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Four Whidbey non-profit organizations are teaming up with Goosefoot to leverage their support to the community.
Goosefoot is expanding its grant programs and the board recently agreed to adopt the four as “supported organizations.” They include South Whidbey at Home, Whidbey Camano Land Trust, Whidbey Island Nourishes and Whidbey Watershed Stewards.
“We’re looking forward to the experience and knowledge that our supported organizations and new board members will bring to the table,” says Kevin Engstrom, Goosefoot board president.
Each group will appoint two members to the Goosefoot board of directors. They will receive some funding from Goosefoot, but remain autonomous.
Philanthropy is a recent role for Goosefoot. Founded in 1999, it is known primarily for economic and real estate development projects on South Whidbey such as the Bayview Cash Store, the Bayview Shopping Center, the Sears House, and the Goose Grocer.
In a recent news release, Goosefoot Executive Director Sandra Whiting said the four organizations were specifically selected from the scores of nonprofits on the South End.
Goosefoot recently changed its federal tax status from that of a “private foundation” to a “supporting organization” (both tax-exempt classifications), allowing the organization to realize its full philanthropic potential.
Goosefoot will continue managing commercial properties at Bayview Corner and Bayview Center, and putting on events such as street dances, the Mutt Strut, and Mardi Gras, Whiting said.


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In this one hour session at Vistek Calgary, a DJI rep will demonstrate how the new and improved Ronin 2 can help to take your filmmaking workflow to the next level.
Power systems are now tightly integrated into Ronin 2, capable of powering its motors and the attached camera and accessories without dangling cables or multiple power systems. As it uses a dual battery system, filmmakers can hot swap to keep the camera and accessories powered and maximize shooting time.

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The Mediterranean countries include France, Spain, Italy, Greece and Portugal along the north; Turkey, Syria, Lebanon and Israel on the east; and the African countries of Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia on the south. The Mediterranean countries utilize many of the same ingredients but each country has a unique way of creating recipes with those same ingredients. So far in this series, I have written about Mediterranean cuisine in general and about the countries of Portugal, Spain, France and Italy. This series continues with the country of Greece.
Before it became known as a “Blue Zone”—a region of the world where people tend to live unusually long and healthy lives—the island of Ikaria, Greece, was unknown to most Americans. Ikaria is where the majority of the people live to be well into their 90’s.
In the past few years, Ikaria has received considerable attention from scientists and journalists who want to learn the secrets of its long-living residents. Food clearly plays a large role in the Ikarians’ longevity: The Mediterranean diet they follow has been linked to lower rates of cancer, obesity, Alzheimer’s disease, and—most recently—heart disease. Although, we, Americans, can’t adopt all aspects of the Greek-island lifestyle, we can incorporate some of the eating patterns and dietary traditions practiced there. And, the best part of “eating like a Greek” is that the food is delicious.
Ikarians regularly dine on potatoes, greens, olives and seasonal vegetables. Vegetables are a big part of every meal and they are prepared in a healthy way—served raw in a salad or roasted with olive oil, rather than fried.
The majority of people in Greece eat a salad as an appetizer before the main course. This way, their appetite is significantly reduced by healthy ingredients.
Shellfish and fish are abundant in their cuisine, all of which tastes great over pasta with lemon and olive oil or in a souvlaki-style flatbread wrap with vegetables. Ikarians also eat smarter snacks—like raw vegetables and protein-rich dips made from Greek yogurt, beans or lentils.
Ikarians typically have a late morning breakfast comprised of goat’s milk, yogurt and or cheese, fruit, herbal tea or coffee, whole grain bread and local honey. At lunch, salads made of beans, legumes and potatoes, along with cooked fresh garden vegetables are standard fare and prepared with generous amounts of olive oil. Locally-caught fish may also be served and Ikarian red wine typically accompanies the meal. Meat is eaten just a few times per month. Ikarians eat a late lunch and it is usually followed by an afternoon nap, a practice that many Ikarians still follow and which results in a restful and stress free rest of the day. Quiet leisurely late afternoons and a heart-healthy routine greatly reduces the risk for heart disease. A light dinner of bread, olives, vegetables and wine is followed by evening visits with neighbors before bedtime.
Ikaria is the Mediterranean Diet in all its aspects, including the ways in which locally produced fresh, seasonal, home-cooked food and community are all integrated in ways that support physical, emotional/ mental health, relationships and the environment.
Coarsely chop one of the onions. Place in a large, heavy pot, sprinkle with a little salt and cook, covered, over very low heat until tender, about 6-8 minutes. Add the minced garlic and stir.
Rinse the lentils in a colander. Add the lentils, tomatoes, sage, oregano, bay leaf and chile pepper to the pot, and toss all together for a few minutes over low heat.
Pour in enough water to cover the contents of the pot by 3 inches. Raise heat to medium, bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer, partially covered, for one hour, or until very tender.
Season to taste with salt. Pour in the olive oil and vinegar just before serving.
To serve: Remove the bay leaf, oregano and sage leaves and discard. Slice the remaining onion. Sprinkle a few onion slices over the top of each soup portion. Drizzle in additional olive oil and vinegar if desired.
FOODS OF CRETE COOKBOOK, recipe and photo by Chef Bill Bradley, R.D.
Briam is an oven baked dish of fresh vegetables, herbs, olive oil, and an optional feta cheese. It is one of the most classic dishes of Greece.
In a large Dutch oven or baking dish, mix together all the ingredients except the feta cheese. Cover with a lid or aluminum foil.
Bake for 1 hour and stir. Re-cover and bake for another hour. Remove the baking dish from the oven, stir in the feta cheese and serve immediately.
Mix flour, yeast, oregano, sugar, salt, olive oil and water in a bowl. Knead until the dough is soft (at least 5 minutes).
Cover with a warm, moist towel and put in a warm place until the dough has doubled in size (about an hour).
Spread dough on a baking (cookie) tray, pressing lightly so that it is flat and even.
Oil the dough. Make little cavities throughout the top of the dough by pressing down with your fingers.
Place olives and rosemary in the cavities.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour. Serve hot.
Recipe and photo from GAEA.
Using a rolling pin, glass jar or mallet, pound and ﬂatten the chicken breasts to an even thickness. Season all sides with salt and pepper.
Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Once heated, sauté the chicken breasts until golden brown, about 1 minute each side.
Reduce heat to low and cover for 10 minutes. Remove the skillet from the heat and let the chicken rest, covered, for an additional 10 minutes.
Bring a small pot of water to a boil. Add the broccoli ﬂorets and cook until slightly softened, about 1 minute.
Place the fennel, oranges, cherry tomatoes and avocado to a large salad bowl.
Mix all of the dressing ingredients together. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Add the chicken slices to the salad bowl. Drizzle dressing on top and gently toss all of the ingredients together. Serve.
Orzo is one of the most popular Greek pasta shapes. In Greek, it’s called kritharaki.
Bring a pot of water to a rolling boil and salt generously. Add the orzo and simmer until al dente. It should be a little underdone.
Drain, transfer back to the hot pot and toss with 2 tablespoons olive oil.
Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large, wide pot or deep skillet and cook the onion over medium heat until wilted and translucent, about 8 minutes. Stir occasionally.
Add 3 of the 4 chopped garlic cloves and stir.
Pour in the tomatoes. Bring to a boil and add the wine. Simmer until the alcohol has cooked off.
Add 1 cup of hot water, the star anise and hot sauce or hot pepper flakes, and season with salt and pepper.
Cook the sauce over medium heat for 15 minutes, until slightly thickened. Add the olives to the sauce five minutes before removing the pan from the heat.
If using mussels in the shell, make sure they are cleaned and well-washed.
Steam them in two inches of wine in a wide pot with the lid closed, over high heat, until they open.
You can add herbs or garlic if you want to the steaming liquid, before adding the mussels.
Remove and strain in a fine-mesh sieve, reserving the liquid.
Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in the same pot and add the shrimp and remaining garlic.
If you are using shelled mussels that have been defrosted, drain them and add them to the shrimp.
Stir over medium heat until the shrimp start to turn pink. Remove.
Toss the mussels and shrimp, the reserved steaming liquid, and the pan juices from lightly sautéeing the shrimp into the tomato sauce.
Stir in the oregano and parsley. Remove the star anise.
Oil a large baking dish, preferably ovenproof glass or ceramic. Place the orzo in the baking dish and mix in the sauce thoroughly.
Pour in any remaining olive oil.
Bake, covered, for about 25 to 30 minutes, or until the orzo is fully cooked. Remove, cool slightly and serve.
Whip together the tahini and sugar at high speed in the bowl of an electric mixer until creamy, about 5 minutes.
As you whip the mixture, drizzle in the water. It should end up being the consistency of peanut butter.
Using a wooden spoon or whisk, stir in the cinnamon and walnuts.
Preheat the oven to 350F/170C. Lightly oil two sheet pans.
Open the phyllo and place horizontally in front of you.
Cut three stacks of three-inch strips and keep them covered with a kitchen towel and a damp towel on top.
Take the first strip, oil lightly. Place a second strip on top and oil that, too.
Place a tablespoon of the filling on the bottom center of the strip, fold in the sides, and then roll up to form a tight cylinder.
Place seam-side down on the baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining ingredients until everything is used up.
Bake the flutes for 8 – 12 minutes, until golden. Remove and cool slightly.
To serve: Drizzle with honey.
You can store the cooled pastries in tins in a cool dry place for up to 5 days.
Snacks for game watching or parties are fun to have on hand. They do not have to be unhealthy to taste really good. My kind of snacks have always been a big hit with family and guests – so give them a try. I have never heard that they didn’t go over well. In fact, I get many requests for the recipes. The sports season begins this week, so get ready.
Pumpkin seeds can be seasoned, roasted in the oven and eaten as a healthy snack. They’re a very good source of phosphorus, magnesium, manganese and antioxidants; and they’re also a good source of protein, zinc, copper and iron. Besides – they taste good.
Make a double batch – they go fast.
Toss the seeds with the olive oil, salt, pepper, cinnamon, cumin, cayenne and honey in a mixing bowl.
Spread the seeds on a baking pan.
Roast the coated seeds until golden, about 15 – 20 minutes. Scrape the pan and stir the seeds as they cool to prevent sticking. After about 10 minutes cooling on the pan, the seeds will stick together.
They are easy to separate and will finish cooling without sticking after they are separated.
Remove to a serving bowl or store in an airtight container.
Pimentón is the Spanish version of paprika that adds a little smokiness to a recipe. It comes in three types with varying levels of heat. Dulce is slightly sweet with very little heat, agridulce has only a trace of sweetness but a lot of heat and picante is quite hot with just a trace of bitterness.
This is not the typical hummus made with tahini (sesame paste). This hummus uses sun-dried tomatoes and has delicious flavor from the Pimentón. The dip go very well with the homemade pita chips.
Pita chips (recipe below) and raw vegetables, for serving.
Drain the chickpeas, reserving the bean liquid separately.
Put the chickpeas and lemon juice into a blender or food processor and process until chunky.
Add salt, pepper, the garlic and pimentón and process; then add the sun-dried tomatoes and sun dried tomato oil. Process until very smooth.
Add some of the reserved bean liquid to thin the sauce to dipping consistency.
Serve with homemade pita chips and cut up vegetables.
Za’atar seasoning is a Middle Eastern spice mixture that contains ground dried thyme, oregano, marjoram, toasted sesame seeds, salt and sumac.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Oil two large rimmed baking pans.
Separate each pita into two rounds. Brush each with olive oil and sprinkle with the Za’atar seasoning mix. Cut each pita circle into 6 triangles.
Arrange the triangles on the baking sheets and bake until crispy and brown, about 20 minutes. Rotate the pans after ten minutes, Cool and store in a large ziplock bag until needed.
Small hand foods are popular and easy to eat while you are watching a game. These can be filled with anything you like and cut as small as you like. Here are some suggestions.
Choose a type of wrap or use a variety. Choose a spread and cover the wrap on one side.
Layer the wrap with a protein and veggies of choice. Drizzle with a little oil and vinegar. Roll-up tightly and place on a serving dish. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate until game time.
The fresh flavors of this seasonal salsa is what makes it taste so good. Homemade chips make it taste even better.
Place the diced vegetables and corn to a medium serving bowl.
Add the lime juice, salt, pepper and cayenne to the bowl. Mix well. Let the flavors combine for at least twenty minutes before serving.
Serve either at room temperature or slightly chilled with tortilla chips.
Brush the tortillas with olive oil and sprinkle each with taco seasoning. Cut the tortillas into 8 triangles and arrange them on the prepared baking sheets.
Belluno is a province in the Veneto region of Italy and is almost entirely occupied by mountain areas. The climate is among the most severe in the Alps. The Belluno area is representative of a typical alpine environment and a people who are proud of their traditions passed down from generation to generation through experience and oral narrative.
Belluno is one of the most important industrial sectors of northern Italy. The production of eyeglasses (Luxottica), home appliances (Zanussi and others) and bathroom fixtures (Ceramica Dolomite, Ideal Standard) are major industries.
Luxottica Group S.p.A., an Italian company, is the world’s largest eye wear company and is a designer, manufacturer, distributor and retailer of eye wear. Leonardo Del Vecchio and two financial partners launched Luxottica in Agordo, Italy in 1961.
Luxottica is the owner of Lenscrafters, Sunglass Hut, Pearle Vision, Sears Optical and Target Optical. Its best known brands are Ray-Ban, Persol and Oakley. Luxottica also makes sunglasses and prescription frames for designer brands such as Chanel, Prada, Giorgio Armani, Burberry, Versace, Dolce and Gabbana, Miu Miu, Donna Karan, Stella McCartney and Tory Burch. Luxottica produces more than 130,000 eyeglass frames each day from six factory sites.
The cultivation of beans in the Lamon highlands and the production of Piave cheese in the Dolomites are important to Belluno’s economy. Large scale dairy cattle breeding in Belluno, began centuries ago by small mountain owners and valley sharecroppers. In more recent times, the Belluno area, like many other mountain areas in Italy, was hit with a serious economic crisis. In order to deal with the socio-economic downfall, a local parish priest, suggested a new form of joint management and the first social cooperative dairy was organized.
Piave is an Italian cow’s milk cheese, that is named after the Piave river. As Piave has a Protected Designation of Origin (Denominazione di Origine Protetta or DOP), the only “official” Piave is produced in the Dolomites area in the province of Belluno.
Piave cheese has a dense texture, without holes, and is straw-yellow in hue. It has a slightly sweet flavor. Once fully aged, it becomes hard enough for grating and it develops an intense, full-bodied flavor.
Piave’s rind is impressed repeatedly in a vertical direction with the name of the cheese. Piave is sold throughout Europe and even in the US as a hard cheese. Its taste resembles that of a young Parmigiano Reggiano. The red label is aged at least 1 year and is called Vecchio (Piave Vecchio Selezione Oro), while the blue label is softer.
Place tomato slices on paper towels to drain. In a medium bowl combine panko breadcrumbs, garlic, sage and Piave Cheese; stir to combine.
Arrange tomato slices on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper. Equally sprinkle breadcrumb mixture onto each tomato; drizzle with olive oil and place under broiler.
Broil for approximately 3 minutes or until breadcrumbs are golden brown. Remove from the oven, top with fresh herbs and serve.
Place a pizza stone on the floor of a gas oven (remove racks) or the bottom rack of electric oven. Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F for 1 hour.
Stretch half the dough into a large round on a wooden pizza peel.
Arrange half the cheese evenly over the dough, leaving a 1-inch border. Top with half the lemon and onion slices. Sprinkle with half the rosemary and season with pepper. Drizzle with oil.
Broil until bubbles begin to form in the crust, 3 to 4 minutes. Return the oven temperature to 500 degrees F and bake until the crust is crisp and golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes more. (If not using the broiler, bake pizza for 10 to 15 minutes total.) Remove the pizza from the oven with the peel. Repeat with the second pizza. Slice and serve.
In a medium saucepan over medium heat bring cream, chicken or vegetable broth to a slow boil. Add lemon juice, lemon zest and Piave cheese, reduce heat to medium-low and continue to cook, stirring often, until the cheese is melted.
In a large pot of boiling salted water, add orzo and cook for approximately 5 minutes; add asparagus and fresh peas (add frozen peas the last two minutes of cooking), continue cooking until the pasta is al dente and the vegetables are tender – approximately 4 additional minutes.
Drain pasta and vegetables and return to pasta pot; stir in cream cheese sauce and parsley. Garnish with additional Piave cheese and serve.
Cut the cheese in half and slice off the rind on both sides. Cut into 12-15 thin triangle slices.
Cut the top of the figs off and then into quarters. Place the Piave slices on a plate with the figs.
Sprinkle the cheese and figs with cracked pepper. Then, drizzle with honey – about a teaspoon on each fig – and garnish with fresh mint leaves, if using.
Serve on individual plates with a dessert fork and knife.
It’s easier than you think to make good, healthy breads at home. Here are some tips to give you confidence.
Choose the right bread pan.
The bread pan you use will depend on the type of bread you are baking. For standard loaves, you’ll want to use a loaf pan. A loaf pan helps to shape the bread and encourage even browning, a crispy crust and a tender interior. Common loaf-pan sizes are 9 x 5 x 3 inches and 8 x 4 x 2 inches. Lightly grease the whole pan, even if it’s a nonstick pan. Nonstick pans make it easier to remove the baked bread and require less fat for greasing.
Heavy-duty, well-made pans will last longer and perform better. Glass pans can get too hot and overcook the bottom of your loaf. If using a glass pan, lower the oven temperature by 25 degrees F.
Set the oven temperature correctly.
If the oven is too hot or too cool when the bread goes in, you’ll end up with a dense loaf. To avoid errors, preheat the oven to the temperature given in the recipe. Use an oven thermometer to make sure your oven temperature is accurate. If needed, adjust the temperature until it’s correct.
Check your loaf 10-15 minutes before the recommended baking time is up. If it is browning too quickly, cover it loosely with foil. Remove the foil once you have placed the baked loaf on a cooling rack.
The center is the last part of a quick bread to cook. Insert a wooden toothpick near the center; if it comes out clean, your loaf is done. The very center will firm up while the bread is cooling on a cooling rack.
Let the loaf rest for 10 minutes on a cooling rack in order for the bread to firm up before removing it from the pan. Run a spatula or butter knife between the pan sides and the loaf to loosen the bread. Invert the pan over a cooling rack to remove the baked bread. Allow quick breads to cool completely before storing in an airtight container or bag.
When baking yeast breads, the key to successful bread rising is the “oven spring,” which is the final burst of expansion or fermentation of the yeast. Once this occurs, the loaf sets up and starts to brown, creating the crust.
Tap yeast breads lightly with your fingers. It will sound hollow when it is done. If the loaf is browning too fast but doesn’t sound hollow, create a tent out of foil, loosely cover the loaf and continue baking. Yeast breads containing butter and/or sugar often need this step to prevent over browning or burning.
You can also bake yeast bread on a baking sheet, pizza pan or directly on a baking stone. If using a baking stone, place the stone on the middle rack and preheat it for 30 minutes. Use parchment paper to transfer the dough to the stone (or leave it on the parchment). Once the bread is in the oven use a spray bottle of water to mist the inside of the oven and the loaves. This also helps to give the bread a nice, crisp crust.
Here are some easy bread recipes to get you started.
Grease and flour the bottom and 1/2 inch up the sides of a 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan; set aside.
In a large bowl combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and nutmeg. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture; set aside.
In a medium bowl combine eggs, sugar, banana, apple butter and oil. Add egg mixture all at once to the flour mixture. Stir just until moistened (batter should be lumpy). Spoon batter into the prepared pan.
Bake in a 350 degree F oven for 45 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove the bread from the pan and cool completely on a wire rack. Wrap and store overnight before slicing.
In the large bowl of an electric mixer combine the milk, honey or brown sugar, yeast and salt, stirring to dissolve the yeast. Let stand for 5 minutes.
Add bread flour, egg and oil to the yeast mixture. Beat with an electric mixer on low-speed until combined. Beat on high-speed for 3 minutes, scraping the side of bowl occasionally.
Using a wooden spoon, stir in the whole wheat flour and the 1/2 cup oats until combined.
Cover and let rise in a warm place until double in size (45 to 60 minutes).
Lightly coat a 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray. Stir down the dough and spoon into the prepared loaf pan.
Cover and let rise in a warm place until double in size (about 30 minutes). Lightly brush the top of the loaf with water and sprinkle with additional rolled oats.
Bake about 40 minutes or until the bread is golden brown and sounds hollow when lightly tapped. Immediately remove the bread from the pan and cool on a wire rack.
Of course, this bread is delicious toasted.
Grease two 8 x 4 x 2-inch loaf pans. Lightly sprinkle pans with cornmeal to coat the bottom and sides; set pans aside.
In a large mixing bowl combine 3 cups of the flour, the yeast and baking soda; set aside.
In a medium saucepan heat and stir milk, water, sugar and salt just until warm (120 degree F to 130 degree F).
Using a wooden spoon, stir milk mixture into the flour mixture. Stir in remaining 3 cups of flour.
Divide dough in half. Place dough in prepared pans and sprinkle the tops with cornmeal.
Cover and let rise in a warm place until double in size (about 45 minutes).
Bake in a 400 degree F oven about 25 minutes or until golden brown.
Immediately remove the bread from the pans. Cool on wire racks.
This bread is the perfect side for soup.
Grease a 1-quart casserole or a deep dish 8-inch round baking pan; set aside.
In a large bowl stir together 1 cup of the all-purpose flour, the sugar, yeast, the 2 teaspoons caraway seeds, the salt and the dill. Add the 3/4 cups of warm water, the egg and melted butter.
Beat with an electric mixer on low-speed for 30 seconds. Scrape the sides of the bowl. Beat on high-speed for 3 minutes. Using a wooden spoon, stir in the rye flour and the remaining 1/2 cup all-purpose flour (batter will be stiff).
Spoon batter into the prepared dish, spreading to edge. Cover and let rise in a warm place until double in size (50 to 60 minutes).
Lightly brush the top of the loaf with water and sprinkle with caraway seeds.
Bake about 25 minutes or until the bread is golden brown and sounds hollow when lightly tapped. Immediately remove the bread from pan. Cool on a wire rack.
Wonderful served with a bowl of hot chili.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly coat a 2-quart square baking dish with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.
In a large bowl stir together cornmeal, wheat flour, chives, baking powder and salt; set aside.
In a medium bowl whisk together eggs, milk and honey.
Add egg mixture all at once to the flour mixture; stir just until moistened.
Fold in carrots and bell pepper. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 20 minutes. Serve warm.


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GM Mortgage and Realty is an independent, boutique, full service real estate brokerage originating in San Diego, CA in 1976.
Spanning three family generations, Jerry’s son John took over GM as president in 1995.
GM’s agents and associates provide exceptional and unrivaled local neighborhood expertise as well as outstanding customer service.
Problem solving – and making things that are complex seem easy – is probably John Manson’s biggest strength. His background in accounting coupled with his ability to bring the best out of people truly makes him the asset you want on your side of any transaction.
President and CEO of GM Mortgage Company since 1995, John is a well-respected, savvy and successful professional who brings a “block and tackle” mentality to the bargaining table.
John is also dedicated to giving back. He is on the Athletic Board and various committees for the University of San Diego, is a Co-Founder of Vigilucci’s Beach Bocce World Championship which has raised over $1 million for local charities since its inception in 1980, and is a longtime member of the National Association of Mortgage Brokers and National Association of Realtors.
A self-described sports fanatic, Manson was a standout defensive back at University of San Diego. In addition to earning a B.A. in History, he merited Player of the Year honors, ultimately signing a free agent contract with the Kansas City Chiefs. Married to Debbi since 1981, John has two daughters and four grandchildren.
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If GM Mortgage & Realty can be of any service to you, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

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As an EASA Part-21-approved design organization, LEOS is authorized to develop and modify aircraft maintenance tools and ground support equipment – a service we offer to the Lufthansa Group and other airlines, airports, and GSE organizations. We also design all kinds of facilities, from aircraft docking systems to complete maintenance bases, tailor-made to fit the customer's individual needs and specifications all the way to C-checks.
Lufthansa LEOS is the leading system partner in the Lufthansa Group for ground support equipment and workshops.
In the dynamic world of the airline business, innovation is a never-ending story. Every new or modified aircraft type entails the need for special equipment. So after specification, we source the market for the required tools or machines, analyze them for efficiency, and modify them as necessary. Then we approve and commission them. And what we can't find, we invent.
This sounds much easier than it is. Tools and facilities are expensive; that's why our aim is to develop them to be multi-functional. A maintenance dock, for example, should ideally be adaptable to all aircraft types operated by an airline without compromising staff safety or risking damage to the plane. Other examples of our portfolio are special wrenches or lifting equipment for parts or aircraft mechanics.
Forty engineers in our design department work full time to manage the entire process, from tracking to documentation and development. Special teams take care of projects such as the GSE for a new mega-airport, including construction and strength calculation using the finite elements method (FEM). LEOS is a DIN ISO 9001:2008-certified organization and regularly undergoes recertification audits by SGS.

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How do Trigger Points Lead to Neck Pain?
A trigger point is a tight knot in muscle tissue that can cause pain. We explain how these knots develop in your neck, review options you can try at home to relieve soreness, and tell you when neck pain should trigger a call to your doctor.
Neck pain is a common problem. It will affect seven out of 10 people at some point in their lives, and one in 10 adults has a stiff, painful neck right now. Usually, soreness fades after a day or two of rest. However, when pain recurs at the same location in your neck, shoulders, or back, it may be a symptom of trigger points: tight knots of muscle fiber that can’t relax.
The causes of trigger points include strain, injury to muscle fibers, repetitive motion, or immobilization that results in lack of muscle activity for a period of time. Perhaps you spent hours at the computer working intensely to complete a rush project—and paid more attention to your deadline than to your posture. A sling supporting a broken arm may hold muscle in one position and prevent healthy movement. Spring weather might tempt you to lose track of time working a bit too vigorously in your garden.
When you stress your muscles, soreness may increase gradually during activity, or you could wake up with a twinge of tight pain that wasn’t there before. What you are feeling may be a trigger point: a tight knot of muscle tissue that makes movement painful.
Is it a trigger point?
Trigger points have symptoms that you may be able to evaluate at home.
Most trigger points around the neck, shoulders, and upper back develop in the large diamond-shaped trapezius muscle that extends from the base of the skull down the center of the spine to the middle of the back, and above the shoulder blades along the top of your shoulders. If your pain is located in trapezius muscle tissue, it could be caused by a trigger point.
Check for one of more spots of muscle that feel more dense and taut than the surrounding tissue.
Press your finger into the knot of muscle. If pressure causes the pain to spread, a trigger point may be your problem.
Summit Orthopedics is home to the area’s top spine specialists for trigger point treatment. You can use massage, anti-inflammatories, and heat or ice at home to try to ease and release these muscle knots. If your pain doesn’t resolve, Summit Orthopedics neck and back specialists have the expertise to evaluate your discomfort and develop a plan to provide pain relief and help you reclaim your range of motion.

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The tactics to build an effective and enduring handwash monitoring program are directly determined by its parent-strategy of adding handwash monitoring to the brand-protection bundle. The toolbox is loaded first with risk-assessment options geared to setting standards. Optimizing the equipment and supplies is followed by setting the conditions for success. Training tools lead on to monitoring and verification resources.
Identify and verbalize the risk of the unwashed hand. Rank surfaces at highest risk for cross-contamination.
Establish clear standards for individual and team level success.
Insure the Conditions for Success are in place before training. If compliance isn't convenient and isn't user friendly, it isn't done.
Convert to a culture of cleanliness. This step intoduces best practice tools, techniques and materials to motivate behavior change.
What gets measured and rewarded gets done. Rewarding the good and disciplining the less-than acceptable behaviors are key to sustainability.
Handwash monitoring by observation has been an important component in understanding employee handwash behaviors but it is not a stand-alone solution to motivating more handwashing. Handwashing rates in most of the foodservice industry are less than desired by the operators themselves. It is commonly 30% of what their food safety professionals consider a safe level. Years of under-washing can be remedied with good management skills together with the help from a choice of today's electronic data gathering technologies. Five different solutions are presented on a performance-comparative matrix. All provide good decision making information and create opportunities to reward the good washers as well as their managers who motivate them.


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Tax-time savings programs help low- and moderate-income families save significantly more of their refunds than those who choose not to participate, finds an analysis of such a program called $aveNYC.
“Our findings suggest that the overall effect of $aveNYC was positive and significant, demonstrating the potential of tax refunds to generate sustained savings that help households to be better off,” said study co-author Michal Grinstein-Weiss, PhD, associate professor at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis and associate director of the Center for Social Development (CSD).
Grinstein-Weiss is a leading national expert and researcher in the field of household financial security and asset building.
The study, Tax-Time Savings Among Low-Income Households in the $aveNYC Program, was published in March in The Journal of Consumer Affairs.
The study analyzed data from the 2008-10 tax seasons for $aveNYC, a New York City program that offered tax filers at selected Volunteer Income Tax Assistance sites the opportunity to open a savings account with their refund. If the participants left their savings in the account for one year, the program matched the funds. The savings generated were intended to help households manage unexpected expenses and become more economically secure.
“Short-term general savings, like those enabled by the tax refund windfall and incentivized by $aveNYC, may put families in a better position to survive and thrive during difficult economic times,” Grinstein-Weiss said.
After addressing sample imbalance and outliers, Grinstein-Weiss and co-authors found that $aveNYC participation was associated with an increased likelihood that an individual would have savings — with the likelihood of having at least enough savings to cover one month’s expenses. On average, $aveNYC participation was associated with about $300 in additional savings compared with the non-$aveNYC participants.
“This is significant because these findings show the promise of tax-time savings at helping low-income households increase financial security,” Grinstein-Weiss said.
The study reports that 66 percent of program participants were able to maintain their savings for a year and receive the matching incentive.
“The high rate of successful savers shows that low-income households can save when given the right opportunities and incentives,” Grinstein-Weiss said.
Inspired in part by the successful outcomes of the $ave NYC program, Grinstein-Weiss, along with Dan Ariely, PhD, the James B. Duke Professor of Behavioral Economics at Duke University, partnered with Intuit Inc., the maker of TurboTax software, Quicken Books and Mint, to create the groundbreaking Refund to Savings Initiative.
Over the past five tax seasons, the Refund to Savings partners have begun to develop and integrate simple, behaviorally informed tax refund savings opportunities into tax filing software, giving millions of taxpayers the chance to save their refund. The initiative also incorporates rigorously designed research methodologies to compare interventions and to gather information on millions of low-and moderate-income tax payers.
Other authors on the $aveNYC study include Clinton Key, research manager at Pew Charitable Trusts; Jenna N. Tucker, enrollment research analyst with the University of Houston; and Krista Comer, project director at CSD.

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Lisanne gaped through the screen door at the man, backlit by the sun. An old worn seed cap was tugged low so she couldn’t see his features. Just the broad, well-built outline of his body. Her fingers scrabbled, touching the deadbolt lock. Her neighbors had sworn there’d be no need for one in Iowa.
“I don’t own a pig.” She spoke slowly, took a step backwards, prepared to slam the door shut.
“I’m Hank.” He jerked a thumb again, towards the beautiful, old farmhouse she’d seen on morning walks. “I live over there about a quarter mile.” He thrust out a beefy paw.
Whew. Sally had mentioned Hank when she’d brought a welcome-to-Iowa casserole last week. Since Lisanne had moved here two weeks ago from Philadelphia, she’d met a never-ending stream of neighbors wanting to meet The City Girl and see how she was faring.
The City Girl was doing fine, thank you very much.
Lisanne remembered her manners and stuck out her hand. It was instantly engulfed in Hank’s, sending sparks shooting up her arm. She peered into his face, under the bill of the hat. His eyes were a sparkling blue, like water from her goldfish pond. His lips upended into a smile that said I’m-perfectly-harmless, but the dimple flashing in his right cheek said something else entirely.
“So, you want the pig?” His voice was gruff, gravely even.
“If no one else…” She made to point towards the open doors of the barn, only then realizing that her hand was still captured. “Oh!” Dropping it like a hot potato, she felt her cheeks heat.
He walked to the truck, muscular shoulders outlined under his sweat-dampened t-shirt; Levi’s clinging lovingly to his superb rear. The pig gave a little squeal as Hank tucked him under his arm, biceps bulging. Lisanne resisted the urge to fan herself. The man was built with a capital B.
Lisanne burst into action, giving herself a mental slap. She rushed across the yard to the barn, into its dark coolness. She flipped open the pen door next to her llama’s. “I’ve never had a pig before.” She tossed in some fresh straw, giggling as Hank released the little guy into his new home. “Food! I don’t have anything to feed him, I’ll have to run into town.” Running into town was a thirty mile round trip, and would take a huge chunk out of her day.
“Yes’m.” He walked back outdoors, the sun highlighting his body. Lisanne darted after him.
He kept his back turned towards her, but a red flush stole up his neck. He finally turned around, one heavy bag under each arm, and strode back to the barn, Lisanne hot on his heels.
“Elmer?” Laughter shook his wide shoulders.
She reached for one of the feed bags at the same time as Hank. Their fingers brushed, and Lisanne swore she could see the blue sparks in the darkness of the barn. Just like eating a wintergreen Lifesaver in the dark. She tipped her face up to Hank. If he only leaned forward another inch or two…. his fingertip tipped up her chin, tilting her head to the side a bit. Her world seemed to spin on its axis as he leaned forward, brushing his lips over hers ever so lightly, like a butterfly landing on milkweed.
The both leaned back, Lisanne unsteadily gripping the top of Elmer’s pen.
Elmer gave another squeal, smelling the feed that was so close, but unable to reach his snuffling nose far enough through the slats to get it. Lisanne scooped some up into a bowl and fed it to the grunting animal.
“Tomorrow, then.” Hank ambled back to his truck, a definite swagger in his step. As he looked in the rear view mirror to back out of Lisanne’s drive, he saw the grin splitting his face near in two.
Little did she know, but Elmer was his pig. And he hadn’t found him walking up her lane; he’d taken him from his farm. After two weeks of hearing about Lisanne from Sally, and seeing her in town or out and about on her morning walks, he’d been determined to meet her. But how was a shy, farmer type supposed to meet a sophisticated city girl?
Most guys brought chocolates or roses on a first date.

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Mazel tov to Dr. Devin E. Naar, whose archival work for "Jewish Salonica," his first book, won two National Jewish Book Awards.
How does Hebrew study reflect the position of the humanities in higher education? Watch (and read) 2016 conference participants' answers to this and other questions about Hebrew's place in the United States and in higher ed.
Sayed Kashua, author of new book "Native," reflects on immigrant identity in this video clip from the UW Stroum Center for Jewish Studies.
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Shoes…oh, how I love shoes! There are so many kinds to choose from – pumps, heels, flats, wedges, sandals and good ‘ole flip flops.
My affinity towards this type of accessory probably explains why I also like the expression, “Waiting for the other shoe to drop”. While this saying has nothing to do with footwear, it does evoke the image of a big, heavy work boot (the kind with steel toes) dangling by one frayed shoelace… just waiting to make its descent onto your head.
So I’ve learned a few things from all my years of worrying that I would like to share with my fellow square folks.
1. Don’t worry! Haha. I’m so kidding. It’s not something that can just be turned off. Instead, worrying needs to be replaced with other things, which brings us to the next point.
Doesn’t verse 34 make you want to laugh?! It’s so true.
3. Have fun! I really have to make a conscious effort to have fun, especially when I find my shoulders subconsciously hunched up and my jaw sore from grinding my teeth. 🙁 Whether it’s listening to upbeat songs, writing or trying out a DIY craft, just spending a few minutes each day doing something enjoyable makes a huge difference to changing my perspective on life.
4. Get out! There is something about the outdoors that is good for your soul. Maybe it’s the vitamin D from the sun or the (somewhat) fresh air, but just being outside and active can bring a smile to my face.
What do you do to tame your worrying?
This entry was posted in Musings and tagged donnie mcclurkin, kirk franklin, worry.
In light of my recent post about growing older and wiser, I was thinking of the lessons I’ve learned over the years and how I would have done things differently in the past if I had known then what I know now. Of course, hindsight is always 20/20. But to clarify, this is not a post about regret because dwelling on the past only gets you on the road to nowhere! I’m just hoping that by sharing what I’ve learned, it may help and encourage others.
So, to start off, here’s “what I would’ve done differently” (hence the acronym WIWDD) prior to and during my first pregnancy (only the first because by the second time I did do things differently).
E loved C from the very beginning!
~ More health conscious. I would definitely have switched to natural and/or organic foods and natural beauty and household products even before conceiving. I didn’t totally grasp the idea that input = output, meaning what I was putting into my body was being used to form a human being. I’ve heard several times since then that firstborns usually have more skin problems because of all the toxins in the mom’s body. I don’t know if this is true, but E has had eczema practically since birth (vs. C who has great skin).
~ More active. I would have exercised more, especially with weights. I did run once a week until the second semester of pregnancy and then switched to swimming for the rest of the time, but I wish I had built up my upper body strength more. I never knew carrying around a 10 lb baby day and night could be so tiring! I remember feeling so sore in my arms that I couldn’t sleep at night (yes, I was a weakling!). Since then I have developed strong “mommy arms” and can carry 50 lbs (the equivalent of 2 kids two years ago) without a problem.
~ More relaxed. I would have taken more time to relax and do fun stuff! Up until a week before birth, I was working two part time jobs and prior to that, I had just finished my master’s degree (which took 5 years). I wish I had known that after the baby came, there would no longer be any “me time” for a long while. It would have been nice to have taken some art classes (the pottery scene from the movie “Ghost” comes to mind, haha) or traveled more.
With all that said, something I would not have changed during my pregnancies was my commitment to keeping a journal. I wrote about everything, from my cravings, aches and pains, to how the baby liked to kick and roll and finally, the labor and delivery. These memories have been included in the kids’ scrapbooks and we all love looking through them.
Here’s Rachel Aldous’ sweet song, “A Mother’s Prayer“.
What would you have done differently during your pregnancy?
This entry was posted in Mamahood and tagged pregnancy, rachel aldous.
Happy Monday! 🙂 Hopefully you all had a good almost 4 day weekend.
1. I Need My Monster, written by Amanda Noll and illustrated by Howard McWilliam, is a very cute and creative bedtime or anytime story. We checked it out from the library (free stuff is always good!) and we’ve read it at least 6 times because Chloe likes it so much. The book is about a little boy named Ethan whose under-the-bed monster named Gabe has gone fishing for the week. Four substitute monsters show up, but he rejects each one because they are not scary enough to keep him sleeping in bed. The pictures are funny and really bring the monsters to life. Check out a read-aloud video of the book here (fast forward to 49 seconds to start listening to the story).
3. Sara Bareilles. I absolutely love her songs. She can convey such heartfelt emotions and truths with her words. Some of her songs are funny and upbeat; others are just gut-wrenching. “Hold My Heart” is one of the latter and is one of my favorite songs.
If that one is too emo for you, here’s another one of her songs, “Gonna Get Over You” to cheer you up!
This entry was posted in Monday Mentionables and tagged kids, literary mama, sara bareilles.

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Bazzy – The Pirate Horse.
I started riding in Sweden as a child. I never had my own pony or horse, though. I stopped riding at 20 when I went to university, and only picked it up again in South Africa when I was way over 30. Bazzy, who I bought in 2013 after leasing for a couple of years, is the first and only horse I’ve owned. When I bought him, he was in his teens already and a level-headed, easygoing horse—just what I wanted to get me back into the swing of things.
We’ve had our ups and downs. He’s been hospitalised three times since I bought him. Twice for a persistent sinus infection—he ended up having three teeth taken out and holes drilled in his face. The scars are still visible. Then last Christmas he suffered an eye injury and subsequent infection, and his eye needed to be taken out. He has recovered remarkably well, despite getting on a bit (he’s turning 20 in September) and I’m already back to competing my ‘pirate pony’.
Bazzy is my therapist, my gym, my child and my valued employee. He costs a bomb but then I don’t have to spend money on therapy, a gym card, or school fees… It’s a bargain, if you think about it.
I try to ride five days a week. Bazzy is getting on a bit and it’s important for him to keep moving, or he can get stiff. Just like me! I have a flexible job that allows me to ride during the day (I’m a journalist and I work from home). I’ve also chosen to limit my workload so that I earn a bit less but have more free time to spend with my horse.
What kind of riding do you compete in?
We showjump in the lower grades. I’ve done the odd dressage show. We used to compete in showing—working hunter classes—but we can’t do that anymore since he’s lost an eye. He’s not exactly ‘true to type’ anymore.
What have horses taught you?
To be in the moment. I have a very cerebral job, and I constantly worry about deadlines, editors, having too much work, or too little. But when I go to the stables I forget about everything except what is in the moment, because that’s the only way you can communicate with horses so they understand. When I get back in my car, it’s as if I’ve spent a couple of hours in a different world. That’s incredibly special.
What made you decide to do a photo session with your horse?
I’ve wanted to do one for a while, but then he lost his eye and I was reminded that nothing lasts forever. I didn’t want to try to recapture the past, but to capture the now—scars, wrinkles and all.
Wonderful glimpse into your world with Bazxy.
How fulfilling to have everything you desire rolled into one special time in your day.


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Microsoft vs NY State, Still going on..
A quick followup to my blogs of September 2014 here and July 2014 here, where the NY State court is trying to compel Microsoft to hand over emails from one of their servers in Ireland.
Surprisingly this is still not decided according to The Irish Times – with the two opposing arguments “You can access the data remotely so we want it” and “NY State can’t compel us to give up data stored in another country without following due international process” still going on.
You can appreciate that if Microsoft loses this one, it spells the end of international business for US cloud storage providers – it’s bad enough that domestically the US Government can demand access to our in-country data, let alone demand access to data stored out of country, or even stored by people in other countries, in other countries.

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"I'll never get these guys ready," Dan whined to his room. He was tired, incredibly tired, tired down to his bones. Over the course of the last two days he managed to get six hours of sleep, set up so that no more than thirty minutes at a time was spent sleeping. Drilling, simulating, practicing. Each one had a specific 24 hour period for Able and Bravo groups alike. Unfortunately, Dan had to watch both groups.
The first day so many things went wrong it was almost laughable. The launch system had screwed up, tangling the massive support beams and nearly spilling Shrike 1 and 3 onto the rest of the flight group. Shrike 4 spent the first half of the training flight at half power due to equipment failure. The wing-mate groupings were scrapped and new ones put together every hour.
The second day had been the worst. After the debacle on the flight deck Dan sent Able back to the simulators to train, while working on Bravo. Bravo's first attempt at launch had been comical. The new equipment, though field-tested, had never been used all at once. A faulty insulator fried Shrike 8's navigation computer, resulting in a state of the art star fighter that tumbled uselessly for half an hour.
The third day, Dan managed to get both Able and Bravo into space, in one piece. The machines worked perfectly and the wing-mate situation had stabilized. To Dan's relief, the skirmishes he had planned on scrapping went off without a hitch. And so after six hours of dog-fighting and training, Dan was finally about to go to sleep.
Dan sat down idly at his keyboard, deciding if he wanted to write Sakura or not. A power surge had wiped his computer at some point during the Three Days of Hell and now had no idea what Sakura's message had contained.
More than anything Dan wanted to talk to her. Email really didn't cut it for this kind of conversation, one that required vocal contact at least. He remembered Sakura helping him during the first couple of weeks of Command School, when he had felt the worse about being railroaded into command.
Now he was a commander of sorts. It felt good, he admitted, shutting down his computer and turning off the light. His habit of changing in the dark stemmed from the time he and his mother spent in other's houses after his father had died and the bank closed. They stayed at friends' houses for almost a year until his mother found work.
Now it was old habit for him to strip in the dark and walk to his bed without trouble. As he laid down in bed he felt the deep fatigue that gripped him slip away. Not the physical fatigue; his body would need ten or more hours of sleep before he would be back to normal. But his mind wasn't tired.
Dan forced his eyes shut, and tried to soothe his mind. It didn't work too well, but he eventually fell into a shallow, restless slumber. His dreams drifted disjointedly from place to place. They settled on a scene he wouldn't forget for a long time.
The Orbital Ring was burning under heavy fire from the battle pods. From Dan's vantage point, floating in space some distance from the Ring, he saw a single Valkyrie tumble through the vacuum, portions of its hull burning as laser fire bombarded it. A pair of pods swept in low, their weapon mounts blazing, but the Valkyrie managed to dodge any more serious harm. In a feat of piloting that Dan was vaguely envious of, the crippled ship managed to destroy the two 'pods with burst from the chain gun. Amidst the wreckage, the Valkyrie finally died, the pilot barely managing to eject.
The pilot's body, limp in its spacesuit, tumbled towards Dan. Please don't be Sakura, Dan thought, filled by an irrational fear of seeing her body limp and dead before him. He could barely make out the lettering on the suit's front. Wesley C. Winters.
Dan woke with a start. A glance at his chronometer told him he'd been asleep for almost 8 hours. He felt strangely good. He glanced over at the computer, the dream still vivid in his mind. Dan stood and turned the terminal on, a familiar feeling filling him as he followed the hunch in his dream.
Other dreams had helped him solve some of the mysteries in his life. They were never psychic, but rather his subconscious mind puzzling problems that the conscious couldn't. Sometime Dan never realized the problem faced him until a disturbing dream brought the answer out. He dug up the personnel files on Lieutenant Winters, searching for the description of the Orbital Ring Engagement.
He read the debriefing of one Lieutenant Winters, fascinated at the differences between his dream and reality. Winters hadn't been alone; he'd been flying with his wing-mate, Sarah Anderson. Anderson never made it back. Winters' injuries had been so severe he'd been shipped in stasis to the Medical platform orbiting the moon. Dan tried to imagine what it would be like to lose Sakura, but couldn't wrap his mind around the concept.
Deep among the rocks tumbling chaotically in orbit around Jupiter, the Zentradi force moved into place. A pair of light warships nestled behind one of Jupiter's pseudo-moons while two dozen battle pods used the streaming magnetic field between the gas giant and it's moon Io to cover their presence. Two commander's pods took up station in the vestigial ring that idled peacefully with a single custom suit of battle armor overlooking the whole operation.
Less than a half light second away was their target, which showed up on their sensors as a modified Bulk Freighter registered as the Damocles. A target that until shortly had been surrounded by up to a dozen smaller, much stealthier craft. The Zentradi fleet had no idea what was aboard the isolated ship, only that it was a scouting force for their hated oppressor, Earth.
In the upper atmosphere of Uranus something moved. It was a large vessel, unlike anything in the solar system. In fact, ships of this sort had never reached into this portion of the galaxy before. Among the ammonia vapors and trace pockets of carbon, the vessel leached the necessary elements to repair and refurbish itself from its long trek through space.
The ship extended a network of hair thin fibers, more than a hundred kilometers on a side as it spun around Uranus, using the sensitive material to locate the prize it had been searching for since its creation. It would be years before the Invid scout ship would locate the dense concentration of Protoculture that marked the location of the Matrix, but in the first week of its operation it located a much smaller reading, with the characteristics it associated with the enemy.
The scout ship continued to leach raw materials from the gas giant, with a new purpose. It would synthesize enough forces to deal with this concentration of Zentradi Protoculture. In the mean time it would continue taking its readings. If the ship's brain found any traces of the Matrix then it would send word to its mother.
"We've got hostile targets, vectoring in from Io's magnetosphere!" reported the sensor tech as Jonah swiveled his chair to face him. "Look like battle pods, maybe a dozen and a half."
"Shrike 2 and 7 are in revolver," Lt. Winters reported, using the slang term for the ready launch position. "Shall I launch them?"
Jonah turned to face the main tactical screen, considering a moment. Small groups of battle pods did still roam the space lanes, using piracy to support themselves. And the Damocles was, for their purposes, a bulk freighter.
"Hold off on launching the fighters. Get the rest of the group ready to go, though. Ensign Lewis?"
"Sir?" the communications officer asked.
"Contact the attacking pods. Do your best 'I'm just a freighter' impersonation."
"Gunnery!" the captain called out, forgetting the young woman's name for the moment. "Get ready to deploy the defense turrets, but don't let them pick up any weapons emissions."
"Roger." The woman began furiously working on her controls. By the time she hit her last button, the Damocles would be a warship in a freighter's clothing, ready to deploy her hidden weapons turrets at the command of her crew.
In the fighter bay there was no chaos. Six days of preparation had paid off in spades, Dan thought as he watched his men climb into their Shrikes. Nothing went wrong as the techs checked measurements and fine tuned occasional pieces of equipment.
"Gentlemen," Dan said over the Able and Beta channels, "lets keep it tight and make no mistakes. Everyone okay with that?"
"Yes, sir!" came the various replies.
"Okay. There's around two of them for each of us, so I expect some kill markers next to your names when we come back."
Disclaimer: Robotech is Copyright 1985 Harmony Gold, U.S.A, Inc./Tatsunoko Prod. Cp., Ltd. All rights reserved. No infringement is intended.


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Relationship Coaching provides a comprehensive guide to coaching to achieve relationship success and enrichment in three main areas: to help single people to form and secure stable relationships, to assist couples seeking to enhance their relationship and to support parents looking to improve their relationships with their children.
Yossi Ives is an experienced relationship coach and Elaine Cox is an expert on developmental coaching approaches. They explain how the fundamental elements of coaching are customised and adapted to meet the needs of relationship enhancement. The book introduces specific coaching theories, processes and techniques through the use of practical case studies, which provide insight into a range of applications and contexts, and introduces new ways of approaching marriage and singles coaching.
Relationship Coaching combines an accessible, practical guide with a strong theoretical underpinning. It will be an essential guide for coaches, counsellors and students, as well as other professional helpers including social workers and ministers.


text: Taslon mitten. Full leather palm. 8 oz. Featherlite lining. HydroGuardia waterproof breathable insert. Knit wrist. Heat packet pocket.

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The vessel is designed for to provide diving and underwater work at depths up to 60 meters at sea state up to 3 points, participation in rescue and salvage operations, deployment and maintenance of works of research parties in the amount of installed hardware, examination sea-bottom, wrecks, underwater hulls of vessels (ships) and hydraulic structures, ensuring operation of small-sized remote-controlled submersibles at sea state up to 3 points.
The boat is intended for official duty trips and for reviewing Russian Navy ship parades. The boat’s area of operation is the Black Sea along the sea coast at distances from harbor up to 50 miles.
The tugboat is intended for towing vessels and floating facilities at sea, performing auxiliary operations in harbour waters, participating in oil spill clean-up operations as an auxiliary vessel for delivering oil spill response equipment and a containment boom boat setting up containment barriers outside of the oil spill area. The vessel is not intended to operate directly inside the spill area. It is also used for providing assistance in fighting fires at floating and shore installations accessible from the sea and transporting general cargo on deck loaded/unloaded using port facilities or the deck crane.
This project 92800 muti-purpose bunker vessel with oil skimming equipment is a one-deck twin-screw steel vessel with an elevated foredeck and a two-level superstructure aft. Its structures, devices and machines located on the deck must be explosion and fireproof. The vessel length is 41.3 meters, its width is 8 meters, the total volume of the cargo tanks is 400 cubic meters, its speed is 10 knots (2-3 knots when skimming).
С92800 type vessels are designed to transport diesel fuel for vessels classified as class 3 under the IMDG Code (light fuels with a flashpoint of over 60°С), with a density of у=0.82-0.86 t/m3, and to bunker vessels with such fuel and to collect bilge and waste water. The vessel also has oil skimming equipment and can be used to collect spilled oil products from water surface, including diesel fuel and black oil fuel of various viscosity. The vessel may also be used as a bunker ship for vessels, a ship to take bilge and waste water, and as a skimmer to gather spilled oil products (diesel fuel, black oil fuel) from water surface.
Project RST54 is a one-of-a-kind platform tanker capable of carrying both oil products and dry (general, bulk) cargoes. The RST54 project is based on a unique concept.
This one-of-a-kind “platform/tanker” vessel was created to be maximally effective for both legs of each round voyage; carrying oil when going to its destination and dry cargo on its return trip. Therefore, it is planned to achieve the highest possible economic efficiency of the vessel’s operation given the seasonal nature of the river transport operations in Russia.
An RST54 vessel is a self-propelled combined (oil/dry cargo) “Volga-Don Max” class platform vessel with a deadweight of 5,589 tons, intended for transporting up to 5,250 tons of light and dark oil products as well as general and bulk cargo, including gravel, metals, timber, coal, bulky and heavy cargoes. The vessel can carry up to 148 TEUs worth of cargo in containers, up to 320 cars or 4,500 tons of bulk cargo. The vessel's dimensions are intended to ensure the best possible navigational performance in the Unified Deep Water System of Russia. The vessel’s hull lines were first used in the RST27 project tanker built for UCL Holding. RST54 project vessels are compatible with the width and depth of the Volga-Don Canal and the Volga-Baltic Waterway.
Project RST27 vessels are designed for the transportation of crude oil and oil products without any flash-point restrictions. The RST27 Project is a universal mixed river-sea navigation vessel created under an individual project. This “Volgo-Don max” class tanker features an increased deadweight and a higher hull strength. The overall dimensions of the project meet the requirements of the Volga-Don Ship Canal and the Volga-Baltic Waterway. The new RST27 project tankers have an enhanced river navigation capability, a deadweight increased by 700 tons when operated on a river, while maintaining an increased capacity of cargo tanks and a higher hull strength (the R2 marine class or navigation area II according to the previous Registry of Shipping classification). RST27 project vessels meet the requirements of the Volga-Don Ship Canal and the Volga-Baltic Waterway and are classified as “Volgo-Don max” class tankers.
A new dry-cargo ship was developed under RSD44 project to a special order of the Volga Shipping Company. From 2010 to 2012, 10 ships of the "Heroes of Stalingrad" series were built under this project. The capacity of the ship is 5,400 tons. The design features a low overall height of the ship with a deckhouse 8 meters high, which is almost 2 times lower than that of the current "Volgo-Dons” (15.8 meters). The dry-cargo ship can pass under bridges on Russian rivers without the need to raise them. The ships are maximally automated and equipped with modern rudder propellers, ensuring high maneuverability and good controllability. The new vessels outperform their predecessors in production efficiency, environmental friendliness and comfort.
RSD44 type vessels are universal dry-cargo ships, carrying all kinds of general and bulk cargo (grain, fertilizers, sulfur), as well as metal and metal products. All vessels are operated on inland waterways and sea coastal areas and are focused on transporting high-tariff export cargoes to ports of the Baltic, Caspian and Azov-Black Sea basins.
Vessel purpose: transportation of general cargoes; bulk cargoes (including grain, coal, ores), mineral fertilizers (in bulk and in bags); metal (bundles, rolls of up to 35 tons); paper (rolls), wood products (packaged, including round timber); fruits and vegetables (packaged); 20 'and 40' ISO containers (including refrigerated containers); dangerous goods of classes 1, 1.4S, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 by the IMDG Code and International Code for transportation of bulk cargoes.
Navigation area: open and inland seas with restrictions, in accordance with the class II SP; inland waterways of the European part of the Russian Federation through the Volga-Baltic and Volga-Don system, as well as in inland waterways of European countries, to the extent permitted by the dimensions of the vessel.
00101 type vessels are designed to carry general cargoes, bulk cargoes (including grain, coal, ore), mineral fertilizers (in bulk and in bags); metal (bundles, rolls of up to 35 tons); paper (rolls), wood products (packaged, including round timber); fruits and vegetables (packaged); 20' и 40' ISO containers (including refrigerated containers); dangerous goods of classes 1, 1.4S, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 by the IMDG Code and International Code for transportation of bulk cargoes.
Navigation area: open and inland seas with restrictions, in accordance with the vessel class; inland waterways of the European part of the Russian Federation through the Volga-Baltic and Volga-Don system, as well as in inland waterways of European countries, to the extent permitted by the dimensions of the vessel.
The tanker is designed for the transportation of crude oil and oil products without any flash-point restrictions, including products requiring heating, vegetable oils (technical use). It can be operated in the Mediterranean, Black and Caspian Seas, in accordance with its class and on inland waterways of the European part of the Russian Federation through the Volga-Don canal and Volga-Baltic waterway.
The construction of three “Primemax” type tankers by OJSC “Okskaya Sudoverf” was carried out under contract with AET — a large operator of global oil transportation, which is owned by the MISC group. A project 00216 tanker is a vessel for the second restricted navigation area, with ice strengthening. The main difference of the project is the lack of a longitudinal bulkhead. The capacity of the cargo pumps was somewhat reduced, the fullness of the hull was increased, including the fore and aft part of the hull system that underwent some changes. All the electronic systems of the vessel were manufactured abroad. The vessel’s length: 139.9 meters, overall width: 16.7, sea deadweight: 6.6 thousand tons.
An ice class utility boat under project ST23WI with functions of a service/crew boat is designed to deliver to vessels inspection crews, crew members and their families, cargoes weighing up to 0.5 tons, serving as a patrol boat for inspection and ecological monitoring of water areas, as well as to perform the functions of a pilot boat.
Navigation area: port, harbor and coastal operation within the boundaries set by the Russian International Registry of Vessels in each case.
Operating conditions: year-round operation in unfreezing seas and under very light ice conditions, corresponding to ice class 2 set by the Russian International Registry of Vessels in non-Arctic seas.
A project 8597 dredging vessel with a capacity of 100 tons is designed for dredging and deepening operations, as well as for the production of non-metallic building materials, development, excavation and movement of soil from flooded quarries.
Scope of use: land reclamation works; dredging and clearing works on ponds; construction of dams, embankments, platforms; sand mining; deepening operations on rivers, canals, and other water bodies falling under the "L" category according to the classification of the Russian River Registry.
The dredging vessel may be operated in the range of ambient temperatures from -5oC to + 35o C. The water depth must be at least 0.8 m.
only clean washed sand is used for beaches and other grounds, whereas any silt or clay components, branches, bark, etc. are washed into the sump.
A project 8628 dredging vessel is designed for the development, excavation and movement of soil from flooded quarries.
Scope of use: land reclamation works; dredging and clearing works on ponds; construction of dams, embankments, other platforms; sand mining; deepening operations on rivers, canals, and other water bodies falling under the "L" category according to the classification of the Russian River Registry.
The dredging vessel may be operated in the range of ambient temperatures from -5o C to + 35o C.
A project 03040 dry cargo barge is designed for transporting general and bulk cargoes, including dangerous cargoes of classes 4 and 5 by the IMDG Code, which do not require any special fire-fighting systems, autonomous systems of drainage, artificial ventilation, continuous monitoring of the cargo.
Operated by pushing (in the river) or towing. Dangerous goods may only be transported by pushing in the river and by towing in the sea.
Navigation area: inland basins of the Russian Federation and maritime areas in accordance with the vessel class.
A project 03020 dry cargo barge is designed for the transportation of general and bulk cargoes, including dangerous goods: bulk sulfur in granules or in lumps and ammonium nitrate (ammonium - nitrate fertilizer) in packages. Operated by pushing, including in column or in a single vessel tow.
A project 16806 tank barge is designed for the transportation of oil products, including with a flash point below 60o C as well as requiring heating. During one trip, only one type of oil products is transported.
The aft end of the vessel has a recess designed for the forward part of a tugboat/pushboat, necessary to connect the pushboat to the barge.
A pontoon motor road bridge is intended to ensure the crossing of water bodies by wheeled and tracked vehicles and pedestrians.
A mobile bridge may be used for the construction, restoration or repairs of a permanent bridge.
A simple design and a low cost of manufacture compared to stationary bridges allow to build a crossing in places where there are no stationary bridges.
A floating road bridge may if necessary have one or two movable sections to allow for vessels to pass. A simple and reliable design of the movable sections ensures that a bridge can be drawn or movable sections can be added to it within 2-3 minutes.
The bridge has a room for the maintenance crew, and also lighting and alarm systems to ensure safe passage for ships, cars and pedestrians. A radio set may be installed in the maintenance crew room to communicate with passing ships.
If necessary, the floating sections of the bridge can be disassembled within several days. The shore elements are built on place to an individual design and are stationary.
A mobile pontoon fleet PP-91 consists of (river and shore) pontoon links carried on URAL trucks with special platforms and motor boats used to install and disassemble the bridges and also to tow ferries. The motor boats are also transported on trucks.
When a bridge is built, each pontoon link “unloads itself” by rolling off the truck platform directly into the water and then “self-opens” on the water> The crew connects the links together. To disassemble the bridge a loading device installed on the truck platform is used to load pontoon links onto the truck.
Minimal time in building or disassembling a bridge is achieved when each link is transported on a separate truck.
In hard-to-access areas the link may be transported and the bridge may be built using helicopters (externally suspension).
A pontoon fleet helps assemble both floating bridges and ferries of normal or increased width.


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It was a typical day in the pasture as Neil was currently in a mountainous area with his best friend. He looked around and said, "I was hoping to find something here. Looks like that might not happen."
Bio: Lady in waiting looking to serve her majesty and find a husband. Her family is royals and has more money that her majesty could ever dream of. Unfortunately, the secret she has kept from her family for fear they might disown her, has become common knowledge of her majesty. She will do anything to keep this secret buried.
Kenna was hiding behind a tree a few feet from Neal. She was trying to have time to herself, away from that dreadful woman she called Her Majesty. She took a deep breath and came out from behind the tree and tapped Neal on his shoulder, "Are you sure about that?"
Neil turned and gasped, "Kenna, what are you doing out here!? Aren't you afraid of getting caught?"
Kenna replied with a chuckle, "At the moment, not really. I am trying to clear my head. Being in the Queen's presence can cause me to lose myself."
She sighed and continued with her confession.
"Sometimes I think that I am too easily manipulated by her. She twists every situation, making herself victim." Kenna starts to tear up.
Neil let out a sigh and said, "You know, you're still welcome to move in with my family. Besides, she already has that lackey of hers to push around," before asking, "So, um, you wanna go exploring?"
Kenna sniffles, "I'd like that very much. I need the distraction." She went to grab her shoes.
Neil simply shrugged and replied, "I was just thinking of going to the mountains. We might find a rare fossil or something."
"I have never been up to the mountains before. I believe I need to change into something more appropriate, dont you think?" She motioned to her floor length gown and slippered feet.
Neil shrugged and replied, "I don't think it really matters. You're fine the way you are."
"Where you lead, I will follow," Kenna says with a hand motion.
She was excited and anxious at the same time. She usually felt this way when around Neal because he would make her do things she normally wouldn't do. How fascinating he was to her.
Soon enough, the two were in the mountains as Neil looked around, saying, "Man, this isn't as eventful as I thought it would-" only to trip over something big and hard, falling flat on his chin as he grumbled, "What the hell was-?" only to blink when he turned and noticed the object in question was a large egg.
Kenna ran up. "Is that what I think it is," she said leaving her mouth agape. Her eyes concentrated on the egg before them and finally, coming out of what she assumed was a dream, looked back over at Neal. He was still staring at the egg.
Neil blinked and gasped, "Oh my god, this size!" picking it up, "This must be a rare dodo egg! It was said they went extinct ages ago!" looking around and uttering, "Why wasn't it in a nest, though?"

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-This sampling is the three day post treatment sampling required by the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES). All areas are clear with the exception of the Rollins Bay sample point where follow up sampling results will be available Thursday August 2.
*A notice from the contractor will be delivered to residents in the area notifying them of any water restrictions and treatment plans for treatment #3 of Hayden Lake.
**TREATMENT CANCELLATION NOTICE – HAYDEN LAKE: Treatments on Eurasian watermilfoil (EWM) scheduled for Thursday, August 16th, have been cancelled. Pre-treatment surveys indicated that treatments conducted on July 25th effectively managed EWM populations in all target locations. Restrictions on drinking and irrigation water are no longer in effect for this area.
For questions or concerns, please contact the Idaho State Department of Agriculture's Noxious Weeds Program at (208)332-8667.

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GaaTec helped secure and configure their new domain and email solution. In addition we are hosting their website on our Irish servers.
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Steel front, roof and rear screens with laminated glass front & back with a polycarbonate skylight, complete with front & back wipers.
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Tanmill Cabs manufacture ranges of standard cab kits for most forklift trucks and can design cabs and kits to your bespoke design requirements.
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Tanmill Cabs also offer complete cab fitting and repair services.
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Never are there such departures as from the dock at Honolulu. The great transport lay with steam up, ready to pull out. A thousand persons were on her decks; five thousand stood on the wharf. Up and down the long gangway passed native princes and princesses, sugar kings and the high officials of the Territory. Beyond, in long lines, kept in order by the native police, were the carriages and motor-cars of the Honolulu aristocracy. On the wharf the Royal Hawaiian Band played "Aloha Oe," and when it finished, a stringed orchestra of native musicians on board the transport took up the same sobbing strains, the native woman singer's voice rising birdlike above the instruments and the hubbub of departure. It was a silver reed, sounding its clear, unmistakable note in the great diapason of farewell.
Forward, on the lower deck, the rail was lined six deep with khaki- clad young boys, whose bronzed faces told of three years' campaigning under the sun. But the farewell was not for them. Nor was it for the white-clad captain on the lofty bridge, remote as the stars, gazing down upon the tumult beneath him. Nor was the farewell for the young officers farther aft, returning from the Philippines, nor for the white-faced, climate-ravaged women by their sides. Just aft the gangway, on the promenade deck, stood a score of United States Senators with their wives and daughters--the Senatorial junketing party that for a month had been dined and wined, surfeited with statistics and dragged up volcanic hill and down lava dale to behold the glories and resources of Hawaii. It was for the junketing party that the transport had called in at Honolulu, and it was to the junketing party that Honolulu was saying good-bye.
The Senators were garlanded and bedecked with flowers. Senator Jeremy Sambrooke's stout neck and portly bosom were burdened with a dozen wreaths. Out of this mass of bloom and blossom projected his head and the greater portion of his freshly sunburned and perspiring face. He thought the flowers an abomination, and as he looked out over the multitude on the wharf it was with a statistical eye that saw none of the beauty, but that peered into the labour power, the factories, the railroads, and the plantations that lay back of the multitude and which the multitude expressed. He saw resources and thought development, and he was too busy with dreams of material achievement and empire to notice his daughter at his side, talking with a young fellow in a natty summer suit and straw hat, whose eager eyes seemed only for her and never left her face. Had Senator Jeremy had eyes for his daughter, he would have seen that, in place of the young girl of fifteen he had brought to Hawaii a short month before, he was now taking away with him a woman.
Hawaii has a ripening climate, and Dorothy Sambrooke had been exposed to it under exceptionally ripening circumstances. Slender, pale, with blue eyes a trifle tired from poring over the pages of books and trying to muddle into an understanding of life--such she had been the month before. But now the eyes were warm instead of tired, the cheeks were touched with the sun, and the body gave the first hint and promise of swelling lines. During that month she had left books alone, for she had found greater joy in reading from the book of life. She had ridden horses, climbed volcanoes, and learned surf swimming. The tropics had entered into her blood, and she was aglow with the warmth and colour and sunshine. And for a month she had been in the company of a man--Stephen Knight, athlete, surf- board rider, a bronzed god of the sea who bitted the crashing breakers, leaped upon their backs, and rode them in to shore.
Dorothy Sambrooke was unaware of the change. Her consciousness was still that of a young girl, and she was surprised and troubled by Steve's conduct in this hour of saying good-bye. She had looked upon him as her playfellow, and for the month he had been her playfellow; but now he was not parting like a playfellow. He talked excitedly and disconnectedly, or was silent, by fits and starts. Sometimes he did not hear what she was saying, or if he did, failed to respond in his wonted manner. She was perturbed by the way he looked at her. She had not known before that he had such blazing eyes. There was something in his eyes that was terrifying. She could not face it, and her own eyes continually drooped before it. Yet there was something alluring about it, as well, and she continually returned to catch a glimpse of that blazing, imperious, yearning something that she had never seen in human eyes before. And she was herself strangely bewildered and excited.
A loko e hana nei."
Steve had taught her air and words and meaning--so she had thought, till this instant; and in this instant of the last finger clasp and warm contact of palms she divined for the first time the real meaning of the song. She scarcely saw him go, nor could she note him on the crowded gangway, for she was deep in a memory maze, living over the four weeks just past, rereading events in the light of revelation.
When the Senatorial party had landed, Steve had been one of the committee of entertainment. It was he who had given them their first exhibition of surf riding, out at Waikiki Beach, paddling his narrow board seaward until he became a disappearing speck, and then, suddenly reappearing, rising like a sea-god from out of the welter of spume and churning white--rising swiftly higher and higher, shoulders and chest and loins and limbs, until he stood poised on the smoking crest of a mighty, mile-long billow, his feet buried in the flying foam, hurling beach-ward with the speed of an express train and stepping calmly ashore at their astounded feet. That had been her first glimpse of Steve. He had been the youngest man on the committee, a youth, himself, of twenty. He had not entertained by speechmaking, nor had he shone decoratively at receptions. It was in the breakers at Waikiki, in the wild cattle drive on Manna Kea, and in the breaking yard of the Haleakala Ranch that he had performed his share of the entertaining.
She had not cared for the interminable statistics and eternal speechmaking of the other members of the committee. Neither had Steve. And it was with Steve that she had stolen away from the open-air feast at Hamakua, and from Abe Louisson, the coffee planter, who had talked coffee, coffee, nothing but coffee, for two mortal hours. It was then, as they rode among the tree ferns, that Steve had taught her the words of "Aloha Oe," the song that had been sung to the visiting Senators at every village, ranch, and plantation departure.
Steve and she had been much together from the first. He had been her playfellow. She had taken possession of him while her father had been occupied in taking possession of the statistics of the island territory. She was too gentle to tyrannize over her playfellow, yet she had ruled him abjectly, except when in canoe, or on horse or surf-board, at which times he had taken charge and she had rendered obedience. And now, with this last singing of the song, as the lines were cast off and the big transport began backing slowly out from the dock, she knew that Steve was something more to her than playfellow.
Five thousand voices were singing "Aloha Oe,"--"MY LOVE BE WITH YOU TILL WE MEET AGAIN,"--and in that first moment of known love she realized that she and Steve were being torn apart. When would they ever meet again? He had taught her those words himself. She remembered listening as he sang them over and over under the hau tree at Waikiki. Had it been prophecy? And she had admired his singing, had told him that he sang with such expression. She laughed aloud, hysterically, at the recollection. With such expression!--when he had been pouring his heart out in his voice. She knew now, and it was too late. Why had he not spoken? Then she realized that girls of her age did not marry. But girls of her age did marry--in Hawaii--was her instant thought. Hawaii had ripened her--Hawaii, where flesh is golden and where all women are ripe and sun-kissed.
Vainly she scanned the packed multitude on the dock. What had become of him? She felt she could pay any price for one more glimpse of him, and she almost hoped that some mortal sickness would strike the lonely captain on the bridge and delay departure. For the first time in her life she looked at her father with a calculating eye, and as she did she noted with newborn fear the lines of will and determination. It would be terrible to oppose him. And what chance would she have in such a struggle? But why had Steve not spoken? Now it was too late. Why had he not spoken under the hau tree at Waikiki?
And then, with a great sinking of the heart, it came to her that she knew why. What was it she had heard one day? Oh, yes, it was at Mrs. Stanton's tea, that afternoon when the ladies of the "Missionary Crowd" had entertained the ladies of the Senatorial party. It was Mrs. Hodgkins, the tall blonde woman, who had asked the question. The scene came back to her vividly--the broad lanai, the tropic flowers, the noiseless Asiatic attendants, the hum of the voices of the many women and the question Mrs. Hodgkins had asked in the group next to her. Mrs. Hodgkins had been away on the mainland for years, and was evidently inquiring after old island friends of her maiden days. "What has become of Susie Maydwell?" was the question she had asked. "Oh, we never see her any more; she married Willie Kupele," another island woman answered. And Senator Behrend's wife laughed and wanted to know why matrimony had affected Susie Maydwell's friendships.
"Hapa-haole," was the answer; "he was a half-caste, you know, and we of the Islands have to think about our children."
Dorothy turned to her father, resolved to put it to the test.
"Papa, if Steve ever comes to the United States, mayn't he come and see us some time?"
"Yes, Stephen Knight--you know him. You said good-bye to him not five minutes ago. Mayn't he, if he happens to be in the United States some time, come and see us?"
"Certainly not," Jeremy Sambrooke answered shortly. "Stephen Knight is a hapa-haole and you know what that means."
"Oh," Dorothy said faintly, while she felt a numb despair creep into her heart.
Steve was not a hapa-haole--she knew that; but she did not know that a quarter-strain of tropic sunshine streamed in his veins, and she knew that that was sufficient to put him outside the marriage pale. It was a strange world. There was the Honourable A. S. Cleghorn, who had married a dusky princess of the Kamehameha blood, yet men considered it an honour to know him, and the most exclusive women of the ultra-exclusive "Missionary Crowd" were to be seen at his afternoon teas. And there was Steve. No one had disapproved of his teaching her to ride a surf-board, nor of his leading her by the hand through the perilous places of the crater of Kilauea. He could have dinner with her and her father, dance with her, and be a member of the entertainment committee; but because there was tropic sunshine in his veins he could not marry her.
And he didn't show it. One had to be told to know. And he was so good-looking. The picture of him limned itself on her inner vision, and before she was aware she was pleasuring in the memory of the grace of his magnificent body, of his splendid shoulders, of the power in him that tossed her lightly on a horse, bore her safely through the thundering breakers, or towed her at the end of an alpenstock up the stern lava crest of the House of the Sun. There was something subtler and mysterious that she remembered, and that she was even then just beginning to understand--the aura of the male creature that is man, all man, masculine man. She came to herself with a shock of shame at the thoughts she had been thinking. Her cheeks were dyed with the hot blood which quickly receded and left them pale at the thought that she would never see him again. The stem of the transport was already out in the stream, and the promenade deck was passing abreast of the end of the dock.
"There's Steve now," her father said. "Wave good-bye to him, Dorothy."
My love be with you till we meet again.
There was no need for speech to tell their story. About her, passengers were flinging their garlands to their friends on the dock. Steve held up his hands and his eyes pleaded. She slipped her own garland over her head, but it had become entangled in the string of Oriental pearls that Mervin, an elderly sugar king, had placed around her neck when he drove her and her father down to the steamer.
She fought with the pearls that clung to the flowers. The transport was moving steadily on. Steve was already beneath her. This was the moment. The next moment and he would be past. She sobbed, and Jeremy Sambrooke glanced at her inquiringly.
She deliberately snapped the string, and, amid a shower of pearls, the flowers fell to the waiting lover. She gazed at him until the tears blinded her and she buried her face on the shoulder of Jeremy Sambrooke, who forgot his beloved statistics in wonderment at girl babies that insisted on growing up. The crowd sang on, the song growing fainter in the distance, but still melting with the sensuous love-languor of Hawaii, the words biting into her heart like acid because of their untruth.
A fond embrace, ahoi ae au, until we meet again.


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Changed the license of the Generator from QPL to GPL.
Turned [Grammar] into an application of [GrammarFunctor].
Published several [compare] functions needed by [Coverage].
violate this rule when it is difficult to do otherwise.
Moved [DependencyGraph] out of [Grammar].
Added [Terminal.i2t], which is unsafe and should be used with caution.
Moved [Word], which is now a sub-module of [Grammar.Terminal].
Implement [word] as unique [int] instead of unique [string].
(* This maps a production index to the production's semantic action.
Modified [Engine] to explicitly recognize start productions and accept.
(* [nullable nt] is the NULLABLE flag of the non-terminal symbol [nt].
no concern to the back-end, but here is a rough explanation.
precedence and the token is non-associative.
Replaced the command line switch --on-error-reduce with a declaration %on_error_reduce.
More abstraction in the signature of [Grammar.OnErrorReduce].
Change [OnErrorReduce.preferable] to compare two productions.
[preferable], to test if one of them takes precedence over the other.

industry_corpus2: Programming