It’s known to some as the dreaded pinhole because it tells meteorologists that there’s likely a significant hurricane associated with the storm’s small eye. The sky was a vicious shade of greenish grey, the wind was unbelievably loud, and my mother and the other American woman did what one does when a tornado is possibly about to uproot your home. That is, they sought shelter in the basement of the house. The Aussie and the Kiwi on the other hand, ran to the front porch to watch this incredible force of nature, all while their loves screamed at them to seek shelter.

These questions could spark a whole unit of work. I am sure your children will come up with a range of different ideas. Estranged from a mother who was never capable of loving them Sir Basil, a famous but struggling actor in London and Dorothy, an impecunious French princess, attempt to reconcile with her. In doing so they are reduced from states of worldly sophistication to floundering life. The entire hurricane rotates around the eye, and it is usually 20-60 miles in diameter. When this part of the hurricane hits land, it is the calmest area inside of the storm. In fact, people often think the storm has passed and go outside only to be caught by the approaching eyewall. Overwater, however, the eye of a hurricane is one of the most dangerous places to be. Eyes less than 10 miles in diameter are known as a pinhole eye. Often, a pinhole eye is associated with a powerful hurricane. Some of the most destructive hurricanes have had pinhole eyes, and major hurricanes are classified as Category 3 or stronger.

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The children unite in a common goal — to leave Australia with their vast inheritance. Moving through Sydney’s social scene, they search for a way to fulfill their desire. Using the reluctant services of their family lawyer Arnold Wyburd, who was long in love with Mrs Hunter, they scheme to place their mother in a society nursing home to expedite her demise. Sycamore presents Fred Schepisi's, The Eye of the Storm" (PDF). Paper Bark Films EOS Pty Ltd. 18 August 2011. p.cover . Retrieved 25 December 2012. The Eye of the Storm' Wins at Melbourne International Film Festival". Yahoo! TV. 8 August 2011 . Retrieved 14 December 2015. The 4:50 From Paddington . I read this for the #readmorechristie book challenge and #emmasbookishcorner challenge. The prompt for #emmasbookishcorner challenge was to read a book by Agatha Christie, and for #readmorechristie was to read one of her books featuring a female adventurer. I thought this one was perfect as you could consider there to be THREE female adventures in this book. The first is Mrs. McGillicuddy who witnessed the murder and tried to do something about it. The second is Jane Marple who heard about the murder from her friend, Mrs. McGillicuddy. And the third is Lucy Eyelesbarrow who Jane Marple enlists to help her find the body and solve the murder. I read this once (or twice) before and though I was fairly certain I remembered what happened it was still an enjoyable read. Definitely at least a 4 out of 5 star read. It reminded me of a story my dad told me while I was growing up. He grew up in Australia but moved to the USA for university, fell in love with my mother, and stayed. They were living in Kansas City at the time and there was a tornado warning. My parents shared a house with another couple, a man from New Zealand and an American woman from the Midwest like my mother.

The Ten Thousand Doors of January . I read this for #girlsinwhitedressesbookclub. It was a beautiful book, and it was one of those times in which I read the right book at the right time. I don’t know how many times I tried reading this book before and just couldn’t get into it, but this time I devoured it. I wouldn’t say I adored it. It didn’t make it to my favorite books of all-time list. But I did appreciate the beauty of the writing and certain characters and their stories spoke to my heart. There are things I wish had been different about the book. Overall, it’s a 4 out of 5 star read! I try to reach my dad through the veil to ask his advice, but he is silent. Samhain is still a ways off after all. But he’s always with me in my memories of him. In his stories. His stories tell me that I can get through this storm. That I can look at it with wonder and awe and see the quiet center. In summary, the inside of a tornado, while calm and eerily beautiful, is a place of immense danger. It offers a unique perspective on these powerful natural phenomena but is a viewpoint best left to remote sensing tools and simulations. After all, the best place to be during a tornado is as far away as possible.In a Sydney suburb, two nurses, a housekeeper and a solicitor attend to Elizabeth Hunter as her expatriate son and daughter convene at her deathbed. In dying, as in living, Mrs. Hunter remains a formidable force on those around her. It is via Mrs Hunter’s authority over living that her household and children vicariously face death and struggle to give consequence to life.