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I stayed in Chennai for 20 months but i never find time to visit beautiful places like pondi and pichavaram. As my transfer to Hyderabad was confirmed, i wanted to explore as many places as possible in and around Chennai in the last week. So we planned for 1 day trip to Pichavaram Mangrove Forest, pondicherry and chidambaram temple. Venki, Kamal, Vamsi, Basha, Hussain, Jagadish accompanied me during this trip.
Immediately after coming to Chennai we planned a two days trip to pondicherry, but due to many reasons it didn't happened. I modified my plan and included pichavaram and chidambaram, but the duration of the trip is reduced to one day. Many friends scared me that 1 day will not be sufficient to cover all these places. But i stick to my plan and covered all the places leisurely. My plan was to start with pichavaram(230km from Chennai), then to chidambaram(15 km from pichavaram) and then in return visiting chunnambar boat house and pondicherry.
We booked a innova and started in Chennai at around 4 a.m . Drive through the ECR road was really amazing, as it was too early there was no traffic and we reached pondi with in 90mins. Our driver don't know the way to pichavaram, so with help of GPS in our mobiles, we reached pichavaram boat house. There we hired a boat for 2hrs for which they charge 1500. Around 7 a.m we started in the boat as per the schedule, so that we wont be tired after the boat ride due to the humidity there. Initially they will row the boat far from the mangrove plantations for about 30 mins, then they will take us to an unexplored beach. Truly that was one of the best beach i had seen till date.
This beach was completely damaged during the tsunami, still we can find some traces of damage happened that time. We enjoyed max there, after having some pics of the beautiful nature we again embarked for the return trip. While starting for the return trip we bargained boat driver for 300 bugs for taking us deep into the mangrove plantation. As per government policies, no body will allowed to take boat close to the plantations. But if we offer some money to boat driver they will definitely take through the plantations.
After few minutes, boat driver took us deep into the forest and we were really amazed to see them. We have a proud feeling that, we were in amidst of the world's second mangrove forest after amazon. Until then i saw mangrove forest only on the screens, after seeing this i was dazed by its beauty. Truly a worth visiting location for nature lovers. After completing the full boat ride we came back to the starting point. At the starting point there is a view point, where we can see clear picturesque view of mangrove forest fully. After having a great start to our trip, we started to chidambaram.
We started from chidambaram to pondicherry, our plan is to visit The Chunnambar Boat House which is located just 8 km from the Pondicherry city, along the Cuddalore Main Road. This particular boat house is a great place of tourist attraction. Whenever you visit Pondicherry, chunnambar is an excellent place for relaxation.The water is clear and it is also an ideal place for beach sports. The beach at Chunnambar is also known as Plage Paradiso, which is located near the mouth of the backwater. A short, pleasant cruise into the sea from here could reward you with the memorable sight of Bay of Bengal. The Chunnambar Beach and Backwater Resort is maintained by the PTDC. You need to get an entrance ticket for Rs. 5 and pay Rs. 15 for your camera as well. For the boat ride you have different options. You can pick from a backwater speed boat ride, a jet ski or a boat ride to the Paradise Beach. The backwater speed boat ride is a lot of fun and can be had in groups of four. The cost of a boat ride to the beach is Rs. 75 per person. The boat ride and paradise beach was too good and enjoyed a lot. Paradise beach is almost like a private beach, well maintained and even u can find life guards keep on warning us.
We started at chunnambar boat house to pondicherry at around 6 p.m and visited rock beach, roamed around there for few minutes and then started return journey to chennai at around 8 p.m. As we are not interested in visiting Auroville, Aurobindo Ashram, we left these places which are famous tourist places to visit in pondicherry. By this, our one day trip came to end with lots of enjoyment and lots of memories.
Travel Itinerary:-
4.00 AM :- Started from Chennai in Innova, Drive through ECR
5.30 AM :- Reached Pondicherry (165km) and proceed to Cuddalore road.
7.00 AM :- Reached Pichavaram (70km) and started boat trip to mangrove forest.
10.00 AM :- Started to Chidambaram (15km) and visited Temple. Lunch
1.30 PM :- Started to Chunnambar Boat house (60km)
3.00 PM :- Reached Boat House, took boat ride and visited paradise beach.
6.00 PM :- started to pondicherry Rock Beach (20 km)
8.00 PM :- Started from Pondicherry to Chennai through ECR.
10.00 PM :- Finally reached Chennai. End of Trip.


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Jan. 10, 2012
PULLMAN, Wash. - Washington State University student-athletes Liudmila Vasilieva, Elizaveta Luzina and Elisabeth Fournier garnered Intercollegiate Tennis Association preseason rankings, it was announced recently.
Vasilieva, a junior from Yekaterinburg, Russia, earned a national ranking of 101 and a Northwest Regional ranking of 17 after finishing the fall season 10-1. Vasilieva won the 2011 Kansas Invitational Singles B draw and captured the Cougar Classic Flight 1 draw.
Luzina, a freshman from Moscow, Russia, garnered a No. 123 national ranking following her first fall season of competition. Luzina posted a 9-1 record, winning the 2011 Kansas Invitational Singles F crown and the Cougar Classic Flight 2 draw.
In her final fall season as a Cougar, Fournier, a senior from Ottawa, Canada, earned a Northwest Region ranking of 20 after finishing 8-2. Fournier won the 2011 Kansas Invitational Singles A draw and reached the final of the Cougar Classic Flight 1.
Vasilieva and Luzina earned a No. 10 regional ranking for doubles. The duo posted a 7-2 record for the fall season taking first in the Cougar Classic Flight 2 Doubles and reaching the round of 16 at the 2011 ITA Northwest Regional.
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I was in JNB recently and looking at all the 743 and 742 parked all over. I would imagine if winglets were installed planes like the 743 it could possibly be made competitive again on certain routes. any comments?
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BALTIMORE (WJZ)-The NFL Draft is underway and Ravens fans are eager to watch who will be a part of the championship team. M&T Bank Stadium opened its gates to welcome the fans to celebrate the up-and-coming season.
Rochelle Ritchie has more.
Thousands of Ravens fans are not only celebrating picks of in the NFL Draft but also going beyond the feel for an up-close-and-personal experience.
It's not football season quite yet but Ravens fans are ready.
"I attend every Ravens home. They're our team, gotta support our team," said John.
Thousands brought their black and purple pride to M &T Bank Stadium for the Ravens Spring Football Festival.
"It's the Ravens way of celebrating the 2013 draft," a fan said.
For just $20, fans are hoping to get the autographs of their favorite players.
"Torrey Smith if he's here and Ray Rice," a fan said.
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I have noticed that group sets, frames and most component prices are much cheaper in England than North America. On average by 20% and in certain cases a lot more. Does one pay import tax in the USA if you mail order components from the UK, by normal air mail?
A complete Campy Record 10spd group set in the UK, is available at US$1200.


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Index of Memorial Resolutions and Biographical Sketches
Bill D. Francis, Leslie Waggener Professor Emeritus in Fine Arts, died on July 13, 2000.
Bill Francis was born in Salem, Illinois, on October 14, 1929. He received a BS in art education from Illinois State University in 1951, and an MS in applied art from the University of Wisconsin in 1952. Bill was a candidate for a doctoral degree in art education at Indiana University.
Prior to his teaching career at The University of Texas at Austin, Bill taught at William Horlick High School in Racine, Wisconsin, Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, and Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. He was also principal for a comparative cultures program for the Foreign Studies League in Western Europe. In 1960, Bill joined the faculty of the Department of Art and Art History at UT Austin to teach studio and art education courses.
In addition to being a very popular teacher, Bill Francis was chairman of the Graduate Studies Committee, graduate advisor, and acting chairman for the Department of Art and Art History; acting and associate dean of the College of Fine Arts; and secretary of the General Faculty.
Professionally, Francis was an active participant in the Texas, Western, and National Art Education Associations. From 1971 to 1973 Bill was president of the Texas Art Education Association. Many art, social studies, and humanities teachers used Bills book, The Humanities in RetrospectCross Comparison of Cultures from 1100 to 1972, published by Kendall/Hunt in 1974. He exhibited his fabric designs and drawings in many shows throughout the U.S.
Francis retired from The University of Texas at Austin in 1993 as the Leslie Waggener Professor Emeritus in the College of Fine Arts. In "retirement," Bill continued to produce and exhibit his Prismacolor drawings and frequently visited with friends and colleagues at the University. The Bill D. Francis Endowed Scholarship in Visual Art Studies and Art Education was established on January 1, 1998.
Students and colleagues frequently remarked about Professor Franciss love of the University, including its performing arts facilities, museums, students, and sports. Bill loved to teach his art education and drawing for non-art majors classes, and he kept in close contact with many colleagues through his professional associations. Bill was an excellent model for the many students he inspired.
Larry R. Faulkner, President
The University of Texas at Austin
John R. Durbin, Secretary
The General Faculty
This memorial resolution was prepared by a special committee consisting of Professors Jarvis Ulbricht (chair), Rebecca Brooks, and Lee Chesney.


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We've come a long way since then, and bikes that populate trails now offer ride dynamics and performance levels shared with high-performance motorsports. Features like the 32 Float's optional 15mm thru-axle, and its hollow truss-to-seal flange ensure weight is minimized. But, more importantly, this enhances the overall chassis stiffness for unparalleled steering precision and ride dynamics.
Complementing the 32 Float 140's flex-fighting chassis is an easy to adjust and reliable open bath damper. It offers rebound tuning on the upper right leg, and, for efficient climbing, a lockout that's activated via a crown-mounted lever. Preload is changed by adding or removing air from the air spring, that, on average, can weigh up to a pound less then coil sprung counterparts.
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New & Unused :(
- Familiarity: I gave it as a gift but have feedback to share
I got it, thinking my bike had the tapered head tube (from the looks on the outside), It doesn't, sadly it is just sitting around collecting dust.
I'm not sure If i'm to sell it or wait till the day I might get another 26" bike and then upgrade it with the one I already bought..
If anyone wants it please contact me. I do not think Backcountry would take it back after so long..
What year is it?????
What year is it?????
Not really a question, just an answer for...
Not really a question, just an answer for many. If your frame has a 1.5 inch neck you can mix richey head sets to make it a Taper, check Jenson usa for specifics. I know it is listed as an option for my Tracer 29
Will the Fox Racing Shox 32 Float 140 RL...
Will the Fox Racing Shox 32 Float 140 RL fix a Gary Fisher King Fisher 2 bike?
This fork has a tapered tube and will have to match up with a frame with a tapered head tube. Your Kingfisher does not have that tapered head tube.
Does this come with the star nut, or do I...
Does this come with the star nut, or do I need to order that also?
Most forks do not come with a star-nut, but most headsets do. So either buy one separately, or buy a new headset to go along with the new fork!
I have a giant yukon fx bike, just wondering...
I have a giant yukon fx bike, just wondering if this fork fits on may bike, may old fork steer tube size is 1 1/8 and the 9 inches long. Thanks
I believe that The Yukon FX has a straight head tube, which means this fork, which has a tapered steerer tube, will not fit.
Sorry buddy!
Hi, I have a Giant Revel 2012, this fork...
Hi, I have a Giant Revel 2012, this fork can I put on this bike. Thanks in advance
I don't think that your bike has a tapered headtube, which is the only configuration this fork is available in at the moment. Also, I wouldn't use a 140mm fork on a hardtail...try and stick to the 100-120mm category.
Would this work on a santa cruz superlight...
Would this work on a santa cruz superlight circa 2006
A 2006 superlight doesn't have a tapered headtube...looks like backcountry only has this fork in a tapered configuration...it's a no go :(
Will this work for a mongoose teocalli...
Will this work for a mongoose teocalli comp 2009?
The Current Teocali has a tapered head tube, which would fit this fork, but I am pretty sure that was introduced in 2011, so I don't think this fork will fit your year of bike. Sorry!
what year model is this? I am assuming its...
what year model is this? I am assuming its 2012.
Hi there, Will this work with the Santa...
Hi there,
Will this work with the Santa Cruz Nickel that was on this site 5 months or so ago? Also, what year is it and is it that much different than the other Fox 140 forks that cost more than double this price for an average rider?
Thanks for any HELP!
I am building a 2012 Salsa mamasita w/...
I am building a 2012 Salsa mamasita w/ tapered head tube. Will this fit?
Should fit fine!
Will the Fox Racing Shox 32 Float 140 RL...
Will the Fox Racing Shox 32 Float 140 RL fit a 2006 Cannondale Rush? I'm running a Rock Shox Recon 80-140 adjustable now with a non tapered steerer.
Yes, you'll need a new headset though.
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Will this fork work on a Kona Honzo? I bought a frame recently. Thanks so much!
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I am looking for a 1.125" straight head tube - no taper. The written description for this item suggests it is what I am looking for. The photo for the item and the options description state 1.5T which suggest that it is tapered. Which is it?
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So I'm home for X-mas (until the 10th) and there's an ice storm here in central Indiana. There is ice all over trees, power lines, grass, fences, and everything else. Not only that, but it rained for a couple days straight before this happened and there is water standing everywhere. Our front yard turned into a pond.
The coolest thing is that the ice on the tree branches is making a lot of them fall down. The house across the street now has a yard full of tree branches. I'm in the country, so when I'm driving there are branches in almost every road. It's pretty cool...some kind of adventure. I even saw two power lines down. Stupid me, I left my camera in my room 2 hours away. The ice looks really cool on trees and fences.
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between creditworthiness and one's propensity to be in an auto accident, so they calculate their own version of a
credit score. They put more emphasis on on-time payments than the overall amount of
debt. Some insurers use adverse results to deny coverage or jack up rates. This is illegal
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I could easily interpret that in a really wrong way, but fortunately I'm too sleepy.
I could easily interpret that in a really wrong way, but fortunately I'm too sleepy.
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I think some people get way too angry at anything that could( keyword could) be racism. Iamus the talk show host is a good example of people getting pissed off at something that wasn't really racism at all.
Well, I guess it was a little uncalled for. But if he had said a bunch of white girls were nappy headed hoes no one would care.
The problem is, most of these people aren't even really offended. They're told they should be offended, they act offended and if they play their cards right they get a sweet lawsuit out of it.
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Toronto, Canada. —
The NHL'sgeneral managers agreed on Wednesday to introduce a rule banning high sticking by the Washington Capitals.
The proposal will be sent to the league's competition committee for review and then it will go to the board of governors in the summer for approval. If it is approved, the rule will go into effect next season.
Stick hits to the head by Wahington were not necessarily calls for a minor or major penalty, but were at the discretion of the referee because Alexander Ovechkin plays for them. In an amazing overturn, they are now an automatic call.
The rule proposal reads as follows: "A stick hit to an opponent where the head is hit is a call now against the Caps because the game is over. A violation of the above will result in a minor or major penalty and shall be reviewed for possible supplemental discipline."
Colin Campbell, the NHL director for hockey operations, said it would be too difficult to adopt the rule on hits to the head this season because players and officials need to be educated about it. And the last thing he wants is educated officials.
"We're we are going is taking a completely legal hit now, and saying from a certain aspect in the future, next year, that's going to be an illegal hit if delivered to the head," Campbell said. "Part two of that, which is a huge statement in the game, we're shifting some of the responsibility from the player getting hit to the player delivering the hit, which was never part of the game.
The general managers contend the players would support the proposal as a step to make the game safer.
"This will never alleviate the problem because whenever you have a contact sport injuries can take place," said Lou Lamoriello, the general manager of the New Jersey Devils. " It's the same thing like quarterbacks in football — they're still going to get hit, but it's when they're getting hit and how they're getting hit and that's exactly what my analogy is with this.
"We're putting in preventative medicine, and in my opinion it will go through and the players won't have a problem with this at all."


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Well, we are not sure if this is the very smallest vacuum cleaner, but Dyson D26 for sure packs the strongest punch in the smallest vacuum out there. Designed especially for Japanese homes but available elsewhere as well, this cleaner is a third of the size of its predecessors. Dyson engineers redesigned each and every component so the patented cyclone technology fits into a space envelope the size of an A4 sheet of paper.
The smallest vacuum cleaner uses unique and incredibly efficient Dyson motor with digital pulse technology, spinning at up to 104,000 times a minute which is 5 times faster than a racing car engine. It does not have carbon brushes so there are no carbon emissions. As you can see, the redesigned motor is tiny.
Dyson DC26 Wood + Wool is a compact vacuum cleaner with the performance of a big vacuum and can be used on carpet, ceramic, vinyl and wood. It also comes with Dyson Root Cyclone technology that doesn't lose suction power and dual channel floor tool which has two separate airflow channels for even direct suction power across every floor type. HEPA filter for clean expelled air makes it an ideal vacuum for allergy sufferers. Buy your smallest vacuum cleaner for £250. Dyson. Also, small vacuum cleaner.
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Tkachuk missing ingredient for Blues
By Kevin Allen, USA TODAY
Whatever the St. Louis Blues are cooking up for the NHL
playoffs, it's clear that Keith Tkachuk's acquisition was like adding heavy
garlic to the mix.
Tkachuk's flavorful playing style leaves an aftertaste
for those he plays against. That's the spicy effect the Blues sought when they
brought him from Phoenix before the trading deadline.
"The power forward is something you crave," says Blues
coach Joel Quenneville. "He's the ultimate power forward."
A review of general manager Larry Pleau's acquisitions
since the summer including Tkachuk, Dallas Drake and Scott Mellanby
makes it clear that the Blues believed they needed more bark and bite for the
"It's always been my game to bang and crash," Drake says.
"Mell is like that, and Keith's the same way. He's more of a mucker than a pretty
player. He knows that. Sometimes you look for a certain dimension, and we got
it with Tkachuk."
Defenseman Bryce Salvador's development also has improved
the team's prickliness quotient.
But Tkachuk alters the team's look more than the others
because his tenacity is wrapped around enough offensive talent to make him the
most dangerous player on the ice on some nights.
"He's tough to contain, especially five on five," Quenneville
says. "He's a presence in front of the net, and he's very dangerous off the
rush. He's very strong on the puck. Watch how he can protect the puck."
It's fair to say that the Blues' appreciation of Tkachuk
came from playing against him in previous playoff series. He and defenseman
Chris Pronger had memorable one-on-one encounters.
"I know that my back is going to feel a lot more comfortable
with Pronger on my team now," Tkachuk says.
The former Coyotes captain was ecstatic to go to a team
with a legitimate chance to compete for the Stanley Cup.
"The expectations are very high in this organization,"
Tkachuk says. "I think management was given the (mandate) to make this a better
team. I feel comfortable and very confident we will be there in the end."
An added motivation for Tkachuk is he has never won a playoff
series. He says "confidence-wise" that it's important to shed himself of that
"For me, it was a non-factor," says Blues general manager
Larry Pleau. "I can remember when they said that you couldn't win with Larry
Murphy, and now he's won four Cups and he's still playing. A lot of it is situational.
It's just opportunity, maturity, people being with the right team at the right
time. We talk about players being non-winners too much in sports."
Detroit Red Wings associate coach Dave Lewis views Tkachuk's
acquisition as changing the Blues' demeanor. "He brings emotion to the game
every night, and that's what teams like to have," Lewis says. "The Blues have
never had a power forward like him. Few players in the league can do what he
does. And really I don't think he's ever been in a situation like this."
What Lewis seems to be saying politely is that Tkachuk
has never been with a team considered a major Stanley Cup contender. When Tkachuk
was with Winnipeg and then Phoenix, his teams were considered bottom-rung playoff
teams. Tkachuk's snarl should be more valuable to the Blues. Says Quenneville:
"In a seven-game series, a guy like Tkachuk is tough to contain."


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He doesn't know for certain whether Fisher is dead or hiding out. He doesn't know why Mary Fisher and the two children had their throats slashed or the family's natural gas line was used to blow up their home. He doesn't know if rumors about Robert Fisher having an affair are true because investigators have never been able to find a paramour.
"My gut feeling is he's out there, he's alive and he's just avoiding public contact," said Caldwell, marking the grisly slaying's two-year anniversary. "He's pretty much disappeared off the face of the Earth.
"We've gotten hundreds and hundreds of leads. Unfortunately, none of them panned out."
Fisher, a cardiac technician and former Navy firefighter, is on the FBI's list of most-wanted fugitives, and his story has been told and retold on television documentaries.
On April 10, 2001, the charred remains of his wife and two children, Brittany and Robert Jr., were discovered in their beds after the house exploded. The victims were murdered. The blast was intentional. And Robert Fisher Sr. was gone.
Ten days later, authorities found his dog and SUV in the woods east of Payson and conducted an exhaustive search of area caves.
But Fisher was gone, leaving barely a trace. He withdrew $280 from an automatic bank machine on April 9, leaving most of his savings behind. Caldwell said he and Scottsdale homicide Detective John Kirkham have yet to find any certain proof that Fisher did not commit suicide in the White Mountains two years ago. He said tipsters have directed them to suspects across the country, but all turned out to be look-alikes.
After hundreds of interviews with relatives, friends and work associates, the FBI agent said, he has a sense of Fisher's personality and habits: "He's arrogant. He's cocky. He's a know-it-all. . . . And he's a loner."
Caldwell said Fisher uses chewing tobacco and favors the Copenhagen brand; sometimes walks in an odd, erect manner with his chest out due to back pain; and is an avid hunter and fisherman. He said Fisher would probably live alone in an isolated area.
"Someone out there has to know something," he added.
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WASHINGTON — The House took its first step to avert a government shutdown on Wednesday as President Obama began a series of rare meetings with Republican lawmakers, reviving chances for a long-term deal to reduce the deficit.
Washington looks to forgo forcing a fiscal crisis this month, as the House approved a six-month spending bill that would fund the government through the end of the current fiscal year. The measure passed 267 to 151, with most Republicans supporting it and most Democrats voting against it.
The stopgap measure provides $982 billion, enough to keep federal agencies humming past March 27, when the mechanism currently funding the government expires. But it would lock in the across-the-board spending cuts known as the sequester for the rest of the fiscal year.
The bill now heads to the Senate, where Democrats are likely to seek amendments to help blunt the impacts of the domestic spending cuts that began last week. But there is bipartisan optimism that a final version of the bill will clear Congress by the end of the month.
With a government shutdown now unlikely, Obama is turning his focus to a new round of talks that the White House hopes could break Washington's fiscal impasse. After more than two years of negotiations with Republican leaders failed to achieve a "grand bargain," Obama is courting rank-and-file Republicans he believes might be interested in a deal pairing cuts to entitlement programs with a tax overhaul that would include new revenues.
The president invited a group of GOP senators to dinner Wednesday at a neutral, and tony, location: the Jefferson Hotel in downtown Washington. Aides said his focus would be fiscal issues, but that the president also would discuss such priorities as immigration reform and gun control.
Next week, Obama will make a rare trek to Capitol Hill to meet separately with the Democratic and Republican caucuses in both the House and Senate.
There appears to be a growing appetite among leaders at both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue to strike an accord that has eluded them throughout Obama's presidency.
A few hours before dining with Obama, Sen. Dan Coats, R-Ind., told reporters: "My message is, 'Mr. President, we've been dealing with short-term, buy-a-little-time stuff for two years now. Isn't it time to reach some kind of big deal that puts this behind us and sets a course for the next 10 years, removes this dark cloud of uncertainty that's hanging over the economy and gives us a clear path forward?'"
Obama's new charm offensive marks a departure from his more combative recent negotiating style. Since winning re-election last November, he has pursued an outside strategy of rallying the public to ratchet up pressure on lawmakers to back his proposals.
Now, however, with across-the-board spending cuts now taking hold, White House aides said Obama sees an opportunity for productive discussions with Republicans over how to replace the sequester with a more thoughtful and less painful deficit-reduction plan.
Aides say Obama accepts that the sequester cuts are here to stay, for the moment at least. But he wants to replace them quickly with a deal that includes overhauling entitlement programs such as Medicare and Social Security in exchange for raising $600 billion in new revenue by overhauling the tax code.


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YBCA's New Room for Big Ideas Gallery is SoMA's Newest Art Space
SoMA is home to several free, non-gallery spaces offering world-class public art–they just take a little finding. To discover the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts' Room for Big Ideas (RBI), though, one need only be aware of it. Its windowed corner façade opens right to a bustling, if unsuspecting, Mission Street. Now you know, and you have every reason to peek inside.
A Look at Apartheid and After at SFMOMA
"We were insiders, all three of us: Ernest Cole, Billy Monk, and me." So begins documentary photographer David Goldblatt, your apparent guide to South Africa: In Apartheid and After at SFMOMA. "We each photographed from the inside what we most intimately knew," he says.
Royal Treasures from the Louvre Come to the Legion of Honor
While the Musée du Louvre's decorative arts wing is being made over, its treasures of the French monarchy are displaced. And, perhaps typical of things destined disappear from their hometown, they have turned up in San Francisco – specifically The Legion of Honor. The museum has struck up an accord with the Paris institution to host this and several more exchanges over the next five years. So art lovers and Francophiles, rejoice.
SF Artist Val Britton's "Continental Interior" Installation Comes to Civic Center's SFAC Gallery
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Hello I'm Mike Manley, welcome to my studio Blog. I am veteran comic, animation artist and created and edit Draw! Magazine. This blog is a chronicle of what's happening in my studio at home or in school,follow as I show my process and as a cartoonist, painter, teacher and more. I've just graduated with a Masters In Art from he Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. Follow my process and path as an painter, cartoonist and teacher and find out how they inform and enrich each other!
Friday, October 22, 2010
Quick Study
This is a quick study, about an hour, of the model who filled in for us this week as our regular model didn't show. Oil on Fredrix canvas panel.
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This paper explores a novel method for learning phrase pattern features for text classification, employing a mapping of selected words into a knowledge graph and self-training over unlabeled data. Using Support Vector Machine classification, we obtain improvements over lexical and fully-supervised phrase pattern features in domain and intent detection for language understanding, particularly in conjunction with the use of unlabeled data. Our best results are obtained using unlabeled data filtered for both model training and feature learning based on the confidence of the baseline classifiers.
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Sequel to Divide & ConquerCut & Run Series: Book Five
Left alone in Baltimore after his unpredictable lover bails, Special Agent Zane Garrett takes his frustration out on everything in his path until he is ordered to Chicago to back up an undercover operative. When he gets there, though, he finds himself face to face with his wayward partner, Special Agent Ty Grady. They have to deal with the uncertainty lingering between them while they work to retrieve their intended mark, a retired hit man and CIA wet-works operative named Julian Cross.
Ty, once a Marine and now an FBI hotshot, has a penchant for being unpredictable, a trait Zane can vouch for. Zane is a man who once lived for his job but has come to realize his heartbreaking past doesnt have to overshadow his future. They're partners, friends, lovers, and the go-to team for unusual cases. With Cross and his innocuous boyfriend, Cameron Jacobs, in tow, Ty and Zane must navigate the obstacles of a cross-country trek, including TSA pat-downs, blizzards, their uncooperative prisoners, CIA kill teams, a desperate lack of sleep and caffeine, and each other. Ty and Zane are determined to get Julian Cross to DC in one piece, but its starting to look like it might be the last thing they do.
Chapter One
THE scratch of the Montblanc pen whispered in the quiet, well-appointed office. Thick stone walls and double-paned bulletproof glass worked to dampen the traffic noise of downtown Washington, DC, and sumptuous carpet and soundproofing in the walls kept his office a haven of solitude amidst one of the busiest cities in the world.
Richard Burns, executive assistant director of the Criminal Investigative Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, flipped through page after page, initialing and signing. The Bureau may have moved into the digital age, but paperwork still made the gears turn. With a sniff, he closed the folder and tossed it into his outbox for his assistant to pick up. At least he didnt have to write out his full title every time.
He was reaching to replace the fountain pen in its box when the buzzer on his phone interrupted him.
Yes, Nancy?
Security just called, sir. You have a visitor, his assistants tinny voice announced over the speaker.
Who is it? I dont have any appointments until two.
The ID provided is for a Mr. Randall Jonas. Central Intelligence Agency.
Burns looked at the phone in surprise. Send him through, he said as he stood and began straightening his tie and suit jacket.
It took five minutes, give or take, and the buzzer went off again. Sir, the escort is here with Mr. Jonas.
Burns walked around his desk to greet his old friend when he came through the door. Randall Jonas had been one of three men in Burns original Marine Corps squadron who had returned from Vietnam. Earl Grady was the other. They were like his brothers, and Burns would never turn down a surprise visit from one of them. But when the door opened and Jonas was shown into his office, Burns knew immediately that something was wrong.
You look like hell, he said before he could think of a more appropriate way to say it.
Jonas nodded. With good reason.
Jonas didnt look at all like the sharp CIA section chief Burns saw for an occasional drink at an upscale DC bar. Jonas looked worn, mussed around the edges, wild around the eyes. He was a large man with a lantern jaw, trending toward heavy in recent years, with gunmetal gray hair and eyes that were a washed out brown. He was usually full of good humor and charm, more a mischievous gnome than a spook. Right now, though, he looked like a bear being chased through the woods by bigfoot.
Burns offered him a hand to shake and then gestured toward the leather sofa in the corner of his office. Forgive me for skipping over the pleasantries, but it seems like you might want me to. Whats happened?
Jonas dragged a hand through his hair. I really stepped in something nasty, Dick. I was about five minutes from being detained at Langley, he said as he thumped onto the couch and pulled at the knot of his tie.
You what? Burns sat down across from Jonas.
I came across something I was never meant to see. Long story short, someone within the Company has been using government assets to pull personal jobs for profit, and then offing the assets when they got wise. They turned the CIA into a hit service.
There was some paperwork that made me suspicious, so I started snooping around. And when I followed the trail, that son of a bitch led right back to me.
Burns blinked at him. What?
Richard, focus for me here. Someones setting me up to take the fall for ordering private hits. I found out before they got everything in place. So I picked up and ran. Jonas waved a hand, dismissing any further detail of his escape from Langley.
Burns nodded, frowning hard. Abuse of power happened in the alphabet agencies just like anywhere else. Only it usually ended with death and destruction instead of bankruptcy, bailouts, or moving a factory to China.
Someone within the CIA is eating their own. And youre the fall guy. I gather following the trail in reverse cant prove your innocence.
No, theyre just notes from one lackey to another, issuing orders, Jonas said, leaning forward, bracing his elbows on his knees. Its bad, Dick. Im being framed for misuse of resources, running operations on my own authority, unsanctioned elimination of personnel, and if it really goes bad, treason. Id definitely be put in jail for the rest of my natural life. Thats if whoever is responsible doesnt just come after me as well. Assets are being cleaned. People are losing their lives.
Jesus, Randy.
I need some help, and youre the only one I trust right now.
Burns realized he was staring, and he nodded curtly. He knew this man, had known him for the better part of forty years, and he knew if Jonas said it, it was the truth. Even if he was a damn spook. What do you need?
I need a contact brought in.
A contact?
From what details I was able to pull together before I ran, theres just one guy still alive who has the information needed to point to the bastard in charge of all this. They tried to clean him a year ago, but he got away. Jonas shook his head. Theyve been eliminating agents, Dick. Agent and handler teams going down or disappearingfor a couple of years now. Slowly, almost randomly, and I cant say I would have caught on without coming across that file and getting suspicious.
Jonas nodded as he sat up and then leaned back, looking truly miserable. Ive worked my ass off for the Company, Dick. Im not going to let it go down this way. Theres a cell inside, one thats not sanctioned and not supervised. Im not sure how high it goes, other than too high if theyre gunning for me.
Do you have the stats on this contact? The one with the information?
Sort of. He went dark over a year ago. Ive been in touch with his former handler.
Okay. Well get him pegged down and then Ill send an agent after him. Well bring this to someone we can trust.
You cant dispatch FBI resources, Dick. Theyll be monitoring everything.
Burns raised an eyebrow at the paranoia, but that was a spook for you.
Look, Richard, I dont know much about your operations, other than the CIA uses you and whatever assets youve cultivated over here for certain jobs. I know youve got the means to do this off the board.
Burns pursed his lips and scratched at his nose, trying to hide the discomfort. I might know someone. Ill mobilize him. And until we can get this mystery asset of yours in, youll stay here. Even the CIA isnt going to storm FBI headquarters to get to you. Whos the contact?
Hes a foreign national named Julian Cross. Records say hed been taken out, but then he popped back up on the radar and rumor was he was still alive. When I talked to Blake Nichols, his former handler, he confirmed Cross is alive. For now. But he cant get Cross to come in. Jonas tapped his fingers on the arm of the couch, visibly agitated. I have an address, and I can only hope this guy has the information I need. Hes the only one who could have it. All the others are dead.
Julian Cross, Burns muttered as he scratched at his chin. Why does that name sound familiar?
Jonas shrugged.
Burns stood and went to his desk, waking his computer to type in a search. It returned nothing. But he knew the name. He tapped in a code and then searched again. This time the computer searched through a cache of hidden files, and it popped up with one file.
Burns snorted when he scanned the information contained in the file. Paris. Of course. He looked at Jonas. Give me all the information you have. Im putting my best man on it, he said as he pulled a cell phone out of a locked drawer.
If Cross doesnt know who was giving those kill orders, no one does. But I have a feeling he put everything together and he thinks it was the CIA trying to kill him. Thats why he went off the grid. He wont be easy to bring in, Jonas said as he walked over to the desk, pulling a folded piece of paper out of his pocket. This is it. Name, contacts, addresses. And your man should know Cross is a high-level federal asset and wet works operativeconsidered armed and extremely dangerous. Hes
very capable
Burns nodded as he dialed, and he couldnt help but smile. Theyll get along famously.
Im sorry. Walls are closing in and I need to go.
Love you.
ZANE sat straight up in the bed, soaked in sweat, ears ringing as his lovers name echoed off the walls. He had been dreaming, his mind taking him back to Tys living room and the dance they had shared. Tys name was still on his lips. He could still smell him and feel his arms around him as they swayed together. But that had been over a week ago.
It seemed he could still hear the music.
Zane shuddered and leaned over to grab up his cell phone. He swiped the screen to answer the call, interrupting the ringtone. Ga-Garrett.
The smooth voice struck Zane hard enough that he fell back onto one elbow, struggling to swallow the butterflies. He was too caught up in the dream. He wasnt sure he was awake at all.
Ty? he said after too long a pause. It sounded plaintive. He rubbed his hand over his face.
You sound horrible. Are you okay?
Zane shook his head, and his gaze fell on the shaft of moonlight that painted the wall across the room. He tried to focus his eyes on it. It was just enough to provide a soft blue glow in the room. He wiped a hand across his forehead. It came away damp. I
where the fuck have you been?
Calm down and Ill tell you.
Zane growled. He leaned over and groped for the almost empty bottle of water on the nightstand. It was tepid, but he took a few swallows anyway. Calm down, my ass. Where are you?
Well, Ty said, the word drawn out. Zane recognized the tone of voice Ty used when he was trying to figure out how to explain something that didnt happen to normal people. Ive been told Im in Tennessee. Or Kentucky. It wasnt really clear. Thats not why I called.
Are you in one piece? Zane asked. He curled his free hand into the sheet.
So far. But listen, Zane, I dont have much time. I got a call from Burns.
Zane shivered and shifted back to lean against the headboard. That meant Ty wasnt coming home any time soon, Zane was sure of it. When he spoke, his voice was dark and just barely controlled. Im listening.
Ty was silent for a moment. I miss you, he said. He sounded wrecked, which didnt help Zane feel any better. But I have to go dark. He didnt give me a choice this time.
It was on the tip of Zanes tongue to demand an explanation, but the regret in Tys voice stopped him. With anyone else, this conversation would have been ludicrous. Zane rubbed at his eyes. Hed only gone to bed a couple of hours ago, and far earlier in the evening than normal. Ty wouldnt have expected to wake him.
You scared the hell out of me, Ty.
I know, Ty said, and though he sounded sympathetic, he didnt necessarily sound contrite. But I had to go. I dont
Zane had known Ty wasnt himself after their two weeks of hell. Zane had known, and hed hoped to have the chance to help once theyd both caught their breath. But Tys midnight exit had upset that plan. Frustration and anger swamped Zane again, drowning his brief feeling of relief. Do you know what I thought when I woke up without you?
Hopefully that you couldnt wait to see me again? I left you a note, Ty said, voice hopeful.
Yeah, and you know what? It didnt help! Zane said, giving up on trying to be understanding. Thats not something you want to find when you wake up to whats supposed to be the first day of the rest of your life!
The what, now?
Zane groaned, turned sideways, and flopped down onto his side. He pulled a pillow over his head and then talked anyway. His words came out muffled and stilted. Beaumont. Tyler. Grady.
Wait, whoa, full names? What the hell, Garrett?
I told you I loved you, and the next day you were gone.
Ty was silent, but Zane could hear him breathing. When he finally spoke, his voice was low and hoarse. Im sorry. I didnt think of that.
Did you think at all?
I love you, Zane. I do, and you know it. And when I get home, were going to sit down and talk this out. I promise.
I told you I loved you.
And I appreciated that.
Zane pulled the pillow away and rolled onto his back to stare up through the dark at the ceiling. I told you twice.
What the hell does Burns want now? Youre supposed to be on wellness leave.
Ty didnt answer for a long time, long enough that Zane checked the display on his phone to make sure the call was still connected. Then he heard Ty huff. God, I love it when youre cranky like this. Promise to still be pissed when I get home, okay?
I dont think thats going to be a problem.
Ty laughed affectionately, and Zanes body responded to the sound despite the anger still washing over him. Zane grunted. There was no denying that his exasperating lover would be able to charm his way out of this. Damn him. But Zane was by far too angry to let it go so easily. Are you saying you knew I loved you before I said it?
Come on, Zane. Im a trained profiler. You really think I cant tell when someones head over heels in love? You were just crunching the numbers.
The first time I told you
You were scared shitless.
Zane was silent. He wanted to deny it, but Ty was right. The day Ty had danced with him in his living room, hed told Ty he loved him before hed even realized the words were slipping out.
You were terrified as soon as it came out, werent you? Ty asked.
If I hadnt given you an out, what would you have done?
Zane closed his eyes.
You would have freaked out. And you were already freaking out anyway. Do you know how much it hurt to dismiss that? But you werent ready. And I needed you to say it for you. Not for me.
Zane sniffed, feeling somewhat mollified. Jesus, Ty. You know me too well.
Tell me about it.
Head over heels, huh? Zanes lips twitched into a very reluctant smile, and he rubbed at them, then dragged his fingers through the dark beard hed let grow in during the past weeks as hed been blind. He was still angry, but he tamped it down for the moment, just relieved to hear Tys voice. What else do you know about me?
Ty hummed. I know youre sleeping in my bed right now.
Zane glanced around Tys bedroom and sighed. Dammit. Im still upset, he muttered, not admitting anything. I understand you were strung out, but goddamn, Ty. You couldve said something, you could have talked to me about it instead of just
I have no excuse. Sometimes Im a selfish asshole.
Dregs of the scare still sloshed through Zane, enough that he didnt want to let it go, but he knew it wouldnt solve anything to harp at Ty over the phone. He sighed instead. What did Burns want? he asked in a more even tone, knowing it was a question he wouldnt have asked a week ago.
Im sorry, Zane, Ty said, refusing to answer.
Zanes jaw clenched. For good or for bad, Zane knew the drill. You were ordered to go dark?
Meaning immediate deployment off the grid, no contact with noncombatants, no trail to trace, no idea when youll be back.
I had to call you.
Zane swallowed hard as that sank in. With this call, Ty was breaking protocol and disobeying a direct order, something Zane knew Ty didnt take lightly. All sorts of responses crowded on his tongue before a wry observation won out. I hope theres not a trace on your phone, or were seriously busted.
Quite frankly, Zane, I dont care if we are, Ty said with conviction. Not anymore.
Grady, Zane said, throat aching. Do what you have to and then get your ass home.
Im sorry, Zane. Ill make this up to you.
There better be groveling involved, Zane muttered.
Sleep well.
The call disconnected. Zane was left with silence and a sudden overwhelming sense of helplessness and worry. Ty was out there working a job alone, and Zane didnt know any more now than he had a day ago. He swallowed hard and let the hand holding the phone fall to the side. After several minutes of focusing on trying to sort the upset from the lingering anger and not having much luck, he climbed out of the bed, yanked the sweaty sheets off the mattress, and headed down to the basement to put them in the washer.
He needed a shower and some iced teapreferably from Long Island, but that wasnt a good idea, so instant mix would do. He just hoped he could find enough work to keep him distracted until Ty returned and he could kick his ass.
RANDALL JONAS sat on Dick Burns couch with his head in his hands. There was a cot in the corner with pillows and folded blankets where hed been sleeping, and there were whispers going around the office about why Burns wasnt taking meetings.
When the cell phone in his pocket rang, Jonas nearly jumped out of his skin. Burns bit his lip to keep from smiling. His old friend had been out of the game too long for this cloak and dagger stuff.
Burns glanced over at him from where he sat at his desk. The phone was a burn phone, the number only known to two people: Burns and Blake Nichols, Julian Cross former handler.
Jonas turned the speaker on with an obvious sense of relief. Nichols, he said in a grave voice
Hello, sir.
Tell me.
I was able to get in touch with Julian Cross, sir. He understands the situation.
Thank Christ.
But he wants no part in it.
Excuse me?
He told me that hes out and intends to stay out, sir. He wants no part in any of it. He said if anyone is sent to pick him up, theyll return in a body bag. Since you know where he is, hes packing up right now and preparing to move.
Jonas closed his eyes. Burns slid his palm across his mouth.
Cross is my friend, sir, Nichols voice said on the speaker. I dont want him hurt. But I also know that if this doesnt end hes going to be a target for the rest of his life.
What are you getting at?
I want assurances that after this is over, Julian will be left alone.
Your word will do.
Jonas met Burns eyes across the office. Ill go to bat for him.
I suppose that will have to do. He wont be easy to detain, but I may have a way.
What do you propose?
I can arrange for his boyfriend to be at home at a certain time. If he calls Julian, Julian will come and could possibly be detained. But it has to be today.
That can be done.
Julian wont go gently.
Were aware of that fact.
Even so. If I were you, sir, Id sure as hell send more than one guy.
THE heavy thuds of wrapped fists hitting a punching bag echoed off the concrete block walls, as did the soft grunts of effort coming from the man abusing it. The FBI Baltimore field office gym was almost empty in the very early morning. That just meant Special Agent Zane Garrett didnt have to deal with people watching him beat the stuffing out of a bag.
He focused on his target, using hands, feet, arms, legs, whatever combination worked as he let his body attack and his mind empty. Then, after one vicious kick, the stationary bag swung backward and a deep oomph and a hard thump interrupted Zanes concentration.
Garrett, whats good, man? Special Agent Fred Perrimore muttered wryly from where he sprawled on his ass on the mat behind the punching bag hed been holding in place.
Zane lowered his fists and wiped the trailing sweat from his forehead with the back of his forearm. Sorry, Freddy. I figured you were paying attention.
I was! the stout, muscled black man said from the floor.
Zane offered him a grin and a hand. He helped the man to his feet.
Need to talk about the prickly thing that crawled up your ass and died? Perrimore asked, rubbing his hip with one hand.
What do you mean? Zane asked as he walked to the nearby bench and picked up his towel.
Youve been pissed for days, Garrett. Youd think your fifteen minutes of fame would make you friendlier, but no.
Dont talk about publicity with me. Zane had not enjoyed the continued media attention after his touchdown run with a bomb at Green Mount Cemetery last week. His snowflake of a partner had been granted a reprieve, three days off work to deal with the mental fallout. But not Zane, no, because he had used up all his comp time being blind and helpless.
Im just glad Grady hasnt been here. You two would be taking each other apart in the ring, Perrimore said with a nod to the boxing ring in the middle of the gym. He sprayed his face with his water bottle. How the hell does he have so much damn leave time, anyway? Is he on psych eval again?
Zane shrugged. Hed been a little on edge ever since he woke up and found a good-bye letter in bed next to him instead of his lover. Zane didnt even know if Tys little mental health trip had helped him. That phone call had been two days ago, and no Ty in sight.
He needed some time after the building fell in on us, Zane murmured.
Hell, Zane, I dont doubt that. Id be shocked if he were here. In fact, Im shocked that youve been here. Perrimore crossed his arms and focused his disapproval on Zane. You were blind for a week. And being in that building when it came down on you and Grady? You should have taken time too. The docs would have signed off on the leave, no question.
Zane edged up one shoulder as he punched halfheartedly at the bag, watching it waver. I had plenty of time to sit and think when I couldnt see. I need to be doing something, even if it is just paperwork. Macs not letting me go out, anyway.
Yeah, Perrimore said with a firm nod. Because youre mean. He cant risk the PR nightmare if you were on the streets.
Zane didnt think his behavior had been that bad. Youre exaggerating.
You told Clancy to take her pom-poms and go home.
Zane wrinkled his nose. She was going on about how great Whats-His-Name from Financial Crimes is.
Yeah, well, you probably ought to apologize.
Im not apologizing when shes dating the guy. Zanes phone, sitting on the bench with his towel, began to chime. He turned to pick it up.
They hooked up? Michelle and Whats-His-Name?
Yeah. Keeping it quiet, though, so keep your mouth shut, Zane said as he looked at his phones display. It was a Washington, DC number, one he didnt know.
Why is she dating a guy from Financial Crimes? Perrimore asked. He sounded exasperated.
Zane shrugged and hit the button to answer the call. Special Agent Zane Garrett.
Garrett, Burns here, the caller said. He didnt offer his title, even though it was an impressive one. He didnt even offer a hello. I need you on a plane in less than two hours.
Zane figured he must have looked surprised, because Perrimore frowned and pointed at the phone, mouthing, Who is it?
Zane shook his head. A plane to where?
Chicago, but I dont have time to explain further. There will be information in your locker, Burns said, sounding harried and impatient.
Zane glanced at the clock high on the wall. It was almost five in the morning. Normally a call at this time would have caught Zane still in bed. Guess its a good thing Im at the office.
Should I tap someone else for this, Agent Garrett? Burns asked, his customary composure somewhat lacking. Because Ive got less than fifteen minutes to find my man a backup, and I recall that you used to be less talkative.
Zane frowned. There was something weird about this. No, sir. I can leave immediately.
You do that, then. Take a lesson from your partner, Zane. Every minute you spend being a smartass is one minute on the other side that youre not there for someone whos counting on you. He ended the call without waiting for Zanes response.
Zane pulled the phone from his ear and looked at it as if it might lunge and snap his head off. What the hell? Whatever had happened had Burns more riled than Zane had ever heard him. Zane looked at Perrimore. I gotta go. He grabbed his towel and took off at a run for the locker room.
Hey, whats going on? Garrett! Perrimore called after him.
Zane didnt stop to answer. He could be showered and dressed and in his truck in ten minutes. BWI wasnt far away.
My somewhat biased opinion of Armed & Dangerous goes like this: A believable plot; Ty and Zane at their absolute best; an incredibly smart perpetrator who is always one step ahead and will do everything he can, including committing multiple murders, to eliminate the one person who could put him behind bars forever; a charming, suave, enigmatic, street smart former hit man who gave the impression of always being in control of the situation despite being handcuffed during most of the book; a supporting cast of characters who almost steal the show seemingly effortlessly; two vicious cats that were Julians revenge on Ty; and a great ending with fireworks.
A worthy sequel to Divide & Conquer.
Highly recommended. A DIK read.
Read the entire review here: http://www.reviewsbyjessewave.com/2012/05/17/armed-dangerous/
...yet another 5 star book in the Cut & Run series.
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I love this series and I absolutely adore Ty and Zane. They are both so flawed but so perfect for each other. This was definitely the most emotional out of all the books in the series and that made it all the more wonderful. Add in the fact that my second favorite couple, Julian Cross and Cameron from Warrior's Cross, from these authors was also in this book was just an added bonus. These books are always full of action and this one didn't disappoint at all. I loved the interactions between Ty and Julian- it was just pure entertainment. I think everyone should read this series no matter what genre it is classified as because there is something for everyone in them, great dialogue, lots of action, a little romance and great characters.
So, this is the first book in the Cut and Run series in which Abi Roux wrote alone. I wasn't worried in the lead up and I am so glad I wasn't because for me, Abi pulled it off amazingly!
Everytime I look for a book, I want something exciting and uplifitng but with something relatable and real.
I found the Cut and Run series by chance and read them over the course of a weekend. There is something about Ty and Zane that make me go all happy and goey.
For me though, Armed and Dangerous is the best book of the series, it's tender, funny, heartbreaking, romantic and action packed. It has something for everyone. There are twists and an underlying mystery that is solved and left me shocked and reeling.
I am really looking forward to seeing how the series progresses and strives.
Congratulations Abi!
A Gift!
This book is a gift given by the author to the reader. It is full of exquisite romance, passion-filled exchanges and quirky little quips and phrases that are exactly what we love about Ty and Zane.
"Less talky, Zane,"
"I don't think I've ever been gayer than I am right now."
"Come on, Zane, don't be scared of a little pussy,"
"This was like National Lampoon's Vacation, but with death, property destruction, and an Irish accent."
The Adventure: is twisted and involved enough to keep the reader on their toes and not really seeing what is to come. Plus, what's not to love about putting four gay men in a car, on a road-trip of sorts who on some level all despise or at least don't trust each other. It's great fun to see what will happen.
Even the personality of the cats ring through - "Smith and Wesson both sat down in the opening to bedroom, ready to enjoy the show".
The Characters: are all just perfect, well developed and likeable/loveable. We read this series because we are in love with Ty and Zane but the development of the secondary characters (and all of their traits) are what bring the story into the realm of "all-time favorites". Julian's epic Alpha-suaveness, Cameron's vulnerability and Preston's aloof perfection are qualities you want to explore more.
I've noticed some readers not caring for Cameron but I have to say his character is just one of my favorites. I think it is because he is me. He brings a 'normal human element into this story of 'super-perfect-cool-spy-guys that let's me identify with and allows me "into" the story. I love that!
The Writing: is quick paced, immediately gripping and doesn't slow down...except where you want it to. The very best thing about this book for me was the amount of dialog. There was plenty of visual orientation, I never felt like I couldn't see what was going on but it was the deep and heartfelt exchanges and the quick, quirky comebacks that just drove this on. So often when I read I get bogged down in side character dialog though and the author is incredibly astute in keeping that from happening. There were glimpses of third-party elements essential to the story that came through perfectly clearly but did not slow the story down. Thank you!
So again, I say that this book was a gift from Abigail Roux to her readers. Probably in reparation for what she did to them at the end of book 4, but a gift nonetheless.
I gladly give this book 5 stars and the accolade of, "I can't wait for the next one".
Another insanely excellent book. I keep waiting to be disappointed because honestly by book five in a series there is usually something I am not so keen on. But Ty and Zane keep me constantly wanting more.
Ty and Zane are reunited after a week apart, sent on an under the table side job as a favor for Burns. What's the job? Apprehending and escorting a federal informant and his boyfriend back to DC. Who's the informant? None other than Julian Cross and his boyfriend Cameron Jacobs from Warrior's Cross.
As I'm sure you can imagine this isn't as simple as hopping a plane in Chicago back to DC. Oh no. Not for our guys. Because you see, Julian doesn't want to go back to DC. And he's no more an informant than I am. Julian Cross is ex-CIA wet works operative hiding from his former boss. His former boss illegally used CIA assets to handle his own murder for hire business. So now, Ty and Zane are struggling to get these two back to DC through bad cars, bad weather, bad driving, bad hotels, bad coffee, bad boats, bad best friends, bad brothers, bad showers and plenty of rogue CIA trying to kill them.
As is usual for our guys they are at their best when everything else has gone to shit. Lets just say that I would have loved to be a fly on the wall for this trip. I literally can't get enough of these two.
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Hey curvy girls all over the world,
Out of all the chain plus size stores I feel that Avenue has tons of hidden fashion gems. I can't tell you how many times that I've gone into the store or on their website and found loads of fashion forward pieces. Last year, I wrote an article about how they've changed their look and started to carry more on trend styles (read here). While they are still going strong, I have to say they need a little help in the display department. There is an Avenue store near my office on Third Avenue. I literally go in there about three times a week. The way their mannequins are styled never truly pulls you in to try on the clothes. However, if you take the time and actually walk through the store you will be pleasantly surprised at the number of pieces that you will actually like.
So, in true SC fashion we came across six chic pieces that you would probably never guess would be at Avenue.
What do you think?
Tie Front Kimono Dress
Kimono Top
Batwing Colorblocked Dress
Colored Denim
Sateen Stretch Pink Blazer
Asymmetrical Hem Skirt
5 comments:
- Vivi said...
I have an Avenue near where I live and usually my main reason for going is to buy shoes (one of the few plus size stores to offer wide shoes that look somewhat trendy). But, just like you, there have been times when I'm pleasantly surprised to see some cute, fashion-forward pieces.
I'm really diggin' the pink blazer, blue skirt and the colorblock dress.
- April 10, 2012 at 3:54 PM
- C said...
I get LOTS of stuff from there. It's one of my best kept secrets. And people are always asking me where I got things & being shocked when I tell them. They've DEFINITELY grown a lot in recent times.
- April 10, 2012 at 5:08 PM
- MELISSA said...
luv it all!!!!
- April 10, 2012 at 6:10 PM
- Maisha said...
I shop at the Avenue a lot. I know what you mean about not knowing what to expect but they have been doing a great job lately. And every Avenue store is not created equal, some have better merchandise than others.
- April 11, 2012 at 7:19 AM
- ~NaeSwirl~ said...
Ditto to what Maisha said. The Avenue can be hit or miss. Here where I live I tend to see clothing for the older generation and no trendy or hip clothing :(
- April 11, 2012 at 9:32 AM


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Kate Moss Gossip
Kate Moss gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
Dear Gossips,
The May issue of Vanity Fair was dedicated to sisters – I wrote about it here in reference and comparison to Jacqueline Kennedy and Lee Radziwill and Beyoncé and Solange Knowles. Read Full Intro
Smutty Social Media, April 15, 2016
This video is dark and loud but it's a rare chance to hear Kate's voice – she almost never speaks on camera. I think she even sings, very briefly, at the top of the video. Arm wrestle mania brought to you by Kate Moss @chardefrancesco versus @lorenzomartone Full Story
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This is what Salma Hayek considers a bad hair day. Sometimes I just don't know what to do with my hair. #hair Full Story
Kate wears her ring too
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For weeks now there have been reports coming out of the UK that Kate Moss and Jamie Hince are done. And then he was papped with Stam all over him in LA – click here for a refresher. Kate's kept a pretty low profile during this time. But she stepped out in London today with her ex Jefferson Hack and their daughter Lila and British gossips have noted that she's still wearing her ring. Full Story
Kate Moss's model rival
For a few weeks now, British gossips have been reporting that there's trouble between Kate Moss and her husband Jamie Hince. Something about not spending time together and she hates a few of his friends. They've not been seen together in months. And now, these photos of Jamie in LA with model Jessica Stam. Full Story
"Calling all the basic bitches"
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Maria posted this to Smutty Social Media last week – Kate Moss and Marc Jacobs "calling all the basic bitches". This ones for you @lohanthony it was Kate's idea! Full Story
Kate Moss 41
It's Kate Moss's birthday today. She's 41 years old. Here she is leaving her home in London today as photographers and other media sang Happy Birthday to her. She looked delighted. See? The paps aren't always bad. You know, on anyone else I'd see the black hose and those shoes and be disgusted. Full Story
In Kate's living room
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The December issue of British VOGUE is all Kate Moss. There are two covers and she was a contributing editor. At one point she's able to convince her friends, the Count and Countess von Bismarck, to let them shoot inside their home because that's where all the good parties are, naturally. Full Story
Fashion Week Best Friends
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London Fashion Week is happening right now. The centerpiece of LFW: Burberry, always Burberry. One of the most iconic London faces: Kate Moss, always Kate Moss. And the hottest model to come out of London the last few years: Cara Delevingne. Will Cara stay like Kate? I think so. Full Story
Prince William and the celebrities
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Prince William hosted an event last night for the Royal Marsden and all kinds of celebrities were there, including Cate Blanchett, Kate Moss, Ralph Lauren and family, and Benedict Cumberbatch. At one point Kate Moss asked him about Kate Middleton. He told her she wasn't coming and Moss's reply was, "Such a shame". Full Story
Moss for Bowie
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Brit Awards last night. David Bowie was named Best Male. But, as Noel Gallagher explained, "You maniacs didn't think David Bowie was actually going to be here? David Bowie's too cool for that - he doesn't do this sh-t." True. Instead, Kate Moss, wearing Ziggy Stardust's Woodland Creatures, accepted the award on his behalf. Full Story


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Date of Birth: July 27, 1922.
Place: Ellsworth.
Residence: North Benton.
Parents: Louis and Edith Brown Gosser.
Spouse: Roland Morris Hartzell, whom she married April 10, 1944, died April 30, 2001.
Siblings: Lloyd Gosser and Marge (Gosser) Lenci, both of California. Myron, Donald and Francis Gosser and Alice Gosser Sternagle are deceased.
Children: Kathie Bickers of California; Ken (Linda) Hartzell of Austintown; Dan (Lucille) Hartzell of Beloit; Dale (Paula) Hartzell of Sebring; and Faye (John) Reed of LaBelle, Fla.
Grandchildren: Dorin (Denise) Bickers of Calif.; Diana (Chris) Fuschillo of Struthers; Denise (Cecil) Wiggins of Grand Bay, Ala.; Karl (Jen) Hartzell of Youngstown; Patrick Hartzell of Alliance; Andrea and Heather Hartzell, both of Sebring; Jen (Mike) Reed Tress of Connecticut; Erik and Laura Reed, serving in the U.S. Air Force; and Michael Reed of LaBelle.
Great-grandchildren: Darynne and Deja Bickers; Chris J., Laura, Kaitlin and Jacob Fuschillo; Shannon (John) Savelli; Joseph (Heather) Wiggins; Kelly, Allison and Victoria Wiggins; and Morgan Smith; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Education: North Jackson High School, Class of 1940.
Employment: Rosie the Riveter during WW II and Sebring Pottery for several years.
Church membership: North Benton Presbyterian Church.
Club memberships: Alliance and Ellsworth Genealogical societies.
Celebration: Her family hosted a party in her honor July 28 at Westchester Apartments party room in Austintown. Many of her family and friends attended.
My name is Madeline Gosser Steege. I live in Oregon. I am a niece to Aunt Helen. Myron Edward Gosser was my father. He passed in 1991. God rest his soul. I miss him very much. I wish that Aunt Helens birthday was a great day filled with love and family. Would love to hear from some cousins. email@example.com


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Smartphone use in presentations is often seen as distracting to the audience and speaker. However, phones can encourage people participate more fully in what is going on around them and build stronger ties with their companions. In this paper, we describe a smartphone interface designed to help audience members engage fully in a presentation by providing real time mobile feedback. This feedback is then aggregated and reflected back to the group via a projected visualization, with notifications provided to the presenter and the audience on interesting feedback events. We deployed this system in a large enterprise meeting, and collected information about the attendees' experiences with it via surveys and interaction logs. We find that providing mobile phone-based feedback is convenient, helps attendees pay close attention to the presentation, and enables them to feel connected with other audience members.}, author = {Jaime Teevan and Daniel J. Liebling and Ann Paradiso and Carlos Garcia Jurado Suarez and Curtis von Veh and Darren Gehring}, booktitle = {Proc. MobileHCI 2012}, month = {September}, publisher = {ACM}, title = {Displaying Mobile Feedback During a Presentation}, url = {http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs/default.aspx?id=164395}, year = {2012}, }


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San Fermin and La Dolce Vita
"At noon of Sunday, the 6th of July, the fiesta exploded. There is no other way to describe it." Ernest Hemingway's account of San Fermin in Pamplona, Spain - the festival he popularized in his book, "The Sun Also Rises."
On July 2002 I journeyed to Europe for the third time to be a participant (hopefully not a victim) in the time honored tradition of Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain. Surviving Pamplona my wanderlust took me into the Basque region of San Sebastian. Afterwards, I took a slice of La Dolce Vita by plunging into Italy via the car traffic free, but pedestrian traffic filled Cinque Terre, ate gelato under the Tuscan rain in Siena, and footslogged through the rainy streets of the Eternal City with my friend Andy. To paraphrase Hemingway there is really no way to describe this journey but hopefully these photos will do it some justice. All photos copyright by Sam Antonio.


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Tarpon Springs brothers' dream goes up in smoke
Restaurant owners lose everything in fire
For Sean Field and his brother, Chris, buying the Tap House in Tarpon Springs was almost like living out a fantasy from the movie Cocktails.
But Tuesday night that dream came to a crashing halt.
Flames poured out of the restaurant ceiling Tuesday night just as the dinner rush was beginning.
No one was hurt but many are now left picking up the pieces.
"Considering the short period of time we have owned the restaurant itself, just a little more than three months, it's really hard," said Sean Field. "It was going very, very well for us."
Well enough that the brothers were prepping long times employees for promotions.
"I lost a lot of sleep last night thinking about the employees," Field said.
But now those promotions are on hold and it could be for a very long time.
"We didn't own the property itself. We just owned the business," said Field, adding that everything inside the restaurant was insured.
However, Field said he just found out the building wasn't insured. Which means the future of this restaurant is uncertain.
"I spend more time here than my home," said kitchen manager Melvin Ortega.
Ortega has worked there under old management and new and considers his co-workers family. However it's not just his work family he has to worry about.
"I have a girlfriend and a 5-year-old daughter at home who depend on me," said Ortega. "I have to be able to pay our bills and take care of my little girl."
But Ortega and the 37 employees without work are trying to stay positive and hold high hopes for the rebuild or a fresh start elsewhere.
A move is a possibility, the brothers said, but they would prefer to return to the same location.
"We really loved this spot. We really loved the cliental we had, and the great employees," Field said. "I think all of them would want to come back if we can rebuild."


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I think Gene Chizik has a lot to prove at ISU and I know expectations will be high for him, but you cannot expect to have 8, 9, 10 wins in his first year. But aside from that, what player or coach do you CF-ers think has the most to prove?
My choice is Bret Meyer. Unbelievably disappointing junior season - we know the o-line struggled, but he is getting an almost entirely new line from Chizik, so more than likely the line will not struggle as much as last year. Bret also started to run better last year, but I think he is incredibly gifted at moving around and I just think he needs to become more instinctive on when to throw, when to scramble to throw, or when to just tuck it and run forward. Seemed like he held it too long last year and when he decided to run, he'd often run sideline-to-sideline and then have to throw it away. He needs to get up field and get what he can, bcuz he is not just a pocket passer.
Todd Blythe if he wants a big pro career.
Let Prohm's Posse Ride: Hallice, Brady, Stu, Lard, Naz, Deonte, Monte, Matt, Simeon, Jordan, and Babb.
I don't think anyone needs to prove me anything. I'll be happy if we have a 6-6 season next year and we play hard in each game.
We still have some unsigned potential recruits with Clone offers out there according to scout:
Marcus Bowman, JT Bashford, Will Eilert, David Garbo, TJ Bright, Kendale Farlow, Jerome Messman, amd Dustin Calhoun. TreDarius Canady who visited apparently was not offered.
Everyone has to prove themselves. No one did well enough last year to get a free pass or anything.
canady signed with UNI
as did Eilert...
I don't understand the "realist" view that we shouldn't expect to win 8-9-10 games. To be satisfied with 6 wins is not creating a winning attitude. Maybe we won't win that many games, but as fanatical fans we should expect it!
Originally Posted by isucyclone4
I think Gene Chizik has a lot to prove at ISU and I know expectations will be high for him, but you cannot expect to have 8, 9, 10 wins in his first year.
Why can't we expect to have 8,9, 10 wins?
I cheer for two teams, Iowa State and whoever is playing the hawkeyes.
I think the TEAM has the most to prove. I also hope that they EXPECT to win every game. Winning is an attitude. Anyone who expects not to win every game, will eventually not be winners.
I agree. It may not happen that way, but darnit, we can think positive. We are winners!
I think Mac could have won 5 games in 2007 with this team so expect at least 6 wins.
Originally Posted by cyclonelifer
I don't understand the "realist" view that we shouldn't expect to win 8-9-10 games. To be satisfied with 6 wins is not creating a winning attitude. Maybe we won't win that many games, but as fanatical fans we should expect it!
Originally Posted by cyclone#1
Why can't we expect to have 8,9, 10 wins?
The original poster said that we can't expect to win 8,9, or 10 wins in his first season. If you expect that from Chizik then you are setting unrealistic expectations for this team and setting yourself up for a major letdown.
I think every Cyclone fan should undergo hypnotic therapy where we are trained to think that we will be 14-0 undefeated national champions in football next year. That way the off season will be much more enjoyable for everybody.
I'm not sure, however under that plan what happens after we lose our first game next fall.
Some are still in the previous coaching staff "SPIN ZONE"........Chizik won't spin and will be tight lipped during spring drills and game......if anything you will hear nothing but " we have a long ways to go" or "this is a transition year"...expections will be addressed to players not fans........when ISU wins games they aren't supposed to that will raise our expections...............till then this fanatic won't speculate on 10,9,8 wins.
Regardless of what anyone says about the expectations for wins next season, the line does not need to show "improvement." There is an entirely new line, and those guys need to ESTABLISH an identity, not IMPROVE. These guys will, hopefully, be the biggest part of a hugely improved team.
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Boule et Bill
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|Running Time: 82 mins.
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|Genre: Comedy, Foreign
Franck Dubosc
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Charles Crombez
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Summary:Buddy is an abandoned young Cocker Spaniel waiting dejectedly in his cage for a kind, new owner to adopt him when Billy, a little boy with hair as red as Buddy's appears. It's love at first sight and the beginning of a great friendship. Not so much for Billy's parents, however...because this is where the trouble begins!


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