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Description: St. Louis county residents gave their input into county government in a survey earlier this year. Now county officials are looking at the results to help them improve government services.
And a new music festival in Duluth is about more than music, it's an effort to build bridges between people and celebrate the region's diversity.
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This article discusses why the SCOTUS approval of O-care is not necessarily the last word on its Constitutionality.Note the crucial qualifier: Obamacare could be upheld only as a tax. Not that Obamacare is necessarily a legitimate tax. To be a legitimate tax measure, Obamacare would have to have complied with all the Constitutions conditions for the imposition of taxes. Because Democrats stubbornly maintained that their unilateral handiwork was not a tax, its legitimacy vel non as a tax has not been explored. Indeed, it is because Obamacares enactment was induced by fraud a massive confiscation masquerading as ordinary regulatory legislation so Democrats could pretend not to be raising taxes that the chief justice was wrong to rebrand it post facto and thus become a participant in the fraud.We now know Obamacare was tax legislation. Consequently, it was undeniably a bill for raising revenue, for which the Constitution mandates compliance with the Origination Clause (Art. I, Sec. 7). The Clause requires that tax bills must originate in the House of Representatives. Obamacare did not.There's more in the actual article, and it will flow better if you read the entire article.Obamacare originated in the Senate.
It was introduced in Congress in 2009 by Senate majority leader Harry Reid, who called it the Senate health care bill (a description still touted long afterwards on Reids website). Employing the chicanery that marked the legislation through and through, the Democrat-controlled Senate turned its 3,000-page mega-proposal into a Senate amendment. The Senate attached its amendment to a nondescript, uncontroversial House bill (the Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act of 2009) that had unanimously passed (4160) in the lower chamber.
Thanks to the Supreme Court, it is now undeniable that Obamacare was tax legislation. It was also, by its own proclamation, a bill for raising revenue. Democrats maintained that the Senate proposal would reduce the federal budget deficit by $130 billion. More to the point, the bill contained 17 explicit Revenue Provisions none of which was remotely related to the House bill to which the Senate proposal was attached.
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Always a joy to receive a new CD from Lars, joined here on some tracks by guests including Michel Berckmans (bassoon), Coste Aptrea (mandolins), Morgen Agren (drums), Santiago Jiminez (violins) and Andreas Tengberg (cello). Exquisite tunes, beautifully arranged. Larsv quietly gets on with building while the world collapses around him. Chapeau.
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I have no dogs to run this year (all grey-beards), and would like to stay involved in the sport. As such, I'd like to offer services as a judge for any club that needs one. I have 4 champion and 4 minor points, my judge number is 45230 (contact info available on akc.org judge search).


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Deeplinks Blog posts about No Downtime for Free Speech
In a win for online fair use and the free speech it makes possible, a federal district court judge has ruled that using a campaign headshot as part of a critical, noncommercial blog post does not infringe copyright.
Another day, another stupid copyright claim silences a lawful use online. Copyright abuse is all too common, but some forms deserve special attention and a place in EFF Takedown Hall of Shame.
In the week leading up the two-year anniversary of the SOPA blackout protests, EFF and others are talking about key principles that should guide copyright policy. Every day, we'll take on a different piece, exploring what's at stake and what we need to do to make sure the law promotes creativity and innovation. We've put together a page where you can read and endorse the principles yourself. Let's send a message to DC, Hollywood, Silicon Valley, Brussels, and wherever else folks are making new copyright rules: We're from the Internet, and we're here to help.
For several weeks now, former Navy chaplain and Colorado Assembly candidate Gordon Klingenschmitt has been on a campaign to shut down the YouTube account of People for the American Way's Right Wing Watch ("RWW") project. RWW reports and comments on the political views of folks like Klingenschmitt, using their own words. As we all learned in Writing 101: show, don't tell.
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A neutral, airy, comfortable all-rounder
Pros: Neutral, balanced, detailed, airy, comfortable, well-built
Cons: Some might find the treble too peaky or the bass not present enough
I've had my DT880 for over two years now, and I figured it's finally time to give it a proper write-up. Of course the DT880 is nothing new. It was introduced into Beyer's Premium lineup in 2003 and got an aesthetic makeover, along with the entire Premium lineup, in 2005. This is the version I have (the 250 ohm variant). It competed with the HD6x0, and later the K70x, as one of the three top dynamic headphones in the world. The DT880 was the bright, airy one out of the bunch. Lots of headphones have come and gone since then, and Beyer itself has released a new (much more expensive) flagship, the T1. What kind of value does the DT880 offer today? Let's find out.
General Summary
I'll save you reading through the detailed, long-winded part to follow and offer a quick summary of what I'm going to say. The DT880 is a member of the airy, buoyant, neutral class of headphones. It will certainly not satisfy bassheads or those looking for a smooth, thick, euphonic midrange, and those sensitive to treble had best look elsewhere. However, if you're looking for detail, openness, extended treble, texture, transparency, and speed, the DT880 might suit you. It's a comfortable, well-built, and IMO gorgeous headphone, whose understated appearance belies the energetic sound it produces.
What's in the box, Build Quality, Comfort, Ergo, etc.
The DT880 comes well packaged in a reusable, foam-padded leather carrying case. You get the headphone itself, a 1/4" adapter, and a booklet trumpeting the virtues of Beyerdynamic and attempting to sell you the T1 (thanks, guys ). The case is a nice addition, and while it won't protect the headphones from getting crushed, it's more practical than the aluminum box the original 2003 version used to come in and I've used it many times to transport my DT880 around the house.
The build quality is impressive. I like to joke that if I threw my DT880 at the wall, it'd break...the wall. I'm not actually going to do that to find out what would really happen, though. Walls are expensive. Anyway, the DT880 is constructed from mostly metal and tough, matte plastic, with some squishy padding on the headband and soft velour pads. All the seams are tight, nothing creaks, and after over two years of ownership my pair looks brand new. The cable is supple, decently thick, and is well relieved on both entry and termination. It has a 3.5mm mini plug which takes a threaded 1/4" adapter (though you can use a regular adapter as well). It's straight and 10 feet in length.
Comfort is exceptional. They truly disappear when I'm wearing them. The velour pads don't retain heat in my experience (though others report this as a mild issue), though they do absorb body oil and require a yearly cleaning in warm water and mild dish soap. The clamping force is just enough to keep the headphone on my head. Though they're of medium weight (290g), that weight is distributed evenly across the headband and pads. My only complaint, from an ergonomic standpoint, is that because of the sheer size of the DT880 and the way its earcup yokes stick out, it's difficult to lie back on a pillow while wearing them.
Tonal Balance
Overall, the DT880 is a well-balanced headphone, leaning somewhat toward brightness. Reports that it's a treble monster are exaggerated, IMO. The range and extension on either end are both impressive. That said, they won't be rattling your brain with bass or lulling you with forward, smooth midrange. They are accurate, to some perhaps to a fault, and if you've never heard such a sound before you might not like it. Let's do a breakdown:
Probably the weakest aspect of the sound, but still quite good. Typical of open dynamics of its vintage, the DT880 struggles with absolute sub bass extension. Despite this handicap it does manage to dig quite deep, but it loses texture on the way down and rolls off at the very bottom. The bass character is quick, taut, and even. It tends toward punchy rather than boomy. There might be the slightest hint of upper bass/lower midrange warmth, but it's faint if it's there at all.
Contrary to what is usually written about the DT880, I find the midrange the strongest aspect of this headphone. I don't find it recessed at all. There's a slight metallic tinge that comes from the treble (see next section), but this can be eliminated with precision EQ (see the relevant section). Either way, the DT880's midrange is highly revealing and transparent. It adds absolutely nothing to the recording and lacks the euphonic thickness and warmth that a lot of listeners prefer. It's what's known as dry, a term I failed to understand until just recently.
Here's where the trouble starts. The treble is nicely extended and is certainly not shy. However, the tuning has a few issues. There is a very prominent spike at around 5.8kHz (my measurements indicate ~7.5 dB) and a few smaller (3 dB) ones above 10kHz. The former especially is responsible for the DT880's reputation as a bright headphone and manifests itself as a grainy sort of glare that overlays everything. In addition, because of the relatively strong baseline level, my resonance peak (for me it's 6 dB at 7.6kHz) tends to exaggerate sibilance and make cymbals and other treble elements sound overly shimmery. Depending on your preferred genres, these might not be detriments, since they add perceived clarity. For me, though, it can be too much sometimes. Thankfully, there is an answer.
Those who know me from around the forums know I'm a strong proponent of properly applied precision EQ. This is not the same thing as loading up a 10-band graphic EQ and playing with the sliders willy-nilly. There's a technique involved, one which is designed to produce repeatable results. I've linked the thread in my signature, but here's a link to it anyway. Basically, after notching out the 5.8kHz peak, the 7.6kHz one that's intrinsic to my hearing and which I perceive in all headphones, and the two small ones above 10kHz, the treble goes from peaky to merely energetic and well extended.
The remainder of the review is judged using my calibration curve, but since it's about the presentation it holds true regardless of whether or not EQ is applied.
Presentation - Macro
The three basic tenets of presentation are soundstage, imaging, and transparency. Of course there are lots of ways to describe sound, but these are the three I'm going to concentrate on in this section. Some folks also separate out the terms soundstage and headstage, which I don't bother doing since I've never quite understood the distinction.
The DT880 has a well-rounded soundstage. It's not the widest in the world, I'm sure, nor is it the deepest. It's well balanced, however, and gives a nice sense of both width and depth. It even manages to convey some height, which is rare. Sonic cues are well-distributed within the soundstage and layered nicely. The DT880 is adept at separating background from foreground and can even indicate when an element is in a state of transition from one to the other (e.g. an instrument steps forward in the mix and plays a solo, then retreats to the background).
Imaging is excellent. There's no doubt where sonic cues are coming from, and as mentioned before, layering is a strong suit of the presentation. Musical elements separate out cleanly and it's easy to follow any one or several elements as you like. My only criticism is that it's sometimes difficult to quite find the center image, though part of the problem for me is that I have a slight bias toward my left ear so everything is shifted in that direction.
The DT880 is a transparent headphone. Perhaps due to its lack of midrange warmth or sweetness, it doesn't feel like there's anything separating the listener from the music. Especially after EQ, the headphone completely disappears. Some folks like their headphone to add some color to the sound, and from what I understand, well-designed colored headphones can be transparent as well. I think there's an advantage, however, to starting with a neutral balance, and the DT880 certainly does just that.
Presentation - Micro
In both texturing and detail retrieval, I find the DT880 mostly excellent. Nothing is glossed over or lost, and even when a lot is happening at once the DT880 manages to separate it all out and deliver fine detail. The midrange in particular is well-textured, with detailed and realistic renderings of instruments and vocals.
All this said, the bass definitely loses some texturing on the way down, which isn't surprising for an early 2000s-era open dynamic. A look at the distortion figures shows a rising baseline below 100Hz, indicating a driver that is having difficulty controlling its output at those frequencies. Nonetheless, there's enough information returned from the bass to pick out different kinds of bass instruments.
Final Thoughts
Some might say that the DT880 has outlived its useful life, what with the flurry of new headphones that have come out after it and the raising of the bar (or the price, say the cynical) for flagship performance. To those people I can only point to DavidMahler's epic thread, in which he compares over 50 flagships and former flagships. Among the best headphones in the world, he places the DT880 at #25 out of 56 and gives it one of only four A+ value ratings. He's just one guy, yes, but he has access to the best of the best, and he says a lot of the same things I've touched on in this review.
The DT880 might be an older model, and with the DT770 being replaced by the Tesla-based T70 and the new T90 coming out, the writing seems to be on the wall for the eventual discontinuation of the entire Premium line. However, I still believe it's an excellent choice for those who would like a headphone with a neutral, airy, and detailed sound, all in a well-built and supremely comfortable design.


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I've been using it for a few hours, still can't get a download but we're (Alex and I) hopefully working that out. I quite like it, the tool bar is a little 1990s (but then so is the official IDE) I feel but overall so far so good.
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Maps pinpointing overlaps of high carbon and high biodiversity areas were just launched by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) with its Carbon and Biodiversity demonstration atlas.
The research shows how reducing emissions from deforestation can not only assist in combating climate change but can also help the conservation of biodiversity, from amphibians and birds to primates.
The atlas, believed to be the first of its kind, comes as nations meet in Poznan, Poland for the latest round of UN climate convention talks.
Close to 20 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions are a result of deforestation. Negotiators are looking to advance plans to fund Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) in a post-2012 climate deal.
The Carbon and Biodiversity Demonstration Atlas was produced by UNEP's World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) with support from the German government and initial seed funding from Humane Society International.
Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and UNEP Executive Director, said: "At a time of scarce financial resources and economic concerns, every dollar, euro or rupee needs to deliver double, even triple dividends. Intelligent investment in forests is a key example where climate benefits and ecosystem benefits can be achieved in 'one transaction'."
He said paramount to a successful REDD mechanism is ensuring safeguards for local and indigenous people so that they can benefit from any future REDD arrangements.
"However, by pinpointing where high densities of carbon overlap with high levels of biodiversity, the atlas spotlights where governments and investors can deal with two crises for the price of one. This does not include the other benefits from investing in forests ecosystem 'infrastructure', from stabilizing soils to conserving and boosting local and regional water supplies," he added.
The Great Ape Survival Partnership (GRASP, an initiative coordinated by UNEP and the UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is set to launch pilot activities to test the potential of achieving these "multiple benefits" from REDD in Central Africa and Southeast Asia.
The experts are looking at how investments in conserving carbon in the forests on the Nigerian-Cameroon border may also assist in conserving the habitat of the highly endangered Cross River gorilla, of which only 250-300 individuals remain. And in Indonesia, national and local authorities, communities and the oil palm sector will be engaged to reduce emissions from the carbon-rich peat-swamp forest, home of many populations of orangutan.
News of the pilot came early in December during the launch of the Year of the Gorilla 2009 initiative coordinated by UNEP's Convention on Migratory Species. The GRASP initiative will complement and may form part of a wider United Nations REDD Programme, led by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and UNEP. The UN REDD Programme is assisting nine pilot countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia and will also provide support to the development of a global REDD mechanism, working in cooperation with the World Bank Forest Carbon Partnership Facility and others.
The demonstration Atlas includes regional maps as well as national maps for six tropical countries (see below) showing where areas of high carbon storage coincide with areas of biodiversity importance. It also shows where existing protected areas are high in both carbon and biodiversity. The atlas includes a variety of statistics drawn from these maps demonstrating the different types of possible information that can be provided.
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While 100 hundred people in Mexico have died, no one in the US has. Last I heard only one person had been admitted to the hospital. This will probably be another crisis that isn't, just like sars, bird flu, ebola, etc....
While 100 hundred people in Mexico have died, no one in the US has. Last I heard only one person had been admitted to the hospital. This will probably be another crisis that isn't, just like sars, bird flu, ebola, etc....
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One thing to remember is that most people do not go to the doctor with the flu unless they are really ill. In Mexico I can only imagine that even less go for the flu, but certainly no more seek care than we do here. The number of confirmed cases is easily ten times less than the actual number of cases. Do you recall when West Nile Virus first came to light? I do I was still working in infectious disease. At first it was just a few cases in a few locations, then it spread. What was eventually found was that nearly everyone in areas affected with WNV had exposure to it but until serological studies were done it was not known how many people had had the virus. Now I am not saying that this flu is as harmless as WNV and it does look to be more virulent. What I am saying is I believe many more cases will be found. Keep in mind that even when you go to the doctor for the flu most people are not actually tested for it and it is diagnosed by symptoms rather than confirmatory lab test. Even when a lab becomes involved the testing done is very specific and only for common strains. Nobody (labs) has been looking for this swine flu so right now it is hard to say how many people had it already. Did you have the flu this year? Do you know what strain it was? Did you go to the doctor? Did he send anything to the lab? No need to panic that is for sure. 35-40,000 people in the US die each year from the flu and this one is not headed there just yet. The last pandemic in the US was in 68 (or there about) Modern medicine, healthcare, and sanitary conditions are far better than once existed even as short a time ago as the 60s.
All that said I would say the biggest chances of the world ending as we know it would be from Nuclear war, a meteorite, of an novel infectious disease (possibly intentionally put into the population more tin foil hat stuff of course)
One thing I do know is the media is of no help in this matter. Many are calling it a pandemic already and with in the 7 o'clock hour I watched three different news programs, one reported "hundreds of deaths", another 149 deaths, and yet another that only reported 20 something confirmed deaths...... You can always count on the media
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I don't know for sure if the danger is behind us or not.
What if this one or the next turns out to be extremely deadly? This is reason enough, even for the most liberal of politician REASON to secure all of our boarders. We may be lucky with this one, will we be ready for a serious one? Do you trust our government to be able to protect you?
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No I don't trust them. Remember the CDC is a gooberment agency and the WHO is very similar to the UN in their usefulness
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Suppose that nobody died? I think we tend to focus on the number of deaths a disease can cause and forget the overall impact of widespread illness on the economy. A reasonable infection rate for a novel virus in a naive population is 30-40 % of the population. What would be the global impact of a virus that killed no one, but sickened 30-40% of the global population, on an economy that is already weakened?
As Cory pointed out, the information we have about actual cases is likely the tip of the iceberg of what's really out there. If it turns out that there are thousands of other cases, where the patients have already recovered, it will lower the calculation of the death rate. But, it will increase the infection rate. The increase in the infection rate will also increase the RO factor, the ability of the virus to infect others, and consequently the likelyhood that it will go pandemic.
There is a whole lot we don't know yet, and may only know after things unfold. So, I can sit back and look at the rosy side and be taken by surprise. Or, I can look at other realistic, but darker, possibilities and prepare for them.
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"...tests show a 4-year-old boy contracted the virus before April 2 in Veracruz state, where a community has been protesting pollution from a large pig farm.
The farm is run by Granjas Carroll de Mexico, a joint venture half owned by Virginia-based Smithfield Foods, Inc. Spokeswoman Keira Ullrich said the company has found no clinical signs or symptoms of the presence of swine flu in its herd or its employees working anywhere in Mexico.
Mexico's Agriculture Department said Monday that its inspectors found no sign of swine flu among pigs around the farm in Veracruz, and that no infected pigs have been found yet anywhere in Mexico."
Combine that with previous statements that the tested pig virus is from 3 different continents, doesn't that strike y'all as just a little weird?
OK, North American swine/avian/ human flu viruses reassort and enter the population in the approx center of the Western Hemisphere, acceptably bizarre.
But did the pigs just have a world wide "spring break" in Cancun that nobody noticed?
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(emphasis mine)...no clinical signs or symptoms of the presence of swine flu in its herd or its employees working anywhere in Mexico.
Mexico's Agriculture Department said Monday that its inspectors found no sign of swine flu among pigs around the farm in Veracruz, and that no infected pigs have been found yet anywhere in Mexico."
'clincial signs or symptoms' means no visible symptoms like fever, lethargy, etc. Pigs may turn out to be asymptomatic carriers of the virus. But, can only be determined in the lab. It would be interesting to know if any of the swine livestock workers are symptomatic.
See this is a BIG part of the problem and why Mexico has a higher number of deaths (however, 150 aint very many in a country where very few seek medical care for minor flu). Mexico is a crap hole of a country in regard to sanitation, hygiene, and healthcare. The very fact that the community was protesting pollution form the farm (you can bet it was not greenhouse gasses and global warming they were protesting) says a lot about the conditions in the area. If you recall the bird flu struck mostly people in Asia who worked on poultry farms and not only worked on them but actually lived WITH the chickens. Poor sanitation and hygiene leads to disease and death.
I found it kind of funny yet sad at the same time that when I watched the news this morning they were reporting that the number of cases in the us had doubled overnight. Holy crap!!!! Yeah what they did not mention was that the new added cases were from the school in NY and that those added cases had already recovered. Oh no the sky is falling, the sky is falling.
Sinck I agree there are economic consequences to this or and infectious disease that is widespread, but that also includes the regular old influenza A and B that we se each year. IMHO the media is doing what it does best and that is add their sensationalizing to a story that is not that much of a story. Remember if it bleeds (or someone dies) it leads. They are doing more to the economy that the actual bug itself. Our area has a huge volume of European tourist during the summer months and this will without a doubt hurt our area. I am not saying that the media should not cover it, but devoting 15 minutes each hour to showing people in Mexico wearing mask, a few Asian tourist wearing them in JFK, B roll footage of labratorians plating BACTERIA (viral cultures are grown in flask of media most of the time with a cell line to support growth of the virus, bacteria is spread out on plates containing nutrient media specific to what you are looking for) and other scary footage is nothing more than sensationalism PERIOD. The story could and should be done without all the scary footage. Tell us there is a health warning, tell us numbers if you wish, tell us what it is called and how you get it, tell us what to do if you think you have been exposed but dont try to scare the crap out of people so your ratings will grow. If the media was actually the News media and reported only the news our world would be a better place
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I was in China for a few weeks at the height of the SARS "epidemic." What a cluster-you-know-what. It seemed like the entire country, including dirt poor peasants, was walking around in surgical or dust masks. I'd bet that more people died from problems associated with wearing negative pressure respirators/masks than they did from SARS. Every place that might have foreigners (airports, hotels, restaurants, etc.) was equipped with infrared thermometers...and anyone who had a high temperature would be pulled out of line and sent who-knows-where for additional examination. Wherever they checked your temperature you also had to fill out an information card with a voluminous amount of info about who you were, where you've been, where you were going, etc. Somewhere between filling out the 10th and 30th info cards, me and a guy I was travelling with had an ephiphany....the people accepting the cards couldn't read english and were just checking to make sure there was writing on every blank section of the card. We started amusing ourselves by filling out our cards as Fred Flintstone, Josie Wales, Dirk Diggler, etc. By the end, even that got boring and we started just scribbling in each blank. Withouth fail, the cards were accepted with a grin and a "Sank rou."


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At last nights Troop meeting I began my Scoutmaster minute by talking about reputation. What is it? How do we get it? Do we like it? And how do we view other people's reputations?
I gave the Scouts an assignment, one that I am working on myself, you see it may take a bit of time to really think it through. The assignment was simply to write down what they think or know their reputation is, do they like it, and how do they think they got it.
It all comes down to Character and how you are viewed by others. Sometimes our reputation fits and sometimes it doesn't, but more times than not, your reputation is based on how people think you are. And there in lies the rub. Why?
What does your character look like that warrants the view from outside eyes. What do they see? It's not hard really, people see you pretty much for who you are, right? I mean, if you are living the way you ought to then what's the problem.
I said at the outset that "I Began" the Scoutmaster minute by talking about reputation. Very rarely does a Scoutmaster minute become a discussion, but last night it did. We started to talk about the "Why" part in this. The Scouts shared about some of the things that they see, no one really offered up their own cases. Then we got into the electronic part of our reputation. Facebook, Twitter, and the like.
I shared with them a phone discussion that we had recently with a college coach that has been talking with our son about playing football. He called our son a few weeks ago to check in and to ask a few questions. His first question was "Hey, do you know so in so…?" Josh answered that he did know the kid, he went to school with him. The coach told Josh that he saw that Josh and this kid were "Friends" on Facebook. Josh said yes, him and a lot of friends. Then the coach suggested to Josh that he "Un friend" this kid because he "Tags" Josh in pictures and places that Josh may not want to be associated with, especially if he was looking for a college scholarship.
Josh did un friend the kid, after seeing some of the stuff that this kid was putting up for the world to see.
Some of the Scouts thought that this was unfair, that a coach could do this. I on the other hand think that this coach was looking out for Josh's reputation and future. You see, how people see you and how you associate may tell a story about you that you may not like. Your character is at that point subject to question and therefore your reputation is in jeopardy.
So, the assignment for this week for our Scouts is to take a look at their reputation. What is it? How did they get it? and do they like it? Next week, I am going to ask them what they are doing about it.
I am certain that a quick look at living the Scout Oath and Law will be the fix for some and a reinforcement of the things that they are doing right for others.
The Scouts won't have to share their assignment, it's for them, to really look at who they are and how they are seen.
Take a minute and think about your reputation.. I may share my thoughts later, I really need to think about this also.
Have a Great Scouting Day!
Talkin' 'bout my Reputation!
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I know that I usually just talk about video games in this blog, but I feel compelled to address Dancing With the Stars here anyway. Largely, this is due to the game-like qualities of the show, which is obviously a competition of sorts leaning more towards sport, perhaps, than the kind of games that I usually address. However, it seems to me that there are so many odd intersections of sport, performance (of several sorts, physical as well as more intellectual or emotive forms of performance), aesthetics, and even narrative that I feel that I need to unpack the odd mildly interactive experience that is the Dancing With the Stars phenomenon.
Additionally, Dancing With the Stars feels like a kind of game within a game, since what motivates its "players" seems a game only tangentially related to the competition that they are a part of. As Dancing With the Stars draws its competitors from a pool of "celebrities" (of varying qualities of fame, leaning often enough more towards a leaner form of notability than not), there seems some interest on the part of the performers in using the show as a means of playing at something else that at least resembles a game, public relations and marketing (especially of the self in this instance).


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On the 3W PAM8803 module, which PIN is the RST input?http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mini-2-3W-4-PAM8803-Class-D-Audio-Amplifier-Board-For-PIC-AVR-/170850491058I'm not seeing a schematic from the board pinout.There's 3 different GND inputs - I've tried all of them.thanks!
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Free and Easy Bake Along # 19- Lemon Poppy Seed Sour Cream Cake
We have picked the lemon poppy seed -sour cream cake from Rose's Heavenly Cakes . I did a half recipe and sometimes i'm not sure is it becos of that, i find that the cake is not as tender as what I had expected. The moisture level in the cake was good , also tasted quite lemony with the lemon syrup that was poured in , just that it would be better if mine could be a little more tender. I'm also eager to look at Zoe's cake and how did hers turn out and i understand from Joyce who replaces the sour cream with her homemade yogurt has very good result. Actually they were not too bad, were finished within the same day..also because i made them few and made them small.
Recipe ( from Rose's Heavenly Cakes )
makes around 10 small bundt cakes
1 large egg, at room temperature, 53gm
1/2 half egg yolk ( i omitted, original recipe calls for additional 1 egg yolk )
sour cream 100gm
vanilla extract slightly less than 2 tsp
cake flour 125gm
castor sugar 80gm
baking powder 1/2tsp+ 1/4 tsp
baking soda 1/4 tsp
salt 1/4 tsp
lemon zest, finely grated 3 tsp
poppy seeds 25gm
unsalted butter 100gms
1.Preheat the oven at 350F/175C twenty minutes before baking and set the oven rack in the lower third of the oven.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk the whole eggs, yolk, 1/4 cup of the sour cream , vanilla, just until lightly combined.
3.In the bowl of an electric mixer, mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, lemon zest and poppy seeds on low speed for 30 seconds. Add the butter and the remaining sour cream. Mix on low speed until the dry ingredients are moistened. Increase the speed to medium and beat for another 1 1/2 minutes.
4. Starting on low speed, gradually add the gee mixture in 2 parts, beating on medium speed for 30 seconds after each addition to incorporate the ingredients and strengthen the structure Using a spatula, scrape the batterinto the prepared tin and smooth the surface.
5.Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until cake tester inserted in comes out clean.The cake should start to shrink from the pan after removal from the oven.
While the cake is baking, make the lemon syrup.
Lemon syrup
sugar 56gm
lemon juice 45 gms
In a small saucepan or microwave, heat the sugar and lemon juice, stirring often, until the sugar is dissolved. Do not allow it to boil, cover it tightly to prevent evaporation.
As soon as the cake comes out from oven, place the pan on a wire rack, poke the cake all over with a thin skewer and brush it with one third of the syrup. Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 mins, invert them on to a plate and brush the top and sides of the cake with the remaining syrup. Cool completely and wrap airtight.
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That looks cute and gorgeous ! Yummy photos as always ;DReplyDelete
Hi Lena,ReplyDelete
Both you and Zoe made mini bundts! Looks cute! This is a delicious, buttery cake, we love it. We finished it the next day, next time I'm gonna half the recipe, dangerous to have one whole cake around! :)
Lena, next time I wanna use yoghurt to substitute the sour cream...shud be nice too! You and Zoe make mini one!cute.ReplyDelete
Lena, these mini cakes look pretty and cute. Looks yummy too.ReplyDelete
Lena...that is a lovely tea cake ...lemony and full of poppy seeds :) slurp!!!ReplyDelete
Btw, I have an award for you to pick at my blog. Do pick it when you are free :) Love your blog!
Lena,I think the link is very hard, how can i done it?ReplyDelete
Cute! Nice! Yummy! Drooling! :pReplyDelete
Ah! Lemon poppy seed sour cream cake!! Angeline, my colleague once made this and it tasted heavenly good!! I'm so gonna try it out, hope to succeed *cross my fingers, I'm a bake-noob*ReplyDelete
Your lemon poppy seed sour creem cake is so cute. Lena, I have successful made the sweet potatoes balls. Will blog about it soon. By the way, I still haven't got an oven. Still procastinating.ReplyDelete
Yours look so cute! Great idea to make it into mini bundts:D I have problem with the display lol! somehow it doesn't fit into the blog!ReplyDelete
Lena, I have tried to stick to the original recipe as much as I could. Honestly, I think my mini bundts are moist, nice and lemony to eat. As I was staring at your pictures, I realised that your mini bundts are very nicely-raised and very porous inside but mine has finer crumbs and not as porous as yours...notice that?ReplyDelete
I always feel yogurt makes cakes more tender than sour cream. But less rich. Depending on which you prefer.ReplyDelete
They are so cute and I bet so tasteful!Have a lovely week,dear!ReplyDelete
The little bundts look lovely ! I am sure they taste good too. You certainly make me hungry now.ReplyDelete
Aiyah, i totally forgotten about this, earlier i was planning to make..I have this book but have yet to try any recipe..Your bake in bundt look cute and handy.ReplyDelete
1. actually how to join apa yang you sebut tu? I masih belum begitu faham.
2. what if dah join tapi takder bake anything for the whole week?
lena, kalau I tambah egg yolk, mungkinkah texture cake tu akan lebih lembut?
They looks great, I'm sure they taste good too.ReplyDelete
I love the look of these, great photo and recipe. DianeReplyDelete
anne: thank you!ReplyDelete
joyce: yes, better half or else cannot stop eating!
angeline: i wanna try that too sometime..
chris: i also think they look kinda cute!
elin: yes ma'am! thanks!!
claire: somehow i can imagine your face saying this..ha!
yvonne: oh, you lucky girl, can taste angeline's cake! oh, i'm sure you can bake , if i boleh, you pun boleh!!
sheoh yan: congrats, yan!! well, do consider getting one if you really keen to bake..
jeannie: so nice to hv you joining along together. I see that you already displayed the linky list on your blog, yay!
zoe: yeah, actually they are quite nice..i hv no problem with the crust, yeah now that you mentioned about the pores, i noticed that too. i wonder is that supposed the way should be?
wendy: thanks for telling me that, next time shall try with yogurt in cakes.
lenia: yes, they are nice, thanks!!
Joyce: thanks for your nice words!your recent dishes which i see at your blog look terrific too!
sonia: never mind, you can still bake and join, link will be open for a week. Yeah, i remember you told me that you have this book, quite an easy recipe.
queenie: kak, ini bake along you boleh join anytime. Macam minggu ini, kita buat lemon poppy seed cake, itu link dekat bawah post it akan buka for 7 days, bila you suka you boleh buat kek ini and submit an entry, boleh juga link dekat post sendiri. Our next bake along will be roti ciabatta ( any recipe) on mar 12, you boleh buat roti itu , post within 7 days from mar12. You tak payah join apa2, ini bukan kelab, kita semua buat kek yang sama dan share experience je.
yummylittlecooks: thanks, they are nice to be eaten!
diane: thanks for your nice words! shall visit you soon!
These mini bundt cakes look so dainty! Too lovely too be eaten! Great pics :)ReplyDelete
Look moist and pretty! Best to serve with a cup of hot coffee.ReplyDelete
Love these Lena how I said all of you I love poopy seeds!ReplyDelete
these look SO delicious! I love that combinationReplyDelete
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They look beautiful! It's been a while since I've had poppy seeds.ReplyDelete
Lena, these mini bundts look so cute and I love lemon and poppy seed combo. Like the idea of using sour cream...they sure have a great texture.ReplyDelete
Hope you are having a great week :)
Se ve impresionante!!ReplyDelete
Que rico :D
Un besito linda
LOVE Lemon Poppy Seed Cake very much. Have not bake it for sometime. Yours look great!ReplyDelete
so nice , it looks so good. i miss my kitchen :c i feel bad for not doing some kitchen stuff coz im too busy.ReplyDelete
anyway great recipe.
- Eileen@Hundred Eighty DegreesFebruary 29, 2012 at 4:16 PM
I would love to join. I have researched on recipe and do have one in mind but couldn't proceed as I came to know that poppy seed is banned in Singapore. I will try to find time to bake before closing since we can do away with that , otherwise I will support you on the next bake along.ReplyDelete
You know sometimes my cakes turned out not as moist or light too even though I did make them before and it was good. I always think back whether I had over mixed or added the eggs too fast? I guess I still have so much to learn and discover! But I love how you baked them into mini bundts...perfect for tea parties!ReplyDelete
Such cute bundt cake shapes - they look so yummy and appetising, if you know what I mean. :)ReplyDelete
how adorable!!! I love the use of the little bundt tins for sure- and since they are tiny.. one more won't hurt right? I like that you used sour cream in this recipe- surely it added the lightness to the cake!ReplyDelete
Hi babe, I will definitely make it this time too.... I love the mini bundt cake. I have tonnes of poppy seed in my fridge waiting for me . Yay... LOL. I shall come to your rescue... eh eh wrong... I shall come to join your Bake Along ... LOL .. take care yeah . P/S please remember to buzz me when u r in KL next time . LOL..ReplyDelete
Oh good. I was wondering if it was too late to join. I have seen a few others already. It looks so good and moist and yummy good! I'll be back to link after I try baking this! :)ReplyDelete
Hi Lena, I know nothing about cooking nor baking, other talents, yes.ReplyDelete
But what I see here as well all your other food, cake displays sure improving my knowledge of cakes, bread tremendously.
And this one, I've never seen before. Looks beautiful, and bet it taste out of this world.
Have fun.
Looking very pretty and delicious!ReplyDelete
simple nice, hope its easy as 1,2,3 and i will try it later coz it looks so cute :xReplyDelete
i love poppy seeds and would happily and readily throw it into most of my cakes and muffins. This is another possibility that I could play with too:DReplyDelete
They are so cute and mouthwatering!Kisses,dear!ReplyDelete
adeline: yeah..cos i made them small..ReplyDelete
ann: or maybe hot lemon tea..lemon..lemon..
gloria: thank you!i know you love berries too!
mary: thanks mary..i think orange and poppy seeds is nice as well.
pineappleman: maybe you can try baking a bread with it!
juliana: thanks, would love to try with yogurt the next time.
jana: thank you!
malaykg: i cant remember you baking a cake lately..maybe you should bake one this season..! Hope you are all well with your work!
jill: hi, thanks for dropping by. you ought to find time to do something you like..will be visiting you soon.
eileen: thanks for such nice words, i'm touched! dont worry if you cant find time to bake these, you can join us in other bake along!
bee: you'r right..sometimes the bake just seems to be something not quite right even though we may have done it a few times..tell you..i'm quite bad at this though i wanted to find out the reason why..at times i just do it blindly!
kenny: what do you mean? hungry?? LOL!
daphne: i'm glad i made them small cos they were easier to eat and am glad that they actually finished within a day!
abby: why are you keeping so much poppy seeds? i hope you're not eating them by spoonful! haha! sure, will kacau you when i'm down in kl!
lyndsey: no, not late at all, the link will be opened for 7 days, still have 5 days to go..would love to look at yours too!
lee: thanks. hey, i come to your blog also learn a lot of things..learn abt tricks and jokes and most importantly, it's very entertaining!
jana: thanks for such lovely words!
jinky: haha! definately as easy as 123..haha! thnks for coming by here!
missymissy: i cant remember seeing your cake..would love to see you baking one someday!
lenia: thank dear! hugs to you!
Very envy you gals can try poppy seeds in baking, here in Singapore is a big no no +_+ReplyDelete
Love the cute little designs of the cake. they are so dainty and beautiful. Poppy seed is a family favorite and I never seen to find the "perfect" recipe - hopefully yours will be it!ReplyDelete
I love all things mini and these mini cakes look beautiful, decorated with all the poppy seeds! Pity I can't get them here in Singapore... :(ReplyDelete
That top picture made me feel like they were prancing right to me, Lena. They look heavenly from here. I'm such a not baker or I would love to "play."ReplyDelete
It's so funny because I grew so many poppies last year and when I saved the seeds it never occurred to me that they are the same seeds used for baking.
Thank you so much for sharing...I sure wish I could taste one right now!!!
These mini bundt cakes look really inviting! Lemon and poppy seeds are great together, either in cookies or cakes!ReplyDelete
Oh now I need to go buy the mini bundt pans to make these cute and beautiful mini cakes. Well done my friend:DReplyDelete
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ABOUT five o'clock on that Sunday, I was passing through the hail, dragging my feet after me in a languid and dispirited manner, like the devil "Trailing his nerveless tail On the shore by the Red Sea sand," when my father called to me from the library—
"Nell! Nell! is that you?"
"Yes," said I, and ran in.
He was sitting in his old arm‐chair among his books, and looked up as I made my appearance at the door.
"Oh! it is you, is it?" said he. "I want you to do something for me."
"Yes," said I, expectantly.
"I promised to send old Widow Boyle some broth to‐day, and I want to know whether you'll take it?"
"With the greatest pleasure," rejoined page: 106 I, briskly, glad of some occupation, and of an excuse for deserting "A Narrative of a Mission to the Jews," which entertaining work had been my Sunday reading for the last seven years. Whereupon I vanished from my parent's eyes.
Having obtained from Mrs. Smith a small tin can, filled with a greasy‐looking and untempting liquid, supposed to he mutton broth, and having received with meekness her exhortations not to spill it over my Sunday gown, I set off. Up a steep field of beans, and down a steeper one of clover, across a little common tenanted by a very thin donkey belonging to a tinker; then down a narrow lane, with high red sandstone banks and deep cartruts, and then I found myself at Widow Boyle's gate, with a mixed flavour of pigs and of that objectionable herb called southernwood, or old man, in my small nose. Having poured my broth into a bowl brought me for that purpose by Mr. Boyle's relict, and having received that gentlewoman's thanks, my tin can and I set off home again.
We went very slowly, I scrambling now page: 107 and again up the steep red banks after big primroses, shining in clusters in their starry paleness. I gathered a great bunch of them, ruthlessly tearing them from the homes where God had put them. Then I sat down on the grass by the roadside, and set to making an orderly nosegay of them. Two children came by presently with more primroses; then two sweethearts—the man sheepish, the girl giggling; and then, oh then!—what in the world brought him there I never could make out—then a great big noble‐looking young soldier, whose name was Richard M'Gregor. Apparently, he had not got over his huffiness, nor forgiven me; for he made as though he would have passed me, merely raising his hat; but I could not suffer that. Nature and impulse would have their way; this time I jumped up (and the primroses and the tin can jostled and hustled one another into a deep cartrut), ran across to him, and put out a most eager hand.
"Oh, please," said I, panting, "I hope you're not angry with me: I'm sorry I was so rude yesterday."page: 108
That man must have been colder than a statue who could resist two full soft lips begging with such pretty humility; and coldness of temperament was certainly not one of my sweetheart's vices or virtues.
The expression of huffy dignity melted out of his face—melted into the honestest, joyfullest smile.
"Who told you you were rude?" he asked. "I did not, I'm sure."
"No, but you thought so, or you would not have gone away so suddenly."
"What could I do but go, when you sent me?"
I hung down my head.
"One does not always quite mean what one says," I said, slowly.
"Does not one? I'm glad to hear you say so; you did make me rather unhappy. I'll tell you that now; though, perhaps, you'll only use your knowledge to torment me a little more."
"I don't wish to torment anybody," I said, gently. "I've told you already I did not mean what I said; I was only joking; I meant to have told you so after page: 109 church this morning, only old Iken kept papa talking so long."
"I shall take the liberty of breaking old Mr. Iken's head for him next time I have the pleasure of meeting that old gentleman."
"He is rather tiresome," I said, "he's so deaf and stupid: but you believe what I said to you, don't you?" and I looked up earnestly at him.
"I don't know," he said, laughing; "I'll see about it. I'm of rather a sceptical nature; I never believe anything without proof."
"What proof can I give you?" I asked, eagerly.
He became grave.
"You can let me walk home with you?"
"Oh, certainly," replied I, with alacrity, "it's not five minutes walk from here to our gate."
His countenance fell a little.
"Not five minutes walk!" he repeated. "Well, anyhow, let us walk very slow, and make it ten minutes. Are those your flowers that are all tumbled about there? Let me pick them up for you."page: 110
I sat on the grass and watched him as he did so, and gave him the biggest, sweetest primrose star I could find, as a reward, at his request. Then his eyes looked into mine, and spake softly to them, and his lips said:
"Don't go yet, please. As you are strong, be merciful."
I was merciful; I began to feel a person of some importance, and accorded him this favour also, very graciously. Nothing short of a miracle could bring papa here, I thought.
"Don't you find Sunday afternoon awfully long?" he asked, yawning. "I never have the least idea what to do with myself down here. Coxe is a rare good fellow, but he is not an over‐lively companion; and Mrs. Coxe (sandy‐haired Mrs. Coxe, d'you recollect?) is a little too fond of the peerage to suit my taste."
I was a little nettled.
"If you find us so dull in this part of the world, I wonder you do not leave us. I cannot imagine what keeps you?"
"Cannot you?" said he, a little coldly. page: 111 Then he went on in the same tone as before—
"Come, confess that you go to bed an hour earlier on Sundays than other days (everybody does), and that you are a little tired of reading sermons all day."
"I don't read sermons all day," I responded, gravely, "I read one to the servants, and sometimes, not very often, one to myself; but most of the afternoon I'm feeding the chickens, and seeing the cows milked, and that sort of thing."
"That does not sound very lively."
"One does not need to be very lively on Sundays," I answered, rather dogmatically.
"Does not one? I do not much know what one ought, and what one ought not to do; I wish you'd teach me."
"Teach you what?"
"Oh, I don't know; it does not matter what—anything. I should like to be taught by you."
I looked down, and plucked nervously at my flowers. Is this the way young men always talked to girls, I wondered?
"You would not be a very hard school‐ page: 112 mistress, would you?" pursued he, leaning his head on his hand, with his hat tilted over his eyes.
I laughed a little.
"It's a good idea my teaching anybody anything. I'm the greatest dunce in Europe."
"You are a very pretty dunce," said he, slowly and emphatically. The colour rushed into my cheeks. It could not be right to allow him to say such things to me—such pleasant, untrue things, especially. I flashed an indignant look at him, and gathered up my flowers, preparatory to going.
"You ought not to say such things to me," said I, vehemently, "it's not right. I'm not pretty, and you know I'm not; and you're either laughing at me, or you think I'm a poor countrified simpleton, who will believe anything you like to tell her."
He flushed a little too, and half rose from his reclining posture.
"I wish to Heaven there were more such countrified simpletons," said he, speaking with as much vehemence as I page: 113 had done. "You always will misunderstand me,—always will think that I mean to insult you. It may be impertinent of me—I know it is, but I cannot help it. I forget my manners when I am with you. You are pretty—awfully pretty, and I cannot for the life of me help telling you so. There! be as angry with me now as you please."
He was excited, and reddened through all his sunburntness as he uttered this last clause resignedly, awaiting a fresh burst of wrath from me. But no such burst came. I stood dumbfoundered. Here, then, was one of those eccentric individuals mentioned ironically by Dolly. Here was some one in whose eyes red hair and a wide mouth were recommendations. There was an awkward pause.
"Well," said he softly, at last, rather embarrassed, "are you very angry? Have I sinned quite past forgiveness?"
"Oh, I don't know, I'm sure," I said, in confusion, turning away my burning face, "I—I—don't suppose you have sinned, as you call it, at all—only you startled me a little. I'm not used to page: 114 having those—those sort of things said to me, and—and I think I'll go home now."
I rose as I spoke, and armed myself with my can.
"No, please don't," said he, very eagerly. "I'll promise not to be rude again. I'll bite my tongue out first. Only do stop five minutes longer. I've got so many things to say to you."
"You must say them some other time," said I, hurriedly.
"Ay, that's the rub!" he answered, standing before me, with an anxious look in his gray eyes. "What other time? Am I always to have to trust to chance? May I never come to see you in your own home?"
I looked down and kicked a little pebble about.
"Why do you ask me?" I said. "How can I tell?"
"Who can I ask then?—your father? You know how pleased he was to see me the other night. He was longing to kick me out of the garden; I saw it in his face. Can you deny it?"page: 115
I hesitated, and swung my tin can backwards and forwards.
"I don't deny it," I said at last, slowly, "that is to say—I don't mean about the kicking; but I think he thought that you—that I—ought not to have stayed there in the garden without him. I don't know why he was displeased, I'm sure. I don't think we did much harm."
I looked up innocently at him, to gather his opinion on the subject of our common iniquity, and I really believe that I was not aware that my big blue eyes looked rather well with that air of childish inquiry in them. Richard was aware of that fact; looking back now, with the advantage of increased experience of that queer biped, man, I think he was.
"Harm!" said he, warmly. "I should think not indeed. He would be a pretty brute that could do you any harm. There? if I'm not offending again—breaking my promise, and making pretty speeches. By Jove, I cannot help it."
I dissected a primrose carefully.
"Papa is so very, very seldom angry with me—hardly ever, but he really was page: 116 displeased that night. He said it must never occur again."
Richard stroked his tawny moustache meditatively.
"I'm not sure that he was not right. I have no doubt he thought I was taking a great liberty—which I was—and trying to get up an underhand—ahem!—ahem!—acquaintance with you, which I was not. I never like doing things underhand. I should like to come and call on him tomorrow, only I don't well see how I could. Tell me, did he call me any very hard names behind my back that unlucky evening?"
The ragged brown hat was unable to conceal the scarlet hue that my youthful and ingenuous countenance assumed at this awkward query. My blushes during this interview succeeded each other so rapidly that they almost made one continuous blush.
Face and figure, the cut of his clothes, and the tone of his voice, all were so very un‐Brummagem, that I could not induce my lips to frame the obnoxious epithet that my sire had applied to him.page: 117
"Never mind," said he, laughing carelessly. "I see he did. Well, perhaps he'll think a little better of me some day. We must live in hopes."
"I think," said I, shyly, "I'm sure he'd like you if he were to know you better."
"I'm glad you think I improve upon acquaintance; perhaps you did not think much of me then, when we meditated together, yet severally, among the tombs in that pretty churchyard of yours?"
I responded not, but took out my watch to see how the time went. I was always ashamed of having no watch but that ancient warming‐pan I have before described, and now endeavoured to shade it as much as possible from Richard's critical eyes with my long, slight fingers. My companion caught sight of a broad, yellow face between my shielding digits.
"What a handsome old watch!" said he, quite respectfully, to it. "An antique isn't it?"
"I know it's antique," quoth I pouting, and scenting ridicule where ridicule was not. "A great deal too antique to please me; so antique, that all its inside is worn page: 118 out, and I have to set it every two hours, but I cannot help it. I have not got any better, so I must wear it, and I wish you would not laugh at it."
So I, rapid and injured, disregarding punctuation: to me, Richard:
"If I was laughing, it was a convulsive grin—a contortion of the facial muscles. May I look at it? Thanks. Yes, it is an antique, and rather valuable one, I fancy. This sort of chasing is very rare now‐a‐days. A connoisseur would give you a lot of money for it."
"Would he? you don't mean really?" said I, greedily.
"I do indeed; the way I know anything about it is that the mum—my mother, I mean—is as mad as two hatters, poor old lady, on the subject of articles of virtu, as she calls them; and I hear so much jargon about them at home, from her and the girls, that I have picked up one or two scraps of information, whether I would or no; my mother would go wild over this turnip, though it is an uncommon ugly one."
Hope with her anchor, and a fat man page: 119 with a cleaver, danced a jig before my mind's eye.
"Do you think—have you any idea—would your mother buy it, do you think?" I stopped, quivering at my own audacity.
"You don't mean to say you want to sell an old heirloom like that? why I'm sure it must have belonged to your people for centuries."
"I don't know about that," said I, with great sang froid, "and I don't care much either. It belonged to a grandmother of mine, whom I never saw, and whom I daresay I should not have liked if I had seen her; I hate old women generally."
"I'm fast getting new lights on your character," said Dick. "What a mercenary person you must be! Are you sure that you have not got some Hebrew blood in your veins?"
"Oh no, indeed I'm not mercenary," I cried, sorely distressed. "Please don't say that, and I do assure you we never had anything to say to the Jews, but I do want some money very, very badly just now."
A mist of tears came before my eyes as I thought of my old daddy, worried into page: 120 his grave before his time by sordid cares. If ever astonishment depicted itself on a human countenance, it did then on the pleasing exterior of that much amazed dragoon. Then an inkling of the truth dawned upon him; perhaps he called to mind some of the many rumours he must have heard of our poverty, which was indeed not unknown to fame. For a minute compassion, sincere, surprised compassion, clouded his glad young eyes.
"If you do really want to get rid of it," said he, kindly affecting to ignore my tearful eagerness, "I can easily take it up to town with me next time I go. There are lots of shops where I could dispose of it for you with the greatest ease, if you'd only give me time; there's no great hurry about it, I suppose?"
"Oh, but indeed there is," said I, clinging to this new hope like a drowning man to a straw; "if I don't get the money to‐morrow, it will do me no good. I—I—want it for a particular purpose—to—to buy something for myself." This I said in my astuteness, to put him off the scent of the butcher.page: 121
"To‐morrow!" said he, opening his gray eyes very wide, "that is a short allowance of time; why, in the first place, I should have to go up to town about it."
"Would you? Oh, but indeed I could not think of putting you to so much expense and trouble for me," I said compunctiously.
"Trouble, a fiddlestick; I shall be glad of an excuse to air my brains a bit; I think some of the fluff and flue of Coxe's cotton mills is getting into them; but by to‐morrow!"
"Tuesday morning would do; Tuesday morning early; but indeed I'm asha—"
"Will you be so kind as to be silent? Silence is woman's best ornament; do you know that? and I see that you are going to say something foolish. Well, I'll make no rash promises, but I'll do my best, and glad of the job!"
"You're—you're very good to me, and I'm sure I cannot imagine why," said I, and up went my blue eyes in a reverent rapture to his face.
"I am good, a very good boy indeed. I wonder you never found that out before, page: 122 but if I do succeed, as I hope I shall, how am I to let you know I have?"
"Ah, to be sure!"
"Would you mind meeting me here, or somewhere else to‐morrow evening? I'm sorry to trouble you, but I don't see how else it's to be done."
"I'd rather not," said I, in a mumbling manner.
Many pebbles kicked about, the lid of the can removed and replaced three several times. "If I were to ask papa's leave, he'd say no, and if I did not, it would be sly underhand!"
"Probity personified! Must I then come to Lestrange, and run the risk of being turned out again by an enraged parent? I'm 'exceedingly brave, particular;' but I really don't think I'm brave enough for that."
I smiled a little and shook my head.
"Must I go to the backdoor then, and bribe one of the 'young men or maidens' to take a message to you?"
"No, certainly not," with emphasis.
"What must I do then? I'm amenable page: 123 to orders." No suggestions for a while, then I, with diffidence—
"Could not you—would you mind sending the money, if you have any, in an envelope; by post, I mean?"
"I could, certainly, but as you said just now, I'd rather not."
"I thought you said you were amenable to orders," said with an attempt to be smart, which sat, I felt, rather ill on me.
"So I am to most orders, but not to this one; the exception, you know, proves the rule; come, let us split the difference. I won't ask you to leave your own grounds, just come and meet me at the bottom of your garden, where that hedge of lilac bushes is, you know. I won't detain you a minute, I promise, and, upon my soul, I don't bite; say yes, do; y—e—s, yes; you cannot conceive how easy it is to pronounce."
"Well, you are laconic, but it's very good of you, all the same, and I'll never tease you again, hanged if I will. On Wednesday I'm coming openly in the eye of day, to pay my respects under Mrs. Coxe's page: 124 wing. I daren't come without Mrs. Coxe, and as it is, I shall feel something like a naughty little boy come to beg pardon."
As he spoke I had been detaching my watch from the chain, and now gave it into his hands.
"I will go now," I said. "Don't keep me a minute longer, or perhaps pa may be after me."
"Not a minute—but stay, don't forget to be in the garden somewhere about nine to‐morrow. No great hardship surely, these spring evenings. Star‐gazing is—"
"Good‐bye," said I, cutting short the thread of his eloquence, and holding out my hand.
"Good‐bye," said he, squeezing it till all my fingers seemed crushed into one painful mass. But I bore it like a man; not a groan revealed my agony.
"Then like a blast away I passed, And no man saw me more."