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She never expected to see a golden chariot flying over Ponyville. She never expected just how much her life would change. She never expected Twilight Sparkle … and Twilight Sparkle most certainly never expected Pinkie Pie.
My name is Donny's Boy. I ship ponies.
She never expected to see a golden chariot flying over Ponyville. She never expected just how much her life would change. She never expected Twilight Sparkle … and Twilight Sparkle most certainly never expected Pinkie Pie.
I see you're taking a foray into "the ship most likely to result in a thermonuclear disaster".
Oh good lord one of my favorite ships by one of my favorite writers.
Please excuse me while I lose my shit.
Your Twipie shipping feels like a twinkie to me.
I want it, and it tastes delicious, but I feel as though it's unhealthy for me.
I don't ship, so gaaaaah, this story. :(
No regrets.
May be featured, I have a good eye for this kinda stuff.
Oh, Donny's Boy, it's here, it's here! Your multichapter TwiPie is here!
And I love how this works, with different pieces of the puzzle throughout the show's run. How we see things we've seen before from different eyes — Pinkie's perspective on "Winter Wrap-Up", Lyra and Bon-Bon's perspective on "Feeling Pinkie Keen" — and how we see new things, like what Pinkie was doing moments before being the first Ponyville pony Twilight meets. The collective perspective of Ponyville itself was an interesting touch, unusual but effective.
I look forward to seeing what other episodes this touches on; there are some obvious suspects, but I'm certain you will surprise me with others. I also can't wait to see what other perspectives we get a chance to view Twilight and Pinkie's relationship with.
"Caring so deeply about figuring out what makes Pinkie Pie tick that she'd play anthropologist."
Given the origin and meaning of that word, I have some trouble with it showing up in Equestria at all, but I used to fast-forward through The Wonder Years looking for anachronisms, so I'm not surprised that this jumped out at me.
Still, if that's the only complaint I can make about a story - and so far it is - I'm in for a good time, so up goes the thumb. And that bit about how Ponyville knows its own, even before the new arrivals do - that's just flat wonderful.
Moar, prease!
Good storytelling. Not necessarily one of my top shippings, but, I can see myself being interested in this.
Eh. Not quite.
The device of singing is so overly used, but what makes it worth it is a reference to a real song, or even an original one. This one, perchance, just takes from WWU. It ruins some of the specialness.
And assuming that this is indeed after Winter Wrap Up, how could Pinkie miss Twilight singing? Hmm? If her voice was really that good, couldn't she have singled it out? And when Twi' climbed the cliff, wasn't Pinkie on the cliff below it?
And assuming this is after the gala, same issue. Pinkie was around with her near the end as well.
It's a good, cute story, but a few logic failures. Just like My Little Dashie. Nice try, but no.
Once again, you deliver
Hmm...intriguing to say the least. Twi-Pie is not something I get to read every day. Must track.
...um, the part with the Winter Wrap-Up song is when Twilight sings the Winter Wrap-Up song. During the episode "Winter Wrap-Up." This story is jumping to different points in time, exploring Twilight and Pinkie's relationship from different points of view.
YES. Donny's Boy doing a TwiPie story following the relationship through the canon show? MANY YES.
What what what? Twinkie? Donny's Boy?
Me gusta.
I highly doubt a feature in any case, however. Pretty much all my stories garner similar rating/favorite rates, and none have ever gotten featured. It will do well, but I highly doubt a feature of thus far.
Well, perhaps Bon Bon picked up the word from Lyra.
As for whether it gets featured, honestly I stopped caring about making the feature box once getting there became as much a matter of following whatever fad was popular that week as it was quality writing.
It's a decent story with an interesting opening; curious to see where it goes from there.
More TwiPie from Donny? Even though it's after 4 A.M. and I'm about to go to bed, it's taking an awful lot of willpower to not read this right now.
I wonder if the references to Rainbow Dash is to set up a triangle later or just to show that she wanted to be friends and Rainbow is special for that to be best friends (hence the later episode dealing with it). Kind of depends on what kind of story this is going to be.
Nopony expects the Pieish Pinquisition!
TwiPie is not one of my prime ships, but I really like what you're doing with the story. There's a similar... fragility... to both Pinkie and Twilight, a loneliness and difficulty to fit in that they share. I'm curious to see how this story will progress from here on!
theres never enough of this pairing
You know the few paragraphs that had the explanation of how ponyville residents know their own and how they knew Twilight must be one of their own? That had me steadily laughing louder with each word until I was literally roaring with laughter, beating on the table, while reading it out loud. That was pure genius, thank you for coming up with that gem.
I was a little disappointed that it's just been following the cannon story so far, but it's the first chapter so I figure it's just setting the stage as it were. It also lost me when talking about Twilight not "understanding" at the party while staring at Pinky. What wasn't she understanding exactly? It goes to the whole Pinky sense thing after that, but I'm not sure if that's necessarily what it was referring to since chronological order got a little skewed in some places.
Sorry, but when I read the beginning I had this tune in my head.
As Pinkie left the Cakes house, she made her way to the edge of town. She was lost in thought.
There are few who'd deny, at what I do I am the best
For my talents are renowned far and wide
When it comes to surprises in the moonlit night
I excel without ever even trying
With the slightest little effort of my Pinkie charms
I have seen grown mares give out a squee
With the wave of my hoof, and a well-placed cry
I have swept the very bravest off their feet
Yet day after day, it's the same old crowd
And I've grown so weary of their mindless screaming
And I, Pie! The Party Queen
Have grown so tired of the same old thing
Oh somewhere deep, inside of these bones
An emptiness began to grow
There's someone out there far from my home
A longing that, I've never known
I'm the master of punch, and an angel of fetti
And I'll scare you right out of your pants
To a guy in Pontucky, I'm the life of the party
And I'm known throughout England and Prance
And since I am pink, I can blend in to the party
To recite Hephner Quotations
No animal or pony, can dance like I can
In the fury of my recitations
But who here would ever understand
That the party queen with her seductive grin
Would tire of her crown, if they only understood
She'd give it all up if she only could
Oh there's an empty place in my bones
That calls out for something unknown
The fame and praise come year after year
Does nothing for these empty tears
Pinkie walked back into town, not knowing of the surprise that awaited her the next day, on the day of the Summer Sun Celebration.
Oh this shall be good me thinks! lol looking forward to more!
This story was recommended by Steel Resolve. A very good writer and recommends good stories. .
I enjoyed this. Look forward too more.
838387 You're trying to apply logic to a crowd song. It doesn't matter where Pinkie is physically, when the song is going on everypony knows how it is being sung and what part of the song they are in. It's a magic all its own. Suspend your disbelief a little, you do it for the show don't you?
Heeeeeeello and welcome, everyone. This is my first crack at writing a multi-chaptered TwiPie story, so I guess we'll see how it goes!
Thanks so much for the comments and kind words. It's always nerve-wracking posting a new story, and I'm very pleased that many of you seem to like what I've got so far.
HA. A thermonuclear disaster of AWESOMENESS, you mean.
Shipping is magic, Obs! Do not fight it! (Hee.)
Heh, thanks for the vote of confidence ... but, it's funny, every single time someone has said that about one of my stories, that story has never been featured. It's almost like a jinx.
Thanks, Krizak! Especially good to hear your thoughts on the puzzle pieces aspect of the story and the shifting perspectives--it's kinda something new I'm playing around with.
I didn't mean to ruin the specialness of "Winter Wrap-Up" but had been hoping to add some extra perspective to it. I'm sorry if the main effect, though, was to ruin that very lovely musical number from the show. (And as a few others have mentioned, this scene in the story is actually set during that musical number--which is, as best I can determine, the first time Twilight sings in the show.)
And yes, I doubt it will get featured, as well. But that's okay.
Oh, I'm so glad you liked that part! I almost took it out, and now I'm happy I left it in. And there will be much of the story that deviates from the canon episodes in later chapters, I promise.
840107 I think what is always meant by that is that it should be featured. You write some of the best ships in this fandom Donny.
I like that you're following the series to show the development of their relationship. I also really liked that you're using different perspectives, too. I am curious though, to see how closely you stick to canon and whether or not your gonna wander away from it as the story goes on.
Overall, enjoyable read.
It's decent. A little disjointed and not always easy to place what's happening if you haven't seen the episodes in question recently (okay, most of them gave me no real trouble but I had to actually google dialogue to place "griffon a brush off" so I could figure out what Twilight was wrong about) but your characterization and dialogue are pretty good.
New Donny's Boy multi-chapter story?! Be still, my heart!
Also, Bon-Bon is totally a metaphor for this fandom, isn't she? Haha. Not looking at anyone in particular...
Seriously, I am looking forward to this one. I am a big fan of your longer stories. Always have been. And this one is looking promising so far. Keep up the great work, and I am eagerly awaiting the next chapter!
Ha! If I'm being honest, Bon Bon is a metaphor for me. Also, I just liked the idea of Romantic Bon Bon playing off of Skeptical Lyra.
And thanks! As per usual, I shall endeavor to not suck!
844352 Pfft. You never suck. Sucking is something I am yet to see you do, so lets up that goal, shall we? Let's aim to be awesome instead. Rainbow would approve! :D
Also, Donny's Boy is best Bon-Bon. Just saying.
I think the first thing that hit me about this one was that Pinkie Pie knows, with no self delusion, that most of the ponies at her party don't like her - or at least, they don't really want anything to do with her. The fact she knows that and still keeps trying says a lot, to me; she's throwing parties, and she wants people to like her, but she doesn't throw parties because she wants people to like her. That's probably obvious, but I still love it: She wants them to be happy no matter what, but she really, really wants them to be happy with her. It made me think about the start of A Friend In Deed, where she knows all there is to know about everybody - all I can picture now is her learning all these things, memorising them, caring about these people - and everyone just shunning her. Except Rarity. Rarity is awesome. And that's both horrible and amazing. Well done, sir.
The second thing I notice is you teasing me with RainbowPie that won't happen. Why do you insist on hurting me with your wonderful, wonderful stories, Donny's Boy? Is it because you hate me? Me, specifically? It is, isn't it?
Seriously though, the RainbowPie hints were excellent. And they made me very sad.
I also like Pinkie's reaction to Twilight and Spike. 'Yep. Feels important - friend time!' It's very Pinkie, and it's also kind of adorable and sad. Well done. I think my favourite part of this chapter might be the musing about Twi being destined for Ponyville, because it's so clearly true - Ponyville is a town of mad, mad, mad ponies. Awesome ponies. But mad ponies. And I can totally see them being able to peg the ones who'll stay. Heck, I bet Pinkie does it for them - she didn't rush to go greet Trixie, or the Flim Flam brothers, or any of the other one off ponies. Clearly, the welcome wagon is to be used only on permanent residents.
The whole Twilight reflecting scene is great, not just because it gives us some insight into Twilight but because - to my mind, at least - it draws a lot of parallels between them. It shows us that deep down, her biggest fear - even beyond not being seen as smart all the time, which made me giggle - is disappointing and hurting the ponies she loves. And those are, I think, the same things Pinkie Pie fears more than any other. Pinkie Pie is afraid of it because she's never really had friends, and she's scared the ones she has will leave her. Twilight...is scared of pretty much the same thing. Do correct me if I'm wrong, though - just how I read it. I like it. A lot.
"Pith helmets are totally romantic." had me laughing for about five minutes. I don't even know why. It was just hysterical - the whole scene was funny, but that's what made it for me. Love it.
And that last section? ...
It was perfect and amazing and I'm not sorry for a second that this isn't RainbowPie.
But don't tell anyone.
The last section was amazing though - I have to admit, I never really considered how much our dear Pink Pony would empathize with the song, and the meaning behind it. You pulled it off perfectly, and my hat is off to you good sir.
I look forward to more.
Aww, thanks for another one of your in-depth reviews! I'm glad you've enjoyed it thus far, heretic TwiPie though it is. And you are not wrong. For the record.
Thrown for a whirl there. But it was a good chapter. Nice work there. Few grammar issues.
cool story ... i will now wait for more
Well now, things are moving into uncharted territory and it's looking awesome. I like how you made the inner group dynamics a little turbulent between some characters. It really made them feel alive and like you can identify with them as people more. Also, that whole train ride back from Canterlot where Twilight cries? That was some seriously powerful stuff right there. Especially with how you described it's significance from Spikes point of view. An inspired approach to that scene.
Only criticism I can think of is that the Bachelor party scene didn't feel as fleshed out as the rest of it. As in, why were they having it in Ponyville? Aside from the start you only talked about the gals, so I'm left wondering if Shining Armor was even there? I figured it was a mechanic to get the group out drinking but it still left me confused after that delivery.
Something tells me there shall be repercussions! Good chapter though. Fluid time skips and what not. Good job,
This was a great chapter. I always love me some drunk ponies and I like the way you wrote Dash's thoughts, she would consider a pony standing next to her as "basking in her awesomeness."
Drunk Twi is.......rather funny to try and picture in my mind's eye as well as try to give the dialog her voice as she talks in fluent Drunkenese as one would put it.
Also the chapter was quite good even if I have to keep remembering that the things do jump from situation to situation at times, perfectly fine mind you just need to change gears in my head from my normal thought processes when I read this. Fun though since hey change is good ^w^, keep up the good work.
Oh and I praaaayyyyy that Twi doesn't completely forget what happened and a bunch of drama comes of this due to her trying to rationalize what she did away as her only being drunk.......I don't know if I could handle seeing Pinkie get sad like that T^T. Well that and I'm pretty sure Dash would try to give Twi's face the most painful make over ever if it happened.....emphasis on try though cause not sure if she would go through with it or be able to do so.
Now that is some quality work. Good perspectives, strong emotions, and lines that bring tears. This is exactly what I hoped for in this project.
Too much sweetness. SQUIRMING, AHH. Tooooo cute.
867099 Nah, nothing can hurt Twilight. Physically, that is. After all, she has magic to defend herself. She shot freakin laser beams in the season 2 finale.
Good, very good, however I did find one error: "and it hurt that you girls wouldn't trust you and hear you out."


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Anyone ever heard of this?
About 11 years ago before I really knew what manga was, I read my first manga, which I think was called "Ironfist." I believe we had the second volume which we got from the public library. In it, a boy named Chinmi was being raised at a martial arts school. He had a pet monkey named Gokuwa, and there was a test to see which student from the school would go and study with the ironfist master who lived on some mountain. Of course, Chinmi was the winner so he went to study with this master. I don't really remembe much more about it. It's been years since I've read the thing but to this day I've never been able to find someone else who has read this manga except for my kid brother who read it at the same time I did. Anyone here have any idea what I'm talking about *crosses fingers*

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Kowanna McKinney may not have won the Ward 6 Commission seat in this year's election but that isn't stopping her from helping the community go forward.
McKinney is putting her efforts towards endorsing Commissioner Tommie Postell in the upcoming run-off election and this isn't the first time the two has crossed paths.
For incumbent and long time teacher Tommie Postell, it was an honor to face McKinney in the November election, knowing that his mentorship helped lead her into politics.
"I always told my students to be all that they can be and go for what they can go for," said Albany Ward 6 Commissioner Tommie Postell.
McKinney is determined to make a difference by joining forces with Postell in hopes that their collaboration will push the city in a new direction.
"I would like to see our infrastructure improved and I would like to see more jobs coming into our community," said Former Ward 6 Commission Candidate Kowanna McKinney.
She believes the incumbent has firsthand experience in building up the community.
Commissioner Postell helped develop housing units for single mothers and senior citizens.
"Housing is definitely an issue in Ward 6 and through the new apartments over off Oakridge Dr. Mr. Postell has proven that he is definitely on the ball," said McKinney.
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Provincial Court of Saskatchewan
|Provincial Court of Saskatchewan
|Saskatchewan, Canada
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|The Provincial Court Act, 1998
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|Provincial Court
|Chief Judge
|Carol Snell
|January 1, 2008
The Provincial Court of Saskatchewan is a provincial court of record[1] for the province of Saskatchewan. It hears matters relating to criminal law, youth law, civil law, family law, traffic law and municipal bylaws.
The Provincial Court is a creation of statute, and as such its jurisdiction is limited to those matters permitted by statute. It has no inherent jurisdiction, other than to the limited degree in which it may control its own procedures.
In criminal matters, it is a trial court for all summary conviction offences. For indictable criminal offences, it can be a trial court if an accused person elects to have his or her trial in that court. When an accused charged with an indictable offence elects trial by a superior court (the Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench), the preliminary inquiry will be held in the Provincial Court. The Provincial Court is also designated as the Youth Justice Court under the Youth Criminal Justice Act of Canada.
In civil matters, the Small Claims division of the court is limited to claims for up to $20,000. The Provincial Court also has limited family law jurisdiction, except for divorce proceedings and the division of matrimonial property.
Judges of the Court[edit]
The Court is composed of the Chief Judge and 48 other judges.[2] The judges are appointed by the provincial government. To be eligible for appointment, a person must have at least 10 years' experience as a lawyer, or have other legal experience which is satisfactory to the Judicial Council of Saskatchewan.[3] Once appointed, judges are independent of the government,[4] and can only be removed from office following the procedure set out in the Act.[5] The judges serve until age 65, although the Chief Judge may grant an extension up to age 70.[6]
Sittings of the Court[edit]
The Provincial Courts has permanent offices in 13 towns and cities: Estevan, La Ronge, Lloydminster, Meadow Lake, Melfort, Moose Jaw, North Battleford, Prince Albert, Regina, Saskatoon, Swift Current, Wynyard and Yorkton.[7] The Court also sits in almost 70 smaller centres across the province.[8] Judges of the Provincial Court are addressed as "Your Honour", or "His/Her Honour".
The Provincial Court superseded the former Magistrate's Court,[9] at which time the stipendiary magistrates were replaced by qualified lawyers.
Courts of Saskatchewan[edit]
There are three main courts in Saskatchewan:
- Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan – appellate court; highest court of Saskatchewan.
- Court of Queen's Bench for Saskatchewan – superior trial court of Saskatchewan with inherent and general jurisdiction
- Provincial Court of Saskatchewan – court of first instance; trial court with jurisdiction defined by statute
- ^ The Provincial Court Act, 1998, s. 13.
- ^ Courts of Saskatchewan: Provincial Court - Judges
- ^ Courts of Saskatchewan: Provincial Court - Judicial Appointments
- ^ The Provincial Court Act, 1998, S.S. 1998, c. P-30.11, s. 3.
- ^ Courts of Saskatchewan: Provincial Court - Judicial Independence
- ^ The Provincial Court Act, 1998, S.S. 1998, c. P-30.11, s. 13.
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Music Track Title: Promise
Catalog ID: 272172 ISRC: US5UL0720371
Description: Upbeat Indie style pop track with incredibly soaring melody line. The very positive lyrics are sang sweetly by a very talented young female vocalist with a distinctive beautiful voice.
Social Media Link: https://www.audiosparx.com/sa/archive/Pop/Lilith-Fair/Promise/272172
Artist or Group: Richard Jungles
Keywords: Warm Happy Loving Love Wholesome Good Feelings Sincere Melodic English Rock Guitars
Music Genre > Sub-genre
Pop Music
Lilith Fair (female pop)
Extended Properties
Duration: 4:01 Tempo: Med Slow BPM: 97
Arrangement: Band / Ensemble
Instruments: Guitar, Drum Kit, Bass, Synthesizer, Vocals
Vocal Mix: Female Vocals
Language: English
Moods: Caring, Dreamy, Driving, Friendly, Graceful, Inspiring, Joyful, Loving, Motivational, Optimistic, Sensitive, Spirited, Sweeping, Tender, Thoughtful, Touching, Uplifting, Vibrant, Warm, Wholesome
Styles: Drama / 20-Something, Drama / 30-Something, Film Theme Song, Film Vocal, Romantic Comedy, Romantic Drama, Romantic New Love, TV Theme Song, TV Vocal, Wedding Engagement
Come together in a different place,found yourself before it got to late
falling into place.
Now you know what i have always known,takes some time before it starts to grow,
now your not alone.
I watch you change the light of day, the night that fades away.
Were lost in space,fall into place & what we found today,
well never find again.
Anyone who ever tried to hide,can see the morning in a different light,
if they look inside.
So many things that we cant explain,like the cause & the effects of pain,
& the summer rain.
I watch you change the light of day, the night that fades away.
Were lost in space,fall into place & what we found today,
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Clothes Encounters
Tuesday, June 11, 2013, 9:48 a.m.Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library
Clothes Encounters
A Free Clothing Swap at MLK
In partnership with Martha's Table, the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library is hosting a free clothing swap on Saturday, June 15.
Bring at least two items of clean, gently used clothing, pair of shoes, or accessories you no longer want between June 7-June 15 to the Popular Services division (Rm. 110). Get free, new-to-you clothing, shoes and accessories in exchange!
Adult/teen clothing in all sizes are welcome. No children's clothing, please. All leftover clothing will be donated to Martha's Table.
The event will take place in Room A-5 in the lower level of the library from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. We hope to see you there to get some new kicks and clothes!
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SAN FRANCISCOMarket research firm iSuppli Corp. Tuesday (April 20) dramatically increased its 2010 forecast for installations of photovoltaic (PV) systems, citing an expected surge in sales in Germany combined with plunging prices.
Solar installations will rise to 13.6 gigawatts (GW) in 2010, up 93.6 percent from 7 GW in 2009, iSuppli (El Segundo, Calif.) said. The firm's previous forecast, released in February, called for 8.3GW worth of installations in 2010, up 64 percent from 2009.
A strong rise in PV installations in 2010 will be driven by robust market conditions in the second and fourth quarters, which will more than compensate for slower performances in the first and third quarters, iSuppli predicted.
"This will be an up and down year for PV installations," said Henning Wicht, director and principal analyst for PV at iSuppli, in a statement. "The first quarter of 2010 was negatively affected by winter conditions, likely causing a decline in installations compared to the fourth quarter of 2009. However, the second quarter is expected to be a blockbuster for the global PV industry."
Wicht said reduced feed-in-tariffs (FIT) in Germany are coming in July. German customers will rush to install PV systems before that incentive becomes less compelling, Wicht predicted.
"A market correction will happen in the third quarter, leading to a huge fourth quarter due to the approach of other countries' FIT deadlines in January 2011, Wicht said.
Wicht said plummeting prices for solar panels during 2009 now are being reflected in system prices. He said the price declines would compensate for FIT reductions, resulting in favorable return on investment for homeowners and project developers that go with solar installations.
Wicht said the projected up and down nature of the PV business this year could create supply constraints in 2010 and into 2011. But despite the short-term supply challenges, the outlook for global PV installations remains bright, according to iSuppli, which predicted that 2011 PV installations would rise to 20.3GW in 2011, nearly triple the total for 2009.
ISuppli is offering for sale through its website a new report entitled, "Photovoltaic System Installation Demand Accelerates In Spite of Tariff Changes."


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A Note on Short-Run and Long-Run Relationships between Parallel and Official Exchange Rates: The Case of Cambodia
By employing an Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) approach to cointegration, this paper presents the results of a new empirical study on short-run and long-run relationships between the Cambodian parallel and the official exchange rates. Tests to confirm the stability of the estimated model are conducted. The causality relationships between the parallel and official exchange rates are also examined, by applying the Toda and Yamamoto (1995) approach. From the empirical results, we find that there exists a stable long-run relationship between the two exchange rates in Cambodia. Moreover, the causality tests provide the evidence of the mutual directions between them.
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Paving the way for strip malls and condos
The arrogance displayed by Oceanside City Council members JerryKern, Gary Felien and Jack Feller, while destroying lives on May18, turns my stomach. After listening to pleas from theirconstituents, a vehement display of incredulity from CouncilmemberEsther Sanchez and extremely rational reasons for no votes fromMayor Jim Wood, Kern chastised mobile-home owners for theirinability to compromise, while giving no chance for compromise, andcalled for a positive vote to eliminate rent control by passingvacancy decontrol, even though the Supreme Court has ruled in favorof rent control ordinances.
Their vote undermines the security of every mobile-home owner in Oceanside — seniors, vets, and families — by allowing a handful of absentee mobile-home park owners to acquire high space rent, unsalable mobile homes for nothing. Many pleas requested time, before the vote, to reach an equitable solution for both homeowners and park owners, but they, along with Ms. Sanchez and Mayor Wood, were slapped down by Mr. Kern.
The obvious compromise would have been a cap on rent increases, but it was never discussed. Look out, Oceanside: This vote is among the first to eliminate personal property to make way for corporate greed, and no one is exempt.
Bonnie Wright
Oppose legislation that puts our health at risk
Join with the League of Women Voters and leading environmentaland health protection groups to urge our North County congressionalrepresentatives to oppose H.R. 910, introduced by Rep. (R-MI). Thisreckless, short-sighted legislation puts our health at risk bygutting the Clean Air Act, overturning a decision of the SupremeCourt, repealing the Environmental Protection Agency'sscience-based endangerment finding and dismantling the EPA'sability to address life-threatening carbon dioxide and otherpollution.
Californians have long led the way on environmental issues.Don't let our elected representatives in Congress wantonlydismantle the needed protections of the Clean Air Act.
Margaret Dornish
co-president, North Coast League of Women Voters
The 'sanctity of propagation'
In "Consequences in life" (Community Voices, May 11) , Richard Cole stated that I"conveniently" forgot to explain development of zygote toblastocyst. Owing to the word limit, I deliberately omitteddiscussing this and other phases of development, referring only tonon-viable fetal tissue as potential humans.
I also didn't note that "the moment of conception" is not an event; rather, conception is a process requiring several hours to complete. Regardless, conception marks the beginning of one or more potential human beings.
Regarding my reference to the millions of deaths annually by spontaneous abortion, miscarriage and stillbirth, Cole said: "God's not condemning them to premature death; people like John are with his 'dehumanizing' nonsense about their consciousness."
There are two problems here. First, I made no reference to consciousness. Second, even if I wanted to take credit for this carnage, I couldn't in good conscience do so. The carnage is, and always has been, an integral part of mankind's existence. I'll tell you what is dehumanizing: the pro-life belief that an unwanted child is appropriate punishment for an unintended pregnancy. Pro-lifers don't give a (expletive) about the child's welfare. Pro-life's "sanctity of life," as practiced, is only "sanctity of propagation."
John Terrell
Hypocritical KFF pact
All these years on the City Council, Jack Feller has acted like he cares about the senior citizens in this community. He has come to our functions, eating and drinking with us. Jack Feller has acted like he cares about the veterans in this community, attending functions honoring those who fought for our country.
Jack Feller states he is a Christian man. What I saw before me at the May 18 City Council meeting was not a Christian, but a Pharisee. The City Council chambers was a modern-day Sanhedrin. In a modern-day parallel, the Jerry Kern-Gary Felien-Jack Feller pact could be likened to tombs that had been painted with whitewash and looked very beautiful on the outside, but in reality, they were like graves full of dead men's bones — not beautiful at all.
Kern, Felien and Feller act like they have concern for the senior citizens and veterans, but they really do not respect or care about others. We call such people hypocrites. The scabs have fallen from our eyes and we have seen the truth. Mr. Feller may as well start packing up his things now, because this will be his last term. In fact, I can bring him the boxes.
Sheila Sanchez
A vote for Obama is a vote against Israel
Before the 2008 election, didn't I implore all Jews not to vote for Barack Obama, reasoning that he is no friend of Israel and the Jews and just pandering to us for the votes? The chickens have come home to roost.
"Our friend" demanded Israel to go back to the 1967 borders to accommodate his "darlings," the Palestinians. I know there are some among us who will once again vote for President Obama and put their heads on the guillotine in 2012, and Obama will hand our headless body to our sworn enemy.
A vote for Obama is a vote against Israel and the Jews everywhere. Wake up, the clock ticketh away.
Phil Epstein
What could have happened to Hitler
On May 17 , writer G. Lewis Beitner Sr. of San Marcos asked thefollowing question: Would Hitler have gotten a funeral?
In response to that question: Adolf Hitler was a monster and a coward. If he had not killed himself and he could have been caught alive, he should have been put in the gas chamber and then cremated. His ashes could then have been flushed down the toilet.
Nancy DeBruin
Sensible alternatives
Last time Jerry Brown was governor (when Proposition 13 passed)and there was an adverse impact on state revenue, the reaction wasto reduce safety services and education (as well as raising fees toattend state colleges and the university).
Well, we're back to the same drawing board now. We hear that it costs about $40,000 to incarcerate prisoners; we're told that we are spending vast sums educating and giving preferential rates to illegals in the country. Wouldn't it make more sense to:
1. Deport, rather than incarcerate, illegal persons?
2. Discontinue the costs associated with giving illegals free or reduced-cost education?
If forced to reduce operating costs, shouldn't we first protect and preserve our own citizens? I understand the game of "punishing" the voters by hitting them where they live, but it nevertheless makes me mad as hell when there are sensible alternatives.
Mike Concannon
Obama doesn't deserve credit for bin Laden's death
Daniel Lynch (May 20) lynched the wrong president when he said the man whoset in place all the groundwork for Osama bin Laden's demise(George W. Bush) didn't deserve credit. It is that internationalcoward, Barack Obama, who is the recipient of unwarranted praisefrom the uber-left Joy Behars of the world, and of course, thebought-and-paid-for mainstream media.
Getting to the point, what possible choice did B.O. have? Theintelligence operations of the CIA had discovered Osama'swhereabouts, and to not go and get him would have been politicalsuicide for this poor incompetent boy-president. He was left withno options to cave because too many people knew the facts, and ifyou must credit Obama with anything, it's the same low-class, slimypolitical instincts that Bill Clinton had. He couldn't have liedhis way out of this, like he has almost everything else in hisadministration, from "earmarks" to "health care."
George W. Bush rid the world of an ignominious tyrant — SaddamHussein, put the Taliban and al-Qaida on the run — not only inAfghanistan and Pakistan, but all over the world — and kept thiscountry free of any acts of terrorism through some difficult years.Obama has only ridden on his coattails.
Richard Cole
Mobile-home owners are not the whiners
In reponse to Larry Barry of Oceanside's letter (May 20) : Mr. Barry is misinformed. When we purchased ourmobile home, we knew that it would not appreciate the way that aregular home does, so we knew that when it came time to sell it, wewould not make a profit on it. This being true, we do not want togive it away, either.
Yes, many of us are on Social Security and Medicare. Many of usare on Social Security only. We have to buy a Medicare supplementplan because Medicare does not pay for everything.
Many of us have to pay property taxes on our mobile homes, so we are not getting this "sweet deal" that he talks about.
Try living on Social Security alone and pay taxes and rent, and try to eat well to maintain good health. I think Barry is the whiner, not us.
Lena Davis
Congratulations on mental health help
I wish to congratulate the Navy's mental health team for theirstudy that found that mental health problems were greater fortroops on their third or fourth deployment ("Nearly 100 troops from battle-scarred unit to receive mental health help," May 20) .
Lester Krause
Why we're bankrupt
I had to go up north to visit a sick friend. I pulled into a gas station in San Marcos. Two CalTrans service trucks and six hard-hat workers were gathered together gabbing.
I went into the station, paid for my gas, visited the restroom, then returned to my car, filled the tank, then washed the windshield and rear window. The two trucks and six hard-hats were still standing in a group gabbing. Coffee break? Doubt it — not a coffee cup in sight.
Have you ever seen two UPS or Fedex trucks parked and thedrivers gabbing? Not on your life. Why? UPS and Fedex are makingmoney. One more reason why the state is going bankrupt.
G. Lewis Beitner Sr.
San Marcos
The fundamental truth of Christianity
This letter is a response to Clay Northcote's letter, May 17 , "The fundamental flaw of Christianity." To begin, it isnot Christianity that is flawed, but rather Clay's inaccuratestatements concerning Christianity that are fundamentally flawed....
He inaccurately states that humans are by nature "bad." The first chapter of the first book of the Bible, Genesis, states that all of creation was created good and that man, created in God's divine image, was created very good. ...
Concerning religious leaders (priests and ministers); 98 percent are good, faithful, loving, servants of God who dedicate their lives in service to God and his people. ...
Northcote's misrepresentation of Christianity does nothing to advance the dialogue between believers and non-believers.
Nick Lucia
Bring back the draft
So troop morale is low in Afghanistan. Why ought we to expect otherwise? A tiny percentage of U.S. citizens, our valiant servicemen and women, carry by themselves the enormous burden of keeping us all free. They worry about roadside bombs; we fret about gasoline prices and whimper about food prices.
When, if ever, will all of us step up to the plate and also be at war? Only by restoring Selective Service, i.e., the draft, will that happen. At that time, America will truly support her fighting men and women. Only then will we end our guilt for abusing those who serve, e.g., through what seems like never-ending additional deployments and sacrifice.
The draft is certainly unpopular, but oh, so democratic. Only then will we all be truly involved in the preservation of freedoms we otherwise tend to take for granted.
David Grout


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Tom Jones: Adele would be perfect for James Bond film Skyfall's theme tune
Tom Jones has revealed that he thinks Adele is the perfect candidate to sing the theme tune for the upcoming James Bond film, Skyfall.
The music legend opened the Baftas at the Royal Opera House last night with his track from the 1965 Bond film Thunderball, starring Sean Connery .
And afterwards the Welsh singer told The Sun: 'I was 22 when I did the Thunderball song and it changed my career and was a huge honour.
'Not that she needs it but Adele would be the perfect choice for doing Skyfall.'
Adele, who scooped six awards at the Grammy's last night, sparked rumours that she had signed-up to the film's soundtrack last September when she told Jonathan Ross on his show that she was set to record a 'theme,' before adding: 'Wow, that's really giving something away.'
Starring Daniel Craig for the third time round, Skyfall is due to hit cinemas on October 23.
And 007's iconic Aston Martin DB5 is set to return with the same number plate – BMT 216A – still intact.
The flash sports car, armed with machine guns, first appeared in Goldfinger in 1964 and was driven by the original 007, Sean Connery.
It has also appeared in Thunderball, Casino Royale, Tomorrow Never Dies and GoldenEye.
However, this will be the first time since its debut that the DB5, complete with a 'weapons dashboard', has been used by Bond in a chase.
A Skyfall source told The Sun: 'This car defines everything that is James Bond. It looks good and goes like a rocket. There's a real buzz about its return.'


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Is it possible to turn a bland, promotional overseas trip for a bland presidential contender into a three ring circus of controversy? If you're Mitt Romney and his helpful pinch-hitting aid, it sure is: [Read more…]
Is it possible to turn a bland, promotional overseas trip for a bland presidential contender into a three ring circus of controversy? If you're Mitt Romney and his helpful pinch-hitting aid, it sure is: [Read more…]
The older William Shatner gets the more I like him. Kirk was cool and all, but it's Shatner's unique combo of gifted actor, great voice, and a guy who can laugh at himself plus get you to laugh along that sold me. Cosmic Log posted a great video, now below the fold, where Shatner and other Trekkie actors marvel at the MSL and the rover scheduled to land precariously this weekend. Enjoy. [Read more…]
There is a debate in paleoanthropology, well, there are lots of them. But this one has to do with behavior that doesn't fossilize well, and which suggest the presence or lack of modern cognition. The ancestors of the San, pictured above, are a great source of data for that question. A new find pushes back the date when San Bushmen behaved like any other modern people right down to symbology and sophisticated subsistence strategies: [Read more…]
This is exactly what the Founding Fathers meant when they wrote the Bill of Rights: an air conditioning and heating company should be exempt for religious reasons, at least when it comes to womens health: [Read more…]
Flags left by Apollo astronauts forty years ago may not be waving, for there is no breeze on the moon. But they are still standing in place on all but one landing site, at least according to high res images snapped by the Lunar Reconnaissance Observer. Images and link below. [Read more…]
Mitt Romney hoped to recover from his London disaster by heading for the salvation of ye olde Israel. Where he paused in the midst of stirring up simmering conflicts to praise Israeli healthcare. Romney said in part, "Do you realize what health care spending is as a percentage of the G.D.P. in Israel? Eight percent. .. You spend eight percent of G.D.P. on health care. You're a pretty healthy nation. We spend 18 percent of our G.D.P. on health care, 10 percentage points more." Gosh, how do the Israelis pull this healthcare miracle off? [Read more…]
Maybe it's a promo scheme, but Ancestry.com, that wonderful service I'd probably be fascinated with if I knew who my biological parents were, has determined that President Barack Obama is descended from John Punch, one of the first documented slaves in America, through a surprising, but familiar, twist: [Read more…]
Iapetus, ice moon of beautiful Saturn, the two-faced moon. It is gleaming white, bumpy and tradionally cratered in some places, ridged across most of the equator with a Death Star like giant circle on one side, and bruised black and blue, literally misshapen, across an entire hemisphere from what was no doubt an ancient wound of titanic proportions. Iapetus may also have the weirdest avalanches or debris slides, or whatever the term is, in the solar system: [Read more…]
Richard Muller, a long standing cliamte change skeptic has finally accepted reality. Not only is climate chnge real, but human activity is causing most of it: [Read more…]
We know there's some weird and rare stellar denizens in the cosmic jungle, galaxies hollowe dinto rungs like giant Ferris Wheels, dark matter pockets, pocean planets and diamond worlds. But it turns out one species of misfit may be way more common than thought. Cannibal stars, sometimes referred to as vampires, that suck the life blood out of their neighbors for a flush of youthful glory and may shape the evolution of future stars and planets: [Read more…]


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I was living in england and had a 3g dongle by 3, I always got a 3g connection and sometimes HSPA. I could always stream videos and play playstation 3 games onlines. It might have lagged a little, but it worked and for what it was it was good.
I have now moved to Jersey, and I can only get a vodafone dongle.
This is by far the worst internet connection I have ever seen in my life, my dial up connection 15 years ago was faster then this. It takes on average 10 minutes to load a web page, and most of the time it wont load at all. I cant even gain entry to my email without it timing out or disconnecting.
I have never been able to connect to a 3g signal on it, and can only use the crappy vodafone GPRS. Whoever buys this is a mug, mines pay as you go so luckily I can throw it in the bin where it belongs.
After this experience I now hate vodafone, for false advertising and selling something that does not work. I will make sure I tell everyone I can just how terrible it is, PLEASE DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS PIECE OF JUNK. Even if you desperately need internet, this will not give you it!
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Wales v Australia, Cardiff, December 1
Warburton seeks end to run of defeats
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November 30, 2012
Sam Warburton takes the ball forward against the All Blacks © Getty Images
Wales captain Sam Warburton has called on his side to end their run of defeats against the southern hemisphere big three when they come face-to-face with Australia on Saturday.
Warburton skippered Wales to the 2012 Six Nations Grand Slam and also guided them to the semi-finals of the 2011 Rugby World Cup. But under Warren Gatland, who will preside over his 56th Test match on Saturday in the Wales hot seat, they have managed just one win in 19 matches during his tenure against the southern hemisphere triumvirate of New Zealand, Australia and South Africa.
That victory came against Australia back in 2008 and despite pushing the Wallabies close over the summer - they lost their three Tests by an eight, a two and a one point margin, Warburton wants his team to finally put those demons to rest with a win on Saturday .
"It has got to the stage now where enough is enough," Warburton said. "I said to the players before the New Zealand game that I've only been involved (with Wales) for three or four years and it is already getting on my nerves, this whole southern hemisphere scalp.
"I don't know how the likes of Ryan [Jones] and Mike [Phillips] - players who have been around the team 10 years or so - must feel. I definitely feel like that, and I'm sure the rest of the squad feel the same way."
If Wales are to end their long barren run this weekend, then Warburton's battle at the breakdown with Australian star and fellow openside flanker David Pocock will be critical. Pocock is back after recovering from injury, while Warburton shone against revered All Blacks skipper Richie McCaw last weekend, setting the scene for a mighty showdown.
"He [Pocock] is a real big threat on the ball on the floor, so it makes it very difficult to stop him," Warburton added. "He is a great player, an asset for Australia and understandably one of their best players over the past few years. I think it's great he is back to full fitness.
"It was the same last week when (All Blacks) fly-half Dan Carter went down with an injury. You don't want the best players missing because you don't want excuses. The players prefer playing a full-strength team."
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Stridency. Bountiful. Presumptuous. Bloviate. Matriculation. Revanche. Isochronous. Arraignment. Freudian. Sotto voce. Antics. Secure. Intact. Sulking. Hammock.
Those were the 15 words Ana Venasquez had to spell correctly to become Frenship Independent School District's champion speller at the district spelling bee Friday, Feb. 7.
Nine school champions from Frenship's elementary and middle schools lined up at Casey Administration Building to compete for the right to move on to the regional spelling bee.
The first four rounds claimed five of the nine, and then there were four more rounds before there were three.
By the 11th round, it came down to Prashamsa Ghimire of Bennett Elementary School and Ana Venasquez of Heritage Middle School.
In the 14th round, Prashamsa struggled with "precinct," asking for a repeat of the word, a sentence using the word, another repeat and the definition. Slowly, restarting once, she formed the word and heard the bell.
Then it was up to Venasquez to spell the final word: hammock. Confidently, she spelled the word and claimed the win.
Following the competition, Prashamsa gracefully accepted her second-place trophy.
"You always have next year," she said, adding that she was happy to have finished in second.
Ana Venasquez said although she is in sixth grade at Heritage Middle School, this is the first time she has competed in the district bee.
"In elementary, I didn't used to study a lot, and now I study constantly," Ana said.
The change in study habits, Ana said, is because she has learned to love reading. She listed the Hunger Games, Percy Jackson and Harry Potter series as some of her favorites.
"I didn't used to read a lot in elementary. Now I do," she said.
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I worry I'll have to move with him
Hi Meredith,
A few years ago I moved to Boston from the South since I didn't quite agree with many of the traditional values (something is wrong with you if you don't go to church on Sundays!), and to get away from so-called "friends" who kept questioning when I was getting married (and my sexuality) because I was still single in my early 30s.
Fast forward, I've now settled into Boston, have a great group of friends, going back to school again for a different career, and am now dating a wonderful guy who's getting his PhD and graduating in a few years. A few days ago, we had a conversation where we'd be in a few years, and told me that he'd be applying for jobs around the US. Due to the bad economy and the shortage of jobs in academia, he basically told me he'd have to take any job including (and if this happens) southern states that have very conservative values.
Although I'm supportive of him and his career, it worries me because I'd have to go back to the place that I was first trying to get out of, and I'd have to uproot my life here in Boston. I know this probably won't happen until 2 or 3 years down the road and I'm being selfish, but how do I let him know of my concerns? Do I need to start thinking about whether this might be deal breaker? I'd hate to have to let him go (since I'm in love with him), but what do you suggest?
– Happy Out of the South, Boston
Give this some time and continue to get to know him. It's way too early to end the relationship because you might not like the location of his future job.
As you date him, try to figure out whether you're someone who's willing to move with a partner. Not everyone is, and if you're married to Boston, that's something to consider. But if you're open to picking up and trying new places with someone, please don't assume that the South is just one thing. You had a specific experience down there, but it's a big place. And if your boyfriend is in academia, you'd probably wind up around interesting people from all over.
You're allowed to take your time with these decisions. Maybe you'll decide to end things with him for reasons that have nothing to do with his impending job search. Maybe you'll fall so hard for him that you'll follow him down I-95 in your church clothes. Just date him and see how you feel. There's no need to make any calls just yet.
Readers? Does she have to decide now? Would the South be so bad? What questions should she be asking herself? Should she talk to him about this? Help.
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A republic of Central America, Nicaragua has coastlines on the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. Area: 131,670 sq km (50,838 sq mi). Pop. (1995 est.): 4,340,000. Cap.: Managua. Monetary unit: córdoba oro, with (Oct. 6, 1995) an official rate of 7.75 córdobas oro to U.S. $1 (12.25 córdobas oro = £1 sterling). President in 1995, Violeta Barrios de Chamorro.
Constitutional reform dominated politics in 1995. On February 7 the National Assembly sent Pres. Violeta Barrios de Chamorro a partial reform bill for her signature. Many of the 67 reforms were generally accepted, such as the change in the name of the army, the prohibition of obligatory military service, and guarantees of private property rights. However, there were others that radically altered the balance of power from the executive to the legislature, such as the right to levy taxes, and President Chamorro and her government strongly objected to many of these. Despite a deadline of 15 days for acting on the bill, she refused to sign and publish it, requesting further negotiation. The National Assembly unilaterally published the reforms on February 24 and began to implement them. One of these concerned the Supreme Court of Justice, which was to be expanded from 9 to 12 members. The National Assembly elected the three new judges, but the president refused to recognize them.
On June 15, after several rounds of negotiations, the president and representatives of the National Assembly signed a political accord to help solve the constitutional crisis. The pact required that a framework law to implement constitutional reforms be passed by a 60% majority in the Assembly before President Chamorro would sign the reforms, and this duly occurred on July 4. The National Assembly then reaffirmed its selection of judges for the Supreme Court of Justice, and a new Supreme Electoral Tribunal was also sworn in. The Nepotism Law was postponed until 1996. This would have prevented the president's close relations from serving in the Cabinet or running for president. President Chamorro's son-in-law, Antonio Lacayo, was therefore able to remain in the government, although he announced his intention to resign anyway in order to campaign for the presidency in the November 1996 elections.
The government reaffirmed its commitment to the International Monetary Fund's Economic Structural Adjustment Facility (ESAF) while renegotiating its debt to the Paris Club of creditor nations. The terms of the ESAF included the controversial privatization of the telephone company, TELCOR, which was stalled by the constitutional crisis.
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Every day, the parallels between the BP Gulf Coast oil spill and the Exxon Valdez tanker spill grow. Riki Ott (Not One Drop: Courage and Betrayal in the Wake of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill) was there the first time around to witness the toxic after-effects experienced by the Exxon cleanup crews. Respiratory illness, neural impairment, even genetic damage were all the result of working with the Valdez "crud." Now, the same symptoms are cropping up in the Gulf spill workers while BP continues to assure them they don't need respirators or other special protections.
From the Huffington Post:
Venice, Louisiana — Local fishermen hired to work on BP's uncontrolled oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico are scared and confused. Fishermen here and in other small communities dotting the southern marshes and swamplands of Barataria Bay are getting sick from the working on the cleanup, yet BP is assuring them they don't need respirators or other special protection from the crude oil, strong hydrocarbon vapors, or chemical dispersants being sprayed in massive quantities on the oil slick.
Fishermen have never seen the results from the air-quality monitoring patches some of them wear on their rain gear when they are out booming and skimming the giant oil slick. However, more and more fishermen are suffering from bad headaches, burning eyes, persistent coughs, sore throats, stuffy sinuses, nausea, and dizziness. They are starting to suspect that BP is not telling them the truth.
And based on air monitoring conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in a Louisiana coastal community, those workers seem to be correct. The EPA findings show that airborne levels of toxic chemicals like hydrogen sulfide, and volatile organic compounds like benzene, for instance, now far exceed safety standards for human exposure.
For two weeks, I've been in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama sharing stories from the Exxon Valdez oil spill, which devastated the community I lived and commercially fished in, with everyone from fishermen and women to local mayors to state governors and the crush of international media.
During the 1989 cleanup in Alaska, thousands of workers had what Exxon medical doctors called, "the Valdez Crud," and dismissed as simple colds and flu. Fourteen years later, I followed the trail of sick workers through the maze of court records, congressional records, obituaries, and media stories, and made hundreds of phone calls. I found a different story. As one former cleanup worker put it, "I thought I had the Valdez Crud in 1989. I didn't think I'd have it for fourteen years."
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I LOVE admiring my gorgeous blue-laced Wyandotte boy. To be honest, I would rather he was a beautiful hen instead of a stunning cockerel, but such is poultry keeping.
He did begin life as a 'she', however, reared by me from three weeks. He began life indoors in our sunroom, and used to happily perch on my shoulder while I watched TV!
As for being a 'he', 'Winnie' was one of life's late developers – hence the confusion for a while.
I was first alerted to his masculinity when I noticed some pointed saddle feathers, but there was never a peep from him and he was as far down the pecking order as one could get.
Then, when he was almost eight months old, the first 'cock-a-doodle' rang out around our yard!
From that moment, he has never looked back and is now a very confident, top of the pecking order cockerel.
When it comes to Wyandottes, it's not just my lovely boy that I like. It's all birds of that breed.
We have four Wyandotte bantams – two barred, one silver-laced and one blue-laced – as well as another large fowl hen. Definitely my favourite breed!
The Wyandotte is a heavy, curvaceous bird with a neat head and is instantly recognisable. It's a no-nonsense kind of chicken but very friendly and an ideal 'fancy' bird for the novice to get started with.
Hens make very good mothers and broodies, and are often used to hatch the eggs of other breeds.
The Wyandotte can be found in an array of breathtaking colours – there are currently 14 standardised colours in the UK including barred, black, columbian, partridge, white, silver laced, gold laced, blue laced and buff laced.
The Wyandotte has a rose comb, which should always fit closely to the head.
The shape of the comb is very important if you plan on showing your Wyandottes.
The back spike of the rose comb should follow the line of the bird's head and should not stick up in the air (a 'flyaway' comb). This breed should also have yellow legs.
The silver-laced Wyandotte was first developed in America between 1864 and 1872.
It was intended to be a pretty breed. Fanciers wanted to create a larger, practical fowl that would resemble the fancy laced, pretty Sebrights.
Indeed, in the beginning, the Wyandotte was known as the 'American Sebright'.
The breed was then admitted into the American Standards of Perfection in 1883 and was called 'Wyandotte'.
After the silver-laced varieties came the gold-laced, which was closely followed by other laced varieties including blue (my personal favourite!).
Soon, pencilled varieties also came to the fore.
According to the Poultry Club of Great Britain, the Wyandotte was introduced into England in the 1880s too with, partridge Cochin and gold spangled Hamburgh males crossed with silver females, to produce the gold laced variety.
Columbians were the result of crossing the white Wyandotte with the barred Rock, and it was the crossing of the gold-laced and the white varieties which produced the buff-laced and the blue-laced, first seen here in 1897.


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The French language descends from the Italic spoken Latin language that was used in the Roman Empire, the same as languages such as Portuguese, Italian, Romanian, Spanish, Lombard, Catalan, Sardinian and Sicilian. Its relatives in terms of similarity are the other languages that have been spoken in history in northern France and Belgium or the "langues d'oïl", which French has largely replaced. French has also been influenced by the Celtic language used in Roman Gaul and by (Germanic) Frankish used by post-Roman invaders. In the present day, and mainly owing to France's overseas empire, there are numerous languages that are French-based creole including Haitian.
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A demographic projection led by the Réseau Démographie and the de l'Agence universitaire de la francophonie Université Laval, There will be approximately 500 million people speaking French by 2025 and a further 650 million people (or approximately 7%) of the entire world's population by 2050. Other Estimates carried out in 2013 have suggested that French speakers will reach 1 billion by 2060.
French is one of the Romance languages, meaning that it has its roots primarily in Vulgar Latin, a language that evolved from the Gallo-Romance dialects that were spoken in the north of the country.
From the beginning of the 17th century to around the 1950s French was the most important language of diplomacy and international relations. English has now taken over the role that French used to hold as after the Second World War the USA became a dominant world power. Proof of this was that The Treaty of Versailles was also written in English as well as French.
French shares several features of its grammar with most of the other Romance languages, including possessing only two grammatical genders, it has the development of grammatical articles from Latin demonstratives, the loss of Latin's declensions and new tenses formed from auxiliaries
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Wings were made in conjunction with Jenny Barclay, which were made out of canvas, tubing, clay and silicone rubber, then airbrushed.
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