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I've always been in awe of the wonderful gardening journals I've seen in bookstores. Their records span decades of detailed notes on varieties, weather and harvesting. And, they're frequently illustrated with lovely fine ink sketches or delicate watercolors. Having gardened for a number of decades myself, I could have a similar collection of reportings on the successes and failures in my gardens from Pennsylvania to Washington State. But, in fact, I have never managed to keep a record going for more than the first week of spring planting — until now!
Last weekend, I pulled out the notebook that had a few pathetic garden entries in it from years past and drew out the five raised beds in my backyard. I labeled each bed with the veggies I planted last spring, along with notes about the harvest — or not! I had planted onion sets between the two rows of potatoes. The potatoes grew faster than the onions, and eventually smothered them and cut off all sun to the struggling onions.
Amazingly, I was able to find last year's seed packets and made a list of the varieties and which if any I wouldn't plant again. Actually, there were two varieties of vegetables I'll want to replace this year. The first is the kind of green beans we grew — pole beans; they did too well! How can that be? Well, we put up a nice two-sided chicken-wire fence for them to grow on. The trouble was the fence was only four-feet high and the beans grew about 12 feet tall. The vines reached for the sky, encountered other vines to hug, grew a bit taller and cascaded to the ground. The beans themselves were all tangled up in the cascading mess. This year we're planting bush beans!
The other less-than-stellar veggie was the arugula. Not paying close attention to the package label, I ended up with "wild arugula" (Diplotaxis muralis), when what I wanted and have successfully planted previously was Eruca vesicaria. The flavors are similar, but Eruca has a more substantial leaf. Interestingly, Eruca is also perennial in some areas of the country.
This year, a group of us here ordered a variety of potatoes from Wood Prairie Farm, in Maine. I have five varieties to plant in my 4-by-8-foot raised bed. They'll get planted fairly close together, but that's OK. And here in the office, we have three flats of peppers and tomatoes just sprouting — four kinds of peppers and eight varieties of tomatoes. A few of these will go into another raised bed.
Back to the garden journal: I've drawn out the five beds again and soon will figure which will house what plants. We did a great article in the February/March 2010 issue on crop rotation that should help me to know what to plant where. I'm planning to make notes on what we harvest during the growing season. It would be fun to know how much money we saved growing some of our own food. I'll let you know how the journaling goes!
I've started my garden journal before I've even got my garden set up. Figure this will be the "resource" section since it has notes on just about everything -- companion planting, crop rotations, seed sources, plant restrictions in AK, natural pest control, composting an soil amendments, successful varieties locals have mentioned, season extenders... you name it. One thing I'd really like to do, maybe this coming winter when it's too cold to go outside, is make a template page for my journal so I can easily jot down notes, attach seed packets and photos (lots - in all growth stages for easy identification when hubby does the weeding!). Once my beds are built, making a computerized template diagram will make it easy to update what is where each year/season and to figure out different plans before planting. If figure that keeping all this on the computer, and burned to CD/DVD, but only having one or two years of printed journals at the desk will help reduce all the paper clutter... sure don't need yet another filing cabinet taking up our minimal living space!
This is too funny- I just wrote a blog of my own about garden journaling and am about to publish it! It will be up at Frolics From Scratch (http://batchworthlane.blogspot.com) shortly.
I've kept a running journal, mainly diagrams, of what we've planted and how it has done and what I need to do to make more productive changes in the garden. One thing we have made a conscious effort in is limiting or dismissing the use of pesticides on the garden. We have used SEVIN on our grape plant for Beetle control, but haven't seen reason to use it on the garden. We are interested in applying only natural bug deterrents and constantly research how to control weeds and bugs naturally. A log or journal, I feel is absolutely mandatory mainly due to performance and crop rotation and keeping track of plantings that cooperate with each other. We're adding on to our garden, with a twin 8'x48' foot raised bed to go with the first and perhaps another 8'x32' bed to add before a late-spring planting session... This will give us 3 beds where we can easily rotate crops nearly every year.... We'll probably add 2 more large beds in 2011 for strawberries and that important 4th bed for fallow years... Thanks for another great article.


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Anita Pallenberg actually dated Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones for a year before leaving him in Morocco, 1967. She and Keith Richards began their relationship then, and it lasted until 1980. During this time, they had 2 surviving children, Marlon (named after Marlon Brando!) and Angela (aka Dandelion). Unfortunately, they broke up 1980 after a scandal. Anita had a HUGE influence on the Stones, much like Marianne Faithfull. She inspired the songs "You Got The Silver," "Sister Morphine," (written by Marianne) "Coming Down Again," "Angie," "Beast Of Burden," "All About You," and "Gimme Shelter." She sang background vocals in "Sympathy for the Devil." Anita is close to Keith still, as they now have grandchildren. She's also close to Keith's current wife of 27 years, Patti Hansen. When Keith is in the U.S., Anita actually watches his estate, Redlands, in West Sussex!
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Shop around online to find the lowest price. When you shop online, it is quick and easy to check for the lowest price for a particular item. As you are searching around, use prices from stores in which you would trust to get the prices to compare. Even though the price is low, this doesn't matter if you prefer not to order from them.
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Enigma Bali Villas
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Enigma Bali Villas
About the hotel
Property Location
With a stay at Enigma Bali Villas in Canggu, you'll be near the beach and minutes from Echo Beach, and close to Canggu Beach. This 4-star villa is within close proximity of Berawa Beach and Finns Recreation Club.
Make yourself at home in one of the 3 air-conditioned rooms featuring DVD players and LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature hair dryers and bathrobes. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Enjoy recreation amenities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a garden. Additional features at this villa include complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and babysitting/childcare (surcharge).
Business, Other Amenities
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available on request).
Hotel Facilities
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Outdoor pool
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Concierge services
- Supervised childcare/activities
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Supervised childcare/activities (surcharge)
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Free grocery shopping service
- Garden
- Number of floors - 1
- Free WiFi
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Babysitting or childcare
- Total number of rooms - 3
Room Facilities
- Bathrobes
- In-room massage available
- Free WiFi
- Cribs/infant beds (surcharge)
- Iron/ironing board
- Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Cable TV service
- Private bathroom
- Shower only
- Desk
- Slippers
- Hair dryer
- Air conditioning
- In-room safe
- Coffee/tea maker
- DVD player
- Blackout drapes/curtains
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- This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details 72 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
- Reservations are required for massage services. Reservations can be made by contacting the villa prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
- A resort fee is included in the total price displayed.
- Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
- No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.
The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- Airport shuttle fee: USD 30 per vehicle (one way)
- Late check-out fee: USD 100
- Crib (infant bed) fee: USD 15 per night
- Onsite credit card charges are subject to a surcharge
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Muslims Reject Claims that Quran Predated Prophet
SHAFAQNA -Â Claims by scientists at the University of Oxford that the copy of holy Quran discovered in Birmingham last month predates Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) has been widely rejected by Muslim scholars, who questioned the accuracy of historians' numbers.
"We already know from our sources that the Koran was a closed text very early on in Islam, and these discoveries only attest to the accuracy of these sources,†Shady Hekmat Nasser, from the University of Cambridge, told The Times on Monday, August 31.
Last month, fragments of what is thought to be the world's oldest Quran was found in the University of Birmingham, with experts saying the manuscripts date back to the era of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him),  some 1370 years ago.
The announcement followed radiocarbon analysis which proved that it was written in the period between 568CE and 645CE, with 95.4% accuracy.
The unique copy will be examined by the Research Center for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA) in Istanbul to verify its actual date.
While many hailed the discovery as a confirmation that the Quran had been faithfully preserved for more than 1,350 years, some historians sparked fresh debates by claiming that the parchment appears to be so old that it contradicts most accounts of the Prophet's life and legacy.
According to their claims, the Birmingham Quran was produced between AD 568 and AD 645, while the life of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was from AD 570 to AD 632.
Tom Holland, the historian and author of In The Shadow of the Sword, said evidence was mounting that traditional accounts of Islam's origins were unreliable or even wrong.
"It destabilizes, to put it mildly, the idea that we can know anything with certainty about how the Koran emerged — and that in turn has implications for the historicity of Mohammed and the Companions [his followers],†Holland said.
Not Accurate
Confessing that the carbon dating was not always reliable, Keith Small, from the University of Oxford's Bodleian Library, said that dates announced last month applied not to the ink but to the parchment.
The provenance of the text is also unclear and its calligraphic script is characteristic of later inscriptions.
"If the [radio carbon] dates apply to the parchment and the ink, and the dates across the entire range apply, then the Qur'an — or at least portions of it — predates Mohammed, and moves back the years that an Arabic literary culture is in place well into the 500s,†Dr Small said.
Questions surrounding that accuracy of the carbon analysis were raised earlier by Saudi and Turkish scientists.
Saudi scholars and archaeologists refuted Birmingham claims about discovering the Quran oldest copy, asserting that the red ink used to separate between chapters was not used during the era of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).
Therefore, they suggested that the manuscript might possibly be from the time of Othman Bin Affan who became Caliph many years after the death of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).
Halit Eren, General Director of the Research Center for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA), raised similar concerns.
Mustafa Shah, from the School of Oriental and African Studies, in London, said it was important to be wary of revisionist claims.
"If anything, the manuscript has consolidated traditional accounts of the Quran's origins,†he said.
The Quran is a revelation from God, the creator of the worlds, so He is the original author.
There is only one Qur'an which is in Arabic, with many of its translations in several languages.
There could be multiple translations by different authors in the same language such as English.
The Quran was revealed to Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) through the archangel Gabriel who helped the Prophet memorize the Quran, as reported in several authentic Hadith narrations.


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Russian-owned British vanmaker LDV was just about to file for administration when suddenly there is a new announcement that gives them some hope – our very own Weststar will be purchasing them for 1 British Pound. The deal includes LDV and Birmingham Pressings Ltd, which supplies metal parts for LDV.
Ex-army man Datuk Seri Syed Azman's Weststar Group used to hold the franchise APs for Honda and Chevrolet, and in 2007 they partnered up with LDV to assemble their MAXUS LDV vans here in Malaysia for both local consumption and regional export. The vans are assembled at DRB-HICOM's Pekan facility. There are various bodytypes sold here in Malaysian including a minibus and an ambulance variant (shown above).
The British government has extended LDV a 5 million British Pound bridging loan to help keep the company afloat while the Weststar deal is being completed.


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It was a bright, refreshing Christmas morning. Stan and Anne had agreed to meet at Denise's cottage since she was going to be cooking the first real holiday meal for their unorthodox family. Anne insisted on getting there early for breakfast so that they could all open their presents... as soon as possible!
There was, of course, no snow, but it was chilly. Stan rang Anne to ask if she wanted a lift. She gratefully accepted, so he drove around to pick her up.
Anne was ready and waiting when he rang her doorbell. Her white winter coat looked huggable and warm. Stan thought she looked incredibly cute with her matching hat and shiny white boots. "Merry Christmas!" she said, and pointed up. There, above Stan's head, was a sprig of mistletoe – so he just had to give her a kiss. Somehow he didn't think it was such an onerous task!
Anne was feeling light-hearted and playful that morning, it seemed, because as she ran past him and off down the path to his car, she knocked Stan's hat off his head. Before he could retrieve it and catch up, she was sitting demurely in the passenger seat as if butter wouldn't melt in her mouth. Stan got in and, before starting the car, leaned towards her and murmured, "Payback can be a bitch, you know!"
"Is that a threat, little man?" she enquired, teasingly arching her brow. "Yup!" he replied, chuckling, and drove on towards Denise's place.
Denise greeted them both at the door with kisses – affectionately on the cheek for Anne, a smouldering kiss full of promise for Stan – and invited them in. "I've been looking forward to this... a lot! How about you, Anne?"
"Me? I'm just a little kid at Christmas. I always have been. It's my favourite time of year. I remember when I was 5 or 6, I used to try to stay awake and catch Santa, and I'd always strive to wake up really, really early to open my presents. I'd always find a stocking left on my bed. In it there'd be some fruit – always some fruit – and a couple of smaller toys, and usually a puzzle or two, as well."
"I'd get sweets, back when I was really little. Later it would be makeup, or a new hairbrush, or something like that, along with some toy or another to keep me quiet!" Denise answered.
"I remember getting cassette tapes for several years," Stan said. Both of the ladies looked at him. Then Denise said "What was it like in the Cretaceous period before CDs?" Anne gave her a high-five. Stan just poked his tongue out and gave them both the finger, and then had to defend himself from them as they smacked his arms. All three were grinning, and Stan couldn't repress a hearty chuckle.
In the little dining room they found that Denise had been up early in preparation. The table was set for the three of them to have their breakfast, and everything was well in hand. After a breakfast of toast and cereal, washed down with a lot of juice and coffee, Stan and Anne cleared up, telling Denise to go and relax. Several minutes later they were all gathered around Denise's tree. It was cosy in her small front room.
It was a small, real tree, set in a terracotta pot that Denise had dressed in festive paper. It was covered in decorations, varying from Santa in his sleigh (complete with reindeer) to simple bells, and sprigs of holly. The presents, all wrapped in their Christmas paper, lay underneath it.
Stan handed out his presents to his lovers: two pairs of identically sized and shaped boxes. Denise gave him two, a smaller and a larger one, while Anne's present to him was only one medium sized carton. Anne and Denise exchanged boxes of different sizes.
Stan waited for Anne to rip open the paper on the first of her presents. She started with Denise's, which was a lovely white v-necked cashmere sweater. "Oh, it's gorgeous!" Anne said, "Thanks, Denise. Open yours, next!"
Denise duly opened her present from Anne. She gasped when she saw what was inside: the box was marked "DSI". "Anne? Dancesport International?" Anne just smiled, and Denise opened the box to find a matching cocoa coloured top and skirt, with a ruche waist and a ring detail at the front that would flatter Denise. The hemline was short with cut-outs that would enhance her already lovely legs. She looked a question at Anne.
"Soon, I'm going to be far too busy, Denise. Stan's going to need a partner." Anne turned to Stan and told him to open his present from her next.
"Okay," he told her, "but I have a sneaky feeling about this." He held up a box that now looked obviously about shoe-box sized. Sure enough, the box was marked "Supadance" and held a pair of black leather dance shoes.
"They're only practice shoes, Stan. But they'll be much better for you than those old dress shoes you've been wearing to dancing. You and Denise dance well together, and I'm going to be ferociously busy. I want you to promise me that you'll keep dancing, so that one day you'll be able to show me how it's done when I have time for lessons, again!"
Stan and Denise thanked Anne. Denise told him to open his presents from her, next. The larger was three DVD sets: Live Aid, the much more recent Live 8, and the Freddy Mercury Memorial Concert from 1992. "I've heard you tell how you were at Wembley for the first of those, Stan. I checked your collection, and you don't have them. Enjoy."
Then Stan opened the smaller box. Inside was an MP3 player. "That's from both of us to you, Stan. We thought it might be a way of dragging you from the 19th to the 21st Century!"
Despite the joke, Stan was touched. "You'll have to show me how to use it – I'm sure it will take a lot of very personal tuition!" he told them both, and got the laugh he was hoping for in response.
Stan gave Anne and Denise kisses in thanks, and asked them to open his presents. He indicated the slightly smaller boxes first.
There was rapid tearing of paper, revealing jewellery boxes. Inside were gold drop earrings, each with three hearts suspended from it. Two pairs of eyes regarded each other and then turned to look at Stan. All four were brighter, wetter than usual.
Smiling, Stan indicated the other packages. There was more tearing of paper. Anne's contained a sapphire and diamond pendant necklace. Denise's was identical apart from the stone – hers was emerald. Together, Anne and Denise kissed him, one on the cheek while the other kissed his lips, then alternating. Afterwards, both ladies put on their necklaces. Each admired the other's and Stan was the happy recipient of yet more cuddles and kisses.
Finally, Anne pulled away and said, "So you'll not be trying to keep anything quiet then, Stan?"
"No point," he replied. "It was all over the Christmas party anyhow. But I bought all of these before that – I knew that in our firm, everyone was going to know our business."
"They're beautiful, Stan. Thank you," Denise said, and Anne agreed.
Some time later Anne asked, "When's Elizabeth coming around?"
"I told her not to be later than one o'clock," Denise told her, "lunch should be around about two. She is bringing James, isn't she?"
"That's what was agreed, Denise," Stan said. "I doubt if James has had much to say about it, mind."
Sure enough, at one o'clock on the dot, the doorbell rang. Denise welcomed Elizabeth and James.
"Happy Christmas, Denise!" Elizabeth said brightly. James' smile was a little forced. "Oh, come along James!" Elizabeth told him. "Just because they're new people doesn't mean they bite, you know!"
After the greetings, Anne and Stan were left to entertain James while Elizabeth shot into the kitchen to see what she could do to help Denise.
As they sat in Denise's living room, Stan wondered how to start the conversation going. James just sat there, looking around, unable to meet anyone's gaze. Stan realised that he was simply someone who was unsure of strangers in a social situation and was unable to think of a way to break the ice. Anne came to the rescue, beginning a conversation about gardening that Stan couldn't begin to follow. The two of them were still going strong, with Stan trying to look interested, when Denise and Elizabeth came into the room.
"There! That's lunch cooking, now I have a few minutes. Thanks for your help, Elizabeth!" Denise said as she dropped into her chair. James stood and let Elizabeth sit.
"I fancy a sherry, anyone else?" Denise asked. Everyone answered, "Yes, please," so Stan poured five glasses of sherry and handed them out. Anne poured some nuts into a bowl, and all were soon sipping sherry and nibbling on the pre-lunch appetisers.
"Presents!" cried Denise. "Let's give Elizabeth and James their presents!"
"How did I manage to hook up with a pair of pre-teens?" asked Stan of no one in particular. Denise grinned at him, but Anne told him "You're a fine one to talk. The way you keep staring at Denise's boobs makes me think you're still a baby yourself!"
There was more badinage, which only ended when Stan picked Denise up and threw her over his shoulder. He held her there with one arm and swatted her rump with the other saying, "I warned you!" the whole time trying unsuccessfully to hold in his laughter.
Stan let Denise down, and she wagged a finger at him. "Do that again and you get no Christmas lunch!" Stan countered by pulling her towards him and kissing her.
When he let go, she pulled away and said, "No fair, Stan! How am I supposed to stay mad at you when you kiss me like that?" Stan couldn't help it; he knew he was looking insufferably smug.
"Hey, where's mine?" asked Anne, as she stepped forward to claim her own kiss. Stan closed his eyes and enjoyed the feeling of his lover in his arms, apparently intent on mounting him there and then. He opened them again and over Anne's shoulder spotted James, apparently trying to work out what was going on.
He eased Anne away a little, without letting go of her, and looked at Elizabeth. "You didn't tell James about our, er, domestic arrangement, then?"
Elizabeth's own eyes were full of mirth. "No, I hadn't, Stan. It... well, it just hadn't come up in conversation. But in any case, it's one thing to know it, and another to see it!" She turned to James. "Stanley, here, is the lucky man who has two girlfriends. And as you can see, they all get on well together!"
"I can see that!" James said, dryly. "If you ask me, you're just looking for trouble Stan – two women at once, they'll hen-peck you to death if they don't drive you mad first!"
This time it was James who had to protect himself – from three women.
"I don't envy you, Stan – though of course I can understand the advantages!" James had to duck some more, then! "But didn't the young lady say something about presents?"
"Yes, she did!" said Denise, brightly. She brought a large box and an envelope from under the tree. The envelope went to James, and the box to Elizabeth.
James gestured to Elizabeth to go first. She carefully undid the paper, revealing a boxed fragrant Gardenia. "Oh, thank you all so much!" she said. She looked expectantly at James, who opened his envelope. "A voucher for the Pro shop at the golf course! Thank you, too!"
"Well," said Stan, "we couldn't invite you around on Christmas Day and not give you presents, could we?"
"Well, we've not come empty handed either!" James said, presenting Stan with an envelope, too.
"What have you got, Stan?" asked Anne, while Denise moved to look over his shoulder.
"It's a voucher for Apricots," he said. James amplified, "I hope it'll be suitable for all three of you. I wasn't made aware of the full facts!" He finished up looking directly at Elizabeth.
"Oh, it's fine. I rang Apricots and told them to make sure it was suitable for all three of you, Stan," she answered with a smile.
After that, Denise served up a sumptuous Christmas meal. After a starter of prawn cocktail, apart from Stan who had a melon slice instead, all had roast turkey, potatoes, vegetables, cranberry and bread sauces. Afterwards, to considerable groans from Anne who declared that she couldn't eat any more, Denise and Stan went into the kitchen. Stan poured the brandy over the Christmas pudding and set light to it, and then Denise brought it in to the dining room. It was an altogether super meal that was enjoyed by all despite the slightly cramped surroundings.
After lunch, Elizabeth and James left to go and see her son and daughter. Stan pulled Denise to one side and whispered in her ear. The redhead listened, turned and flashed a surprised smile at him and nodded.
Denise disappeared into the kitchen, and Stan sat down next to Anne, who was relaxing with a drink.
She asked him, "What was that about?"
"I told Denise what I'm going to offer you, Anne. She was surprised, but told me to go for it, so I will. I have another present for you, Anne."
So saying he drew a small, wrapped package from his pocket and put it in Anne's hand. She looked questioningly at him, but Stan merely indicated that she should open it.
Inside was a black velvet choker with an ivory cameo. "For sometime later, when you're ready," he told her. "You put it on when you want to play, and don't wear it if you don't. It's a simple way of showing me when you're in the mood. Or, you can simply tell me that it's a nice thought but you don't want to 'play' that way, and just wear it as a choker, not as a collar. It's up to you, the present is yours regardless, Anne."
"Oh!" Anne sat, looking at the choker for a couple of minutes, obviously in intense thought.
"It is okay, isn't it?" Stan asked, worried.
"Oh, yes, Stan, it's lovely. Um, I'm not sure I want to 'play' as you say though. Can I keep it until I make up my mind, please?"
"Of course you can, Anne. All the time you want, all the time you need. Just let me know when you've decided, huh?"
Anne looked at him through narrowed eyes.
"You're a dark horse, Mr. Hinch. Where did you come up with an idea like this?"
Stan smiled and told her, "You're not the only one who can research on the internet, Anne!"
"Well, Stan, I promise I'll let you know, sometime, okay? But for now, I'll just keep this safe." She put the choker into her handbag, reached for Stan's face and kissed him, tenderly, "I promise, Stan."
Denise came back into the living room bearing more drinks, and Stan turned on her TV set. The three sat close together on Denise's small sofa, relaxing, until soon all were asleep, with Anne and Denise resting their heads on Stan's shoulders.
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With The Firm having its annual shutdown period from the twenty first of December through to the start of the new working year on the third of January, all three of the lovers had some free time. Anne couldn't do much real work during the hiatus, so even she was forced to relax a little, though as Stan found when he went to visit her, that didn't stop her from reading trade magazines and scientific periodicals.
He chuckled when he found Anne reading one, telling her "I thought you were going to relax?" but Anne had looked up and said, "What? This is how I relax!"
Stan reflected that when he'd seen Denise the day before, her relaxation method, which involved wine, soft lights and music, was different from Anne's...
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That Thursday, three days after Christmas, Stan was visiting Anne again when the phone rang.
Anne, upstairs, answered it. A few minutes later she came down the stairs.
"That was Sid," she told him, "He wants me to start early. They've got another tranche of funding, and he's ready for me. It means I'll have to quit The Firm early, but Sid tells me he will pay off my notice period. So much for a rest before the rush begins!"
She went on, "He says they really have to push to get everything ready as quickly as possible. They've had some money come in earlier than expected and they need to make the most of it. Sid wants me to start straight away, and he meant now. But I told him I couldn't, it would be unethical to drop my project at The Firm right now. I need time to tidy it up and prepare for whoever Percy gives it to."
"How did Sid take that?" Stan asked.
"Not well. He doesn't like being told 'No!', he's not used to it. But sometimes he needs to hear it."
Stan thought for a moment, 'There's a subtext here.'
"Anne, did he... well, try anything while you were at university, studying under him?"
Anne coloured. "No, Stan. Nothing happened, but he did have a reputation. I told him right from the start that I was there to learn, and he knew what I meant. So he never came on to me, but I could tell he wanted to. I became good friends with his wife Maggie, partly to make sure he didn't get any ideas. I just hope that now he's older, there'll be no temptation. If nothing else, I expect to be too tired, anyway!"
"Are you still attracted to him, Anne?" Stan asked after a moment. Anne drew in a deep breath. She turned to look Stan in the eye.
"Yes, I am! But not as much as then, Stan. Most importantly, I'm much more attracted to you, you old goat. Besides, I'll be working directly for him, it would be very awkward to carry on an affair at work. Besides, I couldn't do that to Maggie. She's one of my oldest friends, and I think far too much of her. So don't worry, Stan."
"Silly girl. I wasn't worried. I know you love me. We discussed this a long time ago, sweetheart. I'm not jealous. But be careful, and don't hurt anyone, that's all."
Anne took Stan's hand in hers, and stroked his face with her other one. "Nothing's going to happen, Stan, not with Sydney. He's a lovely man, and once I fancied him a lot, and had to hide behind myself, as it were, to stop anything happening. But those days are long gone. Our relationship is, and will remain, purely professional. Okay?"
"Okay, Anne," Stan said, and she leaned to him, kissing him deeply. Their kiss became more passionate, and she led him upstairs where they made love... slow, languid, tender love. Afterwards Stan slept while Anne trailed a finger through Stan's chest hair, murmuring to herself, "You still don't realise just how much I love you, Stanley Hinch. But you will, one day."
Then she fell asleep herself, one arm still draped over his chest, her head on his shoulder.
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Anne, Denise and Stan all had diverse commitments for the New Year's celebrations. Well, Anne and Denise did, Stan just stayed home and watched some television, had a quiet drink and went to bed straight after midnight. He spent some of the night in quiet contemplation, toasting the beautiful blonde and the vivacious redhead who had, between them, stolen his heart.
Caron, the raven-haired witch, laughed in his head, realising that he'd be home alone tonight. 'Two beautiful women and you stay at home with neither, Stan?' he felt her ask as he got himself into bed. 'It's the best way of showing no favouritism, my love,' he told her, just before sleep.
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Earlier in the week, Stan had been over visiting Denise, transferring some of his CD collection into his new MP3 player, when the phone rang. Denise was surprised and pleased to hear a voice she recognised from Ibiza.
"Hi, Denise? It's me, Janice!"
"Hi, Janice! Wow, this is a surprise!"
"Are you doing anything for New Year's, Denise?"
"Um, I dunno – hang on a minute."
She put her hand over the microphone and turned to Stan.
"Stan, did you have anything specific in mind for New Year? One of my friends from Ibiza has just asked."
"No, nothing planned, Denise. Go, enjoy yourself!"
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So, a few days later on New Year's Eve, she did.
She arrived at Janice's home to find that Devon and Sue were both there too, but Millie couldn't be there. "She's gone over to the States, she's got a cousin there. I think she'll stay if she can, Denise. She always felt she wanted to go there anyway. But never mind that. How're you?" Janice asked her as she took her coat. Denise could hear loud music coming from within, and was looking forward to having an evening where she could let her hair down again.


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Amazon Web Services LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced that it will lower prices for the Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) effective November 1, 2008. New tiered pricing will offer significant volume discounts so customer costs will continue to decrease as their storage volume grows. As always, there is no minimum fee, no long term commitment, and developers pay only for what they use. Amazon S3 is storage for the Internet. It provides a simple web services interface that can be used to store any amount of data in either the US or Europe and retrieve the data, at any time, from anywhere on the web. To get started using Amazon S3, visit http://aws.amazon.com.
Today, there are over 29 billion objects stored in Amazon S3, up from 22 billion at the end of Q2 2008. On October 1st, the service peaked at over 70,000 requests per second to store, retrieve, or delete an object. Businesses of all sizes are taking advantage of Amazon S3 to store and back up their data, host their static website content, or share files with their external business partners in a secure, scalable, reliable, and cost-effective way. Now, Amazon S3 customers will benefit from even lower storage prices with the following tiered pricing:
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From fast-growing startups to global enterprises, companies of all sizes are taking advantage of on demand storage provided by Amazon S3. Some of the companies which have recently adopted Amazon S3 include:
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This home will be coming on the market (MLS) soon.
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She looked down and laughed. It was only Chubby, the armadillo who had waddled in from the porch seeking dinner.
Jerry and Lauraine Urtnowski of Coconut Creek have housed an interesting array of animals during the last 11 years.
There was Reggie, the baby pig who loved bubble baths.
And Rocky, the raccoon who ate dinner in the high chair their daughter Danielle outgrew.
And the three geese who honked furiously when strangers tried to enter the back yard.
Add to that collection an owl, a gopher tortoise and another raccoon. Most of the animals were rescued from distress, Lauraine said. The tiny pig was found on the side of a dirt road in North Carolina and had bite marks over its back. The tortoise was dehydrated and stuck on a bridge trying to get to water, Lauraine said.
So, she wasn`t too surprised when her husband pulled off the roadway on Florida`s Turnpike south of Disney World about three weeks ago to pick up an armadillo.
``I`ve seen so many squashed on the side of road. I couldn`t bear to see another squashed,`` explained Jerry, who has a bachelor`s degree in animal science and works as an inventory control clerk for a beverage company. He also serves as a volunteer naturalist for the Wildlife Interpretive Center at the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in unincorporated Palm Beach County west of Boynton Beach.
Lauraine Urtnowski is a respiratory therapist.
The couple said they intended to set the armadillo free far from civilization and traffic.
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Philippine Lawmakers Approve Annual National Hijab Day
The House Committee on Muslim Affairs has approved the proposal put forward by House Representative Sitti Djalia A Turabin-Hataman.
She urged the final approval of the bill, saying 'Hijabis' across the world continued to face discrimination and maltreatment.
"Wearing hijab is every Muslim woman's right. It is not just a piece of cloth but it is said to be their way of life.
"In the Muslim holy book the Quran, it is obligatory upon every Muslim woman to guard their chastity and modesty," she said.
"There are those who think that these women are being forced, oppressed and worst, they are being labeled as terrorists."
World Hijab Daywas first marked in 2013 after it was founded by Nazma Khan to counter the stigmas attached to wearing hijab.
Rep. Turabin-Hataman said that the day had become an annual event encouraging both Muslim and non-Muslim women to wear the hijab.
"Hijab women have been facing several challenges across the globe. There are reports that our Muslim Hijabis experienced cruelty and oppression. For example, in the United States after the 9/11 attack, there were Muslim women who were victims of ill-treatment and robbery," she said.
National Hijab Day 'for peace'
She also claimed there were some universities in the country that had banned Muslim students from wearing hijab.
"Some of these students are forced to remove their hijab to comply with the schools' rules and regulations. Some students are forced to drop out and transfer to other institutions. These are clear violations of the students' freedom of religion," she said.
She also said the National Hijab Day aimed to remove the misconception that wearing hijab was a symbol of oppression, terrorism and lack of freedom. It also aims to stop discrimination against Muslim women "hijabi" as well as to protect the Muslim women's freedom of religion and the right to practice their religion.
"It is our aim to raise awareness and to put a stop to all sorts of discrimination, including discrimination against Muslim women. We hope to foster deeper respect for and understanding among and between Filipinos of varying cultures and faith toward national unity and peace," she said.
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Bloomberg, on the heels of Mike Cernovich – who broke the exclusive story, reports that Susan Rice, National Security Adviser of the Obama administration, has been identified as the official who requested the unmasking of incoming Trump administration officials.
The National Security Council's intelligence director, Ezra Cohen-Watnick, reviewed the government's policy of "unmasking" identities of Americans caught in incidental collection. In his investigation, Cohen-Watnick found Rice's multiple requests to unmask U.S. citizens in intel reports related to the Trump transition team. After finding these intelligence reports, Cohen-Watnick brought them to the attention of the White House General Counsel's office. With further review, the Counsel's office discovered more of Rice's requests.
Summarized in the unmasked intelligence reports? Conversations of foreign officials discussing the Trump transition and direct contact between Trump administration officials and foreign officials. Information like who the transition team was meeting with, their views on foreign policy and plans for their incoming administration was illicitly gathered. Seemingly, Obama and his top aides didn't care about the Fourth Amendment when performing this unwarranted seizure. Perhaps, with how much of an apparent shoe-in Clinton's win was during the election to Obama and the Democrats, they felt sure they could cover their wrongdoings up and keep it hidden away.
It's too bad it didn't work out that way.
"I know nothing about this… I was surprised to see reports from Chairman Nunes on that account today."
You can't request to unmask Trump officials in intel and play dumb about it when asked. Did Rice really think that all of this would go away and disappear? The sad part is, if Clinton had won the election – it would have.
Furthermore, it seems as if this level of corruption is usual for Obama and his top advisers. They glean all the info they want out of monitoring the Trump transition team and once another Democrat is in office – it all drops away, hidden from view.
Of course, Susan Rice being the the one to request unmasking on Trump transition officials is getting no attention from the legacy media. The only tidbit the mainstream media would possibly want you to take away from this: Trump was wrong! Trump Tower was never wiretapped.
Instead of looking at the bigger issue, the fact that President Trump and the transition team members had their Fourth Amendment rights violated, they'll instead focus on total non-issues. Typical!
However, the curtain will fall. Therefore, the truth will come to light.
The only way Obama and the Democrats could have hoped to cover their tracks was a Clinton presidency. With President Trump in the White House, he will bring all of the corrupt, unethical ploys to light. The political swamp is deep and thick. The President must tread carefully with his actions and words. The deep state continues to look for chinks in the President's armor to take him down.
It seems all the Democrats are keen to investigate is the non-existent collusion between Trump and Russia. Even after Adam Schiff, an Establishment puppet pushing the Russia conspiracy theory, admitted there was no definitive evidence behind the idea, Democrats still won't relent. It's time to pony up. It's time to look at yourselves and your own party instead of projecting onto others. If Obama didn't order this surveillance on the Trump transition team, it at least came from high up. In short, we have a smoking gun. The violation of our liberties and rights is not something that should continue. A full and thorough investigation into this corruption must take place. It seems such blatant and unabashed corruption was the norm for the Obama administration. We cannot let this pass without justice or punishment. We must hold them accountable for their actions.
Things are heating up… is it any wonder Obama went to Tahiti – a country with no U.S. extradition laws?


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Tzaneen - The families of the 13 people who died in the plane crashes in the mountains outside Tzaneen on Sunday wept bitterly on Tuesday as three helicopters and several rescue workers retrieved their loved ones' remains from the crash area.Several of the victims' relatives underwent counselling at Fairview Guesthouse. Trauma counsellors, psychologists and several church ministers from the area assisted people there.Groups of people sat around, wrapped in blankets, weeping."I don't know how I'm going to live without him," a weeping woman said.One of the shocked family members said over and over, "I hate God, I hate God".ShockedDA councillor René Pohl said the people are shattered: "Some of them are so shocked; reality hasn't sunk in yet."The media were kept away from the families.Among the families were Andy and Bronwyn Doak, who lost both their daughters, Alexandra, 9, and Maddison, 7.The girls were with an aunt in one of the Albatross planes that left Tzaneen for Rand Airport near Johannesburg on Sunday afternoon. By late on Tuesday all bodies had been recovered.An Oryx air force helicopter and a police helicopter were waiting at a landing strip on the banks of the Tzaneen Dam to fetch some of the bodies.From there they were to be taken to the state mortuary, where relatives will have to identify them.Wreckage of the two planes was found at about 08:00 on Tuesday in the mountains near Lekgalameetse, about 40km from Tzaneen.Police spokesperson Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi said members of the Bakgaga royal village saw the aircraft go down and heard a crash. They helped the search teams find the wreckage.Flew straight into mountainHannes Steyn, head of disaster management in the Mopani district, said the planes flew straight into a mountain about 15 minutes after take-off. There were six occupants in one of the Albatrosses and seven in the other. Their bodies were scattered over a large area.Steyn said the two wrecks were found about 150 metres apart."The area is inaccessible and the helicopters couldn't land. Rescue workers had to be lowered from the helicopters by rope." The bodies were carried from the mountains on stretchers.Aviation expert Brian Emenis said if the two planes had been flying about 200 metres higher they would have cleared the mountains.The pilots, Brian Gruar and Peter Gildenhuys, spoke on their radios for the last time at 10:20 on Sunday. Steyn said no distress signal was received from either of the aircraft.He also said no flight plans were filed before the two Albatrosses departed on Sunday morning. "There is no official air traffic control system from the Tarentaalrand airport."While the weather was fine during the air show on Saturday, it suddenly started deteriorating on Sunday morning and thick fog moved in over the mountains.Recovery operations will continue on Wednesday.- Were you there? Send us your eyewitness accounts
God be with u through out ths heartbreaking time...sad
How, Antonio, does this prove there is no God???? What your question does prove though, is that you know NOTHING about God and therefore are NOT in a position to comment!!!
@ antonio... It's funny how nobody ever blames satan. I agree with michaelp1, you know NOTHING about God.
Those like michaelp1 andrushi.nortje who indicated that theres is no God who are they worshipping then? My God is alive and will not stop saying this even if you come with most intelligent arguments in the world to deny his existence. Its because of HIM that you are both alive. Remember thatand say thank you to HIM.
Hi Boxertronic, so please tell us how good is your Xhosa or Afrikaans or Zulu? You think you could right a nice error-free sentence in one of those languages? Are only English grammar experts invited to comment here?
I think Boxertronic was referring to Danny D's wrongful accusation of michaelp1's denying of a god. But thanks for 'righting' your comment.
I also think anyone trying to use a plane crash to prove the existence, or otherwise, of a god is idiotic to the point where it can only be a long series of miracles that lead to their survival to adulthood. The amount of people, unfit to reason even on a basic level, yet still alive and even prospering in this day and age is possibly the most compelling argument for the existence of a higher being.
Why has this turned to God and if he exists or not? These are families who are going through a terrible ordeal. Good grief people!!! Have some tact.
I hate it when God gets blamed for tragic situations like this. The very people that hate God when something bad happens, doesn't even have a relationship with Him during good times or thank Him for the good that happens
I firmly believe that we are all put on this earth for a purpose. Once we have fulfilled this "purpose", our time on earth is done. Most of us don't know what our purpose is, but God does know. Each and every person on those planes had fulfilled their purpose and was in the "right place" ie the plane and God called them home. Many of you won't agree with me and that's ok. But this is my opinion and this is how I have dealt with losing my husband (he was 32), my father, my brother and all the other people close to me whom I have had to say goodbye to. Think about it...
I am so sorry and heartsore about this tragedy and my heart goes out to family and friends who have lost their loved ones in such a terrible manner. Please, accept my sincerest condolences. I've read all of the comments and felt that I had to say something. I am not a religious person but that does not mean I am a savage or insensitive to others. I simply do not believe that there is justification for assigning any and every tragic event to a nebulous deity or trotting out the timeworn phrase "it was God's will" or that "God has a plan for everyone", other than if it makes you feel better within yourself, then it's ok for you. SGL's comment that this is how she has coped with the deaths of her loved ones, highlights exactly what I am trying to say here-this "faith" has helped her get though these very sad and heavy losses, as it has done for many others. I don't feel that its ok to buy into something as patently silly as stumbling unknowingly and blindly around on Earth waiting until said nebulous deity decides its time to push a button and zap me out of existence-for what purpose exactly? What purpose could there possibly be? It doesn't work for me. Does that make me evil or wicked? I think not. I too have lost close relatives and family members and I do know what it's like to go through that awful mind-numbing pain and loss-but I will not lay the blame on a non-existent entity for their deaths. Thats a cop out.
Ivory raises a valid point.
it is not about GOD here but the families wholost loved ones i know how it feels to loose a child it is bad realy bad my condolences goes out to everybody out there who lost loved ones only GOD can help you no one else
I truly heart-breaking tragedy..........I have a daughter and grand-daughter...........cannot even imagine how the parents of these children must feel......sooooooo sad........My condolences to all those who lost family and friends in this tragedy!
I totally agree with you, i feel sick to my stomach. My daughters are also 9 and 7 and i cant imagine carrying on if something had to happen to them. It is so terribly heart breaking!!!!!
This is so sad our thoughts and hearts to the families
RIP. My condolences to the families, especially the Doak's. It's not natural to have to bury your own children. :'(
My question too why fly when you know the weather changed from good to bad before they took flight. Condolences to the family.
@ McDanife - this is the 21st century!! - we have been flying through thunder storms and bad weather for years, why is it a problem now? and i don't remember reading in the article that the plane crash was due to bad weather! seriously!
Heart Breaking! My deepest sympathies - RIP
Absolutely unbelievable. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all the relatives. I can not beleive that the piolets did not know the lay of the land and did not take off in another direction and once above the cloud change course to Joburg. Very, very sad. RIP.
There is a lot involved in this accident, so difficult to explain on this forum, human error?,peer pressure?Overconfidence? wrong instrument readings? Flying VFR and possibly should be IFR? it is difficult to answer here.Investigators will find it-but it is trully painful!!! may they all RIP
I also mourn them as part of the aviation fraternity.Cannot condemn anyone,but learn by these tragic mistakes.!!
It is not the first accident of this nature that occured in these mountains. About 10 years ago a plane also crashed into the mountains and the occupants lost their lives. Pilots should be very cautious because they have a huge responsibility.
Did both of these pilots have IF rating? What a tragedy though - for all concerned. My soul mate was killed in an aircraft accident and my life was never the same again - so awful.
@ jjacgilbert - u can't just blame the pilots - u drive a car and should also be very cautious as you also have a huge responsibility. and two accidents in 10 years, does not sound that bad to me concerning how many people are killed daily on the roads.
One can only hope that air traffic control will be improved as a result of this tragedy. May God grant these families peace.
@Valdi...this has nothing to do with Air Traffic Control...they perform a stirling job.
@Conquest II. I agree wholeheartedly. It is the pilot in command who has the ultimate responsibility. My husband is a charter pilot and he spends ages planning his routes and alternate routes etc.
My condolences to the families. Very sad news.
By no means am I pointing fingers at anyone, it is just such an avoidable tradgedy.
Regardless of who or what was at fault, it is over and done with and cannot be reversed. The only thing we can do know is keep these people in our thoughts, and ask God to be with their loved ones, even though it feels to them as if He has forsaken them. As a mom, my heart breaks for the parents who lost both their children. This is an unbelievable tragedy and pointing fingers will not bring anyone back.
so sorry for the families. u are in my thoughts xxx
Why would a loving, forgiving GOD do something like this ? Because HE didn't. Choices were made by mortal beings. Not GOD's choices. If we believe in a GOD that would do such a thing then why do we have religion in any form ? My thoughts and prayers are with each and everyone of you. May they all rest in peace in the heavenly home that has been prepared for them. God Bless you all.
Keep deleting my post. If it were not God's will, then is he not almighty? Do mortals choices supersede God's will?
@ Mary If it was human error then the human that erred can be blamed. The existence or non existence of any gods is irrelevant here. Except that he (god) could have made the mountain 200 metres lower.
Sorry, I meant @ Margie
I have two young sons - just the thought of losing them both in such a terrible way is devastating. I don't know how I would be able to live on. Deepest sympathy to all the affected families on the loss of your loved ones. If there is any mercy to be found in this I am sure there could have been no time for fear or realisation of what was about to happen. Instant peace.
I would also be shattered. Relatives and friends are constantly in my thoughts and prayers.
So sad!!, condolences to all the families concerned in this dreadful accident...a sad day indeed!
My heart and prayers go out to the families. So so sorry.......
My condolences to the families - It is heartbreaking.
Condolences to the family.....this is sad.
On a side note, I wish News24 will be more balanced in their reporting. Why didint they bother interviewing the family members of the more than 10 people that died in a taxi accident in KZN last week? We'd like to know how their families are coping with this. I understand that black people die in taxis every week and you dont care about but some of us do.
Even when people are missing it's the white people(e.g allan duncan) that are highlighted on News24, why not tell the public when a black person has gone missing ? Their families will also benefit from millions of South Africans recognising their missing persons' face.
Why are you turning this tragedy into a racial thing? Any death in an accident is a tragedy
Thanks for playing the race-card again. This is 2 PLANES that went down at the same time - a very rare thing. If you were not so focused on race you would have noticed this! Idiot.
Please do not start a racial topic on this page, let these people greive over their losses. If we want to start a racial thing then lets do it on another news topic.
Ask the taxi driver next time you catch one to drive like a normal human being... then when a taxi accident happens it might be news worthy.
There is always a black person who has to raise the race card. Typical. But you right, black people die in taxi's every week, ever ask yourself why.
Thing is air accidents always attract more attention, no matter what race the victims are. People die by the millions every day from smoking-induced cancer around the world and never a mention in the media, but you can be assured that any air accident is going to be reported on. Just the way it is bro.
kaMazibuko taxi accidents happen daily in this country because of their killer drivers. The newspapers would be interviewing daily if they were all the be interviewed. Plane crashes happen very rarely!!!
@kaMazibuko This plane crash was an accident! There is a difference between accident and negligence. Your taxi drivers' driving skills are directly related to almost all of the taxi accidents on our roads. I feel very very sorry every day, for the passengers in the taxis, because I have not met a single taxi driver that can actually drive!!!
kaMazibuko: you make a half good point but then ruin it with racial allegations. Why are you doing that?! You point is good but your reason is incorrect. This has nothing to do with colour. For years, light aeroplane crashes have been reported while car accidents aren't. Don't start your racist drivel on this page.
Watch on a Monday at 18h00 SABC 2 "When duty calls" mising races blacks included. We are suppose to be a Rainbow Nation please check your facts before you point fingers and furthermore, I personally feel that you are very insensitive to the families, friends of the people who lost their loved ones. Blacks also lose their lives in air crashes. A black pilot took off from Rand Airport a year or two with black and white passengers and crashed on take off onto the Germiston Golf Course next to the Airport. There was a lot of press on it. Please be compassionate and not racist. I live in the area of the Rand Airport and you will be shocked how many accidents took place. What about the plane with a Company's Staff Members of all races of passenger that took off in 1999? and burnt to death just after take off. Lots of coverage. Blacks, coloured,Indians and Whites were aboard. Check Check Check. Compassion Compasssion!!!
@ kaMazibuko - I thought the same thing and did not say anything for fear of awaking the trolls like you seem to have done. I am with you, and see no racism in your question. Respect!
Terrible accident this - so sad for the families who have lost loved ones.
I am going to be haunted for years to come by the air to air photo showing the two little girls looking out of the aircraft windows on their way to the airshow. Two beautiful angels. May they RIP and condolences to all the families with loved ones aboard the two aircraft.May they have the courage to move forwards and rebuild their shattered lives.
A guy I used to work with was killed in a helicopter crash with his wife and child in Dullstroom, because of poor weather conditions. A colleague had begged them not to fly, they did anyway. I think If the weather is bad, only pilots extremely familiar with the surroundings should be allowed to take off. This is so very sad, their poor families.
Condolences to the families, and to the Doak's may you find peace.
I in no way believe that anyone is to blame, not even the pilots. These were experienced pilots and if one plane had crashed then I could believe that one pilot may have been confused, but for two experienced pilots to make exactly the same judgement call?????
"I hate God, I hate God" made my cry. Oh my God Yahweh be with these bereaved families please!
if it were an airshow flight why were there passngers?was it part of the show?
Not part of the show. A ferry flight of the aircraft. Because of space, non-paying passengers were offered the opportunity to go with.
There comes a point, where we move from reporting news to invading the private lives of people who inadvertently form part of the original news. Leave the "shattered" people alone now. Move away from a story that was, and let these people grieve and try to re-build their lives. Their grief, should not be our news, or our business.
I can promise you that You and Huisgenoot will definitely invade the privacy of these people and try to make money out of this tragedy. May God comfort these people and give them peace.
Attention must now be shifted to the reasons. This will come out in the investigation. 'Pilot error' will be the result. But the rules of flying in these circumstances have to be addressed.
VFR means having visual contact with the ground AT ALL TIMES. When here is ANY doubt that this is not possible, the flight shall NOT proceed.
Using IFR (instrument rules), a flight plan MUST be lodged and the flight level (altitude) is determined by ATC (air traffic control) dependant on the aircraft capabilities. IFR requires a rating in the pilot training.
Onward and (intelligently) foreward.
God be with all the families in this terrible disaster . Noone can really imagine -the real extend-what the families go through .All i can say is - God be with you all throughout.
My heart goes out to all those that have lost their loved ones and words cannot explain how they must be feeling. It seems to me that the pilots felt they were at a safe hight considering the bad weather and clouds and because the visability was so bad I don't even think they knew they were about to hit the mountain or saw it coming and flew as if nothing was in front of it as I am pretty sure taht the plane behind would then have attempted to avoid it but as the media say, there was no stress call or anything and both planes went down the same way. I don't even think the plane behind saw what happened to the first because of the visability with the mist etc. This is just my feeling and not fact and if true makes me feel a lot better knowing they did not go through trauma beforehand or feel anything afterwards. RIP all of you, your memories will be treasured by many.
Basic Aviation Rules Broken!!! 10 innocent people now dead...
My heart goes out to the families. I lost my sister in the Plettenburg Bay crash.
You may never have answers. I am so sorry, I feel your pain.
Its amazing how people blame God for mishaps....but everyone forgets that the Devil loves tragedy, thats were he thrives. Condolences to the family. Hope they find God in this tragedy.
RIP Smiley
Shame man.
Thoughts and prayers are with you Bronwyn, Andy and other families involved in this tragedy. God Bless (Vivienne) Hannah's Mum
I can only imagine what those families must be going through .. God be with you all.
What do you want from God? You want Him to pull you around like a puppet on a string? Or do you want free will? God doesn't make bad things happen, but he also doesn't interfere! He ONLY promises to BE WITH US THROUGH THE VALLEY OF DEATH, He NEVER promised to keep you out of harms way! Don't use tragedies to prove/disprove God's existance, look at how people with and without God live their lives through and after a tragedy!
This was just a knee jerk reaction to grief. This person obviuosly believes in God or they wouldn't feel abandoned by Him. With time they will turn to God to help them through their grief. If they didn't believe in God they wouldn't have spoken these words. No-one is perfect, and especially so when they are traumatised. Don't judge them in their hour of need!
I wonder if the govet will pay for the funerals as they are going to assist with the taxi victims - or is it just blacks funerals they assist with. What is the criteria they use to make a decision to pay for funerals
It's terrible. We went through the same thing...air crash...Sterkte!!
I was chatting with a pilot earlier today and his theory is that these planes were flying in "formation" and in the heavy mist, they got too close to each other and the wings connected, sending them down. He says these were experienced pilots and the navigation equipment on the planes were in order. He therefore believes they were above the mountain and plummeted when the wings were damaged. These planes have done various airshows around the country without incident. Unfortunate circumstances. RIP all the victims and condolences to the families.
My heart goes out to the families and friends of the people who lost their lives in this tragedy! You are in our prayers in this impossible time!
@DannyD - please read my post CAREFULLY and quote to me where I say there is NO god??????? Can you read???
@allows - this debate is because Antonio posted that "this proves there is no God". (that post has subsequently been removed)
I saw that photo of the two little girls peering out of the plane window on the front page today... just heartbreaking. My condolences to those who have lost loved ones.
I hate flying... especially taking off and landing. I was on a flight where the pilot pulled up and aborted a landing at the last minute... You'll never find me on a small plane. Its a bloody sewing machine with wings!
@ mzibuko u are dem right they think new24 is for people( whites) blacks are not people
There are just no words!!!!! I am a mom and a gran and am devastated for all! May God carry you all gently in his hands. May you find the strength to go forward somehow. I so wish I could help. So so so sorry!
If a news bit can actually proof that God does not exists, I wonder what the Norway Attacks proved last month ??