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Signals from the Simple Life
A red cloth
tight around
her brow
and he knows
she is being
cleansed now
by the tides
of the moon.
White napkin
over her sex
at death
is signal
to interfering spirits
she is done
with the ways of the flesh.
A poor man
wears new gloves
on his wedding day,
to say
his hands
are clean.
This is
his new beginning.
Lorna Goodison's substantial Collected Poems has just been published, and I'm revisiting her work by popular request. In a long career, this Jamaican author's style and idiom have sometimes changed, but a recognisable voice, which is also an attitude and a personality, has remained constant. That personality is warm, open, extrovert. It's not the case that Goodison is uninterested in history and politics (far from it) nor that she's never angry, but that she's attuned to pleasure and laughter. Her style is often lavish: she relishes the juiciness of language (one of her metaphors for poetry is the mango) and, as a trained visual artist, often explores its ability to fill the imagination with colours.
Signals from the Simple Life is unusually economical, even compressed, in diction, rhythm and narrative. Each of three protagonists occupies one stanza, portrayed while "signalling" an important stage or condition of life. The associated "signal" is sartorial and simple: its presentation in the poem is equally unfussy.
The female perspective is emphasised, and it may well be the same woman depicted in the first two stanzas and, offstage, in the third. In the first, the male partner knows she is menstruating, through reading the signal of her tightly bound red headcloth. In the second, the woman has recently died, and the "interfering spirits" are being warned by the "white napkin / folded / over her sex / she is done / with the ways of the flesh". The female carers who tended her and prepared her body for burial are invisible presences.
The last stanza has a male protagonist, but it's centred on the occasion when a woman's future life, traditionally, is irrevocably mapped for her: the wedding ceremony. The bridegroom, wearing his new gloves, is making the most public statement of the three personas. Offstage, there's the bride, of course, and perhaps the priest or holy man, the congregation and the families, all listening and ready to hold him to account.
Whatever this "poor man" may have done in the past, he's allowed his fresh start. The placing of the copulas emphasises the positive: "his hands / are clean. / This is / his new beginning". We don't know the colour of the gloves: it's their newness that's the crucial symbol.
Particularly in stanzas one and two, the protagonists are connected by images of purity. Menstruation isn't seen as impure in itself – as in many cultures – although, needing to be signalled, it must have some associated taboo. The poem describes it as a cleansing process, and the lunar image strengthens that interpretation. The observance of taboo (which, according to cultural interpretation, may indicate the sacred as well as the forbidden) functions throughout, in the delicacy and tact of the writing. The abbreviation "sex", for instance, ensures that no sexual organs are exposed, not even to the reader's imagination. It's as if the folded "white napkin" had been made of words.
Goodison's careful selection of events reveals the moments when a person most belongs to her or his community. The signals "speak", but they also betray that community's silences: they announce what can't, or shouldn't, be verbalised.
The order of the stanzas may initially seem random: the last stanza might logically have come first, and the second, last. However, if that chronological line had been adopted, we might have quibbled about the omission of the other stages of life, such as childbirth. For the triadic principle to work, the non-chronological pattern Goodison has chosen is ideal.
Her short line is not always so short. The lines in the first stanza consist of two or three syllables. The second stanza becomes a little more expansive and includes a seven- and a six-syllable line. The effect is mimetic: those "interfering spirits" almost appear in line six, and we can certainly hear their murmuring and ticking.
The poem suggests that the priorities have been got right by the culture implicated. We're not told which culture this is: possibly we're asked to look beyond the Caribbean to Africa. The reader is issued with a challenge the writer has already met. Simplicity is often "taboo" among the sophisticated, whether in poetry, art or "real life". It's a small step from the acts of signification described to the verbal procedure of the poem. Goodison metes out her signals sparingly. Words themselves adhere to precepts of simplicity. They are not allowed to be too clever or full of themselves. Silence negotiates with them on equal terms.
Originally, Signals from the Simple Life appeared in Turn Thanks, a collection featuring many warm-hearted poems of dedication to individuals important in the poet's larger education. It was the final poem of Part One: My Mother's Sea Chanty, and it may well be intended as a homage to the poet's mother and father. Its objective presentation, however, enables it to reach further. The very title urges readers to think broadly. Besides the importance of moments of individual transition, it evokes a larger platform for the eternal hopes of the "new beginning" and the trimming of ambition to more grounded, community-oriented social virtues.


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What stops you from marketing your business?
It's Monday morning and I was reading an email from a client yesterday. He hadn't been doing much marketing and then he kept giving me excuses as to why not. I was reading it, thinking you don't have to give excuses – just get to heart of the matter.
And in truth, something was stopping him from marketing. I spoke with him first thing this morning and basically, he didn't believe in himself. He was holding himself back, thinking he wasn't good enough compared with his competitors. I can relate to that so we've organised a marketing message session so he can go to market with a compelling message.
So I decided to pull together a little piece to see why small businesses aren't marketing their business as regularly as they should. Some biz owners have just emailed me directly and if they do, I'll add their answer. But feel free to add your comment down below.
What stops you from marketing?
- Belief in yourself
- No compelling, unique selling point to market
- Afraid to go up against the competition
- Afraid to show the competition what you're offering incase they copied your ideas

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You've got a Yahoo e-mail account, and your best friend uses MSN.
You use Yahoo Messenger and she uses MSN Messenger for instant messaging.
When it comes to search, you both use both Google, and sometimes Yahoo and MSN.
So, what could Microsoft's acquisition of Yahoo mean in all these areas if the software giant acquires the Internet company? (Msnbc.com is a joint venture of Microsoft and NBC Universal.)
Keeping an e-mail address is probably the biggest issue for most consumers, and one that is likely to be left as is for awhile, with each brand staying in place, said Allen Weiner, research director for Gartner, Inc. market research.
"The issue is, particularly as Microsoft has moved people in their e-mail business around, from Hotmail (which Microsoft bought in 1998) to Live Mail, and created some confusion around that, they certainly don't want to basically say, 'We're all going to move you now to Yahoo mail,' " he said.
"The question is, how do they keep those brands in place, where appropriate, and then, where appropriate, do they bring those brands together?"
David Smith, lead Microsoft analyst for Gartner, said if Microsoft acquires Yahoo, there likely "would be ways to provide interoperability, to provide support, so that people don't have to change" their e-mail addresses.
Representatives from Microsoft and Yahoo declined to expand Friday on what the impacts of the purchase could be for users.
In terms of instant messaging, there would be little change, Weiner said.
"The thing that some people may not remember is that Yahoo and Microsoft actually integrated their messengers quite awhile ago, so from an instant messsaging perspective, you can seamlessly IM people who are on those two different networks," Weiner said.
It's in the search arena — a lucrative one because of advertising revenue — that the biggest change may be ahead.
Google is the leader, with a 58.4 percent market share in the U.S., said Weiner.
Yahoo is next, with a 22.9 percent share, and Microsoft is third with a 9.8 percent share. America Online has 4.6 percent, and Ask.com 4.3 percent of the market, he said.
"The combination of Yahoo and Microsoft together is still only 32 percent," Weiner said. "They're still significantly behind Google.
"I look at this from Microsoft's perspective. Microsoft has a mandate to try to take on Google in the world of search, and I think they got to the point where they realized they had two paths to go down.
"One was to take a large war chest of money, invest it in rebranding their own search product, call it something different, take on Google in terms of advertising and marketing, maybe invest in R&D. To date, the investments Microsoft has made in that realm haven't really moved the meter.
"The second path is to take on the largest person above them, which is Yahoo. I think Microsoft believes it would be a far more efficient use of dollars to buy market share than to invest in their own product with an uncertain outcome."
The resulting search product is likely to resemble Yahoo more than Microsoft, said Smith.
"I would expect to see a very strong reliance on the Yahoo brand, and things that are out there with the Yahoo name on it are likely to continue to be supported," said Smith.
"When you look at the big picture of Web sites and places out there on the Web where there are groups of people that can be advertised to, whether it's e-mail, IM, sports sites — Yahoo tends to show up in the top, or near the top, of most of those categories. They're a very, very strong presence," he said.
"That's really what's it all about, is getting the access to all the potential advertising there."


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A good friend of mine posted the following cartoon to facebook, with instructions: "If house pets were libertarians. (And someone, please sketch the opposite…)"
The middle panel begs the question, in the logical sense. Of course, we humans have outside knowledge that the filter is absolutely necessary for the survival of the fish. The necessity of myriad government boondoggles however, is not so well established. The other two panels are reasonable to the extent that libertarians say these sorts of things. Read the rest of this entry »


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Hot days are perfect water play days!
As it was such a warm day, the ice cubes didn't last long but Little Miss A did enjoy them while they lasted! She used her toys to scoop them up and play with them. The water started to change colour as the cubes melted so we swirled the water around a lot. Even the dog tried to get into the act!
Secondly I froze some plastic farm animals in ice. I used some old plastic tubs I used to use for food when weaning Little Miss A. I put the animals in, filled with water and then froze them.
I was surprised by how much Little Miss A interacted with the ice blocks. Even getting into the tub to play with them as well as get them out and investigate them.
These are definitely two activities I will do again for Little Miss A. Just need to be organised and prepare the ice in advance, plus have room in the freezer!
Also, by doing these activities we can tick off no.2 on her Things To Do Now I Am 2 list - Ice sensory play.
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Commonly called a satellite cell, satellite cells act as a reserve cell population. Whenever you acquire an injury, it multiplies automatically to provide holistic healing.
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The arrival of Latinos in Oregon began with Spanish explorations in the sixteenth century. In 1542-1543, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, sailing from the port of Navidad in Mexico, reached what is today the California-Oregon state line. Explorations by Spaniards continued with Sebastián Vizcaíno's arrival on the Oregon Coast in 1602-1603. One …
Hay Creek Ranch
For over a century, Hay Creek Ranch has been one of the largest ranch holdings in Oregon and has played a prominent role in the history of central Oregon. The ranch was established in 1873 by Dr. David Baldwin as the Baldwin Sheep and Land Company. It is located on the west end of Hay Creek Basin, about ten miles east of present-day Madras, over what became known as the Baldwin Hills, and twenty-five miles northwest of Prineville. The Dalles-Prineville freight and stagecoach lines ran through the ranch headquarters until about 1912.
Baldwin successfully bred Merino sheep from stock he had brought from Vermont, and he was one of the first ranchers in Oregon to raise alfalfa for winter feed. In 1883, his health failing, he sold the ranch to three Portland men, Hiram Longcoy and brothers J.P. Van Houten and C.A. Van Houten, who were later joined by C.M. Cartwright and a Welsh aristocrat and Wyoming sheepman John G. "Jack" Edwards. Edwards eventually bought out his partners, and he and his English wife Elizabeth were living on the ranch by 1901.
Surrounded by scores of homesteaders from 1900 to 1920, the ranch served the community by operating a post office, general store, and school, and many struggling neighboring farmers kept going by hiring out as Hay Creek hands. During those years, Edwards rapidly expanded both the size of the ranch (about 30,000 acres) and its sheep-breeding operations, developing a Rambouillet-Merino-Delaine cross, known as Baldwin sheep, which became world famous, with extensive sales to Australia, Europe, Argentina, and Russia. The Baldwin sheep was developed to provide maximum size, meat quality and quantity, and amount and quality of wool.
The growth of the ranch depended not only on Edwards's aggressive acquisition of adjoining land, often from homesteaders, but also on the unrestricted use of forest lands in the Ochoco and Blue Mountains for summer grazing. When the U.S. Forest Service dramatically curtailed grazing rights in about 1909 for conservation reasons, Edwards sold the ranch and approximately twenty thousand sheep to L.B. Menefee and Henry Pittock of Portland, who continued the ranch's focus on sheep breeding. In 1922, they sold the ranch to W.O. Sanderson, an English sheepman.
In 1927, under Sanderson, the ranch sold ten thousand purebred Baldwin sheep as breeding stock to the Russian government. With ranch employees Windom Crosswhite, Frank Gill, and Clayton Garrett as drovers for the entire trip, the sheep—perhaps the highest number of sheep exported at one time in U.S. history—left Madras by train and were loaded on a ship in New York harbor. They eventually reached Russia, where most of them were eaten by Russian peasants within a year.
The Depression and a severe drought handicapped the later years of Sanderson's tenure, and in 1937 he sold the ranch to Fred Wickman, a Hawaiian stockbroker who had learned about the ranch from Bill Boeing, the Seattle aviation pioneer. Wickman sold off the sheep and decided to raise cattle and plant dryland wheat. During World War II, he expanded an existing irrigation system by constructing the Little Willow Creek Reservoir, which impounded creek water and run-off to irrigate alfalfa fields in Hay Creek Basin. After Wickman sold the ranch (for the second time in two years) in 1956, it entered into a period of rapid turnover of mostly unsuccessful owners and substantial decline.
A bright interval in those hard times was the occupancy of the ranch by an energetic young Portland couple, Macy and Pat Wall, who introduced polo to the ranch and memorably took the Hay Creek Polo Team to matches around the Northwest. After the Walls sold the ranch in the early 1970s, the revolving-door ownership continued, until it was purchased in the 1990s by Gordon Clark, a California manufacturer of surfboard components.
When Clark took over the ranch, he consulted with neighboring ranchers and implemented both historical ranching practices and new approaches. He brought Hay Creek Ranch into productivity for the first time in decades. Among his innovations were a systematic resurvey of property lines and rebuilding of fences, the reintroduction of Rambouillet sheep, the employment of expert Peruvian drovers, the conversion of alfalfa into "tube" silage, and the installation of automatic hydraulics in the irrigation system.
A number of central and eastern Oregon's biggest ranches have failed over the last several decades, notably the Muddy Ranch; others are struggling. But under its current owner, Hay Creek Ranch looks like a good bet to carry on.
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Further Reading
Hay Creek Archival collection. Jefferson County Historical Society Archives, Madras, Ore.
Jefferson County Reminiscences, by many hands. Portland, Ore.: Binford and Mort, 1957.
Lent, Steve. Central Oregon Place Names, Vol. II, Jefferson County. Bend, Ore.: Maverick Publications, 2008.
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text: Rome is the most beloved city in Italy, if not the world. Rich in culture, art, and charm, the Eternal City is also home to some of the most delicious and accessible cooking in all of Italy. Influenced by both the earthy peasant fare of the surrounding hillsides and the fish from the nearby Mediterranean, Roman food makes the most of local ingredients and simple, age-old techniques. Yet while Italian cookbooks abound, no American book has focused on Romes unique and varied fare. In this beautifully illustrated cookbook, author David Downie and photographer Alison Harris offer a comprehensive collection of more than 125 Roman recipes, exploring the lively, uncomplicated food traditionally served in Roman homes and trattorie. From well-known dishes like Spaghetti Carbonara, to popular snack food like Pizza Bianca, to distinctive specialties like Roast Suckling Lamb, each recipe in Cooking the Roman Way is simple, authentic, and easy to make at home. With four-color photographs of landmarks, markets and food, stories about and profiles of food vendors, entertaining anecdotes, and a food lovers guide to the streets of the city, this book paints a vivid picture of Rome and the food that has sustained it for millennia.


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Cancer treatment may vary depending upon the type of cancer, the stage of cancer, and the goal of treatment. Often, one or more treatment modalities may be used in order to provide the most complete treatment for the patient. Increasingly, it is common to use several treatment modalities concurrently (together) or in sequence. This is referred to as multi-modality treatment of the cancer and the modalities may include surgery, chemotherapy, biological therapy, and/or radiation therapy. For the majority of newly diagnosed cancer patients, the optimal treatment may be a multi-modality approach composed of standard therapies that have been established through extensive medical research. For other patients, the most appropriate therapy may still be under investigation and may be available only through a clinical trial.
Radiation therapy works by damaging the DNA in the cancer cell, thereby disabling the cancer cells from reproducing and growing. The cancer cells then die and the cancer shrinks. The objective of radiation therapy is to kill enough cancer cells to maximize the probability of cure and minimize the side effects. Under some circumstances, radiation therapy may also be used as palliation, or palliative care, which is aimed at reducing symptoms but not curing the underlying disease.
Radiation is usually administered in the form of high-energy beams that deposit the radiation dose in the body where cancer cells are located. Radiation therapy, unlike chemotherapy, is considered a local treatment. This means that cancer cells are only killed at the location in the body where the radiation is delivered, called the radiation field. If cancer exists outside the radiation field, those cancer cells are not destroyed by the radiation.
The following is a general overview of radiation therapy, covering:
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- Frequently Asked Questions
This information is intended to help educate patients about their treatment options and to facilitate a mutual or shared decision-making process with their treating cancer physician.
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The US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) released an advisory about a new-found, serious vulnerability in WPA2, the security standard that is thought to protect all modern Wi-Fi networks.
An acronym for Wi-Fi Protected Access II, WPA2, is the security protocol used by most wireless environments. Security researcher Mathy Vanhoef has discovered and published a critical flaw in this protocol that will allow anyone to manipulate this security process and steal data being transmitted between your wireless device, like your laptop/smartphone/IoT device, on your network. Data could be everything from passwords to chat messages and photos.
The attack, called KRACK, which is short for Key Reinstallation Attack, affects all modern Wi-Fi networks that are supposed to be protected. The researcher says that "Depending on the network configuration, it is also possible to inject and manipulate data. For example, an attacker might be able to inject ransomware or other malware into websites. The weaknesses are in the Wi-Fi standard itself, and not in individual products or implementations. Therefore, any correct implementation of WPA2 is likely affected. To prevent the attack, users must update affected products as soon as security updates become available."
This means that this issue possibly impacts a wide range of devices running Android, Linux, iOS, MacOS and Windows. But the good thing about it is that there are some potentially positive news in this. First, an attacker would have to be within range of the wireless network to be between your device and your wireless access point. Secondly, most sensitive communications that could be susceptible to an attack like checking your email or logging into your bank should most like already be encrypted with end-to-end encryption, which is another layer of encryption over the WPA2 protocol.
According to reports, the researcher notified US-CERT and other authorities about this vulnerability and the information was kept secret for weeks, to allow vendors to start patching their systems. US-CERT has published a list of affected vendors and any mitigation strategy available from here. But as of this writing, many of the vendors are designated as "unknown" about their vulnerability status.
The biggest exposure I think are to those organizations that do not properly separate their wireless network from their protected wired networks. Until some easy to use tools are made readily available, most regular users might be protected from this.
A word of warning though: Just because the US-CERT site shows that there might be an update available for your wireless access point or other devices, please read through the documentation on how to update it properly, as a wrongly applied update could render your device unusable.
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Hello June! This month has been super exciting for me so far, from vacations, to attending BBQ's and completing my third novel, I must say that I'm having a great time! However, that's not all that I'm blushing over! Can you believe that it's been ONE YEAR since I officially launched Monique Elise?! Happy Birthday to moniqueelise.com! Looking back on when I first began, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. All I knew is that I wanted to write, share my thoughts and connect with my readers. When I first launched my site, I hit the ground running! I wanted to blog about everything – beauty, travel, lifestyle. But after a couple of months I hit a brick wall, I went from blogging every week to every two weeks and then not at all. I was stumped, unmotivated and second guessing myself. Blogging stopped being fun and started feeling like work. I mean from having content, pictures, building a following, writing books, marketing, it can become so exhausting if you let it! And unfortunately – I did.
I also fell victim to comparing myself and trying to replicate others.Trying to find your own special lane in such a large world of bloggers is TOUGH and intimidating! There are so many of us and it can be quite competitive. Luckily I had my AH HA moment and finally snapped out of it. I realized why I was feeling so stressed and upset. It's because I wasn't being true to myself. Yes I love beauty, fashion, etc. but that's not all that I'm about. My favorite thing to do is give advice and help others, enjoy girl's talk and meaningful conversations! I was comparing myself to others that knew exactly what their blogging voice was. It took me a while to find mine, but I did! I can truly say that I've grown as a person, blogger, author, and BRAND. I'm so excited for the next chapter in this book and I'm looking to get BIGGER AND BETTER!
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So here's to one year down and hopefully many more to go. Thank you all that have been on this journey with me. I'm committed to only growing from here. I wouldn't trade the lessons I've learned for anything! So for anyone that's thinking about trying something new, GO FOR IT but remember to stay true to who you are! You never know – it just might work! Just give it a little time, patience, and hard work.


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Longtime ago, developing websites was left for the geeky few. Those who knew how to write HTML and CSS codes with ease. Though they still continue to do that job with more grace, today, everyone and anyone can have their websites up and running within no time; thanks to Content Management Systems (CMS) such a WordPress, Drupal, Joomla and the rest.
Though CMS's have made it easier to develop sites, few, especially those who are new to website development have not been able to use this opportunity fully. The following series of posts, are meant to guide you on how to adapt WordPress platform, install it on your machine, how to write posts, articles, how to install themes and plugins and lastly how to host, and configure live web server to make your site available to the rest of the world.
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Before you can make use WordPress, you need to set up your local machine. To do this, you have to get localhost server and download the latest release of WordPress from their official website. Here is how you go about the whole process:
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There are many WordPress that one can use to host their website locally. But in this tutorial, we will be making use of Xampp from Apache as our local web server. This, will be one that will be used to host the WordPress site to be created and make it possible to edit, add and delete content. It is important to note that if the website you create cannot run on a localserver, chances are that it will not run on a live host. These are the steps towards downloading and installing xampp:
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2. Download and save the file to your hard drive.
3. Run the installer while accepting the default settings.
4. Click accept when you are asked if you want to start XAMPP control panel.
5. Click on all the service icons and wait for them to install the services.
After successful installation, click on the start buttons of Apache and MySQL to start those services. The Apache, will serve as the server 7. To see if the installation was successfully, start your web-browser and on the url bar type "localhost" (without the quotes). It should bring you a XAMPP screen to indicate a successful installation.
b) How to Set-up Your WordPress Database
After successfully installing a web server, the next step is setting up your database. A database is important since it is the one that will store the passwords you create and other content necessary for your site. Here is how to go about setting up the database:
1. Type "localhost" on your browser and select the language to use.
2. On the "Tools" section, click on phpMyAdmin, then click on "Databases". On the box "Create database", type your preferred database name. In this case type"[email protected]" and then click on create.This will create a database with that name
c) How to Download and Prepare Your WordPress Download for Installation
1. Go to the WordPress official site.
2. Click on the download link given. There are two file formats available for download; .zip and .tar.gz, choose the .zip file format
3. After clicking on the selection, save the file to a location where you will easily locate. Wait for for the download to complete.
4. Open the file location where you have downloaded the file and uncompress it using any of the file compression tools. Once you have uncompressed, double click on that folder. Inside you will find a folder named WordPress, rename it to techwalls101.
That is all for now. In the next tutorial (PART 2), we will be covering on how to install WordPress and make it usable.


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"Did you hear this one, Richard?" Kevin asks me at the end of today's lighthouse tour. "The other day on the whale watch this guy come to the galley and asks Todd for two bottles of water. He's maybe 50, bearded, he looks like… well, basically the guy's a hick. So Todd get out two waters, puts them on the counter, and suddenly the guy snarls at him, 'American water not good enough for you people?'
" 'What?' Todd says; he can't figure out what's going on. Then he looks at the water sitting on the counter. Two bottles of Poland Spring. 'Why don't you people buy American, instead of this Polish crap?' the hick wants to know, at which point Todd realizes he really doesn't want to get into a discussion with him…."


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Help bring health back to our urban streams by joining Pam or Gabi on a Love Your Streams Day!
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While visiting Manti City & the Sanpete Valley, there are many activities and places of interest to be enjoyed by the entire family. The Sanpete area offers some of Utah's best opportunities for outdoor recreation such as fishing, hunting, camping and ATV riding. Visit Sanpete county's tourism web site at Sanpete.com
To find interesting things to do before the Pageant, the Historic Manti City Hall, 191 North Main St. is open 3-8 pm Friday & Saturday, 9-5 pm Monday through Thursday. The building is also the Tourist Information Center to answer your questions about the Pageant, where to eat or stay and places to go for fun and sightseeing. Call 435-835-2401 for more information.
Famous Sanpete BBQ Turkey Dinners
While visiting Sanpete make sure you make time for the Famous Sanpete BBQ Turkey Dinner. Manti City serves this mouth water dinner at the National Guard Armory, 95 West Union Street, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm each night of the performance. Cost is $8.50 a plate for adults, and $5.50 for children (all credit and debit cards accepted).
The Manti Stake Young Men and Young Women serve breakfast on Friday & Saturday mornings. Breakfast is served from 7:00am to 10:00am at the Manti City Park. Visitors can enjoy pancakes, scrambled eggs, and ham served with your choice of juice or milk for just $5.00 per plate or $3.00 for those 8 and under.
Food Court
A food court with a variety of vendors is located 1/2 block south of the Manti Temple grounds on 100 East.
Pioneer Heritage Gardens and Reflection Pool • Manti
The Pioneer Heritage Gardens have, without question, the best view of the Manti Temple for your group. Have a devotional in the amphitheater, run a knowledge hunt game or ponder while enjoying the reflection pool. Located just West of the Temple off Highway 89 at 750 North 100 East.
Visit www.facebook.com/pioneerheritagegardens or call Shannon at 801.898.9933 for more info.
Manti Aquatic Center • 50 West 500 North, Manti
The Manti Aquatic Center is open from 12:00pm to 6:00pm Monday thru Saturday (closed Sundays). Call Manti City for details on renting the pool for your youth activity at (435)-835-2401 or visit http://manticity.com/swimming-pool.html for more information.
Family Search
Family Search will be located on the lawn area three hours prior to the start of each pageant performance. Learn to search your family roots, become familiar with Familysearch.org and learn from the youth how to learn about your ancestors.
Address is 86 East 500 North, Manti, Utah.
Phone 435-835-8888 E-mail: email@example.com
Snow College Activity Center • 350 East Center Street, Ephraim
The "AC" has a variety of activities for the entire family. They offer an indoor swimming pool, racquetball courts, indoor tennis and volleyball courts, basketball, weight lifting and exercise room, indoor soccer, a climbing wall, and more.
Hours are Monday through Friday from 5:30 am to 10:00 pm and on Saturdays 12:00pm to 8:00pm. For more information please call (435) 283-7039 and for group reservations (435) 283-7040.
Skyline Drive • Fairview
The Skyline Drive winds for over 100 miles along the very top of the Wasatch Plateau. At elevations ranging from about 9,000 to 11,000 feet above sea level, it is one of the highest roads in America.
Palisade State Park • Sterling
Palisade State Park offers a picturesque small lake, 18-hole golf course, camping and other facilities. The park is located one mile up the canyon from Sterling, which is about five miles south of Manti.
For more details call (435) 283-4653 or visit https://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/palisade/.
Skyline Mountain Resort Golf Course • Fairview
18 hole private golf course, open to the public with reservations.
Call (435) 427-9590 or visit SkylineMountainResort.com.
Maple Canyon • Fountain Green
Maple Canyon is a popular area to camp, hike and rock-climb. It is located in the Manti-La Sal National Forest west of Fountain Green. A developed campground in the canyon provides restrooms and drinking water.
Historic Walking Tour • Manti
There are more stone and brick buildings extant in Sanpete County, built by Pioneers, than any other place in the state. An example is the Pioneer Dugout in Manti. Some pioneer settlers lived in the dugout by Temple Hill during a bitter cold winter. When the spring weather emerged, they found themselves in a dugout full of rattlesnakes! The replica pioneer dugout is open for tours from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm everyday during the Mormon Miracle Pageant. A volunteer will be on hand to give an oral history of the dugout's use by early pioneers.
A walking or driving map is available at the Travel Information Center at the Historic Manti City Hall, 191 North Main St. Hours are 3-8 pm Friday & Saturday, and 9-5 pm Monday through Thursday, or see the walking tour here. Call 435-835-2401 for more information.
Historic Spring City
The entire town of Spring City is a National Register Historic District, making this an area you don't want to miss. Spring City, originally known as Canal Creek, was settled by James Allred from Manti in 1853. It is also the final resting place of Orson Hyde, an early apostle and prominent figure in LDS Church history.
Daughters of the Utah Pioneer Museum • 100 West, 300 North, Manti
The John Patten DUP Museum—this home is furnished as it would have been in the late 1800s. Docents have interesting stories to help visitors experience life in those years. Also, visit the original school house complete with desks and a teacher!
Hours are daily from 11 am to 7 pm or by appointment (435-340-0024).
Granary Art Center • 86 N. Main, Ephraim
Formerly known as the Central Utah Arts Center, Granary Art Center is a contemporary art space dedicated to exhibitions and education. It serves as an anchor for artistic activity and community.
Open Wednesday thru Saturday from 11:00am to 5:00pm.
Fairview Museum • 85 North 100 East, Fairview
The Fairview Museum of History and Art contains historical collections and the works of world renown sculptor Dr. Avard T. Fairbanks. The more contemporary Horizon building houses regional art, historical displays, and the Clark Bronson bronze collection. There are 188 pieces of sculpture donated to the museum by Dr. Fairbanks. The "Love and Devotion" sculpture, located in the Heritage building, is dedicated to Peter and Celestia Peterson who were married for 82 years and lived in Fairview all of their lives. This statue honors their remarkable story of family.
Museum hours are from 11:00am to 5:00pm, Tuesday through Saturday. Visit http://fairviewmuseum.org/ for more information.


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Squat: 240x5x3
Bench: 225x3x7
Chins: 67 reps
Low back is a little stiff but nothing to worry about.
Squat: 240x5x3
Bench: 225x3x7
Chins: 67 reps
Low back is a little stiff but nothing to worry about.
Press: 157.5x2x3, 132.5x6
Bench: 185x3x4 - Paused
Deadlift: [315, 355] x1
Had only planned on 305x1 today but back was feeling good so decided to go a little heavier. It felt great during. Having a little stiffness now but minimal. Still dropping the hips a tad too much. Feeling good overall though
Squat(3-1-0-ish): 195x3x3
Bench: 205x3x5
Chin: BWx5, +25x2, +45x2, +65x2x2
First time messing around with tempo squats. Will experiment with other cadences in the future
Squat: 245x5x3
Bench: 227.5x3x7
Chins: 69 reps
Chins are taking too long and are getting boring so will be substituting the PC back in the program. likely super setted with pullups. Not sure whether to put it Monday or Friday. Will decide next week. Squats felt ok and looked pretty good I think
Press: [160, 165, 167.5] x1
CGBP: 185x3x4
Deadlift: [135, 185, 225, 275, 295] x5
Deadlifts finally feel good!
Squat: 235x4x3
Bench: 220x3x6
Pullups: 6,6,7
You know the scene in The Perfect Storm right before they are all about to die when George Clooney says, "she's not gonna let us out." That's kind of how I feel about my back. My body is just not going to let me resume things the way they used to be. At least not yet. The back was basically fine today but it was painful from Friday afternoon after the Power Cleans until Sunday evening. And today was more stiff that usual. Maybe my body is just no longer meant to jump with a barbell? We'll see. I can't believe 105x3 bothered it. Will probably try them again when I feel 100% pain free and if it goes bad then that's it for them I guess. I know they are not a super necessary part of my programming at the ripe old age of 40 but I'm still too young to have them be hurting. And I have to be able to coach them so not being able to do them is just annoying. Ok rant over.
Press: 150x3x2, 135x5
Bench: 190x3x4 - paused
Deadlift: 355x3
Don't particularly love the way the squeeze looks on these deadlifts. Will film from the direct side next time to get a better look
Tempo Squat(3-1-0): 205x3x3
Bench: 207.5x3x5
LTE: 40x6, 60x6x2
BB Curl: 65x6, 85x6x2
Back stiff again today. Otherwise ok


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With The Pro Film 3D's Surface Profiler, we engineered to give you high value features in a standard configuration which are 'upgrades' on other premium systems. Some of these standard features — such as the resolution of the image sensor — aren't available elsewhere on production systems.
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Optical profiling means nothing touches your surface when making surface measurements other than light. Yet, three dimensional profiles from The Pro Film 3D are known for their accuracy: height variations are plotted with sub-nanometer sensitivity.
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Processing - structure - property interrelationships of ferroelectric thin films with emphasis on formation kinetics
Kwok, Chi Kong
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Lead zirconate titanate (PZT) is a ferroelectric material which has many interesting properties. Recently, PZT thin films have been considered as one of the most promising materials for the application of nonvolatile electronic memories. In this study, a sol-gel process for PZT film preparation was adopted and greatly modified. PZT films with very desirable electrical properties have been successfully prepared by this modified sol-gel process. One of the problems of incorporating PZT films into the DRAM devices is the need of high post-deposition annealing temperatures which complicates their integration into the existing semiconductor manufacturing process. In this work, formation kinetics of PZT films were studied and the nucleation was found to be the rate-limiting step in the formation of the perovskite phase. Based on this finding, a seeding process was invented to encourage the nucleation of the perovskite phase. As a result of this seeding process, the transformation temperature has been lowered by as much as 100°C. The seeded PZT films also have good ferroelectric properties. The ferroelectric domain structures, and the metastable pyrochlore phase including its transformation to the perovskite phase have been investigated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The domain structures of the PZT films had the {lID} <110> orientation and most of them were 90° domains. The TEM study of the pyrochlore to perovskite transformation provides valuable insight on the formation of the perovskite phase. Among all the processing steps, the drying process of the sol-gel films created the highest growth stress. In addition, the thin film stress study was also used to determine the transformation stress and Curie temperature. The effects of composition, thermal processing conditions, and film thickness on electrical properties have been studied. Some of the notable results are as follow: (1) PZT films with a Zr/Ti ratio of 53/47, the morphotropic boundary (MPB) composition, have the highest remanent polarization and the lowest coercive field. (2) The optimum annealing temperatures for most of the PZT compositions are found to be about 50°C higher than the completion temperature of the perovskite formation (Tcper) of the same composition. (3) PZT films with film thicknesses greater than or equal to 170 nm have electrical properties very close to those of the thicker films and are not susceptible to dielectric breakdown at an applied voltage of 5 V.
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Welcome to Magnets 4 U
Technical + General Distribution (Pty) Ltd was first established on the 13th of April 1979 which happened to be a good Friday. The company started as manufacturers/commission agents specialising in and promoting of sales of Overseas technical products and materials. In 1997 the company started importing items on their own account and distributing to South African customers, this includes magnets and magnetic materials.
In 2002 the company purchased its own offices and warehouse in Randburg. The company continues to import on its own account and mainly distributes permanent magnets and magnetic material and certain other technical items which they import mainly for manufacturers and suppliers who we have personally visited and who are accredited with ISO9001 or equivalent quality certification.
In 2012 Mr Bob Stacey joined the company as a 50% shareholder and Director and brought with him a wealth of experience and knowledge particularly in hand tools and measuring equipment. Shortly after this the company also expanded its sales into industrial springs and clips using local manufacturers who are accredited with ISO9001 certification.
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Logitech Anywhere MX Mouse
A favorite mouse that lefties can enjoy, too
Okay, okay, I know. A mouse is a mouse is a mouse, right? It's true — once it points and clicks, anything else is luxury. Which is where the Logitech Anywhere Mouse MX comes in.
I've been using the Logitech Anywhere Mouse MX now for about two years and I couldn't be happier. The Anywhere MX is designed to work on almost any surface, making it prime for use with laptops, though I use one as my primary desktop mouse as well. It has a good, solid weight and an extremely responsive wheel that spins with what I can only describe as a perfect momentum. In one mode, its movement is unfettered and it spins smoothly, undamped, with a single stroke — useful for flying through large documents and lists. By pressing the wheel in, you can switch to a stepped motion for more precise scrolling.
As a left hander, I have had difficulty with contoured mice. The MX is mostly symmetric, but includes two buttons presumably designed to be operated with the thumb of the right hand. I find that side of my left ring finger works just as well. The included software allows you to easily remap any of the buttons, which I use for fast switching music and windows. It conforms to the excellent Logitech Unifying standard, meaning that only one tiny USB receiver is needed to connect up to six mice or keyboards.
This is a mouse anyone can pick up and feel immediately comfortable using. I have large hands and haven't felt any of the cramping I've previously experienced with other wireless mice, which often tend to be on the small side. It takes two AA batteries, and power on/off is controlled by a well-machined sliding switch that covers the laser lens in the off position.
My biggest complaint is that it makes using other mice frustrating.03/5/14
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Sometimes I have the coolest dreams. I don't remember them as vividly as I used to when I was younger but here is an example of my very active nights!
I was looking at the house from the outside. Looked a little like that oddly shaped house in the Amityville Horror. My sons were both with me looking for a house to move into. We decided to go inside to look around. It was quite dark and had many closed doors along the sides of the endless, narrow hallway. I knew I watched too many episodes of Dark Shadows growing up. I began opening the doors and looking inside. They were empty. My kids had gone further down the hall so I was alone. I opened another door and saw a really awesome statue that looked like one of those religious saints. It was quite large. I started to walk over to get a better look and the statue began moving, slowly at first. You know that feeling that you swear something is happening but you must be imagining it, then you realize it's really happening?
I started to back up and saw the figure begin to awaken as if it was actually alive. I turned to run out the door and the hall had turned into an amusement park. I was screaming for my kids, but they were nowhere in sight. I started running past buildings and went inside one of them. It was really huge like a warehouse and very dark inside. There were others milling about, but really too dark to see who anyone was. There were open doors along the very wide hall. It sort of felt like a mall in a blackout. I was in mall during a bad storm once many years ago they lost power due to a twister. This reminded of it. All of a sudden I saw my dog that had passed the year before but it was like he was still here with me. I was holding his body close to mine and said "We're going to have to do this boy, it's going to be OK," or something like that, took his leash and started walking with him in the lead. I could feel the strong cold wind blowing on us, pushing us back like a horrible storm had just cropped up.
Then I awoke.
The window was left open and there was a cool breeze blowing in from outside. I think the dream was just basically there's a lot of difficulty and uncertainty in life, but that you have to continue and everything will be alright or as it should be.


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Israeli forces shot dead a suspected Palestinian knife attacker Saturday as funerals were to be held in the restive West Bank city of Hebron for others killed in the latest wave of violence.
The surge of unrest since early October has triggered fears of a third Palestinian intifada, or uprising, against Israeli occupation by a generation gripped by despair and anger over stalled peace efforts.
The Palestinian was shot and killed at a checkpoint between the West Bank and Israel when he tried to stab a border guard, police said.
Nine Israelis, 66 Palestinians and an Arab Israeli have been killed since wave of attacks and violent clashes broke out a month ago in Jerusalem.
The violence has spread to the West Bank, with daily attacks on Israeli soldiers and protests, and also to the Gaza Strip where demonstrators have clashed with Israeli forces along the borders of the blockaded coastal enclave.
Saturday's foiled knife attack comes as Palestinians were to hold in Hebron a mass funeral for five teenagers, including two girls, killed in unrest with Israeli forces, after Israel released their bodies for burial.
Israel says the five stabbed or had attempted to stab soldiers.
Another Palestinian is to be buried separately in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem while another young Palestinian was buried late Friday in Jenin.
Many of the attackers who have targeted Israeli forces come from Hebron, a stronghold of the Islamist movement Hamas and a powder keg in the decades-old Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
In recent days the city has been rocked by protests over Israel's policy of withholding the bodies of attackers as part of measures to dissuade attacks on Jews.
Hebron -- home to a shrine known to Jews as Cave of the Patriarchs and to Muslims as the Ibrahimi Mosque -- is a city of 200,000 Palestinians, has long been the commercial heart of the West Bank.
But the presence of 500 Israeli settlers near the city centre, protected by barbed wire, watchtowers and a buffer zone patrolled by the army, has helped make it a hotbed for unrest.
On Friday, dozens of protesters outside the shrine condemned restrictions on access imposed by Israel, which has split it into a mosque and a synagogue.
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The Maariv newspaper reported that more army checkpoints were being set up in Hebron at the entrances and exits to Jewish areas, where Palestinians aged 15 to 25 will not be allowed to pass.
And Israeli Internal Security Minister Gilad Erdan has said the government wants to prevent families making funerals a "show of support for terrorism and incitation to murder".
Simmering tensions boiled over in September over the status of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem, a site holy to both Muslims and Jews, before spiralling into a series of violent attacks from October 1.
Palestinians accuse Israel of seeking to change the rules governing the site, although Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted he will not alter a status quo that forbids Jews from praying there.
On Friday the Palestinians also urged the International Criminal Court to accelerate its probe into accusations of "Israeli war crimes", handing over a new 52-page dossier alleging summary killings and collective punishment.
A delegation led by president Mahmud Abbas asked prosecutor Fatou Bensouda "to expedite" a preliminary inquiry into alleged crimes over the past 40 days, foreign minister Riad al-Malki said.
"It is extremely important to expedite the process... because if Israel feels impunity, what will deter Israel from multiplying the victims?" Malki asked.
Also on Saturday, former US president Bill Clinton was to address a rally in Tel Aviv in memory of Yitzhak Rabin, the Israeli premier assassinated 20 years ago by a rightwing Jewish extremist.
The Nobel Peace prize laureate who had signed the 1993 Oslo accords aimed at resolving the decades long Palestinian-Israeli conflict was shot dead in Tel Aviv at a peace rally.


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North Korea's ICBM Test Is Part Of A Larger Strategy
On Tuesday, North Korea successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that U.S. officials believe could travel some 4,000 miles — essentially putting Alaska at risk of attack. If one assumes that the country can or soon will be able to fit a nuclear warhead onto one of these missiles, you can understand why this update is concerning not just for allies in the region but for the Western world, too. Which might leave you wondering: What does North Korea want, exactly?
Unfortunately, evidence would point to the North Korean dictator, Kim Jong-un, being altogether unpredictable and unwieldy, like when he had his half-brother assassinated in a Malaysian airport earlier this year. But according to experts, this ICBM test actually does fit with a strategy the North has followed for years.
B.R. Myers, who works at Dongseo University in Busan, South Korea, studying the North's propaganda and ideology explained his views to Slate in February after one of the earlier, failed missile tests. He says that the North's ultimate goal is a peace treaty with the South and United States that results in a unified Korea and a withdrawal of U.S. weapons and troops from the region.
The reason, then, for the big push on nuclear weapons — and missiles capable of delivering them — is to strengthen its negotiating hand with the other two parties at the table, the South and the United States. That would seem to be the long game.
In the meantime, though, this missile bravado strengthens Kim's position with three important groups. One: His own people. Consider the huge parades that foreshadowed this missile test. That was not just to influence foreign governments but also his own people and any potential reform-minded people in the country who might try to overthrow power from within.
China is also an important ally of North Korea and keeping them supportive will be vital to any North Korean success. It's the country's largest trading partner and a big supplier of fuel. But it also has tried to meddle in the country's politics before. Back in 1956, China tried to maneuver to oust Kim's grandfather. With nuclear weapons, Kim probably thinks he can avoid that.
The third group that is important in the short term is South Korea. Kim thinks that with the increased military might he can push for the South to increase its aid to the North, Isaac Stone Fish, senior fellow at the Asia Society's Center on U.S-China Relations, argues in The Guardian. This could be direct aid, as the North has asked for in the past or through the reopening of Kaesong industrial zone, an area of factories that is joint run. Wages paid to North Korean workers largely go to support weapons programs and the government elite.
Finally, another potential motivator for Kim: Staying in power. The United States, being the strongest country in the world, does have some say on the matter — whether it should or not. And if you look at what the United States has done to other dictators in recent decades (Saddam Hussein and Muammar Gaddafi for example as Foreign Policy points out), Kim probably wants to bulk up his defenses.
So this news might simply be Kim looking out for his own hide, bolstering his position with his people, China, and South Korea, and finally working towards a unified Korea under his role. That means you have to take these ICBM tests rather seriously.


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A lady doesn't drop her panties just because a man tells her she's pretty. That requires a delicate blend of empty promises and false hope. #canifuckyou
When I take conference calls, I use two headsets. One to listen to the call and the other for my music. I hope they can't hear my music.
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Title: Full Disclosure
Author: Dee Henderson
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
Release Date: October 2, 2012
Paul Falcon is the top murder cop for the FBI in the Midwest. If the victim had federal clearance or badge, chances are Paul was going to be heading the investigation. His latest investigation begins at his family's restaurant and he knows it will be causing him headaches for a while.
Ann Silver is a busy woman. She is the Midwest Homicide Investigator, who gets called into help law enforcement agencies on their toughest cases, she's an author who has written several popular books and she has the ear of the former vice-president.
When Ann stops by Paul's office to drop off an old case that she thinks might connect to Paul's current one, their worlds collide. Working together, they begin to uncover more than either of them could have imagined. Hired assassins political overtones are just the tip of the iceberg.
During their time together, they both begin to feel something. Something that neither of them was looking for or anticipating. They share religious views and hold their faith sacred, which leads to many interesting discussions while they are working on tracking down the unknown killer.
Regardless of what information they have, it seems that the killer is always one step ahead of them. The further down the rabbit hole they go on the case, the more entangled they become. Paul realizes that what you see with Ann barely scratches the surface of who she really is, and wonders what secrets she is hiding from the world.
At the end, they prevail and we have a happy ever after ending.
My Personal Opinions
I liked the characters of Ann and Paul. My dilemma with them is that that were Mary Poppins like- perfect in every way. And between them, they apparently know everybody from the former VP to Navy SEALS to top analysts and everything in between.
I think Dee Henderson does a fairly good job of creating substantial characters. It may be that with this book being the first in the series, she needed a pair who were connected to, and have their fingers in, everything. They just seemed too perfect for my taste, but they were well developed.
During the story, they are faced with the two connected crimes that the begin with, as well as several past crimes that come out throughout the story as they are digging up the data on the mysterious killer. This is where Ann and Paul knowing everybody comes in very handy. Need to talk to someone with connections into the White House? No problem, Ann has him on speed dial.
I have to admit, I liked Ann quite a bit. Maybe because she is a pilot like me, so I felt some connection. The reality is, I'd like to be like Ann when I grow up. She has a successful career, is a pilot and is a major author who knows everybody. Not too likely for a mid-list author like me who has anxiety issues in crowds.
In most books, I find that I can look at one or both of the major characters, and after a little thinking, I can come up with someone that I know personally who is very similar to the character. With Ann and Paul, I couldn't do that. In both cases, it ended up being a combination of several people to come up with all the traits that were listed. I'm not saying that somewhere in the world this person doesn't exist, it is just that I've never met them, which makes it harder for me to connect with the characters.
The reveal at the end of the book were a little shocking to me. I found I had mixed emotions about who the killer turned out to be. Unlike other suspense books, I wasn't able to figure out who the killer was before hand. Part of that was the evidence that was needed to secure the identity was withheld until the end. The other part was that while the point of view of the book changes from Ann to Paul, it doesn't go to the killer. As such, we never get to see what the killer is thinking.
Overall, Full Disclosure is a great read. It wasn't as fast as some of the other books that I've read, but it was thoroughly enjoyable. If you are looking for a good Christian romantic suspense, this one is highly recommended.
Title: Fatal Judgment
Author: Irene Hannon
Publisher: Revell
Release Date: January 1, 2011
Jake Taylor is a U.S. Marshall who has been around the block a few times. After returning home from a tour in Iraq as part of the Marshall's Special Operations Group, he's trying to re-acclimate himself to St. Louis. The last thing he wanted, or expected, was to get the call to be on the protection detail for Federal Judge Liz Michaels—his best friend's widow.
Liz Michaels is barely holing on. She lost her husband a few years previously and now she's sitting in the hospital after her sister was shot in Liz's home. She recognizes Jake, and knows that there were things her husband had told her about Jake.
Both put on a good face and prepare to do what is necessary to get through this ordeal and face the facts that it was quite possible that Stephanie wasn't the actual target.
While Jake doesn't want to admit it, he begins to feel a pull toward Liz. She's not the person his friend had painted her to be. Liz is determined to take steps and get her life back under control. She's going through all of her old case files trying to see if there is a connection there that needs to be followed. She may put her trust in God, but she keeps looking at Jake and wondering about him.
They work through their awkwardness and begin to talk. Neither will make the move while there is still a possible threat to Liz. But they both feel the tension. It is that tension and passion that drives Jake on to solve this case, so he and Liz can begin to explore their feelings for each other.
My Personal Opinions
A quick disclaimer about this book; Irene Hannon is among my favorite authors. I'll try not to be too biased!
I liked the characters of Jake and Liz. Both of them begin the story with baggage, each having lost a spouse in an accident. They both struggle to overcome that hurdle and learn to trust again. Liz has turned to God to see her through, while Jake kind of let his faith go. At least until he became interested in Liz and they began talking about Doug (Liz's late husband and Jake's friend). Both characters were complicated enough that they were realistic, and it didn't take much imagination to see them.
As the story progresses, we find Liz is caught in the middle of a bad situation. Somebody mistook her sister for her, and shot her. So now she's dealing with the loss of her sister and the knowledge that somebody is trying to kill her. She's been placed in protective custody, which limits what she can do and where she can go and she begins to go stir-crazy.
Jake is working through forgiving himself for his late-wife's death. It was an accident, but he holds himself responsible for it, and it has caused him too much grief. It is his focusing on this blame that has driven him to question his faith. Through his talks with Liz, Jake begins to open up and starts to pray and let his faith grow.
The one draw back I find with this book (and to be honest, most of Irene Hannon's books) is that they are all fairly similar. If you've ever read any of her other romantic suspense, you can pretty much figure what's going to happen along the way—at least in general terms. The circumstances change, but she has found a winning recipe and is sticking with it.
I really enjoyed this book. It is the first in the Guardians of Justice series, which focuses on the Taylor clan (Jake, Allison, and Cole). While the books are all similar, there is enough variation with the characters and how their unique talents play out that keeps the story interesting. Miss Hannon does not do a lot of scripture quoting in the books, but the faith of the characters is a recurring theme as is their growth. I would definitely recommend this book (and series) to anyone who doesn't require sex and profanity in their fiction.
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Facial skin care does not have to be expensive, a lot of cheap and easy ways that we can do to get the skin white and smooth without chemicals. Skin care cheaper is not without benefits. Conversely, sometimes expensive cosmetics that actually only add new problems on our skin.
One method of beauty treatments with simple ingredients but gives impressive results is to use corn as an ingredient to make a mask for facial skin. Facts have proved that the vitamins contained in the corn is an essential nutrient that is needed skin.
Vitamin C found in corn flour will help build connective tissue and prevents scarring of the skin. Know that one cup of corn provides 16% of our daily vitamin C requirement. In addition, vitamin A contained in corn is an essential nutrient that is needed by the skin to maintain moisture and maintain skin elasticity and prevent premature aging.
Contained phytic acid in corn is also a good source of antioxidants. Antioxidants serve as a conduit of skin protection from free radicals. Despite all this corn is often considered a traditional food but the corn is a source of calcium, potassium and phosphorus that can improve our overall health.
By looking at the content of the corn is not surprising anymore if corn widely used in natural skin care or cosmetic product as an ingredient. Benefits of corn in skin care is to whiten and remove the black stain. The result will be very effective if used regularly. In addition, the corn also can be used as an exfoliant (exfoliants) is excellent for skin smoothing.
Benefits other corn is that it can absorb excess oils on the skin without causing skin to become dry so the skin still look bright and radiant. In addition, the corn also act as an excellent microdermabrasi in stimulating the growth of new epidermal cells.
Corn Mask - Cheap and Convenient Options For Leather
If you want to do skin care with natural way and the cost is quite low, try using corn as an exfoliant mask (skin peeling off) you weekly as follows:
1. For daily needs: Use ½ cup of corn that has been mashed, aloe vera gel (Aloe vera) 2 tablespoons, 2 drops of sweet orange essential oil and warm water to become a paste. Rub the skin with a circular motion for 2 minutes before dibialas with warm water.
2. For dry skin: Mix 1 tablespoon cornstarch, ½ lemon juice and 1 egg white and then made into a paste. Apply this paste every 2 times a day before a shower to remove dead skin cells and soften your skin at the same time.
3. For oily skin: Use ingredients like rice flour or corn flour 1 tbsp, strowberi 1/2 cup, 1 tablespoon honey and 1/4 cup low-fat milk. But before making this mask, first mashed strawberries with honey in a blender and add the cornstarch and milk to be pasta. Apply to your face except around the eye area. Leave on for 20-30 minutes, then rinse with cold water.
4. To get rid of blackheads: Combine flour, corn (maize) and vinegar 1 tablespoon each then made into a paste and applied on the areas with blackheads for 15-20 minutes. Clean pasta with wet cotton then rinse with warm water. Use this mixture regularly once a day before the shower so your skin clear of blackheads.
How to treat skin with corn mask is actually not a new thing anymore because this herb has been used by our ancestors in the care of their skin. So to get the skin smooth and soft as well as fair skin try using herbs above, although very simple but will give satisfactory results, especially when performed routinely and regularly.