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Oh yes, and I&#x27;m a woman&#x21;&#x3c;&#x2f;p&#x3e;&#xa;&#x3c;p&#x3e;I hope you enjoy reading An Engineer in Paradise, remember&#x3a; If you have nothing to laugh about - laugh on credit.&#x3c;&#x2f;p&#x3e;]]></description><copyright>Copyright 2026</copyright><pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 22:02:36 EST</pubDate><generator>https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 13&#x3a; Biking across the Universe]]></title><link><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;15006&#x2f;Episode-13-Biking-across-the-Universe&#x3f;from_rss&#x3d;1]]></link><description><![CDATA[Jarad&#xd; stared at the screen. It was filled with the data from his lunar&#xd; observations and he was fed up of looking at it.  He was fed up with&#xd; noting the positions of the two moons.  He was fed up with the long&#xd; hours within the capsule with the port-holes &#x28;and the&#xd; starboard-holes&#x29; darkened against]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 22&#x3a;02&#x3a;36 EST</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;15006&#x2f;Episode-13-Biking-across-the-Universe]]></guid><dc:creator>English Rose</dc:creator><dc:subject>An Engineer in Paradise</dc:subject></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 12 - Doggone it&#x21;]]></title><link><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;14427&#x2f;Episode-12-Doggone-it&#x3f;from_rss&#x3d;1]]></link><description><![CDATA[Blaine strode through the wide corridor of the 44th floor. People nodded to him, a couple even passed him message slips&#x3b; these he dropped surreptitiously on empty desks in the open plan area. He smiled at how easily people believed you were a big-shot if you simply acted enough like one. Several peo]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 21&#x3a;46&#x3a;00 EST</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;14427&#x2f;Episode-12-Doggone-it]]></guid><dc:creator>English Rose</dc:creator><dc:subject>An Engineer in Paradise</dc:subject></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 11 - Ice to See You]]></title><link><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;14129&#x2f;Episode-11-Ice-to-See-You&#x3f;from_rss&#x3d;1]]></link><description><![CDATA[The letter arrived in the first post.  She recognised the handwriting as Blaine&#x27;s.  Her heart beat a little faster and her mouth&#xd; became dry.  She tried to swallow and&#xd; found that her throat would not co-operate. Her eyes widened in shock as it&#xd; dawned on it that she had not realised how much Danny]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 2010 15&#x3a;28&#x3a;00 EST</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;14129&#x2f;Episode-11-Ice-to-See-You]]></guid><dc:creator>English Rose</dc:creator><dc:subject>An Engineer in Paradise</dc:subject></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 10 - Focus on the Chocolate]]></title><link><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;11856&#x2f;Episode-10-Focus-on-the-Chocolate&#x3f;from_rss&#x3d;1]]></link><description><![CDATA[Next&#xd; day, she stepped off the plane to a wall of flashing bulbs.  The press were out in force, the&#xd; photographers desperate to get the best picture of one of the most glamorous&#xd; women to visit the city in &#x26;&#x23;8211&#x3b; oh- days.  The cult of celebrity really was getting out&#xd; of hand, she mused behind the]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22&#x3a;24&#x3a;00 EST</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;11856&#x2f;Episode-10-Focus-on-the-Chocolate]]></guid><dc:creator>English Rose</dc:creator><dc:subject>An Engineer in Paradise</dc:subject></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 9 - Coining a Boxed Idea]]></title><link><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;11600&#x2f;Episode-9-Coining-a-Boxed-Idea&#x3f;from_rss&#x3d;1]]></link><description><![CDATA[The scent of pinewood was strong &#x26;&#x23;8211&#x3b; and very welcome after&#xd; the stressful last few months, she thought as she breathed deeply, the windows&#xd; of the Explorer rolled down&#x3b; they had decided against bringing the&#xd; Gremlin.  Danny was driving and she felt&#xd; all of the tension drain away as they drove d]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20&#x3a;41&#x3a;38 EST</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;11600&#x2f;Episode-9-Coining-a-Boxed-Idea]]></guid><dc:creator>English Rose</dc:creator><dc:subject>An Engineer in Paradise</dc:subject></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 8 &#x2013; Kidding About]]></title><link><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;2486&#x2f;Episode-8-Kidding-About&#x3f;from_rss&#x3d;1]]></link><description><![CDATA[Things were back to normal&#x3a; the recordings for the show had resumed&#x3b; Blaine had gone home and she was back at the farm with her goats.  She&#x27;d talked to her lover and he had agreed that a weekend at the cabin would be good.&#xa;&#xa;&#xd; &#xd; &#xd; The problem was that neither of them could decide on definite dates fo]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12&#x3a;10&#x3a;14 EST</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;2486&#x2f;Episode-8-Kidding-About]]></guid><dc:creator>English Rose</dc:creator><dc:subject>An Engineer in Paradise</dc:subject></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 7 - A Duality of Heavenly Bodies]]></title><link><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;2437&#x2f;Episode-7-A-Duality-of-Heavenly-Bodies&#x3f;from_rss&#x3d;1]]></link><description><![CDATA[Blaine and Jarad faced each other. &#x22;Congratulations,&#x22; said Jarad, &#x22;It&#x27;s all over then.&#x22;&#xa;&#xa;&#xd; &#xd; &#x22;Not quite,&#x22; replied Blaine, &#x22;The length of your exile has to be determined. We&#x27;ll have to wait till your cork pops.&#x22; He smiled wanly.&#xa;&#xa;&#xd; &#xd; This seemed too much for Jarad to comprehend&#x3b; Blaine wondered if th]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2007 12&#x3a;05&#x3a;00 EST</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;2437&#x2f;Episode-7-A-Duality-of-Heavenly-Bodies]]></guid><dc:creator>English Rose</dc:creator><dc:subject>An Engineer in Paradise</dc:subject></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 6 - Things Begin to Heat Up]]></title><link><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;2159&#x2f;Episode-6-Things-Begin-to-Heat-Up&#x3f;from_rss&#x3d;1]]></link><description><![CDATA[And so the time had come.  Once again she put on her disguise&#x3b; after the encounter on the train, she could never meet Jarad in her everyday appearance.  He must never be allowed to find out with whom he had disported himself that night.  The opportunity for blackmail was huge, and if Control ever fo]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2007 13&#x3a;25&#x3a;16 EST</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;2159&#x2f;Episode-6-Things-Begin-to-Heat-Up]]></guid><dc:creator>English Rose</dc:creator><dc:subject>An Engineer in Paradise</dc:subject></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 5 - The Moon is made of...]]></title><link><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;2060&#x2f;Episode-5-The-Moon-is-made-of&#x3f;from_rss&#x3d;1]]></link><description><![CDATA[After dinner, they walked out in the crisp autumn air, both ready to discuss what lay ahead. The moon was just rising&#x3a; a full Hunter&#x27;s Moon, tinged with orange but not dark enough to be called a blood moon. It looked enormous - or rather she thought, it looked as if it had decided that it wanted to]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 03&#x3a;23&#x3a;00 EST</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;2060&#x2f;Episode-5-The-Moon-is-made-of]]></guid><dc:creator>English Rose</dc:creator><dc:subject>An Engineer in Paradise</dc:subject></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 4 - Personnel Rotation]]></title><link><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;1937&#x2f;Episode-4-Personnel-Rotation&#x3f;from_rss&#x3d;1]]></link><description><![CDATA[She boarded the train in the middle of the afternoon, having taken a taxi from the TV studios directly to the station. her instructions has been delivered two days before, a full fortnight after the BB incident which prompted Control to first indicate that Blaine was not up to scratch. Now she was t]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2007 02&#x3a;00&#x3a;00 EST</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;1937&#x2f;Episode-4-Personnel-Rotation]]></guid><dc:creator>English Rose</dc:creator><dc:subject>An Engineer in Paradise</dc:subject></item></channel></rss>