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New Batman 3 exclusive details revealed by Director & Christian Bale. As previously reported, Entertainment Weekly recently released their exclusive "Dark Knight Rises" edition,and they chatted it up with director Christopher Nolan and main star Christian Bale,who ended up delivering some more exclusive details from the flick.
First,they revealed that the film will take place 8 years later,which we already knew. However, they also said, Bruce Wayne still be recovering mentally and physically from The Joker/Two-Face's actions in The Dark Knight. Next, they revealed that the Batcave will definitely be back,along with the waterfall, lake, and a new plastic cabinetry that rises from the water with the push of a button.
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My '2000 Grand Am has an 2.4L engine and 78000 miles. Recently, the idle speeds, parking idle and driving idle, go higher from original 600 RPM to 1000 RPM. Also, at low speed coast (release gas pedal), it keeps higher speed and takes longer time to slow down. I measured resistance of air temperature sensor, it has a reading ( I don't know what is a normal number). What is prolem? Please help. Thanks. James Z
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I am a beginning / occasional sewer. I own two older portable machines with similar features, both of which I got for free. Storage space is limited, and I don't sew enough for keeping both around to make sense. But, I don't know which to let go of.
Accessories, presser feet and such seem to be more widely available for the Kenmore. I already own a bunch of bobbins and specialty feet for it, which is a plus. The foot pedal is light and its rubber feet are hard, so it slides around aggravatingly. This machine was given to me by a private individual who apparently didn't use it much.
The Pfaff is (or at least was) probably a more robust machine. Its top speed is slower (rarely an issue at my skill level) but it goes through a lot of fabric without complaint. The pedal is wide and stable, which is nice. But I've only got one presser foot for it, and it uses an odd snap-on arrangement for which other feet seem to be hard to find and expensive. This machine came out of a high school home ec. program, and was used fairly heavily. It could probably stand a tune-up.
Which machine would you hang on to? Is the Pfaff so much better a machine that it's worth the cost to accessorize it? Any thoughts would be appreciated.
I would keep both because there will be a time one will need some repair, spa treatment, etc, then you will have your backup machine. There is always under the bed, behind the sofa, under a table with a table cloth options for storing. I don't use my backup machine much, but when it is needed, I use it and am thankful I have...them. You don't have much $ invested, take your time to sew with both on a variety of fabrics. Then use the one you bond with most for everyday, and you will have the backup when needed. How nice that your received such nice SMs.
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I'd get a bunch of scraps of all sorts of fabrics and just play with all the stitches. Including buttonholes. One of them may be more of a joy to use than the other.
There are ways of fixing the pedal (usually using a no-slip matting under it) and a thread under the sewing machine section about which feet can work with various brands - I think it's pinned to stay at the top.
If possible, take your time, and even make a sheet listing good/bad/questionable items. And yes, if there's a way to keep both, at least for a few months to evaluate, do that. What seems good during the day, might not be so good at night - lighting, noise, etc.
edited to add - don't forget to try some different threads too. -- Edited on 12/29/12 12:34 PM --
The Pfaff - hands down. All you really might need is a zipper foot. If you don't sew that much, a regular foot will do most jobs.
Pfaff's accessory catalog
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Keep them both! Really, just keep as is for now, and then see which one works the best for you. Stick the machine you aren't using on the floor of a closet or something, but keep them, and see if you can keep them in working order - if you get the sewing bug you will need a good sturdy machine or two. :)
You will never regret keeping that Kenmore. Believe me Or that Pfaff.I have sewn on my Pfaff for 35 years and used the regular foot, a zipper foot, a darning foot and a buttonhole foot. BUT, I could have just used the regular foot except for a buttonhole foot.
The Kenmore - you are correct in that you should be able to get accessories rather easily. What kind of sewing do you do? -- Edited on 12/29/12 9:35 PM --
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Seriously, keep both. They don't make machines like they used to, and you won't be able to buy equivalent machines for what these cost.
If you really can't spare the space, keep whichever you enjoy using most, and sell the other for the best price you can get :).
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The Pfaff is the way more expensive and expensively made machine. So most probably, most people would just like it better, even just because of that. But it does not matter what most people would like, only what you feel best sewing on. Extra Pfaff clip on feet most times cost at least $16 or so, but so what, just even a sewing pattern can often cost that much or more too. I don't think you really even need any other feet for anything if you don't want them at all. Though if you think you might put in zippers suing the Pfaff, then maybe you might want to get a zipper foot.
Also since they both take low shank feet, maybe some of those low shank Kenmore feet you already got, will just also fit on the Pfaff. To find out, just unbolt the ankle piece on the Pfaff machine and bolt on some of the Kenmore feet to it instead, and only test sew with turning the fly wheel slowly and carefully by hand, and as long as it sews fine that way, with the needle not hitting anything, then you can use any extra Kenmore feet on the Pfaff machine too if you want.
You probably should just keep them both though, since you already got both.
See if there is an adapter for the feet on the Pfaff. Look at Nancy's Notions web site. I think there is an adapter that would allow you to use regular feet.
------"Let's make the most of this day"
I totally agree with those who are suggesting you keep both machines. For an example: I was making last minute Christmas presents the week before Christmas, when my Kenmore 18221 started breaking needles(I went through 9 needles sewing a simple fleece item). She is now in the shop. Luckily, I had found a deal on a Kenmore 16221 a year after purchasing the 18221. The 16221 had never been out of the box and she is identical to the 18 with the exception of the dial and button colors. I had her set up in minutes and happily finished all the presents.
I know you said that you only sew occasionally, but as some indicated, that may change. You never know when you will need that second machine
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Am 31 and I had it for years. It was a Red Arrow cup for my coffee. I was like wheres ma cup???? *Puzzled look* Mother responded. I broke it. I was not a puppy. Ticked off big time. It was sigined to.
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Chad Magendanz starts role as state representative
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State Rep. Chad Magendanz, a former Issaquah School Board member, took the oath of office Monday to represent Issaquah and the 5th Legislative District in Olympia.
Magendanz, a freshman Republican and 17-year resident in the district, succeeded longtime former state Rep. Glenn Anderson in the House of Representatives seat.
Magendanz is the assistant ranking member on the House Education Committee, and also serves on the House Higher Education and House Technology & Economic Development committees.
"It is an honor to be trusted to represent the people of the 5th Legislative District," Magendanz said in a statement. "Having been involved in education reforms for several years, I am looking forward to continuing the education reform and funding discussion in my exciting new role."
Issaquah milestones from 2012 reflect challenges, changes
December 25, 2012
Challenges — whether economic, political or social — defined the year.
Issaquah Democrat Mark Mullet joins state Senate
December 4, 2012
Issaquah City Councilman Mark Mullet joined the state Senate on Nov. 30 — 45 days before other freshman lawmakers convene in Olympia for the 2013 legislative session.
In a ceremony on the Senate floor, state Supreme Court Chief Justice Barbara Madsen administered the oath to Mullet as the Democrat's family members watched.
Mullet joined the Senate after a bruising contest against Snoqualmie Republican Brad Toft to represent the 5th Legislative District — a mishmash between suburban and rural communities stretched between Issaquah and Snoqualmie Pass.
The last senator to represent the district, Maple Valley Republican Cheryl Pflug, resigned from the seat in June to serve on a state board. Sammamish Republican Dino Rossi — senator from the district in the late 1990s and early 2000s — served in the role between Pflug's resignation and Mullet's arrival.
Issaquah Democrat Mark Mullet joins state Senate
November 30, 2012
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Issaquah City Councilman Mark Mullet joined the state Senate on Friday afternoon, 45 days before other freshman lawmakers convene in Olympia for the 2013 legislative session.
In local legislative contests, outside spending reshapes races
November 27, 2012
Issaquah Democrat Mark Mullet raised $315,166 in the race to represent Issaquah in the state Senate and garnered 36,630 votes throughout the 5th Legislative District.
The total raised amounts to about $8.60 per vote for the ubiquitous campaign mailers, yard signs and TV spots, and online advertising in Mullet's successful race against Snoqualmie Republican Brad Toft.
Toft collected $306,599 and received 30,683 votes districtwide — or about $9.99 per vote.
Mark Mullet elected to represent Issaquah in state Senate
November 13, 2012
The unexpectedly ugly race to represent Issaquah in the state Senate reached a coda in the days after the Nov. 6 election, but not before more public friction between the candidates.
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November 13, 2012
Campaign tests candidates' — and voters' — mettle
Throughout campaign season, as the insults zinged back and forth across screens and in mailboxes, I often hoped for Election Day to arrive as soon as possible.
But now, as the election recedes into memory I feel wistful, maybe even a little nostalgic.
Though the process often degraded the candidates and, in the process, voters, I found the contenders dedicated and focused on the task at hand.
Candidates knock on thousands of doors in the run-up to Election Day, a process referred to in candidate-speak as doorbelling. The exercise tests the candidates' mettle and offers voters a grassroots introduction to the person behind the political sign.
Besides the usual pitfalls — unfriendly dogs, voters pretending not to be home — everybody on the doorbelling circuit, state Sen. Steve Litzow told me in a pre-election interview, encountered at least one naked voter at the door.
Brad Toft concedes state Senate race to Mark Mullet
November 9, 2012
NEW — 10:05 a.m. Nov. 9, 2012
Less than 24 hours after urging supporters to wait for more election results, Snoqualmie Republican Brad Toft conceded a hard-fought state Senate race to Issaquah City Councilman Mark Mullet early Friday.
Toft could not overcome the lead Mullet, a Democrat, posted on election night, and then continued to maintain as subsequent results arrived. In the most recent results released Thursday by King County Elections, Toft trailed Mullet, 54 percent to 46 percent, out of 50,681 ballots tallied.
"There's a disappointment in what happened, but the cause goes on," Toft said in a message to campaign supporters Friday.
Mullet declared victory after the initial election results landed Tuesday, and then disputed Toft's assertions about a possible turnaround in subsequent days.
Brad Toft: State Senate race is too close to call, despite Mark Mullet's lead
November 8, 2012
NEW — 12:10 p.m. Nov. 8, 2012
The contest for the 5th Legislative District state Senate seat is too close to call, Snoqualmie Republican Brad Toft said Thursday, despite a 3,307-vote lead for Issaquah Democrat Mark Mullet.
The race attracted attention in recent weeks for the insults the candidates lobbed at one another and, for a time, observers said the match-up could determine state Senate control. However, Republicans did not gain enough seats on Election Day to crack the Democrats' majority in the chamber.
Mullet held about 54 percent — or 23,216 votes — to Toft's 46 percent — or 19,909 votes — among more than 43,000 ballots counted in the race so far.
King County Elections is scheduled to release additional results at 4:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Thursday.
Mark Mullet maintains state Senate lead over Brad Toft
November 7, 2012
NEW — 6:50 p.m. Nov. 7, 2012
Issaquah Democrat Mark Mullet maintained a lead of more than 3,000 votes over Snoqualmie Republican Brad Toft in the latest round of results, as the candidates awaited resolution in the 5th Legislative District state Senate race.
Mullet held about 54 percent — or 23,216 votes — to Toft's 46 percent — or 19,909 votes — among more than 43,000 ballots counted in the race so far.
The total released at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday added 4,012 ballots to the 39,174 ballots tallied in the race on Election Day.
Mullet, owner of Zeeks Pizza in the Issaquah Highlands and a city councilman, declared victory during a party at the restaurant, moments after the initial results landed Tuesday.


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After Celia Wird and her sisters help master vampire Misha save his family, their powers are exposed to the supernatural community of the Lake Tahoe region. But fame comes at a price, and being "weird" isn't always welcome. To make matters worse, Celia desires the love of Alpha werewolf Aric, but his pack is bent on destroying their relationship to preserve his pureblood status. And once weres start turning up dead - with evidence pointing to the vampires - she must face the prospect of losing Aric forever. But the chaos only masks a new threat. An evil known as the Tribe has risen-and their sights are set on Celia and her sisters.
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"Robson's blend of smart-alecky wit, good old-fashioned romance, and suspenseful episodes of fighting off evil spirits form a paranormal thriller that will make pulses pound." (Publishers Weekly)
"Weird Sister are embraced. Great Book"
I actually enjoyed this one better than the first one. It was full of excitement, emotion, and action. I felt we got to learn more about the sister and how the supernatural community feel about them. I found this book to also cause so much emotion while reading it I felt for the sisters as well the relationship between the sisters and there lovers. I was really sad to see the choices that were made but I did understand them I hope we get see happiness for those who had to make them and I also look forward to see were the relationship and the supernatural world takes the sisters. I highly recommend this one and the first one if you enjoy supernatural stories.
Yasmine Galanorn Other World series. It is a lot like those sisters but without the fae part.
The action and tension is measured nicely in this series.
CEILA is a cross between Laura croft and the beast with emotional overload.
I actually liked the end even though I realize the fight for love could not be resolved in this book. I completely understand why it had to happen like this.
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I was privileged to serve as one of the "expert" advisors to the Iraq Study Group (ISG), along with former ambassadors and CIA operatives, retired military officers and distinguished academics. It was a stimulating, edifying and -- ultimately -- disappointing experience.
We were divided from the start: A minority thought the mission was to find a way forward in Iraq; a majority thought the mission was to find a way out of Iraq, a way to manage what they view as America's inevitable defeat.
The ISG principals, chaired by James Baker and Lee Hamilton, ended up splitting the difference. They entitled their report: "The Way Forward – A New Approach." But their 79 recommendations do not add up to an innovative or robust plan to salvage a difficult situation. What they propose instead is slow-motion surrender -- not cut and run, but something like cut and slink away by 2008.
I am not starry-eyed about what can be achieved in Iraq. We have made too many mistakes in a land suffering from too much pathology, and surrounded by too many malevolent neighbors. President Bush's original vision of helping Iraqis build a nation that would provide "an inspiring example to reformers in the region" no longer looks attainable. But there is a middle ground between achieving "victory" thus defined and resigning ourselves to catastrophic failure with ramifications we would feel for decades.
In that middle ground is what both Bush and the ISG agree should now be our modest goal: helping Iraqis build a decent state that can "govern itself, sustain itself, and defend itself." Surely there are ways to get there from here -- ways the ISG did not recommend to the President.
We might start by stabilizing Baghdad -- as we said we would. When the United States says it's going to do something that should not mean trying for a while, then giving up. If stabilizing Baghdad requires more troops -- or different commanders -- send them. A victory in the Battle of Baghdad, the most diverse area of Iraq with more than a quarter of the country's population, would have major and beneficial consequences.
Second, we are at war with al-Qaeda and al-Qaeda's most lethal forces are in Iraq. So we must stay and fight them in Iraq. We don't flee the battleground.
Third, when we chased Saddam Hussein from his palaces, we thought we had broken his regime. Big error. Baathist insurgents still need to be hunted down.
Fourth, we have to deal with the regimes in Iran and Syria. That means finally demonstrating that we can and will hurt them if they to continue to conspire to kill Americans and Iraqis who work with us. Once that is done, once they understand we have the power and the will to take them on, sitting down to talk may make sense.
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Awsome battle. Franco is sick!!
wow fuckin dlor won that battle. His shit is way over your heads.
Didnt Franco have like 2 recent battles somewhere? anyone know how they turned out or when we can expect the footage?
MANIPHEST fucked this clown up. I hope vegas never raps again. what a douch.
Good battle overall, but the way i saw it... Maniphest in 3.
and how did 30 people vote that fox won so far? cmon guys keep it real.
Fox got that easy. lol
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DNA does all this bitchin about how he cant get a good top tier battle. and finally he gets his shot at Diz and now hes gonna back out cause of some...
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Chemist: CSI isn't like on TV
Labs can take months to solve cases
SAN ANGELO, Texas - Chuckles spewed from a crowd of mostly high school seniors when Irma Rios mentioned that she burned 7,000 pounds of marijuana in Houston a few weeks ago.
"We incinerate it," she joked with the audience. "We have to explain that we throw it into a big incinerator."
Rios has spent 28 years in CSI laboratories since her start as a chemist with the Austin DPS Headquarters Crime Lab. Now director of the Houston Police Department Crime Lab, she is part of a staff of 80 in a city that averages 200 homicides a year.
Don't even ask her about lab results coming to conclusions in an hour like on TV show.
"There are a lot of myths out there," Rios said.
"Sometimes it takes months. You'll see some cases coming in that are huge, and we can't analyze that evidence as quickly as we wish we could based on the technology we have. We have to do it right."
Angelo State University's Hispanic Serving Institution and Career Development Office sponsored three Rios lectures on "The Real Life Crime Scene Investigation" at Howard College, ASU, and TLCA campuses Friday.
Courtney Rodriguez, a Howard College student who attended the first lecture with Grape Creek, Central and Lake View high school seniors, said she is more interested in the psychology aspect of crime.
"I know it's more on the forensics side, but there's a big part of the psychology side in trying to talk to the victims or the person who might have done the crime," she said.
"The lecture gave me more input on what I want to do."
Rios walked audiences through a 1989 murder case in which a 13-year-old girl was stabbed approximately 90 times and discovered under a pile of wood in a neighboring yard. When found, the victim's body was wrapped in a blanket, contaminating the crime scene.
"These are constraints we have to work with when we analyze evidence," she said.
Inside the house, a broken knife was found washed off in the sink. A dirty shirt belonging to a 13-year-old boy was thought to contain blood evidence, but results were inconclusive.
CSI poured luminol, a substance that reacts with a blue-white luminescence when exposed to blood, onto carpet at the boy's home, confirming that the juvenile had been involved in the crime.
A trash bag stuffed with bloody garments was uncovered in the garage and displayed on the jury table in court. The 13-year-old will remain in prison until he is well into his40s, Rios said.
"It was a bloody mess," she said.
Photographs from the case show audiences realism that nighttime television cannot provide.
"You always see it on TV, but you never think it's real," ASU lecture attendee Nicole Brown said. "It was graphic. It was supergraphic."
Haley Roberts, an early childhood education major at ASU, said she wasn't too phased by the graphic content.
"For what we saw, I didn't think it was all that graphic," she said. "I just thought it was really interesting because it was real life."
Houston's crime lab operates with a $7 million yearly budget. Their $10 million worth of equipment aids the department in analyzing evidence from any source they can scrounge together.
"We've taken DNA off sandwiches," Rios said.
She said it is their role to protect the people through science.
"In a nutshell, you have to be an advocate for the truth."
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by Graham Stewart
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Simon was wearing only a towel when the doorbell rang. It was just after six and he'd been home from work long enough to grab a beer from the fridge and take a shower. He had planned to cook himself something healthy – for a change – and then slump unapologetically in front of the telly and watch the football.
He squinted through the peeper in the door. Dave. Oh, God, Dave. Fuck. Fuck, fuck, fuck. Then he realised his mind was sounding like something from an overrated British film. He screwed up his eyes instead and did an almost silent snarl at the back of the door.
He was sure he had made no plans to see Dave tonight and Dave hated football, so watching that together was probably out of the question. For a moment he thought of pretending he was out.
But that was both childish and an indictment of his inability to stand up to Dave. He opened the door.
"I need a beer," said Dave.
"Hello," said Simon.
Dave pushed past Simon into the flat and made for the kitchen area and its fridge. Simon knew there were only two lagers left in there. And he knew that Dave would suggest the lagers were for girls because they were an unmanly 4% rather than the 5% lagers that Dave preferred.
Simon waited. Dave opened the fridge, brought out both cans and looked at them. He turned to Simon.
"Fucking hell, Simon. When you going to start drinking man's beer?"
Simon smiled. Dave pulled the ring on the lager. After a long swig, he gestured with the can at Simon's towel.
"Get a move on."
"Why? Because we're off to the Holmes," said Dave.
"No," said Simon.
Dave said nothing. He brought the can back to his mouth and tilted his head back and drained the lager in one long go. Then he banged the can down on the work surface and popped the ring on the second can. Only then did he look at Simon again.
"It'll be good," he said.
"It's never good," said Simon.
"Don't be daft."
"When? When was it ever good?"
"Last week. Those Italian birds on Tuesday. They thought you were sympatico or something."
"Yes," said Simon. "It was pleasant until you made a drunken grope for one of them."
"Fuck else they in that pub for?"
"You're right. They came to London all the way from Rome to have their tits squeezed by a drunken Londoner. It's probably part of the marketing materials used by the travel company. Guaranteed breast fondling or your trip refunded in full."
Dave just shrugged and took a sip of the lager. "Anyway, get out of the towel. It's not right standing having a conversation with you in that state. You're all pimk and hairless like some weird sort of lapdog."
Simon closed the door to his bedroom and dropped the towel to the floor. He had previously laid out a pair of tatty jeans and a t-shirt ready for his evening home alone. That wouldn't do for a night out, though. Without much enthusiasm, he opened his wardrobe and took out a white shirt and a pair of stone-coloured chinos.
Dave was actually sitting on the kitchen counter when Simon returned, dressed. Why couldn't he sit on a stool, for God's sake?
"That's better," said Dave.
"The thing is," said Simon.
"Oh, and this." Dave dropped down from the counter and held his hand out towards Simon.
"Dosh. I owe you for last week."
"Right," said Simon. He took the two tenners from Dave's hand.
"What were you going to say?"
"Nothing," said Simon.
On the District Line train, Dave kept his thoughts and his plans for the evening to himself, which Simon was grateful for. They sat side by side. Simon had a book in his inside jacket pocket that he wanted to take out and read but couldn't face the inevitable inquisition from Dave. So he sat and stared into the near distance with the expertise of all frequent public transport users, seeing but not seeing, avoiding eye contact, shifting focus in and out of the carriage as the train passed through stations and back into tunnels.
Dave found his voice again when they surfaced at Embankment. Simon had turned right as they left the station but Dave grabbed his arm and steered him back to Villiers Street.
"I fancy a burger first. It's early yet."
"Fine," said Simon, as he thought of the tuna steak he had marinated and was chilling in the fridge.
Suitably burgered, the men walked back down Villiers Street and cut through the passage past Heaven towards Northumberland Avenue. The Sherlock Holmes stood back from the main road, giving it a slight air of exclusivity it didn't deserve. A small group of Chinese tourists stood in front of the pub taking photos of each other. Dave cut a path through them like a thuggish toddler scattering pigeons.
"Get the pints in", said Dave. "And I'll do a quick recce."
This was standard Dave behaviour at the start of the evening. He walked round the pub to check for small groups of women tourists. Then he'd hang by the bar at a point nearest to these women and wait for Simon to find him with the drinks.
Half way through the first pint, Dave would have caught the eye of one of the women. By the time it came for a second drink, the women were usually involved in the round. It never seemed to fail. Part of Dave's success, Simon believed, was that he was completely indiscriminate in his selection of targets. Age, looks, nationality played no part in Dave's scheme. He had once told Simon that the best way to guarantee getting laid at a party or a club was to aim straight for the fat girls.
"They fuck you out of gratitude," said Dave.
That was when Simon first suspected Dave might have a problem.
And yet.
And yet here he was on another night out with Dave. The truth was, of course, that Simon was looking for love and, with no understanding of how to find love, he hoped Dave would lead him somewhere close to it. He affected to despise Dave's attitude to women but Dave appeared to be honest in his search for nothing more than sex. And rarely failed to find it.
This amazed Simon, who had always believed that you attracted partners by being sensitive and attentive and, perhaps, witty and presentable. The evidence of Dave seemed to offer devastating proof that this theory was bollocks. Or arse about tit. Or just plain wrong.
The usual ending of a night out with Dave was Simon left talking to some foreign women while Dave left the pub with one of their friends. Simon had, to this point, never followed suit. He remained politely attentive to the women he was left with and took his leave from them at the first opportunity. He took care to stay long enough to make it look like he had not been part of some elaborate ploy to seduce their friend.
Simon carried the pints around to the other side of the bar. Dave was leaning with his back to the counter. He had already engaged a group of women in conversation. There were four of them. They were older than Simon – and Dave – and were clothed in what Simon would have characterised as typical mid-Western outfits. From the US, in other words.
"This is Simon," said Dave. He pointed at Simon and then reached further and took the pint of lager from Simon's left hand. "And I'm Dave."
The women made room eagerly for Dave and Simon to join them at their table. Dave plonked himself right in the middle of the group. Simon dragged across a stool from an adjacent table and sat opposite them. He was more comfortable with them all in front of him.
Daisy, Lola, Veronica, and Shirley were all from Ohio. Daisy was turning forty and they had come to London to make it a special birthday.
"That's sweet," said Dave.
Simon knew that at any other time Dave would rather drink low alcohol lager than utter the word 'sweet'.
Dave took a long swig of his lager. "How long are you in town?"
"Two more nights," said Lola, who seemed to be the talkative one.
She didn't seem to be the one Dave was interested in, though. Simon guessed that birthday girl Daisy was Dave's target for the night. But Simon had been wrong before and he knew Dave was flexible enough to change aim should circumstances force his hand.
The women seemed to be enjoying the company of the two men. Perhaps their week in London together had exposed a few tensions that needed some outside presence to help relieve. Simon was finding it fun talking to them and they were open and funny and even laughed at some of his jokes. The longer the evening went on, the quieter Dave got, which was unusual.
After the first drink, Simon had bought another round to include the women but since then the women had paid for each new drink. Simon took out his phone and checked the time. It wasn't yet 9:30. He felt they had been talking and drinking for hours.
"Do you need to be somewhere, hon?"
Simon looked up to find Shirley smiling at him. He felt himself blushing, so assumed he was blushing. If he was, Shirley was kind enough to not let it show in her smile.
"No," said Simon.
Shirley shifted in her seat. She had been on the edge of the curved bench that faced Simon and made him feel he was facing a tribunal. Now she was a little closer to him. She wore a flowery blouse and blue slacks. He imagined they were called slacks. Her thighs seemed to fill them with abandon. Shirley looked like she enjoyed her food. She had the glow and cheery demeanour of the ample woman who is not embarrassed by her size and who may even pity the skinny wraiths who deny themselves the daily luxury of eating.
Simon felt he liked Shirley without sensing any attraction on his or her part. He felt they could be friends but for their age and background. Shirley was like some distant family member who had emigrated to the States as a child and was paying a visit to the old country. Stop it, he thought. If he drank any more he might start calling her Auntie Shirley. I'm sure that would amuse her no end.
Shirley leaned towards Simon. She said nothing but kept smiling. Simon felt an idiot because he didn't know what to do or say. He looked to his left and reached for his drink. As he did so, he spotted that Dave and Daisy were kissing. He wondered why he hadn't seen that coming. He quickly looked back at Shirley. Was she leaning forward for her own kiss?
"Is your friend a good guy?"
Nobody had asked Simon that question before. And now this woman – his long-lost Aunt Shirley from Iowa – was putting him on the spot. For some reason, Simon felt he wanted to be honest and he wanted to tell this woman the truth.
"I'm not liking the hesitation," said Shirley.
Simon looked across at Dave and Daisy once more. They were still kissing. The women either side of the snoggers were laughing. He looked back at Shirley, who had stopped smiling.
"It's difficult," he said.
"Oh, really?"
"Yes. Yes, it is," said Simon.
Shirley stood up and reached and took Simon's glass from his hand. She placed the glass on the table and held out her hand to him.
"Come with me," she said. "We're going outside to talk."
Simon let her take his hand and he stood.
"Behave yourself." It was Dave, who had broken off to breathe and seen Shirley take Simon's hand.
Simon was going to ignore him but Shirley turned and smiled at Dave.
"He will," she said.
"It was time for my nightly cigarette", said Shirley.
They stood in the alley that ran along one side of the pub. Shirley had pulled a single smoke from a pocket in her slacks and a lighter from another. The cigarette seemed remarkably undamaged, considering it must have spent several hours in that pocket. It all had the air of a magic trick.
She handed Simon the lighter and put the cigarette in her mouth. Simon clicked the lighter a few times before it finally produced a flame and Shirley leaned in to place the end of the cigarette in it. She didn't cup Simon's hand in hers and she didn't gaze into his eyes as she inhaled the first drag from the smoke. Simon was almost disappointed.
"What do you want to know?" said Simon.
"About Dave."
"Why does it matter?"
Simon was stalling and he wasn't sure why, unless he was trying to work out whether betrayal or dishonesty were the greater crime.
"Don't fuck with me, Simon. That's my dear friend in there."
Simon was surprised at Shirley's use of that word. It didn't go with the blouse. Shit, it didn't even go with the slacks.
"It looks like she's made her own decision," said Simon. He felt a little brave for saying that and then wondered why he was feeling such a wimp. Perhaps he should put his arms about Shirley and try to kiss her. But as soon as the thought crossed his mind he knew he could never do it and that it was a ludicrous idea. He could imagine Shirley taking the kiss in silence and with no response and, when Simon pulled away, continuing the conversation as if nothing had happened. That complete lack of response would be the most brutal comment on Simon's attractiveness.
Shirley took a few more drags of her cigarette and then scraped it out against the side of the pub and dropped the butt into an empty beer glass standing precariously on a window ledge.
"You're right," said Shirley. "But I get to decide whether anything else happens."
She stepped closer to Simon and placed her hands on his shoulders.
"You seem a nice boy and I'm puzzled. I'm always puzzled when I see people together who don't appear to be right for each other."
Simon was aware she had called him a boy. Any lingering hopes he may have had of something tender arising from this confrontation were immediately dispelled. Tender? Give me a break: sexual.
"Not just romantic partners," said Shirley. "You understand?"
Simon wasn't sure but he nodded. Shirley smiled.
"When I see how different the two of you are I wonder why you're here? Are you the straight guy that gives Dave credibility while he works some kind of scam?"
"No," said Simon. He thought he was telling the truth.
Simon shook his head. He brought himself to look more closely at Shirley's face. Her eyes were a piercing blue. Laughter lines ran from the corners of her eyes downwards. She held his gaze and he let his eyes drop lower, to her mouth. Perfect teeth, of course. It made him bring his lips down over his own teeth, which he knew were neither even nor gleamingly white. He noticed some small black hairs at the corners of Shirley's mouth. This cheered him up and he stepped back from her grasp.
"No. I'm just company for him," said Simon.
"He doesn't look as if he needs much company. Not male company, anyway. Is it a bragging thing?"
"I don't know. I don't know why we're friends. He likes to come here and he meets tourists and he seems to be attractive to them. Some of them."
"So what do you get out if it all?"
Simon shrugged. He felt he should be wearing short trousers and calling Shirley 'Miss'.
"I get out of my flat," he said.
Shirley just looked at him, as though she thought he might be making fun of her.
"Seriously," he said. "That's about all there is. Dave's a real pain in the ass but he's my pain in the ass. I've not been long in London."
"Boy. You need to get a life."
Shirley turned and walked back into the pub without waiting for Simon.
He stood outside and leaned against the ledge with the empty glass containing Shirley's butt. He laughed as the words formed in his mind. It would need a much bigger glass, he thought. Then he felt disgusted with himself. Not just for the joke – joke?- but for being here with Dave when he didn't want to be here with Dave. And explaining it to Shirley had just made it all seem even more pathetic.
A few people passed up the alley cutting through to Villiers Street. Nobody gave him a second glance as he stood there, without a drink, without a cigarette, alone. He thought of just turning and following them towards Villiers Street and then down to the Tube and home.
Then Shirley was there beside him. She took his arm and pulled him towards the door to the pub.
"Come on," she said.
Simon felt like crying.
"It's alright," said Shirley. "Everything will be fine."
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Party Yourself Pink at the Heath Recreation Center Oct. 20. The fourth annual Zumba Fitness charity event for breast cancer awareness will have many special attractions before the actual event.
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Five weeks after the fire, Charlestown Cafe still waitingMarch 10, 2008 at 5:06 pm | In Charlestown Cafe, West Seattle news | 13 Comments
Quick check-in with Charlestown Cafe owner Larry Mellum, five weeks after the fire that shut down his restaurant: Still waiting for word from the landlord whether they'll proceed with costly repairs required by the city; hoping for word within a few days.
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I drive by there every day, and it's always disappointing to see that there's absolutely nothing at all going on there. No workers, no cars, dark as a tomb inside. Very sad.
Apparently there are plenty of non-WSB readers who do the same thing. Very often when I'm driving by rubber-necking the place, there's someone else (a hungry potential customer) slowing down, about to turn in to have something to eat. I can visualize the question marks coming out of their car. They might take a pass through the empty parking lot before driving away, despirited and unsatisfied, in search of "the next best thing."
Comment by PSPS — 6:26 pm March 10, 2008 #
It would help if they took down the huge OPEN sign in the front :-) Hope springs eternal, but it seems unlikely that we'll ever see the Charlestown again. Does anyone know why they chose to close in the first place, instead of reopening elsewhere?
Comment by charla — 6:36 pm March 10, 2008 #
I hate to think that the landlord is looking for an easy way out. If there is no Charlestown their will be no protest when it gets developed.
Makes my kids very sad.
Comment by c — 6:53 pm March 10, 2008 #
I was dreaming of pancakes earlier today…
Comment by LAintheJunction — 7:27 pm March 10, 2008 #
c- does every development in West Seattle REQUIRE a protest? Protesting is for ass-clowns.
Comment by Protest?! — 7:42 pm March 10, 2008 #
Yes, one gets the idea that this has given the landlord the "out" that he wanted….I picture him dragging his heels on this until it's simply too late…very sad, indeed….
I miss CC as well and really hope it returns. By the way, I never post under any name other than TheHouse in case you thought that was me that posted the comment above.
It wasn't me, but agree with that person 100%!
Comment by TheHouse — 9:29 pm March 10, 2008 #
mmmmmm….curry chicken salad….
Comment by missthecc — 9:43 pm March 10, 2008 #
…and I am going NUTS!!!!! I have to cook every day for the first time in ages!!!! What I would give for one of those salads…NOW!!!
My own pain aside, I miss the cafe and what it is to our community and I keep hoping the owner will step up and do what is right for our community. You can pretty well bet that in all the splashy new things happening in the Junction there will not be an opportunity for a couple of local business people to create a true gathering place for all ages like the Cafe has been for us. Maybe it is time for a letter writing campaign or…TV coverage.
Comment by call me naive... — 10:37 pm March 10, 2008 #
really naive. I did not intend to post my thoughts in duplicate! Sorry.
Comment by call me naive... — 11:24 pm March 10, 2008 #
It is a shame how a tradition for so many ages can be cast aside for development. The meals shared with families, the pleasant bantor between Ron and his patrons most of which are old friends by now. The memories of stacks of pancakes topped with whatever enticing topping the customer desired that overwhelm young eyes but always bring a smile as placed on the table. The meals remembered with love ones now departed. All of this not happening everyday that the Charleston is not open!
Comment by Garrett — 2:08 pm March 11, 2008 #
I know you're all sad about having to cook your own meals instead of heading to CC, but don't blame the owner for trying to find an easy out. There is a damage/destruction clause in most commercial leases that addresses this problem. If the damage is extensive, the owner might be allowed to terminate the lease. And if the damage was caused by the tenant (I thought it was a fire in the fryer?), then their insurance might have to cover the damage. Most leases do give a reasonable time frame for landlords to perform this work so you just have to be patient. To look on the bright side, if Charlestown Cafe has to close permanently, it sounds like there will be plenty of new real estate at the Junction for them to pursue. I hope they reopen, as I have yet to eat there and would like to try it after hearing such great things about their food. Best of luck to Larry in getting a favorable outcome!
Comment by CMP — 3:38 pm March 11, 2008 #
Hello Larry and Ron. Rob and I miss you guys and the wonderful crew of Webster's Cafe. Your landlord is not very wise if he can't figure out that if he doesn't assist in the repair of the building that he is making a lot of people angry. Also, if he thinks that this is his chance to do away with your restaurant and construct as he wishes like minded people as myself will boycott the premisses. PS I miss having my blueberry pecan buttermilk pancakes!!!!!
Comment by Tony Canta — 10:53 pm March 13, 2008 #
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For minority- and women-owned businesses as well as small businesses that are interested in doing business with the federal government, knowing how to navigate the complexities of government contracting and its unique terminology can be invaluable.
Trent speaks to business representatives who attended the most recent vendor technical assistance event.
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TGBA Blue, which includes Heritage rising sophomore Matt Studdard, finished a strong week of pool play with a 7-4 win over Diamond Devils 15-Under White on Wednesday at Pinecrest Academy.
TGBA went 6-1 against its pool opponents and will play in today's round of 16.
Rockdale's Jeff Sweat took the loss as TGBA Red was eliminated by Slammers Black 8-0 in Wednesday's round of 24. TGBA had lost to the Excel Bluejays 7-2 in its final pool game earlier in the day and finished the tournament 5-3.
Team Elite Grey and its two local players -- Mason Calloway of Newton and Salem's Jason Howell -- defeated Georgia Stars 8-2 at Kennesaw Mountain High School to finish the tournament at 4-3.
Big Stix Gamers 15-Under dropped its final game of the tournament 6-3 to East Cobb Team Alabama, despite two hits and two RBIs from Heritage rising sophomore Drew Terrell. Terrell also pitched two innings and recorded three strikeouts for the Gamers, a team based out of McDonough who finished the tournament 2-3-2.
Austin Richardson (Alcovy) and Anthony Williams (Heritage) had a hit each as Team Demarini picked up a 2-1 victory over Fury Legion 15-Under to close its tournament at 3-3-1.
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