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I didn't start out to become separated from you, God and everything good in the world. It just happened over time. Probably as a result of some wrong ideas that were poured inside my head as a kid by well-meaning, but misguided parents, ministers, and teachers. Fears and insecurities were the building blocks of my ego.
Looking back it seemed I was walking through my life on auto pilot -- numbed out to other people and life in general. I remember the feelings of emptiness. I tried to fill up this emptiness with all manner of things: good job, possessions, beautiful wife, vacations. For a while I really thought I was "winning at the game of life." But sooner or later the emptiness would always return.
The walls of my ego became thicker and for the last year of my drinking I was in extreme isolation, only made bearable by alcohol and denial. It was in this pathetic state that God graced me with a moment of clarity that led me to Alcoholics Anonymous and you. I felt at home for the first time in my life and the obsession was removed on the first day. I wanted what you had so I did what you did. Slowly I began to change.
Today almost 12 years later I still feel like a newcomer some days when those old tapes begin to play, but even the perfectionist in me midst admit that I have changed in some deep meaningful way. Almost daily I get glimpses of a different, better person emerging from the ashes of a broken damaged life. Here are a few glimpses I've had recently:
Catching myself feeling happy for no particular reason. Looking people in the eye when I'm talking with them. Not always blowing the horn and extending the digit when another driver does something dumb or inconsiderate. Viewing my work as a way to be of service rather than a way to make money. Having a sincere interest in the lives of other people. Standing up for the the person who's absent instead of participating in the
gossip. Listening for the still small voice...
I certainly don't have these flashes of the "new me" all the time, but often enough to realize that God is doing for me what I could not do for myself.


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When replacing your baseboards, try to use stained wood because it is a lot more appealing than painted baseboards. The classic look of finished wood complements virtually any home decor style. Stained baseboards also hide dings and scuffs better than wood and touch ups will blend easier. You could pick from a variety of colors in order to match your house's decor.
Before any home improvement, consider the overall character of your neighborhood. If your home is the only Victorian in an neighborhood of saltbox cottages, it will look out of place. Your resale value may be affected if the renovation is not in line with the surrounding homes.
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You can create an appealing and unique bookcase by using wallpaper. Pick out a pattern that you like. Put the wallpaper on the back of the bookcase, so glimpses of it are visible when books are on the shelves. You will not only have a nice bookcase, but a nice addition to your room.
If you have a young adult in the house, dressing up their pillows can be simple. Reuse old clothing by cutting it into pillow-sized squares, then turn them into pillows. This is a fun way to decorate with panache.
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There are times in life when you lack inspiration. Once you find the necessary inspiration, all that's left is to learn how to do things properly. Poorly conceived renovation projects can damage your home and leave you looking for shelter for awhile. Take the advice you have learned here to heart and you are sure to see your home improvement projects through to their success.

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Hello! I happen to live in a place that has a very nice downtown, and it seems especially nice at Christmastime. So I took a number of photos yesterday to show off here.
My photo tour begins here:
I sat in the lobby of Alpenrose restaurant awaiting the arrival of a friend for lunch. The rest of the interior is as cozy as the lobby looks, so I especially like to come here in the cooler weather months. And the Alpenrose remains a personal favorite because it was the very first restaurant I ever ate at in Holland - that was just a few days before Christmas 10 years ago.
After a delicious lunch (I devoured the Michigan Melt sandwich while my friend enjoyed her Pear and Butternut Salad) and great conversation, I continued on my photo shoot. The remaining shots are all exteriors, and in most cases I had to snap my camera quickly due to shoppers and cars going by. As long as it's not blizzarding outside, downtown Holland is a popular place!
This banner is part of the downtown area's holiday decorations that debuted a couple of weeks ago. The traditional reds and greens were eschewed in favor of a trendy color scheme. It took me awhile to get used to it.
Window at Fustini's, which sells fancy olive oils and vinegars.
Colorful ribbons at Thistle Gallery, one of several art galleries in the downtown district.
Another one of the new decorations, set in a planter.
I think this window is at Moynihan's, which sells art and gifts. I liked the French soaps shown, as I am a sucker for fancy soaps.
The Peanut Store, which day in and day out is probably one of the most popular downtown stores. Lots of yummy candies and nuts.
Display at The Seasoned Home, which specializes in herbs and spices. I bought some powdered cloves after snapping the photos.
Post's Jewelers, which I believe is closing soon due to retirement.
Just the gift to overcome an over-indulgence of Christmas cookies and eggnog: a pair of new fitness shoes from Gazelle Sports!
Cute Christmas trees at JB and Me - home of chic women's clothes, jewelry and the items listed on the window.
I love the selection of magazines at Reader's World! I've purchased a few of the holiday issues on display.
Another shot of the new downtown decorations.
Muriel's Intimate Apparel - doesn't that bathrobe look cozy? Too bad I don't need a new one!
Colored branches in a planter in front of Thomas A. Davis Jewelers.
A view of some storefronts.
Another downtown block shown.
I love this old-fashioned look, as seen at Model Drugs. In spite of that name, more of the store has been given over to gifts than to the pharmacy area!
Home and Company, which is situated in the landmark Tower Clock building.
And lastly, a paper decoration in the window of Three Chairs, a furniture store.
I hope you enjoyed my photo tour! There are many more photos I could have taken if time had permitted; these are just some displays that caught my eye.
Yes, many of these stores feature upscale goods, so usually I window-shop rather than make actual purchases. I do have a budget to follow and I like the thrill of getting an upscale item at thrift store prices! Nevertheless, I'm proud of our downtown and make occasional expenditures there. And I do love seeing it this time of year!


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Hi! How you've all been? It's had been a long, busy weekend for me. I finally went to my eye doctor to check out if there's something wrong with my eyes, and I'm happy to say none! Except my allergies, so I'd be laying off the eye make-up for a while. And I finally had my haircut, but quite unsure if it matches me. I tried out something new, and I ended up looking like like this minus the middle bangs. That's Rukia Kuchiki of Bleach.
One of my most used lip balm would be Maybelline's Lip Smooth Extra Care Lip Balm in Cool Mint. Funny thing about this is that this was an accidental find.
Lip Smooth Extra Care Lip Balm in Cool Mint was something I picked up from a warehouse sale. I bought this at P80 ($1.90). It was a little less than its retail price, though. I gave out quite a lot of it as Christmas presents along with other items. So I left I for me to try it out.
This lip balm only comes in stick form. It has this green eucalyptus leaves in green circles all over. The balm itself is a white, translucent stick. The pictures shows it's slight red-pink, because it got mixed up with my tint.
Since I got the Cool Mint flavor, well, it smells like mint! It's actually also cool on the lips. The smell is not overpowering, kind of reminds me of normal mint hard candies. It's somewhat sweet too. I normally would buy mint lip balms for myself. I rarely get those other flavors (strawberry, raspberry, etc) since I really dislike the smell.Well, maybe except The Body Shop's Cranberry Lip Balm.
The winning trait of this balm is that it alleviated my dry, crack lips over a period of time. I fell in love with it afterwards. It's very moisturizing on the lips, but somewhat sticky. I would use this on my lips before any lip color. If my lip suddenly goes dry, I'd reapply this on, which contributed to its light red – pink color.
Such a cheap and wonderful find!
I could have bought this again, but sadly, it can't be found anywhere. Sob! I'm off to find another lip balm.
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I'm back from my qualifier. Yaaay. It went from 1:15 Wednesday, off the dock in Alameda...to 8:06, Monday night.
Goods and bads....
Sailing along with Richard Rollins on "Libations, Too" and the radio chats for the first day and a half
The dolphins that came and played, twice!
The easy conditions the first day and a half...breeze out of the South@about 10, no swell
NO FOG.....no fog at all, during the entire trip. You gotta love that.
The Navik windvane that I am coming to swear by, once again. The thing is fantastic. It steers just great and never burns a single electron.
The three ships within an hour and a half that came out of the north in the lane about 90 miles out.
The 11 hours I sat going absolutely nowhere while the system that generated the south breeze was replaced by the NW wind.
Coming in to the Gulf of the Farallones in the middle of the night, but from further south that I have before so that everything seemed to be in the wrong place.
The pinched nerve that is making my left foot/ankle kind of numb...*grr*
However, it's done....DONE. I covered about 406 miles total, and gotten more than 100 miles offshore. Hanalei, here I come!


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Ever since I posted my favorite almond flour pie crust recipe, I've been getting requests asking how to make pie crust with coconut flour! So here it is. Low carb, gluten-free coconut flour pie crust!
Obviously, you can use this coconut flour pie crust recipe for any low carb pie recipe. Try using it for low carb pumpkin pie, savory spinach pie, or even no-bake key lime pie if you don't mind baking the crust.
But based on feedback I've been getting, you might love it even more as a crust for my keto low carb cheesecake! That one uses almond flour, and I get a lot of questions on how to make the cheesecake crust with coconut flour. Now you can use this coconut flour pie crust recipe as a substitute. Yay!
If you need to make a pie with a top crust, this paleo pie crust is a great option. It's "slow carb" with just a touch of tapioca flour to make it sturdy enough for the top crust, and you can use a low carb sweetener in it.
Ingredients for Buttery Pie Crust Using Coconut Flour
You only need five ingredients to make this buttery pie crust using coconut flour. And, they are all common ones that you probably have around if you do gluten-free or low carb baking:
- Coconut flour
- Butter
- Erythritol, or any granulated sweetener (skip it for savory crust!)
- Sea salt
- Eggs
I also like to add vanilla extract when making a sweet pie crust with coconut flour.
A quick note on sweeteners, as I get questions on these a lot. Can you use a different one? Yes! It just needs to be granulated (not liquid or concentrated powder), and the amount may vary a little depending on the level of sweetness yours has. Check my sweetener conversion chart for the amount to use.
How To Make Pie Crust With Coconut Flour
The key to making a butter-y pie crust with coconut flour is – surprise! – to use lots of butter. Cold butter.
To mix the coconut flour pie crust ingredients well enough, we use a food processor. You may be able to achieve this using a hand mixer or stand mixer too, but doing it by hand would be challenging.
The process is very simple. Pulse the coconut flour, cold butter, sweetener (if using), and sea salt until the mixture is crumbly. Add the eggs and vanilla (if using).
Viola – you have coconut flour pie dough! It will be dense and sometimes a little crumbly, but should stick together well when pressed.
Before pressing the dough into the pan, make sure it's lined with parchment paper first.
How To Line The Bottom of the Pan
You just need a circle for the bottom. Fold a square piece of parchment paper in half, then in half again.
Flip the pan over and place the corner of the parchment square into the center of the bottom, then cut in a quarter-circle along the edge. Unfold it and you have a perfect circle that will fit into the bottom of your pie pan!
Turn the pan the right way again and place the parchment paper at the bottom. I usually grease the sides of the pan a little too, just in case.
Now you can press the coconut flour pie dough into the pan!
How Long To Bake Coconut Flour Pie Crust
Like with most gluten-free pie crust recipes, bake it before adding any filling. Poke holes in the bottom to prevent bubbling.
Place the pan into the preheated oven for about 10-15 minutes, until it's firm and just barely golden on the edges. Then take it out and let it rest for at least 10 minutes before adding filling. This will let it firm up more and reduce the chance of absorbing the filling into the crust.
If the filling needs to be baked again, you can cover the edges of the coconut flour crust with foil to prevent burning. Either way, let the pie cool completely before cutting, so that it stays together better.
Make Ahead Coconut Flour Pie Crust
Can you make pie crust with coconut flour in advance? Yes! If you'll be eating it within 24 hours, leaving it on the counter is fine.
If it's up to a few days, you can keep the crust in the fridge. It definitely stores better without filling, but a couple days with filling will work fine, too.
You can also freeze the coconut flour pie crust. I prefer to freeze it after baking, but before adding any filling. That being said, if your filling can withstand freezing and thawing, that can work okay too. It just depends on the kind of pie you want to make!
What Kind Of Pie Can I Make With Coconut Pie Crust?
You can use this coconut flour pie crust recipe for any of these keto pies:
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C). Line the bottom of a 9 in (23 cm) round pie pan with parchment paper, or grease well.
Combine the coconut flour, butter, erythritol, and sea salt in a food processor. Pulse until well combined.
Add the eggs and vanilla extract. Process again until dough forms.
Press the coconut flour pie crust dough into the pie pan. Poke holes in the bottom with a fork or toothpick.
Bake for 10-15 minutes, until firm and just barely golden on the edges. Rest on the counter for at least 10 minutes before adding filling, then you can bake again as needed for the filling. If the edges start to brown too much before the filling is done, you can cover them with foil. Cool completely before cutting.
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A fake engagement- A real wedding- Chapter 5
"Khushi, are you listening to a word or am I talking to a zombie ?" Shyam said angrily, exasperated by her thoroughly.
They were in the national gallery of modern art at India Gate since the last two hours, where Shyam was working on his personal company's assignment. His company had hired a model to pose alongside his exhibition photos for promotion. He had insisted on Khushi going along with him, so that they could discuss and expand the ideas he was working on. Having decided the last night about saying no to his proposal, Khushi thought it might be a good idea to accompany him. She wanted to break it to him gently. After spending the first hour though, she decided to wait for the evening, when they'd be more relaxed while out for dinner.
Startled at his tone, Khushi looked up at him from her ipad and said coldly, "What is wrong with you Shyam? Why are you so annoyed? I was checking out venues that can use your photos post exhibition, for God's sake! You will need to advertise your work if you wish to succeed."
"I know I need to publicize, thank you. You don't have to be so patronising all the time Khushi." Shyam retorted back and moved away from her, to click some photos of the model posing in front of the painting. "I don't know why I thought bringing you with me would help in any way."
Astonished, Khushi looked up at him. She had never heard Shyam use such tones before. She wondered what he meant by that cryptic statement and then observed him closely. He was taking photos, but he acted strange while doing it. He was very brusque with the model, so that she was nearly in tears. She was hiding it well but her eyes glinted with it.
"For heaven's sake, La! Have you forgotten all the rules of modelling? Don't you even know how you must pose?" Shyam barked loudly and angrily at the model again as he clicked another picture of her.
Loath to see him in such a mood, Khushi tried to calm him. She intervened by standing next to him, put a hand on his shoulder and spoke softly in his ear, " Okay, would you stop being nasty and tell me how she must stand and I'll help her out? Chill out dude. You're scaring the poor girl."
Shyam turned angry eyes on Khushi, "Help her then, if you can. I think she's absolutely incompetent. I don't know how I thought I'd work with her anyhow!" He tunnelled his hands through his hair, his silver bracelet glinting. The model; La her name was, seemed to be transfixed by it, a stricken expression on her face. Perhaps she had heard what Shyam had said about her, thought Khushi.
Time to take action!" she muttered to herself and came forward, smiling at the model. "Hi La, Shyam's very particular about his poses. I'll help you with the poses since some of them are awkward I'm sure. Is that okay?"
La jerked her attention to Khushi from Shyam's bracelet and nodded frantically, relief evident in her eyes.
Khushi smiled widely at her and Shyam and said, "Right then. Let's get on with it."
Slowly the tension in the air fizzled out and La became comfortable enough to pose effortlessly. Khushi liked La immediately after having spoken to her for a while, when helping her pose. She was of Payal's age, and was modelling for pocket change. Not that she liked it much, La confided in Khushi. According to her, her co-workers were all stuck up and didn't talk much, apart from bitching about each other, talking about diets and rich boyfriends. She didn't much like it, and were it not for the fact that she loved posing and seeing her face popping out of the billboards and magazines, she wouldn't associate herself with the modelling world at all.
It took them a little more than an hour, but they were finally done. Khushi breathed a sigh of relief, seeing both Shyam and Laavanya- or La, as she liked to call herself, relaxed. She smiled at both of them and said, "So if it's all done now, how about we share a cup of coffee before going separate ways?"
Nothing could have shocked her more when Shyam and La at once spoke up together, "No!" She looked at both of them. La was the first one to speak, though her cheeks were tinged with pink, and Khushi could see she was very uncomfortable.
"I'm sorry Khushi, I can't. I must leave immediately. I have someone waiting for me."
"You were not supposed to be free for another hour. So who'd be waiting for you when you're working?"
Khushi scowled at Shyam as he said this. He sounded so rude! Poor La turned a bright pink, but ignored Shyam. She looked at Khushi desperately and said, "I really do have someone waiting. Don't mind please. We can meet up some other time maybe? I'll give you my phone number."
"I have your phone number. I'll give it to her. You can go to meet whoever is waiting for you." Shyam spoke again, his voice so harsh it made Khushi flinch. La simply didn't respond and at Khushi's understanding nod, strode off. Shyam looked after her, his face set tight. Khushi rounded on him,
"What in the world is the matter with you Shyam? Did you have to sound so rude to La? You almost made her cry! And your tone! What business is it of yours if she has someone waiting? Anyone would think you were–" She stopped, her eyes going wide with understanding. In a whisper, she said, "You were jealous!"
"What nonsense! Stop imagining things Khushi. I am just not in the mood for this now! Let us go! " Shyam said gruffly, but he avoided her eyes.
Khushi stood rooted to the spot, going over the entire morning in her head. He was definitely jealous! So who was La to Shyam?
A fake engagement-a real wedding Chapter 4
Khushi was having a tough time. Her day that had begun with the nightmare of coming face to face with ASR, had worsened by afternoon by onslaught of guilt and doubt. They had just come back from their meeting, and to say Khushi was astounded by the turn of events was an understatement. She had been mystified by the whole thing when she had set out with Payal this morning to the mystery meeting. She had no idea where they were going, who they were meeting. And when the surprise had been revealed, she had felt thoroughly shocked, somewhere hurt, guilty, regretful, and happy all at once.
Payal, apparently had been seeing her childhood friend and school classmate from England. She had been dating Angus McFarley since the last two years. "Hay Devi Maiyya!" she had muttered to herself, a bit hurt that they'd fallen so far apart that they'd stopped sharing confidences. Not that she blamed Payal one bit from keeping this news from her. She was a grown woman of twenty four, she could maker her own decisions. And of course, Khushi realised that she had never been told because of her own preoccupation with herself. Payal was not the kind of person who would lay down burdens on her sisters' head, especially when she could see her sister struggling with some of her own.
Khushi felt horribly guilty. After the "brain going dead due to sensual overload" incident with ASR, she had clammed up. She had ignored everything except the need to get away from England. She had never discussed any of it with Payal, but had brutally removed her from her comfortable surroundings, and dragged her to India, without even once asking her if she wanted to relocate. She had ignored the needs of her younger sister and put herself first. She was a horrible elder sister! Not that Payal or Angus saw it that way. They were very understanding of her, and didn't blame her at all! Angus wanted to ask her permission to marry Payal and take her back to England, where she could continue with her studies if she wanted to, or they could set up a house.
He was a nice bloke, was Angus, Khushi mused. His family had lived next to theirs for years, before his parents died in an unfortunate car crash. She had known his parents- nice people who hadn't been very social but always had a kind word to say about everyone in the neighbourhood. Angus had been their only child and she was well aware of the pain of becoming an orphan. Perhaps that is how they had first bonded, concluded Khushi, though she remembered Angus had overcome the grief and dedicated himself to making a career. Today, he was financially secure; worked in a bank at a good position and had no hang ups about their culture. Payal was a religious person and like Khushi, prayed to Mata Rani. Angus was a Catholic, but had no aversion to Hinduism. Khushi could hardly say no to Angus after knowing this all.
But stalled them she had. She had requested for time and space to speak with her sister, but really wanted time to get used to the idea of Payal going away from her. After all, she was her only living relation in the world. Right from 12 years back, the time their parents had died, Khushi had taken over as Payal's legal guardian. They had stayed with their father's sister who had been declared legal guardian for both the sisters, until Khushi had turned eighteen and found her feet with her first real job. Since then, she had been acting as a guardian for Payal. She had thought she'd been doing a good job, but wasn't sure anymore. Doubts assailed her from all directions. Would Amma-Babuji have approved of Angus? What would they have said and done had they been alive? Thoughts circled her head all afternoon, like sparrows chirping in a circle, until she felt a headache taking space of the doubts.
"Khushi di, kya baat hai? Are you worried about me? Are you not happy about–"
Speaking from the heart, Khushi blurted out " Nothing of the sort. I am very happy for you Payal. But I am thinking of Amma-Babuji. They would've been so happy. They should've been here to take these decisions. How can I decide such things? "
Tears gathered in Payal's eyes. She caught her elder sister's hand and held it lovingly next to her face. "You are my Amma-Babuji Di. You cared for me when they were gone. How can you not be the person to help me decide about my life? Did you not like Angus? Do you think I'm too young to marry?"
Hearing the worry in her sister's voice, Khushi cursed inwardly. Drat! She didn't want Payal worrying about things. She shrugged her doubts aside for Payal's sake and smiled brightly, "You are old enough to marry. Had our parents been alive, they'd have married you off at the same age too, you know. And Angus is a good man. He will keep you happy. If you wish me to bless you guys, then it's done."
She was relieved to see a smile on Payal's face, her eyes twinkling with happiness. Payal hugged her and said, "Thank you Khushi Di. I wouldn't have felt right had you not been happy for me." And then the smile turned brighter and she said, "Now that you won't have to worry about me anymore, you may focus more on your love life. Maybe Shyam –"
Khushi frowned with annoyance and firmly declared, "Oh no. That is one boat that won't sail at all. He is a good friend and that is who he will remain. "
"Good, I'm happy with your choice. You need a man who can be your equal Di." Payal shot this last remark at Khushi's turned back and went into the kitchen.
And in that moment, Khushi knew she had made the right decision. She was going to say no to Shyam's proposal. He was a very good friend and a very nice person, but truthfully speaking she couldn't see herself spending years of companionship with him. She wanted to fall passionately in love and get married to the man of her dreams. A vision of ASR rose up and she gave a horrified gasp. Not him! No! She didn't mean him as her man of dreams. He was the monster perhaps, said her head, but her accelerated heartbeat and throbbing pulses suggested otherwise.
"Get lost from my head, Alexander Sebastian Rothwell, Arnav Singh Raizada, or whatever it is you like being called, you ASR !" she hissed to herself, moving away from the window facing the roadside.
At the same moment, in one of the several meetings he was to attend that day in his company's Indian headquarters, ASR looked up from the file he was reading, astonished to hearing his names being hissed.
A fake engagement- a real wedding Chapter-3
"What nonsense!" With a jerk, Khushi moved out of his grasp at his words, completely rattled. "I'd thank you to keep your hands and your opinion to yourself."
"But if I remember correctly, you liked my hands on you." Said Arnav with dead calm, and watched as pink seeped into her cheeks. She whispered, "How dare you! That — that was — I was distraught and I didn't realise–"
"Bullshit!" Said Arnav, heating up a little. "Why not be a little honest with yourself and say that you liked it? A little foreplay in the corner might not have been what you wanted, but you did want me. I stopped only because I realised we were at work and I was your employer."
"I am not standing here and listening to this. If you want to get in that car standing there at the car parking, and go to the hotel, do so, or go to hell." Shaking with outraged indignation and a little shame because she knew what he said was right, Khushi turned away to leave. Her next breath turned into a gasp, as he caught hold of her hand from behind and pulled her towards him.
"Wha—let me go this instant!" Khushi said, her breath coming in short, fast gasps.
Not hearing her, he pulled her with him into the nearest telephone booth and closed the door.
"Open the door this instant, you…. I don't want to talk to you at all! Let me go." Khushi demanded, refusing to struggle like a hysterical heroine in the movie.
Arnav pulled her closer and tighter to him, if that was possible. He pulled her ponytail a bit so that her eyes came up to meet his defiantly. His palm could feel the pulse beating frantically in the nape of her neck; he could feel her nipples peaking against his chest. Her heart was beating like a drum roll, just like his was, at this nearness. There was no doubt in his mind. She was as attracted to him, as he was to her and fighting it with admirable spirit too! Had he been right all these months, thinking that she had disappeared because she had felt the strong pull of attraction to him? He was starting to think he was right.
Feeling a kick of satisfaction in his gut, he growled, "You still want me Khushi Gupta, and God help me, but I still want you—very much. " He bent a little lower, his breath falling on her face, his soft words caressing her face, "Why is it that you always lie about what you feel? Why do you always hide under the façade of coolness or anger? Is this why you disappeared? "
"I don't want to talk about this! Why can't you leave it alone?" Khushi closed her eyes and said despairingly.
"Can you leave it alone? Tell me you didn't think about me all these months. "Arnav whispered, his lips almost touching hers, feeling her breaths.
Khushi could hardly think; much less speak, for the fear of touching his mouth with hers, and igniting herself in the fiercely burning fire of want. She tried to move her head to one side, but his tight grip on the nape of her neck prevented her.
"Khushi.." Arnav groaned against her mouth, and in the next second touched his lips to her. Desire that was just a flame, turned into a raging inferno for both of them as their mouths touched. Khushi kissed him with abandon, opening her mouth for the invasion of his lips and tongue. They kissed like they'd never want to be apart again. Khushi held on to him like he was her rock of Gibraltar, her hands holding his head, her fingers making scissoring patterns in his hair. Arnav pecked at her lips, her eyes, her cheeks, her jaw and she did likewise. His hands moved from the nape of her neck to her back, her waist and then to her hips, where he held on to her as he kissed her. He moved down to her nape, whispering, "I knew you want me. "
Khushi stiffened in his arms as she heard his whisper, horrified at what she was doing. Had she let go of her senses completely? How could she have let him kiss her, and furthermore, kiss him back with such ardent abandon?
She pushed him away from her, breathing as if she'd run a marathon, and he faltered a step as he lost his grip on her. Khushi looked at him, her eyes glittering pools of brown. Angry tears at her own failure to curb her desire weren't far away. She made to move out of the telephone booth by pushing him away, but he simply pulled her back to him, her back brushing his chest. He moved the ponytail away and kissed the nape of her neck, breathing hard. Khushi 's breath hitched in her throat at the touch of his lips there, and her voice wavered when she spoke, " You let me go this instant. I never want this to happen again!!"
Arnav bit the lobe of her ear lightly and then licked it to soothe it. Khushi felt herself twitching between her legs, her insides clenching with need, as he spoke, his voice gruff with desire, "Never say never, Khushi. You can't ignore this attraction between us, any more than I can."
"Can I not?" Khushi said through gritted teeth, freeing herself finally.
She quickly opened the door and stepped out of the telephone booth. Arnav stepped out from the telephone booth too and walked towards her. Now that she was free of his enveloping presence, she could think clearly. She moved away from him and towards the parking lot, with Arnav following her. Anger at herself for giving in to her carnal lust, and at him for making her feel so vulnerable made her spat, "I can do what I want Mr. Raizada. You don't have any hold over me, do you hear?"
His thundered face was the testament of how enraged he felt at her words. But he let her words flow past him silently, and walked to the car park, where the car was standing.
The driver of the car got out and watched the scene unfolding in front of his eyes with avid fascination, but wisely kept his distance. He could smell romance in the air, despite all the arguing that was going on. He was being eaten up with curiosity about this girl who dared to be defiant and give Arnav baba hell. No young women he had seen come in contact with him had behaved with anything less than simpering adoration, and he had known Arnav baba since he was a baby. No one got so much attention or emotion. He gathered his thoughts and quickly opened the back door, as Arnav walked briskly up to the car.
Arnav walked briskly up to the car, knowing that Khushi had walked a bit and now stood outside the car park. He turned around and looked back at her. She was staring at him, her expression confused at his behaviour. Their eyes met and he could feel a huge wave of some unknown emotion rise within him. He felt an overwhelming need to see a different emotion in her eyes, anything but this confusion that reflected his own feelings. He said, "In a way, I am still your employer you know. I am paying for my sister's wedding. So you see Khushi, I still have a hold over you. See you later."
The utter horror and shock etched on her face at his announcement must have satisfied him perhaps, because the next moment, he sat in the car and was driven away. He kept on replaying the look he had left Khushi with in his mind until he reached his room, freshened up, had his dinner and stood outside the room balcony, eyeing the city bright with lights, with a glass of neat scotch whiskey in his hand. A smirk came on to his face that turned into a huge grin. He chuckled loudly and then the chuckle turned into a laugh. Still laughing, he lay down on the bed and under the covers. Sighing deeply as if relieved in some manner, he closed his eyes and fell asleep with the same look, his mind occupied with Khushi.
A fake engagement- a real wedding Chapter-2
Shyam looked at Khushi as she hung up and put the mobile back in her bag. She looked back at him, her eyes unfocussed. She was already thinking about business; about Anjali's brother who would have to be picked up from the airport tomorrow because he had made a last minute decision to join in the festivities. Apparently he was against this wedding, and had decided not to attend it earlier. She could cheerfully wring his neck were he not an important part of the client's family. Now she could have to rearrange everything from sitting positions, cards to family presentation details.
"Khushi! I swear to God sometimes I wonder if you live on another platform!" Shyam's outraged voice brought her back. Khushi patted on his back in a friendly way, and smiled warmly at him, "You know I am a little like that. But you like me despite my eccentricities. Now be a good fellow and help me out."
"With what?" Asked Shyam, putting an arm around her good naturedly, his ill humour forgotten with her warm smile.
Khushi looked at him teasingly, "Your grammar is a bit sloppy, isn't it? "
Shyam gave her a crooked smile, "Well now, you know me honey. I don't care about such things. And there's always everyone's take on how to speak things you know."
Khushi snorted delicately and gave him a smart tap on his shoulder, "Huh! Just admit you like being a little out of ordinary yourself Mr. Shyam Jha! Now to business- I need your help. This new client has a brother who is arriving tomorrow. I want someone to go and pick him up from the airport."
"No can do sweetheart. I have an early morning meeting. You need to do this yourself. " Khushi groaned inwardly, but conceded she would have to do it. Another black mark against her as an elder sister, she thought to herself guiltily. Payal had asked her this morning, if she could keep her diary free for tomorrow, and she had assured her that nothing would come in the way.
Khushi's face must've shown some of her inner regret and sadness, because Shyam held her chin up and said, "Khushi, don't be sad! Look if you don't want to go to the airport to receive this fellow, just let them know you can't. They can't hang you for simply not going to receive him. After all, it is last moment notice."
That got Khushi out of her reverie. She couldn't afford to lose this account, for Payal's sake. She made herself smile as naturally as she could and said, "It's alright. I was just thinking about something I'd seen on the TV earlier and it made me sad. That's all."
"Khushi!!" said Shyam exasperatedly and they both laughed together.
Khushi was at the airport to receive Anjali's brother at four the next morning. She had hated getting out the bed and dressing up, but had no choice. Keeping her dress code casual formal, she had worn blue jeans with a pale green Shirt, topped it with an Olive green short jacket. Her hair was tied in a sleek ponytail and her feet were ensconced in green sandals with kitty heels. A pale pink gloss was all the make-up she had put on.
The placard in her hand read Alexander Sebastian Rothwell. She wondered at the name for a minute. Strange for Anjali to have a brother who sounded foreign. Maybe an English mother? She shrugged her shoulders mentally and yawned. What did she care? All she knew was that she was to receive him, drop him to the Taj Palace Hotel and go back home to snuggle down back into the covers for an hour or two, before accompanying Payal to whatever mystery place she wanted to take her to.
Arrival of the flight from New York was announced, and Khushi jerked herself awake. Holding the placard high in her hand, she stood a little apart from the throng of others who were waiting for their guests at the arrival gate. As soon as people starting coming out of the gate, Khushi looked around, hunting for a white Caucasian male to get out and look at her placard. She kept on looking, until almost everyone had left.
Had she missed him ? Had he not come after all? She turned around and checked people passing by. Nope, didn't look like he was among them either. So where the devil was he?
"Of all the people in the world—Are you here to receive me by any chance?"
The hairs on the back of her neck and hands stood up as Khushi heard the voice she had never wanted to hear again. Slowly, keeping her wits about her, she turned around and nearly fainted. ASR stood there, with his hands in his pockets, his expression unreadable in the faint light. He looked up at the sign she was holding and said resignedly, "It had to be you. "
He had not changed a bit in the last year, thought Khushi as she looked at him. In his thirty-third year now, he was still broodingly handsome, with a day's stubble on his face and those amber eyes that seared her body. Her heart beat fast as she tried to get over her shock.
"But I'm here to receive a Alexander Sebastian Rothwell, not you."
He looked forbidding and bored, as she said, "Take your pick. ASR – Arnav Singh Raizada or Alex Seb Rothwell, I'm still the same person you've come to receive at the airport. Now if you'd stop imitating a gold fish, I'd like to go to the hotel please. Or is it too much to hope that a room has been booked for me?"
Khushi flushed pink with anger at his tone and his words. Closing her mouth that had been wide open with shock, and holding her emotions in control, she spoke to him coolly, "A room has been booked for you in the Taj Palace, as per your sister's instructions. If you will please follow me, I'll take you to the car that will take you to the hotel."
His gaze moved to her head where her hair was tied neatly in a ponytail. He observed, "You've grown your hair. It is longer than I last saw it."
Khushi was startled at this piece of observation from him. He had noted the length of her hair and remembered it from last year? She refused to feel that small burst of excitement in her belly and replied with coolness she didn't feel, "Yes, I have grown it. Now, if you please—"
"Do I disturb you?" He asked and Khushi goggled at him.
"What ? I –" Khushi started and then, alarmed took a step back when he stepped forward. "What are you doing?"
A couple of inches that had separated them vanished as Arnav came closer. His eyes were dark and searching. Khushi tried to look away from him. In the next instant she felt a hand on her chin, and rough growl, "Stop turning away from me. " Khushi closed her eyes childishly, refusing to look at him, shivering by the touch of his hand on her chin. He bent a little to bring his face close to her and said softly, "Yes, I do believe I disturb you."
A fake engagement – a real wedding CHAPTER 1
"Why is it that every time I propose a visit to London, you have another engagement? I am beginning to think you do not wish to meet my parents."
Khushi look at Shyam; her stable, sensible boyfriend of eight months, with exasperation and despair. Good looking, charming, and mostly fun to be with, he came from a rich family, but was not a snob like others she knew. Two years older to her twenty-eight, he was also a well known photographer, and had worked with her on some of her company assignments, which is how they'd met. His passion was landscape photography, but his bread earner was his fashion photography skills. He was going to have his landscape photo exhibition at the National Art Gallery, which was indeed an honour reserved for few. Soon he would be making his name well known for his passion.
Khushi and Shyam had met at for a work assignment initially, which had later turned to friendship and gradually into a relationship. What Khushi liked the most about Shyam was that despite the fact that they had been going around since the last eight months, he mostly kept his distance- respected her belief in the old fashioned idea of "physical relationship and commitment go hand in hand". A kiss and affectionate hugs was all they had ever shared between them.
But sometimes, like today, she could scream at him in frustration. She knew he was planning to ask her to marry him, and she understood that perhaps he wanted his parents' approval. After all, she was a nobody; an orphan with a younger sister to support; she was no catch and would probably not meet his parents' approval at all. And yet this was the second time in the last week that he had insisted on going to London to meet his parents. Though she appreciated him for his efforts, frankly speaking, she felt like she was being pushed into the deep end, and she was most certainly not ready to take any sort of leap. Marriage was too big a step for her and she wasn't sure Shyam was the right guy. And London was the last place in the world she would ever visit!
An image of ASR rose up into her mind to haunt her of the past and she shivered despite the fact that she was thousands of miles away from him now. Even after all these months, she could close her eyes and feel the impact of his persona- his soul searching eyes, his aftershave, the way he had closed the distance between them and almost made her break her own rule of never getting involved physically with a playboy. Had she not come to her senses in time, she might have been just another notch on his belt. To shake his thoughts off, she looked into Shyam's eyes. Yes, Shyam was nice. He was safe. She put her hand on his shoulder and tried to make him understand.
"Look Shyam, I've told you before- I am too busy at this time with my work. I've just taken a new assignment and I can't let delegate things because it is too important. If you have to visit your parents, do. I don't understand why you want me to come to meet them anyway."
"Don't be daft Khushi. You know I plan to introduce you to them as the woman I am getting married to." Shyam said, determination plain in his voice.
Khushi turned to look at him, not surprised really. She had known his intentions after all. "It doesn't come as a surprise, but I thought you'd ask me first. That's the way it goes you know."
Shyam grinned charmingly, his hand playing with his long hair tied in a pony tail. "Now you know baby doll. I want us to get married. You've been working hard to get your wedding planner business up, but the best way is to get married yourself." He winked, "But more to the point, I feel we're very fond of each other, and we'll have a lot of fun together. Don't you?"
Khushi was in a fix. Saying no would hurt Shyam unbearably because he was very sensitive, but saying yes would encourage him to think ahead, which was not something she wanted at this time. Oh why couldn't she have fallen in love with him or perhaps learned to be a brutal bitch who could've heartlessly declined his proposal? She opened her mouth to say something, and was saved from saying anything at all, as her phone rang. Giving Shyam an apologetic look, she said, "Sorry, have to pick this up. It's the client who's wedding I'm arranging."
"Haan Anjaliji? Kahiye." Khushi said on the phone. Last year, Khushi had arrived back to India with her sister and opened shop as a wedding planner. It had been a struggle in the beginning, but slowly and surely business had picked up.
The feather in her cap would be this assignment she had currently picked up- a billionaire client who was getting married in India, before heading back to the U.S. If things went right, she could get a lot of business simply by word of mouth, Khushi mused within as she discussed next day's plans with Anjali over the phone. It would solve her latest problem of where to send Payal for her University studies.
Not that Payal, four years younger to Khushi, and an introvert who kept mostly to herself, had mentioned her preferences to her elder sister. But she had spoken to the only close friend of hers, who in turn had let Khushi know. Payal wanted to go back to London, to study Political Science and International Law at the LSE, but understood that lack of funds might prevent her. This assignment would be just the thing that would solve the problem, if things went as smoothly as they had been going the last few weeks. She focused her attention back on the phone call. In seconds, she was frowning as she said,
"You have a brother? But –" she frowned some more and said, " Yes, you're right of course. It's my mistake and I'm sorry. It's just that no one told me you had a brother. Is he arriving alone or with his family? "
She smiled away the frown lines with what she heard over the phone and said, "You don't need to apologise, Anjaliji. It was an honest mistake on both parts. Don't you worry. I will make sure someone is sent to pick him up from the airport tomorrow morning, or if not I will pick him up myself. "
A fake engagement-a real wedding. (prologue)
I don't think there is a way where I can stay away from two of my favourite characters. So here goes, another story with Arnav and Khushi of the famed IPKKND. Don't forget to let me know how you like the beginning. 😉
"Khushi madam, ASR ne bulaya hai- urgently."
Khushi groaned inwardly as she looked at the watch. Hey Devi Maiyya! Ab kya! It looked like she was going to be late reaching home today. And on Payal's birthday too! Why, oh why couldn't the Laad Governer have called earlier if he had already something to pick on her today ? Not that these thoughts reflected on her face at all. She looked with a serene expression on her face at the messenger; a special "chamcha" of ASR as she liked to call him and said, "I will be there in two minutes. Thank you."
The messenger with the name OP left her with a smirk on his face and muttered, "Fireworks on the way."
Khushi heard that mutter and straightened her spine. She stood up, smoothed her skirt, and collected her notepad and pen. Not a single time went by when she and the CEO of the multinational organisation didn't have a clash of –well, it wasn't words really, since she was in no position to have a clash of words with him. After all, he was the big boss and she was just an office assistant. They generally had no personal meetings- only the end of the year meeting and a review. He found faults with her at times, and conveyed them to her by Email (lately these emails had become frequent)– she had to reluctantly acknowledge– that the wretched man had been right every time. Nothing escaped his attention.
So it wasn't a clash of words or wills. It was simply a clash of eyes. She shivered as she remembered those amber eyes; the way they bore into her like they would strip her of all her calm. Taking deep breaths, she preached herself, "Stop it. It is high time you stopped with this nonsense. Stop being so affected by him. He's just a man- not an ogre. Stay calm. Deep breaths..He is not going to strangle you even if you might have made a mistake. " and she breathed in deep and closed her eyes.
"He just might ." Said an amused but irritated voice from behind, "If you don't stop talking to yourself and get yourself moving."
Khushi opened her eyes immediately and turned around neatly on her black pumps. ASR stood there, all six foot two of lean muscle clad in crisp grey business suit. Not even a trace of humour showed on his face, so that she thought she might have imagined his amused tone. He stood in his usual stance, with his hands in his trouser pockets and a frown on his forehead, surveying her like she was an alien specimen. Hayye Devi Maiyya! How long had he been standing there? Had he heard all that nonsense about her being affected by him? She sincerely hoped not! Her heart stuttered as she met his eyes, and then she forced herself to become calm. Her doe brown eyes became as opaque as wood as she said, "I was just collecting my notepad and pen before coming to your office."
He looked at her, from her sleek neat hair falling over her shoulders, her doe brown eyes, her slightly flushed cheeks, pale pink lips, cream blouse over black knee-length skirt and her feet encased in black stockings and black pumps. She looked exactly as an Office Assistant should look- neat and presentable, calm and ready to handle any crisis. No one looking at her could doubt her ability to run the office with the efficiency she had been running it with, for the last two years. He wasn't sure how, but he was aware that she was anything but calm most of the times.
"Hmpph." said he gruffly, turning around to get out of her office and stride with his long legs into his own.
Evil in a white suit- A preview
There were a few drunken men in the train, but apart from that, it looked eerily empty. Natasha climbed aboard the train, her eyes darting everywhere as she did. As the doors closed, she slumped against it. As the train pulled out of Kings Cross station, she breathed out a long sigh. No one had followed her; she had lost him.
She sat down on one of the seats in the lower compartments of the train. Her body was still shaking from the aftermath of fear. Adrenalin was still coursing high through her veins. She took some long, deep breaths to calm herself down.
It was not that she was easily scared, but the man in the white suit had spooked her badly. She could recollect her evening quite clearly, despite the fact that she had been high most of the evening. She had been, in short, having a great time with her friends. It was at the pub, when she had been ordering drinks, that she realised she was being stared at.
Looking across, she saw a man in the white suit, sitting at one of the tables, sipping on his drink and looking straight at her. As she met his eyes, he raised his glass in toast, an evil grin spreading across his face. Natasha shuddered, as she remembered his face. A big scar marred his face from his forehead to his lower jaw. But that was not what had spooked her. It was his eyes- a glowing ruby red glint sparkled those black eyes, dripping evil all around him. People seemed to be oblivious to him sitting there.
She was about to look away and he pointed at her and—she was sure she heard him calling her name. It was a merest whisper, laced with scorn and ill-humour. She heard him say, "It is time for you to go Natasha. I am hungry."
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Released: 02/08/19
Size: 7.56 GB
Price: £12.49/$14.99/€14.99
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Meow Motors is a Kart Racing game featuring a cast of cats. With a story based career mode and local multiplayer. The story is fairly typical of racing, bad guy (Master Duke) cheats to win a race against the protagonist (Rocky) taking his helmet as a trophy, you then have to compete in a series of races to take your revenge. It plays out in an animated comic book style. It gives a bit of rhyme and reason to the game rather than just racing for the sake of it.
There's 10 different areas to unlock, each having varying amounts of events to compete in, with straight up Racing, Strike and Drift events. As you would expect, there's weapon pick-ups scattered throughout the tracks, with more unlocking as you progress through the career. Strike is where weapons become the most useful as in this mode you have a set time limit to take out as many opponents as possible, while race is based on coming first, so weapons are used more sparingly, usually to gain an advantage to take first place. Drift events feature no weapons as you are on track by yourself and have a time limit to reach a set score to pass.
Each event in career can award you with 1-3 stars depending on your finishing result, stars are used to unlock later areas to progress through career. You'll also find more vehicles and characters to unlock as you progress, again tied to earning stars. Characters are more than just cosmetic changes, with some having abilities that affect gameplay, such as having longer boost times, or not affected by oil slicks etc. It keeps the game fresh as you progress.
Local multiplayer is restricted to quick race, here you have access to all the tracks and weapons and can set up a race with options such as what weapons are available, lap and AI amount. there's 4 cars and characters to choose from in this mode straight away, with the rest having to be unlocked in career.
It's very enjoyable in local multiplayer, I had a blast playing with my children, Gameplay is solid with great controls, I also really like the drifting feature. Visuals are spot on, A 3D cartoon look that appeals with some great details around the tracks, framerate also holds up well, even with lots going on on screen. Audio is ok, with a varying soundtrack that goes with the theme of each race track.
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> My question remains - why create a massive workaround for crappy compilers > when you already have a very very very fast compiler that does it for you. > Integrating this into javac task is just penalising the decent compiler and > hiding faults of bad compilers. I have never used jikes, but have heard from others that it is very fast, which is usually the reason people use it (plus the dependency checking thing sounds useful also). But to any of you using or thinking about using jikes, I would encourage you to peruse the jikes bug list: http://www10.software.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/jikes/bugs In particular, check out the following bugs having to do with JPDA incompatibility: http://www10.software.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/jikes/bugs/incoming? id=235 http://www10.software.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/jikes/bugs/incoming? id=251 http://www10.software.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/jikes/bugs/incoming? open=10 In my project, we are using Ant because we have been unable to find an IDE suite of tools that we are happy with. Therefore we have ended up with a stand-alone editor, Ant (a stand-alone make tool), and a stand-alone debugger. When you are talking about a stand-alone debugger, presently you are looking at JPDA debuggers. Since jikes generates code that is incompatible with JPDA, we are unable to use it! And of the three bugs listed above, no comments have been made to suggest that they are even being worked on. I haven't checked the latest jikes CVS or mailing list archives, so these problems could very well be addressed already. I am interested to hear some other stories on jikes and how it is used in your organization. Please email me directly though, as this may turn into an off-topic discussion that not everyone wants to participate in (but I could be wrong about that). Jason Boehle firstname.lastname@example.com
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The Sendai 89ers orchestrated a dramatic turnaround under first-year bench boss Dai Oketani this past season.
The 89ers won 40 of 60 regular-season games, a 19-win improvement over the previous campaign. And with the foundation of Oketani's system in place, the 89ers are looking to build off the success they achieved last season.
One big key to the second-division team's success last season was veteran forward Jerome Tillman, who averaged 22.5 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.4 steals in 40 games (40 starts).
The 32-year-old Ohio University alum agreed to the terms of a contract for the upcoming season late last week.
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In related news, former 89ers shooting guard Masaharu Kataoka recently finalized a deal to return to Sendai for next season. He suited up for the Kyoto Hannaryz for the past season two seasons.
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What Fountain Solution are most users using on their quad stacks? We were using Varyx but have not been able to find a good replacement. We currently are having an issue whe we need to sstop for a period of say 10 min or more, when we start the press back up the impression mark prints. In order to get this to go away we have to wash all 24 plates with plate cleaner. We are using a product from Applied Chemistries and it is a a mild acid.
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I use liquid gold 262 nuetral from RBP. I also get the marks if impressions left on too long but on restart I just run up with water and forms on for a hundred copies or so then I turn on ink and the marks dissapear by then.
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We are using Prisco newsfount F and have quick start-ups with it. We leave impressions on all day and have no problem when press is down for 1 hour. The Pressman's routine start and stop is turn on water first then ink form's and when stopping turn off forms first then water. He says when the ink forms touch a dry plate that's when the problem occur's, the blue and red mostly.
We use Rycoline Main Edition 62 plus, it's also a mild acid.
Thank you for the imput, What plates are you using?
We also use Prisco Newsfont F and we also have quick start ups, there are times when we start a press up after sitting over night and the plates clean right up. The only problem i've been trying to over come is what i call banding, it looks like roller bounce and on some units i cannot get rid of it. i've checked iron to iron , changed rollers, tried diferent blankets, tried very light roller to plate settings and nothing seems to help. one day the unit prints good and the next day the lines are back. i've tried diferent inks some work better than other it seems and i've recentley switch to Flint, but on some units i still have it.
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Horse-riding mishaps a major cause of British A&E visits by girls, study find
Horse riding was a major cause of sport-related injuries among girls in a study of Accident and Emergency Department admissions at two major British hospitals.
The study found that almost half of sport injury-related emergency department attendances and almost a quarter of sport injury-related hospital admissions were in children and adolescents aged 0 to 19.
Researchers analysed injury attendances recorded at two NHS hospitals in Oxford and Banbury between January 2012 and March 2014.
Of the 63,877 attendances recorded, 11,676 were sport-related, with 5533 in 0-19 year olds.
Fourteen-year-old boys and 12-year-old girls were most at risk of sustaining a sports injury, the researchers found.
For boys, the three main sports involved in injuries were football, rugby union and rugby league. For girls, it was trampolining, netball and horse-riding.
Almost a quarter of the injuries were fractures, the highest percentage to the upper limbs.
Rugby union was the sport most associated with head injury and concussion in boys. For girls, head injuries were most common during horse riding.
Trampolining was responsible for 12% of the total female sports injury attendances up to the age of 19, followed by netball at 8.7% and horse-riding at 8%, which was on a par with football among young women.
Girls aged 13 were most likely be injured in horse-riding among the 0-19 year age range.
Overall, horse-riding injuries were 92% female while wheeled motorsport, rugby union and rugby league injuries were 96%, 95% and 95% male, respectively.
Horse-riding was found to be responsible for a high percentage of fractures among girls aged 5-9.
Riding also featured prominently among sports when examined against hospital admissions, beaten only by cycling.
Graham Kirkwood, senior research associate at Newcastle University and one of the researchers who carried out the study, said: "These figures are equivalent to 68 boys and 34 girls in every thousand attending NHS emergency departments in a year.
"This is a heavy burden on the NHS and on children and families from sport-related injury.
"Children need to be physically active but making organised sports as safe as possible needs to be part of any effective child obesity strategy."
Another member of the research team, Professor Allyson Pollock, also from Newcastle University, said: "This study has some shed some light on the causes and scale of sport injuries and should act as a springboard for injury prevention initiatives in child sport, targeted specifically at the causal mechanisms for these often serious injuries."
Dr Tom Hughes, emergency department consultant at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, said the findings of the study highlighted areas that should be explored to see how everyday activities could be made a bit safer without being boring.
The researchers said serious consideration needed to be given to how data generated can be used to inform schools, clubs, coaches, parents and children and to develop injury prevention strategies and reduce the burden of injuries among children.
They concluded in their study, reported in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine: "If public health departments in local authorities and schools were to adopt a high-risk strategy to prevention they should target those in the first four years of secondary school. For younger age groups, trampolines in the home warrant improved safety. Rugby and horse-riding should also be a focus for interventions."
Kirkwood, G., Hughes, T. C., & Pollock, A. M. (2018). Results on sports-related injuries in children from NHS emergency care dataset Oxfordshire pilot: an ecological study. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1177/0141076818808430