Lisa’s colorful family history in part inspired her writing.
“You have to make the time and sacrifice.” — Lisa See
I interviewed author Lisa See, daughter of the late author Carolyn See, along with nearly 75 other creatives for a motivational non-fiction book, How to Survive a Day Job. My intent with the book was simple: I would interview a number of successful writers, actors, and others who have worked in a given creative arts field, to motivate those of us who had not yet attained our own artistic career goals.
The original introduction to Lisa’s 2005 interview follows …
Lisa See worked as a freelance journalist and then for thirteen years as the West Coast correspondent for Publisher’s Weekly. During her last five years there, she wrote On Gold Mountain: The One-Hundred-Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American Family. The year after that, she began her first novel. Since that time, she has written and published three other novels — Flower Net, The Interior, and Dragon Bones. Her newest novel is Snow Flower and the Secret Fan.
Visit www.lisasee.com for information on Lisa’s present and future projects.
My great-grandfather came over here from China after the Transcontinental Railroad was completed. In the 1890s, in Sacramento, he got his start in the crotchless underwear business. He married a Caucasian woman — which was against the law in California at that time — and they came down to Los Angeles in the late 1890s. He gradually got out of the underwear business, went into curios, and finally into antiques. He was the patriarch of Los Angeles. He died when he was a hundred years old. Twelve children, four wives, the first Chinese in America to own an automobile. Pretty extraordinary.
In my family, there were so many wonderful stories that were told, and so many more that were never told. I had never known until the very first day I started On Gold Mountain that my great-grandfather had four wives and not two, as I had always heard. Even though we had all heard these wonderful stories, my family had said no to many people for over a hundred years who had wanted to write a magazine article or book or film script … and I think there were a couple of reasons for that.
On the one hand there was this attitude like, Why should we participate in their project? And on the other side, since they had a lot of shame and embarrassment about a lot of the things that had happened. Things lasted like that for about a hundred years.
And then, through a series of circumstances, my great aunt said, “Why don’t you come over, and I’ll tell you some stories?”
I have to say I didn’t think at that point — even though that first day I heard things I never heard before — that it would be a book. I thought maybe it would be like one of those long Christmas letters you get that I’d send to the family; I would get down the dates and some of the facts that we didn’t know all that well. But then I just kept going.
My great-aunt died very suddenly about three months later, and at her funeral — which was a big, traditional Chinese funeral — people started coming up and saying, “Why don’t you come over, and we’ll tell you some stories, too.”
But I have to say, it was maybe two years before I thought this could be a book. I mean, it took me a long time to get to that, because I was interested in it solely on a personal level. I could see, well, this is longer than a Christmas card. And it’s longer than a magazine article … Pretty soon it was, Well, I have all this stuff …
I can tell you when I knew it would be a book. I had jury duty, and by that time I had a lot of unanswered questions. Why did they leave Sacramento in the year that they did? Why did they travel back to China in the year that they did? Just these sort of odd questions that no one seemed to know the answers to.
I went to UCLA, and I found that at that time there wasn’t very much out on Chinese American history, and what was out was very academic and very dry. I picked out a couple of books, mostly people’s published dissertations, took them with me to jury duty, and was very fortunate because for two weeks I never was called out of the jury pool.
That very first day I got the answer to one of my questions, and I realized that for so long we were learning history in the way that those academics were writing about it. Sort of very dry — all about wars and dates — but I really think history is about people, and how history affects the individual. And that’s when I knew that maybe I could tell the story of the Chinese in America by looking through the eyes of my family.
Flower Net, my first novel, was the start of a trilogy. I didn’t know what the three stories would be about, but I always had a trilogy in mind.
Writing was not my first professional goal. My first goal back when I was in high school was to be a costume designer. I didn’t even apply for college; I just wanted to be a costume designer. Right out of high school I got a really great job with a costumer, and it lasted about a week.
It was such hard work — eighteen hours a day — and I was only eighteen; I wasn’t ready for that at all. The first job I got was working and making headdresses for the grand opening of the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. And I didn’t realize it was going to be such hard physical labor. I thought it was going to be a lot of sketching. “I like that fabric. I like that trim.” I wasn’t quite ready for the reality.
I was and wasn’t inspired by my mother, Carolyn See. My mother’s father was also a writer; my mother is a writer. I would have to say that for the longest time, both of them held to the philosophy that writing is suffering. And I thought that’s the last thing I want to do. My mother gave all that up years ago, but not before I lived through an awful lot of it.
I was living in Europe, bumming around on five dollars a day, and I had ended up in Greece. I kept thinking, I know what I don’t want. I know I don’t want to get married, I don’t want to have children, I don’t ever want to live in one place, and I just want to live out of a suitcase and go wherever I want to go, when I want to go. I had that in my mind, but couldn’t figure out how I could do it.
And then one morning I woke up, and it truly was like a light bulb went off. I woke up in the morning, and I saw the light. Oh, I could be a writer …
When I returned to Los Angeles I got two magazine assignments within about forty-eight hours. Somebody had called my mother to do a piece. She didn’t want to do it, so she suggested me. That was a really nice thing. And then she had some students who had just started up a magazine. She wasn’t going to write for it but asked, “Why don’t you give them a call?” That’s how I started writing.
It’s funny. I ended up getting married, I ended up having kids, I ended up staying in Los Angeles for the most part, but at the same time I think I’m very lucky that my writing has allowed me to have that free spirit thing that I wanted. And that has to do not just with the day-to-day — I mean, I’m sitting in my office now, but I don’t have to go to my office; I don’t have to be there from nine to five. If I don’t want to work for a week I don’t have to. But if I wanted to work for three weeks solid, I could.
There probably aren’t that many writers or artists who have been able to pursue their interests as much as I have. And go to these ends-of-the-earth places. I’ve been very lucky that I’ve been able to do that.
Success is an odd word. I just got a royalty statement yesterday that would imply I’m a total failure. So I question: Is success being on the bestseller lists? Is it having your name up in lights? Is it having a great show someplace … What is it? I think on any given day that you could be a success or failure.
One of the things that to me was a real high point — and I really felt like now I’m a success — is something I can guarantee you probably no one else would feel or care about. That is, I got to be a judge for the Miss Chinatown Pageant. That had personal meaning to me, but no one else would care.
So I worry about that word success, because there’s so many different ways you can look at it. Is it that you made a million dollars, or your movie was a hit? There are just so many different ways — so many standard ways — that are more personal. I think that everyone on any given day is succeeding and failing at the same time. And I actually think that that is — while probably true for all people — especially true for artists.
One of my favorite shows about writing is Inside the Actors Studio. Okay, it’s not really about writing, but it is about the creative life. If you take away the particulars, you’re still getting to that same core. How do you live a creative life? How do you express your creativity? How do you get to that point? You can argue that’s the only success that matters. How well are you able to tap into it?
All of On Gold Mountain was written when I was working at Publisher’s Weekly. And I wrote the book on the weekends or at night. There are a lot of people who, if that’s what they really want, will get up at five in the morning and write for two hours. You can do a lot of writing in two hours.
I guess my suggestions would be, then, to give up free time, give up your friends for a while, be organized, don’t let that inner voice tell you why you can’t do it, and just do it. Even if you only write five hundred words a day — two pages — at the end of the week you’ll have ten pages. At the end of a month you’ll have forty. It adds up.
But it’s easy to have all of those other things that you do, or that you choose to do, in place of writing. I think if it really means a lot to you, you have to make the time and sacrifice other things.
I sometimes think I’m a very bad friend. I mean, I like to think I’m a very good person, but sometimes I’m a very bad friend. I just disappear for weeks, sometimes months at a time.
I’m a writer first, but I do other projects. When I’d done other jobs, I try to have them relate to writing in some way. For example, I wrote a libretto based on On Gold Mountain. I was still writing, but it in a different form, and I was playing with language in a way I never had before. I think I’m a much better writer because of that. In operas, how do you get to the emotion of the story through music and in as few words as possible? I think I’ve been able to tap into that in a way I wasn’t able to before.
I’ve also been an exhibition curator, and it’s the same thing because now you’re telling the story in a purely visual way. I feel that’s also really helped me — not only to think of things in a visual way, but to visualize how you set up a story. That includes walking around the gallery, walking around the museum. I do think it’s harder if, say, you work at IBM; and then you have to go home and write something very romantic.
But on the other hand, in our daily lives we’re living stories. If you can remember that — how you approach life — just think of it in kind of a creative way. What’s your voice? What’s your vision of life?
I don’t know what I aspire to now. I’ve sold the next two novels. My next five years are mapped out for me. I have a five-year plan, and I’m in it. But I haven’t thought of the following five. I just want to keep trying …
When I’m writing, I try to start from the position of a reader first. What I love about books is when you step through that window — those covers — to a story, and you connect to characters, whether real or imagined, and by extension to the human condition, and by extension also to the world … and when I turn around and become a writer or an exhibition curator or whatever, that’s what I’m trying to get to.
How do you make people connect through the characters — again, whether they’re real or imagined — to these larger issues of what it means to be human and what it means to be here on earth?
This is true for most artists, including writers. Getting to the truth of what it means to be human, to open others’ eyes and let them look through your eyes to see the world in a different way.
Lisa was open about her family and her experiences, and I hope you found her interview as motivating as I had.
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Company Completes Disposal Well Conversion
Calgary, Alberta, November 23, 2022 /CNW/ – First Helium Inc. (“First Helium” or the “Company”) (TSXV: HELI) (OTCQX: FHELF) (FRA: 2MC), today provided an update on operating activities at its Worsley property. The conversion of a previously abandoned well bore to a water disposal well, along with necessary equipment installation and modifications to its Worsley Oil Battery, has been successfully completed. The project, which was designed to reduce operating costs and enable optimized production at the Worsley Oil Battery, is ready to be put into operation pending final regulatory approval of the Company’s water disposal scheme.
“In anticipation of the of the start-up of its water disposal operations, the Company has been producing its oil wells on a restricted basis to minimize operating costs and respond to current regional limitations to accessible disposal alternatives,” said Ed Bereznicki, President & CEO of First Helium. “The completion and commissioning of the disposal project at Worsley will allow the Company to optimize production of its oil wells and result in a dramatic reduction of operating costs,” added Mr. Bereznicki.
Earlier this year, the Company applied for and successfully received approval from the Alberta Energy Regulator to convert a previously abandoned well bore to a water disposal well. The Company performed the operation in its second quarter and is diligently working through the requisite regulatory process to receive final approval to commence operations and begin realizing the commercial benefits of the project. Management estimates that total operating costs will be reduced by over 50% at the Worsley Oil Battery upon start-up of the disposal operation.
ABOUT FIRST HELIUM
Led by a core Senior Executive Team with diverse and extensive backgrounds in Oil & Gas Exploration and Operations, Mining, Finance, and Capital Markets, First Helium seeks to be one of the leading independent providers of helium gas in North America.
Building on its successful 15-25 helium discovery well at the Worsley project, the Company has identified numerous follow-up drill locations and acquired an expansive infrastructure system to
facilitate future exploration and development of helium across its Worsley land base. Cash flow from its successful oil wells at Worsley will help support First Helium’s ongoing helium exploration and development growth strategy.
First Helium holds over 60,000 acres along the highly prospective Worsley Trend in Northern Alberta, and 276,000 acres in the Southern Alberta Helium Fairway, near existing helium production. In addition to continuing its ongoing exploration and development drilling at Worsley, the Company has identified a number of high impact helium exploration targets on the prospective Southern Alberta Helium Fairway lands to set up a second core exploration growth area for the Company.
For more information about the Company, please visit www.firsthelium.com.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Edward J. Bereznicki
President, CEO and Director
First Helium Inc.
Phone: 1-833-HELIUM1 (1-833-435-4861)
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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Forward-looking statements are based on estimates and opinions of management at the date the statements are made and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including those set
out in the Final Prospectus dated June 28, 2021 and filed under the Company’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Readers are cautioned that actual results may vary materially from the forward-looking statements made in this news release. Risks that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those projected in forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, risks associated with the oil and gas industry; the ability of First Helium to fund the capital and operating expenses necessary to achieve its business objectives; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the business and operations of First Helium; the state of financial markets; increased costs and physical risks relating to climate change; loss of key employees and those risks described in the Final Prospectus dated June 28, 2021. First Helium does not undertake any obligation to update forward looking statements, except as required by applicable securities laws. Investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

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It has been nearly eight months since Tyre Bracken helped White Castle High script the perfect ending to a dream season.
By rushing for a Class 1A title-game record 235 yards on 31 carries with two touchdowns, Bracken powered the Bulldogs to a state title. The WCHS seniors went out on top.
As for the 5-foot-8, 187-pound Bracken ? well, he’s still going.
“I learned a lot from the guys who graduated last year,” Bracken said. “They were determined to be state champions and didn’t want to settle for anything less. We have to be just as determined.”
After becoming White Castle’s version of the little engine that could help pace a team to a state title, Bracken is preparing for his senior season with some specific goals.
At the top of the list is making another run at a state title. Instead of being a little engine that could, Bracken wants to be a running back that would attract the attention of recruiters.
“Tyre is a team player first,” White Castle coach Ferrante Dominique said. “He knows were going to rely on him and he’s already a leader.
“When I was thinking about possibly moving on after last season, Tyre was one of the guys who told me it would be OK. He told me this senior class was going to make sure they did what they needed to do. I’m glad to be back, and I’m glad to have Tyre and the other seniors with me.”
Those who have concerns about whether Bracken can step into a lead role shouldn’t, Dominique said. He pointed out when Bracken was a youngster he always “played up” with the area’s older kids, including former WCHS star Ronald Martin, who is now at LSU.
“The reality of it is, Tyre has been stepping up for a long time,” Dominique said. “It just so happens this is the next step for him.”
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With a name like the Layabouts, it should come as no surprise that Detroit’s Cass Corridor premier anarchist dance band has taken 15 years to produce a follow-up recording to 1985’s blazing combination of infectious beats and insurrectionary lyrics, No Masters.
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Abinadi: The Shadow of Things to Come - Martyrdom
The life of Abinadi, a courageous missionary, and prophet of the Lord is unknown other than for the short time he is mentioned in the Book of Mosiah among a small group of Nephites, the Zeniffites. His life was not what was important to him, as he put himself in danger to spread his message of repentance through Christ in 150 BC!
Abinadi serves as a type or shadow of the life of Christ because of the several things that occurred to him after he began his public ministry among a remote group of Nephites; a people who are believed to be a mixture--with another group called the Lamanites--of the principal ancestors of the Natives of the Americas.
King Noah and his priests are akin to the Jewish sect leaders in Jerusalem in their determination to maintain the power over the people who used their services. Abinadi taught things that would destroy the priestcraft of the priests of King Noah who glutted themselves with the taxation of the people. The leaders who decried the preaching of Jesus did so to protect the political positions developed with the Romans so that Israel to stay in power and protect the sanctity of the temple from Roman influence. The coming of a messiah that did not bring with him the power to throw off the shackles of Rome was not worth it to them, be he the true Messiah or not.
- Both Abinadi and Christ preach to an apostate society.
- Neither Abinadi or Christ were authorized by local priesthood.·
- Both Abinadi and Christ informed the people to repent.·
- Both Christ and Abinadi were rejected by the priests and the king·
- The priests of both societies accused Christ and Abinadi of treason.
- The king for both men could have released them from bondage, but did not.
- Both men were martyred for their preaching.
As the scriptures teach, Christ was taken by His people, who beat Him and betrayed Him to the gentiles who crucified Him.
He could not be taken until He delivered His message. He could not be taken by force. He went with the band of cutthroats who delivered Him to be beaten and judged of the Sanhedrin.
He told Peter, who aggressively defended Him, to stop and realize that if necessary He could call down a legion of angels, but it was not to be so.
Peter was told he would deny Christ thrice. In my opinion, it was a command from Christ for Peter to deny Him so that he could live.
Abinadi was put in a similar situation. The King placed him bound to burn him with faggots or hot sticks. He cried out that they would cause many more to die in that way. Mosiah 17:14-20 records that
...when the flames began to scorch him, he cried unto them, saying:
Behold, even as ye have done unto me, so shall it come to pass that thy seed shall cause that many shall suffer the pains that I do suffer, even the pains of death by fire; and this because they believe in the salvation of the Lord their God.
And it will come to pass that ye shall be afflicted with all manner of diseases because of your iniquities.
Yea, and ye shall be smitten on every hand, and shall be driven and scattered to and fro, even as a wild flock is driven by wild and ferocious beasts.
And in that day ye shall be hunted, and ye shall be taken by the hand of your enemies, and then ye shall suffer, as I suffer, the pains of death by fire.
Thus God executeth vengeance upon those that destroy his people. O God, receive my soul.
And now, when Abinadi had said these words, he fell, having suffered death by fire
Points to Ponder
Abinadi, like Christ did after him:
- could not be taken without allowing it
- was not prevented from finishing his ministry
- willingly gave up his life to fulfill God's purposes
- died a martyr's death
- facilitated the growth of a religion due to his martyrdom
There are more parallels than I place here, but the grand point here is that Abinadi gave his life as a testimony of the Saviors life. He taught the Zeniffites the word of God through Moses about the coming of Christ. He then demonstrated that he willing would give up his life efficaciously to seal his testimony with his blood, though in his case, fire.
What do You say?
Can you see the parallel in Abinadi's life to Jesus's life?
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CEGAVSKE SUPPORTS REPEALING JOB-KILLING TAX HIKES
During the 2003 Legislative session, Senator Cegavske voted against the largest tax increase in Nevada history and in 2009, she voted against job-killing tax increases.
Cegavske Supports Rolling Back the Sales Tax Hike
Senator Cegavske opposed the sales tax hike that the Democratic majority pushed through during the 2009 Legislative session. Senator Cegavske understands that this regressive tax hits poor people the hardest. In 2011, the Democratic majority will attempt to make the sales tax hike permanent. Senator Cegavske will lead the fight against increasing the regressive sales tax.
Cegavske Supports Repealing Vehicle Registration Fee Increases
Senator Cegavske strongly opposed increasing vehicle registration fees during the most recent legislative session. Senator Cegavske understands that when vehicle registration fees go up, Nevadans have less money to spend taking care of their families.
Cegavske Supports Rolling Back the Payroll Tax Hike
Too often politicians fail to grasp the unintended consequences of their actions. During the 2009 legislative session, the Democratic majority doubled the payroll tax. Since then, unemployment in Nevada has skyrocketed. Senator Cegavske understands that when small businesses are faced with higher payroll taxes, there is less money to hire more people. When re-elected, Senator Cegavske will lead the fight to repeal the increase in the payroll tax.


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have now been offered to the Ankara Museum of Anatolian Civilizations.
The samples came from Etruscan amphorae
dated to around 525 to 475 B.
Figure 1 shows the location of the three wine amphorae
in Tutankhamun's burial chamber.
Different people in different areas and in different times had their own style of ceramic amphorae
that you can discern at a glance--they way you can discern a Heinz ketchup bottle from a Coke bottle," Foley said.
It could be that, as the amphorae
were semi-porous, it is due to some of the wine seeping through to the exterior (Curtis, 2001), but this does not sit entirely comfortably alongside evidence that at least some Egyptian amphorae
had their inner surface sealed with resins precisely to stop such seepage of product (Darby et al.
Among the items are kitchen and other household wares, fine bronze vessels, two heavy lead anchor pieces and at least eight different types of amphorae
intended for storing wine, olive oil, fish sauce and preserved fruit, McCann said.
Pottery of different categories, such as fine wares, plain wares, cooking ware and transport amphorae
, some of which bore stamps, were found.
In another incident, Putin was shown scuba diving and bringing up fragments of ancient Greek amphorae
the Mediterranean and Black seas were major thoroughfares for ships loaded with thousands of curvaceous jars known as amphorae
, thought from their shape to contain a drink made from fermented grape juice.
Their topics include Sinop as a frontier city in Seljuq and Mongol Anatolia, an overview of the second millennium BC and Iron Age cultures of the province Sinop in the light of new research, four ships of late antiquity in the Black Sea, Sinopean amphorae
of the Roman period, Sinope as a trading and cultural agent in Thrace during the classical and early Hellenistic periods, and Sinopian imports on the Black Sea littoral of South-West Georgia.
In an interview with internet channel, TV Dozhd, the Prime Minister's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: "Look, Putin did not on that day, find the amphorae
which had been lying there for thousands of years.
While the manufacture and prime uses of ceramics occupy 27 pages, 131 describe reuse of amphorae
(just 15 cover the reuse of other categories).

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Did you know? coffee is the second most popular beverage after water? It also happens to be the second top-selling product in the world after oil. There’s no doubt about it—coffee makes the world spin. Whether you drink it to wake up from the dead or down a mug (or three) before heading off to your night shift, it’s a key ingredient to living your boldest life.
This is why it's important that the coffee you purchase is not only Fair Trade, but organic as well. Coffee that is grown organically, is rich in flavor and free of chemicals. Research has even shown that organic coffee offers several benefits for your health, the environment and for the farmers who grow it.
#1 CHEMICAL FREE
Coffee is one of the most chemically treated plants produced, meaning non-organic coffee is drenched in farm chemicals. These pesticides, insecticides, herbicides and fungicides were determined by various studies to cause cancer and damage to the reproductive and nervous systems. Conventional or traditional plants grown using these methods pass the chemicals in the body and deposit them in body fats.
#2 HEALTH BENEFITS
100% USDA Certified Organic coffee contains vitamins, minerals and antioxidants needed by the body for several health benefits, such as protection from cell damages and boosting the immune system. Pure organic caffeine in strong coffee acts as an energy booster and enhances proper functioning of the brain.
Coffee plants thrive in the shade, meaning these organic coffee trees end up adding benefits to the ecosystem. They aid in the conservation of wildlife, birds, vegetation and the prevention of soil erosion and diseases. Unlike conventional coffee, organic coffee does not promote deforestation.
#4 TASTE FACTOR
Delicious coffee is a direct result of the soil it’s grown in. Planting organic coffee trees in soil rich in natural chemical-free soils ensures you taste nothing but pure coffee.
# 5 FARMER BENEFITS
Often farmers who produce certified organic coffee are Fair Trade compliant, which guarantees a higher pay rate to employees.
Organic arabica coffee beans (including the soil where the beans grow) that are free of residues, chemicals and artificial fertilizers are certified three times to guarantee high quality to consumers. These are Quality Assurance, Fair Trade, and Smithsonian Institution organic certifications.
Whether you love brewing a pot at home or savoring it at the local coffee joint, make sure you’re drinking the good stuff. Because every time you buy trademarks with organic labels, you become part of a global movement devoted to raising the standards of living for the farmers in third-world countries.

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Prominent dissident Republican Tommy Crossan has been shot dead in west Belfast
The fatal shooting happened near the Peter Pan Centre industrial estate on the Springfield Road just before 5pm on Good Friday.
A section of the Springfield Road has been closed to traffic while police investigate the scene.
Mr Crossan served six years in Maghaberry prison for conspiracy to murder RUC officers following a gun attack on a police station in west Belfast.
He was the former commanding officer of the Continuity IRA - a hardline republican terrorist group opposed to the Irish peace process.
He was also a father of four, and had been warned that his life was in danger some years ago after being threatened.
He told the Sunday World: "I'm going nowhere. My conscience is clear."
SDLP Councillor Colin Keenan, who lives nearby, has released a statement condemning the murder adding: "in doing so I reflect the view of all of the community."
He said: "There is a real sense of shock that this has happened.
"I was on the scene shortly after this tragic event and I extend my heartfelt sympathy to the victim's family.
"We have long hoped that the shadow of death had been lifted from West Belfast.
"Today’s event is a terrible, tragic reminder of the violent conflict of the past.”
Tommy Crossan told The Observer in 2000 that hunger striker Bobby Sands was "one of his great heroes".
"I was ten when he died, that's when I became interested in republicanism but everything he fought for has been sold out," he said.
"Prisoners like him died for political status, and now it's being taken away from republicans at a time Sinn Fein are doing something they vowed they would never do - sit in a Stormont government."
The CIRA murdered Police Constable Stephen Carroll in Lurgan in Co Armagh in March 2009. It has since been riven with splits.
Members of the security forces have been on high alert for attacks by various extremist factions who have also killed two soldiers and a prison officer.
In recent weeks they have stepped up efforts to kill police officers, with several attacks on the force in West Belfast.
After the murder of prison officer David Black on the M1 motorway in November 2012, police mounted an unprecedented surveillance operation against various factions as well making significant arrests.
CIRA was formed after splits in the Provisional IRA in 1986. However, it was mainstream Sinn Fein and the IRA's decision to sign up to non-violence principles during all-party talks in the run-up to the 1998 Good Friday Agreement that prompted Crossan to embrace dissident republicanism.
Sinn Fein Stormont Assembly Member Jennifer McCann said those behind Crossan's killing had no consideration for anyone in the community except themselves and their own criminal agenda.
She added: "They have shot a man dead and endangered anyone in the immediate vicinity.
"There is now a family in mourning and a community traumatised by this shooting.
"It will not go unnoticed that, with sadness, at Easter time as republicans gather to commemorate their patriot dead, that there are criminals on the streets masquerading as republicans for their own ends.
"This community does not want them. They need to listen to this community, stop these senseless actions and go away."
Justice Minister David Ford said the murder should be condemned by all.
"I condemn this appalling crime and offer my sympathies to the family," said the Alliance Party leader.
He added: "Those responsible for this cowardly act will be pursued by the authorities and I would urge anyone with information to pass it to the police or the Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111."
Additional reporting by PA


Independent agencies proposed for elimination
US Interagency Council on Homelessness (1987)
Established in 1987 to coordinate 19 federal agencies’ response and create national partnership to end homelessness. With a $3.5 million budget and 20 staff (2016), implement 2010 strategic plan, “Opening Doors,” to provide affordable housing and sustainable employment for 550,000 without shelter each night in the US.
US Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board. (CSB) (1998)
CSB purpose was to be a completely independent investigator of chemical accidents at fixed industrial facilities.Functioning independent of EPA or OSHA and modeled after the NTSB, its most recent investigations were: Deepwater Horizon (2010), Chevron Refinery Fire (2012) and the West, Texas Fertilizer Fire (2013).
Corporation for National and Community Service (1993)
Formed in a merger with ACTION to encourage volunteering in communities to address poverty, environment, education and unmet human needs. With a budget of $1b (2013) and 485 staff (2006) engages five million Americans through AmeriCorp, Senior Corps, VISTA, US Freedom Corps. In 2011, the Learn and Serve America, which engaged one million students annually was eliminated.
Legal Services Corporation. (LSC) (1974)
LSC is a publicly funded, 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation to ensure equal justice by providing civil legal assistance to those who can’t afford it. With a budget of $375 million (2015), LSC is the largest single funder of civil legal aid in the country, distributing more than 90 percent of its total funding to 134 independent non-profit legal aid programs with at least one program in every state, plus Puerto Rico, DC, Guam, Micronesia and the Virgin Islands.
Institute of Museum and Library Services (1996)
It is the main source of federal support for libraries and museums within the US. With a $227 million budget (2015) and staff of 65, its vision is a “democratic society where communities and individuals thrive with broad public access to knowledge, cultural heritage and lifelong learning.”
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation (1978)
Working as NeighborWorks America, it provides grants to more than 240 community development organizations. In last five years, it generated more than $19.5 billion in reinvestment in these communities and assisted more than 1.7 million homeowners with Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling.
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) (1965)
The NEA offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It is the largest grant maker to arts organizations in the nation. Operating with a budget of $146 million (2015), the NEA has, between 1965 and 2008, made in access of 128,000 grants, totally more than $5 billion dollars.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) (1967)
CPB is a federally funded non-profit corporation to promote public broadcasting. More than 70% of its funding goes to 1,400 locally owned radio & TV stations. In 2014, its $445 million was distributed to local public TV stations ($222m), TV programming ($74m), local public radio stations ($69m), Public Broadcasting Service ($26m), radio programming grants ($22m), CPB administrative costs ($22m) and the Radio Program Fund ($7m).
Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) (1965)
ARC is a federal-state partnership for self-sustaining economic development for West Virginia and portions of 12 states serving 420 counties with population of 25 million. ARC operates through 73 local development districts. Since its creation, ARC has helped cut the number of high poverty counties in Appalachia from 295 in 1960 to 91 today. Over the past five years, ARC helped retain or create 101,000 jobs and grants have leveraged almost $2.7 billion in private investments.
Denali Commission (1998)
Delivers federal infrastructure services in rural areas of Alaska, including health care facilities & surface & water transportation. “The President’s newly released FY2018 budget outline does not include funding for the four operating regional commissions.”
Delta Regional Authority (DRA) (2000)
DRA is a federal-state partnership to improve the quality of life in the 252 counties and portion of eight states in the Mississippi River Delta Region. At least 75% of DRA funds must be invested in economically distressed counties and parishes with half for transportation and basic infrastructure. DRA has leveraged investment of $2.9 billion in the area, including government and private funds and helped fund directly 934 projects in its eight state region.
Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) (2008)
The NBRC is a federal-state partnership for economic development in northern Maine, NH, Vt &NY. (www.nbrc.gov) In 2016, NBRC approved $7.4 million in grants for development projects, approved a new Five Year Strategic Plan (2017-2021) for its region of 1,100 towns and 36 counties with over 2 million people.
US Institute of Peace (USIP) (1984)
USIP provides analyzes of conflicts to promote int’l peace and resolution of conflicts without recourse to violence. With a $39m budget & 275 staff it is a national peace academy akin to the national military academies. USIP had operations in the Balkans, Afghanistan and Iraq, housed numerous blue-ribbon commissions, authors reports and is active in 20 countries.
Woodrow Wilson Int’l Center for Scholars (1968)
The Wilson Center is a private-public think
tank with 1/3 funding from the federal government. There are approximately 30 areas of study such as Programs for Africa, Asia, Brazil, Canada, Cold War History, Kennan (Russia), Kissinger (China), Mexico, North Korea and publication of the Wilson Quarterly.
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) (1971)
OPIC is the federal government’s development finance arm providing loans and political risk insurance to help businesses gain footholds in emerging markets. Besides financing and risk insurance, OPIC also invests in projects such as a 70 megawatt photovoltaic power plant in Chile or a $1.5 billion investment for energy projects in Africa.
African Development Fund (USADF) (1980)
Formed in, USADF provides grants of up to $250,000 to benefit marginalized groups in Sub-Saharan Africa. Since its formation, it has provided financing to more than 1,500 small enterprises and community organizations. It has provided $17 million to 200 projects in 20 countries.
Inter-American Fund (IAF) (1972)
IAF funds development projects in Latin America and the Caribbean. Since 1972, IAF has awarded 4,920 grants worth $665 million. Its Fellowship program has 1,047 alumni who work in 35 countries and represent 117 US universities in 36 states.
AMERICA FIRST, Trump’s Budget Blueprint released March 16, 2017, states that “A budget that puts America first must make the safety of our people its number one priority – because without safety, there is no prosperity.”


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5 creative and relaxing activities to do at home
Zen gardening, scrapbooking, coloring… Here are 5 ideas for accessible and relaxing activities to do at home.
Art therapy through coloring
Forget all the misconceptions you have about coloring. In recent years, it has gone from being a childish activity to a super effective relaxation method for stressed adults. Mandala, coloring posters, bullet journals , coloring books… There are many methods on the market to buy or download for free on the internet. Book a time slot in your day, find yourself a cozy corner and embark on this activity accessible to all.
Garden your little piece of paradise
Gardening is a sure-fire anti-stress method. Maintaining your garden, sowing seeds, watering them are ideal activities to promote concentration and relaxation. Indoors, you can also create your own Zen garden which will bring calm and serenity to your space. In a minimalist version, all you need is a container, a little sand or earth and a few pebbles, to decorate and organize as you wish.
Knit for yourself and others to enjoy
What if you got into knitting? This inexpensive creative activity will allow you to develop your styling skills while gaining patience and concentration. For the more novice, it is more appropriate to start with a simple garment, such as a scarf. Again, you can download a pattern for free from the internet. The opportunity to give yourself a DIY gift or to offer!
Personalize your photo albums
Thanks to “scrapbooking”, you will obtain unique photo albums. This creative hobby, democratized in recent years, consists of personalizing photo albums. Cutouts, collages, drawings, writings… let your imagination run wild and use your creativity to introduce a very personal decor around your favorite shots.
A home-made beauty and well-being moment
Take care of yourself, pamper yourself, now is the time! Give yourself that moment of well-being that you don’t usually have time to achieve. The must: create your own cosmetics. Face mask, homemade deodorant , moisturizer… There are many natural and easy recipes to make with what you have on hand.


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PDGF in cerebellar development and tumorigenesis
Sammanfattning: Medulloblastoma is a highly malignant cerebellar childhood tumor. As in many other brain tumors, expression of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) and its receptors has been shown in medulloblastoma. To reveal the importance of this growth factor in cerebellar development and tumorigenesis, analyses were performed on human medulloblastoma cell lines and on tissue from normal mouse brain at different stages of development. The in vivo effect of a forced expression of PDGF-B in the cerebellar primordium was examined in transgenic mice. In the normal mouse embryo, we found PDGF receptor-?-positive cells in the early neuroepithelium and on neuronal precursors. In the postnatal cerebellum, cells in the external germinal layer and Purkinje cells expressed the receptor. In the medulloblastoma cells, expression of all the three PDGF isoforms and PDGF receptors was seen and correlated to neuronal differentiation. Endogenously activated, i.e. tyrosine phosphorylated, PDGF receptors were identified. To reveal the role of PDGF in normal cerebellar development, we established transgenic mice where a PDGF-B cDNA was introduced via homologous recombination into the engrailed-1 gene. Engrailed-1 is specifically expressed at the mid-/hindbrain boundary of the early neural tube, i.e. in an area from which the cerebellar primordium develops. The ectopic expression of PDGF-B caused a disturbance of cerebellar development. Midline fusion of the cerebellar primordium did not occur properly, which resulted in cerebellar dysplasia in the adult mouse.In a parallel study, the expression pattern of a glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP)-lacZ transgene was followed in the embryonic mouse central nervous system. It was shown that the human GFAP promoter was already active by embryonic day 9.5 and as development proceeded, expression occured in different, independent cell populations. Among these cell populations were the radial glial cells in the neocortex.
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Before you make your arrangements, set out to find out about north America and research the most significant things you need to see and do. This is a basic component, and will make arranging the remainder of your outing a lot simpler. The Frozen North is so immense and loaded up with circumstances it is essential to acquaint yourself with the potential outcomes and afterward limited them down. Choose the Ports-of-Call that are generally essential to you. The run of the mill ports where the journey ships dock are north America, and Skagway. Anyway these three stops are not generally the main stops accessible. Different ports incorporate Ruler Rupert, Hoonah (Frigid Waterways), Sitka, Wrangell, Haines, Valdez, Seward and Whittier. Each port has its very own legacy, appeal and shore excursions. When you have an unmistakable picture of which towns you need on your agenda, at that point narrowing down the correct voyage turns into a reasonable decision.
You would be astounded at how frequently individuals need to plan a specific visit in a specific port just to be baffled that there is either insufficient time for the visit they needed ~ or insufficient time for the two visits they had their hearts set on. It is basic to know the occasions your journey deliver will be in port. Permit yourself the most potential hours in port, yet attempt to plan landing in the first part of the day and not the evening. At the point when you land in the first part of the day you have more options for the duration of the day to plan autonomous shore excursions and time for touring and shopping. Check the voyage lines appearance and takeoff time. A site where you can get this data is Shore Excursions North America Journey Ship Affiliation
It used to be that you could book visits when you land in port. After 9/11 the guidelines are progressively exacting with visit administrators having the option to sell at the port. Many don’t permit it by any stretch of the imagination. My response to this is consistently – book ahead of time – recognize what you are doing before you go. A considerable lot of the most prevalent visits are reserved route ahead of time. These are ones, for example, flight seeing, helicopter visits, hound sledding, boating, kayaking, whale watching, angling. Despite the fact that there might be exemptions, you truly would prefer not to invest your valuable energy in port going around attempting to discover a visit. Nor would you like to be disillusioned when you can’t jump on the one you needed. At the point when you plan ahead of time you aren’t surged, you comprehend what you are doing and over the long haul you have more opportunity to get-away.

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Here are actually some options of the most recommended kids table and chairs set that you can choose, such as: There is the children rectangular table and chairs set that can be the perfect furniture for your kids. This specific sturdy table, which is featured with two stools, can offer you the large table top that is so suitable for learning arts and making handcrafts. So then, your kids will have a very great spot to explore their creativity in the best way. Besides, this table and chairs set can also offer your kids the ample space for storing their stuff well, such as stationary, books, art stuff, and so on.
Complementing the study area of your kids by adding the most fabulous kids study table will always be a great thing you can do. This particular furniture will be the perfect furniture that can provide the best comfort for your kids when they are studying. But, selecting the right studying table for your kids can commonly be a hard thing to do well. Fortunately, there are several things that you can consider when selecting the most fabulous studying table for your kids, which you can find out below.
It is always a very good idea that you can do to add a particular desk for your kids in their room, which can suit their requirements as well as possible. So then, you will be able to provide the proper spot where your beloved kids can study nicely. Unfortunately, there are some people who do not really know what kind of desk for kids that will not only be a perfect learning desk, but also be attractive furniture. Then, in case you are one of them, below are several things you can do to make the desk of your kids look great.
Chair. Published at Tuesday, November 13th 2018, 07:20:40 AM by Frank.
Moreover, the other thing that you have to really notice when you want to choose the right table and chairs for kids is the height of the furniture. You need to ensure that your kids will be able to reach the table and chairs in their room so well. So then, they can have get on the seat effortlessly, and also feel relaxed with their sitting position. Simply, by doing so, you will be able to provide the best support for your kids during their learning activity.
Table. Published at Tuesday, November 13th 2018, 07:17:00 AM by Frank.
The decoration or enchantment established in the computer desk for children is very attractive and colorful. It is obviously not suitable for adults since something elegant is more recommended. Colorful and cheerful kids computer desk is designed in very neat and beautiful impression. Kids will love to stay in front of computer without draining their energy. In addition, with ergonomic access towards any peripherals for computer, it enables children to use computer without any problem. The beauty of the desk is then emphasized with cool glossy finish which makes the desk more attractive. It is definitely a great furniture to install at home.
Decoration. Published at Monday, November 12th 2018, 06:34:57 AM by Frank.
Another great furniture for children is game zone. Just like cute cats, children love to play on some sort of platform to explore the worlds in their imagination. With slide as addition, it will be interesting site for them to play. Playroom furniture designed for game zone is inevitably the coolest item that parents can provide for their children. However, it is important to note that they also need care and attention from their parents. That is to say, to avoid unintended accident, it is important for parents to watch over the children while enjoying the furniture.
Chair. Published at Monday, November 12th 2018, 06:28:43 AM by Frank.
The next model is inspired by the animal itself as the chair. Take one example of a butterfly. The back support is designed like butterfly wing in its 3D impression. With the realistic look it offers, it definitely makes children happy with the model. There are definitely other ideas that can be found. Basically the fundamental principle is the same i.e. taking animals as the basic idea. Chair for kids are supposed to be attractive and interesting. Upholstered chairs are usually more dynamic with emphasize in delicateness of material. When it comes in a set, it will make a good focal point in a designated room.
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The first element is related to the color. Chair for adults typically come in very monotonous colors. Typically black and white are the choices. However, bean bag chairs for kids are more dynamic. The soft convenient chair is emphasized with brave color choices such as yellow, red, blue, purple, and many others. Those colors typically project the character and even the sex of the children. A blue bag chair, for instance, is designed for boys while pinkish chair is for girls. This is definitely not an exact rule that should be followed. Instead, any color will just work as long as it is attractive, interesting, and even unique.
Table. Published at Monday, November 12th 2018, 03:13:27 AM by Frank.
Decoration. Published at Saturday, November 10th 2018, 10:38:09 AM by Frank.
Bean bag is considered to be the one of the safe seat form where you should not worry about placing your baby on it. However, it does not mean that you can just leave your baby while they are on the bean bag. You should remember to always monitor the baby although he or she on the baby bean bag. Just because you think that it is safe and secure to leave your baby on bean bag, it does not mean that you don’t supervise them well enough. That’s why it is better for you to move the baby from one place to other as long you can monitor them well on their bean bag.
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Just wanted to mention this by MJS:
Law Versus Life
Not law, but grace; not I, but Christ. The principle of law applied to the believer dooms him to Romans 7, while the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus delivers him to Romans 8.
Identification with Christ includes the position of death for the old nature, and the position of life for the new nature. It is the work of the Holy Spirit to block self and its sinful works, and to foster the new life and its fruit.
Spiritual growth does not involve effort on the part of the Christian, for the indwelling Spirit transmits the life of the Lord Jesus from source to servant. Neither is there struggle connected with the daily deliverance from the tyranny of self, for the Spirit transmits the finished work of the Cross to that sinful element.
Where these death-dealing and life giving identification truths are unknown to the believer, he finds no alternative but to try to keep the law as a rule of life. This erroneous expedient consists of applying the principle of law for the control of conduct-its prohibitions for self, its commands for life. But the Scriptures teach us that the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus, ministers Christ to us, not law. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ (John 1:17).
"Heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ--sharing His inheritance with Him; only we must share His suffering if we are to share His glory" (Romans 8:17, Amp.).
The term "profit and loss" is reversed in the Christian life to "loss and profit." The principle never varies: our losses are all in the realm of the old, never the new. Every loss in the life of self brings greater gain and profit in the new--our life in Christ. And, conversely, every gain for the self-life is loss for our growth and His glory. "But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ" (Philippians 3:7).
"It is not the design of God to deprive His children of happiness, but only to pour the cup of bitterness into that happiness which the believer has in anything outside of Christ." -F.F.
"Everything that tries us, that is a check upon us, that causes exercise of heart, and makes us sensible of weakness in ourselves, is of the nature of chastisement (child-training). It may come in the way of difficulties in the path of faith; or in the shape of such trials and sorrows as are common to all men--loss of property, loss of health, or bereavement; or it may be as the governmental consequences of sin; but in one way or other all have it. It is 'for our profit, that we might be partakers of His holiness' (Hebrews 12:10). That is, it serves to break down that which is not of God in us, that the life of the Lord Jesus might be made manifest." -C.A.C.
"When He hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold" (Job 23:10).
2-12. THE CROSS FOR SELF
"I have been crucified with Christ" (Galatians 2:20, ASV).
The Cross is the height of paradox; it is at once God's greatest agony, and His eternal glory. For the growing believer it means daily crucifixion, and at the same time freedom from the penalty and the power of sin and self. "But may it never be mine to boast of anything but the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me and I to the world!" (Galatians 6:14, Wms.).
"We need to enter deeply into the truth that Christ the Beloved Son of the Father could not return to the glory of Heaven until He had first given Himself over to death. As this great principle opens up to us, it will help us to understand how in our life, and in our fellowship with the Lord Jesus, it is impossible for us to share the fullness of His life until we have first in very deed surrendered ourselves every day as having died to sin and the world."
"Many believers appear to think that when once they have claimed Christ's death in the fellowship of the Cross, and have counted themselves crucified with Him, they may now consider it as past and done with. They do not as yet understand that it is in the crucified Christ, and in the fellowship of His death, that they are to abide daily and unceasingly. The fellowship of the Cross is to be the life of a daily walk--His taking the form of a servant, His humbling Himself and becoming obedient unto death, even the death of the Cross; this mind that was in the Lord Jesus is to be the disposition that marks our daily life."
"Have this mind [attitude] in you, which was also in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 2:5, ASV).


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15 February 2010 | Vol. 9, No. 4
The wind in the beginning
meant the crying
inside the blackened lanterns
could carry a rare measure of music.
into the forest, we already heard
the stolen horses
whinnying within the ending.
The forest, of course,
was a story. The horses,
of course, slant rhymed
because the horses were really wolves.
Yes, it was a clever disguise,
the way the riddle—or at least a way to solve
it—could be hidden
within the bread.
There were also birds
within the loaves,
love among the wolves' guts,
salve inside them
when someone guessed the riddle wrong.
We broke open the bread,
listening to the body within it.
And the body cried,
Please, burn me in effigy.
But there were still other animals
rusting within the forest:
within the flared bells
of three flugel horns.
Wolves wore sheep's wool
woven brightly on a small loom.
The sparrows chirped
warp and weft while the wolves'
woof echoed through the forest.
asleep by a stream snatched wildly
at their hair. Dreaming of fire,
the flames contained a song
released from their heat when doused
down to cinders with milk.
It was the same fire
that once inhabited the lanterns,
a brute choir unleashed
among the trees. Can you
hear it now? Listen to
the whinnying. Listen to the sad,
sad wind breathing within it.
About the author:
Brennen Wysong's poems are forthcoming in Copper Nickel, the Corduroy Mtn., Word For/Word, New CollAge Magazine, and Bateau Press. He has published poems in GlitterPony, Denver Quarterly, Fourteen Hills, Xantippe, and other journals. He live in New York City with his wife, Debra, and son, Calder Birch.


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Jharsuguda : The members of Marwari Mahila Samiti along with various other social organisation had organised an Awareness rally for Organ Donation.
This rally was organised from Railway Station to Nari Niketan at Sarbahal. This initiative was a part of All India Campaign for Organ Donation.
President. Madhu Didwania, Secretary Rekha Sarawgi, State Netradan Chief Nirmala Jalan along with Project Director Ratna Sarawgi, Sarita Tibrewal were present.
After the Rally, A seminar was also conducted in which Dr R.K. Joshi had spoken on Why one should donate Organ


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comedy, Cover reveal, fjr titchenell, horror, humor, indie author, indies, paranormal, self-published, ya, young adult, zombie
The world is Cassie Fremont’s playground. Her face is on the cover of every newspaper, she has no homework, no curfew, and no credit limit, and she spends her days traveling the country with her friends, including a boy who would flirt with death just to turn her head. Life is just about perfect—except that those newspaper headlines are about her bludgeoning her crush to death with a paintball gun, she has to fight ravenous walking corpses every time she steps outside, and one of her friends is still missing, trapped somewhere in the distant, practically impassable wreckage of Manhattan. Still, Cassie’s an optimist. More prone to hysterical laughter than hysterical tears, she’d rather fight a corpse than be one, and she won’t leave a friend stranded when she can simply take her road trip to impossible new places to find her, even if getting there means admitting to that boy that she might just love him, too. Skillfully blending effective horror with unexpected humor, this diary-format novel is a fast-paced and heartwarming read.
About the Author
F.J.R. Titchenell is an author of Young Adult Sci-Fi and Horror fiction. She is represented by Jennifer Mishler of Literary Counsel and currently lives in San Gabriel, California with her husband and fellow author, Matt Carter, and their pet king snake, Mica.
The “F” is for Fiona, and on the rare occasions when she can be pried away from her keyboard, her kindle, and the pages of her latest favorite book, Fi can usually be found over-analyzing the inner workings of various TV Sci-Fi universes or testing out some intriguing new recipe, usually chocolate-related.
Confessions of the Very First Zombie Slayer (That I Know of) is F.J.R. Titchenell’s debut novel, to be released May 6th, 2014. It is a Young Adult Horror-Comedy.
This book sounds killer and the cover art is spectacular and simple. Says it all with so little. Thanks for steering me to a new author. Crossing fingers, toes, and eyes to win this!
Have a wonderful weekend Elisabeth. Really looking forward to your upcoming new release!
It sounds right up your alley, come to think of it. Good luck!

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Auckland has been rated one of the world's top 10 cities to visit by travel bible Lonely Planet.
The city, which attracts 1.8 million foreign visitors a year, sits alongside iconic places including Paris, Zurich, Shanghai and Vancouver in the ninth annual Best in Travel guide, published today. The book highlights the best trends, destinations, journeys and experiences for the upcoming year.
Auckland was praised for its newly revitalised waterfront districts such as the Wynyard Quarter, and shopping and dining precincts such as the City Works Depot and Britomart.
Also singled out are black-sand beaches on the west coast, the Waitakere Ranges, Rangitoto Island, Waiheke Island, the 77km Hillary Trail, the SkyWalk atop Auckland's Sky Tower and the refurbished Auckland Art Gallery.
"Auckland is often overlooked by travellers eager to head for the stellar alpine and lake landscapes further south, but food, arts and exploring the coastal hinterland are all excellent reasons to extend your stay in New Zealand's biggest and most cosmopolitan city," the book says.
Auckland's many festivals and events, vibrant Maori and Pacific culture and impressive line-up of major sporting events also got a mention.
The only criticisms of the city of 1.4 million people are the traffic and the "inconsistent (but always entertaining) form of the Warriors".
The Top 10 Cities were independently nominated by more than 500 authors and staff of Lonely Planet, the largest travel guide book publisher in the world.
The entry is written by Brett Atkinson, who is based in Auckland but has visited more than 70 countries and had stories published on more than 45.
He has written several Lonely Planet country guides, including for Sri Lanka, Thailand and Tasmania.
Auckland marketing expert Graham McGregor said such an award from a brand such as Lonely Planet would do wonders for tourism.
"Any time somebody who's not you says you're good, that's much better than you saying you're good. You have someone ... endorsing you, saying you're the tenth best city in the world to travel to; that's a great feather in the cap and the council should definitely use that in their marketing."
The book labels restaurants Ortolana, Cafe Hanoi and Mexico Food & Liquor as trendsetters, while Al Brown's Depot Eatery & Oyster Bar is a "true Auckland experience".
The owner of Vietnamese restaurant Cafe Hanoi, Tony McGeorge, said: "Lonely Planet is an extremely high-profile publication and I would think they have significant impact on the way in which people choose a place to go.
"It's a nice thing to hear. I think Auckland is becoming a far more tourist-orientated city and people are seeing Auckland as a destination in its own right as opposed to a gateway to the wider New Zealand areas."
The Mayor of Auckland, Len Brown, said the accolade for the city was well deserved.
"The work we are doing to make Auckland a fabulous place to live and visit is paying off and putting Auckland on the map."
Brett O'Riley, chief executive of Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development (Ateed), said the recognition added weight to the city's marketing efforts to attract domestic and international visitors.
Ateed aims to double the contribution from the visitor economy to $6 billion by 2021.
To coincide with the Lonely Planet accolade, Ateed posted a YouTube clip featuring comments from proud Aucklanders, including Simon Gault, Carol Hirschfeld, Kerre McIvor, Sir John Kirwan and Jeremy Corbett.
Lonely Planet's Asia Pacific sales and marketing director, Chris Zeiher, said Auckland's inclusion in the list was a testament to the sustained reinvention of the harbourside city.
It follows several other destination accolades in the past year, including Lonely Planet's current New Zealand guide labelling the Hauraki Gulf and its islands and the city the top two New Zealand experiences.
The other cities in the list
1. Paris, France
Population: 2.26 million
Foreign visitors a year: 8.7 million
What Lonely Planet says: With a push to reduce the cars clogging one of Europe's most congested cities, Paris has been reborn. Socialist mayor Bertrand Delanoe has created more pedestrian-friendly areas, particularly along the riverbanks. Also revitalising the French capital are a gold "flying carpet" in the Louvre's new Islamic art galleries courtyard and nine new bells replicating the original medieval chimes that ring out from Notre Dame.
2. Trinidad, Cuba
Currency: Cuban peso
Foreign visitors a year: 700,000
What Lonely Planet says: Described as a "time-trapped" city, Trinidad is "bulging with the best of architectural and decorative wealth from the 19th century". Next year, the city will celebrate its 500-year anniversary with a series of events. The book describes dancing lessons at Casa de la Cultura and Teatro Brunet as well as the tumbling waterfalls of Topes de Collantes in the Escambray Mountains as "life-changing experiences".
3. Cape Town, South Africa
Population: 3.74 million
Foreign visitors a year: 1.3 million
Language: English, Afrikaans, Xhosa
What Lonely Planet says: Cape Town next year takes on the title of World Design Capital for 12 months. "Expect sculpture-lined green spaces, sustainable projects that are more than just a pretty face, and further regeneration of former industrial districts such as Woodstock and The Fringe, now the stamping ground of hipster shoppers and gourmands in search of rustic lunches and that perfect cup of coffee."
4. Riga, Latvia
Population: 1.1 million
Foreign visitors a year: 836,000
Language: Latvian, Russian
What Lonely Planet says: With two decades of freedom under its belt, Riga is "reclaiming its rightful title as the cosmopolitan cornerstone of the Baltic", the book says. "Hipster-chic" cafes have spread like wildfire throughout the city centre, with pork-and-potato dinners swapped for "savvy new-Nordic-inspired dishes". Hundreds of crumbling facades are being restored to their "brilliant, art nouveau lustre". In July, Riga will play host to the World Choir Games.
5. Zurich, Switzerland
Currency: Swiss franc
Foreign visitors a year: 3.2 million
Language: German, French, Italian
What Lonely Planet says: Fancy seeing Usain Bolt, Mo Farah and other athletes break a string of records? Head to Zurich, which is host to the European athletics championships next year, for the first time in 60 years. Locals are "revelling in the opportunity to show the world that there's more to their city than bankers and melted cheese". Lonely Planet says the city "is awash with fine-dining restaurants and bijou cafes".
6. Shanghai, China
Population: 23.5 million
Foreign visitors a year: 8.2 million
What Lonely Planet says: Next year promises more innovation for Shanghai. The new 59km metro system that runs through the city will have 16 lines opening. It will be the third-longest network in the world. The 121-storey Shanghai Tower will be the tallest building in China and the second-tallest in the world. It will also house the highest hotel in the world. Goldfish tattoos done with Chinese characters that supposedly bring good fortune are a recent fad.
7. Vancouver, Canada
Population: 2.2 million
Currency: Canadian dollar
Foreign visitors a year: 3.1 million
What Lonely Planet says: Visitors will appreciate the "big-city-look/small-town-vibe" the moment they arrive at the airport, the book says. A "hotchpotch of office towers and hastily planned condos" compete for some of the world's most expensive views, which has earned Vancouver the nickname the City of Glass. If you can visit in the spring or autumn, you might nab a bargain, otherwise expect to pay premium prices.
8. Chicago, USA
Population: 2.7 million
Currency: US dollar
Foreign visitors a year:1.4 million
What Lonely Planet says: It's a year of birthdays for Chicago in 2014. Get immersed in true American culture with a Cubs game at baseball park Wrigley Field. The venue celebrates its 100th birthday. Or the Second City club, reaching 55, will be a blast. The club claims to have launched the improv comedy genre, along with the careers of Bill Murray, Stephen Colbert and Tina Fey. Summer is full of festivals, with Blues Fest, Lollapalooza and Pitchfork.
9. Adelaide, Australia
Population: 1.26 million
Currency: Australian dollar
Foreign visitors a year: 332,000
What Lonely Planet says: Adelaide's food scene is a delicious diverse mix, with Leigh St's Udaberri, a tapas bar that draws an eclectic crowd, and the Asian-inspired Gouger St and the Mediterranean-influenced Rundle St. "Parklets" scattered around the city - part garden, part bench seating - are a recent fad. Adelaide's beaches are one of the country's best-kept secrets. "Henley and Grange Beaches are perfect family-friendly examples".
Why we love this city
Sir John Kirwan
Coach of Auckland-based Blues
"You've got this contrast - you can be drinking coffee in the city and 25 minutes later, you're in the forest, you're at the beach.
"You've got to come down to this beautiful city and find out for yourself why Auckland is one of the greatest cities in the world."
"I love Auckland because it's compact, yet cosmopolitan. There are beautiful parks, great places to eat. I can't imagine living anywhere else. Lonely Planet, best in travel - exactly what Auckland deserves."
7 Days host
"You've got a bit of volcano action so there's a little bit of danger. For me, I'd say it's the number of ATMs. When you come to Auckland, as I'm sure you will, look me up, we'll have a tea and a scone.
"Catch yourself lunch, a little bit of snapper, yummy."
MasterChef judge and restaurateur
"Hallelujah for Auckland ... I mean, Auckland is surrounded by water ... the vineyards, islands. While you're here, be damned sure you get out on a boat.
"This city is awesome."
"Well look at it, it's got absolutely everything. We're a beautiful, multicultural city that's welcoming of everybody.
"Come and visit Auckland and see one of the world's top-10 cities."
Source: Ateed-YouTube video


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Date and Apricot Slices
50g Soft Brown Sugar
50g Plain Flour
150g Pitted Dates
100g Dried Apricots
1tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
1. Grease and Line a small square or rectangular tin and pre heat oven to 150oC.
2. Melt butter and sugar in a bowl. Once melted add flour and oats and mix well.
3. Add the dates and apricots and bicarb to a pan and put enough boiling water to cover half of the dates and apricots. Bring to boil and then turn to a low heat and let the dates and apricots cook through for 5-10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4. Add half the oat mixture into the baking tray and flatten down.
5. Pour the date and Apricot mixture over the top and spread over to cover all of the oat mixture.
6. Crumble the remaining oat mixture over the top. Bake in the oven for 20-25 mins of until the top is a light brown.

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- A train partially derailed in Iran on Wednesday, killing at least 17 people.
- 50 more people were injured, authorities said, per the Associated Press.
- Iran's railway agency said the train collided with an excavator.
At least 17 people died and 50 more were injured after a train partially derailed in central Iran on Wednesday, the Associated Press reported, citing Iranian authorities and media.
The derailment happened around 30 miles outside of the city of Tabas, the AP reported.
Iranian state media reported that the governor of Tabas, Ali Akbar Rahimi, said the death toll may increase as rescuers search through the train cars, the AP reported.
Iranian news agency IRNA reported the governor as saying four of the train cars derailed. The AP reported that there were seven train cars in total.
Iran's official railway agency said the train collided with an excavator, IRNA reported.
The AP noted that it was not immediately clear why an excavator would be so close to the railway track, but that one official said it might have been there for a repairment project.
State TV interviewed people who were taken from the train to the hospital, including one who said that "passengers were bouncing in the car like balls in the air," the AP reported.