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Great locationPosted Mar 11, 2017
Pros: Location
Good location, walk to gondola, transportation center right outside the door. Garage could be cleaner.
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Posted Aug 2, 2016 on Hotels
This was our second stay at The Seasons. Units are privately owned which makes some features a problem. The TV system was difficult to use and the staff had to come to the room to figure it out. No standard procedure. the owners need to provide a list of instructions on how to use the TV.
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Pleasantly Surprised!Posted Apr 27, 2016 on Hotels
We had a very comfortable stay. We were visiting friends up the hill who were staying in a 6* condo. Honestly, we felt like we had every amenity they had, just not the name. I would definitely recommend that people check this out. It is an older facility but the rooms and spaciousness of the condo were everything I wanted, and more. Beds were comfortable as well. We will definitely make this our go-to place in the future when we want to stay in the Vail/Beaver Creek Area.
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Seasons at AvonPosted Apr 5, 2016 on Hotels
The condo was kind if dated. Weird setup with the bedroom window overlooking the walkway. Blinds were in poor shape. We requested a king bed, but got a queen.
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Good Place and convient to the slopes!Posted Mar 29, 2016 on Hotels
Great place for the price over spring break. Walk 100 meters to the gondola. I'll stay here again for sure. Only negative is the condo management doesn't provide cleaning service unless you're there over a week. Most places do everyday or every other day. Don't expect luxury this is a GOOD place.
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Close to Beaver Creek ski areaPosted Mar 29, 2016
Very quiet, clean, comfortable and convenient. Free parking.
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Good family condoPosted Mar 29, 2016 on Hotels
Great spacious condo for skiing with family. Nice view of beaver creek mountain from family room. No view from bedrooms and master bed was a little soft. Well stocked kitchen. Wifi was spotty.
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Great stayPosted Mar 22, 2016 on Hotels
It was a great location. Very spacious
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Not worth the money...Posted Mar 21, 2016 on Hotels
Inside of condo was dated and had a bad smell...seemed like the type of place that would be fine for a few college guys to use for a week while skiing, but wasn't up to my expectations for the family especially for the money.


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Author's note:
Heya guys! Tis' been a while! And yes, I know, I haven't been updating the Homura Café for a while…and it's too soon for me to write another story. But hell! I AM FEELING THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS RIGHT NOW~! And I hope you guys are too!
Well, this story is really about the Spirit of Christmas-in Project K's Homura Clan! Oh, I just love writing stuffs about Homura! They are such an awesome bunch, ne~?
Well, anyways! I'll be writing this ALL the way to Christmas! Hopefully, me exams wont get in my way… Actually, it might. SIGH!
Let's get on with the story! Please read, enjoy and review! Happy Holidays guys~!
Note: This story took place a year before Totsuka's death.
Homura Christmas
Chapter 1: Don't burn the Christmas Spirit too!
December 14.
It was an unusual for Yata Misaki to crawl out of his room, wrapped in three layers of blankets, and dropping to the sofa like a cocoon. He watched the other members huddle in the other couch, bringing their knees to their chest and warming their hands with their breath.
"December hates us…." Kamamoto muttered in a shaky voice.
"The feeling is mutual then." Bandou, snorted, earning laughs from the shivering group.
"I don't think the King would want to go out at this kind of weather." Totsuka said, sitting down beside where Yata had dropped himself, "It'd be weird going around the city with flames around your body to keep you warm."
"Che!" Yata finally blurted out, huddling the blankets closer to him, "I might do that you know! How am I supposed to patrol the place if the friggen' weather is freezing my ass off huh?"
"Think of it as a…vacation!" Totsuka chuckled, patting the blanket where the boy's head was, "Nobody would make a ruckus when it's near a holiday!"
"Except for us…" Yata snickered.
Suddenly, footsteps were echoing in the hall, followed by a nonstop, out of tune song.
"Christmas! Christmas!" A certain member cooed, prancing into the room.
Everyone's eyes stared at Shohei Akagi, still in his night clothes, and had his cap replaced with a Santa hat. His face was sparkling with childish excitement, much to everyone's dismay. They're freezing to death while he's just going around the place with his pajamas…?
"What is it now…?" Bandou asked with a grunt.
Shohei leaped over to where his sempai was sitting and tossed his arm around his neck, "Don't be like that, San-chan! You LOVE Christmas, remember?"
"USED to love it. Grow up already will you? Stop acting like a kid who STILL believes in that old man…" The older man hissed, slapping the boy's hand away.
"No way in hell!" Shohei shouted, before leaning in to whisper, "If I stopped believing in Santa, he won't give me any gifts…"
The two started their usual retorting with each other while the other members sighed in annoyance.
"Gah…so early in the morning…" Rikio grumbled, scratching his belly before standing up, "I'll go get something to eat. Anything in the fridge?"
"Stuffed Turkey!" Shohei suggested.
"That's for Thanksgiving day, you idiot." Bandou stated.
"WHICH we ALSO did NOT celebrate." Shohei huffed, crossing his arms like a little kid.
"We did, actually…." Totsuka said with a smile, "We burnt turkeys remember?"
"Ahhahaha, that one…" Yata laughed and started reminiscing how they lured up tons of turkeys and burnt them to a crispy golden brown, before taking them home and having Kamamoto finish it all in one sitting, "I didn't even get to taste them…geez…"
"THAT'S NOT HOW THEY CELEBRATE THANKSGIVING!" Shohei screamed, "Why can't we have a normal celebration for once?!"
"Because…because…because…nah, " Yata murmured.
" Well, we could have one, but I guess everyone isn't in the mood." Totsuka stated, pointing to everyone who was laying on the couch like some larvae.
"But it's Christmas.." Shohei whined, his eyes averting to the floor, "Everyone's supposed to love Christmas…"
Before Totsuka could say another word, Shohei had exited the establishments with shadow on his once sparkling eyes.
"...That kid..." Bandou murmured, closing his eyes in annoyance, "He's always been like that,"
"Well, we can't blame him. Christmas is supposed to be fun for everyone..." Kamamoto added, marching into the room with a plate of curry, "And I guess we just ruined the poor kid's mood."
"You meant, Christmas Spirit." Totsuka said.
"Yeah, that one."
"Well, we could always celebrate." Yata stated, finally sitting up, "I mean, it's been 2 years since we stopped celebrating that holiday, right?"
"Oh, so Yata-chan wants to celebrate some kid's holiday too, huh~?" Kamamoto sneered.
"It's not just a kid's holiday, Kamamoto." Totsuka chuckled, "C'mon, let's go talk to Shohei."
Author's note:
Well, here's the start! We've got a small dilemma faced by our members with our lil Shohei! I figured he'd be the one most excited with the holiday. HAHAHAH! He acts like the child-spirit of the clan. Anna is more mature than the dude. LOL
Well, how do you like it? I hope I did a good job! THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS! YEY! Falalala lalala~
Please review!
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There really is nothing more frustrating intended for photographers than a camera sensor that is packed with dust and specks. Dust on the fühler happens, it's just a reality of digital camera photographic existence. If you're an outside photographer which has a zoom lens, or perhaps one who transforms lenses in the field, dust and particles will find a way onto your sensor on an almost regular basis. Yet even facilities photographers your distress of an dirty detektor.
A few weeks ago I went to mountain image tour, and was frequently changing contacts in the turbulent and heavy alpine weather. This is a photo taken to demonstrate my sensor dust. All those black specks are fragments of airborne stuff that both gets drew into your fühler when you use a zoom lens, as well as when you change your lens outside the house. The image more than is the consequence.
There's not even too much that can be done about it if you're out on your shoot, aside from know that you will see many time spent on your personal computer editing out those miserable spots out of your otherwise amazing photos. Yet , you needn't stress once you get in touch with your home base, where you can quickly take care of cleaning the detektor and taking away the smudges in some easy steps.
Is definitely Your Detektor Dirty?
Verify to make sure the sensor desires cleaning. It may be quite possible that it does, but the truth is may not understand it. If you shoot wide open, or maybe at larger sized apertures (smaller f-stop multitude, such as f/2. 8) you may not really discover any messfühler gunk with your images until you view these people at fully on your keep an eye on. But at some point you'll wish, or need, to set your aperture to f/8, or maybe f/16; then simply sensor dirt will become noticeable, almost almost like from nowhere fast, to anguish you, structure by shape.
To see if you have sensor dust right now, therefore you won't be surprised the moment you're in the niche shooting, quit down to the aperture with your lens (the largest f-stop number, f/32 for example) and create a photo of an white or light coloured wall. The things i do therefore, is wide open the image through Photoshop and click on Vehicle Tone (under the Images Menu item). Disasters! Do you visualize it? Hopefully your sensor debris won't glimpse as poor as quarry, above. But since you see the dreaded black specs, continue reading.
Step 1) Using the Automobile Clean Action
Many newer DSLRs have a exceptional function meant for automatically washing the detektor. Look for it in the Tools menu with your camera. When using this tool, the camera provides the sensor a number of micro-vibrations the fact that "shake" the dust loose, in theory in any case. You may have to repeat this course of action several times. Good results . some fortitude, and providing your messfühler is not simply because bad simply because the example inside my image previously mentioned, you'll come to be relatively free from most of the sensor dirt and grime in a few mins.
If you don't get this feature in your camera, really do not, there is a means to personally clean the sensor. Eventually, even the ones photographers with auto-clean video cameras will have to rinse their receptors using this manual method, 2 below.
Stage 2) Using Sensor Swabs and Eclipse Fluid
Sensor swabs have been developed specifically cleaning safeguards for camcorder sensors. Used with a few drops of Eclipse cleaning fluid they will clean you fühler clean. Think of it as a tiny Swiffer for your sensor. You can get the swabs for exactly the correct size on your sensor, therefore one swipping in just about every direction could possibly be all you need.
The operation is easy. You will simply put only two drops of the fluid on a pad, after which gently huge the swab across your sensor ONCE, ONE WAY. Therefore change guidelines and swipe the additional way. Chuck that clean away. If you want to repeat the process, make use of a new clean.
Step 3) Power up, Reflection Up
To utilise the swabs you'll ought to keep your mirror up to give you access to the sensor. This can be the tricky part – you don't want your hand mirror to reduced while the clean is still inside your camera.
Unless you have a setting for Fastener Mirror Up for Cleaning, make sure that your battery can be fully billed, and set your camera coverage on Light bulb. The Led tv vs lcd tv setting will assist you to keep the match up until you release the shutter (use a locking shutter release to hold it does not your finger). This way you can access the sensor, and do the quick sensor two-step, swipe quit, swipe best.
Check your results: take one other shot in addition stopped downwards aperture and take a look at the difference.
how to clean camera sensor
There are still three spots nonetheless all the big blobs, and large dust particles are gone. Depending on your preferences, you may be pleased with this knowing that it's a few easy clicks of the clone tool to remove these little faint markings. Or you may want to give the detektor another circular of swabbing. Either way the sensor is super sparkling compared to the original test graphic.
Cleaning your sensor is not difficult, one does need to be careful but it may be very worth the effort. The photographs will cherish you for doing this.
I'd adore to see your messfühler dust scary stories ~ post the before and after washing shots below.
Editor's be aware of notice: if you are scared of damaging your sensor (it can be delicate) you may usually locate a local camera store which offers this assistance. You will shell out a lot more for it than performing it yourself, but once they mar it, they need to replace it to suit your needs. The camera that is! In the event you damage your sensor there isn't any going back. So do follow the directions exactly, and do be cautious. Carry this out procedure for as dust-free, windless space as possible. Please remember to NEVER, POSSIBLY touch the sensor with your fingers. The oil from the fingers can do more deterioration and is very much harder to take out (i. at the. you'll be sending the idea to the supplier to secure that off).


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The debate rages on, and what is becoming more and more clear is that those in the pro-abortion camp cannot—ever—say that a baby in the womb is a human being. Call it anything but a baby: a "product of conception," a fetus, a mass of tissue, a complex collection of cells–but not a human being. To assent to the possibility that an unborn baby posesses humanity means the complete breakdown of any semblence of rationality the pro-abortion movement might have.
It's really quite sad and pathetic, this suspension of disbelief about the nature of the child in the womb, that abortion supporters display. And to me, it's also really, really frightening. It illustrates the departure from rationality that exemplifies the abortion-at-all-costs mentality. How on earth could so many otherwise (in most cases) rational, decent even, human beings be so utterly deceived?
Well, let us never discount the real and present evil that surrounds this tragedy. It's so thick that you can almost cut it with a knife. Satan is the greatest deceiver, and he and his demons are doing their best to poison the minds of people to the point that some think it's okay to kill our unborn, no matter what the circumstance, and for no reason at all. This is why appeal to reason usually makes no difference to the abortion advocate. Evil Incarnate is clouding the judgement of people who should know better.
I recently read a chapter from a book titled, The Marketing of Evil: How radicals, elitists, and pseudo-experts sell us corruption disguised as freedom, by David Kupelian. I plan on purchasing the book. The chapter I read that focuses on abortion, called Blood Confessions, has been deemed by many as the most powerful expose on abortion that they've encountered, and it is. It centers on actual former abortion advocates and abortion doctors and their conversions from the movement. Especially highlighted is the experience of Dr. Bernard Nathanson, the founder of NARAL, the National Association and Reproductive Rights Action League. I wish I could find this chapter in its entirety online so that I could link to it. I agree; it IS powerful and compelling. What I will do is try to highlight the "best" of it for you.
As Nathanson describes his progression from a doctor who performed 75,000 abortions during his career to a leading pro-life advocate, mainly due to increasing science and technology, he says this:
"As a result of all of this technology–looking at this baby, examining it, investigating it, watching its metabolic functions, watching it urinate, swallow, move and sleep, watching it dream, which you could see by its rapid eye movements via ultrasounds, treating it, operating on it–I finally came to the conviction that this was my patient. This was a person! I was a physician, pledged to save my patients' lives, not to destroy them. So I changed my mind on the subject of abortion. There was nothing religious about it. This was purely a change of mind as a result of this fantastic technology, and the new insights and perceptions I had into the nature of the unborn child."
In 1985, Nathanson decided to put an ultrasound machine on the abdomen of a woman undergoing an abortion and videotape what happens. The results were horrifying and shocking, and the film, called "Silent Scream," provoked widespread panic among abortion advocates. In 1987, Nathanson released another film, titled "Eclipse of Reason." Nathanson said:
" 'The Silent Scream' dealt with a child who was aborted at 12 weeks. But there are four hundred abortions every day in this country that are done after the third month of pregnancy. Contrary to popular misconception, Roe V. Wade makes abortion permissable up to and including the ninth month of pregnancy. I wanted to dramatize what happens in one of these late abortions, after the third month. This is a shattering film."
I found the following to be so disturbing, that I cried as I read it. Please read no further if you don't wish to be incredibly upset. But I feel it necessary to highlight the gruesome nature of the procedure.
Kupelian writes:
"Every year in the United States more than a million abortions are performed–including tens of thousands of late-term abortions (after the twelfth week.) Some of these late abortions are carried out by means of amniotic infusion (the injection of a foreign subtance into the amniotic sac) of saline, prostaglandin, urea, or another agent designed to kill the unborn baby. The saline is injected into the woman's sac and the baby swallows it. The baby starts dying a slow, violent death. The mother feels everything, and many times it is at this point when she realizes that she really has a live baby inside of her, because the baby starts fighting violently for his or her life. He's just fighting inside because he's burning.
'One night a lady delivered, and I was called in to see her because she was uncontrollable,' said David Brewer, M.D., of Glen Ellyn, Illinois.
As a military physician in Fort Rucher, Alabama, Brewer performed abortions for 10 years. 'I went in the room, and she was going to pieces; she was having a nervous breakdown, screaming and thrashing. The nurses were upset because they couldn't get any work done, and all the other patients were upset because this lady was screaming. I walked in, and here was her little saline abortion baby kicking. It had been born alive, and was kicking and moving for a little while before it finally died of those terrible burns, because the salt solution gets into the lungs and burns the lungs, too.' "
But amniotic infusion is only one abortion method. Many entail D&E, Dilation and Extraction, in which the baby is cut up and extracted in pieces. There are many late-term D&Es as well. Kupelian tells the experience of Carol Everett, a nurse who started five abortion clinics and helped assist in abortions at these clinics in Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma:
"The question of how doctors could tear apart a virtually full-grown baby is painful, perplexing, mystifying.
'Psychologically,' noted Everett, 'the doctors always sized the baby at '24 weeks.' However, we did an abortion on one baby I feel was almost full-term. The baby's muscle structure was so strong that it would not come apart. The baby died when the doctor pulled the head off the body.' "
Everett goes on,
" 'There are no words to describe how bad it really is. I've seen sonograms of the baby pulling away from the instruments as they are introduced into the vagina. And I've seen D&Es through 32 weeks done without the mother's being put to sleep. And yes, they hurt and they are very painful to the baby, and yes, they are very, very painful to the woman. I've seen six people hold a woman on the table whil they did her abortion.' "
After reading this, I am absolutely unable to understand HOW someone could continue to deny the humanity of an unborn baby. But Kupelian deftly and eloquently attempts to describe the psychology behind the pro-abortion person's mindset, and he does a commendable job.
Kupelian writes:
"Whereas once upon a time pregnant mothers were respectully, lovingly referred to as being 'with child,' today we coldly refer to the unborn, not as a child, but as a fetus. Indeed, the word fetus has taken on qualities and characteristics convenient to the pro-abortion viewpoint–implying something less than human, with little intrinsic worth, and therefore disposable. If an abortionist or pro-choicer looks at a fetus, his eyes will see a perfectly formed human child–for that is what a fetus actually is–but his mind will see something else, an ugly, nonhuman, disposable lump of tissue. Interestingly, if there were no word for fetus, such a switch of realities would be more difficult. The word itself becomes a convenient carrier of the ugly, nonhuman characteristics, and is thus a key tool for denying the humanity of the unborn human child."
Again, to go back to my original post, about Elana Sigall: Her very ability to hear her husband say he "loves that baby" (the baby she goes on to abort), and her own acknowledgement of its humanity makes me shudder, because she is one of the most extreme cases: that of a pro-abortion advocate who does indeed see an unborn baby as a baby, and who chooses to end its life anyway. I desperately pray for the conversion of all those in the pro-abortion movement: it is my duty as a Christian to love everyone…even the most reprehensible. I cannot help but think that there's a special place in hell for people who would love their unborn baby and then go on to have it killed.
If you have followed the ongoing debate in the comments section, you will have realized that no amount of logic or reason is enough to sway the abortion supporter. As human beings, it is hard to admit we're wrong. Kupelian states, "We're dealing with very deep denial here." He recounts his experience with a Planned Parenthood attorney, who, when shown a picture of a five-gallon bucket filled with dead, late-term aborted babies (the result of one day's abortion at a Canadian hospital), his response was "to deny that what he saw were really human babies, and suggested that perhaps they were actually dead monkeys." He denied what was right in front of his eyes.
"Babies? fetuses? monkies? This sleight-of-hand substitution of a false reality for the real one may make more sense when you consider that a skilled hypnotist can cause his subject to see a doll as a real baby and, more chillingly, to see a real baby as only a doll. But we're not talking about hypnosis here–or are we?
When a stage hypnotist can so quickly and dramatically alter his subject's perceptions–making an educated adult forget his own name, believe he's a yodeling champion, or strut around on stage clucking like a rooster–isn't it reasonable to think that whatever mysterious dynamics allow this sort of mental manipulation on stage would also crop up, perhaps in more disguised ways, in real life? If so, how does a population get itself into such a trance, such a grotesque and deadly delusion, all the while believing it has embraced something enlightened and liberating?"
Kupelian goes on, and says that not only is this possible, but it has happened before: the master hypnotist? Adolf Hitler, who played on the latent anti-Semitism of his people, their wounded pride over the total loss of WW I and their subsequent humiliation at Versailles.
"…[Understanding] their need for a scapegoat to excuse their defeat and help them reclaim their national pride, Adolf Hitler played the German people like a virtuoso violinist plays a Stradivarius–not only with emotional speech, but with a massive, relentless propaganda campaign backed by intimidating rallies and terrorizing street bullies. Bypassing reason, he appealed directly and intensely to raw emotion, and he radically altered their perception of reality."
Kupelian goes on to write:
"In America, the process is much more subtle but no less pervasive. First, over the last few decades our nation embraced the notion that total sexual freedom, without restriction of any kind, is a right, an entitlement. We've been seduced into blaming moralists as oppressors, and thus separating sexuality from its God-ordained purpose–the sanctified union between husband and wife within the protective confines of marriage, from which issues the most precious of all things: our children. We have abandoned reason and self-restraint in favor of the self-indulgent fulfillment of our personal desires and lusts. And logically, if sex without consequences is the top priority–which it has become–then abortion simply has to be an option, no matter what.
"Second, a huge factor in making abortion acceptable, indeed, a 'fundamental American right,' has been the change in American law. Whether in Nazi Germany or in Roe v. Wade America, legalizing something is immensely powerful in persuading people of the moral acceptability of immoral acts. In fact, for a great many people, legal equals moral."
Who are the victims of America's abortion holocaust? It's is not just babies and vulnerable women; it's everyone who is "pro-choice"–they've been duped, in the very worst way. "They are victims of sophisticated marketing campaigns designed to appeal to their deepest feelings about freedom and equality while simultaneously hooking them through powerful appeals to their selfishness."
Indeed, Norma McCorvey–the original "Jane Roe" on behalf of whom the Roe v. Wade case was fought and won–has herself admitted the the whole thing was a fraud. She was used by abortion attorneys in their quest to legalize abortion. No doubt a good many of us hadn't heard about this: In 2003, McCorvey filed suit in a federal court to have Roe v. Wade overturned. "Among her 5,437 pages of evidence were affidavits from more than 1,000 women who testified that having an abortion had devastating emotional, physical, and psychological effects on them." (Kupelian)
So, no, appeal to reason is not able to change the hearts and minds of the pro-abortion advocate. Kupelian states, "In truth, it's one thing to make a person do something wrong by deceiving him into thinking that it was right, but it is quite another thing to get him to face that fact that it was wrong and that he has been deceived. The human ego doesn't like to see that it is wrong, and it especially doesn't like to admit it was manipulated by another."
Most of you Catholics have probably heard of or read Peter Kreeft (pronounced Kreft). He is no intellectual lightweight. He wrote what he calls "The Apple Argument Against Abortion," in which he takes a 13 step purely logical, Socratic method of arguing against abortion. Here is the link: http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/abortion/ab0045.html
He has this to say: "I hope a reader can show me where I've gone astray in the sequence of 13 steps that constitute this argument. I honestly wish a pro-choicer would someday show me one argument that proved that fetuses are not persons."
He provocatively (and accurately) concludes:
"I think most people refuse to think or argue about abortion because they see that the only way to remain pro-choice is to abort their reason first. Or, since many pro-choicers insist that abortion is about sex, not about babies, the only way to justify their scorn of virginity is a scorn of intellectual virginity. The only way to justify their loss of moral innocence is to lose their intellectual innocence.
If the above paragraph offends you, I challenge you to calmly and honestly ask your own conscience and reason whether, where, and why it is false."
I think the greatest thing that any of us can do is pray that hearts and minds continue to change about abortion. Another thing is to continue to challenge others when they casually suggest their support for a woman's "right to choose." That sounds so benign, generous, and compassionate. But it is one of the greatest destructive forces in our nation, and it hurts all of us. Challenge it. Don't vote for a politician who is pro-abortion. (Especially one who is the most radically pro-abortion politician we've ever seen, by name, Barack Hussein Obama.) And continue to remind others that a baby in the womb is, indeed, a baby.
Related: The faulty logic of the abortion movement


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Disclaimer: Star Trek is CBS/Paramount's, not mine.
Author's Note: Thanks to JustTripn for her usual fine beta services. I've never done an E2 story before, though I have enjoyed many stories by others set there (thanks, BlueDana, JustTripn, Honeybee, et al). Anyway, I was in the mood for a short fluffy romance, and the E2 universe gave me the perfect spot in which to squeeze one in while playing hooky from grading.
Sports competitions were one of the many leisure-oriented Human practices that had taken on greater importance in their new timeline. T'Pol wasn't sure how fostering sometimes bitter competition among a small crew was supposed to help them survive their peculiar exile, but Archer had explained that it was an escape from the routine of ship life that would actually help increase the bonds between coworkers.
This was, in any case, how she came to be sitting in the newly-constructed 'bleachers' in Cargo Bay 2 watching a volleyball game between the science department and the engineering department. She sat on the bottom row, near the door, ready to depart at a moment's notice should her expertise be required on the Bridge. It would be illogical to hope for such an event, but if it were to occur anyway, she would not regret it.
Captain Archer and Commander Tucker did not share her determination to stay close to the exit. They were sitting on the top row, leaning back against the bulkhead. It surprised her that Commander Tucker had opted not to play volleyball himself during this match. He was instead yelling encouragement to his team, which didn't need any. They were, as the Humans would put it, 'slaughtering' her department. With the exception of basketball, where Phlox's uncanny skill in sinking baskets often proved helpful, the science department usually sat at the bottom of any team rankings. Tucker had recently explained to her that this was because her department was "made up of a bunch of geeks."
Perhaps she should attempt to learn the skills involved in more of these sports so that these competitions need not be so consistently one-sided.
Besides the tedium of watching her department lose yet again, T'Pol found these events trying for another reason: even after all this time, Humans did not realize that many of their private conversations carried extremely clearly to her, whether she wanted to hear them or not. Thus, she knew that at this moment Corporal Cole and Corporal McKenzie were gossiping about how Commander Tucker had turned down Lieutenant Hess's request that he become a sperm donor.
Sperm donor?
T'Pol sat up straighter and eavesdropped with greater intent. While she had long assumed that Commander Tucker would eventually choose a Human mate — though he had as yet shown no marked interest in any particular female — this was a possibility that had never occurred to her.
Her eyes rose involuntarily back to where Archer and Tucker were now debating the practical challenges of installing a swimming pool in the ship. As usual, Archer was arguing in favor of the project and Tucker was raising objections.
Meanwhile, McKenzie was saying, "She said she still considers herself married to Gus, so she can't really bring herself to start a relationship with someone else, but she doesn't want to lose the opportunity to be a mother. And she thinks Trip would be a great dad."
"What did he say?" Cole said. She looked rather appalled. For once, T'Pol sympathized.
"He said he was really flattered but he just wasn't ready to make that kind of commitment."
T'Pol let her ramrod-straight posture relax just slightly.
"Imagine doing that just to bring a kid into this weirdness," Cole said. "I'm not sure I'm really on board with the whole idea of having kids at all, no matter what the captain says. And sperm donor? That's… just so not romantic. Though I could see where that might work with Trip. Just get him playing dad, and he might figure he might as well play husband too."
"I told Anna she should talk to the Captain. He's the one who says we're going to need a next generation to fulfill our mission. But she didn't look too thrilled by that idea."
"I wouldn't be either. But then again, who knows, maybe he'd order Trip to do it." Cole snickered unpleasantly.
Now T'Pol's eyes rose to the captain. Would Archer order such a thing? He had certainly done worse, with the survival of Earth at stake. Her gaze shifted to Tucker, who looked curiously back down at her. She quickly turned her head back to the game. Would Tucker be willing to go that far to please his captain? Or would he oppose the idea as persistently as he did the swimming pool?
McKenzie said, "Actually, I wonder if the captain told his senior officers to stay out of relationships for now. It's kind of an unfair advantage, being the top dogs and all. And not a single one of them has hooked up yet."
Cole shook her head. "That's not it. Well, maybe with the captain it is. But haven't you seen the way Trip watches T'Pol? That poor boy still has it bad."
T'Pol felt an eyebrow rise involuntarily. Cole was deluded. Since their unfortunate journey through the vortex, Tucker had not made the slightest attempt to engage her in further discussion about a romantic relationship. Indeed, compared to the time before their 'exploration,' when he had pestered her endlessly with arguments or invitations, he was merely cordially professional now.
"It's sad," Cole continued. "But one of these days he's bound to realize there's just no point."
"And you plan to be there when he does," McKenzie said.
"Why not?" Cole said. "I've got some time to let this play out. Sooner or later he's going to get lonely, and a nice warm unattached Human is going to start looking real good to him."
T'Pol felt an unpleasant contraction in her chest. She had often reflected on the inevitability of this herself.
"You don't think it's a little depressing, being second choice to a Vulcan?"
"Not if it gets me what I want in the end."
McKenzie shook her head. "I don't know, Amanda. A nice warm unattached Human is going to start looking really good to you after awhile, too. What if everyone's already hooked up and you're left out in the cold?"
"That'll never happen. There are two men for every woman on this ship," Cole said. "And I'm not ruling anything out. It's not like I'm taking a vow of chastity or anything. I just think Trip's the nicest and cutest guy on the ship. He's worth waiting for, at least for a little while. And I don't think I have to worry that T'Pol's suddenly going to come around."
McKenzie snorted. "No, no worries there. Poor Trip. But then he's always had a thing for the alien ladies, hasn't he?"
"Yeah, well, they're pretty safely unattainable, aren't they? I mean, think about it… a Vulcan? He got a little freaked out when I came on to him, but it wasn't like he wasn't interested at all. I think he just wasn't ready for something serious. When he is, he'll come around." Cole shrugged. "And if he doesn't, I'll figure something else out. But the way I see it, the odds are in my favor."
McKenzie snorted. "Amanda Cole, master strategist."
Indeed, T'Pol thought bleakly. Corporal Cole's logic was unassailable.
"You okay, T'Pol?" T'Pol looked up, surprised, at Captain Archer smiling down at her.
"Thought I'd better come down and cheer up your department a little." T'Pol blinked up at the captain, finally connecting the increased tumult around her to the process of teams changing places. Of course. Her team had lost expeditiously, as usual. The next bracket up was MACOs vs. Armory.
"Commander Tucker believes they are a bunch of geeks," T'Pol said.
Archer laughed. "They could definitely use a power server. Maybe you should try helping them out sometime."
"Perhaps I shall," she said. She decided to let Archer handle any consolation. It was not one of her strengths. She had actually attempted it after the last match and had been met by deeply nonplussed looks. "Yes, we know it's just a meaningless competition," Ensign Sato had told her. "Though I believe 'it's just a game' is the more common way to put it. Don't worry, we'll be fine."
"Vulcans don't worry," T'Pol had responded, and Sato had given her a deeply pained smile.
Indeed, if T'Pol had thought it through more carefully, she probably wouldn't have said that. Because while it was true that Vulcans in general didn't worry, this was not the case in a Vulcan who had exposed herself to Trellium-D over a period of months, debilitating her neurological pathways and emotional control.
Enterprise had recently traded her extra stores of Trellium-D for antimatter and food, a process that had turned up a shortfall in their inventory that had forced T'Pol, in all good conscience, to confess her secret to the captain. He had taken it better than she had feared; Phlox had actually borne the brunt of his displeasure at having been kept in the dark about her addiction.
She and Phlox had both hoped the passage of time would help her regain her emotional control. But nearly a year had passed now, and T'Pol was forced to acknowledge that simply overhearing a casual conversation between two women during a volleyball game had left her filled with dread.
It was pointless dread, too, for it was actually the best possible outcome that Commander Tucker should find a Human woman with whom to mate. Certainly it was the outcome most likely to make himhappy. She looked up, watching Tucker boisterously congratulate his victorious team. Then he traded places with Archer to console her team, although in his case this appeared to take the form of merciless teasing.
Cole and McKenzie had both joined their teammates in warming up for the next match. Cole moved with an easy and confident grace. T'Pol had no doubt that Commander Tucker considered the corporal an attractive woman. The two had much in common, as well, and could no doubt produce healthy and intelligent children. In all regards it was a logical match.
A hand fell on her shoulder. T'Pol looked up.
"You better join us up there," Tucker said, gesturing. "When the MACOs and the Armory are playing, the lower rows are dangerous. Especially if you're not paying attention."
"Since my department has been eliminated, I could use this time to perform other duties."
"Then you should have left immediately. If you do it now, it will be taken as a snub. Better come on up."
She followed him. Tucker was often helpful to her with subtle social niceties, and she did not wish to be interpreted as snubbing anyone today. Besides, it was agreeable that he wished for her company.
"I knew Trip could get you up here," Archer said, as he joined them. "You looked very alone just sitting down there on the end of the bench by yourself."
Then it had not been Tucker's idea at all. T'Pol glanced coldly at the engineer before responding, "Vulcans do not require company in everything they do."
"But you should have some once in awhile," Tucker said, clearly unrepentant. "Besides, we may have to break up a riot, so the more senior officers we have available, the better."
"I hardly think a riot is likely."
"I don't know about that. Malcolm and Hayes are just as much at each other's throats as they ever were. Sometimes I think they should just go get a room."
"A room?" T'Pol said.
Tucker opened his mouth as if he might try to explain, then shook his head. "Forget it."
Archer got one of those half-swallowed grins on his face and said, "T'Pol says she might consider taking up volleyball."
"Really?" Tucker said. "You should, you know. Your poor team could use any help they can get. If you want any pointers, let me know."
"Why didn't you play with your department today?" T'Pol asked.
"Because I was trying to give your guys a hope in hell of winning, that's why."
Archer smirked. "Trip has never lacked confidence in his athletic ability."
"Indeed," T'Pol said. "I am surprised, Commander, that you would not want to take the opportunity to pass those superior abilities along to another generation."
Tucker said, "Excuse me?"
"Forget it," T'Pol said.
Archer chuckled. "So you've heard about that, too? It must be all over the ship by now."
Tucker's face had turned a rather vivid shade of red. "I have every intention of passing along my superior genes to another generation. But only if and when I choose to do so."
"The crewmen I overheard speculated that Captain Archer might order you to cooperate," T'Pol said.
"That had to be a joke," Archer said.
"Possibly. But you are considered to be a keen proponent of the next generation."
"Could we please not talk about this?" Tucker said. "Could we please just watch the game?"
They watched the game for awhile.
Eventually, Archer said, "I sure as hell hope that's not something I'm going to have to order people to do."
x x x
Time passed, and the captain had not yet felt compelled to order anyone to reproduce, perhaps because they were beginning to do so voluntarily. The crew had certainly begun to pair off, some going on to marry, others going on to have spectacular break-ups. Corporal Cole dated widely and gained a reputation as a heartbreaker. Lieutenant Hess got pregnant with the help of Crewman Rostov's sperm, which made Crewman Kelly furious, which eventually, somehow, resulted in a wedding between Crewman Rostov and Crewman Kelly at which Lieutenant Hess served as Matron of Honor. Humans were very strange.
Commander Tucker had yet to date anyone, as far as she knew, for which T'Pol was privately grateful even as she waited for that moment Corporal Cole had predicted, when a warm, unattached Human would become irresistible to him.
Almost two years into their exile, Enterprise came across a system with an M-class planet that featured a surprisingly comfortable climate and abundant life, with no signs of development. After extensive orbital scans established that it appeared to be no more dangerous than any other planet — for Earth itself was not lacking in natural hazards — the senior staff had to have a discussion they had never envisioned: Should they perhaps attempt to colonize this planet, rather than staying aboard ship?
It was not that they did not intend to keep Enterprise space-worthy, in light of their ultimate mission, but this was an actual uninhabited planet on which to raise families in far greater comfort and quite possibly with far greater security than they could find in space. Indeed, if their ultimate mission to stop the Xindi failed, a completely separate, thriving Human colony would provide a different kind of survival for their race.
Ultimately it was decided to focus on restocking their stores from the planet's resources while three teams were detailed to survey three likely sites for a possible base camp settlement. To T'Pol's surprise, Archer assigned Tucker to her team.
"Why isn't the Commander leading one of the teams?" she asked.
"I want to see how Reed and Sato handle command," Archer said. "It's about time they were promoted. I also think Trip is looking a little worn. I'm not sure what his problem is. Maybe he just needs a little time outdoors. So… you know, don't work him too hard."
"I never work anyone too hard," T'Pol said.
Archer sighed. "The man needs a break, T'Pol. No major responsibilities, okay? He's been keeping this ship together with baling wire and spit for two and a half years. And he's been trying to keep other peoples' spirits up and ignoring his own needs. Not to mention that if we decide to do this base camp, he's probably going to be the one in charge of getting it set up."
"You could simply assign him shore leave."
"Yeah, I know, but with Trip you never know what sort of trouble he'll get into. I'd rather he be with you. Just … keep it light, that's all I'm saying."
Conscious of Archer's guidance, T'Pol kept Tucker with her the next day when she split her group into pairs to research various aspects of the first potential base site, which was a rolling terrain adjacent to a stream-fed lake about twenty kilometers safely inland from a somewhat tumultuous ocean. They had to land the shuttle on the broad shore of the lake since there were no other clearings large enough.
Rao and Baird were focusing on the local hydrology, as well as water chemistry and biology, while Kimball and Fisher were going to study the local geology, soil structures, and plant life. T'Pol and Tucker hiked through the forest to the nearest elevation, scanning for local wildlife and assessing how practical it would be to clear part of the forest to build a settlement. "You don't see old growth forests like this very often," Tucker said, after using his phase pistol to cut through a downed tree trunk took a full two minutes. "How many growing seasons is that?"
"Three hundred twenty-three," T'Pol said, scanning the massive tree's growth rings with growing concern. "Including, every seven years, a marked increase in radiolytic isotopes."
"The trees areradioactive?" Tucker asked, with an instinctive step backwards. "That didn't show up on our earlier scans, did it?"
"The levels are not very high," T'Pol said. "Not dangerous. At least not with moderate exposure."
"But if we were going to use the wood to build dwellings…?"
She shook her head. "I wouldn't recommend that. Especially not for housing children or pregnant females. Not unless we could find a manufacturing method that strips out or neutralizes those elements."
"Strike One," Tucker sighed. "That's a biggie."
"I'd be more concerned about what event occurs every seven years to irradiate them."
"Okay, so maybe that's Strike One and the trees being radioactive is Strike Two."
They hiked further up, though T'Pol wasn't sure why she didn't just call a halt to the investigation. It would make more sense to immediately go determine whether the same phenomenon existed at the other sites. But the woods were quiet and soothing, and she decided to let the other teams finish their tasks.
The local animals, mostly rodents, occasionally dived into holes as they approached. "Have you noticed there aren't any birds in the trees?" Tucker said. "I don't see anything flying. Not even insects."
"Yes," T'Pol said. "Also no tree-dwelling animals, as far as my scanner shows."
"So life has evolved here to dwell only underground," Tucker sighed. "All this beauty, and every seven years, wham! When is the next round due? Not this afternoon, I take it?"
She looked at him standing a little slumped in the dappled light under the trees and decided Archer was right. Tucker looked tired and depressed. "I would have to measure more precisely to be certain, but I think it is at least two growing seasons away." She noticed one of the ground-dwellers dodge back into a burrow. "If you don't mind, Commander, I would like to do more detailed scans of this animal's dwelling. Why don't you sit and relax for a moment?"
"I'm fine, T'Pol. No matter what the captain said to you."
"You look tired."
Tucker scowled and sat down on a low boulder. "It's so pretty here," he said. "Maybe if we just stopped by periodically to take a walk and roast marshmallows over the campfire …" He sighed. "Do we even have any marshmallows? Maybe that's one of those foods we've already run out of."
She scanned. The animal's burrow went deep — far deeper than was typical of most ground-dwelling rodents. "Why are you tired? Are you not sleeping well?"
"I told you, I'm fine."
She just turned and looked at him.
He sighed. "It's just sinking in, that's all. That this is it. Our lives are what they are. Daniels isn't going to show up and magically transport us back to where we're supposed to be, which frankly suggests to me that we ultimately fail, and Earth is destroyed. So I guess this is better, at least marginally. At least my sister hasn't died yet."
"Perhaps you are also lonely for a warm unattached Human female," T'Pol said.
He stared at her. "Excuse me?"
She turned back to her scanner. "There is an extended family of rodents down below. Apparently they only come above ground to forage."
He didn't say anything. T'Pol pocketed her scanner and sat down next to him. She was exquisitely conscious of his warm body radiating heat next to hers, of his familiar scent, of his breathing, even of the tension in his hands.
"Actually, for whatever reason," he said, "it seems I'm only ever lonely for you."
And then he took her hand in his and they sat there, hands linked, in silence. T'Pol felt her heart start to thump unpleasantly. It felt good to have that physical connection, but she also felt a great weight of despair coming from him, as if this was an ending rather than a beginning. It occurred to her that he had perhaps reached that point Corporal Cole had predicted, when he was ready to move on to something attainable.
He sighed deeply. "Why is that, do you suppose? Why do I only want what I can't have?"
She couldn't think of a single thing to say that would soothe him, so instead she turned to kiss him and then it was all flaring hunger and a sharp desperation to touch and be touched. There was no technique, just awkward fumbling out of inconvenient clothing, a graceless shove, the two of them rutting on the soft forest floor, and when she came it was with a gasp of barely-suppressed tears. How could she have ever contemplated life without this? How could she not have understood what they were to each other?
He held onto her possessively. "I want this for the rest of my life," he said. "If you don't … I don't know, I think maybe I'll go crazy or something. How can you say this doesn't mean anything?"
"I can't," she said. "I was wrong."
He stared down at her. "I must be hallucinating. Did you just say you were wrong?"
"I didn't know I was wrong," she explained. "I was trying to be right. But I was wrong. I am yours. We are mated." She caressed the side of his face. "I'm sorry."
"Sorry? That you were wrong?"
"Yes, but also that you had no choice about it. I didn't realize…"
He squinted at her. "What the hell are you talking about? You don't think I wanted this?"
A rustling nearby made them both turn their heads. A large brown snake had raised its head and was darting its tongue in the air. Trip fumbled for a stick on the ground near them and brandished it at the snake. "Move along, now. Nothing to see here."
The snake appeared to agree, or at least took fright, and slithered off.
"Kind of had a Biblical feel there for a minute. That'll teach you to fornicate in the woods, sonny!" He helped her up, and they brushed leaves from each other and dressed. Once they were back in their uniforms, he got an anxious look on his face and said, "Can I kiss you?"
She nodded, so he did, then wrapped his arms around her. "You're not going to tell me we can't be together, are you? Or that it will have to be seven years until the next time, or some other weird Vulcan shit?"
"Well, let's hear it for pretty radioactive forests," he said. "I really hope this isn't something that's going to wear off when we get back to the ship."
"I am sorry I have made you so unhappy," she said. "I thought you would be better off without me."
"I can't give you a child."
"I don't care about that."
"You will."
"So I'll just be a really good uncle to every other kid on the ship. It's okay. Who knows, maybe Phlox can figure out how to help a Human and a Vulcan have a kid together."
"I would welcome that, if it were possible."
"Well, hell, just knowing that makes me feel really optimistic. We'll be all right." He grinned at her, and his confidence cheered her. She believed him. Somehow, they would be all right.
"We should check the next landing site," she said. "It is possible, if not very likely, that the radiation phenomenon is purely local."
They set off down through the woods. Going downhill on a forest floor carpeted with leaves that hid almost every hole and rock required more attention than going uphill had. He took her hand. "Do you think Jon had any idea what we might get up to down here?"
"He told me you needed a break."
"He said the same thing about you."
She stopped and stared at him. "He said nothing to me about that."
"That's because he knew there was no point. But he told me maybe I should try to get you off alone, have a talk. That maybe it was draining you, being the only Vulcan stuck on a ship full of Humans, with no escape in sight." Trip laughed. "I said if that was true, having me remind you of it was hardly going to help any."
"I don't generally think of the captain as being particularly gifted in interpersonal dynamics, but perhaps he did suspect something."
"So what are we going to tell him?" Trip asked.
"What do you want to tell him?"
He licked his lips. "I want to tell him that we're getting married." He stared at her, eyebrows raised, hands on his hips, lips almost twitching into a smile. She recognized it as his old pre-argument stance.
"Very well."
His mouth fell open. "What, just like that? I don't have to talk you into it? No objections at all?"
"None. You are my mate. We should marry."
His grin was almost as brilliant as Earth's star. They kissed again, and then they celebrated with another, less frantic bout of copulation — after checking the scanner to make sure there were no snakes or crewmen uncomfortably nearby.
Afterwards, T'Pol stood patiently as her fiancé brushed leaves off her hair and uniform. She was not sure she had ever felt such a fulsome sense of satisfaction. It was as if the universe had been hanging just off center for months and months and finally had been put right.
"You know, I don't need any damned marshmallows," he said. "I don't care if I never see another one ever again. You're my marshmallow…"
She stared uncertainly at him. He meant well, that was certain, but if she remembered correctly marshmallows were pale, lumpy confections consisting of air bubbles whipped up and then hardened in a sweet gelatinous medium.
He was continuing happily, "…sweet and soft , and fun to eat after you've gotten it all heated up and gooey…"
She had never tasted a marshmallow herself. Gelatin was an animal product. "I really don't believe there is any comparison worth remarking on."
He laughed. "Sure there is. Something I can poke with a stick and light on fire..."
"That is an extremely undignified analogy."
"…luscious and lickable and…"
He was going to be insufferable. But she remembered how to play this old game, even if it had been suspended between them for far too long. "Perhaps I was too precipitous in accepting your marriage proposal."
"Too bad, you're stuck now. Don't worry. I'll only compare you to sweet things in private. You can live with that, can't you?"
Was that a touch of real anxiety in his voice? She turned and looked up into his smiling face. Yes, perhaps there was a small, nervous touch of seriousness there. "I believe I can cope," she said calmly, and put her hand out for him to take.
He took it, then gave a sharp little sigh and leaned down to kiss her again.
"We'll be fine," she said reassuringly, echoing his earlier remark.
And she truly did believe it. All would be well now, no matter how strange their existence got…just as long as she had this.
Corporal Cole would just have to figure something else out.


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Who We Are ...
U2 Can Speak Toastmasters is a company club that meets weekly on Thursdays at lunchtime at Raytheon in Dulles, Virginia. We provide a friendly atmosphere for acquiring and practicing public speaking skills which aid in giving business presentations, answering on-the-spot questions with finesse, and feeling comfortable in front of an audience. Our club also offers plenty of Leadership Opportunities which will help you become a better leader and/or manager.
Sound like something you can benefit from? We are always looking for new members. Please drop us a line using the Join Us form to the left, give one of the officers a call or drop by a meeting as a guest. We will tell you all about Toastmasters, and how you can join the fun!
Where We Are ...
Raytheon Company, 22110 Pacific Blvd Sterling, VA 20166 [Map]
News and Events ...
Upcoming Meetings and Events
Our next meeting is on Thursday.
Employees - we are meeting in the Cleveland Conference Room.
Guests - please Contact us in advance so we can have your visit request approved by the site.
Policies require thatvisitors must be US Citizens, Permanent US Residents or Employees. If not, we'd recommend Toastmasters Meetup to find another great club nearby.
Once you have been registered to attend, please meet us in the lobby at 11:45 am.
(Employees can meet us in the lobby or come directly to the room)
Employees - Room Changes:
Default is Cleveland (101-R12-2 - 1st floor, just off the lobby)
Changes on 3rd Thursday of the month:
7/20 - Garfield (2nd floor, above lobby)
8/17 - Hayes (2nd floor, by printers)
Everyone: please meet in the lobby, as usual.
Toastmasters Leadership Institute
Toastmasters Leadership Institute is a great opportunity for you to ramp up your own
Toastmasters experience, learn and refresh, and make new friends.
Trained club officers are the best predictor of club success.
The Summer TLI dates have been announced on the District 29 website:
Saturday morning, Jun 24th - Fairfax (Fairfax County Govt Ctr)
Saturday morning, July 22nd - Ashburn (Verizon)
Saturday morning, July 29th - Woodbridge (Ferlazzo Building)
Thursday evening, August 10th - Vienna (Navy Federal Credit Union)
Distinguished Club Program
Toastmasters International recognizes clubs for meeting goals related to the Distinguished Club Program (DCP).
The Toastmasters year runs from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017.
Official Report at Toastmasters International
U2 Can Speak Plans for 2016-2017: President's Distinguished (9+ goals, minimum 20 members)
Status as of June 8, 2017: 9 Goals Complete! 24 Members
plus additional communications, leadership and membership goals are in progress!
Members who have Completed Individual Goals this Toastmasters Year:
- Ying - Advanced Leader-Silver (ALS)
- Ying - Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM)
- Radhika - Competent Communicator (CC)
- Kristi - Competent Communicator
- Michael M - Competent Communicator
- Jennifer - Advanced Communicator-Gold (ACG)
- Anthony - Advanced Communicator-Bronze (ACB)
- Istvan - Competent Communicator
Congratulations to all!
Toastmasters Goals and Resources
All Toastmasters members and clubs are always working toward goals.
The Toastmasters member educational program is based on two tracks - Communication and Leadership.
These tracks can be worked on simultaneously. All new members receive manuals to guide them through the program.
Members and clubs who work toward the Toastmasters International goals learn a great deal and are recognized by Toastmasters International in the form of awards.
More information about the educational award system can be found on the Toastmasters International website.
Communication Goals: The first 10 speeches are the basis of the Competent Communicator (CC) award.
Leadership Goals: In parallel with the communication track, members work toward the Competent Leadership (CL) award by following the manual or accomplishing the listed criteria, mainly by fulfilling club meeting roles.
New members receive 2 manuals when they join: the Competent Communicator (CC) manual (projects related to speeches) and the Competent Leadership (CL) manual (projects mainly based on meeting roles).
Advanced Communication and Leadership Goals: On the communication track, once a CC is achieved, members begin working toward the Advanced Communicator (AC) awards.
The first two advanced manuals are free after the CC is submitted! On the leadership track, some of the criteria for the advanced goals can be met while still working on the initial level.
Each Advanced Leadership level has a list of leadership experiences or projects to accomplish.
Becoming a club officer is an easy way to get started meeting one of the Advanced Leadership goals.
Even new members can serve as officers.
Club Goals: Toastmasters International runs a program to recognize high-performing clubs through the Distinguished Club Program (DCP).
Goals are related to Communication and Leadership accomplishments for both individual members, officers and the club as a whole.
When the club focuses on meeting these goals, it can help the members meet their individual goals. Reports are updated at least weekly: DCP Report for Club 8224
We are: District 29, Division E, and Area 55, Club 00008224
Links for Potential Members:
About Toastmasters
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Toastmasters listing for our club (additional contact info)
First Speech (Ice Breaker)
Links for New Members:
Competent Communicator Manual Summary (thanks District 4!)
Competent Leadership Manual Summary
Club Meeting Roles
CL Tracking Form (Excel download)
How To Documents
Links Related to Club Leadership:
Distinguished Club Program (DCP) Report
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Resources (from District 29)
Club Constitution and Bylaws
(Download) Distinguished Club Program (DCP)
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Advanced Communicator Goals
Advanced Leader Goals
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Alternate Room Locations: Garfield (102-R12-2 above lobby) and rooms by the copiers: Hayes - 2nd floor/Grant - 3rd/Lincoln - 5th or Buchanan - 6th


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a) The school is open to all children with a connection to a Parish Community. A preference card, signed by a Priest which acknowledges that one of the below criteria is met, must be received by the school for each child wishing to enrol.
The criteria for the preference card is as follows:
The child has been baptized or is being prepared for baptism in the Catholic Church.
The child's parents/guardians have already allowed one or more of its siblings to be baptized in the Catholic faith.
At least one parent/guardian is a Catholic and although their child has not yet been baptized, the child's participation in the life of the school could lead to the parents having the child baptized.
With the agreement of the child's parents/guardian, a grandparent or other significant adult in the child's life, such as an aunt, uncle or godparent, undertakes to support the child's formation in the faith and practices of the Catholic Church.
One or both of the child's non Catholic parents/guardians is preparing to become a Catholic
b) Once a Preference Card has been obtained, an Enrolment Contract Form can be filled out which parents sign indicating that they consent to their child participating fully in the Religious Education Programme and to pay Attendance Dues to the Catholic Integrated Schools Office. The Preference Card and Enrolment forms are then presented at the school.
a) Up to 48 children with non-preference status may be on the school roll.
b) Parents are able to place their child's name on the waiting list at any time. Children will be offered placement as vacancies occur, and in accordance with the school's policy.
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New Year, New Band!!
I promised 2017 would be a good year and it's shaping up nicely!
The new Lynne Chwyl Band is getting ready to hit the stage in the very near future! Stay tuned for our upcoming poster with details, coming soon!!
I've really missed you all and I couldn't be happier with this band of minstrels on the journey with me! See you soon!!


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Megan Green is interested in taking out a personal loan for $1,550. However, last year an identity theft scam left her with poor credit. Since then she has learned about the perils of identity theft from personal experience as well as from a variety of sources, including the August 18, 2009, article "Avoiding the Identity Theft Underworld†on a website. Because of the resulting poor credit score due to the identity theft and the fact that she is providing no collateral, the bank is going to charge her a fee of 3.0% of her loan amount as well as take out the interest upfront. The bank is offering her 16% APR for six months.
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Match ends, Celtic 1, Partick Thistle 0.
Celtic moved 14 points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership, with Scott Sinclair's first-half strike enough to secure a 12th straight league win.
Ryan Edwards and Ade Azeez threatened early for a positive Partick side.
But a Celtic team showing eight changes edged in front after 16 minutes when Sinclair's clipped finish exposed a static defence after a free-kick.
Thistle were doughty opponents but have now gone seven league games without a win and remain bottom of the table.
An 18th consecutive win in Glasgow derbies against Thistle took Brendan Rodgers' side further clear of city rivals Rangers at the top of the Premiership – and they have another game in hand to come.
Thistle, who had the chance to jump to eighth place, were unable to use their extra game over their rivals at the other end of the table.
Celtic grind out victory
The defending champions did not produce their best form against dogged opponents, but they found a way to win the game.
That in itself is a useful attribute and Rodgers will have been cheered by Sinclair's goalscoring effort.
Other players given a starting spot were not as persuasive, with Mikael Lustig and Jozo Simunovic not looking entirely solid at centre-back, the latter being robbed by Edwards early on only for the Australian to finish weakly.
Despite being out of sorts at times, Celtic still had opportunities to secure a more convincing win in the second half, but they found Tomas Cerny a difficult obstacle to beat in the Thistle goal.
Moussa Dembele saw an early effort after the break deflected wide, then the Thistle goalkeeper saved well from Patrick Roberts, Sinclair and again from Dembele, whose strong run and powerful finish looked destined to find the corner of the net.
Substitute Stuart Armstrong also had an attempt on goal saved as Celtic sought the second goal that would have eased any nerves inside the stadium.
Celtic's academy graduates
The attention was drawn to 18-year-old Calvin Miller making his competitive debut at left-back, and fellow youth development products Callum McGregor and Liam Henderson also both started the match.
The former can be quick-witted on the ball and industrious, while the latter's rangy running and set-piece delivery are threatening.
It was Henderson's clever free-kick – which caught the Thistle defence unaware – that created the decisive goal for Sinclair, who met the cut-back with a clip over Cerny.
Miller's first involvement was to win a tackle and he mostly looked composed on the ball and eager to surge upfield.
He might have scored, too, when a series of one-twos around the edge of the area ended with him cutting into the box, but his effort was smothered by Cerny.
It wasn't a wholly comfortable night for him though, since his direct opponent, David Amoo, was quick and strong enough to occasionally brush the youngster aside.
When that happened again in the second half, Rodgers immediately turned to the experienced Emilio Izaguirre and Miller was soon replaced after a steep learning curve for the teenager.
Thistle prompt and probe
The visitors refused to merely sit deep and look to close down Celtic's passing angles. They pressed and harried much closer to the Celtic goal and the home side never found their usual fluency and rhythm.
With Amoo capable of troubling Miller, and Azeez aggressive enough to discomfort the two Celtic centre-backs, there was promise for the visitors to build on. The best of their play, though, came through the creative figure of Edwards.
The Australian was quick and nimble enough to make a mark on the game despite opposing Celtic captain Scott Brown.
One burst past Brown led to Edwards feeding Azeez and the striker's awkward finish was brushed wide by Celtic goalkeeper Craig Gordon.
The visitors' lack of composure in the final third was a feature – Azeez had another low drive pushed wide by Gordon, while Ziggy Gordon's finish lacked conviction after the full-back galloped into the penalty area – but they kept Celtic on their heels at times.
When Chris Erskine mis-hit the ball from a cross, it bounced to Sean Welsh, but he shot tamely straight at Gordon.
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Second Half ends, Celtic 1, Partick Thistle 0.
Attempt missed. Danny Devine (Partick Thistle) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
Foul by Leigh Griffiths (Celtic).
Danny Devine (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Scott Brown (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ryan Edwards (Partick Thistle).
Foul by Leigh Griffiths (Celtic).
Danny Devine (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Leigh Griffiths (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Liam Lindsay (Partick Thistle).
Attempt missed. Leigh Griffiths (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Hand ball by Abdul Osman (Partick Thistle).
Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Chris Erskine.
Patrick Roberts (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Callum Booth (Partick Thistle).
Attempt saved. Patrick Roberts (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Substitution, Partick Thistle. Kris Doolan replaces Adebayo Azeez.
Attempt saved. Stuart Armstrong (Celtic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
Attempt blocked. Liam Henderson (Celtic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Leigh Griffiths (Celtic) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Substitution, Partick Thistle. Adam Barton replaces Sean Welsh.
Substitution, Celtic. Leigh Griffiths replaces Moussa Dembele.
Attempt saved. Sean Welsh (Partick Thistle) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Tomás Cerny.
Attempt saved. Moussa Dembele (Celtic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Foul by Jozo Simunovic (Celtic).
Adebayo Azeez (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Celtic. Stuart Armstrong replaces Scott Sinclair.
Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Callum Booth.
Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Tomás Cerny.
Attempt saved. Scott Sinclair (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution, Partick Thistle. Chris Erskine replaces David Amoo.
Emilio Izaguirre (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Emilio Izaguirre (Celtic).
Ziggy Gordon (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Moussa Dembele (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Scott Brown (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Sean Welsh (Partick Thistle) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.