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SA Itinerary 1: Update 2013/Constantia and Hout Bay
The standout experiences of this trip were the produce and food markets that have really taken off in a big way in South Africa. We visited three markets, while again staying at The King's Place, Hout Bay: the Porter Estate Market in Constantia, between the Constantia Utsig and Steenberg wineries, the Hout Bay Market at the far end of the docks and Mariner's Wharf and Cape Point Winery Market at Noordhoek. Although very different in character all three venues were very much local institutions organised by and for the local communities.
The Markets
The Saturday morning Porter Estate Market focuses on local fruit and vegetables, locally made baked goods, cooked food and drinks — the big breakfasts were particularly popular with the cycling fraternity. The lively Friday evening Hout Bay Market is a great way to start the weekend with a wide range of cooked to order food and drinking options plus live music — it's party time! It's open all day on Saturday and Sunday too! The Cape Point Winery Market is an early evening event on a Thursday with more of a picnic/ party flavour — visitors can sit on the grass above the dam and enjoy the food with fabulous views down to the beach at Noordhoek and beyond to the Atlantic. We also visited the Food Barn at Noordhoek Farm Village and bought wonderful artisan bread and excellent pies bursting with either chicken or steak.
Our gastronomic highlights while staying on the Cape Peninsula were both at restauarants on wine estates: the very contemporary styled Steenberg 1628 Bistro for the excellent early evening tapas menu [live music on Thursdays] and a wonderful lunch at the fabulous La Colombe Restauarant on the Constantia Utsig Wine Estate — amazing food, deftly presented and with the most subtle attention by the serving staff I have ever encountered — see the pictures!


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T-cat tannery control automation technology arises from the need to control optimize and manage the workflow and data acquisicion of the various manual controls that are carried out through-out the leather production process.
To enable economic growth through real time data management, and to provide solutions that protect our planet.
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Odell Beckham Jr and new girlfriend Lauren Wood are official
iLove: Odell Beckham Jr. And His New Blonde Bae Make Their Relationship Official On The Gram
Odell Beckham Jr. And New Girlfriend Go Official On Instagram
The sound you hear is the hearts of countless women who love them some Odell Beckham Jr. after they read the headline to this article.
That's right, ladies, OBJ is off the market, for now. Yesterday Beckham's new boo, model-actress Lauren Wood, emerged from behind the curtain and revealed herself on Instagram to celebrate the mercurial baller's big birthday.
According to TMZ, Beckham and Lauren have been dating privately for months, but now it's time to take the stage and start the show!
If you're wondering where you know Lauren from, it might be from Ballers, or perhaps the scantily-clad stages of Wild'n Out.
In case there was any doubt about how deep OBJ and Lauren are in, Odell's teammate's wife, Emily, who is married to QB Baker Mayfield, commented on the birthday post saying:
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Here's what's coming in the next 365 days from me in one manner or another. I hope I didn't leave anything out, but I have a nagging feeling I did -
Short Fiction
Behind Enemy Lines - A collection of four supernatural military thriller novellas from Weston Ochse, Michael McBride, Gord Rollo and Gene O'Neil. My novella is titled Tranquility Tides. To be published by Dark Regions Press (Complete)
Death Race 2000 - A woven collection of four novellas, to be published by Roy James Daley, Books of the Dead Press (Editing)
When I Knew Baseball - Short story appearing in World War II Cthulhu ebook anthology published by Cubicle 7 (Complete).
Lovers Leap of Faith - short story appearing in Inhuman Magazine (complete).
Gravitas - Short story appearing in Nightmare Magazine, edited by John Joseph Adams (Complete).
The Fine Art of Courage - dark fantasy Hemingway story appearing in Cycatrix Press anthology.
Beneath the Scorpion Tree, reprinted in the Haunted Mansion Volume II (Complete).
Unamed short story in an unnamed steampunk weird western anthology (working).
Unnamed short story in an unnamed military fantasy anthology (working).
Halfway House, Novel, published by Journalstone Books. Haunted house novel set in Los Angeles (Complete).
Grunt Life, Novel, published by Solaris Books. Military science fiction novel set in the near future (Working).
SEAL Team 666: Age of Blood, published by Thomas Dunne Books. Sequel to SEAL Team 666 (Complete).
SEAL Team 666, U.K. Edition, published by Titan Books.
Works on the Backburner
Ranger Candy- novel about revenge
Third Book in Aegis Trilogy
American Golem - novella
Comic Book with William F. Nolan


text: Sheketoff Sylvia C. Cohen Chuck Sheketoff email@example.com Sylvia C. Sheketoff, born November 19, 1927, in Hartford, Connecticut to Reuben and Clare (Abrahams) Cohen passed away peacefully with grace on March 15, 2019, in Oregon. Sylvia grew up in West Hartford (Foxcroft Rd) Connecticut. She raised her family in West Hartford, and then after spending almost 30 years in Delray Beach, Florida, she moved to Oregon where she spent the last seven years to be near to her son and his family. Sylvia leaves behind her son Alan Charles ("Chuck") Sheketoff, her daughter-in-law Naseem Rakha, and her grandson Elijah Rakha-Sheketoff of Silverton, Oregon. Sylvia lost her husband of 60 years Lewis S. Sheketoff in 2012 and her other son, Andrew Roy Sheketoff, in 2010. Sylvia graduated from Beach Park Elementary School, Plant Junior High, and Hall High School in West Hartford, and Simmons College, where she majored in English in the class of 1949. When her children were in elementary school, Sylvia went back to college and received her Master of Education degree from St. Joseph's College in West Hartford. When Sylvia married Lewis, she was working at what was then known as Hartford Electric Light Company on Pearl Street, not far from Lewis's office on Pearl. After they married, she and a friend opened and ran an art gallery, was a docent at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, taught at local schools, and sold residential real estate. Early on in their marriage she and Lewis spent evenings teaching English to holocaust survivors who had emigrated to Greater Hartford. In addition to reading, entertaining, education, and philanthropy, travel was important to both Sylvia and Lewis and throughout their life together they made time to see the world. For their honeymoon they took a month-long cruise to South America and later included trips to Cuba, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Mexico and Latin America, and, of course, the United States. A favorite family vacation was the Chautauqua Institution in western New York, where they and their son Chuck and his family would enjoy the lectures, courses, and performance arts and the natural beauty of the area and time together. After losing son Andy, Sylvia and Lewis moved to Oregon to be near their surviving son and his family. The family could enjoy more frequent visits, and Sylvia, though in the early stages of dementia, was able to travel to see old friends and even one last trip two-week trip to Chautauqua. While dementia eventually robbed Sylvia of her active and stimulating life, she was happy and comfortable and well taken care of by the wonderful and caring staff at SpringRidge Court in Wilsonville. Naseem, who relished her mother-daughter relationship with Sylvia and shares the same November 19th birthdate, created a wonderful (about 4 minute) music video for Sylvia – visit http://bit.ly/TYSylvia. Sylvia was philanthropic and politically active. Over the 60 years of their marriage Sylvia and Lewis established a variety of endowment funds with Jewish and community foundations in Hartford and south Florida. The Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford, the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County Florida Boca Raton and the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving are among the recipients of her generosity. Sylvia was a long-time member of the League of Women voters, supported Jewish social services and history programs in Hartford and Palm Beach counties' federations; women's rights groups like EMILY's List, NARAL, and Planned Parenthood; the Alzheimer's Association and NAMI and other mental health support groups; J Street, The political home of pro-Israel, pro-peace Americans; Simmons University and other educational efforts; and the Oregon Center for Public Policy that her son founded and ran for 20 years. Please feel free making a contribution in her honor to support any of these or other like-minded organizations or any pro-choice, pro-women, progressive candidate for elective office. Just eight days before Sylvia passed, Sylvia's amazing, loving, quirky, smart, beautiful, caring, sister-in-law Gerry Van Meter Cohen passed away. Sylvia and Gerry were extremely close and that is why their children have organized a memorial service followed by a celebration of life reception to honor both of them together. The service and reception following will be at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 30th at Congregation Beth Israel, 701 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford, Connecticut. WEST HARTFORD


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As we all know, rabbit is an exploratory animal and tends to curious about its surroundings. And that's applied to every kind of rabbit, including a pet one. That means, having a rabbit as a pet then you need to make sure that they can roam free around the house without any possible harm. But then again, your house surely contained some stuffs that might be harmful to your rabbit like chemical products, wires, et cetera. That makes some of rabbit owners tend to keep them inside the cage, which is not a good choice. The rabbit might get stressed up and it will affect its health. That's why we will give you some great tips of how to let loose your rabbit at home safely, so please stay tuned and keep your attention as you read more of this!
Why we need to let loose the rabbit?
As explained above, rabbit loves to hop around and explore its surroundings since it's basically prey to most carnivores. So, it wants to make sure that the space they are in is safe from any harm. But in the case of pet rabbit, this might be a problem to both of the owner and the rabbit itself. If your rabbit hops around your unsecured house, it will lead into some serious problems such as biting and scratching over chemical stuffs, unprotected wires, and even stuck in a narrow space that you won't even recognize.
But then again, if you decide to keep them inside the cage, it will lead into bad things as well. Your rabbit might be stressed up and tends to do unusual things like biting or scratching too much and it will affect its health. That's why you need to let loose the rabbit around your house, but before that here are some tips of how to let loose your rabbit at home safely.
Keep chemical products away
Chemical products like fabric softener, detergent, and liquid soap mostly have distinct color and distinct scent. And such things might attract your bunny's attention, which is the last thing you want. Since once they've reached it, they might be able to bite and scratch which might lead to poisoning if your bunny eats the product. To avoid this, you can put them all into a locked container box and put it somewhere your bunny can't reach into it. Or if you had small space in your house, putting them into higher space like cabinets is also a good option. Just make sure that your bunny can't reach into the product.
Protect the wires
Neglected, unprotected wires are one of the biggest concerns if you want to let loose your rabbit safely at home. They might bite over the wires and sure you don't want to imagine what will happened next. But don't worry, you can protect the wires to make sure your bunny doesn't chew or scratch on it. Check over easy ways to rabbit proof your house to know more about how to protect your wires from the rabbit.
Or, if you don't have much time to cover the wires, you can simply put them higher on the wall so your rabbit won't bite or scratch on it. But there are chances of your rabbit might hop around some stuffs and eventually reach the wires. So, putting the wires higher might be a temporary option before you eventually have to cover it.
Restrict some space
Though your bunny has to roam free, doesn't mean they can access the whole space in the house. There are some spaces that no matter what, it will still able to harm your bunny. Places like laundry room is an unsafe one since there are chemical products and electrical equipment. Make sure such rooms are always properly closed and no space for your bunny to get inside. If it's an open space then you need to make sure that any electrical equipment is completely unplugged from the source and the wires are out of your bunny's reach. Keep the chemical products away, and now you can let your bunny roam free around the space. Though keeping an eye at the rabbit whenever they roam at such possibly harmful space is necessary.
Check This: Useful Tips to Make Your Rabbit Busy at Home
Cover wooden furniture
Since bunny's teeth and claws are growing fast, it tends to bite and scratch over things so it will stay at comfortable length. They can bite and scratch over many things, but wooden stuffs are one of their favorites since it's not too hard and not too soft for them to bite and scratch. Unfortunately, some or even most of our furniture are made of woods, and of course you don't want your stuffs to get bitten and scratched by the bunny. To solve this problem, you can cover your wooden stuffs with hard and solid plastic that your bunny can't chew and scratch on. Or, you can also cover it another layer of wood so your bunny still able to bite and scratch without harming your furniture. Most rabbit owners apply the second option since it's more rabbit-friendly and not very hard to do.
Put fragile decorations away
Everyone has its own preferences when it comes to decorating their houses. One loves to put small stuffs on the coffee tables like vase and figures, or put some small pots of their favorite plants at some corners of the house. But when you have a bunny around the house, you might want to reconsider the placing of those stuffs. Since we will never know where your bunny will hop, and it might turn into a disaster when your bunny hops and knocks over the stuffs especially the fragile ones. You can put them into a safe display rack where your bunny can't hop near them. Or, you can put away some fragile decorations and replace it with other decorations that safe enough for your bunny to hop around. Now you don't have to worry about your bunny nor your house decorations anymore!
Read More: Guide to Buy a Healthy Rabbit for New Owner
Cover small openings
Since rabbit tends to snuggle into small spaces like the one underneath your bed or sofas, you need to pay more attention on such small openings that your rabbit might explore. You can cover it so your rabbit can't snuggle into the opening, so it will decrease the risk of your bunny got stuck between such horrible spaces. Even better if you can replace some of your stuffs into those that completely has no space underneath it. Of course, you don't want to let your bunny stuck while you're not around, do you?
So that's the tips of how to let loose your rabbit at home safely, and please notice that those are only some of many other tips. Though those mentioned above are the easy ways to keep you and your bunny happy around the house. Hope you and your bunny have a great time together around the house!


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Can't believe how quickly the pups are growing — almost three weeks old! Here are a couple more photos of the puppies. If you aren't already following them on Facebook, be sure to friend "Bella Floden" (the dog) so you can see video of the puppies as they grow, too.
We do have a couple golden retriever male puppies that have not yet been spoken for, so we continue looking for a couple more good homes.
Bella is starting to space out her feedings a little more with them now. They have all become very efficient nursers. And as a result, our children have been able to "play" with the puppies much more. Today I found the kids and puppies altogether on the dining room floor, puppies squiggling and crawling about. Some snoozing, some being held. Bella watching on nearby, taking a break. When it was time to nurse, she would show up and the kids announced it was time for the "milk bar" and would line them up, one by one for Bella to nurse! I'm sure this was all the brain child of our 9-year-old. Quite amusing. Ah well, tomorrow things will be quieter for Bella and puppies with the kids at school for the day!


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Carnevale is a few weeks away and so the Innocenti's family biscottificio (literally "cookie making enterprise"!) is already at full regime, cranking out mountains of frappe, the deep fried sugar powdered cookies that are only made during the period that leads up to lent. Not that the production of other biscotti (from bis-cotto, which simple means "twice baked") comes to a halt at all… it's just that frappe, given their unavailability during the rest of the year seem to be moving out the door at a very brisk pace these days.
Ask Signora Stefania, the owner, for some and like her mother, the late Signora Anna before her, the first question she will ask you is "Per quanti?" ("For how many?"), and perhaps just as importantly, whether you'll want some left over for yourself. She will then liberally cover each layer of frappe with powdered sugar before wrapping it up for you.
One day a few years ago her mother had finished all the small change in the cash register and so simply gave the customers some more frappe instead. Funniest thing… everyone seemed quite please with the solution, probably thinking that one can hardly eat coins con il caffé after all. And besides… the end of Carnevale and then lent are around the corner anyways.
Biscottificio Artigiano Innocenti, Via della Luce, 21, Trastevere, Roma
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A stopover at Fisks
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A stopover at Fisks
(OOG: For those still hanging in there, this bit is the follow up on "Escape from the dark side" and "HRH Tovemor visiting")
The airship landed with a three day delay at the airtower next to the Residency of Carls Nybygge.
"Travel papers, please," the Fisks militiaman yelled at the disembarking passengers. Moa had made sure she was at the head of the line, with Svea Gefna right beside her. Her security guards and assistant would take care of the luggage.
"Moa av Blåkulla, travelling on a diplomatic passport. Could you let me and my security officer pass quickly? We're on a diplomatic mission and need to contact the foreign department."
Svea Gefna lifted up her jacket, showing her belt and empty shoulder holster. "There are two ensigns further back in the line carrying my handgun. Can they check it in or do I need to return?"
"I would appreciate it if her ladyship could return," the militiaman replied while saluting. "Do your ladyships need an escort to the Residency?"
"I know my way, thanks for asking," Moa replied. But Svea Gefna took off in the other direction, towards the federal police station where she could use the radio telegraph without nosy Fisk militiamen looking over her shoulder.
"Welcome, Your Grace," Anton Fisk greeted jovially once Moa was led into his working office. "We did not expect Her Grace until 2 or 3 days."
"I took an earlier departure in order to have more time here, but I ended up in Shangtienrand. This has become a different mission now and I need to report back directly to the court. Could his lordship accommodate that? I will have to fill in his lordship and the rest of the leadership after that, if that is OK."
"Should we be worried about our Häverist neighbors?"
"Not more than usual, if I am able to synchronise some efforts with the Court."
"Please follow me to the radio room. Why the Court?"
"Well, there are some aspects that concern Fjällsta Stift, the Kakuri and Fisks. If I can communicate directly with the court, then they will see to it that it lands on the proper desks. I am improvising, my lord. This wasn't exactly planned."
That was only half the truth. The visit to Shangtienrand was carefully planned. The fact that Torhild stayed behind and needed a cover, that was the unplanned part Moa was referring to. She handed over a handwritten document in stoldavinized Kakuri for the radio operator to transfer.
"Hang on," Anton Fisk objected, "this is communication between member states, it should be done in Wortsproke."
"My lord," Moa replied, "we could discuss the technicalities of this communication, with me stating that it is communication from a member of the Royal Court to another member of the Royal Court. Does his lordship trust me?"
It remained quiet.
"Well, that is an answer too. I understand that I have done some things in the past that didn't build up the trust we need right now. Let's meet each other halfway then. I could have started transmitting this message from the airship, directly to Villes and then on to Östvallen. Instead I came here. If your radio operator could start transmitting, then I could brief you on the situation at the same time."
Anton stuck out his hand in order for Moa to seal the deal in a more informal way.
"Right," Moa continued, "this briefing should happen in private. Only his lordship, your brother Arild and the federal liaison Iunse Tunn have clearance."
Anton entered his work office, cleared it from all the people that had continued their work meeting there and pointed towards Moa, inviting her to sit down.
"As his lordship is aware, I am combining my visit to Fisks with a not completely official visit to Aspasia. I'm travelling with a small delegation, translator, assistant, some security officers. When we had to make a precautionary landing at Shangtienrand, we saw an opportunity. We left behind two agents. What I am communicating with the Court is the cover story they need to get a longer visa. Beside their official role as caretakers for Orkanan pilgrims, they will report on the situation in Schlund and Shangtienrand in general. Information that will be beneficial to Fisks as well."
"How do we know this information ends up with us as well," Anton asked suspiciously.
"Communication will be done by mail. Instead of posting directly to Vittmark, we will use a proxy on Gilles Carls. Which means that the mail will end up in your service and you will be notified as soon as a message arrives."
"It is fully possible that the Häverists will check the contents."
"We work on the assumption that they will. So we have improvised a codebook of adjectives. A bunch of adjectives. A whole load of adjectives. A ridiculous amount of adjectives. It's easy to fill up our written language with redundant adjectives. So we can sneak in coded messages in regular conversation."
"And we will get a copy of the codebook?"
"This is where His Lordship's assistance would be welcome. If you could make some clerks available for making two copies, then I can take the original back to Vittmark. One copy will be for the federal police here, and one for you."
Post: #2
RE: A stopover at Fisks
"Your Grace, the Kakuri party has left Ny Skiöldavik with two trimarans. Petterson added that both Byebye and Surprise are on board. Surprise is not sure she is allowed to enter."
Last time Surprise travelled to Fisks she was arrested for trespassing. Only five Kakuri emissaries are allowed to roam freely, and Surprise did not belong to the group that traveled to Vittmark the first time.
And indeed, the controls in the harbor of Nybygge were thorough.
"Byebye Nenne av Kakuri... your papers seem in order. But the baroness Surprise... av Kakuri... You are not an emissary. And neither is this man. You can choose one of them as your escort."
Moa had to provide a translation. But halfway through it, she noticed Flower disembarking the trimaran as well. Of course Flower would be there. Moa and Flower met maybe once a year on average and she wouldn't want to miss out on the opportunity.
"Officer, the ladyship back there is an emissary, baroness Flower Sano av Kakuri."
"Why do they all have these weird names?"
"In Kakuri, your name is what you are. Luckily you are not Kakuri, or your name would be 'rude weird smell'..." Moa was getting a bit cocky now the solution the their potential problem had presented itself. Vind's master plan.
Flower knew she could not show her affection to Moa in public. So the company started to leave the jetty and made their way towards the steep ascend leading to the upper part of town. As soon as they touched Fisks soil, Moa turned around and indicated everybody to stop.
"I just spoke with Midori," Moa started in Kakuri. Surprise and Flower looked at each other. "When would you have told me?" Moa continued.
"Told what..." Flower half whispered. But Moa just kept looking at the three Kakuri in front of her.
"Yes... why all the trouble of visiting Midori?" Flower continued. "She is not Nokumo Nobono. It was dangerous for her."
"You should have told me. I need to know. I am Durrum Mu-Wa of the Nokumo Nobono, tear eater, red panther sister, afterlife ruler, tensho of the weeping box and... anchor of the kotan."
Moa paused for the dramatic effect. Although she did not have a clue if that was a Kakuri thing as well.
"Anchor of the Kotan... I can not anchor what I don't know," she continued.
"You didn't know?
"Which one of you told me?" Moa asked directly. The three Kakuri women looked at each other.
"We assumed... Lin-Ya would tell. She's... your eyes and ears."
"YOU should have told me. I can not anchor what I don't know," Moa repeated. "We are the Nokumo Nobono, me included. I need to know, before..."
"It was Midori's decision," Flower countered. "You could not have been part of the decision. It just... happened."
"Now I know it was Midori's choice. But I had to visit her. Yes, that was dangerous. You put me in danger. You put Midori in danger. Think..." Moa pointed at the side of her head, "think of me."
Only Nenne gave a short nod and whispered "Hai..." But Moa was not addressing her. Nenne had left the Nokumo too, previously. She thought her role as healer was more important than that of performer and administrator. Nenne had informed Petterson herself, so the event was quickly communicated with Östervallen. It was just a bit awkward that Queen Anna had just left for her retreat and had not been updated.
But this time, now Midori left, no one had informed anyone.
"Anyone entering the Nokumo," Moa continued, "anyone leaving the Nokumo, anyone taking over after the Nokumo... It only is... after I have been told, and after I have said it's good. Yes?"
Flower and Surprise exchanged some looks again. Then Flower looked up and confirmed she had understood. Only then Surprise followed. That bothered Moa. There was a group hierarchy and she was the lowest in rank. She decided on the spot she would change that.
"If this happens again... you all are gone. All of you..."
Flower tried to resist. "Only Kirisaki..."
"Fuck Kirisaki," Moa interrupted. "Fighting Bird owns Kirisaki. I am Fighting Bird's dream. I will... point out... Sukandaru, or Fesukoda, or... whatever... Me... Durrum Mu-Wa of the Nokumo Nobono..."
It remained quiet. No one seemed to have an idea about how to conclude this sorry episode. Until Nenne took a chance.
"Hoooooo..." she half yelled with her hand in front of her mouth and then started clapping, rhythmically... 1, 2, 3; 1, 2, 3; 1, 2, 3, 4, "Whoah!"
She repeated it and the third time Moa joined in. Flower and Surprise did not know if they had to join in, even though they recognized the rhythm as one of their own songs. Surprise decided to kneel down on both knees, looked down and presented her wrists. Nenne yelled "More power!!" and kneeled down as well. Now Flower had no other option than to follow, but instead of presenting her wrists, she flipped her head back. Moa continued one round and screamed the last "Whoah!!" before she pulled up Surprise, Flower and Byebye one after the other.
When the company resumed their path towards the upper town, Moa quickly grabbed Flower's hand.
"You missed me?" Moa said.
"Glad to see you too," Flower smiled. "Well, until a short moment ago."
"Friends can make mistakes, argue, yell, fight... and then move on. Next time we meet, don't make me yell at you. Oh, and tell Lin-Ya she is out of a job."
04-06-2019, 02:13 PM (This post was last modified: 04-06-2019 06:05 PM by Pepijn.)
Post: #3
RE: A stopover at Fisks
Two federal soldiers knocked on the half door of the Kakuri cubicle.
"Linnea Blåis," they yelled through the opening, "we're here to escort you to Ny Skiöldavik."
"I'm not going to Ny Skiöldavik, and I don't need an escort."
"Fru Blåis, based on the Fisks Kakuri Exemption of the Association Act, you are ordered to leave the Eastern Crown Domain."
"What," she replied, now appearing in the door opening with a 2-year old in her hand. "That must be a mistake. I am the High Administrator of the Eastern Crown Domain's civil affairs."
"Not anymore. Your position has been terminated. I have it in writing. Well, as a telegram."
"Let me see that..." She yanked the telegram from the soldier's hand. The message was much shorter than she had anticipated.
"But... I have a life here. My children..."
"Without a federal assignment, your presence here is illegal. You can file for entry back in Ny Skiöldavik, or in Carls Nybygge."
Linnea started panicking. "My group, my blade.... they won't let you."
The soldier made a quick assessment. It was about 5000 against 2, so the odds were indeed against them. And it was obvious Linnea would not come voluntarily, with her family ties over here.
"Let us compromise," he tried. "Would you care to follow us to our compound here? You will have house arrest there, but you can take your children with you for the time being. In the meantime, we'll sort this out with the Nokumo."
It was quite a gamble, because usually it was Linnea who would communicate with the Nokumo. He waited strategically between the kotan and pavilion for the time when Little Finger would show up.
"Excuse me, mylady..." he began while bowing deeply, "when would be a good time to have a word with her ladyship?"
"You... want to talk... with me?"
"If it is appropriate, mylady."
"Where is Lin Ya?"
"It is about Linnea..."
"Come," she gestured. They walked to the pavillion, where the soldier had to wait at the stairs.
"Sit," Little Finger ordered when she returned with Orange and Chopper. "And speak..."
"Thank you, my ladies. Linnea has been called back to Vittmark."
"Called back?"
"She has to return..."
"Return? She lives here..."
"We know. She works for crown princess Moa, but she has been... let go..."
"I don't understand."
The soldier presented the telegram.
"Can not read. You read."
"It is from Princess Moa, it says 'where is Midori'..."
Little Finger put her hand in front of her mouth. Then she started explaining to the other two.
"Durrum Mu-Wa is angry at Lin-Ya because of Midori."
"But... Lin-Ya could not help that. It was Midori's decision."
"I know. I don't understand. She asks Lin-Ya where Midori is."
"Doesn't she know?"
Then Chopper realised. "She does not know. Who told Durrum about Midori?" She looked around. "Nobody told her. We thought Lin-Ya would do that. But we never asked her. We never told Rock. We did not tell Durrum. This is our fault..."
Orange understood the gravity of the situation. "Flower... she's seeing Durrum, right now..."
"You..." Little Finger addressed the soldier. "You have bird box? Send message..."
"We can only send to Ny Skiöldavik. There they can relay to the police station."
"Come... Let's get Lin-Ya."
"She is already there. We have to bring her to Ny Skiöldavik. From there on she will be taken to Nybygge and back to Vittmark."
"This... is Vittmark. Lin-Ya already in Vittmark." Little Finger looked at the other two. Both of them several months pregnant. It was up to her.
"We send. Then we walk to Nushurudawiku. We wait for answer. No answer? We boat to Toto. Wait for answer. Good?"
"My orders are only to take Linnea to Ny Skiöldavik. If her ladyship is assisting me then I am very grateful. Thank you."
Little Finger looked at the soldier in silence for a while.
"You... too many words.... say yes..."
Post: #4
RE: A stopover at Fisks
"So I have been told these women are musicians as well?" Arild Fisk inquired.
The whole company had been invited for dinner and they had just started the starter course.
"Some sorts," Moa replied diplomatically. "Surprise is a vocalist. Byebye is mainly a performer but I have seen her playing a guitar..."
Arild frowned. Why would ant-eaters play a guitar?
"Amo does some string instruments and Flower... well... quite a lot of instruments."
"String instruments? I thought they only had pig skins on coconut shells."
Arild did not hide his superiority feeling. "Take my daughter, for example. She has been playing the harp for eight years now. Had it imported from... Amberia? Auresia? Don't remember..."
"It's Anisoran," Malin Fisk mumbled.
"Why don't you get it from the cellar and show these people some real music?"
Malin was not really interested in showing off, but her father kept pushing her to show these jungle people some superior culture. So after dinner, a servant rolled in the harp that usually was stored carefully in the coolest and driest place of all Gilles Carls. Malin set up her music stand, arranged some paperwork and started playing a slow song with many arpeggio's.
After she finished, the entire dinner party started applauding politely. Malin wasn't playing bad, but it sounded a bit stale. The notes were there, but the soul was somewhere else.
"Now that is a string instrument. I bet that none of you could play like that," Arild boasted.
Moa turned towards Flower. "Toto is talking from the back of a cow. He says you can't play that..."
"It's just a large koto..."
"Let's not make Toto feel... bad..."
She then addressed Arild. "She says it's not unlike an instrument they use themselves, but she does not want to insult the host by attempting to play it."
"Come on," Arild continued, "I won't be offended."
Of course Arild would not be. The embarrassment would fall on the Kakuri if they failed. He started pointing towards Flower, inviting her to come over. Flower got up.
"Are you sure?" Moa asked. Flower only nodded. She sprinkled some water on her hands, dried them with a napkin and slowly walked towards Malin. Once there, she bowed her head and presented her open hands to her.
"It's their custom," Moa explained. "They are asking if they are permitted to touch someone else's instrument."
Malin did not know what to do. Her harp was precious and she did not want a savage to put her hands on it. But her father insisted that she give up her stool for the Kakuri guest.
"Arigatou," Flower said. She noticed that some strings were red, others blue. She played them gently with the nails of her right hand, finding out that these were in octaves. She got it immediately, this was exactly like a koto, but then with some extra strings in between. And it could be played from both sides. She looked sideways at Malin, put her right hand in a V-shape beside her right eye and smiled, indicating that everything was OK. She started to get up again.
"No, no... Let me hear her play," Arild insisted. "Everybody can pluck some strings."
After Moa's translation, Flower replied.
"I feel sorry for her," she pointed at Malin, "but what can I do?"
She sat down again and started playing. Her arpeggio's were exactly reversed, starting with the highest note and then working down. The small audience immediately recognized the 6/8th signature song. Arild's mouth fell wide open. Not only did Flower play the harp, not only with much more soul, but she played a song called "A flower". An Orkanan traditional bearing her own name.
Moa put both her hands in front of her mouth, Byebye just one, while Surprised buried her entire head into her hands. To make things worse, Flower started playing a variation, with three strings at the same time with her left hand. She suddenly stopped.
"Could you tell her it is a wonderful instrument and that she should keep playing it?"
Moa translated diplomatically. "She says thank you for allowing her to test such a marvelous instrument. It is a bit similar to a koto, an instrument she plays herself as well, but much more refined, this harp. She considers it an honor, she hopes you will enjoy playing on it as much as she did."
It was unclear if Malin had heard Moa at all. Her face had turned gray. Suddenly she turned around and walked away.
"Herr Fisk," Moa continued, "maybe you can not feel insulted by a Kakuri playing a harp, but clearly your daughter is."
Post: #5
RE: A stopover at Fisks
The dinner company entered the other side of the room for a more informal mingling. Surprise, Amo and Byebye were standing there a bit lost, in the company of Svea Gefna with whom they could not communicate. But they were glad they had some company, uniformed company, right in the heart of the enemy's main compound.
Anton Fisk was discussing the uniform with the woman wearing it.
"Are you allowed to show that much skin at the royal palace?" he asked. Svea laughed.
"Usually not. Back home female officers tend to wear trousers with this short jacket."
"Trousers? That's... unusual..."
"A knee length skirt is much more practical in this climate though."
The outfit was exactly the same as the one Sanna av Blåkulla, Moa's younger sister, had been wearing when she came checking up on Queen Anna only a couple of weeks ago: a dark grey pleated skirt with an orange vertical band at the left hip, a black button down shirt and a short waisted jacket in black.
"Well, I like what I'm seeing," Anton replied while checking out Svea's knee length black stockings. Svea did not know if Anton was paying a compliment or just was a sexist pig. Probably a bit of both. As a Fisk, you could do about everything within the Residency. And outside of it as well.
"But it's not the same as the federals wear over here," he continued.
"Court Security has separate uniforms, more formal generally speaking. Just like the Federal Police has different uniforms than the Federal Military or Federal Navy. Our uniforms hardly ever get used in the field. They're more ceremonial than practical. I'm a cavalrist, but this outfit, as well as the female version of the trousers, they simply do not work in combination with a horse."
Moa wanted to save Svea Gefna from her misery, but was stopped by Arild Fisk.
"Your Grace," he started, "harbor security has informed me that another Kakuri with a diplomatic pass has shown up, In the company of federal officer Petterson and someone else. They are waiting in my library."
Moa put one and one together. She was expecting to meet Little Finger as soon as she would open the door of Arild's working quarters. And if Petterson was there, then so would Linnea Blåis. She thought it was a good idea to meet them without her host though.
And indeed, Little Finger ran the whole self shaming ritual for having made a huge mistake towards Moa. Only when she had finished, Moa informed her that Surprise and Flower were in the dining room, that everything had been talked through. But she made sure Little Finger understood that any more of these mistakes would have consequences.
Then she turned towards Linnea. She pulled off a similar ritual, but then in Wortsproke. Moa stopped her before she had reached halfway.
"You know I don't have to listen to you, right? If I say you have to return to the mainland, you simply have to do that. That's how this works. Your stay at the Kakuri is a privilege and I can revoke that at any time."
Linnea remained quiet. She felt that nothing she would say would help her case. Luckily for her, someone else opened her mouth.
"Durrum," Little Finger ended the eerie silence, "Lin-Ya made a mistake. We made a mistake. We learn... from our mistakes. You send her back, what does she learn?"
Moa looked at her. She was not used to Little Finger addressing her in Wortsproke. But she understood that she wanted Petterson to witness her remark. The same mistake should result in the same repercussion.
"If you take with you... Lin-Ya... then I will follow."
Moa looked tired at Little Finger. She knew she had a point. But she hated that.
"Can I slap her in the face?" Moa continued in Kakuri.
"Of course. You're Durrum-Muwa. You're Nokumo Nobono."
"Then I can slap you in the face as well. With my arm... back as... speed..."
"Her first, then you?"
Moa turned towards Linnea, who was holding her breath and bracing for impact.
"Last warning, Blåis," Moa said in Wortsproke.
"Oh hells and Vald on a stick, I really thought..."
"Nokumo humor... It's an acquired taste," Moa continued. "But the message is serious. You have a good advocate in Koyubi, if they only get a final reprimande, then the same goes for you. It is your last chance though, it takes one telegram to lift you from your mattress and put you on an airship. You report to the post in Ny Skiöldavik so they can inform me. Now let's get you all something to eat."
Post: #6
RE: A stopover at Fisks
Moa woke up from one of her least favorite sounds: someone throwing up. It turned out that half the group was already awake.
"Your Grace," Manda said before Moa could wake up completely, "I am going to get the physician of the federal forces."
"Little Finger..."
Moa could see herself now, Little Finger was breathing heavily, sweating like an ox and pale as a Stoldavian.
"Go," Moa said. On her hands and knees she made it towards Little Finger. She was in a terrible state.
"Get her out of her clothes and off these sheets," she commanded. But Byebye, Surprise and Flower looked at her puzzled. Only then she noticed she had been speaking Wortsproke. "Clothes off.... sheets away... wash..." Speaking Kakuri wasn't that natural for Moa that she could formulate complete sentences in the middle of the night.
After the women had washed the almost lifeless body of Little Finger, they wrapped her in one of the clean sheets. Moa felt a stomach ache as well, but she knew she was projecting. She had done so all her life, if her sister had a cold, she felt a sore throat, if her father had the flu, she would feel feverish as well. Moa understood that this would become a hellish night, because she had to mentally suppress her subconscious. It was all between her ears, but then again, everything that she was, was between her ears.
When the physician arrived, Moa was holding Little Finger in her arms like a little baby. To be honest, she was about as helpless.
"If this is contagious, you all have to stay here," he started by saying. Moa understood that it would be best for everyone not to travel to Aspasia if they were carrying a disease that had this effect.
"Your Grace," he continued, "whatever this is, I would like to try an experimental treatment. But I need her to agree on that."
"She's in no shape..."
"So who can speak on her behalf?"
Moa wanted to point to Byebye, but then she realised. She was Durrum-Muwa of the Nokumo Nobono.
"I do."
"We need to get her hydrated. If her stomach does not hold anything, I am proposing to inject it directly into her bloodstream."
"Before you have examined her?"
"No, but I need to have boiled water which has cooled down. That will take a while to prepare."
Moa signaled Manda to arrange it, hoping that someone still was around in the household to assist her. After the examination, the physician still was not entirely sure.
"No blood, so let's assume it's only the digestive system. Difficult to combine it with the hyperventilation and sweating, but she does not seem to have a fever. So let's rule out a disease for a while... Food poisoning, or maybe plain poisoning."
Then it dawned on Moa.
"She is sensitive to dairy products."
"Right... that could be it... but she must have digested a lot in order for it to result in this. Her whole system is off, there might even be some permanent damage."
Manda returned with a kettle of boiling hot water. The physician filled a liter bottle and added two spoons of salt.
"Could you explain to her that this is going to be painful, but that it's for her own benefit?"
"What is the plan, doc? I need to explain a lot."
"I will have to put a hollow needle into her arm. With the help of gravity we will bring this solution into her bloodstream, through a rubber tube."
"Won't the blood just poor out?"
"Not with this." He grabbed a rubber balloon from his bag and attached it through a tube to the bottle. "We need to help gravity a bit by adding air pressure. That's the experimental bit. I am not sure how much pressure. But someone needs to keep her arm steady and someone needs to keep an eye on the pressure."
Moa was furiously thinking about how to explain this. She addressed Byebye, in the hope that Little Finger would hear along.
"Little Finger needs water... not through the mouth... it will... come back. Directly into... the arm! It will hurt, but it will make better."
"If she can't drink, it will be difficult to keep her breathing," Byebye replied. She was a healer herself and knew the situation was serious.
"It is wrong food", Moa continued "Serious... not drink for days..."
"Days? She will die!"
"The man says not. He's a healer too. Our healing... different..."
"I know. I have been with your tooth doctor, remember? Your healing is painful. But it works. Will Little Finger live?"
"The healer says... good chance..."
"We'll take that chance."
"You tell Little Finger? I am... clumsy..."
"Durrum..." Moa heard a weak voice from below. "...talk too much."
Post: #7
RE: A stopover at Fisks
Moa woke up with a shock. She knew she should not have dozed off. She was half lying on her back, half sitting on a folded mattress, with a pillow supporting her head and her left arm. That left arm was holding Little Finger's left arm stabilized for the IV. The frail woman was curled up on Moa's lap. One of her legs was numb from carrying her weight, but that didn't matter. Moa was relieved to see that her little powernap had not resulted in a major disaster.
The IV bottle was hanging from a tripod. Flower was sitting next to it, holding the balloon. She was humming a familiar song, after each verse she was squeezing the balloon gently. The physician was sitting on Moa's other side.
"Forgive me for asking," Moa said, "but what was your name again?"
The physician smiled. "They call me Mattan, Your Grace."
Svea Gefna now approached.
"We need to get moving, out of this house."
"We have done some deduction. She was either poisoned, or fed dairy, which is the same in her case. None of the others have any symptoms. So there was no dairy or poison in our food. Also, Petterson and Blåis are absolutely fine. They had something to eat together. So I have to assume that Little Finger was targeted by someone in this house."
"There's no real proof..."
"While we gather proof, we have to move out. If I am wrong, then there is no real problem. But if I am right, we all might be in danger."
"I had a terrible night, I'm not even trying to think straight. I'm trusting on your judgement. Let's move."
A portable hammock was improvised from some sheets and then the company set off, first through the house which was relatively quiet this early and then through town. Security guards had tried to stop them, but when the physician said it wasn't ruled out it was an infection, the happily let them all go to the federal compound.
Shortly after they arrived and even before they had settled in, a messenger from the Residency arrived, with a request from Arild Fisk to see Moa. But due to the security risk, only Petterson walked back with the messenger.
"One of the emissaries has fallen ill, if I have been informed correctly?"
"Yes, it's Little Finger, the one who arrived after dinner."
"Something contagious?"
"Could be, but quite unlikely. She does not have a fever. We suspect foul play."
"Excuse me?"
"Poisoning... not with something we would consider poisonous, but..."
"Milk..." Arild Fisk finished the sentence, much to Petterson's surprise. "Anyone else suffering from it?"
"No, sir..."
"Then it could have happened when the new arrivals..."
"Sir," Petterson interrupted, "are you considering the possibility that one of your people did this?"
"Let me be honest to you... I don't like the Kakuri and I don't like the status they now have. But I invited them into my house, this residency, and I consider it my responsibility to care for their well-being. I have nothing to do with this. I want to know what happened here as well, if it was an accident, or simple neglect. But it still is our responsibility. I will have my security staff investigating this."
"I want to be present as well. It is a suspected attack on a member of the Kakuri stift. I'm not their police officer nor arms bearer, but I think his lordship would rather deal with someone who he can communicate with."
"Isn't their policing force headed by someone who speaks our language?"
"It is... but it is she who is the victim here."
Arild understood the ramifications. The victim was not just any Kakuri, she was one of the leaders.
"You are welcome to follow the investigation, but it will be our investigation," he concluded.
Petterson hesitated a while. Arild was either putting on a very convincing show, or he truly wanted to go to the bottom with this. Arild noticed the hesitation.
"Sergeant... mister mayor.... You can tell the Kakuri that I understand that if they don't concur with our our findings, that they probably will take matters into their own hands. It is in my interest to convince them by objective facts. The alternative is... well... let's avoid the alternative. I know how surgically effective they can be with their violence."
Petterson remembered all too well how Arild Fisk was abducted by no more than two Kakuri warriors. He was pretty sure Arild remembered as well.
"But this was not the reason why I asked for Her Grace. A telegram arrived for her, a lengthy one, containing instructions from the Anisoran embassy regarding her visit."
Post: #8
RE: A stopover at Fisks
(OOG: Alex has been busy, this part is a coop)
"Mattan, prognosis?" Moa was very short in her request.
"Your Grace is referring to the trip to Aspasia? If none of you have any symptoms the next 24 hours, we can definitely rule out a contagious disease. But our patient is too weak to travel."
"She would not have followed along anyway."
"She will have to stay at least seven days, maybe even a week."
"Flower will stay behind as well."
"But how do I communicate?"
Moa smiled. "This is a lucky coincidence, but your patient speaks Wortsproke. Flower speaks Cheltai. There must be someone along your 40 colleagues with a bit of knowledge of Cheltai?"
"I would not know. I could check."
Moa looked at Little Finger. She still looked panic-struck, unable to relax and helping the healing process. Once in a while she looked in horror to the large needle sticking into her left upper arm. Invasive procedures like these did not belong to the Kakuri healing tradition. They weren't standard procedure in Stoldavia either, but Mattan had combat experience as a field medic and had applied some of the more unorthodox procedures to this tropical setting. He knew that staying hydrated was pivotal. Little Finger just trusted her own healer Byebye, who had allowed for the procedure.
At that moment Petterson came in.
"Your Grace..."
"You can speak freely."
"Arild is conducting a full inquiry and I am going to witness and help out. He seems genuine in his attempt to find out what happened. But there is something else worrying me."
He pointed to the three Kakuri leaders gathered here.
"Byebye is no longer Nokumo Nobono. Surprise will follow with you to Aspasia. Little Finger is incapacitated. Flower is here to support her. Green is elsewhere. This leaves two pregnant women, one of them in her final weeks, in the role of leadership of the Kakuri people. They're vulnerable. You are vulnerable."
Moa quickly had to weigh her options. Postponing the visit to Aspasia would be complicated, her host might not be available in a week time and the visit was already on the cutting edge of diplomacy.
"Give me a minute," she said and then turned to the Kakuri. "I am Durrum-Muwa of the Nokumo Nobono, anchor of the Kotan. I am... pointing... do you follow?"
"What is happening?" Flower asked.
"A change... Sano, you will return to Toshi-bu, with my claws. Sitchi and Kirisaki can not be... alone... not now. Urashinu, we two go to the land of tomorrow. Nenne, you stay here with Koyubi, until Urashinu comes back. Good?"
Flower repeated the whole proposal just to be sure they all meant the same thing. They agreed without any further discussion.
"Petterson, Flower will return to Toshi-bu. But I want her accompanied by as many federal soldiers we can make available. How many would that be?"
"Eight, maybe ten of the people we have in Ny Skiöldavik... and there usually are two soldiers already there."
"Good... because my orders are that the Nokumo Nobono will have to remain in power. I don't know if that is my order as representative of the crown, or as governor of the Eastern Crown Domain, or as member of the Nokumo... but the effect is the same. Is that clear?"
Petterson smiled. "Yes, ma'am... That is the first time I receive an order like this from Her Grace and I will be honored to carry it out."
"Well, let me take a look at that telegram then."
Petterson was already turning around to leave and prepare for Flower's return trip, when Moa stopped him.
"Don't leave yet… I am afraid I will be needing your services a bit more."
"Your Grace…"
"There's a new challenge. The Anisorans are telling us not to bring any Kakuri to Aspasia. Could you get Iunse Tunn? I need to discuss this."
It took about half an hour until Moa's improvised reference group had gathered: Fisks' federal governor Iunse Tunn, Ny Skiöldavik's acting mayor Peter Petterson and head of court security Svea Gefna.
"The whole point of this visit was that the Kakuri leadership would get a better understanding of different forms of distant government." Moa was using a euphemistic term for colonial. "That won't work if they're not allowed in."
"I can understand their point of view. The Kakuri solution could be interpreted as a threat. Having some native leaders from a neighboring holding visiting Aspasia might give the wrong signal. Also, Her Grace will be visiting the current princess whose uncle had staged a rebellion against the Anisorans."
"We're not here to discuss how legitimate their request is," Moa cut the discussion."I am their guest. We simply have to abide to their prerequisites. But I made a promise to the Kakuri as well. Options?"
"We could pose a Kakuri as a personal assistant…"
"Smuggling in Surprise under false pretences? She kind of sticks out. We would get caught, what would the diplomatic effect be?"
"Your Grace… we could ask for Shay-Na to follow along. She is registered as Hagenite and therefore not a Kakuri on paper. You could fulfill your promise to the Nokumo Nobono."
"If she looks like a Kakuri and speaks Kakuri, then the Anisorans will see her as a Kakuri, no matter what her paperwork says. We might be getting away with this on paper though…"
"I am not doing that," Moa concluded. "I have made enough diplomatic faux-pas during my last visit to Anisora to last a lifetime, I am not running the risk of creating a big rowe. As soon as Surprise or Shay-Na shows up, I am insulting my hosts."
Sve Gefna had been quiet all time. But now she had some input.
"What if no Kakuri would show up in the company of Her Grace, but somewhere else? Maybe not Surprise, she would stick out like a lighthouse. But Byebye could pose as a local. She even speaks the language."
"I can not arrive with Byebye…"
"Then don't… Let her do her own visit, together with Manda. She is fluent in Anisoran. This duo could pose as locals, Manda does not look too Stoldavian and could be Anisoran. They're just in the area and our two security specialists could relay messages and reports to them. We just keep them informed while they have their own parallel program."
Moa remained quiet.
"It's a risk, but a small one," Petterson added. "If they would be subject to interrogation, then there is no link to Her Grace directly. Manda is your father's responsibility."
"Manda is my interpreter, I need her," Moa herself replied, "I am advising against this,so if someone is carrying out this, and sends Milltun instead, I don't want to know. "
Svea Gefna gestured Petterson. "Come on, we have some preparations to make. She does not want to know."
"I'm confused," Petterson said once they were outside.
"It's simple, Moa has said she is against this and does not want to know about it. Which is Fjällsta code for 'please carry out this as long as I am not involved'. Now she truly can say she did not know if the duo would get caught."
"So they're going?"
"Of course"
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There are a lot of ways to get rid of unwanted hair—plucking, shaving, and waxing. These options are probably the most common and widely used by both men and women to address their hair concerns. However, laser hair removal is taking the hair removal world by storm, gaining popularity and a lot of good reviews about the treatment.
This is how it works and here are the reasons why people are choosing laser hair removal over other methods:
- It's pain-free
Some men and women dread having appointments in waxing salons. Even if they have done it several times, it will always feel like it's their first time getting their unwanted hair waxed. Especially for people who have a low tolerance for pain, waxing and plucking will be the least of their favorite.
But thanks to technology and innovation, pain will no longer be so much of a worry if they undergo a laser hair removal treatment. Laser hair removal is now the best way to remove unwanted hair, minus the pain and redness. It uses laser technology that targets the hair follicle and destroys it. After a couple of weeks, the treated hair will eventually fall out. You won't be experiencing the sudden pain that comes with wax strips being pulled out.
- Minimal to no side effects
You might think laser hair removal is a dangerous treatment. Skin specialists such as those from A&E SNY recommend this type of hair removal treatment because it doesn't have adverse side effects. There is also little to no downtime during the procedure.
Other methods such as waxing and shaving might have some side effects. Waxing, for example, might cause redness and inflammation in the skin. Especially if you have sensitive skin, you might experience slight inflammation after waxing. Also, it will create open pores in the hair follicles. If the pores remain open, dirt and bacteria are prone to stay within the skin layer. This can cause other skin diseases if you don't maintain proper skin care.
On the other hand, shaving can bring more harm than good as it causes friction on your skin. As a result, your skin may be more prone to redness and inflammation as well. Also, friction can cause skin damage and can make your skin appear flaky and dark, especially if you do it in your underarms. Shaving can also accidentally pierce and cut your skin. A bacterial infection is possible if you get wounded, especially if your shaver is not sterilized properly.
Laser hair removal will neither bring friction to your skin nor open pores so you won't be experiencing any side effects. Although possible, side effects can be very minimal. You can experience slight redness and itchiness a couple of days after the procedure, especially if you have sensitive skin. Your doctor or aesthetician can recommend an anti-inflammatory cream as part of your aftercare procedure.
- It's cheaper
You might get overwhelmed by the cost of undergoing a laser hair removal procedure. It's quite expensive than getting your regular trips to the waxing salon. However, if you sum up the money you spend for a regular waxing session, it will appear to be more expensive than investing some amount for your laser hair removal.
You need to have several sessions of laser hair removal treatment before you can see a huge difference in making your body hair unnoticeable. Usually, it will take 5-7 sessions depending on the equipment. After that, you only need to go there quarterly until the hair doesn't grow back anymore.
Spending for a laser hair removal procedure is just a one-time big-time payment. But don't worry, it's cheaper compared to waxing for the rest of your life.
- It has long-term and permanent results
Waxing should be done regularly to keep your body hair-free. If you have a busy schedule, sometimes you might have a hard time squeezing in a waxing appointment. If you don't have time at all, especially if you're a mom, you might be surprised that your hair has grown wild and bushy.
You don't need to worry about that if you choose to get a laser procedure. Usually, the interval between sessions ranges from weeks to months, so you don't need to spend most of the time for weekly appointments.
Also, the results are permanent. Depending on the thickness of your hair, the number of required sessions vary before it's hair-free.
Final Thoughts
People are now switching to getting laser hair removal to address their unwanted hair. It has more advantages compared to conventional methods. The fact that it's cheaper, safer, and provides permanent results will make traditional hair removal methods utterly obsolete in the future.
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It depends on what version you have now. TurboTax for 2019 will support Windows 8 and higher, so if you are on Windows 8 you do not have to upgrade. It will not support Windows 7, so if you have Windows 7 then, yes, you should upgrade. You will have to upgrade before you can install TurboTax for 2019.
You should but for reasons well beyond Turbo Tax. Partway in to January 2020, Microsoft will cease all support for Windows 7. This means no service packs or security updates which would leave your Win7 device more vulnerable. I also suspect that the major Antivirus program makers will, at some point, stop releasing new products for Win 7. I have a 7+ year old Windows 7 PC which has served me very well but I will be getting a new Windows 10 PC before the end of the year. I also have a Windows 8.1 laptop and a Windows 10 laptop. Win 8.1 is a good operating system but Microsoft threw too many silly toys into it. I was reluctant to get a WIn10 laptop but I've been very pleased with it. For me Win 10 is more of logical jump from Win 7 than Win 8.1. It is now a solid operating system and doesn't some of those annoying "features" that Win 8 and 8.1 have.
TurboTax has announced a change regarding Windows 7 support. The TurboTax CD/Download software for 2019 will be able to be installed and run in Windows 7. However, they don't recommend it because of the security risks. The TurboTax CD/Download for 2020 will not be able to be installed in Windows 7. See the following FAQs.
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Energizer's big battery smartphone is almost three iPhones thick
Energizer has teased a huge array of smartphones for a while. The company that makes the devices, Avenir Telecom, has used that branding to showcase dummy phone models at MWC with stupidly-high capacity batteries several times but I never got to see one of them working. That is, until this chunky azure thing showed up. The P18K Pop (as it's known) is probably thicker than any battery pack you currently own. It's basically an 18,000mAH battery with a smartphone stuck on it.
Catch up on all the latest news from MWC 2019 here!
After staring incredulously at a dummy, I heard that Energizer had a working model — it expects to launch it in June. In fact, I used the working sample briefly thinking it was another dummy model for a a hot minute.
But, ahead of the other specs, I'm mostly here to pretty much cheerlead a phone that's bound to have an incredible battery life, which is not only my major issue with smartphones I own (or have owned) but is going to get even worse when phones are toting tablet-sized displays, double screens or 4K OLED.
The P18K Pop is 18mm thick. In comparison, my iPhone X is 7.7mm deep — making it almost three iPhones thick — at its thinnest point. I really like the deep blue turquoise color on the phone, but when I picked it up I chuckled. Your fingers have to wrap around the entire edge to handle it. It's so thick. You could definitely hurt someone with it (please don't). Inexplicably, the phone's rear camera still juts out.
Otherwise, the major takeaway from the detailed spec sheet is that Energizer is promising fast-charge assistance through USB-C — though they couldn't offer an "85% charge in 30 minutes" claim like, say, Huawei. According to a spokesperson, you can expect a fully charged P18K Pop in a mere 8 hours. I translate that to mean you could charge the whole thing overnight. Sadly, there's no wireless charging feature where you could share some of those milliamp hours with a buddy.
The phone that's attached to that giant power cell isn't going to blow you away, but there are a few nice touches, like a pop-up selfie camera (thus the Pop suffix), a triple 12-megapixel camera that includes a depth sensor, 12 MP and a seemingly unchanged Android 9.0 OS. (It also has an FM radio built-in. Fun!) It felt a little rough around the (fat) edges, and watching Arun Maini play around with the phone, it didn't look as smooth as flagship devices. But that is not why I'm talking about an Energizer phone. I just want that battery. Or half that battery. Please. Surely, it's possible.


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Transition Networks' SESPM1040-541-LT-xx Switch is a Layer 2 managed switch with (4) 10/100/1000Base-T IEEE 802.3bt compliant PoE++ ports and (1) combination 10/100/1000Base-T RJ-45 or 100/1000Base-X SFP port (additional optional ports available), that is ideal for use in security and surveillance, PoE lighting, digital signage and many other applications. It is self-enclosed in an outdoor NEMA 4X/IP66 rated enclosure with 6KV surge protection on the AC line. Additional fuse protection on the PoE ports and included data port eliminates the need for external circuit cross protection between the attached PD and the switch. It can be mounted on a wall or side of a building, or optional brackets are available for mounting on a pole.
The switch is available in multiple configurations: as either an AC- or DC-powered power source (PSE) providing ?60 Watts of power per port simultaneously on all four ports or ?90 Watts on individual ports (not to exceed 240 Watts total*), or as a PoE-powered device (PD) providing up to 80 Watts of total PoE power. The PD version requires power from an IEEE 802.3bt Class 8 compliant PSE but can receive that power over Ethernet cable or over copper cable running parallel to a fiber optic cable, and includes a 12V Aux port which can be used to provide auxiliary power to a PC, lighting or other accessories. A second combo 10/10/1000Base-T RJ-45 maintenance or 100/1000Base-X SFP uplink port can be activated by installing an optional Combo Port Module. Alternatively, an IEEE 802.11 b/g/n wireless Ethernet extension port is available as an option to extend the Ethernet network to devices in locations where new Ethernet cable runs are not practical. An optional Digital Input/Output Module with four optical isolators configurable as either input or outputs provide connections for alarms, event notifications or other customer designated items.
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In the whole wide world there was but one,
Others for others, but she was mine,
The one fair woman beneath the sun.
From her gold-flax curls' most marvellous shine
Down to the lithe and delicate feet
There was not a curve nor a waving line
But moved in a harmony firm and sweet
With all of passion my life could know.
By knowledge perfect and faith complete
I was bound to her, as the planets go
Adoring around their central star,
Free, but united for weal or woe.
She was so near and Heaven so far-
She grew my heaven and law and fate
Rounding my life with a mystic bar
No thought beyond could violate.
Our love to fulness in silence nursed
Grew calm as morning, when through the gate
Of the glimmering East the sun has burst,
With his hot life filling the waiting air.
She kissed me once, that last and first
Of her maiden kisses was placid as prayer.
Against all comers I sat with lance
In rest, and, drunk with my joy, I sware
Defiance and scorn to the world's worst chance.
In vain! for soon unhorsed I lay
At the feet of the strong god Circumstance-
And never again shall break the day,
And never again shall fall the night
That shall light me, or shield me, on my way
To the presence of my sad soul's delight.
Her dead love comes like a passionate ghost
To mourn the Body it held so light,
And Fate, like a hound with a purpose lost,
Goes round bewildered with shame and fright.


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Art career
Wolfgang Trettnak was born in Graz (Austria) in 1962. He has been active in the fields of painting and graphics as an autodidact for more than 30 years. From 1980 to 1989 he studied chemistry at the University of Graz, obtaining both a master's and a doctor's degree. After a civil service in the domain of social assistance, he was working in the field of applied research for more than 10 years at a private research centre in Graz until 2002. This period was interrupted only by a one-year post doctorate stage in 1992 at the University of Florence (Italy). Besides his scientific work, Wolfgang Trettnak has participated in numerous national and international artistic workshops, seminars and courses (>> Training). His artistic work is focused mainly on painting with acrylic, oil and tempera colours. Several personal exhibitions took place in Austria, in the Czech Republic, in Italy and in Spain (>> Exhibitions). After leaving his scientific work in 2002, he has been living as a free-lance artist in Werndorf south of Graz.


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London, 1660. King Charles II has exploded onto the scene with a love of all things loud, extravagant and sexy.
And at Drury Lane, a young Nell Gwynn is causing stirrings amongst the theatregoers.
Playwright Jessica Swale traces the trajectory of the humble orange peddler who became one of England's most celebrated actress, and mistress of the king.
She's gutsy, fearless and talented, but at a time when women are second-class citizens, can Nell's charm and spirit protect her from the dangers of the Court?
Deborah Jones directs this Sydney premiere. The cast includes Lloyd Allison-Young, Kate Bookallil, Naomi Livingstone, Peter Mountford,
Rupert Reid, Shan-Ree Tan and Bishanyia Vincent.
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Wednesday, 02 October 2013.
Turbo interview with DreamWorks animators
In our 21st podcast, we get not one, not two, but three DreamWorks animators to discuss their work on DreamWorks' latest release, Turbo. They share some great insight on the challenges of animating charaters without appendages and many of the other attributes animators would normally use for acting. And how they adjust their workflow under crunch, and different types of directors. We were also able to have them answer questions from some of you, our community. Listen to Chris Kirshbaum, Luke Randall, and Dave Hardin, with guest co-host Jason Ryan, as they discuss animation.
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Intro/Outro song: Chris Kirshbaum on the drums
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- Tags: animation, Chris Kirshbaum, Dave Hardin, feature, Jason Ryan, Luke Randall, podcast, reference, Surf's Up, Turbo


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Urbanbike, notes pour combler nos trous de mémoire. L'effet Dunning Kruger. Je suis tombé en début d'après-midi sur un article de Ross Johnson sur le blog et je ne doute pas que vous avez déjà rencontré, comme la plupart d'entre nous, ce genre de situation sans pouvoir lui associer un nom.
Ceci étant la version française de l'article A humbling observation on the state of web designers. Schema-action. Tech demos made using two 256×512 textures is better than anything we've seen this gen. 3D artist, Tor Frick wants to prove a point, and he has done that in style.
He has created beautiful tech demos which utilizes only two 256*512 textures, and the graphical fidelity on showcase here is simply incredible. "The entire scene (Lab) uses 2 256*512 textures, one for diffuse and masks, and one for normalmap," he wrote. We have a bunch of screenshots and the two lovely tech demos for you, which you can check out below. Myinstants! Instant button generator and database. Social Media Marketing Integrator - Social2B. YoPDF : Le moteur de recherche des fichiers PDF. Jeux video l'ancienne.
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Question 1 Quelle est la puissance de la megadrive ? I7XAP. Map of the Dead - Zombie Survival Map. Introducing Quantic Dream's Kara. In 2005, Quantic Dream unveiled The Casting, a short tech demo that explored the possibilities of the then nascent PlayStation 3.
A short performance by a single actor that slowly increased in intensity and darkened in tone, it hinted at the new, expressive power of Sony's console, of how this generation could enable the kind of human drama that's typically been the reserve of non-interactive medium. It's a drama that, to an extent, 2010's Heavy Rain delivered upon, and it's a path that Quantic Dream has largely travelled alone. The digital theatre of Team Bondi's LA Noire was strangled by awkward performances, while Naughty Dog's Uncharted games, for all of their technical achievements, were more concerned with matinee thrills than raw, adult drama. Not that Heavy Rain was perfect, of course - for all of its cinematic pretentions it often felt more like a straight-to-video thriller, while its stars found themselves at the foot of the uncanny valley. Xbox 720 to feature touch-screen remote? Xbox World magazine published some rather bold claims about Microsoft's upcoming game console in its latest issue.
The publication cited sources saying said the Xbox 720 will support a souped-up controller that touts an HD touch screen in addition to traditional analog sticks and buttons. The design is pretty similar to the Nintendo Wii U 's own tablet controller, though the Microsoft version is said to be closer in size to to Sony's PlayStation Vita . 4 Elements That Make A Good User Experience Into Something Great. In the main, entries to this year's Interaction Awards were good.
The apps, the websites, the interfaces, and the games were slick and sleek. For the most part, they checked the design boxes we have all come to expect. Try the games. Best Ways to Job Hunt in Web Game Development. Programming Web games is the coolest job going.
It's a massive growth area with companies like Zynga making millions from running Facebook games — so how do you break in? In the good old days — i.e. in the last century — the old-fashioned way was teach yourself to program, develop a game, send in a demo and hope someone offered you an interview. Or you went to college, got a degree in something like computer science, and tried to break in through recruiters.
Then along came the Internet, and you've got a number of new paths to follow. But first let's decide what job you should do. 3D « Reliat Julien Infographie et Dramaturgie. 01 Medieval Hall UDK Introduction Voici un test que j'ai réalisé sous UDK en 9 jours.
Celui-ci consistait à réaliser une scène médiévale, exprimant la verticalité, en utilisant des textures de 1024/1024. Le temps attribué pour ce test étant relativement court, il m'était demandé de ne finir que 2 assets complètement. Il en fut de même concernant le lighting. J'ai l'intention de finir cette scène en procédant à quelques améliorations/modifications ci et là, ainsi quand y ajoutant un grand nombre de nouveaux assets. There is a test I have realized in UDK in 9 days. I had to built a medieval scene with a feeling of verticality using 1024/1024 pixel for the textures.
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Source & Credit: Yahoo Singapore / Syahida Kamarudin
Posted: Thursday November 29, 2012 @11:10 p.m. PST
Despite her refusal to comment on her relationship with Taiwanese actress, Deng Jiuyun, the two were recently spotted being mushy with each other during an alleged rendezvous in Taiwan.
According to Asianpopnews website, at the wee morning of 25 November, Denise Ho was spotted driving to Deng Jiuyun's apartment after attending the 49th Golden Horse Awards held in Yilan. The singer reportedly spent the next 10 hours at the Taiwanese actress' residence and was seen walking Jiuyun's dog together the next afternoon.
The two reportedly acting affectionate with each other and were photographed leaning their faces close to each other, drawing wild speculation if they were kissing.
When asked, Denise's manager declined to comment over the photograph of Denise and Jiuyun kissing each other. On the other hand, Jiuyun's manager dispelled rumours of their relationship, saying, "Denise took care of Jiuyun when she was in Hong Kong. When Denise came to Taiwan, Jiuyun reciprocated and of course had to play host to her."
Asked on the intimate photograph between Denise and Jiuyun, Jiuyun's manager responded, "We all do that with friends but we will not kiss". Her manager also stated that the actress is feeling helpless about the rumour and hopes that the rumour will not continue again.


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An Analysis of K. Stew's Breakup Poem
Oh my sweet Edward, K. Stew might finally be learning to laugh at herself. In an interview with Marie Claire, Kristen Stewart shared her poetry. She channeled the Muses and read a poem she'd written called "My Heart is a Wiffle Ball/Freedom Pole." Although this may seem like another angsty post-Pattinson move, Kristen made a little joke before she read it. That's right, Bella, queen of bored expressions and sighs, may have just made a move toward self-deprecating humor. After she read the poem, she said to Marie Claire,
I like being able to hit on something, like, 'There it is.' I don't want to sound so fucking utterly pretentious … but after I write something, I go, 'Holy fuck, that's crazy.' It's the same thing with acting: If I do a good scene, I'm always like, 'Whoa, that's really dope.'
Now, Kristen may have meant this seriously... but it seems like she's poking a little fun at the "serious" nature of her acting and her personal drama. Instead of re-hashing the past, though, let's all join Kristen in poking a little fun. So, without further ado, I break down Kristen's verse and add Twilight-inspired musings on what it could all possible mean.
I reared digital moonlight
Well, that started off well. It's almost as if a certain successful chain of movies was obsessed with digitally-enhanced moonlight. Hint: said movie rhymes with skylight.
You read its clock, scrawled neon across that black Kismetly … ubiquitously crest fallen Thrown down to strafe your foothills …I'll suck the bones pretty.
I must say, it's a bold poetic choice to include two sets of ellipses in the first stanza of a poem. So, perhaps we should fill them in. Between "kismetly" and "ubiquitously," there should be at least one "seriously," and perhaps a classic Forks-style sigh...
And, obviously, after "foothills," we need something that will conjure images of sucking on bones. Something like a vampire sucking on a bony neck, perhaps? In this stanza, we haven't strayed too far from blood-sucking romance... but hopefully we can move past it soon.
Your nature perforated the abrasive organ pumps Spray painted everything known to man, Stream rushed through and all out into Something Whilst the crackling stare down sun snuck Through our windows boarded up He hit your flint face and it sparked.
Now we've really expanded into the punk themes that dominate Kristen's wardrobe off-screen. I actually like the idea of "abrasive organ pumps" in crazy spray-painted colors as a theme of some sort of Stewart-for-Burberry punk fashion show. But, after a good bit of punking and some pretty convincing assonance, those damn vampires have to show up again, in the last line of the stanza, no less. Only the faces of the mystically undead can "spark," which is why traditional vampires could never go out in the sun. But, in the Twi-version, they "sparkle." So, in case you missed an "l" there, K. Stew, we got you covered.
And I bellowed and you parked We reached Marfa. One honest day up on this freedom pole Devils not done digging He's speaking in tongues all along the pan handle And this pining erosion is getting dust in My eyes
In case you don't know your Texan geography as well as Kristen, Marfa is a small town in west Texas. So, at the very least, this poem does not involve the now-infamous Pacific Northwest, and thematically proves that it was written on a road trip Kristen took through Texas. Honestly, this stanza suddenly gets much angrier, but when we read the enjambment of "My eyes," we can't help thinking of all those bored looks she gave Edward — erm, I mean Robert.
And I'm drunk on your morselsAnd so I look down the line Your every twitch hand drum salute Salutes mine …
Once more, we have some ellipses to deal with. Since we're talking about "salutes" here, perhaps the final words of the poem refer to the New K. Stew, That Actress in Fatigues in a Sundance Movie. In case you haven't heard, Kristen starred in Camp X-Ray , which did very well at Sundance and will soon be distributed widely by IFC Films. It's great news, considering she probably doesn't have many offers for a book of poems at the moment.
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