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One Semester Chapter 6. Next morning in Computer Networks the topic was Health and Safety and it mostly seemed like common sense. Joel found it especially easy because nearly all of it was in one of the pre-requisite topics which he’d already passed, and when he did the online Cisco test he aced it with a score of 94%. In the second part of the lecture the teacher set a group assignment on Ethics in the Workplace and handed out guideline sheets. Joel was really pleased when Phillip, who was onc
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Some new characters will be developed soon. I'm delighted you're loving the story.
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Thanks, Parker, great to hear you enjoyed the chapter.
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One Semester Chapter 5. "Look at this. You look like a hog." It did too. When they'd been eating their chips at Anglesea and Peter pointed the phone at him Joel stuffed his mouth full. The camera caught him with several of the chips dangling from his lips and a weird expression. "Rub that one out. It looks gross." "No way. I'm keeping it for proof." Twenty minutes of looking and laughing had them both in a smiley mood. "Hey, I'm in an apple cider mood. Want some?" "Sure." The goblets cam
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HAVE A GREAT DAY!
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The things my story characters do and say are often as much a surprise to me as to readers, and this was one of those times. I liked it though so it stayed in the story.
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You're spot on, Timothy. Anglesea and Lorne are the origins for the settings of both 'Trouble Plus Trouble' and 'One Semester'. They're along what is called the Surf Coast. Lorne, where they explored the river, was on the news recently when wildfire threatened the town on Xmas day.. A few kms further along the coast over a hundred homes were destroyed by the same fire. lol - yes, definitely some strong hints.
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The startling starlings. I sure found the video clip interesting. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-12/starlings-mesmerise-over-the-sky-in-israel/7084416
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One Semester Chapter 4. 8:30 till 12:30. What a shocker. One subject for four hours every Friday and only a ten minute break. It was about how computers work and Joel didn't see that it had much to do with his course. The lecturer was hard to understand because of his strong accent and he was so strict it was like being back in school. He was really clever though and in the last two hours they'd had to open an old computer, make a sketch of the inside, and identify all the main parts. Joel and
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Those emails have come without the supportive and encouraging environment of GA so they are a real feather in your cap. Reply to them all if you possibly can. Maybe have a form letter which you can adapt quickly and appropriately.
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Thanks, FaeBriona. Quite courageous of Joel really, given the community attitudes he's grown up with.
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I've been there, Stephen. lol - It's quite a memorable name. Outrageous - yes, but also a bit complicated I think.
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Thinking of you CG.
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Thanks Reader. That was a wonderful 'Good News' story.
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One Semester. Chapter 3. Joel surveyed the room with great interest. As he understood it, this was the group of people he'd be working with for the rest of the year. According to Peter, more than half would probably drop out by the start of second semester. Well, the room was sure crowded. He counted twenty-eight people, with one spare computer next to his and another at the very front of the room. Hmm, quite a few older people, Mature Age Students they were called, one of them even had white
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Great to hear that you enjoyed the story.
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Great to hear you're 'hooked'. - and the wait shouldn't be too long.
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Thanks, Rndm. I hope the story continues to hold your interest.
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This will be more of a snapshot of Joel's intro to campus life than a traditional plotted story. There will be adventures though and I hope you keep enjoying the dialog.
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One Semester. Chapter Two. Joel looked round Peter's unit. There was a study desk with a computer, and a crowded bookshelf blocking half the main window. Wow, he must read a lot. "Drop your stuff on the chair and I'll put this away." He walked to the bedroom door and indicated for Joel to follow. Inside he started folding and putting things in a cupboard while Joel again looked round. Sheba! On one wall was a large poster with two naked guys, bodies entwined, one in a very excited state and t
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YAY! Great to see you checking in. I hope you've got the best eye doctors in the business!
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BELATED BIRTHDAY CONGRATS! Hope it was a great day.
