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With the advent of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing in the Midcontinent, USA, fields once thought to be exhausted are now experiencing renewed exploitation. However, traditional Midcontinent seismic analysis techniques no longer provide satisfactory reservoir characterization for these unconventional plays; new seismic analysis methods are needed to properly characterize these radically innovative play concepts. Time processing and filtering is applied to a raw 3D seismic data set from Osage County, Oklahoma, paying careful attention to velocity analysis, residual statics, and coherent noise filtering. The use of a robust prestack structure-oriented filter and spectral whitening greatly enhances the results. After prestack time migrating the data using a Kirchhoff algorithm, new velocities are picked. A final normal moveout correction is applied using the new velocities, followed by a final prestack structure-oriented filter and spectral whitening. Simultaneous prestack inversion uses the reprocessed and time-migrated seismic data as input, along with a well from within the bounds of the survey. With offsets out to 3048 m and a target depth of approximately 880 m, we can invert for density in addition to P- and S-impedance. Prestack inversion attributes are sensitive to lithology and porosity while surface seismic attributes such as coherence and curvature are sensitive to lateral changes in waveform and structure. We use these attributes in conjunction with interpreted horizontal image logs to identify zones of high porosity and high fracture density.

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Potential hydrocarbon-bearing sediment structures in the Faroe-Shetland Basin are often overlain by basaltic sequences of stacked flows up to several kilometers thick. With conventional seismic acquisition and processing methods, it is difficult to image the internal (intrabasalt) and underlying (subbasalt) structures. Scattering from the highly reflective top of the basalt and short-period multiples from intrabasalt boundaries may completely mask reflections from the base of the basalt and below. High attenuation of seismic energy in the basaltic sequence due to its complex internal structure generally causes a weak subbasalt signal. Long-period multiples, such as those generated between the sea bottom and...

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They’re Not Flip-flops! They’re Sandals! A Love Affair With Nylon & Rubber

  As odd as it seems, I tend to get more comments when running in my Lunas than I do running barefoot.  Maybe it’s the utter disbelief that someone would actually run with no shoes on that stops the comments, but regardless, there seems to be something about wearing them that attracts people attention.

Now, I’ve tried huarache sandals in the past, and I really didn’t like them, but something about the Lunas kept catching my attention.  Maybe it was the fact that I’d read about Barefoot Ted and seen some of the videos he’s posted on the internet, maybe it was the fact that they just looked and sounded good to run in, or maybe it was all the positive reviews I read.  Either way, I’ve ended up with a few pairs (3 to be exact) and really do enjoy running in them.

Running barefoot is not like running in barefoot style shoes.  You may think your stride and movements are the same, but I’ve grown to realise that actually…  They aren’t!

So what makes Lunas different, and why have I considered them as a sound footwear choice in case I need them between the 26th of July and whenever it is I finish this adventure?

  1. They are just simply comfortable!  There’s no more to it than that on this score.
  2. They don’t seem to effect the way I run.  This has actually surprised me, especially since comparing the wear pattern on the bottom of my sandals, they are actually different to the wear pattern on my “barefoot” shoes.
  3. Your feet don’t get that nasty trenched look if you are running in wet, boggy terrain.
  4. Blisters are a thing of the past!
  5. They are super easy to put on and take off.
  6. Grit is easily removed and mud between your foot and the foot bed (which is a problem) is solved by running through puddles.
  7. There is more toe space than any other shoe.  I know this is obvious, but I think this is the key to getting your movement mechanics right.
  8. They last around 1000-2000 miles!  This is ridiculous to me.  I’ve spent so much money on shoes that generally last me around 200-300 mile of running, which is actually only a coupe of months max.  These cost less than the average shoe and last 3-5 times longer.
  9. You get to call yourself a Lunatic.

I could keep going on an on about how great they are, but they are the main points that make them so good if you are wanting to go minimal.  Over the next week or so, I am going to have to make a decision about which sandals I am taking with me on my journey, so I guess the next thing to do is to write a little post about each one and the reasons behind my eventual choice.

Barefoot Ted…..  Thanks for going to that canyon and learning how to make these bad boys!  They really are amazing to run in 🙂


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UPS delivers $18 million for solar expansion

UPS has put the rest of the corporate world on notice that it wants to crack the Solar Means Business Top 10 corporate users of solar power in the not-too-distant future.

To kickstart its drive, it has pledged $18 million to an effort to expand its commitment to using solar energy at a portion of its 2,580 UPS facilities worldwide by the end of 2017. The investment represents a nearly five-fold increase in the amount of solar energy the company uses. The company has also said it plans further expansion in coming years as more suitable sites are identified.

“Solar technology is a proven way to effectively and efficiently provide long-term power to our facilities,” said Bill Moir, director of facilities procurement for UPS. “We have a significant number of facilities that are well positioned to deploy solar at scale and increase our sustainable energy options for our buildings and electric vehicles.”

The planned projects will have a capacity of almost 10 MW, and will generate enough electricity to power approximately 1,200 homes. They will also reduce UPS’ carbon emissions by around 8,200 metric tons per year.

UPS says it expects to install more than 26,000 solar panels on its facilities. Once the installations are completed, it expects each building that sports an array will produce 50% of its daily energy use from solar power. The company will own and operate the installations.

UPS started investing in solar 12 years ago at its Palm Springs, Calif., facility, which is still generating approximately 110 kilowatts of electricity. The company also has solar installations at its facilities in Lakewood, Parsippany and Secaucus, N.J.


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Counter-acting the Stockholm Syndrome

Stockholm Syndrome is a psychological phenomenon in which hostages display empathy and sympathy for their captors, often developing positive feelings towards them and defending them. I’m often fascinated by how people, when they walk through the door of their workplaces, adopt behaviours akin to the symptoms of Stockholm Syndrome.  Despite knowing in our hearts and… Continue reading Counter-acting the Stockholm Syndrome

I am the Walrus

Know how you have an experience and some song lyrics pop into your head that seem to have been written especially for it?  “Expert textpert, choking smoker, don’t you think the joker laughs at you?”  Parallel process.  Happens to me all the time when I’m working.  I suddenly notice that what the client is doing,… Continue reading I am the Walrus

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Sometimes you read something that really strikes a chord.  I recently saw this quote from Kurt Vonnegut:  “We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.”  In other times, I would read this and it would simply seem like a poetic truism, but I’m currently experiencing a number… Continue reading The certainty of uncertainty

Managing change. Really?

These are, indeed, interesting times.  We are bombarded, seemingly daily, with a slew of economic, social and environmental information which paints an ever more complex picture of what is going on in our world, our communities and our workplaces.  Depending on the lenses through which we view this data, which data we choose to look… Continue reading Managing change. Really?

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If you screw up, then own up and lighten up. Dess and Picken, in “Changing Roles: Leadership in the 21st Century” (2000) wrote, “The traditional tools and techniques of management are designed, in large measure, to ensure organisational stability, operational efficiency, and predictable performance.  Formal planning processes, centralised decision-making, hierarchical organisation structures, standardised procedures and… Continue reading Making mistakes gracefully


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the list i made in 2015 about moving to hong kong or not . . .

I used to laugh at people who had five year, ten year, more-than-that year plans. “I don’t remember what I thought I was going to do this time today, why would I have a plan for the next few years?” I thought I was cool and spontaneous. Silly.

For the last week I’ve cried nearly every hour, going through revelations that make me rethink decisions and the plan I didn’t even realize I had in mind for the next 3-6 years. Feels like free-falling, grasping at anything that is real and true, wondering where I went wrong. I’m feeling broken and disappointed and vulnerable.

Today I took a mental/emotional health day to find peace and perspective. With everything that’s out of my control, what I can control is my attitude and reaction. I’m choosing (and it’s hard, and taking a lot of effort, and I’m posting this here for accountability) to find specific things about my life in Hong Kong to be grateful for, to remind myself why God called me here, to celebrate all the challenges and changes that have become joys, and to document and look forward to what he’s going to carry me through.

100 very specific things I am grateful for. In not much order at all. But just 25 right now.

100. I really like the couple that runs our laundry spot. They know the intimate details of my sweat patterns and my underthings and the slogans on the stupid t-shirts I wear and still always are super friendly.

99. My hair is beautiful and soft and smells like summer right now. I decided to dye it the night before school photos and that was risky but you know what live fast die young bad girls do it well.

98. The aloe plant i bought last year is still going strong. I’ve never kept a plant alive this long. This is very encouraging.

97. The wine shop across the street that never expresses any judgement.

96. The escalators by my house that go upwards and save me probably 15 flights of stairs a day.

IMG_824195. The satisfying pluck of an errant hair with tweezers in perfect sunlight in your living room. Felt that a bit today. Not sharing where. But each one was a gift.

94. How fun it was to teach the 1st and 2nd graders a silly Vacation Bible School song at assembly. How much they loved the hand motions.

93. How fun it is to dump out each gallon of water that the dehumidifier has collected.

92. Wifi. How amazing is wifi? Remember the old dial up modems?? Or no internet at all? Thank you, sweet baby Jesus, for wifi and internet in general that lets me keep in touch with people so far away while i live abroad. Don’t know if I could make it otherwise.

IMG_804391. How easy it was to register to vote from Hong Kong.

90. I’m healthy. My legs can walk and my arms can carry. I can see and hear and taste and smell and feel. I can hike and dance terribly. I can hug and kiss and I’m not allergic to the sun. I can sit crisscrossapplesauce on the floor. I am so so alive.

89. Other people in my life who have kids that love me and that I can love on. I’m not ready for small people to live with me full time for the next 18+ years. I’m glad I get to borrow some for a wee bit and then hand right back for the pooping and the “go to bed!” wars. But I love the cuddles and “Auntie Rachie” is the sweetest thing I’ve heard in a long time.

88. Ice cubes. It’s fragging haaawt right now.

87. Whiteboard markers in multiple colors with beautiful slanted tips that students haven’t ruined yet.

IMG_821986. “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” and how it always gives me warm fuzzies and makes me cry and how loveable all those guys are. Bobby is so underrated and I will die on that hill.

85. How great the word “YAS” is.

84. Candles that mask the sewage-y smell spiraling up our shower drain ri now.

83. Friends and family members who text out of the blue, who are always up for a chat, who don’t let time or distance diminish how much they care.

IMG_817482. The little shop in Soho that smuggles in Trader Joe’s products so that I can get my salsa verde, Cookie Butter, and pumpkin bread mix fix.

81. “Anne with an E” and how it makes me feel inside – how it celebrates quirkiness, and speaking your mind, and shines a light on childhood trauma, and how it takes a village.

80. The app on my phone that translates every address in HK into Cantonese so I can show the cabbie.

79. The idea of free-flow brunches in Hong Kong. Fashion forward. Revolutionary. Innovative. YAS.

78. The cleaner Zhen at work, who is studying English, and loves saying whatever she can to me to practice. Champion.

IMG_821577. A nice, new marker set to do my adult coloring book with.

76. Tomorrow is staff volleyball day after work. AHHHHHH!!!!!

75. A flatmate that wants to put up silly things like this in our apartment.

It’s a good good life. If you haven’t heard it yet today and you need to, I’m glad I get to share this life with the likes of you.


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Two teenagers who will do whatever it takes to help those in need of protection.

AnnaMaria Corona, Reporter

     Imagine being trapped between four ropes, in a room where thousands of people are staring at you and every move you make, battling someone to win a belt that proves what harm men can do. Don’t forget the one you are battling is bigger, stronger and faster than you are.

     Imagine you have to fight this battle every week to convince people that you have what it takes to compete against the best boxers in your division. This sport is not like any other popular American sport. Some people are against boxing, while others have huge parties just to watch a few rounds of two men beating the crap out of each other till the last man is standing in the 12th round.

     You are in high school, just a kid going against 25-year old adults, and you’re knocking them out.

     It would make you feel marevelous, like you could do anything, but no, you can’t get too far ahead of yourself because if you get sidetracked for even a second you would be knocked out the next.

     If the other competitor gets a few good punches in and your left eye gets so swollen you can’t see out of it, you can’t just give up. If you made a commitment to this sport for the long run, there is no backing out. You have to give your 110% in that ring at all times or you will just be another punching bag to that competitor.

     For Norman Afridi, this isn’t just a sport that you can fantasize about, this is a phenomenon that he has to train and put in several hours for so he doesn’t end up like a boxing dummy.

     “River City has every other sport but boxing and I want to start it.” said Afridi

Afridi is a 17 year old senior at River City High School who wants to share and teach the sport he loves to other’s. He came to America at 15 years old with his three brothers, only sister and his parents from Pakistan.

     Afridi can prove to other people that he is a great boxer not by experience but by how early he gets to practice how late he stays after practice because in Afridi’s mind every second of practicing counts.

     The biggest goal for the boxer at this time in his life is that he wants to start a boxing club to help kids who can’t defend themselves or who are in the need of security. He wants the kids to have a place to take their anger out instead of people.

     “Some kids don’t know how to defend themselves, there are things that school teaches but I don’t think it’s good enough.” explained Afridi as he was answering, how would this benefit the kids in the school?

     “He only started about a year ago I can’t believe how good he is and how much he is motivated about it,” said Afridi’s boxing friend, Idrees Bahrimi.

     As Afridi stood between the ropes, under the lights causing him to cast his lengthy shadow, he was throwing punches at his competitor as if he were fighting for his life. His swing was like a catapult, he had a slow wind up as he shifted his body weight back then let go with all of his strength and force applying massive pressure upon the competitor’s face. Every time he would swing those long yet muscular arms of his you could feel his sweat whip around him hitting you in the face because of the speed he is moving at.

     Even though he began his career a year ago, he has been fighting his whole life.

     In Pakistan, as a young boy Afridi would challenge the other boys in the neighborhood to a game of cricket. He and his friends made a rule up that if you lose the game the winner gets to fight the losers. Afridi said as he was laughing, “I sucked at cricket but I was good at fighting so everyone wanted me on their team.”

     When he came to America he had bullies because he could not speak fluent English. One time he was trying to defend his friend that had recently got jumped, the next day there was four men who were suspects and Afridi being tough he tried to take four against one and still managed to beat them all with no serious injuries.

     Even with Afridi not being that experienced because he is a beginner he is already knocking out 24 year old men.

     Just last week on Wednesday at Muscle System, the gym he practices at, he had his first knockout against a 24 year old adult who wanted to test the teenager if he was ready for his upcoming match.

     Afridi explained that the match was a warm up for an approaching match he has. His coaches asked the adult to come out during practice and next thing he knows he is passed out on the floor of the ring.

     So early in the boxing life, Afridi already wants to share it with others who don’t know how to use their strength or don’t even know they have it.

     He doesn’t want other kids to go through the pain that he had to because of bullies. His argument is that kids shouldn’t have to deal with bullies anymore. He also believes that presentations and telling kids not bullying is not going to change the bullies.

     With all this hard work and wanting to help other people comes a great deal of spending money and figuring out how to raise enough.

     Although Afridi wants to encourage kids of RCHS to join his club he doesn’t know how he is going to raise enough money to pay for all sorts of equipment that is required to keep the kids safe. He has the idea that he might be able to get Muscle System, 24 Hour Fitness and Fitness System to sponsor and loan some equipment to the club.

     Afridi’s argument for him to use against those who say no to the club is that he thinks that Rugby is just as dangerous if not more dangerous than boxing.

     “I think Boxing is more dangerous because it’s literally punches to your face and body.” Said Kate Forman, a English Teacher and the Rugby Coach of RCHS.

     Forman is a fan of getting this boxing club started but she does have her doubts against the kids who might turn it into something more than just a club. She is worried that kids might be starting more fights than we already have at school. She thinks that is a good idea if Afridi can get a good coach and the right equipment because if not Afridi could get in huge trouble.

     Afridi’s response to that is, “I would kick them out of the group because that would bring bad reputation to my name and the club.”

     Forman explained that she doesn’t see the club as security so the kids can learn to protect themselves, she sees it as an outlet, a way so kids can take their anger out on a punching bag instead of someone’s face.

     She also interpreted that she has to give props for people who are willing to play this sport. “There is a mental toughness and grit that both rugby and boxing have,” said Forman as she was getting ready to teach her next class.

     Afridi is not the only one who is passionate about boxing his best Friend had given him the idea to encourage others to box by starting a club.

     Anand Sharma is a 16 year old senior at RCHS and is the owner of the mind whose idea it was to start a boxing club. He is Afridi’s best friend and best boxing buddy, they always practice with together and push one another to make each other better at the sport as they grow and get stronger.

     Sharma has the same ideas as Afridi in regards to the club but Sharma is not too sure if the district will let them start their dream club. Sharma is really passionate about starting the club but he has other activities that he is more interested in. Sharma likes to dance rather than box, “I like dancing more but I think it would be cool that we could have generations of students keeping the club going,” said Sharma.

     Sharma clarified that he will always stay by his friends side when it comes to boxing and will do anything he can to get this club up and running. When asked, what would your club motto be? Sharma replied, “Train insane or remain the same.”

     Now you now what struggles the two students will go through to help other people you can try to help these kids. If kids say they want to do something they will do anything it takes to do that task.

     “I know I will have haters but so does everyone else and I won’t let them stop me,” said Afridi as he made a face of determination.

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Necromance print_424x600My name is Cheri Rose Thorne.

I spend my life hunting Vamps and Fiends and killing them, but my main goal has always been to destroy my evil father while keeping my sisters at bay.

Sex, drugs and rock and roll keep me going. Oh, and killing things.

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I knew why I’d been drawn here the moment I saw him across the dance floor, his eyes trying to keep pace with the sweaty women surrounding him. I hoped he wouldn’t know who or what I was until it was too late.

My name is Cheri Rose Thorne, and that is my real name. Long story short: my father is a necromancer and my mother was a stripper. Combine the magic and the body and you get moi.

I’d only been in Florida for twelve hours before I sensed him. They can’t help it or even know they’re doing it. Unfortunately, I can’t stop myself from getting what I call ‘The Itch’; it starts behind my ears and runs up into my head and down my spine, as if I had stepped in a field of poison ivy, and the closer they are the more intense it becomes. The good thing is I always know I’m close because it suddenly stops and calm washes over me and then it’s just a matter of time to figure out who it is and how close I am.

This guy would have been easy to spot, even if I didn’t have senses; he was dressed like he was an extra in Scarface, with slicked-back hair and sun-kissed skin. His eyes were the real giveaway, the color of the ocean a hundred feet from the club and darting furiously around him for his next victim. He was tall and built and, despite his tired wardrobe of beige suit with matching Capezio shoes and white tie, he was good-looking.

Yeah, he was hot and he knew it. Most of the time these guys are average at best, but they use their powers to deceive women into thinking they are amazing. This one wasn’t using anything but his natural charm on the dance floor and that made him dangerous. Who knew what trick he had up his sleeve? It didn’t matter to me. Good-looking or not, I had to take care of him.

The fact that this one was hot was just a perk of the job, because, before it was all over, I’d probably sleep with him. I knew it and he was about to know it.

I took my time getting near him, preferring to lazily circle around him, ignoring the men who offered to buy me drinks or wanted to chit-chat while staring at my nice and natural boobs. I knew I was dressed to kill and that sometimes becomes a distraction. I remember this one time in Baltimore… well, that’s a story for another time.

I moved from the bar to his left to the one directly behind him, casually watching him the entire time out of the corner of my eye. I didn’t know how long he’d been here and if he’d chosen someone yet. I didn’t want to turn around, after ordering a Jaeger-Bomb, and find out he’d left in a hurry.

“Hi, can I buy you a drink,” some random jerk asks me, blocking my view.
I looked him over quickly and then pushed him to my left. “I’m a lesbian.”

“Cool.” That seemed to get him even more excited.

I looked him in the eye. At six foot, I’m a tall drink of water and this guy was at least three inches shorter than me. I looked down into his eyes, I should say. “I’m not interested. Please go away.”

“One drink won’t hurt,” he smiled hopefully.

“Last chance to get lost,” I sneered. I don’t like to be mean and don’t like to draw attention to myself, but that’s exactly what I’d done. I moved away from him but it was already too late. My mark had seen me and was staring as I went to the bar and ordered that Jaeger-Bomb.

“My name is Michael.”

I looked to my side to see that the jerk trying to buy me a drink was still there. Just my luck, I can’t shake this idiot. “What part of get lost are you not getting?”

He actually laughed at that. “I get it. You’re a tough chick who dresses provocatively and gets off on shooting guys down. I’m cool with that. I’m guessing your mother never hugged you?”

“What?” I had to ask. This jerk was asking for a beating.

“Women fall into two categories for me, those that hate their mother and take great pride in shooting guys down, and those that hate their father and take great pride in finding jerks to sabotage any relationship they have. I’m thinking you’re the former?”

“I’m thinking you’re a douche-bag.” I grabbed his junk and squeezed, smiling as his eyes bulged and he strained to get away from me. “Last warning and I am not kidding.”

“All you had to say was no thank you,” he managed in a whisper.

I released his paltry manhood and grinned. “No, thank you.”

He tried not to rub himself or cry, which I respected, as he walked quickly away toward the bathrooms.

I turned and, sure enough, my target was gone. The group of women dancing around him had dispersed and a new group was shaking it to a lame techno beat.

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Cthulhu and MeArmand Rosamilia is a New Jersey boy currently living in sunny Florida, where he writes when he’s not sleeping. He’s happily married to a woman who helps his career and is supportive, which is all he ever wanted in life…

He’s written over 150 stories that are currently available, including horror, zombies, contemporary fiction, thrillers and more. His goal is to write a good story and not worry about genre labels.

He not only runs two successful podcasts…

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But he owns the network they’re on, too! Project Entertainment Network

He also loves to talk in third person… because he’s really that cool.

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Guest Post by Armand Rosamilia:

Necromance: Creating A Memorable Character

The original concept for Necromance was six sisters, all with different powers, going against their ruthless father. I envisioned sisterly arguments and funny moments dredging up their past together. I wanted them to be related but at one another’s throats for an added conflict in the story. Who cares about siblings that get along, right?

But as I started to flesh out the sisters in my head I hit a wall. With so many points of view I was afraid the story would get watered down. The reader would need a cheat sheet to follow along as they helped one another doing battle with their father and his demonic henchmen.

Then it hit me… what if the sisters, except for one, were in league with dear old daddy?

It made perfect sense.

I began pouring my energy into creating Cheri Rose Thorne, the main character in the story. I wanted this to be personal. Get inside her head and her head only.
First person POV seemed like a great idea at the time. It offered so many challenges, though. With only being inside one character’s thoughts and only being able to see what she saw, it meant the comings and goings of her sisters and others would go unnoticed unless she was with or around them.

I think the challenge was worth it once the story was completed, and it led me as a writer to really challenge myself to make sure it all made sense in the end.

Cheri became not only the main focus of the story but a character I enjoyed writing. She’s arrogant and scared, tough and weak, focused and worrying she’s doing the wrong thing at times. She’s so much more than a cliché hot chick with a gun you see in movies and read about too much.

She’s also not shy about her sexuality. Even though her life has been hard, fraught with battles that are supernatural and otherworldly, she can still have a good time with men and women. She has a sexual appetite. Something as small as all of her sisters trying to kill her, sent by a maniacal father, isn’t going to stop her from downtime and fun.

Along with her not just being a super warrior, I wanted her to have normal problems. Just like everyone else. Too often I’d read about these super people who conveniently had endless cash at their fingertips and could spend it freely without recourse.

Cheri Rose Thorne spends most of her off-time from killing Vamps and Fiends trying to scrape up a few bucks for the next meal or a gallon of gas to take her to the next adventure.

Normal life getting in her way was another memorable character trait I had fun with.

What other things make Cheri memorable to the reader?

I guess you’ll just have to read it for yourself.

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Corn Weaving Craft

corn weaving craft

Weave paper strips to make colorful Indian corn to hang on your door or wall.

What You Need

  • Glue
  • Yellow, red, and black construction paper
  • Scissors
  • Stapler
  • Tape
  • Yarn or raffia

What You Do

  1. Cut Yellow Paper
    Cut yellow construction paper into three pieces measuring about 4″ x 9″ each. Cut four slits lengthwise across each piece of yellow paper. The slits should go from one end of the paper to about an inch from the other end, and be at least 1/2″ apart.
  2. Cut Red and Black Paper
    Cut 1/2″ strips out of red and black paper.
  3. Weave Paper Strips
    Weave the colored strips through the slits in the yellow paper. Alternate the over-and-under pattern with each strip. Weave until you reach the bottom of the yellow paper.
  4. Secure Paper with Tape
    Flip each piece of yellow paper and tape the outside edges to keep the strips in place.
  5. Cut Weaving Into Corn Shape
    Cut each weaving into the shape of an ear of corn. Glue the ends of the strips to keep them from sticking up.
  6. Add Raffia or Yarn
    Cut pieces of raffia into 10″ lengths. Staple several strands to the top of each ear. Arrange the ears and staple together. Use the raffia to hang your decoration.

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His piercing eyes

I am isolated

I am my own tourniquet

I am chained

I am drained

I am a river of fears

I am an old dead leaf

I walked onto my thoughts alone

I fought battles on my own

I sensed my fervent skin

I enjoy my deviant sins

I am crawling

I am drowning

His piercing eyes provokes me

His piercing gaze shatters me

I have to be alone

His razor eyes torn

He sees through my skin

He senses my sins

I devour his lips

I squeeze my thighs

I breathe his existence

There is no more resistance

Whispers evaporates

Screams elaborates

Our shivering bodies

Beautifully intertwined

I open my eyes

I breathe no more

Our beautiful vice

Ecstatic in my mind

Thoughts, vague thoughts

For His piercing eyes

Opened the forbidden door

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Random Walk and Renewal Theory

  • David Siegmund
Part of the Springer Series in Statistics book series (SSS)

Wald’s approximations to the power function and expected sample size of a sequential probability ratio test are based on ignoring the discrepancy between the (log) likelihood ratio and the stopping boundary, thus replacing a random variable by a constant. In what follows we develop methods to approximate this discrepancy and hence to obtain more accurate results. Some of the approximations have already been stated and used in III.5 and IV.3. The present chapter is concerned with linear stopping boundaries; and the more difficult non-linear case is discussed in Chapter IX. An alternative method for linear problems is given in Chapter X.

Exponential Family Normal Random Variable Renewal Theory Sequential Probability Ratio Test Renewal Theorem
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  • David Siegmund
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  1. 1.Department of StatisticsStanford UniversityStanfordUSA

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Calculation Methods in K-Theory

  • Glenys Luke
  • Alexander S. Mishchenko
Part of the Mathematics and Its Applications book series (MAIA, volume 447)

In this chapter we shall give some methods for describing the K-groups of various concrete spaces by reducing them to a description in terms of the usual cohomology groups of spaces. The methods we discuss are spectral sequences, cohomology operations and direct images. These methods cannot be used universally but they allow us to use certain geometric properties of our concrete topological spaces and manifolds.

Exact Sequence Vector Bundle Spectral Sequence Division Algebra Trivial Bundle
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  • Glenys Luke
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  • Alexander S. Mishchenko
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  1. 1.St. Hugh’s CollegeOxford UniversityOxfordUK
  2. 2.Department of MathematicsMoscow State UniversityMoscowRussia

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Monthly Archives: September 2017

Release Blitz: ‘Finding Peace’ by Ellie Masters

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Abby Knight’s promising start as a family physician is cut short by an abusive relationship. She leaves a painful past behind and trades the hustle and bustle of city living for the more sedate pace of country life.She’s excited to join her Uncle’s family practice in Peace, Montana, and looks forward to many years working by his side.

As for relationships? Abby’s not interested. The only thing she cares about is establishing her medical practice and maybe finding a little bit of peace along the way.

However, a freak blizzard in May, quirky llamas, and a determined Montana rancher have other plans in mind.

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“It’s beautiful here.” Abby fought against the urge to spin in a circle, arms stretched wide, taking in the scene.

Drake’s hard gaze locked on her face. “Beyond gorgeous.”

Her cheeks heated. He’d hadn’t been talking about the farm.

“Come.” He turned toward the barn.

She followed him in companionable silence broken only by the crunching of snow beneath their feet. At the barn door, he unlatched the massive doors, then put his back into sliding them on their rails until a narrow opening appeared. As she passed

beside him, the heat of his breath seared her skin and made her shiver. Her breath fled as she pried her gaze from his eyes to take in the dimly lit interior of the barn.

Musk. A deep animal smell. The pungent aroma of dirt, hay, and what had to be llamas assaulted her nostrils. A low hum vibrated the air. Abby cast her gaze left and right until she realized the sound was coming from a pen to her left.

“What is that?” she asked.

Drake chuckled. “Llamas humming.”

“They hum?”

“Yes, and you should hear the males orgle.”

Had he made up that word?

“I hate to ask what an orgle is,” she said.

“Llamas hum when they’re happy. The males have a unique alarm call when they perceive danger, but when they breed, they orgle.”

“Yes, but it’s not breeding season, just the humming for right now.” His eyes crinkled at the corners. “I bet you’re dying to hear a llama orgle now aren’t you?”

He stepped close, towering over her, causing a tingle to spark in her chest and an ache to build lower down. Her entire body was painfully aware of his overwhelming presence. The timbre of his voice was both smooth and hypnotic, drugging even, because she found herself tipping back her head, her mind slipping, and her eyes closing as he leaned down.

His breath disturbed the air above her cheek, and she held still, paralyzed by what might happen next.

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“I love Drake and Abby!!! From the very beginning I was hooked! The only thing I didn’t like was that it ended,I wanted more!!! A great book!” Vickie, Goodreads reviewer.

“…a fast and wonderful read with all the feels.” Janice, Goodreads reviewer.

“Everyone wants a place to call home – a place where you know you belong and are needed, loved, and wanted. This story of Abby and Drake takes you on that journey… The writing is amazing and the characters are well developed. You get a little of everything in here, from steamy and sexy to sweet and tender. This is just an incredibly beautiful story that warms your heart!” JustCin, Goodreads reviewer.

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ELLIE MASTERS is the bestselling author of Heart’s Insanity: an Angel Fire Rock Romance. She writes multiple genres, creating the stories she loves to read. These are dark erotic tales. Or maybe sweet contemporary stories. How about a romantic thriller to whet your appetite? Ellie writes it all. Want to read passionate poems and sensual secrets? She does that too. Dip into the eclectic mind of Ellie Masters, spend time exploring the sensual realm where she breathes life into her characters and brings them from her mind to the page and into the heart of her readers every day.

When not writing, Ellie can be found outside, where her passion for all things outdoor reigns supreme: off roading, ATV-ing, scuba diving, hiking, and breathing fresh air, are just a few of her favorite pursuits.

She has lived all over the United States, east, west, north, south and central, but grew up under the Hawaiian sun. Now, Ellie is proud to call herself a Southern transplant, learning to say y’all and ‘bless her heart’ with the best of them. She lives with her beloved husband, two children who refuse to flee the nest, and four fur-babies; three cats who rule the household, and a dog who wants nothing other than for the cats to be his friends. The cats have a different opinion regarding this matter.

Ellie’s favorite way to spend an evening is curled up on a couch, laptop in place, watching a fire, drinking a good wine, and bringing forth all the characters from her mind to the page and hopefully into the hearts of her readers.

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Book Review: ‘The Sugar Baby Club’ by Teresa Lo

Published: 22nd March 2017

Author: Teresa Lo

Twitter: @teresalo_tweets

Sick of “hanging out” and hookup culture, college freshman Jasmine Lewis decides to try out a new kind of dating—sugar dating. After watching a documentary about sugar daddies, she and her roommate Kita Okoye sign up for Searching Sweet Sugar, a sugar dating site that promises to change young girls’ lives for the better. After meeting a few salt daddies, terrible men who abuse the system, Jasmine and Kita land the sugar daddies of their dreams, men who shower them with money, Louis Vuitton, and vacations. Their newfound, glamorous lifestyle attracts the attention of girls in their residence hall, and soon, Jasmine and Kita find themselves running a make shift dating agency from their dorm room.

Goes down as another off my 2017 Bookworm Bingo Challenge – A book with a beautiful cover. The cover is very creative and fun. When college guys just don’t cut it these girls start to look for something a bit more high-end. Sugar dating seems to be the way to go but that doesn’t mean a few salts don’t get in there too.

The story starts with Jasmine and Kita after a bit of a disappointing night out that ends with them being taken in by police after being found clearly tipsy back on campus. Bad to worse when Kita’s father starts pushing his weight around. Her dream of studying in Paris for a year being pushed right out the window when he refuses to pay anymore. Though really I think he was just waiting for her to mess up so she wouldn’t get to go. Dreams crushed she knows there’s no way to get the 40k needed but it seems Jasmine might have found a way. Mainly after she sees a website called Searching Sweet Sugar. Explaining just how much money and gifts they could get while being treated like a princess. An idea is born were they will sign up to see just what they could get. The sugar daddies range in ages from 20s to 60s and their wages increasing with age. Jasmine decides Paris seems like a good idea too as her prospects at school with art are failing. They have a year to make 80k. What could possibly go wrong?

Seems to get a good sugar daddy you have to go through a few salts. Those guys you just want to stay clear of but lessons need to be learned. A few weeks in and they seem to be doing ok with the treats they’ve been given – cash, shoes, diamond bracelets and a holiday to paradise. Trip not in vain it seems when a local guy gives them some sleepy powder that might just come in handy if they really don’t want to go there with a daddy. Its not long though before they seem to get attached to certain daddies – Jasmine with Matthew who wants a fairytale romance vibe and Kita with Tyson an artist in the making – but is that really wise when feelings get involved?

Britney’s soon to follow in with the fun that can be had but she may be feeling a little closer to Jasmine than her sugar daddies. Seems once word gets out more and more want to join them. Soon the Sugar Baby Club is born. Jasmine and Kita plan on helping the girls weed out the salts for a cut of what the girls might make. Got to get that Paris fund growing! With very strict campus policies though they don’t seem as clued in one what could go down if they get caught. What could possibly go wrong when these girls put their heads together?

Amusing comical read following these girls through the trials of sugar dating. Some fail some pass but all seem to get what they want out of it in the end. That goes for both parties too.

Side note: Eggs are funny for payback for whatever the reason so people should watch out.

4 out of 5 stars

I received a copy of this book from the author for my honest review.

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Cover Reveal: ‘Rewrite’ by Stephanie Rose

Title: Rewrite
Author: Stephanie Rose
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Cover Design: Najla Qamber Designs
Photo: MaelDesign & Photography
Models: Josh & Shauna Meyers
Release Date: October 19, 2017

Once upon a time, a girl loved a boy and he loved her back. They lived happily ever after.

But our story was never that simple.

I loved Josh with all I had, right until the day he left. Now, all these years later, he was back—and wanting me the way I’d always longed for him. Except now, I belonged to someone else. Someone who never left me the way Josh had. I figured that was the end of our story. I couldn’t alter the past.

I didn’t want to rewrite my future.

Brianna was always more than my best friend. She was the shining light in my black hole of an existence, and I loved her with every cell and bone in my body. I wasn’t good enough for her, though—more the villain than the hero in our fairy tale. When I had to leave, I vowed to come back a better man—for her. But when I finally did return, she wasn’t waiting for me anymore. She had someone new, her very own Prince Charming. Did that mean our story was over? I couldn’t change our past.

It was time to rewrite our ending.

Brianna hadn’t uttered a single word since we stepped into the truck. Tension radiated off her entire body as she faced as far away from me as possible. I knew she was avoiding me. Our near kiss was too much for her to handle right now. I should’ve backed off and let her have her space, and I did for a few days. All we were doing was delaying the inevitable—whether she chose to admit it or not.

“I’m sorry we had to leave so soon. I would have liked to meet more of your friends.” I glanced her way, and Brianna nodded in response, still not looking at me.

“I saw Christal corner you at the bar.” Her voice was aloof but the ticking in her jaw said otherwise as she drew back into the seat.

Sick, my ass. I noticed her glaring at me and Christal tonight. She stared daggers into Christal’s back every time she touched me. She could act as aloof as she wanted. I knew she fucking hated it. My cupcake was in a losing battle with herself. She was going to make herself really get sick if she didn’t surrender soon.

“Yeah,” I chuckled. “Chatty little thing.”

Brianna nodded but wouldn’t look my way.

“She is. I’m surprised she didn’t slip you her number,” she scoffed.

“Oh, she did. In fact, she opened with that.” I fought a smile, picturing the wheels turning in her adorable little head.

Brianna’s head whipped to mine. “She did?”

“What’s wrong?” I asked with as much innocence as I could get away with. “You don’t like her?”

“No,” she offered a bit too abruptly. “I mean, she’s fine, I guess. You can talk to whomever you want.”

“So, if I take her out . . . you’d be okay with that?” I let Christal down easy and right away, but Brianna didn’t need to know that. The prick in me wanted to see how this played out.

“Sure.” She shrugged as she turned away from me again. “Do what you want.” Her jaw clenched so hard, I thought she was going to chip a tooth as she focused on the Hudson River whizzing passed the car window.

Since we were kids, she had the worst poker face. I always knew the second she was pissed off, and judging by how her chest heaved, she was about ready to blow.

Traffic always bottlenecked around the same exit. We inched until we came to a full stop. I slid my arm around her and leaned in. She stiffened, but unless she jumped out of the car onto the side of the highway, she had nowhere to go.

I nuzzled her cheek. Fuck it, I was going for broke.

“And if I . . . take her home. You’d be . . .”

“Fine,” she breathed out, her voice a mix of fury and lust. “Like I just said, do what you want.”

I laughed, victorious. “Cupcake,” I whispered as my lips grazed her cheek, “you are so full of shit.”

Author Bio

Stephanie Rose grew up loving words and making up stories. Being able to share them with readers is her dream come true. This lifelong Bronx girl loves Starbucks, wine and 80s rock. Her voice often gets mistaken for a Mob Wives trailer.

She married her prom date and has a seven-year-old LEGO obsessed son. She believes there is nothing sexier than a good guy who loves with all his heart, and has made it her mission to bring as many as she can to the page.

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Book Review: ‘The Sweet Oil of Vitriol’ by Daniel Eagleton

Title: The Sweet Oil of Vitriol: A Tom Glaze Hit Book 1

Published: 23rd February 2017

Author: Daniel Eagleton

Ever get the feeling the staff want to kill you?

After a government sanctioned hit goes spectacularly wrong, Mossad agent Thomas is blamed for the mission’s failure by his superiors, ousted before completing his very first job. Desperate to prove himself, Thomas accepts an offer from his former handler, Yakov, to assassinate Jacob Okonjo, the head of the African Union. It seems Jacob is allowing certain parties to control Africa’s lucrative diamond trade, and in doing so has made some powerful enemies. But like that Mossad hit-team caught on camera in Dubai a few years back, how is Thomas supposed to terminate such a prominent figure without being caught on CCTV? The answer: to work undercover as a room-service waiter at a top London hotel, where, in a few months’ time, Jacob Okonjo will be staying. It’s the perfect plan. Jacob is to be administered an untraceable poison, and afterwards, even if there is an investigation, a trusted member of staff like Thomas will be above suspicion. That’s the idea, anyway. In the meantime, he’s to suffer month after month of boring, menial employment, serving rich, famous people dinner, when he should be making a name for himself amongst the intelligence community. Because you can bet this never happened to Bond or Bourne. Never had to work for tips, subjugating themselves like some average, everyday citizen…

Spy mystery that will keep you on your toes throughout trying to figure out which way everyone is going to go and what agenda they really have.

Things start out simple enough. Thomas and his team, secret agents hired to take out dangerous people, have been sent on a mission to eliminate someone their government wants gone. Thomas has been sent in advance to get a lay of the land and figure out the best plan of action for when the hit will go down. Their target is a tricky person to pin down with locations, times and whether decoys will be in play. So his task is to figure out every possible scenario before the team, and then their target, gets there. Would seem like a walk in the park for Thomas but he seems to have a little problem with the ladies. In that he can’t seem to stay away from them. Its because of this that the team comes in early to check on his focus, or lack there of. Things go from bad to worse when the time comes to take their target out.

Hit gone wrong and it seems and Thomas and his team are going to take the fall. Well mainly Thomas as he’s the only one that gets caught up with what goes down putting him in the hospital. It seems Uri, the tech guy, is the only one really helping Thomas when everything goes tits up. Even his handler Yakov has taken a bit of a back seat while waiting for the dust to settle. He needs to get out of the hospital before the police arrive, even if he isn’t 100%. Side note when you don’t have the right documents to go back to the hospital it seems wire cutters and a meat tenderizer will do.

Out of the company but not the trade Thomas and Uri go to Yakov to get a new job. Thomas might be wanted but he needs to redeem himself. A new target is set, one with a big payout, but he needs to be clever this time so no one suspects him. Poison is the key and to push any suspicion off him he is going to have to actually work as the waiter and not pose. Seven months till the hit gets to London so by then he should be a natural.

Once an agent always an agent seems to be Thomas’ motto. Said motto seems to attract trouble though. Mainly when a woman is involved. This time the hotels front desk clerk Nadine. Seems she’s in deep with some bad men and Thomas wants to help. The fact that he’s spent the last few months mooning over her being a bit of a key reason. Really he should know better by now. She can see him and his friends for who they really are so you just know a HEA isn’t on the cards.

I could never really get a feel for Yakov. Something was off with him from the start. I always got the feeling that no matter what he was going to throw Thomas under the bus so to speak. Just seems to take Thomas a little longer to figure out. For an agent he didn’t seem very focused with his mission but that could be because he was left to his own devices for so long waiting for his target. Seems trouble is brewing from more than one angle and he is just playing catch up to see it through.

Seemed to pick up more near the end when the chaos seemed to grow. Think the everyday life of him working at the hotel and then his on/off again thing with Nadine seemed to drag a bit. Women definitely seem to be his weakness and if he wants to continue what he’s doing then he’s going to need to work on that. Intriguing paced thriller with a bit of a difference.

For a lot of it I found either he, she or they seemed to be missing from sentences. Almost like you just would assume they were there so added them anyway in your mind while reading. A few other spelling mistakes and errors throughout (‘She put his hand on his’ instead of ‘She put her hand on his’) but nothing too major, just enough to stand out through rest of clean edit.

3 out of 5 stars

I received a copy of this book from the author for my honest review.

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Author Interview: ‘White Wine and Medical Marijuana’ by Julia Cirignano

About the Book:

A Compilation of Poems

White Wine & Medical Marijuana is a book of poetry that explores themes such femininity, sexuality, weakness, strength, addiction, power, and profanity. It analyzes these themes, while keeping the language casual, simple, and accessible to all readers. Enjoy the power struggle between self criticism and self love, the raw life observations, and the relentless scrutinization of everyday life.

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Author Interview:

1: Tell us a little about yourself and what got you in to writing?

I have always loved to write, and decided to major in creative writing once excelling in English classes in high school. I actually first focused on songwriting since I am also a musicians, but eventually decided that I was more interested in writing lyrics than melodies. Fun fact, some of the poems in my new book White Wine & Medical Marijuana started out as songs.

2: Do you have a favourite time and place where you write?

Not particularly. My writing process tends to be me writing some weird, random lines in the notes app on my phone when the idea first comes to me, and then turning them into actual poems later at my desk.

3: Where do your ideas come from?

My writing always comes straight from real life experiences. Sometimes an idea will come to me from seemingly nowhere, but most of the time I am inspired, disturbed, or intrigued by an event or concept that I am struggling with in my own life.

4: Do you have a plan in your head of where the story is going before you start writing or do you let it carry you along as you go?

My poems have a life of their own. I feel as though I really only aid in writing them down. If I think too much about where I want a piece of writing to go, I never end up getting there.

5: What genre are your books and what drew you to that genre?

I have always loved poetry since I first read Emily Dickinson. I loved reading and writing poetry before I even realized I was writing poetry. Even when I was writing mainly short stories, I was really writing free verse poetry – just because of my style of writing.

6: What dream cast would you like to see playing the characters in your latest book?

7: Do you read much and if so who are your favourite authors?

Yes, I am always reading in the middle of reading of book. I have a lot of favorites, both old and new. Dickinson, Bradstreet, Thoreau, Emerson, Bukowski, Kaur, Leav, Ferrante, Plath, etc. I read everything.

8: What book/s are you reading at present?

I’m currently reading the new Kevin Hart book I Can’t Make This Up and the new Lang Leav novel Sad Girls. I strongly recommend both.

9: What is your favourite book and why?

The Bell Jar by Silvia Plath, no questions asked. I have never related to an entire book in the way I have to this one, and I’ve also never been so effected by a book.

10: What advice would you give for someone thinking about becoming a writer?

One doesn’t become a writer, you just are. But if you want to be a published writer, you need to put some work in. Honestly though, the way self-publishing works these days, anyone can become a published author. I used Create Space, but I know people who have also had great luck with Lulu and similar sites.

11: What are the best Social Media Sites for people to find out about you and your work?

I post pretty consistently on my book’s Facebook page ( and also on Twitter (@JuliaJulia1001). You can also check out my website for updates on all of my publications.

About the Author:

Julia Cirignano is a writer from Boston Ma. She was homeschooled through high school, and graduated Endicott College this past May with a BA in creative writing with a music minor. Julia has several articles published by Limelight Magazine and That Music Magazine, and poetry published in The Endicott Review, The Endicott Observer, Mad Swirl, The New York Literary Magazine, Red Wolf Journal, and The Somerville Times. In her spare time, Julia enjoys reading novels, writing poetry, and riding her horse Leo.

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  • MLS® #: G4846258
  • 229 China Berry Cir

  • Davenport, FL 33837
  • $179,500
  • 3 Beds, 2 Bath, 1636 Sqft, 0.16 Acres
  • Residential

Lovely 3 bed 2 bath home with large Family Room Separate Dining Room & Eat-in Kitchen. Volume ceilings, ceiling fans, walk-in closet in Master bedroom, central heat & air, inside laundry room. Screened patio, fenced yard & 2-car garage. Make this your new home!

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  • MLS® #G4846258
  • Price$179,500
  • Price Sold$175,000
  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2.00
  • Full Baths2
  • Square Footage1,636
  • Acres0.16
  • Year Built2003
  • TypeResidential
  • Sub-TypeSingle Family Home
  • StatusSold

Community Information

  • Address229 China Berry Cir
  • AreaDavenport
  • SubdivisionHeather Hill Ph 1
  • CityDavenport
  • CountyPolk County
  • StateFL
  • Zip Code33837

  • FeaturesDeed Restricted
  • # of Garages2
  • Garages2 Car Garage
  • ViewIn County, Sidewalk

Cable Available, Electricity Connected, Gas

  • InteriorCarpet, Ceramic Tile, Wood
  • HeatingCentral, Electric
  • CoolingCentral Air
  • StoriesOne Story

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Attic, Cathedral Ceiling(s), Ceiling Fans(s), Eating Space In Kitchen, High Ceiling(s), Kitchen/Family Room Combo, Master Bedroom Downstairs, Split Bedroom, Vaulted Ceiling(s), Walk-In Closet(s)

Dishwasher, Disposal, Dryer, Microwave, Range, Refrigerator, Washer

  • ExteriorBlock, Stucco
  • Lot DescriptionUp to 10,889 Sq. Ft.
  • RoofShingle
  • FoundationSlab

Exterior Features

Irrigation System, Patio/Porch Screened

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  • Days on Market40
  • ZoningX
  • HOA Fees$360
  • HOA Fee FrequencyAnnual
  • Taxes$2,867
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Vegan Fried Green Beans (素干扁四季豆）

I have to survive without cooking help for the month of September. This means having to come home from work and fix dinner quickly so that there is no one complaining about growling stomach. This is one of the quick fixes that I can whip up in 20 mins. I substituted the usual minced pork with minced preserved raddish. It goes very will with jasmine rice.

  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time 10 mins
  • Serves: 5

  • 1 lb green beans
  • 1 Tbsp minced garlic
  • 3 Tbsp minced preserved raddish (菜脯）
  • 1 Tbsp light soy sauce
  • 2 Tbsp water
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • pinch msg
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 cup oil for frying green bean

  1. Rinse and drain green beans. Cut green beans into 2-3 inch pieces.
  2. Heat oil in wok over medium high heat.
  3. Fy green beans for 4 minutes until the skin starts to show wrinkle.
  4. Remove green beans with a slotted spoon and drain on a paper towel.
  5. Pour out all by 2 Tbsp of oil.
  6. Fry minced garlic in wok over medium heat until it starts to turn golden brown.
  7. Turn up heat. Add minced raddish and continue to fry for another 2 minutes.
  8. Add green beans, soy sauce, water, sugar, msg and stir fry for another 2 minutes.
  9. Add sesame oil. Stir and remove to serving dish.
  10. Serve hot.

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DIBP Policy Consultation Paper – Visa Simplification

The Australian government is seeking views and opinions on Australia’s future visa system and you can contribute to this by giving your opinion. Your voice will help the Department of Immigration and Border Protection make Australia’s visa system, more responsive to country’s economic, social and security interests.

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Netanyahu: ‘Obama victory is good for Israel’

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has lauded Barack Obama re-election by claiming that under Obama administration Israel-US ties had been stronger than ever – reported Israeli daily Ha’aretz on November 7, 2012. Both Israeli defence minister Ehud Barak and Israeli ambassador in Washington, Michael Oren were overjoyed by Obama victory , saying they don’t foresee any changes in Washington’s blind support for the Zionist entity.

Despite the pleasure shown on Obama victory by some top Israeli leaders – Knesset members from Netanyahu’s racist Likud party expressed their disappointment over Obama’s victory, fearing that now Obama will throw Israel under bus on Iran’s nuclear program and pressure Tel Aviv to negotiate a settlement with Palestinian Authority (PA).

Obama is not good for Israel and we are concerned that he will try to pressure Israel to make concessions because of his chilly relationship with Netanyahu,” quoted Israeli daily YNet a Likud MK saying on November 7, 2012.

Zionist leaders are well-known for their hypocrisy. The Democratic Party Jewish caucus had blamed Netanyahu for interfering in US elections by openly supporting his old radical Zionist Mormon buddy Mitt Romney.

Obama was also congratulated by leaders of the UN Security Council permanent member states, Britain, France, Russia and China. German Chancellor Angela Markel, Eyptian president Dr. Mohamed Morsi, Turkish prime minister Erdogan, PA leader Mahmoud Abbas and Afghan president Hamid Karzai also voiced their pleasure on Obama victory.

There was no reaction from Tehran as the Islamic Republic has always concsidered Obama and Romney as the two sides of the same ‘Zionist Coin’. However, Israeli daily Ha’aretz has reported that Obama re-election had opened a window for the US-Iran direct talks on Iran’s nuclear program and lifting of US sanctions against Iran.

Hamas has not official congratulated Obama on his victory but spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said today: “We demand Obama to review the US foreign policy towards Arab and Palestinian issues and end the US support for the Israeli occupying regime during his second term in office“.

This year 109 million Americans (popl. 305 million) voted while 5 million senior citizens and Afro-Americans were not allowed to vote for not having “proper IDs”. The election has cost more than $6 billion. Repeated polls have shown the vast majority of Americans believe it will make little or no difference in their lives whether a Rublican or a Democratic is in the White House. Obama beat his opponent Mitt Romney by 100 electoral votes.

America which claims to export democracy to the Muslim world – suppress democracy within the country itself. The US presidents are not elected by a popular vote among the 50 states but by the assigned electoral ballots to each of the 50 states in the Federation. The presidential candidates usuall campaign only in the seven states with greater electoral ballots.

Barack Obama will still be facing a hostile pro-Israel Republican majority in the Congress at least for the next two years.

The Muslim world, especially the Islamic resistance groups have nothing to celebrate as both Obama and Romney represents the same anti-Islam and pro-Israel establishment. Obama in first 4-year presidency has proven to be far more anti-Muslim warmonger than Dubya Bush.

In addition to the massive task of tackling 1 trillion-dollar annual deficits and reducing a 16 trillion-dollar national debt, Obama will have to deal with a divided US Congress that is likely to maintain the same partisan makeup in his second term in the White House.

I just listened to Linh Dinh (Philadelphia) on RT’s ‘Cross Talk’ show debating with Neil Sroka, an Obama fan and Ilya Shapiro from Israel advocacy group, the Cato Institute.

Linh said that American elections are fraud which only allow American voters to keep electing war criminals and protectors of the filthy-rich Wall Street bankers.

America does not have a representative democracy. If you vote for someone for his rhetoric and promises, which he promptly ignores after the election, then you’re not being represented, I’m sorry, though with your votes, you’ve just sanctioned (Obama) him to go on abusing you and the rest of the world. Ignoring his kill list, undeclared wars and other violations of justice, you’ve chosen to swallow whole his sound bites, so you will fully deserve what’s coming to you, though it’s unfortunate that so many other victims will have to suffer also,” posted by Linh under heading Ass Won!.

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  1. The Re-Election of Barack Obama
    Nasir Khan,

    Those left-of-the-centre Americans who had opted to vote for a lesser evil than the bigger evil in the shape of Mitt Romney have some ground to celebrate. In fact, anything was possible; Romney could have also found his way to the White House. American political system is deeply flawed and has become more mouldy and outdated. It does not represent the hopes and aspirations of the American people any longer.

    The presidential election itself is a contest in which big money talks and imposes its decisions on the masses. Actual problems facing the superpower that has hegemony over a large part of humanity and regions of the world are brushed aside and a diversionary picture put before the electorate that produces much sound but signifies nothing. Big gala shows and rallies make the whole thing look comical and cheap advertisement. That’s not what the democracy is about or can ever be justified for hiding the concerns of millions of ordinary men and women and their economic and social hardships.

    President Obama in his first term proved to be a true representative of American military-industrial complex. He carried out where Bush had left. He also extended the Afghan war of aggression into Pakistan and in most cowardly fashion has been conducting the killings of Pakistani ‘militants’ in Pakistan by his drone attacks. The people of Pakistan and other places who become victims of such assassinations have no means at their disposal to combat the advanced technological robots that kill them at his orders.

    Now the question is: Will he continue his policy of such killings and disregard international law and the Geneva Conventions? Like Bush and Condi Rice, his foreign policy in the Middle East has been a total charade. Has he any sense of moral responsibility towards the Palestinian people who are still under occupation of Israel and its cruel policies? Without American military and financial support, Israel couldn’t have carried out the occupation or oppression of a captive population.

    These things are not a secret and certainly President Obama is well aware of all these things. Now he has a new four-year term of office. Will he be able to change the course of his foreign policy or will he continue what he did during the last four years? Only the time will tell. But he has some opportunity to show respect to international law, the Geneva Conventions and stop the illegal killing of people in foreign countries. He can also advance the cause of peace in the Middle East, not by reiterating the American mantra of the ‘security of Israel’ but stand for the legitimate rights of the Palestinians under Israeli Zionist occupation and oppression.

    People will judge President for his actions, not his words. Let’s hope his words and actions match from now on. The oppressed and victimised people and nations at the hands of US imperialism and its allies will be truly glad if he shows resolute courage to stand for what is right and not military might.

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20 Sep 2018 description

Conflicts and climatic shocks aggravate current food insecurity in many countries

Some 39 countries in need of food assistance - FAO expects slightly lower global cereal production

20 September 2018, Rome - Persistent conflicts and climate-related shocks are currently driving high levels of severe food insecurity, particularly in Southern African and Near East countries, which continue to require humanitarian assistance, according to a new report published by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today.

31 Aug 2018 description

Malawi was impacted by dry spells in between December and January mostly in the southern part of the country and some districts in the Central Region – affected production of most key crops. Flooding in March towards the end of the season and the FAM infestation also negatively impacted agricultural production. Overall, maize production declined by 28.4% compared to last year and was 20.3% below the 5-year average. There was also a decrease in the production of pulses (-10%), soybeans (-19%) and beans (-5.5%).

29 Aug 2018 description

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• The 2017-18 rainfall season was characterized by a late start, an extended mid-season dry spell (December-January) and heavy rains from February into April. The dry spell caused moisture stress and wilting of the early planted crops in many areas in Botswana, south-western Madagascar, southern Malawi, southern and some central parts of Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

08 Aug 2018 description

About 1.26 million people are expected to be severely food insecure in the Grand Sud and Grand Sud-Est regions of Madagascar between July and September 2018, according to the results of the Integrated Phase Classification food insecurity analysis conducted in June 2018.

27 Jul 2018 description
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The **FAWRisk-Map** incorporates diverse socio-economic and agro-ecological data so that responders can visualise where the underlying risk of household **food insecurity** due to Fall Armyworm is highest. The tool consists of a number of layers allowing users to disaggregate risk into its constituent parts. By highlighting potential "hotspots", the tool is intended to assist decision-makers in prioritising and preparing for early action in targeted areas.

19 Jul 2018 description

Feed the Future Enabling Environment for Food Security Project / Esther Ngumbi

This post was co-authored with Esther Ngumbi.

04 Jul 2018 description

Poor rainfall will again lead to below-average main staple harvests in Southern Madagascar

• National rice production will likely be 3.6 Million MT which is 17 percent higher than last year and near the 5-year average. Overall national maize production will likely be 264,000 MT which is 6 percent lower than last year and 21 percent below the 5-year average. National cassava production will likely be 2.6 Million MT which is 3 percent higher than last year but 7 percent below the 5-year average.

30 Jun 2018 description

Food deficits projected for poor households due to constrained food and income sources

30 Jun 2018 description

Crisis outcomes likely to persist until the next main harvest in March 2019

29 Jun 2018 description

  • Maize production in 2018 forecast at above-average level, but set to decline on yearly basis reflecting dry weather conditions in southern and central parts

  • National maize supplies forecast to be generally adequate in 2018/19 marketing year (April/March) on account of larger opening stocks and above-average output

  • Prices of maize remained mostly stable in 2018 and lower on yearly basis

28 Jun 2018 description

Households in southern and central Malawi will face food and livelihoods deficits

27 Jun 2018 description

27 June 2018, Rome - Fall Armyworm keeps spreading to larger areas within countries in sub-Saharan Africa and becomes more destructive as it feeds on more crops and different parts of crops, increasingly growing an appetite for sorghum, in addition to maize. The pest could spread to Northern Africa, Southern Europe and the Near East, warned the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today. The agency called for a massive scaling up of the Fall Armyworm campaign to involve more than 500 000 farmers in sub-Saharan Africa.

25 Jun 2018 description

The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization and Pennsylvania State University joined forces to develop and launch an innovative, talking app - Nuru - to help African farmers recognize Fall Armyworm, a new and fast-spreading crop pest in sub-Saharan Africa, so that they can take immediate steps to destroy it and curb its spread.

18 Jun 2018 description

In Numbers

  • 64 mt of food assistance distributed

  • US$1.13 m six months (Jun-Nov 2018) net funding requirements, representing 47% of total

  • 35,548 people assisted in May 2018

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18 Jun 2018 description

In Numbers

  • 35,272 refugees benefited from general food distribution in Luwani and Dzaleka camps

  • 884,522 children benefiting from school meals in 13 food insecure districts

  • 88,000 people suffering from acute malnutrition received nutrition treatment

  • 3,500 mt of food assistance distributed

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Keywords acrocephalosyndactyly, antibiotic prophylaxis, antiinfective agent, child, delayed release formulation, female, follow up, human, infant, letter, male, methodology, preschool child, retrospective study, surgical infection, treatment outcome
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Journal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Ananta, M, & Coert, J.H. (2010). Prevention of wound infection after release of apert acrosyndactyly. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Vol. 126). doi:10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181dab439


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Kidney transplantation without prior dialysis may prevent dialysis-associated morbidity. We analyzed the outcome of 1113 first kidney transplants in children performed between 1990 and 2000 in the Eurotransplant community. Enlistment for a deceased donor kidney before start of dialysis (127/895, 14%) made dialysis redundant in 55% of cases. Mean residual creatinine clearance at transplantation of these patients was 8 mL/min/1.73 m 2. Pre-emptive transplantations of deceased donor kidneys showed less acute rejections (52% vs. 37% rejection-free at 3 years, p = 0.039), compared to transplantations following dialysis. The difference in graft survival between non-dialyzed and dialyzed patients (82% vs. 69% at 6 year) did not reach statistical significance (p = 0.055). No differences were noted after living donor transplantation. Multivariate analysis showed that the period of transplantation was the strongest predictor of graft survival (p < 0.001). Congenital structural abnormalities such as primary kidney disease predominated in nondialyzed patients as compared to dialyzed patients (p < 0.001); this factor did not influence graft survival. Based on our conclusion that pre-emptive transplantation is at least as good as post-dialysis transplantation, as well as on quality of life arguments, we recommend to consider pre-emptive transplantation in children with end-stage renal failure.

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Keywords Acute rejection, Hypertension, Kidney transplantation, Pediatric or child, Pre-emptive
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Journal American Journal of Transplantation
Cransberg, K, Smits, J.M.A, Offner, G, Nauta, J, & Persijn, G.G. (2006). Kidney transplantation without prior dialysis in children: The eurotransplant experience. American Journal of Transplantation, 6(8), 1858–1864. doi:10.1111/j.1600-6143.2006.01405.x


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I am a Research Staff Member in the Cloud Foundations department at IBM Research. My research interests are centered around applied machine learning and optimization. My work often involves working with large enterprise customers in building machine learning solutions for Cloud Computing and Big Data.

Prior to joining IBM Research, I received my Ph.D. (2006) and M.S. (2003) degrees in computer science from the University of Maryland at College Park, and my B. Tech. degree (2000) in computer science and engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai (IIT Madras).

Awards and Honors

  • IBM Outstanding Innovation Award (Data Visualization) (2016)
  • IBM 4th Invention Plateau Award (patents) (2016)
  • IBM Outstanding Technical Achievement Award (Real-time cyber security solutions) (2013)
  • IBM Eminence and Excellence Awards (multiple years)
  • Ph.D. Thesis nominated for ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award by University of Maryland (2006)
  • University of Maryland - Dean's Fellowship Award for Excellence in Research (2005)
  • Ranked 36th in All-India Joint Entrance Examination for IITs (1996)

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  • Reviewer, IEEE Access (2016)
  • TPC Member: KDD 2016, IJCAI 2016, IJCAI Cognitive Computing Workshop 2016


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Surviving artefacts offer a fascinating glimpse of ordinary lives, raising questions and providing insights into the Indus society

‘The Indus people must have wanted their children to have nice childhoods.’ This is one Year 6 child’s conclusion after experimenting with a replica terracotta cart and examining photographs of cubed dice and terracotta figurines, some with moveable heads. These artefacts may not all have been toys, but his thoughtful comment implies the learning of other things about Indus society: that there was a good quality of life and that people 4000 years ago had the same emotions as we do today.

The climate and soil conditions in the Indus region have prevented perishable materials from surviving. Virtually all materials such as cloth, pigments and wood for furniture and construction have gone. All that remains of these are impressions of fine weave on other artefacts and thread fragments on metal tool handles. However, a vast range of non-perishable artefacts have been discovered and children can categorise these in various ways.

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An Exasperated Superman Doesn’t Make Smart Choices in Action Comics 990

by Mark Mitchell

This article contains SPOILERS. If you haven’t read the issue yet, proceed at your own risk!

It’s rare to see Superman exasperated. Usually he’s flying around, helping people; sometimes he feels weighed down by the enormity of humanity’s ability to do evil, but at the end of the day he’s the ultimate optimist. It’s not often we see Superman at the end of his rope, but that’s exactly where he is in Dan Jurgens and Viktor Bogdanovic’s Action Comics 990

The initial source of Superman’s frustration is the fictional country of Logamba — “fictional,” but Jurgens takes inspiration from the real world events in Syria. In Action Comics 990 the government of Logamba was using chemical weapons on rebels within its country before Superman stopped them. The rebels, in turn, respond by firing their own chemical weapons into the capital city. Superman is able to clear out the gas, but he’s at his wit’s end. He rounds up the leaders of both the rebels and the Logamban government and orders them to find a compromise to end their conflict. The rebel leader complains that the government officials are corrupt and hoard wealth for themselves; the government leader complains that the rebels are “crude and inferior” and “too stupid to work in [their] factories.”

Superman’s proposed solution is mind-boggling. He orders the government official to use the wealth of the upper class to educate the rebels and their families, while the rebel leader is to tell his people that “they can’t just take what they want. They must be willing to make the best of their lives and learn.” It’s at this point that I’m no longer sure if Jurgens intends for us to see Superman’s solution as wise, because to me his response feels off the mark. The government official (neither of these characters are given names) literally just called the rebels “inferior” and Superman’s answer is, “But you could use your money to make them smart enough to work in factories”? And that’s supposed to be a noble solution to the problem at hand? How about, “Becoming wealthy off the backs of others doesn’t make you superior”? How about some of that Truth and Justice? I’m sure it’s just an idea inelegantly expressed, but, yikes, that’s a rough one to get muddled.

It’s disappointing because there is a potentially interesting idea here — Superman as hopelessly naive in the face of complicated evil — but that’s an idea for another time because in Action Comics 990 the naivety is unintentional. Jurgens writes a classic Superman, but it gets away from him a bit here. The whole episode is merely a prelude to the issue’s real action back in Metropolis (Superman literally flies away before anything is resolved), so I’m not really sure why it was necessary to strain to try and make it a “see both sides” situation; especially when Superman himself is unable to stick the landing.

For a complete list of what we’re reading, head on over to our Pull List page. Whenever possible, buy your comics from your local mom and pop comic bookstore. If you want to rock digital copies, head on over to Comixology and download issues there. There’s no need to pirate, right?

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  1. Wait, this comic takes inspiration from Syria, and has the rebels firing their own chemical weapons? Fucking really? There is a way to approach this sort of topic without being so disgustingly dishonest

    But that is fucking horrific

    • The backbone of the arc is Jor-El trying to prove that human beings are all monsters not worth saving (or worth his son’s time), and he and his agents have been influencing and manipulating various parties into doing awful, horrific things in order to prove his point. I haven’t read this issue yet, but in previous issues he’s had agents on both sides of this conflict goading both sides into firing chemical weapons and committing atrocities.

      I doubt that makes the execution any better at all, but it does change Jurgens’ intention from “both sides of the Syria conflict are terrible” to “people can do terrible things if given the right push” (and even then, I’m sure Jor-El will ultimately be proven wrong by the end of the arc). This almost definitely isn’t the way to be delivering that message, though.

      • I knew that. Still doesn’t fucking redeem it.

        Superheroic metaphor is supposed to clarify, not deceive. There is no justification for bringing up the spectre of Syria and then being so horrifically dishonest about it. There are a million of better ways to handle it. There is more than enough happening in Syria you should be able to find a dynamic that is not so revoltingly dishonest. Or you could do something else entirely. Find another foreign crisis. Or just make entirely one up, without using a single word designed to make you think about Syria. Hell, I remember Young Justice using the fictional nations of Qurac and Bialya. You could easily do something around the conflict between those nations without being so horrifically dishonest.

        As the Extra Credits team so eloquently said about Call of Juarez: The Cartel, ‘As a game designer, your audience trusts you. And you have the responsibility not to betray that trust. And I’m willing to bet that there is at least one person out there more firmly that Mexicans are stealing our women because of this game, and that is fucking disgraceful. It is a shame to what it means to be a designer, and it betrays the responsibility we as a group hold when producing mass media. We can do a lot better than this. We can inform, and educate and entertain but failing all of that, we can at least be honest.’

        The same words applies to this comic. They should be fucking ashamed. Syria is complex, but there are two facts that are beyond the shadow of the doubt. Only Assad used chemical weapons. And the weapons targeted civilians. To take one of the most horrific modern example of war crimes and whitewash it is vile.

        This arc, this entire run, is now beneath contempt. It is irredeemable. It is filth. Jurgens, Bogdanovic and all involved should take a long hard look in the mirror. Then they should just fuck off

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