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Karen · Married on 05/17/2014
Highly recommend! We researched many vendors - local and online. Best options and prices we found and the favors turned out great! All of our guests commented how much they loved them. I called and actually spoke with Brenda - top notch people and company. Over 100 bottles arrived - none damaged/all perfect! A pleasure to work with them and we would use again for sure! Check them out...you will not be disappointed.Sent on 07/07/2014
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Rachel · Married on 10/05/2018
The Olive Source was a pleasure to order from. Everything was straightforward when it came to ordering and the bottles with custom labels turned out exactly as I had expected. I'm pleased that the favor/gift at my wedding was made in California since we'll have a number of guests from out of state. Overall, I'm pleased!Sent on 03/27/2018
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Elizabeth · Married on 10/05/2018
Made my own olive oil favors
Ended up just buying the empty bottles and making my own infused olive oil. My guests loved it and really fit our wedding venue (italian winery). The Olive Oil Source was quick, professional, and the bottles arrives in less than a week!Sent on 02/27/2019
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Karen · event on: 09/09/2017
The product is wonderful, the service was wonderful and Brenda is a joy to work with and very helpful.Sent on 12/21/2017
They created a favor for my mother's 100th Birthday party.
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Jeanette · Married on 08/20/2017
Our wedding favors were perfect with customized photos! The service was excellent, as was the flavored olive oil!Sent on 08/04/2017
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Veronica · Married on 05/28/2017
The Olive Oil Source provided delicious local olive oil in 100 ml bottles as favors for our wedding (hand-luggage approved!). They let us design our own label and were super easy to work with. I'd recommend them wholeheartedly!Sent on 12/22/2017
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Laurie · Married on 05/21/2017
I highly recommend The Olive Oil Source for Party Favors. We ordered 60 ml olive oil bottles with a custom heart design label for our wedding on May 21, 2017, and we couldn't have been happier. Our guests loved the custom olive oil bottles and we received many compliments on them. The bottles were lovely and the whole process was great. I had a few questions before I placed the order and my questions were answered promptly and even after normal business hours via email. After I placed the order, we received the bottles in a week. A great experience!Sent on 05/30/2017
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Maria · Married on 01/07/2017
The Olive Oil Source went above and beyond to make sure I got my favors on time, and they were exactly to my specifications!Sent on 12/29/2016
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Alison · Married on 10/28/2016
Our wedding favors were awesome! The olive oil was delicious and fresh. Marrying into an Italian family I was looking for something special to give our guests as a thank you. The customized bottles were the perfect touch we were looking for.Sent on 12/16/2016
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Alyx · Married on 08/27/2016
We ordered the Garlic Infused Olive Oil and have had rave reviews from all of our guests! The bottles were beautiful, as was their presentation. A million thanks for sending promptly, being helpful and wishing us the best on our big day! Thanks again!!Sent on 08/29/2016
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Christina · Married on 08/06/2016
We were looking for a quality olive oil to use as a wedding favor and we clearly found it here. We used (at their suggestion) their service of tasting different choices before making our ultimate decision. The label choices were classy and the website setup made it easy to play around with different ones to see how they looked. We chose to use one of their stock choices, but you could just as easily do something custom on your label. They have great customer service as they answered all questions cheerfully and promptly; the product came exactly in the time they said it would and it was packed very well with each individual bottle individually wrapped so the label wouldn't be damaged.Sent on 12/17/2016
This wedding reception was based around an excellent meal and we wanted a favor that our "foodie" guests would appreciate as a thank you for joining my daughter and her husband on their special day. Bottom line? Their five stars are not given lightly and they are well deserved.
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Mitzi · Married on 05/29/2016
The little olive oil bottles from The Olive Source was the perfect addition to my son's wedding table decoration. We chose to personalize the labels and found it very easy to do with all the options they offer. Plus, you can see exactly what the label is going to look like before you order them.Sent on 09/06/2016
The bottles arrived in perfect condition. With a little bow and some tags we purchased from etsy.com the party favors looked beautiful. It was a Greek theme wedding and olive oil was a great way to go. I highly recommend them.
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Donna · Married on 04/02/2016
I am very happy that I ordered my wedding favors from the Olive Oil Source party favors. I coordinated with Susan as I preferred to have a customized label and she was great with helping me out and was able to incorporate the picture that we used as our theme. The favors were shipped on time and although I did receive 6 unlabeled bottles, they were very attentive to send me right away the sticker labels which came on time too. I am very happy at the attention and how responsive they are. Our guest too loved having to take home a wedding favor that they can actually use.Sent on 04/19/2016
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Jennifer · Married on 10/10/2015
We absolutely loved our wedding favors! They were extremely helpful with the design and even let us make changes to the font size so we could include our entire thank you message to our guests. Numerous guests have contacted me since the wedding and complimented the taste of the oil too! My parents want to buy multiple full bottle sizes!Sent on 11/30/2015
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Jodie · Married on 10/03/2015
We purchased some of the infused olive oils as favors for our wedding and they were a HUGE hit with our guests! Everyone thought they were such a unique gift and I have received tons of feedback on the excellent taste of the olive oil. The shipping was very fast and the glass bottles were very well protected for the trip. Everything looked perfect and was great quality.Sent on 11/29/2015
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Samantha · Married on 08/28/2015
My husband and I loved our favors and so did all of our guests. It was the perfect compliment to a perfect day.Sent on 11/25/2015
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Pam · Married on 07/11/2015
Favors were beautiful! Loved working with this company and Brenda and Antoinette were stellar in customer service. They were quick to respond to any questions and super helpful! Great place to get personalized favors for any event :)Sent on 04/06/2015
Pam · Married on 07/11/2015
Olive Source was such A pleasure to work with. I was able to get beautiful labels on the oil bottles for a great price. The favor was so original and my guests couldn't stop complimenting! Fast shipping and just amazing customer service!Sent on 11/26/2015
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Krista · Married on 05/30/2015
We bought our wedding favors from The Olive Oil Source and are very pleased with both the oils and customer service we received! The order was completed and shipped very quickly and we even received a personal email congratulating us on our upcoming wedding! I would recommend this company and plan to use them again in the future.Sent on 03/27/2015
Kate · Married on 05/23/2015
My mom and the folks at The Olive Oil Source Party Favors surprised me with the most adorable mini olive oil and balsamic favors. Customized, these were the perfect gift in theme with our old world European event. My friends still say how they use the olive oil and balsamic, so it's not just a pretty favor but one that is useful! Thank you!Sent on 11/26/2015
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User4556854 · 2+ years ago
The Olive Oil Source was a pleasure to work with for wedding favours - they were helpful, accommodating and very quick to respond to all of my requests. I provided a custom label for the olive oil bottles, which staff ensured printed properly. The packages arrived on time and were packed very well. I would do business with The Olive Oil source again, and I highly recommend them!Sent on 11/18/2014
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Diane · Married on 10/18/2014
I just received my olive oil favors for my daughter's wedding. They are just perfect! I love the customized labels! I had some trouble placing my order (my own fault) and my questions were answered so promptly by Mary. And Brenda double-checked with me before printing the labels to be sure that I was happy with everything. I am extremely satisfied with my purchase and know that my guests will love them!Sent on 09/20/2014
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Katelyn · Married on 10/11/2014
After ordering samples to narrow down there large and vast flavors of oil and vinegars we were able to purchase our favorite flavors and all the supplies needed to put the favors together. We decided to fill and label the bottle ourselves but purchased everything from the Olive Oil Source. They do provide completed favors for an additional price too. When designing the labels, I spoke directly with the artist and we discussed all the variables and little nuances that can be changed to our liking. Everything went extremely smoothly and we are especially happy with the quality of the oil and vinegar. Our pairing ended up being espresso balsamic vinegar and italian herb olive oil. DELICIOUS!Sent on 05/31/2014
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User3897060 · 2+ years ago
We loved our favors! The olive oil bottles were perfect for our winery wedding! They even formatted them to match our invitations! Perfect! Highly recommend them!Sent on 11/12/2014
User3462139 · 2+ years ago
Everybody loved these little olive oil favors! The process of making the customized favor online was really easy and everything came in great condition. I'm not sure who she talked to, but my mom called a couple of times and they were happy to answer her questions. It was a little expensive, but it was the best price we could find so I shouldn't complain!Sent on 09/30/2014
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After retirement, an individual has a lot of time to spare, a good corporate sector experience and enough capital in the form of retirement funds to start a business. So, most people tend towards starting their own small-scale business. Why should an individual start a business after retirement? Here are the answers.
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Generally, the income level dives down after retirement and you have to live on the fixed amount you are receiving as pension. Many people fail to adjust with this sudden reduction of income. If you are addicted to the lavish lifestyle you were living before retirement and now it is difficult for you to make both ends meet, then starting a business can be a great decision.
- Utilize your entrepreneurial edge:
Serving the corporate sector throughout your life must have gained you an immense experience. You must be aware of all the ups and downs, dos and don'ts, merits and demerits and all other technicalities of your field. So, you can be a better entrepreneur in your field as compared to the freshmen or newbies.
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After retirement, an individual enters a new phase of life. If you were unable to pursue your passion in the previous phase of your life, you now have a chance. You can turn your skill or your hobby into a full-time business. There are many hobbies that can help you start a small-scale business and earn extra money.
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As an individual retires, he starts to think about his family even more. One of such thoughts is that what they have given to their children and what they are leaving behind. Starting a business with the funds and spare time you get after retirement and then handing it over to your children can be the best gift ever.
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Starting a business can be a necessity or a way to escape the inactive life after retirement for some people. Extra expenses such as sudden accidents and health problems can take a toll on your wallet. People should invest in health insurances by private companies such as Medicare Advantage Plans for 2019 to help cover sudden health-care costs. However, starting a business on a small level will help you earn some extra income that you can save and keep for the extra expenditure.

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The eCollaborative: using a quality improvement collaborative to implement the National eHealth Record System in Australian primary care practices
Published in the International Journal for Quality in Health Care,
Authors: ANDREW W KNIGHT, CRAIG SZUCS, MIA DHILLON, TONY LEMBKE AND CHRIS MITCHELL
Quality problem
The new national patient-controlled electronic health record is an important quality improvement, and there was a pressing need to pilot its use in Australian primary care practices. Implementation of electronic health records in other countries has met with mixed success.
Initial assessment
New work was required in general practices participating in the national electronic health record. National implementers needed to engage with small private general practices to test the changes before general introduction.
Choice of solution.
The National E-health Transition Authority contracted the Improvement Foundation Australia to conduct a quality improvement collaborative based on 9 years of experience with the Australian Primary Care Collaborative Program.
Aims, measures and change ideas were addressed in a collaborative programme of workshops and supported activity periods. Data quality measures and numbers of health summaries uploaded were collected monthly. Challenges such as the delay in implementation of the electronic health summary were met.
Fifty-six practices participated. Nine hundred and twenty-nine patients registered to participate, and 650 shared health summaries were uploaded. Five hundred and nineteen patient views occurred. Four hundred and twenty-one plan/do/study/act cycles were submitted by participating practices.
Lessons learned.
The collaborative methodology was adapted for implementing innovation and proved useful for engaging with multiple small practices, facilitating low-risk testing of processes, sharing ideas among participants, development of clinical champions and development of resources to support wider use. Email discussion between participants and system designers facilitated
improvements. Data quality was a key challenge for this innovation, and quality measures chosen require development. Patient participants were partners in improvement.


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How To Maintain And Sharpen Your Knife
Have you ever been told that a dull kitchen knife poses more danger to you and your family than a sharp one? A dull kitchen knife will most likely require you to use more force when it comes to cutting stuff in the kitchen. A dull knife is a knife that has been used for a long time and has with time folded on its edges making the process of cutting daunting. There are so many determinants when it comes to making a knife dull.
One of the major things that causes most kitchen knives to go blunt is the cutting board that is very common in most kitchens today. Wooden cutting boards have been proven to be the best when it comes to maintaining the edge of the knife. Wooden cutting boards are only meant to help slow down the process of your knife becoming blunt but does not guarantee that it will always stay sharp.
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Being a good chef more often than not entails ensuring that your knives are well maintained and safely kept. If you happen to have all the proper sharpening tools required to sharpen a kitchen knife, you will find it to be a very simple and straightforward process that does not even take up a lot of your time. The most recommended knife sharpener by experts is the two-stone sharpener. This is mainly because a two-stone sharpener sharpens knives more efficiently on both sides at one go. There are two main types of two-stone sharpeners which are the electric knife sharpener and the manual knife sharpener.
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There is a cross-looking shape in a manual knife sharpener that shows you where to put your dull knife in order to sharpen it. Sharpening a knife is a dangerous process and that is why it is highly advised for individuals to exercise caution when doing so. Always have your eyes on the blade and stay clear of any distractions. Experts recommend individuals to have at least one knife sharpener in their kitchens.


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Volcanoes for many of the uninitiated seem to be something fantastic and inconceivably terrible. In order to get a better idea about these objects we quote the interesting facts about volcanoes.
Only volcanic stone floating on the water's surface is volcanic pumice. It is characterized by grey color, this stone is riddled with hollow holes formed during the cooling of the stone. This process was accompanied by the release of gases that are formed holes.
volcanic pumice, Interesting facts about volcanoes
The eruption of huge volcanoes, supervolcanoes called, often cause dire consequences. It is fire and rain, shed for miles around the volcano itself, and global climate change caused by ingress of ash into the atmosphere. Fortunately, these volcanoes erupt on the average several times in 100,000 years. One of them, located on the territory of Yellowstone national Park, scientists say that, in all likelihood, ready for another eruption.
the eruption of a SUPERVOLCANO,
The largest of the observed eruptions is considered to be the activity of the volcano of Tambora on the Indonesian island of Sumbawa. The eruption killed 100,000 people. According to researchers in Indonesia is home to the largest number of historically active volcanoes. A total of 76.
the volcano Tambor,
Most volcanoes appear on the borders of tectonic plates that form the earth's surface. Other volcanoes, for example, Yellowstone, are other "hot spots" erupting from the depths of the earth's magma.
Iceland, also called the land of fire and ice, endowed by nature with the greatest number of volcanoes in the region, called "sredneohtinsky Atlantic ridge". Rocked many of the recent eruption Eyjafjallajokull immeasurably weaker explosion of Scepter, which inflicted terrible damage to the food supplies of the island and caused famine, resulting in the deaths of twenty percent of the population.
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Citing interesting facts about volcanoes we can not talk about the grave consequences of what happened in 1991 in the Philippines the eruption of mount Pinatubo. Following the release of a volcano into the atmosphere 22 million tons of sulfur compounds, the temperature decreased by 0.5 degrees.
The mount Pinatubo, interesting facts about volcanoes
Interesting the ability of volcanoes to growth – accumulated lava and ash build up its height.
Extinct volcanoes are called in when scientists believe that their eruptions will be no more. About the volcanoes calmed down during the activity say they are dormant.
the extinct volcano,
If in the process of eruption, collapse of a wall holding back lava, there is a huge crater, called a Caldera.
the crater of the volcano,
Kelimutu volcano, located in Indonesia, is at the top of an unusual three lakes. The water in each of them periodically acquires different colors – turquoise, green, black or red. These transformations are caused by the reaction of volcanic gases entering into a chemical reaction with various minerals that are dissolved in water. This is due to the change of color lakes.
Kelimutu Volcano,
The highest volcano of the Earth is Mauna Loa in Hawaii. Its height is equal to 4 thousand meters above sea level. On this island there are five volcanoes.
The Volcano Of Mauna Loa,
When volcanic eruptions release into the atmosphere small particles of ash that are able to dissipate the sun's rays. This gives the atmosphere of coral and orange shades and adds to the colorful sunsets.
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Most of the Islands of the Atlantic ocean was formed as a result of volcanic activity.
Islands of the Atlantic ocean, volcanoes,
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Located on the island of Kiu-Shiu in Japan volcano called ASO is the largest volcano in the world. The crater has a width of 14 kilometers, a length of 23 kilometers and a depth of 500 meters.
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Tussen Steden (Between Cities) in 2016
Where's your favourite place to ride?
My favourite place to ride is in the woods. In the Netherlands there are no big and natural forests, but there is a big National Park; The Veluwe. This is the most densely grown and the greenest part of the Netherlands even though it is extremely cultivated. There are hundreds of miles of narrow, ultra smooth cycling lanes running through this area. It may be a bit too cultivated, but to me it is always very pleasant to feel like being far away from society and deep into the 'wild', while still traveling on smooth asphalt. In the off season and autumn this is the place to be for the best scenic photography. In summer it is the designated leisure area of the cycling elderly we call e-bike gangs.
What type of riding do you like to do the most?
I am a great fan of long rides and I think the best ones are from dawn till dusk. Short rides are superb for stretching the legs and chatting with friends, but on longer rides there's so many more levels of experiences. Especially on rides that last longer than 10-12 hours. I see a long day on the bike as a micro holiday with all kinds of impressions, phases and states of mind, especially when these rides are planned between working days. When I go for a long ride, I leave home very early and I can be in a totally different environment, far away from the city, at the moment my head starts waking up. The Netherlands is a very small country.
There are moments before lunch when I think about my mailbox, but by lunchtime I can be halfway across the country, having grown blissfully unaware of all the things I left on my desk, cycling through landscapes where I have never been before. This is like the golden hour for the mind. Around six o'clock in the evening, things get tiring, the miles start to count, there's people in cars heading home from work, concentration is fading. At that moment you sometimes start to doubt your own ideas of pleasure. The last 50km on the way home in the dark is just a long tunnel of trance. Eating pasta with a 1000 yard stare and fresh to work the next day... those days are the best.
How do you discover a new route? Do you plan ahead with maps or just see where the road takes you?
I'm relatively new to long distance cycling. I'm on the bike now for about four years. The first year I only free-wheeled around town on my own, but when the idea of crossing all municipalities came to my mind I started to plan my rides in advance. For this I usually create a list of ±10 routes that I want to ride for every month. Depending on the wind, weather or the people that want to join, I decide on the day before which route I'm going to ride . I try to fit as many new roads as possible into the routes and I also try to ride through different landscapes so the routes won't get boring.
What equipment do you use to capture your ride?
I haul a D600 around on almost every ride. It is a bit of a hassle but there were some moments when I wished I had my camera but didn't, and I'd like to keep those moments to a bare minimum! The camera comfortably hangs around my neck from a self made strap. It is not the best solution though when you want to keep the photostops as short as possible; I still have to come up with a smarter 'click and go' solution for that.
What destination would be on your riding wish list?
That list is quite long. As soon as I finish my Tussen Steden project I will start to work on that. Can't wait. On top of my wish list and beyond any categorisation is my plan to cycle from San Francisco to Portland. The absolute headliner place to visit is Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park in Northern California, on the border with Oregon. In this Redwood park there is an undisclosed grove with a group of the largest Redwood trees (Sequoias) on the planet; The Grove of Titans. I want to find out about that. As a fan of trees, that is something I have dreamt of doing for a long time; riding foggy dirt roads between giant, sky-scraper sized trees.


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I did finish Redshift, both the script editing and the lettering, just been doing corrections on the latter the past couple of days.
I also sent Scott a couple more versions of the Journeymen logo and got some feedback on that. It's still very much a work in progress at this point.
I may have another lettering job, I just have to send in some specific samples and hopefully things will work out. I meant to do that yesterday, but I got tied up. I'll get them out today.
I'm still waiting to hear about another lettering gig and I'm waiting for some regular stuff to come in. In the meantime I'll be working on the lower priority stuff to get that caught up.
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Well yesterday I turned 30! It was a good day. It's always nice to have a valid excuse to get just about anything you want. "It's my birthday!" Of course part of the day included a nice seafood dinner. Growing up, it sort of became tradition to have Lobster on or near my birthday. Lobster is my favorite food and we always seemed to be in Maine sometime around my birthday.
I can remember my first interaction with Lobster. I do not remember the occasion but I remember my parents having a "romantic dinner" when we lived in the blue house in Connecticut. I only remember that the meal contained lobster. They ate at home and I am certain my sister and I did not join them. We probably had TV dinners, the kind with turkey and gravy and the little cherry dessert, in the basement that had been converted into an office/playroom. I clearly remember wondering why in the world my mom and dad wanted to eat anything with claws and eyes that were still looking at them!
Several years later, after we moved to Vermont, and after our palettes became a little more sophisticated, we began to have Shrimp Cocktail as part of our annual Christmas Eve Snacks event. Of course Amanda still refused to touch the stuff but that just meant more for the rest of us! We often purchased our shrimp from a local seafood market called Blood's Seafood. One year I put my name into a drawing for, I believe, 10 pounds of lobster. Several days later I got a phone call that I had won! I couldn't believe it. I still don't think I was into lobster at this time but I knew my parents were so I was excited for them. Also, since it was FREE, this was going to be a good time to really give it a try myself.
Dad and I drove down to Blood's to pick up the lobsters. I think they even let me look in the tank and pick out the ones I wanted. They put them into paper bags and we took them home. Dad placed them in the bottom drawer of the refrigerator. Several times that day I opened the door to look at these strange crustaceans crawling around. That night I became obsessed with the red creatures. I was hooked! (Or would that be Trapped!?) Lobster became a passion of mine and each summer I had to have it. I even wrote my freshman biology research report on Lobster when I was in college!
Unfortunately, upon moving to Arkansas, the pursuit of great lobster became a little (okay a lot) more difficult. The Lobster Shack at Two Lights State Park in Cape Elizabeth, Maine had been on of my favorite places to get them. You could sit outside, right on the water, to enjoy your meal. Of course you had to be quick and careful or the seagulls would enjoy your meal too!
Here in Arkansas I have 4 choices for enjoying a Lobster Dinner. First, I can order live lobsters online and have them overnight-ed from Maine and sent straight to my door. A good choice but then I have to do all the work! Second, I can go to the Argenta Seafood Marketin Little Rock. The drawback is that they ONLY offer lobster on Friday nights and it is well over $30.00 for a meal not including chowder! Thirdly, we could make the drive to the Hollywood Casino in Tunica, Mississippi where they have an all you can eat Lobster and Crab buffet on Friday nights. The buffet is reasonable, but the lobsters are small and Tunica is about a 3 hour drive. Rooms at the casino's also go from weeknight rates of about $50 to well over $300 for the same room! The last choice is of course Red Lobster. This year I chose Red Lobster. It is close, convenient and comparatively inexpensive. Instead of just getting Lobster this year I had the New England Lobster and Crab Bake which is their special right now. It included shrimp, scallops, 1/2 pound of crab legs and a Lobster Tail. It was really good and I enjoyed it, it just doesn't have the same feeling it did when I was a kid.
While in Little Rock we also stopped at the Whole Foods store in Little Rock to pick up a few items we can't get at our Local grocery stores. We got some San Marzano tomatoes, fresh Greek olives, some gourmet cheeses (Drunken Goat, Amadeus, Gormandise with Kirsch), some fresh baked bread, soda made with sugar instead of HFCS, fresh halibut, and fresh sweet and hot Italian sausage.
We also tried to go to Sam's Club for ice cream on our way home. Sometimes Sam's Club makes me so mad. Richie had forgotten his card at home and the lady would not let us in the door! Oh well. To make up for it Richie stopped and bought me a Cave City Watermelon. Trust me, you have not had watermelon until you have had a Cave City Watermelon! These have to be the juiciest, SWEETEST watermelons I have ever had. They are very popular around here! They are more expensive than other melons but well worth the price!
I got some nice gifts for my birthday as well. I got cards and/or money from my Aunt Sue, Grandma, Nammy, Aunt Bev, Kathy and several of my farmgirl friends. My sister sent me a BEAUTIFUL hummingbird feeder and "the card" that we have been passing over 12 years. I had about 8 hummingbirds out there this morning but it is raining so I couldn't get any pictures of them feeding.
My mom and dad bought me an all day spa package at a local spa. I am going to get a Swedish massage, a facial, haircut, eyebrow wax, a manicure and a pedicure!!!!! I am so excited and can't wait to go. Richie is going to a 3 day chess tournament the 3rd weekend in August. I plan to go that Saturday. It's going to be REALLY nice!
So turning 30 was pretty great. I don't feel any older than I did on Thursday.


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Finally, 2013 in Review17 01 2014
2013 Boom .. look at that!!!! Here we go!
January – Finishing up exams and grades at school. Busy as hell, pretty sure I didn't get into much excitement.
February -Work a super intense 4 days of winter camp at work, and then flew to France via Vietnam for the rest of the Chinese New Year break. Had a great time with Regis for the winter break, but I was super sad because we get to spend so little time together. One of my students bought me a cute dragon USB with his own money <3. Got a fancy signature stamp that I played with endlessly.
March – Went to a Taiwanease social night with some friends, met an interesting assortment of people. Took a couple of pole dancing classes with a friend. While cool, I was/am in too bad of shape to really enjoy it.
April – Officially paid off all of my debt. BOOM DEBT FREE BITCHES. Mom sent me photos of a moose in the safeway. Applied for and was approved for a real Taiwanese card! (a very difficult task). Went to Carnegies, for the first time in a very long time. May have danced on the bar… maybe .. probably not though. Resigned for my school.
May – Almost bought my first new fridge, but in the end I bought a second hand one from Xiamen Street. Got a Wii for super cheap (wanted the guitar hero… I play it all the time all the time… honest).
June – There was a biggish earthquake. Rob and I made a "time out" group for people not acting right. Finished off my first school year at ChingShin. Raygan came to Taiwan to visit Tracey and I on her way back to Canada. We all went to Ounce a speakeasy style bar.
July – Took the summer off, except for a summer camp that I did at Chang Kai Shek Memorial Hall. Finally got my broken micro sd card replaced. We had a sissy typhoon. I finally actually used my buy-sell-trade page to sell some stuff.
August – Went back to Canada to see the family, via China for the first time. Regis arrived in Vancouver and we spent the month with my family and friends, spend some good times with Becky and Phil, then rented a car and drove to see Nadine. Drove up to Smithers, then back to PG with mom where I made full use of the new wireless paying machines to pay the bill mid meal (I win) was deeply entertaining watching Regis and mom fight over the bill. Regis and I flew to Shang Hai, we went into town but we were too jet lagged to have fun. Then on to Taipei and straight back to work for me. School was a mess.
September – Went to paint ball with Regis and some other friends. I turned 34? wait… damn no 35. Regis and I celebrated both of our birthdays. Thought my Credit card had been used illegally, but no I'm just a dummy. Signed up for two theme runs (beer and zombie).
October – um… oh yeah there was a biggish earthquake and it was awesome because Regis was white as a ghost! Regis went back to France for his dad's funeral. School told us that the bonuses that they promised us (that were the reason for most of us to resign) weren't happening at least one possibly two. Oh yeah did the beer run with Regis and Mickeal (I stole a case of beer, yay me!)
November – I got a new kitty!!!! Went to Peng Hu with Regis for the first time, loved the island! Much contemplating of names for kitty. Did the first ever Zombie run in Taipei.. not what I expected but really cool and fun!
December – Had a fake Christmas with Regis because he was leaving at the beginning of the month. Had a big going away shindig for Regis, same as the previous time all you can eat and drink BBQ followed by a hooka bar. Had a second fake (but closer to real) Christmas party with some friends, made a nommilcious turkey. Finished the kid's Christmas play finally. Angela and I went to On Tap for dinner and couple of drinks on New Year's eve, deliberately early and went home at ten. Because we're cool like that 😉 Bought my ticket to go to France for Chinese New Year. Had Kitty's nuts chopped off.
2014 so far! – Finally named kitty (Shinobi, Osiris, Sir Dick Head the Third). Marked all my tests for work. I almost quit at work, but decided to stick it out for now. But I'm seriously considering making some changes this year. I'm looking forward to going to France for Chinese New Year. I'm sad that my neighbor and really good friend is moving away at Chinese New Year.
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Chapter 2 oh me :D14 01 2014
2011 – Decided that I wasn't happy with these pretend personality and behavior changes I had made, in reality for my ex even though if you asked at the time I would have denied it. Started living the life of "why not", when things came up I thought why not? And if I didn't have a good reason then … woot. Which is how I met Regis, I was having 'fun' and it turned it to something unexpected. I went to Macau for the first time with TPT, that was a weekend to remember. Started chatting with Regis a lot. Went to Canada for the summer again. Raygan came to Taipei to hang out with Tracey and I. Raygan convinced me to stop being a negative Nancy and let Regis come to Taiwan to see what could happen. Regis moved to Taipei on Nov 4th,
2011 for three months. I started hating my job. I decided that I didn't know what was happening with us, but wasn't ready to call it quits. Rolling up on the ten year mark and decided I'm a grown upa nd I can do what I want, ie not moving back to Canada since I don't want to.
2012 – I had all the money to pay off my debt, but re-borrowed it so I could I quit my job, and move to France at Chinese new year. Feb 3rd 2012. Went to England for the first time in April, Portsmouth. Was really just a visa run, couch surfed and met some cool people. I went to Prague in the Czech Republic for the first time, caught up with some old friends from the early years of Taipei). Stayed a really nice and cool hostel, was disappointed that Regis couldn't come with me. Regis took me to Mont St Michel. I moved back to Taipei and started looking for a new job. Found a couple of good prospects was really torn between a kindergarten that was going to pay me really well but in the end I decided to go with the private elementary school near my house. Met my new co workers/friends Angela and Candice. Started a crazy job, that was a lot or work but something very new.
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History of Me 1978-20105 01 2014
Everyone seems to be writing these, year summary blogs (or letters, like Emily). I know I haven't really posted or blogged in ages.. and I may ore may not actually finish this and explain.
So Just this past year seems like not enough.. so I I've feeling nostalgic and am going to do something more silly.
My life in summary!
1978- I was born, I'm pretty sure the world stopped for a second because I'm so awesome!
1979-1997 – Lived in Smithers, it's a boring story. My grandmother passed away. We moved into town. A few years later my Grandpa passed away. Went to France on a school trip, I always wonder if this was the beginning of the end. Met my little brother and dad's side of the family. I graduated from high school, started working at my mom's company (Newpro), got laid off and on the same day received a uni acceptance letter. Applied for loans and off I went.
1997-2001 – Moved to Prince George, BC, went to UNBC. Partied, studied, and all that good uni stuff. Made lots of new friends, had ups, had downs. Ended contact with my dad. Dated, ended up with Erik which while the relationship was terrible and we should have ended it when I originally. It was a pivotal factor in the rest of my life. Tracey moved to Japan on Jet. At the end of school, had a conversation with my friend Mike Yeh where he suggested I love to Taiwan. I scoffed. I broke up with Erik, and suddenly realized why the hell not?
2001-2002 – moved home to stay with mom (saving money before the move), made plans to hang out in Thailand for almost 2 months. Got a passport, all my visas, and finally on a jet plane. Arrived in Bangkok on December 7, 2001. Exited the plane to be hit by a wall of hot wet air. Travelled around Thailand with Tracey, we took sleeper trains, busses, boats, planes, stayed in hotels, hostels. Went diving, got certified with PADI. I got some weird unexplained sickness, hallucinated my way around a tiny town (because I dipped and Tracey was frantic trying to figure out how to fine me) in the south and Tracy found me chatting with dogs, sorry about that. Went back to Bangkok, Tracey went back to Japan and I headed to Taipei. Cue next chapter.
2002 – Jan 12, 2002 I arrived in Taipei city in Taiwan. I always said that I planned to stay for at least 5 years, I wanted to stick it out, make money, learn a language, and a new culture (all part of Mike's sales pitch). I did say that if I was still here after 10 years, that I had to move home to see if I was really wanting to stay or if I was just scared to move. Moved into my first apartment in Taipei it was hideous.
2002-2005 – Travelled to Japan to visit Tracey in March 2002. Travelled to Thailand a few times. Tracey came to Taipei to visit. Went back to Canada, a couple of times to visit the family. By being snotty, I offended Sammi, made myself less than popular and was blissfully ignorant of what I had done. Got my first passport abroad (was actually my third passport) the guarantor was an interesting challenge. Moved to a much better but more expensive place, when our landlord sold out place my friend Sarah and I got the place I'm in now and furnished it.
2005-2009- Taiwan changed the APRC requirement from 7 years to 5 years, right about my 5-6 year mark, no I didn't apply. Tracey moved back to Taiwan after her south American back packing trip. Met and fell in love with my ex, who was married and bipolar, that was a ride that went on for a while (on and off for years). Went to Thailand again in 2006. Moved to Brazil for 5-6 months with Tracey in the fall of 2006. We lived in Sao Paulo for a while, travelled around and spent the last month (2?) travelling around, drinking, partying and beaching. oh I miss it. Went on a visa run to Argentina, accidentally and illegally went to Paraguay. Moved back to Taipei in The spring of 2007. Went to Hong Kong for the first time with Tracey and Melissa for my birthday, stayed at Mike's place. What a crazy weekend! Also went to Disney Land (even though it was micro Disney) for the first time. Went to the USA for the first time ever 🙂 in 2007. Went to Boracay (a beach holiday destination in the Philippines) with a big group of friends, that was a wild and great time. Went to the states again in 2008, still with on again off again ex. Made peace with my soon to be sister. Got back in touch with my little brother.
2009-2010 – Went to Thailand for Jody and Kai's wedding, and I almost missed my flight. It was the last hurrah for our circle, Tracey moved back to Canada, Melissa stayed in Thailand and then moved back to Canada. Had a big trip to Canada, went to Toronto and Niagra falls for the first time, actually the first time I've ever been east of Alberta. Got over my ex and let all that go, finally. Ended up having a great bonding moment with Sammi and we adopted each other <3. I went to Hong Kong to Visit Gabby twice. Raygan moved to Japan, and I went to Japan to visit. Got my finances under control and it seemed like I might actually be able to get out of debt.
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Taiwan and the New Boy (prt 2)30 01 2012
Continuing from last time, He arrived. It was a little nerve wracking, but also exciting and cool. I wish I could give you a more blow by blow of the following weeks and months, but honestly the details are all a little blurry to me.
I can tell you that he's a really nice guy, like freakishly so, but not without his fault. He gets a little bossy sometimes, which caused a bit of conflict. But honestly, most of our issues and conflicts stemmed … actually I guess it's stem, from communication problems. Either we'd misunderstand something language wise, or it would just be one of those difference communication styles that sometimes clash. But usually after a little tiff, snippiness or irritation, we'd walk away and then come back later and both be all apologies and sorrys.
Actually something I totally recall thinking at one point, was that I wasn't all gooey and doe eyed. That at no point did I think everything is perfect and yay I adore you. And I couldn't decide if it was due to my being older and not lame and doe eyed.. or is it because everything is deeply flawed so much that it pierces the beginning of a relationship glow? I worried about that idly in the back of my mind for a while, but I decided that it was more because of being a grown up. It's more that I have my eyes more open than I have in the past, or at least that's what seems to be true as time goes on.
Anyway, sometime before the end of the second month, I was sure that I really enjoyed spending time with him but I was equally certain that I wasn't sure enough about our relationship to be in anyway ready to give up and leave my life behind. Not yet anyway, a couple of months together just wasn't enough for me to give up 10 years of my life, know what I mean? I wanted, needed more time. But what to do?
I had originally thought about running away and going traveling after Chinese new year, but then I realized that it wasn't very fiscally responsible. I mean I had borrowed some money to pay off the balance of my Credit card and paying a set amount of interest. And by Chinese New Year I would have saved more than enough money to pay off all of my debt, debt free. Not something that I was really expecting to see this side of 40.
But now there is this great guy who dropped everything to try to see where things could go with us. I want to know too, so I thought about taking a semester off of work. Good idea, bad? Was the timing right, I hemmed and hawed. I mean I was about to be debt free, and if I went to Europe now that would mean going straight back into debt. But then again looking for work in the summer, is much better than any other time… and I can't be certain that I will have a job when I get back. EEK
….. To be continued. 😉
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What to say? (prt 1)29 01 2012
See here's the problem, it's been so long and so much has happened, but at the same nothing has really happened so I have no idea what to say. Everything seems like an irrelevant detail just by virtue of being old information to me.
And before you get all up in arms about how it's all new info to you, think that I have talked to some people at points about one thing or the other… le sigh. Plus all I want to talk about at this second is my new love Mr computer… lol such a techno whore.
Well I guess I'll just go back and look at the last thing I wrote and then wrack my swiss cheese memory for details from then (I have time and nothing else to do because I'm sitting in the lazer clinic waiting to wait some more for the shortest procedure ever… the lazering itself take.. 5? 10? minutes but the waiting, and then the waiting to wait etc takes fucking hours.. Stupid.
Ha so I just went back and looked … no wonder everyone is so grouchy.. not a personal post in yonks.. But in all fairness just before Regis arrived I was yapping on the phone to anyone who would listen to me… lol so I felt like I had communicated a lot. Hmmm Regis decided to come back to Taiwan because he wanted a chance to try to see if there was any possibility with us and I decided that it was ok, because while I am a coward he really was doing the hard part.
The weeks leading up to his arrival were fun with the anticipation but I really didn't know what to be expecting. Then he arrived, I took the afternoon off to go meet him at the airport and I was fine until waiting for him to come through security, then I was basically standing there trying to look pretty and not panicked. Once he actually arrived it was a little weird but significanly less scary than I thought.
The language issue was and still is a problem, but from day one it wasn't as bad as I had envisioned.
This ends part one……
tee hee
Ps… the lazer clinic blogging ended pretty much as soon as it happened because the chick dragged me in the other room.
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This is not the post you're looking for….27 01 2012
Yes, I'm aware that everyone would really like to know what's happen with my personal life, the not so new anymore boyfriend, leaving my job for four months, moving to France for that time … etc. But tough… lol I don't wanna write about that right now so neener (It's my blog I'll write what I wanna).
So today I went to dinner with Tony and Joel, and played a game after dinner. Then rushed over to 3C, a local electronics store, to try to by a new laptop (netbook). Now here is the things about 3C, they have this silly membership thing going on and then you supposedly get much better prices on electronics. Now the reality is they are a little cheaper than many other stores, IF you get the member price (membership isn't free mind you, you have to pay for it). But if you don't get the membership price then it ends up a bit more expensive than another store.
So every time I go there I play the stupid foreigner card, like I cruse up to the till and then seem deeply perplexed that the price isn't as advertised. They explain it's due to the membership price and as I don't have a membership I don't get that price. Now at this point I used to continue to play stupid and pout a little until they gave up and gave me the member price, but honestly I don't have the patience for that anymore. So, when they ask for my membership card I tell them I don't have one, followed in the same breath with, but they always give me the membership price.
I do it so quick they usually don't have anytime to think about it.. and merely blink a couple of times… say… "oh Zhan zhi? Uh.. Hao" Which basically translates to "oh, it's like that? Uh.. ok". They look a little unsure for a second and then completely fold like a house of cards in a stiff breeze. 😀 On occasion I run into a hardass or a wannabe hardass who is a stickler for the rules, at which point I just point out that I don't have to buy my things here and if they can't be co-operative I won't. They almost always cave then, honestly I think in ten years there has been one occasion where I just left the store not buying anything… and simply went to another of their stores (it's a huge chain).
On occasion they have very good prices and especially after Chinese New Year, you know how after Christmas back home they clear out old stock, same deal here just it happens after Chinese New Year I guess. Anyway They have a web page that they guy at the store showed me and I spend a bunch of time pootling about on there. www.tkec.com.tw, it's actually pretty good if you read Chinese or your browser translates for you.
I was supposed to buy my new computer (a new small laptop) in France because Regis found a some really good prices online in France. But the computer that I wanted went up in price in France and dropped here. So VOILA I get a new toy right now! Win.
As I said I went to 3C and unfortunately they didn't have the exact model I wanted new, so I could have a display model or get a new one a little bit less pimp (sniffle) and save 3000nt (hundred dollars Canada). But again it's the membership price, but I rolled over him right at 10pm (just as they were closing) and just informed him that I always get the member price. DONE. And I got an extra 1000 nt off (well actually the price online was 1000 less than the posted price in the store), WIN. And when I asked at the original store they told me that it would cost 1500 to upgrade the ram from 2gig to four gigs, but this guy upgraded my ram to 4gigs for only an extra 600nt. So that means, 10999 plus 600 for a total of 11599 yay, WIN. That ends up being 3600nt (120cad) cheaper than the computer was going to cost me in France, for a computer that's a bit better (slightly upgrade CPU, bigger hard drive).
I love getting a deal, possibly more than I love having new toys. So I get double joy here, new toy to play with and I totally scored a great deal. Tralala.
Ok it's Friday which means that a few things are open now and I need to run around like a chicken with my head cut off trying to get everything done. 😀 Hopefully will post again this weekend.
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I was called into the administration offices by the Vice Principal. She stood behind her grandiose, oppressive desk to greet me, then gestured for me to have a seat in one of the chairs in front of the desk.
"I need to discuss something with you," she began, still standing. "I understand that you have a bracelet on your leg. This is, uh, well. This is against our culture and our religion. You must remove it".
"Oh, yes, of course," I replied. "I didn't know that it was against your culture and your religion. I don't mean to offend anyone, so thank you for telling me."
"Yes," she said. "You see, the Quran tells us that a woman should not do anything that will draw attention to her. Our students are looking at the bracelet on your leg. Their attention is on you, not on their studies. You see, it's a distraction for the students and that is against our culture and against our religion."
"Oh, I'm very interested in the Quran," I said. "You mean there is scripture saying that a woman shouldn't wear a bracelet on her leg?"
"Yes," she said. "There is."
"Can you please tell me which one? I'd like to read it."
"God willing, I will tell you," she said, moving out from behind her desk, gesturing that our conversation was finished.
As she glided across the room to open the door for my exit, I noted the 2-foot long fringe on the bottom of her Abaya that shimmied and swayed with each step she took in her golden-glittered high-heeled shoes.
Oh my!
I was distracted!
My eyes, attracted to the sensual peeking out and in, out and in, of her red lacquered toes, the seductive thrust out and in, out and in, one leg and then the other, followed her every movement. My eyes, attracted to the melodic grace of her gliding, punctuated by the rhythmic swishing jiggles of her decorated hem, followed her every movement.
Oh my!
I was distracted!
And then, my nose twitched.
My nose, attracted to the luring scent of expensive perfume that filled the space as she stirred the air with her sexy little body, sniffed in generously.
As I felt the familiar comfort of the bracelet on my leg and walked gingerly back to my office to remove it, I wondered if the scripture that denies a woman to wear a bracelet on her leg is sandwiched in between others that give permission for fringe and golden glitter, painted toes and delicious smells showered over and under female secret places.
Hmm. God willing, she will show me those scriptures as well.


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There is an uncertain line in the sand on he radical right between legitimate nationalism and unacceptable racism.
The European far-right is more united than it has been for over half a century. Nationalist, anti-EU and anti-immigration parties are coming together in increasingly cohesive pan-European movements.
EU elections, with their low turnout and use of a proportional representation voting system, favour minor, radical and single-issue parties. Main parties are more concerned with national elections, and thus it is in the EU that the far right gets its toe in the door. Some projections suggest that eurosceptics may make up 30 per cent of the European Parliament following this year's elections.
The charter of the 'Europe and Freedom of Democracy' EU group states that "the Group rejects xenophobia, anti-Semitism and any other form of discrimination." The fact that this bloc of anti-EU MEPS feels the need to include this disclaimer in their official manifesto points to the somewhat chequered history of its constituent parties.
UKIP, the largest party in the group, sits with some unpleasant people. The other major party in the faction is the Italian Northern League, whose members have recently blacked up in Parliament and compared the country's first black cabinet minister to an orang-utan. The third-largest party, United Poland, have stated that "There is no place for homosexuals in our party."
For an EU group to gain access to central funding and seats on committees, it has to have at least 25 members from 7 different countries. "[Our membership of EFD] is a marriage of convenience, so we get speaking time in the parliament. There is no necessity for commonality of policy," a UKIP spokesman insisted, making no mention of the strings of racist and homophobic gaffes committed by members of his own party.
Yet all these parties peddle a similar brand of nationalism, condemning immigration and advocating a return to nation-state individualism alongside a range of socially conservative policies. As they have learnt to play down the racist implications of their policies and capitalise on widespread disillusionment with the EU, so they have learned to set aside their differences and work together.
The European far-right is a complicated and fast-evolving place. Last year, vocal Dutch Islamphobe Geert Wilders and Marine Le Pen, the French moderniser of the National Front, announced an alliance going into the 2014 European elections. It seems likely the Northern League will abandon UKIP and the rest of the EFD in favour of this new bloc of nationalists.
"Another grouping would leave the EFD as the moderate Eurosceptic group in the European Parliament," a UKIP spokesman stated. "And that would be good for UKIP." But if they lost their 'group' mandate they would lose their parliamentary privileges. Thus the emergence of this new faction might push UKIP's MEPs further to the right if they end up joining this new right-wing bloc.
Outside of the EU, other international links continue to thrive. Hungary's fascist Jobbik party now holds 47 seats in their national assembly and its influence is spreading across Europe.
Jobbik's leaders have recently travelled to the UK and Poland to spread their doctrines, and a spokesman for the organisation said they wanted to forge an "alliance that spreads from the Adriatic to the Baltic Sea".
Last week also saw the launch of a new right-wing youth network, the Young European Alliance For Hope, between France's National Front, Austria's Freedom Party, Belgium's Vlaams Belang and the Sweden Democrats.
This networkseems to embody the evolving spirit of co-operation amongst European nationalists. But it also embodies the far right's continued inability to form a truly pan-European consensus.
UKIP, Geert Wilder's Freedom Party and the Northern League have all declined to join the YEAH. After an Austrian delegate at their launch event described the EU as a "conglomerate of Negroes", the Sweden Democrats called into question the future of the alliance- just days after it was publicly launched.
The far-right has always been atomised. Their nationalist tendencies do not naturally lend themselves to international co-operation.
Any radical organisation necessarily teeters on the brink of legitimacy, and each party is keen to distance itself from those it perceives as veering too extremely from the security of the populist centre-right. The result is perpetual infighting between parties, factions and individual members.
Thus Nigel Farage is distancing himself from the alliance of Wilders and Le Pen: they in turn distance themselves from Golden Dawn, the violent but increasingly popular neo-Nazi party from Greece. Jobbik have also distanced themselves from the slightly more open violence of Golden Dawn: but the French National Front distance themselves from the slightly more open anti-Semitism of Jobbik.
It goes on. Le Pen's supporters are wary of Wilder's open anti-Semitism. An anti-Moroccan speech he made last week may cost him dearly, as support at home plummets. Nikki Sinclaire left UKIP because she could not stomach the policies of their current comrades in the EFD.
The right-wing is a bafflingly complex place, where populist euro-sceptics rub shoulders with radical ethno-nationalists. There is an uncertain line in the sand between legitimate nationalism and unacceptable racism, and when parties or individuals cross it then they are cut loose from the uneasy nationalist consensus.
Yet despite this, there is unprecedented consensus and compromise amongst the far right, spreading from Hungary to England via the corridors of the European Union. The aftermath of the 2014 EU elections will be the best indication yet of whether the far right is truly learning to work as a cohesive whole.
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19 Responses to "How the far right is uniting across Europe"
"far right"
You keep using that word but I don't think it means what you think it means.
I hope Europeans preserve Europe. I now see that the left (or least the current left) deconstructs their own societies culturally, demographically, etc.
Even if the left won, you would become a shrinking minority, surrounded by a growing minority both ideologically, racially/ethnically, culturally, linguistically, and religiously (or non religiously) speaking. You deconstruct any identity of the country.
That's what you do. People are starting to wake up due to the demographic transformation of their country. Where sharia law becomes the norm and neighborhoods are no longer recognizable. Nationalist sentiment is on the rise. You pushed too far and now there's a reaction. Many left wingers are becoming slightly more reactionary due wanting to preserve liberal ideas that are inconsistent with many growing minority groups. This causes division and friction in the Left because the left turns a blind eye to its minorities that it feels it needs to protect from those righties.
The left in fear of losing power will try to make this like renewed Nazism of the 1930s and that this should be accepted change.
It is too bad such reaction is blind and not conscious. Institutionalized Liberalism (like this news site), especially in academia, needs to be deconstructed. The ideologues that push such notions on the population need to be kicked out. The reaction is the subconscious distaste you changing the countries. Despite all the notions that xenophobia comes from perceived prejudice, the fact is that such xenophobic notions are created through close proximity of diverse groups that realize how different they are and that there is no underlining unification thus cause group identity politics and sectarianism.
I don't know if it will be enough. It maybe too late based upon demographic trends. Hopefully, I'm proving wrong and you go down in the annals of history as a shameful and Western Civilization is preserved.
Alex McLeish
Tony Blair in 1997 initiated a policy of open-door mass immigration into the UK so that he could 'rub the country's nose in diversity'.
The Left never forgave the British working class for voting Thatcher into power three times in a row, and so set out to destroy them by using unrestricted Third World immigration to further their beloved Cultural Marxism. And they succeeded.
James Mayer
"Wilder's open anti-Semitism"? You might want to amend that statement…
James Mayer
Now google "Muslim gang-rape in Europe". What is being done to our ancestral homelands is an act of war against the indigenous peoples of our great continent. It will be responded to appropriately.
James Mayer
I hear you, brother. We're on the way…
James Mayer
"The Left (as a whole), in fear of losing power (being the establishment), will try to paint this like renewed Nazism…"
But once the people of Europe realise what is actually happening, they will not listen. The traitors' time is coming to an end, and a new order is emerging. We are going to do whatever it takes to stay alive. WHATEVER IT TAKES.
How on Earth is Wilders anti-Semitic? If anything, he's a semitophile(?). He studied in Israel and has spent a great deal of time over there.
Gosh, we're all scared.
I've no idea what you are on about.
Dan Heizinger
From the self-confessed American far right, we wish you luck! Though we may have differences across countries, we can all agree on a common enemy. The globalist, multiculturalist, homofascist, antichrist left. Once they've been mopped up, things can go back to how they were for the last 2000 years before this cancer arrived.
That's because you're a kid. I reckon you're about 20-24, you've got a degree in humanities, history, sociology, psychology, media studies or English, and you live in the North. I also think it's fairly likely you live with your parents. You earn considerably less than the average wage (26k), probably in a non-graduate type position. You wear jeans, t shirts and checked-shirts. You've got brown hair. You've got a younger sister.
James Mayer
Good to hear from you! We will unite our people fully, and we will reclaim our sovereignty. It is my word…
UKIP has found their natural bedfellows in the European Far Right.
I have a feeling that Farage is only the front man, and if UKIP are successful in wining more seat in Brussels and Westminster, Farage will be dispensed with.
But are the people happy to carry on voting for people who are actually failures in life, Cameron has done little Miliband even less and we will give these people the chance to again go back to the same old politics of tit for tat.
I think the far right or the far left all depends where you sit on the political swing will not control the Uk because it's something we do not do here in the UK, we seem to be pretty happy with a Cameron or a Miliband.
I think you may be right; Britain is mediocrity itself.
Britain is afraid to face up to a challege, and be bold and be brave.
Modern day version of the Nazis and Fascists.
Yeah, but clearly this is a dishonest website. Wilders said that it is a _disgrace_ that within living memory of the Shoah, Jews once again can't feel safe in Europe.
On the contrary, it is the leftwing and green parties that are invoking antisemitic conspiracy theories by claiming that the Israel Lobby (read: International Jewry) controls the media, Congress, finance, and foreign policy. Both the moderate left and far right have accused the Lobby (read: Jewish Cabal) of instigating the War in Iraq in order to serve its nefarious purposes (read: taking over the world).
It is the left that accuses Israel of waging a "war of extermination" against the Palestinian Arabs (read: Jews are the real nazis, so it would have been better if Hitler had won).
It is not hard to unwrap the demonization of Jews by means of demonizing Israel. When people say "it is not antisemitic to give legitimate criticism of Israel", 99% of the time they have said something antisemitic.
Lying about 40% of the world's Jews to make them look monstrous, you thereby demonize the other 50% who support them as apologists for monsters. This is antisemitism.
Absolutely right. In fact, probably most of the anti-Semitic "hate crimes" in Europe actually from immigrant Muslim "communities" (I hate that word). Muslims who seem to have made an alliance of convenience with our left.
It amazes me when I see videos of these 'Unite Against Fascism' barbarians chanting "Allahu ackbar" alongside their Muslim allies (even though they're not Muslim) – usually when they're at an EDL counter demonstration. They have, pretty much, nothing in common with each other, except for their "anti-war" stance, and their mutual hatred for the state of Israel.
The left stinks of hypocrisy, and I have nothing but utter contempt and loathing for the whole lot of them.
What is frigthning is that there are people who believe the rubbish in this thread
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Published: July 25, 2018
Genres: Erotica
Format: ARC, eBook
Pages: 206
Once upon a time, in a dungeon far, far away, the kinkiest writers in the land were summoned to pervert beloved fairy tales with dominance, submission, bondage, and surrender. In these stories twisted princesses take control of their submissive princes, witches play with power exchange, and fairies come to visit our dungeons. Erotic retellings of fairy tales for adults have been popular for decades; in Leather Ever After they get decidedly kinky twists. The Circlet Press edition of this anthology includes includes a new foreword by Laura Antoniou and 18 delicious stories by award-winning and lauded writers including DL King, Lee Harrington, Raven Kaldera, Mollena Williams, and editor Sassafras Lowrey. Introduction - Sassafras Lowrey Foreword - Laura Antoniou Each Step For Him - Lee Harrington Blue Beards Ghost - Ariel Dalziel House of Sweets - Miss Lola Sunshine The Suitor - Miel Rose Hair Like Gold - Nalu Kalani The Mistress and the Pea - Cynthia Hamilton The Red Shoes - Hosha The Seven Swan Princes-- DL King The Good Witch - Ali Oh Snow Fight - Rob Rosen Down Under - Raven Kaldera Golden Twink and the Three Bears - Elizabeth "Jake" Hart Iron Henry - Karen Taylor The Wolf and little red - Alysia Angel Not Enough Storms - Goldie Dartmouth Cinderfella - Sossity Chiricuzio Lady Leporine - Mollena Williams The Little Boot Black - Sassafras Lowrey About the Authors
When I stumbled across Sassafras Lowrey's call for reviewers of "Leather Ever After" on Twitter, I thought, "this could be super cool!" I also thought, "these are probably wicked hot and I like that!" I may have also thought, "Wow, Sassafras Lowrey?! I'm basically DMing with a superstar!"
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There are 18 exceptional stories in this anthology. I'm going to share my thoughts on two that stayed with me days after! This in no way should take away from the others. They are all remarkable pieces.
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