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365 Poems for Life: An Uplifting Collection For Every Day of the Year
by Katie Fraser | The Bookseller | October 5, 2023
Bluebird Books, an imprint of Pan Macmillan, will launch Allie Esiri’s 365 Poems for Life: An Uplifting Collection For Every Day of the Year, Esiri’s first anthology of poetry for adults, with readings from actors Helena Bonham Carter and Damian Lewis.
Publication on 5th October, National Poetry Day, will be supported with readings of Matthew Hollis’ “The Blackbird of Spitalfields”, Emily Dickinson’s “Hope is the Thing with Feathers” and Danusha Laméris’ “Small Kindnesses” by actors Bonham Carter and Lewis.
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by Gingersnap | damian-lewis.com | May 20, 2022
According to a tweet by theatre critic Dom Cavendish, Damian hosted a memorial service at St. Paul’s Church, Covent Garden (aka The Actors’ Church) in London on Friday, May 20, 2022, to celebrate Helen McCrory’s life and her formidable personality. There was laughter, tears and a standing ovation in Helen’s honor. Attendees included Helena Bonham Carter, Allie Esiri, Ralph Fiennes, Benedict Cumberbatch, Eddie Redmayne, Natascha McElhone, Bob Geldoff, Rory Kinnear, Mark Strong, Joe Cole, Finn Cole, Matthew Macfadyen and Keeley Hawesdeath. Mark Strong led the tributes as the actor who had worked with Helen more than almost any other actor, appearing in seven different films, shows and plays together. Damian and Helen’s daughter Manon, 15, delivered a touching reading and son Gulliver, 14, played the guitar for guests at the ceremony.
You can see part of the event programme from Mr. Cavendish’s tweet below. Bob Dylan’s To Be Alone with You was featured and a film titled In Her Own Words played. One cannot help remember that Helen chose To Be Alone with You as one of her favorite tunes during a recent segment of Desert Island Discs and she added that she had a blank check from Damian to run away with Bob Dylan. A close friend who attended the memorial service said, “It was just the most beautiful memorial. It was very touching. Speechless.”
View images of memorial service attendees in our Gallery here.
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by Gingersnap | damian-lewis.com | May 3, 2022
L to R: Allie Esiri, Damian Lewis, Sue Latimer, Helena Bonham Carter
Media outlets are claiming it was a hit and fans feel honored to have witnessed it, so why not continue the celebrations of Sondheim’s Old Friends gala with an afterparty! After their performances, stars of the stage gathered at The Prince of Wales Theatre in Leicester Square, London, on May 3, 2022 for a little adult-cocktailing to salute the memorable event in aid of the Stephen Sondheim Foundation. View more photos of the afterparty in our Gallery here.
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Damian Will Read Poetry at Hay Festival 2022
by Damianista | damian-lewis.com | April 5, 2022
UPDATE May 28, 2022 – Damian is no longer part of the line-up due to conflict in scheduling.
The Hay Festival is coming back as an in-person event for the first time in three years! This is the 35th spring edition of the festival in Hay-on-Wye. They have announced their 2022 spring line-up with more than 500 in-person events and there will be a feast of talks, music, comedy, lectures, poetry and more from Thursday, May 26 to Sunday, June 5.
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Cheltenham Literature Festival Revisited
by Andrew Holgate | The Sunday Times | October 9, 2021
There have been some great Cheltenham Literature Festival moments over the years – Hilary Clinton in 2017, looking back on her presidential defeat the year before; a 92-year-old David Attenborough charming the audience in 2018. But surely one of the most electric hours in the festival’s history came in 2014, with the appearance on stage of the married couple Damian Lewis and Helen McCrory.
Here consists of a recording that was thought to have been lost, an electric performance at the 2014 Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival – one of the most memorable in the festival’s history – by Damian and Helen of love poems from the poetry collection The Love Book edited by Allie Esiri.
Earlier this summer, Damian rediscovered a recording of the event, which he offers here now to listeners as a tribute to his wife. To hear the recording in full, click here.
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Turning to Poetry in Times of Need
by Gingersnap | damian-lewis.com | March 22, 2020
Allie Esiri announced on Instagram that her poetry app, The Love Book, would be free indefinitely. She wrote,
“In case helpful, we have made The Love Book poetry app free, indefinitely. Many people turn to poetry in times of need and here there are many poems with over seventy read aloud by leading actors Tom Hiddleston, Helena Bonham Carter, Damian Lewis, Helen McCrory, Emma Watson, and Gina Bellman. You can read, listen, even record your own one and share it. Send a recording to your granny; help with homeschool. Plenty of poems about love to send to a friend, lover, mother.”
Download the interactive literary app from the Apple Store for iOS and Android devices.
An evening of poetry inspired by the great city of London was read by Damian, Helen, Mona Arishi, Theresa Lola, Yomi Sode and OnSide young poets in support of the Lord Mayor’s Appeal for Samaritans helpline, OnSide Youth Zones, and Place2Be, investing in youth and children’s mental health. The event was held at the Mansion House on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
View the rest of the photos from the event in our Gallery here
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A Night of Poems and Poets Inspired by the Great City of London
by Gingersnap | damian-lewis.com | October 8, 2019
The Lord Mayor’s Appeal will be hosting their first ever poetry night called Voices of London on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Join the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress for a night of inspirational poetry in the magnificent setting of the Mansion House in London.
And one of those secret actors is Damian! Both Helen and Damian are patrons/ambassadors of the Sir HvH Arts Foundation.
Seems like Damian will be in town from filming Billions in New York City only two days prior to this event – specifically, on November 24 since he will be co-hosting the Evening Standard Theatre Awards in London with Helen.
To book tickets and for more information about Voices of London, please visit Lord Mayor’s Appeal.org here. For questions about the event, please email email@example.com or call 020 7332 1582. Standard tickets are £100 and under 26-year-old tickets are £50. Tickets include a champagne and canapé reception, poetry readings and fundraising raffle. Dress code: smart casual.
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Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year
by Gingersnap | damian-lewis.com | September 16, 2019
We are delighted to announce that Damian and Helen will be joining Allie Esiri’s new compilation Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year‘s recorded audio book.
At this time, we are unsure if the couple will make an appearance to perform any live readings at upcoming events, but we will keep you informed as information is made available.
Two possible events remain this year: October 12 at Cheltenham Literature Festival and November 11 at National Theatre, London. For more information and tickets about Cheltenham, click here and for National Theatre, click here.
About the event: For the fourth year running, and following the success of A Poem for Every Night of the Year, A Poem for Every Day of the Year and Women Poets Through the Ages, Allie Esiri is back with a show based on her latest anthology; Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year.
It is a journey through a calendar year, highlighting key moments and dates with a sonnet, speech or scene taken from across all of Shakespeare’s works.
According to Pan Macmillan Publishers website, Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year will be published on September 19, 2019, along with an audio book. Fans can purchase the audio book to hear the couple recite one of Shakespeare’s works!
Here is Damian reading an extract from Macbeth:
Today we're celebrating the audiobook of Shakespeare for Every Day of the year with this dazzling extract from Macbeth, read by the brilliant @lewis_damian and with introduction by @AllieEsiri.
Damian and Helen were in attendance for Allie Esiri’s presentation of Women Poets Through the Ages on Sunday evening, April 28, 2019 at Bridge Theatre in London. The poetry curator Allie Esiri and special guest actors, Helena Bonham Carter, Pippa Bennett-Warner and Helen McCrory took the audience on a journey through the history of women’s writing, from Eneheduanna, the world’s first known poet, via Sappho, to the most powerful, illuminating and entertaining women’s writing of today including Maya Angelou and Carol Ann Duffy. The poems were taken from Allie Esiri’s hugely successful anthologies published by Macmillan – A Poem for Every Day of the Year and A Poem for Every Night of the Year.
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A Poem for Every Day of the Year
by Tristram Fane Saunders – The Telegraph – November 11, 2017
Our fave actor was present at the November 10 reading of Lewis Carroll’s The Walrus and the Carpenter as part of the unusually glitzy Olivier Theatre audience at the National Theatre launch of well-connected editor Allie Esiri’s new anthology A Poem for Every Day of the Year.
The book is aimed squarely at young readers, but last night’s crowd seemed to contain fewer children than celebrities. Each arrival prompted a chorus of whispers.
Oh look, there’s Damian Lewis! Is that Esiri’s old chum Helena Bonham-Carter? Oh dear, it’s David Cameron.
Afterparty Sam West, Stephen Mangan and Damian Lewis. Source: Twitter @AllieEsiri
And it seems another Helen was the reason Damian made an appearance at the event. Helen McCrory and Howards End star Samuel West kept things sharp and understated to great effect.
Afterparty Damian Lewis, Allie Esiri and Helen McCrory. Source: Twitter @AllieEsiri
An inspiring evening of readings of some of the magical and humorous poems in this journey through history and human experience were read by actors Adjoa Andoh, Joanna Lumley, Stephen Mangan, Helen McCrory, Simon Russell Beale and Samuel West. Here is Refugee Blues:
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Damian and Helen Attend Cheltenham Literature Festival
by Damianista | Fan Fun with Damian Lewis | October 12, 2014
Damian loves and supports poetry and so do we! One poetry project he has actively supported is The Love Book, a brilliant collection of classic and contemporary love poems that vary from Shakespeare to E.E. Cummings to Maya Angelou coming together in a book as well as in an app. And it is our utmost pleasure to take you along to The Love Book event we were extremely lucky to attend at Cheltenham Literature Festival.
The reading took place in Times Forum, a huge 1400-seater. There was a giant screen so everyone could comfortably see the entire performance. The couple would stand on opposite sides of the stage and read.


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Even if you’ve never studied music you’re probably familiar with the concept of a “scale”, where a singer sings a series of notes going up in a row and then back down. There are different types of scale and they’re popular as a warmup exercise because they are a gentle way to move your voice across a range of pitches while requiring accurate pitching on each one.
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A quick look at local colleges versus Ivy League institutions will show you there can sometimes be a huge gap between those Teachers and Professors who have studied a certain field and those who have actually lived it. It’s wonderful to have a degree that makes one more educated about a specific subject, but it’s those who have actually succeeded in the business as Background Singers, Session Singers, Opera Singers, and so on who often make the best Teachers. They know what is going on in the real world and not just in a book or a classroom.
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As I mentioned, in the beginning stages, before you’ve enrolled in a full-time singing or music college degree program, you shouldn’t have to spend too much of your hard-earned cash on vocal coaching. You’ll end up paying for exactly that once you are accepted into a university. If you have unlimited resources, go with a super expensive Teacher who has the prestige of once topping the charts, but if you’re not in the one percent and you need to watch where your pennies go (especially since you’ll likely be spending them later on anyway), it’s fine to look for someone who fits your limited budget.
You’ve probably heard the word “tone” a lot as a singer, but what exactly does it mean? Is tone something you need to improve or develop? Not exactly. Your tone can’t be changed; it’s your unique “vocal thumbprint” and is primarily determined by the shape of your head, throat, and sinuses.
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That is not unusual. It’s sounds like your vocal cords are a bit farther apart which makes a “breathier” sound and the singer has trouble managing the airflow to create volume. The solution is to practice vocal technique scales – in particular “ee” vowels to pull the cords together and be able to sing with more tone and volume.
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Try not to avoid the warm up. Begin at Middle C on the piano and gradually work your way all over the scale. Know your reach and its limits. When singing, your breathing ought to be profound, low, and supported. Get help of private Classically Trained pop Singer for Raise your hard sense of taste with every breath to open the throat.
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Sequences such as “Mi Me Ma Mo Mu” up and down the scale will give you practice in opening your mouth, relaxing your throat, and supporting your sound. You don’t want these notes to sound nasal, but rather supported and steady.
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Digitally or through online singing lessons (e.g., via Skype or Facetime) in which audio or video is transmitted of the instructor singing and the student imitates the instructor. The instructor can also hear the student sing and provide coaching on her or his singing. In most cases, there is a small delay in the audio transmitted during digital voice lessons so the instructor is not able to actively accompany the student. Instead, the voice teacher plays a tone or chord and demonstrates the scale or exercises which he wishes for the student to sing. The student then imitates the instructor. The instructor can then modulate the scale upwards while the student follows singing the same scale pattern.
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We’ve all had one at some point or another – a bad audition. You prepare like crazy for that singing competition that you swear up and down you’re going to nail. However, despite 30 minutes of scales first thing in the morning and an entire day in line spent practicing, you walk into the audition with your head held oh-so-high only to walk out feeling like your head was handed back to you on a lovely silver platter. Below are a few singers who didn’t quite measure up to the singing competitio


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U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said a deal with South Korea reforms three separate areas of the trade relationship: steel, currency and the 6-year-old pact known as KORUS.
"I would say you have to think of this as really three agreements that are independent but that define a relationship," Lighthizer said Wednesday on CNBC's "Squawk Box. "
In the deal announced by the Trump administration Tuesday, South Korea has agreed to cut its average annual steel exports to the U.S. by 30 percent, which Lighthizer said is a boon for American steel makers.
"A lot of people believe, and I think I agree with them, that Korea is part of the problem on steel," he said.
The U.S. trading partner will also be subject to a 10 percent tariff on aluminum.
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The U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement, established in 2007 and known as KORUS, will also receive a tuneup on vehicle sales.
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To revamp the deal, the Trump administration is postponing a scheduled phaseout of 25 percent tariffs on small truck imports from South Korea. Rather than allow the tariffs to expire in 2021, President Donald Trump has extended the tariff by 20 years, to 2041.
Doing so, Lighthizer said, will protect the U.S. automobile industry against an influx of Korean truck imports.
The deal also doubles the cap on U.S. truck exports to South Korea to 50,000 per manufacturer, and Lighthizer said it will get rid of "other barriers" to sales, including certain environmental standards and customs standards.
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Sigh, my Sheeva plug had the power supply go bonkers... and was replace with an external 2A unit. Everything was running smoothly for several months but now the plug started to reset several times every day. Uptime has now dwindeld from 100 days to only a few hours... Anyone got an idea?? The SD card was brand new and I do not think it has reached it end of life yet... still maybe should try a new card. Is there any logs that I can try to read to help me figure out why the system halts??


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The Double Awesome has company.
Mei Mei, a Chinese-American restaurant that originated as a food truck in 2012, introduced a new menu and scratched its dinner service in favor of a fast-casual setup on Tuesday.
The new menu centers around scallion pancake sandwiches, like Mei Mei’s already well-known and well-regarded Double Awesome, which has two runny eggs, Vermont cheddar cheese, and pesto. New scallion pancake sandwich menu additions include the beef and brocc, stuffed with griddled beef, veggie hash, broccoli, pepper jelly, and smoky aioli; and a vegan version of the sandwich, called the Gabby, that’s filled with maple roasted squash, black bean hummus, pickled slaw, and greens. All sandwiches are also available as salads with carrot-ginger dressing.
“All of our guests will be coming up to the counter to order and taking their food up to the counter when they’re done,” said Irene Li, the restaurant’s head of operations, as well as a 2018 James Beard semifinalist who received ‘30 Under 30’ nods from both Zagat and Forbes last year. “Other than that, a lot of aspects we’re hoping to maintain.”
Mei Mei is positioned near swarms of college students, by the Boston University campus and on the edge of Brookline, making it a spot for a miscellany of diners. With the new menu, Li said she hopes to accommodate a wider range of customers in terms of price point, allergies, and restrictions.
“We have paleo guests; we have meat-and-potatoes guests; we have guests who just want to eat salad,” she said. “If you wanted something that’s more tapas style, we can offer that. If you want a sandwich, we can offer that. If you want a bowl, a Sweetgreen-style thing, we can offer that.”
In addition to sandwiches and salads, customers can find new smaller plates and sides. And if guests want to taste what the woman in charge recommends, Li said to start with the “surprisingly good” parsnip fries, which her team developed in-house.
“I’d never had parsnip fries before. They were just amazing. I will take no credit, but everyone should try them,” Li said. “Even if you don’t like parsnips.”
She also suggested guests order the bluefish fritters, which are served with local veggies and a smoked paprika aioli.
“They’re a delicious, smoky treat, essentially,” she said. “The serving size is just three fritters, so you can order it and not feel like you’ve had a lot of fried food.”
The new menu and switch to counter service are part of an even larger shift for Mei Mei, which took its food trucks off the road just over a week ago.
“We’ve had the restaurant for almost five years,” Li said. “There were a lot of things we did because they made sense at the time, but they didn’t make sense anymore.”
Mei Mei will also change its catering menu starting Tuesday to be more in line with its restaurant offerings.
“The catering is a great example of unplanned growth,” Li said. “When we first wrote our business plan, we weren’t thinking of catering at all.”
Looking forward, Li said the restaurant will continue to develop the menu and change up some operational practices. She said this is the first full year of Mei Mei’s open book management and profit sharing program for all employees, which includes letting staff members in on the restaurant’s financial workings and hosting classes on making organizational decisions.
“We just feel so grateful to be part of this city and food community,” Li said. “People accept that businesses grow and change.”
Mei Mei, 506 Park Drive; meimeiboston.com

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HAPPY Hub Network
Our ambition is to create a network of HAPPY Hubs across the UK, each supporting its own community. Run by local people, serving local people.
We aim to do this through utilising an Assest Based Community Development model to open and empower the community, turning each new HAPPY Hub into its own charitible organisation, run by the community and serving its community.
In addition we want to work with exsisting community hubs, connect them to our network to deliver a high standard of mental health and wellbeing across the country.
If you would like to come and visit our Basildon hub and see us in action please call 07846 209 846
Empowering the Community to Thrive through:
- Mental health promotion
- Therapeutic & wellbeing related merchandise
- Psychological therapies & workshops
- Peer support
- Informal and accreditted learning
- Fitness fun
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- Social action projects
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- Volunteering opportunities
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AARP Hawaii is hosting its 2018 Women and Money conference on Saturday, July 14, 8 a.m.-noon, at the Japanese Cultural Center in Honolulu. The conference is designed to help women achieve retirement security. Gerri Walsh, senior vice president for investor education at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, will deliver the keynote address, sharing insights on How Women Outshine Men at Investing.
Many Hawaii residents are facing a saving shortfall that could crimp their ability to enjoy a comfortable retirement and saving for retirement is especially difficult for women. That’s because women live longer than men, leave the work force more often to care for family members, and are at greater risk of outliving their retirement income. Older women are 57 percent more likely to live in poverty than older men, according to a recent University of Hawaii study.
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Senioritis is real. Most seniors, in high school and college, will feel it at some point of their senior year. Usually it is the second half of the year as they are approaching graduation. As a parent, it is good to be aware of senioritis as it can be confused as laziness, lack of motivation, or even depression symptoms (such as sadness, agitation, lack of energy, etc.). As the weather gets warmer, teens and students start to get the summer itch. This itch will be stronger for a senior as they feel the end of school is near. As a parent of a senior student, it is important to be aware of the signs of senioritis so that you know how to help your child.
What is mommy guilt? It is when a mom has a feeling of shame while away from her children. There is a feeling of FOMO (fear of missing out) while spending time away from your family. It could be that you’re at work, spending time with friends, traveling without your children, going on errands around town, a date with your partner, etc. Mommy guilt is a common feeling that most moms get, especially with a newborn. Mommy guilt can also be seen as a kind of anxious/nervous feeling that you cannot shake and always remains under the surface. Mommy guilt can stand in your way of the self-care that you need.
If you are a mom, or soon-to-be mom, then you have to watch Netflix’s new show, “Workin’ Moms”. As a warning The show has a lot of dry humor, but most moms find at least one character or incident extremely relatable. The show follows a few moms who are all working and balancing their family life, raising a newborn, and returning to work after maternity leave. As a psychotherapist who helps a lot of moms in Hoboken, NJ, there is one character that intrigued me the most. In the show she recently had a baby and is experiencing postpartum depression. This may be one of the most realistic portrayals of postpartum depression that I have seen on a TV show.

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Telescopes at a global astronomy research hub appear to have survived a devastating Australian bushfire that destroyed nearby homes and damaged several buildings on the site, officials said Monday.
The fire, which raged through the night fueled by hot, strong winds, damaged parts of the Aus$100 million (US$105 million) Siding Spring Observatory some 500 kilometers (330 miles) northwest of Sydney, officials said.
But the New South Wales Rural Fire Service said that although 15 homes were destroyed, aerial surveillance had established that the main Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT) "has survived, although it is not known if it has been damaged".
Eighteen staff working at the observatory, which houses 10 operating telescopes run by Australian, Polish, British, South Korean and American researchers, were safely evacuated before the fire struck.
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Monitoring instruments at the main telescope showed temperatures surging above 100 degrees Celsius (212 Fahrenheit) at the height of the danger.


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- It is natural anti-flu type of berries
- Helps to prevent cold and flu; relieves inflamed, blocked respiratory passage and sore throat.
- Rich in anthocyanins, has high antioxidant capacity and improves immunity.
- Suitable for adults and children who have cold and flu; relieve inflamed, blocked respiratory passage and sore throat.
- Rich in anthocyanin flavonoids, polyphenols and pomegranate elegiac acid.
- Polyphenols and pomegranate ellagic acid are the main active ingredients in skin beautifying.
- Rich in antioxidants, which are essential for anti-ageing, cell function and maintenance.
- Maintains cardiovascular health.
- Maintains prostate health.
- Strong antioxidant help delay ageing and maintain the health and vitality of the skin.
- Suitable for people who wants to maintain healthy prostate, cardiovascular function and bright complexion.
- Contains 15 different kinds of minerals and essential amino acids, especially lysine, which is very effective for the maintenance of the intestinal mucosa.
- Extremely alkali thus has strong neutralizing effect on acidity.
- Relieves stomach and intestinal issues such as cramps. It also reduces stomach acidity and supports intestinal tract.
- Suitable for people who have stomach diseases, heartburn, ulcers and acid reflux.
- Made from 7 pure natural organic fruit juice.
- Boosts immune system.
- Juice made from freshly gathered organic fruits and other organic ingredients (orange juice, carrot juice, banana puree, apple juice, pineapple juice, whey, grape juice, sea buckthorn berry juice and lemon juice).
- Rich in tannic acid and proanthocyanidins, suitable for white collar workers who often hold their urine.
- Prevents bladder and urinary tract infection.
- Fruit juice made from wild mountain cranberry juice, birch leaf infusion and agave juice.
- Suitable for those who want to maintain healthy urination or have frequent infection on the urinary tract.


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|Jellyfish attack wipes out fish farm 2007-11-27
|NORTHERN IRELAND - The only salmon farm in Northern Ireland has lost its entire population of more than 100,000 fish, worth about $2 million, to a spectacular jellyfish attack.
The Northern Salmon Co. Ltd. said billions of jellyfish - in a dense pack about 10 miles square and 35 feet deep - overwhelmed the fish which were being reared in two net pens about a mile off the coast of the Glens of Antrim, north of Belfast.
Managing director John Russell said the company's dozen workers tried to rescue the salmon, but their three boats struggled for hours to push through the mass of jellyfish. All the salmon were dead or dying from stings and stress by the time the boats reached the pens, he said.
"It was unprecedented, yet absolutely amazing. The sea was red with these jellyfish, and there was nothing we could do about it, absolutely nothing," said Mr Russell.
The species of jellyfish responsible for the attack was Pelagia noctiluca. Commonly known as the mauve stinger, it is noted for its purplish nighttime glow, and if often found in swarms, or shoals.
The attack has left Northern Salmon with an uncertain future . The company sells its salmon as organic to export markets in France, Belgium, Germany and the United States, and says it now faces likely closure unless it receives emergency aid from the British government.
Source: TheFishSite News Desk


Hennepin & Hopper Lakes Opens to Fishing Tuesday
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Anglers will need a permit from The Wetlands Initiative. No fee will be charged. Applications will be available starting Tuesday by the boat launch. Anglers older than 16 also must have a state fishing license.
Fishing has been closed on the lakes since 2009 so that The Wetlands Initiative and DNR could reduce numbers of common carp and stock the lakes with native fish. Re-infestation of carp scratched a plan to reopen it in 2012.
The Wetlands Initiative waited for approval from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, according to a press release.
“It took much longer than we expected to get all the sign-offs needed in Springfield,” said Paul Botts, executive director of The Wetlands Initiative, which owns and manages the Sue and Wes Dixon Waterfowl Refuge at Hennepin and Hopper Lakes.
Fishing will be allowed from sunrise until 30 minutes after sunset Tuesday through Sunday, closed Monday. No gas-powered motors and no shore fishing are allowed. Kayaks and canoes are welcome.
“We've had so much interest and want to make sure the health of the lakes and the fishery isn't jeopardized, nor the experience of visitors who come to the refuge for hiking, birding or other activities,” said Suzanne Wagner, director of development and communications for The Wetlands Initiative.
The only live bait allowed is red worms, wax worms and night crawlers. You cannot use other animals or animal parts as bait including reptiles, amphibians, minnows, crayfish, leeches and cut bait.
Fishing is allowed only in a designated fishing zone south of buoys extending from the boat launch and north of buoys in the southern portion of the lakes.
The parking lot by the boat launch is limited to 40 vehicles with boat trailers, first-come, first-serve. When the parking lot is full, no more boats will be allowed. No alcoholic beverages are allowed.
Conservation officers will do spot-checks. State fishing regulations apply. State fines will be assessed for violations. Those who refuse inspection are guilty by default. Violators will have their Hennepin & Hopper permits revoked for one year.
Permits cover all immediate family members listed on the application. Children under 12 must be supervised by a parent or guardian.
Anglers must use a logbook by the boat launch, entering name, permit number, date and time prior to fishing. After fishing, anglers must log the number and sizes of each species caught and the number of species kept and released.
Fishing may be closed at the discretion of the site manager for special events and weather conditions. Final authority rests with the site manager.
Here are the minimum size and daily creel limits at Hennepin & Hopper. Species not listed must be released and no other animals can be taken.
Bluegill — Any size, no limit.
Pumpkinseed — Any size, no limit.
Channel catfish — Any size, six fish.
Crappies — 9 inches, 20 fish.
Largemouth bass — 15 inches, three fish.
Muskellunge — 42 inches, one fish.
Northern pike — 24 inches, three fish.
Walleye — 18 inches, 3 fish.
Source: News Tribune


ESIC Chandigarh Recruitment 2015 for 12 Senior Resident Jobs
ESIC Chandigarh Recruitment 2015 for 12 Senior Resident Jobs. Employees State Insurance Corporation Model Hospital Recruitment for 12 Senior Residents Vacancies. ESIC Chandigarh has been released a notification for 12 jobs or Vacancies. Interested and eligible candidates may attend Walk in Interview on 01th July 2015. Please read the below provided information such as educational qualification, application fees, selection procedure etc. carefully before applying for this job.
ESIC Chandigarh Recruitment 2015 Details:
Recruitment Notification Highlights
Interview Date: 01-07-2015
Total Number of Vacancies: 12 Posts
Name of the Posts: Senior Residents
The Candidate should be passed PG Degree or Diploma in concerned Specialty from a recognized institute or University registered with Medical Council of India, state medical council or Delhi medical council
Age: The candidate maximum age limit is 35 years as on 01-07-2015.Upper age limit for SC/ST/PWD applicable as per Govt. guidelines
Pay or Salary: The Pay Scale of Rs.18750/- with Grade pay of Rs.6600/- per month.
Selection Procedure: The selection procedure will be made on the performance in interview
How to Apply:
Interested and eligible candidate may attend Walk in Interview along with self – attested copies of the certificates in proof of educational qualifications, age, Caste and experience at E.S.I. Corporation Model Hospital, Industrial Area, Phase-II, Ramdarbar, Chandigarh-160002 on 01-07-2015
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Tollguru™ is the only FREE Trip Calculator app that calculates tolls and gas costs for all USA, Canada, México & India toll roads, turnpikes, tollways, bridges, and tunnels. Find your cheapest route on Google map and save money!
Can I use the toll calculator as a trip planner? Although we do try to map the shortest routes, this tool is intended to calculate the tolls between two points. The calculator will always assume you are taking a toll road when you enter two addresses. Why aren't tolls for the 290/Manor Expressway shown in my results?
View your trip route and the location of each toll plaza on the map. HINT: Smartphone users can click HIDE MENU to view the toll locations on the map. Select PAY UNPAID TOLLS ONLINE * Please note: Trip routes generated using the Illinois Tollway Trip Calculator are programmed to designate the Illinois Tollway (roadways) as the primary route.
This is a good tool in guessing how much money did take up for tolls before a trip. Not always accurate but it is close. I must've missed the part where the app is auto renewed each quarter. I was just intending to try it I did it was not going to renew it but was surprised when I saw another charge on my credit card thank you very much.
I have never traveled to different U.S. states before. I do know I will have to drive on many toll highways or roads.I’ll be going from Florida to New York and back. I do not know how much the toll roads will cost me or if I should bring change or bills. I want to be prepared in advance and have no surprises.
Now you can easily and quickly calculate tolls costs for any route across North America through the Tollsmart Toll Calculator apps for iPhone & Android and web.. Tollsmart is the only app that calculates tolls costs across all tunnels, bridges and toll roads in the the US, Canada & Mexico and supports all vehicles from motorcycles to passenger cars and RVs to trucks and semis up to 9-axles...
Readjust your route. If you find that the toll costs are putting a damper on your travel plans, consult other websites such as MapQuest.com and other trip planners. They may be able to give you alternative routes that will cut down on how many tolls you have to pay to get to your destination. Bring a little extra.
Show distances, travel time, and toll booths for each route on the map. 7. Support all kinds of vehicles including trucks and trailer, bus, RV, motorcycle, and car. 8. Option to calculate route from current location using GPS. 9. Send the route information to Google map app for navigation.
pay unpaid tolls online If desired, you can add and delete toll plazas before you confirm your final payment at the end of this process. The I-PASS trip calculator is temporarily under construction as we are making changes that will continue to improve overall customer service.
Calculate total trip cost for your next road journey. We provide total trip charges for car, bus, truck, jeep, van or lcvs. Just provide your start and desyination city name, mileage of your car, truck and we will calculate total charges for your journey which includes toll charges and fuel cost.

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letter v worksheets recognize trace amp print with regard to letter v printable worksheets.
Learning to write the letter is the first skill that should be done for kids. This worksheet has a simple instruction for tracing the letter. You can make a demonstration to the kid before instruct them to do it by themselves. Remember, this is need a good patience.
You should give an effective time management before doing so. The worksheet also works nicely in a color to attract kids. It also has a feature by using the representative picture for the letter. For example, the “A” letter is represented by the apple picture. This is very good for introducing your kids for the letter.
The line also has various shape. It usually comes with a simple tracing that can easily followed for the beginner.
Another fun activity that can be done during the learning in home is by tracing a picture with kids. The picture tracing worksheets are awesome tool that can be used to achieve this activity.
It helps to understand that the number they will write has a sequence. If your kid start recognizing the number, then you can start to write the number. The simplest number is 1.
After you’ve done with the line tracing, now it’s time for more advanced exercise. The spiral tracing can be challenging for your kids. It’s also need a concentration with the good coordination for tracing the lines.
It can be done for making your kids understand about the alphabet. As the pre-requisite, you have to ensure that your kids already recognize about the color and alphabet.
This can be a creative solution that will make your kid enhance their imagination and creativity. This free activity is also good for redeem the boredom. During this session, you can play a cheerful music on the background. Ask your kid to dance together and they will enjoy for this activity.
This worksheet also contains the amount of the things. It means that you also can make a description about the amount of the thing that can be written using the number.
This worksheet is actually simple. You can instruct your kids to follow the line and trace it. This needs a good concentration and coordination. That is why this worksheet is good for they who want to create an exercise for the soft motoric skill.
This worksheet also helps kid to gain their creativity. It makes them understand about the common objects around them. You also can make an interesting offer for the kid as the reward.
If they done with their drawing, you also can ask them to color their drawing. Remember, you can’t expect the color or drawing in a really good picture. Usually, kids in preschool age draw some random objects.

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Nearly 60% of the respondents to PLANSPONSOR’s seventh annual Defined Contribution Survey said that the range of services available from their provider has increased over the past two yearsbut that was down from the two-thirds that offered that assessment a year ago, and well down from the more than three-fourths that expressed that view in our 2001 survey. Still, just 2.2% of the 2003 respondents said that the range of services had declined.
Similarly, while nearly 62% of this year’s respondents said their administrative fees had not changed in the past two years, the remaining respondents were roughly split between those citing increases (18.5%) and decreases (16.9%). However, more than a quarter of plans with less than $5 million in assets said their fees had increased.
While there does not seem to be much movement in the actual fees charged (or at least the schedule used to determine those fees), plan sponsor disquiet with those fees appears to be growing. Looking at the data, one might well take solace in the status quo, since more than 76% of the record 3,246 plan sponsor respondents thought the fees charged for services rendered were “fair.” Then again, a year ago, 86% were of that opinion.
Potentially more troubling was the fact that an incredible 16% said that they did not know if the fees charged by their provider were fair, up from 12% among our 2002 respondents. Not that their fees weren’t fair, a sentiment expressed by a distinct minority (in theory, those who don’t believe their fees are fair move on) – but that they were not sure if the fees charged were, in fact, fair.
It perhaps is not surprising, therefore, to note that the top-rated items on the plan sponsor “wish list” – the things they would like more of – were fee disclosure and fairness of fees (see chart ).
Fee disquiet notwithstanding, plan sponsors that have changed providers in the past two years have been remarkably consistent in their rationale. Topping the list again this year was poor service, with a lack of product features cited next most frequently. Fees, however, continued to rank third on that list.
« Study: Too Few Latinos Own Financial Services Companies

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Today's tip was inspired by an email I sent to myself, full of notes and ideas for future posts:
Yes, that was supposed to be blog tip ideas, not top ideas.
Oops. I blame my phone keyboard and the late hour.
So today's lesson is, whether you're a new writer or a professional editor,
Always proofread your work. Especially if it's a professional email.
Thankfully this little mistake was easy to laugh off. But here are some things you definitely want to double-check any time you're sending an email or query:
All email addresses
The agent's (or other professional's) name. Especially if you're sending queries and cutting and pasting; there are too many horror stories of writers who forgot to change the name. Don't be that writer.
The formatting. Yes, it's boring. But you still need to follow directions.
Your subject line
Your word count
Whether you were asked to send attached pages or pasted in pages
Your contact information. Wouldn't it be terrible if an agent tried to call you and you gave them the wrong number?
After you write a query, set it aside for a day if you can. Then read it aloud slowly, to make sure every single word is spelled correctly, means exactly what you want to say, and needs to be there. Voice in a query is good. Purple prose isn't.
Check again to make sure you've spelled the agent's name correctly. Do it.
If you're sending an attachment, make sure you actually attach the document. (I've never done that, I don't know why all my CPs are laughing at me right now...)
And lastly, if you're entering a writing contest, make sure to read the rules one last time before you hit send. You don't want to get your manuscript thrown out on a technicality when five minutes of extra attention could have prevented it, right? Which also means don't wait to submit until the literal last minute.
Anyone out there have suggestions of things to add to your manuscript or query's pre-flight checklist? Or cautionary tales of woe that you'd like to share? Our comments are always open. And as always, have fun editing!
Today's tip comes to you from the many editors and agents I follow on Twitter. I see one of them say this at least once a month, and it's good, solid advice, so I'm passing it along.
Read in your genre.
If you don't read in your genre, it shows in your writing. If someone sits down to write a kids' book but hasn't read one lately, chances are it's not going to be up to today's standards. And no, Harry Potter is not today's standards. Kids who grew up on Harry Potter are now adults writing books of their own. While HP is still beloved by many, books existed before it and books kept on being written after it. And the same goes for Twilight and YA.
To get an idea of the current state of your genre, try reading books that were published in the past 2-3 years. You'll see what sort of pacing works for different age groups and different types of stories; what the vocabulary level expectations are; how much conflict a story is expected to have and whether those conflicts are internal, external, or both.
When a writer queries an agent, claiming "you've never seen anything like this before!" it's usually because the writer hasn't read enough. Reading other authors is great research, and it shows respect for the work of publishing and others in your field. And plus, it's reading homework - always fun. Reading widely improves your own writing skills as well. Find a story you like and re-read it slowly, to discover what techniques the author used.
So do yourself a favor. Go pick up some books from your local library, and take a little time off to read.
Today's tip is going to be a bit different. It's less about editing, and more about how to survive as a writer. Writing can be a daunting, solitary career. It's draining. Time-consuming. Often, writers are surrounded by family and friends who don't quite understand what they're doing, how hard it is, and why in the world they won't settle down for a normal career.
That's why you need writer friends. The emotional support writer friends provide is precious. If you watch online interactions between writers, you'll often see something magical happening. Writers reaching out and helping those around them and behind them, taking time to teach and mentor and pass on knowledge.
So here's today's tip:
Pay it forward.
Help the other writers you see around you. Make friends. Offer support when someone feels like quitting. Be a shoulder when someone needs to cry. Give a scared, talented friend a push when they need it.
Because this community will embrace you, and do the same for you.
In the spirit of paying it forward, I'd like to share two stories with you all about two past PitchWars mentors in need of help.
First up is Derek Chivers. Derek joined the team last year as a much-needed adult SFF mentor. His humor and helpfulness were immediately evident to those of us looking for mentors in that category. He embraced the idea of giving back and helping others along.
Derek sadly passed away suddenly, leaving behind his wife and two young daughters. They had recently moved and were still job-hunting, so money for hospital and funeral expenses has been tight. If you feel like giving, the family's GoFundMe campaign is here: https://www.gofundme.com/ChiverFamily
Second is Clarissa Goenawan. Clarissa is an amazing Indonesian writer from Singapore, who joined the PitchWars team last year as well. Clarissa loves to help boost other under-represented authors. Clarissa's husband was hit by a car a few days ago as he was walking on the side of the road. He's going to need brain surgery, and his doctors don't know how much functionality he's going to recover.
Clarissa's first novel, RAINBIRDS, just came out at the beginning of March. She's had to cancel all her promotional efforts for the book so that she can be with her husband. As a writer, can you imagine? We all dream for years of publishing our first books, and she can't enjoy that experience because of this tragedy. And if her first book bombs, it could affect the rest of her career. So other authors are stepping up to help promote Clarissa's book.
If you'd like to help, you could share her story, buy her book, share the link to her book on Amazon, or contribute to her GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/clarissaandchoo.
I know many of you won't be able to give, and that's okay. Some of you may not want to, and that's okay too. It's hard sometimes to help out people you have no connection to. But the bigger point I hope you take away, whether you get involved with these two cases or not, is that the writing community is about more than just writing. It's about helping each other out, because we've all been there. If you're lucky enough to have a group of writer friends who can talk you off a ledge when you need it, then pay it forward. Help someone else out the next time you see a writer in need of some advice or a friendly reply. Because writing isn't a race to see who gets there first. It's a marathon, with a giant picnic party at the end, and you want to have friends to hang out with along the way and once you finally get to the party.
Judging from the amount of manuscripts I've seen where characters don't ever use contractions, everyone else must have had the same English teachers I did. Mine drilled into us in school the evils of contractions. Using contractions in a paper, even a fiction project, was enough to give them fits.
I did not enjoy high school English, in case you were wondering.
I'm here to tell you the honest truth. Your English teachers were wrong.
Sure, if you're writing professional papers, you want to use more formal language. But in fiction, uncontracted words are generally more distracting than contracted ones; they jolt a reader out of the flow of the reading experience. Especially in dialogue. For the love of all you hold dear, please use contractions in your dialogue. If contractions suit the time period and the style of the character you're writing, then use them. It's how most English-speakers talk.
(PS: I know there are elision-type contractions in many Romance languages at least; I'm curious if writers working in those languages run across the same issues, or if contractions are more accepted in non-English literature? Feel free to chime in below if you've got experience to share.)
Having an outrageous word count is one of the fastest ways to get your manuscript rejected by an agent. But how long should your manuscript be? As long as you need it to be to tell the whole story, right?
Readers expectations for pacing and lengths vary depending on the genre and age category. There's always a range, and there will always be outliers, but if you're trying to get your first manuscript published, it's generally safer to stay pretty close to the established norms.
You want to research what standard length is for the age category you're writing for (picture book, early reader, MG, YA, Adult, etc) and what standard length is for your genre (non-fiction, fantasy, adventure, contemporary, romance, etc) within that age category.
Here are a few of our favorite resources for checking on word count standards:
This excellent post by agent Jennifer Laughran covers kids up through YA: http://literaticat.blogspot.com/2011/05/wordcount-dracula.html
Another great post by agent Jessica Faust here, dealing more with YA and adult fiction: http://bookendslitagency.blogspot.com/2009/07/word-count.html
Blake Atwood breaks down word counts here: https://thewritelife.com/how-many-words-in-a-novel/
And for those of you writing children's books, whether early reader, MG, or YA, there's a handy (free!) online tool you can use to see how long your comp titles are. If you go to http://www.arbookfind.com, you can plug in titles of children's books and it will tell you what level that book is considered to be, as well as its word count.
One last key thing to remember: these are word counts for final drafts. Your first draft may come in way under or over, and that's okay. I've taken 16,000 word drafts and turned them into 90,000 word novels. And 120,000 word novels and trimmed them down to 80,000. It's possible. So don't despair if you aren't on target right away. That's what editing is for!
The most common punctuation mistakes we see authors make usually involve proper comma usage. Not all authors are grammar pros, and that's fine! That's why editors exist, after all. But if grammar isn't your strong suit and you'd like to change that, today's tip is for you.
Lists don't require commas unless there are three or more items.
For example, the following would be incorrect:
"You have my sword, and my ax." Since there are only two items, no comma is needed.
But if the list has three or more items, then you need a comma after the first item. If you're team Oxford comma for clarity, then you need a comma after all items except the last one. We won't get into the Oxford comma debate here, but I'm personally a fan, so I'll use it in my example.
"You have my sword, my ax, and my bow."
As a bonus editing tip, a lot of comma usage is about rhythm. When you read the list in the example above, it feels a little bouncy, with a break between each item. That's the comma, making itself felt. So if it feels like there ought to be a pause in the sentence, chances are you need a comma.
Today's tip is a quick fix for adding more detail and engaging your readers.
Remember, sight isn't the only sense you can work with.
For most people, sight is the sense we rely on the most when we encounter a new situation, so it makes sense that authors fall back on it when adding descriptions. Touch and hearing are the next most frequent senses we see in descriptive passages.
But what about smell and taste? There are obviously situations where these won't apply, but when you can use them, they're incredibly powerful. Reading a description of a smell or taste can evoke a physical response in the reader, even though it's only words on a page.
And as a bonus, many scents and tastes come with common emotional associations. Try thinking of cinnamon and sugar, or warm chocolate chip cookies, or an outdoor barbecue. It probably made you salivate a little, and put a smile on your face. And you can create the same type of reaction with a mention of unpleasant odors and tastes.
Smell and taste are actually very strongly linked to our memories, so use those experiences to your advantage. A scent can set the mood and make the reader feel linked to the character faster than anything else. (If you like to learn about the science behind this sort of thing, there are some great articles here: http://www.fifthsense.org.uk/psychology-and-smell/ and here: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/brain-babble/201501/smells-ring-bells-how-smell-triggers-memories-and-emotions)
So go ahead, shake things up a little. Think about that fresh book, old-bookstore smell, and then try adding some extra sensory detail to your manuscript to kick it up a notch.
Welcome back to our live critique blog series. Today, we're critiquing the pitch paragraphs of an author's query letter. As usual, find the unedited version first followed by the query with our comments and suggestions in red to follow. And, if you have any suggestions you'd like to add, please do so in the comments.
Eleven-year-old Alexander Sighs hates being the middle child. His mother spends most of her time with his youngest sister teaching her the art of beauty pageants, while his father spends his time with his older brother teaching him little league jousting and sword fighting. His family never notices when he’s there, so he decides to teach them a lesson and run away from home. His original preparations get botched when he captures two leprechauns.
Alexander is convinced to join them on a quest to find unicorns that were stolen by the evil King. It'd be just like running away only better because he's promised an exciting adventure, fraught with danger. Unfortunately, leprechauns take that promise seriously. They get unexpected help from the evil king's daughter--a witch. While she helps Alexander escape one near-death experience after another, he is surprised to find himself on the King's most wanted list for helping her run away. If Alexander fails to retrieve the unicorns, leprechauns and all they stand for will cease to exist. But if he succeeds, his own existence might come to an end.
ALEXANDER is a 40,000-word MG standalone fantasy novel, with sequel possibilities.
Eleven-year-old Alexander Sighs hates being the middle child. – This is a great opening line. It shows an ordinary problem, but gets straight to the conflict and tells us a lot about Alexander pretty quickly, and kids will sympathize with his plight – His mother spends most of her time with his youngest sister teaching her the art of beauty pageants, while his father spends his time with his older brother teaching him little league jousting and sword fighting. – This sounds such fun! You have used “spends … time” twice in the sentence, however, so consider revising to avoid the repetition. – His family never notices when he’s there, so he decides to teach them a lesson and run away from home. – You could delete “from home” as this will be clear to the reader. Also, could you add more voice here? Perhaps: “His family never notices him, and now Alexander’s done. Over it. His only option: teach them all a lesson and run away.” Or similar. – His original preparations get botched when he captures two leprechauns. – This last sentence seems a little sudden and lacks detail. First: what are his “original preparations”? Are they important? And second: How does he 1) encounter leprechauns and 2) capture them? Perhaps some more detail here would help show the reader more about the leprechauns: where Alexander was, if they met by chance, what he did to capture them, are leprechauns normally found out and about, and why did he capture them rather than running away from them.
Alexander is convinced – Passive; try “They convince Alexander…” – to join them on a quest to find unicorns that were – perhaps delete “that were” for smoother flow – stolen by the evil King. – If the unicorns were stolen, wouldn’t the King still have them? Why do they need to find them? Did the unicorns belong to the leprechauns? Why are they looking for them? Is all this happening in the real world where Alexander lives or does Alexander live in a magical place where leprechauns and evil kings and unicorns are pretty normal? – It'd be just like running away only better because he's promised an exciting adventure, fraught with danger. Unfortunately, leprechauns take that promise seriously. – Are these details all necessary? Alex’s motives for joining the quest are pretty obvious, and it seems obvious that the leprechauns are going to hold him to his promise. Instead, maybe include more about why this matters. Why did the evil King take the unicorns, who did he steal them from, and what are the consequences for whatever magical place he took them from? You don’t have to answer all of those questions, but this is where you can add some all important stakes, beyond stating simply that they want to get the unicorns back. – They get unexpected help from the evil King's daughter-- – use an em-dash here rather than two hyphens – a witch. While she helps Alexander escape one near-death experience after another, he is – contract: “he’s” – surprised to find himself on the King's most wanted list for helping her run away – How is this surprising? Perhaps all you really need is “he finds himself on the King’s most wanted list…” –. If Alexander fails to retrieve the unicorns, leprechauns and all they stand for will cease to exist. But if he succeeds, his own existence might come to an end. – You’ve got clear stakes here, but perhaps try to make them more compelling. If he fails, things will go badly for the leprechauns and all the nebulous, generic things they stand for. If he succeeds, he dies. Alexander better have a darned good reason to be risking his life to save the leprechauns. Clear, specific stakes: why does any of this matter to Alexander?
ALEXANDER – Perhaps it's best to use the whole title here – is a 40,000-word MG standalone fantasy novel, with sequel possibilities. – There’s nothing really wrong with “sequel possibilities,” but the typical phrase is “series potential.” Using the industry standard lingo shows you’ve done your homework. Could you also add something with comp. titles here? Such as "...that will appeal to fans of XXX and XXX"?
QUERY CRITIQUE OVERVIEW...
So in general, a solid query needs to answer 4 questions to work well and pique an agent’s interest. This technique might provide a different way of thinking about what you need to include in your query (and what you don’t).
Today's tip is for authors who have a hard time with dialogue. Which includes me! But the great thing about having been really bad at dialogue is that I've learned quite a few techniques make mine sound better, and I like sharing. (Knowledge, at least; chocolate is a different matter.) And if I can improve my dialogue, so can you.
One of the most important keys to interesting, authentic-sounding dialogue, is voice. So how do you find a character's speaking voice?
You have to try walking in their shoes. Step up to the mic, and imagine you're them, as it were. Consider everything you know about this character: what's their background, education level, age, gender, orientation, politics, wealth, religion, ethnicity, current emotional state, how they feel about the person they're talking to, motivation overall and within the scene.
It's a lot. But in real life, that's how our word choices and speech patterns are determined. Personally, I do a lot of profiling of my main and secondary characters. Once I develop a clear enough feeling for who this person is that I'm writing about, the voice begins to flow. For minor characters, I keep in mind simpler things: age, station, job, mood. Five year olds shouldn't sound like twenty year olds, and neither should sound like sixty year olds. A prison guard doesn't talk like a school teacher out on the prairie; a devout priest will sound different from a policeman. And you can use those contrasts to your advantage and create an extra layer of subtext and tension in your story.
Flat dialogue, or characters who all sound the same can distance your readers from the story. Giving everyone their own, slightly different voice in the chorus makes for a much more interesting read. Diving this deep into your characters' heads may sound like a lot of work, but it pays off in more ways than just better dialogue.
Today's tip is all about decision making - your characters', that is. You know that stereotype about how characters in horror movies always make really poor choices that they wouldn't make in real life? Unfortunately, this is something we see fairly often in manuscripts (and even query letters) that need some TLC. So ask yourself:
Are my characters' decisions realistic and true to their motivations?
If a character misses her older brother she doesn't get to see very often, she's not going to ignore the phone when he calls. If a character is a scaredy-cat, you'd better provide them with a good reason to go investigate that bump in the night. If a character is trying to get from point A to point B as fast as he can, he isn't likely to stop and smell the roses.
Too often we focus on what we as authors want to have happen next, and we force our characters to make bizarre choices that don't make sense. Doing this reminds the reader that the character is nothing more than a construct in a story. If you need a character to do something out of their normal, established behavior, then you have to give them a believable push in that direction. We're human beings; we're resistant to change at a fundamental level. Even if you're writing non-human characters, we expect internal consistency. Either you give your character a push, or you need to listen to your character and figure out what they would really do in that situation. Sometimes their natural reactions make for an even better story.
Every Wednesday and Saturday we bring you an edit tip of the day. Be sure to check out the archives for our popular summer series of SHOW DON'T TELL workshops!

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Now we’ve arrived in June, and it’s very, very close to present time. Playing through Metroid Prime 3 ever so slowly, my Metroid fascination was still in high gear—this was even before the Nintendo Direct at E3! I wanted to watch more Metroid Prime, so I went looking for someone to watch to fill that urge. Always how these things start.
One streamer had a very “mechanical” name, complete with retro-esque icon that appealed to my old-man taste. A sort of simplicity that harkened to the very basics of games: having fun and beeps n’ boops. Joining in for the first time, they were pretty far into the game. As a veteran player, however, I immediately went into “guide mode” and watched intently as they tried to figure out the mechanisms present. One stream turned into two, and now it has well exceeded double digits.
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Everyone Active which operates West Lindsey Leisure Centre has teamed up with West Lindsey District Council, and is reaching out to support athletes after a very successful year of British sport.
Everyone Active’s Sporting Champions scheme can provide talented local sports stars in Gainsborough with the facilities and funds needed to support their training and help them reach their full potential.
This year athletes will benefit from new additions to the scheme, including exclusive mentoring opportunities and access to some of Team GB’s top talents.
Those on the programme last year got the chance to meet gold-level athlete, Max Whitlock, and scheme ambassador, Colin Jackson, at the official launch event.
Applicants should visit www.easportingchampions.com/apply-now/ to submit a 150 word summary of their major sporting achievements to date as well as their goals for the future. The deadline for applications is March 31.


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The U.S. Postal Service can play unique and positive roles in the expansion of the peer-to-peer marketplace, as suggested in a new OIG white paper, Peer-to-Peer Commerce and the Role of the Postal Service. American consumers are familiar with peer-to-peer (P2P) digital commerce and increasingly comfortable buying and selling that way. Millions of people place offerings and shop on eBay, Craigslist, etsy, and other sites every day.
If you can one-stop shop for practically every other thing in your life, why not for Inspectors General reports? Well, now you can. And just in time for the holidays!
The Inspector General (IG) community has a new website that creates a single home for thousands of IG reports from across...Read More


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The Zubair Corporation Social Committee holds strategic workshop
The Social Committee at The Zubair Corporation recently organised its second meeting which focused on implementing the strategic objectives of the committee. The workshop was conducted by Sheik Khalfan Al Aisari who during the seminar focused on how to prioritise ideas towards achieving the committee’s strategic objectives.
The committee is comprised of a number of high profile individuals drawn from Omani society – people who bring years of experience from the media, culture, sports and other sectors. The strategic workshop was held with the objective of developing a framework so that all members of the committee can complement one another and work together towards the development of society in all aspects.
Highlighting the importance of the social committee workshop, Khalid M.Al Zubair – Managing Director of The Zubair Corporation– said: “The workshop was held in order for the committee members to share ideas and brainstorm and bring together years of experience in various fields. Their experience can be most effectively utilised to serve the society and develop our community. Sheik Khalfan Al Aisari was chosen to facilitate the workshop, due to his significant experience based on brainstorming and idea analysis.”
He added: “We made sure that the social committee is unique in its work and hence comes the idea of the strategy that is proposed and built by the team members themselves, which makes them the contributors and the owners of the framework of the committee. They have a first-hand experience within the community through their respective fields of expertise and they know best how to direct that towards serving society. The outcome of this workshop met the national agenda in this respect, a strategy that focuses on sustainability of society and empowerment of the Omani youth through developing their skills and improving their potential. This proves that we all share the same objective and same goal which is to empower the Omani youth to contribute to the development of the community. Those values are also shared by every Omani.”
The workshop provided a forum for group discussions and an exchange of ideas, during which the committee members shared experiences in their respective fields in order to come up with proposals on how each member could contribute to the objectives of the committee. The workshop also illustrated the key role committee member’s play in helping to improve outcomes for citizens in the Sultanate. Topics covered during the workshop included emphasising morals, sustaining social work and investing in intellectual development. During the workshop, the team was able to bring about and discuss the potentials and strengths of the committee members, and together lay down the tools to be used to achieve the objectives of the committee in order to serve the ultimate purpose of its existence, which is creativity, empowerment, and sustainability in the community.
Committee member Khalid Al Rashdi said: “This workshop where the committee members worked together to develop the strategy and framework made it easier for the team as a whole to have a clear vision of the committee’s objectives. Thus, it will allow us achieve the goals of the committee. Each member already feels that the objectives of the committee are shared on a personal level. They are now both personal and committee objectives. We will work together and join efforts towards a clear vision and to achieve sustainable programmes and projects by the committee.”
The Social Committee was established by The Zubair Corporation as part of its commitment towards social responsibility. The committee comprises successful Omanis drawn from different fields, each of whom have been proactively working towards the development of the society. They come together under the committee’s umbrella to discuss proposals and initiatives and study and analyse ways of executing such proposals as part of the corporation’s ultimate objective of opening channels of communications with the community and to show and practice the corporate social responsibility in the best possible way.
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Published July 5th 2017
Best Breakfast in Byron Bay
I only had the opportunity for one breakfast in Byron, so it had to be the best. Thankfully, Bayleaf Café deserves its reputation as the best cafe in Byron Bay. I was left drooling over my lip smacking brekkie and wanting more.
It wasn't exactly a budget breakfast (there's a price to be paid for quality), but oh boy, it was worth every cent. Dukkah poached eggs with heirloom tomatoes, and buffalo mozzarella sent my taste buds into overdrive. So much so that table conversation was limited to 'oh', 'ahhh', 'mmm'. As I sliced open the poached eggs, bright yellow slivers slid down the tomatoes and toasted sourdough bread – yum! These eggs were poached to perfection.
To think that twenty minutes earlier I'd contemplated giving Bayleaf Café a miss because there was a wait for tables. Fortunately, the wait ended up being much shorter than expected, and I am so relieved because the thought of missing out on their dukkah poached eggs is most unpleasant. I hate queues, but it really was worth waiting for.
Even though brekkie was filling, once I spotted the mini tartlets in the glass window at the counter, I couldn't resist. Before I even realised what I was doing, I found myself standing in front of the counter ordering a little passionfruit mousse and meringue tartlet. It was divine, with a delicious crust and a good pile of yummy soft meringue. I'm a real fusspot with crusts and usually leave them. Not this one though, it was seriously buttery, toasty and scrumptious.
There are lots of other interesting and unique items on the menu, along with the usual brekkie choices, and I am keen for another Byron weekend to check them all out. Will definitely be going back for more tartlets too. Food made with love and attention to flavour and detail is not always easy to find, but this café has pulled out all stops to impress with flavour and originality.
Bayleaf Café is less than an hour from the Gold Coast (Coolangatta). Afterwards, you can burn off brekkie with a beautiful stroll along the beach and up to the lighthouse where whales can be spotted from approximately May - Nov. I personally spotted about ten a few days ago (early July).
Bayleaf Cafe is open for breakfast, brunch and lunch and serves up seasonal organic, local produce in an efficient and welcoming manner. Seating is available indoors or outdoors, and service was quick once seated, even on a busy morning. Don't miss it.


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Gets the assembly location path for the specified assembly.
Assembly: log4net (in log4net.dll) Version: 184.108.40.206-.NET 4.0
public static string AssemblyLocationInfo( Assembly myAssembly )
Public Shared Function AssemblyLocationInfo ( myAssembly As Assembly ) As String
public: static String^ AssemblyLocationInfo( Assembly^ myAssembly )
static member AssemblyLocationInfo : myAssembly : Assembly -> string
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The assembly to get the location for.
Return ValueType: String
The location of the assembly.
This method does not guarantee to return the correct path to the assembly. If only tries to give an indication as to where the assembly was loaded from.