Massive stars, abrasive winds, mountains of dust, and energetic light sculpt one of the largest and most picturesque regions of star formation in the Local Group of Galaxies. Known as N11, the region is visible on the upper right of many images of its home galaxy, the Milky Way neighbor known as the Large Magellanic Clouds (LMC). The above image actually highlights N11B, part of the nebula that spans about 100 light years and is particularly active. The entire emission nebula N11 is second in LMC size only to 30 Doradus. Studying the stars in N11B has shown that it actually houses three successive generations of star formation. Compact globules of dark dust housing emerging young stars are also visible on the upper right.

While Bradley's upstairs on the big puter, his sister's downstairs. As they get better I need not run up and down stairs a million times. Just half a million currently.

School Sports Day. Bit of a tough one this. Esme has never wanted to run. I guess, that's because she wanted to win, and knowing she was up against boys—specifically Charlie, she didn't want to compete in something she wasn't going to win.

But, when I got there, I could see from the other side of the track that she was weeping, while Charlie was giving her some earache about something.

I walked around from the parent's side and gave her a cuddle, and some 'never minds' and 'wos the matters.' But to no avail.

Her teacher came up and said, that she didn't have to run if she didn't want to, the headmaster also did the same.

I'm quite sure that they put her under pressure to run, when she wouldn't comply they let peer pressure (mainly from her 'best friend' Charlie try and do their job for them.

She didn't run, and once she'd moved away from Charlie, she seemed much more cheerful.

Bradley and I took part in the toddler's race, I was holding his hand. If only we'd got off to a better start, we'd have won thaty race, as it was we came second. A proud second. And Bradley had a sticker!

This he wore to his school, and was asked by several teacher what the sticker was and explained how he was as Esme's School Sports day.

Esme snapped this picture

And she took this picture

I didn't think this was me, not with all this hair, but then, I am growing it.

The blog represents free speech in excelsis. Or does it? If the blog accepts advertising or maintains ties to institutions -- like, say, the Democratic Party -- then the freedom to say whatever you like can be sharply curtailed.

Eric Mack: Can you outsource blogging's passion and loyalty?
It's even worse than that. What am I building here? A relationship network. Can you outsource that? Well, word would get around fast that the relationship had changed.
Translation: no.

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