![]() A budgie, as the common parakeet is typically called, is the subject of this Complete Care Made Easy pet guide that presents new and experienced bird keepers with insight into every aspect of selecting, caring for, and maintaining well-behaved happy pet birds.Angela Davids has written an ideal introductory pet guide, with chapters on the characteristics of the irresistible budgie, the history of budgies in the wild, selection of a healthy, typical pet bird, housing and care, feeding, training, and health care.The selection chapter offers potential owners excellent advice about selection of the color and sex, suitability of the delicate budgie with families, children, and other pets. ![]()
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![]() He coordinated the work and drafted many chapters. Sorensen worked virtually full-time on the project for six months, sometimes 12 hours a day. (Remember the bit about “Ask not what your country can do for you”? Sorensen was in on that one.) The recuperating Kennedy sent Sorensen a steady stream of notes and dictation, requested books, asked that memos be prepared, and so on. His chief assistant on the project was his speechwriter Ted Sorensen, often described as his alter ego. Initially he imagined it as a magazine article, but during a long convalescence after a couple back operations he decided to make it into a book. ![]() senators - came to Kennedy in 1954, when he was a first-term senator himself. The idea for the book - a study of heroic U.S. If you or I were discovered doing the same for a sophomore term paper in sociology, we’d get an F. Kennedy conceived the book and supervised its production, but did little of the research and writing. Even Garry Wills, a Kennedy critic, writes that JFK was the author of the book in the sense that he “authorized” it. ![]() The principal controversy, apparently, has been what to call the curious process by which the book came to be. ![]() ![]() Yes, we know who did most of the heavy lifting for the book - we’ll get to that too. Yes, there’s a consensus about Profiles in Courage (1956), which established JFK’s intellectual credentials and helped make him a credible presidential candidate. ![]() ![]() ![]() A couple more letters come and the BSC is sure that they are from Bart Taylor, coach of the Bashers, but Kristy is not convinced and thinks that they are from her older brother Sam who is a notorious practical joker. Shannon Kilbourne finds a letter for Kristy in her mailbox one day, and it turns out to be a love letter from a secret admirer. Is Bart pulling a practical joke on Kristy? Or do the strange notes mean something more serious? Only the Baby-sitters can find out! But then the notes Kristy receives from her mystery admirer start getting a little weird.and creepy. Kristy and Shannon are pretty sure the letters are from Bart, Kristy's rival softball coach. ![]() But someone is sending her mushy notes with hearts all over them! Of all the Baby-sitters, Kristy's the last one anyone would expect to have a secret admirer. ![]() ![]() ![]() Ultimately, it must be admitted that the pods have no political agenda for taking over the lives of earthlings indeed, their only agenda seems to be self-preservation. That the duplicates created by the pods manifest every other aspect of their host’s unique individuality except their passions for anything hints very strongly that Finney was being completely honest when he asserted he wrote the novel without any ideological stance. The ability of the alien pods to successfully duplicate every aspect of what makes a human being distinct from every other human being except the ability to process the emotional responses that lead to the acquisition of ideologies is a testament to the novel’s central theme being the celebration of the ability and the subsequent freedom to think and believe what one wants. ![]() This much is evident from the fact that the original 1950’s movie adaptation has been interpreted equally as a Red Scare warning against communist subversion and as railing against the forces of McCarthyism which stood at the vanguard of that very warning about "commies" and "pinkos" lurking on every street corner. One can read into Jack Finney’s tale of conformity run amok any ideological perspective one prefers. ![]() ![]() We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]() ![]() ![]() Also included, are the lyrics to the songs on the enclosed CD that summarize and highlight the key teachings, as well as a chapter on dealing effectively with conflict in the classroom or difficult group dynamics, based on a conference with Thich Nhat Hanh, teachers and students. ![]() ![]() The key practices presented include mindful breathing and walking, inviting the bell, pebble meditation, the Two Promises or ethical guidelines for children, children's versions of Touching the Earth and Deep Relaxation, eating meditation and dealing with conflict and strong emotions. Planting Seeds offers insight, concrete activities, and curricula that parents and educators can apply in school settings, in their local communities or at home, in a way that is meaningful and inviting to children. ![]() The activities are designed to help relieve stress, increase concentration, nourish gratitude and confidence, deal with difficult emotions, touch our interconnection with nature, and improve communication. Based on Thich Nhat Hanh's thirty years of teaching mindfulness and compassion to parents, teachers, and children, the book and enclosed CD cover a wide range of contemplative and fun activities parents and educators can do with their children or students. Planting Seeds: Practicing Mindfulness with Children is the fruit of decades of development and innovation in the Plum Village community's collective practice with children. ![]() ![]() “We need someone who is a bit more responsible and can keep these strapping young men under control. ![]() “I think we should start with two or three, and then we’ll choose one of them as a supervisor.” Hillary tapped a bright pink nail on the arm of the chair. ![]() Leopard Eyes definitely doesn’t fit into that category. Perhaps I don’t know the perfect candidate. How many ‘boys’ do we want to employ?”īoys, right. “Thousands-especially when word gets around they will be working for two stunning women.” “How many replies do you think we’ll get?” “I have so much work I need done, I reckon I could employ them for the first month-no trouble.” “Just like you want your men, hey, Hill.” Georgie said, realizing she’d already found the perfect candidate. I started with, ‘Have you a body of steel, rippling, suntanned muscles, and a way with women?’ I thought that might cause some quirky replies. “But if you don’t mind, then let’s give it a try.” “I think you might end up with some pretty quirky replies.” Georgie grinned and raised an eyebrow. Here is your opportunity toīuild your muscles and your bank balance. ![]() Have you experience with basic tools and equipment? ![]() ![]() But Nick and Jamie are insistent, and soon Jamie worms his way into Jez's graces and his bed, determined to do the convincing Jez's heart needs.", In his whole life, Jez has never committed to so much as a house plant, so at first he refuses. Then Nick tells Jez he's dying and wants Jez to look after Jamie. Showing : Public Libraries K-12 Schools Library Name Distance. Search by city, ZIP code, or library name Search Learn more about precise location detection. The love he and Nick share is plain to Jez, but also puzzling, because Nick was never the monogamous type. Find a Digital Library with The Hand-me-down near you. First Nick introduces Jamie, his much younger lover, a man so painfully shy he can't even bring himself to talk to strangers. ![]() Only the visit doesn't go anything like Jez expected. He has a hard time sitting still, so deciding to make the best of his situation, he pays a visit to his old friend Nick Stone, a retired porn star he shares a history with. "item_description" : "When a volcano erupts in Iceland and leaves globetrotting headhunter Jez Robinson stranded in Barcelona, he isn't sure what to do. ![]() ![]() ![]() Her mom has one, too, so it's probably just a bug. Guts Raina wakes up one night with a terrible upset stomach. They are sisters, after all.Raina uses her signature humor and charm in both present-day narrative and perfectly placed flashbacks to tell the story of her relationship with her sister, which unfolds during the course of a road trip from their home in San Francisco to a family reunion in Colorado. Their relationship doesn't improve much over the years, but when a baby brother enters the picture and later, something doesn't seem right between their parents, they realize they must figure out how to get along. Amara is cute, but she's also a cranky, grouchy baby, and mostly prefers to play by herself. But once Amara is born, things aren't quite how she expected them to be. ![]() ![]() ![]() Sisters Raina can't wait to be a big sister. And on top of all that, there's still more to deal with: a major earthquake, boy confusion and friends who turn out to not be so friendly. What follows is a long and frustrating journey with on-again, off-again braces, surgery, embarrassing headgear and even a retainer with fake teeth attached. Three laugh-out-loud graphic novels from the New York Times Bestselling author Raina Telgemeier Smile Raina just wanted to be a normal girl, but one night after Girl Scouts she trips and falls severely injuring her two front teeth. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Lia thinks she is going to love this new found freedom and nobody-status. They spend a few days traveling and eventually settle down with Pauline’s aunt Berdi, who gives them work at her Inn located in Terravin. When she is completely ready and the opportunity arises, both Lia and her maid Pauline flee the castle just before the wedding. As this happens she thinks about how her “gift” has not manifested, and how her mother insisted on including the name Jezelia when she was born though it was not a family or royal name, and most of all, how she does not want to marry an old man from the kingdom of Dalbreck. Her mother and others are there as artisans are etching a wedding kavah (a sort of temporary tattoo) onto her back. Lia, a 17 year old princess also formally known as Princess Arabella Celestine Idris Jezelia, is preparing for her wedding. ***** Everything below is a SPOILER ***** What happened in The Kiss of Deception? Setting – Morrighan, Lia’s home country and Venda, where the assassin is from. The Assassin – Assassin sent from Venda to kill Lia The Prince – Prince of Dalbreck and Lia’s fiance that she has never met Pauline – Lia’s lady in waiting and friend Lia – First Daughter (and princess) of Morrighan ![]() ![]() ![]() Readers will bite on this series for some time to come." - VOYA "Absorbing." - Booklist "Truly engaging." - SLJ "A thrilling adventure." ![]() Praise for the Bloodlines series "We're suckers for it." - Entertainment Weekly "Stands out from the crowded vampire genre." - Associated Press "An obvious pick for the literary lover of all things bloodsucking." -MTV's Hollywood Crush Praise for the Vampire Academy series "Unique and mesmerizing. ![]() And as she searches for an evil magic user targeting powerful young witches, she realizes that her only hope is to embrace her magical blood-or else she might be next. There is an old and mysterious magic rooted deeply within her. But as he pushes her to rebel against the people who raised her, Sydney finds that breaking free is harder than she thought. Marcus wants to teach Sydney the secrets he claims the Alchemists are hiding from her. ![]() Then she meets alluring, rebellious Marcus Finch-a former Alchemist who escaped against all odds, and is now on the run. In the aftermath of a forbidden moment that rocked Sydney to her core, she finds herself struggling to draw the line between her Alchemist teachings and what her heart is urging her to do. They protect vampire secrets-and human lives. Sydney Sage is an Alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of humans and vampires. ![]() |