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Q: efficient handling of creating a template for SET command of redis (hiredis) I am new to redis. I want to write a simple library (for testing) that is on top level of the hiredis.
for example to implement SET command I wrote the code bellow:
#include<iostream>
#include<type_traits>
#include<hiredis.h>
#include<string>

using namespace std;

template<typename T>
string set(string key, T value)
{
    /* set a key */
    if(is_same<T, int>::value)
    {
        reply = (redisReply*) redisCommand(c, "SET %s %d", key, value)  // c is redisContext*
    }
    else if(is_same<T, string>::value)
    {
        reply = (redisReply*) redisCommand(c, "SET %s %s", key, value)
    }

    // and so on for other data types ...

    string replyStr = reply->str;
    freeReplyObject(reply);
    return replyStr;
}

is there any better solution to handle different data types as Value for SET command? (I mean avoiding using If statements for each datatype ).
regards.

A: If I understand correctly, you only need to know the type of value in order to know what type you are inserting in your redisCommand string as your write your reply.
If you are restricting these types to basic types try calling to_string on value in order to build a result std::string
for more information https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/string/basic_string/to_string
don't forget the include of course!
something like this :
template<typename T>
string set(string key, T value)
{
    std::string result(std::string("SET ") + to_string(key) + to_string(value));
    reply = (redisReply*) redisCommand(c, result);

    string replyStr = reply->str;
    freeReplyObject(reply);
    return replyStr;
}

EDIT : Another viable solution would be to simply cast your variable each time you call 'set' and simply rewrite your function as string set(string key, string value).


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The new electric aircraft, Spirit Of Innovation, clocked a top speed of 623km/h (387.4mph). Could it help us reach 'jet zero'?
Two months after first taking to the skies, Spirit Of Innovation, Rolls-Royce's all-electric plane, has hit what its makers claim to be a record-breaking top speed of 623km/h (387.4mph).
The aircraft, which is part of the Rolls-Royce-led Accelerating the Electrification of Flight (ACCEL) project, smashed the previously held record for an electric plane by 213.04km/h (132mph).
Rolls-Royce has submitted the data to the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) – the World Air Sports Federation that controls and certifies world aeronautical and astronautical records – to confirm that it has broken the world record.
Spirit Of Innovation achieved this feat thanks to a 400kW electric powertrain and a 6,480-cell, 750V battery.
The aim of ACCEL is to research battery technology for future electric aeroplanes, including commercial aircraft.
"Spirit Of Innovation is a bit different from other existing electric-powered aircraft in that it has been optimised for speed, which means that the batteries are used up very quickly – the aircraft can only fly for around seven to eight minutes with enough power remaining to land with reserves," said Bill Read, deputy editor of Aerospace, the magazine of The Royal Aeronautical Society.
"Future designs for electric commercial aircraft will be concentrating more on endurance to keep the batteries running for as long as possible to increase range."
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Stevie Ray Vaughan to be Inducted into Austin City Hall of Fame
The newly announced Austin City Hall of Fame has revealed its list of inaugural inductees for 2014, with Double Trouble icon Stevie Ray Vaughn set to be inducted posthumously.
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Maybe there are groups on the Canadian side of the Great Lakes that can join the call to purge plastics from our Great Lakes too.
We once had activist groups in Ontario like Pollution Probe, the Canadian wing of the now-defunct Great Lakes United and Niagara's own Operation Clean dedicated to Great Lakes issues, but no more.
The Great Lakes are one of the best places to spend the 4th of July. Chances are, plastic pollution on the beach, or in the water, isn't a part of your perfect holiday. It's an eyesore, it's bad for wildlife, and it gets in our drinking water.
Tens of thousands of people around the Great Lakes are taking on the fight against plastic pollution. Last year, Adopt-a-Beach volunteers removed over 18 tons of plastic trash from beaches.
And this July 1st marked the final phase of the federal ban on microbeads, the tiny plastic pieces formerly found in toothpaste and face wash. Millions of these microbeads were found polluting our lakes, and people like you spoke out to stop this type of pollution.
Clean it up! July 5th is big day for Adopt-a-Beach — join a cleanup near you!
Make every day plastic-free. Take the Plastic-Free Great Lakes Pledge to help the Great Lakes and reduce plastic pollution.
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Trump administration urging Alaska to be first to apply for Medicaid block grant
By Nathaniel Weixel - 04/04/19 11:38 AM EDT
The Trump administration has been urging Alaska's governor to apply to be the first state to change its Medicaid program funding to a block grant.
"Your Medicaid administrator, Seema Verma, has urged us to be the first state to receive Medicaid dollars as a block grant," Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R) wrote in a letter to President Trump Donald John TrumpPompeo changes staff for Russia meeting after concerns raised about top negotiator's ties: report House unravels with rise of 'Les Enfants Terrible' Ben Carson: Trump is not a racist and his comments were not racist MORE. "We are eager to do this, but your support of her on this 'first' will keep the proper focus and speed on this application."
The letter, dated March 1, was first reported by Alaska Public Media.
Imposing block grants in Medicaid has long been a major conservative goal, and the controversial idea was included in many of the ObamaCare repeal and replace debates. Republicans say policies such as block grants allow for more state flexibility and are more fiscally sustainable.
No states have applied for block grants, but administration officials are working on guidance or a regulation that would streamline the process and encourage more states to sign up.
The move would come through an existing program that allows states to make changes, known as 1115 waivers, to the Medicaid program.
A block grant would transform Medicaid from an open-ended entitlement program into one with capped benefits. Currently, the federal government matches a certain percentage of state spending, and the funding is open-ended. In exchange, states agree to cover specific services and specific types of recipients.
Under a block grant, states would receive a fixed amount of money from the federal government, regardless of outside circumstances, that they could spend however they see fit.
Health groups, however, argue block grants would result in Medicaid cuts, especially in years in which states have unexpected spending, such as when natural disasters strike. Depending on how the block grant is designed, it could also run into legal problems, based on coverage requirements.
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar has also been quietly trying to sell states on the merits of imposing block grants, or a per-person spending cap, without congressional approval.
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The best attorney to employ is one who, for at least half their time, is dealing with divorce cases and is fully skilled in mediation techniques. It also follows that you feel comfortable with them and feel confident they will serve you well.
Mediation minded attorneys are more likely to give you problem solving advice, whereas traditional attorneys tend to be more oriented to conflict and their advice tends to be adversarial. Some of the work load will be yours so you need to ensure you are well prepared each time you speak with your divorce lawyer and know exactly what they need from you and vice versa.
Costs are always an issue so write down everything you want to ask and in a logical order always making sure there is an accurate record of times dates and the duration of conversations. Keep a record of all correspondence and conversations and try where possible to have conversations on the phone which will reduce the amount of time required to see them in person.
Regard your attorney as a resource, not someone you depend on for emotional support because they cost too much for you to use them for sympathy and consolation; besides, you have family and friends for that. The behavior of your spouse, unless pertinent to the divorce, is of no concern to your divorce lawyer and will only distract them from the task at hand.
Let your lawyer know from the start that you will be in charge of the case and they are there for legal advice and not as someone to lean on when things start getting rough. It is important they know any decisions regarding the divorce are yours to make and they are there for their knowledge and experience in providing legal recommendations. As the person paying for their service, you should expect to be sent copies of any relevant documents and if there are any issues that need to be clarified that a prompt response by them is expected.
If money is an issue, it may be a preferable for you to only contact a lawyer for legal advice on a marital settlement but not representation. You may decide to carry out research first before you contact them, only asking your lawyer questions you have not been able to find answers too. If the break up is relatively amicable then a marital settlement might be the better option and the use of a divorce lawyer could be restricted to just help with this task.
There is no rule which requires that the lawyer have a minimum amount of experience handling the case which the lawyer wants to advertise.
Although the bar association has rules that govern lawyer advertising, it usually does not actively investigate, restrict or determine whether each lawyer who advertises is a specialist or has experience with the type of case being advertised. This means a lawyer can advertise that she is a "divorce lawyer" or "personal injury attorney" when that lawyer may have limited experience or knowledge of that area of the law.
There are virtually no restrictions on the different types of law that the lawyer wants to advertise. Therefore, you should be extremely careful about choosing an attorney based solely on that attorney's advertising claim, whether the ad is in the phone book or on television.
Any attorney can buy a big slick ad in the yellow pages. The phone book company typically does not verify the claims that are being made in the ad. In many cases the phone book company does not even verify that the person is a licensed attorney in good standing! Use caution.
A lawyer who advertises does not mean that that lawyer will be handling your case. Some lawyers simply run advertisements and then refer outmost or all of the clients to other lawyers to do the work in exchange for a referral fee. Such a lawyer essentially acts like a referral broker. Be especially cautious of ads placed by out of state attorneys. Because of state licensing requirements, these attorneys will usually have to refer the case to a lawyer who is licensed to practice law in Washington.
A lawyer who purchases full page ads in the yellow pages, or pays for slick T.V. commercials, does not necessarily mean that the lawyer is super successful. Some lawyers who pay for such advertising operate a "volume practice" for the purpose of making just a little money on the numerous cases that are generated from the ad. Many times a "volume practice" attorney tries to settle all or most of the cases to earn the most amount of money in the least amount of time. The only time you may see this lawyer is if his face appears in the ad!
Some lawyers who run big ads to fill their "volume practices" will rarely even work on a case. These lawyers farm out every aspect of the case to a paralegal or legal assistant. The only time the lawyer may even look at your case is after it has settled and the lawyer wants to collect his fee!
Be cautious of lawyer ads that create unjustified expectations. For example, if the lawyer advertises that he can obtain "Fast Settlements in 30 Days" he probably never goes to trial and settles cases for far less than what they are actually worth. In most cases, good settlements take time and effort.
Sometimes the lawyer's advertising can negatively affect your own case. If your case goes to trial and jurors recognize your lawyer from his advertising, it may undermine your lawyer's credibility during trial. Do you want jurors to remember your lawyer as the one who can get "BIG MONEY DAMAGES!!" or "FAST SETTLEMENTS $$$" for pain and suffering?? Jurors watch television, too, you know.
Did you know that there are companies that offer prewritten and pre-shot TV commercials for personal injury attorneys? You've probably seen one. Sometimes a famous actor is used (like Robert Vaughan, William Shatner or Eric Estrada). Other times an attractive man or woman is shown speaking behind a desk or holding a legal book or doing something else to act like a lawyer. The person says something like, "If you've been in an accident, get the money you deserve. Speak to an attorney for free. Call 1-800-XXXXXXX." What you need to know is that many times your call is routed to a call center that randomly sends your call to the next attorney "in line." The next one "in line" is an attorney who has actually paid a hefty fee to be on the "list." Any attorney with enough money can pay to be on the list, including attorneys who have never tried a case in court. Many times the attorney who has paid the fee is not necessarily the most experienced lawyer for your case. Now I'm not saying that all attorneys who use TV advertising are inexperienced. But you should not rely on TV advertising alone when choosing a lawyer. Just a word to the wise.
Here's a sad story about a lawyer who advertised on T.V. in Rochester, New York. The attorney, Jim Schapiro, ran aggressive T.V. commercials which promised to obtain large financial settlements for victims, referred to himself as "the meanest, nastiest S.O.B. in town," and claimed to have aggressive courtroom prowess. Schapiro, who called himself "The Hammer," had law offices in the states of New York and Florida.
In 2002, one of Schapiro's clients, Christopher Wagner, sued Schapiro for malpractice. Mr. Wagner had been injured in a car accident and had responded to one of Mr. Schapiro's television ads. Mr. Wagner alleged that he had incurred medical bills of $182,000 but that Schapiro's firm advised him to accept a settlement of only $65,000 from the driver and then promised that he could get more money by filing suit against the state of New York. It turned out that the state had no liability for the accident and Schapiro never pursued Mr. Wagner's case further.
In a video deposition, Jim Schapiro testified that he had never tried a personal injury case in court and that he had been living in Florida for the last seven years. Mr. Wagner's attorney also discovered that Schapiro's Rochester law firm staffed just one lawyer who had only tried four cases. A New York jury found that Schapiro had engaged in misleading and deceptive advertising and that he committed malpractice. Schapiro was ordered to pay $1.5 million to Wagner.
Consequently, in 2004 Schapiro was suspended for practicing law for one year by the State of New York. In 2005, Schapiro was then suspended from practicing law in Florida for one year. In 2004, four additional clients sued Schapiro alleging that he had engaged in misleading advertising and had committed malpractice. Thereafter Schapiro stopped practicing law and instead now writes books for injury victims.
Small and medium sized companies and start ups realize how difficult it is to manage the business and make sure all the processes run smoothly. Not only does it require tremendous amounts of work but diligent efforts as well. Business owners or entrepreneurs are supposed to manage certain parts of a business like financing, product creation, and promotion in order to be successful in the market. However, small time companies or start-ups need to manage their businesses entirely on their own i.e. they need to take care of everything alone by themselves. And this might as well require them to work through the whole day and still find time to do the regular chores of the day. As a result, many small time business owners look out for cost effective ways to have certain business processes to be taken care of by third party professionals.
One of the most popular processes that is outsourced is the accounting works. It not only saves you a great deal of time but also makes sure you get accurate and speedier processing of the account documents. This is especially useful if you are not very well versed in financial matters and tend to waste a lot of time and effort in researching about legal issues and tax laws.
Online marketing is yet another popular area that is outsourced to third party service providers. Outsource internet marketing services provide businesses with immense benefits and provide a significant increase in their profits. Internet marketing more effective and productive than offline marketing. And if you have experienced professionals at the job, there is no turning back for you.
Business enterprises have established strategic relationship with professional IT outsourcing service providers so that they can achieve their internet marketing objectives. Online marketing gets especially easy for professional service providers because they have ample experience of the job. And since it is their prime area of work, they concentrate on it and try to achieve designated results.
And because of the global economic crisis world over, the offshore service providers have cut down their prices significantly. This means you will be able to get internet marketing services for quite a bargain rate. There are several outsourcing providers listed on the web. All you need to do is go online and search for one that fits your budget and understands the basic needs and requirements of your business. There are also many freelancers who offer their online marketing services. However, the problem with freelancers is that they do not come with a guarantee. There is always a risk that the individual is not dependable and can cause damage to your business and company by doing some dishonorable practices such as spamming or posting unsolicited commercial ads in areas where they are not supposed to do so. They can just go underground and you may not be able to trace them again.
This risk is completely eliminated with professional IT outsourcing companies. Because they are businesses themselves, they have a sound physical presence and market reputation to take care of. And they would not indulge in any unethical practices.
What Exactly Is a Paralegal and What Services do Paralegals Provide?
Many people consider paralegal to just be another word for lawyer. In reality, this is not the case at all.
A paralegal is actually more of a lawyer's assistant; they are not authorized to give legal advice, contrary to popular belief. They are, however, trained to do many of the tasks which lawyers themselves would normally perform. By having a paralegal available to perform certain tasks such as drafting documents or performing legal research, the lawyer's time is freed to work on other projects. This allows the lawyer to devote professional time to more substantative topics, and it is also more cost effective for the client, as the paralegal's time is usually billed at a lower hourly rate than the attorney's.
Paralegals have a strong background in the way the legal system works, which allows them to act as a virtual assistant for a lawyer. The line between and paralegal services and those tasks that should be performed by a lawyer often differ between firms and areas of practice. It should be noted, however, that paralegal opportunities are available in every practice area, as listed below, giving paralegals the ability to shape their careers to fit their individual lifestyles and goals.
In addition to being trained in various practice areas, paralegals are also employed in a variety of settings. The most common employment setting is a law firm. Paralegals are employed in firms ranging in size from sole practitioners to firms with a global presence. Also employing paralegal services are corporations with in-house legal departments. And finally, some paralegals choose to work for a variety of companies on a contract basis through their own freelance paralegal operation.
Therefore, one of the many perks of being a paralegal is being able to find the right combination of practice area(s) and employment situations so that you'll develop an enjoyable and fulfilling career which is uniquely your own.
So You Want To Be A Paralegal?
If you have always enjoyed the legal system, but are not ready (or able) to commit to the necessary schooling to become a lawyer, a career as a paralegal may be perfect for you. From Honolulu HI to Rochester NY, and paralegal services are always being sought by a wide range of companies. This normally makes job opportunities plentiful no matter where you choose to live, although when moving to a different state, you'll need to learn the nuances of that state's particular legal system – each state does something a little differently.
Aspiring paralegals have a few options. Upon high school graduation, you can enter a paralegal certification program. There are a few types from which to choose, including a paralegal certificate which take only a few months to complete; a two-year degree in paralegal studies; and a more post-graduate type program, requiring that you earn a bachelor's degree before application. These programs will train you in areas such as research and writing skills, which are applicable to any practice area in which you specialize, as well as give you an overview of a variety of legal topics, such as civil and criminal procedure. When choosing elective courses, however, it's a good idea to focus your studies in the area of law you wish to pursue in your paralegal career. Be somewhat flexible in your choices, however. Be careful not to specialize too much –a good variety of topics will help you stay flexible in the job market.
When determining your educational path, remember that many firms seeking paralegals are looking for someone with the strongest legal background possible. This means that a four-year program can be most useful. Also, the more experience you get as a paralegal on your resume, the more your career options will expand. So when looking for a job, keep an open mind – experience is key to building a successful career, even if it isn't in your primary field of interest.
When looking at schools to attend, be mindful that not all paralegal programs are endorsed by the American Bar Association (ABA). Some firms will only consider hiring paralegals who graduated from ABA-accredited schools. So if you are pursuing a career in Rochester NY in paralegal services, check to see which companies in Western NY prefer ABA-accredited training for the paralegals they hire prior to applying to a paralegal studies program.
Education for paralegals doesn't end with earning a degree or certificate and finding a job. The only constant in the legal community is change. Therefore, to stay current with the ever-changing legal environment, good paralegals subscribe to a variety of news sources and business magazines, as well as attend continuing education seminars. Taking ownership of your knowledge of current events and changes in the law is another key to developing a successful paralegal career.
This is only a sampling of the areas of expertise you can consider for your career. And don't limit yourself to only one. Each area has its unique challenges. Consider blending a couple areas of interest in your career – that will give you a wider variety of employment opportunities and open the door to potentially different and interesting client and trial experiences.
A good paralegal at one's side can be a huge asset to a legal firm or other company. The paralegal support services offered will allow lawyers to stay focused on their clients needs without worrying about some of the more procedural matters. The best paralegals can handle almost anything your firm needs, include finding background information on clients, drafting legal documents, proofreading, doing research, summarizing depositions, organizing records, summarizing documents and much more.
As a paralegal, you may not have spent seven or more years in school after high school, but you can still play an incredibly important role in the legal process as a whole and enjoy a challenging lifelong career, tailored to your specific interests and lifestyle. What could be better than that?
If you are in deep financial trouble and are thinking about filing for bankruptcy, then you should hire a knowledgeable bankruptcy attorney that can guide you through the entire process.
Here is what your bankruptcy attorney will do once you have contacted them.
You will first need to go for mandatory credit counseling six months prior to filing for bankruptcy.
The proof of that counseling, along with other financial papers (such as a list of all your debts, expenses, income and assets), will have to be provided to your bankruptcy attorney before they can proceed.
They will study your documentation and then advise you on the best way out of your financial predicament.
Based on your financial records, your bankruptcy attorney will come to a conclusion as to which chapter is more suitable for your situation.
If you have exhausted your sources of income, then you might be advised to file for bankruptcy under chapter 7. If you have a reduced source of income and would also like to save most of your assets, then your attorney might advise you to file under chapter 13.
If you own a business and you want to continue running it, then you could file for bankruptcy under chapter 11.
If you are filing for chapter 7 bankruptcy, then your bankruptcy attorney can help you calculate your gross and net income for the previous six months. That income will be compared to the average median income of a similar-sized family in your town.
If you do qualify to file under Chapter 7 bankruptcy, then your attorney will coordinate with a trustee appointed by the bankruptcy court in disposing your assets in order to pay off your creditors.
If your income exceeds "means test" guidelines for qualifying filing a Chapter 7, then your attorney will now have to shift their attention to filing for bankruptcy under chapter 13, which requires a new repayment schedule.
This schedule will help you clear your old debts over a period of 3 to 5 years.
If you need to file for bankruptcy under chapter 13, then your attorney can draw up a new repayment schedule and get it approved by the court after arranging a meeting with your creditors.
Once the repayment plan is approved, then you will need to start your payments according to that schedule.
Filing for bankruptcy can be a complicated affair – and you will probably be too worried to be thinking straight.
An efficient bankruptcy attorney can calm you down and point out the pitfalls and advantages of filing for bankruptcy under different chapters after analyzing your case.
Hiring an attorney can save you a lot of time and effort. They will do the legwork involved to close your case at the earliest possible time.
An experienced, knowledgeable bankruptcy attorney is a vital asset to have on your side when you are facing financial difficulties and thinking of filing for bankruptcy.
Taking on legal matters are really complicated, regardless if you are the defendant or the plaintiff. To this end, it is really important to hire the services of a competent Denver lawyer who will ensure that you will not waste away your hard-earned money and get you what you want. But how does one asses and select a good Denver lawyer, especially if there are lot of lawyers in the city offering their services readily?
Experience is an important aspect in selecting a competent Denver lawyer. It will help your case tremendously if your lawyer has a distinguished legal practice and is quite respected among his colleagues. Know that experience is one credential that is not easily faked. One of prominent sign of experience would be vast and excellent knowledge of the law, especially in the area of specialization. Hiring the services of an experienced Denver lawyer may not come cheap but there's a good chance you'll get value for your money.
You should also look for a Denver lawyer who always puts the client's interest a priority in each of his cases. However, this priority should not also come into conflict with duty to the court. A competent Denver lawyer should be able to find a way to balance these two aspects of his career in order to achieve professional advancement.
Do not forget to evaluate a Denver lawyer's perseverance and creativity in pursuing a case, especially when faced with complex legal battles. In order to do this, reliability and consistency must also be exhibited.
But just how exactly do you seek out and solicit the services of a good Denver lawyer? One excellent way is to obtain personal referrals. Most people normally had dealings with lawyers in some points of their lives and it would help if you would ask friends and acquaintances first before deciding on who to approach. It would also help to approach organizations and advocacy groups that are related to the cause or case you are pursuing. These groups may have excellent recommendations and viable opinions on which Denver lawyer may be trusted and dedicated enough to take on your case. Reading news on local court cases may also help you get an idea on lawyers in your locality and may aid you in your search.
There are also several agencies offering lawyer referral services that you might also want to take advantage of in your quest of finding a competent Denver lawyer. These agencies have in-depth knowledge on individual practices and may be able to recommend the most suitable professional for your cause. To this end, you must also make sure that the agency you are dealing with have a legitimate and comprehensive method of screening the lawyers they are recommending. These agencies would also be able to give details on past cases handled and the extent of experience of a particular Denver lawyer.
It would also help if the Denver lawyer you are considering to approach is also supported by a good legal team, as these are the people who will have to do the nitty-gritty aspects of the case. In some cases, a competent legal team would spell the difference between a successfully tried case and those that failed.
As more and more Americans fall victim to rising bills and a slowing economy, a good number of ordinary citizens have been forced to investigate bankruptcy as a final solution to mounting debt-loads. Nearly two million of us went bankrupt last year and the number continues to climb. For consumers who've never before fallen behind in their payments, too many simply lose hope and, after the first call from a collection agency, blindly reach out for bankruptcy protection without learning much about the program. In reality, modern bankruptcies aren't nearly as easy as people have been led to believe, and the consequence for credit report and families' financial stability can often be disastrous. Furthermore, several alternatives to bankruptcy have emerged in recent years that, for the average borrowers, could make a good deal more sense. Bankruptcy's certainly more widely discussed and may seem more convenient, but the repercussions of bankruptcy can be truly severe and, for a wide swath of borrowers, the program may not even be available. In this article, we hope to explain the bankruptcy process and illuminate some of the lesser-known pit-falls. For the genuinely desperate, bankruptcy protection may indeed be their last option, but, for the majority of consumers, it's something to be avoided at all costs even for the few that qualify.
Some form of governmentally-sanctioned bankruptcy protection has been in existence for hundreds of years. Of course, until recently, the drawbacks were rather more severe – debtor's prisons, thumbs branded with 'T' for thief, ears nailed to pillories (and, in Greek and Roman times, slavery). The term itself comes from the Italian banca rotta or broken bench and neatly signifies the often humiliating stigma of helpless debt-loads. It wasn't until the late nineteenth century that the United States government first implemented legislation meant to help the borrower who, by means not of his control, had fallen behind on payments, and the first laws instituting bankruptcy as we now know it only came into being just over a hundred years ago.
Essentially, bankruptcy protection is intended to assist individuals and corporations in liquidating or re-structuring their debts under the oversight of court-mandated trustees. A number of different statutes and accompanying federal bankruptcy divisions have been erected over the years concerning various types of debtors. Chapter 11, the third most common bankruptcy, is intended for businesses to re-organize while maintaining control of their enterprise (and, perhaps, agreeing to repay funds owed through future earnings). Chapter 9, famously used by Orange County several years ago, extends protection to municipalities and governmental utilities. Chapter 12 is solely intended for family farms and fishermen while Chapter 15 is meant for foreign corporations doing business on American soil. In this article, we'll just take a look at the bankruptcy options overwhelmingly used by individual consumers: Chapter 7 and Chapter 13.
Chapter 7 protection's what most people think of when they hear the term bankruptcy. Under certain circumstances, Chapter 7 protection will eliminate most unsecured (leaving aside those loans pegged upon collateral that could be repossessed or foreclosed upon; vehicles and homes, most commonly) debts. Child and spousal support, recent tax liens, fines or penalties assessed from criminal actions, or most student loans would not be dischargeable under current law. 2005 legislation made it considerably more difficult for average borrowers to qualify for Chapter 7 protection. Applicants are now subjected to the so-called 'means test' which compares all filers' incomes and living expenses to an arbitrarily defined state average in order to determine their degree of need, and, should income be too high or expenses too low, the court would instead switch those seeking to declare toward Chapter 13 bankruptcy.
A Chapter 13 bankruptcy isn't that different from the corporate re-organization plan, really, except it's dramatically harder for families to follow strict and governmentally-created budgets. Essentially, a trustee will determine what each filer's income should be (based upon one past stretch and ignoring changes of employment or seasonally-based work) and what expenses are needed (often forcing relocation and pulling children from private schools, for example). Using the same criteria as Chapter 7, up to fifty percent of that debt-load may be eliminated, but the remainder's lumped together in a payment plan with monthly minimums often higher than the borrower was currently paying (or, as often the case, not paying) with severe repercussions should even a single month's payment not arrive.
In both cases, filers can expect their unsecured debts to be lessened if not entirely liquidated, but there are more serious disadvantages that aren't mentioned as often. First of all, absolutely nothing's as damaging to the borrower's credit report or FICO score . A bankruptcy will remain on a credit report for up to a decade and in court documents for twenty years. Any future financial transactions will be severely curtailed. Continuing education, home loans (even rentals), even many potential employment opportunities may be near impossible with a bankruptcy on one's record. Security clearances or personal insurance will often be denied. And, if it needs mentioning, there's an understandable social stigma surrounding bankruptcy. It's considered the final option for a very good reason.
Beyond the ruinous effects upon credit and eventual life plans, though, there are the practical drawbacks immediately discernable. With Chapter 7 protection, the newly bankrupt have always faced the threat of property being seized by the government and auctioned for sale with proceeds going to repay creditors, but, in the past, such property was valued purely be re-sale amounts. Under the 2005 legislation, however, all property's to be valued with regard to replacement costs. Obviously, this makes any total much higher and greatly increases the chance all possessions (including household goods, family heirlooms, toy and hobby equipment, even clothes) could wind up on the auction block. Would elimination of debts be worth the elimination of a life's collected possessions?
With Chapter 13 bankruptcy, on the other hand, there's the necessity of submitting the next five years' existence to federal guidelines and the whims of a court-appointed trustee. Everything depends upon state averages and an arbitrarily-set list of day-to-day needs. Should your child require special schooling or your line of work require a certain type of vehicle (or, simply, should you live in an area of the state with considerably higher rents), none of this would matter. Remember: these new statues were implemented solely to make it less advantageous for the average consumer to declare bankruptcy. And few things could be less desirable than a life lived under IRS statistical dominion.
Leaving aside the popular myth of bankruptcy offering a fresh start (even though, as we've shown, most debts aren't even dischargeable under the current legislation), black-marks against credit reports last up to a decade. There's a common misconception that, in Chapter 13 bankruptcies, debtors can choose certain credit lines to maintain. Upon threat of imprisonment, though, every single account must be included within the bankruptcy. .If borrowers are somehow able to manage credit card companies or mortgage lenders to again trust them, the interest rates would be sky-high. The very procedure of filing for bankruptcy, even with the well-paid assistance of bankruptcy attorneys – whose importance, as laws grow more complex, cannot be underestimated – has become an incredibly laborious undertaking; almost a second job even before considering the mandated (and borrower funded) debt management classes each filer must complete before discharge.
As unemployment worsens, credit cards become more available to all sorts of borrowers, and (a rarely-discussed but important reason for the rapid increase of filings) the rate of divorce spirals, it's easy to see why so many Americans still feel the need to declare bankruptcy, but other alternatives do exist. The debt settlement programs combine much of what's enticing about bankruptcy protection with safeguards against garnished wages or loss of property – and relatively minor credit repercussions compared to the FICO score carnage Chapters 7 and 13 may inflict. Essentially, negotiation professionals talk to each creditor on behalf of the debtor and, in exchange for an easily navigable monthly installment plan, attempt to reduce the overall debt-load toward something more manageable. The creditors themselves, reasonably, worry that persecuted borrowers may attempt a Chapter 7 as a last-ditch solution, and, however unlikely total liquidation of debt this current climate, they still would prefer not to risk the chance. Furthermore, the legal costs too often outweigh the debts they actually collect – and, once accounts go to collection agencies, those rare funds tracked down amount to pennies on the dollar.
For all concerned, it's a better idea to work out some sort of mutually-beneficial arrangement. Depending on each borrower's specific financial portfolio or debt-load, the debt settlement professional lowers both payments and balance in amounts exceeding forty percent. Credit reports take a hit, of course, but the effect upon FICO scores is nowhere near as extreme as what happens after a bankruptcy. Borrowers that have successfully followed the debt settlement program may regain top credit scores in only a matter of years. Beyond which, there's no threat of governmentally-sanctioned budgeting or seized possession – and existing bill collectors must contact the borrowers' debt settlement officer when attempting to collect monies owed.
Obviously, as with any serious financial issue, one should always consult professionals in the industry before making a final decision. There are more and more debt settlement counselors every day, as the economy continues to worsen and ordinary borrowers begin to understand (especially in light of recent legislative restrictions) the different alternatives available, and it only takes a moment for the professional to analyze a debtor's credit report and offer advice as to the best option. Certainly, there's a wide collective of Americans with debts no honest man could pay, and bankruptcy protection's still needed to help the truly unfortunate. For most of us, though, the negative connotations of bankruptcy, particularly now, far outweigh the chance of debt liquidation. It's best to investigate all possible scenarios, but the days of guilt-free debt liquidation are over.


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Posted By: Alex Patton June 8, 2018
NAACP and Marietta Hold Juneteenth Celebration
The Cobb County branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in conjunction with the city of Marietta will host three days of free family-friendly Juneteenth events, from June 15-17 on Marietta Square, to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States.
The Emancipation Proclamation and Juneteenth
For historical context, the Juneteenth celebration traditionally honors Union General Gordon Granger's military possession of the Confederate state of Texas on June 19, 1865. Granger and his federal troops marched through Galveston, Texas, to enforce President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation of 1862, which was largely ignored by slave owners in Confederate territory.
Three Days of Celebration
An "Evening Under the Stars" kicks off the celebration Friday, June 15, at 6 p.m. Saturday from 10 a.m-7 p.m. the Square hosts activities including food, live music, and a children's play area. The weekend will finish with a Gospel Fest on Sunday from 3 p.m.-7 p.m.
Representatives from the NAACP will also run information booths, conduct a voter registration drive, administer health screenings and recruit members to their organization.
The NAACP was formed in 1909 to fight for civil rights and social equality for minority groups in the United States. Their website describes their mission and vision:
"The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination. The vision of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure a society in which all individuals have equal rights without discrimination based on race."
More information about the group can be found on its website, and more information about the Marietta Juneteenth celebration can be found on the City of Marietta's website.
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MOLYNEUX, Sir Richard II (1594-1636), of Sefton and Croxteth, Lancs. and Lancing, Suss.
Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1604-1629, ed. Andrew Thrush and John P. Ferris, 2010
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bap. 21 Feb. 1594,1 2nd but 1st. surv. s. of Sir Richard Molyneux I*, 1st bt., of Sefton, and Frances, da. of Sir Gilbert Gerard† of Ince, Lancs.2 educ. Brasenose, Oxf. 1609, G. Inn 1613;3 travelled abroad 1610-c.1613.4 m. settlement 7 Dec. 1614, (with £4,000),5 Mary (d. June 1639), da. and coh. of Sir Thomas Caryll of Bentons, Shipley, Suss., 3s. (1 d.v.p.) 3da. (1 d.v.p.).6 suc. fa. as 2nd bt. 24 Feb. 1623.7 kntd. 27 Mar. 1613;8 cr. Visct. Maryborough [I] 22 Dec. 1628.9 d. 8 May 1636.10 sig. Richarde Molyneux[e].
Freeman, Preston, Lancs. by 1602,11 Liverpool, Lancs. by 1617; j.p. Lancs. 1618-30, custos rot. by 1627-30;12 constable, Liverpool Castle, Lancs. 1623-d.;13 steward of Blackburn Hundred, Lancs. 1623-d.;14 butler in Lancs., 1623-d.;15 dep. lt., Lancs. 1624-d.,16 commr. subsidy, Lancs. 1624,17 Forced Loan 1627,18 knighthood fines 1630-2;19 dep. v. adm. Lancs. by 1632;20 commr. sewers, Lancs. 1633.21
Recvr. gen., duchy of Lancaster 1623-d.22
Molyneux inherited not only his father's vast landed estates but also many of his numerous local offices. Although contracted at an early age to marry his father's ward, Fleetwood Barton, he refused to honour the arrangement, which was broken off in 1608.23 Between attending university and admittance to Gray's Inn, Molyneux travelled abroad, and upon reaching his majority he married Mary, daughter and co-heir of Sir Thomas Caryll, thereby acquiring an estate in Sussex. The Carylls were a notoriously Catholic family, and while Molyneux's father had always publicly conformed, his mother was a Catholic and the household at Sefton was widely known to entertain priests. In adulthood Molyneux himself probably practised the Catholic religion, feeling less compulsion to temporize than his father had done. Both he and his wife were fined for refusing to attend church while at Lancing, Sussex, in 1624-5.24
Though aged barely 20, Molyneux was returned for Wigan in 1614, presumably through his father's local influence and longstanding connections with the Gerards of Ince. He made no recorded impact on the brief Addled Parliament. Back in Lancashire, he gradually began to assume some of his father's duties, for example swearing in Edward Moore* as sheriff at Liverpool in 1620, and in 1623 he succeeded to his family's estates.25 In 1625 he was again returned to the Commons, this time for Lancashire. Named to a single committee, for the Macclesfield tenants' bill (23 June), he attended only the first of its two meetings.26 He sat again in 1628-9, when he received no appointments, though as a knight for Lancashire he may have attended the committee for Dutton, Lord Gerrard's bill, which was appointed on 7 May.27 During the interval between the 1628 and 1629 sessions, Molyneux acquired an Irish peerage.
Unlike his father, who had been a diligent magistrate, Molyneux took little interest in county affairs, the only exception being his enthusiasm for military pursuits.28 Irish peers were in any case excluded from the bench after 1630, forcing Molyneux to surrender the post of custos rotulorum.29 He also became more outwardly Catholic, maintaining close connections with two Catholic gentry families of Lancashire, Norris of Speke, and Gerrard of Bryn.30 Molyneux almost certainly exerted his influence at Liverpool to secure the election for the borough of his debt-ridden brother-in-law, Sir Thomas Gerrard, 2nd bt, in 1624. Gerrard subsequently refused to swear the Oath of Supremacy and was never admitted to the Commons. Despite this embarrassing affair, Molyneux came to Gerrard's aid a year later when he tried to free Gerrard, then under arrest for treason, from the sheriff's custody, for which he was later reprimanded by the Privy Council.31
Notwithstanding the great wealth that he had inherited, Molyneux amassed extravagant debts; he presumably paid at least a few thousand pounds for his peerage, and by the late 1620s was borrowing heavily.32 Despite his difficulties, in 1635 he purchased the manor of Liverpool, which had been included in the Ditchfield grant of 1628, from the corporation of London.33 His creditors included his wife's family, the Carylls of Sussex, although relations with his in-laws were soured by a long-running dispute over the execution of Sir Thomas Caryll's will, which was not finally resolved until after Molyneux's death in 1636.34 As receiver general Molyneux managed the duchy's finances almost as poorly as he did his own, building up arrears exceeding £13,000 by 1635.35 At his death it was estimated that he owed around £20,000, both personally and on behalf of the duchy; a schedule attached to his will, dated 1 Apr. 1636, itemized those most urgently to be repaid, amounting to £1,900.36 By 1639, having sold off her Sussex estates and various lands including Tarbuck manor and other outlying property, Molyneux's widow still owed around £7,000 to the Crown in duchy arrears and £9,000 to other creditors.37
Molyneux died on 8 May 1636 and was buried the next day in the family vault at Sefton, having made last minute provisions for the special livery of his sons, the eldest of whom, Richard, was aged seventeen.38 Richard's wardship was purchased by James Stanley*, Lord Strange, future 7th earl of Derby, though a marriage pre-contracted between Richard and Strange's daughter Mary never took place.39 Molyneux's widow re-married, taking as husband Raphael Tarterau, a servant in the queen's household. Until her death in June 1639 she waged a bitter legal battle against Lord Strange over annuities left to herself and her sons under her husband's will.40 Richard and Caryll Molyneux, successively the 2nd and 3rd viscounts, fought for the king alongside the 7th earl of Derby in the Civil War.
Author: Rosemary Sgroi
1. Walton on the Hill Par. Reg. (Lancs. Par. Reg. Soc. v), 7.
2. CP, ix. 44-5.
3. Al Ox.; GI Admiss.
4. SO3/5, unfol. (12 Nov. 1610).
5. Lancs. RO, DDM17/106.
6. Walton on the Hill Par. Reg. 36; J. Foster, Lancs. Peds.
7. CB, i. 4.
8. Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 153.
9. C66/2452; T. Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 3, p. 24.
10. SP16/320/50, 51; Lancs. and Cheshire Fun. Certs. ed. T.W. King and F.R. Raines (Chetham Soc. lxxv), 60-1.
11. Preston Guild Rolls ed. W.A. Abram (Lancs. and Cheshire Rec. Soc. ix), 54.
12. Lancs. RO, QSC 5-11.
13. G. Chandler, Liverpool under Jas. I, 201.
14. Lancs. RO, DDM3/17.
15. Duchy of Lancaster Office-Holders ed. R. Somerville, 125, 139.
16. Lancs. RO, DDM17/114.
17. C212/22/23.
18. C193/12/2, f. 29.
19. E178/7154, f. 239; E101/634/1, ff. 1-2; E178/5389, ff. 4-5.
20. HCA, 30/158, ff. 339, 390.
21. C181/4, f. 130.
22. Duchy of Lancaster Office-Holders, 18.
23. C2/Jas.I/M4/22; P.R. Long, 'Wealth of the Magisterial Class in Lancs. 1590-1640' (Manchester Univ. M.A. thesis, 1968), p. 51.
24. Churchwardens' Presentments ed. H. Johnstone (Suss. Rec. Soc. xlix), 94, 102.
25. Chandler, 238.
26. C.R. Kyle, 'Attendance Lists', PPE 1604-48 ed. Kyle, 227.
27. CJ, i. 893a.
28. Add. 36924, ff. 45-7; CSP Dom. 1625-6, p. 430; 1637, p. 507; J.M. Gratton, 'Military Career of Richard, Ld. Molyneux', Trans. Hist. Soc. Lancs. and Cheshire, cxxxiv. 17-34.
29. B.W. Quintrell, Procs. of Lancs. JPs at the Sheriff's Table (Lancs. and Cheshire Rec. Soc. cxxi), 84, 89, 179; APC, 1630-1, p. 404; D.J. Wilkinson, 'Comm. of the Peace in Lancs. 1630-42', Trans. Hist. Soc. Lancs. and Cheshire, cxxxii. 41-66.
30. CSP Dom. 1634-5, p. 172.
31. APC, 1625-6, p. 205.
32. Lancs. RO, DDM17/113, 117, 121; DDM24/23; C.R. Mayles, 'Sale of Peerages', JMH, xxix. 35.
33. Lancs. RO, DDM39/37-49, DDM52/37; CLRO, Rentals Box 1.14; Misc. Deeds 52.14; R. Muir and E.M. Platt, Hist. of Municipal Govt. in Liverpool, 94-6, 358-81.
34. C2/Jas.I/M17/26, C2/Chas.I/M26/42; 2/Chas.I/M29/13; 2/Chas.I/M76/28; C78/416/9.
35. APC, 1625-6, p. 222; CSP Dom. 1635, p. 123.
36. Lancs. RO, DDM11/69/4, DDM17/122.
37. Lancs. RO, DDM17/119; CP, ix. 44-5; Long, 232.
38. Sefton Par. Reg. (Lancs. Par. Reg. Soc. lxxxvi), 193; DL7/27/59; Lancs. RO, DDM17/115, 118.
39. WARD 9/163 f. 80v; T.A. Earle and R.D. Radcliffe, 'Child Marriage of Richard, 2nd Visct. Molyneux', Trans. Hist. Soc. Lancs. and Cheshire, n.s. vii-viii. 245-78.
40. CSP Dom. 1637-8, pp. 183, 224, 389, 481.


Milly's first feature film made its world premiere at this year's Sundance Festival and will be coming to theaters nationwide on June 8th.
The Graham family starts to unravel following the death of their reclusive grandmother. Even after she's gone, the matriarch still casts a dark shadow over the family, especially her loner teenage granddaughter, Charlie, whom she always had an unusual fascination with. As an overwhelming terror takes over their household, their peaceful existence is ripped apart, forcing their mother to explore a darker realm in order to escape the unfortunate fate they've inherited.
The feature-film debut of writer/director Ari Aster captivates the audience with a delicate and deliberate take on domestic turmoil, and it's filled with haunting manifestations. Aster's script ratchets up a feeling of delirious dread as the family members isolate themselves, only furthering their descent into madness. While consistently surprising in its twists and turns, this is a horror story firmly grounded within the desperate emotions of its compelling lead performances. Among a talented cast including Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff, and Ann Dowd, the real standout is the menacing performance from young Broadway actress Milly Shapiro.
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Sheridan's SIRT Centre Hosts Italian Contemporary Film Festival Industry Day
Sheridan's Screen Industries Research and Training (SIRT) Centre was honoured to host the Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF) Industry Day on Thursday at its Pinewood Toronto Studios soundstage.
Now in its second year, the goal of the ICFF Industry Day is to provide guests with the opportunity to network with industry experts and expand their knowledge through presentations in a particular focus area. This year's Industry Day took a close look at Animation from multiple perspectives, through presentations from Canadian and Italian artists working in classical and computer-generated animation, and applying animation principles to emerging film technologies such as motion capture and virtual production.
As an applied research centre that extends Sheridan's leadership in the technical artistry of animation and visual effects, SIRT was proud to host the day's presentations and discussions in partnership with ICFF, Castlepoint Numa, and lead co-sponsor of the Industry Day, media production firm ETV Film Inc.
"SIRT works extensively with industry and fostering collaborative discussions within and beyond our community is a big part of our mission," said John Helliker, Director, Strategic Partnerships and SIRT. "We're very honoured to co-host the ICFF Industry Day and represent Sheridan's leadership in the evolving field of animation."
The day's programming included presentations from Matt Lyon, Creative Director of Canadian animation studio AIC Movie Inc. (a Sheridan classical animation graduate himself) and Vincenzo Nisco, Art Director at Italian studio Rainbow CGI, both of whom discussed their studios' recent and upcoming work. Sheridan Animation was well-represented by professors Nancy Beiman (Bachelor of Animation) and Mark Simon (Computer Animation), who shared with attendees several exemplary student short films and reels while providing an overview of Sheridan's internationally-acclaimed programs. During his presentation, Matt Lyon pointed out that while at Sheridan, Mark Simon was one of his valued professors.
The Industry Day concluded with a presentation from SIRT collaborator Animatrik, as President Brett Ineson discussed the role of animation within the virtual production process through examples of Animatrik's work on feature films including Elysium, District 9 and Chappie. Brett and the SIRT team then took guests through a full virtual production demo, showcasing SIRT's motion capture and camera tracking technology. Michael Longstaff and Miranda Edwards, two members of Canada's performers union, ACTRA, and actor/stunt coordinator Jamie Youngblood of Zero Hour Industries Inc. brought the demo to life through several short scenes.
Following the formal programming at SIRT, guests continued networking at a reception held at the Stirling Room in Toronto's Distillery District.
Pictured above: Mark Simon (left, Coordinator, Computer Animation program, Sheridan), Nancy Beiman (centre, Professor, Bachelor of Animation program, Sheridan) and Sheridan Animation student Nicole Rossi (right) at the ICFF Industry Day at SIRT.
About the Screen Industries Research and Training Centre
The Screen Industries Research and Training Centre (SIRT) is an applied research centre established by Sheridan College in 2010 at Pinewood Toronto Studios in the east end of Toronto. It's dedicated to fostering collaborative innovation in Ontario's film, gaming and television industries. SIRT works with industry, academic, and government partners to conduct collaborative research and provide Ontario's professionals the training needed to build the province's competitive advantage in the screen-based entertainment industries.
Pictured top right: CP24 meteorologist Bill Coulter delivers the morning forecast in full gear from SIRT's virtual production studio during the ICFF Industry Day.


Now more than ever we consider our pets as family members, so when heading off on a summer holiday, they come too. But travelling with your furry friends can require a bit of forward planning to ensure the safety of everyone concerned.
The Motor Trade Association (MTA) has put together a few tips and suggestions with advice from Wellington SPCA, to make sure your summer road trip is as stress free as possible.
As you pack the kids and luggage into the car ready to head off on a holiday, most people seldom think twice about putting the pets in the back before motoring off. "It's just as important to consider the safety and needs of our pets on a long journey, as it is for our kids and other passengers", says MTA spokesperson Jayne Murray.
Here are a few simple steps you can take to make travelling with your furry friends a lot easier and safer this holiday season.
An unrestrained pet could be seriously injured, or injure other people in the car, if a crash were to occur. A dog sitting unsecured in the back seat can become a large furry missile, if the car stops suddenly in an accident.
Unrestrained pets can also distract a driver and cause an accident if they get frightened or threatened by something. If involved in a crash, an unrestrained pet could escape and be hit by another vehicle, or cause another collision. And a frightened dog may attack strangers who are trying to help at the scene of an accident.
Wellington SPCA Chief Inspector Ritchie Dawson says: "As a pet owner you have an obligation under the Animal Welfare Act to transport your animal in a safe and secure manner. Cats are best travelling in a cage, and dogs should be restrained in a safety harness or crate."
"If you're travelling in a ute with an open deck, it is the legal responsibility of the owner to ensure that any load is secured in a safe manner, under the Land Transport Act. The best way to secure a dog on an open ute is to tether them to the middle of the front of the deck, right behind the cabin in the centre so the dog can't lean out over the side. The tether needs to be long enough so they can sit and lay down comfortably, but short enough so it can't lean out over the edge of the deck. If you were to go around a corner too quickly, and the tether is too long, you could hang your dog if it fell off the deck", he says.
You wouldn't let your kids hang out of the windows, would you? Keeping your pet inside the vehicle not only keeps them safe from getting hurt by objects outside, but it also keeps passersby safe too.
"If you've stopped to get petrol, or you're caught in line of slow holiday traffic and a pedestrian or cyclist passes, if your dog is able to stick their head out the window, they're not only going to give the person a fright, but might latch on. Then you're in all sorts of trouble," Dawson says.
Prepare your pets for a long trip by taking them on series of short drives first.
Pets can get car sick too, so be prepared – put some newspaper, a sheet or towels down so you can easily clean it up. Medication could work, but speak to your vet if your pet is nervous about travelling.
"Don't feed them just before a trip. Feed them when you get to your destination, or if you stop for lunch. Give them a bit of food then, and let them go to the toilet and have a bit of a run around. Most people know if their pet is a good traveller or not. Stick to what's tried and proven", Dawson advises.
Never leave them unattended in a car for more than 10-15 minutes. If you're going to stop and have lunch, make sure someone can stay with your pet. Let another person get takeaways, or sandwiches, or have a picnic, rather than leave your pet in the car.
"On a hot summer's day, the inside of a car heats up very quickly. On a 30 degree day for example, the temperature inside your car – even with the windows slightly opened or in the shade – will reach 39 degrees within 10 minutes. In 30 minutes it can climb up to 49 degrees, or even higher, and for any pet trapped inside it becomes like an oven. These conditions can easily mean death for the animal".
"It's not an offence to leave your pet in the car, but if the animal suffers from any unnecessary pain or distress, you can be liable for criminal prosecution", says Dawson.
Take the essentials with you; plenty of water, food, toilet bags, (don't leave it on the side of the road), grooming equipment, bedding, bowls, a leash, a familiar toy, and any medication that your pet may have.
If you want to leave your pet at a boarding kennel or cattery, you'll need to have to have a vaccination card – vaccinations need to be up to date to get into boarding facilities. If you are planning on using a boarding kennel or cattery this will need to be booked well in advance if you're going to have any luck getting in.
Just remember that you can get stuck in traffic, sometimes for hours so make sure you have plenty of water and food for everyone.
Make sure you know your destination and make sure that they've got the appropriate facilities for your pet when you get there. For example, if you're staying with family somewhere else in the country, make sure they have a fenced yard to keep your dog secure in, and that there's a kennel or shelter if the weather changes or to get out of the sun.
"Be prepared: you may need to take a few stops on the way. You might not do the trip in one day – so find a motel or motor camp that allows pets. A lot of them do and it's just a matter of asking. If you've got a well-behaved dog it could sleep in the back of the car at night," says Dawson.
The main thing to do is to take a moment to think about your trip. If you are going to take your pet with you, plan your journey accordingly. If you don't need to take your pet, then don't – leave them at home with someone to care for them. They're not going to thank you for sitting in a hot stuffy car for hours on end.
If you have any concerns about travelling with pets, consult your vet or local SPCA for advice.


If you are a fan of mid-period Pink Floyd (Dark Side… but the David Gilmour/Rick Wright axis), then this 2 CD set will be manna from heaven for you as it was for me. Kerzner has had a pretty active sideman career thus far including playing keys in Sound Of Contact (great prog band with Phil Collins sound-a-like Simon Collins – yes, his son). Late in 2014 he released a single disc version of this his first solo album which was great, but this over two hour version is simply amazing. Most of the songs feature the core of Kerzner on vocals and keys with Nick D'Virgilio on drums and Fernando Perdomo on guitar + bass. Their work is great on it's own, but some songs also feature cameos from prog royalty the likes of Steve Hackett or Francis Dunnery on guitar, Keith Emerson on moog, Billy Sherwood on bass, Simon Phillips or Nick Mason (via programming) on drums. That Kerzner doesn't need anyone else, however, is evident on my fave song from the album "Under Control" on which he handles all the instruments himself. The lengthy opener "Stranded (part 1-5)" is pure Dark Side… right down to the wailing female vocals with some added help via Jason Scheff of Chicago and a great growling Steve Hackett solo. Some of the additions to the deluxe version are merely sonic landscape intros like "Reflection" or longer versions of songs truncated to fit on a single disc, but there are also some excellent new songs like "Premonition Suite" or "Realign". There simply has not been a better album release so far in 2015. To get the full 2 CD set with packaging you must go to davekerzner.com which will give a link for the purchase (it's not cheap, but it's worth it), but otherwise a cheaper digital download is available on itunes. The single CD version can be had on Amazon if you must but however you get it you won't be sorry.
These two albums by progressive rock guitar slingers have a very similar production sound to them – sorta bombastic – in-you-face. Hackett throws in some very nice acoustic guitar and lute which Lonely Robot does not, but both albums feature the guitar side of prog rock. Hackett is of course the former Genesis string-wiz who has done a great job of staying true to progressive music for over 40 years while Lonely Robot is really John Mitchell from Arena and It Bites. Both albums a worthy of purchase, but I'll give the edge to Lonely Robot. Hackett isn't a bad singer, but he really needs a stronger singer to pull off the harder-edged songs while Mitchell has a vaguely Peter Gabrielish voice more suited to progressive bombast. The opening pairing of "Out Of The Body" which goes right in to "Wolflight" is one of the best bits on Hackett's album as is "Airlock" opener for Lonely Robot. The only guest of note for Hackett is Chris Squire on bass for "Love Song To A Vampire" while Mitchell uses folks like Steve Hogarth (Marillion) and Nik Kershaw though where isn't spelled out anywhere. Perhaps the Lonely Robot album is the most in need of editing with too many so-so songs, but it also has the most memorable songs in "Oubliette" and "Are We Copies" – both outstanding. "Black Thunder" and "Corycian Fire" stand out on the Hackett album for me, but the closing medley of "Dust & Dreams" and "Heart Song" are my faves overall. Between these and the Dave Kerzner album, 2015 has been great for prog fans.
Back in the halcyon days of my youth, one could buy an album strictly because the cover was great and you figured the music had to be good. Any more it seems that every cover I like turns out to be some growly voiced metal band so it was great that a nice cover went with an equally nice album. This is a strange one, but alot of fun – a 2 CD set with the same songs on each however the first CD has "gentle" versions (more acoustic) while disc 2 is the louder blustery "storm" versions. At first I figured I would generally prefer the quieter ones, but surprisingly the louder ones win out at least half the time for me. If you have $60 or so, the CD version is an import in a great hardback book basically – or you can save over 2/3 the cost and download it. The project is fronted by Dutch progressive metal guitarist Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Ayreon, Star One, etc.) with vocals from Anneke van Giersbergen from the Gathering. The story involves a man sailing away in the 1600's from his wife and soon the be born son. The quieter disc really sounds alot like a great lost Renaissance/Annie Haslam album while the louder disc seems like Transiberian Orchestra or even Jethro Tull with a female lead. The MVP of the whole thing is Ben Mathot on violin whose playing really dominates (his playing on "Brightest Light" for instance is very classical). It's interesting to play a song like "Eyes Of Michiel" in both versions and here the almost baroque-ness of one version versus the much heavier arena-friendly louder version. There really isn't a bad song on the album – my fave is probably the classical jig in the gentle version of "Heart Of Amsterdam".
New CDs from members of two of the biggest "B" bands of all-time in the Beatles and the Beach Boys. By now, you don't expect anyone to buy an album by either of these 70-somethings that isn't a devoted fan. Let's face it, Ringo will never do another "It Don't Come Easy" and Brian will never do another "Good Vibrations" so either you live with their past music or you try to keep up with where they take you in the 2000's. In Ringo's case, where he takes you is in a pleasant stroll into his past with a tribute to his first starring band Rory Storm & The Hurricanes or into the title track which is just that – a string of Beatles titles made into a song with the help of Todd Rundgren. A nice fun idea that was done first by Barclay James Harvest on their 1975 song "Titles". These two songs might be enough to pull in a fan (it really is nice to do a "spot-the-title search" with lyrics like "I know that we can work it out, there ain't no need to twist and shout"), but there are a few other goodies here as well like my fave "Touch And Go" which features a Sir Douglas Quintet feel thanks to Benmont Tench's keys work. While Ringo's tunes aren't very adventurous, at least he tries to rock which is something sorely lacking from Brian Wilson. His music is pleasant and tunefully wistful, but with ex-Beach Boys Al Jardine (my fave vocalist in that band), David Marks and Blondie Chaplin you would hope they would have at least attempted one rocker (hey Brian, how's about next album doing a covers set of your fave oldies in a return to 15 Big Ones?). At any rate of these two albums Wilson gets the edge simply because the harmonies always win out (and vocally he sounds great – autotuned or not). If the disco version of "Here Comes The Night" is the worst Beach Boys related song ever, then surely #2 has to be "Runaway Dancer" featuring some dude named Sebu. "On The Island" featuring the twee vocals of "She & Him is icky lounge music followed closely by the next song "Half Moon Bay" with new ager Mark Isham playing horns – pleasant but dull. Take these three off and add the three bonus tracks and it becomes a decent album. The 2 songs with Jardine and Marks "Whatever Happened" and "The Right Time" are nice ballads while "Sail Away" with Chaplin and Jardine has a nice "Sloop John B" feel. The best song on the record is "Guess You Had To Be There" featuring Kacey Musgraves which is a bit more lively and fun. Speaking of fun, Nate Ruess of that band sings on "Saturday Night". "The Last Song" seems to be a lament for something lost and that something may be the Beach Boys ("don't be sad there was a time and place for what we had, if there was just another chance for me to sing to you … there's never more time for the ones that you love"). It's hard to know if one needs to thank or blame co-writer and producer Joe Thomas as he seems to be leading on the whole thing which doesn't have the spark you hoped for, but then you always have to add the addendum that considering where Brian was musically and emotionally for so many lost years it truly is amazing how well his solo career has turned out. That being said, why don't you call up Jeff Lynne next time and let him produce and rock and roll album?


RADNOR, Pa., Oct. 10, 2018 — The law firm of Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP reminds Lannett Company, Inc. (NYSE: LCI) ("Lannett") investors that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against Lannett on behalf of purchasers of Lannett securities between February 7, 2018 and August 17, 2018, inclusive (the "Class Period").
According to the complaint, Lannett develops, manufactures, packages, markets and distributes solid oral (tablets and capsules), extended release, topical, and oral solution finished dosage forms of drugs that address a wide range of therapeutic areas. At all relevant times, Lannett had an exclusivity agreement with its primary supplier, Jerome Stevens Pharmaceuticals ("JSP"), owned and operated by the Steinlauf family, set to expire on March 23, 2019. JSP's products have historically accounted for at least one-third of Lannett's sales.
The Class Period commences on February 7, 2018, when Lannett issued a press release announcing the company's financial and operating results for the second fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2017.
The complaint alleges that on August 20, 2018, prior to the market opening, Lannett issued a press release stating, in part, "that its distribution agreement with Jerome Stevens Pharmaceuticals (JSP), which expires on March 23, 2019, will not be renewed." Following this news, Lannett's share price fell $8.15, or 60.3%, to close at $5.35 on August 20, 2018.
The complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, the defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Lannett faced a substantial risk of the loss of its exclusivity agreement with JSP; (ii) accordingly, Lannett's reported revenues were unsustainable, and (iii) as a result, Lannett's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
Investors who wish to discuss this securities fraud class action and their legal options are encouraged to contact Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP (James Maro, Jr., Esq. or Adrienne Bell, Esq.) at (888) 299-7706 or at [email protected].
Lannett investors may, no later than October 26, 2018, seek to be appointed as a lead plaintiff representative of the class through Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, or other counsel, or may choose to do nothing and remain an absent class member. A lead plaintiff is a representative party who acts on behalf of all class members in directing the litigation. In order to be appointed as a lead plaintiff, the Court must determine that the class member's claim is typical of the claims of other class members, and that the class member will adequately represent the class. Your ability to share in any recovery is not affected by the decision of whether or not to serve as a lead plaintiff.


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Bowlers celebrate 50 years at 2022 USBC Open Championships
USBC Communications
(pictured above: Joe Greer (left) of Muncie, Indiana, and Ed Duer of New Port Richey, Florida)
By Nick Bonsanto and Aaron Smith
LAS VEGAS - Family support and appreciation recently was on display at the 2022 United States Bowling Congress Open Championships as Joe Greer of Muncie, Indiana, and Ed Duer of New Port Richey, Florida, made their 50th appearance at the tournament.
Greer and Duer each received a plaque, chevron and diamond lapel pin to commemorate their dedication and longevity at the South Point Bowling Plaza, and both were joined in their honorary presentation by family members who have supported their journey along the way.
Greer has not missed a tournament on his way to 50 consecutive appearances at the USBC Open Championships, and his debut came at the 1972 event in Long Beach, California.
"There were about five or six of us who said why don't we go out and bowl the national tournament," Greer said. "It was in Long Beach, so we drove out there and had a great time. It became a yearly thing for me after that."
Greer married his wife, Sandy, in 1977, and they have been together for 46 years. Sandy, along with his son, Brian, and daughter-in-law, Julie, were able to march him across the lanes at South Point as he joined the 50-Year Club.
"It was amazing," Greer said. "Having them walk out with me really meant a lot. It was a family affair for 50 wonderful years."
Greer has enjoyed the chance to see many familiar faces as he made his annual return to the tournament each year, and he was able to make a couple new friends from Georgia in his 50th appearance.
He found a spot through the tournament's sub board for the 2022 event, and he was excited to share the experience with them, too.
"I had never met the guys I bowled with, but they've been wonderful," Greer said. "They needed a bowler, and I was on the sub board. They had 25 guys from Augusta, Georgia, and now they're my friends. I told them they were in for a special treat, since one of the guys I bowled with two years ago was able to celebrate his 50th, and I knew it was a nice thing."
With his 50th appearance completed, Greer now has knocked over 59,545 pins during his career for a lifetime average of 167.7 at the event.
The 75-year-old made it through some health issues to compete in his 50th consecutive tournament, too.
"Just three weeks ago, I was in a nursing home," Greer said. "I had to go for this 50th, though. To be able to still make it out here is amazing, and I'm lucky to even be here."
Duer celebrated his milestone appearance on the same team squad as Greer, and his career at the Open Championships started in Miami in 1967. He has made his annual trek to the tournament each year since 1976.
The 87-year-old right-hander enjoyed his first tournament experience in Miami, and a string of strikes helped him develop his passion for the event.
"I was watching the guy put the strikes up by hand in Miami," Duer said. "I had a 150 average then, and I was doing really well and threw seven in a row. I watched him hang those big strikes for me. That hooked me on the tournament."
Duer has thrown a couple more strikes over the years, and after his appearance in 2022, he now has toppled 82,845 pins over 50 years at the event for a 186.5 average at the Open Championships.
He often drove to the tournament, and noted he made the trip for his 50th appearance in a 36-hour drive across the United States with his son, Steve, grandson, TJ, and son-in-law, Chuck.
Being able to celebrate the moment and spend time while traveling across the country with them was special for Duer.
"It means a lot," Duer said. "If it wasn't for these guys driving me up here, I wouldn't be here."
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How Much Does a Seat in F1 Really Cost?
Now we have a dollar figure. It's even more than you think.
There are gentleman racers, hobbyists that purchase an opportunity to participate in motorsports, and there are professional racers, fast guys hired by teams to win. Somewhere in the middle, there are "pay drivers." These are the guys who may (or may not) have made it as professional racers on merit, but end up in the saddle because they bring extra funds to the team. As F1 operating costs have spiraled, cash-strapped squads have relied more and more on pay drivers to stay afloat. This is why backmarkers, like Manor, seem to have revolving doors for cockpits.
Lance Stroll, the latest pay driver on the F1 grid.
The latest pay driver is Lance Stroll. On Thursday, the Williams F1 team announced that he'll be in the driver's seat next year, pairing with Valtteri Bottas, and replacing Felipe Massa, who is retiring at the end of this season. Stroll, 18, does come with credentials: He won the title in European F3, a major F1 feeder series. But, according to Auto Motor und Sport, that championship might've been largely purchased, too.
The German magazine reports that Stroll's father, the billionaire fashion tycoon behind Tommy Hilfiger and Michael Kors, bought his son's seat on the F3 roster, and hired Luca Baldisserri, a renowned Ferrari engineer, to run his campaign. The teenager also benefited from a round-the-world tour, purchased from Williams, wherein he was attended to by a 20-person, including five Mercedes engineers, and received two engines specially prepared by AMG. This gave him early seat time at eight F1 circuits, including Silverstone, Monza, Barcelona, Abu Dhabi, and Circuit of the Americas.
Oh, and the Stroll family also footed the bill for a new, state-of-the-art simulator at Williams' headquarters … which Massa and Bottas couldn't use, because the machine was calibrated for F3.
All told, getting Stroll a seat in F1 cost an estimated $80 million.
And to think, all I got for Christmas was a carton of cigarettes. A banner year. Smoke up, Johnny.


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James Heneghan
Author of Fiction for Young Adults
Nannycatch Chronicles
By James Heneghan and Bruce McBay.
Illustrated by Geraldo Valerio.
Published by Tradewind Books in Canada and Great Britain, 2005.
Elisa Gutiérrez won honorable mention in the 2005 Alcuin Awards for excellence in book design in Canada.
Nominated for:
Red Cedar Award – B.C.'s young readers choice book award, 2008
"This is a delicious family read-aloud and a beautifully made book. Good-hearted and humorous, this collection of twelve tales about the animals of the great forest is a keeper. The dash of black humour makes excellent seasoning for this life-affirming book." Vancouver Public Library
"These animal stories with a difference will appeal to any child developing a sardonic sense of humour." Michael Thorn, The Educational Supplement Magazine [United Kingdom]
A bit of black humour for primary school age kids who will appreciate the tongue-in-cheek tales of Uncle Possum in the Nannycatch Meadows. Poor Uncle Possum! Or should we say: poor animal folk of Nannycatch who have to put up with him. In the spirit of Uncle Remus, young readers will delight in this cheeky tale.
Born in Brazil, Geraldo Valério also lives in Vancouver, BC. He began his career in children's publishing with A Cobra Zola, published by Le Publishing House and recently illustrated Do You Have a Hat? for Simon and Schuster Books for Young People.
FROM STACIE EDGAR, CM MAGAZINE (September 29, 2006). Recommended, ***/4 stars. At some point in their young lives, many children become preoccupied with a genuine curiosity surrounding death and dying. They wonder why it happens and sometimes have many questions. Although some adults would like to shield children from the hurt and pain caused by death, a natural interest and sometimes anxiety around the topic should be addressed or at the very least discussed. With the influence of television and video games that treat death and dying as a by-product of enjoyment, there needs to be a safe arena for children to discuss and question such a natural part of life. While this book may not have all the answers, it could begin a dialogue where children safely question their own mortality/ [Nannycatch Chronicles] is entertaining and fast-moving, which may keep children interested and engaged. Ideally, this book could be read aloud at home and/or at school where parents and teachers could discuss the content. However, even if a child were to read it on her/his own with no outside support, there are no explicit blood and gore scenes like those that one may find on television. Stacie Edgar recently graduated from the University of Winnipeg and currently teaches in the Winnipeg School Division.
FROM SARAH O'LEARY, THE VANCOUVER SUN (March 11, 2006) Spring Break survival kit: Just add children and stir. This is a good choice for emerging readers: It may keep them from emerging from their rooms for hours at a stretch. It's also a great choice for reading aloud to smaller folk. Nannycatch Chronicles are gentle little stories about the denizens of Nannycatch Meadows. But the real twist is that many of the stories are about death. As an authors' note at the beginning warns, "Young readers . . . should guard against this book falling into the hands of grownups, many of whom get quite upset whenever the subject of death is mentioned." This may make the book sound morbid, but it's anything but. These are captivating little episodes in the lives of anthropomorphized Possum and his friends, who sometimes behave like humans (taking in other animals from the forest after a great disaster) and sometimes behave like the creatures they are (Ferret takes in a family of 48 homeless earwigs and then feasts upon them).
FROM BC BOOK WORLD (2005). When children outgrow Piglet and Eeyore at the House of Pooh Corner, now there's a nearby place to learn—gently—that everything in this world doesn't always turn out all right in the end. It's called Nannycatch Meadows. And it's in the Great Forest, across from Grotty Bottom, which is located between Sheepshank Knott and Pokey Edge. You can't miss it because James Heneghan and Bruce McBay have put a map at the outset of Nannycatch Chronicles. The marvellous place names of that map, such as Boggle Hole, Biskey Fen and Pussytoe Hollow, are derived from real villages that Heneghan and his wife discovered in the north of England during a recent walking tour. Having collaborated with McBay on several books already, Heneghan was happy to lend his list of places to the process of creating an unusual chapter book about an unassuming possum and his decidedly nasty uncle. The drawings by Geraldo Valério are comfortingly familiar, teensy etchings of Chief Moose, a tea pot, Chipmunk, Robin and Bear. But the amusing and concise storylines in Nannycatch Chronicles are a tad different. More than a few of the charming critters die. Or rather, they get killed. Sometimes not entirely by accident, usually because Uncle Possum is as careless as he is callous. The Nannycatch News carries the UPSETTING news but it appears nobody can do much about such things. Death, like a well-known four-letter word, happens. Good-hearted Possum can't fix his Uncle Possum's temper. "Uncle's heart grows nastier and meaner every year," he says. "He yells at babies, he doesn't believe in Christmas or coloured crayons or bubblegum, and he never plays any games. Uncle Possum doesn't know the meaning of fun." As a radical measure, Possum arranges for his uncle to have a heart operation to get it fixed. "If the operation is a success," says Chipmunk, "perhaps your uncle will become a vegetarian like us." But no such luck. In Nannycatch, whimsy is seldom rewarded. The procedure fails and Uncle Possum remains as cantankerous as ever. A new highway is built by humans, making refugees of Possum's friends. He tries to help everyone, heroically saving Old Weasel's life. But fatal and near-fatal accidents continue. Skunk is killed when Uncle Possum hurls a book at him. Forced to try swimming, Swallow drowns. "Swallow swallowed a lot of water," notes Woodpecker. Nannycatch Meadows, like the real world, is a charming but dangerous place.
168 Chadwick Court #704
North Vancouver, BC, V7M 3L4
jamesheneghan@hotmail.com


Anyone else exhausted from a weekend of Christmas socialising? Me too! Too many bubbles, not enough water but SO much fun to catch up with people all weekend. We had a Shed party on Friday night, then on Saturday night I caught up with BOTH sisters (we flew my big sister up from Melbourne as a birthday present for her) as we had our family Christmas yesterday as it's a non-family year for me this year. Do you do that too with your in laws? One year on, one off?
We had a lovely lunch at my sister's place…it was a picture perfect Summer's day here in the Highlands…my brother and his family came down from Sydney, Mum did all the cooking and we all had a lovely day together. Always makes me so happy when we are all together in the one place (only missing my nieces and nephews from Melbs who we missed).
Like every year, my brother played Santa giving out the pressies to all the kids. Maggie and Archie really getting into the spirit of things this year too bless them!
After presents it was lunch. Mum whipped up a prawn cocktail for entree (YESSSSSS and standard year in, year out) then it was roast pork with crackle on the weber (like in this post my Step dad makes it beautifully) and then for dessert Mum made an ice cream pudding (I have no idea where she got the recipe from but I can find out if you want to know). I made a couple of sides that were delicious and will share them on the blog later this week.
We do a KK present where you have to buy one present for one adult and each kid for another one (so much easier and everyone gets one good present). My sister in law loved her necklace that I got her…don't you love it when you nail it? I got some new champagne glasses (how did my brother in law know?!) and a new hat!
After lunch it was slip and slide in the sunshine before heading home with 3 exhausted girls from too many late nights all week.
I think Mum made Not Quite Nigella's creme caramel. Recipe here if you want it.
I got Mags to bed and then walked back over to Lucy's to spend some more time with my big sister and Mum. Perfect end to a perfect weekend.
Great, happy photos! Looks like a lot of fun.
My eyes kept going to those blue hydrangeas!!! Gah, no, i'm not jealous at all… no really!
They are STUNNING. It's been a great year for them round here.
I love that dress you're wearing. So bright! I'm worn out by 2017 so I'm keeping all the social stuff to a minimum so I can recharge.
Can't wait for our trip to the farm to do that! NOTHING.
it all looks lovely beth! … what's not to love!
love the ice cream pudding! and I do want your shoes hun!
love maggie waiting for her present!
I love that frock too!
You younger folk are very cool, but I am interested in your mum's ice-cream pudding recipe and also where she bought her amazing dress. You might have to do a regular mum post.


Some studies have shown that it takes 21 days to set a new habit. Others claim it may take a bit longer. I can tell you that 60 days is long enough to set an addiction — at least it did for me related to writing.
The day before yesterday, I wrote my post very early in the morning. By dinner, I really wanted to write again.
I once read a quote that said the best way to get rolling with writing is to simply start. I am finding that to be true. It's as if the pump is already primed when I sit down, now that writing is part of my daily routine.
The writing challenge is helping me build consistency. Now, what I need is time. Hopefully, I will find more of that soon. For now, I am happy to have reached Day 60.


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