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Collin Dance Ensemble Is Reborn, Presents Spring Dance Concert
February 6, 2006 - The award-winning Collin County Community College District (Collin) Dance Ensemble announced its 2005-06 dancers.
Formerly the Collin County Dance Repertory, the Collin Dance Ensemble holds auditions in August and the dancers are expected to make a one year commitment once named to the company.
The 2005-06 Collin Dance Ensemble:
The 2005-06 Collin Dance Ensemble includes: (from left, back row) Ashley Franco, Jordan Berg, Kari Rains, Melinda Castro and Krisi Monti; (middle row) Elizabeth Horn, Breanne Powell, Christa Bieker and Stephanie Howell; (front row) Melissa Nagel, Diana Bandoh, Katie Bownds and Emily Walker.
Katie Bownds
Ashley Franco
Elizabeth Horn
Breaune Powell
Emily Walker
Christa Bieker
Melinda Castro
Stephanie Howell
Kari Rains
Diana Bandoh
Krisi Monti
Jordan Berg
Melissa Nagel
"Being in the company allows for students to immerse themselves in dance for the year: master classes, extensive performance opportunities, Pilobolus Too this semester, Eisenhower Dance Ensemble in a previous semester, American College Dance Festival, and more," Collin Dance Chair Tiffanee Arnold said.
The Collin Dance Ensemble will present its Spring Dance Concert titled "Rebirth" at 8 p.m., Friday-Saturday, April 7-8, at the John Anthony Theatre on the Spring Creek Campus, 2800 E. Spring Creek Parkway in Plano.
Students who have been in the company, according to Arnold, have transferred to universities such as The Ohio State University, Southern Methodist University, Texas Christian University, Texas Woman's University, the University of Oklahoma and other institutions.
The ensemble has toured the Metroplex, performing at local concerts and festivals such as The Dallas Dance Festival, The Fort Worth Dance Festival: Up and Running, Dances at a Gathering at the Eisemann Center, and more.
Collin County Community College District (Collin) serves more than 40,000 credit and continuing education students annually and offers more than 100 degree and certificate programs. The only public college in the county, Collin is a partner to business, government and industry, providing customized training and work force development.


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Application under Section 19 of the Central Administrative Tribunals Act
O. A. No:_______/:______/:______
Application under Section 19 of the Central Administrative Tribunals Act
Chennai Applicant
_______ Through, Advocate
Respectfully Sheweth:
Details of application:
1. Particulars of Orders Against Which this Application is Made:
That this application is made against the impugned inaction of the respondents whereby they are not allowing the Ration Allowance to the applicants in accordance with the provisions of Govt of India instructions1 (Annexure A-1).
2. Jurisdiction of Tribunal:
That the applicant declares that the subject matter of this application is within the jurisdiction of this Hon'ble Tribunal and it is competent to issue the directions to the respondents for full compliance.
3. Limitation:
That the applicant further declares that the application is within the limitation period as prescribed in section 21 of the Central Administrative Tribunals Act 1985.
4. Facts of the Case:
(4.1) That the applicants herein are working or have worked with the respondent department at __ in the capacity of ministerial staff, ie; as UDCs, AIs, Stenos and Peons etc. and all of the applicants have common grievance in as much as the respondent department is not allowing the Ration Allowance on the analogy the same is being granted to the Executive Staff in pursuance to the Govt instructions2 (A-1), despite the fact that the applicants as well as the executive staff are working at the similar locations under the similar circumstances and for the similar working hours and the nature of duties of both the categories are same and similar.
(4.2) That the Govt of India has issued instructions (A-1) vide para 3 of which for some of the concessions the various hardship locations have been categorized as 'B' & 'C' stations as indicated in Annexure-II to this letter. However, if the Heads of the Departments feel at certain times that certain locations or assignments have become specially hazardous and there is a specific increase in the threat to the personnel and/or premises, they can determine on merits the criteria of hardship and the period for which such locations may be categorized as belonging to category 'B' & 'C' stations after recording the reasons in writing.
(4.3) That accordingly the location where the present applicants are working or have worked, the same has been accordingly categorized as Category __ (Annexure A-2) for extending all the benefits as envisaged under the above instructions (A-1). However, the respondent department has drawn irrational and unreasonable classification between the categories of Ministerial and Executive staff working at the same place under the same and similar circumstances for grant of Ration Allowance in as much as the Ration Allowance is being granted to the Executive staff whereas the same has been denied to the Ministerial Staff and this classification drawn by the respondent department is a figment of their imagination without having any nexus to the object sought to be achieved by the Govt of India vide Annexure A-1.
(4.4) That it is respectfully submitted that this arbitrary action of the respondent department was challenged by the staff of the same department at :______ before the Hon'ble Central Administrative Tribunal, :______ Bench in two OAs1, copies of the decision of the same are annexed herewith as (Annexure A-3) and (Annexure A-4) for kind perusal of your Lordships.
(4.5) That it is also pertinent to submit herewith that in pursuance to (A-3 & A-4), the respondent No. 2 has moved the case vide communication dated :______ (Annexure A-5) to the respondent No. 1, for issuance of necessary orders authorizing grant of Ration Allowance to the applicants therein. In all morality, the respondent department should have now granted the benefit to all others similarly situated persons without putting them through the rigours of litigation.
(4.6) That the applicant No. 1 as well as the other few applicants have also moved application to the respondent department on _ :____ (Annexure A-6) to extend the similar benefit to them in view of (A-3 & A-4), but without any fruitful results. Hence this OA.
5. Grounds for Relief:
That the applicant seeks the indulgence of this Hon'ble Tribunal on the following grounds amongst others, each one of which is without prejudice to and independent of other:
(5.1) That the impugned action of the respondent department whereby they are not allowing __ Ration Allowance to the applicants is malafide, arbitrary, discriminatory and issued in utter violation of rules, regulations, and is violative of Article 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India and natural justice.
(5.2) That the respondent department can not draw classification on fictional basis amongst the similarly placed employees and such a classification is arbitrary and illegal and bears no nexus with the object sought to be achieved by categorizing the places under category 'B' or 'C' for grant of all the benefits to all the persons working under those categorized locations. Such a discriminatory classification is not permissible under the law.
(5.3) That para 3 of Annexure A-1 permits the head of departments to grant more concessions than those already prescribed in Annexure-I of the ibid letter. It no where permits the Head of Department to even curtail these concessions. Once a place has been categorized in category 'B' or 'C', the concessions are equally to be granted without curtailing the ones already mentioned in Annexure-I. Head of Department can grant more than those concessions under special circumstances and cannot curtail those already enumerated in Annexure-I.
(5.4) That the applicants were legitimately expecting that the concessions enumerated in Annexure-I of the ibid letter will be equally extended to them.
(5.5) That the respondents are estopped due to their own act, deed and conduct. The principle of promissory Estopple applies against the respondents.
(5.6) That the impugned order of the respondents is also against the well settled principles laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India and this Hon'ble Tribunal in catena of cases.
6. Details of Remedies Exhausted:
That the applicant has exhausted all the remedies available to him. Moreover, the matter being of urgent nature, the applicant has no other way but to approach this Hon'ble Tribunal for speedy and efficacious remedy for staying and quashing the impugned order.
7. Matters not Previously Filed or Pending with any Other Court:
The applicant further declare that he has not filed any application, writ petition or suit regarding the matter in respect of which this application has been made in any court, other authority or any other Bench of this Hon'ble Tribunal. No such application, writ petition or suit is pending before any of them.
8. Reliefs Sought:
That in view of the facts in para 4 above and the grounds in para 5 supra, your Lordship's humble applicant prays for the following reliefs:
(a) Quash the impugned inaction of the respondent department whereby they are not allowing __ Ration Allowance to the applicants, being arbitrary, malafide, discriminatory and illegal;
(b) Direct the respondents to grant the Ration Allowance to the applicants wef issuance of the A-1, ie; wef __ :______ along with arrears and interest @ 18% pa with all other consequential benefits;
(c) Direct the respondents to produce all the records of the case along with their reply for perusal by this Hon'ble Tribunal;
(d) Allow the cost of this application to the applicant.
(e) Pass such other orders or reliefs as deemed fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case in the favour of the applicant and against the respondent.
9. Interim Orders:
No interim orders are being prayed for at this moment.
11. Particulars of Postal Order Towards Application Fees:
1. Postal Order Nos.:
2. Issuing P.O. : :______
3. Amount Rs : 50/- [Rs fifty only]
4. Payable at : :______
12. List of Enclosures:
As per index._______
Chennai Applicants
_____ Through, Advocate
I, :______, do hereby verify that the contents of paras 1 to 5 are true to my personal knowledge and paras 6 to 12 believed to be true on legal advice and that I have not suppressed any material fact.
_______ Applicant
O. A. No:_______/:______/:______
UOI and others
I, _______, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under :-
1. That the accompanying application has been prepared under my instructions.
2. That the contents of paras 1 to 12 of the O.A. are correct and true to the best of my knowledge.
3. That I further solemnly affirm and declare that this affidavit of mine is true, no part of it is false and nothing material has been concealed therein.
Affirmed at Chennai this the_______ .
M. A. No:______/:______ in O. A. No::______/:______/:______
M. A. under Rule 4 (5) (a) of Central Administrative Tribunal (Procedure) Rules 1987
Respectfully Sheweth:
1. That the applicants have filed the above mentioned O. A. jointly.
2. That on perusal of the above O. A. and documents attached therewith it is amply evident that all the applicants have common cause of action and a common nature of relief has been prayed for by them and are desirous of joining in a single application as they have a common interest in the matter.
3. That interest of justice demands that the applicants are allowed to file the O. A. in the jointly in the interest of justice.
4. It is therefore, most respectfully prayed that this application may be allowed in the interest of justice and the applicants may be allowed to file the present OA jointly. Such other orders be also passed as deemed fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.
Chennai Applicants
______ Through, Advocate
I,:______, do hereby verify that the contents of para 1 to _____ are true on legal advice and that have not suppressed any material fact.
Chennai Applicant
______ Through, Advocate
M. A. No::______/:______ in O. A. No::______/:______/:______
I,:______, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under:-
1. That I am duly authorized by the other applicants to file the present MA and am fully conversant with the facts of the case.
2. That the accompanying M. A. has been drafted under my instructions.
3. That the contents of paras 1 to 4 of the M. A. are correct and true to the best of my knowledge.
4. That I further solemnly affirm and declare that this affidavit of mine is correct and true, no part of it is false and nothing material has been concealed therein.
Affirmed at Chenai this the:______
Annexure A-1
No. ________
Government of India
Cabinet Secretariat,
The Director (Planning)
Directorate General of Security,
Subject: Grant of concessions to the staff of SSB, SFP, CIOA and Directorate of Accounts.
I am directed to convey the sanction of the President to the grant of concessions mentioned in the Annexure-I to the various categories of staff of SSB, SFF, CIO and Directorate of Accounts subject to the restrictions indicated therein on the pattern of the Research & Analysis Wing of this Secretariat.
2. These orders will take effect wef ________.
3. For some of the concessions the various hardship locations have been categorized as 'B' & 'C' stations as indicated in Annexure-II to this letter. However, if the Heads of the Departments feel at certain times that certain locations or assignments have become specially hazardous and there is a specific increase in the threat to the personnel and/or premises, they can determine on merits the criteria of hardship and the period for which such locations may be categorized as belonging to category 'B' & 'C' stations after recording the reasons in writing.
4. For the purpose of House Rent Allowance concessions to the various categories of staff, the deputation of posts as listed in Annexure 'A' toe the Cabinet Secretariats' Order No. ________, dated ________, will also be applicable in respect of the staff of SSB, SFF, CIOA and Directorate of Accounts.
5. This issues with concurrence of the Ministry of Finance vide their UO No. ________ dated ________ read with UO No. ________, dated ________.
Yours faithfully,
Encl: Annexure-I & II
Deputy Secretary (SR)
Copy to:-
1. ________, Director, SSB.
3. ________, Dy. Director of Accounts.
5. ________, Director (IF)
6. ________, Dy. Director of Accounts (SW)
7. Order File.
True Copy of Original Document
Annexure A-5
Subject: OA No. ________ titled ________ Vs ________
Deputy Registrar, CAT, ________has forwarded a certified copy of judgment dated ________ passed by the Bench of Hon'ble Tribunal CAT, ________. A copy of the judgment is enclosed along with a copy of OA No. ________dated ________.
2. Hon'ble CAT, ________ has directed the respondents to pay ration allowance to the applicants of OA No. ________dated ________ titled ________ Vs ________ wef ________ onward within four months from the date of receipt of this order.
3. Respondent was declared category 'B' station with effect from ________for the purpose of various concession vide this Directorate order No. ____________ dated ________ with reference to Cabinet Secretariat order No. ________ dated ________.
4. As the payment of ration allowances are to be made to the applicants within ________ months from the date of receipt of CAT, ________ order, Cabinet Secretariat are therefore, requested to issue necessary orders, authorising to drawl of ration allowances to all the ________ applicants posted in ________ Division with effect from ________onward. In this connection also kindly refer to this Directorate UO No. ________ dated ________ and even number ________ dated ________, requesting issue of orders for the grant of ration allowance to all non-executive personnel posted in Category 'B' & 'C' stations.
Encls: As above.
Joint Deputy Director (FA)
Cab. Secretary (________)
SSB Directorate UO No. ________ dated ________
True Copy of the Original Document

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Serving Orcas, Lopez and San Juan County
REAL ESTATE TAB WEDNESDAY, September 18, 2013 VOL. 46, NO. 38 75¢ www.islandssounder.com Monthly special section inside this edition
County grapples with critical areas by SCOTT RASMUSSEN Journal editor
San Juan County will be headed back to the drawing board with its critical areas ordinance. In a decision handed down Sept. 6, the Washington State Growth Management Hearings Board determined that while much of the ordinance satisfies goals of the state Growth Management Act, there remain 10 elements of the revised controversial county CAO that do not comply with state law. From buffers widths to best available science, and from wetland water quality protection to exemptions allowed for utilities in public and private right-of-ways, 10 portions of the CAO will need to be revisited and reconstructed as a result of the Hearings Board ruling. In spite of the shortcomings, Prosecuting Attorney Randy Gaylord said the ruling is a welcomed result. "Overall, this is a positive ruling for the county," Gaylord said in a press release. "The Growth Board upheld the county's extraordinary public participation process, the method of identifying and designating critical areas, and the sitespecific approach to calculating buffer sizes."
The 1990 Growth Management Act and 1998 amendments to the GMA mandated that local governments prepare and periodically review comprehensive plans and development regulations, especially in five designated critical areas. Those areas are specified as aquifer recharge areas, geologically hazardous areas, frequently flooded areas, fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas, and wetlands. The 1998 amendments specified that a "Best Available Science" standard must be incorporated into CAO plans and regulations. Approved by the county council in December, the change in land-use rules initiated through the state-required CAO update have yet to be implemented on the ground. The council in April postponed putting the rules into effect until March 2014 in part because of the complexity of the new set of regulations and pending litigation. Five different groups filed lawsuits contesting various elements of the CAO after the new set of rules were approved by the council. Gaylord noted that those lawsuits, filed by Common Sense Alliance, P.J. Taggares Company,
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Boat sinks after ferry collision by CALI BAGBY Staff reporter
A 28-foot sailboat sank after it was struck by the Hyak ferry on Sept. 13. The lone occupant, a man in his mid-60s, was taken to Peace Island Hospital on San Juan Island but did not sustain major injuries. Several eyewitnesses reported that the ferry collided with a sailboat called the Norma Rae. At around 2 p.m, Suzanne Lyons saw the mast of the Norma Rae crack and heard the screeching of the sailboat hitting the side of the ferry. "An older man was sitting on the boat as it was sinking," said Lyons, who was in her car at the time of the incident. The ferry left Anacortes at 12:35 p.m. and
landed on Lopez at 1:30 p.m. Another witness on the ferry, Michael Bried, said the accident occurred after the boat left Lopez and was heading toward Orcas. "The sailboat was a mile north of Lopez in the middle of the shipping lane," said Bried. A Fish and Wildlife boat towed the sailboat away, but it later sank in 250 feet of water. "I don't know why the ferry pilot didn't see the sailboat," Bried said. "It was a clear day." The accident forced the cancellation of the 2:20 p.m. sailing from Orcas to Anacortes. Washington State Ferries representatives could not be reached by this press time. The incident is under investigation by the U.S. Coast Guard.
Islanders never forget 9/11 by CALI BAGBY and COLLEEN ARMSTRONG Staff report
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Rich Harvey, Jack Delisle and Pat Ayers ring the bell in honor of those lost on Sept. 11, 2001.
Islanders shed their tears in a silent communion today as they remembered the tragic events of Sept. 11. "I don't like this day. It hurts and it's sad," said Fire Chief Kevin O'Brien. "Sad for the country and for the world. Sept. 11 changed everything and affects every single person." It was an emotional day at the Eastsound Fire Hall as policemen, firefighters, community members and students gathered to honor those lost on Sept. 11, 2001. The audience heard from O'Brien, former New Yorker Maura O'Neill, San Juan County Councilman Rick Hughes, new OIFR Chaplain Scott Harris and Undersheriff Bruce Distler, who spoke of recognizing the service that policemen and firefighters provide.
"Please, when you see us, smile, shake our hand and say hi," Distler said. O'Brien shared how deeply 9/11 affected him personally. "I exercise a little more care and caution," said O'Brien. "I appreciate my children and this wonderful country we live in." The event included a performance by Nancy Knapp's fifth grade students and music by the Orcas Community Band. "We must remember what happened and move forward positively," said O'Brien. OIFR is working on building a Sept. 11 monument out of a 700-pound steel beam recovered from the World Trade Center. To read personal stories by islanders about how they were affected by Sept. 11, visit www. islandssounder.com and click on the news tab.
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Villas-Boas and the Latest Chapter in Tottenham and Chelsea's Storied RivalryOctober 18, 2012
With Saturday's London derby between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea approaching, Ed Dove suggests that this imminent clash may be one of the most momentous yet. André Villas-Boas, once of Chelsea, is the current centrepiece in a rivalry that has an enduring past and a vibrant future.
One of the most beautiful things about England's derbies is their continued renovation. The proximity between the key protagonists, the frequency of competition and the high stakes rewards mean that these fixtures are constantly imbued with deeper subplots and a sharper meaning. The North London derby between Tottenham and Arsenal took on a different complexion following Sol Campbell's transfer, the West London derby between Chelsea and Q.P.R. has recently become synonymous with racist allegations and pre-match rituals, and England's headline derby, that between Manchester United and Liverpool, continues to generate its own dirty little subplots and vicious animosity.
Spurs vs. Chelsea was once billed as a battle between London's faded glory to the North and its nouveau riche to the West. The insertion of André Villas-Boas—sure to be one of Saturday's key belligerents—has given the fixture an extra, invigorated dimension.
Those new to the game, or with a short-term awareness of football history, may be forgiven for assuming that Chelsea have always dominated competition between the pair. Whilst in recent history that has perhaps been the case (it took Spurs 15 years of Premier League competition to break their duck), the rivalry hasn't always held that dynamic. It was Tottenham who claimed the FA Cup in 1967 after beating the aforementioned Blues, claiming the same title years later in 1982.
Football writer and novelist Brian Glanville, a true legend of football comment, once suggested that the Spurs side that claimed the record-breaking Double in 1961 was the finest English side he had ever seen. In fact, until the changing pace of the Abramovich regime, it was Spurs—not their London rivals—who were by far the more celebrated of the pair. It's easy to forget that Tottenham are one of only two English sides to have claimed an honour in each of the last six decades. No mean feat.
The rivalry is painted in a certain light for many in London—those who characterise Chelsea as the new blood, the great pretenders keen to finally bury the faded glamour of Spurs. Others identify jealousy as the root cause of the hatred that has become so visceral: for Spurs, jealousy towards Chelsea's riches and their current place among the European elite; for Chelsea, envy towards Tottenham's history, and a club identity that oozes charm and class.
Whilst Chelsea could, perhaps justly, be accused of buying success and status, Roman can throw as much money as he wants at the Blues—they will never be able to by the class exuded effortlessly by the Lilywhites. The reality, however, is that contemporary success and modern status are profound, pivotal parts of the game's currency. Chelsea's Champions League win last summer, making them the first London club to do so, has left an indelible mark on the capital's hierarchy. It is moments like this that truly matter when it comes to the comparison and competition gobbled up by football fans.
And so, to the present day, and this weekend, when Roberto Di Matteo's European Champions, currently holding the number one spot in the EPL, cross the city to White Hart Lane. Historically, it's been hard to be totally, and boldly, behind Spurs in this kind of match—they're known to have an uncanny habit of crumbling apart, mid-flight, when the going gets tough. This weekend, though, it is hard to write them off, despite the visitors' impressive start to the season.
André Villas-Boas has to take major credit for this renewed conviction in the Lilywhites, as the erstwhile Chelsea boss has overseen a renaissance of sorts at the Lane this season. Eyebrows were raised in some quarters when Spurs head-honcho Daniel Levy named AVB as Harry Redknapp's successor in the summer. His eccentric theatrics and passive aggression at Chelsea had left a sour taste, and many doubted whether the arrogant Chelsea flop would truly be a tangible upgrade over the former boss—a man who had cemented Spurs in the top quarter of the league.
Doubts became fears during Tottenham's sluggish start to the season—poor results prompted audible discontent among the fans, whilst some muddled decision-making diminished Villas-Boas's already-tenuous standing before the White Hart Lane faithful. AVB was becoming dangerously easy to dislike, and then it all began to fall Tottenham's way: Wins against Reading, QPR, and Carlisle were followed by that trip to Old Trafford—an occasion that will live large in Tottenham's legacy.
It seems that the bright young star of European management, the character who had threatened to become old before his time, is finally finding his feet on English soil. The rise, fall and redemption of the Portuguese managerial wonderkid has been one of the fascinating sub-plots of the last year in the Premier League: the awkward fit at Chelsea, the strained relationships, the petulance, the promise, the dismissal and the aftermath. Imagine his emotions on 19th May 2012 as a Chelsea side, his own only months before, topped Bayern in Munich to claim the Champions League. Vexatious.
This weekend these two great teams collide once more, and the latest episode of a rivalry that began in 1908 will unfold before our eyes. The gulf between the two is smaller now than it has been in recent years, and Spurs, particularly the current incarnation under AVB, are wholly capable of overcoming the Pensioners and closing the gap between the two to two points.
Expect animosity, expect passion, and most of all, expect Tottenham's managerial wonderkid to write a new chapter in this storied football narrative.
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Iqaluit council agrees to hear Arctic composter's advice
Jim Little warns that city's "windrow compost" plan will fail
The City of Iqaluit's proposed composting program is doomed to fail, according to Jim Little, a local expert who has successfully run a composting program in the community for almost nine years.
Passed by council on Jan. 28, the city's solid waste management plan includes a new waste site with a dump that will replace the overflowing West 40 landfill, as well as facilities for recyclable material, hazardous waste, a re-use centre – and composting.
"From what I see, there are still more decisions to be made in the composting part of the waste management plan," Little told council at a regular meeting May 13.
"Knowing that you folks will be making some decisions in this regard in the future, I would really like to see you make decisions that are fully informed," said Little, who then offered to do a series of workshops on composting.
Councillors agreed, and promised to set a schedule to hear about Little's findings.
"I've been asking for this since the solid waste management plan came through," said Coun. Kenny Bell. "We're told we should be doing all these things, but we're not provided with any information, so I'm in.
"I really don't understand the composting process, and I'm more than willing to learn."
Composting degrades plant matter, food and other organic waste into fertile soil, which can be used for planting. Separating compostable matter helps lessen the amount of garbage that makes it into the landfill.
The city's waste plan calls for windrow composting, which is done in the open air. Little says this type of composting simply won't work in the Arctic.
"I hope this isn't planned," he told Nunatsiaq News after the meeting. "Because if they proceed the way it's set up now, it'll fail."
Public documents on the city's website do not describe how the city's windrow composting plan would work.
The documents claim that such composting "is feasible" in an Arctic environment, and refer to "the experiences" of Whitehorse and Yellowknife.
Little ran a composting program in the city from 2004 until the start of 2013, under a non-profit organization called the Bill Mackenzie Humanitarian Society, which he founded. Up to 100 households took part in the program.
Each of these separated and collected their compostable household waste in two bins, which Little would pick up on a weekly basis, and accumulate at a site near the city's landfill.
He describes the operation as strictly "out of pocket." Much of it was funded through government grants that support environmental initiatives, he said.
"We charged $25 a year per family," Little said. "Most families didn't pay anything. It was just a token.
"But we got a lot of goodwill in the community, and a lot of support — and I don't know how you measure that."
He recalled academic researchers were astonished to find that Little's composting project produced "class-A" soil, fit for agricultural use.
"We did it," he said. "And it took quite a while for us to figure it out – but it's the Arctic cold that's the secret. The fact that (the compost) is frozen for eight months of the year means that it's simply a storage problem for eight months of the year, so that our labour costs are one-third."
The Bill Mackenzie Society used the soil to grow flowers and leafy plants in a greenhouse, he said.
"We started out doing flowers, because we didn't think vegetables would do much here," Little recalled. "But we were really pleasantly surprised. It's just phenomenal, the growth you can expect from certain plants."
Little believes the city could also capitalize on the potential to grow food out of composted soil in greenhouses.
"We can grow tons of food here. I see that in the future."
Little's project came to a halt at the start of 2013, he said, when his compost-collection pickup truck broke down.
The composting enthusiast, who served as a city councillor from 2007 to 2010, said he does not believe the city can run a similar program on its own, throughout the entire community.
"I don't see that it could be run by the city right now," he told council at the May 13 meeting.
"It would be a huge expenditure for the city to hire somebody with the training and the background to be able to do that."
Success calls for "an incentive to make money, to make it work, to have a finished product that has value," Little said, adding he believes this is only possible as a private enterprise.
Until then, Little said he is ready to describe to city council and administration how a composting program would work in the city.
"We're both trying to ride the same horse, so let's work together," he said. "These workshops are going to give me a good opportunity to express how we (the Bill Mackenzie Humanitarian Society) had it worked out to be sustainable."


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Your Stylist: Finding shorts with a rise that's just right
Resident Image stylist and market editor Melissa Magsaysay soothes your sartorial woes in the weekly Your Stylist blog column
What ever happened to jeans & jeans shorts that come up to the waist? I haven't bought shorts in more than 5 years, due to pregnancies, but this year I finally went out to replace my old, worn shorts (juniors' sizes 3 & 5) and I can't find ANYTHING that looks good on me. I'm about 5'3"; I work out 5 - 7 days a week, and am in good shape. However, I'm 46 and have the usual lumps that come with age and all the shorts I tried on this year button at the most unflattering place on my body: right on top of my lower abdominal "pooch." And they're loose, so there's a gap which adds to the unflattering look. I tried Macy's, Old Navy, Ann Taylor Loft, Banana Republic, Nordstrom, Penney's, Sears, Target and even Googled high-waisted jeans and got Urban Outfitters. Not only did it not have high-waisted jeans shorts, but the styles were way too young for me. I'm definitely NOT looking for "old-lady" shorts; however, none of the styles available today look good or feel good. They feel like they're going to fall down unless I wear a belt, which further highlights an unflattering area (my belts fasten around the waist); plus, who wants to add additional "tightness" during the hot summer? Help! Am I going to have to wait another few years until styles revert back to waist-high jeans & jeans shorts? Please help. I can't be the only woman with this problem.
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A common dilemma, for sure. Most jeans and jean shorts these days are low-waisted, and anything labeled "high-waisted" is a trendy 1970s, hipster version that will make a girl one pound over emaciated look like she was stuffed into a sausage casing. Definitely not the most flattering rise, and far too trendy and young for anyone old enough to remember the trend the first time it came around.
There are a few options that may work for you. A brand called Not Your Daughter's Jeans makes pants and shorts for women who don't want the teeny-bopper low-rise shorts. The rise isn't so high that you will relive 1972, but the jeans fall naturally at the hip, so the waist should hit your waist and be impervious to gapping or slipping.
I also think this tie-waist pair of shorts from DKNY would be great for you. They're a good mid-thigh length and the rise falls naturally at the waist. You can adjust the waist size to prevent gapping and slippage based on your comfort level and specific waist size.
You can always play around with denim alternatives, especially when it comes to staying cool in the summer. Chambray has the same neutral look as denim but is a lot thinner and lightweight. The airy fabric may also make for a roomier and more comfortable fit at your waist. And with the military trend going strong into fall, there are plenty of cargo and military-inspired shorts in khaki and lightweight cotton. They make good go-to summer shorts and are a refreshing alternative to denim.
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Posted on 12/18/2010 7:45:58 AM PST by kristinn
Liberal online political magazine Salon.com published a letter to the editor yesterday that called for the murder of 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.
The letter was written in response to a mocking article at Salon titled, Good Morning America's painfully friendly interview with Sarah Palin by Alex Pareene.
Pareene snarkily sums up the GMA interview, "The interview was basically split into a couple of distinct sections: How awesome is your family, how bad is Barack Obama, how awful are people who criticize you, and how awesome is America?"
The first letter published in response to the article calls for Palin to be electrocuted by a cattle prod by convicted dog abuser Michael Vick, "Vick gets a pet to torture and we get rid of Palin. A win-win for everyone!"
That letter has apparently sat in the pole position under the article in the Letters to the Editor section since it was posted "Friday, December 17, 2010 12:33 PM ET."
The Letters section for the GMA article lists 65 letters published over four pages. Each letter has a "flag" button to call attention to Salon editors about objectionable comments. It seems no one at Salon finds it objectionable for the site to publish an explicit call for murder.
Salon's Editor in Chief, Joan Walsh, is a regular on MSNBC and CNN. Will Chris Matthews, Joe Scarborough or Wolf Blitzer attack Walsh for prominently publishing a call for the murder of Sarah Palin? Will Walsh do the right thing and publicly apologize to Palin and pull the letter?
Friday, December 17, 2010 12:33 PM ET
" I Have An Idea"
" Let's let Michael Vick keep Sarah Palin as a pet instead of a dog. It will be safer for dogs and maybe we'll get the satisfaction of having Vick electrocute Palin! You know that after listening to that voice for longer than 30-seconds Vick would be lunging for the cattle prods.
"Vick gets a pet to torture and we get rid of Palin. A win-win for everyone!"
Owen Meany IV
Read Owen Meany IV's other letters.
good idea...
Listen Freepers, and understand. The Kenyan is out there. He can't be bargained with. He can't be reasoned with. He doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And he absolutely will not stop, ever, until we are dead.
It would be a VERY bad thing if anybody were to physically harm Sarah Palin. Or her family.
I seriously doubt America would get upset if there was a close encounter against Obama or his family, but Sarah Palin?
A whole heck of a lot of America will come to the Palins defense than Obamas.
You have to remember folks, we are dealing with seriously deranged haters on the left.
One Yahoo message board I frequent has had two libs imprisoned since 2002, another in a Dutch prison for MURDER, and one that died trying to kill two guards at the Pentagon, as well as James Lee, the guy who took hostages at the Discovery Channel.
These people, already teetering on the edge of sanity anyway, are ginned up to a true hate by the radical leftist, Soros-financed media, like Alternet, Truthout, Morons.Borg, etc., but they get NO PRESS from the mostly-lib media when they realize reporting it more than one cycle might harm Democrats.
What they don't usually admit out loud, but in a moment of honesty revealed in that on-line comment, is that those who don't submit to their utopia must be killed.
Nuts who threaten public figures are a dime a dozen, but Salon's decision to publish his letter speaks volumes about the state of politics and journalism. To the left, hatred and death threats against conservatives are just common sense, but any criticism of Dear Leader is racist. Their logic, like their belief system, is emotional and vacant.
Ditto. I am sick of the daily grind of the crap from the insane left.
Done. I'm @debsinger2
Owen Meany is a fictional character from the novelist John Irving. But I agree, they need to figure out who this person is and determine if he or she is sane.
Good analogy to the 'TERMINATOR'
You've got to know they are coming, first...
And how many libs are thinking they would be a HERO at the local Gay Democrats club if they killed her?
I would put my money on Sarah over any Salon-reading liberal wussy...she would take them out and feed them to the wolves.
Don't bring a cattle prod to a gunfight...
It's good that they continue to keep the letter on their site. It allows an unknowing reader to recognize not only what kind of people read Salon, but also the kind of people who run it.
Merry Christmas, Sarah from the DIM/LIB mind I guess.
Salon is a pretty sad documentary on America. Joan Walsh's constipated facial expressions say it all.
Salon still publishing? Is it's stock still worth .01 cent?
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"I just don't think about last year," Foles said Friday. "I know we've said it a lot, about having a short memory, but I just try not to ever think about it. When I went to college, I didn't think about what I did in high school. When I had a good year in college, I didn't think about that, I just kept going. It's the same thing in the NFL. My rookie year, I had a rough rookie year, I didn't dwell on that going into the next season. So it's just continuing the day, 'Alright this is where I'm at.' I have to get better than where I am right now."
Foles' laidback demeanor can be interpreted by some, incorrectly, as standoffish or passive. But the Austin, TX, native has become a leader among his teammates precisely because he doesn't pretend to be someone he's not.
"I've always believed that you need to be who you are," Foles said. "If you're a guy who loves to go out and be at everything and do that, and you can be a great player and a great leader as well, that's awesome because that's naturally what you're great at, that's naturally what you want to do. See, if I were to go and do all that stuff, that's sort of out of my norm. I've always been more laid back, Texas boy, I love my family, I love being with my family. That's what I stick to. I love the game of football, I love getting better. My teammates know me because I show them who I am in the locker room and then I don't change when I go on the field. I'm the same guy everywhere they see me."
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It is almost exactly one year since Maclin tore the ACL in his right knee. He rehabbed feverishly to rejoin his teammates on the field this spring. Since minicamp ended in June, Maclin only allowed himself one week of vacation before getting back in the weight room.
"I'm just excited to play football again," Maclin said. "I had to watch last year from the couch, from the sidelines. It wasn't very fun for me. I'm blessed to be able to play this game that I love playing and I'm looking forward to going out there and helping my team win."
After playing in a similar offense at Missouri, Maclin was poised to thrive in the new Eagles' offense before his season-ending injury. The Eagles thought highly enough of Maclin's talents that they re-signed the former first-round pick to a one-year deal this offseason despite the fact that he was coming off of the injury. Maclin declared that his knee as healthy as it was pre-injury and expects to be an integral part of the offensive attack.
"As far as numbers and everything, I've never got into numbers as everyone knows. If they plan on me being a big part of the offense, like I think they are, then the numbers will come," Maclin said. "I'm not going to get wrapped up in all of that. That's how I'm going to approach the season."
The Eagles' first-round pick in 2009, Maclin is one of only eight receivers in NFL history to record at least 55 catches and 750 yards in each of his first four NFL seasons.
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With the first practice only a night's sleep away, Mathis is focused fully on the task at hand.
"I've dealt with a lot of stuff in my career and I've always been able to block it out," Mathis said. "It's not something I was always able to do. It's definitely something I've developed. It's something I've always worked to develop because focus is a huge part of this game. You've got to be focused at all times during a game. I used to let stuff creep into my mind, overthink things, (but not anymore)."


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Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Nathan Brandley says the explosion occurred early Wednesday near Refugio (ray-FYOO'-ee-oh), a rural community north of Corpus Christi, about 15 miles from the Texas Coast.
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Outrigger extensions "neatly" packed away inside the rollup doors.
A closeup of the hot-glued Federal Q Siren.
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A 2009 Pierce Arrow XT 2000/300 100' RMA. It has extrication equipment, SCBAs, extinguishers, AED equipment, hoses, rescue compartments, ventilation fans, and hazardous cleanup gear.
I felt nostalgic so I built the Pierce Tower again. Buit this time, better. Credit to the XT cab and pump panel goes to Zak O.(great designs by the way). I like the blue stripe that is now incorporated in the rig.
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Spencer A
May 22, 2013
OH MY GOD THAT IS SO COOL better then ladder 14
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Justin Zalaski
September 22, 2012
Nice work! My favorite part must be the extending outriggers. Great color scheme too.
riley m.
July 27, 2012
for my ladder should i use roll-up doors or cabinets? it is going to be a 2012 pierce arrow xt!
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Ben C
July 2, 2012
Cool, Tower 3
Jon D
July 1, 2012
@Jonah- It's electrical tape just cut into that design.
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Jonah L.
July 1, 2012
You should quit giving credit. We had a discussion about this on Emergency Bricks. It's not needed. Back on topic, this is a very nice tower. I love the Z stripe on the rollup compartment. Did you sharpie it?
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Jonathan Thornton
June 25, 2012
All your units are great i was wondering if u liked my medlink unit im goin to post a picture .
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Jonathan Thornton
June 25, 2012
All your units are great i was wondering if u liked my medlink unit im goin to post a picture .
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Tyler Ruvlo
June 8, 2012
Best tower ladder!! WBVFD ROCKS!!!!
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Keith Griffin
May 27, 2012
I like it
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May 24, 2012
That's amazing please make a video of ladder 3 can I be part of your group
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Arvell Dorsey
May 22, 2012
Awesome Job on the Tower Ladder.
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Bricktown Fire Dept.
May 21, 2012
I am speechless! What an amazing rig!!!!! I'll post some pictures later of what I've been up to (not much because of school, but something!).
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Paulo Rodriguez
May 21, 2012
This is a really nice tower, but there is only 2 things that could make this truck stand out a bit more, first off that bucket is way to big, no way you clear you station house or small underpasses with that, I would lower it a bit, I noticed that you place the ladder in the middle of the bucket, try and have it maybe a plate or two higher and reduce the size of the bucket. The other thing is the Q, in reality, the Q has a rounded out back end, but when inside the bumper you only the cab, sticking the cap like that on top of the bumper really looks unpleasant as it does not have the body of the actual siren. Other than that I like the body, I set up my new Tower Ladder much like this and that blue makes a nice contrast to the red and black, anyways cant wait to see your next truck with these colors!
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Lego Riverside FD.
May 21, 2012
Love this thing man, the colourscheme is great. Beautiful details all over. Definatley one of your best builds.
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Sven Jagdmann
May 21, 2012
This is absolutely awesome. It's a great built ladder truck, with nice functions, a cool design and very nice details. Very well done :)
Ken Osbon
May 21, 2012
Excellent build, see you glued a part, when LEGO makes a part that would accomplish the same thing. Bricklink part #4081 Plate Modified 1x1 with clip light. Same part you used in your bucket for your knozzles.
Brick Valley
May 21, 2012
The ladder is great... The stripes are great... The whole rig is great! I am glad you are making a comeback with your legos westbrickwich! The arrow XT cab looks really realistic.
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Christian Collins
May 21, 2012
Excellent, beautiful truck.
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Gunnar N
May 20, 2012
WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW!!!! Ant, westbrickwichfire, LEGO MASTER!!!! many names for a verrrrryyy great builder like you!! outstanding Tower!! I have CC's truck 5 (my truck 71) and thats it.... (jealosy)
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Chris Sullivan-Irwin
May 20, 2012
Very nice, i am liking the blue stripe. That Firefighter in the bucket is breaking a few rules, not having his helmet on in the bucket like that. Very nice!
I like it
Zak Overmyer
May 20, 2012
Also, shoot me an E-Mail when you can.
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Zak Overmyer
May 20, 2012
Another great rig! The black and blue stripe go absolutely perfect together. Keep up the great work.
I like it
Ryan R
May 20, 2012
WOW!!!! Thats the best. I knew for some reason you were changing your color a little bit, this IS a really nice rig, you did a GREAT job.
I made it
Ant V
May 20, 2012
Quoting Chris Sullivan-Irwin
Very nice, i am liking the blue stripe. That Firefighter in the bucket is breaking a few rules, not having his helmet on in the bucket like that. Very nice!
Thanks! Rules are made to break lol!
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It was March, the day of the hearing, and Scorpius was excused from classes, as was I. Although knew I never would have been able to concentrate, it was really that the nanny who usually flooed in was needed at the hearing to make a statement and someone had to be with Charlotte. Luckily, Dom and Al promised to let us borrow notes. I spent the day playing with Lottie, wondering if I'd ever see her again. The will had been clear, and Scorpius had looked five year older when he left that morning in dress robes, notes carefully jotted down on a huge scroll. But money talked, and so did a Dark Mark, even if it supposedly didn't mean anything now, it still said watch out, you don't want to be on my bad side like nothing else.
It was already growing dark outside, the twilight painting the world blue and the humidity from the afternoon's rain fogging up the windows, making the outside world nothing more than a hazy sapphire glow.
Scorpius clamored through the portrait hole, and kicked his shoes off tiredly before coming over and sitting down at my side on the sofa.
"Well?!" I demanded, as Lottie grinned at her uncle and cuddled closer to my shoulder.
"They…" he began, then broke into a face-splitting grin, "They ruled in favor of the will. They said that it was plain and concise, and left no room for argument, especially with the testimonies of all the adults. Your Mum was brilliant Rose!"
My own face felt like it was going to crack from my smile, but I did manage to get out a smug, "Who do you think I got it from?" he rolled his eyes at me and held his hands out to Charlotte, who went obligingly. As I watched Scorpius bounce Lottie above his head, grinning at her giggles, I realized how badly I wanted to stay a part of this little family.
Dad had his arm around my shoulders. We walked inside and sat down, while I craned around, unsure of where, exactly, we were. After a bit I gave up, and just sat there, enjoying being with my dad. He smiled at me, asked me a question, I answered and laughed…laughed until I was crying, and then I couldn't stop…
Rose, sweetie, wake up…"
I bolted upright in bed, gasping, tears running down my face. Scorpius was leaning over the bed, shirtless with a burp cloth over his shoulder. My heart was pounding furiously, feeling like it might thump right out of my chest. I choked out a sob and wiped frantically at my face, as I turned my head away from Scorpius. I had forgotten to pull the drapes in my haze last night, and I could see dawn stealing over the grounds, turning the fresh green spring growth deep blues and purples as the sun slowly made its way to the horizon.
The bed dipped under Scorpius's weight, and I flinched as he pulled my hair over my shoulder, smoothing it down my back. I leaned forward, sobbing silently, as his legs brushed mine when he crossed them and scooted closer. "Rose…" he whispered, kneading the skin at the back of my neck tenderly. I silently shook my head at him.
"What's wrong? Sweetie, please, what's wrong, what did you dream?" he begged.
I shook my head again, and pointed wordlessly at the desk under one of the dawn-kissed views. He stared at me, then got up and walked over. I watched him sift through the scattered papers, vaguely noting that my cheeks were sticky from my tears. He found the letter, and brought it back to the bed, lighting my wand and reading silently, while I padded into the bathroom and washed my face. I already knew the words he was reading for the first time. It wasn't just that I had already read it. They were the same words, the same excuses and apologies that were always in the notes from Daddy Dearest. Things like I'm sorry, and I deeply regret and It will never happen again and, of course, my personal favorite-I've changed.
I choked back a laugh as I dried my now salt-free face. They had been good words, a good letter, the first time, but I had heard these phrases countless times. When the owl arrived late last night, I had known, when I saw his handwriting, what it would say, it was always the same thing, wasn't it? The same problems, the same lies, the same apologies. And I was sick of it. Because then this happened. Even if I wouldn't, couldn't, let him back into my waking mind, my heart took it up with my brain while I was asleep, reminding me of how good it felt to have a dad, to be loved and cherished and taken care of by a father.
I wandered back to the bed, pulling an over-sized sweater over my tank top on the way. I laid down facing Scorpius and fiddled with the ribbed cuff of my sweater.
"Rose, this is what upset you?" Scorpius asked hesitantly. I nodded. "It seems…to me…like this is a good thing." He murmured hesitantly, scooting over and sitting by my head.
"Yeah, it was. The first time, but now that I know what he's going to have written before I open the letters because he's apologizing for the same thing, yet again…not such a good thing." I climbed into his lap, and he leaned back against the headboard. "I don't know, maybe he'll change eventually, but it's too hard in the mean time. It's been ten years Scorp. It hurts."
"I'm sorry sweetie. I'd take it away if I could." I could feel his lips moving in my hair as he spoke. I smiled in spite of myself.
"You know, there's only one other person who's ever said that to me." I told him.
"Your Mum?"
"Yup, Mum." I confirmed, wishing grimly I could take away her pain, too.
Scorpius's hand was making a circuit up and down my back, and his heart thudded under my ear. I burrowed closer, breathing in the spearmint and boy-smell that was inherently Scorpius.
"I dreamed about Dad." I said quietly after ten minutes of silence. "He was being nice, and I…wasn't afraid. I wasn't worried about how long it was going to last. I wasn't anything, except happy."
Scorpius hissed out a breath and tilted my chin up towards his face. "And that made you scream?" he asked, looking crushed and venomous, both at once, a strange combination.
"I screamed?" I was startled.
"Yup, I thought it was Lottie, hence the burp cloth, but once I got over to her crib I realized she was asleep, and then I heard you again. It scared the hell out of me." I looked down, ashamed and angry. In what twisted world did dreaming about your dad make you scream? "Hey. Look at me." I glanced up. "I will always be here to make your nightmares go away, do you understand me?" I nodded quickly.
"It upset me because it reminded me of what I can't have." I confessed.
"Oh, sweetie," Scorp kissed my lips quickly, and held me tighter. By this time, the sun had risen, and it brought my spirits up with it. Lottie cried from the other room, and I went to get her. Scorpius was still sitting on my bed when I got back, and I smirked at Charlotte. "Look at him, acting like he owns my bed." I murmured to the happy little girl. "Oi you, off the bed." I said, only half-joking.
"Aw, why?" he asked, all innocence.
I raised an eyebrow at him. "Let's see…no shirt…plus Quidditch…plus the light of day…equals you, getting a shirt or getting off the bed." I told him tartly.
"Am I tempting you?" he asked with a smug grin, crossing his arms over his bare chest and looking for all the world like king of the hill.
"To stay in here and do nothing but kiss you all day? Yeah. But we can't do that, can we Lottie?" I asked her, bouncing her in my arms. I was next to the bed now, and she leaned towards Scorpius.
"Da da!" she squealed. My mouth dropped open, and the self-satisfied look slid right off of Scorp's face. When I didn't hand her to him she scrunched up her face and started bawling. He got up and took her, looking dazed. "Da da…" he muttered, looking dazed. "Did you teach her?" he said, looking at me in befuddlement.
"Nope, not me; maybe Dom did it. Or maybe she just learned on her own somehow." I wasn't sure how, but there she was, almost nine months old, calling her uncle Da da. Who'd have known, eight months ago when we stepped on the Hogwarts Express, as strangers, that we'd be standing here, like this.
"She loves you," I said, resting my chin on his shoulder. "Don't stress out about it, they would want her to be happy, just like she is now." I pressed a kiss to his neck, and he groaned.
"Now who's tempting who?" he shot over his shoulder as we walked out of the room, Lottie waving a fist at me over his shoulder while I smirked at his back.
We made it through our N.E.W.T.S. alive, though barely. Strangely, Dom and Al, who had no baby to take care of, seemed more exhausted than Scorp and I did, although my theory was that they're softer than we are. We'd been juggling a load of school work, plus Head responsibilities and Lottie for ten months, while they'd had considerably less to do, so we managed our time better. At least, that was what I told Al when he demanded how I wasn't peeling paint off the walls yet one morning half way through testing.
And then suddenly we were packing and getting ready to go back to our homes. Scorpius was moving into his sister's London flat, and I was going to live with Mum. I had all of my things neatly packed into my trunk and ready to go by the time Scorp was halfway through Lottie's room, where he was growling at random pieces of tape and shoving baby clothes rather forcefully into boxes.
"Having fun?" I smirked and a footie sleeper went flying.
"No," he said, heaving a sigh and plopping down into the rocking chair, "but at least Charlotte's happy." He indicated the little girl who was happily rocking away on her broom.
"You're making this way to hard on yourself. Accio Charlotte's clothes." I waved my wand over the whole room, and one I had them all floating in the air, "Plica Charlotte's clothes," then deposited them into a boxed and taped it up. "Accio Charlotte's toys." And they went into another box. Scorpius was staring at me with a mixture of horrified why-didn't-I-think-of-that and gratitude, as he grudging lifted his wand and started in on the bed linens.
We were finished with her room in ten minutes.
I was just giving myself a quiet pat on the back after depositing a stack of boxes by the portrait hole, when Scorp put his boxes down and slipped an arm around my waist, pulling me closer. "I knew there was a reason I was keeping you around," he murmured in my ear, "Thank you.". The warmth of his breath was doing funny things to my insides, but I tried to ignore it. "Humm, wanted for my mind…not a bad way to go…" I mused.
"Well," he kissed behind my ear, "not just," a kiss on my neck, "your mind." He placed a light kiss on my collar bone, then came up to my mouth. "There are…other reasons," he muttered against my lips, tightening his hold on my waist and bringing the other hand to cup my cheek before kissing me deeply. When we broke apart for air I suddenly remembered what I'd been about to do when he kissed me, and smacked his chest forcefully, not that it did much damage.
"Humpf," I arched one eyebrow at him in what I hoped was a dangerous manner and planted my hands on my hips. He grinned at me and I turned around to walk off, slightly miffed but not all that upset. I knew he wasn't using me, but I couldn't let him off the hook easy, now could I?
"Hey!" he grabbed my hips and pulled me back against him, releasing my hips and wrapping his forearms around my chest. "Your heart. I love you for your heart."
I stiffened. He loved me? We'd never exchanged those three words before, and while I knew how I felt, I hadn't expected him to feel that strongly for months, if not years. I knew how much I relied on him, depended on him, needed him, but figured, Scorp being the bloke and all, he wouldn't…
"Sweetie….Rose?" he asked, loosing his grip. "You don't have to say anything…I just…it's just…"
I spun around in his embrace and wrapped my arms around his neck. "I love you." Three little words, they changed nothing and everything. Scorpius whooped and kissed my again, backing me up against the wall and cradling my face in his hands, thumbs tracing patterns on my cheeks as my fingers tangled in his hair.
Whoops, I guess I might have let him off the hook a little easy…
A/N: Hehe...Hi guys...I know it's been a while...okay, a, erm, long while. If it makes you feel any better, I have been writing! A condensed, five week college course in writing I started in July has kept me up to my eyeballs(and sometimes higher!) in typing, but the final is only a day away, and the last paper is finished, so hopefully I'll be able to write more again.
Now, on to news about the story:
I orginally was going to take this through the end of Hogwarts and then have a epilogue set a few years later...but I changed my mind. There's going to be at least another two chapters, maybe three, PLUS the epilogue. Maybe more, I figured I'd finish around five or six when I started, so this is huge. As is this author's note. I'm done now :)
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Charlotte and Jessica were sat in maths together. Charlotte was really sad. "Jessie I miss her. It's been two months since she got moved. I just want to look after her," she told her. Jessica nodded.
"I know but she is in the best possible hands. And you see her every day," Jessica replied. Jessica understood where Charlotte was coming from. She missed having Maya around the house. "But just think. You turn fifteen in one week and Rick's seventeen. Both of you have got jobs, admittedly yours is part time on a weekend but Rick's is every day after school. The moment you are sixteen you can move in together and look after her for yourselves. It's one year, that's all," Jessica explained. Jessica had already turned fifteen too.
Charlotte nodded. "I suppose you are right Jessie. And Rick has been so supportive," she agreed. The end of school bell rang and the two girls packed up their work. They walked down the street to visit Maya. The door opened and the two girls were led inside.
"She's not feeling to good today Charlie. We think the lack of insulin may be having a bit of an effect," Lisa, the careworker told them. Charlotte nodded as they walked into Maya's room. Maya looked up at them. She had blue eyes and fair blonde hair.
"Mumma, Jezzie," Maya gurgled happily. She crawled over to them and gave Charlotte a big hug. Jessica just smiled at them both. She'd got used to being called Jezzie by Maya. The doorbell rang and footsteps could be heard coming up the stairs towards them. Rick leant against the doorframe and watched as Charlotte played with Maya.
"hi 'Jezzie'," he teased. Jessica glared at him.
"From her I can take it. From you, no way," Jessica told him. He smirked and walked over to Charlotte and Maya.
"How are my favourite girls?" he asked. Maya nodded happily and hugged Rick. Charlotte just smiled and leant her arm on him.
"Rick," Maya said cheerfully and pulled at his sleeve to show him her new toys. Charlotte walked back to Jessica.
"They get on so well," Charlotte told her. Jessica nodded. She looked at her watch and pointed out the time. Charlotte sighed. "Maya. We've got to go I'm afraid," Charlotte explained. Maya looked sad and hugged her mum. She then hugged Jessica and Rick.
"Bye Mumma, Jezzie, Rick," she said sadly. Jessica led the way out. Charlotte hugged Rick as they walked back to Elm Tree. Jessica pulled her key out and opened the door. Mike came out of the office.
"Oh Jessie, thank goodness you are back. There's a lawyer here to see you, just go into the office please," he said. Jessica exchanged a look with Rick and Charlotte. They both looked worried. Jessica walked into the office and sat down opposite a young woman. Mike followed her in. "Jessica this is Abby Mayland. She is a lawyer from Kenyan Institutes." Jessica's face paled.
"Mum, dad?" she asked. Abby nodded.
"Hello Jessica. Well the reason I'm here is that social services got in contact with me about your parents. I found them and I spoke to them. The house they have here in the UK belongs to you now. They've paid it off and put the deed in your name. The moment you turn sixteen you can move in. However I have some bad news as well. Shortly after I spoke to them your father passed away. He got malaria and was unable to be treated quick enough. Your mother is still alive but is staying in Kenya. I can tell you she's found another man and she is planning to marry him," Abby informed Jessica with a strong Kenyan accent.
Jessica sat in silence for a bit. She took it all in. "So mum's getting remarried, already!" Jessica said angrily. "I hate her. She couldn't even be bothered to tell me herself!" Jessica stood up. "thank you for coming Miss Mayland. I appreciate it," Jessica said before running out and up the stairs. She threw herself onto her bed, started crying and then paused. She raised her head and looked up. Elektra was sat on her bed. Elektra smiled weakly. Jessica sighed. "Sorry, I should have checked," Jessica told her. Elektra shook her head.
"No you shouldn't. It's your room too. What's up?" she asked kindly. Jessica shook her head.
"My dad has died and now my mum is getting remarried within only a couple of weeks of his death. Everything is fine Elektra. Just fine," Jessica replied sarcastically. Elektra grimaced and stood up before wrapping her arms around her.
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text: >Number: 6879 >Category: misc >Synopsis: /root/.termcap file >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: medium >Responsible: misc-bug-people (Misc Bug People) >State: open >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: net >Arrival-Date: Mon Jan 25 21:50:00 1999 >Last-Modified: >Originator: Brian Grayson >Organization: Parallel and Distributed Systems Electrical and Computer Engineering The University of Texas at Austin >Release: Jan 25, 1999 >Environment: >Description: On systems where /usr/share is NFS-mounted, running single-user means that /usr/share/misc/termcap is not available, and thus vi and emacs won't work. We can put a small termcap in root's home directory to hopefully allow the use of vi etc. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: Here's a bit of the needed work. Someone familiar with the distribution/release build process can probably improve on this. Also, I do not know what the console term types are for many of the archs, so the 'for' list needs to be expanded. 1. Create a script /usr/src/etc/root/gentermcap that generates the mini-termcap to stdout, using "tset". ------------------------------------------------ #!/bin/sh # Generate a miniature termcap, for use as root's .termcap # file. This should have all of the basic console entries for the # various architectures. # We want to force tgetent() to look in a particular file. According # to the man page, this should do it: export TERM=totally_bogus export TERMCAP=bogus_termcap_entry export TERMPATH=../../share/termcap/termcap.src version=`grep "^#.*Version" $TERMPATH` echo "# The purpose of this file is to provide essential termcap" echo "# entries, to be used e.g. when running single-user and the" echo "# full termcap database in /usr/share/misc/termcap isn't accessible." echo "# " echo "# This file was generated on "`date`", using termcap version:" echo $version for terms in vt100 vt220 pc3 pcvt25 \ ; do # Ignore first line, and first word of second line. # Note that simply printing $2 won't work, as some # termcap aliases have spaces in their names. # Also, strip leading space from result. tset - -S $terms \ | awk '{ if (NR==2) {$1=""; print $0;}}' \ | sed -e 's/^ //' done echo "# Add any local essential terminal entries here, for when " echo "# /usr/share/misc/termcap isn't accessible." ------------------------------------------------ 2. Change the Makefile in /usr/src/etc to invoke the script. --- Makefile.dist Mon Jan 25 22:49:19 1999 +++ Makefile Mon Jan 25 23:28:04 1999 @@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ ${DESTDIR}/root/.profile; \ rm -f ${DESTDIR}/.cshrc ${DESTDIR}/.profile; \ ln ${DESTDIR}/root/.cshrc ${DESTDIR}/.cshrc; \ - ln ${DESTDIR}/root/.profile ${DESTDIR}/.profile) + ln ${DESTDIR}/root/.profile ${DESTDIR}/.profile; \ + ./gentermcap > ${DESTDIR}/root/.termcap) + ) (cd mtree; ${MAKE} install) (cd namedb; \ ${INSTALL} -c -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 644 ${NAMEDB} \ 3. Add appropriate essential term names for the various ports. 4. Add /root/.termcap to file lists for distributions. 5. I'm sure there's more that I am missing... :) >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:


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