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Networking Tips for Women Starting Businesses
"Who you know" is critical to entrepreneurial success. So, when you're starting a business, think about how you can build a vibrant, professional network.
Everyone, regardless of personality or demeanor, can benefit from a base of strong business connections. If you've previously been uncomfortable networking, try to shake off this mindset and start seeing it as a necessary part of building a business—an opportunity to learn, grow, give and participate.
Alana Muller, author, consultant, coach and speaker, draws from her own experience and offers the following networking advice:
"Like many young professional women, in my first few jobs I believed that if I kept my head down and focused on doing my very best work, I would go far. I maintained that approach until 2003, when I was invited to interview for a position with the COO of my fortune 40 employer. Although I'd never met the fellow one-on-one before, the interview went well until he said: 'You've been with the company five years, have an outstanding resume and experience and I'm really enjoying our conversation. So, why is it that I've never heard of you before?'"
"I was dumbstruck. I'd been so focused on my job, that I'd forgotten—or perhaps it had never occurred to me—to build relationships beyond the four walls of my cubicle. I made the decision then and there to get to know my colleagues from across the company, intentionally building my internal network. Over the next few years, I came to know thousands of colleagues within, and business partners beyond, my 60,000-person organization."
"Fast forward five years, as I began to consider career opportunities outside my current company. Again I discovered I had limited my networking by not looking beyond the four walls of my own company. I needed to make networking part of my existence. And since then, I have come to discover that networking is truly the key to success in every part of life."
Here are five things to help you become more intentional in your networking:
- Redefine networking. Networking isn't just about finding a job, making money, landing a big sale or collecting business cards. It connects you with others, establishes community and deepens your personal sense of belonging.
- Think quality, not quantity. Real networking, meaningful networking, is about creating or building long-term personal relationships without thought of the outcome. So, when attending a networking event, aim for the greatest interactions rather than the greatest number of interactions.
- It's not just who you know … it's who knows you. When interacting with both new and established contacts, it's so important to have memorable interactions, conversations and experiences so these individuals find you memorable too.
- Carve out time every day. Develop a networking routine—a meeting in the morning and a meeting at midday and/or afternoon. By doing this, you'll quickly build a sizable relationship base.
- Be prepared. Have a list of people with whom you'd like to reconnect and a list of others who you'd like to know but don't yet. Do some online research and find out a little about your connections and/or their companies and interests. Also be ready to give of yourself—time, information and resources—so you're adding value at every turn.
Networking efforts do have a big payoff.
But if you're not quite sure where to start—how to find the new connections you want for your entrepreneurial venture—here are a few suggestions for activities or groups that might get you started:
Open Invite Communities
- 1 Million Cups—com; This organization gives entrepreneurs a chance to tell a bit about their company—the challenges, what's working well, plans for business growth, etc. The premise is that if entrepreneurs could get together and talk about these things, the collective brainpower of the community would help them reach their goals.
Resource Communities
- Kauffman FastTrac—org; Aspiring entrepreneurs get access to a broad network through in-person courses, access to information and exposure to local and regional experts.
- SourceLink—com; These networks provide trusted referrals to funding sources for loans and equity, first customers and mentors that can help support your business.
- Association of Women's Business Centers—org/; This national non-profit works to secure economic justice and entrepreneurial opportunities to help women succeed by providing training, mentoring, business development and financing opportunities.
- Small Business Development Center—gov/tools/local-assistance/sbdc; They offer opportunities to build your network with other entrepreneurs and through counseling with business experts. SBDCs are hosted by leading universities and state economic development agencies helping aspiring entrepreneurs, as well as existing businesses, realize the dream of business ownership continued competitiveness.
- Virtual Communities—LinkedIn® and Facebook®; Participating in vibrant communities for business owners enables you to engage with like-minded people, post questions, engage in discussions, share knowledge, etc.
Formal Communities
- Membership/Fee-based Organizations; One example is com, a network made up of successful, motivated and passionate professional women with the common belief that investing in themselves and in other women is good business.
- Mentors; Smart entrepreneurs recognize the value of mentors: Sage advice, guidance, support and direction. Create your own mentor network using these considerations:
- Know what you want to get out of the relationship
- Find the right person and build a relationship. Consider people who you would like to target and get to know them.
- Get creative. Consider the value provided by having more than one mentor—varying viewpoints and knowledge. And be creative with how you interact—maybe it's breakfast once every six months or a monthly email.
- Do your research and then actually ask the potential person. If you don't know a potential mentor directly and there is someone in your network who does, ask them if they would be willing to make an introduction for you.
- Give where you can. Remember that mentor/mentee relationships are reciprocal. Make the relationships easier by bending to your mentor's schedule and preferred location for meetings, sending calendar appointments and always following up. Offer help where you can by promoting their events or articles by retweeting or sharing to your own network.
- Board of advisors; Getting the right mix of opinion and talent on your board is a wonderful stepping stone for your new venture. Also, leverage the relationships of these individuals by asking for introductions to people and organizations that could benefit your business.
You don't need to be an outgoing, business-savvy insider to start building your professional network. Take it one step at a time and plan your networking efforts. Your new connections can be individual entrepreneurs like yourself or entire communities who inspire you. Or they might be people with complementary skill sets that will prove useful as you build your business. Begin by carefully considering what you're looking for in a network. Then get some meetings on your calendar.
This article is the eighth in a series written to help women entrepreneurs like you take a closer look at what's keeping you from moving forward, overcome doubts and understand the fundamentals and the mindset needed to help make you successful. They are not designed to help you build your financials or create your marketing plan, but rather to prod you to think bigger … and begin thinking with the mindset of an entrepreneur. They will appear on our blog: https://insightsnationalseminarstraining.com/ and in our free monthly professional women's newsletter which you can subscribe to: http://www.nationalseminarstraining.com/womenslink/index.cfm
If you missed our first seven articles, read them here:
- Women Entrepreneurs: What's Keeping You From Starting the Business of Your Dreams
- Creating the Mindset for Success as a Female Entrepreneur
- 7 Questions to Ponder Before You Start a New Business
- Does Starting a Business Feel Too Risky to You?
- Why Women Need to Break Free of the Ideal of "Having It All"
- 3 Shared Money Fears of Many Daring Female Entrepreneurs
- How to Create the Brand That Will lead to New Business Success


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Kevin Laue is probably the only motivational speaker working today who begins his presentation with the sentence, "Wave to the nub!"
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Virtual orchestration has been a passion of mine for many years and today's modern virtual instruments have become a staple of the modern production process. As such we maintain a solid library of virtual instruments, including the entirety of East West Collection, including the Hollywood Orchestra and more eclectic collections like Ra and Silk. The synth side is filled out with NI Komplete and various other synth options.
Sound of Cypress Studios is an 1100 sq. ft. home based project studio, fully sound isolated and equipped with a beautiful 22x28 ft live room with 16 ft. vaulted ceilings and adjustable acoustics. Other recording spaces include a dedicated dry vocal room suitable for singing and ADR work as well as a amp room with re-amp returns allowing guitarists to perform remotely from the live room.
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An efficient spectral collocation algorithm for nonlinear Phi-four equations
© Bhrawy et al.; licensee Springer 2013
- Received: 17 January 2013
- Accepted: 25 March 2013
- Published: 11 April 2013
A Jacobi-Gauss-Lobatto collocation method is developed in this work to obtain spectral solutions for different versions of nonlinear time-dependent Phi-four equations subject to nonhomogeneous initial-boundary conditions. The node points are introduced as the roots of the orthogonal Jacobi polynomial with general parameters, α and β. The objective of this paper is thus to investigate the influence of the Jacobi spectral collocation method for solving the nonlinear Phi-four equations. Moreover, the results obtained with the different Jacobi polynomial parameters, α and β are compared to examine the accuracy of most of these parameters. The accuracy and performance of the proposed method are assessed and evaluated through solving three nonlinear problems. Some numerical experiments are presented to show the convergence and the accuracy of the proposed algorithm.
- nonlinear Phi-four equations
- nonlinear time-dependent equations
- Jacobi collocation method
- Jacobi-Gauss-Lobatto quadrature
- implicit Runge-Kutta method
1 Introduction
Spectral methods are an efficient and highly accurate techniques adopted in applied mathematics and fluid dynamics to numerically solve linear and nonlinear differential equations and integral equations (see, e.g., [1–4] and the references therein). The three well-known versions of spectral methods are the Galerkin, tau and collocation methods. The spectral collocation method is considered the simplest method with high accuracy and stability similar to the other types of spectral methods. During the last three decades, the spectral collocation method has gained increased interest in the numerical analysis field and is considered as a good candidate for solving nonlinear physical modeling problems and fractional differential equations [4–6]. The spectral collocation method offers the exponential rate of convergence as the grid is refined or the degree of the interpolation polynomial is increased.
A well-known advantage of a collocation method is that it achieves high accuracy with relatively fewer spatial grid points when compared with other numerical methods. In this direction, a new Legendre-Gauss collocation method was proposed in [7] for solving nonlinear second-order ordinary differential equations. A generalization of this approach was well studied in [8] for treating a class of fractional differential equation. Saadatmandi and Dehghan [9] introduced the Sinc-collocation approach for solving multi-point boundary value problems; in this approach, the computation of numerical solution is reduced to solve system of algebraic equations. Recently, Bhrawy and Alofi [10] proposed the shifted Jacobi-Gauss collocation approach to find an accurate solution of the Lane-Emden type equation, meanwhile, Doha et al. [11] developed this approach for solving nonlinear high-order multipoint boundary value problems.
Many mathematical problems arising in science and engineering have been described by the nonlinear Klein-Gordon equation. It is a relativistic version of the Schrödinger equation. Moreover, any solution to the Dirac equation is automatically a solution to the Klein-Gordon equation, but the converse is not true [12–14]. A very important particular form of the Klein-Gordon equation is the Phi-four equation; the model phenomenon in particle physics where kink and antikink solitary waves interact.
Several numerical methods have been proposed in the literature for solving nonlinear time-dependent partial differential equations, (see, [15–21]). Dehghan et al. [22] proposed a finite difference scheme for solving the Klein-Gordon equation. They approximated the spatial derivative by the fourth-order finite difference scheme and the resulted system of second-order ordinary differential equations in time by the implicit Runge-Kutta-Nystrom method, which has fourth-order accuracy in time. In the literature, few numerical schemes have been presented for solving the Phi-four equation. In [23], the authors obtained the singular soliton solution of the Phi-four equation, which appears in relativistic quantum mechanics by the ansatz method, and a new spectral solution was proposed based on rational Chebyshev functions on a semiinfinite domain. Some analytical methods for solving the Phi-four equation and other related equations were given in [24–31]. To the best of the authors' knowledge, there are no results on the Jacobi-Gauss-Lobatto collocation method for solving nonlinear Phi-four equations. This partially motivated our interest in such method.
In this paper, we propose an orthogonal collocation scheme for solving the Phi-four equation based on Jacobi family in which the nodes of the Jacobi-Gauss-Lobatto quadrature whose distributions can be tuned by two parameters, α and β. Firstly, we apply the Jacobi-Gauss-Lobatto collocation (J-GL-C) method on the model equation for discretizing spatial derivatives, using nodes of the Jacobi-Gauss-Lobatto interpolation, which depends upon the two general parameters (). These equations together with the two-point boundary conditions, which are enforced in the collocated equation, constitute the system of ordinary differential equations (ODEs) in time. Secondly, the Runge-Kutta method of fourth-order is investigated for the time integration of the resulting nonlinear system of second-order ODEs. Finally, the accuracy of the proposed method is shown by test problems.
The outline of this paper is as follows. In Section 2, we give some properties of Jacobi polynomials. In Section 3, the J-GL-C method technique for nonlinear time-dependent Phi-four equation is implemented, and in Section 4 the proposed method is applied to three Phi-four equations. Finally, a conclusion is drawn in Section 5.
2 Some properties of Jacobi polynomials
where () and () are the nodes and the corresponding Christoffel numbers of the Jacobi-Gauss-Lobatto quadrature formula on the interval .
3 J-GL-C method for nonlinear Phi-four model
Since the collocation method is an efficient numerical technique for approximating various problems in physical space, including variable coefficient and nonlinear terms (see, for instance [10, 33]), we present the J-GL-C method to numerically solve the nonlinear time-dependent Phi-four equations.
3.1 Jacobi spectral collocation method in space dimensional
where is the set of polynomials of degree less than or equal to N, () and () are the nodes and the corresponding Christoffel numbers of the Jacobi-Gauss-Lobatto quadrature formula on the interval , respectively.
Remark 3.1 It is well known that the Legendre polynomials, the Chebyshev polynomials of the first, second, third and fourth kinds, and the ultraspherical polynomials are special cases of the Jacobi polynomials. Therefore, this work covers all the previous mentioned polynomials. More specifically, Legendre, Chebyshev and ultraspherical spectral collocation methods can be obtained as special cases from the proposed method.
3.2 System of differential equations in time
Thus, we can calculate the values of , for any time t and then the approximated solution (16) of the PDEs (9) can be obtained.
4 Numerical results
This section considers three numerical examples to demonstrate the accuracy and applicability of the proposed method in the present paper. Comparison of the results obtained by adopting different choices of the two Jacobi parameters α and β reveals that the present method is very convenient for all choices of α and β and produces highly accurate solutions to the Phi-four equations.
Example 1
Maximum absolute errors with , and various choices of N , α and β , for Example 1
1.02 × 10−4
7.52 × 10−10
2.96 × 10−10
1.67 × 10−4
1.40 × 10−9
3.00 × 10−10
6.67 × 10−5
2.96 × 10−10
2.84 × 10−10
Absolute errors with , , , and various choices of x , t , for Example 1
3.08 × 10−10
5.33 × 10−11
4.53 × 10−11
2.13 × 10−11
4.37 × 10−11
4.37 × 10−11
3.57 × 10−11
6.56 × 10−11
4.77 × 10−11
7.96 × 10−11
3.08 × 10−10
2.87 × 10−10
5.12 × 10−11
2.04 × 10−11
2.96 × 10−11
7.97 × 10−12
2.45 × 10−11
2.63 × 10−11
4.35 × 10−11
1.87 × 10−11
4.43 × 10−11
2.87 × 10−10
Example 2
Maximum absolute errors with , and various choices of N , α and β , for Example 2
7.38 × 10−4
1.26 × 10−7
7.20 × 10−12
11.55 × 10−4
2.49 × 10−7
1.82 × 10−11
4.61 × 10−4
4.39 × 10−8
3.17 × 10−12
Absolute errors with , , , and various choices of x , t for Example 2
1.97 × 10−9
6.05 × 10−11
6.21 × 10−10
5.64 × 10−10
1.04 × 10−9
8.99 × 10−10
1.31 × 10−9
1.18 × 10−9
1.42 × 10−9
7.16 × 10−10
7.89 × 10−11
1.12 × 10−10
1.49 × 10−10
6.11 × 10−10
6.01 × 10−10
8.29 × 10−10
1.08 × 10−9
1.03 × 10−9
1.33 × 10−9
7.60 × 10−10
2.35 × 10−10
4.47 × 10−12
Example 3
Maximum absolute errors with , , and various choices of N , α and β , for Example 3
6.59 × 10−4
2.20 × 10−7
1.36 × 10−8
8.66 × 10−4
4.35 × 10−7
1.36 × 10−8
4.40 × 10−4
7.74 × 10−8
7.56 × 10−9
Absolute errors with , , , and various choices of x , t for Example 3
3.71 × 10−9
4.08 × 10−9
3.95 × 10−9
3.04 × 10−9
2.05 × 10−9
1.92 × 10−9
2.32 × 10−9
1.56 × 10−9
2.35 × 10−10
1.81 × 10−9
2.04 × 10−10
3.28 × 10−9
4.64 × 10−9
5.20 × 10−9
4.28 × 10−9
3.05 × 10−9
3.48 × 10−9
5.31 × 10−9
5.00 × 10−9
1.20 × 10−9
2.16 × 10−9
4.49 × 10−10
5 Conclusions
In this paper, we have implemented the Jacobi-Gauss-Lobatto collocation method with different parameters, α and β in the Jacobi family to solve the nonlinear time-dependent Phi-four problem. The Jacobi collocation method in space reduces Phi-four equation to a system of second-order ordinary differential equations in time, which can be solved by fourth-order implicit Runge-Kutta method. The numerical results demonstrate that the proposed J-GL-C method is accurate and efficient. Comparison of the results obtained by adopting different choices of the two Jacobi parameters α and β reveals that the present method was very convenient for all choices of α and β, and produces highly accurate solutions to the nonlinear Phi-four equations.
This study was supported by the Deanship of Scientific Research of King Abdulaziz University. The authors would like to thank the reviewers for their constructive comments and suggestions to improve the quality of the article.
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City Holiday: Day After Thanksgiving
- Date: 11/23/2018 (all day)
City government offices are closed today in observance of Thanksgiving Day. As a result, the Department of Public Works' Sanitation Division will collect trash and recyclables on a modified holiday schedule:
Monday, November 19 - East of I-95 Recycling Collection
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Peppermint (Mentha piperita) - Cooling ~ Digestive Aid
Below are the available bulk discount rates for each individual item when you purchase a certain amount
- Buy 3 - 6 and get 20% off
- Buy 7 or above and get 30% off
Product Description
Cooling ~ Digestive Aid ~ Fever Reducer ~ Headache & Migraine Relief
Each size comes in an amber glass bottle with orifice reducer.
Peppermint (Mentha piperita) is taught in the Basic 5 Essential Oil Blending Class.
Lot #: EOPEP121
Use By Date: 1/2021
Method of extraction: Steam distilled from flowering tops.
Origin: India
Cultivation Method: Certified Organic
Lot #: EOPEP422
Use By Date: 4/2022
Method of extraction: Steam distilled from flowering tops.
Origin: India
Cultivation Method: Certified Organic
Odor of Intensity: 7
Note: Top - Middle
INHALATION: Inhalation of peppermint cools the body, relieves headaches, migraine, nervous stress, general respiratory disorders, as well as dry cough, sinus congestion, asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, and stimulates the nervous system.
STEAM INHALATION: Not recommended
TOPICAL APPLICATION: Do not use NEAT. On the skin, peppermint oil is used to relieve skin irritation, itchiness and helps reduce skin redness from inflammation. It can also be used for dermatitis, acne, ringworm, scabies and pruritus and can relieve itching, sunburn and inflammation of the skin, while at the same time cooling the area. Maximum dermal dilution: 5.4%. Do NOT use undiluted for children under 6.
DIFFUSER: Add a few drops to a diffuser to help stimulate mental activity.
BATH: Not recommended due to skin irritating effect. Instead, use while in the shower. Add a few drops to the standing water and inhale the molecules dispersed into the steamy air. This will help open your sinuses and energize you for the day.
The Body:
*Analgesic ~ numbing to itchy skin, migraine, neuralgia & sciatica
*Anti-fungal ~ ringworm
*Anti-inflammatory ~ bronchitis, sinusitis, headache & migraine
*Antispasmodic ~ soothing for colic, diarrhea, indigestion, vomiting and stomach pain.
*Anti-viral ~ herpes
*Cooling during feverish
*Eases joint and muscle pain
*Insect Repellent ~ mosquitoes
The Mind:
*Stimulates the the brain and aids clear thinking
*Improves memory ... great inhaled prior to taking a test or used while studying
*Helps one focus & pay attention
*Stimulates mental alertness
The Spirit:
*Helps one lead an ethical life by balancing the ego
*Clears energy
*Maximum dermal dilution: 5.4% (25 - 30 drops in a topical blend). Do NOT use undiluted on the skin.
*NOT FOR INTERNAL USE. One drop of the essential oil of peppermint is equal in value to 26 cups of peppermint tea! Drink Peppermint Tea for internal use. Potential drug interactions: Peppermint is a calcium channel blocker and may alter the effects of drugs given for high blood pressure (cardiac fibrillation). Oral use of peppermint should be avoided in cases of gastro esophageal reflux disease (GERD).
*May cause skin or mucous membrane irritation.
*CHILDREN: Avoid all routes with children under 3 years. Can be diffused around children 3 - 6 years of age and applied topically at up to 0.5%, 2 - 3 drops per 1 oz carrier. (Tisserand, 2015)
*Menthol-rich oils should be avoided by people with clotting disorders although Peppermint was not listed as one to avoid, kept out of the face of small children, and may lead to dizziness, confusion, muscle weakness, nausea and double vision in inhaled in large does.
*Avoid if you are pregnant, have cardiac fibrillation (all routes), have a G6PD deficiency, all routes with children under 3 years & breastfeeding mothers, epileptic or under a doctor's care.
*Do NOT use undiluted on skin or in eyes or mucus membrane.
*May irritate skin.
*Keep out of reach of children.
*Store in a cool dark place.
*Avoid contact with eyes and mucus membranes.
Lot #: EOPEP40120
Use By Date: 4/2020
Method of extraction: Steam distilled from flowering tops.
Origin: India
Cultivation Method: Certified Organic
Odor of Intensity: 7
Note: Top - Middle
Disclaimer: Statements made on these products are for informational purpose only and are not intended to diagnose, treat, prevent or cure any disease. None of the statements made have been approved or reviewed by the FDA. If you are suffering from any disease or illness you should consult your personal health care practitioner before changing any medication.
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Besides the fact that this particular peppermint oil has worked miraculously for me, routinely eliminating headaches in less than a minute, I love that it is certified organic! And there is a date on the bottle that tells me how long it will be working for me! You rarely get that with essential oils sold at other places, at least the ones I have visited. There is so much integrity in this company and its founder, Melissa Bunce! Thank you!


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NTT Com Granted Microsoft's Gold Cloud Platform Status Globally
Underscoring NTT Com's unique capabilities in delivering on managed cloud
Tokyo –January 17, 2018. NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), the ICT solutions and international communications business within the NTT Group (TYO: 9432), is pleased to announce that it has been granted Microsoft Gold Cloud Platform status, the highest accreditation currently available, for its competency in delivering on quality, expertise and differentiated managed services in the cloud.
"Gold status is an important recognition of our competency in the cloud arena," said Damian Skendrovic, CEO, NTT Com Managed Services. "With Microsoft Cloud Platform Competency we are helping enterprises to manage their hybrid cloud infrastructures, delivering on SaaS and PaaS solutions available in the Azure and Azure Stack marketplace that will enable our customers to optimize on performance and reach their business goals,"
As part of its global strategy, NTT Com has been part of the early adopter initiative for Azure Stack for nearly a year and is currently leveraging its Nexcenter data center footprint. Taking advantage of being one of Microsoft's ExpressRoute partners, and leveraging our low latency cloud connection service such as Multi Cloud Connect and Software-Defined Exchange Service, we have achieved fast and secure connections to Azure, which enabled us to provide fully managed Azure solutions to its customers, including SAP on Azure. For more details visit: https://www.ntt-azurestack.com/
Microsoft's Gold Cloud Platform status has now been awarded to the following NTT Com groups worldwide:
- NTT Communications
- NTT Com Manages Services SAU
- NTT America
- NTT Europe
- NTT Com Asia (Hong Kong)
- NTT Singapore
- NTT Com ICT Solutions (Australia)
- As well as two Asian based subsidiaries; Emerio and Netmagic.


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Scandinavian Imports functions in the same gift shop year-round. We provide food (cheeses, pickled herring, coffee rolls and more). There are also Dala horses, tomtes (and other figurines), rugs and pottery related to our Scandinavian heritage. Other gift items include stationary, hand lotions, soap and other jewelry.
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Multicolumn text formatting is one of the most common features of desktop publishing. In addition to creating attractive pages in a variety of formats, multiple columns let you present your text using shorter, easier-to-read lines. HTML page designers have longed for the ability to easily create multiple text columns in a single page, but they have been forced to use various tricks, such as multicolumn tables (see Chapter 17).
Netscape 4 neatly solved this problem with the unique <multicol> tag. While fancy unbalanced columns and straddling are not possible with this tag, as they are with tables, conventionally balanced text columns are easy to create with <multicol>. And while this capability is available only with Netscape 4, the <multicol> tag degrades nicely in other browsers.
The <multicol> tag creates multiple columns of text and lets you control the size and number of columns.
The <multicol> tag can contain any other HTML content, much like the
 tag. All of the content within the <multicol> tag is displayed just like conventional content, except that Netscape 4 places the contents into multiple columns instead of just one.
The <multicol> tag creates a break in the text flow and inserts a blank line before rendering its content into multiple columns. After the tag, another blank line is added and the text flow resumes using the previous layout and formatting.
Netscape 4 automatically balances the columns, making each approximately the same length. Where possible, the browser moves text between columns to accomplish the balancing. In some cases, the columns cannot be balanced perfectly because of embedded images, tables, or other large elements.
You can nest <multicol> tags, embedding one set of columns within another set of columns. While infinite nesting is supported, more than two levels of nesting is generally impractical and results in unattractive text flows.
The cols attribute is required by the <multicol> tag to define the number of columns. If omitted, Netscape 4 creates just one column, as if the <multicol> tag isn't there at all. You may create any number of columns, but in practice, more than three or four columns make text unreadable on most displays.
The following example creates a three-column layout:

Temperature Effects
 <multicol cols=3> The effects of cooler weather on the kumquat's ripening process vary based upon the temperature. Temperatures above 28° sweeten the fruit, while four or more hours below 28° will damage the tree. The savvy quat farmer will carefully monitor the temperature, especially in the predawn hours when the mercury dips to its lowest point. Smudge pots and grove heaters may be required to keep the trees warm; many growers will spray the trees with water to create an insulating layer of ice over the fruit and leaves.
 If a disastrous frost is predicted, below 20°, the only recourse may be to harvest the fruit early to save it from an assured disaster. Kumquats may subsequently be ripened using any of the popular methane and cyanoacrylate injection systems used for other citrus fruits. Used correctly, these systems will produce fruit whose taste is indistinguishable from tree-ripened kumquats. </multicol>
The results are shown in Figure 14-4.
You can see in Figure 14-4 how Netscape 4 has balanced the columns to approximately equal lengths. You also can see how several lines within the columns appear shorter, since longer words were wrapped to the next line of text. These overly ragged right margins within the columns are unavoidable and serve to emphasize that you shouldn't create more than four or five columns in a flow. Our example is still barely readable if displayed as five columns; it breaks down completely and even induces rendering errors if cols is set to 7, as shown in Figure 14-5.
The space between columns is known as the gutter. By default, Netscape creates a gutter 10 pixels wide between each of your columns. To change this, set the gutter attribute's value to the desired width in pixels. Netscape 4 reserves this much space between your columns; the remaining space is used for the columns themselves.
Figure 14-6 shows the effect this can have on your columns. In this figure, we've reformatted our sample text using <multicol cols=3 gutter=50>. Contrast this with Figure 14-4, which uses the default 10-pixel gutters.
Normally, the <multicol> tag fills the current width of the current text flow. To have your multiple columns occupy a thinner space, or to extend them beyond the visible window, use the width attribute to specify the overall width of the <multicol> tag. The columns are resized so that the columns plus the gutters fill the width you've specified.[1] The width may be specified as an absolute number of pixels or as a percentage of the width of the current text flow.
[1] To be exact, each column is (w -g (n -1))/n pixels wide, where w is the width of the <multicol>tag, g is the width of a gutter, and n is the number of columns. Thus, using <multicol cols=3 gutter=10 width=500> creates columns that are 160 pixels wide.
Figure 14-7 shows the effects of adding width="75%" to our column example, retaining the default gutter width of 10 pixels.
If your columns include images or other fixed-width elements, be careful when you reduce their size. Netscape 4 does not wrap text around images that extend beyond the boundaries of a column. Instead, the image covers the adjacent columns, ruining your document.
Always make sure that embedded elements in columns are small enough to fit within your columns, even on fairly small browser displays.
Use the style attribute with the <multicol> tag to create an inline style for all the content inside the tag. The class attribute lets you label the section with a name that refers to a predefined class of the <multicol> tag declared in some document-level or externally defined style sheet. [Section 8.1.1] [Section 8.3]
As we've noted, the <multicol> tag is supported only by Netscape Versions 4 and earlier. Fortunately, when other browsers encounter the <multicol> tag, they ignore it and render the enclosed text as part of the normal text flow, usually with little consequent disruption to the document.
The only problem is that the contents of the <multicol> tag flow up into the previous flow, without an intervening break. Thus, you might consider preceding every <multicol> tag with a
 tag. Netscape 4 won't mind, and other browsers at least perform a paragraph break before rendering your multicolumn text in a single column.
It is possible to emulate the <multicol> tag using tables, but the results are crude and difficult to manage across multiple browsers. To do so, create a single-row table with a cell for each column. Place an appropriate amount of the text flow in each cell to achieve balanced columns. The difficulty, of course, is that the "appropriate amount" varies wildly between browsers, making it almost impossible to create multiple columns that are attractive on several different browsers.
If you must have multiple columns and can tolerate your columns reverting to a single column on incompatible browsers, we recommend that you use <multicol>.
We've offered advice on columns throughout these sections. Here is a quick recap of our tips for creating effective column layouts:
Use a small number of columns.
Don't use excessively wide gutters.
Ensure that embedded elements like images and tables fit in your columns on most displays.
Precede each <multicol> tag with a
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Avoid nesting <multicol> tags more than two deep.


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Aeneas sat alone in his chambers. He tried to pour himself a goblet of wine, but his hands were trembling and he dropped the pitcher. It tumbled back to the table, then rolled off onto the floor spilling red liquid all over the carpet. He stared down at the mess and cursed himself silently.
He reached up and held a shaking hand to his throat. He could still feel Orion's hands around his neck; they were tightening, cutting off all air, and though he struggled against them they were as strong as iron. Whenever he closed his eyes, he found himself looking up into Orion's terrifying, beast-like gaze.
Why had Orion not killed him? There was no way Aeneas could have escaped. He had been completely at Orion's mercy, and Orion could have snapped his neck as easily as a dry twig. But he had not done so.
Aeneas held his hands tightly together and breathed deeply, trying to slow his racing heart.
Why Orion had spared his life he did not know, but of one thing he was certain: he would never set foot in the dungeon again.
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Provenna sat upon her crystal throne and looked down upon Zenas. The old man stood before her, his head bowed. He held tightly to his staff, and his shoulders were bent as though beneath a heavy load.
"Well?" demanded Provenna coldly. "My servants tell me you've learned that which I desire to know."
Zenas took a deep, trembling breath and whispered plaintively, "Do I have t' tell ye?"
"I'm the ruler of Lairannare," Provenna answered imperiously. "That alone is reason enough to tell me what I wish to know. You, however, must also take into account the fact that, were it not for me, you would have died at the hand of Kozan."
Zenas raised his head and looked at her. His wrinkled features were twisted in a look of anguish, and his voice rose. "Ye never saw! Ye never felt! Ye never gave up th' most innocent, goodly lass in all o' Deithanara t' an evil fate. Ye never had her look up at ye with anger and terror...." He could not finish. His legs would not uphold him, and he sank to the floor, his shoulders shaking with sobs.
He took another ragged breath and with a trembling voice continued in despair, "Ye never had t' look up into Orion's eyes when he learned tha' she'd been taken from him. Now ye want me t' betray him again. How can I?" He clutched his head with his trembling hands and with a groaning voice continued, "He has nothin' left, 'cept tha' which ye want t' take from him. Please, don't make me tell ye."
Provenna was silent for a long moment, as she looked down in contempt upon him.
When she spoke her words were like ice, piercing him through the heart. "You owe me a great debt. If you refuse to pay me, then I'll have to do what I kept Kozan from doing those many years ago."
For a long moment Zenas, still with head bowed and shoulders bent, sat unmoving upon the floor. Finally, he whispered so softly Provenna could scarcely hear him, "Very well."
He took a deep breath then continued in a somewhat louder voice, "'Tis th' power o' Lyght which flows through Orion an' which must be overcome if y'are t' use magic upon him. So, t' touch Orion with magic ye must find someone with strength a' least equal t' that o' Lyght. Th' Powers, as ye know, are no' as strong as th' original rulers o' th' separate Realms. So, as far as I know, th' only ones capable o' usin' power upon him are Lyght himself, Nyght–the queen o' th' Heavens–and..." His voice wavered.
"And...?" Queen Provenna asked.
"And perhaps if ye found a Shallean; their power, like themselves, is outside th' Three Realms. But I don't know tha' f'r certain.
"Now, please," he begged, "le' me leave. Le' me go home."
"What?" Provenna cried as she rose to her feet. Zenas started at her sudden outburst.
"Do you actually think that pitiful bit of information is worth enough to set you free?" she demanded. "I told you to tell me how I could use magic on Orion, not how Lyght or Nyght or a High Elf could!"
"But I don't know..."
"Then learn, you fool!" Provenna screamed. "Because you're not leaving this city or this palace until you tell me how!"
"But, Y'r Majest..."
"Be quiet!"
"No," Zenas moaned pitifully. "No."
"Guards!" Provenna cried. The doors to the throne room were flung open and two guards ran in.
The chief of the two saluted. "Yes, Your Majesty?"
Provenna looked down at Zenas. "Take this pig back to his chambers, and make certain he cannot leave."
"Yes, Your Majesty," said the guard as he began to walk toward Zenas. The old man could only sit there, too overcome by anguish to say or do anything.
* * *
Abiel glared at his magicians. The sun shone brightly overhead, and the wind rushed freely over the plateaus, but he cared nothing for that.
"Do you mean to tell me you simply watched him as he struggled across the river, reached the other side, then turned around, and struggled back to the middle of the river so that he could help Gideone…and you shot not one arrow at him?" he demanded. "Idiots! What did you think you were doing?"
The magicians did not answer. They knew it would do little good to point out they had shot arrows at Gideone's companion.
"Are you not warriors?" Abiel continued. "Don't you know if Gideone came this far he came this far for a reason? Gideone may now be dead, but that doesn't mean his servant won't continue their mission–whatever it is. Now go! Find him. And kill him!"
The magicians bowed silently then mounted their horses and rode away across the wide, open plateaus.
* * *
The banquet hall of Kozan's palace was filled with the smells and sounds and revelries of yet another feast. It seemed that all the people of Nolhol did was feast the closer the Day of Chanar drew. Mystia feared the feasts with all her heart, and her fear grew only greater with each passing one, for she was terrified of Kozan and of his looks and his touches. She longed for Orion to rush through the door of the banquet hall, kill Kozan, and carry her away from that dreadful place. But he was held captive far away. Perhaps he was dead; she knew not. Tears sprang to her eyes at the thought of him.
"Wench!" She started as a voice broke into her thoughts, and she turned to look upon Rolfaren.
"More wine," he ordered, not looking up at her.
As she looked down at him anger and contempt filled her. Kozan may have been someone to fear, but Rolfaren was nothing more than a powerless worm who thought himself a mighty king because Kozan enjoyed his company.
When she did not immediately pour, Rolfaren looked up at her, indignation in his eyes.
"I told you to pour my wine," he said, his voice dark and menacing.
She held the pitcher tightly to her breast, and looked down with flashing, defiant black eyes at him. She could feel Kozan's gaze upon her back.
"Wench!" Rolfaren roared. "Pour my wine!"
With one swift movement, Mystia reached out and tipped over the pitcher, sending the ruby liquid pouring down over Rolfaren's head. The king snarled in rage as he jumped to his feet and pulled back his hand to strike her, but, before he could, Kozan grabbed her and pulled her back. With a sharp cry of surprise, she fell onto his lap, and there he held her.
"Leave her alone," Kozan growled.
"How dare she!" Rolfaren cried, his face red with fury. "How can you simply let her...!" He was so angry his words got choked in his mouth. "Who does she think she is?" Then he screamed at Mystia, "Who are you?"
Kozan held her tighter. Mystia sat with her head bowed, her eyes shut, and her body tensed as she tried not to hear Rolfaren's screams or feel Kozan's touch.
Kozan laughed.
"Who are you?" Kozan repeated Rolfaren's words in Mystia's ear. He laughed again, the bitterness in his voice unmistakable. He pushed her off of him, and she jumped away, but she did not run for fear of rousing his anger. She stood, wide-eyed, looking down at him, silently cursing herself for her foolish actions.
Kozan spoke in a low, commanding tone, a dark, bitter look in his eyes.
"Stand there in the middle of the hall," he said as he motioned with his hand.
Mystia turned her eyes to the place he motioned to, then hesitated. She suddenly realized that the hall had grown silent, and as she looked around she saw the eyes of all the guests turned toward her.
"I said stand there!" Kozan cried when she did not move.
She started and quickly ran around the long table at which Kozan feasted. The soft tapping of her feet against the floor was the only sound that could be heard. She took her place in the center of the banquet hall and looked at Kozan. Her breast rose and fell with quick, frightened breaths.
"Rolfaren wishes to know," the dark king said softly, "so tell him: who are you?"
"I..." Mystia began, but faltered as she looked into Kozan's cold brown eyes.
"Well?" demanded Kozan.
"My name is Mystia," she said softly as her gaze dropped to the floor; she had not the strength to look at the dark king further. She felt sick and weak.
"And what was your country and what was your rank?" Kozan's voice was still soft, but it carried throughout the whole of the hall.
Mystia squeezed her eyes shut and struggled against the nausea taking hold of her.
"I was the princess of Nor," she whispered. There was not another sound in the room so her answer could be heard by all.
"Now what are you?"
She was so weak that her legs would no longer hold her, and she sank slowly to the floor.
"What are you?" Kozan demanded.
"Your captive," she answered before he finished speaking.
"My slave," he corrected.
"Your slave."
"And what is to become of you?"
"I am..." she began with a quivering voice, but her words were choked off with a sob, "...to be sac..." The word caught in her throat. The mere thought of being sacrificed upon Balor's bloody altar made her sick beyond measure. How could she bring herself to say the word aloud?
"You are to be sacrificed to Balor," Kozan said, when she did not continue. Mystia burst into tears.
"Get up, woman," Kozan said in disgust, but the princess had not the strength to do so. She sat in the middle of the banquet hall in the sight of all and sobbed like a terrified child.
* * *
Orion sat chained to the wall of the dungeon. His whole body was shivering with a coldness that seemed to pierce to his very heart. He did not cry out. He did not weep. He did not beg for Mystia. He strained against his bonds, but the fury which had taken him before did not return. Fighting only made his wounds burn more. He wanted to stop and lie still, but there was something within him that would not allow freedom to escape him. So he struggled as one who had to escape and yet who knew escape was hopeless.
He looked up as the door to his cell was thrown open. He closed his eyes and groaned in pain as the dark room was suddenly filled with torch-light.
"Leave us," he heard his mother order. He heard somebody walk from the cell and the sound of the door as it boomed shut.
Blinking against the light, he managed to open his eyes and look up at his mother. He knew not what to feel or say or do so he simply sat and looked at her, waiting for her to speak.
For a long moment she stood and gazed coldly down upon him.
"Look at you," she suddenly spat, her lip curled in scorn. "Here you lie beaten, broken, hopeless, doomed to die a slow, painful death unless you turn. Escape is hopeless; you know that now. You'll lie chained here in the darkness until death takes you."
"You lie," Orion whispered as he pulled at his chains.
"I do not lie!" Provenna shouted as she struck him across the face. "And you know it!"
He looked away.
She grew more calm. "Orion, listen to me. I don't want you as an enemy. I don't want you to be treated as you are now treated." She looked deep into his eyes. "I want you to return to me. I want to be your mother, and I want you to be my son. I want you to be a great man and a happy man and a man at peace."
Orion laughed bitterly.
"Orion," she said as she knelt down before him, "I speak the truth. How could I who am your mother want anything other than your peace and happiness?"
Orion did not have the strength to reply. He shuddered as the pain gripping his body suddenly grew stronger. He felt as though he were being pierced by a hundred daggers.
For a long moment Provenna remained silent as she waited for him to answer. When she saw he would not, she spoke again. "Orion, have you nothing to say?"
He took a deep breath. Even that motion filled him with pain. He opened his mouth and with a voice so soft and hoarse Provenna could barely understand him said, "I swore to serve Mystia."
Provenna clenched her fists and fought to keep her voice low and even as she said, "What has Mystia ever brought you?"
Orion said nothing. The pain that filled him was unbearable.
"You see," Provenna said coldly, "you cannot answer because she has brought you nothing. Before you met her you were a free man–a prince–but now you're nothing more than her slave. Before you swore yourself to her you could have taken her as your wife, but slaves don't subject their mistresses. Before her, you were free to follow your own path, but now you, a prince and a warrior and man, must follow the path of a seventeen-year-old girl who has spent her few years cloistered from the world and knows nothing about life and truth and responsibility or how to meet the needs of other people."
"But..." he began. He searched for something to contradict her, but he could find nothing so he simply said again, "I swore to serve her."
"Fool!" Provenna cried as she stood up. "Look at what following her has brought you! You could have been the greatest man in all of Lairannare. Now what do you have? Pain, suffering, nothing."
Orion's shoulders shook with a sob of pain and sorrow. "But Mystia..." He had not the strength to finish.
Provenna's face was white with fury. But as she stood regarding him her color slowly returned, and she could not keep her lip from curling slightly.
"Do you actually think Mystia wants you to serve her?" she hissed.
Orion looked up at her.
"Mystia is a child of the Shallee, and Mystia is a follower of Joretham." Provenna's voice was soft yet deadly. It cut Orion to his heart. "You, however, are Norenroth's son. Do you forget what it is he did? He was the one who first turned against Mystia's god, and he was the one who almost destroyed Mystia's race. Did you ever tell her that?"
Orion let his head fall forward, but Provenna did not stop speaking.
"Did you ever tell her that Phyre is your father?" she continued. "And did you ever tell her that all the evil which fills him also fills you? Deny it not, for you know it to be true."
"But..." he began again, a look of despair upon his face.
"You were born a creature of darkness," Provenna hissed. "Do you actually think a woman who walks in the light will want you to serve her?"
"No," Orion moaned. "No." Over and over he said it as his body shook with sobs.
"All that you suffered because of her was for naught. Mystia will not accept it, and Joretham will not accept it. No one will accept it," Provenna spat. "You've suffered for nothing."
"Yes! Nothing! Your father is Norenroth. No matter what you do Mystia won't accept you because you're cursed even as Norenroth is cursed, and you're evil even as he's evil."
Orion's chest heaved with silent sobs of anguish and despair.
"Come," Provenna pleaded softly. "Return to us. We don't hate or fear you; we love you. We'll not thrust upon you ideals too high for you to meet; we'll accept you exactly as you are. We'll not demand you serve, for you were meant to lead. You were meant to live in peace not in the torment Mystia's way has brought you. Return to us, Orion."
Orion's chains dug into his wrists and only added to the agony which filled him. The slightest movement caused pain to shoot through his body. He could feel his dried blood covering his back and his arms and his legs and his chest. He did not know if there was one place it did not touch. He could smell the stench of the dungeon, and he shivered in the damp coldness. The terror of the dungeon and the hours and the days of torture all melted into one, and he could barely remember a time when he had been free.
He wanted to stand in an open field with the sun shining down upon him and the cool breeze upon his face. He wanted to be able to leave when he willed, and stay if he chose. He wanted to be able to lie down upon the soft grass and sleep. He wanted the pain to end. He wanted to live.
He took a deep breath and opened his mouth to speak.
Provenna looked intently down upon him.
"Yes," Orion whispered, too overcome with pain to care about anything save ending the agony. "I'll help you. Just make it stop."


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How to Make Homemade Oat Milk
Learn how to make oat milk at home with this easy, inexpensive recipe for Maple Vanilla Oat Milk. It's a creamy delight that you'll want to make every week!
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Oat milk is trending. And when that happens, prices tend to go up. One box of it sells for $6 online. Not necessary. I'm showing you the super simple way to make it at home. Oat milk is becoming popular for a good reason. It's really creamy and works well in hot drinks. To make this creamy, dreamy oat milk, you just need cool water, a cup of oats and a good blender. I added a little maple syrup and vanilla for extra flavor.
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Ok. Ready? Here's how to make oat milk!
Blend the oats with cool, filtered water for 30 seconds – not much longer. Because of the natural fiber in the oats, if you blend longer, the milk will start to get a a little goopy. I used the Vitamix on 5. Some blenders may need a little more or less time. So, blend for 30 seconds and add more time if your blender leaves large pieces of oats.
Once blended, you'll be left with creamy, frothworthy oat milk.
Strain it. Use a nut milk bag, cheesecloth, or fine sieve if that's all you have. The sieve will take longer – and be messy if you are like me and try to hold it over a jar. You can, of course, use something more logical – like a bowl. If you're going to make more of these non-dairy milks… invest in a nut milk bag. It's reusable and you can pour a lot more through at once. I do have one but couldn't find it!
Once the milk is strained, add your flavors. In my case, it's maple syrup and vanilla extract with a pinch of salt. Shake to distribute and refrigerate the oat milk for at least 3 days. Use it like you would any other milk in coffee, tea, or over oats or other cereal.
Watch me make it below! Tag me on Instagram when you make yours.
How to Make Maple Vanilla Oat Milk
- 3 cups cool filtered water
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- pinch salt
- Add the water and oats to a blender, blend about 30 seconds. (I blended just over 30 seconds on 5 in the Vitamix.)
- Strain with a sieve, cheesecloth, or nut milk bag into a jar with a lid.
- Add the maple syrup, vanilla extract and salt. Shake. Keep cool in the fridge for up to 3 days. Shake well before pouring into tea or coffee or over cereal.
If you missed the headlines covering the ascent of oat milk, here are a few to help you catch up!
The Non-Dairy Milk You're About to See Everywhere
Here's Why You Should Switch to Oat Milk
How Oat Milk is Taking Over Almond as the Top Lacto-Free Alternative
11 Comments on How to Make Homemade Oat Milk
I love this idea..such a simple and delicious recipe to try! Reply I've never tried making milk like this before. This sounds like it would taste amazing.
I'm very intrigued by this oat milk - never heard of it before. Sounds like a great alternative!
I've never tried anything like this but I love the sound of that flavour combo
I want to try some of this! Love the maple flavor idea!
Marisa, this is simply fantastic! My daughter has been bugging me to get oat milk so she can try it but I've been so against it just cos of the prices - but not anymore! Thanks a million for posting this - so glad I saw your link on FBC! I'm gonna try this as soon as I get back into town this weekend! Hope you are doing well!
Really nice & smart. Just phenomenal. It'll make my Christmas so special. Just lovely. Happy Merry Christmas.
How long will it last in the refrigerator? Your instructions said, "Shake to distribute and refrigerate the oat milk for at least 3 days." Do you have to wait 3 days to use it? Reply


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1) Tell is about yourself.
Today I'm a wife and mother in a blended family like The Brady Bunch—only no Alice! I'm the one who has to do all the housework. My two children are adults now so we can enjoy spending the day shopping or having dinner together. My two step-sons are teenagers who still live at home.
I'm also a full time elementary school teacher who has about twenty years of teaching experience. Teaching every grade from preschool through sixth grade has given me a lot of insight into children and parents. I truly adore working with the children but the education field has changed so much in the last few years, that it is more about test scores than positive relationships.
I have two furbabies- Calleigh and Grissom who I dote on. They are my snuggle bunnies at night and really make me laugh.
But most of all, I'm a reader who loves a good story with characters that I can relate to!
2) What genre do you write and why?
I write contemporary romances with a little sizzle. I love to write stories about people that I'd love to meet, grab a drink with or hang out with. My characters are real people who must find love in today's society.
3) What made you become a writer?
I've always wanted to become a writer. In fact, I've always written. When I was younger, I wrote the sappy love poems or scary murder stories while trying not to be bored in school. When I was working as an editor and book reviewer, I thought to give it a try. I'd already been writing poems and blogs. But I wanted to pen a story about people like me who had faced some issues but still found love. Luckily some publishing houses gave me a try and I'm still loving the ride today!
4) Tell us about your recent book or series.
The Wilder Sisters is a series of books about five sisters who were born and raised in a small Ohio town on the coastline of Lake Erie. They all left town shortly after their graduations and really hadn't been back except for their mom's funeral. Now that their dad is facing Alzheimer's, the girls are slowing coming back to town and finding out that their dreams may be closer than they think. Currently Beach Desires is out with Secret Cravings Publishing. A Christmas Accident was released December 15th and the book "Forever Love" that starts the series will be available through Secret Cravings in January. I'm working on the last two books in the series.
5) What have you found to be the most challenging?
I love the authors. They are so helpful and supportive. I also really enjoy the edits. (I know people think I'm crazy for liking them). However, I think that the most challenging part of being an author is getting your book recognized. There are so many wonderful authors who have fabulous books but among those millions it is challenging to showcase your own books. It takes time and determination. I'm lucky that my stories are beginning to gain a following and that people enjoy my writing style.
A Few fun questions.
Does size matter?
It must in some things or else why super-size!
Christian Grey or Gideon Cross?
Can I go for Roarke in the Eve Dallas series instead? He's got money, darling good looks and the accent to die for!
Flowers or Chocolate?
Why not both? Or maybe some jewelry!
E-book or paperback?
I love both! It depends on if they are a part of my "keeper" shelf or not.
A Christmas Accident
Sherri Wilder Davison wants nothing more than to spend time with her father over the holidays, but fate has a way of changing her best-laid plans.
Adam Davison is willing to do anything to make his pregnant wife happy. He will face hell to have her home for the holidays.
When a holiday storm causes an automobile accident that puts the lives of those she loves on the line, can a Christmas miracle save them?
Looking over at Adam, I'm amazed that such a handsome man could love me. Stubble showed on Adam's rugged face. I liked the way the short growth of beard rubbed on my face when he nibbled on my ears. Adam's dark brown hair was cut short, emphasizing his deep blue eyes and strong nose. The small dimple on his chin made him seem more approachable and much less serious. His tall stature and muscular body always made me feel precious yet delicate, like a porcelain doll, but Adam never treated me like anything other than a desirable woman.
"How are the roads? Do you think we can stop so I can use the bathroom? Your son is pushing on my bladder." Wiggling in my seat, I tried to alleviate the uneasy pressure.
Adam looked over at me with a dreamy expression on his face. His gaze settled on my stomach as it undulated. "Sure, I could use some coffee. How are you feeling? Little Pea looks active tonight."
"I'm okay except for the kicks to the bladder. I swear he's practicing his temper tantrums so he has them right when he comes out. Oh Ricky, we are in so much trouble," I replied with a silly high pitched whiney Lucille Ball-type voice, then smiled.
I am thankfully in the third trimester of my pregnancy. I'd passed the dangerous stage where many women miscarry as well as the dreaded morning sickness phase that sucks the very life out of a body. Now I had abundant energy and looked forward to finally getting ready to meet our son. We still had two more months to go but I already felt like a beached whale, not to mention the walking with a waddle. Adam loved talking to my stomach, he'd even been reading storybooks to our peanut each night.
Adam and I had eloped to Hawaii five years ago during our Christmas vacation. We'd kept our wedding private, only us. Today we are closer than most married couples, enjoying the same things, especially our cottage home on the Huron River, old movies, television shows, and snuggling up with a blanket on those cold Michigan nights.
While we both loved our families, neither one of us enjoyed traveling which became the basis for the fight. I'd won the the argument after the announcement of my father's recent diagnosis. I'd spent hours on the phone with my sister, then on the internet gathering information on Alzheimer's. The dementia had already begun to kick in when Dad accidentally set fire to his home. Luckily, Syndie had already moved in with Dad and got him out of the house in time. My need for family had only become stronger since I'd learned about my pregnancy and the arrival of the first grandson.. I didn't want my baby to miss out on his remaining grandparent.
Fear about my father never getting to meet or know my little peanut became a constant in my mind. Adam and I had distanced ourselves from our families over the years. We were always so happy spending time with just each other, we'd just never considered what those choices did to others. Having a baby changes things. My sister's wedding invitation plus my dad's diagnosis, well, both convinced me that we needed to get back to Ohio. Christmas seemed like a perfect excuse.
After pulling into the gas station, Adam stopped the car next to the pump. I grabbed my purse. "I'm going to use the bathroom, grab your coffee, then get a snack while you fill up. Is there anything else you want?" I walked over to Adam's door as he let himself out.
Adam bent down to kiss my belly, making my muscles clench. How does such a beefy man do that yet still look so masculine?
"Why don't you also grab me some pretzels. I don't know if the coffee will be good on my empty stomach. But with the way the snow has been falling, I want to make sure we can take the turnpike rather than Route 2."
Route 2 is known as Death's Highway. The area of Route 2 between Bono and Sandusky claimed dozens of lives due to the large semi-trucks in addition to the awkward two lane road. People couldn't see what was coming around the next bend so head-on collisions were frequent. The horrible blizzard-like conditions from Lake Erie only made the road more treacherous.
After grabbing the coffee, pretzels and some crackers for myself, then paying for them, I headed back to the car. The snow made the car hard to see from the door of the gas station. Driving in this mess wasn't a comforting thought.
"Adam, the weather looks really bad. Maybe we should turn on a local radio station to check on the road conditions."
Making slow progress, we listened to the bleak weather bulletin. Little did we know one single radio announcement would change our lives forever.
"A crash has closed down part of the Ohio Turnpike just past the Route 53 exit. It's recommended travelers take an alternate route."
Adam's voice sounded bleak as he responded to the news. "I guess we have to take Route 2, probably adding some time to our drive. Maybe you had better call Syn and tell her we're still on our way but running late. We don't want them to worry." As he shifted the car into four-wheel drive, I pulled out my cell phone and made the call.
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Free Beer & Hot Wings: Girl Suspended from School for Hair Color Hires Lawyer to Intervene [Video]
Students at Muscle Shoals High School in Alabama who are out of compliance with the student handbook's dress code will not be allowed to attend classes and will receive an unexcused absence.
That seems pretty legit right?
Well, in this instance, it seems like they may be going a little overboard with that rule.
A 16-year-old, Hayleigh Black, dyed her hair red. Apparently the red was too red and distracting to others, and that led to her being sent home and given an unexcused absence.
So, she got an attorney involved, WAFF-TV reported.
That's right, an attorney is trying to get the absence taken off her record in order to keep it from interfering with future exam exemptions and other school-related issues. All in all, this story seems pretty ludicrous.
WAFF-TV: News, Weather and Sports for Huntsville, AL
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Well the stars still have not fallen from sky and nine years ago today, I lost you.
I am luckier than anyone imagines.
* * *
I depart as air—I shake my white locks at the run-away sun,
I effuse my flesh in eddies, and drift it in lacy jags.
I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I love,
If you want me again, look for me under your boot-soles.
"You will hardly know who I am, or what I mean,
But I shall be good health to you nevertheless,
And filter and fibre your blood.
Failing to fetch me at first, keep encouraged,
Missing me one place, search another,
I stop somewhere waiting for you."
~ From: "Leaves of Grass", Song of Myself, Walt Whitman


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The Big Sur Beach Coastal Wreath also makes a beautiful beach theme wedding centerpiece. Add your own hurricane full of seashells or a cylinder candle, to complete the beach theme.
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The world of job search is changing and has changed for many. With the hiring managers trusting the applicant tracking system, what you require is a 'game changer' job application letter and resume. Just 6 seconds of attention for each resume and cover letter, your words should impress the recruiter from the very start.
Let's start with how to rank high and get into the hands of recruiters from the flood of job applications they get.
Top 5 Tips for Mastering Applicant Tracking System [ATS]
- No Templates: Most of the ATS cannot read .docx, PDF, RTF, and JPG formats, so use a standard Word document.
- Use Keywords and Phrases relevant to the work and job role in your descriptive achievements.
- Keep simple formatting and avoid using headers, footers, borders, symbols or shading.
- Do use the exact job title on top of your job application letter when applying for a position. Even though you have a personal connection, stick to the 'exact job title' in your cover letter.
- Be careful inserting special characters and accents as these can be misinterpreted by an applicant tracking system
What about experienced candidates?
Gaining a few years of work experience, recruiters do pay more attention to your resume. It is better, however, to submit your cover letter with your resume, even if it's not asked for. With a cover letter you can explain clearly pointers that may not be included in your resume.
Point to be Noted: If a company clearly mentions to not submit a cover letter and has their own directions, it's best to follow the guidelines.
How to write a Job Application Letter:
Writing or not writing a cover letter with your resume depends therefore on industry and company. Many candidates also write a boilerplate cover letter which can be added with any job roles and sent to any company.
- Write your job application letter which talks to the point rather going verbose.
- Use Business English to write. Keep your creativity for some other time (other than if you belong to a creative field). Letter for creative jobs should be different than a letter to an EPC company.
- A short cover letter of 3-4 paragraphs including the specific reasons from applicant's for the job role is what most recruiters do read.
- Focus on skills and experience in your application.
Save your recruiter's time-
Your recruiter has few seconds to spare, given the sea of letter received by job hunters every day.
Do' s
- Show an interest in the job and company. You words should show familiarity with company's mission and vision.
- Your application letter should show you are motivated and eager to work in the company. Write what drives you to be part of the company you applied and how you present role fits into what you want to do.
- Your qualities and skill-sets which are not part of resume should be described. In the limited time of your recruiter, write additional skills which are not clear from your cv.
- Your recruiter should tell why you are different. Read bios of professionals in the same industry and similar role. Write something not mentioned by them. Differentiate.
- You have to understand the type of company you are writing and tweak the writing tone. For example- writing in a formal tone for a gaming or food start-up would be boring.
- Attach you resume and not your cover letter. Recruiters read the resume and skip the cover letter. Put your application letter in the email body.
- Leaving the subject line blank. Many job hunters leave the email subject blank or do not write the apt subject description.
- Do not cover the same job application again and again. Recruiters can tell.
Another reason why job application letter matters!
Many a times your job application letter can get you into a company without any job positions vacant. When the candidate is not the perfect match to the role they have applied for but otherwise seems great and can fit within another team in the same organization. In this case the cover letter allows HR/hiring managers to get some flavor on where they will potentially fit you.
Sample of Job Application Letter-
This is written for Sales Job.
Mobile: +91- 98270xxxxx ~ E-Mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Dated: dd/mm/yy
Dear Sir/ Madam,
It was with great interest that I read your recent posting in the XXXXX newspaper/website for the position of XXXXXXXXX. In response, I enclose my resume for your consideration.
A brief review of my credentials will confirm that I am capable of serving as the catalyst for achieving revenue objectives and organic growth through effective contributions. I am a Management Graduate with specialization in Marketing & Finance coupled with an experience of 3 years including 2 years in International Marketing / Business Development and Export operations
I have been associated with TVS Motor Company as Assistant Manager – Sales & Marketing in their Two Wheeler Business, based out of Bhopal.
My ability to analyze needs and create unique solutions designed to yield a profitable outcome has proven to be one of my greatest assets. Credited with significantly impacting bottom-line profitability, I have excelled at streamlining processes to boost productivity and sales. Proactive management of crucial external relationships with international clients allowed me to increase revenue significantly. I also negotiated exclusive relationships in a key market segment thus expanding the company's share of that segment remarkably within a short span of time.
I know that my strong commitment to high ethical and professional standards and flexibility in devising proactive responses to changing socioeconomic conditions would allow me to make a significant contribution to the [Company Name] team. I am certain that my presence in your team will prove to be beneficial to your organisation. I would like an opportunity to speak with you to evaluate your needs and share my ideas on the same as well.
Thanking you.


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Newsletter - April 2011
The News At Home
Toronto becomes overly excited at the mere thought of spring. We're known to visit garden centers and buy any pots and seeds available, even if we can't make use of them yet. We're just as likely to do the spring yard clean-up as soon as the snow melts, and of course, March usually gives us one last snowfall just to mock us. This was the case last week, when Tori sat perched at the window on a particular Saturday afternoon. Not only were people doing everything from sweeping porches to yanking gardening supplies out of their cars, but children were playing noisily outside and families were going for walks with their dogs. In Tori's world, this was both exciting and the end of life as we know it. Her tail wagged furiously every time she saw a person or dog, but seconds later, she was barking her warnings and even growling at what, apparently, was grave danger.
Every now and then she'd hop off the couch long enough to wag her tail at me and wait for praise. Yes, Tori. You are the bravest dog on the planet. Thank you for doing such a good job. The fact that almost every passerby stops and giggles at your fifteen pounds of bodyweight and floppy ears flowing in the breeze attests to the fact that you are indeed a frightening vision, capable of keeping all dangers at bay.
Fact of The Month
Allergy Season is Here
Environmental allergies, that is. Your dog may be sneezing, have runny eyes and nose, or scratching him/herself, including the ever-famous bum scooting along carpets. Some dog owners believe that helping to "boost" the immune system especially at this time of year is the key. In fact, what you are seeing is an over-reaction of the immune system, so even it was possible to "boost" it, this is the last thing you'd want to do.
Environmental allergies are tough to subdue, but certain things can help. Use an air purifier, keep pollens out of the house as much as possible (this means not opening windows nearly as often as you might like), keep bedding fresh and clean, dust and vacuum more often than you'd prefer. Yes, it's indoor work at a time of year when we'd much rather be in the garden, but these things really can help. Rinsing the dog with cool water can also help because it removes some pollen from the hair.
Foods and supplements can help, too, but we need to understand the how and why. Mast cells are located throughout body tissues, and this includes the "outside" tissues in the nose, skin and eyes. Environmental allergens such as pollens and dust attached themselves to these cells and the body responds by releasing histamine. This is the basic explanation of why antihistamine medications work. Bioflavanoinds decrease the sensitivity of mast cells, thereby making them less likely to release histamine in the first place. True enough, some dogs (and people!) will continue to release histamine, but the problem is lessened even if not eradicated, and as we can all agree, any help we can get is appreciated.
Bioflavanoids are available in a host of vegetables as well as in supplement form. Think broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, berries (caution: strawberries are often the cause of histamine reactions), apples and onions. Of course, onions are toxic to dogs, so strike this one off the list, but you might want to keep it in mind for the human family. Why these foods in particular? Because they provide a good deal of Quercetin, one of the bioflavnoids shown to help allergic conditions. Inhibition of histamine release by mast cells and basophils also contributes to quercetin's anti-inflammatory activity.
In addition, Acidophilus may provide some defense against seasonal allergies. The National Institutes of Health states that people with cedar pollen allergies have fewer symptoms if they are taking this supplement. More studies are needed in this area, especially as concerns dogs, but going by my experience over the years, I consider acidophilus to have great merit. Lastly, and I say this without support of scientific evidence, our Antioxidant Booster seems to help a lot of dogs. My guess is that ellagic acid being an anti-inflammatory has something to do with it. After so many years of reading client emails with positive reports, I've sometimes allowed science to take a bit of a back seat and just enjoyed cheering these dogs on.
Customer: "Does this dog have a good pedigree?" Breeder: "Ha! If that dog could talk, he wouldn't speak to either of us." - Author Unknown