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- The location: Bromley, south-east London
- What they spent: The couple bought the maisonette in September 2004 for £180,000 and spent around £62,000 converting and furnishing the loft. The property has recently been valued at around £300,000
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Having decided to convert the roof space, the McGees considered having two bedrooms and a bathroom in the loft, retaining a third bedroom downstairs and extending the original kitchen by knocking through into the spare room. Their plans changed dramatically, however, when they visited the National Home Improvement Show and booked a consultation with Hugo Tugman from architectural services company Architect Your Home.
'Hugo considered all our ideas before coming up with an alternative solution. He suggested we turn the loft into one open-plan living space and keep all the bedrooms downstairs,' explains Joanne, who admits she wasn't initially convinced. 'Once we got home and started thinking about Hugo's suggestion, it made complete sense. We didn't have our daughter Meggan at that point, but having children was part of the plan long-term, so splitting bedrooms over two floors didn't seem right.'
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'To save money, Stuart – who is very practical – took on the rest of the work, calling in favours from friends whenever he needed any help,' says Joanne. 'That included plasterboarding, plastering, electrics, plumbing, painting – everything else, basically! We were both surprised with what he achieved.'
Joanne and Stuart chose Econoloft for several reasons. 'What impressed us most was that we never felt as if we were being given the hard sell by its representative, who visited several times,' says Joanne, who had seen the standard of the company's work elsewhere. 'We also looked at other lofts that the company had completed and were impressed by the quality.'
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'It took so much longer because we finished it ourselves,' says Joanne. 'Working full-time meant having to fit in the required jobs after work and at weekends.'
The McGees have saved money by designing and building the large shelving system themselves
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It's rare that construction work happens without the occasional hiccup along the way, as Joanne and Stuart discovered. Although the original plans indicated a fire door being installed at the top of the staircase, the McGees felt that it wasn't aesthetically pleasing and chose not to install one when they undertook the task of finishing off the interior work. 'One thing we learnt was that because we chose not to have the door at the top or bottom of the stairs leading into the loft, we didn't comply with fire regulations – despite having a wired-in smoke alarm system,' says Joanne. 'We were told that we would need a sprinkler system – not only would that have proved expensive, but it was hard to find a company that would fit one, as they're usually only installed in businesses.'
The McGees investigated further and came across an AOV (automatic opening vent) to solve the problem. 'Essentially, it's a skylight connected to a motor, which in turn is linked to the smoke alarms,' explains Joanne. 'If the alarms go off, the skylight opens to let out smoke, giving us time to leave through the front door, which is two flights down. There is a fireman's override switch at the door to close it once we're out. As long as the correct size window was installed, it was considered to have met building regulations approval.'
It didn't originally go to plan, however, as the couple installed the incorrect size. 'We had to replace it for the next size up,' admits Joanne. 'Thank goodness for Ebay, because we were able to sell our "only opened once, in for a day" Velux skylight on there.'
The only other problem the couple encountered involved getting their sofa up the narrow staircase. 'When we bought it we explained there wasn't much room but we were assured that the sofa would virtually come apart in tiny pieces,' says Joanne. 'On delivery, not only did the sofa not fit up the staircase, but we weren't able to take it apart, either. We ended up removing the front skylight and using a ladder, rope and helpful neighbours to get it into the house!'
Completing the project
To finance the loft conversion, the McGees remortgaged for the cost of the shell plus several thousand pounds on top. 'We didn't really set a budget,' explains Joanne. 'Knowing it would be a slow job, we were able to pay for much of it as we went along. As we were intending to stay in the property for a while, we were happy to spend money on the project, although we didn't go mad. I could have done, though – especially when it came to the wonderful kitchens and accessories I saw.'
Joanne is particularly proud of what Stuart has achieved throughout the project. 'It's amazing, considering he's never done anything like it before – after all, a house is quite different to a car!' The kitchen worktops are an example of his fine work. 'Having paid a lot for them, we arranged for a carpenter to install the worktops because we didn't want to end up ruining them. But when that fell through and we just wanted them finished, Stuart decided to have a go himself. He watched lots of YouTube videos showing the job being done, bought a router and started cutting,' she says.
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Skip to comments.More Than 1,100 People Must Retake Driver's Test ( Denver : Somalia , Ethiopia)
Posted on 07/27/2011 9:47:52 AM PDT by george76
Many Of Ola's Driving School Customers Are From Somalia, Ethiopia.
More than 1,100 people must retake their driving test after the Colorado Department of Revenue shut down a driving school.
an investigation continues into whether he accepted cash in exchange for certifying driving tests.
(Excerpt) Read more at thedenverchannel.com ...
actually, that's the norm in Mexico.
Why are people coming from Somalia and Ethiopia to take their driving test in Colorado?
So they can then move to Dearbornistan or Minneapolistan driving their moving van.
And park them at the Super America on Post Road. ; )
Only if they're driving taxi. (be sure to leave your guide dog and booze at home!)
The Texas brothers were a "one-stop shop" for a myriad of fake US documents, including birth certificates, Social Security cards, driver's licenses for any state in the US, passports and resident alien cards, said state police.
Officers happened upon two cars bearing Texas plates in a NJ hotel parking lot. Authorities wouldn't identify the NJ hotel by name for fear it would spark retribution from savage drug cartels operating in the US.
The Texas brothers were followed to a NJ office supply store nearby where they purchased computer supplies. Officers then followed the Texans to a NJ storage facility in Secaucus, NJ, where the Texans loaded several boxes into a car. One of them stood lookout. L/E approached the Texas brothers when they returned to the NJ hotel and questioned them separately. The Texas brothers consented to a search.
Police recovered laminating sheets with built-in security features, pages of blank documents waiting for fake names and information, finished documents, computers and software to create the fake IDs.
All told, the haul was worth about $500,000 on the street. Police also recovered $6,000 in cash, which was the first payment from a NJ fake document broker for a shipment of 500 fake Social Security cards. ####
The Illegal Immigration Industry at work
The left has almost succeeded in turning us into a mulitcultural Europe lite.
Sikiru Fadeyi—aka : " Ola "— trades cash for state licenses...the immigrants thus avoids those inconvenient written and driving tests.
Colorado has a long history of trouble with third-party license testing
a) board the US gravy train,
(b) get numerous other US freebies,
(c) gets them the right to vote,
(d) bank accounts,
(e) sub prime mortgages,
(f) access to other documents,
(g) jobs (taken from real Americans).
The simple solution is to put auto insurance companies in charge of licensing, and allow the state to verify only that the insurance is in place (it's absurd to prove this with a piece of fakeable paper, when the cop should be able to access the database to ensure that the car/driver are insured.
I'd like to see a way that protect privacy and liberties, while allowing cops to tell on the road if a car is uninsured.
Don't try to use the rest room around prayer time either.
It's a well-documented fact, the lives of infidels and the rules set down by them are of no consequence whatsoever to, and are to be ignored by, good muslims. Knowing this, WHY IN GOD'S NAME do we allow these savages into our country? It's insanity.
I'm sure their papers are in proper order...
Here is my question.
Why are they even allowing them to take the driver's test again, if they are from Ethiopia?
Where I live, you have to have a STATE SEAL EMBOSSED copy of your birth certificate, to get your driver's license.
How many of these Ethiopians would have a State BC from the US? I guess they can buy that as well.
Is there some new government program that gives illegal aliens the RIGHT TO DRIVE ? I know that US citizens have fought for the RIGHT TO DRIVE and been told there was no such thing.
These people are what are the TSA at DIA.
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Hi y'all.
I have been mooching around on MPGH since the latest 1.0.184 patch came out, looking for a console MP crack that actually works. No luck .
Is there anyone out there that has successfully created a Private Match, and got ppl to Join their game ?
If so, what crack ru using, what console commands did you need to type, and who did you invite.
ATM I am using zero gear cracked, and 1.0.184 Fix-Mbb console cracked version. Neither of these ever gets someone to join when I send a Steam invite.
i dont know if it is trustable
I don't use the console out of choice, it seems that since Skidrow and Razor1911 released their MP cracks, there haven't been any others released that don't have a console with them.
Unless I am missing something.
I would really like to have just a cracked version of the MP exe if possible to use on my alternate Steam account.
I haven't seen a working public VAC disabler for the latest patch anywhere, is it worth using ESP / Texture hacks yet ?
I would just love to get a non-CONSOLE enabled MP crack, so I can use my 'other' steam account, not the one I registered with the game's CD-Key, in case I get my ass banned.
VAC disablers dont work for consoles (i heard from some ppl who made vac disablers) so you will still get banned (i heard)
I don't mind if they dont work with consoles.
I am looking at changing my iw4mp.exe cracked file (with all other files) to a non-console one. And also, what VAC disabler works with 184 ?
Are there any working ones for the latest version.
no one hack is 100% detection proof
Consoles are bannable because IW cheat protects the codes. Hence, the "cheat detected" alert. It has nothing to do with VAC, who prefers to act silent.
Thanks for all the advice ppl.
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Tom and I decorated the house last week and I've already wrapped lots of presents! I must admit it's looking absolutely lovely - I can't wait to get home from work every evening so I can sit and enjoy the lights and the smell of the tree.
Tom and I will both be heading to my parents' on the evening of the 23rd. There, our family Christmas traditions begin on Christmas Eve. We almost always go out for dinner together and often we make a trip to the cinema too (though less often in recent years). I remember being much younger and sitting in the darkness of the cinema, full to the brim with excitement about the impending festivities and eager to get home for one last peek at the presents under the tree before it would be time to see what was concealed under the wrapping paper the following morning. On returning home my Mum always suggests opening a present and everyone is always reluctant, eager not to forego even a tiny bit of the joy of the next day. The evening of Christmas Eve might end with a board game or another Christmas film, and will certainly involve cosy pajamas and slippers, the fire roaring away and a warm drink or two. Of course when my brother and I were younger there were even more facets of the Christmas Eve routine - a carrot left out for Rudolph and a mince pie and a drink for Father Christmas. Oh the indescribable glee of the next morning finding a plate of crumbs and a half eaten carrot! There would even sometimes be snowy footprints on the stairs that if one had dabbed a finger in might have tasted peculiarly of flour...
On Christmas morning the first person to wake usually wakes up the rest of the family and we gather downstairs in pajamas and dressing gowns for warm croissants and Bucks Fizz. After we've devoured breakfast we open smaller presents from stockings and the like. We used to open all of our presents in the morning but these days we open a few as we go along to eke out the excitement and pleasure throughout the day. As soon as we've opened the first set of presents some of us will disappear off to get washed and dressed and others will get started on cooking Christmas lunch. The smell of the turkey will waft through the house as upstairs any new bath/shower products are given their first try and clothes that have been laid out for Christmas Day outfits are pulled on. More Bucks Fizz is poured, Christmas songs are on the stereo, tins are chocolates are cracked open and the day is in full swing. At this stage Bodhi will be tearing around (literally) - ripping wrapping paper to pieces, wearing his Santa hat and enjoying any new toys he might have been lucky enough to receive!
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Even reliving the day makes me feel full of anticipation and eager for the next two weeks to rush by! It also makes me thankful for how lucky I am to be spending Christmas in a warm home with a loving family and I've made a donation to Shelter to help those that aren't fortunate enough to have those things we take for granted.
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Links & references
Linguistic and language learning
Chifley College, Dunheved Campus. Dharuk is taught here by Richard Green. See also the main college website.
Dharug (NSW), ABC feature page with links to video of Dharug teacher Richard Green and students learning the language at Chifley College
NSW Board of Studies: Aboriginal languages. Includes information about K-12 syllabus and practical advice.
The Aboriginal Language of Sydney: a partial reconstruction of the indigenous language of Sydney based on the notebooks of William Dawes of 1790-91, informed by other records of the Sydney and surrounding languages to c.1905, by Jeremy Steele. 2005. MA Thesis (Macquarie University)
The Sydney Language, by Jakelin Troy. 1993. Canberra: Published by Troy with the assistance of the Australian Dictionaries Project and the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
The Sydney Language notebooks and responses to language contact in early colonial NSW, by Jaky Troy. Originally printed in Australian Journal of Linguistics, 1992, 12, 145-170 (modified version)
A handbook of Aboriginal languages of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, Jim Wafer and Amanda Lissarague (editors), 2008. Nambucca Heads, NSW. Book can be purchased from Muurrbay Aboriginal Language & Culture Co-operative.
naabawinya, by Jeremy Steele. A blog of articles on some Aboriginal languages drawing on comparative lexical databases. See http://naabawinya.blogspot.com/.
An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 1 by David Collins. Account mentions many of the events involving Dawes in Sydney. [Project Gutenberg]
A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson, by Watkin Tench. Detailed and readable account of events in Sydney and expeditions involving Dawes, as well as about the language.
Dawes, William (1762-1836), by Phyllis Mander-Jones. Australian Dictionary of Biography
Pemulwuy. Wikipedia article on the man who led Aboriginal resistance against the colonisation of Sydney.
The first fleet and early settlement documents. University of Sydney and NSW State Library. Includes items by Phillip and Tench mentioning William Dawes.
William Dawes, and Australia's first observatory, by Philip S Laurie. (Originally the Journal R.A.S. QUARTERLY JOURNAL V.29, NO. 4/DEC, P.469, 1988). Describes the background to Dawes' commission as a meteorologist and lists his books and equipment.
William Dawes: Australia's First Meteorologist, by R.J. McAffee. 1978 essay about William Dawes and his meteorological work, includes sketches of Dawes and his 'observatory'
Press articles
A few words from William Dawes and George Bass. by Keith Vincent Smith. Detail on the history of the Dawes notebooks and of Dawes' role in documenting the language. In National Library of Australia News.Volume XVIII, Number 9, June 2008.
Darug people's new dreaming - the return of the land they called home, by Daniel Lewis. Sydney Morning Herald article featuring Jacinta Tobin and with information about the contemporary Darug community
Event-Grammar: The Language Notebooks of William Dawes, by Ross Gibson, in Meanjin. A literary essay on Dawes, Patyegarang, and the context in which the notebooks were written.
Lost Aboriginal Language Revived, by Phil Mercer. BBC news story on revitalisation of Dharug at Chifley College Dunheved campus in Sydney. Includes a short glossary of useful words.
On fact and fiction, by Keith Vincent Smith. In The Australian newspaper.
Sydney School Leads Efforts to Revive Lost Aboriginal Language, Voice of America. Article on Darug classes taught by Richard Green at Chifley College Dunheved campus.
Web revives Indigenous language. SBS World News report on the launch of this website: "Sydney's Aboriginal Darug community are celebrating the launch of a website which has brought the language of their ancestors alive again." [28 October 2009]
Organisations & departments
Darug Tribal Aboriginal Corporation. A Darug community organisation. This website has links to various Darug resources.
Endangered Language Project, SOAS. Information about endangered languages worldwide, documentation grants, academic programs, and digital archive.
Languages Centre, DAA NSW. Information about Aboriginal languages in NSW and grants for revitalisation activities.
Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council. Aboriginal cultural protection activities across the Sydney area.
The Koori Centre. Programs, services and facilities supporting Indigenous students at the University of Sydney
Warawara - the Department of Indigenous Studies, Macquarie University. Teaches Indigenous studies and provides access for Indigenous students..
Book version of this website
William Dawes' Notebooks on the Aboriginal Language of Sydney, David Nathan, Susannah Rayner and Stuart Brown (editors). 2009. London & Sydney: SOAS & Darug Tribal Aboriginal Corporation


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2012 MFL Health and Safety Conference Announced
Registrations are now being accepted for the 2012 MFL Health and Safety Conference. This year's conference will be held in Thompson on November 8 and 9. Buses have been arranged to transport attendees from Winnipeg to Thompson and back. The cost of the buses is included in the conference registration fee.
Conference highlights include:
- A new workshop on "Exercising Health and Safety Rights for Young and Vulnerable Workers";
- The workshop on "Dealing with Stress, Harassment and Violence in the Workplace" has been updated to address new provincial regulations;
- A new workshop on "Making and Sustaining Effective Health and Safety Committees";
- Keynote Speaker: Dave Gaudreau, newly elected MLA and long-time labour activist;
- A social to celebrate 50 years of the United Steelworkers in Thompson; and
- Returning workshops on beginner's health and safety, WCB Basics, federally regulated workplaces, and environmental hazards at work.
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Food for thought for ELT professionals on the go; change and changemakers, trends, what's hot and what's not as well as ideas for full-blown lessons.
CHANGEMAKERS 4: How I dealt with immigration in A-Z of Global Issuesin Business English
by Helen Waldron
It would have been impossible to write about global issues in 2017 without mentioning immigration. It's a hugely divisive and complex issue and unfortunately one that often reduces human suffering into numbers. Seeing people as statistics dehumanizes the victims and reduces our capacity for empathy towards them.
Note to teachers: allow more time for preparation than for the actual game. This is language practice and social learning through sharing and collaboration. There are four card "families," three dealing with a continent, one with more global consequences. Some brief details are provided on each card and students are required to evaluate the factors leading to each immigration situation.
When devising the "Immigration" activity for A-Z of Global Issues I wanted to challenge our perceptions of the refugee crisis and considered two options: either I reinstate the emotive, human element by using victim narratives and/or challenging viewpoints through role reversals (see Brian Bilston's magnificent poem "Refugees" https://brianbilston.com/2016/03/23/refugees/, or this short clip from Amnesty International https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OUpsWCvE38); or I turn the discourse of immigration upon itself and escalate the numbers and the time frame still further.
In the end I did the latter. The main message is that immigration has always been taking place. Most of our ancestors were immigrants. Land shifts, people move.
Thus the "Immigration" activity takes the form of that perennial card game, "Top Trumps." Games are ideal for practising social skills and social language. "Top Trumps" is especially good for big number practice. It's a very easy game to play; the challenge is that the students themselves have to partially write the cards. To do this they also need to be able to discuss their viewpoints and justify their opinions.
Such concepts as the "push," "pull" and "network" factors, may be new. They deal with the extent to which people are obliged to leave their old land ("push") or motivated to enter their new one ("pull"). For instance the "New World" settlers arriving in the United States of America from Central Europe in the nineteenth century were often poor, but also aspirational and they had the means to pay for their own passage, whereas many starving Irish were practically "deported" to North America by landlords willing to be rid of them. "Network" factors describe the situation of many so-called "global citizens" following contacts that have already been forged, and can be seen when an IT specialist moves to a country where similarly qualified people live and work. In reality, the reasons for immigration is almost always a combination of all three factors, but engaging with each scenario should help students to understand them.
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With a stay at Baan Baramee Guesthouse in Chiang Rai, you'll be convenient to Chiang Rai Clock Tower and Wat Pra Singh. This hotel is within close proximity of King Meng Rai the Great Monument and Wat Phra Kaew.
Make yourself at home in one of the air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and separate sitting areas, and housekeeping is provided daily.
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Lamps that are shown on this site, surely have their own charm. In case you want to buy one of them, do not waste too much time on trying to find similar collections. After all, there are hardly any sites that would include such an interesting choice. What do you think?
Praying Mantis mid-century lamp by RISPAL
Solis Belancourt fixture through Holly Hunt.
Antler Lamp from Hunt& Gather
Pulley Pendant by Alison Berger at PDC / Holly Hunt
Target $179.99 set of 2 out of stock online and in stores J. Hunt Spa Blue Glass Lamp - Set of 2
28.5" H Table Lamp with Empire Shade
Bevelled, bulky base of this table lamp comprises a decorative, almost sculptural accent. Silvery finish lends a glamorous vibe to a design. Empire shade in pure white adds to the elegant, sleek looks.
love this owl lamp!
1960s Vintage green ceramic table lamp
26.5" H Table Lamp with Rectangular Shade
With the rectangular shade and the deep blue base this table lamp will look charming in your living room or bedroom, accentuating the decor and offering practicality for your household, making it a top choice.
omgosh i MUST have this! if not in the house, than out on the screened in back porch!
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Kidsroom by Saartje Prum x...i love the little touches of taxidermy...for anyone who has visited the left bank...love you Paris France
Origami's Hunter. Folded from paper, the lamp sculptures come in the form of a rhinoceros, a deer and a ram. When hung on the wall, the display is reminiscent of hunting trophies in a hunter's den.
A small, stylish and solid lamp that has got a small size. It is a table lamp that is made of durable and good looking materials. It has got a steel finish. The overall size of this lamp is 24.500H x 11.000W x 11.000D.
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Joe Mimran -In the master bedroom, a 1960 bench by Harvey Probber is upholstered in a Holly Hunt fabric, the armchair is by Jens Risom, and the rug is by Stark; the floor lamp is a Max Ingrand design for FontanaArte, and beside it are a mixed-media piece
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This kind of element is an end table that has got a functional character and also decorates indoors. Its wooden frame is solid and it has got a neutral white color. The top has got a round shape and it is equipped with a small drawer.
Vintage Ercol Studio Couch
Edison light.
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Shabby chic adorable crafts Ah! Would love this version of canning jars on a chandelier in my laundry room to add a bit of glamour and a sweet reminder of my hardworking grandma!
Betonngruvan Housewares Shop in Scandinavia
J. Hunt Spa Blue Glass Lamp - Set of 2
J. Hunt Textured Bronze Floor Lamp with Mercury Glass Shade, from Target
J. Hunt Faux Distressed Iron Table Lamp
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Tuscan Dawn Ceiling Light - something very different. not sure...
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This reminds me of my Mother's struggle to get my Grand Father to buy a computer for his store.
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J. Hunt Glass & Brushed Steel Lamp
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Nickel & Silver Mercury Glass Table Lamp
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Top quality vinegar produced in Salucar de Barrameda in Cádiz. This sweet sherry vinegar is aged in oak cask following the traditional "criaderas and solera" system used for sherry wines. Its color is amber, clean and shining with intense, sharp aromas of raisin, plum, and prune with a touch of wood incense. Its flavor is sweet and sour and extraordinarily aromatic. Use this vinegar as a subtle condiment or as a substitute of balsamic. It is especially recommended for fish, seafood dishes and desserts.
Aecovi is defined as a second level co-operative that brings together four co-operatives of the Marco de Jerez, known as the Sherry Triangle. But Aecovi is much more than just a co-operative: it is committed to respecting the vineyards as well as the men and women who have work the lands in the Cadiz province. It is also committed to creating wines by using the most traditional methods that benefit from the most modern and innovative grape-producing and wine-making practices, while remaining committed to sustainability by employing environmentally friendly practices and products.


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"I have a theory..."
"I promise that it's interesting."
"It's about your mother and I."
"Elita...you see...long before you were even a thought in this world, I lost someone else I loved. On those nights I'd stare into the stars and wish to find that love again. However, wishes are odd things because..."
Mikaela slipped out of bed and padded to the room next door. She peeked through the doorway.
"...your mother mentioned wishing for the same thing I did. Can you imagine? Now, here is my theory..." Optimus had Elita on the changing table and he was cleaning her up with the wet wipes while he went on talking to her. "...I think wishes like to come true in ways we don't expect. What do you think?" He shook a little baby powder onto her backside, pulled the diaper up between her legs and attached the Velcro tabs to each other to hold it shut. "Perhaps wishes come true when enough people make the same one simultaneously. A cumulative effect, basically." He eased a plain white diaper cover on over her cloth diaper. "Do you have any thoughts on this?"
Elita moved her head side to side and brought her hands to her mouth.
"Hm, perhaps your opinion will change when you're older." Optimus slipped Elita into a pink Onesie, worked white socks on her feet and then deftly swaddled her in the yellow blanket draped over the crib railing. Learning all these procedures was easy for him--Mikaela only had to show him once and he picked them right up. Every time he looked at Elita, his eyes tilted in a smile, like he couldn't help but love her. "Now, let's go see if Mikaela is--"
"Awake? Yup." Mikaela didn't bother hiding her amused smile. Seeing Optimus, somebody who knew war and pain more than anything, tending to a helpless newborn just made her adore him more. "I think she's hungry."
Optimus secured Elita in his arms and brought her to Mikaela. The awkwardness he used to have when he held her was just a memory now--he could pick her up and carry her as if he'd done it every day of his life.
"It's been four hours since you last fed her." He said, "I think during the day, she should nurse every two hours at the very least. That is what most websites say."
"She'll tell us, Optimus. Don't worry." Mikaela accepted Elita's tiny weight and carried her to the rocking chair next to the door. She sat down slowly since her nether regions were still sore from last night's birth experience. Most newborns had trouble nursing, but Elita was a natural, and Mikaela never had issues getting her latched on. All she had to do was rub her nipple on Elita's lips and she'd open right up. Then it was just a matter of holding her breast in place and pulling the baby forward. "Yow! She's hungry."
"I will never get used to that." Optimus said. He reached towards Mikaela's breast and gently supported it. She moved her fingers and let him. It was his way of participating in the feeding--it brought them closer and it freed her hand to hold Elita more securely.
"That's a good girl..." Mikaela cooed. Her breasts began to feel tight and she knew her body was letting down milk.
Optimus chuckled in her ear, "She had my finger earlier. Is it painful when she nurses?"
"Only when she slurps like she's trying to pull my boob off. Like right n-- owww." Mikaela shifted her position and petted Elita's soft cheek. "Most of the time it feels pretty trippy. Probably like it does when I suck on your ears." She reached up and poked one of his ear finials.
"Interesting," he knelt down so he didn't have to keep bending over the chair. "I didn't want to trouble you while you were in labor, but Ultra Magnus was keeping me updated on Decepticon chatter he was picking up. I have him and Ironhide increasing their patrols while Ratchet and I guard the cabin."
Mikaela felt that unpleasant lurch in her pulse and Elita detached. She helped her daughter re-attach, then soothed her by rubbing her cheek. "What should I do?"
"You might need to pack an emergency bag for Elita as well as the one already set for you. I doubt we'll need it, but..."
"It's always best to be prepared." Mikaela finished for him. She looked down into Elita's dark eyes and those eyes looked back as if they had a thousand things bouncing around behind her pupils.
Elita finished nursing and Mikaela handed her to Optimus so she could sit straighter in the chair. In the time it took her to do that, Elita gurgled and spit up all over Optimus' left chest plate. Then she smacked her lips and curled her fingers, looking as innocent as a cherub with regurgitated milk dribbling down her chin.
Optimus looked down at his chest and his face crinkled. "Ew."
Mikaela almost wet herself laughing. "Get used to it. Babies are gross."
"I cannot be grossed out." Optimus handed Elita back and offered Mikaela a tissue to clean the baby's face off. "And I am not the one who gags over diapers."
"You can't smell, that's why. Be glad you can't." Mikaela said. She draped a blanket over her shoulder and patted Elita's back to burp her while Optimus ducked out to clean up. He returned a few minutes later, wiping at his chest with paper towels.
"God," Mikaela couldn't believe how much she loved the tiny baby resting against her chest. She'd claw Megatron's eyes out with toothpicks if it meant keeping her safe. "I can so totally see why Sam wanted to walk away. Then I look at Elita, and I look at you, and I see why I didn't."
That made him smile in his typical, gentle way.
She kissed Elita's forehead and asked, "Do you ever have fits where you miss Megatron?"
"You know...a second here or a minute there where you feel horrible that he's not with you anymore?"
"Occasionally, yes." Optimus' answer was honest. "The difference now is that I don't concern myself with trying to turn him back into who he was. I know that is impossible. Besides, I have two lovely ladies in my life now." His hand brushed over Elita's sparse hair. "And I made you a promise, Mikaela. I will be the guardian of everyone who comes after Elita."
"Even the ones running around on another planet after this Sun bites it?"
He chuckled. "Let me make you another promise."
She looked up at him, her smile slipping a little.
"If I'm still alive, and if Earth still exists after the Sun is gone, I'll return to this spot," Optimus pointed to the floor, "and place a picture of you on the ground as a memorial."
Mikaela could imagine it--a desolate landscape like the moon and Optimus standing all alone in the harsh light of a cheerless dawn. Every scenario she played out in her mind ended in him standing all by his lonesome in the dark. How did he deal with living such a long lifetime without going insane?
"Take me with you," she whispered to him. "When I get old and wrinkled and die, cremate me and keep me with you. I want to go where you go. Okay?"
She could see how discussing the subject hurt him by the way his eyes flinched. He hated reminders of her short human lifespan. But, bravely, he took her hand and touched it to his warm mouth plates.
"When that time comes, I'll keep you in my glove compartment. That way, you'll be right next to my Spark no matter what form I take."
Something hot swelled in Mikaela's throat. "Perfect."
Elita let out a wail. Her eyes moved back and forth, blinking as if invaded by bright light.
"She might be seeing symbols." Mikaela kissed her daughter's cheek, adoring her, and handed her to Optimus. "I think she needs you right now."
"Oh, my." Optimus said, accepting the day-old form in his arms. "Shhh, shhh...I'm right here." He carried Elita to the window and shifted his weight from foot to foot, rocking her in his own way. Then he adjusted his hold so her bottom was cupped tenderly in his hand and her head came to rest on his shoulder. "Don't fear, Elita. I'll always be right here."
Elita stretched out a hand and touched the glyph on his right cheek. Her crying stopped instantly.
"There." He nuzzled his lip plates against Elita's forehead. "This will get interesting when you learn how to talk."
"I know what you mean." Mikaela giggled, watching Elita grab onto the windshield wiper on Optimus' chest. It obviously didn't hurt because he made no motions to stop her pulling on it.
Sobering, Mikaela just stared in awe. A few short years ago, Optimus was a strange, distant robot crashing into her world. Now, here he was, the love of her life and the father of her child. Where he came from didn't matter anymore--he was perfect. He fulfilled everything her heart desired. She couldn't imagine loving anybody else.
Mikaela joined Optimus by the window and laid her head against his shoulder, which brought her face to face with Elita. Optimus eased Elita into her arms before embracing them both. One hand on Mikaela's back, the other on Elita's chest.
"In however many billion years...if you see a great-great-great granddaughter of mine," Mikaela swallowed and pulled down on the armor over his Spark chamber. She eyed the engraving of their names. "...will you tell her about me? About us?"
"Yes." Optimus rubbed his mouth against the top of her head. "You will be as immortal in spirit as I am in body."
"Good." She looked up to meet his kiss. The ring he gave her for Christmas gleamed in the sun when he clasped her hand. "Good."
They were quiet for a moment--and then Optimus suddenly touched his audio. His optics widened. "Bumblebee is here..."
"Yes, he's alone." He frowned, then smiled. "Apparently, Sam caught trouble having his car on campus, so a mysterious blonde boy came to pick it up for him."
"Gotta love the timing." Mikaela sighed, amused.
She listened to Optimus' Spark pulse as she gazed out at the clear spring sky. Everything appeared so bright and peaceful, but she knew looks were deceiving. Elita's future wouldn't be easy. It was full of danger and uncertainty, but she didn't let herself worry too much. For however long the Spark in Optimus' chest burned, he'd be there for Elita and all the lives yet to come.
Optimus petted her shoulders. "We should take Elita outside to meet the others."
"Yeah." Mikaela said, leaning on him and smiling. "Let's."
"I'll meet you there," he said in her ear. Then his hologram disappeared and all around the cabin was the cacophony of vehicles changing shape.
Mikaela made her way downstairs with Elita gurgling in her arms. She twisted the doorknob and gazed at the scene outside.
The Autobots were waiting for her, their bodies glistening in the sun filtering through the trees. Ultra Magnus and Bumblebee stood two deep on the left. Ironhide and Ratchet did the same on the right. Their legs formed a short pathway leading to Optimus, who held something cupped in his hands.
"Autobots," Optimus said, and everyone stood at attention. He beckoned Mikaela forward.
Mikaela glanced at everybody as she walked between them. Ultra Magnus struggled to keep his face composed. Bumblebee's door-wings shivered in veiled delight. Ironhide spared only a quick glance before staring straight ahead. Ratchet 'accidentally' nudged Ironhide and winked at her.
Elita never even cried at the sight of them. She squinted, moving her wrinkled fingers against the yellow blanket.
"As you all know, Primes are born, not made. My ancestors told me the Matrix of Leadership does not lie." Optimus knelt, his servos flexing and whirring.
"Wasn't it destroyed when you blew up that...machine thing?" Mikaela asked.
"I found it in the wreckage after the fight." Optimus slowly opened his hands to reveal a silver, dagger-like artifact. The Matrix of Leadership rose and hovered inches above Elita's head. Mikaela leaned back, alarmed, but Elita twitched and her tiny fingers wrapped around the tip of the Matrix like she knew exactly what to do. Something blue in the center glowed like a Spark until she let go.
"I present to you my daughter. Elita Prime." Optimus held one chest plate open and guided the Matrix into a compartment beside his Spark chamber. "And when she is ready, the Matrix will be hers."
Elita grimaced and began to fuss. Mikaela moved the blanket and checked her. She was wet.
"Optimus...I need to change her."
Optimus smiled and nodded. "Her needs come first."
The second Mikaela closed the door, she heard an explosion of excited chatter outside.
"A human Prime!" Ultra Magnus said, "Only a day old and she recognized the Matrix..."
"Hmph. Can't argue with the Matrix..." Ironhide huffed. "She's still annoying until she stops leaking."
"Stop grousing, Ironhide. If we find a new source of energon..." Ratchet's voice dropped too low to hear.
Mikaela had just undone Elita's diaper when she saw Bumblebee's face outside the nursery windows. She waved to him. He waved back and disappeared to join the others.
Dim light from the kitchen lit the living room while Mikaela made sure every door and window was locked. Upstairs, Optimus' footsteps made the floor creak.
Mikaela helped herself to the sour green apple Optimus left sitting out on the counter. Then she headed up the stairs to dress down and prepare for bed. Some after pains made her pause and touch her lopsided belly. Being able to feel her own uterus through the skin was weird. She just hoped she'd be able to lose the baby weight.
The floor kept creaking. Optimus' voice rumbled faintly in the quiet. Mikaela tip-toed down the hall and peeked through the nursery door.
Optimus was sitting in the rocker and cradling Elita in his arms. He was too tall for it, so he sat with his legs stretched out and used his heels to gently rock the chair. The only light in the room came from the dancing teddy bear light on the dresser.
"Stars are special, Elita." He rocked the chair once, twice, his voice soft in the dimness. "They twinkle like jewels, but each one is more than meets the eye. Life comes from their light and power, and dreams are born in the wonder they instill. Stars offer us hope. Stars guide us. And faith is knowing they're there, even when the sky is too cloudy to see. That is why stars are precious treasures. And it took meeting you to understand what my father meant by that. If faith is love...then I have two of the brightest stars right here."
Mikaela's heart welled over in her chest. She watched Optimus stand up and lay Elita in her crib. The baby sputtered and voiced her protest. Chuckling, Optimus bent down and started to sing:
"Twinkle, twinkle, little star..."
As Optimus' low voice crooned, Mikaela thought back to the positive pregnancy test nine months ago. She was lost and afraid, and the only person she could turn to was the one she'd nearly cast away without ever knowing the past they shared, the now she lived in or the future still unfolding.
Elita finally fell asleep. Optimus slowly straightened. His optics were two blue glimmers that shone a little brighter when he noticed Mikaela there. He cracked a small, sheepish smile and joined her in the doorway.
"So that's the story your dad used to tell you?" she asked.
"Yes." Optimus brushed a fingertip over her jaw. "It seemed right to pass it on."
She toyed with a strand of her own hair. "Would you mind telling it to me?"
He scooped her up bridal style and started towards their bedroom. "I'd be glad to." He winked, setting her down on the bed, "But first, I must say something very important."
Mikaela sobered.
Optimus leaned so close their lips nearly touched and whispered, "I love you."
She blushed and kissed him. "Say it in Cybertronian."
He did, and the sound of her name in his real voice made her heart shiver.
"We don't say 'I love you' on Cybertron...we just say 'love' while gazing into the eyes of a lover or bond mate. But the meaning translates into 'I love you' here on Earth."
If Mikaela's face got any warmer, she swore it'd burst into flames. How in the world did she find someone so sweet?
"So that's why you were a little shy about saying it when we met."
He nodded, laughing softly.
"You are a dork." Mikaela grinned, toying with one of his ear finials. "But that's why I love you."
"Fine, I'm a dork." Optimus rolled his eyes, pretending to be annoyed.
Mikaela kissed him between the optics and pulled him down into the bed with her. There was no safer place than his arms.
Maybe those two lines hadn't slashed her life apart after all.


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They say that our civilisation is "9 meals away from anarchy". If you take a look on Saturns commercial you can see that not only meals, but also an old television can cause quite a lot of damage.
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text: Did you know Shannondale had a very active Women's Club for many many years? We have uncovered a plethora of memorabilia about this organization that Willis saved. We have photo albums galore, member lists from the 1970 - 2000, we have meeting minutes and many letters responding to the work these women did. Their work ranged from awarding scholarships to contacting Congress about local issues, including, you guessed it, the ROADS. Always and forever the roads have been an issue in this neighborhood. Interesting to know that the more things change the more they remain the same. I have added some photos in the media section that are not of the best quality, we hope to be able to scan and/or photograph some of these treasures better in the coming weeks. At any rate all of these photos, meeting minutes and letters, will be available at Willis' Memorial Service at the MCC on April 1. If you know of any former members who would like a peek at the albums or want to keep any photos, contact me