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Shawnigan Lake School presents "In the Heights"
Shawnigan Lake School presents "In the Heights"
Familiar themes find a new beat as Shawnigan Lake School presents the vibrant new musical,
"In the Heights."
After a nearly sold-out run of "The Wizard of Oz" one year ago, Shawnigan returns to the McPherson Playhouse Jan. 26-29 for a fresh, contemporary show.
Set in New York's Washington Heights neighbourhood, "In the Heights" won four Tony Awards including Best Musical in 2008. This positive and uplifting story centres on a predominantly Latin American community facing change.
Created by Lin-Manuel Miranda, who has risen to popular acclaim since the Broadway sensation "Hamilton: An American Musical," this modern theatrical experience features lively hip hop dances as well as more conventional numbers.
"It's neat to have something modern," says Director Morgan McLeod, who promises a performance that will, "speak for itself."
Featuring 44-member cast and a live nine-piece orchestra led by renowned Victoria musician Brad L'Écuyer, "In the Heights" will undoubtedly give audiences a musical experience unlike anything they've seen before.
For tickets, visit www.rmts.bc.ca.
Shawnigan Lake School is an independent, co-educational boarding school for grades 8-12 in Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia. Founded in 1916, it is one of Canada's premier university prep schools with nationally ranked academic and athletic programs. For more information, visit www.shawnigan.ca.


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Need a quick run-down on how life insurance actually works in Australia?
In Australia, life Insurance provides a lump sum benefit payment to nominated beneficiaries following the death of the insured person.
- The insured person is the person who's life is covered
- Nominated beneficiary is who the insured decides is going to be paid out if they die
Why would this benefit help?
A benefit ensures the people who depend on you have enough money to cover any outstanding debts or future expenses that would have been covered by you. It's a way to help loved ones avoid financial strain if you're no longer around
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What types of life insurance can I get?
There are essentially four main types of life insurance to choose from in Australia. These can be purchased separately or bundled together under one policy.
- Term Life Insurance. Provides a lump sum benefit following policy owner's death or diagnosis of terminal illness.
- Income Protection Insurance. Provides an ongoing replacement income of generally 75% of the person's income if they cannot work due to illness or injury.
- Trauma Insurance. Provides a lump sum payment if the insured person suffers a serious illness or injury that is specified in their policy.
- Total Permanent Disability. Provides a lump sum benefit payment if the insured becomes permanently disabled.
There are other types of insurance offering reduced levels of cover including accident only death insurance, accident only income cover and funeral insurance.
Common questions around how life insurance works
Payment and application
How much does life insurance cost?
This will vary greatly between people and is determined by the level of risk that they present to the insurer. This risk will be reflected in the premium that is paid and is based on a number of factors including:
- Age
- Whether they smoke and how much alcohol they consume
- Any health conditions
- Occupation
- Gender
- How much you insure
Price is also determined by the sum that they insure and the policy they choose and its design. To provide an example of what one might pay for insurance, a 35-year-old male who works as an accountant and is looking to take out $500,000 in life cover might expect to pay around $370 per year. As stated previously this may vary greatly for different people.
How do I work out how much life insurance to take out?
This is a process of sitting down and creating a budgeting spreadsheet of all your financial obligations that would have to be covered if you were to pass away or no longer able to work. You may wish to use the finder.com.au calculators to help you determine this amount.
What is the difference between stepped and level premiums?
Life insurance premiums can be structured as either:
- Stepped: Premiums increase over the life of the policy with the insured's age.
- Level: Premiums start off quite high but remain the same over the life of the policy.
- Hybrid: Premiums start off on stepped basis but move to a level basis usually after 10 years.
How does life insurance work if you pass away?
In the event of the policy owner's death, the insurance provider will pay the benefit to their nominated beneficiaries. Policy owners or beneficiaries should contact the insurer immediately following death or disablement. Insurance companies should have claim documentation on their website. Below is a description of the stages of the life insurance claims process;
- Insurer is notified of the claim: The policyholder or their beneficiary contact the insurance company with details of the claimants policy number and contact details, cause of death or disability, date that they ceased work if claiming income cover, nature of medical illness if claiming critical illness cover.
- Claims forms sent to policy owner: The Insurance company will provide necessary claim forms to be completed by the claimant.
- Claim form and necessary documentation returned: Claimant returns claim form and necessary supporting documentation. This may include death certificate, medical reports and financial documents.
- Claim assessed: The insurance provider will assess the claim and all supporting documentation. This will usually take about 5 days.
- Claim assessment decision: Claimant will be advised whether the claim has been accepted, declined or if further information is required. If it is an income protection claim the insurer will continue to review the eligibility of the claim each month.
Payment of claim: Insurer makes claim payment by cheque. Ongoing payments are made by cheque or electronic funds transfer to the policyholders account.
How does life insurance work after a payout?
Following the lump sum payment of a benefit for life insurance trauma insurance or total and permanent disability insurance, the policy will cease to exist.
What about income protection?
Income protection insurance will continue to pay the benefit for the length of the benefit or when the worker returns to work. The insured worker can resume cover under the policy provided they continue to make premium payments. If the insured returns to work but are unable to work to the same capacity as they were previously, they may be able to file a claim for partial disability benefit. Some insurers will waive the waiting period if the insured filed another claim for the same disability that previously forced them to take time out of work. This is known as recurrent disability benefit.
What about Trauma and TPD that is linked to Life Insurance Policy
If there is a claim payment for TPD or Trauma cover that is bundled with a life insurance policy, the life cover sum-insured will be reduced by the benefit that has been paid. Most insurers will offer what is known as Trauma or TPD Buy Back benefit which enables the policy owner to repurchase the cover that was reduced following the Trauma or TPD benefit payment.
How does Life Insurance work as an investment?
The Australian life insurance industry used to offer investment linked life insurance or life assurance policy whereby the policyholder or their beneficiaries was entitled to receive a surrender value if the policy was terminated or the benefit was paid. These policies enabled the owners to invest a portion of the premium into an investment-linked account that would accumulate interest overtime and fluctuate with interest rates. Policyholders were able to borrow against the policy to fund the premium payments with the funds that had accumulated in the investment component of the policy.
How do life insurance beneficiaries work?
Each policy applicant will nominate the beneficiaries they wish to receive the benefit that is paid in the event of their death. This will usually be the policy applicant's spouse or children but can really be anyone that is financially dependent on them. It is not unusual for applicants to nominate close friends or business partners as beneficiaries. Most insurers will require the beneficiary to be over 18 years of age. If the applicant does not nominate a beneficiary the funds will be distributed to their estate as lined out in their will.
What if I want to change my life insurance beneficiaries?
In the event that you want to change the nominated beneficiaries on your policy, you can contact the life insurance company and request the appropriate documentation to update the beneficiaries. This is usually found on the insurers website. It is also recommended that you contact your estate planner to notify them of the change.
So how does buying life insurance work?
If you are unsure of the policy you are after, you can fill out an enquiry form online to get in touch with an insurance provider to receive quotes and discuss different policy options. Listed below are the steps taken to purchase life insurance with an adviser.
- Make an enquiry online. Enter correct details to receive as accurate preliminary quote as possible.
- Contacted by adviser. An adviser will contact you to discuss your enquiry and possible policy options. There is no fee charged and absolutely no obligation to sign up for a policy.
- Compare policies. Compare different policy options that are suitable for your situation. Compare prices, benefits and features and policy exclusions. This information can be found in the Product Disclosure Statement.
- Submit your application. Once you have found a policy to suit your needs, you can now work with your adviser to submit all of the necessary application paperwork to the insurer.
- Application reviewed. Based on the details provided, the insurer will decide whether or not to provide you with cover and an appropriate premium. They may request further information including medical evidence or further details regarding your occupation.
- Policy accepted. Once the application is accepted, the insurer and insured will sign the policy contract of agreement and cover will be put in place.
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Nicole Kidman
One of our favorite curlies has gone back to her copper roots. Nicole Kidman, who we've seen over the years with brown and blond hair, showed off her gorgeous naturally red ringlets at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Installation Luncheon in Beverly Hills on Wednesday, July 28. Nicole pairs her red locks with an olive green Prada dress, showing everyone that green truly is one of the most complimentary colors for red heads.
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Pupils seeking University entrance and similar qualifications finished their Leaving Certificate examinations by the end of March but were required to complete the school session up to the end of June. As a result many activities were arranged for pupils could occupy themselves with through the summer term.
For some years in the early 1960s, sixth-year geography pupils at Inverness Royal Academy built scale relief models of local landscapes, or the continents of the world, under the Head of the Geography Department at the time, Mr James H. Johnstone (second from right). Here pupils are completing a relief model of the Great Glen and Strathnairn area. The models could then be used as teaching aids in the classroom.
Mr Johnstone served for many years as the school's careers master, advising fifth and sixth year pupils about job opportunities and university entrance requirements. He was later to become Depute Rector, serving in this capacity until his retirement in December 1989.
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Reporting from Raleigh, N.C. — Elaine Riddick was a confused and frightened 14-year-old. She was poor and black, the daughter of alcoholic parents in a segregated North Carolina town. And she was pregnant after being raped by a man from her neighborhood.
Riddick's miserable circumstances attracted the attention of social workers, who referred her case to the state's Eugenics Board. In an office building in Raleigh, five men met to consider her fate — among them the state health director and a lawyer from the attorney general's office.
Board members concluded that the girl was "feebleminded" and doomed to "promiscuity." They recommended sterilization. Riddick's illiterate grandmother, Maggie Woodard, known as "Miss Peaches," marked an "X" on a consent form.
Hours after Riddick gave birth to a son in Edenton, N.C., on March 5, 1968, a doctor sliced through her fallopian tubes and cauterized them.


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Entertaining, Shopping, Decorating, Traveling and My Life.. While Wearing My Lilly Pulitzer
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Monday, June 29, 2009
Tretorn Tennis Shoes....A Classic
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Another Dance Routine
Ok, don't people have to work? This is fun,Maria would be proud.
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Saturday, June 27, 2009
CHARM BRACELETS--Forward by Preppy Handbook Author
Charm Bracelets is a wonderful book illustrating beautiful ideas for themed charm bracelets. The Forward is written by the author of the Preppy Handbook. I purchased this book for my mom for Christmas (found it on the sale rack at Barnes and Nobles). She has started gold charm bracelets for my daughters. My one daughter has a gold bracelet--started recently, a silver bracelet with charms I gave her for her Confirmation, a Tiffany charm bracelet with 2-3 silver charms and a Juicy Couture charm bracelet too. My other daughter has a gold bracelet--so far. Here are some other charm bracelets that I found on flickr.
Do you have a charm braelet and what types of charms are on it?
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Thursday, June 25, 2009
The Cultivated Life
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Summer Watches
This year at the pool, instead of the Rolex watches, I have been seeing a lot of Forever21 loose fitting watches like this but mostly in white. Other than the band, these are probably not water proof, but they look great. For $12, you cannot beat it. Forever 21
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Saturday, June 13, 2009
A reader emailed me asking say she wants to get a pair of Jack Rogers shoes and which color of should get. With so many great choices, that is a hard decision. Since I wear a lot of pink & green and Lilly Pulitzer, I would purchase the pink & green version. I also seem to get a lot of use out of my blue and lime pair below too. I purchased a light blue monogrammed Stephen Bonanno last year and love them too but do not wear them as much as my pink & green pair. I also have several pairs of Steven Salario sandals that have white stitch with a color like pink or blue. I do not wear these very often either. What do my readers suggest and what color shoes do you have?
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According the Guardian's article published on January 13, 2015, sales of printed adult fiction have declined by over £150m since 2009, new figures show, as ebooks take an increasingly large bite out of the market.
The adult fiction market was the worst-performing of all areas of the book business, down by 5.3% in 2014 to £321.3m, with volume sales down 7.8% to 50.7m. In 2009, printed adult fiction was worth £476.16m.
"The ebook has quite demonstrably hit the commercial end of the fiction market," said the Bookseller's editor Philip Jones. "Almost any drop in adult fiction sales can mainly be put down to the migration to digital, which is obviously still continuing. We think consumer ebooks this year will be worth £350m, with most big publishers reporting ebook growth of double digits – and almost all of that will be in fiction."
And the piece of news that had me smiling was:
Within adult fiction, there was growth for three unexpected categories: short stories, westerns and graphic novels.
Now why am I not surprised that Westerns are in there?
Since PP began, we have added to our stable (okay bad pun) and the list of authors and series continue to grow. We've seen series with low sales and series with high sales and series I'd thought would bomb but had done the reverse. We've been a gnat whisker away from deals and gotten deals I'd thought would be neigh on impossible. But there is still a market out there for Westerns. And, boy, am I glad. We are now scheduling books into 2018, so there is much more to come for the Western fiction fan. And long may you read them.


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My Brother, My Lover Ch. 08byjessy19©
Callie and Nathan drove to their parent's house in silence. Callie wondered what Amber or Rebecca had said to Nathan about David. Nathan was never silent unless he was upset.
"Nathan? You OK?" Callie asked softly placing her hand over his.
Nathan sighed. "Yeah I'm fine but that Rebecca girl mentioned something about her cousin having a crush on you?"
"Well yeah that's the guy I told you about. I already told you that I got that situation under control babe. He knows I'm seeing someone. That someone is you."
Nathan still didn't feel comfortable. He didn't like that fact that his beautiful sister was working with some guy who would obviously try to hit on her. The fact that he really couldn't do anything about it pissed him off even more.
"I guess I just get jealous thinking some guy might lure you away from me."
Callie smiled. "No way! That will never happen. I'm yours Nathan Adams. All yours."
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They arrived at their parent's house a little before seven and Callie felt her heart sink as she saw two cars in the driveway. She recognized one of the cars. It was Amy Roger's car! She looked at Nathan and saw his face go blank. He slowly turned to Callie with an apologetic look.
"I didn't know Amy was going to be here Callie."
Callie took a deep breath. "I didn't either. Look she's your past. Let's just get this night over with."
Callie and Nathan walked in the house immediately hearing Gloria's boisterous voice. They could hear the laughter of Amy and her parents in the dining room. Callie knew her parents always wanted Nathan to end up marrying Amy, and Nathan knew that as well.
"Callie! Nathan! Come on in! Look who's here!" Gloria shouted seeing her children arrive.
Callie forced a smile as she greeted Amy's parents Carl and Diane. She loved them as like her own parents. They used to sometimes baby sit Callie and Nathan when they were little. To Nathan and Callie, Carl and Diane were considered their second parents, just as Jim and Gloria were to Amy.
Nathan felt his stomach turn to knots. He looked at Amy. He had to admit she looked very beautiful. Her green eyes sparkled as she looked at him. Amy stood up from her chair and walked over to greet Nathan. She was wearing her dark navy blue pants and a white and blue shirt that clung on to her nice body.
"Hey there." She said softly giving Nathan a hug.
"Hey how you been?" Nathan asked quietly.
He held her in his arms feeling her move her body closer to his. Still even with that, he felt nothing for her. Holding Amy was nothing compared to holding Callie. Callie eyed her brother holding his ex-girlfriend. She felt a twinge of jealousy for a moment. Ok stop it Callie, he loves you now, she reminded herself.
"I've been good. I don't know if your mom told you or not, but I finally finished my nursing degree. I'm working at one of the largest hospitals downtown."
"Yeah she told me. Congratulations. I always knew you'd achieve your dream."
Amy's pretty face turned red. It'd been so hard to get over Nathan after their wonderful relationship they'd had. She knew deep down she loved him still and she'd go back to him in a heartbeat if he ever asked her.
"Thanks! Hey Callie looks great! I hear she's working at one of the local colleges in town huh?"
Nathan nodded feeling proud of his sister. His lover. "Yeah and she loves her job so far."
Amy took one look at Callie and went to greet her as well. Callie always admired Amy for being so smart and beautiful. She'd never really paid attention to her and Nathan's relationship until now. It was weird to be friends with someone who used to be with the person you were in love with now.
"Callie sweetie, how are you?" Amy squealed giving her a hug.
"I'm great and you?"
"Well just been working a lot. This is my first day off in a while. I mean school was non stop and I just started working a few weeks ago so I finally got my day off today."
"It's good to see you Amy," Callie said almost lying.
"You too Callie. We need to hang out like we used to."
Callie almost cringed at that idea. How would she be able to hang out with Amy, knowing Amy would talk about how she and Nathan used to kiss, touch, and everything else. She didn't want to hear that at all. That was Nathan's past; she was Nathan's future.
* * *
They all sat around eating dinner. Callie, Nathan and Amy sat mostly in silence as their parents talked away. Nathan felt the most uncomfortable. There he was sitting in between Callie and Amy. He knew Callie was uneasy about the whole situation as well. He too wanted the night to end, quickly!
It was almost two hours later and dinner was finally over. The Rogers' were dismissing themselves from the table and everyone got to say their goodbyes. Callie felt relieved to have ended the night and couldn't wait to get home to get her hands all over Nathan.
"Honey you were so quiet. Why didn't you talk to Amy?" Gloria asked Nathan.
Nathan was out of words. He didn't know how to explain his situation. "Well, uh I just got a lot on my mind Mom."
"The girl still has a thing for you son," Jim said playfully.
Callie shot her dad a look of anger. She didn't realize she did until after she did it. "Well we got to get going. I've got a big day ahead of me tomorrow and Nathan's gotta give me a ride to work."
"A ride? What's wrong with your car sweetie?" Jim asked concerned.
"Well I don't know. It's always breaking down on me. It just wasn't turning on. I left it at the college parking lot."
"Well tomorrow I'll get my friend to tow it for you hun." Callie's father reassured.
"Thanks dad. Well goodnight." Callie kissed her father and mother and Nathan followed her outside.
* * *
"Boy you couldn't wait to get out of there could you?" Nathan laughed.
Callie spun around looking deep into her brother's eyes. "No I couldn't! I'm dying to get home now. I want you!"
Nathan felt shocked and yet so turned on. They rushed to get home ready to make love to each other. Hot hungry love.
They got home and hurried inside. The apartment was dark yet they didn't even bother to turn on the lights. Callie wanted her brother more than anything. They kissed hard with fierce. Callie felt Nathan pick her body up and she wrapped her legs around his waist. He put her against the wall and trailed kisses down her neck.
"Oh bro I'm hot right now! I'm so hot!" Callie cooed.
"Me too Callie. I'm so fuckin' horny for you. Fuck I'm already hard for you."
Nathan carried his sister over to his bedroom again quickly taking off her clothes. He couldn't wait to be inside her once again. Loving her the way she should be loved. He wanted to make sure she'd never forget his touch.
Callie felt every layer of clothes come off and finally she lay naked on her brother's bed. She turned on the lamp next to Nathan's bed to look at her brother undress for her. He was almost tearing his clothes off ready to fuck his lover.
Nathan stood there naked in front of her with his cock sticking straight out just for her. "Get it in me now! Please!" Callie begged as she spread her legs.
Nathan looked down at his sister's pussy. Her pussy lips parted letting him see her swollen pink clit. God what a sweet pussy she has! So tight and all mine.
Nathan couldn't wait any longer. He plunged his cock inside her stuffing her with it. Callie gasped at the sudden entrance holding on to her brother's shoulders. He jammed his cock in and out of her fast and hard. Callie wrapped her legs around his waist pushing him closer to her.
"Oh bro keep fucking me. Don't ever let this feeling go away!" Callie moaned.
Nathan loved the way she felt. She still felt tight as a virgin and so warm. He felt her pussy clasp around his cock as he fucked her. She looked so beautiful lying there letting him make love to her. Her eyes never left his. Nathan kept his hands on her waist burying himself deep inside, as deep as he could go.
"Callie I wish I could be inside you forever. I love being inside you. I want to cum in you Callie," Nathan said panting hard.
Callie licked her lips feeling Nathan's cock deep inside of her. "Yes! Cum in me. Oh fuck cum in me good. Let me feel your seed in me!"
Nathan thrust his hips harder against Callie's fragile little body. He could hear his balls slapping against her skin. His balls were swelling up full of cum ready to explode inside his beautiful sister. Deep down he only wished his cum would be making a baby inside of Callie. That was something they'd have to talk about later, right now he just wanted to let himself go.
"Fuck! I'm cummmming! Oh Callie!" Nathan threw his head back shooting out spurt after spurt of cum inside of Callie.
Callie felt her nipples harden with each shot of cum that entered her body. "Nathan! Yes! Oh Yes! Cum in me babe. Let me keep your cum inside of me."
Nathan finished his climax and let his still hard cock slip out of Callie. He lay next to her gasping for air. It'd been a short but incredible fuck. The more he was inside of her, the more he loved her.
"I'm so in love with you Callie," He said softly to her.
Callie was closing her eyes as he stroked her hair. "I love you too. Say you'll never leave me. Just tell me this can go on forever."
Nathan held her closer. "I'm yours forever sis." He kissed her forehead and watched her drift to a deep sleep.
* * *
Rebecca sat in David's living room in his apartment smoking a joint. She laid back on the couch still thinking of Nathan. What in the world was she going to do? She knew she couldn't turn her back on her best friend, but then again, Amber never really even cared to ask her what she wanted. It was always about Amber.
David came out of the kitchen making her a mixed drink. He knew she shouldn't be drinking, but at least she wouldn't be driving. She was quiet and David found that very unusual. He knew that when his cousin was silent, that she was up to something. He only hoped it wasn't to get him back with Amber.
"Hey cuz why so quiet?" David asked handing her the margarita glass.
Rebecca sighed heavenly. "Oh nothing. I think I'm in love."
David frowned. "In love? You said that last time about that Gabriel guy and he turned out to be an asshole."
Rebecca smiled. "No, this guy is different. I just know it. In fact I think you might want me to get with him."
David looked mystified. "Why is that?"
"Because he happens to be Callie's brother."
David's eyes widened. "What? Callie's bro? Damn little cuz your right about that. Maybe if you can get on his good side for me he'd be able to convince Callie to go out with me!"
Rebecca winked at her cousin in agreement. David was excited now hoping their plan would work. He needed it to work. He wanted Callie Adams more than any other girl. With the help of his mischievous little cousin they would be able to do this together.
* * *
Nathan and Callie woke up early next morning to beat the morning traffic. Nathan dropped his sister off work and then headed off to work afterwards. He kept thinking about Callie and how much he loved her. How the hell am I going to keep this wonderful relationship up without our parents finding out? Nathan was lost deep in his thoughts. He knew life without Callie would be almost impossible to live, but he also knew their relationship would be hard to manage with all the prejudice of the world on incest.
Callie rushed up to her office feeling Amber's eyes on her. She ignored her as always and scurried over to her office.
"Don't run you're not late," Callie turned to see David standing behind her.
"Oh I thought I was late. I didn't want to keep you waiting."
He smirked. "I'd wait an eternity for you love."
Callie rolled her eyes. "Ok whatever. So you ready to get to work?"
He nodded and they both walked downstairs together. Callie felt David's arm on her back. She picked up her speed trying to get away from him. He just followed her lead carefully.
Rebecca had gotten out of her English lit class and hurried over to the library hoping to catch Callie. She wanted to get as much information on Nathan as possible. She went upstairs and to her disappointment didn't find Callie, but instead she found Amber. Her friend looked at Rebecca closely. She knew she was up to something.
"Hey Amber. Working hard or hardly working?" Rebecca teased.
Amber didn't smile. "So what are you doing here so early?"
"I just got out of class and I wanted to see if my cousin was here so we could go have lunch."
Amber narrowed her eyes. "You know that David doesn't have lunch this early. You came here to see Callie didn't you?"
Rebecca threw her hands up in frustration. "Well yes I did. I want her brother is there something wrong with that?"
Amber looked down. She couldn't believe her own friend was betraying her because of a guy. To top it all off, it was her worst enemy's brother! "So I take it that you don't want to help me get Callie Adams fired?"
Rebecca looked at her friend with a blank look. "Well, uh no not for now. Please Amber just let me get my thing going with her brother and I promise you I'll help you!"
Amber didn't believe one word Rebecca was saying. "Yeah right. I know what you're trying to do. You want to get in good with that bitch and you want to set up double dates with you and David. Don't you see, that'll only get David closer to her!"
Rebecca felt bad, but she had to do what she wanted. "No, it's not going to be like that I promise. Just trust me."
Amber didn't trust Rebecca anymore. She'd let her down a few times so this wasn't the first. Amber was going to have to work at this alone.
* * *
Callie waited after five o'clock for Nathan. She decided to go down to the lobby to wait. She saw Rebecca hanging around obviously probably waiting for David. The girl looked impatient and was pacing the room until she saw Callie.
"Callie! Hey, are you waiting for your brother?"
Callie nodded looking suspiciously at the girl. "David should be down in a minute."
The girl shrugged. "Oh yeah I know. Listen I was wondering if maybe you and Nathan would wanna come over to David's apartment so we can all have some drinks? Afterwards we can go have dinner or something."
Callie was surprised. "Tonight? Well I really can't."
Rebecca moaned agonized. "Oh come on. Please? David and I aren?t bad people I guarantee you that."
Callie still felt unsure. Just then she heard Nathan walk in smiling at her with those gorgeous lips of his. She found herself gazing at her handsome brother and tuning out Rebecca.
"Hey bro." Callie said blushing.
Nathan looked at Callie and then at Rebecca. The young dark haired girl was gawking him obviously and he just wanted to laugh.
"Hey Nathan, I was just asking your sister if you both would like to hang out with me and my cousin David tonight. He can fix us up some drinks and then we can go to dinner afterwards."
Nathan eyed Callie and Callie widened her eyes for him to say no. "Uh, well that's very nice but-"
"Fuck! I wish Amber would leave me alone!" David interrupted.
Nathan looked at the young man and David laughed hysterically thinking no one was there to see him or hear him.
"Oh sorry guys. I thought only Rebecca was here."
"David, this is my brother Nathan. Nathan meet David, Rebecca's cousin." Callie introduced them nervously.
"Hey now! So your Callie's bro?" David asked happily.
Nathan shook the young mans hand. He actually felt more like punching him out for flirting with his sister. "Yeah nice to meet you. Well guys we really gotta go now."
"Whoa wait! Do you all wanna do something tonight?" David asked as Rebecca stood close to his side.
Nathan and Callie were speechless hoping not to send vibes about their relationship with each other. "N-no we have some things to do. Thank you anyway." Callie said fast.
"Oh come on please? It'll be fun. Just a few hours." Rebecca continued to beg.
Nathan looked at Callie her face looked scared. "No really we can't. I'm sorry." Nathan apologized.
David and Rebecca were losing their patience with the siblings. "Look we get bored here. I don't want to hang out with my cousin all night. We don't have many friends either. I really would like for you all to join us." David said sincerely.
Callie felt bad and Nathan did too. "Oh ok but just for a while. I still have to call my father tonight to check up on the situation with my car." Callie said softly.
Nathan agreed with her and they saw the cousins' faces light up with satisfaction. Nathan knew this night was going to be long as it had when they'd gone with their parents.
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The four arrived at David's apartment a little past six o'clock. Nathan and Callie had followed them. David lived in the nice side of town obviously. They followed the black BMW through the gates and forward.
"Can this David guy can afford to live here? " Nathan asked shocked.
"Yeah I guess so. His parents are rich. They probably pay his rent." Callie said looking around at the apartment complex.
Once inside, David offered them a seat in his spacious living room. He turned on his big screen TV and handed Rebecca the remote.
"You all make yourselves comfortable and I'm gonna make some drinks. I got some beer too if you want some Nathan." David shouted out from the kitchen.
"Yeah a beer will do for me." Nathan called out seeing Rebecca with her eyes glued on him.
"Hey cuz make me a screwdriver. And Callie? What do you want?" Rebecca asked anxiously.
"Nothing for me. I don't like to drink."
Rebecca bursted out laughing. "Are you serious? Nathan is your sis for real?"
Nathan kept a straight face. "Yes. I don't really drink myself either. Just a beer every now and then."
Rebecca looked at the siblings. She admired them for being so nice to each other and they both looked so innocent. She would love to make Nathan into a bad boy herself. She knew David could take away any innocence Callie had. Together, she and David would corrupt these siblings.
Rebecca put in on MTV2 and started dancing around as they played "Setting Sun" from the Chemical Brothers. She danced in her short little blue jean skirt right in front of Nathan. Nathan turned his head away and saw Callie looking sternly at him. He blushed knowing his sister was getting jealous.
David was in the kitchen getting the drinks together. He poked his head out and called out for Callie. Callie had no intentions of leaving her brother alone with this sex-crazed girl, but at the same time she couldn't stand to be there a minute longer. She got up and joined David in the kitchen.
"So how do you like my place?" David asked trying to make conversation.
Callie looked around at the beautiful space. "Well I've gotta tell you that it's really awesome. But of course you can afford something like this."
David sneered at Callie's comment. "Well you're free to stay here whenever you want."
He brushed his hand along her arm as Callie just turned away from him. "David I already told you I'm seeing someone else."
"Yeah and that someone else isn't here is he?"
Oh David if you only knew! Callie thought to herself. "Well he's busy working and hardly has time to see me," She lied.
In the living room Nathan sat watching as Rebecca continued to prance around letting her skirt move up almost showing him her panties. He felt uneasy and hoped Callie and David would hurry back.
I know he's checking me out, Rebecca said silently. She danced around the room and slowly walked over to Nathan sitting next to him. Very close. She put her hand over his giving his hand a little squeeze.
"So do you got a girlfriend?" She asked seductively.
Nathan shifted his body trying to move away. "Yeah I actually do."
"Oh is that so? Where is she? I know if I was your girlfriend I would not dare let you out of my sight. I'd be afraid girls like me might want to steal you away."


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What are you looking forward to seeing this year? A lot of great movies are scheduled to be released, so save up now and check them out. Though we can't predict which movies will be the best, the funniest, the most thrilling, the following flicks are our picks for the most anticipated movies of 2012. There's a lot of hype about them already and the year has just begun, we'll have to wait and see if they live up to it. (Hunger Games, Avengers, Final Twilight)
Scarlett Johansson and Kate Spade Licorice
Scarlett Johansson stars as Black Widow in the action/adventure movie "The Avengers" which is set to be released in May of 2012. The comic book flick features all of your favorite heroes and villains from the Marvel Universe. The star studded cast includes Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Chris Evans as Captain America and more. Here Scarlett shines in a gorgeous sculpted white dress and sparkly pumps, similar to the Kate Spade Licorice , at the "Iron Man 2″ premiere. These party perfect Kate Spade pumps are fantastically adorned with rainbow glitter. Looking for fun shoes, these are them!
Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Spade Gwen
Jennifer Lawrence stars in "The Hunger Games". The movie, set to be released in March, is based on the best selling book series of the same name. Set in the future, it takes place in a cruel world where youth are forced to fight but goodness still exists. Jennifer looks amazing in her fitted coral dress and drop earrings. The color perfectly complements her complexion and she wears minimal makeup. She completes her look with snake-print peep toe pumps, similar to the Kate Spade Gwen. These gorgeous Kate Spade heels will be in style for years to come.
Kristen Stewart and Badgley Mischka Stella
As you probably know, Kristen Stewart stars in the "Twilight" series. The fourth and final movie is scheduled to be released in November, 2012. Though the saga may be over, it will live on forever, like it's stars (insert corny vampire joke here). Here Kristen dresses up jeans and a tee with peep toe pumps, similar to the Badgley Mischka Stella. Her pair appears to be basic black; this Badgley Mischka pair is lovely in lace, and sequins.


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NEHA: Bringing Awareness to Vector Control
NEHA Celebrates National Public Health Week
There are dozens of topics currently being covered in the news that are very relevant in environmental health, perhaps none more concerning than the coverage of the Zika virus.
Preventing disease that is spread through mosquitos and other pests is part of the vector control and vector-borne disease prevention efforts that environmental health professionals do behind the scenes every day to keep our families and communities healthy. Environmental health is profoundly local and when vector-borne diseases arise on an international level, it's because they didn't get the attention needed at the local level first. NEHA raises awareness at the local level and provides resources for environmental health professionals all over the country.
Look into attending the EEK: Vectors and Public Health Pests Virtual Conference, April 13-14, and become more informed on topics such as climate change and vectors, institutional integrated pest management and emerging vector-borne disease.
Visit NEHA's Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn pages as well as the NEHA website for updates and additional information about National Public Health Week.
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WHITE PLAINS, NY — Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced today that he reached settlements with 104 auto dealerships that sold vehicles to New Yorkers without disclosing that the vehicles were under recall for dangerous unrepaired safety issues such as unintended acceleration, airbag problems, vehicle fires, steering and brake loss, and more. The settlement requires the auto dealers to provide consumers with advance notice of any existing and unrepaired recall, among other measures.
An investigation by the AG's office found that while many prospective car buyers reasonably assume that any known and existing safety issues have been repaired or disclosed by the dealer, that is often not the reality of car buying in New York. As part of its investigation, the Attorney General's office surveyed advertisements, monitored vehicles covered by safety recalls, and identified auto dealers that advertised vehicles with unrepaired safety recalls.
As part of the settlements, the participating auto dealers are required to adhere to a set of guidelines in order to alert consumers that their vehicles may have unrepaired recalls, including the following:
- Dealers that advertise used vehicles online must include information that enables consumers to check the recall status of advertised vehicles; that information includes the SaferCar.gov website operated by NHTSA.
- Dealers who advertise in print or other media must also disclose in the advertisement that the vehicle is subject to a safety recall.
- Dealers must place a decal notice in the window of used cars that include information that allows consumers to check the recall status of the vehicles, including the SaferCar.gov website and mobile application operated by NHTSA.
- Two days prior to any sale, dealers must provide consumers with a copy of the NHTSA recall status report for a vehicle with an unrepaired safety recall, and obtain a written acknowledgment from the consumer.
- Dealers must send notices to customers who have purchased vehicles with unrepaired safety recalls that are still unrepaired, from January 2016 to present. Manufacturers' franchise dealers must also cover up to five days of a loaner car for consumers if their vehicle requires repairs that will take longer than one day.
- Each auto dealer will also pay a fine of $1,000 to New York State.
"The safety recalls we uncovered were serious — and potentially deadly," said Attorney General Schneiderman. "Consumers deserve to know of any unresolved safety issues before buying a car for themselves or their family. I am pleased that thanks to our investigation and today's settlement, more New Yorkers will finally receive the critical safety information they need to make an informed decision. I encourage all auto-dealerships across the state to follow our guidelines to ensure that they too uphold the highest standards of consumer safety. This is an important first step towards making all cars on New York's roads safer."
Under Federal Law, used car dealers, as well as new car dealers who sell used cars from unrelated auto makers, are required to either have a manufacturer authorized repair person on their premises or transport the vehicle to a dealer related to the vehicle's maker to have the recall work done.
The Attorney General's office investigation is ongoing.
Consumers who purchased vehicles after January 1, 2016 who believe they have possibly unrepaired safety recalls should contact the Attorney General's office at 1-800-771-7755 or via web form at https://ag.ny.gov/complaint-forms.
Consumers can check the recall status of your vehicle by entering its Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) on the NHTSA website https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls.
The list of 104 dealerships is as follows, broken down by the OAG regional offices that reached the settlements.
· Butler Auto Sales
· 304 State Highway 7, Sidney, NY
· Chambers & O'Hara Truck Center, Inc.
· 268 State Highway 7, Sidney, NY
· North Norwich Motors & Trailer Sales, LLC
· 7044 State Highway 12, North Norwich, NY
· SHB Associates LLC (Serafini Nissan Volvo)
· 3103 Vestal Parkway East, Vestal, NY
· VanDervort Service Center, Inc.
· 1694 State Route 26, Vestal, NY
· Ridge Road Imports, LLC
· 2025 East Shore Dr., Lansing, NY
· Milller Motor Car Corp (2 Dealerships)
· 4477 Vestal Parkway East, Vestal, NY
· Royal Ford Motors, Inc./Royal Chrysler Motors, Inc. (2 Dealerships)
· 3964 Waverly Rd, Owego, NY
· Gault Auto Mall, Inc. (3 Dealerships)
· North St., Endicott, NY
· Gene Balmer's Auto Sales
· 400 South Walnut St., Elmira, NY
· Jeff Kies Auto Sales, Inc.
· 8768 Route 434, Apalachin, NY
· Compass Luxor
· Hamilton Avenue Auto Sales
· Basil Ford, Inc
· SCGA Holdings, LLC DBA Castilone Chrysler Dodge Jeep & Ram
· CrazyCheapCars, Inc
· Northtown Automotive Companies, Inc
· Landmark Chevrolet, Inc
· Olean Class Cars, Inc
· Ontario Sales, Inc
· Pellegrino Auto Sales, LLC
· Riverfront Auto Sales, Inc
· Shults Management Group, Inc
· Superior Auto Sales, Inc
· V&A Enterprises, Inc DBA Buffalo Auto Group
· Best Auto Group
· 4053 Boston Rd, Bronx, NY
· Boston Road Best Motors
· 4064 Boston Road, Bronx, NY
· New York Motors Group Solutions
· 2803 A Boston Road Bronx, NY 10469
· Manhattan Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram
· 678 Eleventh Avenue New York, NY 10019
· LA Auto Sales
· Hudson Valley Auto Sales
· Ruge's Automotive, Inc. (2 Dealerships)
· Autos by Joseph, Inc.
· Frank Siena Auto Sales, Inc.
· Auction Direct USA, L.P.
· Best Value Auto
· Cavallaro Neubauer Chevrolet Buick:
· Doan Buick, Inc.
· Doan Chevrolet, LLC
· Doan Kia
· Good Buy Auto
· J & J Auto, Inc"
· Pioneer Truck Sales, Inc.
· Pool Auto Sales, Inc.
· Ralph Honda
· Santa Motors, Inc
· Stone Road Auto Inc
· Tiffany Transportation Services, Ltd
· Websmart Auto, Inc.
· Websmart Imports
· Bill Rapp, Inc (2 Dealerships)
· Bridgeland Auto Brokers
· Cortland Used Cars
· Liverpool World Car, LLC
· Par-K Enterprises
· TDK Property Company of Oneida, LLC
· TDK Property Co. LLC
· TRK-2 Operating Company, LLC (3 Dealerships)
· Tecforce Automotive, LLC
· Drivers Village, Inc. (13 Dealerships)
· FX Caprara Dealerships (14 Dealerships)
· Waite Motor Sales, Inc.
· JC Lopez Auto Sales Corp.
305 Willet Avenue, Port Chester, NY 10573
· Croton Auto Park
1 Municipal Place, Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520
· New Rochelle Chevrolet, Inc.
291 Main Street, New Rochelle, NY 10801
· The Rivera Auto Group, Inc. d/b/a Rivera Toyota
325 N. Bedford Road, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549
· Rockland Motors, Inc.
85 Route 303 North, West Nyack, NY 10994
· Rye Subaru
1175 Boston Post Road, Rye, NY 10580
· Saw Mill Auto Sales
12 Worth Street, Yonkers, NY 10701
· Westchester Auto Exchange Inc.
2311 Crompond Road, Cortlandt Manor, NY 10523
The investigation is being handled by Benjamin A. Bruce, Assistant Attorney General, Rochester Regional Office; James Morrissey, Assistant Attorney General, Buffalo Regional Office; Judith Malkin, Assistant Attorney General, Syracuse Regional Office; Deanna Nelson, Assistant Attorney General in Charge, Watertown Regional Office; Irma Nimetz, Volunteer Assistant Attorney General, White Plains Regional Office; Glen Francis Michaels, Assistant Attorney General, Plattsburgh Regional Office; Michael J. Danaher, Assistant Attorney General, Binghamton Regional Office; Matthew Eubank, Assistant Attorney General, Brooklyn Regional Office; Richard Yorke, Assistant Attorney General, and Valerie Singleton, Assistant Attorney General in Charge, Nassau Regional Office; Stephen Barry, Assistant Attorney General, Poughkeepsie Regional Office; Kimberly Kinirons and Rachael Anello, Assistant Attorneys General, Suffolk Regional Office; Sandra Giorno-Tocco, Assistant Attorney General, Westchester Regional Office; Jason Clark, Assistant Attorney General, and Roberto G. Lebron, Assistant Attorney General in Charge, Harlem Regional Office; and Patricia M. Bordonaro, Assistant Attorney General in Charge, Utica Regional Office – all from the Division of Regional Affairs, which is led by Executive Deputy Attorney General Marty Mack.


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I have spent the last 2 days making DOUGHNUTS. Not edible doughnuts. But graphics of doughnuts in Adobe Illustrator. I have to make a menu for my project on Voodoo Doughnuts & so I came up with the
brilliant hard, difficult & extremely time-consuming task of making a little graphic of every single doughnut they have. That comes to a total of... 43 doughnuts not counting the Texas Challenge Doughnut. Really hope I can complete it all soon because I have to print out test prints today before class! How cute is that voodoo doll donut? LOL... I really need to go to Voodoo Doughnuts next time I'm in Portland. I'm pretty sure I know all their doughnuts by heart now.
Are you craving some doughnuts now?
I sure am!!!!!
How funny is the cock-n-balls doughnut or the maple blazer blunt?
Needless to say my class has sure enjoyed getting to see my doughnut art!!!
Hahaha :)
So nervous it's almost Friday which means it's almost Saturday
which means it's almost baby shower time!!!!!!!!!!!
I'll be baking up a storm tonight!


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Saturday, October 19, 2013
The Man in the Black Hat
Years ago I found the first edition of a 1941 anthology, The Other Worlds, in a Salvation Army thrift store in California. It reprints stories from magazines like Weird Tales that just weren't getting much attention in their day. Being published in pulp magazines was something of a stigma. The editor, Phil Stong, although relying heavily on those pulps, went beyond them for his collection, including "Aunt Cassie," a charming and interesting ghost story by his wife, Virginia Swain, and a true classic of the macabre, "The Graveyard Rats" by Henry Kuttner. So he went from gentle fantasy to gruesome horror in one volume. Good show!
As good as many of the stories are, one of my favorites is "The Man in the Black Hat," by Michael Fessier, reprinted from the February, 1934 issue of Esquire. It has been anthologized several times, (also adapted for radio and television) and for good reason. It presents a situation that is unusual, with a premise difficult to fathom. It leaves the reader wondering how it happened. I love that in a short story. A good story should have a punch, and keep the reader's mind engaged after the story ends.
Copyright © 1941 Wilfred Funk, Inc.
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It's A Wrap!
After two months of slaving over a hot script, Knowledge Ninja 4 is launched in Abu Dhabi to critical acclaim. Congratulations to writer Stephen Visagie, lead actor Ali Rashed Ahmed Al Romaithi, myself (the happy snapper) and the rest of the Knowledge Ninja cast. It's time to crack open the non-alcoholic champagne and start thinking about Knowledge Ninja 5.


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I've been in a skirt mood lately and after deciding to nix wearing pants yesterday, I figured I would take one of my favorite skirts out for a spin. This little hot pink number was purchased for my birthday a few years ago and it still manages to make me happy.
I'm very excited to try out the color blocking trend that's big this season, but am seriously lacking the bold color in bottoms. I look in my closet and wish for a pair of purple pants (a la DvF) or an orange skirt (like here). Until those magically appear, I took a small step with the shoes and skirt. Next step is to make Crayola proud with a brightly inspired ensemble.
Are you color blocking yet? Show me what has inspired you with this trend?
Outfit Details:
Cashmere tee- Banana Republic
Pink silk skirt- J Crew
Blue suede pumps- Zara
Gold choker Astoria necklace- JewelMint
Gray handbag- Botkier


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The new year brings a new season of ceremonial splendor as season four of My Fair Wedding premieres on We TV. In the weeks ahead reality TV romantics can watch wedding planner to the stars David Tutera transform the "I do" dreams of a bevy of brides-to-be into real life fairy tales. Season four includes:
- A bride who has created a Greek-themed ceremony, although Tutera soon finds out that wedding planning is all Greek to her.
- A Day of the Dead-themed wedding that will be D.O.A. without Tutera's tutelage.
- A bride who is over the rainbow about her rainbow and butterfly-themed big day.
- Dreaming of marrying her Prince Charming in a regal ceremony, a wedding fit for a queen may be a royal pain to plan.
- A walk down the aisle that might include walking the plank as a Pirates of the Caribbean wedding is planned by one bride.
- A bride who wants to wear cowboy boots on her big day. These boots are made for walking…but are they made for walking down the aisle?
- A bride bogged down by a swamp style ceremony.
- A divalicious I do for a blinged-out bride.
- A mellow start to marriage with a Zen-themed wedding.
- Tying the knot '20s-style with a Great Gatsby wedding.
- A floral-themed nuptial brings a virtual bouquet of bridal mishaps.
- It's a sure bet that a casino wedding will have its share of pre-ceremony stress.
The new season of My Fair Wedding will be unveiled on WE tv January 2, 2011 at 9/8c.
For more information:
In addition to the weekly We TV I do instructions, brides-to-be can also learn about the fine art of walking down the aisle by reading David Tutera's new tutorial. Named after his hit TV series, My Fair Wedding guides brides through pre-nuptial planning with:
- "What Would David Do?" sidebars.
- Quizzes to help pinpoint a bride's wedding preferences.
- Etiquette pointers to add sophistication to the ceremony.
- "I do" inspiration on wedding day wear, photographers, invitations, centerpieces, music and much more.
- Tips on transportation, timelines, outdoor weddings, and more.
The 256 page book will be available January 11, 2011.


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Benerd in the Community
Benerd School of Education has many programs that allow students to work with current teachers and area school children, from its popular Book Buddies after-school reading program, to tutoring area children, to its many Tomorrow Project academies that offer music, science and math. Working with children and teachers gives ours students real-life experience that makes them better prepared for the job market when they graduate. It also helps our students make professional connections before their careers begin, thus giving them an advantage the day they graduate.
Some of our highlighted programs:
The Tomorrow Project increases the college readiness of K - 12 students so that they can successfully compete in higher education. We believe that our region's prosperity - its capacity for creating and sustaining fulfilling work and its power to extend a wealth of opportunity to all its residents - depends on education.
The Math Steeplechase is an annual event that is organized by the Benerd School of Education with the assistance of Athletics and the Physics department. Over 800 fifth grade students attended the half-day event, partaking in a math competition, physics experiments, a campus scavenger hunt, and athletic activities.
At Benerd we believe in doing the work to enhance and guide the next generation. The Book Buddies Program is a reading mentor program that was established as a response to the literacy needs of children in the surrounding community. Each semester our Book Buddies Program serves over two dozen grade school children.
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We have a brief analysis and summary of the news from last month that repeated violations of Google's webmaster guidelines may result in a sort of permanent penalty or limbo.
From the wording of Google's post, it sounds like some webmasters would get a manual penalty, do what they needed to get out of it, submit a reconsideration, and then go back to their old routine. This penalty-escape-penalty-escape pattern might be broken now. "...repeated violations may make a successful reconsideration process more difficult to achieve."


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The Dutch Hamel Club had to say goodbye to 2 board members.
We wanted to give them something special.
Not an average souvenir but something they would be able to use often.
So I came up with this:
I used a wide black linen cloth and found fabric with a nice Korean pattern on, to use as a fixed table runner. The smallest one I finished with red piping. The other one, which was almost 3 meters long, I finished without piping.
It was definitely more work than I anticipated. Being a perfectionist didn't help of course.
Pics taken with the iPhone.
Pics taken with the iPhone.


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Oh, Henry.
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Labels: 1960s, hunk, MIke Henry, shirtless, Tarzan
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All I just can say is... omgwtfjsschsttttgrrrrrrrrmmmsffffsmfghrasssss...ReplyDelete
I can never decide if he or Ron Ely is my favorite Tarzan. They both have a certain something. And by "something" I mean Big Dick.ReplyDeleteReplies
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I'd never even *heard* of this guy before - and now I'm ardent fan! Did anyone ever look better in a loin cloth?!ReplyDelete
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Limequats were in the reduced price section in the local supermarket at the weekend. They are a citrus fruit, a hybridised cross between a key lime and a kumquat (I looked them up online). Small like a kumquat with a thin edible skin (it tasted sweet similar to a kumquat) I don't really like the skin on kumquats but its good zested so I think the limequats also be good where zest is required. The flesh inside tasted of lime (a lime taste that was very bitter but also with a sweet after taste).
I decided to use the limequats in a couple of recipes instead of normal limes, so I made a banana and limequat jam (I had over ripe bananas I needed to use up) and limequat curd.
I have been baking with yeast lately so adding some homemade spreads to the breads was great.
|Banana and Limequat Jam on toast yummy
Here's some pics of my latest bakes and experiments. the banana and limequat jam is on my cake/ bake blog, the curd recipe will be posted next week.
|English Muffins
|Diner Rolls


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After finishing the feather necklace for the giveaway I made a few more to go in the shop.
They include two smaller sizes - a medium and two mini feathers which come on a shorter, 18 inch chain.
I'm very pleased with the minis. Measuring some 3 cm including the wire, they are about as tiny and delicate as I can go with the smocking and the dyeing. Here they are, dark and light:
Hope your weekend is good. It's gone quite chilly here. I'm steaming another bundle of leaves wrapped in silk...


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Christi Rogers is a distinguished designer who understands her client's sense of style and translates this into modern luxe interiors. She received her bachelors from Loyola University New Orleans in 1996, and subsequently completed a degree in interior design in 2006 from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. In the interim she enjoyed living and working in Prague, London and Paris. Her extensive travel during this time developed her curiosity and appreciation for interiors around the world. From a riad in Morocco to a refined chateau in Provence, Ms. Rogers understands the common thread that creates interesting and exuberant interiors.
Her 5-year apprenticeship with interior designer and tastemaker Jamie Drake honed her eye and skill for creating luxurious interiors for high-profile clients. While at Drake Design she designed and project managed over 25 projects ranging from the Showtime Metropolitan Home show house to resort villas in Aruba, and gained experience in a vast array of related areas from product and furniture design to tabletop styling. Currently, she is transforming spaces and lifestyles for residential and commercial clients, and divides her time between New York and Paris.


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Best Of Competitor 2014 — Northeast Region
Congratulations to all of the Best of Competitor winners for each of our eight distribution regions!
Every year, we ask our online readers and social media followers from around the country to nominate their favorite races, specialty shops, clubs, charity programs, coaches, products and more. Competitor is pleased to announce the 2014 winners for the Northeast region.
MORE: Best of Competitor 2014 Winners!
Best 5K/10K Ocean Road 10K South County, RI
Best Half-Marathon Scranton Half Marathon Scranton, PA
Best Marathon Steamtown Marathon Scranton, PA
Best Trail Race The North Face Endurance Challenge Lake Placid, NY
Best Destination Race Newport 10-Miler Newport, RI
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E.S. Turner
- Memories of Times Past by Louis Heren
Hamish Hamilton, 313 pp, £15.95, July 1988, ISBN 0 241 12427 1
- Chances: An Autobiography by Mervyn Jones
Verso, 311 pp, £14.95, September 1987, ISBN 0 86091 167 5
Louis Heren, the veteran foreign correspondent, had hoped to become editor of the Times in succession to William ReesMogg, when Rupert Murdoch bought the newspaper. Heren was told that, at 61, he was too old. Under Harold Evans he failed to flourish ('Evans trashes me, to use the US Army expression, and most of my former colleagues in his book Good Times, Bad Times'), so he took his redundancy money and settled for writing books. His autobiographical Growing up in London was followed by Growing up on the 'Times' which concentrated on his overseas assignments. Both were vivid and zestful memoirs.
Memories of Times Past is an odd gatherall of a book, blending as it does personal reminiscence with dips into newspaper history, analyses of the strengths and weaknesses of various Times editors and reflections on the role of newspapers. There are recapitulations from his last book, whole passages being lifted or lightly paraphrased. At times it is as if the writer is sitting, glass in hand, in a sunset home for retired correspondents, holding forth once more with his favourite tales: my row with Adenauer, my bigger row with General Templer, my 'scoop' of the Dead Sea Scrolls, my meeting with Glubb Pasha (again likened to a chubby curate), my air crash in Israel, my sight of the frozen bodies of American Marines stacked like cordwood in Korea, awaiting shipment home.
Heren, born in the East End of London, was taken on as a messenger boy in Printing House Square when Geoffrey Dawson was at the helm. If, fifty years on, he had succeeded to the editorship, he would have known better than to cast himself as an unofficial member of the Cabinet, which was where Dawson, the villain of this book, went wrong. Dawson intrigued to unseat Edward VIII (a good thing, as it happened, but none of his business) and was the architect of his newspaper's appeasement-of-Hitler policy, his belief being that the Empire, in which he took an obsessive interest, was not at that stage fully behind Britain. Says Heren: 'He was not appointed editor for the greater glory of the British Empire but to report the news.' Heren explains that his crime was to ignore the reports of his foreign correspondents, even to the point of suppressing an early report on the concentration camp at Dachau. Dawson has taken much stick for all this, both in official and unofficial histories of the Times, and there is not much that Heren can add, other than the indignation of a newsman who, while proud to work for the Times, refused to look on it as a national institution or an arm of government. Heren commends Sir William Haley's clear and sensible definition of what the Times should stand for: 'It is an entirely unofficial non-party newspaper appealing to men and women of reason and good will of all kinds of opinion. It seeks to judge each issue that arises only by reference to the broad national good. It will not subordinate this judgment to the interests of one class or another.' Fair enough, except that Dawson would have argued that he was indeed trying to serve the broad national good.
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Vol. 10 No. 16 · 15 September 1988 » E.S. Turner » Memoriousness
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On their 50th wedding anniversary, a couple summed up the reason for their long and happy marriage.
The husband said, "I have tried never to be selfish. After all, there is no 'I' in the word 'marriage."'
The wife said, "For my part, I have never corrected my husband's spelling."
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The turd tossed by Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich into Barack Obama's punch bowl had been floating there for 48 hours when the president-elect stepped to the podium at his press conference last Thursday morning. Obama's initial response to the astonishingand comical, and nauseating, and DSM-worthy-crazycorruption case had seemed wan, perfunctory. His call for Blago's resignation had been issued through a spokesman. But Obama's handling of the matter at the press conference was more sure-footed. Beyond the substance of what he said, his tone and bearing were pretty much pitch-perfect: saddened, disgusted, denunciatory, not the least defensive. And his oblique reference to being called a motherfucker by Blagojevich (I won't quote back some of the things that were said about me this is a family program, I know) earned him extra points for humor.
Yet one of the concrete takeaways from the Q&A was that the Obamans won't be moving past Blagogate in anything like a heartbeat. Though Obama reiterated his claim that he never talked to the governor about the filling of his former Senate seat, he was careful not to say that no one on his team had done the same. He pledged to gather all the facts about any staff contacts that may have taken place between transition officials and Blago or his people and present them in the days ahead.
Assuming Obama follows through, this is a commendable first step toward the new transparency he's promised. And certainly it would mark a departure from the way that George W. Bush and Bill Clinton handled similar situations. But it guarantees at least one more round of stories about the incoming administration's connection to the Blagobroglioand, depending on the nature of the contacts and who engaged in them, maybe more than that. Lawyers. Depositions. Testimony. The endless braying and conspiracy-theorizing of the right-wing freak show. For Obama, one question is whether all this will be damaging or merely distracting. And another is whether Blago's will be the last grasping, clawlike hand to reach up from the Illinois swamp and try to seize Obama by the ankles.
For all the coverage of Obama's rise, his political gestation in that swamp remains one of the least understood aspects of his history. Ryan Lizza's long piece in The New Yorker this past summer on the subject was superb, but much of its force lay in the fact that the ground he covered was so untilled. Beyond that, there was abundant (though largely unenlightening) coverage of Obama's relationship to Tony Rezkoand not much else that managed to break through the clutter. I'd wager that, before last week, no more than a handful of national reporters could have told you if Obama and Blagojevich were friends, foes, or something in between.
When Obama was asked at his press conference, What's wrong with politics in Illinois? by a gobsmacked Chicago reporter, he outlined two competing traditions in the Land of Lincoln: There's a view of politics that says you go into this for sacrifice and public service, and then there's a view of politics that says this is a business, and you're wheeling and dealing, and What's in it for me?' he said.
Obama's delineation is too neat, too binary; countless pols, especially in the milieus of Chicago and Springfield, straddle the line, embracing both views to one degree or another, albeit implicitly. More to the point, even among those in Illinois who cast themselves as members of the Democratic Party's reform wing, the salient question is their orientation toward those flapping on the other side of the bird: Do they accommodate (or cozy up to) the machine or crusade against it?
Nobody doubts that Obama was with the reformers in Illinois, both in terms of the legislation he helped pass in the State Senate (including on campaign finance and ethics) and in his philosophical orientation. But Obama was hardly some sort of anti-Establishment firebrand. He is close to the DaleysMayor Richard and brother Billand Emil Jones, a longtime leader in the State Senate. He assisted Blagojevich in getting elected in 2002, and though they have been estranged for some years, he supported Blago for reelection and refused to condemn him (or Mayor Daley) when they became ensnared in corruption contretemps, a fact that left some reform-minded supporters feeling alienated and angry, according to Lizza. And, of course, there was his alliance and friendship with Rezko.
In all of this, Obama calls to mind Bill Clinton. Aside from the wack-job caucus, few regarded Clinton's lengthy tenure in the Arkansas statehouse as egregiously corrupt. But neither would any history of great reformist governors feature him prominently, if at all. Some of his close friends from Little Rock would wind up in prison: Susan McDougal, Webb Hubbell. And Clinton's various entanglements in the Razorback State's quasi-feudal political and business cultures came back to haunt him during his time in office, most glaringly in the case of Whitewater.


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The Hour of Second NappingJuly 30, 2013
A few weeks ago there was a Gutters that showed a Justice League parody, killing The Grumpy Cat with the caption "I don't think DC Comics understands how the Internet works."
I do. Whenever I'm asked about the most popular original characters in Cat-Tales, I have to answer twice. Humans like Sly, Raven and the ex-henchman outfit known as The Z all deserve recognition, but the fact is, when it comes to fan favorites, no "two-foot" in the storyverse can hold a candle to Selina's cats Whiskers & Nutmeg. The little furballs have a fan base, and not long ago, it mobilized lobbying to get them more screen time.
Never let it be said that Cat-Tales doesn't respond to its most invested readers (even if those readers don't technically read but arrange to have the stories read to them). Harking back to a time when mainstream comics also wanted to please readers, I grabbed the old "Because you demanded it" tag and put together an old school cover for The Hour of Second Napping, revisiting events from Cat-Tales: Inside an Enigma from the a POV within Wayne Manor and, uh, below the doorknobs.
Theatre fans among you may recognize this as the narrative model from Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, but I figured if I acknowledged that by calling it something like "Whiskers & Nutmeg Are Dead," it might be misconstrued and our Feline Overlords might just shut down the Internet until the misunderstanding was straightened out.


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The 5 year email newsletter subscription loss is a story of woe but learning how to use email newsletter subscription pop-up forms and mass email almost made it all worth it. Many of you have heard of email subscriptions to a website's content and many webmasters have a newsletter subscription form adorning their website in some form. These forms are usually located in a sidebar, at the bottom of a published article, in the header or in the footer of their website.
How many of these same websites use an email subscription pop-up that appears to visitors that have come to their website for the first time? For five years I did not have a an email subscription pop-up on my movie website.
The time recently came for this practice to come to an end.
What is an Email Newsletter Subscription Pop-up Box (Lightbox)?
Lightbox is a JavaScript technique used to display images and other web content using modal dialogs. Lightbox was originally the name of a specific JavaScript plugin, written by Lokesh Dhakar.
On Lightbox-enabled links, direct links to image files (or HTML content via Ajax) are displayed in an overlay on the current page instead of causing a new page load. While the overlay is displayed, the rest of the page content is darkened (and, in effect, temporarily disabled) to focus the user on the overlay. Depending on the plugin's settings, the overlay may be positioned, sized to the user's browser window, and animated.
Office Max Email Newsletter Subscription Popup Box
The Reason Why
Here are two reason why the use a email newsletter subscription pop-up box is advantageous:
1. Opt-in newsletter subscription opportunity after opt-in newsletter subscription opportunity were never realized and were wasted on my first movie website. Every time someone new came to my website that was not subscribed to my newsletter was a subscription capture opportunity through the pop-up form lost. In my case, it was a five year loss.
This was especially true during spikes in traffic from unique site visitors. Remember this article: How my website went from 4000 Page Views to over 16,000 in a single day. I had no newsletter subscription pop-up form when this occurred. As a result of not having one, 16,000+ possible new email newsletter subscribers went down the tubes. This was a fantastic missed opportunity to capture new newsletter subscribers. I do not know how many I would have captured with the pop-up but I know how many I captured without it. Zero. The subscription form was present on the website but these people came to the site for something specific. When they got that, some stayed but many bounced away. If the pop-up form had been there, it would have put a subscription form right in front of their faces.
Some believe this is not a good practice:
The biggest mistake I see is pop-ups that deploy far too early. My first visit to a site, I need time to look around before I'm ready to join a Facebook page, download an e-book or sign up for a newsletter.
It's not recommended to bombard a new visitor with a request for a social follow or share upon arrival, before he or she has had enough time to interact with your site and experience your brand. Even though not all "new visitors" are new to your brand – they may have cleared cookies or have searched your site out after using your product or visiting your shop – it's safer to ask for social opt-ins or email sign-ups is to ask on a returning visit, or in the case of a content site, after "x" number of page views (you determine the "x").
Ask users that have viewed at least 2 pages on your site, not upon arrival. The user has 3 seconds to determine if she wants to stay on your site – don't cover up your site's value proposition with a lightbox unless it's essential to guide your visitor to the right content (e.g. geographic content).
The above argument is compelling and persuasive but hinges on one thing: subsequent visits. What if there are no subsequent visits and x number of pages are not viewed? If either scenario is the case, you have lost the opportunity to present them with a newsletter opt-in opportunity.
I saw the email subscription pop-ups on how-to websites like ProMovieBlogger but it never occurred to me to place one on a movie website.
Like the counter-argument alludes to, I thought they were bothersome, annoying to visitors.
I thought those pop-ups had no place on a movie website, that they only belonged on a certain type of website. Now I believe I was wrong.
2. Advertisers (a list of them) use pop-ups on opinion-maker websites all the time, especially for new film releases, whether it takes up half the screen or the full screen. Why shouldn't you use one to advertiser yourself and what you have to offer to your site visitors?
Give people a chance to opt-in on your newsletter by placing the form right I front of them when they visit your site for the first time, or on subsequent pageviews (giving people a chance to take in what your website has to offer), every seven days, et cetera. The choice is up to you.
The Easy Solution
Install a email subscription pop-up on your website so that you do not miss possible email subscription captures.
The One-Two Punch Solution
Install a email newsletter subscription box (most website themes come with them pre-install) and a email newsletter subscription pop-up on your website.
The higher the subscription box's position on your website, the better. Like with advertisements, above the fold of the website is best.
Sell it
Tell potential email newsletter subscribers what they can expect to get if they subscribe to your email newsletter e.g. site content, movie reviews, etc. Remember the acronym: A.I.D.A. (Attention, Interest, Decision, and Action)? When applied to pop-ups and email subscriptions, its Attention (the pop-up), Interest (its free and you get x, y, and z), Decision (whether to enter your email address in the box provided or not), Action (whether to click the "Enter" button to begin the subscription or not).
You can accomplish good A.I.D.A. by selling potential subscribers on the attributes of the newsletter and by enumerating them. Close them on why they can not do without your newsletter. "Always be closing", Alec Baldwin, Glengarry Glen Ross.
Email newsletter services with and without Pop-up forms
Mailchimp (mentioned here: How to Start Movie Website Resources), Aweber, Constant Contact, GetResponse, and iContact all have email newsletter and email marketing services. Mailchimp is free up to two thousands email addresses contained in your account. With Aweber, Constant Contact, GetResponse, and iContact you have to pay to use their services from the beginning. Aweber is the one I use and can attest to the fact that they offer pop-up forms and embeddable email subscription boxes. I checked Constant Contacts' website and they offer a website newsletter sign up form but I couldn't find anything about a pop-up form like the one Aweber offers. Over at Mailchimp, they do offer the pop up form and it can be accessed in the ominously titled evil pop-up mode. I couldn't find if iContact or GetResponse offers a pop-up form (neither had a search function on their website).
Even though some of these email newsletter services do not offer pop-up functionality, there are solutions to this problem that still makes them all viable. Those solutions are described below in "WordPress Plugin".
The Subscriber / Price Bump
Be aware: the more subscribers you acquire, eventually, the more you will pay per month to Mailchimp, Aweber, Constant Contact, GetResponse, and iContact.
When using Aweber, once I hit over a 1000 email address signed up, my pricing got bumped up to from $19 a month to $29 a month.
Mass Emailing
Constant Contact seems to offer more corporate options than the other email newsletter services: when PR companies and some other organization email me, the bottom of emails are sometimes adorned with the Constant Contact sigil.
I called Constant Contact and was informed that they offer their customers the ability to email up to 500 people simultaneously the same email (they send the email out one at a time) and they hide all the other recipients of that email. When I emailed Aweber asking if they provided the same service, I was informed I could only mass email people subscribed to my newsletter (anti-spam laws for email service providers [ESPs] must be observed).
WordPress Plugin
There are WordPress plugins that will create a pop-up window for your website. Some can be used in conjunction with Mailchimp, Aweber, Constant Contact, GetResponse, and iContact. They include: WP Super Pop-up, PopUp Domination, (this plugin works with all of the above email newsletter providers), and All-in-One Subscribe Popup are a few that I have come across. I have not used them myself so I can not attest to how good their functionality is. Here is a listing of 20 Other WP Pop-up Plugins. Remember though, the more plugins you use, the slower your website will eventually load.
Web Form Builder
The Web Form Builder application may be worth your time. It lets you create your own sign-up forms and has been integrated into MailChimp. The other email newsletter and email marketing services offer their own form creation solutions.
RSS Feed Integration
By using Aweber, a new menu shows up in your Feedburner (previously spoken of in this article: RSS Feed Email Subscribers, Related Posts, and Anchor Text Linking) account under "Email Subscription Services" called "AWeber.com Blog Broadcaster". It shows how many subscribers you have via Aweber. I do not know if Mailchimp, Constant Contact, GetResponse, or iContact will show up in your Feedburner account once they have been set up.
In Closing
Email newsletter subscription pop-up forms are advantageous but can be annoying if used too zealously. In my experience, if used on first time site visitors and the interested (you can't gauge their interest unless you present them with the option at some point ), you are treading on safe ground. Opinions differ though. Some of your site visitors might want your newsletter but do not know where it is located (a problem that you should fix if it is present on your website). Some might not even realize they want your newsletter until the option materializes before their eyes.
Source: Wikipedia, Getelastic


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JYJ's Jaejoong has been in the biz for over 10 years! Lots of Kpop fans list his cafes located in Gangnam as a must-go attraction. Café J Holic is actually better known for its sodas and juice. Whether you're a fan of him or not, Café J Holic is still worth visiting!
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FLINT, MI--One restaurant in, MLive state reporters see firsthand that Flint has burgers that stand up to the rest of the state.
For today's first stop in Flint for the Michigan's Best Burger, state reporters John Gonzalez and Fritz Klug, and burger enthusiast David Kutzko, visited Krystal Jo's Diner, the third place winner in Flint Journal's poll.
Kutzko, a classics professor at Western Michigan University, instantly liked the environment after walking into Krystal Jo's.
"This place looks wonderful. If this is just five years old, it doesn't feel like one of those places that tried to have a diner feel," he said. "It feels like an old-fashioned place."
We ordered three different items: their flagship Jalapeno Burger, the Hook Burger, and the Tomato Bomb Burger. The Jalapeno mixes jalapeno peppers into the ground beef, the Hook mixes a quarter pound of beef with onion hay, bacon, mushrooms and battered jalapenos. The Tomato Bomb is a seasonal burger that includes pickled green tomatoes and a haberno brine.


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Paramount Carowinds discounts are available from large discount sites such as DontPayFull.com, as of 2016. Grocery stores, fast food chains and hotels offer periodic Carowinds discounts as well. Frequent visitors may also save money by purchasing a season pass with optional dining upgrades. Group discounts are also available.
Discount sites may not update every time a coupon expires, so they may not always work. They may also link directly to Carowinds' own promotions, generally not providing any additional savings in so doing.
Carowinds offers three levels of season passes: silver, gold and platinum. All three include monthly payment plans, unlimited access to the park in summer and fall, bring a friend discounts, early park access and admission to Carolina Harbor. Gold members also receive free parking and admission to Dinosaurs Alive and SCarowinds. Platinum members receive access to all Cedar Fair parks in addition to everything gold members get. A meal plan may be attached to any membership, providing refreshments such as free food and drink or unlimited refills for an added fee.


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Last Sunday, Steve and I ventured over the Pennines once again to put on a game for the Lance & Longbow Society at the Towton Commemoration event. We reprised the Hexham game we had run at York and again invited members of the public to join in. We were in the barn along with several traders and a number of battlefield societies. Visitors could chat to the re-enactors in their camp or go on one of the guided battlefield walks.
Here are a few photographs of the re-enactors and their equipment
In the barn I found the Northampton Battlefield Trust's stand very informative
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Our Sock Sets are wonderful for swaps, gift giving, or to make a cheerful pair of socks!
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