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*QUICKTIME *Phone Folks, it’s that time of year again. The weather is gorgeous and the boat’s been out of storage now for the last month. As the family and friends come into our gorgeous State, it’s important to remember a few safety items. In this story, our three city administrators discuss some issues regarding the 4th of July and what is going on in the ROCORI area. The subject that came up most in this story is the use of common sense. When on the lake or just out shooting some bottle rockets, please use good judgment and common sense. This is a time to celebrate our independence, not make a trip to the emergency room. DigElog ROCORI would like to wish everyone out there a safe and happy 4th of July. ************************************ Consumer Fireworks Information The sale, possession and use of certain non-explosive and non-aerial consumer fireworks is now permitted in Minnesota. Examples of legal fireworks include items such as sparklers, cones and tubes that emit sparks, and novelty items like snakes, and party poppers. A more detailed list is available at the link below. Consumer fireworks may not be used on public property (i.e. parks, roads, alleys, schools, government property, etc.). Purchasers of consumer fireworks must be at least 18 years old and retailers are required to check photo identification of purchasers before selling these products. Explosive and aerial fireworks are prohibited for public sale, possession and use. Prohibited fireworks include firecrackers, bottle rockets, missiles, roman candles, mortars and shells. Consumer Fireworks Fact Sheets, Fireworks Safety, Fireworks Recalls ************************************ VIEWER COMMENTS: Hi Duane - State law does not prohibit the use of legal fireworks within city limits. However state law also does not restrict local ordinances from doing so. I would recommend contacting city hall. if they have no ordinance you are allowed to use the fireworks within the city. If there is an ordinance you would have to comply within the specifics of the ordinance. Happy 4th. Representative Larry Hosch ***************** Duane, I'm not sure of Cold Spring's code... but generally use of fireworks is restricted in city limits... at least the 'illegal' types. Sparklers, snakes and party poppers... go to town with. I doubt anyone will care unless we are in a very dry spell where a fire hazard may be an issue. Dan Richmond City Administrator

When I arrived at the den in the dark this morning one of the adults barked at me and left. And for the rest of the day there was no sign of the adults or the pups. I could hear the pups squabbling in the den but they didn’t venture out without the adults there. Midday I left the den for a few hours. This is usually a time when nothing happens. (I’ve noticed it with these dogs and also the previous pack I’ve followed. Midday is their main sleep time. Night time too.) Back again in the early afternoon and still not a peep from the adults. As the light was fading and only just enough for me to film, the pups came out to play on their own without the adults being there. This is brilliant news. So hopefully in the days to come they will now be brave enough to play outside the den! At very last light the alpha female and alpha male arrived to feed the pups. They were both well fed. I’m not sure if they killed this afternoon or if this was from the morning’s hunt. They seemed oblivious to me in the hide. Great stuff. But after a while when I moved the male saw me and barked. But only once. The pups of course scattered but were soon out again looking for scraps. As it got dark I packed up. This time the dogs were a little more serious in their barking but I like to think they’re getting used to me. Not too likely after only a week or so at it. It also seems that these are the only 2 adults in the pack. There’s been no sign of the other female. Has she maybe gone off and had pups on her own? Has she teamed up with Whisky? Wouldn’t that be the best!

Image via Wikipedia FAP831: Need based financial aid, Free Stuff Thursday Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Inside Higher Ed: A shift back to need-based aid isn t hurting at least two colleges. In the last few years, some colleges have pulled back from the policies everyone else says they d like to pull back from. Notably the sky hasn t fallen (and neither have their admissions numbers). Consider the cases of Hamilton College, which completely eliminated merit aid to spend more on need-based aid, and of Tufts University, which imposed a limit on its use of early decision. Both colleges are competitive in admissions, with excellent academic reputations – but neither has even close to the endowment or admissions clout of Harvard or the other institutions at the top of the admissions pecking order. + IHE: Many University of Chicago graduate students will need to find new loans — quite likely under terms less favorable than they are used to receiving. The Chicago Tribune reported that the university has had to end its use of the school as lender program for graduate students because of the inability of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to renew its line of credit. Chicago officials believe that the graduate students who have used the program will be able to find loans elsewhere, but will likely not find some key benefits of the old program, such as the lack of origination fees and a reduction in interest rates after four years of on-time repayment. + In some ways, what people were talking about legislating last year, the market has corrected this year + Prudence and caution are back in style + Had an interesting case yesterday when the computers would have said yes, I said no - and with good reason Scholarship Update + Scholarship Idol SLN Scholarship + A Scholarship Points Contest + Watch the embarrassingly poor quality YouTube video Free Stuff Thursday + Free cotton shopping bag + Free Snuggle fabric softener + Rhapsody free album with signup + Astroglide uh, yeah. + Swurl is pointless fun + Make your Mac sing in Terminal + Joys of Summer Gift Pack - 50 ziploc bags + Free pretzel from Auntie Anne s + Get lost a lot? Free Atlas + Sell Back Books - they pay you, including shipping Free Song of the Week + David Usher, Kill the Lights + See the YouTube video Did you enjoy today s show? If so, please consider subscribing for free to get it delivered to you. Subscribing for free means you don t have to remember to download it every day. + + + Direct MP3 file download: Click here to download the MP3 Reminders + + Financial Aid Podcast Show Notes at FinancialAidPodcast.com. + Free scholarship search secrets eBook at StudentScholarshipSearch.com/ebook + Open an FDIC-insured savings account today! + Private student loans available at any time - visit AlternativeStudentLoan.com + Student credit card information at StudentPlatinum.com + FAFSA form tutorials and free help at FAFSAonline.com + Financial Aid discussion forums + Get FAFSA news at the FAFSA blog + Stafford federal student loans at StaffordLoan.com + The Financial Aid Podcast is a publication of the Student Loan Network. I want to hear from you! Email me at financialaidpodcast gmail com, visit http://www.FinancialAidPodcast.com, or call 206-350-1208. ShareThis

FAP830: Expert interview with Larry Wilson, Coastal Federal Credit Union Listen now: Expert Interview + Today we discuss credit unions, personal finance, and living within your means with Larry Wilson, CEO of Coastal Federal Credit Union in North Carolina. Did you enjoy today s show? If so, please consider subscribing for free to get it delivered to you. Subscribing for free means you don t have to remember to download it every day. + + + Direct MP3 file download: Click here to download the MP3 Reminders + + Financial Aid Podcast Show Notes at FinancialAidPodcast.com. + Free scholarship search secrets eBook at StudentScholarshipSearch.com/ebook + Open an FDIC-insured savings account today! + Private student loans available at any time - visit AlternativeStudentLoan.com + Student credit card information at StudentPlatinum.com + FAFSA form tutorials and free help at FAFSAonline.com + Financial Aid discussion forums + Get FAFSA news at the FAFSA blog + Stafford federal student loans at StaffordLoan.com + The Financial Aid Podcast is a publication of the Student Loan Network. I want to hear from you! Email me at financialaidpodcast gmail com, visit http://www.FinancialAidPodcast.com, or call 206-350-1208. ShareThis

Mathematician Bernhard Riemann explains the importance of proofs in mathematics. He proves a theorem on stereographic projection.

The mathematician Heinz Hopf describes his "fibration". Using complex numbers he builds beautiful arrangements of circles in space.

Author: Johnathan Allen (on JOMB) Illustrator: Johnathan Allen Published: 2005 Hyperion (on JOMB) ISBN: 0786837209 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Caustic scowls and harried helplessness take turns on the face of an overtired owlet in this hilariously endearing tale of naptime nastiness and unconditional love. Other books mentioned: The Gruffalo Cuddly Dudley

This is a VideoCast! The Library of Congress has gone interactive! This is really cool! I had the pleasure of visiting the Library of Congress and seeing first hand the brand new exhibits and kiosks that help to bring history of how the United States was created, alive. This is a great trip to take for the 4th of July! If you aren t in the Washington, DC area, no worries! The Library of Congress has launched a brand new interactive website too. You can start your experience at myloc.gov! There is even a way to continue your experience from the Library at home. This is well worth the visit to myloc.gov, the Library of Congress of both! P.S. Let us know what you think about our new video format! Go to the MommyCast Facebook Group! Google Link to: Link Tags: mom, mother, family, kids, children, child, fourth_of_july, 4th_of_july, library_of_congress, myloc

The mathematician Heinz Hopf describes his "fibration". Using complex numbers he builds beautiful arrangements of circles in space.

*QUICKTIME *Phone The SJBC Concert Choir departed on Friday, June 27 for the Czech Republic where they will represent the United States and the state of Minnesota at the International Boys' and Men's Choral Festival in Hradec Králové and Prague. The boys will travel throughout various regions of the country, exploring the nation's architecture, history and culture. This marks the choirs second trip to the Czech Republic. In this video you'll join the boys and their parents as they say final farewells the day of their departure. The concert tour this year is being lead by the Boys' Choir new concert choir director André-Louis Heywood. André Heywood joined the St. John's Boys' Choir staff a year ago. He has a Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting from the Don Wright Faculty of Music of the University of Western Ontario. Another special feature of this video story is a short interview with Br. Paul Richards as he reflects back on the very first trip the Boys' Choir took to Europe. It was for 21 days and included a combination of about 30 boys and numerous parent chaperones. This years tour will include 13 days in the Czech Republic. Friday, June 27 Sunday, June 29 The day began by attending mass at the Church of St. Vitus. The boys were *excellent*, being very attentive even though they didn't understand a single word. They also tried singing along with some of the Czech hymns. They then spent some time rehearsing in the lobby of the hostel, drawing a number of visitors passing by on the street. After lunch was some time for shopping followed by a tour of the town on wood rafts. The boys had a free evening for socialization. Monday, June 30 The boys started the day with a silent breakfast (a tribute to Br. Paul pehaps?) and then set off to Hradec Králové, the site of the Festival. They enjoyed a wonderful lunch at the Duran restaurant and then headed into their venue rehearsal at Holy Spirit Cathedral, a 700-year old church in the Old Town square. The boys had a great rehearsal and then spent some time settling into their dorms and having dinner. They then attended the opening ceremonies of the festival, featuring a cameo performance by each choir. The boys were particularly impressed with Boni Pueri, the host choir, and with the American Boychoir who they will sing with in November. Tomorrow begin the long days of festival rehearsals!

FAP829: GI Bill expansion, pirated textbooks, mail bag Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Chronicle: College students are increasingly downloading illegal copies of textbooks online, employing the same file-trading technologies used to steal music and movies. Feeling threatened, book publishers are stepping up efforts to stop the online piracy. + One Web site, called Textbook Torrents, promises more than 5,000 textbooks for download in PDF format, complete with the original textbook layout and full-color illustrations. Users must simply set up a free account and download a free software program that uses a popular peer-to-peer system called BitTorrent. Other textbook-download sites are even easier to use, offering digital books at the click of a mouse. + Inside Higher Ed: President Bush signed a supplemental war spending bill Monday that includes a dramatic expansion of GI Bill benefits for veterans who have served on active duty since September 11, 2001. The new GI Bill, championed by Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) would provide up to the cost of in-state tuition at the most expensive public college in a veteran s state, a monthly housing stipend based on a college s location, and an extra $1,000 annually for books. Currently, GI Bill benefits are worth just $1,101 monthly, and many are wonder how the infusion of new funds for veterans might impact where they choose to attend college. The GI Bill expansion is estimated to cost $62 billion over 10 years. + Be sure to check in with the Veterans Administration to learn how to take advantage of your new benefits Scholarship Update + If you could send a message on a science, technology, or health issue to the next U.S. president and Congress, what would it be? + Voice your vision for science and society to win cash and other prizes! GRAND PRIZE: $2,000 + Energy security. Nuclear weapons. Genetic engineering. Climate change. Stem cells. Space militarization. + Science and technology issues have enormous implications for society at large. The next U.S. president, Congress, and local leaders will confront topics that matter to young people, such as climate change, affordable health care, nuclear weapons buildup, and U.S. economic competitiveness in science and engineering. + Here s how to deliver your message: + YouTube Video/Flash Video 5-minute limit or + Digital Audio/Podcast 5-minute limit or + Written Essay/Editorial 750-word limit + Prizes: + Grand Pug-Prize: $2,000 + Second Pug-Prize: $1,000 + Third Pug-Prize: $500 + Best Video Pug-Prize: $100+ + Pug Perks! Contestants who submitted their entries before June 3 will receive a free t-shirt, Frisbee, or mug just for participating. We regret to inform you that as June 2, Pug Perks have run out. Enter the contest today for your chance at the cash prizes listed above! + DEADLINE: July 15, 2008 + Details at our free college scholarship search site Mail Bag + Brittney writes in: What if a student s marital status changes during a school year they have already been awarded money for? Do they just need to wait and change it the next time they file their FAFSA? Or do they need to notify FAFSA in some way? + Brittney - if the money s been awarded, then you just file differently the following year. + Linda writes in: What if you were in a foster home and was adopted by the forster parent who received money from the state for you. Are you considered independent? + Linda - if you ve been adopted, then you re no longer a ward of the state and are now a dependent student. + David writes in: I m David, greencard holder, 22, both of my parents passed away years ago, living alone with a partner and a child that s hers. I filled out my FAFSA already as independent, claiming my partner as a dependent, receiving more than half of her support from me. In my taxes I had no dependents since she has no SS#. I m getting more money for school by claiming myself as independent? + David - if the child in the house is deriving its support from you, and you claimed the child as a dependent on your taxes, then you would be an independent. Your partner would need to be your spouse to make the claim for her. + See this blog post on who is a dependent vs. independent student + M Reyes writes in: I m confused as of what to borrow : parent plus loan or Alternate student loan. I understand that there is not deferrement on Parent plus loan. Is it true? I will appreciate much if could answer. thank you. + There is deferment on PLUS loans, but there are other key differences + See lots of student loan options at StudentLoanNetwork.com Did you enjoy today s show? If so, please consider subscribing for free to get it delivered to you. Subscribing for free means you don t have to remember to download it every day. + + + Direct MP3 file download: Click here to download the MP3 Reminders + + Financial Aid Podcast Show Notes at FinancialAidPodcast.com. + Free scholarship search secrets eBook at StudentScholarshipSearch.com/ebook + Open an FDIC-insured savings account today! + Private student loans available at any time - visit AlternativeStudentLoan.com + Student credit card information at StudentPlatinum.com + FAFSA form tutorials and free help at FAFSAonline.com + Financial Aid discussion forums + Get FAFSA news at the FAFSA blog + Stafford federal student loans at StaffordLoan.com + The Financial Aid Podcast is a publication of the Student Loan Network. I want to hear from you! Email me at financialaidpodcast gmail com, visit http://www.FinancialAidPodcast.com, or call 206-350-1208. ShareThis

June 30, 2008: 100th, ASCAP, and Censorship Â2008 by Neighborhood Stage Productions, LLC*** WARNING: Not a bad show but not as CLEAN as we normally are. Not recommended for children *** Well, we finally have our 100th episode, but without all the pomp and circumstance we had been planning on. This week the hosts play catch-up with each other. We also replay an interview we did last November with Vincent Candilora from ASCAP about the AACT/ASCAP license that allows community theatre venues to play recorded music during pre-show, intermission, and post-show. The deadline for purchase or renewal is August 31th...so we thought a refresher was in order. We also discuss a case of censorship that is going on in Illinois surrounding the show Ragtime. We continue our Broadway News (in five minutes or less) segment, have some more Editors Gone Wild headlines. Download (46:47 / 16.0 MB) | Subscribe to Podcast Shows Discussed: Found Upside Down (Playscripts, Inc) High School (non) Musical (Playscripts, Inc) On the Road with Hank the Horse (Playscripts, Inc) Articles Discussed: New Kid in Town: DiVita Is Rizzo in Broadway's Grease Beginning June 26 (Playbill) Keeling and Spencer Will Be Danny and Sandy in Grease in July (Playbill) Lawrence Replaces Injured Gasteyer in DAMN YANKEES (BroadwayWorld) India.Arie to Star in for colored girls at Broadway's Circle in the Square Beginning August 19 (TheatreMania)Kate Mulgrew Joins the Cast of EQUUS (BroadwayWorld)Stagehand strike prevents Broadway from setting new box office record (The Stage News) Links: AACT/ASCAP License Info - http://www.aact.org/ascapNICOTH (censorship post) - http://www.nicoth.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3 Crowe Jam - Charlie Crowe Speed Limit 35 - Throb Moving On - Steve Parsons Happy - Jimmie Bratcher Showdown at the Bridge - Eric Dietrich

Mathematician Adrien Douady explains complex numbers. The square root of negative numbers is explained in simple terms. Transforming the plane, deforming pictures, creating fractal images.

Get the Audio Here! Recording from the Social Networking in PD session at EdubloggerCon08, held on Saturday, June 28th, 2008 in San Antonio, TX.

*QUICKTIME *Phone Here's another act from the Friends of the Library Variety Show that took place earlier this year. In this act we'll see Kasi Stein, accompanied by Craig Kimmerle sing Memories . Stein's song will be interrupted by none other than Cold Spring's own Bill Goede, who does a comic skit with Stein that culminates with Goede demonstrating some of his musical talents on the harmonica. ********************************************************************************************** SEE PREVIOUS TALENT SHOW ACTS:

FAP828: 10 key factors influencing your financial aid Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Chronicle: Here s a frightening thought for every college administrator planning for a big disaster: What if the sort of extreme weather that has left the University of Iowa inundated in floodwaters is not a freak event? What if it is a sign of things to come? + In June the U.S Climate Change Science Program, which is sponsored by 13 government agencies, released a report saying that extreme weather like heat waves, heavy downpours, and superpowered hurricanes would be more common in the future. The timing of the report — coming just as officials in Iowa were surveying the damage from the swollen Iowa River — could not have been better. The news media jumped all over it, saying that the world could expect Iowa-like floods, as Bloomberg put it. + Prepare for disaster - put important documents in a zip-top plastic bag + Chronicle: Tuition has become a populist cause in Washington. And underneath that big tent is a collection of issues that appeal to various political persuasions. Conservatives delight in going after the tax-exempt status of the ivory tower, while even liberal-leaning professors get steamed about the money universities spend on sports and presidents salaries. And almost everyone can find a reason to be upset about Harvard University s $35-billion endowment. Scholarship Update + Coach Design a Tote Scholarship + Coach is searching for one truly inspired and unique design to adorn their classic chic tote. Start from scratch, one of your favorite sketches, or incorporate some of Coach’s iconic design elements. Just download the provided silhouette, create and submit a graphic, and enter to win a $2,500 shopping spree and party in your hometown Coach store — plus have your design created into a special limited edition item and sold in select locations! This is your opportunity to put your artful stamp on the perfect Coach tote! + Grand Prize: One winner, selected by Coach experts from all entries, will have his or her Coach tote manufactured as a special limited edition item to be sold in select Coach stores and/or online at Coach.com. Plus, a celebratory event for the winner will be held at a local, full-price Coach store along with a $2,500 shopping spree, and a $500 scholarship or cash! If the winner is not within a 50-mile radius of a full-price, retail store location they will receive a $2,500 online shopping spree and a $500 scholarship or cash plus Coach swag bags for the winner and 4 friends to have their own Coach style party! + Most Viral: One winner, selected by Coach experts from the top 100 most viral entries, will win a $1,500 Coach online shopping spree and a $250 scholarship or cash. Learn about Most Viral. + High Score: One winner, selected by Coach experts from the top 100 highest scoring entries, will win a $1,500 Coach online shopping spree and a $250 scholarship or cash. + Deadline August 4 + Details at our free college scholarship search site Financial Aid 101 + 10 pieces of data that largely influence how much financial aid you ll receive + Based on the EFC + These are all part of the FAFSA form + Get FAFSA help at FAFSAonline.com + When you look at this, you can get an idea of what things you have influence over and what things you don t + Age of older parent + How many people live in your household + Parents marital status + Parents non-retirement assets + Parents total income + Parents U.S. income tax paid + Parents untaxed income + Parents value of home equity + Student s assets + Student s total income Did you enjoy today s show? If so, please consider subscribing for free to get it delivered to you. Subscribing for free means you don t have to remember to download it every day. + + + Direct MP3 file download: Click here to download the MP3 Reminders + + Financial Aid Podcast Show Notes at FinancialAidPodcast.com. + Free scholarship search secrets eBook at StudentScholarshipSearch.com/ebook + Open an FDIC-insured savings account today! + Private student loans available at any time - visit AlternativeStudentLoan.com + Student credit card information at StudentPlatinum.com + FAFSA form tutorials and free help at FAFSAonline.com + Financial Aid discussion forums + Get FAFSA news at the FAFSA blog + Stafford federal student loans at StaffordLoan.com + The Financial Aid Podcast is a publication of the Student Loan Network. I want to hear from you! Email me at financialaidpodcast gmail com, visit http://www.FinancialAidPodcast.com, or call 206-350-1208. Technorati Tags: financial aid financialaidpodcast ShareThis

Val Willis is connected to an extraordinary number of people through two things: My Horse, My Passion: Riding tips for all ages, a book written by her daughter, Kenra, when Kenra was 11 years old; and, Val s energetic way of spreading good cheer to as many people as possible. On this edition of Just One More Book!!, we discover how a children s book and an energetic soon-to-be 86 year-old woman has changed people s lives. Links: Canadian jockey, Ian Millar The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell Our photos of Val, the original book and Val s Wall of Fame Music: In My Arms We Shall Begin from the CD After Winter Must Come Spring by My Dad vs. Yours Thank you to This American Life and everyone at PAB2008 for the inspiration and motivation to create this program.

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Mathematician Adrien Douady explains complex numbers. The square root of negative numbers is explained in simple terms. Transforming the plane, deforming pictures, creating fractal images.

This podcast is a recorded phone conversation between Jerry & Dennis. We want to thank & reassure all our faithful listeners that we are on top of fixing a couple of technical web site problems. The Pay Pal account is secure at the addchurch.org site! Your well being and dealing with ADD/adhd is foremost on Jerry & my heart! Thanks again for your patience! We care! www.spiritofhopepublishing.com

Download the audio Introducing Mandy, Laura and Sam - the three members of the latest chart topping girl band - the chiX. This is the story of how it all began, before they were famous. Oh, but we should not forget the other sister, Gladys. You might not have heard of her before. She s not in the band because she s too young and she s too geeky. But she is the brainiest. And although they others don t always admit it, they couldn t have got anywhere without her. Read by Natasha. Duration 14 min. Gladys and the chiX Hello this is Natasha and this is a story about some sisters who had an ambition to be famous. Have you ever wanted to be lead singer in a band? I mean, have you ever picked up an old cardboard toilet roll, held it to your mouth, and pretended that it was a microphone ? Or have you ever found yourself tapping out a beat on the kitchen table with a couple of felt tip pens? Or come up with a great new dance in front of the mirror? I bet you have because almost everyone has. Everyone except Gladys. She had never done anything like that. She was much too clever to mistake a toilet roll for a microphone. But her three older sisters had all done it. Their names were Mandy, Laura and Sam. And all three of them loved dancing. And while they were dancing, they secretly imagined that they were on TV and everyone was watching them. They also dreamed what it would be like to be really, really famous. When they went to school, the kids on the bus would say Hey girls, you were great on TV last night. Only they probably wouldn t go on the bus to school any more. The record company would give them a black stretch limo as long as the street and with dark windows. That s how they would go around once they were famous. One Saturday night, all four sisters were squashed together on the couch watching the Eurovision Song contest. If you don t know what the Eurovision Song Contest is, that s probably because you live in Mexico or somewhere twenty time zones away from Europe. In fact Gladys remarked: I wish we lived somewhere like Mexico or Alaska, and then we wouldn t be able to watch this trash. But Laura said, I expect all the Mexicans watch it on the Internet. And Gladys had to admit that she hadn t thought of that, because although she was the brainiest, she couldn t always think of everything. Just in case you are lucky enough never to have seen the Eurovision Song Contest, I had better tell you about it. It s when all the worst bands in Europe get together and see who can come up with the corniest, cheesiest, naffest, most annoying tune, and who can dress up in the most ridiculous costume and look the silliest dancing and prancing around on stage. Only the bands taking part don t always understand it that way. They probably think that they are really it ! And do you know what? 100s of millions of people watch it every year. I m not kidding. It s that popular. It s true that quite a cool band called Abba once won it. But that was like, 7 zillion years ago. In fact, it was so long ago that Dad was still at school. And nobody cool has ever won it since. Well Mandy,Laura and Sam liked watching it - There was a Danish Man dressed up as woman, a Norwegian Flamenco dancer. and a rugged Moldovian with blond hair extensions. They were just funny. The only band really worth seeing was from Ukraine. The singers were three beautiful but mean looking girls with straight black hair falling over their white faces.. You know what? said Mandy. I bet we could do that. We could be just as good as them, and be on the Eurovision Song contest. In fact, I bet we could win it. Only the UK never gets any points, said Gladys. So ! We say we re from Montengro. But what I m point out, is that they are on telly, and like billions of people are watching them, and we are just as good-looking as they are and can dance just as well as they can. But we can t sing, said Gladys. Well neither can they, said Mandy. Besides, Laura has a great voice. Everyone says so. Gladys still thought it was a silly idea so she said: But Laura wears a tracksuit and gold bangles, even when she s going out with her boyfriend. You can t dress like that if you re on TV. Well, said Mandy, When we re famous, all the top designers will send us free gear, so Laura won t have to wear a tracksuit unless she feels like it, like when she wants to go shopping and not get noticed by all the fans. Beside, you aren t in this band, because you re too young. And too Geeky.. added Laura. Gladys hadn t really thought about being in the band, but when they said that she wasn t in it, she felt well, a bit left out. It wasn t fair. She could play the piano. If anyone was going to form a band, it ought to be her. Well at least I know how to read music, which is more than any of you lot, she said. So you ll have to have me in your band because you won t know what tune to sing. Laura scoffed: Ah come off it who s ever heard of a band that knows how to read music ? We re not the church choir ! Now go and play computer games like a good little geek while we get ready to be famous. Yeah go on G-laddy, said Sam, Stop annoying your older and better sisters. You aren t in the band anyway, and it s time to tuck your dollies up in bed. It was particularly annoying when Sam spoke like that, because she was born only a year and a half before Gladys, but she looked a lot older, especially when she put on make-up, so somehow people took her more seriously. I haven t got any dollies, said Gladys as she left the room - Unlike you darling Samantha - you ve still got six ! Besides, your band hasn t even to a name - so it s not a band at all. Good night. On Sunday afternoon, Gladys spent a lot of time on her homework, because she was working on a big project about Ancient Egypt and she had to research the pyramids on the Internet. But her three older sisters watched the music channel on TV and tried to copy some of the dance routines. Later that evening, they were still talking about what to call their girl band - because it wasn t easy to come up with cool name. How about The Smith Sisters? said Mandy. You see, their name was Smith. Boring ! said Laura. Or The Teddy Girls? suggested Sam. Because they lived in a place called Teddington. Too babyish said Mandy. Dad was there for a while. He had go wind of this idea about forming a band - though nobody had actually told him about it. He said : How about the Rich Girls? because he was hoping that they would pay for his retirement. But the girls took no notice of him - they never did - so he went out to the front drive to fix his motor bike, which was how he usually spent Sunday Evenings. While they were talking, Gladys had been trying to imagine a name that both sounded good, and looked good when it was written down - like on a poster or an album cover. When the others went quiet, she said: I think chiX spelt with a small c and a big X because it s a Chick Band and X looks like a kiss. Yeah, or like Leave me alone which is cool, said Laura, But I bet there s already a girl band called the chiX because it s too good. Mandy searched iTunes and YouTube and she couldn t find any other band with that name. They couldn t think of anything else, so their name just sort of became chiX. But somehow they didn t quite remember that it was Gladys who had come up with it. It was just like they had always been the chiX ever since they were born. Now all they needed was a song - but of course they didn t have one. A week went by and the chiX almost got forgotten. Then next Saturday, when Dad came home from the football match, he said : Hey girls, how s your band going. Have you got a gig fixed up yet? Of course they haven t go a gig, said Gladys. They haven t even got a song. Dad was disappointed. You could could see from his face that in his mind, his darling daughters were already rich and famous and had bought their beloved daddy a new bike, a cottage by the sea, and a subscription to the sports channel. Mandy said: I m working on it. Oh go on Mandy, do sing it to me, pretty please, I m sure it s such a lovely song, said Gladys. And Mandy looked annoyed. Well don t cry. I ll write you some words. How could you write the lyrics for a song? asked Laura. You don t know anything about relationships. You re too young. Not all songs are about relationships, replied Gladys. Some people think about other things apart from boys. And Mandy said: Besides, before we start on any songs, we need to decide what sort of musical genre we re going to do. I mean, are we going to be more like the Spice Girls or the SugarBabes? Can anyone really tell the difference? asked Gladys. But that gave her an idea to work on. So she went up to her room, sat down at her desk and scribbled down a few ideas. Later she came to the living room and switched off the television. Her sisters started to say Ah come on Glad, what was that for? But she took no notice. She stood in front of TV and read out her words: You ve had your sugar You ve had your spice Now you re looking For something nice. Not too sweet and not too sharp The chiX are here to take your heart. Not bad, said Laura, but sharp doesn t rhyme with heart. Well what do you want it to rhyme with - Harp? Besides it s an internal rhyme. And i ve got a chorus. But don t you think We re an easy catch don t count your chix Before they hatch ! Well at least that rhymes - said Mandy. Here, that s not too bad. Did you really write those words yourself Gladdy? Of course , she said, and before she handed over her words she signed her name on the bottom and wrote Copyright Gladys Smith so that they others wouldn t forget that she composed them. Now the chiX had some words, all the needed was some music. And I ll tell you about how they made that another time soon. And don t forget - there are loads more stories on Storynory.com. So drop by soon, and listen to a few. For now, from me, Natasha, Bye Bye !

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