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It all began in Switzerland… European Adventure Part 1
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I am so excited!!!!
I cannot wait to tell everyone all about my European adventures from Summer 2010. As I mentioned before in the little bit of background about me, I travelled to the Dominican Republic in 2005. It was my first real taste of international traveling… I immediately fell in love with it. There are hardly any words to describe the delight I have in traveling. It is this delight and love that pushed me to raise money for four years to study abroad.
Studying abroad will always be one of the best experiences of my life. It was without a doubt unforgettable. There were so many choices to be made in order to study abroad– should I go for a summer, a semester, an entire year? Where should I go? When should I go? Should I try to travel while I'm there, etc etc. My mind was constantly changing on what I should do. I finally decided that I would study in Florence, Italy for an entire month during the Summer of 2010. Knowing that a meager four weeks would not be nearly enough for me, I recruited a travel partner [a fabulous one at that] and we planned a European excursion for the 2 weeks before the program. I will admit that planning this trip basically consumed my life for the months prior– but it was completely worth it in the end. I will leave our route a surprise as I recapture the experiences of the trip. I hope you enjoy my stories, advice, and pictures [note that I did not have that great of a camera]. And as you may notice by the title… our first destination was Zurich, Switzerland.
May 16, 2010
Our plane left around 1 pm for Zurich. Because they are 6 hours ahead, we would be landing in Switzerland around 8:30 am. I remember being on the plane… furious because I couldn't sleep. Anxious to get there. Nervous to be away from home for 6 weeks… away from family, friends, my church, and of course, boyfriend. I remember thinking at one point, is this the right decision? Obviously it was too late for second guesses. I blame most of this worry on my mother [naturally] because she she is a worrier by nature [usually for good reasons]. But more likely it was sparked because at that moment I was entering an entirely different world from my own. And while this truth is incredibly exciting, it is also equally intimidating. I was about to go backpacking around Europe with a girl I barely knew and I was admittedly a wee bit scared. However, all of that changed the next day…
May 17, 2010
To me, this picture is the perfect description of Switzerland and the way it makes me feel. Completely beautiful, natural, clean, happy, lovely… basically any positive adjective that you can think of.
Alyssa and I safely arrived in Zurich without any problems. We were able to take a [very expensive] taxi to our hostel and check into our room several hours early. It was nice to be able to put our stuff down, change out of our nasty airplane/airport clothing, and freshen up a bit before hitting the streets. Alyssa and I agreed that we would not have jet lag– we knew we couldn't afford to waste any valuable time sleeping. So despite only getting 2 hours of sleep on the plane we made a full day of exploring the streets of Zurich together. We grabbed a map, a coffee, some Swedish bakery treats, and were on our way. Deciding to ramble our way into the main city, called "Old City," was probably one of the best decisions we made during the entire trip. We wondered through neighborhoods, alleyways, walked along the waterside of Lake Zurich, and saw some of the most beautiful scenery we otherwise would have never seen. Like the picture above.
Alyssa and I made a pretty great team. We were both interested in doing and seeing the same things. Plus, we were really able to get to know each other throughout the whole trip. There was hardly a silent moment between us during the two weeks that we travelled and we became great friends. I would travel with her any time, any day, any where if she asked me!
After about a 30 minute walk from the hostel we finally reached "Old City" and I think both Alyssa and I were taken back, not only by the beauty of the city, but by the realization that we were in Europe– it was super surreal.
One activity that Alyssa and I made a habit throughout the trip was climbing to a very high point in every city. In this case one of the church steeples– Grossmünster– which is the church with the double steeples on the right.
Once again, doing this every where we went, was absolutely amazing, and definitely worth the hike up all those stairs. Once we got to the top we could see everything more clearly and for miles and miles. It was amazing how the view from the top completely changed the perspective of the beautiful churches from the street. It was so much easier to appreciate their beauty when you could see all of the architecture. The day was absolutely perfect. We enjoyed every second of walking around… taking it all in. By the end of the day… after running on 2 hours of sleep… we were exhausted. I think we both fell asleep by 9:30 pm. It was the most incredible day to start our adventures and it really set the stage for the rest of our trip.
Keep a look out for Day 2 of my fantastic adventures in Europe coming soon!!


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Confession: I LOVE energy bars. Clif bars make up an embarassing proportion of my diet. I've tried most of the bars on the market - especially the ones under $1.50 each - and Clif remains consistently my favorite. But they were $1.19 (good, but not awesome) at the market today, and another bar caught my eye at the same price: Balance nurition.
I glanced at the ingredients and nutrition info, and found it to be inoffensive enough to buy: 210 calories, 15 g protein, no HFCS or hydrogenated oils. Okay.
Bought a couple, brought them home. Am now eating one. It's hard and chewy, like many of the high-protein bars on the market, and claims to be "caramel nut blast" flavor. Meh. The caramel is inoffensive enough, but for the texture of the bar, I would expect it to have more than 15 g of protein (out of a 50g bar). Chewy. Not really tasty. Meh.
Think I'll go back to Clif bars.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Balance nutrition bars
Posted by Kat Reinhart at 5:12 PM
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- btm said...
I tend to keep clif bars everywhere. There are typically a couple in my bag, and in my truck, as well as a case at home and the office.
The more active I am, the harder it is to eat meal sized portions, and the more often I try to snack throughout the day.
As far as cravings go, clif bars aren't great. But they're definitely good and portioned right at snack size.
- September 21, 2009 at 9:10 AM
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June 23, 6pm: Potluck Dinner
This new affinity group is for all who are anticipating or who are on the retirement journey, from planning to navigating through multiple phases of shifting identities and priorities. On June 23rd, we'll watch a TED talk on The Psychology of Time by Philip Zimbardo. Feel free to watch it ahead of time – or not. Other dates to hold: July 28: Brown Bag Lunch at noon,August 25: Potluck Dinner at 6pm, September 22: Brown Bag Lunch at noon. If interested in being on an email list for notices about these events, let Maggie Herzig know.


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A Walk Down Memory Lane
We had the privilege of welcoming Richard Idstein and Geraldine Idstein back to campus just a few weeks ago. Their story is told through the words of their daughter found below.
Thank you for allowing us to visit the church today. It meant quite a bit to all of us. My parents graduated from the school in 1939 and went their separate ways. After WWII, they met again at a "young people's club" dance, fell in love and got married on September 3, 1949. Most of their classmates and friends from the young people's club are now departed. The visit to the church brought back fond memories – "this is where my class used to sit", "Annie and I walked up there on the altar in our stocking feet to put flowers on the top ledge for sister" , " we were sitting in this pew when you were 3, and insisted in singing happy birthday to baby Jesus when the candles were lit, and we couldn't shut you up!" I was shown where various friends and family sat when they went to Mass. Uncle John, my mothers younger brother (90) chimed in too. This helped make his visit from Portland, Oregon more memorable too. My parents and I now live in Buffalo Grove and are part of St Mary Parish. The foundation of their faith, formed at St Andrew, is now being shared with their great grandchildren. Many Saturday nights the four generations receive communion together. My father "retired" as an usher when he reached 91 last year. My mother "retired" as a Eucharist Minister when she reached 91. They continue to bring communion to the sick in our parish and remain active. They are grateful to St. Andrews for the great catholic foundation for their faith, and they are grateful for all the memories. Thank you for making this visit possible. Sincerely, Kathleen Lyons
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This is a deal that is just too great to pass up. Where else can you get your children's haircut at such a reasonable price? For only $14 you can get 2 of your children's haircut at Great Clips in Menlo Park or Sunnyvale. Both convenient locations for South Bay residents.
And guess what else? For only $2 more, if your hair is looking a tab bit wild you can choose 1 adult haircut and 1 child's haircut with today's deal. Who can pass this up?
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"Sad Mouse" is a beautiful four minute 2012 short from Saturday Night Live, with Bruno Mars playing an emotionally distraught mascot who works for tips in Times Square in search of affection: http://goo.gl/x34zvq
"Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
"Your Brain On Porn" is a really good site that focuses on porn's effects on the brain.
They aim to help people understand exactly how today's Internet porn alters the brain, and how to get over the effects and addictions it brings: http://goo.gl/EWQCg
I think most guys - and some girls - can relate to the topics written about there.
"Extend to each person, no matter how trivial the contact, all the care and kindness and understanding and love that you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again."
- Og Mandino (author, 1923-1996)
Great post by entrepreneur Derek Sivers collecting advice about what everyone attending a music conference should do to increase their chances of success.
If you work with music, you MUST read these universal tips and hints: http://goo.gl/dyncO
I'm about to see the second season of "The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret", the very funny English/American comedy show by comedian David Cross.
Check out both seasons and also "Mr. Show", Cross' other creation with Bob Odenkirk.
The New Macho
(by The ManKind Project)
He cleans up after himself.
He cleans up the planet.
He is a role model for young men.
He is rigorously honest and fiercely optimistic.
He holds himself accountable.
He knows what he feels.
He knows how to cry and he lets it go.
He knows how to rage without hurting others.
He knows how to fear and how to keep moving.
He seeks self-mastery.
He has let go of childish shame.
He feels guilty when he's done something wrong.
He is kind to men, kind to women, kind to children.
He teaches others how to be kind.
He says he's sorry.
He stopped blaming women or his parents or men for his pain years ago.
He stopped letting his defenses ruin his relationships.
He stopped letting his penis run his life.
He has enough self-respect to tell the truth.
He creates intimacy and trust with his actions.
He has men that he trusts and that he turns to for support.
He knows how to roll with it.
He knows how to make it happen.
He is disciplined when he needs to be.
He is flexible when he needs to be.
He knows how to listen from the core of his being.
He's not afraid to get dirty.
He's ready to confront his own limitations.
He has high expectations for himself and for those he connects with.
He looks for ways to serve others.
He knows he is an individual.
He knows that we are all one.
He knows he is an animal and a part of nature.
He knows his spirit and his connection to something greater.
He knows that the future generations are watching his actions.
He builds communities where people are respected and valued.
He takes responsibility for himself and is also willing to be his brother's keeper.
He knows his higher purpose.
He loves with fierceness.
He laughs with abandon, because he gets the joke.
This is the Mature Masculine - the New Warrior - a re-definition of masculinity for the 21st century.
By no means is this list complete. You are welcome to come and add your gifts to this community.
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Home sweet home <3Well not really home as my home is Sweden haha. But new home 🙂 Back in Brisbane and the wonderful super hot weather. Ah, how I love it!
I started off with grocery shopping, washing my clothes, getting manicure and pedicure haha. You can imagine what my nails looked like after all the hiking and tours. Ugh. I didn't even want to look at them haha. I feel all fresh and clean now 😛 During the days I've mostly been chilling by the pool but started my days with some workout. I've also met a personal trainer and I will start with that on Monday. It feels great!
I have some things to get done before school starts on Tuesday so it feels good to be back to my routines 🙂
Well, pool time! Chat to you later ❤


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We hope you aren't busy tomorrow night! We just got an amazing special event. We have free guest list available for our members!
It's limited, so please only RSVP if you can actually make it. Otherwise save the spot for someone who can! Much appreciated…
Check out who is on this line up at The Hollywood Improv at 8pm tomorrow, Thurs 8/27!
Dane Cook
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Please don't RSVP if you might not be able to make it. We do have to cut the guest list off after 50 and we don't want anyone that can make it to miss out! So, if you do RSVP, make sure you put your entire full name in the comments section along with how many tickets you'll need! I will confirm with you…


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by Emily Houser
Have you ever found yourself searching the deep recesses of your brain, trying desperately to remember the name of the actor that starred in that film Space Camp? But for the life of you, you canNOT remember their name. Not a problem, just Google it. "Oh yeah, I remember now!" But that's just it, I didn't actually remember, Google did. Google did my thinking so I didn't have to.
Now let's take it to the next level. What was that scripture that says something about "…if we know how not to give our kids scorpions, that GOD who is a much better parent than we are will give us anything that we ask for"? I think that's how it goes anyways. Google-ing it now. There it is, Luke 11. I'm a theological genius! I can also read here what Charles Finney has to say about it or John Piper (I've heard their names before, so they must know what they are talking about), but skip that cause I don't have time to read right now so…*click*.
Information–so easy to come by. Day or night, on a boat or on a train, in a box or with a fox, here or there or anywhere, we almost always have instant access. And as long as it's less than 500 inoffensive words that support our point of view and is mildly entertaining, we might wade through it. Bonus points if we can find a poignant retweetable hashtag.
Take this blog for instance. You're probably reading it because you know me. If you don't know me then you are probably going to read it because someone you trusted told you I was awesome (which is true and should be the poignant retweetable hashtag #thisgirlisawesome!). But is it TRUE that I am awesome? I believe that to be a true statement, but I have heard others disagree, so who is right? What does scripture say about my awesomeness? And just because I am awesome, should you ingest my thoughts and opinions about scripture or anything and how it relates to your life without question? What if I'm wrong? *GASP*
Listen, I am NOT going to boil this blog on thinking down for you into five easy "how to's" or an acronym like S.T.O.P. or T.H.I.N.K. that will help you remember what I told you to do. My hope is that this blog will prompt you to start longing to boil things down for yourself, that you won't believe everything you read on the internet about anything. I hope you will start to chew on Scripture for yourself, and feed yourself. Start working on one verse at a time until your own thoughts begin to form—Holy Spirit-inspired thoughts. Hey, ask the Holy Spirit for help, and wait until you get an answer. Don't worry if it isn't immediate. Don't be afraid if they are "right" or "wrong" based on what someone else says. Let's all become Bible-based Holy Spirit-led thinkers.
But hey, what do I know?
Appalachian born and raised, Emily Houser now ministers to the mountain people of East Tennessee. Specifically, she works in the women's jail there, and is currently church planting in Cocke (yes, you read that correctly) County, TN, where they still handle snakes in the Spirit-filled churches (not hers) and fight cocks (but not in church cause that's just sacrilegious). She loves Jesus, her family, mowing, and Dolly Parton… in that order.


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PRS Newsletter Archive
Membership dollars pay our conductors, the room rental fees, and sheet music copying costs. Please support our efforts to create a fun and educational non-profit organization!
Portland Recorder Society membership includes:
~monthly playing sessions (Sept-May) coached by professionals
~Discount to Columbia Gorge Early Music Retreat
~Monthly e-mail newsletters
~Networking opportunities with like-minded musicians
Yearly dues are $40, additional donations welcomed and are tax deductible. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and qualifying organization for Oregon Cultural Trust donations! This gives special tax advantages to Oregon tax payers. It allows a person who makes a donation to PRS to make a matching donation to the Oregon Cultural Trust (up to $1000) and get an equal tax credit on their Oregon state taxes. This essentially makes the donation to the Oregon Cultural Trust free. For more information, go to to the OCF web site: www.culturaltrust.org.
If none of your contact information has changed, you do not need to fill out another membership form.
Click HERE for a link to our membership registration form, or pick one up at the next playing session. Please make checks out to "Portland Recorder Society". You may mail your check and form if you choose to our treasurer, Robin Teitzel 9385 NW Murlea Lane, Portland, OR 97229.
If you are not a member, drop-in fees are $10 per playing session; your very first visit is free to try us out!


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Mark Simon: Dutrow finally caught by past transgressions
Justice is too often delayed in racing, and sometimes never even administered. Weak, indecisive racing commissions rarely hand out severe penalties for infractions, regardless of how egregious, usually opting instead for a ceremonial slap on the wrist . . . if punishment is meted out at all.
Trainer Rick Dutrow was likely hoping for any of the above – delayed, puny, or non-existent justice – but it appears instead he will become one of the most heavily penalized licensees in the modern era if the 10-year suspension levied by the New York State Racing and Wagering Board passes its final hurdle next week and his long-awaited sentence is enforced. This would represent a most significant message, sent by racing's regulators to those even contemplating breaking the rules.
Dutrow is one of the most successful trainers of recent decades, his most notable success coming with champion and dual 2008 classic winner Big Brown. Ironically, that same colt also provided a low point for Dutrow, who admitted he had (legally) given the horse anabolic steroids through mid-April, prior to his Kentucky Derby and Preakness triumphs and his epic flop in the Belmont Stakes.
The 2008 Eclipse Award finalist has owners who stand firmly in his corner for one simple reason: He delivers winners and a whole lot of purse money. But he also has plenty of detractors, not the least of which is a panel of state stewards who have come to see him as one of the biggest cheaters in racing. The numbers back that up.
According to the Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI), since 1979 Dutrow has incurred 64 relatively minor sanctions at 15 racetracks in nine states. This is not the case of a man being caught once or twice breaking the rules, but of a defiant and chronic abuser. At long last, New York seriously challenged his license at a hearing in February of 2011, underscoring how very slowly the wheels of justice turn in our sport.
On November 3, 2010, three syringes had been found in Dutrow's desk drawer at Aqueduct, each containing the tranquilizer xylazine (Rompun). Seventeen days later, one of his starters at that New York track tested positive for the illegal pain-killer butorphanol.
Dutrow's infractions came at a time when racing's sensibilities were heightened in the wake of the public's growing disdain for "doping" in any sporting endeavor. At the same time, congressional committees were taking horse racing to task for its lax, inconsistent drug policies, and threatening federal intervention due to our failure to adequately address the problems.
Dutrow had initially received a 60-day suspension and a second 30-day suspension for those infractions of November 2010. After Dutrow appealed those sanctions in February of 2011, RCI President Ed Martin sent a letter to the New York Racing and Wagering Board, encouraging it to look at Dutrow's overall record when determining his suitability for a license. According to RCI records, Dutrow has incurred more penalties for breaking racing's rules than any other major active trainer.
"I formally request the Board to commence a proceeding and issue a notice to show cause as to why his license should not be revoked given what appears to be a lifetime pattern of disregard for the rules of racing," Martin wrote. "At some point, an individual who continues to violate the rules of racing forfeits through his own actions the ability to be in the game. At some point, enough is enough."
Shortly thereafter, the board ruled that Dutrow's suspension would be 10 years, as opposed to 90 days, and the appeals process has, of course, been under way ever since.
The effect of the suspension – should his final appeal to a U.S. District Court in Brooklyn fail to stay the penalty – means that Dutrow, 53, will have been handed a virtual lifetime sentence. State commissions generally adhere to the rule of reciprocity, meaning that other racing jurisdictions will honor New York's suspension and will not give him a license to train at their own tracks.
Dutrow could feasibly work at other jobs in racing, those that do not require a license, but if this penalty holds his training career is all but over.
Some will argue that a 10-year suspension is too much, too severe, and that Dutrow is being used as a scapegoat for racing's past inability or unwillingness to deal sternly with rule-breakers.
Even if that is true, the effect is the same. This will serve as a firm warning to anyone thinking about skirting the rules. Wagering is at the core of this sport and the integrity of the game is at stake every time a horse competes. One infraction is too many and the sport cannot afford to have a single person tarnish its reputation.


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ST. FRANCISVILLE — West Feliciana Parish public schools' B rating in the state's new accountability system reflects the high quality of education in the parish, a staff analyst told the School Board on Tuesday.
"The main thing is that our students are getting a better education," Steve Comfort said. "We want our students to be number one when looking for a job or applying to colleges."
Comfort said the score of 114.2 represents an all-time high for the district and an improvement of 3.7 points. The average improvement for schools across the state was 1.3 points and the grade average was 93.9, a C.
Zachary Community Schools received 121.3 points, the top score in the state. Orleans Parish was second-highest, with a score of 118.
Comfort noted that Orleans Parish has a large number of magnet schools, which have selective enrollment, meaning that students have to apply to get into the programs.
He added that after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, New Orleans schools were divided between the Orleans Parish School Board and the Recovery School District, which is supervised by the state and includes low-performing schools from other parishes.
The Recovery School District is the second-lowest performing district in the state with a score of 66.7.
Ninety-five percent of West Feliciana Parish students were rated as proficient, receiving scores of Basic, Mastery, or Advanced last year in the Integrated Louisiana Educational Assessment Program tests, the highest of any district, Comfort said.
Comfort told the board that the graduation rate in the West Feliciana schools was 78.2 percent in 2010-11. The goal is 80 percent, he said.
On the End of Course Achievement test, West Feliciana students outperformed the state average in all four subject areas by at least 7 percent, Comfort said.
Superintendent Hollis Milton said he was proud of the school district's achievement.
"I am excited about our future and the future of public education in our district and in the state," Milton said.


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Humanization of the Learning Environment.
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Abstract: It is not very often that the possibility arises to show the case of a successful virtual and real time enterprise whose business model is to give value managing intangible assets: processes and relationships with third parties. Especially after it has undergone detailed re-engineering of its processes and its network of suppliers. This is the case of Multiasistencia, whose business is to outsource the integral management of the assistance service for domestic claims and repair work for its corporate clients, comprising insurance companies, banks and large distribution chains. Multiasistencia operates in Spain, France and the United Kingdom and has eight million potential end customers. In 2003, its Contact Center received over one million claims, which were successfully dealt. Multiasistencia ensures service quality by managing two key competences: the management of a process supported by a powerful seamless Internet-developed application and the control of a very varied network of professionals who finally 'manufacture' the repair. Therefore, we consider the case as a description of a "best practice".
But there was a problem, described in the section 2 of the case. The problem set forth in the case was the growth crisis Multiasistencia had to face in the year 2000 after its formidable success in the nineties. The management took the decision to transform the main repair management system and the professional network co-ordination model by applying re-engineering concepts and finding the best opportunities for using information technologies. The result of the project was not only the quality assurance of the service, but also a cumulative increase in productivity of 49.6% during the period 2000-2003. At present, the use of a ubiquitous computing technological model supported by CRM systems, the Internet, web services and mobile systems has enabled the full automation of the company's operations. This means that personnel are employed to deal with exceptions and to develop a framework of B2B collaborative relations with customers and professionals. These relations are giving rise to new services based on information management and on-line data use. As a consequence, there are different ways to grow: in scale, expanding the B2B model to other industries and in scope, offering more services to the Multiasistencia's corporate client base. Designing the growth scenarios for the future will give a good insight for understanding the Multiasistencia's business model.


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If other judicial leaders and state lawmakers agree with Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, erring drivers would spend less time in court and would no longer face fines of up to $300, and possible license suspensions, for failing to show up for a hearing.
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Community invited to attend Memorial Day ceremony in Metairie
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On 6 September 2017, the Board of Directors of Nordea Bank AB (publ) initiated a process to re-domicile the parent company from Sweden to Finland. The Boards of Directors of each of Nordea Bank AB (publ) and the newly established and wholly-owned Finnish company Nordea Holding Abp have as of 25 October 2017 signed a joint cross-border merger plan that was approved by the shareholders at the annual general meeting on 15 March 2018. The execution of the merger is further conditional upon, for example, receiving the requisite regulatory approvals. The merger, and consequently the re-domiciliation, is planned to be effected during the second half of 2018, tentatively on 1 October 2018.
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After the merger, deposits will be covered mainly by the Finnish deposit guarantee scheme. The scheme will cover deposits by an amount equivalent of up to EUR 100,000 and, in addition, the deposit is covered in full if it results from the sale of a residence for own use and if the deposit is intended to be used for buying a new residence for own use. Such coverage is valid for six months from the day the funds were deposited on the account. The coverage is paid-out if a bank is permanently insolvent and the Finnish Financial Stability Authority in cooperation with the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority and the Bank of Finland decides that the bank's deposits shall be compensated by the deposit guarantee fund. Nordea will also join the Danish, Norwegian and Swedish deposit guarantee schemes as a supplement to the Finnish coverage.
The deposit guarantee covers private individuals, companies and other legal entities. Certain businesses and institutions will, as today under the Swedish deposit guarantee, not be covered by the Finnish deposit guarantee. The guarantee does for example not cover financial institutions or public authorities. Until three months after having received information about the merger depositors have the right to free of charge or penalty from the bank withdraw or transfer, for example to another bank, the share of deposits, including accrued interest, that exceeds the maximum coverage levels as a result of the merger.
Country-specific information to Nordea customers is available on www.nordea.fi, www.nordea.no, www.nordea.seand www.nordea.dk.
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Plaintiff: Charles C Tatum, Jr, Roderick Graham and Omega Mining Corporation
Defendant: Doyce Alon Ballenger, Pam Ballenger, Job Land and Mineral Inc, Bastco Inc, Charles Howard, Canam Corp and RAC Mining LLC
Cross_claimant: Canam Corp and RAC Mining LLC
Cross_defendant: Doyce Alon Ballenger, Pam Ballenger and Job Land and Mineral Inc
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Filed: July 7, 2015
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A third suspect arrested in a kidnapping case faced a judge Friday morning.
Davron Burrell is being held on a $50,000 full cash bond.
Police arrested Burrell Thursday at his home on Quail Court.
Steffon Garcia and Jasamane Wathal are also charged in the case.
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Ferrari weren't too keen on lending the Top Gear team its new Enzo. Not surprising when you consider it costs half a million pounds! Fortunately, Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason, just happened to have one. He also had a new book out too. Cue some shameless plugging... of the book! Subscribe to see all the reviews, races and challenges: bit.ly Top Gear YouTube channel: www.youtube.com TopGear.com website: www.topgear.com Top Gear Facebook Top Gear Twitter: twitter.com More great Ferrari clips: bit.ly Check out the latest Top Gear clips: bit.ly


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Hair Fusion: The Invisible Hair Extensions
Many women try to grow their hair to great lengths. Although some do achieve the lengths they want, they don't always gain the body and volume that they desire. Going to the salon and paying upwards $150 for quality work is always an option, but for many people, not only do salon visits break the wallet, but they seem to only last for a week if you're lucky. So what is there for those who want that extra oomph to their hair. Hair fusions! Hair fusion is an extenstion that you can not see nor feel - and neither can anybody else. you can part it and style it any way that'd you'd like. How is this possible? The hair is fused into your real hair with a protein. So rather than putting goopey glues or sewing in hair which leads to breakage, you have a natural flowing look.
The Process:
1. Part the hair horizontally starting from the bottom.
2. Insert the tempelate to the root to prevent any heat damage to the scalp.
3. Twist or braid the hair 1-2 inches down.
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5. Place the hair connector tool under the pretipped hair.
6. Pinch the hair connector tool for no longer than 3 seconds and smear the protein to ensure that every strand is covered.
7. Roll the fused part of the hair with your fingers and close it tightly.
These pretipped extensions are more exspensive than regular extensions but when you're extensions last anywhere from 2 to 4 months or 6 to 12 months, it's worth it. The actual process of getting the hair fused can cost anywhere from $200 to $700 depending on where you live and may take anywhere from 5 to 6 hours. The best way to save money for this is to buy the hair on your own, this can and will reduce the price. If you think about how much you spend on your hair for an entire year, this equivalent or a deal!
The great part about these kind of extensions is that you can do any kind of hair.
Brazilian Hair: Brazilian hair is great because it varies.
Straight - straight brazilian hair is very very straight and can be curled easily.
Wavy - wavy hair gives an exotic look, it can be straightened and when wet becomes slightly curly.
Curly - curly hair can be straightened but once wet, it returns to its natural curly state.
Indian Hair: Indian hair is great if you want very thick hair.
*same as brazilian hair (thicker)
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The DR700 has just won the Swinburne University of technology Excellence in Sustainable Product Design Award. This award is was part of the World Environment Day Awards 2013, supported by the United Nations Association of Australia (UNAA). It has received a Good Design Mark from Good Design Australia and at the recent Premier's Sustainability Awards took out the trophy in the Products or Services Category. A second trophy followed this award, this time for the Premier's Recognition Award, recognising the most stand out sustainable innovation of the year in Victoria.
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2017 Feng Shui Zodiac Forecast for Dragon
2017 is a good happy and fulfilling year for the Dragon, so long as he understands and accepts the relevant criticisms of his close circle. The Dragon also needs to try to channel his boundless strength in to the efficient and responsible administration of his business, instead of embarking on a fresh and dangerous project.
Dragons could have only a good moderate Life Force and Spirit Essence in 2017 and vitality and energy could run low because of this. You need to focus on having self-self-confidence and learn never to uncertainty yourself. This could be remedied wearing the Tiger Eye Bracelet. On the other hand, your Lung Ta or Wind Horse energy reaches a high level, leading you to success, which helps increase your judgment of yourself as well as your skills. Take good thing about your superb Lung Ta and maintain momentum heading toward attaining everything you desire. This might mean points could move rapidly but be thankful for this and perform whatever you can to consider good thing about positive possibilities that fly the right path. Allow the Wind horse or Bejeweled King Gesar help you in your trip. Display the Wind Horse with Flaming Jewels to invoke the stamina. Fortune can be sure, and the achievement that comes will become triumphant and long-lasting.
The Dragon 2017 Horoscope demonstrates you'll make a good number of new friends while maintaining good relations with old friends. Don't be shocked by abrupt offers of support; agree to them gracefully but make certain expressing your sincere gratitude for the same persons could be of support again soon. Single Dragons could find it tough to meet up someone new on 2017. Although possibilities happen to be low, a set of Mandarin Ducks next to the bed can help for anyone who is persistent in your search of the one. Those previously with an individual would enjoy soft relationships. Sometimes you imagine yourself too busy for sociable occasions (or perhaps too tired after your long day time of work). However, in 2017, try to take the time, since it will become worth your time and effort. Think about attending some celebration, even for simply a short while. You'll be happy with the connections you help to make at these interpersonal gatherings.
2017 is a booming coming year for the Dragon indeed, with favorable stars shining bright found in glee. There might be possibilities of marketing promotions or upsurge in salary. An excellent enhancement symbol will be a Victory Banner may help you in your street to victory!
Dragon, in case you have your own organization, you will notice quite a little bit of development and success found in 2017. You may be growing into larger marketplaces, or drilling deeper into your specific niche market. In any event, more consumers are coming.
There could be hook hiccup towards the end of the entire year with an urgent event concerning your finance. The 2017 Dragon horoscope predictions warn you that you might lose some cash unexpectedly; though it will be surprising but usually do not dread as this might be considered a very minimal setback. Place the Preservation wealth box in the SE sector.
For all those Dragons who are employed, your leads for 2017 look quite good. Your alternatives are growing, and there's a likelihood of promotion this season. The same applies to those who personal your own organization: you will notice your client list grow. Help to attract this energy by displaying the Monkey on horse for accelerated achievement.
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Consumerscon•sum•er (kən so̅o̅′mər),USA pronunciation n.
con•sum′er•ship′, n.
- a person or thing that consumes.
- [Econ.]a person or organization that uses a commodity or service.
- an organism, usually an animal, that feeds on plants or other animals.
Kitchenkitch•en (kich′ən),USA pronunciation n.
- a room or place equipped for cooking.
- culinary department;
cuisine: This restaurant has a fine Italian kitchen.
- the staff or equipment of a kitchen.
kitch′en•less, adj.
- of, pertaining to, or designed for use in a kitchen: kitchen window; kitchen curtains.
- employed in or assigned to a kitchen: kitchen help.
- of or resembling a pidginized language, esp. one used for communication between employers and servants or other employees who do not speak the same language.
kitch′en•y, adj.
Andand (and; unstressed ənd, ən, or, esp. after a homorganic consonant, n),USA pronunciation conj.
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as well as;
in addition to;
moreover: pens and pencils.
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plus: 2 and 2 are 4.
- then: He read for an hour and went to bed.
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repeatedly: He coughed and coughed.
- (used to imply different qualities in things having the same name): There are bargains and bargains, so watch out.
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on the contrary: He tried to run five miles and couldn't. They said they were about to leave and then stayed for two more hours.
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- (used to introduce a comment on the preceding clause): They don't like each other--and with good reason.
- [Archaic.]if: and you please.Cf. an2.
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and others;
et cetera: We discussed traveling, sightseeing, and so forth.
- and so on, and more things or others of a similar kind;
and the like: It was a summer filled with parties, picnics, and so on.
- an added condition, stipulation, detail, or particular: He accepted the job, no ands or buts about it.
- conjunction (def. 5b).
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- a city on central Long Island, in SE New York. 24,382.
- a city in E Massachusetts. 11,140.
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This information will help you prepare for your Bravo Capsule Test at Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK).
The 48-hour Bravo Capsule test determines the amount of acid that comes back into your esophagus (food pipe) from your stomach. It can tell your doctor the amount of acid reflux you have and length of time you experience it as you go about your normal activities. This procedure is also used to determine if you have gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
You will have your Bravo Capsule test during an upper endoscopy procedure. For the upper endoscopy, your doctor will use a flexible tube called an endoscope to see the inside of your esophagus on a video monitor. A small capsule will be placed temporarily on the wall of your esophagus. The capsule will measure the amount of acid reflux you have. This information will then be sent to a receiver that you will wear on your waistband or belt.
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Ask about your medications
You will need to stop taking some medications 1 week before your procedure. We have included some common examples are:
- Proton pump inhibitors, such as rabeprazole (Aciphex®), omeprazole (Prilosec®), lansoprazole (Prevacid®), pantoprazole (Protonix®), and esomeprazole (Nexium®)
- Histamine2 blockers, such as nizatidine (Axid®), famotidine (Pepcid®), cimetidine (Tagamet®), and ranitidine (Zantac®)
If you take insulin or other medications for diabetes, you may need to change the dose. Ask the doctor who prescribes your diabetes medicine what you should do the day before and morning of your procedure.
Get a letter from your doctor, if necessary
If you have an automated implanted cardioverter-defibrillator (AICD), you will need to get a clearance letter from your cardiologist before your procedure.
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You must have someone 18 years or older take you home after your procedure. If you don't have someone to do this, call one of the agencies below. They will send someone to go home with you. There's usually a charge for this service, and you will need to provide transportation.
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3 Days Before Your Procedure
You will receive a telephone call from an endoscopy nurse. They will review the instructions in this guide with you and ask you questions about your medical history. The nurse will also review your medications and tell you which to take the morning of your procedure.Back to top
The Day Before Your Procedure
Note the time of your procedure
A clerk from the Admitting Office will call you after 2:00 pm the day before your procedure. They will tell you what time you should arrive at the hospital for your procedure. If you are scheduled for your procedure on a Monday, you will be called on the Friday before. If you do not receive a call by 7:00 pm, please call 212-639-5014.
If you need to cancel your procedure for any reason, please call the doctor who scheduled it for you.
Instructions for eating and drinking before your procedure
- Do not eat anything after midnight the night before your procedure. This includes hard candy and gum.
- Between midnight and up until 2 hours before your scheduled arrival time, you may drink a total of 12 ounces of water (see figure).
- Starting 2 hours before your scheduled arrival time, do not eat or drink anything. This includes water.
The Day of Your Procedure
Things to remember
- Take the medications you were instructed to take the morning of your procedure with a few sips of water.
- Remove all jewelry, including body piercings. The equipment used during your surgery can cause burns if it touches metal.
- Don't put on any lotion, cream, deodorant, makeup, powder, or perfume.
- Leave all valuables, such as credit cards, jewelry, and your checkbook, at home.
- If you wear contacts, wear your glasses instead.
What to bring with you
- A list of all the medications you take at home, including the dose.
- Your rescue inhaler (such as albuterol for asthma), if you have one.
- A case for your glasses.
- Only the money you may need for a newspaper, bus, taxi, or parking.
- Your Health Care Proxy form, if you have completed one.
Where to park
MSK's parking garage is located on East 66th Street between York and First Avenues. To reach the garage, enter East 66th Street from York Avenue. The garage is located about a quarter of a block in from York Avenue, on the right-hand (north) side of the street. There is a pedestrian tunnel that you can walk through that connects the garage to the hospital. For questions about prices, call 212-639-2338.
There are also other garages located on East 69th Street between First and Second Avenues, East 67th Street between York and First Avenues, and East 65th Street between First and Second Avenues.
Where to go
Your procedure will take place in the Endoscopy Suite at the main hospital, which is located at 1275 York Avenue. Take the M elevator to the 2nd floor.
What to expect
Once you arrive at the hospital, doctors, nurses, and other staff members will ask you to state and spell your name and date of birth many times. This is for your safety. People with the same or similar names may be having procedures on the same day.
After changing into a hospital gown, you will meet your nurse. They will place an intravenous (IV) catheter into a vein, usually in your hand or arm. At first, you will receive fluids through the IV, but it will be used later to give you anesthesia (medication to make you sleepy). Your nurse will also check your heart rate, breathing, and blood pressure.
Your doctor will explain the procedure, and answer any questions you have. They will also ask you to sign a consent form.
When it's time for your procedure, you will be taken to the procedure room and helped onto an exam table. You will receive anesthesia through your IV, which will make you fall asleep. You will be attached to equipment to monitor your heart, breathing, and blood pressure. You will also receive oxygen through your nose. Once you are asleep, your doctor will place the capsule into your esophagus.Back to top
After Your Procedure
In the recovery room
You will wake up in the recovery room. Your nurse will continue to monitor your heart rate, breathing, and blood pressure. Once you are fully awake, your nurse will remove your IV.
You will get a receiver to wear on your waistband or belt. This receiver shows the amount of acid reflux you have, which is measured by the capsule placed in your esophagus. You will also get a diary to fill out for 2 days. Your nurse will explain your discharge instructions to you and your caregiver before you go home.
At home
For 48 hours after your procedure, make sure you record the following in your diary:
- All of the symptoms you have, such as coughing, heartburn, and burping food into your mouth
- All of the medications you take
- Everything you eat and drink
- The time you eat and drink
- When you lie down
It is important that you eat, drink, work, and exercise as you normally would. However, avoid the following because they will affect your test results:
- Foods high in acid, such as coffee, orange juice, cranberry juice, and soda
- Gum and throat lozenges
- Snacking between meals
Keep the receiver on your waistband or belt within 3 feet of your body all the times. When you shower, keep the receiver near you in the bathroom. If it is too far away, it will beep. Do not let the receiver get wet.
You may have some discomfort in your chest after your procedure. You can take acetaminophen (Tylenol®) to relieve this discomfort.
The capsule will pass through your system and come out during a bowel movement, but you might not see it.
Do not have magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for 30 days after the capsule is placed.
You will need to return the receiver and your diary to your doctor during your follow-up appointment, which will be 48 hours after your procedure.Back to top
Call Your Doctor if You Have:
- A temperature of 101° F (38.3° C) or higher
- Severe or constant stomach pain, hardness, or bloating
- Severe or constant pain in your chest
- Difficulty swallowing
- Nausea or vomiting
- Severe or constant bleeding from your nose
- Any unexplained or unexpected problems


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HTC's next effort in the Android tablet space, the Puccini, is set to go on sale in the UK from June 27th, it has been revealed.
Leaked last month on 911HTC, the hitherto unseen tablet is to follow in the footsteps of its slightly older brother, the HTC Flyer. Although unlike the Flyer, which runs on Android 2.3, aka Gingerbread, the Puccini will be powered by version 3.1 of the slate-optimised Android Honeycomb.
Full technical details are still pretty thin on the ground but we are almost certain that the Puccini will rock a 1GHz dual core processor and a larger, 10.1-inch screen than the Flyer – effectively making it HTC's answer to the iPad 2.
Pricing details and launch partners have yet to be revealed. However, some retailers are reportedly planning on selling it for £600 for the 32GB 3G model, which would make it slightly more expensive than the closest iPad 2 equivalent.
HTC Flyer owners need not feel let down, though, as HTC is said to be hard at work to rollout an update to Android 3.2 imminently, which is specifically tailored for tablets with seven-inch panels.
Source: Planet Android


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Calling all bookworms! If you love getting lost and found in a good book, you'll enjoy this hand-picked collection of some of the most spectacular quotes about books.
"Reading is a way for me to expand my mind, open my eyes, and fill up my heart." – Oprah
A good book is nourishment for the soul, a vitamin for the body, a soothing balm for the mind, and adventure for the heart.
For some of us, there's (almost) nothing better than falling in love with a great story. A good book is one that captivates our minds and captures our hearts, by planting us in the spirit of adventure.
As William Feather said, "One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure."Reading is dreaming with open eyes. Click To Tweet
What we bring to a story speaks greatly to what we'll walk away with when we put the book down; our story mingles with the character's, and so one book could hold a thousand lifetimes.
Depending on the reader, a book can be a teacher, a counselor, a friend, an escape, or home.
The following quotes about books express the passion that every bookworm understands.
I hope you enjoy these, too.
50 Quotes about Books for Every Bookworm
1. "I think books are like people, in the sense that they'll turn up in your life when you most need them." — Emma Thompson
2. "Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home." — Anna Quindlen
3. "I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a good book." — J.K. Rowling"Books are a uniquely portable magic." — Stephen King Click To Tweet
5. "You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a good book." – Dr. Seuss
6. "We don't need a list of rights and wrongs, tables of dos and don'ts: we need books, time, and silence. Thou shalt not is soon forgotten, but Once upon a time lasts forever." — Philip Pullman
7. "I cannot remember the books I've read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me." — Ralph Waldo Emerson"No two persons ever read the same book." — Edmund Wilson Click To Tweet
9. "A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe." — Madeleine L'Engle
10. "What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet or excite you. Books help us understand who we are and how we are to behave. They show us what community and friendship mean; they show us how to live and die." — Anne Lamott"There is no friend as loyal as a book." — Ernest Hemingway Click To Tweet
12. "My Alma mater was books, a good library… I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity." — Malcolm X
13. "A good book is an education of the heart. It enlarges your sense of human possibility what human nature is of what happens in the world. It's a creator of inwardness." — Susan Sontag
14. "The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it." — James Bryce"I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library." — Jorge Luis Borges Click To Tweet
16. "Picking five favorite books is like picking the five body parts you'd most like not to lose." — Neil Gaiman
17. "A good book should leave you… slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading it." — William Styron
18. "We don't need to have just one favorite. We keep adding favorites. Our favorite book is always the book that speaks most directly to us at a particular stage in our lives. And our lives change. We have other favorites that give us what we most need at that particular time. But we never lose the old favorites. They're always with us. We just sort of accumulate them." — Lloyd Alexander"A room without books is like a body without a soul." — Cicero Click To Tweet
20. "You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, or who had ever been alive." — James Baldwin
21. "Anyone who says they have only one life to live must not know how to read a book." — Unknown
22. "A book is the only place in which you can examine a fragile thought without breaking it, or explore an explosive idea without fear it will go off in your face. It is one of the few havens remaining where a man's mind can get both provocation and privacy." — Edward P. Morgan
23. "In my view, nineteen pounds of old books are at least nineteen times as delicious as one pound of fresh caviar." — Anne Fadiman"I owe everything I am and everything I will ever be to books." — Gary Paulsen Click To Tweet
25. "You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me." — C.S. Lewis
26. "A good book on your shelf is a friend that turns its back on you and remains a friend." — Unknown
27. "The best of a book is not the thought which it contains, but the thought which it suggests; just as the charm of music dwells not in the tones but in the echoes of our hearts." — Oliver Wendell Holmes"I cannot live without books." — Thomas Jefferson Click To Tweet
29. "Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers." — Charles W. Eliot
30. "To sit alone in the lamplight with a book spread out before you, and hold intimate converse with men of unseen generations — such is a pleasure beyond compare." — Kenko Yoshida
31. "Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new after all." — Abraham Lincoln
32. "My test of a good novel is dreading to begin the last chapter." — Thomas Helm"A good book has no ending." — R.D. Cumming Click To Tweet
34. "You know you've read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend." — Paul Sweeney
35. "I suggest that the only books that influence us are those for which we are ready, and which have gone a little farther down our particular path than we have yet got ourselves." — E.M. Forster
36. "Fiction reveals truths that reality obscures." — Jessamyn West"A book is like a garden carried in the pocket." — Chinese Proverb Click To Tweet
38. "Books are the compasses and telescopes and sextants and charts which other men have prepared to help us navigate the dangerous seas of human life." — Jesse Lee Bennett
39. "My imagination doesn't require anything more of the book than to provide a framework within which it can wander." — Alphonse Daudet
40. "Books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind." — James Russell Lowell"Books let us into their souls and lay open to us the secrets of our own." — William Hazlitt Click To Tweet
42. "Books can be dangerous. The best ones should be labeled 'This could change your life.'" — Helen Exley
43. "When you reread a classic you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more in you than was there before." — Clifton Fadiman
44. "Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes a house." — Henry Ward Beecher"Books are lighthouses erected in the great sea of time." — E.P. Whipple Click To Tweet
46. "There are books so alive that you're always afraid that while you weren't reading, the book has gone and changed, has shifted like a river; while you went on living, it went on living too, and like a river moved on and moved away. No one has stepped twice into the same river. But did anyone ever step twice into the same book?" — Marina Tsvetaeva
47. "A book is a gift you can open again and again." – Garrison Keillor
48. "The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library." – Albert Einstein"A house without books is like a room without windows." — Heinrich Mann Click To Tweet
50. "Books are delightful society. If you go into a room and find it full of books — even without taking them from the shelves they seem to speak to you, to bid you welcome." — William Ewart Gladstone
Read more inspirational quotes.
- Which of these quotes about books did you enjoy the most?
- Do you have any favorite books you love to come back to, time and time again?
Please share your favorite books, favorite quotes about books, and your love for reading with me in the comments.
Share these quotes with a fellow bookworm.
Happy reading.
With love,


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