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Location: Middle East, island in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey
Geographic coordinates: 35° 0' N, 33° 0' E
Coastline km: 648 km km
Climate: temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters
Terrain: central plain with mountains to north and south; scattered but significant plains along southern coast
Elevation: highest point: Mount Olympus 1,951 m
Natural hazards: moderate earthquake activity; droughts
Currency: Greek Cypriot area: Cypriot pound (CYP)
Turkish Cypriot area: Turkish lira (TRL)
Population: 780,133 (July 2005 est.)
Languages: Greek, Turkish, English
Capital: Nicosia
Divisions: 6 districts; Famagusta, Kyrenia, Larnaca, Limassol, Nicosia, Paphos; note - Turkish Cypriot area's administrative divisions include Kyrenia, all but a small part of Famagusta, and small parts of Lefkosia (Nicosia) and Larnaca
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Caretta Caretta | 1 / - | Right and left | Beach-break | All surfers | |||
Cripplers | 1 / - | Left | Reef-rocky | Pros or kamikaze only... | |||
Curium Beach | - / - | Right | Beach-break | Beginners wave | |||
Helios Beach | 2 / - | Right | breakwater/jetty | All surfers | |||
Potima Point | 4 / - | Right | Point-break | Experienced surfers | |||
Sandy Beach (Queen Victoria Beach) | 5 / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | All surfers | |||
Shipwrecks | 2 / - | Right and left | Beach-break | All surfers | |||
Venus Beach | 3 / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | Beginners wave | |||
Vulcansurf | - / - | Right | Beach-break | Beginners wave |
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Great Surfing lesson From Airtime! - I have been living in Cyprus for two years and i finally stumbled across the Airtime website and gave Steve Morris a call to discuss whether i could take up surfing in Cyprus. He was very helpful and i popped into his brilliant shop the very next day. He then took the time to explain the basics and we agreed to meet for a lesson last weekend near Akrotiri. Although the waves were small, Steve did all he could to make the lesson informative and enjoyable and i loved it! Good price and very helpful. I am now going to get a board and start my journey! Can't wait! Thanks again to Steve, he is the man you need to get you started.
By babbsmonteiro87 , 09-03-2012
surfing - ooo im sooo glad that i found this website... i am going to pafos at the end of this month... and wondered if they did surfing... i started surfing in fuerteventura... and wanted to carrt it on... im excited to go and see steve i also have his number becuase i need to get a soft board for my self im sooo excited... i cant stand on the board yettt but i will be soonn.... are you stil out there annoynoumous who posted a wall post on 2nd feb x
By Anonymous , 02-02-2012
Cyprus Surf - So I moved to Cyprus in March2011 for work thinking that my surfing days are over in this land of flat seas and baking sun....how wrong was I?
Thanks to this site and the comments below I looked up Steve at Airtime in Limassol last week. Steve is a top guy with the true spirit of surfing deep in his bones. I'm a real part time paddler due to work (and age) but Steve took the time to discuss and think about what would be right for me and never once tried a hard sell and he never got impatient with me for all my dithering trying to choose a board! He gave me the full lowdown on all the places with full directions and then still offered to meet me. If you come to Cyprus for surfing (or other stuff like skateboarding, mountain biking or roller blading) you have to look up Steve - he'll help you out!
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PUBLISHED: 12 Apr 2012 00:05:26 | UPDATED: 12 Apr 2012 06:17:54PUBLISHED: 12 Apr 2012 PRINT EDITION: 12 Apr 2012
Renaissance, Picasso pulling power
The "never to be seen in Australia again" line appears to have worked for the National Gallery of Australia as well as the Art Gallery of NSW. The NGA's Renaissance exhibition, which featured 15th and 16th century Italian paintings from the Accademia Carrara, Bergamo, attracted 212,920 visitors over its four-month run before ending on Monday. It was the first chance to see works by artists such as Raphael, Botticelli, Bellini and Mantegna on Australian soil. The audience was nothing like the record 478,000 who came to the NGA's post-impressionist Masterpieces from Paris exhibition of 2009-10, but was still enough to become the Canberra institution's second most attended show of the past decade. Renaissance drew a greater percentage of visitors from Victoria than previous shows, at about 20 per cent, with about 81 per cent of the overall haul coming from outside the ACT. Meanwhile, the final figures for the AGNSW's Picasso show, which closed on March 25, clocked in at 366,286, making it the most attended show in the Sydney gallery's history – a fitting swansong for former director Edmund Capon, who left in December.
Satellites for Melbourne fair
The Melbourne Art Fair will have not one but two spin-off fairs this year. Dealers Vasili Kaliman and Jarrod Rawlins plan to hold a boutique fair, The New Fair, in their South Yarra gallery at the same time as the mainstream, government-backed biennial fair takes place at the Royal Exhibition Building. Their plan is to present work from five galleries and an art bookstore at KalimanRawlins in August, with the VIP preview to be held the night before the Melbourne Art Fair Vernissage, or opening night. The other participants are Foxy Production of New York, Michael Lett and Hopkinson Cundy of Auckland, Robert Heald Gallery from Wellington and Perimeter Books from Melbourne. Meanwhile, the trio behind Not Fair plan to stage a second such event in 2012 following the success of their inaugural event in 2010. Not Fair was established by art writer Ashley Crawford and artists Sam Leach and Tony Jones as a satellite to the Melbourne Art Fair, featuring work by a raft of artists who did not have gallery representation. The first event, run on a shoestring budget, attracted over 5000 visitors and great word-of-mouth. Meanwhile, back on the mother ship, this year's Melbourne Art Fair will be the first under new directors Laetitia Prunetti and Emilly-Rose Davis, following the resignation last year of Bronwyn Johnson after 16 years at the helm.
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Is there any open courseware available for online English courses?
Taking advantage of free English classes online through open courseware can be a useful way to build knowledge while you pursue a degree. The following is a sampling of some of the best online English classes that you can access:
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) offers "Writing About Literature" as an online English class. This class examines 3 published works and delves deeply into the authors' creative processes.
MIT also offers "Reading Fiction" among its top online English courses. Focusing on prose narrative, the class carefully analyzes classic fiction by authors such as Jane Austen, Herman Melville and Virginia Woolf.
"Reinventing the Fairy Tale", hosted by University of Notre Dame, scrutinizes 4 fairy tales and their interpretations in media such as novels, film and music. This online English class maps story elements and interprets morals in each story.
Yale University offers a "Hemingway, Fitzgerald and Faulkner" English class online. Major works by these authors are dissected by narrative technique and the social implications addressed in each novel.
A practical approach is taken by Utah State University in its "Technology for Professional Writers". This class goes beyond writing and researching by illustrating the technological tools that today's writers need.
What blogs or other online resources might be useful in my English courses?
Writer Unboxed, a blog maintained by 2 practicing authors and featuring many bestselling authors as contributors, offers a wealth of information for aspiring writers. Book analyses, interviews with authors and industry leaders and tips on real-world issues in publishing are discussed. Students in an English course online or in a traditional environment can whet their appetite for the literary life by reading about the vast array of topics pertaining to the craft of writing.
English majors interested in creative writing may find Creativity Portal an invaluable resource. The award-winning website features writing prompts, book reviews and articles by creativity coaches and industry professionals. Topics include professional writing, poetry, collaborative writing, fiction, blogging and journal writing. Reader submissions are encouraged, and a free biweekly newsletter is available. Creativity Portal was named a "great resource" by English Journal.
Many schools host blogs that are written by students in the English department, and students in accredited English courses online may be able to participate. Stanford University's Cellar Door is a good example, providing readers with a glimpse into the everyday life of an English major. Cellar Door holds fiction contests, reviews fellowships and recommends helpful reading for English students. A sampling of posts includes an interview with the director of a campus play, inside information from Stanford University's English department and suggestions of funny websites for a giggle.
What magazines or journals can I read while I study in my offline or online English classes?
The Modern Language Association publishes American Literature on a quarterly basis. Each issue features essays on current and past works by American authors, book reviews and current news on prizes, conferences and publishing opportunities. Any student, whether in an English online course or campus-based class, stands to gain knowledge through these scholarly analyses. A significant student discount is offered.
Contemporary Literature is another professional journal that English majors should read. This journal covers a broad spectrum of genres including graphic narrative, creative nonfiction, the novel and poetry. Known for its discovery of new writers and critical analyses, this quarterly publication offers a broad look at literature today.
Another monthly publication, Poets & Writers Magazine, is useful for students in English online classes or traditional programs. This magazine prints tips for getting published and profiles published authors. Poets & Writers is also known for its directory of awards, grants and publishing competitions, which can help you publish your work and build your portfolio.


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Dear Diva Desserts Bake Shop
We offer quality baked goods, made the old-fashioned way, handcrafted with love and care just for you. Everything is made fresh from scratch daily and in small batches to deliver the best taste and quality using only the finest ingredients... pure sweet butter, Valhrona and Guittard chocolates, Madasgascar Bourbon vanilla and the freshest fruit. We strive to make our desserts deliciously divine, beautiful and distinctive!
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"It was Friday afternoon and we were ready to celebrate." --arguably these clauses are not short enough to omit the necessary comma between them.
fielding queries, yes.
fielding comments? hmm.
fielding changes? grr.dust-covered=no hyphen unless placed before a noun
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wash cloth=washcloth
"connect words to each other"--s/b connect words to one another
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 7, 2006 WANTED: CANDIDATES FOR NEIGHBORHOOD BOARDS Elections for all 444 seats on Candidate application forms are available at the city clerk's office and the Neighborhood Commission Office at Honolulu Hale, the Neighborhood Commission Office at Kapolei Hale and all satellite city halls. The form can also be downloaded from the following website: http://www.honolulu.gov/nco/2007_candidate_application_form.pdf . Candidate applications must be postmarked or hand-delivered to the Neighborhood Commission Office at Honolulu Hale, Neighborhood board elections are held in odd-numbered years. The two-year terms of office start in June. Members are elected from the respective neighborhoods. Candidates must be at least 18 years old on January 16, 2007, and live in the neighborhood and, if applicable, the subdistrict. The neighborhood board system was established in 1973 to increase and assure effective citizen participation in the decisions of government. The boards meet monthly and serve as advisory sounding boards for all levels of government about issues of relevance to their communities. The boards have varying numbers of seats and are divided into subdistricts or a mixture of at-large and subdistrict seats. The neighborhood boards are governed by the nine-member Neighborhood Commission. The top administrator is the executive secretary, Joan Manke. "Board members have an excellent opportunity to become involved in the issues that affect their neighbors and their neighborhoods," said Manke. "I strongly encourage citizen participation in a board system that provides citizens with a forum or venue to interact with government agencies. This is an important process that assures that voters' voices are heard." For more information, see the Neighborhood Commission website, www.honolulu.gov/nco or call 527-5749. -30- Contact: Joan Manke, Neighborhood Commission Executive Secretary, 527-5749 Bryan K Mick, Neighborhood Commission Office, 523-4768 |
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Welcome to the 34th development diary. Today we'll talk about our changes to the unit interface, and also give you two small bonus snippets. This is a rather shot development diary, due to the fact of the holidays this week, and I got a lot off things to do today on Eu4.
Changes to Unitview
First of all, we've taken a hard look at how to make the interface more streamlined and userfriendly.
The top part of the unitview, that is shown when you got multiple units selected, or while you are sieging or in combat, allows for instant interactability. You can easily see where your army is moving, its morale, leader and amount of troops. Here you can instantly split the unit in two, detach a force large enough to siege the current hostile fort, or load an army into a ship.
We have also added some quick shortcuts, if you click on the unittype icons and you can detach all subunits of that type into a new units.
In the detailed unitinformation part, you have the following options.
- Create Unit : Lets you reorganise regiments between two units.
- Detach all Mercenaries: Creates a new unit containing all mercenaries only. (Only for armies)
- Attach/Detach Unit: Allows you to have coalition armies & navies moving together.
- Consolidate Regiments: Merges understrength regiments of the same type. (Only for armies)
- Patrol: Lets Navies move the current path back and forth repeatedly. (only for navies)
- Protect Trade: Makes the fleet steer trade in a tradenode (only for navies)
- For armies, there are also the orders for Force March, Attack Natives, Scorch Earth, Burn Colony, Seize Colony & Hunt Rebels.
Abilities now requiring Power
Some abilities related to units now require military power to be used.
- Assault requires 2 MP.
- Scorch Earth also requires 2 MP.
- Seize a Colony costs 25MP and can not be used on non-colonies, so natives are safer.
- Burn Colony costs 5 MP.
- Attack Natives cost 5 MP, and is the only way to possibliy eliminate them, as defeating them in a normal uprising does not work anymore.
As some of you recognise on this screen.. Navies have flags and Armies have shields, as requested here
Bonus #1 - Force March
This is a new concept we added for EUIV. When you get all the ideas in the offensive ideagroup, the finisher gives you the ability to force march. When you toggle that on a unit, it will move 50% faster, but every province it moves will cost you 2 MP. If the army is forced to retreat, it will automatically be toggled off.
This together with the fact that each point of manuever moves an army 5% faster, can make a player that focus on it, able to get some really fast moving armies.
Bonus #2 - Berber Ideas
Algiers, Morocco, Tunis, Fez & Tripoli all share an ideagroup in EU4, which we call the Berber National Ideas...
They start with +200% cost of core creation on their territory and -10% ship costs.When they have all their ideas they get +10% trade power. This creates an interesting mechanic where they can be good naval nation, with a deterrent for all who wish to attack them.
- Barbarary Pirates : +33% Naval Force Limits
- Desert Warfare: -33% Land Attrition
- Trans-Saharan Trade: +10% Trade Income
- Corsairs: +1 Navy Tradition
- Tuareg Cavalry: +10% Cavalry Power
- Dual Diplomacy: +2 Diplomatic Upkeep
- Brothers Barbaross: +20% Galley Power
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It's difficult to juggle being a student and an athlete, with practice, classes, games, and homework. Graphic design major Sean Doran thinks the struggle is worth it, however. "Balancing soccer and school is not easy but something that has to be done as a student-athlete," Sean says. "I feel that the best way to handle the busy schedule is to take less credits during the fall semester and then take more during the spring when soccer is finished."
When he started at Concordia, the Dublin, Ireland native had to get used to the life of a student-athlete and life in the United States. "It took a while for me to get used to the small town, small community environment when I first came, but the town and college grow on you and I really like it here."


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So, I tried to do a kind of semantic clarification in which praxis—if not on the thither side of this divide—was perhaps somehow between the theoretical and the practical as they are generally understood, and particularly as they are understood in modern philosophy. Praxis as the manner in which we are engaged in the world and with others has its own insight or understanding prior to any explicit formulation of that understanding...Of course, it must be understood that praxis, as I understand it, is always entwined with communication. —Calvin O. Schrag[1] |
Praxis is the process by which a theory, lesson, or skill is enacted, embodied, or realised. "Praxis" may also refer to the act of engaging, applying, exercising, realizing, or practicing ideas. This has been a recurrent topic in the field of philosophy, discussed in the writings of Plato, Aristotle, St. Augustine, Immanuel Kant, Søren Kierkegaard, Karl Marx, Martin Heidegger, Hannah Arendt, Paulo Freire, Ludwig von Mises, and many others. It has meaning in the political, educational, and spiritual realms.
In Ancient Greek the word praxis (πρᾶξις) referred to activity engaged in by free men. Aristotle held that there were three basic activities of man: theoria, poiesis and praxis. There corresponded to these kinds of activity three types of knowledge: theoretical, to which the end goal was truth; poietical, to which the end goal was production; and practical, to which the end goal was action. Aristotle further divided practical knowledge into ethics, economics and politics. He also distinguished between eupraxia (εὐπραξία, "good praxis")[2] and dyspraxia (δυσπραξία, "bad praxis, misfortune").[3]
In The Human Condition, Hannah Arendt argues that Western philosophy too often has focused on the contemplative life (vita contemplativa) and has neglected the active life (vita activa). This has led humanity to frequently miss much of the everyday relevance of philosophical ideas to real life.[4][5] Arendt calls "praxis" the highest and most important level of the active life.[5] Thus, she argues that more philosophers need to engage in everyday political action or praxis, which she sees as the true realization of human freedom.[4] According to Arendt, our capacity to analyze ideas, wrestle with them, and engage in active praxis is what makes us uniquely human.
"Arendt's theory of action and her revival of the ancient notion of praxis represent one of the most original contributions to twentieth century political thought."[6] "Moreover, by viewing action as a mode of human togetherness, Arendt is able to develop a conception of participatory democracy which stands in direct contrast to the bureaucratized and elitist forms of politics so characteristic of the modern epoch."[6]
Praxis is used by educators to describe a recurring passage through a cyclical process of experiential learning, such as the cycle described and popularised by David A. Kolb.[7]
Paulo Freire defines praxis in Pedagogy of the Oppressed as "reflection and action upon the world in order to transform it."[8] Through praxis, oppressed people can acquire a critical awareness of their own condition, and, with their allies, struggle for liberation.[9]
In the Channel 4 television documentary "New Order: Play At Home",[10][11] Factory Records owner Tony Wilson describes praxis as "doing something, and then only afterwards, finding out why you did it".
Praxis is also used in schools of community education, basically, practice and reflection.
Praxis is also key in meditation and spirituality, where emphasis is placed on gaining first-hand experience of concepts and certain areas, such as union with the Divine, which can only be explored through praxis due to the inability of the finite mind (and its tool, language) to comprehend or express the infinite. In an interview for YES! Magazine, Matthew Fox explained it this way:
According to Strong's Hebrew dictionary, the Hebrew word, ta'am, is; properly a taste, that is, (figuratively) perception; by implication intelligence; transitively a mandate: advice, behaviour, decree, discretion, judgment, reason, taste, understanding.
While praxis usually refers to the process of putting theoretical knowledge into practice, the strategic and organizational usage of the word emphasizes the need for a constant cycle of conceptualizing the meanings of what can be learned from experience in order to reframe strategic and operational models.[citation needed]


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Birthday folk: Is your birthday in January and you would be delighted by a little story gift from your fellow HASA members? Then state your request here in this thread. Create a birthday workshop story to collect your birthday cards in one place, and enter it into the 2011 Birthhday Cards.
Authors: Let yourselves get inspired by the suggestions - a chance to be creative and to make a fellow HASA member happy at the same time! And don't forget to add your birthday cards to the birthday workshop story the recipient of your birthday card has - hopefully - created.
In case you need help or have a comment, question or suggestion, please post it - I'll do my best to help.
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My birthday is already over (January 3rd), but of course I'm always happy to receive belated gifts *g*!
My request for this year are drabbles about someone having managed a special achievement in a skill and/or knowledge. Like Faramir showing off his wood-craft, or Rosie baking her first cake all on her own, or a mariner showing Círdan a new design for a ship etc. Era and character (canon or original) of your choice.
And to all my fellow HASA members: I wish you a Happy New Year!
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Happy belated birthday, Imhiriel- I hope this is along the lines of what was wanted... and that no-one minds if I shoplifted a little of my imagery from Peter Jackson.
The birthing-sac in the pit bubbled and gurgled softly to itself like a slow-simmering stewpot. Something lay cocooned within but exactly what I could not fathom.
My Lord's voice was a sibilant whisper, but to me it rang more loudly than a thousand trumpets.
As if on cue the thing started to writhe and thrash, like fish in a gill-net. My Lord's eyes glittered triumphantly in the dim torchlight.
A fist punched through the birthing-sac.
A terrible cry rent air and ear as the beast tore free.
"Rise, first of my fighting Uruk-Hai!"
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For you, Imhiriel!
New Moves
"Now the left foot forward—no, Frodo, your other left! Yes, that is right. Good! Turn now clockwise and clap your hands! Yes—that is excellent!" And Frodo shone like a flame as he mastered the dance Bilbo was teaching him.
Across the width of Eriador, Elrohir Elrondion was directing his mortal brother: "No, your dagger is held too low. Raise it to the level of your upper chest. Yes—there! Now parry. No! Watch my eyes, not my hand!"
Two learned new dances that day, one a dance of joy, the other a dance of guard.
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And for you, Aruthir.
The Cat
"Please, Dad, can't we keep him?"
The Gaffer sighed, and looked none too kindly on the animal Marigold held in her arms. This was no kitten, but a rangy and ragged tom, his ear battered and with a large lump on the inside of his right foreleg that told of battles with other toms and that was undoubtedly filled with infection. By rights he ought to tell the children no….
But it wasn't that long since their mum died, and he knew full well that there was no way he could say no to that look in his daughter's eyes!
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Here you go, Aruthir! Not really about cats, but they are involved - sort of
Minas Tirith, F. A. 3019
Glorfindel stood upon one of the many bastions of the Seventh Circle, surveying the lands eastward. It seemed impossible that Sauron had vanished from Arda entirely, when ever before he had merely abandoned his material form temporarily. Besides the famed warriors of the Last Alliance, his friend Finrod had also "slain" the Maia, to no avail. For that matter, if bodily form were important, so had Huan! Celebrating victory was one thing, but how could all be so certain that this time…
A very small Guard of the Citadel tapped him lightly on the elbow. "Glorfindel?"
Caught off guard by a Hobbit. That'll teach me to obsess over imponderables. It is well that it was not Aragorn.
The Elf smiled. "Good morn, Peregrin. The sunrise is magnificent, is it not?" He turned back eastwards - sunrise over a Black Land free of the Enemy was nothing less.
"It is wonderful." Pippin replied.
And then followed with "Did they have rats in Gondolin? Faramir was telling us tales of your city, and they all sounded so impossible. He said he did not know whether the long years had changed the tales, and then started talking about someone named Pengolodh, and … well, Faramir's a grand fellow, but when he starts talking of scribes and … such, rather than Wizards and Dragons, it's time to take your leave!"
Glorfindel laughed aloud. He had been warned of the Steward's insatiable curiosity before arriving in Minas Tirith, and had so far managed to avoid being cornered and questioned on the finer points of Turgon's councils (the handful that had not been excruciatingly dull, had been terrifying), or the policies of Tuor (rather limited in scope, truth be told), or a thousand other things he had no wish to recollect.
"Because it sounded so perfect and tragic - not real. So I wanted to know, did Gondolin have rats? If it did, the other stories will be easier to believe, somehow."
Glorfindel briefly considered answering "The arts of the Noldor were such that the vermin of Morgoth could not enter," or something similarly fantastic. Pengolodh, indeed! He was glad Erestor was not present - the mere mention of that scribe's name would put his friend in a foul mood for days.
"So, did you have rats?" Pippin looked up hopefully.
"We did, in the beginning." the ancient warrior admitted. "But Turgon, in his wisdom, ordered many cats brought with us from Nevrast, when we moved. So, after a while, the rats died out. There were still mice, though. I remember one day Salgant…"
But the Hobbit did not hear, having gleefully run off. "I won the bet, Merry!" the Elf heard as the small figure drew near the tower. "No duty the rest of the day!"
Glorfindel wondered what would happen if he told Faramir that the Gondolindrim had also been famed as, ah, "expert storytellers", but thought better of it. Better to let a simple spirit remain so.
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My birthday has been amd gone (7th January), but late presents are often the best. I'd like drabbles about Elves marking their begetting day in some way - child or adult, happy or sad. Inclusion of any of my favourite Elves (Elladan, Elrohir or Legolas) would be a bonus, but it can be about anyone.
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Sorry if this isn't what you were after Jay-but it turned up on the windowsill and wouldn't leave me alone until I wrote it...
The boy smiled.
The bird cocked its head.
The boy's laugh was high and gurgling in the morning sun.
The bird flapped startled wings but did not fly away.
The boy laughed again- entranced by his visitor's antics- and as the bird flapped its wings again their eyes met.
It was only for a moment- for a second, nothing more- but it was enough.
The bird's wings flapped again- once, twice- and in seconds it was gone.
The boy waved at the white speck as it retreated into nothingness.
There was none to see him.
None to hear him.
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Since I don't normally write fluff, I have no idea what went wrong here, but happy birthday anyway, Aruthir! I hope you enjoy my little tale, even if it's a bit long for a drabble at 350 words.
"Mista has gone into a tree, and now she won't climb down."
"Not now, Arwen," and more gently, when Elrohir saw her lip begin to tremble, "She'll come down when she's hungry."
A day spent trying not to be disarmed - and failing dismally - at the first attack by Glorfindel, even if the twins came at him both together, put the incident out of Elrohir's mind. It was not until he saw his sister as she came from the gardens with the grey kitten in its accustomed place on her shoulder that he thought of it again.
He did not expect Arwen to come over and glare at him. She said nothing, and Elrohir's first impulse was to laugh, though he repressed it. For a mere fifteen year old she looked remarkably like their grandmother when she was displeased about something.
"What is it, Arwen?" Elladan asked, squatting down to talk to her, sounding as bemused as Elrohir felt.
"He," she pointed at Elrohir, "Said Mista would come down from the tree when she got hungry."
"Oh. Did she climb a tree?"
"Yes, but she didn't come out."
Elrohir bit his lip to keep from laughing. He loved his little sister dearly, but she had over-dramatizing down to a fine art.
"But she's out now. Did someone get her for you?" Elladan asked, extending his hand for the little cat to headbutt against.
"No." Arwen's pout was almost too much to take. "I climbed the tree to get her. Everybody was too busy to help."
"That is very good of you," Elladan said. "Which tree was it?"
"The fir by the fish pool. She went all the way to the top," Arwen smiled brightly. "It was very high. I could see the house from there."
"That is very good of you," Elladan repeated himself as he stood up.
"Mista is hungry. I'm going to the kitchens now," Arwen said, and off she ran.
"Not that tree… Father will kill me when he hears."
"Yes," Elladan said, "If I don't do so first. She'll come down when she's hungry. Idiot."
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Happy Birthday, Imhiriel! Here's a drabble on young Arwen learning embroidery.
"You make a tiny stitch across the wire, back to front, and pull it tight."
Arwen watched her mother's hands closely. "Like this?"
"Yes," Celebrían replied, "But even tighter, so the thread pulls a small loop of the metal wire through to the back."
"Show me." Arwen turned over Celebrían's work, then looked at the back of her own sampler. "Oh, like that…" She copied the stitch. "Can I learn how to make the wire so thin also?"
Celebrian examined the work. "Yes, well done. We will leave the wire for tomorrow. You cannot do everything at once after all."
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Okay, Jay--you get to share your gift with Cairistiona. Hope you enjoy it!
The Begetting Day Gift
Elrohir's mouth fell open as he looked down at his brother, sitting upon the ground, rubbing at his suddenly stinging wrist and staring at his sword, which was slowly turning its final twist upon the ground.
Estel took a deep breath, slid his own weapon back into its sheath, and lifted a hand to brush sweat-soaked hair out of his eyes. His voice was almost steady as he said, "You told me that I could ride out with the warriors once I'd bested one of you with my sword. For your begetting day, you have another fighter in your company."
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Hello Aruthir,
I apologize for the late reply - I had forgotten to activate the "send e-mail" button in this thread.
Thank you so much for the drabble - it totally has the feeling of what I was aiming for with my request: the anticipation, the pride, the excitement. And to have it be from a scene from the film gives me such a clear picture, and for future reviewing a nice additional detail.
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Hi Larner,
thanks so much for this gift! I really like the juxtaposition of the two halves, and how you cleary convey the content of the scene through a lively, life-like dialogue. Curiously, one detail I also like was that you chose "dance of guard" to describe Aragorn's practice, not something more martial and ominous like "dance of death" or so.
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Happy Birthday, Jay!
Sometime in the Fourth Age, Rose Gamgee, née Cotton, finds out about a rather odd Elvish custom...
Begetting day
"Begetting day? Wait, Elves celebrate their what?" Rose asked incredulously.
"Our begetting day," Legolas replied calmly.
"So everyone, once you have children, everyone knows that you, when you…" She turned red.
"But Rose, you and Sam have nine children; do not tell me that you have any embarrassment about how you got them?"
"No," she said, though her blush belied her words, "But we hardly announce it to everyone either. That's just wrong."
"To us, our way's entirely proper," Legolas replied.
"Well, if you say so," Rose gave in. "I still think it's an odd way to go about things."
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