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Cooperation in Europe
For transnational affairs we can rely on partnerships with or privileged contacts to lawyer's offices especially in France (Paris), the U.K. (London), Belgium (Brussels) and Italy (Rome). Please contact us for further information. If you're interested in our Italian partner Avvocato Andrea Parlatore, Patrocinante in Cassazione, Viale Giuseppe Mazzini, 13, 00195 ROMA, please go to www.studioparlatore.it.
Franco-German cooperation
To facilitate any of your activities in France we cooperate with a French lawyer's office and are hence able to offer you a service of special quality and convenience. Contact offices are located in the Paris metropolitan area.
Office Partnership Berlin
I share my office space in Hauptstraße 37 with lawyer Bernd Häusler as well as with the lawyers Dr. Patrick Kroker and Konrad Bechler.
Mr. Häusler, member of the Berlin Bar since 1976, advises and represents you in many areas of law and is also engaged in the Berlin Bar Association, where he served as vice-president and has been a board member since between 1991 and 2015. Within the Berlin Bar Association he is still in charge of human rights matters. See www.ra-not-haeusler.de for more and detailed information.
Dr. Patrick Kroker, Rechtsanwalt, is part of our office since 2015. For more information please check www.patrickkroker.net.
Konrad Bechler, Rechtsanwalt, is part of our office cooperation since 2017. For more information please check www.bechler.com.
The office is managed by Mr. Gählsdorf and Mrs. Pätzold. Further we regularly employ interns and legal trainees in our office partnership.
Cooperation in Germany
I cooperate with attorney's office throughout the whole of Germany especially in the Rhine/Ruhr-region as well as in the metropolitan areas of Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt and Freiburg. If required, my clients can be represented by cooperating lawyers as subagents. Reversely, I regularly act as subagents for my colleagues from Berlin and its surroundings.

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Among the saints, sages and saviors of the world Osho Rajneesh has emerged as one of the most magnetic , magical and majestic Awakened Beings. The dust of controversies, which is bound to be raised with the appearance of every Enlightened one, is now settling down and Osho's life and accomplishment are blazing forth like the sun, tearing away the bank of dark clouds of doubts and delusions surrounding in the minds of the people. Osho's life is a wonderful saga of amazing ventures and adventures of the outer and the inner world. As the facts of his life are unfolding themselves and are getting arrange into a grand and glorious pattern. He stands towering as a Spiritual Colossus.
Born on December 11, 1931 in a small village Kuchwara in Raisen District of Madhya Pradesh which had a population of less than a hundred people, the village is only a few miles away from Karondi, the geocentric point of India. Thus in a way Osho symbolizes the point of convergence of all streams of philosophy, religious insights which have been prevalent in India.
This village boy who went to school at a comparatively, late age of nine, blossomed later into not only one of the profoundest thinkers and philosophers of the world but also into one of the greatest spiritual geniuses of all time – A Mahasatva. A Mahasatva or a Savior is one who provides guidance to a large number of people during his life time but also keeps giving guidance to those who hold the contact key even after he has shuffled off the mortal coils & is not present in physical form. There are quite a large number of people who in some very clear form, are getting spiritual instructions & guidance from Osho from his realm divine.
Right from his early years Osho had been employing ways & means to identify himself from his body & mind by swimming for long hours in the Sakhar River which flows by his village Kuchwara. He used to jump into the swollen river from perilous heights watching his mind getting stilled & silenced during the fall. He used to run backwards in the early hours of the morning when the village roads were deserted, but in all these strange & weird activities he remained a witness to his physical and mental activities. He found that if you remain alert, awake and a watcher, going beyond judgmental points, without any commentary from your side, the mind is silenced & drops. In that silence the watcher & the body appear separate and if you deepen this experience your gross and subtle bodies get split and dichotomized. That momentous point is the beginning of the right understanding of religion and all that it stands for. At this point you realize suddenly that you are bipolar - your physical form is your outer polarity whereas your consciousness or awareness is your inner polarity.
Osho had been doing all these practices with uncompromising zeal & devotion. One day when Osho was meditating on a make-shift seat made on the branch of a tree at Sagar, Madhya Pradesh – a place where his university was located, his gross body fell from that higher branch on the road below. His subtle body was still joined to the gross body from navel to navel with a silvery electric like chord. With this came the understanding that the gross body without the subtle body is dysfunctional & almost dead and the subtle body within the gross body is only a phantom. Then these experiences recurred a number of times in the next few months confirming its genuineness & reality & assured him that the phenomena is not illusion.
Then in 1953, on the 21st of March, on the day of Equinox, when the night & day are of equal duration, Osho reached enlightenment in the Bhanwartal Park, now known as Nehru Gardens in Jabalpur, under a Maulshree tree. On this day the individual witness disappeared into the universe- the drop has slipped into the ocean. He had finally experienced Samadhi – the state of super consciousness.
Thereafter swells up the feeling of compassion to guide the people on the path. Osho thus embarked upon this greatest discourse & discussion program in human history. He has s poken 35 million words to elucidate and elaborate different meditation techniques & different religion of the world- Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Jewishism, Christianity, Taoism, Tantra, Zen, Zarotrianism, Hassidism, Islam, Supirism, Sikhism and also on the most of the enlightened ones of humanity. His spoken words without any editing, amendment and improvement according to his strict instructions have been collected into 650 books. And all these divine outpourings gathered through his audio and video recording constitute a world record and cover the whole spectrum of religious experience.
Osho Says, "After me nothing can be added to the religion experience. I have spoken both, in so great depth and breadth that it contains and covers all". He had answered 20,000 questions which cover full range of questions that the seekers may probably ask about life & meditation. Many of his sanyasins & lovers have journeyed through these spiritual realms, like a sparrow riding on the back of a flying golden eagle and swung past those high points reached only in meditation. But these are a few others who have dived into themselves beyond the noise and babble of the mind into the regions of supernal calm, where the hidden harmony of Anahad Nad – the soundless sound keeps resounding within endlessly.
Although Osho has spoken so extensively & deeply on all aspects of religion, his message is brief but eternal. He says – "Be still and know that you are divine." He loves to quote the Zen Master Bokuju a number of times in his discourses: "sitting silently, doing nothing, the spring comes & the grass grows by itself."
He says that all the asceticism and renunciation are not needed at all to know your true nature. He further says," My Sanyasins have to be scientists, poets & mystics- all these three rolled into one. This three- dimensional attitude emphasizes out attitude towards our body, mind and our being to give birth to the New Man whom he loves to call as Zorba the Buddha – the one who is equally at home in the affairs of the world and also knows the art & knack of creeping into a state of content-less consciousness". This would make him a truly balanced being that is comfortable outside and calm & blissful inside.
It is really mind-boggling to know that all this monumental work he could accomplish during a comparatively short life span of only 58 years in which 28 years were of massive preparations and 30 years of marathon work of awakening the people from their deep slumbers. Another significant aspect of Osho's life, which might astound and amaze the book lovers for centuries to come is that he had read 1, 50,000 books in less than forty years. This again is an all- time record! He read these many books belonging to modern, medieval & ancient times to establish a deep synchronicity with his listeners who belonged to different corners of the world, to different strata of society & to different religious followings. He read books with such a deep vision that the contents were at his beck & he could easily recall facts, stories, poems, imageries, similes, metaphors, jokes & studded them like gems and jewels enhancing the total beauty and thought content of his discourses. His words knew suitable and appropriate like iridescent pigeons would swoop down at his bidding to eat the grain of meaning from his hands.
Osho is a marvel of Nature, a miracle of existence & yet he keeps saying to us all to realize our true self which is neither an iota less nor a whit more than his own self. He says,"Go in and manifest the divinity in you which is not only grand and glorious but also eternal and illimitable."


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The night after I wrote a post from the sanctuary of my bedroom called 'My First Kiss (One Year On) + Feeling Lonely, I wrote the text which follows:
14 February 2019
Meeting The First Man I Met From Tinder...Again
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My First Kiss (One Year On) + Feeling Lonely
date for Valentine's Day and an un-balanced mixture of heartache and desire for the next few months to come but I wouldn't know about the latter bit.
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What I Learned in 2018
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3 Sentences To Keep People Out Your Business
How My Life Has Changed in One Year, I detailed how over the last 365 days, I've transformed into someone I'm really proud of. I stand by this version of myself. I bolster her on the bad days and encourage her to jump off the highest spring boards of success on the better days. I've grown a lot. I'm a far-cry from the version of myself that I was in March or April this year, but I've already spoken about that so I won't go on.
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Thick, strong fingers dug deeper into the wood, trying to gain purchase on the damp bark. Small bits of earth clung precariously to the rough bark, which gradually shook off as the fingers pressed deeper and the trembling of the wood increased. Shoulders flexed; biceps strained, and at last, with a loud grunt, Hercules pulled the stump from the ground, almost falling over backward as the roots ripped free of the earth with a tearing sound. He stumbled back a few feet, tossing the stump aside and peering at the gaping maw it left in the ground. That'll take an hour to fill, he thought as he wiped his brow and grabbed the shovel from where it stuck out of the earth. He took soil from around where the stump had been and began to fill in the pit; but there would still be a depression in the area surrounding the hole, and he wanted the land level. It's not like it matters, he groused silently, but I'll know the difference. He wiped his brow again and sighed, moving back toward the barn where he kept most of his tools, and the wheelbarrow. Filling it with dirt, he laid the shovel across the top and headed back toward where the pit was. As he rounded the corner of the barn, he saw a small group of riders heading up the road toward the house. For a moment his brown eyes peered; but when he saw the purple vest, the blond hair, and the beard, he continued on toward the hole. It's not as if you didn't know he would come, Hercules mulled as he reached the hole and grabbed the shovel. This shouldn't be a big surprise. He slid the shovel into the pile of dirt in the wheelbarrow and scooped a huge mound of it into the pit. The peaty aroma of loose earth filled his nostrils, and he smiled for a moment. This was what he wanted; to work the land, to look after the farm and live a simple life. Nothing more. And why the hell won't they respect that? he wondered as he heard, distantly, horses' hooves. He ignored the riders as they drew closer, contenting himself with shoveling the dirt into the hole. After a time, the hooves had come too close to pretend he couldn't hear them; he looked up, patting down the top of the dirt with the shovel, and took them in: five riders, all in purple, all blond, all smiling at him as he rammed the shovel into the earth and turned to greet them.
"Hercules!" Iolaus cried out, swinging down from his horse in a fluid motion. "It's been a long time, friend!"
The son of Zeus nodded. "That it has, Iolaus." He allowed himself a faint smile as he regarded the other riders. "Hello, Chryseis," he added, and the stunning woman nodded back.
"It has been a while, Hercules," she said, her blue eyes twinkling at him. "Not that you've changed any."
Hercules shrugged. "Eternal youth is a burden. What can I say?" But he smiled at her as he said it; his eyes switched to Iolaus as she slipped down from the horse, turning to help her children from their mounts.
For a moment Iolaus saw Hercules' eyes cloud over as he watched the slim blonde woman ease her two sons and daughter from their steeds. Then the big man looked away, at the dirt, the stump, the fence-- anything to keep from looking at Iolaus.
Iolaus scratched at his beard. "So how've you been?"
Hercules stared off at the horizon. "Quiet. And you?"
Iolaus smiled, clapping him on the shoulder. "Busy. You know... the kids... my job..." he shrugged, and for just a second he was the same Iolaus that Hercules had fought alongside, the same Iolaus who had helped him recover the Golden Fleece, the same man who served as best man at both of his weddings. But then the years covered him again, and Hercules seemed to see him only at a distance, as if his friend were standing on a distant shore rather than at arms' length.
Iolaus allowed his voice to slip to a loud whisper. "You heard, right?"
Hercules made no response, but Iolaus could see his brown eyes grow hard, and cold. Silence fell between them for a space; the only noise was that of the wind blowing across the field, and Chryseis gathering in her children.
"I heard," Hercules said at last, turning away and grabbing the shovel.
Iolaus put his hands on his hips. "You're not going?"
Hercules turned, and for a split second Iolaus could see the pain etched there, the sense of loss, and Hercules opened his mouth as if to say something. But then he stopped, his eyes dropping to the ground for a second, and he said, "I'm not going."
"Hercules, you have to--" Iolaus began, but Hercules turned his back. "You and the family are welcome to stay the night. The house is more than large enough to accommodate all of you." He grabbed the wheelbarrow and started walking. Iolaus began to go after him when a slender hand on his arm restrained him.
"Let's stay the night," Chryseis said. "Maybe young voices playing in his yard will soften his heart." Her blue eyes took in her husband's concerned face. "He needs our company right now, you know."
Iolaus glanced over at his wife. "I wish he knew that."
Chryseis took his hand in hers, and grasped young Jason's in the other. She led both of them to the gate in the stone fence as the other children ran ahead to open it for them.
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Tiny feet flapped as they ran across the wet stone; blonde hair dripped as the young girl ran around the bathtub, oblivious to her mother's outstretched arms.
"Faith," Gabrielle said, exasperated, herself chest deep in the warm water, the steam rising off the surface in lazy tendrils. "Faith, would you come here?"
The little girl tucked a loose tendril of hair in her mouth and nodded no; then she scampered off out of the tiled bathroom.
"Lila!" Gabrielle called.
Moments later her sister entered the bathroom, wrapped in a dark crimson robe, carrying little Faith, who was squirming as only a small child can. Lila put the young girl down on a soft fur and began to dry her off with a towel. Lila clucked at Gabrielle as she rubbed the girl's head.
"What?" Gabrielle asked.
"Haven't you learned yet?" Lila shook her head. "You bathe them first. Then you bathe." She gathered Faith's damp hair in one hand, wringing out the water. "Or you get your lazy husband to do it for you."
Gabrielle arched an eyebrow. "Toris washes little Cyrene?"
Lila grinned. "If he knows what's good for him." Both sisters laughed.
"I wish we could stay here longer," Lila said, rubbing down Faith's back. "Toris and I so seldom get this far south. And we never get to see enough of you."
Gabrielle grabbed her sister's hand. "You're welcome to stay with us at our place as long as you like. You know that." Her smile broadened. "It's always good to see you three."
Lila smiled back. "It'll be four soon enough," she murmured.
Gabrielle's jaw dropped, her eyes wide. "Really?" she squealed.
Lila started laughing and nodded her head in confirmation.
"I don't believe you!" Gabrielle said. "This isn't a race, you know. Just because I have two..."
Lila's blue eyes narrowed. "Gabrielle..."
The older sister laughed. "I'm only teasing you. Congratulations," she said, and both of them looked up as another set of bare feet slapped on the floor.
This girl was dark haired, and looked rather more like her father than her mother. She had her mother's green eyes, but she was at that awkward age where she was not quite a woman and not still a child. Coltish legs stuck out from under her short robe, and she flashed her mother and her aunt a shy smile.
"Mind if I join you?" she asked quietly.
Gabrielle gestured. "Not at all, honey. Come on in."
The young girl slipped off her robe and sank into the warm water with a sigh. She grabbed a bar of soap from the ledge of the huge tub and ran it down the length of one thin arm.
"So what did you do today, little Xena?" Lila asked her niece.
The girl pouted. "I'm not little anymore," she said. "I'm almost twelve."
Gabrielle raised her eyebrows and shared a glance with Lila.
"I beg your pardon, dear," Lila said, running her hand along the surface of the water.
"So what did you do today?" Gabrielle asked the girl.
"I was being fitted for my dress," she said glumly.
Gabrielle smiled softly. "I go tomorrow, dear. I'm not looking forward to it either."
Young Xena pouted, scrubbing herself with the soap, staring down at the water. "Yeah, but you're not skinny," she said, her voice barely loud enough to be heard.
Lila bundled up Faith in a big towel. "I'll take care of her. I think I better check on Cyrene. It's been too quiet out there." She stood, cradling the young child, and left the bathing room.
"Did someone say something to you?" Gabrielle asked when her sister was gone.
"No," Xena said, avoiding her mother's gaze.
"Then...?" Gabrielle asked gently.
Xena looked up at her mother, her green eyes round and sad. "Someone didn't say something to me."
Gabrielle's brow furrowed; she thought back to that afternoon, before her daughter had left for her fitting, when they had been sitting in the garden, just talking, idly whiling away the sunny day. The children had been romping, but most of them were too young for Xena; she needed someone her own age, but none of the other children were even close. She'd ended up sitting with--
"Was it Solon?" Gabrielle inquired, her voice tender.
Xena nodded, biting her bottom lip. Gabrielle took in a deep breath and let it out slowly. Young hearts...
"Dear, he's twenty five. You're eleven..."
"Mom, I know how old he is."
Gabrielle slid closer to her daughter. "Don't you think he's just a little old for you?"
Xena looked up at her mother, her eyes wet with tears. "Mom, I know what you're going to say. And I know that it's silly. But he's... he's so..." She stopped, wiping away a tear with a wet hand. "I just wanted a dance with him, that's all. Nothing more."
"And he said no?" Gabrielle reached a hand out, gently clasping her daughter's hand.
Xena mumbled something unintelligible.
"I didn't ask him," she muttered.
Gabrielle took the soap from her daughter and started gently washing her back. This will take a while... you precious thing...
Chryseis scooped up little Jason from the couch; she had already tucked the other children into bed, and her youngest gave her no struggle; thumb planted firmly into his mouth, his head lolled on her shoulder as she took him past the kitchen toward the bedroom. She stopped for a moment to watch the two men, old friends, their faces painted amber by the lamp in the center of the table. For a reunion, it sure doesn't seem too happy, she thought, noting the way her husband's eyes shone in the yellow light, and the way Hercules' whole body seemed to lack energy, as if her were propped up. She met Iolaus' eyes; he tilted his head almost imperceptibly, and she nodded and moved on toward the bedroom. Such a big house for such a lonely man...
Iolaus looked down at the scroll Hercules was holding. He had one of his own, still in the horse's pack. He'd received his a few days ago in Thebes, and he had figured he would swing by Hercules' farm and collect his old friend on the way to Corinth. But he hadn't figured on this...
"You have to go, Herc," he said quietly.
"Don't you listen?" the big man responded. "I got an invitation. But that doesn't mean I have to show up."
Iolaus shook his head. "How could ya not go?"
Hercules exhaled. "Iolaus, I don't expect you to understand."
Iolaus spread his hands on the table. "I understand you'll be letting a friend down."
Hercules' eyes sparked to life, the anger there plainly visible. "Like she let me down? I'd say we're even then."
"Hercules," Iolaus began, "she didn't let you down. It just..." He put his hands flat on the table. "Things just don't always work out."
Hercules grimaced. "Things worked out just fine for you and Chryseis," he said. "Iphicles and Nemesis," he continued. "Atalanta. Gabrielle. Even Autolycus found a wife!"
Iolaus gave him a weak smile. "Just lucky, I guess."
"It's not just luck," Hercules said. "I made a decision after Serena, and I don't regret that. Not at all." He looked at Iolaus briefly, then back down at the table. "I swore I wouldn't endanger another innocent life just for my happiness. Deianira and Serena were enough. I wasn't going to give Hera, or Ares, or anyone else the chance to hurt anyone like that again."
Iolaus spread his hands wide. "So how does this..."
Hercules stood, his face once again haunted by the expression that Iolaus had seen earlier that afternoon. "Well..." He walked around the kitchen, his eyes unfocused, his booted feet scraping the floor. He took a deep breath and stopped by the window to look out at the stars. After a minute he turned to face Iolaus, and his friend could see the pain openly in those handsome features.
"It was okay, don't you see?" Hercules said, his voice soft.
"No," Iolaus said. "I'm afraid I don't see, Hercules."
He closed his eyes and exhaled. "Somehow... it was okay that I was alone like this, knowing..." He shook his head. "Look, I know this doesn't make any sense to you, but trust me, I can't go with you to--"
"It was okay so long as she was alone too," Iolaus said, his voice barely more than a whisper, but his words were strong enough to silence the son of Zeus. "So long as that door was open... even if you never took it..."
Hercules turned quickly and walked out of the room.
"Herc, I'm sorry-- Herc, wait..." Iolaus got up and chased after him.
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A BABY dolphin that lost its tail after getting tangled in fishing nets is to get an artificial one.
The three-month-old mammal also had serious injuries to her mouth, tongue and fins when fishermen found her off Cape Canaveral on Florida's east coast.
The tail wounds were so deep that the blood flow was cut off, killing the tissue. Days after she was rescued, her tail fell off.
Seven months later, plans are well advanced to give the dolphin, named Winter by rescuers, a complete prosthetic tail so she can learn to jump at the Clearwater marine aquarium.
Boss Dana Zucker said: "She'll only be able to wear it for short periods of time but it will mean she'll be able to learn how to jump like the other dolphins."
Winter, who was just 64lb when she was rescued, has now doubled in size.
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Pop brat Justin Bieber is reportedly planning on throwing a circus-themed 19th birthday party at London nightclub Cirque Du Soir. While on his UK tour he has also been partying at London' nightspots DSTRKT and Jalouse. His "people" reportedly asked for £15k for the star appear at another West End nightspot, Project.
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As perhaps a near final Parrott "Chip Trip" I am hoping to organize a group trip for runners to Warsaw and several other Eastern European cities in April of 2013. Chris and I expect to be already there as I have a Fulbright Scholar appointment to lecture for the Spring semester of 2013 at a private university in Warsaw, but I have required them to give me a month off from early April to early May. During that time I am looking to organize a runner's tour with a 5k/10k run in Warsaw to get things going and then touring by train to Krakow, Budapest, Vienna and finally Prague. Flying into Warsaw and out of Prague over about a 10-12 day time window starting around the first week in April. Any interested travelers contact George (
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I have just bought a SoundSync Drive and successfully set it up in my car. I was easily able to connect it via Bluetooth via iPhone. I was able to play music and make calls over it. I then disconnected and successfully connected it to my wife's iPhone. So far so good...
When I tried to play music via my wife's iPhone and I was completely unable to reconnect. Same with my phone. I tried removing it from the power & aux connections, rebooting every device (including the car!) and it completely refuses to connect. Nothing works.
I've run out of ideas.....anyone else got any?!
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Little Neck, NY, March 31, 2009 - Leviton is pleased to announce the appointment of Eileen McGlone to the position of Director of Marketing for its Commercial and Industrial business. In her new post, McGlone is responsible for building sales of the company's commercial and industrial wiring devices across its electrical distribution, retail and end-user markets. Working with product management, ED field sales and OEM & Retail business teams, she will focus her efforts on growing Leviton's commercial and industrial market share through innovative product roll-outs, enhanced customer programs and services and management of the company's commercial & industrial brand.
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CUMBERLAND — Although a viral infection transmitted by mosquitoes has killed several horses in recent weeks in five southern Maine counties, organizers at the Cumberland County Fair are taking precautions to make fairgoers as safe as possible when the event begins this weekend.
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention said Sept. 15 that the horses killed by Eastern equine encephalitis are evidence of the presence of mosquitoes infected with the rare but potentially severe virus, which also poses a risk to people. A 3-year-old girl in Candia, N.H., last week was confirmed with EEE.
"We established some policies two years ago regarding that," Bruce Flanigan, Cumberland County Fair president, said on Monday. "All of the horses are checked and have to be vaccinated. Any horse that comes onto the grounds has to have been vaccinated before that. We've had that policy on the grounds because of our racehorses and so forth."
While the virus is a concern, he added, "we believe we've put the safeguards in place to handle that."
Flanigan also said the fair has portable hand washing stations located near the horse barns, "and if (people) go in and have contact with those animals, we're recommending that when they come out of those barn areas, to immediately wash their hands with soap and water and make sure that they're clean."
The Maine CDC states that the risk of contracting the disease from one mosquito bite is minuscule, since any single mosquito is not likely to be infected. It also states that horses infected with the virus do not pose a risk to human health.
Still, the Maine CDC points out that the risk is more geographically widespread than thought previously and that the risk is greatest from dusk to dawn and when temperatures are higher than 50 degrees, and particularly more than 60 degrees. The risk is also expected to continue into next year.
"Anytime you have something like that, it is a concern," Flanigan said. "And we'll certainly be watching it very closely. But we hope that we've got everything in place to make it a safe fair for everybody."
Dr. Don Hoenig, state veterinarian at the Maine Department of Agriculture, said on Monday that people bringing their horses to fairs have been encouraged to be up to date on the horses' vaccinations.
"This is a pretty simple message to horse owners all over the state, and not just the fairs, but particularly in these areas where we have had some increased number of cases," he said.
Hoenig said three fairs within areas of virus cases – Cumberland, Fryeburg and Common Ground – have received the latest health alert information from the Maine CDC.
"We've been putting that message out for weeks, ever since we got the first case," Hoenig said. "And I think there's a high level of awareness among horse owners that they really ought to take a look at … the immunization status of their horses and consult with their veterinarian, or this vaccine is readily available over the counter, so people can administer it themselves."
He said the vaccine is only about $8 per dose.
The 138th annual fair runs Sunday, Sept. 27, through Saturday, Oct. 3, offering the usual array of events that reflect the area's agricultural heritage. It draws a average attendance of 50,000 to 60,000 each year.
For people planning to attend the fair this year, organizers are making the event more economical.
In prior years, admission prices had included a $2 fee for children ages 10-12, while younger ones got in for no charge, Flanigan explained on Saturday. This year, children 12 and younger will be admitted for free.
Fairgoers can also obtain week-long fair passes at Cole Farms in Gray, Sunrise Printing in Windham and at the fair office, Flanigan said. If people buy the $35 pass prior to the fair, they will also receive the a parking pass (normally $5).
The fair this year has also added another "bracelet day" for participants, offering one price to ride all rides an unlimited number of times for that day.
"We had that on Monday and Wednesday, and this year we've added a third day, on Thursday," Flanigan explained. "It's a good deal."
Flanigan noted that attendance has been down at some fairs.
"Some of it's been weather-related, some of it I'm sure can be attributed to the economy," he said. "But our philosophy has been right from the beginning that we'll put together the best program we can put together, and roll it out there, and I believe that, particularly if we get decent weather, I think we'll be in good shape. How much of a hit we'll take is just very hard to say. We're hoping, obviously, that our attendance is right about normal."
Maine Agricultural Day, to be held Monday, Sept. 28, has been revitalized, Flanigan said. He added that between 2,000 and 2,500 school children will attend the fair that morning to take an educational tour with the exhibition hall superintendent.
"It's basically a program that was created here, and we just work on it and try to enhance it every year," Flanigan said.
Among the highlights of opening day is the State of Maine Pumpkin Contest, which takes place in front of the dairy barn at 10 a.m. Charlie Lopresti and Sarah Long from WGME Channel 13 will serve as two of the judges in the exhibition hall.
A new event is the Rave X freestyle snowmobile jumping event, which takes place in front of the grandstand at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30.
Comedy hypnotist Alan Sands will perform on three days: Monday at 3 p.m., Tuesday at 4 p.m. and Wednesday at 4 p.m., on the main stage in front of the exhibition hall.
A tractor pull will be held in front of the grandstand at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, and a truck pull will follow at the same time and place the next night.
"We certainly encourage people to come out and look, and I think they'll certainly enjoy the program that we've put together," Flanigan said, "and I think it'll be a good time."
Admission is $9 on Sunday, Friday and Saturday for people 13 and older; it is $7 on Monday through Thursday.
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According to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, while many people infected with Eastern equine encephalitis show no apparent illness, those developing symptoms tend to do so three to 10 days following an infected mosquito's bite. Symptoms can be as minor as mild flu-like illness, or as major as seizures, coma and death. Approximately a third of people with symptoms of the virus will die, while about half of the survivors with the virus will have permanent disabilities, according to the Maine CDC.
The virus has no known effective treatment for humans, the Maine CDC states; while there is a virus vaccine for horses, there is none available for humans.
The encephalitis was first found in Maine four years ago among horses, mosquitoes and birds in Cumberland and York counties. Last fall a man who spent time in Cumberland County in a horse in York County died from the disease.
The Maine CDC states that people at most risk for infection are those who live, work and visit wetlands or areas identified with the virus, while people older than 50 and younger than 15 appear to be the most susceptible to the disease effects.
Among methods the Maine CDC recommends for virus protection are the use of insect repellent; covering up with long-sleeve shirts, pants and socks; placing mosquito netting over infant carriers when outside; cleaning up unnecessary standing water around the yard; repairing window screens; vaccinating horses, and limiting or rescheduling outdoor group activities in the evening so that those involved are able to be inside an hour before sunset, unless the temperature at dusk is below 50 degrees.
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When you first started blogging, did you go a little wild with your design? Maybe you had all sorts of fonts all over your graphics. Maybe you had a new header every week. Maybe your background was an eye-sore of a… I mean pretty pink floral background. 🙂
No matter who you are, when you first start blogging you tend to be a little loose with your design. Yes, all of us were like that at some point. It usually takes time and loads, and loads of reading posts about blog design or design tips and tricks before you finally start on a path of a more cohesive look, a path which may or may not have you hiring a designer along the way. Unfortunately, not everyone is in the shape to hire a designer, especially when you're just starting out. So, today I wanted to share three simple steps to a cleaner blog design so that you can straighten things up a little without forking over your shopping money!
Full Width Photos
If you've been in the blogopshere for a little while, you probably know that this is one of the major things that people recommend. When you're just getting started, you don't really care about this, but having full width photos makes your entire blog look a little cleaner and nicer. A simple way to get started doing this to see what the full width size is that your template allows and begin sharing graphics that are that size.
Fewer Ads
Another decision that bloggers find themselves making is whether or not to host ads on their site. Ads are a great way to help promote your blog friends and favorite brands, as well as make a little extra cash. However, when you first start taking ads, you may find yourself getting a little crazy with how many you take. Having tons of ad graphics in your sidebar (and even below your post) is distracting to your reader. Pick a somewhat small number of how many you host (this may also help them seem more exclusive, which may help you when it comes to selling them).
White Space
Even if you're not a designer, I know you've heard of this one. People just looove white space now-a-days, but how do you accomplish that? Well, one major is to take a quick look at your blog template or overall design. Is it squished all the way out to your computer screen's edges? Do you feel a little claustrophobic just looking at it? If so, you can always remedy this by resizing (very easy to do on Blogger) or finding a new template (you might have to on WordPress unless you know some coding).
Those aren't the only things you can do to clean up your design, but they're definitely a good start!
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The historic United Pentecostal Church in Cleveland, Ohio, originally built in 1905, is constructed with ornate terracotta gutters, window mullions, ashlars and relief placards. Over the years the terracotta gutter system deteriorated due to water infiltration and subsequently caused water to enter the building damaging the decorative plaster ceilings.After careful review, the Church Board selected M-A Building and Maintenance Company to conduct an inspection and develop alternative solutions to restore the terracotta gutter system/structures.
The Church Board selected to remove and salvage the entire gutter system and replace certain terracotta pieces that could not be repaired with Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC) elements because it is lightweight, durable and easy to install. M-A Building's craftsmen documented and catalogued each piece of salvageable terracotta. Architectural Restoration Castings, Inc. (ARC), from Ambridge, PA was selected to produce matching elements with careful attention to color, size, relief and texture.
The assessment of the terracotta gutter systems revealed the original slope for drainage was no longer intact to maintain water flow to the downspouts and in fact may cause potential future problems with regard to load. The loss of slope was caused by corrosion of the supporting steel structure which induced cracking, spalling and chipping of the terracotta gutter and modillion. In most cases, the ashlars below the modillion were in good condition. All gutter locations had been repaired previously, at least two times and had 3 layers of flashing attached to the system and to the edge of the eave. The top two layers were a thin metal flashing and asphalt paper. The original metal flashing was the innermost layer. These layers created an extra load on the terra cotta gutter.
A section of gutter, including the modillion was removed in tact to facilitate the development of alternative solutions for replacing the structural supports and the decorative terracotta. The structural support consisted of a pair of opposed steel angles situated at the bottom of the gutters. These angles also act as a hanger system for each modillion. The angles are set in a masonry pocket and protrude perpendicular to the masonry wall approximately 2 feet.
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For a guy with "zero executive experience," Obama seems to have this whole President thing pretty dialed:
"The level of detail that the Obama transition team is getting into is extraordinary – they are leaving no stone unturned," said a senior former Clinton administration official who has been consulted. "I have been getting calls that you'd expect in previous transitions to get maybe in December or never at all."
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30 Bays in 30 days
1st July, 2018
The event will run from 1st to 30th July 2018 with the concept being that in that time you swim at least 30 strokes in 30 different bays from the list whenever works for you. It is designed to be as flexible as possible so bank swims on weekends if you like, you do not have to swim every day. If you have mobility issues or unable to get to the more challenging ones you can choose which bays work for you then complete 30 swims at those instead. There will be a launch swim at Vazon on 1st July and a final swim at Cobo on 30th July (both at 6.00pm) where you will be abl e to hand in your sponsorship money and celebrate the end of the challenge.
We are aga in having the concept of entering as a team of 6 people (incl. children). All you need to do it register as individuals then you can complete the challenge of ticking the 30 bays off between you in whichever way works best for you. For some it may mean that a core of the team swims in every bay and is occasionally joined by the other members, or, i t could be that you split the bays between you and sw im 5 bays each. You choose! This is designed to be completely flexible for those that don't have the time to complete the whole challenge individually.
New for 2018
Family event of just 9 bays in 30 days
Beach-clean option for non-swimmers in partnership with the Plastic Free Guernsey charity who are fighting to single use plastics and plastic pollution on the island.
Full details available on the Website: www.30bays.org
This year we are proud to be supporting Plastic Free Guernsey in their fight to reduce the use of single use plastics and plastic pollution on the island (especailly on our beautiful beaches) so we will not be handing out any 30baysin30days swim caps this year but will be providing you with a 30baysin30days bag for your swim stuff which has been kindly supported by Rocq Capital (www.rocqcapital.com). They have also arranged for everyone to have a fabric wristband to help promote the plastic free message and to help idenfity fellow swimmers on the beach and to attract people who may be willing to sponsor you for your challenge! If you aren't swimming but have registered for the beach-clean you will be provided with a bag to collect litter in that has been kindly supported by Yakwax (www.yakwax.com).
If you haven't heard of some of these bays before or want to remind yourself how to get to them please view the 30BAYS_MAP reproduced with permission from Coast Media Design Agency, www.coast.gg.
We have 3 days in Herm that you can either exchange for Guernsey bays or swim as optional extras.
Trident Charter Company Ltd has very generously offered to support the event again this year with a special rate of return ticket for anyone registered for 30baysin30days of £10 for adults (15years+, normally £13) and £5 forchildren (4-14 inc, normally £6.50). Special fares are subject to departure and return on the same day only (ie no period returns)and only valid for one trip to Herm per person between 1st-3 0th July 2017. Tickets can be purchased from the Trident ticket office on proof of registration (either as a screen shot or print of confirmation email from Les Bourgs Hospice).Please be advised that Trident Charter Company Ltd has no obligation to offer you the special fare ifyou cannot provide this at time of booking.
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We have joined with the team who wrote the Guernsey Beach Guide which is a fabulous book telling you all theinformation you may need to know about the local beaches, best tides and best and worst features and all the facilities nearby- this is a great book to use alongsi de this event and they are donating £2.50 from each book sold to Les Bourgs Hospice if you purchase it for this event during June and July. We are selling it on our Website underGifts
To register for this event please click on the sign up for an event button to the right of this screen or download the registration form from www.30bays.org and send it back to Trish De Carteret, Fundraising administrator, Les Bourgs Hospice, Rue du Tertre, St Andrews, GY6 8SF. If you have further questions email firstname.lastname@example.com or call Liz Stonebridge on 07781 122914
Registration costs £10 for adults and £5 for under 18 year olds, £5 for the beach clean and £20 for the family event.
Sponsorship will be available online via this website after registration - by pressing the sponsor someone button to the right of this page and it can be downloaded from the bottom of this page. Alternatively, a sponsorship form can be downloaded from www.30bays.org.
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Last July 15, 2011, almost two hundred farmers and farm workers, all of which are beneficiaries of the much disputed agrarian reform case in Hacienda Luisita had marched out of the ten baranggays towards the 500 hectares of land purported to be sold by the Cojuangco-Aquino to Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC). The billion-peso sale-of-asset deal of the Hacienda Luisita, Incorporated have not benefited any of the farmer-beneficiaries despite the fact that they are shares of stocks holders and therefore part owner of the company.
Assertion of their moral and legal rights have taken the form of land occupation. The 500 hectares of land had long been neglected. It is for the gain not just of the farmers but of the entire citizenry to turn idle agricultural lands back into its supposed to be productivity. After the successful entry to the area fenced by the RCBC administration, the farmers have therein put up camp and picket.
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To the editor:I am a card-carrying member of the federally recognized Western Cherokee Nation in Tahlequah, Okla. In the article "Teaching 'the human people'" there was a mention of teaching the "pure" language. It is hard to say there is a pure Cherokee language. If there is one, most would agree it would be the dialect of the Eastern Cherokee, who were able to remain in the native lands while the Western Cherokee were thrown together with many tribal nations. All Cherokee, however, recognize "The Cherokee Syllabary" created by Sequoia (English name: George Guess) and approved by the Cherokee chiefs in 1820 before any relocation occurred.
As a Cherokee, I feel it is ironic that we let the very government that inflicted so much pain upon the Native Americans to set the criteria of who is or is not at Native American. Thousands of Native Americans were never rounded up or forced to relocate. Many records were intentionally destroyed by the government to keep the death numbers from the Trail of Tears march low, making the march acceptable to European settlers.
Several other people in this area are members of the Western Cherokee Nation as well as members of the Lakota, Choctaw, Seminole and many other federally recognized Native American nations. For the most part, we all agree that it is what is in your heart and soul that makes you what you are and who you are, not a number given to your ancestors by the government 175 years ago.
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Dr. Z DB4 Combo
The DB4 is the fourth collaboration between Dr. Z and Brad Paisley (hence the name DB4: Doc & Brad's fourth amp design). Brad asked for a rich and warm sounding British-voiced amp. I started with a clean sheet of paper.
The input of the amp uses a 5879 U.S. made pentode preamp tube. This was the tube selected by Les Paul to be used in his Gibson GA-40 Les Paul amp. The full-bodied silky tones of the 5879 are then driven into a rotatory frequency filter. This control selects between jangly brilliance to deep and full resonant tones and everything in between. To help fine adjust the hue of delivered frequency to the four EL84 output tubes is a cut control. Think of this as a tone control for your output tubes.
This original amp design has its own voice, one that doesn't sound like any EL84 amp you have ever heard.
Power Output: 18/38 Watts (standard with Half/Full power switch)
Output Tubes: 4 – EL84 (Cathode Biased)
Preamp Tubes: 1 – 5879, 1 – 12AX7
Rectifier: 1 – 5AR4
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The Oslo Cliché-a-Thon/
What's more clichéd than holding a boombox outside someone's window or running to the airport to steal a final kiss? My experiences can't hold a candle to those two (see what I did there? It's a cliché. Read a book.) but here are two corny happenings from the week that only the most coked-out B movie scripts would ever think were original:
A. Russian Gangsters
"Bad guy from unidentified Eastern European country" is as classic a Hollywood cliché as big-bosomed blondes or Kung Fu backflips. I'm talking Rocky IV's Ivan Drago and his iconic "I must break you," or pretty much any bad guy on 24 when they decide to stop picking on the Arabs for a season. These heavily-accented thugs are a staple of our film culture — but surely it's just a stereotype?
Well, two nights ago in my hostel lobby I overheard a guy scream into his phone — literally word-for-word verbatim — "I come to your house I fucking kill you. You give me shit you fuck business I kill you." Maybe this is how Russians greet each other, or maybe he was just having a bad day, but then the guy slammed his phone shut and began talking with his partner. In Russian. And I heard the word "stab."
I honestly hope he's just emulating Drago the way we emulate James Bond. But the adidas tracksuit and Putin-style strut painted an alarmingly different picture.
B. Belting "Like a Rolling Stone" in a Moment of Emotional Frustration
What's more clichéd than teenage angst? Teenage angst set to background music.
As I found out last night, the girl I'd been pursuing for the week had a boyfriend (and not just any boyfriend — in true cliché fashion, he was a foreigner flying in to see her that same night!) so in a fit of frustration I threw on headphones and decided to take an angsty walk. Luckily for me, Oslo after 11pm sees about as much action as I did on prom night — that is to say, it's so quiet you can hear a pin drop (cliché #2!) — so I decided to belt out the lyrics to the first song that came on: Like a Rolling Stone.
To recap: a lovelorn foreigner in a strange land, dancing in the moonlight and beating his inner demons while screaming "Hoooow does it feeeeeeeeeel to be on your own?" — I'm pretty sure this is the ending to about eight TLC movies.
If my time in Oslo were a made-for-TV movie, now would be the climax of Act 3 — not exactly the one hour mark, but certainly in the zone after 54 minutes. As any Hollywood Hack knows, things come in bunches of three — and, as this is the denouement, I'm expecting something appropriately cheesy. Do I make that dash to the airport? Do I learn that the courage I've needed was inside me all along, or that I've travelled 4,000 miles away only to discover I never left home?
As the cliché goes, only time will tell.


text: There are many times you may feel you need an extra bit of protection. Meeting someone negative, walking into a room of strangers or just out in a busy High Street.. I'm sure we have all been aware of standing in a queue and feeling uncomfortable as someone steps in to our space. This is them invading our aura (energy field), and if our energy field is unprotected we will pick up on any energy that they may be giving out. The more spiritually aware and intuitive we are the more sensitive we become to all the energies around us. We especially need to be aware of protecting our energy fields when dealing with other people as a healer/medium or clairvoyant for example..


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I'm a sucker for any kind of paper craft, but these are just gorgeous! You could write names on the napkin rings and they'd double as table cards, too.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Fabulous Product: Elegant Paper Napkin Rings
I'm on a napkin ring kick! Check out these beauties from Paper Acorn.
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How Much Sleep Do You Need to Study Effectively?
We remember what it was like. The weekend study groups, the late-night library visits, the early-morning cramming sessions. Suddenly after a semester's worth of cruising along, our exams would be upon us. And we would need to study. Fast.
With this sudden realisation, panic would set in. And a fierce determination to study that we'd never had before. And our sleep would suffer as a result.
Looking back, it's easy to see how foolish we were. Because depriving ourselves of sleep wasn't doing our grades any favours!
So how do we prevent our kids from making the same mistakes?
Well, we need to start by informing ourselves. We need to realise that getting enough sleep should be a priority in our lives, no matter what age we are. Why? Well, because staying rested makes us more productive, more creative, happier and healthier people. Whereas being sleep deprived can lead to us being grumpy, irritable zombies who are barely capable of remembering our own name, let alone that law about gravity.
To study effectively, start by going to sleep
It may sound counter-intuitive, but it's true. Because most teenagers nowadays are sleep-deprived, getting well under their recommended 8–10 hours per night. And even though adults need one hour less (7–9), most of us are under this level, too.
But by getting enough sleep every night, your kids are spending more time in the deep stages of sleep – NREM and REM. Cognitive function is improved during this time, in particular memory consolidation and problem-solving, so it's pretty vital in terms of study.
And although many scientists have disputed the myth that we can learn new things while we sleep, it can help us to improve in certain areas, like linguistic or musical skills. So studying for that French oral or Music practical can be best enjoyed in the Land of Nod. Which is almost as exciting as the fact that gaming is healthy for the brain. Almost.
Turn in so you don't burn out
By getting to bed at a reasonable hour every night, say 10pm, your kids can wake up rested and refreshed by 6 or 7am. Time for last-minute cramming if they need it, but without the exhaustion of having stayed up until 3am. They'll still have had their minimum of 8 hours sleep; and their capacity to study the next morning will prove this. It's all about balance, after all… and maintaining this equilibrium can help your kids to perform consistently well for longer, rather than burning out after a week of late nights.
What's more, they'll be able to perform even in the face of challenges. Because although a person who's had 5 hours sleep can perform the same basic tasks as someone who's had 8 can, their ability will be called into question as soon as an obstacle arises. So any tricky questions on the exam paper are likely to stump a sleep-deprived brain.
How to help your kids get a better sleep:
No matter what age we are, an evening routine can be the difference between a great sleep and a night of fighting with the bedsheets. So set a clear bedtime every night, get the whole family to 'power down' (ie by switching off TVs, laptops and phones an hour before this) and start the process of settling down. Encourage your kids to close the books and to go for a short walk/have a bath/listen to music or read a non-study-related book instead.
This will help their minds to calm down after being worked into a study frenzy all day, making it much easier to drift off when they need to.
You can also help them get a better sleep by watching what they eat/drink. Cutting out sugar and caffeine as much as possible, and especially later in the day, is an important one for obvious reasons. But you can also encourage your kids to try sleep-promoting foods, like almonds or bananas, for an evening snack. Both of these contain magnesium and potassium, which help to relax both body and mind, even during a stressful time like exams week.
If your kids are still struggling with sleep, and it's affecting their performance at school, head to the Sleep Advisor for more tips. Whether they end up changing their sleeping position, or getting into meditation, it might just give them the information they need for a sounder sleep… and better grades!
Hopefully these tips will help your kids to sleep better, and study more effectively, from now on. Meaning happier families all around. :)
Sarah's a 30-something mom of two who lives in California. When she's not writing about sleep or hosting imaginary tea parties, she's saluting the sun in morning beach yoga classes or going to outdoor movie shows with friends.


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Wendy Wilgus, family nurse practitioner and owner of Prestige Aesthetics, has never been one to back down from a challenge. Even as child, those who knew her described her as goal-oriented and focused. So when she decided to open a medical spa, she would not stop until her dream had been reached.
"People ask me all the time how I became interested in aesthetics," Wendy says. "Believe it or not, it began on the medical mission trip I take to Mexico each year." After the trip in 2012, she recognized a need in the patients she was seeing in the clinic each day. "These women were coming in complaining of pain in their legs and had terrible varicose veins," Wendy remembers. "And there really wasn't anything we could offer them to help." After the trip, she began doing research with Dr. Paul Brown, the team's medical director, and decided to become trained in sclerotherapy. This procedure involves injecting painful non-functioning veins in order to provide relief to patients.
Wendy saved enough to pay for the cost of the training class and decided at the same time to go ahead and attend classes for other injectable procedures. In April 2013, she performed 42 sclerotherapy procedures over the course of the four day clinic. "I could hardly stand up straight by the last day," Wendy says, "but I absolutely loved it."
Upon returning to Johnson City, Wendy decided to pursue an aesthetics career, but only on a part-time basis. She worked on friends and family honing her skills but it soon became evident that aesthetics was becoming her passion and it was demanding all her free time. "I was still working full-time as a nurse practitioner in surgery. I would spend my days working and then my nights trying to start my business. I was missing time with my daughters." One of the nurses she worked with suggested she contact Penny Woods, an aesthetician who was working inside the TriCities Lifestyle Center. "I met Penny and we just clicked. I knew I was where God wanted me to be." Wendy left her surgery job and in July 2013 began her full-time career in aesthetics.
"My philosophy with aesthetics is that you feel better about yourself on the inside when you are happy with your appearance on the outside," Wendy says. "I have so many clients who thank me for making them not only look beautiful, but also feel beautiful." She believes that when you are feeling badly about your outward appearance, it affects so many aspects of your life.
Wendy began renting one room inside the fitness center, but over the next twelve months her business grew and she was renting all available space that the center had to offer her. "We had no more room for growth, and that is a scary place to be for a business," Wendy says. She had expanded her services from injectables only to laser services, weight loss, and platelet-rich plasma procedures. She and Penny knew it was time to expand further, but wanted to wait until the right place came along. "We both prayed about it constantly. We knew that just as God had brought us both together, He would take us where we were supposed to go next."
Wendy began looking for the perfect place to build her medical spa. Never would she have guessed a 95-year-old house on Unaka Avenue would be it. "I walked in and I could immediately see its potential. I knew then that I wanted to offer everything a woman would need to feel beautiful all under one roof, and I knew that I could do it." So on August 3, 2015, Wendy opened her full-service medical spa to the public, including a hair and nail salon, massage therapy, permanent makeup, airbrush sunless tans, and even yoga. "I have never been happier with a career as I am now," Wendy says. "It is so rewarding and fun. It doesn't feel like work.


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