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Women's Center luncheon teaches professional etiquette
Three forks, three glasses, two knives, two spoons – that's enough to leave a young job candidate flustered before the first interview question.
Students learned professional etiquette during "From the Blackboard to the Board Room," presented by the Women's Center. Everything from preparing for the occasion (ask if it's business casual or black tie) to eating a fancy meal (choose outer utensils first) networking know-how in a busy room (ask open-ended questions) was covered in the two-hour session at the Norfolk Student Center.
TCC chef instructor Deanna Freridge discussed dining etiquette, while Peggy Layne, chair of Network for Empowering Women Students (N.E.W.S.), and Terri Thompson, a TCC Board member who is also a member of N.E.W.S, advised on networking techniques.
"Be prepared, be on time; it's fashionable to be early rather than late," Freridge said. "And absolutely no cell phones. Make sure your phone is turned off or on silent."
The four-course meal included soup, salad, a chicken entrée and a brownie/ice cream dessert, each which raised its own set of questions. Freridge also urged students to be polite to wait staff throughout the meal.
"That really can make an impression on prospective employers," she said.
Layne and Thompson noted how long it takes to make a first impression (15 seconds) and reminded students to listen when making new connections.
"Where a lot of people fail is to listen and listen accurately," Layne said. "You can get some great material when you actively listen."
Other tips: Stand by the door to approach people early, and wear your name tag on the right so it's at eye level while shaking hands.

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Hillcrest Studio
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Phone: (619) 295-9642
Studio Info: Located in the Uptown District Shopping Center above Starbucks, the Hillcrest Studio can be conveniently accessed from University Avenue or Vermont Street. This location houses one large and luxurious yoga rooms as well as a range of amenities including changing rooms with showers and private lockers. This studio also features a full retail boutique showcasing men's & women's activewear and accessories.
Parking: Parking is available throughout the shopping center as well as underground. The underground parking lot is usually less crowded. All parking has a very strict two-hour limit.
Hours: 6:00am - 10:00pm, 7 days a week. Please check schedule for specifics, as hours shift slightly from day-to-day depending on the class schedule.
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1. Hometown? Tucson, Arizona
2. Where did you go to school? ASU
3. Past career experience? University of Georgia Sports Communications (1999-2002, 2005), Atlanta Falcons Public Relations (2002-05), Sun Devil Athletic Media Relations (2005-present)
4. What song title best describes your life and why? You've Got a Friend - Have always enjoyed doing for others (a trait I'm pretty sure I inherited from my mom).
5. What do you enjoy most about working for Sun Devil Athletics? Playing a role in helping student-athletes have the best experience possible.
6. What is your all time favorite movie or TV series? A Few Good Men
7. Who is your favorite athlete of all time? (Living or Not) - Troy Aikman (was a big Dallas Cowboys fan growing up).
8. What's your Twitter handle? srod776
9. What's on your iPod right now? Rocky training mix - motivation to workout!
10. If you could live during any time period what/where would it be and why? I always tell people that I should have been born 20-30 years earlier because I tend to have a lot of `old-fashioned' traits.
11. Where is the most interesting place that you have visited? New Zealand with Sun Devil women's basketball team.
12. What's your favorite quote? "Brevity is the soul of wit."
13. Last book I read... Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist (Michael J Fox).


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Enterprise Services such as the Bookstore, Family Development Center, Copy Center, Heller Center, and more are trying to make an impact on campus. Each service has implemented business practices that fit their department to better service clients, budgets, and our environment. All of these services on campus yield great information and tips that can be used in your own home or business!
Auxiliary and Enterprise Services committed to the ongoing development of sustainable business practices are:
• the Family Development Center by starting a children's organic garden. Children choose, plant and eat the foods from the garden.
• Sodexo Dining Services now have a new Hydration Station in Cafe '65 to fill your water bottle.
• the Recreation Center plays a role in the implementation of Bike to Work Day that encourages faculty, staff and students to utilize bicycles as an alternative transportation to campus.
• Public Safety has implemented a UCarshare rental car program so that students can consider leaving their cars at home.
• the UCCS Bookstore has "green" graduation regalia available for purchase. It is made from recycled materials and graduates are encouraged to recycle it after use.
• the Copy Center uses paper with recycled content with the exception of white paper which is produced largely by wind power.
• Residental Life and Housing encourages residents to participate in RecycleMania, Recycle Week and Mini Mt. Trashmore. The new housing halls are built to LEED Gold certification.
• the University Center - Home of the Gallogly Events Center is a LEED Gold building and assisted in the development and implementation of the Clyde's Carryout Container program.
• the Galleries of Contemporary Art has recently integrated new lighting fixtures and by going paperless saving hundreds of pounds of paper.
• Conference Services materials are customized and updated frequently which minimizes paper waste due to outdated materials.
Learn more about each of these enterprise services at UCCS and how they are contributing to sustainability by checking out their website here.


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Villa Panorama
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Villa Panorama is a residence in Gardone Riviera situated above the Vittoriale, the last home of Gabriele D'Annunzio and a destination for tourists from all over the world. Villa Panorama is noted for its wonderful panoramic views of Garda Lake and the tranquillity of the surrounding green hills. The residence is made up of fourteen apartments each of which has a lake view terrace. There are four types of apartments: type A for two, type A superior for two, type B for three/four or typc C for four/five people.
Apartment type A : for two people (about 28 sq. m) consisting of a living room with a double bed, a kitchenette and a bathroom with bath or shower.
Apartment type A Superior: for two people (about 30 sq. m) consisting of double bedroom, a kitchen with table and a bathroom with shower. It is located on the top floor with private terrace.
Apartment type B: for three - four people (about 32 sq. m) consisting of a double bedroom, living room with single sofa bed, a kitchenette and a bathroom with shower.
Apartment type C: for four - six people (about 54s. m) consisting of two double bedroom, a spacious living room with a double sofa bed, a kitchen and bathroom with shower.
We are able to provide a further bed for children. All the apartments are supplied with bed linen and kitchen equipment.
The residence is 1.300 metres from the centre of Gardone sopra (where the Vittoriale, bars, restaurants and grocers can be found) and 1.600 metres from the centre of Gardone sotto on the lake ( where banking, post office, chemist, police, shops, bars and restaurants can be found).
|Sleeps up to 4, 1 bedrooms
|Nearest beach
|Gardone Riviera 2 km
|Car advised
|Nearest travel links
|Nearest airport: Brescia - Montichiari 35 km, Nearest railway: Desenzano del Garda 25 km
|Family friendly
|Great for children of all ages
|Pets welcome, Yes, smoking allowed
Features and Facilities
|Shared outdoor pool (unheated)
|Central heating, Air conditioning, TV, Table tennis, Satellite TV, Wi-Fi available
|Cooker, Fridge
|1 bedroom, 1 bathrooms of which 1 Family bathrooms, Solarium or roof terrace
|2 Sofa beds, Double beds (1), Dining seats for 4, Lounge seats for 4
|Linen provided, Towels provided
|Shared outdoor pool (unheated), Balcony or terrace, Shared garden, Trampoline
|Parking, Not suitable for wheelchair users
|Further details
Services included: gas, eletricity and heating, summer swimming pool (10 x 4m) with lake view, covered car parking, satellite TV, wifi in public areas, garden with BBQ. Final clean and for longer periods a weekly clean and linen change. Optional services: at extra cost fresh bread delivered daily, daily change of bath towels.
The usual minimum period of stay is one week (from Saturday to Saturday)
Please arrive between 17.00 and 20.00 and depart before 10.00.
We accept small size pets at no extra charge.
The Lombardy region
Garda Lake is the largest Italian lake, situated at the foot of the Alps, in a beautiful area of southern Europe. Lake Garda offers the visitor a splendid natural scenery, full of colours, surrounded by the Dolomites of Brenta in the north and the gentle slopes of the morainic hills in the south. A rich vegetation flourishes thanks to the Mediterranean climate: lemon trees, oleanders, magnolias and bouganville. The cultivation of vineyards and olive groves produces good wines and olive oil.
Walking leisurely around the small village centres, going on a boat trip, exploring the surroundings in a wide choice of itineraries are the best ways of enjoying the lively atmosphere of the lake and the beauty of the landscape. Moreover, Lake Garda is ideally situated for excursions: to the historical cities of Verona, Brescia, Mantua, Trent and Venice, to the Dolomites, to a performance at the Arena in Verona during the Opera Season.
In this region almost every sport can be practised from tennis to paragliding, free-climbing, scuba-diving, clay-pigeon shooting and karting. Sailing and windsurfing enthusiasts find here their ideal conditions and over the last years Lake Garda has been chosen by lovers of mountain-bike and has become world famous for the quality of its golf courses. If looking for fun and relax there is a good choice of amusement parks and gardens; for those who love shopping there are opportunities meeting all needs, from the picturesque street markets to the most elegant shops.
Lake Garda is also well known for its exciting night-life, its dolce vita: restaurants, cafes, the trendiest discos and entertainment of all kinds are to be found everywhere.
Gardone Riviera
Gardone Riviera offers: the lake, the sun, nature and close to famous cities of art and culture such as Verona, Mantova, Venice, Cremona and Milan.
Il Vittoriale degli Italiani - mt 1.300
Botanic Garden A.Hruska - mt 1.600
Gardaland - km 60
Arena di Verona - km 65
Parco Natura Viva - km 60
Caneva World - km 60
Botanic Garden Sigurtà - km 60
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Petition for Later Start Times for High School?
Posted by: SchoolFamily on Jul 15, 2010 in Sleep, Kids Learning, High School
When you have children in elementary school the conventional advice is easy to follow: get your child to bed at a reasonable hour and they will have an easier time in school. Fast forward several years to high school and the same wisdom applies. Unfortunately, early to bed in high school is usually an elusive and rare feat. Compound a late bedtime with very early start times at school and it's not pretty. And yet, this is the standard.
Countless studies have been done on teens and how lack of sleep affects academic performance and teens in general. Ability to concentrate, memory, coping skills, mood and physical coordination are just some of the things affected by too little sleep. It makes me wonder if there might even be less bullying in schools if kids got more sleep. A recent blog I came across talked about how early school starts affect teen driving and accidents. Now that's scary. But what is a parent to do? Make your teen go to bed early? Right.
I know my high schooler has lamented many times that the elementary school kids start school so much later when they are the ones who are early risers. Why not flip the sequence? It makes perfect sense until you factor in sports, jobs, and homework. Like with so many teen topics, there are no easy answers.
Do you know of any schools that have adopted the later start times? Are you ready to start a petition to have the high school students in your town start school after the elementary school kids? Would love to hear from you!
http://wh.gov/2qJ . Any American 13 or older can sign.Don't know if this forum is still active, but I did start a petition, and it will be responded to by the White House if we get 5000 names by Nov. 2, 2011. This is a highly publicized new petition format that has a great chance of getting national attention--but we have to act quickly! Can you sign & help spread the word? To sign, go to
I am looking to build out a Family contract for my husband and 11 year old stepson to all participate in and sign off on.
I would like to see something that contains:
Rules around kindness, honesty
Academic focus
Personal Growth and Accountability as well as the ability to alter it as everyone grows together.
Purpose: Clear rules for the child. Provide a tool so everyone understands what each person needs to be happy and successful at the same time make certain the child feels safe yet understands we are PARENTS not their buddy.
Looking forward to examples of successful templates.
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IGG announces iBiz 4
IGG has announced details on the final version of iBiz 4, an upgrade to its time-tracking, billing and project management application. A public beta became available earlier this month, after the software was originally announced in January. The software adds statements, enhanced graphics powered by Core Animation, and a new iCal sync engine for the likes of projects, events, to-do lists and invoice due-dates. Users also receive additional templates for invoices and reports.
The new statements are used to create an overview of all past billing activity, and send invoices and payments from within a given date range, or else specific selected items. A modified main window for the app offers simplified access and organization, including the ability to sort clients into groups or view subtext, such as balances and past-due information.
The full version of iBiz 4 is scheduled to be released on May 27th. The software requires Mac OS X 10.5 or later, and can already be purchased for $40 new, or $20 as an upgrade. Also available from IGG is the iBiz Professional package, which includes iBiz 4 Server and two client licenses.


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Early Voters Out in Lowndes County
Posted: 10/30/2006 - Calendars haven't been turned to November yet, but Georgia voters take advantage of early voting starting Monday.
Posted: 10/30/2006 - Calendars haven't been turned to November yet, but Georgia voters take advantage of early voting starting Monday.
Posted: 10/30/2006 - The Valdosta Soup Kitchen's new facelift is underway.
Updated: 10/30/2006 - The Sunshine State is getting new fingerprint technology that can instantly identify offenders.
Posted: 10/30/2006 - The winter season may be making the wildlife a little scarce, but you can still enjoy a little birdwatching at Grady County's Birdsong Nature Festival.
Updated: 10/30/2006 - Trick-or-Treat treats may be the most popular, especially for dogs. Furry friends got all dressed up to celebrate Halloween.
Updated: 10/30/2006 - Fall is in the air and it's time to turn back the clock, but do you know why we have Daylight Saving Time?
Updated: 10/30/2006 - Automobile owners showed off their rides at the Third Annual Car Show in Tallahassee.
Updated: 10/30/2006 - A well known politician opens his family's farm to outdoor enthusiasts for an annual charity, and it's all for a good cause.
Posted: 10/29/2006 - Saturday morning marked first light for many of the people in Apalachicola who endured a long, dark night after a tornado tore through their town leaving them wondering what damage they would wake up to.
Posted: 10/29/2006 - A local teacher has won a statewide award! Hand In Hand Preschool is where the winning teacher works, and earned her honor mainly through her work with special needs children.
Posted: 10/29/2006 - Getting $1,000 and a trophy might just motivate students to get better test scores. Thomas County Central High School did just that and won the big prize!
Posted: 10/29/2006 - Hundreds of people gathered in Boston, Georgia for the 27th Annual Mini Marathon and Festival.
Updated: 10/29/2006 - What better a place to have fun in the woods than in the Florida Forest Festival.
Updated: 10/29/2006 - Daylight Saving Time is a great reminder to check the security of your home.
Updated: 10/29/2006 - Residents in Apalachicola are left picking up the pieces of their lives after a twister destroyed more than a dozen homes.
Updated: 10/29/2006 - A sea of orange and green filled the streets of downtown Tallahassee as Florida A&M celebrated homecoming 2006 in style.
Updated: 10/29/2006 - A robber struck a bank in broad daylight, and the only witness is a teller.
Updated: 10/28/2006 - Some coastal residents were living in the dark Friday night.
Updated: 10/28/2006 - Florida voters have been asked to decide whether the state needs a new legislative task force to plan out the future use of your tax dollars.
Updated: 10/28/2006 - The Boys and Girls Club of the Big Bend recognized its volunteers and children.
Updated: 10/28/2006 - A former Georgia arson investigator and small town police chief has found himself on the other side of the law. A Cook County grand jury has indicted Ronnie Dobbins on four felonies.
Updated: 10/27/2006 - The Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce is introducing a new way for professionals to network.
Updated: 10/28/2006 - A local music shop owner arrested Thursday for selling illegal CDs is now facing drug charges.
Posted: 10/27/2006 - When a parent hears the words "school emergency" most of the time they immediately reach for their phone.
Posted: 10/27/2006 - An explosion of orange and green!


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PROVIDENCE – During the winter semester break, the assumption is that LaDontae Henton and the rest of the Providence College basketball players are going to have a lot of downtime. After all, exams are done and classes don't resume on the Smith Hill campus until Jan. 21.
Yet as Ed Cooley gladly points out, the Friars will not be on autopilot.
PROVIDENCE – During the winter semester break, the assumption is that LaDontae Henton and the rest of the Providence College basketball players are going to have a lot of downtime. After all, exams are done and classes don't resume on the Smith Hill campus until Jan. 21.
Yet as Ed Cooley gladly points out, the Friars will not be on autopilot.
Once the pens were put down and the last exam booklet was placed on the professor's desk, that's when Cooley's between semester's interlude ratchets up into high gear. For roughly a four-week stretch, hoops and everything that accompanies it stands as the only priority. Day and night or for breakfast, lunch and dinner, Cooley is well aware that he controls the shots as it relates to his players and having their undivided attention for as long as he desires.
Such is the primary benefit to not having academic responsibilities weighing on one's mind.
"It's a coach's dream," Cooley stated with a broad smile. "We've got a month and the teams that take advantage of basketball-only situations are the ones that have the biggest growth come February and early March."
Added Henton, "Now it's more stress free. We don't have to worry about exams or things like that. Now we can focus on our weaknesses. It's all basketball and that's what we came here for – to play basketball."
Cooley is free to conduct practice for as long as he deems fit. He also knows there's an off-court realm that's just as important to tap. The day after surviving a close call against Yale, Providence's agenda as mapped out by the head honcho consisted of film, teaching "and having kids listen. It wasn't so much physical. Sometimes you need a mental practice."
The beauty of conducting such basketball-centric sessions at this time of year is that there's no need to keep an eye on the clock. There's no classes or study hall to attend, so if the Providence coaching staff wishes to go over what happened in the last game or the defensive or offensive philosophy of a future opponent, they have complete and total carte blanche.
"We've had longer basketball days," noted Henton. "We've practiced and come back later for a walkthrough and watched film. We have more time to prepare. Plus, you're thinking more about basketball more than anything else."
While no one will confuse PC's first two opponents following the exam break as bona fide NCAA Tournament contenders, it's worth noting that Cooley's crew was able to hang 76 points and 94 points on Yale and Maine, respectively. In the six games that came directly before the 12-day idle stretch, the Friars scored 70 or more points just twice.
It's clear that oiling his team's offensive spokes was a point of emphasis for Cooley. With unlimited hours and minutes now at his disposal, there is no need to shortchange substance.
"Coach Cooley takes the break very seriously. We watch a lot of film and do extra workouts so we can get better as a team," pointed out PC senior walk-on Ted Bancroft. "We usually practice in the morning and come back in the evening and watch film about something different."
Trading in academic pressure for a life completely devoted to roundball pressure also represents a prime chance to really assess the current state of the team and what can be done to enhance or augment the situation moving forward.
"Recently, our team hasn't been in sync and some of the games have been too close to call," said Providence senior Lee Goldsbrough. "You can see in our team that we have so much talent that could prove useful once we start jelling together."
In the same breath, Goldsbrough said the opportunity to do just that is at hand. Starting with Saturday's road date at UMass, the Friars will play a total of six games before the second semester officially commences. Rest assured that the time leading up to the third Tuesday in January will be spent productively and constructively.
Call it Basketball 101, the winter break version.
"We've got so many hours in the day to improve and hopefully become a lot better," Goldsbrough feels.
"In October and November, we were focused on school, too," Henton said. "Now we're focused on straight-on ball."
The fates of Rodney Bullock and Brandon Austin were decided Monday, and it was not good news for the PC freshmen. Neither will be allowed to play this season due to an unspecified violation of the college's Code of Conduct.
According to the statement issued by the school, Austin and Bullock will be allowed to practice with the Friars. The fact that both players were allowed to have regular contact with the team following their Nov. 6 suspension suggests that the transgression was not drastic enough to go through the legal system.
Judging, however, by the punishment meted out Monday, Providence officials felt that something serious enough took place on school grounds to merit a season-long suspension. The release came from PC's Office of Public Affairs, Community & Government Relations.
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- Author: Mina Kelly
- Length:Novel
- Genre:Science Fiction & Space Opera, LGBTTQ
- Cover Artist: P. L. Nunn
When a theft goes wrong and Jared finds himself under arrest, his daring escape results in an extra passenger. Richard Kuiper the Seventh does not appreciate being magnetically handcuffed to a common criminal, even if he does enjoy the chance to indulge his sexual appetites guilt free.
Hiding out with some old friends of Jared's while they attempt to unlock the handcuffs, a bond grows between the two men that's more than magnetic, but Jared's initial mistrust comes back to haunt him. When the cuffs are removed Richard storms off, straight into a trap, and now Jared must decide what he's willing to risk for a man he's barely known for a week: his life, certainly, but his heart? He's never risked that before.
They'd come at him from both ends of the gantry, trapping him bang in the middle. The upper levels of the hangar, all ramps and walkways designed to allow access to even the largest ships, were a maze, and he'd missed whatever shortcut the cops had used to catch him. Amateur hour.
The gantry was only one story up from the hangar floor—a manageable drop, in Jared's estimation—but afforded Jared a good view across it. There was a good-sized crowd beneath them, listening to some kind of speech. The press were down there too, cameras trained on the sleek spaceship the speaker kept gesturing to.
The cop who'd cuffed him hissed Jared's rights to him, voice so low Jared had to fill most of the speech in from memory. The cop hadn't put the other cuff on—a serious break in procedure—and so hadn't been able to remove the trigger wire that would activate the magnetic field. The cop to his right didn't seem to have noticed, and the rest of the force was hanging back at the end of the gantry. Interesting; they really, really didn't want to disturb the event below.
Okay, so knowing the arrest procedure gave him an advantage over your average criminal, but it looked downright unprofessional to be quite so knowledgeable. Not that he wasn't good at what he did—no one would hire him otherwise—he just had a bad habit of narrow escapes, getting progressively narrower.
Jared tilted his wrist obligingly to let the first cop examine the display on the cuff. This new model was narrower than the old ones Jared was used to and the readout smaller, so the cop had to bend slightly to get a good look. Pulse: normal. Perspiration: normal. Jared: cool as the proverbial.
Jared: double-jointed. He kept his hand still and swung his elbow round, catching the cop on the nose. The cop staggered back a pace, both hands coming up to catch the already flowing blood. The other pulled her phaser, but Jared leaped. The cops wouldn't fire into a crowd.
Jared landed on a journalist, who collapsed with a squawk. The loose cuff swung on the trigger wire and hit the gesticulating arm of the guy giving the speech. It locked around his wrist like it was designed to, and his expression would have amused Jared for weeks if the implications weren't hitting him already. The crowd around them scattered as the rest of the force appeared. If Jared didn't move fast, they'd open fire.
"Hostage!" Jared shouted. He pulled the guy in front of him. "Hostage! Don't shoot!"
"The hell?"
"Shut up," Jared told him. "This won't take long."
He backed them up toward the ship, with its hatch already open for the press to ooh and aah at the interior. He didn't have anything to threaten his hostage with, but the guy was just tall enough and broad enough for Jared to remain almost completely behind him.
His arm stung. Must be a sharpshooter among the cops. Pity he'd stuck to low power.
"Have a bit more confidence in yourself!" Jared grinned at the back of the other guy's head and hit the Close button for the hatch.
Jared turned the guy around. Looked vaguely familiar; must have done this press-junket stuff before. Tall, blond, well built, well kept. Big enough to give Jared some trouble if he put his mind to it, though it was always hard to tell when it came to people who lived in low G.
Jared reached for the release on the cuffs.
"I'm definitely getting too familiar with these things," he said under his breath.
"What? Kidnapping?" His captive's blond eyebrow disappeared beneath equally pale hair. Jared glanced up at him and down at the cuff.
"Where's the wire?" he asked.
The blond man gave him a superior look. "It must have come free while I was trying to escape the clutches of a crazed kidnapper."
A loud bang reverberated through the ship. Jared glanced at the hatch and down the corridor they were in. Blond guy folded his arms and glared.
"You fucking—the wire is the trigger. You've turned the damn things on. They won't come off again without the magnetic key!"
"You're lying."
"You've obviously never been arrested. The bridge this way?" Jared gestured with his cuffed hand. The magnetic leash between the cuffs defaulted to a one-meter range, so as Jared moved his arm, the other man's moved with it. Jared met his surprise with a humorless grin. "I was going to let you go, you know."
He didn't wait for an answer, jogging down the short corridor. More bangs could be heard now, the ship shuddering slightly with each one.
The bridge was easy to find, the controls pretty intuitive. "What, is this Daddy's Little Princess's first fly-me spaceship?" Jared asked.
"That's the target market, yes. I was launching it on behalf of Howard Lines."
"Nice." The panels were polished wood, the controls shiny brass. The whole thing was already lit up and ready to go. "Were you waiting for me or something?"
"There was going to be a demonstration once the ribbon cutting was over."
The stranger folded his arms, the activated magnetic leash between the cuffs tight enough to pull Jared's hand off the throttle. No problem; Jared was ambidextrous. He hadn't fallen into his line of work entirely by accident. Jared smirked at the display and kicked the whole thing into gear. The ship began to hum. No roar for the boy racers; just something demure and quiet that wouldn't wake Daddy up when his little girl got home late at night.
Jared could see the press scattering on the exterior displays. The ship lifted smoothly away from the chocks and purred toward the hangar door. Fuck social butterflies—this thing was made for guys like Jared. Guys who needed quick, quiet getaways. He voiced the thought.
"Yeah, if guys like you want easily tracked limited editions. Only a thousand are being made, and only one is out of the factory right now."
"I'll give it back."
The airlock opened in front of them, and a freighter maneuvered its way through. Jared was meant to be on that thing, anonymous among a hundred other dirty, tired men. Not here, blasting his way through the airlock and out into the asteroid field, some quasi-famous hostage at his side and the latest technology at his fingertips.
Next time, he promised himself, he'd stick to the plan. As long as the plan was this much fun.
Richard ran his fingers over the cuff. It was perfectly smooth, rounded so it didn't chafe, slightly warm to the touch. Apparently his heart rate was raised. No surprise there.
The guy in the driver's seat was short and dark, his black hair haphazardly chopped, showing off his earrings but hiding his eyes. His coat was floor length and in various states of disrepair; underneath it Richard could see an Owru Freight uniform jacket.
Richard ran a hand through his hair and watched his captor's hand jerk. He'd seen the cuffs on holo, now that he'd thought about it. He'd never seen them in person, though. The security force didn't bring them to ceremonial occasions.
"We're cruising now," his kidnapper said. "Just three times light speed. If this is new, I don't want to overcook it."
"You couldn't if you tried," Richard sniffed. "Do you know how much research went into this thing?"
"It's new. It'll be buggy."
Richard snorted. The guy clearly had no idea how much testing something like this underwent. He obviously liked the finish, though, judging by the way he kept running his fingers across the grain of the wood.
"So, what were you doing with this baby, then?"
Richard folded his arms again. The kidnapper's hand skittered across the paneling.
"Ribbon cutting," Richard said in a voice that could have sliced through diamond.
"I've seen you on the holo, haven't I?" The kidnapper smiled at him. "Look, I'm not from this system."
"Really?" Richard laid as much sarcasm over the top of the word as humanly possible. "I'd heard Owru was outsourcing."
The guy glanced at his own clothes. "Sweatshop bastards," he said without much malice. "You with the other guys, then?"
"Do I look like I'm in freight?"
He hadn't meant to say that. He hadn't meant to keep talking, but that lopsided grin was hard to ignore. He tried to remember what he'd been taught as a child for situations like this. Try to find a way to make the kidnapper view you as a person rather than a bank account. Stay calm. Find a way to tell people where you were. Be patient.
Intense skepticism hadn't been recommended, but Richard found it hard to suppress. He was fairly sure nice smiles, friendly conversation, and a kind of oblivious spontaneity weren't tactics normally found in ruthless, money-driven kidnappers. If he'd found the guy wandering around Asteroid B, he'd have been half-tempted to take him to bed.
"Well, this doesn't look like a freighter," the kidnapper admitted. "You're pissed that I don't know, aren't you?"
"No." And he'd done it again.
"I'd tell you who I am, but given the situation, it's not really wise." The guy shrugged. "Want to give me the tour instead?"
The door to the rest of the ship had the Kuiper logo, but either the kidnapper didn't notice or didn't realize the significance. Richard considered digging in his heels—he probably weighed more than his kidnapper, which meant he had control of where they went as long as they were tethered—but after all the excitement, he needed to relieve himself, and he'd have liked to achieve it without letting any more of his dignity slip through his fingers. Hopefully the force holding them together would let him close the door.
The ship was compact but cute: one main living area with all mod cons. Well, it would have when they were fully installed; for now the holo was a static display, and stickers on the wall showed where the game systems could be slotted in. The galley was small and fairly basic, designed more for snacking than full meals, and the bathroom was just big enough for one person. His kidnapper increased the invisible tether. To Richard's relief it did work through walls.
When he emerged, his kidnapper was looking at the galley.
"I thought it was a legal requirement to carry a minimum of a week's provisions at all times on any light-speed-capable ship."
He didn't sound happy. Richard's stomach growled in sympathy.
"The ship's not legal yet."
"I thought you were going on a tour of the belt."
"It's the Field, you tourist. And we were, but only for ten minutes or so. We weren't even going as far as the Owru Freight headquarters." He glanced at his captor. "How long is the journey you programmed?"
"Twelve hours. Not too bad." He reached into a pocket. "I've got some jerky."
"The water tank is full. Where are we going?"
His captor opened his mouth and closed it again. There was no lopsided smile this time. Instead the corners of his mouth turned down, and a crease appeared between his brows.
"Why should I tell you? You won't tell me anything about yourself. If you're going to accuse me of being a kidnapper, then I guess I oughta behave like one."
"So, what? You're going to tie me to the bed and keep the jerky to yourself?" It was sharper than he'd meant it to be, but at least his fear wasn't audible.
His captor waved, and Richard waved back against his will. The other man had adjusted the cuffs to a tighter setting again, so the maximum space they could put between them without being forced to mimic each other was about two meters. Richard swung his arm back, and his captor's swung forward. If he could change the settings, then surely he could just turn the damn thing off.
His captor took a step back. Richard let his arm swing forward but kept his feet still. He needed a weapon of some kind, something to threaten the other man with. The room had been tastefully decorated but with nothing that could easily detach from the large pieces of furniture, which were on tracks in the floor. That was a new innovation, a way of getting around the Immovable Object requirements. It was going to be part of the marketing strategy: the only personal transport you could actually personalize.
What did he have in his pockets? A couple of credit cards that wouldn't ruin the line of his suit and a handkerchief that matched his tie.
He spun around, arm out. His captor staggered in a circle, his coat flapping open. Yes, he had a blade on him.
Richard leaped backward, hoping to throw the other man off balance. He was midair when he realized his captor was making a move too, like it was his turn in some kind of game they were playing.
There was a buzz and a smell of ozone. Richard jerked in midair. One leg caught on a low chair. His kidnapper's body slammed against his chest and knocked the wind out of him. Richard hit the floor knees first, the world washed white around the edges, and every breath made his vision crackle.
He propped himself up on his elbows and focused on filling his lungs. He was on top of his captor, straddling him, the cuffs stuck together. He looked down; the badly cut black hair haloed his captor's head, and for the first time Richard could see his eyes. Huge brown eyes, longer lashes than Richard had ever seen, laughter lines decorating the corners.
They were getting bigger—no, closer. The other man was…
Their lips met.
It was a sweet kiss, short and dry, and Richard could feel the smile behind it. Even though his heart was already pounding with adrenaline, he still felt it give a little flutter.
That was…not good. He had to keep it together. He needed a plan.
His captor's head dropped back to the floor. He was smiling again at least.
"Jared," he said.
"Richard Kuiper the Seventh."
Jared snorted. "Really?"
"Really. Richard will do, I suppose. Under the circumstances."
He initiated the kiss this time, lowering his lips to meet Jared's. Jared was warm, his lips large, and he closed his eyes as Richard kissed him. Gently at first, testing, and then hard enough to feel the other man's teeth through his lips. He encouraged them open and slid his tongue inside. Jared moaned. Richard entwined their attached hands, rubbing the back of Jared's hand with his thumb, sweat building between their palms and making the cuffs slide against their wrists. Richard wanted to moan as well—it all felt so good—but he held it inside.
With his other hand he reached into Jared's coat, pushing the heavy material aside. He plucked at the jacket until he could get his hand between it and Jared's skin. Jared squirmed beneath his touch. Richard explored the wiry muscle of Jared's side, tickled his way across Jared's pelvis, and found the knife tucked into his belt.
Jared opened his eyes as Richard broke the kiss, digging cold metal into his throat.
"I want the cuff off."
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text: Neil Young's 'Pono' is a music service and player for audiophiles Business 30 September 12 by Duncan Geere Shutterstock Musician Neil Young has waged a battle against the audio quality of MP3s for years, but now he's bringing out the big guns -- a music service for audiophiles.Young showed off a prototype of the hardware side of the service, named Pono, in an interview with David Letterman. It's bright yellow, shaped like a prism, and comes with remarkably simple-looking controls. It'll play traditional MP3s if you want it to, but it'll also be able to play back high-quality 192kHz / 24-bit recordings.Pono will include a music downloads store, where you'll be able to buy those records, and a "digital-to-analogue conversion technology intended to present songs as they first sound during studio recording sessions". It's not yet clear exactly how that latter element functions.It won't be an easy sell to consumers, who'll have to re-buy any music that they want to hear in Pono's as-yet unannounced format. It's likely that many of those who care sufficiently about audio quality will already be using lossless codecs and portable music players that support those formats.Young claims to have signed up the three major music labels, Universal, Sony and Warner, for the launch of the service -- due in 2013.Image credit: Shutterstock Comments "as they first sound during studio recording sessions"So it lets you hear the shitty premastered recordings? I think not. No way, I'll stick to music that's a finished product thankyou very much; most of the music that gets destroyed bu compression/limiting and the loudness wars is shit in the first place anyway. The reason this is pointless is twofold.A larger range of loud and soft (the bitrate which represents the dynamics) isn't going to make much of a difference at all with most popular music and speaker/headphone systems. Also the higher sampling rate is pure hype unless you're a mastering technician or producer, once you exceed the aural Nyquist rate (44100 samples per second, or 44.1khz) there is no practical benefit unless you're djing and slowing the music down. Even 44.1khz has enough headroom to accurately encode frequencies up to 22.05khz, well beyond most peoples hearing (for those of you that aren't dogs or under the age of 20 anyway). Tom Oct 1st 2012 In reply to Tom The mastering process usually involves compression and limiting and the end result generally is a 192khz 24bit digital master then it is down-sampled to cd. so it isn't just the sample rate loss, it is the down-sampling and bit depth calculations that are also going to degrade the audio fidelity, before that stage in Neil Young's case anyway he does his multitracks at 96khz. so why not release music in its full quality it can't hurt. Neil Young really cares about audio quality. Industry Insider Oct 2nd 2012 In reply to Tom Its about hearing, not physical measurements.Our hearing is incredibly sensitive and can put together complex sounds in 3D that allow us to understand minute nuances of position in space and time. Measuring frequency response and applying Nyquist theorem does not even come close to explaining how complex sounds interact with our ear or how well we perceive.Its the same as taking a photo of a Picaso and printing it on paper and placing it next to the real painting: even though the printing process can capture all the colors etc etc and the dpi is better than the resolution of the retina, it still looks very very different and not as pleasing. We have two ears and we have an amazingly complex analysis system between them that can't be fooled.Don't we want to get as close to the 'live in our living room' as we can get? We have the storage space, we have the download speed, why not have as much information in our music as possible? I say the more pleasure the better. JK Oct 3rd 2012 In reply to JK Nonsense.Without measurements and sound science, we'd all still be banging rocks and sticks in our caves. Psycho acoustics, electrical engineering, measurements, theorems, and the like all go hand in hand in determining quality. Taco_Sniffer_Licker Jan 26th 2013 All these sounds very good. There is at least a first step into improving the sound quality of music. Like they say in one of the links, someone is being pro-active about it and they are trying to shift the direction of the sound quality in the music industry.But I also agree with Tom, none of this will end making any difference in sound unless we put an end to the loudness war and sound engineers start working on making the music sound more dynamic, natural and transparent. We are sick of over saturared and over processed sound. I become an Audiophile after analising my music and figure out why it sounded so bad and now its very clear that we have to put aside stupid marketing strategies to make music more profitable and make it more realistic, natural and artistic.Hopefully this is the first step, and for that I'm really looking forward to it. Jose Pablo Oct 1st 2012 That's absolutely not true. The higher bit rate will allow far more dynamic range so therefore the loudness mastering... Which just a small part of the mastering process... Will be bypassed giving the listener a more dynamic product like recordings of 20 or even only 10 years ago. If you want to stop the loudness wars then the only way is to offer a superior product to music consumers. Also you obviously don't particularly understand the concept of sample rate and what is actually going on in this case... What you don't realise is that the digital to analogue process or the reconstruction of the audio signal from data is the all important step, here. There is a certain amount of "guessing" your digital to analogue converter is required to do when reconstructing the continuously varying analogue signal that was converted to data in the adc. The dac interpolates the data and fills in the gaps between each sample. Logically then, the higher the sample rate, the more accurately the original analogue signal's shape is captured and the more accurately it can be reproduced. It's nothing to do with the frequency range of hearing, it's to do with wave shape and lowing distortion in the upper frequencies. Honestly, if you can't hear the difference between 44.1kHz and 192kHz then the pono is probably not for you. Marco Oct 1st 2012 Marco - the bitrate has nothing to do with dynamic range - it's all about the number of bits per original sample and dBFS. And you need to read up about the Nyquist sampling theorem and aliasing. The only benefit an increased bitrate brings is to put the aliased image at a higher frequency which makes it easier to filter, often done digitally - this is the 'interpolation' you are probably talking about. What was originally used for CDs (44.1k, 16 bits) is perfectly adequate for high quality audio as demonstrated by early CDs providing you don't try and put it all near full scale to make it sound louder, which is what is done today. You have to compress the music so much to be able to do this and it sounds awful. Also being so near FS causes digital clipping (which basically squares off the wave), which introduces odd only harmonics which make the distortion sound particularly unpleasant. The solution is really simple - change the dBFS headroom. This will make recordings sound quieter again but the dynamic range will come back. Robert Oct 1st 2012 In reply to Robert Sample rate - number of samples per second (44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz, etc...), affects Nyquist frequency and therefore upper frequency limit, with the advantage to upper limits >20kHz being that filter artefacts are moved out of the audible band.Bit depth - determines the noise floor. 16-bit = a noise floor of -96dBFS, so a potential dynamic range of 96dB (significantly greater than that of most domestic rooms in houses... if you can hear traffic, a fridge, a computer, etc, the range between what you'll just about be able to hear over that noise and the level at which your ears start hurting will likely be less than 96dB!)Bit rate - amount of digital data in the audio, usually measured as Kbps or Mbps — is determined by the sample rate and bit depth in linear PCM audio, and also by the codec in compressed (MP3, AAC, etc) audio. Korff Nov 30th 2012 I agree with you Robert, but I think that the problem is that most of the times, is not Sound Engineers fault. I have read about engineers frustrated that their clients asking them to making the music sound louder and louder in an absurd way. Even with classical music!All these technical discussions will not have any sense if the last word comes from the artist and labels with no technical ground, just wanting their music to sound louder. I think much of the improvement in music quality must come from a more educated artist and producers in these problems. I think engineers do know well how to make the music sound better, but clients at the end have the last word. Jose Pablo Oct 1st 2012 well, if you have a 24 bit sample versus a 16 bit sample, that is, by definition, a higher bit rate.Tom, the idea with Pono is it STARTS with the master tape or high res file. Not some pre-mastered content. And unlike many attempts to make high res DVD-audio, it's not done by hacks who might upsample low res masters. The studio and/or artist will certify that it started with the analog master or high res digital master. So I expect that a lot of the crap out there won't be made available as Pono files. This is a good thing. Omar Oct 1st 2012 well, if you have a 24 bit sample versus a 16 bit sample, that is, by definition, a higher bit rate.Tom, the idea with Pono is it STARTS with the master tape or high res file. Not some pre-mastered content. And unlike many attempts to make high res DVD-audio, it's not done by hacks who might upsample low res masters. The studio and/or artist will certify that it started with the analog master or high res digital master. So I expect that a lot of the crap out there won't be made available as Pono files. This is a good thing. Omar Oct 1st 2012 I think this is a total waste of time and will muddy the waters. All we need is another standard...Seriously, I love Neil Young and his music (and the fact that he has supported high resolution formats) but he misses the point - the more open the better. People who care about this stuff are doing it with flac, apple lossless, aiff, etc.. all of which can be converted with programs like MAX and XLD. You can buy DRM free HD with HDtracks.com. If he wants to sell high res files, great. If he wants a locked-in format with DRM, I'm not interested. EvidenceBase Oct 2nd 2012 Robert, I'm sorry but I'm having difficulty understanding what you're talking about, but I think Omar has hit the nail on the head. The original material or digital masters will have been recorded at 24 bit and at either, probably 96k or 192k so there is no conversion from the original word length or sampler ate of the original recordings. This process doesn't take mp3s and resample them, that, indeed, would be pointless and idiotic so perhaps you should read up on the Pono and the technological advances it provides. And just to reiterate, dynamic range of digital material IS dictated by the word length of each sample. The digital noise floor is pushed down at higher bit rates... Past 140dB for 24 bit which is beyond the dynamic range of human hearing therefore optimum signal to noise can be lowered allowing more headroom. 16bit is not adequate for high fidelity music in the 2010s, Im sorry, as it yields a dynamic range of only 96.6dB, which, while large, is smaller than any good analogue mixing console. But as others have wisely stated, using the available dynamic range is up to the people who produce the records. And I don't want to turn this into a pissing contest but bitrate hasn't anything to do with aliasing, either. Aliasing is from too low sample rates for the highest frequencies you're trying to encode. An antialiasing filter is employed before the analogue wave is sampled, it can't be done afterward. Anyway, really all I was trying to say was that ANY advance in digital fidelity is a welcome one from my point of view. Storage space has become so cheap that we should be increasing the resolution of our listening material not trying to continually reduce it to fit on ever smaller devices. It's like we're living in the dark ages. Marco Oct 2nd 2012 Neil Young reinvented FLAC! Just what we needed! wow Oct 2nd 2012 What's wrong with FLAC, Foobar, a re-clocker and any decent 192/24 DAC? Mark Alan Thomas Oct 18th 2012 Reply to a comment Name Email Comment Submit » Latest on wired.co.uk


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LOAN stars Dan Burn and Matt Dolan could be in line for a Yeovil Town return after manager Gary Johnson revealed the pair are summer targets.
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I was pretty pleased with myself this morning, as I stood at Richmond Station awaiting Chicchantal�s arrival for our walk.
I should explain that I am terrified of getting lost. I put it down to a bad experience when I was seven. My Granddad, holding my little brother in his arms, jumped on a number 11 bus, in central London and left me behind! He only went one stop, and came back for me, but I was inconsolable. Add to that, never being allowed to go anywhere by myself while I was married, and being told I was useless, and you get someone who�s afraid of doing anything.
So when last November, I went for a walk with other spark friends from Kew Bridge, and got myself there on the tube, that was well outside my comfort zone. Since then, I have got myself to Epping, Loughton, Walthamstow, and Tottenham Hale on the tubes, gaining confidence, but still getting into a panic if I had to consider going on overground trains. Chicchantal has been very patient with all this, shepherding me around, making sure I was OK. This time after an initial panic, I felt it was time to try by myself.
So at 9.30, very early since we weren�t due to meet till 10.00, there I was, with not a care in the world. My cheese and tomato sandwich in it�s box, my turkey leg casserole, for dinner tonight, bubbling away in the slow cooker at home.
We headed back to the tow path. This is Richmond Rail Bridge,one of the more attractive ones on the route.
Then we branched off and climbed Richmond Hill, in the spitting rain. This rather nice building was visible through the trees, unfortunately I was standing on quite a gradient, so now it looks like the leaning tower of Richmond Hill!
This is the view from the top, where the posh knobs live!
We went into the park at the Richmond gate, and while Chicchantal was otherwise engaged, I found the first flowering hellebores I�ve seen this year, they�re far in advance of the ones in my garden.
We then had a discussion about where we were going. There was no absolute plan, Chicchantal is still having pain from the back muscle she tweaked last Saturday, and I wasn�t too fussed about where we walked, out and about was enough for me, so we decided to turn aside each time we saw civilization, and see where we ended up! Using Chicchantal�s trusty old A-Z of London, to show us where we wanted to be, and my super -dooper phone app to tell us where we really were, we set off.
We headed through a thicket of trees. I would love to say it was lovely in the sunshine, resounding with birdsong! In reality, it was spitting hard enough now to call it raining, it was cold, dark and gloomy, and it resounded to the screeching of ring necked parakeets! They always remind me of a pack of children let loose with a boxful of dogs squeaky toys! Some people hate them, alien invaders! I like them, they�re colourful, clever and resourceful. They don�t get close enough to let me photo them either!
Speaking of dogs, I was accosted by a friendly one, who wanted to trip me up and examine my trousers for evidence of cat.
His name is Jasper apparently! Leastways that�s what his owner was screaming at him! Amongst other names. He was wagging too hard for me to get a steady picture of him! Definitely a case of the tail wagging the dog! I don�t know why it is that animals like me so much. I�d like to say it was my warm, loving, kindly generous nature, (By now Chicchantal will be hurrumphing!!) but it�s probably because I smell so fascinatingly of cat!
We crossed a ride, and I stopped to take a photo of the view. You really would not believe you were less than 10 miles from Central London!
By this time the rain had settled down to a steady heavy drizzle, and we decided enough was enough, and headed along beside the road to the nearest gate, which proved to be Robin Hood gate, coming out beside the A3. The first bus we saw was headed back to Putney, so we hopped on and made our way back there, to catch our separate buses home. Six miles, so not a bad walk. Still very muddy, but I�m bored with showing pictures of that now.
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Ooh, lovely. I've been thinking I should head over to Richmond park for a walk recently as it's the right side of town for me and would only be an hour (or so) away on public transport. I must get some trainers that don't leak first though!
I can't lie I'm a bit idsappointed taht the dog you saw wasn't Fenton!
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Thanks for sharing your walk. Despite the rain, it looked wonderful.
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Behind with your blogs I'm afraid and they're always so interesting so have come to see what's going on in your life. I was brought up down the road from Richmond Park - the East Sheen side not on the hill with the 'posh nobs'. A great deal of my childhood was spent in the park with my Mother and later with friends or on my own - so this brings back some amazing but distant memories.
You've given me great pleasure with your account of it and with your pictures - glad it gave you pleasure to be there. Am much tempted now to re-visit it - and some of those friends who are still in Sheen. It's worth a visit in the late-ish Springwhen the azaleas are out in the Isabella plantation by the way.
- if you're interested.
Thanks for sharing and giving me some much needed motivation to get out and walk - even half as much as you do.
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I've never been to Richmond, but this is exactly how I pictured it from reading Great Expectations.
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Wonderful pictures!
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Thanks for taking me along on the walk, I too am hesitant about finding my way alone for similar reasons. I bought a Navman that helps me but always wants me to drive to the freeways!!! I think it's pulling my leg!!! It's also difficult if you are walking :)
Loved the leaning tower and the other photos wonderful job.
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Nice walk with some great pictures. Thanks for the tour!!!
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I love walking in the rain but I am not a fan of mud. Love your pictures! Thanks for sharing!
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You missed out the woodpecker - we didn't see it but we did hear it, rattling away!
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Lovely pics :) TFS, could almost imagine myself there :)
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Thank you for bringing us along on your treks.
Love your narrative and the pictures too.
One of my "Bucket List" items is to get across the pond and see alive in-person as much of your 'isle' as possible.
Thanks again,
Keep being "Brave",
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Love your walks and photos- it makes me want to jump through the computer and go.
I was always able to drive places but I had lots of anxiety about other places I wasn't familiar with- a city would be pretty intimidating for me- I need to visualize where I am going in my mind- that's why I hate GPS- I don't trust a voice telling me where to go-lol!
Sorry about your husband- he must have been pretty insecure about himself to treat you so badly- that's usually behind most bullies. If I hadn't worked and just counted on my husband for reinforcement I would think I was the dumbest person in the world.
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The second picture is the Petersham hotel. It's where Rog and I spent our homeymoon! So sorry you had a bully for a husband, it makes me appreciate what a splendid man I have.
When you come to Thanet it is just one train from Victoria, you'll be fine! You'll have to meet up with Ani and me next month, we meet at Victoria!
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I was on a walking tour in Montreal when part of our group got left behind on the subway. It was my first time on one and it left me rather frightened. Funny thing is is that when I am with my husband I'm the one who determines which train/station/etc. we get on and off. I did decide Moscow was too scary for us to navigate alone as there are no letters that I recognize. However, I've done Czech,Polish, French, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, German, Austrian, and, of course, UK.
I love your walks!
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I enjoyed your outing so much! I'm going to do an internet search on all of the places you mentioned. Also, I loved the bird descriptions as I am an avid, but rather novice, birdwatcher. Thanks so much for the pictures.
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Wow-you did all that in the rain!
I am one of those that doesn't like to go anywhere by myself either, especially walking! I am a nervous nellie and with the crime that goes on today-you can never be too careful! Glad you found some good walking companions through SP!
Great pics! Thanks for sharing!
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What a lovely blog, Stonecot. Thank you for taking me with you on your walk.
Here in Milton Keynes the rain stayed off until after my 5k run (4 out of a target of 30 this year). But then it started to snow. Luckily it hasn't stuck.
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