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"Sometimes it seems the harder you try to hold on to something or someone the more it wants to get away. You feel like some kind of criminal for having felt, for having wanted. For having wanted to be wanted. It confuses you, because you think that your feelings were wrong, and it makes you feel so small because it's so hard to keep it inside when you let it out and it doesn't come back. You're left so alone that you can't explain."
Henry Rollins
"My feelings for you shame me into silence. The truth of this and your name will never be revealed. It is you who has made me realize the failure of my life. The thought of you fills me with longing and at the same time, a burning humiliation that produces scar tissue and dead brain cells. Your existence mocks me and I am unable to confront this. You have no idea of any of this. None of this is your fault. It is completely with me. It is you who makes me see what I really am. I am weak and out of touch with myself."
"It's sad when someone you know becomes someone you knew."
"I must tell you that I was always afraid of the fury with which I loved you. It overwhelmed me. I thought it beyond comprehension, therefore my silence."
"Half of life is fucking up the other half is dealing with it."
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Burke gets tough love in reverse during tribute
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Leasing a horse? Hey guys, can anyone PLEASE give me an estimate of monthly, or yearly expenses for leasing a horse? (and like what the money is for Example: Food-$100) Idk how muchh it would actually cost, but you get the point. If anyone can help it would be a HUGE HELP! thank you sooooooooooooo much! |
I would love to know the answer of this as well. As im trying to talk my mum into this as well. So it would be great to have some of this info, so when she says were did you get this info from, i can say the horse forum. So Please help both of us. :D |
Well I'm free leasing my guy for 4 months. After that is up I'll be paying $100 a month but I'm going to buy him out so I'll be paying $300 a month. His sale price is $1400. The money is for food, care. If its an on site lease it pays for the horses expenses. Such as food, worming, vet/farrier. Most places will charge $100 to $300 a month for a lease. |
$100 a month is nearly as bad as I was thinking! I found some stables that will cover everything, and that is how much you pay. If that was the case, it would cost less than my lessons! :) Thanks! |
It really depends on the type of lease and the quality of horse that you are leasing. A free lease generally means that the lessee won't pay the lessor anything, however they care for the upkeep of the horse (board, feet, minor vet bills) and have unlimited access to the horse. A half lease means that the lessee is riding the horse 2-3 times a week. Generally, around here, the price is 1/2 of the board + 1/2 of farrier and vet, so it works out to be about $250 or so a month. Full lease means that the lessee has the right to ride the horse whenever they want-the owner is not usually part of riding the horse. They pay for the upkeep of the horse (board, ect) AND pay a fee to the owner of the horse for the priveledge of leasing. (this can run anywhere from $400++ a month) I know that in the hunters, they usually charge about 15-20% of the horse's worth for the year + price of board-so you can easily be paying $1500 a month to lease a good school horse/competition horse. |
I agree with Skyhuntress. The cost of leasing depends, generally, on three variables. The type of lease (1/4, 1/2, full, free, etc..), where the horse is boarded (board rates ban be anywhere from $150-$1500 a month), and what type of horse you are leasing (schoolmaster, or just a horse that needs exercise). My family is leasing a horse right now in a "free" lease. Basically the owners have sent us the horse, in trust that it will be well taken care of, and have allowed us to board him where we like, and we pay for all upkeep as if he was our own horse. Signing legal documents and show forms are the only things we really need the owner for. We have also had experiences with 1/2 leases. Generally people who will 1/2 lease out their horse just want someone to come and exercise it, so there is no fee involved with the owner, just half the board and upkeep expenses (vet, farrier, etc..) good luck! |
There are many options out there. At the stables where I ride, there is the option to lease some of the lesson horses. You are basically charged for their care as if you owned the horse and was boarding it there. For a beginner rider on one of the lovely old lesson horses, you'd take the horse on working livery. That would mean that the horse was used in lessons, but otherwise they would be yours to ride. The cost was, last summer, £29/week plus farrier and worming bills. As a comparison, full livery (box stall, horse is yours alone to ride) would be £110/week plus farrier and so on. |
I share board(half lease) the OTTB I ride from my trainer. I pay $125/month, and that includes 3-4 days riding a week, plus she throws in a lesson or two each week. I give her extra each month to help with farrier, vet, supplements, etc, so I usually pay around $150-$200/month. It all depends on the place and the owner. For me, I responded to a local classified online, and went to meet trainer and horse. We are now very close friends, and that has given me many more opportunities as far as riding time and what I can do with her horse. Make sure you spend time talking to the owner and getting to know them. I've heard of people leasing from someone, and it turned into a total disaster because the people weren't compatible. Good luck! |
Every lease situation is different. At our barn we lease for the cost of board. Owners still pick up the vet and farrier expenses. |
Usually under $500. It actually depends on how much the horse is worth(even if not for sale.) I myself have never leased a horse because, if i build a strong, steady relationship with the horse it will not be very easy to part for me, nor the horse. |
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Stop a game I have already *purchased* to force me to watch? Don't start the game without viewing commercials first? Watch how fast that game will be ripped out of my system. Now a F2P? Meh, if they think it'll survive player response, sure. Just warning advertisers right now...
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Combine that with the whole "no used games" rumor that's going on for the next XBox and Playstation, and you've basically just had the console industry commit suicide. The smart developers will continue to just make PS3/WiiU/360 games, as they'll be the last consoles anyone buys.
2012-05-31, 09:43 | Link #7446 |
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From what I have read it is far from a rumour and it would not only affect used games, suppose your console breaks down and even if your warranty is stil valid and you get a new piece of hardware for free, ALL of your game collection will not work in the new piece of hardware, ok, maybe they will let you play the demo and maybe they will give you a discount on the purchase of the same games you already own. As they say "Greed is good, and now it is legal".
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Having digital only consoles, and say ads in demos and F2Pmstuff I could see. Invasive ads in purchased stuff no l, I don't want to see. Losing your collection because of a console fault I don't see. That is a critical fault and would have government regulators dropping on them like a ton of bricks for anti-consumer practices or whatever it is called. They would be forced to patch it out.
I would see it like this; the games would be bound to your account, presumably download-only consoles would require always on connections, so you'd have a limit of probably 5 times you can bind your account to a console in one life time - the same as Apple let's you with iTunes accounts. But like Steam and Origin you can only be logged into one at a time. getting around that would result in the usual bannings and loss of games.
2012-05-31, 11:42 | Link #7453 |
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The system is more than 5 years old at this point. Any boycott as a form of protest would be meaningless. They won't "hear" you disagreeing with their motives. So there's really no reason to deny yourself if there were games you wanted.
In fact, it'd be a stronger voice to buy a PS3, and not a PS4. Then the numbers between the systems would be ever so slightly larger. |
2012-05-31, 11:47 | Link #7454 |
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^ Buying a new PS3 still represents profits for sony, so want it or not you are supporting the company that will bring on the "no used games" fiasco. My suggestion is to buy a good used PS3, and only buy used games, that way Sony wont get a cent >_<
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Meh, I prefer not to punish someone or something for something that they haven't done yet. It is, after all, only a rumor at the moment. Granted there's a basis in the rumor, but until it actually gets confirmed it'd be beyond childish to punish them for it. Complain, send emails, etc if you want, but a boycott seems rather... eh.
Plus, buying everything used to spite them just enhances their own argument for why they would need to do such a thing in the first place. |
2012-05-31, 12:06 | Link #7456 |
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Used games have existed since the atari 2600 game console hit the market in 1977, doing away with them is just an excuse (as in, it does not matter whether the used game market grows or shrinks in 2012) to increase their profits, with the sales in the video games market in the billions of dollars there is no valid reason to say they are in a crisis that requires such measures. Punishing them now that the ps4 hasn't hit the market might get them to rethink their strategy from a "can do no harm" to "better stop this before it blows in our faces" to lure irate buyers into the new generation.
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^ Hey señor, I can sell you a cold 3 lts coca cola bottle, cheap, 20 dollars. <--- for those who do not understand the joke, making something people are used to consuming illegal only makes it more profitable.
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Internet time — Thanks Marc for the kind words. — Actually, there is lots that's new in what I'm doing now, except it was new in 1999, when I was doing it for the first time. And as you can see from Bob Stepno's piece, the concept is as old as journalism.
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ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) — A central Indiana judge has given a man a two-year prison sentence for bypassing electric meters to steal power for his home and business.
Anderson utility officials estimate 53-year-old Calvin Turner stole about $10,500 worth of electricity between early 2010 and March 2012.
Turner pleaded guilty on two counts of theft. The Herald Bulletin (http://bit.ly/1kyjDuZ ) reports the Madison County judge said during Monday's court hearing that Turner never started paying the $200 a month in restitution that he had promised in September.
Turner said he was sorry for his actions and that he had lost his trucking business and home.
Anderson utilities manager Susie Stapleton says Turner's electric service was discontinued in 2009 with about $7,000 in overdue bills.
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H. Leo Hanes, 93 - July 01, 2009
Services were held on Tuesday, June 30, at the First United Methodist Church of Curtis with the Revs. DWayne Bearbower and Raymond Durner officiating. Burial took place at Ft. McPherson National Cemetery near Maxwell.
Hanes was born Sept. 19, 1915, to Harvey Ellsworth and Fern (Blake) Hanes at Freedom. He grew up eight miles south of Stockville attending school at Champion Dist. No. 33. He graduated from Havana High School in 1932.
Hanes was drafted into the 45th Infantry Division of the Army National Guard in October of 1941. He fought in Sicilian, Salerno and Anzio Beach heads during World War II. Following the war, he returned to Frontier County were he resumed farming.
On Feb. 11, 1948, he married Ruby Wilson at McCook. To this union, four children were born.
He and his family resided in Frontier County his entire life and farmed south of Moorefield until moving to Curtis in 1995.
Hanes was a member of the Oddfellows and the American Legion. He also coached women's fast pitch softball for many years.
He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren as well as playing cards, dancing, coyote hunting and fishing, according to family members.
?Hanes was preceded in death by: his parents, Harvey and Fern; his wife, Ruby E Hanes; sisters—Mamie Crawford and Viva Wollam; brothers—Francis Hanes and Charles Hanes; great-granddaughter, Abby Reiser.
Survivors include: his daughters—Beverly Lenz (Jim Johnson) of Dallas, TX, Linda (Mel) Armstrong of Elm Creek, and Donna (Ray) Bunnell of Alma; a son, Marvin (Carol) Hanes of Moorefield; brothers—Bob (Joyce) Hanes of LaSalle, CO, and Dean (Kay) Hanes of Loveland, CO; sister, Carol (Charley) Arent of Red Feather Lake, CO; 13 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren; Larry Lenz of Curtis; sisters-in-law—Zella Mae Sanders of Gothenburg and Geraldine Wilson of Curtis; numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorials are suggested to Frontier County Ambulance.
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Samantha Smith stamp print, 1985
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The Soviet Union issued a stamp in honor of Samantha Smith who visited there in 1983 on a peace mission.
The 11-year-old wrote to Soviet leader Yuri Andropov of her concern about nuclear war and asked him his intentions. He wrote back assuring her he wanted peace and invited her and her parents, Jane and Arthur Smith, to visit the Soviet Union.
The Smiths spent two weeks as Andropov's guests in July 1983.
Samantha and Arthur Smith were killed in a plane crash in Auburn in August 1985.
The stamp was issued in her memory and honor.
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- Creator: Friel, J.
- Creation Date: 1985
- Subject Date: 1985
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CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire Congresswoman Annie Kuster says hunters who donate wild game to food banks should be eligible for a tax deduction to cover the costs of processing.
The bill she's introduced with Congressman Don Young of Alaska also would provide tax credits for processors who take part in charitable donation programs, and protect against the use of spoiled meat for charitable donations. A similar bill was introduced by Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York earlier this year.
Currently, New Hampshire hunters who donate wild game to the New Hampshire Food Bank can have their meat processed for free at Lemay & Sons Beef in Goffstown. However, hunters who can't travel all the way to Goffstown, like some of those who live in the North Country, or those who have their meat processed out of state don't have that option.
New Hampshire hunters have donated game meat through the New Hampshire Food Bank's "Hunt for the Hungry" program, which distributes donated game to more than 400 food pantries, soup kitchens, and homeless shelters across the Granite State. Last year, the program distributed 1,700 pounds of donated game meat to individuals and families in need.
"Over the years the hunters of New Hampshire have been very supportive of the Hunt for the Hungry program, which is a great way to get protein rich foods to those in need," said Bruce Wilson, director of operations for the New Hampshire Food Bank. "We will continue to support efforts to reduce hunger and this is truly one of those."


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Construction throughout the country is the heart and blood of commerce. The individuals that delicately sort, separated, pack, and transport these products require a well rounded skill set that includes the use of hand tools, operation of forklifts, and computer software and hardware that tracks goods as they travel from the manufacture's warehouse to the shelves of stores. The course(s) described below are the basis for this education.
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High school highlights: Mt. Lebanon boys lacrosse advances to state semifinals
May 31, 2014 10:07 PMThe Mt. Lebanon boys lacrosse team turned in a solid defensive effort in the game's waning moments to earn a 7-6 victory against Shady Side Academy in a PIAA Division 1 quarterfinal Saturday at Moon.
The win puts the Blue Devils (14-9) into Tuesday's semifinals where they will meet Penncrest, a 6-5 winner against La Salle College High School. Mt. Lebanon avenged a 7-2 loss to Shady Side Academy (15-5) in the WPIAL championship May 23.
After seeing the Indians score three consecutive goals to cut the Blue Devils' lead to one with 4:47 left, Mt. Lebanon junior goalie Matthew Lee turned aside a shot by Dan Marous with less than a minute remaining to preserve the lead.
"My defense -- as a whole -- played really well," Mt. Lebanon coach Mike Ermer said. "Matt has really come along in his consistency. He was seeing the ball really well."
Sophomore midfielder Brian Ward led the Blue Devils with three goals. Another sophomore, Dan Lee, added two goals and an assist. Marous, Peter McDonagh and Robby Woodings each scored two goals for the Indians.
Girls Division 1 lacrosse
■ Mt. Lebanon 12, Quaker Valley 8: Senior attacker Alyssa Battaglia scored six goals and sophomore attacker Anna Albers added three more as Mt. Lebanon improved to 22-0 with a win against the Quakers in a quarterfinal at Moon. The Blue Devils meet Garnet Valley, a 16-12 winner against Harriton, in a semifinal Tuesday. Saturday's game was a rematch of the WPIAL Division 1 final that Mt. Lebanon also won, 9-7.
Quaker Valley's Aubrey Bouchard tied the score, 7-7, with 20:09 left in the second half. But the Blue Devils then outscored the Quakers, 5-1, to salt the game away with Battagalia scoring three goals -- two of them on free-position sets.
"That's been typical of this team all year," coach Brian Kattan said of second-half outbursts. "They stay composed all the time. They don't get up and they don't get down whether we're up a couple of goals or down a couple of goals. They know they can come back."
Bouchard, a sophomore attacker, led Quaker Valley (19-2) with three goals. Junior midfielder Kayla Foster added two more.
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■ North Allegheny 3, State College 1: North Allegheny advanced to the semifinals for the seventh time in eight years with a 25-23, 25-15, 20-25, 25-16 win against District 6 champion State College at Indiana High School. Mitch Higgins had 12 kills and four aces for North Allegheny, while Brendan Brown recorded nine kills and 13 blocks. North Allegheny, the defending PIAA champion, will face Landisville Hempfield Tuesday.
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■ Ambridge 3, Cochranton 0: Ambridge earned a third consecutive berth in the semifinals with a 25-20, 25-14, 25-15 win against the District 10 champion at Slippery Rock High School. Lee Smith led Ambridge with 18 kills.
■ Derry 3, Schuylkill Valley 0: Derry advanced to the semifinals with a 25-16, 25-19, 25-15 sweep of Schuylkill Valley, the District 3 third-place finisher, at Altoona High School. Matt Vasinko led Derry with 12 kills. Derry, the WPIAL runner-up the past three years, will get a rematch with Ambridge Tuesday.


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Hyundai has put longtime mid-size best-sellers, including the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry, directly into its sites with the Sonata. Hyundai meets or exceeds those models in most respects. With EPA fuel economy ratings of up to 24 mpg city, 35 highway, thanks to a direct-injection 4-cylinder engine, the Sonata has fuel-efficiency and power performance numbers that are both better than most base-model mid-size sedans.
Following a thorough redesign in 2011, the 2013 Hyundai Sonata carries over relatively unchanged. More features are now available on the base model, and all versions come equipped with a 6-speed automatic as the only transmission option. SE models now feature heated front seats. Limited models no longer include a panoramic sunroof--instead, a regular sunroof has been fitted. The panoramic version is now available as part of Limited Premium Package.
The Sonata lineup comes powered by a choice of 2 4-cylinder engines. The 2.4L unit delivers 198 horsepower with a 6-speed automatic transmission. An optional 2.0L turbocharged 4-cylinder kicks out 274 horsepower in either SE or Limited trims. The 206-hp Sonata Hybrid pairs that 2.4L (rated at 166 hp) with a permanent magnet high-density electric motor that makes 40 hp and an industry-first lithium polymer battery. The car is capable of running in all-electric mode up to 74 mph.
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Innovation and Training in New Firms
Recent studies have demonstrated the quantitative importance of entry, exit, growth and decline in the industrial population. It is this turnover that rewards innovative activity and contributes to productivity growth. While the size of the entry population is impressive - especially when cumulated over time - the importance of entry is ultimately due to its impact on innovation in the economy. Experimentation is important in a dynamic, market-based economy. A key part of the experimentation comes from entrants. New entrepreneurs constantly offer consumers new products both in terms of the basic good and the level of service that accompanies it. This experimentation is associated with significant costs since many entrants fail. Young firms are most at risk of failure; data drawn from a longitudinal file of Canadian entrants in both the goods and service sectors show that over half the new firms that fail do so in the first two years of life. Life is short for the majority of entrants. Only 1 in 5 new firms survive to their tenth birthday. Since so many entrants fall by the wayside, it is of inherent interest to understand the conditions that are associated with success, the conditions that allow the potential in new entrepreneurs to come to fruition. The success of an entrant is due to its choosing the correct combination of strategies and activities. To understand how these capabilities contribute to growth, it is necessary to study how the performance of entrants relates to differences in strategies and pursued activities. This paper describes the environment and the characteristics of entrants that manage to survive and grow. In doing so, it focuses on two issues. The first is the innovativeness of entrants and the extent to which their growth depends on their innovativeness. The second is to outline how the stress on worker skills, which is partially related to training, complements innovation and contributes to growth.
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- Baldwin, John R. & Johnson, Joanne, 1996. "Business strategies in more- and less-innovative firms in Canada," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 25(5), pages 785-804, August.
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- Gort, Michael & Klepper, Steven, 1982. "Time Paths in the Diffusion of Product Innovations," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 92(367), pages 630-653, September.
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NeuroplastisityHow often is neuroplastisity noticed, over a period of days, weeks, years? Neuroplastisity is the change in brain structure as result of experience- what is the change signaled by? Is there an increase in brain size? Neurotransmitter function?
I think it's more of a functional definition as in you'll notice previously not as active areas light up when a task is being done.
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GB Auto's Q1 net profit up 5.8%
Egyptian auto distributor GB Auto has reported a 5.8% increase in net income in the first quarter to EGP71.5m ($10.17m) from EGP67.58m a year earlier, Reuters has reported. Revenues jumped 28.1% to EGP2.6bn, the firm said. "Strong growth in key lines of business minimised the impact on our bottom line of a ban in Egypt on new imports of motorcycles and three-wheelers," GB Auto CEO, Raouf Ghabbour, said.


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Barbarian. Ungodly.
Makes me want to renounce Islam.
This story should be updated with information that the doctors were from the other Korea (opposite direction on the compass).
It's bad enough that they were killed, and in a terrible manner, it also means loss of medical treatment to the local patients and other doctors will probably leave, meaning that even more people will lose access to treatment.
Hats off to all doctors like these who offer their services to help the needy.
They were from North Korea? Still doctors helping people, I'm sure their patients didn't care where they came from.
My apologies, South Korean Yonhap News quoting South Korean embassy says the doctors were confirmed to be North Koreans. Three out of the four doctors that were present at that time were killed. There are total of 18 North Korean doctors and nurses who were sent to Yobe state.
Murdering people that took the time to learn how to save lives. May these evil SOBs have justice be done upon them.
Everyone is very healthy in NK? What a waste of human life and medical training that could have benefited the population.
The fear among some extremists is that polio vaccine is being used as a form of sterilization. Their solution to every problem is to kill people, in this case doctors.
Are these North Korean doctors like the Cubans?? Cuba sends doctors etc..to countries that have oil and the oil pays for the doctors etc..kind of thing?? Anybody know why North Korea would go out of its way to send doctors to Nigeria??
Where ever they were from it's a tragic atrocity in the name of Islam.
Whats bizarre is that these islamists are so wound up they didn't notice that the NK doctors don't want anything to do with the US (except maybe defection from NK). Ideally though instead of making them sterile, it would be better to make it so they could have nothing but girls from then on. Apparantly the women have more sense in their heads for peace than the men.
The doctors may have been sent because North Korea had interests in the region but I'm sure their help was appreciated anyway. I don't like the regime but I'm sure they are not all bad people.
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The design by Jeff Gillam originally called for a concrete wall to be covered with thin-cut natural stone to make the bench. This bench was the centerpiece of the project, to entice people to the courtyard area from the covered kitchen. Continuity was an important aspect for the overall flow, with the stone also being used on the fireplace and exterior wall of the kitchen. The owner had some concerns about how comfortable sitting on the rough-surfaced limestone would be, and how the wall would feel when leaning back while sitting. At this point, Boulder Polishing introduced the idea of polishing the concrete wall instead of applying stone. A small curved mock-up was made, and the owner was pleased with the potential.
A large footing was built to give a platform to frame up the wall for the bench, and dug down below the frost line to minimize movement. The complex part of framing the bench was not just making a curved form, but also sloping the backrest portion for comfort while keeping the back wall vertical. This was accomplished by separating the front forms at the bench line, using stiff backs to brace from, and achieving a 2-inch variation from the top of the bench seat to the top of the wall, allowing the client to lean back slightly as in a chair.
Boulder Polishing worked with Salina Concrete Products (SCP) to design a mix that would achieve the strength needed while also keeping in mind the environment. For an aggregate, Boulder worked with the local sand pit, Alsop Sand, and found a pea gravel that they considered a waste product because it was too small to be considered river rock. Then Boulder used 50% fly ash as part of the mix design. Since the concrete was to be colored brown, this allowed Boulder to cut back on pigment by 20%. The bench seat was done separately without the fly ash, using a 5-pound-per-sack ratio; it matched perfectly. Also, the bench matched well with the stamped concrete border that is part of the courtyard.
Polishing a curved wall presents challenges. Boulder Polishing wanted to expose the aggregate as much as possible, but was concerned that the deeper they ground, the more imperfections would surface. These flaws could change how the daylight would reflect across the surface. As a solution, Boulder took over very thin layers, continually going around the wall, avoiding any cupping by the wheel. The result was a smooth, level surface.
The clients love how the bench is a focal point of the courtyard, and how comfortable it is to relax on while entertaining. Their daughter was married this past summer and the bench received the most compliments of the whole project.


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We are a manufacturer of custom protective packaging for industrial and hi tech products. We've built our reputation over the years as a small but sharp company that offers flexibility when it comes to adapting to the way each of our customers works (special packaging requirements, short deliveries, short run orders). We want Lovepac to reflect the attention we put in our products (custom packaging) and give to our customers. We want to make people smile when they hear the name but we want to show we are a serious and solid company. Please see actual brochure we are sending under our actual name. Download from : http://www.g-nius.ca/slices/Presentationlp.pdf
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November 17th, 2011, 02:37 PM | #1 |
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2006 Chevy Silverado Z71
I have a 2006 Chevy Silverado Z71 1500 extended cab short bed for sale. It has the L33 5.3 with almost 69,000 miles on it, power windows, power locks, cloth interior, limited slip rear 342 ratio, bedliner, towing package, tinted windows all the way around with 35% on front and double limo in rear. I installed a factory option under rear seat tool box that locks and secured down which makes storing tools or hitches great. ALWAYS took very good care of everything. Has all new front brakes(lifetime pads) and bearings(lifetime) installed about 10 thousand ago. I just installed Goodyear Wrangler Duratracs, Size 285/75/17 which never has rubbed and never needed to be trimmed to fit, they are less than 9 thousand miles old, and have been rotated twice and rebalanced once and it shows that I've taken good care of them because they are super quiet and smooth going down the road and they make this truck great in any weather. I did have the dealership I bought it from crank the bars up a bit to level off, which over the past 3 years has settled down some, but the ride quality has always been good. I have also upgraded the upper steering shaft which always is a problem on stock trucks, the stock one started to make noise. The truck has duals on it which sound great, but could really use new tips. Also smoked the tail lights and front corner markers but it can be removed. I have a summer truck and cheap gas saver car so this does not get drove much anymore, but this is a great problem free truck and I rather sell it to a good home but I still have a loan on truck. It bluebooks private party value at 17,435 in good condition but I am looking to get 15,800 to pay off. Please call 810-280-zero three zero nine or email.
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November 20th, 2011, 03:28 AM | #2 |
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15,800 is FIRM.
Truck is posted on ebay but will end auction early for a GL4x4 member with a deposit. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=330644243483 |
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Did not sell in auction. Still forsale. Also will delivery anywhere in michigan to buyer. Truck just got fully waxed and detailed inside and out and is ready to go!
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Relisted on ebay and adjusted price. I will still sell outright for 15,800 firm for GL4x4 members.
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Huckabee Buys GOP Rep's Claim That Hezbollah Is Infiltrating The U.S. Through Mexican Border
As we've reported, Myrick believes Hezbollah "is partnering with Mexican drug cartels in the U.S. borderlands and may be planning 'Israel-like car bombings of Mexican/USA border personnel or National Guard units.'" Part of her evidence of this is that "well trained officials are beginning to notice the tattoos of gang members in prisons are being written in Farsi" along the Southwest border.
She's since expanded on this theory, claiming that because Hugo Chavez and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are "very good friends," Iranian members of Hezbollah "go from of course Iran into Venezuela, stay up to two years, learn the language, get false documents, and then transit up through Mexico to come across our border."
Huckabee had Myrick on his show on Sunday, and was quite alarmed at this "pretty explosive information," because "we're not hearing this - not from the Department of Homeland Security."
Myrick replied that the DHS has not responded to her letter about the subject, which she sent back in June, calling for a task force to investigate Hezbollah's presence along the border. But "they had a spokesman say we had no evidence of operational activity along the border," she said.
"Nobody wants to pay attention," said Myrick.
No one except Huckabee: "You have the drug cartels who are using the expertise of Hezbollah, one of the most sophisticated terrorist organizations, for their own sinister purposes. But Hezbollah, obviously, is using it is because it gets them access to the United States without having to worry about getting on an air plane."
He then urged his viewers to contact their Congressmen and encourage them to join in Myrick's fight.
The DHS did not immediately return TPM's request for comment.
Late Update: Matt Chandler, a spokesman for the DHS, e-mailed TPM with this statement on Myrick's claims:
DHS secures the border based on an intelligence-driven, layered enforcement approach; an effort that includes advance information, sophisticated technology and partnerships with law enforcement agencies and other countries. At this time, DHS does not have any credible information on terrorist groups operating along the Southwest Border.


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Il Tramonto - The Sunset
Bed & Breakfast
Via Migliera, 30/b - Anacapri - See mapIl Tramonto - The Sunset
+39 334 7125862
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Three reasons to book here:
- Watch the sun set, aperitif in hand, from the terrace lounge
- The effortless elegance of a traditional island home
- Discover Anacapri, the "other" Capri
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Valid from 2 January 2017 to 31 March 2017
Valid from 2 January 2017 to 31 March 2017
Il Tramonto - The Sunset - Anacapri
Go to the topYou've just arrived at your B&B on the island of Capri, the friendly owners have shown you to your beautiful bedroom, from where you can see magnificent views of the Bay of Naples and glimpse the large panoramic terrace below.
You're already pleased with your choice, but you still haven't seen the best bit about this B&B on the island of Capri: the sunset , from which B&B Il Tramonto takes its name.
Island fruits
Book a room in this bed & breakfast in Anacapri, and get ready to enjoy a relaxing holiday, exploring what is, for many, the most authentic and exclusive part of Capri.
Lemon, Orange, Pomegranate, Cherry: B&B Tramonto's bedrooms, each of which has its own private terrace, have been named after the delicious fruits which grow in abundance on this much-loved Italian island.
If you relish the authentic home-from-home feel of a traditional, family-run B&B, but enjoy life's little luxuries too, book "Lemon" - the room with hydromassage bathtub!
A sight to remember
Far from the frenzy of downtown Capri, in Anacapri the days pass blissfully slowly, between a stroll to the beautiful Migliera viewing point and a trip to the sunny beaches next to the lighthouse and the Blue Grotto.
Wherever you choose to spend the day, make sure you get back to the B&B and Tramonto's panoramic terrace in time to see the spectacular view of the sun setting over the sea!
Il Tramonto - The Sunset: Services
Go to the top- Outdoor facilities
- Garden
- Rooms
- Rooms for families
- Internet connection
- Free Wi-fi
- Air Conditioning
- Kettle
- Hair dryer
- Bathroom with bathtub
- Bathroom with hydromassage bath
- Room with private terrace
- Various
- Laundry
- Baby sitter
What former guests say about Il Tramonto - The Sunset
Go to the topADORO!
Sono stata tre giorni a Capri e ho passato due notti in questo meraviglioso B&B. Personale accogliente e disponibile per qualsiasi domanda, colazione ottima e camera super pulita! Ci ritornerò more »
There are no words to describe...
I accidentally came to know Luciana and her family, owner and operators of B&B Il Tramonto. From the moment I met Luciana, I knew I was in the presence of someone truly special. A native Caprese... more »
Il tramonto e' piccolo e accogliente , ha soltanto 4 camere ma sono confortevoli e soprattutto hanno bagni spaziosi con grandi vasche ; il giardino e' molto curato e in un angolo e' presente la more »
Il Tramonto - The Sunset: Location
Back to the topThe central position of the property means that guests are able to reach Anacapri's numerous sites of interest in just a few minutes.
Mount Solaro, linked to the town by a breathtaking journey by chairlift; the Church of St Michele, renowned for its majolica pavement depicting the earthly paradise; the Villa once belonging to Axel Munthe, the terrace of which boasts a magnificent vista over the Gulf of Naples; the Migliera viewpoint, from where the world famous Faraglioni rocks can be admired, all lie within easy walking distance.
Likewise, the island's bathing establishments and the town of Capri are easily accessible, with bus and taxi stands located just a few meters away.
Other suggestions
Back to the topAngelide
- Discover Anacapri, the 'other half' of the island
- Enjoy the comfort of a home-from-home
- Villa Damecuta and the Guardia are on your doorstep!
Il Grappolo
- A typical island home amidst the vineyards of Anacapri
- The spectacular views of the sea from the terrace
- B&B prices - hotel style amenities (including free Wi-Fi)
Bettola del Re
- A fabulous location int he center of Anacapri
- Book the Deluxe with a private hot tub
- Linger over breakfast on the terrace
Monte Solaro
- Watch the sun setting over the sea from your terrace
- Ten minutes from all of Capri's tourist attractions
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If you are new to this series please read the intro to Ch 01 so you'll know what to expect. It isn't strictly necessary to read the earlier chapters but some of this won't make sense if you don't so I hope you will!
Back to Lena now as she reprises feelings about Gianna and her and Mike get it together again.
Lena's Tale:
At Nardo's House
I suppose I should start by saying how I felt about the time at the villa after Mike and Gianna got together again. I was really happy that it finally worked out as I had planned.
I wasn't jealous. That may be difficult to believe but I wasn't. You see, I loved him so much that I was happy to share him, even with another woman who loved him as much as I did. And I did feel so sorry for her, for giving him up and having to live with that. What happened after they got together again was funny though. I had all sorts of strange feelings. I suppose that, what with being pregnant as well, I was bound to get emotional but it was what I got emotional about really.
It felt so strange. As Mike has written, it was as if they were my parents. Silly I know because he was my husband and I was carrying his baby but that is what it felt like. I've written about it before: I did have feelings for him that, I assumed, were daughter/father simply because he was so much older -- all his daughters are older than me. Sometimes, but not very often, he would treat me like a daughter. Oh, I didn't mind, I quite liked it because I'd never known a father. I'm sure that must have been some of his appeal. So, feeling like this about him wasn't a surprise, it was how I felt about Gianna.
When we first arrived at the villa and up until Mike arrived, we were two women getting to know each other. Not fencing around or anything like that, we liked each other at first really, just finding out likes and dislikes. Then I took her out shopping: something, apparently, she hadn't done very often. That was fun. Introducing her to new clothes, she had very little clothes sense then but I soon put that right, underwear, shoes, and accessories. As we did this she grew in confidence, sort of blossomed if you like, and I began to feel something close to attraction. I think she felt the same but couldn't put a name to it. I guessed that she'd seen two women together in the DVD's etc. so she knew what it was all about but it was obvious that she didn't feel that strongly about me just then and I didn't really intend to seduce her or anything. In fact, the thought never crossed my mind.
Then Mike arrived and they got together again. Strangely I began to feel differently about Gianna. Any attraction sort of, well it didn't disappear but it was banished to the background if you get my meaning, because I was looking at her like a mother, my mother. You know from my writing that I didn't get on with my mother. We never went out on shopping trips together before I left and, of course, afterwards there was no chance. Oh, she bought me clothes obviously although she didn't really think about style or anything. I'll give that to her, I wasn't neglected in that sense, only emotionally.
This meant that, when Mike and Gianna got together it was as if we were a family, you know, mum, dad and me. I liked it, I enjoyed it because I'd never had that, never felt like that. When we went out shopping to Locarno it really hit home. Going in the shops with Gianna, trying things on, laughing, joking; it was wonderful. Then there was Mike watching us just like I supposed he'd watched his daughters with his ex-wife. I felt warm, loved, wanted, part of a family. That was good but it was confusing because I also loved him as a man, wanted him desperately by now -- it had been nearly a month after all and I did love him. So I was confused. It wasn't a problem really because all the emotions were nice ones but they got in each others' way and were difficult to sort out.
Then that Friday and him asking me to stay. Well I had wanted to you see, to see what they were like together -- well I loved him and, by now, I was almost in love (what sort I wasn't sure!) with Gianna. Was he like he was with me? Did he do different things -- I was hot after all! But I didn't want to intrude. They had something precious and I thought they might want to keep it separate, for themselves. I wasn't sure if I didn't want to do that -- I didn't know then. As it happened I didn't but that doesn't matter now.
So when he suggested that I stay and do as I did with Jo I was happy to sit on his face! I always liked doing that after all! It was what happened during and after my and Gianna's orgasms. I couldn't help it you see. Gianna was there with him inside her and he had his tongue in my pussy and his finger was massaging my anus (he didn't put it inside -- I had to speak to him about that later!). As my orgasm approached I reached forward for Gianna. I suppose my desire for her must have surfaced just at that moment. Strangely, she reached for me as well and we ended up kissing through our orgasms. It was bloody marvellous! I closed my eyes and let my hands wander over her body, her magnificent boobs; surprisingly firm for someone who had so many children. Then I felt her hands on mine and I just rolled sideways off him and cuddled up to Gianna who did the same thing.
I'm sorry to say that I forgot Mike in that moment of enjoyment. She felt so good in my arms and her body, soft and warm, was wonderful pressing against me. She felt the same, she told me afterwards. Well, to cut a long story short, we made love to each other. We spent ages exploring each others bodies and I introduced Gianna into the pleasures that one woman can give another. So we spent the next hour giving pleasure to each other -- it was fantastic. So different from being with Jo. It was all the feelings mixed up.
When we finally finished and realised what had happened Gianna was embarrassed. She kept on apologising.
"Don't be silly," I said, "you don't have to apologise. I like you Gianna, I like you like that, sexually and have feelings for you as if you were my mother. It's funny really but that was good. I enjoyed what we did, did you?"
She smiled in embarrassment, "Yes," she said, "I did. I've seen two women in the films but I never thought that I would do that. Now I have I want to do it again." She suddenly looked serious, "Oh, that doesn't mean I've gone off Mike does it?"
I laughed, "How do you feel about him? Do you want him inside you again, do you want him in your bottom, your mouth. Well?"
"Mmm," she said smiling, "yes I do."
"Well then, you haven't gone off men have you. It's like it is with Jo and me. We enjoy sex with each other but we love our men." I gave her another cuddle, which almost led to another round. I don't know why but I was so hot for her and she seemed to be for me.
"Come on," I said, "we'd better get downstairs. Poor Mike."
She looked shocked, she'd suddenly remembered him. "Oh dear, what will he think. Oh Lena, Lena, he'll be upset, I know he will. Oh dear. We must go to him. He'll hate me won't he?"
"Calm down Gianna, he won't hate you, he loves you doesn't he. It's what he wanted I bet. He loves us both so what better that we should feel strongly about each other. If that leads to sex he won't mind. Anyway," I added with a sly glance at her, "I'm sure he can't wait to have us both together."
She looked a bit shocked at this but then smiled, "Is that good? You've done that with Jo haven't you, I know?"
I smiled, "Yes we have and it is good, very good. Oh shit Gianna, I want him so much. I get all hot and bothered thinking about him inside me. Quick, let's get showered and dress and go and find him." So we did and he wrote about the rest of the time so I won't here. I can honestly say that those days at the villa with Mike and Gianna were some of the happiest days of my life. They'd only have been better if he could have made love to me properly -- mind, we did go back, just the three of us, late the next year.
So, back to Nardo's and the clinic. I must admit to being slightly apprehensive as we left the villa. I don't know why because I don't think I've ever felt better. I was eating like a horse and was happy, so happy it showed! I couldn't help worrying, however, that things might not be right so there was this tiny worry at the back of my mind. Still, I was looking forward to seeing Amy again, oh not for anything, but to find out whether things had progressed between her and Nardo (and Sally).
I sat in the back of the Jaguar with Gianna on the way back. We chatted about lots of things and that was when I worked out how to deal with Silvio. Mike was concentrating on driving so I don't think he heard us talking. As I've written before, that's the good thing about the car, you can talk in the back without affecting the driver.
"Gianna," I said as we were talking, "I've been thinking about the meeting with Silvio." She immediately looked sad, it wasn't something she was looking forward to -- it could so easily wreck the rest of her life.
"Oh Lena, I don't like to think about it but I suppose I must. I really don't know what he will say, or do come to that. He might get angry. Lena I worry about Mike."
I smiled, "Umm, yes, I do as well but he can take care of himself can't he. Anyway, I think it would be a good idea if I convinced Silvio that you two getting back together was my idea and that I arranged it all. If I put on my 'little girl' clothes and, you know, lay it on a bit, he's much more likely to accept you and Mike. What do you think?"
She looked at me and raised her eyebrows, "Caroline, you are a remarkable woman you know, to come up with that idea." She thought for a moment, "He certainly likes you, probably fancies you as well, and dressing up a bit younger will appeal to him. You'd have to convince him that it was you however, I don't think he'll believe that you would let Mike behave like that."
"Oh," I said, "I can do that," I smiled, "I can be very persuasive if I put my mind to it." Then I said seriously, "It's Mike I'm worried about, he might not want me to behave like that. He can be very funny sometimes, sweet but funny. Will he go for it?"
She looked lovingly at the back of his head, "Yes," she said softly, "I know he loves me and wants me so settling with Silvio is important to him. Oh Lena, I so much wanted to stay there, here in Italy at the villa. Just leave it all behind and stay here with you and him. I'm so frightened Lena, frightened that it will all go wrong and I'll lose him again."
Now she started to cry softly so I cuddled her. "It won't Gianna honestly. I won't let it happen so with two of us not letting it happen it can't can it. Shush now before he notices. We'll talk to him about it on the way home. Don't worry, he'll agree," I ended smiling, "he loves me as well you know."
She smiled back and then kissed me. A full, sensual and sexy kiss that sort of cemented us together in our love for him. "I think I love you as well," she said smiling, "you are so lovable."
That meant I had to kiss her back. This kiss was funny. It was all my feelings mixed up together, some sexual, some familial. It was nice!
For the rest of the journey we just chatted. I desperately wanted to make plans for us both with Mike but I felt that Gianna wasn't ready for that because of her worries about how Silvio would react. So we talked about all sorts of things and the journey passed fairly quickly.
Nardo was outside to meet us at his villa with Amy standing alongside. Looking at her it was pretty obvious that she had progressed to his bed. She looked at him in 'that' way. I laughed inwardly; she was obviously besotted with him -- was that how I was with Mike? Sally was there as well and I watched her closely. She was looking at both of them with a great deal of affection, as if she enjoyed the two of them being together. I was pleased but surprised all the same. Still, I thought to myself, at least we didn't introduce a succubus into their marriage. Mike went over to Nardo and hugged him in the Italian way and I followed, hugging both him and Amy. I did feel a certain tension in Nardo, as if he was worried about something -- he was actually but I didn't find out until after lunch.
I was feeling very happy that Amy had found her man and I turned to wink at Mike before I said to her in my most suggestive manner, "How are you Amy, you look very well indeed?" I meant well fucked really but I couldn't say that could I?
Well, Amy blushed from head to toe and Nardo looked embarrassed. He seemed unable to look Mike directly in the eye -- I wondered why. I should have realised I suppose but I didn't think.
Amy finally managed to find her tongue, "Yes thank you Lena, I'm very well. How are you?" she said smiling. Well I wanted to find out what had happened so I hustled her off into the house to give her the third degree. As we left I saw Mike go over and speak to Sally. He told me later that he had, sort of, asked her if she was OK with Nardo and Amy. She'd intimated that she was so that was good news.
I got Amy into the kitchen and started to 'interrogate' her playfully. "Well," I said, "tell me all? You've bedded him haven't you?"
She blushed again, "Is it that obvious?" she said.
"Well, I suppose not. Only if you're looking for it like me. Come on, I want to know everything. How did it happen, is he any good, what about Sally? Oh Amy, I'm so pleased for you but I'm dying to know all about it."
"I'll tell you later," she said nodding towards the door as everyone followed us in. With that she was buttonholed by Sally and they busied themselves sorting out lunch. They looked happy together, good. As if they were used to each other. I could see that quite a lot had happened in the last two weeks.
So we had a nice lunch, chatting and discussing things. Gianna was a bit subdued, I think she was worried about how Nardo would react to her and Mike being together again. Strangely, Nardo seemed a bit on edge as well. After lunch Mike grabbed Nardo and they went off into the library. I turned and whispered to Gianna, "I'm going to grab Amy and find out what happened, you talk to Sally." She raised her eyebrows quizzically, I don't think she was used to my Machiavellian ways but she did, helping Sally with the clearing up.
"Come on Amy, let's go and have a chat," I said to her holding her arm and giving her little choice. We went into the small study. A quiet room with two lovely easy chairs.
"Right," I said smiling at her, "I want to hear it all. Don't leave anything out!"
"Oh Lena," she said breathlessly, "he's marvellous. I think I love him no, I do love him. He makes me feel so, so, so, oh I don't know Lena. I can't put it into words."
I smiled at her, "I think I know how you feel," I said, "I feel like that about Mike but, come on, that won't do. I want chapter and verse. How did it start?"
"Well," she said, "it was after you and Gianna left. He seemed to grow in confidence. I suppose his mother being here made him feel a bit inhibited. He didn't go to work that Tuesday, he said he wanted to talk to me. Oh Lena, I thought he was going to tell me to go away. He must have known what had happened at the villa," she smiled at the memory, "well, not everything, but he must have realised that I'd been with Mike again.
"He brought me in here and we sat down. He said that he couldn't get me out of his mind and out of his heart. Oh Lena, he was so lovely, like a little boy. Are men always like that when they do that sort of thing?" I don't know why she asked me, I suppose it was another example of her seeing me as much older.
"I don't know," I said laughing, "but they are often like little boys, not to often mind, otherwise they wouldn't be much use would they?"
She laughed back, "No, I suppose they wouldn't. Anyway, he held my hand and said that he wanted me to stay and to work for him but that he wanted much more. He wanted me to share his bed. Well, you know I thought about him and I wanted that too but I was worried Lena, about Sally, so I asked him about her, did he still love her, how would she feel. You know, all those sort of things. He said that he couldn't hide anything from her, or me for that matter and yes, he did still love her. I told him I wouldn't do anything to jeopardise his marriage or his love for her. He said he understood that's why he'd spoken to her about his feelings for me.
"Oh Lena, I was surprised. How could he do that. Then I realised that they must be very much in love just like you and Mike if they could talk like this. He told me that they couldn't make love any more because of her problems. It started after little Gloria was born. She has to have a hysterectomy and she finds lovemaking difficult. Oh she does all the other things but not in her bottom so he's, well he's been without for quite a while. I said I felt strongly about him, I didn't know whether it was love. I'd laughed Lena. I said I hadn't been in love before so I didn't know how it felt but I did feel funny around him and when I thought about him.
"Anyway, to cut a long story short, I said that I liked him a lot and I wanted him, you know, like that. Then I had to tell him about the villa, Mike and Guy."
"You told him everything?" I asked.
"Yes," she said, "Lena, I had to. I didn't want to start our relationship hiding anything. I told him about Mike, about Guy and about the double teaming." She laughed, "He got quite excited then I think. Then he said it didn't matter. That was before he'd, sort of, declared himself so he didn't see that as an issue. Oh Lena, he was so, so thoughtful, considerate. He wasn't judgemental about the villa." She looked at me questioningly. "He asked me whether I wanted to go with Mike or Guy again or whether Mike expected me to, you know, sleep with him."
"What did you say?"
She looked uncomfortable, "Oh Lena I wasn't sure." She fixed me with her lovely almond eyes, "I like Mike and I owe him, and you, such a lot. I think I would like to go with him again, not Guy, just Mike but, oh Lena I don't know how to say this. I think I love Nardo and, well I don't want to upset him and he might be if I went with Mike. I said I didn't think that Mike expected anything of me. Lena," she asked questioningly and with a degree of apprehension, "was that right?"
"Oh Amy, you silly," I said as I moved across and hugged her, "of course it's right. Mike doesn't expect anything. He likes you, he's fond of you and, if you wanted, he would bed you again but he doesn't expect anything. You're a free agent Amy. You owe him nothing other than to be happy. It's all he generally wants you see, for the people around him to be happy and if you're happy with Nardo he'll be happy too."
"Lena, he won't mind will he? You know, me and Nardo?"
I laughed, "No he won't mind. Well, as long as Sally is OK about it. Is she?"
"Well, after we'd had that little discussion I said I wanted to talk to Sally. I told him I wanted to be sure she was OK about us being together. He said he wanted me to, to be sure of him so I went to talk to Sally. Lena, she was lovely and sad as well. She told me she loved him and he loved her, still as much as ever, but she couldn't satisfy him any more because of her problems. And she couldn't have any more children. Lena, I realised then that they had really thought this through. They really wanted a 'household of three'. I can't remember the French."
"Ménage a trois," I interjected.
"Yes," she said laughing, "one of those. Once I knew she was all right about it, it was like a burden lifted. I knew than that I wanted him, wanted him badly, so I made it clear that I felt that way."
I smiled, happy that Amy had found her man, "OK," I said, "so, what about bed time?"