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[TSL] [REL]Defender's Wrist Console
Well. I thought It would've taken alot more time than this to release another version, but I kept getting ideas :| In any case, It wouldn't suprise me if modders were to find this particular version interesting lol.
Enjoy! :smash: :)
Looks awesome man! :thumbsup:
You've already added features I wanted to add in my version 2 HakPadBooster Pack (in the works)...
Some fine work there indeed! :D
I've definitely gotta check this out!
And I'm glad you decided to release it. I think alot of players will enjoy your mod! (I know I will).. hehehe
Thanks :) I was nervous, I've seen alot of people get angry at new modders on pcgamemods, glad I wasn't one of them :o
Taking your booster pack out for a spin :D
Anyone got any ideas of what I should add next?
Thanks :) Glad you like it :)
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Awesome work man!!!
It has great features! I can't think of anyone else to add :p
( and you cant fault a Yoda Avatar ;) )
Colma Adawin
Actually, you can. Someone sort of forgot to eh.. add the eh... spells.2da..... :o
Can't edit the download so I had to upload another "mod" to pcgamemods.com.
I'm so embarrased lol :o :o
I'm going to see If I can figgure out how to get this tsl patcher thing to work...
And don't hesitate to ask questions if you get stuck... (just make sure to ask Patcher related questions in it's own thread):
http://www.lucasforums.com/showthrea...hreadid=149285 :)
Very very nice job man :D I'm off to download my copy now and install for use. I will ask one thing however. Are there any compat. issues for ChAinZ.2da's Hak Pak MOD?
Again great job :thumbsup:
General Kenobi
Not if you add my "wristconsole" line from my spells.2da into your spells.2da file...
It's less of a hassle if you add my line to your spells.2da file, that way you only have one line to do and it would be compatible with any of your other mods that use a spells.2da file.
As far as scripts and items go, I believe we don't have a file that share the same filename (me = chainz and myself). This would be the biggest issue for incompatibility as far as scripts and items are concerned...
Good deal :D and again nice job! :thumbsup:
Also, just as a note to a fellow "cheat" developer... all of my scripts will begin with "hak_" :D
and BTW, I'm really enjoying your armband... nice work man! :rock:
Got a new version for everyone, v1.1 !!!!
You can now, thru my mod (duh! :o), do:
- Give yourself force points (25,50,75,100,500,1000)
- Train your party members in 9 possible jedi classes
... - Jedi Guardian/Sentinel/Consular
... - Jedi WM/Watchman/Master
... - Sith MA/Assassin/Lord
Grab it here: http://www.pcgamemods.com/14643
Finally got the hang on the screenshot system on pcgamemods, so you can see it at the bottom of the mod page :D
@ Chainz, I've included my sources for scripts if you want to look at them, you need Tk102's dialogue editor to make it work with the scripts though, since it uses alot of those P# things :)
Cut down my script number from 106 to 6 :eek:. definitley worth a look, i think :)
Great job defender! I'll have to give this new version a spin :)
This will always trigger spellid 282 even if another force power or item power already exists with that id. You'll have to make the installer update your wristconsole.uti file with the proper spells.2da reference for it to work. :)
Oh, and you should use \ (backslash) when defining subfolders, not / (slash).
To update the UTI, at the bottom of the spells.2da CopyRow modifier list in changes.ini, add a line that reads 2DAMEMORY1=RowIndex.
Then (in ChangeEdit), add wristconsole.uti to the GFF Files list. Add the folowing modifier to that file:
GFF Field: PropertiesList\0\Subtype
Value: 2DAMEMORY1
you just rendered half of my mods useless:mad:
but cool:D
im talking about tsl patcher changes.ini file...
most of mine have been variations of the same mod but I basically have the npc's start as jedi and you train them into a prestige class:D
I released 1.1b, its just a zip file and it has my 2da, but in a seperate folder. I think for now the best thing to do is to add the line from my spells.2da to your/their spells.2da
I'm trying to figgure out why its not working. I'm seriously stummped at the moment.
But.. my script doesn't have anything about numbers... it just starts a conversation...
void main() { ActionStartConversation(GetFirstPC(),"wristconsole"); }
In turn, your armband (I assume), defined by the item template wristconsole.uti has a CastSpell/Activate Item property that fires off this spell when you activate the armband.
This UTI file points to the row number in spells.2da of the "spell" that should be triggered when the armband is activated, which in turn fires your script.
In your mod currently, this line number is not dynamically updated to reflect the line number that your new row is added as in spells.2da. Since you haven't instructed the installer to do this, your UTI is hardcoded to fire spells.2da line 282, which may not be your armband power at all if the player already has custom lines in their spells.2da.
Thus, you'll need to instruct the installer to update the CastSpell/Activate Item property in your wristconsole.uti template so it fires the correct power when activated. The installer can do this, if you make it keep track of the row number it adds your new row as. I posted instructions on how to do this in the fine print in the above post. :)
And i'm not sure if its just me, but for me, it keeps making a subfolder named install, and when I move it from that subfolder, it doesn't work (I edited the GFF files to fire from the edited 2da file...)
:confused: not sure about that one JP, but 1.1 was my first attempt at using tsl patcher. I wasn't suprised that it didn't work lol.
I've noticed the other mods don't use a sub folder, so my next tsl patcher will not use a subfolder aswell.
But this time I'm going to ask around to test it before putting it on pcgamemods.
I'm currently working on tsl patcher, hopefully by the weekend it will be working :o :cool:
At the bottom of this window?
Also, did I put the proper information? On the left menu, under 'gff files', is it supposed to be 'wristconsole.uti' ? (just making sure)
More like:
Column = 2DAMEMORY1
Value = RowIndex
This sets the installer to "remember" what value it automatically gives the RowIndex
THEN in your .uti file, it will assign the "remembered" number to your .uti's Subtype Property
you've got the .uti portion correct :)
Like this?
I obviously need to click the red arrow here to add it, but I want to make sure I'm adding the right stuff :)
but remember, it's always best to test it afterwards to make sure everything "took" ;)
Alrighty. How does it look now? :confused:
1) Remove the / in the filename for the override folder. It should be override instead of /override/. This is probably easiest to by opening changes.ini with Notepad since you only need to change the name in once place there. ChangeEdit is a bit clumsy for that kind of thing currently.
2) If you want to make it upgrade-safe to avoid duplicate lines in spells.2da if they already have your modified spells.2da from a previous version, open changes.ini with notepad. Search for the line that reads label=WristConsole. On a new line just above this line, add this line:
This will update an existing row in spells.2da with the column values rather than create a new row if a row with the label WristConsole already exist in the user's spells.2da file. (If the line doesn't exist it's added as instructed of course.)
3) You make the installer dump the readme-file in the user's override folder. While I suppose this is okay, it's probably easier to find if you put it in their game folder instead. Put .\ as the folder name in ChangeEdit if you want to install the file directly in the game folder. (Though if you do you probably want to name the file something more than just ReadMe since that doesn't tell what mod it belongs to.)
Ok, I did steps 1 thru 3, and updated the changes.ini file on my site....
how does it look now?
But you might just as well had added a new row fresh rather than copy an existing one if you are going to modify all the columns anyway. But that's just nitpicking, should work either way. :)
(Though if you want to be sure, make a fake install and check that everything is properly updated. Check in the TSLPatcher thread for instructions on how to fool the installer into accepting another folder than the game folder as install location.)
ARGH!!! Still doesn't work... :mad: :mad: :mad: :(
*cries* why won't this work!!!!!:(
The "install package"
This is when I have NO spells.2da file in my override folder.
Hmm, I should probably add some safety net in ChangeEdit preventing you from adding modified files to the Install files list as well. *puts on todo list...*
Seems like I was using an older version of the Patcher class when I compiled the last version of TSLPatcher.exe... a version which didn't have the replace functionality implemented yet.
(Must have happened when I made v1.1.3 to add the commandline feature, since I'd already started on v1.2 by then.)
Download this update to the TSLPatcher.exe and use that instead, and this problem should go away. This should be the most up-to-date version of the Patcher again.
Again, sorry for the headache I've caused you. :o I really should get more organized...
Oh, and as for the two "file already exists" warning near the bottom, that's because you've already installed once so the readme-files are located in the game folder, but you haven't instructed the patcher to replace them. So it'll just skip copying them. If you want to get rid of the message for sure you could set it to replace those files, but it's no big deal since it'll only show up if you install again when the mod already has been installed.
OOPS! seems stoffe has fixed that... hehehe...
The version I did below was made with the 1.14 version, not this latest update
Hmm.. I think I may have found the problem...
I noticed when making a changes.ini for your mod that if I put the entry:
As the very first entry, I would get an error message when installing...
when I put the entry at the very end of the list, everything worked fine..??
here's the final changes.ini I did that seemed to work. Though users will need to uninstall any previous versions of your mod before using this one:
; ===================================================================
1) I think you'd be better off so you can look it over and see how I did it.. and
2) I'd rather people download the mod from you rather than grabbing it from me here ;)
I'll PM you the download link so you can look it over :)
I did however take out your custom spells.2da. With this installer, people won't need it and it may cause more confusion than anything. I've found alot of PCGM'ers don't like reading instructions before installing something, then blame you for a faulty mod... when it could've been easily avoided had they actually read the readme :rolleyes: hehehe...
You should probably use RowIndex instead of RowLabel when dealing with spells.2da to be safe, since it is indexed by line number. As long as the row label is identical to the line number it doesn't really matter, but just in case. :)
RowLabel = The column to the far left in KotorTool's 2DA-editor, whose values you can edit. It usually mirrors the line number of the row, but must not necessarily do so in all files.
RowIndex = Perhaps confusingly named, this is the line number in the 2DA file. This starts at 0 and counts up one for each line in the file. This obviously can't be edited (unless indirectly by deleting lines, which never should be done in line number indexed 2DA's).
This might sound like a stupid question but....
If I remove wristconsole.uti, how does patcher know what my file is supposed to be?
Does TSL Patcher know its an armband that can be activated? does it know that it should be called "<LastName> Wrist Console" ?
You'll still list the .uti in the "GFF Section" along with the PropertiesList\0\Subtype" value (set to 2DAMEMORY1)
The patcher will automatically add any files listed in the TLK Entries / 2DA Files / GFF Files Sections, so there's no need to "double-up" on them by including them in the "Install Files" section
The Patcher loads the files in sequence as to how it's placed in the changeedit.exe...
1) TLK Entries (if any)
2) 2DA Files
3) GFF Files
4) Install Files
if you put edited items in "Install Files" it will basically overwrite the ones that it had adjusted previously in the sequence...causing your item to be "Un-Patcher-ed" ;)
Why? Because you have already added it to the GFF List, which will copy the file to override and modify the item property in the file.
If you add it to the Install files list as well, you will copy the file a second time, this time the unmodified file, which will overwrite the file the installer just copied and modified a second earlier.
A file should only ever be on one of the lists (2DA, GFF, Install). The Install files list should only contain files that the installer doesn't modify in some way.
and so does tsl patcher... I think...
I added 5 "blank" lines to my spells.2da file, Installed using patcher and the uti lists the same line as the spell!!!
I still have a little problem though, for some reason tsl patcher doesn't replace the 2 text files, even though its listed as 'replace' :-/
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Specifically, on the phone's bezels. Do you like what you see? Because I sure do. There don't seem to be any buttons on the bottom and the borders, especially the vertical ones, are crazy slim. You can only see the device from the front, but it's obviously very thin too, so all in all this pic should make a lot of folks drool over it in the next few months.
That's right, I said months, because, regardless of how hard LG is trying to keep busy, the G2 is only to be unveiled in the fall. In the meantime, the Optimus G Pro remains one sexy, zippy beast.
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Coming out of the Olympic break, the Los Angeles Kings have been red hot. On Monday, March 3, 2014 the song remained the same. The Kings played a great uptempo style, and earned a 2-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens in front of a sellout crowd at Staples center in downtown Los Angeles.
It was the Kings fifth straight win.
As the game began, the home team was flying. The Kings were quicker, faster, and more in sync than the opponent. Crisp passing and hard skating tipped the momentum in favor of the Kings early on, and it didn't take long for the Kings hustle to pay off.
Taking a faceoff in the defensive zone, Anze Kopitar won the draw, and Justin Williams quickly carried the puck up the right wing boards and through the neutral zone. He got the puck to Tyler Toffoli as they both crossed the Canadiens' blueline. Kopitar drove hard down the slot, taking a Montreal defender with him, which left the backdoor open for defenseman jake Muzzin who had jumped up into the play. Toffoli's centering pass found Muzzin. Muzz found the back of the net to give the Kings a 1-0 lead just 1:54 into the first period. It looked like the Kings might turn this into a lopsided win.
As previously stated, the Kings were carrying the play and setting the tone. The only problem was, the score was still only 1-0. The one goal lead evaporated at the 14:45 mark. Montreal defenseman P.K. Subban had the puck in the Kings' zone against the right wing boards. The 2013 Norris trophy winner then launched a quick shot toward the net, which hit the skate of Kings' forward Jarret Stoll, and deflected into the Kings' net. The somewhat fluky goal tied the game at 1-1.
The first period ended with the game tied. Officially, both teams only had five shots on goal, but it was the Kings who clearly dominated the period.
The second period was a bit more evenly played. There were some good scoring chances, but no goals were scored.
Shots on goal for the period, favored Los Angeles 8-5.
The third period began with the outcome still hanging in the balance.
Special teams play is often the topic when players and coaches talk about the differences in big games. This game was a great example. With Brendan Gallagher in the penalty box for goaltender interference, the Kings went to work. Gaining possession in the offensive zone, it was the Anze Kopitar show. Kopi was the focal point as he worked in the high slot, and the Kings worked the puck around and through the outmanned Montreal defenders. The biscuit was finally worked back to Alec Martinez at the right point. Martinez gave it back to Kopi, and the Slovenian star's nifty backhand pass found Jeff Carter on the weak side. Carter hammered it home at 4:14 to put his team up 2-1.
Montreal pulled the goalie late in the game, but the Kings withstood the visiting team's frenetic attempts to tie the game, and held on for the 2-1 win.
Kings outshot Montreal 9-8 in the third, and 22-18 overall.
Said Kings' forward Justin Williams, "I think any game here late just has a little added incentive to it. Desperation is a big factor within hockey games and certainly a lot of teams are pushing for the playoffs, including us. We'll be in that position. We're going keep getting better."
With the NHL trade deadline fast approaching (3:00 pm ET, March 5), the Kings players are looking like they all want to stay.
Three Stars of the game:
1) Anze Kopitar - Kings
2) Justin Williams - Kings
3) David Desharnais - Montreal
Kings notes -
*This was Kings first home win over Montreal since March 8, 2013 (2-1 win)
*Justin Williams now has 5 pts in last four games.
*Anze Kopitar now has 9 pts in last six games.
*Jonathan Quick has only allowed 2 goals in his last three starts.
*Kings have outscored opponents 15-7 in five-game win streak.
*Kings begin a three-game Western Canada road trip on Thursday night in Winnipeg.
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"There's this one I can't get out of my head. We're doing all these signs, you see, for the London Olympics. Mainly last-minute stuff. But there's this one sign in particular."
Toilets for Olympians By Thaddeus Hickman
Nev is left standing alone at the restaurant bar. He watches the back of the tall waiter disappear through the kitchen doors. It's only early and nearly all the tables are full. An Italian restaurant in London Fields, he thought he'd be on safe ground, thought it would be relaxed, down-to-earth, cheap. Or cheap enough. Labels of famous brands pepper the walls like hunting trophies - walls stripped of plaster to display dusty brick and rusting metal, as if this were an architectural find. Large abstract paintings look down, smug about their complexity. Waiters greet and fawn with a snobbish, unhappy air. While their customers nestle into their role as the rightful elite.
Nev pulls out his mobile for something different to look at. No texts, no calls, just a cracked screen and loose keyboard. He's twenty-two minutes early - he's always early or late, always waiting or apologising. He climbs up onto a bar stool, which is surprisingly tall. It starts to wobble and his short legs, unable to find a foothold, panic and flail.
"Good evening, Sir," says a clipped accent.
Nev grabs the bar and swivels to face the voice. A barman is looking at him and seems to be waiting for an answer. Though he might simply be allowing Nev enough time to admire how well groomed he is, how handsome.
"Perhaps a drink, Sir?" says the barman. He hands Nev a metallic menu. Nev flicks through its stiff pages but seems to have lost the ability to read. He sighs and puts the menu down. "A gin and tonic," he says and finds himself silently watching the barman as he embarks on an elaborate performance of scooping up ice, letting unwanted cubes fall to the floor, halving and squeezing a lime, and suddenly throwing a green bottle into the air, where, at its apex, above the barman's head, it seems to slow as it turns, before falling with precision into a waiting hand. The barman's expression doesn't change, as if this is normal, as if this is how he might make a cup of tea. Nev doesn't want to watch him pour the gin from two foot above the glass so he turns to scowl across the restaurant.
He tries to remember what she looks like.
Nothing really comes to mind. Her hair: possibly mousy. Her eyes? Yes, he remembers her eyes. Inquisitive. Always watching, always attentive, whenever he went into the pet shop. That dark space with the lit-up tanks he loves to peer into, for species he's yet to meet. "The one with the green flash," he said, pointing to what was to be his first Neon Tetra, and they both bent forward watching her net slowly sink into the tank.
A woman with black spiky hair is standing next to him. Her eyes, blinking in a small face, seem familiar.
"Hello Neville," she says, hesitating, then holds out a hand.
"Oh," he says, "Steph?" and extends his hand while trying to get down off the stool but almost falls. He quickly stands up straight, facing her. She's slightly taller than him, he remembers now. "Good of you to turn up," he says. "I mean, to meet up."
She laughs and puts one hand to her mouth.
"Sorry," she says and holds out her hand again.
They shake hands awkwardly, like they're pretending.
"Your table is now ready." It's the tall waiter again. He turns and walks away solemnly. They follow him like children. Steph is in front carrying a carpet bag with huge hoops for handles. It almost touches the floor. She looks over her shoulder and gives Nev a quick smile. He tries to smile back but she's already turned around.
Once seated, they talk about how lucky it is that they're both early, how useful Google Maps is, how sticky the weather is. Nev wants to say "and how London Fields has been infiltrated by posh, skinny twats" but doesn't, he just watches in silence as Steph picks up her napkin for the umpteenth time, refolds it carefully and places it back on her lap. It would be so much easier, he thinks, if people were like fish. Though maybe short on conversation, they don't worry about being liked or not. They're just happy swimming around.
"Shall we get a drink?" says Steph. She opens the metallic menu.
Nev looks back towards the bar. He can't see if his gin and tonic is still there. "Sure," he says. "That's a good idea." He decides to take the lead and summon the waiter. With his arm in the air, he turns to find the waiter is already at his side.
Steph asks if the waiter can recommend some wine. He's clearly pleased with the request, asks a few questions, then drones on about grapes and vineyards.
"Is the house white alright?" say Steph.
"Absolutely, madam."
Nev shrugs, then nods. The waiter leaves.
"So how did you find this place?" she says.
Nev only lives up the road in Clapton, but Clapton isn't the place for a date. It's bad enough having to live there. So he chose London Fields, because people were always telling him it was the place to go, had things going on. And although Nev lives only minutes away on the bus, he's never gone out for a night here. Not that he goes for a night out anywhere.
"Found it online," he says. "It had 4 stars."
"4 stars?" she says. "Well, that must be good."
"Definitely," he says.
"Italian food," she says. "I love Italian food."
"Me too," he says, and stops himself from saying that there isn't much food he doesn't love.
Their wine arrives and the waiter wants one of them to acknowledge the label he's displaying.
"Sure, that's the one," says Nev, though he can't remember what they ordered.
Now the waiter wants Nev to taste it. Here we go, thinks Nev. He picks up the glass and frowns at the splash of wine inside. Both Steph and the waiter are watching him. He sips noisily, trying to discern the wine's quality or a characteristic he can put into words. He wishes he knew something about wine, but he doesn't. He nods approval.
"So," she says, "you haven't been down the pet shop for a while."
"No," he says and takes a slow sip. "Work and stuff, you know?"
"Ah-ha," she says, and looks around the restaurant. She roughs up her hair with one hand. "Died it black," she says. "Got bored with Mouse."
They both laugh, though he suspects he laughs for too long. He thinks of saying that mousy wasn't how he would have described her hair.
The waiter reappears to top up their glasses again, as if there's a correct speed to drink to and they're falling behind.
She asks about the work he's been busy with.
"Oh, it's dull really," he says, and tries to think of a more interesting subject.
"Dull eh?" she says, as if that makes it all the more interesting. She puts down the menu and waits.
"Signs," he says.
"Signs" she repeats.
"I make signs."
"You're not a druid, are you?"
"Oh no, nothing like that." He drinks half his glass in two gulps and wonders if she noticed. "Commercial signs," he continues, "like: This way out. Or: Don't stick head out of window."
"Don't run into walls," she suggests.
"Exactly," he says. "You'd laugh at some of the ones we get."
The waiter arrives, takes their food orders, fusses with menus and drinks.
"Like what ones?" she says.
"Well, there's a road sign that you'll see around Brentford. All around the place. It's one of those brown signs, for historical importance. It's in the shape of an arrow."
"What does it point to, this arrow?"
"Secret nuclear bunker."
She laughs a wonky laugh. "That's crazy."
"But there's this one I can't get out of my head. We're doing all these signs, you see, for the London Olympics. Mainly last-minute stuff. But there's this one sign in particular."
"Toilets for Olympians."
She claps her hands and repeats slowly: "Toilets for Olympians."
He leans forward. "This week alone I've made this sign seventy-eight times."
"Wow, that's a lot of Olympians busting for the loo."
"And I keep wondering about these toilets. What are they like? I mean, it's not a place where mere mortals can go. You've got to be an Olympian, right?"
"Right," she says, nodding earnestly.
"I kind of imagine it's a place for godly beings - wearing togas, no doubt. Giant figures wandering around palatial pillars and majestic archways. All very Ancient Greece-like. But a toilet."
"A guy on the door playing a harp."
"Definitely a harp."
They lean back as the waiter puts down their starters: bruschetta for him, melon and prosciutto for her.
"You'll have to go and see for yourself," she says.
"But that's the thing. Only Olympians are allowed in. The sign is very clear about that."
"That's true," she says. "Very clear."
"All mortals can do, surely, is be on the outside and try to imagine the splendour within, the godliness of it all." He sits back meaningfully. "And accept that we will never be Olympians."
They eat silently for a while. He wants to pick up the bruschetta and eat with his hands. The garlicky bread and mozzarella-basil-combo is delicious. "Mmm," he says.
She smiles but doesn't eat much.
"You know," she says. "The funny thing about my job is that it feels like the most unambitious thing I've ever done."
Nev wonders if he's ever done anything ambitious.
"But I love it," she says. "It's deeply satisfying."
Nev tries to think of another person he knows who even likes his job.
"The money's a pittance. But I get to play with animals all day." She explains how she has to remind herself that they're not all hers. She picks up the bottle and pours more wine.
He's looking down at where his bruschetta was moments ago and has to stop himself from wiping his index finger across the plate and asking if she doesn't want hers can he finish it.
"But the best bit," she says, "is matching up owner and pet."
"How do you mean?"
She puts her knife and fork down on her plate, though she can't have eaten more than half. "Deep down, you've got to be a matchmaker. Most people who come and visit us have no idea this is going on, of course. We aim for them to walk out of the shop believing that the new pet they cradle in their arms so lovingly was destined for them. We take a backseat role, you see, guide them to the right match, one that will hopefully work out."
That's what they could have done with, thinks Nev, him and his ex-girlfriend Tricia: some wise matchmaker to point out their incompatibility and steer them in separate directions. Avoiding all that inevitable pain. He thinks of that night, when he arrived at the pub she worked at. It was closing-time; someone said she'd gone to the Ladies. So he went outside to wait and smoke. As he approached their red Fiesta, its nose sticking out from behind a monster-sized motorbike, he realised someone was in the car. It took him a moment to realise that it was Tricia, in the passenger seat, her back to the windscreen - unmistakeably her red leather jacket. She moved up and down with rhythmic control, her long dark hair covering whoever was underneath. All he could do was stand there and stare, feeling hollow and defeated.
"Are you okay?" says Steph. "Your pizza looks good."
He looks at the Piccante he ordered. Its crusty edges overlapping the large plate, with generous portions of salami and ham, of mozzarella and knobbly chillies. He sees all this, as he does the cheese that's still bubbling. He can feel its seductive power working on his senses, promising more than it could possibly deliver. Because that's not how things work out. Not for him anyway. After the car park scene, later that night, Tricia arrived home and asked him why he was sitting in the kitchen looking at his hands, not saying anything. He told her, quietly, what he'd seen. She took him by surprise and denied it, said that he'd imagined the whole thing - that he was either stoned or drunk. Why hadn't he done something then, she said, there in the car park? No one would have stood there and done nothing, she said, getting angrier and more abusive.
"Pepper, Sir?"
"What?" says Nev, looking up to see the waiter holding a giant pepper grinder above his plate. It must be a foot and a half long. And though it's wooden like other ones he's seen, it's painted a showy silver.
The waiter waggles it, as if tempting a dog with a fresh bone. "Pepper?"
"I never understand why those things are so large," says Nev, his voice surprisingly angry. "And that is unbelievably large. It's like a giant's chess piece."
Steph laughs. But Nev and the waiter don't. "Seriously," he continues, "why is it that size?"
The waiter says he doesn't know but that he could ask the manager. He asks again if Nev would like some.
Nev doesn't want any pepper. Just as he doesn't want any of this place or this waiter standing over him, but he can't say any of this. So he shrugs his shoulders and mumbles, "Sure." He watches the peppercorn fragments fall on his food like unwanted ash from a neighbour's bonfire.
Steph half cuts up, half pulls apart her pizza, which she then eats with her hands. Nev knows he should be impressed with this, that that's how he normally eats pizza, but he's beginning to feel he shouldn't be here, that he shouldn't have come out in the first place.
"We haven't talked about your fish," she says. "Your collection."
"Ah," he says and finishes his glass. "I've stopped collecting for a while."
"Really?" A large piece of pizza hangs from her hand as she waits. Bits of pepperoni, chilli and cheese slide and fall to her plate. "You're not getting rid of your fish?"
"My ex-girlfriend," he says.
"She took your fish?"
He shakes his head. "I came home a few days after we had a row. I went into the kitchen and saw empty spaces where before there had been things - ordinary things, like a toaster. A microwave. A pile of magazines. Stuff now missing. I was going to check the rest of the flat when I heard this strange sound, a burbling sound. I opened the door to the lounge and was hit by this horrific smell. I fumbled for the light, then saw what she'd done. It was the fish tank. The water was bubbling all right - but not normal bubbling to oxygenate and all that. The water in my fish tank was boiling - and had been boiling for hours."
"Jesus," says Steph. Both her hands fall to the table.
"I've got an old aquarium heater of my dad's. The temperature can play up a bit but it's good for big tanks. When I looked, the dial had been forced way past maximum."
"I couldn't get rid of the smell for weeks. Actually, I still can't."
"Total bitch," she says and slaps the table. Customers seated nearby turn and give disapproving looks. Steph empties her glass and shares out the last of the wine.
"What did you say when you saw her?"
"I haven't seen her." He pushes his plate away, his pizza hardly touched.
"Didn't you have some desire to, well," she says, "confront her?"
"I don't know," he says. But he does know that he doesn't want to be here any longer. He looks around the restaurant. "I don't even like this place," he says.
She follows his gaze.
"I'm sorry," he says, "I don't know what I was thinking, telling you this stuff."
She looks unconvinced. "Sure," she says. "Don't worry about it." She's looking in her bag.
He picks up his wine glass but it's empty.
"Shall we get the bill?" she says. She signals to the waiter and stands up. "I'll pop to the Ladies first." She takes her bag with her.
Nev shuts his eyes and rubs his forehead. He knew he should have said no, that he wasn't ready for a date.
The waiter puts the bill on the table, and as Nev is taking out his wallet Steph arrives back. She insists on going fifty-fifty. The waiter starts collecting their plates. He looks aggrieved that they've left so much of their food. They make half-hearted attempts about not being hungry as they stand up and leave.
They don't say anything as they walk back through the restaurant and briefly wait as a large group pours in through the entrance.
Once outside they stand looking up and down the street.
"I don't know what to say," says Nev.
"I do," she says. "That an answer needs to be found."
"Sorry?" he says.
"An answer," she repeats, "for what we're going to do with this." And out of her bag she pulls the giant pepper grinder.
Nev has never stolen anything in his life. This is what he's thinking as he looks at the silvery object in his hands. He half expects the waiter to come tearing out of the restaurant, shouting and threatening them with the police.
Steph puts her arm through his and gives him a tug. They walk towards the canal, slowing over the small bridge to look down at dark-moving water. Nothing seems to make sense, thinks Nev. And yet, he has the feeling that that might be okay.
"This'll do," says Steph.
They're standing outside a stark-looking pub called The Endurance. It's surrounded on three sides by council blocks, making it look squat and obstinate. There are no people crowding the pavement out front, smoking and drinking, as is normal with most London pubs in summer.
Steph takes the pepper grinder from Nev. "Our good luck charm," she says, turns and enters the pub.
Inside, the place is large like a hall, and with only a scattering of customers, it feels empty. Above the bar, which is in the centre like an island, hang large glaring bulbs. All around the walls there are tables in semi-darkness. Steph marches over to one table and puts down the pepper grinder. "This'll be us," she says.
After a few rounds of drinks Steph says, "Don't you feel wronged, deep down?"
"Sure," says Nev, nodding. He pushes the pepper grinder away from him a few inches, like he's making a move in a giant board game. Then he looks up. "But it's like the relationship had to, well, throw itself on the rocks."
"So the relationship boiled your fish?"
"Look," he says, "what am I supposed to do?"
She looks at him in silence, then pushes the pepper grinder back towards him. "Beat her to death with this." They both laugh.
"And what about you?" he says. "No animal-killing ex-boyfriends stalking you?"
"No," she says, with certainty. "I kill them off when I'm finished with them."
She goes off to the bar for another round. He watches her kneeling on a bar stool calling out to the barman. He tries to imagine Tricia here, in this pub. But he can't. He can't even bring an image of her to mind. He's drunk of course, he knows that. He can feel his body relaxing, as if he's been holding his breath for a long time but didn't know it.
"I got some shots too," says Steph, putting down the tray.
"Good," he says. "I'll be back in a minute," and he makes his way to the Gents.
When he returns, a man is sitting in his seat opposite Steph. His hair is white and slicked back, and he's wearing a bright red shiny shirt stretched tight around his tubby torso. Nev stands at the end of the table. He doesn't know what to do. The man looks at Nev then turns back to Steph. "Like I was saying," he says, "I'm getting on but I can still hold my own, you know what I mean?"
"That's good to know," says Steph, "and thanks for visiting."
The man turns back to Nev. "So you're the fearsome fella that's going to make me move, huh?" he says and smiles a big toothy grin.
"Mister," says Steph.
The man stands up and, as he is pushing past Nev, he raises his fists suddenly, making Nev jump back. The man laughs and goes over to the bar.
As Nev sits down Steph pushes a shot his way. "Here's to avoiding animal-killers," she says and raises her glass.
Nev sighs and lifts his shot. They go to chink their shot glasses together but they only make a plasticky sound. The tequila makes Nev wince. He sucks on a lime until the pain subsides.
"I think I'm done with the tequila," he says. "Besides, I've got an idea."
He's carrying her carpet bag over his shoulder and can feel the weight of the four cans they've just bought. He's telling her how he's always wanted to do this, for the six years he's lived in London.
They're walking along a residential street on the south side of Victoria Park. Nev is wondering why there's no one around when a tall man wearing a hoodie appears from nowhere and walks past. The smell of skunk is strong. Nev waits until he's out of sight, then walks over to a concrete bin next to the park fence. "Here we are," he announces. "The VIP entrance."
"Ah, the ceremonial bin," she says, and he helps her climb up, where she sways for a moment, then carefully puts a foot between two spikes in the railings.
"When you're ready," he says, "then..." But she's already jumped, shrieked and thudded to the ground.
She's in the shadow of the trees and he can't really see her. "Are you okay?" he says.
She begins to laugh.
He pushes the bag through the railings and climbs onto the bin. It wobbles, then steadies. He thinks his foot might be too wide and get stuck when he jumps. "Whoa," he calls out as he lands on all fours.
"Wow," she says. "Cat-like."
Now they're walking through trees but it's dark and they're having trouble seeing where they're going. She trips and grabs hold of him and they both giggle. He feels his eyes adjust to the light and starts to see the texture of the ground around them. It's more like a silvery forest than a park.
"It's quiet in here," she whispers.
"Up there ahead," he says, pointing.
The trees give way to an open space. It's the size of a football pitch and bathed in moonlight. It's surrounded by tall dark trees.
"Amazing," says Steph and steps out into the moonlit park. "It's like our own private garden." She stands in silence for a moment, taking it all in. Then she sits down and methodically takes out the cans one by one from her bag, then the pepper grinder, which glints in the light. She hands Nev a beer and opens one herself.
He watches her pull off her shoes.
"I want to feel the grass between my toes," she says, stands up and walks around, like she's trying on new shoes in a shop.
"How does it feel?"
"Soft and tickly," she says, looking down at her feet. Her toes wriggle. "Try it for yourself."
He sits down, undoes the laces of one shoe and pulls it off. He takes off his sock, which he rolls into a ball and stuffs deep into his shoe. He's undoing the laces on his other shoe when he sees she's staring across the park. His chest tightens. "What is it?" he says, following her gaze, scanning the open space.
"I used to have a fantasy," she says. "I'd forgotten about it until this moment." She puts down her beer and starts undoing her belt.
"What kind of fantasy?"
She pulls her trousers down to her knees and balances on her left leg while she pulls out her right. Then she stamps on her trousers until they're off. Her legs are slender and seem unnaturally white. She's wearing dark, sporty-looking knickers.
"In this fantasy, I'm running through a forest and it feels wonderful, like this is where I really belong. I'm running like an animal, naked and free. The air tickling my skin. And it's thrilling." She pulls her T-shirt over her head revealing a small strip of a bra and a slender figure. She's like a deer, Nev thinks, a pale-skinned deer.
"You ready?" she says and looks over at him. "For a lap of the park?"
He doesn't know what to say.
She undoes her bra and lets it drop and starts walking away from him.
He stands and stares for a moment. Then pulls off his top in a rush. His trousers fall heavy to the ground. He's only wearing his pants now, his fat body exposed to the world. An inner voice is telling him not to do it. He's teetering on the edge of being ludicrous.
"Come on!" she yells and starts bouncing on the spot, moving her outstretched arms from her side to above her head. She's an everyday runner doing everyday warm-ups, he tells himself. He knows he must be grinning like a fool.
In one bending movement her knickers are gone and she's off running.
"Hold on," he shouts, laughing, his underpants stuck around one leg.
And now they're both running, crying out, jumping. Naked in a London park, thinks Nev. She sprints ahead of him. She's pulling him along, through the night, to somewhere he doesn't know. Her crazy energy, her athletic body, her effortless movement. And her buttocks, he thinks, tight and fleshy, stretching and contracting. His body feels young and capable. He's never run like this, not even at school. They zigzag around each other, run backwards, and side by side. She raises her right arm and cries out across the park, "Olympians!" And he does the same, "Olympians!" they cry out together, their arms up, their chests puffed out, looking over to the trees, their audience, who worship them. "Olympians!" they cry.
As they reach the far end, when they're halfway around, Steph turns and says, "and now the race back." She looks straight ahead and cries "To the death!" and she's off, sprinting, powerfully. Unstoppable. Nev laughs, he knows he won't even try to compete. He slows to an easier pace, happy to jog. His footsteps seem to echo oddly. And they're getting louder and more out of sync somehow. He looks around and sees the tall man in the hoodie running behind him and he's already close.
"Fucking Jesus," says Nev, then looks ahead but Steph hasn't noticed yet.
The man is making ground fast. His hoodie slides down revealing a face worn and scrawny, his eyes manic. Nev tries to make his legs run faster as the man, now drawing level, looks up and down Nev's body and grins. "Hey, naked man," he shouts, "where you running to?" He half laughs, half barks at Nev, looks ahead and races on towards Steph. Nev feels a deep fear twist his guts. "Steph!" he cries out. "Steph!" She turns round for the first time, screams something he can't understand. "Keep running!" he shouts. His lungs are in pain, he's not made for this. He's losing ground quickly. Steph runs past their starting point and on into the trees. The man follows her. Nev reaches where they'd left their stuff and falls to his knees. He can't breathe. He gropes for the pepper grinder. Then he's up again, trying to run. Towards the trees. But he can't see them. Steph cries out. There she is, a white figure looking out from behind a tree. The man jumps from one side of the tree to the other, taunting, like he's playing with a child. Now he's got her by the arm, pulling her. She's screaming, trying to pull away. But then the man stops and looks round. Steph does the same. They're watching Nev as he approaches. The man lets go of Steph and starts barking like a dog, crazed and loud. Suddenly he's running at Nev, who steps backwards, almost tripping, and swings the pepper grinder in fear. There's a brief, wooden echo as the man is hit on the forehead and he slumps to his knees. Nev shocks himself by hitting the man a second time and watches as he keels over, landing silently in the grass.
Steph comes over to Nev's side and they look down at the man. Their panting is loud and uneven.
"You don't think he's dead do you?" she says.
"Dead?" says Nev, trying to understand the word.
Then the man sits bolt upright, like he's just been woken up in bed. He looks from side to side, touches his forehead and looks at his hand. "Oh no," he says, "Oh no." He only then seems to notice Nev and Steph and springs to his feet. Staggers. Nev raises the pepper grinder in reflex, feeling scared and yet capable of more violence. He knows the man sees it. "Stay away!" shouts the man and turns to run back across the park, but he lists and falls to one knee. He mumbles to himself, trying to get back to his feet. Then he's running again, like a comical drunk. Every so often he turns around and shouts something abusive Nev can't understand. And every time Nev raises the pepper grinder and waggles it, like he's teasing a dog who can only threaten from a distance. Steph's hand feels warm as they stand there together, silent and naked, watching the figure get smaller and smaller. And then, one last time, not knowing if the man can see them any longer, Nev lifts the silver pepper grinder high into the air, as if it were a trophy they had fought for, or a torch that reaches up into the sky and casts its luminous light across the entire park.
Thaddeus Hickman has just completed an MA in Creative Writing at Birkbeck. His short fiction has been published in the Mechanics' Institute Review, issue 8 (MIR8), the anthology A Thousand Natural Shocks and the Ether Books short story app. His story "Picturing Her" appears in MIR9.
Tuesday, 11 September, 2012
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- Woman Much Missed by Helen Patuck
- The Picture of Mrs Brewster by Emily Midorikawa
- The Devil's Son by John Owen Theobald
- Parked by Zoe Mulcare
- Secret Science by George Gambardella
- My Flower by David Whelan
- Management by Luiza Sauma
- All Fall Down by SJ Butler
- A Tender Meditation by Lucy Beresford
- Dressing Down by Kit Caless
- Things that are Lost, and Things that are Broken by SJ Bradley
- So Why Are We Here Again? by Ysabelle Cheung
- He Died by Myfanwy Collins
- Water by Jennifer Thompson
- Before Sleep by Charlotte Beeston
- Fish by Claire Powell
- Lazarus in the Backyard by Blake Kimzey
- The Packed Lunch by Alistair Daniel
- The Contortionist by Jemma Foster
- The Regime of Private Affairs by Orlando Whitfield
- A Passionate Affair by Katri Skala
- Never Better by A. C. Goodwin
- The Spy by Connor Caddigan
- (1) by Dorothy Feaver
- The Coat Room by Orlando Whitfield
- Christmas Eve, 1982 by Philip Langeskov
- Prelude by Katri Skala
- Checkpoint by Zoe Green
- Nervous Pig, Dreaming Pig by Michael Kissinger
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Though someone took the time to have Francine micro-chipped, nobody has responded to the calls made from animal control. Francine's time of safety has expired - shelter staff, who love this beautiful senior, pleaded to get her more time, but now, that extension has also drawn to a close.
The following words have been shared about Francine:
I met her today, she is extremely friendly and loving. She is so happy running playing , not knowing what will happen to her in next few days..
Shelter employees and volunteers LOVE her that's why they extended her time, but extended time is OVER..
She is GREAT with people, walked by barking dog kennels, she waged her tail, didn't react ,when she was face to face with a dog in the kennel, she reacted.
Though technically a "senior" given her breed and size, Francine still has wonderful energy and she is able to run and play. Francine is extremely "people friendly," but her ability to live with another dog is unknown.
Please take a moment to network on behalf of this lovely girl - she has run out of time and options.
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What: Meet and Greet with Kumari Suraj & Professor Lock of "So You Think You Can Dance."
When: 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Where: Marketplace Courtyard, 210 W. Evergreen Blvd.
Cost: Free.
Information: Kumari Suraj
What: Meet and Greet with Kumari Suraj & Professor Lock of "So You Think You Can Dance."
When: 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Where: Marketplace Courtyard, 210 W. Evergreen Blvd.
Cost: Free.
Information: Kumari Suraj
Kumari Suraj, a pioneer in the hip-hop form known as "waacking,"has traveled the world, performing and teaching in 20 countries on five continents. Now she's coming home to Vancouver for a visit.
As the hip-hop choreographer from the Fox television show "So You Think You Can Dance," the 2001 Hudson's Bay High School graduate is recognized the world over for her signature waacking dance moves. The dance form waacking emerged from Los Angeles during the disco era.
The trajectory on which Suraj, 28, has risen since creating and choreographing Hudson's Bay's first official competitive hip-hop team is impressive. She said hip-hop "absolutely" has gained acceptance since those early days.
Her hip-hop team was the first ever to perform at the high school state competition. "The judges threw their hands in the air. They didn't know how to react," she said.
"The umbrella term 'hip-hop' covers a range of styles not born in a dance studio: locking, popping, hip-hop, house, waacking, vogue, krump and more," Suraj explained. "It is a universal language. I have taught in Russia, Taiwan and Italy, where the language barrier is difficult. However, since we are sharing the same body language, it allows us to communicate effortlessly."
During the TV show's hiatus, she spent two months performing in China with her dance crew, The Waackers, and another month dancing and teaching workshops throughout Asia.
"Last weekend I judged the world-renowned Hip-Hop International qualifiers in Russia," Suraj relayed via email. "Today, I am waiting to board my flight to Australia to teach workshops and to choreograph a show."
Suraj's impressive professional dance credits include founder/director of The Waackers, The Jungle Jills and LA.'s International Waackfest, and creator of the London Waacktitioners. She was the first to bring waacking, vogue and house movement to South Africa.
Her most unexpected experience so far has been "the effect and influence I have had in people's lives the world over with dance. People have told me they felt stronger and more encouraged to conquer life after experiencing a class."
She recalls a student in Africa who she later learned had planned to commit suicide the day she took Suraj's dance class.
"But when she heard what I had to say during the class, she was encouraged and decided to press on to a new day," Suraj said. "That was six years ago. She is still alive today. It's a humbling feeling to have such an impression on someone's life. To actually know that you made a little difference in the world."
"Hip-hop dance is global," she added. "For the youth who participate, it is an outlet for social/political change in their communities. And they use it as such."
When she isn't traveling, Suraj makes her home in Los Angeles. Her busy schedule allows her to return home to Vancouver only about once per year. The daughter of photographer Kate Singh, Suraj arrives in Vancouver today. Over the next week Suraj will perform at a fusion showcase in Portland, and teach a private dance class at the Vancouver School of Arts and Academics and two public workshops in Portland.
"I love to give back what I have learned," she said. "Where better to do it than home?"
— Susan Parrish
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My husband and I would like to be more efficient in our grocery shopping. We moved to the Bay Area recently and live next to Whole Foods, but let's face it, shopping at WF all the time gets pricey. We could also take trips to Andronico's, Trader Joe's, Safeway, and various Farmers' Markets. But the options are a little overwhelming. We like to eat organic foods, and use environmentally safe products. Maybe BPN members will have advice on where to shop in the Oakland-Berkeley area, and for what? Thanks so much! Eating for Less
Monterey Market also has some great produce at great prices, but less of a selection (and not much in the way of packaged foods and other items). Love the Bowl
If you live near Whole Foods, you're not far from the original Berkeley Bowl on Shattuck, which offers good prices on high-quality produce (lots of local stuff) and still has a great selection of other, non-produce items. Monterey Market is also very good but probably farther away for you, and its non- produce section is smaller. Andronico's is at least as expensive as Whole Foods. Safeway's shelfspace is disproportionately full of strange processed stuff that doesn't even seem like food, but hardly any ingredients for real cooking (e.g., dried beans). On the plus side, Safeway and Andronico's are not as crowded, so they, along with WHole Foods are occasional convenience stops for me.
Farmer's Markets are lovely, but they are not cheap. One really fun one is Oakland's Temescal Market on Sunday mornings. Nearer to you is Berkeley's Derby St. Market on Tuesday afternoons. That one is pretty nice but a bit smaller. anon
Sometimes, I'll go to Trader Joe's, then pop into Whole Foods for whatever fresh produce or gluten-free products I need on my way home.
In times like these, I cannot afford to do the one-stop-shop anymore. I hit BBW, Trader Joe's, Target and ECNG and Berkeley Natural Grocery. For me, it isn't inconvenient because they are all essentially on my way to and from where my children go to school.
I haven't found the shoppers at BBW to be rude, but some of the people who work there sure are! Like MOST of the organic produce weighers, for example. careful shopper
Does anyone else have experience with rudeness at Berkeley Bowl and Monterey Market? Whenever I go to one of these stores I get bumped into by someone's shopping cart at least once. People rarely say excuse me when this happens and people often seem lost in their own worlds. This doesn't happen to me at Safeway or Trader Joe's. I enjoy these stores, but sometimes this seemingly rude behavior is just too much. Is this just me? Anon
I wish I had the answer on how to reform the rude and self-righteous attitudes that abound in this town. Hopefully modeling kind behavior for the younger generations will pay off and eventually rub-off on the rude adults who witness it. -- Longing for more civility among Berkeleyans
Here is how I deal with it - I make a point of saying 'excuse me' every time. If I accidentally bash into someone, I say 'excuse me'. If someone rolls into me with their cart, I say 'excuse me', even though it wasn't my fault - some people will realise this and respond with their own apology. If someone is in my way, I say 'excuse me' as I navigate around them. If I find myself in someone's way, I say 'excuse me' and move. And I always deliver it with a friendly smile.
I hope that by displaying PERFECT manners, sometimes on their behalf, it will set an example and maybe rub off on them! Maybe gradually people will start to realise that the world is a lot more pleasant when people acknowledge each other and treat each other with basic human respect. So get on board, and maybe one person at a time, we can try to lead by example! Manners Cost Nothing
Maybe there is something to that South Park way of dubbing it the ''perfect storm of self-satisfaction.'' We need to issue an emergency SMUG ALERT for Berkeley Bowl & Monterey Market. In the meantime, shop in Oakland/Alameda where folks still remember how their mamas raised them. Peace & Love, Socially Polite Self-mocking Granola
Some of same is true at the old Berkeley Bowl, but I don't find it to be the case in the new one, which is mercifully enough the one closest to me. So I never go to the old one, which I always approached with a large measure of apprehension. What new outrage would be committed in the name of getting a primo parking spot?
Having said that, the attitudes at Andronico's on the top of Solano are patently kid-hating, and that does not seem to have to do with crowded conditions. So there is a culture of grocery stores, which might make a fun sociological study, but does not make for fun daily shopping. My advice: avoid the crazy hours if possible or sign up for one of the delivery services. having my veggies delivered to my door
I recently discovered BB's West Berkeley site and was momentarily excited, but it turns out the ambience is very similar. Things seemed a *bit* more relaxed given that there were fewer shoppers in (what seemed like) a larger space, and nobody was specifically rude, but I was still left with an itch between my shoulders. I think I'll suck it up and deal with the unpleasant atmosphere once every few months to stock up on some items I can't find elsewhere, but the rest of the time I'm stuck shopping at Whole Foods or Farmer Joe's in Oakland. Niki
Yes, this is all generalizations but seriously I dread going to these two places because of the other shoppers. In fact, I've mostly given up on Berkeley Bowl and only shop at Monterey Market because at MM at least the checkers are amiable and make fun faces with my kids. Berkeley shopper
Like the time I went a women had her 4 year old standing in the cart behind me who reached over undid his mom's shirt and started breastfeeding while the mother talked to her friend next to her. Or the time that there was a school trip to the bowl and about 15 kids were buying fruits and vegetable with little wads of cash and the teacher, instead of keeping them in line let them all run to the 5 checkstands open so that all the regular shoppers had to wait for the 7-9 year old kids to count there money half of which did not have enough so they needed to borrow from friends who then did not have enough etc. Or the folks who just leave their carts in the middle of the aisle (wait, that happens everywhere)! How about the time someone left with my cart, probably realized it somewhere in produce and abandoned it, nobody could help me find it so I had to start all over again! And I was totally done, just at the bulk weighing station!!
The non shopper in our family eagerly looks forward to hearing about what happened. I don't understand why it happens, but I suspect just trying to find a parking place puts folks in a foul mood. love the food, not the peeps
That said, I only took my small kids in a back pack because it is so crowded = dangerous. Although, lots of little cuties do run around and are in strollers.. I just felt too vulnerable to risk it. My kids love the pumpkin climb in the fall! They love the vender's samples, they love the smell...they see friends from school everytime we go...
But honestly, as you say, once a woman savagely took my full cart and just paid for it all and walked with my groceries!! Yeah, imagine being that stresed to get some food it the house! It was crowded no carts available and she just snapped I guess! Though, it actually made me aware of other people being more...I don't know,... under pressure than me... We are so lucky!
Even when I was there on an extremely crowded day (hint: don't go shopping the Monday before Thanksgiving), the other shoppers I encountered were very courteous and friendly: letting people leave their cart in line while dashing back to get one thing they forgot, and helping some poor guy standing in our checkout line find the things on his wife's shopping list. Edna
I DO notice how one rude person can negate all the little nice things strangers have done for me all week (let me go in front of the line because I have 1 item, the car that let me pass even though I know he encountered 100 rude bicyclists). I work harder to remember and acknowledge the nice people in the world. Trying not to be grumpy
editor note (2012)
Here's a hilarious SF Weekly blog posting from 2011 called
"Best Practices for Getting Out of Berkeley Bowl Alive" by Laura Beck :
groceries seems so expensive around here. does anyone have the scoop on an inexpensive grocery store in the berkeley or surrounding area? thanks
I am looking for an Ethiopian grocery in the area? Anyone know of one? I'm cooking Ethiopian for a dinner party and need some special ingredients. Thanks Sally
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|Associate Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
Bill Zack served as an assistant coach at UCLA for nine season (2002-2011). Working with all components of the rowing program, Zack was primarily responsible for the varsity fours. He also served as the program's recruiting coordinator, heading efforts related to talent identification and communication with recruits.
In the spring of 2010, Zack helped UCLA earn its first-ever team berth to the NCAA Championships. UCLA's four provided one of the Bruins' biggest highlights at the Pac-10 Championships, earning a bronze medal finish to help the program secure a fifth-place team finish. The four finished second in the Third Final at NCAA Championships, after having had a very successful season. Other highlights included defeating Notre Dame at the SoCal Challenge, taking first place at Oregon State and a dual-meet win over San Diego State.
In previous years, Zack coached the varsity four and novice eight. Highlights include the novice eight winning the Pac-10 Championship in 2003 and a bronze medal in 2007. The four captured a fourth-place finish at the Pac-10 Championships in 2005.
Zack brought a multitude of coaching experience to UCLA. He served six years as the women's head coach at Sacramento State (1996-2002), one year as men's head coach at Old Dominion (1995-1996), one year as the elite lightweight women's coach at the Long Beach Rowing Association (1994-1995), three years as the women's head coach at Long Beach State (1991-1994) and six year coaching at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy (1986-1991). Zack's student-athletes have recieved numerous atheltic and academic accolades. Many have also progressed to the national and international levels, and some have achieved national and world champion status.
Zack has also been very involved with USRowing throughout his coaching career, taking advantage of many international opportunities. Moving up from the U.S. Olympic Festival team manager in 1989, he was assistant team leader for the 1996 Olympic rowing team and has also served as a team leader for the Pan-American Games, World Rowing Championships and the Junior World Rowing Championships. He coached the women's lightweight quad to a sixth-place finish at the 1997 World Rowing Championships.
Zack also has had extensive involvement coaching in the USRowing Women's Junior National Team system at both the selection camp and development camp levels. He has coached multiple crews to USRowing National Championships and to victories in CanAmMex competitions. He coached the women's junior squad to a 13th-place finish at the 2008 Junior World Rowing Championships.
At Sacramento State, Zack instituted many changes to the program, including the implementation of a strength and conditioning program, increased scholarships, and improvement in the fleet of rowing equipment. He led the Hornets to a bronze medal in the varsity four at the 1997 NCAA Championships, two consecutive Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association (WIRA) titles (2000-01), and a first-place finish in the College Eights event at the Henley Women's Regatta.
Zack compiled a 36-10 dual-meet record and gained 2000 and 2001 WIRA Coach of the Year accolades. He was instrumental in bringing the NCAA regatta to Lake Natoma. Zack also served as marketing and promotions director, and as the school's resident expert in regatta management when Sacramento State hosted the NCAA Women's Rowing Championships in 1997 and 1999.
Aside from his experience as a coach, Zack has also served his sport as an administrator. He has been on the board of directors of the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) for many years and currently serves as its president. He was also a longtime member of the Board of Directors of the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association (WIRA) and was president in 2001-02. Zack has been the play-by-play announcer for nine NCAA Championships.
Zack rowed on the collegiate level for the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, where he graduated in 1980. In 1986, he earned his master's degree in business administration from the Yale School of Management. He retired from the Coast Guard in 1996 with the rank of Lieutenant Commander.


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What does one do when he's got the day off, his daughters spend the day sewing with their grandma, and it rains from dawn till dusk? Spend the day updating (and learning) the Sun Ray Wiki hosted on the Sun Ray Users website!
If you care about Sun Ray, consider participating in the Wiki as well as joining the mailing list. Both are great community driven resources for Sun Ray.
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Feb. 12, 2000
TEMPE, Ariz.- Arizona State senior Rachel Holt (Buckeye, Ariz.) scored 20 points as Arizona State downed the Washington Huskies 74-53 Saturday afternoon at Wells Fargo Arena. With the victory, Arizona State improved to 13-8 overall and 6-5 in the Pac-10 Conference, surpassing its wins total (12) from last year and marking the most victories since the 1992-93 season. Washington fell to 7-16 overall and 3-8 in the Pac-10.
The 21-point victory matched ASU's biggest win over the Huskies, dating back to an 82-61 decision in Tempe on Nov. 23, 1979, while the Sun Devils notched back-to-back 20-point conference wins for the first time since the 1976-77 season when the team played in the Intermountain West Conference. Earlier this week, Arizona State downed Washington State 73-53 on Thursday at Wells Fargo Arena.
Arizona State pulled ahead in the game with a 19-2 run midway through the first half to lead 32-15, highlighted by six points from ASU junior Aubrey McFadyen (Redmond, Wash.). By halftime, the Sun Devils had increased their lead to 45-22, the team's largest halftime lead of the year.
Holt had 14 of her game-high 20 points in the first half, while senior Kristine Sand (Oslo, Norway) and sophomore Theresa Jantzen (Medicine Hat, Alberta) each had nine points in the first stanza for the Sun Devils. As a team, Arizona State shot 50 percent in the first half and turned the ball over a season-low five times in the first 20 minutes.
In the second half, the Sun Devils increased their lead to as many as 29 points en route to the 74-53 victory. Arizona State outrebounded Washington 25-9 in the second half and finished with a 43-24 advantage on the boards in the game.
For the Sun Devils, Sand finished with 16 points on 7-of-8 shooting, while Jantzen was a perfect 5-of-5 from the field and 3-of-3 from the free-throw line en route to 13 points. Holt led the team with six rebounds and made all eight of her free throws.
Washington junior Megan Franza, the leading scorer in the Pac-10, led the Huskies with 19 points, while freshman Emily Autrey had 11 points and a team-high six rebounds and four assists.
The Sun Devils return to action next weekend when the team travels to Los Angeles to take on UCLA and USC. ASU will face the 20th-ranked UCLA Bruins on Thursday, Feb. 17 and the USC Trojans on Saturday, Feb. 19. Both games will tip-off at 8 p.m. Mountain time and can also be heard on KTKP 1280 AM with Robby Robinson calling the action.


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Heading into Stages 6 and 7 of the Tour of Utah, Park City native Tanner Putt had some modest goals he wanted to get in a couple breakaways and put some pressure on the top riders.
Putt knows that the mountain stages of the race aren't his specialty, so he was just looking to wreak some havoc when he could.
That's exactly what he did on Sunday in Park City. The Bissell Development Team rider got in an early breakaway and ended up winning a King of the Mountain and a sprint competition within the 78-mile race.
Though he was glad to be in the breakaway, he said winning the sprint and KOM points weren't on his mind.
"I was really happy at one point, we had quite a few minutes, but Belkin chased, so it was hard to stay away," he said. "I wasn't going for [KOM and sprint] stuff. I was so far down on the points, it wasn't ever a goal I just so happened to be the one in front when we'd go over the lines."
Crossing the finish line in Park City, in his second year of participating in the Tour, was just as special this time as it was last year, he said. In fact, of all the chalk drawings made on Main Street on Sunday afternoon, some of the biggest ones bore Putt's name.
"It's amazing," he said. "I love it."
Last year, Putt finished eighth in the "Best Young Rider" standings, a competition among riders 23 and under. This year, he matched that feat, again finishing in eighth place.
Overall, Putt finished in 35th place overall, completing all seven stages in 31 hours, 9 minutes and 1 second. He compiled two top-10 finishes and crossed the line in 12th place during Stage 5 in Kamas.
Now, Putt, who won an under-23 national championship earlier this season, will join 2014 Tour of Utah winner Tom Danielson and other riders at the USA Pro Challenge, which begins on Aug. 18 in Colorado.
The USA Pro Challenge is a seven-stage race that starts in Aspen and ends in Denver. Go to www.usaprocyclingchallenge.com for more information.
Best Young Rider standings
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Clement Chevrier Trek Factory Racing
Dion Smith Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
James Oram Bissell Development Team
Robin Carpenter Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
Ruben Zepuntke Bissell Development Team
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Tanner Putt Bissell Development Team
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Modisco in the Java Tech Journal
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The latest issue of the Java Tech Journal, focused on the Eclipse Simultaneous Release Indigo, includes an article about MoDisco (our model-driven reverse engineering framework). You can download the pdf for free. For a short intro to Modisco, you can also check this previous post )


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On Thursday night, a few hundred lucky Denver fans of HBO's medieval drama Game of Thrones were treated to a special early premiere of the much anticipated fourth season a little over a week before it airs. The show based on author George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series of books has become one of TV's hottest hit shows earning several Emmy awards as well as a very loyal and die-hard group of fans. The series focuses on a War of the Roses-esque civil war within the fictional continent of Westros as powerful families and factions vie for the Iron Throne. The episode entitled "Two Swords" screened at the Paramount Theater and will officially air on HBO next Sunday. The highly anticipated episode comes 9 months after last season's infamous "Red Wedding" scene aired shocking many fans.
For Thursday's special premiere, fans were able to take photos sitting in the show's famed Iron Throne while an organist dressed as Merlin performed some of the show's music. In addition, fans with a special VIP voucher were able to try an additional special "early release" of their own with Brewery Ommegang's Game of Thrones themed beer "Fire and Blood"; a red ale inspired by House Targaryen's motto within the show. The beer itself is the brewery's 3rd Game of Thrones themed beer and will release commercially on March 31st. Finally, before the episode screened, a special costume contest was hosted by Fox 31's "Everyday" co-host Chris Parente. Parente judged the contest based on the crowd's reactions to fellow fans dressed as beloved (or hated) characters Jon Snow, Yara Greyjoy, Brienne of Tarth, Cersei Lannister or Stannis Baratheon.
The fourth season to Game of Thrones will air Sunday, April 6 on HBO. For those wanting to catch up on the show, prior seasons are currently available on DVD/Blu Ray or via HBO's HBOGo app.


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Colonial News, 2600 Columbia Avenue, sold a winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 ticket worth $225,000 from the Monday, May 5, drawing. The ticket matched all five balls, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery. The winning ticket holder should sign the back of the ticket, call the Lottery at 717-702-8146 and file a claim at any of Lottery's seven area offices or at Lottery headquarters in Middletown, Dauphin County. Colonial News will also receive a monetary bonus for selling the winning ticket. Congratulations to both.
The Lancaster faced the Long Island Ducks and won it in the 10th inning. The Barnstormers gained an early lead and maintained it until the Ducks edged close in the bottom of the 6th. After a run-less 7th inning, the Ducks tied it up in the 8th. Yusuke Kajimoto hit a solo homer in the 10th to claim the win for Lancaster. The Barnstormers are now 8-3. They face the Ducks again tonight at Bethpage Ballpark.
Tellus360 will hold Yoga on the Roof tonight at 6 p.m. Students are encouraged to bring their own mats; however, there will be mats available if you forget yours. The cost of the class is $10. Tellus360 is located at 24 E King Street.
The Lancaster Public Library's History Book Club meets Wednesday. Wednesday's discussion will be chapters eight through 12 of The Making of Europe: Conquest, Colonization, and Cultural Change. The Library is located at 125 North Duke Street.
The Gemini Syndrome is scheduled to perform at the Chameleon Club on Wednesday at 6 p.m. Kill Devil Hill will perform Saturday at 7 p.m. there.
The Sophia Stargazer Boutique remains closed today as they attend some trade shows in New York. The shop will reopen tomorrow, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Have you been considering joining the YMCA? Enjoy a free one-week guest pass to any Lancaster Family YMCA branch. This offer is valid through 31 May.
Franklin & Marshall College is already prepping for summer courses. Registration is only open until 19 May for the first session. Session I runs 3 June to 2 July. The second session will then run 8 July to 6 August with that registration being due 23 June.
Timothy J. Schittler, of 527 North Plum Street, was arrested for stealing jewelry from K-Mart stores in Sanatoga and Ephrata. Schittler is currently being held in the Lancaster County Prison.
Governor Corbett was at McCaskey East yesterday to announce $6.5 million in school safety grants. The School District of Lancaster received $120,000 in funding: $60,000 awarded to the district to contract with the Lancaster City Bureau of Police to fund a school resource officer and $60,000 awarded to Manheim Township Police Department to assign an additional officer to the district's school resource officer program. The MTPD covers some of the elementary schools in the District, which includes Lancaster Township where MTPD patrols.
"Students who do not feel safe while in school are unable to learn, which will negatively impact their academic performance," said Corbett.
The Pennsylvania National Guard is hosting Vigilant Guard, a multi-agency emergency-preparedness exercise. The exercises run today through 16 May. The main location will be Fort Indiantown Gap in neighboring Lebanon County. Secondary training events are scheduled in other locations, including Lancaster County.
Franklin & Marshall has announced the commencement speaker will be Molly Barker, founder of Girls on the Run (GOTR). Commencement will be at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, 16 May at the Mayser Gymnasium.
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Track & Field Heads to Prestigious Drake Relays, Benedictine Twilight
April 25, 2013
CHICAGO - The UIC men's and women's track & field teams will compete in split squad action this weekend, heading to the Benedictine Twilight on Friday afternoon, and the 104th Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa, this weekend.
The Benedictine Twilight will be held at The Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex, which is equipped with a nine-lane competition track. Field events are set to get underway at 3:00 p.m., beginning with the hammer and discus throws. Throughout the meet, men's events will precede the women's events.
"Benedictine has a very fast track and we always seem to produce some of our best times so Friday night will be exciting to watch," said head coach Jim Knoedel. "The weather is finally going to be cooperative, so we should see a lot of our student-athletes turn in top-10 marks on the Horizon League list. This is our last meet prior to the League meet and we have backed off training this week so they should be rested and ready for top-notch efforts."
Running events are scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m., with the 4x100 relay kicking off the festivities. The 3,000-meter steeplechase, 1,500-meter run, 110/100-meter hurdles, 400-meter dash, 100-meter dash, 800-meter run, 400-meter hurdles, 200-meter dash, 3,000-meter run and 4x400 relay will also be held in succession.
The prestigious Drake Relays got underway on Tuesday, and will run through Saturday. Nearly 8,000 college and high school student-athletes will participate in the 104th running of the event. The Relays will also be featured prominently on the ESPN family of networks with a tape-delayed broadcast on Saturday evening from 7-8:30 p.m. CT. Friday's events will be shown live on ESPN3 starting at 6:30 p.m. CT.
UIC will be sending Jaime Johnson, Emma Preston, Tess Ehrhardt and Rebecca Zaiter to the Drake Relays to compete in the Distance Medley Relay. Johnson and Ehrhardt will also be competing in the open 1,500-meter run, while Zaiter will be participating in the 800-meter run.
"This is the first time at the Drake Relays for any of these four young ladies, so they will be in for the thrill of a lifetime," Knoedel said. "With a crowd of 16,000 in the stands, I know they will be excited to run, and are looking to break the school record in the DMR."
UIC is coming off a successful showing at last Saturday's (April 20) Huskie Open in DeKalb. The men's and women's teams posted a combined 17 first and second-place finishes, including eight individual titles by the men's squad. Justen Garth (100-meter dash), Roy Mwale (200-meter dash) and Martin Hunter (200-meter dash) all secured NIU Track & Field Complex facility records in their respective sprinting events.
UIC's men's and women's teams enter this weekend's action owning a combined 18 top-five times and/or marks in the Horizon League. The Flames will be prepping for next weekend's Horizon League Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Rynearson Stadium in Ypsilanti, Mich.