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Quarterdeck – Home 281942 Cottage
- 3 bedrooms
- 6 sleeps
- min stay varies
Quarterdeck – Home 281942
- Cottage
- 3 bedrooms
- sleeps 6
- min stay varies
Top Review
Cottage / 3 bedrooms / 1 bathroom / sleeps 6
Key Info
- Beach / lakeside relaxation
- Nearest beach 0.1 km
- Child friendly
- Car advised
- No pets allowed
Description from owner
Quarterdeck was originally built around 1740 as a "one-up one-down" fisherman's cottage and it appears on old plans from around this time. It was then extended sometime in the 1800s to create the 3 bedroom cottage you see today. The cottage was originally owned by the Duke of Northumberland, but passed in to private hands in the 1920s, although this short row of houses is still informally referred to as the "Percy Cottages", Percy being the family name of the Duke.
Alnmouth is an old trading port and fishing village that has been a tourist destination since the railways arrived in Victorian times. The cottage is in the heart of this small village and ideally situated for accessing the beautiful beaches of the Northumberland AONB and the multiple castles and other attractions that the region has to offer. The cottage and the location are ideal for families and small groups looking to relax and for those more interested in walking, sea kayaking or other
Quarterdeck was originally built around 1740 as a "one-up one-down" fisherman's cottage and it appears on old plans from around this time. It was then extended sometime in the 1800s to create the 3 bedroom cottage you see today. The cottage was originally owned by the Duke of Northumberland, but passed in to private hands in the 1920s, although this short row of houses is still informally referred to as the "Percy Cottages", Percy being the family name of the Duke.
Alnmouth is an old trading port and fishing village that has been a tourist destination since the railways arrived in Victorian times. The cottage is in the heart of this small village and ideally situated for accessing the beautiful beaches of the Northumberland AONB and the multiple castles and other attractions that the region has to offer. The cottage and the location are ideal for families and small groups looking to relax and for those more interested in walking, sea kayaking or other activities.
Further details
Rental price includes all power, bed linen, towels and cleaning of the property after your departure.
Further details indoors
All the sleeping accommodation is upstairs on the first floor and consists of 1 king size bed in the main bedroom and 4 full-size single beds in the 2 twin bedrooms. A travel cot and high chair are available on request, although please note that no stair gates are fitted and limited bedding is not supplied for the travel cot. The bathroom contains a large walk-in shower, but there is no bath.
Downstairs there is a large living room and a separate large dining room with the kitchen off to the side. The living room has ample comfortable seating for 6, a large HD TV with freeview and DVD player. The dining room has a large (extendable) dining table that easily accommodates the 6 chairs provided and a radio/CD and iPod docking station. A range of DVDs, books and games are provided for use of our guests. The kitchen is well equipped to allow realistic self-catering for 6 people.
Further details outdoors
Parking is available on the public road outside the property on a first-come-first-served basis. Further parking is available a few 10s of metres further down the road and on a number of nearby side streets. There is a small patio area at the rear of the property with a table and 2 chairs.
Location description from owner
The England region
Alnmouth is situated within the Northumberland Coast AONB (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) and is regarded as the most picturesque village on this coast. The coastline is ideal for exploring either on foot or by using your car or the bus to visit the many fine sandy beaches that are within easy reach. Further afield there is Hadrian's Wall (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Holy Island and also the Northumberland National Park which contains the Cheviot Hills. If you want the excitement of a city that has reinvented itself then Newcastle is only 30 minutes away by train or about 45 minutes in the car.
Alnmouth has a number of good pubs and restaurants as well as a handful of small shops (including a deli and a post office). The market town of Alnwick is only about 3 miles away and has a wider range of shops (including 3 supermarkets) and other conveniences.
There are many castles and country houses within a short drive from Alnmouth. These include Alnwick Castle (home to the Duke of Northumberland), Warkworth Castle (English Heritage), Cragside (National Trust), and the much photographed ruin of Dunstanburgh Castle. Other great places to visit include the Alnwick Garden, the Farne Islands and Bamburgh.
The region boasts many excellent golf courses, with a range of links style and parkland courses to suit all abilities. For those interested in water sports then sea-kayaking and kite-surfing are both popular activities and there is a water sports lake at Druridge Bay for those who want to avoid the sea.
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- Great for children of all ages
- No pets allowed
- High chair available
Bed & bathroom
- Bedroom 1: King Bed
Bedroom 2: 2 Single Beds
Bedroom 3: 2 Single Beds
- 1 Shower room
- Wi-Fi available
- Internet access
- Central heating
- Fireplace
- Cooker
- Fridge
- Freezer
- Microwave
- Toaster
- Kettle
- Washing machine
- Clothes dryer
- Iron
- High chair available
- DVD player
- CD player
- Hair dryer
- Linen provided
- Towels provided
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- Not suitable for wheelchair users
- Check in time:16:00, Check out time:10:00
- If you have any questions about check-in or check-out times, please contact the owner/manager.
- Payment
- This rental can only be paid for online through Holiday Lettings using your credit/debit card or PayPal (never by bank or wire transfer).
- Smoking
- No smoking at this property
- Cancellation policy
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About the owner
Cheryl J.
- Response rate:
- 100%
- Calendar updated::
- 23 Apr 2017
- Years listed:
- 4
- Based in:
- United Kingdom
- Overall rating:
Languages spoken: English
This Cottage has 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom and sleeps 6. It's been listed on Holiday Lettings since 26 Nov 2012. Located in Alnwick, it has 36 reviews with an overall rating of 4.5. The average weekly rate varies from £375 to £725.
The Owner has a response rate of 100% and the property's calendar was last updated on 23 Apr 2017.
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Guest reviews
– based on 36 reviews
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36 reviews
- Excellent
- 25
- Very Good
- 10
- Average
- 1
- Poor
- 0
- Terrible
- 0
"Lovely cottage"
The cottage was surprisingly spacious and very well equipped. Being close to the beach was a bonus. Will definitely be back
"Excellent cottage for families"
Three generations went for a long weekend in early September to celebrate a birthday. We loved the cottage so much, it was cosy, well equipped, clean and so handy for the beach. The grandchildren aged 4 and 6 loved the toys, games and DVDs and we all felt that Alnmouth was a perfect place for a simple seaside holiday. Have already recommended the cottage to everyone I know but now getting worried in case it gets so booked up that we won't manage to get in again!
"Really beautiful cottage within a minute walk from the most lovely beach"
This cottage is beautiful, very spacious with lots of books and board games to play to create a lovely family atmosphere. You open the front door and to the right is the most lovely beach with stunning views, there is an amazing coastal walk to walkworth around four miles and perfect on a sunny day. The village has plenty of traditional pubs to eat and drink in and also a couple of really cute bistros and a couple of tea rooms.well worth a visit we sure will be back , just lovely
"Fabulous Base for Exploring Northumberland - and just a few minutes from the sea!"
Perfect for the 4 of us (- the children are 9 & 11 yrs old). We visited Alnmouth beach everyday, as it is just across the road & over the sand dunes (takes all of 5 mins!) Well furnished & welcoming, we cooked in the cottage a couple of nights but you could easily eat out every night (Sun Inn, Hooked, Bistro 23, Red Lion...). Puffin Cruises was a lovely trip out on a boat for an hour - you don't land on the island but we saw lots of puffins & grey seals! (Obviously there are no guarantees...it's wildlife!) The Village Store was well stocked, as was the Post Office. The town's gift shop has some beautiful things in & we couldn't resist buying some seaside things to remind us of our lovely stay.
"An ideally situated cottage and a lovely place to stay"
The cottage surpassed our expectations. It was furnished to a good modern standard and had every appliance that we needed. A well-equipped small kitchen serviced a roomy dining space. The sitting room was very pleasant (the photo doesn't really do it justice). The double bedroom was a delightful one although the king sized bed was too firm for my liking. One of the other twin bedrooms was rather snug for two adults to share. Alnmouth was an excellent village from which to explore the area and the cottage was ideally situated and a lovely place to stay.
"Excellent accommodation in very nice village"
Very pleasant cottage, newly updated. Village is great to visit with good eating places in the same street as the cottage and walks that start from the door.
"Lovely Stay :-)"
We stayed at Quarterdeck for 3 nights on our way up to Scotland and what a great choice that was! Tony was professional & helpful from the start & very thorough showing us around the cottage when we arrived in Alnmouth. The village is beautiful & we loved our time there, great pubs, interesting shops & all the amenities you could want. Alnwick is close by with a big variety of shops & the magical Alnwick Castle, The cottage itself is extremely well equipped, quiet, immaculately clean & warm. Agree with other reviews here & in the guestbook that the toilet is in a terrible position and uncomfortable but probably no other option in the narrow bathroom. Also agree with a guest book entry that suggested having a clothes airer rack...that would be handy. All in all though it is a gorgeous cottage that is beautifully decorated & appointed, we would definitely stay again & recommend to others! Thanks :-)
Owner's reply: Thank you for taking the time to review your stay at Quarterdeck and for all the positive words as we do try very hard to maintain a high level of both comfort and cleanliness. For those looking to book for next year (2014) I wanted to point out that we will be having the bathroom remodelled during the Winter and this will improve the layout and provide more space around the toilet as at present I do agree that it is not ideal.
"Charming, convenient, clean, surprisingly spacious with all the amenities we required."
We stayed for a 4 night break. Alnmouth was very clean and picturesque and convenient for visiting local attractions. Local restaurants were of good quality and reasonably priced. Good location for visiting Northumberland as a whole. The cottage was well presented with everything we required. The 3 bedrooms were of a good size and the lounge and kitchen were also spacious and comfortable. We would have no hesitation going back to the Quarterdeck. All arrangements went smoothly and Tony the owner was very friendly and helpful.
"Terrific venue for a walking holiday with friends"
Five old friends getting together once a year to catch up, do some walking and relax over a few drinks means that we need a flexible and quality venue. The quarterdeck was just this and is set in a beautiful village right by the sea and at the start of a great coastal walk. Alnmouth has several great pubs (one of which does fab pizzas), and the cottage was perfect for spending a few hours into the morning playing cards, listening to music (via the provided iPod dock) while chatting and having a few drinks.
"Tranquill getaway"
We enjoyed the calm quiet, fisherman's cottage, much larger than I first thought. The cottage was very clean and well appointed, we enjoyed the games, and never turned the TV on. Situated on the main street of Alnmouth, I'd recommend the Red Lion for food or the Italian restaurant (book early) The antipasti was great. The local beach was lovely and there are so many castles and quaint villages in the area to visit.
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Chapter 22Mature
What do I do?
She felt the strength of his hands, wrapped firmly around the small of her back. She wanted to pull away at first, but as he held her firmly against him, but the desire to part from him melted away. It wasn't as if he were gripping her too tightly so that she couldn't move; but that her body wouldn't move. She was transfixed by his gaze and the obvious intent to call her bluff. She looked sheepishly back over her shoulder.
His mom's seeing all of this…
"That's right. She's looking…" He smiled. "You can give up any time now, Mike… Say you'll stop, and I'll stop…"
Don't stop.
"You wouldn't…" She whispered. "You don't have the balls to kiss me…"
She felt herself mouthing the words, but she didn't mean any of it. She hoped silently that he wouldn't see through her –that he wouldn't see how much he was affecting her. She fought with all her strength to keep still, lest her body tremble against his.
He leaned even closer. Mike shifted in his embrace, but did not pull back. Her lips parted, revealing a wicked smile underneath. "You won't…"
She hoped desperately that he would back away on his own. Close to him like this, she was powerless against the feelings surging in her chest. Was she challenging him because she wanted him to kiss her?
Oh God… I don't know… I wa—
His lips touched hers, and electricity shot through her entire being. Her hands moved on their own, squeezing his upper arms as they kissed. Her heart was racing and she felt as though it would burst if he were to stop. She was embarrassed and excited at the same time. She realized that she'd provoked this entire exchange by not backing down.
Did I want him to kiss me?
She closed her eyes, squeezing his arms and tilting her head as she kissed back. His embrace was not too rough and once he committed to it, it wasn't sheepish, either. It was perfect. She felt an involuntary shiver where his hands touched the small of her back, and she found herself arching it as he kissed her, pressing herself closer to him.
Stop this, Mike… You're going too far…
She didn't stop. She found her hands moving up his arms and neck to his face as she continued to kiss him.
Please stop this… Paris… Don't let me do this…
She tangled her fingers in the loose curls around his ears, clutching the sides of his head. Her breathing became slow and heavy as she got lost in her own emotions. Paris kissed back with eager tenderness, and she felt as though she was powerless against her own feelings.
Paris pulled away from her. Perhaps he sensed her growing apprehension. Eyes of concern stared back at her as she realized there were tears streaming down her cheeks. Flushed with embarrassment, she tried to look away.
"I'm so sorry... I think we went a little too far…"
His words snapped her attention back to him. Paris looked as if he was horrified at his own actions. Ever the gentleman, she could tell instantly he felt as though he'd overstepped some invisible line.
"Don't you dare…" She stammered weakly. "Don't you dare apologize to me… I was there, too…"
Her legs felt wobbly again and she tried in vain to catch her breath. She was glad that he held onto her –she didn't feel like she could stand on her own at that moment.
Paris started to pull away from her in his embarrassment. She inhaled sharply and grabbed his arms, stopping him. "Don't let go of me." She protested.
She wiped away the tears from her eyes, quickly, hoping to regain some small measure of her composure. "That was… unexpected…"
"You've gotta gift for understatement…" He replied.
She looked up at him while still holding on to his arms. "I'm sorry…" She added. "I didn't mean for things to go this far… I guess we're going to have some explaining to do with your Mom…"
"It's too late for that. By now, half of San Diego knows… I guess we both let ourselves get carried away."
He relaxed his grip slowly, taking great care to let her get her feet under her properly. He still looked worried when they finally broke apart.
She mulled over what to say to him. So much had changed so quickly that she was at a loss for anything to say.
I want to kiss him again…
The realization startled her. Before either of them knew what happened, she raised herself on her tip toes, and kissed him full on the lips. Paris didn't have time to react, but the instant her lips touched his, he responded. Indeed the feel of his kiss was as sweet as the first, and she held onto the moment as long as she could. They parted slowly, looking at each other in mild astonishment.
"It wasn't a mistake… I wanted more than anything for you to kiss me. I couldn't stop thinking about it." She admitted.
Paris looked stunned. "Since when?" He asked.
Mike lowered her head when she spoke, still clinging to him fiercely. "The mall… That whole day was special. I liked feeling like I had you all to myself. You made me forget everything and I don't want that feeling to go away. It isn't so confusing when I'm with you. When you're not here, I get scared that I won't have you. So I did it. I was hoping that you would see through me so I wouldn't have to say it out loud."
The words surprised her coming out, and she felt her cheeks flush with newfound embarrassment.
"Mike…" He said quietly. She put her hand on his chest, stopping him from saying anything further.
"—I wasn't calling your bluff, you know. I wasn't faking. I wanted to kiss you so I pushed for this without thinking. At that moment I didn't want anything else… I closed my eyes and kissed back because I wanted to..."
Paris looked at her in stunned silence. She continued, unashamed.
"I'm afraid… I look at you and I see my friend, who I've always known and loved, but I have these feelings now –and I can't let go of them. I don't know if I can be a girlfriend, but I won't give you to anyone. I don't want to share you with anyone else. I did it and I didn't think about how it would make us feel afterwards. Now I can't take it back, and I don't want to lose you, but I don't know what to do now because it's too late to take it back –"
He caressed the side of her face and pressed a finger against her lips to stifle her outburst.
"Mike, stop talking..." He said, softly cutting her off. He lifted her head with his finger and kissed her again, halting her in mid sentence. His lips were tender and soft, while at the same time she felt that nothing could break his grip.
"You just caught me by surprise, Mike –that's all. I honestly didn't think that you felt that way about me." Paris had a way of cutting her off that was commanding and sweet at the same time. His voice soothed her, and his presence had a way of making her take notice of him as if he was the only one there.
"I thought… I just thought I was in the friend zone… that's all."
She nodded mutely. Outwardly she was embarrassed that she'd let her emotions get away from her again. Inwardly, she was happy that he stopped her. With Paris, she didn't feel so out of control when it came to dealing with the conflicting thoughts and feelings inside her. She found herself clutching his hand tightly in her own, without remembering having done so.
Holding hands, the two of them began to walk slowly down the sidewalk towards her house. Each step taken seemed to bring out more anxiety as if she were literally stepping into her own future. He held her hand firmly while they walked together.
"I'm scared." She said. "I don't know what to do or how I should be."
"Are you kidding?" He replied. "I'm the one that should be terrified… You're whole family's gonna kill me."
She squeezed his hand involuntarily at the thought of telling them what happened. "Can we please not tell them? …Not yet… I don't think I could face them, yet. I can't even look you in the eyes right now…"
"All right... But you tell me what it is that you want, Mike… " He said. "You have to tell me clearly what the boundaries are, and what you want, or else I'm just flying blind."
When he asked her this, she began to tremble all over. Her hands felt clammy and she balked at the thought of saying it aloud. "It's too embarrassing…"
"Look at me…" He said.
It startled her that his voice had such an effect on her. She did as he asked and looked up at him. Paris seemed even taller now, but her anxiety slipped silently away from her upon looking at his face.
"Tell me what you want, Mike…" He said.
"Hold my hand …when I need it" She said quietly.
"Is that all?" He asked.
She looked to the side out of embarrassment. He squeezed her hand, urging her silently not to look away. She turned back to him.
"Touch me…"
"Is that all?" He asked again.
"…You're making this so hard." She said in duress.
"Is that all, Mike?" He asked again, not letting her squirm out of it.
"Kiss me…" She blurted out. "Please don't make me say anything else. That's all I can do… I'm not even sure I can do that…"
Paris kindly relented, smiling. "I don't think we need to go any further than that."
Without warning, her legs came to a complete standstill. She let out a heavy breath, still trembling and with a voice that sounded small and thin, looked down and said to him:
"Please... don't hurt me…-"
Paris turned to look down at her, quizzically raising an eyebrow. She felt his eyes on her, but was unable to meet his gaze at that moment. She was not used to having to admit to her own frailties, but now faced with the reality and prospect of love, she did her best to speak openly.
"I know you wouldn't do that on purpose-- but I'm not steady… I don't know what I'm doing and I don't have any confidence as a girl."
Somehow she managed to look up at him. She knew that she needed to look at him in order to convey the weight of her feelings. More than anything, she needed him to understand she wasn't playing a game with him. When her eyes met his, she could see his look of concern and it made her feel confident enough to continue.
"I'm afraid I'm going to mess this up… Dr. Rigby says I should try to stay true to my feelings. I tried to hold them back but I couldn't stop thinking of that other girl the other day. The thought of you with someone else --I don't like it at all. I tried to hold back, but when you came close to me, I couldn't think of anything else. But now that it's out-- I'm afraid of losing you... God, this is so hard... Please... Please don't laugh at my feelings. I couldn't take it if it came from you…"
When the words finished spilling out, she waited. It felt as though each second was like an hour. Paris's eyes never wavered from hers.
He hugged her tightly and she closed her eyes. She couldn't stop shaking, but Paris was warm and steady. He seemed to know she didn't want him to say anything, so he held on until her trembling stopped. When she finally got herself under control, he smiled and said nothing, offering his arm. She took it and the two of them walked home together in blissful silence.


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An eight-session class that is a continuation of the Woodworking I class. This class utilizes a combination of hand tools and power tools in the construction of a valuable piece of furniture. Techniques learned in the previous class are put to extensive use as more advanced techniques and skills are introduced. Mortise and tenon joints, grain matching, and using handplanes are a few of the new skills students will learn while making a cherry hall table as their project. Class size is limited, Woodworking I is a prerequisite. Tuition: $395.00 plus materials ($195.00).
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He should've ran
Yet again, he decided the house was the best place to start, if he started there, maybe he could get some clues to where the boy was, just maybe.
He turned up at the door again and walked in, this time he went into all of the rooms that he had went into before, nothing, a few family photos, the usual, so he made his way up the stairs. On his way up he noticed small red drops on each step, his heart sank into his stomach, had he went upstairs or down, maybe they were still here. And for a split second Craig wanted to run away and never turn back, but he knew he could never escape; he would be haunted for the rest of his life unless he ended it right now.


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I walk down the corridor. Footsteps behind be catch my attention, "Hey, wait up."
I turn around to him, "Oh, hello again," I turn back around.
He catches up with me, panting a little. "How come you didn't freak out when you turned into a weasle?"
"Yeah, 'cause that doesn't happen to me often," I mutter under my breath.
He looks at me, his eyes widening, "Tha- You've changed before?"
"Into a weasle? Nah, not me. I've turned into a dungbettle before... that wasn't my best day..."
"How? Are you a shapeshifter?"
"A shapeshifter?" I laugh. "No, not me, shapeshifter," I shake my head in amusment.
"Then ho-"
"I can 'borrow' other peoples' powers. It can be messy sometimes..."
"You mean like when you.... um... blew up?"
"I didn't 'blow up,' I caused an explotion, they're different things."
"Yeah, I'm Ash by the way." I smile.
"How adpt. I'm Grif."
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Zorra Tender Opening - Tender results are announced and recorded as opened. The amounts listed in the Tender Results have not been checked or verified and may contain errors. The Township of Zorra reserves the right to reject any of all bids and the lowest or any bid will not necessarily be accepted.
The Township of Zorra received sealed bids for Zorra Bridge 0010 Deck Rehabilitation until noon on Friday, May 12, 2017. View full tender here. View Addendum 1 here. View tender results.
The Township of Zorra will accept sealed bids for Consulting Services for the development of a Recreation, Arts & Culture Master Plan. Deadline for bids is 1:00pm on Monday, June 5, 2017. View full RFP here.
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Choose a scenario below to start your own troubleshooting of some common issues
Note: Any given solution may need to be repeated following a restart due to the DeepFreeze software installed on most district machines.
Scenario 1: Gray screen inviting you to install GradeCam plugin.
If you see the screen on the right in the camera preview window when you try to scan answer sheets, click on it to begin installing your needed GradeCam plug-in. Note that you must read the directions and follow them, including the instructions to close then restart your browser. Once your browser is restarted, scanning in Illuminate should function as intended.
Scenario 2: Black camera preview screen and error message about camera not being found.
If your camera is unplugged, being used by another software program, you have selected the wrong camera, or your camera was just recently plugged in you may see a black preview screen and receive an error message that says there is a problem with the camera. GradeCam can be touchy about detecting document cameras. Try each of the following solutions:
Scenario 3: Black screen with no error message.
In some cases, the auto-install feature to update the GradeCam plugin fails to launch. When this happens you will get a gray or black screen in the camera preview window like the one shown here that does NOT have any error message associated with it. In this instance, you probably have an older, incompatible, GradeCam plugin loaded and you will need to manually update the plugin. To do this, direct your browser to this link:
Follow the instructions at this link, paying attention to close then restart your browser once you have installed the upgrade. Most users should now be able to utilize their installed document camera.
Scenario 4: Scanning works, but is very slow on Avervision or Elmo brand camera.
This is a common issue with Avervision and Elmo brand cameras. GradeCam reports that this is a function of outdated drivers for the camera, and is not a problem with GradeCam itself. For more information about driver updates for various products: http://help-dna.illuminateed.com/m/4830/l/55420-scanning-with-elmo-or-avermedia-cameras
File a tech ticket request at your site if you are unable to install a needed update yourself.
Scenario 5: Scanning works, but is slow and/or is not reading the answer form correctly.
This occurs for several reasons, including an out-of-focus camera, a camera that is too far above the scanning box around the bubbles, not enough light, or too much light causing glare. The more of the scanning box that appears in the preview window, the greater the likelihood of a fast, quality scan. Although it may work, the screenshot to the left may be less than readable, depending on room conditions. The screenshot at right shows a scan much more likely to be accepted and was achieved simply by lowering the camera.
Scenario 6: Scanning works, but whole sheets are not scanned.
Because the scanning process is sometimes a slow one for the camera to read the answer sheet, a grader may end up moving new sheets into view faster than the camera and computer can process them. To minimize this chance, turn your computer's sound on. GradeCam provides an audible beep when a sheet is scanned correctly.
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Check to make sure that the student's ID number is correctly bubbled. If it is, this is a known ongoing issue with our system. Some students are not properly synced between Aeries and Illuminate and need to be reported for manual entry into Illuminate through the Tech Ticket system until further notice.


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New Children's Partnership report on children and digital opportunity (fwd)
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- fyi... Please contact the Children's Partnership for more info... -ac
For release June 1, 2005
How Can the Internet Help America's Children Succeed?
First-Ever Report by The Children's Partnership Measures the Effect of
Digital Technology on Children
To download the report, visit
The Children's Partnership released today the results of a year-long
study, Measuring Digital Opportunity for America's Children, that
examines if and how technology tools help children 1) increase
educational achievement; 2) lead healthier lives; 3) prepare for the
workforce; and 4) become engaged in their communities.
The Digital Opportunity report includes a review of existing research
and studies to determine how information and communications technology
(ICT) benefits children, as well as an analysis of how low-income,
minority and disabled children disproportionately lack access. The
report also introduces The Digital Opportunity Measuring Stick, an index
of forty indicators that provides a first-ever snapshot of how the
Internet and other ICT are benefiting children. The Measuring Stick can
serve as a baseline for tracking how effectively we are creating and
delivering digital opportunities for America's youth.
The Internet's use among children has grown faster than any other
communications medium in history. Over the past 10 years, the number of
kids accessing the Internet from home has grown from 15 percent to 68
percent. Of the 46 million children ages 7 to 17 living in the United
States, 77 percent live in homes with a personal computer and 90 percent
use a computer at school. Despite this tremendous growth in Internet
use, efforts are still emerging to assess how and whether information
and communications tools actually help children and young adults succeed.
"The Digital Opportunity study found that digital tools are now helping
kids in a number of ways, including managing their chronic health
conditions, improving their educational achievement, and enhancing their
job skills," said Wendy Lazarus, lead author of the report and
Co-President of The Children's Partnership. "Computers and the Internet
are the 21st century's gateway to opportunity for children."
According to the report, while digital tools are enhancing successful
outcomes for young people, they are also seriously disadvantaging those
young people without access and the skills to use them. (See below.)
However, the report also found that when low-income children do have
these tools, they use them to gain opportunities for themselves at
higher rates than wealthier young people.
"We no longer have a computer gap—we now have an opportunity gap for
millions of America's children," said Lazarus. "This disparity is of
increasing concern as digital tools become the way to help young people
succeed in various areas of their lives."
Following are highlights from the report which also includes
recommendations for action. A full copy of the report can be found at
· Digital opportunities are reaching U.S. children today in all
four key areas, with opportunities most widespread in the education
arena. For example, more than half of children ages 7 to 17 use a home
computer to complete school assignments, and public schools are almost
universally connected to the Internet.
· There is a digital opportunity gap for low-income and some
ethnic minority children. For example, 77 percent of children ages 7 to
17 from higher-income households (more than $75,000 annually) use a home
computer to complete school assignments compared to 29 percent of
children from households earning less than $15,000 annually. Also,
white and Asian American children ages 7 to 17 are much more likely to
use a home computer for word processing or desktop publishing (45
percent and 41 percent) than Latino (23 percent), African American (22
percent) or Native American (21 percent) children.
· When access is available to low-income and disabled youth,
information and communications technology (ICT) is beginning to level
the opportunity playing field for them. For example, young adults who
identified themselves as "lower class" are slightly more likely than
others to visit a doctor or clinic because of information they obtain
online. Also, ICT devices, such as voice recognition devices, screen
readers and special keyboards, can help the more than four million young
people ages 5 to 20 who live with a disability to learn, work and live
more independently.
· Home computer and Internet access has become a prerequisite to
children fully realizing digital potential. Some of the most severe
disparities facing low-income and ethnic minority children were clearly
a function of limited access at home to computers, the Internet and
high-speed connections.
· More research is needed to further explore the wide range of
issues related to digital opportunities for children. For example, more
research is required to determine if children with special needs and
disabilities are receiving the digital opportunities they need, and how
ICT is being used to help children prepare for college, find appropriate
colleges and obtain financial aid.
Support for the Digital Opportunity research was provided by the Annie
E. Casey Foundation, though the conclusions are solely those of The
Children's Partnership. The Atlantic Philanthropies, Verizon, and
GraphicMail provided support for the design, printing and dissemination
of this report.
The Children's Partnership is a national nonprofit, nonpartisan child
advocacy organization with offices in Santa Monica, CA and Washington,
D.C. We undertake research, analysis, and advocacy to place the needs
of America's over 70 million children and youth, particularly the
underserved, at the forefront of emerging policy debates. Since 1993,
our work has focused on securing health coverage for uninsured children
and working to extend the benefits of technology to all children and
their families.
For more information or to schedule an interview with the authors,
e-mail DOMS@....
Learn more about The Children's Partnership: www.childrenspartnership.org.
Laurie Lipper
Carrie Spencer
Andy Carvin
Program Director
EDC Center for Media & Community
acarvin @ edc . org
Blog: http://www.andycarvin.com
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stratola had een nieuw logo ontwerp nodig en lanceerde daarom een wedstrijd op 99designs.
Een winnaar werd gekozen uit126 ontwerpen ingezonden door37 freelance designers.
Initial logo that goes towards a younger audience
It will be a logo for a motivational learning company.
the initials are "S A"
please see under "what I want" the link to the client mock up of what they're looking for. or go to http://www.un-marketing.com/SA_logo.jpg
Pretty much an S and an A together, with the earth worked in somehow.
they like script OR cool looking fonts, one style that stuck out for them was the "s" at http://www.specialized.com very distinctive, cool looking design there.
Winner of this could also be asked to desing biz cards/stationary, please let me know cost for that on top.
- Item 1... see the link for client mock-up
- Blues & greens as the main colors
- do not want it to look corporate or "stiff"


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Next in season's change series....
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- here is first a general list of my fanfics. It has beena while since
I last posted in thsi series and I apologize. So muich has been going
on and my writing process is a bit slow but I willd o my best to
carry on and bring more stories in my series to any of you out there
at actuallyr ead my stuff....anyway here is my fanfic list.
Fan fic list:
Seasons Change series:
The accident
The thief
Friday night
How to be a leader by Scott Summers
Something to be thankful for
Gift of giving
Another new year, another resolution
The last semester
A piece of the puzzle
Be my valentine
My snow angel
Black leather
The discovery
Driving me crazy
Guy talk
Just like Frankenstein
Living nightmare
The waiting game
Time to heal
Mind Games
Champaign and french fries
Stirring of the heart
The storm
In the Garden
The letter
The Great Outdoors ********new fic**********
Logan's adventure (needs to be written)
Wedding Bells (needs to be typed in)
the sabatogue (work in progress, idea stages)
R/S series:
New spark in life
New arms to hold you
Hand in Hand
I've found you
Starlight, Starbright
Not another number in my arm
The Journey Home
okay here is the fic now...so, enjoy...
Title: The Great Outdoors
By: Peachy
Teaser: The kids go camping and nature wins
Rating: PG-13
Genre: comedy, drama, outdoor adventures
After about a week of summer vacation, everyone was restless to enjoy
the hot summer days and have some fun outside of school. Xavier
planned a camping trip up north in Canada. They'd get close to two
weeks in the great outdoors.
Storm informed Gambit that this would be the perfect time to start
his make-up paper. He could do it on natural sciences, nature,
weather she was at least trying to give him options and motivation to
do it early enough. He wasn't sparked with any creativity, except
for causing trouble.
Rogue's sunburn finally healed and went away. She was hesitant to
bring her suit on the trip but her two persistent sidekicks wouldn't
let her leave it behind.
Most students had been camping before and everyone was looking
forward to getting out of the mansion for a while. Marie had gone
several times with her parents for Fourth of July trips or Memorial
Day weekend. In fact this would be her first camping trip without
them. After her graduation letter she wasn't sure she'd write
another one to them. She knew she'd probably cave eventually and do
it again, but for now, she was against it.
Scott was hoping for a quiet romantic trip with Jean with their tent
off to the side, away from the crowd for some sort of peace. He got
to lead the trip but he didn't know how easy that would be with the
big ape-bear going along.
At least with Logan and Rogue together, he didn't have to worry about
him with Jean. Oh he trusted her but Logan he liked the guy but he
wouldn't admit that to anyone, ever, even if his soon to be wife knew
it. This would also be a kind of pre wedding relaxation before
planning and organizing got into high gear. He liked that stuff,
cake, decorations, reception dj's, photographers. Logan would call
him wussy for it but Scott didn't care. He wanted it to perfect and
special for Jean.
Xavier decided to stay, he kept getting information about Magneto and
what was going on, in small bits and pieces since the last time they
fought with him. Now Magneto was silent but a new voice was ringing,
that of mutant terrorism abroad. Some even within the US.
It was nerve racking and organized to a certain point. New mutant
and anti-mutant groups formed and protests were increasing. With
mass crowds, acts of terrorism also increased. Some with deep
political messages while others were just random punks trying to show
Anyway, it was getting dangerous and city officials were worried
about it happening in the New York City area as well. So far the city
had been spared.
Scott didn't want to leave him but Felix was staying and many of the
younger students, so Xavier wouldn't be alone. Besides, he wanted
Scott and Jean to get a break themselves. Felix was working on a
project of his own. He was seeing if it was feasible to get enough
forward intelligence on activities from police and FBI databases to
help in prevention of the terrorist efforts, stop them before they
even occurred.
Logan was going too and for the camping trip, he didn't need much.
He lived off the wilderness for long enough to know what to do and
survive with the bare minimum. He laughed at everyone else's
packing, bags upon bags
Storm was also going. Any chance to get back to nature was a blessing
for her. She was also a light packer with a simple netted backpack,
carrying everything she'd need.
Several of the other students were coming such as Simon, who had
glasses and could move at light speed, Jessie who had frizzed blonde
hair, liked Goth stuff, had telekinesis and could use create and
throw electricity. Finally was Jeoff. He could communicate with
animals and understand them, to a point.
Bobby, Gambit and John were looking forward to this trip even more
then anyone else. Camping meant a good load of pranks to throw.
They made sure they had fire crackers, poppers, glue, toilet paper
the works. Who needed clothes they were going to have fun. Scott
didn't even check their bags, which was a blessing in disguise for
The drive there was a long one. They decided to go up to Canada for
only ten days. It was going to be for two full weeks but with recent
anti-mutant activity, it was best not to be gone too long. Jean
brought the cell phone in case they needed to be contacted for
Rogue sat next to Logan leaning her head on his shoulder. He refused
to move in case it disturbed her. He kept getting eyed by Jean and
Scott through the rearview mirror. They woke up early (3 am!) to
pack the car and get an early start and most of the kids slept on the
way there.
St. John spent all his energy talking to Jessie. He kind of liked
her. She was in some of his classes but just like Jubliee had a few
more to take before she graduated. She was just as crazy and out
going as he was. Plus she always laughed at his jokes.
Katherine noticed St. John and the glances and stares he gave
Jessie. She thought it was cute and kept the memory to herself.
She'd have to encourage him if he got cold feet later on to ask her
out he needed a woman in his life. Katherine approved of Jessie.
Finally, five hours later they arrived at the site. Unpacking was
never fun.
"Okay everyone bail out!" Scott said. Trudging form the van were
about a dozen sleeping heads.
"We still have to walk about a mile to the camp site. It's that
way." He pointed to a small path over to the right of the van. The
kids started walking
"Hey wait a minute!" Scott shouted. "See this luggage, it doesn't
have legs you know."
"Everyone take something!" Jean shouted to the troops finally exiting
the car herself. Everyone grumbled turned their heads and went to
pick up items to hike with. The guys got the huge tents and food.
Katherine and Jubliee laughed along with Rogue.
"Thinks that funny well guess who gets the canoe!" St. John smiled
and the three girls had to lug the oblong bulk object. They kept
banging their knees on the edges, bruising them. It also was heavy,
packed on the inside with their stuff and other miscellaneous stuff.
They stopped laughing real quick and the guys got their revenge.
Jessie and Jeoff got the fishing poles and some extra gear.
Finally, the students never thought they'd get there, the group made
it to the clearing.
Every group had to put up their own tent. There was two to three per
tent, guys and girls. Logan was the only person, except Ororo, who
got their own tent. Katherine wasn't mechanically inclined but with
Rogue's help the tent was made.
Gambit couldn't figure out the direction
"Directions, who needs directions " Bobby said playfully. Finally
when the guys tent was done St. John noticed a few extra poles
"Hey what are these for?" He asked Bobby who had put the tent
After he showed the poles the tent collapsed and Bobby had to start
all over again.
Scott came over and handed them the directions, "You know, these may
help, IF you want to sleep tonight " he smiled.
Simon picked up the direction, with his good memory began to assemble
the tent at lightning speed.
Jubilee couldn't help making crude comments while Kitty and Rogue put
up their own tent.
"Rogue " she whispered. "I wonder what kind of wild man he can be
when he comes back to nature." She said eyeing Logan. "I wonder if he
sleeps in the nude. Now that is something I'd like to see and I'm
sure he'd like to show you "
Rogue and Katherine gave her a dirty look.
"Get your mind out of the gutter will you!" Marie said. She thought
about those ideas herself but would never give Jubes the satisfaction
of admitting it.
Logan could hear their giggles and whispers but rather not know what
they were talking about. He thought it was safer.
Logan made the fire that night since his crude but effective tent
took no time at all to put up. He knew how to live out in nature and
survive, he did for many years that he could remember.
Everything was finally set for dinner the first night there.
Everyone sat around, huddling together by the fire. Scott and Logan
decided they could both cook dinner and were civil about the matter.
Over all they did a good job of not burning what they brought in the
Everyone was tired and not much went on that first night but Scott
made sure everyone enjoyed the great outdoors but being up with the
sun so as not to waste the day
7 am was not very popular with the guy's tent or Jubilee for that
matter who could sleep her life away when she wasn't wired and hyper.
Rogue thought it was a total 180 from her personality to sleep like a
hibernating bear.
Rogue and her friends decided to spend their day hiking. It was a
slightly mountainous areas and some places were steep. Rogue could
feel the energy flowing through her. It was so exhilarating and
refreshing to be out here. Away from the big city, relaxing
She remembered to wear sunscreen today since she was out in the sun
all day. She was covered though but she wasn't taking chances.
Though another ice treatment and Logan's miracle lotion was tempting
enough to burn again.
Bobby walked hand in hand with his girlfriend Katherine who was not a
very good outdoor kind of person
"Ow, my feet hurt. Ah! I hate these stupid bugs. It is so hot out
here where are we going?" were comments she made repeatedly. The
group was willing to throw her over the next cliff. Friend or not
Gambit and Jubilee loved the trip. They talked the entire time
together sharing more and more stories, getting to know each other
better. Gambit never missed an opportunity to compliment her
comparing her beauty to nature. Rogue Bobby and Katherine had to
laugh. He was a natural flirt!
Simon even mimicked him, brining the rest of the gang into splits of
Ororo lead the expedition pointing out types of flowers and trees and
animals. Eyeing Gambit to take notes and know this information for
his report. Jubilee was nice enough to help him in his assignment.
They even found a few caves to explore but not too far in. St. John
was kind enough to light the way for them.
Katherine couldn't help but scream at anything that squished, was
slimy or made any sort of noise. Bobby even stopped holding her hand
and carefully moved away.
He came over and whispered to Rogue, "I can't believe I'm going out
with this girl. I didn't know she had this side, I may have to
reconsider " he said jokingly.
Rogue had to laugh. Kitty may hate the outdoors but she was cool
when she was in civilization
As they ventured back for lunch, Katherine saw one thing she fell in
love with, these purple wild flowers. As everyone kept on walking
she stopped and picked several of them. Soon she had a bouquet
Gambit turned to look at her but just laughed everyone else finally
stopped and Storm covered her mouth with her hands
"Cere um, I don't know how to put this to you " Gambit tried
Bobby was laughing and laughing
"Kitty " Jeoff said.
Rogue was shocked as well but no one would say anything but watched
as she picked flowers. Finally she noticed everyone staring at her
and some laughing
"What's so funny Robert Drake! Do I have something on me?!?"
"Your bare knee deep in poison ivy!" Jubilee finally shouted. A
scream enough to wake the dead was heard and she ran out of there,
dropping her flowers.
"Some one help me!' She finally started to itch and spots showed up
rather quick but everyone stayed away.
Storm came up and quieted her down
"It's okay Katherine "
She was in tears "Okay!! It itches and hurts " she kept scratching.
"Jean will have something to put on that I'm sure of it."
"Look at me " she looked like a bad case of the chicken pox and was
red all over her legs and arms.
Rogue was surprised it came up rather quickly, Katherine must have
been highly allergic.
"Shut up Bobby!" she gave him an evil look and a sharp punch in the
shoulder. He was still laughing with St. John and Gambit "You two as
well." She stormed ahead of the rest, eager to get back quickly.
"Now we got to put up with her like that the whole trip It's not fair
well good luck Bobby " and St. John patted Bobby's shoulder and then
walked up with Rogue.
Jean was busy relaxing with a good book when a screaming, crying
Katherine approached. She babbled but it was incoherent to Jean.
"She got into poison ivy do you have anything, please " Storm said
with desperation. Ororo loved Kitty but she couldn't put up with her
complaining anymore.
"Come here Katherine " Jean pilled through her bag and lotioned her
"It still itches "
"It will take away most of it, the rest you just don't itch!"
Katherine sat and sat she couldn't really do anything. The rest went
for a swim, except Rogue (skin issues) and came back. Rogue got
depressed just starring at Katherine in her state.
She went back to the lake. Jubilee and Jessie was getting sun and
guys were trying to drown each other and show off diving in. Finally
they were drying off and Rogue told everyone they should spend the
rest of the day playing cards or something Kitty could do while
sitting there, and help take her mind of itching. Everyone agreed.
Katherine thanked them all for coming back and helping her keep her
That night Logan came back from his own scouting trip with freshly
caught rabbit
"I am not eating Thumper!" Katherine shouted
"You don't have to," Logan smiled and gave her a can of beans
"What's this?"
"Your dinner, if you don't want rabbit."
"I think I'll starve " She set the can down as if it was poison.
She was not having a good time here that's for sure
After dinner they made s'mores and told round the fire stories, each
person adding on to it. Rogue picked up a very clear pattern in
every one. Logan's scenes involved fighting and she could tell he
thought this was stupid, Jean's romance, Scott, logic, Katherine, a
heroine, Storms had nature, Gambit's parts were like mystery novels,
Bobby's was gory, St. Johns was goofy, Simon's boring and Jessie's
was dark and Jeoff had animals in his section of the story. Jubes
you couldn't shut her up and Rogue's own were different each time,
just going with the mood.
As everyone was saying their good night's the guys came up to Logan.
Logan felt like he was being ambushed for something
"Hey Logan," St. John asked. "You think you could teach us to hunt,
like how you got that rabbit?"
Logan thought it a random request but figured showing them how to
make homemade traps and such might not be a bad idea.
"Tomorrow kid. I let you all catch dinner " he left it at that and
went into his tent.
"Well go " Jubes pushed Rogue to go over and spend time with Logan.
Rogue felt awkward about the moment and just went by to say good
She couldn't really knock.
"Come on in "
She was nervous but opened the flap and went inside.
"Nice little place you got here." It was very rustic and not like the
store bought tents of everyone else's.
They sat up talking about more of his stories on his trip and her
Finally she asked a question she wasn't sure he was comfortable
answering, "Logan?"
"What " he replied laying back on his little make shift matress.
"What was the last thing you remember or I guess first thing?"
"His eyes flashed over to her and she avert hers. Rogue thought she
ahd asked a stupid inappropriate question.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't of "
"No " he cut her off. "I remember waking up, it was cold, freezing
out. I couldn't tell you which way was up down, left or right. I
had nothing, not even clothes on my back." He turned to Rogue and
carefully took the tags in his fingers and untucked them from their
nestled location, "except these "
We continued on with his story, "I found a cave somehow, hid in there
till the snow let up. I nearly froze. I found a cabin in the woods
and took some things and left. I lived in the woods for years. Not
sure who I was, what I was, where I was. The worst feeling any man
could have."
There was a silence that circled the tent. Rogue didn't know what
else to say.
"You should go see if you can find anything."
He smiled at her, "I don't know anything about my past, but I know my
present is unbelievable." He hugged her in his arms and she returned
the gesture with a tear in her eyes. Rogue hadn't felt this loved in
all her life.
The conversation lightened and got a bit more serious as Marie talked
about her worries of the future. He held her and told her he would
always be there. She held on to him, and her worries melted away
leaving on his arms.
Finally she said goodnight and Logan smiled when she left.
He'd have her on his mind when he drifted off to sleep.
Jubes wanted all the details but there was nothing to tell. She
wasn't so sure Rogue was telling the truth, but she was. Finally
after the girl talk had died down and the guy's blabbering, a silence
fell over the camp site, engulfing in the sounds of the forest at
The next day the morning consisted of the guys learning the ins and
outs of trap making and setting their own to catch dinner. The girls
relaxed until afternoon fishing trip.
Logan took them out but spent most of his time with Rogue as the rest
fished just a few paces down the stream.
A screech came from Katherine as the worms were applied by the boys
to the end of the lines. She refused to touch the thing.
"That is vile!" she screamed as St. John showed her the worm guts and
she then ran to the bushes and removed her earlier lunch. She cried
and ran back to the campsite.
"Oh! What was that for?" St. john got a hard hit to the back of his
"You're a moron St. John! Go apologize now!" Jessie rambled on.
Even for her, St. John would suck it up and go say he was sorry.
Jubes gave him a dirty look and so did Rogue from a far. Marie
thought that was just a mean thing to do.
He lowered his head and walked along, following the steps of a
frustrated Kitty.
St. John found her crying on a stool mumbling how she hated it here
and she wanted to go home.
Guilt set in real quick for St. John.
"Katherine, look I'm sorry. I thought it was funny and I didn't
think about how you'd take it. I'm sorry."
"It's not your fault. I just can't deal with camping. I hate it!"
"No you don't." She scootched in beside her placing a friendly arm
around her shoulder.
"Come on. Think about it. S'mores, stories, those purple flowers
minus the poison ivy, fish dinners, annoying yet lovable friends.
Just a lot of good stuff sprinkled with mother nature. God mixed it
up just right, just like life back at the mansion. I know you don't
always like it there either. I promise you, you will have a good
time this trip and I willr efrain from anymore Johnisms .Are you
feeling any better?"
She nodded her head no.
"Well lay down and get some rest and I'll make sure you have the best
dinner, without seeing how it was made okay "
She smiled and went to lay down.
He returned to the stream and gave everyone an okay sign with his
hand, letting them know things were doing fine. He caught a big
hopper, all for Katherine.
Logan and Rogue went off a bit, catching fish and setting them free.
Rogue also went in swimming with the new two piece suit, sunscreen in
Logan got an eye full seeing her in it. No one else was around so she
was safe to swim. Logan enjoyed the view. He kept his eyes pealed
to the boys further down, making sure their eyes didn't wander
inappropriately down stream.
When she came out she put on a shirt and Logan held her close,
kissing her shoulder though the wet t-shirt. She felt his lips and
his warm tongue on her body. It was a sensation she won't ever
forget. Rogue thought it was so intimate between them. He always
kissed her and she wanted to kiss him back. She felt shy and
uncertain about it. It was weird, she knew just how to make him go
well beyond the edge thanks to his memories, but a soft kiss made her
Finally she turned to look him in the eye and kissed his collarbone
through his shirt, lightly at first but then more passionately. She
heard his low growl and it made her giggle even during such a serious
That was it, a moment, one they shared together before the rest of
the gang came barreling in on them and they headed back to the
The Girls checked in on Katherine and found her doing well and
feeling better.
"Well, John got a big one for ya and he said he'd cook it in
everything so it will looked delicious. He won't gut it in front of
"Jubes!" Rogue and Jessie exclaimed as Katherine looked a bit green
by that statement.
Gambit was the only lucky one, catching a cute rabbit.
Then showing it to everyone.
Katherine didn't even want to see it and refused to eat it.
Ororo had to follow Katherine on this one. She hadn't seen the last
one alive and couldn't eat it now that she had.
"Look at it it's trapped confined, pleading for freedom."
Gambit kept it for tomorrow. Since they had enough fish for tonight.
Scott and Jean finally came back from canoeing all day.
"How was it? Boy scout didn't tip the boat did he?" Logan asked Jean
"No, and for your information it was a very romantic." She
That night the romance continued on.
Rogue and Logan began talking and then he wrapped a thin spider web
silk thing over her lips and kissed then hungrily. She couldn't
contain herself either. She thought the kiss would never end and
didn't want it to. When he remove his lips she whimpered. "Please
Logan " He grinned and kissed her again.
<Slow and perfect > was his mantra in his head, wanting Marie to feel
loved and cared for.
His hands began roaming just a bit on her legs, up and down. Nothing
more. Logan thought her legs were perfect, muscular and sleek.
Rogue was taking in the sensation feeling his warm hands on her body,
and then other thoughts crawled there way forward.
They weren't of Logan's hands but Shadows. Suddenly his kiss became
claustrophobic and choking her. She grew panicked and pushed away
crawling away from his touch.
Logan thought he did something wrong.
"Oh, God! I'm sorry Marie!" He hated himself for pushing beyond a
simple kiss. He didn't know what was wrong but it had to be
something he did. <Stupid, stupid, stupid!> he though.
She was shaking and he slowly went over to her. She accepted his
"No, I'm sorry. It was wonderful but things .things came into my
head, I didn't want them to they just did." She paused. "He came
back and please don't take this wrong but your hands became his and I
knew what was going to happen from him and and it scared me. I knew
it was you in my heart and you wouldn't hurt me but my head only felt
and saw him. I'm sorry." She began to cry a little and he held her.
"You have nothing to worry about okay. I'm never going to hurt you,
he's never going to hurt you again. I'm sorry. I went to fast."
"You barely touched me "
"No, listen it's okay. We can take this as slow as you want. I'm
not going anywhere "
She loved him and told him so and he said the same. No more kisses
that night but she fell asleep in his arms and he felt like the
luckiest man in the world to have an angel beside him.
Being in Logan's tent for the night had its advantages. Rogue got
lucky. That night Bobby, Gambit and St. John rigged the girls tent
to come pouring down when they tried to open it St. John wasn't
sure that was a good idea after the day Katherine had but Bobby
insisted she'd be fine.
When the sun rose so did the troops.
"Hey the zippers stuck!" Jubes shouted and she pulled on it harder
and harder.
Katherine came over and tried to rip it open as well, and with their
pulling the tent collapsed. And the three girls started screaming as
they couldn't get out. Well Kitty could, she vaporized through it
and looked at the job the guy had done on the outside. She was
impressed but mad.
The guys were out there laughing and the professors were just eyeing
the situation with curiosity. Jean, Ororo and Logan smiled but Scott
wasn't that amused.
Katherine was going to say something but turned when Jubes and Jessie
screamed for help and saw them in the tent fumbling around like a
kitten under a blanket who couldn't get out, this lump just jumping
and squirming and moving about. She started to laugh as well.
She tried to say `let them out' but it came out with giggles.
"I hear that Katherine Pryde!" Jubes said from the inside of the
"St. John!" Jessie screamed.
"Let them out!" Scott finally ordered the boys to action.
"Yes sir!" they replied and let the two girls out.
In turn they repeatedly smacked lightly each of the guys on their
backs to vent their anger at them.
Finally the girls spent time alone canoeing that day. Kitty and
Jubes wanted the scoop on the night with Logan. Jessie was spending
time elsewhere with St. John.
"Nothing much, it was romantic. He just held me."
"You have got to get it on! This sexual tension is killing me!" Jubes
"Jubilee!" Kitty and Rogue shouted in unison.
"I have a skin problem if you have forgotten!" Rogue said.
"Logan is a resourceful guy and I am sure you'll figure it out." She
smiled and winked at her friend.
The guys on the other hand spent their day with archery. Scott was a
bit nervous to give any of these guys a weapon of sort but they
handled themselves well.
That night St. John decided he should start the fire, "might as well
use my resources."
A slight incident occurred and the only thing anyone saw was an
explosion of sorts. St. John did a number on his eyebrows and hair.
Jessica kept him company and poked fun at him all the same. Bandages
covered his most of his face but he would be just fine.
The next day Jean wanted to talk with Logan a bit.
"I know you don't like it when I pry "
"You got that right." Logan said with a stern jaw. He knew what was
"Listen Jeannie "
"Please, hear me out. Just, be careful with her. Her mutation is
powerful and the professor doesn't think she'll ever be able to
control it. If you take your relationship with her even further,
just be careful. I don't want her or you to get hurt. Have you
talked to her about how her mutation works?"
"Yeah I have. I think it's unfair. She shouldn't have other people
in her head like that."
"If you're taking on this role as a protector of her, then be
careful. Having so many minds, memories, personalities in someone is
dangerous and even worrisome. Rogue is handling it better then
anyone else probably could have. I also think that is partially
because of you. I want to thank you for that, just coming back,
being a part of her life. It has helped her a lot."
"I'm not gonna leave. I know she sometimes gets pretty messed up
especially in nightmares. Bits and pieces come out of other people
she doesn't even notice or else she just pushes it away but if by my
being here helps, I'm not leaving, ever."
The two went on to talk more about Rogue, medically and physically
how her life has gone and about her and Logan's relationship. Jean
is just a mother hen watching over her.
While those two were yapping it up, Scott took Rogue out for a walk
to chat as well.
Their conversation was a lot more lighthearted and filled with
Rogue wasn't really astonished to see Scott so loose and carefree and
funny. She, besides Jean, was probably the only other person to know
Scott well. He was always there to help her, through Arron, through
her slight depression, making her alive. She had him to thank for
who she was today, and Logan as well. But he got her started living
They walked in the river a bit. It was a hot day and it was a good
way to cool the feet and body. Rogue, as usual, wasn't paying
attention. She slipped and fell. Scott reached out to her and a
slight touch of skin to skin was made. It was mere seconds and it
didn't faze Scott at all. Rogue felt a slight pull from the second
he held on to balance her. It was a quick flare up and a sharp pain
and then
Rogue got one good shot off from her eyes before slamming them shut.
The bean splintering about five or six trees across the river.
The two were soaked as Scott pulled rogue from the water as she was
crying a bit. She refused to open her eyes. The memories she got
were fleeting, about how Scott was feeling about her at that moment,
his little sister, someone he would die for and cared about. It made
her feel special to have someone think of her like that. The tears
stopped quick as the pain died down in her head.
"I'm sorry, I am so sorry!" She cried out.
"Rogue Rogue .It's okay" He brushed her hair back from her face
carefully and held her.
Logan and Jean were the only one's near by at that time and came
rushing over.
"What happened?" Jean wanted to know.
"It's okay." Scott said.
"Like hell!" Logan was mad. He didn't know why but Marie seemed
She had stopped crying and let Scott's warm feelings flow through
her, easing her scaredness.
"I'm fine " She said finally regaining control of her mind and body.
"Can I open them?" she wondered. She didn't know how long it lasted
but the burning sensation was fading.
"It burns a little but it's almost gone."
"Wait till it's gone then open them okay." Scott said.
She waited while Scott explain that she just slipped and he tried to
stop her from falling and caught her upper arm, the thin amount that
wasn't covered.
Finally Rogue blinked.
"Sorry to give you all such a scare "
"Not your fault Marie." Logan said, "It's no one's fault."
"How much did you get?" Scott wondered
"Don't worry, nothing I could blackmail you with."
They all got a light hearted laugh and went back to the site where
everyone wanted to know the scoop. They heard a distant crash and
wondered what happened.
That night Simon went out of his tent for a nature calling and upon
coming back heard a low growl. He was not exactly aware of that kind
of sound before but to him it indicated that it wasn't good. He
looked around and couldn't see much. He walked at a rapid pace back
to the main site and came across a not so nice brown bear, munching
though the food that they had placed high above in the tree, like one
should. Apparently it didn't work too well.
He was a bit panicked and just ran into Logan's tent.
"Mr. Logan!"
He whispered shaking the guy awake. He was actually having a
pleasant dream for once and was not too fond of being woken up from
"What is your problem Simon "
A low growl was heard
"That!" he replied nervously and terrified.
"It's huge Mr. Logan! I don't dare go out there "
Logan peaked his head out and saw the bear munching away.
Not good, the bear wasn't moving and Logan didn't want to risk anyone
getting hurt. He stalked around him and moved into Simon's tent.
There he saw Jeof.
"Jeof!" he whispered.
"Wha " the kid slowly woke up.
"I need a favor."
"What time is it?"
"Shhh! Early, late depends you can talk to animals right ?"
"Yeah, kind of."
"Good, tell our neighbor to leave?"
"What?" he heard a growl and became terrified himself.
"Well talk to him " they peaked out the tent.
"No way! You do it!"
"I can't talk to animals but you can."
"No! I've talk to house cats, dogs not bears!" he hissed softly.
"Time to see what you can do kid." Logan shoved him out of the tent
and he followed, had to make sure to protect the kid if this didn't
work or one-eye would be beyond pissed.
The bear got angry and saw them. It reared up, standing on its hind
legs. The growl awoke everyone else in the campground. Jean poked
her head out and told everyone mentally not to move or make a sound
and to remain in their tents for now.
Jeof and the bear had what appeared to be a stare down for about ten
minutes. Logan and the rest were unsure what the kid was doing
Finally the bear backed away and left the camp ground
If the fire had been lit, poor Jeof would have been paler then a
ghost. Finally everything settled down and sleep descended once
more, after a long while.
The rest of the trip wasn't that eventful and everyone relaxed and
enjoyed the time off.
At home Xavier and Felix were keeping taps on the rise in mutant
Normality group was born, an anti-mutant groups based in Europe and
the US. School bombings in Munich killing over a hundred students.
Xavier feared it was their sister schools but it wasn't. A shooting
in Paris in a mutant neighborhood area. Funding was being given to
this groups through businesses and government sources. Other
shootings, bombings, fires and such under the flag of "Normailty"
occurred in LA, Miami, Holland, and in Romania.
It was not looking good and the governments were having a hard time
containing these groups, some were even supported by high government
Xavier was scared, scared Erick maybe right. There efforts seemed to
make no effect. But Xavier kne that if he continued to think that
way, all hope was lost and without hope, there is nothing. He
refused to believe that! Things were getting ugly. But Xavier still
did not like Magneto's approach. The brotherhood was funding it's
own terrorist like activities. There had been several congressional
accidents and a governor, all outspoken anti-mutants to fall into
fatal accidents, Xavier didn't think they were so accidental as the
media and police claimed them to be.
New York was still being spared from these disputes but not for
long. Charles worried over the safety of his students. Some of the
schools, especially their Munich sister school was begging Xavier to
take some of the students. Europe was too dangerous right now. Very
few places left for the safety of mutants.
Charles agreed and this coming fall the London school and the New
York school would take several exchange students. Not for education
but for protection.
Xavier thought it was getting out of control and he had to find away
to stop it before it was too late
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Countdown: Biggest Local Stories of 2015
We list some of the biggest local stories for Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley in 2015.
We started off 2015 with SNOW! Both Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley saw some snowfall in January and February. This picture is from Bella Vista.
This photo shows Fayetteville during the February snow.
In April, the Benton County Dive Team found Stacey Hernandez's body after a canoeing accident on Beaver Lake. Hernandez was with friends who all were separated after their canoes and paddle boats overturned.
In the Spring, officials in Washington County began an investigation into two bridges deemed "faulty" by an employee with the road department. The county requested an engineer to inspect the construction of the Harvey Dowell and Stonewall Road Bridges.
In July, an EF-1 tornado touched down in Gentry producing winds up to 105 miles per hour. No one was hurt in the tornado, but buildings were blown over and the strong winds caused other damage.
The tornado hit McKee Foods in Gentry causing damage to an outside building and several employee's cars.
In May, Zachary Holly was found guilty of capital murder. Holly was sentenced to death for the rape and murder of six-year-old Jersey Bridgeman.
In May, days of rain caused flash flooding in the River Valley. A retaining wall was on the verge of collapse in Van Buren. Many homes were flooded in the area.
In May, Debris clogged a drain at the Pavilion Shopping Center in Fort Smith flooding businesses.
Thunder on the Mountain country music festival that was scheduled to be held in Ozark in June was canceled. Ticket holders are still waiting on their refunds from Pipeline Productions.
In August, Fayetteville residents were asked to temporarily conserve water after a pipeline line ruptured causing a leak.
In October, Walmart laid off 450 employees at the home office in Bentonville. CEO Doug McMillon sent a memo out saying that the job cuts are part of a structure change to make the organization more nimble for customers.
Arkansas State Police began an investigation into Benton County Sheriff Kelley Cradduck following grievances filed by two county employees. ASP executed a search warrant and investigators confiscated several documents from the sheriff's office.
In November, the committee ruled that Sheriff Cradduck made an error in demoting the employees. Cradduck upheld the committee's decision and both employees were reinstated to their positions with the sheriff's office.
In November, Arkansas came back to beat Ole Miss in overtime after a two-point conversion by Brandon Allen led to a 53-52 victory!
In November, former Walmart U.S. CEO Bill Simon and two passengers survived a plane crash on Martin Luther King Blvd in Fayetteville. Simon was flying a small private plane when it experienced a drop in oil pressure, crashed on the roadway and hit a pickup truck.
In December, it was announced that the Razorbacks will travel to the Autozone Liberty Bowl to take on Kansas State on Jan. 2.
There has been much controversy over the proposed Elm Springs wind farm by Dragonfly Industries. Most recently, the request for rezoning the land was pulled; however, residents will be able to cast their vote on the annexation of the land on March 1st.
We had another bout of heavy rain and storms on Christmas weekend this year causing widespread flooding and road closures.