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Title: Legs of Distraction (Or How Draco Got Promoted Three and A Half Separate Times)
Author: olimakiella
Written for naturegirlrocks in the hd_relief fest for Japan 2011 on LJ
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco, Ron, Hermione, Seamus
Rating: NC-17
Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended. Also any brand names mentioned here do not belong to me.
Warning(s): There's a smidgen of violence, and quite a bit of smut
Word Count: 6161/12,437
Summary: Harry gives us his version of how Draco re-entered his life.
The table was shaking. He was pretty sure that if he thrust any harder, it would start to shift. Having been one of the people to move it around when he moved into the office, Harry knew it wasn't a good idea. It screeched like a bitch. He'd have to lay off a little. He slowed down.
"No, no. Please." Harry gritted his teeth, doing a monumental job of not giving in to that voice, like he always did. "Fuck, Harry please... harder." It was whispered, but urgent. The erotic sound of it made it even harder not to give in. He glanced over a bare shoulder, where the robe had slipped, to see their fingers entwined on the desk and felt the impatient tightening around his hand and his cock. He smiled to himself. Draco was anything but patient. He started to thrust shallowly into the body beneath him, the fabric of his pants rubbing against the pale exposed arse with each thrust forward; Draco's cock was caught between his abdomen and the hard, smooth wood of the desk. He moaned as every movement from Harry pushed him forward and then back, creating delicious friction.
Draco bent his head, his hair falling forward over an expression Harry was sure would have him coming faster if he could see it. He made do with the bright colour of his hair, the scent of it making him moan. Draco wore it an inch or two longer now than he did before, once he'd realised how much Harry liked to play with it. Harry remembered how his stomach had plummeted the day Draco had walked into work after his lunch break. His hair was so much shorter than it had been when he'd left. Draco hadn't known why all of a sudden Harry became snappy at everyone and consequently had no more meetings for the entire day.
Harry rested his head against the back of Draco's neck as he kept up the more sedate pace. His nose burrowed there, taking in Draco's scent amidst the wisps of blond where his hair fell over his shoulders. He panted heavily through his nose, the puffs of heat making Draco shiver underneath him. He really had been unbearable that day. He found it hard to understand why something as small and inconsequential as a haircut could drive him to distraction. But Draco's hair... it was like a landmark to him. So distinctive. Even in school, he'd always known where the blond was in relation to him by just one casual sweep of the hall or a corridor. It was how he'd found him again in somewhere as dank as Knockturn Alley two years ago.
Two Years ago
It had to be him.
Harry ducked around the corner. Knockturn Alley was no place to be seen in. He was only there for a meeting with a source that couldn't venture out into polite society. As Head Auror, Harry found he was not out in the field so much as signing papers day in and day out. After Kingsley decided he'd had enough and wanted to retire, Harry had been nominated to take over his position. He'd already graduated from training. Both he and his partner had a high close rate so, when he was nominated, no one was surprised when he got the job.
Two weeks in, Harry decided he hated it and wished he, too, could retire. Desk job work was not his forte. Neither were the meetings or the keeping up with politicians, foreign and domestic. He had to study, what kind of a job was that? The worst day so far was two days ago, where the explosion of that muggle artefact an Auror had seized on a raid caused so much trouble. Half of his department and a few visitors had been taken out. St. Mungo's was swamped. Harry disliked the amount of paperwork he had to swim through a day, but that incident made him wish he was dead. Hermione had told him to hire some help. Maybe he'd look into that. It didn't seem like such a bad idea now.
He shook his head as his basic training ran through is blood once more. After the war, Lucius had been given the kiss and Narcissa Malfoy, holed up in house arrest inside Malfoy Manor (which had been seized by the Ministry), had wasted away. Draco, being of age, had been evicted from the Manor. Since he was not under house arrest, nor found guilty for anything other than having unfortunate pickings in parents, Draco was set free. However, Harry pondered as he witnessed yet another shopkeeper push Malfoy away and slam the door, without money or anywhere to live freedom was rather subjective.
The man looked decidedly thinner and the unshaven beard was certainly distracting but his height was the same and so was that platinum blond hair – albeit a little dirtier than usual and mostly hidden underneath a ragged knitted hat. Eyeing Malfoy as he walked up into Borgin and Burke's, Harry raised his eyebrows in surprise. How ironic Malfoy would go back into the place that once held his free will captive.
From the transcripts of Malfoy's interrogations, Voldemort had given him a chance to earn his Dark Mark. Upon realising that it wasn't exactly much of a motivator, the insane bastard had decided to hold Narcissa Malfoy captive, threatening to kill her if Draco Malfoy didn't deliver. He'd delivered – somewhat – but the only thing he'd earned had been a five minute stint under a Crucio. Harry still remembered pulling up Malfoy's sleeve in interrogation, livid because he didn't believe him (Veritaserum be damned), and exhaled as if he'd been punched in the stomach when all he'd seen there - ignoring the bruises - was clean, unblemished skin. That had been one of the first things to prove his innocence. Second on the list had been Harry's eye witness testimony.
He walked up to the shop and peered in through the window, his hood up, pretending to look at the dressings there. Malfoy was inside holding something shiny, but he couldn't see it very clearly. He could see the dark shape of his own reflection in the window, as well as the shop on the opposite side behind him, as a group of men walked out, talking to someone inside through the doorway. They made a lot of noise and he couldn't quite concentrate on what was going on. Against his own judgement, he walked up the steps and walked inside.
The shop floor was dark, as it always was, and Harry walked around, making sure his face was hidden at all times. It wasn't uncommon here to have customers that wanted to protect their identity so he knew he wouldn't seem suspicious – well, more suspicious anyway. He could hear the conversation had dropped a few decibels, but he also noticed that, with his appearance, Malfoy seemed more desperate to sell whatever he had in his possession. It made sense, as the prospect of a paying customer obviously outranked someone trying to get money out of the proprietor.
"Five galleons? It cost him two hundred!" Harry heard that familiar voice say in outrage.
"Beggars can't be choosers, Malfoy. Your daddy may have paid a pretty penny, but times have changed and, with its history, I doubt anyone would be willing to pay more than ten for it now." Borgin's face twisted into a greedy grin. He had the little shit and he knew it.
Harry could see the outline of Malfoy's profile. He looked devastated. Harry felt a smidgen of disgust at Borgin when he saw the blond nod and a wide triumphant leer settle on Borgin's face. The register opened and he pulled out a green book, marking down the purchase and taking what Harry could now see was a long silver chain. At the end of it held a locket. Harry turned away and moved back to the front of the store, glancing at the host of metallic picture frames leaning against the wall there. He could still hear the group of men out there and didn't realise they'd taken up so much of his attention until he saw Malfoy's familiar shape walking passed the window he was stationed at. His fingers poked out of the top of the fingerless gloves he was wearing as he pulled his hood up.
"Can I help you sir?" Harry heard behind him and turned. A rapidly paling face met him and he smiled. He missed field work so much.
He heard the thump of flesh first. It was only after he turned the corner that he saw Malfoy doubled over as a group – the same group he'd seen exit the store opposite Borgin and Burke's earlier – dragged him into a side alley. Harry cursed and began to run. It was his lunch-break and he'd only ventured out to see a confidential informant. His life shouldn't be so complicated anymore. Making his way quickly to the mouth of the side-alley, he nearly ran into the group as they walked out laughing.
"Fucking lightweight, I tell you. Like taking a canary cream from a-" the first man out pulled up short in front of Harry. "- Auror!"
Harry was pretty sure that's not how the saying went. He cocked his head. "What's this? A robbery?" He smiled. He could see Malfoy passed out behind them on the ground. He was breathing, at least.
A round of shocked faces met him. They obviously hadn't counted on being caught, or anyone caring, in Knocturn alley, let alone an Auror of all things.
The same man he'd nearly run into cleared his throat. "Er no, Auror..." he prompted.
Harry pulled back his hood and smiled. "Potter. Head Auror Potter." The surprised faces turned into horror as they realised who they were dealing with. It was times like these that Harry loved being himself. "You were saying?" he encouraged wanting to hear this cock and bull story.
Recovering slowly the man continued. "We were just recovering what he stole from me. Pick pocket, you see." He smiled rather convincingly.
"Hmm." Harry sounded rather unconvinced. "He stole – what – money?" His brow furrowed in question playing the responsible Auror trying to sort things out and not at all the Auror that had been following Malfoy for the past half hour. Getting the nod he was hoping for, Harry continued, "It wouldn't happen to have come in a small purple pouch with a black string and be exactly five galleons, would it?" Harry asked curiously. The man lost his smile and seemed rather nervous all of a sudden. Harry frowned some more. "Will you take it out and allow me to inspect it, sir?"
"W-why does it matter?"
Harry let his wand fall from his sleeve and gripped it in his right hand. "It matters because, not five minutes ago, I gave that money bag to him and then happened to turn the corner and see you pull him into this alley." He gestured with his wand as he spoke. "Now take out the pouch and allow me to inspect it, please. Following my confirmation that it is, in fact, my pouch, I will then charge you with theft and grievous bodily harm to the man lying passed out behind you. That is... unless you drop the pouch now and leave." The group watched each other before focussing on him once more in confusion. "The paperwork on this is going to be a bitch," he said by way of an explanation. "My lunch break is almost over and I haven't even eaten yet. You're not helping that." He pointed his wand in their direction. "What's your choice?"
It did not take long for them to run off, the small purple pouch landing on the ground with a soft clink. Harry knelt next to Malfoy's prone form. His fingers, poking out from the top of the gloves he wore, were ice cold and a black eye was forming on his left side. His nose and split lip would need attention too. Harry muttered a quick Episkey and cursed as he felt the first drop of rain. Stupid winter weather, he thought to himself as he lifted the blond, preparing to struggle and even cast a lightening charm. He felt surprise, expecting him to be heavier. Preparing to apparate, Harry stopped and thought. St. Mungo's was still swamped with people, they wouldn't even bat an eyelid at Malfoy. He stared down at the unconscious man in his arms. Really, all he needed was a bit of healing, some warmth, maybe some food and a little rest. He could do that. Malfoy would be out of his hair in no time.
Sighing, Harry said goodbye to his lunch break and spun in place to apparate home.
It was the next morning when Draco woke up. He looked around the room and frowned, wincing a bit at the pain in his nose. He sighed, knowing he had to have got a broken nose when he was attacked in the alleyway. He raised his hand to inspect it, but all he felt was small twinges of pain. Apparently he'd been healed. Sitting back to think, he also recognised the cold spell on his eye to stop swelling. Draco threw back the quilt, feeling really warm, and swung his legs around and off the bed. This was very disorienting. He paused as he viewed the bedside table, seeing a familiar pouch of money sitting next to another one in plain black.
Draco gasped, coming to an awful conclusion and shut his eyes in mortification. Had he really stooped so low? However, Draco thought to himself, he didn't feel any different. He didn't feel as if he'd had sex in any shape or form. Plus, he was dressed. Looking down, he saw that he was wearing a red jumper with a large capital H on it; What the fuck was that for? he wondered to himself. He shook his head not understanding any of it and glanced back over at the black pouch reaching for it. It was tied to the purple, which was definitely his so he assumed this was meant for him also. Underneath the pouch sat a slip of parchment. He picked that up too.
Hey Malfoy.
I have to show my face for the entire day today, since I didn't go back yesterday so make yourself at home, yeah?
Draco frowned and looked back down to the capital letter. He shook his head in confusion and peeked inside the black pouch, gasping when he pulled out his mother's necklace.
What the fuck?
Draco's hands let go of the edge of the desk above his head to slide over Harry's back, down the backs of his thighs, and up again. Their change in position had Harry hitting his prostate more often, so his fingers dug into Harry's shoulders, wrapped around the back of his neck and tangled in Harry's hair to find purchase on something - anything- to keep him anchored. Harry worked his way from Draco's mouth, to his ear and down to his neck. There was a groan of disappointment when Harry's mouth left his, but Harry's mouth couldn't be everywhere at the same time. One particularly hard thrust had Draco keening loud enough to be heard outside his office. Harry was glad he'd eventually cast that silencing spell.
Sinking into that tight heat again and again, Harry groaned, "How is it – you manage to stay so tight even after all this time?"
Draco laughed breathlessly as his hands switched back to the edge of the desk for leverage. He inadvertently caught the minutes of meeting he'd typed out an hour ago from Harry's meeting that morning. He then hit the container of food Harry'd brought for lunch to the floor. "Family secret," he said, a blissful smile on his face. "Never telling." His neck arched backward, the bruise Harry'd bitten into it moments ago showing clear as day. "Fuck!" he exclaimed and frowned up at his boss. He'd stopped completely and was staring at him with narrowed eyes.
"You knocked my lunch to the floor." It was his favourite too.
Draco turned his head on the desk to see most everything else that had once been there was also gone, except the in-tray. He turned back with a sheepish grin. "I'm sure I can make you some more."
Harry relished the surprised exhale he heard as he pulled Draco up to sit, perched at the edge of his desk with his legs now wrapped around Harry's waist for balance. "You'd better," he said before bruising the older man's lips with his own.
Two Years Ago – The Next Day
When he'd brought the man home, he'd expected to return from work the next day to an empty house. He'd left a note telling him he could clean up and even help himself to something to eat, if he wanted. He hadn't expected to see him sitting down on his couch, across from his warm fire, staring at his TV as if it held the answers to the universe, nor the tenth degree on how it worked. Harry hadn't really known what to tell him, so he'd dug in his kitchen drawer, the one that held all the instruction manuals for the appliances in his apartment. Hermione had told him once to keep them all together in case something happened. This was definitely something. The next day, he'd come home to see his kitchen appliances lined up on the counter with their manual counterparts in front of them.
"Malfoy?" he'd asked wearily. His day had been long enough without having to come home to this. He was sure the blond would have got fed up by now and moved on. Why was he still here?
"In here." He found Malfoy at the end of the corridor in his water heater cupboard. He was staring between the tank and the manual that came with it. Harry sighed and crossed his arms.
"What are you doing?" he asked tiredly. There'd been three raids today and two of his aurors had been hurt during them. Interviews and endless paperwork had been a bitch to sort out. Not to mention the unlawful arrest of two women who were now going to sue the department. He just wanted to collapse.
Draco stopped fiddling and looked up from his position, crouched on the ground. He took in Harry's appearance before continuing. "You told me to 'make myself comfortable'. The only way I can do that is if I know what all these contraptions do." He turned and stared at Harry. His clean shaven face made him look a lot younger than he had when Harry'd first found him. He was wearing one of Harry's old cotton shirts and grey sweatpants. He'd obviously gone through Harry's drawers to get them. Make yourself comfortable... sure. "Did you know you had a tank that heated your water? You can set it to heat hourly or daily or sporadically when you please." He went back to fiddling with buttons, referencing the manual Harry's apartment had come with when he wasn't sure.
Harry knew he could set it, he did it every day when he got home. However, he didn't know he could set it and leave it once for the same time every day. "Really?" That would save him so much time. Most nights he was so tired, he'd come home and fall asleep on the couch in his living room before the water had even finished boiling.
Malfoy just hummed in affirmative, his eyes glancing at Harry's every once in a while. "I ran you a bath. I was about to re-heat the tank when you came in. Didn't think you'd take so long to come home."
Harry wasn't sure what to say to that. The man had been in his apartment for only two days and, apparently, he was running it better than he did. Not to mention he was calling it 'home' "Er, thanks."
Malfoy shut the cupboard to let him pass. "You tend to come in the same time every day. Yesterday I saw you hit the button when you came in to make the water boil, but you fell asleep in front of your Samsung S series 62 inch flat screen before it heated and woke up this morning to more cold water. It's not healthy, Potter."
Harry continued to look surprised when Draco walked off back in the direction of his living room. It amused him that Draco referred to everything in his house by the names on the instruction booklets, but he didn't let that deter him from walking into his bathroom. The bath was hot, and he thought he'd died and gone to heaven when he could smell lavender. Hermione had given him the aromatherapy set for his birthday and the first time he'd tried the bath salts they'd been all gritty at the bottom of the tub. It wasn't the most enjoyable experience, so he'd never tried it again. It sat on the shelves in his bathroom ever since. Getting in, he groaned. So good. He relaxed for the first time for the day.
He woke up sometime later with sharp knocking on the door.
"Potter, are you still alive? My bath drawing skills are wondrous, but, if you fall asleep, you can still drown." The dry humour in the words made him roll his eyes, but he was grateful since the shock had him spluttering out water he'd suddenly inhaled.
"I'm up. I'm up," he said quickly and leaned forward to pull the plug in the bath. He sighed, feeling a lot more relaxed than he had when he came home.
"Good. There's something out here for you to eat when you get out."
Harry frowned and looked toward the bathroom door. What did he say? Rising up from the bath, he took a towel off the heated rack and wrapped it around his waist. He made a quick move to his bedroom to change before walking back out into the open space of his living room and kitchen. The manuals had all been put away except the one for his microwave. Draco sat at the island waiting for him. He looked a little nervous, but covered it well. On the island counter sat a plate of food he recognised as the leftovers in his fridge and a cup of tea. He raised his eyebrows and stared from the food to Draco. Cautiously, he sat on a stool.
The silence seemed to be too much for the blond. He began to fill it with inane chatter, obviously taking Harry's silence as displeasure. "I found them in your Sharp Refrigerator." He missed Harry's small amused smile. "I actually had to re heat it in your Masterchef Microwave 4500." He fingered the instruction booklet in front of him, fidgeting in his seat before pulling the cuffs of the shirt he wore to cover his hands. "You were in there for a while." Harry still sat in silence. Malfoy seemed to be talking enough for the both of them and the rambling was kind of funny. "It said not to put anything reflective in there but your black cups have a reflective surface. They didn't spark or catch on fire like the manual said it would so I think it's okay. If it doesn't taste good-"
Ah. The heart of the matter. Thing is, Harry knew it would taste good. Mrs. Weasley cooked it, after all. Malfoy didn't have to know that, though. "It's fine Malfoy, thank you."
Finally Malfoy seemed to settle down. "So it's okay?"
Harry wondered if Malfoy knew re-heating pre-cooked food and cooking your own food were two different concepts. He nodded anyway. There wasn't any harm in it. It's not like the blond was going to start cooking.
Three more days of re-heated food, however, Harry came home to find his television moved to the middle of the room to face his kitchen, Malfoy over the stove and the trusty stove's instruction booklet cello-taped to an overhead cupboard. The TV had been paused on a brunette grating what looked like cheese over a plate of food on the Food Network. Malfoy, likewise, had scooped out what looked like some sort of vegetable pasta onto a plate and was also grating cheese. He picked up the Sky remote control next to him and un-paused the TV. He then brushed his hair back off his face, taking the hair band out and re-securing all the strands that had gotten out. Harry realised he was undetected and stayed that way for the time being.
"Oh, that smells delicious. I wish you could smell it with me." The brunette said before taking a bite. "Mmm, delicioso."
"It does doesn't it, Giada?" he heard Malfoy saying to himself, as he lowered his hands from his head and bent over to smell the dish himself. "Not bad for a third try."
Harry shut the door behind him. Malfoy spun around, startled out of his skin, and nearly knocked over a measuring jug he had on the island counter, where he'd based his operations. "Potter!" he said. There was a tremor to his voice as he righted the jug. "You're back early."
Harry moved away from the door, eyeing the state of his kitchen. His keys dangled in his hand as he walked slowly into his kitchen, looking around. "Apparently. Being head of my department has its advantages - What's going on here?" The past few days when he came home, the entire place had been spotless. Seems he had no idea what really went on in his home when he wasn't there.
"I'm cooking."
Harry turned to stare at him and then down at the plate. "Why?" It was the oddest sight he'd ever witnessed.
Malfoy looked as if that were the strangest question in the world. "You don't have any more food in your Sharp Refridgerator. I've been studying the culinary arts since this morning, and it turned out you had the ingredients, so I tried it out once or twice."
Or thrice. Harry thought to himself as he looked around. He leaned on the only untouched counter available. The floor had sprinklings of a red sauce on it, but it wasn't anything a mop or spell couldn't clean. The dusting of flour he could see reached a tad further, even getting on the blond's legs-
Harry paused. Draco wasn't wearing any pants. He quickly looked up and away, fighting down the blush he knew had to be visible on his face. When he looked back at Malfoy, the man seemed to be shrinking in on himself. His mouth opened once or twice, but shut before anything else could be said. He bit his bottom lip.
"Are you angry?" Harry heard.
He'd obviously taken the reddening of Harry's face to be something else entirely and Harry definitely didn't mind. He thought for a moment. Was he angry? His kitchen looked like a bomb hit it, but the smell coming from his stove was really good. Besides, Draco did seem to be cooking it for him. He sighed and opened a drawer. "That depends."
Malfoy furrowed his eyebrows. "On?"
Harry withdrew a fork from the drawer and walked over to the island counter, sidestepping the patches of sauce he could see on the ground. "Well, it smells good. But how good does it taste?" He took a seat on one of the stools around the island and pulled the plate to him. "Have you tasted it yet?"
He could see Malfoy was still unsure, but he was more relaxed now and just shook his head. Harry tutted and turned the fork around in his hand. "Then by all means. There's something wrong when the cook doesn't sample his own creation."
Malfoy took the fork, but smirked nonetheless. "You think I want to poison you?" he asked.
Harry cocked an eyebrow. "Do you?" he challenged with an amused expression.
Malfoy, gaining more confidence, just rolled his eyes. "Not with all this effort to make some fucking ravioli. I'd rather drown you in the bath." He took up a forkful and put it in his mouth, using his hand underneath it to catch any spillage. Harry watched his tongue subtly caress the underside of the tines and cleared his throat, looking away, his eyes catching on the television again as Alton Brown made his appearance speaking his science-food-talk. When he looked back, Draco was holding the fork out to him. He took it gratefully and dug in.
He was eating happily when he suddenly realised Malfoy was watching him. It hit him that the blond was waiting for a verdict. He was biting his lip again. Harry noted that he did that when he was anxious. "Oh," he said surprised, "this is good."
"Really?" he asked. There was hope in his tone.
Harry laughed. "If you're fishing for compliments, you get them all out of me. You did good, though it looks like you destroyed my kitchen in the process."
Malfoy waved it off. "It's easily fixed with a wand." He dragged the other stool over and sat down, grabbing his wand on the way. He uttered a quick cleaning spell on the floor and the counters. Instantly the area was clean again. He rest his wand down and stared at Harry as he ate and watched the TV. He did seem to be enjoying the meal. Scratching his head, he ploughed ahead. "Potter." He waited.
"Hmm?" Harry said with his mouth full. When there was more silence, he looked over in question. He looked guarded when Malfoy seemed to be approaching the topic with unease. He swallowed. "What?" he asked sounding cautious. He put down his fork.
"No, it's nothing bad like that!" the blond rushed to reassure. "Well, not bad per se."
Harry sat up straight now, feeling uneasy with the roundabout statements. "Malfoy, what is it?" He waited.
The blond was fidgeting with his fingers where he sat. With his hair tied up, only the shortest parts at the scruff of his neck had come out again. He was wearing another one of Harry's shirts. He'd have to have a word with him about that. "Um. I just noticed that you er... seemed to be very tired a lot and you tend to fall asleep before you can do anything." He was speaking calmly as if he was preparing Harry for something.
Harry didn't like it. "I have a busy job, Malfoy."
The defensive answer made Draco snap his attention to the brunet. "I get that!" he said quickly to placate him. "I do." His hands were palm-flat on the counter. Harry's Auror instincts kicked in. He's trying to assert a point, not knowing if I'll like it. "I'm just saying your job can lead to you not looking after yourself very well... or your house."
Harry was confused. What the hell does that mean? "And?" he said snapping. He wished Malfoy would just spit it out.
"Well," the blond continued looking back down at the counter. Here it comes. "If I'm here on a more... permanent basis, I could do that for you." A guarded look came at him, waiting for his reaction. Harry was caught between bewilderment and suspicion.
He narrowed his eyes in thought and tried out a guess to what Malfoy could be saying. "You want... to look after me?"
Malfoy's mouth was forming words, though he didn't express any of them. Then he said, "N- well... kind of but not how you put it."
Not how I put it? Harry thought. Okay. He tried again. "Oh. So you want to be... like a maid, or something?"
Malfoy seemed put out at that. "Oh. Do you really have to put it like that?" he said sounding disappointed.
Harry spluttered. "How else should I put it? You want to stay in my home in exchange for cooking and cleaning. Right?" he elaborated.
Malfoy dropped his head into his folded arms and shook his head. "Can't you say something more dignified?" It was muffled in his arms before he sat up, his face pink with embarrassment. "Like, housekeeper or something?"
Housekeeper? This was all too bizarre. "Fine, housekeeper then." He glanced at his plate, wondering when he could get back to his meal. "You want to be tha-" Suddenly, something occurred to him. "Wait. Is this why you've been cleaning my house and running me baths all week?" He looked again at the plate of ravioli. "And cooking? Was this like a job interview?" He looked around and saw the stove instruction booklet cello-taped to the overhead cupboard. The blond had been studying those things like Hermione at end of term since he'd discovered them. Oh my god. "Merlin's balls! You've been plotting for a way to stay here, haven't you?" That's why he hasn't left yet. Harry laughed incredulously. He stood up and gestured to the plate and the kitchen. "And this is the best way you came up with? Becoming my maid?"
Draco stood up too. "Housekeeper."
Harry scoffed. "Oh, what-the fuck-ever, Malfoy, why didn't you just ask?" he let out, frustrated.
Malfoy looked at him like he was crazy. "You wouldn't have said yes! At least this way I serve some purpose!" He took a breath and looked away. "You've... been nice to me." He sat back down. "I thought if I repaid that – maybe show you a skill I had that you could use, you'd let me stay." He was pretending to study his nails when he was done.
Harry ran his hands through his hair and took a deep heaving breath. Fucking Slytherins and their inability to deal with something straight on. "Malfoy-" He stopped himself and took a calming breath. "Draco." That got his attention. "You've been in my house now, for free, for almost a week and a half. With everything you've done," he added carefully, his hand gesturing carefully towards the blond, "it took me until now to realise your efforts, and that's only because of your prompting. Now, tell me, do you think I would have said no?"
Draco looked a little taken back at that.
When he was met with silence, Harry continued. "A couple days ago I kept expecting to open my door to an empty space. Now I open it wondering what you've been keeping yourself busy with. Today..." He looked around with an amused chuckle. "Today took the cake as far as I'm concerned." He got up. "I ran away from work, partly because you discovering things in my apartment has actually become a daily treat for me. I think you actually know more about my apartment than I do." He shook his head. He was too tired to deal with this now. "You know what? You're hired. If you can make things like this, after only a day of studying it, I don't care." He scratched his head. "Is the hot water on?" he asked and leaned on the counter, picking up his fork again.
"You're not angry anymore?" Draco asked him, a little perturbed that he'd gotten an affirmative answer so quickly.
Harry turned to look at him and took off his glasses. "You need to work on getting to know your employer, Ma – Draco. I value honesty over everything else. I wasn't angry, I was just surprised you would go to such a length to stay in my home." He scoffed. "Didn't know it was so attractive."
Draco scoffed in kind. "You didn't see where I was sleeping before." He got up. "Finish eating. I'll run your bath." He walked off toward the corridor. Harry watched him, his eyesight falling down, down and down to the blond's legs. He rolled his eyes at himself.
"Hey, Draco." Draco stopped just as he disappeared behind the wall. He poked his head around and looked at him in question. Harry swallowed his mouthful. "I really didn't see your efforts for what they were, but I want you to know they were appreciated all the same. Thank you. My home hasn't looked so good since I first moved in." Draco actually gave him a small smile and nodded before turning away. "Oh and, Draco?" He felt an amused chuckle vibrate his throat as the blond turned around again, this time crossing his arms over his chest.
"Yes?" he said even though Harry knew he meant 'What the fuck do you want now?'.
Harry gestured to his bare legs. "I know I have trousers of all sorts in the drawer you get those shirts from. Wear them, would you? Your legs are distracting." He speared ravioli onto his fork.
Uncrossing his arms, Draco looked down. His brows furrowed, he glanced up to ask what Harry meant by that but the brunet had re-engaged himself in the TV. Leaving the matter where it was, he instead made his way down the corridor to the bathroom.


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On 23 May 2007, VTB signed a framework credit agreement with Italian bank group Monte de Paschi di Siena.
Under the Agreement, the Group member-banks, namely, Monte de Paschi di Siena SpA, Banca Toscana SpA, and Banca Agricola Mantovana SpA shall open a credit line to VTB Bank amounting to EUR 100 million to finance export of Italian equipment and durables to Russia under insurance coverage of SACE, an Italian export credit agency. The agreement signed calls for closer cooperation between VTB and Monte de Paschi di Siena Group, deeper relations between Italy and Russia, and stronger competitive positions of VTB in the sphere of foreign trade services.
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Monte de Paschi di Siena Group is one of the leading bank groups of Italy. As of 31.12.2006, its aggregate assets amounted to EUR 158.5 billion, with net income for the year 2006 reaching EUR 910 million. The Group's countrywide network comprises more than 1900 branches. The Group has a representative office in Moscow.
The head bank of the Group - Monte de Paschi di Siena SpA - is the oldest bank in the world. It was established in 1472 and is now a universal commercial bank. In terms of assets amounting to EUR 546.5 billion, the Bank is presently ranked 4th in Italy (according to Bankers' Almanac).
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Balletboyz Launch THE TALENT 2013 UK Spring Tour Today
BalletBoyz, co-founded and driven by Michael Nunn and William Trevitt (left) to massive success and acclaim, is coming of age and going global. From its thrilling debut in 2000, the company has broken just about every barrier known to the dance world winning widespread public and critical acclaim, television and film commissions at home and abroad, prestigious national and international awards and the hearts and minds of thousands of dance fans, performers and audiences alike.
Via their most recent venture, the TALENT, Nunn and Trevitt have shrewdly captured the zeitgeist; giving audiences something new and exciting; giving their company a brand new division with a strong new impetus and giving young male dancers all over the country an unprecedented chance to be part of a remarkable dance company and an ever developing entity.
TAYLOR BENJAMIN trained at Bird College in Kent and Laban as a member of Transitions. He has worked with 2Faced Dance Company, Kompany Malakhi and is also an experienced teacher. This is his third season with BalletBoyz
ANDREA CARRUCCIU trained in his native Italy and at Codarts in Rotterdam. He has danced for Ballet Jeune de Geneve (Switzerland), and for acclaimed artist Penny Arcade at the Arcola Tent in London. This is his first season with BalletBoyz.
FLAVIEN ESMIEU trained at the National Conservatoire in Lyon before joining the Jeune Ballet de Lyon where he worked with the choreographers Francesco Nappa & Jean Grand-Maître. This is his first season with BalletBoyz.
ADAM KIRKHAM trained at Arts Ed, later graduating from the ENB School. Before joining BalletBoyz, Adam performed as a soloist for the Peter Schaufuss Ballet in Denmark for 3 years. This is his third season with BalletBoyz.
JORDAN OLPHERTS completed a foundation course at Northern School of Contemporary Dance in Leeds and graduated from Rambert School this year. He has performed in Resolution! at The Place and has worked with Liam Steel at Opera Holland Park. This is his first season with BalletBoyz
EDWARD PEARCE trained at Elmhurst and then at Rambert School where he graduated in 2010, and also performed alongside Rambert in A Linha Curva by Itzik Galili. This is his third season with BalletBoyz.
LEON POULTON performed for Will Tuckett as part of the summer programme at ROH2 after graduating from Laban. He has also worked with Brazilian choreographer Jean Abreu. This is his fourth season with BalletBoyz.
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Sail Date: November 01, 2009
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Traveled As: Family (young children)
Room Type: Suite
Food was fair.
Ports of Call were great!
Did the overnight to Cairo. Wonderful!
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Crews will be hanging beams for a new connector ramp, so they're shutting down I-10 in both directions at State Highway 99, The Grand Parkway. The freeway is closing at 9:00 p.m. tonight. It's set to reopen at 5:00 a.m. Monday morning.
TxDOT's Deidrea Samuels says traffic will be detoured onto the frontage road while the freeway's closed.
"The motorists are going to need to exit the main lanes at State Highway 99. They're going to go through the intersection, and as soon as they pass the intersection, they're going to re-enter the main lanes."
The other freeway that's going to be closed is westbound U.S. 290. The segment between West 43rd and Fairbanks-North Houston will close tonight at 9:00 and will reopen at 9:00 tomorrow morning. Saturday night, work takes place on the westbound section between Fairbanks-North Houston and Gessner.
Karen Othon with TxDOT says they're doing asphalt overlay work.
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Friday December 6 at Havana Club. Sassy City Chicks Girls Night Out & Teddy Bear Crusade After PartyFriday December 6 at Havana Club. Sassy City Chicks Girls Night Out & Teddy Bear Crusade After Party
The Havana Club
Friday, December 6, 2013 at 5:00 PM - Saturday, December 7, 2013 at 3:00 AM (EST)
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Don't let the Holiday tingle stop at midnight. Come experience our festive cocktails, dance the night away with your friends and listen to our premier Djs for an unforgettable evening. Havana Club is proud to host the official After Party of the Teddy Bear Crusade. This event is open to the public.
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The Sassy City Chicks shopping event is back in Atlanta on Friday, December 6th with the perfect opportunity to score all the trends, glorious spa treatments, cocktails and fabulous giveaways at the Havana Club! Shoppers who attend can expect to find special discounts on clothing, jewelry, handbags, accessories and more. The spa lounge services include: mini manicures and hair curling and will feature Gloria Wiliams, nail tech to Oprah! Prepare for an evening of pampering, shopping and fun!
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Havana Club
3112 Piedmont Road Northeast
Friday, December 6, 2013 at 5:00 PM - Saturday, December 7, 2013 at 3:00 AM (EST)
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Voted Best Nightclub in Atlanta
The breathtaking design of our luxurious venue captured the hearts of Atlanta's elite social groups on day one. The evolution of Havana Club began in 1996 with a humble yet popular cigar bar that withstood a miraculous transformation, developing the supreme nightclub destination you frequent today. Our venue fuses the appeal of an ultra exclusive lounge and a high-energy nightclub. We consist of three separate environments. Each individual room has plush VIP seating, a specific music genre, sensual lighting, custom sound systems, exclusive DJ's, & weekly themed events. The extraordinary design & ambiance of each room furthered our reputation of uniqueness amongst Atlanta's other leading venues. Havana Club was designed with your party in mind. With 15,000 square ft of space, our venue can comfortably accommodate large corporate/private parties. With our bungalow/cabana sections, we are perfect for your intimate gatherings. Each room is available for rent individually.
Hours Of Operation: Friday & Saturdays (8PM to 3AM)
Dress Code (Strictly Enforced): No sneakers/tennis shoes. No work boots. No flip flops. No shorts. No T-shirts. No athletic wear. No baggy clothing. No hats.
You are welcome to send all questionable clothing inquiries to our email.
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Music: Top 40's (Current Hits)
Seating: Exclusive Stage Sofa, Premier VIP Sofas, Cabana/Bungalow Sections, Humidor area, Banquets
Our main room has hosted many of Atlanta's most successful holiday parties, corporate events, bachelorette parties, & themed events. It has been the permanent & temporary home to celebrity DJs worldwide. The humidor area is equipped with a full cigar bar stocked with your favorite brands.
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Music: House, Electronic, EDM
Seating: Premier VIP Sofas, High-tops
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PlexusCallsFriday, January 24, 2014- 1-2 PM ETTeamwork in Health CareGuests: James Begun, Gordon Mosser, and Daniel Pesut
Competent and skillfully coordinated teamwork improves every aspect of health care, yet it is rarely a focus of education in health medical disciplines. In their new book, Understanding Teamwork in Health Care, Gordon Mosser and Jim Begun, offer an enlightening and engaging guide to interdisciplinary cooperation among the professionals who work with patients and their families. Do you want to know more about team building, collaboration, communication and conflict resolution in teams? Join the discussion.
James W. Begun, PhD, is James A. Hamilton Professor of Healthcare Management in the Division of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota. He teaches management and leadership at the graduate level in the School of Public Health, where he received the Leonard M. Schuman Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2009. Dr. Begun's publications include the books, Understanding Teamwork in Health Care(with G. Mosser, 2013), Leading Public Health: A Competency Framework (with J. Malcolm, forthcoming), and Managing Health Organizations for Quality and Performance (with L.F. Fallon and W. Riley, 2012). Dr. Begun has been active nationally in promoting competency-based education, serving as Chair of the Accrediting Commission on Education in Health Services Administration. He was awarded the Gary L. Filerman Prize for Innovation in Healthcare Management Education in 2008 by the Association of University Programs in Health Administration. Dr. Begun serves on the Science Advisory Board, Plexus Institute; editorial advisory board of Health Care Management Review; and Higher Education Committee, American College of Healthcare Executives. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Sociology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Gordon Mosser, MD, is a senior fellow in the Division of Health Policy & Management, University of Minnesota School of Public Health. He has been a physician leader and general internist for 30 years. In 1983, he founded Aspen Medical Group, an interprofessional healthcare practice in Minneapolis-St. Paul. In 1993, he co-founded the Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI), an association of 100 Minnesota medical groups and hospitals collaborating to improve the health care they provide. He served as ICSI's president until 2006, when he moved to the University of Minnesota. For 5 years he taught healthcare management in the School of Public Health. He has authored 30 articles and book chapters, mainly on topics in healthcare performance improvement. His most recent publication is Understanding Teamwork in Health Care, which he wrote with James W. Begun. Dr. Mosser earned his bachelor's and MD degrees at Harvard University and his MLitt degree in philosophy at Oxford University. He did a fellowship in epidemiology at Oxford a residency in internal medicine at the University of Minnesota.
Daniel Pesut, PhD, is professor of Nursing Population Health and Systems Cooperative Unit and Director of the Katharine J. Densford International Center for Nursing Leadership and holds the Katherine R. and C. Walton Lillehei Chair in Nursing Leadership at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing. Throughout his 38 year career as a nurse he has held positions in both academic and public sectors serving in a variety of roles that include staff nurse, clinical nurse specialist, director of nursing services, academic department chair, and associate dean. He values and supports creativity and innovation and is dedicated to the development of next generation nursing leaders through his coaching and consulting practice. He served as a Trustee of the Plexus Institute from 2005-2010 and was the Chair of the Plexus Institute Board of Trustees from 2011-2012.
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Aston Kuta is a newly built hotel under Aston International chain that is scheduled to open on 1st September 2009. This hotel is situated in the secluded enclave of Tuban, an easy 5 minute drive from the airport (approximately 2 km), and a short stroll to the vibrant shopping and entertainment area of Kuta.
Aston Kuta Hotel and Residence is newly built hotel and scheduled to open its door on 1st September 2009. This hotel features 209 guestrooms, roof-top restaurant, spa & body treatment, business centre, outdoor swimming pool, kids pool, kids club, gym and 6 function rooms that can accommodate from 24 people in U-shape style up to 250 people in theatre style. (CB 07/09).
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|Aston Kuta is featuring 209 guest rooms with contemporary and modern minimalist design. Each room comes with bathtub and shower, 32 inch LCD with cable TV, in-room safe deposit box, writing desk, self-controlled Air Conditioning, mini bar, IDD telephone, and hair dryer. 77 units of Superior rooms come with either Queen bed or Twin bed.
|Бары и рестораны
|Main restaurant is located on lobby area with 120 seating capacity, it is open from 6.30 am to 11 pm. This hotel also features roof-top restaurant with 120 seating capacity that is open from 5pm to 1am.


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May 16 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening down 13 points, or 0.2 percent, at 6,125 on Monday, according to financial bookmakers. Futures were down 0.3 percent at 0616 GMT. For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on
* The UK blue chip index closed up 0.6 percent at 6,138.50 on Friday, as robust U.S. retail data gave a boost to European markets, though shares in Inmarsat and Coca-Cola HBC fell.
* BRITISH LAND: British Land Co Plc, Britain's second-largest listed property developer, posted a rise in its full-year portfolio value, indicating that demand for commercial space had held up despite concerns of a jittery market.
* ICAP PLC: British interdealer broker ICAP Plc said its full-year trading pretax profit fell 11 percent, hurt by adverse currency movement.
* LONMIN: South Africa-focused platinum producer Lonmin said on Monday its first-half core profit was $36 million, up from a loss of $6 million the same time a year ago following cost savings.
* SHELL: Argentina has agreed to pay $217 million to two companies, including BG Group, now owned by Royal Dutch Shell, in long-standing arbitration cases stemming from its 2001/02 economic crisis, part of the center-right government's efforts to lure back foreign investors.
*G4S: G4S Plc is in talks with lenders in six European countries, including the UK, over opening mobile or high street banking units, its European head told the Financial Times, as the world's largest security firm attempts to rebuild its business by moving into a space many lenders are vacating. (bit.ly/1TcdNBQ) Continuación...


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Grading the first half of DC Comics' 'New 52' relaunch
The much-ballyhooed relaunch of DC Comics' superhero books has begun. Now that the event is in full gear, the big questions are how do all these comics read and do they hit the mark for old fans as well as totally new readers perhaps trying them on their iPads?
Never fear — we're going to read all 52 first issues for you.
Here are quick impressions of the first half of DC's "The New 52" No. 1s and if they make the grade. All are available in comic shops, but if yours doesn't have them in stock, you can always get them digitally to read on your favorite mobile device.
Believe the hype: Grant Morrison went and wrote the single best issue of Superman these eyes have ever read — and coming from a guy who has never been a Super-fan, that's saying something. This rebellious, working man's hero is a different guy from any Man of Steel most of us have seen before. Even when no one can really harm him, citizens surround him and come to his aid with law and order out to arrest him. Plus, it's great to see him in his early days trying to get by, as well as a peek of what his relationship will be with Lois Lane. All this, and an appearance from his archest enemy, makes for a speeding locomotive many will want to jump on board.
Grade: A+
Animal Man
Grant Morrison's seminal run on Animal Man back in the late 1980s may be eclipsed in awesomeness by Jeff Lemire's new take on Buddy Baker. We meet him first through a magazine article and then at the Baker homestead, where the actor/activist/semi-retired superhero is hanging with his family. When trouble calls, though, he still feels the primal urge to take his animal powers for a spin, but quickly finds something weird is going on. Things take an even stranger turn in his dreams of the mysterious "Red" and something really, really kooky with one of his two children. Travel Foreman's art is innovative and excellently creepy when it needs to be, and will hopefully get a lot of eyes as Lemire's everyman hero makes his mark in the new DC Universe.
Grade: A
Bryan Q. Miller made me fall in love with Stephanie Brown as Batgirl, and while her AWOL status still smarts, I at least want to go on a few more dates with Gail Simone's Batgirl, featuring Barbara Gordon back in the tights. There were some rumblings of disapproval when Gordon was announced to be coming back and walking again, having been forced into a wheelchair (and taking on the mantle of Oracle) courtesy of The Killing Joke. She was still shot in the spine by the Joker in the new continuity, but she's back up and around — details on that to come? — and getting back to work foiling serial killers and having to deal with a new menace named The Mirror.
Grade: B+
Batman and Robin
The intriguing angle with this version of Batman and Robin is it's the first one with Bruce Wayne as Batman with his son Damian as his sidekick — before, when Bruce was presumed dead, Damian was Robin to Dick Grayson's Batman. Confused yet? Don't be, as Peter Tomasi crafts a pretty neat adventure with the father-son duo playing off Batman's idealistic streak and the ages-old angst of his parents' death with the coldness of the hot-headed, 10-year-old Robin.
Grade: B
It may be news to those not familiar with Grant Morrison's Batman Incorporated series that there is an African Batman, aka Batwing, the alter ego of David Zavimbe, a cop in the Congo. Ben Oliver's art is lush and worldly as it takes readers to Africa and sets up Batwing's modus operandi, helping out in his city against ruthless criminals. Writer Judd Winick tosses in an appearance by original-recipe Batman, as well as an introduction to the awesome new villain Massacre. The good news: Batwing's rogues' gallery is a seriously violent lot. The bad news: That he's too much of a knockoff of the Caped Crusader. The connection to a premiere superhero is understandable to reach a wider audience, but a completely new character devoid of Bat-gadgets would have been a fresher take.
Grade: C+
J.H. Williams III picks up right where he left off with his brilliantly illustrated "Elegy" story line with writer Greg Rucka in Detective Comics. This time, Williams takes on art duties as well as co-writing Batwoman tales with W. Haden Blackman, and his visual take on the character and Gotham City is truly a work of art. And story-wise, the first issue of the new series continues what happened pre-New 52, with Kate Kane estranged from her dad, flirting with a female cop, and on the hunt to stop a seemingly supernatural "urban legend" who's kidnapping and murdering neighborhood children.
Grade: A
Flashpoint turned Deathstroke into a pirate. It was a good look overall, but nothing like what Kyle Higgins does to Slade Wilson, making him one seriously bad mamma jamma. Even the Punisher would stay away from this assassin-for-hire, whose smirk is as deadly as his shot. Joe Bennett illustrates some inspired action sequences in the first issue, and the creative team puts him in impressive armor. If done right, Deathstroke could be a major player in the New 52 and not just a guy the Teen Titans tussle with now and again.
Grade: A-
Demon Knights
The New 52's got war comics and horror comics — why not a fantasy one to boot? Writer Paul Cornell takes some DCU regulars such as the demon Etrigan, Madame Xanadu, Shining Knight, Vandal Savage and others and sets them in the Dark Ages. Artist Diogenes Neves draws a splendidly Arthurian version of Etrigan, a monstrous man of action, and Cornell surrounds him with swords, sorcery and dragons. Those expecting super powers galore may be disappointed, yet fantasy fiends who grew up on Dungeons & Dragons and Lord of the Rings won't.
Grade: B-
Detective Comics
As historic a first issue as Action Comics, Tony Daniel's Detective Comics shows a similar Batman as we've seen in the past. He's after the Joker, he's got a Batcave, and Alfred is, well, Alfred. The interesting thing here is his art, which is definitely the star of this first issue. He has an exciting take on Bats and Joker as they play cat and mouse through the streets of Gotham City, and a haunting last page that is extremely killer. That alone will have most readers coming back next month.
Grade: B+
Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E.
Jeff Lemire is two for two in stupendous New 52 books. As eerie and dramatic as Animal Man is, Frankenstein is a widescreen blast — like Jerry Bruckheimer given a James Bond film with big nasty things only a scared 6-year-old could imagine. Lemire's got more monster mashing than an old Godzilla flick, but there's a strong secret-agent feel, too, as Frankie gets the lowdown on the mission from his "father" — a little masked girl — and meets his colorful Creature Commandos before engaging in battle. Here's hoping the heavily armed green giant gets a long tour of duty.
Grade: A
Green Arrow
If there's a sleeper hit of the first half, it's probably this one. While Justice League, Action and Detective received all the headlines, writer J.T. Krul's Green Arrow is one of the most inviting and well-done comics of the bunch, possibly because it's the one that changes its lead character the most. Oliver Queen has the same "Shoot arrows first, ask questions later" mind-set as he always has, but he's more of a Batman here: The young superhero has hidden help from employees, and Queen more often than not is playing playboy during the day as he moonlights at night. Plus, artist Dan Jurgens' take on the character has him with spiky hair and sans the old beard. It's definitely a good look on all fronts.
Grade: A-
The creative team of writer Geoff Johns and artist Doug Mahnke are back on the title, but it's definitely different from the pre-Flashpoint book: Hal Jordan has been discharged as a Green Lantern, and the Guardians of Oa have given a green power ring back to the Lanterns' main enemy of late, Sinestro. It's an odd direction but totally works thanks to Johns, who is pretty much the world's Green Lantern guru, and presents a fascinating dynamic to the relationship between two longtime rivals.
Grade: B+
Nathan Edmondson is an up-and-coming writer in comics thanks to the spy-tinged Who Is Jake Ellis? for Image Comics— and he turns out to be the perfect guy to be penning Grifter. Borrowed from the old Wildstorm Universe, where Cole Cash was a member of Jim Lee's WildC.A.T.S. team, the character is more super agent than superhero in this book: A former special-ops man turned con artist, Cole comes into contact with some very weird supernatural stuff, making him lose time and do things he wouldn't ordinarily do. By the end of the first issue, he has equipped himself with the character's trademark mask, and readers will be left wanting more of this mystery man.
Grade: B+
Hawk & Dove
Rob Liefeld illustrated the late 1980s miniseries that paired Hank Hall and Dawn Granger as the avian-themed duo, and he's back with writer Sterling Gates on this similar take: The hotheaded Hawk and slightly more demure Dove are heroes based in Washington, and they don't get along that great. Hawk is still irked about the death of his brother (the original Dove), and Dove's hiding a secret. And an old foe shows up, too. Liefeld's art is really strong, almost as good as his early '90s heyday, but there's too much exposition for a first issue, especially to hook a new reader. Plus, it doesn't change up the formula much from what came before it, at least not yet. Gates is a strong writer, so it may click sooner instead of later.
Grade: C
Justice League
It was the first No. 1 out of the gate, and it's the best one for totally new readers. Writer Geoff Johns and artist Jim Lee toss you — and their heroes — into the action from the very start and don't put on the brakes. From Batman and Green Lantern's initial meeting running from the cops to the man who will be Cyborg just running, DC's über-creative team craft an inviting world for those who are trying out a comic for the first time or are simply just familiar with superheroes from what they see in movie theaters. Lee's art is stunning — especially digitally on an iPad — and while Johns doesn't reveal his whole hand yet, the cards he plays will keep old and new readers coming back month after month.
Grade: A
Justice League International
When the JLI was first brought together in 1987, it was a brilliant, quirky amalgam of B- and C-list superheroes who on paper shouldn't have been entertaining yet proved to be greatly so. The new JLI tries to mix a smidge of that with more standard superhero fare, to mixed results. In this incarnation, Booster Gold leads a United Nations-approved group with old Leaguers — Rocket Red, Fire, Ice and Guy Gardner— with a few new faces such as British heroine Godiva and the clunkily named Chinese dude August General in Iron. However, it has a long way to go to upend Johns and Lee's A-team.
Grade: C+
Legion Lost
Sometimes a little exposition goes a long way, and it's too bad Legion Lost doesn't have more. Fabian Nicieza and Pete Woods' series of people from the future who end up in current times thanks to a "time bubble" looks good, especially in action sequences involving a futuristic transforming guy and the hubbub he causes when he pops up in a small town. Yet, at least in the initial chapter, we don't get a sense of who any of the time travelers are, and only a bit of the powers they possess. Legion of Super-Heroes fans may want to give this some time to pick up, while others could just as easily want to get lost.
Grade: C-
Men of War
So you don't have any knowledge of the 50-year history of Sgt. Rock. That's OK, because writer Ivan Brandon tosses you right into the throes of war with young Joe Rock as he inherits the command of Easy Company. Longtime comic fans who love tales from the battlefield will dig this one, and those who prefer Full Metal Jacket and Platoon to X-Men movies.
Grade: B
Mister Terrific
If anything this first two weeks of books have done, it's presented Mister Terrific and his writer, Eric Wallace, as a pair of DC's brightest new stars. Wallace, who also dabbles in TV screenwriting, does a spot-on job creating a breakout book for the scientific superhero known mainly as a member of the Justice Society of America. Another old JSAer shows up in this first issue, where we get a quick origin for newbies about Mister Terrific and he gets an interesting bad guy, one who's somehow creating super-smart terrorists out of ordinary citizens.
Grade: A
O.M.A.C. is an odd beast in the New 52. It's an homage to the late Jack Kirby's original take on the One Man Army Corps from the 1970s — Keith Giffen's art is heavily Kirby-esque — but also weaving in different aspects of the more recent O.M.A.C. goings-on with Brother Eye, Checkmate and such in recent years. With this story of an ordinary man unwittingly turned into a high-tech monster, there's a little something here for comic fans — and even writing from DC co-publisher Dan DiDio — but one has to wonder if new readers will like something that is so much of a throwback.
Grade: C-
Red Lanterns
It does help a little bit to know about Green Lantern lore when perusing Red Lanterns, but Peter Milligan is such a master of comics writing, he has made it accessible to anyone who understands the way that rage can transform a person — or in some cases, a cat. The fan-favorite angry kitty Dex-Starr makes an appearance, but this is more about the leader of the Red Lanterns, Atrocitus, a hulking brute who has his own reasons for becoming a rage-filled cosmic warrior. We get glimpses of possible earthbound connections here, which would play well if explored in later issues. (Me, I'm still holding out hope for a permanent Red Lantern version of Guy Gardner.)
Grade: B
Resurrection Man
Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning came up with Mitch Shelley in the 1990s, and they've — ahem — resurrected the character for what reads more like a Vertigo comic than one out of the DCU. And that's a very good thing. Mitch has a tendency to come back to life after dying with different powers every time, and heaven, hell and in between are after them. Even these angels don't play very nice. The writing pair's invented a great lead character and a lot of readable weirdness around him, but how this will play into the rest of the New 52 remains to be seen. One possibility: The shadowy cloaked woman who appeared at the end of Flashpoint and has subtly popped up Where's Waldo?-style in the other first issues is very noticeable in Resurrection Man, so he may prove pretty important in the long run.
Grade: A-
Static Shock
In this first issue, Static returns as the same guy created by the late Dwayne McDuffie in the 1990s, except he's now fighting crime and living with his family in New York City. The Spider-Man inspiration is still heavy as well, and Static just seems a little too close to the Peter Parker mold — and it's even more odd with an Ultimate Spider-Man debuting from Marvel Comics that is half-black and half-hispanic. Yet, Scott McDaniel and John Rozum have scripted some interesting techno-baddies for Static to face, and his outfit is pretty snazzy.
Grade: C-
Those in the pop-culture know would probably liken this to a comic-book version of the TV show Torchwood: The new Stormwatch, with elements of the old Wildstorm and DC universes, exists in secret and keeps the world safe from alien threats. New characters such as Adam One are grouped with the likes of the Martian Manhunter in this organization, which is on the recruitment trail as something seriously ominous is coming our way. (A major plot point occurs after the events of Superman No. 1, which is odd considering that book doesn't come out for another two weeks.) There has been talk of this being the central book to the New 52, and if that's the case, hopefully future issues will be stronger because it doesn't hook you on the first go-round.
Grade: C-
Suicide Squad
Fans of John Ostrander's classic series, rejoice: Your beloved Squad is in awesomely excellent hands with writer Adam Glass. Marvel's Thunderbolts has had varied success with the conceit of a bunch of government-led supervillains who have to do "good" or die that made the '80s Suicide Squad so great. Here, Glass forms "Task Force X" around classic Squad member Deadshot, Batman villainess Harley Quinn and the violent King Shark, and throws them into a torturous mess from the very beginning. While a cleverly written, outstanding read from beginning to end — especially for those non-comic fans who dig action and horror movies — it is not for the faint of heart. (It's got a guy who's a shark. You do the math.) But with a comic titled Suicide Squad, who would think otherwise?
Grade: A+
While Grant Morrison's version of Superman is young and impetuous, so is Scott Lobdell's take on the clone Superboy. The book takes us into the science labs in the middle of N.O.W.H.E.R.E. that house the alien/human hybrid, and reveals the folks who try to figure out what exactly is going on in his head as well as those who want to use his power for their own agendas. Old DCU and Wildstorm characters seem to play integral roles in this relaunch of a character who becomes better with every incarnation.
Grade: B
Swamp Thing
Like Jeff Lemire's Animal Man, Scott Snyder's Swamp Thing is bringing a character more recently a part of the Vertigo Comics world back to the DCU in interesting fashion. Yet, most of the first issue is Swampy-less, with Snyder reintroducing Alec Holland to us but also grounding him alongside Aquaman, Batman and Superman. While Holland has faint dreams of being the green monster when he's not a construction worker, something horrific comes his way that makes one think they'll be together again soon enough. Paired with artist Yanick Paquette, Snyder continues his strong penchant for horror — it goes nicely on his resume with the fantastic American Vampire series.
Grade: A-
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Lahore: Former Pakistan wicketkeeper and Pakistan Cricket Board Chief Operating Officer (COO) Wasim Bari has said that there should be absolutely no excuse for below par fielding performances, given the standard of the outfields in the modern game.
The Pakistan team has struggled with their fielding in the past with drop catches and poor ground-fielding and this was once again evident in Sunday"s tour opener at Lords against the MCC XI.
"Fielding is something that you have to enjoy. If you don"t enjoy fielding then you can never become a competent fielder. The best fielding teams that I have seen are the ones who field with smiles on their faces and whose fielders literally compete with one another," PakPassion.net quoted Bari, as saying.
Bari explained how he worked hard at the art of wicket-keeping, and how it helped him when he stood up to Abdul Qadir, Imran Khan and other bowlers.
"At first I wasn"t sure whether wicket-keeping was something that I really wanted to do, but once I set my mind to it, I realized that it was such a specialized role and something that I wanted to do," he added.
He further said that modern day cricketers should set decent ground fielding standards, and it becomes more important when the team has a tough series against England and Australia.
"During the tour of England, Pakistan will need to take their half chances. Both Australia and England are high class fielding units and Pakistan need to step up their fielding if they are to challenge both teams in the coming months," Bari said.
"You can"t give top class batsmen lifelines and expect to win, those batsmen will make you pay for those mistakes," he added.


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MAPS: Agua en peligro, Nature
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The security of water supply for humans and the biodiversity of rivers are often seen as competing goals, but need that be the case? A new global-scale analysis of freshwater resources advances the field by considering threats to both river biodiversity (on the left on the cover) and to human water security, after accounting for investments in infrastructure and water services (right). The maps reveal that the world's rivers are in a state of crisis. Achieving a sustainable solution to these problems, the authors say, will require strategies that jointly address water security for humans and biodiversity. COVER CREDIT: Stanley Glidden
Amenazas a la biodiversidad.
El 80% de la población de la Tierra está expuesta al impacto de la falta de seguridad sobre el agua.
The maps demonstrate pandemic impacts on both human water security and biodiversity and are highly coherent, although not identical (biodiversity threat = 0.964 × human water security threat + 0.018; r = 0.97, P < 0.001). Spatial correlations among input drivers (stressors) varied, but were generally moderate (mean |r| = 0.34; n = 253 comparisons). Regional maps exemplify main classes of human water security threat (see main text and Supplementary Fig. 4). Spatial patterns proved robust in a variety of sensitivity tests (Supplementary Methods and Supplementary Discussion). Threat indices are relative and normalized over discharging landmass
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EURUSD: Follows Through Lower, Tests The 1.3604 Level (Weekly Technical Strategist)
The pair may have printed a hammer candle the past week halting its weakness at 1.3482 to close marginally lower but continues to remain vulnerable.This leaves downside risk towards the 1.3604 level and its past week low at 1.3482 level where a violation will resume its weakness towards its Oct 10'2011 low at 1.3377 and then the 1.3144 level, its Oct'2011 low. Its weekly RSI is bearish and pointing lower suggesting further weakness. Alternatively, the pair will have to break and hold above the 1.4241 level, its Oct 27'2011 high to end its present bear threats and bring further gains towards the 1.4342 level, its daily falling trendline and subssequently, the 1.4550 level, representing its Aug 29'2011 high. All in all, with EUR bearish and targeting further downside, risk remains lower towards the 1.3482 level.


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Let's go over udon and soba, which are typical noodles of Japan.
Udon and Soba in Japan
Udon and soba can be typically be called "Japanese fast food". Buckwheat, the main ingredient of soba, is grown mainly in the highlands, and wheat, the main ingredient of udon, is grown in flat plain areas, so in the past they were eaten in different areas. Now they often appear at home because they can be cooked easily.
The Flavor of Soups
The flavor of soups used in soba and udon are different depending on the region. There is a clear difference in soups between the Kansai region and Kanto region. In the Kansai region, it has firm taste of dashi stock, thin color and simple flavor. In the Kanto region, both its color and flavor are strong, with a dried bonito based soy sauce taste.
Udon is a noodle dish made from wheat flour. Dough is made by kneading flour and salt, which is cut thin to make noodles, boiled and eaten. Udon can be eaten cold or hot, so it's easy to make variations.
Sanuki Udon
Sanuki is what is currently known as Kagawa Prefecture. Its annual consumption of udon per capita is the largest in Japan. One characteristic of Sanuki udon is the chewy, smooth, strong noodles. The basic type of Sanuki udon is "Kijoyu udon", where boiled udon is eaten immediately after pouring soy sauce on it. Another characteristic is that many people in Kagawa put a small amount of strong soup with the noodles, compared to other regions.
Soba is a noodle dish whose main ingredient is buckwheat, which is made by grinding buckwheat seeds. You can enjoy its unique flavor by eating cold soba. Buckwheat seeds are harvested twice a year; in spring and in autumn. Soba made with fresh buckwheat seeds is called "Shinsoba" (new buckwheat noodles), which has exceptional flavor and taste.
How to Eat Soba
When eating soba, it's okay to slurp noisily. If you put air into your mouth together with the soba, its flavor is brought out. You can also drink the soup used for eating soba after adding "Sobayu", the hot water used for boiling soba. Sobayu is often served for free if you ask the staff.
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Yes I agree - this just to pull all down at once and import into the IDE. Releases are done at each project level. Usually we just cd into the project like shared and release each one separately. Regards, Alex On Wednesday, January 19, 2011, Jesse McConnell <email@example.com> wrote: > I would recommend that anything you are using the maven release plugin > with not use svn:externals because it makes it painful/breaks the > normal apache maven release process. > > that is just internal to the tree that is using the release process > though, if you want to bring in that top level via svn:externals > someplace else that would be fine > > imo avoiding svn:externals altogether is best practice though unless > its strictly to slurp stuff together to make it easier to load into an > IDE and you never actually _use_ it for anything. > > cheers, > jesse > > -- > jesse mcconnell > email@example.com > > > > On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 08:21, Alex Karasulu <email@example.com> wrote: >> I guess we're going with a area where all dependencies are linked via >> svn:externals at the top level instead of reproducing this structure >> in each project: I.e. In studio area and apacheds areas. Here's what I >> am thinking: >> >> https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/directory/trunks >> >> Notice the ending 's' in trunks. This svn folder I propose we link to >> all the trunks of directory projects. The link is short, easy to >> remember and makes sense. We check this out to pull down all project >> trunks together to build all and load all into the IDE in one shot. >> >> https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/directory/branches >> >> Here we keep other branch specific svn:externals folders that >> reference project branches in their respective areas under svn. We can >> use a convention like <branch-name>-with-dependencies for such link >> folders on branches. This may however be redundant, so maybe we can >> just use the <branch-name> by itself. It's already understood to be a >> "link folder" because of it's location. WDYT? >> >> We should also require a branch log file in this branches folder to >> chronicle what we've creates and deleted over time an why. Subversion >> log will show this too so this may also be redundant but it's nice to >> just see this info via http without having to run svn log or sift >> through changes. WDYT? >> >> Regards, >> Alex >> >> -- >> Alex Karasulu >> My Blog :: http://www.jroller.com/akarasulu/ >> Apache Directory Server :: http://directory.apache.org >> Apache MINA :: http://mina.apache.org >> To set up a meeting with me: http://tungle.me/AlexKarasulu >> > -- Alex Karasulu My Blog :: http://www.jroller.com/akarasulu/ Apache Directory Server :: http://directory.apache.org Apache MINA :: http://mina.apache.org To set up a meeting with me: http://tungle.me/AlexKarasulu
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