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The only reason I have full use of both of my arms (and am not in debt) today is thanks to New Zealand’s incredible healthcare system.

I’m an avid hiker and have been hiking around the world alone for the past 6 years. However, last winter was the first time I ever scored a major injury.

It was supposed to be a normal hike to the picturesque Lake Marian, about 30 min. drive from Milford Sound. It was a 3-hour return trek through forest and rocky terrain, but definitely not a difficult hike.

Certainly not difficult enough to involve a rescue helicopter and a dislocated shoulder, right? Well, I was wrong.

A bit of a sidenote: I was wearing Sorel snowboots, the type of footwear you only have when you’re making snow angels at a fancy ski resort and taking photos for the ‘Gram. These were definitely not the things I should have worn on a forest trail requiring lots of scrambling over rocks, especially when thin layers of ice made them even more slippery.

And sure enough, I lost my footing and slipped and fell onto a colossal rock about the size of a car. It happened in a blur — my left arm caught my fall, but I also heard a loud snap. The color drained from my face, but my first thought wasn’t even about injury (stupidly). I patted down the chest pocket of my jacket furiously, where my iPhone and my expensive Ray-Bans were resting at the point of contact.

Alas, those replaceable items were unharmed. But when I tried to stand, I felt a searing pain in my left shoulder. Instinctively, I put my hand up to my shoulder to feel it, and I wish I hadn’t — I felt the bone sticking out, like a mushroom trying to pop out of my jacket.

I panicked, trying to dial 111 as fast as I could, even though I knew that an emergency call wouldn’t work without cell service. Anxiety set in for a bit as I tried to stay calm. “Okay, breathe— you won’t be like those stories on TV where the hiker is stuck in a ditch in the middle of nowhere…”

Now, despite inheriting deep levels of anxiety and worry from my mother, I’ve somehow always had a grace of fortune on my side — and this case was no exception.

By a miracle, I heard voices probably no more than 5 minutes after my fall. It was sheer coincidence, especially since this trail was fairly isolated in regards to hikers. A couple happened to be making their way back to the start of the trail, and they were gracious enough to help me. I’ve never felt like more of a dumb damsel in distress in my life.

The guy (Kyle) was quick on his feet, carried my backpack, and ran back to the trail’s start to call for help. The girl (Gloria) stayed with me, giving me her scarf to use as an arm sling. We hiked back together slowly, and I couldn’t have been more grateful to have been rescued by them.

By the time we got back (over an hour later), Kyle had already successfully summoned for help, via the construction workers who had walkie talkies on the road.

The catch? They were sending a rescue helicopter, since the nearest medical facility (Te Anau) was about 2 hours away by car.

My anxiety shot through the roof again, not only because I had a dislocated shoulder, but because I inconvenienced two complete strangers during their hike, and now wouldn’t be able to foot a huge medical bill that came with a split-second fall. (If any non-Americans are wondering why I was so worried, read this article on the approximate cost of an emergency air lift in America).

We were in an extremely isolated location, possibly the most beautiful place to ever be injured (just picture yourself an area like where Gollum is catching fish in the stream in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers). It was a bit humorous to realize that, of all the places I fell, it was in the most gorgeous country of all— one that just so happened to have the best healthcare system in the world, as well.

When the rescue helicopter touched down, a few onlookers took photos since we were sat right near a pullout with a viewpoint. I was mortified.

Within 10 minutes, my shoulder was popped back into place, and all the pain washed away. When I finally found words to speak again, I sheepishly asked how much all this would cost.

“You didn’t know? This is all covered by ACC. You’re not charged a thing.”

New Zealand’s healthcare system, known as ACC, protects temporary travellers, residents, and citizens from paying anything if they’re injured. It’s the most forgiving, incredible system I’ve ever heard of (although Switzerland’s is par with it). If a helicopter had to rescue me in the states, I’d be footing the bill for the rest of my life.

The kindness didn’t stop there, though — the EMTs told me I needed to fly back with them to the Te Anau medical center to ensure I hadn’t done any severe damage to my nerves. Kyle and Gloria, complete strangers I had just met in this unfortunate circumstance, accommodated me — one drove my car back and the other drove their camper van back (and it was a 2 hour drive!).

They were absolutely my guardian angels.

And yes, I ended up getting a free helicopter ride — the most drop-dead gorgeous one I’ve ever gone on in my years of travelling. The snowcapped mountains, never-ending lush green forestry, crystal-clear lakes, and towering waterfalls that looked microscopic from up above — they all made this injury somehow worth it.

While I’m incredibly lucky that this injury wasn’t life-altering, I’ve also learned the importance of taking precautions when hiking alone (register with a local info center beforehand or rent a personal locator beacon). And for crying out loud, don’t wear fancy snowboots on an icy trail — always stick to hiking boots.

It warmed my heart to experience pure goodness of fellow travellers on the road like Kyle and Gloria, as well. In all my years of travelling, I’ve always met the most incredible, generous people — one of the sheer beauties of exploring the world by yourself.

Lastly, I actually was so fortunate that this injury happened in New Zealand, where their healthcare system is absolutely stellar. ‘Ewe’ are the best country in the world.

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A quick search on Font Reach reveals that Proxima Nova is used by over 25,000 websites. It’s the main typeface of some of the most popular companies in digital media, including BuzzFeed, Mashable, NBC News, Wired, and — you guessed it — Mic. Since our 2014 relaunch, Proxima Nova, along with Stag, has been a core part of our identity across branding, website, mobile app and internal projects.

As a designer who uses Proxima Nova day in and day out, I was curious about the typeface’s history and why so many media companies choose it to tell their stories. So I reached out to Mark Simonson, the creator of Proxima Nova. What exactly is the key that makes Proxima Nova so popular among content companies? “I don’t really know,” he told me, “but I like to think it has to do with the qualities I put into the font: The proportions, the spacing, the overall look and feel.”

The history

Tri Vo: How did Proxima Nova initially come together for you — Were you trying to solve a specific typographic problem? Were you experimenting?

Mark Simonson: It was a reworking of an earlier release of mine, Proxima Sans. When I did Proxima Sans in the early nineties, I only did three weights with italics. I had bigger plans for it, like more weights, condensed styles, and features like small caps and alternate characters, but at the time I just got too busy with other things in my life. The basic design of Proxima Nova is the same, but Proxima Sans was first. Proxima Nova is a more refined and developed version.

Before there was Proxima Nova, there was Zanzibar, an early concept that Simonson developed in 1981. By that point, Simonson only had the lowercase set of characters; the uppercase set took him another decade.

Early sketch of Zanzibar (Source: marksimonson.com)

In 1991, Simonson was working as an art director for the magazine Business Ethics, in which he used Gill Sans. While he liked the font, he wanted to go for a plainer, more geometric approach, so he built upon Zanzibar to create a new font called Visigothic.

Some existing faces influenced the look of Visigothic. I wanted the general proportions and stroke contrast of Helvetica or Akzidenz Grotesk, but with construction and details borrowed variously from Futura, Kabel, the ATF gothics (Copperplate Gothic, News Gothic, Franklin Gothic, etc.) and the U.S. Federal Highway signage typeface. The result was a hybrid; a face combining modern, even-width proportions with a somewhat geometric appearance. — Mark Simonson, Proxima Nova Overview

In 1994, Visigothic was publicly released through FontHaus under the name Proxima Sans. “Visigothic was a silly name,” Simonson explained in an interview with entrepreneur Cameron Moll. “Plus it didn’t showcase some of the font’s stronger features, such as the ‘s’ and the ‘a’. Sometimes font names are chosen specifically to showcase certain letters, and that was the case with Proxima Sans.”

Despite Simonson’s years of hard work, Proxima Sans was not successful. Sales were low, and Simonson was occupied with his new job and the birth of his child. Proxima Sans was put in the back burner.

But in the early 2000s, the geometric simplicity of Proxima Sans regained momentum. In 2002, Rolling Stone used it in a major rebranding. Two years earlier, Tobias Frere-Jones released a geometric, New York City-inspired typeface, called Gotham, on commission from GQ magazine. Gotham quickly became popular, appearing on the cornerstone for the Freedom Tower in 2004 and in President Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign materials.

Gotham’s impact (Source: idsgn.org)

Seeing a growing opportunity for geometric fonts, Simonson revisited Proxima Sans. He refined every character and built a new italic set from scratch. In 2005, Proxima Sans was re released under the name Proxima Nova, with many more weight and style variations.

While Proxima Nova was initially more successful than previous versions, it didn’t get off to as strong of a start as Gotham did. But with the launch of Typekit in 2009, a high-quality web font hosting service, Proxima Nova was available to use for web, while Gotham was unavailable for another four years. As a result, many Gotham users switched to Proxima Nova, since the two typefaces have a similar geometric look. After two decades of development, Proxima Nova finally got mainstream recognition.

Proxima Nova is named as 2013 Font of the year by Typ.io

Why Proxima Nova is everywhere

TV: Why is Proxima Nova a font people can easily connect with?

MS: I don’t really know, but I like to think it has to do with the qualities I put into the font — the proportions, the spacing, the overall look and feel. I tried to make the shapes of the letters simple and clear. It doesn’t have a lot of fussy details or mannerisms. Maybe it has to do with the open, circular forms, which perhaps give it a “friendly” appearance, especially in the lowercase.

In 2015, over 25,000 websites have chosen the geometric typeface to represent themselves. As Simonson said, it’s a simple, friendly font, but that’s not the only reason we all decided to jump on the Proxima Nova bandwagon. There are a few others, like:

1. It works well for screens.

The rise of computer, mobile and tablet devices means there’s a higher demand for designs for screen, which means sans-serif fonts move to the front of the line. Choosing a sans-serif font when designing for screens and mobile has become a normal and standard practice in the design world. It’s clean, minimalistic and works well at different screen resolutions. Even Google, after sticking with its iconic serif logo for more than 15 years, introduced us to a brand new sans-serif look in September that is cleaner, more modern and geometric.

MS: I think the trend has to do with computer screens which, until fairly recently, have had fairly low resolution. I think that’s why sans-serif faces became more popular; they hold up better on low-res screens. We have screens now that can handle the detail, but people prefer what they are used to, and everybody is used to sans-serif faces now.

Does that mean sans-serif fonts are always a better choice? Not necessarily. Many designers — Medium’s, for example — still think the curves of serif fonts help guide you through the page, or screen, better than sans-serif fonts.

2. It has great flexibility.

While sans-serif fonts are generally plain and minimal, many fonts have a lot of personality that may not be suitable for everything. As a designer at a media company, I try not to over-design so that the content speaks for itself. Proxima Nova does just that.

Simonson agrees, “I like to think Proxima Nova could be used for anything, but in general it works best in situations where you want something kind of invisible that doesn’t call attention to itself. It doesn’t really convey much beyond the words you set in it. It’s not a ‘personality’ typeface.”

3. It’s trendy.

Longtime favorites like Helvetica and Futura are clean, versatile and go perfectly fine with many design projects, but they have also been around for so long that many young designers find them quite stale. Proxima Nova offers a modern and trendy look, while maintaining the simplicity and versatility of Helvetica. Some would even go as far as claiming Proxima Nova is the new Helvetica.

Simonson is “very flattered, but… As a type designer, you may dream of ‘creating the next Helvetica,’ and I did imagine it as being something that could be used instead of Helvetica. At the same time you don’t really expect that to actually happen, no matter how good you think your typeface is… eclipsing Helvetica? That’s a tall order.”

The Future

TV: Any future updates to Proxima Nova? More weights perhaps? Or are you working on any new typefaces that you’d like to share?

MS: There are always little updates coming, language extension, things like that. I’m working on adding more weights to the rounded version, Proxima Nova Soft. I’m also working on an extended version, Proxima Nova Wide. It takes time.

Mark Simonson (Source: adobe.com)

For my full conversation with Mark Simonson, go here.

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I met Charlene, the owner to Sweet Chic Events, a few months ago at The Knot’s vendor party at Salvage One.  We totally clicked right away!  So I got to thinking that I should let my brides know how valuable a wedding coordinator can be.  That’s one of my regret when I got married a few months back is not having a coordinator.  Now that the wedding is over, I had secretly wished I would’ve hired a professional coordinator throughout the entire wedding planning to 1. Take away some of the stress and 2. Take over the details that I had failed to pay attention to.  Hiring a professional versus an amateur makes a HUGE difference.  Trust me!!  I had to learn it the hard way on my wedding day.  Yes, I hired an amateur for my wedding day.  Not good.  So brides, please read this interview.

So here’s a quick something about Charlene for you to know a little something about this wedding lifesaver.

1. How did you get into wedding and event planning?

Becoming a wedding planner was always my dream job because it was the perfect merge of my two passions: weddings and event planning. The fantasy and romance of weddings captivated me from a very young age. In high school, I was that girl tucked in the corner of the library reading wedding magazines!

I produced my first event in college, which led to multiple other events, shows, conferences, and eventually weddings for friends and family. Events can be hectic and chaotic, but for me planning and executing an event is a rush. I love handling the vendors, logistics, and people. My favorite part of wedding planning? Working with the couple to create the overall vision for their day, taking them from start to finish and seeing the end product come together exactly as we had envisioned.

After working in the corporate side of the hospitality industry for a number of years (and planning events on the side), I decided to go on my own and pursue my passion. I started Sweetchic Events in 2008 to fulfill my love affair with weddings!

2. Tell me one thing that’s hard about your job that your clients don’t know about.
Being a wedding planner is all about developing relationships. Not just relationships with your clients, the bride and groom, but relationships with the city’s best photographers, DJs, musicians, florists, caterers, bakers, venues, stationers, makeup artists… the list just keeps going! I am out there pounding the pavement on a daily basis setting up appointments, meeting new people, developing new relationships, and seeing and experiencing their work first hand. How does this benefit the end user, aka my clients? They reap the benefits of working with the best talents (some known and some unknown) in the Chicago wedding industry! So much more reliable that a random Google search or online wedding directory listing, no?!

And why exactly is this “hard”? Because I am naturally a shy person, so it has taken some effort for me to become more outgoing and to finally enjoy meeting new people!

3. Tell your readers one thing about yourself that you would like for them to know.

I used to moonlight as blogger “Miss Emerald” on the web’s most popular wedding blog, To this day, I am still a daily visitor to the “hive” and remain friends with many of the past and present Bees! As crazy as it sounds, Weddingbee really changed my life!

4. With the economy being where it’s at, please tell your readers why it’s important to hire an event coordinator

There are no do-overs when it comes to your wedding day. We have all heard those horror stories of wedding-days-gone-bad, and often times, it boils down to the fact that there was no one in charge. No one who knew every single detail of the 1000 piece puzzle that makes up a wedding day… no one except for the bride who is busy being, well, the BRIDE! She should not be directing people, talking to vendors, handing out tips, setting up things, worrying about anything!

Hiring a professional coordinator (and not your cousin Jane or aunt Susan!)  is like getting insurance for your wedding. Because chances are, the amount you are investing for your wedding day probably COULD buy you a car… which you would never drive without insurance! A professional coordinator should step in a few weeks before the wedding and help you determine all the logistics, iron out all the details, even attend your final walkthrough with your venue/caterer. And then all that is left for you to do is to enjoy the time leading up to the wedding day with your friends and family.

And do your homework – get referrals and check reviews. A great planner/coordinator is worth their weight in gold. A bad planner is just bad news! If someone is promising you the world for $500, remember that you usually get what you pay for…

5. Is there difference between a wedding “planner” and wedding “coordinator”?

Yes, although it’s possible to be both! For example, if you hire me from the very beginning of your engagement to hold your hand through the whole planning process, then I am your wedding PLANNER.

If you hire me to step in two months (the typical Sweetchic timing) before your wedding and manage your day, then I am your wedding COORDINATOR. All planners should know how to plan and execute, while not all coordinators know how (or have the desire) to plan the whole shebang… make sense?

6. What’s the one thing brides and grooms should splurge and not scrimp on when it comes to their wedding and why?

Photography! Every wedding professional will tell you this, and it’s no secret! I just hope we can engrain it into every bride’s mind 

And in my opinion, it is always preferable to work with an independent photographer (*waves at Melissa Diep*) versus a large company that outsources their weddings to photographers that they find… on Craigslist!!! (trust me, it happens people, no joke!)

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Mellor Calendar 2014
Place your orders with Mike Benford-Miller for the Mellor Calendar 2014 in support of St Thomas’ Church and Rose Queen Rebecca’s charity “The Children’s Society”. There are order forms in the Parish Centre or telephone Mike on 0161 427 4311. The calendar will be available for sale in a few days and has 12 of the paintings of Mellor that Mike exhibited earlier this year.
All Steamed Up at Mellor Mill…
We are in that pregnant pause between the submission of our bid to The Heritage Lottery Fund and the panel’s decision.
The project has been running, on limited resources, for two years and we have built up a ‘head of steam’ that we don’t want to lose. Our volunteers have been stoical in their toils to identify all the buildings and features at the Mellor Mill site in order for a definitive survey to be carried out as part of the HLF Stage 2 submission. The survey completed and our bid safely deposited with HLF we were determined that we would carry on with the excavations as if the HLF award had been made.

At the end of July we found ourselves starting to excavate at the northern extremity of the main Mill complex. This is the boiler house and the steam engine house. A building, constructed in 1860, which is detached from the main Mill, housed the Lancashire Boiler and two horizontal steam engines, manufactured by Goodfellows of Hyde. We started to investigate the depression where the building once stood but now was only showing the top few inches of the long engine holding down bolts above the debris and dense undergrowth.
Early on we uncovered what, at first, was thought to be the boiler flue but this seemed to be in the wrong location. The latest interpretation is that it is an economiser providing pre-heated water to the boilers to save on fuel.

In 1877 we find the original steam engines put up for sale and the following is the sale notice from the Manchester Guardian.

Manchester Guardian1877 Dec 18 p7

The Sale Notice says:
One Pair of Compound Horizontal Steam Engines by Goodfellow, of Hyde; high-pressure cylinder 14in. diameter, 4ft stroke. 2½in piston rod, cast iron slides, 9ft. connecting rod and strong cast-iron bed complete; low pressure cylinder 27in. diameter, 2ft.6in. stroke, 3½in. piston rod and connecting rod; horizontal air pump in front of low-pressure cylinder and on same piston rod, cylinder and air pump on cast-iron bed, complete; crank shaft, 6in. necks and 7ft centres of engines; spur wheel, 60 cogs, 3in. pitch, 8¼in. wide; flywheel, 12ft.3in. diameter; rim, 8in. wide by 9in. deep.
Can be seen at Bottoms Mill, Mellor, Marple.

From measurements taken from the holding down bolts, protruding through the ashlar engine mounting blocks, it has been calculated that the original pair of engines were replaced with a much more powerful pair in 1877. Possibly capable of producing 120 hp which is equivalent in power to the three mill water wheels. Was this a last ditch attempt to keep up with the steam powered mills in Stockport, Manchester and beyond? The new engines were powered by not one but two Lancashire Boilers with the second one housed in an extension to the north of the boiler house with extensive alterations to the coal cellars taking place at the same time.
During the excavations there have been a number of significant finds.
We have recovered several pieces of ‘fire bar’ from the boiler house and from the engine fly wheel pit a tapered key which was possibly to join a connecting rod to a piston.
A group of Scouts from Warrington, working towards their Heritage Badge, and later ‘A’ level Archaeology students from Aquinas College, in Stockport, have uncovered a substantial section of the flue which ran up the hillside from the boiler house.

Section of the brick arched flue.

A view across the engine house to the right and the boiler house to the left. The vertical section of brick wall separates one from the other. The flywheel pit can be clearly seen
in the engine house with the holding down bolts for the engines to either side.

We are sure that there has to be a drainage system from the boiler house to allow for the boilers being drained down for maintenance. To date we have failed to find its exact location and so during inclement weather we suffer from a build up of water at the bottom of the dig.
The building has been difficult, at times, to interpret due to the major alterations and extensions which took place when the engines and boilers were upgraded and we will need to give careful consideration to which features to present for public viewing. Of major concern is the conservation of the exposed masonry and its protection from the elements in the future. The English Heritage, Heritage at Risk team, will be advising us on the best way forward to ensure this important piece of our Industrial Heritage is presented and protected for all to enjoy into the future.
Weather permitting, work will carry on through the winter. Visitors and Volunteers are always welcome. We have tour guides available both for the casual visitor and, by arrangement, for organized groups.

Further information is available from Mellor Archaeological Trust both on the website or by email to
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Mellor Mill Heritage Day – 8th September
The long wait was over for those working behind the scenes to create the Mellor Mill Heritage Day, at the Roman Lakes. Weather forecasts had been watched as the day drew near, early in the week  Sunday was predicted to be wet and windy, clouds of despair began to grow, but lifted as the day approached, and fine weather was forecast. Volunteers scanned their print-offs, when would they be needed and where? Various jobs had to be done, pop-up museum, face painting, finds washing, beer tent, bricks and nails stall and more. Gazebos erected, fingers fiddled with fittings, tables filled, chairs found and sat upon. At last the sun shone through the clouds and the show was off to a fine start. Down either of the two hills, which descend from Marple and Marple Bridge, the visitors came, to encounter, first, the Booking Office. Under the green awning tickets, for entry to the site by programme, were available for the extensive tours of the Mill site. Nine tours in all, in three sets of three, these starting at 11.30am, 1.30pm, and 3.30pm. Then from the mill site, a walk, to the hub of operations for the day, Roman Lakes or Mill Pond 1(pre 1892), which became a hive of activity during the day. Though business started at a trickle, by noon the stream of visitors was in full flow. By which time Samuel Oldknow himself was guiding one of the tours round the site of his former mill. Fortunately the ground was not too wet; the penalty of muddy shoes was not too severe. Many questions, during the tours, interest in the project grew as the parties were led round. This serves as an indication of the invaluable work that has been carried out by the team in opening up the area to reveal some of our local history. Mellor Mill Heritage Day, a splendid, memorable occasion when the memory of Samuel Oldknow, his groundbreaking mill, and the mill hands was celebrated.

Networks – A Garden for Cancer Research UK at Tatton Flower Show
The final accounting for Mary Hoult’s Gold Medal winning garden is nearly complete and a cheque for £8000 plus will soon be presented to Cancer Research UK. The money was raised through a daily raffle, collections and plant sales. The garden was well received by all the Tatton visitors with many people saying how much they liked the calm and reflective nature of the Networks Garden.
The Charity was delighted to have a presence at Tatton and used the garden for award ceremonies. Also local groups of fundraisers were invited into the garden for special guided tours by Mary as a thank you for all their efforts.
Thank you to all volunteers – the planters, raffle tickets sellers and those that stood in the blazing sun for many hours explaining the garden design and planting scheme. Thank you also to all who took part in the plant sale outside the Devonshire Arms and to Darren and Louise for the use of the pub garden.
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The Festive Season in the Village
This a list of some of the events and entertainments happening in Mellor during Christmas and New Year. In case of late changes it would be worth checking the web sites of the various organisations.

Mellor Church
Sunday 1st December Advent Carol Service 6.30pm
Saturday 21st December Friends of Mellor Concert featuring Tom and Jennifer Lowe 7.30pm
Sunday 22nd December Service of Nine Lessons and Nine Carols 6.30pm
Tuesday 24th December Crib Services 4.00pm and 5.30pm

Mellor School
Friday 29th November Christmas Fayre at 5.00pm
Thursday 19th December School Carol Service at Mellor Church 7.00pm

Devonshire Arms
Christmas menu available throughout December
Saturday 21st December Marple Brass Band Christmas Carols 8.00pm
Tuesday 24th Special Christmas Eve menu
Thursday 26th Boxing Day Stomp and Chomp 12.00 start Treasure Hunt with free Hotpot
Tuesday 31st James Bond theme evening – come as your favourite Bond character – buffet available

Oddfellows Arms
Tuesday 31st December New Year seven course meal followed by fireworks at midnight.

Moorfield Arms
Special Christmas menu 3rd December to 24th December

Hare and Hounds
Festive menu throughout December
Prestige Festive Tester also available through December
Sunday 22nd December Carols in the Hare at 8.30pm
Tuesday 24th Reading of ‘twas The Night Before Christmas’ by actor Guy Nicholls at 9.00pm

Royal Oak
Friday 20th December Christmas Party at 4.00pm with the arrival of Father Christmas at 5.00pm

Mellor March Lantern Walk
Tuesday 17th December The Mellor March Lantern Walk in aid of cancer charities.
Leaving from the Royal Oak at 6.30pm. Circular route via the school, the church and the Hare and Hounds with carols sung at various points. Dress waterproofs with good footwear and lanterns (torches) to be carried. All welcome

Best Wishes for Christmas and the New Year from The Mellor Society Committee.


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Nonetheless, there are some things that must be taken care of by capable professionals. Basement restoration One job that you ought to not try to choose your very own is water damages repair. Water damage can be the result of flooding, a sewage backup, a broken water line, etc

Typical sources of water damages include flooding, tornado bursts, leaking pipes, infiltration from below ground, and also damaged roofing system as well as seamless gutters. Water in your home can produce all type of ravaging results, including creating a best growth environment for germs and also mold and mildew. Instead of going to the shop and also acquiring devices and also equipment you might just use once, rely on our team as we have what we need to do the job. Getting rid of residue needs more than soap as well as water, so you'll wish to rely upon the professionals.

In order to guarantee that there is no mold and mildew or further damage, it might be good for him to hire a water damage repair company to assist repair his cellar. I agree that dealing with water damage and also molds need to be delegated the professionals because they are expert in doing the procedure, and also they have the right tools to use. My grandmother's residence has been influenced by a flooding, and my moms and dads are searching for services who can assist her recover her broken basement. There are many advantages of fire damage restoration, consisting of the elimination of the smell of smoke and soot residue.

They typically achieve this by making sure that your house is totally dried out is an efficient way, providing mold and mildew as well as mold no possibility to acquire a grip within your residence. In the event that mold and mildew or mildew has actually currently started to expand, water damages restoration specialists will certainly have techniques readily available to them to get rid of all traces of it rapidly and precisely.

If you're hiring a water damages remediation firm to clean-up your house or organization after a flood, make certain they're proficient in mold and mildew removal. It's likely, depending upon the amount of water existing as well as how much time it takes to get rid of, that you'll have a mold problem. It only takes 24-- 48 hours in the appropriate problems for mold to grow. Because mold can grow on any kind of surface that perspires or wet-- like wall surfaces, under carpets as well as furnishings, in closets, as well as literally anywhere else-- it frequently goes undetected. You want specialists with the ability of determining sources of mold and mildew as well as giving the appropriate solution to ensure you mold and mildew trouble is completely remediated.

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The water after a flood is normally full of germs as well as bacteria that can trigger carcinogen. You can become much more vulnerable to health issues and also condition if you try to clean up water damage by yourself. Also if you use safety apparel, there is still a high possibility that you can come in close call with bacteria when tidying up water damages. Our various certifications and intensive training programs have instilled in us an expertise that is incomparable amongst our Bentonville rivals. When your basement floodings or a roof covering leak fills your attic room with water, you require the aid of a remediation group you can rely on. Not simply a business that comes suggested by a next-door neighbor, but a group who is licensed and also industry-recognized. We give efficient, prompt, and cost effective water damages options to companies in need.

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About M.E. Owen

M.E. Owen writes science fiction, fantasy, crime, often in the same story. Her short work has appeared in Boundary Shock QuarterlyFireside Fiction, Abyss & Apex, Fiction RiverFlash Fiction Online, plus more.

Her debut novel, Survival Instincts, came out in 2018, and she is working on the sequel.

She lives on the wet side of Washington state, and when not writing, she kayaks, bikes, plays with transportation geodatabases, and occasionally throws knives (not all at once, but that would be cool).

M.E., being the first granddaughter on both sides of the family, got named after a long line of women who hated their names. Kiddies, don’t do that to your kiddies. This is why M.E. mostly goes by Lisa.


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Qiqi, a Chinese client, meets Kelsee, her surrogate mother / still from My American Surrogate

International surrogacy is often reviled as a system in which Western, mostly white people, exploit the bodies of women in underdeveloped countries, who are often women of colour. A typical feature in the media will display images of poor, heavily pregnant, sari-clad women sleeping in a crowded dormitory.

But this is not the image of surrogacy in Japan, explains Yoshie Yanagihara, a sociologist at Tokyo Denki University in a fascinating article in the journal Bioethics. After studying portrayals of surrogacy in the Japanese media, she concludes that: “The current situation in Asia flips this perspective—with white women regarded as easier targets for exploitation by wealthy people of colour. For Asian clients, Westerners can be easily regarded as ‘others’ whom they can use for their reproductive needs.”

There are precedents for commercial surrogacy in East Asia. Yanagihara relates that forms of surrogacy were institutionalised in traditional China, Korea and Japan, even into the 20th century.

In Korea, for instance, couples without male heirs used surrogate mothers called ssi-baji. If one of these women had a boy, she handed him over to the client and was handsomely paid. If she had a girl, she kept the child and received a smaller fee. Her daughter then became a ssi-baji as well.

In China, during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) and the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911), it was possible for a man without offspring to draw up a contract to “rent” another man’s wife. This was eventually banned late in the Qing period, but it continued as an underground practice.

In Japan, an established system called mekake-bouko existed until the late 19th century under which a single woman worked as a domestic for a master in order to bear him a child. This, too, was banned in 1898, but legal safeguards existed which recognised a child born from a man’s extramarital relationship as the legal child of him and his wife.

Nowadays commercial surrogacy is banned or discouraged in China, Japan and Korea. However, women from these countries continue to look abroad for surrogate mothers.

In her article Dr Yanagihara reviews sympathetic stories in the Japanese media to understand how this became culturally acceptable.

When American-style surrogacy with IVF emerged, she writes, it was received coolly. “In short, modern surrogacy was not construed as an altruistic practice but rather an explicitly commercial business representing a revival of mekake.”

However, a TV celebrity couple, Aki Mukai and Nobuhiko Takada, helped to change public opinion. After a battle with cervical cancer, Mukai had a hysterectomy. Still eager to have children, the couple engaged a surrogate mother in California who gave birth to twins. When they returned home, Mukai applied to be registered as the birth mother. Eventually she lost a long legal battle in Japan’s Supreme Court. However, a tsunami of positive publicity changed public attitudes towards this modern mekake.

In books, TV series and magazine features, Mukai idealised her American surrogates, Cindy and Sandra, as loving women “filled with motherhood” and even “sacred”. Christianity, Mukai suggested, made these women naturally altruistic.

In the West, where people are more familiar with Christianity, this seems bizarre, as opposition to surrogacy in countries like the United States often has a Christian inspiration. However, a “fairy tale” approach dominates discourse about surrogacy in Japan, according to Dr Yanagihara. She cites a report claiming that American women were supremely altruistic. “What surrogate mothers sought were neither money nor gifts,” the journalist wrote. “THANK YOU. They said these words rewarded all pain.”

By way of example, TV celebrity Izumi Maruoka found a surrogate in Russia in 2018. In a TV interview afterwards, she “asserted that the motivation of the Russian surrogate mother was based on her Christianity. Maruoka’s explanation reflected the shared Japanese myth that the most important motivation for many white, Western women to become surrogate mothers is their Christianity.”

Japanese are aware that surrogacy is, or can be, a form of exploitation – but it’s clearer if women of colour are involved. White women, whether from Ukraine or the United States, are believed to do it out of Christian altruism. In fact, this helps to allay ethical misgivings about commercial surrogacy:

“Accordingly, because surrogacy provides psychological happiness, to ask Western women to become surrogate mothers was construed as a charitable act performed by [Japanese] consumers, instead of exploitation or infringement of human rights, as in the case of the historical Japanese surrogates known as mekake.”

In fact, as long as the surrogates are from overseas, gestating children for other people is no longer controversial in Japan, Dr Yanagihara reports:

“There is no public criticism in Japan about the infringement of surrogate mothers’ rights in these countries. In contemporary Japanese culture, transactions concerning a woman’s body have not become a social issue, if the provider of the body is a white Westerner.”

Dr Yanagihara comments that the growing number of women from Japan and China seeking surrogates in the US and other Western countries reflects a new economic reality:

“Surrogacy has long been considered a transaction between white women and women of colour or Westerners and ‘Others’. However, the power structure of the current Global North-Global South divide is dramatically changing. Economists predict China will become the world’s largest economy and maintain that position over the next decade. The surging number of East Asian clients engaging in cross-border surrogacy in Western countries will likely continue to rise.

“Therefore, the growing East Asian surrogacy market will create (or, in the case of Japan, has already created) a rhetoric about Western surrogates. Once the triumph of persuasive rhetoric makes Western women ‘convenient’ surrogates, it exposes them to become a target of supply for the market.”

As evidence of this, watch this short documentary about Qiqi, an entrepreneurial Chinese woman whose California company, Good I.VF., sources surrogate mothers. Her message is simple, wrote the director in the New York Times: “American bodies are big and strong, better suited for childbirth. And if you choose a dark-skinned surrogate, don’t worry — your baby’s skin will still be white as snow.”

Dr Yanagihara’s research has a feminist slant and her message is simple and clear: surrogacy is exploitative, wherever it takes place. Women’s bodies everywhere – in Mumbai or Los Angeles — must be protected “regardless of nationality, ethnicity, skin colour, or religion”.

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Michael Cook is the editor of MercatorNet


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The Great Journey

I stepped on the boulders

With my hands an feet

They swiveled and crumpled

Underneath me.

The heat radiated on each stone

Passing through my bones.

The stretch of gray was long and hard

I wasn’t even sure how I had made it thus far.

The ground beneath me began to shake

I hid in my shell to keep safe.

Suddenly I was lifted high, high above the ground

A thunderous, rumbling sound

Coming at me from all around.

Perhaps this was just another dream?

Suddenly we began to take wing.

I was soared through the air

At such a fast speed

The wind whistled through my ears

Before I was dropped into the cushion of green.

Finally I had reach my destination!

Thanks to some sort of divine intervention.

The sun glistened off the thick blades.

I think I will rest take a rest.

I thought it would be fun to write a poem in the point of view of that little turtle ^^^^ Me and my mom found him during our walk and put him in the grass so he wouldn’t get smooshed. He was the tiniest turtle I had ever seen. Just a wee baby that fit in the very palm of her hand.


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Be sure to check out the genre-links and guidelines before submitting your work. These guidelines/questions for self-reflection may seem a bit unusual; however, they reflect our desire to produce works that elevate the reader’s experience and deepen their understanding of the ALL of life–tapping into as many senses and sensations as possible in the process.

We are a small press devoted to our authors. As such, we must be selective in our process. We do believe that everyone has a story to tell and every voice deserves to be heard, so even if Merry Dissonance Press is not the right press for you, we invite you to Contact Us and we will do our best to guide you in the right direction.


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57 Black Satelites

The SpaceX launch of 57 starlink satellites, to service the digital signal expansion of Fnord57, is currently being rescheduled after a series of technical issues have delayed the mission for the third time. “They simply aren’t black enough.” Musk was reported to have said in a recent private meeting. The sunshade technology being used, in this soon to be launched fleet, is publicly touted as a friendly compromise to the astronomical community after complaints of the light pollution being caused by the excess of satellites currently orbiting earth, but close associates describe Musk as having “taken this goth phase too far” – no longer about functionality Musk is alleged to sleep all day and work by candle light all through the night while listening to “Black Planet” on repeat.

Representatives of Fnord57 are reported to be “unconcerned” with the ongoing delays of the launch. “The man is an artist. He can’t compromise his vision…” said Metadada Studio’s spokesman, Jason Kouneli, in a recent interview and then added, “He’s sort of going through a late onset teenage angst phase… with all the acid and memes… he’ll find himself eventually. This is probably just a phase.”

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Definitions for "taper"
Keywords:  candle, wick, wax, trailng, planform
A small wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; hence, a small light.
A long narrow wax-covered wick that is put into the candle lighter; or, a small candle for use by members of the congregation at vigils and other services; also, any candle.
In referance to a airplane wing planform no taper is where the leading edge and trailing edge are parallel from the wing root to the tip. "Single taper" is where the leading edge or trailing edge tapers from the wing root to the tip "double taper" is where the both leading and trailng edges taper from the root to the tip. Also known as "wing planform" or "wing taper" Report this Word See also: Wing Planform Added by: dalolyn
A change in training routine to start preparing the swimmer for a Championship Meet.
The resting phase of a senior swimmer at the end of the season before the championship meet.
a period of time in which a swimmer's body and brain get ready for the meet that they are targeting for getting his/her best times of the season
A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness in an elongated object; as, the taper of a spire.
To become gradually smaller toward one end; as, a sugar loaf tapers toward one end.
Gradual diminution in width or thickness of an elongated object.
Regularly narrowed toward the point; becoming small toward one end; conical; pyramidical; as, taper fingers.
The narrowing in diameter, from butt to tip, of a rod, and the narrowing of the end section of a fly line. The rate of taper determines the action of the rod or line.
The change in wind turbine blade width (chord) along the length.
Taper is the difference between the top profile of the cut versis the bottom profile. The biggest causes of taper are: Distance of nozzle from material. The closer you can get the nozzle to the material, the less the taper. Hardness of material (usually harder materials exhibit the least taper) Speed of cut. Machine too fast and get taper in one direction; machine too slow and get taper in the other direction. Quality of jet exiting the nozzle. The more focused the nozzle, the less taper exhibited. Quality of abrasive used. Thickness of material (thinner materials tend to exhibit more taper than thicker materials) Some machines have the capability to remove V and reverse taper by simply tilting the cutting head to compensate, or cutting at a pre-determined speed to minimize the taper.
A measure of the flatness of a wafer, taper being thicker at the edges than at the center
the style of having the hair cut getting progressively shorter lower down towards the nape of the head. This is generally done with electric clippers and gives a crisper, freshly cut look. The degree of tapering can range from a slight taper to a style in which the hair around the nape and around the ears is completely shaven.
A digital signal processing function that fades a sound in or out between two points. Tapering permanently modifies a sound. Also known as Fade In or Out. Terminating Resistors Also called a terminator. A group of resistors that should be placed on the SCSI cable before the last device on a SCSI chain. Usually the terminating resistor is built inside the SCSI device. There should be no more than two terminators in a SCSI chain: one at the start, built into the sampler or computer, and one at the end. Timbre Tone color. The quality of a sound that distinguishes it from other sounds with the same pitch and volume. Also used by Roland to describe a sound used in their part mode in the U series synths.
Keywords:  duofold, parker, axe, pen, fitted
A long tapered tail fitted to a desk pen. The taper was often removed from the pen before boxing (since otherwise very long boxes would be required to ship and store them). The early Parker Duofold could be fitted with a taper (replacing the blind cap) to convert it to a desk pen.
European axe; socketed metal bead fitted onto a wooden handle
The machine that applies the tape joint to a container.
Machine that applies tape to the joint or flaps of a fiberboard box.
a cone shaped object or form. Used in various forms on machine parts, to delineate traffic, etc.
Used for lighting fireworks and commonly supplied in cheaper packs. They do not have a flame as such, rather a glowing red hot end. Whilst they are better than matches or a cigarette lighter, they are only suitable for small garden displays. Otherwise use a proper port fire.
Keywords:  candlewick, maker, seller
candlewick maker or seller
a pattern of reduced but high intensity yardage leading up to an important meet
Keywords:  splice, strands, way, great, finish
a way to " finish " or secure the strands of a splice
The dimensional difference between the entrance and exit opening of a cavity, or between the entrance and bottom of a blind hole.
Keywords:  saturation, wound
Tape Saturation Tape Wound
Keywords:  friendly, backup, restore, disk, drive
This is a tape backup and restore program that provides a friendly user interface to allow backing/restoring files to a tape drive. Alternatively, files can be backed up to hard disk files. Selecting files for backup and restore is very similar to th
Keywords:  crown, see
See crown.
Keywords:  draw, cross, section, metal, down
to draw metal down in cross section or to a point
Keywords:  cause
To make or cause to taper.


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Methadone usage creates a numb feeling to living, considerable stomach problems and also physical dependence that defeats all others; that’s the short list. All type of various other health problems that methadone use generated are uncovered as soon as beginning methadone withdrawal. I’ll offer you some response to assist right now, and also better services to manage the problem to ending methadone dependency permanently.

Methadone Use Is Epidemic

methadone clinic in MenokenDependencies physicians as well as pain monitoring facilities in North Dakota are persistently prescribing methadone for opiate misuse as well as chronic pain, however just what are the effects of methadone use? I have actually detailed lots of listed below. If you have actually already tried Methadone withdrawal and also had issues, I have actually obtained some assistance you wouldn’t have actually found in other places.

Once it is time to start methadone withdrawal, lots of people are having BIG issues finishing their methadone usage. How does one withdraw from methadone in Menoken North Dakota? What difficulties will they have to overcome?

Methadone Withdrawal Challenges

  • Methadone use makes people unfeeling, numb
  • Even stepping down from methadone can expose hyper sensitivity to discomfort and nutritional depletion symptoms — cramping, aches, nervousness, sleeplessness
  • Methadone withdrawal is often 4 times longer and more difficult than heroin once the drug has been abused or used incorrectly for long periods of time
  • Withdrawing from methadone can give pains and aches which people can mistake for stress and pain from past accidents

I’m creating for those having difficulty with methadone withdrawal. If you are experiencing no problem taking out from methadone, don’t stress you’re one of the fortunate ones.

The truth is that many dependencies doctors as well as pain monitoring specialists in Menoken are acting on the referrals from their peers and advisors. They are not told of the deaths as a result of recommended methadone use neither the difficulties that in some cases take place when withdrawing from methadone usage.

The worry unfortunately exists with the consumer.

Vital: thoroughly research medications or medications yourself prior to you purchase or take them. The effects can be gruesome. They also might have unsafe interactive impacts when taken with various other drugs.

Several otherwise all of methadone results are brought on by nutritional deficiencies. Methadone use creates nutritional exhaustion – especially calcium and also magnesium deficiency. One more is B vitamin shortage. This is how these shortages appear.

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Methadone Withdrawal Symptoms

  1. Anxiety over sensations, pains and discomforts returning
  2. Sleeplessness
  3. Sneezing
  4. Cramping of legs and arms
  5. Bone aches
  6. Flu or dope sick

Methadone withdrawal will need a great deal of added dietary supplements. That means it’s time to feed the body. Calcium and magnesium will aid with the cramping etc. Yet there will be some problem lots of will have taking their nutrients – a negative gut.

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A Poor Gut

Methadone and also anxiety meds tend to damage the digestive tract cellular lining. A dripping gut gives pains when consuming or allergic reactions, vulnerable to health issues as well as skin troubles. One more symptom of a dripping gut is irritability as well as a ‘bad attitude’. The attitude could have physical causes unspoken by the person.

A great suggestion in ordering to help the digestive tract trouble is consuming great deals of high quality yogurt with real-time probiotics in it, like acidophilus and also bifidus. One can additionally supplement with huge amounts of glutathione – an antioxidant to assist the detoxing procedure.

The quantity of nutrients called for during methadone withdrawal is taken too lightly so typically that I shake my head in wonder.

Medicines Like Methadone Are Toxic substances

The problem with methadone is that it is harmful to the body. Your body knows it, but you may not. Taking methadone difficulties your body organs to cleanse the body as well as secure the crucial organs prior to they are badly hurt.

Contaminants provide the body a difficult time. If you’ve seen drug addict with dark circles under their eyes, grey skin, poor skin, hair befalling, low power, weird ailments, and so on they’re obtained dietary shortages. Those deficiencies are hard to recuperate from with food alone. Occasionally that food isn’t really being properly digested = negative intestine.

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Purifying the body is greater than just quiting substance abuse. Drug abuse creates inner body damages you might not instantly identify. Nevertheless, the body will certainly aim to detox right after substance abuse and also heal itself using any type of nutrients readily available. If the nutrients typically aren’t readily available, the body will certainly obtain (swipe) them from the bones, nervous system or other crucial functions.

Some will require medical detox from methadone – the problem is that most  Menoken methadone detox centers don’t use nutritional supplements as part of their program. They just give more medications, and often not the right ones. The lack of full understanding on Methadone detox creates a brutal scene to withdraw from.

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love {to you}

as i type this, there are butterflies flitting about in my stomach.  later this morning, the kids and i are hopping in the car for a little adventure.  they will be staying at their grandparents’ house for a few days.  and i will be continuing on to attend squam art workshops, of which i have been dreaming for the past few years.  it is time.  i know it’s going to be wonderful.  everything i have ever read or heard about squam is wonderful.  but these little butterflies are flitting nonetheless.

but i didn’t come here to talk about me.  i came to visit with you.  i came to offer you a bit of extra love today.  when i return, i’m sure i’ll have bits of squam to share with you.  but in the meantime, receive this love i am sending you.  enjoy your week and be good to yourself.

sending a little love your way, m

p.s. adding here that i contributed to leonie’s very lovely weekends collected this past weekend.  you can read my submission here.  and, while you’re there, browse around a bit…it’s a fabulous space.

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  1. Hi Michelle!

    I’m popping in to say thank you for the beautiful postcard I got from you during the liberate your art postcard swap! I hope you had as much fun as I did during the swap!

  2. Thank you for the love Michelle and right back at you! I know you are going to have the best time and I am so happy for you. Please remember all the little details so you can share when you return home.

  3. Michelle, enjoy your time at Squam, which I have no doubt you will, meeting and sharing with other creatives. Feel some love flowing back to you as you undertake this trip.

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Differences Between A Left And Right Handed Guitar

Recently I was talking to a friend who is left handed and bought a guitar in a garage sale. He asked me if I knew whether the guitar was left or right handed.

I explained to him that it was a right handed guitar (it was a bargain though) and so thought I would take the time to answer this question for anyone else wondering the same thing.

Is My Guitar Left or Right Handed? Lean the guitar vertically against the wall, flat so you can see the strings. If the thickest string is on the left as you look at it then it is right handed. If the thickest string is on the right then it is left handed.

More beginners ask this question than you may think but there is actually a lot more differences than just the string sequence.

If you are looking to find out how if you are even capable of learning the guitar then firstly, yes you are capable! If I can, a man with no discernible musical talent, then you can. I track all my progress from being a beginner and on wards in my Midlife Guitar YouTube Channel, you can see my latest videos here. Midlife Guitar Journey

Secondly we have an article resource designed to squash common fear, uncertainty and doubt about getting started learning guitar here Beginner Resources. Check it out if you have any inkling to learn more.

It can get a little confusing however as some left-handed guitarists have learned to play on a right-handed guitar by restringing it for left-hand use. So we need to look for other telltale signs if we are to determine whether the guitar is for left or right-hand use.

Below we talk about what to look for and the differences between a left and right handed guitar.

Left or Right Handed Guitar

First we need to know which way a right hand guitarist holds their guitar and which way a left hand guitarist holds their guitar.

If you want to know more about holding a guitar with the correct body and hand position read our article here Guitar Posture & Hand Position For Beginners [A Helpful Illustrated Guide]

A right-handed guitarist plays guitar with their left hand on the fingerboard / fretboard, otherwise known as fretting, while they use the right hand to pick / strum / play the strings above the sound hole.

In contrast left handed guitarists play with their right hand on the fingerboard / fretboard while they use their left hand to pick / strum / play the strings above the sound hole.

However, guitars are not made entirely for ambidextrous use so we need at areas of the guitar to help us determine whether it is right-handed or left handed.

String Sequence

As we mentioned earlier, one quick way of determining whether or not a guitar is  strung is for a right or left handed guitar player is by looking at the string sequence.

The main point to remember when looking at the strings is this:

The thickest guitar string should be closest to your head and the thinnest closest to your feet.

Right Handed Guitar

This is a right handed guitar.

The three thickest strings (gold colored brass ones) are on the left. These three strings are known as the bass strings.

The three thinnest strings (more silver in color) are on the right. These three strings are known as the treble strings.

Left Handed Guitar

This is a left handed guitar.

The three thickest strings (gold coloured brass ones) are on the right.These three strings are known as the bass strings.

The three thinnest strings (more silver in color) are on the left. These three strings are known as the treble strings.

Guitar Anatomy

It is not just the strings that indicate whether a guitar is for left or right handed players, many guitars give you other indications if you look a little closer.

If we start to learn a little of the anatomy of a guitar and what is the difference between a right-handed guitar and a left handed guitar, it will quickly become clear.

These two guitars are excellent beginner steel string acoustic guitars and they have been made purposely for left handed and right handed players.

Let’s take a closer look to understand the visual nuances that make the difference between them.

This small highlighted line is where the strings cross before getting wound by the pegs. If your guitar came with no strings this would be a good place to look to see what handed the guitar is.

As the strings are thicker at the top they create a larger ‘groove’ on the nut so this will be evident just by taking a close inspection. If the thicker grooves are at the bottom then you will have the guitar the wrong way round.

Strap Button

As you can see with the Fender CD-60S, and the Fender FA-115, the strap button is nearest the top string, the thickest string. This helps indicates that this is the top side of the guitar.

Not all guitars have pickguards but again when they do they help confirm what handed the guitar is. The pick guard should catch your fingers after a downward stroke and are always oriented in this way.

Saddle Angle

This small highlighted line is called the ‘Saddle’ as you can see they angle down toward the pickguard. If you are holding the guitar and the saddle is pointing away from the pickguard you could be holding it the wrong way.

Can A Left Hander Play A Right Handed Guitar?

Yes it is possible to play a right handed guitar left handed. There are two ways that this can be done.

The first way is to learn to play the chords ‘upside down’. Upside down because you will have the thickest string at the bottom of the guitar closest to your feet and the thinnest string closest to your head.

From the research I have done though this can not only be an unnecessarily difficult way of learning but also can affect the way you strum and pick. That said it can be done.

The second way and the one that is most popular is to restring a right handed guitar for left handed use. This means changing the string sequence to the opposite way.

However this isn’t only what will need to be done, so if you are serious about doing this then take the guitar your local guitar shop or a luthier if a wooden guitar. They will be able to advise you on what they will do and also make the adjustments so that it personally suits you and your playing style.

Should I Just Learn To Play Right Handed Even Though I Am Naturally Left Handed?

Try playing air guitar without thinking about it, just throw your hands up.

What hand did you use on the invisible air guitar fretboard? You may be left-handed with other things in your life but you may just find that you naturally want to play guitar right-handed.

Either way, learning to play the guitar will naturally increase the dexterity in each of your hands. Your fingers will stretch out into unnatural feeling shapes, your wrists will ache and your fingertips will likely start to hurt.

This isn’t an unusual feeling, all guitarists go through it when they are learning. So if you are left-handed but are learning to play on a right-handed guitar restrung for left hand play that is cool and a fine way to learn. Equally so is learning on a specifically made left hand guitar.

What is does also mean though is that if you are normally left handed but want to learn to play right-handed on a right-handed guitar then this is completely possible.

All these hand and guitar orientation ways of learning guitar will be equally difficult when you begin. So make the change you want or are most comfortable with at the start.

Do Left Handed Guitars Cost More To Buy?

It is estimated that as a total population only 10% are left handed. Guitar manufacture is a business and if there isn’t the demand then they are less inclined to make them.

Which also means there is no economy of scale either and so the manufacture costs are higher and so are retail prices.

When you come to sell your left handed guitar the market is very limited and can mean you have problems selling the guitar and other times you can get a very good price for them.

Generally speaking if you want to buy a new, good quality left handed guitar you will need to spend more money than you would buying a right-handed guitar.

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Is There The Same Selection For Right Handed And Left Handed Guitars?

Unfortunately not. Many manufacturers do not make a left hand guitar, or they are special order or you do not have the same choices as those available to right handed players. It can be particularly hard if you are looking for a vintage guitar as left handed versions are few and far between.

Are There Any Beginner Resources For The Left Handed Player?

Absolutely. One of the best is the Lefty Fretz newbie guide here.

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It appears our lives have been taken over by the “Virus” and New Rules about the way we live and conduct business. It’s become clear that these challenges are not going away overnight. So, we need to develop some new skills and new strategies for navigating these New Rules if we want to stay effective and sane. By reframing what is going on in our lives, pivoting where necessary, we can start to take back our true power. But first you must begin Believing in Yourself and your abilities again, no matter what is happening in the outside world. A big part of our challenge right now is discerning what is true and what is not true. So many of the “facts” change daily and, frankly, I am not sure what to believe. But what I must believe is my own intuition and my own instincts.

Better Choices Start Today
From childhood, we’ve been taught to do what authority figures tell us to do. We have been programmed that other people are smarter, wiser, and have more experience. We’ve been warned about the disastrous results that might happen if the rules aren’t followed. The bottom line is that we’ve been taught to give our power away and not trust our own judgment or truly believe in ourselves. Perhaps you’ve forgotten your power to listen to the deepest part of yourself – your real needs, your desires, your gut instincts – and you’ve begun to make choices that are no longer satisfying. The good news is that your point of power is this minute in time. The decisions you make and act on from this day forward will determine your future and success. One of the first things you must do is start to be aware of how YOU are programming your future. Remember the old saying: Garbage in Garbage OUT? What is your internal self-talk saying? Since we are self-fulfilling prophecies, we must be diligent to not allow our self-talk to take us into fear and panic. Are you programming yourself to fail, and allowing fear or outside events rule your future?

I sincerely want to warn you NOT to allow yourself to go into a Victim role with your self-talk, since that means you are internally labeling yourself. The way you label yourself and think about yourself with your self-talk will determine how you make decisions about critical issues in business, as well as in life. We all have unproductive self-talk or old mindsets that keep us from using our potential effectively. If your self-talk reinforces your fears and doubts, it keeps you stuck in confusion. That makes it almost impossible for you to find the new solutions needed to adapt to the current reality. Think of it like this: giving yourself negative labels only makes unproductive behaviors stronger. It’s like having someone whispering bad things in your ear about your ability to be successful. Only that someone is YOU!

Are You Fat?
Some people label themselves with things like: I am fat. I am a smoker. I am a nervous person. I have a bad temper. I am always late. I am not a risk taker. I am not good at public speaking. I am not good at marketing. I am a bad speller. I am lazy. I am not organized. I am not good at hiring people. I am not good at _________ (now you fill in the blank with how you are programming yourself to fail).
All these kinds of statements are negative reinforcements that only create an ugly picture of yourself struggling with unproductive behaviors or bad habits, instead of creating the beautiful new image of You in your beautiful new life.

We were not taught that we are a self-fulfilling prophecy, but the truth is we are. In other words, what you say and think about yourself does come true. It is as if we unconsciously believe that we can say negative things about ourselves, and those negative thoughts will have no effect on us or our future. But the truth is all those thoughts, self-talk, and labels keep us stuck with old behavior patterns.

The Bottom Line
The bottom line is that you are now the sum total of all the programming you have accepted from others and yourself. The result is that all those past images, thoughts, and programming will influence your attitudes and every action you take today. If you do not take personal responsibility for the nurturing, caring, and feeding of your own mind, you will be manipulated and controlled by past programming and your current environment. If you’re like most people, that is going to cost you time, self-esteem, confidence, money, success, and peace of mind.

So don’t be like most people!
You have the power to train your mind to choose what you think instead of allowing random thoughts to hold you hostage. Your goal is to become inner-directed and focused so that you decide what you want to think, rather than have your thoughts and emotions determined by the world around you. The untrained mind has more emotional ups and downs because it is reacting to random thoughts. Focus on what you want with joy and enthusiasm. Remember, just like the earth, your brain does not discern what you plant. It will work just as hard to grow weeds as it will to grow beautiful flowers. You determine the seeds that are planted by what you say to yourself over and over.

Do yourself a favor right now. Starting now, for 30 days jot down all the negative things you catch yourself saying or believing about yourself, either in a little notebook or tell Siri or Alexa to “make a note.” When it’s time to review all the notes ask yourself: are you hurting your own chances for success with your self-talk? Don’t put this self-survey off. It’s your chance to reclaim the power of your subconscious, to restore your Belief in Yourself, and improve your chances for massive success.

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Today I want to talk about the power of complaining! Let’s talk about how complaining has helped you, hint – it hasn’t! But it HAS hurt you. Complaining allows you to focus on things that are not beneficial to you and causes you to be a part of the negative masses. The power of complaining is that it makes you a VICTIM and costs you money. As soon as you start focusing on complaining about what’s wrong with life, your brain is not looking for creative ways to bring you profit or ways to achieve a more beautiful life!

Complaining forces you to be a victim so that you feel helpless, passionless, and without motivation. The power of complaining is so destructive, and yet everyone does it. In fact, its difficult NOT to do it because its such a part of our culture.
Friends, I urge you for the next thirty days to participate in a complaining diet, don’t complain about anything! Whether its people on social media being idiots, bad drivers, the weather, or even the government – don’t complain. If you start complaining you must start the thirty day count over again from zero. If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all and watch as your life is enlivened.
With this simple solution your creativity will soar, your health will become more vibrant, your relationships will become better, and prosperity will seek YOU out.
There are a couple of things you NEED to know.
1. Success Is An Inside Job
2. We are self-fulfilling prophecies. What you think and speak into the world will become true for you.
I want you to love yourself enough that you take back your power from the complaining monster and stop letting the external world decide your future.
I’ve been working on my Vision Quest today that is coming up on October 5 – 6 of this year. If you are interested in joining me at this event you can visit my website
This Vision Quest for Profit and Purpose is meant for adventurous people who want to take back their life from all of the drudgery that can bring you down. The negative energy, fear, and doubt that is preying on you will disappear and life CAN get better when you decide to vibrate on an entirely different level and change your focus to the positive.
In fact, focus is the secret! Bottom line: what you focus on always expands.
I hope you’ll join me on my Vision Quest, but, most importantly, I hope you will commit to NO complaining for the next thirty days! If you can do that, your life will magnetize incredible miracles and beautiful things to itself.


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Greek Zucchini Fritters martha shulman

  • 2 pounds large zucchini, trimmed and grated on the wide holes of a grater or food processor
  •  Salt
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup chopped mixed fresh herbs, such as fennel, dill, mint, parsley (I like to use mostly dill)
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 1 cup fresh or dry breadcrumbs, more as necessary
  •  Freshly ground pepper
  • 1 cup crumbled feta
  •  All-purpose flour as needed and for dredging
  •  Olive oil for frying
  1. Salt the zucchini generously and leave to drain in a colander for one hour, tossing and squeezing the zucchini from time to time. Take up handfuls of zucchini, and squeeze out all of the moisture. Alternately, wrap in a clean dish towel, and squeeze out the water by twisting at both ends.
  2. In a large bowl, beat the eggs and add the shredded zucchini, herbs, cumin, bread crumbs, salt and pepper to taste and feta. Mix together well. Take up a small handful of the mixture; if it presses neatly into a patty, it is the right consistency. If it seems wet, add more breadcrumbs or a few tablespoons of all-purpose flour. When the mixture has the right consistency, cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for one hour or longer.
  3. Heat 1 inch of olive oil in a large frying pan until rippling, or at about 275 degrees. Meanwhile, take up heaped tablespoons of the zucchini mixture, and form balls or patties. Lightly dredge in flour.
  4. When the oil is very hot, add the patties in batches to the pan. Fry until golden brown, turning once with a spider or slotted spoon. Remove from the oil, and drain briefly on a rack. Serve with plain Greek style yogurt if desired.


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The Gifts of Aging

You’re More Resilient Than You Think

One of the gifts of getting older is the awareness that time is your friend. You learn that few things last forever, and that you’re a lot more resilient than you give yourself credit for.

During your teens, a breakup can be a devastating event, throwing you into what seems like the depths of despair. The pandemic, with the school closures and social distancing, has been at least partially indicated in the teen suicides that have recently occurred.

At this tender age, setbacks can seem like a life sentence. The agony is acute. Just knowing that time heals could be a balm, but let’s face it, that’s little condolence when you’re in the fray.

You’re Older Now

As an adult, health issues come and go, friendships endure and dissolve, and work issues can seemingly never end.

Time, actually, is a double- edged sword. Our bodies decline while the depth of our wisdom expands. Maybe God planned this so we could start the process of detaching from our bodies, all the while recognizing that time is the great healer.

I remember my mother used to say “This too shall pass.” In spite of the patience required to wait, while we wait, patience is both our strength and our reward.

Even so, the gifts of the spirit can be hard earned.

The Silver Lining

However, if I look back on the traumas of my past, there was always a “coming out on the other side” moment, even if I didn’t realize it at the time.

I’ve read we have a life review when we cross over.

The good news is, you don’t have to die first. You don’t have to wait.

Look over your life, both the agonies and the ecstasies, and maybe you’ll begin to view time as your friend too.


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