Thanks to Luan Mao and Kokopelli for their incredible effort in beating this for me.
Harry entered their little common room to see Hermione and Daphne studying together on one couch, and Romilda and Astoria on another couch, poring over a map.
"And thanks for not forgetting us," Astoria added with a little smile.
Harry nodded. "That's what I was thinking, but if you want a partner, that's fine too," he added.
"Other boys smell," Romilda pointed out.
"You know what this means?" Daphne asked excitedly.
Romilda leant over and whispered something in her ear. "But I'm willing to take one for the team," Astoria quickly added.
"Seeing as the only time I've danced was when we were in the Chamber, it's probably a good plan. So, how about we look at this egg for a bit, and then start?" Harry asked.
"Dobby will try," he agreed, looking delighted. Harry created a small chair for him, and Dobby sat with pride.
After looking, tapping, shaking and generally examining the egg for a few minutes, Harry opened it. A caterwauling immediately filled the small room. Harry shuddered, and quickly closed it.
Daphne, Astoria and Romilda all shook their heads.
"Can yous be making sound again?" Cully asked.
Harry opened the egg, as the girls all hurriedly put their fingers in their ears. He gave it a quick blast, before shutting it again.
Both House-elves blushed and looked pleased.
Harry blinked. "Good point," he agreed. He didn't even have to ask, as Dobby and Cully popped away, and less than two minutes later, Derek and Cressida appeared, each with a small box in their hands.
"So, I hear you need a ridiculously good looking dance instructor?" Derek beamed, as he turned his head slightly to one side, and gave a small pout.
Harry gulped, and then had to blink repeatedly.
"And that's the power of Blue Steel," Daphne cheered.
"Intense," Hermione agreed with her cheeks flushed, and her lips freshly moistened.
"Splendid." Harry followed the older woman into his bedroom.
"If you say so," Harry replied. He shut the door, to find that Cressida had put the box on his bedside table, and removed her shoes.
Harry did as he was told, and then added a freshening charm, just in case.
Albus purchased an ice cream cone, in his favourite TuttiFrutti flavour, and sat comfortably outside Fortescue's ice cream parlour.
It was remarkably pleasant to just sit there and not be busy. He had a notice-me-not charm covering him. He was nearing the end of his treat, when he heard screaming.
Peter Pettigrew ran through the crowd, and jumped onto a table near him.
Albus quickly finished his ice cream, and then picked up his camera.
"The Dark Lord is going to kill you all!" Pettigrew yelled. "Now, fear the Dark Lord's Mighty Basilisk!" He dropped his robes, and then his trousers, and humped his hips forward.
The screams abruptly stopped. There was some sniggering from the crowd.
"It's working; My Lord's Basilisk is turning you to stone!" He moved his hips back and forth, and to the side, before he abruptly pulled his trousers up, and Apparated away.
Albus Apparated straight to the Daily Prophet offices. After all, such a performance of the Dark Lord's Mighty Basilisk needed front page status.
"Not for such a great and powerful wizard," Cully said.
Cully beamed and nodded eagerly. "Wes be doing that," he agreed.
His phoenix squawked, and vanished in a puff of fire. A minute later, the tanned, clean shaven form of Sirius Black appeared in front of him. He was wearing a suit and tie, with the gold chain of a pocket watch poking out of his waist pocket.
Albus quickly explained about the Horcrux, and what it meant for their ability to use that to target anyone with a Dark Mark, and then what they had done to Lucius Malfoy and Peter Pettigrew.
By the end of the story, Albus didn't think that he'd ever seen Sirius look so carefree and happy. Especially when he passed him the latest edition of the Prophet. Sirius started to laugh so hard, he was crying.
"Come in, Harry," Albus called, as the wards on the door registered Harry's magical signature.
Harry entered; he was dressed in a smart suit as well. "Harry," Sirius cried, and pulled him into a bear hug.
"Sirius," Harry cried, and slapped his Godfather on the back a few times.
"Oh, I have a plan, if it's okay with you?" Harry said.
"You couldn't keep me away," Sirius promised. "Four weeks traipsing through Europe sounds heavenly." He paused. "Would you mind if I missed Christmas?" he asked Harry.
"It will, which is why I'm going as well on the summer trip," Dumbledore said cheerily.
"That's great, Professor," Harry said with a huge smile.
"Anyway, let us be off!" Albus held out an old copy of the Beano. And as they all touched it, he felt the familiar feel of his spine being pulled through his navel.
They arrived in the middle of a scrum of people, outside a courtroom. The noise was deafening.
Harry marched forward and the crowds parted before him. Sirius followed him, and Albus trailed after, highly amused by the whole thing.
"I'd say good luck, but all you need is the truth," Harry replied. Albus followed Harry up to the stands, where they took two seats near the front.
Harry nodded, and looked up at the empty balcony ahead of them.
"All rise," a clerk called. Albus got to his feet as Amelia Bones, Dolores Umbridge, and Cornelius Fudge entered.
Fifty wizards in red robes traipsed in.
Finally, Sirius entered and sat down on a solitary chair in front of them.
Albus frowned as after four decades on the Wizengamot he finally realised what this looked like from the other side. It was highly intimidating.
"Ah-hem-hem," Umbridge coughed. Dumbledore kicked himself for not having destroyed her years ago. She was a symptom of everything that was wrong with their world at the moment. He consoled himself with the thought that at least the I.C.W. was very close to arresting her.
For the first time since they had arrived, Harry relaxed.
"An excellent plan," Amelia agreed, "Clerk, fetch the Veritaserum. I will cast the truth charm myself, as head of Magical Law Enforcement." She waved her wand a few times, made a swish, then pointed at Sirius. A bright green glow surrounded him. When it finished, the scribe appeared with the potion.
"Before I take it, who will be asking the questions?" Sirius demanded.
"I will," Umbridge and Amelia said at the same time.
Sirius nodded and leaned his head back, allowing them to place three drops on his tongue.
"The suspect has been dosed," Amelia said. "There will now be quiet in court. Anyone speaking will be immediately arrested, tried, and if found guilty, sentenced to four weeks in Azkaban.
"Quiet in court," Amelia immediately said, as hushed whispers broke out.
"Peter Pettigrew. He betrayed us to Voldemort. After I confronted him, he cut of a finger on his hand, created an explosion, and took off in his rat Animagus form.
"The court notes that Peter Pettigrew is indeed alive, with his picture on the front page of this morning's Daily Prophet ," Amelia said in a small voice.
Umbridge raised her right hand. "You may address me," Bones said.
Fudge and Umbridge shook their heads.
"There will be a twenty minute recess, while the Wizengamot come to a decision as to Sirius Black's participation on the night in question." The Wizengamot stood and walked out.
Albus whipped out his wand and cast a spell at Sirius.
"Now comes the dull part, waiting," Albus said softly to Harry.
Sirius looked dreadfully bored, sat in his seat. He leaned back and closed his eyes, looking completely relaxed, despite his current situation.
Albus resisted the urge to palm his face. He was pleased he was no longer involved in the I.C.W. because that sort of sloppy and vague statement would only have caused him more embarrassment.
"Sirius Black, you are an innocent man." There was a cheer from the audience, one that Albus noticed Harry was quite keen to join in on.
Amelia, Cornelius and Umbridge all paled.
Sirius turned his back on them. "Come on," he said directly to Albus and Harry.
Albus hurried out of his seat and down to the courtroom floor, where he was bypassed by Harry who hugged Sirius hard.
They were quickly surrounded by well-wishers, busybodies, and the press.
"To the smithy," he heard Harry call, and a second later, he was grabbed by a House-elf and popped away.
They arrived at the Hogwarts forge, which was now decorated with a large banner declaring, "Congratulations Sirius!" The roof had been decorated with streamers, and four girls were all wearing party hats.
"Hermione," Sirius said, with a large bow, obviously playing along.
"Charmed," Daphne said, with a formal curtsey.
"It is an honour to make the acquaintance of such a witch," Sirius said with a roguish grin.
"Enchanted," Romilda said with a grin.
"A witch with wit to match her beauty," Sirius said, his eyes wandering a little too far down for Harry's liking. Romilda blushed, as Harry smacked Sirius over the head.
"She was in the sixth year when you started," Albus said helpfully.
"Actually, Sirius, I do have a Pensieve. Would you like to view it later?" Albus interrupted.
There was a pop, and Remus appeared, and bounded over and hugged Sirius tightly.
Albus smiled; absolutely delighted that Harry was including him. He felt so lucky that his mistakes were not haunting him. He spared a brief thought for poor Minerva, whose mistakes apparently were not so readily forgiven, then turned his attention back to the party.
"Mum?" Astoria called, as Cressida walked out of Harry's bedroom. They quickly headed into Astoria's bedroom.
Christmas morning officially began with four bodies landing on his bed. He was pleased they all missed him. He still remembered one unfortunate morning when an over-enthusiastic bounce had ended with an elbow landing where it shouldn't.
Harry tilted his head and looked at Hermione.
The four girls giggled and left, not without some play reluctance from people already caught up in Christmas Spirit, leaving Harry to have a lightning-fast shower, and then pull on some clothes and shoes. He met them in their little common room as five House-elves appeared to pop them to the Greengrass mansion.
They appeared near the door between the kitchen and the living room. The kitchen had been fully decorated, and the living room now had a large tree in the corner, complete with floating lanterns. It, too, was decorated enthusiastically.
"Yes, sit," Cressida ordered with a smile on her face.
Harry started to, before he paused, and then went and hugged Cressida, and Derek, before sitting down.
"Why thank you," Derek said. He placed a plate in front of Harry, and spooned a large portion of eggs on top of the salmon.
"Yeah, it's nice," Harry agreed.
"Even if we do have to make our little Tori have fun," Derek said with a playful ruffle of her hair.
"Anyway, dig in," Derek ordered.
"I suppose it is time," Cressida agreed. Daphne, Astoria and Romilda all scrambled into the front room, Derek close behind them. "Go on," Cressida urged.
Harry entered, and found a chair near the fire. He sat, kicked off his shoes, and curled up slightly. Derek was sat at the base of the tree, near all the presents.
Cress opened the package, and smiled warmly. "Thank you, dear," she said, as she held out the black shawl with intricate rose pattern.
The presents sped up, and Harry was delighted that there was nothing extravagant, just thoughtful gifts to and from everyone. His own gifts were well received, and he was delighted with the ones he'd received in return. Especially a new cage for Hedwig from Cressida.
"And second to last, Hermione, from Derek and Cressida," Derek called, handing a slim envelope to Hermione. She opened it eagerly, and the squealed in pleasure. She jumped up and hugged Derek, and then Cressida.
Romilda, Astoria and Daphne all burst into laughter. Hermione stuck her tongue out at them.
Daphne eagerly ripped open the presents, and looked curiously at the titles.
"The Wind in the Willows," she read out.
"Come on, let's cook," Harry said to Derek, as Daphne pulled out the first book, and opened. Astoria and Hermione quickly pulled out new books as well, and even Cressida joined in.
Romilda reached under the table, and a second later, the elvish dagger he'd made was in her hand.
"Is the knife clean?" Derek called.
Harry started with some bacon in a pan, and put it on the heat, as Romilda popped up to wash.
At the same time, he started to peel the parsnips. This felt so different from the times he had been forced to cook for the Dursleys. Here, it was fun, and he was happy that he was cooking for people that he truly cared about.
"So, I hear you're a good flyer?" Derek said.
"The best in the school," Romilda confirmed.
"You do," Harry said dryly.
"The Greengrasses always have an after dinner fly," Romilda said.
"And Harry would have been horrified if he'd said no and mucked up a tradition," Romilda replied with a cheeky grin.
Harry looked at the pot with the bacon in it, and as it was now nicely browned, he added some water and a couple of good splashes of cider vinegar, and then added the sprouts. He turned the heat right down.
"Here," he said, "slice these, like this." He took the knife, and made quick work of one of the parsnips.
Harry went back and started to peel the potatoes. "Thyme?" he asked Derek.
Harry nodded, and went back to peeling. There was something so pure about peeling potatoes that he loved. He wasn't thinking of anything, just repeating an action over and over.
Romilda did as she was told, dancing herself between him and Derek, before retreating.
"Cut," Harry said, placing the potatoes in front of her, "into rough pyramids, we want to maximise the surface area to get them as crispy as possible." He headed out the kitchen door, and was struck with envy at the herb garden. He picked a couple of sprigs of thyme, and headed back inside.
As soon as Romilda finished, he put the potatoes on to par-boil, and put a large roasting tin of duck fat into the top oven. With nothing else left for him to do, he cleaned up quickly, and then sat with Romilda. Derek placed the rack of beef in the oven; it was coated with mustard powder.
He quickly finished prepared the other veg, and joined them at the table.
"Of course, Derek prefers apple pie," Romilda said with a grin.
"My upbringing wasn't great," Harry said softly, "and my aunt didn't like store-bought pastry, so I learnt." There was a moment's silence. "This is going to be messy," he warned.
Derek took off his shirt, leaving him in a blue t-shirt. Romilda took off her cardigan; she had on a fitted tank top.
He pulled out some apples and started to peel them, keeping an eye on the two pastry chefs.
"Now add some water, not much, just enough to make a dough. Knead the dough just enough to get it all moist, not any more than that, then cover it, and put it in the fridge." He watched them pour water carefully, telling them to stop when it looked enough.
While they did that, he finished the peeling, and cored the apples, and sliced them, before putting them in a pan, along with a tiny bit of water and a large chunk of butter.
Romilda and Derek both grinned at each other.
The problem with puff pastry was that it was five minutes of activity, followed by half an hour of waiting and doing the other food. It did allow them to talk.
At the end, they'd both made some acceptable pastry, and had rolled it out into thin sheets. Harry greased the bottom of a dish, and used Derek's on the bottom, added the half-cooked apple, along with some cinnamon, and put Romilda's pastry on top. He sliced around the edge with a knife, and then used his fingers to crimp the edges.
Derek looked at himself, and nodded in agreement. He waved his wand a few times, and everything and everyone was soon clean.
Harry placed the pie in the now empty oven, and sat back down.
"It smells fantastic in here," Cressida announced as she entered the kitchen.
"Yes," Derek agreed, "that's because someone's a really good cook." He pointed at Harry.
"So is Derek," Harry protested.
Cressida walked over, and inhaled. "I'm impressed," she said. Her hand flew out, coming back with a sprout. "Sweet Merlin, these are edible," she said in surprise.
"Derek and Romilda made it from scratch," Harry said.
"That doesn't change the fact that you made it," Harry said.
"What time of day do your relatives eat?" Romilda asked.
The adults looked slightly sickened.
Harry, Derek, and Cressida laughed along with the curse-happy gypsy.
Romilda sat on the floor, and Harry sat opposite her. He took her hands, and brought his magic up.
"Vernon Dursley," Harry said firmly.
Harry let loose his magic into the spell that Romilda had cast. He felt it rush out of him, and smiled. The curse had been accepted, as a just and responsible one.
A do-unto-others philosophy that he liked.
He released Romilda's hands, and gave her a quick hug.
"I agree," Derek said immediately. He pulled out his wand and created a spot and a higher chair for Dobby.
Daphne scarpered in, and gave him a huge hug. "I love Mr Toad, and Ratty, and Mole," she declared.
"I'm glad," he said softly.
"I think, now that Harry is trying his best, I'm never going to be surprised at what he can do," Hermione replied proudly.
Very used to feeding others, Harry soon had a production line system in place, where he was able to take the slices from Derek and then fill the plates.
"This is far too much," Hermione said as she looked at her huge portion.
"Eat what you can, the rest will make great bubble and squeak tomorrow," Harry replied, as he placed a large jug of gravy in the centre of the table.
"Thanks you," Dobby said shyly, as Harry put a plate – deliberately the same as everyone else's – in front of him.
Harry served himself and Derek last, and removed the tray of the beef, and sat down.
There was little conversation as they all dug in, the wait and the smells had awakened a huge appetite in Harry, and he was delighted the food tasted so good. About half the way through the meal, the conversations started to pick up, but Harry felt something pricking his magic.
"Dobby, are you using magic?" he asked.
"And there can be no greater praise than that," Derek said.
"I'm glad you could all attend this evening," Albus said as he opened the staff meeting. "It should be a lot of fun, and I do hope to see you all on the dance floor as well.
"Now, before we kick off properly, I'd just like to say that I expect all of us to keep a close eye out this evening. It is a chance to show the I.C.W. that we have learnt lessons, and that we are taking things forward.
"So please, everyone, be proactive. Nip anything untoward in the bud. Minerva's idea of banning people from Hogsmeade visits is a splendid one. I'd encourage you to all use it, both as a threat and following through.
"I will supervise anyone banned for the entire day, a Headmaster's detention, if you will.
"Good idea, I'll do the 'Puffs," Pomona agreed.
"I'll do the Gryffindors," Minerva added.
There was some chuckles around. "What about you, Albus?" Aurora Sinistra asked.
"Someone gave you socks?" Pomona asked in disbelief.
Harry found that one problem with being male was that it really didn't take him too long to get ready. After dinner, they'd had a fly, and then sat around and talked, and Harry had found himself napping. He honestly couldn't remember the last time he'd been so relaxed.
They'd then had a slice of the pie each, and started to get ready for the evening ball. He had been particularly pleased when Hermione had pronounced it better than Mrs Weasley's!
All he'd had to do was shave, shower, wash, and put on the clothes that Derek had laid out for him.
After that, the only thing he had to do was use the gunk in his hair to make it stand up, just as Derek had shown him (six times). And with that done, he was ready.
He stood at the bottom of the entrance hall. The door at the top opened, and Hermione entered. Slowly and carefully, she walked down the huge wooden stairs.
Harry blinked, and did a double take. He opened and closed his mouth. She was wearing a pale pink dress, with diaphanous shoulder coverings. "I'm going to need my armour," he eventually blurted. "Bloody hell, Hermione, you are gorgeous!" Her hair was half up, half down, and looked long and smooth.
Hermione blushed. "Thank you," she said softly.
"And since when have you been so smooth?" Hermione teased.
Daphne walked out next; she was wearing silver robes that set off her dark hair wonderfully. She smiled at him hopefully. Her robes were calf length, and she was wearing matching silver heels. Her hair was neatly braided in an elegant pattern that fell down her back.
Daphne giggled. "Tori, Romi," she called.
The two younger girls appeared. Romilda was wearing a deep blue tiered dress with a low-cut ruffled bodice, and a clinched waist. Her dark curly hair was loose and hung over her left shoulder in an artfully chaotic wave.
Astoria was in a floor length A-line princess dress, with fabric over the left shoulder. As she moved, Harry noticed it had a split in the front, where you could see her bare right leg from just over her knee and matching ivory sandals.
Harry whistled slowly. "When I made this plan of going as friends, I didn't realise I was putting myself in such danger. When the other boys see that I have four incredibly beautiful women with me, they are going to want to kill me!
Astoria and Romilda both blushed, but looked happy.
"Pictures," Derek called, as he appeared with a reasonably modern looking camera.
Ten minutes of posing in various combinations later, they were finished.
"Shall we go?" Harry asked. The four girls nodded, and they were all popped away. They appeared in front of the doors to the Great Hall. Some people were entering, except for the champions, who were hanging around near the door. Krum was with a girl Harry had never seen before. Cedric was with Cho Chang, and Harry remembered that he'd been crushing on her what seemed a lifetime ago. She was wearing a flattering pale pink dress, and had her hair up. And she had no effect on him at all.
Delacour was with Roger Davies, who looked completely besotted. Harry refrained from comment, and started to enter.
He turned his head to look at the senior boy.
Daphne and Hermione moved in front of him, while Astoria and Romilda each stood next to him, close, and they entered the Great Hall. They quickly found a table, and Harry hurried around so that he could sit each of the girls, clucking his tongue at Hermione when she started to seat herself.
The champions, and their dates, entered last, and sat at the head table. "Who is that at the table?" Harry asked lightly.
"Dirk Cresswell, he's quite senior in the Ministry, he must be Crouch's replacement," Astoria replied.
"Ahh," Harry said. As everyone sat, he could see and hear people say the name of food out loud, and it appeared.
"Harry is remembering," the House-elf said in awe. "Crenky is cooking greatest meal," the House-elf promised, and popped away.
A starter of spiced pumpkin soup was followed by pan-fried saddle of venison, with a sweet potato, roast garlic and rosemary fritter, and duck fat roast potatoes. It was followed by a dark chocolate mousse, with hazelnut foam.
And the best thing about it was that it was light. Crenky was clearly aware that they'd eaten a huge meal earlier.
After dinner, the three champions took to the dance floor. Harry shook his head, Krum, for all his grace on a broom, danced like a sack of potatoes. Cedric was adequate, as was Cho, but that was it, and while Fleur may well have been the best dancer, her partner was an inept as expected of someone lacking higher brain function.
"The thief!" Romilda said, with a faux horrified tone.
"Because I made you all one." At his signal, four small walnut boxes appeared in front of them, transported by the House-elves. "I only made enough for your four, so I didn't want to give them out earlier." Almost as one, Daphne, who was sat next to him, and Hermione, Romilda and Astoria who were opposite him, opened the boxes.
"Oh, Harry," Hermione sighed, as she held up hers. The four knives were identical. Each had a steel handle, wrapped in leather. The leather at the quillion had been inscribed with the Hogwarts crest. The steel cannelure was surrounded by a heavily worked piece of dragon bone.
"Oooo," Daphne's eyes went wide.
"And a researcher to add protection, strength, warnings, communication and everything else that people would want attached to steel and iron," Astoria added quickly.
Harry put an arm around Daphne and hugged her.
"That's an excellent idea, Harry," Hermione said approvingly. She put her knife away reverentially. "From what I've heard, there is a huge gap in the market for this sort of thing. And who knows, when I finish university, you might be making enough to afford to hire me to run the whole thing for you and ensure you actually make money. That will allow me to get some out-of-education experience before I return to University to get my teaching qualifications.
Harry laughed at the teasing tone Hermione used. He looked behind him, and noticed that it had been at least four songs since the opening dance. He stood, and offered Daphne his hand.
She smiled and took it, standing gracefully. They moved into the crowd, and as the song started, they danced.
Hermione found herself dancing with Astoria and Daphne, while Romilda and Harry were weaving around the dance floor, in an energetic dance that she wasn't sure she had the fitness for.
The evening had been a surprising amount of fun. Once they'd started dancing, they'd all been able to rotate with the only male, and dance with each other the rest of the time.
She'd been asked to dance four times by four different guys, which had given her an ego boost – and had shown that Harry's awe at her new appearance hadn't been faked.
She did feel a little like a fraud, though. As this wasn't really her, it was like an idealised version, maybe, what she could be. And she wanted a boy who would understand that she would not be like this most of the time.
Still, the best thing about the evening was the total lack of pressure. At fifteen, she didn't think she was ready for more than the odd kiss, and an evening like this could lead to all sorts of events that she might agree to in a fit of hormones, and regret later.
Actually, that was the second best, the absolute best was seeing her best friend so relaxed. She'd spotted Ron approaching them earlier, only for McGonagall to intercept, and the same with Malfoy. Everyone else, apart from the admirers, was leaving them alone. She wondered if the professors had had a word with the students, warning them not to bother Harry, or if it was simple fear of the dragon slayer.
Harry and Romilda landed next to her, and a second later, she was in Harry's arms, dancing slowly as the song changed.
She put her head on his shoulder, and wondered if life would ever be this simple again. Five friends, a good time, no worries, and after such a warm and caring day at the Greengrass house.
She didn't let her mind worry about the future, about Voldemort. For one day they were just teenagers. They didn't have to think about dark wizards or evil, they could just relax and have fun.
I pity anyone caught in the spell of the mighty basilisk.
I really wanted to do something I'd never done with this chapter - have a full day where nothing went wrong; where the staff and people around Harry all did their jobs, acted as they should, and generally did the right thing. You could, ofcourse, infer that this did happen a lot in canon, and for good reason, it was not included in the books. Also, to continue a theme, I was aiming for normality.
I fully accept that it wasn't as exciting as it could have been - and while I don't consider it so, I wouldn't fight the label of "filler".


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Halloween is approaching quickly and the stress of finding a costume in time has officially begun. If you're a procrastinator like me, you know the struggle of ignoring responsibilities to watch your favorite Netflix shows (maybe for the 11th time). But Halloween is the one time of the year that watching Netlfix instead of doing your homework might actually be beneficial when it comes to thinking of a costume idea. Here are some of my personal favorite female lead-inspired costumes I came up with while watching Netflix!
1. Meredith Grey from "Grey's Anatomy"
It's a beautiful day to make a Meredith Grey Halloween costume. This is an easy one. Get yourself some blue scrubs (Goodwill has a lot), a white coat and print out a Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital name badge and boom—you're head of general surgery just like that.
2. Eleven from "Stranger Things"
This is a very popular costume and it's very cute and easy to achieve! A pink dress, denim jacket and some fake blood for your nose will have you looking just like Eleven for your Halloween party!
3. Rachel Green from "Friends"
This was my Halloween costume last year and I have to say, it was the easiest costume I've ever thrown together and by far my favorite! All I wore was a denim top, a black skirt and a Central Perk apron I bought for about $12 on Etsy (or you can make your own!) As Chandler Bing would say: Could that BE any easier?!
4. Piper Chapman from "Orange is the New Black"
Going as Piper (or any inmate from Orange is the New Black) for Halloween is an easy way to have an awesome costume, be comfortable, and look like a total badass. Just wearing an orange suit and recreating one of the prison ID's the girls wear is all you need for this one. Go as an individual character or get your girl gang to join in and be the whole cast!
5. Blair Waldorf from "Gossip Girl"
I don't care what anyone says, Blair Waldorf is the most iconic character on Gossip Girl. To be the queen bee of any Halloween party you attend, just wear a white button-up shirt, a school skirt, knee-high socks, flats and B's signature headband of course. You know you love me. XOXO, Gossip Girl.
6. Veronica Lodge from "Riverdale"
What kind of Netflix Halloween article would this be if I didn't mention a Riverdale inspired costume? I think recreating the look of cheerleader Veronica is such an easy and fun idea to wear for Halloween! All you'll need is a yellow baseball tee, black cheer shorts, tube socks and white sneakers. And don't forget to add V's signature pearls and vampy lip to the look too!
7. Cheryl Blossom from "Riverdale"
Ah, Cheryl Blossom...my personal favorite character from Riverdale. To achieve a Cheryl costume for your Halloween party, you could totally use the same outfit mentioned above for Veronica with a touch of Cheryl's red lipstick of course! Or you could go all out and recreate one of her many other iconic outfits. The outfit she wore in season two for the car race or her red leather Southside Serpent jacket are two great options. The possibilities are endless when it comes to dressing like @Cherylbombshell.
There you have it, seven female Netflix star-inspired Halloween costume ideas for the season! All my years of binge-watching shows on Netflix has finally been put to good use. I hope these ideas help you in finding an easy, affordable and fun costume to rock this Halloween!


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The clans of the ancient Scottish Pictish tribe were the ancestors of the first person to use the name McRay. It was name for a prosperous person. The Gaelic form of the surname McRay is Mac Rath, which literally means son of grace or son of prosperity.
Early Origins of the McRay family
The surname McRay was first found in Inverness-shire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Nis) divided between the present day Scottish Council Areas of Highland and Western Isles, and consisting of a large northern mainland area and various island areas off the west coast, the shire was anciently both a Pictish and Norwegian stronghold, but their ancient history is often clouded with conjecture. It appears certain that they lived before the 14th century at Clunes, to the west of Inverness in the territories of the Fraser Clan. Consequently the family has always been friendly towards that Clan. From about 1400, they moved to the location with which they are readily associated, Kintail.
Early History of the McRay family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our McRay research. Another 548 words (39 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1539, 1539, 1688, 1745, 1425, 1505, 1477, 1505, 1715, 1764 and 1778 are included under the topic Early McRay History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
McRay Spelling Variations
Scribes in the Middle Ages did not have access to a set of spelling rules. They spelled according to sound, the result was a great number of spelling variations. In various documents, McRay has been spelled MacCrae, MacCraith, MacCrath, MacCraw, MacCray, MacCrea, MacCree, MacCreight, MacCrie, MacReagh, MacRae, MacRay, MacRie and many more.
Early Notables of the McRay family (pre 1700)
Notable amongst the Clan at this time was Finghin MacCarthy Reagh (c.1425-1505), the 8th Prince of Carbery from 1477 to 1505, belonged to the MacCarthy Reagh dynasty; the Earl of Seaforth who forfeited his lands in 1715, but in 1764 was allowed to buy the lands back from the Government. In gratitude he offered to raise a regiment to be known as the Seaforth Highlanders (the 78th Regiment). Composed largely of MacKenzies and MacRaes (always loyal supporters of the MacKenzies whose Chief commanded the Regiment), it was embodied at Elgin in May 1778...
Another 92 words (7 lines of text) are included under the topic Early McRay Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
McRay Ranking
In the United States, the name McRay is the 13,706th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [1]
Migration of the McRay family to Ireland
Some of the McRay family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
McRay migration to the United States +
The cruelties suffered under the new government forced many to leave their ancient homeland for the freedom of the North American colonies. Those who arrived safely found land, freedom, and opportunity for the taking. These hardy settlers gave their strength and perseverance to the young nations that would become the United States and Canada. Immigration and passenger lists have shown many early immigrants bearing the name McRay:
McRay Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
William McRay, aged 37, who arrived in North Carolina in 1774 [2]
Roderick McRay, who landed in Arkansas in 1872 [2]
Barbara McRay, aged 29, who landed in America from Golspie, Scotland, in 1908
A. H. McRay, aged 45, who landed in America, in 1911
Mary McRay, aged 32, who settled in America, in 1911
William McRay, aged 45, who immigrated to the United States, in 1920
G. McRay, aged 19, who immigrated to the United States, in 1920
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Contemporary Notables of the name McRay (post 1700) +
Robert McRay (b. 1962), born Robert Wade Ray, an American television actor, sculptor, and personal trainer
Charles McRay Blow (b. 1970), American journalist, commentator, and current visual op-ed columnist for The New York Times
The McRay Motto +
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Fortitudine
Motto Translation: With fortitude.
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^ Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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The fossil record includes a progression from early biogenic graphite, In the mid-19th century, Charles Darwin formulated the scientific theory of evolution by natural selection, published in his book On the Origin of Species (1859).Evolution by natural selection is a process demonstrated by the observation that more offspring are produced than can possibly survive, along with three facts about populations: 1) traits vary among individuals with respect to morphology, physiology, and behaviour (phenotypic variation), 2) different traits confer different rates of survival and reproduction (differential fitness), and 3) traits can be passed from generation to generation (heritability of fitness).Moreover, previously held notions about evolution, such as orthogenesis, evolutionism, and other beliefs about innate "progress" within the largest-scale trends in evolution, became obsolete scientific theories.Scientists continue to study various aspects of evolutionary biology by forming and testing hypotheses, constructing mathematical models of theoretical biology and biological theories, using observational data, and performing experiments in both the field and the laboratory.Repeated formation of new species (speciation), change within species (anagenesis), and loss of species (extinction) throughout the evolutionary history of life on Earth are demonstrated by shared sets of morphological and biochemical traits, including shared DNA sequences.
Natural selection, including sexual selection, is the only known cause of adaptation but not the only known cause of evolution.
Other, nonadaptive evolutionary processes include mutation, genetic drift and gene migration.


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Guns in America, LGBTQ Issues & Theology
The Orlando Massacre & The Ethical Dilemma for Conservative Christians
What happened in Orlando recently is certainly worthy of outrage and action. 49 people killed in cold blood, and many more lying in hospital beds wounded. Between the lives cut short, and the lives that will never be the same, Orlando should be a moment the nation does not soon forget.
Certainly tragedies, natural disasters, and acts of terror have a way of bringing the nation together—and this is good. Finding solidarity and common ground wherever it exists should always be celebrated. However, and I have to be honest—the conservative Christian response to the Orlando massacre has left me scratching my head at times.
In the wake of the massacre, folks like Franklin Graham have expressed both sympathy and outrage. In that sympathy and outrage however, it's as if they have forgotten their own belief system and are using this as an "ahhahhh!" moment to point out the dangers of the Islamic religion.
For example, Franklin Graham correctly noted on Facebook that this was an attack specifically on the LGBTQ community. He went onto say that "Islam's Koran spells out very clearly their hatred for gays, Christians, and Jews," as if being anti-LGBTQ is something he finds repulsive as a conservative Christian.
And here's where I honestly get confused as to where folks like Franklin feel they have the moral high ground or superior worldview when it comes to attitudes toward LGBTQ individuals. In the end, are the conservative Christian views held by these folks all that better? Does their flavor of Christianity offer a more beautiful alternative to the type of ideology the Orlando shooter may have held?
Sadly, no. And that's what's so odd about the conservative Christian response. Yes, they are correct to denounce the evil that led to such a horrific massacre. But no, they don't have a moral or ideological alternative that gives them a moral high ground that's perched high enough to pretend their religious views are all that better.
Let's break it down:
(A) By affirming the traditional conservative evangelical view of inerrancy, one would also have to affirm that God himself instituted the death penalty for homosexuality in the Mosaic Law (or at least, male-male homosexuality).
(B) By affirming the traditional conservative evangelical view of salvation, one would also affirm that LGBTQ people are not saved and thus cannot go to heaven unless they repent of being LGBTQ (as if that were even possible).
(C) If one affirms the traditional conservative evangelical view of hell, one would also have to affirm that all of the Orlando shooting victims are being burned alive at this very moment, and that their torture in the flames of hell will continue unabated for all of eternity.
So here's my question: how in the world does holding these three positions provide one the moral high ground to pretend such an ideology is significantly better than the one held by the Orlando shooter? How can one claim that God commanded execution for LGBTQ people, but then say, "Hey look! Muslims hate gay people. Just read their Koran and see for yourself!" while still keeping a straight face?
I'll save you the trouble and just answer it for you: It doesn't. And one can't.
Sure, if one held these three beliefs (as Franklin Graham and crew do) there's still plenty of room to decry the murder of innocent people. However, there is not room for pretending that their religious worldview is morally superior in respect to LGBTQ people.
And this makes the conservative Christian response curious at best, and a gross example of using a tragedy to play into their war against Muslims at worst.
I have seen some conservative Christians argue that the Orlando shooting presents a major problem for progressive Christians because we have been known for loving and accepting LGBTQ people as well as denouncing Islamophobia. They incorrectly believe that we must now choose between the LGBTQ community and speaking against the oppression of Muslims in our country.
But progressive Christians aren't the one with the moral conundrum. The ethical problem is actually for our conservative brothers and sisters, who must now figure out how to hold a belief that God views LGBTQ people as worthy of death, while denouncing a particular Muslim who happened to agree with them.
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Your 'B' and 'C' points are not correct representations of a conservative Christian view.
B) Conservative Christianity holds that homosexual acts, not being homosexual is what must be repented of. It is possible for a person to have homosexual tendencies and still be saved in the same way that literally every single person has sinful tendencies, but can still be saved.
C) We can't know that every person in that bar was destined for Hell. Just like every other person, God will judge based on the heart of the individual, and we have no way of knowing their heart. All we can do is say that homosexual acts are sinful and that people should try to not do sinful things. We can't go so far as to say that every person who does a sinful thing is destined for Hell. That would mean that every person is destined for Hell.
Godstrombone says:
This is my second "run in" with Dr. Corey, and I am twice as "exercised" against his views this time. It is worse when I not only disagree, but find stupidity as well.
First: Just where and when did Graham claim a higher moral ground than others?
Would it be closer to the truth in your estimation if Graham had said he agreed that "the LGBTQs should be killed?" Why do you imply that, as you obviously do?
A Christian is not under the Mosaic Law, and neither are Jews at this time. God has set Israel aside until some time in the future. So far both A. and B. are false.
C. is false for no one knows the spiritual state of any of the victims at the time of their death. Mr. Corey- Get a Life!
Jeff Huckaby says:
Thank you for writing what I too have been mulling over in my head lately. I wouldn't care (and I ultimately don't) what Evangelical conservative Christians believe about gay folks except that they spend so much time, money, and energy attempting to keep alive old ideas in the political arena about what it means to be gay and how bad/evil/dangerous it is for the country. THAT is a problem for me. Lately they remind me of the wife-beater that laments the situation of the beaten wife next door. Clean your own house first, THEN we can focus on the neighbors, but until then a wife-beater-is a wife-beater is a wife-beater.
RonnyTX says:
Benjamin:
Ronny to Benjamin:
Thank you Benjamin, for this post of yours. 🙂 I grew up in church, under some people, much like Franklin Graham. And it was people like that, who taught me to hate, despise and look down upon myself, because I was gay. And I got taught that, starting at 12 years old. Long story; but ultra-fundamentalist Christians, they "kill" some gay people, in their way. The only difference I see between them and the Orlando shooter/murderer, is that they kill/abuse both younger and older gay people, in a different way. And the greatest irony of all, is they truly think they are following Jesus Christ, in how they do this; but then, they aren't.
Realist1234 says:
As a 'conservative evangelical', and a gay one at that, I would not pick up a gun and kill gay people even though I believe God condemns gay sex. It is not hypocritical to condemn such actions, whether carried out by a muslim, so-called Christian or atheist. In the New Testament, Paul had to deal with effectively a case of incest (a son sleeping with his step-mother). Under the Leviticus code, execution was the punishment. But the apostle simply tells the local church to excommunicate him, at least until he stops his behaviour (Paul's use of terms such as 'hand him over to Satan' shows how seriously he viewed this behaviour, showing a definite sense of judgment being handed down to this man). Paul also condemns the local church for perversely being 'proud' of this relationship. But he didnt say – he should be executed. So Paul clearly does not believe the Leviticus punishments, given to Israel at a specific time, to be now appropriate (and this is 2000 years ago from today). He does however still clearly view incest as morally wrong.
So I dont see why an evangelical Christian (Im speaking for myself not Franklin Graham as I dont know him) should feel hypocritical at condemning this gunman's actions, regardless of his own beliefs, sexuality or life experience. Or do we simply ignore the New covenant?
I completely agree with the analysis of the conservative Christian hypocrisy on this issue. No one in their right mind can take any of their condolences as heartfelt.
I also tend not to take many progressive Christian condolences too seriously either until I see true introspection and self criticism and theological reevaluation. A religious view that still values and hold up the same bible as the conservatives as meaningful and god-inspired is equally bad as the conservative view when it comes to glbt issues. As a gay man, I know that conservatives think I am bad and going to hell if I act on my desires. I also know that progressive Christians think I am only a moral gay person if I seek a committed monogamous relationship. Both cults have a sexual morality based on a biblical interpretation, and both cults send negative messages about gay sex everyday. Sorry, can't buy the criticism of one view by someone whose views are only slightly "more friendly".
Larry TheKeyboardist Blake says:
I love how one of the favorite anti-Islam statements of your average fundy is that Islam is "worse" to the LGBTQ community than they are. Maybe it is and maybe it isn't, but after a decades-long crusade against that demographic from the pulpit and the government, the American religious right is in no position to make an accusation like that. Once they stop bitching about gay couples getting married, spreading lies that sexual orientation is a "lifestyle", shoving Leviticus 18:22 in everyone's faces, trying to force LGBTQ citizens to "repent" for their arbitrary "sins", and advocating for fraudulent "gay conversion therapy", and actually start affirming and accepting them as they are, then that statement might have some weight, but they've got a few gallons of blood to wash off their hands before then.
Daniel Wilcox says:
Benjamin, You wrote, "…the conservative Christian response to the Orlando massacre has left me scratching my head at times."
The same can be said about me observing you and other progressive Christian bloggers who defend Islam which is far more negative than the vast majority of Christians at present. Except for a few places such as Uganda, I don't know of anywhere that large numbers of Christian leaders are supporting the punishment of same sexual persons.
But the vast majority of Muslims in many countries oppose same sexuality.
Why do you oppose conservative Christians, but repeatedly support and defend Muslims who take a much more literal view of the Quran, thinking that their book is eternal and perfect, and they support Sharia Law, and support jihad, and support punishment of ex-Muslims.
Check out the statistics from Pew.
"Overwhelming majorities in the predominantly Muslim countries surveyed also say homosexuality should be rejected, including 97% in Jordan, 95% in Egypt, 94% in Tunisia, 93% in the Palestinian territories, 93% in Indonesia, 87% in Pakistan, 86% in Malaysia, 80% in Lebanon and 78% in Turkey."
http://www.pewglobal.org/2013/06/04/the-global-divide-on-homosexuality/
Or read any news, human rights documentation, etc. of the huge number of Muslims worldwide who oppress, harm, even kill former Muslims, heretical Muslims, etc.
Side note: I personally don't have a dog…er God in this fight because I am an ex-Christian, and even for most of the 55 years I was a Christian I was a very, very liberal Christian. I was a liberal Quaker, Anabaptist, and before that liberal Baptist.
Agni Ashwin says:
It must also be noted that whereas Leviticus calls for the death of a Jewish male who has engaged in homosexual acts, no such death-punishment for the homosexual actor is prescribed in the Qur'an.
charlesburchfield says:
Cognitive dissonance much?
(for our conservative brothers and sisters)
'how to hold a belief that God views LGBTQ people as worthy of death, while denouncing a particular Muslim who happened to agree with them.'
Teague Allen says:
Point by point, with biblical paraphrasing:
A) All sin leads to death. The current societal outlook on the sin does not impress God.
B) No one is saved, except by God's grace. As a conservative Christian, I shudder to think that I could get what I deserve, except for that grace.
C) We have no standing to judge. Refer back to point B.
Phil Ledgerwood says:
I also wondered how this was going to go down, because it does create kind of a perfect storm for certain segments of evangelicalism. To simply my examples, I'm going to refer to these segments as The Chunk.
On the one hand, it's a horrible, violent thing that even The Chunk should condemn, although some of them are not.
On the other hand, The Chunk already blames various acts of death and destruction in the U.S. on the presence of homosexuality.
On the other other hand, this attack on homosexuals was done by a Muslim, which The Chunk also despises.
So, The Chunk is getting pulled in all kinds of directions. A catastrophe happened to a people group who deserves catastrophe at the hands of another group who also deserves catastrophe – a catastrophe that any halfway moral person would condemn.


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Ukończył ekonomię na Uniwersytecie Narodowym Lesotho, gdzie w latach 1991–2000 pracował jako nauczyciel akademicki. W latach 2013–2015 pełnił funkcję ministra planowania i rozwoju w rządzie Toma Thabane. W 2017 został wybrany deputowanym do parlamentu z okręgu Thetsane. W latach 2017–2020 pełnił funkcję ministra finansów w kolejnym rządzie Toma Thabane. 20 maja 2020 objął funkcję premiera Lesotho. Jego rząd został zaprzysiężony następnego dnia z liderem Kongresu Narodowego Mathibeli Mokhothu jako wicepremierem. Zastąpiony 28 października 2022 przez Sama Matekane.

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The NC GOP's budget claims it gives a raise to teachers and state workers, but the average raise for North Carolina teachers is a measly 3.3%. And state retirees are getting a raise also....of 1%. So who is benefitting from the NC GOP's budget? The top .01% who will receive a 5.25% personal income tax rate and big corporations who will receive a 3% income tax rate. It's clear who the NC GOP is looking out for and it's not teachers or state employees. It's those who work for big corporations and those in the top .01%.
It's hard to say which is worse: that Republicans boast of all their puny good deed-doing for teachers and lower-income people in the state budget, or that they think so little of the citizens they represent that they believe they'll be fooled by the GOP's rhetoric.
Sure, the GOP budget gives teachers an average pay raise of 3.3 percent, but it's a paltry sum if the intent is to make up for years of underpaying those entrusted with the future of North Carolina's children, and thus the future itself. Retired state employees are getting a 1 percent cost-of-living increase – don't spend it all in one place, unless it's a gumball machine.
But not everybody came up short. Tax cuts that will benefit the wealthy will come in 2019, with the personal income tax rate going from 5.499 percent to 5.25 percent, a nice boost for the wealthy but one that won't make much difference to average folks – who, by the way, are paying more in taxes thanks to sales tax hikes and others that hit lower- and middle-income people hardest but make no different to the rich. And all those undertaxed corporations out there, just hold on. The corporate income tax will be dropping again, to 2.5 percent from 3 percent.


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Anyone remember when AUK gave DBT a one star review back in 2003 and all hell broke loose? (We're sorry). Anyway, times have changed and we admit they're incredible now. RS Country reports: "To coincide with Election Day, Drive-By Truckers have released the new song "The Perilous Night," a politically charged polemic that follows the pointed commentary of the group's 2016 opus American Band. Much like the band's song "What It Means," "The Perilous Night," written by Patterson Hood, is a deeply literal commentary on 2017's acrimonious political climate.
"The Perilous Night" will be released December 15th on a 7″ alongside a live recording of "What It Means," with portions of the proceeds going to the Southern Poverty Law Center.


Chicken breast with a reduction of Marsala, shallot, mushroom butter sauce.
This has to be another one of my favourite chicken recipes. Marsala wine, a fortified wine that originated in Sicily similar to Sherry or Madeira makes this dish dance! The flour coated chicken breast is sauteed in butter and olive oil with fresh thyme, mushrooms, shallots, garlic, chicken stock and Marsala then juices are reduced into a glaze.
Peel garlic and leave cloves aside.
Remove chicken skin, slice into 3 or 4 pieces parallel to chopping board on a slight incline (should result in 3 or 4 nice even thickness chicken medallions).
Season both sides of each piece with salt and pepper.
Add one third of the butter to a medium heat frying pan with a drizzle of olive oil.
Add the flour to a plate and coat each chicken piece both sides, shake any excess off.
Add chicken the hot pan (should be a moderate sizzle sound, do not burn butter).
Add the fresh or dried thyme and continue cooking chicken until it becomes a nice golden brown colour.
Flip chicken pieces and cook for 2 or 3 minutes, again until golden brown.
Once golden brown, transfer to hot plate and leave aside.
Remove any fresh thyme stalks from frying pan.
Add another third of the butter to the same hot frying pan.
Add the mushrooms and cook for 2 minutes (if looking dry, add more butter, you want the mushrooms to have a little bit of colour).
Grate the garlic straight into the frying pan and keep tossing the mushrooms.
Add the Marsala (if confident you can flambe, otherwise do it away from the flame for safety).
Season with salt and cracked pepper.
Continue reducing sauce for 2 minutes on high heat.
Add the remainder of butter to sauce and mix well.
Add the chopped parsley, mix well.
Transfer chicken to serving plate and continue reducing sauce until a little thicker (not too thick).
Don't buy very sweet or cheap local Marsala, buy the Italian one, the colour should be rich and dark.
For those who can't use alcohol, try 2 cups white grape juice, 4 tbs sherry vinegar, half tsp brown sugar with half tsp vanilla extract.


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To the Editor: Mr Mkhize's letter1 in response to the Editor's comments2 on the performance of the Health Professions Council of South Africa makes interesting reading. One might have expected the registrar and CEO of our professional registration body to substantiate his defence of the performance of his institution by providing structured evidence, such as a 'customer' satisfaction survey or auditing results. In the absence of such evidence, I have to rely on my personal experiences with the HPCSA. At best these have been frustrating. Never, since I first made contact with this institution in 2003, have I experienced timely, appropriate or well-informed service. I have written a detailed narrative of my experiences during the process of my registration as medical practitioner and family physician, which included visiting the HPCSA premises some 20 times from Rustenburg to 'get things going'. I would honestly love to hear from any medical practitioner who wholeheartedly applauds the HPCSA for its performance.
To use a more recent example, however, I would like to outline the events around my application to have my (German) Master of Public Health (MPH) degree recognised by the HPCSA. I personally submitted an application to this effect at the HPCSA offices in Pretoria in October 2007, at which time I also paid the respective fees. I received a letter dated 29.11.2007, acknowledging receipt of the application and its assessment by a subcommittee. Several further attempts (by telephone, fax and e-mail) to enquire about the matter were futile, until finally a complaint to the 'service@hpcsa.co.za' address was answered in May 2009. Recently I received a letter (dated 11.09.2009) stating that the Executive Committee of the Council in a meeting on 10.07.2009 noted that the same committee in a meeting in February 2008 had considered my application and recommended approval. What this in fact means is that my application lay in some file for 15 months without any further action. I don't want to appear ungrateful: I am glad that the documents were finally rediscovered. Better still, the Council is apparently also busy recovering my application regarding my doctorate (I quote from a recent email: 'I am still trying to find out what happened to your application of the recognition of Dr. Med because the copy of your application is in your file but it does seem like it was served at any of the meetings of the relevant committee').
To summarise, Mr Mkhize seems to have fallen victim to a common fallacy prevalent at management levels in this country: failure to distinguish 'visions' from 'hallucinations'. A 'vision', as far as I am concerned, means that somebody visualises the image of a good situation that he or she wishes to be reality, yet understands well that hard work and focused efforts are needed to get there. A 'hallucination', on the other hand, means that somebody sees something and wrongfully believes it to be reality. The latter condition should not be accommodated in health care management in this country, but rather treated appropriately by our mental health care teams.
I tried to make Mr Mkhize aware of the realities in the HPCSA a year ago, obviously unsuccessfully. Clinicians often refer to the inability to face harsh realities as 'denial', and it is a common stage in the process of coping with a threatening diagnosis.3 In this country, collective denialism has been an attribute of public policy and governance for far too long. In my view it is because of this legacy of denialism that the new national Minister of Health, Dr Motsoaledi, when talking about the situation of health care in South Africa, has stated that health 'paddled backwards' in this country over the last decade (e.g. when addressing rural doctors at the 2009 RuDASA conference in Broederstroom on 28 August 2009).
An HIV-infected patient will be able to face the dangerous truth once the denial is overcome, and can then make informed choices about lifestyle, nutrition, medication, etc. to improve his health situation. Similarly, an institution needs to be able to critically assess and acknowledge its shortfalls in order to tackle them. The national Minister of Health seems to have taken this first step. It is to be hoped that the HPCSA is on the right track and recognises its dismal failures, to enable it to 'protect the public' and 'guide the professions' in the future.


Predecessor tasks (or just predecessors) are used to link tasks dependent on other tasks. For example, you would not want to host a party (dependent task) before you send out the invitations (predecessor task).
This overview will cover setting predecessors using the Predecessors tab within a task.
For more information about setting predecessors in a list of tasks, see "Creating a Predecessor Relationship on the Task List."
Once the predecessor is created, it will display on the Predecessors tab, in the Gantt Chart, and task list displaying the relationship between this task and the designated task.
Begin by navigating to a task, then select the Predecessor tab.
You might need to click More first, then select the Predecessors tab.
In the Predecessors sub-tab, click on the +Add Predecessor button.
(Optional) To add a cross-project predecessor, click the Cross-Project Predecessor sub-tab, then Add Predecessor.
For more information about adding cross-project predecessors, see "Cross-Project Predecessors."
Type in the name of the task to establish a relationship with.
For more information about task Dependency Types, see a "Understanding Dependency Types."
Specify a Lag amount in days.
For more information about Lag Types, see "Understanding Lag Types."
Select Enforced if you want to enforce the predecessor relationship between the two tasks. For more information about enforcing predecessors, see "Enforcing Predecessors."


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University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Getty/ACLS Postdoctoral Fellowships in the History of Art 2020
Syrian Diasporas in the Ancient Roman World: Soldiers, Wives, and Economic Migrants
"Syrian Diasporas in the Ancient Roman World" studies visual, epigraphic, and literary evidence to reconstruct the Syrian diaspora of the Roman Empire. There are over a thousand funerary monuments dedicated to Syrian people that survive from Britain to Arabia, with concentrations around the city of Rome, in Romania, and along the Mediterranean coast. This project explores the visual and epigraphic choices for self-representation in these monuments and contrasts them with those favored in Syrian cities such as Palmyra. By further considering the literary evidence for the stereotypes Romano-Syrian people often faced, and combated, the project accesses a forgotten narrative of Syrian migrant experience, promoting a fuller understanding of the history of Syrian peoples and their contributions across the ancient Roman world.


A module containing broadcast channels (one-to-many). Whereas a one-to-any channel features one writer sending a single value to one (of many) readers, a one-to-many channel features one writer sending the same value to many readers. So a one-to-any channel involves claiming the channel-end to ensure exclusivity, but a one-to-many channel involves enrolling on the channel-end (subscribing) before it can engage in communication.
A communication on a one-to-many channel only takes place when the writer and all readers currently enrolled agree to communicate. What happens when the writer wants to communicate and no readers are enrolled was undefined in versions 1.5.1 and earlier (the writer may block, or may communicate happily to no-one). However, in version 1.6.0 onwards the semantics are clear: a writer that communicates on a broadcast channel with no readers involved will succeed immediately, communicating to no-one (i.e. the data is lost). Similarly, a read from a reduce channel will immediately return mempty when no writers are enrolled. It is possible to get into a state of livelock (by repeatedly performing these instant communications) in these sorts of situations.
This module also contains reduce channels (added in version 1.1.1). Because in CHP channels must have the same type at both ends, we use the Monoid type-class. It is important to be aware that the order of mappends will be non-deterministic, and thus you should either use an mappend that is commutative or code around this restruction.
For example, a common thing to do would be to use lists as the type for reduce channels, make each writer write a single item list (but more is possible), then use the list afterwards, but be aware that it is unordered. If it is important to have an ordered list, make each writer write a pair containing a (unique) index value and the real data, then sort by the index value and discard it.
Since reduce channels were added after the initial library design, there is a slight complication: it is not possible to use newChannel (and all similar functions) with reduce channels because it is impossible to express the Monoid constraint for the Channel instance. Instead, you must use manyToOneChannel and manyToAnyChannel.
The reading end of a broadcast channel. You must enroll on it before you can read from it or poison it.
The Eq instance was added in version 1.4.0.
The writing end of a broadcast channel.
In versions 1.5.0-1.7.0, the broadcast and reduce channels do not appear correctly in the traces.
The reading end of a reduce channel.
The writing end of a reduce channel. You must enroll on it before you can read from it or poison it.
The reduce channel version of sameChannel.


GReads!: Sweet Summertime Reads Roadtrip with Jen!
Sweet Summertime Reads Roadtrip with Jen!
Hello, and welcome back to another edition of Sweet Summertime Reads Roadtrip! Each Wednesday this summer I'll be taking you on a virtual roadtrip to various places on the map and hopefully introduce you to some new reads along the way as well. This week we're heading west to the beautiful state of Colorado with Jen from A Book and a Latte!
I may be biased, but Colorado is a must stop on any road trip! There is just too much to see and do here, and no matter what time of year, there is something for everyone. I had a hard time narrowing down the options for this post, so I decided to go with my favorite summer time activities.
One of the best music venues in the grand U. S. of A. is Red Rocks! There's no other place like it to see a concert. So if you're able to time a visit around a concert, I highly recommend making it happen. If you're not able to catch a show, during the summer they also do Film on the Rocks and show old and new classic movies (last night was Pitch Perfect). Plus, Red Rocks is only a short 30-minute drive from downtown Denver.
The stage is nestled in a natural amphitheater of beautiful red rock. So during the performance you have gorgeous views, including downtown Denver in the distance, and the stars overhead. I was actually just at Red Rocks on Sunday night to see the Indigo Girls and Mary Chapin Carpenter with the Denver Symphony Orchestra, and it was fantastic. I've also seen Mumford & Sons, One Republic, Sara Bareilles, and the Avett Brothers perform there, and each time has felt special, it never gets old. Another perk to Red Rocks is that because it's at 6,480 ft above sea level, it cools off in the evening, even in the middle of summer (usually in the mid-60s or 70s).
Another favorite summertime activity of mine is hiking and camping. There are a ton of great hiking trails a short drive from Denver, not to mention Rocky Mountain National Park, but I'm going to tell you a secret that I've never shared online before. I'm going to tell you my absolute favorite place to hike and camp in Colorado. Ready? Don't tell anyone, OK?
If you're driving west, see if you can fit in a stop to Crested Butte (about a 6 hour drive from Denver). The views are amazing, and if you time it right (early July) the wildflowers are spectacular. I went a few years ago for a weeklong camping trip right before the Wildflower Festival, and I've been trying to make it back there ever since. The year we went was a rainy year, and there were waterfalls almost everywhere we looked. I stood in a valley and pivoted in a circle and no matter which way I was facing I could see at least 3 waterfalls. Crested Butte is a quaint little town, and I hope it stays that way (so shhhh, don't tell anyone!).
Crested Butte, see the water falls?!
Camping in Crested Butte. Koda approves!
Colorado is perfect for road-trippers because there are so many beautiful drives. For example, going between Denver and Crested Butte, you can drive along the Cotton Wood Pass, which crosses over the continental divide and gives you views such as this below (yes that's snow, in July!).
Another great place to visit is Maroon Bells (Aspen, Colorado), which is only 3-4 hours from Denver. These peaks are beautiful year round but my favorite time to visit is early summer (I think the picture below was taken in June) and late September or early October when the aspens are in full color.
If being outdoors is not your thing, never fear, there is plenty to do in Denver – plenty of shopping, eating, and museums. If you're more on the adventurous side and have time to acclimate to the altitude – Denver is the mile high city after all – you should look into hiking a 14er (a mountain over 14,000 ft above sea level)! Regardless of what you do in Colorado, be sure to drink plenty of water to stay hydrated. It's dry here and even if you don't feel thirsty, drink water anyway. The more hydrated you stay and the more active you are, the less you'll feel the altitude! Trust me on this one.
Thanks, Ginger, for letting me share my beloved Colorado as part of your Sweet Summertime Road Trip series! Everyone, feel free to check out my book blog, A Book and a Latte, and follow me on Twitter @bookandlatte and @JenHalligan, Facebook, Goodreads, Pinterest, and/or Instagram!
Thank you so much, Jen, for showing us your summer adventures in Colorado. As a child, my family and I took the actual road trip from Texas to Colorado, so your pictures brought back lots of fun memories! Seeing the beauty of that great state made me fall in love with it all over again. I promise to keep your secret camping/hiking spot just between us, hehe.
If you're looking for a great YA contemporary book set in Colorado, I highly recommend THE BOOK OF BROKEN HEARTS by Sarah Ockler. She captures the beauty of Colorado so well while weaving a very heartfelt, emotional journey for one family, told through the eyes of a teenage girl.
You'll need your passport for next week's road trip, as we cross the border into the beautiful land of Canada with Jen from Pop! Goes the Reader.
Wow wow wow GORGEOUS views!


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President and Presidents Clinton, Bush Discuss Tsunami Relief Efforts
The Oval Office
Video (Real)
1:45 P.M. EST
PRESIDENT BUSH: Listen, I want to thank former Presidents Clinton and Bush for representing our country and showing the best heart of America when it came to helping those who suffered from the tsunami natural disaster. The Presidents presented me with a report. This report basically says America cares deeply about suffering people around the world. I can't think of two better ambassadors to carry our message of compassion.
They reported that progress is being made. Nearly a billion dollars of private sector money has gone to help. Our government requested $950 million additional dollars to help. And I want to thank both leaders for really showing the world how much we care. I think the world is beginning to see a different impression of America. One of the things the Presidents reported to me is there was an outpouring of great kindness everywhere they went. I'm heartened that the good folks of Indonesia, for example, see a different America now when they think about our country. They see a country which of course will defend our security, but a country which also cares deeply about suffering people, regardless of their religion, that when we find a Muslim child suffering we weep just as equally as when we find another child that suffers.
And so I want to thank you all for doing the best. I'd like to ask both Presidents to maybe say a comment. They'd be willing to take questions after this in the Roosevelt Room.
FORMER PRESIDENT BUSH: My comment is President Clinton was a joy to work with. I was pleased that the President asked me to be a part of this. And the only other thing I'd say is that when you see the children out there, you count your own blessings because the devastation was real and the generosity of the American people will go a long way to making things better in all the four countries we visited.
FORMER PRESIDENT CLINTON: I'd like to thank the President for giving me a chance to work with former President Bush. We had a very good experience, I think, on this trip before and after raising funds. We're going down to Florida to raise some more money tomorrow.
The report basically says that these people have done an unbelievable job dealing with their losses and cleaning up, but that there's a lot of work yet to be done, particularly in the hardest hit countries, to restore them to normal life, and that we want America and the world to be a part of this all the way through to the end.
They are very grateful for what the American military did, for what USAID did, for what the hundreds of non-governmental organizations have done. But there's a lot of work left to be done, and we want to see it through to the end.
PRESIDENT BUSH: By the way -- by the way -- let me -- one other point. President Clinton and President Bush are going to play golf tomorrow to raise money for the tsunami victims -- which goes to show how sick he is. (Laughter.)
FORMER PRESIDENT CLINTON: We are. (Laughter.)
PRESIDENT BUSH: Thank you all.
END 1:48 P.M. EST


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When the Sun is right overhead.
The lack of shadow is beautiful too. And it happens twice a year, for places between +23.5 and -23.5 degrees latitude. The Sun is almost never exactly overhead at noon, but usually transits a bit lower in altitude, a bit to the north or a bit to the south. We have all studied in school that the Earth's rotation axis is inclined at 23.5 degrees to the plane of its revolution around the Sun, which is why we have seasons. This also means that the Sun, in its highest point of the day, will move from 23.5 degrees south of the celestial equator to 23.5 degrees north of the equator (Uttarayan), and back again (Dakshinayan), in a year. Of course, the northern most and southern most points are the two solstices, and the crossing of the Sun across the equator are the two equinoxes.
For people living between +23.5 and -23.5 degrees latitude, the Sun's declination will be equal to their latitude twice - once during Uttarayan and once during Dakshinayan. On these two days, the Sun will be exactly overhead at noon and will not cast a shadow of an object on the ground. This Zero Shadow Day will clearly be different for different places on earth.
Scroll down below to find your local ZSD, state-wise maps, resource material, and public ZSD events.
You can now download an android app for your phone that was created for our Zero Shadow Day campaign.
The app will tell you the ZSD and local noon for your location or any other place, lets you interactively explore the length of shadows and the position of the Sun for any date, time and place, and also have animations that will help you understand and teach others about the ZSD. The app is coming soon in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Marathi and Hindi!
This app was made for ASI POEC by Alok Mandavgane.
When is Zero Shadow Day at your location?
You can also download this list as a pdf.
These maps are from Alok Mandavgane, with the dates overlaid on top.
These resources have been shared by their creators under a non commercial Creative Commons License. If you would like to add your resource to this list, then contact us.
See more videos on the ZSD from Mumbai, Puducherry, and Chennai.
So informative page about Positional Astronomy.
Now I decided to continue to visit this website ones in a week.
Thanks for the detailed map of no shadow day. If not for this resource it is hard to come by information.
Excellent information! Thanks for sharing!
Please what is date and time of ZSD for Jaipur and for Bikaner?
Thanks a lot Sir for your Encouragement to observe the Zero Shadow Day Program on 23rd May at Chimnibhati para,Balangir of State Odisha.


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Twitter confirmed to Social Pro Daily that its native Apple Watch app is no more, citing a move to focus on notifications.
When Twitter rolled out version 7.8 of its iOS app Tuesday, the Apple Watch was removed from the list of compatible devices.
However, the Apple Watch will now feature notifications equivalent to those on the iPhone, which are more robust and media-rich, enabling Apple Watch users to see images and respond directly via their devices.


Since winning a writing contest at the age of 11, Heather knew writing would be a major part of her life. When she grew up, she was sequentially a reporter, editor of a weekly newspaper and a monthly business magazine before becoming head of communications for a multi-national company. She has also edited two anthologies of southwestern Ontario writers. Heather's work has been published over the years in various publications and some of her stories for children have been translated into Braille.
Her children's stories have been published in Chickadee and smaller children's magazines, and for a number of years she wrote a monthly children's story in an Anglican magazine. She is currently working on a YP novel.


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Q: How quora put that image on their home page? I'm really a noob with HTML and CSS skills so I'd like to do this very simple question
I Saw on the Quora Site a very nice image (I'm not sure if that is a simply image or it's another attachment technic) and I'd like to build a similar in my page like the Quora did.
Someone can explain to me How to do it?

A: It's not clear which image you mean.
On the home page, there is a background image (stars), which gets inserted via CSS (background property), and an image (earth), which gets inserted via HTML (img element).

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