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We lost our beloved cat almost 3 months ago and telling my 6 year old and 8 year old was the hardest thing i have ever done.
I dont believe there is a right or wrong answer to this but my husband and i decided to tell them everything. The cat was quite old and had been poorly for a couple of weeks and there was nothing else that could of been done for him.
My 8 year old cried straight away and even now still gets upset. She had a very close relationship with him.
My 6 year old didnt understand and kept asking when and if the cat got better could he come home. We tried to wxplain that the cat wouldn't be coming home and that he was now in heaven and after acouple of hours of explaining this a few times it finally sunk in and he cried but i dont think he fully understood.
REcently we all watched Marley and me on tv and it hit home very hard everyone was in tears and my 6 year old finally understood. We constantly talked about the cat when it first happened sharing funny stories and we still do i think that helps.
How do I tell my 6 year old that our cat has died?
It can be difficult to talk to young children about death, especially a beloved family pet. How do you tell your child that the family pet has passed away?
We lost our beloved cat almost 3 months ago and telling my 6 year old and 8 year old was the hardest thing i have ever done.
When our family dog passed away, my then almost 4 year old granddaughter was living with me. We knew time was running out for Belle, a 16 year old white toy Poodle. To say I was very attached to my dog would be an understatement. When we made the decision to take her to the vet, I explained to my granddaughter that the puppy's body would come back with me so we could bury her on our property but that her spirit would be released and could go wherever she wished. Also that this was something that all living things face, without exception. When I came home with the body, my sweet little granddaughter was both interested and concerned. She was allowed to touch the still little soft furry body and help as we prepared it for burial. We had a little service where we all spoke of our wonderful memories of this long time friend and then laid her in the ground and covered her over. There is a paving stone that marks her place along with three others that belong to bunnies we had for over 12 years. Even now she will talk about Belle with great fondness. This was a tender and natural way of handling something that evokes great emotion. I shed some tears and my granddaughter understood that I would miss my friend.
I love your post. Very honest and loving. I wholeheartedly have and would do it all again the way you described. I believe it's the fairest way to go about things. Everything dies, and being honest and involving the kids in the burial/emotions avoids all confusion and, if you ask me, brings the family together knowing the pet was equally cherished. Having a paving stone is adorable. :)
mY now 10 year old lost his firat dog at 4 because his daddy ran over him. We buried him, my son said goodbye and that was it. SInce then we have buried 3 more dogs, one grandparent, two uncles. Kids are more understanding than you think. Just be staright up, oh, and ALL dogs go to heavn ;-)
you could always get her a kitten and let her no that the one that died is an angel watching over her and the new kitty i hope that helps a little it will make her cry alittle but then maybe she will no that opening her heart even more makes her into a loving litter girl and yes its sad and we feel helpless but its nature it is one big cicle in life.......
my dad and step mom just recently lost their dog. My 9 yr old took it the hardest but shes very emotional. She cant watch the aspa commercials without crying. I did wait 2 months before telling them as my dad lives in another state. I dreaded telling them but when they asked if we were going to see molly and rudy (my dad's dogs) I explained that molly was really sick and she passed away. We also recently had an aunt who passed away. It was much easier to explain the dog passing away than the aunt. Be honest with your child and let them ask questions. I answered all my kids questions with nothing but honesty. If your honest now about this it will make the harder things easier to talk about as they get older. My 6 yr old ask a million and one questions but we answered them. with the aunt who passed away he even wrote her a note (he thought of this himself) and gave her the ring off his cupcake to be placed in her casket with her. My cousins were so grateful at him for that. Use this as a way to explain life and death.
I actually wrote a book on explaining death to small children. Check it out on pawpawduckdefeatsdarkness.com Hope it helps!
Death is a fact of life, animals dying help children to learn about the ups and downs of life. Yes of course we love and miss our pets when they die, but life does go on. Imagine having to tell your 8 year old that their dad had died. That kind of puts it into perspective, doesnt it? Thats what i had to do and even after such a horrendous experience, we are living our lives and even having fun sometimes but that doesnt mean we love or miss him any less. I would go with getting a new pet and move on. Good luck.
Let them watch all dogs go to haven.
I don't really think there is an easy way either....just tell them. Yes the child will be sad, but it is a fact of life. The pets are a stepping stone on how to deal with death, because in time it may be a close family member or friend. What is important is that you answer their questions as openly and honestly as you can, while showing sympathy and being there for total support. Maybe even going out and making a special spot for the cat and making a mark for him and visiting it and saying a few nice words. Or maybe take this time to go and find a new kitty, and tell the child, "beings you were such a good pet owner, I think you deserve to have a new kitty to love! Our last Cat was just old and tired and he was ready for rest, but I am sure this one would love to have you care for him!" Make a negative situation, and make it a positve one.
Honesty is the best. We have a 10 year old dog who is struggling and may have a couple of good years left..or not. My 5 year old daughter is an only child and the dog is her 'big sister'. We occasionally will chat about the fact that she won't live forever and we don't want her(the dog) to be in pain. My daughter seems to grasp this but I DREAD the day of departure. I can guarantee that my husband and I will not be able to hold it together. I believe that being honest is best and will help prepare them for future losses..pets or family members. Good luck!
Hi, I have always been honest with my children, especially so, for very sensitive situations. Unfortunately death is as much of life as life itself whether it's a loved family member, friend or pet, it's destiny. Showing your emotions is really important, as well as being understanding and tolerant.
Don't stop talking about the pet, remembering all the things they did together. Just be there for your child, no one can say how someone will grieve, patience and understanding and loads of hugs.
Talk about cycles. Show them that all things have their own cycle and that it is a natural process. I know it is probably cliché, but The Lion King is a great teaching tool when it comes to this topic. Once you have established that these cycles are natural it is important that you recognise and acknowlege their grief, "it is ok to be sad when someone/thing we love passes on". Help direct them to remembering what made their pet special and remind them that they will always be able to keep those memories, in that way they can keep the love they had close to their heart. Help them make a special picture or write a story about their pet. Then make sure to help them see opportunities that may have opened like getting a new pet or a new activity that they couldn't do before, like growing a window garden or starting a dressertop collection of little delicate things the cat would have knocked over or chewed up.
Tell your child that the cat was not feeling well and went to kitty heaven. then from behind your back produce a brand new baby kitten. the grieving process will happen slowly with the memory of the old pet but be overcome by the love of the new pet. let the child name the new kitten. and the trauma will never happen. simple as that . NEVER tell your child that everything dies etc. its unnecessary. the circle of life will become apparent as they grow into adulthood. and remove the deceased pet before the child finds out its gone. it does not need to see it or bury it etc. no trauma no pain.
You gently tell your child that the cat was not feeling well and went to kitty heaven. then from behind your back appears a brand new baby kitten. let the child name it and the trauma never happens. simple as that . Pets are replaceable. let your child know that the cat will be missed and let it go. the new kitten will cure the hurt in an instant.
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Plus side given apparently they are sold out there won't be any lines for people buying tickets just people picking up so will call in theory should go pretty smoothly this year.
I need to buy a whole bunch of generic tickets, so that's the main thing I'm worried about.
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Most of the time, we're unaware that we're still hanging on to the gift, but sometimes we are. At these times, the way we present the gospel can feel like a business transaction: "If you give me this or respond to what I'm asking, then Jesus will do this for you. He'll save you from hell if you say these words. He'll provide a meal for you if you raise your hand."
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The first impression you get when you disembark from the plane in Thailand is how warm and humid the weather is. Krabi Province is hot and tropical all year round, and it may take a few days to adjust. However, by choosing to take part in an overseas voluntary work placement with Projects Abroad in Thailand, you can feel reassured that our team of staff will help you settle in and give you time to adapt to your new surroundings.
All volunteers arriving in Thailand will be met by one of our staff at Krabi airport. Most volunteers change planes in Bangkok and it is worth checking before starting your journey if you should collect your luggage in Bangkok and re-check it for the flight to Krabi, or if it will go straight through.
Some volunteers choose to travel to Krabi overland, especially if travelling in Thailand before joining one of our projects. This is not a problem; we will simply put you in touch with one of our local staff to arrange meeting you at a hostel or the bus station in Krabi for example.
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From the airport we will take you to your accommodation. Conservation volunteers live in one of two shared volunteer houses in Ao Nang, about 20km from the airport. Volunteers on Teaching or Care placements may also live in one of the shared houses, or with a local host family in the area. We also have some Teaching & Care placements in Chumphon, about three hours from Krabi. All volunteers here live with local families.
Your room will be a welcome sight after the long flight. You'll have several hours to rest and we'll begin to arrange a schedule with you for the next few days. Normally this time is spent with other volunteers and our Projects Abroad - Thailand staff, travelling to the location of your placement, getting an induction to your local area and learning how to get around.
All Teaching and Care volunteers, whether in Krabi or Chumphon usually live close to other volunteers in the area and you will be able to regularly meet up with other volunteers. Many social activities revolve around the local schools and if you are teaching you will quickly gain local celebrity status.
If you are taking part in our Conservation & Environment Project on arrival at the volunteer house you will be introduced to the other volunteers and staff and have an orientation to the area, before commencing your diving course and getting started on the other conservation activities. Our Thailand Chairman - Suwat, and his wife and son, live in a bungalow next door to the house, so there will always be plenty of other volunteers and staff around.
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The link from inside the game has been broken a long time know,Wil someone either remove it or edit the link to it?
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Google's announcement yesterday that cyber attacks emanating from China "resulted in the theft of intellectual property" from the search-engine giant adds to the drumbeat of allegations of Chinese cyberattacks on US targets.
Such attacks have occurred with increasing frequency in recent years, from the pilfering of e-mail systems belonging to the US Secretary of Defense to the theft of advanced weapons designs from defense contractors.
Google said its own investigation found that at least 20 other large companies from range of industries, including the Internet, finance, technology, media, and chemical sectors were similarly targeted in December. Software maker Adobe on Wednesday apparently became the first company to acknowledge that assertion, saying its corporate network, too, was attacked.
"We are still in the process of conducting our investigation into the incident," Wiebke Lips, an Adobe spokeswoman, told Computerworld. "It appears that this incident and the one Google announced earlier are related."
The sophistication of these attacks and others have led experts to suggest that the attacks have been coordinated or at least approved by the Chinese government. Some senior US officials have been particularly blunt.
"Some [attacks], we have high confidence, are coming from [Chinese] government-sponsored sites," Joel Brenner, former office of National Counter-intelligence executive told the National Journal in an interview last year.
Not the work of amateurs
The evidence is circumstantial and comes from several cases where US corporate networks have been infiltrated by hackers from China and data removed.
What the cases reveal is meticulous organization with the highest levels of technical sophistication – sophistication beyond the abilities of amateur hackers, experts say.
"These types of operational techniques are not characteristic of amateur hackers operating in widely dispersed geographic areas," according to a recent study conducted for the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
In an analysis of one particular attack on a US company, the review commission stated: "Even if these were freelance operators not directly affiliated with a state or military organization, they had a professional quality, organization, and discipline."
Among the best documented accounts of a highly orchestrated and systematic cyberespionage attack came in March when Canadian researchers identified 1,295 computers in 103 countries infected by spyware and operated by a "GhostNet" or network of computers.
The Tibet connection
Unlike many viruses that infect randomly, the compromised computers of GhostNet belonged to high-value targets like embassies and nongovernmental organizations. Their common thread was the foreign policy concerns of China, the report found.
Many had a Tibet connection – including computer systems at the offices of the Dalai Lama and other Tibetan targets.
Researchers found through reverse engineering "a covert, difficult-to-detect, and elaborate cyberespionage system capable of taking full control of affected systems," according to a March report by Information Warfare Monitor, a group that includes University of Toronto Researchers and The SecDev Group, an Ottawa cybersecurity firm.
In each case, a Trojan program was downloaded that allowed the attackers real-time control of the computers traceable to "commercial Internet accounts on the island of Hainan," home of the lingshui signals intelligence facility and the Third Technical Department of the People's Liberation Army.
"Definitely what we're seeing is a new method of infiltrating targeted computers," says Ron Deibert of the Munk Centre for International Studies at the University of Toronto, whose team identified the existence and targets of the GhostNet in an article published in March 2009.
"The significance of GhostNet is that the targeted computers were collected using targeted malware in a systematic manner, not randomly – and because of their strategic relationship to each other," he says. "They all related in some manner to China's strategic, economic, or foreign policy interests."
The GhostNet system attacks used e-mails with subject matter that is tailored to be relevant to the target, along with an attachment "packed with exploit code and Trojan horse programs," the report said.
Once the attachment is opened, "files located on infected computers may be mined for contact information and used to spread malware through e-mail and document attachments that appear to come from legitimate sources, and contain legitimate documents and messages," the report said.
That's a pattern that has been replicated at other companies – and the US more broadly, according to the US-China commission report.
The information targeted in the US could potentially benefit a rival nation's "defense industry, space program, selected civilian high technology industries, [or] foreign policymakers interested in US leadership thinking on key China issues," the report says.
China's response
In an official statement in November, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Qin Gang chastised the US-China commission report's findings.
"The report takes no regard of the true situation," he said in a statement posted on a government web site. "It is full of prejudice, and out of ulterior motive. We urge the so-called commission not to see China through colored lens and not to do things that interfere with China's internal affairs and undermine China-US relations."
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How Children Experience Traumatic Events
Dr. John Walkup, director of child and adolescent psychiatry at New York Presbyterian Hospital, discusses how children may be dealing with traumatic events such as the school shooting in Connecticut. Photo: AP.
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Actor Dan Aykroyd is mourning the passing of his friend Harold Ramis.
Ramis died of complications from an autoimmune inflammatory disease on Monday morning in his suburban Chicago home.
Aykroyd and Ramis knew each other for years. They both were alums of the famed Chicago comedy troupe, Second City. And they both starred in "Ghostbusters" with fellow Second City alum Bill Murray.
In a brief statement, Aykroyd calls Ramis his 'brilliant, gifted, funny, friend, co-writer/performer and teacher." He ends the statement with his hope that Ramis might "now get the answers he was always seeking."


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CAMDEN (AP) - Federal prosecutors say a former corrections officer who helped smuggle contraband to a prisoner at the Garden State Youth Correctional Facility is now behind bars himself.
Jermel Brown of Camden was recently sentenced to a 30-month prison term. And once he's freed, he will have to serve three years of supervised release and perform 500 hours of community service.
Prosecutors say the 35-year-old Brown used his position as a senior officer to smuggle in two mobile phones and two music players to a prisoner, who was cooperating with authorities. In return, Brown got $12,000 from another person outside the prison who was also cooperating with authorities.
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The Adventures of Bertram Fiddle is a hilarious tongue-in-cheek point and click adventure game that mixes the classic formula up with riveting action elements all weaved together lovingly by Rumpus Animation.
In a quirky take on a Victorian London inhabited by strange characters, with even stranger noses, self proclaimed leading explorator, Bertram Fiddle, finds himself in a bit of pickle. Help him follow the clues and track down the elusive serial killer known only as Geoff the Murderer before he strikes again.
"It is quite possibly one of the finest point-and-click comedy murder mystery adventure games set in Victorian London you will play today" – Bertram Fiddle
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The holidays are a time for fun and connection. That makes it a particularly difficult time when someone important in your life has died. The images and words that surround us during this season, those of family and friends gathering together, can feel like an arrow to the heart. Barbara Hale, MSW, LCSW, manager of the Social Work Department at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey shares some things to consider.
Q: Coping with the loss of a loved one during the holidays can be difficult. Where can one start?
A: While you might look at the season with trepidation, taking charge of the holidays can make it easier. Talk to your family and friends about your worries and feelings, and what might be done that would help you.
Q: Holiday traditions may seem more painful without your loved one there. How can one approach this?
A: One might consider revising traditions. For instance, our team experienced a case where a grandmother who loved decorating for Christmas had many items throughout the house including a Santa Claus collection. The first year without his wife, her husband could just not do all of the decorating. He did, however, put up the Santa collection and even purchased a new one in her memory. Now every weekend after Thanksgiving, the Santas are put up. And every year someone in the family adds to the collection, fondly remembering their grandmother.
Creating new traditions is okay too. In another case, a small family of a mother and two young adult children lost their father/husband to cancer. They decided to remember his generous nature by opening their holiday table to friends who were without their extended families. Their holidays previously with four are now with many. Their loss is soothed by honoring him and by experiencing the love and energy of a full house.
Q: What if you're afraid your sadness might dampen the mood. Should you try to put on a happy face?
A: You need to remember to honor your experience and needs. Acknowledging your grief and fear allows you to respect the challenge of the season. With that you can ask for help, say "no" when it is too much, and forgive yourself for not doing it all. Especially during this holiday season, you need to take care of yourself. By honoring the experience of loss you can open up to new possibilities and still maintain the connection to the person you loved.


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Beyonce and Meagan Good
At the GQ bash two nights ago - B darkened her hair. I love it. I think she looks great. I also thought at first that it was Meagan Good (attached) who is the total hotness…have you seen Stomp the Yard? I watched it twice back to back, then I kept the dvd and refused to return it to Blockbuster – that's how much I love Stomp the Yard. Full Story


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nessieq wrote:jelswick wrote:what matters most is that the music is good...
I'll second that- with so much fuss over the cover we haven't discussed what's on the inside- what do you all think of the sound clips?
lizzy1e wrote:Going pop? I didn't hear anything too poppish in the audio samples.
Garbo wrote:I'm allowed my opinion Phantas and I already said I don't like the music. I prefer Maire's old stuff, sorry. Just because I don't worship her doesn't make me a bad person.
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CANNES, France - The Cannes Film Festival has had its first shock to the system, in the shape of Mexican director Amat Escalante's unsparingly violent drug war drama "Heli."
The story of the devastation wreaked by narco-violence on an ordinary Mexican family, the movie paints such a bleak picture that one journalist told its director Thursday that she had cancelled a planned trip to the country after seeing it.
Escalante said that wasn't the reaction he was hoping for.
"It's not an anti-tourism movie for Mexico at all," he told reporters in Cannes, where "Heli" is one of 20 films competing for the top prize, the Palme d'Or. "It's a drama that is quite extreme because I think it's even worse, the reality in Mexico - but not the everyday reality.
"It's a great country, a beautiful country that has this virus that invades certain parts, and many people are suffering," said 34-year-old Escalante, both the youngest director and the only Latin American in the main Cannes competition.
"It would be very socially irresponsible not to talk about those bad things that are happening in our country," added Gabriel Reyes, who co-wrote the screenplay with Escalante.
"I think if we never talk about the bad things then problems might never be solved."
Filmed in the bleak and beautiful landscape around the central Mexican city of Guanajuato, the film focuses on Heli (Armando Espitia), a young man who works in a car plant and lives with his wife, baby, father and 12-year-old sister, Estella (Andrea Vergara).
When Estella falls for a police cadet, the family is sucked into the world of the country's drug wars.
With shocking suddenness, violence busts over them, then leaves the damaged survivors to pick up the pieces as best they can.
Two scenes drew gasps from Cannes audiences. One involves nastiness to a puppy, the other the brutal torture of a teenager, conducted partly by children and including what one critic described delicately as "genital immolation."
It was all too much for a few audience members, who walked out. The Hollywood Reporter called the film "an austere glumfest of stomach-churning sadism and lowlife misery porn," while Variety described it as "accomplished but singularly unpleasant."
Others, though, drew comparisons to "City of God" and "Amores Perros" - artful and powerful depictions of violence in Latin America.
"Heli" follows last year's Mexican Cannes contender "Post Tenebras Lux" by Carlos Reygadas, a more surreal but thematically similar response to the drug trade violence that has caused at least 70,000 killings since 2006.
Escalante, who has worked as an assistant director for Reygadas, defended the film's depiction of violence. He shoots it in a manner that's the antithesis of Hollywood - through unblinking scenes that create a sense of detachment but also offer no escape from the horror on show.
"If I'm going to show violence, I'm going to give it the weight it should have," the director said.
"In a moral way, I think the responsibility is to show violence how it should be - sad and unpleasant and very dirty and a nightmare.
"I couldn't show it half way," he added. "Hitchcock said, if you don't show it, it's more powerful. I've always remembered that - but I've tried to do the opposite."


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Wake Nation Cincinnati Opens May 1
Wake Nation Cincinnati Opens May 1 For Wakeboarding Beginners and Experienced Riders
(Cincinnati, OH) – Springtime fun begins Wednesday, May 1, at the award-winning Wake Nation Cincinnati watersports' complex in Fairfield's Joyce Park. Wake Nation Cincinnati is the first and only full-size cable wakeboarding park in the Midwest.
Visitors to Wake Nation this year will find an entirely new configuration of obstacles on the lake, including a brand new state-of-the-art rail, bringing the total number of lake rails and jumps to ten.
At Wake Nation Cincinnati riders can wakeboard, water ski, kneeboard, and wake skate around a 10-acre lake without a boat! Riders are pulled around the oval lake at speeds of 18-20 miles per hour by a circulating, overhead cable system that runs 35 feet above the water. Six riders can be on the water at the same time.
"The entire park was designed from the ground up to provide the ultimate ride experience to both first timers and experienced boarders," said Wake Nation Manager Graeme Burress. "Beginners love that wakeboarding at Wake Nation is fun, easy to learn, and allows everyone to progress at their own pace. Advanced riders love the access to our state of the art obstacles and jumps as well as the ability to load the line for big air!"
In addition to the 10-acre main lake, Wake Nation Cincinnati has a second body of water called the Practice Pond, which is a smaller lake featuring an "easy start" ride system. The Practice Pond is designed to give kids and beginners of all ages a place to learn to ride a wakeboard at a slower speed than on the main lake. All riders must be at least 7 years of age and are required to wear a Coast Guard Approved (CGA) life vest and a helmet, which are available at Wake Nation.
To help celebrate the 2013 season, Wake Nation Cincinnati will host a special event on Saturday, June 15 — the Liquid Force "Free For All, a one-of-a-kind event with a full day of music, food, giveaways, professional wakeboarding demos and FREE wakeboarding for the public.
During the Liquid Force "Free For All" day, the public can try out all the new 2013 Liquid Force Wakeboard products on-site, plus on hand will be multiple Liquid Force global team-riders showing off their skills, giving pointers, hanging out and signing autographs. It's a fun, relaxed, and non-intimidating environment for the first timer and for seasoned wakeboarding veterans alike. (More information on this event will be sent soon).
During the spring, Wake Nation is open Wednesday through Friday noon-8 p.m. and weekends 10 a.m.-8 p.m. (closed Mondays and Tuesdays). The daily summer season begins Saturday June 1 with a 10 a.m. opening time everyday except on Mondays when the park opens at noon. Closing time all summer long is 8 pm.
The Wake Nation complex has a full pro shop, equipment rental shop, concessions area with numerous new items, and a huge outdoor observation deck offering a panoramic view of the entire lake area.
Wake Nation Cincinnati opened to rave reviews in the spring of 2009 and at that time was only the 7th cable wakeboarding park in the nation. The next closest cable wake park is more than 800 miles away in Kansas City.
Since its opening, Wake Nation Cincinnati has received numerous awards, including three prestigious "Best Of" awards from Ohio Magazine, Cincinnati Magazine and Cincy Magazine. The success of Wake Nation Cincinnati has led the ownership team to build and operate a similar cable wakeboard park in Houston, Texas, which just kicked off its third season.
At Wake Nation Cincinnati, both parking and admission are FREE. The park is a "pay as you play" facility with ride time starting at $30 for two hours. Rental equipment, private lessons, group discounts, summer camps, birthday parties and season passes are available.
For more information, call (513) 887-WAKE or email firstname.lastname@example.com. Website: www.wakenation.com.


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Photographer's Note
Inle Lake was simply breathtaking and relaxing. The view of fishermen doing their daily work of fishing, the Burmese travelling from their floating houses on the lake to the main town was just part and parcel of life you can observe here.
Here, is a floating building which I'm not sure is a house or a restaurant which I shot from afar.
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jadesgran (5433) 2014-02-23 22:52
Hello Eugene
I like this picture a lot.
The buildings are the main subject which are nicely placed in the frame, and the background with soft images of mountains.
I would make the picture stronger by cropping the empty exspanse in the foreground.
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Accented with grooves and saw marks that hint at an industrial past, our Benchwright Console Table is rich in character.
- Expertly crafted of kiln dried solid poplar and veneers.
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- Finished by hand using our exclusive multi-step process that creates exceptional depth of color; available in Seadrift, Rustic Mahogany, Gray Wash or Blackened Oak finish.
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It is Senior Night at San Diego State, and Chase Tapley will walk to center court at Viejas Arena before tipoff with his parents, his godparents, his brother, his best friend from high school, and a 6-month-old boy with curly hair and an infectious smile.
His son.
Cayden was born to SDSU women's basketball player Kiyana Stamps in October, the day before preseason practice opened, and Tapley has quietly spent his senior season – well, not always quietly (Cayden does cry sometimes) – taking turns on the bottle, changing diapers, nervously waking up at the slightest sound or movement on the occasion he allows himself to drift off to sleep. And being a student. And completing a basketball career that will rank among the greatest in school history.
And here's the thing: You wouldn't know it.
"He doesn't talk about it, but I know it's been really hard for him," says junior guard Xavier Thames, his close friend since they were on the same peewee football team as 8-year-olds in Sacramento. "He just goes out every day and works hard in practices and games. Praise him for that. He doesn't complain. He doesn't make any excuses at all. He's become a real man."
"A lot of people take the easy way out," says Alice Tapley, his mother. "He's stepped to the plate and accepted his responsibility and he's being a man. We're proud of him."
But, really, should anyone be surprised?
Tapley is a master of making the difficult look easy. Been doing it since the days of torching an opponent for 30 in youth basketball and everyone just assuming that his father, who played at Arkansas State, had him working out constantly and his mother having to set everyone straight – that the truth was Chase was at home watching the Disney Channel all day, waiting for the next meal.
"He never really practiced, it was all natural ability," Alice Tapley says. "A lot of people thought he was in the gym all the time. He was never, ever in the gym … He never really got off the couch. He was really an indoor person. He wasn't an outdoor kid. I never had to worry about going outside and chasing him down."
He played baseball and football and soccer as a kid … because his mother signed him up. Anything to get him out of the house.
He was a first baseman. A goalie. A left tackle. A basketball center.
Sensing a pattern here?
"I'm not going to lie," Tapley says. "I was a little chunky kid."
"My chubby Chase," Alice says.
The coaches with the Natomas Jr. Nighthawks peewee football team took one look at the 8-year-old lump of cheese, issued him a high number and started teaching him a three-point stance. He'd block for their speedy running back, Xavier Thames.
And a basketball star was born.
Tapley picks up the story here:
"I did not want to be a lineman. They said, 'You're big. You're on the line.' I was like, I didn't sign up for this. I didn't like it. I couldn't wait for that football season to be over. The next football season, I graduated to tight end. They had only one (pass) play, so basically I was doing the same thing. As a tight end, they made it seem like you were a receiver. But I was still blocking.
"After that I said, 'You know what? I'm going to play basketball.'"
That meant his father, Tommy, would take a more active role in his athletic life. He never nudged his son into basketball – didn't want to shove him into the family gene pool – but if he was going to play then he was going to play the right way. That meant developing a left hand. That meant playing defense. That meant passing. That meant practicing. That meant being tough.
It spawned what Tapley calls "a love/hate relationship" with his father and basketball.
"It's been more love than hate," he says. "But there have been times where we haven't talked to each other, and still to this day it's like that sometimes. He's my biggest supporter but sometimes he gets frustrated with how I play and I get frustrated with him."
But it's a voice, a conscience, "just a little look like you're weak," that has been chiseled into his psyche. Tapley badly twists a knee in practice early this season, and he hears his father sarcastically chiding him: "You're not going to play?" And he's back on the court a week later for the historic victory against UCLA when the initial prognosis was two or three, or more.
He gets the flu before the Colorado State game and is hooked up to an IV. And plays anyway because his parents drove down for the game and he didn't want to disappoint them, scoring 12 of SDSU's 16 points in overtime of the 79-72 win. He sprains the wrist on his shooting hand and plays anyway against Air Force even though he can't shoot.
His wrist is still hurting four days later and he has missed 12 straight 3-pointers when the ball fortuitously rolls to him through a forest of players in the final seconds against Boise State. He hears that voice, sees that look. And shoots it anyway. Wins the game.
He has 100 victories now in his career, five short of the school record held by D.J. Gay. He should become the first player in SDSU history to reach the NCAA Tournaments four times. He'll finish career in the Top 5 in scoring and a half-dozen other major statistical categories.
So difficult.
So easy.
"Now as you watch him as a senior, I really think he's blossomed into a complete basketball player," SDSU coach Steve Fisher says. "He's thinking one play ahead, one pass ahead, every time. He knows how to play. He makes everybody else better, at both ends of the floor. And that's about as high a compliment as you can pay to a player."
It is a personal growth, a maturity, reflected in his life. In the eyes of a kid with curly hair and an infectious smile.
Tapley first learned of Stamp's pregnancy toward the end of last season and initially kept it from his parents. He told them in the spring, fearing the worst, just as he feared telling his teammates.
"I was worried how my bros would take it," he says. "It's human nature. Are they going to look at me differently, treat me differently? When they found out, they were as excited as I was, and that really helped me with the process of having a kid and not being stressed out. They've been really supportive."
Supportive being a relative term, of course. They threw him a baby shower. They haven't changed any diapers.
Stamps, a junior guard from Moreno Valley, has returned to the Aztec women's team, playing in 15 games for a 22-5 team that could clinch a second straight Mountain West title at Air Force on Wednesday. They alternate watching Cayden depending on their schedules, which are opposite one another; when the men's team is home, the women are on the road, and vice versa.
The other night, Stamps tweeted at 9:43 p.m.: My fat boy is finally asleep … now back to this hw!! … looks like an all nighter. Ugh. #Godgivemestrength
"Kiyana, she's done a great job with her situation, being a basketball player and how she's dealt with it," Tapley says. "I can't see another girl doing it the way she has. She came back pretty quick after the pregnancy. It shows how strong she is."
It helps, too, that both their parents make regular trips to San Diego, and that Cayden is starting to sleep through the night.
"I can't say I'm back to the old Chase because everything since Oct. 11 has been a new Chase, basically," Tapley says. "You don't know how much your life changes when you have a kid. Your priorities are really different. It's not just about me. You think about life more than basketball. Everything becomes serious.
"You look at your son and you say, 'Man, it's a great feeling to have a son.' You realize, life is so beautiful."


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Enormous, Spooky Lego Victorians by Mike Doyle
Lego artist Mike Doyle creates these incredible Victorian mansions using no foreign materials, just pure tiny plastic bricks. The latest work on top, Victorian on Mud Heap, uses nearly 130,000 pieces and took 600 hours to complete. He says of the piece:
For me, this piece speaks to the inherent unpredictability of those things which we call our foundation. Like a little dollhouse, a seemingly secure home is plucked up and set on a new path. This charming home, lovingly embellished with ornamental fancy was no match for nature. The fancy embellishments serve as a reminder of our earlier focus on the material world, while the aftermath removes us from that focus. The piece offers no answers or necessarily any hope, but rather points to life's fragility.
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might have started like this...
"The wind whipped the tail of his overcoat like a flag
on the staff and nearly tore the glasses from his face.
The bitter cold pinched his cheeks and numbed his
writing hand—the other clutched a stanchion on the
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