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First of all I'd like to state that if you are considering or exploring the idea of becoming a Creative Writer, do it because it's a passion and not because of money. The true fact is folks, you'll never get rich being a "Creative Writer". Well, unless you write an instant hit like Harry Potter.
Most well known writers became famous first and foremost by word of mouth recognition. Someone liked what they read and passed on the information. Getting your name out there is the key. Good recommendations, mean great word of mouth, equaling free publicity!
Creative writing encompasses many genres, such as short stories, poetry, memoirs, reflections, satire and humor, so know which genre you are good at. You might be good at writing short stories, but you find your poetry draws the most recognition. Establish your name in poetry first, then pursue short story writing as a secondary genre.
It's important to know about the creative genre you've chosen. If you don't understand the principles of that genre, how do you expect your viewing audience to understand or even like what you are doing? Take classes, read information, read others works and do writing exercises. We all begin at the lower end of the totem pole.
Remember not everyone will like what you write! Everyone's taste varies, so don't be shocked if you hear negative things. Use the negative as a honing tool to sharpen quality writing skills. There is always something you can improve on. Even if you are writing for yourself, keep in mind you want to do the best you can. Have pride in your writings.
Okay, so here's the low down. Creative Writers don't get rich quick, don't expect over night success. Get your name out there first before you even consider making money. Your name is what is valuable in the writing community. Use negative feedback as your guide to improve weak areas of writing.
In life first we stumble about, then our steps become less wobbly and then finally we walk on stable ground because we've become familiar with our surroundings. This is the way of the creative writing world. Passion for writing and baby steps first.


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ARTICLE | Is a Thriving Wage Part of your Nonprofit Organization’s DE&I Strategy? It Should Be.
By Nanci Hibschman, Managing Principal, and Amanda Wethington, Principal
Employees of nonprofits do life-changing work from helping people at the hardest moments in their lives, to breaking down barriers in healthcare and education, to fighting for the environment. They give of themselves, but this doesn’t mean they should sacrifice financial well-being to do a job they love.
We’ve heard too many stories of overworked nonprofit employees who are unable to afford housing, provide healthy meals for their children, and pay for childcare and higher education without taking on mountains of debt.
Many nonprofits correctly say they already pay their workers a living wage. But a living wage is defined as one that allows a person and their family to afford basic needs. In other words, a living wage is only that — enough to survive on, assuming nothing unexpected ever happens.
Nonprofit employees have historically been paid lower wages than those in similar roles in government and private sector work. But triggered by inflation and the pandemic’s impact on low-income families, nonprofit workers are now more often finding themselves excluded from the social and economic prosperity that their own organizations aim to create. And it needs to change because it can harm everyone involved.
Acknowledge the Problems
The sole purpose of most people-centered nonprofit organizations is to improve the quality of life for those who are disadvantaged. Yet, many nonprofits are spectacularly failing at improving the quality of life for their own employees. For example, in a city like New York with a notoriously high cost of living, nearly one in seven nonprofit human-services workers qualifies for food stamps (opens as a pdf).
With employees who are physically exhausted and financially stressed, it is unsurprising that the turnover rates of workers within the nonprofit sector are extraordinarily high. In Los Angeles, for example, 53% of people doing homeless support work leave their jobs after less than two years, according to a 2022 study by KPMG and United Way of Greater Los Angeles (opens as a pdf). Similarly, social impact organizations experienced a 20% voluntary turnover in 2021. That’s nearly double from 2020 (11%) and up from pre-pandemic 2019 (17%).
Subsistence wages combined with high separation rates have proven to be very disruptive in the nonprofit sector. Burned out, financially struggling employees and high turnover make it difficult to deliver high-quality, consistent services. Recruiting and training costs increase substantially, and the end recipients of the services suffer from a revolving door of managers, program officers and support teams.
Without being able to document and substantiate positive outcomes, grant partners, donors and funders dry up, creating a negative spiral and reducing the already limited resources for people and communities in need.
Aim for a Thriving Wage
To reverse course, a living wage is simply not enough. To truly walk the talk, nonprofits must evolve to offer a thriving wage. When employees are paid a thriving wage, they have enough to cover basic necessities (proper shelter, food, water, clothing, transportation). But a thriving wage also creates a much-needed buffer against financial hardships, supports saving for the future and provides some disposable income for small conveniences and cherished amenities, such as piano lessons or after-school programs for children.
A thriving wage recognizes employees’ dedication and improves their quality of life, but it also empowers them to do their best work. It gives them the freedom to focus on the work without the worries of financial insecurity. A thriving wage offers choice and flexibility, and rewards them for their choice to help others, because they have been supported and helped.
Paying a thriving wage can help organizations live up to the words and aspirations of their mission. It can create better incentives to attract and retain skilled, passionate workers. It can reduce turnover and improve morale — both of which lead to higher productivity, reliability and quality of services. And a thriving wage more realistically conveys the value of nonprofit work in building a strong, national human capital infrastructure.
Finally, a thriving wage benefits local economies. When workers have more, they invest more back into their communities, which in turn makes the places they work and live in more financially stable.
Make Thriving Wage a Reality
There is no one-size-fits-all approach to creating a thriving wage because compensation and benefits are unique to every organization. But it’s important to recognize that incorporating a thriving wage into compensation planning doesn’t always require making drastic pay increases. Based on our experiences with nonprofit employers, a thriving wage may be just 5% more than current market rate.
Even small increases can have a big impact. One comprehensive assessment of the effect of the minimum wage on family income found that every 10% increase in the inflation-adjusted minimum wage reduces Black and Hispanic poverty rates by about 10.9%.
Most importantly, organizations must be willing to redefine their compensation philosophy and create a pathway to a sustainable thriving wage model. Understanding the specific needs of workers is a great way to start. For example, a nonprofit that expects employees to use their own vehicles for daily field work could consider car insurance stipends or benefits. Nonprofits with employees who exclusively work from home might cover the cost of home internet access. Sometimes creating a thriving wage can mean reducing work-related expenses in addition to — or rather than — increasing salaries.
This type of change requires working with grant makers and other funders to make sure that annual financial plans support a thriving wage. It may require soliciting donors specifically to support a financial campaign. It may mean using data to adjust compensation and benefits to align with current housing and living costs in different cities.
But the effort is worth it. Nonprofit workers — like the organizations they work for — are an essential part of the American fabric. They must be able to make the world better for others without the worry of how they’ll survive another day.

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930 x 368 x 152 mm
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1010 x 440 x 168 mm
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Great case. Only downside is that the cutouts I received are for the takedown shotguns and not AR platform. Simple mistake. Just trying to see if anyone wants it
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Order placed on 3/30/22 , received a tracking # first week in April that doesn't work and as of 4/21/22 I'm still awaiting the case.
I looked at every case out there and did my homework before selecting the NANUK 985 AR 15 Case. I was looking for a durable hard case specifically to safely and securely store my AR 15 and the accessories I have for it, I was not looking for a case to hold multiple rifles or my pistols.
Seems like most case manufacturers want to turn buying a case into Thanksgiving, Most expecting you to whip out an electric carving knife and a Sharpie to "custom fit" their case to your gun. They then have you use a spray can to seal the cut edges of the foam to keep them from breaking down. While some of you may like the sound of that, I know what my results would be... lack luster and jagged at best then look like complete amateur crap in the end.
The clean precut foam compartments in the NANUK case are well thought out. The gun compartment accommodates most AR15 rifles with the most popular attachments and furniture including room for most optics, grips, rails, and forward sights meaning you don't have to remove attachments to stow your gun. There is room to hold up to 8 - 30rd magazines as well as storage compartments for most accessories including ear & eye protection, cleaning supplies, slings, tools, and manuals/paperwork.
I would like Nanuk to consider the following improvements to make this case even better than it already is...
1 - Consider adding texture to the outside of the case something like the Samsonite luggage texture. This will help with concealing accidental marring, scratches, and scuffs that are certain to occur with transporting the case.
2 - Consider including the foam removed for the rifle and storage compartments within the case. That way if the rifle or storage compartments are too big, deep, or long the case owner can use those foam pieces to customize the case to fit their needs.
For the money and my needs, the Nanuk 985 AR15 case is the perfect solution. I like the case so much I purchased a second case to store my AR15 Pistol. Well done Nanuk!!! Awesome 1st class customer service experience!!!
Got a small one first like it and then when I got a big one I was impressed at the engineering that went into it only thing that was a little down side was the lid foam pad could have been a little thicker but it’s still great cases
I've owned several firearms cases and this appears to be the best. Sturdy construction, integral TSA lock, space for other locks. The pre-cut foam fits my rifle perfectly. If it had wheels, it would be perfect.
Best hard case I found great quality
I already had Nanuk cases for my pistol as well as all my camera equipment, so it just made sense to me to get one for my AR. It's incredibly well built, I prefer their Powerclaw latches over competitor's latches, and their customer service is awesome. Not to mention I love that I can support a Canadian company!
I currently own the 990 and although it is a great case it’s too long for the trunk and therefore, need to lay it in the backseat. The 985AR15 fits nicely in the trunk of my car. I currently own 4 Nanuk Cases and various accessories, I’m definitely a happy customer. The customer service provided by David and the speedy delivery makes Hard Cases one company that truly understands their customer.
- Interior (LxWxH)
- Interior (LxWxH)
- Exterior (LxWxH)
- Exterior (LxWxH)
- Lid Depth
- Base Depth
- 36.6 × 14.5 × 6″
- 930 x 368 x 152 mm
- 39.7 × 17.3 × 6.6″
- 1010 x 440 x 168 mm
- 1.6″ | 41 mm
- 4.4″ | 112 mm
- 3184 cu.in | 1.73 cu.ft | 50 L
- 15.8 lb | 7.2 kg
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..but what have I been doing? SAT prep, reading in the pool, knitting, re-watching favorite movies, going to see new movies, planning my summer, being excited about my summer, kn
itting, laughing with friends..
...and loads and loads of other stuff. Which probably isn't the most interesting thing to you.
To get on to the actual topic of this blog...what am I making right now?
Many things. This is a big problem with most knitters. In the past,
I didn't have this problem. But now...I do. *sigh* Oh well. This is definitely not a bad thing, lol. I have knitters ADD. I see something, and I HAVE to make it. Unless, I don't have the yarn. Then I have to save it on my endless list of things to make :-P
One of Vogue's free patterns, Sparkle! Dress!
I'm making it for a wedding...dress rehearsal that my family and I are going to in NY this August. My yarn is Rowan Calmer,
which is 75% cotton 25% acrylic. I'm definitely loving this yarn! Because of the acrylic, it has a really nice stretch...and won't hang funny when it's all put together! Loving the pattern, it's tricky...because just one stitch will throw the whole thing off. So I'm always on my toes :-P I think that some fun earrings and/or necklace and some flats will finish the outfit :-P
Still working on that Nautical Cable for my sister. Haven't worked on that in awhile, because it got so big and bulky, I couldn't easily carry it around. So then I started to work more on....
My Single Gore Skirt (mentioned in previous blog post.)! I can't wait till it's finished...(it's almost done! One more flower repeat and then I start th
e waist...whatever. thinger.) it's sooo cute, the yarn is awesome (using Rowan's Cotton Glace), the color is amazing...though...I don't know if I'll have to line it or not. That question has no
t yet been answered. It'll be soo cute.
And a couple days ago, I started Destroyed Cowl with some stash Noro Silk Garden yarn.
The same stuff that I used for my Chevron Noro vest thing I did awhile back. Really loving that. Cause it's uber easy. I mean, 43" of plain knitting....then the fun part! Dropping those stitches :-P. It reminds me a lot of Clapotis (which I LOVE)
Speaking of stash busters, I have an extra skein of Manos Wool Clasica...and I really want to do the Athroplogie - Inspired Capelet. Which I've wanted to do forevvvvver! But I should probably wait...till I get at least two of my current projects done.
Heh heh, I hope everyone is still there.
This week. 2 big things are happening.
1) My family and I are going to a big homeschooling conference in San Antonio! And apparently, one of the speakers...will be addressing bloggers! So. blogging speaker. knitting during pretty much everything. I get to watch people. I get to knit and watch people. Sooo yeah! Oh, and I really hope we'll be able to go to the yarn store that we found last time we trekked there. The Yarnivore! I realllly hope that we can go.
Anyway, that was an update. Oh, I followed the TNNA on my Twitter! Which I absolutely loved doing, I got to see some of my favorite yarns, designers, and bloggers! Someday, I hope I can go to a yarn convention. How much fun would that be??
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my stitch count as of...yesterday is
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This Fairy Door Clay Pot Planter is an easy DIY that is super cute and will look fabulous in your garden. Check out the Popsicle Stick Fairy Doors too!
Popsicle sticks are also known as craft sticks, and they are fun to work with. Instead of throwing away your Popsicle sticks after eating ice cream or other frozen treats, recycle them in a variety of craft projects.
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Entering insurtech phase 2.0 | Insurance Business Canada
The insurtech landscape has been a whirlwind of activity in the past few years. Phase one of the insurtech evolution saw technology trailblazers sweep into the insurance industry en masse trying to capitalize on points where customer friction and large profit pools intersect. Lots of first-wave insurtech innovation was based around insurance distribution and was focused through the lens of customer needs and expectations.
“We’re now entering insurtech phase 2.0,” according to Mukul Ahuja, AI strategy leader for financial services, Deloitte. “Insurance organizations are starting to get a better understanding of what insurtech is and the value it can add. They’re seeing it less as a disruptor and more as an opportunity to tap into the great ideas that have come into the insurance ecosystem and to find meaningful opportunities to partner and collaborate.”
Ride the insurtech wave and join our exclusive webinar ‘Leveraging insurtech to create a superior customer experience’ on November 29.
Regardless of whether you see insurtech as a disruption or an opportunity, one evaluation cannot be denied – insurtechs have re-shaped the customer experience and set higher standards for incumbent insurers and brokers to work towards. Insurance is and always will be a relationship business, but relationships can sour quickly if they’re not serviced properly. Insurtech phase 2.0 is seeing more and more insurance firms utilizing insurtech to transform their customer experiences and attract and retain customers through digital channels.
“The evolution of insurtech puts pressure on insurance brokers to continue owning their customer relationships. They cannot take relationships for granted,” Ahuja told Insurance Business. “In the first wave, it looked like insurtech-enabled digital brokers and MGAs might pose a significant disintermediation threat to the traditional broker channel, and that pressure still exists to some extent. I think there has been an awakening among brokers that they cannot assume consumers will continue to prefer them as an advisory or broking channel for their insurance needs.
“Consumers will have more and more options in the future, whether it’s traditional incumbent insurers offering better vis-à-vis digital propositions or insurtech innovators taking a piece of the pie. Brokers have come to realize that in order to stay relevant they need to shift their focus on to better understanding and servicing customers in the market. Brokers have an inherent advantage in that they already own that relationship today, but they must keep developing that relationship, and can do so by leveraging customer-centric insurtech solutions.”
While insurtech providers have succeeded in transforming the customer experience, they still struggle to attract customers away from incumbent providers, according to Ahuja. Switching costs remain high, and new innovations are not always sufficiently material to warrant a wholesale shift away from incumbents. This presents “a unique opportunity” for brokers to evolve and to look at how to leverage emerging technologies to further solidify their solutions in the marketplace, he added.
“We’re seeing brokers providing greater services, better digital capabilities and offering new and different modes of interaction with consumers,” said Ahuja. “There has been a change in the broker mindset around technology and what’s needed for success in the long-term as an intermediary. Brokers who do not adapt and who rest on their legacy successes will continue to feel pressure and risk becoming irrelevant in the next decade.”
Learn more about insurtech 2.0 by tuning into our upcoming webinar ‘Leveraging insurtech to create a superior customer experience’ on November 29 at 2pm ET.

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Welcome to Cameron Dancenter
CELEBRATING 40 YEARS!
The Dancenter has been serving Gainesville, FL, and surrounding communities since 1983. We are conveniently located in two locations and provide dance instruction in Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Modern, Hip Hop, Contemporary and Boys classes.
Our staff is excited to enter our 38th year and enjoy working with our students. As teachers, we are happy to share our love of dance and to dedicate our energies and teaching abilities to their development.
Please take a moment to learn About Us and to acquaint yourself with our studio policies, curriculum and faculty. These policies are intended to ensure that every student receives individual attention, an opportunity to advance and to support the disciplines to vital to their success.
We would love to hear from you! Click here to Contact Us
Studio News and Updates:
(posted August 2022)
Registration for 2022-23 Classes now being accepted! Classes start August 22!
The Dancenter team looks forward to opening the doors for our 40th Season serving the local community. Our founder, Nina Cameron, instilled in us the importance of community, passion and service. We are dedicated to providing quality training with our staff and visiting master artists along with multiple performance opportunities both on a concert stage, through competitions, and at local festivals. As always at Cameron’s, WE DANCE FROM THE HEART!
Visit our studios, meet our teachers and watch some dancers perform at Open House. Join us Wednesday, August 17, 4-6pm at our studio located in Ridgeway Village and Thursday, August 18, 4-6pm at our studio located in the Haile Village Center.
Call us at (352) 371-0761 to learn about our Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced, Adult and Men‘s class offerings in styles of Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Contemporary, Hiphop, Musical Theater and Performance Class.


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Preparation and Characterization of Mno.5Zno.5Fe2O4 @Au Composite Nanoparticles and its Anti-Tumor Effect on Glioma Cells
To explore the preparation method and characters of a new gold nanoshells on maganese-zinc ferrite (Mno.5Zno.5Fe2O4@Au) composite nanoparticles. Mno.5Zno.5Fe2O4@Au nanoparticles with core/shell structure were synthesized by reduction of Au3+ with trisodium citrate in the presence of Mno.5Zno.5Fe2O4 magnetic nanoparticles (MZF-NPs) prepared by improved co-preciption with the character of superparamagnetism and detected by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), x-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS) and Marven laser particle size analyzer.Thermodynamic test was used to observe temperature change of various doses of Mno.5Zno.5Fe2O4@Au nanoparticles. The cytotoxicity of the Mno.5Zno.5Fe2O4@Au composite nanoparticles in vitro was tested by the MTT assay. The therapeutic effect of Mno.5Zno.5Fe2O4@Au composite nanoparticles combined with magnetic fluid hyperthermia (MFH) on human glioma cells were evaluated in vitro by an MTT assay.The results indicated that the Mno.5Zno.5Fe2O4@Au composite nanoparticles were prepared successfully. The core/shell particles were spherical with exact average diameter of them was 66.9nm.EDS showed each Mno.5Zno.5Fe2O4@Au nanoparticle contained Mn, Zn, Fe, O and Au elements, and this proved Au had successfully attached to Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4.The result of thermodynamic test showed that Mno.5Zno.5Fe2O4@Au composite nanoparticles could serve as a heating source under alternating magnetic field (AMF) exposure leading to reach their steady temperature (40-45°C). Moreover, Mno.5Zno.5Fe2O4@Au composite nanoparticles didn’t show cytotoxicity in vitro. The therapeutic result reveals that Mno.5Zno.5Fe2O4@Au composite nanoparticles can significantly inhibit the growth of glioma cells.The conclusion was that the self-prepared Mno.5Zno.5Fe2O4@Au composite nanoparticles had strong magnetic responsiveness and good power absorption capabilities in the high frequency AMF,then they could suggested to be useful for glioma hyperthemia. Mno.5Zno.5Fe2O4 @Au composite nanoparticles can not only be directed to tumor region in a given magnetic field more exactly but also produce marked thermotherapy.
Y. T. Li et al., "Preparation and Characterization of Mno.5Zno.5Fe2O4 @Au Composite Nanoparticles and its Anti-Tumor Effect on Glioma Cells", Applied Mechanics and Materials, Vols. 138-139, pp. 907-913, 2012

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Here’s one of the more unexpected chances to talk about suicide. National Public Radio reported this month on the new Death Cafe, a series of events in the UK, the U.S. and elsewhere where people meet for tea, cake and some comfortable discussion about a sometimes uncomfortable topic. Founder Jon Underwood welcomed a post about the recent moves to give attempt survivors a voice and the need to be open to the issue. You can read it here. Early responses on the Death Cafe Facebook page were positive. “Those who have attempted suicide certainly don’t deserve the stigmas that get attached to them!” one person wrote.


The UK received an average of 209.1mm of rainfall, 237% above the average for the month between 1981 and 2010.
Elsewhere, a survey suggested that almost a quarter of people felt that climate change was the “most pressing issue facing the UK”.
The representative sample of 1,401 people also suggested that “climate concern” had doubled since 2016.
During February, storms Ciara, Dennis and Jorge all delivered a vast volume of rainfall over parts of the UK.
Storm Dennis also delivered the second highest UK average daily total in a dataset that dates back to 1891.
Ciara and Jorge also dropped enough rain to feature in the top 0.5% of days for UK average rainfall.
“Having three such widespread extreme rainfall events in the same calendar month is exceptionally rare,” said Dr Mark McCarthy, head of the National Climate information Centre.
“Met Office ground-breaking research has contributed to a growing body of evidence that [suggests] extreme rainfall is a significant risk factor for the UK, and that climate change has increased the likelihood of extreme rainfall events.”
A study by Cardiff University’s Understanding Risk Group, based on 1,401 nationally representative respondents, suggested that the issue and impacts of climate change was of growing concern among members of the public.
Twenty-three percent of those questioned said climate change was the most pressing issue facing the UK in the next two decades, second only to Brexit (25%).
Concern about climate change had also soared, with 40% – twice as many as in 2016 – of the respondents saying they were “very or extremely worried” about the issue.
It also found in its sample group that climate scepticism was low, with 64% of respondents feeling that Britain was already feeling the effects of change, compared with 41% in the 2010 survey.
Prof Nick Pidgeon, one of the study’s authors, said that the increased activism and media coverage of the issue meant that he was not surprised about the growing concern about climate change among people.
However, he was “really surprised” about people’s attitude towards climate risks, such as heatwaves and warming, which had “radically changed” since it was last featured in a survey back in 2013.
“In the last [survey], it was pretty clear that the ‘heat reference’ was not something people saw as part of climate change for the UK,” he told BBC News.
“That has now changed, and to us, that’s very important to the policy and climate adaptation message.”
Although the survey was carried out in October 2019, before the global spread of the coronavirus, Prof Pidgeon said concern about climate change was becoming established in people’s minds, and a paradigm shift towards greater environmental awareness was occurring in society.
Prof Pidgeon said the findings of the study, funded by UK research councils, would be used by the UK Climate Change Committee, which advises the government on the matter.
Dr Kate Lonsdale, co-champion of the UK Climate Resilience Programme, observed: “The scientific consensus is increasingly clear that climate risks are increasing in likelihood and severity.
“Now we have evidence that people in Britain see these risks are relevant to their lives today rather than something that will happen to people in the future and in other places.
The arrival of the three named storms during February meant that a number of river systems were unable to cope, resulting in thousands of homes in Yorkshire, Wales and the West Midlands being flooded.
John Curtin, executive director for the Environment Agency’s Flood and Coastal Risk Management, said the record rainfall and river levels had tested the nation’s flood defences, and had been able to protect more than 80,000 homes.
However, he added: “Every flooded home is a personal tragedy, and with a changing climate we will need to become more resilient to flooding.”
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I recently had the pleasure of photographing Karen and her beautiful family at Crissy Field on their 3 day stop in San Francisco. Karen and her family have been traveling around the world since their daughter Esmee was just 10 weeks old! (Click to read their story)
For their family session, I collaborated with Cassandra McClure who traveled to Karen’s hotel, Hotel Zephyr, to do hair and make-up for both mom and daughter. I also worked with Kirk from ACME foral who created mom & daughter flower crowns for Karen and little Esmee. These flower crowns were so beautifully made and added a great pop of color for the images! When Esmee saw the flower crown her face lit up with joy as she was not very happy as it was very windy and cold that evening. With a cozy blanket and little bit of acting out Disney’s Moana, we had a smiling little girl. Our session was fairly short due to the weather, but we got some great shots and I am excited to share. Enjoy!


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Black Summer (Washington Poe):
Jared Keaton, chef to the stars. Charming. Charismatic. Psychopath . . . He's currently serving a life sentence for the brutal murder of his daughter, Elizabeth. Her body was never found and Keaton was convicted largely on the testimony of Detective Sergeant Washington Poe. So when a young woman staggers into a remote police station with irrefutable evidence that she is Elizabeth Keaton, Poe finds himself on the wrong end of an investigation, one that could cost him much more than his career.
The Puppet Show:
'Fantastic' Martina Cole 'Dark, sharp and compelling' Peter James 'A thrilling curtain raiser for what looks set to be a great new series' Mick Herron Welcome to the Puppet Show . . . A serial killer is burning people alive in the Lake District's prehistoric stone circles. He leaves no clues and the police are helpless. When his name is found carved into the charred remains of the third victim, disgraced detective Washington Poe is brought back from suspension and into an investigation he wants no part of.
Born in a Burial Gown:
The first gritty thriller in the Avison Fluke series by M. W. Craven, the acclaimed author of The Puppet Show. Detective Inspector Avison Fluke is a man on the edge. He has committed a crime to get back to work, concealed a debilitating illness and is about to be made homeless. Just as he thinks things can't get any worse, the body of a young woman is found buried on a Cumbrian building site.
The second dark and twisted thriller in the Avison Fluke series by M. W. Craven, the acclaimed author of The Puppet Show. Investigating how a severed hand ends up on the third green of a Cumbrian golf course is not how Detective Inspector Avison Fluke has planned to spend his Saturday. So when a secret protection unit from London swoops in quoting national security, he's secretly pleased.
The Curator by M. W Craven
Called in to investigate, the National Crime Agency's Washington Poe and Tilly Bradshaw are faced with a case that makes no sense. Why were some victims anaesthetized, while others died in appalling agony? Why is their only suspect denying what they can irrefutably prove but admitting to things they weren't even aware of?

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Seeing that everybody has Christmas hats on their avatars I decided to add one to mine. I hand draw it in one night with paint.NET.
Here's the comparison:
On the left is my original one, on the right is the new one. Everything is hand drawn, even the background.
Here's in HD:
Anyway, you're not here for that.
MERRY XMAS GBATEMP! AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR...
HAVE A NICE HOLIDAYS WITH ALL OF YOUR LOVED ONES AND STAY 'TEMPING... I GUESS.
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Are you matching your strengths to your opportunities or are you just being ideological … interested only in following your own ideas even when they won’t get you any results?
Here is a situation that illustrates the challenges of being ideological versus being results oriented. It is a situation that illustrates the challenges of learning an enterprise software like Oracle compared to a poor man’s database like Microsoft Access.
With the ever-increasing focus on setting up an online presence or the increasing competitiveness of online businesses, there is a need for web data analysts who can help web-based business succeed or thrive online.
A web data analyst researches the activities of users as they interact with a website, identifies the measures critical to the survival of the web business and recommends actions in the form of web analytics reports for web managers, online marketing teams or business owners.
Data Analysts have the opportunity to work in several different domains or sectors, for example as banking data analysts, retail data analysts, telecommunications data analysts and as marketing data analysts.
The marketing data analyst role is one of the more common ones and a marketing analyst may be found analyzing databases of prospects, leads and customers for the marketing department.
In this post, we will take a peak into the day of a marketing data analyst…
Many database professionals have a hard time writing complex, complicated or advanced SQL queries for the following reasons.
In a healthcare database project that I consulted on, I had to write fairly complicated and efficient SQL queries for physicians at several practices because of their specialized reporting requirements.
The real problem was not the complexity of the physicians database but it’s poor suitability to the physicians reporting needs.
The Microsoft Access Relational Database has been around for a while and it is used in many businesses, Information Technology (IT) Teams and organizations.
Microsoft Access is commonly used in building desktop software applications, data analysis programs and corporate databases where the number of records are as few as 2 billion records or the number of users who access the system at any one time are as few as ten concurrent users.


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Connaught Man's Ramble
A Sett Of Hornpipes (Apollo's Banquet, Playford 1690-91)
Butter'd Peas (The Fashionable Lady, James Ralph 1729)
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Porcelain Veneers vs. Dental Crowns
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One of the most common and versatile cosmetic dental procedures is the placement of porcelain veneers. Veneers can dramatically change the look of your mouth, correcting many problems that were once corrected using a dental crown.
Though veneers have replaced the dental crown as the treatment of choice in many situations, dental crowns are still in use for many situations where a veneer is insufficient. San Diego area cosmetic dentist Dr. Mary Walsh-Cole works with both veneers and dental crowns, and will help you determine which approach will work best for you.
Porcelain veneers are very thin shells made of carefully color-matched porcelain. The porcelain is partially translucent and so closely mimics the look of natural enamel. Only a small layer must be removed from the tooth surface to make room for a veneer. Because veneers are minimally invasive and look very much like your original teeth, they are often used for:
Veneers are delicate, but when Dr. Cole affixes them permanently to your teeth, they bond to the enamel and become very strong. When properly cared for, veneers can last many years.
A dental crown is designed to fit over the entire tooth. In order to place a dental crown, the existing tooth is restructured to a "peg,” with a large amount of the original tooth removed.
Dental crowns are usually used when the tooth is too damaged to accept a veneer. In most cases a dental crown is more appropriate for:
- Severely cracked teeth
- Root canals
- Severe chipping or trauma-related damage
With extensive experience in both general and cosmetic dentistry, Mary Walsh-Cole, DMD can determine whether porcelain veneers or a dental crown will work best for your specific needs. For more information about veneers or crowns, please contact Dr. Walsh-Cole’s San Diego, Encinitas and Carlsbad, California cosmetic dentistry offices.

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The point out of your country in the course of the shut of the seventh as well as eighth generations declined Using the drop on the restraining influence from the monastic schools, which had to a substantial extent changed that of your secular arm. Disputed successions and enfeebled princes merged to provide a problem of disorder, plus the gloom and misery in the period was accentuated by Recurrent and terrible visitations of pestilence which spared neither princes nor abbots, even though the common people today ended up swept away in broad quantities.
The horrid deed brought Brian on the throne because the undisputed head of your chiefs of Munster. He inflicted a just retribution over the murderers of his brother, slaying "that ripe offender Donovan" in addition to his Danish ally Harald, or Aralt, then established himself to carry on Mahon's policy. He took hostages from Leinster and pushed his way up the Shannon into Meath and Connacht.
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Castles have been erected by him at Clonard, Kells, Kildare, and doubtless Drogheda; whilst Castleknock in close proximity to Dublin, Granard on the borders of Breifne (Co. Longford) along with other moats had been the operate of his feudatories. One of the later on grantees he was the wisest ruler, a person of company and steadfast character, extremely attentive equally to his personal affairs and to the administration of his province.
"A knight, bipartite, shall 1st split the bonds of Eire." So ran an historical prophecy attributed to Merlin, and men considered they observed the prophecy fulfilled when FitzStephen, who was on his father's aspect an Anglo-Norman, or fairly Welsh-Norman, and on his mom's a Cambro-Briton, and whose armorial bearings have been bipartite, gave his word to follow Dermot throughout seas. He was the first of that outstanding family who provided no lower than eighteen knights To participate within the conquest of Eire, and who have been the progenitors of the well-known line from the Geraldines, Earls of Kildare and Lords of Desmond.
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. 1156) ended up Males of fantastic energy and of wide ambition. Each and every fought steadily for his personal hand, and among them "good storms of war" swept by way of Ireland or, since the annals Categorical it, Eire turned amongst them "a trembling sod." They succeeded in making their names and impact felt outside the house their own personal country, willingly coming into into international alliances in order to fortify their statements at home. The respect felt exterior Eire for Murtogh Mor (identified as Murchad via the Norse), the strongest consultant of his home beside King Brian, is shown because of the ask for that came to him from "the nobility in the Isles," that is, from your Hebrides and Man, who, on the death in their ruler Lagman, son of Godred Croven, questioned Murtogh to deliver them some worthy human being to work as regent until eventually Godred's son ought to come of age to control.
An historic Irish Catalogue of Saints mentions that among the list of Exclusive capabilities on the '2nd order' of saints was The good variety within their masses and monastic regulations, considered one of which was explained to have been released into Ireland by the British or Welsh bishops David, Cadoc, and Gildas. There is absolutely no doubt that The principles different in different monasteries, Each individual founder framing his own rule with the steerage of the monks who joined his foundation. They differed substantially in length and strictness. Some contained only normal admonitions to penitence, really like of God, fasting, and prayer, which has a spirit aside from the earth and dedicated to the contemplation of heavenly things. Most are in verse, no doubt to be able to be more very easily remembered or for chanting. One of them, ascribed to the King-abbot of Cashel, Cormac MacCuilennan, in the ninth century, describes the very low-voiced congregation singing the melodious song of your believers; he phone calls on them to hitch while in the chanting with the rule, "the tune which the ancients have sung."  In a few principles we can easily trace the gradual introduction of severer admonitions, extra to the first simpler polices, and imposing bigger mortifications. Of one called "An old Irish metrical rule" we have two versions. A person, which seemingly provides the first normal of an early day, says "These are thy 3 rules--have thou nought else additional expensive --tolerance, humility, plus the appreciate of God in thy coronary heart.
Nonetheless, just as the Danes had bishops of Irish nationality, in order that they had been supported within from this source their church extension with the Irish inhabitants of your towns. The Irish contributed grants of land to Dunan, or Donatus, the first bishop, for the muse of his church as well as episcopal palace beside it.
. 1110), sought Henry's aid to extract him with the difficulties that his individual misconduct had introduced upon himself and his province. Wild as have been the moments by which he lived, Dermot is singled out Amongst the princes of his period of time as becoming so intolerable that he was expelled through the chiefs about whom he dominated. Gerald of Wales avers that "the cruel and intolerable tyranny which he imposed upon the chiefs from the land" was the result of youth and inexperience, but This tends to rarely be acknowledged being an justification for your prince who had occupied the throne for over thirty a long time when he was driven out.
But a robust mixture was being fashioned against Dermot. "The wheel of fortune turned and people who were higher than ended up threatened by using a sudden fall." Rory (or Roderick) O'Conor, King of Connacht, experienced just succeeded towards the sovereignty of Ireland within the Loss of life of Murtogh O'Lochlan, a prince of your house of Ulster. Rory was destined to be the final king of the independent Eire. 100 several years before, the aged Donogh, son of King Brian Boromhe, being deposed, had taken the pilgrim's team and got down to end his times in Rome. It was reported that he took with him the crown of Ireland, which remained within the possession in the Popes till Pope Adrian gave it to King Henry II after the latter's conquest of your nation. The story should be metaphorical, for we listen to of no crown within the possession of Henry, nor did he even fashion himself King of Eire. However it symbolizes the issue in the supreme monarchy during the century that elapsed concerning the Dying of Donogh as well as the Dying of Rory O'Conor, in whose time the overlordship arrived to an finish.
With the monastic universities of Northern Eire the three most significant have been Armagh, Bangor, and Clonmacnois. We possess the fullest account of Bangor, preserved with the pen of The good St Bernard, in his lifetime of St Malachy, or Mael Maedoc Ua Morgair, who during the twelfth century rebuilt the monastery, wrecked by the raids in the Danes while in the early ninth century, when "its discovered Adult males and bishops have been slain via the sword," and also the relics of Comgall, its founder, shaken out of their shrine. But the tradition of its historical fame was clean while in the mind of Malachy as he set about to rebuild, and he had communicated to his close Pal, St Bernard, his have enthusiasm see page for the original Bangor on the sixth century. "For, certainly," the latter writes, "there had been formerly a really celebrated monastery underneath the initial father, Comgall, which made lots of Countless saints, bringing forth most plentiful fruit to God, so that one of several sons of that holy Neighborhood, Lugaid by title, is claimed to happen to be the founder, himself by yourself, of 100 monasteries.
The inauguration ceremonies visit here varied in different parts of the country. They came about on Distinctive hills or below ancient trees of terrific sizing, consecrated by time and tradition to this use. Though Keating along with other Irish historians contest the truth of the old accounts, they are undoubtedly not imaginary, for they correspond intently to Those people of numerous peoples in the same stage of development. Some of the rites, such as that of handing to your freshly elected chief a white rod as a image with the justice that ought to show up at his rule, are of the solemn and suggestive character.
The person preparing the remedy combines corn cobs, rooster feathers and kerosene inside of a bucket and ignites a fireplace. A wool cloth is then put in excess of the bucket so just the smoke is visible. The injured particular person then places his/her foot around the bucket and enables the smoke to purify their wound.

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Len Murray, described by a High Court judge as the most respected pleader of his generation, practised as a solicitor in Glasgow for over 40 years. In this text he recounts many tales of the courts and the characters who inhabited them, whether they sat on the bench or stood in the dock.
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Graphic arts can be a great career – is it right for you?
You could completely transform your everyday life from sketching on a piece of paper at your home as a way to pass the time to performing in a real job in commercial art by enrolling in a few training classes in visual art and design. The employment arena for creative young folks with some computer and technology competence has never been more desirable.
And whether you want to start working with a local company or just decide to set off as a freelance worker, you might enjoy making use of your creative skills in the business market and collecting a competitive paycheck.
Graphic Arts and Design Work Profile
Visual artists utilize illustration software programs to develop conceptual imagery for a broad variety of commercial communications. Design teams come up with the cognitive, community, and societal criteria of the audience as they layout and communicate visual information.
The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics documents that utilization of graphic designers is projected to go up by close to 8 to 12 percent in this ten years. This means there could potentially be 30,000 new job positions through 2024. The top spaces will be presented to job candidates with formal education courses and actual experience developing web pages and interactive new media.
Training Programs and Diploma Options
Beginner jobs in this subject generally demand formal courses in elementary fine art and design essentials. The National Association of Schools of Art and Design accredits approximately 250 post secondary establishments with training programs by which trainees could be granted an associate, bachelor’s, or even a master’s degree in graphic design.
Moreover, participants commonly take comprehensive sessions in several software programs that alter drawings and photos, which include software made by Microsoft and Adobe. Tutorials are offered to students in both of the distance education and regular campus formats, with each manner of study has its own list of benefits.
What exactly is my initial step?
Create your innovative work future with a good education at a university campus in your city. Or else work towards your degree how and when you wish by going to online training courses.
Receiving your diploma entails effort, but you can make it happen around your current busy schedule.
You may take one minute and explore some possible schools.
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Schools on the northern side of the Greater Kansas City Area are once again closing their doors after a swath of snow plowed through the area.
The east side of Jackson County is also getting snowed on as the system moves on through Blue Springs through Odessa and other eastern towns. It’s a fairly light snow, but residents east should expect some precipitation this morning.
Here’s the list of schools closing, starting late or dismissing early:
- Cameron R-1: Closed
- Carrollton R-7: Closed
- Chillicothe R-2: Closed
- Concordia USD #333 KS: Closed
- Cowgill R-6 MO: Closed
- Excelsior Springs District #40: Closed
- Hamilton R-2 MO: Closed
- Hardin-Central School District: Closed
- King City R1 MO: Starts 2 Hours Late
- Maryville R-2: Closed
- New York R-4: Closed
- Norborne R-8 Schools: Closed
- North Daviess R3: Closed
- North Harrison R-111 Eagleville MO: Closed
- North Platte R-1 School District MO: Closed
- Osborn R-0 MO: Closed
- Pleasant View R-6 Trenton MO: Closed
- Polo R-7 MO: Closed
- Ridgeway R-5 MO: Closed
- St. Gregory School: Closed
- Stanberry R-2 MO: Closed
- Tina Avalon R-II School District: Closed
- Trenton R-9 MO: Closed
- Tri County Schools Jamesport: Closed
- West Platte R-2 Schools MO: Closed
- Winston R-6 School District MO: Closed
Non-school closings and cancellations:
- Nodaway County Senior Center: Canceled
- Platte Senior Services, Inc.: Closed
Roads are wet for much of the metro this morning. With temperatures are falling into the 20s, this will create slick spots on roads this morning. Watch out for those elevated and untreated surfaces.
Then, another round of snow is expected tonight into Wednesday, expected to affect more of the metro. The system moves in from the southwest mid- to late-evening and fully engulfs Kansas City by midnight.
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory to the west of the metro, where snow fall may be greater.

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Tata Motors today announced that it delivered 100 units of the 2021 Tata Safari in Delhi-NCR in a single day. Launched in India on February 22, the new Tata Safari is priced between Rs 14.69 lakh and Rs 21.45 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi), and rivals the likes of the MG Hector Plus and the Mahindra XUV500.
According to the automobile manufacturer, the majority of the customers have opted for the top-spec XZA+ trim, with the most preferred colour options being Royale Blue and Orcus White. The SUV is also available in Daytona Grey and Tropical Mist paint schemes.
"We are elated to see the response coming in for the all-new Safari. The delivery of 100 Safaris on a single day is a proof of the same. Built on the successful Omegarc which is derived from the legendary D8 platform, this vehicle is the perfect combination of good looks and power without compromising on the drive and ride quality. With its plush interiors, state-of-the-art connectivity, premium features and competitive pricing, we are confident that the Safari will continue luring everyone's hearts in the days to come," said Ritesh Khare, Zonal Manager, North, Passenger Vehicles Business Unit, Tata Motors.
At the heart of the 2021 Tata Safari is the Kryotec 2.0-litre turbocharged diesel engine that delivers 170PS of maximum power and 350Nm of peak torque. While a 6-speed MT is standard, there is an option for a 6-speed AT torque converter as well. The SUV comes with three drive modes -- Eco, City and Sport -- and as many terrain response modes -- Normal, Rough and Wet.
The new Tata Safari is being offered in six variants -- XE, XM, XT, XT+, XZ and XZ+. Also, there is an Adventure edition based on the XZ+ trim. The SUV boasts of features like Xenon HID projector headlamps with LED DRLs, LED tail lamps, 18-inch diamond-cut alloy wheels, six-way powered driver seat, optional captain seats, 8.8-inch touchscreen infotainment system, ambient mood lighting, fully-automatic temperature control and panoramic sunroof. The customers can choose from six- and seven-seat layouts.


Teva Vail Mountain Trail Running Series heads uphill
VAIL – On Sunday, the Teva Tiga Advertising Berry Picker races will provide the nearly 200 competitors a choice of either a 5-kilometer completely uphill course, or a 10K course with 8K of climb and 2K of downhill. Both courses start at the base of the Eagle Bahn Gondola and finish at Eagle’s Nest at the summit of Vail Mountain. Both races start at 9 a.m.”Although some runners prefer an uphill-only course, there are also athletes who like to run up and then get a bit of a break on a downhill finish. We added a 10K option this year for those athletes wanting to enjoy that downhill finish. Of course, the 10K course boasts more elevation gain and additional climbing so obviously it is a bit more challenging,” said race director Mike Ortiz.Run entirely on Vail Mountain, the course has spectacular scenery, a variety of terrain including singletrack and some short sections crossing service roads as well as more than 3,000 feet of elevation gain in the 10K and just under 3,000 feet of gain in the 5K. “The course certainly gives you an eye-opener as to your climbing fitness. There’s no question that many of the runners will be relegated to walking on some of the steeper, more technical sections,” said Ortiz. The Berry Picker is part of a trail-running series which runs June through September and includes events from 5k to the half marathon (13.1 miles) distance. The first race in the series June 12 with the Teva First Bank 8K at 8,000 feet. The second race was July 3 with the 27th annual Teva Vail HillClimb followed on July 24 with the Teva Vail HalfMarathon. The final event in the race series will be held on Sept. 11 with the Teva Extremesports.com EverGold 10K. Register for the Berry Picker, or for both of the remaining series races at http://www.active.com or visit Christy Sports in the Vail Village on Saturday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. to register for the early fee of $25 and to pick up runner race numbers. Race-day entry fee is $35.After their race, runners can opt for a run back to Vail Village, or they can take the gondola back down to the base of the mountain. Aid stations will be located at several points on the course as well as at the start and finish lines. Gatorade will also be provided at the aid stations along with water.There will be results, commemorative T-shirts, and prizes. Awards will be presented to overall and age-group winners and new this year will be raffle prize drawings at the race awards ceremony featuring products from area merchants and national companies including Aqx Sports, Lenticular Pictures, and Gerber headlamps.Vail, Colorado
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If you’re travelling abroad in search of sun and sangria, getting under the skin of the country you’re visiting by reading up on it is probably not top of your to do list. But if you’re heading off the beaten track, you might welcome the book recommendations of someone with a bit of local knowledge.
With that in mind, we asked the Department of Foreign Affairs to canvass our extensive network of overseas-based diplomats for their book recommendations, both fiction and nonfiction, which they believe shine a useful light on the country where they are based.
Fiction: Eastern Mediterranean by Ivy Meleagrou (written before the attempted coup by Greek-backed forces and invasion by Turkey in 1974, but only recently translated and published by Moufflon, it conveys a very atmospheric Nicosia, all the more meaningful to us with the benefit of hindsight.
Non-fiction: Reflections on the Past and the Future by (former President) George Vassiliou, in conversation with Niyazi Kisilyürik. - Nicholas Twist, Ambassador, Nicosia
Fiction – Mornings in Jenin, by Susan Abulhawa: This novel traces the paths of the members of the Abulheja family, swept from their homes by the 1948 "Nakba" or catastrophe, when 700,000 Palestinians fled or were expelled during the 1948 Palestine War. Their tales of displacement, longing and deprivation of dignity familiar to most Palestinians, are woven skilfully together by Abulhawa.
Non-fiction – Palestinian Walks: Notes on a Vanishing Landscape by Raja Shehadeh: Prominent Palestinian lawyer and human rights activist Raja Shehadeh tells the tale of the changing face of the West Bank after decades of settlement construction and occupation through this evocative memoir, covering six countryside walks taken by the author between 1978 and 2006 in his native land. – Declan Johnston, Ramallah
Fiction – Of Kids & Parents by Emil Hakl: this tells the story of a father and son on a pub crawl through Prague, discussing their personal lives against the background of the city's complex history during the 20th century. The dialogue is a mix of James Joyce and Bohumil Hrabal.
Non-fiction: Havel: A Life by Michael Žantovský: Václav Havel was a Czech writer and philosopher who became a leading dissident after the Prague Spring of 1968. This authorised biography by Michael Žantovský, Havel's spokesman, details all aspects of a man with a universal message who is honoured by a bust in Leinster House. – Assumpta Griffin, Prague
Fiction – Love in a Fallen City by Eileen Chan: 2015 markeds 20 years since the death of Eileen Chang, arguably China's most influential female writer. Born in Shanghai in 1920, Chang moved to Hong Kong to study before returning here just before Japanese troops invaded in 1937. The two cities of Chang's youth form the backdrop to Love in a Fallen City. Set in the 1940s, the plot follows Bai Liusu, an introverted divorcee who has recently broken free of an unhappy marriage but is largely shunned by her judgemental family for doing so. When a charming Malaysian businessman passes through town, Bai starts to feel there might be a way out.
The book echoes Chang’s own tragic personal life - she married twice, divorcing her first husband, a Japanese collaborator and philanderer, in 1947 - and the author’s observations perfectly capture the tensions and excesses of colonial Hong Kong and pre-1949 Shanghai. (From Time Out Beijing)
Non-fiction – Factory Girls: Voices From the Heart of Modern China by Leslie T Chang: An eye-opening and previously untold story, Factory Girls is the first look into the everyday lives of the migrant factory population in China. China has 130 million migrant workers, the largest migration in human history. In Factory Girls, Leslie T Chang, a former correspondent for the Wall Street Journal in Beijing, tells the story of these workers primarily through the lives of two young women, whom she follows over the course of three years as they attempt to rise from the assembly lines of Dongguan, an industrial city in China's Pearl River Delta.
As she tracks their lives, Chang paints a never-before-seen picture of migrant life, a world where nearly everyone is under thirty; where you can lose your boyfriend and your friends with the loss of a mobile phone; where a few computer or English lessons can catapult you into a completely different social class. Chang takes us inside a sneaker factory so large that it has its own hospital, movie theater, and fire department; to posh karaoke bars that are fronts for prostitution; to makeshift English classes where students shave their heads in monklike devotion and sit day after day in front of machines watching English words flash by; and back to a farming village for the Chinese New Year, revealing the poverty and idleness of rural life that drive young girls to leave home in the first place. Throughout this riveting portrait, Chang also interweaves the story of her own family’s migrations, within China and to the West, providing historical and personal frames of reference for her investigation.
A book of global significance that provides new insight into China, Factory Girls demonstrates how the mass movement from rural villages to cities is remaking individual lives and transforming Chinese society, much as immigration to America's shores remade our own country a century ago. (From Goodreads). – Aoife Fleming, head of culture, people-to-people and consular relations, Beijing
Fiction – The Reactive by Masande Ntshanga: this is the debut novel by a new young South African writer. Rendered in lyrical, bright prose and set in a not-so-new South Africa, The Reactive is a poignant, life-affirming story about secrets, memory, chemical abuse and family, and the redemption that comes from facing what haunts us most. Another possibility for the Fiction category is The Women Next Door by Yewande Omotoso.
Non-fiction – Born a Crime by Trevor Noah: Noah's autobiography Born a Crime, which has just been published this year, gives an discerning and funny insight into the life in South Africa. It's an entertaining and easy read but yet still gives the reader a deeper understanding of complexity of life in South Africa. – Aoife Lyons, second secretary
Fiction – Dumb Luck by Vu Trong Phung: This is commonly referred to as the best example of Vietnamese fiction available in English, and was written by one of the best-known Vietnamese authors. Even though it was written in the 1930s, it still feels fresh in today's Vietnam.
Non-fiction: Wandering through Vietnamese Culture (2004), by Huu Ngoc. – Réachbha FitzGerald, deputy head of development, Irish Aid
Fiction – New Writing from Slovakia, edited and translated by Magdalena Mullek and Julia Sherwood: For the audience you have in mind, I think the best bet in the fiction line would be the books translated by Julia Sherwood. It's hard to recommend one particular book. For people who might like short stories and extracts from a variety of writers, there's a book just out: Into the Spotlight. New Writing from Slovakia, edited and translated by Magdalena Mullek and Julia Sherwood and published by Parthian Books, a Welsh publisher. There are 16 writers here, nearly all of them youngish-to-middle-aged.
There's a short, funny, feminist novel about coming of age in Slovakia just after the change of system in 1989: The Equestrienne by Ursula Kovalyk again translated by Julia and Peter Sherwood and published by Parthian.
Then there's a very long historical novel about Slovakia in the 20th century which has sold well in English: The House of the Deaf Man by Peter Krištúfek, translated by Julia and Peter Sherwood.
John Minahine has translated one of the Slovak prose classics, the most accessible of them, first published in 1940: Margita Figuli's Three Chestnut Horses, Central European University Press Budapest, 2014. Be warned though, this is about a rural Slovak society which has disappeared!
Non-fiction – 55 Loveliest Places in Slovakia, by Jozef Leikert and Alexander Vojcek: This is a sort of better-class guide book, mixing in bits of history, art, monuments, information on the landscape etc. with photos – originally it was written in Slovak for Slovaks, but it's been translated into some other languages and the English edition has been republished several times.
If people are looking for something like a concise, readable history of Slovakia in English, one possibility is A History of Slovakia: The Struggle for Survival by Stanislav J. Kirschbaum (St. Martin's Press (New York) 2016). This can be got as an e-book. It's possible to browse some of it online at Google Books. – Anne-Marie Callan, Ambassador, who asked for suggestions from John Minahine, an Irishman who translates novels, poetry and texts on art or music in Slovakia
Fiction – the works Michel Déon: I would recommend that Irish visitors to France try anything by Michel Déon, a great friend of Ireland and a literary bridge between our countries, who died late last year. He lived quietly in Ireland despite being revered in France. Horseman, Pass By! has recently been translated by Clíona Ní Ríordáin, and The Foundling Boy is an earlier work, set in Normandy. He joins a powerful French literary canon. The classics are well-known but I spoke to Sinead Mac Aodha, director of the Centre Culturel Irlandais, and agreed that some modern novels Irish people might enjoy while visiting France would include Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky, and anything by Emmanuel Carrère and Maylis de Kerangal. – Peter O'Connor, Attaché culturel
Fiction – Smouldering Charcoal by Paul Tiyambe Zeleza: Having gained its independence in 1964, Malawi then went through 30 years of rule by the founder of the modern state, Hastings Kamuzu Banda. This resulted in a corrupt state in which exploitation and abuse grew. Smouldering Charcoal is an account of the ways in which two different families – one rich and one poor– seek to negotiate their way through the conflicts and challenges of an autocratic and often brutal regime. Ultimately the middle-class characters suffer similarly to the poorer ones. The novel is an important depiction of a story which is not widely known outside of Malawi itself – the story of a country seeking to enter a postcolonial phase only to find that sometimes the replacement of foreign rule by home-grown government leads to further problems.
Non-Fiction – The Boy who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer: a wonderful true story by and about a boy living in a poor and remote part of Malawi which, like the vast majority of the country, had no electricity or running water. He had read about windmills – not a common sight in Malawi – and succeeded, through throwing together a pile of scrap metal, and the debris from old and broken-down bicycles and tractors, and consulting some ancient science textbooks, to build something which would transform his life and those of his fellow villagers. It is heart-warming, and accurate in its depiction of village life in Malawi, and an important positive story to emerge from the country. – Michael Treacy, Lilongwe
Fiction – The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe: it may have been published 30 years ago, but above all it's a brilliant story – a "great read". Set in New York, it's about hubris and nemesis. It's a quintessentially American book, with excellent characterisations, and a moral core.
Non-fiction – Walden: or Life in the Woods by Thoreau: Walden: 2017 is the 200th anniversary of Thoreau's birth and that's being celebrated by an exhibition in New York. Walden: or Life in the Woods, his most famous book, is a testament to the value of nature and the interior mind. Like Wordsworth, Thoreau is a champion of simplicity, pointing a way to "the good life". – Michael Sanfey is based at Ireland's permanent mission to the UN in New York
Fiction – The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald: a classic full of decadence and excess while also telling a very interesting tale about what lies behind the American dream. There's also the Irish connection with F. Scott Fitzgerald of course!
Non-fiction: Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly: This follows the story of several African American women mathematicians who helped Nasa win the space race. A New York Times bestseller, the story was released as a film this year, Hidden Figures, which is very uplifting and shows a different angle on the American dream, and the feminist and civil rights movements of the time. – Kate Tyrell, consular & cultural affairs counsellor
Fiction – Yohannes Ishi by Nabse Bamato: Born in Ethiopia, but adopted by a British couple, Yohannes grows up far from his cultural roots. Following the death of his adoptive mother, he is persuaded to return to the beautiful, yet seemingly impossible nation, to take on a teaching job.
With no memories of the land of his birth and no knowledge of the language or culture, Yohannes finds himself a virtual stranger. He meets a whole raft of interesting characters, each with their own story to tell including Abeba, who helps him not only to learn about his country, but also to make discoveries about himself.
Yohannes Ishi is a light read, but, at the same time, it paints vivid pictures of contemporary Ethiopia and successfully explores issues of identity and belonging. It is full of memorable characters and evocative locations. While introducing you to, or reminding you of, Addis Ababa it will certainly raise a smile or two along the way
Non-fiction – My Life and Ethiopia's Progress: The Autobiography of Emperor Haile Sellassie I Volume One: 1892-1937: The first Autobiography of Emperor Haile Sellassie is detailed with information on the little giant of a man who many peoples from all of life consider to be the returned Christ, the Messiah, or Defender of the Faith. Indeed, a remarkable and outstanding world leader. Got to read it. First time ever in paperback. – Paul Evans, Second Secretary, Addis Ababa
Fiction - Born on a Tuesday, by Elnathan John: Elnathan John tells a powerful coming of age story amidst the violence, religious extremism and radicalisation of Nigeria's troubled north. In a very human way, through the eyes of Dantata, John's first novel explores some of the political and social issues underlying the lack of development in the north of Nigeria, the conditions which gave rise to radicalisation and to terrorist groups such as Boko Haram.
Non-fiction - Dear Ijeawele or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by Chimimanda Ngozi Adichie: Chimimanda is best known for her blockbuster novels such as Half of a Yellow Sun, Americanah or Purple Hibiscus. After her powerful Ted Talk We Should All Be Feminists went viral and was turned into a short book, Dear Ijeawele is the second essay she has published on gender equality. Chimimanda has a gift for marrying the personal with the political. In this letter to her friend on raising her child as a feminist, she speaks to mothers and to daughters but her message, grounded in everyday realities, resonates strongly in Nigeria and beyond. - Eoghan McSwiney, Deputy Head of Mission, Abuja
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Fiction: Between Shades of Gray, by Ruta Sepetys: Septeys is a Lithuanian-American author (her father was a refugee from Lithuania, and she was born in America). The book tells the story of Soviet deportations of Lithuanians to Siberia.
Nonfiction: Vilnius, City of Strangers, by Laimonas Briedis: The book is a history of the city of Vilnius, Lithuania's capital, told through the writings of various visitors and foreign residents. It is a bit academic in places, but generally is a very good read and an introduction to the city's patchwork history. – David Noonan, Ambassador, Vilnius
Non-fiction – Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra Fuller: This is one of my top ten favourite books of all time. I read it just before being posted to work at the Embassy of Ireland in Lusaka, Zambia, and since I've been working and living in the country for nearly a year, I recently bought it to read it again. An extremely compelling memoir of her childhood as a white child raised on farms in former colonial Rhodesia, Nyasaland and Northern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe, Malawi and Zambia) in the 1970s and 1980s along with her sister Vanessa. It is not a gilded, expat life: her parents lose their farm in a forced land distribution, after which they are itinerant farm managers, who move where the work is, often to disease-ridden and war-torn areas. Fuller describes her parents racism and the war time relationships between blacks and whites through a child's watchful eyes. While fighting in Rhodesia, her parents both try to keep one country in Africa white-run. Most poignant of all are her memories and stories about her mother getting drunk at dinner and staying up all night; an honest portrayal of her mental breakdown and diagnosis of manic-depression and the effect her alcoholism had on her childhood.
Her look back at her early life in an English family at the violent tail end of colonialism is mostly sad but sometimes hilarious. In essence it is an honest but brutal portrayal of an unorthodox upbringing in a harsh and tumultuous time. – Fiona Quinn, head of development, Zambia, Irish Aid, Lusaka
Fiction – Six Four by Hideo Yokoyama: a thriller and winner of the Best Japanese Crime Fiction of the Year Award
Non-fiction: Bending Adversity: Japan and the Art of Survival by David Pilling: Financial Times Asia editor David Pilling presents a fresh vision of Japan. – Aisling Braiden, press & cultural attaché, Tokyo
Fiction – The Physics of Sorrow by Georgi Gospodinov: written by Bulgaria's best-known writer, it was long listed for the International Dublin Prize 2017. Also worth investigating is East of the West: A Country in Stories by Miroslav Penkov. The title story won the BBC international short story prize in 2012.
Non-fiction – A Journey on the Edge of Europe by Kapka Kassabova: a highly topical account of the region of Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey. – Michael Forbes, Ambassador, Sofia


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The Heroes of the Storm European Championship is now just under a month away. There we will see Europe’s top eight Heroes of the Storm teams face off to try and secure a spot for the BlizzCon World Championship in Anaheim in November as well as their share of an impressive US$100,000 prize pool.
With the third and final round of eight in the Europe Open having taken place last weekend (the first and second placed winners walked away with US$12,000 and US$5,000 respectively), we now know all the teams who’ll be traveling to Prague in order to strut their stuff in front of thousands of fans – but who will emerge victorious?
The European Championship lineup
The full lineup of teams who’ll be battling it out for both the prize money and the all-important spots at the European Championship in October will be as follows:
- Natus Vincere HotS (first place in Europe Open #1)
- Team ROCCAT (second place in Europe Open #1)
- Virtus.pro HOTS (third place in Europe Open #1)
- Team Liquid (first place in Europe Open #2)
- BoB Question Mark (second place in Europe Open #2)
- Gamers2.HotS (third place in Europe Open #2)
- Fnatic (first place in Europe Open #3)
- Pirates in Pyjamas (second place in Europe Open #3)
With the first and second place teams to secure a slot at the Heroes of the Storm World Championship at BlizzCon – where US$500,000 are at stake – there’s everything to play for, so we can be sure of some top-notch action at the event!
The European Championship approaches!
The Heroes of the Storm European Championship will be taking place at the O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic on the 3rd and 4th of October – and you can be there! Simply register for your ticket here – which includes free digital rewards – to join us live at the event, or tune in online at Twitch.tv/BlizzHeroesEU if you can’t make it to Prague in person.
For all the latest information about the tournament, be sure to visit the Heroes of the Storm Europe Open hub, keep an eye on the official 2015 European Road to BlizzCon site and follow @ESLHeroes on Twitter for all the latest updates in the leadup to the event!


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Linda’s Book Obsession Reviews “The Women of Chateau of Lafayette” by Stephanie Dray, Berkley Publishing, March 30, 2021
Kudos to Stephanie Dray, the author of “The Women of Chateau Lafayette” for writing such an amazing, intriguing, captivating, enthralling, memorable, heartfelt and thought-provoking novel. I love the way that Stephanie Dray compiles the history of three courageous and dynamic women from different times, as they live, manage and rule a historical castle in France. If this castle could talk, it would tell us tales of danger, death, fighting for freedom, courage, love and hope.
This story is layered with so much historical research of past turbulent times in history, and how the women in these times managed to be so brave and heroic. I would highly recommend this amazing and memorable novel to many readers. The wars that occurred during these years are discussed, 1774, 1914 and 1940. Each of the women play such an important part in history. I had difficulty putting this book down.


Strong winds blasted southern England Friday evening. Winds gusts over 70 mph were reported on the south coast.
High winds will blast London much of Friday night and Saturday. The highest wind gusts will top 60 mph. A gust to 70 mph is not out of the question. Wind gusts could reach 80 or 90 mph on the coast of the English Channel.
Widespread damage is expected with the strong winds. Trees and power lines will be toppled as the storm rages into Saturday.
Strong to potentially damaging winds are also expected across Belgium, Netherlands and Germany from this storm Saturday into Saturday night.
Areas in the United Kingdom and western Europe have had a stormy week with flooding concerns rise.
The active weather pattern has already brought a stream of storms and heavy rain for the past weeks which have left some parts of the United Kingdom under water.
1-3 inches of rain fell on average across the U.K. in the Monday through Thursday timeframe. Another half inch to inch fell during Friday's storm.
After a brief break from the stormy weather on Thursday and Thursday night, another powerful storm will arrive Friday into Saturday.
This third storm will target Ireland and the United Kingdom with additional rain before the week comes to an end, prompting fears that flooding will only worsen across the region.
The centre of Quimperle, western France, is flooded by the Laita River, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/David Vincent)
The strongest winds over the past week were in Wales and England Wednesday afternoon as gusts over 80 kph (50 mph) were common. The BBC reported a gust to 174 kph (108 mph) in Aberdaron while Aberdare, in southern Wales, reported winds over 130 kph (80 mph); meanwhile, Capel Curig in the north observed a wind gust of 158 kph (98 mph).
Some other areas that experienced extreme winds were in Culdrose, Shoreham-by-Sea, Guernsey and the Channel Islands where gusts over 100 kph (62 mph) occurred.
Widespread transportation delays were experienced across the region ranging from trees blocking roadways to train and flight delays and cancelations from high winds.
The high winds resulted in the West Coast Main Line between Preston and Penrith for two hours Wednesday evening. The Crewe railway station was shut down after damage to the roof caused by the strong winds.
Meteorologists Courtney Spamer and Dan DePodwin contributed to this story.
Repeating and slow-moving storms will raise the risk of flash flooding and damaging winds over the northern and central High Plains into Thursday night.
Thunderstorms will bring the risk of severe weather to a portion of the mid-Atlantic states into Thursday night.
As July draws to a close, a storm system swinging up from the Deep South will bring downpours to the northeastern U.S. and break the back of an extended heat wave.
Rounds of showers and thunderstorms moving westward off the coast of Africa may pave the way for future tropical systems over the Atlantic Ocean in the weeks ahead.
Highs will run between 10 and 15 degrees Fahrenheit above average across much of the interior western United States into the upcoming weekend.
A budding tropical system threatens to bring flooding rain to the Philippines into this weekend with potential future impacts on China and Taiwan.
Hurricane Bertha formed 450 miles east of Jacksonville, FL. Maximum sustained winds of 75 mph with gusts to 90 mph.
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Typhoon Steve east of Iwo Jimo. Peak winds of 125 mph sustained gusts to 155 mph.
5-12" of rain north of Denver led to serious flash flooding (28th-29th). 108 mobile homes were destroyed and 481 others were damaged in Ft. Collins. 5 people were killed and 40 others injured.