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SENIOR (2008-09): Started each of WSU's 30 games in 2008-09, becoming one of only three individuals in school history to start 30 games in a season (Heather Molzen in 2007-08 and Jazmine Perkins in 2008-09)...110 career starts are more than any other Cougar in NCAA history...became the 12th women's basketball player in school history to amass 1,000 career points, hitting the mark against Arizona State (1/29/09)...completed her career ranked 10th on WSU's all-time scoring list with 1,068 points...became WSU's all-time leader in career 3-pointers, tying a career high with four 3-pointers against UCLA (1/22/09) to pass Joanna Smith (143; 1997-2001)...finished her career with 161 3-pointers...career 3-point field goal percentage of .364 ranks eighth all-time at WSU...also hit four 4-pointers against Hawaii (12/19/08) and against Arizona in the Pacific-10 Conference Tournament (3/12/09)...scoring average of 8.5 ppg ranked third on the team...45 3-point field goals led the team and rank tied for 10th on WSU's all-time single-season list...1.5 3-point field goals made per game ranked ninth in the Pac-10, while her 3-point field goal percentage (.346) ranked 13th...averaged 30.7 minutes per game, 3.3 rebounds per game, 1.5 assists per game and 0.7 steals per game...scored in double figures in 13 games, increasing her career total to 48...played in 115 career games, tying the school's all-time record set by Jennifer Kerns (1996-2000)...scored a season- and team-high 17 points in WSU's season-opener at Texas Tech (11/17/08)...tied her season high with 17 points against Montana State (11/23/08)...made a career-high nine free throws (9-of-12) against Boise State (11/20/08) en route to a 16-point performance...pulled down a season-high seven rebounds against Milwaukee (12/7/08)...recorded a season-high four steals against Idaho (12/14/08)...recorded a career-high seven assists against Hawaii (12/19/08)...named to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA All-Academic District VIII Third Team...named Pacific-10 Conference All-Academic Second Team.
JUNIOR (2007-08): Played in 29 of WSU's 30 games, making 28 starts...missed the Oregon State game (2/15/08) with an ankle injury...named All-Pacific-10 Conference honorable mention...led the Cougars in scoring at 12.0 ppg...scoring output ranked 12th in the conference...also ranked among the conference-best in 3-point field goal percentage (2nd; .398), 3-point field goals made (8th; 1.55 per game) and minutes (8th; 32.90 per game)...3-point field goal percentage of .398 (45-of-115) ranked seventh all-time on WSU single-season list...45 3-point field goals made ranked tied for 10th on the WSU single-season list...moved into fourth place on the WSU career list for 3-point field goals (116)...also climbed to sixth on the Cougar career list for 3-point field goal percentage (.372)...scored a career-high 22 points against Idaho (11/28/07), then bested the mark three games later with 29 points against San Jose State (12/16/07)...scoring output against the Spartans was the most by a Cougar in 2007-08...also scored 20-plus against Boise State (22; 12/9/07) and Arizona (23; 1/24/08)...scored in double figures 17 times and led WSU in scoring 12 times...both marks were tops on the Cougar squad...nailed at least one 3-point field goal in 18 consecutive games, two off the WSU record...posted a season-high nine rebounds against both Santa Clara (11/13/07) and SJSU...tied a career high with five assists against Arizona (2/23/08)...recorded a career-high five steals against Portland (11/9/07), Idaho and Boise State...averaged 12.0 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.6 steals per game on the season...named Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention.
SOPHOMORE (2006-07): Cougars' second-leading scorer with 8.1 ppg and led the team with 76 assists...started 27 games...scored in double digits seven times during the season...scored a career-high 22 points at Arizona (1/6/07)...shot 9-of-16 from the field and 3-of-4 from beyond the 3-point line against the Wildcats...also tied a career high with four steals against Arizona...recorded first career double-double at San Jose State (12/5/06) with 18 points and a career-high 11 rebounds...went 6-of-6 from the free throw line against Sacramento State (11/17/06)...missed game at Oregon (12/23/06) due to right ankle sprain...season-high five assists against Montana State (11/30/06) and UCLA (1/28/07)...named Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention.
FRESHMAN (2005-06): One of three Cougars to appear in all 28 contests...started 25 games as a true freshman...shot 37-percent from beyond the arc, ranking seventh in the Pac-10...eighth in conference in 3-point field goals made per game (1.79)...knocked down 50 treys, tied for sixth-most in a single season in Cougar history...combined with fellow freshman Amanda DuRocher (50) to set freshman 3-pointers in a season standard at 100...previous total of 91 set in 1996-97 (Smith-69; Ludwicki-22)....pulled down 91 rebounds and grabbed 36 steals in first season at WSU...averaged 8.5 ppg...posted double-digit points 11 times throughout the season...scored what was then a career-high 20 points at Boise State (12/4/05)...had a season-high seven rebounds against Cal State Northridge (12/2/05)...dished out a season-high five assists twice, at Eastern Washington (1/3/06) and at Washington (12/5/06).
Four-year letterwinner at Apple Valley High School playing for coach Rob Martin...averaged at least 11 points and six rebounds a game in each of her final three seasons...as a FRESHMAN averaged 6.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.4 steals a game for a team that posted a 24-6 record, captured the Mojave River League Championship and advanced to the state playoffs...as a SOPHOMORE averaged 11.8 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.2 steals and 5.1 assists a game in leading team to a 21-6 record including a perfect 8-0 mark in league play...earned league's player of the year honor and All-CIF (California Interscholastic Federation) Southern Section First Team...set school record for most assists in a game with 14...as a JUNIOR averaged 11 points, 6.1 rebounds, 5.2 steals and 5.1 assists a game...earned all-league first team accolades and another CIF Southern Section First Team honor...as a SENIOR earned third CIF Southern Section First Team honor...averaged 14.6 points, 7.7 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.5 steals a game....also a four-year letterwinner in volleyball...starting setter on team each year.
Katie Jo Appleton...born in Big Bear Lake, Calif...parents Jim and Chris...brothers Kevin and twin Keith...sister Holly...enjoys volleyball, all water sports, fishing and coaching youth basketball...three-time recipient of the California Governor's Scholar Award...Wendy's High School Heisman Award state finalist (2004)...majoring in movement studies.
MIN: 43 vs. San Jose State, 12/16/07
FGM: 11 vs. San Jose State, 12/16/07
FGA: 20 vs. San Jose State, 12/16/07
3FGM: 4 (8 times) vs. Arizona, 3/12/09*
3FGA:13 at Hawaii 12/19/08
FTM: 9 at Boise State, 11/20/08
FTA: 12 at Boise State, 11/20/08
REB: 11 at San Jose State, 12/5/06
ASST: 7 at Hawaii 12/19/08
BLKS: 1 (three times) at Portland, 11/22/06*
STLS: 5 (three times) vs. Boise State, 12/9/07*
PTS: 29 vs. San Jose State, 12/16/07
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Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg 2005-06 28-25 869/31.0 78-232 .336 50-134 .373 32-46 .696 19-72 91 3.3 48-1 59 98 2 36 238/8.5 2006-07 28-27 791/28.3 87-240 .363 21-65 .323 32-44 .727 27-62 89 3.2 43-0 76 72 1 33 227/8.1 2007-08 29-28 954/32.9 120-355 .338 45-113 .398 64-91 .703 30-92 122 4.2 63-3 53 61 0 45 349/12.0 2008-09 30-30 921/30.7 84-237 .354 45-130 .346 41-52 .788 44-56 100 3.3 52-0 45 34 0 22 254/8.5 TOTAL 115-110 3535/30.7 369-1064 .347 161-442 .364 169-233 .725 120-282 402 3.5 206-4 233 265 3 136 1068/9.3


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i recently woke up from like a 3 and a half hour nap. INSANE.
discuss napping
i recently woke up from like a 3 and a half hour nap. INSANE.
discuss napping
I went home yesterday and passed out at 3:40 PM and woke up the next morning at 4:30 AM to post here and eat. It was awesome by the way, I love naps.
i dont think i've ever actually slept that long
I've slept longer.
I'm an Abra, duh.
I hate naps. Night child all the way
When the Devil is too busy
And Death's a bit too much
They call on me by name you see,
For my special touch.
I live on naps.............................................. ...................
I nap everyday. Between 3 and 5 usually.
I usually take a nap after my shower on weekends. Weekdays I don't really need a nap. I can usually only sleep for an hour or two.
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i never take naps
I have a sleeping disorder so I hardly take naps. lol
When the Devil is too busy
And Death's a bit too much
They call on me by name you see,
For my special touch.
Naps are good, but life is too exciting to fall asleep.
Sleep is my life.
Besides last night, I got 8 hours of sleep in the previous 4 days.
Not fun. At all. Fucking killer on the eyes and lungs.
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I love sleep too. I love being awake just as much though, so sometimes my body will fight with itself over what to do. Sometimes I'm up all night then sleep 11 hours or I'll be up all night and all day and fall asleep for a 3 hour nap. oh, and by "day" I mean during my usual awake hours which are 3pm-6am.
I'm too lazy to nap.
I take naps on planes by accident, but other than that I generally avoid them.
And by lazy, I mean too lazy to get of the couch, take my contacts out, and get back on the couch.
I love sleeping. When I'm home, that's all I do.
I can't sleep in my house anyways. All I hear is bitching ("KELSI! FUCKING DO THIS AND THATblahblahi'maphycothatsgoingtohellbecauseilikeg ays") and foot stomping.
But I think it's cool having a sleeping disorder cause I can stay up for more then three weeks.
there's a girl at my school who claims she has insomnia, but she's lying. she told me she hadn't slept in 2 years. fucking liar liar liar
that isn't insomnia, insomniacs get SOME sleep.
of course it isn't insomnia because she's lying. she's a compulsive liar and fits the DSM-IV-TR requirements for hystrionic personality disorder. but rather than tacking all those labels on her, I simply refer to her as a nutjob.


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Convicted Felon Indicted for Unlawful Possession of Sawed-Off Shotgun During Alleged Walmart Robbery
|U.S. Attorney's Office October 30, 2012
MCALLEN, TX—Aaron Solorzano, 25, of Donna, has been charged by a federal grand jury today with one count of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition and another count of unlawfully possessing a sawed-off shotgun, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today.
On September 28, 2012, a criminal complaint was filed against Solorzano. The complaint alleged that on March 31, 2012, he used a sawed-off shotgun to shoot a loss-prevention officer who tried to detain him after witnessing him shoplift inside the Walmart on 1200 Jackson Ave. in McAllen. Solorzano also allegedly stabbed the officer's boyfriend in the parking lot before driving away in a Nissan Altima.
On April 2, McAllen Police recovered the Altima in a parking lot near the Progreso Port of Entry and found ammunition in the trunk, along with what appeared to be a piece of flesh. That same day, Mexican authorities apprehended Solorzano in Nuevo Progreso and turned him over to Homeland Security agents and McAllen Police Department officers. The police later recovered the sawed-off shotgun at a residence in Donna where Solorzano had allegedly been staying.
As a convicted felon, having been convicted of aggravated assault in 2007, he is prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce. It is also a federal crime for anyone to possess an unregistered sawed-off shotgun.
At a detention hearing on October 10, 2012, U.S. Magistrate Judge Dorina Ramos ordered Solorzano to remain in federal custody with no bond pending trial. If convicted, Solorzano faces up to 10 years in federal prison with no parole on each count.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the FBI investigated with the assistance of the McAllen Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Christopher Sully is prosecuting the case.
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The following people were arrested on felony charges by law enforcement agencies in Davidson County, and, unless noted otherwise, were either placed in the Davidson County Detention Center or released from custody and are scheduled to appear in Lexington District Court on the date given:
• Keri Denise Jolly, 28, of 265-B Myrtle Drive, Thomasville, was charged with felony possession of heroin and possession of drug paraphernalia, $5,000 secured bond, Sept. 25, Thomasville.
• Shane Franklin Gardner, 27, of 111 Hilltop Road, Thomasville was charged with felony possession of heroin, possession of drug paraphernalia, felony breaking and entering and larceny after breaking and entering, $20,000 secured bond, Sept. 25, Thomasville.
• Nicholas Ray Bare, 19, of 705 Raeford Ave., was charged with felony breaking and entering a motor vehicle and underage drinking, $5,000 secured bond, Oct. 3.
• Darius Durell Jackson, 27, of 5735 Sullivan Point Drive, Powder Springs, Ga., was charged with felony possession of stolen goods and felony possession of a device to defeat electronic security devices, $50,000 secured bond, Sept. 24.
• Shacora Ann Roebuck, 21, of 419 N. Pugh St., was charged with two counts of felony uttering forged documents and two counts of felony obtaining property by false pretense, $2,500 secured bond, Sept. 25.
The following larcenies more than $1,000 were reported to the Davidson County Sheriff's Office and the Lexington Police Department:
• A 2006 Chevrolet valued at $10,000 was reported stolen from a residence on Old Linwood Road between Sunday and 7:45 p.m Tuesday.
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After 120 minutes of exhausting, yet exciting women's soccer, No. 16-seeded Pasadena City College saw its best season since the early 2000s come to an end in a 2-1 overtime loss to No. 17 Santa Monica Tuesday at Occidental College. The game was a play-in round match of the Southern California Regional Playoffs, the first appearance by the Lancers in the postseason since 2007.
The Lancers, the second place team from South Coast Conference, finished 12-5-5 under third-year head coach Randy Lilavois. The Corsairs, the fourth place team from the Western State Conference South Division, proved how strong that league was this season in improving to 11-4-6, while defeating PCC for the second time in 2012. SMC advances to play at No. 1 seed Santiago Canyon (19-0-1) on Saturday, Nov. 17.
PCC outshot the Corsairs, 20-9, and had the majority of scoring chances. Trailing 1-0, the Lancers sent it to OT on a header goal in the 73rd minute by Cassandra Orozco, who cashed in on a sideline free kick from the 15-yard line by Hallie White.
Santa Monica scored the winning goal in the 104th minute, or with one minute left in the first of the standard two 15-minute, non-sudden death overtime periods. Tylor Fields took a lead pass by Meg Pierce, dribbled in on PCC goalie Tatiana Sanchez and lobbed a short shot over Sanchez's head for the tie-breaking goal. In the game's final minute, PCC had a final opportunity, but Danielle Busta's shot was stopped in the box and a rebound attempt by Orozco sailed over the SMC goal just prior to the referee's final whistle.
Both goalies, Sanchez and Santa Monica's Cindy Godina made sensational stops during the long contest. Godina saw the most attempts and finished with 11 saves, but Sanchez had the save of the game with just four minutes left in overtime. Sanchez made a leaping stop to rob Emily Pierce on a breakaway blast from the 10-yard line. Sanchez finished with five saves.
While Santa Monica shut down PCC's trio of top scorers--Nancy Nunez, Vanessa Capra, and Cassandra Saavedra (game-high four shots), the Lancers didn't have Nunez at full strength after she hurt her leg in the game's opening minute. Nunez played in some spurts in the second half after missing almost the entire first half.
As it turned out, the most effective Lancers turned out to be its stalwart defender group, including White, Heather French, Busta and Bianca Mercado. Orozco, Taylor Gore, and Amanda Papac also controlled the play at midfield and each created scoring opportunities.
SMC took a 1-0 lead with just a minute left in the first half on reserve forward Daysi Serrano's goal after receiving a brilliant cross pass in the box from Mahshar Zargar.
"We gave everything we could to come back and tie it, and then it was heartbreaking to see Santa Monica get that overtime goal," said Lilavois. "The two times we faced them, we had our scoring chances, but they did a good job of clearing out after initial shots. All I can say is we had a fantastic season, we reached the playoffs, and we're going to build on this year."
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So much to check out with the kids this weekend. Start the weekend off with a cute play at The Children's Theatre about a tailor whose boastful ways catch the attention of a giant. On Saturday, catch an early performance of Fully Charged, Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey's new show. Lastly, top things off with a beer (snow cones for the kids) at the Harvest Moon Celebration in Ogden's historic 25th Street. Read More


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2 T sea salt (for soaking water)
black sesame seeds for garnishing salad (optional but fun)
Dressing Ingredients:
4 T red wine vinegar
4 T soy sauce (I used low-sodium,]; use gluten-free soy sauce like Tamari if needed.)
3 T sugar, Stevia in the Raw Granulated, or Splenda (use Stevia or Splenda for South Beach Diet)
4 tsp. sesame oil
1-2 tsp. Sriracha Sauce (or other hot sauce of your choice)
(original recipe had salt in the dressing, but I left it out this time)
Peel cucumbers, leaving some of the peel on in stripes if they are fresh garden cucumbers. Cut each cucumber in half lengthwise, then use a spoon to scrape out the seeds.
After 30 minutes, drain the cucumbers well, put them in a plastic container with a tight-fitting lid, and pour dressing over cucumbers. Let marinate 30 minutes in the fridge, turning the container over a few times.
After 30 minutes more, drain the cucumbers, reserving a few tablespoons of the dressing. Put cucumbers on serving dish, drizzle over the reserved dressing, and sprinkle with black sesame seeds if desired.
This will keep one day in the fridge, but it's much better freshly made.
If you use Stevia in the Raw Granulated or Splenda, this recipe would be approved for all phases of the South Beach Diet. For phase one, this would go well with Forbidden City Chicken or Grilled Chicken Sanpete Kabobs. For phase two or three, add something like Lake Powell Spicy Rice.
Nutritional Information?
I chose the South Beach Diet to manage my weight partly so I wouldn't have to count calories, carbs, points, or fat grams, but if you want nutritional information for a recipe, I recommend entering the recipe into Calorie Count, which will calculate it for you.
More Delicious Cucumber Salads You Might Like:
(Recipes from other blogs not always South Beach Diet friendly; check ingredients.)
Cucumber and Radish Salad with Feta, Red Wine Vinegar, and Buttermilk Dressing from Kalyn's Kitchen
Wake Up Your Mouth Thai Cucumber Salad from Kalyn's Kitchen
Cool as a Cucumber Salad with Agave from Gluten-Free Goddess
Estonian Cucumber Salad from Nami Nami
Cool Spicy Cucumbers with Peanuts and Lime from FamilyStyle Food
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It wasn't just the high blood pressure or her doctor's statement that she was teetering on the brink of diabetes. Nor was it the size-18 clothes. For Pamela El, marketing vice-president for State Farm Insurance, who crisscrosses the United States promoting a health-care initiative called the 50 Million Pound Challenge, the wake-up call came when she watched herself on a documentary about the program. "I saw the irony of going around the country telling people to get healthy when I was obese myself. I realized I had to become healthy if I was going to preach to others," says the 51-year-old.
And so El, then carrying 217 pounds on her five-foot-two frame, joined the club she'd been touting for a year traveling alongside diet expert Ian Smith, MD, the brains behind the 50 Million Pound Challenge, which is free because of State Farm's sponsorship. Smith, who had never commented on El's weight, could see she was ready to make a change.
With the help of the 50 Million Pound Challenge, El managed to stave off the boredom that often sets in when people restrict their eating and begin exercising regularly. El started with the 30-day eating plan, which is based on Smith's best-selling book, The 4-Day Diet. This plan breaks your diet into phases that last four days. "Once you do the first two four-day modules, you mix the remaining five to suit your schedule and your needs. It was the four-day approach that made it doable for me. I did not get tired of or bored with my food," El says.
And then, El recounts, "I stopped just talking about the site's tools, and started using them." She input her weight and the computer tracked it in a graph. "There's nothing like looking at your weight go down. It also shows if you go up. It keeps you honest," she says. El joined three weight-loss teams on the site, including one made up of her family, and also began working out.
Fast-forward a year and a half. The State Farm executive went from 217 to 147 pounds, and is aiming to lose an additional 10 to 15 pounds. She is no longer pre-diabetic and does not have high blood pressure. "I feel so much better," she says. Now a size 8, El enjoys shopping for the first time in decades: "I can go to any store and any department of any store and I can get fun stuff. I can buy jeans that young women can wear. "
El attributes her success partly to solving a long-standing problem: how to eat healthfully when she's on the road. Here are some tricks the exec, who travels almost every week, has come up with: "I take my food with me—carrots, grapes and apples. You can buy water and yogurt in the airport. It prevents you from going for the donuts and bagels. When I reach my destination, I get a rental car. Before I go to the hotel, I stop at a grocery store, pick up yogurt, soy milk, other foods. I ask the front desk to clear out the mini bar so I won't have to look at M&M's and there will be space for my stuff. My husband Bill says I used to talk about how great the hotel restaurant is and now I talk about how great the hotel gym is."
For exercise, El works out six days a week, doing some cardio each day and adding in a few strength-training sessions. She exercises between one and one and a half hours each day. "I break it up throughout the day so I don't get so bored," she says. She also relies on a workout partner. "We keep each other going when we don't want to do it," El says.
Seeing the results has been her biggest motivation. "I got into my zone of watching the pounds go away each week," she notes. But El recognizes that getting started is daunting. It helps, she says, to find someone else to lose weight with, either online or in the real world. The payoffs are incalculable. "I always carried the weight well, but it's so much nicer if you don't have to carry it," the executive says.
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Fourteen pilgrims died in Mina today because of crowded conditions about one mile from the site of the ritual pebble-throwing that is part of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Others sustained moderate injuries; all but two were later discharged from hospital in good condition. The incident occurred at 10.30 a.m. this morning. The deceased were three women from India, three men and one woman from Pakistan, two men and one woman from Egypt, a woman from Iran, and a man from Yemen. Two of the victims have not yet been identified.
Otherwise, the 1423 Hajj has been free of casualties, with no traffic accidents and no epidemic diseases. Moreover, there have been only 110 cases of heat exhaustion, far fewer than last year.
The total number of pilgrims is estimated to be 1,924,242. Of these, 1,431,012 came from overseas, a record number, with 45 percent of them women. Most of the 493,230 pilgrims from inside the Kingdom were non-Saudis.
Addressing the pilgrims at the Namirah Mosque yesterday, the Kingdom's Grand Mufti Shaikh Abdulaziz Al Ashaikh warned of the malicious campaign against Islam, and urged Muslims to adhere to their religion. Islam, he said, is the only way for the unity of the country, affirming that if a state returns to its religion, no power can overcome it.


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The rise of the "Internet of Things" (IoT) is driving new demands on embedded software in terms of security, interoperability, scalability and faster time-to-market. The next generation of Java Platform Micro Edition (Java ME) is intended to meet these requirements by promoting a consistent development environment and providing the ability to "right-size" the Java ME platform for deployment across a wider range of use cases, from very small to more powerful embedded systems.
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"The photographer can tell me his vision for the shot, but it's me in front of the camera that brings it out."
- Bar Refaeli
At a young age, Bar Refaeli attracted enormous amounts of attention for her stunning beauty and unbelievable ability to make men swoon. She has appeared on several magazine covers and there are very few retail catalogs out there that haven't requested her services. She was also the cover girl of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition in '09 and also appeared in the 2010 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, but lost the cover to Brooklyn Decker, aka Mrs. Andy Roddick. That didn't stop her from topping Maxim's Hot 100 in 2012 and posing entirely nude for the cover of Esquire in July 2009. If losing a cover had anything to do with her posing nude, we're all for it.
She's also dabbled in film and reality TV, starring in the Israeli psychological thriller movie Session in Israel and and serving as a guest judge on cycle 4 of Germany's Next Top Model hosted by Heidi Klum. But most of all, Refaeli been known as the on-again-off-again arm candy of one of Hollywood's leading men, Leonardo DiCaprio. The fact that she proceeded Gisele Bundchen may have had something to do with her skyrocketing fame.
She's also dabbled in film and reality TV, starring in the Israeli psychological thriller movie Session in Israel and and serving as a guest judge on cycle 4 of Germany's Next Top Model hosted by Heidi Klum. But most of all, Refaeli been known as the on-again-off-again arm candy of one of Hollywood's leading men, Leonardo DiCaprio. The fact that she proceeded Gisele Bundchen may have had something to do with her skyrocketing fame.
Refaeli's slender physique with its curvaceous nature is practically perfect, and her tantalizing gaze could make you renounce your religion. So rarely does a light-haired, pale-eyed woman look exotic, but Refaeli is just that. And the best part is that there's no artificial manipulation of this naturally exquisite beauty.
Her accomplishments have led to an exuberance of fame. When you grace the cover of French ELLE four times in a period of two months, you're going to have a lot of French gentlemen saying "Oui! Oui!" She certainly has graced the rest of the world with her sexiness, appearing in magazines such as Sports Illustrated (she made the cover in '09) and the Victoria's Secret catalog (which is considered to be the "who's who?" magazine for models).
Bar Refaeli BiographyBar Refaeli was born on June 4, 1985, in a rural region of Israel. She was raised on a horse ranch, but her countryside origins never inhibited her ambitions. She started modeling before she could even walk and talk. At 8 months old, Bar Refaeli was already doing commercials.
After such an early career start, Refaeli had to undergo that traumatic experience that every child fears: getting braces. Of course, getting braces quickly derailed her modeling career. So, for over three years, Bar Refaeli resorted back to her normal life -- a life devoid of modeling.
When the braces came off in 1997, however, Bar Refaeli wasted no time getting right back into the industry. At the tender age of 11, she burst back onto the modeling scene and has been there ever since. She then appeared in numerous advertisements and infomercials in Israel.
bar refaeli in gqBar Refaeli's rise to prominence seemed to happen overnight. At the age of 15, Bar began to model for catalogs such as Castro and Pilpel. Her undeniable good looks made her an automatic interest for most international magazines and covers.
The turn of the century marked a sign of good things to come for the Israeli vixen. In 2000, she won the title of Model of the Year in a beauty contest, and in 2001, she won her title yet again, as her beauty and modeling talents couldn't be denied. In 2002 and 2003, she was chosen to be the home model of the Renuar fashion network. Additionally, Bar Refaeli was selected for an international fashion production and appeared in the French ELLE magazine.
It was during her rise to prominence that she attained gigs with GQ and Ralph Lauren. However, Refaeli claimed that it was the editorial section in an issue of French ELLE that cemented her celebrity. The editorial section attached her name with the face that so many people were becoming accustomed to seeing, and once her name was attached a celebrity was born.
bar refaeli in sports illustratedBar Refaeli ended up doing photo shoots with Sports Illustrated magazine and Victoria's Secret. Her career has essentially grown right in front of our eyes; she has developed a sense of how to work in front of a camera, and photographers like working with her.
In early 2007, Refaeli landed more work with SI, and signed a deal with Chanel's makeup brand.
Putting her at an even higher pinnacle of celebrity, her five-year link with award-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio speaks mounds for her popularity.


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Learning environments are constantly evolving to stay in stride with the world around us. The factors that influence how and where we choose to educate our future generation are many. With the pace of the world's technological innovation, and the increasing level of convenience and distraction it provides, there is a realistic concern that people, kids especially, risk losing a tangible connection and respect for the natural world. As a landscape architect, being asked to shape an educational environment, the first responsibility is to create a healthy, safe and inspirational setting. Secondly, it is an opportunity to bring the natural world out of the background, and back into focus in a fun and inspiring way.
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- Attention is the new currency. David mentioned that most users download over 40 apps to their smartphone or tablet and actively use a core set of about five. It is a brand marketer's challenge to retool how they approach securing that mindshare in order to successfully gain market share.
- Exercise your right brain every day. The daily grind of the work week is inherently tethered to our left brain guru. I don't know about you, but I find myself keeping more tabs on my to do lists and project plans than stretching my right brain beyond its comfort zone. David encouraged the audience to start channeling their individual creativity by stepping away from the spreadsheets and exercising the other parts of the brain.
- Ideas are everywhere. There is a wealth of content available not only for consumption, but also for inspiration. "Contagious videos" are a growing portion of that content, they tell the brand story from a human experience. David shared the following thought-provoking examples during his presentation: Driving Dogs, Metro Train PSA, Fallen Angels (UK).
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Climbing up the lower slopes of high limestone plateaux and dominating the scented plains that give it its name, Grasse's main attraction is the view of the sea from its gardens. The narrow streets of the old town, with their ochre facades, lack of uniformity, arcades and staircases, are very Italian in style.
Tourist attractions Grasse : Things to see and do
Musée International de la Parfumerie
2 boulevard du Jeux-de-Ballons F - 06130 Grasse
Reopened in 2008, this museum extends over nearly 3,500m2. The extremely modern interior was designed by Frédéric Jung. Highlights include a "scented" video screening; presentation of plants used in the perfume industry; rotating chronologi..
Place aux Herbes
place aux Herbes F - 06130 Grasse
The very lively market that takes place in this square sells Provençal herbs and all kinds of lettuce.
Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Provence
2 rue Mirabeau F - 06130 Grasse
This peaceful museum was built in the former townhouse of the Clapier-Cabris, the family of the brother-in-law of Mirabeau. The museum has delightfully eclectic collections featuring family portraits of local noblemen and women, a Provençal room reco..
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Hôtel Du Patti
Place Du Patti F - 06130 Grasse
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Hotel Le Patti is a house located in heart of charming, perfume-producing town of Grasse. It offers bright, colourful, air-conditioned rooms decorated in typical Provençal style. Each room includes a TV with satellite channels and has a private bath..
Best Western Elixir Grasse
Rue Martine Carol F - 06130 Grasse
Prix Prices from : 110 €
Located in Grasse, 3 km from the town centre and 15 km from Cannes, Best Western Elixir Grasse offers elegant and contemporary guest rooms with air conditioning. You can enjoy the furnished terrace, the garden and dine at the on-site restaurant, as w..
Hotel Mandarina Grasse
39 Avenue Yves Emmanuel Baudoin, Route Napoléon F - 06130 Grasse
Located a 10-minute walk from Grasse city centre, Hotel Mandarina Grasse is a former Carmelite hostel offering quiet accommodation. The terrace and some of the rooms offer stunning views of Cannes's bay. Free WiFi is available throughout. In the Man..
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La Bastide St-Antoine
48 av. Henri-Dunant F - 06130 Grasse
In this superb building everything is elegant and refined and the terrace is quite simply exquisite! As for Jacques Chibois' fine Provencal cuisine, he brings out the best in the seasonal ingredients by preferring organic produce.
Au Fil du Temps
83 av. Auguste-Renoir F - 06520 Magagnosc
This restaurant overlooking the countryside surrounding Grasse serves fine cuisine which is unfussy and full of the fresh flavours of Provence. Seasonal and colourful market produce takes pride of place on the menu.
rue Martine-Carol F - 06130 Grasse
Lou Fassum
381 route de Plascassier F - 06130 Grasse
The terrace under the plane trees with views of Mouans-Sartoux and the Théoule golf course is exceptional. The chef, Emmanuel Ruz, works with beautifully fresh ingredients and chooses to use local producers. An agreeable place to eat.


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How do you benefit from smaller class sizes and a low student-to-teacher ratio? At Marian University, we believe the answer is a career focused curriculum that keeps you, the student, in mind. Biology is a route to many careers: physician, pharmacist, teacher, occupational therapist, and researcher only to name a few. Just as these professions are unique, you are unique and deserve the time and attention to make your academic dreams a reality, which is exactly what you will find here at Marian University.
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Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 9:28 am
Post subject: Are Authors Being Pushed to Write Too Much?
For an upcoming At the Back Fence (ATBF) column for All About Romance, we're planning to write a column about authors and their thoughts on authors pushed to write multiple books. We'd love to hear from both writers and readers on this topic. We're trying to schedule this column for June 23, so we would need your replies by the end of this week. If necessary, we might make this into a two-part column, thus giving authors more time to respond.
Note: For authors, if you prefer to remain anonymous, that would be fine -- just tell us how you would like us to refer to you in the article. (For example, "a paranormal author" or "a historical author.")
This was inspired by a recent article called "Top writers feel heat from publishers' presses" at
However, one thing we recognized after reading the article was that many romance authors -- including big names -- are called upon to publish *more* than one book a year. So we thought romance authors (and readers) should get a chance to voice their opinion on this.
The questions are:
What are your thoughts about multiple book contracts? Do you think they help authors, or hurt them in the long run? Do you think they can affect the quality of the books? Do you know of authors whose quality you believe has suffered as they were forced to rush to meet deadlines? (Authors will have to put on their reader hat for that last question.)
Have you ever felt pressured by publishers to write faster than you want to? If so, how did that impact you? Or do you know of authors who have felt pressured to live up to multi-book contracts?
On the other hand, some authors think that having to write more books has turned them into better and more disciplined authors. Has this been your experience with your own writing?
Also, some authors prefer to be more prolific. In the article, romantic suspense author Allison Brennan admitted that she'd get bored if she only had to write a book a year. Do you feel the same, or do you know authors who prefer to work this way?
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Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 2:32 am
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It must be really hard on an author to have to write something she's not in the mood for or have a deadline she/he has to meet and lo and behold the personal world is falling down about them.
I can't remember which series or trilogy I was reading recently where one book was so different from the others...the author writing style, the storyline was disjointed, etc. I could guess that the author probably had a deadline and wasn't prepared. It was like the author asked a few friends to write a paragraph or two and she just put the pages together and mailed them off.
I love trilogys, series, and connected stories but not at the expense of an author having to put out something less than their normal best.
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Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 7:25 am
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Unrealistic deadlines could explain:
1. why some of an author's books are so much better/worse than others
2. why some authors seem to write the same book over and over
3. wallpaper historicals (who has time for reasearch?)
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Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 7:42 am
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I'm not one to mind loveable supporting characters getting their own HEAs, but that doesn't always mean each one has to have his own book. Sometimes supporting characters delight us most when they are allowed to be secondary figures.
"To be in a romance is to be in uncongenial surroundings. To be born into this earth is to be born into uncongenial surroundings, hence to be born into a romance." (G.K. Chesterton)
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Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 12:45 pm
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JaneO wrote:
Unrealistic deadlines could explain:
1. why some of an author's books are so much better/worse than others
2. why some authors seem to write the same book over and over
3. wallpaper historicals (who has time for reasearch?)
I so agree with you and have seen this with favorite authors that I read regularly. I don't expect every single title to be an "A" read, but you make a good point. I love historicals but agree that many of today's titles in this genre are generic. There is very little beyond talk of "the ton" and clothing that puts them in any specific time period.
Here is a good example. Another website currently has an "ask the author" feature with Shirlee Busbee. I wrote in a question asking why she had stopped writing American historicals, many of which I enjoyed years ago, and is now writing Regency romances. Her response said it had to do with time and research. It was easier for her to write multiple Regency Era books than to do research for new/different historical eras. Hmmm...
I think readers bear some responsibility for this fast-paced publishing phenomenon, and I am as guilty as anyone. Many people are voracious readers; again me included. When reading a series, we demand that sequels be published ASAP and bemoan the months between volumes. And we often clamor for secondary characters to get their own stories. I wonder, too, that with so many romance books being written, if publishers feel that people will just move on to other authors if too much time lapses between books.
I think another thing that feeds this stepped up publishing schedule is that people have so many ways to get books now. You can read on your computer, your ipod, your Blackberry, your ebook reader, your Kindle, etc. The more reading options people have, the more books they want. A very interesting question.
So many books; so little time!
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I am willing to wait longer than 6-8 months between books when it means I get a GOOD book to read at the end. I think publishers are pushing writers in the fear that we readers will lose interest in the product if we don't get that "instant gratification". Also, when the publisher has a proven moneymaker, they want the cash cow to produce. Cynical, much?
I do understand that for most authors, this is a profession and they need a paycheck. Won't their paycheck be better if they produce a quality product? If that means taking longer to produce the final book, won't they be better served by taking that extra time?
When an author is new, I do think it is a good thing for the reader and author NOT to have too long a span of time between the first 2 or 3 releases. I think it can pique the interest of the reader to know they don't have to wait for that next installment in a series. I also think it can be good reinforcement for the writer to know the reader is eagerly waiting for that next book and can help establish a solid fan base. Since I have no officil training in this area, take my opinion for what it is worth.
Now, when an author takes longer between books (12 mos or more), I think they serve themselves by keeping in touch with their readers. I don't mean they have to have a daily blog or anything that time consuming. But I do think if the author has a website, they need to update it at
every couple of months, even if it is only to say I'm still alive and hard at work on my next book. I don't need an author to hold my hand. Her (his) time is
better spent picking up the munchkin from soccer practice or having dinner w/the family, OR working on that new book I want to read.
I think my reading appetite can be better served by publishers allowing their authors time to produce quality books AND by those same publishers finding new authors and allowing them the same opportunity. The reader base is constantly changing - the authors we love now are not going to be around forever. The same can be said for the readers who love them. Readers, old and new, need new authors AND authors, old and new, need new readers.
Does this fall in line w/what you are talking about?
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I could be wrong, but Nora Roberts is the first author I remember to release a trilogy with the books coming out in three consecutive months - wasn't it the Key series? Now I see more authors doing that, or almost that - Allison Brennan's got four months between her Prison Break books, Brenda Novak's Last Stand trilogy is being released June, July and August. It's got to be grueling hitting those deadlines. Does it make a huge difference in sales, to have releases so close together?
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Carla Kelly
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Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 8:31 pm
Post subject: writers pushed?
Anne, this is an interesting topic. When I signed a two-book contract with Harlequin last summer, the editor asked me when I thought I could have the manuscripts done. I told her, and signed a contract based on that. I gave myself 6 months for each book. As it turned out (and this was the first time I was staying home and writing exclusively), I got them both done much sooner, and turned them in sooner. This didn't move up the release date, though, because I think these books get on a queue and that's where they stay.
As it also turned out, the first one about a frigate captain of the Channel Fleet was so much fun that I turned it into a trilogy. The second one was about a surgeon. The third one will be about a Royal Marine. All are based in Plymouth from 1808-1812.
So what I am discovering is that trilogies are fun. I'm also discovering that I could write more than two books and a novella a year. In fact, I wish my editor could keep up with me. I think they are really overworked right now.
My response would be that personally, I don't feel over-burdened. I'm doing precisely what I like to do. Of course, if I had children at home still, and also worked a full-time job, I know I would feel differently about this.
And all writers work differently.
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I don't write romances, to start with. I'm also retired, so I'm not trying to make a living by writing.
My situation is also sort of unusual in that I've never submitted a manuscript to a publisher or had an agent or anything. The senior author/creator of the series asked me to write with him and I agreed, thus starting to produce creative fiction when I was past sixty. (I had written a lot of professional non-fiction.) He does all the business-type stuff with the publisher. This is sometimes disconcerting, as when he told me that he was sending me the contract and advance for the collection (mentioned below), when he hadn't even asked me if I wanted to/had time to produce the 2/3 that would have to be new.
Thus, the novel-length fiction writing I've done is all collaborative, so my schedule depends on that of the senior writer, the plotting has to be worked out with him, and the scheduling depends on how many other books in the series the publisher is going to produce in a given year.
In regard to the full-length novels (about 200,000 words), from idea to publication for the first one took from 2001 to 2007; in regard to the second, from my first proposal of the idea to the senior author to scheduled publication will be from 2003 to 2008. However, along the way, these also generated a "themed anthology" and have generated and all-by-me short story and novella collection (of which the publisher has the manuscript, but I don't know when it's going to come out).
There's a third collaborative novel scheduled, plus I have to finish a long novella for a second "themed anthology" and write a story for the third "regular" anthology in the series (yes, I have to, because I promised the editor that I would do it).
We've been talking about ideas and plot for the third novel for over two years now. Last October, I went to Europe and did some on-site research in Alsace and the Franche Comte. Given the current rate of progress, I hope to get my part of it done and turned over to the senior writer early next year.
I could write books faster than this, but there isn't really any point in it, because I have to coordinate with everyone else's work for the sake of continuity.
If you want to quote any of this, please make it "alternate history" for a descriptor.
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Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 8:06 pm
Post subject: Josie Litton
MrsFairfax wrote:
I could be wrong, but Nora Roberts is the first author I remember to release a trilogy with the books coming out in three consecutive months - wasn't it the Key series? Now I see more authors doing that, or almost that - Allison Brennan's got four months between her Prison Break books, Brenda Novak's Last Stand trilogy is being released June, July and August. It's got to be grueling hitting those deadlines. Does it make a huge difference in sales, to have releases so close together?
The first author I remember who had three books out consecutively like that was Josie Litton, although I could be wrong. IIRC, the books had already been written when the decision was made to publish them in a row. Again, I could be wrong, but I think publication dates are more fluid than the dates by which authors are required to turn in their manuscripts.
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Jordan Dane, a newcomer to RS, put out her first three one right after another. There was a precipitous fall-off between the first and the second.
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The August RomanticTimes has an article about the three books in three months trend. I haven't read it yet, but I saw that a list of authors and their works is part of the article.
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Post subject: Re: Josie Litton
LLB wrote:
The first author I remember who had three books out consecutively like that was Josie Litton, although I could be wrong. IIRC, the books had already been written when the decision was made to publish them in a row. Again, I could be wrong, but I think publication dates are more fluid than the dates by which authors are required to turn in their manuscripts.
Not really
consecutive months
, but the first author I remember with a trilogy with books coming out really close together is Madeline Hunter
By Arrangement - June 2000
By Possession - September 2000
By Design - January 2001
Like you say about the Littons, I believe these, too, had already been written (and they were actually released out of chronological order). IMO, it was really good marketing. They also came out with a special low price and really pretty covers.
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Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 10:17 am
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People write at their own speed and it's just not feasible for anyone to expect all writers to produce the same quality at the same speed, whether fast or slow.
Though this doesn't directly answer the questions posed, check out this blog post from an agent discussing writing speed:
One of the commenters mentioned the day job, health issues, etc., interefering with writing speed. The poster claims 2 completed novels, yet the agent told the 'anonymous' poster to "not push for the professional thing yet." The agent also mentions that one of his clients produces 6-8 books per year. So yes, there is pressure, at least from some quarters.
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A lot of thoughts and little time to post so this may seem a bit jumbled but here you go: I know I am part of the problem. The fact is that I can easily read two to three books a week and in order for me to do that, books have to be out there. Right now, given the economic climate and the difficulty of browsing, I prefer to read books from a known source. So yes, I am one of those who finishes a new release and immediately checks the author web site for the date of release for the next book.
Speed can affect whether or not I will purchase your next book. George R. R. Martin lost me as customer because of the inconsistency of his timing installments re his "Song of Ice and Fire" novels. The saga was complex and a three year wait between books just didn't work for me; I will probably take the series up and read them all when he is finished but the fact is rereading every three years so I can keep things fresh as i enter the new book annoyed me.
Just my opinion but I also often find that authors often change voice after a long break. This certainly happened to Meagan McKinney, which had me dropping a beloved author from my list. So imo, while a year to write a book makes sense, three year waits often result in books that just don't read as well. Maybe because the author had to really struggle to get the work done to begin with???
But speed isn't all I am looking for. I just finished Allison Brennan's "Killing Fear" and felt the rush she wrote in most assuredly affected the quality of writing. She wasn't alone. In another novel some of the errors within the plot bordered on the ridiculous. Oddly, the mistakes I find should be ones caught by an editor. Recently I have found myself asking if anyone besides the author had read the book before it went to print. I am not quibbling over a spelling error or two or grammar or punctuation mistakes which can as easily be typos as they can be actual errors by the author. No, I am talking about mistakes like Chapter 3 including a sex scene and chapter 5 speaking rapturously about their first kiss. It wasn't -- they kissed in that scene in Chapter 3 and it felt inexcusable to not catch that mistake in chapter 5. What about ultimatums that are never acted on or clues that are thrown out there and not caught.
So I would say the problem is two fold: Not only are authors pushed to write faster but editors are rushing through their work and putting a sloppy product out as a result. That doesn't seem right to me either. I think the balance is to take the emphasis off the money and allow everyone to write at his or her own pace while helping new authors join the market but I know that is just a pipe dream.
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I retired in October 2010 after 31 years working for the Federal Government. I was 68 years old. At that time, I had no plans. I was not moving away, I was not planning on working; yes, I wanted to travel, but as far as "short or long term plans, I had none. All I knew was that after 31 years of getting up at 4:15 a.m., I wanted to sleep late, and I did! During those first few days my body still wanted to wake up at 4:15 even without an alarm clock. It just could not get used to sleeping late. After a few weeks, my y "sleeping late" meant to wake up around 7:a.m., stay in my night clothes, fix me a cup of coffee and stay in bed to read the newspaper or my favorite book. "This is life" I would say to myself. "I don't have to go out when it rains or when it snows, I can stay here all day long and do "my own thing". So, when people ask me "what does retirement means to you"? I answer: FREEDOM! Freedom to feel and do exactly what I want to do. I have the freedom to stay in bed or get out of bed, to clean the house or not clean it, to read, watch TV, to walk alone or with my dog. I have the freedom to be me and to do those things I have wanted to do for so long but because of work I did not. Now, I have the freedom to make a list of the Dos that have been put away for 31 years. For a year and a half, I have been crossing out items on my VERY LONG list of DOs, such as decongest the closets (why do I need 20 towels, 12 duvets, 10 sets of sheets?). Get rid of clothes that don't fit but that I have been saving hoping to lose the 40 pounds I need to lose. Going through my kitchen cabinets and getting rid of spices with expiration dates as old as Grandma Moses; getting rid or pots with no handles; eliminating many extra dishes, cups, glasses, platters that I do not need. It just felt so good to open my cabinets and have everything in order and easy to find. I finally got the time to work in my garden. I live in a small place so my backyard is small, but I love flowers. I finally planted a myriad of flowers that have made this small place look like a "mini Better Home and Gardens cover". My DOs list has shrunk considerably and I am very satisfied. This FREEDOM also includes spending time with the many friends I have and with my children and grandchildren who live away. I travel, I do volunteer work, I teach part-time (whenever I want), I attend lectures and classes to enhance my spirit and my intellectual curiosity. I attend theatre performances, visit museums and exhibits. I simply love life and living and retirement is allowing me to live to the fullest. There is so much to do, to see, to learn, to share that I cannot thank God enough for giving me the health and the means to be able to live my life as I am living it right now. Yes, retirement to me is Freedom to do all that.
Ligia Diaz Glass
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