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While studying abroad is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, the hardest part isn't going to your host country: it's coming back home.
I've been studying in Sweden for about a year, and am definitely going to miss a few things. Here are the 14 I'll miss most.
1. Strawberries
Back where I come from in Oregon, we're known for having some of the best-tasting strawberries in the world. But even they pale in comparison to the Swedish variety, which taste like a combination of ecstasy, fulfillment, and a satisfaction in knowing you will never have better.
2. Winter
I know what you're thinking: how can anyone love a season where temperatures can dip below minus 20 Celsius, snow is almost a meter thick, and it's dark 18 hours (or more) a day? That's precisely why I love the Swedish winter: it's so different than what I had been previously used to. In Oregon, winter is marked by over 100 centimeters of rain, and in Boise if it's snowing… well, if it's snowing, then that's the least of your problems. But in Sweden mayors don't declare a state of emergency when it snows, and the glistening white stuff is also, I've discovered, a lot of fun to play in.
3. The food
Sweden may not usually be the first place that comes to mind when people think of tasty national cuisine, but I've found Swedish food to be surprisingly scrumptious – and much more diverse than herring and köttbullar. It's much more affordable than it is in the U.S. (where you usually have to go to a specialty store or IKEA), and obviously more authentic too. And, when I was tired of traditional Svensk mat, grocery stores carry foods from all over the world, including the artificially preserved, flavorized, prepackaged, hormone-treated, sugar-infused fare I – unfortunately – was raised on.
4. The people
This one comes as a no-brainer. Life isn't just about what you do: it's about who you meet. And in Sweden, I've met some amazing people, from Swedes such as my host family and close friends to fellow exchange students who've helped me broaden my horizons and taught me a lot about myself, too. If it wasn't for this motley cast of characters, there's no way my time abroad would have been as magical as it was.
5. Fikas
A uniquely Swedish creation, a fika is a great way to spend time with friends, family, classmates, coworkers, or just about anyone. It's also a great excuse to consume more coffee and sweets than your mother would have ever allowed you to have growing up.
6. The queue system
Back home, when you go to someplace like the bank, housing office, etc. you have to wait in line. And wait. And wait. And wait. But in Sweden, you just take a number and wait for your number to be called. It's great for people such as myself who can never stay in one place for more than three minutes.
7. Traveling by train
Trains in the U.S. are few, far between, and incredibly expensive. In Boise, a city of more than 200,000 people and a metro area of half a million, there isn't even a single operating train station. Pretty much every town in Sweden has a train station, and – in my opinion – paying 400 kronor to travel from Växjö to Göteborg seems pretty cheap. It's a great way for students without cars to get around.
8. The history
Some Swedes may gripe that there isn't much history in Sweden, but it's a whole lot more than where I come from. Back in Boise, the oldest building is an old log house from the 1800s. In Sweden, people live in houses older than that. Heck, the Växjö Domkyrka (Växjö Cathedral) was built in the 12th century – more than 300 years before America was even "discovered." Every town has its own rich and unique history.
9. Allsvenskan football
Few things are able to match the passion — and intensity – of Allsvenskan football matches. It's one of the rare times you'll see Swedes lose all emotional control, and is certainly not to be missed.
10. My host family
Host families are a fantastic way to see the "real" Sweden, and I had a great time with mine. From going to football matches, to barbecues, to fishing, to speaking to secondary school students and to jumping in frozen lakes, I will miss them greatly.
11. The summer
If the Swedish winter is spectacular, then the summer is even more so. Temperatures around 20 Celsius, clear skies, 18 hours of sunlight, Midsummer… what could be better?
12. Nature
Swedes have a special connection to nature, and it's easy to see why. Never in my life have I seen a country as green as Sweden is. From the forests to the meadows to the thousands of lakes, it's hard to imagine more beautiful scenery anywhere else on earth.
13. Teleborgs Slott
Sure it's not that old (built around 1900), and sure it's not that big, but it's the first castle I'd ever seen. And when it's only a five-minute walk from your flat, you tend to spend a lot of time there. Truly, it's the most magical place I've ever been. No matter the occasion – whether I was having a bad day, was stressed out, wanted to enjoy nature, meditate, hang out with friends, take a girl on a date, study, or whatever – I could just walk through the castle's spacious grounds or inside to have a fika. Every moment spent there was spent in timeless bliss.
14. The Swedes
Whether it's their closeness to nature, tolerance of others, friendliness, ingenuity, or helpfulness, it's obvious the Swedes are special. Never before have met friendlier, more tolerant, or helpful people in my life. With them, the glass is always half-full. And their smiles can power a small city. And they're the most loyal friends you can ever have.
My advice to anyone coming to Sweden: enjoy every moment of it. Because when you're gone…
You're not in Sweden anymore. And that's what I'll miss the most.


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Hello Everyone ,
I have a workstation with windows 7 installed.
Now i have enabled all the firewall and the polices to access the files. When i browse the windows seven system share files it is accessible to all , but when i access from windows seven to other xp or any other operating system its not allowing .
So is my windows is corrupted or i am missing any configuration ? I have tried all the possible ways to connect .Like the local area ip and all . It is working well with the VNC but not explore browsing .
Any help
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Sep 13, 2011 at 6:07 UTC
Go to the link:
I hope it works.
Sep 13, 2011 at 6:11 UTC
Éric Boucher is an IT service provider.
File proprieties --» Security tabs ---» Modify --» add --» type "anonymous" and press "enter" --» Now choice what you want them to do.
As far as i know, it's will work BUT you will be less protected. Just note that you CAN access theses file like in windows(secured) with a Linux tricks but you need a Linux expert to explain you how.
Sep 13, 2011 at 6:26 UTC
@ eric , Thanks for the response . What i am facing is that windows 7 share is everywhere easily accessable to all users ( xp , vista , win7 ) but the win 7 user is not able to acess any of the workstation in network.
SO my concern is that anyway i can connect for file share of the win7 for local other xp and windows server OS .
@ ANIL thanks for the link yes it also state somewhere same . But unable to manage to open files in win7
Sep 13, 2011 at 6:35 UTC
Have you checked the network sharing settings in Win7?
By default, if you've told it you're connected to a public network it won't do shared files.
Sep 13, 2011 at 6:39 UTC
@ roboOX its home/work profile group and my win7 file share are open to all and i am able to access them over the winxp and other OS but from win7 i am unable to access any xp or any other OS file share
Sep 13, 2011 at 6:42 UTC
There might me some firewall or other software issues, check for them. again can you ping your IP Address?
Sep 13, 2011 at 6:43 UTC
What exactly happens when you try to open the files?
Sep 13, 2011 at 6:44 UTC
can you see the win xp shares from win7 but not access them?
or do you just don't see anything?
Sep 13, 2011 at 6:49 UTC
I am not able to even access them ,it says network path not found , but when i ping there static ip its doing well ( the xp sys or win server ) but when i try to browse the xp or other server via //192.168.100.115 or //server its not opening .
Sep 13, 2011 at 7:03 UTC
It could be an ARP issue and is caused by the DNS server which not being refreshed frequently enough. Try to access the shared folder using the IP instead of the system name, followed by the share name. Example: \\192.168.1.1\share
Sep 13, 2011 at 7:07 UTC
1st Post
Should be \\ not // unless I'm not awake yet. Maybe just a typo, but making sure.
Sep 13, 2011 at 7:09 UTC
Firewalls getting in the way perhaps? You could try disabling both client and server firewalls and see what happens.
Sep 13, 2011 at 7:10 UTC
It should be \\
Sep 13, 2011 at 7:24 UTC
Just check:
1). Are they using common default Gateway?
2). Is the SMB File Sharing enabled?
Even if the problem persists:
Then I believe that the problem is with router. If it is, then go for an updated firmware for it. Or test the same with another router.
Sep 13, 2011 at 7:28 UTC
Things to check:
- simple file share enabled (turn it off)
set local security police/GP : Network access: Allow anonymous SID/Name translation - INACTIVE
(#7 - http:/
/) support.microsoft.com/ kb/ 823659
set local security police/GP : Network security: Lan Manager authentication level - 1 (#10 - http:/
) / support.microsoft.com/ kb/ 823659
That`s all.
Sep 13, 2011 at 7:38 UTC
Tried disabling firewall , Still same
yes i tried the ip too . But unable to ,.
Now i am feeling either the windows is corrupted or don't know
Sep 13, 2011 at 8:37 UTC
I had this problem before and it was related to MTU size. Difference between Win7 and XP. I will try to hunt down the article.
Sep 13, 2011 at 9:07 UTC
Thanks Denis and all . Will await for some solution if possible .
Thanks Again for valuable feedback
Sep 13, 2011 at 9:13 UTC
Things to check:
- simple file share enabled (turn it off)
set local security police/GP : Network access: Allow anonymous SID/Name translation - INACTIVE
(#7 - http:/
/) support.microsoft.com/ kb/ 823659
set local security police/GP : Network security: Lan Manager authentication level - 1 (#10 - http:/
) / support.microsoft.com/ kb/ 823659
That`s all.
This discussion has been inactive for over a year.
You may get a better answer to your question by starting a new discussion.


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Great hub...and I totally agree with your advice about having small healthy snacks to rev up one's metabolism when one is hungry. I drink lots of green tea and always have a handful of almond first thing in the morning and I feel it really keeps me in shape. Really enjoyed reading this, so thanks for the useful tips.:)
Thanks RTalloni for another great hub. I also try to exercise 32 minutes every day. The 32 min. are the most important or the most "bang for the time involved". After 32 minutes our bodies burn calories more efficiently. Our time is so valuable. It's taken constantly. We should all have that 32 minutes for ourselves though. Thanks for a great hub.
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What's the big deal about open source software? Well, there are plenty of opinions, good and bad, regarding open source software and it's closed counterpart. For example, the popular web browser Firefox is available open source. That means that you can get the code, or at least the relevant portions of the code, that make the software work. Another example, any flavor of a Microsoft Windows operating system (eg. Windows XP, Windows Vista, and lest we forget, Windows ME), is considered closed source, meaning the goons at Redmond do not want you to see the code that makes it run. What makes open source software good? Well, take this example: if you look for "Mozilla firefox addons" on Google, you'll get well over a million results. Google for internet explorer (another one of Microsoft's closed source applications) add-ons, and…well the number is less impressive. Point being, open source software allows developers to write their own code to make the software better, more functional, and generally easier to use.
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The 39-year-old singer - who has children Tommy, Brooke, and Miley with Craig Pearson - has said she would love to have more children, but it won't be with her spouse as he has had a vasectomy.
She exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "I wasn't expecting her, she was a complete surprise but a nice surprise. So I had to get an extension on the house and now she's got her own bedroom.
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Sam contracted the illness, which causes facial weakness, two years ago following the birth of her daughter Miley and was convinced she'd never be able to perform again afterwards.
She recently shared: "It wasn't very nice, I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. I had it for five weeks and I had to wear an eye patch and my son called me a pirate for a little while. I did think maybe I will never sing again because people can have it for up to a year and I didn't really know what it was going to be like because whenever I sang, one side of my face looked ridiculous. I get a twitch in my eye every now and again and I get a pain in my ear sometimes and if I touch behind my ear, it hurts. I have nerve damage. I can't put an ear piece in that side."


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So far, Boston — whose family is full of achievers, including his father, Byron, a longtime NFL back judge, a sister who is an attorney and a brother who is a policeman on a drug task force — has been a model teammate.
In Arizona, Boston would run routes a couple times a week for quarterback Jake Plummer, but do conditioning and strength work away from team headquarters — with his own trainers.
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The reconnect with Sullivan, hired by coach Dave Wannstedt in February, is clicking, too. They are working on the weight issue. Boston, who has run the 40-yard dash in under 4.3 seconds, likes a higher weight because he feels it helps with explosion; Sullivan wants him under 230 because he thinks it will help with the conditioning needed in the fourth quarter. And you can believe that the position coach has reminded Boston that during his best year he played at 228.
Says Sullivan, "In any relationship, you have to have trust. That's huge. And that's what we've had."
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The change of scenery, though, helped catapult Williams to a 2002 NFL rushing title. He's found a comfort zone with Miami.
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In his own way, Boston is rewriting his script. Less than a month after being acquired by Miami, Boston sent handwritten letters to owner Wayne Huizenga, Wannstedt and Spielman.
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The Nationals are hitting Roger Bernadina second today, another vote of confidence for the 26-year-old in a season that's been full of them. Bernadina started the year in the minors, was called up for one game in April and again at the end of the month.
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Manager Jim Riggleman is committed to giving Bernadina a long look in right field, and so far, he's made the most of it.
He's hitting .301/.356/.466 with four homers and 20 RBI in his last 43 games. Bernadina has started 38 of those. Projected over 162 games, with Bernadina starting 142 of them, he'd win up with 15 homers and 75 RBI, along with 15 steals. Those aren't overwhelming power numbers, but combined with his speed and defense, they're good enough to make Riggleman think he can be a fixture in right.
"I think Bernie's really taken advantage of the opportunity," Riggleman said. "He just really has improved in every aspect of his game - his defense, his at-bats, his baserunning. I think he's motivated to hold onto something there that's been put in front of him. We're just really pleased with it, because he's one of the most athletic guys we have on the field."
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I am Dageus MacKeltar, a man with one good conscience
and thirteen bad ones, driven to sate my darkest desires…
From his penthouse lair high above Manhattan, Dageus looks out over a glittering city that calls to the darkness within him. A sixteenth-century Scot trapped between worlds, he is fighting a losing battle with the thirteen Druids who possess his soul, dooming him to an eternity of sexual pursuit. When Chloe Zanders, student of antiquities, is drawn into his world, she finds the insatiable alpha male an irresistible lure. Before long, she is caught up in an ancient prophecy that will sweep her back into time to medieval Scotland. Plunged into a world of timeless magic and dark seduction, she will soon face the challenge of a lifetime: fighting thirteen evil spirits for the heart of one irresistible man...
"Pulsing with sexual tension, Moning delivers a tale romance fans will be talking about for a long time."
~The Oakland Press
"Move over Angel, Buffy and The Highlander; make room for Dageus MacKeltar...The Dark Highlander is dynamite, dramatic and utterly riveting...Dageus is pure Alpha male: a mix of raw sex and danger just too tempting to resist."
~RT Book Reviews/Top Pick
"Darker, sexier and more serious than Moning's previous time-travel romances...this wild, imaginative romp takes readers on an exhilarating ride through time and space."
~Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Chapter One
Dageus MacKeltar walked like a man and talked like a man, but in bed he was pure animal.
Criminal attorney Katherine O'Malley called a spade a spade, and the man was raw Sex with a capital S. Now that she'd slept with him, she was ruined for other men.
It wasn't just what he looked like, with his sculpted body, skin poured like gold velvet over steel, chiseled features, and silky black hair. Or that lazy, utterly arrogant smile that promised a woman paradise. And delivered. One hundred percent satisfaction guaranteed.
It wasn't even the exotic golden eyes fringed by thick black lashes beneath slanted brows.
It was what he did to her.
He was sex like she'd never had in her life, and Katherine had been having sex for seventeen years. She thought she'd seen it all. But when Dageus MacKeltar touched her, she came apart at the seams. Aloof, his every movement smoothly controlled, when he stripped off his clothing he stripped off every ounce of that rigid discipline and turned into an untamed barbarian. He fucked with the single-minded intensity of a man on death row, execution at dawn.
Just thinking about him made places low in her belly clench. Made her skin feel stretched too tight across her bones. Made her breath come short and sharp.
Now, standing in the anteroom outside the enameled French doors of his exquisite Manhattan penthouse overlooking Central Park that fit him like a second skin—starkly elegant, black, white, chrome, and hard—she felt intensely alive, every nerve wired. Drawing a deep breath, she turned the handle and pushed open the door.
It was never locked. As if he feared nothing forty-three floors above the flash and razor edges of the city. As if he'd seen the worst the Big Apple had to offer and found it all mildly amusing. As if the city might be big and bad, but he was bigger and badder.
She stepped inside, inhaling the rich scent of sandalwood and roses. Classical music spilled through the luxurious rooms—Mozart's Requiem—but she knew that later he might play Nine Inch Nails and stretch her naked body against the wall of windows that overlooked the Conservatory Water, driving into her until she screamed her release to the bright city lights below.
Sixty feet of coveted Fifth Avenue frontage in the East 70s—and she had no idea what he did for a living. Most of the time she wasn't certain she wanted to know.
She pushed the doors shut behind her and allowed the buttery-soft folds of her leather coat to spill to the floor, revealing black lace-topped thigh-highs, matching panties, and a sheer push-up bra that presented her full breasts to perfection. She caught a glimpse of her reflection in the darkened windows and smiled. At thirty-three, Katherine O'Malley looked good. She should look good, she thought, arching a brow, as much exercise as she'd been getting in his bed. Or on the floor. Sprawled across the leather sofa. In his black marble Jacuzzi...
A wave of lust made her dizzy, and she breathed deeply to slow her pounding heart. She felt insatiable around him. A time or two she'd briefly entertained the outrageous thought that he might not be human. That maybe he was some mythical sex god, perhaps Priapus beckoned by the needy inhabitants of the city that never slept. Or some creature of long-forgotten lore, a Sidhe that had the ability to heighten pleasure to extremes mortals weren't meant to taste.
"Katie-lass." His voice floated down from the top floor of the fifteen-room duplex, dark and rich, his Scottish accent making her think of peat smoke, ancient stones, and aged whisky.
Only Dageus MacKeltar could get away with calling Katherine O'Malley "Katie-lass."
As he descended the curving staircase and entered the thirty-foot living room with its vaulted ceilings, marble fireplace, and panoramic view of the park, she remained motionless, drinking him in. He wore black linen trousers, and she knew there would be nothing beneath them but the most perfect male body she'd ever seen. Her gaze drifted over his wide shoulders, down his hard chest and his rippling abs, lingering on the twin ropes of muscle that cut his lower stomach and disappeared into his pants, beckoning the eye to follow.
"Good enough to eat?" His golden eyes glittered as they raked her body. "Come." He extended his hand. "Lass, you take my breath away. Your wish is my command this eve. You have only to tell me."
His long midnight hair, so black it seemed as blue-black as his shadow beard in the amber glow of recessed lights, spilled over one muscled shoulder, falling to his waist, and she sucked in a quick breath. She knew the feel of it sweeping her bare breasts, abrading her nipples, falling lower, across her thighs as he brought her to peak after shuddering peak.
"As if I need to say anything. You know what I want before I know myself." She heard the edge in her voice, knew he heard it too. It unnerved her how well he understood her. Before she knew what she wanted, he was giving it to her.
It made him dangerously addictive.
He smiled, but it didn't quite reach his eyes. She wasn't certain she'd ever seen it reach his eyes. They never changed, merely observed and waited. Like a tiger's golden eyes, his were watchful yet aloof, amused yet detached. Hungry eyes. Predator eyes. More than once she'd wanted to ask what those tiger-eyes saw. What judgment they passed, what the hell he seemed to be waiting for, but in the bliss of his hard body against hers she forgot time and again, until she was back at work and it was too late to ask.
She'd been sleeping with him for two months, and knew no more about him now than the day she'd met him in Starbucks, across the street from O'Leary Banks and O'Malley, where she was a partner, thanks partly to her father, the senior O'Malley, and partly to her own ruthlessness. One look at the six foot four, darkly seductive man over the rim of her café au lait and she'd known she had to have him. It might have had something to do with the way he'd locked eyes with her as he'd lazily licked whipped cream off his mocha, making her imagine that sexy tongue doing far more intimate things. It might have had something to do with the pure sexual heat he gave off. She knew it had a great deal to do with the danger that rolled off him. Some days she wondered if she'd be defending him as one of her controversial high-profile clients in the months or years to come.
That same day they'd met, they'd rolled across his white Berber carpet, from fireplace to windows, wrestling silently for the supreme position, until she'd no longer cared how he'd taken her, so long as he had.
With a reputation for a razor-sharp tongue and the mind to back it up, she'd never once turned it on him. She had no idea how he maintained his lavish lifestyle, how he afforded his obscenely expensive collections of art and ancient weapons. She didn't know where he'd been born, or even when his birthday was.
At work, she'd mentally prepare her interrogatory, but inevitably the probing questions stalled on her tongue the moment she saw him. She, the merciless interrogator in a courtroom, tongue-tied in his bedroom. On occasion, tied in infinitely more pleasurable ways. The man was a true master of the erotic.
"Woolgatherin', lass? Or merely deciding how you want me?" he purred.
Katherine wet her lips. How she wanted him?
She wanted him out of her system. Kept hoping the next time she slept with him, the sex might not be so mind-blowing. The man was far too dangerous to get involved with emotionally. Just yesterday she'd lingered at Mass, praying that she would get over her addiction to him—please, God, soon. Yes, he heated her blood, but there was something about him that chilled her soul.
In the meantime—hopelessly fascinated as she was—she knew exactly how she would have him. A strong woman, she was aroused by the strength of a dominant man. She would end the night sprawled over his leather sofa. He would fist his hand in her long hair, drive into her from behind. He would bite the nape of her neck when she came.
She inhaled sharply, took one step forward, and he was on her, dragging her down to the thick carpet. Firm lips, sensual, with a hint of cruelty, closed over hers as he kissed her, golden eyes narrowing.
There was something about him that bordered on terrifying, she thought as he pinned her hands to the floor and rose over her, too beautiful, rife with dark secrets she suspected no woman should ever know—and it made the sex so much more exquisite, that fine edge of danger.
It was her last coherent thought for a long, long time.
* * *
Dageus MacKeltar braced his palms against the wall of windows and stared out into the night, his body separated from a plunge of forty-three stories by a pane of glass. The soft buzz of the television was nearly lost in the patter of rain against the windows. A few feet to his right, the sixty-inch screen was reflected in the glistening glass and David Boreanaz stalked broodingly, playing Angel, the tortured vampire with a soul. Dageus watched long enough to ascertain it was a repeat, then let his gaze drift back to the night.
The vampire always found at least partial resolution, and Dageus had begun to fear that for him, there would be none. Ever.
Besides, his problem was a little more complicated than Angel's. Angel's problem was a soul. Dageus's problem was a legion of them.
Raking a hand through his hair, he studied the city below. Manhattan: A mere twenty-two square miles. Inhabited by nearly two million people. Then there was the metropolis itself, with seven million people crammed into three hundred square miles.
It was a city of grotesque proportions to a sixteenth-century Highlander, the sheer immensity inconceivable. When he'd first arrived in New York City, he'd walked around the Empire State Building for hours. One hundred and two floors, ten million bricks, the interior thirty-seven million cubic feet, one thousand two hundred and fifty feet tall, it was struck by lightning an average of five hundred times per year.
What manner of man built such monstrosities? he'd wondered. Sheer insanity was what it was, the Highlander had marveled.
And a fine place to call home.
New York City had beckoned the darkness within him. He'd made his lair in the pulsing heart of it.
A man without clan, outcast, nomad, he'd doffed the sixteenth-century man like so much worn plaid and applied his formidable Druid intellect to assimilating the twenty-first century: the new language, the customs, the incredible technology. Though there were still many things he didn't understand—certain words and expressions utterly stumped him, and more often than not he thought in Gaelic, Latin, or Greek and had to hastily translate—he'd adapted at a remarkable rate.
A man who possessed the esoteric knowledge to open a gate through time, he'd expected five centuries to make the world a vastly different place. His understanding of Druid lore, sacred geometry, cosmology, and natural laws of what the twenty-first century called physics had made the wonders of the new world easier for him to fathom.
Not that he didn't frequently gawk. He did. Flying on a plane had fashed him greatly. The clever engineering and fabulous construction of Manhattan's bridges had kept him occupied for days.
The people, the masses of teeming people, bewildered him. He suspected they always would. There was a part of the sixteenth-century Highlander he'd never be able to change. That part would forever miss wide-open expanses of starry sky, leagues and leagues of rolling hills, endless fields of heather, and blithesome and bonny Scots lasses.
He'd ventured to America because he'd hoped that journeying far from his beloved Scotland, from places of power such as the standing stones, might lessen the hold of the ancient evil inside him.
And it had affected them, though it had only slowed his descent into darkness, not stopped it. Day by day he continued to change...felt colder, less connected, less fettered by human emotion. More detached god, less man.
Except when he tooped—och, then he was alive. Then he felt. Then he was not adrift in a bottomless, dark, and violent sea with naught but a puny bit of driftwood to cling to. Making love to a woman staved off the darkness, replenished his essential humanity. Ever a man of immense appetites, he was now insatiable.
I'm no' entirely dark yet, he growled defiantly to the demons coiled within him. The ones who bided their time in silent certainty, their dark tide eroding him as steadily and surely as the ocean reshaped a rocky shore. He understood their tactics: True evil didn't aggressively assault, it lay coyly hushed and still...and seduced.
And it was there each day, clear evidence of their gains, in the little things he did without realizing he was doing them till after they were done. Seemingly harmless things like lighting the fire in his hearth with a wave of his hand and a whispered teine, or the opening of a door or blind with a soft murmur. The impatient summoning of one of their conveyances—a taxi—with a glance.
Wee things, mayhap, but he knew such things were far from harmless. Knew that each time he used magic, he turned a shade darker, lost another piece of himself.
Each day was a battle to accomplish three things: use only what magic was absolutely necessary, despite the ever-growing temptation, toop hard and fast and frequently, and continue collecting and searching the tomes wherein might lie the answer to his all-consuming question.
Was there a way to get rid of the dark ones?
If not...well, if not...
He raked a hand through his hair and blew out a deep breath. Eyes narrowed, he watched the lights flickering beyond the park, while behind him, on the couch, the lass slept the dreamless sleep of the utterly exhausted. On the morrow, dark circles would mar the delicate hollows beneath her eyes, etching her features with beguiling fragility. His bed play took a toll on a woman.
Two nights past, Katie had wet her lips and oh-so-casually remarked that he seemed to be waiting for something.
He'd smiled and rolled her onto her stomach. Kissed her sweet, warm, and willing body from head to toe. Dragged his tongue over every inch, then taken her, ridden her, and when he'd finished with her she'd been crying with pleasure.
She'd either forgotten her question or had thought better of it. Katie O'Malley was not a fool. She knew there was more to him than she really wanted to know. She wanted him for sex, nothing more. Which was well and fine, because he was incapable of more.
I wait for my brother, lass, he hadn't said. I wait for the day Drustan wearies of my refusal to return to Scotland. For the day his wife is not so pregnant that he fears to leave her side. For the day he finally acknowledges what he already knows in his heart, though he so desperately clings to my lies: that I am dark as the night sky, with but a few starlike flickers of light left within me.
Och, aye, he was waiting for the day his twin brother would cross the ocean and come for him.
See him for the animal he was.
If he permitted that day to arrive, he knew one of them would die.


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However, they have been dating in secret for nine months, having met each other when Huq appeared on his show back in 2008, but romance is believed to have flourished more recently.
The publication quoted a source as saying: "Konnie and Charlie are very much in love. They got engaged some weeks ago, but have been trying to keep the news quiet."
Huq was recently announced as the new presenter of the ITV2 spin-off show The Xtra Factor, replacing This Morning and Dancing on Ice hostess Holly Willoughby.
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On 2010-05-02 at 11:51, Rich Bowen <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > I started looking at the FAQ this morning, and there's an awful lot of > garbage in it - broken links, incorrect information, references to how > things are now in 1999, and compatibility with CERN and NCSA. > > So, the question I have is whether we should fix it, remove it, or > leave it as a historical document. My inclination is that we remove > almost all of it, and the bits that are in fact relevant, and sort of > FA, move over to the FAQ in the the trunk docs. > > Unless someone objects, and feels that the 1.3 FAQ should be > maintained as a snapshot in time, I'll probably tinker with this on > and off over the coming months. The FAQ link at the upper left of httpd.apache.org goes to http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/faq/, which seems reasonably up-to-date if a bit scant. That page does have a link to the 1.3 FAQ with a clear warning that it's quite out-of-date. If there are other links to the old FAQ, why not just point them to the more recent one? If we're going to get rid of the 1.3 FAQ, we might as well get rid of the 1.3 docs altogether, but I don't think we're quite ready to do that yet. Dan --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: email@example.com For additional commands, e-mail: email@example.com
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