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When Patricia Whittaker's first son was born, he and his mother became instant sensations. Patricia and her family were living overseas, at the time.
"There were not many black people in Singapore," she says. "When I gave birth to this white baby, the nurses started freaking out. At all times of the day or night people would open my hospital room door and start gesticulating while speaking loudly - in Mandarin. When we went to register the birth, they had a big list of nationalities, none of which fit for me as they did not have Canadian nor Black. Eventually, I was registered as 'other.'"
Transferred there for her husband's job, Patricia enjoyed her three years in Singapore, despite the intense heat. She was involved in the community and even volunteered at a local convent.
"It was very clean, and I loved the people," she says. "Singapore is very 'propre,' which also means clean in French. It looks perfect, but the essence of Singapore lies behind the veneer of perfection. It is like when we tell a teenager to clean their room because company is coming. It looks great until you open the closet. At the convent, the single mothers were 'hidden.' The homosexuals were 'hidden' down on Bugis Street. No one could see the imperfections at first glance. However, I learned so much about the Chinese and Malay cultures and made many strong friendships."
Singapore is a long way from Canada and it is a long way from where Patricia grew up. Born on Remembrance Day, 1957 on the island of Barbados, she was the second of five girls born to Keith and Sheila Whittaker. A businesswoman, mother, educator, politician and advocate, Patricia's entrepreneurial spirit can be traced to her mother, who, while raising her family, was a teacher, secretary and grocery shop owner. From her father, she inherited a fierce sense of justice and an unflinching ability to face life head on.
"My father wanted to be in the police force, but was too young, so he lied about his age. Despite having not completed high school, he worked his way up to become deputy commissioner of the Barbados Police force, which included being chief narcotic officer," says Patricia. "People on the island used to call him Dick Tracy. Life as Dick Tracy's daughter was scary and exciting. There was one incident where a well-known criminal had escaped and came looking for my father. My sister arrived home in his car, got out and the car blew up. We were all scared, but luckily they caught the criminal and no one was hurt."
One important element from her youth that helped shape Patricia was the pervading sense of family that exists on the island; she was taught proper behaviour from a young age.
"Manners were hugely important," she says. "You could not pass an elderly person without greeting them or your parents would know about it before you returned home. It was the adult's responsibility to look out for you and to correct your behaviour. We are the sum total of that upbringing."
Another important factor Patricia recognizes about growing up in Barbados is the wonderful education she received. Though she only completed high school there, when she was evaluated after arriving in Canada, she was found to be equivalent to a second-year university student.
"My education has been very useful. I find it extremely difficult to find people here who can write creative and grammatically correct sentences. I had a particular English teacher in high school who instilled in me the love of language and the power of words. My English teacher used to say, 'I am pushing, are you pulling?' Little did she know how significant that phrase would be to me as an adult. You have to have a balance. You can't have everyone all pushing the same way. That phrase shaped the essence of who I am as an adult."
When Patricia arrived in Canada in the mid 1970s, she spent the first several years between Toronto and Edmonton. Perhaps surprisingly for someone from a tropical island, Patricia genuinely enjoys the cold, crisp weather in Canada - even the minus 30 temperatures in Edmonton.
While working for Air Canada reservations, Patricia struck up a friendship with a passenger who was impressed with her customer service skills. They met over coffee, started dating and wound up being married for 17 years. Their daughter was born in Toronto and their two sons in Singapore following the transfer.
When the family moved back to Canada, they settled in Richmond, hoping to be transferred back to Asia one day. While her children were young, Patricia spent most of her time close to home. Every day, she would bundle her boys in a double stroller and set out with a goal of meeting two new people.
"I made friends and then started actively volunteering in my daughter's school," she says. "I soon realized that new people were ostracized and were not naturally embraced. I decided to run for the PAC with a mandate to make things inclusive. I was elected as Chair and made a concerted effort to get 'different people' involved. It was a great learning experience and taught me about the importance of being involved in my children's education."
Patricia started getting involved in other committees and eventually this led to her job as assistant to MP Joe Peschisolido. She knew it was time to leave when he tried to dissuade her from running for office as a trustee with the school board in Richmond, suggesting it would be a conflict of interest to have two politicians working in the same office. Patricia won her election and enjoyed her time on the school board.
"I did enjoy the interaction with the parents and bringing a different perspective. When trustees started talking about Chinese New Year, I made sure to intervene and advised them that it was also Black History Month," she says. "If you want to affect change you have to be sitting at the table. I found opportunities to sit at tables and to get involved. I like finding resolutions to problems and making people happy."
Before the Federal Liberal party asked her to run for office in 2006, Patricia continued her efforts to improve people's lives. She became one of the first people in the Lower Mainland to teach social etiquette courses to young people, which resulted in great publicity, placing her on the front page of the *Globe and Mail*. At the West Richmond Community Centre, she wrote a grant proposal and secured funding for a program to help seniors avoid social isolation by learning to use the Internet and email, and utilizing the students at the local high school as teachers. The program became so successful it is still ongoing today. She also worked for the Richmond Women's Resource Centre, utilizing her skills to affect change there as well.
"I was successful in finding funding for the Centre, since I know how to put 'passion on paper.' I wrote a proposal that focused on seniors who did not speak English, but who were taking care of grandkids. I wanted the seniors to reduce their isolation and learn English and first aid. Meanwhile the children would learn by playing together. It was a great program."
The federal election in 2006 was another learning experience that saw Patricia losing to the popular incumbent by just over 5,000 votes - despite almost no help from her own party and very little financial support. She credits Hedy Fry for letting her know what she was in store for as a woman in Ottawa and recognizes Ujjal Dosanjh for wanting to help her financially, but being unable to due to election rules. "I realized how naive I was and so decided I would fight for the people in a different way," she says.
Since then, Patricia helped establish an entertainment group she is part of called Mukutano and co-founded a nonprofit organization with a friend to find funding for and establish the Centre for Integration (formerly for African Immigrants). This Centre is provincially funded and is a place where immigrants can feel welcome and receive training and workshops on how to integrate into the workforce. After years of unfunded work, the Centre received major funding in 2006, moved to a larger office in 2009 and now operates with 10 employees. All of which means it is time for Patricia to look ahead to her next challenge.
"I need to do what I am passionate about and take my life back," she says. "I want to have a business called 'Don't Lift a Finger!' - a moving arranger company. I know how to pack. I've packed for moves from Canada to Singapore and back. I have it down to a science. I can now help people to downsize and to get organized. I also want to motivate people and to write. I have lots of talents, skills and abilities and so when I start something, I won't stop until it's finished. I always call myself Cleopatra from the Shakespearean play 'Anthony and Cleopatra.' In the play, Cleopatra is described as 'a woman of infinite variety.' And so am I."
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Beefing up CRTC's Wireless Code will accomplish little
Device fees and unlocking charges are only symptoms of the real competition problem.
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If telecom industry analysts are to be believed, Canada's cellphone providers are supposedly facing a crackdown thanks to an imminent beefing up of the Wireless Code.
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission is looking at forcing carriers to separate monthly plan pricing from phone subsidies on customers bills, Desjardins analyst Maher Yaghi wrote in a note to clients. Yaghi also believes the regulator could ban phone unlocking fees.
On the surface of it, both moves – which would be additions to the CRTC's four-year-old Wireless Code – would be bad for carriers and wins for consumers.
Splitting monthly plan fees from device subsidies could lead to lower charges and therefore less revenue once subscribers finish up their contracts. Banning unlocking fees would also mean customers would be free to switch carriers more easily and save on roaming by using local SIM cards in other countries.
Looking under the surface, it's clear as mud that adding such clauses to the Wireless Code is likely to backfire on consumers in the form of higher overall prices.
It happened when the code first took effect in 2013. Carriers simply took the losses they suffered from the code's de facto ban on three-year contracts and roaming fee caps and transformed them into big rate hikes. Since then, prices, bills, average revenue per user and profits have only gone up even further.
As a former U.S. president was fond of saying, read my lips: beefing up the Wireless Code now will only accomplish more of the same. Carriers will simply recoup any losses from bans on extraneous fees by raising overall prices again.
Don't believe me? Then believe the markets. Shares of the Big Three – Bell, Rogers and Telus – are unchanged over the past week, despite the spectre of further regulation. Investors aren't worried – and they shouldn't be.
The CRTC can ban all manner of surcharges and extra fees, but absent a full-court press to address the real problem – lack of competition – skyrocketing wireless bills will continue.
The regulator and federal government have a few other levers they could pull to make a real difference, but neither has shown a willingness to do so.
They could impose a wholesale market on the Big Three with mobile virtual network operators, but the CRTC decided against doing so last year. It's ironic, given that wholesale wired internet providers are actually in the process of lowering prices. Hmm, could there be a connection?
Policy makers could also look into the wide-scale vertical integration of Canada's big telecommunications companies, particularly Bell and Rogers, and the potential harm it's doing.
High prices, content hoarding and even media censorship are likely side effects of allowing a few companies to own multiple layers of their businesses. There's no doubt such powerful conglomerates have made it difficult for single-service wireless providers to start up and survive, which is why Wind, Mobilicity and Public Mobile no longer exist.
It may be time to examine whether Canadians would be better off if such monoliths were banned and split up. But that would require considerably bigger cajones than it takes to add a few ultimately futile clauses to the Wireless Code.


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By Kevin Miller Source: www.tattoosnob.com Earlier this week, Durb Morrison announced on Instagram that RedTree Tattoo Gallery would be opening a second location in Phoenix, Arizona. In the same announcement, Durb officially stated he would be relocating to Phoenix. This is obviously a huge announcement, as Durb is a leader in the Ohio tattoo scene and the tattoo industry as a whole. To find out more about this news, we caught up with Durb Morrison and asked him a couple questions. Tattoo Snob: Let's start off with the basics Where is original location of Red Tree Tattoo, and when did it open? Durb Morrison: The RedTree Tattoo Gallery opened in 2012 at in Italian Village connected to the Short North Arts District at 1002 N. 4th St. in Columbus, Ohio TS: Who currently works at the Ohio location? DM: The artists at RedTree in Columbus are myself, Adam France, Gunnar, Kevin Stress, Rich Cook, and Rusty Dornhecker. TS: The shop is a little different than your average tattoo shop, can you tell us a little about that and why you chose to have it that way? Read More »
New Service Uses Artist's Tattoo Photo to Create One of a Kind Custom Phone or Tablet Cases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Adam Anderson TATTCase email@example.com Long Beach, CA, December 20th, 2013 — TATTCase has just launched a IndieGoGo campaign that aims to put your tattoo onto your smartphone or tablet. The TATTCase process goes far beyond simply taking a photo of a tattoo and printing it onto a generic case. Using a photo of your tattoo, each case is individually transformed into high quality case by our team of graphic designers. Here's what our project will create; Amazing Reproductions – The contrast between skin and ink makes it impossible to create a high-quality case with only a photo. We have a team of top-notch designers who will take your photo and transform it into a case of the quality you would expect. Sleek design – Our cases offer a custom fit, snap-on design with a raised bezel that feels exquisite to the touch. They provide good all around protection, maintain ease of access to all of your device ports, and protect the screen when your device is face down, so you can show off your unique case without worry. Easy as can be – All that is needed to get a TattCase is a photo of a tattoo and your approval of the pre-production work. After that, it will be delivered right to your front door. Anyone interested in obtaining a TattCase can visit http://IndieGoGo.com/TattCase About TattCase Our mission is to put your tattoo on your case. Learn more at; TattCase.com facebook.com/Tatt.Case #TattCase (twitter)Read More »
Local Tattoo Artists Host Lansing Fundraiser
By Juliana Moxley/The State News Source: www.health.einnews.com Local Lansing tattoo artists collaborated on Sunday evening for Artonica, an event meant to benefit the Greater Lansing Food Bank and Capital Area Humane Society. But these artists weren't focused on their typical work. Rather than creating artwork on skin, the artists rotated around 10 different canvases every 20 minutes and drew whatever came to mind with charcoal. The pieces were sold at an auction later in the evening. Monica and Greg Drake started Artonica three years ago as a way to give back to local charities. Greg said the artists don't get paid for the work because the night was just about giving back to charity. The tattoo artists at the event were hand-picked by Greg for demonstrating exceptional creative skills. "We look for custom shops," Monica Drake said. "We look for artists that have the ability to actually be able to draw." The Drakes partner together to run Local Tattoo & Laser Co. in Lansing, a shop that only uses vegan ink for its creations. The artists rotate to different canvases for a total of about two hours and once the artwork is complete, it gets framed and auctioned off to the crowd. Proceeds from the auction go towards the Greater Lansing Food Bank and Capital Area Humane Society. Photographer Michele Hoffman heard of Artonica and the praise its artists received for their skills, so she came to the event in the hopes of finding artists that she could use for her own photography ...Read More »
Nephews Skateshop + Gallery Presents Wild And Free January 25, 2014
Port Monmouth, NJ – January 17, 2013 Nephews Skate Shop + Gallery will be hosting WILD AND FREE, a group artist exhibit on Saturday, January 25, 2014 from 6pm to 10pm. The exhibit has been guest curated by Little Chris Smith. WILD AND FREE will feature all original works of local tattoo artists Erik Schmidt, Little Chris Smith, Pete Pederson, Chuck Ordino, and Bryan Keinlen. Nephews will be opening up their doors to the public to host an evening of inspiration, conversation and enjoyment. Erik Schmidt – "Erik has been tattooing in Neptune for several years after 'doing time' in Asbury Tattoo. He learned to tattoo under the guidance of Patrick Dean and Dave Shoemaker, following proudly in the tradition of those before him. His focus is clean, solid methodical tattooing, just like his mentors." Little Chris Smith – "Little Christopher Smith hails from Sandy Hook, New Jersey. He enjoys a radical lunch, surfing hella waves, skateboarding with buds, and entertaining hot chicks. You will usually find his best girl, Leche (his baby dog),at his side when he is not tattooing at Neptune Tattooville, where he works for the most gnarly awesome bosses Patrick Dean and Dave Shoemaker. Little Chris, or LC as his friends call him, prides himself on his ability to get wild and loves his mother like all radical dudes do." Pete Pedersen – "Pete has taken the long road at achieving his tattoo skills. His background in art of all mediums has proven to be vital in ...Read More »
Stick And Poke Tattoo Kits
Marisa Kakoulas www.needlesandsins.com Hand-poked tattoos are experiencing a Renaissance, with stellar professional tattooers reviving the ancient methods of body adornment. Employing techniques passed down from generations, much of hand tattooing comes with strict tradition and sacred rituals. The question is should it come in a box? When SF tattooist Shannon Archuleta sent me the link to the Stick & Poke Tattoo Kit, we both said that our initial reaction was Oooh nooo. Then there's the rationalization reaction: people have always been sticking and poking themselves, so they might as well be safe. This rationalization is how the kit is touted. However, upon further reading of the site — particularly the "Open letter to the precious tattoo artist" on the blog portion — the disdain for the craft, the hygiene 101 info and bad advice on what to do with the dirty needles, and also the goal of putting the kits in stores around the world, well, it made Shannon and I revert to our original reaction: this is not a good thing. To read more of this article, go to: http://www.needlesandsins.com/2014/01/stick-and-poke-tattoo-kits.htmlRead More »
A Treasure Trove of Antique Tattoo Flash is Found in Corpus Christi
By Craig Hlavaty Source: www.blog.chron.com Long before tattoos were the subject of reality show after reality show and people like Justin Bieber sported ink, tattoos were the milieu of sailors, soldiers, Marines, and maybe circus folk. This weekend, Peveto Art Gallery will display 20 sheets of historic tattoo flash art that were recently found in an abandoned house in Corpus Christi. According to gallery owner Scott Peveto, the flash looks to be over 100 years old. The items were rescued from a Dumpster by a man who cleans out houses that are tagged to be torn down. "I've spent enough time with them to know they are real," said Peveto. The sheets are water and nicotine-stained and more than likely were originally displayed on the walls of a tattoo shop for customers to choose pieces from. The art is on heavy illustration board and shows signs of wear from push pins. Artist names are included on most. "The majority of them are by the same artist," said Peveto. You can really pinpoint the ones that don't quite go with the others. Peveto is looking to sell half the lot at a public unveiling of the exhibit Saturday night at his Montrose gallery. He said he is going to ask around $2,000 per sheet. The exhibit opens at 6 p.m. Peveto said the work predates the art of Norman "Sailor Jerry" Collins, who made his name tattooing sailors, rebels, and rogues. Sailor Jerry's name is now on rum bottles, art galleries, dorm posters, baby ...Read More »
Fineline Tattoo in the East Village, the Longest Continually Running Tattoo Shop in Manhattan
By Allison B. Siegel Source: www.untappedcities.com Fineline Tattoo opened in 1976 during the New York City ban on tattooing and is considered the longest continually running tattoo shop in Manhattan. It's located on 1st Street and First Avenue in the East Village. Previously, Mike Bakaty, the founder and owner, operated underground for 36 years in secret back rooms and loft apartments. With the walls adorned with Bakaty's original flash art, Fineline is definitely near and dear to our skin and to the history of NYC. We interviewed Bakaty and asked him about tattooing and New York City: When did you first fall in love with tattooing? I'm still falling in love with tattooing. I got interested back in '74 when I went to get some work covered up…I got more interested in '75…and then by 1976 my interest was such that I started tattooing myself. And you didn't care that tattooing was illegal at the time in NY? Hell yeah, I cared. Every time the phone rang I jumped thinking it was the cops looking to bust me. After 21 years eventually I got over jumping at the phone. How do you feel at the Bowery now and all the changes going on? Well, you know, it's not the Bowery I lived on for 34 years, you know? Don't know how I feel about the changes. When they first built the Whole Foods down here I thought who the hell is gonna come down here and buy food? We tried to save the building we lived in (McGurk's ...Read More »
New Seattle Shop To Check Out
Dark Age Tattoo is now open!! Artists: Derek Noble Jesse Roberts Jason Calvert Hanna Sandstrom Eric Eye Heidi Sandhorst Check out the shop located at: 1407 E. Madison St Seattle, WA www.darkagetattoo.com IG: @darkagetattooseattle FB: https://www.facebook.com/DarkageseattleRead More »
Watercolour Tattoos by Sasha Unisex
Reblogged from: feeldesain.com Russian (St. Petersburg) artist Sasha Unisex transports beautiful geometric watercolors on skin as permanent tattoos. Find her works on Facebook and instagram. @sashaunisex www.facebook.com/sasha.unisexRead More »
My Chat With Greece's Heartbeat Ink
By Marisa Kakoulas Having a Greek father who once told me that tattoos would never be accepted in the motherland, it's with true pleasure (and a bit of "I told ya so") to see a tattoo publication rise to international popularity, which happens to come out of Greece. HEARTBEATINK is an online tattoo magazine in English and Greek with excellent photography and videos, and thoughtful interviews with tattooists, musicians, and collectors. I'm honored to be among those collectors interviewed by the magazine's most excellent editor Ino Mei. Our Q &A was just posted today. I first met Ino in person at the last NYC Tattoo Convention, where she beautifully captured the scene in her convention coverage for her mag. Then we got to hang at the London Tattoo Convention in September, for which she also took wonderful images and video. There, we found a moment to chat about a possible "tattoo gene," the comparisons between tattooing & plastic surgery, tattoo law, and what happened when my dad did find out I was heavily tattooed (and more). It was a fun talk. Here's a bit from it: How did you get into tattoos? Me: Ed Hardy once told me in an interview that he believes that there could be a "tattoo gene." It made a lot of sense to me because, when you ask somebody who has a visceral response to tattooing — who sees tattooing and has an actual physical reaction and is attracted to it — that is something that's ingrained; people can think back and say, "Well, I've ...Read More »
Heartbeatink with Yorg Powell
Photos and Interview by Ino Mei Source: www.heartbeatink.gr Unique, humble and conscious of himself, Yorg Powell spoke exclusively to HeartbeatInk, about his eighteen year-old career and traditional – classic tattooing. What lead you to get your first tattoo? I was born in London. My parents didn't have any tattoos. However they were up to beat with everything. So in the summer of 1983 we were on a family trip in Mykonos and there was an English tattooist on the island working out of a rented room. It was the age of punk, we were very young and the moment we heard about him we went and got ourselves tattooed without a second thought. I didn't even ask the price. I picked a design off the wall that was a rat with his hands behind his back holding a pool stick. It was an experience. I remember it well. Then we found out that the inhabitants of Mykonos got him, threw his things into the sea and shipped him home because he tattooed a fisherman's daughter. When I was sixteen, I saved up after selling an old BMX I had and went to Bugs. It was a random choice. He wasn't known then and did his tattoos in 1,5 x 1,5 room next to the toilet of an underground retro rock n' roll cafeteria in Camden. Nothing custom existed in those days, it was all ready-made flash designs on the wall. What design did you choose the second time round? I got a unicorn. ...Read More »
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Knives & Needles with Ryan Zale
By Molly Kitamura Ryan Zale is a very talented chef. He also loves tattoos! I got Ryan to write some stuff about himself the other day. Continue reading and see what makes this amazing chef tick! Plus he has a terrific recipe at the end…. A serious must try! I am the Executive Chef at the Local Chop and Grill House in Harrisonburg VA. I work hard and play hard, haha. I love disc golf, gardening, home brewing, eating weird stuff and the Pittsburgh steelers. I grew up on a dairy farm in Ohio so fell in love with farm concept early on. My grandmother and mom were good cooks, so I learned a lot from them, but there always something about food that gave my pleasure in life, so I cooked a lot on my own. Experimenting, trying different flavor profiles, cooking for friends late-night wasted, that kinda of stuff. I went on to culinary school right out of high school knowing I wanted explore this crazy lifestyle. I really enjoy the snout to tail concept, utilizing the entire animal. Butchering is great, and the farm to table concept is what I'm really into. My first tattoo is terrible, I was 15 and it's a stupid tribal piece with an eye ball in the middle of it. I love the creative side of artists, the passion they have. I think it makes are industry very similar, they get a human I get an animal and we transform it into ...Read More »
Tattoo Stories Episode 7: Tattoo Tony
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Flattery, Thievery, Or Just Plain Business?
By Deb Yarian www.eaglerivertattoo.com Almost daily, people come in to my shop with drawings or illustrations that they want tattooed on them. More times than not they get them on line- Pinterest or another source, without a clue as to who the original artist is. Now I am not speaking of a photo of an existing tattoo done by a known to you, or unknown to you tattoo artist. My question is – as a tattooer, is it my responsibility to search for the artist, contact them and ask for their permission to do a tattoo based on or directly from their artwork? I ask this question because i've read a few blogs and articles on the subject of plagiarism recently regarding tattoos, and it started affecting how I do business… Case in point- a girl came in to my shop to make an appointment- she has with her a line drawing of flowers surrounded by Victorian scrollwork. It's a lovely design that I would enjoy tattooing. I ask her if she drew it? To which she replies, "No, I found it on Pinterest." So I delve deeper. I ask if there was a signature or credit given to an artist? Was she able to track back to an original post? But she had no idea who drew it, if it was drawn to be tattooed (which it looks like) which would lead me to believe that it was drawn by a tattooer. Now, I have in my mind that ...Read More »


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Zamil Industries
Zamil industrial Investment Company (ZIIC),headquartered in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, is a leading Manufacturing and Engineering systems and Services provider in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Its product portfolio includes Air-conditioning systems and services; steel solutions covering Pre-engineered steel buildings (PEB), Structural steel products, Power Transmission & Telecom Towers, Process Equipments for O&G industry;Pre-cast concrete products and a complete range of Insulation products. It has 4 main Business Verticals;
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Disclaimer: I do not own, property of Marvel comics I'm just borrowing Tony and Steve.
Story: Tony had resigned himself to the inevitable, until an accident turns Steve's world upside down. When all others leave, only one will stay,
Pairings: Tony x Steve, little Clint x Steve
Author's Note: Oh I'm starting another one! I could not resist! I have read a couple tackling this particular topic, I liked the idea and want to give it a try myself. Put my own little sappy, ridiculous flare on it. Once more Tony is the brooding, angsty hero… love writing him this way. Best part of fan fiction…you can make them anyway you want! For now enjoy!
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Chapter 1 - Reality
He had never really been all that good with people. He laboured under no delusions in that field. He had always understood machines, motors, and technology much better then any human relationships….to him they where easy to understand, straightforward to fix, and they didn't let you down. It was a painful realization and one he had learned at a very young age. His father had never had time for him when he was young, preferring the company of technology a trait he ended up sharing with the man. Howard Stark had died with his mother in an accident when he'd been in adolescence. Even though he'd never been close to them, it had been another blow to his heart.
His teenager years had been a blur of awkwardness, a genius he'd been very young attending University. Socially inept, and painfully shy he'd closed off from those around him, hiding away his true self. Learning quickly, people liked you if you where the life of the part, and they loved you if you had money. The alcohol had been a crutch, allowing him out of his shell and keeping him blessedly numb. Antony Stark had been perfectly fine with that existence. Until his capture.
Until his life had taken a complete 180, that once shy awkward kid, now a devil-may-care adult had found a place in the world. He'd become a hero. Secretly pleased and humbled with the title. He'd become what the world needed, holding all at arms length everyone, satisfied to create a new persona for himself. Eccentric, recluse, superhero. Satisfied once more…until 'he' had shown up. He had changed everything, him and the Avengers.
Like some blonde tornado, Captain America had been found, and brought into the 21st century with a vengeance. Courageous, ridiculously handsome, strong, and honest. Everything that Tony had always dreamed of being. He was in compete awe of the man, all but tripping over himself whenever he was around. For the first time, Tony found himself unable to stop thinking about someone. Wanting to be closer to him, but like some ugly monster his social awkwardness reared its ugly head and like an insensitive jerk, he'd pushed him away.
By the time they had defeated Loki, saving the world in a most heroic way…he had reached an uneasy truce with the Captain. One that Tony eagerly took. Inviting the whole of the Avengers to join him at the tower, he had a plan. He was going to befriend Steve, take it slow… and hopefully…if the Gods where maybe on his side; work on something more.
Tony Stark was excited. He grinned down at what any normal person would consider a piece of junk, fit only for a scrap pile. What he saw though, was an opportunity. He had been searching for weeks for the thing, a vintage 1940's motorcycle. It needed some serious TLC, but Tony was sure that he could fix it, he could fix anything. It wasn't for him though, it was for Captain America, a little project for them to work on together.
He'd overheard Steve telling Natasha that back in his time he had had a motorcycle. Confessing that he missed riding, even working on a bike. Since Tony had heard the gears of his mind had been working. Coming up with this plan, to create a project for them, an excuse to talk to the man, be near him…in a way he could understand. His project had finally arrived today, giving the billionaire a perfect reason to seek out the man.
Uncaring he was greasy and dirty, his white beater full of holes and stains, coveralls pulled down where tied about his waist. Hurrying out of the lab he grinned heading for the kitchen, knowing Steve was always hungry it was a safe bet on where to find him. Rounding the corner, he frowned the place was empty. He paused idly scratching his chin, where else could he be? The dark haired man headed to the common area next, spotting Natasha reading by the window. "Spider Lady, you seen Cap?" He called, she looked at him face impassive as always, "Training with Clint in the gym I believe." Nodding he gave her a wave of thanks, whistling as he headed for the elevator. Smile back, callused hands buried in his pockets, he was almost giddy with anticipation.
Daydreaming on his way to the gym, picturing Steve lighting up in happiness, smiling at him. He might even get a hug... the elevators dinged brought him back, and he heading for the gym. Rounding the corner he opening his mouth about to call out to Steve. The punching bag swung on it's chain, but Steve wasn't hitting it. He was turned away from it…standing before Clint. Tony's voice died on his lips, chocolate eyes widening as he registered what he was looking at. Big arms where wrapped tightly around the shorter blonde, mouths mashed together.
Steve was kissing Clint.
It felt like he'd been kicked in the chest. Without a sound he backed away from the door. In some foggy daze he moved as if in a dream, not paying any attention as his feet on autopilot returned him to his lab. His eyes where hot, his chest thrumming painfully, he slumped on one of the stools leaning against his work bench. Taking great gasping breaths, he tried to steady himself, the constant blue glow from his chest, dim, and sullen. He couldn't remember the last time he'd ever felt so bad. It went beyond emotional and mental, it was a physical ache. He wanted to curl up and never leave his sanctuary. Hide away from the unfair world.
A thought came to him then, a realization that stunned and frightened him. Eyes closed in pain, he gave himself a self-deprecating smile, "God damit Stark," he chastised himself, despite his best efforts, and all his defences he had done the worst possible thing…he'd fallen in love. Groaning he felt like bashing his head against the wall. He was completely head over heels for the man…and Steve was kissing Clint. "All the money in the world," he whispered shaking his head, "And the only thing I really want is entirely out of my reach."
Exhaling shakily, he straightened on the stool, "Get your shit together Stark…" he hissed standing slowly, moving back to his current project. He would bury himself in work, ignore his heart, and pretend like all was right with the world. He stilled before his latest creation, closing his eyes briefly in futile rage, wondering why it had to be him? And knowing in his heart he would everything within his power to make him happy.
Steve was confused. A natural state for himself he was finding in this place and time. The world had changed so much since his long freeze, and he was running to catch up. Thankful for the Avengers, who he'd come to consider family, and more recently…a budding relationship. To be honest he hadn't really notice Clint during the Loki issue, the man was assassin practiced at fading away. It was afterwards that he noticed the man looking at him with hunger in his eyes, following him to the gym, following him as he worked at SHEILD. He hadn't understood why. Flattered yes, but hesitant. It wasn't until he was sitting on the weight bench one day that the pieces fell into place.
Finished his workout, the big man sat up wiping sweat from his brow, his white shirt see through, soaked with perspiration. Thick muscles pulling the fabric tight. Shaking blonde hair from his eyes, he looked up surprised when a lithe form settled in his lap. Blue eyes met gray, and Steve felt callused palms squeeze his biceps. "Your incredible," Clint whispered seconds before kissing him harshly, blunt fingers burying in his hair. It had been intense, quick, and surprising. The archer halting the activities, before licking his lips. With a wink he was gone leaving once more a thoroughly confused man behind him.
Since that first encounter, Clint had made a point of searching him out at the gym, inciting these little kissing sessions, then proceed to ignore him all day. So Steve was left to his confusion. He knew it had nothing to do with being with a man. In fact it had long been his preference, a dirty little secret he'd had to keep buried in his time. A large reason why his relationship with Peggy had gone nowhere. In this place and time though a man or women was free to love whom they chose, an odd feeling but a liberating feeling.
His confusion was over the state of his 'relationship' with Clint. He had yet to ask him out, to dinner, coffee, anything really. He would just suddenly show up while he was working out, kissing him, running his hands all over him. He had tried once to get into Steve's pants, but the blondes his old fashioned side had kicked in. He was unsure how Clint felt, how he felt, and he was not going to do 'that' with someone he was unsure about. Yet he allowed the kissing to continue.
"Hey," a soft voice said, snapping the blonde headed man out of thought. Blinking he registered he was sitting at the kitchen table, a cold cup of coffee before him. Frowning Steve scratched his head, how long had he sat here? Someone was standing before the coffee pot, Tony. "Hey," he returned giving the man a wan smile, the pair hadn't got on very well at the outset. The other man was brash, outgoing, and did everything big…all the things Steve did not see in himself. Yet he had proven to be, under all that, hidden away a rather nice guy. "Haven't seen you in a while working hard?" the big man asked curious, it was true, barely any of them had seen Tony in almost a month. "Oh, yeah…lots of work." He said faintly sipping the black coffee his face neutral.
Tony was torn between heaven and hell. Steve was talking to him, and he looked like a lost little boy. Yet Tony hesitated, should he ask what was wrong? Clearing his throat the dark haired man took another sip of fortifying coffee. "You ok Cap?" he asked gently, dreading what the answer would be. He watched the debate cross his face, before he seemed to come to a decision, "Tony…how do you know, if you know…are in a relationship?" the shorter man felt the air leave his chest, not only was the man he loved asking about relationship advice…it was advice about another man. Heaving a sigh he sat across from him at the table, running a hand through already thoroughly tousled hair. The dark locks shaggier then normal, he hadn't had time or the inclination to get it cut. "Well, I'm not really very good at that sort of thing…" he mumbled half-heartedly, "I would guess when you both agree you are?" He ventured, big beautiful blue eyes where looking at him with a hang dog look that played hell with his heart.
"But what about going out? Doing things together…" Steve asked blushing brightly, a dark brow arched, "Like movies, dinner, dancing, the whole nine yards?" Blonde hair bobbed eagerly, "Yes, do people do those sort of things still?" Tony chuckled, "Of course blondie, things haven't changed that much." Tony grinned, enjoying himself despite the topic of conversation, Steve shifted uncomfortable for a moment before speaking again barely above a whisper. "And two men…I mean to say, two men can do that sort of thing together?" he asked innocently, blushing darker then Tony had ever seen a grown man blush.
Tony hesitated, he wanted to be honest with him, "I like to think we've made leaps and bounds as a human race. Becoming more understanding, accepting, but the truth is Steve, there is still hate in the world. Ignorance is not so easily destroyed, but as far as I and many other people believe, they way you live your life is entirely up to you." Steve was smiling at him now, a broad honest smile of relief that made him look so very young. Tony wanted to kiss him right then, his fingers itching to gently touch his face, run long fingers through that perfect hair.
Before he made a fool of himself he stood, moving towards the door, pausing to pat a broad muscular shoulder, "Besides if anyone bothers you Spangles, Iron Man will kick their ass." Steve gave him a grateful smile, and Tony bid him a goodnight heading once more for the lab ignoring the pain in his chest, and his mind telling him to turn back. "Look on the bright side Tony, at least he'd into guys…" he muttered keying in the code. Unsure whether he wanted to laugh or cry about that.


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But for Harley-Davidson, the iconic motorbike manufacturer, the dream has been slightly tarnished by economic reality, with customers staying away because of reduced spending power.
As a result, Harley is cutting 1,100 jobs over the next two years and closing one of its US distribution facilities while combining four of its US factories. In future, it will use third-party outsourcers to distribute parts and accessories.
The cuts come after it suffered a 58pc fall in profit in the three months to December, down to $77.8m from $186m a year ago.
Global sales have slumped 13.1pc, with those in the US down 19.6pc, exacerbated by the depth of the country's economic cwoes. Interestingly European sales, including the UK, actually rose in the fourth quarter by 3pc.
As a result of the downturn in demand, Harley is also scaling back on the number of bikes it makes this year, shipping up to 273,000 new bikes to dealers, a 10pc reduction on 2008 levels.
"We reduced our production levels prudently in 2008, helping our dealers achieve lower inventory levels," said Harley-Davidson's chief executive Jim Ziemer, "and we're going to show similar discipline in 2009. That's not only critical for the health of our business, but for our dealers' businesses, as well."
Mr Ziemer hopes to increase demand by repitching the Harley experience to what he called "younger and diverse riders," moving away from the traditional stereotypical driver who tends to be male and somewhat older.
"Among other things, the Harley-Davidson brand stands for strength and resilience, and we're managing the business in this economic climate in ways that we believe will build long-term value into the brand," he added.


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* Aims to consolidate growth of existing subsidiaries
* Pretax profit up 19 pct in first half 2013 (Adds outlook, details, analyst)
By George Obulutsa
NAIROBI, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) said it would focus on increasing the contribution of existing East African regional subsidiaries this year to reach 15 percent of pretax profits before it expands into other countries.
Kenya's largest bank, measured by assets, also operates in Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, South Sudan and Burundi.
KCB's network of regional branches contributed 11 percent of pretax profit in the first six months of 2013, up from 7.4 percent in the first half of 2012. Its Kenyan operations accounted for the rest.
"In the short term, which is this year, what we are going to do is to make sure that they contribute a bigger share of profits," Chief Executive Joshua Oigara told reporters after an investor briefing.
"Fifteen percent is a good target in the short term, 25 percent in the mid term."
KCB on Thursday posted a 19 percent rise in first-half pretax profit to 10.1 billion shillings ($115.3 million).
The bank said it was looking to technology such as Internet banking, mobile banking and the use of a uniform banking platform across all its branches to support growth in profits.
In the first six months, KCB's interest income rose 12 percent to 16.05 billion shillings.
Its net loans and advances rose to 214.09 billion shillings from 202.07 billion in the first half of 2012, while its basic and diluted earnings per share rose to 4.82 shillings from 4.10 shillings.
Earlier this year, Oigara said that KCB planned in 2014 to expand into markets including the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia.
KCB Chairman Ngeny Biwott said that once the performance of existing subsidiaries was consolidated, the Kenyan bank would also look to Somalia and Djibouti.
"Going forward as a board, instead of looking at East Africa, we want to look at eastern Africa. All these are within our radar if and when the situation gives us a kind of comfort that we can the go to those areas," Biwott said.
Kenyan lenders, such as Equity, Co-operative Bank , NIC Bank and Diamond Trust Bank, have expanded aggressively into the region in the past decade.
At 1105 GMT, KCB shares were down 1.2 percent at 42.50 shillings.
KCB's share price was still up around 43 percent for the year to date, and analysts said they expected it to rise further. ($1 = 87.6000 Kenyan shillings) (Editing by Kevin Mwanza and Jane Baird)


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Woke up today with no desire to run my last long distance before SF. Then I opened Instagram and found that most of you had crushed your miles before my alarm went off. Thanks for getting my booty out of bed and helping me crush 9 miles at my 10k pace in beautiful 45-degree weather.
The title of this post might as well be Ran for More than the 'Gram: Why Social Media is Awesome Motivation for Runners #HighFive. Because that's how I feel right now. I'm writing this post on Sunday afternoon (to post on Monday) about two hours after finishing my last long run for San Francisco. If you read the caption, you're already aware that I had no motivation to run 9 miles yesterday. Staying in bed and rewatching Friday Night Lights sounded like a much better idea. But one of the first things I do on Saturday and Sunday mornings is scroll through my Instagram feed to see which of my social media (and in real life) friends have already trained or raced that morning. I'm not an early bird, so there's usually quite a few posts by 9:30am.
Being that my half is in two weeks and the NYC Marathon is in less than a month, there has been a lot of serious training activity on Instagram over the last few weekends. Most runs over 10 miles. When people share a post-run photo, it always includes the mileage and sometimes includes pace, route, and location watermarked over a view from their run. And the photos always include a very honest caption. Celebrations of feels-like-flying miles. Frustrations from difficult miles. Reflections on scenery, training, family, health. And countdowns until race day. Yesterday, I took the time to soak in some of those captions before slowly eating breakfast, putting on my gear, and heading to the East River. I ran 9 miles at my 10K pace. The kind that assure you that training is paying off.
I hear it all the time, especially working in digital advertising and being a blogger, that social media is like a highlight real. That photos posted online are filtered versions of real life. That people do things "for the 'Gram." If you didn't Instagram it, did it really happen? There is certainly humor and truth in all of those statements, but I think the running photos that I'm talking about are some of the realest in my feed. To a non-runner, these photos could be considered humble brags of how many miles someone can run. For me, these photos are a way to watch my friends train all over the country. And the biggest motivation to get up, lace up, then share my on training photo. I get to celebrate, complain, reflect, and count down with each of my friends before meeting them for race day. There's something powerful in training to run the same 13.1-mile course with friends who have trained in so many different places and under so many different circumstances. Thank you all for being a constant motivation for me. You know who you are. Can't wait to let the hard work shine in two weeks!
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The Air Jordan 2012 launched with Wolf Grey and Year of the Dragon colorways, but it's just not a real member of the Legacy until we see the new model in the colorway that defined a generation and continues to influence another too young to know first hand what they signify. This 'Bred' Air Jordan 2012 gives us the true Chicago Bulls look we've been waiting for. While we have already seen these pop up at a few retailers early, they are officially slated for an April 4th release date, right around the time Mike's playoff kicks started to hit retailers during the second three-peat. Have a look at Jordan Brand's official images for these after the jump and get ahead of the game with an early purchase today on eBay.
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The firm recorded income of £22m, up from £14.5m for the same period in 2003-04. Last year's full-year turnover was £40.1m.
Senior partner Tony Wilson said the rise was the result of the January merger with property specialist Bullivant Jones, as well as "underlying growth" within the firm. So far this year, Hill Dickinson has made three lateral hires, including the appointment of personal injury partner Stephen Walsh from Plexus Law in November.
Wilson added that Hill Dickinson was on target to match or exceed last year's average profit per equity partner figure of £221,000.
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Actor Jake Gyllenhaal was reportedly hospitalised in Los Angeles on Wednesday (13Nov13) after injuring himself by punching a mirror for a scene in his new film Nightcrawler. The Brokeback Mountain star, who shed 20 pounds (nine kilograms) to portray a crime reporter in the movie, required stitches for a large gash on his hand.
A source tells People.com, "The scene was emotionally charged and his character was talking into a mirror and he got so into it, he banged his hands against the mirror and it broke and cut him. It was all the scene and not because he was mad about anything else."
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Microsoft is kicking off a campaign for its newest operating system, Windows 8, at a five-hour event at New York's Pier 57.
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Windows 8 attempts to bridge the gap between personal computers and fast-growing tablets with its touch-enabled interface. The launch event comes amid a rash of other tablet offerings ahead of the holidays.
Apple unveiled its iPad Mini with a 7.9-inch (20cms) screen on Tuesday. Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble, makers of the seven-inch (17.7cms) Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet, are coming out with larger versions next month.
The Windows event in New York also heralds the launch of the software company's Surface tablet, its first venture into making computer devices.
The device goes on sale on Friday, as will computers and other tablets running Windows 8. Wedge Partners analyst Kirk Adams expects Microsoft to trail its rivals in fourth-quarter tablet sales.
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Come celebrate the launch of the Portland Mercury's Pet Issue! We've teamed up with Lucky Labrador Brewing for a family friendly Wiener Dog race, where the top Wiener takes it ALL. This 30 meter Dachshund Sprint is open to all dogs 10 inches or shorter that are at least 16 inches long. Spectators FREE | $12 for pre-race contestant registration | $15 day-of | This is a not for profit event. Race proceeds will be donated to a yet to be determined pet charity. Competition will feature multiple race heats to determine which wiener will best the rest. Fabulous prize packs will be presented to the winners!
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that was AWESOME, best madness video EVER, make a sequal!
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LOVED the freehand stuff blended in there, very well done. Fit in nicely with what you were doing. Everything about this is superb, It's just the ending lacked a sort of escape/buildup/cliffhanger feel to it. I did crack up when the big guy was de-masked and had a goofy face under there.
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thanks for the review man, that means heaps!
i know the ending was a bit.... crappy... i oversteped the time i wanted to fit it into and had to make it a tad shorter, just a noob mistake, now im making animatons with that in mind :)
also, glad you noticed his face, he was a tester for making my charachters with more than lines for faces, and he worked very well i think.
That was fantastic! Interesting story, great personal addition to the style of Madness with how you demonstrated the character regaining his memory, that was fantastic, the story was simple but enjoyable nonetheless.
Probably one of the most interesting things about this particular Madness Flash animation is the fact that it probably has the smallest amount of scene changes to date and it still worked amazingly well.
The only complaint I could think of is that the second large-group fight scene where the protagonist appears from behind and mows/slices everyone down seemed a bit slow. Was that supposed to be in slow motion? I wasn't sure as there really wasn't any sign to back that up aside from a comparably slowed-down framerate.
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It has to be one of the best Madness shorts of all time. I can tell you put an extreme amount of detail in making sure each scene worked fluently while maintaining the action and thrill of classic Madness moments.
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The Ministry of Labor is set to allow companies to hire expatriate women in seven business activities including health, education, dressmaking, childcare, in wedding halls and as cleaners.
According to a draft plan prepared by the ministry, the hiring will take place following approval of the Human Resources Development Fund, which showed that there were no Saudi women available for these posts.
The foreign women recruits would not be allowed to work as part-timers or remotely and their qualifications and experiences should match the requirements of the jobs. They should fall within prescribed age limits, with the exception of the health and education sectors, the plan said.
Meanwhile, owners and operators of women's accessory businesses called on the authorities to allow foreign women to work in lingerie shops and have them form part of required Saudization quotas like other sectors.
They said the Labor Ministry had placed impossible conditions on the sector because there were not many Saudi women available for these jobs. Many retail shops had closed down because of these conditions, they said.
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They said it was impossible to have 100 percent Saudi staff at lingerie shops because women were not willing to work in these stores.
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Somehow, I always lose track before they are finished. Then I look at the fabric, say "what was that for?", and cut it for some new idea that I have. Not to get too OC about it, but it would be nice to track the ideas.
Dunsters' diamond log cabin, in soft greens and creams, to go on our bed in Florida. Measurements are fine, maybe add a 4" border so it reaches the mattress bottom.
Finish the ALS sunflower quilt in honor of Grandma. Still need to do them for Aunt Jenny, Pat, Terri, and Linda.
Batik braid pattern at all free sewingHttp://www.allfreesewing.com/Sew-a-Quilt/The-Batik-Braid-Quilt
Dizzy geese
Disappearing nine patch
Stack the deck
Two fleece backed Linus blankets.
Cornucopia wall hanging.Dragonfly quilt in teals.
Not a quilt, but finish cabin curtains.
Pumpkins table runner for Sandy and Paul.
Raffle quilt for next year's bridge tournament.
Sampler quilts from shop hop
Doll quilt
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- stream;
- a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.
- Hot Spring Creek (4.6km)
- Fordman Creek (4.7km)
- Red Hill Creek (8.3km)
- Eagle Rock Creek (10.1km)
- McClellan Creek (10.4km)
- Spring Branch (11.8km)
- Sixteenmile Creek (11.9km)
- Mason Creek (12km)
- Dip Creek (15.9km)
- Coon Creek (16.3km)
- Willow Creek (16.3km)
- Water Pipe Creek (16.4km)
- Warm Creek (17.5km)
- Dorsey Creek (17.8km)
- Lake Creek (18.8km)
- South Creek (18.9km)
- Lone Mountain Creek (19.1km)
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- Hot Spring (3.3km)
- Fox Springs (5.1km)
- Twin Springs (5.5km)
- Bills Spring (11.8km)
- Willow Spring (14.3km)
- China Spring (15.7km)
- Van Wyper Spring (16.5km)
- Warm Springs (17.8km)
- Local Feature;
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- Reed Station (0km)
- Fox Springs Ranch (5.1km)
- Saval Ranch (historical) (14.1km)
- Sproule Cabin (14.8km)
- Green Cabin (15.6km)
- Stampede Ranch (16.3km)
- Saval Ranch (16.9km)
- Hunter Banks Ranch (19.1km)
- flat;
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- Telegraph Flat (8.8km)
- Wieland Flat (12.7km)
- Basco Field (15.1km)
- Green Cabin Meadows (15.3km)
- Hunter Banks Field (19km)
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- Red Hill (2.3km)
- Lone Mountain (7.3km)
- Nannies Peak (7.3km)
- Eagle Rock (7.8km)
- Wheeler Mountain (18.7km)
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- Reed Reservoir (5.7km)
- Eagle Rock Reservoir (7.6km)
- Ross Reservoir (12.9km)
- Saval Reservoir (14.5km)
- Dorsey Reservoir (19km)
- mine(s);
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- Lone Wolf Mine (4.9km)
- Rip Van Winkle Mine (9.5km)
- Open Pit Mine (9.6km)
- valley;
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- Water Pipe Canyon (16.4km)
- Road Canyon (18.7km)
- Starvation Canyon (19km)
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- Eagle Rock Flat Well (6.3km)
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- Dinner Station (11.8km)
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- North Fork Humboldt River city city o
- Tuscarora, Nevada landmark city o
- Independence Mountains city city o
- Elko (Nevada)
- Elko Regional Airport airport airport
- Carlin, Nevada city city o
- Spring Creek, Nevada city city o
- Lamoille, Nevada city city o
- Seitz Canyon city city o
- Griswold Lake, Nevada city city o
- Greys Peak mountain mountain k
- Seitz Lake, Nevada city city o
- Ruby Mountains city city o
- Ruby Dome mountain mountain k
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