My brother Kevin , his girlfriend Dominique , my cousin Timmy and I drove up Pikes Peak a few weekends ago ... VIDEO ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! I took these with my Nikon Coolpix S600 . The quality is n't too bad considering the size of the camera .

A: Why were the photographs so stunning ?

Or , how she beamed when she was primped and preened over doing her hair up in a princes do while wearing her Cinderella dress . She glowed for the rest of the day with many smiles and comments by passers by . And , yes , it was great to see my 8 year old 's pride of accomplishment when he received his Jedi Knight Academy Certificate ( which took him 4 tries to get picked from the audience ) or the enjoyment of the scary rides so he could proclaim he was n't afraid . He relished in the chance to act as big brother to preview the rides for his little sister to make sure they were n't too scary for her .

A: Why had the girl primped and preened ?

From one daughther 's exploits to another 's . In her latest dispatch from Africa , Christelle Randall brings the first part of her wildlife escapade to an end with a moving tale of parting : participants in the project , naturally , but also a cheetah and one or more of her cubs . And for those poor American colleagues at my newspaper in Abu Dhabi for whom my formal ban of trivial use of the word " awesome " has been so painful to bear , this ought to be a most heartwarming posting .... The second part of my South African wildlife expedition is over .

A: What may be the reason for their trip to South Africa ?

The astronauts did n't get paid extra for being astronauts -- they just got the salary that any other military officer of their rank got . Though space flight was temporary duty , which was paid per diem . The rate at that time was $ 25 per day , which would have been $ 275 for the 11-day mission . But since meals were furnished , that was deducted .

A:
Why would the astronauts not get additional pay ?