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GREGORY ROSE had been gone seven months. Em sat alone on a white sheepskin before the fire.
The August night-wind, weird and shrill, howled round the chimneys and through the crannies, and in walls and doors, and uttered a long low cry as it forced its way among the clefts of the stones on the "kopje." It was a wild night. The prickly pear tree, stiff and upright as it held its arms, felt the wind's might, and knocked its flat leaves heavily together, till great branches broke off. The Kaffirs, as they slept in their straw huts, page: 185 whispered one to another that before morning there would not be an armful of thatch left on the roofs; and the beams of the waggon-house creaked and groaned as if it were heavy work to resist the importunity of the wind.
Em had not gone to bed. Who could sleep on a night like this? So in the dining room she had lighted a fire, and sat on the ground before it, turning the roaster-cakes that lay on the coals to bake. It would save work in the morning; and she blew out the light because the wind through the window-chinks made it flicker and run; and she sat singing to herself as she watched the cakes. They lay at one end of the wide hearth on a bed of coals, and at the other end a fire burnt up steadily, casting its amber glow over Em's light hair and black dress, with the ruffle of crape about the neck, and over the white curls of the sheepskin on which she sat.
- "Where the reeds dance by the river,
- Where the willow's song is said,
- On the face of the morning water,
- Is reflected a white flower's head."
- "Where the reeds shake by the river,
- Where the moonlight's sheen is shed,
- On the face of the sleeping water,
- Two leaves of a white flower float dead.
- Dead, dead, dead!"
She echoed the refrain softly till it died away, and then repeated it. It was as if, unknown to herself, it harmonized with the pictures and thoughts that sat with her there alone in the firelight. She turned the cakes over, while the page: 187 wind hurled down a row of bricks from the gable, and made the walls tremble.
Presently she paused and listened; there was a sound as of something knocking at the back-doorway. But the wind had raised its level higher, and she went on with her work. At last the sound was repeated. Then she rose, lit the candle and the fire, and went to see. Only to satisfy herself, she said, that nothing could be out on such a night.
She opened the door a little way, and held the light behind her to defend it from the wind. The figure of a tall man stood there, and before she could speak he had pushed his way in, and was forcing the door to close behind him.
"Waldo!" she cried in astonishment.
He had been gone more than a year and a half.
"You did not expect to see me," he answered, as he turned toward her; "I should have slept in the out-house, and not troubled you to-night; page: 188 but through the shutter I saw glimmerings of a light."
"Come in to the fire," she said; "it is a terrific night for any creature to be out. Shall we not go and fetch your things in first?" she added.
"I have nothing but this," he said, motioning to the little bundle in his hand.
"Your horse?"
"Is dead."
He sat down on the bench before the fire.
"The cakes are almost ready," she said; "I will get you something to eat. Where have you been wandering all this while?"
"Up and down, up and down," he answered wearily; "and now the whim has seized me to come back here. Em," he said, putting his hand on her arm as she passed him, "have you heard from Lyndall lately?"
"Yes," said Em, turning quickly from him.page: 189
"Where is she? I had one letter from her, but that is almost eighteen months ago now—just when she left. Where is she?"
"In the Transvaal. I will go and get you some supper; we can talk afterward."
"Can you give me her exact address? I want to write to her."
But Em had gone into the next room.
When food was on the table she knelt down before the fire, turning the cakes, babbling restlessly, eagerly, now of this, now of that. She was glad to see him—Tant' Sannie was coming soon to show her her new baby—he must stay on the farm now, and help her. And Waldo himself was well content to eat his meal in silence, asking no more questions.
"Gregory is coming back next week," she said; "he will have been gone just a hundred and three days to-morrow. I had a letter from him yesterday."page: 190
"Where has he been?"
But his companion stooped to lift a cake from the fire.
"How the wind blows! One can hardly hear one's own voice," she said. "Take this warm cake; no one's cakes are like mine. Why, you have eaten nothing!"
"I am a little weary," he said; "the wind was mad to-night."
He folded his arms, and rested his head against the fire-place, whilst she removed the dishes from the table. On the mantel-piece stood an ink-pot and some sheets of paper. Presently he took them down and turned up the corner of the table-cloth.
"I will write a few lines," he said; "till you are ready to sit down and talk."
Em, as she shook out the table-cloth, watched him bending intently over his paper. He had changed much. His face had grown page: 191 thinner; his cheeks were almost hollow, though they were covered by a dark growth of beard.
She sat down on the skin beside him, and felt the little bundle on the bench; it was painfully small and soft. Perhaps it held a shirt and a book, but nothing more. The old black hat had a piece of unhemmed muslin twisted round it, and on his elbow was a large patch so fixed on with yellow thread that her woman's heart ached. Only his hair was not changed, and hung in silky beautiful waves almost to his shoulders. To-morrow she would take the ragged edge off his collar, and put a new band round his hat. She did not interrupt him, but she wondered how it was that he sat to write so intently after his long weary walk. He was not tired now; his pen hurried quickly and restlessly over the paper, and his eye was bright. Presently Em raised her hand to her breast, where lay the letter yesterday had brought page: 192 her. Soon she had forgotten him, as entirely as he had forgotten her; each was in his own world with his own. He was writing to Lyndall. He would tell her all he had seen, all he had done, though it were nothing worth relating. He seemed to have come back to her, and to be talking to her now he sat there in the old house.
"— and then I got to the next town, and my horse was tired, so I could go no further, and looked for work. A shop-keeper agreed to hire me as salesman. He made me sign a promise to remain six months, and he gave me a little empty room at the back of the store to sleep in. I had still three pounds of my own, and when you just come from the country three pounds seems a great deal.
"When I had been in the shop three days I wanted to go away again. A clerk in a shop has the lowest work to do of all the people. It is page: 193 much better to break stones; you have the blue sky above you, and only the stones to bend to. I asked my master to let me go, and I offered to give him my two pounds, and the bag of mealies I had bought with the other pound; but he would not.
"I found out afterward he was only giving me half as much as he gave to the others—that was why. I had fear when I looked at the other clerks that I would at last become like them. All day they were bowing and smirking to the women who came in; smiling, when all they wanted was to get their money from them. They used to run and fetch the dresses and ribbons to show them, and they seemed to me like worms with oil on. There was one respectable thing in that store—it was the Kaffir storeman. His work was to load and unload, and he never needed to smile except when he liked, and he never told lies.page: 194
"The other clerks gave me the name of Old Salvation; but there was one person I liked very much. He was clerk in another store. He often went past the door. He seemed to me not like others—his face was bright and fresh like a little child's. When he came to the shop I felt I liked him. One day I saw a book in his pocket, and that, made me feel near him. I asked him if he was fond of reading, and he said, yes, when there was nothing else to do. The next day he came to me, and asked me if I did not feel lonely; he never saw me going out with the other fellows; he would come and see me that evening, he said.
"I was glad, and bought some meat and flour, because the grey mare and I always ate mealies; it is the cheapest thing; and if you boil it hard you can't eat much of it. I made some cakes, and I folded my great coat on the box to make it softer for him; and at last he came.page: 195
"'You've got a rummy place here,' he said.
"You see there was nothing in it but packing-cases for furniture, and it was rather empty. While I was putting the food on the box he looked at my books; he read their names out aloud. 'Elementary Physiology,' 'First Principles.'
"'Golly!' he said; 'I've got a lot of dry stuff like that at home I got for Sunday School prizes; but I only keep them to light my pipe with now; they come in handy for that.' Then he asked me if I had ever read a book called the 'Black-eyed Creole.' 'That is the style for me,' he said; 'there where the fellow takes the nigger-girl by the arm, and the other fellow cuts it off! That's what I like.'
"But what he said after that I don't remember, only it made me feel as if I were having a bad dream, and I wanted to be far away.
"When he had finished eating he did not page: 196 stay long; he had to go and see some girls home from a prayer-meeting; and he asked how it was he never saw me walking out with any on Sunday afternoons. He said he had lots of sweethearts, and he was going to see one the next Wednesday on a farm, and he asked me to lend my mare. I told him she was very old. But he said it didn't matter; he would come the next day to fetch her.
"After he was gone my little room got back to its old look. I loved it so; I was so glad to get into it at night, and it seemed to be reproaching me for bringing him there. The next day he took the grey mare. On Thursday he did not bring her back, and on Friday I found the saddle and bridle standing at my door.
"In the afternoon he looked into the shop, and called out,
"'Hope you got your saddle, Farber. Your bag-of-bones kicked out six miles from here. I'll send you a couple of shillings to-morrow, page: 197 though the old hide wasn't worth it. Good morning.'
"But I sprung over the counter, and got him by his throat. My father was so gentle with her; he never would ride her up-hill, and now this fellow had murdered her! I asked him where he had killed her, and I shook him till he slipped out of my hand. He stood in the door grinning.
"'It didn't take much to kill that bag-of-bones, whose master sleeps in a packing-case, and waits till his company's finished to eat on the plate. Shouldn't wonder if you fed her on sugar-bags,' he said; 'and if you think I've jumped her, you'd better go and look yourself. You'll find her along the road by the "aas-vogels" that are eating her.'
"I caught him by his collar, and I lifted him from the ground, and I threw him out into the street, half-way across it. I heard the book-keeper say to the clerk that there was always page: 198 the devil in those mum fellows; but they never called me Salvation after that.
"I am writing to you of very small things, but there is nothing else to tell; it has been all small and you will like it. Whenever anything has happened I have always thought I would tell it to you. The back thought in my mind is always you. After that only one old man came to visit me. I had seen him in the streets often; he always wore very dirty black clothes, and a hat with crape round it, and he had one eye, so I noticed him. One day he came to my room with a subscription-list for a minister's salary. When I said I had nothing to give he looked at me with his one eye.
"'Young man,' he said, 'how is it I never see you in the house of the Lord?' I thought he was trying to do good, so I felt sorry for him, and I told him I never went to chapel. 'Young man,' he said, 'it grieves me to hear such page: 199 godless words from the lips of one so young—so far gone in the paths of destruction. Young man, if you forget God, God will forget you. There is a seat on the right hand side as you go at the bottom door that you may get. If you are given over to the enjoyment and frivolities of this world, what will become of your never-dying soul?'
"He would not go till I gave him half-a-crown for the minister's salary. Afterward I heard he was the man who collected the pew-rents, and got a per centage. I didn't get to know any one else.
"When my time in that shop was done I hired myself to drive one of a transport-rider's waggons.
"That first morning, when I sat in the front and called to my oxen, and saw nothing about me but the hills with the blue coming down to them, and the karroo bushes, I was drunk; I laughed; my heart was throbbing till it hurt page: 200 me. I shut my eyes tight, that when I opened them I might see there were no shelves about me. There must be a beauty in buying and selling, if there is beauty in everything: but it is very ugly to me. My life as transport-rider would have been the best life in the world if I had had only one waggon to drive. My master told me he would drive one, I the other, and he would hire another person to drive the third. But the first day I drove two to help him, and after that he let me drive all three. Whenever we came to an hotel he stopped behind to get a drink, and when he rode up to the waggons he could never stand; the Hottentot and I used to lift him up. We always travelled all night, and used to 'out-span' for five or six hours in the heat of the day to rest. I planned that I would lie under a waggon and read for an hour or two every day before I went to sleep, and I did for the first page: 201 two or three; but after that I only wanted to sleep, like the rest, and I packed my books away. When you have three waggons to look after all night, you are sometimes so tired you can hardly stand. At first when I walked along driving my waggons in the night it was glorious; the stars had never looked so beautiful to me; and on the dark nights when we rode through the bush there were will-o'-the-wisps dancing on each side of the road. I found out that even the damp and dark are beautiful. But I soon changed, and saw nothing but the road and my oxen. I only wished for a smooth piece of road, so that I might sit at the front and doze. At the places where we 'out-spanned' there were sometimes rare plants and flowers, the festoons hanging from the bush-trees, nuts and insects, such as we never see here; but after a little while I never looked at them—I was too tired. I ate as much as I could, and then lay down on my page: 202 face under the waggon till the boy came to wake me to 'in-span,' and then we drove on again all night; so it went, so it went. I think sometimes when I walked by my oxen I called to them in my sleep, for I know I thought of nothing; I was like an animal. My body was strong and well to work, but my brain was dead. If you have not felt it, Lyndall, you cannot understand it. You may work, and work, and work, till you are only a body, not a soul. Now, when I see one of those evil-looking men that come from Europe—navvies, with the beast-like, sunken face, different from any Kaffir's—I know what brought that look into their eyes; and if I have only one inch of tobacco I give them half. It is work, grinding, mechanical work, that they or their ancestors have done, that has made them into beasts. You may work a man's body so that his soul dies. Work is good. I have worked at the old farm from the page: 203 sun's rising till its setting, but I have had time to think, and time to feel. You may work a man so that all but the animal in him is gone; and that grows stronger with physical labour. You may work a man till he is a brute. I know it, because I have felt it. You will never understand the change that came over me. No one but I will ever know how great it was. But I was never miserable; when I could keep my oxen from sticking fast, and when I could find a place to lie down in, I had all I wanted. After I had driven eight months a rainy season came. For eighteen hours out of the twenty-four we worked in the wet. The mud went up to the axles sometimes, and we had to dig the wheels out, and we never went far in a day. My master swore at me more than ever, but when he had done he always offered me his brandy-flask. When I first came he had offered it me, and I had always refused; but now I page: 204 drank as my oxen did when I gave them water—without thinking. At last I bought brandy for myself whenever we passed an hotel.
"One Sunday we 'out-spanned' on the banks of a swollen river to wait for its going down. It was drizzling still, so I lay under the waggon on the mud. There was no dry place anywhere; and all the dung was wet, so there was no fire to cook food. My little flask was filled with brandy, and I drank some and went to sleep. When I woke it was drizzling still, so I drank some more. I was stiff and cold; and my master, who lay by me, offered me his flask, because mine was empty. I drank some, and then I thought I would go and see if the river was going down. I remember that I walked to the road, and it seemed to be going away from me. When I woke up I was lying by a little bush on the bank of the river. It was afternoon; all the clouds had gone, and the page: 205 sky was deep blue. The Bushman-boy was grilling ribs at the fire. He looked at me and grinned from ear to ear. 'Master was a little nice,' he said, 'and lay down in the road. Something might ride over master, so I carried him there.' He grinned at me again. It was as though he said, 'You and I are comrades. I have lain in a road, too. I know all about it.' When I turned my head from him I saw the earth, so pure after the rain, so green, so fresh, so blue;—and I was a drunken carrier, whom his leader had picked up in the mud, and laid at the roadside to sleep out his drunken booze. I remember my old life, and I remember you. I saw how, one day, you would read in the papers—'A German Carrier, named Waldo Farber, was killed through falling from his waggon, being instantly crushed under the wheel. Deceased was supposed to have been drunk at the time of the accident.' There page: 206 are those notices in the paper every month. I sat up, and I took the brandy-flask out of my pocket, and I flung it as far as I could into the dark water. The Hottentot boy ran down to see if he could catch it; it had sunk to the bottom. I never drank again. But, Lyndall, sin looks much more terrible to those who look at it than to those who do it. A convict, or a man who drinks, seems something so far off and horrible when we see him; but to himself he seems quite near to us, and like us. We wonder what kind of a creature he is; but he is just we, ourselves. We are only the wood, the knife that carves on us is the circumstance.
"I do not know why I kept on working so hard for that master. I think it was as the oxen come every day and stand by the yokes; they do not know why. Perhaps I would have been with him still; but one day we started with page: 207 loads for the Diamond Fields. The oxen were very thin now, and they had been standing about in the yoke all day without food, while the waggons were being loaded. Not far from the town was a hill. When we came to the foot the first waggon stuck fast. I tried for a little while to urge the oxen, but I soon saw the one 'span' could never pull it up. I went to the other waggon to loosen that 'span' to join them on in front, but the transport-rider, who was lying at the back of the waggon, jumped out.
"'They shall bring it up the hill; and if half of them die for it they shall do it alone,' he said.
"He was not drunk, but in bad temper, for he had been drunk the night before. He swore at me, and told me to take the whip and help him. We tried for a little time, then I told him it was no use, they could never do it. He swore louder and called to the leaders to come on with their whips, and page: 208 together they lashed. There was one ox, a black ox, so thin that the ridge of his backbone almost cut through his flesh.
"'It is you, devil, is it, that will not pull?' the transport-rider said. 'I will show you something.' He glowered like a devil.
"He told the boys to leave off flogging, and he held the ox by the horn, and took up a round stone and knocked its nose with it till the blood came. When he had done they called to the oxen and took up their whips again, and the oxen strained with their backs bent, but the waggon did not move an inch.
"'So you won't, won't you?' he said. 'I'll help you.'
"He took out his clasp-knife, and ran it into the leg of the trembling ox three times, up to the hilt. Then he put the knife in his pocket, and they took their whips. The oxen's flanks quivered, and they foamed at the mouth. page: 209 Straining, they moved the waggon a few feet forward, then stood with bent backs to keep it from sliding back. From the black ox's nostrils foam and blood were streaming on to the ground. It turned its head in its anguish and looked at me with its great starting eyes. It was praying for help in its agony and weakness, and they took their whips again. The creature bellowed aloud. If there is a God, it was calling to its Maker for help. Then a stream of clear blood burst from both nostrils; it fell on to the ground, and the waggon slipped back. The man walked up to it.
"'You are going to lie down, devil, are you? We'll see you don't take it too easy.'
"The thing was just dying. He opened his clasp-knife and stooped down over it. I do not know what I did then. But afterward I know I had him on the stones, and I was kneeling on him. The boys dragged me off. I wish they page: 210 had not. I left him standing in the sand in the road, shaking himself, and I walked back to the town. I took nothing from that accursed waggon, so I had only two shillings. But it did not matter. The next day I got work at a wholesale store. My work was to pack and unpack goods, and to carry boxes, and I had to work from six in the morning to six in the evening; so I had plenty of time. I hired a little room, and subscribed to a library, so I had everything I needed; and in the week of Christmas holidays I went to see the sea. I walked all night to escape the heat, and a little after sunrise I got to the top of a high hill. Before me was a long, low, blue, monotonous mountain. I walked looking at it, but I was thinking of the sea I wanted to see. At last I wondered what that curious blue thing might be; then it struck me, it was the sea! I would have turned back again, only I was too tired. I page: 211 wonder if all the things we long to see—the churches, the pictures, the men in Europe—will disappoint us so! You see I had dreamed of it so long. When I was a little boy, minding sheep behind the 'kopje;' I used to see the waves stretching out as far as the eye could reach in the sunlight. My sea! Is the idea always more beautiful than the real?
"I got to the beach that afternoon, and I saw the water run up and down on the sand, and I saw the white foam breakers; they were pretty, but I thought I would go back the next day. It was not my sea.
"But I began to like it when I sat by it that night in the moonlight; and the next day I liked it better; and before I left I loved it. It was not like the sky and stars, that talk of what has no beginning and no end; but it is so human. Of all the things I have ever seen, only the sea is like a human page: 212 being; the sky is not, nor the earth. But the sea is always moving, always something deep in itself is stirring it. It never rests. It is always wanting, wanting, wanting. It hurries on; and then it creeps back slowly without having reached, moaning. It is always asking a question, and it never gets the answer. I can hear it in the day and in the night; the white foam breakers are saying that which I think. I walk alone with them when there is no one to see me, and I sing with them. I lie down on the sand and watch them with my eyes half shut. The sky is better, but it is so high above our heads. I love the sea. Sometimes we must look down too. After five days I went back to the town.
"I had glorious books, and in the night I could sit in my little room and read them; but I was lonely. Books are not the same things when you are living among people. I cannot tell page: 213 why, but they are dead. On the farm they would have been living beings to me; but here, where there were so many people about me, I wanted some one to belong to me. I was lonely. I wanted something that was flesh and blood. Once on this farm there came a stranger; I did not ask his name, but he sat among the karroo and talked with me. Now, wherever I have travelled I have looked for him—in hotels, in streets, in passenger waggons as they rushed in, through the open windows of houses I have looked for him, but I have not found him—never heard a voice like his. One day I went to the Botanic Gardens. It was a half-holiday, and the band was to play. I stood in the long raised avenue and looked down. There were many flowers, and ladies and children were walking about beautifully dressed. At last the music began. I had not heard such music before. At first it was slow and even, like the everyday life, when page: 214 we walk through it without thought or feeling; then it grew faster, then it paused, hesitated, then it was quite still for an instant, and then it burst out. Lyndall, they made heaven right when they made it all music. It takes you up and carries you away, away, till you have the things you longed for; you are in their own world. The walls about you break, and you spread out, you are shut in on no side. I could not see anything while it was playing; I stood with my head against my tree; but, when it was done, I saw that there were ladies sitting close to me on a wooden bench, and the stranger who had talked to me that day in the karroo was sitting between them. The ladies were very pretty, and their dresses beautiful. I do not think they had been listening to the music, for they were talking and laughing very softly. I heard all they said, and could even smell the rose on the breast of one. I was afraid he would page: 215 see me; so I went to the other side of the tree, and soon they got up and began to pace up and down in the avenue. All the time the music played they chatted, and he carried on his arm the scarf of the prettiest lady. I did not hear the music; I tried to catch the sound of his voice each time he went by. When I was listening to the music I did not know I was badly dressed; now I felt so ashamed of myself. I never knew before what a low, horrible thing I, dressed in tancord, was. That day on the farm, when we sat on the ground under the thorn-trees, I thought he quite belonged to me; now, I saw he was not mine.
"At last they turned to go to the gate, and I walked after them. When they got out he helped the ladies into a phaeton, and stood for a moment with his foot on the step talking to them. He had a little cane in his hand, and an Italian greyhound ran after him. Just when page: 216 they drove away one of the ladies dropped her whip.
"'Pick it up, fellow,' she said; and when I brought it her she threw sixpence on the ground. I might have gone back to the garden then; but I did not want music; I wanted clothes, and to be fashionable and fine. I felt that my hands were coarse, and that I was vulgar. I never tried to see him again.
"I stayed in my situation four months after that, but I was not happy. I had no rest. The people about me pressed on me, and made me dissatisfied. I could not forget them. Even when I did not see them they pressed on me, and made me miserable. I did not love books; I wanted people. When I walked home under the shady trees in the street I could not be happy, for when I passed the houses I heard music, and saw faces between the curtains. I did not want any of them, but I wanted page: 217 some one for mine, for me. I could not help it.
"Only one day something made me happy. A nurse came to the store with a little girl belonging to one of our clerks. While the maid went into the office to give a message to its father, the little child stood looking at me. Presently she came close to me and peeped up into my face.
"'Nice curls, pretty curls,' she said; 'I like curls.'
"She felt my hair all over, with her little hands. When I put out my arm she let me take her and sit her on my knee. She kissed me with her soft mouth. We were happy till the nurse-girl came and shook the little one, and asked her if she was not ashamed to sit on the knee of that strange man. But I do not think my little one minded. She laughed at me as she went out.page: 218
"If the world was all children I could like it; but men and women draw me so strangely, and then press me away, till I am in agony. I was not meant to live among people. Perhaps some day, when I am grown older, I will be able to go and live among them and look at them as I look at the rocks and bushes, without letting them disturb me, and take myself from me; but not now. So I grew miserable; a kind of fever seemed to eat me; I could not rest, or read, or think; so I came here. I knew you were not here, but it seemed as though I should be nearer you; and it is you I want—you that the other people suggest to me, but cannot give."
He had filled all the sheets he had taken, and now lifted down the last from the mantelpiece. Em had dropped asleep, and lay slumbering peacefully on the skin before the fire. Out of doors the storm still raged; but in a fitful manner, as though growing half weary of itself. page: 219 He bent over his paper again, with eager flushed cheek, and wrote on.
"It has been a delightful journey, this journey home. I have walked on foot. The evening before last, when it was just sunset, I was a little footsore and thirsty, and went out of the road to look for water. I went down into a deep little 'kloof.' Some trees ran along the bottom, and I thought I should find water there. The sun had quite set when I got to the bottom of it. It was very still—not a leaf was stirring anywhere. In the bed of the mountain torrent I thought I might find water. I came to the bank, and leaped down into the dry bed. The floor on which I stood was of fine white sand, and the banks rose on every side like the walls of a room. Above there was a precipice of rocks, and a tiny stream of water oozed from them and fell slowly on to the flat stone below. Each drop you page: 220 could hear fall like a little silver bell. There was one among the trees on the bank that stood cut out against the white sky. All the other trees were silent; but this one shook and trembled against the sky. Everything else was still; but those leaves were quivering, quivering. I stood on the sand; I could not go away. When it was quite dark, and the stars had come, I crept out. Does it seem strange to you that it should have made me so happy? It is because I cannot tell you how near I felt to things that we cannot see but we always feel. To-night has been a wild, stormy night. I have been walking across the plain for hours in the dark. I have liked the wind, because I have seemed forcing my way through to you. I knew you were not here, but I would hear of you. When I used to sit on the transport waggon half-sleeping, I used to start awake because your hands were on me. In page: 221 my lodgings, night after night I have blown the light out, and sat in the dark, that I might see your face start out more distinctly. Sometimes it was the little girl's face who used to come to me behind the 'kopje' when I minded the sheep, and sit by me in her blue pinafore; sometimes it was older. I love both. I am very helpless; I shall never do anything; but you will work, and I will take your work for mine. Sometimes such a sudden gladness seizes me when I remember that somewhere in the world you are living and working. You are my very own; nothing else is my own so. When I have finished I am going to look at your room door—"
He wrote; and the wind, which had spent its fury, moaned round and round the house, most like a tired child weary with crying.
Em woke up, and sat before the fire, rubbing her eyes, and listening, as it sobbed about the page: 222 gables, and wandered away over the long stone walls.
"How quiet it has grown now," she said, and sighed herself, partly from weariness and partly from sympathy with the tired wind. He did not answer her; he was lost in his letter.
She rose slowly after a time, and rested her hand on his shoulder.
"You have many letters to write," she said.
"No," he answered; "it is only one to Lyndall."
She turned away, and stood long before the fire looking into it. If you have a deadly fruit to give it will not grow sweeter by keeping.
"Waldo, dear," she said, putting her hand on his, "leave off writing."
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She put her hand over the papers he had written.
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I g into Phon Thong to pass a alittle time and on the way there pass a tuk-tuk coming in the opposite direction carrying German John en-route to Pak Chong. Stop in the road for a brief hello and welcome and see you later. Get an invite to his birthday party on Monday.
I go out to the farm later to cut a fat piece of bamboo for Jai to use to replace the small piece she has on her mat making loom at the moment to keep the thread taut. I hate bamboo with a vengeance and come away with a few cuts to arms and legs.
Mid afternoon I go to George's and borrow a hand cart to transport the palm trees out to the farm. It looks better already as soon as the trees are in place.
In the evening I am flicking around the TV channels in the vain hope of finding something that I can watch and stumble upon some inddor football. It appears that Thailand is hosting the 'futsal' 5-a-side football world cup at the moment although judging by this game they are hosting in near empty stadiums. Watch about 10 mins of Russia v Solomon Islands before it loses my attention.


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2012 Spring Turkey Harvest
Spring turkey hunters reported harvesting 15,326 birds during the 2012 season. The statewide harvest was 2% lower than last year's total of 15,698 birds. Very little change was seen in counties east of the Blue Ridge Mountains (EBR) but there was a slight decline in counties west of the Blue Ridge Mountains (WBR).
The EBR harvest was essentially stable with a less than 1% increase. The EBR harvest was 10,527 in 2012 compared to 10,429 birds in 2011. In stark contrast, the harvest in WBR counties declined 9%. Last year 5,265 birds were killed in counties WBR, while 4,799 birds were reported in 2012. Fifteen percent of the gobbler harvest was reported on opening day. More gobblers (36%) were taken during the second week of the season than any other week of the season. Reproduction over the past two years has been near average. Little change in the spring harvest between years can be expected with average reproduction and with other population factors remaining similar. Most birds were harvested with shotguns (86%). Rifles accounted for 7% of the harvest while the balance were taken with bows, pistols, and muzzleloaders.
Over the past 10 years the turkey population has declined 1.2% annually. Due to the variation in harvests we now consider the turkey population to be stable. While we consider the statewide population to be stable, turkey populations across the state are not uniform. Based on kill per square mile of forest range, our highest turkey populations are in the tidewater and south piedmont regions. It is interesting to note, many of the counties that received birds (during our trap and transfer program) from Bath County now have higher population estimates than Bath County.
There are many important biological variables that may affect turkey populations and ultimately spring gobbler hunter satisfaction. Food is keenly important as hens need higher energy and protein levels for over-winter survival and for the different phases of reproduction, including egg laying, incubation, and brooding. Last year's mast crops were spotty but hopefully hens were able to build up body reserves. This year, winter and spring weather was exceptionally mild. With mild winter and spring conditions, hens' survival and body condition should have been good.
Spring weather also influences spring green-up which was particularly early this year. Early spring green-up likely provided foods that may have initiated the reproductive process earlier this spring. Some hunters believe the reproductive season was two weeks ahead of normal. Weather can also be a detrimental factor for turkey populations, especially if conditions are wet and cold over several days. In short, over-winter survival may have increased due to good fall foods and a mild spring. Early spring green-up likely resulted in earlier than normal reproductive chronology. The positive conditions for females likely contributed to gobbler survival as well, and should have resulted in better gobbling.
Last year 347 birds were taken during the Spring Turkey Youth Hunt. This year 530 birds were harvested during the Youth Season, a 53% increase over last year. Although young turkey hunters only accounted for 4% of the total harvest, youth spring hunts are a good opportunity to introduce young people to hunting. The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries also offers a Youth Fall Turkey Hunt and many other opportunities for young hunters to go afield hunting or fishing. The Apprentice Hunter license is a great way to introduce adults to hunting. These incentives will hopefully increase recruitment of young hunters and retention of current hunters. Additional information can be found on the Department's website: http://www.HuntFishVA.com.
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lfs has some apistogrammas, have some questions
Hi there,
I have a 75 gallon heavily planted tank. Currently have lf zebra danios, sterbai cory's, zebra otos, threadfin and celebes rainbows, and some blue eye forktail (furcata) rainbows, still small. I recently purchased 2 german blue rams. Think they are both males. A little chasing, nothing lethal. Anyway my lfs has just gotten in some apistogramma: cacatuoides, agassizii double red, and trifasciata blue. They are young and not too colored yet. Sexing may be difficult, but not impossible. I was hoping to get two pair, probably the cacatuoides, along with the agassizii double red, but may the trifasciata blue. Questions are will there be issues with my other fish? Is this too many with the current blue rams. Do you recommend just one additional pair? I would wait to see how one pair does, but these go fast and they can't get them often. Also, not interested in breeding at this point. Any suggestions and which species?
3 pairs of dwarf cichlids likely will work in a heavily planted tank, but avoid the trifasciatas though. they grow to 2/3 the size of the rest and probably will be slaughtered.
Be careful! I just dealt with this recently (and found a dead Apisto today).
I started out with two Apistogramma cacatuoides triple reds (male + female). They were very peaceful and got along with every other fish in the tank. I had absolutely no problems with them and they were such beautiful fish (my favorites).
Recently (a few weeks ago), I added two German Blue Rams. Over the first two weeks, they acclimated well and were doing fine in the tank. They were actually pursued the first couple of days, but that subsided after everyone else got used to them.
Over the last few days, I noticed that my Apistos haven't been around as much. They used to be such showy fish, but now they were hiding. I saw the male the other day, hiding in a rock cave, so figured he was establishing territory (and know Cichlids to take to rock caves) - figured it was normal. Yesterday, I didn't see the male at all, but found the female hiding behind my driftwood.
I didn't know what to make of it, because I didn't notice any stressors in the tank. The GBRs seemed fine, just as the rest of the fish - everyone got along pretty well, and previous to this week, the Apistos and GBRs would feed together. Now the Apistos were all but gone.
Today, I came home to a dead male Apisto, lying on the substrate (out in the open). I was taken aback, because he was one of the bigger fish in the tank (next to the Gourami and my female Golden Wonder Killifish). The GBRs are 2/3 the size of him. I looked at him and he didn't have any blemishes or signs of stress, besides a gaping mouth. I removed him and gave him a toilet burial and proceeded to watch my fish.
That's when I noticed the bullying. My male GBR would chase everything in the tank - it didn't matter the size. He chased my Serpae tetras, chased my Golden Wonders and the other GBR. It was at this time, that I realized there must have been some territorial disputes in the tank... and this is a 75gal heavily planted tank, with plenty of hiding places and visual blockages.
I tried to find the female Apisto and saw her hiding along the side of my rock cave. She had what seemed to be a sore on her belly, so I assume she's been attacked/stressed, as well. I went back to watch the GBR and it wasn't long until the Apisto went back into hiding.
I have nowhere to put the GBR at the moment, so I'm going to leave him in the tank for now... It was very disconcerting, because I was of the mind that a big enough tank with enough hiding places would be enough territory for the two Dwarf Cichlids.
Moral of the story? Be careful and if you're going to have GBRs, make sure you have equally as aggressive Cichlids - the Apistos were very communal. Didn't have an aggressive bone in their body.Adventures in Aquaria - The KevinVA Story
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I had pretty much the exact same experience as kevin, cept mine was in a 45gallon heavily planted.
i dont imagine if i had an extra 30gallons it would have helped.
my experience-those two cichlids do not mix.
They set up territories about the size of the base of the 75 gallon tank. The territories can overlap for possibly two males after that it's not easy to predict.
I would only have two males of any of those types together.
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I have had success with multiple cichlids in a 75gal tank. However I dont really recommend it for the same reasons listed above. You never know what will happen. Appisto Cac's will be really peaceful compared to a gbr. The female is really small compared to male. Agazzii's will be ok though. Honestly I would put 2 pairs of Appisto's instead of any GBR's...
0Originally Posted by SandzAdventures in Aquaria - The KevinVA Story
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A French-US collective, Paris Suit Yourself are the first 'rock' band ever to be signed to Big Dada. The three core members of Paris Suit Yourself are all originally from Bordeaux although singer Luvinsky Atche only met Marie Boye (bass and vox) and Victor Tricard (guitar, keys and vox) when they were all mingling with the uptight snobs of the capital city which gave them their name. But it was when the band relocated to Berlin (with Marie now back in Paris) and recruited Arkansas drum-lunatic, death metal nut and contemporary classical composer Joe "Bombastik" Heffernan that the group was complete.It was here, in the clubs, squat parties and illegal warehouse happenings of the city, that they honed their unique sound. Their first album, "My Main Shitstain," was released in 2011.
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"Brave, perverted and utterly compelling. Dare you invite 'My Main Shitstain' onto your stereo?" 5/5 ALBUM OF THE MONTH, Artrocker
"Dark, deluded and dangerously danceable.' Clash
"I am in awe of it; I think it is good to be unsettled by things you admire. A triumph." Drowned in Sound


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It is now 2014. Oh my word. Well, I haven't updated any of my tics in a while. I'm looking into uploading them on a different site due to the fact I don't have time to go through the vigorous submission process here.
You can find me on fanfictionDOTnet under the name Gingerstarlight
The Charm of Fall Bay: In-Progress Chapter 3
The Mattering Report File Sirius Black: On Hiatus till further notice. I love Sirius I really do but writing his diary... sorry, journal is hard.
Wishes by the Fireside: Finished! (Ginny/Neville)
A special thanks to my wonderful Beta Reader, Megan_Lupin. Thanks for beta-ing The Mattering Report File Sirus Black!
Thank You to my Beta reader Chante' thegirllikeme on the MNFF. She beta-ed Wishes at the Fireside.
If you love God with your whole heart and are 100 percent proud of it, copy & paste this in your profile. Even when you can�t see Him, GOD is there!
Fanfiction Advice: If a plot bunny comes knocking on your door answer it and give it the love and care it needs. Help it grow into a plot you can be proud of.


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Congratulations to all the Am placers RJ and Jams.
Nancy and Lilly congratultions on the AFC.
Congratulations to all the Am placers RJ and Jams.
Nancy and Lilly congratultions on the AFC.
Field trialer. I have an FC Golden Retriever and running trials Casey and a retired FT black lab Lightning.
Marie Annette Doherty
I would like to thank the Western Montana Retriever Club for their hospitality. They put on an excellent trial with great help. The thrower's and shooter's were second to none. The accomodations at Mark & Kathy Scott's place were nice and relaxing.
I would also like to thank Barb Furlano & John Pampy for going above & beyond to keep the AM moving and get it completed on time... you two were amazing and I neglected to tell you that before you left the grounds yesterday.
A special mention goes out to Jerry VanderZanden who makes the judges gifts which are wood bowls from the various types of wood found in the area. Mine was a beautiful bowl made of Box Elder. Thank you Jerry.
Anyone who like to eat as much as I do would surely appreciate the fine lunches that were made and delivered by Betsy Potter. The sandwhiches alone were so big that I (almost) couldn't eat the rest of the lunch... But the cookies and other items in the bag were so good I could not resist. I've only seen one other club anywhere come close to providing lunches like that for the judges and help in all the time I've been around the game. They were very much appreciated... Thanks Betsy!
Lastly, thanks to my co-judge, Ron Adlington. It was a pleasure. You were fun to judge with.
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Bill Davis
Thanks John, I enjoyed meeting you and watching your fine Goldens run. I was pulling for your boy there in the 4th. It was good to be back in the Great Northwest even though it was only a few days... It was good to see some other old field trial friends again as well. Can't wait to get back again...
Bill Davis
Well, buy a puppy and getcherazz to training. Can't start any sooner.Can't wait to get back again...
Howard Niemi
You really gotta be careful about how high a pedestal you put your method, your accomplishments, your dog on. There's usually someone who's done more, somewhere. And they may have used a different method than you did! Chris Atkinson 2013
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You can now save your Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 presentation as a video, making it easier for you to distribute, and easier for recipients to view.
In this article
Why turn your presentation into a video?
When you want to give a high-fidelity version of your presentation to colleagues or customers (either as an e-mail attachment, published to the web, on a CD or DVD), save it and let it play as a video.
In PowerPoint 2010, you can now save your presentation as a Windows Media Video (.wmv) file, and distribute it confidently, knowing that your animated, narrated, multimedia presentation will play without a glitch. If you do not want to use the .wmv file format, you can use a preferred third party utility to convert your file to another format (.avi, .mov, etc).
Some tips to remember when recording your presentation as a video:
You can record and time voice narration and laser pointer movements in your video.
You can control the size of the multimedia file and the quality of your video.
You can include animations and transitions in your movie.
Viewers do not need to have PowerPoint installed on their computers to watch it.
If your presentation contains an embedded video, the video will play correctly without your needing to control it.
Depending on the content of your presentation, creating a video may take some time. Lengthy presentations and presentations with animations, transitions, and media content will likely take longer to create. Fortunately, you can continue to use PowerPoint while the video is being created
Record and time voice narration and pointer movements
Note: To record and playback a narration, your computer must be equipped with a sound card, microphone, and speakers.
Good presentations include concise slide content which is supported and reinforced by a presenter's gestures and discussion. When creating a video version of a presentation, you'll probably want to "capture" the human element of the presentation by recording and timing voice narration and even laser pointer gestures.
You can record your slide show prior to sharing it with your audience, or you can record a narration while actively delivering a presentation to a live audience and include their comments and questions in the recording.
For procedures on how to record and time narration in a slide show, see Add narration to a presentation. And, for procedures on how to use the laser pointer, see Turn your mouse into a laser pointer.
Save your presentation as a video
Create your presentation.
(Optional) Record and add narration and timings to a slide show and Turn your mouse into a laser pointer.
Save the presentation.
On the File menu, click Save & Send.
Under Save & Send, click Create a video.
To display all video quality and size options, under Create a video, click the Computer & HD Displays down arrow.
Do one of the following:
To create a video with very high quality, yet a large file size, click Computer & HD Displays.
To create a video with a moderate file size and medium quality, click Internet & DVD.
To create a video with the smallest file size, yet low quality, click Portable Devices.
Tip: You'll want to test these out to see which option meets your needs.
Click the Don't Use Recorded Timings and Narrations down arrow and then, do one of the following:
If you did not record and time voice narration and laser pointer movements , click Don't Use Recorded Timings and Narration.
Tip: The default time spent on each slide is set to 5 seconds. To change that, to the right of Seconds to spend on each slide, click the up arrow to increase, or the down arrow to decrease the seconds.
If you recorded and timed narration and pointer movements , click Use Recorded Timings and Narrations.
Click Create Video.
In the File name box, enter a file name for the video, browse for folder that will contain this file, and then click Save. You can track the progress of the video creation by looking at the status bar at the bottom of your screen. The video creation process can take up to several hours depending on the length of the video and the complexity of the presentation.
Tip: For longer videos, you can set it up so that they create overnight. That way, they'll be ready for you the following morning.
To play your newly-created video, go to the designated folder location, and then double-click the file.
What parts of a presentation will not be included in a video?
The following items will not be included in a video that you create using PowerPoint:
Media inserted in previous versions of PowerPoint. To include these, you can convert or upgrade the media object.
Tip: For example, if you inserted the media using PowerPoint 2007, it will be linked and it will play in the presentation. However, when you export the file as a video, the linked media will be dropped. You can convert the file to the new file format (click the File tab, and under Info, click Convert) - or you can right click the media object, and then click to upgrade, it will embed the file and export it correctly.
QuickTime media (unless you have a 3rd-party QuickTime code ffdShow, installed) and you must optimize for compatibility
OLE/ActiveX controls
What to do with your video after creating it?
After you create a video, you can share it with others by using the following methods:
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Bombshell McGee showing racial sensetivity.
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Janine Lindemulder in the inked-up flesh.
Janine hearts the beach.
Bombshell McGee showing racial sensetivity.
Hmm, we wonder what "WP" stands for.
Alleged mistress Melissa Smith.
Kat Von D, covered in tats.
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What else could cause "Mastitis" like symptoms in a non lactating bitch
What else could cause "Mastitis" like symptoms in a non lactating bitch
"i guess the old saying 'those of us that think we know everything annoy those of you that does' " --bobbyb 9/13/06
"A Good Dog is a Good Dog"
My 5 year old will vet it any time she will start to lactate for some reason and boom she has it. Its a pain in the ass.
Unfortunately breast cancer can have the same presentation
Sight To Sea Labradors
Southern Cross at Sight to Sea MH QAA "Crosby" (by NAFC FC AFC Cody Cut a Lean Grade)
Tealwood's Willing at Sight to Sea JH ( by CH I am Able)
Briarglen's Running on Faith JH (by FC Fish River's Out of the Park)
Glendair's Come Home to the Sea ( By Ch Topform's Edward MH, QAA)
Sight To Sea's Take Aim SH (by Sight to Sea's Southern Comfort SH )Aug 23 2003-Feb 2013 Go get em , Man!
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Dogs can get Mastitis even if they are not lactating. Bacterial infection in the milk glands can also be caused by the presence of a tumor, infection in the blood stream, staph or other underlying causes. Mastitis can become septic very quickly I would see a vet to be certain.
Denise Jepson
Centerfield Retrievers
Five Star Fielders Choice MH
Centerfields My-Oh-My MH
Centerfields Waterfowl Wizard
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference! -Winston Churchill
There's those who just TALK about doin' it and those who just DO IT!
We have been to the vet and are on Clavamox and warm compresses. It did not feel like a tumor to the vet. Please keep your fingers crossed.
"i guess the old saying 'those of us that think we know everything annoy those of you that does' " --bobbyb 9/13/06
"A Good Dog is a Good Dog"
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Frontier Retrievers
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Frontier's Gossip Girl With A Cause "Gabby"
Boykin Spaniels: Max, Rummy, Luna, Jewels, Bella, Maisie, Pepper, Wager, Ruby
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HRCH Frontier's Cherokee Rebel MH (5-9-2000 to 12-6-2011)
Moonstone's Little Girl Found MH (3-20-1998 to 5-2-2008)
HR Five Star Winning Sue SH (4-16-2006 to 9-11-2016)
Calebri's Take the Money and Run JH (3-3-2008 to 6-20-2012)
FC Tribute to Justice, JH "Honor"
FC AFC Contempt of Court "Ruckus"
Medal Of Honor, QAA "Valor"
HRCH Kirby's High Sierra, SH, QAA "Kirby" Feb. 19, 2002 - Aug. 14, 2014
HRCH Niki Snowbird, SH, QAA "Niki" July 22, 2001 - May 11, 2015
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Southland Rusty Nail - derby points, qual placements "Rusty"
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Posted on 14 Oct 2010 by Cody Maxwell.
Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper officially proclaimed this Sunday as "Orange Sunday." So I sure hope everyone remembers to wear orange. Unless they're too beat up from last week. While Orton continues to prove he's a good quarterback I want to know: where is the rest of the team? We all know the Broncos have little (inches) to no running game, so how does McDaniels fix that? ...


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If you want to simplify communication, you comply with convention and accept traditional meaning to terms.
If you want to complicate communication, you buck convention and create new meanings for traditional terms.
You are free to use the term "secondary selection" however you choose. However, your use is contrary to how most people in the sport use it.


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CompTIA.org, Testout, or CareerAcademy for training?
I was originally going to go with CompTIA's elearning, but then found out about CareerAcademy with their money back guarantee and TestOut with their LabSim. Since I'm spending the wife's money, I wanted to make sure it is a good investment. Any suggestions? Personal experiences?


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Tracheitis is a bacterial infection of the windpipe (trachea).
Bacterial tracheitis; Acute bacterial tracheitis
Bacterial tracheitis is most often caused by the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus. It often follows a recent viral upper respiratory infection. It affects mostly young children, possibly because their small trachea is easily blocked by swelling.
The health care provider will perform a physical exam and listen to the child's lungs. The muscles between the ribs may pull in as the child tries to breathe. This is called intercostal retractions.
Tests that may be done to diagnose this condition include:
The child often needs to have a tube placed into the airways to help with breathing. This is called an endotracheal tube.
The child will receive antibiotics through a vein. The health care team will closely monitor the child's breathing and use oxygen, if needed.
With prompt treatment, the child should recover.
Tracheitis is an emergency medical condition. Go to the emergency room right away if your child has had a recent upper respiratory infection and suddenly has a high fever, a cough that gets worse, or trouble breathing.
Duncan NO. Infections of the airway in children. In: Cummings CW, Flint PW, Haughey BH, et al, eds. Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery. 5th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Mosby; 2010:chap 197.
Manno M. Pediatric respiratory emergencies: Upper airway obstruction and infections. In: Marx JA, Hockberger RS, Walls RM, et al, eds. Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 7th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Mosby; 2009:chap 166.
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text: I just discovered in details advogato.org after reading some diary articles of a former friend. I decided to open an account, and maybe a public diary will be more exciting to update than a private one... My areas of interests are advanced user interfaces and virtual reality. No kidding ! I have been following the Berlin project as an observer for a very long time and I'm currently working on a crazy game project called Metacosm.


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The job information today sucked. All the journalism-guy did
was praise the work done at local newspapers - he really
never heard about online-journalism.
After that we started editing the movie. There are some bad continuity problems in there, but I guess that's all part of of the amateur charm, the movie will have :)
One good thing is that I have enough caffeine in my bloodstream to write a paper about globalisation this night. And maybe I might even be able to help the admin of our schools webpage to fix some html-problems.
Over the weekend I read a large portion of K.W. Jeter's Noir. So far I really like the book, though some parts are a little too weird for my tastes. I guess all the German poetry tied into the text is cooler, if you're not a native speaker, but it seems to be a must to use at least some German words in a modern science fiction novel *g*.


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Just as expected, there were, naturally, no traces of the nocturnal bird Pokémon Charlotte had hoped for in the first place when she first entered the path. It was still in the daytime, after all.*Flame Mistress: Your ambitions for a mighty dragon or phoenix thoroughly smashed to pieces and buried by the dex, you and Flare decide that having a dark type handy would be rather useful, and with the thought of a Honchkrow or Mandibuzz on your mind, the two of you head into the rocky road. Taking note that both birds are mostly nocturnal, and the likely chance you'll bump into an annoyed Pidgey instead, you shrug before scaling the pathway, seeking some shelter until night came. Hours pass, and after a tiring climb you eventually find a cavern to recuperate in. Taking a breather, you sit down on some nearby boulders while looking out at the scene before you, smiling to yourself as you behold the beauty that lies to your eyes. Hundreds of birds of all shapes and sizes drifting and soaring in the sky, and not a single one of which is the birds you're looking for. As you rub your eyes, Flare gives you a poke to garner your attention as you look to the direction they're pointing in to find yourself face to beak with a rugged Skarmory, the steel type staring at you with some curiosity as you try hard not to scare it and yourself, just before it breaks eye contact to motion you to what lies behind its nest, a continuing tunnel too small for it, and then points a wing outside, as it gives a groggy squawk. The sleepy and rather powerful Armor Bird either wants you to leave via your entrance or to the cave it can't enter, and preferably with some degree of haste before it loses out on beauty sleep.
What will you do?
Then a new thought came across her mind - to find shelter until the night.*
Doing that meant that the two of them would have a better chance of the nocturnal Bird Pokémon they were looking for, and with that they started scaling the rocky road (though Flare had no idea that Charlotte had that idea in her head and stopped to stare in awe at the flocks of birds that flew past them).
After a few hours of climbing, Charlotte and Flare reached a small yet comfortable cavern to stretch their exhausted legs in. Charlotte took a seat on a nearby boulder, and Flare clambered up her knees and settled on Charlotte's laps, and together they looked on at the scenery before them, smiling to themselves dreamily.*
Charlotte looked up into the skies, and saw hundreds, if not maybe even thousands of bird Pokémon of all shapes and sizes soaring and gliding in the air, every one of them dancing dark spots against the darkening sky, but not one of them resembled the Dark/Flying-Type Pokémon Charlotte had been hoping for.*
However, Charlotte was soon interrupted from her thoughts when she found herself face to beak with a rugged-looking Skarmory, who was staring at her with some degree of curiosity. It then squawked, albeit in a groggy way, and pointed her steel-clad wing at the entrance of the cave, ordering them to leave. *
Charlotte turned to look at Flare with a shrug, only to realise that Flare wasn't sitting on her lap anymore, but instead staring at the Skarmory with the exact same curious look that it had looked at Charlotte with. Before she could do anything to stop her, Flare shot out a small ball of fire at the Skarmory with Ember.*
"No!" Charlotte yelled, but it was too late. Charlotte quickly covered her eyes, afraid to look at the (most probably furious) face of the Skarmory. *


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Do woman actually think of her for fashion, very scary! Check out those legs, please cover them up (2nd pic).
Puking Regards,
Do woman actually think of her for fashion, very scary! Check out those legs, please cover them up (2nd pic).
Puking Regards,
I think its more offensive wearing $ 540.00 sneakers to serve food at a soup kitchen. Another expensive photo op IMHO
"Communism only works in Heaven, where they don't need it, and in Hell, where they already have it" Ronald Reagan
I understand your point and agree, but most people with that kind of money are out of touch and don't understand. Maybe she thought she was stimulating the economy! But she was probably paid to wear them anyhow. What's sad is someone thought this was news worthy.
What i think is funny is near the bottom of this "news" article
As the family's primary dog walker, Michelle clearly requires comfortable footwear.
"I got up at 5:15 in the morning to walk my puppy," she joked Thursday. "That's how my day starts. Even though the kids are supposed to do a lot of the work, I'm still up at 5:15 a.m. taking my dog out."
I won't argue that 1st point but walking your pup takes a $540 pair of skids huh?
My wife ought to be ecstatic then, when I tell her i only want $160 for a new pair of gore-tex day hikers!!
On the other hand though, sounds like many other household in the US w/ pups. The kids say "oh, I'll do all the work...".
"It's not that government is inherently stupid, although that's a debatable question."
Rand Paul CPAC speech 2011
I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it. Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 1791
Proud partner of (HR) WR SR Brian's 44Magnum Monster
co-owned by HR Rianne's 2nd Chance Hurricane Rebel
Carpet-bagging scumbags more or less
anyone else highly disturbed by the fact that she is wearing capris and a tee shirt. Maybe at 21 years of age im old fashioned but i like the prim and proper suits on my first ladies. Ugh who cares i suppose~
Don't forget that a lot of designers give their clothing to high-profile people. They consider it good advertsisng when someone says, "oh my god, she's wearing such and such designer's shoes or clothing". I don't think she reached into her pocket and paid that kind of money for a pair of sneakers. Those sneakers probably cost the designer like $25 bucks to make. It's the lable not the substance. I'm sure all the women in da hood are going to want a pair and will spend our tax dollars to buy them.
"All those things bother me: The populism, the lying and the scapegoating and the xenophobia bother me, but then theres a layer of incompetence here. I suppose, in a way, we should be thankful: If he had a coherent ideology, hed probably be more dangerous." P J O'Rourke
Yeah, but some of you spend $1,000 for a thing that throws boat bumpers into a field.
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A Point of Geological Interest, as the highway signs describe it, just hints at the geological lessons that are laid bare here. The roadcuts that were exposed where Interstate 70 traverses the Dakota Hogback, just before rising out of Denver's western suburbs and rising into the Front Range proper, are a showcase of Mesozoic sedimentology and Cenozoic tectonics. At the west end (left) of the image is the aptly named T. rex parking lot (park & ride), with the Precambrian basement rocks of the Rocky Mountain Front Range supporting the hills on the horizon. The Jurassic Morrison Formation, just a few miles north of its type locality, is composed here of terrestrial fluvial deposits, mostly variegated shales and siltstones that can be seen near the center of this GigaPan. Further to the east (right) and stratigraphically upsection are Cretaceous sandstones of a number of formations, most notably the Dakota Sandstone which forms the backbone of this ridge and crops out naturally near its peak. The valley at the far east end (right) of this GigaPan is formed where the thick Mancos Shale has been more rapidly weathered and eroded away. The entire package of Mesozoic sedimentary rocks stands almost vertically today as a result of the uplift of the Rocky Mountain Front Range along a high angle reverse fault that runs along the base of the hills at the left (just behind the cement plant on the left side of the image) that was active during Latest Cretaceous and Paleogene times.
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By Errol Castens/Daily Journal Oxford Bureau
Rural Madison County was still feeling the Depression in 1941, so my dad did that spring what he'd done the year before: He headed north.
As in 1940, Daddy worked his way to the Great Lakes, first following the strawberry harvest and later getting a full-time job on a fruit farm in western Michigan.
Germany had been picking off weaker countries in Europe for nearly two years already, and Japan was strengthening its control of the western Pacific. Though they hoped otherwise, most Americans expected at some time to be forced into the war. A few weeks after his 18th birthday, Daddy joined the U.S. Navy.
He was in Dearborn, Mich., on Dec 7, stationed at Ford Motor Company, where the Navy had him taking training in foundry work. Because it was a Sunday, he got a pass to go into town. He was sitting at the counter of a Walgreen's Pharmacy, drinking a cup of hot chocolate, when the storeful of people together heard the news that Japanese forces had bombed Pearl Harbor.
A thousand miles from the nearest ocean, he drank the last of his chocolate and headed back to the barracks. New orders would be coming soon.
Britain, France, Canada, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand had been officially at war with Germany for more than two years, since Hitler's forces had invaded Poland. Even Germany's Axis Pact with Italy and Japan didn't change the United States' official neutrality.
Having lived with the specter of war in both oceans for two years running didn't prepare folks for the reality of having a sneak attack on American soil. The shock levied by photos of sinking ships and burning planes and the words of President Franklin Roosevelt made military training all the more urgent, more vital, more real.
Before long, American soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen were all over the globe, pushing back at the Axis countries one village, one island, one bombing raid at a time.
Back home, the GIs' loved ones farmed with less help, worked longer hours on assembly lines and collected aluminum and steel. They walked more to save gasoline and rubber, ate less meat and butter, grew Victory Gardens, volunteered at the USO, blacked out their lights and watched the coasts for enemy vessels.
But when Japan attacked America, the thought later attributed to Marshal General Yamamoto (whether he ever said it or not) proved true: "I fear we have awakened a sleeping giant and filled him with a terrible resolve." It would take nearly four years more and half a million American lives, but when the United States entered the war, the die was cast.
The folks who remember the attack on Pearl Harbor are fewer every day. But when they look back, they know that the infamy of the date comes not only from the fury and stealth of the attack but the fact that it changed irreversibly the life of every human of that generation and every one since.
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Piriapolis, the resort that should be, but isn't.
Trip Start Apr 15, 2009
22Trip End Jun 17, 2009
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Piriapolis was a popular beach resort long before its neighbor, Punta del Este, was the destination for up-scale South Americans. In fact, when the beach-front Hotel and Casino Argentino opened in 1930, it was, reportedly, the grandest hotel in South America. Piriapolis was created in 1890 by Francisco Piria and inspired by European sea-side resorts of the period. And while Piriapolis seems to have thrived for several decades, Punta has more recently sucked away its visitors and its vitality.
But Punta can't take away the gorgeous views from Mt. San Antonio, and a few people have taken notice. We're told that there are small enclaves of Americans, Germans and Canadians scattered around town.
And on the side of Mt. San Antonio, a developer has built a new building directly above the harbor. The condos are small, but the decks, most of which have an outdoor fireplace/barbecue, have spectacular views. You can buy this view, along with a 1,000 square foot 3-bedroom unit with a 300 square foot deck for $157,600.