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Everyone likes a winner, Steve, a winner, writes Martin Graham.
For the record, I've never really followed the cricket. It's just not something that's of any interest to me.
I mean, I'd vaguely heard of Steve Waugh, in passing. I knew he'd scored about 10,847 runs in 168 matches of international cricket and 23,677 runs in first-class matches. But it's not as if I watched every ball, crying myself to sleep each of the 452 times he was tragically dismissed.
Sure, I had a couple of posters on the wall and a limited edition Steve Waugh bat, box and thigh-guard set. But they were tasteful posters and willow can be quite comforting to sleep with in the hot summer months. It's not like an obsession, or anything.
Now comes the pain of a humbling at the hands of India, at home, in Steve's farewell test. I'm not crying; it's just eyestrain from waiting for Brett Lee to get a wicket. And the sobbing is just a natural reaction to five days of exposure to the commentary of Ian Healy.
Now that the series is over I'm only too keen to cover up the pitch, put four sticks up at either end of the field and pretend it never happened. Denial is the only way to deal with defeat.
After all, denial worked with the rugby World Cup. We just ignored the Pommy celebration, or clapped politely, pointing out that rugby wasn't really our kind of game. Too much kicking. Unlike, say, soccer. A sport of massive participation and the real national game. And, most importantly, one we recently beat the Poms in.
Australians will follow any sport in which we win. Introduce a gold medal and Australians suddenly think that dressage is an important international event. Mate, look how our blokes can make a horse go sideways! Our bloody horses have the best bloody plaits in the game, that's for sure. Our ribbons piss on your pathetic mane candy - I've seen better decorated Otto bins.
It was the same when Bondy brought home the America's Cup. Suddenly a Sunday barbie wasn't complete without a knowledgeable exchange on the spinnaker set or picking the windshear. Until we lost to the Yanks. Then it became a pastime for rich wankers again (much like the rugby).
Hockey, archery, water polo, taekwondo or tuna fishing. We'll watch anything that we're winning.
But if you lose, don't expect a legion of fans to turn up at the airport to acknowledge your brave performance in the face of superior competition. This is not England. You won't get 200,000 Australians to turn out on the streets to welcome home a team that played well but came second (well, apart from on Anzac Day, but that's another story).
So, forget the cricket. We're much more a tennis nation. Always have been, always will be. We love our little Lleyton, the Poo and even Wayne Arthurs, who's often there just to make up the numbers.
No, we're a tennis nation through and through. Until we lose the Hopman Cup.
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Skip to comments.Debbie Wasserman Schults was in a TREE Cutting dispute with New Hampshire neighbors
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PUBLIC INPUT: Paul & Robbin MacVittie, 11 Eastridge Road, Map/Lot # 041-534-205 met with the Board regarding their neighbors request to cut trees on their property under their view easement. Their neighbor, Steven Schultz, 57 Meadow Road, Map/Lot # 041-678-218, has asked for permission to cut the trees to improve his view. Paul LaCasse presented photos of the site and told the board that the requested cut is against the Town ordinance and the trees in question are not on Mr. Schultzs land. Mr. LaCasse said he refused Mr. Schultzs request. Additionally, the MacVitties refused to give Mr. Schultz permission to cut trees on their property. The Board upheld Mr. LaCasses decision noting the request does not meet the zoning ordinance requirements or the spirit of the ordinance. Mr. Powell suggested that Mr. Pavlicek prepare a letter indicating that the issue was discussed and the Boards conclusion is that such a request is in violation of the Town Zoning Ordinance. ...
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Thanks for the info.
Maybe I'm a little slow this morning, but doesn't the washer women DNC chief live in Florida...?
Can't imagine having Debbie downer as a neighbor.
Excellent find!!
had this on despicable Debbie>>>
Speaking of offshore interests, on 6/9/12 Congresswoman Wasserman Schultz took a one-week cruise aboard the Royal Caribbean Oasis of the Seas luxury liner to the Western Caribbean, embarking from Port Everglades, Florida. According to an individual that well simply identify as Bruce from Weston who was also on the same cruise along with his family, Wasserman Schultz took the cruise with her husband Steve and three children along with Broward County School Board member Robin Bartleman and her family.
Bruce informed us that his own son became friendly with one of Wasserman Schultz daughters while the kids were playing in one of the ships designated play areas. Wasserman Schultz daughter then invited him up to the suite that her family was staying in.
While it shouldnt be remarkable that Wasserman Schultz and her family took a cruise, the extent of her accommodations are most certainly eye-popping.
The two-story, spiral-staircase Loft Suite that Bruces son was invited up to was on the 17th deck that overlooked the rear of the ship. According to Royal Caribbean, a 7-Day Cruise for 4 guests ranges from $15,264.08 in the Crown Loft Suite, to $19,364.08 in the Sky Loft Suite. These two types of suites are only found on the 17th Deck. (Source-Royal Caribbean)
So the question begs- how can someone earning a living on a congressional salary afford such a lavish suite on a cruise ship- especially someone who so adamantly claims she is middle class? Also take into consideration that Wasserman Schultz family was a party of five on board the cruise ship, meaning that they would have been charged an additional $1615 for the fifth guest, bringing the cost of the cruise somewhere between $16,879.08 and $20,979.08.
After the Shark Tank contacted and spoke to a Royal Caribbean sales agent, we were informed that as per maritime laws enforced by the U.S. Coast Guard, families of five or more that wish to reside in a Loft Suite are mandated to upgrade to the Royal Loft Suite as per safety regulations. That brings a one-week excursion in a Royal Loft Suite aboard the Oasis of the Seas for a family of five to $33,151.65, taxes included.(Source- Royal Caribbean Email)
This is their second home.
I did not realize either, but apparantly she and her husband own a house on or near Lake Sunapee. Newbury ,NH is a high end lake community in west centeral NH. Lakefront houses run into the millions, with many being in families for generations. Newburys mosty famous resident is Steven Tyler from the band Aerosmith and judge on American Idol. He grew up in Newbury,NH.
Also, the area tends to be a better value in a vacation home because there is a major ski area(Mt. Sunapee) in the town of Newbury too. Therefore, vacation homes can be used year round.
Wow....just wow...thanks for that link
Omg...the rank hypocisy
They need to keep digging. She may even have more undeclared houses in other places. Hell if she's hiding a second house she could be hiding several more. Did she report this stuff on her disclosure forms?
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Club Lexus, Please Welcome Lexus' Newest Members of the Family!
03/25/2006 Torrance, CA
It's a regular Saturday morning in Spring. Some people get up to read the morning paper with their favorite cup of coffee, some gather at the local café for brunch and some just sleep in from the long night of partying the night before. This was no ordinary Saturday morning for a handful of So Cal and a few Nor Cal Club Lexus members. This was a special preview Lexus has arranged for the true enthusiasts, but with a special flare, a competitor car at our disposal to make a side by side comparison.
In 1989, Lexus introduced to us their first contenders to the luxury market. They started with off with the very affordable, entry level ES250 and the LS400, the luxury sedan which caught the German dominated and American luxury car manufacturers off guard. Today, roughly 17 years later, L-Finesse has taken Lexus to a whole new dimension and refreshed its predecessors with the New 2007 ES350 and the flagship LS460, which are ready to take on the worlds finest and more.
In just three weeks after the official introduction of the all New LS460 in Detroit, MI back in January, our friends at Lexus HQ, Bill Burris and Brian Bolain had approached me with an offer we couldn't refuse. They offered to give us an opportunity to preview one the Lexus LS460's which we were previously limited to looking on to press release photos and auto show displays. They wanted to get the true enthusiast point of view on the new car and to give our honest feedback afterward. At the same time, they advised us there would be a competitor car on hand so we could make comparisons side by side comparisons with both vehicles. It didn't take much convincing for me to say "YES" when they asked. Since there are only a very limited number of the special hand-built pre-productions LS460's in existence, they are constantly being moved from one venue to the other and are still doing so as this is being written. I worked on the logistics with Bill and his team, and we agreed on a venue that was a place us SoCal CL members are familiar with, the Toyota USA Museum which is also adjacent to the Lexus USA Headquarters. We would have loved to actually drive the New LS460, but because of the time constraints and the exclusivity of the vehicle, there was simply not enough time and resources to do so. Regardless, we were able to spend a couple hours with the New LS460 and we were able to push the buttons, crank up the 19 speaker Mark Levinson system, kick the tires and also hear it the all new 4.6L V8 get started up before it was trucked away. To our surprise upon our arrival of the event, there were two brand new loaded ES350's with the panoramic glass roof along with the familiar faces of Brad Nelson of Lexus Motorsports and Bill Burris greeting us at the door. Due to the exclusivity of this event, we had limited capacity, and the venue had to be a location out of public sight.
The Toyota Museum
This exclusive facility in Torrance houses a collection of vintage Toyota vehicles including Lexus and most recently, Scion. The inventory ranges from a rare collection of the first Toyota model to sell in the United States, the Toyopet Crown and the First Lexus LS400 ever to be shipped to the United States. Also on display is the legendary Toyota 2000 GT sports car, a few Toyota Motorsports race cars and a large collection of Toyota & Lexus awards. The museum curator is Susan Sanborn and is a wealth of knowledge on Toyota history in the U.S.A. She's also instrumental in coordinating the "Toyota 50th Anniversary in the USA" which is a milestone Toyota is about to celebrate. Susan and her staff were gracious enough to let us preview the New LS460 right by their Lexus display of vehicles, awards and wall of fame. Ironically, the New LS460 was parked in front of its predecessor that started it all, the legendary LS400.
The Plan
Sure this was an extra special event, but we wanted to do it with a special CL twist. We wanted to surprise our friend Henry aka Rominl. In order to accomplish this, we had to devise a clever plan to make it happen. The masterminds of this twist involved Elizabeth aka Asiangirl007 and myself aka Flipside909. The CL Moderators, Admins, and guests who were present were fully aware of the plan and were asked to stall Henry (Rominl) if he were to arrive ahead of time. For many years, Rominl has expressed his interest in acquiring an LS for his own personal Lexus collection of cars. He would constantly be teased about liking a vehicle that appealed to the senior affluent kind. There were times he would spend his weekend going to the local Lexus dealers for a test drive of the current LS430. But this day was different, it was Rominl's lucky day. He had expressed his great interest in the New LS460 when the first photos and stats were first published earlier this year. As you can see in the discussion forums, Rominl is actively involved. We all know how excited he would be about this car if we ever got a chance to see it up close. Since Rominl is one of those individuals that is hard to fool, we thought this would be a clever way to show him some surprises.
Since we are all busy during the day with work, many phone calls were made on several occasions to devise a plan. As soon as we figured out and agree on a plan, Asiangirl007, GSXOTIC and Rominl's wife Ritsa are content we can do this. We had two obstacles overcome. The first obstacle was that we had to figure out a way for him to be in Southern California the weekend. For those that don't know, Rominl travels up and down California every weekend give or take. He works in NorCal and lives in SoCal. We have to somehow get Rominl to the museum without announcing or making it obvious to him what our intent was, then surprise him as soon as he arrives. Everyone that was coming to the meet was told not to mention anything to him about any kind of LS460 event or preview. We wanted to make him oblivious to the fact that there are going to be CL members there to also see the New LS460. Some of these CL members are those he has not seen in a long while and also those has not seen all in one place other than our annual NorCal End of Summer Meet in the Bay Area. Secondly, we had to recruit the help of people that he frequently sees and associates with when he's in town. The key people we enlisted was his wife Ritsa, and the other was his good friend Mark aka GSXOTIC. Now that we had our game plan, we just had to execute it.
The plan is to have Ritsa (Rominl's wife) arrange for Rominl to come down to SoCal for the weekend of March 25th. The reason for having him come on that date is because GSXOTIC had scored some tickets to check out the Toyota Museum out in Torrance, a place they have only heard about and seen in previous Club Lexus gatherings. They would meet up in the morning and drive down to check out the goodies in the museum. As they are en route to the museum, Asiangirl007 was to contact Rominl's wife to find out their exact arrival time and their current location. Rominl's wife Ritsa was supposed to pretend she was talking on the phone with a friend about doing something later in the day. Little does Rominl know that little invite to the museum was more than just an invite. It was the LS460 hiding inside the Toyota Museum with all of us waiting to see his reaction.
So they day comes, and everything rolls out as planned. Since it had rained earlier in the morning, a lot of the freeways were left slick and any direction headed to and from Torrance, they were all jammed with accidents. I had arrived just a few minutes later than anticipated but was able to take plenty of photos before most the guests had arrived. Asiangirl007 calls me on the phone saying that she was running behind, and that GSXOTIC and his wife were also running behind. She also had mentioned Rominl and his wife were scheduled to get there at exactly 11am. At this time I'm thinking to myself, "Geeze I hope this works out!" As I am taking my photos, someone alerts me of Rominl's arrival. I run outside and he pulls up to the driveway of the museum with his wife's cleanly modified Wald SC430. Still unaware of what was going to happen Rominl steps out of the car and has this look of disbelief on his face. I greet him and he says… "Hey, what is going on here and what are you doing here? What is this, a surprise meet?" I laughed and said "Oh no way, don't be silly, what are you talking about? Come inside, I wanna show you something!" Surprised as he already was, he was greeted by many familiar CL faces. He was shocked to see the two ES350s greeting us as we were about to enter the museum. I escort him inside, we walk through a door and turn a corner and as we stepped into the large warehouse of Toyotas and people talking and chatting amongst themselves, the room just filled up with complete silence. Rominl paused for a few seconds in disbelief and looked at me with a facial reaction of "I cannot believe this!" He stares at the car, he looks at me and says…"Let me go outside and grab my wife". As he starts walking back, Rominl's wife and GSXOTIC, and Asiangirl007 step in the room and smile at Rominl. I look back at them, give them a high five and cheer. Mission Accomplished! I look back at Rominl and tell him "We GOTCHA!"
The ES350
Like the saying goes, "Don't judge a book by its cover". This certainly goes true with the all New 2007 ES350 sedan. Ready for sale in the late Spring 2006, the fifth generation ES is bigger, better and more powerful than ever. This New ES350 is no slouch, it has rides on the GSV40 chassis which is powered by an all new 3.5L aluminum V6 aka 2GR-FE mated to an ultra slick ECT 6 speed automatic transmission. The all new 3.5L V6 is good for 272 HP. The L-Finesse design philosophy definitely is evident in the vehicle's styling and shape. Sleek and spacious is what you can expect out of this latest incarnation of the ES. The obvious attention to detail in design is very evident in the way the interior parts are laid out and executed, all the way to the smooth styling of the exterior sheet metal. A 14 speaker discrete 5.1 channel surround sound Mark Levinson system is available with DVD video playback. There is more interior room and the back seat passengers can enjoy easy egress with the nearly flat rear floor. There is no more chances of getting caught up on that old center hump. More than just style, it's also functional. The feature that stood out the most is a definite Lexus first. It is the panorama glass roof which allows you to enjoy maximum sunshine inside the cabin all year round. Since L-Finesse is shared amongst Lexus' newest line of cars, it's a fact you can definitely see the family resemblance with New GS, IS and the next car we are going to talk about.
The LS460
The first impression that will come to mind is "WOW". The wide front fascia, the signature grille, the strong body lines, the carved dual exhaust and surprisingly, the aggressive stance with minimal wheel gap and very good fitment of the wheels…this LS has come a long way. The New LS460's overall presence is definitely dominating. It's not dominating as in big and boring, the L-Finesse inspired design transforms this premium luxury sedan into a sleek, aggressive, and sporty looking sedan. The rake of the hood, along with the sleek design of the headlights definitely defines and distinguishes the New LS460's. The design flows throughout the vehicle seamlessly, with no rough edges or awkward shapes to disturb the New LS' historically aerodynamic nature. Being parked alongside a top German competitor, a New 2007 Mercedes Benz S500, you can certainly see inside and out that the competition has taken a step backwards overall. The New LS' styling is not overdone or radical. Lexus has done a great job of keeping the timeless look of the LS sedan without making it look radical and boring with the "me too" engineering and the awkward styling. One walk around the car, it definitely puts a smile to people's faces.
Opening the door, the spacious and inviting Alabaster colored interior with the rich woods decorate the interior quite nicely. There's no silly circle pod on the center of the console and armrest here. The dashboard houses the usual Lexus signature Optitron gauges as well as a large high resolution screen which you can view the clean mapping of the fifth generation, HDD based, voice activated Lexus Navigation system. Not to forget, you can enjoy DVD movies in true audiophile fashion with the 19 Speaker Mark Levinson sound system. This all new system is engineered to accompany the natural acoustics of the New LS460's cabin. I was able to sample some of the features of the New LS460's Mark Levinson system. I was shocked to find an internal Hard Drive of 8GB which Lexus preloaded with high quality recordings of different genres of music. Being the tech-junkie that I am, I had to explore some of the Mark Levinson system's new features. The capacity of the 8GB internal hard drive is good for about 4,000 songs in a high quality format. Selecting the FM setting, the regular radio broadcasts are amplified with clarity through all 19 speakers of the system. There was a good amount of bass to fill the cabin to satisfy. Switching it back to the Internal Hard Drive, I browsed through the music Lexus has preloaded the hard drive with including classical, jazz, even some rock and R&B. No matter what type of song style you selected or which ever seat you were sitting in, you can definitely tell Lexus has spent a lot of time engineering the Mark Levinson's 19 speakers to stimulate your ears. Every seat is a sweet spot for sound.
The soft interior LED lighting accents the interior in dimly lighted situations. Every seat is well bolstered and wrapped in very fine leather. Seating position is excellent in almost every seating position. The front and rear seats are heated, but the driver's and front passenger will enjoy the ventilated air coming through the perforated leather on those hotter days. On the dash, it houses a plethora of features and interesting buttons. One of the buttons on the dash was marked "AUTO". We were told that the button is part of the Automatic Park System that will be available for the New LS460. How cool is that, a car that parallel parks itself? Now that's luxury.
On the center console, you will find many new features. A Push Start/Stop button now operates the ignition including the keyless Smart Key setup. There is a gated shifter that controls the world's first 8 speed ECT-i (Electronically Controlled Transmission with Intelligence) with selectable Sport Shift mode. Pull up on the armrest, it makes way to a cavernous armrest storage where you will find an audio input for your favorite MP3 player or other audio components. Along side you will find an extra DC power input to power your accessories. Another Lexus first, the LS460 will come in two different wheelbases. The 116.9" short wheelbase version, the version that was available for us to see, and the 121.7" long wheelbase version called the LS460 L. Rear seating in the short wheel base LS460 is actually quite roomy. There is still plenty of room to cross your legs if you wish. Step out of the car and close the door lightly, and the power door closers will do the rest of the closing for you.
Open the trunk either via the Lexus smart key fob or the trunk release in the driver's cabin and the power actuators either open or close the trunk lid all in one touch. It definitely comes in handy when your hands are full of groceries or luggage. There's even an automatic reverse if it senses any obstruction as it closes. Look inside the trunk and you will find the cavernous trunk big enough for a set of golf clubs and a couple pieces of luggage for a quick getaway. A ski pass through is available to carry those longer items inside. Underneath, you will find a full size spare tire with alloy wheel and the necessary Lexus First Aid Kit & hand tools for emergencies. Turn on the lights, the rear taillights and license plate light are brightly lit with LEDs. In the front, the HID projector headlight system is aided with the steering-linked adaptive headlights. Open the hood and you first notice there is no front grille attached to the hood to bang your head on. The New 4.6L V8 is nestled neatly under the clean plastic covering. Look under the engine cover and you find a painted cover made of fiberglass only attached with clips on top of the motor. Upon further inspection, it is obvious this car is not a production vehicle. There are no VIN tags or Manufacturer ID plaques to signify the chassis code, colors and capacities of the car. The usual emissions labels are not found in site. This really enforced to us the car was very special. The Lexus Product Planner , Xiaole Yang was available for us to ask questions and also tell us about some of the New LS460's technological features. She was kind enough to answer a lot of our questions that she was able to tell us at that time. She obviously knew the New LS460 inside and out, but because of the New LS' Official Short & Long Press Release in mid-April during the NY International Auto Show, a lot of information will be presented there including the debut of the much anticipated LS Hybrid. You can tell when there were some questions she couldn't answer so she basically replied with a nice smile in return. There are so many new features to list, writing about all them will need at least another 10 pages literally.
During our stay, we were treated to a very nice lunch buffet. Guests were treated to beef tri-tip and salmon. A salad accompanied the meal and there were delectable desserts that many did not pass up. Of course there was a full beverage service less the alcohol to quench our thirsts after drooling over the LS460. As our time was nearing the end with the LS460, it was almost time to say goodbye to the flagship car. A handful members stayed behind as the transport driver came at 1PM on the dot. The driver was there to pick up and transport the special hand built LS460 away to the next event. During this time, Bill had made his closing remarks to us. We watched Bill and Brad Nelson put the black floormats back in the car, and packed it up. The car started and the 4.6L V8 although very smooth and quiet, roared to life. Those standing around noted how silent the V8 sounded. The next thing we knew, the LS460 was driven out of the museum and quickly loaded into the transporter to its next destination. A camera crew was present and there was a team that interviewed and record our reactions and feelings about the New LS. It is safe to say everyone passed up the German competitor to see the LS460 instead. It was definitely evident we were all blown away by Lexus' newest flagship. We can only imagine what the public will have to say about it when it's officially released. As always, we cannot thank Lexus enough for this rare and special opportunity for the enthusiasts. Lexus is listening, and this special preview proves Lexus is definitely "Passionate" in their "Pursuit of Perfection".
On behalf of Club Lexus, I would like to personally thank Bill Burris, Brian Bolain, Brad Nelson, Tami Ellett, Susan Sanborn, Xiaole Yang, and the rest of the generous and hospitable Lexus staff who made this all possible. You guys definitely made this a first class experience.
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Description: I am so extremely excited to be uploading this tutorial. I saw an ad of some sorts on Facebook with a similar picture to the one you see in the thumbnail. It reminded me of My Chemical Romance's music video 'I Don't Love You', which can be found here. So with inspiration derived from those two references, I created something like this, a glowing angelic girl, and a man in darkness (which is weird because I was listening to Radiohead's Creep as I painted this). I'm calling this tutorial "how to draw a tattoo kiss", step by step because honestly, I would so get this image inked on my body if I was in the market to do so. The story that I came up with is a sad one. I wanted my two faces or kiss look like there is sadness mixed with happiness and pain. The angelic figure is the spirit or ghost of a lost love. The man is supposed to be her husband or lover. I kind of wanted to turn things around and make an image that represented one of my favorite movies "Ghost" which starred the late Patrick Swazye, and Demi Moore. As you can see there is a tear streaming down the man's face as the spirit of his wife kisses him good-bye. I guess the tattoo design is supposed to convey lost love by tragedy. I had so much fun creating my own version of the image that inspired me, so I hope you like drawing a tattoo kiss. I will be back with some more fun for you all so stay tuned in. Adios people and enjoy!
Step 1.
Description: The first thing we will do is sketch out the shape for the head of the male. This will only be used as a guide so we can draw in the profile of the face later. Add the facial guideline, then the neck.
Step 2.
Description: Repeat the same process that you did in step one. The two shapes should touch like you see here.
Step 3.
Description: Now we can start sketching out the profile of the man's face. Start with the forehead, then draw in the lining for the nose, mouth, chin, then the jaw line. Draw the neck too.
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Description: Now that we have the profile of his face drawn in, we can sketch out the ear, then carefully sketch out the eyebrow, and his closed eye. Notice that he has short lashes. Sketch in detailing around the eye and on the side of his nose.
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Description: We will finish off the male by sketching out some of his hair that sticks up a bit, then begin sketching out the angel. Start with the bottom part of her mouth, then draw the chin as well as the jawline. You will then sketch out the slender shape of her neck as well as the necklace that she is wearing. Her very being is supposed to look wispy and delicate.
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Description: Okay guys, going back to the man in this tutorial. You will sketch out the thin hair line that frames the face like so, then add some detailing along the neck. Sketch out her closed eye, then draw in the lashes, and eyebrow. End this step by sketching out the shape of her ear, then begin erasing your mistakes.
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Description: Here is what the drawing looks like without being colored in. Now you can use the tips below to start the coloring process.
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Description: I'm going to end this tutorial with a few painterly tips that will show you how exactly I've created my painting on this forbidden kiss concept. This is probably geared entirely towards artists with a pen stylus or 'Wacom Tablet' and Adobe Photoshop. What you do, is prepare yourself with two individual brushes that will serve for different purposes. Start off by outlining the face shape which divides both faces. This brush will enable you to accurately draw the outlines with fine edges. Make sure you have 'Shape Dynamics' and 'Smoothing' enabled (for tablet users). (It basically allows pen pressure to output through the program and the strokes you create).
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Description: Like I've stated previously, we're going to outline both the faces with white. First, create a new layer by clicking Layer > New > Layer (Shift+Ctrl+N). Fill your first background layer with black. Then, create a new layer and take a white 'foreground' color, and outline the face shape of the man, and the woman's neck/chin. After you've got your outline done, get the 'Wand' (Hit 'W' on your keyboard for a shortcut - Photoshop users), and select the inside of the female's white outline. Then, fill (Shift+F5).
Step 10.
Description: Because we're done with the solid outline, we're going to open our 'Brush Preset' panel (Window > Brush) or hit 'F5' on your keyboard to open it. Let's change the brush to a soft edged shape, which allows us to add soft airbrush painting strokes.
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Description: Here's the settings you'll also be needing to begin your shading process. Make sure you have the 'Airbrush' icon selected, and the flow set to 68%. The lower you set the flow, the lower the opacity will be. So if you set it to 20%, the strokes will become very faint. I've changed my flow settings depending on the details I've worked on. For instance, larger ares would need a lower flow, and smaller, darker/tight areas, had a higher flow percentage.
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Description: I then go ahead and create a new layer (for the female's shadows) and clip it onto the white layer I've made previously (Alt+Ctrl+G) or (Layer > Create Clipping Mask). However, when I etch highlights onto the man, I'm highlighting on the same black layer. Shading the man's face is much easier opposed to the woman's, because the man has such a dark value; by using a lighter tone, it's easier to etch highlights, creating better accuracy. Work in large globs to set the placements of the major details. In the next process, I take the smudge brush (which has been improved greatly in Photoshop CS6), and blend out the globs. This process is much easier if you're using Corel Painter, which comes with a variety of natural blenders.
Step 13.
Description: Here's an example of my layers, just so you can see what my setup looks like. See how the white woman layer and her details are on top of the man's? This allows me to have full flexibility as I paint his highlights, and her shadows.
Step 14.
Description: Again, I keep working on the shadows, adjusting my flow settings accordingly. As you can see, the details become more dominant and flushed. With the last image, I go ahead and merge the layers, Filter > Sharpen > Sharpen (twice), and I end up with this effect. I also take a texture and overlay it onto the man, using the 'Overlay' layer option, and bring down the opacity to 17%. I hope these painting tips will aid you in your future endeavors. Thanks so much for viewing, and let me know if this has helped. If so, I'll create more tuts just like this on digital techniques!
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1st Annual Costume Extravagana
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MNW Class of 2004 Associaton presents to you our 1st annual Halloween costume Extravaganza! We have music by DJ Lucky C and a special apperance by Mr. Dade County Dip himself! We welcome everyone from CC, Central, Booker T, Tuner Tech, American, Southridge, MAST, Gulliverprep, Coral Reef, etc etc. This is a 25 & up event and costumes are strictly enforced! No masks allowed. This is an event you do not wanna miss!
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Solar Do Castelo is truly a Romantic Boutique hotel in the historic center of Lisbon.
The only hotel within St. George's Castle walls, at the top of Alfama, Solar Do Castelo is a small Mansion built on the site of the former Royal Palace. With two floors and a mansard, an inner courtyard and garden, most part of the furniture was specially designed for the hotel in a Medieval Contemporary style. You will find welcoming rooms offering complete modern day comfort, such as free wireless access.
During the second half of the XVIII century a mansion was built within St. Jorge's Castle walls on the site of the former Alcáçova Palace kitchens. That's why it is still known as the "Palacete das Cozinhas" (Kitchen Mansion).
Along with two floors and a mansard, an inner courtyard and gardens, the Palacete das Cozinhas possesses some Medieval remains - such as the cistern - which are thought to have formed part of some of the original Palace's outbuildings.
The mansion combines elements of the rationalist Pombal style of building - the sober frames around the windows and the main gateway - with others that expressed a greater freedom, such as the elaborate design that surmounts the wall attached to the gateway in the main façade, on which we can read " 1765 " - the probable date of its construction.
The mansion, which is classified as an Historic Building, has now been transformed into a hotel under the name Solar Do Castelo and has been brought back to life by a high-quality contemporary design.


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There are no cons. My 16 yr old daughter was terribly self conscience of her breast size. She was (is) a little under 5 feet and barely weighs 100 pds with large breasts. She was so unhappy and asked for a breast reduction. This was a dramatic decision for both of us to make. So many would not agree with elective surgery for their child. I KNEW how unhappy she was and KNEW this was the right decision.
Her Dr recommended the Dr and we went for a consult. What impressed me the most was the Dr trying to talk her out of the surgery!! She felt it was so important that this be done only if my daughter truly truly felt this necessary. She said she just could not do it if my daughter had any possible regrets. She won, not only my trust and respect but also my heart b/c I knew she DID care about the outcome. We were not just clients.
We went with the surgery and 1 1/2 yrs later, there is not one single day that my daughter feels anything but love for her new figure. It has changed her whole life. We recently went prom dress shopping and my daughter cried while trying on dresses. Tears of joy and thanks that these dresses fit!!!! I am forever grateful for what this has done for my daughter.


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Long time lurker. This post coaxed me into the open. I may be a bit late to the party, but I am in dire need of some non-leaky, or slightly less leaky, rubber. I would be happy to take one of those suits off your hands, I'd even pay a small sum if the suits are in good condition. I'm a size M and I live in Long Beach (west end) so I figured it's worth a shot. PM if any are still available. Based on the response here I'd guess not.


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So I get this question a lot from people that are knew to Norway. I meet these people in Fridays of course and its hard for them to know. The questions I get are: "Is the tips included?" and "How much is it common to give in tips?"
This is my way of trying to answer this. And I answer this based on my own experiences from working in the restaurant business.
In Norway compared to a lot of other countries, we have quite a high hourly rate. As we speak I make 140 NOK an hour on a weekday. I get extra when its weekends,evenings, nights and red days. At this point in time this equals: Euro 18,50 USDollar 23,20 British Pound: 14,80.
So based on that, if I work full time, which is about 150 hours a month, I get at least (not couinting extras!) 21000 NOK. Lets convert that again shall we, E:2774 D:3481 P:2223.
So this is what a Norwegain would make without any tips, every month (if they work full time that is, and if you dont count the taxes!).
If we do included taxes in this. We do have high taxes in Norway. With this kind of income I would say I would have to give roughly 25% to the state in taxes. That leaves me with 15750 NOK left (E:2080 D:2611 P:1667) This of course depends on a lot of stuff and is only meant as an example.
Norway is expensieve to live in. This is another factor. Everything here cost more. But Im not saying everything costs that much more than what we are making compared to other countries. Lets take an example. From one hour i can probably get 2 beers in Oslo. I could get half a pizza in a reastaurant. I could buy a latte 3-4 coffe lattes. I could go to the movies, once or I could fill 9 liters of gaz in my car. Its not much, but you do get something.
So, what does this mean? Well it means we actually get paid pretty well for our work. We are hired to work, give you service, which includes: smiling, helping, answer your questions, make things go smooth.. etc. We are suppose to make you feel welcome, seen and heard. We are suppose to give you a smile and be nice and wish you a good evening when you leave. So this should come naturally, shouldnt it? Usually this is where the tips comes in.
You give tips if you are very satisfied. It is not something you have to do. It is not something everyone does. But you do have the posibility to give something extra to your waitor. But as the last paragraph said, we are paid to give you sercive and you shouldnt have to pay us extra because we took your order and gave you the correct food. This we should be able to manage anyway. So what I would say, give tips if you are very satisfied, with very being in bold letters.
From my expreience, I can see the difference in my tips from my mood. If I had a very good day, the guests were nice, nothing bad or unexpected happened and If i felt that I got time for my guests, I usually see it in my tips at the end of the night. If I had a bad day, I was stressed, Things didnt work out, I forgot something, I just didnt do my best, uasually the guests noticed and I see it in my tips.
So basically, its not expected of you like it is in many countries. There is no 10 % minimum tip. I will not be sad or dissapointed if you had your burger and your beer and you paid me the exact amount and left. I will not ask you why you didnt tip me. I will appreciate the tips if you do give it, I will say thank you very much and tell you how kind you are. I will feel like I did a great job. But this is only natural, wouldnt anyone be a little happier everytime they make a little more money? ^^
I hope this answered some of your questions. And please comment or ask me questions about this if you want me to elaborate on anything!


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"People are calling us two of the playmakers on the team," Moses said, "and we didn't make many plays Saturday."
Many? How about any? Georgia's only sack against the Volunteers came from blitzing safety Tra Battle. No other Bulldog was credited with a quarterback hurry. Moses and Charles Johnson combined for seven tackles and a half a tackle for loss.
"Not one time did (Moses or Johnson) touch me," said Tennessee quarterback Erik Ainge, who threw for 268 yards and two touchdowns.
"That was one of the bigger disappointments in the ball game for us was our defensive ends didn't pressure the quarterback like we wanted them to," Coach Mark Richt said. "We didn't even squeeze the pocket very much. It's a little bit shocking to me that we didn't do a little bit better in that regard."
Moses didn't offer any excuses about double-teams or the Georgia game plan.
"It was a lot of base blocking," he said, "and we just didn't get the pressure we needed to get. (Defensive coordinator Willie) Martinez made it clear that in order to be successful, we had to get pressure with the four-man rush. We knew what we had to do, we just didn't get the job done."
Moses, who was considered a preseason All-American by several media outlets, took it hard, too.
"Me being a senior and supposed to be one of the leaders on the team to go out and not have a good game and then have a losing effort, it's frustrating, but I try not to dwell on it too much because when you dwell on the past, that hinders you in the future," he said. "We just have to focus on Vanderbilt now and not let it happen again."
The No. 16 Bulldogs (5-1, 2-1 SEC) take on the Commodores (2-4, 0-3) at 12:30 p.m. Saturday in Sanford Stadium.
Moses, who not long ago was expected to be an early first round NFL Draft pick this spring, has just one sack and 16 tackles this season. Until Saturday, his subpar numbers didn't bother him.
"We got off to a great start, 5-0, so at that point it really didn't matter because we were winning," he said. "Having a loss like that and then not going out and being as productive as you would like to be, that definitely hit close to home. I never would have thought by game six I would have one sack, but that's just the way it is. Fortunately, the season ain't over yet."
Johnson has had a more productive season, with 3.5 sacks and 21 tackles, but, like Moses, he was handled completely by Tennessee offensive tackles Arron Sears and Eric Young.
Moses will be disappointed, he said, if Martinez now thinks he must blitz to get pressure on quarterbacks.
"I hope he just leaves it to us," he said, "and we just man up."


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Asuncion, Paraguay (UPI) Dec 5, 2012
Paraguay's diplomatic isolation is fast becoming a thing of the past as President Federico Franco receives the Organization of American States endorsement and a Mercosur diplomatic campaign falters.
Franco supporters have frequently contested Mercosur's suspension of the landlocked country after Franco won the presidency following impeachment and removal of former President Fernando Lugo.
Franco was vice president when the Paraguayan Senate impeached Lugo, forcing him to resign, and installed Franco as the new head of state.
Lugo lost out in political wrangling that followed a June 15 armed confrontation between police and landless peasants that left 11 peasants and six police dead at Curuguaty, southeastern Paraguay.
Mercosur and Union of South American States called Lugo's removal a coup and suspended Paraguay.
Paraguayans blame the left-wing and liberal bloc in the two organizations led by a triumvirate of Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay.
In recent months all three demonstrated a change of heart, trying to make amends. Argentina and Uruguay depend on Paraguayan hydro-electric power generation.
Mercosur nations also found the estrangement was hitting their exports to Paraguay.
OAS resisted lobbying by Mercosur and Unasur for Paraguay's suspension. Instead, OAS sent a fact-finding mission to Asuncion which concluded the charges against the new administration had no basis.
OAS says it considers Franco a legitimate and democratically appointed head of state and notes Franco is committed to having elections next year.
Former Costa Rican President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Oscar Arias, sent by OAS to Asuncion, met this week with Franco and Foreign Minister Jose Felix Fernandez Estigarribia.
"We know nobody, nowhere in the world is questioning President Franco and we can forecast that the presidential election is going to evolve normally with guarantees for all candidates and that this government is committed to free and fair elections of which I have no doubts," Arias said.
"In OAS we are convinced that the process leading to the 21 April, 2013, elections will be transparent, peaceful and normal," he said.
Arias said it was important that "the world acknowledges this and supports what the Paraguayan government is doing in a climate of absolute tranquility. That is why it is important that we should be here and I have the job of being a guarantor of this and so I will, and proudly."
Arias plans to meet all Paraguayan political parties likely to take part in next year's elections.
He said he will also confer with leaders of the business community, media, unions and non-government organizations, as well as members of the Electoral Tribunal.
OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza said after an earlier visit to Asuncion that Paraguay was institutionally stable with normal political activity and full exercise of human and civil rights.
Paraguayan analysts say part of the problem may lie with Paraguay's demands for a fairer tariff for electricity imported by Brazil from the Itaipu border dam.
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, an OAS autonomous body, says Paraguay must investigate the Curuguaty killings and punish those responsible.
The Catholic Church in Paraguay also called on Franco's government to speed up an official investigation into the killings.
Meanwhile, the government is facing another political crisis over the killing this month of Paraguayan peasant leader Vidal Vega, who headed the landless peasants' Campesinos sin Tierra movement and the Committee of Relatives of Victims of the Curuguaty Massacre.
Vega was a key witness in the investigation of the Curuguaty killings that led to Lugo's removal from presidency.
Vega was killed in the presence of his family Dec. 1 by two men on a motorcycle who called at his home.
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Autonomy and Self-Determination
Professional practice in the field of elder abuse prevention is guided by principles that highlight clients' freedom and civil liberties. In working with victims and vulnerable persons, professionals look for ways to prevent abuse that promote autonomy and self-determination. Autonomy, which comes from the Greek word for "self rule," is the ability or capacity to make informed choices, free of coercion, based on one's own personal beliefs and values. All adults are presumed to have decision-making capacity and are therefore afforded the right to self-determination, that is, the freedom to make decisions for themselves in all areas of their lives. The concept of autonomy reinforces this right to be free from unwanted interference, which means that there must be legal justification for any curtailment of autonomy.
Exceptions to Client Autonomy
Although the principals of autonomy and least restrictive alternatives apply to most cases, there are two situations in which clients' personal freedom may be compromised in favor of other compelling interests. Two legal principles may come into play in those situations:
Parens Patriae
When individuals are deemed incapable of protecting themselves from harm, society assumes responsibility for providing protection. Parens patriae, or the "state as parent," is a common law principle, which authorizes the state to act as a benevolent parent to protect its citizens who are impaired and cannot protect themselves. It allows for government entities, including APS, to initiate both voluntary and involuntary services for individuals who cannot protect themselves.
Police Power
The right to autonomous decision-making must also be weighed against the State's interest in preserving and protecting life and property. The principle of police power gives police the authority to curtail and control certain personal behaviors to protect the public welfare, as well as individuals. Police may intervene to protect individuals and the community from physical harm or the threat of harm, loss of assets and property, and public nuisances.
Least restrictive alternatives
In offering service options to their clients, professionals look for the least restrictive alternatives - interventions that cause the least disruption or change in the older person's circumstances and which maximize their independence and freedom. For example, if an individual is having trouble managing his or her financial affairs as a result of forgetfulness or other cognitive impairments, a very effective means for stopping the abuse would be to petition a court to appoint a guardian. Guardianship, however, is a very restrictive alternative in the sense that it strips people of very basic civil liberties. The principle of least restrictive alternatives dictates that other less restrictive options, such as informal money management, be considered prior to considering this option.
Resources for learning more about autonomy and self-determination:
- Johnson, T.F. (1995). Elder mistreatment: Ethical issues, dilemmas, and decisions. Binghamton, NY: Tayor and Francis/Haworth Press.


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Missouri State Highway Patrolman Suspended After Telling Protest "I will ****ing kill You"
On Tuesday night, a protester recorded a cop pointing an assault rifle at his friend, while telling him "I will [expletive] kill you!"
Yesterday, the ACLU sent a letter to the Missouri State Highway Patrol asking them to do something about it. And he's apparently already be suspended.


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Patrick O'Shea wanted the one thing he couldn't have.
The knowledge burned inside him from nine in the morning until five in the afternoon every weekday—which were the hours his admin assistant, Briana Bliss, worked, plus a whole load of overtime.
It was Briana he wanted. Even admitting to himself how badly he lusted after her was dangerous. She was out of bounds. Verboten. Untouchable.
Yes, untouchable. And he wanted to touch her so badly that their constant proximity was torture.
The last time he'd wanted a woman this badly he'd married her. Patrick glanced at the picture on his desk, at the smiling face of the woman he'd loved faithfully for more than a decade, including the three years she'd been gone.
"Are you laughing, Janie?" he asked softly, tightening his tie and slipping on his suit jacket. At first when he'd started talking to the framed photo, he'd thought grief might be making him insane, but now he realized it was his way of staying in touch with his memories. Janie's laugh had been light and quick, and he imagined she'd laugh now if she could see him.
Here he was, finally registering signs of vitality in that part of his anatomy he'd thought had died with his wife, and the woman who'd brought them rushing back was the one woman he couldn't have. Not without going against his principles and destroying his career, his credibility and his reputation.
"Honey, you never should have left," he told Janie, knowing that he'd never have thought about Briana sexually if he were married. Janie knew it, too.
She'd been a warm and generous woman who would never want her children to remain motherless for long—or her husband a widower.
"Maybe this is a sign I'm ready to look around? Maybe lots of women would get to me this way?"
Janie didn't reply, merely stared back, forever young, forever smiling.
A soft knock sounded, and the oak door of his office opened. He didn't have to turn to know who had entered. Every male atom in his body—and they were all male—quivered to attention.
He turned and, even though he'd known it was Briana, was still slammed by the force of attraction. God, she was beautiful. Blond and green-eyed, she had a generous mouth and a determined chin. Her blouse wasn't tight or revealing, yet her spectacular curves made it seem both. Her skirt was straight and hung to below her knees, but he had enough imagination to sketch in what couldn't be seen.
At six foot three, he was used to looking down on women, but Briana was tall. Six feet, probably, when she wore those sexy high heels he loved. Like the ones she had on today.
"You've got to hurry," she told him with a quick smile. "Don't want to keep the chief of police waiting for his dinner."
"I hope Max is more worried about how to make this city safer than he is about what's on his plate," Patrick grumbled. Still, he patted his pockets rapidly to make sure he had his wallet, then grabbed his briefcase and headed for the door, holding it so Briana could pass through ahead of him. She stopped to pick up her shoulder bag on the way out, which meant she was going home, too. Good. Too often, it seemed, she worked more hours than he did.
The scent of her reached him. Not her perfume—he didn't think she wore any—but some kind of skin lotion that smelled like the sea air out here in Courage Bay right after it rained. Clean and fresh and bracing.
The scent wasn't remotely sexy, but it turned his libido inside out. He shook his head as he shut the door behind him. The door didn't fit perfectly into the frame and he had to shove it with his hip before he could lock it—one more reminder of last month's earthquake. The way things were going, he doubted the city would ever get around to fixing the minor damage done to city hall. The mayor's door was definitely at the bottom of the list.
At the top of Patrick's list was increasing emergency crews and bettering response times. That's what he'd be discussing over dinner tonight.
He glanced at Briana's swaying hips as she walked ahead of him on those perky heels, and he wished like hell he was having dinner with her. The conversation would be a lot more fun, and so would the view. And then, maybe afterward…
He shook his head as though he could shake his fierce attraction right out his ears. The rash of disasters and tragedies that had struck his town in recent months ought to have him thinking of something other than sex, but somehow, the added stress of being mayor of Courage Bay, California—which ought to be renamed Bad Luck Bay—hadn't lessened his desire for his assistant. As disaster after disaster struck, he'd worked grueling hours, and Briana had worked right alongside him.
You learned a lot about a person during times of stress, and what he'd learned about Briana was that underneath her megababe exterior was a focused, quick intelligence and a sentimental heart.
She was, in fact, as fine a person on the inside as she was on the outside.
Patrick normally ran down the three levels of stairs from his office to the main foyer of city hall, but a glance at those heels Briana was wearing had him punching the elevator button.
She was holding the printout of his schedule for tomorrow. "Depending on how your dinner goes tonight," she said, tapping her pen against her chin, "I can free up some time tomorrow for a press conference if you need it."
Patrick snorted. "You have more faith in my powers of persuasion than I do. Max and I will talk and argue. We both agree we need more manpower, but I've got a budget to worry about and a council to convince." He rubbed the back of his neck, feeling the knots of tension there. "I'll call you if…"
No, he wouldn't. Calling Briana at home, at night, was emotionally pathetic and politically asinine. "Scratch that. If a press conference is necessary, which I doubt, I'll call Archie—he's the media guy. He can pull together a scrum."
The elevator whirred to a stop and the doors slid open. Patrick sent a semidesperate glance down the corridor, only too happy to hold the elevator for anyone—anyone at all—but not so much as the tip of a shoe showed. The corridor was empty, the floor quiet. As usual, he and Briana had outworked the rest of the staff.
Normally, he avoided being alone in closed spaces with Briana, partly because he didn't want to torment himself unnecessarily. He was no more of a sucker for punishment than the next guy.
But there was another reason.
Patrick had been sick to his stomach last year when he saw the grainy footage on the TV news station of then mayor Herman Carter—the married mayor—getting it on with his admin assistant in a sleazy motel.
After the footage aired, the assistant slapped him with a sexual harassment suit, Carter's wife filed for divorce. His inappropriate behavior cost the man his job, his marriage and, according to local gossip, most of his money.
Not that Patrick wanted to benefit from another man's misfortune, even if it was self-inflicted, but that sex scandal had eventually led to Patrick himself getting the mayor's job.
He'd been fire chief then, still grieving the loss of his wife and questioning a lot of things. He knew he'd spouted his mouth off a little more vigorously than he might have had he not been furious that a man with a living, healthy wife would screw around, while Patrick, who'd barely peeked at another woman in all his years of marriage, should lose his young wife to a sudden brain aneurysm.
He and Briana stepped into the elevator and he took up a position behind and a step away from temptation. To a stranger, his rapt attention might appear to be on tomorrow's appointments, but really, he was mesmerized by the blond fall of hair, the way it curled provocatively against her cheekbones and teased her jaw.
How much more of this could a red-blooded man take?
"Why don't you let me put in a word for you tonight with Max?" he asked. "The police department has far more challenging positions than anything I can offer you. I hate to see you wasting your talents on scheduling my speeches to the rotary club and presenting service medals to school kids. You're overqualified for what you're doing." Indeed, he'd been amazed that she'd applied for the job. Before coming to Courage Bay she'd been the city manager of a small town in the Midwest. She was so much more qualified than the other applicants that he'd been grateful she was even interested in the position. He still was grateful to have her working with him—except it meant he couldn't ask her out.
She glanced up, startled. Probably he'd sounded more vehement than he'd intended. He could have sworn a light blush warmed her face. As he gazed into her bright green eyes, intense sexual awareness passed between them—and not for the first time. He couldn't come right out and make his position clear—that he wanted her to take a promotion so he could ask her for a date—but damn, he wished she'd take the hint.
As usual, she didn't.
Her lips tilted slightly and she glanced away, as though denying the attraction that hovered in the air. "Are you trying to get rid of me?"
"You know I'm not." Quite the opposite. For a very smart lady, Briana was acting pretty dumb. Or else she simply wasn't interested in him, and all those sizzling glances were the product of his overheated imagination. He was so out of practice with women, he wouldn't be a bit surprised.
A slight shudder ran through him. He'd pledged the people of Courage Bay his integrity and his morality and he took his promises seriously. Getting involved with an employee was a bad, bad idea. Getting involved with his admin assistant would be like taking a gun and shooting himself in the foot.
He wanted to touch her so badly he had to shove his fisted hands in his pockets.
She passed him a computer printout and he was forced to take the thing. "What's this?"
"I ran some numbers for you. If Chief Zirinsky starts throwing statistics at you, you'll be able to check them for accuracy."
He chuckled. "A cheat sheet."
She shot him a glance of shock. "I can't believe you'd even know that term." She widened her stance and dropped her voice, slowing her usual quick speech. "A man is only as good as his ethics."
Since it was a favorite saying of his, he had to assume she was imitating him. Still, her teasing only reminded him that he'd allowed his campaign team to hoist him onto a damn white horse. A Mayor with Morals had been his slogan. Now he had to live with the consequences.
While he scanned the stats, trying to concentrate, he was keenly aware that he wanted to bury his nose in Briana's hair, run his lips down the curve of her throat—
Abruptly, all visions of Briana fled from his mind, and it wasn't the rising number of suspicious homicides or the increasing delays in 911 response times that grabbed his attention.
It was the lurch of the elevator. It banged and shuddered like a children's carnival ride, throwing Briana and Patrick against the back corner. He hit first, jarring his shoulder against the faux wood panel. Instinctively, he put his arms out to brace Briana when she landed, with a sharp cry of panic, against his body.
He held her tight against him, then dragged them both to the floor, rolling her on top of him. With only two floors to drop, there was a good chance she'd survive, especially if he cushioned her with his body.
She didn't argue, or struggle, but let him maneuver them until her body pressed his from breast to ankle. Like lovers.
They clung together while the world shook and trembled around them. Each second seemed like a year. After the earthquake last month, he knew the signs well. Was this going to be another major quake or a milder aftershock?
First came a shudder, then a rumbling noise as the elevator swayed and their bodies rolled back and forth like surfers waiting for a wave.
He held her tight against him, every muscle and nerve tensed for the cable to snap and the elevator to plunge.
Then, as suddenly as it began, it was over. The thunderous noise stopped. The elevator stilled.
The cable had held.
Still, they remained unmoving, pressed together. He heard the thump of her heart, felt her body so soft and womanly against his.
"Aftershock," she whispered, her breath soft against his ear. He heard the tremor in her voice, and felt it throughout her body, but she had herself in control. She wasn't going to scream or freak out on him.
"Nothing too serious," he said softly in the same tone he used to soothe Fiona, his five-year-old daughter.
"Are we out of danger?" she asked, rising up on her elbows to stare down into his face.
He grinned up at her. "I think so."
Relief made him light-headed. His kids weren't going to lose him. He was alive, healthy, reasonably young, and it looked as though he and Briana were going to see another day.
He was also lying beneath a warm, wonderful, sexy woman.
"You okay?" he asked, running his hands up her arms and lightly over her back.
She made a sound in the back of her throat and he felt a shiver run through her that had nothing to do with fear.
Her gaze was locked on his, the clear green clouding with passion. Her lips, soft and full, opened slightly in a silent plea.
His own body hardened immediately in response to the expression in her eyes and the press of her body against his. Their minds might have dozens of reasons why intimacy was a bad idea, but their bodies didn't care.
Patrick thrust his hands into her hair, pulled her head down to his and kissed her. He couldn't think of a better way to celebrate life.
The heat that flared between them was amazing. Hotter than he could have imagined. With a soft sigh, Briana flicked her tongue into his mouth, making him half crazy with excitement.
It was as though all the electricity that surged between them was too much for the city's power grid. As he deepened the kiss, pulling her even closer against him, they were plunged into darkness.


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Don't act like you don't know about how next level this whole thing is.
Also: can't wait for this to come out:
Kanye West in the studio with Tyler, the Creator and Frank Ocean. (via por homme)
Tangerine Dream jamming in 1961 at the Potsdamer Platz in Berlin. Those crowd shots are amazing.
Lana Del Rey reviewed by the Rough Trade shop guy in London. Hero.
Alright, calm down now: listen to the soothing guitar sounds of Dean McPhee.
Now keep it low with this Chromatics – "Into The Black" Neil Young Cover.
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That said, for personal projects there's nothing wrong with just hacking away.
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They called and I answer with Whitehat Copycat. Copycat because your traffic may copy my complete system. Whitehat because I actually give them the full rights to copy my system as well as using ONLY 100% "white" traffic strategies!
I give away the full rights to copy my exact PROVEN $100+/D Autopilot System:Traffic strategy, templates and niches.
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On Tuesday morning's Early Show, CBS anchor Harry Smith led into a Hillary Clinton interview with a poll that sounded like it had been commissioned by the Clinton team: "In a new CBS News poll, 66 percent of voters said her health care experience in Bill Clinton's administration is actually a strength for her. As we know, her efforts in the 1990s failed; 52 percent of those questioned said it wasn't her fault."
But dig into the CBS poll, and see what Smith left out: when respondents asked if they were confident in "Hillary's ability to make the right decisions about health care, or are you uneasy about her approach," more people (48 percent) said they were uneasy about Hillary's health agenda, compared to 42 percent who said they were confident about her health care decision-making.
Her numbers on this question were much better than similar measures of Barack Obama (30 percent confident, 47 percent uneasy) and John Edwards (27 percent confident, 50 percent uneasy), but the question was overlooked, and perhaps because it didn't match the Up with Hillary tone of the other poll results.
(The results are available in PDF format at http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/pdf/Sep07b-HRC-HEALTH.pdf)
Circle back to the questions that Harry Smith touted. Here's the actual text of the questions:
During President Bill Clinton's administration, Hillary Clinton proposed health care reform that was never passed by Congress. Do you think Hillary Clinton's past experience with health care reform would help her or hurt her in reforming health care is she becomes President?
The results were 66 percent help, and 25 percent hurt (7 percent said they don't know, two percent volunteered "no effect"). But the phrasing of this question for viewers without an ironclad memory of the 1993-94 congressional debates on her 1,342-page plan implies 'Will Hillary's experience on reform help her with reform?' Voters will generally assume they should say that experience is a good quality, and reform is a good idea.
The poll question does not explain that Hillary couldn't get her plan through a Democratic House and Senate, and that her politicking was so unsuccessful that the Democrats lost both houses of Congress for 12 years. Does that suggest confidence that she'll do it right the second time? If Jimmy Carter had decided to run again for president in 1988, would CBS have considered a fiasco-dismissing poll asking whether his "experience in hostage-crisis negotiations would help or hurt in future foreign policy matters if he's reelected President?"
But the second question Smith touted was worse, on how Hillary should not be blamed for the plan's political collapse. The text read:
"Looking back, do you think Hillary Clinton was mostly responsible for the lack of health care reform during the Clinton administration, was that something mostly beyond her control, or don't you know enough to say?"
The results were 52 percent picked "mostly beyond her control," only five percent said Hillary was "mostly responsible," and a whopping 39 percent said they "didn't know enough to say." Wouldn't it have been a decent idea for Harry Smith to note that a large minority said they had no idea? Wouldn't that suggest it might be a bad question to ask the public?
An eighteen-year old voter today, asked this question by CBS pollsters, would probably decline to answer since he or she would have been four or five at the time of Hillary's fiasco.


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Just two and a half years after Luis Gonzalez blooped that single over the drawn-in infield, the Diamondbacks have fired Bob Brenly as manager. This is not only surprising (to me, at least), but also somewhat troubling, in that Brenly could very well re-join FOX as a broadcaster by the end of the year.
The other thing that this may signal is that Randy Johnson is being shopped. If the team fires Brenly, you've got to figure they're now in full rebuilding mold, and certainly a 40-year-old pitcher doesn't fit into those plans. The prospects they could get for him obviously do, though.
By the way, think they're regretting dealing Lyle Overbay yet? My buddy Al Bethke over at Al's Ramblings thanks Arizona for that deal every day.


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I have a son who will be 7 in May. He was diagnosed with PDD_NOS when he was 3 and then at 4 1/2 he was diagnosed with high functioning autism. Now he has been diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome. I understand everything you are feeling. We are at a difficult point right now with our son. He definitely goes through cycles. We can go through a couple of months and everything seems calm, and then all of a sudden everything falls apart. Then we will have weeks and sometimes months of complete chaos. We have 2 daughters and this is so hard on both of them. They are 10 and 5. My husband has times where he is supportive and then he just gets upset about the situation and says, "There is nothing wrong with Judson, he is just acting out." My husband is going through denial and think some grief. I believe he had expectations of what our only son would be. He wants the son who plays baseball and interacts with others well. He is grieving for the loss of the son we thought we would have. I myself am past the denial, I know our son has autism because he has been diagnosed by several different doctors and specialists. There are times I think it shouldn't have to be this hard, and I find myself asking why. Our son's disability has cut our family off from any type of socialization. I had several friends that I have lost touch with since our son was diagnosed. They have no idea how difficult this is, and how time consuming it can be. You are not alone, there are so many other families going through this, they just may not be in our communities. That is why I finally turned to the internet to find some sort of support. I hope that this helps, it is always such a relief to find someone or just know that there are others going through the same thing.
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