Empty Nesters‚ a Guide for Newbies As I understand the popular term‚ my wife and I are now “Empty Nesters”. When I think of those words‚ it brings to mind a bird nest I pulled out of the eaves of our house a few years ago. The birds that had lived there were noisy‚ active‚ and frankly—pretty annoying. At the end of the season‚ when I was sure the birds had left‚ I pulled my rake out of the shed and poked the nest with the handle a few times. The nest fell to the ground in a small cloud of dust
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The Empty Chair My life changed forever when I walked past that empty chair. The chair that held the memories‚ the love‚ and the care I once knew. As I walked past what was now nothing I felt the chills creep down my spine‚ my eyes fill to the brim with tears‚ and my heart crumble under the pressure of the pain. It’s hard to describe such a wonderful person in words‚ because my grandmother was a lot of things to me. She was a hit I tell ya‚ being one of the most beautiful‚ caring‚ and intelligent
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Causes of noise pollution We are bombarded with sound even when we live in rural areas. From crop dusters to large farm equipment‚ we have plenty of sound in the country. In the urban areas‚ we not only have sound that is produced at unnatural decibel levels‚ the sound is reflected from hard surfaces that form at every kind of angle. We go to theaters and concerts where the ability to magnify sound has developed in incredible ways. We listen on headphones‚ where sound is not only concentrated‚ but
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mother had told her a million times to stop for gas before heading to her friend’s house. Cayden‚ being strong-willed‚ did not listen. She had recently received her South Carolina driver’s license‚ and thought a quarter tank of gas would suffice to make it to her friend’s house. Cayden‚however‚ did not take into account the construction detour that she and her brand new 1980 red convertible would need to take. That day is forever etched in her memory as a regret. Cayden was excited to see her friend
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In an unremarkable business park of Ann Arbor‚ Michigan‚ stands a poignant memorial of some of man’s shattered dreams. It does not look like much from the outside though. Even‚ if one were to enter- which members of the public rarely do- it takes a few moments for your eyes to adjust to what you are seeing. It appears to be a vast and haphazardly organized supermarket; along every aisles‚ grey metal shelves are crammed with thousands of packages of food and household products. There is something
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Ware Vessel depicts a beautiful‚ delicately crafted form of art‚ mainly used for imperial purposes during the Southern Song dynasty in the 13th century. This chinese artwork is made of gray stoneware with crackled grayish-blue glaze‚ giving it balance‚ and stands at a height of 16.8 cm. These types of vessels were created for people of royalty. Shape: The Guan Ware Vessel is a three-dimensional vessel that has a prominent round shape at the bottom of the vessel‚ but the neck of the vessel is
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(EFFECTIVE FROM 15.1.2008) SYSTEM & PROCEDURE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH NOISE LIMITS FOR DIESEL GENERATOR SETS (UPTO 1000 KVA) January 2008 CENTRAL POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD (Ministry of Environment & Forests‚ Govt. of India) SCOPE This document lays down the applicability and requirements‚ certification system and test procedures‚ for compliance with noise limits for new diesel generator sets (up to 1000 KVA) vide notification no. G.S.R. 371 (E)‚ dated 17th May‚ 2002‚ at serial no. 94 of schedule
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among 18- to 25-year-olds (Fishburne‚ Abelson‚ & Cisin‚ 1980)” (Jeffrey Arnett‚ 342). There has been some psychological studies done on why music is so much better when a person is “high.” In Vannatta’s article‚ “Why Marijuana Makes Music Sound So Much Better‚” she explains the psychological effects and reasons of why that “high” feeling you get makes music more enjoyable. According to her article‚ “The corpus callosum connects the two hemispheres of the brain. THC‚ the active ingredient in marijuana
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To Virgins‚ to make much of time by Robert Herrick How does the poet present the importance of youth in this poem? The poem To Virgins‚ to make much of time was written by Robert Herrick in 1648. In the 17th Century‚ women had very short life expectancy so they were told to make the most out of their short life. This was also around the time that women were seen as failures if they did not marry‚ so they would usually marry as young as aged 12. The message of this poem is telling the audience
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Extracerebral vessels‚ located at the base and surface of the brain‚ are innervated by perivascular nerves originating from the superior cervical ganglion‚ responsible for the sympathetic innervation‚ the sphenopalatine and otic ganglia‚ mainly supplying parasympathetic nerves‚ as well as the trigeminal ganglion [59]. This extrinsic innervation is lost‚ when perforating arteries enter the brain. These parenchymal arterioles have unique properties compared to the microvasculature found in other organs;
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