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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Director: Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg
Starring: Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem, Geoffrey Rush, Brenton Thwaits, and more...

The infamous Captain Jack Sparrow has fallen on hard times. He's lost the faith of his crew, his latest ship doesn't appear to be much, and most of the world believes him to be old news and dead. Jack doesn't stay down and out for long as fate, as it always does, sets sail in his direction.

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Shackled (Scorned Gods 3) by Mychael Black $3.99 Sale Price: $3.39
Time is swiftly running out for the members of Scorned Gods... and the mortal, Daniel.
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MOMS FOR SAFE FOOD

It’s easy to make and delicious too. The original recipe is by Aarti Sequeira on Food Network, this is my simplified organic version. Enjoy!

Serves: 4 to 6 servings

Ingredients:

1 1/2 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into large bite-sized chunks. (or shrimp, or firm white fish)

Sauce:

2 teaspoons organic olive oil
3 tablespoons organic pastured butter
1/3 cup Ginger-Garlic Paste, recipe follows (or 6 cloves garlic and 2-inch thumb ginger minced)
2 organic serrano peppers, minced (seeds removed if you don’t want it spicy)
2 tablespoons organic tomato paste
1 teaspoon organic garam masala
2 teaspoons organic paprika
1 jar of organic crushed tomatoes (15-18 oz)
1 teaspoon Celtic Sea Salt
1 to 2 cups water
1/2 cup organic heavy cream
Minced fresh organic cilantro, for garnish
Cooked rice, naan, or crusty piece of bread, for serving (although we often eat it without)

Directions:

For the chicken: Pan cook chicken until cooked through, I use a little coconut oil, or homemade pastured lard, if I have it. If you make this with white fish or shrimp, just put it into the simmer sauce and simmer until cooked through.

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INTERVIEW WITH ILANDRA FROM ILANDRA

What kind of job do you have?
I’m the Sensitive Officer for the spaceship Stargazer. My role on the crew is to get a feeling for people and animals and even places we encounter in our explorations. The moment Sam and I got stranded on this new planet, I sensed it had a mind and a purpose for us. That purpose was benevolent, but it took me days to convince my captain of that. He’s pretty hard-headed, lol.

Describe yourself in three words.
Sensitive (obviously), creative, peaceful

Who is your love interest?
My captain, Sam Mayfair. He’s my opposite in many ways, but he’s the person the universe has given to me to love.

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DID YOU KNOW?

• A Native American legend says that to make a wish come true you must catch a butterfly, whisper your wish to it, and then set it free. Your winged messenger will then carry your wish to the Great Spirit who will grant it.
• Because it has no collarbone, a cat can squeeze through an opening that is no larger than the size of its head.
• Turkeys have excellent hearing and eyesight and see in color. However, they have a poor sense of smell.
• When buffalo roamed the plains of the United States in enor- mous herds, the odds of a white buffalo being born were 1 in 10 million.
• Over 50 million years ago the ancestor of the modern horse was only 10 to 14 inches tall.
• Queen Victoria was the first person in England to ever own a dachshund. Dachshunds were actually bred to fight badgers in their lairs.
• Approximately 2.5 billion yards of denim are produced throughout the world each year.

Borrowed by Daheap from Do Fish Drink Water? Bill McLain