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On Wednesday an Egypt migrant boat capsized about 8 miles (12 km) off the Egyptian coast.
Report says that 163 out of 450-600 migrants were saved while hundreds of others are believed to have drowned. It also says that hundreds of bodies have been recovered from the port city of Rosetta. The death toll keeps increasing.
An Egyptian official confirms that in line with investigations, 4 crew members have been arrested as well. These men could face charges of "involuntary manslaughter and human trafficking".
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The Libyan coasts, which is popular for countless illegal migrations that have seen thousands of deaths and ship wrecks, is perhaps not the only route migrants have been plying.
Desperate migrants have been crossing over to Europe from the Egyptian coasts. The EU's border agency had earlier warned that an increasing number of illegal Europe-bound migrants have been using Egypt as a departure point.
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England with the ancestors of the Paddinson family in the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Paddinson family lived the given name Patrick. It was largely as a result of the fame of the 5th century Romano-British saint of this name that Patrick was such a popular given name in the Middle Ages. It derives from the Latin Patricus, meaning the son of a noble father, a member of the patrician class, and a member of the Roman hereditary aristocracy.
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Yorkshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Cherry Burton. Conjecturally they are descended from the holder of this village, Beverly, who held the King's Lands and those of the Archbishop of York in that area as shown in the taking of the Domesday Book census in 1086 A.D.
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Multitudes of spelling variations are a hallmark of Anglo Norman names. Most of these names evolved in the 11th and 12th century, in the time after the Normans introduced their own Norman French language into a country where Old and Middle English had no spelling rules and the languages of the court were French and Latin. To make matters worse, medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, so names frequently appeared differently in the various documents in which they were recorded. The name was spelled Pattinson, Patinson, Pattonson, Patonson, Pattenson and many more.
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Paddinson Early Notables (pre 1700)
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The Great Migration
The Great Migration
Because of this political and religious unrest within English society, many people decided to immigrate to the colonies. Families left for Ireland, North America, and Australia in enormous numbers, traveling at high cost in extremely inhospitable conditions. The New World in particular was a desirable destination, but the long voyage caused many to arrive sick and starving. Those who made it, though, were welcomed by opportunities far greater than they had known at home in England. Many of these families went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Paddinson or a variant listed above: Thomas Pattinson who settled in New York State in 1804.
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Finem respice
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P.E.I. has met its first target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, two years in advance of when it needed to.
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The target was set jointly among eastern Canadian provinces and the New England states 10 years ago, to return to 1990 levels by 2010.
"It's a definite feather in P.E.I.'s cap," said Environment Minister Richard Brown.
Emissions on P.E.I. peaked in 2004, then fell steadily to below 1990 levels in 2008. Emissions in some provinces continue to rise.
"It's just showing the rest of the country through energy efficiencies, through wind, goals can be achieved," said Brown.
Wind energy was a major factor in the reduction, leading to a big drop in emissions from buildings, but there are areas where the province could be improving. Vehicle emissions have risen 23 per cent since 1990.
Tony Reddin of the Sierra Club says expanding public transit is the key.
"Challenge is to make it viable, economical in the right way," said Reddin.
"But the big thing is to get it designed so that people will use it, and that's a big challenge on P.E.I., no doubt about that."
While emissions on P.E.I. drop, climate change and its effects continue to be felt. Sea levels in Charlottetown have risen twelve centimetres since 1990.
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The next target set is for 2020, a further 10 per cent reduction. By 2050 the governors and premiers want to see emissions 75 to 85 per cent below 2001 levels.


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The Korean entertainment industry has been rife with sex scandals in the past, and more recently as well. The latest to get caught in the action is actor Seo Ha-joon, who most recently portrayed King Myeongjong in The Flower in Prison. In a recently leaked video, an unidentified male — referred to in the media by the moniker 'A' — is shown masturbating during a video chat.
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What began eight years ago as a deal to develop a new administration complex for Sweetwater schools has cost the district $40 million, with no new district headquarters in sight.
Under its unusual financing, Sweetwater now owes $33 million on property it bought for $28.8 million. And today, the 23 acres of offices and warehouses on L Street are worth as little as $10.6 million.
The district's leader, Edward Brand, proposed the land deal in 2005 during his first tenure as superintendent and still faces its repercussions since returning to the job in June 2011.
The Sweetwater Union High School District serves southwest San Diego County, where every dollar of education funds counts. Per capita income is well below that of the region as a whole, and almost half of the 42,000 students qualify for free and reduced-cost meals.
So when Brand committed tens of millions of dollars to a new administration complex last decade, then resigned months later, parents and teachers were flummoxed and angry. Years later, Brand's successor was indicted on bribery charges.
Now Brand is back at the helm of Sweetwater schools, and the situation at the troubled L Street project is proving more intractable than ever.
"It's a Gordian knot," said Kevin O'Neill of the district's bond oversight committee. "No matter what they do with L Street, they are going to take a haircut. And they are going to get sued."
The agreement from February 2005 called for the district to assign the property to a little-known charity, then lease it back. The same day, the nonprofit California Trust for Public Schools assigned its rights to Plan Nine Partners, a private company.
Sweetwater was supposed to develop homes, shops and offices on its Third Avenue property, then swap it for L Street, where an administration center, adult school and corporation yard were to be built. Then it would use the profit to pay off its bonds.
"This project generates its own wealth," Sweetwater official Bruce Husson wrote in late 2004.
Brand said the idea was to develop the property in two or three years. "In 2004, 2005 real estate was going through the roof," he said. "This was a way for us to secure the property."
After refinancing the bonds multiple times, the district is facing its next balloon payment in July 2014. Meanwhile, Sweetwater slashed funding for its popular vocational training and adult education programs earlier this year as a way to help balance next year's budget.
A different era
When the administration complex and bus yard opened on Fifth Avenue in the early 1950s, it was designed for a district with six schools and 6,500 students. By the 2004-05 school year, 40,000 students were enrolled at 22 campuses.
One early version of the development plan had the new headquarters priced at $122 million, with the offices, adult school and school-bus lot each costing about one-third of that total.
Administrators expected Chula Vista to chip in up to $83 million in city redevelopment money for construction, an assumption city officials never embraced.
Chula Vista planners and consultants wrote memos warning about lack of detail and excessive cost.
"The district is not yet sure of the revenue it will receive or the costs of development, but seeks certainty that the city will bear the risk of the need for additional revenue to complete the district's transaction," a March 2005 memo stated.
Two months later, Brand announced he was leaving Sweetwater after 10 years to manage the San Marcos Unified School District.
Brand's longtime assistant, Husson, stepped in on an interim basis. Then in August 2006, the Sweetwater board hired Jesus Gandara from a small district in Texas.
Husson resigned but was awarded a $92,000 consulting contract. He set to work reviving the L Street project and by 2007 the plan was even more ambitious. The next plan included 1,300 homes, 27,000 square feet of retail space and eight acres of parkland.
Chula Vista officials, asked to absorb $163 million of the $168 million price tag, were still skeptical.
"We have significant reservations about the current proposal and the level of risk it poses to both agencies, and cannot recommend that the city go forward with the proposal as presently structured," the city wrote to Gandara in March 2007.
Gandara was fired in 2011 after a series of U-T Watchdog stories on questionable spending and relationships with vendors and contractors. He was indicted on bribery and other charges earlier this year. The case has swelled to include 14 other South County officials and contractors, including four of five Sweetwater school board members. They pleaded not guilty and face trial in 2014.
California Trust
The agreement between Sweetwater and the California Trust for Public Schools was reached even before escrow closed. Critics complain that the district never explained the deal or its full expense.
"It didn't make any sense to me," said Kathleen Cheers, a 1967 graduate of Hilltop High who follows the district. "Why would we purchase land and then hand it over to a third party, just give it away when tax money paid for it?"
Brand said he needed the trust to issue the bonds he had in mind — variable-rate demand-revenue bonds issued by the California Statewide Communities Development Authority.
"It's not usually common among districts," he said. "The only way to access those bonds was through a (nonprofit) that was certified."
The same day it took title to L Street, the trust assigned the property to Plan Nine Partners, a private company formed by the trust's executive director, Marc Litchman.
According to the state Attorney General's Office, the charity was placed into delinquent status in 2010 for failing to file tax returns. Litchman said he didn't know the nonprofit was delinquent.
Plan Nine was paid about $10,000 a month by Sweetwater as the legal owner. Litchman said the deal was structured so the district could get L Street built without diverting money from classrooms.
"The school board said, 'If you can find a way to do that, knock yourself out,'" he said. "I'm very proud of what these guys tried to do. I'm sorry how it's turned out, but this is no time to give up."
David Walden, a real estate investor whose clients wanted to develop the district's Third Avenue property, is less than proud of what happened.
"This has been a fiasco," he said. "It's been a fiasco because leadership could not for the life of them make a decision about what to do."
What next?
So far, Sweetwater has invested at least $40 million in the project -- about $33 million on land and $7 million on lawyers, consultants and fees. Over the same period, the property sank in value to between $10.6 million and $14.9 million, according to a 2011 district report.
Brand said he plans to keep refinancing the debt until the district figures out what to do with L Street.
"It wasn't the best financial decision if you look at it from the point time of today," he said. "But I can live with the decision."
In recent months, the district has hired a new consulting team to explore development possibilities on L Street, Third Avenue, Fifth Avenue and other district properties.
Right now the plan is to secure building permits for the district's Third Avenue site, then use that entitlement to sell or swap the six-plus acres with potential partners.
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Tracking the deal
• Sweetwater pays $28.8 million in 2005 to buy 23 acres on L Street, where it wants to locate a new administrative complex, adult school and corporation yard to park its bus fleet.
• The district assigns the property to the nonprofit California Trust for Public Schools to secure the type of bonds it sought to finance the purchase.
• California Trust immediately assigns L Street to Plan Nine Partners, a for-profit company owned by California Trust executive Marc Litchman. Litchman signs for both parties to that three-page agreement.
• Sweetwater agrees to develop homes, shops and offices on property it owns on Third Avenue and elsewhere, then trade that property to Plan Nine Partners for the new administration complex built privately on L Street.
• Construction money Sweetwater sought from Chula Vista redevelopment funds never materializes and the project unravels.
• Under the financing plan approved by Sweetwater, the district pays only a share of the interest. The debt swells to $33 million and the land declines in value to between $10.6 million and $14.9 million.
• Sweetwater now has a new consultant working to develop the Third Avenue property and eventually a new administration center.


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Two more hours just two more hours and she would be free from it all. No more Potter, no more OWL work, no more classes all she had to do was make it through these two hours and she would be home for Christmas break. Alex sighed and returned her attention to the History of Magic lesson. As she turned her head, she caught the eye of James. When he noticed that she was looking back, he turned quickly away; something he had done a lot lately.
She had been silently avoiding him for over five weeks. At first, he had pestered her constantly trying to make her break her stony silence. Then around the beginning of December he began apologizing every time they passed or were forced to work together in a class. But Alex didnt need his apologies because, to be honest, she wasnt that mad at him. She was mad at herself for falling for him even after she knew what he was capable of.
She maintained her stony silence not out of anger, but because he still made her palms sweat and her stomach summersault. She was sure that if she were to speak to him that she would merely fall for him again. She turned once more to face the front of the class, but her mind was elsewhere. It was only in the last week that Potter had adopted his own vow of silence; but still, he seemed unable to look away.
Alex wished that the next few hours would be uncomplicated and would speed by, but deep down inside she knew it wouldnt be that easy. Something would undoubtedly prevent her from entering this holiday in peace and she was indeed correct.
It was finally four oclock and she made her way towards the Hogwarts express. She had her owl cage balanced precariously on her trunk, which she was attempting to carry on her own. One of the seventh year boys took pity on her and helped her onto the train as snow began to fall. When they reached the compartment, he went to say something but blushed furiously and ran from the room, too afraid to speak. Alex smiled to her self; she still had it!
Halie and Naomi piled in behind her and the three girls quickly went about doing their own thing. Naomi was reading the latest copy of the Quibbler and Halie was reading up on all the latest Alex sightings. Alex rolled her eyes at the thought; apparently some witch from London swore she saw Alex filming a muggle movie while on holiday in California. Pulling herself away from her own picture that once again graced the magazines cover, she pulled out a thick parchment envelope.
Mrs. Wood had taken it upon herself to send her daughter an itinerary for the entire Christmas break. She stared in dread as she traced her finger down the list, and wide-eyed, she came to rest on December 25th. Following the date across, she read, Party at the Potters. Alex groaned outwardly and Halie and Naomi looked up at her and said almost in unison, are you okay Alex?
Yeah Im fine; I am just going to go use the bathroom.
She stood and left the cabin; since she had already used the excuse, she might as well actually go to the bathroom. She entered the tiny space and the floor vibrated beneath her as the train sped forward. In her mind, Alex was thinking: Okay, wait until everybody is off the train and then lock the door. Change back into Alexandra and wait until the platform is clear. When everyone is gone, Ill go meet Dad by the entrance sounds simple enough.
Absentmindedly, Alex washed her hands and walked from the bathroom. She was about to walk forward when the cabin beside her flew open suddenly and she was pulled violently inside. She didnt even have to look at the person to know who it was. This unorthodox method of getting her alone was the mark of the one and only James Potter. But she was determined, and she would not waver, she would not speak to him, never fall for him again.
She heard the lock click in the door and knew that it was no use she was going to be stuck here for quite awhile. She took a seat and crossing her arms and legs she stared determinedly out the window.
Alex what do I need to say? How can I make you understand how sorry I am?
Alex did not respond; she merely looked forward. He continued, I wasnt thinking; I just screwed everything up.
Still no response so he tried once more, Before I knew you knew, I was planning on telling you everything anyway please, Im so sorry.
It took Alex a minute to comprehend what he was saying before he knew that I knew??? Then it sunk in, he had never meant it to hide it from her, he had just never been given the chance to say anything. It didnt change a thing; however, falling for James Potter was still the worst thing imaginable and nothing was going to change that.
Silence fell between the pair and both stared out the window their minds working fast. Surprisingly, Alex broke the silence first, You dont need to apologize, James. Im not mad at you.
What? Youre not mad at me? he responded slightly disbelieving.
No, not really.
Then why have you been acting like this?
Because she fixed him with a glare and debated whether or not to say the next part, because I was mad at myself for falling for you.
James returned this with a stunned silence and Alex continued, I knew better than to trust you James but somehow I still managed to delude myself.
With that, Alex stood and left the compartment James was frozen in his seat. If she had been capable of getting out the entire time, why had she stayed so long? He was suddenly heartened by this positive sign, but it was quickly deflated Alex didnt trust him.
Alex returned to the cabin and as she closed the door, Halie and Naomi ceased their low murmuring. Clearly, seconds before they had been talking about her; however, she was used to this. Unabashed, Alex resumed her seat and put the parchment envelope that had been sitting on her seat into her school bag. She turned and stared out the window; James shocked and stunned face reflected in her minds eye.
The night seemed to drag on with the anticipation as the departure of Alexandra loomed nearer. Soon the lanterns flickered on and Alex, Halie, and Naomi dissolved into conversation about what they planned on doing after school.
I dont know; being a healer always interested me but the work load is supposed to be really hard, said Naomi.
Journalism, said Halie suddenly, I want to be a Journalist report on all the celebrities, you know, have my own column in Witch Weekly.
Naomi and Alex dissolved into giggles and an affronted Halie said, Fine, Alex what do you want to do?
Alex stopped laughing and started to think: Well, Mom will want me to work with the magazine, and Dad would love it if I played professional quidditch. But to be completely honest, neither really interested her all that much. So what did she want to do ?
Earth to Alex! Halie waved her hand in front of Alexs face. Her mind snapped back to attention and she replied, A teacher, I want to be a Transfiguration teacher.
And when precisely did you decide you wanted to be like Professor Marks? replied Naomi with a laugh.
I dont want to be like Professor Marks, but I realized that I kind of like teaching, you know when I was tutoring James but her words faded away.
It was the first time the three girls had spoken about James since the first week in November.
You know what, Halie said suddenly, I think Im hungry lets go find the food trolley.
Halie and Naomi stood and made their way to the door, but turned when they realized that Alex wasnt following. Alex looked up and said, Go ahead I am not really that hungry.
The two girls left the cabin, not knowing what to do for their friend who still, after all this time, was upset.
Before Alex was ready for it, the train was slowing to a halt beside platform 9 3/4's. Halie and Naomi jumped up and grabbed their trunks from the luggage rack; Alex taking her time to slowly put away all her belongings. Halie and Naomi had cloaks on and were ready to leave.
They stood waiting for her by the door of the compartment. Alex looked up and said, You guys can go ahead; this is going to take me a while.
Naomi gave her a last searching look and turned to leave the compartment. Alex threw her belongings haphazardly into the trunk and pulled out her wand. Carefully she pulled the blinds closed and shut the compartment door. Leaving her school uniform on, Alex began to undo the spells on her hair, it took her nearly ten minutes, but with a mirror, she confirmed her hair had resumed its natural brown curly look.
She started on her makeup; she was scrubbing away her eyeliner with her back facing the door. The noise in the halls of the train masked the sounds of someone turning the handle to the compartment.
Alex jumped in surprise and in horror she turned to face the familiar voice that had said her name. Standing in the doorway were Halie and Naomi, wearing equal looks of shock. Then Halie screamed, Oh my God its Alexandra Wood!
Clearly, she did not fully comprehend the situation. Alex pulled the two girls into the room and closed the compartment door, this time making sure to lock it. Halie bounced forward gibbering, Oh my god, I cant believe I am finally meeting you in person.
Alex couldnt respond, so she returned the statement with a weak smile. Was this it? Was her secret finally out? Was this the end of Alex Cunnings? Naomi was staring at her through narrowed eyes and then she spoke, So it was you the entire time; the pink hair was just a disguise, Alex?
Why are you calling her Alex, Naomi? asked Halie, still lost.
Because that is what we have called her everyday for the last three and a half months, said Naomi, turning to face Halie.
Halies eyes widened to the size of galleons and she clutched a hand to her mouth, You mean Alex is is Alexandra?
Alex stared helplessly at the pair of girls, everything running through her mind at once. This was bad; this was going to be so bad! Then, she was brought out of her state of contemplation by Halie who screamed, I AM FRIENDS WITH ALEXANDRA WOOD!
The redhead began to jump around the room chanting those excited words. Alex couldnt help but smile; just leave it to Halie to react in such a way maybe this wasnt going to be bad after all. Alex sat down with her head in her hands and Naomi came to sit beside her.
Alex, why didnt you tell us before? she had a look of concern on her face.
My parents sent me to school to get me out of the public eye and I just wanted the chance to be a normal kid, to have real friends, and as she finished saying this she looked up into the faces of her best friends.
I cant believe that I was friends with Alexandra Wood the entire year and didnt even realize it! Halie said offhandedly, making both Alex and Naomi laugh.
Why did you guys come back here anyway? asked Alex.
Naomi looked away nervously and remained silent for a few moments and then she responded, Promise not to get mad at me?
Alex looked at Naomi with a searching look and replied, If you guys promise not to be mad at me then, I promise not to be mad at you.
Deal! said Halie and they all shook hands on it.
Naomi took a deep breath and closing her eyes, she said, While you were in the bathroom and while Halie was looking for her boyfriend I read the letter from your mother. I knew you were Alexandra before I came back here actually I came back hoping that you would tell us the truth.
Alex looked at her friends, she should be mad at them for going through her mail. But to be honest, now that they knew her secret, it was like a load was taken off her chest. Alex smiled at her friends and they seemed to visibly relax.
Alex continued to remove her makeup when Halie chimed in, Well, I guess it makes sense now.
What makes sense? said Alex as she turned to face her friends.
It makes sense why you hated James from the moment you got here and why he had to work like hell to get you to like him, said Halie.
Yeah I guess it does now he had like four years of torment and newspaper clippings to make up for, added Naomi.
Alex looked at her friends with a serious expression upon her face and taking a seat she said, You guys, everything I told you about me was true I never lied about anything other than my name.
We know, Naomi responded with a caring look.
Can you guys promise me something? Alex asked looking up once more.
Sure Alex, anything, said Halie.
Promise you wont tell anybody my secret I really like Hogwarts and having friends.
The two girls took a moment to mock think and then, with a smile, Halie said, Sure, but under one condition?
Alexs eyes grew worried and Halie continued, You have to introduce me to your mother at the Potters Christmas party.
Alex returned their smiles with a broad one of her own maybe this wasnt going to be as bad as it originally promised to be. She then held out a hand and said, Deal!
She shook both of their hands and continued to pack up. When she was done, Halie Weasley, Naomi Longbottom, and Alexandra Wood all exited the train and walked onto the deserted platform.
James looked once more down his shopping list; he had everything he needed for Christmas. He had presents for Lily, Albus, his mother, father, and his several dozen cousins, but he was attempting to ignore the last name on the list. He had only penciled it in this morning and he was unsure of why he had even done it in the first place. If she wouldnt give him the time of day, why would she bother opening a Christmas gift from him?
James stuffed the list back into his pocket with a sigh and went in search of his father down the busy street of Diagon Alley. He passed Quality Quidditch Supplies, and unable to resist its call, he went to go look at the front display. In the front case, something caught his eye and he immediately thought of Alex. He was about to push it from his mind when he felt a hand on his back. James turned to see his father standing beside him looking in the case.
I dont know son, pink isnt quite your color, Harry remarked with a smirk.
They wouldnt be for me but it doesnt matter anyway.
Who are they for then?
No one dad James looked embarrassedly around, just a girl.
A girl a girl who would need that particular item?
Just drop it I told you it doesnt matter anyway, James said looking more dejected.
Harry looked at his son with curiosity, and why wouldnt this said beautiful girl matter?
James sighed and continued, I really screwed things up with her and sending her those would probably just ruin her holiday.
Im sure you could find a way to make it up to her.
James laughed sinisterly, Yeah, somehow I doubt that.
Have I ever told you about your Grandpa and Grandma Potter?
James groaned and closed his eyes, Yes Dad, like 453 times in the past year alone!
Harry chuckled and looked at his son, Have I ever told about how they acted before they fell in love?
James screwed up his face, Eww I dont want to think about that!
She hated him; your Grandma Lily screamed and gave him detention at least once a day. As Harry said this, James looked up into his fathers eyes, not fully comprehending what his father was getting at.
I bet he never screwed up like I did, replied James sullenly.
He once set her dorm room on fire while trying to steal back a love note that he stuck in her school bag.
Oh, was all that James could get out, but she forgave him?
Barely Grandpa James asked her out everyday for nearly four years and every time she said no. Now, I am not suggesting you take after his arson skills, but maybe you could be a bit more persistent.
You would most likely be picking up my body from the hospital wing, added James in a sarcastic tone.
She cant be that mad said Harry.
Dad, last time I was persistent she covered me in pudding in front of the entire hall.
Harry began to laugh at the thought and James continued, I assure you it wasnt funny
I dont know, it sounds pretty funny. Are you sure you didnt deserve it?
This time James smiled, Yeah I did but that still doesnt change anything.
So what did you do now? asked Harry.
You really dont want to know, said James bitterly.
Well, I still think you should buy them if you think that she will like them even if she doesnt accept them, at least you tried. added Harry firmly.
James did not respond so Harry continued, What could it hurt?
At that moment, James thought of several things that would hurt if he upset Alex again. Shrugging, he walked towards the entrance of the shop saying, Fine but she wont even open it.
Alexs eyes snapped open; something had woken her up but what?
Alexandra Alexandra! Oh that was what woke her up.
Sighing, she rolled out of bed and put her hair into a ponytail, but it still sprung out in all directions. She gave up trying to make it stay straight and left the room to another chorus of, Alexandra Alexandra!
Alex jumped down the last three stairs and came to rest outside the door to the kitchen, What Mom?
Oh good youre up. Added Mrs. Wood as though she had not been screaming her daughters name for the last five minutes.
Alex grabbed a bowl from one of the cabinets and went to grab a box of cereal when she said, Did you need something?
Oh yeah, I was going out to pick up some last minute Christmas gifts and I realized that you still need a dress for the Potters Christmas party.
Alex stopped in the act of pouring some milk into her cereal bowl the Potters Christmas party how could she have forgotten. Setting the milk down, Alex looked up and said, Are you sure that I still umm have to go?
Her mother fixed her with that familiar icy stare and frowning, Alex continued, Fine! Ill go get dressed.
Abandoning her uneaten bowl of cereal, Alex jogged back up the stairs in the direction of her room. Nearly an hour later, Alex was trailing behind her mother as they entered Maximums Gowns.
M-Mrs. Wood, what can we help you w-with today? stammered a nervous assistant.
We need to find a dress for Alexandra, replied Mrs. Wood sweetly.
Alexandra? Shes back from school I see!
The assistant became suddenly animated and Alex was pushed forward into an empty dressing room stall. Quite suddenly, the small space began to fill with dresses, and within five minutes, she was in up to her knees in silk, satin, and polyester blend. Over the next hour, she slowly made her way through the increasingly extravagant gowns and cocktail dresses until there was only one remaining.
Mom! called Alex over the stall door.
What Alexandra darling?
I only have one dress left.
So? she called back, clearly distracted.
Its a green cocktail dress, said Alex with a face of displeasure.
So try it on!
Alex muttered under her breath, Last time I wore this color green, you told me it made me looked peaky.
A few minutes later, Alex emerged from the dressing room stall looking pleasantly surprised. Mrs. Woods mouth dropped slightly as she beheld her fifteen-year-old daughter, who could have easily passed as a twenty-year-old.
Thats it! No need to try anything else; that there is the dress for the party!
As Mrs. Wood went to pay, Alex said, Mom, I am going to go over to Quality Quidditch Supplies. Ill be right back.
Okay dont be gone to long.
Alex headed out of the store and walked across the street, suddenly being followed by three different cameras. She slipped in between the crowd and entered the shop, unnoticed by anyone. She walked down an aisle of players equipment picking up a cute pair of keepers gloves as she went.
She turned on the spot to continue her look around the store when she ran into something very solid. Alex dropped the gloves and stumbled backwards into a display of beaters helmets. They came cascading down upon her, one landing square on her head blocking the store from view. She felt someone pull her upright and she pushed the helmet upwards on her head.
Before her, stood the nervously smiling face of James Potter and she stammered, J-James!
Well, if it isnt, Alexandra Wood, how wonderful to see you, he replied in that ridiculously flirty tone that she hated and hadnt heard in months.
Alex rolled her eyes and walked past James saying, I wish I could say the same, Potter.
Alex pushed her way to the front of the store and was about to leave when someone yelled from behind, Excuse me miss, are you going to pay for that?
The shop owner was pointing at Alexs head and confused, she placed a hand up towards her hair. Her hand came in contact with the beaters helmet; she blushed scarlet and was suddenly illuminated by the flash of cameras.
Alexandra! called out James as he attempted to push through the crowd.
Another flash of a reporters camera illuminated her face and ripping off the helmet, she shoved a handful of galleons into the shop owners hands. With all her might, she shoved open the glass front door and walked onto the street. She was suddenly swarmed by at least a dozen reporters all yelling her name and pushing her around.
Alexandra Alexandra! Alex spun on the spot and barely glimpsed her mother amidst the crowd.
Using all her strength, she pushed towards her mother and was finally able to break through. Her mother had just enough time to link arms when Alex felt that all too familiar jerk from behind her naval. When her eyes cleared once more, she was standing on her front walkway in front of her house and before her mother could yell, she ran through the large front door.
Alex threw the beaters helmet that she still held in her hands down onto her nightstand and threw herself into bed.
Aghh How many days until I go back to SCHOOL?!
A/N: So there it is chapter twelve, what did you think? So some major discoveries were made and there is quite a bit to look forward to lets just say that the Christmas break isnt over quite yet. Okay, okay enough torturous hints I will just give you a sneak preview:
Sneak Peak:
He figured that it was just the desperate blonde from before, and not bothering to get up, he said, I told you that I wasnt interested.
By this point, Alex was standing at the foot of his bed and with a smile she responded, You know I am starting to get worried. I have been at your house for nearly three hours and you have yet to hit on me.
James flew upright in bed and fixed Alexandra with a surprised glance, he had not expected it to be her.
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VERGENNES — Phase Two of the Northlands Job Corps student Internet Wi-Fi arrived much more quickly than Phase One, which was the product of a yearlong effort by Northlands executives, its Student Government Association, and Bixby Library officials and volunteers.
On Wednesday last week, the Vergennes center's 220 young vocational students who gathered in and around the campus chapel, home of the center's new Wi-Fi hub, had for the first time to enter user names and passwords to log onto the network.
BRISTOL — After witnessing the action at last year's demolition derby at the Addison County Fair and Field Days, Ethan Heffernan decided it was time he entered a demolition derby car of his own.
"I thought it was pretty entertaining and a good time, so I wanted to get in on it this year," the 22-year-old Bristol resident said. "I got myself a car for 200 bucks and said, 'What the hell, why not?'"
MIDDLEBURY — A coalition of Addison County businesspeople has emerged as the only group still in the running to develop Middlebury's so-called "Economic Development Initiative (EDI)" property, one of the last remaining parcels available to build upon in the downtown.
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Keeping the wheel steady on America's roads and highways has become increasingly challenging as drivers encounter potholes and pavement deterioration. Nearly one-third of the nation's major urban roadways – highways and major streets that are the main routes for commuters and commerce – are in poor condition. These critical links in the nation's transportation system carry 70 percent of the approximately 3.1 trillion miles driven annually in America.
Road conditions could deteriorate even further in the future as the rate of vehicle travel continues to increase and local and state government find they are unable to adequately fund road repairs.
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For the purposes of this report, an urban area includes the major city in a region and its neighboring or surrounding suburban areas. Pavement condition data are the latest available and are derived from the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) 2014 annual survey of state transportation officials on the condition of major state and locally maintained roads and highways, based on a uniform pavement rating index. The pavement rating index measures the level of smoothness of pavement surfaces, supplying information on the ride quality provided by road and highway surfaces. The major findings of the TRIP report are:
Nearly one-third of the nation's major urban roads are rated in substandard or poor condition, providing motorists and truckers with a rough ride and increasing the cost of operating a vehicle.
- The pavement data in this report, which is for all urban arterial and collector roads and highways, is provided by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), based on data submitted annually by state departments of transportation on the condition of major state and locally maintained roads and highways.
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- Nearly one-third (32 percent) of the nation's major urban roads – Interstates, freeways and other arterial routes – have pavements that are in substandard condition and provide an unacceptably rough ride to motorists.
- An additional 39 percent of the nation's major urban roads and highways have pavements that are in mediocre or fair condition, and 28 percent are in good condition.
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Discussion in 'Lifestyle' started by SaMMy SiZZLe, Dec 21, 2008.
Anywhere I should stop for good photo ops ?
what roads u taking?
it all depends on the weather if we're gonna go through the south or not but google maps gave us this
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=long ...US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=N&tab=wl
i think we're also gonna stop in cleveland for a few hours to see a friend if there is anything interesting there
if it snows we're taking i-81 to i-40
The Southwest is a great place for landscape photography, and the people here can make colorful subjects. The I-40 runs close to the old Rt. 66 route, so old motels, gas stations, and other Rt. 66 attractions will be within easy reach. You might want to spend a couple of days around Albuquerque to enable you to visit and photograph in Taos and Santa Fe. Just take the I-25 north for about 65 miles. I-25 parallels the Rio Grande and passes through several Pueblo reservations. Taking photographs on reservations here requires a permit from the individual tribes. I'm uncertain what the current rates are.
Leaving Albuquerque going west on I-40, you will pass Acoma Pueblo and this one you won't want to miss. Acoma sits on very picturesqe mesa in a valley surrounded by just the sort of features one imagines the whole southwest to look like. From the information center where you get your photo permit, the tribe runs a bus up to the Pueblo and a guided tour of the place. Acoma is one of the most traditional of the Pueblos and hasn't changed much in the past 100 years. About 300 people still live there without running water or electricity. Acoma's church is a fine representation of Southwestern church architecture, and the views from the top of the mesa are fantastic. The people are very friendly and used to tourist behavior, so the whole experience is unlikely to be marred.
Leaving Acoma, you might go through the Malpi, or bad lands. Off to the north you will see Mt. Taylor, one of the four great spiritual landmarks for many of the local tribes. Mt. Taylor is a dormant volcano, and the Malpi is largely the result of volcanic actions. Just off the road in the Malpi is a natural stone bridge with a well marked trail leading up to it. Back on the I-40 going west you'll go through Grants, NM. There are several reasonably good restaurants there, and a very good Visitor's Center with loads of information about the area. Ask about the Navajo rug auctions held at Crown Point. Crown Point is a bit off the road, but is known for the auction of Navajo rugs at the local school house where many weavers sell their first weaving efforts. On a good night you might be able to get an incredible bargain because the quality tends to be very high, and the prices modest since the place is off the beaten tourist track. If you continue north along that route you will end up at Farmington, near the four corners and Shiprock. Along that route you will pass near Chaco Canyon, and important prehistoric, pueblo site and the Besti Wilderness, a fantastic landscape that is a favorite of photographers. Shiprock is another sacred place to the Indians of our part of the country and can bee seen for miles. Going west This alternate route (Rt. 64 and 160 at Teek Nos Pos) will take you through Navajo country to Tuba City. Monument Valley, made famous by John Ford's western films, is close to Keyenta. This route will give you a far better idea of the distances and beauties of our land than almost any other. Be sure your gas tank is full, and that you have water and snacks because its a long, long way beteen places on the Res.
Gallup, NM is a major center for Indian silver and weaving, so it also is a pretty good place to shop ... and find interesting people shots. Leaving New Mexico, you'll be traveling across northern Arizona and the Navajo Reservation. Go south to Showlow and the white mountains where trout filled streams flow through dense pine forests. This is a favorite local getaway. You can also take an alternate route off of I-40 that will lead up toward Tuba City. You may want to go up to Keyenta and Monument Valley if you have the time. Another side trip from Tuba City would be up to Second Mesa, home of some of the best Hopi craftsmen. This route is faster than the Rt. 64 & 160, but has fewer photo ops.
From Tuba City, you'll continue southwest to the end of the Navajo Trail (160). Turn left on 89 and then right on 64, a distance of about 30 miles, and 64 will carry you along the south rim of the Grand Canyon. Most people come up from Williams, AZ, see the Canyon and return the way they came in. This route is many, many times longer and has far better photo opportunities. Rt. 64 going west along the Canyon leads to the popular Grand Canyon Visitor's Center, and then continues south to Williams, Az. From Rt. 64 going west, you will be approaching San Francisco Peak, a sacred site to the Navajo, Hopi and other tribes living in the area. Only from the North side of the Grand Canyon are the views better than Driving the full length of Rt. 64. If you can do it this longer route is recommended.
From Williams, Az, you're back on the I-40 going west into California. At Kingman, Az, you may choose another "side trip" to Hoover Dam-Lake Meade and then on up to Las Vegas. From Las Vegas its an easy, fast freeway (I-15) virtually straight into Barstow. If you stay on I-40, it will take you across the Colorado along the south side of the Mojave National Preserve (I-15 skirts the northern side of the Preserve). Personally, I don't think you'll find as many photo ops on I-40 to Barstow, as along the alternate I've mentioned from Kingman.
From Barstow you'll be taking the I-15 right into L.A.
To get into southern Arizona, you'll go east on the I-40 to Flagstaff, and then take the I-17 into Phoenix. The most common side trips are along a side road (89A) that passes through Sedona, Jerome, and Prescott. Sedona is a well-known destination for yuppies and folks who believe in New Age spiritualism. It is nestled in a beautiful landscape reminiscent of the Grand Canyon, but on a more human scale. Jerome is a "ghost town" that refuses to die and maintains itself by attracting tourists to some of the best maintained Old West structures in Arizona. Its on a steep hill, so don't do this if your car isn't up to a rigorous climb. Prescott is another, but more accesible artifact of the Old West. 89A paralells the I-17 and eventually rejoins it above Phoenix. Slower, but with many more photo ops than the main drag.
South of Phoenix is Tucson and the southeastern corner of Arizona. This quadrent of the State is filled with interesting and beautiful photo ops. Well, that's enough to give you a start.
Good GOD thats going to be a long drive. I drove from Austin to Phoenix and that was a bitch, can't imagine how that'll be.
i drove from mass to vegas to norco once... We went south to tennesse, then took the 40 all the way across. This is important... Make sure you cross from New mex into AZ at sunrise. I did, when I saw it... bricks were shat. In my opinion the things I saw that morning were greater than anything else that I saw for the entire trip. It almost made driving 3500 miles in a camaro worth while....
def not south arizona... that shit is boring.
That southern route, much of which is on the I-10, is a killer. Long, straight, and flat for hundreds of miles at a time. The Alamo and River Walk in San Antonio are good places to take pictures, but getting there from Dallas adds to the overall length of the trip. My family is from Southwest Texas (Sonora and Menard), but that was a few generations ago. Now I'm not as familiar with Southwest Texas, and have few recommendations for the area. However, the El Paso area has many excellent opportunities for photographers, and its near the White Sands Missile Range (be sure to have your auto registration, proof of insurance, and photo ID to get onto the Range). Carlsbad Caverns is way down in the SE corner of New Mexico. Roswell and Lincoln County (Billy the Kid country) are popular places, but a bit off the track for anyone driving from New York to Arizona. Normally, from El Paso a person would drive west along the I-10 through Las Cruces, Demming, etc. Not much to see along that route until you almost reach Arizona. A detour south along Highway 80 leads to Cochise County in the extreme SE corner of Arizona. That is Apache country, and where I grew up. Lots to see and photograph there. Bisbee is a historic town that grew out of the copper mining industry, and is today a thriving art community. One might want to visit the Cochise Stronghold, where the great Apache chief holed up safe from any attack. The Wonderland of Rocks is an interesting place where fantastic rock formations make good photo subjects. Between Bisbee and Benson, there is Tombstone. Tombstone became the cosmopolitan city of the southwest after silver was discovered there. Almost any famous character you might name from the Old West was in Tombstone at one time or another. Today it is a tourist Mecca that bears little resemblence to the town I knew as a child. Oh well, still a popular place to see and photograph. From Benson, to Tucson is just a short distance, and Tucson is another place from which many short side trips lead to places that might interest a photographer.
The northern route is the more scenic in my opinion.
Ya it was on the northern side, I'm pretty sure it was the 40? But it was so long ago... not totally sure. What was so amazing to me was the desert plateaus... the colors and rock formations along with the amazing sunrise. If he's been in NY his whole life... or at least never seen that sort of thing.... Its an amazing sight.
The I-40 is the northern route. We have a whole lot of sky, and it is beautiful almost all the time. Sunrise and sunsets are particularly colorful and dramatic. The nightsky over much of the Southwest is a revelation of stars. There is something magical watching a rainstorm slowly move across the mesas fifty miles away. We are very water conscious here, and much of the culture is rain related. So thunder and lightening storms to us are truly awe inspiring. A whole year's rain might fall in the space of a quarter hour, and two hours later the land will be dry again. During those brief periods, the desert blooms and comes alive with flowers, insects, and even tiny frogs. Here we are almost always conscious of the sky. Outside my window now the Sandias are covered with snow, and further north up around Santa Fe/Taos there's even more of the white stuff. I can't imagine living as well anywhere else.
Thanks everyone ! I'll post pics when I return
I've actually been living in AZ for the past month or so but I haven't seen much besides what's around where I am. Me and my SO are going home for the week by plane and driving back.
Only a couple hours in Cleveland? Hmm... Probably not much to shoot.
The canal and MetroParks can be pretty photogenic depending on when you go (winter time probably not ideal). Otherwise, you have downtown Cleveland. If you are going during the holidays, they have the Terminal Tower lit up as well as Public Square. These might make for nice night shots versus trying to shoot during the day when it is gray out.
Google maps shows you will be cutting through Akron. A couple hours to the east and you have some of Amish country. Akron itself isn't all that exciting, especially right now with some of the rebuilding they are doing. The Akron Art Museum has "Heresies: A Retrospective" by Pedro Meyer which was really pretty awesome to see the final photo and the photos shot to make up the final photo. The individual photos taken to make the composite are also on display. This might get the creative juices going a bit if you're in town in time. It is a small museum. If you target this and "Machines at Play" you probably could be in and out in 30 to 45 minutes.


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1946: The war may be over, but in Hollywood all hell is breaking loose. When Marie Doyle discovers that demons are seducing the young women of Hollywood, she doesn't know where to turn for help. But when a demon takes the soul of her best friend, Marie has no choice but to stop them herself.
Church secretary, war widow, and now demon slayer, Marie enters a world she never knew existed - a world not just of desperate ingénues and Hollywood scandals, but also one of ravenous monsters. The devil you know may be better than the devil you don't, but for Marie Doyle the choice might not matter.
With demons on the loose and no one else aware of the truth, her only option is to send them back to hell - even if it means risking her soul.
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