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Be in to win one of four Blackwell Press jigsaw puzzles, valued at $40 each

Be in to win one of four Blackwell Press jigsaw puzzles, valued at $40 each.  The Blackwell Press jigsaw puzzle set, comprised of four exclusive 68cm x 49cm puzzles, reflects Adam and Millie Blackwell’s special love for the place they call home, the South Wairarapa. They are all designed by their long-time friend and artist, Paul Rees, and made in New Zealand by Holdson. Each puzzle contains 1000 pieces. Winners will receive one of the four puzzles in the set. Learn more about Mr and Mrs Blackwell, the big-ideas couple behind several enterprises in Greytown, in the March/April issue of NZ Life & Leisure. ENTER HERE Be in to win one of four Blackwell Press jigsaw puzzles, valued at $40...

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Ashenden by W. Somerset Maugham / Review

Ashenden by W. Somerset Maugham (1928) You must be able to look at yourself from the outside and be at the same time spectator and actor in the pleasant comedy of life. (p.172) Simon October 17, 2014 Quite a shock to go from reading the street-level immediacy of Dashiell Hammet and James M. Cain to sauntering through the wordy aloofness of William Somerset Maugham. Slowly, I came to really like this book. Maugham Born in 1874 in the British Embassy in Paris where his father worked and where he lived for the first ten years of his life, Maugham was 54 when this book came out. Both his parents died when he was young and he was raised by an aloof...

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Concrete Sidewalk and Driveway Repair

Pouring concrete or paving on sand is an exercise in faith.  These triangle cracks are typical of concrete failure.The entire coast of Georgia is basically sand.  They pave the roads here and within a year or so they are like roller coasters - you go up and down and up and down.  Things just sink in, and it is a way of life.  Sadly, this means sidewalks, driveways, and even foundations of houses can sink and settle and there isn't too much you can do about it.When we moved to Jekyll Island, our sidewalk leading from the driveway to the front door was pretty level.  But within a few years, it started to settle oddly.  There was one crack in...

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Innovativeness

Isn't it a tough journey to write 8700 blog postings - to pursue the digital way of brainstorming, innovating and story-telling?Blogging is a type of thought flow, energy glow; it is the flow that casts its glow, sparkling a radiance all around. Blogging is for growth and sharing. Blogging is not about writing, but about brainstorming, innovating, and problem-solving. Blogging is a practice to frame a growth mindset, update knowledge, converge multidisciplinary understanding, convey insight and share wisdom, to make continuous leadership influence. It’s a tough journey to write #8700 blogposting. Innovation & Idealization: Blogging is like writing a dynamic book, with many chapters in it, to share leadership, innovation, people management, change, improvement, problem-solving etc. Blogging is also like planting...

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