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Gillett, Frederick Huntington, 1851-1935
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Gillett, Frederick Huntington, 1851-1935
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Additional Information
Birth Date
- 18511016
Death Date
- 19350731
Birth Place
- Westfield (Mass.)
Death Place
- Springfield (Mass.)
Has Affiliation
- Organization: United States. Congress. House
- Affiliation Start: 1919
- Affiliation End: 1925
Has Affiliation
- Organization: United States. Congress. Senate
- Affiliation Start: 1925
- Affiliation End: 1931
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Amherst College
- Affiliation End: 1874
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Harvard Law School
- Affiliation End: 1877
- Legislator
- Speaker of the House
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
- found: Library of Congress Manuscript Division for Moody, W.H. Papers, 1879-1916 (Gillett, Frederick Huntington; corresp.)
- found: WWWA, v. 1 (Gillett, Frederick Huntington, 1851-1935; U.S. Rep. and Sen. from Mass.; Spkr. of the House, 1919-1925)
- found: NUCMC data from Westfield Athenaeum for Gillett family collection, 1820-1957 (Frederick H. Gillett was born Oct. 16, 1851 in Westfield, Mass. to Edward Bates Gillett (1817-1899) and Lucy Fowler Gillett (1830-1916). He died on July 31, 1935. He graduated from Amherst College in 1874 and graduated from Harvard Law in 1877. Thereafter he was admitted to the bar and began practicing law in Springfield, Mass. He was Assistant Attorney General of Massachusetts from 1879 to 1882. He was a member of the State House of Representatives between 1890 and 1891. He was elected as a Republican to the U.S. House of Representatives from Mar. 4, 1893 to Mar. 3, 1925. On Nov. 25, 1915 he married Christine (Rice) Hoar, the widow of former U.S. Representative Rockwood Hoar. He acted as Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1919 to 1925. He was elected to the U.S. Senate from 1925 to 1931. He retired to California, eventually passing away in Springfield, Mass.)
Change Notes
- 1997-11-28: new
- 2015-02-11: revised
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- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Number of floors - 9
- Free WiFi
- In-room accessibility
- Meeting rooms
- Number of restaurants - 2
- Private beach nearby
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- Conference space size (feet) - 9096
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- Total number of rooms - 200
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- Number of meeting rooms - 9
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- Conference space size (meters) - 845
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Property Details for 9939 Park Place Drive, Monticello, MN 55362
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 2 Full
Lot Size: 0.28 Acres
Lot Dimensions: 80x150x84x150
Year Built: 2001
Garage Dimensions: 3 car
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Square Feet: 1898
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Dining Room: 12x12
Kitchen: 14x13
Bedroom 1: 12x11
Bedroom 2: 12x11
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Bedroom 3: 14x10
Bedroom 4: 13x10
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Dining Room Description: Kitchen/Dining Room
Family Room Characteristics: Lower Level
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Heating: Forced Air
Fireplaces: No
Basement: (850 sq Finished) Full, Finished (Livable), Drain Tiled, Sump Pump, Day/Lookout Windows
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Lot Dimensions: 80x150x84x150
Roof: Asphalt Shingles, Age Over 8 Years
Zoning: Residential-Single
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A Wonderful Start
I'd been awake for an hour when the doctor came in, smiling at me.
"Hi. I'm going to ask you a few questions, alright?" She had straight black hair, and she looked tired, but she didn't show it. I nodded for her, realizing I shouldn't have when my head began throbbing.
"Can you tell me your name?"
"Nikki Marie-Sophie Grace Chrime," I answered blandly.
"And how old are you?"
"I'm sixteen, turning seventeen on the third next month."
"Well, there's no need to ask for your birth date now." She smiled. She went on to ask me more questions like, what are my parents' names, who's the president, what school do I go to, and various other things along those lines.
She asked me what I had for lunch yesterday, and I didn't remember. But I told her I didn't eat lunch, because I haven't eaten lunch in almost three months.
When I thought about it, I couldn't remember anything about yesterday, except moments from the attack. And even those were fuzzy.
My doctor had told me that today was the twentieth. But, the last day I remember was seventh. Could I really have lost two weeks of my memory?
"Nikki, your mom and Sam were here all night. They went back home to freshen up, but they'll be back later this afternoon. For now, though, you need your rest." She messed with my IV bag, and then I fell asleep. I really didn't like being forced to sleep, but I didn't really have any say in it.
I heard low murmuring next to my ear when I woke up next. I recognized the voice, but it took me a moment to put a name to it.
I opened my eyes and looked over to see Sam kneeling next to me. We were in the sterile-looking white room still. I stared at him, wondering how long it'd take him to figure out that I was awake now. I listened to what he was saying, but it didn't make any sense. Was he praying?
He looked up at me, startled to find my eyes. "Hey."
"Hey yourself," I croaked. My voice was hoarse.
"How are you feeling?" He asked me. I couldn't read the expression in his eyes. Then again, I could barely see his eyes.
"How do you think? I was attacked, stabbed, got my skull cracked open with a concussion on the side, my wrist is fractured, and I lost two weeks of my memory." I listed, counting each item on my fingers. "But, considering, I suppose I'm fairly optimistic. Doctor says I'll live. Maybe not comfortably, but I guess that's a small price to pay."
He laughed. "Well, it appears you still have your sense of humor. That's a good sign, right?"
"You tell me." I sighed and closed my eyes, for just a little while. I didn't open them again.
A few days later, I was allowed to go home. The doctors had determined that I had no brain damage of any sort, aside from the concussion. My stab wound was healing really well, and my wrist would be in a brace or a sling for a few months or so. My memory should come back, but there wasn't much to be done if it didn't... It was only two weeks, and I wasn't very concerned.
I wouldn't be attending school again until after break. I was fine with that, too.
During winter break, Sam seemed to spend almost every day at my house with me. I was rarely allowed to leave my bed for the first few days, so that I wouldn't move my head around too much. If I felt dizzy or nauseous, I had to go back to the hospital immediately. My mom only had Christmas Eve and Christmas day off, so the four of us, my mom, Sam, his father, and I, celebrated it at my place because Sam refused to leave my side except during the night, when he was forced to go back to his own appartment and sleep.
After New Years, my stab wound and concussion were pretty much healed. I was now free to move about, which was a wonderful start to a new year.


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Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Character Creation and Discussion
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2007-11-11, 23:06
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Gensokyo
Age: 33
Will do backlog busting later, but first....
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Lucky bastard...
Gemini Sisters. Come in 2-in-1 combo. Dresses included.
Originally Posted by
"...P-Please accept me."
Anytime, my lady.
Originally Posted by
"Forgive me then..."
You know, this could be the template for Galatea.
but since this is already for Spica.....
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Really? *shrug* You could have gone some where else then so don't complain to me
That line above was good
I'm still waiting for her to whip the sword out....
You do want to get-
*radio static*
Just forget it.
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And now,
So after remembering that Diary of a Windtalker takes place years after StrikerS in the timeline, and seeing as how Mai participates, I wondered what she'd look like during that time.
And... here's the result.
Mai Enna, 20-years old: Atashi wa Yume...
Once, I dreamt. Precious dreams, wishful illusions.
Once, when I was young and innocent.
The days when happiness was pure, untainted, unsullied by the darkness of this world. Bright, blessed days long past the veil of sadness and pain, that once shone with the brilliant light of hope.
Distant from the stain of blood, the salty tears, and the excruciating misery.
Once I dreamt. And I wished for only these.
I wished for eternal peace...
I wished for boundless happiness.
And most of all... the greatest of these...
I wished for love.
Love most pure. Love most chaste. Love most devoted. Love most beautiful. Cherished by the one to whom my heart I will entrust in their gentle care.
My greatest wish.
My reason to live.
Was love most naive.
And once, a long time ago, those dreams were swept away by the cruelty of fate. And once, my wishes were irretrievable beyond that wailing wall, stolen by the thieves from the dark. Crushed beneath the boots of the despicable, and the blood of my kin spilling out over the midnight curtain.
Gone was my peace.
Gone was my happiness.
And love was but a distant phantom, forever beyond my reach.
Once, they were just wishes.
Once, they were just dreams.
And once, I dreamt that I had never wished.
But now...
My once distant wishes...
... is the reality I hold in my hand.
The reality of his hand.
The greatest of all my dreams have come true.
Remi... arigato.
And suddenly....
// Somewhere //
Snarling out a kiai, Freya charged, right fist cocked for an almighty straight-
The speedier black-haired woman roundhouse kicked her on the side of her temple.
Freya sprawled across the floor. Glancing up in a daze, she saw the woman looming over her. "I guess I lost…" she giggled sheepishly.
The woman wordlessly dropped down to pin Freya against the floor, their School combat uniforms pressing together softly.
"Eh? O-Oneesama?"
"I love you, Freya…"
She kissed Freya on the lips.
Freya came awake all sweaty and flustered in her bunks. "Eh? EH????"
"Freya," the half-asleep Aura grumbled. "If you can't sleep, let us sleep…"
"Oneesan…" Keiko mumbled lovingly.
"Soft…" Matilda whimpered. "Squiggly… squishy… Keiko…"
"…" was Aura's reply.
I don't think I'll sleep well tonight, Freya silently moaned to herself.
// unknown //
"Is everything ready?"
"Yes, Mistress Gala. Everything has been prepared."
The woman approached the awaiting nobles. "Gentlemen," she spoke. "I hope my absence won't cause you too many troubles."
"Oh, no, it will not be happening," one of the nobles said. "We will take a very great care of everything on your behalf."
"I hope you will hold onto your words very firmly," the woman spoke.
"Mistress Gala," the noble called and gave the woman a file. "Before you leave, the School would like you to take a look at this."
She took the file. "Phantom 21… the lost Candidate…" she murmured as she was reading one of the documents. "Very well. I will find this person. I heard he was one of the best combatants the School had ever produced."
"Please do," the nobles answered.
"Gentlemen, I leave the School to you. Please take care of my little siblings for me." The woman tied her hair with a ribbon and flung the silky tresses across her shoulders as she turned away from the elderly men. "Sao, we're going."
The maid nodded. "Yes, Master."
// cafeteria //
"Let me see," said Matilda as she browsed through the calendar. "Frieda plans to have a Christmas gathering for the knights, but I heard she's going to invite the TSAB as well."
"The TSAB, isn't it?" Keiko said and sipped the green tea. "I also heard Frieda was crowned as the best female cosplayer of the Halloween Party. Lucky her, I must say."
"Too bad we weren't there," Matilda sighed and later cackled. "Otherwise I would have brought my camera and took all her pictures in the skimpy witch outfit."
"Matilda, you're saying it too loud," Keiko reminded.
Several knights who happened to be nearby overheard the conversation and had a moment of wild imagination. "Frieda… skimpy outfit… witch?" They instantly bled their noses and had to cover themselves. "Too much fantasy… must resist…" they groaned.
Yutaro and the Gemini Sisters arrived, followed by the Wolkenritter. "I thought Takeru-
is coming today," Keiko said as they approached the two women.
"Didn't you know? His sister fell sick, so he's leaving for a month," Yutaro explained, and was later nudged on the waist by an angry Aura. "Aura, take it easy. It's not that you're going to lose your boyfriend forever."
"That's not the case," Aura mumbled and pouted. "Takeru said he would take me along, but he forgot. I'm angry. I'm going to punish him once he comes back."
"Now, Aura-
," Freya said and gave her a comforting embrace around her waist. "You still always have me. I can always share Yutaro with you, if you want to," she whispered.
"Oneechan… will you share him with me?" she asked.
Freya giggled and poked Aura's cheek. "Of course. Twins always share, right?"
Again, the knights bled their nose at the suggestively cute Gemini Service. "Lucky bastard…" they growled and shot the clueless Yutaro an envious glare.
Suddenly the cafeteria rocked violently as a bomb detonated and destroyed the western wall. Everybody took cover, including the Gemini Sisters who proceeded to hide under the table with Matilda and Keiko. Only Yutaro was unaffected by the explosion, and amidst the dusts he could see very clearly the silhouette of a woman coming from the hole on the wall. "Talk about a dramatic entry," he commented.
Slowly everybody came out of their cover. They, too, saw the woman appearing from beneath the dust. Vita and Signum took their weapons and assumed defensive posture, while Shamal prepared the battlefield's restriction barrier.
"Hello, Freya, Aura."
The dust settled in.
And the woman revealed herself.
Freya was shocked. "Oneesama!?"
Aura was equally surprised. "Gala-
The woman grinned. "What's with the surprised face? Don't tell me you have forgotten your very big sister," she spoke. "Von Dietrich."
"Von Dietrich?" Yutaro turned to Aura, who was frowning in disgust at the family name, as so did Freya. "I don't get this. Can anyone tell me what's going on?"
"Von Dietrich… I thought we had long discarded the name after we left the School…" Aura murmured.
"Who the hell are you?" Vita and Shamal shouted.
The woman smirked and threw her hair across her shoulder. "I am Galatea. The School's Class-A Senior Officer. Pleased to meet you, Belkan Knights."
The dynamically explosive entrance did not scare the people away; instead they were rooting Galatea for her cool attitude. "Gala-nee surely looks hot in that black dress, isn't she?" one of the knights asked.
"And her hair is beautiful, too," his friend agreed.
It did not -- and would not -- take long before they gathered up and knelt behind Galatea. The woman was surprised by the sudden treatment of the gentlemen, but did not take them lightly. "My, my, the Knights surely know how to welcome a woman, aren't they?" she asked.
"Don't mind us, Gala-
," one of the knights spoke in honourable manner.
"Your wish is your utmost command," his fellow said. "We will do whatever your desire is."
"What is your purpose of visiting us, Galatea?" Signum questioned.
Galatea smirked and ran her hand through the silky tresses (the knights cooed at the natural beauty of the woman's hair). "My apology for the explosive entry, but I am here as a part of the School's Special Inspector Test, and I would like to inform each and every one of you here that this test starts soon after I greeted the Gemini Sisters."
Freya gasped. "Oneesama! Why didn't you tell me of the test earlier?"
"I am very sorry, my cute little sister," Galatea replied. "But as the representative of the School, it is my responsibility to judge the level of your awareness. It is clearly obvious to me now that you are not prepared at all."
Freya frowned. "How should I be prepared?" she murmured.
Galatea approached the panicked Freya. With a warm smile, she cupped the girl's cheek and stared into her eyes in affection. "To tell you the truth, I've missed you for a very long time," she spoke. "My cute little Freya, you've grown up a lot since I last saw you. You're lovelier than ever…"
Freya blushed. "Oneesama…"
("Are Galatea-san and Freya that close?" Yutaro asked.
Aura nodded. "Gala-nee and Oneechan have been this close ever since we were admitted into the School. In fact, Oneechan would always cry whenever Gala-nee wasn't around."
Yutaro, Aura, Matilda, Keiko and the knights looked at Freya. "And she makes Freya go dere-dere, too," they commented.)
Galatea's followers were smitten by the bubbly effect of the "sisterly intimacy". Not only that, the way Galatea was cupping Freya's cheeks reminded them of a certain Terran anime series on Catholic schoolgirls and their petite souer tradition. They only thing they wanted to complain were the lack of rosary, because without the item the ceremonial adoption would not be complete.
"One question, though," Yutaro said and lifted his left hand. "If you're here for the Inspector Test, then why is Freya only involved? Why not Aura as well?"
Galatea smiled. "A very good question, young boy," she answered and took Freya into a comforting embrace. "Of course, the Inspector Test also applies to Aura but my top priority is Freya. Besides," she said and placed soft kisses upon Freya's flushed cheek. "I have always wanted to spend a lot of time with Freya alone."
"Alone?" Galatea fan boys bled their nose for the third time. The fantasy of Galatea and Freya doing
was simply too much for them to bear. Their head exploded, and all that remained was piles of crippled bodies of the blissful Knights.
"And who would you be, young boy?" Galatea asked as she continued cuddling Freya in caring manner.
"Who? Me? I'm her boyfriend Yutaro," Yutaro blatantly declared. "Wakamoto Yutaro. A street performer."
This time, Freya fan boys were defeated. "How honest of him…" they murmured and retreated to dark corner. "Happy bastard…" they growled and poked the floor.
"Wakamoto… Yutaro, right?" Galatea said. "A good name. I like it."
"Thank you, Galatea-
," Yutaro replied.
"And speaking of which," Vita said. "If you're not holding any weapon, then who did the explosion?"
Galatea smirked. "Sao, please show yourself. I guess our friends want to know you more," she said.
Slowly, so slowly, the silhouette of a maid materialized next to Galatea. The pink-haired woman corrected her posture and bowed to the people. "I am Sao, Master's Servant. Pleased to meet you."
Galatea and Freya fan boys drooled. As if Galatea's hotness was not enough, her Servant was made of absolute love and win. "We don't really mind if we become Gala-sama's followers, as long as we get to see Galatea and Sao everyday!" they declared.
"Hey, hey," Signum uttered.
they announced.
"Freya," Galatea said as she turned to the smitten Gemini Sister. "Would you like to come with me and Sao? We have a lot of things to talk of after this." She later giggled and turned to Yutaro. "Of course you can bring Wakamoto Yutaro along. Oneesama wants to know more about your relationship."
"Oneesama!" Freya squealed. "Even though we're couples, that doesn't mean…"
Galatea chuckled. "My poor little Freya…" she murmured.
," Keiko later said. "I didn't know you have a beautiful Oneesan." Matilda and the knights nodded as to agree with the spectacled psychiatrist.
Aura had to suppress her embarrassment. "You don't want to know Gala-
other side…"
"We don't care of that!" Galatea fan boys objected. "IF GALA-
"Then die right now."
Aura killed Galatea fan boys with Feng Huang.
Yutaro just scratched his head in confusion. "This isn't a bad idea after all," he commented, "to have Freya's big sister coming. Maybe I can ask Frieda-san to invite Galatea-
for the Christmas gathering."
the crippled fan boys roared.
Aura blushed more furiously than ever.
The white tiger teleported behind Aura. "Yes, Aura?"
Aura glared at the fan boys. "Finish them."
"As you wish." Poseidon turned to the excited fan boys. "I AM ZA WARUDO!! WRYYYY!!!!!!!!"
Poseidon killed fan boys with Unlimited Steamroller Works.
this was fun.
Oh, don't mind Gala-nee when she said she wanted to spend time with Aura & Sao
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Audi?s A3 small car range will be bigger than ever in 2012.
The German car maker has unveiled a concept car at the 2011 Geneva motor show that previews a new ?notchback? four-door variant that will join the next-generation A3 line-up.
The 4.4-metre-long concept is a four-seater only, though Audi is promising decent cabin space with a 2.6m wheelbase it says is the best in a segment that also includes the BMW 1-Series and new Lexus CT200h.
Audi?s signature ?single-frame? grille dominates the A3 concept?s front end, which is flanked by evolutionary LED headlights and accompanied below by full-width air intake.
A sporty stance is created by the combination of its relatively low height (1.39m) and deep body sides that account for two-thirds of that height.
The grille frame and air intake are made from carbon-fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) that helps to stave off extra kilos, along with the doors, bonnet and tailgate that are made of aluminium.
The 1540kg concept is essentially an RS-style performance model.
Its underpinnings are based on those of the RS3 Sportback, the recently released (Europe only) model that is the last hurrah for the outgoing A3 generation. The new A3 range, however, is expected to be based on the VW Group?s new MQB platform that will also be shared with the next Golf.
Under the bonnet is the same 2.5-litre five-cylinder turbocharged engine, but with higher outputs distributed to all four (20-inch) wheels via a seven-speed dual-clutch auto. The concept produces 300kW of power and 500Nm of torque, the latter delivered over a broad rev range of 1600-5300rpm.
It?s quick, too, with a claimed 0-100 acceleration time of 4.1 seconds. Fuel consumption, according to Audi, is 9.1 litres per 100km, with emissions of 212g/km.
The current A3?s interior has been left well behind other Audis, including the smaller A1, in terms of quality and design, but the concept indicates the new A3 will address this area.
An eight-inch colour display for Audi?s MMI (multimedia interface) system rises electronically out of the top of the A3 concept?s dash and, for the first time, is combined with a new large rotary push button.
The controller, which includes the finger-writing touchpad input system from the Audi A8 and A7, ?will soon be introduced in series production? says Audi.
The company suggests aeroplane themes will also play a role in the new A3?s cabin. It says the concept?s four round dash vents are inspired by jets, while the panel for the airconditioning controls are said to make a nod to turbines.
Boot space is a decent 410 litres.
The production version of the sedan will join three-door, five-door hatch and convertible variants seen on the outgoing A3 range.


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In order to improve fertility and conceive you must have regular sex at proper time of the month. The right time to have sex is around day 14 of your menstrual phase. Try to get proper weight, if you carry more weight around the stomach it affects the hormone balance and damage fertility reducing your chances of getting pregnant. Swimming improves your chances of becoming pregnant. Avoid smoking and the intake of alcohol as they lower the levels of fertility. Avoid medications which can reduce the levels of fertility. Therefore, always consult with your doctors before taking any medicine when you are planning to conceive. Folic acid supplements are recommended three months before you try to conceive. Low fatty foods and plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables must be added into your diet. Stress interferes in ovulation so avoid stress by relaxation and recreation.
Men should avoid hot baths, tight-fitted underwear/ jeans and should not put a laptop on the lap as these may raise the temperature of their testes and kill the sperm. Vitamin E, C and Zinc supplements are recommended to enhance the quality and quantity of sperms. Even men should avoid smoking if you are planning to have a baby.


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This week's editor of Capital Letters is Steve Playle, an experienced trading standards officer. He is project manager of a trading standards Scambusters team, tackling rogue traders across the south-east of England.
Drive Assist did the dirty on me with unfair £250 fine
Following a car accident in July, my insurance company organised a free courtesy car supplied by Drive Assist of Tamworth while mine was being repaired.
When it was delivered, it was extremely dirty and muddy. I checked the car over as best I could and spotted three scratches which I informed the drop-off driver about. I signed a handheld computer terminal but I could not see and was not given written details of the agreed existing damage. Ten days later, when the car was collected, my wife was asked to sign the handheld terminal but, as before, it was not possible to see what she was actually agreeing to and she was given no paperwork.
Two months later, Drive Assist sent me an invoice for £250 for supposed damage I had caused and the money was taken from my bank.
CD, Derbyshire
No doubt the filthy condition of the car when delivered could have hidden other pre-existing damage that you didn't spot. The main point here is that neither you nor your wife knew what you were signing for on the handheld terminal, and the fact that you say you were not given a copy of the car condition report is a serious flaw in the procedures used by Drive Assist.
I have now been in contact with Drive Assist, who are proud of their handheld computer technology but acknowledge that "improvements can always be made". Drive Assist has agreed to refund your £250 and will take a look at other similar complaints sympathetically.
If they hadn't helped you, I would have referred you to the Financial Ombudsman Service on 0845 080 1800, which intervenes in insurance disputes such as this.
British Gas switched us without permission
My wife took a cold call from British Gas two weeks ago. They were trying to persuade us to switch back to them. There was a discussion on costs but my wife didn't agree to sign up. Shortly afterwards, we received a letter with our new British Gas account number. When we called to cancel, we were told quite bluntly: "We have a verbal contract and you can't change your mind."
JC, Sussex
I have contacted British Gas on your behalf to see what they have to say. They expressed surprise at the way you say you have been treated, but have been digging around and found recordings of the phone conversations that took place between your wife and the sales staff.
If British Gas believes they have persuaded a consumer to switch, they normally make a follow-up call. This was made to your wife on November 8. The transcript of the call appears to confirm that your wife was happy to switch and she was offered the chance to change her mind but declined. I can't fault British Gas on this occasion, but they are still willing to let you cancel.
False start for my driving from BSM
I feel let down by the British School of Motoring. Over the past eight months, I have taken 61 hours of lessons, spent £1,710 on their "pass promise" package and I am nowhere near ready to pass a practical test.
HF, London
I've had a look at the BSM "pass promise," which makes provision for the refund of driving test fees if you fail but, quite clearly, nobody is able to guarantee you will pass your test.
I tried to speak to BSM on your behalf but they declined to comment on your case "due to the Data Protection Act". They have offered your pre-paid test fee back and told you to take up your complaint with the Driving Standards Agency. Take the money, make the complaint and find another driving school - good luck and stick with it.
Trades People may be Rated - but not vetted
A website called Rated People put me in touch with an electrician who said he was NICEIC-approved (NICEIC is the electrical contracting industry's voluntary regulatory body for installation safety matters). I needed to get a new fuse box fitted in my home. The work was carried out, but when I asked for a certificate of installation, the electrician dragged his heels and then falsified the paperwork - I later found out that he is not NICEIC-approved at all.
LM, East London
Trying to find a good home maintenance tradesman is not easy and trading standards deal with many complaints on this subject. By using Rated People, you thought you would be protected, but the person you found had lied about his qualifications.
The issue here is that Rated People is not a vetting scheme but rather a tradesman recommendation service, relying on feedback from previous customers.
I have spoken at length to Rated People and they had already removed the electrician from their site. They have offered to send a qualified electrician to you free of charge to check on the work that was done. In the meantime, I will be passing this case on to trading standards so they can investigate the electrician.
Did I really win the Spanish lottery?
I've just received some documents from "The Spanish International Lotto Commission" telling me I've won a lot of money. Is it a scam?
DS, Linlithgow
Anything that arrives out of the blue stating that you have won a prize and requiring you to send a release fee or an administration fee to get your prize is a total scam - file it in the recycling bin immediately after removing your personal details.
The Office of Fair Trading believes this scam is organised from West Africa, and law enforcement agencies are working together to tackle the perpetrators. If you or anyone reading this has actually sent money off, contact the OFT at email@example.com and head your email Spanish Lotto - you may be able to assist the enquiry.
Contact: We welcome letters but cannot answer individually. Write to: Capital Letters, Money, The Guardian, 119 Farringdon Road, London, EC1R 3ER or email email@example.com


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GI vs. Pro, not to sure what to think about this. Just because they are an armed service man doesn't mean they are on the professional level of fighting.
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Art Free Fall
If you've ever considered attending an art walk in downtown Fort Lauderdale and haven't gotten around to it, this Saturday's Art Fallout 2013 is not to be missed. Art Fallout is the largest and grandest art happening the city has to offer. Nearly every contemporary art venue, from Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale to Girls' Club to FATVillage artist studios and galleries and Sailboat Bend Artist Lofts, opens up for the night -- the route spans a four-mile stretch -- to present an outpouring of exhibitions, interactive installations, live theater, live mural painting, presentations, and so on. Thus, the entire Fort Lauderdale art scene collides for just one night. So attendees can hit up every venue -- perhaps a four-mile walk in heels isn't conducive for some -- the organizers have arranged for free shuttle buses for you to hop on and off throughout the night. Those in flats or heels can arrive on bicycles or rent one from Broward B-Cycle. To give a hint of what to expect, the event's main organizers, Girls' Club, a nonprofit and alternative exhibition space, will present an open-call exhibition called "Thinking on Paper" and ask the public, along with a panel of judges, to critique the works on display. Young at Art Museum's alternative project group, Bedlam Lorenz Assembly, will take to the streets and erect an interactive 100-foot-long mural and a sculpted playground and build out a site spanning 13,000 square feet at North Andrews Avenue and Fifth Street. A bevy of food trucks will be onsite. All the creative madness will begin at 5 p.m. and go on till 9 at various locations. An afterparty will be held at the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, 1 E. Las Olas Blvd. Girls' Club is located at 117 NE Second St. Visit artfallout.blogspot.com. Admission is free.
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Two: The Doctor Grumbles
The Doctor shook himself off and gasped. Being killed really wasn't a nice feeling- and he'd done it eight times now! The TARDIS purred along at a steady speed; they were in flight, even if the Doctor couldn't remember putting her into gear himself. Well, at least there were no more angry Sontarons here. It was a thought that only slightly placated the Doctor. He was frustrated. They were in flight! Where were they headed?
"Is this who I am now?" he mused. "Frustrated, cockney, and-" he looked up to the mirror again, "-I'm not ginger. How can that work? Nine lives and none of them ginger! That's so not fair!"
Having managed to cut his hair, the Doctor went on the hunt for some clothes. He led a constant train of thought through the air as he went, poking around tirelessly as his 'past' clothes hung limply.
"Right… I feel like something…not too suave. Hmm, no bowties, 'cause they don't suit this hair, and I don't think a trench-coat would work. I don't want to look even skinnier!"
He was about to ask the thin air what it thought when he realised that he'd left the last companion in some park on Earth before he had 'met up' with the Sontarons.
"Stupid Sontarons," the Doctor grumbled. "If I weren't for them, I wouldn't be here right now searching for some new clothes- ah!"
That had reminded him! The Doctor jumped out of the strewn pile of clothes he had been rummaging around in, pushed a button on the mirror, and stepped through to a different part of the closet-place that lay in the heart of the TARDIS. There lay boxes upon boxes. One was, helpfully, titled 'new clothes' (though they had probably gone past new now).
"Aha!" the Doctor said, plunging towards the box and breaking its seal. Inside were some neatly folded clothes.
"Hmm…top hat or no top hat?" he remarked to the object as he slid it onto his head. It fitted but, nevertheless, the Doctor slipped it into a pocket of the leather jacket he had just discovered. Lastly, after a change of trousers into some slimmer, dark corduroys, the Doctor turned to observe himself in the full-length mirror that hung on the back of the closet's door.
"Now, that's not too bad! Perhaps this body doesn't not suit me after all…"
And so, the Doctor strolled happily back to the main control room. By the sounds of it, the TARDIS had landed when he was in the midst of clothe-choosing and, racing to the monitor, the Doctor noticed an unfamiliar, alien landscape outside. It was orange, like sunburn sand, but little green trees popped up ever so often, their bright heads adorned with strange pink fruits. This was a new planet for a new Doctor. And the best bit was: it looked inhabitable!
The Doctor skipped down the entrance-ramp, pleased with himself for no apparent reason.
All right," he finally told the TARDIS, his hand upon the latch to her door, "let's see what awaits me outside. No doubt some fabulous adventure where I'll end up getting killed. Oh, I wish I wasn't so sarcastic!" he added with a grunt.


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With a stay at Hanoi Alibaba Hotel, you'll be centrally located in Hanoi, steps from The Old Quarter Gallery and Ha Noi Gallery. This hotel is within close proximity of Thang Long Ca Tru Theatre and Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre.
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Marianne Clements had worked at Pine Woods for fifteen years, though she had been a Counsellor for more years than she cared to remember. On this particular day, she sat at her cherry wood desk, reading case files as the late afternoon sun filtered through the picture windows of her office.
Her next appointment was in fifteen minutes, it was this file that currently lay open in front of her. She must have been engrossed as a cup of coffee sits cooling, untouched on the desk beside her.
As she reads, Marianne ponders on the remarkable details of the story. A specialist in domestic violence and abuse, she is well used to dealing with the oftentimes cruel punishments a man can inflict on a woman. Long ago she had stopped questioning why women would put up with this sort of abuse for years, lying to family and friends about just where the bruises had come from this time.
This was only the second time in all those years however, that Marianne had come across a case where the situation was reversed. It was the woman this time that had kicked her husband down the stairs, punched, ridiculed and chastised if her food was not on the table at just the time she wanted it.
A faint click from the intercom on her desk interrupted her thoughts. It was her receptionist Hayley announcing the arrival of her next appointment. Straightening the files, Marianne asked Hayley to show her patient in.
Elizabeth had been looking forward to tonight for what seemed like weeks, but which was in fact only three days. Her teenage excitement was sparked by being asked on a date by the cutest boy in her class.
Tommy wasn't one of those sporty types, who seemed to have an endless supply of girls chasing him around the halls. No, Tommy was more a book type; he was on the chess club too and was only saved from being labelled a nerd by his peers because of his angelic good looks. It's true that he could probably have had his choice of girls, but Tommy had no time for bubble brained girls who giggled on the side lines of football and basketball matches.
Fortunately for Elizabeth she was far from bubble brained herself. Although she was no grade A student, she frequently scored highest in her English Lit class; she roamed the halls with a book in her arms at all times, and not just textbooks, or those on the reading list. Elizabeth loved to immerse herself in many and varied exotic tales of fiction. Her imagination needed constant feeding, high school and the immature girls in her class held no fascination for Elizabeth.
It was three days earlier, whilst reading her latest find, a dark novel by what would come to be one of her favourite authors, that Tommy had approached her. She'd been sitting alone at a table in the canteen, paying more attention to the words on the opened page than she was in eating her sandwiches, which is why Tommy had to cough three times before she even looked up.
From where he was sitting at his table, Tommy spotted Elizabeth as she walked into the room. He'd noticed her around before, but she always had her head in a book and as such he had never had a conversation with her.
Today was no different either, walking head down, hair hanging in her face she almost walked into the people in the back of the lunch line. Fortunately they saw her and edged out of the way in time. He watched as she made her way to an empty table, seemingly without looking where she was going, then she was sat with her back to him and he went back to finishing his own lunch.
The bell rang out sounding the end of lunch hour. He'd been about to walk to his next class when he spotted Elizabeth still sat hunched over her book. It seemed that she had not heard the bell, if she had, she showed no signs of moving.
Walking over to her table, he stood to one side of her and coughed politely. There was no response, so he tried again. The third cough was a little louder and this she heard.
The face that looked up at Tommy showed surprise, the kind of look he imagined she'd have if woken suddenly, not knowing where she was.
She indicated by means of something half mumbled that he could take a seat at the table, looking more confused than surprised when he started to laugh.
"The lunch bell has already gone." He said to her. Not what he'd expected his first words to her to be, but an opener none the less. "Can I walk you to your next class?"
Seeming a little more alert now, she nodded as she stood up and gathered her things. "My name's Elizabeth" she said, in return she got his name. They had an interesting conversation about the book she was reading, he'd read it the year before and recommended other books by the same author that he thought she'd like.
Pausing in front of a door she indicated that this was her stop. As she pulled the door shut behind her, he decided he would have to find an excuse to talk to her again. He would have probably stood there like an idiot for an hour if not for a teacher walking past at that moment.
That day had started out relatively normal for Elizabeth. She hated Tuesday mornings. Her last class before lunch was gym; there was nothing she hated more than gym class. It wasn't really the exercise she objected to either. Having to listen to all the latest gossip from the other girls is what she couldn't stand. Who was dating who, what clothes were in or out and nine million other trivial things they cared to fill their days with.
It wasn't that Elizabeth felt left out, she certainly wasn't picked on by the other girls, they long ago realised that she was more into books than boys. They left her to herself in the main, unusually so for teenage girls, but then she was a handy person to have to talk to if you were a bit stuck on a homework question.
She left the chatter of the changing rooms behind and walked to the canteen, head buried in her book. It was a particularly good novel she was reading, she'd been almost unable to put it down, barring of course the annoying lessons that got in the way.
Seating herself at an empty table in the canteen, she was determined to finish her book before lunch was over. It would be too much she thought to have to wait until she got home to finish it. After a few minutes she had tuned out the outside world altogether, rapidly becoming more absorbed by the darkening plot.
A cough that had a persistent edge to it startled her, causing her to lose her place in her book, a guy was standing over her; assuming he wanted to sit, she clumsily offered him the seat next to her. Realising she was probably blushing only made her blush more.
She had seen this guy around before, though she wasn't sure of his name, she'd have to have been pretty stupid not to have noticed him. With his almost black hair and deep brown eyes, he was considered quite hot by the other girls in her class; presumably the only reason he wasn't engulfed in a swarm of them was that he didn't play any sports.
This fact made him more appealing to Elizabeth, but she still never dreamed he would take an interest in her. Then he spoke, he told her she had missed the lunch bell, her heart sank a little, he was not interested in her after all. Then he asked if he could walk her too her class, heart missing a beat now, she agreed and by the time she left him standing in the hall she was sure she had to see this guy again.
It was hard to believe that the young woman sat in front of her could be the mother of a three year old girl; she looked barely more than a girl herself. Hair hanging long down her back, in the afternoon sun it looked like gold, it was in fact a dark brown with fading highlights catching the sun and making it gleam.
Her eyes, neither blue nor green looked down at hands clasped in her lap. The overall effect of this pose and her slim build made her look like a child waiting to receive a reprimand, although possibly one not in possession of the details of exactly what they had done wrong.
If it was hard to think of this girl as a mother, it was even harder to reconcile that image with the cold hard facts printed in stark black ink on the pages before her. Amongst the cracked ribs and black eyes and god knew what other unreported incidents, there was one redeeming factor; she had never raised a finger to the child.
From speaking to her husband, Marianne had established this fact and more of the back history on this case. Elizabeth, having been here for three months already was very reluctant to talk about anything at first. It was after an early visit from her daughter that Elizabeth had broken down one day and talked.
It was half five now, Elizabeth was just putting the finishing touches to her makeup, even though Tommy wouldn't be here for another hour and a half yet. Sitting at her dressing table, several outfits lay around her feet like discarded skins. The outfit she had eventually decided on was hung on the back of her door. Though not one for fashion, Elizabeth knew enough to know she wanted to make a good impression. Since Tuesday, they had spent their lunch hours together, heads bent in excited conversation. To Elizabeth, these conversations were a welcome break from the chatter her fellow classmates indulged in. They talked a lot about the books they read, of which there were more than a few in common. They talked and talked and there never seemed to be enough hours in the day.
Now it was Friday night, their first date and Elizabeth was so excited that she hadn't eaten a thing all day. Excitement turned to nervousness as she began worrying they would have nothing to talk about. She realised she had hardly stopped talking all week and thought maybe she had put him off.
By quarter past six, she was pacing her room, chewing on the ends of her hair, as she did only when particularly nervous or distracted. He wasn't coming, she was sure he wasn't. He hadn't rung her to cancel, but that didn't mean he wasn't coming. No, she rationalised to herself, I've scared him away and he just isn't going to turn up.
By quarter past seven, when he was fifteen minutes late, Elizabeth had quit pacing and was sitting slumped in the chair in her room. Every time a car went past outside, she waited for it to stop but none of them did. By eight pm, Elizabeth was pretty sure he wasn't about to turn up, but when she heard a car slow to a stop outside, she leapt up from her chair, smoothing down her hair.
Hearing her mothers key turn in the lock made a tear spring up in her eye. She hadn't made a mistake with the time, he was supposed to be here at seven pm, the film started at eight, so he was picking her up with time for a coffee first. Or that had been the plan.
Closing her bedroom door quietly, Elizabeth sat on the edge of her bed, tears not just round the corner of her eyes, but streaming down her face. She sat there for another two hours before taking off her outfit and using lotion to remove her makeup. She went to bed and cried herself to sleep for the first time since she was nine and her mother had told her off for something or other.
When Elizabeth had finished talking, Marianne gave her a moment to ensure she had said all she had to.
"How did you feel the next morning Elizabeth?" again she paused, allowing her patient to speak. When no answer was forthcoming, Marianne was about to try a different tack when Elizabeth spoke. Her tone was eerily cold, and Elizabeth seemed to be disconnected from herself, staring straight ahead.
"He betrayed me, so I felt betrayed. I should have known then that he would always betray me." That said, her gaze returned once more to her clasped hands. She didn't speak another word for the rest of the session.
He hadn't called all weekend, heartbroken and feeling dumb for it, Elizabeth didn't even try to call him. On Monday morning, she got up and out of her bed though she didn't want to. She washed her face and brushed her teeth, never once thinking about Tommy. That was until she went to her wardrobe and saw her outfit from Friday night. She stared at it, maybe hoping it would go away. When it didn't, she took it from its hanger and threw it in the laundry basket. That done she continued with getting dressed.
She ate breakfast in silence; this went unnoticed by her mother, who was busy reading the morning paper over her coffee. When it was time to leave, Elizabeth did so, her mother barely looking up from her paper. As she passed the hall table, Elizabeth picked up her books. Amongst them was the novel she had started last week, she had not finished reading it.
On the bus, Elizabeth rode at the back staring out of the window, her book lay forgotten on the seat beside her, where it remained after she had climbed off the bus outside her school.
The bus pulled up at its usual time, fifteen minutes before registration. Elizabeth had her head down as she walked toward the steps that led up to the main entrance. A group of girls were standing heads together in the middle of the steps, causing Elizabeth to have to move around them. Doing so, she was now turned towards the benches where kids could eat their lunch on a warm day.
In the centre bench sat Tommy, she was a little too far away to see his face, but she could see the girl very clearly. The girl in question appeared to be one of the bubble brained lot who usually hung round the basketball team. She was seated next to Tommy, turned towards him with one arm on his shoulder. The hand of the other arm was wrapped around Tommy's own in his lap.
Elizabeth didn't need to see anymore, she ran back down the steps and away from the school. She didn't know where she was going; she just knew she couldn't stay rooted to the spot one second longer.
He'd arrived early, choosing to sit on a bench where he would see Elizabeth when she arrived for her morning classes. He hadn't dared call her this weekend, for fear of breaking into tears when he heard her voice. He'd not been there five minutes when Melissa approached the bench.
She was his next door neighbour; unfortunately she was also one of those annoying cookie cutter girls that walked the halls leaving a wake of giggles behind them. She'd been there on Friday night when the ambulance came. Had called over the next day with a casserole her mother had cooked.
He hadn't wanted to talk to her then; he certainly didn't now, trying as he was to stay his tears. She drew near to him and sitting down on the bench beside him, proceeded to throw her arm around his neck in a bear hug whilst patting him on the back. He paid little notice to the words of sympathy she surely must be uttering, hoping only that she would give up and go away. She didn't though, now she was holding his hand with her free arm, she'd stopped talking, Tommy had to assume either she had paused for breath, or she had just asked him a question.
Before he had a chance to speak though, she had launched into another torrent of chatter and he zoned out once more, hoping it was not long until Elizabeth arrived and rescued him.
She stopped running only when she was as far away from the school as her aching legs and burning lungs would carry her. Bent double, hands on her lower legs, she gradually caught her breath. Far from calm though, she turned this way and that wondering where exactly she had been running to.
She was standing at the mid point of the high street; if she continued down a little and then turned left she would come to the library. Right now, the prospect of sitting in the large reading room, away from people and noise seemed like an awfully good idea.
Half an hour later, sat at an unoccupied table, her thoughts had drifted back to Friday night. This morning when she had awoken, she had felt a little foolish for her tears. She'd been sure she would see Tommy this morning and he would offer a perfectly reasonable explanation for his not showing up for their date.
She had not expected to see him sitting with another girls arm around him. She had not expected herself to react as she did. As she sat in the relative solitude of the library, her thoughts wandered like this for some time. When eventually she left, it was later than she expected. She had missed the bus by twenty minutes, so walked home alone, book bag swinging from her hand.
Even though she arrived home much later than usual, the house was still dark and empty when Elizabeth climbed the steps that led up the front lawn. Knowing it would be a while still before her mother came home, she stopped in the kitchen long enough to make a sandwich and grab a glass of juice. She was on her way up to her room, plate balanced when the phone began to ring. Setting down the plate, she ran up the last few steps and turned to the table in the upstairs hall where the phone sat trilling loudly.
Thinking it was probably her mother, calling to check that she had made herself some food she was caught quite unawares when Tommy's voice answered her hello.
When Elizabeth hadn't turned up at school that morning his day had taken a turn for the worse. Now not only was he in the last place he wanted to be, but he was also forced to endure the company of the last person he wanted to be with. Melissa meant well he was sure; he had just really wanted to see Elizabeth and tell her what had happened on Friday night.
After two hours of Melissa's company however, he decided to call it a day and go on home. Instead of going home though he'd gone for a walk, and found himself out at the lake where he and his dad had fished all summer. He stayed there for hours, sitting on the edge of the old pier looking out at the water.
When the afternoon light had begun to fade, he realised he'd still not spoken to Elizabeth. As much as he didn't want to go back to the house and face his mother and her two sisters fussing around her, he was desperate to speak to Elizabeth; partly so he could tell her what had happened, partly because she must have been pretty damn annoyed he hadn't turned up on Friday.
Guilt outweighing his grief momentarily, he jogged the rest of the way home.


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Udaipur (Rajasthan), Nov 28 : Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Friday said that the Indian markets are capable of withstanding the effect of the coordinated militant attacks in Mumbai.
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Chidambaram said that India continues to be an attractive investment destination and it would be able to convince the investors.
"The immediate aftermath of a tragedy like this, of a terrorist attack like this, will be that investors sentiments will be affected. But within a few weeks or months it will recover. People who have large investment in this country will continue to keep that investment here. And we will be able to convince the investor world over that despite what happened in Mumbai on Thursday. India remains by and large an attractive investment destination," said Chidambaram.
Meanwhile, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)'s, Sensitive index (Sensex) after fall in initial trading on Friday went up by 107 points to touch 9,136 in the afternoon.
But shares in Indian Hotels Co Limited fell 13.5 per cent to 41.90 rupees and EIH Ltd was down 4.6 per cent at 88.60 rupees after their main hotels - Taj Mahal Hotel and Oberoi-Trident were damaged in the attacks.
The BSE was shut on Thursday after the militant attacks at several places in the financial capital killing at least 121 people rattling investors.
Experts maintained that the market is driven more by the global economic meltdown and not as much as by the attacks.
"As far as day before Wednesday's night attacks are concerned, well it did have some negative impact on the market but I don't think it will last because basically markets will go by the numbers and economy. I mean it works on economy and business (by and large)," said Sunil Shah, a stock market analyst.
Traders said short covering ahead of the expiry of monthly derivatives and better-than-expected economic growth in the September quarter helped the market to pull back, but the outlook for the near term was weighed down by greater political risks.
Analysts say Mumbai is no stranger to political violence and markets have usually regarded previous bombings and other attacks with a degree of nonchalance.
Wednesday's attacks though will put an additional strain on nerves frayed by global financial turmoil and a tide of cash pouring out of Indian assets.


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