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Great troups of people travelled thitherward Both day and night, of each degree and place.--SPENSER.
Much against their will, Major Delavie and his soi-disant son-in-law set forth for Lady Belamour's entertainment, thinking no opportunity of collecting intelligence was to be despised; while she probably wished to obviate all reports of a misunderstanding as well as to keep them under her own eye.
The reception rooms were less adorned than the lady's private apartment. There were pictures on the walls, and long ranks of chairs ranged round, and card-tables were set out in order. The ladies sat in rows, and the gentlemen stood in knots and talked, all in full dress, resplendent figures in brilliant velvet, gold lace, and embroidery, with swords by their sides, cocked hats, edged with gold or silver lace, under their arms, and gemmed shoe buckles. The order of creation was not yet reversed; the male creature was quite as gorgeous in colour and ornament as the female, who sat in her brocade, powder and patches, fan in hand, to receive the homage of his snuff-box.
Sir Amyas went the round, giving and returning greetings, which were bestowed on him with an ardour sufficient to prove that he was a general favourite. His mother, exquisitely dressed in a rich rose- coloured velvet train, over a creamy satin petticoat, both exquisitely embroidered, sailed up with a cordial greeting to her good cousin, and wanted to set him down to loo or ombre; but the veteran knew too well what the play in her house was, and saw, moreover, Lady Aresfield sitting like a harpy before the green baize field of her spoils. While he was refusing, Sir Amyas returned to him, saying, "Sir, here is a gentleman whom I think you must have known in Flanders;" and the Major found himself shaking hands with an old comrade. Save for his heavy heart, he would been extremely happy in the ensuing conversation.
In the meantime Lady Belamour, turning towards a stout, clumsy, short girl, her intensely red cheeks and huge black eyes staring out of her powder, while the extreme costliness of her crimson satin dress, and profusion of her rubies were ridiculous on the unformed person of a creature scarcely fifteen. If she had been any one else she would have been a hideous spectacle in the eyes of the exquisitely tasteful Lady Belamour, who, detecting the expression in her son's eye, whispered behind her fan, "We will soon set all that right;" then aloud, "My son cannot recover from his surprise. He did not imagine that we could steal you for an evening from Queen's Square to procure him this delight." Then as Sir Amyas bowed, "The Yellow Room is cleared for dancing. Lady Belle will favour you, Amyas."
"You must excuse me, madam," he said; "I have not yet the free use of my arm, and could not acquit myself properly in a minuet."
"I hate minuets," returned Lady Belle; "the very notion gives me the spleen."
"Ah, pretty heretic!" said my Lady, making a playful gesture with her fan at the peony-coloured cheek. "I meant this wounded knight to have converted you, but he must amuse you otherwise. What, my Lord I thought you knew I never meant to dance again. Cannot you open the dance without me? I, who have no spirits!"
The rest was lost as she sailed away on the arm of a gentleman in a turquoise-coloured coat, and waistcoat embroidered with gillyflowers; leaving the Lady Arabella on the hands of her son, who, neither as host nor gentleman, could escape, until the young lady had found some other companion. He stiffly and wearily addressed to her the inquiry how she liked London.
"I should like it monstrously if I were not moped up in school," she answered. "So you have come back. How did you hurt your arm?" she said, in the most provincial of dialects.
"In the fire, madam."
"What? In snatching your innamorata from the flames?"
"Not precisely," he said.
"Come, now, tell me; did she set the room a-fire?" demanded the young lady. "Oh, you need not think to deceive me. My brother Mar's coachman told my mamma's woman all about it, and how she was locked up and ran away; but they have her fast enough now, after all her tricks!"
"Who have? For pity's sake tell me, Lady Belle!"
Loving to tease, she exclaimed: "There, now, what a work to make about a white-faced little rustic!"
"Your ladyship has not seen her."
"Have I not, though? I don't admire your taste."
"Is she in Queen's Square?"
"Do not you wish me to tell you where you can find your old faded doll, with a waist just like a wasp, and an old blue sacque--not a bit of powder in her hair?"
"Lady Belle, if you would have me for ever beholden to you---"
"The cap fits," she cried, clapping her hands. "Not a word to say for her! I would not have such a beau for the world."
"When I have found her it will be time to defend her beauty! If your ladyship would only tell me where she is, you know not what gratitude I should feel!"
"I dare say, but that's my secret. My mamma and yours would be ready to kill me with rage if they knew I had let out even so much."
"They would forgive you. Come, Lady Belle, think of her brave old father, and give some clue to finding her. Where is she?"
"Ah! where you will never get at her!"
"Is she at Queen's Square?"
"What would you do if you thought she was? Get a constable and come and search? Oh, what a rage Madam would be in! Goodness me, what sport!" and she fell back in a violent giggling fit; but the two matrons were so delighted to see the young people talking to one another, that there was no attempt to repress her. Sir Amyas made another attempt to elicit whether Aurelia were really at the school in Queen's Square, but Lady Arabella still refused to answer directly. Then he tried the expedient of declaring that she was only trying to tease him, and had not really seen the lady. He pretended not to believe her, but when she insisted, "Hair just the colour of Lady Belamour's," his incredulity vanished; but on his next entreaty, she put on a sly look imitated from the evil world in which she lived, and declared she should not encourage naughty doings. The youth, who though four years older, was by far the more simple and innocent of the two, replied with great gravity, "It is the Lady Belamour, my own wife, that I am seeking."
"That's just the nonsense she talks!"
"For Heaven's sake, what did she say?"
But Belle was tired of her game, and threw herself boisterously on a young lady who had the "sweetest enamel necklace in the world," and whose ornaments she began to handle and admire in true spoilt-child fashion.
Sir Amyas then betook himself to the Major, who saw at once by his eye and step that something was gained. They took leave together, Lady Belamour making a hurried lamentation that she had seen so little of her dear cousin, but accepting her son's excuse that he must return to his quarters; and they walked away together escorted by Palmer and Grey, as well as by two link-boys, summer night though it was.
Sir Amyas repaired first to the hotel, where Mr. Belamour and Betty were still sitting, for even the fashionable world kept comparatively early hours, and it was not yet eleven o'clock. The parlor where they sat was nearly dark, one candle out and the other shaded so as to produce the dimness which Mr. Belamour still preferred, and they were sitting on either side of the open window, Betty listening to her companion's reminiscences of the evenings enlivened by poor Aurelia, and of the many traits of her goodness, sweet temper, and intelligence which he had stored up in his mind. He had, he said, already learned through her to know Miss Delavie, and he declared that the voices of the sisters were so much alike that he could have believed himself at Bowstead with the gentle visitor who had brought him new life.
The tidings of Lady Arabella's secret were eagerly listened to, and the token of the mouse-coloured hair was accepted; Sir Amyas comparing, to every one's satisfaction, a certain lock that he bore on a chain next his heart, and a little knot, surrounded with diamonds, in a ring, which he had been still wearing from force of habit, though he declared he should never endure to do so again.
It was evident that Lady Belle had really seen Aurelia; and where could that have been save at the famous boarding-school in Queen's Square, where the daughters of "the great" were trained in the accomplishments of the day? The Major, with rising hopes, declared that he had always maintained that his cousin meant no ill by his daughter, and though it had been cruel, not to say worse, in her, to deny all knowledge of the fugitive, yet women would have their strange ways.
"That is very hard on us women, sir," said Betty.
"Ah! my dear, poor Urania never had such a mother as you, and she has lived in the great world besides, and that's a bad school. You will not take our Aurelia much into it, my dear boy," he added, turning wistfully to Sir Amyas.
"I would not let a breath blow on her that could touch the bloom of her charming frank innocence," cried the lad. "But think you she can be in health? Lady Belle spoke of her being pale!"
"Look at my young lady herself!" said the Major, which made them all laugh. They were full of hope. The Major and his daughter would go themselves the next day, and a father's claim could not be refused even though not enforced according to Lady Arabella's desire.
Their coach--for so Sir Amyas insisted on their going--was at the door at the earliest possible moment that a school for young ladies could be supposed to be astir; long before Mr. Belamour was up, for he retained his old habits so much that it was only on great occasions the he rose before noon; and while Eugene, under the care of Jumbo and Grey, was going off in great felicity to see the morning parade in St. James's Park.
One of the expedients of well-born Huguenot refugees had been tuition, and Madame d'Elmar had made here boarding-school so popular and fashionable that a second generation still maintained its fame, and damsels of the highest rank were sent there to learn French, to play the spinnet, to embroider, to dance, and to get into a carriage with grace. It was only countrified misses, bred by old-fashioned scholars, who attempted to go any farther, such as that lusus naturae, Miss Elizabeth Carter, who knew seven languages, or the Bishop of Oxford's niece, Catherine Talbot, who even painted natural flowers and wrote meditations! The education Aurelia Delavie had received over her Homer and Racine would be smiled at as quite superfluous.
There was no difficulty about admission. The coach with its Belamour trappings was a warrant of admittance. The father and daughter were shown into a parlour with a print of Marshal Schomberg over the mantelpiece, and wonderful performances in tapestry work and embroidery on every available chair, as well as framed upon the wainscoted walls.
A little lady, more French than English, moving like a perfectly wound up piece of mechanism, all but her bright little eyes, appeared at their request to see Madame. It had been agreed before-hand that the Major should betray neither doubt nor difficulty, but simply say that he had come up from the country and wished to see his daughter.
Madame, in perfectly good English, excused herself, but begged to hear the name again.
There must be some error, no young lady of the name of Delavie was there.
They looked at one another, then Betty asked, "Has not a young lady been placed here by Lady Belamour?"
"No, madam, Lady Belamour once requested me to receive her twin daughters, but they were mere infants; I receive none under twelve year old."
"My good lady," cried the Major, "if you are denying my daughter to me, pray consider what you are doing. I am her own father, and whatever Lady Belamour may tell you, I can enforce my claim."
"I am not in the habit of having my word doubted, sir," and the little lady drew herself up like a true Gascon baroness, as she was.
"Madam, forgive me, I am in terrible perplexity and distress. My poor child, who was under Lady Belamour's charge, has been lost to us these three weeks or more, and we have been told that she has been seen here."
"Thus," said Betty, seeing that the lady still needed to be appeased, "we thought Lady Belamour might have deceived you as well as others."
"May I ask who said the young lady had been seen here?" asked the mistress coldly.
"It was Lady Arabella Mar," said Betty, "and, justly speaking, I believe she did not say it was here that my poor sister was seen, but that she had seen her, and we drew the conclusion that it was here."
"My Lady Arabella Mar is too often taken out by my Lady Countess," said Madame d'Elmar.
"Could I see her? Perhaps she would tell me where she saw my dear sister?" said Betty.
"She went to a rout last evening and has not returned," was the reply. "Indeed my lady, her mother, spoke as if she might never come back, her marriage being on the tapis. Indeed, sir, indeed, madam, I should most gladly assist you," she said as a gesture of bitter grief and disappointment passed between father and daughter, both of whom were evidently persons of condition. "If it will be any satisfaction to the lady to see all my pupils, I will conduct her through my establishment."
Betty caught at this, though there was no doubt that the mistress was speaking in good faith. She was led to a large empty room, where a dozen young ladies were drawn up awaiting the dancing master--girls from fourteen to seventeen, the elder ones in mob caps, those with more pretensions to fashion, with loose hair. Their twelve curtsies were made, their twenty-four eyes peeped more or less through their lashes at the visitor, but no such soft brown eyes as Aurelia's were among them.
"Madame," said Betty, "may I be permitted to ask the ladies a question?" She spoke it low, and in French, and her excellent accent won Madame's heart at once. Only Madame trusted to Mademoiselle's discretion not to put mysteries into their minds, or they would be all tete montee.
So, as discretely as the occasion would permit, Betty asked whether any one had seen or heard Lady Belle speak of having seen any one--a young lady?
Half-a-dozen tongues broke out, "We thought it all Lady Belle's whimsical secrets," and as many stories were beginning, but Madame's awful little hand waved silence, as she said, "Speak then, Miss Staunton."
"I know none of Lady Belle's secrets, ma'am--ask Miss Howard."
Miss Howard looked sulky; and a little eager, black-eyed thing cried, "She said it was an odious girl whom Lady Belamour keeps shut up in a great dungeon of an old house, and is going to send beyond seas, because she married two men at once in disguise."
"Fie, Miss Crawford, you know nothing about it."
"You told me so, yourself, Miss Howard."
"I never said anything so foolish."
"Hush, young ladies," said Madame. "Miss Howard, if you know anything, I request you to speak."
"It would be a great kindness," said Betty. "Might I ask the favour of seeing Miss Howard in private?"
Madame consented, and Miss Howard followed Betty out of hearing, muttering that Belle would fly at her for betraying her.
"I do not like asking you to betray your friend's confidence," said Betty.
"Oh, as to that, I'm not her friend, and I believe she has talked to a half-a-dozen more."
"I am this poor young lady's sister," said Betty. "We are afraid she has fallen into unkind hands; and I should be very thankful if you could help me to find her. Where do you think Lady Belle saw her?"
"I thought it was in some old house in Hertfordshire," said Miss Howard, more readily, "but I am not sure; for it was last Sunday, which she spent with her mamma. She came back and made it a great secret that she had seen the girl that had taken in Sir Amyas Belamour, who was contracted to herself, to marry him and his uncle both at once in disguise, and then had set the house a-fire. Belle had got some one to let her see the girl, and then she went on about her being not pretty."
"What did she say about sending her beyond seas?"
"Oh! that Miss Crawford made up. She told me that they were going to find a husband for her such as a low creature like that deserved. And she protests she is to be married to Sir Amyas very soon, and come back here while he makes the grand tour. I hope she won't. She will have more spiteful ways than ever."
This was all that Betty could extract. She saw Miss Crawford alone, but her tiding melted into the vaguest second-hand hearsay. The inquiry had only produced a fresh anxiety.
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Ai on the 2012 London Olympics Opening Ceremony æ
Brilliant. It was very, very well done. This was about Great Britain; it didn't pretend it was trying to have global appeal. Because Great Britain has self-confidence, it doesn't need a monumental Olympics. But for China that was the only imaginable kind of international event. Beijing's Olympics were very grand – they were trying to throw a party for the world, but the hosts didn't enjoy it. The government didn't care about people's feelings because it was trying to create an image.
A truly impressive showing of Britain's cultural might. I guess monumental is the only thing left to go for when you've destroyed most of your country's culture a few decades prior and have only been preoccupied with developing economic power since.

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My life revolves around books. I'm constantly reading. I love to learn new things - im an information sponge. :-D
I have a huge interest in psychology. The human mind is quite interesting.
For some reason I know a load of random information, this makes for great conversation.
Here's one
did you know that mermaids dont exist?
Shocker right!? Don't be distraught, at least bigfoot is real.


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Posted: October 24, 208, updated November 7 The CNES/ESA Earth orbiting COROT satellite has applied the technique of seismology to the study of stellar interiors, probing the interiors of three stars beyond our own Sun for the first time. COROT can detect 'starquakes', acoustic waves generated deep within a star that ripple across the star's surface, altering its brightness. By studying these variations, a star's mass, age and structure can be determined. Image: CNES. Like the propagation of seismic waves on Earth providing information about our planet's interior, sound waves travelling throughout the Sun and other stars carry information about what is happening below the surface. The study of these waves propagating through a star is known as helioseismology, and has already been used to generate complex models of the interior conditions on our Sun, showing that different layers of our home star rotate at different speeds to generate the Sun's magnetic field, and that jet streams of plasma run thousands of kilometres below the surface. Oscillations of the Sun's surface can also be tracked by direct observations and related to interior processes by the tool of helioseismology. Similar oscillations can be observed on other stars by watching for variations in the light emitted by the star as the surface wobbles, revealing both the internal structure of the star and the way energy is transported from the core to the surface. "Other techniques to estimate stellar oscillations have been used from the ground, but they are limited in what they can do," says Malcolm Fridlund, ESA Project Scientist for COROT at ESA's European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC). "Adverse weather conditions, plus the fact that you cannot observe stars during daytime, oblige ground astronomers to interrupt their observations." Pulsations observed in the three stars HD49933 (left), HD181420 (middle), HD181906 (right), transposed by 18 octaves to the human audio range. The sounds represent characterstics related to difference in mass, size and structure of the stars. Image: Observatoire de Paris-LESIA/Eric Michel. The COROT satellite allows uninterrupted viewing from afar, and with high sensitivity instruments such as a 4-CCD camera capable of recording tiny variations of light intensity emitted from a star, COROT offers a new view of our stellar neighbourhood. In the new study, three Sun-like stars were scrutinized by COROT: HD499933, HD181420 and HD181906, revealing 'sunquakes' rumbling inside their interiors. "The fact that COROT succeeded in probing the interior of Sun-like stars with direct measurements for the first time is a huge leap in understanding stars in general", says Fridlund. "In addition, this will help us to understand, by comparison, our own Sun even better." COROT was launched at the end of 2006 and was designed as both a planet hunter and star surveyor, having clocked up six exoplanets to date with the aim of surveying around 120,000 stars for exoplanets, and over a hundred stars for stellar seismology studies. |
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Brand X Files: California rain. 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' repeal signed. 'Twilight' style.
Story | Dec 22, 2010 | 4:34 PMRain, rain, go away: Today is expected to be the "main event" in this week's seemingly endless storm, according to one climatologist. Stay dry out there, folks. [L.A. Times] Obama signs 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' repeal: The historic legislation will not... -
Stranded in Orange County's Silverado Canyon
Story | Dec 22, 2010 | 4:33 PMAfter struggling through a noisy night, residents of Silverado Canyon found themselves stranded by torrents of water, mud, boulders, tree branches and other debris that cut off the leafy neighborhood from the rest of Orange County. âRight now, we canâ... -
Laguna Beach tourists make the most of stormy weather
Story | Dec 22, 2010 | 4:33 PMThe Singh family of Dallas substituted museums for the amusement parks and other outdoor activities they had planned during their nine-day Southern California vacation swing. But with only two days to go, the kids insisted on a day at the...... -
Laguna Canyon residents help each other recover from flooding
Story | Dec 22, 2010 | 4:33 PMBy Wednesday afternoon, a new dynamic had taken hold in the Laguna Canyon community that has endured devastating floods, fires and mudslides over the last two decades. As the shock of the early-morning flash flooding began to wear off, neighbors...... -
Pea-sized hail reported in Glendale, Pasadena
Story | Dec 22, 2010 | 4:33 PMHail was falling in Glendale and Pasadena at around 2 p.m. The National Weather Service said a line of thunderstorms producing heavy rains and pea-size hail was approaching the Station Fire burn area. Rain was falling at rates between .5...... -
Laguna Beach merchants hit by flooding worry about Christmas business
Story | Dec 22, 2010 | 4:33 PMAt Brussels Bistro, a cellar restaurant and bar in downtown Laguna Beach, owner Thomas Crijns, 34, and friends mopped up with push brooms, trying to deal with more than 2 1/2 feet of water that had accumulated overnight. The subterranean...... -
Widespread flooding reported across region; Qualcomm Stadium flooded; Corona airport submerged
Story | Dec 22, 2010 | 4:33 PMSouthern California was struggling with widespread flooding and scattered mudslides as a seventh straight day of rain pounded the region. The storms trapped residents in cars and homes over a wide area, caused a bridge collapse in San Bernardino County...... -
New online show from MTV highlights regional music scenes: '$5 Cover'
Story | Dec 23, 2010 | 4:34 PMWhat if, for 25 days, MTV swooped into your town to make a "Laguna Beach"-style show -- only instead of over-privileged bros and catty girl fights, it was actually about something important. What if it was about your local music...... -
Storms leave behind more than 2 feet of rain in mountain areas
Story | Dec 22, 2010 | 9:33 PMThe series of storms that has deluged Southern California for the past seven days began clearing out Wednesday evening, leaving behind more than 2 feet of rain in the mountains.... -
Laguna Canyon man who helped rescue family loses his car in storm
Story | Dec 23, 2010 | 4:34 PMAs he and his father were trying to save a family trapped in rising waters in Laguna Canyon on Wednesday morning, Carter Pike saw his prized possession floating away. Rising waters had picked up his 2008 Dodge Charger and pushed...... -
Times publisher cites the year's highlights
Story | Dec 23, 2010 | 4:34 PMPublisher Eddy Hartenstein sent the following memo to Times employees: Colleagues: As we approach year-end, I want to thank each and every one of you for doing your part in this enterprise we call the Los Angeles Times Media Group.......


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Greatest Martial Arts film of all time revealed!
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Excused Absence Policy
As Duquesne University moves into the ranks of the foremost Catholic universities in the United States, it is necessary and appropriate that its faculty encourage and facilitate student participation in University-approved co-curricular activities (e.g. meaningful research and/or presentations at academic and professional associations and meetings) and University-sponsored extracurricular activities (e.g. debate, Tamburitzans and varsity athletics).
In light of these considerations, faculty members must excuse students who are required to represent Duquesne University at University-approved intercollegiate athletic events and/or Tamburitzan performances from attending one or more classes. Faculty members should, where possible, respond positively to requests from students to be excused from attending one or more classes to participate in other non-mandatory University-approved and/or University-sponsored events.
Faculty members should receive verification of the reason for the excused absences from the University unit that approved or sponsored the activity, at least two weeks prior to the absence.
Students who are excused from attending class are responsible for all work and other activities required of the other students in the missed class. Students who miss an examination or submission deadline due to absence, must make up the exam or submit the assignment at a time and place designated by the instructor.
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Message Category: Health/Nutrion Topics Topic: calories burned question.....
Not sure if you'd take advice from a Tulanian but here goes:
The reason running is such an effective exercise for burning calories is primarily the size of the muscles used and the duration of the exercise itself.
To illustrate the point. Assume one person is doing squats and another person is doing bicep curls for 1/2 hour each. The person doing the squats will burn more calories because the size of the quads and hams is so much bigger than the bicep.
Although swimming is a great exerise for all-around fitness (and toning). For pure metabolic burn, running, rowing, biking are superior because they engage bigger muscles over a long period of time.
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Can I have one bouquet of Hillarys, please?
With all the excitement over gifts and queen-touching (not to mention the whole world-wide depression thing), few people heard about the wonderful gift the Dutch gave to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, a large bouquet of her strain of tulips! According to Daily Intel,
In 1994 the Dutch were apparently so enamored with Clinton that they created and named a new strain of tulip just for her.
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The Courts and the public have accepted RSPCA lies and fabrications as the truth and have acted in an extreme manner against her. Geraldine Robertson had export orders for about 300 puppies to be born from her poodles at $6000.00 each. A once in a lifetime opportunity because of China craze for RED and BROWN poodles. Her poodles were very highly valued all over the world. Her poodles were of exceptional value and the envy of many. When RSPCA fostered her poodles they created an army of people to act ruthlessly towards Geraldine Robertson to keep her poodles, which meant making Geraldine Robertson lose in Court.
Robertson was the only Australian poodle breeder who had exported numerous Neiger Poodles who became conformation and obedience Champions of their adopted countries as well as produced Champions in numerous countries namely England, United States of America, Canada, Japan, Europe, Hong Kong, Korea, Thailand.
The Plaintiff's export to UK, Neiger Silver Fox at Vulcan, was the only Australian Poodle shown at the prestigious CRUFTS show in London, England for 4 years running. The renowned International Poodle Specialist Dog Judge Ann Cambray Coppage of the prestigious Vulcan Kennels in Sommerset, England imported and owned Neiger Silver Fox at Vulcan.
Another Icon in Poodles is Mary Jane Weir of Toranto, Canada who imported eight poodles to increase her breeding gene pool from the Plaintiff.
The Japanese Champion Neiger The Rising Sun sired many champions in Japan.
The Plaintiff also bred the international famous Australian Dual Champion (OCH) Neiger Circus Rose, Australian UD ET & American Kennel Club UD NA NAJ, who was the foundation bitch of G'Day Poodles. Aust Dual Ch Neiger Circus Rose is the mother of the First standard poodle qualified and certified Cadaver Dog in USA and North America - G'Day Walkabout In Silver UD SAR from Sire : Canadian Ch & UKC Hunting Retriever Ch Bibelots Silver Power Play U.D., M.H., W.C.X. & Canadian C.D.
Dam : Aust Dual Ch Neiger Circus Rose U.D., J.D., E.T., A.D. and American U.D.,
The Neiger Poodles good reputation is supported by a Google search for "Neiger poodles" which produced a list of breeders and owners around the world with NEIGER bred poodles or with poodles bred from NEIGER Poodles.
Neiger poodles were also the foundation dogs of a lot of Australian breeders
The Plaintiff was a highly respected, skilled professionally qualified accountant who took an early retirement in 1990 to focus on her passion for the poodle breed.
She has never owned or bred any other breed of dog or bred anything prior 1988.
All her poodles were controlled bred, pedigreed from imported dogs now stolen by
RSPCA. They were in fact all individuals, loved and knew they were loved by her.
Ruthless Defamation to incite violence towards Geraldine Robertson.
Following published comments about Geraldine Robertson are defamatory and have a
nature about them that would incite others to punish or want the Plaintiff
punished – criminal defamation.
Web page:1 Page (1 of 7) "Internal parasites are another issue
but it is too early to tell how bad it will be," Dr Covill said. "It's
the worst condition I have seen in such large numbers."
Web page:1 Page (1 of 7) "But Beaudesert Shire Council said Mrs
Robertson did not hold a valid boarding kennel licence and had been given no
environmental authority to conduct such a business in the shire."
Web page:1 Page (1 of 7) "RSPCA veterinarians vaccinated and groomed
the dogs and will now monitor the animals for any signs of the canine parvovirus."
Web page:1 Page (1 of 7) "Inspectors are considering charging Mrs
Robertson with breach of duty of care, which carries a maximum $22,500 fine or
12 months' imprisonment."
Web page:1 Page (3 of 7) "I have been hoping this one would finally
be outed, its taken so damn long though. too busy policing docked tails and good
rescue folk I guess";
Web page:1 Page (5 of 7) "… me....the rotten woman should be fined
and banned from owning dogs";
Web page:1 Page (6 of 7) "I hope that they charge her and she get
jail time";
Web page:2 Page (1 of 5) "stupid woman , money hungry uncaring sod";
Web page:2 Page (2 of 5) "LOCK HER UP in the same conditions the por
dogs ived in & THROW AWAY THE KEY!!!!!!!r****"
Web page:3 Page (2 of 6) "They had ear infections, they had
maggots in places where you really don't want maggots.''
Web page:3 Page (3 of 6) "I hope they lock her up & throw away
the key"
Web page:3 Page (5 of 7) "Hell hath a special place for people such
as her."
Web page:4 Page (1 of 5) "disgusting. It's terrible as a dog
owner/lover to hear of a person like this Geraldine. Not only does my heart go
out to the dogs, but also to DOLers whose breeds have been involved with this
woman. I can imagine how hard it would be for you seeing a breed of dog you are
so passionate about, and a guardian of, to be exploited in such a disgusting way."
Web page:4 Page (2 of 5) "That photo of a poor, caked and matted
adult standard poodle I was warned by standard poodle breeders to steer clear of
this woman because she was dishonest. She advertises extensively . This is worse
I could have imagined. No excuse, there needs to be big$ fines and gaol time to
deter people from this."
Web page:5 Page (2 of 7) "Hate her! Saw her on tv and she said they
are in such poor condition because of the money it costs for her upkeep and
tried to reasonably justify why they were in that condidtion. And anyone her saw
her picture was thinking the phrase 'doesn't suprise me'.... admit it."
Web page:5 Page (3 of 7) "she admitted to cutting corners because
she couldnt keep up After seeing those animals, there is NO excuse."
Web page:5 Page (6 of 7) "they should lock the b%tch up in the
squaller those poor dogs were found in that's what she deserves.....i would like
to get to her she is about my age....i would give her what for I am so glad the
RSPCA has taken the dogs & they are being cared for......this sort of ppl p^ss
me off these are the ones we need to get rid of.....this is a good start let her
go back overseas not the dogs"
Web page:6 Page (1 of 6) "Horrible, nasty b$$ch . If she doesn't get
a jail term and a hefty fine then maybe the Dogs (Gods) will punish her
somewhere along the way. Wonder what the dogs would do to her if they were given
a chance eta - remove naughty word."
Web page:6 Page (1 of 6) "She deserves no less than jail for what she
has done"
Web page:6 Page (2 of 6) "yes she should be locked up....but she
won't be....that's our great laws how could someone who suppose to luv dogs
treat them this way if she could not afford to keep them why didn't she ask for
help.....but no MONEY was more important & this is whythese b^%$%^ds keep
doing these horrible things to dogs ....it will go on & on unless we can
stop all these bybs & unscrupulous breeders"
Web page:6 Page (3 of 6) "Fly struck dogs ? Never heard of that
before ............ disgusting"
Web page:6 Page (4 of 6) "death threats.....Mmmm never thought of
that one I hope she gets a lot more"
Web page: 6 Page (4 of 6) "I found her number on the internet and I
was tempted" (a response to the one above)
Web page:7 Page (1 of 7) "A poor excuse for a human being May she be
cursed forever for what she has done!"
Web page:7 Page (2 of 7) "I just hope she gets whats coming to
her.......hit her in the pocket in fact just hit her"
Web page:7 Page (5 of 7) "I am by no means a racist but from the
things i have seen in the past { NO FLAMING PLEASE} and read a lot of these
people are only in it for the money . it's very much like e.bay with the way
they are on that site as well and thank goD they can't sell pets on there."
Web page: 7 Page (5 of 7) "What a sick excuse for a human being .
Poor dog's."
Web page:7 Page (6 of 7) "I cant imagine why anyone would want to
treat them like this. Money money money, sick bastards. Yeah Im in a good mood
again ........ not."
Web page:7 Page (7 of 7) "If they DON'T prosecute her, one wonders
what else you have to do to animals to get prosecuted. Does it get any worse
than this?"
Web page: 8 Page (1 of 7 ) "thats all they see is the $$$$$ not
worrying about how are they going to cope with all the dog's they have. Let
alone having long coated breeds that need regular grooming and clipping. Makes
me sick to my gut's seeing them pic's of Leo and the Cav's. Bad memories of poor
Web page:8 Page
(3 of 7) "There is no excuse to treat dog's like that. She needs to be
Web page:8 Page (3 of 7) "I just hope she gets whats coming to
her.......hit her in the pocket in fact just hit her
No, make her live like the poor dogs did - 5 years sounds fair"
Web page:8 Page (4 of 7) "My god! Those poor animals. I know the
world is full of discusting vile people, but when you see evidence of their
abuse its still shocking. I feel my heart ache for those poor animals and the
countless others that I am sure are still out there waiting to be found and to
be shown a decent life. I dont understand the human race. Some of us anyway."
Web page:8 Page (4 of 7) "I saw one of her adds on Petlink some time
ago and replied as I was looking for a small toy poodle. After a few discussions
I decided to go elsewhere. I was not impressed with the way she responded to me
and mistook some of the things I said. She really got up my nose. Boy am I glad
I did not go ahead with the purchase".
Web page:8 Page (5 of 7) "RSPCA really ought to get their act
together. Its not just ppl dobbing asshole breeders like this in but the puppy
farms that were reported one raid was done and they say they were ok, even
though the dogs were in the same and worse condition, tick riddled, flea
riddled, shit all over the place. Something could have been done long before
now. Hope they concentrate on alot more than just this one. Im still almost
certain the cavs in the pics are dead now. Cause they didnt think they were bad
Web page:8 Page (5 of 7) "ITs all so very sad. You are right
sometimes I would think to myself you are going to a better place, cried
everytime and still do. At the end of the day people will be judged for their
actions, its probably a good thing I wont be in charge though :-) Some people
just dont give a toss, if she isnt charged/sent to jail maybe they should make
her to community service with a animal welfare orgainsation and see other
peoples dogs and cats in that condition and see if she 'feels anything at all'
and let her help with the pts the whole time she is there and see how she copes
then! (I consider myself to be a pretty strong person but after 3 years that was
it for me)"
Web page:8 Page (7 of 7) "OMG! Poor dogs , this woman shouldnt go to
gaol, why should she get the luxury of a nice warm bed,and meals daily?????
Throw her in the kennel with sh*t all round her and let her starve, lock her in
then throw the key away, she is a disgrace to the human race, all she could see
was the $$$$$ (and there are plenty more out there)...STUPID OLD BEAST ROT IN
Web page:9 Page (2 of 14) "People like this wretch who keep dogs
like this have no feeling for them, only concerns about the $$ - and they are so
miserable, they wont even empoy staff. She is quoted as having said "there
are too many for me to look after". Why not employ someone? Oh, yes, that's
right, it would reduce the profits. Magistrates have the power now to improve
stiff sentences, I just wish they would, might stop some of these morons. If you
are making 300 x $400 = $120,000 per annum, less costs, surely you could afford
to keep these poor little dogs you are living off in decent conditions?
Or may be"
Web page:9 Page (2 of 14) "I'm am speechless in regardless to that
low life woman she's a oxygen bandit I agree gaol isn't a good enough punishment
for anyone who could treat those poor dogs with such contempt"
Web page:9 Page (10 of 14) "As for people that do this to animals, I
really dont think that they can ever truly accept that what they have done is
wrong as they are so desensitised to the suffering that they cause. They only
care about what others think of them and how much money they can make. The
biggest way to hurt these people is to have them judged by a group of ethical
breeders and people that they want to be like. This would hurt them far greater
than community service etc. These people thrive on being looked up to and having
people come to them for advice. Perhaps a 'HALL OF SHAME' should be constructed
somewhere so that the public humiliation would be prolonged and also be a
lasting reminder to those out there doing the same thing, that one day they too
will be caught. People like this know that the general publics memories are
short and they use this knowledge to go to ground and then start up again
elsewhere when the public forget. As I said a HALL OF SHAME with photos and
dates would help."
Web page: 9 Page (10 of 14) "A poor excuse for a human being May she
be cursed forever for what she has done. l second that"
Web page:9 Page (11 of 14) "I don't believe this person has any
feelings what so ever and doing that type of community work would go in one ear
and out the other."
Web page:9 Page (11 of 14) "Hopefully one day we can be free of all
of these cowardly fools that take it out on the animals and think that animals
have no feelings and only there to make them the $$$$$$$."
Web page:9 Page (11 of 14) "This makes me sick.......But what shocks
me as well is that she had 8 dogs being boarded there......???? How on earth
would you board your dog at a place like that.....unless she had all pretty pics
of the place the dogs stay and offered a pick up and delivery service. I have
and never would need to board my dogs but I would definately be visiting to see
for myself where my dogs would be staying. I know it has made the NEWS now but
how can we get a follow up on these poor dogs. I have read the list of
Fines.....grrrrrr they are way too low - are they followed up and made to pay
them or do they just say they can't afford them and they go away ?? Not sure how
strict these laws and fines are enforced. I am glad the first story has her
Picture and her name. SHAME SHAME Why when the RSPCA had so many complaints did
it take so long for them to act.???"
Web page:9 Page (12 of 14) "This evil moron deserves a prison
sentence and an enormous fine plus a life ban, none of which is enough in my
opinion. There is simply NO EXCUSE for what she has done. Whoever helped her in
her endeavours or knew about it and did nothing, is also guilty of perpetuating
the cruelty."
page:9 Page (13 of 14) "I have been trying to rat this lady out for
AGES!!!!!!!!!! I first became aware of her when I was helping LMWS when her
aunty bought a toy poodle puppy from a breeder in NSW, but was not allowed to
have papers unless she gave an extra $400. Anyway it turned out the Breeder in
NSW had purchased her stud dogs off this lady and because this Geraldine woman
was suspended the pedigrees for the stud dogs were null and void because they
were bred after her suspension. The breeder in NSW also mass produces and she
will be exposed to. No one messes with dogs like this especially beautiful
standards and other poodles and gets away with it.
this annoys me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and poor poor
Web page:10 Page (1 of 7) "Yes. This person has been a registered
breeder for many years. Recently suspended I heard. Also exported many
dogs,mainly to asian countries, is the assumption. This does not help to give
the public any confidence in registered breeder overall. Sadly being registered
with a canine association does not stop this kind of thing at all."
Web page:10 Page (5 of 7) "Jef - many people did go and visit and
many walked out with, not one but two or more puppies or adults. My
understanding is that people complained to higher sources and when she was about
to get raided, she was tipped off."
Web page:10 Page (7 of 7) "All puppy farmers need shooting. I hope
they throw the book at Geraldine and maybe the QCCC might start looking at the
people who register each year and actually employ an officer to check out all
new applicants to see if they are properly equipped to be registered breeders.
They could possibly work with the RSPCA to monitor the number of dogs any one
breeder can actually have on a property or own. Breed for the beterment of the
breed not the money could be a good enforced law."
Web page:11 Page
(2 of 12) "I can't understand come on really get out the common sense. Is
it that hard. F*** people make me shake my head. (LADY) if you ever read this
because the R.S.P.C.A. hasn't done the job . I HOPE what goes around come
around. What ever cruelty you bestowed upon those dogs come's back to you three
fold, in some shape or form. You will be old one day and I hope you have a carer
that is cruel and takes joy out of letting you lie and rot. Sorry if people
think what I am saying is offensive and harsh, but to me dogs are far superior
to humans, do you see dogs acting this way NO. The number of dogs "come
on" no one can properly look after that amount of dogs. Animals don't only
require the basic's of care they require LOVE. You know I'm not a horrible
person, but boy I would love to get my hands on this lady. Then I would end up
in jail!! Where is the justice. I could go on forever, but at the end of the day
I feel THE PUNISHMENT SHOULD FIT THE CRIME."
Web page:11 Page (2 of 12) "My god, I have just read through this
and I can't believe the cruelty although if you add in the rest of Australia is
is just so sad"
Web page:11 Page (9 of 12) "AHHH, When i was looking to by a poodle
i nearly brought on from her. So glad I didn't. I just found what prefix she
was. why is her web page still up on Poodles in Australia hello."


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Gazebo is a multi-robot simulator for outdoor environments. Like Stage, it is capable of simulating a population of robots, sensors and objects, but does so in a three-dimensional world. It generates both realistic sensor feedback and physically plausible interactions between objects (it includes an accurate simulation of rigid-body physics).
Nate Koenig Co-founder of Gazebo at the University of Southern California with Dr. Andrew Howard. Nate's work on Gazebo continues at OSRF. |
John Hsu Chief Science Officer at OSRF, and Physics Lead of Gazebo. |
Mihai Dolha Long time user and developer of Gazebo and some of its key components. |
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Gazebo started in the fall of 2002 at the University of Southern California. The original creators were Dr. Andrew Howard and his student Nate Koenig. The concept of a high-fidelity simulator stemmed from the need to simulate robots in outdoor environments under various conditions. As a complimentary simulator to Stage, the name Gazebo was chosen as the closest structure to an outdoor stage. The name has stuck despite the fact that most users of Gazebo simulate indoor environments.
Since its inception, Andrew and Nate continued work on Gazebo until Andrew left USC to join JPL. At this point Nate assumed sole responsibility of the project. Work continued throughout Nate's PhD career and various internships to produce to a more robust and general purpose tool for the robotics community.
In 2009, John Hsu, a Senior Research Engineer at Willow, integrated ROS and the PR2 into Gazebo, which has since become one the primary tools used in the ROS community. A few years later in the Spring of 2011, Willow Garage started providing financial support for the development of Gazebo. In the coming months and years, Gazebo will rapidly mature in a user-friendly, stable, and cross-platform research and design tool for robots and robotic applications.


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Senate Referendum Issues Stir Debate on Campus The recent controversy over the payment of student senators has brought new focus to the upcoming student referendum. Two weeks ago, Oberlin's Student Senate realized that for the past two years they have been receiving unconstitutional wages for their work. They have since voted to suspend all pay. The senators' pay was unconstitutional because the 2005 referendum that reauthorized their wage pay never reached a quorum. In order to pass the referendum, half the student body needed to vote and a majority of those voting needed to say yes. "Student senators have unknowingly taken unauthorized compensation," said Senate Organizational Liaison and College junior Ben Klebanoff. "We're trying to fix that." The new referendum, which will be distributed by e-mail on Monday, Dec. 3, includes a proposal to legitimize the compensation they have been receiving for two years, compensate them for the past two weeks and continue their pay at minimum wage. Along with the question of compensation, the referendum contains proposals to start a green fund at Oberlin (for more on the green fund see page 2), reinstate Latin Honors at graduation, conduct elections by a single transferable vote system and require Senate oversight of the Student Finance Committee budget.
"Senators will resign if this doesn't meet quorum," said Senate Student Affairs Liaison and College senior Ian Hilburger. "There are people who can't be a senator if they don't get paid and they will have to take another job that does pay," said Senate Publicity Coordinator and College sophomore Daniel Abramson. There is a consensus among senators about the need for compensation until two weeks ago, senators took the pay for their hours of work for granted. All the new referendum is doing, according to Hilburger, is asking students to "accept that the Student Senate two years ago, which is not representative of the current Student Senate, made a mistake and that they [the students] are accepting that mistake." How Student Senate should receive compensation will also be asked on the new referendum. Until two years ago, senators received stipends for ten hours per week at minimum wage. The 2005 referendum if the question had reached quorum, would have changed their pay to an hourly wage system. Many prefer this system, as it means that senators do not get paid for work they do not do. Students will soon be able to choose if Senate compensation should be based on wages, capped wages or a return to stipends. The referendum also suggests that money be raised for various projects through an increase in the student activity fee. Students already pay $218 per semester to fund student organizations, clubs and club sports. The student body would vote on the increase in the referendum and, if passed, students would have the choice to waive the fee. Another question on the referendum is over Latin Honors at graduation. The major-based honors "helps to encourage people to try things outside of their field which is part of the main staples of a liberal arts education," said Abramson. When Student Senate last voted on Latin Honors they unanimously turned it down. Among the fears of those opposed is that it will make Oberlin more competitive and reward students for taking easier classes. Hilburger also expressed concerns that the system would "unequally represent different departments on campus."
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Two years after putting his father into a Cheshire, Conn., nursing home, Gerry O'Donnell had come to accept the hard truth: Jeremiah O'Donnell, a retired aircraft-factory worker, was dying of Alzheimer's. But what Gerry never got used to was visiting the home only to find his father unwashed, un-shaved and on soiled sheets at a facility where the staff didn't seem to care. "It was eating away at my guts," says O'Donnell, 56, who estimates that he complained about his father's care more than 100 times with no lasting results. "Their answer was always, 'Well, we are short of staff,' " he says.
That wasn't good enough for O'Donnell, who took matters into his own hands. For five weeks during the summer of 1999, he openly videotaped conditions in his father's single room at the 120-bed Cheshire Convalescent Center. Next, O'Donnell, a former cop, offered his tapes to the state health department. It was only when he took them to a New Haven TV station that he finally got results. On Oct. 5 state police arrested the home's administrator Dawn Kolenda, 32, and the following day director of nursing Patricia Rzewnicki, 72, both on misdemeanor cruelty charges.
This could be the first time in the country, say legal experts, that a state has brought criminal cruelty charges against administrators in a case involving neglect. "We are putting people on notice that if they abuse the elderly, they will y be arrested," says Chief State's Attorney John M. Bailey, 56, who has created a prosecution unit especially for elder abuse. Among other things, the Cheshire Convalescent staffers are accused of allowing Jeremiah O'Donnell to develop a bedsore so serious he required surgery and of depriving him of supplemental oxygen ordered by a doctor.
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For Gerry O'Donnell the arrests were a victory of sorts. Though his father's care had improved dramatically after O'Donnell first went public with his allegations in 1999, Jeremiah died on Sept. 25 at 79, seven days before the arrest warrants were issued. "It was a sad funeral because he had to go through all this," says Gerry, who has also brought a civil suit against the home. "But I was holding my dad's hand when he died and it was clean."
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O'Donnell says it was only after the family tried and failed to get Jeremiah into other homes that they resorted to videotaping the conditions that led to the arrests. Now that the ordeal is over, he says, he is looking forward to spending more time on his hobby—his work. "I've always wanted to run a family business, and now I've got one," he says. Not that he won't make time for the people from around the country who have heard about his father's case and call him for advice. "I want to keep pushing," he says. "Somewhere along the line you've got to make somebody accountable."
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