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When I was single and working, I think I only ironed when I needed to. Not sure what I did with my sheets. How odd, I can't remember anymore. Has it been that long ago?
But now that I'm married and have my own little family. I like to iron all the beddings and linen and most of little T's clothes. I once mentioned on a past post that I iron our beddings and one of my blogger friends (you know who you are ;)) seemed surprised, or even shocked that I actually iron them. I'm wondering am I the only one who does it now?
Is ironing becoming a thing of the past? Is ironing considered retro?
You see, one of my small joys, is having clean, crisp and not a-single-crease-seen on our newly changed bedlinen not only on ours, but also on little T's bed. It gives me utmost pleasure and satisfaction that our beds are all looking perfect, at least my idea of perfect. Oh dear, does that sound really sad? To each their own I guess. I like to focus on the little things that make me happy and newly ironed sheets happen to be one of them.
And I'm a bit embarrassed to admit, that I do like this chore. I don't find it tedious like some may do. It's also best done while watching "Escape to the Country", most times though I like to watch the news. It's the only time I can watch it without being interrupted by T.
What about you? Do you iron your sheets and clothes?
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Photographer's Note
Hello friends and colleagues, today I offer a view inside a booth of the fair of my city, it is a place where people gather to drink and eat typical food of Jerez, also dancing the unique dance called Sevillana. Here are some letters about the fair in my city. I hope you like it.
The Horse Fair is a fair held every May in Jerez de la Frontera (Andalusia, Spain).
Declared of International Tourist Interest by the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce, it is, together with Holy Week, one of the largest and most important festivities of the city.
It arose from equine trade in the Middle Ages, in which farmers gathered to close deals.
A document dated September 13, 1481 already specified the location of the origins of the fair: from Puerta del Real to Calle Francos, including Plaza de la Yerba.
The current fair is born from the union of the cattle fair of Dehesa de Caulina and the leisure fair open to the public in 1903.
For many years of the twentieth century was one of the two fairs that were held in Jerez next to the Harvest Fair in September, which are currently held in another format.
Current fair:
The Horse Fair is held a week after the April Fair in Seville (which in turn is held depending on the Holy Week) and before the Romería del Rocío. During the festivities and during the week, (the fair usually lasts seven days, although the last few years have lasted nine to incorporate the previous weekend) horses parade with their riders who, as in the past, are still selling. During the whole week, only during the day, there is a great parade of horse cars through the central streets.
The Fair is currently held in Parque González Hontoria, a park that combines large areas of albero with landscaped areas. The main gate of the park is used as the cover of the Fair.
The Fair currently has more than 250 booths, each with its particular atmosphere and gastronomic specialties
Most of the booths compete in the contests of best cover and best decoration.
The typical drinks of the Jerez fair are the oloroso and the fine wine, that the less purists like to mix the latter with lime sodas, a combination known as rebujito.
The most usual day dress at Feria is the short dress, if it is mounted on horseback, and gypsy costume (or flamenco dress) for women, and half-tailored during the night.
The gastronomy is very varied, but focusing on the fried fish and typical stews, such as bull tail, tagarninas esparragás, menudo, cabbage Jerezana and of course the best seafood and cold meats.
The booths are all different, and are usually made of material (not curtains, as in other fairs around). Its management is entrusted to groups of the city (companies, brotherhoods, associations, etc.), which use it for financing either through direct exploitation or by transferring it to a professional.
After the mayor Pedro Pacheco's ban on the existence of the Fair of private booths in the Real, the mythical Gonzalez Byass booth was demolished and the rest of the booths have become public, facilitating fun for all people who are not of the area.
Design competition Unlike most fairs, which maintain a uniform design of all their booths, the Horse Fair allows each booth to have a different design. What's more, the city council holds several booth contests in each edition: better company booth, better association booth, better corner booth (due to the difficulty of decorating two sides), etc.
Retirement Day. In the last editions, Monday has been reserved as a retired day and discounts are made on the attractions so that the elderly can take their grandchildren to them. Likewise, the attractions cost half on Monday. In addition, Wednesday has been reserved as a day for women.
Gay-Friendly Fair. Due to its open and popular character, the Horse Fair was one of the first fairs in Andalusia to have an explicitly LGBT booth.
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alvaraalto (38784) 2017-11-10 13:15
Hello Angel
Nice picture with the promise of a great gathering if all the participants has arrive.
Could be a splendid start of the weekend.
Have a nice weekend.
Groet Rob
Tue (72072) 2017-11-10 13:32
Hello Angel,
It really looks like a very inviting place with the festive tables, blooming flowers and bright colours. The subdued light is very pleasant and adds a warm hue to the photo. Very well captured with good sharpness.
PiotrF (42878) 2017-11-10 17:20
Hello Angel,
Interesting picture from this event..I like the excellent composition here and the beautiful colors.Thank you for your detailed notes.
Fine presentation.
Hello dear angel and have a nice time
and a happy new day and weekend
All your photos bring your personal stamp
and this one describes a view inside a booth
of the fair of your city
I would like to be there to drink and eat typical food
thanks for sharing with us useeful notes
jemaflor (125857) 2017-11-10 23:35
Salut Angel,
Un lieu bien décorée et où il fait bon semble t-il manger des spécialités de la région, c'est bien cadré et avec cette bonne luminosité les couleurs, avec ce rouge, ressortent très bien.
emka (139436) 2017-11-10 23:41
Hello Angel,
Nice picture from the fair and for me lovely memories of my visit in Jerez. Attractive view of this restaurant with red chairs, nice flower decorations. Beautiful symmetry.
Kind regrads Malgo
danos (110395) 2017-11-11 0:39
Hola Angel,
nice the view of the place from the horse fair with the decoration of the tables to be captured and presented perfect.Informative your note about the event.
Fis2 (142865) 2017-11-11 0:39
Witaj Angel!
Very nice view.
Restaurant makes impression.
Good frame and interesting colours.
Well done.
Warm regards.
ikeharel (98920) 2017-11-11 0:50
Hola Angel,
The plants-pots hanging and the burgundy-red table cloths made the sight extremely beautiful, and the mild light indoor's gave a special ambiance to the scene.
Well taken this multi-colors photo, bravo.
Buen weekend,
snunney (130965) 2017-11-11 1:49
Hello Angel,
Looks a cosy place for some fun and relaxation and a bite to eat. I like the framing and the warm tints along with the excellent sharpness.
Nicou (188656) 2017-11-11 2:36
Ces tables et chaises de restaurant avec les belle nappes rouge et cette grille qui coupe l'extérieur et l'intérieur quelle vue et compo superbe image.
Bravo et belle journée
Silvio1953 (191437) 2017-11-11 5:03
Ciao Angel, delizioso interno, bella prospettiva, magnifica luce e splendidi colori, bravo, ciao Silvio
Cricri (176) 2017-11-11 5:27
Hola Angel
Un endroit accueillant joliment décorées, la couleur rouge domine, charmante présentation
lousat (121153) 2017-11-11 10:11
Ciao Angel,a beautiful memory from your archive showing us the decorations of this restaurant during the fairy days of your city,a perfect symmetry and very bright colors too,i like it! Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano
papagolf21 (145238) 2017-11-11 14:09
Bonsoir, cher ami Angel,
Voilà un endroit bien sympathique, où il doit faire bon vivre de s'installer dans ce décor très agréable très fleuri et à l'ameublement original.
La présentation est une véritable invitation.
rychem (68081) 2017-11-11 23:04
A very nice place, it invites the people with nice decoration and great atmosphere, I can imagine I can eat here something tasty of the Spanish cuisine :)
regards Ryszard
Royaldevon (64476) 2017-11-13 22:47
Hola Angel,
This sounds like a fair that is full of life and jollity, welcoming more than just the locals to participate in the fun. I know you have shown us lots of different aspects so we can appreciate what is involved.
Your photograph shows a booth which is both colourful and inviting.
My warm regards,
Bev 😊
gervaso (27399) 2017-11-14 2:00
Hola, Angel!
Muy bonita vista de este agradable y colorido espacio para tomar unas copas y almorzar o cenar! Los adornos son bellísimos y los captaste con excelente iluminación y nitidez! Bella composición! Muy buen trabajo!
sacimar (36911) 2017-11-14 7:52
Hola Ángel,
parece un buen sitio para tomarse algo, la feria parece un evento interesante, me gusta la ventana con esa decoración vegetal, bien visto,
Un saludo,
mcmtanyel (54727) 2017-11-15 20:17
Hello Angel,
I like your rather symmetric composition but what really attracted me to this are the pleasant colors.
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- Date Taken: 2008-01-09
- Categories: Festivals, Architettura, Evento
- Camera: Sony Cybershot DSC W170
- Esposizione: 1/160 secondi
- Versione Foto: Versione Originale
- Date Submitted: 2017-11-10 13:06


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Troma Films – The Aroma Of Troma – 4 Pages
"Nuclear meltdowns, killer chopsticks, rabid grannies and dancing in the dirty streets – Tromaville has it all. But, as FEAR's John Gilbert discovered, it's no place for a vacation..."
Shreddies – Midnight Shreddies – 2 Pages
"Who's being used? Us or the characters we see and read about in movies and writing? FEAR's Roger Kean exposes a disturbing trend in plot development which at worst threatens the value of the genre."
Comics & Graphic Novels – Graphic Detail – 1.5 Pages
"Beginning a graphic novel collection? Warren Lapworth shows the way..."
Movie Mainline:
Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer – Slice Of Life – 4 Pages
"Gruesomely mutilated corpses litter the average horror flick, but when the life story of a mass murderer translates to the big screen, then the censors really start to sweat. Mark Kermode asks the men behind Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer to explain why truth is often stranger than fiction."
Book Reviews:
Dark Voices – Stephen Jones & Clarence Paget
The Barsoom Project – Larry Niven & Steven Barnes
First Flight – Chris Claremont
Star Scroll – Melanie Rawn
Jason Cosmo – Dan McGirt
The Klingon Gambit – Robert E Vardeman
Visions Of Space: Artists Journey Through The Cosmos – David A Hardy
Unnatural Selection – Daniel Evan Weiss
Endangered Species – Gene Wolf
Operation Saturn – Frank Hampson
Mad Moon Of Dreams – Brian Lumley
Asimov's Chronology Of Science And Discovery – Isaac Asimov
Carrion Comfort – Dan Simmons
Diggers – Terry Pratchett
TekWar – William Shatner
Film Reviews:
She Devil - Directed by Susan Seidelman
Communion - Directed by Philippe Mora
B.O.R.N. - Directed by Ross Hagen
Murder One Murder Two - Directed by Paul Leder
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier - Directed by William Shatner
Food Of The Gods 2 - Directed by Damian Lee
Rushweek - Directed by Bob Bralver
Robot Jox - Directed by Stuart Gordon
Wicked Stepmother - Directed by Larry Cohen
How To Get Ahead In Advertising - Directed by Bruce Robinson
Halloween 4: The Return Of Michael Myers - Directed by Dwight H Little
Friday The 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan - Directed by Rob Hedden
The Banker - Directed by Al Ororato & Jerry Franks
Masque Of The Red Death - Directed by Larry Brand
Driving Force - Directed by Andrew Prowse
Daredreamer - Directed by Barry Caillier
Field Of Dreams - Directed by Phil Alden Robinson
An Invitation To The Black Museum - Directed by Sandy Kaye
Freddy's Nightmares 2 - Directed by Ken Wiederhorn
Revenge Of The Teenage Vixens From Outer Space - Directed by Jeff A Ferrell
The Witchfinder General - Directed by Michael Reeves
City Under The Sea - Directed by Jacques Tourneur
Konga - Directed by John Lemont
The Man Who Haunted Himself - Directed by Basil Dearden
The Brain Machine - Directed by Ken Hughes
Fright - Directed by Peter Collinson
Twisted Nerve - Directed by Roy Boulting
The Man Who Fell To Earth - Directed by Nicolas Roeg
Laura - Directed by Otto Preminger


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Before you start twitching in disagreement let me just tell you that this list of hightop sneakers is in no particular order. We'd be here until the cows came home if it was. So…
Raf Simons High Top
What can we say about these bad boys that hasn't be said before? Exactly. Let's focus on the Velcro colorways: cloth design, embroidered and lettered to suit your tastes, all with different concepts for the Spring/Summer collection. You may notice that we are using an older version of their high top. Why? we're just not sold on the new black lace-up high top. It looks like you'd be strangling your feet in a mobile S & M dungeon. The RS high tops are fast becoming a firm favourite of celebrities all over the world.
Converse Chukks
Ye old faithful. Never get old the older they get and move with times – a popular choice for men rocking skinny jeans. Classic design, worn by everyone that's anyone, comfortable, affordable and sticking two fingers up in the face of Nike…well, until Nike went and bought them out that is. Punk rock? Not so much now with Nike at the helm and they might not last as long as other brands but hey, is that not what punk is all about? Is it better to burn out than fade away? Depends on the individual we suppose.
Simple but elegant. No fancy stuff. The GATs truly are the new baller's balling sneakers. It's all about easy-going enjoyment and although you should look towards keeping them for display purposes only we dare you to try and do that when the sun is shining and your feet are screaming for them like a baby in need of its bottle. GATs are probably our favourite but hey, we are not here to influence you!
Adidas Superstars
Our Second favourite (ha) and like the converse chucks they never lose their style or meaning. On the run from competitors since 1969, the Superstar has been one of the major influences in the sneaker culture. Let's face it-any shoe worn by the legendary Kareem Abdul Jabbar deserves to be kicking its way onto this list. The rubber shell toe piece and extra thick laces have also been a staple accessory for rappers since the early 80's. Now that's old-skool.
Nike Vandals
We feel like we are cheating by including these seeing as the converse chucks are technically Nike but on the other hand we believe we would be cheating you guys out of a really cool and iconic choice of shoe if we didn't mention them. They are classics no matter what your opinion of the Nike Brand is. It's all about roots. The low leather LE shoe is a classic low top that commemorates basketball's pre-desegregation all-black teams. Surely this means it's a true original? Comfortable and great on the street, the vandals have to be given a shout.
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Blu-ray player. Good 3D graphics. Overclocked performance.
No eSATA or USB 3.0 ports. Could use built-in Wi-Fi.
Bottom Line
The Velocity Micro Campus Edition (2010) combines an overclocked quad-core processor with a mid-level 3D graphics card. It is a jack of all trades for the demanding student, who needs extra power but on a budget.
Partially tricked out, the Velocity Micro Campus Edition (2010) ($999 direct) desktops combines an overclocked quad-core processor with a mid-level 3D graphics card. It is a jack of all trades for the demanding student who needs extra power, but needs to keep their purchase within a budget.
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The Vector Campus Edition (2010) comes in the company's Classic case, an aluminum mid-tower chassis with a windowed side panel to show off the motherboard and graphics card. It's a design seen on previous Campus Edition desktops, and it still holds up. The chassis affords the system room for future expansion. It has space for two additional hard drives, an extra optical drive (not that you need it), two free PCIe x1 slots, and two free memory DIMM slots. The included Nvidia GeForce GT 240 graphics card occupies the sole PCIe x16 slot. The graphics card has a DVI, VGA, and HDMI port, giving you the flexibility to connect to a recent monitor, and old hand-me-down monitor, or a new HDTV, respectively. The system's two case fans are lit, so the system will be sufficiently showy in a dimly lit room.
The system comes with an Intel Core i5-750 processor, overclocked to 3.34GHz from its standard 2.66GHz. It also has 4GB of DDR3 memory, and a 1TB hard drive. With the system's 400W power supply, you should be able to power a couple more hard drives or swap in a slightly more powerful graphics card if needed. Velocity Micro packed in an average wired Logitech keyboard, and a Kensington mouse that's perfect for the gamer/student researcher. The mouse is responsive, with a chunky profile that fits well in hand, and has forward/back buttons under your thumb. The system comes with a Blu-ray player/DVD burner combo drive, which is great for the student looking to burn DVDs for class projects, and watch DVD and Blu-ray movies during down time.
While the system has a bunch of forward-looking tech, there are a few features missing. New technologies like eSATA and USB 3.0 are important for the new crop of hard drives coming out. USB 3.0 and eSATA are faster interfaces than USB 2.0 and FireWire, so your student will spend less time transferring those video files from his floormate's external hard drives. Also, though many dorm rooms are hard wired for Ethernet, Wi-Fi is still a necessity at home or if the room only has one Ethernet jack per room.
The Vector Campus Edition (2010) is aimed at the student who needs a bit more performance from their desktop PC, and the system definitely has that. Thanks to the overclocked quad-core CPU, the system completed our Windows Media Encoder test in a quick 27 seconds and Photoshop CS4 test in just over a minute.
Games are another important outlet for students, and the Vector proved itself capable on the game grid. It garnered a mostly playable score of 58 frames per second (we consider 60fps and higher as smoothly playable) at Crysis and a smoothly playable score (73 fps) at World in Conflict at our medium settings. The gameplay slowed down significantly at 7fps when played on our extreme settings, but, suffice to say the system will be able to play less intensive 3D games like World of Warcraft or StarCraft 2.
The Velocity Micro Vector Campus Edition (2010) is a good choice for the student. It comes direct from VM's configure-to-order division, so it's free of bloatware, plus you can customize the system to an certain extent. However, the current Editors' Choice in the mid-priced desktop division is the Dell Studio XPS 7100 ($1,149 direct, ). While the Dell is $150 more expensive, that additional cash gives you extras like 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi, 500GB more hard drive space, 2GB more RAM, and better 3D performance. Keep the Vector on your short list to be sure, especially if you want to keep your total outlay under $1,200, but the Dell XPS 1700 ultimately has a better bang for the buck.
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LONDON (Reuters) - The chief executive of U.S. firm Dana Incorporated (DAN.N) is in London meeting top GKN GKN.L shareholders in a drive to persuade the British engineer's investors to back a deal with Dana and reject a hostile bid by Melrose Industries (MRON.L).
GKN agreed a $6.1 billion deal on Friday to merge its automotive division with Dana, an Ohio-based maker of axles and driveshafts, hoping to fend off an unwanted takeover approach by Melrose, a UK-based industrial turnaround specialist.
Melrose responded by raising its cash-and-shares bid for all of GKN on Monday. The offer, which at the time valued the FTSE 100 engineer at 8.1 billion pounds ($11.3 billion), was declared "final", meaning it cannot be increased under Britain's takeover rules.
James Kamsickas, the Dana chief executive, is now in Britain to discuss the merits of the automotive deal with GKN's major shareholders, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
The Dana CEO is expected to spend most of the week in Britain, one of the sources added.
It comes as the battle for the future of GKN, a mainstay of Britain's engineering sector, reaches its final stages.
GKN shareholders have two options. They can choose Melrose's bid of 81 pence in cash for each GKN share plus 1.69 new Melrose shares, a deal that will hand them a 60 percent stake in the London-listed turnaround specialist.
GKN investors have until March 29 to accept Melrose's offer.
Alternatively, they can back GKN's plan, which would give them a 47.25 percent stake in New York-listed Dana.
GKN, led by new CEO Anne Stevens, has also pledged to sell off its powder metallurgy business, which along with the Dana deal would leave the engineering group focused on the aerospace sector, supplying parts for aircraft including the Eurofighter Typhoon. It would then return as much as 2.5 billion pounds to its shareholders over three years.
Such a plan "would delever GKN, but weaken its business profile," analysts at Moody's Investor Service warned in a March 12 report.
They argued that a deal with Dana would leave GKN as a "substantially smaller and less diversified" business.
Melrose has been pursuing GKN since January, when the fight between the two companies quickly descended into a war of words.
They clashed again on Tuesday over the future of GKN's retirement schemes following an intervention by the trustees of the engineer's pension plans.
The trustees said on Monday evening that they had held a number of discussions with Melrose about its takeover bid but had yet to receive proposals that addressed their "key concerns".
GKN said the trustees' statement showed Melrose was "not demonstrating a responsible approach to the serious issue of protecting the long-term interests of GKN's pensioners."
Melrose's Executive Chairman Christopher Miller retorted that the turnaround specialist is "an exemplary custodian of pension schemes".
"We are working towards an agreement on the GKN pension schemes which will strengthen them and better protect GKN's pensioners," he said.
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Osteoporosis For Dummies Cheat Sheet
When you have osteoporosis (a skeletal disorder where your bones become porous and weak), you have increased chances of sustaining bone fractures. But which bones are most commonly broken, and how long do they take to mend? You can lessen your chances of breaking bones by knowing how to prevent falls.
4 Most Common Fractures Due to Osteoporosis
So are you wondering which types of fractures are the most common with osteoporosis? If you experience any of these fractures, ask your doctor to check for osteoporosis. If you already have osteoporosis, be vigilant about preventing bone fractures.
Here's a quick look at common fractures related to from osteoporosis:
Hip fractures: Although hip fractures may seem to get the most publicity with osteoporosis, they aren't the most common osteoporotic fracture. Of the 1.5 million osteoporotic fractures each year in the United States, about 300,000 are hip fractures.
Vertebral compression fractures: Nearly half, or 700,000, of the annual osteoporotic fractures in the U.S. are of this type. A vertebral compression fracture is an injury to the spine in which one or more vertebrae collapse.
If the collapse is only in the front part of the spines, it's a compression (or wedge) fracture. If the vertebral body is crushed in all directions, it's called a burst fracture.
Wrist fractures: Often called Colles' fractures, wrist fractures account for about 200,000 of the osteoporotic fractures in the U.S.
Other fractures: The remainder includes mostly fractures of the ribs, shoulder, and pelvis, although any bone can sustain an osteoporotic fracture.
Although vertebral compression fractures can occur with little or no trauma — a cough or sudden twist of your upper body can cause one — hip and wrist fractures are most often related to falls.
Osteoporosis: How Long Does Bone Take to Heal?
You may not have thought much about osteoporosis — until you've fractured a bone. Exactly how fast the bone heals depends somewhat on the type of bone that's broken.
Bone consists of complicated living tissue of which there are two types, cortical and trabecular. Most bones contain both types of tissue:
Cortical (compact) bone is about four to six times denser than trabecular bone. About 75 to 80 percent of your skeleton is made of cortical bone. Cortical bone composes most of the shafts of long bones, like the femur in your thigh and the humerus in your arm.
Cortical bone heals in four to eight months.
Trabecular (spongy) bone is spongier than cortical bone and composes about 20 percent of the bones in your body. Trabecular bone appears at the ends of long bones and in the bones of the vertebrae (spine). Also, most short bones consist of trabecular tissue; your wrist and ankles contain short bones.
Trabecular bone heals within three to six months — more quickly than cortical bone — in part because of its better blood supply.
If you have a problem with low amounts of vitamin D in your blood or some other problem with vitamin D metabolism, it'll take much longer for your fracture to heal.
8 Ways to Prevent Falls When You Have Osteoporosis
Fractures and broken bones are likely if you have osteoporosis and happen to fall. Avoid a trip to the doctor: Prevent falls by following these eight safety measures:
Alcohol: Keep your alcoholic beverage intake to a minimum to prevent losing your balance.
Bathrooms: Install and use grab bars and nonslip tub mats or nonslip tape in your tub or shower.
Floors: Reduce clutter and secure all loose wires, cords, and throw rugs. Make sure all your rugs and carpeting are anchored and have no wrinkles or bumps.
Kitchen: Always clean spills immediately, especially from the floor; and install non-skid mats near the sink, stove, and refrigerator.
Lighting: Make sure all your halls, stairways, and entrances are well lit. If you get up in the middle of the night, turn on your lights so you can easily see where you're going. Install a night light in your bathroom.
Medications: Ask your doctor if any of your medications might cause dizziness that could lead to a fall.
Shoes: Always wear sturdy, rubber-soled shoes to reduce slippage. Wear non-skid socks or slippers.
Stairs: At home, make sure all of the treads, rails, and rugs on the stirs are secure. Be sure to use the handrails.
Statistics show that if you've had one osteoporotic fracture, your chances for another one increase. After you know your bones are more prone to fracture, you need to be extra vigilant about taking care of yourself.


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WDMFJT is a simple Twitter based mash-up that creates a scrollable timeline with information about when your various friends may have joined Twitter. The app doesn't require authentication and you may therefore use it to research the connections of any other Twitter user as well.
The lower half of the timeline represents the month while the upper half represents the actual date when your friend jumped into the Twitter bandwagon.
Twitter internally launched around this time some five years ago – see the first tweet written by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey – but it was only an year later (March 2007 to be precise) when the tech influencers started flocking Twitter.
WDMFJT is a work of @vsr who previously created Tweetbook, another useful app that lets you download your tweets as a well-formatted PDF book.


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Listen in to hear about Citrix's digital transformation journey with SAP Ariba. Amina Anderson speaks with Jacqueline Benigni, procurement operations manager at Citrix, who shares keys to success and lessons learned. Citrix was recognized at the Procurement Leaders conference in London in 2017 and won the Procurement Transformation award.
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Feb 04, 2003 | ISBN 9780425188781
"Suspenseful, atmospheric [and] pulse-pounding…Hunting Season ranks right up there with the best in this excellent series."—Chicago Tribune
"The plot takes some surprising twists [but] the real strength of Hunting Season, and this series, is its delightful protagonist. A widowed woman in her 40s, she is absolutely believable—alternately irritated, feisty, insecure, grouchy and charming."—The Cleveland Plain Dealer
"An engrossing and deftly written thriller…[Nevada Barr] provides us with a backstage view of our national park system that is both fictionally exciting and factually enlightening."—San Diego Union-Tribune
"Will keep readers guessing until the last page."—The Denver Post
"Thoroughly enjoyable."—The Seattle Times
"The edgy, fast-paced tale generates plenty of tension…and Barr does a good job of developing the character of Anna, adding romance to the mix and giving the ranger plenty of opportunity to display her slightly dark, off-center wit."—Booklist (starred review)
"First-rate…Barr outshines most other authors in the mystery genre."—Publishers Weekly
"In Hunting Season, [Barr's] descriptions are so vivid a reader almost feels the leaves on the forest floor cracking beneath her feet and the misty fogs soaking into her pores."—The Memphis Commercial Appeal
"A good, exciting read. [Barr] has a deft touch with suspense, and her fiction has a solid feel."—The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC)
"[Shows] the beauty of Barr's writing about nature along the Trace and her development of Anna's increasingly complex personality."—St. Paul Pioneer Press
"Even fans who thought they'd already seen enough of Natchez Trace will find Barr's tenth as inventive, as ingenious, and finally as riveting as the very best of this distinguished series."—Kirkus Reviews
"Fortunately for her readers, Barr takes full advantage of the surroundings, writing ingeniously plotted mysteries set in exotic locales…interesting characters…some truly terrifying scenes."—Capital Times (Madison, WI)
"The remarkable Nevada Barr offers another beautifully nuanced and hard-to-put-down tale…There truly is no finer writer in the realm today, and her descriptive prose in observance of the natural world is always stunning."—Pages
"Park ranger Anna Pigeon is back on the Natchez Trace [with] poachers, grave robbers, a romance and, of course, a murder…The slightly spooky goings-on give the tale a pleasant chill, and Barr keeps the story's intensity high until the edge-of-your-seat conclusion. Along with her trademark elucidation of the wonders of nature, she never fails to illuminate human nature as well."—Rocky Mountain News


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Frequent Links
Pine Barrens (New Jersey)
The Pine Barrens, also known as the Pinelands or simply the Pines, is a heavily forested area of coastal plain stretching across more than seven counties of southern New Jersey. The name "pine barrens" refers to the area's sandy, acidic, nutrient-poor soil. Although European settlers could not cultivate their familiar crops there, the unique ecology of the Pine Barrens supports a diverse spectrum of plant life, including orchids and carnivorous plants. The area is also notable for its populations of rare pygmy Pitch Pines and other plant species that depend on the frequent fires of the Pine Barrens to reproduce. The sand that composes much of the area's soil is referred to by the locals as sugar sand.
Despite its proximity to Philadelphia and New York City, and the fact that the Garden State Parkway and Atlantic City Expressway run through it, the Pine Barrens remains largely rural and undisturbed. The Pine Barrens territory helps recharge the 17 trillion gallon Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer containing some of the purest water in the United States.[1][2] As a result of all these factors, in 1978 Congress passed legislation to designate 1.1 million acres (4,500 km²) of the Pine Barrens as the Pinelands National Reserve (the nation's first National Reserve) to preserve its ecology. A decade later, it was designated by the United Nations as an International Biosphere Reserve. Development in the Pinelands National Reserve is strictly controlled by an independent state/federal agency, the New Jersey Pinelands Commission.
The Pinelands Reserve contains the Wharton, Brendan T. Byrne (formerly Lebanon), Penn, and Bass River state forests. The reserve also includes two National Wild and Scenic Rivers: the Maurice[3] and the Great Egg Harbor.[4]
The noted author John McPhee wrote The Pine Barrens (1967), on the history and ecology of the region.
During the colonial era, the Pine Barrens was the location of various industries. Bog iron was mined from bogs, streams, and waterways, and was worked in furnaces at Batsto, Lake Atsion, Ferrago, Hanover, and several other locations. Iron from these early furnaces was instrumental in supplying the American military with weapons and camp tools during the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Second Barbary War. For example, Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr. sailed to Algiers armed with 24-pound cannons that had been cast at Hanover in 1814.[5] The bog iron industry declined in the mid-19th century after the discovery that iron ore could be mined more cheaply in Pennsylvania.
Other industries such as paper mills, sawmills, and gristmills rose and fell throughout the years, catering chiefly to local markets. Smaller industries such as charcoal-making and glassmaking also were developed, meeting with varying degrees of success. Over time, however, the forest reclaimed almost all traces of the Pine Barrens' industrial past. Ghost towns—remnants of villages built around these former industries—can still be found at various locations. Batsto Village has been restored to its mid-19th century state as a state historic site.
The Pine Barrens were home to many rural, backwoods families. For years, residents of the rural area were called "Pineys" by outsiders, as a derogatory term. Today many Pinelands residents are proud of both the name and the land on which they live.[6] In the early 20th century, a family identified in a case study by the pseudonym, the Kallikaks, were presented as an example of genetic inferiority by eugenicists. Today, scholars understand that the facts in the Kallikaks study were misrepresented, including photographs altered to make the family members appear more backward.[7]
On July 12, 1928, the Mexican aviator and national hero Emilio Carranza crashed and was killed in the Pinelands while returning from a historic goodwill flight from Mexico City to the United States. Flying back from Long Island, he encountered a thunderstorm and crashed in Burlington County. A 12 ft (3.6 m) monument identifies the location of the crash.
Efforts to preserve the Pine Barrens
Despite rapid urbanization of surrounding areas, the Pine Barrens remained largely untouched because its sandy soil was unsuitable for growing most crops. Its iron and charcoal deposits did not compete with more readily accessible deposits elsewhere. In 1969, the Pine Barrens averaged a density of 15 people per square mile, compared with 1000 people per square mile in the lands bordering it. With rising environmental concerns at the time, people became alerted to the possible destruction of the Pine Barrens and its aquifer by urban sprawl.
State authorities in the region discussed plans to construct a jetport and associated city in the Pine Barrens to alleviate congestion at other major regional airports of the mid-Atlantic. The low cost of land and lower incidence of fog in the area made the plan appealing.[8]
Congress created the New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve, the country's first National Reserve, to protect the area under the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978. The New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve contains approximately Script error: No such module "convert". of land, and occupies 22% of New Jersey's land area, including territory of much of seven counties. Counties affected by the Act are Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and Ocean.
The reserve contains Wharton State Forest, Brendan T. Byrne State Forest, Bass River State Forest, and Penn State Forest.[9] The Pinelands was designated a U.S. Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1983 and an International Biosphere Reserve in 1988.[10]
Howard P. Boyd was instrumental in working to preserve the Pine Barrens and educate visitors. He died in December 2011, within the Protection Area of the Pinelands National Reserve.[11]
Jersey Devil
The Pine Barrens gave rise to the legend of the Jersey Devil, said to have been born in 1735 to a local woman named Mrs. Leeds in an area known as "Leeds Point".[12] It was said that he was her 13th child and, because of the unlucky number, he was cursed. Another story says that the mother gave birth to a hideous monster that attacked her and her nurses, before flying up and out of the chimney and disappearing into the Barrens. Most alleged sightings of the legendary Devil have occurred in or near the Pine Barrens.
Plants and animals
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The Pine Barrens are home to at least 850 species of plants,[13] of which 92 are considered threatened and endangered.[14] Several species of orchids, including the Pink Lady's Slipper, are native to the Pine Barrens.[15]
The Pine Barrens are home to at least 39 species of mammals, over 300 species of birds, 59 reptile and amphibian species, and 91 fish species.[16] At least 43 species are considered threatened and endangered by the NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife,[17] including the rare eastern timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) and bald eagles.[18]
The Pine Barrens are at risk from increasing development and suburbanization in the area. A threatened species of frog, the Pine Barrens Tree Frog, has a disjunct population there.[19]
Believed to have been extirpated from the state by 1970 due to destruction of its territory and human encroachment, the bobcat gained legal protection in 1972. It is classified as a game species with a closed season; in 1991 it was added to the list of endangered species in New Jersey. Between 1978 and 1982, the state introduced 24 bobcats from Maine into the northern portion of the state. Since 1996, they have been monitored by biologists with the aid of GPS transmitters in order to determine habitat ranges and preferences.[20]
A scent post survey in 1995 proved bobcat presence in four northern counties. There have been reliable sightings of the bobcat in nine additional (mostly southern) counties, including those encompassing large swathes of the Pine Barrens and others skirting it, namely: Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Ocean, and Salem counties.[21]
Industries in the Pine Barrens are primarily related to agriculture and tourism. New Jersey produces the third-highest number of cranberries in the country, mostly cultivated in the areas around Chatsworth, including Whitesbog. The first cultivated blueberries were developed in the Pine Barrens in 1916 through the work of Elizabeth White of Whitesbog, and blueberry farms are nearly as common as cranberry bogs in the area. Most blueberry farms are found in and around the town of Hammonton.[19]
Forest fires
In the Pine Barrens, forest fire has been a common occurrence before habitation by humans. Fire has played a major ecological role in the Pinelands, and the ecotypes "suggest that short fire intervals may have been typical in the Pine Plains for many centuries, or millennia."[22] Although natural fires have occurred, evidence shows that most fires in the region are of human origin.[23]
The fire regime before European settlement is poorly understood.[22] Scholars know that the Lenape tribes burned the woods in the spring and fall to reduce underbrush, and improve plant yields and hunting conditions.[24] The Pine Barrens, with its sandy soil, did not attract a permanent agriculture population (whose main interest would have been to establish permanent boundaries and clear the forests for fields.)[23] The area's sparse population encouraged a long-lasting attitude that forest fires should be set for local benefit—even on the lands of others. For instance, it was profitable for charcoal burners to set fires deliberately, in order to make the trees useless for any purpose other than charcoal making, then purchase the trees for a discount.[23]
Forest fires play an important role in regulating the growth of plants in the Pine Barrens. Frequent light fires tend to reduce the amount of undergrowth and promote the growth of mature trees. Forest fires have contributed to the dominance of Pitch Pine in the Pine Barrens. They can resist and recover quickly from fire by resprouting directly through their bark (something very unusual for pines). Their serotinous pine cones open only after having been heated by a fire.[23][25] The prevalence of forest fire allows the pitch pines to dominate over oaks, which by comparison are usually killed outright by a moderate or intense fire. High air temperatures and dry plant undergrowth contribute to the intensity of the fire. While severe fires are uncommon, severe fires at fairly frequent intervals can eliminate species that do not bear seed at an early age. Frequent killing fires keep an area covered with small sprouts.[26]
Efforts to battle forest fire attract debate over how to best preserve the Pine Barrens. While fires constitute a danger to property and inhabitants, preservationists argue that eliminating forest fires would cause the Pine Barrens to become dominated by oak trees. A few areas which had previously consisted of scrub and pitch pine have become dominated by oak trees because of intervention after settlement to reduce the frequency of forest fires.[27]
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See also
- Atlantic coastal pine barrens
- Long Island Central Pine Barrens
- New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve
- ^ Pearce, Jeremy. "Trouble in Paradise", The New York Times, June 23, 2002. Accessed September 29, 2007. Quote: "The state Pinelands Protection Act of 1979 set goals of preserving farms and undeveloped lands, discouraging piecemeal and scattered development and conserving animal and plant species on the sandy soils of the Kirkwood-Cohansey Aquifer, estimated to hold 17.7 trillion gallons of water."
- ^ Michael A. Hogan, "The Pine Barrens of New Jersey: A Photoessay", Environment News Service, 27 October 2005. Accessed September 29, 2007. Quote: "Underlying much of the Pinelands is the Cohansey Aquifer. This formation of unconsolidated sand and gravel functions as a vast reservoir estimated to contain over 17 trillion gallons of some of the purest water in the country."
- ^ "The Maurice Wild & Scenic River". Nat'l Park Service. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ^ "The Great Egg Harbor Wild & Scenic River". Nat'l Park Service. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ^ McPhee, John, The Pine Barrens, Noonday Press (1967) p. 27
- ^ Birdsall, Bob. People of the Pines (2007), Plexus Publishing, Inc., Medford, NJ.
- ^ "Human Intelligence: The Kallikak Family", University of Indiana
- ^ "Biography of a Place: Wilderness Thrives Surrounded by City", Columbia Missourian, 26 January 1969. Accessed March 3, 2009.
- ^ Penn State Forest, NJ Department of Environmental Protection
- ^ New Jersey Pinelands Commission
- ^ "Howard Boyd – The Piney", Blog NJ, Quote: "This Tabernacle resident is the pre-eminent scholar on the Pine Barrens."
- ^ "Legend of the New Jersey Devil", The New Jersey Historical Society.
- ^ "Plants". The Pinelands National Reserve. State of New Jersey Pinelands Commission. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ^ "Protection of Threatened & Endangered Plants in the New Jersey Pinelands" (PDF). New Jersey Pinelands Commission. January 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ^ "Blooming Schedule for Pinelands Orchids" (PDF). New Jersey Pinelands Commission. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ^ NJ Pine Barrens Animals
- ^ "Threatened & Endangered Animals of the New Jersey Pinelands" (PDF). New Jersey Pinelands Commission. January 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ^ Birdsall, Bob Seasons of the Pines, Barnegat, NJ: Island Publishing, 2008
- ^ a b Hammerson, Geoffrey. "Hyla Andersonii". IUCN Redlist. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ^ "Bobcat – March 2003: Species of the Month". New Jersey Dept. of Fish, Game and Wildlife. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
- ^ "Bobcat, Felis refus" (PDF). Retrieved March 3, 2011.
- ^ a b Anderson, Roger Clark; James Steven Fralish; Jerry Mack Baskin (1999). Savannas, Barrens, and Rock Outcrop Plant Communities of North America. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-57322-1.
- ^ a b c d Forman, Richard (1998). Pine Barrens: ecosystem and landscape. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 0-8135-2593-4. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
- ^ Stansfield, Charles (1998). A geography of New Jersey: the city in the garden. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 0-8135-2579-9. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
- ^ Dudley, Elizabeth. Forests: A Fact-Filled Coloring Book, 1990, p. 58.
- ^ Forman, Richard. "Review: Fire Effects in New Jersey's Pine Barrens by Silas Little", Library of New Jersey
- ^ Peterson, Iver. "Fire in the Pine Barrens: Keeping the Oak at Bay", The New York Times, May 29, 1992. Accessed March 21, 2009.
External links
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- New Jersey Pinelands Commission
- NPS National Pinelands Reserve
- Pine Barrens Education Page
- National Park Service: Partnership Wild & Scenic Rivers
History and ecology
- Birds of the Pine Barrens
- Plants of the Pine Barrens
- NJPineBarrens.com – Exploring the Ghost Towns of Southern New Jersey
- American Revolutionary War actions in the Pinelands area
Non-profit organizations and other local interests
- NJ Pinelands and Down Jersey
- Photos of Colliers Mills WMA
- Forked River Mountain Coalition
- Pine Barrens Ecology & Protection – Pinelands Preservation Alliance
- Pine Barrens Landscape and Habitat Photos
- Piney Power.com
- Batona Trail
- South Jersey Tourism Corporation
- Citizens United to Protect the Maurice River and Its Tributaries, Inc.
- NJPINEWAYS.COM Pinelands photo galleries of native flora,fauna, and landscapes
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Summary – How "Puasa Enam" helps
I think most of us know the cause of this nationwide illness. It's the over-consumption (Sumbat) of food during Hari Raya, don't you agree? During that day, we usually will eat "slightly" more than our average.
But I'm not going to write about this… It's on how Islam had offer the solution for this 🙂
First of all, I would like to say that this idea is not from any hadis or Quran. It's entirely from my observation. And thus it is not to be taken as the ultimate truth.
We are all familiar with "Puasa Enam". In Islam, after we had performed the 1 month fasting, we are given the gift of Eid or "Hari Raya". However, it is very recommended to start back fasting on the second day of Syawal for 6 continuous days or any 6 days of Syawal. What's interesting is how it is so VERY RECOMMENDED to perform that 6-days fasting at the SECOND day of Syawal.
It is my belief that a hidden benefit of that is to introduce food in an orderly manner. The scientific term for it is to avoid "Surprised-Stomache" (perut terkejut hehe). In addition to that, our Hari Raya food is famous for its rich in fat and cholesterol. (ya ya blame the food :))
In short, there is a hikmah why "Puasa Enam" is VERY RECOMMENDED to be done at the earliest of Syawal. And I believe this is it. So have I done my "Puasa 6"? hm apparently not yet, if not I must be healthier. Let's
So enough about that… how's everyone's Raya? Care to share your big day here?
————–Personal Note————-
The songs of Raya is still playing inside my head. My favorite Raya song would be that song sung by Anuar Zain when he was still a kid, Aiseh I forget the title.. but the song is playing in loop in my head. And I have no way to stop or pause it. To make things worse… it is looping with only a few line :)Still I can enjoy the song… it's the Raya spirit (or I am forcing myself to believe that huhu)
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Defying the Odds
July 3, 2016 by Nedda
Filed under Animal Healing, Animals and Nature Kingdoms, New Posts, Testimonials
Veterinary Prognosis: She Won't Survive.
Abby, Before Her Injury.
Ellie, one of my clients, called me about a dog named Abby who had been viciously attacked by another dog. The attacker had ripped open Abby's belly and intestines. Even after major surgery, things didn't look very good for Abby.
I was told that the veterinarian had little to no hope for Abby's recovery.
Had Abby also heard this? And if she had, did she accept the veterinarian's viewpoint as written in stone?
Reconstructive surgery repaired the abdominal wall and removed damages portions of Abby's intestines, leaving Abby very weak and septic. The bowel contents that had poured into her belly had caused peritonitis. Further surgery to seal any additional leaks from her gut wasn't an option because of how sick and weak Abby had become.
Abby's person, Briteny, took Abby home so that they could spend time together before Abby passed.
Could this situation be turned around?
First I did an Animal Communication with Abby and Briteny. We spoke about how Abby didn't have to accept the veterinarian's judgment about her chances of recovery. Then I recommended that Abby be given flower essences, such as Rescue Remedy, to help her body deal with the shock and trauma she had experienced.
Finally, I did an energy healing session for Abby.
After calling on higher guidance and receiving Abby's permission to do the healing, the healing guides and I focused on boosting Abby's immune system by stimulating white blood cell production and activity.
All the organs involved in this process received special attention, especially her thymus gland, her spleen, and her bone marrow.
Then the focus shifted to helping the rest of Abby's body recover from the attack. We released emotions that could create energetic blocks to healing, removed stagnant energies, cleansed and balanced her chakra system, and filling her up with the Divine Light and Love.
One of the healing teams repaired the etheric template for her physical body, which if damaged, can prevent a full recovery.
After the healing session, Abby slept deeply.
And then the miracle started to happen. Abby began to improve.
Ellie wrote:
You worked with her at 5pm Thursday…according to the vet Abby wasn't going to make it. At 6 pm Thursday, Abby got up from her bed and started eating and drinking on her own.
On Saturday, Abby was up and playing ball in the backyard.
[Today, Wednesday,] she is still eating and drinking on her own, and fighting off that infection.
The vet cannot believe it.
I know you were with her in her darkest hours. Thank you for being there in this emergency situation.
On Wednesday, Briteny wrote:
She is doing lots better. The vet cannot explain why she is still alive. She still has an infection but the vet believes it is lots better than it was. Abby has gotten a lot of her appetite back and is eating and drinking on her own. She walks around and even has gone up and down a few steps. She's not out of the woods.
What made the difference?
Abby is a brave soul who listened carefully when I told her that she didn't have to die just because the veterinarian was not optimistic about her situation. In addition,
Her desire to survive, combined with the energetic healing session, gave Abby the opportunity to turn things around.
The love and attention that Briteny gave Abby also played a significant role in helping Abby recover.
When I do a healing for someone, I know that what happens isn't up to me. It's entirely up to the human or animal who receives the energies.
By staying open to possibilities, I create a sacred space for miracles to happen.
Sometimes they do.
Finding Peace in Transition
May 9, 2015 by Nedda
Filed under New Posts, Testimonials
Marley Prepares to Leave.
Emmie Finds Peace.
Lillie Buck first called me in 2006 about her two cats, Marley and Emmie.
Recently Lillie contacted me to thank me for the help I had given her and her felines. She generously offered to shares her experiences with others. These are Lillie's own words.
I was referred to Nedda by a close friend quite a while ago when my cat, Marley, was diagnosed with kidney failure at 15. I was, of course, devastated. Marley was so much like a person and we shared an incredibly close bond. I'm sure he could sense my hopelessness and I certainly could sense that he was ready to give up.
The vet ordered a regimen of subcutaneous fluids every other day at first, administered by myself and my husband, to extend his life and keep him comfortable. He had no interest. He fought me, and took no interest in receiving them. He simply wanted to give up.
In desperation, I called Nedda. She amazed me with her gift of communicating with Marley, and explained to him how much I loved him, and that the fluids would help him to feel better, and to keep him with us longer. But only if he was willing. It was his decision. He was unsure at first but then relented. He said he would give it a try.
At the same time, our other kitty, Emmie, had been crying out loudly (almost wailing) nightly in the upstairs hallway. This had been going on for weeks, and we couldn't figure out why, nor could we appease or comfort her. It was bewildering.
During the course of that phone call, Emmie had a lot to say. She proceeded to ask Nedda what was wrong with Marley. She said she knew something was wrong with him, but was very upset because he wouldn't tell her, or talk to her about it. When Nedda asked him about it, he explained that he loved her very much and didn't want to tell her that he was ill as he didn't want to upset her. She said it was OK, and that she forgave him for not telling her. She understood.
From that day forward, Marley's spirits lifted, and he slowly started to accept his fluid regimen. After some time, he came into the bathroom on his own when he knew it was time to get them, and jumped up, ready and willing. He was a happy, loving, beautiful spirit who willingly and lovingly gave us 4 more precious years, much in part to the incredible gift that Nedda bestowed upon us.
And from the day that Nedda talked to Emmie, she never cried again. Not once. We are forever grateful to have those beautiful spirits in our lives for as long as they were lent to us on Earth, and so very grateful to have had Nedda's love and incredible support.
Lillie Buck
What I love about Animal Communication is that I was able to assist Lillie and both her cats as Marley prepared for departure.
Most of the time, we are so focused on the one who is leaving that we may not notice how difficult this is for those animals remaining behind. Of course, Emmie was very vocal about her confusion and unhappiness, but other animal companions will react differently.
Remember: everyone deserves to be included because they are part of the family and will have feelings about the changes that are occurring and coming down the road.
Thank you, Lillie, for sharing your beautiful story and for your kind words about my services.
Jill and Sophie Find a New Friend
November 11, 2013 by Nedda
Filed under New Posts, Testimonials
Animal Communication and a New Puppy:
A Heart-Warming Tale.
One of the most joyful Animal Communication sessions that I get to do with clients is to help out when selecting a new animal family member. This is a very important decision and works out best when:
- Everyone in the family is ready for a new animal to come into the family.
- Existing animal family members are full participants in the preparation process and in the decision-making.
- Potential new animals are interviewed telepathically to decide if they're a good fit.
- Existing animal family members and potentially new animal family members meet telepathically in advance of bringing someone new home.
- Everyone agrees that the new animal will be a good fit.
- Appropriate flower essences are used to help everyone over the rough spots.
In this true success story,
Jill Stone shares what happened
when she and her dog, Sophie,
decided to find a new puppy.
I want to tell you how thrilled Sophie and I are with our new family member KiKi. (You know her as Katie.)
As you know, I was devastated at the passing of Sydney. It was so hard to let her go. Your communication sessions with the three of us both before and after her passing brought some peace to an otherwise unbearable situation.
Sophie was lost at first, but then seemed to be adjusting to being an only dog. We would play in the evenings, but it got to where she really wasn't all that interested. She would just lie there with her head on a toy and look at me. I tried play dates, but that didn't work so well. Sophie was showing signs of depression.
We had a session with you and I found out that Sophie was feeling overwhelmed with all of her new responsibilities. Not only did she have full responsibility for taking care of me, but now she was also responsible for protecting the house and yard and everything else that Sydney use to do. She wasn't prepared to handle all of this, she was feeling inadequate. Plus she was lonely all day home alone. Your common sense approach helped us work through this together.
During our discussions, we also decided to get a puppy! My heart had closed up and I was ok with just one dog, but my heart started expanding again with the intent of bringing new life/love into our lives. Sophie was excited yet unsure of how to be a big sister. You helped her understand that she didn't have to have all the answers right away, that she would learn and grow into the older sister role as it progressed. You also explained her role as a teacher and her responsibilities as my helper. Sophie was getting a playmate and companion!
Your help in selecting the right puppy for us was invaluable! I'm so relieved that we were able to eliminate from the running: the puppy that was looking for a family with children and had no interest in us; the puppy that had a great personality, but sounded like she would be quite a handful and who thought she would be bored with our lifestyle; the two puppies that Sophie just didn't like for different reasons.
That narrowed the selection down to two possibilities. Following your instructions to ask my I Am Presence and to use my pendulum with pictures of the puppies, I choose KiKi.
What a wonderful decision that was! KiKi is the best possible puppy for us. She has brought so much laughter and joy into our home. Sophie is a different dog. She is happy and playful. She even wakes up KiKi to get her to play more. KiKi has a special energy about her, calming yet energizing all at the same time. Watching them run around playing, I can feel my heart open and expand.
The use of the flower essences you recommended has made the transition period run smoothly. There have been no problems with bonding, jealousy or fitting together as a family unit.
So Thank You! from all of us,
Jill, Sophie, and KiKi
Fiona – Up, Up, and Away!
October 10, 2012 by Nedda
Filed under New Posts, Testimonials
A Missing Cat Is Found
September, 2012
Fiona is a female calico cat who shares Elaine M.'s life with Clio, a female dog.
One day, through an unusual set of events, Fiona got out of Elaine's apartment on the third and top floor of their building in Peekskill, New York.
The skylight in their apartment would not close properly and had no screen. Even though Elaine thought she had shut the skylight snugly, somehow it opened again after she left for work. Fiona's cat tree was beneath the skylight in a spot that Elaine thought was perfectly safe for her feline friend. Fiona took this opportunity to climb a little higher than usual getting onto the roof through the Skylight.
To her horror, Fiona discovered that her claws had no traction on the slippery slate roof tiles. Despite her best efforts, she slid off and fell all the way to the ground.
It's been found that when cats fall a long distance, their chances of landing uninjured are actually better than when they fall a shorter distance. So I was optimistic when I began my telepathic conversation with Fiona that she had survived her fall.
Elaine, Fiona, and I had a very positive conversation during our session. Fiona was mostly scared and confused, as she wanted to get back into the building the way she had exited. I persuaded Fiona that she should definitely stay on the ground and find a safe place to "hang out" until Elaine and all their friends and neighbors who were helping search for her were able to find her.
I helped Elaine and Fiona make the gold cord connection and taught them both how to use it to energetically bring them back together. I explained some other techniques as well so that both Elaine and Fiona ended the session feeling very optimistic.
Two days later, Elaine emailed this update:
Hi, Nedda,
I have great news, my baby is back home with me. I put out her kennel and cat litter as suggested, but that didn't do the trick.
While I was walking my dog Clio, she went crazy when we walked by our building's gym, trying to get in through a missing pane. We've walked by the same spot several times, but she never paid any attention to it.
Later that afternoon I was able to get into the gym which has been converted to an extremely messy storage facility (I'd been in there 2 previous times looking for her with no luck). But this time, I stood in the middle of this huge room, closed my eyes and pictured the golden chord between me and Fiona that you showed us. Within a minute I had this strong feeling that she was looking at me, so I opened my eyes, turned towards the direction that I felt her, and there she was laying on top of a couch that was on its side. I immediately began crying tears of joy and called my neighbors to help me. It wasn't easy getting her as she ran off as soon as they came in, but eventually I caught her trying to run up some stairs.
My baby is now safe at home, I have her locked in her kennel for her well being right now as we're going to the vet first thing in the morning. She's in very good spirits and has calmed down a lot since I brought her home. Just a few minutes ago she was rubbing against my hand through the cage and purring. I have my baby back now, I can finally sleep, and I couldn't be happier. I owe it all to you and Clio for helping keep calm and focused.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Elaine M., Peekskill, New York
That same day came an update about the visit to the vet.
Hi Nedda,
A quick update, we just got back from the vet and groomers, she is perfectly healthy aside from a cut on her neck. When Fiona jumped out of her carrier, Clio went absolutely crazy and just wanted to play and play and play with her. My babies are back, and I'm so happy.
Thank you again,
Elaine M., Peekskill, New York
Rooper Transformed
September 28, 2012 by Nedda
Filed under Animal Communication, Animal Healing, New Posts, Testimonials
When Alane called me, she said she was at her wit's end with Rooper, her one and a half year old cat.
Rooper was extremely nervous about going outside. He could not seem to bond with Alane or tolerate any affection from her. Most disturbing of all, he had started urinating in inappropriate places in her house.
Rooper is part of a multi-cat household, the youngest cat, although there's another one about his age named Mouse. He and Mouse are good buddies, and there are no serious conflicts with the older two cats, Mercury and Ali Baba. Still, Rooper told me he feels like a baby and is frustrated by feeling this way. He wants to go out with his "older" friends, but is too afraid.
In our conversation, Rooper told me how his mother's death traumatized him, and how his sister, Tiny Tiger, also had lost her life outside. He was still grieving both of them and terrified about going out as a result.
While I suggested some flower essences for Rooper, I also suggested an energy healing to release some of his pent up grief and past trauma, as well as to repair some damage that had been done to his etheric template in the genital/urinary tract area, possibly coming from being neutered too early. His first and second chakras, located in the genital area as well, also needed some repairs and cleansing.
Seven days after I communicated with Rooper and facilitated a distance healing for him, Alane emailed this update:
Nedda:Just a quick update on Rooper. He is like a different cat! He has calmed down. He is showing me affection and allowing me to pet him, and he is asking to go outside with the other cats. And there has been no more urinating in the wrong areas. Amazing!The flower essences you have suggested have not yet arrived so this change is all from your having spoke with him and giving him a healing.Thank you so much for your help and giving this little guy a better quality of life!Alane Cater, Rhone Island


text: The New York Times has an interesting article about the thousands of analysts based in the United States for the Central Intelligence Agency and the US military who are showing how the Facebook generation's skills are being exploited — and paying dividends — in America's wars. Analysts monitor enemy communications and scan still images from drones in Afghanistan, then log the information into chatrooms, carrying on a running dialogue with drone crews and commanders and intelligence specialists in the field, who receive the information on computers and then radio the most urgent bits to troops on patrol. Marine intelligence officers say that during an offensive in February, the analysts managed to stay a step ahead of the advance, sending alerts about 300 or so possible roadside bombs, paving the way for soldiers to roll into Marja in southern Afghanistan with minimal casualties. 'To be that tapped into the tactical fight from 7,000 to 8,000 miles away was pretty much unheard of before,' said Gunnery Sgt. Sean N. Smothers, a Marine who stationed as a liaison to the analysts. New analysts, who were practically weaned on computers and interactive video games, have been crucial to hunting insurgents and saving American lives in Afghanistan. The Air Force, which has 4,000 analysts, is hiring 2,100 more. For the most part, the networking has been so productive that senior commanders are sidestepping some of the traditional military hierarchy and giving the analysts leeway in deciding how to use some spy planes.


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Apologizes aside, I'm excited to start reliving my trip again, continuing from where I left off...the second day hahaha
so the day ended in the Mecca of all Meccas and no, I'm not talking Israel.
now, Harrods was one of those places that people always told me that I had to visit, so of course, I complied, and boy, did my friends lead me down the yellow brick road.
First off Harrods itself was just wonderful, it was everything I love, Esspensive fashion, beautiful jewelry and amazingly scrumptious looking food, i.e. glitter donuts (those red ones all the way in the corner)
But Laduree was just the creme de la creme.
My dad once brought my a variable jubilee of minimized macaroons from Harrods many moons ago and from then on my mouth has been watering to come here.
But finally, I looked around the tiny tea house and realized my dream was totes a reality!
we weren't supposed to take pictures but I was sneaky!
Tea time was a dream
I sipped Marie Antoinette tea out of a pink cup and ate a strawberry poppy macaroon.
The service was stupendous, and the company was divine :)
we then had a quick dinner of fish and chips and then off to the V&A
We saw this awesome exhibit about Brittish post war till now culture, I got to see a real Alexander McQueen gown and Bowie's Ziggy Stardust outfit (I had no clue how tall he was!)
Sadly no photos were allowed but I did catch this one of my sister by the pillars,
she matched the exhibit oh too well.
and after a long day of beautiful art and beautiful architecture and beautiful culture all in one beautiful place
I found a little corner and took a nap in the museum.
sometimes really beautiful things overwhelm me!
I'm a kitten if you didn't know by now
I will continue this series asap
Have a great day and please keep it sassy,