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This post is a continuation of a previous post on some of my favourite language feature in Kotlin.
Not technically a language feature, as most of it is implemented as a library (which is cool in itself when you see the syntax), but still very useful. Dealing with Threads in Java has long been a bit of a pain point. The situation has got significantly better with the introduction of API’s such as ExecutorService and now CompletableFuture, but the syntax isn’t all that readable and you end up with RxJava like messes of chained method calls and lambdas everywhere.
Coroutines can be thought of as very lightweight threads - you can spawn thousands of coroutines without crashing your program because, unlike threads, they don’t consume any OS level resources. In Kotlin, coroutines revolve around the concept of functions which can suspend. That is, at some point they can be suspended and the thread that was running it can go off and run something else. Later on, the coroutine can resume (maybe on a different thread) with new values and as if nothing ever happened. Under the hoods, similarly to C# async/await, the compiler generates a simple state machine which handles the suspension and resumption of these functions.
The great benefit of this is that your asynchronous code looks just like you would write it synchronously - no dealing with the threading model directly or chaining callbacks together. It also makes error handling much easier to deal with.
In the example above, worker() will launch two coroutines to perform the two async blocks. By default, the coroutine dispatcher uses the shared ForkJoinPool which is where we get the real parallelisation from. In the println statement, the results are ‘awaited’. At this point, if the result is not immediately available, execution suspends and the thread is free to do something else. When the async block returns, worker() is resumed and the println can continue (maybe suspending again on the second await()).
The key factor is that you want to avoid blocking threads. In Java multithreading scenarios, this is much more common - maybe you block waiting for a queue to fill or until a web request is finished. With Kotlin coroutines you don’t have to block the entire thread - you suspend the coroutine instead and the thread is free to continue doing other work. This is especially handy in web frameworks such as Ktor which is built around coroutines.
The introductory guide is a great read if you want to learn more. In effect, they are similar to Go-routines and a lot more powerful than C# async/await. If you read the guide you can see the multitude of use cases which can be easily parallelised or made non-blocking.
You may have noticed that I said ‘top-level functions’ before. Yes, that’s right, in Kotlin a function doesn’t have to belong to a class - you can have it sitting with other related functions in their own file, or anywhere you want.
Even though Kotlin does have a language feature that could support a similar utils pattern you would see in Java - the object keyword - top-level helper functions are much neater.
It might not seem like much, but it really can dramatically reduce the overall number of source files you have to deal with. A common case is where you define a short interface and a couple of implementations. In Java they would have to be split into 3 separate .java files, regardless of the fact that it might all be 50 lines long. In Kotlin, you can put everything into one file.
Not quite Python-like multi-value returns from functions, but still some nice syntax to retrieve variables from data classes returned from your functions.
Another Kotlin feature which I like is the simplicity of defining a “singleton”. Consider the following example of how a singleton could be created in Java and then in Kotlin.
Kotlin has a feature to define a singleton in a very clever way. You can use the keyword object, which allows you to define an object which exists only as a single instance across your app. No need to worry about initialising your instance of thread safety, everything is handling by the compiler.

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Box Elder Maple , Acer negundo, is also commonly known as ashleaf maple, Manitoba maple, box-elder maple, and western box-elder. This deciduous maple tree is a small-to-medium-sized tree, reaching heights of 50 to 75 feet, with a trunk diameter up to 4 feet. The trunk is relatively short and tapering, and the crown is spreading and bushy. It has a thick trunk and upright branching habit, but is more often seen as a smaller tree with cane-like, bright green branches. Box Elder trees are fast growing and tolerate poor conditions. These shade trees have brittle wood. Box Elder bugs eat seeds on female trees.
Although it grows best on moist soils, Box Elder is drought and cold resistant. It can also tolerate flooding for extended periods (up to a month). The seeds are a source of food for birds and mammals, and are important because they stay on the tree through winter, when other food resources are scarce.

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High-quality business reporting is at the heart of strong and sustainable organizations, financial markets, and economies. It allows organizations to present a cohesive explanation of their business and helps them engage with internal and external stakeholders, including customers, employees, shareholders, creditors, and regulators, while also promoting better internal decision making. Professional accountants are integral to all phases of organizational reporting. See the full overview.
IFAC recently issued a policy position on integrated reporting highlighting the need for a single report providing a fuller picture of an organization’s ability to create value over time, and greater interconnectedness between different reports.

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text: This pet-friendly Quesnel motel is less than a 10-minute walk from West Park Mall. It features a business center and a children’s playground. Its simply styled suites offer a full kitchen and free Wi-Fi. A seating area with a sofa bed and a cable TV are furnished in all suites at Fraser Bridge Inn and RV Park. Suites feature light colors and include a dining area. Rev Bowling Lanes and Quesnel & District Museum & Archives are within a 15-minute walk from Inn and RV Park Fraser Bridge. Dragon Lake is a 14-minute drive away.

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A satellite whose orbit is degrading is likely to crash back to Earth on Friday, and 26 pieces have a good chance of surviving the heat of re-entry, NASA said Wednesday.
Despite being pretty sure that the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite, or UARS, will re-enter the atmosphere sometime Friday, U.S. time, Mark Matney of NASA's Orbital Debris team told CNN there is no way to know where it will fall.
Because the satellite travels thousands of miles in a matter of minutes, Matney said, even minutes before re-entry it will be impossible to pinpoint an exact location. On top of that, he said, "part of the problem is the spacecraft is tumbling in unpredictable ways and it is very difficult to very precisely pinpoint where it's coming down even right before the re-entry."
There's no way of telling which parts will survive, and the parts will be emitting radiation as well. Also NASA doesn't want people poking around inside their technology, and you can't sell the parts on E-bay either.
Couldn't they just go up in space and bring the fucker down rather than risk peoples lives?
The falling spacecraft is expected to begin its final descent to Earth sometime between the hours of noon and midnight US Eastern time on Friday (between 5pm Friday and 5am Saturday British Summer Time), according to an update released by the US space agency.
The satellite will not be passing over North America at the time of re-entry, but Nasa said it was too early to predict the time and location with more certainty.
Further updates will be released by Nasa later on Thursday, and then 12, six and two hours before re-entry.
The space agency anticipates that 26 potentially hazardous parts, weighing a total of 532kg, could remain intact and hit the Earth.
The debris will spread along an estimated 500-mile corridor of the Earth's surface.
Among the parts expected to survive the fiery re-entry are four titanium fuel tanks, four steel flywheel rims and an aluminium structure that alone weighs 158kg.
Depending on their size and shape, the components will strike at speeds of between 55mph (90kph) and 240mph (385kph).
An incredible video has captured the six-ton Nasa satellite doomed to fall to Earth this week - although scientists still cannot predict precisely when or where it will strike.
Astrophotographer Thierry Legault's clip, shot in northern France, shows the 20-year-old Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS), appearing as a beaming mass of light as it plummets to Earth - where there is a one in 3,200 chance it could hit someone.
The 1,200lb satellite will, Nasa estimates, break into more than 100 pieces on re-entry, and some will burn up - but it's estimated that around 26 of the heaviest metal pieces WILL hit the surface - in lumps weighing up to 300lbs.
well, look on the bright side...there will be some interesting photos to look at here next week.
It's going to drop in China so they can steal more technology.
This would be a great time to air strike Westboro baptist and blame it on this event.
Did we say the 350lb. object wouldn't strike North America? Miscalculation. Our bad.

industry_corpus2: Aerospace


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It can definitely be daunting to know where to begin when setting up an online business. eCommerce is a relatively new market environment, but there’s no denying that it’s growing at a rapid rate. And the fact that digital entrepreneurship is relatively uncharted territory is the exact reason why now is the perfect time to jump in and open for business on the web. And using market research will be guaranteed to get you profitable faster than expected. But how do you gather this research most effectively?
From understanding user experience to identifying seasonal trends, there are a multitude of positives to utilising a web scraper when developing an eCommerce venture. Using data extraction software, like a web scraper, will allow you to gather a substantial amount of information regarding the organisation and operation of your online competitors. Alongside this, web scraping will also provide you with a template for your own site’s initial layout. Like you’d use OCR automation to save time that would otherwise be spent manually searching for information, using data extracted from scrapers will also help you correctly price your products, gather leads to further business, define your target audience, and ensure their satisfaction.
In short, working off even a rough template derived from HTML codes is far easier than starting completely from scratch. And having a familiar format will naturally engage customers or clients as well as make your brand well-established from the get-go. Finally, understanding data extracted using any quality scraper software is much simpler than you might believe. Simply convert any applicable information from your scraper software into an Excel or CSV file, and open these up in any spreadsheet programme to create diagrams that will aid in the rapid development of your eCommerce project.
One area where web scraping will always be slightly lacking in information is unfiltered and honest customer feedback and engagement. Communicating with your client base will ensure the longevity of your business through one very simple quality: trust. Customers who send in queries that are then provided with prompt responses will most likely become recurring customers. At the same time, by consistently communicating with your client base, you’ll find that there will very rarely be instances where issues surrounding your business will go unchecked.
Using online questionnaires with customer incentives operate on a simple principle, and will garner great results if you reward your customers for their time and continued patronage. Not only does this communication and customer feedback benefit you when it comes to profits, it’ll also save you from the stress of conducting independent maintenance.
Let’s say that your eCommerce venture was based in promoting the secondhand economy, that is an online marketplace where users can post secondhand goods they were looking to sell for profit rather than dump potentially valuable goods in landfill. Such a business might seem worthwhile on the surface, but considering the presence of platforms like eBay and Gumtree, your business would need an extra edge to get established alongside these larger players.
Such information can be gathered through reading a market report specifically written on the industry you intend to enter. So, in the research for our online marketplace, you’ll not only receive a solid analysis of the secondhand economy, but also a comprehensive analysis of its strengths and weaknesses, as well as its estimated growth potential over the coming decade.
The majority of the information presented in market reports from sources like IBISWorld, is compiled by dedicated analysts specialising in a variety of different disciplines. This multidisciplinary approach to compiling market research ensures that market reports are written to a higher standard and are sure to cover all the bases you’ll need to familiarise yourself with when entering that specific industry.
It’s no secret that researching is never an easy feat. But thankfully, we’re living in an era that prioritises compiling and understanding data. So long as you stay dedicated to your vision, the path of digital entrepreneurship won’t be as uncharted as the rest of the business world may make it seem.

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text: For the 2018 *fiscal year, Judge Dennis Hansen has disposed 262 cases at the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR) in Middlesboro, Kentucky. Out of those 262 dispostions, 53 were dismissed, 102 were approved and 107 were denied. This means that the percentage of dispositions that Judge Hansen has approved in Middlesboro for the 2018 fiscal year is 39%. The information below for Judge Dennis Hansen was last updated on 3/9/2018.

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I have setup an ssl certificate using the instructions from this post [articlebin.michaelmilette.com] . How do I use a certificate issued by Godaddy? Do I just replace the certificates and private key with the ones Godaddy provides?
That is the basic idea, but remember the certificate from godaddy will only work on a site domain that matches the one that you asked for the certificate for.


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Boosie Badazz has excitedly promised "one of the coldest blues albums" with his next release.
"My blues album is a real blues album," Badazz told Pitchfork of his upcoming Boosie Blues Café Tuesday. "Blues beats, blues instruments. It's one of the coldest blues albums people will hear." Boosie Blues Café, the tracklist (presented as a menu) and cover art for which Badazz also shared recently, will mark his first experience in the blues world.
Big Pokey Bear, the "king of southern soul," appears to be the album's lone feature. As chip enthusiasts will note, Badazz is indeed holding a bag of his signature Rap Snacks "Louisiana Hot" wavy chips on the cover.
Speaking of chips, Badazz detailed his unique approach to branding in his XXL interview earlier this year. "It can be a doll in Walmart, anything," he said back in May. "I'm just trying to brand anything that can go on forever and make money." The overall goal, he added, is to make "Boosie the brand." A big part of that brand is his Bad Azz Music Syndicate label, which recently announced the signing of Lil Blurry.
Badazz's most recent studio album was last December's BooPac. This year saw the release of the Boonk Gang mixtape.
Boosie Blues Café ends the dry spell with a Thanksgiving day release via all the usual streaming platforms.

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I am a very happily married woman, who is totally blessed with an amazing husband, two strong and loving sons, and their wives, who are each a wonderful addition to our family. Faith has always been important to me. My husband and I would never have the marriage we have today if God was not the foundation of our marriage.
I am a cradle Catholic, and received twelve years of Catholic Education. My parents made sure to take my sisters and me to Mass on Sundays and Holy Days. One of my sisters is quadriplegic, and “back in the day”, disabled people didn’t get out much. That led to Masses in our home, and some “Charismatic” Catholic functions (which I did not understand). We also said an occasional rosary as a family.
As I grew in faith, I wanted nothing to do with the rosary. I believed that a person should pray straight to Jesus, that it was blasphemy to pray to the Blessed Mother. That belief would change drastically…about a year and a half ago, my faith started to deepen as never before.
In the Spring of 2012, my husband and I happened to drive past a group of about 25 people, who were praying, at the Pro Life 40 Days for Life, at a local abortion clinic. I wanted to quietly show our support. As we were getting closer to the group (who were standing in an oval shape on a grassy area), I could feel the Holy Spirit so strong that it made me cry. The spirit was so intense that it felt like a wall of love. I saw a woman holding a sign that stated “I regret my abortion”, and I felt great admiration for her courage and deep empathy for her pain. I continued to feel the Spirit while we drove past the group, and then once we passed them, it disappeared. I looked over at my husband, and he had tears in his eyes…he felt the Spirit too. I realized that they were praying the rosary, and it was the Holy Spirit around them; they were standing on Holy Ground.
A little while went by, and I wasn’t even thinking of the event at 40 Days for Life. I was trying to figure out what I could do for Lent that would be meaningful. I was literally PULLED and DRAWN to pray the rosary. It was like I had no choice…I started to say the rosary almost every day. (Remember how I had previously avoided the rosary?) To make a long story short, I have been praying the rosary almost daily ever since, for the conversion of sinners, and for the hearts and souls of the people the Holy Spirit whispers to me every day. The meditations and prayers have increased my faith immensely – our Blessed Mother has led me closer to Her Son. My relationship with Jesus is more intense than ever, and I look forward to the revelation of each new day, to bring us even closer.
Relationships have always been my life’s focus. I truly believe that the love of Jesus is shared through the people we interact with every day, starting with immediate family, and then branching out all the way to the people we may casually pass on the street.
The ability to feel a person’s inner struggles comes easily to me. Often times, I actually feel a person’s pain or conflict. Up until recently, this ability to take on people’s emotions left me very confused. My mood would swing from feeling happiness in my day-to-day life, and all of a sudden, would change to extreme anger or sadness. I did not understand I was picking up the emotions and spirits from others. Now I realize the empathy that comes naturally to me, is a gift from God. This gift allows me to know when someone is in need.
I just discovered your blog and you are very inspirational! Your stories are written from the heart and are entertaining as well as spiritual and informative. Thank you so much for posting how God is working in your life. I pray that God will continue to grow and bless you!
Thanks, Abby, for stopping by and leaving such a sweet comment. I believe we all have a story to share to touch and uplift eachother, and share the love of Jesus. I LOVE your blog…very honest and heartfelt sharing of your journey with Christ. May God hold you in the palm of His hand and continue to bless you and your family.
Thanks for stopping by and like our roll with it Wednesday 😀. You are welcome to stop back anytime 😀 God bless you!
My pleasure! I love to share things that touch my heart. Blessings to you!
I read your blog post about your experience with God’s angel and agree, God sends His angels to protect His children. Something happened to me that can only be explained as intervention from an angel of God.
Lyn, I think it is so important to know each others’ stories. I would love to hear yours. Blessings to you!
Thanks for your visit at Wings of the Dawn and for your encouragement there. I appreciate your sharing a part of your life and walk with Jesus here. God bless you.
It is wonderful getting to know new friends through the sharing of life stories/journeys. I feel that God is blessing me immensely….each day I am filled with inspiration and love through so many different, unique perspectives. The commonality is the search for Christ’s peace and love in our lives, in order to share it with others. May God bless you, too!
Thanks so much for visiting my blog and liking my post. I hope it was of encouragement and blessing to you!
I am really encouraged by your blog and it’s name for it speaks volumes, especially regarding Christ. Many blessings to you as you continue to encourage others!
So sorry it took so long to respond. Thank you for your kind words. May God continue to guide and bless you!
Just wanted to say thank you so much for coming by my blog, and to ask you if you might be able to possibly come back and re-read this post. I added something to the next to the last paragraph that I think is very important to my point.
Thanks so much for letting me know about the add to your post. Such powerful words about God’s healing love. Love and blessings your way!
Just wanted to stop by and thank you for “liking” my latest post, which, apparently, you read before I had finished posting it! 🙂 Ain’t WordPress amazing? 🙂 Thanks, again.
Loved your post. God should fill our entire hearts and lives, not just a little “God” space that we “squeeze in”.
Your story is so inspiring. Thanks for sharing. Isn’t it wonderful how much prayer can enhance our lives with the Holy Spirit! Love reading your blog. So blessed to have found it!
Thanks so much for stopping by and for your kind words. Yes, it is amazing how the Holy Spirit directs us and fills us with His love, when we invite Him in. Have a blessed day.
Hannah, thanks so much for taking the time to read and comment. I look forward to getting to know you:-) May God carry you and bless you and your family.
Hi Bernadette! Thanks for stopping by and following me on Reflections From the Heart and on my Twitter! I read some of your material as well and have reciprocated 🙂 I am now one of your fans. Blessings!
I look forward to getting to know you through your posts:-) May God bless you!
So sorry, I didn’t mean to toot my own horn. I just remember a new follower who had searched for it told me this and I couldn’t find the comment on any of my blogs. (So I’ll keep searching) Thanks for letting me know.
Bernadette, I love that name. I am just so excite to read that you read the book of Sister Patricia of Called by Joy. Thank you for reading the book! Blessings to you and yours. Perpetua.
Do you know that the gravatar I am using and the eyes on my header is St. Bernadette?
Yes, I thought so but wasn’t sure:-). I am reading “Bernadette Speaks” by Rene Laurentin now. I thought your picture looked like the one on the cover of my book.
Do you have a special devotion or interest in Saint Bernadette?
I am so sorry it has taken me this long to respond. Thank you for nominating me for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award. It was totally unexpected, and really humbles me.
After much thought, I decided against accepting awards. Although, it is an honor, I am focusing on writing what the Lord inspires me to write, written in the way that He guides me to.
I enloy reading your blog, and look forward to getting to know you more through your posts.
Thanks for dropping by my blog. I was inspired with what I have read so far. I hope you will continue sharing your heart and faith with the world. Let’s continue to Know Him and Make Him Known.
One never knows what power that a kind word or gesture will have….
I had 8 years of Catholic education and my family said the rosary together every night (my poor knees on the hardwood floor).
You are so right…we usually do not see the power and effect of our kindnesses done in love.
Hi Lorrie, I am happy you stopped by, too! It is wonderful to know someone who understands what this gift feels like. I’ve had it for my whole life too, but like you, did not understand. About two years ago, I was finally enlightened, and am also learning to distinguish what is “mine” and what I am picking up from someone. And that “someone” may be in a different location, or I can pick it up through writing. Are you also very good at reading body language? I never was aware before, that I am constantly reading body language. It is second nature to me.
I would love to get to know you, and I may have some info that would be helpful to you:-) I look forward to reading your posts.
Oh Bernadette. ..that is so wonderful for you to offer! Yes…I read body language too. From a very young age I could walk in to a room and know exactly what is going on. I can tell when people don’t like each other even if they pretend really well. I also get energy from reading and from loved ones out of state.
It can all be very confusing sometimes. I think I now understand that throughout my life there were times I would suddenly get so sad…and I wouldn’t know why.
I fought this…or just didn’t understand it most of my life…but I am embracing it now…and it feels much better!!!
Thank you so much for your kindness 🙂 I’m so happy to meet you!!
Thank you again for hearing the cry of my heart and reaching out. I am doing much better, mostly thanks to your encouragement and insight. I shall never forget your kindness!
So happy to hear you are doing better. Don’t ever hesitate to contact me if you’d just like to talk, or if there is something you may need:-) I will keep you in my prayers.
Isn’t it amazing how God uses all of our experiences to build His kingdom? We are all interconnected!
I have left a comment on your Post about forgiveness blmaluso and yes I often speak to Jesus and my Abba Father and I feel compassion for those who are hurting and I also stand up for God’s Truth, including the evil of Abortion, not because I have to but because I want to, I Love Him.
The Scripture tells us we have one Intercessor, Jesus Christ, He is the only person who was sinless.
I would appreciate blmaluso if you would please share the Scriptures that confirm we are to pray to those who are dead to have our sins forgiven, like Mary and those that the Roman Catholic Church called Saints, which is what we all are in Christ Jesus and where does it confirm repetitious prayers are acceptable like when you use the Rosemary.
It is not Love or kindness to allow others to believe and teach error.
Just to clarify if you are making fun of the rosary…it is a rosary, not the rosemary.
No blmaluso, I was not making fun, I think using the rosemary is very sad, it has no Scriptural foundation, in Truth it opposes it . I’m Dyslectic and often spell words wrong, it’s something I have lived with all my life, I also can’t write in detail without the Lord’s leading and with being a cracked vessel I’m thankful He is the Super Glue and what He fixes never comes unstuck.
I have never claimed to pray to Saints or Our Blessed Mother for forgiveness of sins. Only the Lord can forgive our sins, and our salvation is found in and through Jesus.
http://www.rosary-center.org/howto.htm#loaded Make sure to click on the mysteries…Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful, and Glorious to see what the meditations are.
The Rosary is a meditation on the life of Jesus. When I pray the rosary, I ask Mary to pray for me, and also to lead me closer to Jesus, her son. I also pray for the conversion of sinners; for the opening of eyes, ears and hearts to Jesus’ saving love and peace.
Be very careful of what you believe and “teach” regarding Church error. I pray that the Holy Spirit continues to guide you and lead you on your journey to Him.
Anne, thank you for your comment. I know you are speaking from your heart, although your “knowledge” is misdirected and misinformed. When I have a few moments to answer more in detail, I will answer your concerns about the Catholic Church.
That being said, I will not debate back and forth the validity of the only Church that was started by Jesus himself. All other churches are man made, being led by different “leaders” or led by the people themselves. Why would I trust someone other than Jesus who entrusted the Church to Peter? Why would I trust your interpretation, instead of putting my faith in a Church that traces back to The Lord Himself?
If you are truly searching for THE TRUTH and not just throwing daggers, please look up some Scott Hahn books about the Mass, and other aspects of the Catholic Faith. You can check out my Books page if you are interested in learning about the Catholic faith, instead of perpetuating what you believe the Church is.
Again, thank you for reading, and thank you for your comment. I will keep you in my prayers.
Bernadette, yes I like your real name much better than blmaluso, but it probably has meaning for you like Freedomborn does for me. I also believe that you feel you are right but your About message is all about feelings, there is no Scriptural confirmation for what you have been taught by your Church, in regards to Mary, the Rosary and other untruths, what you believe it only based on man’s own fleshy understanding and what they have propagated sadly for many years.
I too believe in God’s Universal Church, not meaning the Roman Catholic Church, as we know they were established later but God’s Church, which is World wide and includes people from every Country and Denomination as well as house Churches etc because it’s of the Heart, it’s not made of bricks and mortar or the traditions of men.
Something that is often misquoted by Catholics, is Jesus was saying that God’s Church would be built on what Peter said not on Peter “Jesus is the Rock ” (see below) and He is The Head of God’s Church, not a man and we are the Body of Christ and so was Peter and so is the Pope and when we pray in the Spirit and in Unity (Matthew 18:18-19) (Ephesians 6:17-19 – Acts 1:13-15 – Matthew 16:19 ) as you can see by these Scriptures our prayers are answered. But the Unity God wants is not based on man’s fleshy understanding, reasoning or logic but on His Truth.
Deuteronomy 32:3-5 Because I will publish the Name of the LORD, ascribe ye greatness unto our God. He is the Rock, His work is perfect: for all His ways are judgment: a God of Truth and without iniquity, just and right is He.
1 Corinthians 10:3-5 And did all eat the same Spiritual meat; And did all drink the same Spiritual drink: for they drank of that Spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
Something that is very important is we are to ask for and believe you have God’s wisdom and empowering by The Holy Spirit or we will continue to Trust in fleshy, or worldly understanding and remain in darkness, it’s a choice!
Anne, before I write to address some of your questions and accusations, I pray that the Holy Spirit opens our eyes, ears and hearts to each other in love. I ask that The Lord fills our hearts with His love, wisdom and understanding, and that we are open to His truth. I pray in the name of Jesus that we are used as vessels of his love and his direction.
I will address the Catholic Faith first. As I shared with you before, if you would like to learn the truth of the Catholic Church, please check out Scott Hahn. He has written many very informative, scripture based books on the subject. He also shared your questions and concerns regarding the Catholic Faith. “The Supper of the Lamb” would be very beneficial for you to read. Again, it is based in scripture.
It truly makes me sad that you are under such misconception and error regarding the Catholic Church. I understand where you are coming from…I had many of the same issues and questions for a few years. Until my heart filled up with the mercy and love of Jesus, and he opened my eyes of faith. My relationship with Jesus becomes more intimate every day, in a way I never even could have fathomed. The Catholic Faith allows me countless ways to journey with him and worship my Father in heaven. The key is the relationship we form to him, and how, when we are united with him, he fills our hearts with an overflowing love that spills out to all souls in need of conversions…the souls that need Him.
Even when I was riddled with questions and confusion regarding the Catholic Church, one thing kept me from leaving…..that is the Real Presence. (Catholic Church is the only Church that institutes The Holy Eucharist) Yes, the Eucharist is the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, and I am privileged to be called to His banquet that He sets before us at the Mass.
I will not turn down the invitation to be one with Jesus.
I for one will not argue with Jesus and His gift to us to PARTAKE in the Last Supper with my Lord. Jesus was sacrificed ONCE for our salvation, and we offer that sacrifice at the Mass. What a privilege.
It seems that the spoken part by the angel Gabriel starts off with a greeting – “Hail” in some translations “Greetings” in others. I suppose it depends on what the translator was comfortable with and who is the target audience for each specific translation. According to Dictionary.com “hail” (in this sense) is a term that is used as a greeting for someone, sometimes signifying importance of that person.
Mary is ‘most blessed among women’ and ‘highly favored’ by God. How many other people in Scripture have received such designations – none.
Mary is considered of such high favor with God and Elizabeth recognizes that she is special only because of Jesus. Mary was chosen to bear Jesus by God, so God singled her out from all other women on the planet. Elizabeth recognized that she was bearing the son of God and so recognized that she was special.
The core of Catholicism is Jesus, not Mary. We ask Mary to pray for us and she LEADS us to Jesus. From personal experience, this is exactly what happened in my life. I always believed, but I did not have a relationship with Jesus. Since I have been meditating on the mysteries of the rosary, my relationship with Jesus has become more intimate.
We cannot simply neglect Mary. She plays an integral role in the redemption of the world. She said yes, Jesus was born and we were redeemed (by Jesus of course). One cannot simply talk about Jesus without being grateful to his mother. God did not choose to just place Jesus on earth as He could have; he chose for Jesus to have a real mother, and his mother is Mary. Also, if God is our heavenly father, and Jesus is his son and our brother, wouldn’t that make Jesus’ mother OUR MOTHER too? Wouldn’t she love us and want what’s best for us, which would be to lead us to Jesus?
The Hail Mary is not a prayer of worship, but it is a recitation of Scripture and then asking her to pray for us to God; much like asking our other Christian brothers and sisters to pray for us.
You say I base my faith on feelings. No, my faith is a gift from God. I will NEVER deny the all-consuming love I am surrounded and filled with because the Holy Spirit lives within my heart.
http://www.scotthahn.com/mary.html Information and answers to questions regarding the role of Mary and where she stands in the Catholic Faith.
Again Anne, my faith is a gift from God, and I choose to be a part of the one True Catholic Church on earth…that was instituted by Jesus himself. It is your choice to accept these truths or not. Although we are sisters in Christ, I do not choose to follow your interpretation of the scripture of what you believe truth is. Jesus instituted The Church so that we would not be left to fend for ourselves here on earth.
I am joy filled that you have accepted Jesus as your Savior, and stand firm on His Word. Be sure to keep your eyes, ears and heart open to The Holy Spirit’s whispers. You have all these “feelings” about the Catholic Faith because of misconceptions you have about what Catholics truly believe. You did not come across my blog site by accident. Make sure to pray, ask the Holy Spirit to guide you, and read some of Scott Hahn’s books. You will find more books, if you are searching for answers to your questions, on my favorite books page.
If you would like to continue our discussion, you may email me at blmaluso@hotmail.com. I do not wish to cause unnecessary division that would harm relationships between brothers and sisters in Christ.
I have removed your latest post, for there are so many errors and misconceptions that I do not want them to even be seen on my site. Much confusion.
In my previous post I asked that our conversations be private, and you did not respect my request. After reading your last post, I ask that you do some of the reading by Scott Hahn that I suggested before contacting me. That would tell me that you are interested in actually having your questions answered rather than just slinging mud.
I pray that the Lord keeps you in his care.
Praying the rosary has changed my life…and also the lives of the people I have been praying for…it would be very hard for me NOT to share!!!
I have struggled with praying the rosary at times (I used to find it more like a chore than a prayer), but I’ve lately been praying it while driving and have been finding it to be very fruitful.
As you read, I am a cradle Catholic. However, in the last few years my faith has been strengthened in a way I could never have even imagined. It’s like my eyes and heart have been opened to the sheer beauty and depth of the Catholic faith…and all the ways The Catholic Church offers us to grow closer to Jesus. The more I learn, the more my spirit is filled with love, and the knowledge that there is so much MORE to learn and grasp:-) Praise the Lord and all His wondrous works!
Please let me know if you have any questions, or if you would like for me to refer books/CDs/movies, etc. I also try to keep some media/info on hand, and will mail to you if requested. My email is blmaluso@hotmail.com if you would wish to contact me.
May God bless you on your journey. I will pray for you!
My goodness. I can really relate to you, especially in the sensitivity/empathy. It’s a burden at times, feeling all those emotions; but, as we both know, it’s a treasure to be able to sit along side a friend in need and help lighten the load of sorrow. Being a loving witness to both joy and pain – it is a gift from God. Only he can sustain it. On my own, I’ll run it right into the ground (as I did for decades). But under the control of the Spirit, it is my most treasured blessing.
I’m glad you found my blog. I hope we stay connected.
Lori, for so many years I just assumed everyone could “feel” what I feel. Actually, up until a few years ago I did not understand it at all. Looking back, I have been blessed with this “gift” since I was very young. I could feel the spirit and mood of the day from my father and became very sensitive to it. So many other memories through the years that I experienced without knowing what I was experiencing. Does that make sense???
Now, because I’ve learned to listen to what the Spirit shows me, I can pray (and sometimes intervene).
I’m glad we share this experience and can encourage each other.
Thank you for choosing to follow my blog. May ever day draw you closer to and more like Jesus in every way. May God bless your family and your blog richly.
Thank you, Tom. May God continue to bless you and all those your heart touches.
Hi Bernadette, thank you for reading and following my blog! Nice to meet you!
Hi Bernadette, thanks for liking Beauty Sleeps Inside at my Angie Mc’s Reblog Love https://angiemcreblogs.wordpress.com/2015/03/06/beauty-sleeps-inside/ .
I’m always glad to meet friends who love Mama Mary; what’s not to love?!
Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment:-) I truly appreciate it. I also look forward to reading more of your posts.
Beautiful story, you are evangelising one person at a time. I try to say the Rosary too everyday. I do it through the relevant radio app. God bless you, Terri.
Terri, thank you for your kind words of support:-) May God bless you, one day at a time!
Hello, I read about your faith path and right away thought about the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. I had taken an inventory of my Gifts of the HS last year and found it to be truly telling. Please check out the Charism of Mercy. It sounds like what your are talking about, feeling others pain and wanting to soothe it. http://www.maineholyspirit.org/charisms.html explains it briefly. It sounds like you could have some other charisms along with it. Ask your Church if they have The Catholic Spiritual Gifts Inventory by Sherry Weddell. Blessings to you.
Thanks so much for leaving such a thoughtful comment. Also, I love the list of Charisms….thank you! Yes, mercy is probably the very strongest for me, and there are more, including Discernment of Spirits. May God especially bless you today!
I am totally feeling your heart because it is very reflective of what God has also deposited in me. I think what makes the difference is what we do with the heart of God when he reveals it to us and your writing does express much of his love. Thank you also that you know that faith without works is dead so continue to help and make a difference in the life of others.
Simon, You are already on my prayer list. I don’t argue with the devil, however, I pray that the Lord will open your eyes to The Truth. I will not expose my readers to your spewing of darkness. Did I ever say I did not love you? Although I do not know you, you have been created in the Image Of God. It is sad to me that you do not accept this Truth.
“Many times, someone needs to know that ‘somebody loves me’ before they can accept that ‘God loves me’.” I completely agree! So very well said. Thank you for showing some of that love to me by stopping by my blog and liking one of my posts. What a blessing!
May God bless you and carry you through this dry time. I am also experiencing this. I will pray for you while I am praying the rosary. I honestly believe that God is closest to us, and working through us in a greater way when we are not FEELING it. Love has nothing to do with feelings. It’s wonderful when we have those warm and reassuring feelings, however, our love for God is a decision, and He will never abandon us. And we have His Mother to comfort and guide us, and His Spirit to work through us and fill us with true joy.

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When we talk about personal freedom — or that as a nation — it’s important to remember that freedom only comes with effort, vigilance, and fortitude.
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The number of complaints filed with the U.K. data protection watchdog has more than doubled since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect at the end of May.
Between May 25 and July 3, there were 6,281 complaints filed with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) — more than double the number during the same period the previous year.
The ICO does not separate out its complaints by type, so it’s unclear whether most of the recent ones are GDPR-related. However, the agency does admit that it expects the figures to climb.
This news is in line with the boost in complaints in Ireland, with more than half related to GDPR.
GDPR allows European citizens to request their data from companies, as well as request for their data to be corrected and deleted under the “right to be forgotten” provision. Companies that fail to follow the new rules can face fines as high as €20 million (£16.5 million), or 4 percent of their global annual revenue.
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Building and Infrastructure: 2 barns, small office building, small residence, apartment, 2-car garage/farmstand.
Available farm machinery, if any: Farm is operated fossil-free, so no equipment to speak of. Tools, furnishings, supplies are included.
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Canberra, Jan 16 (IANS) Temperatures touching 50 degrees Celsius have been recorded in some parts of Australia as a heat wave scorches the country leading authorities to issue an Ozone alert on Wednesday in Sydney.
The Met has forecast a rise in temperatures between Monday and Friday of more than 12 degrees above average during the day and 10 at night, Efe news reported.
Although a maximum temperature of 41 degrees is expected for Sydney, the Ministry of Health in the New South Wales state warned that due to a combination of heat and sunlight, the increase in the ozone level could cause respiratory problems.
“Ozone levels are higher outdoors than indoors and generally highest in the afternoon and early evening,” Director of Environmental Health, Richard Broome, said at a press conference.
On Wednesday, the main cities in the country, except for Hobart, expect temperatures of between 34 and 41 degrees, while in interiors around 45 degrees and above, the Met said.
On Tuesday, the highest temperatures were recorded in the town of Port Augusta, in the state of South Australia, where they reached 48.9 degrees, and in the small town of Tarcoola, where it reached 49 degrees.
The heat forced the shortening of stages in the cycling race Tour Down Under, held in South Australia, but have so far not affected the Australian Open tennis, held in Melbourne, in the state of Victoria, where temperatures remained at around 30 degrees.


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Home Open Access News Technology News How you can improve services through design and modern software?
I agree with Grace Hopper that “the most dangerous phrase in any language is – we have always done it this way”. She was a truly inspirational person in early computing and accumulated 40 honorary degrees across her career. This phrase is also pivotal when looking at processes and service design in your own organisation and no doubt your business analysts will be busy removing these tasks and improving your processes.
Something that happens less frequently within our improvement programmes is us actually looking at how we deliver improvement across the organisation. Agile and design thinking have come in and are delivering better ways of implementing solutions and of understanding our customer needs. Fundamentally, the way we have understood existing and designed new processes have not changed in many years. The process involves lots of workshops, sticky notes, write-ups, delays and transferring information from one format to another.
With modern ICT services and Agile delivery, your process improvement approach also should be delivered in a user-centred efficient manner to ensure your business continues to thrive (or even exist).
There is a standard way of understanding and improving processes through workshops. Often your analysts will host multiple workshops with stakeholder groups. During these workshops, your analysts capture processes and other information mainly with sticky notes, brown paper and flipcharts. These workshops are used to capture an understanding of the As Is process and opportunities for improvement. Following the workshops, your analysts need to find the time to write all this up and transfer the maps and ideas into other tools like Visio or a BPMN modeller and maybe Word and/or Excel. This takes a lot of time generally and delivers little value in terms of outcomes.
Following the As Is work there may be a sign off process requiring a report, or the analysts may continue and produce a To Be version of the process. Ideally, the analysts work with the original stakeholders to redesign the process again utilising sticky notes etc during the workshops. Again, lengthy write-ups follow and more in terms of elapsed time. Following this, some manual work needs to be done to identify the benefits of change and potentially the business case for change.
So, what are the issues with that?
The first challenge with this process is how manual and time consuming it can be. With modern Agile delivery practices solutions can be delivered fast, time delays mean that not only are you achieving benefits slower but also that services may well have delivered some of the proposed improvements by the time you complete your improvement designs. You are also consuming a large amount of your analysts’ time in doing low-value transfer of data.
If you have delivered the workshops with individual stakeholder groups from across the process only the analysts have studied and understood the end to end process, missing the opportunity to spread the knowledge.
Stakeholder engagement and buy-in can be hampered by this process also. The sheer time to deliver an outcome disengages stakeholders. The processes the stakeholders mapped and the documentation that comes back to them after the workshops look completely different (e.g. sticky notes vs process maps). The traditional method can make it very much feel like something that is being done to us rather than with us.
Most importantly, the benefits identified are calculated manually and have no real connection to the process maps themselves. This means the inevitable changes and updates in the designs need to be manually reflected across into the benefits. Benefits tend to be calculated at a high level as calculating the true cost of a process with often a hundred steps can be immensely complex.
Finally, process maps are often done just for a project and are then shelved or left to get quickly out of date. Due to the stakeholder engagement issues, there is not much ownership in the business or use of the outcome process maps. The transition of the new service into live use can be more problematic if your stakeholders are not engaged in the change process.
What can be improved about that?
Processes and sticky note exercises can be captured and projected live in workshops saving the analysts 30-40% of their time not doing write-ups.
Representatives of all stakeholders of the end to end process need to be in the workshops together to share understanding and identify more improvements.
Processes can be shared for wider feedback and collaboration immediately after the workshops in the format the stakeholders are familiar with, this means more collaboration faster giving better quality outcomes.
Process maps and models contain more than images of a process. Processing time, lead time, waiting time and fixed costs are captured in your maps along with a multitude of other statistics. This means you can calculate the cost of your As Is process and To Be versions and generate the benefits profile directly from your maps. This not only saves more analyst time but also gives an accurate benefits calculation and some powerful analysis tools to help identify improvements.
Your ‘To Be’ process map can be published to a digital process handbook and feedback allowed to ensure maps are not thrown away at the end and also supporting the identification of more improvements supporting the continuous improvement cycle.
The tools are so user-friendly that someone who has not done any process mapping can learn in a day and map like a pro. This enables process improvement to be embedded in the service areas and becomes part of the organisation culture as well as increasing ownership. There are many other benefits on top of these.
Why don’t you already know about this?
We have only been in the UK for a couple of years. The tools have been used in Holland for over 15 years and 33% of public sector use it over there. It is 50/50 split for users across the public/private sectors including some companies big and small, including Schiphol Airport, Bavaria Beer and the Dutch Post Office. We have over 30 predominantly public sector users in the UK including the City of Edinburgh, Cardiff and Exeter Councils.
We have a free month’s trial, so the question has to be why would you not want to take a look?


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Lourdes March has cried enough tears over her dishonest ex. She is moving on. Until she walks into an optometrist's office, and is confronted with the splitting image of the man she's trying to forget.
Anna Claire had everything: money, a fiancé and a successful job as an architect. Her life was going great until a homeless guy with a grudge decided to set the building she was renovating on fire. Ethan was a firefighter filled with regret from a mistake he made long An inferno brought them back together. But can fate re-ignite the spark they thought was lost forever?
Coriander Hartwell’s dream of getting married has almost come true; her longtime lover Stefan VanKellam II has finally popped the question. But the instant she locks eyes with old flame Dustin at her high school reunion, Cori begins to rethink her dream of a perfect wedding...and the man she wishes would make her his wife.

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Contact Us - Global Conference On Mobility Futures, Lancaster Centre for Mobilities Research, Lancaster University UK.
James Faulconbridge is an economic geographer interested in the role of mobility in organisations. He has completed projects funded by the ESRC, British Academy and British Council which have explored topics including business travel, the role of mobility in transnational communities of practice and the mobilities of professionals such as architects and lawyers. James has edited two special issues on business mobilities and edited with colleagues the book ‘International business travel in the global economy’. At Lancaster University James is a member of the management board of the Centre for Mobilities Research.
David Tyfield is a Lecturer at the Centre for Mobilities Research (CeMoRe), Sociology Department, Lancaster University. His research focuses on the interaction of political economy, social change and developments in science, technology and innovation, with a particular focus on issues of low-carbon transition in China, especially urban transport. He was the lead researcher for an ESRC-AIM Research-funded project on ‘China-UK Innovation Networks towards a Low-Carbon Society’ from 2007 to 2010, which included transport amongst its three major research fields (alongside energy and agriculture). Recent publications include ‘Transportation and Low Carbon Development’ in Earthscan’s Low Carbon Development: Key Issues (2013), ‘Greening China’s Cars’ (2012, Lancaster Working Paper), ‘Game-Changing China: Lessons from China about Disruptive Low Carbon Innovation’ (NESTA, 2010), a special issue of Journal of Knowledge-based Innovation in China on low-carbon innovation in China (2010) and The Economics of Science (Routledge, 2012 in 2 volumes).
Distinguished Professor of Sociology, Lancaster University; Editor of International Library of Sociology (Routledge); Co-editor of Mobilities;Director of the Centre for Mobilities Research. Recent books include Mobilities (2007), Aeromobilities (2009), After the Car (2009), Mobile Lives (2010), Mobile Methods (2010), The Tourist Gaze 3.0 (2011), Climate Change and Society (2011) Societies beyond Oil (2013).
Lisa Wood is a lecturer in Lancaster Medical School. Having trained and worked as a therapeutic radiographer, an interest in Science and Technology Studies brought her to Lancaster University where she completed her PhD on the introduction of technological systems in healthcare. Her research intersects the fields of Science & Technology Studies, Organisation Studies and Mobilities research with current research exploring the role of decision making on the move in healthcare practices.


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Ocean breezes, salty skin, and feeling the sand on your toes? What better time for a wedding than summer time? This favorite season among many brings to mind romance and relaxation to create the perfect party.
According to the Huffington Post, a summer wedding can be foolproof with a few quick tips. We’ve compiled the best from this source and other experts to create an easy guide to make your summer wedding more than just a fleeting memory.
You may think wedding dresses are all heavy and immovable. Luckily, light lace is a breathable material for long-sleeves and accents to your gown. Don’t forget your bridesmaids – they need to feel cool too! Consider a bolero or booties when you’re taking your vows inside in the AC.
Worrying your guests will get cranky in the heat of an outdoor summer wedding? Luckily, you can provide them with the perfect favor before they even take their seats. Think about a classic paper fan or pinwheels for children to feel the breeze even when the sun is shining down.
Speaking of outdoor weddings, it’s no fair to put your guests out in the beating sun. Invest in a light canopy over your seating area and offer refreshing beverages and bug spray before you walk down the aisle.
Weddings may be stressful, but there’s a way to make yours truly unique and exceptional this summer. In recent news, Taco Bell weddings and underwater ceremonies are hot for the summer. Look to your favorite interests and food to make your ceremony one of a kind.
5. Take a Trip…You Earned It!
You may not live in a region with a sunny summer. Try to find a destination wedding for the season. Weddings are popular in Hawaii and Mexico where you can enjoy Pina Coladas poolside.
A destination wedding is perfect with an intimate ceremony. Whether it’s just a few friends or simply you and your partner, you’re sure to create lifelong memories of your special day.
Flower children may prefer a more rustic wedding. Summer comes to mind bright colors and tropical decor you can even pluck straight from your backyard in certain regions of the world.
Get your party together for a fun night of crafting favors and decorations on a budget. Consult managers of a local beach or park for a pretty venue. Ask your friends and family if anyone has photography or baking skills for photos and a cake made with love.
Casual or formal? Make sure your invites depict the theme of the occasion so your guests know whether to dress up or down. Forbes suggests your guests will feel more comfortable dressing to their surroundings rather than getting all dolled up for a fancy ball.
No one wants to sweat and feel cramped on the dance floor after a big meal at your wedding. Your guests will want to feel refreshed and ready to party after dinner. Craft a fruity cocktail to pair with seasonal favorites, like fresh salmon and a leafy salad. Make sure there’s plenty of ice water before, during, and after the ceremony.
The perfect wedding planner can handle the details of your summer wedding for you. Scout out a location with shaded outdoor area or A/C units inside. Inquire about decor, favors, and dinners and get the right expert opinion. Happy wedding!


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There is something about Janet Gurtler novels that just makes me binge read them. I stayed up late reading this one several nights in a row (even though I had to work early in the AM). I read #16ThingsIThoughtWereTrue a few months ago and I LOVED it. I apparently loved it so much that I went over to Kayla’s house and said READ IT. I don’t remember this, but she has it and she says it happened, so it probably did. Especially since she has my book.
I was really intrigued when I saw the synopsis of this novel. We have a boy who comes from under the poverty line, and then we have the girl who is rich. We never see the rich girl, it is always the rich boy helping out the poor girl (except in Crash Into You by Katie McGarry, but that’s a whole other story there…).
I really wanted to see how Ms. Janet would portray those who are below the poverty level, and I wanted to see if they would be accurately represented.
Throughout the novel, the issue of poverty is present and it is somewhat explored, but not enough. We barely get a glimpse of it. Yes, we have the soup kitchen, and yes we have that brief moment in Flynn’s house, but poverty isn’t described well enough for me. I do have to keep in mind though that Ms. Gurtler is from Canada and I live in the USA, so poverty will look a bit different in both countries. What I did like was Jess’ attitude towards Flynn on the whole not having money front. She didn’t discriminate, but I loved that Ms. Janet did show that Jess felt uncomfortable at times being in a place where poverty is so real. I hate it when a rich character goes into a poor area and is like, “Cool yo, no shame, I’m cool. It’s all cool.” NO IT ISN’T. That is not a normal reaction. Not believable at all.
Switching over to some less serious stuff… Really Flynn?! You were so cute and adorable until the end. I loved you. I believed in you and you crushed my heart. I forgive you, but I cannot love you as much as I did at the beginning. That ending just… ugh I’m not cool with it bro.
Overall, The Truth About Us is another great book under Janet’s belt. I enjoyed reading it immensely. I know I didn’t talk much about that, but The Truth About Us raises some very important issues and that is why I requested it on NetGalley, not because I wanted a fluffy read.
Disclaimer: Thank you Sourcebooks Fire and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read this book for free in exchange for an honest review. Receiving this book for free does not sway my opinion.
Disclaimer: Thank you Amazon Publishing and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review. Receiving this book for free does not sway my opinion.
All I can say is WOW. I decided not to read the synopsis and just dove into the book. To say it surprised me is an understatement. I totally thought this would go another way. Did not expect all the twists and turns at all. When I saw this was a part of a “series” I groaned thinking please don’t tell me they split up, please noooooooo, but I’m glad they ended up having their happily ever after.
I do have to warn people that there is some adult content. I did not expect it and I was like Ahhhhh, and skimmed ahead really fast. If you don’t like reading it you can just skip ahead. If I knew it had some adult content I wouldn’t have read it, but since I had requested this on NetGalley I kinda just skipped ahead every time it happened and stuck it out. Oh also, a lot of cussing. More than I thought there would be. Just a warning to those that don’t like reading books with that kind of stuff.
Anyways that aside, it wasn’t a bad read. I kind of thought it would be. It could be the very cliché new adult cover that made me come to that conclusion. I do have to say it was a tad dramatic at times and there were some parts where I literally rolled my eyes and said come on, but if you can get past those few eye-rolling clichés, it’s actually really good. I kind of want to read the rest, but after going to the author’s goodreads and saw she was classified under mature young adult fiction, I kinda of don’t want to.
But let me sidetrack and say MEGAN IS A HORRIBLE BEST FRIEND AND HUMAN BEING. OMG HOW COULD SHE HAVE DONE WHAT SHE DID.
If you want to read an over-the-top, crazy, dramatic, very swoony love story, this is for you. I’m sure you’ll like it.
Disclaimer: Thank you Diversion Books and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read this wonderful book in exchange for an honest review. Receiving this book for free does not sway my opinion.
Today is the fourth day of the Lesson I Never Learned at Meadowbrook Academy Blog Tour and I am happy to participate in the tour of this wonderful book. I’ve divided today’s festivities into two posts. Part 1 (which is this post) will focus on my thoughts of the book and such. Part 2 will consist of Ms. Liz Maccie’s guest post that she was so kind enough to write for my blog. Click Here to check out Part 2.
The most important lessons aren’t learned in the classroom.
It’s the first day of sophomore year for Roberta Romano, but instead of the comfort of her local high school, she’s been thrust into the elitist embrace of the affluent Meadowbrook Academy.
Our narrator is none other than Roberta Romano. She is a spunky Italian teenager that will leave you laughing or cringing (in a good way) every step of the way. Roberta is a sort of oxymoron because she is just like your average teenager and at the same time, she is not. She has characteristics that a teenager and even someone much older can relate to because we have all thought the same things and acted similarly when we were that age.
What I really loved about LINLAMA is that it talks about issues that should be talked about. Ms. Maccie does a wonderful job at not only making a relatable character, but also showing her grow and learn some very important lessons along the way.
It is very important for YA authors to write these type of realizations into characters. Teenagers today need to hear they are not alone when it comes to suffering and pain. That the meal they eat isn’t so much about the food being eaten, but the company that they are sharing it with. I would have loved to had read this book 10 years ago when I was a freshman in high school myself and I could have understood sooner that in this life YOU ARE NOT ALONE. It may feel like you are at times, but you are not, correction, We are not alone.
Thank you Random House for providing me with a free ebook copy through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Award winner and critically acclaimed writer Jenny Hubbard’s riveting account of a teenage girl whose boyfriend brings a gun to school and shoots himself. This is her story before, during, and after the tragedy.
I started reading this book at the beginning of this year and it has taking me this long to read it. 6 months to be exact. Why you may ask it has taken me that many months? Because I had to be in a certain mood to read it. It’s not a lighthearted book at all. It’s heart wrenching, and tragic. If you’re not in the correct mood, it might bore you or turn you off.
The writing in And We Stay is poetic. I could even say lyrical. What I really enjoyed were the poems after every chapter. I could picture Emily late at night writing the poems, letting out all of her feelings into that journal and beginning the process of healing that she desperately needs. The entire book is about the beginning of her healing process and realizing exactly what Paul was to her, as well as learning the consequences of her actions and what saying the truth may lead to.
If I were Emily, it would have taking me longer to heal from this, but the again at the end of the book she is barely starting to heal.
I really loved Emily’s roommate toward the end. At the beginning I thought of her as a snotty, rich, drama-loving girl. When Emily tells her to invent her past, her roommate doesn’t hesitate to make up a sob story that everyone eats up.
Overall, I enjoyed the book. It may not be for me, but I wholly appreciate the poetic writing that enraptured me two nights ago as I binge read the last 80% of the book I still had left to read.
I was recently approved for several ARC’s on NetGalley and Edelwiness. I was so excited to see that I was approved for all of these books that I almost did a happy dance.
I will be tackling Waterfell this week and I’ll post up a review of it soon!


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The Greater Victoria Harbour Authority has reported that it saw increased utilization of its properties by both residents and visitors in 2018.
From the Ogden Point Cruise Terminal and Fisherman’s Wharf to the Inner Harbour, community-focused facilities serve both visitors and residents, and 2018 was a milestone and record-setting year for many of the properties, according to the Harbour Authority.
Among the many highlights: 250 cruise ships brought 640,000 passengers and 230,000 crew; commercial fishing vessels offloaded 2.8 million pounds of seafood at Fisherman’s Wharf; some 400,000 people used the breakwater walkway at Ogden Point; the Port Authority supported various initiatives such as the Indigenous Cultural Festival and Songhees Cultural Center, as well as more than 55 community events throughout the Inner Harbour, Fisherman’s Wharf and Ogden Point, 30 of which received sponsorship by the Harbour Authority with financial or in-kind support valued at more than $100,000.
Other events were designed to raise awareness of the importance of the oceans and also to clean up local shores.
Improved Wi-Fi was installed both Ogden Point and the Inner Harbour marinas, allowing visitors to stay connected.
Infrastructure Canada announced $1.9 million toward the $6.8 million project to extend the mooring dolphin at Ogden Point Pier B to accommodate larger cruise ships.