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List Press WordPress is a powerful combination of a WordPress theme and "over-the-shoulder" training that will allow you to grab traffic and book sales, practically hands off. You can get just the theme or the theme plus training and other goodies. In the training, you will Learn how Lina Trivedi catapulted her Kindle ranking by 350,000 in 48 hours with her uniquely designed List Press WordPress theme and with some traffic.
What Lina Accomplished With List Press
• Created a simple landing page using this tested theme that is proven to convert.
• Drove targeted and instant traffic to the landing page offering a preview to the book.
• Built an email list of people wanting a free preview and sold them the full book.
Is Your Book Struggling to Sell?
It sucks when you put in all the time writing a book to have it just sit there and not sell. It's not fun and you fell like you've wasted your time. Is that you?
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Check out my screenshot of one my books that was not selling.
I've had plenty of books in Kindle not selling and it's a shame to see that happen. That is why I wanted to do something about it.
What Should I Do to Increase Sales?
Selling your book can be surprisingly easy. It can also be extremely frustrating if you don't know what to do or how to do it.
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I get asked all the time, 'What can I do to improve my book sales?' and it does not take long to identify the major problem people are having.
It also does not take long to solve the issue. Look at the screenshot to see what my book did after just 48 hours of applying my process.
Problem #1: Bad Tools
The problem is two-fold: poor or low traffic and no method of warming people up to your book.
The tool needed to warm people up to your book is a good landing page and a sneak preview of what they can expect after buying your book. A good landing page will help you sell more!
The other aspect is the traffic, which can easily be had, if you know where to look! But use the wrong landing page or the wrong traffic and…
If you are trying to put a nail in the wall, would you use a screwdriver?
… you have the wrong tools for the wrong job. That's the problem, boiled down.
You need a book landing page to help you sell your book. But most WordPress themes royally suck at this. They don't warm up your targeted buyer, they don't capture their information, and they certainly don't help you sell copies of your book!
Problem #2: Poor or Low Traffic
But that's not the only bad tool – the other is poor or low traffic. You've been lied to about the "ease" of Amazon selling your books.
It used to be the case that you could slap your book up on Amazon and wait for the paychecks to come in. And they would come. It used to be you could just buy some PLR, change up the name, a few words, and bam! Instant kindle success. Not anymore.
Sure, Amazon will promote your book for you; after you've proven to them your book is worth selling. Without a kickstart to your book promotion, Amazon won't bother doing it for you!
Why should they? There are thousands upon thousands of other books out there that are worth promoting over yours, at least in their eyes.
You have to drive traffic and sales yourself, at least at first. But before you go giving up, thinking it'll be too hard, it's not!
The Solution: List Press WordPress Theme
With this specific WordPress theme and an easy, hand's off traffic process, in 2 days my sales rankings jumped by 350,000!
And on top of that, I collected all my prospective buyer's email addresses in the process!
All you need is a traffic grabbing technique (which is hands off and really simple) plus the proper book selling WordPress theme and you too can finally start selling your book!
And I'm going to show you how, step-by-step, in…
Inside of List Press
• Easy to set up theme.
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• Strategic marketing training.
• Training on reselling services.
• Lifetime access to 3-D Book Cover Generator.
Full Training on How to Build a Landing Page and Succeed
List Press WordPress is a powerful combination of a WordPress theme and "over-the-shoulder" training that will allow you to grab traffic and book sales, practically hands off.
I get my traffic from various, targeted blogs and FB ads. It is simple and hands off. I drive my traffic to the WordPress theme and let it work to pre-sell and warm the traffic up to my book. I'm going to show you exactly how I do it!
I also build an email list using the theme and traffic, allowing me to promote my book repeatedly for days until they purchase. It's a great method and has done wonders for my book sales!
Designed Specifically to Convert Book Sales for Indie-Authors and Publishers
List Press WordPress allows you to use WordPress to warm up your traffic and the training will show you how to get targeted, cheap traffic.
• Easy-to-use theme with several style options.
• Built specifically to help authors Sell their books.
• Designed, tested, and proven to convert.
• Works with both fiction and non-fiction.
• Over-the-shoulder training helps you every step of the way.
As an indie author or publisher, this will help you sell more copies of your book, easier than ever before!
Watch How Easy List Press is to Set Up
Live Demos of List Press WordPress Theme
Watch the video to see how easy List Press is to set up. Check out live demos below:
• Click here to see a demo for a Romance Book Author.
• Click here to see a demo for a Non-Fiction Health Author.
• Click here to see a demo for a Science Fiction Author.
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Watch How Easily the 3-D Book Generator Creates Graphics
I do not want anyone to get stuck because they do not have the right graphics to promote their book using my theme.
So as a bonus, I am offering a lifetime license to my 3D Instant Book Cover Generator with any theme purchase. Now with any flat book cover artwork, you can create a 3-D Book Cover within seconds.
Get Back What You Invest in this Training 10-Fold or More
The tools you are buying and what you will learn in this training are so valuable, that you can easily make your money back 10-fold or more by selling a service to authors and local businesses to promote their publications to gain similar results as what I have demonstrated. I have a 40+ page PDF specifically designed to teach you how to sell this service to anyone on the Web or in your local community that wants results.
In a nutshell, you will get:
- Complete, easy-to-set up WordPress Theme.
- Complete video training on how to set the theme up.
- Complete training on fire-and-forget methods of gaining traffic.
- Tested and proven landing page that converts traffic to buyers.
- Over-the-shoulder training video on setting up traffic.
- Methods to raise your Kindle ranking, forcing Amazon to promote you.
- Relief from frustration – finally sell copies of your book.
- And so much more!
List Press WordPress theme is a web-based product that needs to be downloaded and then uploaded to a web host of your choice in order to function. It is accessible by web browser only. This gives you the flexibility to use it anywhere with Internet access.
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Under The Volcano first opened their doors in 1974, on Colborne street. It was in an old Victorian house with only one dining room. as the love for Mexican food grew, the restaurant moved to a bigger location. Along with our colourful Mexican dining room, we have a separate EXPRESS/ Take-Out for fresh, fast, tasty food to take home or be delivered. Our Chefs pride them selves in making meals form scratch daily. Our basic recipes are mildly spiced, but "erupting" with flavour!
We do NOT add an MSG, use zero trans fat oil for cooking and we specialize in fresh food! We cook our own chips daily, make our own salsa and slow roast our fajita beef. We do NOT add any preservative or additives to any of our recipes. GLUTEN FREE, VEGETARIAN AND VEGAN MEALS is our specialty. Our goal is to provide our customers with quality food, exemplary service and to bring the delicious tastes of Mexico to you!
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Great for lunch and dinner and even better for breakfast. Under the volcano offers delicious option for breakfast. Some are breakfast burritos and skillets and the huevos rancheros. Eggs, potatoes and toast are a staple.
The coffee has a little cinnamon which is a nice change from the everyday Timmies. Good for kids, this place should be a go to for all those that want something a bit different than that of eggs and toast.
"Can't stay away"
This restaurant gets 5 stars in my book for food, decor and service. Our family has enjoyed many a meal at the establishment even outside on the patio in the summer time. There is a convenient take out and they even serve delicious breakfasts. This might be the best place to go in London.
My husband and I stopped in for dinner last night and it was fabulous!
We decided to have raspberry daiquiris and sol beer with flautas and rice. OMG, it was all delicious! We love this restaurant and visit for dinner about once a month as it is a favourite of ours. We have brought friends with us and it always ends up that each couple come back since the food is excellent, the atmosphere wonderful and the service superb.
By far my favorite place to eat. The food is very fresh and delicious, including the in house made salsa and chips. The staff are very friendly, accommodating and always make sure you are not left wanting. There is plenty of parking, and they also have delivery.Danielle L.

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Despite weathering the downturn better than most, the aerospace and defense (A&D) industry is under pressure to deliver innovative, quality products while cutting costs and delivering large and expensive programs on time. The entire sector is facing challenges including rising costs, high fuel prices, ever-increasing environmental and regulatory issues, and a shortage of technical and engineering skills.
CAMO's solution lies in software, with our ever-evolving flagship Unscrambler X suite. By using multivariate analysis (MVA) it is designed to follow a production process from the early stages of its infancy through to the final few tests. In the A&D industry the stakes tend to be high, so even the smallest detail can be crucial. MVA doesn't just provide dots on a graph, but also connects them, resulting in a textured and holistic picture of the original data. This high degree of scientific accuracy and efficiency means that our clients can produce more cost-efficient, safe and ultimately higher quality products.
Whether a company is building satellites, aircraft engines or military systems, multivariate data analysis (MVA) can help meet these challenges, by driving innovation in product development and optimizing production processes for faster time to market, improved quality and regulatory compliance.
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Community leaders are hopeful that recent talks with a Scottish Minister could see a sympathetic view taken on future housing in the town.
The meeting with Scottish Communities Minister Alex Neil was aimed to highlight concerns over the prospect of a further 1500 homes over and above the 700 already planned for the town.
The talks were staged prior to the city council's decision last week to ditch its responsibilities for local planning issues and pass them over to Scottish Ministers.
Queensferry and District Community Council chairman Keith Giblett said: "We were disappointed at the council's move.
"But its motion to recommend the 'Garden District', on land west of The Gyle, be included in the LDP2 could help reduce the number of homes inBuilyeon Road and South Scotstoun.
"If we are to have up to 1000 homes at Builyeon Road, we will call for a moratorium on housing at South Scotstoun."
He added: "While we agree there is a need for more affordable housing, there needs to be a strategic and economic review of the town before housing is granted.
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Deerfield Estate
Quick Facts
- Current Prices:$215,800 to $219,900
- Closed Prices:$178,000 to $200,000
- Median Sale Price:$183,000
- Average $ per sq ft:$105
- Association Fee Ranges:$460,$115/quarter
- Type:Single Family Home
- Age:2005 to 2016
- Sq. Ft.:1,772 to 2,992Sq. Ft.
- Bedrooms:3 to 4Bedrooms
- Bathrooms:2 to 3Bathrooms
Homes for Sale
This neighborhood is perfect for those seeking single-family homes. This is a varied community, with homes representing a wide range of time periods and styles. In general, homes in Deerfield Estate are about $150,000 – $215,000 and sit on quarter-acre lots with four bedrooms and two bathrooms. The most common types of parking are 2-car garage and garage.
Disclaimer: School attendance zone boundaries are supplied by Maponics and are subject to change. Check with the applicable school district prior to making a decision based on these boundaries.


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Thomas Fairfax, who was the sixth Lord Fairfax of Cameron, is most noted in history for his presence in the English colony of Virginia. Indeed, he was the only resident peer in late colonial America. Had certain circumstances not been present during his lifetime, he likely never would have ventured, let alone permanently settled, in Virginia. The colony was still something of a wild place, even in the early to mid-eighteenth century, and typically could not provide the sort of lifestyle enjoyed by the titled and wealthy in England. However, Fairfax was on something of a mission, which is discussed later in this biography.
He was born the son of Thomas Fairfax, the fifth Baron Fairfax of Cameron, and Catherine, daughter of Thomas Culpeper of Thoresway. His mother's father, Culpeper, had inherited the largest mass of Virginia land ever granted by the crown. It was known as the Northern Neck Proprietary, and dated back to 1649, when the exiled and without a crown Charles II of England awarded the massive acreage to several noblemen loyal to his cause. However, at the time of the granting, Charles did not technically have the authority to make such gifts, and the recipients, while pleased, did not take the grant entirely seriously until Charles was restored to the throne in 1660.
Back in 1649 there were few indications that a restoration would take place. Over the ensuing years most of the owners of the Proprietary sold their shares to their co-owners, until the entire Northern Neck was inherited by Thomas Culpeper, who was a relation of an earlier Thomas Culpeper, infamous for carrying on an affair with Catherine Howard, King Henry VIII's fifth wife and queen. The earlier Culpeper was beheaded for his mischief.
By the time the later Thomas Culpeper inherited the Proprietary, the family was clearly back in the good graces of the crown. This Thomas married well, and then saw that his daughter was married to a Lord. During Thomas Culpeper's lifetime some of the land had been sold to settlers. This took place during the course of the seventeenth century. One of these landholders was Robert "King" Carter, who used his political savvy and powers of persuasion to convince the young, new inheritor of the Proprietary, Lord Fairfax, to appoint him agent for the Fairfax family's interests in Virginia. This must have seemed reasonable to Fairfax, as Carter had already established himself as Virginia landed gentry, and was suitable for the position.
What Fairfax did not realize was that Carter used his position to secure hundreds of thousands of acres for himself, as well as line his pockets in ways other colonial planters could only dream about. When Carter died in 1732, Lord Fairfax only discovered what his agent had been up to by reading about his enormous estate in Carter's obituary. Outraged, Fairfax immediately appointed Carter's successor, making sure to put in his place someone who would indeed protect the family's interest (his cousin).
But Fairfax was not finished. Quite unlike other noblemen at the time, he prepared for the sea journey to Virginia, in order to inspect his property and secure his holdings. His reaction upon arriving in Virginia and seeing Carter's grand plantation homes and the vast acreage he took for his own, is not recorded, but one can imagine the disgust Fairfax must have experienced. What he and what many Englishmen did not realize was that Virginia, and America generally, was the ultimate location for self-reinvention. Seventeenth-century Virginia law was in a state of flux, and many land deals, as well as servant and slave purchases were successfully enacted in underhanded ways, with no one in England the wiser.
Something Fairfax saw on his visit must have convinced him that permanent settlement was a good idea, and upon his return to England he set about making plans to relocate himself and his family to the colony. Fairfax was a lifelong bachelor, and this might have made such a move more likely, since he did not have to convince an aristocratic wife to travel to the ends of the earth. Indeed, Fairfax did not settle in the gentrified James River area of Virginia. Instead, he moved to the Shenandoah Valley. He was also the man who gave George Washington his first job, as a surveyor.
Fairfax finally settled down in what is now Clarke County, Virginia. He lived with his nephew, Thomas Bryan Martin and served as a county lieutenant and justice of the peace.


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Award / Funder: Poetry Society of America Annual Awards – George Bogin Memorial Award
Description: Established by the family and friends of George Bogin for a selection of four or five poems that use language in an original way to reflect the encounter of the ordinary and the extraordinary and to take a stand against oppression in any of its forms
Deadline: 12/1/2010
Link: http://www.poetrysociety.org/psa/awards/annual/individual/
Award / Funder: National Geographic Society: Genographic Legacy Fund
Description: The Genographic Legacy Fund aims to empower indigenous and traditional peoples throughout the world by supporting community-driven projects directly preserving or revitalizing indigenous or traditional culture. Funded projects have included documenting a traditional language, oral history, or ceremony; creating culturally-specific educational materials and programs; establishing a local museum or archive; inter-generational knowledge sharing; and preserving significant sites and artifacts. Eligible projects must be community-driven and must show a strong level of local community involvement in their planning, governance, and implementation. Grants do not generally exceed US $25,000.
Deadline: 6/15/2011
Link: https://genographic.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/legacy_fund.html
Award / Funder: Documenting Endangered Languages (DEL) – National Science Foundation
Description: This multi-year funding partnership between the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) supports projects to develop and advance knowledge concerning endangered human languages. Made urgent by the imminent death of an estimated half of the 6000-7000 currently used human languages, this Documenting Endangered Languages (DEL) effort aims also to exploit advances in information technology. Funding will support fieldwork and other activities relevant to recording, documenting, and archiving endangered languages, including the preparation of lexicons, grammars, text samples, and databases. Funding will be available in the form of one- to three-year project grants as well as fellowships for up to twelve months. At least half the available funding will be awarded to projects involving fieldwork. The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) will participate in the partnership as a research host, a non-funding role.
Deadline: 9/15/2010
Link: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06577/nsf06577.htm
Award / Funder: Enduring Questions grant program – National Endowment for the Humanities
Description: The NEH Enduring Questions grant program supports the development of a new course that will foster intellectual community through the study of an enduring question. This course will encourage undergraduates and teachers to grapple with a fundamental question addressed by the humanities, and to join together in a deep and sustained program of reading in order to encounter influential thinkers over the centuries and into the present day. The Enduring Questions program welcomes projects that respond to NEH's new Bridging Cultures initiative. Such projects could focus on cultures internationally or within the United States. International projects might seek to enlarge Americans' understanding of other places and times, as well as other perspectives and intellectual traditions. American projects might explore the great variety of cultural influences on, and myriad subcultures within, American society. These projects might also investigate how Americans have approached and attempted to surmount seemingly unbridgeable cultural divides, or examine the ideals of civility and civic discourse that have informed this quest.
Deadline: 9/15/2010
Link: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/EnduringQuestions.html
Award / Funder: Radcliffe Institute Fellowships
Description: Radcliffe Institute fellowships are designed to support scholars, scientists, artists, and writers of exceptional promise and demonstrated accomplishment who wish to pursue work in academic and professional fields and in the creative arts. In recognition of Radcliffe's historic contributions to the education of women and to the study of issues related to women, the Radcliffe Institute sustains a continuing commitment to the study of women, gender, and society. Applicants' projects need not focus on gender. Women and men from across the United States and throughout the world, including developing countries, are encouraged to apply. The Radcliffe Institute seeks to build a community of fellows that is diverse in every way.
Deadline: The deadline for applicants in humanities, social sciences, and creative arts is 1 October. The deadline for applicants in natural sciences and mathematics is 15 November.
Link: http://www.radcliffe.edu/fellowships/apply.aspx?CFID=9896908&CFTOKEN=94185560
Award / Funder: ArtsLink Projects – Visual & media arts
Description: ArtsLink Projects provides support to US artists, curators, presenters and arts organizations undertaking projects in Eastern and Central Europe, Russia, Central Asia and the Caucasus. Applicants must be working with an artist or organization in that region and projects should be designed to benefit participants and audiences in both the US and the host country. Support is provided to create new work that draws inspiration from interaction with artists and the community in the US; to establish mutually beneficial exchange of ideas and expertise between artists, arts organizations and the local community and to pursue artistic cooperation that will enrich creative or professional development or has potential to expand the community's access to the art of other cultures.
Deadline: 1/15/2011
Link: http://www.cecartslink.org/grants/artslink_projects/
Award / Funder: ArtsLink Projects – Performing arts & literature
Description: ArtsLink Projects provides support to US artists, curators, presenters and arts organizations undertaking projects in Eastern and Central Europe, Russia, Central Asia and the Caucasus. Applicants must be working with an artist or organization in that region and projects should be designed to benefit participants and audiences in both the US and the host country.
Deadline: 1/13/2012
Link: http://www.cecartslink.org/grants/artslink_projects/
Sponsor / Organizer / Event / Publication: 42nd Annual Convention
Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA) – German
Description: Panels include Hybrid Identities: Second Generation Immigrants (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Images of Eastern Europe in Recent German Literature and Film,Rafik Schami – The Poet and Storyteller
Deadline: 9/30/2010
Link: http://www.nemla.org/convention/2011/cfp.html#german
Sponsor / Organizer / Event / Publication: 42nd Annual Convention
Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA) Call for Papers – LGBTQ
Description: Panels include LGBTQ Identities in Latin America, LGBTQ Studies and Pedagogy, Narrating Queer Histories, Prove It On Me: Ambivalent Lesbian Representation in the Harlem Renaissance, Queer Counterpublic, Queer Space(s) in the German-Speaking World, (Re)Imagining Expatriates: Queer Transnationalisms in American Literature
Deadline: 9/30/2010
Link: http://www.nemla.org/convention/2011/cfp.html#lgbtq


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A Woodilee Village resident's bid to foster community spirit has been a stunning success, bringing together scores of neighbours for a sunshine-filled family fun day.
More than 100 local residents turned out to enjoy a get-together party, with entertainment including a bouncy castle, barbecue, music, face-painting – and plenty of convivial chat .
The idea was the brainwave of local woman Emma McClintock, who applied to the Big Lunch scheme run by the Scottish Government and the Big Lottery.
Emma, who works for a Scottish Government department, heard about the project from work colleagues and put in an application.
She received a grant of £150 to help with basic costs, and soon found she was organising a fully-fledged community event, and her initiative also attracted support from local supermarkets and businesses.
Woodilee Village – around 900 new homes on the site of the frormer Woodilee hospital – is said to be the first new community of its type in the Greater Glasgow area for 20 years.
Emma said: "Quite a few of the homes here have only recently been occupied and it has taken a bit of time for people to get to know each other – but lots of new friendships were made with this first event, and it was great to see the children playing happily together.
"There were also some who, like me, are on their own and like to feel part of a community, and who like to have the chance to get to know people living nearby a little better.
"The weather was perfect, and I'm delighted by how much everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.
"Now we're planning a follow-up event for Christmas."
She added: "I'd like to particularly thank local businesses for their support – S Collins and Sons, Billington's of Lenzie, Sainsbury's, Asda and Tesco Robroyston, and Persimmon Homes."


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Why do we need support?
The Edinburgh Fringe is the greatest arts festival on the planet, taking place each August in Edinburgh, the world's festival city.
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe isn't just the largest arts festival in the world. It is also the world's most established and oldest open access arts festival. This fundamental principle of open access means that the Fringe is a magnet for creative people from around the world who flock to Edinburgh in August, to bring the best talent, and the best entertainment to this wonderful capital city. The Fringe is made up of the visions and ambitions of thousands of participants, from producers and promoters, to venue managers and individual performers.
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, a registered charity, is the company that organises the structure that underpins the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and fundamentally exists to:
- provide support, advice and encouragement to all the amazing artists, producers and venues who create the Fringe each year, from help with choosing a venue or writing a press release, to advice on touring, free access to rehearsal space, and professional development activities and events
- assist the audiences who come by helping you navigate what's on offer with comprehensive, accurate and up-to-date information and ticketing
- promote this wonderful and unique festival to the rest of the world
The Fringe Society works year-round to support the Fringe; however the level of commitment required for such an undertaking would not be possible if it weren't for the enthusiasm of the people of Edinburgh, combined with the long standing support of our audiences, sponsors, supporters and the goodwill of the Fringe Friends and Fringe Angels. The Fringe Society strives to provide support that exceeds participant and public expectations and we ask you to join us in supporting this challenge.
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe has nurtured incredible talent from Emma Thompson to Derek Jacobi, Graham Norton to Eddie Izzard. We need your support to ensure Edinburgh continues to host the greatest show on earth each August, and so we can continue to nurture and encourage new creative talent across the whole spectrum of the arts.
Every penny you give makes a difference. Helping us to develop the services we provide for the performers and audience members who flock to Edinburgh each and every year.
There are a number of ways of supporting the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society:
- Add a donation to your basket – every donation large or small makes a difference
- Become a Fringe Friend. You'll get a range of exclusive benefits, including a festival-long 2for1 ticket offer, the programme delivered straight to your door and an exclusive box office! Membership starts at only £32.
- Make an individual donation to the Fringe Society via our Virgin Money Giving page
- If you represent a company, we offer a range of corporate sponsorship opportunities.
- Become a Fringe Angel and receive all the benefits of being a Friend alongside exclusive access to the inner workings of the Society. To learn more about Fringe Angel memberships, please contact Development Manager Fiona Carr on 0131 240 1913 or email [email protected].
- As a charity, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society can claim Gift Aid on behalf of customers and donors who are UK tax payers. If you agree to Gift Aid your donations, we can reclaim the tax on any qualifying donations made since 5 April 2006 at no extra cost to you. To confirm your Gift Aid status, please complete our Gift Aid Declaration Form


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Paul Adama SWC News Bamako MALI
SOA said on Friday they were ending talks with Mali's government and taking up arms following violence that erupted in Djenne during July 2014. A French diplomatic core assisted the Mali government in holding talks with DTK and SOA envoys within Djenne.
SOA protesters clashed with French diplomatic core. Several protestors were wounded but there were conflicting accounts to how the incident started.
The political and military wing of the Sons of Azawad declared the lifting of any talks or ceasefire with the government in Bamako. A senior French diplomatic official told SWC News that they would wait to see how things played out on the ground.


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Sunday, November 11, 2012
We've got boundless love for our Brooklyn up-and-comers, and Future Screens are the latest to burst onto our radar. Debut single "Don't Stop" opens with an electrifying intro that teases and twirls forcefully into daredevil synths that go skydiving in the midst of a blissed out whirlwind. It's a near-perfect wedding of Manners-era Passion Pit and the blissful etherea of The Sound of Arrows, and firmly establishes them as ones to watch in the months to come.
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Anti-Depressant Medication
Anti-depressant medication can be prescribed for PND, especially if the depression is moderate or severe. The medication can help improve symptoms such as low mood, poor concentration, irritability or poor sleep. This can help to assist you bring back some balance to life which can help you cope better with everyday life and your baby
Most Medication can take 2 -4 weeks before their effect can build up, so you do need to give it time.
Antidepressants are not addictive and some can be safely taken while breastfeeding and pregnant.
It can be helpful to seek objective advice from a doctor, pharmacist or Drug Information Line.


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United Way of the Dutchess-Orange Region will be running a supply drive, now through Thursday, September 7th, to help support our Texas friends and family in the aftermath of Harvey. The devastation is overwhelming and these Texan communities will need incredible resources to recover. We will be shipping donated items thanks to the generosity of UPS Freight in Montgomery, coordinated by Hub Service Center Manager Dennis Berns. Guardian Self Storage is donating boxes to pack the supplies in.
Many of you know that people fled their homes to shelters with barely anything. One of the organizations that is filling a crucial need is the Texas.Diaper Bank (Click here to listen to a story about their work on NPR). We contacted the Diaper Bank on Tuesday, Sept 5 to reconfirm the items they desperately need:
- Unscented Baby Wipes
- Small sizes of Baby Shampoo
- New Pacifiers
- New Baby Bibs
- Travel-size Shampoo and Conditioner
We also are collecting nonpersishable items to be sent through Feeding Texas directly to the Houston Food Bank. Items desperately needed include:
- Can Openers
- Hand-held Snack Items
- (granola bars, peanut butter crackers, protein bars, etc.)
- Pop-top Ready-to-Eat items (applesauce or fruit cups)
- Easily Opened, Shelf-Stable Pantry Items (peanut butter, jelly, tuna, chili, beef stew and soup)
- Diapers (size: 4,5,6)
- Pull-Ups
- Any Baby Wipes (crucial need)
- Adult Diapers (M, L, XL)
- Personal Hygiene Products for Babies & Adults (baby wash, shampoo, diaper rash cream, petroleum jelly, etc. toothbrushes, toothpaste, body wash, shampoo, deodorant, feminine hygiene products, etc.)
The Houston Food Bank is distributing donated items as quickly as they receive them. If Texas Diaper Bank's three warehouses are full, we will be delivering donations directly to Houston Food Bank for immediate distribution to those in greatest need.
If you would prefer that we do the shopping for you, you may make a monetary donation here: www.uwdor.org/donate-harveyrelief.
100% of donations go toward supplies for those affected by Hurricane Harvey.
Please bring your donations to United Way offices in Poughkeepsie (75 Market Street) or Newburgh (123 Grand Street) during business hours (9-5, except Friday 9-1. Closed on Labor Day). For those in the Walden-area, donations are being collected by Orange County Rural Development Advisory Corp., located at 3 North St in Walden, through 12noon on September 7. In addition, Ulster Savings Bank has offered to accept donations at its branch locations through the end of the day on September 7th. See list of Ulster Savings Bank's locations and hours here: www.ulstersavings.com/home/about/hours. Please note that only NEW, unopened items can be accepted. We cannot accept used clothing in any condition as neither organization will receive it.
Questions? Call 845-471-1900 ext 3120 or email email@example.com.
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ELKHART – ASA Electronics has added a brand new monitor to their best-selling Voyager wireless observation system. Their WVOS43 now allows drivers to view more with less using its wide angle views in a compact 4.3 inch display that can be stowed easily in the center console or glove compartment when not in use, a release from the company stated.
"Our customers asked for a more compact monitor and more camera versatility. So we delivered with the WVOS43, allowing for a great picture with multiple camera connectivity," said Pat McCullough, vice president of sales at ASA Electronics said.
As with the previous monitors, the WVOS43 offers WiSight auto-pairing of up to four wireless cameras so the driver can see all the important angles of their vehicle at any time, even while on the road. The included camera features a CMOS lens, built in microphone, and low- light performance. The system also transmits signals through and around objects up to 60 feet away.
This system offers manufacturers the opportunity to provide a truly mobile wireless observation system that is easy to use, handle and store, the release stated.
For more information on this system, contact firstname.lastname@example.com or go to ASAElectronics.com/view-more-with-less.
SOURCE: ASA Electronics press release


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Job Title: Compensation Consultant
Job Number: 323-16/17
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan
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Closing Date: February 03, 2017
Division: Human Resources
Language Requirement: Bilingual
Term: Part-time (30 hours per week)
Compensation experience required
Reporting to the Compensation and Recruitment Manager, you'll manage all elements of the corporate compensation and performance management system to meet organizational objectives and needs.
What you'll do:
- Manage and implement FCC's compensation and performance management system
- Consult with business partners and managers on job design, development of job profiles and the job evaluation process
- Analyse, investigate and compare jobs across the organization for the purposes of evaluating jobs
- Research and stay informed of best practices in compensation and performance
What we're looking for:
- Confident communicator with strong analytical skills
- Multi-tasker who embraces change and collaborates across work teams
- Relationship-builder and influencer
What you'll need:
- A degree in administration or human resources management and at least three years of related experience (or equivalent combination of education and experience)
- A designation such as Certified Compensation Professional (CCP), Compensation Management Specialist (CMS) or Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) is an asset
- Fluency in both official languages
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We have two websites offering a variety of information on the Galapagos, Ecuador and Peru. Galapagosonline provides information on tours, cruises as well as a being a travel guide to the Galapagos Islands and Ecuador.
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Our blog is a companion piece to both sites providing informative articles and information regarding the Galapagos, Ecuador and the region…we hope you enjoy!
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BEST Travel Luggage Award 2010: International Traveler IT-0-1-3 Piece Luggage Set. We believe that less is more when it comes to travel luggage. The lighter-weight your luggage, the more carefree your travels. Whether you are on a short or long trip, and especially if you are traveling to several destinations, your suitcase feels more and more like a 100-pound gorilla with every day you have to lug it around. This is why we chose to give the Best Travel Luggage of the year award to the International Traveler
Competitors we considered: Samsonite, High Sierra Sport Company


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Mountain Home residents who turned out for one of the state's largest parades recently couldn't miss the presence of the Idaho Transportation Department.
ITD was represented by a fluorescent-yellow six-wheel dump truck equipped with magnesium chloride tank and 12-foot plow, and a truck towing a variable message sign that reminded all who watched to "Buckle Up."
The vehicles were part of the annual Air Force Appreciation Day parade, Sept. 10, that attracted 145 entries and an estimated 10,000 spectators. Dave Labar and ITD's Mountain Home maintenance crew put the two entries together. Chris Huot and Carl Vaughn guided the vehicles down the parade route that was just short of a mile.
"I felt proud to be part of such an event," Huot said.


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This minimalist stacking ring is made of shiny round eco resin and is a pretty grapefruit pink colour with silver leaf flakes. This ring style is very thin and subtle and looks great individually, or when stacked with other rings. The last photo shows a different ring in the same shape.
This ring is made of an eco resin that has been certified by the USDA as a biobased product. Unlike most resins that use petroleum-based products, Rosella's eco resin uses bio-derived materials such as pine oils derived from waste-streams of other manufacturing products.
The ring was cast in a handmade mould and left to cure for one week. The ring has been sanded to a smooth and comfortable finish using over 10 grades of sandpaper and various polishing tools.
Band width: 3/16 inch wide. (5mm)
Ring size:
- approximately M in UK/AUS
- diameter 16.5mm
Want to know how to find your ring size? Read our how-to guide (copy and paste this link into your browser): http://rosellaresin.ca/blog/2013/06/08/how-do-i-know-my-ring-size/
Our jewelry is one-of-a kind and no two pieces of jewelry are exactly alike. Rest assured that you are wearing a one-of-a kind artifact!


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The Android 5.1 Lollipop based YU Yunique sports a 4.7 inch HD display with a screen resolution of 720x1280 pixels and is layered with Corning's Gorilla Glass 3 for extra protection. The handset will be available only in Black color and will also come with two additional back covers in Serene White and Moonstone Grey colors which will cost you Rs 5,499 in total.
The handset will be powered by a 64-bit quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor, clocked at 1.2GHz, paired with Adreno 306. The 1 GB of RAM space is complimented by an 8 GB of internal storage which can be further expanded to a 32 GB. On the camera front the YU Yunique flaunts an 8 MP auto focus rear camera with an f/2.0 aperture with LED flash. The 2 MP selfie camera comes loaded with an 83- degree wide angle lens and an f/2.4 aperture 3P Lens. Other than this the camera comes with the regular features including geo-tagging, face detection, HDR, panorama mode and live filters.
Backed by a 2,000mAh Li-Po battery the YU Yunique suppports 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi hotspot, GPS, A-GPS, Bluetooth 4.0, FM radio and Micro-USB v2.0. The company claims that with this battery capacity the smartphone will be able to deliver up to 7 hours of talk time and 271 hours of standby time.
With these specifications looks like the Lenovo A2010 will be in for a tough competition as the handset too is priced the same and equips similar features except for the processor and the camera.
Key Features:
Display - 4.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS Fully Laminated display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
Processor - 1.2 GHz Quad-Core 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916) processor with Adreno 306 GPU
Storage - 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
SIM - Dual SIM
OS - Cyanogen OS 12.1 based on Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Camera - 8MP rear camera with LED Flash, f/2.0 aperture and 2MP front-facing camera, 83-degree wide-angle lens, f/2.4 aperture
Dimensions - 134.5×67.5×8.3mm
Weight - 128g
Connectivity - 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio, 4G LTE, 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
Battery - 2000mAh battery
Price - Rs. 4,999/-
Color - Black
Our Word
The device in total looks nice and well equipped with all the necessary internals at this price range. From the images we observed that the bezels are really sleek and is not at all bulky which gives the device a compact feel. This is all what we can comment on right now. Stay tuned with us to know more about the YU Yunique budget smartphone.


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Publisher: Self Published
Source: Author
Pages: 288
Release Date: May 24th, 2014
Series: The Go Girl Chronicles #1
Genres: Coming of Age, Contemporary, Contemporary Women, Girls & Women, Motorcycles, Young Adult
It's hard to be the new girl, but it's even harder being the new girl who races dirt bikes...
Ever since her parents forced her to move from Canada to Silvertown, Colorado, Clover Kassedy hasn't fit in. So how do you deal when everyone hates you?
Focusing all her energy on racing her motorcycle did it for a while, but now that Clover's managed to find a bestie and a boyfriend, the pressure on the sixteen-year-old is worse than ever.
She's determined to get to the World Championships, where she could finally meet her idol - an Australian, the World Champion - and have a shot at becoming a professional dirt bike racer. But with her super-competitive dad, horrible mother and relentless bullies at races and at high school, Clover is struggling to make her dreams a reality.
Will it be her scheming ex-best-friend who shatters her world? Or will she let her 'perfect' boyfriend - the guy who has finally made her feel like she belongs in their school and their town - stop her from becoming an international racing star?
Girl's kicking ass in extreme sports
Girls competing in extreme sports is something I only just realised I haven't really read before, aside from books I got into way back at the start of high school (and they were mainly jockeys and other horse books). REV GIRL showed the glorious, the messy, and the competitive sides of dirt bike racing, something I've never done or seen. It was interesting seeing just how the sport was run, what was involved, etc. The scenes that revolved around racing were some of my favourite parts of the book and I wish there was a little more.
It's based on the author's real experiences
Leigh Hutton has actually competed in the races/locations Clover did. This added an authentic element to the racing scenes. She knew what she was talking about and exactly how to describe the racing scenes.
Ugh, high school drama
I never liked being in high school drama and I don't enjoy reading about high school drama. It's the reason I stay away from most contemporaries nowadays. There was more high school drama in REV GIRL than I originally expected and it did get on my nerves at times. Fortunately as time went on and Clover grew she started to deal with things really well and I was proud. In the beginning she was overreacting to various things, but I guess that's teenagers sometimes.
I was worried about the romance
When the romance started in REV GIRL I was a bit iffy about it. There was just something about Dallas I didn't trust. He was a nice enough guy for the most part, but then there were times he was an arse and starting to create a bit of a toxic relationship. Then stuff happened, Clover made hard decisions, and it ended in a completely different place than most contemporaries would have. The inclusion of the romance and how it unfolded was important to Clover's growth as a character.
Clover is an inspiring character
Clover was an incredibly relatable and inspiring character. Her reactions to drama did get on my nerves in the beginning, but she grew on me. Clover is very strong and sure of herself, but she's not made of steel. Many of the fears and doubts she struggles with are things I battle in my own life, and she has many vulnerable moments. She gets cocky, she fails, but every time she falls she gets back up and works through the problem, a quality I really admire.
Despite the high school drama that got on my nerves, REV GIRL has left me feeling incredibly empowered. Reading about Clover, a girl who I found easily relatable, dominating her own extreme sport made me want to run out there and conquer my own fears and doubts. She was such an inspiring character and the message in REV GIRL has hit me at the right time. It really delivers a message every girl needs to hear.
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Ideas for cards haven't been coming easy as of late, but the other morning I woke up to see my hand cream tube sitting on my bedside table, and inspiration struck. Yes, that's right, I created a card inspired by the pretty print on the tube.
I thought the design was perfect for a Mothers Day card.
I can't believe I've had this tube for so long and never thought twice about it. The print is perfect for a card design and layout. It's genius.
Inside card message
Materials used: pink cardstock, kaisercraft mini clear stamps, red cardstock, white cardstock, fiskars lace border bunch, grant archival paper chic paper by christina re, kaisercraft miss nelly collection in her smile, red ribbon.
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Enjoy a dazzling fountain show while shopping
Miracle Mile Shops (near V Theater)
3667 Las Vegas Blvd South
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Every hour on the hour
Cost: FREE!
The Fountain Show is a beautiful display welcoming visitors to the Miracle Mile Shops. This indoor spectacle delivers a dazzling and playful splash of dancing water spouts. Accompanying the fountains are a variety of effects including colorful lights, multi-hued fog and brilliant original music streamed through a state-of-the-art surround sound system. This powerful water show is bound to bring smiles and amazement to adults and children alike.


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Two Tigers
Angelica Lai
Jade was hiding under the dining table, wondering how many more times she could fold her body in half in order to conceal herself from the screaming.
"You know how important presentation is. The fish was for the customers. I cook for the customers. I serve the customers. They are the ones paying for this house." Her father's Mandarin was a potent, pained voice that made the room heavy. It was scarier than the time Jade thought the thunder outside had found its way into her head and would stay in there forever.
"Do you think I'm a dabendan?" her father continued, a curse Jade tried to erase, but it would not disappear, so she quietly translated it into English because it sounded funnier that way. Big stupid egg, she kept repeating to herself, big stupid egg.
"No face. Challenging me in front of the customers. Why couldn't you wait until after we closed? Did you think I wouldn't see? I saw you."
"I wanted you to see me," her mother asserted calmly, the poetic strength of her voice more powerful than ever. Jade could see her mother seated at the table, and she wanted to tug at the ends of her mother's light floral dress that smelled of fresh-cut ginger and hug her legs. But the little girl didn't want to move so, instead, she watched her father's feet pace, taking steps that strangled love and replaced it with angry breaths.
Earlier today, Jade's mother had taken a whole steamed halibut from the selections lined behind the serving glass. She brought it to the table at the corner of the restaurant nearest the bathroom and called her daughter over, separating the fish into two pieces, one for her and one for Jade. Jade had stared at the tender, white meat of the steaming fish against the black bean and ginger sauce, excited for a meal that wasn't just rice and vegetables. But before her mother could put each piece on their respective plates, her father had come over, glared at her mother, took the plate with one livid, swift motion, and dumped it all in the nearest trash can. Jade's mother straightened her back, her expression blank, her mouth pressed together in a way that made Jade think of the silver rims of one of those closed coin purses. Her mother continued to serve her daughter spoonfuls of rice and stir-fried green beans in hoisin sauce. "Eat up," she said, picking up her chopsticks.
Now, too, Jade's mother had picked up her chopsticks while listening to her husband's angry yells.
"Tamade," he cursed, another phrase Jade tried to erase, but this one she dared not translate.
Seeing his wife's indifference, he swept everything off the table, making porcelain plates and bowls crash against the floor—a loud chain of shatters that forced Jade to cover her ears and close her eyes, but not before she saw her mother's chopsticks fall with the tofu and ground beef they were having for dinner.
"Jade, go to your room," her mother's voice echoed from above the table.
The little girl could not look at her parents' faces and made her way down the hall as the voices escalated. She crawled under her favorite blanket on her bed, the one that always hid her from all the fat, black roaches that took the night with their crusty wings.
She turned to face Little Hu and traced her finger on one of his furry stripes. Her parents had bought him for her when she performed in a talent contest at the Chinese school. She recalled the song in Mandarin she sang that day.
Two tigers, two tigers, run so fast, run so fast.
One has no eyes, one has no tail, so strange, so strange.
The last note broke in the air, off tune. Jade swallowed in defiance of the tears that wanted to make her weak and alone.
"Do Baba and Mama love each other?"
The stuffed tiger didn't answer.
Jade took the pillow from under her head and turned her body away from Little Hu. She folded herself against the pillow and closed her eyes, repeating the song in her head, picturing her parents sitting in the front row, clapping and smiling—a shared plate of rice dumplings resting on their laps.
Angelica Lai's nonfiction work has appeared in the Columbia Journal, Mom.me, Babble, AOL, and Yahoo!, among other online publications. She received a BA in English, Creative Writing from UCLA and was the senior prose editor of Westwind Literary Journal in 2012-2013. This is her first published work of fiction.
Illustration by Meghan Murphy.


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Just a Bump in the Road
We've said it over and over again, building a nomadic lifestyle does not get you out of "bad stuff" happening.
It still happens.
Life on the road is still "life", and it is not all beautiful sunsets and 50Gbps LTE. Sometimes the unicorns fart rainbows, and sometimes they just plain fart.
At the end of the last post I left you hanging mentioning how we saved $100 in fuel on the next segment of our adventure.
In case you haven't been following along in realtime on Facebook, the secret to saving fuel while driving a GM 4106 across Montana at 75Mph (backwards!) is… to let a tow truck do all the work.
Here is the story…
We had just gone through the "Wavingest Town in the West" – Broadus, MT – where I was able to send a picture of my dad and I crossing into Montana to my family. We noticed a little RV Park in the town's center, and we thought "this seems like a cute town with good cell signal" and seriously contemplated stopping for the night.
We knew our next camping option would not be for quite a while, and it would probably not have cellular coverage… (have you noticed the blatant foreshadowing yet?)
But it was still early in the day, we hadn't made that many miles yet, and we decided to press on.
So westward we went leaving that glorious cell tower behind in the rearview camera. Twenty miles we traveled through beautiful eastern Montana prairie before we encounter the first chain-up area we've seen in a really long time. Of course it's summer, so no chains required – but that means a mountain pass.
It's a relatively minor pass however. Nothing of concern – Zephry has handled plenty of steeper and longer inclines without problem.
Zephyr starts climbing the pass, when the RPMs start to slip, Chris manually shifts her into 2nd to keep them up. All is fine, but I do note that the transmission sounds slightly different – a little more 'airy' perhaps. Not enough to mention it to Chris, it could just be the way the air is hitting the bus.
We crest the incline, and the temperature has barely budged above normal. Chris pats the dashboard and congratulates Zephyr on another hill well climbed. It's flat at the top of Camp Pass for a bit – and I jokingly note, 'Camp Pass.. we could camp here!'.
And as soon as Zephyr regains her oomph, Chris shifts her back into 3rd. There's a bit more of a lurch in the shifting than normal, but Chris says everything looks fine and isn't concerned.
But I wouldn't write about 'normal'…
As we start the downhill, which isn't even as extreme as the slight incline we just climbed, rather than slowly going down, the engine temperature instead starts to spike up. That's very unusual on a slight downhill, and Chris goes into alert. In all the bus training we've gone through, the tips on temperature regulation had to do with handling an INCLINE, or a downhill when using extensive engine braking. The temps aren't supposed to increase when going down a slight hill.. that's supposed to be the easy on the engine stuff. We didn't even have the Jake engaged!
Within a minute, even though we were essentially coasting, the engine temp was up to 205 and was rising fast. Chris started slowing down, braking to pull off onto the shoulder.
The temperature kept rising and as Chris was nearly on the shoulder (which was thankfully wide at this particular point) he put the engine into neutral to take all load off of it. Regardless, the overheat light came on and the engine automatically shut off.
We had enough momentum left to get safely parked well off the road.
As we stopped we heard liquids gushing from the back of the bus, and rushed to find boiling coolant was gushing to the ground underneath the engine bay. Well, there goes most hopes of us not having done damage to the engine.
After the coolant quit gushing out all over the road, we had the not-so-bright idea to check the coolant in the reservoir to see if anything was left. Chris put his heavy work gloves on to open the coolant fill chamber, opened the inspection hatch, and out came a geyser of coolant that sprayed across the entire highway. Thankfully, Chris was positioned so only his gloves and arm got hit with coolant… and even more thankfully, it was actually not hot (?!?!) and didn't scald him. It was just the steam from the rest of the cooling system that was pushing it out.
It was actually quite the spectacle to witness.
Ok. So now we had a very hot engine bay, a bus on the side of the road… and despite checking our phones several times in hopes of new towers having been installed since our May 'Coverage?' update – no cellular signal.
Unhitching the Mini and driving back into town is of course an option, so we're not completely stranded. But it sure would be nice to manifest some connectivity out here and get a call into our roadside emergency service – Coach-Net.
But first things first, if we may be stranded here for awhile, it's best to start going into ultra conservation mode with our house battery systems – so we shut everything non essential down (just leaving the vent fan going to keep cool, and the fridge).
Despite being in the Custer National Forest, we had spotted two houses right nearby. One of them has a sign over the driveway saying 'Lemonade Run', and there's an RV parked there. Friendly signs? We approach the driveway in hopes of finding the front door, to discover this is only the garage. The house is actually much further down the drive and up on a hill. We start to factor in if it's worth risking trespasing on someone's property out in the middle of nowhere like this to walk up and knock on the door of a potentially empty house.
We stand in the driveway for a few moments to contemplate our options. And then we spot two 4×4 ATVs turning onto Hyw 212 and heading our way. They stop right by us, and ask how they can help. *whew*
Turns out these are our new neighbors coming back from an expedition. She goes up to the house and returns with a cell phone.
What?? You have *VERIZON* cell signal out here?? How'd we miss that??
Oh, right.. our app 'Coverage?' focuses on data coverage.. not voice. And there are still old voice only towers around in the rural areas that our fancy (and useless in this matter) data only devices don't have an antenna for.
You can probably guess what the next major upgrade to Coverage will be, and that these nomads will be adding some pre-paid voice only phones from the major carriers to our connectivity arsenal for potential future emergency use…
So Chris gets a call into Coach-Net to start our ticket, and as we're safely off the road and in the middle of nowhere – they say it'll probably be the morning before they can get a wrecker to us. We inform them that we have no phone coverage of our own where the bus is parked, we give them our neighbor's number as as stand-by, but tell them we'll drive into Broadus where we know we have coverage to check in later with them.
Their diesel tech assigned to our case tells us he needs to go off and do some research to find us the right shop to take an old 2-stroke bus to, and to locate the right wrecking equipment.
We're actually thankful they're not rushing someone out, as we also need time to figure things out – and want a say in the matter of where we go and how we get there.
We know that rushing and panic are not our friends, and we keep calm and collected. Besides, we're at Camp Pass, a good place to camp, right? Our neighbors let us know that the driveway we happened to stop next to is not used by anyone, and if we can get the bus up on there we'd be a heck of a lot safer and more level.
By this time, our IR Thermometer indicates the engine has cooled down to a reasonable 140 degrees. We have a few gallons of distilled water onboard for topping off the coolant and start refilling the reservoir. Nothing is dripping out anywhere, so we're pretty sure this wasn't as simple as a coolant hose bursting that caused the overheat.
Zephyr drinks in the 4 gallons of distilled water, and is still thirsty. So I start filling water jugs from the faucet, and we end up putting 12 gallons in until the reservoir looks full again. Originally the bus took 24 gallons of coolant, but it's hard to say what it needs today as some bus heating systems connected into the coolant system had been removed when it was converted.
We pull our Coolfire extinguisher out of the bay – just in case. We unhitch the Mini to reduce any extra loads.
We take a deep breath, cross our fingers and do a rear engine start. She starts up easily, the smoke is its normal white – so we have some hope.
Chris hops in the drivers seat and I guide him half way up unto the driveway, and even this small move is a struggle for our poor Zephyr girl – she has barely any power. And the smoke has a little bit of black in it when the pedal is pushed. But we're well off the road now, and more level. We feel good about staying here overnight, and have more information to relay to our bus community when we can get online to help us figure out what went wrong.
As it's nearly 8pm at this point, we decide it's best to head into town – as Broadus is likely to roll up the sidewalks early. We make the 25 mile drive back, replaying the events over and over trying to figure it all out.
We enter Broadus and have our first internet signal since this all happened, and get a quick message out on our Facebook page to let everyone know we're ok – but have a potentially big problem on our hands. We then find a little cafe open, and decide some dinner would do us good as we post the saga to the bus forums to start soliciting ideas.
The cafe closes up, so we head further into town to complete our online time. We decide to top the gas tank off on the Mini, to be more prepared for needing to make multiple trips into town. Clifford, a bus forum hero who we affectionately call 'bus yoda' says the symptoms sound bad. We potentially have a cracked head, or at the very least blew a seal gasket due to the overheating.
But what caused the overheating in the first place?
Theories abound online – it could be anything ranging from a thermostat getting stuck, a water pump failing, or even something related to the transmission. But regardless, this won't be something we can fix on the side of the road, and we'll need to find a good shop to get the bus to for some potential major repairs.
The forum folks put us in touch with a bus nut in Billings, MT to help us locate our options. We call one shop in Miles City to at least leave a message, who remarkably answer their phone at 10pm. They tell us they're swamped right now, but might at the very least be able to offer us space to park and equipment to rent, and a little coaching. While we're resourceful, we're not sure we're up to the task of doing this work ourselves (but what a learning experience that would be!).
A particular shop in Billings, Interstate Power, keeps coming up from multiple sources as a potential.. so we start putting out feelers.
We get another call into Coach-Net to check in, there's no new news. We set up a call for 9am the next morning to compare notes and start sorting this out with the diesel tech. We decide it's time to head back into the land of no-internet, to give Kiki some company and get some sleep.
It's been a long day.
Saturday in Broadus
We set the alarm for an early morning wake-up, and try to catch some snoozes after a very intense day. Our minds are over-active continuing to replay the events. We're sleeping at an incline, and the bus shakes as occasional big rigs speed down Highway 212 several feet from us. But we manage to each get a few hours in.
We wake up before our alarms go off, ready to tackle what we know will be another long day ahead of us.
We hop in the Mini and head back into bandwidth. We're greeted with more advice that had arrived overnight, and waiting voicemails from our diesel tech at Coach-Net. We check in again with the shop in Miles City, and they give us several great ideas, but still can't offer a lot of their time. And then we call iState Power – who tells us they can fit us in their schedule on Monday, and we can stay onsite in our bus. We continue asking around for first hand accounts about the company, and decide we'd like to be taken to Billings, MT – liking the idea of having more resources around in a bigger city.
We call in to Coach-Net, and are told they've located a shop in Sheridan, WY that they want to take us to. We tell them we've already contacted a shop in Billings, and they tell us we'd have to pay the extra mileage to get there. We point out that it's actually 10 miles closer to our shop of choice, and they instantly approved it for us.
Now, to make sure we get the right kind of wrecker service…
Because we have an automatic transmission, it's not recommend we get towed behind something. It can be done, but would require the drive axle being disconnected – and there's just so much more potential for damage being done if this is not done right. All our bus folks told us to insist on a Landol, 'low boy' or 'drop deck' style flat bed trailer. Coach-net said they'd do their best – but we're out in the boonies, and would have to take what they can find.
We winced at the thought of our Zephyr being swung around on a tow hook going over 140 miles of mountain passes, and decided when we got back to the bus we'd pack up everything essential (ie. the computers and backups) and an overnight pack – just in case.
We got the call from Coach-Net that they had contacted a wrecker service, and with enough poking and prodding we got the name of the company out of them so we could make direct contact. Between the desire for a flatbed option and the lack of cellular signal, we wanted to leave little to second hand communication. We knew the neighbors near where we broke down were out of town for the weekend, and thus would be unable to get a message to us if the wrecker or Coach-Net tried to call.
At noon, Hanser's Towing & Recovery service called to say a team from Billings had been dispatched to come get us – and to expect them in 3-3.5 hours. They assured us they knew what they were doing when it came to equipment, and that they knew we would not be reachable by cell phone once we left Broadus to go back to the bus.
That left us plenty of time to hang out in Broadus, grab some lunch, continue to research, soak up internet, watch the junior rodeo in the park we stumbled upon, and explore the little town.
It's a very friendly town, and seems quite proud of being the "Wavingest".
As we were getting ready to head back to the bus, our phone would not quit ringing. Every call was from a fellow bus nut offering support, advice, and just letting us know we're not alone. It was so incredibly invigorating, and reminds us why owning a bus comes with an entire new family.
Winched and Saved
Around 1:30 we decided to head back to the bus. If they were running early, we didn't want to miss them. And we also wanted to fiddle with the engine a little more and do some further diagnosis that was recommended on the bus boards. We also made sure we had everything packed into the Mini that would make the 3 hour drive into Billings comfortable, and prepared 'just in case' this turned into a wild and crazy tow.
Precisely at 3pm, exactly on schedule – a huge truck with a flatbed pulled up across the road. Hooray!! The message of our special need for a flat bed made it through the game of telephone. This gave us an instant sense of relief, and our fears of Zephyr swinging all over a curvy mountain road put to rest.
And then our wrecking crew.. Chas and Mike walked across the street the greet us. Their smiles lit us up, and their sheer confidence and professional attitude put us instantly at ease. This wasn't some little tow shop that Coach-Net contracted, they called in honest to goodness professionals.
They asked us to go over what transpired, and were shocked that they hadn't been called in the night before – as they're a 24/7 operation. We told them not to worry, we didn't push Coach-Net to handle this as an urgent situation and we appreciated the time to get our ducks in a row.
Their first idea was to pull their truck into Lemonade Run's driveway across the street, and then simply drive Zephyr up. We told them they're welcome to see if she had enough power left to attempt that – but we didn't think that'd work, and nor did we want to risk her running out of power while in the middle of the street. So we fired up the engine, they gave it a good listen, throttled her up – and agreed. They also told us that just by the sound, we had at least one cylinder out.
Ok.. Chas quickly, calmly and confidently moved on to Plan B without hesitation – we were winching her out of her spot, up the slight incline of the forest service road we parked on and up to the flat spot where they could park the flatbed trailer.
Watching these two guys coordinate the various angles and moves they'd have to make to get Zephyr on the trailer was like watching artists carefully craft a palette of colors. They made no less than 5 different angle adjustments to get her precisely maneuvered, and it was all fascinating to be part of. Chris steered the bus, Chas operated the winch and directed everything, and Mike constantly hooked, blocked and spotted.
I took pictures. Kiki napped.
Team effort.
It was 24 hrs since we stopped at this spot, and now we were on our way to civilization. It was slow going, but they got it done exactly right.
And they did it with extreme professionalism and a fun always smiling attitude. Once they got Zephyr secured on the flatbed, the let us know it was time to grab Kiki and move her to the Mini (we didn't want her out in the sun during all this.)
We followed them back the 140 miles to iState Power in Billings, and they got us placed exactly where we were advised to park to get a power cord run.
We could not be more impressed with the service provided by Chas and Mike. Chas says 'My job is to make your day better' – and boy did he. This is a true artist – someone doing exactly what he wants to be doing, and doing it with joy in his heart.
Thank you Chas and Mike for being our heros and making our day better!
And thank you Coach-Net for coming through for us – that $130 annual fee is chump change in comparison the what this tow cost (easily over a grand), not to mention having someone to call to help coordinate this all.
So, we're now in Billings. A shop tech has already greeted us and gotten the general story of what happened. On Monday morning, they'll start digging deeper as to what caused this and how much damage has been done.
However, we already know – this is very likely a pretty major repair. We'll update when we know more.
But in the end, it'll all just be a bump in the road on our journey. We're safe, we're home and we'll move on.
Want endless happiness? That comes from within, and how you approach everything life throws at you.
We know without a doubt there's a reason we were placed in this predicament.
Maybe it saved us from a more serious calamity down the road.
Maybe my Dad wanted to spend some time in Billings.
Maybe there's an experience waiting for us here.
Maybe too many people were getting the idea that bus ownership was cheap & easy and we needed to be an example.
… or maybe, just maybe, it was time to flex some serious serendipity muscles beyond just scoring scenic campsites.
Always Positive (keep chanting it, Cherie, keep chanting it.)


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I've been a vegetarian for a few months now, and I'm having the time of my life:) lol.
My question is what can I eat for vegetarian protein instead of meat, of course. I barely eat three square meals a day because I have a low metabolism. The most I eat in a day is a yogurt, waffle, take out or tofu every now and then.
What can I eat to get at least three healthy vegetarian meals per day? -I. W.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner? :-)
I'm not quite sure what you mean by "low metabolism". Not much appetite? sluggish digestion? physically inactive? overweight? More water, fruit & veggies, herbs & spices, and exercise will improve your appetite. The 10 Tips and Nutrition Report that I sent you should be helpful with your vegetarian diet too.
Every time that you would formerly eat some meat, chicken or fish, you now should eat some plant protein: beans, lentils, tofu, seitan, tempeh, nuts, or seeds, and protein rich grains such as quinoa, amaranth, oats. Grain & legume combos give complete protein, eg, rice and/or wheat + beans. And, don't forget, LOTS of fresh fruit and vegetables!
Be sure that you're not allergic to anything new you're eating. If you start to feel really tired, or have digestive problems, or big dark circles under your eyes, those are signs that something you're eating doesn't agree with you.
Especially if you are on a calorie restricted diet, make sure that every calorie counts for nutrition. In other words, easy on processed food, desserts, pop, fast food etc., generous with the whole, fresh, organic foods. Avoid depending on high fat sources of protein like cheese, and if you're eating little or no eggs & dairy, be sure you're getting B12 in fortified foods, or supplements.
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|Kyra Kennedy, Andrew Warren, Gaia Matisse
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It's Sunday afternoon, Valentine's Day to be exact, part of a three day weekend in which the temperature here in New York has struggled to reach the double digits. "Just remember...I wanted to go to Miami!" is my husband's recurrent and now favorite whine (wine)? Instead I've dragged and coerced him to be my wing man for the Just Drew show, about to be presented at Style Fashion Week's home in the cavernous domed event space normally reserved for weddings and Bar Mitzvahs known as Gotham Hall.
|Marla Maples
Style Fashion Week is a wannabe by invitation only entertainment endeavor, appealing to, and mostly geared for the masses rather than the fashion industry. Dare I say that this venue/event was set up to give the less established designer a place to show in New York during Fashion Week as well as the non-fashion industry person a peek into NYFW. Unfortunately it smacks of being born in the shadows, a bastard child to the official WME-IMG branded events, which is saying a lot considering many of those are now attracting a crowd normally seen at a particularly seedy bowling alley.
|EJ Johnson before the show
It's actually (God help me!) my second time here this week, having previously attended Ev Bessar's "Firebird" runway show on Thursday evening. Bessar has been getting some buzz lately. She is a Russian designer who creates a line of loosely hand woven "dark fashion" knitwear in her Harlem basement studio. For Sunday's show, my spouse was duly advised that it was quite unusual to be invited with a + 1 to a "real" fashion event. "Don't judge me when you see this place!" I begged him. "This is not how I usually roll!"
As we stood waiting for the action to begin a young woman next to me happened to overhear my dirty little secret (the one about ostensibly being "press"). "Can I ask you, how do you get to go to a REAL show, like Nicole Miller? Do you have to be invited?" What can I say? It's a special thrill to chance meet someone with any degree of self-awareness.
|Some of the Rich Kids hanging out before the show
|Tiffany Trump, Kyra Kennedy, Gaia Matisse, Andrew Warren,
& Reya Benitez
Kyra Kennedy, Tiffany Trump, Gaia (great great granddaughter of Henri) Matisse, Eliza Johnson, Reya (Madonna's former music producer Jellybean's daughter) Benitez, Billie Lourd, Dani Lauder and the actress Abigail Breslin, have all made the cut and are set to strut their stuff on the catwalk today. Of course, Andrew is not without his own pedigree. His grandfather, David Warren had a line of ladylike dresses inspired by Jackie Kennedy's simple "princess-style," which he launched in the late '60s and continued to produce through the early '90s. Although Andrew's father is in real estate, Andrew believes he has inherited his grandpa's gene for the "schmatta" business.
Andrew's actual first foray into fashionland was with former partner and fellow rich kid Samantha Zaitz in 2013. The brand, called Sam & Drew was sold at Blue & Cream Boutiques and had Miley Cyrus as a customer. After some sort of falling out between the designing duo, we now have Just Drew.
|Tiffany Trump walks in the show
To say I wasn't expecting a whole lot fashion-wise is putting it mildly. After the first leather outerwear piece the looks that hit the runway were exactly as I had feared -- standard tacky "club wear" -- stretch fabric crop tops and bra tops, minis, tight, shiny, sheer paneled garments, none fitting too well, all represented here. As the show went on to the strains of The Spice Girls "Wannabe," the collection seemed to evolve a bit with a few stronger looks such as an on-point bomber jacket worn bare-breasted (always titillating HA), and a pants outfit. Oops--spoke too soon... here come some garish suits in bright bluish purple (not great fabric choices) plus I don't picture a girl in her early twenties gravitating towards this look. I can't help noticing several fit issues the likes of which are routinely viewed on garments that receive the Project Runway auf'd.
|A Foiled Dress
Next, a few interesting foiled evening bubble dresses (granted nothing too revolutionary but in this case at least, I can see girls wanting to wear them), and finally a covered up yet slightly sheer bronze beaded gown that managed (mostly) to stave off the pageant/ice skater vibe. I do give Andrew's collection an "A" for effort but wish he had been a little more insistent that his "models" learn to walk the walk-- the clomping and bad posture on a few of them was doing no favors to the presentation of the clothing. About halfway through the show I glanced across the runway to try to determine the famous furrier's (Basso) reaction. Hmm, there's a smile on his face, or is it a veiled grimace? Hard to tell whether he's really digging it or is trying to obscure the fact that he's wincing in pain.
|Just Drew suit
In the interest of full disclosure, I had actually heard of Andrew Warren years ago thanks to my same aged daughter who knew of his legendary lifestyle through the grapevine -- Manhattan's "elite" private school circles will do that. Back in high school, the early Instagram posts would elicit a groan in my daughter who would occasionally regale me with a few choice ones. Andrew now boasts almost 50,00 IG followers so obviously there's a market for these. The posted photos are exactly what you would expect; taken / filtered / curated while posing next to the most expensive cars, in the most expensive locales, with the most expensive libations/accessories/toys and the hottest bevy of young thangs.
|Gaia Matisse (great great grandaughter of Henri)
These images were (and still are) the kind that turn the most secure adult among us to question the banality of one's existence, let alone the untold next level effect they have on the developing psyche of the already moody teen-- now permanently convinced that their own life is both incredibly boring and lived in relative poverty. Several weeks ago when I told my daughter that there would be a Just Drew NYFW runway show her reaction was one of incredulity. I'll have to let her in on a little secret -- it seems she was onto something. One thing is for certain though -- if this confluence of cold weather, Fashion Week and President's Day happens again, you can find me in Florida.
- Laurel Marcus


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Read in Gadfly: Rich Writes Home Dear Catherine, It's spooky. Getting in the car in the dark before sunrise to drive to the riverside to sit. Right here. Spooky cause well, being the end of July so far down south, and after yesterday being hot as hell, then last night so windy and pouring down … Continue reading
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John left for work at 7am every morning, never later. Well sometimes later and it upset him when he was late. It didn't happen too often as he was used to this routine, but it would upset him just the same. John worked all day as hard as he could, being that he's been working … Continue reading
Homeless News reports the Reverend Jesse Lee Peterson, President and Founder of The Brotherhood Organization of a New Destiny says, "Since feminists have gone unchallenged for decades, many have become fascists in pantsuits who tolerate zero dissent." and waxes eloquent that "The feminists' fake outrage over what men say is absurd. How about the rights and … Continue reading
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Pride go hide Yourself away Ego we go All the day Reveal yourself At any chance Pride inside Subside No guide To living justly In this world Intent to bow Yet lofty Haughty Self-regard And vanity That's innermost A need to boast The uttermost Pride so snide And smug your face Can't stay behind Forever … Continue reading
Homeless News is back and UP to the minute and ahead of the curve here. HN reports that now that the war in Iraq is back on, prepare to be inundated with pundits and politico talking-heads once again mispronouncing the name of the country. It's not Eye-rack, it's E-rock. Know the language. Eyerack is from the old times. George Bush times, … Continue reading
She wasn't looking forward to seeing his parents today. Louise hadn't spent one on one time with them yet, and the way Tom went on about them, she didn't want to. It seemed Tom had nothing nice to say about them, and her impression was that they were the intolerant types, and self-righteous. Tom always said he was raised "well enough" in … Continue reading
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i won't hate the sweat pouring down my brow here it happens i can't fret about the muck caked on my shoes not ever i don't mind mulberry stains on the kitchen floor on the contrary i won't bitch cause at least it's not winter.
there's so much in the world that's depressing that's depressing there's so much we hear that's disappointing that's disappointing trying to recapture make do for the future there's so much that's necessary that's necessary.
i'm traveling i'm moving i'm hittin the street i'm wandering and traipsing with these itchy feet why stay in one place when there's so much to see? when i get where i go do i get to find me? i'm roaming i'm trekking right from here to there i'm praying and hoping with hardly a care can't stay in one place when there's so … Continue reading
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The rain has devastated the river. To my eyes it's devastation, but I do know in reality it's natural. It happens here in spring when the river carries the snow melt from the mountains and the rains make it flood. Since forever. I see it when I walk here. These woods and trails are on floodplain … Continue reading
I was asked by childhood friend and writer, Joanne Best, to participate in The Writing Process Blog Tour. Please take a look at her wonderfully energetic writing here: Joanne Best The Writing Process: 1.) What are you working on? I write poetry and essays regularly, but my main priority is my short fiction collection. It's called Fairview. This year I submitted … Continue reading
A friend thanked me for not "enabling" him. We discussed how so often in life we get caught up in what we're doing, and the past rears its ugly head. Mistakes and heartache well up. Regret and pain. It does, right? We're often demoralized. Held back. This casual thank you came during a time of … Continue reading
what do you hear when other people speak? dog barks alien squeaks crickets chirping babies crying? i'm moving my lips tell me what's coming out? duck quacks pig grunts hyenas laughing charlie brown's teacher?
no poo eat poo drink the water toilet water fake food make food not from a bag that's from a window drive through there and then stop here don't rinse repeat or leave your seat much indifference little inference wash your hair it shows you care.
i'd walk up a hillside of daffodils and get down on my knees and pick whatever strikes me as perfect like you are i'd hike the trail to the creek that winds deep through the woods where beside me i still hear your footsteps you were here i can feel you on the trail i … Continue reading
bourbon with shaved ice add sugar and fresh mint sprigs pulled out from the ground the sun is hot here spring in full regalia best to be outside drinking something cold it's the time of year to knock back a few Juleps and then a few more.
too serious and big and important i am too urgent and dire it's dissonance i got the smallest speck not even a pebble in the ocean not even a pinhead in a haystack not even a millisecond in a twenty-four hour day not even enough to ever bring it up again especially in polite company i'm … Continue reading
It hadda be kismet. How else to explain it? As I looked out the window and saw my father hobbling down the walkway toward my front door, I could only shake my head. Boy he's got some nerve. And after all these years. When the doorbell rang, I gave sufficient time before answering it. Why not? When … Continue reading
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you spout off the ways things oughta be done and specify methodology from your place riding shotgun in the backseat in the sidecar with your hands to stress emphasis waxing steadily so dogmatically on the hows and the whys and the whats and the wheres where's the when when's the when? from your place riding … Continue reading
I enjoy getting rejections of my writing and do lots (like now which inspires this bluster). Well, maybe not enjoy it, but I feel satisfied. It's all part of my grand scheme is how I see it, and it doesn't take long to bounce back. On the contrary, it becomes time here to get my head … Continue reading
"I told you it was bad." "Yeh but it's okay. I don't mind being here, staying with you." Laura picked up the pitcher of iced tea from the nightstand and freshened his glass. "I can get more ice and lemon wedges if you want, you need to stay hydrated, that's what the doctor said." She handed … Continue reading
my heart bleeds for you but i'm anemic my mind cedes to you i'm catatonic for only this moment a blip on the screen my soul feeds on you but i'm bulimic.
A young girl in fishnet stockings walked by, as in too young for us. Not particularly exotic looking- maybe Italian, could be Jewish. Sometimes you can't tell. I raised my eyebrows and looked at old Jack, then indicated the girl. "No, I like a shiksa," he said. "Well, she may be a shiksa." "No, I mean a pure shiksa." "Oh, … Continue reading
Where I live ponds interconnect all around I can't imagine coming home and putting my key in the door and not hearing geese squawk overhead Meadows, rolling hills and forests make up this landscape and one could think the busy world is an illusion while this is not Who's to say? Solitude takes you in … Continue reading
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needs and wants and strong desires more is all my life requires wanting needing all the time and slaving craving seems that i am on a quest for what i need to fill this hole too much to feed it never ends the reaching out for something else can't do without this thirst and hunger … Continue reading
being redundant is easy when there's nothing new under the sun repeating oneself is natural when there's only so much to be said i've said it before and i'll say it again that being redundant is easy when there's nothing new under the sun left now to be said.
hey how's the weather? that man just ran down the steps and walked out the door to a better place? why didn't he stay put here? it's too cold out there and he's got no coat because it was just summer when the weather changed yeh well that happens now back to winter and he's … Continue reading
tore up beat down lead balloon gravity all this weight it's crushing me you cover me push me down sinkhole down low fat elvis long the night too short the day elvis decay face down i stay.
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That lady that power walks with her three dogs yells at them too much. That's mean. I see her not only walking past my house, but when I'm out and about in other areas of town. She covers a distance! Walking head high with fists up and chest out, her stride is regimented and precise. … Continue reading
WHERE I'M GOING I'LL STAY in The Piker Press
The Piker Press Hey, I thought about you and it was quiet and measured and a nice harkening back. I thought about you and feel in my heart I can forgive you. I wish I could've sooner. I just need you to know. Back then, no matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't. I … Continue reading
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He called me a loser -since the day I was born. He was uptight and angry -I never knew why. As a child I didn't understand, not a clue. Him seething and nervous -me looking to run. I hadda learn early to walk on eggshells, and with finesse. I still do. Is it because it's … Continue reading
Marty hadn't seen his father since the big blow up. That was almost three years ago. Blow up doesn't even do justice to how embarrassing and pathetic a scene it really was. But wasn't that how it always went? With the fighting and yelling and hurt feelings? The modus operandi really. And for as long as … Continue reading
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hurry up sunshine (hurry up sunshine) the night it won't abate bring it on sunshine (bring it on sunshine) i can't hardly wait lay it on sunshine (lay it on sunshine) why so goddamned thin? pick it up sunshine (pick it up sunshine) and begin again hurry up sunshine (hurry up sunshine) need you on … Continue reading
"Well doc, I think I might take down the bay leaves, that's a start. I know it's not a New Year's resolution per se, but a whole 'nother year of looking at them isn't gonna do me a hill of beans of good. I just can't look at them up there anymore, ya know?" "I … Continue reading
Just released for Valentine's Day from The New Visionary Press Cooperative Love's Peripeteias Love's Peripeteias is an anthology of poetry that covers the gamut of relationship experience. From a relationship's sunrise to sunset, there is a piece for everyone to enjoy. This is NOT your typical collection of 'love' poems, but rather, an eclectic array of personal … Continue reading
kill them with kindness cleanliness is next to godliness bombard them with sadness achiness is next to holiness some sinners they say evildoers do shout! allow them their sheepiness dumminess is next to happiness.
clotted and coagulated and constipated at a loss for words unable to flow nary a trickle stuck in the mud and the throat those golden times are olden times not knowing any better or any worse? ignorance oh such bliss and oh so precious not yet to experience the experiences since experienced unbeknownst to you … Continue reading
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Published in the Piker Press "Well I can't help if it takes time. It does, right?" There were no customers in the store and Eunice had been vacuuming and was now back behind the counter, windexing the display case and fussing around with the jewelry inside. She'd worked here eighteen years and always had a sense … Continue reading
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Check it out - We often get to see the farm animals running through the streets here in Nicaragua, but we don't often get to see what happens to them when it is time to feed the family. Here is a goat who's time has expired...and a family about to have a bar-b-q.
Nicaragua Surf Report - Report Photo 11/03/2005 6:43 PM
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