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Following the admission that she'd possibly-maybe had a sex dream starring Juan Pablo (what else would constitute a dream being "steamy"? Did you sweat next to each other in a sauna?), Elise spent the rest of the episode crowing about Chelsie's adolescence.
But first there was the date, where JP was able to pull out his one and only how-to-interact-with-the-ladies move, singing and dancing to Spanish songs. Literally. He does this with every woman he encounters one-on-one. Even his daughter — remember when they were in the car? It's a particularly apt moment to compare the two, as we have JP in a car with Chelsie to start off their one-on-one, singing and dancing to a Spanish song. Right before she begins to act like a total child. She's 24, so, there's that.
After eating a bunch of delicious-looking Venezuelan food, here comes the actual date: a casual bungee jump. Oh, great, that's fun for the stomach. And both Juan Pablo and Chelie admit that they're scared. But Chelsie's really scared. So much so that both of them go into their de facto mode: baby and parent. Literally, he shushed her like a baby, hugging her and stroking her back while he cooed, "Listen, nothing's going to happen." All really bolstering Elise's case.
Which: you know Elise is watched this last night, cackling in a room somewhere full of friends (maybe some random strangers) as she pointed at the television. Someone probably yelled "nailed it!" before they high fived.
But after a billion years of hemming, hawing, and coddling, Chelsie relented and they took the damn leap.
Of course we later learn why Chelsie is so scared: as a teacher in a sea of dentists (her family must have intimidatingly good teeth), she was the black sheep. But she asserted that she lives in the moment and only ever wants to be happy. That, Juan Pablo later asserted, is all he needs and wants in a woman — someone carefree and easygoing. "That's wifey material," he declared.
Of course the comedy train returned shortly thereafter, with Elise continuing her crusade against Chelsie age in conversation with another contestant. Seriously, the moment Elise admitted she's 27 to the other girl she'd been complaining too about how young Chelsie is — after said girl guessed Chelsie to be "25 or 26" — was just perfection. Speechless. Chelsie got the rose, by the by. It was the best day of her entire life! Mine too, Chelsie: mine, too.
Prior to the Rose Ceremony, Juan Pablo showed up to make the girls breakfast. And he made breakfast. I actually wanted to eat all of that, no lie, but I'm hungry all the time so what else is new. But the appearance was actually a switcheroo: they're not going to have a stuffy cocktail party; Juan Pablo wants a pool party! And a pool party he shall have. "This is a great day of being el bachelór," he declared.
But what happened next was more akin to a parade of tears. Sharleen declared to him her frustrations with the cameras; Clare looked herself in the bathroom upon seeing the duo steal a kiss after he consoled her. Then Clare came down and cried to him, too — because crying to House Mom Renee wasn't enough, apparently. It's just because the "process is weird," you guys. Clare then went on to explain that what she feeling wasn't jealousy — by literally using a textbook definition of jealousy. "It's not jealousy; I just want it to be me."
But there's no time for all of that nonsense now, because things are "getting real," as JP oh-so-eloquently mused. Is it getting real, Juan Pablo. Really, really real? Courtney Stodden rill? I must know the answer. Apparently, the answer was: too real for Christy, who was very upset. And perhaps not real enough for Lucy, Free Spirit, who is forced to twirl her way back to Santa Barbara and her life of being naked and friends with Kate Upton. I never knew the search for true love would be this real, you guys. I didn't think it would drive us all this crazy.
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Anyone got a photo of a preening standing bluebill? I have a customer that wants a mount done with a bluebill standing preening with one wing out. Im thinking that a bluebill would be pretty awkward standing with one wing extended. Got any pictures?
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...is the name of the book, Bruce Burk is the author, Winchester Press is the publisher copyright 1976
Lots of good pictures taken for carvers and taxidermist.
oldy, but a goody.
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Friday, June 11, 2010
Yesterday (Thursday) the Sunnyside Police Department began enforcing Washington's newly-revised law restricting the use of wireless devices by motorists.
Under the newly-revised law, texting or improper cell phone use are considered primary offenses; meaning that drivers can now be pulled over for those offenses alone.
Texting while driving has been against the law since 2008, cell phone use was considered a secondary offense, so officers had to see a different violation in order to make a traffic stop.
The revised law also prohibits the use of electronic devices by younger drivers with an intermediate driver's license or learner's permit with or without a hands-free device.
Deputy Police Chief Phil Schenck reminds citizens, "There are exemptions to this law including those wearing hearing aids and those reporting an emergency to 9-1-1. Exemptions will be inquired about after the stop has been made and Sunnyside police will do everything they can to get those people back on the road quickly and safely."
The Sunnyside Police Department also reminds citizens improper use of a cell phone or texting while driving does warrant a $124 ticket in the state of Washington.


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I completed my first marathon relay today.
Neighbor K suckered me into a five person relay team. I was very reluctant, but you all know I'm a sucker for trying something new. We drove down to Monterrey yesterday and picked up our bibs, ate the pasta dinner, drove the course, and attempted to go to sleep early. Get five women in a room, trying to sleep is a joke! No one slept well on the pull out couch or murphy bed.
Woke at 3:30 am to catch the 4 am bus to the start line. I went to the first leg. Arrived and stood around in the cold, dark, and fog waiting for sunrise and the start.
I have to say, it was incredible. The mass of people all grouped on the hill ready to run. Trying to run with a crowd is definitely a challenge. And meine Schwester was right, I got caught up in the moment, and my first mile was done in 9'26". I averaged out to 10'10" per mile over my segment, which wasn't bad considering I had to walk a little ways to get rid of a side cramp. Too much excitement. At least I wasn't throwing up in the bushes like one girl, or pissing on a tree like many guys.
I had a little bit of a hill and just at that moment, a nice rap song came up on the ipod and I ran faster. It was run passing people for a short distance. I wanted to sprint the end, but I'd put out too much in the beginning and just couldn't pull it out. I also shouldn't have done that big run on Thursday. The Sunday before, maybe, but not so close to the race.
Our baton was actually a slap bracelet. I managed to find the next team member, Neighbor K's cousin, S. I slapped the bracelet on her wrist and away she went. I could have waited there for the bus, but it was going to be another three hours before they were allowed to move, so I decided to just walk to the next stop, another five miles away. I walked it pretty consistently and made it in less than an hour and a half. Wow, do I hurt! I logged a good 10.39 miles today.
Cousin S was there when I reached the end of the second leg. We rode the bus together and eventually arrived at the finish line. Ate a lot of fruit and drank a lot of water. Found the other three members of the Quick Chics. Our team finished with a time of 4:59:13. Overall, I think that is just amazing that we made it in under five hours. Of course the winner of the marathon did it alone in about two and a half.
I still haven't really gotten the running bug, but I'm trying to remember that it did make me feel good. It also meant that I came home, made a big plate of steak and potatoes and didn't feel guilty at all.
Here is what my run looked like. The second leg was basically flat averaging 16'43".


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Ł14m for Scottish NHS
The Scottish Health Minister Susan Deacon announces plans to hand over an extra Ł14m to the NHS.
It is new money from the Treasury and is Scotland's share of additional health spending.
Health boards will get half the sum in order to pay for more intensive care and high dependency beds and new equipment.
During the winter the Government came under fire for not having enough beds to cope with the flu outbreak.
The rest will be spent on local health services including centralising GP administration.
Ms Deacon welcomed the additional cash - but repeated that the Scottish Executive does not just want to spend more - it wants to spend better.
The funding comes as several health trusts in Scotland are facing big overspends - including one of Ł12m in Tayside.
'Spend better'
Ms Deacon said: "This investment is further evidence of our commitment to continually invest in and improve the NHS in Scotland. Health is a top priority for the Scottish Executive and this is reinforced by our decision to allocate this extra money to the NHS.
"But as I have said before, we must not just spend more - we must spend better. That means directing resources to areas of greatest need and where patients will benefit most.
"That is why we are targeting an extra Ł6.8m to intensive care and high dependency beds and to medical equipment.
"In my statement to the parliament on 12 January, I made clear that we would review the provision of intensive care and high dependency beds and take appropriate action wherever improvements could be identified.
"We have now received the independent Audit Report of the Scottish Intensive Care Society and are taking forward its findings."
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Another great session. Lots of interesting content. I just wish the audio was available for download.
About to be involved with an academic embedded design project.
Discipline is Training (eLearning & mLearning development)
thank you
HW R&D, medical devices
Excellent class again
Thanks Fanny; excellent presentation. Missed two days back
Firmware Engineer in Medical Devices using wireless comms to sensors with 3G data backend
Thank you Fanny.
Thanks, good session
Thank you once again.
Good lecture!
Thank you Fanny and Alex
thank you all for joining and hope to see everyone back tomorrow
Thank you for the presentation and answers
we will look at some smaller anechoic chambers for higher frequency measurements tomorrow
there is gradient abxorber that's thinner and works well
for higher frequencies, such as 900 MHz and higher you may not need cones
yes - the cones are made of absorptive foam that kills reflections
The cones in the testing chamber are for killing reflexions?
tomorrow we will look at controlled environment test methods
Typically trying to measure over the air in the open air environment is difficult because there are many sources of signals and interference
another way may be to look with a spectrum analyzer and see if the spectrum looks like Wi-Fi or frequency hopping BT
to determine the wireless sytem used, you may try a wireless monitor (sniffer) or look inside at the chipsets used.
Thanks for your time Fanny
How can we determine what type of wireless system is used in a home appliance (ex. heating sensor communicating wirelessly with a heating device)
Thanks for the chipset comments!
Figuring out signal loss vs. terain, you may look into ray-tracing simulation packages.
We had good luck with TI as a chipset vendor with good support. Silicon Labs is also good. When it comes to Wi-Fi, Ubiquity is a good vendor, but may be hard to get their attention for low volumes
Thank you fanny
Thank you.
thank you fanny very informative
Thank u all very much. It feels good to be part of this :)
For ad-hoc networks with mobile nodes - yes - you can lose coverage, so it's important for the network to be able to 'self-heal' and find alternate routs.
Mgr Eng, sw/hw/fw
Tyhank you very much. Good presentation.
Good afternon to every one
thank you Fanny, Alex.
Thank you Fanny
Thank you also Alex
New design to transmit RS232 data to multiple slave and master nodes. Your overview has been moxt helpful.
Good afternoon, everyone
Fanny, thank you for today's presentation, very informative.
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@Pedro Salazar, North Scottsdale by Princess Dr.
As Fanny said, go the module route, if low volume. I've been in Enterprise 100k-1M/year radio, and support from all of the "big three" is rough, some off-load support for say $40k & ca. $200/hr. thru third parties.
Question - In an Ad-Hoc network structure, does the network have potential to loose coverage areas because of individuals moving locations?
Maybe some mention of chipset focus on consumer wireless (i.e., range vs. throught, and scalingof users/clients) vs. Enterprise/Industrial? Perfect business sense, but essential to be aware of this industry wide dichotomy.
Chipsets: are there any reccomendatins for vendors that are easy to work with with low volumes. (My experience is that Broadcom is VERY difficult)
@Pedro Salazar, Yes in Scottsdale
Lots of general test equipment at work
No RF test test equipment
No RF Test Equip yet
Tektronix MDO4104-6 Mixed Domain Oscilloscope (1 GHz analog scope & 6 GHz spectrum analyzer)
for which frequency did you calculate the budget?
Test essentials:
power meters (peak sensor, given complex modulations), one-box tester (combined VSA & VSG, aka LitePoint, Agilent or R & S), VNA (for all detailed RF bard work), Spectrum analyzer, with freq. at least 3x radio band of operation (TX harmonics, spurs, etc.), wideband horn antenna & pre-amp.
Shield/screen rooms/boxes for most RX testing
are there any good free resources for figuring out signal loss based on terrain considerations??
No ownership of RF measuring tools
I have Spectrum Analyzer.
Personally I've got Spectrum Analyzer, Signal Generators, Measuring Receiver (High end sommunications test set), Network Analyzer.
Work only has a Spectrum Analyzer
Spec an and packet sniffer
Tektronix MSO5204
spectrum analyzer and RF generator (agilent)
not much at the moment
Don't have test equipment.
Don't own test equip
Essentially "system integration" of radio modules- naive to expect "turn-key anything at 5 GHz ;-) FEM, LNA, switchs, filters & diplexers used to leverage reference design of chipset vendors. Modules lag chipsets by 1-2 years. Certain chipset vendors, i.,e Atheros, put the 5 GHz outside ther chipset/module, so somewhat forced to "roll your own." Difficult to get support form chipset vendors (understandably) if volumes are below ca. 1M/month. Antenna integration/matching, and conducted vs, radiated (OTA) RF performance are constant issues. Also, regulatory compliance is expensive & time-consuming, esp. if lots of countries involved, & 5 GHz much more "scattered" than 2.4 GHz.
I´m taking this course just to understand the basics of wireless. My plan is to use OTS products
Desygn my own
looking at adding connectivity to devices for an existing std netrwork
Mostly user, no development for wireless
Embedded firmware on energy harvesting low power RF (EnOcean Alliance)
Partial turn key with a desire to possibly use alternatives to lower cost.
Turnkey, propietary
Due to (1) price and (2) extreme power sensitivity and (3) size constraints, I am looking at the chipset route.
No Wireless at this time.
Very much standards / architecture oriented (TVWS needs standardization to achieve economies of scale) but early in the technology cycle so also lots of tweaking under the covers
using BLE now, change to proprietary
Combination of both. Depends on where we are.
I would be trying to use a Turn-Key setup rather than designing my own.
Trying to use an establish solution and trying to understand its operation.
802.14 mesh network for wireless communication with remote sensors
probably will be designing our own
we designed a protocol for MICS
I am doing a propietary implementation
I´ve used OSC over WiFi and I´m planning to use bluetooth to connect Android with microcontrollers
HW RF design: 802.11 abgn & BT in a VoWLAN radio & cutom, small, embedded antenna design for a hand's-free, speech recognition "communications badge" used in health-care, hospitality and oil/gas/mining Enterprise verticals
CAN and Iso-CAN Transceiver.
No wireless project right now. Gathering knowledge.
embedded firmware. Nothing wireless yet
LMS - Electrical Engineer, short range, high noise - little experience
hardware and software engineers for medical device
Sales of healthcare solutionsthat is dependent on communications
SW&HW R&D Engineering
No wireless projects at this time, but hope to play with it in the future.
No wireless project at this time
Wireless senor network (based on zigbee) for IoT
WSN for medical sensors
Mostly software, some hardware. Very little experience with wireless
Tektronix applications engineer
EE, technical translator for Rohde & Schwarz
embedded sw, communications
milenasukovic: Audio has started. It is woking for me (after reload) on imac with 10.7.5 and safari.
Embeddes software, drivers
no audio on my macbook air os x 10.7.5, switched to this while updating my imac to mountain lion os, did the audio lecture start?
HW/SW R&D Engineering
@ZA you are in scottsdale too!
Hello from Ravensburg,
Mostly hardware with some firmware software.
Greetings from Halland
Academic embedded design
Military Systems - System Test
Electro-mechanical product development
Embedded systems consultant, hardware and software.
Current project is a wireless medical device
Hello from Vienna
Business Development ... currently focused on TVWS ... rural US and emerging markets overseas
Wireless data monitoring, Renewable Energy
HW & SW Tinkerer ~ Interactive Art
Hi - From CA, working on M2M Smart Metering with G3 GSM Module. isidro
Hardware/software support-development
Hi from Portland
Warming up in Silicon Valley...
Good Morning from CA
one more in Boston!
An antenna question ... For LE Bluetooth to a cell phone or tablet, with the tablet standing vertically and my device flat (horizontal), what antenna orientation would you recommend?
almost there... no sound yet
Good evening from snowy Munich.
Another Bostonian here!
Good morning everyone, from Scootsdale, AZ
Hines checking in
Good morning from Edmonton, AB
greetings from sydney
Greetings from Boston where we have a splendid morning. jb
hi all
Hi everyone. I missed yesterday´s class but I´m glad it´s still there to play on demand :)
Good morning.
mornin' all .... from beautiful upstate New York! (Fingerlakes Region)
Hello from Oregon
Good Morning everyone!
@somaira u from PAKISTAN?
@sumaira its 2102 hours
hye all and good morning !
For how long time these lectures are available for listening here?
Good morning from Scottsdale
Good Morning from Frosty San Jose, CA.
It's 34°F now with a High of 65°F.
Good Morning from GA
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Place-kicker Josh Brown and cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie were added to the Pro Bowl player pool on Tuesday, replacing Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski and cornerback Malcolm Butler.
Gostkowski and Butler opted out following New England's loss to the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship game.
Rodgers-Cromartie had three interceptions and 13 passes defensed in 2015 and was a Pro Bowl pick in 2010 with the Arizona Cardinals.
Brown made 30 of 32 field goals in 2015. This is the first selection to the Pro Bowl for the 13-year veteran.
Quarterback Eli Manning, an alternate named to the game in place of injured Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, and wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. are also part of the Pro Bowl.
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Marilyn Manson + Alice Cooper Add More Dates to 2013 'Masters of Madness' Tour
Little by little, there are more shows coming together as part of the proposed Marilyn Manson and Alice Cooper trek. After only a handful of dates initially surfaced, the two rockers have fleshed out the itinerary to span the entire month of June.
At present, the 'Masters of Madness: Shock Therapy' tour currently begins at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colo. The trek winds through the Southwestern U.S., before detouring in the Midwest to Cleveland and through the upper Midwest. The trek is currently scheduled to wrap in Rockford, Ill. on June 28.
In addition, Manson has also announced a pair of warm-up shows just prior to the trek. He'll be performing in San Diego, Calif., and Tempe, Ariz., on May 29 and 30, respectively, in advance of the run with Cooper. Some of the tickets for the dates announced have gone on sale, while other ticketing details still have yet to be revealed. To stay up to date, check Manson's website here.
Alice Cooper / Marilyn Manson 'Masters of Madness' 2013 Tour Dates
5/29 — San Diego, Calif. — House of Blues (Marilyn Manson only)
5/30 — Tempe, Ariz. — Marquee (Marilyn Manson only)
6/3 — Morrison, Colo. — Red Rocks Amphitheatre
6/4 — Salt Lake City, Utah — USANA Amphitheatre
6/6 — Los Angeles, Calif. — Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal City Walk
6/7 — Tucson, Ariz. — AVA Amphitheatre
6/8 — El Paso, Texas — Don Haskins Center
6/10 — Grand Prairie, Texas — Verizon Theatre
6/13 — Cleveland, Ohio — Jacobs Pavilion
6/15 — Montebello, Quebec — Marina Montebello
6/17 — Columbia, Md. — Merriweather Post Pavilion (feat. Gwar)
6/18 — Reading, Pa. — Reading Eagle Theater at the Sovereign Center
6/20 — Gilford, N.H. — Meadowbrook U.S. Pavilion
6/23 — Pittsburgh, Pa. — Stage AE
6/25 — St. Charles, Mo. — Family Arena
6/28 — Rockford, lll — BMO Harris Bank Center


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By DAVID GREEN
There's a small box on top of the old roll of wrapping paper at the Observer office. It gets opened every year or two when I forget just what's inside.
I took a peek three weeks ago and rediscovered some old Observers that someone once gave me. I have the April 9, 1892 edition spread out beside me. The paper was published on Saturdays 117 years ago—its 17th year of existence.
This was several years after the State Line Observer name and was now back to the original Morenci Observer. It's back in the days of no photographs and ads taking up a third of the front page.
The lead story on the front is called "In This Vicinity: The Events of Seven Days Newsily Chronicled." Here's a sampling:
• Winfield Baker is now employed in an Adrian cigar factory.
• The North Morenci factory will commence cheese-making Monday.
• Mrs. V. Whitney, who has been with her mother, of circus fame, for some weeks past, returned here last Tuesday.
• Fred Richards, boot and shoe dealer of Hudson, with his wife, was here last Tuesday; and Fred wore a No. 11 smile, all because of that Democratic victory in Hudson.
Seneca resident Than Burch was described by Observer editor Vern Allen as one of the expert sportsmen of the Shooting Club. Than made the front page after he nearly made a "sudden transition to the hunting ground of the hereafter."
He accidentally swallowed carbolic acid and his life was saved by promptly introducing to his stomach such readily obtained articles as eggs, milk and lard, and not in small quantities. This helped him rid himself of the poison.
So much of life revolved around horses. Orin Stair was looking for a team: "good roadsters, stylish lookers and well mated."
Charles Acker was offering the services of his stallion, Banker Rothschild, Jr., for $8. Banker had quite a heavy schedule: Mondays and Tuesday at the owner's residence; Wednesdays and Thursdays at Rorick's livery barn in Fayette; Fridays and Saturdays at Clark Bros. feed stable in Morenci. He got Sundays off.
Page 2 offers news from around the state, such as the report of the felonious assault of a woman by three lumbermen, and the resulting threats of a lynching; the destruction of a basket factory in Holland due to a wind storm; the report of a peppermint refinery under construction in Kalamazoo; and the discovery of a gang of chicken thieves (six to 14 years old) in Menominee.
Accounts of accidental death go into great detail, such as the man who was crushed by a box containing four large plate glass windows. "His skull was broken and his face jammed out of all semblance to humanity."
This issue is loaded with election results. In Fayette, "some of our extremists" made a fight for mayor and clerk and could not be credited with any motive other than "personal spite."
In South Medina, the United Brethren (liberal) Sunday school had its election, along with the United Brethren (radical).
One page is devoted almost entirely to medical matters. From Carter's Little Liver Pills to Dr. Harter's Wild Cherry Bitters to Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root—there's something here for every ailment, including lameback, rheumatism, scrofula, billious-headache, lumbago, La Grippe, catarrh, dropsy, costiveness, consumption, torpid and disordered liver, dyspepsia and all female diseases.
One of those female diseases is a hysterical nervousness that causes rich, pretty and educated girls to elope with tramps and coachmen. "Nervous women seldom receive the sympathy they deserve."
The Morenci School of Telegraphy claimed to have tuition lower than any similar school in the country. Fifteen minutes away via the Lake Shore & Southern train, Fayette Normal University offered 10-week classes in shorthand and typewriting in addition to regular college courses for just $27, room and board included. "Beautiful Location; No Saloons."
It's always a fascinating trip to look back on life a few generations ago. I'll leave you with a few words of wisdom: A little lard and sulphur, well mixed, and rubbed along the back and around the tail, is one of the best remedies for lice.


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Compelled step by step to actions whose consequences they could neither see nor prevent, Thomas Covenant and Linden Avery have fought for what they love in the magical reality known only as "the Land." Now they face their final crisis. Reunited after their separate struggles, they discover in each other their true power - and yet they cannot imagine how to stop the Worm of the World's End from unmaking Time. Nevertheless they must resist the ruin of all things, giving their last strength in the service of the world's continuance.
©2013 Stephen R. Donaldson (P)2013 Penguin Audio
"Joy is in the ears that hear."
The 10th book in the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant series brings it all to a close (for the 3rd time.) I started the original series in 1979 and the first two Chronicles remain some of my favorite books to this day. Donaldson instantly trapped me between sympathy for Covenant the leper and hatred for Covenant the rapist. The Land and the people in it were amazing and I was forced to root for Covenant the antihero to succeed because the Land was so special: Bannor, Saltheart Foamfollower, Mhoram, the Forestals, the Raynyhyn, Revelstone, Andelain, Soaring Woodhelven – I loved it all. That is, except for Covenant himself, although I was willing to let him slide if he would step up and save everyone else.
Then the second series started and my heart was broken when I saw the devastation that had been wrought upon Land. The pain I felt for the inhabitants of the Land was palpable. All of a sudden I was a fan of Covenant because this travesty had to be addressed and he was the guy to do it. Now I resented Linden because she wasn't Covenant and had no right to be more important than him. Again Donaldson convinced me to change my mind and root for her to succeed so that she could repair the damage that had been done to the Land. I even enjoyed his wordy writing because I was able to spend more time in the Land that way. Those two series turned me into a lover of Fantasy books.
When the third series started I was ecstatic and pre-ordered the hard cover version of the first book. It didn't take long for the series to feel like a money grab that was exploiting my love for the Land. The books were full of uber-beings, time travel, and forgettable new companions for Linden. The Giants, which were so memorable in the first two series, had become expendable and boring. The same could be said for the Haruchai and when Linden once again summoned Covenant from beyond the grave I felt like a fool for continuing to read. The third book was by far the worst of the bunch and thus my expectations were pretty low heading into this finale.
But if you are reading this review then you have probably read/listened to the prior books in the series and there is little reason to stop now. Donaldson returns to his old self (too much at times) and once again I found myself rooting for the defenders of the Land. I started to care about the Giants and the Haruchai again and it felt a lot more like the first two series. Donaldson couldn't resist mixing in more uber-beings, time travel, and "Deus ex machina" but he doesn't go too far. This book felt more like the original books than any other in the final series and I don't feel exploited for having listened to it.
As any Giant will tell you, "Joy is in the ears that hear" so if you are a long-time fan know that it is worth being summoned to the Land for one final time. This finale has stirred within me a desire to re-experience the first two series again and I plan to do just that. I still have my beaten up original paperbacks but this time I plan to listen instead of read and have picked up the First Chronicles on Audiobook. (It's not available on Audible but if you search you will find it.)
Be true Unbelievers!
"The Last Dark"
I have the opportunity to listen to audiobooks while I work, so I listen to a lot of books. Some are captivating, entertaining, educational, some are sleep inducing. And then there are those that are inspired. I'm in awe of the last book in The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, The Last Dark... not just the story, which I do love - I love The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, but the narration is absolutely beautiful. I don't think I've ever heard better.
All of the Thomas Covenant books should be made available - read only by Scott Brick. I would buy them all.
"Great story, great ending!"
The story of the Land and all its wonders - giants, magical horses, healing mud, and virtuous life giving plants to name just a few, was great fun to read. The thoughts and attitudes of the various players in the drama were thought provoking though at many points admittedly frustrating to my thinking. Yet, the shear majesty and wonder of the tragedy and triumph Donaldson weaves with his eloquent prose is undoubtedly satisfyingly. My one criticism would be his cartoonish characterization of supposedly "Christian" believers in one part of his story. Scott Brick does a fantastic job of brining the story to life, a usual! Be sure to read the whole story from the beginning!
"I have enjoyed this entire series since I was a ki"
loved it, great series, I wished it would never end. I didn't need fifteen words!
"Fabulous!!! "
Bring your dictionary and get ready for an apt and fitting end to the wondrous saga of the timewarden and the chosen!!!
"Last Dark"
The Last Dark
I'm happy with the ending but also sad.
Now I want to start at the beginning again.
"Amazing ending to a truly epic tale!"
Although portions of this book are slow and filled with self loathing and endless introspection of the main characters, this is a fitting end to the Thomas Covenant saga. Of course Scott Brick is amazing in this reading and of this last series, The Last Dark is by far the best book. I initially read and loved the first and second chronicles in high school so I was already invested emotionally to start the last chronicles. In fact, I actually had to pre order White Gold Wielder because it wasn't out yet so when I founded out that Donaldson had written 4 additional books in the Covenant series I had to plunge in. I'm glad I finished them but saddened the story is over.
I've been reading Thomas Covenant since the very first book. The first two trilogies were fantastic and I was really looking forward to the return to the land. I bought the first three books of the final chronicles in hard copy and really really struggled to find anything to enjoy in them. I availed of audibles offer to trial and listened to the audio version of the final book 'The Last Dark'. Unfortunately this was even worse than the first three. In addition to the extremely drawn out plot the narrator was monotonous, unfailing in his excruciating portrait of the pathetic pathos that is abundant in this final series. While he may have been supported by the poor material, the actor could have done much, much more to adapt and to bring some real life to the trudge. Instead he underpinned the bleakness of the story with his boring interpretation. While the word count was certainly voluminous, I really got the impression that Donaldson got tired of the characters and this was brought through in the writing. From another perspective I think he gave into the world perspective which pervades at the moment that "more is good". A mistake.
This book and the final series cries out for a really good editor who could pare the excess away and help Donaldson craft an engaging, exciting, thought provoking, epilogue for Covenant.
Only my love for the previous series (1&2) made me persevere. It shouldn't be like that. Save yourself some life time. If you need to know what happens, read the last chapter, the rest of this series is totally missable.
"Fading Series"
Not to have written it.
Yes. Although I did like the first three or four of the entire Covenant series.
The sing-song pattern and almost maudlin tone.
Not really.
To spend two pages saying although the character doubted what she was to do and remembering five other times she did similar things before sh does it, it INFURIATING!
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Yemeni President Returns Home from Brief Visit to Saudi Arabia
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh concluded Friday night a one-day visit to Saudi Arabia after holding talks with King Fahd Ben Abdulaziz on the bilateral ties.
Both men discussed the developments in the regional and international arenas, Yemen's official news agency (Saba) reported.
During the visit, President Saleh briefed the Saudi monarch on the outcome of his recent tour of the United States, Germany and France.
Furthermore, the meeting dealt with the latest escalation by Israel against the Palestinian people. President Saleh also met in Mecca with the Saudi crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz, said the agency.
They discussed the bilateral issues between the two countries and their stance towards the regional, Arab and international developments that concerning the two countries, Arab, and Islamic nations – Albawaba.com


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A friend of mine was asked to do some work on a skin that the customer brought in, it was already tanned. The skin looked like a normal dry tan skin life size. He soaked the head back for 15 minuts in clean water so he could put a rug shell in it (Wolf). The skin just fell apart as you touched it. It was most likely acid problem from incorrect tanning.
Some people are familiar with this, but for those who are not. If you take in any work that you are not sure about the tanning or age of the skin take a small piece from the belly or another hidden area and rehydrate it. If it tears easily show the customer and explain so it does not end up being "your fault". It is better to see this on an different part of the body than on the head.
Once the customer is aware of the problem. You can try to use 1/2lb salt and 1TBS sodium bicarb per gallon of water and soak another piece to see if it is ok. In most cases it should be, just take it easy when you soak the whole hide.
Anyways hope this helps anyone who has not had the pleasure of seeing this problem to not make the same mistake he did.
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Aaron Weiss's Best of Show-winning 1933 Packard Convertible Coupe. Photo courtesy of Daniel Batalles. This year's Dana Point Concours d'Elegance honored the 100th anniversary of Duesenberg, and numerous examples of Indianapolis's finest automobile were on hand to mark the ... Read more
Photo by Darin Schnabel, courtesy RM Auctions. For a car that billed itself as the world's finest – a billing with which many people, from royalty to tycoon, concurred – the Duesenberg had a relatively short lifespan, only a few different models, and an awfully limited production ... Read more
Photo courtesy Jon C. Haverstick Photography Noted Avions Voisin collector and Mullin Automotive Museum namesake Peter Mullin and wife Merle have taken the big prize at the 2012 Dana Point Concours d'Elegance for their jaw-dropping 1934 Voisin C-25 Aerodyne. This was the Aerodyne's sec ... Read more
Photos courtesy Dana Point Concours and RM Auctions The inclusion of motorcycles on the show field at St. Regis Monarch Beach Golf Course was only supposed to be a one-time thing for the Dana Point Concours D'Elegance in 2010. But, as Jeff Spellens, president of the Dana Point event, noted, & ... Read more
1962 Shelby Cobra CSX2001. Photos courtesy Dana Point Concours d'Elegance Amid this year's celebrations of the Shelby Cobra's 50th anniversary, collectors and enthusiasts alike have focused their attention on the earliest of the Cobras. The prototype, CSX2000, has remained in Carr ... Read more
Photo courtesy Dana Point Concours d'Elegance He's been inducted into the Dry Lakes Hall of Fame and the Grand National Roadster Show Hall of Fame. He's driven in the Mille Miglia, at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, and on the Bonneville Salt Flats. He serves on the boards of the ... Read more
photo by Rich Truesdell A couple of days ago, Dave LaChance posted a piece on the 1939 Alfa that won the Salon Privé Concours d'Elégance, and the first question people had – after the discussion on the morality of preserving cars belonging to evil people – was "where's t ... Read more


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Femininity continues to have a special place in the new Ernesto Esposito's collection for the next spring summer.
Glamorous and seductive, this shoes line is characterized by dizzying heels and bright colors shading from yellow to green, within fuchsia, orange and turquoise.
So many materials are presented: suede, laminate and glossy are matched with coconut, python, stripes or floral fabrics.
The cork's theme is new and very chic: applied on heels and platforms, it makes these shoes delightful and extremely summer.
Harmonious shapes embellished by rhinestone crown this wonderful collection: real masterpieces with natural sensuality.
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text: Andrew Ryan March 26, 2017 April 2, 2012 Your select viewing guide for Monday, April 2 Open this photo in gallery: 1 of 5 DRAMA Bones Fox, Global, 8 p.m. ET/PT Relocated to a new night, this low-key crime procedural is back with a typically grisly episode after a nearly three-month break due to Emily Deschanel's pregnancy. The remains of an escaped convict are found in a neighbourhood sewer, but a forensic examination reveals that the victim died while still incarcerated. FBI guy Brennan (David Boreanaz) works the case, but insists his forensic partner Booth (Deschanel) sit out the investigation – since she's on the verge of giving birth to their child and all. The eventual arrival of their bundle of joy happens in the most unexpected manner imaginable. Open this photo in gallery: 2 of 5 REALITY Antiques Roadshow PBS, 8 p.m. ET/PT Welcome back to the longest-running reality show on television. The PBS version is based on a popular BBC series that began in 1979 and still runs to this day. Tonight's new episode takes the Roadshow team to El Paso, Tex., where they're presented with a wide range of objets d'art. Among other items, the expert appraisers consider a collection of Andy Warhol soup-can paintings and a collection of first-edition books signed by author Cormac McCarthy. The highlight is a genuine 1570 Oushak rug that was originally purchased by the owner's uncle for $350 and is now estimated to be worth more than $30,000. Mark Walberg hosts. Open this photo in gallery: 3 of 5 DRAMA House Fox, Global, 9 p.m. ET/PT Finally back with new episodes, this beloved medical drama is grinding through its eighth and final season, with new shows airing every Monday until the series finale on May 21. In tonight's outing, the cantankerous Dr. House (Hugh Laurie) and his diagnostic team treat a critically ill U.S. army veteran charged with treason for leaking classified information. The patient, however, refuses treatment until military brass reveal the truth about what really happened to his father. And while that plotline unfolds, young Dr. Adams (Odette Annable) channels her suspicions about House's flagging physical condition into arranging a full-blown intervention. Open this photo in gallery: 4 of 5 PROFILE American Masters PBS, 9 p.m. ET/PT For many people, the American south is still personified by the novels of Margaret Mitchell and Harper Lee. The authors of Gone with the Wind and To Kill a Mockingbird, respectively, are profiled separately in tonight's edition of this revered PBS series. The first hour examines Mitchell's privileged childhood in Atlanta and her years spent as a newspaper journalist before writing Gone with the Wind. As confirmed here, Mitchell firmly distanced herself from the classic 1939 movie based on her book. The Lee profile focuses largely on her decidedly less glamorous upbringing in rural Alabama, which later served as her autobiographical guideline for the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Mockingbird. And, unlike Mitchell, she was only too happy to participate in the acclaimed film version. Story continues below advertisement Open this photo in gallery: 5 of 5 MOVIE The Last Temptation of Christ Vision, 11 p.m. ET; 8 p.m. PT Directed by Martin Scorsese, this movie profile of Jesus Christ stirred up considerable controversy back in 1988. Based on the novel by Nikos Kazantzakis, the film cast Willem Dafoe in the role of Jesus, with Scorsese furthering the central assumption that the son of God was a mere mortal and therefore not immune to the human frailties of fear, doubt, depression and, of course, lust. What really had the devout marching in front of theatres was the fantasized sex scene between Jesus and Mary Magdalene (Barbara Hershey). Watch for pop star David Bowie in a brief screen turn as Pontius Pilate. Beitia Archives Report an error


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Guns, grindhouse violence, car-hopping, and Eliza Dushku. Outside of a few gameplay quirks, it's pretty hard to go wrong. But is WET a winner for gamers? Read our review to find out.
Video games have long borrowed liberally from Hollywood, but they typically look no further than glossy big budget film productions for inspiration. WET goes in another direction, drawing its strength from the grit and grime of a 1970's martial arts drive-in flick. The results are sometimes rocky, but WET's idiosyncratic style and intense action makes it unlike anything else you'll play this year.
WET: Death from Above
As the lights go down, our curvy protagonist keeps watch over a meeting of what pass for criminal minds in San Francisco's Chinatown. Rubi Malone's one of the underworld's great Fixers: violent all-purpose problem-solvers who don't catch the vapors when the blood starts to spray. When the deal inevitably goes sideways, Rubi dives from her perch, and injects herself into a convoluted tale involving a syndicate leader's wayward son, warring drug smuggling syndicates, and a pasty white goth chick with the ominous name "Tarantula".
Despite the vocal talents of Eliza Dushku, Malcolm McDowell, and Alan Cumming, I never found a reason to care about the narrative's blur of absurd villainy, but I immediately loved WET 's self-consciously affected lo-fi style. Simulated grain and projector scratches spot and streak the screen, the image itself jumps a little as if the "film" can barely stay on its sprocketed track as you take damage, and even the music strays from the beaten path with an array of obscure but energetic psychobilly bands. It's a coarse grindhouse aesthetic that owes more to Quentin Tarantino than Roger Corman, and makes for a welcome change from the usual generic spit and polish.
WET: Rapid Fire
This distinctive visual processing could've seemed like a hollow attention-grabbing gimmick, but Rubi's antics suit the modified medium. The gun-crazed gameplay owes much to Max Payne and Stranglehold, but WET's been cut down like a chopped hog in favour of adrenaline-fueled arcade pacing. Rubi fires her gun with all the speed of a Civil War musketeer until you send her hurtling through the air, running up a wall, or sliding along a flat surface; then she unloads in an unrestricted slow-mo fury, twisting in the air and chaining her acrobatics as you aim around the scene. Little in the environment is breakable, which limits the sense of spectacle, but somebody went to some trouble setting up ramps and bars. If a mob war took place on a jungle gym, this is what it'd look like.
Rubi unlocks and applies simple strength and capacity upgrades to dual shotguns, submachine guns, and a crossbow that shoots explosive bolts, and occasionally heads back to her desert home to run a handful of tedious practice courses, but you'll spend most of the game holding down the right trigger, lining up headshots, and lashing out with your sword when somebody gets too close. Heck, WET even aims your left weapon for you, so you can take out thugs in pairs, and only late in the game will you encounter any enemies wise enough to wear armor or helmets.
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Recently I wrote a letter (Aug. 21) against changing the Warrior mascot of Oconee County High School. I expected others to disagree with me and I do not usually respond to these disagreements. However, the (Aug. 23) letter from Jeff Soltz was such a personal attack that I feel the need to clear up a few points.
First, Mr. Soltz seems to feel I would object to Christian mascots. He indicated the Christian mascot would be a point of ridicule. But, Oconee County High School is honoring the Warrior mascot, not ridiculing it. And, I think it would be great if we had Christian mascots to honor God and present our witness to the world.
Mr. Soltz also thinks I would not object to a Christian speaker being included in a multi-cultural program at the high school. Actually, I would still be concerned because many Christian churches are moving away from biblical truths. I also object to religious speakers on Constitutional grounds but was firmly told by high school officials that these speakers would not be eliminated. Informing parents so they could be involved seemed the best that could be done.
Lastly, the reason I am bothered by the Islamic speaker is because Jesus says the only way to the father is through him and commanded us to convert others so they may be saved. If we present other religions to Christian children before they mature and are well rooted in their faith, we will give them the idea that all religions are OK and dilute their commitment to that last commandment of Jesus. When they are older, they can decide when and how to learn of other religions and what they want to do about them.
I think all people should express their opinions in the letters to the editor section without personal attacks and rudeness.
Glenda York
This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Sunday, September 2, 2001.
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Three bikes stolen in Tamaqua
Tamaqua Police are investigating the reported thefts of three bikes from last week.
Sometime between May 16 and 2:50 p.m. on May 17, someone took two mountain bikes and a tricycle from the front of a home at 430 Hazle St., Tamaqua.
The tricycle is red and white in color, while one mountain bike is a 26-inch purple bike and the other is silver/blue and 24 inches.
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text: Howdy all, I'm at the beginning of gathering all the stuff to keep an octo, and if everything geos well with the online auction tomorrow I should have a 300L(umm 66 gallon?) aquarium. At the mo its goin really cheap, $30 US ,and is in good condition just needs a clean. I want to do DIY stuff, as I'm a student and it's ridiculously cheap in comparison to build it yourself, and its cooler. At the moment I'm very interested in doing a fluidized bed filter. The amount that they can filter is incredible, and they are really cheap and easy to make. I have some questions though, would you need a protein skimmer if using a FBF? I'm geussing you don't as that many bacteria should be able to remove the protein. And, where in the sequence would the mechanical/carbon filtration occur? Also, Ive been told mechanical filtration occures last (in the sump for example), and this seems strange, so can you confirm this to be the case? Is this just to protect the pump? I'm considering a sump with a home built wet and dry, and I'd chuck a protein skimmer in along with carbon ect. Ive seen some really cheap second hand skimmers, in the range of US $3, and the seller says they are not for reef/marine tanks, which struck me as odd as I thought they didn't work in non saline water. For $3 I figure I cant go wrong, as someone said "a skimmer that is too small is better than nothing". The model is a "Queen turbo skimmer TS2000) the hang on type, a good buy? There are so many options, and its easy to figure out single components, but building a harmonious system is a lot more difficult. If you can answer any questions it would be helpful. Sorry about the long windedness hahaa. My mind drifts in and out. Cheers


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London, June 26 (IANS) After posting a $121 million loss in the previous fiscal, Essar Oil UK on Friday reported going back in the black during the year ended March with a $70 million net profit resulting from its highest-ever refining margins.
Essar Oil UK's Stanlow refinery made $7.80 on processing every barrel of crude oil in 2014-15, as against achieving a $4.08 per barrel gross refining margin in the previous fiscal.
This was primarily "due to refinery reconfiguration and improved benchmark margins. Stanlow has outperformed the Northwest European FCC Cracking margin of Dated Brent for the year, which stood at $2.66 per barrel", the company said in a statement here.
"During the year, Stanlow Refinery, located in Ellesmere Port and meeting about 15 percent of UK's transport fuel demand, processed 8.54 million tonnes of crude, an 18 percent increase from the previous year's 7.24 million tonnes", it said.
Gross revenues for Essar Oil UK, an unlisted subsidiary of Essar Energy, dropped 11 percent to $7.6 billion compared to $8.5 billion in 2013-14, mainly due to a fall in global crude oil prices.
Essar Oil UK chairman Naresh Nayyar said: "This was a significantly better year for us. The impact of several initiatives taken in recent years is now being reflected in the operational and financial performance of the company."
"We also take pride in saying that the company delivered 100 percent product availability to our customers throughout the period, significantly contributing to energy supply security in the region," he added.


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[JURIST] Five Turkish journalists went on trial Monday on charges of "insulting state judicial organs" and "trying to influence the judicial process." Prosecutors filed these charges in December for comments regarding the government's attempts to ban a conference [JURIST report] on the alleged genocide of 1.5 million Armenians [Armenian National Institute website] under the Ottoman Empire in World War I. If convicted, the journalists could face sentences between six months and ten years, though similar cases have typically ended in fines or acquittal. Four of the five defendants have been charged with violating Article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code [Amnesty International backgrounder], which makes it a crime to insult Turkish identity. Critics view Article 301 as anti-democratic and a way for the state to suppress dissent and opinion [Amnesty backgrounder].
Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk [TIME profile; JURIST news archive] also faced charges for the same infraction, but the charges were dropped [JURIST report] last month, a decision which was welcomed [JURIST report] by the European Union [official website], which is considering Turkey's bid to become a member state. Ismet Berkan, one of the defendants in the current trial, attributed the trial to refusal of some leading government officials to accept EU freedom of expression standards. Reuters has more.


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Ranjoy Dey joins Havas Media Group India as head – Digital
MUMBAI: Media agency Havas Media Group, India has appointed Ranjoy Dey as head – Digital.
In his new role, Dey will be responsible to drive growth for the digital offering of Havas Media in India.
Prior to Havas, Dey was COO at Ignitee Digital and was earlier with Digitas India.
Havas Media Group India and South Asia CEO Anita Nayyar said, "'Digital at core' is not only our group philosophy but our mission in India. Havas Media Group had a great run in 2013 and in 2014 won key digital accounts of Yepme.com and Xolo. We are committed to deliver digital across platform, across device. It is clearly our focus area of growth year-on-year to give clients integrated incremental value fulfilling their business objectives. Ranjoy has the attitude, the all round experience and the energy to drive organic and inorganic digital expansion in the India market; we are delighted to have him on board to jettison the digital strength at Havas Media Group forward."
Dey comes with close to 19 years of experience and has worked extensively in the digital marketing domain. Brands worked on include Nestle, Samsung, Reckitt Benckiser, Dabur, ITC, JK Tyre, Axis Bank, SanDisk, Airtel, and Pizza Hut Delivery. His work has won several national and international awards including the PMAA, MAA Globes, Abbys and DMA.
"Young India is a hotbed for digital and 360marketing with challenging and exciting times ahead for all of us. Havas has some of the best digital and media tools and trainings in the industry that have delivered rich rewards to clients across the globe. Ranjoy will be a good navigator to bring to the table innovation and real value for the present and future clients of Havas Media in India," added Havas Media India MD Mohit Joshi.
"Joining Havas Media gives me the right opportunity to build further on to the deep relationships that the agency has developed over the years with its clients for its traditional media services. Now, through a strengthened digital focus globally, global best practices, tools and framework – Havas Media is gaining traction for its digital practice in the market, and my role will be to take it through a high growth path and deliver a differentiated value to our clients," Dey added.
Dey has also headed the marketing function in the e-Learning domain for companies such as eMind (now Kaplan India) and InfoPro.


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Mention the city of Orlando and instantly Disney World comes to mind. But there's another jewel in this tourist haven that unfortunately plays second fiddle to the mouse.
It's one of these since-we're-already-down-in-Florida-to- see-Mickey-let's-make-a-day-of-it-here attractions.
In our case, it was Sea World. We were in Florida for another reason (can you say ``Go, Bulldogs!''), so made our way over to the adventure park on New Year's Eve. It was a wise choice since everyone else in Orlando and surrounding areas was going to EPCOT for the Millennium Celebration. Interstate 4 was backed up for five miles in both directions.
But we didn't realize how wise our choice was until we actually got into the park and experienced it. I've been to Sea World several times, but never with our children, who are now at the perfect age to experience these parks and actually have some kind of memory of the visit.
Watching their eyes widen with wonder and their mouths gasp at what they were seeing was as fun as experiencing it for the first time myself as a child. Several times I caught myself saying aloud, ``Amazing!'' I had as much fun as they did.
I touched a dolphin. I actually touched a dolphin. It swam over to our family looking for a fish snack and instead was met with four reaching hands to stroke its smooth, soft, gray skin and to listen to it make its crackling noises through the blowhole.
Then I touched a stingray.
``These all have their stingers removed, right?'' I asked the Sea World representative as I plunged my hand into the salt water and glided it along the slimy flesh of its water wings.
``No, they all have their stingers,'' she said as I quickly withdrew my hand. ``See the barbed stinger about a third of the way back on their tails? The rays just don't sense any danger or need to protect themselves here.''
Apparently the rays didn't see the countless children reaching way over into the exhibit looking as if they'd like to grab those tails. Those barbed stingers get lodged in the skin to release their venom and can cause more damage if ripped out. I learned a lot of amazing bits of information that day. (Did I just say ``amazing'' again?)
I learned killer whales have no natural predators, that they make excellent mothers and hunt in pods. I learned one drop of the pufferfish's venom can shut down the nervous system of two men, even if they eat it (a delicacy if prepared correctly in Japan). I learned the manatee earned its endangered label because the slow-moving creatures run unsuspectingly into the propellers of motorboats. I learned some male penguins will incubate their eggs on top of their webbed feet. I learned sea lions can make a whole lot of obnoxious barkings sounds when you don't throw your fish his way. This day was a delightful education.
We could have spent the day just reading all the information provided at the exhibits, like the Penguin Encounter, where tiny penguins dive into the frigid water and hop back out; Terrors of the Deep, where sharks, barracudas and moray eels swim over your head in a tank made out of 5-inch-thick clear plastic walls; and Wild Arctic, where polar bears lounge, walruses float around and beluga whales swim.
Of course, had we read it all, then we would have needed another day for the rides and shows. Watching the dolphins leap into the air, flip or wave was too precious. And watching the people in the first 14 rows of Shamu's stadium get soaked as an 11,000-pound killer whale splashed cold salt water out of the tank with his massive tail was amaz ... I mean, just incredible.
One couldn't help but wonder, however, about the killer whale's curled-over dorsal fin, which some say results from captivity. Scientists, I'm sure, I hope, are looking into this.
The sea lion show, ``Clyde and Seamore Take Pirate Island'' was hilarious. The trainers pulling the act together could laugh at themselves and the untimed antics of their fish-gulping performers. It was one of our favorites.
We nearly walked by the Cirque De La Mer (who wants to see a circus at an adventure park?), but thankfully we went in. We were treated to Peruvian comic Cesar Aedo, a fire-baton-twirling glimpse at what the Polynesian luau offers, wild acrobats and a moving instrumental score (for sale on compact disc after the show, of course). If you get a hot afternoon, here's your place to sit down and cool off.
Other shows not to be missed included the Pets on Stage and Intensity Water Ski Show. We thoroughly enjoyed the ``Journey to Atlantis'' water ride (sit in the front seat and you're sure to get soaked, but not after that first steep drop, so beware) which opened in 1998. Just behind this ride a construction crane rose up where Sea World's first roller coaster (of the suspended variety) is being built.
The kids loved Shamu's Happy Harbor, a huge playground of rope climbing, slides, tubes, tire swings and soak zones. And the simulated Wild Arctic helicopter ride was a thrill. We couldn't miss a stop at the Anheuser Busch Hospitality Center to see the Clydesdales, learn what ``beechwood aged'' really means and try some free beer samples (for the grown-ups).
Like all theme parks, the thrills came at a price. Ages 10 and older are $44; children 3 through 9 are $35; age 2 and younger are free. There are also two-day passes available for $54 and $45, respectively. This does not include Florida's sales tax (how else do you think residents there get away without paying state income tax).
That price doesn't include the Polynesian Luau, a fabulous meal and show if you can afford the extra $100 for a family of four for dinner. They also have flex tickets available to see some other Florida parks, including Universal Studios, Wet'n Wild, and Busch Gardens. Call 800-224-3838 for more information on this. For general park information call (407) 351-3600.
I highly recommend setting aside a day or two for the park. Getting that close to something we would otherwise never get to experience (like Shamu's toothy smile) was a moving adventure worth making a trip to Florida for in itself.
In short, we had a great time.
``Is Disney better than this?'' my son asked, before our visit to the Magic Kingdom, ``because this is fun.''
And it was.
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With a stay at Baan Manthana House in Hua Hin, you'll be minutes from Hua Hin Night Market and Hua Hin Railway Station. This hotel is within close proximity of Hua Hin Shopping Mall and Pone Kingpetch Statue.
Make yourself at home in one of the 20 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators. Rooms have private balconies. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
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MIAMI (AP) — U.S. forecasters say Miriam has strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane well off Mexico's Baja California peninsula. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami said Miriam is packing top sustained winds of 120 mph, making it what's classified as a major hurricane.
The hurricane formed a day earlier in the eastern Pacific and was centered about 410 miles south-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja peninsula.
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- AnonymousApril 25, 2017 at 11:55 AM
Super cute wedding card, LeAnne! Love your sweet little images cut out with the Stitched Framelits and your pretty paper! That paper pulled your card all together! Great job! Cassidy must be a joy to live with because all her pictures just make me smile or laugh! Her room looked very nice, too! Good job, Cassidy! TFS and have a great day!ReplyDelete
Lovely card, and an atta girl for Cassidy!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 25, 2017 at 11:58 AM
FAB cards, bold bright colors and wonderful take on the sketch.
I think these are some lucky girls to be exposed to such crafty and artsy projects. what joy there is in CREATING and it will be exciting to see your gift of teaching them give back later on in life!
- AnonymousApril 25, 2017 at 11:58 AM
Cute wedding card. Love the design.ReplyDelete
Fun pics of Cassidy. TFS
- AnonymousApril 25, 2017 at 5:11 PM
Tho I like your cards and the ideas they generate for me to use, I most look forward to the picts and stories with your granddaughter. Keep them up. They are a blessings and uplift to my day. Thanks, Brenda WestReplyDelete
Cassidy and her imagination......never a dull moment around your place:)ReplyDelete
Sweet wedding card and great sketch. I love the black banner with the white sentiment and the way you carried the black through with the scalloped circles.
What a pretty wedding card! I like your design and the happy colors. Cassidy in the basket is too cute!ReplyDelete
Sweet card....love the black accents! Miss C makes me smile!ReplyDelete
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Pull the employee's file and add up all weeks she has been employed by the company. Ignore any breaks in service. If you confirm she hasn't worked a total of 52 weeks, you can terminate her.
Recent case: Pamela Bowyer worked two stints in Dish Network's customer service department. She had worked a total of 52 weeks. When she called in sick on Nov. 3 because she was having heart trouble, management checked her FMLA eligibility using its online database. HR ignored her earlier service and terminated her effective on the last day she was scheduled to work—Oct. 31.
Meanwhile, Bowyer incurred more than $20,000 in hospital bills. She sued, alleging she was eligible for FMLA leave.
The court agreed, based on her total weeks of service. It also said she was entitled to continued insurance coverage, since the FMLA specifies employees on leave must be allowed to retain their insurance coverage.
The court ordered the company to pay Bowyer's outstanding medical bills and her lost wages. Then it doubled her wage award based on what it called the employer's bad-faith reliance on software to make an erroneous termination decision. (Bowyer v. Dish Network, No. 08-1496, WD PA, 2010)
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text: It is so much harder to access a nut that's in the heel as opposed to the headstock. A special angled allen wrench is needed, which usually gets rounded off, or the owner will have to remove the neck to get at it. I've never understood this. My first bass had it in the headstock, but then I bought a MIA Fender P which had it in the heel and thought nothing of it when I bought it, but I quickly came to despise it. I recently bought a Squier, and I just decided that I will never buy another bass with the adjustment nut in the heel. I was even GASing for a fretless Tony Franklin signature model Fender... Until I saw the cut-out in the body for the adjustment nut at the heel. Any thoughts? Am I alone on this? Why is this even done in the first place?


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How Chinese Teach Mathematics and Improve Teaching builds upon existing studies to examine mathematics classroom instruction in China. It combines contributions from Chinese scholars with commentary from key Western scholars to offer multiple perspectives in viewing and learning about some important and distinctive features of mathematics classroom instruction. Viewing classroom instruction as part of teachers' instructional practices, this book goes beyond teachers' in-classroom instructional practice by also examining Chinese teachers' approaches and practices in developing and improving teaching. Through this unique approach, How Chinese Teach Mathematics and Improve Teaching expands and unpacks the otherwise fragmented knowledge about Chinese practices in developing and carrying out mathematics classroom instruction.
This book is indispensible reading for those interested in Chinese practices in mathematics teaching, and is a key book for teacher educators, school administrators and policy makers in expanding ways of supporting and helping mathematics teachers in instructional development and improvement.
'This book sets out to explain a tradition of teaching and improving teaching that will be unfamiliar to most of its readers. However, the surprising and pleasing outcome is that by doing so, it offers significant new insights into mathematics teaching in Western countries.' - Kaye Stacey, Foundation Professor of Mathematics Education, University of Melbourne, Australia
"This book challenges us to examine teaching and to make a commitment to improve teaching every day in every classroom in the U.S., as well as other countries of the world. Current and future students deserve our very best effort to engage them in exploring mathematics for its beauty, its utility, and its place in the lives of people worldwide." —Glenda Lappan, University Distinguished Professor, Michigan State University
Foreword Alan H. SCHOENFELD, Acknowledgments, List of Contributors, Section I: Introduction and perspectives Chapter 1 Learning and understanding how Chinese teach mathematics and improve teaching: An introduction Yeping LI, Texas A&M University, U.S.A.Rongjin HUANG, Middle Tennessee State University, U.S.A. Chapter 2 Mathematics classroom instruction in China viewed from a historical perspective Guanghua SHAO, Ningbu University, China Yuchao FAN, Ningbu University, China Rongjin HUANG, Middle Tennessee State University, U.S.A. Ersheng DING, Beijing Normal University, China Yeping LI, Texas A&M University, U.S.A.Chapter 3 Characteristics of "Two Basics" teaching in secondary mathematics classrooms in China Hengjun TANG, Zhejiang Normal University, China Aihui PENG, Southwest University, China Bifen CHEN, Zhejiang Normal University, China Kongxiu KUANG, Southwest University, China Naiqing SONG, Southwest University, China Section II: Chinese teachers' regular practices for developing and improving classroom instruction Preface David CLARKE, University of Melbourne, Australia Chapter 4 Chinese lesson study: Developing classroom instruction through collaborations in school-based Teaching Research Group activities Yudong YANG, Shanghai Academy of Educational Sciences, China Thomas E. RICKS, Louisiana State University, U.S.A. Chapter 5 Knowing and understanding instructional mathematics content through intensive studies of textbooks Meixia DING, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, U.S.A. Yeping LI, Texas A&M University, U.S.A.Xiaobao LI, University of Houston, U.S.A. Juan GU, Bureau of Education and Physical Education, Nantong, China Chapter 6 Lesson planning through collaborations for improving classroom instruction and teacher expertise Yeping LI, Texas A&M University, U.S.A.Chunxia QI, Beijing Normal University, China Ruilin WANG, Beijing Normal University, China Section III: Mathematical instruction practices and classroom environment in China Preface Anne WATSON, University of Oxford, U.K. Chapter 7 Teaching with variation: Bianshi mathematics teaching Ngai-Ying WONG, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Chi-Chung LAM, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Anna Mei-Yan CHAN, Laichikok Catholic Primary School, Hong Kong SAR Chapter 8 Five strategies for coherence: lessons from a Shanghai teacher Ida Ah Chee MOK, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Chapter 9 Features of "excellent" lessons valued before and after the implementation of new curriculum standards: A comparative analysis of four exemplary mathematics lessons in China Dongchen ZHAO, Harbin Normal University, China Yunpeng MA, Northeast Normal University, China Chapter 10 The learning environment in the Chinese mathematics classroom Rui DING, Northeast Normal University, China Ngai-Ying WONG, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Section IV: Selected approaches and practices for improving the quality of teachers and their teaching Preface Gabriele KAISER, University of Hamburg, Germany Chapter 11 Improving classroom instruction with apprenticeship practices and public lesson development as contexts Xue HAN, Dominican University, U.S.A. Chapter 12 Improving mathematics instruction through exemplary lesson development in China Rongjin HUANG, Middle Tennessee State University, U.S.A. Yeping LI, Texas A&M University, U.S.A. Hongyu SU, South China Normal University, China Chapter 13 The teaching contest as a professional development activity to promote classroom instruction excellence in China Jun LI, East China Normal University, China Yeping LI, Texas A&M University, U.S.A.Section V: Commentary Chapter 14 This book speaks to us James STIGLER, University of California – Los Angeles, U.S.A. Belinda THOMPSON, University of California – Los Angeles, U.S.A. Xueying JI, Michigan State University, U.S.A.


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And of course there was a profusion of little cases for digital compacts and bridge cameras in all sorts of shapes, materials, and colors. For example, Sakar had a patent leather look pouch in bright yellow, white, blue, and black. Storm Case had a new smaller size, the iM2050, if you need serious storm-proofing with a lifetime guarantee. World Richman market their bags under the name Hi-Pro and also make bags for camera companies, retailers, and others (OEM); they are sticking with the smaller bags and leaving the digital SLR market to others. In addition to their classic black leather bags, they are introducing new materials and designs.
M-Rock's new Biscayne Bay is a very tiny bag--3x4x1"--with many of the features of a bigger bag. OSN had a line of new pouches with a touch of color. But more importantly their pouches have a double touch-fastener belt loop and water-resistant zips.
If you need something really big, the cube which Porter Case showed at photokina has sprouted feet and a handle. If you need to protect seriously big cameras, or lights, or audio gear this might be just what you need. Porter Case is distributed by Omega/Satter.
Vests And Bag Accessories
Air Cell, a material I mentioned in my photokina coverage has made its debut in the US. Dot Line Corp. had two camera straps and RoadWired showed their Skooba attache cases. Air Cell is similar to bubble wrap, although each cell is individually sealed so that if one breaks the others don't lose their air. It is very light, and straps made with it stay on your shoulder well, and are exceedingly comfortable.
OP/TECH carries on making pouches and other specialized protective covers. Their latest offering is a cover which allows you to use a gimbaled tripod head.
Some new photographer's vests caught my eye. Fotodiox has four models
all from 100 percent cotton, all nicely detailed. But the most unusual vest
came from Nada-Chair. It is a 16-pocket cotton vest with cotton straps tucked
away for walking, but which fit around your knees when you sit down. This gives
you amazing lumbar support and steadies you while you shoot.
New accessories for the camera bag included the Sockit, a microfiber drawstring pouch in three sizes, from Sun Designe Ltd. This product is simple, obvious, and will probably sell like hot cakes at a price range of $2.99-$4.99.
If you need to see inside your bag look for the new Pelican Camera Bag Light, again it is simple, obvious, inexpensive, and very useful.
One of the most important things you can have in your camera bag is a lens
cleaner and there are lots of them out there. At PMA I got a little microfiber
cloth that tucks away into its own little bag. Pull it out and clean your lens.
Tuck it back in and it stays clean. These little cleaners are called Spudz,
because they resemble a small potato when the cloth is tucked away.
Something else I saw which is not really a camera carrying system, but which comes from Case Logic and uses camera bag technology is their Space Logic. This is a series of organizers for tools and all the other things which clutter up our lives. I immediately visualized organizing our studio equipment in this way. These organizers hang on the wall, and have a strong nylon mesh which allows you to see what is where. They even make a tool belt which you can wear around your waist and then hang up on the wall when you are finished.
The important thing that all of the manufacturers wanted to stress is that
camera bags help you protect your investment, whether you need a tiny pouch
for a digital point-and-shoot or a rolling backpack for cameras, lenses, and
computer gear.
It always takes a lot of time to visit all of the bag manufacturers, but there is always a little bit of time left over to see what else is around. It is always fun to see what catches my interest. This time I surprised myself by falling for a little digital multimedia capture device: the Minox Mobi DV. This is a digital video camera, a digital still camera, a voice recorder, an MP3 player, and a flashlight. If I had had one of these, it would have been a great deal easier to cover the show and I might well have had more illustrations for you: at the very least, I want one before next photokina!
Manufacturers/Distributors' addresses can be found on page 176.
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OAKLAND – A man who was convicted of second-degree murder for fatally stabbing a University of California at Berkeley student near campus six years ago is arguing that his conviction should be dismissed on the grounds that his lawyer was ineffective.
Andrew Hoeft-Edenfield, 26, a former Berkeley City College student, was found guilty on May 13, 2010, in connection with the death of 21-year-old Christopher Wootton in the early morning hours of May 3, 2008, and is currently serving a term of 16 years to life in state prison.
Wootton, who was from Bellflower in Southern California, was only two weeks away from graduating with honors in nuclear engineering when he was stabbed during a confrontation in the parking lot of a sorority house in the 2400 block of Warring Street at about 2:45 a.m. on May 3, 2008.
According to the evidence in Hoeft-Edenfield's four-month-long trial in Alameda County Superior Court, the stabbing occurred at the end of a drunken shouting match that developed when Hoeft-Edenfield, who worked at Jamba Juice in Berkeley, and a group of his friends encountered Wootton, who was a member of the nearby Sigma Pi fraternity house, and his friends on a street near campus.
Hoeft-Edenfield's trial attorney, Yolanda Huang, admitted during his trial that he stabbed Wootton, but said he acted in self-defense after he was outnumbered, surrounded, kicked and stomped by Wootton and a large group of Wootton's friends.
The California Supreme Court upheld Hoeft-Edenfield's conviction in 2012 but last year it issued an order to show cause why he shouldn't be entitled to relief based on his allegation that Huang rendered ineffective assistance by refusing to enter into plea bargain negotiations and failing to warn him of the potential consequences of going to trial.
At a hearing before Alameda County Superior Court Judge Larry Goodman today, Hoeft-Edenfield's new lawyer, Matthew Dalton, made a long list of allegations against Huang in arguing that Hoeft-Edenfield's conviction should be thrown out.
Dalton said Huang's close personal relationship with Hoeft-Edenfield, as her son was a friend of his, and her strong belief that he acted in self-defense gave her an unrealistic belief that Hoeft-Edenfield would at worst only be convicted of manslaughter and might even be acquitted.
Dalton also said that although Huang has been a lawyer for many years she hadn't handled a serious criminal case in 16 years so she "had no clue what she was doing" during Hoeft-Edenfield's trial.
In addition, Dalton alleged that Huang had a financial motive not to have Hoeft-Edenfield accept a plea bargain for the lesser crime of manslaughter because she was representing Hoeft-Edenfield and a friend, Adam Russell, in a lawsuit alleging that fraternity members started the fight that led to Wootton's death.
The suit sought damages for emotional distress, negligence, assault and battery and conspiracy to bring about false arrest and malicious prosecution.
Dalton alleged that Huang wanted to win money in the lawsuit because she represented Hoeft-Edenfield for 18 months in his criminal case without pay.
"She knows if the criminal matter is resolved (with a plea bargain) the possibility of being paid goes away" because the allegatio prosecutor said Huang's defense of Hoeft-Edenfield was "a labor of love" because of her friendship with him and "she fought tooth and nail in this case."
Beltramo said Huang "didn't have a lot of trial experience" but was an experienced lawyer and "was smart."
Goodman took the matter under submission and said he will issue a ruling within 30 days.
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text: BANGKOK, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Indonesian stocks fell for a second straight session on Friday amid political concerns while most other markets in Southeast Asia edged cautiously higher ahead of a key U.S. jobs report. Jakarta's composite index was down 1.3 percent at 4,937.81, the lowest since July 7, on track for a weekly loss of 3.8 percent. The benchmark dropped 2.7 percent on Thursday on news that Indonesia's opposition coalition had won the position of the speaker of the legislature. The news raised concerns that President-elect Joko Widodo may not be able to muster enough support in parliament to push through badly-needed reforms. Among stocks that were hit, Bank Rakyat Indonesia was down 2.7 percent while Bank Mandiri slipped 2.5 percent, with foreign investors net selling the stocks, Thomson Reuters data showed. Investors in Asia awaited the influential U.S. non-farm payrolls report due later in the day. Analysts polled by Reuters expect U.S. employers to have hired 215,000 workers in September, up from a disappointing 142,000 in August. The jobs data could hint at the direction of the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates after the European Central Bank on Thursday failed to provide markets with a specific stimulus program for the euro zone's recovery. The market reaction to the lack of stimulus details would be short-lived, brokers said. "Markets will be disappointed on the ECB decision in only this short term. The loosening ECB monetary policy will still benefit over the long run," said strategists at broker Maybank Kim Eng Securities in Bangkok. Bangkok's SET index was down 0.6 percent at 1,560.76, an over two-week low, as investors cashed in on recently rallying shares such as PTT. The index is set to end the week 2.5 percent lower. In Singapore, the Straits Times Index recouped early losses and traded up 0.2 percent at 3,243.56, amid technical-led buying. Shares of DBS Group Holdings and Singapore Telecommunications led among gainers. "A fall to support at 3,220 drew some bargain-hunting interest today as the benchmark index managed a technical rebound, probably helped by short-covering ahead of the weekend," broker NRA Capital said in a report. The index is on track for a weekly loss of 1.5 percent, a third consecutive week. Malaysia and the Philippines are both set to end little changed on the week, with the Vietnam index at a weekly gain of 1.4 percent. For Asian Companies click; For South East Asia Hot Stock reports, click; SOUTHEAST ASIAN STOCK MARKETS Change at 0649 GMT Market Current Prev Close Pct Move Singapore 3243.56 3228.71 +0.46 Kuala Lumpur 1842.05 1837.68 +0.24 Bangkok 1560.76 1569.73 -0.57 Jakarta 4937.81 5000.81 -1.26 Manila 7233.04 7196.26 +0.51 Ho Chi Minh 613.08 612.66 +0.07 (1 US dollar = 12,157.0000 rupiah) (Reporting by Viparat Jantraprap; Editing by Sunil Nair)


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Up for auction is this extremely fine and rare, solid, Sterling silver and 24K yellow gold miniature figurine / sculpture of BABE RUTH by The Franklin Mint. Each figurine has been sculptured in exacting and precise detail by the famous American sculptor Andrew Chernak. Each figure has been created with complete devotion to historical accuracy. Every distinguishing feature, every article of clothing, every physical characteristic and action has been authentically portrayed. To enehance their beauty, each figurine has been mounted on a black marble base. This fine and rare sculpture of BABE RUTH was found in a local Beverly Hills estate along with the other nine miniature sculptures issued by The Franklin Mint in 1976 as part of the bi-centennial celebrations. Titled "America's Legendary Heroes" and Limited to the number of valid subscribers, this series depicts some of the most fascinating figures to come out of the annals of the US history. Each figurine is a real work of art. The detailed casting and the fine finish captures the personality of each character. This scultpure / figurine was found in its original red fitted box and measures 2 3/4" inches in height. Finely cast from solid Sterling silver (gross weight on my postal scales is 3 3/4 oz; please note this includes weight of black onyx base). Underside of base is marked... read more


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Like most girls, my three daughters are interested in how relationships work. Especially 'grown up' relationships, like boyfriends, partners and husbands. They are also quite interested in babies, not so much the making bit but they all know how they get out.
I love driving the car and listening to them chat about life, and often pick up tidbits that they wouldn't tell me directly. I sometimes store these bits and pieces away for future conversations, other times I think 'I must use that in my blog'.
The other day, I eavesdropped on such a conversation.
They were talking about boyfriends and more specifically what age it was 'okay' to have a boyfriend.
DD1, who is almost 11 going on 15, was talking about some girls in their Brownies group who were 8, and were 'always' going on about their current boyfriends.
DD1 was outraged, '8 is far too young', she insisted.
DD2 asked what age was okay then.
DD1 thought for a bit, and proclaimed 'When you go to secondary school it's okay. But you don't have to have a boyfriend. Some people don't want a boyfriend or girl even at that age.'
The other two respectfully listened to their older sister spout the wisdom afforded to her in her advanced years. ( 19 months difference for DD2, 4 years for DD3)
'When I'm grown up', she continued, ' I will probably have a boyfriend, and I might get married but there is no way I'm going to have a baby. That's disgusting. I'll adopt instead.'
Yeah, yeah I thought. I said that too at that age. I'm not going to worry about grandchild deprivation just yet.
DD2(9) was keen to get in on the act.
'When I grow up', she announced,' I don't know if I'll have a boyfriend, or get married but I'm definitely having babies.'
Eek! I made a note to look into teenage contraception asap.
DD3, who is 6, wanted to have her say too.
'When I grow up, I'm not going to bother with a boyfriend or have babies. I just want a wedding.'
Future bridezilla alert! We better start saving.