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Ilyon & Acktar Character Chat #1
Today we're kicking off the Ilyon & Acktar Blog Tour with an ever-so-popular character chat. Enjoy a chance to see how the characters from my books and Tricia's books interact! And don't forget to check out the winter reading bundle giveaway at the end and visit the other stops on the tour! There will be three more chats and more giveaways to enter.
I walk through camp and wave to Trask as I approach the meeting hall. This is a big day. It's the first time characters from both Ilyon and Acktar will ever meet. I sent Kaden and Talas to start arranging things, so hopefully everything is almost ready for our soon-to-arrive guests from Acktar. I get a flutter of giddiness thinking about it, and remind myself to keep my inner fangirl at bay at the thought of seeing Leith. I've got to be the professional host of this gathering after all.
When I enter the meeting hall, warmth from the fireplace dispels the chill from the nasty weather outside. At least it's not snowing today. I'd hate for everyone from Acktar to be stranded here in a blizzard and have word somehow get out to Davira that we have believers visiting from a different land. Who knows what sort of crazy insane stunt she might try.
I stop and scan the room, which is in disarray. Talas is sitting on the edge of one of the tables while Kaden lounges in a chair, his feet propped up. Both are discussing something, but fall silent as the door closes. Kaden jumps to his feet.
"What are you two doing?" I put my hands on my hips. "I sent you here an hour ago to arrange the tables."
Kaden looks around. "We are."
Said tables are only pushed near each other while the chairs are scattered around haphazardly. I shake my head. "I knew I should have sent Marcus with you."
Kaden huffs. "We're not children in need of a babysitter." He starts sliding one of the tables. "We'll get it done."
"We did get the fire going nicely." Talas grins and nods to the fireplace.
I send him a look, but it's hard to be irritated with the crete. "And just how long did that take?"
He shrugs and turns to help Kaden.
I carry the bag on my shoulder to one of the tables in the corner and pull out a container of shortbread cookies. Hopefully everyone from Acktar will enjoy them as much as Jace does. As I arrange them on a platter, I glance at Talas and Kaden again. "I should have known you two would just gab like a bunch of girls instead of actually getting work done."
"Hey, that's hurtful," Kaden grumbles.
"Getting sassy with me already." I shake my head again.
"What do you expect us to do when we've got characters coming from a different story world? Of course we're going to discuss it. We have no idea who these people are or what they will be like."
"Accept that you should be able to work and talk at the same time."
"So, you say there are no dragons in Acktar?" Talas asks, changing the subject.
"Not that I'm aware of."
"Can I take Exsis out to meet them?" Kaden shares a grin with Talas.
"No, you cannot, because it means you're either trying to show off or to scare them. Probably both."
Kaden sighs. "How do you know they wouldn't want to see one of the dragons?"
"Just finish the tables. I'm going to go get some coffee from Rayad. You better be almost done by the time I come back."
"Yes, Mother," Kaden mutters under his breath.
When I return several minutes later with two steaming pots--one of coffee and one of tea--the state of the meeting hall is much improved. Now it's starting to look like we can have company. Jace, Kyrin, Marcus, and Leetra have also shown up. They are probably the ones responsible for the sudden improvement.
"So, are you guys ready for another chat session?" I ask as I set the coffee and tea by the cookies and catch Jace and Kyrin trading a look.
"It can't be worse than the ones we've done in the past," Jace replies. He hesitates for a moment. "Can it?"
I laugh. "Probably not. You're all very different than you were during our earlier chats. I think it's probably a lot easier for you guys to answer difficult questions these days."
Leetra places her hands on her hips and gives me a firm look. "I thought you said I didn't have to be here."
I shrug. "A few more questions came in since I said that and some are for you."
She sighs.
A few minutes later, someone knocks on the door. I grin. "They're here!"
I hurry to the door and open it. Tricia, my evil author twin, walks in first, followed by Leith, Renna, Brandi, and Martyn. I try to resist giving Leith a hug like I did at Tricia's last Facebook party. It's strange enough showing up in a new story world. Leith looks uncomfortable but puts up with the hug.
Brandi hugs me, then smirks at Leith. "It's a good thing I taught you how to take hugs."
Renna laughs and hugs me before gripping Leith's hand. "He's better than he used to be anyway."
Martyn crosses his arms and glares. "I don't do hugs."
Brandi huffs. "I know. Sorry. I've been trying to work on him, but he's stubborn."
I debate whether or not to try to hug him anyway, but decide to let him be. At least I got to hug Leith.
I make introductions. Everyone is polite as they greet each other, though Martyn and Leetra seem a little grumpy. I then guide them to their seats. "Anyone want tea or coffee? I've got shortbread cookies too. They're Jace's favorite."
Brandi scoops two cookies from the plate and takes a big bite. "Yum. These are good. Renna, you're going to have to get the recipe."
Renna nods as she nibbles on one of the cookies. Leith and Martyn grab cookies too.
"Okay, now that we've got introductions out of the way, why don't we dive into the questions? We'll start with you, Marcus. Anya says she is the oldest in her family and has seven siblings. Even though she has been the oldest for seventeen years, she's still not as patient and understanding as you are. How do you maintain a calm and collected disposition when faced with constant trouble?"
Marcus gives a semi-uncomfortable laugh. "I wouldn't say I'm always that understanding, but I think being raised in the military has a lot to do with how I handle things. You have to stay calm and collected and not act on emotion when you're a soldier. It's a very disciplined lifestyle."
I nod. "Makes sense. Okay, Kyrin, two questions for you. First, what is your fondest memory of your family?"
She smiles wistfully. "I don't know that I have a particular favorite, but I'd say my fondest memories are from when we were children. I find a lot of joy in remember winter nights when we all used to sit in the living room and my father would tell us stories. They were precious times because we were all together."
"Yeah," Kaden adds sounding unusually emotional. "Those were good times."
There's a moment of silence. Renna looks up at Kyrin. "My father used to tell us stories on winter nights too, though Mother was always interrupting to add sound effects."
"Mother just couldn't stay silent even when someone else was telling stories. She just had to be a part of them." Brandi's smile wasn't as bright and cheerful as usual.
"So, what's the next question?" Kyrin asks.
"It's a mushy one." I laugh. "How did you know you were in love with Jace? Was it a slow realization or did it sort of sneak up on you and then show itself suddenly?"
Kyrin blushes slightly and glances at the characters from Acktar. "I'd say it was a rather slow realization. I think I knew in the back of my mind for quite some time that I loved him and it only grew stronger until he kissed me and we were finally on the same page."
I glance at Jace who is now blushing.
Martyn nudges Leith. "It took you getting tortured and me getting burned. Why didn't we try the slow and steady realization thing?"
Renna eyes the two of them. "Because Leith is the kind of either/or person where he's either head over heels in love or he isn't, and you're too stubborn to admit to any sort of warm and fuzzy sort of feelings like love until it smacks you in the face."
Brandi gapes at Renna. "Wow. That's the sort of sarcastic comment I usually make."
Renna shrugs. "Kayleigh and I have had long discussions about this topic. It's what future sisters-in-law do, after all."
"Who said anything about being future sisters-in-law?" Martyn scowls.
"You did. Everyone knows that's where you're headed."
"Yes, but you don't have to go about blaring it to the entire world." Martyn sinks deeper in his chair.
Renna shakes her head and turns to me. "Jaye, you'd better ask the next question."
"Anya wants my characters to know that she looks up to you, especially Marcus, Timothy, and Trask. She's also writing her own novel and several of her characters have been influenced by you guys, specifically Kaden and Jace. She was very excited that Elon finally got through to you, Jace."
They smile, and Kaden says, "Cool."
"And now we finally have a question for you, Jace."
He appears to brace himself.
"Don't worry, it's not too bad. Naomi wants to know how you feel about Daniel noticing Elanor?"
Jace sits and thinks about this for a moment. "There's a lot about it to consider. If his interest is serious, that could mean Elanor will be queen one day. I can't say I particularly like the idea of her having to face the difficulties of a life like that."
"Kind of depends on Daniel and whether or not he can convince you to give your blessing, right?" I ask.
Jace nods. "Yes."
"Since we're on the topic of marriage . . . " I pause, and look at Jace and Kyrin, "Naomi also wants to know when you two are going to follow Leith and Renna's example and get married?"
They look at each other and then back at me.
"How exactly do you want us to answer that question?" Kyrin asks.
"Hmm," I shrug. "I suppose since Bitter Winter is released, you might as well tell the truth."
"You mean that they ARE married?" Kaden smirks.
Kyrin casts him an exasperated look, but she can't hold back a grin. Jace reaches and takes her hand. They give each other a loving smile and Kyrin nods. "It's true, we are married. Readers will just have to keep reading to find out when and how that came about."
"That's just what I was about to say." I look down at my notecards. "Since marriage typically leads into babies, I now have a question for Leith and Renna."
Jace and Kyrin look momentarily relieved that the spotlight is no longer on them. Leith tenses, a hand going toward his knife, while Renna grips Leith's other hand and pastes on a smile.
I turn my attention to Tricia's characters. "Leith, Renna, do you two want to have kids? If so, how many?"
Leith's face pales to something of a gray-green color while Renna turns strawberry red and stares at her lap. Leith clears his throat. "We...uh…"
"We want as many children as the Lord wills for us." Renna blurts out quickly, still staring at her hands.
"Related question is, how many kids do you want them to have? Not sure who wants to answer, but I'll give that one over to Tricia and Brandi. I'm sure they have thoughts."
Brandi smirks. "I'd love a lot of nieces and nephews. Of course I'm going to be their favorite aunt." She glances at Tricia. "I am going to have a lot of nieces and nephews, right?"
Tricia grins a somewhat secretive smile. "A few. I even know all their names. You'll have to read Decree to find out more, and I don't want to spoil it for anyone since the book doesn't come out for a couple of days yet."
I notice Kaden looking very amused by these questions that are putting the couples on the spot. I set my gaze on him. "Why don't you have a girl yet? Kyrin would love to have sisters."
He raises his brows at me. "Isn't matchmaking what you do? Technically, you're the reason I don't have a girl yet."
I shake my head adamantly. "I've said before, you guys never seem to consult me before making eyes at other characters, so don't blame me for your singleness."
Kaden shrugs. "Fine. I suppose I'll get a girl when the right one comes along."
I flip to the next card. "You're turn, Talas. Since Leetra complained that you never get any nosy and awkward questions, Addyson has some for you."
"Uh-oh." But Talas just smiles.
"Do you have a special girl? Why not? Don't you wish Kaden had another sister so you could become part of the Altair family too?"
Talas laughs. "No, I do not have a special girl. Same as Kaden, I haven't met the right girl yet. I wouldn't have been opposed to another Altair sister, but I don't think I need marriage to make me part of the family."
Kaden shakes his head. "Not at all."
I turn my attention back to Talas, I ask, "What is your worst childhood memory."
That sobers the mood quickly. I shrug as his teasing look fades. "Sorry, I just ask the questions."
"Well," he responds slowly, "probably when my grandmother died. It was a freak accident during the winter when I was a boy. She slipped on some ice and ended up falling off one of the bridges. It was really hard on my Granddad. That's why he lives with my family now."
I glance at Jace, noticing how pale he got at the mention of falling from one of the bridges in Arvael.
"I'm sorry, Talas. I didn't even know that until this interview. That must have been awful." I look through my cards to find something to lighten things up again. "Here's a question, are you ticklish, Jace?"
He frowns. "What?"
I shrug. "Addyson also wants to know if you're ticklish, and I think she wants Kaden and Talas to find out."
They both grin wickedly, and Jace gives them a warning look.
"You know," Kaden says, "I bet Kyrin could answer that. They are married, after all."
"Kaden!" Kyrin turns beet red. Jace isn't far behind.
"What? If anyone knows, you do. So what's the answer?"
Everyone looks at Kyrin expectantly.
"Well . . . I . . . he . . ." She glances at Jace.
I haven't seen him look this uncomfortable since our very first character chat. "You should probably just answer with the truth, Kyrin, and satisfy the masses."
She sends Jace an apologetic look. "Maybe he is . . . a little."
Jace scrubs his hand over his face. I can't help but think it's adorable, however, to spare them both further embarrassment, but change the subject. "Here's a random question. Where do you guys get your coffee?"
"Talcrins grow it in Arda," Kyrin answers, relief fading her blush.
"Okay, I've got just a few more questions before we call it a day. These are for everyone here. First, if you were to become friends with a character from the other world, who would it be?"
Kyrin speaks up first. "I'd like to get to know Renna. We've both had to deal with a lot of loss, so I think we'd get along well. I also think Jace and Leith would be good friends."
Jace nods in agreement. Leith also nods as if the answer is so obvious and understood nothing more was needed.
Renna smiles at Kyrin. "I'd love to get to know you to. I think we could both help each a lot with dealing with some of the losses in our past."
I look at Tricia's characters. "Brandi, I could totally see you becoming friends with Kaden and Talas."
Brandi grins at the two of them. "Flying sounds amazing! How fast can dragons fly? Can we go on a ride right after this interview? I'm not leaving Ilyon until I've ridden on a dragon. "
Renna's face turns a shade white at the thought, though it could be in fear or at how much trouble Brandi, Talas, and Kaden could get into while riding dragons.
"Sure! I wanted to meet you guys coming in with my dragon, but my author wouldn't let me." Kaden casts me a sidelong glance.
Brandi turns to Tricia. "Please, please, please say Kaden can take me for a ride on a dragon! Please!"
Tricia sighs and glances at me. "We might have to let Brandi ride a dragon sooner or later."
I shake my head at Kaden. "Be careful. I don't want you scaring anyone."
"Yes!" Brandi pumps her fist.
Looking back done at my cards, I ask everyone, "Is there a character from the other world you wouldn't like to meet?"
"Well, that Respen character sounds a lot like Daican, so I don't think any of us would want to meet him," Kaden answers.
Martyn crosses his arms. "I thought Respen was bad enough, but Daican and now Davira? They sound downright terrifying."
Leith's grip tightens on his knife as if he's worried Davira might crash into this interview. Renna shudders and Brandi reaches for her sword.
"Now, if you had to trade lives for a day with a character from the other story, who would you trade with?"
My characters trade glances with each other and then with Tricia's characters. After a long silence, Talas finally answers. "Honestly, with everything both of you authors put us all through, I don't think choosing who to trade lives with would be that easy."
I shrug. "You have all had pretty hard experiences."
"Except for getting to ride a dragon, no I wouldn't want to trade." Brandi bounces on her seat and gives Talas another look. "Though, I'd be a crete if I were in Ilyon. Cretes sound like they have the best homes, and I would love to live in a treehouse, and they have dragons."
"Speaking of cretes," I look over at Leetra who has sat in silence with her arms crossed this whole time, "you have a couple of questions from a big fan of yours."
Talas leans toward his cousin and nudges her arm. "Look at you having fans."
She rolls her eyes at him. "What are the questions?"
"First, what is your dragon's name?"
"It's Sorrae." She looks at me expectantly, waiting for the next question. She seems a bit miffed today. Maybe it's because Timothy isn't here too.
"Zoe also wants to know what clan you are from."
Leetra sits up a little straighter. "I'm from the Hawk Clan."
"These next couple of questions are for either Leetra or Talas. First, are there different kinds or breeds of dragons?"
"Just the northern dragons we use and cave drakes," Talas answers. "Then, of course, there's fire drakes."
"Are certain colors more common?"
Talas shakes his head. "As far as dragons go, the males are black and green and the females are gray-blue and white. The patterns do change a bit like you would see in say a paint horse."
"Have either of you two ever been burned by your dragons?"
"I've never been burned by Storm," Talas says, "but I have been burned by young dragons before during training."
I look over at Leetra.
"Same," she answers.
With a grin, I turn to Brandi. "This first question has basically been answered already, but would you like a dragon? What would you name it?"
Brandi grins. "I would love a dragon, but I guess I'll have to settle for a ride on one while we're here. Maybe I can have an honorary dragon in Ilyon?" Her forehead puckers. "Not sure what I'd name the dragon. I usually look at a pet and go with the first name that pops into my head. If it was a female dragon, I'd call her Frosty and a male dragon I'd call Tornado."
"Since we were just talking about you, Leetra, this is a good time to mention that, for our giveaways, Tricia and I have set up polls asking readers who they think would win in a fight. Today's match up is Leetra versus Martyn."
Talas laughs. "How did you come up with that match?"
"Well," I shrug, "they're both kind of . . . you know . . . prickly."
He laughs harder, and Kaden joins in. Leetra shoots them a glare. Martyn is giving Tricia a similar glare that only goes to prove this was a good match up.
"So what do you guys think? Who would win?" I look between Leetra and Martyn.
Leetra eyes Martyn across the table and lifts her chin a little. "I could take him."
Martyn snorts and crosses his arms. "No, you can't."
Talas nudges her again. "You sure about that, Lee? He is a trained assassin."
She glares at him again. "You're enjoying this too much." Her glare switches to me. "So are you, I'm sure."
I lift my brows. "Okay then. This last question ties in perfectly. What do you all think of your authors?"
"I think we've pretty much established that it's a love hate relationship," Kaden says. "We would exist without you, but we never know what calamity you're going to bring down on us next."
Martyn glances at Tricia. "I'm not allowed to say what I'm thinking. Not if we're going to keep this interview PG."
Tricia glares back at him. "You're still thinking it."
Martyn grimaces, pulls a piece of soap from his pocket, and scrubs it over his tongue. "There. Happy now?"
"Mostly." Tricia shakes her head. "You are incorrigible."
I laugh. "If it's any consolation, I love all of you dearly."
No one seems particularly consoled.
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Binding Arbitration is the same technical process as Non-Binding Arbitration. The critical distinction is that the ruling by the arbitrator is binding upon the parties. It is this critical distinction which makes the rules for a Binding Arbitration extremely important.
Most often parties are obligated to participate in Binding Arbitration because they have entered into an agreement which included a provision that all disputes are to be resolved through this process. This provision is commonly found in real estate agreements. The arbitration provisions generally set forth the terms and conditions for the Binding Arbitration.
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These terms are critical as they set forth the ground-rules for the arbitration process and dramatically impact the ultimate result. It is for this reason that prior to agreeing to Binding Arbitration, whether as part of a contract or as the result of an actual dispute, you should always scrutinize these issues.
In reviewing these terms, the qualifications of the arbitrator are extremely important. The arbitrator should have sufficient experience and knowledge to properly conduct the arbitration, as well as rule on the subject matter in dispute. In real estate disputes, it is important that the arbitrator have a background in both the law and real estate.
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Self-proclaimed litter hater Duncan Cameron, from Gannochy, has gone out to pick up rubbish a few times a week since he retired three years ago.
Last year he decided to keep a tally of single-use cups and discovered he had collected 566 hot drink cups in 2018, as well as 527 cold drink ones.
He picked them up on his regular walks around Bridgend, Isla Road, Scone Palace and the A94 between Perth and Scone.
The 65-year-old's efforts have now been recognised by Zero Waste Scotland bosses, who named him the Clean Up Scotland Hero of the Month.
Duncan said: "I started doing the litter picks when I retired because I was so fed up of seeing all of the litter on the side of the road.
"I got 16 bin bags full on my first deep clean and since then it has been one supermarket bag per trip ever since, to keep it tidy.
This year Duncan has started a new record of cups and he is hopeful he will see a reduction as more people move away from single-use plastic.


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Amiri is inspired by the youthful Californian rock-and-roll culture. Effortlessly cool, each piece is created in the designer's hometown Los Angeles. This yellow cotton stitch detail jumper from Amiri features a ribbed crew neck, dropped shoulders, long sleeves, a distressed finish, a logo print to the front, a ribbed hem and cuffs and an oversized fit.


Hello hello, I'm Amanda and I am and (think) I always have been addicted to yarn. Welcome to Amanda's Woollen World where anything is possible! I handcraft custom yarn gifts, help other yarn lovers find super special yarn and well, for yarn wannabes I teach knitting and crocheting too!
What do I do in my down-time? You might say I am a bit beach obsessed! I am mum to my daughter and she takes after me on the beach front! We are both members of Surf Life Saving Australia and Sunday mornings in summer see us both joining in Nippers – our favourite time of the week! I also love finding little coffee shops and if they have a view of water be it the ocean, a lake, a river or a swimming pool then so much the better! If I could do this then I would have included a picture of me…but I have to leave the gymnastics to my side kick these days!!
You might be wondering how long I have been in love with yarn for? Well since I was a little girl, when my beautiful Mother first taught me how to knit – the first things I made were scarves….for everyone!!! Mum, Dad, my brother, the toys! You name it! The holes became fewer and further between and I graduated to other wonderful creations – all the new babies in the extended family received beautiful little cardigans and so on!!
I continued with this and then life got busy – funny how that happens – I finished school, went to Uni, became an accountant, emigrated to this beautiful place I now call home and finally settled down and welcomed my daughter into the world. That's when Amanda's Woollen World emerged! I wanted to be at home to savour the milestones and enjoy my little one growing up but needed something to get stuck into. I taught myself to crochet as I wanted to be able to make toys!
My small business is constantly evolving as I find new ways to learn and new products to make and share. I could not always find the colours and types of yarn I wanted in the shops (and there is not much choice where I live) so I then decided to start dyeing my own yarn – until this stage I would have said I didn't have an artistic streak in me – but I love coming up with new colourways and experimenting with different yarn types and making special One Of A Kind yarns! These days I always seem to be going round in circles winding yarn!! But it always looks and feels great and I do like there to be no tangles in my skeins!
I also love (and always have done) teaching – and so I have also recently started teaching other lovely ladies (open to teaching men too!) to crochet and so once a week we meet at Wise Old Owl Craft and have a good old natter and crochet session. This is one of my favourite things! By the way, if you're local to Mandurah and love craft, then pop on over and pay the lovely ladies at WOO (as we call it affectionately) a visit – not only can you buy my yarns there but you can learn a whole host of new crafts and purchase all sorts of supplies!!! It's a haven if you have a crafty bone in your body!
So in short, I love all things yarnie, making, dyeing, shopping for, teaching and wearing!! If you have any questions or long to see something on here please don't hesitate to contact me and let's chat. Oh and did I say, I LOVE COLOUR!!! Here's a yarn rainbow!!
Most of the things I make are one off creations, and are made to order so your choice of colour which is often a bonus! Some things on the web site are ready made but this will be clear on the item. If you would like to order something which is out of stock, just pop me a message!! If you see something you want and you want it in a different colour then please just pop me through a message and we can discuss. If you want to see more of what I make, then head on over to my facebook page!
If you have any questions, feel free to ask away and I look forward to hearing what you want to see!!


The Golden Arches' move from the suburbs to Chicago proper shows tech and finance aren't alone in seeking big-city talent. It's not just another sign of urbanization. It's a vote of confidence in the junk-rated city, though Mayor Rahm Emanuel still has his work cut out for him.
McDonald's on June 13 said it would move its headquarters to Chicago by the spring of 2018.


Cooperative Program (CP) gifts from North Carolina Baptist churches through the first quarter of 2009 are slightly ahead of the same period for 2008. Total mission gifts, including special offerings, are up almost $600,000.
The budget figures were released as significant economic distress continues to hit North Carolina, which has the fourth highest unemployment rate in the nation.
"Cooperative Program giving by our churches seems to have found its footing," said Baptist State Convention Executive Director-treasurer Milton A. Hollifield, Jr.
According to information compiled by Baptist State Convention (BSC) Comptroller Robert Simons, undesignated CP giving through March 31 was $ 7.7 million, up $46,418 over the first quarter of 2008.
Giving is 15 percent behind the $9.1 million budget for this period adopted in 2007, but the BSC is operating on a reduced internal budget based on 2008 actual gifts that is keeping operations in the black.
"I am confident that our staff will manage expenditures to keep us there for the remainder of 2009," Hollifield said.
Giving Plan A, the largest of the four giving plans that will continue to be used through 2009 before reverting to a single giving plan in 2010, is up 5.4 percent to $5.2 million. Plan A is 67 percent of the total.
Plan B is down 2.9 percent to $613,121.
Plan C is down 14.4 percent to $312,215.
Plan D, which for several years had shown significant growth, is down 5 percent to $1.3 million. It is likely that some Plan D money has moved to Plan A, in anticipation of reversion to a single giving plan.
Special offerings are not faring as well, with the exception of the Lottie Moon Offering for International Missions, which is up $653,339 or 8.3 percent to $8.5 million. Annie Armstrong Offering for North American Missions is down 9.2 percent to $441,041 to date.
The North Carolina Missions Offering is down 10.8 percent to $211,888.
The Southern Baptist Convention reported April 1 that Cooperative Program receipts nationally through the first quarter were 3.7 percent below the same period in 2008.


We are Eclipse Legal Services, a team of experienced legal service professionals and Private Detectives operating in Blackburn and the surrounding areas, but also have operatives scattered around the UK. We provide an expert Process Serving service, Document Collections, RTA Investigations, Surveillance, and other legal services. We offer excellent reporting, quick delivery, experienced investigators and competitive pricing, discount pricing for volume work.
Serving legal papers and notifications can be a complex and often unwanted experience, our Blackburn based team works right across the UK to ensure the documents are delivered correctly and in a timely fashion.


Insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I stimulates the growth of many tissues, including growth plate cartilage. However, the role of IGF-binding proteins in the growth process is controversial. We purified a 25-kDa IGF-binding protein (BP-25) from amniotic fluid. We tested the effect of this BP-25 preparation on both basal and IGF-I-stimulated growth of chick embryo pelvic cartilages maintained in serum-free organ culture. Cartilage wet weight was 4.1 +/- 0.3 mg/cartilage initially; after 3 days, BP-25 inhibited both basal and IGF-I-stimulated growth. Control cartilages weighed 7.4 +/- 0.7 mg/cartilage, while those incubated with 100 nM BP-25 weighed 5.8 +/- 0.5 mg/cartilage (P less than 0.001 vs. control); BP-25 concentrations as low as 0.2 nM significantly inhibited basal cartilage growth. Cartilages incubated with 1.25 nM IGF-I weighed 10.4 +/- 0.8 mg/cartilage (P less than 0.001 vs. control), while those incubated with both 100 nM BP-25 and 1.25 nM IGF-I weighed 8.1 +/- 0.5 mg/cartilage (P less than 0.001 vs. cartilage incubated with IGF-I alone); BP-25 concentrations as low as 0.4 nM significantly inhibited IGF-I-stimulated cartilage growth. BP-25 also inhibited basal and IGF-I-stimulated increases in cartilage dry weight, [3H]thymidine incorporation into DNA, and 35SO4 incorporation into proteoglycan. A second BP-25 preparation, which in the presence of 1% platelet-poor plasma acts synergistically with IGF-I to stimulate DNA synthesis and cell replication of fibroblasts and smooth muscle cells in tissue culture, inhibited IGF-I-stimulated cartilage growth to the same degree as did our BP-25 preparation. In separate experiments, proteins present in serum-free medium conditioned for 3 days by chick cartilages were separated by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, transferred to nitrocellulose, and incubated with [125I]IGF-I. This medium was found to contain two IGF-binding proteins; one appeared to be the chick equivalent of BP-25, while the other had a molecular mass similar to that of a poorly characterized human 34-kDa IGF-binding protein. We conclude that purified BP-25 inhibits the growth of chick embryo pelvic cartilage in our serum-free organ culture system. Since conditioned medium from these cartilages contains both IGF-I-like peptides and IGF-binding proteins such as BP-25, we suggest that the IGF-binding proteins present may act to down-regulate the growth-promoting effects of the local IGF peptides.


Daher suche ich hilfsbereite User die sich um die Übersetzung einzelner Artikel kümmern möchten. Bitte über das Kontaktformular bei mir melden!
This Wiki is getting famous in German talking countries, but there are more and more request to translate the articles into English to make it accessible for a bigger community. Unfortunately i do not have enough time to translate all the articles, nor is my limited English good enough to satisfy the needs of native english speakers.
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Acupuncture is a staple of holistic medicine, which also encompasses chiropractic care. It's not the only method of its kind, though. Dry needling is a comparable treatment that can be helpful for patients with a variety of conditions and concerns.
If you're looking for a Midtown chiropractor or a Hell's Kitchen chiropractor to administer dry needling, read on. We'll explain what it is and why you may want it in this article.
Dry needling, much like acupuncture, makes use of needles. There is a special needle type used known as a filiform needle. These needles are made of stainless steel, are shorter than acupuncture needles, and they have a finer tip. This restricts fluid from spreading when a patient receives the treatment.
When you meet with one of our NYC chiropractors, you can discuss with them the areas that are hurting you the most. These are referred to as trigger points in dry needling and acupuncture. Trigger points may include tissue or muscle.
Dry needling can boost mobility and flexibility to the affected area, alleviating stiffness and pain. If you have a painful condition, including fibromyalgia, chronic muscle pain, sports injuries, auto accident injuries, or even workplace injuries, then you may notice a difference in your quality of life after a few dry needling sessions.
There are few side effects with this treatment. Most patients who receive dry needling have reported achiness, bleeding, and bruising around the area. Needles must always be sterile to avoid getting diseases, infections, and blood-borne illnesses.
If you want chiropractic care in the Midtown East, Midtown West, Manhattan, or general NYC area, look no further than Rockefeller Health & Medical.
One of our trained chiropractors is Dr. Anthony Conte. He earned his Doctorate of Chiropractic degree from New York Chiropractic College. He works alongside Dr. Cariann Paul, our other chiropractor. She too has her Doctorate of Chiropractic from Palmer College of Chiropractic in Florida.
Besides dry needling, you can also ask about our sport medicine care, spinal decompression therapy, medical massages and other massage therapy, acupuncture (for indigestion, infertility, allergies, depression, insomnia, pain, and more), physical therapy for repetitive use injuries, and chiropractic care.
What are you waiting for? If you need a chiropractor in the New York City region, call Rockefeller Health & Medical at (212)-388-5050. We have serve neighborhoods across New York City (the 10036 area and more) for your convenience.


After weeks of testing docile little PC cars, mewling hybrids, cautious fuel-sippers that creep fearfully by gas stations, it's nice to have a rip-roaring politically outrageous monster that does zero to sixty in less than five seconds and does it loud. Stomp that pedal and hold on to that fat leather-covered wheel. You are gone, baby, gone. Four hundred and seventy horsepower (take that, you simpering Civic!); top speed, 182 miles an hour (like those numbers, Prius Princess?).
In this age of fear and trembling, dithering and rationalizing, the Dodge Challenger SRT8 is a bold certainty. It is Clint Eastwood in "Dirty Harry." It is Steve McQueen in "Bullitt" – think if he'd had this Challenger instead of the dark green Mustang. Those movies are classics. And so is this Challenger – an homage to the pony- and muscle cars of the 1960s and 1970s, but updated with all the mod cons we expect.
The SRT8, with its growling exhaust and its meaty 20-inch tires, is not meant for most of us. But I will tell you that for six days this car was definitely meant for me, even if it seemed like the terrifying bull in the neighborhood china shop. Like a junkyard dog in a bad mood, the Challenger SRT8 is the kind of car you want to chain to the house for fear it will start biting people. It was definitely the new bully on the block.
Pony cars in the 1960s were typified by Ford's Mustang (and its near twin, the Mercury Cougar), Dodge's Challenger and the General Motors duo of Chevrolet Camaro and Pontiac Firebird. They were immensely popular cars and it only got better when they jumped onto the race track in the Trans-Am series. The industry loved that sales mantra of "win on Sunday, sell on Monday." Then, like most good things, some of the cars went away, others lost their spirit and became somewhat ordinary. But in 2005, Ford revived the idea, with a Mustang that took the best of the 1960s body style – that long hood and short rear deck – and made it into a modern car that still looks as if Steve McQueen might jump right in and scream up those San Francisco hills. (Five years ago, Ford even introduced a "Mustang Bullitt," an homage to the movie car.) Chrysler entered this retro game with the Dodge Challenger in 2008 and Chevy brought back the Camaro in 2010.
So what we have in this 2013 Challenger, with the fire-breathing 6.4-liter HemiV8, is a car that will make you feel as if you're in one of those Sixties pony cars, but it's now a full-grown horse, rather than a pony. (In the malleable semantics of putting labels on autos, sometimes they're called pony cars, sometimes muscle cars.) But they've grown up — the Challenger weighs 1,000 pounds more than the 1970 version and is about six inches longer. They probably needed the extra weight to accommodate all the 21st century gizmos and gadgets.
Our test car had the requisite navigation, super stereo (down to woofers in the trunk floor), power everything and a feeling that the Challenger really was more of a heavy grand touring car than a sprightly sprinter. On the road, the new Challenger definitely wants to run – Dodge has wisely kept the mufflers at a noisy enough level to let you know what you're driving, but not so loud as to make the 400-mile trip annoying. The car is comfortable for the long haul, but be careful when you're negotiating a crowded shopping center parking lot; the rearward sight lines are pretty much bulked up with the high rear deck combined with the thick C-pillars. But clear, elegant rear-facing sight lines are not what you'd buy this car for. Driving backwards is not in the Challenger's DNA.
Getting back to the real world…. the SRT8 392 (for cubic inch displacement) gets 14/23 mpg city/highway. For almost half the $48,000 price of this tire-scorcher, you could get a box-stock Challenger with a 305-horse V6 and a five-speed automatic transmission. It would look about the same as the SRT8 and would get far better fuel mileage.
You could do that but, to borrow a phrase from Richard Nixon, that would be wrong. If you're going to have a car like this, it's gotta shout out loud. No whispering for this Bad Boy.


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He allowed me working in his Lab, it was my first research experience in Germany. It was an amazing opportunity to learn from his Lab students. He was a very nice professor.
I learned a lot in his Lab. The first time, I heard about the UV-filters was in his office. In his lab, I started to learn and work on the bio-degradation of UV-filters.
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Q: How to retrieve specific data about user? I want to create a system where ads will be hidden if a user clicks any ad more than once. When they go on to my site, it'll check if their ip is in the database, if not then their ip will be stored. Next, it'll check to see how many clicks they've had so far, if it exceeds 1 ads will be hidden. This is the part i'm struggling with right now. I've commented out what I want to happen in the code below. Also, I have 4 columns in my table: id, ip, count (# of clicks), and datetime. I am using mysqli, and I just want to know how do I retrieve the number of clicks a user has based on their ip. Here is an example of what the Stats table looks like: id: 1    ip: xx.xx.xx.xx    count: 0    creation: datetime
if (!empty($_SERVER['HTTP_CLIENT_IP']))
{
   $ip = $_SERVER['HTTP_CLIENT_IP'];
}
elseif (!empty($_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR']))
{
   $ip = $_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'];
}
else
{
   $ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
}
$query = "SELECT count(*) FROM Stats WHERE ip = '$ip'";
$result = $db->query($query);
if($result->num_rows > 0)
{
    //if user's click count > 1
    hide ads
    else
    display ads
}
else {
   $insert = $db->prepare("INSERT INTO Stats(ip, created) VALUES (?, NOW())");
   $insert->bind_param('s', $ip);
   $insert->execute();
   $insert->close();
}

A: You need to create an alias for your aggregate using the AS keyword in order to access it from fetch_assoc.
$query = "SELECT count(*) AS total FROM Stats WHERE ip = '$ip'";

if ($result = $db->query($query)) {

$data = $result->fetch_assoc();

    if($data['total']>1){
        // This user already clicked on at least one AD. Don't show ADS.
    }else{
        // This user haven't clicked an AD yet. Show ADS.
    }
}

Replace
if($result->num_rows > 0)

with
if($data['total']>1)

as it's not needed anymore. Thank you @Shehary for pointing that out.

A:   mysql_query("SELECT * FROM Stats WHERE ip = '$ip'") or die(mysql_error());

  if (mysql_affected_rows()){
    // This user already clicked on at least one AD. Don't show ADS.
  }
  else {
   // This user haven't clicked an AD yet. Show ADS.
  }

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The Shire of Ashburton is undertaking a two-stage redevelopment of the Ocean View Caravan Park to meet compliance requirements for caravan parks, provide a higher quality of accommodation options and improve amenity for long term park residents.
The redevelopment is being staged in order to accommodate long term residents and ongoing accommodation demands at the park. It is expected that Stage One will be completed by Autumn 2016 (tourist peak season), Stage Two planning will then commence for the eastern end of the park.


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