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Quote: PS Two fingers
Yeah, the standard PC solution - install some dodgy 3rd party hack!
Seriously, the amount of crap you have to put on a PC to get it running how a Mac does out of the box is ridiculous.
Oh, and an interesting quote from The Luminous Landscape (discussing a recent workshop/expedition to Antarctica):
Quote: I brought along my 15" Macbook Pro and two 500 GB portable drives. I downloaded cards to both drives simultaneously using Lightroom and when traveling home carried the drives in separate bags. No issues.
Interestingly, though Macs represent only some 5% of the total computer market, at least 60% of the photographers aboard were using Mac laptops.
And of the 10 or so pro photographers I know or have met, 8 of them use Macs. They can't all be rich fashion-victims, can they?
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Quote: What does OSX do that Microsoft's latest can't do?
If you're a geek and enjoy spending hours trawling the Web for hacks, some of which will crash or not work as advertised or not work quite as well as you'd expect, almost nothing. If you're a normal user who just wants something that works intuitively straight out of the box, then loads.
From little things like attention to detail which may seem minor in themselves but which add up to a computing experience that is seamless and (mostly) free of frustration and irritation to well-designed apps.
Anyway, you asked so here are a few things: iLife, for one. Seamless integration across apps, for another.
And apps which work how you expect them to, rather than how some geek programmer thinks they should work.
Let's take a simple example: cut and paste. On the Mac, all apps recognise the associated key-equivalents and have the cut and paste always on the 'Edit' menu. I use a PC at work and it annoys me constantly that things are not so easy in Windows. On the PC, some apps support Ctrl-C etc., some don't. Some use function keys, others don't. Some have the functions on a menu - not necessarily the 'edit' menu. And don't get me started on 'Preferences'. On the Mac, 'Preferences' are always called just that and always appear on the App menu - because that's what they are, app preferences. On the PC, they are called 'Preferences', 'Favorites', 'Properties', etc. and who knows on which menu the App desginer has deigned to put them!!
Even Microsoft can't make things consistent across it's products. Look how differently the individual apps of the Office suite work. It's a mess!
And then there is Outlook. The most non-intuitive, crappily designed dog-turd of an app ever foisted on an unsuspecting market by a company with more than enough money and, one might presume, talent to be able to do better. Much better. Only they can't be a*sed because they know they have a captive market for whatever sh!t they can be bothered to slap together in a hurry.
The interface in Outlook is a non-intuitive disgrace. Tried removing the gridlines which Outlook always puts in a mailbox view? I don't suppose you have because you probably gave up after hunting through all the different menu items and all the different dialogue boxes before you found the one little checkbox which does the trick. It's not on PReferences, oh no. That would be far too easy. No, it's under 'View options', 'Edit view' or somesuch (not at work so can't verify the full details).
And when is a Tool a tool and not an Action? Why the hell do you need both?? Why can I never find something under 'Actions' because Microsoft have decided, quite arbitrarily because there's no definition anywhere, it's a 'tool' and vice-versa? Thoughtless design, that's why.
Does that answer your question?
Now, excuse me while I find my blood-pressure medication....
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Quote: I think you're making stuff up. Which Windows application has its preferences in the Favorites menu?
That's not the point. Why can't 'Preferences' be at least called the same thing in different apps? That would be a start.
Quote: If I want to show hidden files by default in the Mac Finder
That's not something I have ever needed to do.
And that's the point. If you're a geek, you can do the Unix CLI stuff and see everything. If you are, like most people, a normal non-techy user then it's hidden so as not to cause confusion.
But you knew that already.
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joolsb at 7 Feb 2009 - 3:02 PM
Quote: The answer is presumably.................. nothing!
Yes, but that's actually missing the whole point. It's never been about what the Mac does but how it does it. And that's what PC users just don't get.
I thought I explained that in my rant above....
An attempt to rationalise.
These days if you buy a reasonably specified computer from a good manufacturer then you should have a machine capable of being a good photo editing platform.
There are two problems I can think of with Windows OS PC's
1 There are some low cost machines with poor drivers that are flakey and give rise to crashes
2 There is a lot of free software for the PC, some of it is poorly written and prone to causing problems. Also there is software witten for the PC to attack it.
For the Apple based system there are two problems for photographers
1 The systems tend to be very integrated so it is hard to get an optimal for photography machine and the customisation options are limitted
2 The hardware and OS sourcing are tied together and Apple makes the higgest progit per unit of the suppliers out there.
So the correct system for you will be dictated by some choices.
For the best performance, ie. best display and processing speed, get a 64 bit Windows based machine with multiple monitors
For the most stylish and probably easiest to set up machine get an Apple.
For the best Value for money system, get a windows based PC.
A lot is made of the OS differences, but in photo editing what you use is the application. So for me, the value is in a good quality big display and a lot of memory to support the application.
Whilst Apple do supply base station machines you can add displays to, they are somewhat long in the tooth and very expensive. Their more medium priced machines have integrated displays. This is a dissadvantage in that you are limitted in display size and often left with only Gloss displays. This is a shame as a Medium priced base machine running the Apple OS might be a very attractive machine for photographers.
But if you can live with the display sizes provided, they are nice machines.
A lot is made of the OS differences, with windows reliability being a big issue. But honestly I have an 18 month old Lap top with no crashes in its life, and it is used more than 40 hours per week, and often goes for days with regular pop's in and out of suspend. I have a year or so old desk machine, it has crashed twice on user swaps, the cause Kaspersky Virus software, which they have patched. In over 7 months and attempts at breaking it by teenagers it has run with no hitch or un-planned shut down. I know of over 70 machines where I work with similar reliability.
I have seen poor windows performance. Win95 springs to mind. Of more recent machines I have seen with problems they have been caused by either spy or virus software, often brought on board by file sharing software installed by kids looking for free music and video's. The other was caused by faulty RAM and poor quality power supply modules in very low cost machines.
So again I conclude, that for a well specified and built machine you can have a reliable machine using the OS-X or Windows OS. The applications are far more important, and yes there are differences, and you will either look and say wow thats cool, or wow is that it.
Quote: 2 There is a lot of free software for the PC, some of it is poorly written and prone to causing problems. Also there is software witten for the PC to attack it.
This and user errors account for over 95% of computer related issues, Be it Mac OS or Windows, The problem that Microsoft faces is that there is way more rubbish software made for thier OS, And Billions more Windows users, Therefore greater odds that " Numpty users will either install flakey software, Or just screw up thier computers through incompetence.......!
It's the age old problem companies with the vast majority of the market share face.....! Hence The Ford motor company has more complaints than Subaru.......
Strawman, the fact that you have posted at least 3 replies per page on this shows that you care far too much about computers than you should do.
Also commenting on style over substance is the least original Apple argument known to man. Taking the iPod as an example, it single-handedly revolutionised the MP3 market along with iTunes. Now I doubt you could argue that an iPod is not functional or doesn't work as well as a zune et al but yet it is in the design museum. You even said there is an ipod in your household. This is because of the STYLE & THE FUNCTIONALITY
The problem is that MAC gets a bad rap for being expensive and seemingly less capable to a supposed equally specced windows machine. You can of course build you own laptops and PCs and probably come up with an ultra reliable, ultra quiet, non crashing beast of a machine but if you buy an HP, or any other domestic brand of the shelf you are likely to end up with a problematic machine after a year or so. I can testify to this from my own experiences.
You also talk a lot of nonsense regarding MACs and as far as I am aware you haven't ever used one. Apple not caring about legacy for example. The fact is that I know people who have loaded Leopard (released last year) on to 5+ year old ibooks and not only has it worked but it has improved the performance of the laptop.
And why is it that Microsoft sell multiple versions of the same operating system at different price points? Don't tell me that it's anything other than profiteering.
Quote: I have seen poor windows performance. Win95 springs to mind. Of more recent machines I have seen with problems they have been caused by either spy or virus software, often brought on board by file sharing software installed by kids looking for free music and video's. The other was caused by faulty RAM and poor quality power supply modules in very low cost machines.
So what you are saying is that Windows machines are liable to multiples problems? Excusing rogue software and poor components as some sort of outside problem doesn't really work does it. That is the exact problem. Cheap components to make the biggest profit margin in apparently "affordable" machines but all you end up is with substandard performance and break downs as you have just described. Apple selects the components and makes sure they work together in the system and that alone is worth paying the extra for because you are guaranteed on the most part not to run into any problems. With HP or Compaq or any PC in the likes of PC World that is not guaranteed and usually as already stated the components are cheap and unreliable.
Quote: Whilst Apple do supply base station machines you can add displays to, they are somewhat long in the tooth and very expensive. Their more medium priced machines have integrated displays. This is a dissadvantage in that you are limitted in display size and often left with only Gloss displays. This is a shame as a Medium priced base machine running the Apple OS might be a very attractive machine for photographers.
Apple displays are long in the tooth? So that new LED Apple display last year was a figment of my imagination. Why would you need to get an Apple display anyway, you can easily put a Dell display with a Mac Pro. I don't understand this limited display size with the integrated macs, I take it you mean iMacs? How is 20" or 24" limited? Are you telling me this is unusually small for a computer? For someone who tries to sound like they know what they are taking about this is utter tosh. All Macs also have display outs so you can also have multiple displays just like PCs. Again Gloss displays somehow not suitable for photographers, and why is this exactly? Admittedly they aren't too everybody's taste but stating they are unsuitable for photography is rubbish.
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Jones crew qualifies for Scotties Tournament of Hearts final
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. — Ah, there's the rub. And there's another ... and another.
And so, with Prince Edward Island's rocks glancing off guards at so many crucial times Friday night, Jennifer Jones and her Team Canada crew took full advantage of the miscues — and made some dandy shots of their own —to qualify for a third straight Scotties Tournament of Hearts final.
And this time they took the shortest route possible.
Team Canada posted an 8-5 triumph over Kathy O'Rourke's Charlottetown team in the 1 vs. 2 game of the Page playoff system, before a crowd of 2,900 at the Essar Centre, collecting a free pass to Sunday's final.
Jones, third Cathy Overton-Clapham, second Jill Officer and lead Dawn Askin, captured the 2008 and '09 Canadian women's curling titles — having to go through tie-breakers and semifinals to win those — and are gunning for the three-peat.
The Scotties final is slated for Sunday at 1:30 p.m. (CST).
O'Rourke, who throws second stones but calls the shots, will play in the Scotties semifinal tonight at 6 p.m. (CST), the second chance she earned for finishing atop the round-robin standings at 8-3, the same mark as Jones.
O'Rourke is joined by lead Tricia Affleck, third Geri-Lynn Ramsay and Erin Carmody, who throws last rock.
Earlier, in an afternoon tie-breaker, Ontario's Krista McCarville cruised to a 10-3 victory over Jill Thurston's Manitoba foursome in just seven ends.
The McCarville team from Thunder Bay faces Kelly Scott of British Columbia today at 12 p.m. (CST) in the 3 vs. 4 game. The winner faces O'Rourke tonight.
On Friday night, Team Canada was efficient with the hammer against P.E.I., scoring deuces in the third, fifth an seventh ends. In the 10th, the skipper made a nice hit-an-roll to the button to put an exclamation point on the win.
Today, they get to relax and watch the others battle it out.
"We're pretty excited to be back in the final. It's a great feeling right now," said Jones, who also won in 2005. "You dream of winning one and you never know if you're going to.
Now, we've won three ...and to have the opportunity to win four is really quite something."
Carmody, just 21 and playing in her very first Scotties, showed some nerves for the first time this week, rubbing guards on at least four crucial shots for P.E.I.
"They just rubbed a couple of guards and so maybe if they get by it's a little bit of a different story. But we capitalized on our opportunities and made the most of it," said Jones.
O'Rourke said her team had chances for a couple of big ends, but just couldn't convert.
"There was an inch here or a tick there and we were always on the other side of it for that game," she said. "We tried to just enjoy the experience and, hopefully, we'd come out with a win on our side. And you know we certainly had our opportunities to do that."
Meanwhile, the Manitoba champions had a great week, but just couldn't match Ontario's shot execution. Thurston and third Kristen Phillips, in particular, weren't nearly as sharp as they needed to be to propel the Winnipeg team deeper into the playoffs.
As a team, Manitoba curled 79 per cent compared to Ontario's 85 per cent. The front end -- second Leslie Wilson and lead Raunora Westcott -- curled over 90 per cent, but Phillips and Thurston were just 59 and 68, respectively.
"You can get away with half shots at some cash 'spiels but not at a Canadian championship," said Thurston. "We made a couple of half-shots and I made a couple of no-shots, and that's what happens.
"I'm disappointed. It wasn't indicative of the way we played all week. It's disappointing to go out and be flat like that."
After a tidy first end was blanked by Ontario, things went south in a hurry in the second end for the Manitobans, who could only stand by and watch as McCarville delivered one of the greatest shots of the week.
Rolling the dice on a long, raise-takeout for a big payoff, McCarville absolutely nailed it for three to seize control.
"We just said it's risk vs. reward. If you miss it you only give up a steal of one. But to make it there's a huge momentum shift so early in the game," McCarville explained.
The raised red rock slid about 12 feet, barely grazed another red Ontario rock and then hit the Manitoba yellow stone on the beak.
"She made a great shot. What can you do?" said Thurston.
The Scotties final goes Sunday at 1:30 p.m. (CST). The winner qualifies for the Ford world women's championship, March 20-28 in Swift Current, Sask.
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Panthers Guaranteed A Home Game During Busy Week
Poor spring weather still wreaking havoc on schedule
Panthers Hope To Open Home Portion Of 2013 This Week
Poor spring weather still wreaking havoc on schedule
After More Schedule Changes, It's Off To Saint Louis
UWM unable to play pair of games at home this week
Panthers Open April On The Road; Illinois And Ohio Next
Milwaukee plays at NIU midweek, YSU on the weekend
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Mother Nature not cooperating with 2013 schedule
Cole Kraft returned to Milwaukee and joined the UWM staff as an assistant coach prior to the start of the 2013 season.
He spent four years as a Panther (2008-11), finishing his Panther career ranked third in program history in games (204), third in hits (250), third in doubles (52), fourth in at bats (734), fourth in runs (142), fifth in total bases (342) and sixth in steals (31).
Kraft spent two seasons playing professionally for the Rockland Boulders of the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball (Can-Am League). In 139 games, he recorded 125 hits, scored 68 runs, hit six home runs and drove in 62 more.


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Mickey Bells is a knockout, her low-cut blue top, laced up the front, and her tight, blue shorts can barely contain her ripe, voluptuous curves. She knows how to dress for success. Her hair in pigtails this time, looking like the Rubenesque girl-next-door, Mickey lowers her top to show how her bra keeps her 36J naturals in captivity. She's got to free them from this prison of cups and straps and let them dangle free. What Micky does over the next 20 minutes is something you have to see for yourself in this fresh XLGirls.com vid, "The Body Of Your Dreams." If you love seeing chicks suck on their nipples, you'll see one of the greatest self-suckers. How did Micky like playing with Terri Jane and Gya Roberts in Jamaica and making the movie "Montego Babes," now playing at XLGirls.com? From trying on lingerie to running around an estate in bikinis or wearing the air, they had a bouncing and wet time. "We had so much fun because we were in the tropics in Jamaica and the weather was very nice. I liked Gya and Terri a lot. They are both very sweet and funny. We did a scene with water guns and we were running and squirting each other. I liked that." Micky rings those bells! Look forward to seeing her again!
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Curriculum-Specific Water Activities for the classroom
Kindergarten - Grade 1 - Grade 2 - Grade 3 - Grade 4 - Grade 5 - Grade 6 - Grade 7 - Grade 8 - Grade 9 - Grade 10 - Adaptable Activities
Squeeze and Count
A math activity in which students will learn about the finite nature of water resources while practising graph making skills and predicting the outcome of an experiment.
Language: Oral Communication – 2, 4, 5, (p36)
Mathematics: Data Management and Probability – 25, 26, 27, 28
Science and Technology: Exploration and experimentation – 4, 9, 10
Personal and Social Development: 19, 32
Language: Oral Communication – 2, 9 (p36)
Health and Physical Activity: Health and Well-Being – 3 (p54), Physical Development and Activity, 8 (p55)
Grade 1
Splish Splash
A counting activity in which the class will learn to use music and singing as a way of marking time, as well as monitoring their water use.
Mathematics: Number Sense - 2.2, 3.1; Measurement – 1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 1.6
Language: Oral Communication – L1.1
Two Seasons
While learning about their own seasons, the children will get a glimpse of what seasons are like in other countries. They will use their predicting and visualizing skills to understand how rain can shape the world around them.
Science and Technology: Life Systems, 2.2, Earth and Space, 1.1, 1.2, 2.4, 2.6, 3.2, 3.5, 3.6
Language: Oral Communication – L1.2, 1.6, 2.2; Writing – 1.2, 1.4, 2.3, 2.4,
Arts: Visual Arts - 1.7, 2.2
Grade 2
Water and Soil and Worms - Oh my!
The student(s) will use listening skills, past experiences and past ideas to understand and assemble knowledge about the importance of water and soil before reading Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin. They will make predictions about and identify things that rely on water and soil for their creation and / or well-being, and gain a basic understanding of worms and how they link to water and soil.
Language – Oral Communication: 2e1.6 – Reading: 2e1.3 – Writing: 2e2.1, 2e2.2
Science – Life Systems: 2s1.4, 2s3.1, 2s3.3
Social Sciences – Canada and World Connections, Features of Communities Around the World: 2z1.3
Flowing Downhill
Students learn how rivers are formed while practicing the use of new verbs and creating their own river drip art.
Language: Oral Communication – L1.1, 1.3 Reading – 1.4, 1.6
Science and Technology: Life Systems – 2.2, 2.5; Matter and Energy – 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.7,
The Arts: Visual Arts – 2.1, 2.21.7, 2.4
Grade 3
Rivers of Time
Students explore the setting of early Canadian life through problem-solving and reading. They will then demonstrate their understanding through a hands-on activity and a written response to an excerpt of the book.
Language: Oral Communication – L1.2, 1.3, 1.4, Reading – 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.6
Social Studies: Heritage and Citizenship - 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7
Science and Technology: Matter and Energy - 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5
Water Colours
A drawing activity in which students demonstrate awareness of the presence of water in both urban and rural environments.
Science and Technology: Life Systems, 1.1, 1.2
Arts: Visual Arts, 1.7, 2.2, 2.3
Social Studies: 1.2, 1.5, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 3.1, 4.1
Grade 4
Water Bingo
A discussion-based activity designed to challenge student's existing knowledge about water both at home and overseas.
Classroom Activity
4z34, 4p1, 4p2, 4s3, 4s16, 4e53, 4e56, 4e62, 4e66.
Water Alive!
A discussion-based activity designed to challenge student's existing knowledge about water both at home and overseas. This is a research-based activity designed to help generate an understanding about universal dependence on water. The students are asked to create an advertisement from the perspective of an African animal, challenging humans to take action on a water issue - related to their animal of choice
Research & Presentation
4e27, 4e29, 4e60, 4e62, 4e70, 4s1, 4s2, 4s3, 4s7, 4s8, 4s12, 4s16, 4a31, 4a43
Create a Living Museum
This research-based activity is designed to help students identify and compare the ways in which people in various early civilizations interacted with and used the natural environment. Students are asked to create a poster or a play and make a group presentation to explore this question. Group discussions will identify how past inventions influence how we live today.
Research and Presentation
5e22, 5e25, 5e26, 5e34, 5e44, 5e45, 5e48, 5e49, 5e55, 5e60, 5e61, 5z1, 5z2, 5z3, 5z4, 5z5, 5z6, 5z10, 5z11, 5z12, 5z13, 5z17, 5z19, 5z21
Collage – Our Heath and Water
This research-based group activity is designed to help students identify the ways in which the human body depends on water for survival and health. Students will need to conduct individual research and then work together in a group to compile a common presentation.
Classroom Activity, Research Homework
5e22, 5e24, 5e26, 5e45, 5e46, 5e48, 5e49, 5e50, 5e53, 5e60, 5e61, 5s1, 5s2, 5s3, 5s12
Canada's Link to a Global Community
A group activity designed to increase student's knowledge about Canada's participation in international efforts to address current, global issues. In groups, students will research and make a dramatic presentation about Canadian organizations addressing these issues.
Group Presentation
6e23, 6e25, 6e27, 6e32, 6e49, 6e51, 6e61, 6e62, 6e66
6z25, 6z26, 6z32, 6z37, 6z48, 6z49, 6z51
Clean Water
An individual activity that uses microscopes to help student's visualize the differences between clean and contaminated water. Students are then encouraged to think and write about the lives of people in developing countries without access to clean water.
6s10, 6s15, 6e1, 6e2
Common Water Diseases
A group presentation on a water-borne disease, designed to encourage students to think about the importance of clean water for human health.
Group Project
6s10, 6s11, 6e51, 6e52, 6e60, 6e61, 6e62
A Walk For Water
A group walk and discussion about the role of women as water collectors in developing countries.
Physical Fitness/Discussion
7p31, 7p36
Water and Geography
A multi-step activity designed to teach students about water, initiate discussion about water and developing countries, and to have students make a group presentation about a specific African country of their choice.
Quiz and Research Project
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Where Do You Stand
An activity to stimulate discussion on the issue of global access to clean water, with the option to take action.
Interactive Discussion/Debate
In search of water
An introductory activity
to highlight a variety of facts about water.
The quest for water
kinesthetic activity where students search for bodies of water
in the classroom.
Bringing water home
A cooperative game where students need to transport water to a given location.
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Water Usage Log
Students will discover the uses of water in their daily lives and why water is important in their daily lives. They will track their personal and family use of water over the course of two days, and compare and graph their results. They will also identify the activities, which use the most amounts of water, and begin thinking in terms of reducing wastes of water!
Spending Water
This game helps students determine uses of water as necessities or luxuries, and compare their lives in Canada with other countries around the world. Since water is not wholly a renewable resource, this activity also stresses the importance of long-term use and availability of water. This activity is open-ended to engage students in their own learning, and uses a practical problem-solving in small groups.
How does pollution affect nature?
Plant growth is studied in the presence of 4 different types of pollutants, while making the connections between our food supply and the importance of clean water.
Water Filtration and Purification
Students will conduct a series of experiments to simulate water filtration and purification techniques; these will also be linked to conditions of water (man-made or natural). The experimentation will provide concrete, practical exposure to issues of the availability of clean drinking water, and the different processes involved to make water safe for human consumption.
Water Around the World
This class project introduces students to water usage, and to data gathering and analysis. The Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education (CIESE) has set-up an Internet-based collaborative project which allows students to share information about water usage with other students from around the world. Students and others in their household will collect data for one week and use the information to determine the average daily water use per person. This data will be submitted to a world-wide data base to compare their average to others around the world.
Water Cycling
Students create a pictoral representation
of the key features of the water cycle.
Bodies of Water
Students will research the different
types of bodies of water and share this information with classmates
to complete a worksheet.
How Salty is Your Water?
comparison of the availability of fresh water (liquid and
frozen) and salt water on the globe using a map of the world.
Rain Pain
study of the effects of acid rain on seed germination.
A Drop in the Ocean
simulation of the effect of melting icebergs on global water
levels, along with calculations to emphasize observations.
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Saving Water
of water provide a model for the comparison between efficient
and wasteful water uses as students "use" water in daily activities.
Grade 9
Foreign Aid
A group project during which students must evaluate several Canadian Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) using criteria developed by the group.
Group Research/ Critical Thinking
Is There Enough Water?
Students will read and evaluate an article on the issue of water scarcity. Students will discuss possible solutions to this looming crisis.
Independent/ Collaborative Work
Grade 10
Big Issues to Fill
An introduction to the issue of world water conservation by way of a quiz and an essay. Students will identify the issues arising from water management, as well as the issue most likely to be a catalyst for change.
Academic and Applied Science (D1.1, D3.8, D3.7)
Acedemic and Applied English Writing (1.3, 1.4, 2.4, 2.5)
Adaptable Activities
Water-Related Book List
A variety of fiction, non-fiction and picture books appropriate for Primary through Intermediate students and teachers. (Word Version)
Primary - Intermediate
Seatwork Activity 1
Activity utilizing water-related magazine clippings. (Word Version)
Seatwork Activity 2
A variety of worksheets testing noun-adjective matching and writing skills. (Word Version)
Seatwork Activity 3
A variety of matching, writing and critical thinking exercises. (Word Version)
Junior - Intermediate
Water Centre Tips
Ideas for setting up an educational Water Centre in your classroom. (Word Version)
Water Log and Conservation Activity
Students track their weekly water consumption and research ways in which they can reduce water usage in thier homes. (Word Version)
Map-Related Activity
Activity suggestions for teachers utlizing the "WaterCan Village Map" and equipment flashcards downloadable below. (Word Version)
WaterCan Village Map can be ordered free of charge by calling 1-800-370-5658


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This is the seventh and final installment in a series of position previews in advance of Lions training camp. Today: Quarterbacks and special teams. See the roster breakdown in the gallery above or by clicking here .
As he prepares for his sixth NFL season, Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford remains one of the biggest enigmas in the league.
Stafford has one of the most talented arms in the NFL, but his decision-making and lazy footwork have prevented him from consistently playing to his full potential.
In 2011, everything came together for Stafford as he threw for 41 touchdowns against 16 interceptions, 5,038 yards and completed 63.5 percent of his passes. But in the two years since, Stafford has regressed with his completion percentage and yardage decreasing each season, while his interceptions have increased.
Entering his sixth season and being tutored by three different coaches on the Lions� staff, the team has high expectations that Stafford can return to his 2011 form. The Lions also added a sure-handed receiver in Golden Tate and a big-play tight end in Eric Ebron, so all the pieces are in place for him to be successful.
If the Lions� offensive line plays as well as it did last season and Stafford improves his footwork and decision making under coach Jim Caldwell, offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi and quarterbacks coach Jim Bob Cooter, Detroit will have one of the most explosive passing attacks in the league.
Behind Stafford, the Lions have a veteran backup in Dan Orlovsky, and Kellen Moore and rookie James Franklin will battle for a No. 3 job that isn�t sure to exist under Caldwell.
A common defense for Stafford�s play the past two seasons is that his receivers drop too many passes. The Lions led the NFL with 58 drops in 2013, but a look at all of those drops shows that many of those were not the receivers� fault.
Of those 58, it would only be fair to label 35 of them true drops. Many of the other 23 were behind, ahead, too high, too low or too fast to expect receivers to make a routine catch.
One good example is from Week 13 against the Packers when running back Joique Bell was credited with a drop on a screen. On the play, Stafford threw a laser from a low arm slot to Bell, who was immediately leveled by linebacker Clay Matthews.
Bell was charged with another drop in Week 2 against the Cardinals when Stafford threw a short pass to him on a curl when Bell was covered and hindered by an official before the pass came.
Even if those 23 passes were labeled incomplete passes, 35 drops would�ve ranked in the top 10 last season, but the team�s drop rate would�ve improved from 9.1 percent, worst in the NFL, to 5.5 percent, which would be 18th.
The Lions must decrease their drops in 2014, but Stafford also needs to be much more accurate on routine plays because many of the drops came on plays when he had lazy footwork or arm mechanics, despite having no pressure in the pocket.
Special teams
The Lions� special teams improved significantly in 2013, but questions remain about how consistent the group will be in 2014.
Last season the Lions solved their problem at punter as fifth-round pick Sam Martin had an impressive rookie season. The Lions didn�t allow a single return touchdown last season for the first time since 2004, and Martin was the primary kickoff man in addition to punting.
Martin averaged 47.2 yards per punt, sixth in the NFL, and 40.4 net yards, which ranked 10th. His punts also yielded an average return of just 7.8 yards, which was 11th best in the league.
The Lions hope Nate Freese can similarly solve their problem at kicker. After Jason Hanson retired in 2012, the Lions tried to replace him with veteran David Akers, who made just 19 of his 24 attempts.
Freese, a seventh-round pick this year, made all 20 of his attempts at Boston College last year, so the Lions hope his accuracy can transfer to the NFL. He�s the favorite to be the kicker next season, but Giorgio Tavecchio will push him.
Besides kicker, there isn�t much competition on special teams. The Lions signed punter Drew Butler, but it�s hard to see anyone knocking Martin from his job. At returner, Jeremy Ross averaged 29.3 yards on kickoffs and 16.2 yards on punts for the Lions last year, so he�s the clear front runner for those duties.
While Akers� inconsistency was the biggest problem on special teams last year, the Lions will need to improve their blocking on field-goal attempts.
Akers had two kicks blocked last season, and it was the fault of the blockers, not him. In Week 2, Akers had a 47-yard attempt blocked when a Cardinals player ran in from the right side untouched. In Week 7, Akers had a 34-yarder blocked by a Bengals defender who burst through the middle of the line. Akers also had an extra point blocked in the snow game in Philadelphia in Week 14.
The Lions� new kicker will have to be more accurate than Akers last year, but for him to have optimal success, the field-goal blocking unit must be better.
Lions training camp position previews
Monday: Defensive backs
Tuesday: Linebackers
Wednesday: Defensive line
Thursday: Offensive line
Friday: Wide receivers and tight ends
Saturday: Running backs
Today: Quarterback and special teams
From left, Dan Orlovsky came back to the Lions to be Matthew Stafford's backup at quarterback, while Sam Martin returns as punter. / Illustration by Tony Augusty
See Also
- After playing at 320 last season, Nick Fairley's new weight of 305 OK by Lions
- Accountability will be the Lions' mantra this season
- Golden Tate removed from PUP list, will practice with Lions today
- Jim Caldwell optimistic Ndamukong Suh will stay with Lions
- Early signs indicate Lions' Matthew Stafford is 'getting better'
- No timetable for return of Lions' Ziggy Ansah, Jim Caldwell says


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House Keeps Government Open
House passes bill to keep government open, arm Syrian rebels and extend Ex-Im Bank. NYT: "An unusual but overwhelming coalition in the House voted Wednesday to authorize the training and arming of Syrian rebels to confront the militant Islamic State, backing President Obama after he personally pleaded for support … There was rare unity between House Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio and Representative Nancy Pelosi of California, the minority leader, who strongly backed the training legislation and sought to portray it as a modest measure … But the unusual left-right coalition in opposition loudly voiced grave doubts that the training mission will work."
Boehner support, WH lobbying sealed the deal. The Hill: "Setting the wheels in motion was a high-stakes Sept. 9 meeting at the White House between Obama and Congress's top four leaders … A Democratic source familiar with the gathering said getting buy-in from Boehner during that talk — both on the policy and the strategy to attach the measure to the Republicans' continuing resolution (CR) — was instrumental … Not that the White House was leaving anything to chance … 'This is the biggest White House outreach effort to Republicans since he's been president,' said one senior GOP leadership aide."
Senate expected to pass bill today reports The Hill.
But bipartisan group wants longer Ex-Im extension. The Hill: "Led by Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said the proposed short-term Ex-Im Bank extension is insufficient, arguing that uncertainty surrounding its reauthorization is already costing jobs. 'We would like to see an alternative proposed with anywhere from two to five years …' Cantwell said. She said they want the extension tethered to the funding measure that would keep the federal government open past September."
Minimum Wage Up Next?
Senate Dems still want a minimum wage vote before adjourning.The Hill: "Democrats might cap the week by trying to revive legislation that would raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 per hour. While the efforts have attracted little media attention, Democratic senators said they would be talking about the votes on the campaign trail … 'They may not be the national headlines but they're working in the campaigns,' said Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), who is tasked with coordinating the floor agenda with the party's political messaging. 'Republican candidates are on the defensive. A few of them have come out for minimum wage.'"
State minimum wage initiatives pressuring Republicans. Mother Jones: "In Illinois, voters will weigh in on whether the current rate of $8.25 per hour should be increased to $10. Nebraska's measure would bump the state's rate to $9 starting by 2016. In Arkansas … a ballot measure would … boost its rate to $8.50 by 2017. South Dakota's would bump it to $8.50 in January, with automatic increases for inflation. [Alaska's initiative would] raise it to … $9.75 in early 2016, with future increases for inflation … in August, Republican Dan Sullivan opposed the Alaska wage measure … On Monday, Sullivan completed his flip-flop, saying he plans to vote for the state initiative—although he says, if elected to the Senate, he would vote against raising the federal minimum to $10.10."
Wall Street still loves Republicans. Politico: "Listen to the chattering class and Eric Cantor's move to New York was a major blow to the Wall Street-GOP alliance. But already banks are identifying and courting new allies at the top of the party. And they will keep giving some of the biggest money to Republican candidates and party committees …. Cantor's exit hasn't affected the House's policy agenda when it comes to the financial services industry. The Export-Import Bank, a priority of Wall Street, was expected to be extended Wednesday. Dodd-Frank has been altered to help large financial institutions."
Fed Not Finished
Fed keeps foot on the gas. NYT: "The economic recovery has stayed on course in recent months, and the Fed's policy-making committee said on Wednesday that it saw no reason to change its own plans, rejecting calls for a faster retreat … 'There are still too many people who want jobs but cannot find them, too many who are working part time but would prefer full-time work, and too many who are not searching for a job but would be if the labor market were stronger,' the central bank's chairwoman, Janet L. Yellen, said at a news conference. As expected, the Fed said it would move to end its most recent bond-buying campaign after adding a final $15 billion in October to its holdings of Treasury and mortgage-backed securities…"
Fed shouldn't stop soon, argues Bloomberg edit board: "The U.S. Federal Reserve is starting to prepare markets for the end of the longest period of near-zero interest rates in its history. In doing so, it should leave itself plenty of room to keep supporting a depressingly inadequate economic recovery. … there's little evidence that the Fed has reached the limit of what it can do. Giving up too soon would be a tragedy, even if inflation temporarily overshoots the Fed's target."


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Is social media out to dumb down and ruin the fabric of human society?
Personally, I don't think so.
Nick's View: Social Entrepreneurs Should Stay Away from Social Media
Nevertheless, Nick Piedmonte, whom I respect as another social enterprise writer, has an interesting view on social media and how it relates to social enterprise and good business ideas.
In his article, Is Social Media Antithetical to the Social Enterprise Movement?, Nick announces that he rebukes social media such as Facebook and Twitter. He claims that social media makes us lose the natural human bonds between us.
He also refuses to use any of it.
My Own Views & Experience with Social Media
I remember a few years ago, like Nick, I also refused to go on the old social media favourites such as the Ringo or Friendster or MySpaces (What ever happened to …


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I made this soup with left over baked ham. Added a little of the "ham fat" juice, omitted the celery and used celery salt. No beer, cilantro or oregano. (put chili powder on the side in case someone wanted some) added 1.5 cans of chicken broth and only one tsp.of the worcestershire. It was really good!! If it is too "watery" try adding some more broth.
Great Northern Bean Soup
Photo: James Carrier
The classic winter soup recipe, Great Northern Bean, is filled with hearty beans, bacon for flavor, and an assortment of vegetables and spices for a hearty meal that's sure to warm you up.
Yield: Makes 15 cups; 6 to 8 servings
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 370
- Calories from fat: 18%
- Protein: 26g
- Fat: 7.4g
- Saturated fat: 2.4g
- Carbohydrate: 48g
- Fiber: 12g
- Sodium: 257mg
- Cholesterol: 9mg
- 1/2 pound bacon, diced
- 1 onion (1/2 lb.), peeled and diced
- 3/4 cup diced celery
- 1 carrot (1/4 lb.), peeled and diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh jalapeño chili
- 2 quarts fat-skimmed chicken broth
- 1 1/2 cups beer (12 oz.)
- 3/4 teaspoon coarse-ground pepper
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire
- 6 cups drained canned or cooked Great Northern or other small white beans
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- Salt
- 1. In a 5- to 6-quart pan over medium-high heat, frequently stir bacon until almost crisp, 10 to 12 minutes. Discard all but about 2 tablespoons fat. Add onion, celery, carrot, and garlic.
- 2. Stir often until vegetables are limp, about 15 minutes. Add oregano, chili, broth, beer, pepper, Worcestershire, and beans. Bring to a boil, cover, and simmer to blend flavors, 20 to 30 minutes. Add cilantro, then salt to taste.
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Other key members of the Chandler family wanted Philip to succeed Norman, wrote Marshall Berges in his 1984 book, "The Life and Times of Los Angeles." But Norman "regarded Philip as something of a lightweight, not entirely competent to take an aggressive leadership role at The Times."
As it happened, the consultants also recommended that, to ensure stability, the new publisher be capable of holding the job at least 15 years. Since mandatory retirement age for the publisher was then 65, that conveniently eliminated the 52-year-old Philip. And that apparently gave Mrs. Chandler the opening she needed.
But in the social pecking order of the Southern California elite, she was seen as a cut below the Chandlers, and they never let her forget it.
They "never thought she was good enough to marry Norman, and she was out to prove them wrong," her son said several years after her death. They never forgave her for her apparent role in Otis' ascension over Philip.
His sudden elevation and his record as an athlete, not a scholar, at Stanford, led some members of the family (and their friends) to openly wonder if he had the intellectual capacity to run The Times.
But William F. Thomas, who was editor of the Times from 1971 to 1989, said that although Chandler was basically "a C-plus student
his focus and tenacity
made him an A-plus as a publisher or almost anything else he really put his mind to."
("Jesus, Bill," Chandler told Thomas when he learned what the editor had said. "I was a B student.")
Direct, decisive and at times startlingly frank in both his personal and professional lives, Chandler told people what he expected of them, and he didn't have much patience with failure. When many top Times executives proved either reluctant to change or incapable of meeting his standards after he became publisher, he replaced 22 of 23 department heads within the first year.
He also began hiring top reporters and editors from other major news organizations and opening Times bureaus around the world.
Chandler was just then becoming interested in big game hunting, and his approach to hiring was much the same: go after only the biggest and the best.
One of the first examples came in 1961, when The Times hired Jim Murray as a sports columnist. Murray had helped create Sports Illustrated and was one of its stars. As a Times columnist, he would become one of the most celebrated sportswriters ever.
In the next three years, The Times changed as perhaps no other American newspaper has ever done in such a short time. Bureaus opened in Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro, Mexico City, Hong Kong, Rome, Bonn, London, Vienna and San Francisco, at the United Nations and on Wall Street. Staffing in Washington and Sacramento was expanded.
Chandler and his editor, Williams, lured reporters away from the Wall Street Journal, the New York Daily News, the Washington Star, BusinessWeek and U.S. News & World Report.
In one of their biggest coups, they brought in Robert J. Donovan, the Washington Bureau chief of the New York Herald-Tribune and one of the most respected journalists in the country, to be chief of the expanded Times bureau in the capital.
And in January 1964, they hired a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist away from the Denver Post. As much as any other change at the paper, the arrival of Paul Conrad — brilliant, sharp-penned and liberal — served notice that an entirely new breed of Chandler was in charge.
Mouthpiece for GOP No More
To grasp the breadth of the changes, it is necessary to understand what The Times had been. More than merely a newspaper with a conservative editorial policy, it was an openly partisan mouthpiece for the conservative wing of the Republican Party.
Not only did it champion GOP candidates, its editors helped select them. Not only did it not, as a rule, endorse Democrats for elective office; it didn't cover their campaigns. Readers could be excused for thinking that only one political party existed in Southern California.
For most of the first 80 years of its existence, the paper was such a journalistic laughingstock that humorist S.J. Perelman once wrote that while traveling through the Western United States by train, he asked a porter to bring him a newspaper and "unfortunately, the poor man, hard of hearing, brought me the Los Angeles Times."


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Hetalia: Dark!RussiaxShy!Reader"Keep moving, da?" growled a deep voice behind you. Jumping a bit, you looked and saw it was Ivan, probably the scariest kid in school. Even seniors were scared of the dark Russian freshman. You were no exception, you were terrified. Then again, you were scared of pretty much anyone. Not outwardly like your friend Feliciano; you were just really shy. You didn't have many friends, due to your shy nature, but the ones you had were really kind and understanding about your shyness. At that moment, you were walking with them: Ludwing, Feliciano and Kiku. "S-sorry Ivan" you practically whispered in your shy voice, getting so far out of the way that you were squished against the very formal Kiku. "Sorry Kiku" you whispered desperately, sensing his discomfort. "Rearry, ______-san, it's no probrem" he said, smiling slightly at you. "Zat Ivan guy...he gives me bad vibes" muttered Ludwing, glaring at the head of beige-blonde hair that seemed to be hovering over the crowd heading to the cafeteria.
DenmarkxReader: Can We Stay Like This?You and your boyfriend of 3 years, Mathias, were trekking through the snow, chatting idly and holding hands. The two of you had decided to spend the afternoon walking through the snow in the forest by your house, exploring and sight-seeing. You smiled up at your childish, loud boyfriend. People often wondered what you saw in him and you always replied the same way. "Everything I want and more". You two had met when he came into the department store where you had worked in at the time and asked, cheerfully, if you any bubble wrap on sale. That was when you had fallen for him and just how carefree and funny he was. Of course, every rose has it's thorn. He could be bossy and stubborn at times, but you had learnt how to deal with that an accept it. I mean, everyone has their faults, it doesn't make them a bad person. And the pros FAR outweighed the cons when it came to Mathias.You shivered violently as the wind howled, sending chills through your whole body. "Here sweetie" he said,
PrussiaxReader: Never Let GoYou squealed as Gilbert told you he was on his way. Your awesome best friend of 5 years was coming over for your weekly movie night. It had started when you two were 11, a few months after you met Gilbert. Your parents had invited Gil's family over for New Years and you and him stayed up all night, watching movies. After that, it simply became tradition that every Friday night, the two of you would chose a movie to watch and hang out for a few hours. You smiled at the memory. Now here you were, 16, with the BIGGEST crush on your silver haired friend. Others thought he was obnoxious, mean, rude and a bully, but you saw the real Gilbert Beilschmidt. He was funny, bold, brave and very protective of you.You heard the doorbell and ran to the door at light speed. But when you opened it, the red eyed German wasn't there. It was Arthur, one of your closest friends. "Hey Artie, what's up?" you asked, smiling at him. "I was wondering if you wanted to come to the mall with Alfred and I" he said,
CanadaxReader: You Always Got Me~Grade 2~You were out in the yard, playing with your toys when you saw him. He was slightly taller than you with sholder length, wavy blonde hair and bright blue eyes that were filled with tears. He sat down in the middle of the field and cried, all alone. Feeling bad for him, you decided to walk over and see what was wrong. "Are you okay?" you asked and he looked up at you. He wiped away some tears and blushed lightly. "N-no" he sniffed and you sat down beside him. "How come? Did you get an ouchie?" you asked him, wondering if he needed a band aid from the teacher. "N-no. Nobody r-remembers me" he cried, tears beginning to run down his face again. You blinked a few times. How could someone not remember another person? Was that even possible. You hugged him and said "I won't forget you! My name is _______". He looked at you, eyes wide and suddenly, he smiled. "I'm Matthew" he said while wiping the last few tears away. "We should be best friends forever, Matthew!" you said with excitem
Hetalia: 2P!EnglandxReaderx2P!Italy: WonderlandBlinding light was the first thing you saw when you opened up your eyes. You sat up, feeling a dull pounding at the back of your head. 'What happened?' you asked yourself, looking upwards. One minutes, your chasing this weird guy with rabbit ear and the next, you wind up in this...place. Your eyes scanned the scenery. All the colors were saturated, making look like a paint-by-number picture. The flowers were as tall as trees and mushrooms loomed in the distance like small hills. You stood up, looking around some more, fascinated by the fairy tale-like land around you. You heard a rustling in the bushes behind you and turned to see the bunny guy glaring at you. He was tall with wavy blonde hair, tied back in a loose ponytail. The bunny ears were black and ratty looking. He was wearing a pair of black sunglasses and his outfit was a red shirt, leather jacket and blue jeans. To top it all off, he was holding a hockey stick covered with tape. You gulped and backed away slowly. "S-sorry. I'
Hetalia: Fem!AmericaxReader- Pictures of You"Why is she like this all the time?" you muttered to yourself as you checked your phone for the fourth time in ten minutes. Your best friend, Amelia Jones, always got like this whenever you told he about a new crush or boyfriend. She wouldn't talk to you for hours, sometimes days. It was a Saturday and since you were home alone, you had wanted your hyperactive, loud best friend to come over. The only thing was, she hadn't talked to you since your phone call last night when you told her about your crush on Arthur. Arthur and Amelia had been your best friends for as far back as you could remember and over the past year, your crush grew into something more. You knew for a fact (thanks to Matthew, Amelia's brother) that Arthur liked you back and you had told Amelia that last night, to which she hung up. Her and Arthur were always fighting, but ever since Arthur and you started flirting, it got worse. It went from teasing to being nasty on Amelia's part. You hated it, being in between them
EnglandxMale!ReaderxRussia: You Win"Oi! (male name)! Come sit with us!" You looked and saw that it was your friend Arthur calling you. He was motioning to the table where he was sitting at with Yao, Alfred, Matthew, Francis and Ivan. Smilng you walked over and sat down with your friends. You had been going to Hetalia Academy for a month now and you were friends with the group called the "Allies". They were all...interesting. There was Arthur, who could be very gentlemanly, but also very vulgar and rude. There was Francis, who was a complete pervert. There was Matthew, who was quiet most of the time. There was Yao, who acted like an old man from time to time. There was Alfred, who was loud and childish. And finally, there was Ivan, who was kinda creepy. And then there was you, just an average 15 year old boy who switched schools. You see, when you came out as gay at your old school, the bullying got BAD! It was every kind of bullying. Physical, mental, emotional, cyber, just anyway possible, really. So your parents decid
Hetalia: SpainxReader: Better Than my DreamThe eyes. You could feel that pair of bright green eyes on the back of your head as you got out of your car. Sighing, you walked inside quickly without looking around for the person whose eyes they were. Your neighbor, Antonio Carriedo, was obsessed with you. It wasn't as creepy as it sounds though. He didn't, like, peek in your windows or steal your clothes or have a shrine, he just really liked you. Whenever you would come home from work, he'd smile at you from his front window and wave, sometimes coming out to help you with the bags of food that you bought. On holidays, he'd always come over and drop something off for you. And some days, he would even send you flowers at work. Most girls would be insanely in love with him, but you were kind of on the fence. Of course, you appreciated what Antonio did and you got along with him, but you had just got out of a bad relationship with your boyfriend of three years. You didn't want to get hurt again.You put your handbag down on a chair an
Fem!ItalyxFem!Reader: Study TimeExam time. The time where the stress levels are high and everyone's head hurts. For you, obviously it was stressful, but you had always been good at tests and exams. But for your friend, Felicia Vargas, it was torture. Not to say she was dumb, she just had a hard time focusing and studying. Your other friend, Ludwing, would always get on her case about it and would try to force her to study EVERYTHING. So you had decided to take over for him and invited her over to study with you. You had everything set up in your living room, papers, pencils, highlighters, erasers and, of course, some snacks to tide you two over. You looked at the clock, still 15 minutes left. You sighed and lay down on the couch, thinking about your Italian best friend. She was beautiful, with long, wavy brown hair and golden eyes. For the most part, she was funny, innocent and childish, but when pissed off, she was extremely strong. You smiled slightly. To say you had a crush on her was an understatement, you had li
Cat!Germany x Cat!Reader: Struggle You had just woken up from a deep, long and cold sleep. Your tail was curled around your body and face, hoping to give you warmth, although it gave you none. Your owners had moved away and abandoned you. You had to survive off scraps in the alley and rarely hunted for yourself. You sometimes slept out on human's doorsteps, hoping that someone would take you in. Each time you got chased away. Your eyes fluttered open as the tip of your tail softly touched your small (n/c) nose. You struggled to get up, your body so very small and feeble. Your back leg screamed pain, causing you to whimper quietly. The day before you had been bitten by a dog on the leg. Hard. You slowly sat down, preparing for your morning wash. You began licking your fluffy (f/c) chest, then your tail. You then licked your paw and stroked your face and ears. After your bath, you slowly got up and quietly walked out of the alley, towards the nearby park. The only problem was crossing the road. You kept your sl
(request) GermanyXStray dog!Reader: Family(request) GermanyXStray dog!Reader: FamilyYou looked down at the sleeping puppies. Your puppies. They were born a couple of weeks ago, but two of them had already died. Nobody cared about you or your puppies, you were just another stray dog.You walked away from your puppies, because you had to find something to eat. For yourself, but especially for your puppies. They were starving, just like you. But your instincts told you that you had to eat something so you could produce more milk for your little ones.'Veee...'Your ears twitched as you heard the sound of humans. Humans meant food. You slowly got out of your alley and looked around. There they were, three humans. And they were eating something. It smelled good, so you sneaked up on them.'Veee...' one of the humans said. He looked like he was the easiest one to steal from, so you got closer to him. He was eating something, a hot dog. You suddenly jumped up, grabbed his food with your teeth and ran a
Dog!Germany x ReaderYour (e/c) eyes wandered around the pet store filled with excitement. Today was the day you were going to buy your own pet. Lately after your parents death you started to feel lonely so here you where, wondering what kind of animal you should get to keep you company.You walked around for what felt like hours until something caught your eye. You went closer and noticed it was a brown and black german shepard. You stretched out your hand to pat his head, it was really soft."You like him?"You turned and saw your friend Elisabeta standing there with a smile."Hi Liz, when did you get here?" You asked."I just came, I work part- time here." Liz answered."So you want Ludwig? He seems to like you" Liz asked.You took a look at Ludwig, could you really take care of him? What you had heard a dog needed much attention and love, could you offer that?"Yeah, I'll buy him" You said. You paid for Ludwig and got out from the store."Listen now Ludwig, you gonna have to do what I say okay?" You sai
That time - Neko!GermanyxNeko!Reader"What is going on here?" Germouser meowed angrily as he rounded a corner, following the loud noises that had disturbed him earlier. What he saw didn't please him: his brother was on top of a (f/c) she-cat that was attempting to fight him off, teeth bared and claws sheathed."Bruder, get off her!" Germouser hissed loudly and both of the wrestling cats stopped."But she smells so good!" Prussy meowed miserably and tried to get to the she-cat again."That might very well be, Prussy, but that doesn't give you the right to just jump me!" the she-cat hissed right in the tom's face. "Now get off!""But-""Get off!" "Fuck off!""Ja, ja," Prussy meowed submissively and crawled off the she-cat and slinked away from the two.The she-cat stood up as soon as Prussy was out of sight and huffed in exasperation and displeasure. Germouser did the same; sometimes his brother was
GermanyxDog!Reader - Mine to KeepLudwig stepped out his door, locking it behind him, wearing his military pants and black tank. He was going to a run today, as he always does. Walking down the steps, he looked around making sure it wasn't a busy day for those who walked to work. Nodding to himself, he started off down the pavement and focused only on his running.A ring startled him and he almost fell as he fumbled to answer it. "Hallo?""Hahaha, brother, you have to come here." An obnoxious familiar voice shouted over the phone and he sighed. "I'm at the park, seriously, come here."He rolled his eyes and pressed the end button. The park was only a couple blocks away; in the direction he was headed to be exact. Whatever Gilbert had planned to show him, he hoped it wasn't something reckless or stupid.Arriving at the park, he spotted his brother crouching down in front of a dog. It wagged it's tail, holding a paw up. Gilbert's laugh echoed as he took th
HetaliaXReader The library -GermanyYou looked upward and all you could see was the ceiling, you weren't on the ground.You started to panic and squirmed a bit."Ca-rmf-ul… Don't f-err-all…" A muffled voice reached your ears. You had fallen and been caught, you looked at the face of your rescuer. He was tall, very strong and built judging by how he was carrying you. He had short blonde hair that was combed and slicked back. His eyes glared at you with a hint of concern, they were a striking blue. He blinked at you, trying to say something but he had a small blue book wedged in his mouth. He must have put it there so he could use both arms to catch you.He set you down on your feet gently, pulling the small book from his mouth and taking a deep breath:"Vhat did you zhink you vere doing?!" You took a step back, why was he mad at you?"Wha-? What do you mean?! I was just looking for a book… You don't have to get upset…" You furrowed your brow
living History. Soldier Germany x Historian ReaderBang Bang Bang.you looked up from ballet shoes watching as kiku and Felinciano walked out of their rooms."Shourd we answer?"You just turned away from the door and who ever was trying to bash it down. Slowly continuing sewing your slippers to perfection."Nah just leave it. Its probably just Matthias drunk again he usually comes around this time of night."Bang Bang Bang"Bella i-a think we should-a answer it.""Leave it Feli he will go away and bug Lukas down the hall."BANG BANG BANGOkay who ever that was behind the door, whether it was Mathias or not, they were starting to piss you off."Love please open the door!!!!!!"You perked up once you heard the family British accent. Great of all the people you got the magic 'magician' or as you called him."~ve~ ill go-a let him-a in."Leaning on the back of the couch you watched and upside down Feli run to the door and open it."~VVEEEEE~"you shot up from your spot as Feli screamed and ran over to you. Standing there in the apart
Mochi!GermanyxReader Helft Mir~Germany POV~There was once a mochi, more like a mochi block, that wanted to live somewhere with a nice master and a warm place with good food. That mochi was me. I was a German mochi block with beautiful crystal blue eyes, I was house trained, easy to care for, and for the most part, did what I was told. I was a sweet little thing, so why did life have to stick me with a horrible, old man that did nothing but drink and smoke, and,kick me around on the floor, and purposely not feed me? No mochi, no matter how tough, should EVER have to go through this. I was scared of this old man. I used to be a fearless mochi, tough and serious, but when the old man took me away from that life, everything changed.After my daily routine of being yelled at and treated like garbage, I made my way to the door. Other mochis could bounce and roll around, but since I was a block, I couldn't do that. If I fell over on a side, it was hard to get back up without help. I got around by pulling myself along the
GermanyXReader- Just a few MoreYou stand there by the door as you put on Ludwig's jacket, leading him out of the bar. Though he is used to drinking large amounts of beer, you felt the need to just take him home safely. You had been staying at his home for a while to escape from France. Yet you are not a maid nor a worker at his home, you still clean around the house and such."The car is waiting outside, we should probably go.." You quietly say."Alright alright.. I'm coming." Ludwig turned to glance at his older brother Gilbert. "Can we go drop off my brother first?" He sighs as Gilbert falls into the table from goofing off."That's fine with me... I mean it is your car..." Gently scratching the back of your head, walking over to Gilbert, Ludwig following beside you."We're going to give you a ride home." Ludwig states giving his older brother no other options in this, he helps him up. "________, let's go."You nod. "Okay." The thing that was once again getting at you was your height. 'God.. I'm so short.....' you
Hetalia: Dog!GermanyxReader: Girl's Best FriendYou felt the stinging, cold rain poring down on you, soaking you to the bone. You really couldn't care less though, you were too lost in thought. You weren't in a good mood today and decided to take a walk to clear your mind. You hadn't really been aware of where you were going until you heard footsteps behind you. "You lost, little girl?" asked a tall, thugish man, stepping in front of you. "N-no. Just going to my boyfriend's house" you said, hoping that your lie would be good enough. He laughed and a few more men came into view, laughing as well. You gulped and looked at all of them. They looked like they were some sort of gang,you really didn't want to know what kind. "P-please, let me go" you said as one of them grabbed your arm. They all laughed again and all began to try to grab some part of you. "PLEASE! SOMEONE HELP ME!" you screamed, trying desperately to get away from the men. One of them laughed and yelled, "No one can hear ya, little cutie". You screamed again and just as t
Poetic PsychosisIn thirty seconds, the next shell would fall. Every night was the same, but every night Lorenzo experienced it as if it were the first time. His throat felt swollen; breathing was hard. He glanced around at the others; young men like him who had been shipped out in the name of honour and freedom. There was no honour in this, no freedom. Only death behind your eyelids, and a fear so gutting, that it carved out your innards and left you a hollow husk. Lorenzo tried to breathe, tried to assure himself that he was still whole, still made of flesh. They had lied when they told him he was ready.Matteo ran towards him, arms out, rifle swinging uselessly at his side. He shouted for him to run, but Lorenzo remained motionless, unable to move as his friend's warning was lost in the constant blare of gunfire. None of them were ready."The cycle is repeating. It is not safe." The voice was soft and weak, yet it carried over the gunfire and battle cries without impediment.Lorenz
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