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When Instagram added the ability to take multiple photos and upload them as a single post, it likely did not expect anyone to use that as a way to share 360° panoramas, but that is precisely what a new iOS app does.

Called Swipeable, and available to download for free from the App Store, the app allows users to take what is essentially a 360° image and post it to Instagram as multiple images in a carousel, creating quite the impressive result.

Designed specifically with posting to Instagram in mind, Swipeable leverages the new “multiple photo” feature of Instagram, giving users the ability to post huge images split across multiple, smaller photos. The results can be hugely impressive, and are a credit to the app’s developer, Holumino Limited.

“Swipeable is meticulously tailor-made for Instagram users. Just pick up your panorama and the app does the rest. Its neat, simple and intuitive user interface navigates you in photo sharing. Swipeable automatically divides your panorama into square pieces. You will be able to share the photo with the coolest new Instagram feature – Multiple Photos. Apply a single filter on everything and a single caption and location as well as likes and comments will apply to the whole post. Friends can swipe back and forth to explore your journey.”

That makes the whole process sound unnervingly simple, and in reality, it really is. While the app is currently only an iOS affair, the developer has thankfully confirmed that an Android version of Swipeable is also in the works although no expected arrival date has been shared at this point.

Some of the images created by Swipeable are very impressive indeed, and if you have an Instagram account and an iPhone, you really do owe it to yourself and your followers to check it out. It is free, after all, so all you’ll be investing is a few minutes of your time.

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This week's theme over at The Gallery on Sticky Fingers is 'play'. An easy one this week, I take hundreds of photos of my children playing. The problem was which to choose! I took this one of Bud at one of our favourite haunts - Bolton Museum and Art Gallery. They have a huge wooden Noah's Ark complete with animals and we have to play with it every time we go. I've loved watching him develop over time as he plays with this toy and the way that changes. In this particular shot he is talking to the animals through the window.

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Have We Lost the Ten Commandments?
James Durham (1622-1658) was minister in Glasgow for only eleven years but left a considerable number of writings. One of the co-authors of 'The Sum of Saving Knowledge', he is best known for writing what is still regarded as the classic Reformed work on church unity, division and schism, 'A Treatise Concerning Scandal' as well as a highly sought after commentary on the Book of Revelation.
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Most Britons think that only six of the Ten Commandments are still relevant. These were the results reported in a YouGov poll in recent weeks. It’s not hard to guess which ones have become unpopular: the first four relating to our duty to God. What is shocking but not surprising is that most of those professing to be Christians agreed. It hardly seems credible that 60% of Christians would not believe we should only worship the one true God. Any encouragement that the other commandments are still respected is undermined by the fact that the Godward aspect of morality is rejected. If most people are prepared to give this away, have we now lost the Ten Commandments?

Removing the first four commandments actually dispenses with the most important precepts. Christ summarises them as loving the Lord our God, with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our strength, and with all our mind (Luke 10:27). Indeed, He calls this “the first and great commandment” (Matthew 22:38). It comes before loving our neighbour as ourselves. Love to our neighbour should flow from love to God (1 John 5:1). Unless we have the faith that pleases God working by true love for Him we cannot truly love our neighbour.

The first four commandments deal with worship: (1) who we are to worship; (2) what ways we must worship Him; (3) how (in what manner) we must worship Him; (4) when we must worship Him. The other six deal with how we are to treat others and we can see it is in our self-interest to respect these. Yet proud unrenewed self can see no personal benefit in worshipping God even though it is the reason that we were created.

The connection that links the commandments together is so close that if the authority of God is despise in one, it is despised in all (James 2:10, 1 John 4:20). James Durham reflects on how the first four commandments deal with the worship, service and obedience which is due to God. It seems that the first four were written on one tablet of stone and the remaining six on the other (Deuteronomy 4:13). This would make the division into two parts (usually called two tables) something that God did from the beginning. This is supported by Christ summary of the commandments under the two main duties towards God and our neighbour. The two tables were put into the ark to emphasise the holiness of the law.

Durham makes the following points:

1. All the commandments of the second table share the same authority with the first. God spoke “all these words”. Indeed, it appears from Acts 7:38 that it was our Lord Jesus who spoke them.
2. Sins directly against the first part are greater then those against the second. It is for this reason that the first table is called the first and great commandment (Matthew 22:38).
3. In morals (if they are things of the same nature) the duties of the second table give place to the duties of the first table when they cannot be equally obeyed. This is so in the case of love to God and exercising love to our father and neighbour (Luke 14:26; Matthew 10:37). When obedience to God and obedience to our superiors cannot be consistent we are to obey God rather than man (Acts 4:19). We are to love the Lord and (comparatively) hate father and mother (Luke 14:6).
4. Note, however, that things required in the first table may for a time give place to moral duties in the second. For example, relieving or preserving our neighbour’s life when it is in danger, we may need to work on the sabbath day. This is in accordance with the “I will have mercy and not sacrifice” and “the sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath”.

1. Why do we need to study the Ten Commandments?

The deep ignorance about how the Ten Commandments fit together and the importance of the first table of the law shows that they are not understood. If people understood the full requirements of the other six commandments as they reach to our thoughts, words and desires as well as actions they would have far less general approval. Even if we have a commitment to all Ten Commandments, if we do not properly understand them we are in danger of losing them. It’s time to seek to understand them in the way that Scripture reveals their full meaning. James Durham makes the following points.

(a) They are unique

God uniquely announced them with His voice and then directly wrote them on two tablets of stone. These tablets of stone were afterwards commanded to be kept in the ark (Deuteronomy 10: 2, 5) and to be learned (Deuteronomy 5:1). They were to be written on the posts of the doors and diligently impressed on their children (Deuteronomy 6:7-10). Great emphasis is given to explaining these commandments by the prophets and apostles. The Saviour also does this in His sermon on the mount (Matthew 5-7).

(b) They are useful

Everyone who wants to know what is pleasing and displeasing to God will find them useful. By them we may know what sin is, how to avoid it and how to be stirred up to repentance when we have fallen into it. The knowledge of sin comes through the law (Romans 7:7). This is why it is summed up in so few words, to be more easily brought into and kept within our memories and hearts. This is why they are commended in the Word of God (Deuteronomy 5:1).

(c) They are not understood

The Ten Commandments are so comprehensive that we will come short of their great scope without effort and diligence (Psalm 119:96). There is great ignorance among many about the meaning of this vital part of Scripture. Many people do not even know that they are breaking the commandments. The result of this is little conviction of sin, little repentance for sin and much presumptuous confidence in self-righteousness.

Ignorance of the spiritual nature of the Ten Commandments makes many people neglect the main aspects of holiness, and instead proudly rest on self-righteousness and despise Christ the Mediator. We can see this from the example of Paul (Romans 7:9). Our Lord expounded the Ten Commandments so that sinners would see the necessity of a Mediator who is the end of the law for righteousness to all that believe (Romans 10:4). It is not only the godless, those who are most careful to observe religious formalities and upright in their lives, also stumble in this.

We need to know: (1) what kind of duties are required in every commandment, and (2) the sins which contradict each commandment. This should give us some direction and help in duty, and some spur to repentance, or at least conviction. By it we may therefore be led to Christ Jesus, who is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone that believes (Romans 10:4). This was after all, the principal purpose of this law as it was given to Israel.

2. How should we study the Ten Commandments?

We need to know how to understand and apply the Ten Commandments properly. Without this we do not understand how to live according to and make use of the gospel. Gospel obedience involves conviction of sin, carefulness in practice, constant exercise of repentance and daily fresh dependence on the blood of Christ. All this is undermined by failure to understand the commandments aright. Here is some further advice from Durham on how to approach the study of the Ten Commandments.

(a) Look on Them as God’s Word

Receive it as though you heard God Himself speak it from Sinai. Tremble (as the people did) and be more affected by holy fear whenever you read, hear or meditate on it.

(b) Pray to Understand Them

Be much in prayer for grace to understand its meaning. David (Psalm 119:18) prayed for this often. , and thought it not unbecoming a King, yea a believing King, and a Prophet, to study this Law, and pray much for opened eyes to understand the meaning thereof.

(c) Understand so as to Practise Them

Practise is the goal of knowledge. It is also the aim of the law itself (Deuteronomy 5:1-2). we knowing no more in Gods account then what we endeavour honestly to practise. Failure in aiming to put things into practise makes us very careless and undermines both understanding and practise.

(d) Examine Yourself by Them

When you hear and understand anything to be either duty or sin, reflect on yourself. Test whether this sin is in you and how far short you come in that duty. This is the proper way to use the law. It is intended to reveal sin and transgression (Romans 7:7-8). This is why it is called a glass or mirror (James 1:23-24). Look in it so that you may know what kind of person you are and what blemishes are on you.

(e) Be Convicted by Them and Repent

When the law reveals sin let convictions in. The law entered that sin might abound, not in practise but in the convictions of conscience (Romans 5:20). Follow these Convictions by repentance till they force you to flee to Christ, and leave you there.

(f) Use the Rest of Scripture to Understand Them

Receive help to understand this part of Scripture from Christ’s sermons and the prophets. They are the only canonical (and therefore the best) commentary on the Ten Commandments.

(g) Use the Larger Catechism to Understand Them

But do not despise the understanding contained in human writings such as the Westminster Larger Catechism (Q.91-152). The Larger Catechism is very full in relation to this and if you make best use of it conscientiously, it will prove exceeding profitable for your instruction.

Beyond The Surface

Many people understand the Ten Commandments in a superficial way without understand how deep and broad they are in relation to our inward and outward lives, in things that we ought to do and avoid. We have produced a new booklet sets out ten biblical principles for understanding and applying the Ten Commandments properly. Beyond the Surface: Ten Ways in Which the Ten Commandments Go Further Than You Think is a 10 page booklet updated from the writings of James Durham.

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Many agencies have their own specific rules and compliance requirements, in areas such as: indirect rate calculation, unallowable costs, who to invoice and how to get paid, and even their own reporting guidelines and mandates.  With so much to keep track of, this leaves many small businessparticularly those with multiple SBIR/STTR awards, or a mixture of contracts and grants from different agenciesvulnerable to compliance gaps and failed audits (which can lead to delayed payments, contract terminations, and even legal trouble).

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The Department of Energy can issue contracts, grants or cooperative agreements.  Generally, the requirements for an accounting system are relatively uniform (especially when dealing with "for profit" entities). It is important to review your award to determine what applies to your situation.

While a contractor with a DoE SBIR or other type of award may not face the same regulations and compliance requirements as a NASA, DoD or DHS contractor, the DoE has its own requirements normally found in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations.  Normally the DoE complies with GAAP and the cost principles found in Title 48 CFR part 31 (otherwise known as the Federal Acquisition Regulation or FAR part 31).  The DoE may even use the DCAA to audit its awardees, and many DoE contracts have very similar requirements to Defense Department contracts. Another similarity is the requirement for an Annual Indirect Cost Proposal, which is identical to the DoD's Incurred Cost Submission.

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If you have a contract or grant from the DoE, ReliAscent can install a DCAA or FAR Part 31 compliant accounting system, and provide you with outsourced monthly accounting and DCAA audit support.

Uniform Guidance Audits

ReliAscent also partners with a local CPA firm which specializes in Uniform Guidance Audits (UGA's), and provides these services at a fraction of the cost of other CPA firms.  Per 10 CFR 600.316, a UGA is required when a for-profit recipient has DoE financial assistance awards of $750,000 or more in a single year. This audit is identical to a NIH Uniform Guidance Audit and includes compliance tests, tests of internal controls, and audit follow-up on prior audit findings. The audit report is due nine months after the recipient’s fiscal year end.We also are partnered with a local CPA firm with expertise

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The National Science Foundation awards grants to various types of organizations.  The cost principles applicable to the awardee vary depending upon the type of organization.  For instance, commercial firms are normally held to the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) for cost principles and financial management systems that comply with Section .21 of OMB Circular A-110 (2 CFR §215.21).

Why do you need a Compliant Job Cost System for an NSF SBIR/STTR Award?

With the submission of cost reports and the final report, the government wants you to declare, under penalty of perjury, that the money spent was in accordance with the proposed budget. The only way to prove this is to have a job cost accounting system, and a properly maintained labor distribution & timekeeping system.  You also need to ensure this system was properly maintained throughout the duration of the grant. ReliAscent  can provide you with that system, and ensure you can focus on your grant; not worry about compliance or perjuring yourself!

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ReliAscent's NSF accounting services vary by the grant type, and are largely built around the Phase I and Phase II SBIR award.  During Phase I, grantees can purchase our NSF Ph. I Foundations Package, to help keep track of expenses and timekeeping, and prepare the business for the compliance requirements of a Ph II award.  We also provide cost proposal support for the Ph II proposal, as well as NSF CAAR/CAP Review support services.  Once a Ph II is awarded, our team provides complete outsourced accounting, so the business can focus on what it does best (not the threat of non-compliance).

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 The NIH is far different than other Federal Agencies; it has its own rules for indirect rate negotiations, a payment system which is unique to their agency, and unique reporting requirements for awardees.  ReliAscent has decades of experience successfully developing, negotiating, and managing NIH SBIR and STTR grants, both Phase I and II and other types of grants as well, and can not only ensure compliance, but serve as your outsourced accounting department.

ReliAscent Provides the following services to NSF grantees:

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  • Establish/Negotiate Indirect Billing Rates - Calculate monthly indirect billing rates used by NIH
  • NIH Accounting - From full accounting (including bookkeeping to CFO services) to monthly financial statement prepared with fully burdened job costs and indirect billing rates
  • Commercialization and government grantee management services during the development of your technology from an idea through commercial sales.


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Grade 3

Exploring States With Seuss

Empowered Learner
Dr Seuss

Seussville is the official home of Dr. Seuss on the Web. It is a free online place for children of all ages to play and learn with Dr. Seuss’s wonderfully whimsical books and classic characters. The website contains interactive games and activities that will enrich each child’s reading experience. The projects are endless.

The focus will be on social studies for this activity. Students will learn about famous landmarks and state facts in "Oh, The Places You Will Go!"

Students will:

  • Be able to tell others about interesting facts about each state in the U.S.
  • Understand where each state is in the United States.

To prepare for this lesson:

  • Watch the video tutorial on how to use Seussville

  • Explore the Seussville game, "Oh, the Places You’ll Go!" by clicking on, then clicking on GAMES at the top and then clicking on "OH, THE PLACES YOU’LL GO!". (You may have to click through several games until you get to it.) Seussville

  • Seussville does need Flash enabled on the Internet browser you are using. If you click on the lock or letter (i) next to the URL, a message will open to BLOCK or ALLOW Flash. Click on ALLOW. Enable Flash

  • You will see that each game gives students verbal directions along with a tutorial.

  • Decide if you want to do the game whole group or not. This would be a great activity during a station rotation.

  • Decide if you want students to create logins for the site. This is optional, but if you do, the site will save their activities in some places. The students will create a login and password. They do not need emails.

  • To log in Click on the bottom right-hand corner and WHO. The website will ask the students to create a login and passcode. It is a good idea to talk about digital citizenship and passwords here. You can refer to this MiTech Kids lesson on passwords if needed.

  • Decide if you want to use the following Google Doc as an exit ticket for completion.

Note: Check out the Teacher Resource Page for tons of free printables

See Accommodations Page and Charts on the site in the Teacher Resources.

Directions for this activity:

  1. Have the students go to

  2. The students will click on GAMES, then choose "Oh, the Places You’ll Go!" game.

  3. While they are playing the game, they may complete the Google Doc as an exit ticket.

  4. The teacher can also have a map in the classroom and do a post-it note share out. Have students write a fact down and post the note on the correct state on the map.

Note: If you feel it necessary, the students can create their own login and password to keep track of their progress on the website. You will want to have the students write down their login and passwords and share them with you.

Different options for assessing the students:

  • Observations
  • Check for understanding
  • Post it note share out.
  • Exit Ticket

MITECS: Michigan adopted the "ISTE Standards for Students" called MITECS (Michigan Integrated Technology Competencies for Students) in 2018.

Empowered Learner
1a. Students articulate and set personal learning goals, develop strategies leveraging technology to achieve them and reflect on the learning process itself to improve learning outcomes.
1b. Students build networks and customize their learning environments in ways that support the learning process.
1c. Students use technology to seek feedback that informs and improves their practice and to demonstrate their learning in a variety of ways.
1d. Students understand the fundamental concepts of technology operations, demonstrate the ability to choose, use and troubleshoot current technologies and are able to transfer their knowledge to explore emerging technologies.

Device: PC, Chromebook, Mac

Browser: Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge, ALL

FLASH is necessary for this website to function correctly.

Exit Ticket

Seussville Video Tutorial

Teacher Resources

Students create their own Who.

  • Students will learn where each of the states is located in the United States. '
  • Students will learn fun facts about each state.

This task card was created by Courtney Conley, Utica Community Schools, May 2019.


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Sharon Randall: The taste of freedom

Sharon Randall
Sharon Randall

Have you ever watched a child learning to ride a bike, getting that first taste of freedom?

I thought my tricycle was cool until I was 5, and couldn’t fit my knees under its handlebars.

Years later, while my cousin was busy chasing his sister with a BB gun, I borrowed (without asking) his two-wheeler, figured out how to ride it and thought, “Where’s this been all my life?”

I loved the wind in my hair, the colors flashing by my eyes and, yes, the taste of freedom. I was in two-wheeler heaven dreaming of places I would go. Until I hit gravel and crashed.

Spitting out a mouthful of dirt and blood, I was ready to ride again. Then I saw my cousin coming for me with his BB gun. So I ran inside to ask my mother if I could have a bike of my own.

Her eyes flashed fire as she marched me in the bathroom to clean me up and set me straight.

“Smart girls don’t ride bikes,” she said. “You need to learn to avoid things that can kill you!”

My mother had been hurt in lots of ways, but never, to my knowledge, by a bike. She would later give me similar warnings for boats, planes, travel of any kind, and people who had more money than sense.

I loved her, but I also loved freedom. Somehow I knew, as children often do, that freedom is always a risky business. I didn’t argue. I just kept riding and crashing borrowed bikes and tried not to let her know.

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I got my first bike when I was 24, after my first child was born. I’d buckle him in a baby seat in back and we’d ride to the park or the beach. I did that with his sister and brother, too. I crashed once with his sister and she refused to ride with me again.

One of my best memories is riding with my youngest when he was 2, and feeling him pat my back in time to a song we sang at the top of our lungs. A few years later, he tried riding my bike on his own, but crashed on the basketball court and broke the baby seat to bits.

He now has a daughter who is learning to ride. Eleanor Rose is nearly 4, entirely fearless and even more lovely than her name.

For Christmas, she asked for a bike. A blue one, to be exact. She had watched her brothers (Randy is 8, Wiley is 6) and their buddies rock’n’roll and crash’n’bleed on bikes and skateboards and scooters. She was well aware of the risks. But she grew weary of watching and asked herself a question that she will likely ask countless times in her life: “How hard can it be?”

The answer was clear. If the guys could do it, she could, too.

And so, Eleanor Rose made up her mind. She wanted a bike of her very own to ride like the wind with her long hair flying, her family cheering and her doll, Baby Honey, bouncing in a basket on the handlebars.

She wanted to show herself and the world that she could ride with the best of them. And, oh, the places she would go.

So she told her parents and her grandparents and her brothers and Santa and God and all His angels. And Christmas morning, she was thrilled to get a little blue bike with training wheels and a little pink helmet for her little hard head.

I wish you could see her.

I’ve seen her ride only once, but she’s coming over next week and bringing her bike to ride on the basketball court where her dad broke the baby seat. Not to worry. She’ll be safe. I’ll watch her like a cat on a gopher.

But when she is ready, I hope she will always taste freedom, even if it comes with risks. Little risks. No big ones. Only minor.

Maybe someday when I’m gone, she’ll buckle her best memories of me into a baby seat on a bike and take me for a ride. She will pedal. I’ll direct.

We’ll ride like the wind, my grandgirl and I, with our hair flying wild, singing at the top of our lungs. We’ll taste freedom together, if only in spirit.

And, oh, the places we will go.

Sharon Randall can be reached at P.O. Box 416, Pacific Grove CA 93950, or on her website:


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Control of germ cell differentiation in Caenorhabditis elegans.

R. E. Ellis, J. Kimble

Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

22 Scopus citations

The germline of Caenorhabditis elegans is organized in a linear fashion--the most distal germ cells remain in mitosis, those in the middle enter meiosis and proximal cells differentiate as sperm or oocytes. Two signal transduction pathways control germ cell fates. The glp-1 gene mediates a signal that promotes mitosis and the genes of the sex determination pathway mediate a signal that determines if germ cells will develop as sperm or oocytes. Information from these pathways acts through terminal regulators to specify cell fate. For example, fog-1 and fog-3 are required to initiate spermatogenesis and gld-1 appears to be required to initiate oogenesis. Study of these terminal regulators suggests that the decisions about sexual identity and mitosis are linked in germ cells. We propose a tripartite interaction that forces germ cells to adopt one of only three fates--mitosis, spermatogenesis or oogenesis.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)179-188; discussion 189-192
JournalCiba Foundation symposium
StatePublished - 1994
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General

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Reflections on My Jewish Habitus and Perspectives

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

    This essay discusses the intersection of personal and professional influences on the author's work and perspectives in Jewish studies. In particular the role of "bonding" and "bridging" capital is discussed: bonding with other Jews, bonding with research colleagues of similar orientations; and bridging with Jews different from myself, Jews in different cultural/societal contexts, between Jews and non-Jews, and between scholars of different orientations. The role of mentors as facilitating and non-facilitating gatekeepers is also discussed. The reflective exercise is recommended as a re-centering device for all scholars. Suggestions for investing in further research in Jewish studies follow the expansion of both bonding and bridging research capital opportunities, such as establishing a think-tank facilitating ongoing dialogue between qualitative and quantitative researchers, and researchers using different units of analysis, in Jewish studies; developing a common core of community study questions and subsidizing their inclusion in community studies; establishing an international question bank to increase comparability and standardization in upcoming surveys; expanding the North American Jewish Data Bank to be global; and reaching out for comparability beyond the community of Jewish studies research. The suitability of the Association for the Social Scientific Study of Jewry as an infrastructure for some of the networking endeavors suggested is considered.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)107-123
    Number of pages17
    JournalContemporary Jewry
    Issue number2
    StatePublished - Aug 2014

    All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

    • Cultural Studies
    • History
    • Anthropology
    • Religious studies

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[The Homeschool Seeker] Issue #003 Original 13 Colonies
March 31, 2009
Welcome to the newest issue of the Homeschool Seeker

Homeschool Seeker

Volume #003
March 2009

In this issue

  • Introduction
  • Sponsor ad
  • Website updates
  • Mini Lapbook
  • Tip of the month
  • Sponsor ad
  • Homeschool Picture of the month
  • Homeschool Question/Answer
  • Wishlist
  • Closing Comments

Welcome to the current issue of
The Homeschool Seeker.

Spring is here-or so I thought. The last couple of days we have been under a cold snap and just north of here they were getting snow flurries.

This is a lot like our school days. Just when I think they have mastered a topic (beautiful spring day) and I'm ready to start something new (plant a garden) I discover that they don't remember something or they are missing or don't understand a key concept.(frost, snow storm, flurries)

It hits me like a snow flurry after a beautiful and warm spring day. Yes, it sends chills down my back and makes my teeth chatter. lol I get discouraged and wonder will spring ever get here.(Will they ever get this?) I rush to protect the newly planted flowers and wonder why did I try to rush this. (Re-teach the lessons.)

It is funny to me, that most non homeschoolers who comment to me about homeschooling think I have a lot of patience. This is truly hilarious on these educational spring-like days.

Our mini lapbook this month is about the "Original 13 Colonies"

I hope you enjoy this month's newsletter.

I Love SBI!

Website Updates

I have starting changing the Used Books sections over to a new format. On these pages you will find direct links to current online auctions by publisher.

While only Saxon and Teaching Textbooks are now up and running I do plan to expand to other publishers and subjects. I also plan to include reviews of the individual texts/publishers/curriculum.

In a quick glance, you will be able to check out current auctions for books and read reviews about them. Hopefully, the reviews will give you an idea of what to expect if you choose to use a particular book and then if you are interested you can see what that used book is typically selling for at the auction.

If there is a particular subject or curriculum you would like to see, please let me know and I will make it a top priority. You can contact me via the Homeschool Mom page at

Feature Mini Lapbook

This month's feature mini lapbook is on 13 Colonies

Here's how I created this mini lapbook.

1. Gather supplies

Supplies you will need for this mini lapbook:

  • 4 brown paper lunch bag
  • hole punch
  • yarn or string or other material to finish construction of lapbook
  • markers, coloring crayons, pencils, pens

Optional Supplies:

  • Stencils
  • Art supplies
  • stickers
  • glitter
  • glue
  • scissors
  • History resource-books,internet,encyclopedias

2. Once you have all your supplies, fold the 4 paper
bags in 1/2 and hole punch the edges.
For more pictures on how this will look and basic
assembly you can visit Mini Lapbooks

3. Begin by decorating cover. Give the mini lapbook
a title. I will use 13 Colonies
for my title.
4. Choose concepts: For this mini lapbook,
This month the concept titles are pretty easy-the names of the thirteen colonies. Other options might be to dedicate a page to other topics related to colonial life, hardships, etc.

5. Delegate pages for each concept

With the concepts I chose:

  1. Cover Page
  2. New York
  3. New Jersey
  4. New Hampshire
  5. Connecticut
  6. Rhode Island
  7. Virginia
  8. North Carolina
  9. South Carolina
  10. Massachusetts
  11. Maryland
  12. Pennsylvania
  13. Georgia
  14. Delaware
6. Label pages

7. Add information
  • New York
Key Points to have them include or illustrate:

* Year Founded: 1664
* Founded by: Duke of York
* Royal Colony: 1685
Named for the Duke of York (brother of King Charles II);
statehood 7-26-1788;
US Congress met here after Revolution

  • New Jersey

* Year Founded: 1664
* Founded by: Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret
* Royal Colony: 1702
Land was given to the Governor of the
Isle of Jersey in the English Channel
for this colony; it would be the site of over
100 battles and skirmishes before the Revolution ended
  • New Hampshire
Key Points to have them include or illustrate:

* Year Founded: 1623
* Founded by: John Mason
* Royal Colony: 1679
Named for Hampshire County in England;
became state 6-21-1788;
was heavily explored by both French and English

  • Connecticut
Key Points to have them include or illustrate:

* Year Founded: c.1635
* Founded by: Thomas Hooker
5th to become a state 1788;
settled by Puritans from Massachusetts;
state laws were model for US Constitution;
nickname is Constitution State
  • Rhode Island
Key Points to have them include or illustrate:

* Year Founded: 1636
* Founded by: Roger Williams
Smallest colony and state;
not an island, was maybe named for Isle of Rhodes
in Aegean Sea; 1st declare independence from England but last of thirteen
to become a state because of concerns over
being fairly represented in spite of size

  • Virginia
  • Key Points to have them include or illustrate:

    * Year Founded: 1607
    * Founded by: London Company
    * Royal Colony: 1624
    Home to four of the first five US presidents,
    and eventually home to four more;
    site of 1st permanent settlement in Jamestown 1607

  • North Carolina
  • Key Points to have them include or illustrate:

    * Year Founded: 1653
    * Founded by: Virginians
    * Royal Colony: 1729
    Home of Roanoke Island's Lost Colony;
    first child born in America was John White's
    granddaughter Virginia on 8-18-1587;
    statehood 11-21-1789

  • South Carolina

  • Key Points to have them include or illustrate:

    * Year Founded: 1663
    * Founded by: Eight Nobles with a Royal Charter from Charles II
    * Royal Colony: 172
    Once part of "Carolana" with NC;
    nickname Palmetto State because fortress of palms
    kept British warship away from Charleston harbor in
    1776 battle; statehood 5-23-1778

    • Massachusetts

    Key Points to have them include or illustrate:

    * Year Founded: 1620
    * Founded by: Puritans
    * Royal Colony: 1691
    Plymouth Rock home; became a state 2-6-1788;
    once had a carved wooden codfish on the wall of
    the State House because codfish were
    a big state industry

    • Maryland

    Key Points to have them include or illustrate:

    * Year Founded: 1634
    * Founded by: Lord Baltimore

    Named for Queen Henrietta Maria of England;
    Known for its valiant army; statehood 4-28-1788;
    part of state became Washington D C

    • Pennsylvania

    Key Points:
    * Year Founded: 1682
    * Founded by: William Penn
    Means Penn's Woods, named for William Penn;
    nickname Keystone State because it is the center of the arch
    of thirteen colonies; 2nd state 12-12-1787; settled by
    various religious groups who greatly enhanced colonial
    life with inventions such as the
    Conestoga wagon

    • Georgia

    Key points to include:
    * Year Founded: 1732
    * Founded by: James Edward Oglethorpe
    * Royal Colony: 1752

    Last colony settled but was 4th to ratify Constitution
    and become state; named after King George II

    • Delaware

    Key Points
    * Year Founded: 1638
    * Founded by: Peter Minuit and New Sweden Company
    1st state 12-7-1787; Delaware's Blue Hen army (named for their
    leader's pet fighting Blue Hen rooster) turned away
    advancing British in initial skirmish with great speed
    and bravery; the 13-star flag was flown in battle here first

    Other ideas:

    List order of colonization Colonial lifestyles Colonial food Mayflower Compact Plymoth Rock Roanoke Island What was it like then page? Colonial clothes Kids in colonial times

    8. Review information

    Really important if you want them to remember the information and it only takes a few minutes.

    9. Add finishing details and final assembly

    As always, there are no strict rules here. Let them be creative in
    all the aspects from decorating to assembly.

    Tip of the Month

    History Tip of the Month: Timelines.

    Timelines are a great aid for teaching and learning about History. In a very visual way they put into perspective what was happening when. If you have an audio or kinesthetic learner you can make them more hands-on or read and repeat certain time frames. Timelines are very organized and easy to view and make those every important connections.

    Just a short note from me about SBI-this is what I use to build my website for homeschoolers. SBI helps you create more than just a website. They offer tools and keep giving you more with advice and helpful information and products (often included in price.) Now for those who are thinking that this is too much to take on or overwhelming they now offer E-learning classes for SBI.

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    Homeschool Picture of the Month

    I chose this picture for the picture of the month
    because it illustrates the beauty of nature and
    I want to encourage everyone to take some time
    to get outside for school. Spring has
    many opportunities for outdoor learning.
    From rainy days and discussions about water
    cycles to plant and animal cycles.
    I love spring!

    >This picture was taken by my daughter for their website.
    It is also a picture of the local Junior college
    where my son currently is taking classes.

    If you would like to send a picture to be considered
    for use in The Homeschool Seeker there are several
    places on the website where you can submit the image.

    However, the best place to submit an image for the newsletter would be at
    Kid's Create

    Just please add title HOMESCHOOL SEEKER PICTURE so
    that I know it is not a Kid's creation submission.

    Homeschool Question/Answer

    Question: How can I make History lessons more exciting?
    Answer:The key to making any subject exciting and
    thus easier to study and learn about is
    to come up with a way to make them want to
    choose to study the topic.

    Notice I said "to choose". Getting them
    to want to learn doesn't start with...ok, pull
    out your History book, read the next chapter
    and do the questions at the end. Let's get to it.

    History is great for hands on activities. Try to
    design a Mayan code and have the teacher
    decipher it. Go on a fossil hunt or
    visit a museum and follow clues to what your child is interested
    they stand in front of the antique cars for an
    hour but bypass the Indian tribe exhibit?

    Here is a general way to approach this...

    1. You the teacher pick the broad topic
    2. Within that topic there are many facts that are
    interconnected by themes-present them to your child
    3. Follow your child's area of interest within that topic
    4. Visit museums, do hands-on activities, put it in context or
    in relation to their daily lives.
    Texting wouldn't exist if...
    5. Connect the facts, themes, ideas and important concepts
    6. Make it fun and stress free by planning ahead the activities
    and knowing what facts/concepts etc. you want them to know.

    History is filled with facts and it is easy to say just
    remember this or that or read this book about...
    but History can be so much more exciting
    and so much more that just the facts.

    It does take a little more work and planning
    and there are several curriculum that cater to
    the hands-on History approach.
    One of my favorites is Konos. If interested
    you can check for current auctions at
    Used Homeschool Books

    Similar to Konos is Weavers.

    In our library, I have checked out many hands-on history
    books also. These books give wonderful craft, game
    and activity ideas.

    Homeschool Wishlist

    I really want to make this a newsletter
    you enjoy reading. So if you have ideas, comments
    or suggestions please visit

    Homeschool Wishlist

    and let me know.

    Or fill in the form at Homeschool Seeker for ideas/suggestions

    Closing Comments

    I hope you enjoyed this issue of
    The Homeschool Seeker.
    Until next time, happy homeschooling!

    Thanks for reading and visiting

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When people think of United Methodist Communications, they think of educational and training resources, or they may think of the kind of marketing and advertising that gets done for the denomination as a whole. But did you know UMCom offers individual churches services that help them to be able to communicate better with their community?

Join Dan with Senior Manager of Local Church Services at United Methodist Communications, Craig Catlett as they discuss some of the ways UMCOM can work directly with you in your local church.

If you enjoyed this show, please write a review and share the knowledge with other church leaders!

We'd love your input! Send ideas to [email protected].

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Every Aspiring Entrepreneur Must Build Their Personal Brand

We are at the peak of a transformational period; the stock market is facing back-to-back bearish movement, the cryptocurrency boom is alive and fighting strong, and we are still constantly struggling against the battle with Covid-19. And, if there’s one thing for certain after accounting for all the ups and downs we’ve been experiencing for over a year now, the spirit and passion for entrepreneurship are burning more potent than ever, with aspiring individuals waiting to pounce on the next golden opportunity of a lifetime.

However, what many of these aspiring entrepreneurs overlook is the importance of building a personal brand, and regardless of their knowledge on investing, money matters, and financial literacy, they lack an identity. And while it may seem like a little thing that should not matter as much now, you lose out on a lot of time that could’ve gone to building it from the very start and the benefits that come with effective personal branding.

Effective Branding Radiates Effortless Presence

If there’s one reason that should urge you to begin your personal branding journey early, then it’s the ability to radiate an effortless presence wherever you go and whatever you do. Take, for example, the success of Elon Musk, a well-known business magnate most famous for being the CEO of Tesla. A simple tweet from him generates so much engagement and directly onto the trending page of Twitter, and when these include milestones and achievements, he receives recognition tenfold.

  • Your Name Holds Credibility: Over time, as you build your personal brand, your name holds credibility and becomes synonymous with your personal achievements and the milestones you’ve made as an entrepreneur. This gives weight to your presence, and people start to respect you more even without putting in the extra effort.
  • Your Actions Define You: A personal brand turns you into a public figure, and while that comes with the responsibility of handling criticism, it also gives you the all-powerful tool where your actions ultimately define you. Your decisions will dictate how you are received, and this gives you the ability to reinvent yourself into your best version.

#1 Connect And Network With The Right People

An excellent place to start with your personal branding journey is connecting and networking with the right people because these get you in direct contact with business experts and professionals who are just as eager as you to catch their lucky break. Now while networking events may not be as popular now, given the health and safety restrictions, but the same can still be achieved through online webinars.

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  • Surround Yourself With Like-Minded Individuals: From a healthy mindset and active attitude perspective, it’s always better to surround yourself with like-minded individuals who radiate personal driving and a passion for success. You don’t want to waste your time with people who will only drag you down, and that’s a harsh truth you must come to terms with if your drive to attain success is serious.
  • Long Term And Strategic Partnerships: Connecting with people also comes with a high chance of finding someone you instantly click with and end up working with for the long term. And while these strategic partnerships may not pay off right at the get-go, they will become irreplaceable and useful in the future when you least expect it.

#2 The Value Of Social Proof

Unlike before, where putting yourself out there for the world to see required a lot of capital and extra effort, we can now leverage the internet and social media platforms to create social proof of our credibility. It’s what makes influencers and next-level advertising possible, and you want to use that framework for success in building your personal brand as well.

  • Be Visible Through A Personal Website: People often don’t like the idea of a personal website, but it’s a great starting point that will also serve as your personal portfolio as you garner achievements and recognitions on your journey. Plus, it’s also the perfect place to market your personal products, e-books, laser-engraved merchandise, and any other item you can link to your online identity.
  • Take Advantage Of Social Media Platforms: While Instagram, Twitter, and all other social media platforms may feel like they are oversaturated with influencers and already famous identities, you should also take advantage of these platforms yourself. They are perfectly free, and as you build your followers and audience, these platforms will transform into free tools of advertising, marketing, and engaging with your audience.

#3 Stand Firm On Your Personal Message And Convictions

Last but not least, we recommend that you stand firm on your personal message and convictions. One thing that a lot of up-and-coming entrepreneurs fumble with is trying to do so much without acknowledging their principles, and nobody likes a people-pleaser. It all boils down to being true to who you are, and people will undoubtedly respect and recognize you for that truthfulness and honesty.

Start Now And Reap Success Early

Overall, there are many crucial benefits to starting your personal brand early, so don’t let time get the best of you and set yourself up for success. Use the guidelines above to put you two steps ahead of the competition and keep fixing it and following your passion up until you realize the success you desire.


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4 Letter Words

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You can only change ONE letter, AND/OR rearrange the letters currently available. The first word is:

8738. xymonau5 December 2013, 12:31 GMT +01:00

I didn't know there were such interesting screensavers.

8739. Ayla875 December 2013, 14:22 GMT +01:00

The only thing they don't save you is time ;-)

8740. Groningen5 December 2013, 19:14 GMT +01:00

they are time consuming

8741. xymonau6 December 2013, 10:21 GMT +01:00

I've been using a lot of rgb images as my desktop. There are some really suitable photos on here.

8742. Ayla876 December 2013, 13:16 GMT +01:00

We allow only our cats on our desktop (in photos) - current and previous cats, that is

8743. xymonau7 December 2013, 0:15 GMT +01:00

I used to always have my granddaughters on there, and still do most of the time, but sometimes I like some colour. I have one of my images that I really love as a desktop. It's a gaudy abstract, but for some reason it pleases my eyes and makes me feel happy.

Currently I have one of the newer members' sunsets. It's stunning. I tried to find it to post a link, but I couldn't remember who did it and gave up.

8744. Groningen10 December 2013, 19:54 GMT +01:00

I had to look up the word limn

english wasn't good enuf ;-)

8745. xymonau10 December 2013, 21:44 GMT +01:00

I doubt that many English speakers would know the word, either. :)

8746. gesinek11 December 2013, 11:48 GMT +01:00

There are many 4 letter words on leo.org. If I have no Idea for a new 4lw I take a look there.

8747. Groningen11 December 2013, 15:12 GMT +01:00

thanks for the tip Gesine
but that's just for German speaking earthlings ;-)

wow I came up with this extraordinary word all by my self
I am awesom uh awesum uh
how do you spell that word??

8748. xymonau12 December 2013, 10:09 GMT +01:00

of the wordmakers is our Christine!

That's an interesting site, Gesine.

8749. Groningen13 December 2013, 21:37 GMT +01:00

and you shall never be bored again.
Strange thing happened this week, I had ordered a set of 4,5mm knitting-needles
and when I used them I discovered that one of the 5 needles was a 3,5mm!
The shop sends me a replacement but they were surprised too.

8750. xymonau13 December 2013, 22:13 GMT +01:00

Someone is going to have their hand slapped. If you are shipping orders you have to get it right first time. I used to work in a place that made up large orders of stock for people and shipped them hundreds of miles. It wasn't a simple matter to replace anything damaged or wrong items, so we went to great pains to check and re-check.

What are you making currently, Christine? And are you still living vampire hours? :o) I may get a chance to do that for a few days over xmas. I'm having about a week off, although I'm on call. It will be such a relief to not have to think about the time for a few days. I hate clocks.

Do you have plans for Christmas?

8751. Groningen14 December 2013, 3:45 GMT +01:00

well it wasn't the shipping company's fault
more the manufacturer
this set should never have left the factory

can you watch the photo's on my FB page now or not
sometimes I post pictures and it's weeks later that I get a reaction :-)
not that I mind a late like, more than welcome ;-)

I am still living vampire hours
since it's winter here it's dark when I get out of bed at 5 PM
I am busy knitting birthday presents for both my sisters 50th birthday
I had started a pair in October/November but had to frog the sock because too tight :-(
I don't want to jinx it this time so no photo's or what else until they are finished

today I found a tutorial on the web on how to create a sock blocker using a wire coat hanger :-)
I cannot buy sock blockers because no dutch company offers them for sale and US websites don't ship outside US
so I make them myself for free (muwahahaha)

Christmas plans are going to be like last year
there and back again on the same day
one sister will be there and I will leave my presents for my sister in Germany at my mothers house, she usually visits in early January

8752. xymonau14 December 2013, 5:18 GMT +01:00

That's a great idea.

Christine, sometimes I don't go to Facebook except for a cursory look, and so I never scroll down far enough. Sometimes if someone comments on an already-posted image it shows up towards the top again. At other times I've just gone to your Facebook page. I'm a bit all over the place right now. I know you posted a whale, and I wanted to comment, but something interrupted me the day I saw it. Then I forgot about it and just thought of it when you commented above. So forgive me if I miss things. I am running on empty right now. I can't go into it online, but I have felt like walking out a number of times recently. I need the money, though, so I will get through it all. However, my concentration is at a low ebb, and I'm really foggy all the time. Feel free to give me a prompt is you have posted something, and that way I will not miss it.

My brain was in a real fog one day last week. I was just trying to remember which way I had to place the paper to send a fax - face up or down. I asked a worker about three times, and tried so hard to hold the thought, but each time it would go. I finally wrote it down, then promptly forgot again, and was trying to sneak a look at what I wrote without her seeing me, because I felt so embarrassed! LOL I'm coming off the cortisone, and that may be the cause. but I am also burnt out. Roll on my days off!

8753. Groningen14 December 2013, 23:33 GMT +01:00

sorry you feel all burned out
I didn't mean to criticize you I was wondering if I should change my FB settings
because FB keeps changing their rules

I am glad you saw Henk the whale :-)
I'm so proud that I managed to finish him in time
my niece and sister were really happy and surprised
and he is an adorable softie
I've re-ordered the same yarn and I am going to knit one for myself in January
for now it's socks and socks ;-)

take care of yourself Dez
maybe have some soup?
I hope you can recharge your batteries and the end of the year
and I love your updates on all the beautiful birds that come in your garden!

is not my favorite color.

8754. xymonau15 December 2013, 1:49 GMT +01:00

Thanks, Christine. :o)

What do you use to stuff the whale? I think it would be an amazing project to knit a really huge one to use like a body pillow.

I think the whale is so much more interesting than the usual knitted toys.

Yes, I love the local birds. I had a few new visitors during the week and I'll see if I can find some photos of them. They all fly away if I pull my camera out - well, all except the rainbow lorikeets and noisy miners. They are a bit flighty, but they catch on fairly quickly that you're not their enemy. I just a dore the pale headed rosellas. It's a pair with a large baby, and their colours are magical. I think of them as "the beautiful ones". And the tiny little blue faced doves are so sweet. I can't believe I never noticed them before, but I guess they might not live in towns or cities much.

My neighbours will be getting annoyed about the noise, so I have to try to be more selective re the times of feeding. Unfortunately, native food is a bit sparse this year for the blossom feeders, so I feel obliged to supplement their diet. And it's just another way of having pets.

8755. Groningen16 December 2013, 22:11 GMT +01:00

I use synthetic fiberfill as stuffing, it's washable and not too expensive although you need a lot of stuffing for this whale.
I didn't knit the toy-bones for the two dachshunds, later I read on the web that it's dangerous for them if they chew it to pieces, and these two destroy every toy you give to them! So at a pet-store I bought those "rolled-up-hides-to-chew-on" and they finished them the next day!

Pets> right now Willem is running in his wheel he is a pro; unlike Ed who is more of a jumper than a runner ;-)

Yesterday I finished the illusion-knitting knee-highs with cats but I haven't taken any pictures yet, will do. They are made in red (her favorite color) and very dark brown, I hope she'll like them.
Now I have to finish the pair for my other sister (deadline December 25th)
no cats, no illusion knitting but….ah you'll see

8756. xymonau16 December 2013, 22:57 GMT +01:00

I was thinking of Willem and Ed the other day and wondering how they are doing. They haven't made any great escapes recently?

I think anyone would love those illusion knits. What a great idea. Are you going to make some for yourself?

8757. Ayla8717 December 2013, 6:28 GMT +01:00

I'd think that tank is too nice and the food is so good, who would really want to escape from there?

8758. xymonau17 December 2013, 8:31 GMT +01:00

Hello, stranger. How have you been?

8759. Ayla8717 December 2013, 8:53 GMT +01:00

I had a week off, thanks for asking, and this time my head behaved very well for a change. So it was nicely relaxing. Well, of course, there are still those crazy neighbours around, with their usual rumbling. All business as usual...

8760. xymonau17 December 2013, 12:23 GMT +01:00

That's fantastic, Michael! Are you continuing to look for another place?

8761. Groningen17 December 2013, 21:12 GMT +01:00

Michael is right, Ed&Willem love their home so much they're not trying to escape any more :-)

and a full moon make for an eery atmosphere.

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The minutes are slowly passing.

The girl is constantly watching. The horned beast is quietly salivating.

The mist clears.

The girl screams. The beast roars.

“Are you ready to play my children?” The God of the Underworld, Hades, speaks softly. “Hide and seek is so much fun when a vile creature and a fragile human play. The beast finds the girl and lives, or if it fails, the girl lives but the dragon starves.”

Hades leads the dragon to the north entrance of the maze. He orders it to sit and wait. Spinning around he disappears before instantly appearing beside the girl sitting on a bench at the southern entrance. “Take your time, Celena. He is slow, cumbersome and with his rancid breath, you will smell the beast long before you see him.”

Hades rises in the air. He looks down at the large crowd and raises his right hand for silence. “Soon the game will start, the winner will be rewarded, the loser dies, but remember, no matter what happens, I always win.” Like a mist in the wind, he fades away.

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“But why am I here? I haven’t done anything wrong, have I?”

“Listen to me, child. It’s likely you’re innocent of any crime, but Hades is in charge here. And he desires one of you to perish. Now stop crying, wipe your nose and listen.”

Hera spoke before her sister, Hestia could continue. “Forgive my sister for she can by a little brusque at times. The maze is made of thick greenery, too dense for you to push your way through. But the dragon will be instantly destroyed if it tries to fly above the foliage. Thus, the answer is easy; you climb. Pull yourself up to the top of the hedge and taunt the dragon. Once the creature flies above the canopy his body will turn to dust quicker than you can scream.”

Celena stood up, waving her arms at the three ugly women. “That’s it! You expect me to believe the trick will work. I’d be burnt to nothing in seconds.”

“Thank you, Hestia, how kind of you to portray me as you did. Celena, I know this dragon; he is without fire now. And so I say, No! You will not die by his flames for his fire is weak; nothing more than a few ashes spouted from an empty stomach.”

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“No! I’m frightened.” With her eyes shedding tears like a waterfall, Celena swayed like a rose in the wind.

Demeter quickly embraced Celena and whispered in her ear. Celena took her time. Eventually, she acquiesced and agreed. “I don’t have a choice, do I?” Celena’s face was the colour of a grey sky washed with dirty water.

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Her body shook.

Her tears fell. Her mind made up.

Celena looked at the sisters and waited.

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