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Author's Note: This is a one-shot taking place after The Legacy, in which Drizzt soundly defeats Artemis and leaves Artemis to die.
A Good Kind of Insanity
Hmm. Who knew. Smashing your face into the side of a mountain hurt. A new experience for Artemis Entreri, but then, this was because he was not usually so clumsy. Of course, a malfunctioning bat cape had a lot to do with that.
And why did his cape malfunction? Because a crazy drow ranger sliced it to pieces.
Why was he falling at this exact moment? The crazy drow ranger threw him off a cliff after unhelpfully dislodging Artemis' dagger from his foot. It wasn't like Artemis was being rude or anything. It was either puncture the drow's foot with a dagger or fall to his death. He kind of preferred to live.
Artemis wondered why this desire was such a mystery to everyone he met. Is it so wrong to want to live? What have I ever done to deserve being snuffed out? Yet it seems that everyone, at one time or another, has sought to extinguish me from this plane of existence.
It finally occurred to him that if that were true, if everyone in the world truly desired him dead, there was no point in living anyway. No matter how long he lived, he'd still be alone.
Ah. So I guess I'm really dead then. No desire. No chance. I'm dead. If I can't fight for myself anymore, if I don't care anymore, there's nothing left for me.
I don't care anymore. It's not worth it.
Then he blacked out.
Artemis awoke to someone checking his pulse. A strong, thin-fingered hand gripped his wrist. By the placement of the person's fingers, he knew immediately that they were checking his heartbeat.
Don't be disappointed. I'll be dead soon enough.
Artemis fully intended to lapse back into unconsciousness.
"Up, up," a voice said cheerfully. "You're not going to die any time soon. You may as well get up and face the day, Artemis Entreri." A male elf, speaking Common perfectly. Odd.
Artemis frowned. Familiar. His eyes snapped open. The mercenary leader of Bregan D'aerthe stood over him.
Jarlaxle hauled him to his feet.
Artemis regained his balance perfectly.
Jarlaxle let go of his wrist.
Artemis didn't understand. He was looking at Jarlaxle with two good eyes. He was in no pain whatsoever. He merely felt a little stiff. This is not the body of the man who fell off the cliff. Though 'fall' was a graceful word for what he had actually done.
He looked around. A cave. A light – a fire. Why am I here? He could only assume it was some nearby passage to the Underdark connecting to the territory of Mithral Hall. He'd learned on this venture that there were many such passages into the darkness.
"Am I dreaming?" Artemis demanded, narrowing his eyes at Jarlaxle. Because this isn't any dream I want to have. He had looked forward to finally being dead.
Then it hit him: Of course I'm alive. I wanted to be dead. Oh, the gods and their eternal games. When he wanted to live, he was threatened with death, when he wanted death, he was threatened with life. An unending game of keep away.
Artemis let out a laugh and immediately returned to being serious. "Of course I'm not dead. I'm alive."
Jarlaxle looked confused. "And…?"
"What do you want?" Artemis looked at him flatly.
"Well, I did save you, you know," Jarlaxle said. "A little gratitude would be nice."
Artemis snorted. "You did me no favor. You merely did as the gods commanded: prolonged my torture."
Jarlaxle looked surprised, and then…concerned. He looked deep into Artemis' eyes. "So life is torture, eh?" he murmured. "Why is this, Artemis Entreri?"
Artemis was taken aback. Jarlaxle had gone from being an opportunistic mercenary to being a soul-searcher in the blink of an eye. He didn't know if he liked this new Jarlaxle. The drow's scrutiny was uncomfortable. And in the flickering light of the camp fire, Jarlaxle's face was sinister.
The assassin crossed his arms. "None of your damn business."
Jarlaxle's eyebrows flew up. He let out a chuckle. "Indeed? Is that so?" He walked in a complete circle around Entreri, studying the man. "What would you say if I were to tell you I would make it my business?" He cast long shadows behind him, shadows that curled up the cave wall.
"I'd tell you to get lost," Artemis said. He smiled pleasantly. "Since that hypothetical is dispensed with, I'm leaving." He turned away.
"Where will you go?" Jarlaxle asked.
Artemis paused and snorted. "You needn't sound so concerned, drow. I have a place to be."
"Where?" Jarlaxle insisted.
"Calimport? Have you no better place to go than Calimport?" Jarlaxle asked.
Artemis looked over his shoulder. "What's wrong with Calimport?"
Jarlaxle shrugged. "Oh, I don't know. It didn't make you happy last time."
Artemis turned all the way around. "What would you know?"
Jarlaxle shrugged again. "I just don't see why you would have given up on your comfortable Calimport life to fight Drizzt in the dirt and muck if you hadn't been substantially unhappy. You had everything a Calimport assassin should want: money, fame, and a guild to run. Instead, you left it all behind for one scrawny drow."
Artemis narrowed his eyes. "Get to the point."
Jarlaxle ticked off the items on his fingers. "Fame, money, and guild leadership mean nothing to you." He spread his hands. "It's obvious."
"You're wrong," Artemis said automatically. He felt a sudden ache of emptiness in his chest. He's right. I could eat of that food and be hungry forever. An entire banquet of leadership, fame, and wealth couldn't satisfy me. He rubbed the bridge of his nose. "What are you saying, Jarlaxle?" And why are you saying it? The drow's forwardness was creeping him out. Not that he would admit to that. He preferred to be the one making other people uncomfortable.
"Tell me what you want and I'll give it to you," Jarlaxle said.
Artemis took a step back. He thought about drawing his sword. "Why?" What do you want from me? What does Jarlaxle think he can buy with my heart's desire?
Jarlaxle looked surprised. "Why does one do anything?"
"I don't know," Artemis said sourly. "Why?" Something in Jarlaxle's demeanor relaxed him, but he didn't know what. He just knew Jarlaxle's body language didn't say 'threat'.
Jarlaxle laughed. "Well, if you don't know why you do anything, we have much work to do."
Artemis felt his face grow hot. "That's not what I meant! Damned drow!"
Jarlaxle chuckled at that, grinning in the face of the assassin's ire. He wagged an index finger. "But it's true, isn't it? You don't understand other people, but you don't understand yourself, either. Why does Artemis Entreri do things? Does he think about it? Or is he merely…sleepwalking, we'll say."
"We won't," Artemis said flatly.
"Then what do you call it?" Jarlaxle asked softly. "Living?"
Artemis narrowed his eyes in dislike. "Don't question me."
"If I don't, who is?" Jarlaxle asked, apparently serious.
Artemis turned away, angry and frustrated. "No one, I suppose. That's the way I prefer it, at least. Mouthy mercenaries don't make the cut. Definitely now drow ones. And definitely not drow ones wearing high cut vests and purple hats. Go elsewhere, Jarlaxle. I don't need you and don't want you."
"Hmm." Jarlaxle didn't move, didn't seem impressed by Artemis' assessment.
Artemis started to walk away. There was a passage into a network of caves, and dark or not, he was going. He wasn't afraid of the dark.
"What are you going to do when you get there?" Jarlaxle asked.
"Where?" Artemis asked, wondering why he bothered.
"Calimport." Jarlaxle added innocently, "Isn't that where you want to go?"
Artemis ground to a halt and gritted his teeth. Jarlaxle's implication that he himself had forgotten his destination needled him. The assassin spoke into his mood. "Kill something."
"Ah." The pause was not long. "Why?"
"Because it's better than not killing something." If you don't go soon, I'm going to kill you. How would you like that, drow? And in these caves, no one will ever find you. I'll make sure of that. I don't care if the best drow tracker from your Bregan D'aerthe searches for you. Though he supposed that was not the drow way. If the band didn't hear from Jarlaxle, they'd just assume the captain was dead.
"Why?" Jarlaxle asked. "Is there some meaning to killing something that I should be aware of? Isn't it merely a job? A cessation of life?"
"Stop analyzing me," Artemis groaned. He started walking again. The more distance I get between you and me, the better. I can see that clearly, at least. He squinted into the caverns ahead.
In spite of his order, Jarlaxle spoke again. "You kill because what you face if you don't is a meaningless void."
Once more, Artemis felt himself grind to a halt. He slowly turned around to face the mercenary, feeling like every drop of blood had drained from his body.
Artemis could see that void in his mind's eye. A gray, sucking storm that leeched meaning and color from the world. The endless, hungry mouth that threatened to consume his life. "No," he whispered.
Jarlaxle smiled and wagged a finger at him, startling him. "But this is not true, you know."
Artemis stared at the drow. What do you mean it's not true? I know it is. "No?" he asked dryly. "Why do I kill, then?"
"Because you think it is true." Jarlaxle spread his hands. "To a person motivated by such fear, nothing is risked. No chance is taken that it is not true, because one mistake leads to destruction. You are afraid of oblivion, no? This is why you fight. This is why you must be perfect, yes?" Jarlaxle beamed at him.
Artemis couldn't decide if Jarlaxle were sadistic or merely a lunatic. Why are you smiling at me? Why, when you understand my thought process so well, do you merely smile instead of running away screaming? "And…this does not frighten you?"
Jarlaxle chuckled. "Lord, no. Most of the people I know think that way. You are no exception, Entreri. Do not think it intimidates me."
"Is that a threat?" Artemis asked. He narrowed his eyes. Jarlaxle had him completely off balance.
"It is a promise," Jarlaxle said.
"Of what?"
Artemis felt his facial muscles twitch.
Jarlaxle looked at him curiously.
Artemis wondered if he were dreaming. If, in fact, this were some twisted nightmare somehow inflicted upon him by the ruby pendant. A nightmare in which someone offered him friendship. He swallowed. He must resist the temptation at all costs. "I…don't believe in that."
Jarlaxle laughed and slapped his knee, bending over double. "You don't believe in friendship?"
"No." Artemis scowled.
"What kind of person are you?" Jarlaxle asked. His visible eye twinkled. He was grinning in amusement.
"A loner." Artemis resented the mockery.
"There is no such thing," Jarlaxle declared, straightening.
Artemis stood up. "There is, and I am one."
"You're not, because there isn't," Jarlaxle retorted. The drow pointed at him. "Who made the shirt you wear?" Jarlaxle snorted. "Oh, you did, I suppose."
Artemis glanced down at his shirt, taken aback. "No."
"You're wearing someone else's handiwork?" Jarlaxle raised his eyebrows. "I thought you were a loner. Imagine that, Artemis Entreri relying on someone else's work to live. But surely this is a mistake. Who made your cloak? Your belt? Your jerkin? Your boots?"
Jarlaxle narrowed his eyes, suddenly moving in for the kill. "Your sword?"
Artemis felt as though someone punched him in the stomach.
Jarlaxle gestured imperiously. "Surely to someone so invested in killing and loneliness, fashioning his own sword is essential?"
Artemis instinctively gripped the hilt of his sword, suddenly pierced with the irrational fear that it was going to be taken away from him.
"You didn't, did you?" Jarlaxle demanded.
Artemis wordlessly shook his head.
"You aren't alone, Artemis Entreri. Everyone in the world ensures that you live. Other people even allowed you to defend yourself – to kill. Where is the loneliness in that?"
Artemis speechlessly sat down. The ground didn't feel solid – it didn't feel real. The stone was cold under his hand and not cold at the same time.
"You are no more alone than I am," Jarlaxle said.
"What, then?" Artemis said. His voice sprang from somewhere deep inside. "Why do I feel so…" …tortured. Helpless. Alone. If I am never alone, then why do I feel alone?
"Unneeded?" Jarlaxle suggested gently. "Unwanted? Unimportant? Unintended and unusable?"
Every word Jarlaxle used piled on top of Artemis' head, heavier and heavier. Artemis bowed his head under the weight of those words and stared at the ground. I am empty.
"I need you," Jarlaxle said softly.
Artemis slowly raised his head and looked at Jarlaxle in disbelief. "What did you say to me?"
"I want you," Jarlaxle said. "Come with me."
Artemis was horrified at the loaded reaction he had to those words. His first thought was of being grabbed and shoved in a small, dark place. He's lying. The other reaction was that of a starved man being offered food. I'll eat it even if I choke.
He jumped to his feet, drawing his sword. "Stop it! Stop messing with me!"
Jarlaxle tilted his head and rested his hands on his hips. The gesture was at once casual and unconsciously seductive. "You don't believe me, do you?"
Artemis stared the drow down, ready for an attack. "Guess the game's up."
"Do you believe that you will also be important to me?" Jarlaxle asked. "That I will call you my friend? That we will do things together that please us both? That we may, in fact, defy powers greater than ourselves, succeed beyond both of our dreams, form a bond as partners, and conquer the world?"
Artemis sighed, no longer afraid. Lunatic, he decided. "You're insane." He shook his head. "I would never want to do those things with you, even if I could." He sheathed his sword.
"Why?" Jarlaxle asked.
Artemis explained as he would to the smallest child. A little kindness, but mostly pity. "Because having a partner is a weakness. Having a partner slows me down."
Jarlaxle slowly smiled.
Artemis did not like that smile. "What?"
"You have just thrown the gauntlet," Jarlaxle said. "A challenge I cannot help but accept. I will show you, Artemis Entreri, the meaning of friendship."
"I don't want your friendship," Artemis retorted.
Jarlaxle snorted, tried to hold it in, and then burst out laughing. "Then why are you talking to me? Why have you been talking to me this entire time, when you say you want to go?"
Artemis was suddenly humiliated, frustrated, and somehow unspeakably annoyed. "Because you were talking to me!"
"But you didn't have to answer." Jarlaxle grinned at him so widely it bordered on a leer.
"Look, you damned drow!" Artemis took a step forward, fully intending to run Jarlaxle through. "I don't have time for your games!"
Jarlaxle spread his hands, his visible eye widening. "Then leave."
Artemis was so stymied, so utterly bewildered by that answer to his confrontation that his arm wouldn't move. He stared at Jarlaxle in shock.
As a matter of fact, he couldn't. Walking away from the only fire on a dark night in the middle of the Underdark wilderness, fighting his way into a foreign jungle of monsters – even though he knew full well he could get home if he wanted to –filled him with a realization. He didn't want to. He didn't want to step back into the darkness.
Artemis sank to his knees and sat down.
"There, you see?" Jarlaxle looked at him kindly. "You're not such a loner after all."
"Shut up," Artemis muttered. He was stunned at himself. Stunned and disquieted. I don't want to be alone. I am not seeking loneliness. It has found me, and Jarlaxle relieves this loneliness from my shoulders.
"You're not going to talk if I don't?" Jarlaxle asked.
Jarlaxle watched him, smiling.
Minutes passed. Artemis started to stare at Jarlaxle, then averted his vision. What am I doing? Don't encourage him. He's the drow. A loquacious drow who needs to mind his own business.
He glanced back.
Jarlaxle smiled at him calmly.
"Is this what drow do on cold nights?" Artemis found himself saying. "Stare at each other?"
Jarlaxle shrugged.
Artemis blinked, and then narrowed his eyes. "I know your game."
Jarlaxle shrugged again.
"Damn it, say something!" Artemis gripped the hilt of his sword.
Jarlaxle burst out laughing so merrily that Artemis was disarmed.
It is all a game to him. He is nothing but a child. Artemis lowered his hand, letting it fall off his sword hilt and rest in his lap. He taunts me for the fun of it, not out of maliciousness. The assassin didn't know what he should do with that information.
Jarlaxle's visible eye twinkled. "I will break the silence. Do not worry, friend Entreri." He sat down and made himself comfortable on the floor of the cave.
"I'm not your friend," Artemis muttered. "Presumptuous drow."
"Presumptuous?" Jarlaxle pouted. "But you stay with me on a cold night and share my fire. You talk with me and play games. What is a friend?"
Artemis stared at the mercenary.
Jarlaxle looked as though he'd just had a revelation. He looked at Artemis curiously. "What is a friend to you, if I may ask?"
Artemis blinked. He didn't have the slightest idea.
"Whatever it is, I'll be that," Jarlaxle asserted.
"N-Never had one," Artemis stuttered. He found himself examining the side of his boot again.
"Well, what would you like one to be?"
Artemis almost said 'silent'. He curbed the impulse immediately, seeing it could only lead to another rehashing of the previous game. He had been neatly outsmarted. He was forced to honestly consider the question – something that turned his stomach. He never honestly considered questions. Especially not personal ones.
"Haven't you ever wondered what a friend is like?" Jarlaxle asked, tilting his head.
"Often," Artemis muttered. Then it was too late to take it back. He sighed with despair. If this were some kind of test of his mental strength, he had just failed. Is this going to devolve into torture now?
"What did you believe?" Jarlaxle asked.
Artemis' head jerked up. He examined Jarlaxle's expression. The mockery is gone. He didn't know if that was a good sign or a bad sign.
Jarlaxle waited, looking patient.
Artemis had to dredge something up. He usually tried to erase his fantasies from his memory after he made them. Fantasies would only get an assassin killed. His mind needed to be in the moment. Only on the edge of sleep did he formulate a fantasy.
"A friend is someone…who doesn't betray you," Artemis said finally. That had been his most recent fantasy. After Dondon sold him out to the wererats.
Jarlaxle's visible eye widened for a moment, and then he smiled. "Alright. I won't."
Artemis stared at the drow mercenary. He swallowed. He couldn't possibly take that offer. It was too tempting. Too good to be true. And a trap, besides. Not even a clever one. "I don't believe you."
"That's understandable," Jarlaxle said.
Artemis narrowed his eyes. "This is too easy."
"Compared to what?" Jarlaxle asked.
Artemis didn't have an answer. He felt Jarlaxle knew this somehow. This is another game. He is manipulating me. And yet he couldn't see the strings. He couldn't figure out how Jarlaxle had cornered him.
"Friendship is easy, friend Entreri," Jarlaxle said. He wagged an index finger. "You simply do what you know the other person likes. You show each other respect."
"Then what do you want?" Artemis muttered.
Jarlaxle's smile widened. "Someone to talk to."
Artemis looked at Jarlaxle with wary distaste. "I have to listen?"
Jarlaxle's smile widened a little more, turning back into a grin. "That is optional."
I can't believe I am considering being this lunatic's friend. "What do I get?" Artemis demanded.
Jarlaxle reiterated patiently, ticking the points off on his fingers. "I will want you, need you, see you as important, give you a purpose, and I will never betray you."
Artemis stared at the drow mercenary. Finally, he said, "I don't think you can deliver."
"If I fail, you don't have to listen to me anymore." Jarlaxle's visible eye twinkled.
"I thought that was optional," Artemis retorted, but he felt his lips curving upwards.
Jarlaxle laughed.
Artemis realized, bewildered, that he actually did like Jarlaxle. Jarlaxle was the only person he had ever met who felt…pleasant to be around. In spite of making him angry. He couldn't make any sense out of the dichotomy. How can the same person make me angry and made me feel good at the same time?
He quickly put on a scowl. "You can call me your friend, but don't think I will return the favor until you have proven to me that you can be trusted."
Jarlaxle clapped his hands. "It's a deal!"
Again, the easy agreement put Artemis off balance. He really does seem as though he wants to please me. Why?
Jarlaxle held out his hand. "Let's clasp on it."
"That's a surface thing," Artemis found himself saying.
Jarlaxle tilted his head. "Are you not a surface dweller? What method of sealing a pact would you prefer?"
"A Northern thing," Artemis clarified. "I don't do it." I don't make promises.
"What do you do?" Jarlaxle asked.
"Usually? Avoid crazy drow offering me friendship." Actually, he didn't know what he wanted from Jarlaxle. He needed to stall. He needed time to think. He needed – Oh, what in the Nine Hells? Artemis held up his hands. "Just do…something. Something that lets me know you're not crazy."
Jarlaxle leaned forward, reached out with one ring-bedecked hand, and squeezed Artemis' shoulder. His visible eye met Artemis' gaze piercingly. "I can be a good friend to you. I know it." He let go and retracted his hand.
Artemis Entreri stared at Jarlaxle with wide eyes. His voice felt disconnected from him. "You're crazy."
And yet he believed the drow. He believed that Jarlaxle could be of some help. That Jarlaxle just might respect him.
Insanity is catching.
Artemis had no idea what was going on, but he knew somehow there was no going back.
Jarlaxle nodded at him and smiled. "I hear that a lot. Especially from my friends." He winked outrageously.


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A Motu Proprio is needed whenever a new law is passed in this field, also in order to make it efficient," the Holy See's spokesman, Fr. Federico Lombardi said. Essentially, offices will be adjusted and reorganised according to FIA's new functions," he added.
"As is known, with his Motu Proprio of 8 August 2013 and with the Law N. XVIII of 8 October 2013 on norms on transparency, supervision and financial intelligence, Pope Francis had strengthened further the institutional framework of the Holy See and the Vatican City State to prevent and contrast potential illicit activities in the financial sector and had accorded to the FIA, in addition to the functions that it already had on the basis of the Motu Proprio of Benedict XVI of 30 December 2010, the function of prudential supervision of those entities that carry out professionally financial activities. The present Statutes adapt FIA's internal structure to the functions it is now called to perform," Vatican Radio reports.
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This morning, the Governorate of the Vatican City State issued a communiqué stating that:
"On 15 November the Governorate of Vatican City State, by agreement with the Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Organisation of the Economic and Administrative Structure of the Holy See, following a selection process, has mandated an international team from Ernst & Young to carry out the task of auditing and consultation in relation to the economic activities and administrative management procedures of the Entity."
"The documentation containing the outcome of this consultation will be available to the Commission and will be used to propose eventual recommendations intended to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Governorate's economic and administrative procedures".
"All work relating to the Vatican's economic activities and administrative management is progressing and all areas are being looked into. Today's initiative represents a step forward in the process of preparing proposals to be presented to Pope Francis," Fr. Federico Lombardi stated.

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David Ignatius's column Thursday, suggesting that the United States should take some military action against Syria after it used chemical weapons against its own people, has generated an active reader conversation. While some readers support that view, several expressed concern about getting into another quagmire and about Russia's reaction to a U.S. strike.
Ignatius wrote, "President Obama, whose restrained and realistic foreign policy I generally admire, needs to demonstrate that there are consequences for crossing a U.S. 'red line.' "
We'll start with pontneuf, who wrote, "The proposed attacks with cruise missiles are a problem. First, the idea that this attack must be proportionate with the attacks with chemical weapons is just wrong. In order to be effective, it must be disproportionate. Raise the ante. Second, is the idea that a missile fired by the US will deter future attacks. I am not so sure about that. The whole proportionate-response concept is flawed. It will serve no strategic or human rights objective and may result in an escalation. There are unintended consequences with action and inaction. Escalation is a big problem. Having Syria unravel or a regionalization of the conflict is clearly very dangerous. We need to contain the mess that is Syria and isolate the mess. I don't see how cruise-missile attack of the scale contemplated by the Administration will achieve this end."
LeftGuy said, "The front-page article telling how the citizens of Damascus are preparing for a strike is worth reading … much more than the pundit hawks. The innocents are being killed along with the partisans in the civil war. But until now, there is no blood on US hands. Bombing will certainly kill innocents … and for what purpose?"
deaconrod offered that "No president has the Constitutional authority to unilaterally declare war, so no president should unilaterally draw red lines."
Djones121 wrote, "I have no hangup in using U.S. military power when it is clearly in our National interest. However, I fail to see what our National interest is in Syria. This is essentially another Islamic sectarian Sunni (Saudi) vs. Shia (Iran) war like Iraq. That was an expensive and strategic fiasco, and our intervention in Syria will be the same. A pox on both their houses."
mike-sey said, "It is hard to believe that the coherence of the international system will dissolve if the US doesn't blow up something in Syria, particularly when the cornerstone of it has always been a prohibition against nations attacking other sovereign nations. Mr. Ignatius seems to be operating under the axis-of-evil, us-good-they-bad view of the world. He gives no credit to either Russian or Iranian cooperation in the prosecution of the Afghan war but instead denigrates their leadership and dismisses the possibility that either has legitimate concerns. Iran, he postulates, is revolutionary and ambitious. Yet any rational look at that country and regime would suggest that their ambition is to protect themselves from a long series of attacks by the US and its allies.
"Perhaps it's time to give some credit where credit is due and get on board with the Russian initiative to resolve the Syrian crisis, and behind the UN and its judgment about Palestine instead of making demands and brooking no defiance."
NMremote asked, "Credibility? – perhaps 'ability' is the right word here – the ability to strike and remove command and control with pinpoint accuracy while giving the Russian trained technicians a few days notice, so they can be ready to use the best defense Russia has to offer.
"This is Obama's move against Putin in this 'global' chess game — en garde! If the Syrians can hold off an allied strike, Putin can stick out his chest; otherwise, get off the pot."
016 offered that "U.S. Credibility has been at stake for the last 5 years…"
To which AJGauvin added, "Because the previous 8 years went so well."
2016 said, "This makes the thugs of the world think twice before being aggressive …LOL"
Ricktasker wondered, "What has happened to Obama and Kerry and Hagel? They are trying to get our country involved in the bloodiest war in generations with weak and reluctant allies, no Congressional, NATO, U.N. or even Arab League authorization, and no support of our people."
maplesyrple wrote, "As despicable as the humanitarian crisis is in Syria, there are NO American national security risks in the current situation which compare to the risks inherent in a military intervention. It is a complete fallacy to think that cruise missiles could bring the hostilities to an end, or an air campaign. Putting boots on the ground would create a regional conflagration which would dwarf Iraq or Afghanistan. The problem is that there are no good answers to the issues there. America is damned if we do, and damned if we don't."
robsea69 wrote, "If discretion is the better part of valor, I hope Obama/Kerry pursue a way to stay disengaged from this conflict."
We'll close with Seeing-eye Cat, who said, "Old Chinese proverb: 'Birds entangle themselves with their feet; humans entangle themselves with their tongues.' Obama's 'red line' statement has gotten the attention of the world as to what we are/are not going to do when someone challenges our perceived threat. But now we are caught up in a real dilemma. Do we help the rebels (and to what extent) with the knowledge that they too may turn against us should they get in power? Do we do nothing and knowingly allow people (many innocents) to die horrible deaths at the hand of another madman? At what point does 'speak silently and carry a big stick' diplomacy lose face value with the international community? Better that strong words be carefully spoken and their consequences thought out."
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Tim Larson <email@example.com> writes: > At my workplace they are worried that pairing their slow > upgrade cycle with the fast pace of open source projects > could cause maintenance problems for their custom code. I find the premise a tad strange; you've got the source, what's to prevent you from sitting on a single release for ever if that's all you need? Skip a release or two if you want, we sat on the 2.0 branch for well over a year after the 2.1 branch was out. We finally got to a point in our own development where we needed features from 2.1 and by that point it was already up to 2.1.3 > They > are concerned that a delayed upgrade may be as painful as > switching to another project. It took us about 2 days to switch from 2.0.4 to 2.1.3, don't know how that bench marks with others? We had to touch about 40 of our classes, mostly for very minimal stuff. We had to change our build, we had to change our xconf. Pretty typical stuff and much in line with upgrading any other major piece of software be it open source or proprietary (eg. migrating from one version of Websphere to another has been harder when we used to use Websphere). > I propose we create a document > detailing the practices and policies we follow to minimize > this risk to users of Cocoon. > > To start the discussion, here is a seed list of practices > that I have noticed we try to be known for following: > > [Disclaimer: We are under no contract and offer no warranty > concerning these practices (see our license for details.)] > > Continuing to support older releases > Maintaining a change log to help with upgrades > Strongly avoiding breaking interfaces > Conducting open, public discussion of design and development > Querying userbase to determine impact of potential changes > Responding to the userbase, even reverting changes when necessary > Voting on major additions, changes, deprecations, and removals > Deprecating interfaces instead of immediately dropping support > Only allowing code that has a community to support it > > What do others think about developing a document like this > to document our guidelines and improve our marketability? > Do we already have a document like this somewhere? I would expect that people that are using Open Source already know why they are doing so; if not they need to be indoctrinated :-) By that I mean read the Cathedral and the Bazaar, etc... After all, isn't this kind of thing why people buy into Open Source in the first place? RT: maybe, the documentation you propose should be more of an Apache level thing that a project level thing? One thing I would point out that we now do is we maintain our own source controlled copy of Cocoon. When a new Cocoon release is made we baseline it. We hardly ever touch the code, but even such things as adding a new module from scratchpad is then tracked on our source control system so we know exactly what pieces of Cocoon we are using. If we do touch the code, we can easily do a diff to see what our changes are vs. the core Cocoon. If we happen to really need a CVS version of Cocoon we can do a diff and see exactly what changes are taking place vs. the version of code we are currently touching (though the one time I did this it was so much information it would have taken 2 days or so to really understand the impact). We started this process when we moved to Cocoon 2.1.3 and as a result it took about 4 hours to move to 2.1.4 release (if we had done this for the 2.0.4 release I think it would have cut our migration time in half to go to 2.1.3).
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This International Standard specifies a laboratory performance test method for power assembly tools (referred throughout the standard as 'tool') for installing threaded fasteners. It provides for the measurement, under specified conditions, of torque repeatability (scatter) - over a specified range of joint torque rates; - over a defined range of torque adjustment; - over a defined number of operating cycles. It provides for the measurement of the precision of the built-in torque measurement system for tools incorporating such a feature. It gives instructions on equipment parameters, what to test for and how to evaluate and present the test data. It is applicable to tools - of any power source; e.g. pneumatic, hydraulic, and electric, including battery-powered tools; - which apply torque in a generally continuous manner. It is not applicable to - impact or impulse wrenches; - ratchet wrenches or wrenches with ratcheting clutches; - other tools which advance fasteners in discontinuous increments, overcoming static friction at each increment. It allows a test to be performed at any test torque level; however, in order to minimize the number of test joints necessary for a wide range of test torque levels, a list of preferred test torque levels is provided in Annex A. Part 2 of this standard deals with the specification of performance tests for in-use verification of tools for installing threaded fasteners.
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China Oil Stocks Socked By Energy Slump
Shares of oil-and-gas exploration and refining company PetroChina (PTR) and oil producer Cnooc (CEO) were lower Wednesday after each reported weak earnings.
Each company has struggled with the low price of oil and slack domestic demand. Shares of PetroChina were down 0.8% in recent trading, while shares of China National Offshore Oil Corporation or Cnooc were down 2%. The international Brent oil price benchmark is down nearly 2% today to $49 per barrel. The iShares MSCI Emerging Market exchange-traded fund (EEM) was up 0.3% in recent trading, while the iShares China Large-Cap ETF (FXI) was down 0.2%.
The Wall Street Journal's Brian Spegele reports:
"PetroChina's net profit plunged 98%, to 531 million yuan ($80 million), in the six months ended June 30 compared with the first half of 2015. In a statement, the company said it expected ... oil prices to remain depressed due to continued oversupply ... Total production was dragged down by falling crude oil output at its aging domestic oil fields, where production fell 4.2%.
Cnooc posted a 7.7 billion yuan net loss, compared with a 14.7 billion yuan net profit in the first half last year, in part because of a [10.4 billion yuan] impairment charge on the value of its assets in Canada and elsewhere ... [based on its] oil-price forecast and other factors.
Cnooc's investment in oil sands in Canada has not helped returns. WSJ reported in July that "Cnooc's $15 billion purchase of Canada's Nexen has been marred by accidents and managerial lapses."
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I never really thought mopping could be slightly fun Everyone wore a smile on there face. I could see everyone else but me and Kalylee where really close. I will ask Kaylee after we cleaned this all up. When we left the dining hall it looked so damm shiny that mr clean would have been jealouse. Shane and Carmen make it down the hallway looking at eachother quite fondly. Alex and April also had the same look on there face as Kaylee and I just stood at the front of the hall.
" So tommorow Jam session?" Kaylee says
" Yeah, hey I wanted to ask you something."
" Yeah go ahead." Kaylee smiles at me.
Inside I shift nervously, outside I keep confident outside, " Yeah want to go out friday night, I could take us to a restuarant which everyone is says serves amazing food."
" Oh that would be nice Salem but I'm already heading out friday night with my Boyfriend." She says really nicely.
Really from where? Again today, what I'm a freacking unlucky bastard?Why do I bother? I should have asked when I had the chance.
" Cool." I say keeping my jealousy and other emotions in check.
" I'm really sorry Salem. I would but , you know how it is." Kaylee says.
" Nah it really doesn't matter to much." I lie," See you tommorow then."
" Yeah. Bye Salem." She turns the down the opposite hall.
I don't go to my room, I head downtown and use my fake I.D to buy a bottle of whiskey to drown myself in selfpitty and unluckieness. It doesn't take long to find myself on my couch one 'O' clock in the afternoon feeling worse than I felt the night before. I look at the clock again. Oh I'm hugely late.
" Bugger!" I get up in rush nursing a head ache, " I really should stop making things worse for myself."
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The Shining
Director: Stanley Kubrick.
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd. UK/USA 1980. 144 mins.
Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece of modern horror is widely considered to be the most terrifying movie of all time. Based on Stephen King's bestselling novel, this tale of a family man and would-be writer (Jack Nicholson) going mad as winter caretaker of the cursed Overlook Hotel is a seminal work of the genre. It is also – as Martin Scorsese has pointed out - like no other horror film ever made – 'essentially unclassifiable, endlessly provocative and profoundly disturbing'.
Vintage Sundays, our weekly showcase of classic films, presents a season dedicated to Jack Nicholson. Sun 16 Apr to Sun 21 May.
General admission screenings
- Sun 28th May
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Come away to our warm and elegant Inn near Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Nestled between scenic prairies and wooded mountains, we offer a smoke free environment in our serene and secluded inn. Yet we're located close enough to everything that the area has to offer.
5 on January 29, 2017
Beautiful inside and out. Amazing breakfast each morning. Home is very welcoming, roomy and cozy. Friendly hosts that are full of information. We are so glad that we decided to stay at Ida-Home.
5 on January 15, 2017
We thoroughly enjoyed the comfort and inviting atmosphere of Ida Home. The large bedroom had a nice sitting area in front of the fireplace and a large walk out deck. Sooo comfy. It was a very peaceful setting with birds foraging for food beyond the breakfast room windows, and Al's stories of wildlife seen on the surrounding property made it all the more enjoyable. Maureen and Al's time spent telling us about the beautiful northern Idaho communities and country was time we will always be grateful for. We hope to return!
5 on August 10, 2016
This was mine and my husband's first time in a bed and breakfast and it was amazing. We wished we could have stayed longer. My husband has Celiac's disease and Maureen (and Al) were able to accommodate his gluten-free needs with the most delicious breakfast! We are hooked and can't wait to stay again when in the area! Thanks Al and Maureen!
4.6 on July 24, 2016
Al and Maureen are a very friendly and hospitable couple. They served us wonderfully. The room was lovely and clean and the bed was very comfortable. We enjoyed our stay.
5 on July 22, 2016
+J.M.J.+ We are so happy to have found this special hidden treasure tucked away near beautiful Coeur d'Alene and Post Falls, Idaho, thus the name Ida-Home! We regret not discovering it sooner while our daughter was in school there, but are already telling others about it and would love to stay there again if and when we are back in the area! Maureen and Al were so kind and accommodating. We felt like we had found long lost friends! They are fabulous cooks and wonderful gardeners! The breakfasts were delicious and served on our schedule, even when ours changed at the last minute one of the days! The grounds were beautiful and everything inside and out was impeccable! It was quiet, tranquil, and serene at the end of the street where the lovely home sits. We even saw turkeys in the woods one morning during breakfast! If you don't like to potentially share the bath with other guests, it is worth the upgrade to have it private, though we never crossed other guests in our three days there. The decor was beautiful and the sheets were so soft and comfy, we ordered a couple of sets from the innkeepers to use at home. The chocolates, nuts, drinks, robes, and slippers were extra amenities that we enjoyed as well. We hope and pray Maureen and Al are truly blessed, as we were any them and their lovely Ida-Home! A.M.D.G., Lisa L., Oklahoma
4.0 on July 17, 2016
Stayed a week with Al and Maureen, what a lovely place to relax and enjoy the area - first rate in every way. Quiet, comfortable, excellent meals all, and of course a warm welcoming feel from the gracious owners. I would recommend Idahome to anyone, and already have! Definitely going back. Rod Stafford Priest River
5 on July 03, 2016
We have never stayed at a B&B and this place made us want to stay at B&B's from now on. It was relaxing and easy going. They provided us with a lot of information about the surrounding area. We only stayed 2 nights. It wasn't long enough. The breakfast was amazing! We plan to go back and bring more family with us.
5 on November 16, 2015
This past Veterans Day, Ida-Home B & B opened their beautiful home to Veterans from all over the northwest. Our stay was filled with kindness, understanding and congeniality in a beautiful setting and in addition the food was superb in both taste and presentation. My wife and I spent a romantic night in the spacious Heritage Room; it had the greatest bed - no kidding. You feel like you're going to just melt away into nothingness, gradually slipping into a sound peaceful sleep with not a care in the world. In the morning, you can awaken with the sun peeking thru the huge windows; that surround the bed on three sides. Both beer and wine were provided in our room, in a separate cooler for our enjoyment, with more available. Our private patio door opened onto the wood deck with views of the surrounding pine forest. At night there were inspiring views of brightly shining stars; perfect for a night of romantic star gazing. What a pleasure it was to have no road noise - just peace and quiet; that was simply wonderful!!! To say that we were pampered is an understatement. Our hosts Maureen and Al went out of their way to ensure our comfort and enjoyment. They were at our beck and call throughout our stay, anticipating our every want & need without being the least bit intrusive. We were made to feel as tho' we were long lost friends. This was the best experience we have ever had at a Bed & Breakfast. God willing, we will return
4.8 on October 16, 2015
My wife and I stayed here for our anniversary and had a great time. The place is away from the road that you forget about the chaos of life and get to enjoy the nature. We had up close visits from turkeys and deer, makes a person not want to leave. The breakfast was unlike any breakfast we have had and we enjoyed every bit of it. We plan on returning many more times in the future.
5 on September 14, 2015
This was a fantastic bed and breakfast. Al and Maureen were wonderful hosts. The room was very comfortable and clean, and the breakfasts were amazing. Beautiful location. Al and Maureen both had wonderful recommendations on places to visit and restaurants to eat at.
Spacious elegance and incredible charm are qualities you won't forget in the oversized guest room with a beautiful but simple "Cal King" bed (plush and comfortable). The earthy greens in the Heritage Room are reverberated in the lovely pine trees right outside of each window. Beautiful glass doors open onto the lovely deck (adorned with a flurry of potted plants in the summer months) to a lawn area stretching out to pine trees beyond. This elegant but earthy room provides for your comfort with two matching "lay-z-boy" chairs to lean back in and elevate your feet to let the world pass by. Luxuriate in the beautiful private bathroom accentuated by high ceilings of gold and beige and wrap-around designer tiles.
Nightly Rate: $249 - $263
Nightly Rate: $249 - $263
The warm but spacious room in its soothing yellows and verdant greens is accented with high ceilings and rich moldings. This room is perfect for an escape or for one's wedding night. The plush king-size bed is dressed in fine linens and the gold comforter/bedspread will make you feel like royalty. A warm, cozy loveseat offers an intimate place to snuggle. This room offers the convenience of an in-room sink, a small refrigerator already stocked with a variety of drinks, and an antique table and chairs to accommodate your personal needs. The Dogwood Room comes with the option of a private or shared bath. Double glass doors open out onto a patio. It is the perfect setting for a fire pit table with comfy chairs…surrounded by beautiful terraced gardens and pine trees, where y
Nightly Rate: $158 - $158
Nightly Rate: $158 - $158
This vintage room of charm and romance is named after Harrison Fisher, a 1920's artist who painted beautiful women. Decorated in soft welcoming hues, this room offers a queen size bed with antique oak head and foot boards. Presented with a private or shared bath, an antique dresser and walk-in closet make it easy to feel at home. Complimentary drinks in a small refrigerator are conveniently located in the room. Snuggle with someone special or with a good book on the cozy love seat, or relax outdoors on the patio as you take in the smell of fresh pine trees and
Nightly Rate: $142 - $152
Nightly Rate: $142 - $152
An ideal accommodation for one person. The Rock Room gets its name from the beautiful rock alcove right outside, adding depth and a touch of nature to this room. Stately with its high ceilings and its "picture rail trim" it features antique rose colored walls. A very comfortable single's bed is provided with vintage artistic metal head and foot bed frames. It gives the room individual distinction with soft linens, comforter, and quilting. For your enjoyment there is a pleasurable slider rocker adorned with fabric of matching room colors.A beautiful antique dresser brought over from Scotland and an antique desk adorns this charming room.
Nightly Rate: $109 - $109
Nightly Rate: $109 - $109
Spokane, WA (GEG) 29 miles
Driving Directions (Ida-Home is just 2.5 miles from I-90 Exit #5) Eastbound I-90 from Spokane, Washington In Post Falls, Idaho, take exit #5 marked "Spokane Street." At the bottom of the exit turn right and go south on Spokane St. Cross over the Spokane River bridge and travel through the small residential area. Veer to the right on W. Riverview Dr and go uphill. You will then be in the foothills and will encounter several hairpin curves after-which the road will straighten out and you will see homes only on the left-hand side of the road. Look for our black mailbox marked #16374 (which will be 2.5 miles from exit #5.) Turn left to go in to driveway (you will see a rock fence and a split rail Cedar fence.) The driveway is a 1/3 of a mile long to a blue/grey home at the end - that's us! You have arrived at Ida Home B&B! (*Please note that we do not have a sign out in front and we are not visible from the road.)
Alarm clock, Bath robes, Ceiling fans, Copier, Hot tub/whirlpool tub, Piano, Spa, Washer/dryer, Wi-Fi, Wired internet , Firepit table, Campfire
Fireplace, Fridge, Hairdryer, Wet bar
Al and Maureen
Al is Canadian who used to work for IBM and then moved on to owning his own contracting business. Loves the out-of-doors and is very handy at keeping our B&B in tip-top-shape. Maureen was an organic gardner and herbalist. Both love the PNW and entertaining guests in their home.
Low fat , Restrictive , Vegetarian Gluten-Free, Vegan, Paleo


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£265,000 Offers over
This spacious bungalow enjoys spectacular views to the Dornoch Firth and distant hills. Accommodation (about 160 m2) Porch, Hall, open-plan Kitchen/Dining/Family Room, Utility Room, Large Sitting Room (or Bed 4) Shower Room, three Double Bedrooms, en-suite Bathroom and Dressing Room.
1.2 acres.
ENTRANCE PORCH with double doors half glazed.
INNER HALL with storage cupboard and linen cupboard.
KITCHEN AREA with cream painted wood cupboards, dishwasher. Oil fired Rayburn.
DINING/FAMILY ROOM large bay window.
UTILITY ROOM with half-glazed door to rear. Belfast sink, Cannon free-standing gas cooker. Corner pantry. Plumbing for washing machine. Space for fridge and freezer.
SITTING ROOM (or Bedroom 4) Two west-facing windows and bay window.
BEDROOM 1 with built-in wardrobe and cupboard. Door to en-suite DRESSING ROOM and en-suite BATHROOM with bath, WC, pedestal washbasin. Heated towel rail.
BEDROOM 2: Double built-in wardrobe.
BEDROOM 3: Two double built-in wardrobes .
SHOWER ROOM: Shower cubicle with mains shower, WC, pedestal washbasin. Heated towel rail.
Mains electricity and water. Drainage to private septic tank and soakaway within the curtilage. Council Tax Band F.
Outside: Bunded oil storage tank. Timber garage. Ample parking. The front garden is planted with colourful, mostly evergreen shrubs, spring flowers and a beech hedge to the side. The rear is grass with mature trees. Subject to Planning Consent, part of the rear garden may be suitable for a holiday chalet or yurt.
A five-minute walk further up this quiet road brings you to the edge of the Ledmore &Migdale Woodland Trust property with public access for walkers and mountain-bikers. Here you may see otters, wildcat, pine marten, osprey, peregrine, goldcrest, treecreeper, and flycatcher. The location is ideal for access to the hills and to coastal and woodland walks, cycling and camping.
Although rural and peaceful we are only a short drive to facilities in Dornoch 8 miles), Tain (10 miles) and Bonar Bridge (6 miles). Beautiful long sandy
beaches can be found at Dornoch and Embo. The area is well known for its fishing and golf courses.
Bus service from Dornoch. Rail service from Ardgay or Tain. Children living nearby usually travel by school bus (bus stop is 350 metres from Briarhill) to the Dornoch Academy (juniors and seniors). As the bungalow is situated on a minor road which terminates further uphill, passing traffic is very light.
DIRECTIONS: Travel 4 miles west of the A9 on the A949 towards Bonar Bridge. At the sign for Spinningdale, turn right in front of the bus shelter, up the Achue road. Briarhill can be found on the right-hand side only a minute's drive from the main road.
EPC Band E
EPC Rating:
The Energy Efficiency Rating is Band E
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Property Ref: SCT160429
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Sunday, May 04, 2008
What's Wrong With Elizabeth? Jimmy Barnes Is Right!
I used to be embarrassed to tell people that I grew up in Elizabeth. There was a very valid reason for this. If I told people I grew up in Elizabeth they'd automatically ask me if I was a feral, a drug addict, a criminal or all of the above, such is the reputation of the suburb. They still ask that now. Even worse I grew up in Elizabeth Downs, or merely The Downs to those who know. I spent the first eighteen years of my life there and I'll freely admit that, although I look back on those years with some fondness, I'd never move back there. In fact if I have my way I'll never move further north than Gepps Cross, if that. You couldn't pay me enough to live back in The Downs as it exisits today.
It wasn't always like that though. Growing up I felt a degree of safety in all of Elizabeth, especially The Downs. There were a lot of rough people there, some real hard men and a lot of crime. It wasn't unusual to see acts of violence in the streets or on the various ovals, but I always felt safe. I can vividly recall being chased once by some skinheads from Elizabeth Park – the first time I ran to a house, knocked on the door and was taken in and driven home by total strangers. Such was the protection. The second time the skinheads caught me beat me and stole my pushbike. I came home, crying, to find my family angry. They gathered a few neighbours and friends and, without going into savage detail, I got my bike back and from then onwards I was fairly safe going into The Parks. I rarely did though.
In the 1970s there was a lot to do in Elizabeth. There was a cinema, where I saw movies like the Star Wars trilogy, An American Werewolf In London and Greystoke. There were two theatres, the Shedley and the Octagon (the latter so named because it was shaped like an octagon – go figure). During the early 1980s the Shedley was host to a series of movies from the early days of cinema. I'd walk down to the Shedley on a Sunday night (usually winter) and then walk home at about 9 or 10pm. I used to worry more about the sound of the wind in the trees (a sound that's always spooked me) than anything, or anyone, else.
There was a roller skating rink. I learnt to skate there and I attended more than roller disco. Laugh all you want but such events were big in Elizabeth in 1979 and 1980 (I'd always dance to I Was Made For Lovin' You, but then so did the rest of Elizabeth – Kiss were huge). We had a billiards hall with some great video games. Pac Man, Galaxian, Defender – we had them all and enjoyed them. The same games were at the local deli as well, which were run by two of the nicest guys I ever met - Tony and Pete. Those two were inviting, never angry at anyone (well, not that I saw) and were more helpful than the bulk of the staff I see these days. There was also a bowling alley, a swimming pool of sizable proportions. Boy Scouts and Girl Guides were everywhere. Even I was a Cub Scout and I trod the boards at the Shedley in two Gang Shows. We had bike tracks – people from Elizabeth in the '70s will remember Uley Farm and the Olive Grove with fondness. I used to buy comic books from the Elizabeth South second hand shop and then sit under an olive tree at the Olive Grove and read them. Warm, windy days and days to remember. I'd ride my bike or walk from our house to the City Centre to buy ex-library books on a Saturday morning. For some reason I remember those days as being cold and wet, but I didn't care. At 10 cents per books, with extra thrown in because the librarians were always encouraging me to read, it was a bargain. We had mini-fairs that'd visit about twice a year. School fetes were the norm, not the exception. In short there was a lot to do and almost all of it was positive.
In the early 1980s things began to happen. The billiards hall was first to fall when the Elizabeth City Centre was renovated. The cinema was shut down. The skating rink was replaced by a Pizza Hut and a Kentucky Fried Chicken shop. Things closed down and went to ruin. There was nothing to do but to sit and ponder the days and wonder what was next. If you didn't work at Holdens then you were unemployed – those were the options. The dole or Holdens. I kid you not. In year 12, just as I was finishing school, we were offered 'future guidance counselling'. The advice given to me was to either apply for a job at Holdens or learn to fill out a dole form. When I said that I'd had a vision of becoming a writer and being published before I was 40 the laughter was incredible. I was then told not to bother with useless pipe-dreams. Now I'm a writer with my published book before the age of 40 so those people can go hang. Then something more sinister else came in that changed things dramatically – drugs.
Drugs weren't anything new in Elizabeth. I can always remember there being drugs. Indeed I took more than a few but I only ever dabbled. I'm no saint but I had enough sense to know where that road took me and I saw more than one person who took their hits who laid down to never get up. With increased boredom came more drugs and with drugs came higher crime rates. To be totally honest things came down to this – you'd sit around, take your drugs, think about how you would supplement your income (ie: what house/shop you wanted to break into, what car to steal) and round the night off with unprotected sex. Sounds fun? Trust me, it isn't all that it's cracked up to be. Most people didn't care enough about the consequences of sex to bother about things like pregnancy or disease. Indeed there's an old expression, 'like father like son', that's very apt for Elizabeth. Kids would grow up seeing their parents in loveless marriages and insisting that they'll never turn out like that. The cars fall off the rails and before they know it they're working at Holdens, married with kids and wondering how the hell they ended up like their parents and wondering where their dreams went, if indeed they ever had any. Things had changed by my sixteenth year. There were two ways to go – either down the road of the druggies or out of the suburb. I began to think of other places that I'd rather be living in. Dreams.
So why the crime and drugs? Because some idiot MP decided that commerce and progress should take the place of leisure activities. That's it in a nutshell for me. Once I left I never looked back, but in 2004 I started to revisit the place to take some photographs. What I saw made me cry on more than one occasion. The house where I grew up in, a house that was always well kept and proud, was now run down and resembled a hillbilly shack. The Downs shops, once a vital and exciting hub, was all but deserted and so run down that people who'd never seen it thought it was decrepit and run down. The Elizabeth Town Centre, once open and free, is now an industrial shopping centre, all concrete and steel, enclosed and artificial, cold and uninviting - a complex designed by committee. The rich, green, lush open areas are now housing estates. Parks are gone and those that remain are in such a state of disrepair that they might as well be. A lack of long term vision has seen the suburb fall into ruin. If it faces a main road then it'll be fixed up and polished. The drugs are still there, the crime is worse than ever and the problems, the violence, both domestic and otherwise, is higher than anywhere else. Sadly these are the things that the government has failed to see or recognise over the last few decades. When someone such as Barnes speaks out they're instantly attacked and asked that they put their money where their mouths are. That's not for the general public to to do. The elected members are there to do that. Instead of attacking people with valid viewpoints they should be encouraging them, having think-tanks and seeing what can be done with the view of growing the area, attempting to eliminate crime and drugs and sustaining housing. I know that there's a Playford think tank now happening. This time it'd be good to see suggestions acted upon instead of just seeing a lot of lip service. And instead of inviting 'experts' from around the world look in your own backyard. If you look beyond gather people who used to live there and invite them in - hey - I'd be part of it in a second. I've got some great ideas in the area of housing and recreation.
Elizabeth was designed to be a self-contained suburb. It was planned, built and then all but abandoned by the state government. Even now it's a joke. It's time, time that's long overdue for the government to stop sitting there with their heads in the sand and start listening to people who might be able to help.
I'm not embarrassed to admit that I come from Elizabeth Downs, but I am embarrassed to visit the place now. I lived there for 18 of my years but I'd not live there now. I'd be more than happy to take any MP out for a drive through my Elizabeth and offer some suggestions on what can be done to improve the place and bring it back to the jewel that it once was. Perhaps if it were improved then more people would not only visit but want to stay there. More people might want to move back in. The trick is not only to design programs that work, but also to stick around and make sure they continue working for long into the future. As it is if the Holdens plant ever closes then there'll be such an economic and socioeconomic blow to the suburb that it may never recover and just slide into the slum that it's rapidly becoming.
Time for the state government to now put up or shut up. Stop passing the buck and hoping that this'll all just blow over, like the last time Barnes opened his mouth. However I fear that the latter will happen faster than the former.
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Well done sounds ok to me and you are very right BSB
- Sunday, May 04, 2008 9:42:00 am
- ashleigh said...
I live just down the road in Salisbury (well, up the hill as well... Salisbury Heights).
I worked at the Defence place for nearly 15 years, and spent a lot of time kicking around Elizabeth.
My kids play cricket against the schools in the area, and yep, Elizabeth is not all that flash.
Part of it is the people, and part is the industry, or lack of it. There's all sorts going on, but its a working class area devoted to manufacturing, a field in terminal decline in high cost countries.
The long term prognosis aint all that grand.
I agree that some of the pollies need to get out of their gilded carriages and go take a look around. And Barnsey is right.
- Monday, June 09, 2008 2:40:00 pm
I live in elizabeth downs and my only problem with the area is the school. The teacher's are slack and are not dedicated to the kids. I'll be moving from elizabeth downs only so my daughter's get a good education.
There is no sports carnival's nothing like that there! My nine year old is bright and they have her in a class with other nine year olds that are at the same level as my six year old. These teacher's need to start teaching our kids or they wont be working at holdens they will be drug dealers and on the dole.
- Wednesday, September 30, 2009 8:11:00 am


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|Wine Cellars of Watchung
|USD 8.99 $8.99 750ml
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Roscato 2010
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this is the best wine ever!!!!Add winemaker's notes
Roscato Rosso Dolce is a blush wine produced in the Moscato d'Asti style, with residual sugars giving it an off-dry finish. Instead of the Moscato (Muscat Blanc) grape, it is produced with the red Italian Trentino-Alto Adige grapes Teroldego, Lagrein, and Croatina. This sparkling "blush" wine has been popularized at Olive Garden restaurants, but is also available from select retailers.
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this is the best wine ever!!!!
Was looking for a bottle of Malvasia (Dezzani) stumbled accross this in my local HEB, and am suprising delighted at how compariable the two are. I love this wine
A sweet wine that ladies like... :) JerichoWine.com has this wine on sale for $9.49. http://jerichowine.com/Roscato_Rosso_Dolce.asp
This wine has a sweet taste and is similar to Moscato. It doesn't leave a bad after-taste at all. I tried it on a whim, only purchased one bottle while I was visiting the South...Wow, I should have purchased more, I can't find it in the North.
After a tasting, I bought a bottle of this super sweet red. This wine has a good flavor and a lovely color in the glass. A bit too sweet for the middle-of-the-road wine drinker, however considering it is produced for the Olive Garden, this is not surprising. If cut with a bit of brut or tonic water, this would be a delightful treat on a summer night.
I love red wines, I'm even part of Cooper's Hawk Sweet Club. When I went to Olive Garden the other day with my daughter I was looking for something close to Sweet Red and that's when I found LOVE with this wine... I have been browsing the internet looking for it and at every store... Addicted!
<3 LOVE this wine! Tried it at the Olive Garden. Can't find it in Colorado, but odered a case from NY, $9.99 bottle, with a case discount. Sweet but not too sweet and over-powering. Great with a meal, or by itself! Doesn't leave an aftertaste.
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Northern Italy provides a spectacular backdrop for Roscato, a violet-hued red with aromatic notes of cherry, blackberry and red raspberry. A touch of sweetness and bright acidity underlies the appeal of this charming wine. The traditional winemaking style for this fruit-forward red compliments regional "heart and soul" cuisine such as bruschetta, calamari, pasta in red and cream sauces, breaded cutlets and spicier fare. Enjoy chilled. - Winery
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Get an overview of this hotelHotel in Owatonna with free breakfast and business center
Popular property highlights
Situated in Owatonna, this hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Owatonna Arts Center and State Orphanage Museum. Owatonna Visitors Bureau and Owatonna Public Library are also within 2 mi (3 km).
Along with coffee/tea in a common area, this hotel has a business center and dry cleaning. Free continental breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, laundry facilities, a 24-hour front desk, and a computer station are onsite.
Hotel Features
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All 65 rooms provide conveniences like microwaves and coffee makers, plus free WiFi and TVs with cable channels. Free local calls, hair dryers, and laptop-compatible safes are among the other amenities that guests will find.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham Owatonna
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A computer station is located on site and high-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. This hotel offers access to a business center. A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. This Owatonna hotel also offers a picnic area, coffee/tea in a common area, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 65
- Business center
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Free breakfast
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Computer station
- Free WiFi
- Laundry facilities
- Picnic area
- Luggage storage
- RV, bus, truck parking
- Free self parking
- Television in common areas
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
- Refrigerator (on request)
- Microwave
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking, RV, bus, truck parking
Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Free local calls
- Coffee/tea maker
- Refrigerator (on request)
- Microwave
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Hair dryer
- Shower/tub combination
- Iron/ironing board
- Television
- Desk
- Cable TV service
- Free WiFi
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Heating
Where to Eat
A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 7 AM and 9 AM.
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
Hotel Policies
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 10.00 per night.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 15 per stay
- Restrictions apply
- For more information contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
24-hour check-in
No rollaway/extra beds available
No cribs (infant beds) available
Optional extras
- Pet fee: USD 15 per stay
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 10.00 per night
Hotel Name
- Microtel Inn Wyndham Hotel Owatonna
- Microtel Inn Wyndham Owatonna
- Microtel Inn Wyndham Owatonna Hotel
- Owatonna Microtel
- Microtel Inn & Suites Owatonna Hotel Owatonna
- Microtel Inn And Suites Owatonna
- Microtel Owatonna
We should mention
Guests can arrange to bring pets by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation (surcharges apply and can be found in the Fees section).