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One of the most talked about position groups of the day was the offensive linemen. You don't hear that that much in Florida, as this state is not known for the big uglies. But this next crop of 2015 recruits has some pretty good ones at the top, led by five-star prospect and the nation's top recruit, Martez Ivey (Apopka, Fla.).
One of the NFTC offensive line coaches is Montrae Holland. Holland played at nearby Florida State and for several seasons in the NFL. He said nothing but glowing things about Ivey.
"He's so physical and so darn athletic," Holland said. "And I loved his attitude. He has that 'I can't be beat attitude'. He always wants to win. That kid hated when he got beat. He's so long and has good, natural strength. And he can bend. He just needs to get bigger (6-5/270) and get in that weight room. He has a serious future in front of him if he works at it."
On the opposite end of the spectrum is Abdul Bello (Monteverde, Fla./Monteverde Academy). He's a mountain at 6-foot-6, 300-pounds. But he's so new to the game, having just starting playing in October of last fall. Still, Bello has collected a truck load of offers from teams like Alabama, Florida, Florida State, Georgia and others.
"He's just raw," Holland said. "But he has an impressive body and athletic skills and ability. He can move and he's strong. But he's a stranger to this game. He just needs to get the experience and work. I think he will be fine."
Christian Pellage (Brooksville, Fla./Nature Coast) was another big name in attendance. But the winner of the MVP award was Romello Burke (Sarasota, Fla./Booker). He's a 6-foot-1, 295-pound offensive guard prospect who showed he's got a mean streak and the talent to compete.
"Boy, he's nasty, nasty, nasty," Holland said. "He's so focused and not afraid to battle. That's the kind of kid you have to have in the huddle and on the line of scrimmage. That kid made it a point not to get beat today and that's exactly what he did."
One of the best moments of this camp is always the one on one sessions between the offensive and defensive linemen. It's not for the faint of heart.
And it seemed that today, Byron Cowart was on a mission. This four-star standout from Seffner (Fla.) Armwood is one of the very best defensive ends in the country and he came to this camp with a chip on his shoulder.
It didn't start out to well for Cowart, as he was defeated on consecutive reps by Mirko Jurkovic (Bradenton, Fla./IMG Academy). We all kind of stood there in shock. To be honest, it looked at though Cowart was pressing.
But those two defeats just ignited a fire. He then moved inside to defensive tackle and won a few reps. He switched back to the other end spot and won a handful of reps. In fact, Cowart finished with more reps than anyone. He was in game mode.
Then he called out No. 190 across the field.. That jersey happened to be worn by none other than Martz Ivey. Cowart wanted Ivey one on one. He knew the Apopka star would be in attendance. He even watched video of him in action previous to the camp.
Cowart got his wish, as they were matched up on three consecutive plays. It got tense, as Cowart whipped Ivey on the first rep with pure speed. Ivey was visibly mad and called Cowart back to the line of scrimmage. There, Ivey buried Cowart in the dirt. The third rep was kind of a standoff. So there you have it. But it was a good few minutes at this NFTC.
"That dude (Ivey) pushed me," Cowart said. "I wanted him out here to see what I can do. I am not the most social guy but I wanted him. I wanted him one on one. I love to compete. He's good but I feel like I got him."
Cowart was impressive and earned a lot of praise from his position coach, former NFLer Chuck Wiley.
"Byron has natural speed and natural athletic ability," Wiley said. "He can play with his hands. They are strong hands and he practically broke my shoulder off in one of our drills. But he's a live player that really picked it up today. He has some raw things that he needs to work on but he's working hard to learn. I told him some things, taught him some things and he listened. He's going to be successful because of all the things I just said and he's coachable with a great attitude."
It was a stellar group of play makers on the perimeter, as the wide receiver position was by far the deepest of the day at this event. Standouts like George Campbell (Tarpon Springs, Fla./East Lake), Deon Cain (Tampa Bay Tech), Ray McCloud (Tamp Sickles), Nate Craig (Tampa Catholic), Deondre Farrier (Orlando Lake Nona), Kalif Jackson (Jacksonville Neptune) and a handful of others all made plays all over the field.
The winner of the MVP was Florida Gator commitment, Deondre Farrier.
"I have seen Deondre a few times," said Bucky Brooks, the wide receiver coach for NFTC. "He's a technician who works hard. He's finally putting it all together and he's so competitive. He's prepared and he really stood out today."
The one wide receiver that Brooks gushed over more so than any other was McCloud. He's not even a wide receiver. He plays running back in high school but projects the highest as receiver.
"Boy he's just a natural. He's a natural athlete," Brooks said. "That kid is as natural as they come. To make a switch and just show up to something like this and do that? He's so darn explosive and just has a feel for the position. In the right system he will be one dynamic player in college."
Like McCloud, fellow Tampa native Deon Cain plays another position (quarterback) for his high school team, not wide receiver. But he has been impressive at that position so far this off-season, impressing everywhere he has been.
"He's sure advanced for playing the position part time," Brooks said. "It looks as though he was born to play the position. He's a natural flanker."
"George has everything you look for in a wide receiver," Brooks said. "He has all the tools. He makes plays and looks like a guy that can play at the next level. He has so much God given ability. He just needs to maximize it."
Jackson from Jacksonville was one of the camp surprises. He stood out as one of the best all day.
"He surprised me and I know he has a few offers," Brooks said. "He will get some serious interest this spring [May]. He's a big bodied kid who can take over. He runs good routes and can catch."
Craig burst on the scene as a freshman. He's in the Class of 2016.
"That kid is just so smooth," Brooks said. "He's fluid, fast and caught the ball well. He makes plays effortlessly. He was really impressive."
West Orange (Fla.) four-star running back had quite the day. He had arguably the best day of anyone at this NFTC and earned an invitation to the Opening after his performance. Williams also blew up the SPARQ testing a he posted some ridiculous numbers.
Williams ran a laser 4.57 forty and a 4.01 short shuttle. He threw the power ball 36'6". Williams had a vertical jump of 44". He had a SPARQ rating of 131.37. That's the second highest mark of the camp season so far.
Also shining at the running back position were standouts Jacques Patrick (Orlando Timber Creek), De'Anfernee McGriff (Tallahassee, Fla./Leon), P.J. Simmons (Tallahassee, Fla./Godby), and fullback Chandler Cox (Apopka, Fla.). The winner of the MVP award was Antonio Wimbush from Kingsland (Ga.) Camden County.
11 invitations went out today at this NFTC. It was announced at the end of the camp that Dexter Williams got an invite. Afterwards, quarterback DeAndre Johnson (Jacksonville First Coast) and Deondre Francois (Orlando Olympia), running back Jacques Patrick, wide receivers George Campbell, Deondre Farrier, and Ray McCloud, offensive tackle Martez Ivey, defensive end Byron Cowart, and linebackers Cecil Cherry (Frostproof, Fla.) and Sherrod Pittman (Jacksonville, Fla./First Coast) all received invitations to the Opening.
Safety Derwin James (Haines City, Fla.) had previously been invited.
Speaking of James…
James and George Campbell were two juniors that participated at the Opening last July. Even with an invite already in hand James came out and stood out big time today. This Florida State commitment had a very good day.
"He's a man among boys," said Geno Jackson, one of the defensive back coaches for NFTC. "He's so big, so physical and so fast. He needs to work on loosening those hips a little bit but he shows so much ability. That overshadows some of his weaknesses as a player."
While James is a five-star prospect and a known commodity, a few unknowns caught the attention of Jackson in Kenyatta Anderson (Gulfport, Fla./Boca Ciega) and Dante Thomas (Orlando Wekiva).
"Anderson can probably be a safety but he has nice size for a cornerback," Jackson said. "He really was good for most of the day and he can fly to the football. But he got tired towards the end and lost some of his technique. Thomas is a guy I really like a lot. He looked good and can really move around."
Another standout was Aaron Covington (Seffner, Fla./Armwood).
"He has good hips and feet," Jackson said. "And he can attack the football. But sometimes he's a little too aggressive."
Other notables
In regards to the linebackers four stood out with solid days. Cherry, Pittman, Shaq Quarterman (Orlando, Fla./Oakleaf) and Carson Lydon (Tarpon Springs, Fla./East Lake) all had some very good moments but also got beat.
Pasco (Fla.) defensive tackle Andrew Ivie had a great day in one on one sessions. He's not the biggest tackle out there but he used his get off and power to handle most of the interior offensive linemen he faced and won more battles than he lost.
Tampa East Bay defensive end Marques Ford is another one that had an impressive performance in the one on ones. He easily defeated Ivey in the first of their two reps with a pure speed rush. He's an underrated recruit from this state.
Defensive tackles Johnny Footman (Winter Haven, Fla.) and Darius Smalls (Jacksonville, Fla./Sandalwood) are two huge recruits that are both powerful, have pretty good get offs and they know how to use their hands.
Tampa Freedom defensive end Scott Patchan also looked good early in the one on one sessions.


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I have three children Alhumdullilah. Two of them are 13 and 9 years old. After a gap of 9 years I had my third child. Now why did it take me nine years to have the third one? Well my second child was diagnosed with arthritis at the age of one. His treatment was both emotionally and physically quite a challenge for me but by the grace of Allah he recovered at the age of 6. I was so scared of having a third one that I kept on asking people who had three children that how they managed. After a lot of research one evening I was getting ready for maghrib prayers at my parents place when I told my mom about my desire to have another baby. I told her to pray for me and we both offered dua. From that day on I realized the power of praying. My third child is a joy for all of us!
She does not have severe colic issues like my first child and she sleeps at night!!! When I looked at her for the first time in detail I was simply astonished. Allah Ho Akbar!
How Allah creates all the features of a human in such a tiny face! The hands and the feet, the lines in the palm…..everything is so beautiful.
I am not a young mother and my bones are not that strong anymore! But I am much more mature and experienced than before. Hence I am calmer and do not loose hope and temper that easily. Looking after my baby is my first priority and it does not bother me that I cannot continue my job because of the baby. I feel less threatened when someone points out my mistakes.
I used to feel very insecure when people used to give their expertise on bringing up children when I became a mother for the first time.
I think I am stronger in my faith too and therefore do not get hurt when offered opinions and myths. I listen to everyone, acknowledge their opinion but then research the information online and act accordingly. I am more grateful to people around me who offer a helping hand.
When I became a mother for the first time I was so overwhelmed with information coming from so many people around me. Some would criticize me while some would make me feel very guilty when there was a problem. I really wish people would stop being so critical towards first time mothers.
We don't realize how stressed out a mother is for the first time. She is physically tired, emotionally disturbed and going through a brand new experience.
This is not the right way to treat these mothers. They are tired, haven't had sleep and are new to motherhood. The least people around her can do is help her and not create more problems for her. By now for me, Allah is the best help I take refuge in. I look for duas and Islamic ways of soothing my child. There are some wonderful sites with so much help and tips. Islamic songs and lullaby's are easily available online. I have downloaded KidsGoApps on my mobile for Islamic songs, alphabets, nasheed and lots of other things to keep my baby entertained when she is upset.
My request to experienced moms, please share only positive things with new moms. You can warn them and give them solutions but don't share unpleasant experiences. For example, if your baby was colic and you had a very tough time, don't share it with a new mom unless she asks for help. Even when she does, give her helpful tips and encourage her to focus on the positive side. For example, tell her it is just a phase that will soon be over.
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And remember one thing…….this is the best gift Allah has given you. Enjoy it! Nothing like a baby's smile and for me when my baby cries for me I feel so important! I do not regret going back to work or not being able to cook a perfect meal!


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The Starke County Commissioners received the "47TR" figures from one of the interim employees in the Treasurer's office this week. That report is sent to the state each month showing that the figures balance with the bank receipts.
In an answer to a question from Commission President Dan Bridegroom, Casey Clark stated they still are not balancing, but "they are working on it." By working with the Auditor's office, the monthly figures are now balancing, but they are still off $46,000, according to Clark. That figure is a combination of money that is unaccounted for in 2010, and what she has found back to May of 2011
According to Clark, the State Board of Accounts has instructed her to go back through this year, and find as much information as could be found. She said she is now working on May, and it appears that to balance with the financial software company (Harris), the Treasurer "force balanced." To date, though, there is no documentation to back up the plugged-in numbers to make the report balance.
"There is a line on the report for a miscellaneous adjustment, but when putting numbers there documentation is needed," Clark said.
Bridegroom asked if Clark could go back to 2010 once she got solid numbers for 2011 and she answered that that is the plan.
The commissioners, at the time of Treasurer Linda Belork's removal, said there were "thousands of dollars unaccounted for." Since that time, a number of corrections have been made by Auditor Kay Chaffins leaving only $21,906 unaccounted for through 2010. By combining that with the 2011 figures, that amount has apparently risen to $46,000. There are still figures that are unaccounted from 2009, too.
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Organic Farming in Cameroon
Obtaining Organic Certification is a laborious and expensive process. Many farmers implement organic farming practices without obtaining certification due to prohibitive costs and stringent record-keeping requirements. For others, transitioning from conventional to organic practices requires a whole new way of doing their work.
There are plenty of good reasons to undergo the process. Farmers already practicing organic methods benefit financially from the ability to place a "Certified Organic" label on their product, which increases its price point significantly.
Farmers transitioning from conventional to organic practices stand to gain more than just higher prices for their coffee. Organic guidelines tend to foster more sustainable farms and communities. One of the main tenets of organic farming is using only natural, non-toxic pesticides and fertilizers. Farmers must come up with efficient ways to give plants the nutrients and protection from insects they need. The farmers in Cameroon are currently receiving training in new methods of erosion control, which helps prevent runoff that sweeps nutrients away from the crops. They are also beginning to bolster their community's economy; instead of purchasing conventional fertilizers and pesticides from far-off companies, organic farmers are encouraged to put money into their community by using locally-sourced manure and botanical pesticides.
In order to qualify for certification, farms need to be free of prohibited synthetic pesticides and fertilizers for at least three years. For the farmers who were already practicing organic farming methods, certification was a matter of scheduling inspections and learning a record-keeping system. Philip, the Director of Operations for Mocha Joe's in Cameroon, and Kevin, who worked under Philip and managed the Organic Certification project, have been lending support to transitioning farmers. Kevin was happy to report in early 2013 that farmers who had been in the program for as little as 10 months were beginning to help train newer participants.
In the spring of 2013, the first ever Certified Organic coffee was shipped out of Cameroon. Forty-six farmers received certification, producing a total of two-and-a-half tons of organic coffee in the 2012-2013 harvest season. This year, the harvest will be closer to five tons. With 34 more farmers in the program working toward certification, we hope to purchase eight tons of Certified Organic coffee from Cameroon in 2015.
Organic farming goes beyond getting a certificate renewed each year. Without the use of common, effective but toxic pesticides, farmers face a constant challenge concerning pest control that requires creativity and research tenacity. One of Kevin's main roles in Cameroon has been problem-solving. He has forged a number of connections in the region for finding local sources of natural pesticides and manures to combat the various disease and nutritional problems appearing on the coffee crops.
In the beginning of 2014, Kevin began training Jude, a native Cameroonian with a Master's degree in Environmental Science, to take his place. The long-term goal of the organic program is for the farmers to independently take it over. The inspection fees alone total $4,800 for the entire project, a cost that is not currently possible for the farmers to meet. Mocha Joe's has made a commitment to offer our support to our partners in Cameroon until they have the resources to take over the program.
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When Pierre visited Cameroon in January 2014, a meeting took place for farmers in the organic program. This meeting was a first step toward developing a sense of community, pride and shared culture among the organic farmers in Cameroon. Eighty farmers were in attendance, and 46 received their Organic Certificates.
Getting the famers into one place wasn't the only "first" that the meeting brought about: Coffee was served! Ironically, people in coffee-producing countries often don't drink much, if any, coffee themselves. The fruits of their labor are bagged up and sold to far-off places, with only the poorest-quality product remaining in the region. At the organic farmer's meeting, Pierre and team roasted and brewed Cameroonian coffee for the farmers. This was the first time many of them had tasted the results of their hard work.
Kevin was happy to report that, since the farmer gathering, eight farmers so far have started roasting and drinking their own coffee.


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It's been a long slow day, but somehow I haven't found a minute alone since I got off that bus. It's after midnight now and I'm writing in my bed with the lamp from the desk. I couldn't sleep even if I wanted to. Erich is snoring like a derailed locomotive and Gabe's mumbling in his sleep. Shit, it's going to be a long year.
My roommates are unusual, though no more unusual than me, I guess. Jim's American, which makes him unlikeable around here even though he seems to be the most normal of us. Gabe is all right, but really quiet. But we're all quiet at this point, and of the three of them I feel like he's the one who wouldn't be an asshole if he actually talked. Erich scares me. He seems just like the Germans from back home. Or he would be if he ever opened his mouth. He's said the least so far, so hopefully I haven't made an enemy of him yet.
I'm starting to worry. Maybe I'm not so safe here. Dad always told me we would be safe in England, if we ever made it. But now that I'm here, I'm more on edge than ever.
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Can't believe that no one is encouraging Bill to do this! Retell how shameful it was and describe the disinformation techniques that were used back then, to help us expose this present ongoing 'hero' farce of the most powerful military in the world crucifying a poor, agrarian, colonized nation in Asia.
This encouragement would be coming from his fans and all the progressives who so deeply appreciate Moyers' constant exposing the lies and half truths of 9/11 justifying the bombing, invasion and occupation of Iraq.
Back in April of 2007, Bill Moyers' wonderfully narrated Buying the War on PBS documented the prime killers in our midst in the Iraq conspiracy with conglomerate media setting a role-modeled example of how righteous preemptive mass killing in the name of self-protection and security can be made to be seen as noble by criminally insane media.
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Years ago I attended a Comic conference in Dallas with my son who was then 10 years old. I was pretty shocked. I was expecting maybe a few hundred people with kids browsing Archie comics. Instead I found that these conferences mostly attract adults with a weird mix of fantasy and sexual themes. The people who attend pride themselves as being part of the "geek" culture.
When I was younger, "geek" suggested someone who was smart and had an academic interest in math or science. Now the term "geek" seems to include anyone with a weird fetish - such as collecting ponies.
One of these pony boys was at such a conference attending a "speed dating" session for geeks. The fact that he still lives with his parents and collects toy ponies did not seem to work at attracting girls. Not even "geeky" girls like this guy.
But I am not really sure what defines a girl as a "geek". It seems that if a girl plays video games that meets the requirement of being a geek.
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As a youngster many of my friends would be considered to be geeks - whether it was an obsession with steam locomotives, aircraft or radio transmission etc.ReplyDelete
I have never known a girl to show the slightest interest in such areas. Geek is a boy thing. If you want any information about any subject imaginable, there will be a geek forum willing to help you down to the minutest detail.
Hey, RamZ, I would play Twilight Struggle and Luftwaffe with you, but Risk is my favorite board game. I'm a vagina-born girl and I privately sent you my answer to "What's the geekiest thing you've ever done." :)ReplyDelete
RamZ, sorry for Nephy's splattering your website with her personal behavior. Unfortunately, Wyatt and I took a Risk and mis-configured the brain/vag equivalence (extremely frustrating work!) on v. 2.6. She has been unpredictable ever since. Should this cause you embarrassment or inconvenience please give us a call and we'll send Kelly (v.8.9) right up.ReplyDelete
There are lady geeks. We get satisfaction in organizing and cleaning. Ladies who are into this help each other find the right containers for this and that. We discuss products. When there is a collection of stuff we find a tray or basket that is just-right. It's a lot of fun.ReplyDelete


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Between 1990 and 2012, of the more than 6,000 acquisitions with publicly available data, shareholders received a median 36% premium over the pre-announcement price creating roughly $1.7 trillion in shareholder value. So as M&A activity picks back up many investors are looking for likely targets, but in addition to the financial details that drive such deals investors may need to ask if the CEO is looking forward to retirement.
"Controlling for CEO and firm characteristics and the 1997-99 merger wave, the implied probability that a firm receives a successful takeover bid is close to 4.4% per year for CEOs just below retirement age, but it increases to 5.8% for CEOs aged 64-66," write Stanford professor Dirk Jenter and Dartmouth professor Katharina Lewellen. "This corresponds to a 32% increase in the odds of a sale, and the increase is statistically significant at the 1% level."
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M&A activity effect: Younger CEOs prefer to keep their jobs
It's easy to understand why this might be true, CEOs are usually out of a job shortly after their company is acquired and in most cases they don't become the CEO of another publicly owned company afterwards. That's not to say they can't find work, but most of the time it means their career has peaked and started to decline – unless of course they are already thinking about retiring.
But that doesn't mean older CEOs are giving up value to leave on a high note. Jenter and Lewellen found that while successful bids were more likely under retirement-age CEOs, the premiums didn't change. When they screened companies for good governance (regressing stock ownership by the CEO, by blockholders, and by directors; board size; board independence; and CEO-chairman duality) the acquisition rate of companies with retirement age CEOs stayed the same, while the rate for younger CEOs went up.
In other words, younger CEOs are more likely to put their career interests ahead of shareholders when it comes time to negotiate M&A.
Very high M&A activity shifts the effect to younger CEOs
But Jenter and Lewellen mention controlling for the Merger Wave between 1997 and 1999 because the peak shifted down to the 59 – 63 age group. They speculate that younger CEOs may have been responding to better incentives for leading companies through a successful acquisition, though it may have also simply been more comfortable to re-enter the job market when so many other execs were in similar positions.
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Edward the Hero is a Thai DVD/VCD featuring four fifteenth season episodes.
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Chapter Two [IV]
The walk took rather longer than Rob had anticipated, but Aoife enjoyed it immensely. The scenery was beautiful, and she began to wish she had brought all her paints and canvas from her bedroom back at the manor. The artistic instinct was brewing inside her, begging her to capture the wonderful images looming up before her eyes and pin them down to permanent memory plates, as she had liked to call them when she was small. Once, she had roamed her parents' studio for hours on end – when she was allowed, which wasn't often. Now, her parents were away, shadows of some past existence before the interest and animation of life with her cousins.
At last they reached the chalet, and strolled casually up the short drive, in through a white wicker gate and across the garden. Rob and Sir Humphrey were unloading cases from the van, which had arrived shortly before. Already nearly a dozen bulging specimens littered the vivid lawn.
"Where is everyone?" was Aoife's first question.
"Lindy et cetera…gone somewhere. Nathaniel's exploring the sitting room, and Apollo's having a run around the back, doing some investigating of his own. You may as well have a look. It's a lovely place. Daniel – Rob and I could use some assistance here."
The three girls entered the airy hall, which was painted white, clean, with wooden floors. A large shoe-chest was up against one wall, and the wooden stairs curved around to the left. There were three doors on the final wall.
"I've found the bathroom," Blaise grinned, indicating the middle door, and kicking off her shoes at once. "Ooh, look. The kitchen's in here."
Aoife and Delia followed her, and found themselves in a stone-floored kitchen with double-doors leading outside. Another door led into the sun-dappled dining room in the right wing of the chalet.
Blaise made straight for the double-doors, and had danced all over the patio before she found some more double-doors further along, and came into a huge sitting room which would comfortably fit all nine of the family on sofas and chairs. Nathaniel was crawling around, inspecting the underneaths of the sofas with great care, presumably on the hunt for stray matchbox cars and the like. A desk sat under the stairs, and Blaise made a point of swinging round on the 'wheelie' chair until she felt giddy.
Aoife, meanwhile, stepped through another door, and was back in the hall.
"Let's be curious, shall we?" she said to Delia, who had followed her. "I wonder what's up here."
They mounted the stairs with caution, for the wood was very slippery in their socks, and there was a sunny indoor balcony looking over the hall that Aoife guessed would be Apollo territory as soon as he came in. A big clear window looked out towards the lake, and Aoife made a face as she saw it.
"That'll be a pain to clean," the domestic side of her mind observed.
There was a corridor on either side of the landing. Delia chose the left-hand corridor, and passed through the first door frame on the right.
A long twin bedroom had double doors at the back leading onto a long balcony running from side to side of the chalet, and gazing down the valley before it. The mighty Sonnjoch rose at the back of the view, looming and menacing, and on each side were the pine-clad Tristenkopf with its parade of scars and the massive but friendly-looking Falzthurnjoch. The Feilalm, small and green, rose on the other side of the Falzthurnjoch, and on the left of the Tristenkopf rose what they could see of the Barenbadalm, thickly coated with dark pines.
Aoife stared at the familiar view with a tender flame of love in her eyes, but Delia scarcely paused.
Down the corridor they found two more bedrooms – a double room and a small single room. Each of the rooms led out onto the balcony through a set of double doors. A spacey bathroom was situated at the end of the corridor.
On the right there were three bedrooms and a bathroom, symmetrical to those on the left corridor, and Delia picked out that twin bedroom for herself and Blaise. It had rose-covered curtains and matching eiderdowns, and Delia thought it was the loveliest room she had ever seen. Aoife decided on the single bedroom on the same corridor, and as the double room also held a cot-type bed, they gathered that this room would be dedicated to Rob and his family.
"I expect Dan will have the single and Nat the twin on the other corridor, and if Serena is good she may share with Nat," Aoife said. "Now, shall we go and find our cases?"
But Delia had other ideas. With a sigh of sheer weariness, she collapsed onto her own bed near the window, whispering, "I just want to go to bed."


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Britain today urged world leaders to back a new international tribunal able to prosecute anyone found responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in Ukraine.
Foreign Office minister David Lidington said the tribunal was vital to secure justice for the 298 passengers on the jet, which western nations believe could have been shot down.His intervention comes days after Russia announced its opposition to the plan at the United Nations.
Mr Lidington said: "Over a year ago 298 people, including 10 British nationals, lost their lives on MH17, a tragedy felt around the world.
"It is fundamental that justice is delivered for all of those innocent people and that is why we strongly support an international tribunal to prosecute those responsible. We hope this will receive the widest possible international support. This is about securing justice and accountability for the victims."
Moscow has said it opposes the tribunal proposal because the draft resolution setting it out classifies the tragedy as a threat to "international peace and security". It has argued at the UN that the incident was a crime, posing no threat to international security and falling outside of the Security Council's mandate.
Russian ambassador to the UK Alexander Yakovenko today insisted that his country is "strongly committed to finding the truth and bringing those culpable to justice".
But he argued that the tribunal plan proposed would be "a sure way to politicization of this entire matter". Mr Yakovenko also claimed there had already been "numerous attempts to muddy water".
He added: "That is indictment first with facts to follow. This approach will not only fail the victims of the tragedy and their relatives, but the international community at large."
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Western nations believe there is growing evidence that the plane was hit by a missile fired by Russian-backed rebels. Donetsk separatists blame Ukrainian government forces.
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A band member grieves for a lost brother.
Daniel's gaze shifts toward the window of his apartment, and his eyes take in the ambience of the city. Illuminated streetlights, flashing billboards, car horns blaring; and he feels disconnected from it all. To him, the only thing that makes its presence clear is the sick feeling in his gut; one he hasn't felt relief from in months.
He turns back to his television and continues to flip through the channels. Everything he expects to be on appears. Corner Gas and its mediocre sense of humour, Pat Robertson and his insane preaching, reality shows on MTV that make him want to kill the cast members. He continues browsing the channels, almost unconsciously. Suddenly, he sits upright on his couch and turns backwards to CBC, his attention unwillingly captured by the night's top story.
"A police investigation into the burning of an apartment building last August has revealed that the inferno may have been a case of arson," says the reporter. "Toronto city police have put forth this statement after a months-long investigation into the cause of the fire that burned down Danforth West Apartments…"
Daniel's head aches at hearing this. He buries his face in his hands, trying to forget, but the memories always rush back to him. Pain, anguish, misery were all he had felt of late, nothing he did could get rid of them, only quell them temporarily, if that.
He turns his thoughts instead to a more pleasant memory, from two years ago. Bringing forth everything his senses remembered from that night, he reconstructs the memory, losing himself in it.
The lights beamed down, the crowd roared with excitement, the guitars blared from their amplifiers. Daniel lost himself in the music as his feet rapidly tapped away at the bass drum pedals, his hands moving from snare to tom in quick succession.
Several feet in front of him, Tom, their vocalist, growled in a demonic manner. Adrian and Gus, the guitarists, played the riffs of the song with such ease they made it look like child's play. Most present in the memory however, was the low tone of the bass, rhythmically following the rest of the music, played by Matt. He was one of the most dynamic bassists Daniel had ever seen, able to play along with the rhythm of the drums or the guitar, and switch seamlessly between the two at exactly the right moment.
Daniel increased his pace as the song approached the breakdown. Gus' and Adrian's wrists moved with blurring speed, as if their strings would catch fire at any moment from the friction. The breakdown came to full speed, and Daniel smashed his drums as fast as was needed to keep the pace. Matt bobbed his head in perfect timing with the song, walking to the back towards the drum kit. Daniel watched him approach, and couldn't help grinning in amusement. Matt firmly planted his foot on the left bass drum and continued the breakdown, his fingers plucking his bass strings at what seemed like inhuman speed, still thrashing his head and whipping his hair in sync with the rhythm. The breakdown slowed, and Adrian broke out into a solo. Matt walked back to the front of the stage to stand beside Gus, having moved on to the next riff, while Tom let out an elongated, high-pitched shriek unlike any sound Daniel might have thought a human being could produce. The feeling of being up there always gave him an adrenaline rush, always managed to make him forget entirely about any stress or anguish he was experiencing in his life.
Daniel's thoughts are interrupted by a ringing telephone. He stands up from his couch, walks to the kitchen and picks up the receiver.
"Yeah," he says.
"Dan," says the voice of Adrian. "The guys and I are meeting up at the bar. You coming?"
"Depends on what the subject of the conversation is," says Daniel. Adrian sighs.
"Look, I know you don't like talking about Matt," he says. "But we need to resolve this. We all felt it when we lost him, but we need to figure out if we can go on without him."
"I know. Believe me, I don't like this hiatus anymore than you do."
"Be there as soon as you can," says Adrian, and Daniel hangs up the phone. He retrieves his jacket from the closet, checking his pockets for his car keys. He leaves his apartment and takes the elevator to the ground floor.
As he walks out into the parking lot, he immerses himself in the cool night air. He locates his car, starts the engine, and drives off toward the bar he and the rest of the band visited often.
After a few minutes of navigating the busy streets, Daniel locates the bar. He parks outside and walks in, noticing a sharp change of atmosphere, from the damp air outside to the dry, warm air inside. He quickly notices Tom, Adrian, and Gus sitting at a corner booth, and sits down to join them.
"Glad you made it," says Tom.
"The sooner we get this resolved, the better," Daniel responds.
"Well, we might as well get right to it," says Gus, taking a gulp from his beer. "What do you guys think?" Silence ensues for a few moments.
"We can't replace Matt," says Adrian in a sombre tone. "I don't care how talented the next guy is, he won't be able to take Matt's place."
"We know," says Tom, his voice equaling in melancholy. "Matt can't be replaced, but we still have to decide if we go on as a band. I think he'd want us to."
"We don't know that," says Adrian.
"And we don't know that he'd be offended at someone else playing bass for us," says Gus. "But I don't think he would be. Nothing could offend Matt."
The three chuckle to themselves. Daniel, however, can't help but let his thoughts wander, back to the day that now seemed so long ago.
"Speed it up, will ya?!"Adrian urged him.
"I'm going as fast as I can!" said Daniel. The smoke could be seen from several city blocks away. Daniel drove as fast as he could get away with toward Danforth West Apartments. They parked across the street, as the lot had been blocked off by emergency personnel.
The blaze engulfed nearly the entire building, burning bright against the night sky. Daniel and Adrian rushed out of the car as soon as it was parked, their eyes fixed on the inferno.
They ran recklessly across the street, up to the border the emergency response had set up. One of the firefighters noticed them and walked over.
"Gentlemen, please, stay back," he said.
"Our friend is in there!"Adrian exclaimed.
"We'll do what we can to get him out, but please, let us handle this." The firefighter walked back to the midst of the commotion. Daniel and Adrian could only watch as the inferno continued to consume the building. They stood there, waiting impatiently for hours, until their eyes drifted toward a stretcher being wheeled to an ambulance by paramedics. To his horror, Daniel could see Matt's blackened face and a dry, straw-like nest that used to be his hair.
"No…" he whispered to himself. He felt his joints stiffen as he nearly collapsed onto the ground. Sitting on the curb, he buried his face in his hands as his body shook violently and his heart felt like it was overcome by a putrid sickness. Adrian sat down beside him, tears flowing from his eyes.
"Daniel," says Adrian, his voice seeming distant. Daniel shakes his head and returns his mind to the conversation. Looking at the clock, he realizes twenty minutes have passed.
"Sorry," he says. "Let my mind wander again."
"What do you think?" asks Adrian. Daniel sits in silence for a moment.
"I want to go visit him," he says. Sombre looks appear on the other men's faces.
"We should," says Tom, standing up from the table. The rest follow suit, and soon enough, they find themselves driving towards a cemetery.
When they arrive, the night air feels colder than it had been before, the sky darker, the shadows more twisted, as if Mother Nature sensed their sorrow and wished to create a fitting atmosphere. Retrieving a flash light from the glove box, Tom leads the way amongst the tomb stones, until they find the one they search for. The four men gather around it in a semi-circle, staring at the engravings in the stone.
Try as he might, Daniel cannot stop the tears from flowing.
"Goodbye, Matthew," he says. "We loved you as a brother, and as such, will mourn your passing with heavy hearts, though we will always remember you for your life, your laughter, your talent, and your spirit."
The four hang their heads in mourning, allowing an unknown length of time to pass. After what feels like an eternity, Adrian lifts up his head.
"So…." he begins. "Do we go on?" Once again, silence ensues. After a long pause, Daniel finally forms the words.
"Yes," he says. "It's what he would have wanted."
"Agreed," Tom and Gus say simultaneously.
"Guess we'll have to start searching, then," says Adrian.
"I know a guy," says Gus. "He's no Matt, but I think you guys'll like him."
"We'll see," says Daniel. Incredibly, the weight on his heart feels slightly eased as he looks around at his closes friends, men he had known long enough and was close enough to that he could consider them brothers. Together, they leave the cemetery, ready to move on with their lives and continue their musical endeavours.