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Mr McClelland said Australia was willing to support legal action by the US government or in its own right. He referred the matter to the Australian Federal Police to establish whether Australian laws had been broken.
He refused to be drawn on whether the federal government would try to cancel Mr Assange's Australian passport. He said he had no knowledge of any request from the US government to do so.
WikiLeaks began releasing the first tranche of 250,000 classified US State Department documents, prompting Washington to launch a pre-emptive offensive last week to warn key allies the contents might be damaging.
Only the first 220 documents were released yesterday after WikiLeaks was itself subjected to heavy traffic and service denial attacks by a hacker known as The Jester.
Around 1450 documents are expected to relate to Australia or to come from the US embassy in Canberra. Their contents prompted a phone call from US Secretary of State
Mr McClelland said a high-level team of defence and national security experts would sift through the documents.
"The release of these documents could prejudice the safety of people referred to . . . and indeed could be damaging to the national security interests of the United States and its allies including Australia,'' Mr McClelland said.
In an interview by video-link with the Arabic TV network al-Jazeera from an undisclosed location, Mr Assange said: "No single individual has ever come to harm as a result of anything we have ever published".
Australia received only passing mention in the initial release. A former US diplomat in Zimbabwe lamented in a 2007 diplomatic cable that Canberra could not play a more influential role in bringing pressure to bear on Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.
Another cable revealed that US and Chinese leaders held important discussions at the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation summit in Sydney in September 2007 over a North Korean arms shipment bound for Iran via Beijing.
The 2007 cable, titled "The End is Nigh", from then US ambassador to Zimbabwe Christopher Dell, discusses Washington's frustration with the obstinance of Mr Mugabe.
"To give the devil his due, he is a brilliant tactitian [sic] and has long thrived on his ability to change the rules of the game, radicalise the political dynamic and force everyone else to react to his agenda,'' Mr Dell wrote.
He said he believed it was highly unlikely there would be any short-term chance of improvement in the lives of ordinary Zimbabweans.
"Rock solid partners like Australia don't pack enough punch to step out in front and the United Nations is a non-player,'' Mr Dell added.
A cable detailing discussions between then US president
"In September, during their meeting at the APEC summit in Sydney, Australia, President Bush discussed with Chinese President Hu [his] strong concerns relating to the on-going trans-shipment via Beijing of key ballistic missile parts from North Korea to Iran's missile program,'' the cable says.
The information is timely given tensions on the Korean peninsula have flared after North Korea attacked a South Korean island with artillery shells last week killing two South Korean soldiers, two civilians and wounding others.
Washington and Seoul are conducting naval exercises west of Korea in the Yellow Sea in response to Pyongyang's aggression.
The foreign policy community is interested in whether the cables will reveal more detail on a November 2008 run-in between then prime minister Rudd and Mr Bush over making the Group of 20 the lead body to handle the response to the financial crisis.
Reports at the time suggested Mr Bush had asked Mr Rudd what the G20 was – a claim vehemently denied at the time by the White House.
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The corner of Baltic Street and 4th Avenue is headed for a whole new look. JDS Development Group has purchased a $6 million, four-property site on the corner, and they are currently planning to start developing a 65,000-square-foot residential and commercial-use building, Crain's reports.
Demolition on the current properties, which Curbed notes are at 613 Baltic, may begin by the end of the year.
JDS Development Group, which has managed the production of over four million square feet of property in New York and Miami, is best known these days for its Walker Tower, a massive skyscraper in Chelsea that just sold a penthouse apartment for over $50 million. They have also been in the news for their work in managing the construction of the ultra-skinny high rise on 111 West 57th St in Manhattan.
This move to Brooklyn is a marker of an ongoing shift out of Manhattan. JDS has already been a part of several Brooklyn-based construction projects, including a rental building at 202 8th Street. And of course, in our area, they're not alone — several new, tall buildings are scheduled to go up along 4th Avenue in the coming years.
"We like to have a diversity in our portfolio," Michael Stern, JDS's managing partner and founder, told Crain's. "It's getting harder and harder [to develop in Manhattan]… I think there is a lot of opportunity for growth in Brooklyn."
A large amount of this "growth" will be taking place in Park Slope, as the neighborhood currently ranks third in the borough for percentage of new developments behind Bay Ridge and Greenpoint according to the MNS Brooklyn New Development Market Report for the 1st quarter of 2014.
The neighborhood also attracts the developers, like JDS, with the deepest pocket, as it ranks second in the borough in median price per square foot, just behind Brooklyn Heights.
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This present was granted us on Christmas Eve and will deprive Transport for London of £50 million annual revenue in the process. Critics might argue this is hardly a radical achievement on a par with the Oyster card — after all, the Mayor was only removing an exisiting punitive toll. But as an inhabitant of the western zone I am naturally delighted that I, like others, will be better off. Coupled with his calls for scrapping the 50p higher income tax rate, BoJo is showing he is a fiscal crusader.
I have to confess it won't make an iota of difference to my driving habits. I rarely stray far from my house in my car and never go into central London, instead relying on public transport. The traffic is always too much of a deterrent (try navigating your way past One Hyde Park), as is the lack of parking and the exorbitant NCP charges.
But the C-charge has now doubled in seven years (from £5 to £10). Congestion, if anything, seems to have got worse. Logically, this should lead to a reduction in the charge, not an increase.
Some fear the abolition of the western zone will result in more congested roads and higher emissions. I very much doubt it. It is early days but it seems just the same as before.
When the zone was first extended, there were always suspicions it was a cynical revenue-raising exercise and a way of clobbering the better-off denizens of Kensington and Chelsea.
Whatever the motives, the truth is that small businesses suffered. The hope is that the C-charge abolition might help small shops stay afloat before Westfield shopping centre sucks the life out of them.
That said, there is one reason I am wary of the C-charge being removed. I have always believed there is a correlation between lower burglary rates and the introduction of the C-charge in 2003. I have no proof but look at the statistics: residential burglary rates are on the decrease (down 6.9 per cent in London, and Kensington and Chelsea is below the average).
The City, which is completely covered in cameras, is pretty crime free. Your normal burglar would think twice about operating in the congestion zone because of all the cameras.
TfL and the Met have always been reluctant to reveal how much cameras are used in crime detection but the suspicion is: more than they let on. While anti-terror police can use TfL's cameras without permission, ordinary policeman have to make a special case.
Will burglary rates rise now in K&C? Let's wait and see.
You've done your bit Becks, steer clear of the top job
David Beckham, don't do it. If rumours are to be believed, the footballer is being lined up by the FA to boss England. They have asked the 35-year-old icon to be number two to Spurs manager Harry Redknapp when Fabio Capello goes next year — and eventually take the top job.
Only this week his Victoria Beckham told Vogue how "the other morning I looked across at David just after he'd woken up and thought, you look really crap. THANK GOD, because this is a man who always looked so perfect."
Imagine how much worse David would look on the touchline hugging himself in a camel hair coat, his face alternately etched with anxiety and petulance, as he encouraged our boys on to inevitable defeat with his high-pitched squeaks. The job would wither him overnight.
You've done your duty for England, David. Let us remember you as a perfect footballer, not another crap manager.
Brought low by a boy wonder
What better way to banish the January blues than to listen to the Mozart season on Radio 3? Or so I thought.
The BBC is playing nothing but Mozart music for the first 12 days of this month. As a regular Radio 4 listener, I was happy to defect for a brief period and so retuned my wireless on New Year's Day.
But soon the dark clouds gathered, and my mood turned sombre.
How could a 10-year-old boy have such precocious talent? The musician composed more than 600 known pieces of music before he died in 1791 at the age of 35.
Far from making my spirits soar, it filled me with inspissated gloom and feelings of terrible
I have now tuned back to Radio 4 for consolation. Too much Mozart is bad for your mental health. Which just goes to show you can have too much of a good thing.
Losing yourself in Baker Street
The city desert makes you feel so cold, it's got so many people but it's got no soul.
Gerald Rafferty's Baker Street was the soundtrack of my youth. Not, of course, that I understood the lyrics at the time. Now it transpires it might have been a gay anthem. Was the main character a man who slept with another man? Or was she a woman who slept with a guy?
Does it matter? Not really. It's still a sublime track and whenever I wind down Baker Street I still find myself trying to forget about everything. Including sex.Reuse content


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Unlike other platforms, Android is probably the most-customizable mobile OS. Screen widgets and Android are two concepts that match perfectly. Ultimate Custom Widget goes a step further on customization: it allows users to create their own screen widgets.
This isn't a widget editor with lots of presets and narrow margin to set it your way. This is the ultimate tool to create and edit custom widget totally at your whim. You can use custom layout, fonts, images, shapes, clocks, weather info, battery level, unread counters... anything. What you get is a blank sheet. It's up to you create the screen widget that you have in mind.
In addition, any of those objects has various attributes such as size, color, transparency, rotation, etc. The idea is: there isn't two identical people, so there won't be two identical custom screen widgets. Hotspots can be added to screen widget. Although no coding skills is needed, the app isn't the most intuitive ever made. A step by step tutorial would help getting the hang of it quickly. What's more, its sober interface (black background, classic buttons) makes it less usable. Thus, it should be more user-friendly by enhancing the app regarding design and tutorial.
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This Tom Ford model is an all-rounder, equally suiting men and women. Full rim frames completely enclose the lenses within the frame. For a convinced eyeglass wearer, any other frame style is ruled out, with very few exceptions. The square shape gives round faces a concise form and makes them appear more striking. It sets a highlight in the appearance, drawing attention to itself. Plastic frames like these combine durability and are comfortable to wear. The FT5399 is a very snug fit on the ears and nose. Brown is the perfect alternative for those who find black too high in contrast. Brown flatters the face unobtrusively.
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The Nonduality Highlights - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NDhighlightsThere shall be eternal summer in the grateful heart.
~Celia Leighton ThaxterIt is a great relief to realize that in this undivided happening, there is no
perfection apart from the imperfection, that the light and the dark arise
together like the crest and trough of the wave, that they cannot be pulled
apart, and to appreciate the holiness of everything, exactly as it is, warts and
all. The firm conviction that I know what's best for the universe seems
thankfully to be evaporating. And when it does show up, it has more of an
endearing quality – oh look, there goes Joan doing her little dance of concern
again.From Joan Toliffson's forthcoming book 'Nothing to Grasp'.
For publication this summer by Non-Duality Press.Let your actions be like clouds going by; the clouds going by are mindless.
Let your stillness be as the valley spirit; the valley spirit is undying.
When action accompanies stillness and stillness combines with action,
then the duality of action and stillness no longer arises.
~Pei-chienvia Tony Cartledgephoto by Alan LarusA Place of Refuge"Perhaps the most important thing we bring to another person is the silence in
us, not the sort of silence that is filled with unspoken criticism or hard
withdrawal. The sort of silence that is a place of refuge, of rest, of
acceptance of someone as they are. We are all hungry for this other silence.
It is hard to find. In its presence we can remember something beyond the
moment, a strength on which to build a life. Silence is a place of great power
and healing."~Rachel Naomi Remenfromvia Daily Dharma
photo by Alan LarusReally there is nothing to understand. Being what you really are is happening;
that can not be stopped or started. What you are is beyond all of this.
Nothing to work out any more perhaps; let the fragrance of what you are
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Century Langkawi Beach Resort
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Century Langkawi Beach Resort
About the Hotel
Property Location
When you stay at Century Langkawi Beach Resort in Langkawi, you'll be in the historical district and close to Langkawi Beach and Langkawi Cable Car. This 4.5-star resort is within close proximity of Telaga Harbor and Field of Burnt Rice.
Make yourself at home in one of the 150 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and LCD televisions. Rooms have private balconies. Satellite television is provided for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with separate bathtubs and showers feature deep soaking bathtubs and complimentary toiletries.
Relax on the private beach or enjoy other recreational amenities such as an outdoor pool and a sauna. Additional features at this resort include complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and wedding services.
Grab a bite to eat at the resort's restaurant, where you can take in a garden view and dine alfresco (weather permitting). Or stay in and take advantage of room service (during limited hours). Relax with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge or a poolside bar.
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include a business center, limo/town car service, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Event facilities at this resort consist of conference space and meeting rooms. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
Hotel Facilities
- Meeting rooms 4
- Free self parking
- Total number of rooms - 150
- On private beach
- Restaurant
- Coffee shop or café
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Conference space
- Concierge services
- Outdoor pool
- Smoke-free property
- Wedding services
- Business center
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Fitness facilities
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Steam room
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Number of floors - 2
- Poolside bar
- Spa services on site
- Free WiFi
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Sauna
- Luggage storage
- Children's pool
- 24-hour front desk
- Swim-up bar
- Bar/lounge
- Tours/ticket assistance
Room Facilities
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Daily housekeeping
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Iron/ironing board
- Turndown service
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- Satellite TV service
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- Access via exterior corridors
- Bathrobes
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- This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details 72 hours prior to arrival prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
- A fee for a mandatory Christmas Eve gala dinner is included in the total price displayed for stays on 24 December.
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BANKSY'S iconic graffiti images look more life-like than ever — after being
perfectly recreated using a team of actors.
Snapper Nick Stern paid tribute to the mysterious street artist with these
carefully arranged photographs.
They include his version of Sweep It Under The Carpet, which first appeared on
the side of East London art gallery White Cube in 2007.
LA-based Brit Nick, 47, also reimagined Banksy's Kissing Coppers, which
featured on the wall of a Brighton pub before being sold off.
The photographer scoured eBay and charity shops for props to produce the
They include the Flower Thrower, from a Berlin street sign, and Banksy's
picture of a Queen's Guard peeing up a wall.
Nick, who hails from Hertfordshire, said: "I've always admired Banksy. I love
his cheek and humour. Much of art is a recreation or interpretation of real
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Dub FX • Press 2015
Name the street performer who's performed in 40 different countries, sold over 200,000 records, has half a million Facebook fans, clocked over 100 million YouTube views and played the world's top festivals including Coachella, Sziget, Glastonbury, Woodstock, Falls and Shambala, completely independently, all in the space of 8 years...
Dub FX is Melbourne born, Ben Stanford. Largely unknown in his home country, Stanford has busked his way across the rest of the world, performing his unique brand of loop artistry; a technique whereby Dub creates music entirely with his own voice and then sings, raps and vibes all over the beat he has just laid down. Performing for free across the world, Dub FX has eschewed from major labels and shiny marketing campaigns, building a fan base that tops 600,000 fans on Facebook.
"Theory Of Harmony is the sum of many years work. I've been travelling so much over the last seven years, meeting people from all continents and all walks of life. I've developed a conscious philosophy of peace, positivity, joy and healthful pursuits that has been embraced by my fans all over the world. This album is a conscious and positive message to them and my way of thanking them for all their love and support they have given to me, the Flower Fairy and Cade through this amazing journey." - Dub FX
Album Links | itunes • bandcamp • soundcloud * spotify * googleplay
2014 World Tour Review
In 2014 Dub FX demolished Europe, USA & Canada with acclaimed Melbourne musician Andy V on keys, horns & percussion. The positively received 'sell out' shows were gifted with a completely new live performance & insane Visual Light show developed & executed by Elephant studios.
Major festivals performed at EXIT, FREQUENCY, GRANATOS LIVE, OUTLOOK, SXSW, PUKELPOP & BOOMTOWN to name few alongside free street shows the biggest being Budapest with over 5000 people filling the city park to catch a glimpse of the show.
2015 Plans
UKF is proudly presenting Dub FX as he unleashes his stunning new live show on UK audiences in his first comprehensive national UK tour in Spring 2015. The tour coincides with the release of Dub FX hotly anticipated remix album 'Theory Of Remix' which features remixes from a host of some the biggest names in global bass culture including Makoto, Mad Professor, Shimon and Krafty Kuts to name a few.
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Driver: L.A. Undercover is a mobile game created by Ubisoft and Gameloft. The game was released on May 11, 2007. The game is not a part of the main series canon.
The story starts off two years after Driver: Vegas. Tanner surprisingly looks younger and during the two years was a race car driver. 'Chuck' the chief of police reemployed him not because he wants Tanner back but because the HQ wants him back. He goes undercover to take down the Los Angeles Mafia by working his way up the ladder. He starts off by proving himself to Slick E. which then leads Tanner onto his boss Mme Babs which then leads him onto the L.A. Mafia crime boss, Don Lug.
Most missions are driving-based with some on foot missions. The player is able to drive around the 3D city, tune, repair and put nitrous oxide in their car, shoot whilst driving, shoot on foot and try driving games and bonus content. The missions consist of escaping the police and gangsters, shooting up streets, racing, delivering packages, etc.
- Tanner: A former race car driver now working with the police as an undercover cop trying to infiltrate the Los Angeles Mafia.
- Don Luger: Unforgiving and cruel, Don Luger's tactics often rely on brute force. He has risen to the top of Los Angeles' criminal ladder and become a prominent mob boss.
- Agent Chuck: Tanner's police chief training officer. He has been assigned with rehabilitation of Tanner and supervisor.
- Mme Babs: She is the mastermind controlling Hollywood's criminal activities. Matron of one of Hollywood's most prominent brothel, through her patronage she has access to an invaluable amount of information.
- Slick E: A low-time pimp, he knows a lot more than he shows. He's a go-to guy when it comes to getting information on jobs in Hollywood. He is Tanner's initial contact into the Los Angeles crime world.
Driver LA Undercover got some positive feedback, with "Gameloft Player rating" giving it 8.4/10.[1]
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MSN has recently come out with some developer competitions for MSN Messenger and Virtual Earth. Be sure to check out the Virtual Earth Hacks video on Channel9 and Dare's post for any other information.
Also yesterday, Microsoft announced that it bought Teleo, a provider of voice over Internet protocol [VoIP] technology. Currently MSN also uses similar VoIP technology in MSN Messenger, but has not yet incorporated into the public switched telephone network [PSTN]. I have been using VoIP PSTN service through Packet8.net and so far have been quite impressed [in the pocket certainly, and call quality as well]. I should also note that Microsoft has used other VoIP technology before deploying it's own, but Microsoft .NET Voice Services as it was known was discontinued in software updates in 2003.
The technology certainly looked cool, I hope MSN uses it well.
Yesterday the butterfly released the Phishing Filter Add-in for MSN Search Toolbar Beta as expected. The technology uses the same Microsoft Phishing Filter in Internet Explorer 7 Beta [codename Rincon]. This is one of many cool additions to the MSN Search Toolbar, including an MSN Games and MSN Weather modules, and MSN Screen Saver Beta [although it can be used independently of MSN Search Toolbar now].
I haven't taken a look at the technology in detail yet, but I wonder how it compares to other anti-phishing technology like Netcraft Toolbar or Earthlink ScamBlocker, which uses technology from Brightmail. Even eBay's toolbar now indicates when a user is browsing a real eBay/Paypal site.
I thought I would have to blog about this at the very least – come on, it's Windows.
Well kids, it's not going to be Windows 2006 – that would be too 1990s. Windows Codename "Longhorn" is now going to be known as Windows Vista, the next version after Windows eXPerience, in case you're confused. The news broke yesterday, but Microsoft hadn't made an announcement until this morning. It's clear to me that Microsoft branding/marketing is no longer happy with being the boring old company of the past, instead they want to be like Apple. Well, they have a long way to go and unfortunately a lot of boring old people still use Windows and they don't seem very happy. haha Just kidding to all those who don't like the name, but I think it's kinda neat; then again I can't get enough from marketing. At the very least, if Microsoft didn't create these wonderful crazy names, then what would we have to talk about? Well, maybe about all the children dying of starvation in Niger because of a new famine there, but *sigh* I live in the USA.
Ugh, now I seem kind of jaded – lol, this is what happens when you don't blog enough.
Anyway, Windows Vista Beta 1 is coming August 3 and might RTM [release to manufacturing] May-October 2006. Already people have been registering "vista" domains like 'microsoftvista.co.uk', 'vistafordummies.com', 'winvista.net' [that Microsoft didn't already get] and even selling them on eBay.
Also, be sure to check out some blogs and news stories for more information:
Microsoft Watch: Longhorn to Be Christened 'Windows Vista'
Robert Scoble: Speculation over new Longhorn name all over the blogosphere
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Some of you may have noticed some new Passport logos last night. Hopefully that means Microsoft Passport Network 3.0 will be launching shortly. Passport will loose the .NET name and focus on being used for mainly Microsoft sites. eBay and others have already removed Passport support from their sites. Although Passport was initially developed as a single sign-in service for the revolutionary web services market, Microsoft soon scaled it back as the Hailstorm initiative failed. Although this doesn't mean that Microsoft isn't committed to web services.
The new Microsoft Passport Network will be much more user friendly, making it easier to manage the information stored in a user's account. MSN Account Services site will be focused on providing an easy gateway to all that information, including marketing preferences, your children's accounts, account credentials, privacy and security.
The upgrade appears to be in progress now, but here's a little sneak peak of the new features and UI [sorry, you have to scroll down when opening the image].
Update [2005/04/27 16:58 -6]: Mess.be has also reported on the new Passport, although they're mistaken on a number of points.
>View "Create a security key" (for strong-credential sign-in).
Security key was discontinued back in the beginning of March and is expected to be redesigned. However, the security key may have been removed for security reasons as Passport 2.5 is upgraded to 3.0. That is to say, that upgrading secure information could in itself be a security risk and the information was deleted to prevent that – part of Microsoft's increase security awareness. Security key is used as additional protection against extremely private information, such as bank statements stored in MSN Money, so most people will not need to set up this service.
>View "Add or change your Mobile credentials" (probably linked to MSN Messenger 7's Offline/Mobile Messaging feature).
Mobile credentials is nothing new and will not be tied with Mobile Messaging, which will still need to be done at the MSN Mobile site. Adding a phone number and PIN to your Passport allows you to easily sign in to Passport on mobile devices. You can also sign in to Passport on a computer with this phone number and PIN if you add @passport.com to the end of the phone number.
And finally the unoffiical MSN Messenger enthusiasts site Messenger Blog is giving a link to one test bed although I would highly recommend that you don't go playing around with it. It's possible to harvest any information in a number of test beds since security is generally not enabled when debugging. Soon enough we'll all be able to play with it.
Today MSN Messenger 7.0 was finalized and released to the web [RTW] for public consumption. Jeff Wilkes and others have reported being able to get it from the official site, but I just tried and got 6.2, so try the Neowin download link.
Also, MSN Spaces has removed beta from it's name, increased storage from 10 MB to 30, added more themes, announced 4.5M Spaces created, and launched What's Your Story?. However, there will be many more exciting things from the Spaces team later on and eventually more storage as a universal platform is completed.
PS–Thanks to Paul for most of this stuff.
Well yes I am. Sorry for the lack of blogging, but I've been trying to get a feel for what, how and why I want to blog. Luckily .Text provides great statistics and I think I have a sense for what you guys want. The NEW Microsoft Network received the most views and thus I will be creating a Major News feed for all of those who want to know when MSN comes out with something big. I'll be adding some links to different news sources and resources for MSN customers. As this weblog develops, I invite you to watch my MSN Space [after all, I should eat MSN's own dogfood] since that blog [RSS] will be updated more frequently. As time goes by, feel free to comment or send me an e-mail on what you would like to see or what you like so far. I'm hoping that as the MSN MVP program matures, you will hear more from us as a group.
As far as my syntax, I'm using revision tracking in the title so that MessageCast's LiveMessage Microsoft Passport Alerts will be delivered for every update to the post. This may also play nice with some aggregation services. Unfortunately I have the habit of updating posts quite often.
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From $5 to $1000, EULAs [or end user license agreement] are starting to offer cold hard cash! Most people dread reading all this legal mumbo-jumbo and simply click yes when installing software. I actually do scan through them if they're not that long or I simply just read the titles of the different paragraphs [unless I'm in a hurry].
Anyway, the $5 refers to a clause in Microsoft's AntiSpyware *cough* AntiAdware */cough* Beta in case Microsoft makes a mistake and the software's definitions start erasing personal files. Of course Microsoft has to actually find and admit the error themselves, which they recently did. I think that's a little generous since the software is free and will remain free. I have GIANT's software myself since it has more features, but Microsoft recently released an update that increased performance among other things, which was true when I uninstalled GIANT on a slow machine and installed the new Microsoft build. I compared the boot times and there was a decrease in 10-15 seconds on a 2:30 boot time [yeah, it's a slow machine]. Anyway, it kind of makes me angry that Microsoft isn't updating the GIANT build, they're only updating the definitions for it.
The $1000 check was cut by PC Pitstop when Doug Heckman was the first of over 3000 downloads to actually read the EULA and e-mail the company for compensation. If only I used their software… Interesting to note that this article was first on Slashdot.org and then News.com used it.


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"Back in Time" is fast climbing the Hot 100, ratcheting up to No. 65 from 83 last week and landing at No. 23 on Pop Songs. "It looks like it'll be a top 10 record within a couple weeks, with God's help," he said.
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Earlier at the Billboard Latin Music Conference, Pitbull touched on legal battles with former label TVT, his multiple branding deals, and his ascent to becoming the global superstar that he is today, based on the premise that the music industry is "90 percent business, 10 percent talent." Get the full story at Billboard.biz .
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#23 Sep 13, 2007
it is a shame she was too stupid and forefited these childrens lives for nothing. she may have needed to work but there is plenty of help out there for child care so she could work. and where was the childrens father when this took place. family, friends, neighbors, or in-laws! i hope they give her what is coming to her. have no sympathy for her! she had none for her kids!
#24 Sep 13, 2007
there should be no compassion for her. i bet you will be the next one in the news killing your kids!!!!! she could have checked on those kids and the motherly bathing! please! she only did that cause they probably had urine and feses all over them from being left for hours. you are just as sick if you think she needs compassion. if you feel this sickenly stong about it then pay here lawyer bills get her off and take care of her! how stupid can you be!
#25 Sep 13, 2007
she never even checked on the kids the whole day. and where and what kind of work did she do that she didnt get a break to check on her kids and what kind of boss does she have to not notice this or if the boss did know, why didnt they let the children come in. god i am just so sick to death and have so much to say that my blood is just boiling. i dont know if life in prison or the death penalty is best for her. some become adapted to prison life (like susan smith) and it is like home and doesnt bother them. killing them would just be putting them out of their misery! go back to the 18th century and torture all people whom harm kids!!!!!!
#27 Sep 13, 2007
Too bad that she couldn't or didn't seek care for the children from their father. If they had one. You know they can pull the disappearing act.
#28 Sep 13, 2007
It is sad that she left them in the hot car but it is good that she was going to work instead of out partying.
#29 Sep 13, 2007
Cry me a fu**ing river ! I'm supposed to feel sorry for the idiot mother. She left her kids in a hot car to die.
#30 Sep 13, 2007
what difference does it make? she still left them in a hot car. how can anyone be so brainless??
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#31 Sep 13, 2007
Yes, they can disappear. In that case, it is up to their mother to be their sole protector. I've been a single mom for all of my son's 18 years. There have been days when my son was not well and could not go to school, but I had an understanding boss who would allow me to take him to work with me and stay in another part of the office. At one point, I had a boss who was not very understanding. She was not my boss for very long. I find it very hard to believe that any boss would have not allowed her to find an area in her workplace where these kids would have been safe, if only for a few hours. Unless she was not a good employee to start with, with chronic absences and tardies. Then that is the mother's problem, because she shouldn't have kids she cannot provide for.
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#32 Sep 13, 2007
In a perfect world we as single moms would have daycare either at the job or somehere where they don't charge an arm and a leg. I can't imagine the employer not letting her bring the kids in if she would have asked. Like you said if she was a good employee she may have been able to go home without penalty or bring them in so they would not be out in the car in the heat. No employer would be so cruel to let kids die rom heat exhaustion. That would mean they were an excessary to abuse and neglect and death. Not a charge they want on theit heads.
#33 Sep 13, 2007
I feel that this lady should have asked someone for some help because the children today are our future and we cannot let any of them slip through the cracks, there are so many places that she could have taken her children for example the hospital,or the next door neighbors house this was a fatal mistake that should not have happen, and I myself feel for her because years ago there was no place that you could drop your children off but now they give you the opportunity to at least drop them at a local institution of safety and maybe she felt that she would suffer major consequences if she had done that so maybe we need to really take a look at the situation because maybe she felt trapped and did not know where to turn to.
#34 Sep 13, 2007
Are you serious? Your statement is contradicting on some points. You say her last motherly act was bathing them yet, you say don't judge her for going out to eat after their death because she "lost it". This woman was not the ignorant, deprived woman you seem to think she is. She was an educated, self willed person who did not take assistance from the government so what makes you think she was so backed into a corner, didn't know any better, and didn't have any help?
Her children are DEAD because of her actions. Because she didn't want to lose her JOB. As for giving a child the wrong medicine or leaving them somewhere questionable, a RESPONSIBLE, loving parent would not do that. You cannot make excuses for every "mistake" you make.
#35 Sep 13, 2007
God have mercy on this world!
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- Full-service spa
- Free self parking
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Concierge services
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Meeting rooms 11
- Number of floors - 4
- Year Built 1999
- Supervised childcare/activities
- On private beach
- Luggage storage
- Free valet parking
- Hair salon
- Number of restaurants - 3
- Arcade/game room
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- Pool sun loungers
- Accessible bathroom
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- Total number of rooms - 198
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Shopping on site
- 24-hour front desk
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- Slippers
- Premium TV channels
- In-room safe
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Room service (24 hours)
- Air conditioning
- Desk
- Phone
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Free toiletries
- Satellite TV service
- Free WiFi
- Minibar
- Ceiling fan
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Free newspaper
- Fireplace
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Free bottled water
- Turndown service
- Video-game console
- Television
- Balcony
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- This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
- One child 11 years old or younger stays free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.
- Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- Fee for buffet breakfast: USD 27 USD for adults and USD 14 USD for children (approximately)
- Airport shuttle fee: USD 24.00 per person (roundtrip)
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 58 per night
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
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You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property:
- Christmas Eve (24 December) Gala Dinner per adult: USD 121.00
- Christmas Eve (24 December) Gala Dinner per child: USD 92.00 (from 4 to 12 years old)
- New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per adult: USD 202.00
- New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per child: USD 156.00 (from 4 to 12 years old)
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Concern Over Bed Bugs Shuts Down Lodi Movie Theater
A possible bed bug infestation has shut down a movie theater in Lodi.
Lodi Stadium 12 Cinemas will remain closed until tomorrow, after a plea to avoid it garnered much attention on Facebook.
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Wendt talked with management at the theater, and claims they admitted to the infestation, saying it's from homeless people sneaking into the theater and sleeping.
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I received Juvederm 1 syringe to bottom and upper lips. I had done 3 months ago and it didn't swell at all but I felt effect was gone. The upper lip has swollen significantly a few hours after. Is this normal?
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Lip Swelling and fillers
The swelling form fillers can last up to two weeks. If you are still swollen and unhappy with the results you should consider removal with Vitrase. Best, Dr. Green
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Lip Swelling After Fillers Such as Juvederm or Restylane -- Reverse With Hyaluronidase
If swelling persists after 2 weeks , consider reversing the fillers or speaking to your physician. Best, Dr. Emer.
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Source: The Final Wish, pg(s). 79
A powerful type of azi known as a zahhak, the Serpent in Dreams is most likely the name given to the creature by locals. No one can be completely sure of this, as the Serpent has not been awake in over two centuries. The creature sleeps on a small island off the western coast of Osirion. Whatever it dreams of cannot be restful, as the beast occasionally roars and bellows in its sleep. Though the dragon is asleep, the two serpent heads that sprout from its shoulders seem to be awake and fully conscious, with access to the dragon's thoughts and memories. These twin snakes offer sinister council and dark advice to any who bring a living sacrifice to feed its sleeping body.[1]
- ↑ Adam Daigle, Rob McCreary, and F. Wesley Schneider. (2009). Bestiary. The Final Wish, p. 83. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-185-5


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Park Bo Young is 'disappointed' in Yoo Jae Suk?
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Actress Park Bo young, who has been enjoying the success of 'Wolf Boy,' recently revealed that she was 'disappointed' in Yoo Jae Suk.
Park Bo Young made a guest appearance on MBC's 'Come To Play: Truman Show' and surprised everyone by revealing, "I was disappointed by Yoo Jae Suk while watching 'Truman Show'." The actress explained, "Whenever Yoo Jae Suk's female friends call him, he lies to them and says he is sick," remembering an episode a few weeks ago.
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This Is Where: 'All Arms Are Open'
It's National Poetry month and our friends at public radio WLRN in Miami, in conjunction with O, Miami poetry festival have launched a poetry project they're calling "This Is Where."
We've asked you to submit your own poems about places that have had meaning. Every Wednesday this month we'll be featuring one of your poems. To participate, write a short poem describing a place that is important to you and submit it either here at TheTakeaway.org or on Twitter.
If you're submitting on Twitter, include the hashtag #ThisIsWhere. If you're in South Florida be sure to tweet it to @WLRN, and if you live anywhere else tweet it to us @TheTakeaway, or give us a call at 1-877-869-8253.
The poem below from Augustine Kanjia, a Takeaway listener in Worcester, Massachusetts, simply blew us away. Today Kanjia gives us the story behind his poem.
Kinja says he didn't always reside in New England—he fled Sierra Leone for Gambia, and eventually wound up in Worcester, a place that he says has embraced him and his family, and became his home.
"When I came to Worcester, I came with nothing and where I was introduced everybody came with a helping hand," says Kanjia. "As a refugee, I was really a needy person with my family. In fact, my first car was bought by one of the citizens of Worcester, Mr. Burke. He just got me a car—I never imagined that it could happen. That gave me eyes to really see into Worcester."
While friends have asked Kinja to move to places like Minnesota, he says he will not leave because Worcester is now his home. Though the New England climate can be a bit chillier than Sierra Leone, Kinja says he even loves the weather of Worcester.
"I love to see snow," he says. "I tell my family that I really love the snow, and they may frown, but they know I'm saying the truth. I go out with my kids sometimes to help them play in the snow. Because of the help in Worcester, winter is not a big deal. We all bear it."
While the simple pleasures of a snowy day can be enjoyed in a place like Worcester, the community also offers Kinja something Sierra Leone couldn't: Safety.
"There was violence in Sierra Leone starting in 1991, then they took over my area—my grandmother's home where we lived," he says. "Unfortunately nobody could go then, and then one day the government announced that people were free to go and they had repeled the rebels. I boarded a bus one evening, unfortunately we had a massive attack on the road."
Kinja says that the road he was traveling on was quite and solemn. But as the bus started to go down a hill, things changed.
"There was a bullet that came from nowhere, and it was targeted at the driver and he died," he says. "The bus was going left to right on the road. It swayed and then we stopped somewhere down the hill. People started jumping—there were rebels there, and anybody who jumped was killed, was shot at. I was in that bus. I laid flat on the floor and held onto somebody who was ahead of me. He was trying to force his way out. He pushed himself out through the door and I still held on him tight. Then he was shot. He fell. I still held onto him and because of his weight he pulled me out of the bus."
Kinja says the rebels may have thought he was dead too when he fell with the man. He laid on top of the dead bodies and then eventually rolled underneath the bus. The rebels robbed him, but he was able to escape with his life.
"They heard another sound of a vehicle—there were about three of them and they ran towards where we came from," he says. "They set fire to the bus, and the fire was ravaging. People's heads were popping out—you'd hear 'Pop! Pop!' Eventually, I withdrew from under the bus and nobody was there then. As I was moving, I saw a lady moving too. She was asking if we were dead."
Kinja says that he and the woman he met walked alone in the dark through the bush. Eventually they made it on foot to a village and were able to seek safety. After the ordeal, Kinja was able to obtain asylum and come to the United States.
"I came into New York, then Boston, and then somebody picked us up from Boston and gave us a ride to Worcester, where I have made my home today," he says.
"Worcester my home town
Love, peace, shared daily
Ran from Africa looking for peace and love
Only found it in Worcester in the heart of Massachusetts
Yes Worcester, this is where I belong
Left where I swallowed the dust due to war
Escaped in a hail of bullets
The suffering to safety was not small
Never knew there was a place better than Sierra Leone
Yes Worcester here we are, this is where I belong
Left Africa due to war
Never knew where God had destined me to;
but to where I belong, my home
Love, peace and sharing abound in my home town
No one falls in my home town; all arms are open to help
Yes Worcester my heart, this is where I belong
Take away my cap and leave my Worcester
My home a melting pot
Diversity makes us one all striving in one spirit
The spirit of America!
To maintain peace, love and unity
Where else can you find caring people using their heads hearts?
Worcester sweet home, this is where I belong."


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Cecilias Undoing
This is a crime fiction story, set in New York. It was written as an assignment for school.
The sun filtered through the dirty glass, into an equally dirty apartment, as the ringing of a phone roused Cecilia Montgomery from her fitful sleep. Stumbling out of the mess of sheets she reached to the bedside table, and brought the phone to her ear.
"Cecilia?" It was John, her partner at the NY Police Station.
"Yes it's me, what do you want?" A lack of sleep had rendered her cranky, and she put her hand to her temple where a throbbing headache was beginning.
"I hope you're sober. We've found a body, down at Sutton" His tone was disapproving. John looked down upon Cecilia's frequent and excessive drinking.
"Alright. Fine, I'll be there soon." With that Cecilia snapped shut the phone, and began the daunting task of finding clean, presentable clothes in the mess of her apartment.
By the time Cecilia had fought the traffic and arrived at Sutton it was dark and stormy, and the gruesome crime scene was a flurry of activity. Dirty yellow police tape made sure no prying eyes could see the grisly crime that had been committed only hours before. A man's body lay flung out under the cover of trees, although Cecilia's view was obscured by various police officers. The park always smelt of smoke and pollution that was pumped out by the surrounding factories, but that day it was tainted with the pungent smell of blood that was congealing over the man's torso. Flies swarmed thickly around the victim, the pull of blood appealing to them. A few years ago Cecilia would have felt bile rising up her throat but her stomach had since hardened, and she was able to examine the scene in a clinical fashion. She saw a young detective turn away from the body in repulsion.
"Rookie," she sniggered
Medical examiners were finishing up, and seeing Cecilia had finally turned up, they rushed to her to give their findings. They had worked with Cecilia long enough to know that if she had a hangover and they worked slowly, it was likely they'd end up with more bruises than the body they were examining.
Trying to clear her head Cecilia listened to the rambling of the examiners, slowly piecing together what had happened. The dead man was a male Caucasian, between 35 and 40, who had been brutally stabbed to death. There was no identification on the body, just a tattered note that had undoubtedly been carried around for quite some time. The note was handed to her, and it made even her, cold-hearted, unfeeling Cecilia, tear up. Pink texta covered the page, with a simple message, written in a child's wobbly scrawl "I love you daddy."
Inconspicuously wiping her eyes, Cecilia made her way to a stone bench where a man was sitting talking to John. Cecilia laughed when she caught a good look at the man, whose hands were shaking and face dripping with sweat. She'd been in the business long enough to know that this guy had found the body.
Cutting off John mid-sentence, she began to talk to the guy, knowing she could get the information out of him better than John, or anyone else, could.
"Look mate the quicker you answer me, the easier it'll be, and the quicker we'll all be outta this god-forsaken rain. Understand?" The man just looked at Cecilia, obviously shocked, and gave a slight nod of the head.
"Good. So where, when and how'd you find him?' She gave a quick jerk of her thumb behind her, pointing to where the body lay, under a cold white sheet.
"I was out jogging, and could see…could see his hand. I thought it was a homeless guy sleeping rough, I was going to give him a few bucks. It was dark, even when I was standing right over him I thought he was just asleep. I didn't realise he was d-d-dead until he didn't answer me." The man spoke softly, quickly, traumatised by what he'd seen.
"Do you know him?" Cecilia growled. She was wet, cold and hungry, and the thought of simply going home was alluring. The team could work without her. But that note, still clutched in her hand, wouldn't let her give up.
"Not, not personally. His name is Tim Northman, I teach his kids down at theBronx." He was still shaking, looking around nervously, glancing at his watch. It was clear he wanted to be anywhere but where he currently was.
"OK, thanks. Off you go, we don't need you anymore." As soon as Cecilia said go, the man took off.
Feeling his eyes boring into her back, Cecilia turned to John.
"Yes? What are you lecturing me about this time?" John had the tendency to act like the mother she never had, and continually scolded her about things that were trivial and didn't involve him. That made Cecilia like him only a little more than she liked murderers.
"Nothing, god what's with you? " Seeing Cecilia's scowl he changed tactics, "I say we go and find his family."
Standing on the front step of a dilapidated, dirty house Cecilia rang the doorbell. A young girl, who couldn't have been more than ten, answered. On her hip was a younger child and they both looked thin, undernourished, and unloved. For a brief moment Cecilia flashed back to her own childhood, to her first home, that was so similar to this house, to her siblings, who looked the same as these children. But she couldn't let these thoughts control her. She'd spent her whole life blocking them out.
"Hello. My name's Cecilia, I'm a police officer, is your mother home?" The girl looked scared, but hurried off to find her mother. A moment later a large, broad shouldered, hard faced lady stepped out of the room.
"What do you want? Have one of these dumb kids messed up again? If they have, I swear…" She trailed off, leaving the threat hanging in the air.
"No, of course not Mrs Northgate. I'm sad to inform you, but we found your husband inSuttonParkthis morning. A passing jogger saw him and, well, he was deceased." Cecilia's words were kind, but she delivered them harshly, the image of the unloved girls still burnt in her minds. Mrs Northgate's eyes went wide, her face bone white.
"No, no it can't be, that's impossible." She wasn't talking to Cecilia, she was muttering to herself in disbelief.
Cecilia had been told she was untactful when she dealt with people, but she didn't care. She was a cop, not a salesperson. If she needed answers, she was going to get them. In her blunt, impersonal way she kept pushing Mrs Northgate, but soon left the house frustrated when it became clear Mrs Northgate was incapable of answering her.
As she was leaving the house, something caught her eye. The two girls who'd answered the door, along with three other scruffy looking boys, sat in a dirty bedroom quietly talking. Not wanting to disturb them, she quietly slipped into the room and gave them her business card.
"Call me anytime," she softly whispered, before tiptoeing away.
Back at the police station everybody was in motion, trying to work out, figure out what had happened to this hard working father of five. Looking up at the corkboard dedicated to the case, Cecilia saw just one suspect, a serial killer who was currently at large inNew York. The MO's matched and Cecilia was already reviewing the details from the previous cases that she could remember. Stabbed to death, that matched. Murdered in a park in the early hours of the morning, that matched. No identification on the body, that matched.
She demanded the files be delivered to her desk so she could review them. They were there in the time that it took her to pour a coffee. She smiled slyly, knowing the juniors in the office were wrapped around her little finger. They were all as scared of her sharp words and violent outburst as they were the criminals they investigated.
Later that night Cecilia went out to the bar, wanting to drown her troubles in a bottle. Seeing those kids had reminded her of her horrible childhood, where she'd never heard a word of praise, of encouragement, of love. She knew that being hung-over tomorrow wasn't a good idea, but sitting through one of John's lectures was better than being alone, wallowing in self-pity.
The next day was sunny and warm, the type of day Cecilia would usually take off. Instead, she dragged her tired, protesting body into the station and rang Stephanie, a friend who had been working the New York serial killer case. Only moments after Cecilia had left an angry message demanding Stephanie ring her back, the phone rang again. When she picked up, a young, uncertain voice started talking. Fast paced and quiet, Cecilia strained to hear, not daring to interrupt. Just as she opened her mouth to speak the phone cut off, the line dead.
John turned to Cecilia expectantly, wanting to know what had caused her shocked face.
"John, has the guy's wife been interviewed? Does she have an alibi?" Cecilia's voice was frantic, her eyes wild as she decided what to do.
"No, nobody has spoken to her since you have. Why, what's wrong?" John was confused, he'd never seen Cecilia so worked up, he couldn't work out what the person on the phone could have said to change the case so suddenly.
"Those kids, if she gets angry…" Cecilia was muttering to herself, trying to find her keys on her desk.
"Cecilia! Slow down, what's going on, who was on the phone." John tried to take charge, to get onto the same page as Cecilia.
"It was Tim Northgate's eldest daughter, Faith. I saw her when I spoke to his wife. She said that the night before the murder her mother and father had a fight. He went to a bar, and she followed him. That morning Faith went to wash her mother's clothes, and they were covered in blood." Cecilia was still rushing around, and her voice was jumpy as she explained the situation to John. "Faith said she was gone all night, because the younger children had to sleep in her room. And a large kitchen knife was missing from the knife bock."
"Are you saying that his wife killed him?" John was dazed, he didn't believe the case was going to end up like this.
"Yes, that's what I'm saying!"
At that moment a junior detective, new to the job, tentatively walked up to Cecilia.
"Uh, Miss Montgomery?" he stuttered. "Something's just come up. The night before Mr Northgate was murdered he had reported his wife for abusing their children."
At the revelation of this news both Cecilia and John were utterly staggered, but it was Cecilia who composed herself first.
"Well now we have motive, a murder weapon and she has no alibi. That's enough for an arrest!" With that she rushed out of the room, hair streaming behind her, as John and the junior detective stared at each other in disbelief.
By the time John reached the Northgate home, Cecilia already had Mrs Northgate locked in the front room, her Miranda rights read, hands cuffed behind her back. The oldest of 5 children, a girl John assumed to be Faith, was talking to Cecilia, who was simultaneously comforting a younger boy.
Cecilia untangled herself from the weeping boy, and marched purposefully towards the front room. Within five minutes she emerged, her face set in not quite a smile, but in grim satisfaction.
"She confessed the whole thing, from the abuse to the murder. John, go ring social services…"
Just as the word left Cecilia's mouth a looming figured raced towards her, and felt her jaw being punched with outrageous force. Knocked to the ground Cecilia looked up, and saw John wrestling to subdue Mrs Northgate. Faith and her siblings raced to Cecilia, looking horror struck. Stars were flashing in front of her eyes, but Cecilia smiled. Mrs Northgate was going away for a long time, and she wouldn't be able to hurt anyone else.