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It's time for some free advice from your plumber in Upland. As an Upland plumber, I have noticed we have some older homes in our area, and they all have plumbing that needs to be maintained. Whether your home is young or old, there are a few dangers that can lead to future plumbing problems. One major area of concern is the drains in your home. It's important to have everything working on the incoming side, but doubly important to have everything working well on the outgoing side. So I hope you will avoid this pitfall and help your home stay in tip top shape.
Let's talk about chemical drain cleaners. We've all seen the commercials, and there is an entire section at the hardware store devoted to displaying such items. You may have even tried them a time or two yourself. Here are a few things to consider. Drain cleaning with chemicals is dangerous; harsh chemicals are hazardous to your eyes, skin and lungs, and they're also hazardous to your drains. Drain cleaning chemicals eat away at the clog and flush the drain clean, restoring it to like-new condition, or at least that's what we're supposed to believe. In reality, when they work, chemical drain cleaners will usually only open up a small hole that allows the water to drain through. This small opening leads to more clogging in the future, and the cycle continues. Although drain cleaning chemicals may work sometimes, they cause problems that prevent your drains from functioning properly in the future.
Over time your drains build up plaque (I hope that's descriptive enough) on the insides of the pipe wall. Eventually enough plaque and/or hair builds up that your drain clogs. Introducing drain cleaning chemicals into this situation is detrimental for several reasons. Strong chemicals begin to dissolve the hair and plaque, turning it into a sticky jell that, unfortunately, does not flush completely through the pipe. The sticky mess hardens into super plaque that is almost impossible to clean out. Repetitive use of harsh chemicals can also corrode your drains, eating holes through the pipe. Who knew such a small bottle could be so much trouble! Green Hippo Plumbing does not recommend the use of harsh chemicals in drains. We have had to go under the house, cut out and replace all of the waste lines because years of drain "cleaning" chemicals had totally destroyed the pipes. Consider as well the problems it creates when you pour in the chemicals and nothing happens, as far as getting your sink to drain, anyway. What you are left with is a still very much clogged drain and a sink full of hazardous chemicals that even your plumber doesn't want to deal with.
There are many things you can do to maintain your home. Sometimes what you don't do matters just as much as what you do. So next time you are wandering the aisles of the local hardware store, remember the friendly advice from your Upland plumber, and just walk right on by the drain cleaning chemicals.


Tryouts are over and Little League baseball and softball seasons are in full swing. Parks and ball fields across the city are busy. The cooler weather and moisture this spring has also been very welcome. April is a great time of year to get outside and enjoy the many activities available to residents of the City. The St. George Art Show is always a favorite activity for my wife. She also enjoys time spent in her garden or working in the yard. As for me, spring is the best time to spend some real quality time at the lake.
The National Council for Home Safety and Security have released their rankings for the safest cities in Utah and ranked the Santa Clara/Ivins community as the fifth safest community in the state behind Smithfield, Lone Peak, Pleasant Grove and Sarasota Springs. Based on the ranking criteria, Santa Clara & Ivins is the safest community in Southern Utah. Some of the credit needs to go to Chief Bob Flowers and the dedicated personnel of the Santa Clara – Ivins Police Department. The department has done a great job since the two cities merged the police departments in July of 2012. However, a lot of the credit should be given to quality of people who live in the two communities as well. Despite rapid growth which has occurred in both communities in recent years, the quality of the people moving in and buying newly developed properties have maintained the high standards of the community. Statistics show growth has not resulted in an increase of violent crime nor property crime. Thanks to all residents of both communities for doing your part to help keep our community a safe and secure place to live. More information on the rankings is available at www.alarms.org/safest-cities-in-utah-2018/.
The 2018 Princess Pageant is scheduled for 7:00 pm on April 14th at the new Kayenta Performing Arts Center in Ivins. Monica Bracken has assumed the role of the Princess Pageant Coordinator and is doing a great job. The new venue should offer a warmer setting for the pageant and allow the audience to be much closer to the contestants. The City website has more information availa-ble on the pageant. The City website is continuously being updated and we are working to make it easier for residents to stay informed about City department activities, upcoming events, agendas and scheduled public hearings with the planning commission and city council. Check it out at www.sccity.org.
Applications for Santa Clara 2018 Recreation, Arts and Parks (RAP) Grants are due on April 30th. In FY 2017-18 the City Council awarded nearly $20,000 in Grants to support arts related develop-ment and activities including the Tuachan Center for the Arts and the Santa Clara Historical Socie-ty. Funds were also used to put the finishing touches on the Glockenspiel at Town Hall. Approxi-mately $18,000 in RAP funding is available for the Arts this year. Interested applicants need to have non-profit 501(c)(3) status and should contact the City for additional information. The county wide RAP tax also generates much needed funding for City Recreation Projects. This year RAP tax revenues are funding the new playground improvements at the Canyon View Park.
Enjoy these spring days Santa Clara and remember to stay safe.
We are pleased to announce the 2018 Miss Santa Clara Scholarship Pageant. We are extremely fortunate to be holding this year's pageant at the Kayenta Performing Arts Center. Please join us April 14, 2018 at 7:00 pm to support all the amazing girls who have entered to participate. If you're interested in volunteering or have questions please call the City Office at 435-673-6712 EXT 201. OR email the pageant director at monicabracken@gmail.com.
Don't forget to follow us on Instagram and Facebook at Santa Clara City Royalty.
The 2018 Spring Burn Window is open March 1 – May 30. Always call Burn Control at 627-4949 the day you plan to burn. There is also a link for Burn Control on the city website at www.sccity.org. Click on the Public Safety drop down bar and select Fire Dept. and then Burn Window, you will then see a link for a Burn Permit. Burn days depend on weather conditions & clearing index. Fires must be attended to until completely extinguished. Make sure you have a hose or other extinguishing equipment at the burn site. Burning must take place during daylight hours only.
The Spring cemetery clean up will begin Monday May 7th. All flowers, decorations, shepherds hooks, and other ornaments need to be removed from the cemetery before May 7. Remaining flowers and decorations will be removed by city personnel, with the exception of fresh burials. Flowers and decorations can be returned to the cemetery on Friday May 11th. The spring clean up ensures the cemetery will be clean and beautiful for May Mother's Day and Memorial Day remembrances.
The annual Kiwanis Easter Egg Hunt will be held on Saturday March 31, 2018 on the Spence Gunn Field at Can-yon View Park. The Easter Egg Hunt starts at 9:00 AM and is for children up to 8 years of age—the children are divided into age groups. Plan to bring your children to the park for this traditional Spring event full of fun, candy and prizes for the kids!
With Spring upon us many of you are tackling those yard projects that have been looming over the winter. If your project requires any significant digging you will want to be sure to call Blue Stakes of Utah at least 48 business hours before you begin digging. This will allow time for utility providers to be notified to come locate and mark the utility lines on your property before digging begins. Be safe, call Blue Stakes first at 800-662-4111. And good luck tackling those yard projects!
If you are interested in volunteering please call the city office at 673-6712 Ext 201. We hope there are some creative volunteers out there that will heed the call!
The Washington County Solid Waste District will hold a House-hold Hazardous Waste Collection Day at the County Landfill on Saturday April 7, 2018 from 8 am-1 pm. Cost: Free for County residents dropping off household hazardous waste materials; there is a charge for tires. (Please call about commercial charg-es; 673-2813). Chemical products in your home are considered hazardous waste once they are no longer in use or are past expiration dates and may become more apt to ignitability and toxicity. Materials accepted include aerosol cans, car batteries, fluorescent light bulbs, fuel, herbicides, pesticides, paint and paint supplies, medical waste, oil, and propane. The Washing-ton County Landfill is located at 330 North Landfill Road in Washington, UT. If you would like to be on an email list to be notified of the collection date please send an email to wcsw01@gmail.com or see their website at wcsw.org. This is a great opportunity to clean out and get rid of those leftover, expired and no longer used chemical products in your home.
Santa Clara and Arrowhead Elementary Schools will be holding Kindergarten Registration on Wednesday March 28 and Wednesday April 4, 2018 from 9:30—11:00am and 1:00—3:00pm both days. You will need to bring your child's birth certificate and immunization records. For more information contact Santa Clara Elementary at 628-2624 and Arrowhead Elementary at 674-2027. Santa Clara Elementary is accepting applications for the 1st grade Chinese Dual Immersion Program for the 2018-2019 school year-call 628-2624.
If you have a student that will be attending Lava Ridge Intermediate School next year you will need to contact the school office at 435-625-4247 for registration information.
Arbor Day is coming soon! Saturday April 14th from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM! Come help us show appreciation for trees with a tree planting; also we will have a drawing for a Tree gift certificate from Star Nursery! (Valued at $50.00) Free Kites will be given to the first 100 people joining us! You can color and fly them to fill the sky with your beautiful art! Ed Kinder from Riverton Utah will be bringing a collection of his kites and will be doing demonstrations. We will also have games, crafts, popcorn, cot-ton candy and a free hotdog lunch at noon! For volunteer or other information contact Sherrelle at 435-673-6712 x219. This will be a great fun family event! Hope to see you there!
A new paved trail is going to be built from Gubler Park to the Lava Flow Trail near Red Mountain and Pioneer Drives. The trail will follow the wash behind Harmon's Grocery Store and include a 90' pedestrian bridge across Tuacahn Wash. The new trail will connect 2 existing trails that will allow travel by trail from 400 East at the Ivins City Limit to the Sand Hollow Aquatic Center and the Santa Clara Historic District. For questions, please contact Brad Hays at bhays@sccity.org.
The Canyon View Park playground has been a family favorite for over 20 years, but unfortunately we recently had to remove the upper slide and staircase due to unsafe cracks. The play-ground is safe but is lacking several original features. Replacement parts are no longer available so the City plans to replace the playground using RAP Tax Revenue. If you are interested in participating in the playground design and selection, please contact Sherrelle Pontarelli, Parks Administrative Assistant, spontarelli@sccity.org or 435-672-6712 extension 219.
The Gubler Park west parking lot has been paved and striped. The Jacob Drive entrance will be closed until other construction is completed. Please use the Tuscany Drive entrance to access the Pickle Ball Court area.
The Ivins Animal Shelter welcomes new Animal Control Officer and Shelter Manager, Bailee Sleppy. She came to us from Mesquite and is very excited to continue her Animal Control career with the Santa Clara-Ivins Public Safety Department. Bailee comes from a horse and rodeo family and rides and trains horses when not working. Please watch for shelter news from Bailee in future newsletters. In the meantime with spring upon us we would like to remind all pet owners to remember to keep your dogs on a leash when out walking them and to respect others property along the way by cleaning up after your pet. Also, as the weather gets warmer please remember not to leave your pet in your car where temperatures can climb quickly. Be sure to provide plenty of water and shade for your pets as well as the weather warms up. Have a safe and fun spring with your pets!
Spring has arrived! The season of renewal, budding trees, Spring flowers, and hopefully rain. This month Art in Kayenta will host the Chalk street painting festival April 28th and 29th. INKAS will have their table by Xetava restaurant. We'll have items for sale for pets, pet parents and friends. All proceeds go towards helping homeless animals and the Ivins No Kill shelter along with projects that help the animals. Please come out and have a fun day supporting the Arts and INKAS (Ivins no kill animal supporters).
One bit of news to pass on: INKAS has decided not to hold a Spring yard sale. With Spring weather so unpredictable and usually very warm (last year 104) We will only have the fall yard sale in October. But please don't let that stop you from your Spring cleaning for donations! INKAS always welcomes the odds and ends no longer needed or used. We offer pick up services! Or call to drop off donations.
All of us in INKAS thank you for your continuing support.


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Published: November 9, 2021, 5:10 PM
Updated: November 9, 2021, 6:48 PM
DoorDash buys Wolt to expand in Europe as Q3 sales rise
Published: November 9, 2021, 5:10 PM Updated: November 9, 2021, 6:48 PM
FILE - The DoorDash app is shown on a smartphone on Feb. 27, 2020, in New York. DoorDash Inc. reports quarterly financial results after the market closes, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021. (AP Photo, File) (Uncredited)
DoorDash is buying Finnish delivery service Wolt Enterprises, expanding its reach into Europe and other markets.
The $8.1 billion deal announced Tuesday will bring DoorDash into 22 countries where it doesn't currently operate, including Germany, Sweden, Hungary and Israel.
The combined companies will reach 700 million people, DoorDash CEO Tony Xu said.
"We believe these markets provide an opportunity to grow our international business to multiples of what it is today," Xu said in a conference call with investors. "This should allow us to invest and expand more efficiently than we could have done on our own and on a faster timeline."
Japan is the only market in which both DoorDash and Wolt overlap.
San Francisco-based DoorDash Inc. was widely expected to join forces with a European ally in the highly competitive and rapidly consolidating delivery market. Amsterdam-based Just Eat Takeaway gobbled up Grubhub in a $7.3 billion deal announced last year.
Wolt has 4,000 employees, but DoorDash wouldn't say how many drivers make deliveries for the company. The company's gross order volumes hit an annual run rate of $2.5 billion at the end of the third quarter. By comparison, DoorDash said its gross order volumes rose 44% to $10.4 billion in the third quarter.
Wolt co-founder and CEO Miki Kuusi will run DoorDash International when the transaction closes, likely in the first half of 2022.
Kuusi said Wolt has already conquered the difficult market of Finland, where there is low customer awareness of delivery, high pay for drivers and low density in cities, which makes it harder to make a profit.
"Every other country was a lot easier to do," Kuusi said.
DoorDash's shares soared 19% in after-hours trading.
The news came as DoorDash reported higher-than-expected third-quarter sales.
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The company said it had a record 9 million DashPass subscribers at the end of the quarter, up from 5 million at the same time last year. DashPass members, who pay $9.99 per month for free deliveries on most orders, tend to order more frequently, the company said.
DoorDash said it also grew sales by adding non-restaurant partners like Bed Bath & Beyond and Total Wine in the third quarter. Xu said 12% of the company's active users are now trying non-restaurant delivery, up from just 1% in the first quarter of this year.
Its net loss widened to $101 million for the quarter from $43 million a year ago, as it continued to spend heavily on expansion. The loss amounted to 30 cents per share. Wall Street had been forecasting a loss of 10 cents a share.

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Monday 22 April 2019 (other days)
The Lord has truly risen, alleluia.
Second Reading: Saint Melito of Sardis (- c.180)
Melito was the bishop of Sardis near Smyrna in western Anatolia, and a great authority in early Christianity. Jerome, speaking of the Old Testament canon established by Melito, quotes Tertullian to the effect that he was esteemed as a prophet by many of the faithful. Most of his works have not survived. His Apology to Marcus Aurelius, now known only in a Syriac translation, explains the origins of the Christian faith and tries to dissuade the emperor from persecuting Christians. His On the Passover, which was rediscovered only in 1940, sets the Last Supper and the Passion in the context of the Jewish Passover and thus relates Christianity to its roots in Judaism.
(Apocalypse 1:17-18) ©
I saw the Son of Man, and he said to me, 'Have no fear! I am the First and the Last. I was dead and now I am to live for ever and ever, and I hold the keys of death and of the underworld.'
Colossians 2:9,12 ©
In Christ lives the fullness of divinity, and in him you too find your own fulfilment. You have been buried with him, when you were baptised; and by baptism, too, you have been raised up with him through your belief in the power of God who raised him from the dead.
2 Timothy 2:8,11 ©
Remember the Good News that I carry, 'Jesus Christ risen from the dead, sprung from the race of David'. Here is a saying that you can rely on: 'If we have died with him, then we shall live with him.'


rachelwrites wrote: I know it's early in the quarter, but would any of my fellow 4-in-35ers be interested in a critique swap? I have a 6000-word draft that has gone through some revision, and would love some general feedback before I obsess over polishing.
I'm open to swaps too.
I wish all the best to those aiming for 4 in 35. Sadly my entry streak comes to an end with 34/4.
Unless I've miscounted, my entry streak goes back to 29/3 and my streak of HM or better to 32/1. Prior to 32/1 I'd netted just 2 HMs. It just goes to show you can learn how to do this (more or less).
My recent run of pro sales occurred after submission of my 34/4, so one last story sallies forth to tilt at the WotF windmill along with you guys. Thereafter I shan't be a contestant come what may. but I'll always be delighted to hear from those who are and offer what help I'm able.
It was exchanging views on this forum and exchanging stories with members of this forum that enabled me to progress to writing pro stories, and even if I didn't make the finals I did manage to crit a winner or two along the way.
So my thanks to all current and former members who've helped me learn, and if I've been able to help anyone else then I'm glad.
Ishmael, your determination is certainly an inspiration! A friend asked me the other day when I would stop trying to "make it" if it didn't work out. My response was to channel Galaxy Quest. Never Give Up, Never Surrender!
That being said, I have a question in the vein of submitting four stories in a year. Where do you all get your ideas? How do you expect to write 4 stories in a year for this contest? For some that may be easy, but I'm curious if there is a preponderance of people puttering (couldn't resist) about with a dozen stories churning about in their minds. Perhaps I'm the outlier.
Mine tend to come from flashes of inspiration, but I usually only get half an idea at once. For my HM, it was of a world where VR games were fully realized, like holodecks, but travel sized for your convenience. After many rolls around my cranium, it collided with the concept of video game addiction and then we had a party. But it wasn't until I had two separate ideas combine that I felt I could write a story about it. The experience is similar with both my Q4 and Q1 stories- one idea was the spark but I needed something else to fuel the flame. For Q2 I have the spark, but it hasn't had time to find the fuel.
RSchibler wrote: Ishmael, your determination is certainly an inspiration! A friend asked me the other day when I would stop trying to "make it" if it didn't work out. My response was to channel Galaxy Quest. Never Give Up, Never Surrender!
I like to keep notes of one or two line "flashes" of idea. Any one of them on their own is nothing. But sometimes one links up with another and then maybe I have something. It's especially great if I can get a strange-attractor/familiar-but-strange connection.
For example, a particularly compelling first line stuck in my mind once, and it led me to an interesting setting, but when I thought of the character within that setting, that's when it came together for a story. (details omitted for anonymization purposes).
7. go back and eliminate verbiage and loose ends, include necessary foreshadowing etc. etc.
As a result of this I've had one protagonist stuck in a really impossible situation (see stage 4) for the last couple of months, but I've written another couple of stories meanwhile!
This is brilliant, Philip. Everyone should jot this down. It's why you are not just writing at pro level, you are selling. : ) If I may be so bold as to add one more dash of seasoning to your dish. That impossible corner should be just the beginning of impossible corners. And the really cool idea to get the protagonist out of the corner should work, but it doesn't. In the end, the protagonist will have to improvise, with some subtle, seemingly inconsequential detail you stuck in the beginning of your story. This increases your TRY/FAIL cycles, and heightens the do or die climax, because the reader doesn't have a clue how the protagonist is going to get out of this one. There's where the WOW factor is going to come from, that will put your story over the top.
As for Philip's stories, they are already there. Best of success as you move out of this paddock and into the national championships, Philip! It's been a pleasure.
You are most kind, Moon.
I'm not sure whether I was being asked for my story method or my determination method.
Stubbornness comes as part of the package when you're born in Yorkshire. Plus I tend to tackle things that I find daunting because they aren't allowed to beat me. Such as taking up steeplechase riding at the age professionals usually stop! Plus, I hate it when contestants on quiz shows describe themselves as a 'retired something-or-other'. I'm on about my fifth career now, but I see no point in describing myself by reference to what I used to be. Just because people usually start out younger when they're aiming to be writers doesn't mean it can't be done by someone starting a bit older. So the next time I go on a quiz show I'm going to introduce myself 'My name's Ishmael and I'm a writer."
It seems to me that Pro-ing Out it Quite Prestigious!
Congrats Ishmael! You can now go from the halls of WotF to the halls of SFWA!!!
Ah! Thanks JV, but sadly the membership fee is nearly two thirds of the income from a professional story. I've been qualified for quite a while, because SFWA don't employ the exclusions that WotF does. However, although I'm told there are discounts for impoverished foreigners such as I, I'll have to get a lot richer before I even contemplate it.
If I ever do. Because although the in-fighting between US SF & F writers may be a noble cause for some people, from my side of the pond it looks like the last thing I need.
Ishmael wrote: So the next time I go on a quiz show I'm going to introduce myself 'Call me Ishmael and I'm a writer."
Oh yes. Let's get the quotation right. But actually the only time I was on a quiz show I at first found it quite nerve-wracking to say anything. The show was called '15 to 1' in which, as the name implies, they started with fifteen competitors. The first round consists of two questions each and you needed at least one correct answer to stay in. For my first question I had a clear picture of the answer in my head and couldn't translate it into words. For the second one I still couldn't get the right name (Judaism) but sneaked through with 'the Jewish religion'. After that I got a hold of myself and made it through to the final two and the last question but one before I was eliminated.
So that was it so far for my TV career!
So... you're killing us... what was the question?
Something like: What business is carried on in London by houses called Phillips and Bonhams?
Now since then I've been underbidder on a clock sold by auction at Bonhams, but at the time I'd no idea.
A bit like my racing career where my horse and I had a serious case of seconditis. He was a wonderful stayer and jumper but a great big, long-striding horse who could not physically raise a sprint in the last furlong. On the other hand we had a lot of fun trying.
Hi everyone, long time lurker, first time poster. I successfully submitted my first story in Q4 and had a really fun time (I submitted a few years ago but left my name on the entry, *insert face-palm emoji*). I would like to try doing all four quarters next year, and would really appreciate finding someone willing to talk out story ideas (*maybe* drafts eventually, but at this point definitely ideas). If this is something you'd be interested in, let me know. Thanks!
Sorry to derail this cool thread into a "Congratulations Ishmael Thread" (also a cool topic), but I too wanted to pass along my congrats as well.
A class act through and through. Congratulations on your achievement.
P.S. Go 4 in 35!
Thank you, but to be honest the positive attitude around this forum makes membership an easy load to carry. I'm very wary of organisations whose members lack the mutually-supportive ethos.
But before we get carried away, I'm not yet a household name in my own household, let alone someone who invariably gets his name spelled right in the anthology credits!
I just submitted my first ever entry! Sooo, when do the butterflies subside? I've put off submitting for several years due to a lack of confidence and probably fear. Super excited to finally have something "out there" for others to see.
Blake Wallace wrote: Sooo, when do the butterflies subside?
Never. But they do get older and less energetic the more you submit. The first submission is the hardest, so congratulations on making that first leap.
Agreed. The more stories you have out on submission, the easier it gets to deal with them. Eventually, you may become a professional butterfly wrangler! Keep submitting.
I would add that sending stories to a number of outlets is a good way to reduce size of butterflies connected with any particular outlet. I got a rejection this morning, to which my reaction was "What on Earth did I send to them?"
Ishmael wrote: I would add that sending stories to a number of outlets is a good way to reduce size of butterflies connected with any particular outlet. I got a rejection this morning, to which my reaction was "What on Earth did I send to them?"
I could also add: Keep reading. Keep honing. And then repeat the above.
Thank you all for the advice and encouragement. I'm about to sit down to turn out another tale.
Do most of you who are submitting for the competition also simultaneously submit to publishers, magazines, anthologies, etc? I guess if you're good (and lucky) you'll either chalk up a win in the competition or make some sales.
Also, do any of you participate in indie publishing in such venues as Kindle and iBooks? If so, has that had any negative impact on your competition or traditional publishing chances?
Please forgive me if this isn't the appropriate forum for these questions.
Blake Wallace wrote: Do most of you who are submitting for the competition also simultaneously submit to publishers, magazines, anthologies, etc? I guess if you're good (and lucky) you'll either chalk up a win in the competition or make some sales.
We don't submit duplicates of the same story to multiple locations (simultaneous submissions of the same story are severely frowned upon throughout the industry), but there are a lot of us who have stories out at different markets as well as the contest.
Blake Wallace wrote: Thank you all for the advice and encouragement. I'm about to sit down to turn out another tale.
What do you mean by "simultaneously submit?"
When story A is submitted to the Contest, I don't submit story A to Publisher X until *after* it fails to win in the Contest. I think typically "simultaneous submissions" is used to mean "I have Story A submitted to Publisher X and Publisher Y at the same time." Most people don't suggest doing this, but a few publishers will say (usually explicitly on their submission guidelines) "Simultaneous submissions are okay."
Understood. I did mean simultaneously as in the same story to multiple entities at once. Thank you all...I won't be doing that.
I mean it's not like you'd get tarred and feathered or anything, but editors tend to get annoyed if they read your story, email you to say "I loved it. I must have it. I will give you $ for it." only to hear "Sorry, I sold it to Publisher Y." Granted for this to bite you, you'd have to have written something that multiple editors want to buy, which is a great problem to have, but the potential exists for, well, for maybe poisoning the well with an editor.
carmarky wrote: Hi everyone, long time lurker, first time poster. I successfully submitted my first story in Q4 and had a really fun time (I submitted a few years ago but left my name on the entry, *insert face-palm emoji*). I would like to try doing all four quarters next year, and would really appreciate finding someone willing to talk out story ideas (*maybe* drafts eventually, but at this point definitely ideas). If this is something you'd be interested in, let me know. Thanks!
Congrats! Just submitting is a win for that first one.
After a year-and-a-half, this forum is still one of my favorite entertainments. If I composed a story using the personalities expressed in these threads, would I get in trouble for using direct quotes? I'm sorely lacking in wit and there's an abundance of it in these threads. Of course, I'd bury the story for the next fifty years and then publish when I reached incredible acclaim and even my childhood attempts at picture books sell for thousands. Hopefully by then nobody will remember who said what and I'll have no concerns over lawsuits.
Anyway, here for moral support and to give critiques. Critiquing takes me much less time than writing; it's a great way for me to get some training in without the commitment a story demands. So send me a PM if you're looking for assistance.
4 in 35! Unless I win or pro out, of course!


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Free Jazz ou "New Thing", como foi chamado mais tarde, é um estilo de jazz criado nos Estados Unidos da América por músicos afro-americanos como John Coltrane e Rashied Ali, originário do Bebop e que propunha uma liberdade de improvisação musical total do músico e de uma diferenciação de atitude musical da música produzida pelos anglo-americanos.

Tinha influência da música contemporânea produzida pelo compositor americano John Cage e conceitos musicais como atonalismo ou música aleatória. Vários músicos internacionais seguiram esta tendência durante as décadas de 1960 e 1970, principalmente aqueles que ideologicamente se identificavam com a questão do Movimento dos Direitos Civis nos EUA àquela época. Incluem-se músicos como o argentino Gato Barbieri, os ingleses John McLaughlin e Tony Oxley, os alemães Peter Brötzmann e Theo Jörgensmann a austríaca Das erste Wiener Gemüseorchester, os americanos Sun Ra e o brasileiro Hermeto Pascoal entre os mais representativos no mundo.

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Why I Quit My Job to Travel Around the World 20 Years Ago.
20 years ago last month, I boarded Varig Flight 855 from Washington Dulles to Sao Paulo on a trip that would change my life forever. It was the beginning of an epic 11-month adventure around the world, the dream trip of a lifetime that inspired the creation of TripTuner and reinforced a desire to live life on my own terms. Yet as I boarded that flight, I thought I was making the biggest mistake of my life.
This is the first in a series of #RTW98 posts looking back on that trip: the mechanics and logistics as well as the inner journey, with reflections on how life may have changed in the exotic lands I visited. Like many journeys it is admittedly #allaboutme – very personal. But if you've ever considered traveling around the world or taking a sabbatical, you'll find inspiration and tips for your own jaunt. If you've done it, I welcome you to relive that unique magic with me.
Sometimes life presents you with a choice between two diametrically opposed options, both of which are right.
It was good to be squinting. The rising August sun beamed off Lake Minnewashta, fragmenting into millions of diamonds around my paddle as a gentle breeze offset the rising temperature. It's a business trip, and I'm on a paddleboard. Sweet, right?


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Based off of the classic "Twisting Arm" by Shinko, Chris Turchi and Brandon David have given this timeless illusion a twist of their own by bringing the effect off of the ground and in your face.
Simply ask your spectator to copy your actions. You both place your hands in front of you and begin rotating them to test how far your arm can be twisted. Your spectator is soon going to find out that they can only turn their hand half way while you continue to turn and turn and turn your hand until they rub their eyes in disbelief!
No more sleeves and bringing your spectators to the ground. Now you can perform in the air, bringing all of your spectator's in for a closer look. As impromptu as it is shocking, Torque needs no props or gimmicks whatsoever. Includes everything you need to know delivered through online streaming video including instructions, alternate performances, live performances and more.


I still had the gold foil paper out (I left it out - I'm one to NOT put things away when I'm done, hence the mess in my workroom most of the time!).
I used the "Beautiful Wings" die. I like how the detail shows up so much more on the foil paper than it does on regular card stock.
I used the gold Washi tape and then just added the butterflies. I set them in place using Dimensionals.
I used the "Teeny Tiny Wishes" set for the words.
This was a very quick card to make and I am now have the anniversary card I need for this month!
Love your card!!! How did you get the color contrast when you made the butterflies from the gold foil?


I'm on the redeye home. As I fly through the night, I have an acute awareness that JOY is teaching me a lesson in friendship and love. I took a later flight home in order to be in my circle of friendship (and music) and love even longer. Because it's a gift in this lifetime to have friends who feel more like sisters. A grandoozy of a gift!
I made the change to experience spontaneous joy. The kind that adds more, gives more, shares more and experiences more time with those I love. There really is no greater currency for joy than time.
So enjoy the time you've been given. And, love the ones you've got.


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Getting the sources for CentOS 7
Tuesday , 10, June 2014 Jim Perrin builds, General 3 Comments
As part of the preparation for CentOS 7, and with a growing focus around making the source easier to work with for developers and Special Interest Groups, the CentOS Project is publishing the git source tree used for building the distribution. This represents a bit of a change from previous releases and we understand that it will cause some users to change their workflows a bit. We've put together a wiki page outlining how to get the sources, and a brief walk-through for using the tools to make it easier.
If you're interested in working with the code for various SIGs, to help us with branding hunts, or just want to play around with the source for your own means, please see http://wiki.centos.org/Sources. If you have questions or would like to make improvements to the toolkit, please join us on the centos-devel mailing list at http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-devel.
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James Pearson says:
This is amazingly helpful. In the past I've spent an enormous amount of time trying to figure out the appropriate compile options to get newer versions of software working, and wishing that CentOS had something like Arch's ABS - now you do.
Mr Qing says:
gd-2.0.35 ?
php-5.4.16 ?
why not gd-2.1.* ?
and,where is php5.5+ ?
Johnny Hughes says:
you would need to ask Red Hat those questions. CentOS just rebuilds the source code from RHEL-7 .. that would be why its in CentOS-7.


Mark has promoted multi-year contracts, including the 2011-13 teachers' contract that followed a breakdown in negotiations. Multiyear contracts reduce uncertainty for employees and can reduce the incentive to search for new jobs.
In 2015 Mark promoted a policy change to encourage multiyear contracts for principals. The policy (adopted 4-0 by the board) allows the superintendent to offer multiyear contracts to principals who perform well. Unfortunately, no principals were offered multiyear contracts this year.
Principals, who are the ones working every day with teachers, students, parents, etc., are the most important administrators in the district. Pay scales that lock central administrators into higher salaries than principals should be revisited.


Wood Opal (also known as wood opalite, agatized wood and fossilized wood) is petrified wood, where the organic material has been replaced with hydrated amorphous Silicon Dioxide (opal), but keeping the same layered structure as the original wood. Wood opal occurs in a range of neutral shades of cream, grays, and browns.
Making October birthstone jewelry or gifts for men? Wood opal's neutral, earthy colors make it an excellent option for guys.
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You see an advert in your bodybuilding magazine or on some website to "Gain 10 pounds of muscle in 3 days". A fitness model with a huge muscular body, grinning at you, and a couple of before and after pictures have you hooked.
Strategically placed phrases like "scientifically proven" and "the secret pros use" will make you reach for your telephone and credit card.
I'm sorry to cut it to you, but it just isn't possible to gain 10 pounds of muscle in 3 days.
There, the truth is out.
The only way to do it may be to artificially graft on additional muscles using some space-age surgical procedure. And let me tell you, it will be quite a while before we see any such thing available on Earth.
Don't believe the ads; I don't care what they promise you. The supplement industry regularly commits a multi-billion dollar scam in the form of these ads, magazines, and websites.
Here's what this multi-billion dollar industry does: On a daily basis, it puts out these advertisements, complete with fake testimonials and flimsy research showing how their supplements are the best and how they can help you gain X pounds of muscle in a very short time.
Unfortunately, the majority of these outrageous claims are scams. While there are definitely some effective supplements out there, even those can't make you gain huge amounts of muscle mass overnight. Even the best supplements cannot replace hard work in the gym, and that's the truth.
Whatever the claim is, if a supplement promises to help you gain many pounds of muscle or burn fat at twice the normal rate, you should decide on how good the supplement is based on sound research and not phony testimonials.
Everyone would know about such a supplement and every trainer around would recommend this supplement, if it truly existed.
You CAN gain a lot of muscle in a short period of time, but it won't happen in a mere 3 days.
Follow this plan: Hit the gym regularly, train all parts of your body scientifically, overload your workouts progressively, eat properly, and rest well; pretty soon you won't just gain 10 pounds of muscle, but perhaps a whole lot more.
While not in the manner described in the ads, supplementation can also help you in your path. Truthfully, only a handful of supplements out there can make you get better results.
When looking at these advertisements and testimonials, use common sense and take them with a pinch of salt, because most of the testimonials are inaccurate or scripted.
The "research" behind these claims, which "prove" how you can gain 10 pounds of muscle in a few days, is mostly faked or altered cleverly to lead you to believe that the tests were performed on humans.
In actuality the tests were probably done on rats or mice, and you can't relate the data from this trumped-up research to humans.
Try to get a reference from the research material and look it up on PubMed. You'll probably find that the research is horribly skewed or just doesn't exist.
Return to Muscle Building Workouts from Gain 10 Pounds Of Muscle.


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Brion intro
Magic. It was, really, very disturbing. Brion grew up believing, as did most people, that it was something possessed only by those who were strange at best and insane or depraved at worst.
It turned out he was very wrong about that, in so many ways.
At the age of 17, fairly late as far as these things go, Brion discovered he was one of the unlucky people born with magic as a part of his very being. The way he discovered that he possessed magic - or, perhaps, that magic possessed him - still haunted his dreams, even five years later.
But to understand the situation that lead to Brion discovering the magic that lived within him, first one would have to know something about his background up to that point.
Now, Brion didn't exactly have the best of childhoods. His father died only a month before he was born, the victim of a random murder late one night. His mother never quite recovered from that loss, and ended up finding solace in the bottle. Eventually, after a string of ever worsening boyfriends, she remarried to a man willing to support her - and, reluctantly, her adolescent son. It worked for them, in a twisted, sad sort of way. Both drank heavily and regularly. Each enabled the other, and were blind to most everything else.
Brion's step-father had two qualities that made him memorable to those who knew him: he was intolerant of anything he didn't understand, and he expected those around him to fit into his life in the ways he believed they should regardless of their own feelings on the matter. He made life for Brion - who was a quiet, intelligent, studious boy and everything his step-father despised - utter hell. But, Brion endured it well enough.
Life went on like this for years. But, slowly, things started to change. Brion's mother became more and more withdrawn. Brion's step-father became increasingly impatient with Brion, sometimes even downright cruel toward him as he moved from childhood into the bewildering phase of being a teenager.
The day Brion took his SAT test, part of his eager preparations for college, he was out all day. He'd been talked into celebrating after the test with his small study group - the closest he'd had to friends, though he didn't really think about it that way - and was out far later than head intended to be. When he got home that evening, Brion was buzzed on the pleasure of his day out, of the certainty that he'd done well on the test, and that his life was going well despite his problems at home.
Within moments of stepping through the front door of the little house he called home, his world came crashing down.
Brion's mother lay crumpled into a heap on the floor of the living room. He might have even thought she was passed out - it certainly wouldn't have been the first time - except for the blood that coated her swollen face. Another good indicator that this wasn't a normal thing was his step-father, standing in the doorway between the living room and the kitchen, staring at Brion with rage seething on his face and burning in his eyes.
"This is your fault, boy." The words were bitten out in a harsh voice, filled with contempt and blame. "You see what you made me do? She's dead."
Brion would have a hard time talking about what came next, though he could still see it when he closed his eyes sometimes, and he remembered every detail vividly, with perfect, unrelenting clarity.
The air around him crackled, sparks forming in mid-air before dissipating. The air smelled like a storm coming in, the electricity in the air so heavy it could be tasted. Power coursed through him, familiar and welcome, though he was certain it was nothing he'd ever felt before.
Brion was no longer afraid of his step-father. (The fear would come back later, for different reasons, and would never really leave him.)
"No." The single word was barely more than a low growl, animalistic and born of instinct and grief and something that had been pent up within him for far, far too long. Something that, by those same instincts, he let free, directing it to take his revenge against the man that had made his life hell.
Lightning ripped through the small room, born from Brion himself, born from the very air, from seeming nothing. Lightning struck Brion's step-father over and over and over again in blinding flashes, until nothing was left but a charred husk smoking on the floor. When it was over, Brion stood, shaking, trembling, trying to grasp what had happened.
It was only when he realized the house itself had caught fire in the onslaught that he stirred from his shocked staring to move. The realization hit him then, too; he had killed someone, and his mother was dead. Everything was burning.
Brion ran. Terrified, confused, filled with guilt - Brion ran.
In some ways, despite being saved by Ash, despite five years having passed, he was running still.


As the last day of the workweek approaches, I encourage you to seek out and acknowledge the great things you've accomplished this week. Those daunting tasks that once seemed impossible to tackle or the tiny, insignificant nuisances that we want to flick away like fleas.
Congratulate yourself for crossing them off the list. You did it. Take this high-five and run with it in your spirit. Sure, a few items are probably anchored on that list, trudging the abyss of never-gonna-happen waters.
But negativity will always attack you. It will always attempt to interfere with your victory. Be your own cheerleader because that may be all you have in the moments you need encouraged most. And fight, bloody-knuckled, against that negativity.
Recognize your triumphs—no matter how small.
Recharge your batteries by checking in—often—with those people or things that reaffirm your goals. Even if that entails some tough truth. Especially then.
Re-establish or reposition yourself if necessary. If you're walking down the perpetual path of pity, it's probably time for a new direction.
Release those conflicting, stress-inducing contaminants that cannot be changed—at least by you. Move on! Untie the line to that anchor.
Reward yourself when you know inwardly you deserve it so you can receive your intended blessing.
Populating lists of positive outcomes can only build your arsenal of confidence. Why not? What have you got to lose? You have more and better and bigger things do. Let's go!
Yes, Melissa! Thank you for this encouragement. I think the one thing that gets me down on the most regular basis is the never-ending list of things to do. I never seem to get it all done….EVER… and it stresses me out. But you're right, I need to be glad for the things I do get done, because we are makin' it!
Yes, Annie, we are. Sorry I'm just responding to this. :/ I've been out of town and trying to get…things done.


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BAD BUNNY - A FIVE PAGE PREVIEW
David Andrews November 29, 2021 TIDALWAVE, WEBCOMIC
There once was a very Bad Bunny, who sang songs that were as sweet as honey. But then, one night, he got into, a huge fight, because a bee tried to sting him for some money. Want to know more? Then please check out the following comic book now in store. Or to be more specific about it…
… the Bad Bunny comic book, recently released by TidalWave Comics. Well, for those of you not in the know, our mates over at TidalWave specialize in creating biographical comic books that feature a wide variety of celebrities, ranging from actors like Bruce Lee all the way to singers like Dolly Parton. But now, for the first time ever, they've decided to create one based on the life and times of the Puerto Rican rapper, Bad Bunny (a.k.a. Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio). It was written by Eric Esquivel and Amanda Del Cid Lugo and illustrated by Victor Moura. So here 👇, have a look 👀, and let us know what you think of it in the comment section provided 😉.
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BAD BUNNY - A FIVE PAGE PREVIEW Reviewed by David Andrews on November 29, 2021 Rating: 5


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When a nerdy valedictorian admits his love for the head cheerleader during his graduation speech, she responds by sexually taunting him, provoking her jealous boyfriend to pursue him in a series of wild chases and violent confrontations throughout the grad night festivities.
I Love You, Beth Cooper
Buffalo Grove High School valedictorian Denis Cooverman (PAUL RUST) has had quite an academic career...on paper, at least. Superlative student, conscientious young gentleman and patently obvious dork, Denis has played it safe and made it all the way to graduation day without ever having really experienced some of the joys of higher learning: breaking curfew, destruction of property, over-consumption of alcohol, fist fights, late nights, fast cars or faster women (actually, women of any sort). But all of that is about to change, and all by uttering five little words: "I LOVE YOU, BETH COOPER." Seems that Denis has been harboring a secret for six years, a chronic case of l'amour fou for Beth (HAYDEN PANETTIERE), one of the most popular girls in school, who sat in the desk just in front of him in multiple classes (God bless alphabetical order!). And thanks to his colorful best friend, Rich (JACK T. CARPENTER), Denis has been goaded into telling the truth and declaring his love during his valedictory address - while also putting names to several other white elephants stampeding through the senior class. His resulting embarrassment is short-lived, however, when The Trinity - Beth and her two best friends, super-bitchy Cammy (LAUREN LONDON) and super-easy Treece (LAUREN STORM) - shows up to his and Rich's ad hoc graduation night party. Unfortunately for Denis, Beth's thick-necked, military hopeful boyfriend, Kevin (SHAWN ROBERTS), also shows up, with two equally menacing, double-digit IQ friends in tow. When the inevitable can of "you insulted my woman!" whoop-ass is opened, Beth comes to the rescue, and whisks Denis, Rich, Cammy and Treece away in her beat-up Cabriolet. As the chase continues from sunset to sun up, Denis realizes that his little speech has given rise to one of the wildest, most eventful, most hilarious and most revealing nights of his life.