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Protective Instincts
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Chapter One
Ryunosuke stepped out of the manor to the gray morning. The sun had risen an hour ago, but wasn't yet strong enough to break through the fog and mist that rolled across the fields and veiled the nearby forest. He walked farther out onto the grand porch, leaving the heavy and tall oak doors open behind him. The myths and legends of vampires incinerating at the sun's touch might be false, but that didn't mean he enjoyed being up at sunrise. He'd always been more of a nocturnal creature, even during his human life, yet here he was, at the beginning of this new day having woken to an empty spot in bed beside him.
It happened frequently. Not for any lack of connection between him and Daniel, but because here, in England, in this home and roaming these lands, Daniel was at peace. It'd been Daniel's home for centuries, where he found safety for the first time, where he shed his mortal life and began his immortal existence as a vampire by the fangs and blood of Titus Antonius Calidus.
Ryu glanced back at the gray stone manor towering behind him. Times gone by clung to it as much as the ivy climbing the sides. The Victorian manor had belonged to Titus for centuries until he'd gifted it to Daniel. Being Daniel's master, Titus understood how much the manor and lands meant to him, how they comforted him, and probably felt it was more of a home to Daniel than to himself. Titus didn't lack for places to reside, his main home now being in Tanzania with his eternal partner, Andreas.
It was good of Titus to have given it all to Daniel and in a way, he felt it was Titus's final act in putting Daniel out on his own and not needing his master any longer.
He and Titus had been friends for decades turned into centuries. He was one of the few who Titus allowed to call him by his ancient nickname, Cal, from his Roman cognomen, Calidus. But that didn't mean their friendship was always easy. Not for him, at least. Not when Daniel had loved Titus and hadn't been able to see the love he had for him. Though to be fair to Daniel and Titus, he'd never shown clear signs of his adoration for Daniel. He hadn't believed Daniel could ever be his.
Now, he was.
A little more than a year ago, he and Daniel had recognized each other as eternal partners. In that time, they'd fought for each other and beside each other.
Things had finally settled over the winter...other than Troy Raines rearing his head again. Troy may have been pardoned by the Tribunal, he may be Renart Bellerose's eternal partner, and Troy and Daniel even had some sort of strange respect and understanding between them, but he wasn't one to forget betrayal. Only because of Troy's help in saving Daniel and bringing down Isaac Brasher would he concede that the reformed traitor was worthy of a second chance.
He wasn't a stranger to second chances either, after all.
Claws clicked on the foyer and Kuma trotted out the door. The red and white Akita Inu bounded down the steps. He stretched his front legs, his rump raised and curled tail wagging. He hopped up, letting out a woof at Ryu.
Ryunosuke grinned at the dog. Kuma had been with him for over a hundred and fifty years. Bound to him as a servant, the dog's life would be as eternal as his own--and would end with his own too--if anyone ever managed to accomplish that feat. He wasn't arrogant enough to think there wasn't a vampire out there stronger than him, who didn't have friendly views of him and would like to bring his nearly five centuries of existence to an end, but he was confident enough to say he would make the task very hard for them, especially now that he had Daniel.
Since having him, for the first time in centuries, his life felt as though it had true purpose.
Kuma let out another low bark.
"What? If you want to run the fields and forest and wreak havoc on small furry things, you don't need to ask. Go and play."
Kuma sprang his front end off the ground, turning on his haunches. He landed, ran two strides and froze. His ears perked, his attention focused toward a field past the elegant stone barn.
Ryunosuke gazed in the same direction. He sensed Daniel's presence, still in the distance, but drawing closer quickly. The steady drum of hoofbeats echoed through the quiet.
Through the mist and fog, a black horse emerged like a charging shadow. At the horse's side, a black leopardess glided with a graceful lope. Asha had been brought to Andreas as an orphaned cub, her mother slaughtered by poachers. Daniel had formed an instant connection to her, caring and doting on her. Understanding all too well what it was to be alone in the world, he'd made her his servant. Now at eight months old, Asha was growing into a large, sleek, and powerful cat. Once she reached full maturity, her aging would stop for her to live eternally at Daniel's side.
Daniel sat steady upon the stallion, his hands soft and relaxed on the reins, his body rocking in harmony with the horse's strides. As Daniel had said when they'd moved into the manor, it'd been far too many years since horses ran the pastures. He'd had the fences rebuilt, the barn cleaned and prepared, and bought the Friesian stallion and a few mares. For himself, he'd nearly forgotten what a fine horseman Daniel was. Seeing him ride was a thing of beauty. But then, so was Daniel himself.
Daniel's black hair, parted to the side, his bangs laying long to the left of his face, was windswept from the horse's speed. The white shirt he wore was blown tight to his body, showing his slender and toned build. His dark brown eyes were focused ahead toward where he guided the stallion, but flicked up toward the manor and Ryu. A smile rose to lips and shone over his delicate and lovely features.
Ryu moved down the steps, heading to meet Daniel, Asha, and the stallion. Kuma walked at his side.
Daniel brought the stallion down to a trot, then drawing closer, reined him to a walk. Ryunosuke stopped on the dirt lane leading to the barn and let Daniel guide the horse to him. Daniel halted the stallion before him.
Ryunosuke moved to the horse's side, patting the stallion on the neck. He rested his other hand on Daniel's thigh. "Did you have a good ride?"
"I did," Daniel said, his sweet tenor voice flowing from him with a refined English accent. He leaned down from the saddle, bringing his lips close to Ryunosuke's. "But I enjoyed my ride last night even more."
A pleased moan rumbled in Ryunosuke's throat. The memory of lying back in bed, Daniel straddling him and riding his cock, filled his mind. He thought of how he'd bared his neck for Daniel, earning the reward of hot pleasure consuming him as Daniel sank his fangs into a vein and took his blood, then coming hard and deep inside Daniel's tight hole.
Ryunosuke brought their lips together, but despite his refreshed arousal, he kept the kiss chaste. "Now that makes me happy." He patted the horse on the shoulder. "Baron's become a great horse for you."
Daniel rubbed both sides of the stallion's neck and under Baron's long, thick mane. "He has. I'm growing very attached to him. You know, after Cal took me in and brought me here, he'd taught me to ride and it was a dream I'd never thought would come true. I still remember when I was a boy in Venice, how I would to go the cathedral and sit on the steps outside, too poor, too dirty, too born of sin to be allowed inside for Mass or services, and how one of my favorite things was to watch the wealthy people come in for service and see all the beautiful horses they'd ride and have pulling their carriages."
He grinned down at Ryunosuke. "Those horses were far cleaner and more well-fed than I was. There was one man who rode a horse very similar to Baron here, big and black and powerful. I was enamored with that horse. One day, I finally got up the courage to sneak up close enough to pet him. The man was already in the cathedral and his groom was holding the stallion, not paying attention and talking with another groom.
"When I touched the stallion, just petting him on the neck and shoulder, it was the greatest moment of my sad little life, having such a magnificent creature allowing me to be close to him and to touch him. Then the stallion swung his head around and gave me an affectionate bump with his nose, and I felt more blessed than I ever had near that cathedral. It ended rather quickly when the groom spotted me and screamed for me to get my filthy hands off the horse and when I didn't move fast enough, he threw me to the ground, but it was worth it for that one brief moment.
"Back then, I dreamed of being a stable boy and caring for horses like that black stallion." Daniel pointed a warning finger at Ryu. "And don't you dare ever tell Andreas that. If he finds out I aspired to shovel horse poo, he'll never let me live it down."
Ryunosuke laughed softly and bent to the side, stroking Asha on her head. "He's already gotten a bit of revenge back for your constant teasing him about cleaning up after his cats when you had to start doing the same thing for Asha. But don't worry, your secret's safe with me."
"Good. He doesn't need any more fuel for his fire." Daniel patted Baron's shoulder. "So I suppose there's still a part of that boy inside me who admires a fine horse. I've known and ridden many in the years since Cal had taken me in, but in recent years, having been away from riding, I'd forgotten how much I enjoyed it and how it has always helped me work through my thoughts."
"And what thoughts were those?"
Daniel swung his right leg over the stallion's rump and dismounted. He laid a hand on the stallion's chest, making sure the horse wasn't hot and didn't need to be cooled down further, then gave him a pat. Baron nuzzled into him. Daniel rubbed the stallion's cheek and gently ran his hand down Baron's face. "That I've been selfish. When we came here, it was only to be temporary, for me to gather some things and then we'd return to Japan." He brought his gaze back to Ryunosuke. "But months later, we're still here. I've kept you from your home."
Ryunosuke stepped closer to him, resting his hand on Daniel's cheek. "Our home. What I have is yours. And anywhere is home when I'm with you."
Daniel laid his hand over Ryu's hand that was on his cheek. "But I know you miss it."
"I do at times, but I've been away for longer."
"Yes, but still, I think it's time for us to go back for a bit." Daniel held the reins in one hand, took Ryu's hand in his other, and walked toward the barn. Asha and Kuma darted ahead, racing around and chasing each other. "I'd like to spend more time in Japan. I loved it when we were there and I was comfortable, but I want it to feel as much of a home to me as it does here."
Ryunosuke gave Daniel's hand a squeeze. "I want you to feel that way, too."
They walked into the barn, the stalls cleaned and aisle already swept by the stable hands who were there earlier in the morning to tend to the horses. A few would return to feed and do the evening chores. They also had hired help to keep the grounds, the gardens, and the manor itself clean and tended to; but once the work was done, they allowed everyone to go. Neither he nor Daniel were much for having people unnecessarily around them.
Ryunosuke breathed in the scents of the fresh straw bedding the stalls, the hay brought down from the loft, the leather of Baron's tack. He leaned a shoulder against a thick beam that was part of a wall between stalls and watched Daniel slip the bridle off Baron's head, put the halter on, then move with quick skill in removing the saddle and brushing the stallion down. "If we return to Japan, the Kyoto manor isn't in the best shape for horses anymore. We'd have to get some of the trees cleared, a barn rebuilt, and pastures put up, but even then they wouldn't be very large, not like here. Or we could look for a new place in the country."
"I was thinking we'd leave the horses here and bring in a farm manager to live in the barn apartment." Daniel collected the lead rope and turned to walk Baron from the barn, smiling back at Ryunosuke. "Besides, spring is in the air, breeding season is nearly here. I'm sure Baron will have different things to occupy himself with other than me dragging him from the pasture for a jaunt through the fields and forest."
Ryunosuke moved to Daniel's side. "Is that going to be your new hobby? Horse breeding?"
"Since I can afford to pay others to shovel their poo now, it seems like a good idea."
Ryunosuke laughed, earning another smile from Daniel.
They stepped out of the barn and walked to the gate of a large pasture. In the distance, three Friesian mares lifted their heads, whinnies of greeting ringing across the field. Ryunosuke held the gate for Daniel to lead Baron through.
Daniel gave Baron a pat on the neck and reached to remove the halter. "There you are, lad. Off to your ladies you go."
The stallion trotted a few strides away and dropped to the ground, rolling in the grass and dirt. He sprang up, bits of debris clinging to his coat and mane, and galloped to join the mares.
Daniel slung the halter and lead rope over his shoulder. "Charming what horses find attractive."
Ryunosuke closed and secured the gate after Daniel stepped through. "Oh, I don't know. There've been a lot of times I've found you sexy when you're dirty and disheveled."
Daniel bumped his shoulder playfully into Ryu's and stayed close to him as they walked. "So are you saying you'd like to get dirty and disheveled with me right now?"
Ryunosuke rubbed Daniel's lower back, drifting lower to caress the curves of his ass. "No, I was saying that you already are. Pretty much all the dirt you brushed off Baron is on you now and instead of your usual delicious scent, you smell a little like that horse manure you once aspired to shovel."
Daniel gasped. "I do not smell like poo!"
"Judging by the brown substance on your boot, I disagree."
Daniel playfully shoved Ryunosuke away.
Laughing, Ryunosuke caught him around the waist and pulled Daniel to a stop at the barn entrance. Daniel took a quick step forward to meet him, wrapping his arms around Ryunosuke's neck and bringing their lips together. The force of Daniel's passion came through the kiss, giving Ryunosuke a heady rush.
Daniel...always so eager and hungry for him. And for himself, he still felt he could never get enough of his beautiful eternal partner. He would always want him, always crave him in body and blood, in spirit and mind. And there was nothing he wouldn't do to ensure Daniel would always be his.
Daniel eased back from the kiss and took Ryunosuke's hand. He flicked his head toward the manor. "Since I'm in such a state, I think I'm going to need a little help getting washed up."
"I agree, and I'll make sure I thoroughly go over your entire body."
Smiling, Daniel leaned into him as they walked toward the house to spend the rest of the day in each other's arms.


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Honeysuckles are beautiful and fragrant plants that grow in the form of bushes and vines. However, they grow very quickly and can overtake other small plants in your garden. To contain your honeysuckle shrub or vine, or to control an overgrown honeysuckle plant, yearly pruning is necessary.
Method 1 of 3:
Pruning a Honeysuckle Shrub
1Prune the bush between April and June. It's best to wait until after the flowering season to ensure that the branches are producing blooms. After the plant blooms, look for branches that didn't produce any leaves or flowers.[1]
- Avoid trimming the plant during the blooming season, as this can halt growth and cause the flowers to wilt prematurely.
- Disinfect your pruning shears with rubbing alcohol or bleach before using them to reduce the spread of pests and diseases.
2Remove any branches that are dead, damaged, or diseased. Look around the bush for any dead branches that have no leaves or didn't produce blooms. Make note of areas where branches have snapped or bent. Around the bottom of the plant, look for any branches that have bugs on them or have wilted leaves.[2]
- Cut infected and broken branches before "shaping" the bush by removing healthy branches.
3Hold the pruning scissors at a 45-degree angle. Cutting at an angle helps water run off the end and prevents the chances of stem rot. Try not to cut branches straight across, as this can kill the rest of the branch because water will pool on the surface, and it invites pests to burrow into the branches.[3]
- Always use sharp pruning scissors or long-handled loppers to prevent minuscule cracks from forming in the branches.
4Cut the branches 1⁄4 in (0.64 cm) in front of a bud. Leaving a tiny bit of the old branch will encourage regrowth. To find a bud, look for an area where a leaf or another branch meets the branch that you want to cut. This is an area where growth occurs.[4]
- If any part of the branch is extremely damaged or diseased, cut it back to a healthy main branch at the center of the bush, also called a "parent branch."
5Remove a few branches from the middle to increase light and airflow. Select some of the long, healthy stems in the middle portion of the bush, and prune them to a bud near the center of the bush. This will allow more sunshine and air to penetrate into the middle and lower part of the bush, encouraging further growth.[5]
- Avoid removing more than ⅓ of the healthy branches on your bush at any time, even if it is overgrown.
- If you have a lot of long branches at the top of the bush, you may want to trim some of those to the center of the bush. This can also increase the amount of sunshine that reaches the lower part of the shrub.
Method 2 of 3:
Maintaining a Honeysuckle Vine
1Prune the vine lightly in the late summer to shape it. Honeysuckle vines can grow quickly and spread out quite a bit during the blooming season. After the season is over, re-shape the plant to a more manageable size.[6]
- During the first few years of growing a honeysuckle vine, refrain from cutting more than 1/3 of the stems. Cutting too many stems off of the plant can cause it to die.
- Disinfect pruning shears with rubbing alcohol or bleach to reduce the spread of pests and diseases.
2Pull off or trim any dead stems and wilted flowers before pruning. Use your hands or pruning scissors to remove any remaining brown leaves or flowers from the vine before you begin to shape it. This will give you a better idea of the size and shape of your vine and can draw your attention to areas where the vine needs more water, sunlight, or airflow.[7]
- If one area has a lot of dead leaves, prune around the area with your scissors to increase light and air flow to that part of the vine.
3Remove tangled stems at the top of the vine. The top portion of the vine tends to be more tangled than the bottom, and cutting off stems here promotes growth later in the season. Cut only the tangled stems, and work slowly at the bottom of the vine.[8]
- If you want to redirect the vine, trim more off of one side of the plant to encourage growth in the opposite direction.
- Avoid trimming any stems from the bottom of younger plants, as this "old growth" tends to support the plant. Without it, the vine might die.
4Use a pair of sharp pruning scissors to cut just above a leaf node. Leaf nodes are the part of a stem where the leaf begins to form from a "parent stem." Hold your scissors at a 45-degree angle at the node, and make a clean cut all the way across the stem.[9]
- No matter where you're cutting, use this technique to prevent diseases and pests from overtaking the vine.
Method 3 of 3:
Trimming an Overgrown Honeysuckle
1Wait until the winter to prune overgrown honeysuckle. During the winter, the honeysuckle bushes and vines are dormant, and more severe pruning won't harm the plant. Aim for early winter to avoid the flowering period, but pruning in late winter is also acceptable, as long as the plant does not have any new growth.[10]
- Pruning in the winter also tends to increase flowering in the following years because the branches can heal completely before blooming.
- Avoid severely pruning honeysuckle more than 1 time every 2-3 winters. Over pruning could kill the bush.
2Cut severely overgrown plants within 1 ft (0.30 m) of the ground. Using a hand saw or loppers, trim all of the stems so that just 1 ft (0.30 m) of growth remains. It will continue to grow, but the plant will not produce flowers for another 1-3 years.[11]
- In this case, it's okay to cut even the oldest and thickest branches. They will make up the majority of the remaining bush and will produce new growth in the following years.
3Remove only ⅓ of the branches if you want the plant to bloom that year. For a more gradual rejuvenation of the plant, remove only ⅓ of the branches, starting at the top of the bush and working to the bottom. The plant will still produce flowers from its remaining branches in the following spring.[12]
- In this case, you will remove ⅓ of the branches each winter for 3 years in a row, until the bush is a reasonable size.
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QuestionShould I remove the berries?ChristyCommunity AnswerWhen you prune your honeysuckle, you should remove the berries. This will prevent the honeysuckle from spreading around your yard, or to other peoples property, causing a harmful invasion of honeysuckle in the area.
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- Maintaining a yearly schedule for pruning your honeysuckle plant will prevent it from becoming overgrown.Thanks!
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To prune honeysuckle bushes, wait until after the blooming period, and start by trimming any dead, damaged, or diseases branches. When cutting branches, use sharp pruning shears to cut at a 45-degree angle about 1/4 inch in front of a leaf bud. If you're cutting a honeysuckle vine, work from the top of the vine to the bottom, cutting the most tangled vines just above a healthy leaf node.
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- ↑ http://www.thegardenhelper.com/honeysucklecare.html
- ↑ https://www.bbg.org/gardening/article/pruning_plants_that_ascend
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text: Krazybitch666 0 Posted January 22, 2017 Ok, so this is probably my first time posting in these forums and I'm sure some unsavory person will make a comment like "That's your first post!?", but I felt like this was something that needed drug into the light and examined. Like many of the people here I LOVE expressing myself artistically. I love to be able to log into SL and just be myself. I love doing fun and interesting things with my Avatar, meeting new and interesting people, and seeing the cool ways they customized their avatars to express themselves.UNFORTUNATELY, That individuality that I hold so so dearly is threatened not just for me, but for everyone. I'm talking specifically about Rigged Mesh Avatars. Now before anyone gets defensive If you use a Mesh Avi that's fine. My problem isn't with the Mesh itself. I personally LOVE Mesh, but what I don't love is RIGGED Mesh. Now people(store owners) will tell you that they rig their Mesh in order to protect their product or maybe even go so far as to try blowing smoke of you backside about how "its rigged for customer convenience."Sadly, the truth is that its rigged because they want to corner the market, and here's how.If a content creator creates a full body mesh avatar, then they can start designing EXCLUSIVE clothing for that specific body.Now lets say you have a body you like already, but you've found a cool set of boots. Those boots are designed for the Le'douche full body mesh avatar, but you know they would like good on the avatar body you're already using.In a perfect world, you could purchase those boots and re-size(stretch) and/or move them around to fit the avatar body you're already using, BUT the Le'Douche content creator has made sure that you cant do that by rigging those boots so you're unable adjust them as you need to, and thus making it so that those boots will only work properly if you buy the full Le'Douche Mesh body that they were designed to fit. At first I seen it but didn't really care. I just wrote it off as crooked people with a crooked business model and continued with my lives(both first and second) as usual, but I've been playing this game now for 3 years(1111 days to be 100%) and It upsets me now to see so many Mesh avis are in the game and on the market. Again, Its not because I have anything against mesh or people that wear it, but because store owners being able to work this devious angel unchecked has come at the expense of creativity. Now Recently I'm just seeing the same avatar bases over and over again. I keep seeing my own Avatar several times a day with no actual differences between them and me other than a swapped color scheme with the same pattern, a different hair, and/or a different set of clothes. Its awful. Second Life use to be a place wherein MOST EVERYONE had their own unique look and style, but now everyone's starting to just look so generic because Greedy Mesh Vendors are sucking all life and creativity out of the community. Now I meet people and its just "Oh another one of those avatars". I don't understand how RIGGING a mesh is in any way good for the consumer. All i want to do is be able to have a little control over the things I PAID FOR. be it scaling, moving, or just color matching. I cant help but feel like Content Creators are forcing us to use these products we are paying for in only the one single way they want us to use them while simultaneously trying to strong arm us into having to buy the body that goes with those boots I liked so much. I paid for it. why can't I move it around, change the colors, or even scale it to the size I want? Maybe I wanted to make a fairy out of that avatar. Or maybe i wanted to scale it up to 7ft tall and be an ork. maybe I want to edit>stretch out a mesh boot so I can make it into a fantasy witch house, or turn a space helmet upside down and put flowers in it.A Walmart representative isn't allowed to fallow me home and tell me what I'm can cook in my new crockpot, or stop me from turning it into a planter, so why is this OK in second Life? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Design is a continuous interaction, not just between form and use, but also between all disciplines necessary to complete successful projects.
Process monitoring, cost management and planning can temporarily shift focus, the trick is to keep switching because an optimal end result is much more than simply a good design.
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CLAREMONT, Calif. – The Whittier Poets took the final two games of the three game series from the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps baseball team on senior day at Arce Field.
Game one ended in seven innings at Whittier with a lopsided 13-1 score in favor of the Stags. Sophomore Trey Smith (CMC) hit for the cycle and was a perfect 5-5 with three RBI and four runs scored.
CMS put up five in the top of the first and never looked back. Junior Sam Baughman (CMC) pitched the full seven innings, allowing only one run on three hits.
Including Smith, four separate Stags hit .500 or better to produce one of the highest offensive outputs of the 2016 season.
The Poets opened up game two with a two-run home run in the first inning of play.
With the bases loaded in the bottom of the second, Whittier managed to score two more on a single to left field courtesy of Dmitri Washington.
The Stags used three senior pitchers in the first three innings on senior day, with MacKenzie Menthen (CMC) pitching the first, Clayton Brock (CMC) pitching the second and Troy Odo (CMC) pitching the third.
Whittier once again loaded the bases, leading to a sacrifice fly which put the Stags in a 5-0 hole in the third.
Sophomore Chase Eller responded with a solo home-run in the bottom of the third for the Stags' first run of the game.
A trio of RBI singles led to the Poets taking an 8-1 lead after four.
Matthew Macey drilled a three-run home run in the fifth for Whittier, leading to sophomore Daniel Enzminger (CMC) taking over on the mound.
CMS did not find any offense the rest of the way, as Whittier earned an 11-1 seven inning victory.
Nick Garcia pitched the full seven innings for Whittier and allowed one run on seven hits.
Eller was the only Stag to register an RBI thanks to his third-inning home run.
Whittier got on the board first in game three with an RBI single from Dylan DeBrouwer that went just beyond the diving reach of third baseman Ryan Motter (CMC) to take a 1-0 lead in the second inning.
A pair of back-to-back RBI shots in the third extended the Poet lead to three after three innings.
Smith made a fantastic diving grab on a shallow ball hit to left center field for the first out of the fourth inning.
In the bottom of the fourth, Smith tripled to center field and scored on the ensuing Nolan Anderson (CMC) groundout to make it a 3-1 game.
The Poets regained a three-run advantage on an RBI double sent to center field that featured Jake Raynaud escaping a tag from Evan Opperman (CMC) at home.
Jack Witte (CMC) hit the Stags' second triple of the game in the bottom of the fifth to the wall in right center and was brought home on a sacrifice fly from Menthen to cut the deficit to 4-2.
Anderson singled up the middle to lead off the Stags' offensive half of the sixth, and after Eller reached on a throwing error, Alex Clemens (CMC) found space in the middle of the field for an RBI single.
Whittier extended it to a four-run game in the seventh with a Tanner Marcoe RBI double and a Max Bradshaw two-run home run.
Clemens drilled his second single of the game in the eighth, followed by Witte's second triple, each scoring a run.
The ninth inning saw the Poets add three more to their run totals and hold on for a 10-5 win.
Clemens led the Stags with a 2-4, two RBI performance and Witte went 2-5 with an RBI and a run scored.
Marcoe went 3-4 featuring two RBI and three runs scored for Whittier.
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In our first step we do a really deep dive into your dating history and uncover any patterns of behaviour that aren't serving you. Once we understand the patterns and where they come from, we can begin to change the internal programming that has been unconsciously running in the background that has caused you to make the choices you've made in the past with relationships and partners. This is the first step to conscious dating!
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Here we start to discover your unique strengths and abilities and how to use them to enrich the amazing relationship that's out there just waiting for you. We are often our own worst enemy and seldom give ourselves credit for the awesomeness that is us! Once you recognize the gifts you have and how to use them to date more like a badass, you can start to move forward in feeling confident, valuable, and sure of yourself when dating.
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One thing I notice when my paintings are up on display is that they have a calming feel to them. I am not sure why, as I tend to be anything but calm at the best of times. I always have something buzzing around in my head, and lately I seem to be overwhelmed by everything in my life that pulls me this way and that..... But my paintings are calm. Maybe that is why I paint. To calm myself.
Here are the 24 x 36" paintings that are in the show until the 26th of August.
You can view a larger image of these on the "Westcoast" studio page.
Affordable personalized lay-a-way plans available! Everyone should be able to afford original art. :)
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I have decided to hide the chosen paintings on my website until after the show opening, especially the "Sooke Harbour View". I would like to keep these works as fresh as possible to the viewing public but will be putting them back up on the site after the show opening is over.
and now to continue the Cortes retreat blogging.....
This is the last Plein Aire painting from my retreat on Cortes. On the day I left the island, I just didnt want to call it quits so I stopped on Quadra Island and set up on Rebecca Spit, facing towards the direction of Cortes and painted the final plein aire. I reluctantly put my paints away in my backpack and headed out to catch the ferry home......
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V&V Supremo Foods Implements Microsoft Dynamics 365 to Support Steady Growth
V&V Supremo Foods, Inc. (V&V Supremo) is a Chicago based food company. Their story may well qualify as a textbook example of the American Dream come true. Start up capital to do something on their own consisted of $500 that founders had saved from various work. Half a century later, their logo would attain icon status in the Midwest and all around United States.
Fast Facts
Food and Beverage
Chicago, IL
Existing Systems:
Multiple, Including Dynamics GP
Evaluated Systems:
Microsoft Dynamics 365, SAP, Infor
System Selected:
Microsoft Dynamics 365
When you are an award winning industry leader in the fastest growing food category in both the retail and food service categories – growth is expected. For Chicago-based V&V Supremo Foods – a 50-year old producer of premium, all natural, authentic Mexican style food products – growth was also stressful.
Since being founded in 1964 by two Mexican (Michoacán) natives, V&V Supremo's visionary fervor has allowed the company to progress significantly over the years by continually providing new products, improved service, and meticulous quality control. This progress has also introduced a number of business systems into the organization, leading to high IT costs, infrastructure complexity, and diminished trust in data consistency and reliability.
"V&V Supremo has experienced steady growth over the past five years and we have planned an aggressive and exciting expansion strategy for the future," comments Dan Caithamer, CFO of V&V Supremo. "While we remain committed to our values of quality, consistency, and tradition through state-of-the-art manufacturing technology and progressive business practices, it became evident that we needed to invest into new digital technologies."
After a rigorous evaluation process that included reviews of SAP and Infor – V&V Supremo ultimately chose to implement the industry leading Microsoft Dynamics 365 platform with Merit Solutions.
Executives preferred Microsoft Dynamics 365 over SAP / Infor because the platform provided:
V&V Supremo also had extremely high confidence in Merit Solutions and trusted our methodology and ability to deliver an end-to-end solution that provided the greatest value and competitive advantage.
When asked about selecting Merit Solutions for their Microsoft Dynamics 365 implementation, Caithamer comments: "Merit Solutions has demonstrated a strong commitment to our success dating back to our initial discussion with their team. We believe they provide our organization with value we couldn't match elsewhere: a strong implementation process, expertise in dealing with FDA government regulations, and the ability to serve as our sole partner for our end-to-end digital technology needs."
During their implementation, V&V Supremo will benefit from using Rapid365 as the foundation for their platform. Rapid365 is a pre-configured, best practices and rapid deployment offering for Microsoft Dynamics 365 that was developed by Merit Solutions based on almost 20 years of experience implementing ERP solutions. Rapid365 will enable V&V Supremo to get up and running with less time, risk, and spend than using a blank-slate ERP implementation model.
"It is an exciting time to be a part of the rapidly growing V&V Supremo family – the oldest Hispanic family-run cheese manufacturer in the US," concludes Caithamer. "Every day, I am honored to work with such a highly talented team that is motivated and committed to exceeding our customers' expectations and needs. By implementing the Microsoft Dynamics 365 platform, we hope to provide these team members with the tools and data they need to drive our growth and success for decades to come."


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Amazing Women's Day Gift Ideas For Your Woman
This Women's Day, celebrate the spirit of womanhood. An epitome of sacrifice, care and love, women are an integral part of our lives. They play an all-enveloping character of a mother, daughter, wife, sister, friend and many more; hence they deserve the respect and special attention from us. Women's day is indeed a perfect occasion to… Read more »


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When South African police raided the warehouse of a company called Tradefin Engineering, a manufacturer of pipes and valves, in September 2004, they discovered stacks of shipping containers eleven stories high loaded with parts marked for reassembly in Libya, that would have given the Libyans the ability to process enough enriched uranium for several nuclear bombs. Tradefin had become part of a vast, worldwide network supplying parts for the manufacture of nuclear weapons under the direction of A.Q. Khan, the former architect of Pakistan's nuclear program.
But the three men running the Tradefin operation were not new to the nuclear black market. All three had previously worked with the South African government obtaining, through underground trafficking networks, critical technology for South Africa's own top-secret nuclear weapons program in the mid 1980s.
South Africa's nuclear bomb program was conducted out of a top-secret facility called Kentron Circle, located in the broad savannah about thirty miles from Pretoria. Its still there, a conical concrete bunker, now empty, hidden in the hills about a ten-minute drive off the main road leading to Botswana. Inside, a team of twenty scientists, working in secrecy, ultimately succeeded in building six nuclear bombs, working from designs and technology smuggled in from illicit dealers around the world. At the time, South Africa's apartheid government was operating under severe international sanctions.
"We would tell them what we needed, and two or three weeks later it arrived," recalls Andre Buys, who was one of those scientists. Buys, now a Physics professor at Pretoria University, has since become active in global non-proliferation efforts. "[When] such equipment arrived, I'd say 'thanks'. I didn't ask how ask how it got there … Sanctions busting was a big business back then." Sanctions-busting brought everything from oil to consumer goods into South Africa's black market. The most sensitive and secret component of that illicit trade were the black market connections supplying the material and know-how for South Africa's nuclear weapons program.
Among those sanctions-busters were three business-savvy engineers who would later surface as key players in the A.Q. Khan network: Gerhard Wisser, organizer of the Tradefin deal; Daniel Geiges, his chief engineer; and Johan Meyer, the owner of Tradefin.
In the 1980's Wisser's firm, Krisch Engineering, was a "key supplier of equipment" to the South African Atomic Energy Corporation, according to Wisser's plea agreement filed with South African prosecutors last year. The energy corporation was run by the apartheid government of the time and was one of the main companies responsible for the development of the secret nuclear weapons program at Kentron Circle—the place where Buys helped to build South Africa's nuclear bombs.
Daniel Geiges, Wisser's aide-de-camp and chief engineer, began working for him in 1981 and would later manage the Libyan project at Tradefin. They worked together to import technology to the South African nuclear program in defiance of international sanctions. While at the AEC, Wisser met the man who would some two decades later nickname their joint nuclear enterprise, "the beast." Johan Meyer was working for the South African Uranium Corporation—the company responsible for mining and processing the uranium that would be used in the nuclear weapons being assembled at Kentron Circle.
Wisser is German and Geiges is Swiss; both had become residents of South Africa, which at the time had what amounted to an open door policy for white immigrants, no questions asked. Meyer is a native South African afrikaneer.
Their trafficking was not an exclusively one-way enterprise. Wisser and Geiges were also in the business of exporting South Africa's own sensitive nuclear technology. And one of their key overseas clients was AQ Khan in Pakistan. Those dealings are laid out in the indictment of Daniel Geiges. It was all perfectly legal: South Africa's government-owned arms company made a profit too.
Over some twenty years, Wisser, Geiges, and Meyer were participants in a global underground network that helped facilitate some of the most egregious violations of non-proliferation laws in history. They enabled not only South Africa to build its bombs, but also helped AQ Khan himself develop Pakistan's nuclear weapons program.
By 1989, South Africa began its historic revolution. Nelson Mandela was freed from twenty-seven years in prison, and by 1993 was preparing to take office as the country's first democratically elected president. Shortly before Mandela was inaugurated, then-President FW deKlerk informed the IAEA that the country had "decommissioned" its nuclear weapons. This was unprecedented; South Africa was the first country to have built, and then destroyed, a nuclear arsenal.
But this epic change did not eliminate the trafficking networks that had evolved over the many years of South Africa's international isolation. Men like Wisser, Geiges, and Meyer were left without the lucrative black market deals that had made them wealthy. By the end of the century, the three were working together once again, manufacturing and exporting parts for A.Q. Khan's global nuclear weapons manufacturing scheme. Wisser and Geiges were paid $1.5 million for their work on behalf of A.Q. Khan, with checks drawn on Libyan, Pakistani and Middle Eastern banks; another $1 million was paid to Tradefin's owner, Johan Meyer.


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If you're looking to experience paradise on earth, there's nothing better than a luxury home in Illinois. But what if you aren't sure where to begin? How do you find, evaluate and purchase luxury homes? Here are just a few ways to grab up high-quality real estate.
1. Contact a Realtor
This is absolutely essential when you're dealing with luxury homes. Not only can a real estate agent authorize deals and discounts that a layperson can't, but they're often the only ones who know about certain homes for sale in the first place. Many luxury properties are unlisted to protect the privacy of their owners.
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There's no use buying a gem if it's surrounded by mud. Do some research into the local community before committing to any house within its limits. Is everything else as upscale and luxurious as your property? What's the long-term value of the neighborhood? What's the crime rate? You'll be glad that you asked these questions if something unexpected comes up during your inquisition.
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Not all homes are photogenic, especially old and grandiose ones that have to be seen to be believed. Can you really capture the scale and majesty of a turn-of-the-century mansion in a single photo on Instagram? Always investigate a house in person before deciding it's not for you. What looks iffy in a photo might leave you breathless in real life.
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Never accept the first thing you're offered. Whether it's the price of a house or the interest rate of a loan, there's always a way to make it lower, so you just have to find the key to making it happen. You can save yourself a lot of money if you're willing to work at it!
These are just a few tips for snapping up high-level real estate. Whether you're looking for luxury homes for sale in Crystal Lake, illinois or somewhere else entirely, these suggestions will get you started on the hunt for your dream home.


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But that has not stopped most cities from begging for the great Bezos of the sky to bestow upon them the promised wealth and riches that they say will happen when many exchanges and gifts are made upon him to allow him to render a decision that will make the cities happy places and the politicians secure in their jobs for decades to come. HUZZAH!
Amazon second headquarters contest jumpstarts languishing transit, education projects
Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY Published June 29, 2018
SAN FRANCISCO – By definition, 19 cities on Amazon's list of potential homes for its second headquarters won't make the cut.
But even if they don't win the golden ticket — up to 50,000 tech jobs and a $5 billion investment — Amazon may have left its stamp. In many of the sites, the bid has given a push to housing, transit and education projects that had languished, sometimes for years.
Cities that might not have listened to "fancy urban planner talk will listen when it's Amazon," said Barry Broome, CEO of the Greater Sacramento Economic Council. The group helped craft Sacramento's bid after Amazon in September announced it would pick one metropolitan area to build its second headquarters, setting off a North American feeding frenzy for the high-tech jobs and bragging rights that would come with the placement.
But even though California's sixth-largest city failed in January to make the second round of headquarters potentials, the prospect jump-started transit and education efforts in the area. It plans to launch a digital initiative to train young adults, said Broome.
The Sacramento skyline with the G1 indoor arena in
The Sacramento skyline with the G1 indoor arena in the foreground. (Photo: Greater Sacramento Economic Council)
It's common for states and cities to make promises about infrastructure upgrades and to move projects forward to entice companies to relocate, but "I'm not sure we've ever seen it on the same scale as the Amazon HQ2 search," said Sean Slone, director of transportation and infrastructure policy at the Council of State Governments.
In Georgia, where Atlanta is still in the running, Governor Nathan Deal told local reporters he's updated Amazon on progress on a $100 million bus rapid transit system being built along a highly congested corridor that runs through Atlanta.
Known for horrible traffic and an under-developed transit system, it was only in May that the state created a unified regional transit system, to be called the Atlanta-region Transit Link Authority.
Further north, the three regions near the nation's capitol vying for the bid have finally pushed through a long-stalled transit initiative. D.C., Maryland and Virginia — all still in the running for the headquarters city — have each agreed to provide a share of the $500 million a year for the region's well-used but aging Metro system, the first dedicated funding since it went into operation in 1976.
It wasn't until March that Maryland governor Larry Hogan, previously a holdout, agreed to support the funding push in his state.
The cities' initiatives were all in the works long before Amazon first announced the bidding process and all deal with long-standing problems. But in the effort to pass needed projects, their supporters are using the lure of Amazon to bring naysayers to their side.
"Cities will use all kinds of strategic and initiatives to increase the importance and urgency of projects. When you can create a sense of urgency or some kind of imperative you can heighten the importance of projects that public usually rejects," said William Riggs, a planning strategist and professor at the University of San Francisco.
Amazon's influence over a city, which played out in a raucous and unusual fight with Seattle's city council over a proposed "corporate head tax" to support affordable housing, could be seen in these initiatives. Good transit and transportation, ample housing and access to a highly trained workforce were all prerequisites to a winning city, Amazon said in its request for proposals.
And that sway has pushed some cities to prioritize particular efforts, particularly in transit and education,.
These efforts raise questions about whether the features Amazon wants will be of interest to other companies that cities might be looking to entice.
"There are plenty examples where cities build custom infrastructure or make counterintuitive investments to woo companies or events — one of the best examples being attempts at hosting the Summer Olympics where un-needed infrastructure investment has led to massive cost overruns," said Riggs.
That said, Sacramento's Broome is convinced that pushing job training opportunities to include tech skills is helpful because of the ways the digital revolution is disrupting everything from retail to distribution to farming.
"There is very little separation in skills going forward from a basic competency perspective. .... The skills gap is what we are looking to fill in order to become more inclusive and equitable," he said.
In Kansas City, Missouri, which didn't make the Amazon cut, the state is changing rules covering computer science courses, helping increase the home-grown talent in the area, as well as providing funding to train computer science teachers.
"You can draw a loose line between Amazon and the legislation that just passed," said Ryan Weber, president of the KC Tech Council, a regional advocacy group.
"I think it was made a priority because of the Amazon response," he said. But effort will pay off no matter what types of businesses the area lands, he said. The governor is expected to sign the bill this week to allow Kansas students to get math and science credit for taking computer science, instead of treating it as an elective as schools now do.
The governor is expected to sign the bill this week which will allow Kansas students to get math and science credit for taking computer science, instead of treating it as an elective as schools now do.
"Strong tech skills are commonly seen as the key to becoming employable. In Kansas City, only 31% of the region's tech workforce are technical workers at tech companies and a significant amount are spread out amongst non-tech employers like hospitals, law firms and banks," Weber said.
In education, the Greater Washington Partnership in the D.C. area is creating a plan for a college credential that will be available to tech graduates at 13 universities in the region highlighting their competency in data analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning and cybersecurity.
In Sacramento, the council pushed to shift local job training programs towards tech and away from semi-skilled programs such as health care and construction.
The prospect of winning the Amazon investment wasn't a rocket booster for all costly transit and education projects.
Some of the shortlisted cities may have had their chances for Amazon hurt by recent political developments that have stalled out transit initiatives, said Slone.
For example, in May voters in the city of Nashville in Tennessee resoundingly defeated a $9 billion plan that would have built a regional transit network anchored by light rail.
An effort to overturn Indiana's ban on light rail failed in the state's senate in March. City and business leaders had argued that they needed all mass transit options on the table to attract Amazon.
"This isn't about Amazon, but it is about opportunities like Amazon, certainly, where we would be able to compete for a lot of great paying jobs and reinvesting in our community," Mark Fisher with the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce told the Indianapolis Star Tribune.
Well what is neglected to mention are the laws and other issues that dominate the skyline that flows above the great river and that is the Gay hating, Anti marijuana and women not choosing ones that enable the great Evangelicals in the sky (the few collective idiots that try to convince you they are the majority) happy as despite smallness in size they are the loudest in the voices so it works the same. Plus they come bearing the worship plates cash. They are less about God and more about Politics and remember all politics are local and irony that is was the Black Churches that started the idea of from the pews to the polls. Those whom you hate are those whom you envy and then promptly copy. And that goes without saying in both life and business.
Amazon is the new Standard Oil, Carnegie Steel, Ford, Rockafeller, Getty and others who in 25 years will have an FX series named after it about the founder called - Bezonia - which will expose the truth about the founder and his sad losses and rages that led to his isolation and loneliness. Or what.ever. I can't see one on Bill Gates it would be as boring as shit. We need Oligarchs like the old timey ones, despondent, decadent, dangerous and duplicitous and that is just the D words.
Tennessee made a half seated effort to give a shit about Amazon and I have not heard word one since the original announcement and likely no one here cares unless they continue to believe that 100 people a day are moving here, that Diane Black would be Governor and the illiteracy rate would be less than 25%. The actual number is 13% but add functional illiteracy, the ability to comprehend, compose and structure a well thought out essay, letter or critical analysis is way higher. At the Harpeth River where one goes to boat or swim there is a sign that says "IF YOU ARE STUPID AND CANNOT READ THIS DO NOT GO ANY FURTHER."
This is Tennessee and stupid is as stupid does and it does plenty here. If Amazon was that misguided and insane to locate a headquarter here they are stupid as well. The schools here would have to do a massive sea change to meet the needs and they are targeting wisely the health care trade which is well established here. But again this is a low wage, right to work state with few if any labor protections and in turn no desire to change the status quo and now the Supreme Court has enabled that to become the law of the land. As a result expect more OSHA failures, a decline in labor organization among the lowest paid workers as those in the food services industry but let us not forget those that desperately need it - such as Teaching, Technology and other trades that skirt the white collar but are clearly blue. Welcome to third world America, I live in it and it is not pretty in the least. All we need here in Nashville is another big rain and the rivers will overflow and being smart won't save us in this case. Amazon is just another big river in which to drown us and they know more about us than anyone realizes.


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On June 15, 2016, my Dad, Hammond Davis, received a call. It was the sort of offer he couldn't refuse, for an assignment to a place he had never been before. And, unlike his many other military assignments, he would not be returning. His work on Earth was done. He had gone home to be with his Lord Jesus.
Dad was born on October 11, 1922 in Hall County, Ga. to the late Ernest Davis and Ida Mae Tyner Presley. He grew up during the Great Depression. His mother divorced when he was very young, in a time when divorce was socially unacceptable. During his early adolescence, she married for a second time, to Golden Presley – a man who would become a stepdad, and who we would, in latter years, fondly call "Pop Presley". Times were tough and work was almost non-existent in Georgia for many during the mid-1930s. Dad would tell us of stories of the hard times when his stepfather found work in the steelyards of Pennsylvania. When it was time to return to the South, there was only enough money to send him and his mother back by train. Men often "hoboed" back by sneaking on the railcars carrying industrial cargo. As I said, times were tough. Resources were scarce. Nothing was ever wasted. Ever.
From these experiences, I believe Dad would carry this mindset throughout his life. He went on to live with his grandmother and graduated from Lyman Hall High School in Gainesville, GA.
After graduating, he worked for Westinghouse and Atomic Energy, then decided to join the Army. He served a solo tour in Germany in the late 1950s. I remember being fascinated by this handsome man who was our part-time Dad. He had a full head of curly black hair that I admired and wanted! He told me that if I would drink buttermilk my hair would turn black and curly. Because he was my idol and I wanted my locks to look just like his, I choked down many glasses of buttermilk. It never happened.
While in Germany, Dad started to study communications and eventually joined an elite group of men being formed in the Department of Defense who would eventually work out of the American Embassy in numerous foreign countries. From what little information we have, he worked decoding morse code messages for the President of the United States.
He received his first assignment to Africa in 1962. We moved from North Georgia to Asmara, Ethiopia where we enjoyed "13 months of sunshine", meeting England's Queen Elizabeth, and vacationing at Massawa on the Red Sea. Riding camels, jumping off Dad's shoulders at least a hundred times and collecting large conch shells were our favorite things to do there. I distinctly remember when my friend Alice and I spotted an unusually beautiful shell specimen at the same time. It was quite the debate as to who it belonged to. When we noticed "something" crawling out of it, we took it to my Dad who proceeded to settle the argument. When that big, ugly crab started trying to pinch us, we decided that neither of us wanted it! Those days the weather extremes were as vastly different as our activities. It was VERY hot during the day and VERY cold at night. That was the first place I remember seeing salt harvested by the seaside. I started getting a geography lesson that I wouldn't soon forget.
When we weren't at the Red Sea, you might find us playing shuffleboard or with the giant chameleons that the local kids would parade around the fence at a resort called Karon, or laying on Dad's scratchy Army blanket by the pool at Kagnew Station, the military base in Asmara. I'll never forget the afternoons that we would be in the car on base. Promptly at 5:00 p.m., "Taps" started playing all over the base, all cars stopped. The soldiers got out of their vehicles and stood at attention as the flag was lowered for the night. Whenever I hear that song, my mind goes back to those days. It was a time when patriotism was instilled in my life.
Dad's love of cars started about this time. He bought two antique Fiats and an Alfa Romeo that had an aluminum body and had been handmade for Mussolini. He would tinker with them and once they were in working order, he would drive us around the neighborhood while we sang at the top of our lungs. That was our after-dinner and before-bedtime treat. I remember those trips fondly.
When our days in Africa came to an end, he made arrangements to have his car collection shipped and we moved back to the U.S. for Dad to continue his training. Some time in between these worldwide assignments, my cousin Ricky tells of the F.B.I. visiting Dad's mother, my grandmother, at her house in Georgia. According to his account, they drove up in a big black car, got out dressed head-to-toe in dark suits and sunglasses, and proceeded to "inspect" things. It was all part of the background check required to be assigned to special duty. At the beginning of June, 1967, Dad made a trip to the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. He was to receive orders for his first official Diplomatic Department of Defense assignment. He was about to become part of an elite group of men who had 24/7 communication with the President. Excited, he phoned mother and informed her we would be moving to Beirut, Lebanon. The very next day the 6-Day War broke out. Needless to say, mother was relieved when we got reassigned to Ankara, Turkey.
We lived in the capital city for three years and traveled all over Asia Minor discovering the vast Biblical and historic treasures. We visited Istanbul, The Blue Mosque, and the Dolmabahçe Palace. Many of my Girl Scout camping experiences were on the Aegean Sea, in Izmir, Ephesus, and Pergamum, and many of the finest archeological sites in Turkey. We visited the Virgin Mary's house, and watched the Whirling Dervishes spin themselves into a trance by twirling round and round.
Mexico City was our next assignment where we spent three years in one of the largest, most populous cities in the world. We took weekend trips and picnicked by tailgating out of Dad's beloved VW stationwagon. Sunday afternoons were magical when spent with friends on the canals and boats in Xochimilco – best described as the "Venice of Mexico."
Week long trips to our friend's ranch near Acapulco were lots of fun. I remember the Las Brisas Hotel because everything was pink from the jeeps to the pool edge. The cliff divers were astounding too. I couldn't imagine jumping off the edge of a cliff the way those guys do.
From Mexico, we moved to Bangkok, Thailand. This was our first experience in Asia. Adjusting to the heat and humidity proved to be the most challenging part for our family.
The rainy/monsoon season began shortly after we arrived. Some days I would see Dad headed out the door to catch his ride dressed in a suit, with his pants legs rolled up, carrying his shoes, socks and briefcase in his hands. A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do. Even if it's hiring a gardener with a BIG stick to hit the cobras hiding in the bushes and to shop at the floating market instead of the commissary.
Retirement was on the horizon after the Bangkok assignment. Looking back, he had had an amazing career: World War II veteran, recipient of numerous Department of War Awards, The Ronald Reagan National Republican Committee award and finally – officially retired from the U.S. Army Defense Attache.
After a short stint in Fort Devins, MA to wrap up the legalities, Dad came home to Georgia where he and mother had already bought and set up their retirement home. And, where Hammond added 39 (not a typo) more cars to his "collection".
One afternoon, while at my work desk, my sister called to tell me that she saw Dad crossing the railroad tracks near her office- ON A BICYCLE! We figured out he had put the bike in the trunk of a car that he wanted to move and rode the bike back home so no one was the wiser. What he hadn't counted on was her seeing him in action!
Those were the days before microwave ovens. I would sometimes go to their house and eat lunch with him. Mother was a great cook, so we would feast on leftovers heated up in what we referred to as "prison plates" – more commonly known as tin pie pans.
Dad helped with my daughter, Christi – patiently playing with her for hours. He loved his grandkids and great grandkids. It was only after he had Alzheimer's that he would look at us and say, "who's kids are those?" and "who are you anyway?" However, we were fortunate that he was the sweetest Alzheimer's patient that one would ask for. Yet, he would not have chosen to live a life not knowing. He chose a life of intelligence, dignity, grace, and respect for himself, his country, and those around him.
Watch this video to see how we celebrated his life with a full military funeral that
After his death, I was going through some of his papers and realized I never knew how much he had to go through to qualify for the awards and assignments granted to him. I found myself asking, "How can a man who was offered so little in life turn out to be such a good father and an all around great man?" Even though he never had a true father figure in his life, he was a wonderful father to many. I believe he looked to his Heavenly Father as an example.
Today, I ask that each of you reading take a moment to help us raise awareness for Alzheimer's patients and their families worldwide. Alzheimer's disease is completely debilitating for not only the patients but their families and caretakers. Alzheimer's disease kills more people than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined, yet it's victims suffer in silence, their struggles often swept under the carpet. My Dad deserved, as moms and dads everywhere do, the right to retain their intelligence, their wit, and their precious memories for all of their days on Earth until they receive that final assignment and are granted perfect peace as they look down on us from Heaven. We can, and will, find a way to eliminate Alzheimer's.
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Google Plans to Shut Down You Tube Till 2023
Google announced it was planning to shut down YouTube, the world's most popular video-sharing website, till 2023, according to the Voice of Russia.
In April Fools' prank video the company declared the site had been in an eight-year contest to find the best video and now the company's specialists needed a decade to review all the videos and select the winner.
"Tonight at midnight, youtube.com will no longer be accepting entries. After eight amazing years, it is finally time to review everything that has been uploaded to our site and begin the process of selecting a winner," said the video clip.
The winner will get a $500 stipend a clip-on MP3 player and his video will become the sole video to be featured on YouTube when the website re-launches in 2023, the prank video adds.
At the moment the YouTube audience is estimated at 1 billion people.
Launched in 2005 as a start-up, the You Tube is now described as "one of the most influential forces in today's media landscape."
In 2006 Google bought You Tube for $1.76 billion, then the web-site's audience was estimated at 50 million people per month.


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Gluten Free Flour Blend by Robin Hood
Abisaac Saraga December 04, 2013 Gluten Free Products 2 commentsJust in case you haven't seen this on the shelves yet, I wanted to let you know that Robin Hood has come out with a gluten free flour blend made from rice flour with sugar beet fibre and potato and tapioca starches. We haven't tried it yet, because we usually stick with Kinnikinnick's gluten free flour blend.
You can find this gluten free flour blend at all major retailers in Edmonton. It is always found where the flour's are kept. But don't worry about cross contamination on the shelves. They are sealed in a heave plastic resealable bag. Just give the bag a good wipe down before putting it away on your shelves.
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- AnonymousJanuary 4, 2014 at 2:27 PM
I used this for dumplings, it was super heavy and gritty. But it might have been better for other purposes, like a denser bread...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 10, 2014 at 8:01 PM
I have tried this. It was by fast the WORST gluten free flour I have ever used. In fact, I threw out the remainder of the bag and all of the muffins I made with it.ReplyDelete
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Beyonce Net Worth
- TheRichest
- Richest Singers
Source of Wealth:Music, Film, Fashion, Other Businesses
Birth Place:Houston, Texas, United States
Weight:130 lbs (59 kg)
Marital Status:Married (Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter)
Full Name:Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter
Date of Birth:September 4, 1981
Ethnicity:African-American, Louisiana Creole, including African, French, Acadian/French-Canadian, as well as distant Irish and Spanish
Occupation:Singer, Songwriter, Actress
Education:Alief Elsik High School, Parker Elementary School
Children:1 (Blue Ivy Carter)
About Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter
American R&B recording artist, actress and fashion designer, Beyoncé Giselle Knowles, has an estimated net worth of $350 million in May 2017, according to Forbes. Knowles is probably one of the most popular American R&B recording artists in her generation. This siren-voiced performer began her career as part of the Destiny's Child. After going solo in 2001, Beyonce earned a great deal of popularity which earned her with staggering record sales, movie roles, and Grammy Awards. Her romance with rapper/CEO Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter made her a high profile performer in the entertainment world.
Aside from earnings in the musical industry, Knowles certainly understands the importance of diversifying her portfolio. She invests in Dereon Clothing line and other properties. She has acquired endorsement deals from General Mills, L'Oreal DirecTV etc. She said: "I have a lot of property. I've invested my money and I don't have to make any more, because I'm set. I'm now able really to be free and just do things that make me happy." In addition from handling her music career and businesses, Beyonce took the time to build the Survivors Foundation which is aimed to help the survivors of Hurricane Katrina in Houston.
In 2008, the Houston-born diva's was hailed second by the Forbes magazine as one of the most popular and highest under thirty. She also topped in the list of budding moguls or Hollywood's top earning celebrities who are under 35. According to Forbes, she is the highest paid female artist and second most influential and powerful celebrity. On Forbes' 2011 Celebrity 100, she ranked 29 which is justified because she didn't released an album or hold a tour in the past year (2010-2011).
Beyoncé joined her rapper husband Jay-Z onstage to perform together at the Coachella Music Festival in Indio, California. Throughout her 17-year career, she has sold more than 75 million records as a solo artist, and another 60 million records with the Destiny's Child. She was named by TIME magazine as among the most influential people in the world in 2013 and 2014.
In December 2013, she released her fifth studio album eponymously titled Beyonce. The album was released exclusively on iTunes at first, with no marketing nor announcement for it and came as a surprise to the record industry. News of the album's release made Beyonce the top trending term on twitter that week. As of the 4th week of release, she had sold more than 1.43 Million Units of the Album.
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Dear Photo Walkers!
Today we officially kick-started the new outdoor photo walking season, with a nice stroll around the St. Ulrich quarter of the Neubau Bezirk. What was new and different about this walk, is that we teamed up with the lovely folks at Metropole, a beautiful English-language Vienna-based magazine, and have a great prize for our winner!
The winner of this month's walk will get:
a) his or her photos published in the April 2017 print issue of METROPOLE
b) a free subscription to METROPOLE for one year
c) photos of all the runners-up will be published on METROPOLE's blog and Instagram accounts
We're very excited about this cooperation! The winning shot will be decided by a panel judges, including four members of staff from METROPOLE, and yours truly. We had a great turnout this afternoon, and the weather had mercy on us and played along too. Here are some of my snaps from the walk, as I won't be taking part in the competition myself.
I look forward to seeing your pictures, may the best man or woman win!
If you'd like to take part in the contest: please upload max. 5 high-resolution images (jpg.) to "we transfer". Please name the file if you want to be credited. If you have an Instagram Handle or Facebook Page and you want to be tagged, please include this information in your message too. Please send your "we transfer" directly to email@example.com by 09:00am on Friday, March 17th 2017. "we transfer" is free, simple, and you don't need to be registered to use it. Remember: each file at least 12 MB, horizontal format, sweeping views rather than close-ups of details.


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Regeneron Drug Receives Positive Recommendation From European Authorities
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) today announced that EYLEA® (aflibercept) Injection has been recommended for approval by the European Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) for the treatment of visual impairment due to Macular Edema secondary to Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO). The decision of the European Commission is expected in the second half of 2013.
"We are pleased with the positive recommendation by the CHMP," said George D. Yancopoulos, M.D., Ph. D., Chief Scientific Officer of Regeneron and President of Regeneron Laboratories. "We hope that we can soon offer patients with visual impairment due to Macular Edema following CRVO, and their treating physicians a new option to address this disease."
EYLEA was approved in the United States for the treatment of neovascular (wet) Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) in November 2011 and for Macular Edema following CRVO in September 2012. EYLEA has also been approved in Europe, Japan, Australia, and in several other countries for use in wet AMD.
Bayer HealthCare and Regeneron are collaborating on the global development of EYLEA. Regeneron maintains exclusive rights to EYLEA in the United States. Bayer HealthCare licensed the exclusive marketing rights outside the United States, where the companies share equally the profits from sales of EYLEA, except for Japan where Regeneron receives a royalty on net sales.
About Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO) Over 100,000 people in the United States and more than 66,000 people in major European countries are estimated to suffer from CRVO. CRVO is caused by obstruction of the central retinal vein that leads to a back up of blood and fluid in the retina. This causes retinal damage and loss of vision. Release of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) contributes to increased vascular permeability in the eye and macular edema. It has been shown that anti-VEGF treatment may help decrease vascular permeability and edema in the retina in patients with CRVO.
About EYLEA® (aflibercept) Injection for Intravitreal Injection Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) is a naturally occurring protein in the body. Its normal role in a healthy organism is to trigger formation of new blood vessels (angiogenesis) supporting the growth of the body's tissues and organs. However, in certain diseases, such as wet age-related macular degeneration, it is also associated with the growth of abnormal new blood vessels in the eye, which exhibit abnormal increased permeability that leads to edema. Scarring and loss of fine-resolution central vision often results. In Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO), a blockage occurs in the main blood vessel that transports deoxygenated blood away from the retina. VEGF levels are elevated in response contributing to macular edema.
EYLEA is a recombinant fusion protein, consisting of portions of human VEGF receptors 1 and 2 extracellular domains fused to the Fc portion of human IgG1 and formulated as an iso-osmotic solution for intravitreal administration. EYLEA acts as a soluble decoy receptor that binds VEGF-A and placental growth factor (PlGF) and thereby can inhibit the binding and activation of their cognate VEGF receptors.
IMPORTANT PRESCRIBING INFORMATION FOR EYLEA® (aflibercept) INJECTION IN THE UNITED STATES
EYLEA® (aflibercept) Injection is indicated for the treatment of patients with neovascular (Wet) Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD). The recommended dose for EYLEA is 2 mg administered by intravitreal injection every 4 weeks (monthly) for the first 12 weeks (3 months), followed by 2 mg once every 8 weeks (2 months). Although EYLEA may be dosed as frequently as 2 mg every 4 weeks (monthly), additional efficacy was not demonstrated when EYLEA was dosed every 4 weeks compared to every 8 weeks.
EYLEA is indicated for the treatment of patients with Macular Edema following Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO). The recommended dose for EYLEA is 2 mg administered by intravitreal injection every 4 weeks (monthly).
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION FOR EYLEA® (aflibercept) INJECTION EYLEA® (aflibercept) Injection is contraindicated in patients with ocular or periocular infections, active intraocular inflammation, or known hypersensitivity to aflibercept or to any of the excipients in EYLEA.
Intravitreal injections, including those with EYLEA, have been associated with endophthalmitis and retinal detachments. Proper aseptic injection technique must always be used when administering EYLEA. Patients should be instructed to report any symptoms suggestive of endophthalmitis or retinal detachment without delay and should be managed appropriately. Intraocular inflammation has been reported with the use of EYLEA.
Acute increases in intraocular pressure have been seen within 60 minutes of intravitreal injection, including with EYLEA. Sustained increases in intraocular pressure have also been reported after repeated intravitreal dosing with VEGF inhibitors. Intraocular pressure and the perfusion of the optic nerve head should be monitored and managed appropriately.
There is a potential risk of arterial thromboembolic events (ATEs) following use of intravitreal VEGF inhibitors, including EYLEA, defined as nonfatal stroke, nonfatal myocardial infarction, or vascular death (including deaths of unknown cause). The incidence of ATEs in the VIEW 1 and VIEW 2 wet AMD studies in patients treated with EYLEA was 1.8% during the first year. The incidence of ATEs in the COPERNICUS and GALILEO CRVO studies was 0% in patients treated with EYLEA compared with 1.4% in patients receiving sham control during the first six months.
The most common adverse reactions (5% or more) noted in the U.S. prescribing information for the approved indications of EYLEA were conjunctival hemorrhage, eye pain, cataract, vitreous detachment, vitreous floaters, and increased intraocular pressure.
Serious adverse reactions related to the injection procedure have occurred in <0.1% of intravitreal injections with EYLEA including endophthalmitis, traumatic cataract, increased intraocular pressure, and vitreous detachment.
Please see the full U.S. Prescribing Information for EYLEA at www.EYLEA.com
About the EYLEA® (aflibercept) Injection Global Collaboration Regeneron is collaborating with Bayer HealthCare on the global development of EYLEA. EYLEA is currently marketed for the treatment of wet AMD in over 15 countries outside the U.S., including Japan and Australia. Bayer HealthCare has submitted an application for marketing authorization in Europe for Macular Edema following Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO).
Regeneron maintains exclusive rights to EYLEA in the United States.
About Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Regeneron is a leading science-based biopharmaceutical company based in Tarrytown, New York that discovers, invents, develops, manufactures, and commercializes medicines for the treatment of serious medical conditions. Regeneron markets medicines for eye diseases, colorectal cancer, and a rare inflammatory condition and has product candidates in development in other areas of high unmet medical need, including hypercholesterolemia, oncology, rheumatoid arthritis, allergic asthma, and atopic dermatitis. For additional information about the company, please visit www.regeneron.com.
About Bayer HealthCare The Bayer Group is a global enterprise with core competencies in the fields of health care, agriculture and high-tech materials. Bayer HealthCare, a subgroup of Bayer AG with annual sales of EUR 18.6 billion (2012), is one of the world's leading, innovative companies in the healthcare and medical products industry and is based in Leverkusen, Germany. The company combines the global activities of the Animal Health, Consumer Care, Medical Care and Pharmaceuticals divisions. Bayer HealthCare's aim is to discover, develop, manufacture and market products that will improve human and animal health worldwide. Bayer HealthCare has a global workforce of 55,300 employees (Dec 31, 2012) and is represented in more than 100 countries. More information at www.healthcare.bayer.com.
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Factors to Consider When Opting for a Holistic Practitioner
It is more than medicine that one will get whenever they will look into holistic medicine. It is in holistic medicine that it will involve the mind, soul, and the body. It is important that you will be able to have a balance in everything and it should also be in moderation. It is this one that is important since many people are indulging themselves in excess. It is in holistic medicine that it will be treating the whole body as a machine. Having an effect on the body as a whole is what can happen whenever a single part is not working well. Whenever you will be taking a look at conventional medicine that holistic medicine will go above and beyond that. See to it that you will be doing your research whenever you will be opting for a holistic medicine. It is when you will do this one that you have to determine the ailment that you have. It is important that you will be able to reach out to the practitioner whenever you will already have an idea of who you will be choosing to have. Youo have to see to it that you'll be able to make a short list. You also have to check the reviews that they will have online. In this article however that we will be talking about the many different holistic practitioners in the market and get to know the things that they do.
The first holistic practitioner that you can find is a chiropractor. Reducing the pain that you are feeling can be done by a chiropractor as they will be able to adjust your spine as well. When it is pain that you are able to reduce that you will also be able to sleep well and have a good balance. Getting to know what chiropractors will be able to do can be done by you when you will check the different post from the Solution Chiropractic .
It is acupuncture that one can have whenever he will be opting for a holistic medicine. By seeing to it that small needles will be used that ay blockage from your chakra can also be released. Whenever it is blockages in this energy is what you have that you will also feel discomfort.
Another holistic medicine that you can also opt for is ayuvedric. When it is healthy eating, exercise, positive lifestyle, and herb for healing that you will opt to have that you must be considering this one.
When it is the holistic medicine that you will opt to have that you can opt for a massage. Whenever this one is done by you that you can also release endorphins in a more natural way.
It is osteopathy that you can also opt to have. It is with medicines and surgeries that these things can be done and are more into strengthening the joints that you have.


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What You Need to Know When Shopping for Disability Insurance Quotes?
Disability insurance coverage was developed to replace tax-free 45% to 60% of your gross income if you're unable to work because of illness. It can be a life-saver if you know the facts, shop carefully and read all the policy fine print before you buy. Finding out that your disability insurance has severely restrictive exclusions and limitations when you're sick and counting on the benefit can be a nasty shock. In the past, most workers received disability coverage through their employers. That's changing. A recent article in the Wall Street Journal reported that the percentage of companies that paid all or part of their workers' private long-term disability insurance fell to 48% in 2009 (down from 59% in 2002. That's putting the burden of buying disability insurance policies increasingly on the individual. Here are some things to keep in mind when shopping for disability insurance quotes.
Shopping for Disability Insurance Quotes
Social Security provides disability benefits under severely restricted conditions. Because of the record number of unemployed, there's been an uptick in the applications and a resulting backlog in payouts, which typically average just 40% of income, or less for high-income earners. Your state may be one of the handful that also offers some disability benefits. In general, don't count on government safety nets. You're better off taking whatever your employer offers, even if you have to pay part or all of the premium. Do find out, however, if your employer-provided policy is portable. If you're self-employed or unemployed, purchase your own coverage through a private carrier.
- Most disability insurance coverage is intended for white-collar workers as opposed to blue-collar and gray-collar workers.
- Most disability insurance benefits do not kick-in for 90 to 180 days. Consider short-term disability insurance to cover you in the interim.
- Long-term disability insurance premiums for individual buyers are typically based on your age, health and occupation.
- Disability insurance policies are typically sold as non-cancellable/guaranteed renewal; guaranteed renewal; and conditionally renewable. The first option will probably cost you more, but give you the greatest peace of mind since there can be no changes to your premium schedule, monthly benefits or policy benefits up to the age specified in your policy (usually 65). Even if your income goes down or you change occupations, a non-cancellable policy will pay you the total disability benefits agreed to when you originally bought the policy.
Do you have to be unable to do any work at all before the policy pays a benefit?
How does the disability insurance company define "total disability?" This will differ widely and could be a nasty surprise if you fall outside your policy's definition. Understand how payments are determined. Does your policy include commissions and bonuses when factoring the percentage of your income? Are there limits or caps on payouts for certain disabling conditions such as mental illness?