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It's been weeks since I've been riding the Light Rail Transit (LRT) to go to work and back home because for the obvious reason that it's the quickest mode of transportation for ones who are living in Cainta but working in Manila. In the past 20 days of me riding the LRT I have experienced quite a number of tiring, hot-heading but kinda funny things in and out of train stations and the train itself so let me start by sharing my first-day experience riding the LRT.
LRT 1, From Santolan Terminal Station to Recto Terminal Station
Since it was my first day, I got to the station 30 minutes earlier compared to the time I usually allot when I go to work from our house in Taguig City and not only that, I also have my BEEP card loaded so that I will not have to get in line. It's 6:15 in the morning, the train has fewer passengers than the usual I guess, and the sun rays are not that striking in short it was a good start. It only took 18 minutes or less from Santolan Terminal Station to Recto Terminal Station.
LRT 2, From Doroteo Jose Station to U.N. Station
6:33 am – I started walking from Recto Terminal Station to LRT 2 – Doroteo Jose Station by the bridge linking LRT 1 and LRT 2 it was a long walk, ups and down just like Poh of Kung-fu Panda, I hate stairs lol but come to think of it, it was still good for me since I have to lose some weight being diabetic J
If at the first train it all went well, this time it's way different, totally different! At around 6:40 a.m. fellow commuters were starting to swarm the station not to mention that I have to let pass two trains because it was so crowded ("Yung tipong magkakapalit na kayo ng mukha ng katabi mo ganoong level"). The third train arrived same as the first two trains but luckily I'm the first person in the line so I then tried to make sisik my body to fit in before the door closes. It was more like sardines na talaga may ulo nga lang mga nakasakay haha. Though it's so full and overly loaded the aircon works better compared to the train I rode from Santolan to Recto station.
LRT 1, From Recto Terminal Station to Santolan Terminal Station
5:45 pm –Since it is a terminal station I have the option to wait for another train if in any case I didn't get a seat, I chose to wait for one thinking that I'm not in a hurry naman and lucky enough I got to sit while in the train this time. Just as I thought it will not go any worse than the "muntikan ng magkapalit ng mukha and the sardines thingy", I was wrong! Ganito kasi 'yun, I was sitting next to a girl na di naman kagandahan and she was like looking at me from head to foot ("eh sya naman 'tong naglalapot"). The girl with the attitude says "Yung siko mo mamboboso!" accusing me that I intentionally bumping her hips (bilbil) with my elbow. With I deep sigh I just said sorry even though at the back of my head I was screaming "Excuse me! Girl you're not my type and hello di ko favorite ang sinigang na baboy? And isa pang hello di tayo talo 'no kung sa lalaki nga di ko ginagawa yan sayo pa", but I remained calm and just let it go, sayang ang energy haha.
Wheew what a day that was, kala ko yung unang sakay ko eh huli na rin but like I said it's been 20 days and counting na nga haha 🙂
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Top 10 Country Songs About Fall
The Boot counts down country music's best songs about fall.
Thomas Luther Bryan — better known to country music fans as Luke Bryan — was born and raised in the tiny town of Leesburg, Ga., where he spent his childhood working odd jobs and helping his dad on the family's peanut farm. Bryan learned to play guitar as a teenager, performed all around Georgia and, after graduating high school, decided to move to Nashville to pursue a career in country music; however, as the future superstar was getting ready to relocate, his older brother Chris was killed in a car accident, and Bryan derailed his plans for several years, until his father encouraged him to make the move in 2001. Bryan joined a Music City publishing house and wrote songs for Billy Currington and Travis Tritt, finally releasing his own debut album, 'I'll Stay Me', in 2007. Tragically, that same year, just days after Bryan's Grand Ole Opry debut, his sister Kelly passed away; Bryan says he connects his 2013 No. 1 song "Drink a Beer" with his siblings' deaths. Bryan's first six singles, from his first two albums, saw chart success — they all reached the Top 40, five made it into the Top 10, and two hit No. 1 — but it was 2011's "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)" that really cemented Bryan as a fixture in country music.
The Boot counts down country music's best songs about fall.
Luke Bryan and Nashville stars Charles Esten and Clare Bowen recently supported. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital during an event at the Grand Ole Opry.
Luke Bryan shares why he is helping out those affected by Hurricane Harvey, and why he's happy to be able to inspire those deal with tragedies.
Luke Bryan will be performing in Houston, Texas on Sept. 22, and he's inviting first responders to join him.
Luke Bryan is getting ready to release a new album, and The Boot has rounded up everything we could find out about it for our readers.
Luke Bryan has announced the headliners for two nights of Crash My Playa 2018, his four-night beach party that will take place in Mexico in January.
CMT has named its 2017 Artists of the Year nominees.
Luke Bryan explains why the Farm Tour is important to him, and it's going to take him some time to tour overseas again.
A photo gallery of country stars' yearbook pictures.
Luke Bryan has released a brand-new single, called "Light It Up."

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Part I: Hardcover Picture Books and Pop-up Books
Just this week, the Book Industry Guild of New York hosted their annual book show. This show is a visual arts-lovers paradise, as the books selected were judged on beauty of design and quality of printing. These selections are a feast for the eyes as well as the soul. The show features notes about the books' typefaces, paper weights, and special printing effects. No e-books to be experienced at this show. It's truly a celebration of the printer's art.
This is the 25th annual show the guild has hosted. Since 1993, the group has donated all the books from the show to the Literacy Assistance Center of New York.
Hardcover Picture Book – Fiction
Extraordinary Pets by Barroux. Published by Blue Apple Books.
Bunny Days by Tao Nyeu. Published by Dial Books for Young Readers.
This Is Silly! By Gary Taxali. Published by Scholastic Press.
Cupcake by Charise Mericle Harper. Published by Disney.
Counting Chickens by Harriet Ziefert. Published by Blue Apple Books.
Hardcover Picture Book – Nonfiction
Jimi: Sounds Like a Rainbow by Gary Golio. Published by Clarion Books.
Pop-Up Books
Dr. Seuss's Oh, The Places You'll Go! Pop-Up! by Dr. Seuss. Published by Robin Corey Books/Random House Children's Books.
DC Super Heroes: The Ultimate Pop-Up Book by DC Comics and Matthew Reinhart. Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
Bosco's Busy Morning by Chuck Murphy. Published by Robin Corey Books/Random House Children's Books.
We'll feature more books from the New York Book Show next week!
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Beauty + Brains: The Best Children's Books from the New York Book Show
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Fandom: Richard Bachman's The Long Walk (technically Stephen King ;D)
Characters: Peter McVries, a bit of Ray Garraty
Word Count: 807
Date Finished: July 14, 2009
Author's Notes: I can't leave this book alone i love it so much nggghhhhhhhhhhh
Better Than You Know
He was dancing somewhere between disgusted, angry and depressed. One of those feelings that didn't have an exact word and was hard to describe, but one of those that was so very easy to feel.
He had returned from the hospital mere minutes before, half past one in the morning, to an apartment full of drunk roommates. He didn't know where the booze had come from, nor did he care. And he wasn't shocked at all when none of them bothered to notice the freshly stitched up gash on his cheek.
"Hey Pete, sorry we drank all the beer!" One of them called out, not really sorry in the least bit. Could've been Mark, could've been Gunther.
Peter McVries didn't give a sweet fuck which one it was. They all sounded the same when their words were slurred. He just strolled through the tiny living room area, into his even smaller bedroom and quickly shut the door behind him. He wasn't sure what he wanted to do at that point, but he knew it would either be a.) pick up the lamp on his nightstand -- the crooked one without the shade -- and chuck that motherfucker against the wall or b.) slam his back against the door and slide down it for a sob or two.
C. C won. C was Peter standing aimlessly in the middle of his room, jaw slack, eyes glazed over, fingers tracing the stitches over the gash on his face. Touching it hurt like hell, but that didn't matter. What mattered was her.
Moments passed. Moments where Peter just stood, swaying slightly, staring at nothing in particular. He didn't know what to do next, where to go, how to live. He had been living for her, day in and day out. But now that she had told him to get out -- get out for good -- he wasn't sure of anything anymore. Did he have a reason to get up in the morning? Did he have a reason to feed himself lunch or dinner? Did he have a reason to live?
His mind didn't bother working through any of these questions while his feet carried him to his thin mattress of a bed. He and Pris would snuggle up together in it occasionally, her fitting with her back to his front in a perfectly warm fashion. She complained about how flimsy and cheap his mattress was, but always said that the heat and comfort he provided made up for it.
Now it was just Peter, sprawled out on his back with his arms over his face. One wrist brushed against his stitches and he flinched, grunting in pain. Pulling his arms away, he turned onto his side and froze when he saw a pair of shoulders. They were rising and falling slowly and Peter found that his own hitched breathing was matching with the movement ahead of him. The room was so dark that Peter couldn't tell what color the head of hair was, but he saw the outline of a pale body lying next to him, under his sheets.
"Pris?" He murmured. "Priscilla?" The second inquiry was even quieter, his voice almost failing him.
Whoever that was under his sheets hadn't been there moments before and under any other circumstances Peter would've flipped his shit. But now... now he just stared. Was the pain in his cheek causing him to see things? Was he so emotionally drained that he was getting delirious?
Reaching out, his shaky hand landed on the shoulder of the person in his bed. He was expecting a mess of dark hair, Priscilla's dark hair, to brush his fingertips, but no. No, this person had short hair. This wasn't Pris.
The touch stirred the body and suddenly Peter was face to face with a male. Some guy he had never seen before with sleepy blue eyes and a curious expression. Peter reeled back in confusion, almost falling out his own bed. He had never seen this guy before, ever, but somehow he knew his name.
Jolting awake, Peter McVries realized he was walking down the middle of an asphalt road, his feet drifting surprisingly close to the yellow line. That dream, those were the worst kind. The ones where you relive moments you never enjoyed, your brain adding in things that make it even more dreadful, if it's even possible.
The worst part of it all was that Peter couldn't decide whether the addition of a comfortable and disheveled looking Ray Garraty in his bed was a good thing or a bad thing.
God dammit.
"You okay?" A voice suddenly spoke up behind him, full of a solid and serious concern.
"Fine," Peter shook Ray's hand off his shoulder and glued his eyes to the road ahead, shifting away from Garraty. "I'm just fine and fuckin' dandy, thanks."


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Here's a quick look at what's going on in the sky during the month of March, 2012:
March 3 — Mars at opposition. A body in space is at opposition when it sits 180° from the Sun in relationship to the Earth. This is the best time to view a planet.
March 5 — Mars nearest Earth.
March 8 — Full Moon, 4:40 a.m. The visible Moon is fully illuminated by direct sunlight. Though the Moon is only technically in this phase for a few seconds, it is considered "full" for the entire day of the event, and appears full for three days.
March 10 — Moon at perigee (its closest point to the Earth), 5:00 a.m.
March 11 — Daylight Savings Time begins. Turn clocks forward 1 hour.
March 14— Last Quarter Moon, 9:25 p.m. One-half of the Moon appears illuminated by direct sunlight while the illuminated part is decreasing.
March 20 — Vernal Equinox, 1:14 a.m. The Sun crosses the Equator.
March 22— New Moon, 10:37 a.m. The Moon is not illuminated by direct sunlight.
March 26 — Moon at apogee (its farthest point to the Earth), 2 a.m.
March 30— First Quarter Moon, 3:41 p.m. One-half of the Moon appears illuminated by direct sunlight while the illuminated part is increasing.


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Shahrukh Khan Workout Routine & Diet
Shahrukh Khan or SRK is an iconic actor of Bollywood who made his debut with a bollywood film "Deewana" in 1992, and since then he never looked back. Even today at the age of 50 he rules at billions of young hearts. He made heads turn when he appeared with perfect six pack abs in "Om Shanti Om". Who can forget Shahrukhs well sculpted six-pack abs in the film Om Shanti Om. Here is Shahrukh Khan Workout Routine & Diet which is a very good workout routine to follow to get perfect abs Like Shahrukh as in "Om Shanti Om" and "Ra One.
Shahrukh does a lot of endurance training, weightlifting, and cardiovascular exercises to keep him fit and to get such a body at this age. So, let's have a look at Shahrukh Khan Workout Routine & Diet plan. Following these Workout routine can help you a great deal in achieving those toned abs like Shahrukh.
Shahrukh Khan Physical Stats
- Shahrukh Khan Height: 5′ 8″
- Shahrukh Khan Weight: 163 lbs
Shahrukh Khan Workout Routine & Diet
To maintain his body he follows a very strict workout regimen. Let have a look below….
- 30 minutes cardio exercises like jogging, running and cycling.
- He does 100 push ups
- 60 pull ups. According to him doing pushups and pull ups regularly for a month will start showing good results.
- Half hour devoted to lifting weights for abdominal muscles. He advised to do strength training only for four times a week resting one day in between.
Read Also: Shahrukh Khan Biography, Life History
Shahrukh Khan Diet plan
Shahrukh Khan's diet is very stringent. He avoids all breads and rice, as well as high-fat foods made with clarified butter. Lean meats, chicken, turkey, egg whites, paneer, fish and skim milk were the part of his diet. All simple carbohydrates, including refined grains and anything with added sugars should be avoided. High-fiber complex carbohydrates such as vegetables, legumes and whole grains are acceptable. He suggests eating some fruit if you have a craving for something sweet and drinking between two and three liters of water every day. He also suggests a protein shake after every workout.
Shahrukh Khan Diet secrets include:
- Strictly following a low carbohydrate and high protein diet
- Having a protein drink after workout
- Khan drinks 2 to 3 liters of water daily
- Eating protein rich food like chicken, egg whites, pulses, skimmed milk and lean meats
- He avoids alcohol and sugar-laden beverages like soda but does still drink coffee
- Eating high-fiber complex carbohydrate food like vegetables, legumes and whole grains
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Now, you know the truth about six pack abs so follow this Shahrukh Khan Workout Routine & Diet and get the abs like the actor.
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Better late than never.
Viacom Inc. is finally narrowing its focus to six main channels: MTV, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., BET, Comedy Central and Paramount. That last one is new as the company is converting its male-focused Spike TV -- a channel that suffered a 13 percent ratings drop last year -- into the Paramount Network in early 2018. It sounds like an attempt at Viacom's own version of HBO with a promise of high-end scripted shows and content from its Paramount Pictures movie studio, as well as third parties. The cable networks and Paramount will also have a more symbiotic relationship as a result of the restructuring, producing movies based on TV shows.
Yesterday I joked that Viacom isn't interesting yet. And while it is still too early to know whether CEO Bob Bakish's new strategy can restore the beleaguered company, his ideas are spot-on. In fact, he could probably take them further by selling or shutting down some of the smaller cable networks that aren't carrying their weight. Lesser-known channels include TeenNick, TV Land and Logo. Even ratings at BET, one of the six flagship brands, plummeted 27 percent last year among ages 18 to 49. Meanwhile, Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. have been the recent bright spots.
Bakish, who was promoted to CEO in November after running the international media networks division, has been a breath of fresh air for the company and investors. He brings an enthusiasm that was lost under his predecessor Philippe Dauman, who along with the Redstone family, allowed Viacom to become the industry's punchline. (And to think Dauman wanted to get rid of Paramount Pictures, around which Bakish is now concentrating his turnaround efforts...)
The company should have had a hold on younger audiences with MTV and VH1, but years of missteps went uncorrected. Even its recent decision to air "Friends" re-runs on MTV in the 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. block seemed questionable since a chunk of its audience were toddlers when the series' final episode aired in 2004. Nonetheless, the show has provided a much-needed boost to MTV, so the experimentation is showing signs of progress.
To see Bakish in action underscores how Viacom could have saved investors a year of headaches by pushing out Dauman sooner and not allowing the corporate infighting between him and Shari Redstone to dominate headlines throughout much of 2016. Time was wasted and executives were needlessly distracted.
While Redstone's original plan to recombine CBS Corp. and Viacom made sense, with Bakish at the helm it's clearer now why they switched gears and opted for Viacom to plot its own path. (Plus, CBS CEO Les Moonves would rather not be bothered with Viacom's struggling networks, especially if that were to stand in the way of a megamerger involving CBS and, say, Apple Inc.?)
Viacom has a long way to go. Even with Thursday's gains the stock is down 50 percent from a closing high almost three years ago, and more than $20 billion of shareholder value was destroyed in that span. With fresh blood and an intriguing remix, the worst is probably behind it. Still -- and this may sound like a broken record to frustrated investors -- just a little more patience is needed as these changes are implemented.
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Slideshow: 10 things to know for Tuesday
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The decision ramps up the possibility of weapons shipments to the Syrian rebels and "sends a very strong message from Europe to the Assad regime," says Britain's foreign secretary.
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"Let us not forget as we gather here today that our nation is still at war," Obama says at Arlington as combat in Afghanistan approaches 12 years.
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Authorities are working to find the cause of a blaze that forced the cancellation of a Royal Caribbean voyage.
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Officials issue a red alert for the increasingly active Copahue volcano bordering Chile and Argentina and order about 3,000 people to evacuate.
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With Christie at his side, the president will take a post-Hurricane Sandy tour of the New Jersey coast on Tuesday.
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The corporate giant is investing billions in the new boom in oil and gas drilling.
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The latest sign of disorder: A wave of car bombings that kills dozens in Baghdad.
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A study suggests that obese mothers who undergo weight-loss surgery give birth to slimmer offspring less prone to diabetes or heart disease.
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Medical marijuana items include yummy-looking gummy candies, cookies and other treats that may entice and sicken young children.
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U.S. movie-goers shelled out $316 million for tickets, the most money ever left at the box office during the Memorial Day holiday. The big attraction: "Fast & Furious 6."


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Dads - Then and Now./
By: Lorraine Iverson
As Father's Day approaches we naturally reflect on our fathers and grandfathers and remember, for the most part, the good times. That's my experience anyway - I know lots women do not remember their fathers fondly. I feel very fortunate to have had a great dad, albeit a detached dad. I have found many women of my age had the same kind of 1950's dads. They were there as the head of the family. They drove the car on outings, not mom. They worked and provided for us. But they didn't participate in the day to day processes of raising us. That was mom's job. My father would come home from the office, fix a drink, pick up the paper and wait for dinner. All hell could be breaking lose between the living room and the kitchen but he was oblivious. Unless the noise level got too high. Then he would put down the paper and yell in a very deep booming voice, "Knock it, off. Hazel (my mom) shut these kids up." That worked.
If things got really intense as they did with teenage daughters, he would ride in on his proverbial white horse and take charge. But that was only if he felt my mother was losing control of the situation.
My brother was born when I was 12. Finally a son for my dad. But he wasn't a whole lot different with him, at least when I was still at home. He wasn't a coaching little-league sort of father. Maybe an occasional game of catch but I might be making that up just so he doesn't look like too much of a schmuck. He really wasn't a schmuck at all, I just think he didn't know how to relate to children. His own father was a grocer and worked crazy hours. He also spent a lot of time in bars. He didn't play with his kids or bathe them or feed them. The patterning was in place.
But what a difference the next couple of generations have made in this whole daddy dynamic. My husbands were much more involved in the lives of their children and my sons are amazing fathers. They too work all day at demanding jobs but come home, cook dinner, coach baseball, get down on the floor and play, bathe and read bedtime stories. What has happened that men now seem to be much more involved with their children than in the past? It certainly isn't that they have more time. They work much more mentally demanding jobs than our fathers did when we were kids.
Is it possible that we have all emotionally evolved over the last five or six decades? Or is this because women have become more powerful in the workplace and house and kid duties now have to be shared. I grew up with neighbors that had two working parents and mom still had to do all the house and children jobs. So I'm going with "we've evolved." My sons and the other young fathers I know aren't involved with their children because their wives are too busy. They really love and enjoy their time with them. They seem to be a kinder, gentler dad model than I remember. My dad was kind and could be gentle if I needed him to be but he wasn't hands-on.
I also believe that deeper paternal involvement is due to the fact that men now see their children birthed. Many actually assist with the delivery. They bond at a much deeper level by seeing their little beings come into the world and into their bodies. I don't remember who wrote this but I once read that if more men saw their children born they would be less likely to send them off to wars to die. God, I hope that's true.
My husband did not see his son born but he was there to hold him and bond with him right after the cesarean that was his entrance to the world. Their relationship is one of the strongest father/son bonds I've ever witnessed. His son, Ross, did not live with us full-time. He was with us on weekends for the most part. Now Ross is across the country at college but they talk and/or text almost every day. Ross shares all his college experiences with his dad. They are best friends. How did this happen between a part time dad and his son? I believe that it is the results of unconditional love from the father. Sure there are some judgements and reprimands as needed but there has never been a doubt about the intentions or the love that underlies their relationship. How do we all achieve this level of trust and communication with our children?
Discipline 101:
Take a breath. That old saying about counting to ten really helps before going into full blown reaction.
Put yourself in their shoes. Whether they are two or twenty, take a second to be them. What are they feeling? Did they eat a lot sugar? Are they afraid? Tired? Jealous? Just take that moment to identify with them before moving on to what's needed.
Don't judge. Based on the above action, this will be easier. Judging them makes it about them and not about what they did.
Encourage them to talk about what they did and how they are feeling. Then discuss what needs to be done whether it be consequences or fixes. Let them know you're on their side and you are there to help but you are the parent and you have a job to do.
Be consistent. We all know that kids need boundaries and rules. But they also need to know you are always there and that reactions and consequences are solid.
Communication 101:
Communicate all the time. Keep the lines open and don't save heart-to-hearts for only when they are in trouble. Sadly, it seemed to me that my dad only got involved in my life when there were fireworks. Just having a chat about nothing in particular wasn't part of our relationship until I was an adult.
Did I practice what I'm preaching? Of course not, at least not as often as I should. But I knew it and a girl can preach, can't she?
All this perfect communications happens when your children are actually old enough to communicate with you on some level. The early bonding starts way before then. And if Daddy changes your poopy diapers just as often as mommy and he puts you to bed and reads to you and does all the things mommy does, he'll have an equal bond. He won't just be that guy you have to ask for the car keys or bail money.
This Father's Day I will say a little prayer to my dad. I miss him all the time. Do I wish we had been closer? Sure I do. Could I have loved him more? Maybe. But I do know that watching my husband and my sons celebrate Father's Day will be a wonderful experience. But I also know that everyday should be Father's Day with these men because they are the best.
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LORRAINE "RAIN" IVERSON - Life
Rain Iverson has traveled many paths and is always recreating herself. As a business woman, she co-founded and managed a technology public relations firm and one of the first computer conferencing software companies. She has served on non-profit boards, retired at 50 to become an artist and then 10 years later came out of retirement to become CFO of her son's company. Rain is the matriarch of a large, blended family with a great husband, children, grandchildren and lots of extended/blended family members.


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Raspberry Lemonade Cocktail is the perfect refreshing summer cocktail with tart raspberry and lemon and sweet grenadine!
Spicy Roasted Shishito Pepper Margarita, from the Kitchn
Fruity Sparkling Summer Sangria
The Roy Rogers Sr. ~ Ted Perez [via Jim Meehan's PDT and Jane Danger] present swhat we believe is The Buck Turgidson's second original cocktail
Peach Margaritas
Cherry Limeade Sangria- a cross between Sonic's cherry limeade and sangria
Piña Colada Party Punch
Don't just settle for frozen water, make iced cubes out of syrups that compliment and enhance your drinks! Mix and match with fruit, leaves and flavors.
Freshly squeezed lime juice, homemade cherry vodka, light agave nectar and club soda mixed together to make the most refreshing drink under the summer sun.
Light and fresh Piña Colada
Sparkling Blueberry Lemonade - with vodka for an adult version.
White Sangria Sparkler - white wine, sparkling water and fruit
Grilled Mango Smash: a cocktail in popsicle form aka poptail
S'mores and Sea Salt Martini featuring Three Olives new S'mores flavored vodka.
The Betsy Ross Cocktail — Celebrate July 4th with this Patriotic Beauty
FEATUREDCherry-Berry Sangria, Beer & Pretzel Cupcakes, and s'more d'oeurves featured this week at Tasteologie and Liqurious.
Strawberry and roses in a cocktail made for Love
Watermelon is blended with mint and rum for a beautiful and refreshing summer cocktail.
Dark & Stormy ... aka cool & refreshing.
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The Wish You Were Here - tequila, fresh pineapple, bananas, and St. Germain.
Take hot weather cocktails to another level with recipes from the weekend journal. Discover your favorite go-to cooler, and add some fizz with aperitif and liquers.
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Celebrate 4th of July, or any hot occasion with Tequila Soaked Watermelon
Meyer Lemon Basiltini, made with DIY basil-infused vodka.
Have a happier 4th of July this year with a Frozen Boozy Bomb Pop Drink!
Homemade Elderflower Champagne from foraged elderflowers and stuff you already have in your kitchen - fantastically bubbly and delicious!
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Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and history-making Season 10 victor of NBC's The Voice Alisan Porter releases her brand new EP I COME IN PIECES today at all digital retailers today. It's available HERE. (more...)
After a successful staged reading during January's Fertile Ground Festival, Staged! Is ready to launch the fully staged world premiere of Mark LaPierre and Eric Nordin's sweetly smart musical homage to the John Hughes generation. (more...)
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Alice Lee (Gap Year; Heathers: The Musical) and Zach Villa (Honeyglue; NCIS: LA; rock band Rebel and a Basketcase, For The Record, Dear John Hughes & Baz) are set to star in hyper-styled new musical, HIPSTER SWEATSHOP. Lee and Villa play twenty-somethings from opposite sides of the track who meet and fall in love in 'Downtown LA's hottest jewelry boutique.' (more...)
Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and history-making Season 10 victor of NBC's The Voice Alisan Porter released a brand new video for her latest single CHANGE , directed by Lee Cherry, today! Check out the music video below! (more...)
Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and history-making Season 10 victor of NBC's The Voice Alisan Porter releases her brand new single 'CHANGE' at all digital retailers today. (more...)
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Live @ Peck Pavilion and Peck Flicks returns to the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts grounds this summer. The season will run from July 6 through August 26 and each day of the series will have a different program focus. This year, Optimist Theatre: Shakespeare in the Park will join the line up on July 6-9, July 13-16 and July 20-22 at 8 pm with a performance on July 18 at 12 pm and they will present Much Ado About Nothing. All the events in Peck Pavilion will all be free and open to the public. (more...)
This June, the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts will present The Pride, a stylish, witty and affecting play that alternates between two very distinct time periods and the lives of three characters whose fate is destined by their eras. (more...)
Season 10 winner and Broadway veteran Alisan Porter is set to perform her new single "Deep Water" on the Today, May 2 (8-9 p.m.) live telecast of NBC's three-time Emmy Award-winning series THE VOICE. (more...)
Season 10 winner and Broadway veteran Alisan Porter is set to perform her new single "Deep Water" on the Tuesday, May 2 (8-9 p.m.) live telecast of NBC's three-time Emmy Award-winning series THE VOICE. (more...)
Like You Like It RADcording cast members Nick Cearley ('The Skivvies,' Pageant), and Lesli Margherita (Matilda) will appear at The Drama Book Shop along with authors Daniel S. Acquisto and Sammy Buck for a book & CD signing celebrating Shakespeare's birthday. Friday, April 21st, 5:00pm event is free to the public. Copies of the script, published by Playscripts, Inc., and the CD, from Broadway Records, will be available for purchase. (more...)
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Far from being territorial and competitive, Queensland TravelManagers' personal travel managers (PTMs) Cassandra Zayonce, Erin Ross, Georgina Grandi, Annette Fyfe and Amanda Brady, from the Bayside Brisbane region, frequently enjoy a get-together – to share skills and experiences, mentor each other and buddy-up in a great example of the ways in which home-based TravelManagers agents across Australia interact.
Zayonce, who initiated the face-to-face meeting for her locally-based colleagues, said the motivator was creating the opportunity to network, support each other and work together to collectively grow their individual businesses.
"I love the flexibility home-based provides me and I enjoy working independently, but every once in a while I need to have face to face human contact. The internet forums and our PTM facebook page are fantastic yet I still find the need to get out of the office and connect with others who are in a similar position to me.
"It's great to be able to bounce ideas off each other. Sometimes, when you are working on your own all the time, it's easy to get stuck in the same way of doing things without realising that there is a better way out there. We also all have different skill sets and can share them with each other, making us all stronger as a team. We may be individual business owners but we all have each other's backs.
"The support from my fellow PTMs is amazing. When I first joined, I was expecting it to be competitive between PTMs yet I was amazed at the help they were willing to give me. I feel more connected to the 500+ PTMs around Australia than I ever did in an office with three or four colleagues I sat next to every day. We have a huge amount of collective knowledge between us and there's always someone willing to help out when needed. I certainly never feel alone."
Brady said the catch-ups are a chance to brainstorm with each other in a friendly and very social setting!
"We all love to catch up, although we don't do it enough! We often organise a topic to discuss, like Google forms, or best ways to manage emails then we have a round table conference, put all our ideas together and come up with great ways to manage our businesses. Other times we just work on our own client files and then bounce ideas across the table. We have a lot of fun, laughter and of course a sneaky lunch!"
She says support from the national partnership office and her fellow PTMs is invaluable.
"With TravelManagers, you know you are never alone. The encouragement and support we receive from the national partnership office allows us to confidently focus solely on our love of selling travel and to provide expertise and exemplary customer service. Working against each other creates stress, anxiety and negativity. We choose to work together and create positivity, happiness and prosperity, you can't ask for more than that.
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Synonyms and Antonyms of gormless
not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily a comedy show that invariably portrays the British aristocracy as a bunch of gormless twits Synonyms airheaded, birdbrained, bonehead, boneheaded, brain-dead, brainless, bubbleheaded, chuckleheaded, dense, dim, dim-witted, doltish, dopey (also dopy), dorky [slang], dull, dumb, dunderheaded, empty-headed, fatuous, stupid [chiefly British], half-witted, knuckleheaded, lamebrain (or lamebrained), lunkheaded, mindless, oafish, obtuse, opaque, pinheaded, senseless, simple, slow, slow-witted, soft, softheaded, thick, thickheaded, thick-witted, unintelligent, unsmart, vacuous, weak-minded, witlessRelated Words cretinous, feebleminded, simpleminded; boobish, foolish, idiotic (also idiotical), imbecile (or imbecilic), moronic; ignorant, illiterate, lowbrow, uneducated, uninformed, unintellectual, untaught, unthinking; absurd, asinine, balmy, cockeyed, crackpot, crazy, cuckoo, daffy, daft, dippy, dotty, featherheaded, fool, half-baked, harebrained, insane, kooky (also kookie), loony (also looney), lunatic, mad, nonsensical, nutty, preposterous, sappy, screwball, silly, tomfool, unwise, wacky (also whacky), zany; fallacious, illogical, invalid, irrational, unreasonableNear Antonyms ingenious, resourceful; acute, astute, discerning, insightful, keen, knowing, perceptive, percipient, perspicacious, sagacious, sage, sapient, savvy, wise; cerebral, erudite, highbrow, intellectual, knowledgeable, learned, literate, scholarly, thinking, well-read; educated, informed, schooled, skilled, trained; crafty, cunning, foxy, shrewd, wily; judicious, prudent, sane, sensible, sound; logical, rational, reasonable, validAntonyms apt, brainy, bright, brilliant, clever, fast, hyperintelligent, intelligent, keen, nimble, quick, quick-witted, sharp, sharp-witted, smart, supersmart, ultrasmart
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Housed in the former State Guest House of Shanghai, the hotel has embraced the rich heritage of the mansion and surrounding gardens—a luxury in downtown Shanghai—to create a heritage masterpiece. Chairman Mao Zedong and Premier Zhou Enlai both frequented the grounds, as the hotel was once the city headquarters of the Communist Party.
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At Coast Community Health Center, our patients have access to a primary care team with more than 60 years combined health education and experience. We work together to help you be well and stay well.
Our team of health professionals choose Coast Community Health Center because they are excited about our mission to provide high quality, affordable health care for all of Oregon's south coast residents.
Welcome to Coast Community Health Center! We look forward to talking with you!
Our staff can help you choose a provider, understand your payment options, and prepare for your first health visit. You can start your new patient registration today. Download patient forms at our Patient Information page.
We have flexible payment options and serve those with private insurance, Oregon Health Plan, Medicare, and uninsured patients. No one is ever turned away because of inability to pay. Go to our Paying for Your Visit page for details.
Our preventative medical services include wellness exams, immunizations, work and sport physicals, diagnostic screens and behavioral health counseling. Visit Your Health to learn more about our medical services.
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Don't miss the fall plant sale and open house at Coast Community Health Center on Wednesday, August 16. OSU Extension Service experts will share tips on growing and eating fresh, healthy fruits and veggies. Get locally sourced plants from the Bandon School District Go Native project and 101 Plants & Things. Celebrate National HealthRead more →
Pediatric specialist Dr. Carla McKelvey, M.D., is now serving South Coast patients at Coast Community Health Center's Bandon clinic. Dr. McKelvey has worked with children and teenagers as a primary care pediatrician for more than 20 years. Her communication with patients and families guides young patients toward good health with respect for each person's knowledgeRead more →


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Panasonic KX-NS Series
Conor our Technician and Robert our Marketing Executive, have recently completed their Panasonic KX-NS Series Technical & Sales courses Congratulations to both of them. Knowledge is power. Here at S&S we pride ourselves on constanly learning and keeping up to date with the newest products.
Staying Secure Online
S&S Communications is aware of the increase of hacking online. We have put together a list of ways to help you decrease the chances of being hacked and staying secure online. Below are points to help you stay secure.
· Use two-factor authentication where possible.
· Use a sentence or a string of random words as a password.
· Do not re-use passwords across sites or services.
· Consider using a password manager for all your accounts.
· Change the default passwords on gadgets you own.
· Regularly check where account activity originates.
7 Best Apps For Businesses Owners
We wanted to make our loyal customers life a bit easier. So we have created a list of apps that we use ourselves here in S&S Communications and we would encourage other business owners themselves to avail of.
1. Microsoft Office
Work from anywhere with any type of document: Word, Excel or Powerpoint. The official Microsoft Outlook app for Android phones and tablets. Access and share your photos, docs, and more from anywhere for free.
2. Drop Box
Dropbox is the place for your photos, docs, videos, and other files. Files you keep in Dropbox are safely backed up and you can get to them from all your devices.
3. Skype
Get the Skype for Android app. With easy group video calls, IM, free voice calls, instant messaging and more, you can stay in touch your way.
4. Mail Chimp
This email marketing tool helps you build and manage your mailing lists, and easily create and send newsletters. You can also build and customize email templates and view performance reports about your emails. This information can help you send your customers more relevant emails.
5. Companies House
Search over 2.7 million UK companies registered with Companies House on our mobile app.
No need to register. Access details such as company address, status, directors and filing history.Check when accounts and return documents are due to be filed or if they are overdue.
6. Google Translate
Translate between 103 languages by typing -Tap to Translate: Copy text in any app and your translation pops up. Offline: Translate 52 languages when you have no Internet. Instant camera translation: Use your camera to translate text instantly in 29 languages. Camera Mode: Take pictures of text for higher-quality translations in 37 languages.
7. Evernote
With Evernote you can clip bits and pieces of information from the web, tag them for easy searching, and alter any of them by adding to it, condensing it, or embedding pictures, tables, audio, video, and the like. You can also use Evernote for organic notes and journaling, to-do lists, recipes, contacts, and even storage for tweets or emails that you want to keep handy.
Digital Vault Event
Robert and Kevin really enjoyed Newry Junior Chambers digital marketing event in the Canal Court Hotel yesterday.
As a local business it was great to see almost 200 attendee's from the local area all keen on improving their digital marketing presence.
S&S Communications is looking forward to putting into practice what we learned from the event.
Special thanks must go to Nicole Curran and the Newry Junior Chambers members for hosting such a great event.
7 Tips & Tricks for iPhone 7
With the launch of the iPhone 7 we have put together 7 Tips & Tricks for your iPhone to make your life that bit easier.
1. Save Battery With Low Power Mode
If you know you're going to be using your iPhone for a long time and have no way of charging it then you can switch to Low Power Mode by going to Settings >Battery > Low Power Mode.
2. Save PDF to iBooks
Tap the Share icon > scroll across the app options to find Save PDF to iBooks > Tap it and the webpage will be converted and added to your collection. Simply open up the iBooks app to find your saved PDF.
3. Set Up Do Not Distrub Mode
Activate Do Not Disturb by Swiping up from the home screen > Select the crescent moon shaped icon to activate Do Not Disturb. A matching moon icon will appear at the top right of your screen (next to the battery icon) indicating that the Do Not Disturb mode is on. To deactivate, simple repeat the process.
4. Shake To Undo
This one will save you time and keep your stress levels low! You've just typed a long sentence or message only to mistakenly delete it or some other error. Simply give your iPhone a shake to bring up the undo dialogue box. if you sleect undo, it will return your message back to you. The same goes for deleting a long message, complete the same process, select undo and it will undo the message for you. Simple.
5. Switch Direction In Panorama Mode
You can change the direction of your Panorama photograph in the camera by by clicking on the guide arrow that appears in the middle of the screen in the panorama mode. It's as easy as that!
6. Enable Night Shift
Go to Settings > Display & Brightness > Night Shift > Then schedule or automatically enable Night Shift. You can also tailor the colour temperature gauge to your own personal preferences.
7. Use Your Compass App As A Spirit Level
If you navigate to your Compass app and swipe from right to left, you'll be presented with a level, allowing you to make sure that bookshelf you're putting up is straight!
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Lissummon Strictly Come Dancing
Proud to be sponsoring Lissummon GFC Strictly Come Dancing event Saturday 19th November in the Carrickdale Hotel. Goodluck to one of our newest customers Enda Tucker from Hillside properties Ltd. Can't wait to see the big man in action, all for a good cause hope he does well!
David Meade Coffee Morning
Kevin and Robert were delighted to attend the business breakfast with David Meade in the Canal Court hotel on Thursday. Great turn out for Best Property Services, some good insight in the psychology of how consumers and businesses interact. Would recommend catching this guy next time he is in town folks!
New Wi-Fi Standard
The new generation of Wi-fi is here. 802.11ac is the new standard and succeeds 802.11n. It offers speeds up to 3x faster than the previous standard. As with the other Wi-Fi standards it is backwards compatible with 802.11b, g and n. Meaning you can buy a 802.11ac device and it will work fine with your existing router.Similarly you can upgrade to a 802.11ac router and it will work with all your existing devices. That said you will need both to enjoy the standards biggest benefits.
Increase in PBX Fraud. Please Read.
The National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) is warning small to medium-sized businesses, schools, charities and medical/dental practices of PBX fraud - where fraudsters hack into phone lines and make premium rate calls costing thousands.
PBX/dial-through fraud occurs when hackers target Private Branch Exchanges (PBX) from the outside and use them to make a high volume of calls to premium rate or overseas numbers. PBX are systems which enable organisations improved communication.
The victims are often small to medium-sized businesses, but the NFIB has also noticed that a number of schools, charities and medical/dental practices being targeted where fraudsters are taking advantage of flaws in security systems.
Since the end of June 2013 there have been nearly 500 Action Fraud reports relating to this - costing victims over £6m.
This type of fraud is most likely to occur when organisations are most vulnerable i.e. during times when businesses are closed but their telephone systems are NOT, for example in the early hours of the morning or over a weekend or public holiday.
Use strong pin/passwords for your voicemail system, ensuring they are changed regularly.
If you still have your voicemail on a default pin/password change it immediately.
Disable access to your voice mail system from outside lines. If this is business critical ensure the access is restricted to essential users and they regularly update their pin/passwords
If you do not need to call international numbers/premium rate numbers, ask your telecoms provider to place a restriction on your telephone line.
Consider asking your network provider to not permit outbound calls at certain times e.g. when your business is closed
Ensure you regularly review available call logging and call reporting options.
Regularly monitor for increased or suspect call traffic.
Secure your exchange and communications system, use a strong PBX firewall and if you don't need the function, close it down!
Speak to your maintenance provider to understand the threats and ask them to correct any identified security defect.
We have moved back to our original premises
S&S Communications are delighted to announce that we have returned and settled into our original premises in Greenbank Industrial Estate, Newry. Our offices have been completely refurbished to the highest standard.
Please feel free to drop in for a coffee, we are open from 9.00-17.45 Mon-Fri.
Congratulations to FM Environmental
S&S Communications would like to congratulate our neighbours, FM Environmental on getting a contract with Grand Central Station in New York.
More info on the contract can be found here:
Vodafone All-Ireland Deal
We are now offering this fantastic deal from Vodafone.
Use your inclusive bundle in the UK & Ireland for no extra charge!
S&S Communications - Parrot Certified Installers
S&S have now become certified Parrot installers, The Certified Installer Professional program was put in place to separate the elite installers from the rest! Parrot wanted to make sure that each time they recommend an installer they are professional, knowledgeable, and nearby. We supply and install the Parrot range of products including the CK, RKi and Mki Ranges.
Latest News
Panasonic KX-NS Series
"Conor our Technician and Robert our Marketing Executive, have recently completed their Panasonic KX-NS Series Technical & Sales courses Congratulations to both of them. Knowledge is power. Here at S&S we pride ourselves on constanly learning and keeping up to date with the newest products. "
"S&S have demonstrated an ability to identify our needs from mobile communications and have provided us with options that allow us to stay up to date with changes in technology and the mobile c...read more
FPM Chartered Accountants