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He was a peasant, the son of a farmer but not a fair farmer himself. After his father's death, the farm had produced little worth selling at market. Still, his mother sent him on that day with some vegetables she had grown in her garden. Sickly looking turnips and dried out carrots no bigger than his little finger. He never made it to market. For on the road, he was waylaid by a stranger who offered him a better price for his wares than he thought he could ever get at market. The boy accepted the offer. He thought himself clever, and he dreamed of how delighted his mother would be when he returned home with five magic beans.
His mother was not delighted. She screamed at him and she looked up at the sky and beseeched the ghost of her husband to return and haunt some sense into their son. At last, she merely wept. She told her son that she loved him dearly. But they were so poor and so near to hunger always that she could not help but be upset that he had not brought home a nice bag of rice. All the while, the boy tried to show her the beans.
"They're magic," he said, looking down at the beans in his hand. He offered them up to his mother. "They're priceless."
She never even glanced at them. At last, she told her son to eat his supper of salt soup (which was merely salty water heated under the hearth) and go to his rest. She told him she would go to market the next day with the lesser turnips and carrots that were left and try to fetch a greater price for them to make up for what he had lost.
While his mother was gone to market, the boy planted one of the beans in an empty spot in their garden. He carefully poured some water on the spot. He hoped to surprise his mother. He even dared hope that whatever would grow from the bean, being magic, might grow and flourish before she returned from market. But the earth under which the bean lay was still flat when his mother returned. And it remained flat the next day, and the next. After several days, he planted the next bean, and he waited, and he waited. But nothing grew. And he planted the third bean. When he was planting the fourth, his mother saw him in the garden and asked him what he was doing. And when he told her, she took pity on him. For he was no farmer like his father and had little luck in growing things.
His mother had managed to buy a small bag of rice at market by selling an old but clean blanket she had made for his father long ago. And so they had rice for supper that evening. The boy was dejected because none of his beans had grown. Despite being hungry, he only looked at his plate of steaming white rice. His mother then asked him if any of his magic beans remained. And he showed her the last one. It was a healthy-looking large green bean. His mother put the bean on an iron plate and stuck the plate in the fires for a moment to cook it. Then she placed the bean on top of her son's rice and urged him to eat it.
"You earned this bean, son," she said. "Take your reward. Eat it. It would please me if you did."
And so the boy's spirits were lifted and he ate his dinner. And he ate the magic bean.
A few days after that night, the boy was crossing the threshold to enter his little cottage while his mother watched.
"You're getting taller, son," she said, and she peered at him curiously.
She was right. He had grown taller. It was not so strange a thing. For he was still at an age where boys grew taller. And his mother said his voice had grown somewhat deeper as well. His father had been a short and stocky man, but his mother wondered aloud if hunger was making her son thin and lean.
Then, he began to grow sideways as well. It seemed there was some magic in that last bean after all. For the boy grew until he could not fit through the door, even if he stooped and tried to go in sideways. So his mother had to make new and bigger clothes for him from all the cloth they owned, blankets and curtains and such. He had to wrap his feet in many layers of sackcloth, for there were no shoes to be had in his size. And he had to sleep in the fields, which was not so bad in the spring, but the boy and his mother worried for when fall and winter would come. And that was not their only worry, for as the boy grew, so grew his hunger. He could no longer live on salt soup and bowls of rice that could fit in the palms of his giant hands. For he was a giant now.
As ashamed as it made him to do so, he began to go out into the countryside and steal any wayward sheep that wandered from his neighbors' farms.
One day, as he was plowing the fields, his mother approached.
"Look mother," the boy-giant said. "I can plow the fields faster than any farmer. If we only had some seed, we can plant them and have real crops and maybe we can be well-off again."
His mother looked at the plowed fields with tears in her eyes. And he thought they were tears of pride until she spoke.
"Son, you must go now. I cannot keep you here any longer."
"But why?" the boy-giant said. A strange feeling pierced his heart.
"There are rumors in the market of some beast in the forest stealing sheep. They haven't seen you yet, son. But they will. And when they do, they will hunt you."
"Then I'll stay hidden." The boy-giant smiled and nodded once as if to saying that was the end of it.
But tears kept pouring down his mother's cheeks. "I cannot have a giant for son. You must go. Can you not see that you're a burden to me?"
She said no more, but only turned and trudged back to the cottage into which he could no longer pass.
The giant left that very day. He had lost his father to death. And now he had lost his mother to change. He only hoped that when she found him gone, she would be pleased. And he tried to cheer himself by supposing that it was the way of life. For all children must leave their homes and strike out in the world.
Yet, he was no adventurer. And he had no trade, for he was no good at farming. And he could not live in any city or village where people might see him, for they would likely fear him. He had not thought of it until his mother spoke of the rumors, but the tales about giants always spoke of how brutish and bloodthirsty they were. And he was a giant. He wondered what he could do.
Still wondering, he grew thirsty and followed the sound of a stream to its source. He went to the banks and took a long drink, his cupped hands holding what would be a barrel full of water to a normal man. And as he drank, he heard the sound of shouting. At once, he hid himself in the forest, for he was tall, but the trees of the land's forests were taller still, old as they were. He listened and recognized the sound as the voice of a child. Curious, he went closer to the sound and came upon a child playing by the banks of the stream.
The child was wearing a dress and had a braid of long dark hair. She held a tree branch in one hand and stabbed the air with it as she shouted.
It was such a curious sight that the giant forgot himself and moved closer and closer. He moved so close that the girl saw him. She pointed her tree branch at him.
"Stay back!" she yelled. "The forest is full of my friends. If I call to them, they'll come and take you down. Back, you brute!" Keeping her eyes on him, she bent down and picked up a stone.
"Don't throw that!" the giant said. He held one hand out toward her and one hand before his face.
The girl's eyes widened. "You can talk?"
"I mean you no harm," he said. And he heard the rumbling of his own voice. He tried to speak more softly. "I was just curious, that's all."
The girl gaped at him, but she kept her branch pointed at him and she kept the stone in her hand.
"Curious?" There was disbelief in her frown. "About what?"
"I wondered what you were doing with that twig?"
The girl straightened her shoulders. "It's not a twig. It's my practice sword."
"What are doing with your practice sword?"
"Practicing."
"Practicing what? Sword-fighting?"
The little girl bowed her head. "I want to be a warrior when I come of age."
The giant frowned, puzzled. "But you're a peasant and a girl at that. Peasant girls can't fight."
The girl frowned back at him. "You're a giant. Giants can't be curious, or intelligent."
The giant lowered his head then. A part of him felt insulted. He wanted to tell her that he was not a real giant. That he was like her, or he had been like her. And that he was as smart as she was. But he doubted that was true, for how then could he have been tricked by the man with the magic beans? How then could he have been so foolish as to eat one of those beans without knowing what it was?
"Good day to you," he said, and still fearing that she might throw that stone, he backed away toward the forest.
"Wait!" the girl cried out. She stepped toward him. "No need to brood about a good spar."
The giant frowned, for he did not know what the word "spar" meant. He looked at the girl again. And some of her wariness had gone. She kept her distance, but lowered her practice sword and dropped the stone.
"What are you doing here?" she asked.
"I came for a drink of water."
"I meant what are doing in our land? And so far from you own?"
He did not know how to answer that, for he was in his own land. But he did not wish to tell this stranger his story.
"I'm Turtle," the girl said. "What's your name?"
"Turtle?" The giant crossed his arms. "I don't believe your mother named you 'Turtle.'"
The girl sighed. "Nesoena," she said. With her free hand, she lifted her skirt from the ground as she bowed.
The giant chuckled. He knew what the name meant, for the princess of their land bore the same name. "Turtledove," he said.
"What's your name, then?"
The giant stopped smiling. "Humbert."
"That's no good," the girl said, and she lifted up her sword and returned to her practicing. "That's almost as bad as mine. No frets. We can do better. How about…Gore!"
The giant shook his head.
"All right, true enough. You don't seem a vicious killer." She looked at his hands. "Maybe Stonefist."
The giant winced.
"What do your friends call you?" she asked as she thrust her sword at a passing dragonfly. "Surely they don't call you Humbert."
"I don't have any friends."
"Well, that's all right. Friends are good-for-nothings anyway. You're twice as tall as a cornstalk. Maybe Stalk."
"Maybe you can just call me 'Giant,'" he said, for he had never fancied "Humbert" either.
Suddenly, the girl stopped. "I know one you'll like. How about 'Cob?' You know, like 'corncob.'"
The giant thought about that one for a moment. He liked the sound of it. And he did like corn. He looked down at the girl, smiled, and nodded.
"Cob it is!" the girl said. She returned to stabbing the air. "So, where are you going to, Cob?"
"I don't know. I suppose I'm trying to find a new home."
"What happened to your old one?"
"I can't go back there."
"Why not? Did some warlock put a wandering spell on you?"
The giant raised his brows. "No."
"If you'd like, you can come live near my village."
"I'm not sure if—" Cob's belly gave a sudden rumble, and as he was a giant, the rumble was as loud as the roar of thunder.
"I can bring you food," the girl said. "My family is not rich, but we do well enough. I could bring you goats and sheep, so you don't have to kill unwary travelers on the road for food."
"Why would you do that for me?" the giant asked, ignoring her comment about eating people.
The girl smiled. "Because you will do a favor for me one day. You will take me to see the land of the giants. Are we agreed?" She shifted her sword to her left hand and held up her right to him.
The giant, Cob, wanted to tell her that he was no giant but just a boy who ate a bean. But he was so hungry. And he thought that perhaps if he was a giant now that he could find the land of the giants that she spoke of and take her there. Perhaps he truly could keep his part of that bargain.
"Agreed," he said. He reached down with his hand and Turtle grasped his little finger and shook it.
The girl skipped ahead as he followed. "Cob and Turtle. Turtle and Cob," she chanted.
The giant liked the sound of his new nickname, especially from the voice of his new little friend.
Cob hid in the forest near Turtle's village. It was a large and rich village to Cob's eyes, for it had more vast fields and Turtle said there was more than one inn and a court of justice. The village proper was surrounded by a stout wooden wall behind which the villagers could take refuge from outlaws and raiders, and perhaps the odd giant.
For many weeks, Turtle did as she said she would. She brought him goats and sheep. And Cob tried to think how he might find a way to the land of giants. One day, the village's watchers sounded the alarms, four great bells that hung at the four corners of the wall. Cob watched from the forest and saw riders go out to warn the farmers in their fields. He watched as the villagers who were out in their fields or out hunting returned to take shelter within the wall. In the late afternoon, he saw Turtle approach.
"The alarm is for raiders," she said. "The elders have sent word to the royal army, but they might not reach us in time. We can hold off behind the wall."
"Then you'd best go," Cob said.
"You must come with me. It's not safe for you if they find you out here." She shook her head. "You move quietly for a giant and leave few marks. I don't know why that is, but it surely won't be enough. These raiders are very good hunters, and they have very sharp eyes. The gates will stay open till nightfall. I'll find some way to get you inside without someone seeing."
With that, she returned to the village while Cob waited. More and more farmers, hunters, and riders trickled into the village. And some of the people from surrounding lands who lived outside the village came for refuge as well. All the while, Cob waited where he was.
Finally, when it had grown dark, Turtle returned, hauling a wagon heaped with a great many cloaks. She was typically a clever child, but she must have been frightened and desperate to believe that some cloaks would fool the tower watch. Still, Cob humored her by donning them. She told him to crouch down and walk on his hands and knees. And he realized that she hoped the tower watch would only think he was a great beast of the field that was being led back in.
They made it as far as the gates themselves before someone cried out. Someone from the tower watch or one of the people inside the gates, Cob could not say. But all there could now see that it was no unusually large ox that Turtle was guiding into the village.
"Giant!" someone finally yelled. Cob rose to his feet. And Turtle, tiny as she was, stood before him as the villagers, who were arming themselves with pitchforks and stones and torches to fight the raiders, advanced upon Cob to drive him out.
That was when the alarm was raised again.
"Close the gates!" the watch commander called.
And over his voice, many cried to leave the gates open for there was a giant within. A stone came flying toward Cob, then another, as alarm bells rang, and people shouted. Cob looked down and saw that Turtle was gesturing toward herself. He feared she would be hurt by the stones and reached down. He lifted her up with one hand and shielded her with the other, and as he did, the stones stopped raining. And the alarm bells kept ringing. The gates were swinging close.
And they heard at last the sound of hoof beats on the ground.
"The raiders are here," Turtle said.
Cob turned and was stunned to see giant hooks leaping over the walls. The men of the watchtowers were already throwing down hot oil and large rocks, and shooting arrows down at whoever was on the other side of the wall. Cob was ignored for the moment as some villagers surged toward the wall and others rushed to shuffle the last of the children and the elders to safety. Cob put Turtle down and told her to reach shelter. She was a bold and reckless child, but she was no fool. She was as frightened and stunned as he was, and she ran to the safety of a shelter.
Cob saw figures climbing over the wall and onto the watchtowers and fighting the village watchers with swords and axes. Some began to climb down the towers. Cob looked down and saw the winches that controlled the gates. The raiders meant to open the gates. Cob stepped toward the first of the raiders, startling the villagers who were also running toward the man. Cob reached him first and with one swipe, knocked the man against the wall. Then he swiped at another. And another.
The raiders noticed him then. There were dozens within the village walls now and they began to attack Cob. One of them sliced at his legs as another stabbed at his feet. And still others shot arrows at him. Cob tried to shield himself. He threw his arms up before his face, fearing an arrow in the eye, but the raiders would not stop. Then he saw that the villagers were attacking the raiders who were attacking him. They were trying only to save themselves perhaps, but it gave the giant heart that he was not alone in the fight. And he swiped at the raiders again.
And then one of the raiders, an archer, turned his bow away from Cob and shot toward a village watcher, who was trying to defend Cob. The watcher was struck and he fell from his post.
A swell of rage filled Cob. He had never felt such anger before and he grasped the raider bowman, reached back with his arm, and flung the man so high and hard that he flew over the wall. And surely died on the other side of it.
This did not quench the giant's wrath. He grasped another raider and flung him as well. Then another. Some of them had managed to start opening the gates. But the giant would not have it. The wall and the gates were twice his height, but he stopped the gate as it opened and pushed with all his strength. And when he found he could not push the gate closed, he slipped through the opening that was made and stood before the gate. There were perhaps a hundred raiders outside. He kicked out at the ones who rushed toward him. The air buzzed with arrows, but he swiped at them as he would at a swarm of gnats. When the raiders sent riders toward him, he plucked two from their horses and let them dangle in the air. And the horses were wiser than their riders, for they began to gallop away, even though the giant meant them no harm. Those raiders who were left on foot began to flee as well. And those who were brave or foolish enough to still come forth, changed their minds when those raiders who had breached the village began to pour from the open gate, chased by the village watch, who flanked the giant.
After the villagers were certain that all the raiders were captured, killed, or fled, they raised a great cry of triumph and relief.
The giant stood outside of the village walls. He looked around and saw the bodies of the fallen raiders outside. There were many. He had not killed all of them. Three. He had flung three of them over the wall, not because he had to, but because he had grown so angry. Before the villagers could notice him, he slipped away into the forest.
He washed some of his wounds in the river, and felt a vague throb of pain from all the wounds he had. But none of it was equal to the anguish he felt at having killed those men. They were raiders. They would have killed him. And they did kill some of the villagers. There was nothing unjust in what he had done. He had defended people he did not know, people who might have attacked him. He had done so because he loved his friend.
He thought of Turtle and his anguish only deepened.
"There you are," a familiar voice spoke.
It was Turtle. She approached warily. "I was afraid you might have died when I heard all the fighting. But then we heard cheering. So we came out. You were nowhere. They're all talking about you. I told my mum I was going to check on my friends. Everyone is worried the raiders might return."
Cob said nothing, for his hearty was heavy.
"Most of these arrows barely scratched you," Turtle said. She began to pull out some of the arrows that still hung from his skin and his clothing. "But you'll still need tending to. You should come back inside. The healers are in the villager square."
Cob began to weep, great tears that splashed onto the rocks of the river.
"What's wrong? Are you wounded deep somewhere?"
He could not look at his friend. "I killed those men."
Turtle seemed to understand. "There's never been a raid in all my twelve summers," she said. "I didn't know battle would be like that, and I wasn't even in it. And I didn't want to be."
Cob took heart at that.
"At least, not until I grow stronger and braver and harder."
Cob was dismayed at that. "You're already strong and brave, Turtle. You faced a giant, after all, and did not run."
"That was different. You're not as scary as a raider."
Cob looked at her. "Truly?"
She climbed onto his knee and pat his arm. "I'm afraid not."
He managed a small smile. "I must leave now."
"Why? Do you know how great of a warrior you could be? We wouldn't even need the royal guard if we have you. The people of my village might be afraid at first, but they're good people. They'll see you as a friend, in time, as I do."
"I don't want to kill anyone else."
"But I need you here. I'm afraid the raiders will come back."
He began to weep again and remember the past. "No raiders ever came to our farm," he said. "We were too poor."
Cob dragged the back of his hand across his eyes to wipe away his tears. When he looked at his friend, she was peering back at him.
And so the giant told her the truth, about himself, about the beans. And about the land of giants that he did not know the way to. And to his surprise, Turtle was not angry.
"Where can I get ahold of such beans?" she wondered aloud.
Cob jogged his knee to get her attention. "That bean was a curse."
"How can you say so? If it wasn't for that bean, we would not have met. And my village might be burning to the ground and I might be dead or captured."
She was right, and perhaps Turtle could have been a proud giant. But Cob was not.
"I don't want to be a giant," he said.
Turtle snapped her fingers. "Maybe there's a way," she said. Her eyes were gleaming, as they did when she was thinking of some new adventure. She hopped down from his knee. "I'll bring you a healer to heal your wounds and then we should go back to your mother's home."
"To see if those beans still exist. If they haven't grown into anything, maybe we can dig them up, and maybe the rest might be magic too."
"I hadn't thought of that."
"Did you think to ask the man what the beans did before trading with him?"
Cob shrugged. "I forgot. I was too excited to have magic beans."
Turtle sighed and shook her head. "What if one of them can undo what this one did? What if one of those other beans can turn you back into what you were?"
Cob stood up. He felt a surge of hope in his chest. "Do you think it could be?"
"It's worth trying. And maybe if I eat one, I can turn into a giant. Then I can defend our village and you can be whatever you want to be."
Cob did not like the sound of Turtle's plan to become a giant, but hope had already become longing in his heart. He thought he would be able to stop Turtle from making the same mistake that he did.
"My mother won't be happy to see me," he said, remembering their sad parting.
"Let's not go empty-handed, then." Turtle mentioned something about a goose her mother had given to her care who was due to lay some eggs.
Cob did not think Turtle's mother would let her wander the roads alone after the raiders' attack, but to his surprise, the healer his little friend brought out was none other than Turtle's mother. Cob looked with envy upon the affection that Turtle and her mother had for each other and the pride that Turtle's mother had in her daughter. The healer made Cob promise to look after Turtle and himself. The royal army was close and would reach the village in a day or so to assure the raiders were truly defeated. But the healer took comfort that her daughter would be traveling away from the traces of battle that would linger in their village for some time. She wept a bit at their farewell and admonished the giant once more to take care of her only daughter. Then she bid them go before the royal army learned of the giant and tried to hunt him down as a gift for the king.
With Turtle riding on Cob's shoulder, and the giant's soundless and trackless way of moving, which Turtle thought might be part of the bean's magic, they reached the farm of the giant's mother in only a few days' time. In that time, Cob did not forget his deeds at the village, but he tried to make peace with them. And Turtle helped him. A sadness came over him at seeing the farm. And he was glad they had decided that only Turtle would go and seek the beans. Cob would watch from outside.
Turtle knocked on the door with the goose under one arm. When Cob's mother answered, the girl was to lie and tell her that she brought the goose as a courting gift on behalf of her widower father. Cob watched as his mother welcomed the girl and the goose inside. And soon, Turtle would ask to see the garden. Cob moved among the trees, so he could see. As his mother and Turtle came out to the garden, he saw dismay on Turtle's face and felt the same, for his mother had planted more vegetables in the garden. They looked like beanstalks. At first, he wondered if some were growing from the four beans he had planted, but these stalks all looked to be the same size. He watched as Turtle spoke and his mother went inside the house. And Turtle, to his horror, began to dig up the beanstalks.
He moved closer to the cottage and hugged against one wall, hoping he could stop her before his mother returned to the garden.
He whispered his friend's name as quietly as he could. Turtle turned and grinned at him. She held up three fingers and shook a little pouch that hung from her neck. She had found three of the beans.
"What in the name of the gods are you doing!"
Cob recognized that voice and felt both love and horror.
Turtle did not turn. She merely dove back into the dirt. And mayhem ensued as Turtle dug, Cob's mother came toward her tripping over her skirts, and the goose flapped around the yard. Cob wondered if he should show himself and explain and apologize. But then he saw something glinting in the ground just out of Turtle's reach. The last bean.
As he watched, Turtle saw the glint and reached for it just as his mother grabbed the scruff of Turtle's collar. The goose waddled toward the bean, reached down, and swallowed it up. Turtle pulled free of his mother's grasp, swept the startled goose up in her arms, jumped over the little fence of the garden and ran toward the forest, followed by his mother's familiar screams.
Cob could not help but to smile. It would have been so, had he and Turtle been brother and sister, and his mother had been their mother. It would have been so that their poor mother would have screamed herself hoarse calling after two misfit children.
He waited until his mother went inside, feeling a small measure of pity. He had already resolved to return that night and set her garden right. He could not grow things, but he would try at least to save her beanstalks. He told Turtle so when he met with her in the forest. But she was distracted by the treasure she had just dug up.
"They're different colors," she said, holding them up in the dying light.
"You didn't say they were different colors."
"Is that important?"
"It could be. Look." She pointed to the goose, whose white feathers were turning golden here and there. "She ate a golden one. And here's a blue one, and a red one, and…silver!"
Cob sighed and glanced over at his mother's cottage.
"What color was the one you ate?"
Cob tried to remember. "Green."
Turtle looked dejected. "Well, there are no more green ones."
"Which one do you think will turn me back?"
"Now that we have the beans, we'll have to find the man who gave them to you. He might know."
The goose began to wander to and fro. Turtle made a little nest for her. And in the meantime, the goose turned completely golden. She sat on the nest that Turtle made and she laid her egg. When the goose rose from the nest, Cob saw that the egg she laid was golden. Turtle lifted it up and declared that it might be solid gold.
"Do you suppose her scat will come out gold too?" Turtle said. "Imagine if I'd eaten that one."
Cob frowned. "You're not still thinking of eating one?"
Turtle didn't answer.
When it was full dark, Cob asked her to wait while he went and fixed his mother's garden. And he took the golden egg for good measure. He had never seen gold and did not know if the egg was true, but he knew his mother was clever enough to know what to do with it. If it was true gold, she would use it to prosper. Turtle gave no care to the egg. Her eyes were only for the beans and Cob made her promise not to eat any of them while he was gone.
When he returned, all three beans were still uneaten. Girl, goose, and giant rested for the night, and set out for the market the next morning to find the man who had given him the beans.
"You know, I've been thinking," Turtle said.
"That's good. I like it when you think."
"I wonder if these…beans as you call them work together with the person or animal who eats them. It seems to me that you were afraid of being an insignificant little man, and so the bean you ate made you grow into a giant. Who can ignore a giant? And the goose was most likely afraid of being slaughtered and so the bean she ate made her far too valuable to be eaten."
"But now she'll never have any goslings."
The goose gave a toot and waddled forth past him.
"I don't think she's at all sad that she won't be laying any more eggs that us people will just end up eating one way or another," Turtle said.
"Poor golden goose."
Turtle ignored him and continued. "Well, I'm afraid of being weak and being told what to do. So maybe if I eat one, I'll be strong and fierce."
"Don't you dare!" the giant said. When Turtle kept walking, he stamped his foot. The earth shook. The goose honked and flapped her wings. Turtle lost her balance and fell down.
Cob knelt as far down as he could. He could not bring his face level to hers, but he rolled his eyes down so he could see her. Turtle was startled and began to look scared.
"You don't know what those beans will do to you. One of them might be poison! And even if they aren't poison, what if the one you eat ends up turning you into a real turtle? Did you think of it?"
"I…hadn't."
"It would serve you right if it did."
He pointed a finger at her. She grasped it and he lifted her up onto her feet.
They continued on their way, and Cob knew he had to find a way to part his little friend from those magic beans. For he doubted they would find the man who had given them to him. And even if they did, the man himself might not know what to make of the beans. And even if he did, it was doubtful that one of the remaining beans could undo what another bean had done.
He lifted Turtle up onto his shoulder then, and gripped the golden goose loosely in his hand. They were moving closer to settled lands, and they would have to travel through the forest to keep from being seen. For a few steps he kept to the road, where he could see the faraway mountains, wreathed always in cloud. If he lived up there, no one would see him, or harm him, or be harmed by him.
For now, he would enjoy his adventure with his only friend. But soon, he would leave little Turtle and the golden goose in a safe village full of good people who would return her to her family. And he would trudge toward those mountains. He had not wanted to be a poor farmer and a poor son, but that was what he was. And he did not want to be a giant. But that was what he became. And he did not want to disappoint the one person who had faith in him and affection for him. But he must. For giants were brutish.
And he was a giant now.
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The case for taking better care of 2-year-olds.
Can We Improve America by Taking Better Care of Our 2-Year-Olds?
Toddlers are still considered the sole responsibility of their parents. But if society stepped up, we could help parents and kids alike.
Educare keeps quality high by offering ongoing professional development, engaging families to extend learning opportunities at home, and using data to inform classroom practice. And it works. The results of a decadelong study show that children who start in Educare by age 2 improve their vocabulary and self-control and have more involved parents when they head to kindergarten at age 5. Educare students, including English language learners, outperformed their low-income peers on vocabulary assessments—and the earlier they started at Educare, the better they did on the assessments.


For many, the occasion of Thanksgiving is a time for family reunions, shopping, merrymaking, feasts and family dinner. People take out time to spend special time to meet near and dear ones and thank them for their kindness. Every year, people all across the world celebrate Thanksgiving Day. Originated as the festival of harvest, on this day people thank the almighty for his grace and blessing and the bountiful harvest received the preceding year. The day on which this occasion is commemorated varies in different countries. For Canada it is the second Monday of October and for United States it is the fourth Thursday of November. Other countries like Australia, Grenada, The Netherlands and India also join in the celebration. This year, the Thanksgiving day will fall on November 23, one day prior to Black Friday, as per the US celebration date.
Though the occasion of Thanksgiving has historical roots, it is more or less celebrated as a secular festival. It is believed to have its origins in the English tradition. During the English Reformation, which was ruled by Henry VIII, the days of thanksgiving and special thanksgiving religious services gained importance. Before 1536, there were 95 Church holidays, plus 52 Sundays, when people were required to attend church and forego work and sometimes pay for expensive celebrations. However, later Church holidays were reduced to 27 and were replaced by Days of Fasting or Days of Thanksgiving.
Interestingly, there is another story which goes back to 1620. It is believed that Pilgrims reached American soil and settled in an area they called Plymouth, now Boston. However, being immigrants they were unaware of the upcoming harsh winters they were going to face. Due to that, the food was low and it was a difficult winter for them. Soon after, during the Spring season the Pilgrims came out to plant and grow crops, where they were helped by a native American named Squanto. With their new found skills and planting techniques they were able to prepare themselves for the next winter and to thank the American they threw a huge harvest feast for him. It is then that the custom of Thanksgiving began.
Thanksgiving Day is celebrated with delicious food and wine. A usual Thanksgiving menu consists of roast turkey, roasted sweet potato casserole and winter vegetables. The dessert usually consists of a pumpkin pie with a walnut crust. Every year, the President of the USA, chooses one turkey, which becomes the national Thanksgiving bird and is spared from execution. An annual Thanksgiving Day parade also takes place in the New York City.
While Thanksgiving day is celebrated in Goa, it is known with a different name; Ladin' or 'Ladainha, which means a litany to the Virgin Mary. On this day, people thank God for all materiel and spiritual benefits. Every year the function is sponsored by different individuals. Christians start preparing for the occasion by buying wheat and gram, candles, wine and coloured tinsel paper.
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Colts find 'D' to rip Ravens
BALTIMORE -- Here's a twist: The Indianapolis Colts won a game on the strength of their defense. The Colts barely missed their first shutout since 1997, Peyton Manning threw two touchdown passes, and Indianapolis cruised past the Baltimore Ravens 24-7 Sunday night.
Indianapolis story line
Manning went 21-for-36 for 254 yards and no interceptions, and Marvin Harrison had six catches for 69 yards. But the real story was the marvelous play of the Indianapolis defense, which received few headlines last year while Manning threw an NFL-record 49 touchdown passes for an offense that amassed a league-leading 522 points. Cato June returned an interception 30 yards for a touchdown with 2:39 left. And the Colts limited Jamal Lewis to 48 yards rushing, making the 2003 NFL rushing leader a non-factor in a game that was close until Indianapolis scored two third-quarter touchdowns. The Colts then took advantage of a key penalty during a 63-yard drive that ended in a 28-yard touchdown pass from Manning to Harrison, who got behind Chris McAlister in the right corner of the end zone for a 10-0 lead. The penalty, against Dale Carter for putting a hand to the face of receiver Brandon Stokley, occurred on a third-and-8 from the Indianapolis 39. Instead of punting, Indianapolis kept moving. It was the 83rd time Manning and Harrison have hooked up for a touchdown, two behind Steve Young and Jerry Rice as the most prolific TD duo in NFL history. On their next series, the Colts covered 71 yards in four plays, going up 17-0 on a 26-yard touchdown pass from Manning to Ben Utecht. It was Utecht's first catch in the pros.The Colts took a 3-0 halftime lead on a 20-yard field goal by Mike Vanderjagt with 15 seconds left.
Baltimore story line
The Ravens lost quarterback Kyle Boller, who hyperextended a right toe while being sacked by Larry Triplett in the third quarter with Baltimore trailing 17-0. Boller finished 15-for-23 for 141 yards and an interception. His replacement, Anthony Wright, completed 19 of 31 passes for 214 yards and two interceptions in his first game since 2003. His 17-yard touchdown pass to Daniel Wilcox with 13 seconds left ruined the Colts' bid for their first shutout since a 41-0 rout of Miami on Dec. 14, 1997.
70,501: Fans at the game, the largest crowd ever to watch a football game in Baltimore.
3: Field-goal attempts missed Sunday by Baltimore's Matt Stover (38, 47 and 45 yards)
3: Field-goal attempts missed by Stover in the entire 2004 season.
Look out, NFL -- the Colts have found a defense.

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Trump Declares National Emergency Over Border Wall Funding; Lawsuits Coming
February 15, 2019 11:31am 1004 Comments
President Donald Trump on Friday moved to bypass Congress to fund additional sections of border wall by declaring a national emergency. The move came after Trump said he'll sign legislation Congress passed to keep the government open, legislation that had been intended as a compromise on the border issue to avoid another shutdown.
Trump said Friday a wall will work to reduce drug smuggling and human trafficking, and called opponents' arguments that it would be ineffective "a big lie ... a big con game."
Trump: 'Walls Work'
"Walls work a hundred percent," Trump said in a morning speech on the White House lawn, where he was joined by several family members of people who were murdered, allegedly by people illegally in the country. "We're talking about an invasion of our country, with drugs, with human traffickers with all kinds of criminal gangs.
"We are declaring it for virtual invasion purposes," Trump said. "You don't have a border, you don't have a country."
Trump said he expected to be sued over the issue, which opponents have already vowed they would do, arguing his move could be unconstitutional because it usurps Congress' spending authority.
"Sadly, we'll be sued, and happily we'll win, I think," Trump said.
The legislation Congress approved Thursday has about $1.375 billion for 55 miles of new fencing and barriers –- though not calling it a wall –- along the Mexico-Texas border. That's less than the $5.7 billion Trump has sought, with the legislation paying for about a quarter of the 200-mile section of wall Trump is seeking to have built.
White House officials said Trump's plan would call for spending about $8 billion on border barriers, including the $1.4 billion approved by Congress. Trump said the money would be culled from military budgets, "certain funds that are being used at the discretion of generals, at the discretion of the military."
Lawsuit Likely
Several potential plaintiffs have emerged for expected lawsuits challenging the president's ability to spend money without Congress' authorization. Among those already being mentioned as possible plaintiffs were interest groups, Democratic politicians, and the state of California.
Trump acknowledged that now that he's signed an order calling the issue a national emergency, it will go into the courts, but said ultimately he would prevail.
"We will then be sued … and we will possibly get a bad ruling, and then we'll get another bad ruling," Trump said. "And then we'll win at the Supreme Court."
Also on Friday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat from New York, said she and fellow Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro said they'd file a bill aimed at blocking Trump's emergency declaration.
BREAKING: We're suing President Trump over today's blatantly illegal declaration of a national emergency.
There is no emergency. This is an unconstitutional power grab that hurts American communities. We'll see him in court.
— ACLU (@ACLU) February 15, 2019
While deepening the rift between Democrats, who control the House, and the president, Trump's signing of the bill that Congress had intended as a compromise will avoid another closing of the government. The stopgap measure undertaken to end the last government shutdown on Jan. 25 only ran through Feb. 15.
The previous shutdown, which started in late December, prevented about 800,000 federal workers from collecting pay for about a month. Polls showed most of the public blamed Trump and Republicans, and they moved to end the stalemate in late January by approving the temporary government funding measure set to expire on Friday.
The move to declare a national emergency, however, in addition to nearly ensuring a legal challenge, brought immediate condemnation from Democrats.
Schumer, Pelosi React
"Declaring a national emergency would be a lawless act, a gross abuse of the power of the presidency and a desperate attempt to distract from the fact that President Trump broke his core promise to have Mexico pay for his wall," Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, also a Democrat, said in a joint statement. "It is yet another demonstration of President Trump's naked contempt for the rule of law. This is not an emergency, and the president's fearmongering doesn't make it one."
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who originally had expressed opposition to the president declaring an emergency, said he now supports Trump's move. Other Republicans, including Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, said they opposed Trump's move.
Many Democrats said they were disappointed the president was going around Congress after it had made the move to compromise. After giving Trump some of what he wanted, he's now moving to take the rest, they said.
"I think all of us will come to regret this," said Democratic Sen. Chris Koons of Delaware. "It is not the right way, for the president to try to end-run Congress when he is unsatisfied with a broad, bipartisan compromise that is delivering billions of dollars more for border security."
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American Girl dolls aren't radical any more – I wanted one of these so badly when I was a kid.
Animal rights activists wreak havoc in Milan – It'll take years to recover the lost work and, "Many of the animals at the facility are genetic models for psychiatric disorders such as autism and schizophrenia." From Critical Dragon1177.
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My son is autistic. He also doesn't have any concept of faith (of course, I've never taught him any either). However, he does believe in the UPS man as the person who brings presents. More than belief, because he can see the UPS man, he comes down our street every day, and you can see the UPS man leaving boxes on the front porch and other people's porches. And the UPS man comes whether or not you are good, or pout or cry. And he comes nearly every day, not just once a year. My son is also amazed at how you can click on the '1-Click' button on Amazon and make the UPS man show up.
This comment made me smile. I'm a grown woman with autism, and I have described my relationship to delivery people in much the same way. Yes, I am aware that in order for the delivery people to bring me stuff, I need to place an order and submit payment, but because these things are so disconnected from the delivery, I still see the delivery person as a bringer of gifts. Or at least, I did when I lived/worked in places where I had a direct interaction with UPS/FedEx people. Now I live in a high rise where the person at the front desk is the bringer of happiness.
Regarding the atheists=autistic people article, there is a lot of offensive stuff in what that person said, but I think it's actually even more offensive to atheists than autistic people. The casual assumption that of course "normal" people all have faith is pretty eyebrow-raising. The suggestion that autistic children should be taught faith is terrifying.
I grew up without faith, not because I am autistic, but because my parents didn't teach me religion. What is possibly interesting/relevant is that I grew up thinking EVERYONE was an atheist. I was an adult before I realized how very wrong I was about that.
My son is "on the spectrum." He doesn't give a wit about religion but that's probably because of the way I addressed his questions about it when he was four or five. I gave him information and let him make up his own mind. If he had been interested, we would have pursued it more. The notion that these folks are going to "turn autistic children into believers" is disturbing. It's my understanding that because they tend to be trusting, autistic people are vulnerable to manipulation by unscrupulous people.
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I only remember seeing those historical "American Girl" dolls once or twice at Costco. I couldn't see what would be so controversial about them.
I think back in the 90's, they were perceived as promoting multiculturalism and empowering girls. Can't have that, you know. Thin end of the wedge. Leads directly to dogs and cats living together and the Apopopopopocalypse.
LOL. I Forgot, gender equality is a sign of the end times!
I did my own research after reading the article about American Girl, rather than jump to conclusions about censorship by the company that owns the product line.
Note that Samantha, Kirsten, and Felicity are all there. Conclusion: the dolls were removed because they were no longer selling, but the books remain because the stories about the characters are worth telling. Even if you can never afford the dolls, you can buy the books.
Also, the title of the article itself is misleading. American Girl was never radical; I've read that its fans tended to be conservative in their politics.
This probably has a lot to do with the fact that you were dropping over $100 on a doll for your child (well, daughter) in the first place, and in order to be a "fan", you probably had the whole collection as well as matching outfits for your doll and your daughter. I had most of the books and it was a HUGE DEAL when I got Kirsten. I was massively dismissed by a classmate who had Felicity and Samantha and Molly and five outfits for each AND the matching little girl ones, and her parents were (shocker) rampant conservatives.
Sharks don't have wings or feathers, people don't have wings or feathers, ergo sharks are people!
This is why I despise direct action approaches to animal rights, the demand for animal testing isn't going anywhere–it's still framed as a human necessity. Now MORE animals will suffer and die for these antiquated tests. We need vegan education, not vandalism.
I still have my American Girl doll, Molly. I got her for Christmas in 1991 when I was 9 years old. I learned a lot of my sewing skills making clothing for her. She sits in my sewing studio now, with her hair kind of ruined but otherwise in good shape. She's still very special to me, even after more than 20 years.
My sister had 2 of the American Girl dolls. I read every single book Pleasant Company put out. It was the best introduction to history I could ask for, because it kept me engaged and interested in different time periods. I'm sad to see that tradition fading from the company – I'd hoped that there would be an ever-growing series of books and dolls to share with my own children and help them learn history too. We'll find other ways to teach those lessons of course, and the books that already exist are still around, but I would like to have seen the company continue as it was, instead of becoming so much like Barbie.
I've met a few people on the autism spectrum who were religious, and a few more who I suspected might be somewhere on the same spectrum who were very active in church life. They seemed to get something out of the rigidity of religious ritual and the ordered nature of the dogma and demands made on the faithful. I have no idea if they were on-board with the whole personal religious experience of divinity, though. They didn't really seem to care either way.


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The 1934 Swindon by-election was held on 25 October 1934.  The by-election was held due to the appointment as county court judge of the incumbent Conservative MP, Reginald Mitchell Banks.  It was won by the Labour candidate Christopher Addison.

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Mansfield Town's youngsters booked themselves a third round trip to Premier League club AFC Bournemouth after beating Chester 2-0 in the FA Youth Cup at the One Call Stadium last night.
The club's first team may have bowed out of the senior competition 24 hours earlier, but the club's youth marched on and have been rewarded by the Stags' directors with an overnight stay at Bournemouth for the next round.
Academy manager John Dempster said: "There's a million and one ways to win a football match.
"The romantic way was in the last round, coming from 2-0 behind to beat Grimsby 3-2.
"Tonight was winning ugly, but that pleased me as much as the last performance. I'm delighted with the players and there were some really good individual performances.
"It will be a completely different challenge against Bournemouth. They're a Premier League outfit and they'll play a different style of football.
"The directors have promised us an overnight stay which will be a great experience for our players. That was the carrot for them tonight – we said that before the game.
"We didn't mention the third round until just before kick-off, then we told them.
Striker Jimmy Knowles made the breakthrough from the penalty spot last night in the 58th minute after Riley O'Sullivan was brought down by a Chester defender.
Striker Knowles expertly placed the ball into the bottom left corner from the spot kick, leaving keeper Ben Gale with no chance.
After seeing his finish blocked on the line by a defender, O'Sullivan grabbed the second of the game from the resulting corner as the ball fell to his feet inside the six-yard area, leaving him with a simple finish from close range.
Dempster says that Mansfield's finishing was the difference between the two sides on the night.
"I'm really pleased with some of the things that were on show tonight," he said.
"I don't think it was one of our best performances in possession, but Chester make it very difficult for you. They sit back and are very compact and say some and break us down.
He continued: "We took the two chances we had from set plays. They had long throws, corners, and put everything in our box. I thought Jamie Chisholm was excellent tonight – he headed everything that came into our box.
STAGS: Marrs, King, Sketchley, Cornell, Armsden, Chisholm, Sinclair, Tague, Knowles (Ingram 90), Rangel (Sarson 46), O'Sullivan. SUBS NOT USED: Phillips, Langton, Stokes, Davis, Saunders.


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Halle Berry Pokes Fun at Herself For One of Her Common Movie Tropes
Halle Berry posts a meme on Twitter making fun of how many times characters of hers have saved children onscreen in the past few years.
Halle Berry has posted a meme lambasting one of her most common movie tropes. The actress broke onto the scene in the early 1990s before entering the 2000s with a whirlwind of roles in both big-budget blockbusters and indie darlings. Between starring in films like the X-Men trilogy and Die Another Day, she won an Oscar for Best Actress for her role in the 2001 film Monster's Ball. Berry's more recent high-profile roles have included appearances in the blockbuster sequels Kingsman: The Golden Circle and John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, as well as the 2022 Roland Emmerich disaster flick Moonfall.
However, Berry has made a lot of mid-budget projects in between those films, many of which share one crucial plot element: they often involve Berry on a desperate search to save a young child. These movies include The Call, in which Berry's character is a 911 operator who must find a way to save a teen girl (Abigail Breslin) after she is abducted by a serial killer. Another recent entry stars Berry as Karla Dyson, a mother who must chase down a mysterious assailant who holds her son Frankie (Sage Correa) captive after kidnapping him from a carnival: the 2017 film Kidnap.
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Recently on Twitter, Berry posted a Tweet with the caption "I know she's not about to save another kid in this mov…" This reference to someone discussing her common recent movie trope was accompanied by a five-second video of Usher. The video, which is a brief clip of a live performance from NPR's Tiny Desk Concert Series, features the artist saying "watch this" before launching into a song. Check out the Tweet below:
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While this may just be a passing reference to the movies she has made recently, it might also be a hint about one of Berry's upcoming projects. It could certainly be the case that she is considering a script for a project that made her think of just how many times she has saved kids onscreen in the past decade. It's equally possible that the project that has stirred this up is her upcoming horror thriller Mother Land, which is being directed by Alexandre Aja (High Tension) and Mark Romanek (One Hour Photo) and follows a family being haunted by an evil spirit.
Whatever the case, it is certainly true that Halle Berry has made saving children her bread and butter as of late. As her recent action roles have proved, she's absolutely up to the challenge of delivering high-octane thrills, whoever it is she's fighting for. However, by poking fun at herself she has also proven that she has the ability to laugh when she's not on set being intense.
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Hyper-V 2.0: Microsoft's Virtualization Offering Grows Up
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Microsoft's Hyper-V is only six months old, yet the company is already preparing its customers for a better, more powerful version of the virtualization feature it bundles with its Windows Server 2008 operating system. Hyper-V 2.0 (not its official name) will be offered as part of Windows Server 2008 R2, which was announced at Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference (PDC) in October and is expected some time this year.
Hyper-V's feature set may not be on par with those offered by VMware and others, but don't expect it to remain at the back of the pack forever. The next release will include Live Migration, Virtual Machine Manager module and other sought-after functionality.
Among the new features, finally, is Live Migration, which provides the ability to move running virtual machines (VMs) between physical servers without interrupting their operation.
If the feature sounds familiar that's because it probably is: It's the equivalent of VMware's VMotion, which the virtualization giant first introduced in 2003.
That is the way that Microsoft works: Identify a market, enter it with a feature-poor product (often bundled with another product) and then incrementally add features to catch up with the competition. It's a strategy the company has pursued countless times and one that has often been successful — as competitors to Internet Explorer and Office, among others, learned to their cost. Since Hyper-V is part of Windows Server 2008 (and Windows Server 2008 R2) it is going to be installed on a great many servers, and it's bound to be widely used. There is no reason why the strategy shouldn't be successful in this market too, if it can keep introducing new features to catch up with VMware.
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In System Center, Microsoft's management system, and its new Virtual Machine Manager module, the company has a ready made platform to compete with VMware's own management platform. "The ability to manage your virtual estate is very important, and System Center will be a very valuable management tool," said Roy Illsley, a senior research analyst at the Butler Group. Using the Virtual Machine Manager System Center module, it is possible to manage Hyper-V- and VMware-based VMs, and to carry out operations such as moving them between physical machines, from a single console or even automatically by policy. Support for machines virtualized using Citrix's Xen hypervisor is also planned. "By contrast, VMware's management capabilities are good for controlling VMware products, but that's the limit," said Illsley.
Live Migration was left out of the original Hyper-V in June because of difficulties with file systems, and Microsoft attempted to cover the omission by offering Quick Migration instead. Quick Migration requires saving the state of a running VM to disk before the storage connectivity can be moved from one physical machine to another and restoring the saved state from storage to memory. The move process can take as little as 6 seconds for a 512Mb virtual machine, but service is still interrupted.
The fact that Live Migration has been included in the second version of Hyper-V shows Microsoft believes it is a key feature. To be able to offer it, the company has had to introduce a new shared file system called Clustered Shared Volumes. But Illsley warned that Live Migration will not appeal to everyone. "It's a useful capability, but remember that it is only interesting in a data center environment where you have shared storage. And it only really works with chips of the same generation. You can't do it between physical machines with Intel and AMD chips, or between Intel 7200 and 7300 chips without losing functionality."
Microsoft appears to understand this and has added a large number of other new features as well. One incremental enhancement is scalability. Specifically, Hyper-V 2.0 will support up to 32 logical processors, compared to only 16 in Server 2008's Hyper-V when it was released, and 24 when it was updated in September. As mentioned earlier, Microsoft is slowly but surely increasing the power of Hyper-V, and it's likely this scalability will be further increased in the future.
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Microsoft has also promised the ability to add and remove .vhd files, as well as pass-through disks attached to a virtual SCSI controller on a running VM, without requiring a reboot. This "hot" add and remove capability makes thin provisioning much easier to implement, Illsley said. Thin provisioning is potentially one of the most effective ways of preventing the storage requirements of a virtualized environment from spiraling out of control, by allocating storage to applications without actually provisioning it until it is needed. Hot add/remove also provides more flexibility in data center backup scenarios as well as new scenarios in complex Exchange and SQL Server deployments, Microsoft claims. It will also be possible to boot a computer from a .VHD file stored on a local hard disk.
There are several improvements in the way memory is used under Hyper-V 2.0 as well. The hypervisor itself will use a smaller proportion of total system memory, Microsoft promises, which leaves more for guest operating systems. And dynamic memory allocation will mean that virtual machines that don't need memory at a given time can relinquish it back to a pool and reallocated to a virtual machine that needs more.
The new Hyper-V is also being touted as more efficient. Hyper-V 2.0 will support Second level Address Translation (SLAT), improving VM performance and reducing the CPU load on some hardware. It also uses less power compared to the original Hyper-V.
VMs should benefit from better network performance thanks to the extension of TCP Offload and Jumbo Frames — both features of Windows Server 2008 — to VMs. TCP offload enables the NIC of the host machine to carry outTCP processing instead of the main processor doing it, while Jumbo Frames allow 6 times larger payloads per packet.
Finally, Microsoft has been working on improvements to presentation virtualization and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) — essentially allowing remote users to operate a virtualized desktop device or an individual application running at a central location. When Windows 7 users access applications running remotely, the apps will look and feel like they are locally installed — complete with the Aero Glass interface — and they will be accessible from the Start menu, Microsoft said.
For the moment, Hyper-V is still in its infancy, and traditionally it's not until version 3 of a product that Microsoft seriously challenges incumbents in a particular market. But with the introduction of Live Migration in Hyper-V 2.0, and its combination with System Center, Microsoft is already building a serious virtualization platform that may well become a dominant force in the market.


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EFL wants changes to loan signing rules
The English Football League has made a formal request to FIFA for the rules on the signings of loan players to be changed.
Previously clubs outside the Premier League were able to bring in players on short-term loans – ranging from 28 to 93 days – throughout the season, but that rule was scrapped before the start of 2016 – 2017 campaign.
Now, however, as part of a broader raft of proposals aimed at reforming the global transfer system, the EFL is pressing for the rules to be relaxed again, as The BBC reports.
They support the idea that teams in any league, below the top flight in their respective countries, should be able to bring in players on loan throughout the season, with an important caveat, however.
In order to protect the domestic game in each league, they are suggesting that loan deals should be restricted to players eligible to play for the national team in each country, and who are under 23 years of age when the loan starts.
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Accueil › The Penguin Book of Italian Short Stories
The Penguin Book of Italian Short Stories
A landmark collection of stories--nearly half appearing in English for the first time--selected and introduced by Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri
A Penguin Classic
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NYPA Press Release
N.Y. Power Authority Announces Additional Studies of Proposed Empire State Plaza Microgrid and Combined Heat and Power Plant Project to Evaluate Renewable Energy Options
For Immediate Release: 2/5/18
Contact: Media Hotline | (914) 681-6770
The New York Power Authority today has called for additional studies of the proposed Empire State Plaza Microgrid and Combined Heat and Power Plant project in Albany in order to better evaluate renewable energy options for the project. This will allow a more comprehensive review of possible alternative energy sources that may be feasible to explore as part of the Sheridan Avenue project to improve reliability, resiliency and energy efficiency at the plaza. The project partners, the New York State Office of General Services and NYPA, will take this time to enlist ongoing engagement and input from members of the public, including local community members, energy experts and advocacy organizations and will incorporate community benefits into the project's go-forward plan.
"Building an energy system that is cleaner, more resilient and affordable for all New Yorkers is a top priority for us at NYPA," said Gil C. Quiniones, president and CEO of the Power Authority. "This will let us take the time needed, with community input, to evaluate renewable energy options for the Empire State Plaza energy project, so that we can follow the best path forward."
NYPA will engage community stakeholders, energy experts, and community advocacy organizations to examine renewable options including large scale net metering for solar and wind inputs. The Authority will further assess the feasibility of incorporating any renewable energy options as part of a proposed locally-sourced mini-power grid. The grid will be connected to the statewide grid, and also be able to operate independently, to power the Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza in Albany. This analysis and public input will help inform the required project draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The project is subject to the State Environmental Quality Review process.
The goal for the proposed project is to be able to supply 90 percent of the power for the 98-acre downtown Albany complex and be able to save the Plaza an estimated $2.7 million in annual energy costs. The project's emissions goals are targeted to be in line with Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's Reforming the Energy Vision goal to reduce emissions by 40 percent by 2030 from 1990 levels.
The two agencies have completed a series of energy-saving and energy efficiency measures in recent years at the plaza.
About NYPA:
NYPA is the largest state public power organization in the nation, operating 16 generating facilities and more than 1,400 circuit-miles of transmission lines. More than 70 percent of the electricity NYPA produces is clean renewable hydropower. NYPA uses no tax money or state credit. It finances its operations through the sale of bonds and revenues earned in large part through sales of electricity. For more information visit www.nypa.gov and follow us on Twitter @NYPAenergy, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr and LinkedIn.


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Continuing to feature Texas wineries during Texas Wine Month, we welcome on Jennifer McInnis, general manager of Bending Branch Winery. We have a great conversation about some of the varieties that Bending Branch champions, Tannat and Picpoul at the top of the list. They also use some innovative winemaking techniques, such as Cryo-maceration and Flash Detente. Check out what it's all about!
Texas Wine Journal Panelists, Jon Gerber, Shawn Croft, and Julia Dixon come on the show to talk about Chardonnay from Texas and around the world. They tasted 6 chardonnay blind and this is their commentary before they knew which was which. You can see the lineup below, but overall, great discussion around the most famous and infamous white grape out there. Plus, I think the consensus was that TX did show strong. Guest appearance from Daniel Kelada at the end to give insight on the producers and regions!
We're in the throws of summer, and the Texas grape harvest is in full swing. We talk with winemakers across the state to get the low down of where the harvest is and where it's going across the state. It's an early harvest, but there's high hopes for the Hill Country and High Plains; "no excuses," says Sergio Cuadra of Fall Creek Vineyards. But the Gulf Coast and other parts of Texas have other difficulties. Check out the podcast for the full story!
In 2006, Randy left Houston to carve out a life with his wife in Napa, with the 10 year plan to come back to TX to make world class wine and push the industry. An internship at Cakebread lead to a job, then to a position at Colgin, then to work under cult winemakers like Mike Hirby and Andy Erickson. All this lead to served as the foundation of his own label, Lightning Wines, focusing on Grenache. In 2014, Randy came back to TX to launch C.L Butaud to push the possibilities of Tempranillo. Check out the podcast to hear Randy tell his story. He's made a splash already!
From Long Island to Texas!
Regan and Carey Meador come into the KOOP studios to share with us their quest to first produce highly acclaimed wine on the North Fork of Long Island then their transition to Texas. We get all the juicy facts of Long Island wine as well as a strong argument for why we should all be excited about Texas as a growing region! Get the inside scoop, cause they still have some LI wines to sell, extremely interesting Lagrein and Teroldego (yeah, that's right), and everybody's getting excited about their first 2017 Texas vintage!
Grayson is winemaker of Arché Vineyard and Winery in Saint Jo, about an hour North of Dallas. An odd place you might guess for vineyards, but Grayson explains how the conditions are unique and perfect for grapes. Arché was the first to move into the neighborhood, but now there are a number of wineries moving into what the locals are referring to the Red River Valley. Check it out, there's even a guest appearance by Presley Whitehead, vineyard manager of neighboring Blue Ostrich and Grayson's fiancé!
Kyle Johnston talks about his experience in setting up this brand new winery RLV in Coleman Texas. Centered around the Rancho Loma getaway ranch and restaurant, their first vintage is 2016, and the tasting room just opened to the public. He's working with some fantastic vineyards from around the state, and looking forward to their estate vineyard planted to Rhone varietals. They scored several awards in the recent Texsom wine competition.
Sergio is head winemaker at Fall Creek Vineyards and came to TX after a career of making wine in Chile. We talk about the challenges of growing grapes in a warm climate and how the vines adapt to produce wines you wouldn't expect. Sergio talks of his experience of making wine in TX, how the soil and site make all the difference, as well as why the winemaker must stay on his or her toes during harvest.


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Henry Cheetham (27 April 1827 – 22 December 1899) was an Anglican bishop, Bishop of Sierra Leone from 1870 until 1882.

Henry Cheetham was born in Nottingham and educated in Nottingham and at Christ's College, Cambridge. Ordained in 1856, he was Vicar of Quarndon, Derbyshire until his appointment to the colonial episcopate. He died in Bournemouth on 22 December 1899. Doctor of Divinity (DD) 1871.

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2017 FCBTR/ABC2 Winners
ABC² and the Florida Center for Brain Tumor Research Award $350,000 to Florida-Based Researchers
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The Florida Center for Brain Tumor Research (FCBTR), in partnership with ABC2 (Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure), awarded $350,000 to support brain cancer research at the University of Florida and the Mayo Clinic. The awards support studies with a clear development path and potential to provide meaningful improvements in treatment outcomes for patients in the near future.
The awards fund research in areas on the cutting edge of scientific inquiry, including development of innovative adoptive cell, nanotechnology and immunologically-based therapies. The award recipients will receive $87,500 for their projects. The recipients are:
Loic Deleyrolle, PhD and Elias Sayour, MD, PhD, University of Florida: Immune-targeting of slow-cycling malignant glioma cells via RNA nanoparticle vaccines• Catherine Flores, PhD, University of Florida: Evaluating adoptive cell therapy against diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma• Betty Kim, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic: Engineering a bispecific nano-engager for targeted glioblastoma immunotherapy
• Maryam Rahman, MD, MS University of Florida: Novel immune response analysis algorithm to predict responders to immunotherapy
This year, the FCBTR/ABC2 Grants Program received applications from researchers at six Florida centers, including University of Florida, Mayo Clinic, University of Miami, University of South Florida, Scripps, and University of West Florida.
"The Florida legislature is to be congratulated, again, on establishing a program, the Florida Center for Brain Tumor Research, which continues to bring the world's best brain tumor scientists to our state," said Dr. William Friedman, Chairman of Neurosurgery at the University of Florida. "It has been an honor to collaborate with ABC2 on this important scientific endeavor for Florida."
"We appreciate the opportunity to partner with FCBTR to build a world-class brain cancer research network in Florida," said Max Wallace, CEO of ABC2. "Thanks to the fundraising support from patients, families and loved ones participating in ABC2's Florida Brain Cancer 5k, we're able to commit significant funding directly into research that holds the potential to speed the discovery of a cure."
Since 2006, the FCBTR at the Evelyn F. and William L. McKnight Brain Institute of the University of Florida has worked with hospitals statewide to collect tissue and disseminate data on brain tumors, creating a powerful tool to facilitate clinical trials, funding opportunities and research collaborations. In addition to providing brain tumor tissue for research to Florida's scientists, FCBTR recently hosted an international program on marrow-ablative chemotherapy and immunological therapies that brought world-renowned brain tumor scientists to Florida. Since its founding in 2001, ABC2 has fueled advancement in the field by funding outstanding and novel translational research to world-renowned researchers and creating novel collaborations with the medical community and academia, industry and government. Together, since 2010, FCBTR and ABC2 have together funded more than $1 million in Florida-based brain tumor research.
About The Florida Center for Brain Tumor Research
The Florida Center for Brain Tumor Research is a collaborative effort and its Scientific Advisory Council includes top researchers from H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Mayo Clinic, University of Florida, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Scripps Research Institute, UFHealth Cancer Center – Orlando Health, University of Miami and Tallahassee Neurological Clinic. FCBTR has sponsored statewide Brain Tumor Biomedical Technology Summits to encourage collaboration.
To learn more, please visit http://fcbtr.ufl.edu/
About ABC2 (Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure)
ABC² is a venture philanthropy nonprofit organization that drives cutting-edge research and treatments for brain tumors. Through strategic partnerships with medical research centers, early-stage biotechnology companies and large multi-national pharmaceutical companies ABC² has awarded more than 100 grants totaling over $20 million in brain tumor research funding to highly qualified investigators and physician-scientists from 54 institutions
To learn more, please visit http://www.abc2.org


Up until recently, this has been hard for me to grasp. Particularly in the area of my relationships. Upon experiencing my miracle and beginning my restorative journey, I made a point of attempting to reconcile with every significant person that I had wronged. This was an arduous task, humbling and extensive because of the many bridges that I had burned.
While I knew that the relationships would not be the same (which in many ways was going to be a good thing), with the additional hurdle of trust being reestablished – I did have hope that fences could be mended and the relationships healed. In fact, at first that seemed to be true. Among the closest of my friends, I was told "I want to pick up where we left off", "I've missed our friendship and I'd like to begin getting together again" and "let the bromance begin".
Yet, one by one, these relationships have fallen off the map. Without words, avoiding explanation, the resuscitated patients died on the table. In hindsight what I can see is that these false starts were efforts by some at resuscitation. Not accepting the new man God was crafting, not being honest, avoiding the tough stuff, just trying to put things in the past.
God wants resurrection, new life, not a continuation of the old. This is not to say that all these relationships had to end for resurrection, but there had to be changes. There had to be a new spirit.
One 'death' in particular was very hard to take. One of my best friends all along. Someone whose path I seemed to be walking. Himself a former pastor. Had an affair. Marriage died. Spent time in the desert. God restored him to church leadership. I identified in his story. Yet, without warning, this friend got busy. Too busy to meet. Too busy to return calls. Too busy to respond to emails with any depth. Too busy to even explain what was wrong. I felt abandoned…I was abandoned.
It was a tragic death.
I spent a lot of time grieving this loss. We were on the same path. He much farther along. But he had been where I was treading. Up against his wall, spending time alone in his desert, experiencing new life. A friend of mine watching me struggle with this death and far in advance of me coming to understand the Paschal Mystery, had given me the counsel that I should look at how the relationship, and its demise, had blessed me.
I was stuck on grief and didn't know what to do with this advice. I was clinging to the old. Almost blindly grasping; lacking true wisdom, I wanted the old back. Resuscitation.
As God was guiding my life back to ministry, as I was experiencing the reality of His restoration, I began to understand what the blessing God wanted me to take away from this relational death. The value that was to be reproduced in my life. Don't fall back into the old ways. Don't return to your vomit. Do not be consumed with busyness. God is working a new thing. This path is His. But I have to be careful where I step.
I cannot again find my identity in what I do or what people think of me. My identity needs to always be firmly established in Christ. Period. Resurrection.
The blessing for me, was the reminder that I must keep my guard up against the pull of my root sin, the pride that battles against my new nature. That is my daily denial of self, before I take up my cross, and follow my Savior.


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We specialize in providing a very high level of legal advice to a very distinct and sophisticated clientele. Just like our clients, we are very selective. We do not take every case. We are sensitive to our clients' desire for discretion and privacy. Our attorneys, and those experts with whom we associate, offer a wealth of experience to our clients. Our foremost desire is to provide personalized service to our clients and lead them to the best outcome possible for the resolution of their marriage.
How does the Firm approach divorce cases?
We understand that divorce is one of the most stressful times in a person's life. With combined experience of over seventy-five years of practice, our attorneys are highly qualified to deal with any situation presented. We pursue all avenues to resolve family matters in a non-hostile and constructive manner, using mediation and collaborative divorce when possible. However, if litigation is necessary, our attorneys are well qualified to protect your interests in court.
Collaborative Divorce is a new way to resolve disputes respectfully without going to court. You and your spouse would each retain an attorney trained in Collaborative Divorce. Your attorneys along with other trained Collaborative professionals would work as a team. The team would include a financial coach, mental health coach and if necessary a child specialist. You and your spouse would commit to resolving conflicts through the Collaborative process and not go to court. The benefits of a Collaborative process include negotiating a mutually acceptable settlement to all parties without having a Judge decide. The process requires open communication and information sharing among all parties. The result is a much less combative process which strives to maintain positive relationships especially where children are involved. Collaborative Divorce also affords both parties the most privacy of all divorce options.
The process begins with a telephone call to our office. After a brief interview with one of our staff members, your case is evaluated and an initial consultation appointment is usually set with an attorney. At the initial consultation appointment, an attorney will discuss your case including costs and potential attorney fees. Because of the nature of family law, it is important that our clients are honest and forthright in our office, in our initial contact as well as throughout the process.
How does your legal team work?
Our lawyers, paralegals and support staff are highly trained to handle your divorce needs. When you retain our services, you are hiring the entire firm. Because each case is unique, we utilize a team approach, drawing on the strength of our members.
Does the Firm handle cases other than divorce?
Based on the complexity of our cases, the attorneys not only handle divorce matters, but work with other experts on business and property valuations, professional and celebrity goodwill, tax, trust and estate planning matters as well as investment and pension issues for our clients.
Will my case be kept private and confidential?
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Is it necessary for a Judge to decide my case?
While all of our attorneys are ready to try your case if necessary, most cases are settled by negotiation and without court intervention.


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Hermann-Josef Pelgrim (* 15. Oktober 1959 in Bocholt) ist ein deutscher Kommunalpolitiker (SPD). Von 1997 bis 2021 war er Oberbürgermeister Schwäbisch Halls, der Kreisstadt des Landkreises Schwäbisch Hall im Nordosten Baden-Württembergs.

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Nach dem Besuch der Realschule und einer Ausbildung zum Spediteur studierte Pelgrim an der Universität Paderborn und in den USA Wirtschaftswissenschaften. Anschließend arbeitete er mehrere Jahre für die Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Südamerika und die Gewerkschaft ÖTV in Stuttgart. Seit 1993 war er im Auftrag des Wirtschaftsministeriums Baden-Württemberg zur Europäischen Union in Brüssel abgeordnet.

Aus der Schwäbisch Haller Oberbürgermeisterwahl am 15. Dezember 1996, bei der der Nachfolger des langjährigen Oberbürgermeisters Karl-Friedrich Binder gewählt wurde, ging der Kandidat Kurt Leibbrandt aus Bietigheim-Bissingen als Sieger hervor. Aufgrund einer Wahlanfechtung, deren nervlicher Belastung er sich nicht aussetzen wollte, trat Leibbrandt noch vor Amtsantritt zurück, und eine erneute Wahl am 13. April 1997 wurde erforderlich, bei der Pelgrim kandidierte. Die Wahl erbrachte keine absolute Mehrheit für einen der Kandidaten; die höchsten Stimmenzahlen hatten Pelgrim und zwei Kandidaten der CDU erzielt. Im zweiten Wahlgang am 27. April 1997 traten alle drei wieder an, und Pelgrim gewann die Wahl mit 39 % der Stimmen bei einer Wahlbeteiligung von 56 %. Damit war Pelgrim zum ersten SPD-Oberbürgermeister Schwäbisch Halls gewählt.

Aufgrund von Wahlanfechtungen war er ab dem 1. Juni 1997 zunächst als Amtsverweser tätig; am 12. Juni 1998 wurde er in sein Amt eingesetzt. Bei der Wahl am 6. März 2005 trat er als einziger Kandidat an und wurde mit 93,2 % der Stimmen bei einer niedrigen Wahlbeteiligung von 22,3 % in seinem Amt bestätigt. Am 10. März 2013 wurde er bei einer Wahlbeteiligung von 34,4 % mit insgesamt 79,2 % der Stimmen für eine dritte Amtszeit wiedergewählt.

Zu den markanten Ereignissen in Pelgrims Amtszeit zählen die Finanzkrise der Stadt Schwäbisch Hall ab 2002 wegen des Ausbleibens von Gewerbesteuerzahlungen der Bausparkasse Schwäbisch Hall als wichtigstem Gewerbesteuerzahler, die Übergabe eines neuen Gebäudes der Justizvollzugsanstalt Schwäbisch Hall 1998, die Einweihung der Kunsthalle Würth im Jahr 2001 und die der Schwäbisch Haller Moschee im Jahr 2004. Außerdem das Gewerbeprojekt 'Kocherquartier', dessen Gebäudekomplex 2011 eröffnet worden ist sowie die Unterstützung des Baus einer Westumgehung, die zum Teil auf Schwäbisch Haller Gemarkung verläuft und die Innenstadt verkehrlich entlastet. Bei beiden Projekten setzte sich Pelgrim als Verfechter einer urbanen Modernität ein, um nach seinem Dafürhalten die regionale Bedeutung der Stadt zu stärken und zukunftsfähig zu machen. 2019 wurde in seiner Amtszeit das Neue Globe Theater auf dem Unterwöhrd eröffnet.

Von 2005 bis 2019 war Pelgrim baden-württembergischer Landesvorsitzender der Sozialdemokratischen Gemeinschaft für Kommunalpolitik, dem Zusammenschluss der Kommunalpolitiker in der SPD.

Bei der Landtagswahl in Baden-Württemberg 2011 trat Pelgrim als SPD-Kandidat im Landtagswahlkreis Hohenlohe an. Im Fall eines Einzugs in den Landtag von Baden-Württemberg wollte er zugleich Oberbürgermeister Schwäbisch Halls bleiben. Er wurde trotz Stimmengewinnen der SPD in seinem Wahlkreis nicht in den Landtag gewählt.

Im Juli 2020 wurde ein Strafbefehl wegen Untreue und Vorteilsnahme gegen ihn erteilt. Im September 2020 wurde das Verfahren gegen eine Geldauflage in Höhe von 15.000 € eingestellt.

Zur Oberbürgermeisterwahl 2021 trat er nicht mehr an.  Im Rahmen seiner Verabschiedung wurde Pelgrim mit der Goldenen Rathausmedaille der Stadt Schwäbisch Hall ausgezeichnet, als Zeichen der Wertschätzung und der Anerkennung seiner großen Verdienste um die Stadt. Ende September 2021 schied er aus dem Amt aus. Ihm folgte Daniel Bullinger nach.

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Just wanted to drop a message and say what a thing of beauty these look.
Sorry but won't be changing my irons but a very impressive looking iron.
Would like a bucket of 30 balls with a 7 iron.
Yeah - just saw them also and thought the same on looks and love a bucket on the range.
lets hope some of that design filters down into the 720 range of irons.
There was a write up in Golf Monthly on-line which was quite interesting... Well-conceived combo set incorporating all the latest technology and they appear to be a thing of beauty into the bargain... A triumph of R&D meets Art... Like a concept car that has made it to production.
Then I came to the price - and it was indeed the cost of a small car. More expensive than PXG by some distance.
Would love to try them.
I bet the Golf YouTubers will be all over them... Stand by for a blitz of product testing vids.
has anyone heard any more about testing or availability of these?
Am really interested to see just how much better they are, plus they look amazing!
Great to see that Titleist is always looking to lead the market.
but at that price I'd want then to hit the ball for me.


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Laura Peels claims silver medal in Moscow
VIS aerial skier Laura Peel has claimed a silver medal in a spectacular city venue located in downtown Moscow, Russia, her second World Cup podium performance of the season.
The 2015 World Champion from Canberra performed one of the best triple back somersaults of her career in the first round of finals, with her lay-tuck-full jump scoring 98.68 points to advance to the super final in first place.
In the super final medal round, Peel increased her degree of difficulty, adding an extra twist to her triple, competing a full-tuck-full jump. Peel scored 91.42 points to finish in second place, with Belarusian Hannah Huskova taking the win and Russian Sofia Alekseeva rounding out the podium in third place.
"I'm really happy with how my season is going," Peel commented after the event.
"The plan going in was to qualify for finals with my triple twisting doubles and keep them at a high standard and then compete triples for finals. It's my first year on the triple and I'm getting a lot of awesome experience, and I'm excited for what's to come."
"It was an awesome set up jumping in the city. There was a big crowd and fireworks, they really made it a show which was a lot of fun."
"We had six women jumping triple backflips in the final and that's really cool to see. The women's field is continuing to push and that's exciting for the sport. "
In taking silver, the performance marks the 11th World Cup podium of the 30 year old athletes career (2 gold, 4 silver, 5 bronze).
With two events remaining in the season, Laura Peel is currently ranked third on the FIS World Cup standings, with teammate Abbey Willcox in seventh, after finishing 14th in Moscow.
The next stop on the World Cup tour for the aerial skiing athletes will take place next weekend in Raubichi, Belarus.
AERIAL SKIING ARCHIVES
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Britt George
Gabrielle Ash
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Jacqui Cooper
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100 Cool Ideas! FISH TANK!
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The National Aquarium's eldest Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, Nani, died suddenly Monday.
The National Aquarium in Baltimore in mourning the loss of its oldest Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, Nani.
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 1968. 143 pages.
Describes the unusual habits and characteristics of thirty-five aquarium residents including the piranha, electric eel, sea horse, lungfish, and kissing gourami.
Simon and Schuster. 1999. ISBN: 9780671026769,0671026763. 165 pages.
Assigned to clean the school's new aquarium, Sabrina discovers some most unusual underwater inhabitants, transforms herself into a tiny mermaid, and uncovers the lost city of Atlantis, populated by a tiny race of mer-people, in the fish tank. Original.
Barron's Educational Series. 1991. ISBN: 0812046692,9780812046694. 80 pages.
Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals for aquarium owners are profusely illustrated with full-color photos and instructive, high-quality line art. These books are written in clear, direct language that will appeal to amateur hobbyists, but they also contain information that even experienced breeders will find enlightening. Individual titles in this still-growing list focus on many different kinds of fish, as well as on aquarium plants and general aquarium maintenance.