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He had come across a clearing and from the tree line saw a man chopping wood for a fire. Corinth waited until he confirmed this was Herrick and that his quarry was unaware of his presence and could be killed swiftly. He slinked out from the shadows, silent as though he was one with them, but fate had not been kind to Corinth in the past, and why start now.
He was only a few steps out of the cover of the trees when Herrick turned and saw him. Herrick raised the axe and rushed toward him. He rushes forward and tries to parry Herrick's first strike by getting close enough that only the axes long wooden handle will hit him, but miscalculates and is rewarded with the gash he now has on his arm, which even now burns as painfully as if it were created just now, and not hours ago.
Corinth steps back as his opponent swings at him once more and manages to escape a fatal strike to the throat by only an inch or so. He smiles, for as the axe passes in front of his face, he sees he has a perfect opening to strike. He drives the knife deep into Herrick's stomach and leans in close to look into his eyes, and he saw pain, shrouded in fear.
He pulls out the knife and prepares to strike once more, but once again, he is met with unexpected opposition. He saw movement out of the corner of his eye. He turned and managed to just barely brace himself for the dogs attack. It leapt at him with more power than he had expected, but he managed to clumsily redirect it to his side. It falls to the snow and quickly tries to make a second pass at him, but the snow is thick and a hindrance. A quick stab brings this new threat to an end as quickly as it was realized.
He turns his attention back to Herrick, and finds he has a new enemy once again. Herrick was in a pile of blood in the snow, and beside him stood a man. He must have been in the cabin and seen or heard the struggle. He thinks Herrick must have told him to run, for he took off into the forest. With Herrick's wound, he didn't think he would have the strength to escape, but the man might have a cabin near by. If he were to get a weapon, he could interfere with Corinth's plans. He worried the man might even kill him, however unlikely that was, so he began his new pursuit.
He expects the man to be slower, but he seems faster than any man Corinth has ever known. Those who flee from death have good reason to surpass their limits. The man knew the terrain well and had gained a surprising lead while Corinth struggled in the snow, but Corinth could leave no loose ends. He ran faster than he knew he could, and slowly gained ground on the man, who began to slow as the chase grew longer, but not fast enough for Corinth's liking. It took him all of 10 or 15 minutes to finally catch up to the man and take him down with a few strikes to his back.
He considered hiding the mans body, but he had no time, and what better place to hide the dead than among the trees and the ice? He began to walk back to see his old friend off from this world. He reached the clearing and what he saw paralyzed him.
No Herrick. A dead dog in the snow, and a cabin, but no Herrick. He rushed to the cabin and threw the door open. No Herrick. He searched the rest of the house quickly and found no sign of him. He returned to the clearing and ran to the spot where he stabbed Herrick. A small pool of blood has formed, and is smeared as though it was disturbed. He went in the direction of the smear and found blood drops abound, heading in the direction of the woods behind the cabin. He could not help but smile. The hunt was on.


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Levels of Analysis: Micro and Macro
Sociological study may be conducted at both macro (large-scale social processes) and micro (small group, face-to-face interactions) levels.
Learning Objective
Analyze how symbolic interactionism plays a role in both macro and micro sociology
Key Points
- Macro-level sociology looks at large-scale social processes, such as social stability and change.
- Micro-level sociology looks at small-scale interactions between individuals, such as conversation or group dynamics.
- Micro- and macro-level studies each have their own benefits and drawbacks.
- Macrosociology allows observation of large-scale patterns and trends, but runs the risk of seeing these trends as abstract entities that exist outside of the individuals who enact them on the ground.
- Microsociology allows for this on-the-ground analysis, but can fail to consider the larger forces that influence individual behavior.
Microsociology involves the study of people in face-to-face interactions.
symbolic interactionism
Symbolic interactionism is the study of the patterns of communication, interpretation, and adjustment between individuals.
Macrosociology involves the study of widespread social processes.
- There are many examples of both micro- and macrosociological studies. One of the most famous early micro-sociological studies was, "The Cab Driver and His Fare," published in 1959 by Fred Davis. Davis spent six months working as a taxi driver in Chicago, and observed the interactions between himself and his fares (the people who hired his taxi services). He found that the relationship between taxi driver and fare was unique because it was so short, random, and unlikely to be repeated. Given these characteristics of the relationship, how could riders trust that drivers would take them where they wanted without cheating them, and how could drivers trust that riders would pay and tip them fairly at the end of the trip? Davis suggested that much of the interaction between driver and rider boiled down to resolving these issues and attempting to ensure trust.
- Dramaturgical analysis can be used to explain many types of social interactions. Consider, for example, how front and back stage spaces are managed during a visit to the doctor. When you arrive at the doctor's office, you are on stage as you present yourself to the receptionist. As you are shown to an exam room, you are briefly ushered into a back stage space. The attendant leaves and you briefly relax as you change into an exam gown and prepare yourself for your next performance, which begins when the doctor enters the room or pushes back the curtain. Once again, you are on stage.
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Sociological approaches are differentiated by the level of analysis. Macrosociology involves the study of widespread social processes . Microsociology involves the study of people at a more interpersonal level, as in face-to-face interactions.
The macro-level study of widespread social processes has been the more dominant approach, and has been practiced since sociology's origins in the founding work of figures like Emile Durkheim. Durkheim, for example, studied the large-scale shift from homogenous traditional societies to industrialized societies, where each individual played a highly specialized role. The tendency toward macrosociology is evident in the kinds of questions that early sociologists asked: What holds societies together? How are norms (and deviance) established and handled by societies? What factors lead to social change, and what are the results of this change? Macrosociologists focus on society as a whole, as something that is prior to, and greater than, the sum of individual people.
Studying social life on the micro-level is a more recent development (in the early and mid-twentieth century) in the history of the field, and was pioneered by proponents of the symbolic interactionism perspective, namely George Herbert Mead, Herbert Blumer, and Erving Goffmann. Mead was a pragmatist and behaviorist, which means several things.
- To pragmatists, true reality does not exist "out there" in the real world. It "is actively created as we act in and toward the world. "
- People remember and base their knowledge of the world on what has been useful to them, and are likely to alter what no longer "works. "
- People define the social and physical "objects" they encounter in the world according to their use for them.
- If we want to understand actors, we must base that understanding on what people actually do.
Blumer built on Mead's work. He believed that individuals create their own social reality through collective and individual action, and that the creation of social reality is a continuous process. Goffman elaborated on both Mead and Blumer by formulating the dramaturgical approach . He saw a connection between the acts people put on in their daily life and theatrical performances. In social interaction, like in theatrical performance, there is a front region where the "actors" (individuals) are on stage in front of the audience. This is where the positive aspect of the idea of self and desired impressions is highlighted. There is a back region, or stage, that can also be considered a hidden or private place where individuals can be themselves and step out of their role or identity in society. Face-to-face interactions are, thus, a stage where people perform roles and practice impression management (i.e. "saving face"). Other scholars have since developed new research questions and methods for studying micro-level social processes.
Micro- and macro-level studies each have their own benefits and drawbacks. Macrosociology allows observation of large-scale patterns and trends, but runs the risk of seeing these trends as abstract entities that exist outside of the individuals who enact them on the ground. Microsociology allows for this on-the-ground analysis, but can fail to consider the larger forces that influence individual behavior.
A Taxonomy of Sociological Analysis
Sociological analysis can take place at the macro or micro level, and can be subjective or objective.
Key Term Reference
- Back Stage
- Emile Durkheim
- Appears in these related concepts: The Nature of Religion, Social Epidemiology and Health, and Mechanical and Organic Solidarity
- George Herbert Mead
- Appears in these related concepts: The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective, Labeling Theory, and Cooley
- Impression Management
- Appears in this related concept: Dramaturgy
- More
- Appears in these related concepts: The Conflict Perspective: Class Conflict and Scarce Resources, Norms and Sanctions, and Sampling ties
- Social Interaction
- Appears in these related concepts: Theoretical Understandings of Socialization, Social Constructionism, and Understanding Social Interaction
- Social interactions
- Appears in these related concepts: Anticipatory Socialization and Resocialization, Research Examples, and Studying Sociology
- dominant
- Appears in these related concepts: The Conflict Perspective, Garden Pea Characteristics Revealed the Basics of Heredity, and Mendel's Law of Dominance
- group
- Appears in these related concepts: Writing Lewis Symbols for Atoms, Secondary Groups, and Differences Between Groups and Teams
- identity
- Appears in these related concepts: Adolescent Socialization, The Psychological Perspective, and Elements of Socialization
- influence
- Appears in these related concepts: Introduction, Socioemotional Development in Adolescence, and Power
- mores
- Appears in these related concepts: Folkways and Mores, Counterculture, and Human Sexuality and Culture
- norm
- Appears in these related concepts: Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft, Values, and Conformity
- practice
- Appears in these related concepts: Theory and Practice, Structural holes, and Theories of Culture
- relationship
- Appears in these related concepts: Peace, Primary Groups, and Families and Theory
- research
- Appears in these related concepts: What Is R&D?, Accounting for R&D Activity, and Research Funding
- social change
- Appears in these related concepts: The Process of Urbanization, Social Movements, and Introduction
- society
- Appears in these related concepts: The Credentialized Society, Adolescence, and Modality and levels of analysis
- sociologist
- Appears in these related concepts: Status Inconsistency, Introduction, and Why study demography?
- sociology
- Appears in these related concepts: The Conflict Perspective on Deviance, Introduction to Social Psychology and Social Perception, and Introduction
- symbolic
- Appears in these related concepts: Observable Culture, The Origins of Language, and Integration Theory
- traditional
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From the hinterlands of Mississippi, Scott Hanson of NFL Network is dutifully still on the Brett Favre Watch. And he's sending out blurbs via his Twitter account. He also filed this report on NFL.com.
Hanson reports that, while Favre didn't attend the Oak Grove High School spring football practice today, he will be at future practice sessions, according to Oak Grove coach Nevil Barr.
Of Favre, Barr said: "He'll be out here again."
Per the report, Barr chose his words carefully and made no predictions regarding Favre's future. Favre is pondering whether to end his retirement again and join the Minnesota Vikings.
[Editor's note: Whenever I read that someone "chose words carefully," I have this image of a dude at a donut counter saying, "Let's see . . . I'll take three 'howevers' . . . two 'nonchalants' . . . four 'brouhahas' . . . and a half-dozen 'debacleds.']
When asked if Favre, who has been throwing passes to the high school players, still has a strong arm given all of the reports about his injured biceps tendon and shoulder, Barr issued a succinct reply: "He's Brett Favre."
By the way, Hanson did chime in that a quarterback wears No. 4 was at Oak Grove's practice. His name is James McMahon, the starting quarterback at Oak Grove.
Plus, Steve McNair Jr., the son of retired NFL quarterback Steve McNair, plays for Oak Grove.
UPDATE: During an interview today with reporters who cover the Buccaneers, Warren Sapp, in addition to criticizing tight end Kellen Winslow for not showing up, weighed in on Brett Favre.
Sapp said that he has exchanged text messages with Favre.
"I guess I'll do the Trent Dilfer," Sapp said. "I had the text message . I said, this is Warren asking a friend, 'What are you going to do?' And he asked me, 'What do you think I should do?' I said, you know what, that's the end of this conversation. I just ended it.
"I just wish he'd make a decision and go with it, because I think he gets sick of it. I'm sure he's sick of looking at his phone and getting text messages from me and Dilfer and the rest of the guys that want to get the scoop. Just make the decision to let it go."
High School Coach On Favre: "He'll Be Out Here Again"
From the hinterlands of Mississippi, Scott Hanson of NFL Network is dutifully still on the Brett Favre Watch. And he's sending out blurbs via his Twitter account. He also filed this report on NFL.com.
ShimSham says: May 12, 2009 7:35 PM
Crescent City and Purple Parrot are great, 206 Front is overpriced. Sakura has great sushi. Leatha's has amazing BBQ. But La Fiesta Brava? That place is awful. I'd suggest Caliente Grille instead.
minnesotaobese says: May 12, 2009 7:39 PM
Will this coach also replace Brad Childress?
DeVoodoo says: May 12, 2009 7:45 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Favre isn't at Oak Grove to work out. He's there to help his old buddy Mark Chmura pick up high school chicks.
PURPLE_HAY-SEUSS says: May 12, 2009 7:47 PM
Gooodie! We'll get to see TheEvilOne all sweaty in the sunshine, jogging and running stairs and jawing with high school kids! And refusing to say anything of value. Because "He's Brett Favre".
HurricaneDitka says: May 12, 2009 7:48 PM
Interesting. The QB at the school he throws at has the same name as the QB that backed him up when he won a superbowl. CONSPIRACY!
Favre2012 says: May 12, 2009 7:52 PM
"Favre is pondering whether to end his retirement again and join the Minnesota Vikings."
Thanks for the newsflash, Aaron Wilson. You're really on the ball today.
foxmtbr says: May 12, 2009 7:52 PM
Jim McMahon starts for a high school team? Well then Favre must be playing for the kindergarten team!
jsavage58 says: May 12, 2009 7:54 PM
HOLY SHIT!! IS THIS A BRETT FAVRE STORY? Haven't seen one of these in like 10 minutes. Thank God, I nearly had some DT's.
sevenirongator says: May 12, 2009 7:55 PM
When I picture this coach, why do I think of the coach from waterboy
Rasputin says: May 12, 2009 7:56 PM
Honk if you give a damn.
HarrisonHits says: May 12, 2009 8:02 PM
"Ain't gonna be out here"
"He'll be out here again"
Anyone else get the impression that this guy is enjoying his chance to torment the yankee reporters that have gathered round his good ol' suthun boy ?
WhodeyJ says: May 12, 2009 8:06 PM
I heard that Florio was planning on writing a sequel to "Quarterback of the Future." It's about two sports bloggers who travel back in time and learn just how hard their job is without Sprint cell phones and Twitter, and that unfortunately, some people are kind of racist.
Man, the 90's were inconvenient…
PatAyling says: May 12, 2009 8:09 PM
You mean to tell me there's no JT O'Sullivan's in Hattiesburg?
hayward giablommi says: May 12, 2009 8:11 PM
Aw hell this calls for a haiku:
Total nonstory
PFT can't help itself
does this pass as news?
PurpleNGold says: May 12, 2009 8:16 PM
do it already
quit pussy footing around
we're just wasting time
mikeyhigs says: May 12, 2009 8:17 PM
Maybe he feels that throwing to High School players will be like throwing to Vikings wide receivers
ROMO4PRES says: May 12, 2009 8:22 PM
Couldn't get a quote from Sister Mary Margaret, his grade 6 teacher?
nerdmann says: May 12, 2009 8:49 PM
He's "out there" all right.
PackAttack says: May 12, 2009 8:59 PM
What did Goober at the gas station have to say?
ehatem says: May 12, 2009 9:08 PM
There is a Copeland's in Hattiesburg though. And if its still there, a Cock on the Walk. They had a good seafood buffet at one point with frog legs. I mean, if you're going to go native, go all the way.
bababooey says: May 12, 2009 9:09 PM
Yawn….scratch balls….i saw the new star trek…good flick..anyone else see it???
TimTheEnchanter says: May 12, 2009 9:51 PM
So Warren Sapp sends text messages under the guise of just "asking a friend", giving the impression that any response might be considered personal and off the record, but then turns around and announces them on TV and admits he's just trying "to get the scoop".
Sometimes I forget what a responsible, ethical journalist and wonderful human being Warren can be.
ShimSham says: May 12, 2009 10:04 PM
"There is a Copeland's in Hattiesburg though."
Not anymore, it was horrible compared to the one in New Orleans and no one liked it. Now there's some fondue place there.
Elaw6 says: May 12, 2009 11:38 PM
Is High School Coach On Favre DIED?
Heinekenfun says: May 12, 2009 11:55 PM
WOW…, I thought it was news when Brett was considering coming back to play another year in the NFL….., but practicing to be QB of the local High School team? That just doesn't seem right. I'll bet Oak Hill's current QB is pissed. I mean…, what kind of shot does he have in beating out Brett Favre? Homecoming is going to suck for that kid this year.
TTCHEWSTHEWAD says: May 12, 2009 11:58 PM
TT still chews the wad!!! So do the BF naysayers!! Yer mama's, that's right, I said yer Mama's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Come back FAV REE, make all the pukes that ran you off pay the price!!!!!!!!!! I love listening to them cry and whine. When they raise your rent , Your Mama, tell the president, your Mama!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
favrewillplay4ever says: May 13, 2009 12:59 AM
im starting to actually like brett favre again………. now everyone else can see what fun it can be dealing with brett favre. il be honest, i always loved him as a packer and dreaded us losing him either to retirement or someone else. im starting to think that maybe him and ole teddy have made up and they decided that they wanted to really mess with the vikings. favre as the heel or whatever the wrestleheads would call it is a pretty good story. if it turns out that he ends up screwing the vikings over in the end, he will have earned my respect and admiration back. i will still support aaron rodgers as my quarterback, but i will no longer look at brett favre with this negative aura anymore.
TheDPR says: May 13, 2009 8:57 AM
Right now Jim McMahon or Steve McNair (both Sr. and Jr.) are probably just as good as Brett Favre. Favre is done. If he plays again it's going to be embarrassing.
sowle5 says: May 13, 2009 9:26 AM
Dear Sporting World,
Don't you know I am the greatest QB of all time?
(plus I was in that movie with Cameron Diaz, man she is hot!)
Ye shall all bow to me and I will let you all know
when I'm good and ready. The world is my oyster…hahahahahhahahaah
Brett Favre
Pea Tear Griffin says: May 13, 2009 11:17 AM
So Mike McMahon's son starts over Steve McNair's son? Seriously?
empty13 says: May 13, 2009 12:19 PM
favre cant afford to work out with them high school kids. it will just hasten his dropoff.
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As someone who loves and has purchased many burgers in my lifetime, I couldn't tell you how many times I have been staring at the delicious hamburger I'm about to consume and caught myself thinking, "Gosh, if only these brioche buns were the buttocks of a human female instead."
Well actually, I can tell you that. It is zero times. At least it was until I saw the advertisement from the Australian burger shop Goodtime Burgers. An ad for their new Bondi Junction location featured in an issue of a community magazine pictured a woman in swimwear lying at the beach on a towel. So far, so good – I've seen many women lie on towels at the beach. But what I haven't seen before is said woman with buttocks stuffed with hamburger fixings.
That's right: in between her "buns" (hilarious and clever wordplay) are ingredients that would usually go between hamburger buns. Also very subtle is the tagline "the freshest fun between the buns". Please let me know if you don't quite grasp the concept; I realise it is quite a subtle and ingenious idea.
Of course, the combination of the image and the innuendo garnered some complaints to the Advertising Standards Board from readers who felt the ad was degrading to women.
The people at Goodtime Burgers did not see it this way, however. In their defence to the ASB, they said the model's gender was not predominant and the subject could easily have been male without changing the meaning of the ad. This was because, as they state, the woman's buttocks were in the foreground, and her chest was in the background.
Leaving aside the fact that I couldn't have imagined typing any of these sentences when I woke up this morning, there are a couple of issues. That "the woman's chest is in the background" does not actually mean anything, nor does it trick us into forgetting that this is a woman. By that logic, it would only be gendered if they pictured chicken breast burgers using the breasts of the woman.
It is almost certain that this company would never have considered using a man for this ad. The woman's body could not be more of an object; she is portrayed not even as a piece of meat, but as the bun used to house a piece of meat. The "freshest fun between buns" slogan is clearly sexual innuendo (which the company admits), and combined with the image of a mostly-naked woman with her bun-buttocks displayed prominently, it implies the women's body parts are to be consumed. Some of us may find this confronting or offensive – except, you know, for the many women who really enjoy putting lettuce and tomatoes between their buttocks as they lay on the beach.
In any case, the ASB upheld the complaint and the ad was pulled. Yet I cannot ever forgive Goodtime burgers. Besides everything else, it has effectively ruined my appetite for hamburgers forever.
Of course, some will argue that all publicity is good publicity, and that this article is perpetuating it. If you see that ad and it makes you hungry for a Goodtime burger, I'm afraid you probably could never be helped to begin with. Also, we can be happy that at least someone will enjoy Soylent Green.


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Boys aren't allowed in the women's dorms at Brazzers U, but that doesn't stop Dlyan from having a study session with Danny D in her dorm room. They take a break so Danny can play with her perfect tits, but soon they're interrupted when Dylan's uptight roommate Molly comes home. Danny hides under the covers, then once Molly goes up to her top bunk Dylan and Danny keep fooling around on the bottom bunk. Molly realizes what's happening in the bunk below and gets turned on. She touches herself while sneaking peeks of Dylan getting fucked by Danny. It's not long before she gets up the courage to join them for a a hot, horny, big tittied threesome!
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● Starring: Dylan Phoenix, Molly Jane
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As the gentle, cool wind tousled his hair, he flew over the landscape with the angel, his mind was reliving past battles. Fighting the hunters the first time they had come for him, when Zanaria had tried to fly away with him and he'd burned Zanaria's wing. His recent battle with the dogs and Alastor.
He had made a little more sense out of that since then. Alastor had lost Zanaria, and he was looking for more slaves. But what had shocked him is, once he had started thinking about it, he knew something he should not have.
Memories just like the one where he was in the desert, fighting the massive, evil demon. And losing. Now he could clearly remember he had been losing.
He somehow knew that the cold sharp force he had been feeling was part of a demon spirit, trying to take over his body. Which is why every time before when he had felt it, uncontrollable things happened. Usually with his fire. But when Alastor had tried, he failed. Why?
What had changed since then? He didn't have much of a chance to wonder though, as at that moment they began to dive for the ground and his stomach flew into his throat.
When he dared open his eyes, he expected to see the others waiting below. But he didn't. In fact, all he really could see was a bunch of mountains and trees. But then they unexpectedly leveled off, still high over the land.
"Where are we going?" Isaac shouted over the whipping wind.
"I sensed the presence of a renegade angel. If he's a new arrival and came here like us, we should warn him about what all is out here. But, certain renegade angels have the power to travel through space."
Isaac waited for him to continue, to tell him why that last part mattered in the least, but he never did. Or at least, if he did Isaac couldn't hear him.
He looked up then, and a massive white sphere filled his vision.
"That would be our renegade friend." the angel shouted.
The angel gasp and they fell twenty feet, earning him a terrified scream from Isaac.
"There's something else in there with him. Something powerful." the angel told him. "I'm not sure who or what it is, but I don't want to get too close."
As the dome of light dissipated, the general form of a man appeared. As it faded more, he could make out the wings. And then came the features. Various pieces of jewelry adorned him. Rings, pendants, you name it he was probably wearing it.
His wings were black, nearly transparent. And with jeans and a gray t-shirt, he looked very little like the angel holding him in the air.
But it was the second person that he found far more transfixing. It was a woman. She seemed to just be suspended there, as if an invisible rope were holding her in the air. She reminded him of someone. That girl. he thought. What was her name again? August? April? No, it wasn't a month.
And as he wondered, still she floated there. She was in a white dress that reminded him of a toga, but... different. Something about her was simply different.
"Who are you?" the woman spoke as she turned to them.
"We.. we're, uh... we're..." Isaac sputtered. Yes, something was very different about her. She was beautiful, but there was no mistaking the power behind her voice. She meant business.
"I am the angel of, " the angel stopped. "Well, I used to be the angel of Torn Skirts. This is Isaac. He.. well, what exactly are you again?"
"I'm an Elemental." he said. "Of fire, if it makes a difference."
She scrunched up her forehead, as if thinking about a particularly hard question. Meanwhile the renegade angel, as the angel had called him, stayed still. I've really got to think up something better to call him. Two angels gets confusing.
But then suddenly he wasn't being held in the air. The wind buffeting him ceased and he no longer felt the angels arms holding him. He fell backwards onto the leaf covered ground, much to the protest of several small animals that scurried away. And in front of him, stood the woman.
"Ezin." she spoke as she extended a hand to help him up. He wasn't quite sure what to make of her, but there was something telling him he could trust her.
And so she helped him up, and they stood there among the trees. "So you're Isaac, huh? I've heard allot about you."
He tried to hide his surprise, but he could tell that his face gave it away. "Like what, exactly?"


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After the door closed I ran to the cockpit and immediatly got the ship running. Now usually you would let the engine warm up a bit to get an effiecent thrust.But right now I didn't feel like getting blown to piece by a plasma canon. I activated the shields that will probably kick in three minutes. Okay engines running normally, propulsion systemes running reccomending warm up, Plasma canon coils are powering, rail, and Pulse guns ready.
" Okay lets get this ship going." I siad exitedly
" Yes finally this mission might just work, just might." I said as the ship cleared the hangar.
Boom! the ship shook.
" Hull breach on starboard, floor five." The computer shrieked.
All the bulkhead doors shut on starboard side. Crap I was cut off from the rest of the crew.
" Can we activate emergency plating?" I asked
"Emergency plating was destroyed." It responded
Crap the hull breach was on pretty much where the oxygen scrubber, and processor was. That means two day of oxygen tops.
Okay a new plan formulated in my head. We get this ship out of here, try to avoid confrontation. We couldn't hit the speed of light because we of breach. Meaning we had to waste time in an asteriod field, and slink off onto a small planet. But after we get out of this combat situation we do the best we can to repair the breach and whatever damage. I was pushing the ship hard to get the hell outta harms way. I got the speaker in hand.
" Yeah we took some damage where the oxygen scrubbers are and the processor. The shield wasn't up. Right now if you have knowledge on how to operate a pulse or rail gun turret. Please make you way to one because we've go incoming hostiles." I informed the crew.
The plasma canons coil finised charging and the shield was nearly full power. Let see how fearsome you are? I thought to the ship.


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The smell in here is foul, evoking unpleasant memories of schoolboy changing- rooms. But then, all university computer rooms seem to smell like this, which may at least partly explain why so few female students will go anywhere near them. Sharing the stale air with me are three fairly typical inhabitants of such haunts - label them nerds if you wish. Sporting the mandatory heavy metal T-shirt, the one closest to me is mumbling gently to himself as he follows the debate on some obscure Usenet discussion group. Every so often he collapses in such sharply contrived laughter that I start to worry for his sanity. But one look at his glazed expression tells me he's okay. He's happy, he's escaping, he's oblivious.
Co-ordinated snuffles drift over from the far corner of the room, where the other two occupants are taking turns to type, in furious staccato bursts. Sending each other real-time messages via their computers (known to the connoisseur as "n-talking"), they can't be seated more than five metres apart. Verbal communication appears to be a somewhat passe activity for members of the nerd community - but what the heck, leave them be, they're having fun.
12.30pm, Central Computer Service Building
Within the grisly Seventies edifice of the main computer service lurks a slightly different odour. The smell of fear. The smell of essay crisis. Lining the bare blue walls are 40 hunched bodies, faces contorted with concentration as they battle against both the clock and a word processor from hell. The sullen young trendy to my left suddenly utters an agonised groan. "Where the hell's my essay gone?" he demands of no one in particular. A couple of fellow sufferers look up and briefly shake their heads in sympathetic resignation before returning to their screens. Head in hands, the trendy bashes away at the function keys forlornly. The score as I leave the depressingly familiar scene: Trendy 0, Microsoft Word 5.
2:30pm, Students' Union
Wandering down from lunch I log into the terminal in the foyer. Up flashes the coveted phrase: "You have new mail". First to appear is a message from my father, berating me for again forgetting my sister's birthday. The technology may have advanced, but the traditional parent/student hassle remains as unhealthy as ever. At least you can't be shouted at with e- mail. I have two other new messages. Steve, a PhD student in Brighton, has sent me a copy of a hilarious "Guide to the avoidance of sinful self- abuse" posted by some batty US evangelical group to high-school students in Milwaukee. In extreme cases they suggest that "the tying of one's hand to the side of the bed is a sure-fire protection against the Devil's call to nocturnal sin". Scary stuff indeed. I forward a copy to a friend studying theology.
My final new mail is a circular newsletter entitled "The Sch... news". Produced by an anti-Criminal Justice Act coalition, it contains details of the latest happenings within the activist scene. I hurriedly read through it, aware of my shameful inactivity. After dashing off a remorseful reply to my father, I quit and log out. Straight away my place is taken by an impatient French exchange student eager for news from home.
5:30pm, Engineering Building
My research has led me to believe that the engineering building is a good place to track down examples of the elusive Web surfer. I am not disappointed, for amid a gaggle of grubby Nirvana T-shirts I catch sight of a rare breed - a female surfer. She is busy downloading images of Massive Attack (a popular student band) found on their site somewhere out there in World Wide Web-land. The mouse darts as she selects a new page. Blurred and unrecognisable at first, an impressive technicolour image gradually swims into focus. Grabbing at one of the floppy disks strewn over her desk, a picture of three dudes wearing shades is captured for posterity. The picture in itself is completely useless - there's no chance of ever printing it out - but that's not particularly important. What is significant is that she has succeeded in downloading pictures from the Web - awesome, jaw-dropping stuff to the majority of students, who are still far more at home in a heaving bar than in a cybercafe.
11:15pm, A Hall of Residence
After the bar closes I meander over to the adjacent Hall, tap in a code and open the door to the tiny computer room. Ignoring the by now familiar aroma - it really does reek in here - I squeeze past the three top-of- the-range PCs and settle into a corner to observe. This place being a Mecca for the serious student nerd, it is bad form to be spotted messing around with the frivolous funky graphics of the World Wide Web when your screen could be filled with drab and unintelligible text. To my left sits Dave, his laptop plugged into a socket on the wall. Day or night (it makes little odds, the blinds are always shut), Dave is always in here. Intrigued by the hieroglyphics appearing on the laptop's display, I venture to inquire what exactly he is up to. Clearly shocked at my impertinence, he mutters a curt reply. "Nothing important." It rapidly dawns on me that my presence here is not welcome. This is his world, you see, and as we both know, the future belongs to him and the computers with which he is so comfortable.
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Election '16: Donald Trump's opponents are demanding he give the New York Times permission to release his off-the-record remarks on what he would really do on immigration. Like the Nixon tapes, the public must hear it.
As BuzzFeed editor Ben Smith reported last week, the New York Times has an audio recording of Trump speaking to its editorial board on Jan. 5, an off-the-record portion of which features him admitting that the famed dealmaker intends to break his promise to deport 11 million illegal aliens.
Times columnist Gail Collins, who attended, wrote a week ago Saturday that Trump "just doesn't believe in positions, except the ones you adopt for strategic purposes when you're making a deal. So you obviously can't explain how you're going to deport 11 million undocumented immigrants, because it's going to be the first bid in some future monster negotiation session." And her inside knowledge of Trump's own candid words behind closed doors may be behind her analysis.
As Smith asks, "Did he abandon a core promise of his campaign in a private conversation with liberal power brokers in New York?"
It's perfectly logical for Trump to try to impress the Gray Lady elites by boasting that he's just telling the unwashed masses what he knows they want to hear; they may not be in ideological accord with him, but they'll recognize a shrewd politician as such in their coverage.
If Trump believes his skills as a negotiator are what Americans want in the White House, it would make sense for him to give the New York Times permission to disclose his remarks. But he apparently believes the candid comments will expose his dishonesty on the issue that propelled him to the top of the GOP field.
In answer to Fox News' Megyn Kelly in Thursday night's debate, Trump first began to claim "I don't know exactly what" Kelly was referring to, then charged that BuzzFeed was an unreliable news source. Finally, he claimed "I have too much respect for that process" of journalists' ground rules "to say, 'just release everything.' I would not do that."
But an interviewee giving a news organization permission to release his off-the-record comments doesn't disrespect the "process" of reporters' work. And it certainly doesn't betray any confidence established between Trump and the Times. The source is simply exercising his discretion to change something he said from "off the record" to "on the record." Reporters are delighted when sources do this.
As Ted Cruz noted during the debate, the Times tape is important because it seems "that Donald told the editorial board of the New York Times what I'm saying on immigration, I don't believe." And over and over again, hearkening back to President Richard Nixon's tapes in the Watergate scandal, Cruz demanded of Trump that he "release the tapes."
Chances are that, like the off-the-record "47%" remark that came back to haunt Mitt Romney in 2012, the Trump Tapes will somehow go public at a time that favors the Democratic nominee. For Trump, it might be better to "release the tapes" now.


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DRAWING the LIVING FIGURE
By JOSEPH SHEPPARD
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Muscles of skull are thin; bone is close to surface. Skull creates shapes of (A) forehead, (B) cheek, (C) jaw. (D) Eye is egg-shaped, sits in eye socket. (E) Clavicles start at head of (F) sternum, rising upward and back toward outside of shoulder. Note direction of first five ribs attached to sternum: first rib goes upward; second moves straight across; others point downward. (G) End of sternum protrudes. (H) Cavity of rib cage forms arch. (I) Lower ribs slant down from back to front. Pelvis holds stomach like basin. (J) Pelvic crest is prominent. (K) Hipbone is close to skin, clearly seen on male. Note oval shape of (L) kneecap. Silhouette of knee is created by (M) end of femur, (N) head of tibia. (O) Head of fibula creates bump. Ankle is formed by (P) end of tibia, (Q) end of fibula, making hinge joint for foot.
(1) Skull. (2) Clavicle. (3) Sternum. (4) Rib cage. First seven ribs attach by cartilage to sternum. Each of next three ribs attaches by cartilage to rib above. Eleventh, twelfth ribs do not attach to sternum and are called "floating ribs." (5) Scapula. (6) Humerus. (7) Radius. (8) Ulna. (9) Wrist. Eight bones of wrist are treated here as one unit. (10) Spinal column is treated here as column of simple discs. (11) Pelvis. (12) Femur. (13) Kneecap. (14) Tibia. (15) Fibula attaches to rear of tibia head, intersecting tibia at ankle and descending further, thus making outside of ankle lower than inside. (16) Bones of foot.
(A) Sternomastoid muscles create "V" shape. (B) Trapezius creates shoulder silhouette. (C) Pectoralis and deltoid meet to form cavity between them. (D) Note division of deltoid. (E) Pectoralis inserts into arm under deltoid. (F) Rectus abdominis is divided. (G) Long supinator and (H) wrist extensor both cross over from outside of elbow to thumb side of wrist. (I) External oblique inserts into top of pelvic crest. (J) Tendons of finger extensor are distinct. (K) Tensor fasciae latae angles toward outer contour. (L) See upside-down "V" where (M) sartorius and tensor fasciae latae overlap (N) rectus femoris. When knee is locked, (O) band of Richer pulls muscles in. (P) Gastrocnemius and (Q) soleus are calf muscles that attach in back of leg; they are seen from front. (R) Tendon of big toe extensor is prominent.
(1) Stermomastoid. (2) Trapezius originates in back, inserts on top outside area of clavicle. (3) Pectoralis. (4) Deltoid. (5) Brachialis. (6) External head of triceps (one of three heads of triceps muscle). (7) Long supinator (turns forearm, palm out). (8, 9, 10) Extensors of wrist. (11) Abductor of thumb (pulls thumb toward back of hand). (12, 13) Extensors of thumb. (14) Extensor of fingers. (15) Biceps. (16) Rectus abdominis. (17) External oblique. (18) Tensor fasciae latae. (19) Sartorius. (20) Abductors. Several muscles are treated here as one unit. (21) Rectus femoris. (22) Vastus. Two parts are treated as one large muscle under rectus femoris. (23) Band of Richer changes shape of thigh when knee is locked. (Many bands that hold muscles in place are omitted). (24) Long peroneus. (25) Long extensor of toes. (26) Tibialis anterior. (27) Extensor of big toe. (28) Gastrocnemius. (29) Soleus. (30) Long flexor of toes. (31) Inside calf muscle mass is lower than outside mass.
(A) Jawbone determines contour of face. (B) Note slant of clavicle. (C) Sternum shows rib attachments. (D) Cavity of ribcage is narrower on female than on male. (E) Lower ribs are evident. (F) Female pelvis is wider than male. (G) Crest of pelvis is partly covered by body fat. (H) Hipbone is close to skin, creating cavity on hip surface of females and fat males. (I) Kneecap and fat below form figure "8". (J) Shape of head of tibia slants inward. (K) Inside of ankle is always higher than outside. (L) End of ulna is prominent on little finger side of wrist. (M) Head of ulna forms elbow.
(1) Skull. (2) Clavicle. (3) Scapula. Clavicle and scapula form shoulder socket for humerus—a ball and socket joint. (4) Sternum. (5) Rib cage. (6) Humerus. (7) Radius is always on outside of elbow and thumb side of wrist. Radius head, at elbow, is small. End of radius, at wrist, is large. (8) Ulna is on inside of elbow. Head is large; end is small. (9) Wrist. (10) Bones of the palm. (11) Spinal column. (12) Pelvis. Female pelvis is usually wider than male with crests projecting farther forward. (13) Femur. (14) Kneecap. (15) Tibia. (16) Fibula. Inside of ankle is always higher than outside. (17) Bones of foot.
(A) Deltoid attaches to clavicle. (B) Pectoralis lies beneath (C) breast. (D) Vertical division of rectus abdominis is distinct—except on extremely fat figures. (E) External oblique and female body fat cover most of pelvic crest. (F) Sartorius helps to form (G) upside down "V" shaped cavity. (H) Tendon of thumb extensor makes sharp ridge. (I) Female body fat covers hipbone. (J) Indentation is formed by sartorius. (K) Outside of vastus is prominent when knee is locked. (L) Iliotibial band descends outside of thigh like stripe, attaches to outside of tibia head. (M) Small fat deposit appears under kneecap. (N) Calf muscles attach to heel bone by (O) Achilles tendon. (P) Tibialis anterior tendon makes bridge between ankle and foot. (Q) Tendon of toe extensor is prominent.
(1) Sternomastoid. (2) Deltoid. (3) Pectoralis attaches along sternum and clavicle. (4) Biceps. (5) Brachialis. (6) Rectus abdominis. (7) External oblique. (8) Group of thumb muscles. Three muscles run obliquely across back of forearm into thumb. (9) Rectus femoris. (10) Vastus (inside part). (11) Tensor fasciae latae. (12) Gluteus. (13) Sartorius descends across front of thigh into inside head of tibia. (14) Vastus (outside part). (15) Iliotibial band. (16) Biceps femoris (biceps of leg). (17) Long extensor of toes. (18) Long peroneus. (19) Gastrocnemius. (20) Soleus. (21) Peroneus tertius. (22) Tibialis anterior. (23) Extensor of big toe.
(A) First four vertebrae of ribcage are distinct. (B) Note slight "step down" where head of scapula joins end of clavicle. (C) Edge of scapula protrudes. (D) Lower end of scapula swings upward and outward when arm is raised. (E) Knuckles appear where palm bones join finger bones. (F) Wrist forms flat area between hand and forearm. (G) Radius is longer than (H) ulna at wrist. (I) Hook of ulna and (J) head of radius are prominent. (K) Dimples are caused by pelvic crests. (L) Hipbone is close to surface. (M) Head of fibula creates bump. (N) Heel is off-center—toward little-toe side. (O) Inside end of humerus is always prominent.
(1) Spinal column is made up of twenty-four vertebrae, divided into three groups: seven cervical vertebrae of neck support skull and are most flexible (partly covered here by hand); twelve dorsal vertebrae of rib cage; five lumbar vertebrae of lower back, which are largest. (2) Scapula. (3) Clavicle. (4) Humerus. Head of humerus is round like ball. (5) Ulna. (6) Radius. (7) Wrist. (8) Pelvis. Both sides of pelvis contain sockets to fit heads of femurs. These are ball-and-socket joints that enable femur to rotate freely in all directions. (9) Femur. Upper part of femur protrudes, forms hipbone, always appears next to skin. (10) Tibia. (11) Fibula. (12) Bones of foot. Movements of foot on ankle are more limited than those of hand on wrist. Major foot movement is hingelike.
(A) Trapezius attaches to base of skull, forming (B) line of shoulders. (C) Long head of triceps splits between (D) infraspinatus and (E) teres major. Shoulder blade muscles (D and E) insert into arm. (F) Latissimus dorsi forms back wall of armpit, inserts into the arm with (E) teres major. (G) Edge of trapezius shows thickness of muscle. (H) Long head of triceps inserts between scapula muscles. (I) Long supinator makes outside of forearm higher than inside. (J) Tendon of wrist flexor stands out. (K) Sacrospinalis creates two columns in small of back. (L) Gluteus is shaped like butterfly wings. (M) Biceps femoris tendon, (N) semitendinosus tendon, and (O) crease in back of knee create "H" shape. (P) Gastrocnemius has two heads. (Q) Achilles tendon attaches gastrocnemius to heel.
(1) Sternomastoid attaches to base of skull behind ear. (2) Trapezius. (3) Infraspinatus. (4) Teres minor. (5) Deltoid. (6) Teres major. (7) Three heads of triceps. (8) Long supinator. (9) Extensors. (10) Flexor of wrist—little finger side. (11) Flexor of fingers. (12) Flexor of wrist—thumb side. (13) Latissimus dorsi. (14) Sacrospinalis. This group of muscles starts at pelvis, attaches along spinal column. (15) External oblique. (16) Gluteus. (17) Iliotibial band. (18) Vastus. (19) Biceps femoris—two heads. (20) Semitendinosus. (21) Semimembranosus and semitendinosus are treated as one muscle. (22) Gastrocnemius has two heads. Inside head is longer, more prominent. (23) Soleus. (24) Short and long peroneus treated as one muscle.
(A) Edge of scapula is distinct even on soft female figure. (B) Spinal column creates center line. (C) Outside edge of rib cage forms contour of torso. (D) Dimples are created by pelvic crest. Protruding part of (E) left femur (hipbone) forms a cavity. (F) Right femur is pushed out when weight is put on it. When weight is put on either leg, that hip is higher than other. Triangle is formed by (G) outside and (H) inside end of humerus and (I) head of ulna.
(1) Skull. (2) Spinal column. (3) Scapula. (4) Rib cage. (5) Elbow of straight arm. When forearm is locked in open position, three prominent protuberances of elbow (shown by dots) are in straight line. (6) Elbow of bent arm. When forearm is bent, head of ulna drops. Three prominent protuberances (shown by dots) form triangle. (7) Ulna. (8) Pelvis. (9) Femur. (10) Tibia. (11) Fibula. (12) Bones of foot. Heel is off-center, toward little-toe side.
(A) Sternomastoid contour is evident even in back view. (B) Deltoid is softer on female than male. (C) Latissimus dorsi forms back wall of arm pit. (D) Shoulder muscles attach to scapula, connect to arm. (E) Note division between triceps and biceps. (F) Between sacrospinalis muscles, deep crevice (G) is formed, following spinal column. (H) Dimples appear where crest of pelvis is close to surface. (I) Female body fat is deposited under buttocks. (J) Tendons on back and inside of leg form one mass. (K) Outside of calf is higher than inside. (L) Achilles tendon is thick and rounded. (M) Peroneus muscles create small ridge.
(1) Deltoid. (2) Triceps. (3) Flexor of wrist—little finger side. (4) Flexor of fingers. (5) Flexor of wrist—thumb side. All three flexors are generally treated as one group. (6) Biceps. (7) Trapezius. (8) Latissimus dorsi. (9) External oblique. (10) Sacrospinalis. (11) Gluteus. (12) Iliotibial band. (13) Gastrocnemius. (14) Peroneus. (15) Biceps femoris. (16) Semitendinosus. (17) Adductor group. (18) Sartorius. (19) Soleus. (20) Flexor of toes.
Skull dictates shape of cheeks, jaw. (A) Two bones of "Adam's apple" are suspended, held in place by muscle. They are more obvious in male than female. (B) Clavicle slants back from (C) sternum, and up toward shoulder. (D) Ribs slant down from rear to front. (E) Rib cage determines shape of upper torso. (F) Head of ulna forms hook over end of humerus. (G) Outside end of humerus is shaped like small ball on which (H) head of radius rotates. (I) Thumb has only two bones. (J) Pelvic crest is obvious on male figure. (K) Head of fibula attaches to back of tibia. (L) Kneecap is oval. (M) Pads on outside of foot make flat form.
(1) Skull is made up of two distinct pieces: back of head; upper part of face and jaw. (2) Adam's apple—two small bones. (3) Spinal column. (4) Rib cage. Twelve pairs of ribs attach to twelve vertebrae of rib cage in back. They swing obliquely downward to front. (5) Pelvis. Crest of pelvis is next to skin, showing clearly on men, most women. (6) Femur. (7) Kneecap. (8) Tibia. (9) Fibula. (10) Bones of foot. Big toe has one less bone than other toes, is often shorter than second toe.
(A) Infraspinatus and (B) teres major are split by (C) long head of triceps as they insert into arm. (D) Short head of triceps is flexed when arm is held out. (E) Flexors on palm side and (F) extensors for back of hand are divided by (G) ulna. (H) Tendon of wrist flexor creates small ridge when fingers are raised. (I) Latissimus dorsi covers (J) top of serratus muscles. Serratus intersect with (K) external oblique attachments like interlocked fingers. (L) Gastrocnemius head inserts into leg behind (M) group of tendons on inside of leg. (N) Iliotibial band and (O) tendon of biceps femoris form two straps on outside of knee. (P) Long peroneus creates sharp ridge. (Q) Tendons form bridge at ankle between leg and foot. (R) Tendons of toe extensors are evident when toes are extended.
(1) Sternomastoid. (2) Trapezius. (3) Infraspinatus. (4) Teres major. (5) Latissimus dorsi. (6) Deltoid. (7) Brachialis. (8) Biceps. (9) Long supinator. (10) Extensors of wrist and fingers. (11) Triceps. (12) Flexor of wrist. (13) Flexor of fingers. (14) Serratus attach to first nine ribs, insert into underside of scapula. (15) Rectus abdominis. (16) External oblique. (17) Gluteus. (18) Iliotibial band. (19) Rectus femoris. (20) Vastus. (21) Band of Richer. (22) Biceps femoris. (23) Adductor group. (24) Semitendinosus. (25) Sartorius. (26) Gastrocnemius. (27) Soleus. (28) Long peroneus. (29) Extensor of toes. (30) Tibialis anterior. (31) Flexor of toes.
(A) Clavicle starts at pit of neck. (B) Observe swelling shape of rib cage. (C) Head of ulna forms hook at elbow. (D) Entire length of ulna shows. (E) End of ulna is most prominent bone at wrist. (F) Pelvic crest is covered by flesh, but is slightly visible where it ends— typical on females. (G) Kneecap sits in front of end of femur. (H) Head of fibula attaches to outside and back of tibia head. (I) Inside of foot has high arch. (J) Second toe is often longer than big toe. (K) Note arch on big toe inside of foot.
(1) Skull. (2) Spinal column. (3) Humerus. (4) Radius. (5) Ulna. When palm is turned inward radius rotates around ulna, crossing obliquely down from outside of elbow to inside (thumb side) of wrist. (6) Wrist bones. (7) Bones of palm—five. (8) Bones of fingers. Each finger has three bones, except thumb, which has two. (9) Pelvis. (10) Femur. (11) Kneecap. (12) Tibia. (13) Fibula. (14) Bones of foot. Two important arches are formed, serving as springs, absorbing much of body weight. One arch (A) from heel to toe, is more evident on inside of the foot. Other arch (B) runs from side to side; big-toe side is highest point of arch.
(A) Sternomastoid drops diagonally down from behind ear to head of sternum. (B) Deltoid form appears in front of clavicle. (C) Pectoralis muscles form front wall of armpit. (D) External oblique is full and round. (E) Long supinator makes top of forearm fuller than underside. (F) Sartorius creates break in outline of thigh. (G) Vastus produces fullness of thigh. (H) Iliotibial band connects to head of tibia. (I) Tendon of toe extensor and (J) tibialis anterior create bridge. (K) Tendons of toe extensor are evident. (L) Body fat covers tendons on inside of leg. (M) Note space between (N) Achilles tendon and (O) flexor of toes.
(1) Sternomastoid. (2) Deltoid. (3) Brachialis. (4) Triceps. (5) Biceps. (6) Long supinator. (7) Extensors. (8) Pectoralis. (9) Serratus. (10) External oblique. (11) Gluteus. (12) Biceps femoris. (13) Iliotibial band. (14) Sartorius. (15) Vastus. (16) Rectus femoris. (17) Gastrocnemius. (18) Long peroneus. (19) Extensor of toes. (20) Tibialis anterior. (21) Soleus. (22) Peroneus tertius. (23) Rectus abdominis. (24) Adductor group. (25) Semitendinosus. (26) Flexor of toes.
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Chapter OneMature
The glorious California sun is finally setting on me after the longest day of my life, and I feel incredibly lucky that I can now manage to stay fed for another week.
Life as a bum is treating me well enough, I guess. Today was my first day going busking. I'd finished all the leftover money I had on food and spare guitar strings and then found myself with no other choice but to sit at the Hollywood and Vine train stop with my guitar, hoping to God I'd make some decent money.
I don't even want to think about what Mom and Dad must be saying about me. They're probably swearing to all their friends that I've been possessed by the devil, that they have no idea why I would do such a terrible thing, running away from home. God forbid they got a clue that I was trying to get away from them.
Homeless or not, I'm glad to be rid of them. And I don't care how awful that sounds.
My butt against the hard concrete, I smile wanly as I pat the wad of cash tucked in the front pocket of my jeans. I haven't been playing for about twenty minutes because my fingers were really starting to hurt, and also I wanted to count all the money I made. Fifty six dollars and seventy five cents, to be exact—it's enough to last me for a while. As I sit cross-legged near the station's escalator, a rather short man catches my eye. He winks suggestively at me and saunters over.
"Well, let's hear it," he tells me, lips twisting wryly.
I hold back a frown as I grab my guitar from the case and place it in my lap. With an anxious glance up at the man, I begin to play. I've always liked this piece; it's almost my favorite one. Cavatina. It's fairly long and slow and romantic, and I used to save it for starry nights back home in San Francisco, which in fact weren't actually starry nights at all, of course, due to all of the light pollution. So I had to picture them as I lay underneath the night sky, alone on my front yard. I'd have my guitar by my side, and eventually I'd pick it up and play it, longing for someone, anyone who'd have me, to curl up beside me and appreciate the starless sky as much as I did.
As I play the song, the steel strings feel like they are slicing my raw fingertips open. Nevertheless, I manage to get through it without any major mistakes—but I can feel my heart pumping wildly in my ears. I relax marginally when I look up and see the small crowd of people forming around me; there's no better feeling than seeing their pleased faces.
When the song finally comes to a close, I end it with a flourish and the surrounding crowd gives me polite applause. I can't fight the grin plastered all over my face. "Thank you," I say.
As they continue on their way, several of them toss cash into my guitar case. When they've all cleared out, I pull it towards me, eager to count the rest of the money. A crisp hundred dollar bill floats into the case as I am leaning for it. I gasp and look up.
A tall man with golden hair is looking down at me, his soulful blue eyes crinkling as he smiles. He looks oddly familiar, much to my surprise. I can't will my lips to speak.
"That was beautiful," he says to me.
I gulp.
He chuckles as if he's laughing at some inside joke and then shakes his head, smiling even wider. "Really, really beautiful."
"Um," I say. "You know I can't take that, right?"
He frowns immediately. "Why not?"
"It's a hundred dollars." I run my teeth over my bottom lip, instantly uneasy. "I wasn't that good."
The golden-haired man laughs amiably, throwing his head back and closing his eyes. I find myself smiling at the sight of it—it's my favorite kind of laugh. When he catches the grin on my face, he beams, revealing a perfect set of gleaming white teeth. I swear I recognize that smile.
"I thought you were amazing," he says then, shoving his hands in the pockets of his worn out jeans. I tense up when I notice the modest amount of soft, curly chest hair revealed by the buttons left undone at the top of his white linen shirt. He catches me staring and drops down to my eye level, and I can feel my heart race.
His face up close is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. His pale sapphire eyes remind me of a pleasant daytime sky, making me ache, making me feel. His pink lips are curved into a mysterious smile as he gazes at me curiously. I want to reach out and trace the sharp line of his jaw, press my lips against the slightly crooked length of his nose, which definitely looked like it'd been broken before. I can't resist licking my lips as I imagine what it'd be like to be touched by him, kissed by him.
He definitely notices. I watch as his kind expression turns a touch too fervent, making my heart hammer in my chest. His soft blue eyes darken carnally and his lips part. A rosy flush spreads across the fair skin of his cheeks.
I can feel a delightful tightening at the pit of my stomach.
And then, entirely too late, I remember who he is.
"Jesus Christ, you're Gabriel Avery," I say very quietly.
Gabriel fucking Avery. The actor. The Gabriel Avery. Whose movies I've never seen, not a one, but considered ridiculously hot anyway. I hope to God I'm wrong, that this guy just looks a hell of a lot like him, but there's no mistaking the smile he'd flashed me. And God, the way he dresses. His mussed-up hair that I just want to take a nap in. I can swear I've seen it all before.
My excitement dies a bit, however, when he looks slightly disappointed at my reaction. I bite my lip and look away, embarrassed.
"It's sort of refreshing meeting someone who doesn't recognize me. Well, not until eventually," he says then, his voice teasing now, and I manage to relax a bit. I know they must hate it when people fawn all over them. But I'm not fan, not really; I figure it's lucky that I've never seen him act, because if I had, I'd be creaming myself right about now.
"I do recommend booking a show at the nightclub Devilish, they'd love to have you there," Gabriel says, and his hands are in his pockets again and only then do I have a good look at his overwhelmingly hot forearms, revealed by his rolled-up sleeves. Up until now, I didn't know watches could be sexy. But the one on his right wrist is making everything down south clench. Hard. He continues then, and I miraculously manage to comprehend what he's saying.
"I figure a lovely young woman such as yourself would have better things to do than sit on concrete all day. And Devilish is constantly seeking out new talent."
I flush furiously and gnaw at my lip, feeling a pang of humiliation. "And how do you know Devilish would have me?"
"Because I own it." He flashes me a smug smile. "And I would love nothing more than to see you there."
The cheeky smile on his face makes me want to do unspeakable things to him, and I feel awful, because I'm not even sure if I want to violate him because he's really famous or for the right reason, because he's just unbearably hot. But I'm no fangirl, and there is no denying his deliciousness.
"Um, I'll consider it," I choke out.
Gabriel grins. "I'm dying to know your name, Miss."
"Lila Grace Flowers," I tell him, feeling my cheeks grow hot again.
His pink lips pull into a deeply satisfied smile. "You're biting that lip again."
I flush. "I'm sorry. I-I tend to do that when I'm nervous."
"Miss Flowers, you're nervous?" He's taunting me now, his velvet voice like a soft caress in the mention of my name. I'm blushing wildly, and I do hate to look like a blushing idiot, but I've never really been approached by a Gabriel Avery before, and if he did happen to think me a blushing idiot, he'd have to know it was all his goddamned fault. So.
Gabriel coaxes my eyes to meet his and then leans in a bit closer, his warm breath like soft kisses across my face. He's got a tender smile in his eyes. "Lila Grace is a beautiful name," he says.
I want to tell him it's Just Lila, but something in his expression tells me I need to thank him for his compliment instead. I smile weakly in gratitude.
"Are you homeless?" he asks then, and my jaw drops. Unaffected by the offense I've taken, he continues, "I mean, I pass by this street every day and I always see you here."
"So what if I am?" I huff, and become terribly afraid that my face gives away the ridiculous shame I am beginning to feel.
His electric blue eyes soften in sympathy as he inches towards me; he's entirely too close now. My eyes are darting around in all directions, desperately trying to avoid his. "Miss Flowers, please understand I don't mean to offend you."
"I'm not offended," I snap.
"I'm sorry, Lila Grace," he says very quietly, taking my hand. Too, too close. Very carefully, he lifts my chin to meet his gaze, and I feel close to bursting.
I am so ashamed.
"Lila Grace, you can trust me," he says, his silky voice dropping down to an earnest whisper. I look into the pools of sapphire in his eyes and feel my heartbeat quickening, realizing his very close proximity. Too, too, too close.
I jerk away from his touch and focus my eyes on the distant palm trees, swaying with the gentle summer breeze. I want to run far, far away. Until I meet the horizon.
I'd rather die than have him feel sorry for me.
"Miss Flowers, please," he tells me. "Please, listen. I'd like you to pay very close attention to what I'm about to say to you, because it might seem a little strange, considering we've just met."
There was no mistaking the desperation underlying in his words, his tone. For a split second, the humiliation becomes tolerable.
I sigh and say, "Yes, I'm listening."
He exhales, relieved, and then takes my chin again to bore his eyes into mine. The heat of his touch sets my skin on fire.
"Since you are currently without a home," he begins, brows furrowed in uncertainty, "I'd like to... Well, I'd like to provide you with one."
"Um. What?"
"I want you to live with me, Lila Grace."
"Um. No."
"Why not?"
He looks a little frustrated now, maybe even a little hurt. I instantly feel remorseful. "It's just—well, like you said, we've just met. And I really don't want to be... well, a bother."
"You wouldn't be," he says immediately. "I offered. I want you to come live with me."
"But that's weird."
"Lila Grace," he says curtly, as if talking to a child. "I often get what I want. Because I seek it out. And I don't want to have to spend my nights thinking about you after coming across you and letting you slip away. So I'm going to have to insist. You shouldn't be homeless. You're much too young. And... and..."
He sighs. "You deserve a home, Miss Flowers."
"Thank you for the offer, Mr. Avery," I tell him as politely as I can, "but no. I can't."
"Yes, yes, you can," he insists, tugging at my hands now. And I do have to admit, his long fingers fit perfectly in mine. With their warmth, they squeeze my hands tight as they interlock with them, and it's nothing I've ever felt before. The feeling of safety and security I get from holding his hands in mine feels too good to even fathom letting go. "Lila Grace, please move in with me," he pleads. "I'll get you clothes, food, a warm bed, a safe place to be." He's looking straight into my eyes now, and I can see the pure honesty, the intensity that lies in his. I find myself nodding in resignation.
"Alright, Mr. Avery."
He sighs and shuts his eyes, relieved. "Thank you, Miss Flowers."
* * *
Apparently Gabriel takes the train every day to get to the set for the new film he's doing and his penthouse is only a block away from the Hollywood and Vine stop. He's glaring at nearly every man who looks at him for too long. I suspect he doesn't have the patience for ogling fans.
"You know, you would do well to be a little nicer to your admirers," I tell him when we're going up the elevator in his apartment building. He cuts a look at me.
"What are you talking about, Miss Flowers?"
"You shoot daggers with your eyes at every man who stares you down."
He scoffs. "They're not staring at me, Lila Grace, they're staring at you."
And he doesn't say anything else after that, and so I'm left feeling very confused when he says he'll be putting my guitar in my new closet. I look around at the vast living room, decorated brilliantly with its subdued class in its effortless coziness and simplicity. There are beautiful paintings on the wall, classic sculptures scattered about, bookshelves stuffed with British literature. God, how pretentious. And might I add, sexy.
The color of the walls are a soft maroon, and it's also the color of the incredibly comfy-looking L-shaped couches, which contrast beautifully with the pastel green plush carpets. I notice there are no actual personal photographs anywhere in the living room—not even a family photo, or of a possible girlfriend, or even of just him.
I feel slightly queasy when I wonder if a random girl might just stumble out of one of the doors and demand to know where Gabriel is, and who the hell I am. Maybe he's a got a girlfriend living here, or God knows what else. I almost jump in the air when he pops out of the other room, saying, "I don't think you can sleep in there tonight, Lila Grace. I want to move everything out of there first."
"Um, what's in it?"
He pauses. "Just some stuff I never use anymore. You'll be sleeping in my bed tonight."
"Uh, Mr. Avery, I don't think—"
"Lila Grace, my name is Gabriel," he interrupts. "Don't worry, I do not wish to deflower you on our first night of acquaintance." He grins wickedly. "I'll take the floor."
I want to ask him why he doesn't just choose one of the couches, since it'd probably be a whole lot more comfortable than the floor—but then I realize it's most likely because he wants to sleep in the same room with me. Why else?
So I keep my mouth shut.
And then I panic, because he suspects I'm a virgin.
Which is something I really, fucking really really, do not want to talk about, so I keep my mouth shut about that, too.
He ushers me into his room, which is warm and nice and beautiful with even more paintings and posters of bands and films I adore. The walls are so covered with them that I can barely make out their color.
The hand on the small of my back as he shows me around is driving me insane. I'm burning for him, and the whole thing of him inviting me to stay to live with him—it just completely hits me, and I find myself panicking entirely. What if I say the wrong thing? What if he realizes I want him so badly? What if he eventually comes to his senses and kicks me out?
I know he's going to realize I'm not worth the trouble, but I'm too afraid to tell him before he figures it out himself.
"I keep some spare toothbrushes in the bathroom," he says softly from behind me. I've been gazing at his Clash poster for quite some time now, and when I look back at him, I realize he's already stripped down to his boxers. Holy God.
I nod weakly and enter the bathroom within his room, quickly brushing my teeth and ignoring the little voice in my head saying how awful I probably look. I release my ponytail and run my fingers through my long hair, since I can't find a brush anywhere. I look over at the claw-footed bathtub wistfully, appreciating how impeccably clean and expensive it looks and wondering if Gabriel would allow me to have a nice bubble bath in it. My mind wanders to thoughts of him sitting in it with me, gently scrubbing my back, trailing wet kisses down my neck... I shudder. I just need some sleep. Some part of me is still hoping I'll wake up on the street in the morning, as if this all had been but a dream. It still sounds pretty good to me. It'd be easier, knowing I wouldn't have to face him.
But I just change into the jammies I've pulled out of my duffel bag and steel myself and walk out the door. Gabriel's lying on the carpeted floor with his hands behind his head, his tight abs delicious and his scruffy face irresistibly gorgeous in the lowlight. It takes all my willpower not to just curl up beside his warmth and drift off to sleep. He smiles softly at me and says, "Cool pajamas."
I look down at my Yummy Sushi pajamas and frown.
"No, really, they're great," he says immediately, his face breaking into a grin.
The side of my mouth pulls up into a halfhearted smile and I then tuck myself under the covers of the bed, rolling to my side facing him. "Gabriel, you should be able to sleep in your own bed," I say. "I can take the floor."
"Don't be ridiculous, Lila Grace," he replies dismissively, pulling his large blanket over himself and closing his eyes. "Goodnight."
"Gabriel," I say.
"No, Lila. I promised you a warm bed. Now go to sleep."
"But Gabriel," I say, annoyed at how whiny I sound. Still, I cannot give it up. "You deserve a warm bed, too, you know. I'm only the guest."
"I do suppose that bed would be warmer for you if I were sleeping right beside you," he answers.
"Um, that's not what I meant."
"You're not sleeping on the floor."
"You're not, either," I tell him.
"Fine. Suit yourself."
"Wait, no, Gabriel, seriously." I make a move to get out of the bed, but he's already over here before I can. He tosses his blanket over us and snuggles into his pillow, his eyes finally closing. I sigh. "You aren't going to turn off the lamp?" The lamp on the dresser was a soft light, almost like a little night-light.
He shakes his head. "I don't like sleeping complete darkness. Don't ask."
I smile. "I don't, either."
He smiles back sleepily and says, "Goodnight, Miss Flowers."
"Goodnight, Gabriel," I say, and I don't know how long I lie there watching him sleep, but the last thing I remember is the sun rising and my mind finally crashing from the insurmountable fatigue of a night well-spent in overthinking.


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Jill Hancock
Jill Hancock
Natural Frame Challenge finished on Thursday, 05 Jul 2012 Photograph something where there is framing within the photo. It does not have to be fully framed on all sides but the frame must be part of what you photographed. I am not asking for post processed borders or frames. Examples: Photograph through a tunnel, an archway, under some tree branches, through a hole in a wall, through a hole in a seashell, looking out a door as long as the doorway is the frame or find something else that naturally frames your subject.
Winner: Cal Crutchlow
You meet the nicest people on a Honda! Challenge finished on Wednesday, 04 Jul 2012 Honda, the company, was built on motorcycles and it remains the largest maker of motorcycles in the world. The challenge is to show your best photo of a Honda MOTORCYCLE! Any shots with Honda cars will be disqualified; there will be a separate challenge for their cars in the future. The motocycle needs to be in the shot, but otherwise it is up to you.
Winner: Wildebeast Carcass
The end of everything... What's the meaning of anything... Challenge finished on Wednesday, 04 Jul 2012 A heavy challenge this time. Lets see how depressive a picture can get. Otherwise interpret the title in any way you want. The voters will judge you...
Winner: Eat me!
A Taste of RED Challenge finished on Wednesday, 04 Jul 2012 Photo must either have a majority area or an overall tonality in RED. We are not looking for photos with shifted white balance or false color. That is, the subject should be RED already through your EYES during your act of composing.
Winner: Dinner Time
Pete St
Pete St
Fast Movement shot for anything Challenge finished on Wednesday, 04 Jul 2012 Fast Movement shot for anything
Winner: leaf colour
Ad campaign: Turning over a new leaf Challenge finished on Wednesday, 04 Jul 2012 The clients are about to make major changes to their business and need an image for their campaign. They want a photograph of a leaf, a NEW leaf, not a dead leaf or a dying autumn leaf. The photo must be of a leaf, not a pile of leaves or a flower with a visible leaf, but a clear and obvious leaf. An image with a few leaves are OK, but the idea is to turn over a new leaf, not leaves. The leaf should be the sort of leaf we commonly recognize as a leaf, not an unusual, special purpose leaf that requires the consultation of a botanist.
Winner: El-Moez Street, Cairo, Egypt
City Street in Desperate Need of Repair, Residential, Commercial or Industrial. No Alleys or Dirt Roads Challenge finished on Wednesday, 04 Jul 2012 City Street in Desperate Need of Repair, Residential, Commercial or Industrial. No alleys or dirt roads. No humans or animals anywhere in the frame. No signage of any kind anywhere in the frame.
Winner: Antarctic Iceberg
Ice Challenge finished on Tuesday, 03 Jul 2012 Anything to do with ice (not including skating, this does not qualify)
Winner: inflating the tent
The Donald Challenge finished on Tuesday, 03 Jul 2012 Portrait of a Windbag . Only windbags may comment on this challenge .
Winner: lake
Painterly Landscape ~ Read The Rules - Capture Date Requirement Challenge finished on Tuesday, 03 Jul 2012 Your challenge is to create a landscape that looks like it might be a watercolor or oil painting. Although there are many "filters" and "textures" prepackaged with various applications, I would like you to create your own textures to enhance your entry and NOT use the "off the shelf textures". The texture should be consistent with the original image - some examples might be tree bark for a forest, rippling water for a lake etc.
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