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I am a member of the Ink Drop club of Goulet Pen Company. Once a month I recieve 5 small vials of different inks. I love it and it is a good reason to keep drawing........this one has some of the last two sample Drops.....
Where Does Salt Come From is the title.......words just come as the work unfolds, so I figure it must be the title and keep on working but not under any attempt to integrate or make sense of it .
Lately birds are in everything...
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Ringtailed Walrus
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GRAND Grandmother
I was resting in the New Jersey park near my hotel when this grandmother strolls out with her two grandchildren. They were foreign for sure. She sees me sketching and sit the children down on the grass and strikes pose after pose. At one point the little boy (with hat and bushy hair) has to pee, so she helps him right there! She was dressed in this beautiful sundress with grand bodyposture. She was sooooo amazing. The little girl, who's hair was cut short and combed after a boyish fashion was tired and started sobbing a tiny bit and she gathered them together and her presensce comforted all of us!!!... Then they strolled about a bit and left. It was amazing. I never got to speak to her.....actually, I did not want to break the spell. I did see her later in the lobby with her husband and the mother of the children.......and she was still magestic.
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Mandala1 & 2
I have a little 4X4 cardstock notebook on my desk . It is handy and easy to just do a little mandala everyday before starting in.
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Radio talk show host and journalist, Judyth Piazza and Dr. Barbara Baggerly-Hinojosa discuss the importance of leadership in the 21st century on The American Perspective Radio Program.
Barbara Baggerly-Hinojosa, Ph.D. teaches students in the Rio Grande Valley about being a servant leader. She wants to empower her students to reach for their goals as well as prepare them for their future.
During the interview Judyth asked Dr. Hinojosa, "What is something one of your mentors may have said to you that you always remember to pass on to your students? Her response, "Leadership is really about relationships with other people. It is very hard to lead others who do not know you or who do not trust you. In order to really gain trust, people have to really know who you are."
Judyth asks, "When you look in the mirror, what do you see?
"I see a busy woman, a mother. I see a lot of things I am doing heading towards the same goal."
Dr. Baggerly-Hinojosa is the author of three published books on leadership: Are You a Ten?, Eres un Diez?, and The Leadership Collection
To find out more about Barbara Baggerly-Hinojosa, Ph.D. visit: www.leadershipempowermentgroup.com.
More information about Judyth Piazza and The American Perspective, visit, www.thesop.org.
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Some PGA Trip gamers have actually been betting a number of weeks in Hawaii and California. Others like Vijay and Ernie have actually been using the European Trip. Despite how lots of tournaments the pros have actually played this year, they've been working on their video games for more time than the majority of us realise. Make no error about it: in golf –. Baseball, football, basketball or any other pro sport –. There is no more an off-season.
With all that working out, your body is losing a lot of water. You should hydrate yourself routinely. Make sure you bring a bottle of water. Keep taking sips in between your exercise sets. In this manner, you can work out with more intensity and increase the quantity of weight loss.
It can produce and unwanted want to your skin in general. When you reduce your sodium intake for your skins sake. You're assisting your general physical wellness at the very same time.
Your heart and coronary systems will benefit greatly by a lower salt consumption. Off the lobby area of the Staybridge Suites there is a company centre which consists of a big table and chairs a video screen. 2 web connected computers.
Every time I used the computers, which wasn't frequently, they were slow and cumbersome, however they allowed me to check my email. A much better option would've been a laptop computer. The grounds have wireless web connections. The workout element has actually become a hot new selling point. Manufacturers'. Most significant problem is getting females more interested in gaming. Now. The very first time, they're visiting it. It's produced all excercise capabilities. For instance, in one three-minute exercise you beat back punching bags coming towards you from the 4 corners of the screen.
This might be accomplished either through exact punching and kicking or wild flailing. In any case, you burn calories. It's relatively extreme as the bags coming at you much faster and much faster. You'll be entirely spent after finishing this exercise. And, you should be extremely sore for the next 2 to three days. Permit the muscle time to recover and do a much heavier, more regular exercise the next time you work legs. What kind of shoes do I wear? The best shoes to use are cross-trainers or dance-fitness shoes that have little or no tread on the bottom of the shoe. Shoes that have multi-directional assistance and have some shock absorption are best. Save the heels for your ballroom lessons.


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find out more at blog.meetup.com
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How to Tell If You're in the Exit Lane
What was the name of that guy in the movie "Office Space" who never got a clue that he'd been let go? I can't remember.
Anyhow, this article offers some clues and tips for what to do if you find you've been targeted for removal. These things apply no matter what your job is.
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Monday, April 19, 2004
If the job search has been going on awhile and money is starting to get a bit tight, here is an article to help you out with your monthly food budget.
Pay Like A Pauper and Eat Like a King: Savings at the Grocery Store - Unemployment: "to eat and unfortunately when times our tough, the good food is often the first thing to do. However, with a little planning and a little discipline, you can pay like a pauper and eat like a king. The following represents my top ten favorite ways to save money on food."
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This is what I did when I was laid off, why not give it a shot? I started Yalia Technology Design last year, initially to do some contract work, then eventually I started building independent web-based applications like Jobfiler.
Read the article here:
Laid off? Get up and start your own business
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[via email from Mark Carey]
I received this email from Mark Carey recently, and I wanted to pass the information along to fellow job seekers:
Hi Dan,Thanks, Mark, for the information!
I not applying to become a contributor, as I don't feel that I would be able to meet the "post regularly" rule. But I do want to let you know of a couple of new web sites that you may want to talk about in your blog:
Career MetaSearch - http://www.careermetasearch.com
A new job search site that focuses exclusively on employer-only postings
(no recruiters).
Job Search Blogs - http://www.jobsearchblogs.com
Just two days old, this site offers free blogs to job seekers. I believe that blogs can really act as an extended resume, showing employers a lot more than a boring resume. A community aspect of the site is planned: an aggregated view of all bloggers' entries in a forum-like view, enabling job seekers to discuss their job search efforts.
I am developing the second site for a client (Career MetaSearch, the first link above). If you feel that either or both of these sites are worthy of mention, it would be greatly appreciated to help get the word out (addition to your blogroll would be great too, of course :) ) Alternatively, I could write a "one time" article about Job Search Blogs,
if that interests you.
Ps. Great blog!
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What Career Choices Do ENFJs Make?
ENFJ is one of the sixteen Myers-Briggs Types. I'm an ENFJ. For more information on what this means specifically, you can check out this web page. You could also search it in your favorite search engine; there's a Google search utility on this blog, as a matter of fact.
I belong to an ENFJ email group, and the following message was sent out recently:
I am in between jobs and wanted to know what other people do for a living.As I began to read the replies, I thought that it would be useful to post them here. Here's one:
I am also very interested in whether you consider this to be your passion or a career or a just a job.
The basic tread of ENFJs is a quest to teach. Even though I don't teach professionally now, I am alwaysInteresting. Here's another reply:
learning stuff so I can teach. I did teach classical piano for 15 years but grew to hate it because while I did have good and exceptional students from time to time, most were just being enriched by their wealthy parents.
Below is a list of my life's work experience. Please do not think of me as a jack of all trades and master of none because that is not true. I just get bored after awhile and want something new. I have been blessed with the ability to change professions, for
example, after fifteen years in the auto business becoming the top salesman for Ford in New Jersey, New York and PA, I started taking lessons on the piano and went on to a full time career in music.
1. Movie Usher.
2. Construction worker. ( Under my father )
3. Heavy machinery driver. ( Florida Turnpike )
4. Radar Operator US Army.
5. Radio Operator US Army.
6. Supply Seargent US Army.
7. Auto Salesman.
8. Auto Parts Department Manager.
9. Auto Service Department Manager.
10. Auto Sales Manager.
11. Piano Teacher.
12. Piano Tuner.
13. Pianist.
14. Accountant.
15. Real Estate Salesman.
16. Insurance Salesman.
17. Computer programmer.
18. Investigator for State Police.
19. Stock and Bond Investor
I'm so drawn to teaching that after only three years of being a High School teacher I've put my hand up for having a prac teacher from the local uni. So now I teach the kids and help a new teacher learn how to teach.Yet another ENFJ replies:
It's quite an addiction!
High School teaching is a passion, but not necessarily a career. Like [a previous person mentioned] I see myself getting itchy in a few years. I've always fancied going off to Bible College and becoming the pastor of a church. But I'm scared my heart will be too much in it, which would be very dangerous if things went poorly.
My first thought on this subject was "career choice?" I don't feel that I was able to make a career choice. I kind of fell into my line of work. I did extremely well in Office Education in high school (but I probably would have done well in other subjects--it
was a VERY small school and there were very few programs available outside of the regular curriculum), and when I needed to make money after I graduated I secured an administrative assistant position at the refinery which was our small town's primary employer. I worked while I went to the local junior college. Soon I was married and we moved to a slightly larger town so my husband could attend a university. Of course, the dutiful wife (I score spades in dutiful), the primary income generation fell to me. An agency got me an interview with a large bank and after working in various departments I was promoted to receptionist in the trust department, where the Sr. VP
and trust officer happened to also be an attorney. My husband, the gypsy, moved us all over and it seemed that one thing led to another, always working for attorneys, because the work was the highest paying clerical work. (Meanwhile every attempt of mine to go to college was thwarted by said husband...now my ex!) And I *was* a very good secretary, anticipating the needs of my bosses (and attorneys are VERY needy), well organized, proficient. But I was a secretary. I found it extremely demeaning, because I knew I was capable of so much more.
Now, I find myself LOVING my job at a lawfirm--because I am allowed to be SO MUCH MORE! I am still a legal secretary, but also a legal technologist, handling the technical needs of the firm. My goal is for the job to work into full time technology, and I think it is a reasonable assumption that it is just a matter of time. And believe it or not, I like have the secretarial work when I am experiencing information overload and I need to process or just to do something at which I excel. I have always been appreciated in
my jobs, but I have never felt fulfilled until now.
I have been a "job hopper" because I "still hadn't found what I was looking for" to coin a U2 lyric! I, and I suspect others of my type (ENFJ), needed variety and to feel that I added unique value. Now I get to do many different things, have lots to learn, many challenges, and I have found the right environment (jeans, relaxed atmosphere, great coworkers). I notice that I am learning not to take things personally, that I no longer expect to win every battle and indeed that some things are not battles anyway. For instance, I asked for business cards, but the firm does not provide business cards to anyone but attorneys and paralegals. I will just print my own and eventually I'm sure I will get firm cards, I realize they have never had anyone in this position and are not ready to set this precedent. I think all of the personal growths I am recognizing are really just due to wisdom, which has come with my advancing
years. I don't make top dollar, but thanks to my husband I don't have to anymore.
I know this is way more than you wanted to know, but I've waxed eloquent on other occasions about how dissatisfied I was with my occupation, and I just wanted to share what a great change has occurred.
I still feel that it resulted because of circumstances (which I attribute to God) and I'm so grateful! I don't think it is bad, obviously, to keep changing and hunting and striving for the ideal. (That said, I didn't get a lot of interviews due to my poor tenure!)
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I've got some new clutches in the shop. They're bigger and fancier than ever!
Well, kind of. I took my "basic clutch" pattern, stripped off the handle, made it bigger, and used satin fabric to give them all a nice (fancy) sheen!
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The country was plunged into mourning last month when right-wing extremist Anders Breivik killed 77 people with a car bomb in Oslo and a shooting rampage on the island of Utoya.
And Lennon's widow Yoko Ono will pay her respects to the victims by illuminating the Iceland skies with the beam-of-light art installation on Vioey Island, Reykjavik, which she launched last year to mark the late star's birth and the 30th anniversary of his death.
Ono says, "I hope the Imagine Peace Tower will give light to the strong wishes of World Peace from all corners of the planet and give encouragement, inspiration and a sense of solidarity in a world now filled with fear and confusion.
"I hope people of the world will join us live (online) to watch the lighting of Imagine Peace Tower and send their wishes for peace, especially for the people of Norway… let us come together to realise a peaceful world."
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Hi Dan, We fully intend to use GRDDL to convert the metadata in News Items to triples. We've decided to use URIs (expressed as CURIEs) for *every* term drawn from a vocabulary. As any individual News Item will employ many vocabularies, this will require many prefix->URI declarations. And we can't afford the impact of using xmlns for this purpose. Consider a broadcast stream of real-time headlines. Let's say that the text of each headline requires 50 bytes. Let's also say that the story metadata (which needs to be carried with the headline to allow filtering by recipients) requires 20 vocabularies and that each prefix declaration takes 50 bytes. So having started with 50 bytes of text, we now end up broadcasting 21 * 50 bytes. This is why we want to use XInclude to allow the prefix->URI declarations to be outside the headline object. And XInclude can't be used for xmlns declarations. Misha Wolf News Standards Manager, Reuters, www.reuters.com Vice-Chair, News Architecture Working Party, IPTC, www.iptc.org/dev -----Original Message----- From: Dan Connolly [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] Sent: 28 October 2005 16:48 To: Misha Wolf Cc: email@example.com; email@example.com Subject: RE: CURIEs, xmlns and bandwidth On Fri, 2005-10-28 at 14:51 +0100, Misha Wolf wrote: > Hi all, > > We've had confirmation that xmlns declarations can't be XIncluded. > As a consequence, the IPTC does not plan to go the xmlns route for > declaring CURIEs. If XHTML does decide to use xmlns for CURIE > declarations, that leaves us with two options: > > 1. Different standards use different declaration mechanisms. > > 2. The IPTC calls it's CURIEs by some other name. > > Any comments? I have lost track of many of the relevant constraints and requirements, but have you considered a sort of microformat approach, using GRDDL? i.e. start with XHTML 1.x choose a profile URI; put it in the head of each of your documents at that profile URI, add a profileTransformation link to a bit of XSLT that expands your compact syntax to full RDF/XML By way of precedent, let's look at "Embedded RDF"... Here's an example document http://research.talis.com/2005/erdf/foaf-in-html.html it uses an XHTML dialect for data that Ian Davis designed. At the top, it declares that dialect/profile:  If we go to that profile document, we see it has RDF embedded in such a way as to declare a transformation of all documents that use this profile...  ... <link rel="transformation" href="http://www.w3.org/2003/g/glean-profile" /> ... extract-rdf.xsl The net result is that we can take foaf-in-html.html and put it into a GRDDL client (e.g. the online GRDDL service http://www.w3.org/2003/11/rdf-in-xhtml-demo ) and out comes the data from the page in RDF/XML... ... <rdf:Description rdf:about="http://research.talis.com/2005/erdf/foaf-in-html.html#ian"> <name xmlns="http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/">Ian Davis</name> <firstName xmlns="http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/">Ian</firstName> <surname xmlns="http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/">Davis</surname> ... -- Dan Connolly, W3C http://www.w3.org/People/Connolly/ D3C2 887B 0F92 6005 C541 0875 0F91 96DE 6E52 C29E ----------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our Internet site at http://www.reuters.com To find out more about Reuters Products and Services visit http://www.reuters.com/productinfo Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of Reuters Ltd.Received on Friday, 28 October 2005 16:08:19 UTC
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Tenkara USA Rhodo Triple-Zoom Adjustable Length Fly Fishing Rod
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The rod's triple-zoom feature allows you to use the rod at three different lengths. A short rod could come in handy in some cases but for the most part anglers would miss the advantage that comes from fishing with a long tenkara rod. So, Tenkara USA developed a rod that could be the best of both worlds - short when you need it, long when you want it!
The simple yet innovative Keep your Plug system was developed after hearing that no one has ever been able to keep their tenkara rod plug for longer than a year. Now you can remove the plug from the top end of your rod and insert it into the hole at the bottom of your rod. The Rhodo will come with two plugs on the rod; please leave one at home in case you ever need it.
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- Telescopic fly fishing rod
- No fly reel needed
- Triple-zoom for three adjustable lengths
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- Can be fished short when things get tight; longer when stream opens up
- Cork handle
- Keep you Plug system - two plugs included
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- Handle length: 9"
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- Weight: 2.1 oz.
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Window World of the Hudson Valley is locally owned and operated by Darren and Michelle Kennelly. North Wilkesboro natives, the Kennellys have been involved with Window World from the very beginning, contributing to its growth from a small Wilmington, NC window retailer in 1995 to the nation's largest exterior home improvement retailer by 2007.
In 1998 the Kennellys partnered with Todd and Tammy Whitworth (eventual CEO of Window World, Inc.®) to open Window World of the Hudson Valley, the 3rd store in the Window World network. In 2000 they expanded, opening a showroom in Greensboro, NC. Now serving Forsyth, Davidson, Davie, Guilford, Rowan, Stokes, Alamance, and Rockingham counties, Window World of the Hudson Valley has proudly become one of the largest home improvement resources in the region.
Window World of the Hudson Valley is heavily involved in Window World's charitable foundation, Window World Cares. Locally, it has worked to fundraise for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital through event sponsorship and gathering in-home donations. In addition to its emphasis on philanthropy, the store is a perennial recipient of the prestigious Top 10 Award for its market size, meaning it is one of the top Window World stores of its size nationwide.
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In a decision handed down on 15 May 2017, the FWC found that a former employee of Jones Lang La Salle (Vic) Pty Ltd, who was made redundant, was covered by the Retail Estate Industry Award 2010 ("Award") notwithstanding the employee's title as "Regional Director – Capital Markets" and that his income (which was not disclosed) was well in excess of the high income threshold of $138900. The effect of the decision is that the former employee, Mr Kaufman, can proceed with an unfair dismissal application alleging his redundancy was not "genuine" within the terms of the Fair Work Act 2009.
In finding in favour of Mr Kaufman, that he was covered by the Award, the FWC returned to the "principal purpose test" and found that Mr Kaufman's principal duty was the selling of real estate which clearly fell within the classification of property salesperson under the Award. The FWC also found that Mr Kaufman had no managerial responsibilities and no direct reports. Further, it was found that though the position was very senior within the organisation, that hierarchy is not "completely or even mostly functionally based." The Commission found that the fact the applicant had expectations attached to the role relating to leadership, mentoring and development of less experienced employees "would be common of most long serving, experienced and successful property sales representative employed in a real estate business." Nevertheless as the principal purpose of the role was selling real estate, the applicant's position was covered under the Award.
The decision is a useful reminder that:
1. The payment of a significant salary or senior job title does not necessarily mean that a person's employment is not covered by a modern award;
2. Employers should ensure that all positions are scoped against the relevant award and when employing high income employees (those earning above $138,900, noting this amount increases on 1 July each year) who are award covered, enter into high income guarantees;
3. Be aware that the payment of a salary above the "high income threshold" does NOT mean that the terms of the modern award will not apply unless there is ALSO a "guarantee of annual earnings" in place;
4. Be aware that even where "a guarantee of annual earnings" is in place for a high income employee, the employee can still bring an unfair dismissal claim. There would be one less hurdle to overcome in redundancy circumstances as the consultation term of the modern award will not apply where a "guarantee of annual earnings" is in place.
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text: Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández confirmed on 21 November 2016 an agreement with Air Europa to offer a weekly flight between Madrid and San Pedro Sula beginning in April 2017 (La Prensa). Hernández announced the arrival of the airline would generate 7,000 jobs, according to Radio HRN. As a part of the agreement, the Honduran promised more than US$2.6 million in promotional activities as well as a payment guarantee in case the company does not sell a minimum number of seats on a flight (La Prensa). Hernández emphasized the partnership would open up Honduras to a new influx of tourism from Spain and Europe, plus opportunities to travel abroad.


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And Finally, Some Rest/
After a very memorable growing season, we brought the last of our beets and celeriac out of the field on Friday. We sorted the cabbage in the harvest shed, packed the squash and sweet potatoes into the walk-in warmer (used-to-be-cooler), organized the root cellar and called this outdoor season over. It's almost hard to remember all of the drought struggles of this past growing season, but with over 40,000 lbs of beautiful produce in the safety of our winter storage, we are ready to head for a rest and share the remaining bounty of this season with all of you until March.
The apprentice crew began their hibernation mode, following winter pursuits both near (John & Sunny) and far (Rebecca). Abbe continues to work in the office, making sure that checks are deposited and bills are paid. Karen, Zoe, and I are laying the ground work for next season as we clean up the remains of this one. We still need to mulch our strawberries & garlic (to protect them from the likely frost-heaves of winter), and then store all of our machinery under cover, clean out the barnyard at Snyder Farm, and move the cows into their winter lair. But we will get these jobs done in due course, without nearly the hustle and bustle of June.
And then, eventually we will start to take a tally of all that happened around the farm these past months. Counting pounds of produce. Counting dollars and cents. Counting cows. Counting tons of compost. But first, we will start by counting sheep. As many as possible. And in between we hope to see you in the root cellar.
We hope you enjoy the winter bounty,
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Jack? Jack? Wake up Jack." He could feel a cold damp cloth on his face and knew the gag had been removed. His arms felt cold, but he could move them again, and his foot seemed to slide before hitting something. Realizing he was no longer on the floor, he looked around frantically trying to find Jan.
"Jack. Are you okay?" a hoarse voice asked.
He knew the voice was familiar, but it wasn't until her face came into view that he recognized Linda. "Jack. Can you hear me?"
Swallowing, he managed a soft whisper. "Yes."
"Are you okay, Jack? You took quite a blow. An ambulance is on its way," she insisted.
Closing his eyes, he whispered, "I did it again, Linda. I killed her. I killed Jan this time."
Taking his head in her hands, she rolled it until their eyes were locked. "No, Jack. Jan's fine. I shot him. I shot Scott before he could pull the trigger."
With that, Jan came into view as she rolled closer on the bed, sporting deep circles under her eyes and a cheek swollen black and blue from Scott's slap earlier. Her lips were chapped and bleeding from the gag and Scott's subsequent work with the gun, but she leaned down close to his ear and whispered, low and hoarse, "I'm okay Jack." With that she kissed him lightly on the lips before collapsing back to the mattress beside him.
Jack turned on his side to look at Jan as she lay beside him, his eyes closed as she whispered, "I meant everything I said, Jack."
There was the sound of feet running up the stairs, and Jack turned to the door to find Linda leaning out, gun in hand, to see who it was. As she pointed the gun past the door frame, he heard her demand, "Stop. Who the hell are you, and where do you think you're going!"
The thundering foot falls stopped, and he heard a man say, "We're a private security team assigned to protect Mr. Pond." Linda disappeared, and Jack slid his feet off the bed onto the floor as his vision tunneled and his head throbbed. Pushing himself away from the mattress, he stood and glanced around. Linda had covered Jan with the beach towel, and her computer was still on. Beside the computer was a gun; maybe Dave's, he thought. Walking by the table, he picked it up and staggered to the door, leaning out into the hall.
Linda was holding what looked like identification in one hand with her gun in her other hand pointed loosely at two men as she talked quietly with them. Deciding there was no further danger, he turned and staggered back to the bed, falling across Jan's legs and managing to whisper, "I love you, Jan," before passing out, blood trickling down the back of his neck.
Police detectives determined that Scott Ryan had, in fact, come in through the front door and hidden in the front room. They figured he'd left the door open and snuck back to close it while Jan wrestled frantically with the phone in the kitchen. Deciding there might be more hiding places upstairs, he must have dashed up just before Jan returned to the foyer.
In the second bedroom, they found his fingerprints on a window frame where he probably hid and watched Jan as she stumbled down the front stairs, setting her own car alarm off by hitting the panic button instead of the lock release button on the small keychain.
They also found his smudged handprints on an attic access cover in the closet of the second bedroom as well as a smoked cigar butt in the attic. Scott must have made his way up there and waited, patiently as the house was searched. They decided he probably came down and slept in Jan's bed because they found one of Scott's pubic hairs between the sheets.
The next morning, he apparently woke early, made the bed, and took a shower in Jan's bathroom where they found more hair; he returned to his hideaway when Jan's secretary showed up with someone to change all the locks in the house. The secretary recalled discussing Jan's plight and the fact she would be home later in the morning. The investigators decided that's when Scott hatched his plan and decided to kill the security guards.
Once the house was empty again, he had gone down to the beach, along the stone wall opposite the guard house, being careful not to be seen. Taking off his shoes, he had walked along the beach, impersonating a beachcomber until he came to the same wooden steps Jack had found and wandered up like someone lost to ask assistance. Knocking on the window, he'd walked around, found the door, and waited gun in hand for one of the guards to open it.
Returning to the house, he'd waited in the bedroom for Jan. He didn't know it would be Dave, but he knew someone would come back with Jan. He'd waited with a length of rope - one of the ropes used to tie Jan to the bed - and strangled Dave silently while Jan called from the bottom of the stairs.
After Jack left Linda's apartment, she'd tried to get some sleep after taking a shower and getting ready for bed, but sleep wouldn't come, and she was drawn into action. Getting dressed, she'd made some calls and had been able to get a flight to Miami that actually left half an hour before Jack's. Renting a car at the airport, she'd headed out to Jan's house, deciding it was time to sit down and talk about all that had happened. After Jack's accusation, she felt guilty about not telling Jan about Scott's ruse earlier.
Being in a strange city and trying to find the obscure county road out to Jan's, Linda had spent three hours making a 30 minute journey. Finally, she'd made it to the beach and decided to just drive north on the sand until she came to something that looked like an expensive property, hoping it was Jan's beachfront property. If that wasn't it, someone could probably tell her how to get there.
After another 20 minutes, she'd come across the high stone fence and weathered wooden steps at the back of the property. The security guards were still lying in their own blood in the guard house, and she'd pulled the gun from the other one before heading up to the house.
Juan was in Miami at Jack's bedside the same evening, he was checked in. Wringing his hands, he appeared distraught as he watched his lifelong friend, dozing between the sheets. Jan was curled in a chair by the window, and looked only slightly better after a check by the doctor and a shower. Turning to her, Juan tried to explain. "The protection was my idea. I should have told Jack, but one of the clauses in the contract made the deal with the big two contingent on him being a fully active participant in the company again. They wanted Jack back in his office and running the company, or the deal fell through. His obsession with Lisa's killer and the fact he was actually going to look for him made me decide to take precautions. Then when the killer was supposed to be dead, but Jack still didn't seem convinced, I thought it couldn't hurt to keep them on until after the signing of the contract." Sitting on the edge of Jack's bed, Juan stared at the white fluffy clouds as they drifted to dusk outside. "I should have told him, Jan."
"It's over, Juan, and all is well," was her response as she watched Jack's sleeping form.
The expensive protection team had only learned something was wrong at Jan's when they picked up on the county police's frequency that they were sending units in response to Linda's call for help. Driving full bore through the heavy gate, they'd, in fact, had to fight with the airbags several seconds as the van skidded off the lane, leaving more ruts in the landscaping.
Jack had hit his head hard enough on the tile floor to fracture his skull, breaking the skin. Out of the hospital for Christmas Eve, he did, in fact, meet Jan's parents and learned the story of her flight through the yard, ending in a broken ankle.
Christmas morning they opened the gift from Juan and Mary. It was a polished silver, three-picture frame set with a shot of Jack, taken at Thanksgiving, leaning on the door frame in the dining room at Juan and Mary's house, a look of contentment as he contemplated something. He recalled the picture being taken by one of Juan's sisters as he watched Jan chatting with Juan's mother, wondering what they were conspiring.
The frame on the right had a picture of Jan, smiling at something just out of camera range. When Jack had asked, she'd only held her finger to his lips and said, "Shhhhhh, Jack, it's not important."
In the middle frame was a shot of Lisa from the knees up, holding her hands out to the edge of the frame as if reaching for both of them. Jack recalled it immediately; it was a shot Juan had taken on the trip to Mexico when Lisa had found a small group of kids playing by the beach. Taking their hands and forming a circle, she'd gone round and round in the sand, laughing as they tumbled. Her smile and expression was one of joy and contentment.
The Sentinel sat with her laptop open on her thighs and stared at the screen. She'd accepted staying in the bureau but had requested the Captain take her out of the violent crimes unit and put her into the technology side - bank theft, money laundering and technology theft.
The 'room' was gone; the computers had been sold to college kids; and light pastel paints had turned the room into a guest bedroom with a finished half-bath. Little would anyone suspect the room's previous purpose and the long hours Linda had spent sprawled naked on an old wooden barrister's chair, jumping from cam to cam, chat to chat.
She didn't consider it an addiction as much as an escape - a surrogate life to fill a void she was never really able to identify. But with help and support from friends and family, her desire to see just how long it would take to hit the pavement from her floor had finally been abated.
It may have been only streams of electrons, bouncing around the world at the speed of light, but the emotions and experiences on those screens were as real to her now as they had been then. Knowing the impact of what she was going to do would have and the tears of joy and sadness she might experience, she pulled a box of Kleenex closer and shifted on the couch to get comfortable.
Linda's finger finally moved the cursor over her browser icon and clicked once to open it. She was still drawn like a magnet to that other world…
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In my career as a massage therapist I'm always being asked what style of work I do and my standard answer is "Wow without the 'ow', a "deep tissue" massage you can sleep through. I know you're thinking no way, that stuff always hurts and it's supposed to. Just for a minute lay aside your notions and history and step out of the box with me and let's stand the idea of "muscle" pain on its head.
Is an area of palpatory tenderness in a muscle symptom or disease? For many body-workers that's a no brainier; the tenderness, stiffness or pain on motion is always disease and you gotta get in there and work the heck out of that spot until it releases or your client taps out. That's the way I was taught in school and the way I worked for a long time even while one of my teachers was telling me constantly, "80% of the time when something on the back part of your body is talking to you something on the front part of your body is causing it" (tricky part is it can also work right to left). Then he introduced me to Pain Neutralization Technique and it all finally clicked. So let's consider what it looks like if that spot symptom, to get the change you want from a session by examining and working on all the things that are pulling on that spot, we get them to release, then work on the spot, putting your body back in balance, thereby stopping the pain.
Now how do we do this without making you all black and blue? Your brain. We get your brain to do the heavy lifting. Using as little as two ounces of pressure and Pain Neutralization Technique we manually trip off one of your body's many reflexes relaxing muscle and relieving pain. Sounds a little crazy but stick with me, in order to flex your arm you have to contract your biceps but you also have to release your triceps so we can trick your brain into relaxing your triceps with a pull on your biceps. Which is usually followed by a look of surprise on my client's face followed by a, " that is so weird".
I've had doctors make me explain this while I've worked on them so I promise not to be surprised if you don't believe me but take a chance, book an hour – all you have to lose is your pain.


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Once there was a scholar who all his life sought to turn lead into gold. Alchemy was his art, his science and his religion. It left no time for anything else; he lived as one who is blind, deaf, mute. Or at least he spoke, but only of gold.
In time the Alchemist lost his parents, his wife and his home. Only his daughter remained, living with her father in a half-derelict cottage the innkeeper gave them in exchange for the girl's labour. During the day she worked for the innkeeper, sweeping out rooms, laying fires, chopping firewood and scouring the filthy floors.
An old jackdaw lived in the courtyard of the inn; a scrawny bird with feathers as tattered as the Alchemist's black robes. The innkeeper and his guests would chase the jackdaw away when he hopped close, eyeing the food on their plates with a beady eye. But the girl saw something of her wretched father in the bird's stooped frame, and she would pick out choice scraps from the rubbish bin and feed him when no one was looking. Once, after she had fed her pet a particularly succulent piece of sausage, he dropped a wing feather in her path — coal-black and gleaming. The girl picked the feather up and tucked it in her bodice.
"Thank you, Brother Jackdaw," the Alchemist's Daughter whispered; for she was a strange child with the vivid imagination of one who spends too much time alone. And the jackdaw bowed, solemn as a priest, and hopped back into his shadowy corner.
At night, after her work in the inn was done, the girl helped her father prepare for his experiments and then clean away the wreckage of his failures. She did these things because she loved him; but the work was hard and unhealthy and over the years the Alchemist's Daughter grew pale and thin. Her head and stomach ached and often she cried herself to sleep in her cold, narrow bed. The only thing that warmed her was her mother's cat – a large marmalade tom – and even he disappeared one winter's night in search of a warmer, fatter home. The Alchemist's Daughter found one of his needle-sharp whiskers on her pillow the next morning, and this too she tucked into the bodice of her tattered dress as if it were his parting gift.
The Alchemist's Daughter missed the cat, and she missed her mother, and she longed for her father to give her a warm word or a loving glance; but the only thing he loved was the promise of gold.
One cold bright day in March a Traveller came to the door of the ruined cottage selling books, fur-lined mittens, satin ribbons and gingerbread stars. The Alchemist ignored these, although his daughter stood at his elbow staring at the pretty ribbons and treats with wide eyes, as starved of beauty as she was of nourishment. The Traveller was a tall, slender young woman wearing breeches and worn felt boots, her hair cropped like a boy's. She smiled at the Alchemist's Daughter while the girl's father pawed through the clutch of second-hand books. One small, black volume in particular caught his eye — its printed pages were a maze of crabbed notes, equations and symbols — and to his daughter's despair he took their last penny from a box on the mantelpiece and gave it to the Traveller in exchange for the book.
"May I trouble you for a cup of water?" said the Traveller.
But the Alchemist, eager to plunder the pages of the little book, muttered rudely into his beard and slammed the door shut in her face. Pulling a chair close to the dying fire, he began to read.
Silent and unobserved, his daughter filled a lead cup with fresh spring water and ran out into cold. The Traveller stopped when she saw the girl, drank from the lead cup, and as she turned back onto the road leading out of the village reached into her pack and took from it a sky-blue ribbon.
"To wear in your bonny brown hair," the Traveller said, and she smiled warm as a summer day and was gone.
The girl dared not tie the ribbon in her hair, but she tucked it into her bodice, close to her heart, and slowly walked back to her father's home.
All night the Alchemist read the little black book, and just before dawn he shook his daughter awake.
"We must travel, child," he said, and handed her his bag to carry. The bag contained a pig of lead, his stone pestle and mortar, a box of vials and spoons, a small tripod, a cauldron, and his books and notebook, and the girl staggered under its weight.
"Make haste and follow me," said the Alchemist, full of impatience.
His daughter did not even have time to look for her thin winter coat and worn boots; and much good it would have done her, for the Alchemist had exchanged them for the lead. So barefoot and bareheaded she followed her father out into the dark and bitter cold.
"The book is the code and you are the key," was all the Alchemist said by way of explanation, and began to walk swiftly in the direction of the dark forest. The girl followed him as best she could, her heart heavy with dread.
They walked all day, the Alchemist and his daughter, going deep into the forest, leaving the road, then the woodman's track far behind them. The Alchemist led the way following an icy, fast-flowing river upstream; and long into the night they walked beneath the harsh light of the bone-white moon. Only in the short hour between moonset and sunrise did the Alchemist allow a moment of rest, during which his daughter lay down like a dog on the bare ground and fell instantly asleep. At dawn the girl's father shook her roughly awake, handed her a piece of dry bread, and all that day too they walked, coming at last to a deep gorge. Here the Alchemist stopped to consult the black book, then led the way up the side of the gorge along a narrow ledge that climbed high above the river. At last they reached a place where the rock face was pitted like the stone of a peach with caves, some quite shallow, some deep and shadowy. The evening sunlight had turned the cliffs gold as honey. But, despite its early springtime warmth, the Alchemist's Daughter shivered in sudden horror and turned to face her father.
"Enter that cave, child," the Alchemist said. "And forgive me what I must do."
Like a sleepwalker the girl walked into the cave and stood in silence as her father rolled a huge stone across its mouth. The stone sealed the cave quite exactly — mathematically, the Alchemist observed to himself with perverse delight. It swallowed the golden sunlight and left his daughter in darkness that was absolute.
"Father," she called, "do not leave me here!" And she began to scrabble and scrape at the rock-door until her fingernails were broken and bleeding, calling to her father all the while. But the Alchemist had tucked a wisp of moss into each ear. In the little black book he had bought from the Traveller there was a footnote on page 389 — (the Alchemist was a man who thought very highly of footnotes and endnotes and parenthesis and addendums). The footnote claimed that lead could be transmogrified into gold in the skull of a young woman, but only if she had died of natural causes. The Alchemist believed that dying of thirst in a cave was natural enough. So he sat down to wait with his back against the sun-warmed rock. All night he read by the light of the bone-white moon, and all the next day; and the following night — and there he remains to this day perhaps.
Inside the cave the Alchemist's Daughter began to puzzle her way out her father's trap, slowly circling the dark cave and brushing her bruised hands against every square inch of it — the rough, uneven walls, the low, sloping ceiling and the dry, sandy floor. At last, unable to find a chink or crack in the stone that covered the cave's mouth, and convinced it would become her tomb, she sank to the floor and wept. When she was done crying, however, the girl noticed something sharp was digging into her, just below her heart, and reaching into her bodice she pulled out the jackdaw's feather. As she ran her fingers along the plume it began to glow, then burn like the flame of a candle, dancing and guttering in some invisible draft.
Holding the burning feather before her like a torch the Alchemist's daughter scanned the cave's golden sandstone walls until she found at last the source of the draught: a narrow crevice, just wide enough to slip the tips of her fingers into, out of which a thread of fresh air flowed. With trembling hands the girl crumbled the soft stone between her fingers, widening the gap until she felt a latch smooth and cold as iron. This she hooked with her index finger. It snagged and lifted and the chink grew wider as the rock swung open to reveal a roughly hewn door just wide enough for her to creep through. And by the dying light of the burning feather she scuttled down a flight of steep stairs into a narrow passageway.
Then, in the pitch dark once again, the girl began to walk. For miles and miles she walked, feeling her way with her feet, running the tips of her bloodied fingers along the rock walls, until she saw a white light ahead and heard birdsong, then the clamour of water. Finally she emerged from the beneath the mountain and found herself next to a racing, clamouring stream. With great relief in her heart the Alchemist's Daughter ran out into the sunlight. Happy to still be alive, she threw herself to the soft ground in the shade of a golden larch and was soon fast asleep.
When she woke some hours later the Alchemist's daughter knew she must find her way home. There was a narrow path leading into the forest, but it was on the other side of the stream. The water was deep and fast-flowing and deathly cold. The Alchemist's Daughter reached into her bodice she found the blue ribbon the Traveller had given her. This she tossed across the river, and as it unravelled it became a delicate glass bridge that spanned the rushing water. The girl quickly crossed the river and set off in the direction of the setting sun. Not a moment too soon, either, for a pack of wolves came flying through the darkening forest and stood sniffing around the glade where she had slept. However, they would not cross the glass bridge, and the river flowed too swiftly for them to ford, so they sat at last and howled in frustration.
The sound of the wolves reached the Alchemist's Daughter and she shivered with fear when she heard them, for now she was walking deep into the forest. The shadows were full of mysterious noises. Eyes gleamed in the dense undergrowth and twigs snapped and cracked on the forest floor. Something vast and shapeless and evil seemed to be following the girl, always just out of sight. The girl's bright eyes were wide and watchful, and she held her last gift — the needle-sharp whisker — tight in her hand. She clutched it like a blade. Roots caught and snatched at her feet as she walked. Branches snagged her skirt and tore her hair. Thorns scratched her and burrs pricked her. And the shadowy figure lagged so close behind the Alchemist's Daughter believed she could hear its harsh, shallow breathing. It panted with hunger, and she knew if she stopped to rest for a single moment, it would have her. So she stumbled on through the night, too fearful to stop and sleep, and at dawn found herself on a rocky outcrop high above the forest. The trees lay beneath her, an ocean of dark green, and no matter which direction the Alchemist's Daughter looked she could not see her way home. She took the cat's whisker and holding it flat on the palm of her hand she sang,
"Past river, past wolf, past beast in its lair,
It is time to go home — so take me there!"
With these words the girl blew the whisker and her breath lifted it high into the air, right over the edge of the rocky outcrop. As it fell the whisker became a ladder, and while the top of the ladder rested against the golden sandstone outcrop, the bottom vanished deep into the ocean of tangled trees. Oak and larch, beech and elm, hornbeam and hazelnut: root and branch they began to stir, lifting and falling like waves, thrashing and shuddering, until it seemed the Alchemist's Daughter had summoned a great maelstrom of green needles and leaves. Then, sudden as the wild storm had been stirred up, it quietened. All was still. And out of the forest strolled her mother's fat tomcat, his tail held high in the air. The girl hugged him and kissed him and for a time the cat tolerated this. At last though he drew himself out of her arms and stalked towards the top of the ladder. The Alchemist's Daughter hesitated, afraid of the descent, but the cat arched his back and narrowed his eyes, impatient with her stupidity. So the girl picked up the marmalade cat – which stretched himself comfortably along her shoulders – and began to climb.
Down and down she climbed, through treetops so tall they were crowned with clouds. Down and down she climbed, past birds' nests and squirrels' dreys. Down she climbed, while the sun rose high in the sky and then vanished below the horizon as night fell. In the dark of the night, by starlight and moonlight and owl-song the girl climbed, stopping every now and then to catch her breath and rest her trembling arms and legs. She did not look down and she did not look up, but on she went, climbing. And the cat sat warm and quiet across her shoulders and purred encouragingly, and sometimes gently pressed his sharp claws into her shoulders as though urging her on.
At last, as the golden dawn broke again, she reached the bottom of the ladder and found herself on the very edge of the village that was home.
In no time at all the Alchemist's Daughter and the marmalade cat were back at the tumbledown cottage, and the girl found that in her absence spring had come. The garden surrounding her cottage was full of golden daffodils, while the barren old plum tree guarding the gate was covered in blossom.
The Alchemist's Daughter and her marmalade cat lived very happily together from that time to this and almost everything she touched turned out as fine as her old plum tree. Her well water was the sweetest in the village, her cakes and pastries the lightest and tastiest, and her flowers and vegetables the most beautiful for miles around.
And when the Traveller came through the village the Alchemist's Daughter did not slam the door in her face. Instead, she was invited in and fed a good dinner. Then, late into the evening the two young women would sit telling each other stories and singing songs, while the marmalade cat slept contently between them. And the Traveller alone knew that the girl's kisses were as sweet and rich as the plum cake for which she was rightly famous.
Rebecca Hurst is a doctoral student at the University of Manchester where she writes poetry and researches Soviet fairy tales. Her work has appeared in Magma Poetry, The Next Review, The Golden Key, SWAMP, and Cricket Magazine. Her chamber opera Isabella, written with the composer Oliver Leith, premiered in London in 2015. Visit her at rebeccahurst.carbonmade.com and on Twitter @zinadreams.
Alexi Francis is an illustrator and writer. She works mainly in mixed media and pen and ink and is inspired by nature, myth, stories, the mystical and mysterious. In her writing she focuses mainly on nature writing but has also written and illustrated a magical tale for all generations. Visit her at alexifrancisillustrations.co.uk and on Twitter @AlexiFrancis.


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Alan brings a unique perspective to the table, with educational and working experience in Singapore, the US, and Canada. His time with the Singapore Armed Forces has enabled him to approach challenges in a disciplined and strategic manner, and he has consistently been recognized for mentoring new talent and recognizing opportunity.
What fascinates Alan most about marketing is the power behind how a product/service is communicated to consumers, which gives it added value, even when its attributes have not been enhanced. As a marketer, it is Alan's passion to generate interest, create excitement, and to capture this 'added value.' Entrepreneurship runs in his blood, and public speaking is a friend of his.
Alan also loves competition – something that dates back to his days as a competitive swimmer – he believes that competition brings out the best in people, and that it also exposes a different side in others when they're not on the winning end.
Alan holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of British Columbia's Sauder School of Business.


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#SRShow - Tony Hinchcliffe
Tony Hinchcliffe talks about joke stealing, joke writing, his special on Netflix, his feud with Goldust, and more.
A new Sam Roberts' Show Podcast is posted on iTunes, Soundcloud, and notsam.com every Friday.
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About Jason
I use analog and digital photography to explore and interpret the world around me. I take pictures for myself of the thing that capture my attention and peek my curiosity.
I focus on creating artwork that evokes emotion and curiosity in my viewers, giving room for their interpretations and meeting to be assigned to the pieces. We come from such varied backgrounds and experiences, so by allowing them to assign their context, I as the artist get to collaborate with my viewers.
This site is designed a place where people can can view and purchase my Photographic Art.
Robert Poole Photography Interview: https://robertpoolephotography.com/2018/05/05/in-conversation-with-jason-brewer/
Lumu Light Meter Interview: https://lu.mu/blogs/lumu-blog/featured-20-jason-brewer
NYIP Interview: https://www.nyip.edu/photo-articles/student-success/jason-brewer
Nick Exposed - Oddments Volume One Review: https://youtu.be/2PjMxuHeuK0?t=8m56s
Your Exhibition Article: https://yourexhibition.net/jasons-profile
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Lemonade is one of the most refreshing drinks in the Spring and Summer. I buy a bag of lemons each time I go to the store because its pretty much one of the three drinks I have in the summer;lemonade, water, and wine (not necessarily in that order).
With all the lemons I purchase, there are plenty of other things I do with them besides make lemonade.
1. Deodorizer
I love the smell of lemons and it's such a great deodorizer. Cut up a couple of lemons, place them in a pot, and cover with water. Bring to a boil for about 45 minutes to an hour and you have a fresh smelling room!
You can also do the same with the refrigerator. Grab a small bowl of warm water. Squeeze the juice of a lemon or two in the water. Grab a towel and wipe your refrigerator out! Now when you open your refrigerator door, you get a great smell.
2. Cleaning pots
Remember that deodorizing tip I shared with you in #1? That hot boiling water will also help to loosen anything that's stuck to the bottom of your pots. So I had a pot that I was making spaghetti sauce in and some of it stuck to the bottom of the pot. Don't you hate that?
The pot I boiled the lemons in is the same pot that I had the burned sauce. I poured out the boiling water, grabbed by scrub brush and guess what? That pot is sparkling!
3. Get rid of fat
When I cook with chicken, mostly for E, I soak the chicken in lukewarm water for about 30 minutes and let the acid from the lemons break and loosen the fat and anything else that's on the chicken. The water is full of yellow particles (the fat), and it's much easier for me to remove the fat from without too much effort.
4. Make the garbage disposal smell good
Have you every walked into your home and there was a smell? It may not be something you want to admit, but I'm sure you have. When it happens to me, I check the trash, the refrigerator, even the towels in the laundry basket and I can't seem to find where it's coming from.
I continue to walk around the house sniffing because I know it's coming from somewhere and then I find it-the garbage disposal! At this point, I've learned to check this first when things don't quite smell right. I cut up a whole lemon and throw each piece down the disposal one by one. With each piece thrown in, things smell so much better!
5. Help your sore throat
When I was a kid and I had a sore throat, my Mom would grab a tablespoon, a lemon, and some honey. She squeezed honey on the spoon until it was full and squeezed the fresh juice from a lemon on top of the honey. I don't know what it is about the mix of honey and lemon juice, but let me tell ya, my sore throat went away. It's also great for when you lose your voice as I do a couple of times a year from the seasons changing!
How do you use lemons?
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I chose to make my miniature monument to Alfred a kiln god to represent the ceramic history and traditions being passed on at the New York State College of Ceramics. Although bronze is not a typical material to use for a kiln god, I think it is appropriate because it is an enduring material that will outlast clay. The first thing I think of when I think of Alfred is ceramics. Ceramics is a central part of the village's history. I wanted to commemorate this long history of ceramics in Alfred and acknowledge its ancient origins.
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Set in beautiful subtropical gardens with lagoon style pools the Kempinski's Arabic-Andalusian style architecture blends in seamlessly into its picturesque landscape. Beautiful sea views are to be found from the hotel looking out to sea and the Rock of Gibraltar, or on a clear day, the northern coast of Africa. As well as a unique setting this five-star hotel offers refined luxury and warm service just an hour's drive from Malaga airport.
Kempinski Hotel Bahía's lush gardens are remarkable enough, but it's the grand lobby opening out to sea that gives you a taste of what to expect in this upscale Costa del Sol retreat. From the moment you walk through the large revolving doors and into the vast reception area it's clear that Kempinski pride themselves on quality.
All 128 elegant rooms and 17 luxurious suites rooms are exquisitely furnished with contemporary décor and offer garden or sea views. Deluxe rooms have lovely sunset views from the terrace and the luxurious junior suites are lavishly spacious. From sleek marble bathrooms to expansive windows showcasing stunning views, and all amenities, the Kempinski has luxury covered.
For dining, choose from four venues offering Mediterranean cuisine. Alminar Wine and Steak House serves the finest quality cuts of Spanish meat and local fish. Enjoy Andalusian seafood and live jazz at La Cabaña del Mar and hearty Tuscan dishes at La Trattoria (seasonal). Tuck into local tapas and pastries during Andalusian Style High Tea and don't miss the weekly dinner and flamenco night (seasonal) at El Mirador.
Grab snacks and drinks at the Pool Bar (seasonal) and explore the coast's largest single malt whiskey collection at The Bar. Book ahead for the unrivalled Sunday Carving Champagne Jazz Brunch with freeflow Perrier Jouet Champagne and an extensive buffet in the beach side restaurant accompanied by a six piece jazz band.
The luxury spa at the Kempinski Hotel Bahía includes an expansive Finnish sauna, a luxurious steam room, one heated indoor pool and a state-of-art fitness centre or a pebbly beach is just a short stroll away for a sea swim.


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When I picked up Griffin from daycare he yelled, "Mom, look a shooting star!" I told him that he should make a wish on the shooting star. He was quiet for a moment, then said, "I wished for a brother or a sister."
If I ever needed confirmation that we were doing the right thing, that was it!
Later, we were having dinner together. Griffin said, "Mom, what if a kid wrote a letter to Santa and said that all he wanted for Christmas was his mom?" I told him that I thought that would be very nice. Then he said, "All I wanted was a Batman cave AND my mom" PAUSE "and a brother or sister."


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I'm your friend.
You think I'm fair-weather
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I require only one thing,
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I don't care that you may be fishin' for fiction,
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and bring you to an end.
Once I own you,
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The "Tora! Tora! Tora!" aerial re-enactment of the events of Dec. 7, 1941 — one of the most dazzling warbird airshow performances flying today — will be part of the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh afternoon warbird shows for the first time this summer.
The 60th annual EAA AirVenture fly-in convention will take place July 23-29 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh.
"Tora! Tora! Tora!" is a re-creation of the attack on Pearl Harbor, staged with the volunteers and aircraft of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) that include ground operations, maintenance, pilots and pyrotechnic experts. Its purpose is to create a dynamic history lesson about the event that propelled the United States into World War II. The re-creation is usually the feature performance at airshows throughout the nation, complete with professional narration, pyrotechnics and dozens of World War II-era aircraft.
The "Tora! Tora! Tora!" performances are scheduled for Friday and Saturday, July 27-28, the final weekend of EAA AirVenture.
"The 'Tora! Tora! Tora!' performance is a spectacular aerial event that is coming to Oshkosh, but it is more than that," said Jim DiMatteo, EAA vice president of AirVenture features and attractions. "The incredible flying and pyrotechnics reinforce the story behind the events of December 1941 that forever changed the course of world and American history."
For more information: Airventure.org
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Welcome to KPL Staff Picks, where we round up the best books your hardworking staff at KPL read this month.
Jennifer: The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
Carolyn: Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
Claudette and Peter: The Flight Attendant by Chris Bohjalian
Gretchen: Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions by Mario Giordano
Kylie: Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire
Heather: Firefly Lane by Kristen Hannah
Britt: The Breakdown by B.A. Paris
Lorna: Death by Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake by Sarah Graves
Terry: The Third Victim by Phillip Margolin
Have you read any of our picks of the month? Let us know what your top pick of May was! Stay tuned for next month's edition of "KPL Staff Picks".


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Immersive Entertainment invited to EvoNexus Incubator
EvoNexus, the pro-bono technology incubator and hub for Southern California's startup community, announces its newest class of startups, out of over 100 applicants. Since inception, EvoNexus has received over 1350 applications and admitted 134 companies into its portfolio. Together, EvoNexus portfolio companies have secured over $1B in funding and outcomes. With the admission of 14 new companies there are 49 technology startups incubating across the 3 EvoNexus locations in over 40,000 sq. ft. of Class A office/dry lab space, all provided by the Irvine Company.
Immersive Entertainment is proud to have been chosen to be part of the EvoNexus family.
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Osteopathic medicine is acomplete system of medical care with a philosophy that combines the needs of the patient with the current practice of medicine, surgery and obstetrics, and emphasizes the interrelationships between structure and function, and an appreciation of the body's ability to heal itself.
You are more than just the sum of your body parts. That's why doctors of osteopathic medicine (D.O.s) practice a "whole person" approach to health care. Instead of just treating specific symptoms, osteopathic physicians concentrate on treating you as a whole.
Osteopathic physicians understand how all the body's systems are interconnected and how each one affects the others. They focus special attention on the musculoskeletal system, which reflects and influences the condition of all other body systems.
This system of bones and muscles makes up about two-thirds of the body's mass, and a routine part of the osteopathic patient examination is a careful evaluation of these important structures. D.O.s know that the body's structure plays a critical role in its ability to function. They can use their eyes and hands to identify structural problems and to support the body's natural tendency toward health and self-healing.
Osteopathic physicians also use their ears -- to listen to you and your health concerns. Doctors of osteopathic medicine help patients develop attitudes and lifestyles that don't just fight illness, but help prevent it. Millions of Americans prefer this concerned and compassionate care, and have made D.O.s their doctors for life.
As part of their medical school curriculum, osteopathic physicians receive extra training in the musculoskeletal system, the body's interconnected system of nerves, muscles, and bones that make up two-thirds of its body mass. This training provides osteopathic physicians with a better understanding of the ways that an injury or illness in one part of your body can affect another. Many D.O.s use osteopathic manipulation (OMM) with other traditional medical procedures to diagnose and treat injury and illness. This makes them a favorite among Olympic athletes, sports teams and personal fitness enthusiasts who focus on diet, exercise and manipulation. For instance, the team physicians for the Phoenix Suns, Arizona Rattlers and Phoenix Coyotes is an osteopathic physician.
Osteopathic manipulative medicine refers to approximately 25 different types of manual procedures performed by a physician to alleviate pain or treat problems related to an injury or medical condition. A D.O. completes a structural diagnosis by using an expanded observation and palpatory examination of the neuromuscular skeletal system with its venous, lymphatic, and pulmonary interactions to identify the presence of significant impediments to health and wellbeing. OMT is used by a D.O. in conjunction with medical, surgical, or rehabilitative interventions.
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Osteopathic medicine was founded in the late 1800s in Kirksville, Missouri, by Andrew Taylor Still, M.D., who felt that the medical practices of the day often caused more harm than good.
After losing members of his immediate family to meningitis, Dr. Still focused on developing a system of medical care that would promote the body's innate ability to heal itself. He called his system of medicine osteopathy, now known as osteopathic medicine. His concept of medicine was based on wellness and on the unity of all body parts. He identified the musculoskeletal system as the key element of health. He recognized the body's ability to heal itself through proper nutrition and staying fit.
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Grains of sand glistened in the moonlight, bright against the backdrop of her wet hair. Her blue lips were parted slightly, as if she could take in that last breath she'd been gasping for. She was, in a word, perfection.
When his friend's niece is murdered, Detective Noah Crandall vows to track down the killer. Since the victim worked in an art gallery with the well-connected and well-heeled Vanessa Knight, Noah questions her first. Despite the chemistry between them, Noah tells himself a relationship would be impossible. He's a loner and their backgrounds are worlds apart. Drawn to Noah and horrified by the death of her intern, Vanessa shares her insights into the New York City art world. As they work together on the case, she's tempted to explore the possibility of a real relationship with the sexy outsider who ignites her desire. But what Vanessa doesn't realize is that in order to complete his gruesome series of paintings, the killer has targeted her to become his next victim…
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NEW YORK — When I told my children we were moving from Russia to America, I promised them paradise, more or less. My parents had done the same when they brought me here 33 years ago, to escape anti-Semitic discrimination. Over the years we had spent waiting for our exit visas, they pored over Soviet émigrés' letters by the yellow kitchen light and culled good news to use against me. Like when they said, in response to my repeated requests, that I could not have a pair of American jeans, which cost a month's salary on the black market in Moscow, because once we emigrated to America they could buy me jeans for $10.
As a young teenager I was equally concerned about not owning a pair of Levi's and about being Jewish; both circumstances made me a misfit. I was concerned that we were exchanging one country in which Jews were a minority for another. The émigrés' letters contained little information on this: Unlike the price of jeans, ethnicity — we thought of our Jewishness as an ethnicity, not a religion — seemed to be a nonissue. I was skeptical, but I had no choice about following my parents out of the country.
In Boston, where I went to high school, I quickly learned the very peculiar fact that being Jewish meant being part of the majority — the white majority. Many Soviet émigrés, buoyed by this discovery, adopted rabidly racist attitudes. This embarrassed their kids, the people of my generation, who, as they became American adults, usually moved steadily to the left of their parents.
I did that. I also became a journalist, went back to Moscow as an American correspondent in the early 1990s, stayed, restored my Russian citizenship, eventually started a Russian family, and then, a few weeks ago, found myself emigrating again — this time to escape the Kremlin's anti-gay campaign.
And, just like my parents before me, I found myself promising my children that America would feel different because, for the first time in their lives, they would not feel they were different. My oldest son, like me, looks distinctively non-Russian and has known this his whole life. All of our three children stand apart from the crowd because they are being raised by lesbians. I promised the kids that in America they would just be free to be themselves, unmarked. I didn't mention that life without labels, which they have never known, is always the prerogative of the majority.
We neighborhood-shopped and chose Harlem — among other reasons, because many people who are roughly my age and in roughly my field of work are moving to the neighborhood. Soon enough, I was speaking to one such woman. She mentioned she sometimes sensed resentment from Harlem's old-timers. She said she had been the target of "racist remarks."
I cringed. This woman was white, and the remarks had been made by people who were not. And I knew there was no such thing as "reverse racism": You cannot be the object of racial discrimination if you are a member of the powerful majority. I had learned this as an American before I became a Russian again.
The day after that conversation, my 12-year-old daughter took her toddler brother to a playground, only to return very soon and very shaken.
This park is Harlem in miniature. There are two playgrounds, less than 300 yards apart, an old basic one and a new shiny one. In the new playground, well-dressed toddlers of different races, most of them minded by dark-skinned nannies, played together. At the old one, a few black kids played while their older siblings kept reluctant watch. A couple of drunken men loitered nearby. Apparently, one of them had lashed out at my daughter, calling her a "white bitch." He then collected his kids from the playground, making it clear this was done on her account.
"Isn't this racism?" she asked me, shocked.
Somehow, my model, which denied the possibility of racism directed against the majority, could not account for the power dynamics involved in being a child being berated by an adult.
Back home, the first contender for the position of the toddler's nanny showed up for her interview. She was a Russian speaker who has lived in New York for many years, and as soon as she walked through the door, she started berating black and Latino nannies, who, she said, can't even take care of their own children. I ushered her out as soon as I could.
This kind of racism we were used to, and it was a good starting point for the complicated conversation I'll be having with my kids as we all learn to live in America.
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The beauty of Manhattan's subway stations, reflected through these artists, hidden from the big stage lights. I found these stations to be the best place to relax and just enjoy these talented musicians, missing train after train to give them the stage they deserve. Shot with: Canon 6D. Directed, Filmed & Edited by: Tal Vardi. Edited with: Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects. www.TalVardi.com
Documenting our way to this magical place. Shots locations are from the area of Quintana Roo, Mexico, including: Playa Del Carmen, Tulum, Isla Mujeres, Bacalar. Music: Chet Faker - No diggity Directed, Filmed & Edited: Tal Vardi. Shot with Canon 6D (underwater with GoPro3+) Edited with Premiere Pro and After Effects.
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SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) – Living happily ever after needn't only be for fairy tales. Australian researchers have identified what it takes to keep a couple together, and it's a lot more than just being in love.
A couple's age, previous relationships and even whether they smoke or not are factors that influence whether their marriage is going to last, according to a study by researchers from the Australian National University.
The study, entitled "What's Love Got to Do With It," tracked nearly 2,500 couples -- married or living together -- from 2001 to 2007 to identify factors associated with those who remained together compared with those who divorced or separated.
It found that a husband who is nine or more years older than his wife is twice as likely to get divorced, as are husbands who get married before they turn 25.
Children also influence the longevity of a marriage or relationship, with one-fifth of couples who have kids before marriage -- either from a previous relationship or in the same relationship -- having separated compared to just nine percent of couples without children born before marriage.
Women who want children much more than their partners are also more likely to get a divorce.
A couple's parents also have a role to play in their own relationship, with the study showing some 16 percent of men and women whose parents ever separated or divorced experienced marital separation themselves compared to 10 percent for those whose parents did not separate.
Also, partners who are on their second or third marriage are 90 percent more likely to separate than spouses who are both in their first marriage.
Not surprisingly, money also plays a role, with up to 16 percent of respondents who indicated they were poor or where the husband -- not the wife -- was unemployed saying they had separated, compared with only nine percent of couples with healthy finances.
And couples where one partner, and not the other, smokes are also more likely to have a relationship that ends in failure.
Factors found to not significantly affect separation risk included the number and age of children born to a married couple, the wife's employment status and the number of years the couple had been employed.
The study was jointly written by Dr Rebecca Kippen and Professor Bruce Chapman from The Australian National University, and Dr Peng Yu from the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.
*** huuuiihhhh malasnyer nak update blog... tp betol orang kata 'sharing is caring'.. so.. i read this article kat yahoo.... and copy paste here.... in case u all telepas pandang..
owh,,, i should add another point here... hehehe... GIVE AND TAKE.... i think this is the most important key that they forgot to highlight.... everybody is not perfect kan? so kene consider lah.. kalo kurang kat sini.. ko tgk plak kelebihan partner ko tang lain tu... jgn ko tgk yg buruuuukkk jer.. kalo ko rasa partner ko dulu terok.. kaki merewang.. malam tak penah dok melekat kat umah.. tp lepas kawin dia mmg totally change kan or at least try to improve.. asek jaga anak..memasak.. bekerja lagi... u should realise lah the changes.. bukan take for granted jer.... sbb ko tak boleh pikir yg once ko dah kawin.. the wife is totally yours.. u've the power on them.. oh tidakkk.. yg the wife plak.. agak2 lah.. dah kawin kene lah bagi 100% attention kat anak... kat keje2 umah.. so lelaki jgn lah berfikiran "arhhh dah kawin... duduk umah diam2.. jaga je anak.... takyah nak keluar2 hu haa sana sini"..... tak baik okeh!!! tp tgk ler plak wife ko tu dulu cemana? ko kawin dgn dia.. org tua ke pilihkan? ko jumpa kat celah2 kampung ker.. yg tgk muker ko time tu pon asik tetunduk malusss jer... huahahahha... kalo mcm tu.. tetiba lepas kawin dia nak gi huha.. mmg ko boh penampo jeklah kan.. so partner kene berfikir... pasangan ko still ada family, ada kawan2.... ada sedara-mara... even partner ko membesar pon dengan keluarga dan kawan2 rapat dia sebelum dia kenal ko dan buat decision utk kawin dgn ko... kan kan???ko tgk ada tak wife ko sacrifice hu-ha-life dia.. so sekali2 aku rasa para laki nie.. ko bagi jek kelonggaran... jgn bekira sgt... barulah hidup happy..ceria...tolak ansur... dan tak der dendam... kenapa biler dah kawin kene letak EGO tu atas pala??? eh, hellooo.. i'm not talking about myself okeh.. dont get me wrong.... aku byk sgt dengar cerita2 lelaki mengongkong bini ni tau.. lom lagi bini mengongkong laki... mcm2 okeh... eh laki mak baikkk.... kalo tak mana korang dpt tgk entry mak panjat kusi karaoke nyanyi lagu rock ngn kawan2 pompuan makkk... (saiko saiko saikoooooo....kipasssssssssss) heheheheh...
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