intriguing it definitely is.
Adromeda was well worth it, and it was a delightful experience to be at such a very small con, where you actually get a chance to speak to most of the attendees. I suspect, given the energy and commitment of the organisers, it won't stay that way for long.
I've been invited onto the "Broads with Swords" panel at World Fantasy. The one about women and heroic fantasy that's been causing some, shall we say, ructions. (See Cheryl Morgan's blog, Jess Haines' blog, and Kameron Hurley's twitter feed @KameronHurley. There are probably others). Very short version – the name is problematic, since 'broads' is generally considered a (female-specific) insult. And the panel specifics suggest that women in fantasy writing about women who fight is a recent development, which as a number of people have pointed out, (see the links) is hardly the case.
I decided to accept. I did so because I thought that the best place to have a discussion about the naming and assumptions of the panel might be actually on the panel. (I was not aware at this point that Kameron Hurley had dropped out. I understand why she did so, though I am rather selfishly sorry that she did, because it would have been more than somewhat awesome to be on a panel with her).
I am now, of course, second guessing myself; will I look like a patsy? Will it appear I am not aware of/don't care about the issues? Will I be sitting there all on my own because everyone else has taken a stand and dropped out? (Yes, all right, I realise that's unlikely as if everyone else drops out they'll probably cancel the panel, but it's the kind of nightmare scenario my subconscious does so love to throw at me). But eventually you have to decide to take a stand, in the way that seems best to you.
On a less self-obsessed and rather more relevant note, am I helping to support untenable attitudes towards women and the history of women's writing by accepting? That's the bother, actually, that's the one. This stuff is important, in case anyone hasn't got that yet. It matters.
I get that the name was an attempted pun on 'broadsword' but…no. (I started to think of equivalent titles that you really wouldn't have for, for example, a panel on crime writing by People of Colour, and shuddered).
As to the content: women have been written out of the history of science, of art, of war and of literature, for centuries. Their contributions have been dismissed as minor, irrelevant, not theirs or simply not there. So this is a conversation that needs to be had, and keep being had, until people do, finally, get it.
But should it be had on this panel? I've been to more than a few panel discussions that have skewed wildly away from the stated subject matter towards panelists' personal hobbyhorses. This can be interesting, but is often irritating. Is it fair to the audience, not to mention the other panelists, to go on a panel actually intending to turn the discussion to the wider issues it brings up, rather than sticking strictly to the listed subject? But since this panel has been, so to speak, pre-subverted, simply because the discussion is already taking place, maybe it's better simply to go with it. One cannot, and should not, pretend that the issues are not there.
Whatever the difficulties, I think it's well worth having this discussion offline as well as on, in a public venue. Among other things, it encourages people of different opinions to engage face to face, rather than with the intervention of a screen. It's generally harder for things to descend into CAPSLOCK RANTAGE under those circumstances.
So, I'll be there, and I'll hope to contribute something useful to the debate. I also hope that I am doing the right thing.
Opinions are invited. However, I reserve the right to delete any CAPSLOCK RANTAGE, unless I find it entertaining.
Babylon Steel has been nominated in two categories for the 2012/2013 Gemmell Awards – The Morningstar (best newcomer) and the Legend (best novel).
I am Massively Pleased to be nominated. And if anyone should happen to feel like voting for Babylon for either the Legend or the Morningstar, please click and click!
Now have my schedule for tomorrow. GOH interview at 11. Panel on Humanism in SF at 3.30 with Roz Kaveney and and Paul Kincaid.
Sense of preening delight due to be swamped by conviction of utter inadequacy in 3…2….1….
The minicon can be found at City of Westminster Archives Centre, 10 St Ann's St, London SW1P 2DE and the full schedule is here.
My Dearly Beloved likes ferns. We have royal ferns, maidenhair ferns, bird's nest ferns. Oh, and tree ferns. Lots of tree ferns.
One of these is a particularly splendid specimen that has to live in the conservatory because it's too delicate to go outside. This is a cyathea cooperi. It has lovely long green fronds which unfurl from tight hairy fists, very slowly, like vegetable ballet.
It has recently produced a new frond, which is in the process of unfolding. Before it started unfolding, however, it grew up. And up. And up, until it was taller than Dearly Beloved.
We looked up cyathea cooperi.
This delicate beastie is in fact a very large fern. The individual mature fronds can be 20 feet long.
20 feet. That's one leaf. If I stand under it in a gauzy dress I'll look like something out of an old children's book illustration.
So once they've all unfolded, that's a circle of about 40 foot width. The conservatory isn't that big. And it certainly isn't 49 feet tall, which is, apparently, what cyathea cooperi can grow to.
There's a reason why they're called tree ferns.
And there's another frond unfolding.
If you don't hear from me again, I'm living on the street because my house has been taken over by a very large plant.
I'm Guest of Honour at the BSFA/SFF mini-convention – Saturday 1st June, City of Westminster Archives Centre 10 St Ann's St London SW1P 2DE. My slot's at 2.30 (being interviewed by the ever splendid Helen Callaghan) and I'm also doing a panel, details to follow.
That's this coming Saturday for those of you, like me, who didn't realise June was quite so close at hand, (ulp). The con runs from 10am to 5pm, and includes the BSF and SFF AGMS.
I've never been a Guest of honour before. I shall have to smarten up my act and try and be…um…coherent, and witty, and stuff. Or at the very least present and conscious.
I usually manage these fairly basic requirements pretty well, but considering that I managed to schedule major dental surgery three days before my first ever panel, and turned up looking as though I'd just run face first into a wasp's nest and emerged with a Fu Manchu bruise 'tache, not to mention being flown to the wide on painkillers, I am aware that I don't always.
Fingers crossed that life decides to be better organised this time.
I've just found my books on a pirating site. Again. Second time in a month, this is, that someone's decided it's OK to pass on my work for free. And this particular site seems to think that they're doing something rather wonderful; with patronising little cartoons about how piracy isn't 'theft' because with 'theft' you take away the original of something, whereas with piracy you only take a copy, the original's still there, so you see, it's all fine and dandy and anyone who believes otherwise is a big old silly.
Well, no, actually, it isn't fine. The 'copy' argument is utterly meaningless. What you're taking away is my living, mate. That's actual money for things like buying groceries and paying bills that I now don't get. Any copy of one of my books that's stolen, not sold, is money taken from me exactly as though you'd taken physical coins out of my pocket.
Just because I didn't sit down and write out every single word of every copy of my books by hand on vellum like a medieval monk, that doesn't mean they're not my work. Hours, days, months of work, that I spent trying to make it as good as it could be.
You're also stealing the work my publisher did on it, like the many hours that went into editing. Work they did to make it a better story. They're not a huge company. They're not Monsanto. They're just people – people like me who have mortgages, babies, bills. When you pirate you're making it that much harder for a good publisher to keep going, to keep producing the stuff you like so much you're prepared to stuff it under your jacket and walk out of the shop whistling.
Except you don't even take that risk, do you? You sit safely behind your screen, merrily stealing away, knowing you're extremely unlikely to get caught and making lots of self-justifying statements that only go to show you do actually know exactly what you're doing.
You might like to define yourselves as some kind of revolutionaries. But me, I think you're grubby little crooks, no better than someone who nicks a granny's pension out of her handbag. You don't make theft into untheft just by calling it something else. You can call the sky the ground, and spend the day walking around on your hands calling anyone who disagrees with you an old-fashioned misery-guts, but it doesn't mean the sky is actually now the ground – it just means you're walking around with mud on your hands and your arse in the air.
If you like it enough to read it, bloody pay for it. It's only a few quid. If you're so broke you can't afford that, borrow it from the library – that way I still get something. Not much – pennies – but it's better than nothing, and it proves you had enough respect for another human being not to steal from them. Borrow it from a friend! I have no problem with borrowing, I borrow and lend books all the time – it does mean that somewhere down the line the author and publisher actually got paid, if only once.
And you know what matters even more? It's not just the money. It's the fact that if you steal my work you're showing you don't care about me at all; you're happy to exploit me. Just because you're doing it at a distance, it doesn't mean it's not happening. And it hurts, emotionally as well as financially. I've been an obsessive reader since I learned how. I write for readers. I write to make a connection with them, to give them something fun, involving, a few hours out of the world. If a reader then acts as though it's OK to rip me off, it's like being turned on by someone you thought of as a friend.
If you like to think you're not the sort of person who would come into my house and walk out with my mother's necklace, then don't be the sort of person who walks off with my book. And don't be the sort of person who encourages other people to do it. That's no more moral or revolutionary than a kid egging other kids on to nick a bag of crisps from the corner shop and run away laughing.
Grow the hell up. Stop stealing and pretending you aren't. And stop pretending you aren't hurting me by doing it. You are.
Another punter with a potentially knotty problem for Babylon.


When I was 17 I was diagnosed with PCOS. Polycystic ovarian syndrome. I had never had a regular menstrual cycle and was plagued by the anxiety of not knowing when that time of the month would arrive.
With this as my biggest concern, my mother took me to my first gynea visit. They did blood tests and confirmed that I had PCOS. The solution? To go onto oral contraception that would regulate my hormones and let me know when my period was going to arrive.
PCOS is a disease that is confirmed with blood result and visiting an endocrinologist. It is when the ovary doesn't ovulate correctly due to a lack of progesterone and elevated oestrogen. The side effects include acne, male pattern hair growth - yes hair on your chin, weight gain, insulin resistance and early heart disease to name a few.
At the age of 17 getting this as a diagnosis left me in shock. It was then topped off with the fact that I would not be able to naturally conceive a child. Not that I wanted children at that age but I wanted a choice!
Scared and confused at my bodies betrayal I accepted my fate of a lifetime of oral contraception. The only problem was that my intuition hated the idea. At a tender age, I hushed my inner voice and did what the doctor said. Surely doctors know best?
I spent the next 12 years of my life dealing with whatever came up with another pill that was the so-called solution to what I was experiencing. I was put into roacutane for my skin and Glucophage for my insulin. I took the pills as I was told. Why? Because having diabetes and acne is scary. I lost trust in my bodies ability to function.
I did laser for my hair growth (and still do) and attempted every fad diet under the sun to move my stubborn weight. It was this constant dance between binge eating and starving myself of all carbs under the sun. I ate sugar and didn't give the connection between food and body much thought.
Some of it worked and mostly none of it worked. I felt confused and angry at my body. Why couldn't it just work like everyone else's? Why did I have to take a pill every day like I was broken?
Fast forward to the present. My career moved into food and my life in the direction of becoming a certified holistic health coach. As the universe would have it I started to do research on my internal health (especially when I wrote WHOLE - bowl food for balance) and started realising that there is another way. I discovered The Women Code by Alisa Vitti along with mindful eating and balance. The book is centred around female reproductive organs and endocrine health. All of a sudden the pieces of the puzzle started to come together.
The penny dropped. If I focused on getting healthy; If I focused on balancing my blood sugar, making sure my liver was healthy and not overloaded if I healed my gut and made sure my digestion was good then all the inflammation in my system would go down. And if I supported my body from the outside with chemical-free friendly products then my endocrine system wouldn't be inflamed. And if it wasn't inflamed I could go into remission with PCOS. What? Yes, you read it correctly. Remission. This means no heart disease, weight trouble, acne and vanished periods. And for those out there trying to fall pregnant - the possibility of conceiving a beautiful miracle - naturally without any drugs!
I had to do it, and so I did.
I changed my diet. I changed my lifestyle and I changed my outlook. Every little bit of change not only made me feel better but helped me toward my goal. My goal of balanced hormones, clear skin and regular periods.
I can proudly say that I have just finished my 11th natural menstrual cycle where I can feel my body and it feels amazing. I'm not saying birth control is bad. It has its place and is a women's right whether she chooses it or not. However, for me, it never felt right. My intuition warned me that there was another way and there is. My body has the ability to heal itself. The question is how far are you willing to go to heal?
So what did I change? What did I do? What would I recommend?
These are the questions I get the most. So I thought I would share the top points here.
It was a dedicated long journey that's taken almost a year to feel normal. To break past my acne and irregular cycles. I am not a doctor; I am simply sharing my story in the hope that it will make you question yours. The one thing I can tell you is that it has been the single biggest act of self-love. To take my life, my health and my period back. You don't have to get all the below perfect by tomorrow. It's a journey. Healthy eating and living takes practice. It's like a muscle. The more you use it the stronger it gets. Be patient and kind to yourself. You aren't going to get it all right and just come off the pill and be cured. I also did what I did in the knowledge of my Gynea. Who fully supported it under supervision.
Whether you like it or not changing your health means changing your diet. By changing it - I mean taking it seriously and under your control and making sure that everything that you eat is aiding you.
You can choose to view it as a negative diet or you can choose to look at it as medicine that is healing you from the inside out. I chose the latter and it made the journey so much easier. The journey is about taking the time to listen to your body and find out what works for you. Each of us is bio individually unique and what works for one person might not work for the next. I will share below what I cut out and what I focused on eating. These are the foods that helped my healing journey.
Coffee - yes you read correctly. So many people seem utterly shocked when I share this fact.
Even a cup of coffee in the morning. Coffee fires the adrenal glands and can cause your cortisol to elevate. This is an inflammatory hormone that can wreak havoc on your internal system. With busy stressful lives, most of us reach for coffee in the morning. This just aids the cycle and causes us to be tired again later on. I decided to address the cause of my tiredness and stress rather than reaching for coffee giving my adrenal glands space to heal and rest. This needs to be a top priority in the healing journey. Resting the adrenal glands and nourishing them.
Gluten, white/processed bread - the only gluten I incorporated was the occasional slice of artisanal sourdough bread in the morning with smashed avocado because it worked for me. For others it might not.. Processed food is unhealthy and filled with chemicals. Gluten can cause stomach pains and bloat. How does it sit with your body? If you want to heal, cut it out for a month and see how you feel. It made a huge difference to my body and to my blood sugar/insulin levels. Insulin can spike if you eat white processed bread and spiked insulin contributes to PCOS.
Soy + Corn - Soy can interfere with your hormone levels and corn can spike your insulin.
Sugar - we all know the awful truth about sugar. Sugar causes inflammation in the system contributing to PCOS. It will worsen your symptoms in every way possible and can cause bloat and an array of negative symptoms. Pay attention to hidden sugars and always read your labels and check the ingredients. Sugar, dextrose and fructose are just some of the ways they hide sugar in store-bought food. If you have to read the label you probably shouldn't eat it. An apple doesn't come with a health claim or label.
Alcohol - yes that includes the glass of wine when you get home. Remember that this doesn't mean forever and it is also not about perfection. If you happen to have one glass of wine release the guilt and move on. Focus on healing. Once your body has healed it is more primed to handle alcohol from a position of health. Now that I have healed I focus on never more than two drinks and I stay away from sugary sodas and mixes.
High sugar fruits such as mango and banana. I steamed sweet potato and zucchini for my smoothies and then froze the pieces. They made my smoothies thick and creamy without the use of banana etc.
Meat not sourced from quality suppliers. I also cut red meat for the better part.
If I eat a lot of red meat I feel sluggish and heavy. Lean meat can be included in a PCOS friendly diet. It is up to your body. Just make sure you are buying top quality meat and not mass produced store bought meat. Ethical and free range is the only way. Eating meat is a personal journey and each individual is unique.
Egg - this comes down to your bio-individuality. Some people report feeling foggy after eggs. As for me? I have about 1-2 free-range eggs a week and it worked perfectly for my body.
Dairy - Yes that means cheese. Again I was very strict in the beginning of the journey and now I follow a 90/10% rule. Dairy has added hormones and mass produced dairy is not good for you. The chemicals and hormones are endocrine disruptors and aren't good for you. Cut it out and see how you feel. personally, I have never felt better and don't miss dairy in my diet.
Dark leafy greens - as many and as much as possible. I find that dark leafy greens really supported good gut health and regular bowel movements. This is important as excess oestrogen is expelled via elimination.
If your stomach does not work with ease every morning after you wake without coffee then look at incorporating a hand full of greens into every meal. I blend kale in my smoothies and add baby spinach to almost everything. raw and cooked! Pay attention to if raw works for you or causes bloat. If it does then try steaming or sautéing your greens.
Your body needs complex carbohydrates to function properly and your brain needs complex carbs to concentrate. Focus on including sweet potato, butternut, carrots etc. These are real whole foods and when included in a diet (in moderation) can aid healing.
Healthy fats - coconut oil, avocado oil, almond butter and nut butter, avocado, and whole raw nuts.
These are some of the ways I add healthy fats into my diet. Adding healthy fats also aids my digestive system when combined with fibre and hydration.
Herbal teas - I fell in love with herbal teas when I stopped drinking coffee and if I'm honest herbals teas were more my flavour than coffee anyway. I have dandelion, mint, green, chamomile and cinnamon tea to name a few. Each tea can offer a different aspect of healing to your body - so get to know your teas and experiment on what works for you. Make it fun because it really can be!
Adaptogens - adaptogens are herbs and I have used several on my healing journey. I suggest when incorporating herbs/supplements into your daily routine; that you take one at a time and see how you feel or if you have the means visit your local homeopath. Each brand and person is different so it can take experimenting to figure out what works for you. Here are some that worked for me - Reishi, Ashwagandha, Chinese chaste berry and sceletium. I take them daily along with a probiotic and warm lemon water with apple cider vinegar everyday.
Focusing on balanced meals - this means that I focus on eating a balance between a lean or plant-based protein, a complex carb, dark leafy greens/veggies and healthy fats. I also focus on drinking at least 2 litres of fresh plain water a day.
I focus on how I feel after I eat something. Does it cause me to have a headache? Feel sluggish? Or perhaps cause me to bloat? If it does then I stop eating it for a few weeks - see how I feel, then try eating it again. If the feeling persists then I remove it from my diet or seldom indulge in it.
I downloaded the floliving app on my phone, you can download it by clicking here. This app was created by Alisa Vitti - Author of the woman code. The app helps me track and anticipate my hormonal needs in what is called cycle syncing. Cycle syncing is where I eat, exercise, work and play according to where I am at hormonally. Woman have been tracking their cycles for years and it isn't as crazy as it might sound. I basically sync my life around my menstrual cycle. If you don't have one then try syncing around the cycles of the moon. Many of us actually get our period around the full or new moon. As the ocean has its ebb and flows so do we. This has taken time and is a continual work in progress. If you want to know more I highly suggest reading The Woman Code or clicking here to visit FloLiving.
At the end of the day, your diet is completely in your hands. I personally don't eat a lot of fruit and when I do I focus on berries and low GI fruits in a smoothie in the morning. This journey is about getting to know your body and what works for you. There is also no quick fix solution. This is a commitment to yourself and your healing. Healthy eating isn't about perfection - I have days where I do eat sugary foods and don't eat clean, however, I focus on a 90/10 rule. 90% of the time I eat clean the other 10% is where life happens such as a birthday or I chose to indulge! The chances of you falling in love with the way you eat are high because you will feel better - why not give it a try and see? It's worth the healing.
Stress is something that we all have. The truth is that it really isn't good for your health. It causes our adrenal glands to release cortisol. Cortisol is the nasty hormone that makes you gain weight around your middle or have that second surge of energy at 11 pm at night. The problem is that dropping the kids, waking up early for that run, getting that deadline in on time or the anxiety around your weight are probably causing you to be in a stressed state without you even knowing it. As I mentioned before coffee and alcohol don't help.
Here are some of my top tips for managing stress. I would love to hear yours in the comments below. Reducing internal and external stress can help support you to get your menstrual cycle back. Some times it's not about doing more but doing less.
Go for a long walk 3 times a week. Walking for an hour a day minimum three times a week was a game changer for me. I have a blog post here about how moving my body changed my life. If your body is stressed it will respond better to gentle exercise. Moving your body can help move excess oestrogen.
Managing your stress is critical to healthy living. It could be the thing that is stopping you from losing weight, having your menstrual cycle or affecting your sleep.
Movement - this is what my weeks look like. Again I don't always get it right and what works for my body might not work for yours. Mix it up and experiment. Exercise is something you should love doing not dread.
Mix it up with HIIT. The high intensity gets your heart rate up, your body sweating (detox) and helps a loaded liver get rid of excess oestrogen. Excess oestrogen can cause acne, period pain, endometriosis and of course PCOS. Listen to your body - if you are exhausted rather mix it up with a hike, yoga or a lighter workout. Moving your body is critical if you want to have a healthy life, let alone healthy hormones. So get up and move - even if it is just a walk.
Consistency is key! Focus on trying to move your body as much and as often as possible! I rest during my period and toward the end of my period, I do Pilates or my walks. I even mix it up with Yin yoga. A much more feminine connected yoga than a power flow class.
Listen to your intuition. If you feel what you are doing is not working for you then try something else. Never push yourself into pain.
I would love to say that I did the beautiful self-care baths that you are seeing all over the internet but the reality is that Cape Town is in a drought. If you are able to then I do suggest doing this (Unless you're in the Western Cape). Draw yourself a beautiful bath instead of going out with friends. Take some you time. You deserve it! Read a book and focus on relaxing.
Journalling - try journalling 3 x per week. This will help you process how you are feeling and is a wonderful way to look back on your healing journey. This isn't to shame you if you don't get it right but rather an amazing tool to use to reflect. Use it for exactly that.
Connecting to nature. This might sound crazy but the truth is that nature heals. Studies are now showing that you can reduce inflammation just by walking outside on the grass barefoot for 20 minutes a day. When last did you hug a tree or feel the sand/grass between your toes? Go outside and get grounded!
Meditation and breath work. This is a very special tool that I use. It allows me space to breathe into my thoughts and sit with things and gain a clearer perspective. Headspace is a wonderful app if you are new to meditation or I use the Calm app.
Treat yo'self. When last did you take yourself for a massage or a facial? If you have the means then why not take yourself on a date? Or even better just give yourself a pedicure at home. Take the time for yourself and honour the date. Don't let yourself off the hook just because something better comes along. You wouldn't be flaky and cancel on a friend last minute so don't do it to yourself!
Acupuncture - this is a wonderful tool that can be used to get your menstrual cycle back. It also calms me and helped me deal with deeper emotional issues that came to the surface. With a holistic approach, I was open to the fact that my emotional state could manifest in the physical. What is going on for you emotionally?
Less technology. I don't always get it right but I do my utmost to make sure I am on my phone less. Technology allows for stress to creep in. Constantly checking emails or comparing yourself on Instagram can add to stress and minimising your interaction with technology will free up time. Why not phone a friend or journal and catch up with your emotional internal landscape.
Getting enough sleep. Yup, I said it. 8 hours of sleep a night is critical to the recovery from PCOS and aiding the body heal. The hours before 12 are also the best hours for this. Getting to bed at the same time every night and including a healthy sleep hygiene practice is a game changer. I include flossing, brushing my teeth, washing my face and using my skin care products as part of my sleep hygiene. I have even included dry brushing into my regime which aids blood flow and lymph drainage. It prepares me for bed and lets my body know its time to rest. Lying on your phone in bed doesn't aid the brain to switch off and prevents you from falling asleep. It can wait until morning - put the phone down!
Watering my plants. If you guys follow me on social media you might know that I have a plant obsession. Spending time with my plants is an act of self-love and care. Maybe buying yourself a house plant will do the same for you?
At the end of the day, each and every woman has the right to decide what and how she would like to give her body. If birth control is your choice then you have the right. Be it for your skin or as contraception. My goal is to share the information so you can make an informed decision and not put a plaster solution over a deeper problem.
If you would like to explore other birth control methods why not open the discussion with your partner? Condoms are an option and perhaps something that suits you better? That is your right to choose.
I had several symptoms coming off the pill. The biggest and most prominent was hormonal acne. It was so difficult to not just go back on the pill when it hit. It peaked about 3 months after I had come off the pill and it got to the point where I did cave and went onto a course of roaccutane. And I owe it to you guys to share this. The path of my skin wasn't smooth sailing. I was put on a low dosage for a month and then decided it was time to be brave and move off it completely. I wanted the dependance to stop. I don't think that anyone can judge someone else's journey. I chose to do it because I didn't want to have scarring which would have been inevitable. I know that roaccutane is a liver loading drug and that good skin health starts in the liver. So it is ironic that I took it and if you can avoid it please do. However, it did help me and since coming off all mediation my skin has been much better because I have done the constant work that it takes to clear it. I still get breakouts around my menstrual cycle but now I feel the rhythm of my body rather than panicking and wanting the drug to correct it. I trust my body more and correct from the inside out. It is a difficult long road but I can see a difference almost a year later. It also makes a huge difference in the quality of skin products that you use. Did you know that what you put on your skin is absorbed within 3 minutes into the blood? I choose to use products such as Esse which are natural and chemical free. I focus on the same with my make up and don't wear a lot of makeup. The same applies to deodorants and skin products. I have made an effort over time to slowly but surely weed out chemical-rich products and replace them with natural chemical free ones. Chemicals are called endocrine disruptors and they can affect your hormone balance. Again this isn't about perfection and throwing out all your products. Slowly Slowly catch the monkey.
Weight gain is something I have battled with my whole life and is one of the main symptoms of PCOS. With clean eating and moving my body the weight slowly fell off. I focused on getting healthy and not on getting thin. They are not the same thing! This journey was so much deeper for me than losing weight. Yes, it had a part to play because I was tired of being in my skin the way I was but truth be told I was so tired of my body feeling "broken" and I had to find out if it could heal itself and it can. Your body is this beautiful machine that never skips a heartbeat and lets you do all that you do. It is something to be nourished and celebrated. All you have to do is learn to listen to your body, focus on eating more fresh vegetables and fruits, drink plenty of water and you will already start to feel better. My journey has taken two years, I didn't arrive here overnight. Be patient with yourself and take the time to learn!
Hair loss - this is something I am currently exploring and working on. Since coming off the pill my hair has thinned a substantial amount. It is emotionally difficult for me however I am on a journey to find what works for my body. I am currently trying the JS health hair vitamins and I have also tried Biotin. The reality is that both my parents have very thin hair so there is an element of genetics - however, I am focusing on finding out how far I can heal to have thicker healthy hair. The journey continues and if you have any tips I would love to hear them!
This has been my journey. My journey to healing. Can it be done? Yes, I have done it. I hope that in some small way this inspires you to know you can do the same. I work now as a certified integrative nutrition health coach and I am determined to help woman find their health, balanced weight and hormonal balance. If you would love to know more then please head on over to my contact page here and drop me a line. A health history consult is free and will only take an hour of your time. I would love to meet you. I will explain my 6 month program to recovery, balanced weight and working together to help you achieve hormonal health and well being!


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9 Latter-day Saints killed in plane crash remembered for gospel-driven commitment to helping others
A Pilatus PC-12 carshed about 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019, near Chaberlain, South Dakota. Credit: AP Graphic
3:14 pm MST
News of a Saturday, Nov. 30, plane crash in South Dakota that claimed the lives of nine Latter-day Saints from an extended family has staggered relatives, friends, business associates and fellow members across eastern Idaho — and far beyond.
"This is a devastating event," said Ammon Idaho Foothills Stake President Von Crofts. "These people are pillars of our business and Church community. They are respected and loved by so many."
President Crofts' first counselor, President James Hansen Jr., was killed in the private, single-engine plane crash near Chamberlain, South Dakota. Also killed was President Hansen's father, James Hansen Sr.; President Hansen's brother, Kirk Hansen; one of President Hansen's sons, Jake, and grandson, Houston.
Kirk Hansen's sons, Stockton and Logan, and his sons-in-law, Kyle Naylor and Tyson Dennert, also died.
The three survivors include Matt Hansen, a son of President Hansen; Thomas Long, a son-in-law of President Hansen; and Josh Hansen, son of Kirk Hansen. The three were being treated Monday at a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, hospital and reportedly were in stable condition.
The family was returning to Idaho Falls at midday Saturday after traveling to South Dakota for a pheasant hunt they took every year on the weekend after Thanksgiving. Twelve people were aboard when their Pilatus PC-12 crashed within a mile after takeoff, the Associated Press reported.
Federal investigators were arriving at the crash site Monday.
National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Peter Knudson said no cause has been determined and that investigators would be reviewing the weather along with other factors. Storms in the region prevented investigators from reaching the site earlier.
It's not clear who the pilot was, but Kirk Hansen had a private pilot certificate and his medical information was up to date with the FAA, the Associated Press reported.
The Hansen family is admired across the Gem State for its Church service, business acumen and world-wide charitable efforts. James Hansen Jr. and Kirk Hansen were executives with several companies — including Conrad & Bischoff petroleum company, KJ's Super Stores, and Kyani, a global nutritional products and wellness company.
The Hansen family released a statement in response to the many offering condolences:
"The outpouring of love and expressions of concern for the welfare of the Hansen, Dennert, and Naylor families in the aftermath of the tragic accident on Nov. 30, 2019, has been overwhelming. The families wish to express their deepest gratitude for the numerous friends, family and business partners who have reached out with support, prayers and best wishes during this trying time.
"The legacy of Jim Hansen, Kirk Hansen and their father, Jim Hansen Sr., will be preserved and will flourish through their families and established business partners today, tomorrow and into the future."
In place of flowers, the Hansen family is asking well-wishers to contribute to Kyani's Caring Hands Mission to assist people in need, while providing opportunities "for others to grow temporally and spiritually on the path to become Christlike disciples."
Utah County resident Gavon Barkdull worked closely with the elder Hansen brothers. He remembers James and Kirk always beginning their frequent business trips together with a prayer.
"It was their sincere desire to be instruments in the hands of the Lord to do good in the world with the blessings they had been given," he said.
Hansen family representative and business associate Jeff Walbom said all those lost to Saturday's tragedy will be deeply missed.
"The family has been so kind and good to our community," he said. "Their goal in life has been to help other people and provide them with opportunities. And they did that."
In a Facebook post, Kyani's Caring Hands Missouri president Travis Garza wrote, "We are all mourning and ask for your prayers for the [Hansen] family."
Jim and Kirk Hansen, he added, improved lives "through their mission and vision."
MESSAGE FROM KYANI PRESIDENT TRAVIS GARZA RE: THE TRAGIC DEATH OF OUR FOUNDERS JIM & KIRK HANSENOur Dear Business…
Posted by HOPE and Inspire Movement Assistance on Sunday, December 1, 2019
President Crofts said his first counselor, Jim Hansen Jr., and his relatives were renowned for their generosity and selfless actions. "[They were] so giving and kind and helped wherever there was a need."
Saturday's plane crash has left many in mourning. The tragedy made for somber Sabbath-day gatherings Sunday in Latter-day Saint congregations across eastern Idaho. Now people are leaning on one another and drawing upon divine comfort as they grieve.
"Our understanding of the plan of salvation and the Savior is what brings us peace and comfort," said President Crofts. "The example [of the extended Hansen family] is what will help us get through this.
"We will want to be like them."


Easy Recovery Options with only 1 ESXi Server?
ok customer has one Windows Server used a File Share for imaged based backups of an ESXi box running a single SBS08 VM. The Guest VM has backup software creating backups to a share on Windows Server. I suspect the prior techs had planned on using the secondary server as a disaster recovery server in case they lost the ESXi server or just needed to move the VM to real hardware as both were installed at the same time and running Windows Server 08 for no other task than to be a File Share for backups is overkill.
I want to install Veeam so I can have a point in time backup of the VM running on ESXi vs. having to go through any full recovery using the backup software inside the VM. If I lost the VM I want to be able to go in and basically copy back a Veeam backup from last month back to the ESXi server then run the backup software inside the VM to recover to the latest backup (the night before). Veeam seems clear cut enough for me to do this so no real questions yet.
The question is how recoverable is that Veeam Backup to anything else other than ESXi? Let's say in the above case I didn't loose the VM but the actual ESXi server hardware failed. Am I going to need to load up ESXi on this Server 08 box and boot ESXi instead just so I can then load Veeam and then load up the Veeam Backup? I assume I could boot ESXi off USB vs. having to blow away the Server 08 install on the physical disk or pull them and put in a spare HD just for loading up a recovery setup. Of course now my backups which would have been on that Server 08 share are no longer there (they are actually USB drives) so I would have to recover Veeam from directly attached USB drives which I assume is supported in later versions of ESXi but this site has 4.0.
What process would you look at in the about situation understanding that price is important and I am mainly looking at CYA. Granted this is somewhat of an overall ESXi question as much as it is Veeam but I thought I would start by asking here.
Re: Easy Recovery Options with only 1 ESXi Server?
In super-constraint scenario, the easiest way to create a data protection is to have two ESXi server both with local storage, and use Veeam to replicate the VMs from one server to the other. No need for shared SAN or anything. A third server can be a windows 2008 physical installation holding Veeam backup server and the backup shares. So you can have both backups (for longer retention times) and replication (for faster restart in case of a failure).
You can check if the 2008 server is capable of running ESXi and convert it, or better add a second ESXi server and use the actual 2008 server as the backup server.


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System extensions are compiled developer code (using the DatStat Software Developers Kit – SDK) that implement hook interfaces to perform custom tasks when various events occur, or display custom data in the "Custom Reports" section of Discovery. A hook developer will create a DLL that implements one or more interfaces exposed through the DatStat SDK. That DLL can then be registered in the system through the "System Extensions" section of the Enterprise Manager. When a user wants to upload a DatStat SDK DLL, they must choose a unique name to identify the System Extension, check whether the System Extension is enabled, and choose the projects to which the System Extension will be made available. When editing a System Extension, the User can choose to overwrite the existing DLL by choosing a new DLL to upload. This is not required when editing an existing System Extension and if none is selected, the existing DLL will not be changed.
Once registered in the system, various items within Studys can subscribe to hooks contained in that System Extension. When a User edits a Study, for example, that Study can make use of any hook in any System Extension that is made available to that Study's project. These hooks will show up in two places: on the "System Extensions" tab when editing a Study, and when adding new actions to an event.
NOTE: System Extensions will only be available if the SDK and Discovery are included in the customer license.
Clicking on the Edit Custom Extension icon in the Data Grid will allow the User to Edit the information about the Extension and provide information about that Extension.
Once the System Extension has been registered within the Enterprise Manager and made available to the required Projects, it needs to be enabled within that Study.
NOTE: If an SDK User has not been created for this Extension, one must be created prior to enabling the extension.


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