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Granite is a kind of natural stone which is used as a construction material in homes, commercial buildings and other infrastructure projects. It is used in the form of finished granite product such as tiles, vanity tops, countertops, monuments, cobbles and kerbstones. This category presents miners, quarry owners and manufacturers of granite stones and other related natural stones. If you are not looking for granite quarry owners and manufacturers but simply looking for any granite stone supplier then you can also check the category here, Business: Construction and Maintenance: Materials and Supplies: Masonry and Stone: Natural Stone: Granite and Marble
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Adirondack Natural Stone
Producing rough and finished material in several colors, with photographs of types and applications. Whitehall, New York, USA.
Aim Exports
A mining and exporting firm in Southern India for granite products in multicolors.
Birkendale Granite Quarry
Offers a range of products from landscaping to masonry stone. Includes photo gallery, granite specifications and details of quarry operations.
China Stones
Miner and exporter of granite and stone slabs, cubic stones, tombstones, and stone carvings from China.
Finska Stenindustri
Quarrying and export of Balmoral Red, Eagle Red, Carmen Red and Baltic Brown raw granite blocks.
Fletcher Granite Co.
Producer of granite for buildings, bridges and road construction. Includes quarry tours, product specifications and applications and a chat room .
Granicor Inc.
Offers raw blocks, masonry products, and random slab to distribution, installation and fabricating businesses, and dimensional pieces for the construction market. Canada.
Laizhou Bestone Stone Co. Ltd.
Manufacturer and exporter of granite, marble, sandstone and artificial stone from China.
Nelson Granite Ltd.
Produces blocks, slabs, memorials and monuments. Includes request for product brochure. Based in Canada.
Palin Granit
Family-owned quarrier in Finland. Includes technical properties of the various types of granite they produce, quarry locations, environmental policies and reference gallery.
Regatta Universal Exports
Exporters of natural stones like slate, sandstone, limestone, quartzite and granite from India. Includes product photos, project details, trade fairs and order tracking.
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The second episode of this 1992 celebration of New Zealand rugby looks at the period from 1925 - 1956, as depression and war affected the national game. Scrum rules changed — outlawing the wing forward position, pioneered by the Kiwis — and NZ found itself chasing the pack: the no-longer-invincible All Blacks regularly came out losers playing against South Africa. The Springbok was finally felled in a series by the Kiwis in 1956 (played at home in front of huge, manic crowds). All Black Peter Jones famously summed it up the achievement post match: "I'm absolutely buggered".
November 2014 marks 25 years since New Zealand TV's third channel began broadcasting. This 25th birthday sampler pack looks back at iconic drama (Outrageous Fortune), upstart news shows (Nightline), fresh youth programming (Ice TV, Being Eve) and comedy high watermarks (bro'Town, Jaquie Brown, 7 Days). As the launch slogan said "come home to the feeling!"
For this screen showcase of NZ visual arts talent, critic Mark Amery selects his top documentaries profiling artists. From the icons (Hotere, McCahon, Lye) to the unheralded (Edith Collier) to Takis the Greek, each portrait shines light on the person behind the canvas. "Naturally inquisitive, with an open wonder about the world, they make for inspiring onscreen company."
'No 8 wire' Kiwi ingenuity is defined by problem solving from few resources (No 8 wire is fencing wire that can be adapted to many uses, an ability that was particularly handy for isolated NZ settlers). Embodied in heroes from Richard Pearse to PJ, Kiwi ingenuity is a quality dear to our national sense of self. It has been memorably celebrated, and sometimes satirised, on screen.
It seems a fascination with going fast is built into human DNA. Covering distance in the shortest amount of time has long captured our imagination. From muscle-powered freaks of nature (thoroughbred horses, falcons, Peter Snell) to motorhead mayhem, from Formula 1 legends to front-running design innovation, this collection celebrates the particularly Kiwi 'need for speed'.
After being spotted by television producer Christopher Bourn at the 1966 Loxene Golden Disc Awards, Maria Dallas was asked to star in series Golden Girl, grooving and bopping through country and crossover numbers. On a WNTV-1 stairway to nowhere set, she duets on Loxene winner 'Tumblin' Down' with the song's writer Jay Epae. Her other four numbers include 'Rustle Your Bustle' (by Kiwi Sam Freedman), and 'Engine Engine No 9'. Guests The Dallas Four make their TV debut with a version of doo-wop classic 'Stay'. The band went on to provide backing vocals for pop show Happen Inn.
In the late 1980s, Kiwi inventor John Britten developed and built a revolutionary racing motorcycle. He pursued his dream all the way to Daytona International Speedway; in 1991, as an unlikely underdog, he came second against the biggest and richest manufacturers in the world. Britten: Backyard Visionary documents the maverick motorcycle designer as he and his crew rush to create an even better bike for the next Daytona. But when they get to Florida, another all-nighter is required to fix an untested vehicle which includes at least ten major innovations.
This 1948 documentary follows 24 hours of work on the railways. It was directed for the National Film Unit by New Zealand's first female film director, Margaret Thomson. It shows the engines and commuter trains preparing to leave Wellington, and the overnight train arriving from Auckland. Workers toil on the railway lines above the remote Waimakariri Gorge, and the town of Otira gets ready for a dance. The final shots are of an engine coming through the dawn and back to the city.
The Colombo Plan was a Commonwealth "federation of neighbours" which aimed to counter communism in Asia by providing development aid in the area's poorer countries. This National Film Unit short, directed by future NFU manager David H Fowler, ranges across Asia as it surveys New Zealand's contributions to the postwar plan: funding hospitals, agriculture and education in Indonesia, Malaya, Sarawak, North Borneo, Pakistan and India. The film also visits Colombo students in their home countries, passing on skills that they learned while studying at NZ universities.
Winner of Best Actor and Best Director at short film festival Tropfest in 2013, this mockumentary follows the travails of Dave Dobson, "audio enhancement engineer for adult films". Dave's passion for his job results in some sloppy aural props, in the hope that his soundtrack for Blizzard of Jizz will score a win at the Golden Clams. Not that his efforts are appreciated by his sleazy boss Gary, and hapless colleague Jake. Written and starring Greg Stubbings (Seven Sharp, The Crowd Goes Wild guest presenter), the comedy was selected for the ImagineNATIVE and Austin film festivals.


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Once a subscription is created on a local bus, this information then needs to be shared between all the different bus instances in your application network.
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Permanent v.s. temporary subscriptions¶
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Art Book No. 2 is a reproduction of a sketchbook completed by Lora Zombie in 2015. Out of an edition of 250 books, this is one of 20 covers that were hand-painted by the artist to make it one of a kind.
- Ultra matte soft-touch hardcover bound 64 pages.
- Includes 12 bonus pages of Lora's personal photography.
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The Wall Street Journal, Jan. 27, 2017
A top Chinese climate scientist, Ding Zhongli, vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has strongly opposed President Donald Trump's plan to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Climate Treaty. In an interview, Ding suggested that it is impossible to enjoy the benefits of industrialization without facing the consequences of pollution, arguing that the Paris Treaty is fair for China and all other developing countries. Ding said that unlike people in the U.S., most people in China agree that global climate change is real due to better science education. However, a Pew Research Center poll suggests that Chinese citizens show less concern about global climate change than Americans. (Posted by Wei Lee)
Market Watch, Feb. 2, 2017
In Feb. 2017, for the first time in its history, General Motors Co. sold far more Cadillac in China than it did in the U.S., marking the first time Cadillac's cars were outsold in a foreign country. GM has struggled in the U.S. market and was surpassed years ago by other foreign brands like BMW, Lexus and Infiniti. However, GM has a growing popularity in China, selling 3.9 million vehicles in China alone last year. (Posted by Wei Lee)
Financial Tribune, Jan. 23, 2017
President Donald Trump has repeatedly stated that the U.S. will increase tariffs of up to 45% if China does not revise its trade policies. . In contrast, President of China Xi Jinping defended globalization at the World Economic Forum. He said, "No one will emerge as a winner in a trade war." (Posted by Wei Lee)
Bloomberg, Jan. 26, 2017
American automakers sold a great number of cars into China every year, yet Chinese automakers have not been successful in entering into the U.S. market. Over the years, Chinese automakers have been improving their products for better quality, safety, and emission to fit with U.S. regulations. Still, Chinese automakers like Zhejiang Geely Holding Group and BYD have failed to enter the U.S. market. Guangzhou Automobile Group is optimistic because it has the experience of selling car overseas and in China. The company aims to enter U.S. showrooms as early as 2018. (Posted by Wei Lee)
Bloomberg, Jan. 18, 2017
Chairman Jack Ma of the Alibaba Group Holding Ltd said that a trade war between the U.S. and China would be a catastrophe for the world economy, and expressed his staunch opposition. Since Alibaba has a strong connection with the U.S. market, the war would also be a disaster for the company. If the U.S. and China both raise tariffs, as an internet trading platform, Alibaba will not be to able to sell Chinese products and U.S. products into both countries. (Posted by Wei Lee)
The Telegraph, Feb. 1, 2017
As spending on foreign businesses more than doubled in 2016 to $208 billion, Western governments and even the Chinese government have started to worry about the number and scale of mergers and acquisitions by large Chinese companies. The frustration for Western companies comes from China's ability to invest abroad in key sectors such as technology, while Western companies are given limited access to investing in Chinese companies. These mergers and acquisitions have also concerned the Chinese government because of their possible effect on China's delicate control over its own currency. (Posted by Natalie Riso)
People's Daily, Feb. 1, 2017
A popular member of the Chinese boy band TFBOYS, Yuan Wang, spoke at the UN youth forum to advocate to end poverty, combat climate change and promote gender equality. The goals came directly from the UN-facilitated 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Wang specifically emphasized the need for equal access for all young people to quality education regardless of gender. Wang was just one of many young influencers at the forum who came together to promote the United Nations' sustainable development goals. (Posted by Natalie Riso)
The Straits Times, Feb. 1, 2017
The Confucius Institutes are the latest victim of the tense dispute between China and South Korea regarding the THAAD (US Terminal High Altitude Area Defence) missiles located in South Korea. The THAAD program was originally designed as a precautionary protection for South Korea from North Korea, but since implementation, China has seen the program as undermining their own missiles. As China has started to limit K-Pop's influence in the country, South Korea has now decided to retaliate by refusing to renew or issue visas to Chinese teachers who work at the Confucius Institutes, a series of schools dedicated to promoting Chinese culture and history. (Posted by Natalie Riso)
Business Insider, Jan. 29, 2017
An audit done in December of 2016 has shown that over $2.5 billion (17.6 billion yuan) was not effectively used as part of the country's attempts to implement pollution prevention measures. The money was dedicated towards over 397 different projects in 18 provinces whose pollution was in violation of many environmental protection standards. China's National Audit Office is now warning other provinces to check the allocation of their pollution prevention funds and has taken measures to punish the employees in charge of financing and managing the measures in the affected provinces. (Posted by Natalie Riso)
South China Morning Post, Feb. 2, 2017
Two Chinese state-owned firms, Metallurgical Group Corporation (MCC) and Jiangxi Copper, are planning on creating an open-pit copper mine at the site of an ancient Buddhist city. After signing a 30 year lease with the Afghanistan government, the firms are now in the initial stages of the project that would give the Chinese firms access to the second largest copper deposit in the world. Although most of the historical artifacts have been removed and taken to the National Museum of Afghanistan, some people have complained that the project goes against Afghanistan's environmental and social impact assessment standards by displacing a number of residents and destroying a historical site. (Posted by Natalie Riso)
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The planned closure of the Galloway Library due to electrical work today has been postponed to Friday.
Electrical work scheduled by Atlantic City Electric was postponed due to heavy rain Tuesday and today's weather forecast, Atlantic County said in a news release.
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Expedition Stout & HopSlam
Jesus christ.
Are you a professional photographer? I want some now!
Since this thread was revived... figured I would post what you were talking about Dave!
The Blackslam:
Just little samples though
This. Def gonna give this a whirl. Sounds bangin.
Also, whag was the ratio you did for this?
i did it straight half and half and it was amazing.
thats a pretty cool growler behind the glass..wheres that from?
Ordered it from Stone's online store! Only 9$ !
I did a mix of this recently, 50/50. It was really good.
Backwoods Bastard and Breakfast Stout, that is.
At Founders I have tried an Imperial Stout w/ Double Trouble. I wouldn't order it again, the IS took over the whole beer.
One I would love to have again...10K IPA, Double Trouble, and Devil Dancer. $$$$
Bring a DD with you, I know I'd need one with that line up.
I tried Founders Imperial Stout with Hopslam this past Super Sunday and the FIS totally took over as JDizzle mentions above, ratio was 50/50 and as much as I love to mix, that's one that will not happen again
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Santa Rosa, CA – October 9, 2015 – District Attorney Jill Ravitch attended the parole hearing for Chirstopher Peter Kazas, 33, at Soledad State Prison on September 29, 2015. Ravitch was the prosecutor at the jury trial in 2002, where a jury found Kazas guilty of trying to evade a CHP officer and murder. In his effort to
outrun the officer, Kazas ran a red light and broadsided a van driven by Michael Bireschi, and then fled the scene. Bonita Bireschi was injured in the collision. She attended the parole hearing along with her daughter. The Parole Board found that Kazas continued to present an unreasonable risk to public safety and issued a
five year denial.
District Attorney Ravitch noted that Kazas referred to the incident as an accident when he was sentenced, and denied he was a murderer. At the parole hearing, while never facing the widow, Kazas acknowledged his role in the death and the pain he had inflicted upon so many.
Nonetheless Kazas' conduct while incarcerated indicated to the board that he still lacked insight into the nature of his criminal behavior, and was unable to adhere to rules, regulations and laws.
Mrs. Bireschi was unable to address the board at the hearing, overcome by emotion after her daughter spoke of the wonderful man who had been killed, and of all who missed him, as well as all he missed as children were born and wed.
"Chris Kazas committed a very selfish act when he chose to drink and drive on April 22, 2001," said Ravitch. "He knew from prior DUIs how dangerous his conduct was, but drove anyway and then tried to outrun a law enforcement officer, putting everyone on the road at risk.
His failure to take responsibility was echoed in his misconduct in prison, and his words to the parole board, suggesting he had served enough time for the damage he caused. The parole board disagreed with his suggestion, and he will have five more years to think
about what he did and who he will be when he is released."
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- Do I have to certify every Semester?
Every semester before your stipend is released, you need to come to the College Discovery Office and to certify with your Counselor. You will need to bring in a bill from the Bursar stating that our bill is at $0.00 before you can sign your contract and certify.
- Do I file financial aid every semester?
Every year around tax time you must file a new FAFSA form, online at www.FAFSA.ed.gov. This form must be filed before June 1st for new students.
- When do I get my stipend?
You will receive your stipend within a couple of weeks once you certify with the your Counselor, as long as you are in good standing with the office and your bill is paid you should receive your stipend.
- Do I have to go to tutoring?
Freshman students are required to attend one hour of tutoring per week, if more is necessary you may notify the Tutoring Center or your counselor as needed All other College Discovery students may request tutoring as needed. The tutorial services are there for you to use. Students who are on probation are also required to attend tutoring as per discussion with their Counselor.
- Do I have to attend a summer program?
Yes, all College Discovery Freshman must attend the summer session. If you need any remedial reading, writing or mathematics coursework you must take them during the pre- freshman summer program. Students who do not need remedial will enroll in the required "Intro to College Life" (ST100) course.
- How many credits do I need to transfer?
It depends on the academic program you are in and what school you plan on transferring to, most colleges want you to have at least 25-30 credits before transferring. The advantage of being in a community college is to get your Associates Degree before transferring.
- How many times do I need to see my Counselor per semester?
You must see your Counselor at least once a month, If you wish to see your Counselor more often, please come to the office in the Library building , room 440, Monday – Thursday 9:00 AM-5:00 PM.
- When and how do I file for graduation?
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is spending $80,000 to see what effects space flight has on oral herpes.
The federal space agency has awarded multiple grants and contracts to a researcher at the University of Florida to determine the "Effect of Spaceflight on Herpesvirus Genome Stability and Diversity," beginning last summer. The project recently received an additional $15,000 in December.
"The goal of this study will be to determine the changes in the genomic and mutational diversity that is present in the Herpesvirus virome present in astronaut saliva and urine samples collected before, during, and after space flight," according to NASA's description of the research. "Ground subjects will serve as the control group providing saliva and urine samples preflight and postflight during the same schedule as the astronauts."
The study will involve "deep sequence analysis" of various strains of the herpes virus, including oral herpes, which has been shown to regenerate in space conditions.
"In summary, the proposed study is a unique opportunity to examine the influence of space flight on the mutation rate and diversity of human persistent viruses and to assess the potential risk of virus mutations accumulating during long-duration missions," NASA said.
The study is focusing on four different herpes viruses, including the virus that causes chickenpox and shingles, by which most humans have been infected.
"At least four (Epstein Barr virus- EBV, Varicella zoster virus- VZV, Cytomegalovirus– CMV, and Herpes simplex virus 1 -HSV1) of the eight known human Herpesviruses are common life-long infections humans have shown to reactivated due to space flight," NASA said. "The fact that space flight is known to increase the frequency and duration of Herpesvirus reactivation sets up a biological environment for these reactivating and replicating viruses to mutate."
NASA said it is likely the "effects of microgravity, radiation, and other physiological aspects of space flight may have a profound effect on the evolution of mutations and adaptations of the Herpesviruses during space flight."
The four viruses include Herpes simplex virus, or oral herpes. Epstein-Barr virus is "one of the most common human viruses." The primary Varicella infection results in chickenpox, and the recurrent infection, known as herpes zoster, results in shingles.
Cytomegalovirus is another virus in the herpes family, and is "spread by direct contact of body fluids, such as saliva, blood, urine, semen, vaginal fluids, and breast milk."
"Eight herpes viruses may reside in the human body, and virtually all of us are infected by one or more of these viruses," according to an article published by NASA in 2012, which explains how many astronauts suffer from shingles after going into space.
"The herpes viruses are already present in astronauts, as they are in at least 95 percent of the general adult population worldwide," the article said. "So measuring the appearance of herpes viruses in astronaut body fluids serves as a much-needed immune biomarker."
NASA has already developed a method to detect the virus that causes shingles early, in order to help astronauts avoid the painful effects of the virus before it resurfaces, according to the article.
The University of Florida project will further test the affects of the viruses in an upcoming flight or ground-based study.
The university has received four separate grants and contracts, totaling $80,000 for the study, which is scheduled to continue through May 2018. No results have been published thus far.
A contract for the study argued that the research on herpes in space could provide "key insights" for terrestrial health.
"This study is significant as it could identify the potential for risks for these viruses generating mutations that could enhance virulence or reactivation propensity that would pose a risk to astronauts health," the contract said. "Such a risk could be significant especially for spaceflights of longer durations."
"In addition to providing this key insight as a means of understanding the risks to astronauts health, it could provide important new data for terrestrial use related to the mutation rates of these persistent human viruses when exposed to stress stimuli that may accelerate mutation rates," it said.


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The Secrets of Peaches (Peaches Series #2)by Jodi Lynn Anderson
Last summer, three very different girls—wild Murphy, perfect Leeda, and shy Birdie—etched their initials on a Magnolia tree at Darlington Peach Orchard to symbolize that they're friendship will last forever. But can it survive the less-than-peachy year ahead?
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Last summer, three very different girls—wild Murphy, perfect Leeda, and shy Birdie—etched their initials on a Magnolia tree at Darlington Peach Orchard to symbolize that they're friendship will last forever. But can it survive the less-than-peachy year ahead?
Murphy, more in love with Rex than ever, is torn between her big-city dreams and following her heart . . . all the way across the railroad tracks and into Rex's arms.
Leeda, nominated to be Bridgewater's Pecan Queen, basks in the rose-scented glow of her Ice Queen mother's sudden affection—until her sister, the princess, returns.
Birdie, happy for the first time, wants nothing more than to make time stand still. Too bad everything is changing, whether she likes it or not.
The sweet trio of Georgia girls that made Peaches a national bestseller returns in this delicious and satisfying sequel. This year, Murphy, Leeda, and Birdie discover that bitter endings can lead to sweet new beginnings . . . and that the orchard that brought them together will always be a part of them—even if they leave it behind.
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In this sequel to Peaches (HarperCollins, 2005), Murphy, Birdie, and Leeda say good-bye to a summer on Birdie's family's peach orchard as the girls begin their senior year. Each teen faces a different set of growing pains. Birdie pines for her boyfriend, who's gone back to Mexico for school, and she worries that her family's housekeeper, who grew up in his town, will return home. Murphy, who dreams of moving to New York and has applied to NYU, is unable to tell her boyfriend that she loves him, although it's all he wants from her; what she wants is for him to agree to go to New York with her. Leeda's mother neglects her in favor of her sister; as their relationship grows more and more distant, the teen shuts out the rest of the world, including her friends. The novel is well paced and resolves the interwoven story lines tidily but authentically. This appealing book is as light as Cecily von Ziegesar's "Gossip Girl" series (Little, Brown), but without the glitz and snarky tone. Murphy and Birdie mature just enough to make the story optimistic but not fantastical, and Leeda's lack of growth makes her all the more believable. There are a few unclear references to the previous book, but in general the story stands on its own. A good choice for fans of Ann Brashares's "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" books (Delacorte) and similar series.
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Product Details
- 9780061855207
- Publisher:
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publication date:
- 03/10/2009
- Series:
- Peaches Series , #2
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- Format:
- NOOK Book
- Pages:
- 368
- Sales rank:
- 396,402
- File size:
- Age Range:
- 14 - 17 Years
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The Secrets of Peaches
Chapter One
If there was one thing Murphy McGowen had always known, it was that she would someday make it out of Bridgewater, Georgia. Among her scattered musical taste, her scattered curly hair, and her scattered past (which included clothes scattered at the edge of the lake and parts of Bob's Big Boy scattered over Route 1), planning her exit had been the one constant.That, and her long-held desire to streak MayorWise's front lawn. She just hadn't gotten to it yet.
If Murphy hadn't had a tattoo of Ringo Starr on her back already, she would have had these words from Bruce Springsteen's "Thunder Road" tattooed there: Two lanes can take us anywhere.
Songs of escape were written through Murphy's DNA like eye color (hers were cat green), and she had the words down exactly. The song went like this: going to NYU, majoring in music, and spending the rest of her life feeling like she'd finally landed in the right place. As fickle as Murphy could be about many things, there was never a variation on this refrain.
"Murphy, can we go?" Leeda asked. "The dogs look hungry." She nodded at Birdie's papillons, Honey Babe and Majestic, who sat on the wet bus-stop sidewalk staring at the three of them, their butterfly ears cocked expectantly. The tiny dogs appeared to be smiling—they always did when Birdie was around and when they were together. They were so attached to each other Murphy called them John and Yoko, even though they looked more like a cross between Bambi and the Muppets.
"I just fed them before we left." Birdie looked over her shoulder at Leeda, who was tugging Birdie's auburnhair into a braid. Leeda yanked it. "Oh, I mean, um, no, I didn't. They're starving." She rolled her eyes at the dogs,who smiled back.
"You're the worst liar, Birdie." Leeda dropped Birdie's braid and threw her head back despondently. She stared up through the plastic ceiling of the shelter area where they sat.The rain sent splat patterns across its surface. "I have so much studying to do."
"A week into school and you're already obsessing," Murphy observed.
"I guess." Leeda shrugged. She was on what Murphy considered a perfectionist recovery program. Leeda went for first place by default, always.
"Five more minutes. One will come. Pretty please?" Murphy looked at Leeda, who was still staring at the rain-splattered ceiling. Next she turned to Birdie and poked her on the arm, which was lying across her own warmly. Birdie was a furnace. "Please?"
"She just wants to see one more," Birdie said, fluttering her eyelashes at Leeda. "Then we can go." The thing about Birdie was she was a born ambassador. It was probably from all the time she'd spent hovering in the no-fly zone between her parents.
Murphy studied them both. Leeda looked straight out of Martha's Vineyard—all perfect cheekbones and alabaster skin with a smattering of sun-induced freckles and clothes that were totally season appropriate. Even loose and sloppy like she was today, she looked like the kind of loose and sloppy you saw in People magazine when they caught a celebrity all tired and mussed up at the airport. Birdie, on the other hand, was curved nd rosy and Renoir soft. She looked like the milk-fed farm girl that she was.
The two were second cousins but nothing alike. Leeda was straight up and down, and Birdie was as gentle and easy as the rain. Leeda had grown up wearing mostly white and exceeding everyone as the glossiest, the smilingest, and the most southern of the southern belles in Bridgewater. Birdie had grown up with dirt under her fingernails, homeschooled on the orchard, her feet planted in the earth.
Before Judge Miller Abbott sentenced Murphy to time on the orchard picking peaches that summer, Murphy had pegged Leeda for uptight and Birdie for weak. But their time together— picking peaches, sweating in the dorms at night, cooling off in the lake—had been like living the fable of her life. The lesson being that when you think you know more than you do, you end up looking like an idiot.
Murphy, mind restless, tapped her feet on the sidewalk and stared at the initials carved into the Plexiglas walls. She poked at the pack of cigarettes in her pocket, although she'd given up smoking because her boyfriend, Rex, kept telling her it was a stupid habit. She wore faded jeans that clung to her curves and a vine green T-shirt that matched her eyes. Murphy didn't have to dress sexy to look sexy. She could wear a nun's habit and still look like she needed to cover up. Murphy and Birdie let their heads rest back against the wall like Leeda's.
"It feels like somebody pushed the pause button," Birdie said. She was right. It seemed like the gray Georgia fall would never end—it would be just one long rainy afternoon after another, on into the apocalypse.
They sat in silence. "What day's graduation?" Murphy asked, her voice skating across the crackling of the raindrops. "May fifteenth? I wonder if it's too early to book my bus ticket."
"Don't say that!" Birdie said.
Murphy felt the restlessness bubble up the way it always did when she thought of all the days that stood in her way. "Do you think once I leave, if I look back, I'll turn into a pillar of salt?"
Leeda rolled her eyes. "The drama."Murphy grinned at her.
She knew the reference was backward. In the story, Saul's wife turned into a pillar of salt because she looked back over her shoulder at the reckless and rotten city behind her. But Murphy was the one who'd always been too loud, too reckless, too rotten for Bridgewater. The number of times she'd been whispered about, caught, and raked across the coals (usually because she asked for it) were too many to count. Because she couldn't keep quiet, because she couldn't contain . . .The Secrets of Peaches. Copyright © by Jodi Anderson. Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. Available now wherever books are sold.
Meet the Author
Jodi Lynn Anderson is the New York Times bestselling author of Peaches, Tiger Lily, and the popular May Bird trilogy. She lives in Asheville, N.C., with her husband, her son, and an endless parade of stray pets.
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this book was an easy and relaxing read. i absolutely love the three girls and how they all, in some weird way, are friends. it definatley raised my excitement for the three installment of the peaches series, but extremely sad since it will be the last one. if you enjoyed the sisterhood books you'll like these
I thought this story may be geared to young people, teenagers. I'm a long way from being a teen and could remember that time like it was yesterday. I hope a third book continues Leeda, Birdie and Murphy's lives.
Sometimes an author gets it right and the reader is awed. Once in a while the author gets it perfect and the reader is able to live the story as they read, this is one of the rare books that is sheer perfection. I hated for this book to end. I hope there is a third book. My thanks to the author for a throughly enjoyable experience.
Jodi Lynn Anderson portrays the story of three teenagers living in the small town of Bridgewater, Georgia in her novel The Secrets of Peaches. As thrre girls finally reach their senior year, they have to face the trouble that college applications, love, and family bring. Through all this, they find they can count on their friendship to survive these difficulties. Murphy is the confident bad girl who can¿t wait to leave the small town that has been holding her back all her life. As she decides to go to NYU for college, she faces one problem¿her boyfriend Rex will not come with her to New York. She is torn between following her dreams of the big life and finding true love at home. Birdie, your typical home-schooled farm girl, is infatuated with her boyfriend Enrico who lives in Mexico. As she becomes confused on whether or not to take her relationship to the next level with Enrico, Birdie also finds that her nanny and friend of 17 years is becoming more and more estranged. What she thinks are the signs of a near retirement turn out to be something Birdie would have never expected. Leeda is the image of perfection¿the beautiful girl next door with the best grades and the nicest clothes. Her problem is that her mother neglects her which consequently makes Leeda a bit insecure and kind of a push over. As her mother disappoints her one more time, Leeda begins to stand up to anyone who dares get in her way. As she isolates herself from her friends and family, she has to decide what course in life she¿ll take, whether she¿ll choose to remain close to her friends or start her own life in California. Anderson does a great job portraying the ups and downs of friendship. The relationship they all have seems real and allows one to relate to their fights and their laughs. ¿Leeda felt fierce protectiveness when she thought of Murphy being alone in New York.¿ This shows the strong friendship that existed between them. The part that irritated me slightly was the fact that Murphy¿s character was too perfect. She didn¿t have the sort of ¿perfection¿ Leeda embodied, but more of an everything-goes-my-way perfection. True, she did live in a trailer park but she also ¿looked sexy without having to dress sexy.¿ She was always getting into trouble, always going out with guys, yet she still found the time to have the perfect GPA and the perfect SAT scores. ¿For all she knew, she would be valedictorian.¿ I find it hard to believe that one could manage to have the perfect academic records while having the crazy social life that she had. The small town life has never seemed as appealing as it did in this book. The scandals and traditions that only exist in small towns call to one¿s senses. One can feel the closeness and the separation that these characters have among one another. Jody Lynn Anderson makes one want to drive to Bridgewater, Georgia and pick one of the ripe peaches that first brought these girls together.
I loved Peaches, and was so excited when Jodi Lynn Anderson came out with the Secrets of Peaches. It tied up all of the loose ends for me, but now I want more. Believe me, if you read Peaches, you have to hear the follow up of Birdie, Murphy and Leeda! Read it!
The lives of the girls are all different, yet they find out they have more in common then they knew. It is an excellent story about how 3differnt girls can come together in the end, despite their difference, to become friends.
Actually nook has all three peach books now. I really need to get this at the library!!!! The first book is really good and i hope this one will be too.
I read all 3 books and they are fantastic i love them. I can picture me and my friends doing this together :)
Loved this simple easy read At times I did not want to put it down The girls shared such an amazing heartfelt friendship I went on to read the second book Summer of Peaches and loved it equally if not more My one question however is why would B&N not have on Nook the third and final book Love and Peaches?
This book changed my perspective on friends and people. I love the three girls and at the end I cryed... untill i found out it was not the last book! Thank God. Theese girls are strong in so many ways and I love to hear thier tales. I think they are all on the right track as of now. SO EXCITED TO GET THE LAST BOOK
Good read. Fun and sweet. If you like these you'll like this: Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Bermudez Triangle
This was such an awesome book. Leeda, Birdie, and Murphy all go through tough times, and must make grueling decisions. I couldn't put the book down, I was reading this book whenever I could. I loved the true friendship quality, the real emotions and the romances that keep seeming to cause problems. Don't forget about the first book---Peaches---which was also fantastic!
I may consider this read (:


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