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Saving Update: Working the Public Holidays and Spending to Reward Yourself!

As promised, here is my latest Savings Update! Hope you savers have been doing well!

Since mid-February, I have been trying to save a minimum of $4000 for my Korean holiday! I have great news! I have just hit the $1k mark with ten months more to go until holiday time! Seoul, I can almost smell you!

No more trying to hitch rides to Korea!

So what have I been doing to save up, exactly?

Well, the Easter Holidays have just past and everyone had the opportunity to get away from school and work, and just have some family bonding time.

….Almost everyone.

I worked during Easter Sunday so I could get holiday penalty rates of time and a half. I find that if you don’t have anything planned for a public holiday anyway, why not just work? Make a quick buck. I made sure I still had the time to spend with my family because of course, family matters. So instead of celebrating on Easter Sunday, we had dinner on Easter Monday instead with our extended family.

Since reaching the $1000 mark, I thought I’d reward myself a little bit. I think I’ll be doing that now every time I reach a certain threshold! I don’t want to be too much of a tightass! You’ve still got to have fun and reward yourself a little every time you achieve something worthwhile! Before I started rewarding myself though, I made sure to transfer a percentage of my earnings into my Netbank saver account so I won’t be tempted to spend it!

So my mates and I went out last night for dinner at Alrose Garden in Strathfield for some hearty traditional Korean dishes. Apparently the spicy food there is really, really hot so I took the coward’s way out and just ordered a Chicken Schnitzel instead. I didn’t get to take a picture but their servings are MASSIVE! My Schnitzel didn’t even fit on the plate!

The Menu at Alrose Garden

All in all, the prices were really good in relation to how big their dishes are. The ambience was great, too, and they played K-Pop which was cool. 🙂

To continue on with the theme of big things, we went to Noggi afterwards to drown ourselves in their Frozen yogurt. We ordered the Groupi which is their largest serving and we demolished it in no time! Omnomnom!

This is the Maxi... not as big as the Groupi.

Also, we went to China Town Friday Night Markets in the city. I bought some dragon beard candy and I was going to buy 4 Minute’s new mini-album Volume Up but I found that the internet sells it for much cheaper! So online shopping it is!

I won’t drag on any longer, but I wish you guys the best in saving! And just remember to live a little, and spend a little to reward yourself every once in awhile!

Good luck!

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Saving Update: Easter Holidays & Selling Things Over Facebook!

It’s almost Easter, guys! Meaning another season of spending, spending, spending!!

I don’t know about you, but my family are big on Easter. We love our chocolate, but more than that, we love giving chocolate! Usually, before Easter Sunday my family and I go out shopping to buy Easter Eggs, Bunnies, and Bilbies for each other.

We eat bilbies, not bunnies!

But with the Easter season coming along, that’s more money spent for those who celebrate the season, so in order to save this year during Easter what I’ll be doing is buying cheaper eggs (Chocolate is still chocolate afterall) and what I’ve been doing in the weeks leading up to Easter is giving up a few favourite things. I’ve completely given up Easyway (so that’s a significant saving seeing as each of their delicious drinks will set you back $5 a pop) and I’ve gone hunting around Surry Hills (at Central in the City) finding cheap restaurants to eat at when I’m still hungry after munching down my packed lunches at uni. (McDonald’s now sell their garden salads for $2 for those concerned about diet).

For the moment my diet consists of breast pops.

Anyway, I have started planning on selling a few of my things over Facebook for cheap. Mostly just books (I’m an avid reader, you see) and probably other things that I don’t use anymore… probably even one of my guitars. :/

Right now, I’m still trying to convince myself to do it because it really is for the best. I mean, there is absolutely no more space left on my book shelves and selling a couple of things will leave my room with some extra leg room for everything I’ll be buying in Korea! 화이팅~!

Bye Bye Books 😦

Other than that, Saving’s going great! I’ve almost hit the $1000 mark and seeing as I only started saving a month ago, I’m very proud of myself. Also, I GOT THE JOB!! Woohooooo!! Korea, I shall see you soon!

  • Buy cheap chocolates for Easter.
  • Find cheap restaurants.
  • Sell things you don’t need on Facebook.
  • AND I am now no longer unemployed! (Still a full-time student though).

Annyeong~! 안년~!

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Saving Update: Saving on the side

Being a full-time musician and student makes it a great deal harder to save up for anything. I get the occasional gig here and there but as many of you know, unless you’re a worldwide superstar, being a musician doesn’t pay greatly. But don’t get me wrong! I absolutely love what I do and I wouldn’t have it any other way however it becomes a great dilemma when you’re trying to save up for Korea!

Performing with my band "Enter the Ninja"

So how can I save any other way?

Obviously, there’s having a job which would be my number one option. I quit my job last year once I became a full time student and since then my bank account gradually became emptier and emptier. Being a student isn’t cheap. Every week my public transport expenses costs me $30, I have to spend for food if I don’t want to starve myself, plus there are tuition fees. As I mentioned in my 10 Ways to Save For Korea post, I’ve begun packing lunches for uni but occasionally I do want to eat some nice hot food and sometimes my packed lunch just isn’t enough. Either way, if I’m packing lunches or buying at uni, I’m still spending none-the-less.

Anyway, I’ve applied for a few jobs and I have an interview on Thursday! (Woo!) I’ll just have to deal with being an employed full-time student somehow.

Regardless of what I’ve mentioned above, here are some things I’ve been doing to help fill up my piggy!

  1. Busking

    Yesterday I went busking for the first time with Frances! We used this opportunity as a paid rehearsal before a gig we had afterwards. It was daunting at first singing in public in front of strangers but then, think about it. As a musician, I sing in front of strangers all the time. Most people loved it, and we even had a little audience by the end of it all. It was great! And to be honest, the income was fantastic. I made more money busking than playing actual gigs. The money you pay for a busking license is pretty much remitted back to you on your first busk.I think I’ll be busking more often.  Yep, definitely.
  2. Giving Lessons
    We’re all particularly good at something and there are always people wanting to get better at that something you do. I’m a singer so recently I decided I’d give some singing lessons to beginners for heaps cheap. And when I say cheap, I mean cheap. You get more business that way.
  3. Gigs

    One day I'll have my own Big Show

    My band Enter the Ninja and I have been gigging around Sydney since late 2010. However, until the day we get as big as Big Bang, originals bands just don’t earn nearly enough but it is a great way to save on the side. Fighting~!

Anyway, Piggy is getting fatter and fatter! I’ve just got to keep finding ways to feed her!

Feed me~!

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Food for the Seoul: Korean Barbecue

Imagine the scent of a barbecue wafting through the air. Sticking to your clothes and staying in your hair. I don’t know about you but i am absolutely enamored with that scent. The scent of a barbecue gets me in very high spirits. Even more so when I can barbecue with my mates at a Korean Barbecue!

If you’ve never gone, I suggest you cancel all your plans this weekend and make the trip.

There are many great KBBQ’s in Sydney. I don’t know how popular they are elsewhere in the world but they’re starting to gain hype here in Sydney along with other Korean dishes like Bibimbap and Kimbap. I’m sure if you look hard enough, there will be one near you and it’s definitely worth it.

My friends and I went to the Charcoal Mine BBQ House in Parramatta the other night just for fun as a way to celebrate before they go back to uni. According to their website, Charcoal Mine was the first smorgasbord KBBQ in Australia. As a matter of fact, my first KBBQ experience in 2007 was here and I’ve been to many other KBBQ’s since then and this place is still my absolute favourite and I highly recommend it.

Korean Barbecue, also known as 고기구이 (Gogigui), is different to Western Styled barbecues because other than the fact that it is grilled indoors, it is served fairly differently.

First of all, usually when you order your meal, appetisers will be brought out to you straight away. These appetisers are called Banchan and are typically eaten on their own. I know people usually make the mistake of trying to make a K-Barbecue “Taco” by eating their banchan together with the meat, using the provided lettuce as sandwiching. Banchan is just meant to be enjoyed on it’s own as a separate side dish.

Also, as I mentioned above, lettuce is served with your barbecue. The lettuce is there to create a wrapping for your freshly cooked meat. What you have to do is tear a little bit of lettuce and wrap the meat. You can also add other things to your little wrap such as bean paste and grilled garlic but make sure you don’t overdo it! I don’t know if you’re meant to but I love adding a bit of Kim Chi to mine. Omnomnom!

My friends and I had a great time at KBBQ (as we always do). We left absolutely satisfied and the $30-something we spent was well worth it. We couldn’t even walk after our meal because we were that stuffed (mind you, Ian sprained his ankle beforehand so he couldn’t walk either way).

Anyway, after writing this blog my mouth is now watering and since I don’t have anything KBBQ-like here, I guess I’ll go grill some bacon… Can’t wait until I go to Korea!

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They say that 90% of communication is nonverbal, and during an encounter with an escort, it's usually the bodies that do most of the talking. However, the power of words should never be underestimated. Ladies in the sex industry will usually develop quite thick skin and a kind of Teflon-like barrier that repels insults and criticism like water off a duck's back. But every so often a comment will unexpectedly break through our tough armour. After all, we are in quite a vulnerable and exposed position: literally naked, bearing all. A thoughtless remark can quickly change the entire dynamic of your time with an escort and leave her feeling either insecure in herself, or resentful towards you. It's amazing the speed at which a few poorly chosen words can suck the intimacy right out of the room. On the flip side, some well-chosen words can turn a meeting with a stranger into a highly sexually charged atmosphere where I can't wait for you to rip my clothes off. We don't expect you to be a suave smooth-talking Casanova, or to recite poetry like Romeo, or even to lay on the flattery as thick as butter. We just want to feel respected and maybe even complimented in a genuine way, (isn't that what we all want?) We want you to be yourself, but sometimes it doesn't hurt to use a filter.

In case you're in need of a guide, I've compiled a list of the best, the worst, and the just plain annoying things to ever come out of a client's mouth.

• I'd like to make an advanced booking on [insert date here].
• I really enjoyed reading your profile.
• Thank you for making time to see me.
• Your photos don't do you justice.
• You look great in that dress.
• Tell me about yourself.
• How's your day been?
• Wow, you have an amazing body.
• You're a really good kisser.
• You taste so good.
• You're just my type.
• I love that you're a natural woman.
• Would you like a massage?
• I really enjoyed our time together. I can't wait to see you again.
• That exceeded my expectations.
• I'd love to leave you a review/testimonial.

• Can I have a face pic?
• What's your real name?
• What's your real job?
• How old are you really?
• Can you add me on facebook?
• Can I have your personal number?
• Do you have a boyfriend? Do you want one?
• Do your parents know you do this? Why not?
• When did you lose your virginity?
(These questions are incredibly intrusive and show a lack of respect for my privacy and boundaries. Sorry but you're just not entitled to these kinds of answers).

• Have you put on weight?
(This one's a no-brainer and it translates to all women, not just escorts. If you absolutely must mention her weight, proceed with extreme caution. Better yet, just avoid the topic altogether. Unless you get a thrill from dancing on a minefield).

• I know your profile says you only practice safe sex, but I'm healthy and clean. You can trust me.
(Trust a man I've never met before with something as important as my health? Maybe I should just go and play with fire while I'm at it?)

• You should be paying me.
(Orgasms are a perk of the job. If you're skilful enough to give me one, please be humble about it. Don't ruin it by insinuating that I now owe you something).

• I will pay you $X per hour. That's what I think you are worth.
(The prices listed are not suggestions. And furthermore, please don't tell me how much you think I'm worth. That is not up to you to decide and it's incredibly offensive).

• How many clients have you seen today?
(Never ask this. Ever. It's none of your business. And it's just plain rude).

• Your vagina is not the same as [insert porn star's name here].
(Well they're not clones. Each one is unique).

• Give me a good service.
(This is extremely condescending. I understand that you may have had a bad experience with an escort in the past, but please don't put that baggage on me. I always give it my best. Implying that I would ever give you anything less, will only start us off on the wrong foot. It's called "punting" for a reason. At some point you just have to take the risk and put your trust in the girl you have chosen).

• Do you party?
(i.e. Will you do drugs with me? I can't think of anything I'd rather do less).

• Can I quietly sneak you into my house? Or maybe I can fuck you in my driveway against my car while my wife is inside?
(No. Just no).

• I love you.
(I know it's easy to get lost in the passion and intimacy, but these words are very meaningful. They should be reserved for someone special in your personal life).

• You're one hot piece of ass.
(In what world is this considered a compliment? I am not a piece of anything. I'm not an inanimate object. I am a real human being with thoughts and feelings and an actual brain and everything! This is no way to speak to a woman... escort or not).

• My wife/ girlfriend is unattractive/ overweight/ boring in bed.
(Do not insult your significant other in my presence. I am a woman and I am hardwired to take the woman's side. By all means, we can discuss your relationship issues and the way it makes you feel. I will always lend a sympathetic ear if you need someone to listen. But please don't cross the line and speak about your lady in a disrespectful way, or worse yet, compare me to them. It only paints you in a negative light).

• Please never refer to us as hookers, prozzies, or whores. These are derogatory terms used to degrade and shame us as individuals, and also to collectively devalue an entire industry. Instead try; working girls, escorts or sex workers.

• Are your photos real?
• Do you offer a quickie "blow and go" service?
• I know you're all booked up, but could you reschedule your other appointments to squeeze me in?
• I know Sundays are your day off, but can you make an exception for me?
• Can you please make sure you get a fake tan, fake nails and put hair extensions in before you see me?
• I'm a young, fit, tanned, attractive Aussie guy. Do I get a discount?
• Can I pay you after the booking?
• I don't need to have a shower before we start.
• You've got the easiest job in the world.
• Can I see you outside of work? Like for free?
• Rates and pics?
(Please don't make me repeat myself hundreds of times a day. Just have a read of my profile guys. The information is all there. Asking for a "pic" is my absolute pet peeve! My profile already has ample photos on it. I really don't have the time, nor the patience, to send a special pic to each potential client).
• What's your address?
(Please don't lead with this before you've even shown interest in making a booking. I'm a private girl in a private residence, not a brothel. You don't get my address until the details of a booking have been confirmed).
• Will you accept [insert currency other than cash]?
(Examples include bitcoin, wine, drugs, a free photoshoot, a Myer gift voucher, a car service, a crayfish, a can of fuel, and so on. The answer is no. No money, no honey).

The process of booking and meeting an escort can be nerve-wracking and intimidating. It's understandable that you might catch a case of "mind vomit" when you're under pressure. But if you do happen to say the wrong thing, just apologise sincerely and I'm sure your companion will be gracious enough to chalk it up to pre-sex jitters. Or maybe she'll just take it out on you with some hot angry sex. Either way, it's a win-win, isn't it?

Jenna King xx

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It is well established that serotonin (5-HT; 5-hydroxytryptamine) plays a role in regulating the mammalian hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis via the 5-HT receptor subtype 1A (5-HT1A). To date, there has not been a comprehensive investigation of the molecular, pharmacological and physiological aspects of the 5-HT1A receptor and its role in the activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-interrenal (HPI) axis in a single species of teleost fish. The Gulf toadfish (Opsanus beta) 5-HT1A receptor was cloned and sequenced, showing 67.5% amino acid similarity to the human homologue. The 5-HT1A receptor was distributed throughout the brain, with the midbrain/diencephalon region containing significantly higher transcript levels than any other brain region. Substantial levels of transcript were also found in the pituitary, while very low levels were found in the kidney, which contains the interrenal cells. Xenopus oocyte binding experiments demonstrated that the pharmacology of the Gulf toadfish 5-HT1A receptor is similar to the mammalian form. Confirming these molecular and pharmacological findings, intravenous injection of 8-OH-DPAT, a mammalian 5-HT1A receptor agonist, stimulated the HPI axis to cause a 2-fold increase in circulating levels of cortisol. As the pharmacology and functionality of the toadfish 5-HT1A receptor is similar to the mammalian 5-HT1A receptor, it seemed likely that regulation of the receptor would also be subject to the negative feedback loop that exists in mammals whereby increased circulating levels of cortisol inhibit 5-HT1A receptor activity. To investigate the possibility of such a feedback mechanism in teleosts, plasma cortisol levels in Gulf toadfish (Opsanus beta) were manipulated and the role of cortisol and glucocorticoid receptors (GRs) in the control of 5-HT1A was evaluated. Initial investigations revealed that chronic elevation of plasma cortisol mediates changes in brain 5-HT1A receptor mRNA and protein levels via the GR; however, there appears to be a disconnect between brain levels of the receptor and activation of cortisol release from the interrenal tissue. Targeted investigations confirmed that the release of both corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) can be stimulated by activation of centrally located 5-HT1A receptors. Additionally, it was discovered that 8-OH-DPAT-stimulated release of CRF and ACTH was attenuated by crowding stress, and that treatment with RU486 returned secretion rates to control levels. However, while it appears that the GR is responsible for mediating the negative feedback of cortisol on 5-HT1A receptors located in the central nervous system, it does not appear to be responsible for mediating attenuation of cortisol secretion from the interrenal cells. In vitro experiments using isolated kidney tissue suggest that chronically elevated plasma cortisol attenuates ACTH- and 5-HT-stimulated cortisol secretion from the interrenal cells of toadfish. Furthermore, the 5-HT1A receptor is not a mediator of cortisol release at the level of the interrenal cells, explaining in part the disconnect between brain 5-HT1A levels and HPI axis function. The series of investigations outlined in this dissertation have provided key information about the functional aspects of the 5-HT1A receptor in a single species, providing a comprehensive examination of the role it plays in both activating and attenuating the stress response in the Gulf toadfish (Opsanus beta). These findings, combined with the fact that cortisol is the predominant corticosteroid in both humans and fish, provide support for considering the Gulf toadfish as a model for the human 5-HT1A receptor.

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New Media Scholarships: The new media is the buzz word in the domain of careers these days. New media is all about manipulating the content, compressing it and making it available in a digital format. A passion for content coupled with technology could help you carve a niche for yourself in the field. Find below the list of New media scholarships made available to you.

Full Tuition Queen Mary LLM in Paris Master Scholarships in UK, 2019

Queen Mary University of London is inviting applications for Masters of Law Scholarship for UK/EU Students in 2019. The Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) and McDermott Will & Emery, in partnership with the Association Française des Juristes d’Entreprise (AFJE), are pleased to offer one full scholarship for the September 2019 intake of the Paris …

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Full and Partial Master Scholarships for International Students at MODUL University Vienna in Austria, 2019

The MODUL University Vienna is now accepting applications three full as well as 15 partial scholarships for international students to study in Austria. MODUL University Vienna (MU Vienna) is a private university established in 1908 in Vienna, Austria, focusing on social and economic development, particularly in the areas of tourism, new media information technology, sustainability, …

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Fully Funded PhD Studentship for UK and EU Students at Loughborough University in UK, 2019

The Loughborough University London announces new studentships for 2019. Up to nine full tuition studentships are available for UK and EU students. Loughborough University London is located in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park within a new innovation quarter known as Here East. Established exclusively for postgraduate study and research, Loughborough University London combines influential thought …

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QMUL Partial Postgraduate Law Scholarships for UK/EU and International Students in UK, 2019-20

The Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) is offering Partial Scholarships for Postgraduate Law programmes for the academic year 2019-20. Home/EU and International students are eligible to apply for this scholarship. The Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) is one of the UK’s top research universities, ranked fifth for world-leading and internationally excellent research. University …

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Latin America Postgraduate Scholarship at Bond University in Australia, 2019

The Bond University is inviting applications for Latin America Postgraduate Scholarship for Latin American students for the year 2019. This scholarship provides part fees to students on the basis of academic excellence. The Bond University is a private not-for-profit university located in Robina, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It has been listed in the global top …

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RGU Fully Funded PhD Studentship for UK, EU and International Students in UK, 2019

The Robert Gordon University is inviting applications for Fully Funded PhD Studentship at the School of Computing and Digital Media. The studentship is available for Home/EU or International students. The Robert Gordon University provides industry led undergraduate and postgraduate courses leading to highly relevant awards and degrees. Situated on one of the most beautiful campuses …

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OAS-Alma College Undergraduate Scholarships for OAS Member States in USA, 2019

The Organization of American States and Alma College are funding scholarships for the citizens and/or permanent residents of any OAS Member State except the United States. Alma College (the College) offers a personalized education that allows you to create new knowledge through academic research, expand your horizons with global study initiatives, supplement your academic studies with relevant …

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King’s College London Dr Donald Dean Medical Bursary 2018-2019

The King’s College will be offering 3 first year bursaries of up to  £12,000 to new medical undergraduate students starting in 2018. This bursary scheme has been newly established through a generous donation from the executors of the estate of Dr Donald Dean. The bursaries are intended to help students undertaking the five year Medicine and six years Extended Medical Degree …

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28 Connect EDGE Postdoctoral Fellowships for International Students in Ireland, 2019

Applications are now open for EDGE Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowships for postdoctoral candidates wishing to relocate to Ireland, establish a more permanent base here or return after working overseas. Applicants of all nationalities are eligible to apply. EDGE welcome applications from candidates who have had career breaks and are looking to return to a research-based career …

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This exploratory study examined the effectiveness of smartphone-based, AR artifact creation and other mobile collaborative learning activities in reinforcing the technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) of pre-service teachers. Adopting a mixed-method research design, the study indicated that mobile AR artifact creation with peer discussion tended to better promote the componential competencies of technological pedagogical knowledge (TPK) and the integrative development of technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK), whereas mobile media artifact viewing with peer discussion seemed to better support the content knowledge (CK) development.

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Climatic changes, Liliaceae-Climatic factors, Liliaceae-Geographical distribution, Liliaceae-Effect of global warming on, Global warming, Biotic communities, Distribution limits, Biotic interactions, Range shifts, Clintonia borealis

Anthropogenic climate change is predicted to have major effects on the distributions of plant and animal species. Geographic ranges are expected to shift poleward and to higher elevations in many regions. To date, most research efforts have focused on documenting poleward range shifts or movement to higher elevations at the “leading edge” of species’ distributions. In contrast, range contractions and population extinctions along species’ warm-margin distribution limits have received less attention, despite the expectation that these areas may be the principal sites of biodiversity loss in coming decades.

This study investigated evidence of abiotic and biotic effects on plant performance along an elevational and climatic gradient associated with the warm-margin distribution limit of a northern forest herb, Clintonia borealis (Ait.) Raf. (Liliaceae), in southern New England. Fourteen populations of C. borealis were surveyed for plant size, leaf traits, and reproductive performance across an » 1000-meter regional elevational gradient in western Massachusetts from the Connecticut River Valley to the top of Mt. Greylock. Additionally, a supplemental pollination experiment was conducted at four sites to test for evidence of pollen limitation and inbreeding effects on seed production near the species’ warm margin distribution limit.

Across the populations surveyed, estimated population size increased significantly with an increase in elevation (R2 = 0.6813, F1,12 = 25.65, p < 0.01). Clintonia borealis populations at higher elevations also included a significantly greater proportion of flowering plants compared to low elevation populations (R2 = 0.6778, F1,12 = 25.24, p < 0.01), and C. borealis plants in higher elevation populations had a significantly greater number of flowers per plant compared to plants in low elevation populations (t = 8.00, df = 433.12, p < 0.01). Mean leaf size also tended to increase with an increase in elevation, although not significantly (R2 = 0.1489, F1,12 = 2.099, p = 0.1731). Specific leaf area was significantly higher at low elevation sites (R2 = 0.30, F1,13 = 5.65, p = 0.03), likely linked to significantly greater soil moisture (t = -7.7842, df = 131.50, p < 0.01) in low elevation population sites which were closely associated with forested wetlands, as opposed to higher elevation areas where the species extended into upland forests with lower soil moisture levels. The broader population survey suggested that low elevation populations were isolated and often limited to spatially restricted cool, mesic habitat patches in the landscape, such as mesic or wetland forest habitats; high elevation populations were often extensive and occupied a range of forest habitat settings, from uplands to wetlands, dense and widespread, with a more general distribution, highlighting the potential impact of abiotic factors.

In the pollination experiment comparing reproductive performance in two high elevation populations versus two low elevation populations, fruit set via natural open pollination was significantly higher at high elevation than low elevations (60.9% vs. 19.5%, p < 0.001). With experimental pollen supplementation, fruit set increased significantly in low elevation populations (p < 0.01), while supplemental pollination at high elevations had no effect. Elevation also had a significant effect on seed production, as high elevation populations produced more seeds per fruit compared to low elevation populations (p < 0.01), possibly linked to the smaller number of seeds produced by low elevation plants. Supplemental pollination had no significant effect on seed mass.

The results of this study indicated that reproduction in lower elevation, warm-margin distribution limit populations of C. borealis was substantially affected by both abiotic and biotic factors, likely making these populations more susceptible to decline or local extinction with climate change. Many northern forest herbs with similar ecological requirements to those of C. borealis may be at substantial risk of local extinction in coming decades. The loss of such species along their warm-margin distribution limits will decrease species diversity and has the potential to modify species interactions and influence ecosystem processes. populations (p < 0.01), but supplemental pollination had no effect on seed production as measured by mean seed count per fruit. Elevation was significantly correlated with seed mass, as low elevation populations produced heavier seeds compared to high elevation

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School psychologists have unique advisory, consultative, interventional, and therapeutic leadership functions within schools. Consequently, they are confronted with increased levels of occupational stress, which test their cognitive appraisal, coping mechanisms, and feelings of self-efficacy. Although studies have included school psychologists, none have examined the moderating effect of psychological hardiness on the relationship between occupational stress and self-efficacy. A cross-sectional, nonexperimental, and quantitative design used convenience, single-stage, and self-administered web-based surveys with 112 Georgia school psychologists. Using a framework structured by the theory of psychological hardiness, self-efficacy theory, and transactional model of stress and coping, sequential multiple linear regression revealed that occupational stress was not related to self-efficacy, psychological hardiness was related to self-efficacy, and psychological hardiness moderated the relationship between occupational stress and self-efficacy. Noting levels of increasing stress for American educators, these findings underscore the importance that school psychologists incorporate self-care techniques into their practice to maintain efficacious service. Future research might investigate other psychological constructs, which affect school psychologists' perceptions of occupational stress, psychological hardiness, and self-efficacy. Given school psychologists' important functions and responsibilities within communities and schools, the study endorsed positive social change with explication of the multidimensional influence of psychological health as a means to ensure the well-being of children, families, and schoolhouse personnel.


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How to Keep Your Phone Photos Safe, Too

In your busy life, the camera you usually have is the one in your pocket: Your phone! The photos you take with it are the easiest and most “real,” but they’re also the most difficult to get safely archived and online.

Don’t let your best memories die in a digital graveyard! It’s simple to get them out of your phone and safely up into SmugMug where you can cherish them for years… no matter how many times you drop, dunk, or destroy your device.

Today, we’re reminding you to do this often, so you’ll never be left grieving over the loss of your priceless mobile memories.

Use Our Free iPhone and Android App

If you have an iPhone or Android phone, it’s a no-brainer: use our Camera Awesome appIt’s a camera, editing suite, social hub, and backup service all in one, so you’ll never need to exit the app (unless you want to)!

How to do it:

Download the SmugMug app. (Here's the Android versionSign into your SmugMug account to get started. When you open the galleries on your site, tap the cloud icon in the upper right corner to add any photo from your photo library to the gallery you’re in. Easy!

Upload to SmugMug From Any iOS App

You can upload your mobile photos directly from your camera roll and other apps to SmugMug! This is an excellent way to quickly back up and store your on-the-go photos, which (let’s face it) are probably some of the most precious photos we take. So keep them safe!

How to do it:

You’ll need to have the latest version of the free SmugMug App installed on your device. Simply hit the Share icon in your chosen app or from the camera roll and choose SmugMug from the list of available services. In some cases, you may have to look under the “more” option. Here's full details on our help page.

Upload From Your Desktop to SmugMug

Even without specific apps, your phone should still allow you to access your images manually, so you can upload them to your SmugMug website for safekeeping.

We won’t go into specific steps for how to do this, since you’re probably already familiar with the process of plugging in your phone to your computer. You may even already use manufacturer’s software to download your photos to your computer and they may even offer to put a copy of your photos into existing free services that you use, like Dropbox or Facebook. This is a convenient option, but we recommend taking two more seconds to also drag your files into SmugMug, too.

Why? SmugMug’s the only service that’s completely unlimited to use, and we won’t squish or resize your images. Storage is already included in your subscription fee, and you can retrieve everything using the built-in backup feature.

We’ve got several really great ways for getting your files into SmugMug; use the one that works best for you. We like using the default browser drag-and-drop window, with the option to automatically skip or allow duplicate files.

If you've taken a photo and for some reason can't find it in your photo library, our Support Heroes suggest trying apps like iExplorer to find every file on your device.

If you walk away remembering one thing….

Please download and back up your photos on a regular basis so if your phone should ever get lost, stolen, or go on the fritz, you won’t miss a single memory that you’ve recorded. We’ve all had this happen to us, and with SmugMug you can retrieve thousands of lost memories with a single click.

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'Fear Factor' Returning to NBC After 5 Years

Is Celebrity Apprentice missing that life-and death edge? Craving more insect buffets when you watch The Voice? Your wishes may soon be granted - NBC is bringing thrill-seeking reality game show Fear Factor back to primetime.

NBC's non-scripted head honcho Paul Teledgy gave the continuously high ratings for Fear Factor reruns on cable channel Chiller as the primary justification for the series' return. The executive cited the show's sense of spectacle and brand recognition as major bonuses in the decision.

Fear Factor was based on a Dutch show called Now or Never-land. When NBC imported the format to the States in 2001, it enlisted comedian Joe Rogan as the host - fresh off the end of the station's sitcom NewsRadio. The show's three-act format became a quick hit with audiences for its "extreme" stunts and cringe-inducing scenes.

Each Fear Factor episode was split up into three parts: a physical challenge, a gross-out challenge and an action stunt. By far the most visible aspect of the show was the second section - in the first season, the show asked contestants to lay in vats of snakes, rats and roaches, eat live insects or raw buffalo testicles, or find a hidden object in a vat of blood. The contestant or team that did the best won a $50,000 grand prize.

The success of Fear Factor spawned an international franchise with equivalent shows in over thirty countries. Producers tried to hold audiences' attention by one-upping themselves. When that ran out, they ran the gamut of reality gimmicks, with family teams, celebrities, and exotic locations. Fear Factor lasted six seasons, closing out in 2006.

Telegdy notes that the series may be toned down somewhat upon its return - not a bad idea, considering it earned the ire of animal rights activists for many episodes.

While the format may fit well in today's talent (or lack there of) and personality-driven reality scene (see American Idol and Jersey Shore), fans of the original show will likely have one question: will Joe Rogan return to his hosting duties? The outspoken comic was easily the most visible part of Fear Factor, and it's hard to imagine the show without his in-your-face flair. There's no news on whether or not Rogan will return.

There's also no news on when Fear Factor itself will air, but given the fast turn-around for reality shows, expect a relaunch sooner rather than later.

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'Godzilla' Comic-Con 2013 Posters, Concept Art & Encounter Experience

San Diego Comic-Con is the place where Hollywood studios showcase their big upcoming blockbuster films. Some studios usually have large booths on the convention floor or high-profile discussion panels in Hall H or Ballroom 20, but this year Legendary Pictures took it to a whole new level for their upcoming reboot Godzilla, calling it the Godzilla Encounter Experience.

The Godzilla Encounter has taken over an entire building on the corner of 7th and J Streets and is completely free to anyone who wants to enter. It's an unique experience and - while we weren't allowed to bring cameras past a certain point - we did get to experience the entire attraction a day early -which we've decided to share it with those of you not fortunate enough to attend in person. Of course, you didn't need to be there in person to enjoy the new posters and concept art from the film, which has debuted at SDCC 2013.

They allow waves of around 25 people into the building at a time, and the experience starts in a lobby of sorts, filled with miniatures, pop artwork and set pieces from previous Godzilla films. The setting is downtown Tokyo and participants are given about ten minutes to look around at all the artwork, the original rubber suit from the 1999 film Godzilla 2000: Millennium and can even try some sushi or fresh ramen noodles from the outdoor sushi bar.

There is an interactive mobile app built by MJD Interactive that isn't required to enjoy the attraction but it definitely enhances the experience - so using it is highly recommended. The app has a built in Geiger counter, the ability to take and share photos on various social media networks, and an image scanning feature that can be used on most of the posters scattered around the lobby.

Without warning, alarms go off and people in hazmat suits usher participants into the next stage of the attraction, where footage of the American military preparing for the arrival of Godzilla in San Diego plays on the walls. We're told this footage is NOT from the actual film. After a few minutes, everyone is escorted in an "elevator" and taken to the "roof" of the building-  but once the elevator experiences technical difficulties, they're dumped into an office.

This is where the attraction really shines. There is a very large video wall showing footage (again, supposedly not from the film) of heavy rain beating against the windows. Just when everything gets quiet, Godzilla comes lumbering past the windows letting out his signature roar. The guide tells everyone to be quiet so the beast won't see them, but too late - Godzilla walks to the window and lets out a deafening scream. Once again, everyone is quickly escorted out of the building, down a ramp and out to safety.

Below you'll find a gallery of Godzilla images - including two posters that debuted at Comic-Con 2013, some concept art from the film, and a bunch of images we snapped while touring the Encounter Experience:

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NOTE: Legendary was adamant that design of Godzilla shown during the Encounter is NOT the final design which audiences will see in the final film come 2014 - but we wonder if it won't look awfully similar? The concept art, Mondo poster and teaser poster for the film all have a striking resemblance to the rubber suit used in 1999 - and that's not necessarily a bad thing in our minds.

Godzilla is directed by Gareth Edwards (Monsters), written by Max Borenstein (Seventh Son) and Dave Callaham (The Expendables 3) and stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Kick-Ass 2), Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Elizbaeth Olsen (Oldboy) and Ken Watanabe (Unforgiven).

Godzilla stomps into theaters May 16th, 2014.

Be sure to check out the continuing of our Comic Con 2013 coverage and follow me on Twitter - @MoviePaul.

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There is a common understanding that celebrity deaths come in groups of three. Maybe Apple was aiming for that, too. After killing off Imaging and NetBoot/NetInstall, now there is a new support article:

Prepare for changes to macOS Server – Apple Support.

In this article Apple announces they will change the macOS Server app “to focus more on management of computers, devices, and storage on your network.” All other services will be deprecated.

The article lists the deprecated services and provides links to some open source alternatives.

  • Calendar
  • Contacts
  • DHCP
  • DNS
  • Mail
  • Messages (Jabber)
  • NetInstall (NetBoot)
  • VPN
  • Websites (Apache)
  • Wiki

In the beginning these services will remain available when you upgrade from an older version where they are activated, but will be hidden from new installations. In some unspecified future version of macOS Server, the services will be removed.

There are few services not listed here. They were already deprecated or moved to the ‘normal’ macOS in the last Server release. Open Directory and Software Update Server were deprecated and automatically hidden in Server 5.4 (the version which was released with macOS High Sierra). At the same time, Content Caching (Caching Server), File Sharing and Time Machine services moved from the Server app to the Sharing preference pane on macOS (and are available on every Mac, without having to purchase macOS Server). Xcode Server has moved into Xcode 9.

If you are using macOS Server for one of the above solutions, what should you do?

Don’t Panic

Apple is not killing off these services immediately. Server 5.5, which was released together with macOS 10.13.3 still has all the ‘normal’ services. Apple will hide the services in the UI to discourage their use in a future release. For the time being you can continue to use them. However, you need to start planning your move away from macOS Server.

While many Mac administrators would argue that macOS Server is not and never was a “professional” server, or even a server for any kind of deployment, it has found a niche in some small network environments. While the UI was certainly never perfect is has always been somewhat easier than messing with config files.

The replacements that Apple suggest in their article are worthy solutions if you need to maintain the services locally. Many are the open source projects that Apple used inside macOS Server themselves. While this removes the UI for monitoring and configuring the services, it also takes Apple out of the loop for updates and security patches. By getting the software directly you can get more timely updates. It also requires more maintenance and effort from the administrator, especially when you are using multiple services.

To the Cloud!

However, many of the above service are better replaced by cloud-hosted services, such as Office 365 or Google for Business/Education. These will also cover user identity management (replacing Open Directory) and file sharing with cloud storage systems.

For obvious reasons, DNS, DHCP and VPN cannot be run in the cloud. For small networks, these services are usually run on the router. However, if your router cannot run these services then you can run them on a dedicated box.

For my home network I am considering (i.e. finally found an excuse for) a Raspberry Pi.

NetBoot is still dead

Apple recommends NetSUS and BSDPy for NetBoot and NetInstall. These are certainly worthy solutions to host your nbi folders.

However, NetInstall functionality (this has been discussed before) is not present with the iMac Pro. It is to be expected that future new Mac hardware releases will follow the iMac Pro.

If you currently have a NetBoot/NetInstall based imaging or installation based workflow hosted on macOS Server, you need to be exploring alternative onboarding/setup workflows instead. DEP + MDM is the solution that Apple is pushing here.

Whatever solution you will find for your setup, it will require a lot of effort to get working smoothly. Rather than spending time and effort to move your NetBoot setup to BSDPy or NetSUS, leave it where they are for as long as they will still work and spend time on building a new supportable and supported workflow instead.

Whither macOS Server?

The Apple support article states:

macOS Server is changing to focus more on management of computers, devices, and storage on your network.

I would guess that ‘storage on your network’ means Xsan. Which some people still use. Seems weird to leave this as part of macOS Server and not split it out like other services. On the other hand it seems hard to imagine that this is some new server management feature.

What remains, is Profile Manager.

Profile Manager is considered Apple’s reference implementation of the MDM protocol. Most would not recommend using it in professional environments and few do (even fewer happily).

Now, that Apple is effectively reducing the functionality of macOS Server to Profile Manager, the question is: will it remain a mere reference implementation or will Apple finally put the resources behind Profile Manager to make it a usable, affordable and scalable solution?

Or maybe I get to write Profile Manager’s eulogy in a few years time as well. Only time will tell.

Does this mean Apple is leaving Enterprise business?

Really!? No.

In some ways Apple has never been able to enter Enterprise business with their own server products, hardware and software.

But they have been able to enter Enterprise business with their devices, Macs and iPhones and iPad. And because those devices are popular and trendy with Enterprise users, the Enterprises need to support them. That is what the MDM protocol and DEP are for.

With this step, Apple is making it clear that they are not even trying to play in the server business. They are happy to provide the MDM protocol and a reference implementation. They will support the infrastructure necessary to make DEP, MDM and VPP work. Apple is not interested in being the hardware that runs DNS, DHCP, file shares, Mail, calendaring and chat etc. Maybe not even the MDM server. Apple is very happy to leave this business to others. Apple sells devices.

macOS Server has been a neglected step child since the demise of the Xserve. I am surprised it took Apple this long to make it obvious.

I have written a book which expands on this topic and is regularly updated. Please check it out: “macOS Installation for Apple Administrators

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  1. I guess by “storage on your network” is more likely just File Sharing rather Xsan.

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    1. No. File sharing controls moved entirely to the Sharing pref pane. Nothing left in Server app.

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Often mistaken for Native American, the Indian characters in these stories struggle to belong in both the American West and in India. Born to an Irish father and Indian mother (from Tamil Nadu,) McConigley speaks readily about her biracial heritage. While her Irish last name typically identifies her, especially on paper, as Caucasian, her Indian looks mark her as an exotic other among the mountains and prairies of Wyoming where she grew up. Again and again in these pages from her book we sense the loneliness of characters who long for acceptance.

What the stories say

In the title story, originally published in the literary journal Virginia Quarterly Review, the Indian American narrator tries to befriend a group of newly arrived Indian graduate students in the small town of Laramie. She drives them to Wal-Mart to buy things for their apartment.

One of McConigley’s strengths is to select details that ring poignantly true. The graduate students buy plastic trashcans, discount shampoo, Corelle plates, a bucket, and a three-dollar pressure cooker. The narrator helps them move mattresses and gives them rides whenever they ask, all the time hoping they will invite her to their home and cook curries for her.

In Dot and Feather, Sindu changes her name to Cindy even before she leaves India to go live in the States. Once in Wyoming, she examines the homes of the families of the families she babysits for, fascinated by fake velvet couches and overstuffed recliners, pumpkins on the front porch, tubs of yoghurt and dill pickles in the refrigerator. She lies down on someone’s bed and wonders how it feels to sleep there every night.

In the final story, Curating your Life, the 30-year-old narrator Rae who visits India to work as an intern along with two young Americans, says, “I’d thought in the few emails we had exchanged before arriving in India, that I would have the upper hand. That I was the Indian.” Of course, as soon you read these words, you know Rae is in for a surprise.

Asking, not answering

The book is full of such disarming confessions. Any self-confidence the protagonists feel is shattered by the reactions around them. The resulting uncertainty is the best part of the stories – there are no answers here, only questions.

This was evident at a recent talk the author gave at my university on how to represent foreign territories – and people – in fiction. “How do you write the other?” she asked the audience of undergraduate students. “I don’t really know.” The stories in this collection grapple with this question just as the characters grapple with their identities.

It is interesting to note that the Irish side of McConigley’s heritage does not seem to feature in her writing very much. When I asked her about that, she said she was raised mostly Indian by her mother. “My father was a geologist and was gone a lot. On the other hand, my maternal uncle and cousins lived with us, and my mom hated Western food. So she would cook Indian all the time and she decorated our house with Indian things. I grew up feeling Indian.”

Yet, in the more autobiographical stories, told in first person, the Indian American narrator clearly struggles to authenticate her Indianness. “When people asked if I remembered India, I would always say yes. Yes, of course. And I would lay out my memory like a list.” Even with the rich memories, the photographs, and the best of intentions, the Indian American narrator is painfully aware of the fact that she is unable to blend in, even among Indians.

When she walks by a group of Indian immigrants playing cricket, they ignore her. “None of them would make eye contact with me. I tried to smile, even stop and watch, but they all looked away. I looked Indian all right. I even had long black hair. But perhaps it was something in the way that I walked, in my lace-up cowboy boots, in my ranch girl jeans that said, No, she is not.”

The first-person stories all seem a touch self-indulgent, with the narrators always ending up feeling sorry for themselves. But that should not take away from their very real sense of isolation.

Many outsiders

Moreover, it is not only the Indian characters who feel excluded in this collection. In Reserve Champion, Delia has a trophy case full of ribbons from various county and state sewing competitions. “Reserve Champion. Reserve Champion.  Reserve Champion…She was never class president, but secretary. Not prom queen, but she had been in charge of the decorations.” Now, all she wants is to show them all by winning the contest held by The National Bank of Wyoming. But standing in her way is the unlikely competitor, the new Indian doctor’s wife, and her exotic sari-clad doll Jasmine.

If you pick up the book expecting only to read about Indian Americans or immigrants you will be surprised.  Here is a fairly wide range of idiosyncratic characters – the cross-dressing boss, the kleptomaniac babysitter, the medical tourist with terrible skin, the paraplegic wife. In a sense this book is not about Indians at all. It’s about the author’s beloved home state.

McConigley is adept at selecting details about India that are not stereotyped, unlike those that some Indian writers in the West are drawn to. Thus, we hear of Enid Blyton books, wealthy Indians dining at five star hotels and driving to Pondicherry to get wine, a melting bar of Cadbury’s Dairy Milk.

Still, her best moments come when describes the landscape of Wyoming. She evokes a land, perhaps familiar to many, of dry desert, wide open spaces, snow drifts, prairie dogs and deer carcasses, oil rigs and refineries, and ranch houses, all peopled by gritty, blue-collar men and women who must drink heavy, act tough and “cowboy up. ” Wyoming is the true protagonist of this book.

Cowboys and East Indians was the recipient of the 2014 PEN Open Book Award, which is given every year to a writer of color in an effort to promote racial and ethnic diversity within the literary and publishing community. This is from the PEN Judges’ Citation: “Nina McConigley gives us Wyoming precisely the way we expect it – in landscape, sky, and animal life – and in ways we don’t.”

What’s Wyoming got to do with it?

Often depicted as a land of cowboys in popular culture, Wyoming may have been as much a victim of typed representations as India itself, and the two unlikely cultures collide here. In The White Wedding, my favourite of all the stories, the Indian narrator’s sister returns home to marry a white man in a Western-themed wedding filled with cowboy boots and Stetsons. “Our mountain was small, our town scrappy. It wasn’t the West people were expecting.”

This is a book about expectations. The protagonists hope for things they will not get. The visitors expect things they will not find. In the end I am left with this image of a brown girl in Laramie looking in through the windows at the Indian graduate students who party on without her. She is wearing a tank top in the bitter cold, out of place in her own hometown.

And yet, this is home, for when she is in India, she sits cross-legged on a bamboo mat on the floor and imagines the Wyoming sky: “So blue. So clear. I pictured nothing but prairie filled with sagebrush, sego lilies, rabbit brush, and endless open. I saw the Big Horns. The Absarokas. The Wind Rivers. The Snowies. I pictured mountain ranges like vertebrae.” Caught between worlds, maybe sometimes you need to write a book to understand where you really belong.

Oindrila Mukherjee is a writer and an Assistant Professor at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. You can follow her on Twitter at @oinkness.


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Saturday, October 25, 2008

She's Gonzo....

Well - a couple of weeks ago I put my 1971 International Harvester 454 tractor up for sale.

After a few calls, a gentleman from Lubbock, Texas decided he'd buy it. He had a friend come and check it over for him on Friday, the 10th of October.

After the "Wheeling and Dealing" was over, we settled on a price and he sent the money to my bank.

That's when the problems started.......

The first thing was, since it was a 'holiday' weekend (Columbus Day) on the 13th, his bank was closed (our bank was open, however..). By the time we haggled, it was to late on Friday for his bank to send the money. He had a trailer lined up and was ready to go but, we both decided to wait until the money was in the bank before the tractor left. That meant it would be Tuesday before the bank would have it.

His friend that had looked at the tractor (and was also supposed to haul it to Texas for him....) called on Saturday the 11th and told us his triple axle, goose neck trailer had been stolen from the truck stop in Lincoln (that truck stop has a reputation for things "coming up missing" and vandalism...). He wanted to know if I knew where he could rent one. He tried everywhere and came up empty, so he left for Lubbock without the tractor.

(On a side note - The same truck stop had a Semi-trailer stolen from it on the 17th. It was a trailer marked "Swift" - a meat packing plant. Whoever stole it probably thought it was full of meat. It was, however, loaded with 21 tons of dog food....)

They called a couple of days ago and told me that they had bought a trailer in Texas and were headed our way. After going about 35 miles out of their way, and missing our turn-off (I watched them zoom past....), they finally got up here at about 9:15 this morning.

We were up at the end of the drive at 8:30, waiting for their arrival.

They parked in the middle of the road and loaded her up there. It took about an hour and 15 minutes to chain it down but, they headed back to Texas at about 10:30.

I did a lot of work with this tractor. It's no "farming" tractor, but it does make a pretty nice loader machine. It has "Hydrostatic Steering", so steers really well in tight places. He wants to use it to load used railroad ties, so it should be great for that.

I needed a bigger tractor so I had to sell it in order to afford a bigger one.

Here's Romper, saying goodbye to it as they drove away.....

Like I said, it's been a good machine for me, but it time to move on to something better....

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This November, I’m doing something crazy, something I’ve been toying with for ages. Every year, writers from around the world participate in this crazy, off-the-rails, manic form of group hysteria called National Novel Writing Month, foreshortened to “NaNoWriMo”. The idea is to pump out the first draft of a novel in 30 days time. Writers are encouraged to just write, to get in that mode where you just put the story to paper (as it were) and not worry about whether it is the great American Novel or whether you’re the next Dan Brown. The minimum word count is set to 50,000 words, which means you need to pump out at least 1,666 words per day. I plan on taking one day per week off, which will boost my daily word goal to almost 2,000.

In practice, I can dash off 2K words in a day pretty easily. My problem is that I find it hard to resist editing as I go, and that is really NOT what NaNoWriMo is all about. My writing “process” is kind of all over the place, and NaNo seems like it might be a good way for me to exercise those “writing mode” muscles, hopefully without sabotaging myself midway through the project.

I’m looking for a “writing” buddy. The good folks at NaNoWriMo tell us that having someone to commiserate with, share ideas and frustrations, and keep each other honest when it comes to word goals, will help us through the month. If you have ever entertained the idea of writing a novel, now is as good time as any.  Stop making excuses about how busy you are, I’m busy too, let’s just get this done!

I’m currently outlining my novel, tentatively called “Cobalt Fire”.  When young Coby wakes up in his father’s arms, he is confused and disoriented. Nobody wants to talk about the accident that almost killed him, or why he has no memories at all of his life prior to waking up. Now all Cody wants to do is recover his memories, and find out who he really is. Some things might be better left undiscovered.

Why am I telling you all this? Mainly, to make sure I actually freaking do it. By committing to it publicly, I’ll need to have a pretty amazing excuse for not completing the first draft by November 30.

Yes. I am shaming myself into doing the work.

I also wanted to let my social circle know that I’m dedicated my evening times to doing this. This means, come November, there will be times when I do not answer messages, phone calls, tweets, pokes, PMs, beeps, tones, sirens or pretty much anything else, during the times that I am writing. I won’t be incommunicado for the entire month, but if you send me a message or comment and I don’t answer back immediately, you’ll know why. I’ll be toiling away in Scrivener’s “Distraction Free” mode.

I do expect to keep you up-to-date throughout, so you can cheer me on or tell me what a miserable failure I am (your choice!) or give as many damns as you please.

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Wow, lots going on

I apologize for the long time between posts. It’s mostly been because I’ve been very busy, mostly with writerly things. Which is all good.

The biggest thing that happened was the Superstars Writers Seminars, my yearly opportunity to confer, converse, and otherwise hobnob with my fellow writers. This is pretty much the highlight of my year as a writer. This year had a couple of significant developments that might help me reach the next level as a writer.

I’ve mentioned the SSWS before, so I won’t go into details about the purpose of the seminars. I’ll just say they are amazing and I feel privileged to be part of them. Of the events of the seminar, the most significant was my “practice” pitch to an actual agent. I wasn’t expecting anything from that, mostly because it was my first pitch, and it was set up as practice, but to my surprise, he actually asked me to send him the first fifty pages of Mountain Home. So I’ve been combing over those pages in preparation to do so. Keep your fingers crossed for me.

Other than that, I’ve been working on the final covers for both the online and the paperback versions of The War Chronicles. I also finally put the print version of Warlord together, something I’ve neglected for way too long. So now I have all three available in paperback. Or I will when Amazon approves them. But they’ve all been uploaded. I’ll post something when they are available, all with the new covers.

And finally, I have decided to “go wide” with The War Chronicles. Up until now I’ve been in the exclusive Amazon Kindle Select program, meaning the only place you can buy it is on Amazon. Doing the new covers reset the 90 day clock on Kindle Select, so I’ll have to wait three months, but at the end of that time, I’ll be applying for a BookBub ad, some other promotions, and putting the books on Smashwords, Kobo and iTunes. Hopefully that will be a new audience and I’ll see some new sales.

Been a busy month or so. But a productive one.

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Isaiah Chapter Twenty Five

1:O LORD, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.
2: For thou hast made of a city an heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built.
3: Therefore shall the strong people glorify thee, the city of the terrible nations shall fear thee.
4: For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.
5: Thou shalt bring down the noise of strangers, as the heat in a dry place; even the heat with the shadow of a cloud: the branch of the terrible ones shall be brought low.
6: And in this mountain shall the LORD of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.

7: :And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the vail that is spread over all nations.
8: He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it.
9: And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
10: For in this mountain shall the hand of the LORD rest, and Moab shall be trodden down under him, even as straw is trodden down for the dunghill.
11: And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of them, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim: and he shall bring down their pride together with the spoils of their hands.
12: And the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust.


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We are aiming to generate a regular source of income by using Magic Carpet participants art, to create postcards, greetings cards and other saleable products.

Charity information: Magic Carpet (Exeter)

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  • Need

    There is a constant need to fundraise to maintain and develop our programme for vulnerable people. It is becoming increasingly difficult to secure funds. However there is a greater demand for our services.

    We are aiming to develop a sustainable income generation project, which will mean we are less dependant on grant and donation funding streams in the future.This Project will provide an income enabling us to continue with our work and maintain our presence in the community. We will run a number of visual arts workshops to create artwork that can be published as cards, calendars and other marketable products.

  • Aims

    Aim 1

    Increase participants stake in the continued future of Magic Carpet services.

    » Through running a series of workshops to produce artwork that will be for sale.

    What success will look like

    Success will be motivated participants who will be involved in this project.

    Aim 2

    Develop a degree of financial sustainability

    » Through the sale of cards and other products that will be designed in the workshops.

    What success will look like

    Success will be in 12 months time the income generated from sales will substantially support futher workshops.

    Aim 3

    Increase the awareness and profile of Magic Carpet

    » The cards and products will be marketed with the Magic Carpet logo and links to our website. Initially they will be available in local outlets.

    What success will look like

    Success will be when there is an increased demand for our products and there is an increased interest in the work of Magic Carpet from the wider public.

    Aim 4

    Building our participants confidence and self esteem.

    » By seeing their artwork in print and offered for sale in commercial outlets.

    What success will look like

    Success will be seeing the pride our participants will achieve when they see their work is reproduced and for sale

  • Impact

    At this point in time we don't create income through the sale of our participants work. Success can be measured when we are able to become more self suffiient and less reliant on grant funding.

    The end products do not sell. We have done market research into pricing, presentation and outlets. We will encourage participants, workers and friends to promote these products, which will also be available on the website.

    We will create a specfic page on teh Magic Carpet website and update information.

  • Budget

    Budget - Project Cost: £50,000

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      £20,000 art workshops Staff time for workshops
      £5,000 Room Hire Room hire for workshops
      £5,000 Printing Materials, Printing of cards, calenders etc
      £10,000 Publicity Marketting, distribution and publicity
      £10,000 Management Management and admin/organisational costs
  • Background

    Magic Carpet is the main provider of high quality creative activities for vulnerable people in Exeter and surrounding areas. Our sessions operate in a variety of differing spaces within the local community, aiming to make creativity accessible.

    The majority of our regular work is with people with mental health issues, learning disabilities and carers, although we occasionally work with other vulnerable people. Currently each week in Exeter and East Devon we run at least 14 creative groups for those people we support. Our activities include: visual arts, drama, music, animation, creative writing and much more.

  • Why Us?

    Why Us?

    Magic Carpet is the main provider of high quality creative activities for vulnerable people in Exeter and surrounding areas. We network widely and work with social care organisations in Exeter becoming the specialist creative provider for some of them including the Phew Centre and Link Education. Currently we are working with the occupational therapy department at Wonford House Hospital to offer creative sessions on the wards at this local NHS mental health facility .

    Read more about the Charity running this project.

    Robert Wynne

    Rob is the Chief Executive and has led Magic Carpet since January 1999.


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Equality in Education

The project will help Roma children in three different schools to express who they are, their ethnic and cultural differences and their aspirations as young people, through the medium of multi-media documentaries.

Charity information: Equality

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    Inequality and tensions between Roma and non-Roma young people in school and in the community.

    Through the medium of multi-media, the young Roma people who participate in the project will develop pride in their ethnic identity, be more willing to talk about it to their non-Roma friends. It will also help non-Roma young people and their parents understand Romani culture better.

  • Aims

    Aim 1

    Equality initially aim to approach three schools that have a significant number of Roma pupils.

    » Equality would seek 10 pupils at each school, aged 11 - 15, who would work to produce a documentary project per school

    What success will look like

    Success will be.. The production of an audio slideshow that has a good chance of finding a place on a national or local newspaper’s website

  • Impact

    The project will ultimately raise awareness of the Romani culture and reduce inequality between Roma and non-Roma members of society resulting in less discrimination and violence towards this ethnic minority.

    The project will also have a positive effect on Roma peers who are under pressure to drop-out of school.

    Equality will report to donors through written accounts of the progress and successes of the project.

  • Budget

    Budget - Project Cost: £3,000

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      £3,000 Multi-media workshops Holding Saturday workshops for 30 Roma young people from three different schools
  • Background

    West MIdlands, Manchester, Coventry

    local communities with high Roma population, Roma communities, Roma and non-Roma pupils at participating schools. Wider society through the production of the films being published on local/national news sites

  • Why Us?

    Why Us?

    Equality have established trust within the Roma community. Our team includes an educational expert and several successful individuals from within the Roma community.

    Read more about the Charity running this project.

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Andy McCarthy, Brad Patty, Luis Fleischman, Michael Rubin

July 1st, 2014 ·

Andy McCarthy, former federal prosecutor:

  • Ahmed Abu Khatallah's first court appearance in the US, and the implications of his entry into the criminal justice system
  • Boehner's decision to sue Obama--assessing alternative methods to reign in the use of executive power

BRAD PATTY: former member of the Iraq Advisory Task Force:

  • Prospects for the emergence of, and the benefits of having, an independent Kurdistan in the Middle East
  • Ways US support for an independent Kurdish state could affect the rest of Iraq

Dr. LUIS FLEISCHMAN, author of "Latin America in the Post Chavez Era":

  • Analysis and status of a Venezuela sanctions bill in the U.S. Congress
  • Human rights in Venezuela
  • U.S. foreign policy role, strategy, and obligations in Latin America
  • U.S. interests in and national security threats from the Venezuelan regime and its relationships with Iran, Hezbollah, and the FARC

MICHAEL RUBIN, a former Pentagon official and author of "Dancing With the Devil":

  • The US intelligence failure of not detecting ISIS's plans for Iraq, and problems with the American response to the crisis
  • What can the US do at this point to help Iraq?

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Sebastian Gorka, Diana West, Luis Fleischman, Bill Roggio

March 5th, 2014 ·

SEBASTIAN GORKA, author of "Fighting the Ideological War," examines how the historical roots of Russia and Ukraine are reflected in their current conflict.

DIANA West, author of "American Betrayal," discuses Switzerland's recent vote capping the number of immigrants from the European Union.

Dr. LUIS FLEISCHMAN, senior adviser to the Menges Hemispheric Security Project and author of "Latin America in the Post-Chavez Era," weighs in on the political underpinnings behind the ongoing protests within Venezuela.

BILL ROGGIO, of the Long War Journal, discusses the characteristics of the Taliban in Pakistan and Syria, and what unique threats they pose to the US.

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Michelle Van Cleave, Charles Faddis, Gordon Chang, Luis Fleischman

February 17th, 2014 ·

MICHELLE VAN CLEAVE, former National Counterintelligence Executive under President George W. Bush, explains the unique difficulties caused by the ongoing Edward Snowden leaks.

CHARLES FADDIS, President of Orion Strategic Services, gives his insights on the possible motives that Mike Morell had to lie about the source of the Benghazi attacks.

GORDON CHANG, of, examines the economies of China and Japan and what the de-linking of the two means for future conflict in the region.

LUIS FLEISCHMAN, of CSP's Menges Hemispheric Security Project, postulates that radicals being trained in a Bolivian school purportedly run by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, in association with Hezbollah, may be used to support the floundering Maduro regime in Venezuela. CHARLES FADDIS, President of Orion Strategic Services, gives his insights on the possible motives that Mike Morell had to lie about the source of the Benghazi attacks.

Tags: Gordon Chang · Michelle Van Cleave · Luis Fleischman

Christian Whiton, Bill Gertz, Daniel Pipes, Luis Fleischman

June 7th, 2013 ·

CHRISTIAN WHITON, of the DC International Advisory and former State Department Senior Advisor, gives context to President Obama’s recently announced appointment of Susan Rice to National Security Advisor.

BILL GERTZ, of the Washington Free Beacon, discusses  the summit between President Obama and his Chinese counterpart President Xi Jinping.

DANIEL PIPES, President of the Middle East Forum, gives a historians perspective on Samantha Power’s appointment as UN Ambassador and what that means for future action within Syria. Frank and Daniel also discuss  Sunni and Shiite conflicts, and the recent uprising in Turkey.

Senior adviser for the Menges Hemispheric Security Project at the Center for Security Policy, LUIS FlEISCHMAN, talks about his new book “Latin America in the Post Chavez Era: The Security Threat to the United States.” He gives an overview of whether or not Venezuela is still stuck in a post-Chavez era as well as an analysis on some of the most important topics currently found in the media including; the Venezuelan State Ministry’s newly released statement detailing their outlook on American-Venezuelan relations as well as the recently released State Department’s 2012 counter terrorism report.

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Peter Pry, Alana Goodman, Clifford May, Luis Fleischman

April 18th, 2013 ·

Richard Miniter guest hosts.

Dr. PETER VINCENT PRY, president of EMPACT America, explains the ways that terrorists and hostile nations like North Korea could get a nuclear bomb or an EMP into the US, and what devastating impacts that would likely have.

ALANA GOODMAN, writer at the Washington Free Beacon, reports on the attempt by Bin Laden’s son-in-law’s defense attorneys to use sequestration as an excuse for delaying his trial on terrorism charges.

CLIFFORD MAY of Foundation for Defense of Democracies reflects on the lack of groups coming forward to take credit for the Boston terrorist attack, and puts it in the historical context of past atrocities.

LUIS FLEISCHMAN, author of the upcoming book Latin America in the Post-Chavez Era, discusses the role that Cuba played in the "triumph" of Chavisto candidate Nicolas Maduro in the recent Venezuelan election, and what role the island nation plays as a symbol of anti-Americanism in Latin America more broadly.

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Jon Kyl, Luis Fleischman, Ilan Berman, Fred Fleitz

March 28th, 2013 ·

Former U.S. Senator from Arizona JON KYL explains the differences in America’s ability to defend itself according to respective administration’s priorities for missile defense and nuclear deterrence.

Senior adviser for the Menges Hemispheric Security Project at the Center for Security Policy, Dr. LUIS FLEISCHMAN lays out the global strategic importance of the Iranian access to Latin America post Chavez as well as the significance of the new Pope.

ILAN BERMAN of the American Foreign Policy Council breaks down Iran’s options and the difference between strategic and tactical implications of sanctions on their weapons program.

The director of the Langley Intelligence Group Network, FRED FLEITZ covers a menu of updates ranging from the Cypriot banking crisis to the new Russian bomber threat.

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Yale University (New Haven, CT 06510-1703)
Charles B. McClendon (Project Director: October 1979 to present)

Excavations of the Medieval Abbey at Farfa

To support excavations at the medieval abbey at Farfa in central Italy. The abbey's unique position as an imperial establishment located only 30 miles northeast of Rome placed it at the political and cultural crossroads of medieval Europe.

Project fields:

Basic Research

Research Programs

Total amounts:
$16,680 (approved)
$12,840 (awarded)

Grant period:
4/1/1980 – 11/30/1981