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Warm coconut oil in a saucepan
Mix in enough almond meal to create a paste
While warm, add in some dashes of cinnamon, nutmeg and spread into a jar
Scoop into breakfast with berries or enjoy with drizzled chocolate, among many delicious opportunities that may arise over coffee and tea
Serve them with fruit and goji yogurt sauce
Try them topped with toasted coconut or buckwheat kernels
Try out with vanilla and molasses sauce
Make them purple with fresh berries from the forest.
Ok, not hot like a candle, but spicy warmth to share.
Check out the video here.
What you need:
Dates, smush em up after taking out the pit
Flax seed, ground or grind-up the seeds in a blender or coffee grinder
Ginger and cinnamon powder to taste (about 1-2tsp each)
Heaping spoonful of cold pressed coconut oil
Then go ahead:
Mix all together, prepare to get your (clean) hands in there
Plop on a piece of wax paper and squish out to desired depth
Cut into snack pieces, wrap with wax paper or your favourite reusable snack cloth. Viola! Tastes great in ice cream, smoothies, oats, and on their own.
Soak some spoonfuls of chiaseeds in water
Blend in a cup or so of rinsed, frozen berries
Store what’s not used in a sealed jar for about 5 days
The best part of making pizza at home? Making it however you want!
Spread out the dough
Top with whatever tasty toppings you’ve got
Kidney beans and spring greens turned out totally delightful along with a mix of tomatoes and other delightfully common assortments
The sauce was made out of tomato paste and fresh herbs like basil, rosemary, thyme, and black pepper
These are great alternative to bread or crackers-to put honey on, dip in soups, have with coffee, or settle an upset stomach. Plain and versatile!
Belly Soothing Baked Goods
Rice flour (about 2C)
Oats (the quick or long cooking kind, as long as the grain is flat, gluten-free to keep the recipe celiac friendly)
Add a dash of sea salt
Make a bowl shape in the bowl
Whisk together three eggs, then mix into the flour with enough water to make the dough wet and spreadable
Tin foil or parchment line a baking tray, spread out olive or coconut oil to grease.
Bake for about 40min at 400C, less for chewy, more for crisp results
Ok, these are really great anytime! While persimmons are an autumnal fruit, the dried version works any time of year. We found these incredible morsels at the San Luis Obispo farmer’s market from
Mt. Olive Organic Farm Just dried persimmon and not a dab of refined or added sugar to be found.
Chop up some persimmons and stir into a mixture of gluten-free flours
Mix together about 1C each of buckwheat and oat flours
Tbsp of baking powder
Hefty shakes of cinnamon, and a few gentle shakes of nutmeg if you’re nice
Mix together with enough warm water to form a paste/doughlike consisency
Plop onto a parchment lined baking tray, oiled with coconut oil
Bake at 200C for about 10min or until cooked the way you like
Serve with Matcha latter, earl grey or coffee. Also great with a dab of yoghurt.
Chow happy idea: Add to a bowl of GF oats
Palm-oil free chocolate spread…mmmmm…..desert that’s good for you.
Cocos Kakao Spread
Melt coconut oil in saucepan
Add non-alkalized chocolate powder
Unsalted almond butter
Mix all these together, adding the honey to the desired sweetness. More cocoa and almond butter for spreadable thickness or less for more syrupy consistency.
Spread on toast, ice cream, fruit, etc.
Store in a glass jar in the fridge for as long as it lasts…which likely won’t be long!
An autumnal blend of simple delish.
Better beet salad
Wash and chopp beet greens
Slice red onion and carrots
Steam with water
Top with cooked
Sliced sun-dried tomatoes and olives
Lovely drizzle cold-pressed olive oil
Viola! Chow happy!
California Grown Organic Mung Beans (1 Lb)
wash the beans
soak overnight or two in water until beans begin to sprout
rinse the beans
cook beans until they are soft
mung beans beans are full of protein, this dish tastes excellent with white fish or venison meat
diced up potatoes
PREHEAT OVEN TO 220C
DRAIN potatoes & spread them out on a greased, foil lined baking tray
SPICE IT UP WITH
Drizzle of olive oil
ROAST veggies 20-45minutes at 220C
SAUTEE mushrooms on the skillet with some ginger spice
PUREE most of the roasted veggies
+add water until you achieve the thickness you like
+add chunks of goat cheese or other white cheese and bring pot to boil, stirring often
GARNISH with the mushrooms & veggies
Viola! Chow happy!
cosy autumn dinner and a movie

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Many people prefer to shop online via retailers like Amazon, especially during the crowded holiday season. All consumers, however, should be aware that Amazon makes thousands of unsafe items available for purchase on its website. Included in the 4,100 dangerous products identified by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) are cosmetics, medications, motorcycle helmets, and items meant for babies and children.
Explore some of the most hazardous products below:
Lead in Children’s Toys
Lead is a toxic substance and children under 6 are especially susceptible to its negative effects. Over time, lead can build up and cause behavioral problems, developmental delays, lead poisoning, and even death.
Of the 4,100 products the WSJ flagged as unsafe, more than 2,324 were toys. Some toys lacked warning labels, others violated federal safety standards, and more still were found to contain unsafe levels of lead.
Tests commissioned by the WSJ revealed a xylophone containing 4 times the legal limit of lead and a set of yellow maracas that had 411 times the limit. These products were touted as “safe and reliable for little children” and some were highlighted as “Amazon’s Choice” products, indicating both quality and good value.
Toxic Skincare Products
Liquid mercury is banned in the U.S. due to its dangerous effects on the body and the environment. Nevertheless, a Vice article published in July 2019 outlines an ongoing battle between Amazon and public officials over dangerous levels of mercury in skin creams sold on its site.
Additionally, Vice and the WSJ have each identified cosmetic products containing various chemicals linked to birth defects, kidney problems, and permanent scarring available for sale on Amazon.
Non-Compliant Motorcycle Helmets
In 2014, a motorcyclist was struck and killed by a pickup truck while wearing a motorcycle helmet he purchased on Amazon. The product was later recalled by the Department of Transportation (DoT) and declared non-compliant, but it remained on the site and available for purchase. The motorcyclist’s mother reportedly sued Amazon; the company settled for $5,000 without admitting fault.
Other Dangerous Goods
Amazon was recently held liable for an allegedly faulty dog leash that blinded a customer in one eye. Similarly, the company was sued for a hoverboard, which caught fire and forced 2 children to jump from a second-story window and lose “all of their possessions” to the blaze. In August of 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio agreed to review a wrongful death suit linked to a teenager’s consumption of pre-workout caffeine powder purchased on Amazon.
How Can I Stay Safe?
Exercise caution while shopping online and be wary of discounts that seem “too good to be true,” as well as off-brand products.
If you do purchase a dangerous product off Amazon, and you suffer harm as a result, our attorneys can help you hold the manufacturer accountable. In certain situations, we may also be able to hold Amazon responsible for your injuries and/or losses.
We can be reached 24/7 at (512) 271-5112, and our firm offers free consultations, which you can schedule online.

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Money has and always will be a delicate issue in any type of relationship. Financial matters tend to find a way to ruin good relationships when the various parties don’t hold up their share of the responsibilities.
Yodlee, a major provider of financial applications to banks and other financial institutions, offers a solution with a newly-launched mobile app that would make it easier for consumers to address finances collaboratively.
Money with teamwork
Imagine a scenario in which a group of siblings takes on the responsibility of managing an elderly parent’s finances.
Using Yodlee’s new Tandem app, debuted recently at Finovate (a financial innovations conference), one sibling can create a relationship circle that connects to the accounts of other siblings and the elderly parent. They can watch for suspicious activity or transfer funds to the parent’s account.
Other common situations where Tandem comes in handy include:
- A college student who requests reimbursement from parents for certain expenses.
- Small business partners who need to provide the information and documents to apply for a loan.
- A household that wants to share finances with an advisor.
Users can leave notes, set alerts and upload files to better tackle the financial aspect of the relationship(s).
In every instance, the Tandem app serves as a stage for consumers to be more open when addressing money matters within their social circles.
“We’re basically bringing one single application where consumers can collaborate, share and show all the different information about their accounts to be able to have that conversation,” said Aimeelene Gaspar, general manager of personal finance at Yodlee.
“The app was born around couples who cohabitate, not necessarily married for a long time, when they are learning about their finances,” said José Buraschi, general manager of mobile at Yodlee. “So it’s intended to be personal financial management applied to more than one person.”
Marketing edge for banks
The Tandem app is being made available to Yodlee’s financial-institution partners, who’ll be able to offer the Tandem app (or partial features) to their customers. Yodlee is partnered with more than 600 global financial institutions, including 7 of the 10 biggest U.S. banks.
Consumers who are invited to use the Tandem app (by an existing Tandem user), but don’t have an account with a Yodlee-partnered institution, can still view the account activity shared by others within the social circle. They can link their own accounts to perform transfers but the account activity will not be shared to others.
“Banks can see the relationships of their customers and there are opportunities for very targeted marketing,” Buraschi added. “Now a bank may know that you have child in college or you’re handling elder care with siblings — the bank can start marketing products directly to those needs.”

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There’s no doubt that Ed Sheeran’s latest album was one of the most anticipated ones of the year, especially after his two-year hiatus. And since the release of “÷” he’s taken over the music world once more with his two singles, “Shape of You” and “Castle on the Hill,” shooting straight to the number one and number two spots respectively. The whole album, as well, broke Spotify records for most one-day streams, with all of its tracks at the top of the UK’s Top 50.
But is "÷" really worth the hype?
Ed Sheeran opens his third album with “Eraser,” an upbeat, guitar-driven track that features a little rapping from the 26-year old singer. That, in itself, isn’t surprising, but the subject matter surely is. Here, he reveals his true feelings about life in the music industry: fame isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, after all. It makes an apt intro to Divide as he breaks the fourth wall and welcomes listeners to “the new show,” bracing them to expect something new from the Ed Sheeran they’ve grown to love.
True to his word, the album features more than just the love songs that made him the star he is today. At the forefront, arguably at par with his vocal and guitar-playing skills, are the stories. There’s “Galway Girl,” which talks about falling in love with a girl who “played the fiddle in an Irish band,” and “Nancy Mulligan” that’s yet another homage to his Irish roots and, more specifically, to his grandparents. In true Ed Sheeran fashion, he manages to incorporate a couple of lines to make the tracks more relatable despite the hyper-specificity of the story.
"÷" also sees Ed Sheeran pushing his voice to its limit, especially in “Dive.” The tracks starts off with Sheeran showing off a little of his lower register, but steadily builds up to soaring chorus with him singing: “so don’t call me baby, unless you mean it.” Leave it to Ed Sheeran to make cheesy lyrics sound sincere; this song is sure to be one of the album’s most popular tracks.
Of course, there are still love songs. Just the first notes of “Perfect” immediately bring to mind a bride walking down the aisle, or the newlyweds’ first dance, while “How Would You Feel (Paean)” evokes the feelings of vulnerability in a new relationship.
All in all, it’s no surprise that the response to "÷" has been overwhelming, to say the least. While some of the tracks just seem like even cheesier rehashes of “Thinking Out Loud,” others show off Sheeran’s clever songwriting at its best. Whether you live for the sap in “Perfect” or find yourself smirking to “New Man,” it’s easy to give Ed Sheeran’s newest album a pass – he’s Ed Sheeran, after all.
What do you think of "÷"? What's your favorite track? Let us know in the comments below!
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Well everyone… the time has come.
Welcome to the LDR9 Pre-Pre-Release Thread - Annual Discussion & Meltdown!
Lana Del Rey has revealed to W Magazine that a new, still untitled album is in the works.
"I’ve been practicing meditative automatic singing, where I don’t filter anything. I’ll just sing whatever comes to mind into my Voice Notes app. It’s not perfect, obviously. There are pauses, and I stumble. But I’ve been sending those really raw-sounding files to a composer, Drew Erickson, and he’ll add an orchestra beneath the words, matching each syllable with music and adding reverb to my voice. For this new music, it’s more just like: I’m angry. The songs are very conversational. For the first song, I pressed record and sang, “When I look back, tracing fingertips over plastic bags, I think I wish I could extrapolate some small intention or maybe get your attention for a minute or two.” It’s a very wordy album."
What we know so far:
- Lana is working on an untitled album with a completed opening track, confirmed in her interview with W Magazine in May 2022
- Lana is collaborating with composer Drew Erickson, confirmed in her interview with W Magazine in May 2022
- Jack Antonoff has at least one song on the record completed in April 2022, confirmed in his interview with The New Yorker in May 2022
- Her father may be involved with the record as he shared photos in Jack Antonoff's studio in March 2022
- The record may be a digital-only release, per her statement during an Instagram Livestream in October 2021
- Lana wore a custom-made jacket by the director of LDR Village with a patch that said "DNC" that may pertain to the record in December 2021
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Honeymoon has SIX diff versions according to honeymouns…I want every single version, one of her best songs ever imo. Very interested in what other versions may sound like- maybe a guitar version like the live, or ???
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Born to Die
Lust for Life
Normal Fucking Rockwell
Something with basil idk
Chemtrails over the Country Club
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german edition (here store and shop are the same)
AKA – pawn shop
Born To Die – US shop
Paradise – biker store
Ultraviolence – leather store
Honeymoon – ice cream shop
Lust For Life – drugstore for everyday life
Norman Fucking Rockwell – surf shop
Chemtrails Over The Country Club – souvenir shop in the bavarian alps
Blue Banisters – DIY store
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The Government House or else the Administrative Building was studied by the architect Florestano Di Fausto in 1925, and was built between the years 1927 to 1930 as the Government House, where the vice-governor of Kos seeded during the period of the Italian Administration of the Dodecanese (19112-1943). The building complex housed the Governor of the Courts and, even until today, the Police. During the Italian era, the basement of the complex also housed the fascist Blackshirts body (Camerate). A symbolic building with a polygonal dynamic plan, organised around a central interior patio, with different morphological features spread across its facades, that stand to this day in the Eastern coastal front of the city, in the northeastern end of the pre-seismic center, the square of the Plane Tree of Hippocrates, next to Knights’ Castle Neratzia. Its style is a characteristic sample of the peculiar eclecticism that the Italians decided to apply in the Dodecanese during their stay.
On the East coast, currently Akti Miaouli, was the Yialos Square, an extension of the central Platanos Square, which used to house mainly port services. Here, during the period before the great earthquake of 1933, you could find the ship pier, the stairs, a number of public buildings, such as Customs, the Health Office, the Telegraph, the Post Office, the Port Authority and offices – warehouses, the Lighthouse’s office, the “Casino” recreation building, but also a number of municipal buildings, the Government house, and the bastion of the medieval walling at the beginning of Ippokratous street. These municipal edifices, with diverse morphological elements of neoclassical, Aegean, Balkan influence, were remodelled immediately after the earthquake of 1933, along with the entire landscape. In place of the Casino, a small coastal park was created.

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Christopher R. Knittel of UC Davis has a paper (pdf) looking at likely CO2 reductions from cash-for-clunkers under a variety of assumptions. The $416 figure per ton of CO2 avoided may actually be low, as it does not include the well-documented rebound effect of people with higher MPG cars driving more miles**. Also, he admittedly assumes that cars being turned in will have average future driving miles for a car of similar age, though there is anecdotal evidence that in fact the cars being turned in are driven less than average. Under these assumptions, the cost may be as high as $600-$1000 per ton.
The analysis looks pretty thoughtful, with the proviso (which the author is the first to make) that data on the program and cars bought/turned-in is still sketchy. The interesting part was that there were no reasonable assumptions that even got the price within an order of magnitude of the $28 per ton clearing price the CBO estimates under cap-and-trade.
As a CO2 reduction program, this is the equivalent of the military's $700 toilet seats. But of course we all know that no one ever really considered this an environmental or even stimulus bill. This was always first and foremost 1) another Easter egg subsidy for the middle class and 2) a back door way to subsidize GM and Chrysler to try to make the Administration's investment in them look better.
** This is straight supply and demand -- reduce the cost of miles driven, and people will drive more miles.

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Senior refs blow whistle on Cup critics
Senior World Cup referees have defended some of their lesser-known colleagues, following criticism that refs from such countries as Mali do not have the experience to handle big games.
The subject of refereeing experience came to the fore in the match between the United States and Slovenia when the referee, Koman Coulibaly from Mali, disallowed a goal in the dying minutes which would have handed victory to the US.
The referee has since declined to say why he disallowed the goal, and replays have not shown any obvious misdemeanour, prompting some in the US media to question whether Coulibaly had the right experience to handle such an important match.
Italy's Roberto Rosetti said he did benefit from the experience of working in the Serie A league every weekend, and the pressure that comes with it, but said all the referees at the World Cup had worked together for over three years to prepare.
"We've done a lot of tournaments together, we've done important matches, FIFA qualification games and I think my colleagues are the top referees in the world," he said, after training to the sound of vuvuzela trumpets as part of their preparation in Pretoria.
Howard Webb, one of the most high profile referees at the tournament due to his role officiating in the English Premier League, said fans and the media needed to drop the idea that referees were selected on a whim.
"This group have been together for a long time," he said.
"We've been selected from a larger list based on performances in seminars, matches and tournaments. This list of 24 referees isn't one that's just been pulled out of a hat.
"And it shows what great referees these people are, making it at this level from countries which aren't exposed to that kind of pressure week in and week out.
"Maybe we have a slight advantage initially from being exposed to that, but it doesn't mean it's a bar to guys who aren't used to it.
"They have worked hard and excelled and if they hadn't done they wouldn't be here. Only the guys that make the grade get selected."
Jose Maria Garcia-Aranda, the head of the FIFA refereeing department, told reporters he had been very pleased with the standard of officiating so far and praised the performance of Ravshan Irmatov from Uzbekistan who handled the opening match.
Irmatov, asked by a gaggle of reporters ahead of the opening match how he would handle the pressure, reminded the journalists that he had refereed a game before.
"We are not refereeing for the first time," he said earlier this month.
"We go and just do our job. Nothing extraordinary."

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BlackBerry 10, especially the Z10, is
RIM’s BlackBerry’s best chance of getting back the average consumer. Of course, any good smartphone needs apps and BlackBerry 10 will launch with 70,000 of them. Joining those apps will be a number of games from Gameloft’s portfolio.
Gameloft, developer of popular mobile titles like Ice Age Village and My Little Pony, announced today that it will be supporting the launch of BlackBerry 10 with 11 titles. None of these are new titles, but rather ports of the developer’s most popular titles on iOS and Android. The titles coming at the launch of BlackBerry 10 and the weeks after include:
“We’re thrilled to continue supporting BlackBerry customers and to offer a selection of our most popular games for BlackBerry 10 smartphones,” states Ludovic Blondel, Vice President, OEM Division, at Gameloft. “With its native development kit and powerful hardware, we’ll be able to highlight our unique development approach and allow users to enjoy a fully immersive experience in the world of our games.”
Gameloft says that Shark Dash, N.O.V.A. 3, Asphalt 7, and UNO will all be available around the launch of the BlackBerry App World on BlackBerry 10. Everything else will launch in the weeks following the launch of the handsets.


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As the end of the school term draws near many parents start feeling anxious about transitioning their children into a summer schedule. Historically this time of year is when many children spend longer periods of time away from one or both parents due to vacations and/or scheduled extended periods of time with one parent or the other.
While there have been some shifts towards shared parenting, many families still work around a structure where one parent functions as the primary household and the other parent spends the majority of their time with children on weekends, holidays and during the summer months.
For many parents it can be incredibly difficult to think about not seeing children for weeks at a time. However, it is important to remember that summer arrangements can produce a considerable amount of stress for children as well, especially if they have not been prepared for what is going to happen.
Regardless of which role you are in, primary household or not, minimize the transitional stress your children experience by thinking about how you will manage your time together this summer. Stay focused on your children’s needs.
Tips for the successful summer
• Talk to the other parent
When possible, set aside time to discuss plans with the other parent beforehand. In some situations, parents may have different opinions about how time is spent in which case do what you can to make the best of this less than ideal situation. If the other parent is not willing to be flexible, take the higher road and stay focused on what is best for your children by making a conscious effort not to retaliate.
• Plan ahead.
Think through how you would like to spend time with your children and what you can do to prepare them for summer events or vacations. Consider making a summer calendar in advance to show them how time will be spent between households.
• Talk to your children.
Instead of just informing children about the summer plans, consider talking with them about how they would like to spend time with you this summer. Listen to their ideas, discuss what is possible and then do your best to incorporate some of their suggestions.
Remember if you commit to doing something (e.g. camping, visiting family or taking a trip) make sure you follow through. Children need to be able to count on your word.
• Don’t over do it.
Sometimes parents may feel guilty about not having enough time with their children. When this happens they may fall into the trap of trying to pack every moment of their time together with fun filled, exciting activities. This is usually overwhelming to children and will wear them out quickly, leaving you with very disgruntled stressed out kids.
Instead, build in quality time with children that involves low maintenance activities such as taking evening walks, going to the park, reading a book together or playing a family game. What kids most crave is having one on one time with parents.
• Support your children’s time with the other parent.
Convey a positive attitude about your child spending time with the other parent. If you are the primary parent, instead of referring to time with the other parent as a “visit” talk with children about their time in the other home or special time with Mom or Dad.
Also when traveling, provide the other parent with contact information and details regarding your trip with the children. Both parents have a right to know where the children are.
• Help children maintain consistent contact with the other parent.
Some children especially younger ones may struggle with missing the parent they are not with during longer periods of time. Promote children maintaining consistent contact with the other parent suggesting or facilitating a telephone call to check in, an email to tell about their day or perhaps setting up a virtual visit via webcam when there is a considerable amount of distance between the two homes.
• Make time to recharge.
When your children are with the other parent over the summer, use your time constructively. Practice extreme self-care and allow yourself time to get refreshed. Visit friends, take a class, read a book, see a movie, take a trip or allow yourself the pleasure of being completely lazy one day.
What obstacles will you face this summer and what can you do to avoid them?

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A Hologram for the King *SPOILER ALERT* Review
Director: Tom Tykwer.
Tom Tykwer unites with Cloud Atlas star Tom Hanks for this less confusing film about a salesman pitching some revolutionary holographic technology to the King of Saudi Arabia for the new metropolis they're supposedly building in the desert.
But actually, it's all about Tom Hanks character, the salesman Alan Clay who appears to be having a midlife crisis and the desert being the best place for him to get lost. Opening with the awesome Hanks rendition of 'Once In A Lifetime' by Talking Heads, it's pretty much one of the trailers.
He's rushed to the Middle East in artistic fashion with snippets along the way showing the typical strives of western life he's currently baring. Divorce, finance and supportive daughter's education. Adding jet lag, sandy heat and a golfball sized growth on his back doesn't make things any better.
We discover that tomorrow rarely comes in Saudi Arabia and we share Clay's frustration as his team and himself are plonked in a fancy black tent with no food, no AC and no WiFi and no one seems to be where they're suppose to be or say they are with empty promises of meetings apart from two people...
Yousef, Clay's appointed driver and guide who's always there at Clay's request. He's a lovable character providing comedy and a superb eighties in-car soundtrack played from a dated, gold plated iPod in his deep blue '87 Chevy Caprice. Not sure if this is an example of Hollywood's whitewashing but Yousef is played by the incredibly talented and ambitious Alexander Black, who goes to great lengths to play his parts. He's certainly someone to watch out for. (Check out his directorial debut, starring himself in this year's 'Tim')
The other character who is fairly reliable is Clay's doctor and eventual love interest, Hunger Games' Egeria, Sarita Choudhury. This quickly turns into 'You've Got Mail' and Alan and Dr. Zahra are exchanging emails which leads them into an Arabian love story and swimming in the deep blue Arabian sea.
Not having read Dave Eggers novel it's hard to judge. (Writer of 2009's Away We Go and Where The Wild Things Are.) But does make an interesting story of what might seems non quintessential about someone's life. Everyone has a story containing interesting characters like Yousef.
There's a lot left unexplained, or lacks detail and becomes anticlimactic. Nevertheless, the pace is fast but feels very long for only 98mins. Good performances and above average, but there's nothing really outstanding about this film, probably one for the smaller screen.
Running Time: 6
The Cast: 8
Job Description: 6
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~ Eric Gustafson ~
Eric Gustafson is a resident of Syracuse and has been a long time Principal Violist of the Syracuse Symphony. He now holds that position with Symphoria. He is also on the adjunct faculties of Hamilton College and Syracuse University. He did his undergraduate work at Juilliard on violin with Ivan Galamian. His graduate work was in composition at the Manhattan School. He studied string quartet and viola on a fellowship at SUNY Binghamton. His viola studies were with Toby Apel at SUNY Binghamton. He is also a composer and a professional music engraver. Mr. Gustafson has a broad understanding of the viola literature as well as orchestral music for the viola. He is also a founding member of the DeVere Quartet which has given chamber music recitals and fundraisers in Central and Southern New York and Alaska.
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AFRALO Report from Brussels to Cartagena (June-December 2010)
AFRALO Report (Brussels to Cartagena) 2010.pdf (covering the period from the Brussels meeting in June 2010 until the Cartagena meeting in December 2010)
AFRALO activity Report (September 2010)
The main AFRALO activities of January 2011 have concerned the following issues:
AFRALO activities for September were mainly focussed on the organization of a workshop during the 5th Internet Governance Forum at Vilnius on new gTLDs and IDNs for Development: Importance and Obstacles to address, with very rich panellists:
• The new gTLDs program, history, opportunities and barriers in developing countries;
• The IDNs ccTLD fast track implementation
• The impact of new gTLDs and IDNs on the development of poor countries and communities,
This workshop was in line with the objectives of AFRALO to involve more Africans in ICANN’s activities and internet policy development processes through information, sensitization and capacity building actions.
1. Participation of AFRALO members in the IGF Vilnius:
ICANN was invited to provide travel support for 4 AFRALO members involved in this workshop (organizer, moderator and speakers) but declined as this wasn’t within their budget.
Several obstacles were to be overcome: the 4 AFRALO members succeeded in finding other ways of attending the IGF meeting, organized their workshop, and made brilliant contributions with the leadership of Tijani, the initiator and organizer, Fatimata, the moderator and Olivier, the remote moderator.
While the workshop was an ICANN event, organized to improve the effective participation of ICANN in the IGF and its visibility as a substantive contributor, it wouldn’t have been possible without the support of entities other than ICANN
2. AFRALO workshop @ IGF Vilnius:
Despite the fact that the AFRALO workshop took place the first day of the IGF at the first time slot (9:00-11:00), and exactly at the same time as the ICANN open forum, it was a very big success: The room was full of people from different backgrounds from the beginning to the end, the event ended later than 11:00 and people didn't want to leave the room.
2 members of the ICANN Board attended the whole workshop and participated in the debate. The Chairman of the ICANN board attended the last part and also participated in the debate.
The AFRALO team was asked by the IGF secretary to intervene in the main session on Internet critical resources. With a document presented by the AFRALO chair, the team gave feedback on the workshop and provided additional inputs concerning the new gTLD program and the JAS Working Group progress about the support to be given to needy applicants for new gTLD.
AFRALO activity Report (September 2010)
The main AFRALO activities from Seoul to Nairobi have concerned the following issues:
This report from Seoul to Nairobi, including Election of executive committee, participation to IGF and ICANN Nairobi outreach project
1. During its Seoul meeting, AFRALO decided to hold an outreach event in Nairobi (African land) for the African ALSes to enhance their participation in the ICANN process and the Internet governance process as a whole. It unfortunately failed in implementing the whole programme because of lack of funding
2. After defining its Operating Principles, Afralo conducted Election of its executive committee
3. Four African ALSes, funded by other entities than ICANN, actively participated in IGF Sharm El Sheikh. Tijani BEN JEMAA participated as a speaker in the workshop Nbr 324 (Equality in access to knowledge society through linguistic and cultural diversity). He presented a paper entitled "Diversity: for a Multilingual Internet".
4. AFRALO discussed the draft ICANN Strategic Plan 2010-2013 at the regional level and the whole At-Large community level, and submitted its position about it.
5. AFRALO held its monthly teleconferences, last one during ICANN 37
6. AFRALO issued its first BROCHURE in English and French. It was distributed in the Nairobi meeting. An Arabic version is available in PDF format, and will soon put on the web site.
7. Even if the whole outreach programme planned for Nairobi couldn’t be implemented, AFRALO organized a Successful Showcase in Nairobi during ICANN 37th.
8. AfRALO nominated 2 members for the At-Large Board Selection design team (ABSdt), and 2 other members for the At-Large Board Selection Committee (ABSC)
9. ISOC Liberia is the last accredited ALS, there is an application from Nigeria.
10. AfRALO define the minimum criteria for ALS participation and request an annual report from all ALSes.


Redondo Beach City Council Chambers were packed this week, drawing the kind of crowd that typically turns out to be heard on major development projects that have divided the beach town over the past year.
But on Tuesday, the usual jeers and boos were drowned out by bursts of applause, standing ovations and exchanges of praise.
The large crowd turned out to witness the transfer of power following the city’s most contentious election in years, one that put the future of a massive makeover of the waterfront in limbo and gave its opponents a more prominent seat at the dais.
After four years as mayor and eight representing District 1 on the City Council before that, Steve Aspel bid City Hall farewell before his rival, slow-growth leader Bill Brand, was sworn into the city’s highest elected post.
Before Aspel was given a key to the city, City Attorney Mike Webb pulled out a stop sign with red flashing lights, the kind Aspel secured for Redondo Beach crossing guards when he first got involved in city politics as a dad 13 years ago.
Webb praised some of Aspel’s other achievements, such as beautifying The Esplanade and improving relations with the school district and the city’s unions.
In his signature casual attire and frank speaking style, Aspel thanked his supporters, city employees and his wife and children. He reflected on his time in public service, which included a cancer battle seven years ago, saying all of his decisions were rooted in serving future generations.
“Sometimes we think about how certain things in our city are going to affect us in the next four, five or 10 years. We have to look forward to what’s going to happen in the next 20 or 30 years when we’re gone,” Aspel said. “We start thinking as old people instead of thinking what kids would do, and we have to think about their future. That’s what I’m all about and that’s what got me into politics.”
Aspel said he kept a vow to never make a vote or motion based on the next election cycle.
“I don’t think that’s the proper way to govern or to sleep with yourself,” Aspel said. “You have to live with yourself at night and I can relax now knowing that I didn’t get re-elected, but I’m liberated and I’m good with that.”
A transfer of power
District 4 Councilman Stephen Sammarco, who decided not to run for re-election, also was recognized.
He said making a difference in people’s’ lives, like when he stuck up for seniors battling a construction project in the Heritage Pointe housing complex, was “the part of the job I like.”
Brand, who first came to City Hall as an activist fighting the Heart of the City project 16 years ago, thrust a thumbs up into the air after taking the oath of office beside his sister and brother-in-law.
His most high-profile supporter, Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn, slipped into the audience.
Brand praised Aspel, thanked the candidates who didn’t win and city staff, and gave shout-outs to activists who pushed for Measure C.
“Redondo Beach is a great place to live, we’re all lucky to be here, and these arguments are really just about land use and we need to remind ourselves of all that,” Brand said, referencing this week’s deadly gas attack in Syria. “We really need to keep things in perspective.”
Like others in the city, Brand called on the public to cool down the heated political climate that has consumed the city in recent months.
“This was the roughest election I’ve seen in terms of personal attacks and they’re uncalled for, they’re unnecessary and they’re off the mark,” he said. “I think, going forward, everybody needs to be more civil. Everybody needs to tone it down.”
Brand’s successor in District 2, Todd Loewenstein, District 4 winner John Gran and Webb also were sworn into office.
The new council quickly realized that the similarly sounding “Brand” and “Gran” might be confusing in the years to come.
Before the panel could get down to business, dozens of residents advocated for a smaller waterfront project at public comment. One by one, they asked the council to put the results of Measure C in an envelope and mail it to the California Coastal Commission, where the matter is headed in coming months.
Webb said Wednesday that the council will consider sending a formal resolution submitting the measure to the commission at an upcoming meeting.
The initiative, which passed with 57.1 percent of the vote in the March 7 election, tightens development limits in the harbor, making plans approved by the city for a 36-acre revitalization infeasible.
Its validity is being challenged by CenterCal Properties, the developer behind the $400 million overhaul, which filed a lawsuit and a $14 million claim against the city last week.
Several residents shared posters covered in post-it notes from a recent waterfront brainstorming town hall meeting put on by Rescue Our Waterfront, the slow-growth group that wrote Measure C.
Others called attention to issues in north Redondo Beach, such as the South Bay Galleria expansion and efforts to revitalize the Artesia Boulevard business corridor.
In one of its first decisions, the new City Council voted to hold an all-mail election for the May 16 runoff between District 1 Councilwoman Martha Barbee and challenger Nils Nehrenheim.
That was done for the city’s last runoff election two years ago.
Officials said the move — which Barbee abstained from voting on — will save the city $7,500 and is expected to generate higher voter turnout.


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Traveling With Autism: Tips To Combat Motion Sickness
Traveling with children is a challenge. Lots of bathroom stops, boredom, motion sickness, and tantrums. For parents on the spectrum, the challenge goes to a whole new level. Sensory overload, closed spaces, constant movement, and disrupted schedules can cause autistic children to feel stressed and dizzy. Today, we will share with you a few tips…Read More
Routine Boundaries: Is It Okay To Push Them?
Quarantine and lockdown have set the world upside down. Schools, parks, museums, and even pools are being shut down. Most activities that we were used to, have changed, and are being implemented at home. While this can be upsetting for anybody, it can take the challenge up to a new level for families in the…Read More
Screen Time: The Pros and Cons for Autistic Children
The pandemic lockdown has deeply affected us all. With schools, museums, and even parks closed it can be difficult to entertain children. According to recent data, the average American family has increased its screen time exposure from 14 to 74%. Translated into hours, this can represent up to 8 hours in front of a screen…Read More
Stem Cells For Covid-19: What We Know So Far
During the last decade, Stem Cell Therapy has become a groundbreaking alternative to offer recovery and health improvement for conditions that were previously known as untreatable. Diseases from Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, COPD, Lyme disease, Stroke, and even Autism, are now treatable with Stem Cell Therapy. However, Stem Cell Therapy is now taking a bigger step. Current…Read More
Most Autistic Children Can’t Tolerate Face Masks. Here’s How To Manage It!
Since early April, the California State commanded all citizens to wear facemasks every time they venture outside their houses. For most people, this represents just an extra task to follow up with. Unfortunately, for parents on the spectrum, putting a mask on their child’s face becomes a nearly impossible task. Today we will analyze the…Read More
Immune System: 5 Ways To Boost Your Children’s Defense
With the Covid-19 situation, we can not help but wonder what measures we can do to protect our children from it. Of course, hand washing, and staying away from crowds are basics, but when it comes to protecting your children‘s health, preventing, and boosting their defensive mechanisms is a must. Today, we will share with…Read More
Covid-19: How To Explain it to ASD Children + Quarantine Activities
Since last week, the WHO (World Health Organization) has declared Covid-19 a pandemic. Most states across the US and other countries have declared quarantine and are highly encouraging people to stay at home. This means that most public places like schools, parks, museums, pools, and even public gatherings will be closed or canceled until new…Read More
Hypertonia and Hypotonia: Overcoming Motor Disorders in Autism
Children with autism are often challenged by motor skill problems that can affect their abilities to walk, run, play, and even write. According to a recent study, up to 83 percent of children with autism spectrum disorder were identified as below average in motor skills development. Today we will analyze two of the main motor/muscular…Read More
Autism Aggression; What To Do When Your Child Hits You!
Biting, kicking, and even punching are some of the things that most parents on the spectrum report as common conducts during meltdowns and tantrums. Today we will analyze, the reasons for aggressive conduct, as well as effective tips to handle them properly! Why Do ASD Children Hit? For autistic children, aggressive behavior is a physical…Read More
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Kelly Kyrgiakos Agger Konchesky
Maxi Cole Babel
Ngog 55' (pen) 90+1'
Scoring four should be cause for a Mardi Gras-esque celebration, complete with nudity and dancing in the streets, considering Liverpool's goal return so far this season. But that resounding result is also resoundingly flattering, and it's difficult to decipher its value with two fortunate goals and two in the final ten minutes with the game seemingly in the bag. Not to mention how many changes Liverpool made to the starting XI or that Steaua hadn't won any of their last 25 matches in European competition if we're not counting qualifying stages.
It was a dream start thanks to some magnanimous charity from the visitors, with Abrudan's soft back pass allowing Cole to sneak in and score his first competitive goal for the club within 26 seconds. An early strike seemed just the prescription for Liverpool's recent maladies, but the sides were level little more than ten minutes later. Steaua's equalizer came against the run of play and right down the middle of the pitch: center-back Gerardo ran around Ngog, Spearing slipped to leave Stancu open, and the midfielder's throughball dissected a flat-footed Kyrgiakos and retreating Kelly, leaving Tanase to cleverly chip past Reina.
Unsurprisingly, the goal knocked Liverpool back, and the home side struggled to match the Romanians for the rest of the half. Babel, Cole, and Maxi appeared as if they were in competition to see who shoot straight at the keeper and/or give the ball away the most times. Spearing played in the style of a stray dog with the ball covered in raw hamburger meat. Liverpool were disjointed, impotent, and on the back foot for far too much in the first 45 minutes, and those are all familiar attributes no matter the XI on the field.
But the second half, like so often this season, was completely different – the best Liverpool's looked this season. But an unfamiliar line-up needing time (and a manager's revised instructions) to find its way isn't all that surprising. Charging in the direction of the Kop, Liverpool pegged Steaua back from the post-interval whistle. It only took the home side ten minutes to go back in front, thanks to some Greek-on-Greek crime as striker Kapetanos pushed Kyrgiakos on a corner, with Ngog nonchalantly converting the spot kick.
You can't say Liverpool were comfortable – no team is ever comfortable with a one-goal margin, especially this one – but Steaua rarely looked like getting back in the game, and more goals finally came in the final ten minutes. Like against Birmingham (and Trabzonspor and City...) Hodgson waited until after the 75th minute to make changes, but the change turned out to be inspired. Lucas came on for Babel in what appeared to be a defensive move, but the Brazilian ended up rifling a wonderful goal in from 25 yards with his second touch of the game. It was an absolute bullet the likes of which Gerrard would be proud of, and a small reminder that the kid does pack shooting boots every now and then. If only he could deliver similar more often...
Ngog added the requisite gloss in injury time, showing yet another glimpse of that strength and finishing ability that has many defending his potential, while Pacheco and Eccleston received cameos, on for Maxi and Cole respectively. And while it's a heartening win considering the changes and first-half display, there's not a lot to be learned because of the "makeshift" lineup and the opposition's second-half tenacity.
The positives are clear – confidence boosts for Cole, Ngog and Lucas, Meireles' full debut, and Maxi's vast improvement in the second half. Youth was on display in Ngog, Kelly, Spearing, and sub appearances for Pacheco and Eccleston, and that bodes well for the future. Four goals is always a positive, no matter the opposition or when they're scored; that's twice as many goals as the team's scored in its four Premier League matches this season. And for all of Liverpool first-half impotence, Reina could have parked a deck chair in the goalmouth after Steaua's equalizer.
But whether Liverpool will be able to build on this display, especially in time for Sunday's match – with a starting line-up that will probably look a lot more like last Sunday's than today's – remains to be seen. The morale boost surely doesn't hurt, but when eight changes were made for this match, it's tough to divine what it augurs for the league campaign. Let's hope, with man-of-the-match Cole and Meireles in the line-up (both soon to be first-team regulars), it portends Hodgson's team beginning to come together.


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Listen, real poetry doesn’t say anything, it just ticks off the possibilities. Opens all doors. You can walk through anyone that suits you.
. . . and that’s why poetry appeals to me so much – because it’s so eternal. As long as there are people, they can remember words and combinations of words. Nothing else can survive a holocaust but poetry and songs. No one can remember an entire novel. No one can describe a film, a piece of sculpture, a painting, but so long as there are human beings, songs and poetry can continue.
If my poetry aims to achieve anything, it’s to deliver people from the limited ways in which they see and feel. – Jim Morrison
I enjoy looking around the web for writing prompts to keep my creative juices going. I have a few favorite places to go that always provide something obscure, fun, dark, or just plain ridiculous.
To me, the prompt isn’t as important as the writing that follows. Don’t do what I used to do – spend entirely too much time choosing a good prompt. The idea is to be taken by surprise and to let your creative mind do the talking. Think of it as improve – don’t plan the piece; write off the cuff. Let your mind take the lead when you choose a prompt and develop it into a story, a poem, a song, a piece of prose, or whatever your soul desires.
Some of my favorite spots on the web to find writing prompts:
- Reddit: Writing Prompts Subreddit
- writing prompts
- Poets & Writers – Writing Prompts
- Writer’s Digest – Creative Writing Prompts
Here are some writing prompts I have found online or made up on my own. Get started by writing for 15-30 minutes non-stop using the prompt of your choosing.
Stay tuned – this will become a regular feature on my blog. If you’d like to feature some of your own writing prompts, just email them to me or drop them in the comments. Happy writing!
Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary. – Khalil Gibran
Sweet slumber is now
upon me; the moonbeams cast
shadows on my bed.
Clouds of lavender
lure me into the abyss
and I fall ever
so swift into a deep dream.
The stars lead me through
darkness to a world that seems
to only exist
within hidden thoughts.
Memories that once seemed vague
flood my subconscious,
only to be lost at dawn.
Forty-two years ago today the world lost an American poet who, without a doubt, would have given the world much more had he lived longer. Tragically, he gave up his ghost in Paris, France on the third of July in 1971. To pay homage, here is my favorite poem by none other than James Douglas Morrison, the American poet (better known as Jim Morrison of the legendary rock group, The Doors).
I can make the earth stop in
its tracks. I made the
blue cars go away.
I can make myself invisible or small.
I can become gigantic & reach the
farthest things. I can change
the course of nature.
I can place myself anywhere in
space or time.
I can summon the dead.
I can perceive events on other worlds,
in my deepest inner mind,
& in the minds of others.
Rest in peace, Lizard King.
A Hot Mess
You see, she used to be popular.
We used to envy Barbie, but now
they call her ‘B’ on the streets,
and she chases that dirty dragon
through grunge of the City of Angels.
Her hair, once wispy platinum
and soft is now dry and broken,
smelling of stale cigarettes… her skin
once had a certain sun-kissed glow,
but now it’s cracked
and peppered with blemishes,
bruises, tracks, and scars.
Her scaly hands clutch
the pack of Marlboros
as if it was all she had left.
We heard her custom convertible
ended up in a mangled pink mess
after a 48-hour binge… she destroyed
that exquisite dream house
in Malibu, and her designer threads
now rest on the bodies
of drug lords and their whores.
I guess she sold them
to pay her debts, to set
her veins on fire, to cloud
her mind – all in an attempt
to escape the pain
of the plastic life she
so carefully crafted.


Google is spotlighting Portland with a new marketing campaign that starts today, singling out the city as it launches a service to features local businesses.
The online search specialist will make an unusual foray offline, buying Portland newspaper ads and billboards to feature businesses that are especially popular on the Internet.
It's starting with Voodoo Doughnut, the offbeat downtown shop whose imaginative, deep-fried treats help keep Portland weird.
"They gave us a call," said Kenneth "Cat Daddy" Pogson, Voodoo's co-owner. "Google's a big name. You want to latch on there when you can."
Google will pay for the ads, which tout both the local shops and its new recommendation service --
. The California company hopes to compete with Yelp, Citysearch and other sites that point people to popular local businesses.
Popular in Portland
Google is putting more emphasis on its local search results. Here are its top 10 Portland-specific search terms (searches about Portland, by people in the Portland area):
(a portal for student information within Portland Public Schools.)
trimet trip planner
(a popular website for tracking the Blazers)
weather portland or
(music venue in North Portland)
(another portal for Portland Public Schools)
95.5 the game
(sports radio that carries the Blazers and Oregon Ducks)
(online community for Portland Community College)
providence health plan
Indeed, Google says a fifth of all its Internet searches are for something local -- a school, a restaurant, a plumber. With its online maps and other services, Google is increasingly focused on tapping potential advertising revenue from local markets.
Google dominates the online search business, and is enjoying great success in the smartphone business. But it's a consistent laggard in social networking.
The company's Buzz service met mixed reviews early this year, and Google is
to have bid unsuccessfully last week for the group buying site Groupon.
Like its online competitors in the local marketing, Hotpot gives its users the opportunity to rate and review businesses. Google plans to use those ratings to customize search results, according to product marketing manager Jeff Aguero.
So if you like one pizza place, he said, Google hopes to suggest others that would suit you, too. And if you've identified friends on Hotpot, it will use their ratings to improve your search results.
"It's is more attuned to what I like based on what I've rated and based on my friends and family, what they've rated," Aguero said.
Hotpot is available to Google's English and Japanese audiences anywhere. But Aguero said the company chose Portland because it's a "tech-savvy, forward-thinking community" with a "high level of engagement" online.
Portland has occasionally been a test bed for other new technologies.
, for example, saturating the city with ads last year ahead of a nationwide rollout.
Comcast has also used Portland to test new products and services, including a short-lived cell phone plan.
Google has itself grown more active in the Portland area. It operates a large data center in The Dalles, and it opened a downtown Portland office this year after acquiring an Oregon software company, Instantiations.
Google has occasionally advertised offline -- notably in a Super Bowl ad last year. But Aguero said his company's Portland Hotpot campaign is still something of an experiment.
"This is the only marketing we're doing for it," he said. "It's a very different thing for Google."
With previous social networking efforts, Google Buzz and Google Wave, the company targeted tech savvy audiences first, according to Carri Bugbee, who teaches social media marketing at Portland State University and whose firm, Big Deal PR specializes in social media.
While those efforts generated enormous initial excitement within the tech community, Bugbee said the services never found a broad audience.
Using billboards and newspapers flips that strategy on its head, Bugbee said,
"They clearly mean to make a dent beyond the early adopter crowd," she said.
After testing Hotpot herself, Bugbee said she found the interface itself surprisingly plain. Perhaps, she speculated, Hotpot is still a "trial balloon," in line for upgrades if it catches on here.
"I think they're going to have to step it up if they're going to compete with Yelp and Citysearch," Bugbee said.
Google is experimenting in other ways, using the Hotpot marketing campaign to promote another new technology. For highly rated businesses, Google will offer Zagat-style window stickers, equipped with Near Field Communication chips.
Passersby who have NFC technology in their smartphones will be able to place their phone against the sticker to learn more about a business and its rating.
There's a big drawback -- only a handful of phones have NFC technology, so few people will be able to access the information. But Google is betting on the technology, building NFC into the
, a new Google-branded phone introduced this week.
Google hasn't decided how long the Portland campaign will continue, Aguero said, or whether it will duplicate the effort to promote Hotpot in other cities.
"We'll see how Portland goes," he said. "I'm very hopeful it will go well."
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(DIGBOSTON) — Nobody at either day of last year’s debut Boston Calling partied with much expectation of privacy. With an army of media photographers, selfie takers, and videographers recording every angle of the massive concert on Government Center, it was inherently clear that music fans were in the middle of a massive photo opp.
What Boston Calling attendees (and promoters, for that matter) didn’t know, however, was that they were all unwitting test subjects for a sophisticated new event monitoring platform. Namely, the city’s software and equipment gave authorities a live and detailed birdseye view of concertgoers, pedestrians, and vehicles in the vicinity of City Hall on May 25 and 26 of 2013 (as well as during the two days of a subsequent Boston Calling in September). We’re not talking about old school black and white surveillance cameras. More like technology that analyzes every passerby for height, clothing, and skin color.
Along with a dashboard that displays real-time alert data from social media and other nodes of input, city agencies captured thousands of faces using more than 10 cameras capable of intelligent video analysis. Their objective? To detect traffic congestion and suspicious objects, screen people for possible forensic identification purposes, and conduct real-time video analytics. Nevertheless, more than 50 hours of recordings — samples of which are highlighted herein as examples — remain intact today.
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The Canadian PressJanuary 9, 2014 08:47
LONDON - Some major U.K. retailers are reporting dismals sales in the critical Christmas period despite a rise in consumer confidence.
Tesco, Britain's largest retailer by revenue, said sales in the U.K. dropped 2.4 per cent in the six weeks to Jan. 4 when not counting new store openings. CEO Philip Clarke blamed "further weakness" in the grocery market.
Things were worse at Morrisons, which reported a drop of 5.6 per cent.
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A/N: Hey, guys! Sorry this chapter has been delayed. We were directly hit by Hurricane Sandy and were without power for a week, Internet for even longer. Thanks to all of you who sent encouraging emails, PMs, and tweets! That really warms my heart.
Edward snuggles to Keye, Sandy, and Aleea, my angelrific pre-readers, for their unending support and friendship.
Extra special thanks to my awesome betas, Katmom and Sue (chayasara), for always making time for me in their busy schedules. They catch all my recurring foibles and help smooth out the prose. Mwah!
All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy;
for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves.
We must die to one life before we can enter another.
~ Anatole France
My sisters slip from the room as I continue to stroke Isabella's hair and wait for her to look into my eyes. The strands aren't as lank and lifeless as when we met, but they've lost the new luster achieved with Carlisle's Neupogen substitute. We knew all along his concoction would only prolong the inevitable, but it pains me to feel the evidence beneath my fingertips and witness it with my returning vision. Her cheek remains pressed against my chest and she sighs softly.
"Isabella, I heard things. I know Carlisle's had the serum ready for a while now, and I also know the Neupogen substitute is no longer working." I place a kiss on the crown of her head, keeping my voice soft and nonjudgmental. "I understand you didn't want to make the choice without knowing if I would survive . . . but I'm here now."
Isabella trembles against me and raises her head. Her soulful brown eyes tear up. "I'm sorry, Edward . . . it might be too late. I'll do it. I'll let them give me the serum."
"Don't say that, sweet one. It's not too late."
"I hope not."
"Let me look at you." I sweep her hair back, cupping her head between my palms. "It's so good to be able to see you again . . . and feel your warmth in my arms. It drove me crazy to be trapped inside myself unable to respond."
She ducks her head and tugs at her hair. "I look awful. You must be wondering what you ever saw in me."
"Did you love me less when I was damaged?"
"Of course not!" Her cheeks redden with ire, the kittenish anger part of her charm.
"Then why do you think I'd find you any less alluring when you're unwell?" My strength is still in the process of returning, but I'm feeling better minute by minute. I scoop her in my arms and sit up against the headboard.
"I'm sorry. I'm just so weak and fragile . . . ugly." Her voice shakes, and she looks down at her lap.
"Isabella, I never want to hear words like that from your mouth again." I press my lips to her ear and soften my voice to remove the sting of my tone. "You're beautiful—oh, so beautiful. You're the sole reason I care if the sun comes up each day or if the stars remain in the sky. You are the reason I survived this ordeal at all."
Isabella tips her head up and smiles at me; her fingers explore my face lightly—almost as if she fears I'm still in danger of breaking. I trap her hand against my face, pressing it harder to my skin. "I won't disintegrate beneath your fingertips. I'm never leaving your side again."
Her tears fall in earnest. Shudders wrack her small frame, her shoulders quaking as the sobs are wrenched from deep within. It's as if she's been holding it all at bay for so long and the dam finally burst, allowing her emotions to come barreling out. She grips the front of my shirt and presses her face into my neck, her tears scalding my skin. "I'm so glad . . . you're okay. I didn't know what to do . . . how to go on. I know it's selfish of me, but I couldn't stand the thought of a moment of existence without you." Her voice hiccups, giving out.
"Shh . . . it's okay, my love. I understand better than you might think."
Isabella pulls back to look at me, her tearful eyes softening with understanding. It seems she's finally realized how I've felt about her all along. Perhaps she couldn't fully understand until the threat of losing me for good was a reality.
Rosalie walks into the room, an apologetic expression on her face. "I'm sorry to break up the reunion, but we've got to move."
"Move?" I question, tucking Isabella's head under my chin.
"Well, surely you don't think we're staying here?" Rosalie looks at me as if I'm daft. "Once the Volturi discover Carlisle brought them a fake cure, they'll be all over this place."
"Was this all planned?"
"Partially. Let's just say Carlisle left the planning to me. He wanted to remove himself from it as much as possible to avoid giving anything away to that . . . sicko Aro." Her lip curls in disdain. She starts flying around the room, opening and closing drawers, stuffing Isabella's clothing into a duffel bag before heading into the bathroom to grab her toiletries.
Isabella remains curled against me, heartbeat steady. She knows about this already; otherwise, there would be pulse and adrenaline spikes. No, she's extremely calm now that her tears have dried.
"You knew?" I ask her.
"Yes. I've been in on the planning with Rose and Alice from the beginning." When she lifts her head to look into my eyes this time, there's a steely determination there. Gone is the weeping human that called herself an ugly duckling, and in her place is a fierce lioness ready for battle.
Alice returns, silently going through the closet and returning with an armload of my clothing. Her eyes are solemn, and she averts her gaze whenever our eyes meet. Shame radiates off her, but I don't know its source because I still can't read her mind.
Part of me prays my gift will return while another, almost equal part, hopes it doesn't. It's a burden to know the contents of the minds around me—to be forced to pick through the vile drudge of another's thoughts is a high price to pay for the times those thoughts are kind, charitable, or beautiful. So often the thoughts of humans are full of raw ugliness and hatred.
Finally, everything is packed. Emmett and Esme come to say goodbye, but they're not coming with us. The two of them will leave a trail of breadcrumbs for the Volturi to follow, hopefully leading them away from us long enough for our mission to be completed, whatever it is. I know why Alice is coming with us—because of her second sight—but I wonder why Rose and not Emmett or Esme.
Esme smiles and takes Isabella's hand. "I have a surprise before you go." She races to the front door and brings in Sue and Hannah.
"Mama!" Hannah hurls herself into Isabella's arms. When she sees me over her mother's shoulder, her big brown eyes grow even wider. "Edwood!"
Isabella sets her down and she flings herself onto my lap, throwing her chubby arms around my neck and placing wet kisses all over my face. "Nana missed you, Edwood! I knew you'd come home!"
"I missed you, too, princess. More than I can ever say." Her warmth seeps under my skin, spreading through my entire body. I cradle her in my arms, hating what I need to tell her. "Listen, Hannah . . . your mom and I need to go away for a little while. It's so she can be cured of her illness."
"Grandpa Carl found the magic potion?"
"You could call it that, yes. It will make your mom all better, but it might take a while. We need to go somewhere private."
"Yes, baby." Isabella joins in, kneeling next to the bed and rubbing Hannah's back. "Mama might be a little . . . different, but she won't be sick anymore. Grandma Sue will take care of you while we're gone, okay?"
"You'll be with Edwood?" Hannah asks uncertainly, looking back and forth between us.
"Yes, the whole time."
When she looks to me, I nod.
"Okay, Nana stay with Grandma Sue."
Hannah curls up in my arms and falls asleep, her warm little breaths puffing against my clavicle. How I miss the sweet, sweet smell of baby shampoo, apple juice, and animal crackers. Eventually, Sue comes over to lift her from my arms, and I let go reluctantly.
"Thank you for all you've done for my girls, Edward," Sue says graciously. "I'm so glad to see you on the mend."
"Thank you, Sue. I'd do anything for them."
"That's apparent." She glances over at Isabella, who's deep in conversation with Alice just outside the bedroom door, before leaning in closer and lowering her voice. "Will you change her now? And what will happen when she smells Hannah?"
"Yes, we're going to change her as soon as possible. I wish I had an answer for you, but I'm just not sure what will happen once she's been turned. Unfortunately, we don't have the luxury of waiting until Hannah's older."
Sue nods sagely. "If there's anything at all I can do . . . just say the word."
Isabella's eyes soften with love when Sue pauses to say goodbye, and she leans over to kiss Hannah's cheek and stroke the fine strands of her hair. Hannah's face is slack as she slumbers in Sue's arms with the perfect trust that only a child can manage.
Once they're gone, Isabella sits on my lap with her arms around my neck and lays her head on my shoulder. "I hope this is all over soon and I can be with you and Hannah."
"I have the same hope." I hold her to me and rock us back and forth.
A few hours later, we're on the road. Rose drives with Alice as co-pilot, and I sit in the back with Isabella. We board the Cullen jet, land in Georgia, and drive the rest of the way to Pennsylvania—right back to Uncle Lou's cabin.
"You told Angela you're alive." I look askance at Isabella.
"Yes. While you were languishing, I made an executive decision." Her chin comes up in that defiant little way she has.
"Okay? No lecture?"
"I trust your judgment." I can't help but smile.
"Well . . . it's about time." Isabella nods firmly.
The terrain around the cabin looks different without crystalline prisms of snow bejeweling the trees and bushes. The ground is saturated from the runoff of many feet of snowfall, and blades of green grass are just beginning to erupt from the pine needle covered soil. Golden rays of light tip the edges of the trees and bushes, while deep shadows remain in the secret crevices the canopy of their branches and leaves create below. The cabin itself looks much the same, and the sight brings with it a sense of nostalgia. This is where I first came upon Isabella, where she tricked me into thinking she was inside humming when, in fact, she was busy leveling a shotgun at me. Where she fed me her tainted blood and then nursed me back to health with Hannah's. Where I first discovered she was my mate.
Alice turns and winks at me. "Isn't this the perfect place to change her, Edward?"
"Are you certain nobody knows about it?"
Alice gives me her patented are-you-for-real look and refuses to answer.
Once the car comes to a smooth stop, Isabella stretches with a sleepy yawn. "We're here!" Her smile and the wonder in her eyes as she gazes around causes a clenching in my chest.
I focus on getting her settled in, leaving my very capable sisters to bring in the luggage and secure the perimeter of the property. It's hard to admit, but although my strength is up to about ninety percent, my vampire senses are still inadequate. My hearing and vision, although much more acute than a human's, is deficient for vampire standards. There's no sign of my mind reading ability, and I'm beginning to think it might not come back.
It takes me under a minute to empty the cooler, stock the refrigerator with food, and head upstairs to put Isabella's clothes in the dresser and closet. As I finish up, Isabella is just wandering into the bedroom. She trails her fingers over the duvet and glances out the window that faces the rising sun.
"The sun used to wake me in the mornings. I'd leave the blind up so I'd be enveloped in its warmth as it rose higher in the sky." She points between two trees where a perfect V of blue nestles between. "It's as if that was made to be the perfect natural alarm clock."
Coming up from behind, I sweep her hair to the side and press my lips against the warm skin on the back of her neck. She shivers with pleasure and sighs sweetly, leaning back into my waiting arms. Her hands grab onto my arm, pulling it closer to her breast, and we lean on the window frame and watch a family of cardinals making a home in the top of a tree as the sun climbs higher in the sky. The male bird squawks at me once, his chattering making his displeasure over my presence known, but they continue their work. Isabella oohs and ahs over them, narrating every move they make as if I'm not here to observe for myself. No matter—I find everything this woman does to be endearing.
"Lunch!" Alice calls up the stairs.
I lead Isabella by the hand, linking our fingers, and we descend the stairs together. The rustic wooden table in the kitchen is set up with a tureen of soup and a platter of sandwiches—ham, turkey, roast beef, and chicken salad. There's a pot of Isabella's favorite tea and a pitcher of ice cold milk—by the slight layer of cream on top, I know it's whole milk and bet it's organic, too. Alice flits around the table like a wood sprite, ladling out soup and pointing out sandwich and beverage choices. I roll my eyes and open my mouth to scold her about the ridiculous display, but a bubble of laughter from my mate halts me.
Isabella squirms in her chair, reminiscent of a delighted child, and places a hand over her mouth. Her eyes are so lively. "Alice, this is wonderful! It's too much for one girl, really, but I simply love it!"
I sit with Isabella while she consumes two bowls of minestrone, half of a chicken salad sandwich, and half of a roast beef sandwich, licking her fingers and complimenting Alice the whole time. It's the most I've seen her eat since we met—the most hope I've seen blossom in her eyes.
When Isabella proclaims she can't eat one more bite, I rub my hand over her nearly concave belly and ask where she put it all, eliciting another round of giggling.
I begin to wonder where my sisters have gotten off to when the two of them enter the periphery of the kitchen, two shadows over a happy moment. Their faces are business-like now.
"It's time." Rose looks only at Isabella as if I don't exist. They've obviously spoken of this event in some detail because Isabella shudders perceptibly before shaking it off and nodding.
"Where should we do this?"
"The bedroom would be best I think." Rose glances over at me. "You should be there, too."
I glare at her incredulously. "Where else would I be? Is there something I need to know about this?"
"No—" Isabella starts.
"It's going to hurt," Rose interrupts, her tone flat.
Isabella glares at her. "I asked you not to."
I glance between my fierce sister and my apparently equally fierce mate. "Would the two of you care to fill me in?"
"The serum is going to hurt like hell. She might get a fever and some bone pain. Isabella thinks you're too fragile to hear the truth."
"I don't think he's too fragile, Rose! I just didn't want to upset him unnecessarily. We really don't know what effect the serum is going to have on me. Carlisle said everyone is different."
My sister rolls her eyes. "Tomato, tomahto."
I grasp Isabella's hand, rubbing my thumb over the back of it. "I'm okay, you know. Nothing is going to send me back to that place where I was all that time."
She gazes into my eyes, the tears gathering in hers. "How did you know I was worried about that?"
"I just did." I pull my chair out, inviting her onto my lap, and she curls around me, pressing her cheek against mine. "I'm with you, Isabella. Seeing you in any kind of distress will be difficult for me, but I'm here all the way."
"I love you, Edward." She turns her face and kisses my lips softly.
"As I love you." I look deep into her eyes. "Are you ready?" I see the answer in them. She is.
Up in the bedroom, Rose has everything prepared. There are extra blankets and bedding, a cooler of ice packs, and spare pajamas. From another portable cooler, she pulls out three large syringes filled with bright red fluid. I hear Alice bustling around the kitchen downstairs and wonder if she's squeamish about the process.
Isabella lies down on the bed, propped up by several fluffy pillows. She's wearing thin cotton pajama pants in a pink and green floral print and a pale pink tank top. I worry that she'll be too cold, but Rose assures me this is the way to begin.
Rose kneels on the floor beside the bed and takes Isabella's hand. "You remember all that we discussed?" When Isabella nods, she continues, "Do you have any questions before we begin?"
"No. Let's do this." She smiles bravely.
Swiping an alcohol pad over the fold of Isabella's arm, Rose inserts the first syringe and applies slow, steady pressure to the plunger, pushing the neon red liquid straight into the vein. Holding the needle steady, she pops out one cartridge and fits another in place so she doesn't have to stick Isabella multiple times.
"Okay, done. If you feel anything out of the ordinary at all, speak up." Rose glances up at me where I stand rigidly against the wall beside the bed. "Edward, she'll probably start with a fever and intense heat and sweating. That will progress to possible shaking and chills. If the fever goes too high, we need to pack her with ice, and if she becomes too cold, warmer clothing, more blankets. Her body is about to wage a war against that chromosome in her blood, and you have to understand this is not your garden variety fever and chills."
"Got it." My tone is clipped, and I try to rein in my anger. Perhaps Rose didn't abide by Isabella's wishes completely, but she left me out of the loop on the details long enough that it's too late to question the procedure. Of course we have no other choice. I'd take any chance, however small, to keep Isabella alive, but I feel as if I'm being treated with kid gloves.
Isabella peers up at me cautiously, and the fear in her eyes decides it for me—I can't upset her now. My anger washes away on a wave of love and concern for my mate, and my posture relaxes as I fold myself down to the bed and lean against the pillows beside her. I take her hand and place a gentle kiss on the back of it. "Whatever you need, sweet one. Lean on me through this, okay?"
"Thank you, Edward." She rewards me with a beatific smile worthy of angels and drifts to sleep.
An hour later, Isabella's fingers claw around mine convulsively and beads of sweat break out on her pallid skin. Her eyes fly open in a cry of pain. She's throwing some heat, but it's not more than a mild fever. Her back arches, and she turns her head my way, eyes frightened. "Edward, it hurts . . ."
"Where, my love?" I caress her face, offering her steady eyes full of confidence to look into.
"My bones—" she gasps out.
Before I can open my mouth, Rose is right there with a glass of water and a white pill. "Swallow this. It won't kill the pain entirely, but it'll take the edge off."
Isabella sits up with my assistance and swallows the pill gratefully. "Thanks."
Rose presses a hand to Isabella's forehead. "Only about 101 right now. Edward, if her temp gets above 102, you need to pack her with ice. The ideal range is to keep her temp between 100 and 102 through the entire process."
"Okay." I pull Isabella closer, and she rests her head on my shoulder, draping an arm over my stomach. "Rest and don't worry about anything."
"I'm not worried. I'm in the best of hands."
Two hours later, the fever spikes to 102.5 and I grab ice packs from the cooler, tucking them around her torso. Alice enters the room for the first time with a wet washcloth for Isabella's forehead.
"Have you seen anything?" I ask.
"She'll be fine."
Alice grimaces. "I can't always see her clearly because of the wolf chromosome. It's murky, but I think she's going to be fine."
I nod, relaxing again. "Carlisle?"
"One big blank so far."
When Isabella's temperature goes lower and her body shudders with chills, we bundle her up with extra blankets. Over the next forty-eight hours we traverse a delicate balance, keeping her body at the prime temperature range for the serum to work its magic. Toward the end, when her fever is raging once again, Isabella grows ornery and throws off the ice packs. Rather than restrain her and chance injuring her fragile body, I strip my shirt off and she settles against me with a contented sigh. At least I'm useful as an ice pack.
When the sun rises on day three, Isabella's temperature has returned to normal. Rose proclaims this okay now because the "burning in" process should be complete. I help Isabella into the bathroom where Alice has drawn her a bath, and she sinks into the fragrant water with a sigh, her lids fluttering closed. I bathe her and massage shampoo into her long tresses, fully enjoying taking care of my mate, and Isabella accepts my attention gratefully.
Rose and Alice air out the bedroom and change the bedding, while Isabella soaks in the tub. The scent of fresh pine needles wafts in on the breeze from the open window, bringing with it the essence of spring. I blow-dry Isabella's hair, enjoying the silken feel of it running through my fingers, then bundle her in a fluffy robe and carry her down the stairs and out to the front porch. I set her on the rustic wooden bench, and Alice brings her a steaming bowl of oatmeal and a cup of tea.
"How do you feel?" I ask, after she's finished half of her breakfast.
"Like I've been hit by a truck and pieced back together." She smiles, a spark of hope in her eyes. "But I feel different at a deep level. Do you think I'm imagining it?"
"I'm sure you're not."
Rose joins us on the porch, probably because of our conversation. She leans on the edge of the railing and smiles. "We'll start drawing blood daily from here on out, Isabella. You did exceptionally well through the process—now we just wait for prime time."
"Prime time?" Isabella questions.
"Once your blood reaches its optimum level in seven to ten days, we change you."
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