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Hello everyone, it's Tara!
As many of you know, Nic and I are at the Indiana Comic Con this weekend in Indianapolis. Nic will be hosting a panel on Friday at 5:00pm in room 136, and selling merchandise throughout the entire weekend at B22 in Artist Alley.
As we know some of you are unable to attend, we are blogging our entire experience so you can stay updated with all of the excitement!
Day Zero – Thursday April 28th, 2016
We arrived early afternoon today in Indianapolis and were greeted by the wonderful Imaginarium staff -the company that organizes this big event. One of our first thoughts stepping outside of the airport was "yay! it's so warm!" (Canadian problems). We arrived safely to our hotel, the Marriott Indianapolis, which was all decked out in Comic Con swag (you can see one banner bottom right).
We pretty quickly realized that Indianapolis takes their racing very seriously. Proof: there was a race car in our hotel lobby. 'Nuff said.
We settled in with all of our bags, practiced some post-airport hygiene necessities, and decided to walk around to find somewhere to eat. We noticed that there was a mall-Centre Mall, nearby and thought that we would check it out. We stumbled upon a few promising-looking options connected to the mall. Getting hangrrry at this point, we made a quick decision to stop into Granite City. We are so glad we did!
It was a great restaurant and had an in-house micro brewery.
We shared a selection of beer flights (original and light), boar sliders, pulled-pork, and pasta. Warning: the pictures below will make you hungry.
After dinner we went back to the hotel to have a nap (7:00pm). When we woke up we realized that we had forgotten to buy water. So then mission find a place to buy water commenced. Now I call this a mission for a reason. It may sound like an easy task, but let me tell you otherwise- everything was closed. Luckily for us though, our endless search for water turned in to an opportunity to see several beautiful monuments lit up at night, and a live filming of American Ninja Warrior. If we hadn't been walking all over town, we never would have stumbled upon these sites.
After finally finding bottled water we found ourselves faced with a 30 minute walk home with gallons of water. Praise The Uber! It saved us.
Now we are preparing for Nic's panel presentation tomorrow and packing up all of the items we need for our Artist Alley merch table. Tune in again tomorrow for the first day of the Indiana Comic Con event! It is going to be a busy day!
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In support of the Commonwealth War Grave Commission's 'Living Memory' Project we are pleased to be leading a new event across the county to tell the story of those men buried within its borders who fought on the Somme a century ago in a one-day cycling event.
Hertfordshire today has a staggering 891 War Graves, with at least one in almost every town and village throughout the county, many of those relating to men that fought in the 1916 Somme Campaign, some of whom received wounds there, ultimately dying in hospitals around the county. A century on from the battle of the Somme, we have decided to support the Living Memory Project with an event of our own commemorating those brave individuals that were involved in the conflict.
Our event is planned for Saturday 10th September 2016, the week of the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Flers-Courcellete where the 'tank' saw action for the very first time in history. We will be visiting and paying our respects at war graves around the country en-route and uncovering some facinating stories along the way and finishing with the moving Last Post ceremony.
Starting in the county town of Hertford, we will traverse the Hertfordshire countryside through Ware, Thundridge, Wadesmill, High Cross, Sacombe Green, Watton-at-Stone, Datchworth, and Knebworth to end our ride in Hitchin, a route of approximately 30 miles. The event will be entirely FREE and all are welcome, regardless of age, ability and cycling proficiency! You can ride part of the route or the entire day, it is entirely up to you!
You can find the complete Route plan, timings and advice HERE
If you would like to put your name down to join us then please contact us HERE
If you would like to know more about the Living Memory Project and how can run your own event during the Somme centenary then check out the website HERE.
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A Simple Woman's Daybook 2
>> Monday, May 30, 2011
A super fun crazy busy May is finally coming to a close. I am really shocked at how swiftly this year is going by. My May was full and busy, we went to San Francisco last weekend for a cousins wedding and some sightseeing with the kids. They loved Fisherman's Wharf and the sea lions there.
We had family staying with us as soon as we got home that left on Friday so we finally just relaxed in a lump this weekend.
Outside my window...blue skies and no wind or rain for the first time in a long time.
I am thinking...how much better I want to get at photography, the area that really holds me back in blogging is the elusive good picture to truly capture what I am working on. If I can't get a good shot, no posting, then I am kicking myself for not posting anything at all and a whole month goes by. So instead of focusing on where I can improve I find myself comparing my photos to the beautiful ones I see on all of your blogs. I definitely need to shift my thinking and just keep practicing (which is what I always tell my kids to do when they complain about not being good at something). Apparently my parenting style is leaning towards the "do as I say and not as I do" theory...need to work on that.
I am thankful for...a very relaxing weekend with my family....lots of movies and games and dinner with friends. My kids are finally at an age where they will allow me to wallow for a whole day, provided a good portion of that wallowing includes kid movies and kid card games. As long as I can read a book I want and maybe watch part of a movie I want I can work with that compromise :)
From the learning rooms...yes a lot of photography reading on the Internet. I have been looking here and here any suggestions for other places I should check out?
From the kitchen....we made these rolls cinnamon rolls this weekend, because what else is there to do when it has been raining for the last few days accompanied by gale force winds? Cinnamon rolls all! Who says they are only for breakfast. I did cut down the recipe and made two pans instead of eight, we cooked one Saturday afternoon and the other one Monday morning.....soooo good!!
seeds hat from Chris over at Doodles in String. I won a giveaway on her blog and got her beautiful seeds hat pattern along with the yarn to knit it up.
I am going...to a baseball game with my family and some friends this afternoon. The weather looks to be clearing so hopefully we won't have to bring blankets and coats and gloves and well as much stuff as we have been due to the wonky weather.
I am reading... Cutting for Stone.....still :) I have read some other books this last month but none worth mentioning.
I am hoping...to find the balance in my week that I really need between mommy stuff, work stuff, wife stuff, typical family admin stuff and just some time for myself.
I am hearing...My husband upstairs making breakfast, the dogs playing on the deck, and my kids doing some art projects next to me on the sofa.
Around the house...making my lists for the week, you know the drill. I call it family admin. planning my cleaning schedule to get everything done, planning our menu list for the week for grocery shopping, and trying to plan some time for me to workout because this next weekend is going to be a busy one and I doubt I'll have much time.
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An invitation from MaryFebruary 18, 2008 at 11:27 am | Posted in Channelings | Leave a comment
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Good morning! It is morning here in the U.S. June 26th, 2007. Today on the Mayan calendar it is the day of the Yellow Spectral Seed, a day of flowering of beginnings. If someone would like to elaborate on this, or on the numerology of this day, that would be welcome.
With much Love I invite you into the Circle of Mary. As I have told many of you in Switzerland, a couple of days before I was to leave for the Aura Soma Colour Congress, I was walking by my altar. On my altar, is a statue of Mother Mary, she is a white porcelian statue and has been with me for almost 30 years.
This time she spoke to me and asked me to sit down. How could I say no?
Sitting in front of Mary, an incredible peace came over me almost like a trance. Her message was very urgent. She said, "I wish to speak to the world."
"I urge you to let me speak to the world." "How can I do this?' I asked Her. "Form a circle of women friends. This circle will be called the Circle of Mary." "This will happen and I will appear." "The world needs to know."
I was given a vision of women all over the Earth meeting together and
receiving the blessing and messages of Mother Mary.
I also was told that the Circle of Mary should begin on June 30 and then 7 Sundays after that. When I checked the calendar at home I discovered that June 30 is a Saturday, but a very significant day. It is the day of the full moon in Capricorn. It is also the Mayan day of the Yellow Lunar Star, the Moon and the Star together and perhaps we can say the Sun also with the color yellow signifying the Solar Plexus. Also, please check out my website, specifically: www.iriseabove.com/apparition.html
You will see also why the Star is very significant also.
So on my calendar it says that the Moon will be full at 9:49 a.m. Eastern
Standard U.S. time. You might wish to begin an attunement on Mary, alone or with a circle of women, according to your time zone. I know that in the U.K. that would be 5 hours ahead. I plan to begin meditating from 9:30 until 10 a.m. and see what comes. After this then, 7 Sundays of attunement on the Blessed Mary according to your own time schedule. I know that we all have commitments and different time constraints so a Sunday schedule will according to you, but as you attune to Mary, perhaps also invite in your Circle sisters around the world.
If you feel that it is right, please invite anyone you wish and let them in the circle at any time. Also, you may know of someone on the course who already knows about the Circle, but I did not get her email. Would you please forward this to them? This is a Circle of Love and Compassion. Mary said that she will choose those who will come.
Also, any suggestions and comments will be appreciated in our emailings.
This is a very important and blessed assignment that has been given to each one of us, and I thank you and God for being a part of The Circle of Mary. I look forward to hearing from you.
Many Blessings of Mary,
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Cultural Spotlight
Galleries Offer Depth and Variety
There was a great variety and depth in the fine art the College presented during the 2007-08 academic year. These artists confronted contemporary issues with special regard to the unique culture of South Florida. Most exhibitions included educational outreach activities like gallery walks and lectures on art trends.
"Our aim is to stir and engage the community," said Jorge Luis Gutiérrez, director of the Art Gallery System at MDC. In addition to stellar exhibitions at campus galleries, the College also presented several major exhibitions at the Freedom Tower, Miami's iconic landmark building.
In the fall, MDC made history when it hosted the complete set of Spanish master Goya's etchings for the first time in the United Sates, drawing a record number of attendees.
And hundreds of art fans flocked to the opening of Beyond Borders: Modernism Through a Selection of Artwork From the Collection of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Washington, D.C. The exhibition featured the work of Diego Rivera, Keith Haring, Wifredo Lam, Jesus Soto and others.
"By partnering with Miami Dade College in this particular cultural endeavor, the Bank's Cultural Center is paying tribute to the creativity and imagination of the many artists in our hemisphere," said Luis Alberto Moreno, president of the Inter-American Development Bank.
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The Frankfurt Book Fair is the largest book fair in the world. On Saturday, October 12, Alan Woods participated in the official launch of the German edition of Reason in Revolt (Aufstand der Vernunft) which has just come out.
The publication has already aroused a lot of interest in left circles in Germany and Austria, where a series of public presentations is being prepared for the next few months.
One of those who attended the book launch put it this way: "It was about time that the Left in Germany began to defend the ideas of Marxism again." An older veteran of the Marxist movement said that Reason in Revolt (which he had already read in English) was the best book on Marxist philosophy since Anti Dühring.
Perhaps the most significant development was the links that have been forges with the left daily paper Junge Welt, which is preparing to publish a long interview with Alan in its Saturday edition, and he will also participate in a meeting in Berlin organized by Junge Welt in January. In addition, a book launch is planned to take place in December in Vienna.
In addition to the book launch in Frankfurt in the evening of Friday, October 11, Alan spoke about the book to a successful meeting of trade unionists and SPD members in Wiesbaden, which showed the tremendous interest and thirst for Marxist ideas that exist in left wing circles in Germany.
As an interesting footnote, among those who attended the book launch in Frankfurt was a woman professor of theoretical physics in Tirana who showed great enthusiasm for the idea of a book about Marxist philosophy and science and expressed an interest in promoting an Albanian edition.
October 16, 2002
Note: Aufstand der Vernunft (Marxistische Philosophie und moderne
Wissenschaft) is published by Promedia (Edition Forschung). To get a copy of
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The current exhibits at The Artists' House will be satisfying to painters of differing stripes. Debbie Margalit is an observational painter exhibiting the fruits of six years of work confined to the four walls of her studio and what can be seen from within it. Hedva Atlas Ben-David shows the results of an internal journey as her self-image transforms from a mainstream school teacher to the life of an artist on the less-accepted edges of society.
The Jerusalem Artists' House in the city center of Jerusalem is itself well worth a visit. Built during Ottoman rule, it once housed the original Bezalel School of Art, founded by Bezalel Schatz in 1906. The lobby contains an example of the typical metalwork once created during those early years. In the meantime, The Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design has evolved to a leading contemporary art school now located at Mount Scopus. This building showcases several concurrent exhibits which change monthly, and the pluralistic approach keeps the roster lively. A restaurant in the courtyard for warm weather, inside for the colder season, and a gallery for sales by Jerusalem artists complete this spot frequented by art lovers and savvy locals.
Margalit, American born and raised in Israel, took up painting in her thirties, studying privately with Rory Allweis and Jordan Wolfson. She completed an MFA at Graham Nickson's New York Studio School and these works are the result of long and hard looking at her immediate environment augmented by two models and the props at hand's reach in this small world to which these paintings are restricted.
|"Lison and Chairs" 152.5 x 122 oil on canvas 2011 Debbie Margalit
In "Summary" Margalit goes at the canvas in a composition incorporating a model and mirrored reflections of both model and artist as well as interior and exterior reflections and the art paraphernalia in the room. Unlike many examples of artist self-portraits in the act of painting, from Velasquez's Las Meninas, through Alice Neel's "Self Portrait", Margolit does not portray herself with the tools of her trade, such as brush in hand or applying paint. We are denied seeing a bit of the painting in progress, like Vermeer's "The Art of Painting" (c. 1666-73; Oil on canvas, 130 x 110 cm; Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, detail) which might provide a window into her process. Here, Margalit bears down, gazing in deep concentration at the motif - as if she is emphasizing "looking as the central act in the making of her art," according to Bilski.
|"Last Supper I" 155 cm x 240 cm oil on canvas 2005 Hedva Atlas Ben-David
Painted in a cross between naïve art and caricature, Atlas Ben-David reveals to the viewer her observations of the odd in the everyday world of the classroom, sometimes bordering on the grotesque. She finds the quirky, not just in the students and their individuality, but also in herself.
|"Accordion" ink drawing, acrylics and prints on paper 120 cm x 152 cm 2011 Hedva Atlas Ben-David
A number of works focus on the expected rituals of public school, the marking of holidays and special events throughout the year, but with the twist of Atlas Ben-David's observations of the out-of-synch students, and, ultimately, the out-of -synch teacher. In several appropriations from Da Vinci's "Last Supper" she appears in lieu of Jesus as an inappropriate role model while smoking amongst her charges, or naked.
She portrays herself totally exposed amongst the fully clothed in "Yearbook Photo and a Donkey" and other works, like "Lesson" - where she is teaching her otherwise normal book-lined classroom fully undressed. Unlike Manet's "Dejeuner Sur L'Herbe," the sole woman unclothed amongst the lounging picnickers, Atlas Ben-David is naked, not nude - her own subjective view of herself, not imposed from the outside by a separate artist in the control of a dependant model.
Tamir points to an examination of the rigid expectations of the education system as an under-lying theme. Though there is much to question in the restrictions of the school system, I sensed that activism and critique did not seem paramount in these paintings; a personal catharsis was more apparent.
Margalit's exhibit juxtaposed with Ben-David's exhibit makes for a rich viewing experience – both careful and sensitive observers of their immediate worlds resulting in widely differing ways to note their responses.
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text: Embarcadero Hey Area: Why is San Francisco's Vaillancourt Fountain dry? By Jürgen Klemm • May 1, 2017 Listen Listening... / 2:00 The blocky Vaillancourt Fountain near San Francisco's Ferry Building has been controversial since its installation in the 1970s. One issue that's dogged the fountain for decades? It's often dry. Listener Ingrid Roseborough wrote to Hey Area wondering why. Click the player above the hear the answer. Daily news roundup for Thursday, April 14, 2016 By Ian Lewis • Apr 14, 2016 "Golden State Warriors" by Flickr user Florent Lamoureux, used under CC license / resized and cropped Here's what's happening in the Bay Area, as curated by KALW News: Warriors romp to record 73rd win // East Bay Times "Confetti fell as the Warriors became living legends Wednesday, finishing the regular season with the best record in NBA history at 73-9. New Warriors arena in San Francisco not a slam dunk By Angela Johnston • Aug 5, 2013 Listen Listening... / 9:19 San Francisco's waterfront is booming. It's become a major destination for tourists and locals, celebrated two World Series wins, and is currently playing host to an international sailing race. There's a new cruise ship terminal, and a re-invented Exploratorium. And now the waterfront is preparing itself for another huge makeover.


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Chunks of rusty steel, discarded brake drums and I-beams …twigs leaves and rocks – these are like clouds in the afternoon sky forming images to inspire my painting and sculpture. In them I discover fish and birds and little goats, welded together like so many cumulous clouds or patchwork quilts.
Sticks and leaves serve as masking elements to portray the many shapes and color in my landscape paintings. Like the cave painters from long ago, I captures my world in shape and color … an explosion of impressionistic color in a snow storm or harvest moon. These serve as backdrops for the animals who intertwine allegory and story with the everyday themes of a middle-aged single mom – love, death, divorce, and empty nest.
Christine Mitchell's select works are on dsiplay at The Mercurial Gallery, located at 11 Library Place in Danbury, Connecticut, through February 1 as a part of the 'Shadows' exhibition. For more information, visit themercurialgallery.com.
Years of work as an art therapist in Boston and as an educator at both the Museum of Fine Arts inBoston and the New Britain Museum of American Art in Connecticut have added inspiration to Mitchell's work. She is currently the art educator for the Fraser Woods Montessori School in Newtown, Connecticut, where she integrates her love of teaching, animals, and art into a creative explosion for her students. Drawing from their live animal guests, the young artists explore the shape and color of living things just as Ms. Mitchell explores them in her home studio in the purchase area of Southbury. " The students provide a constant source of inspiration – their excitement and vision feed my excitement and that leads to greater enthusiasm for my art," she enthuses.
Mitchell herself has studied at the Silvermine Artists Guild under Bob Perrucci, the Sculpture Barn, and at the Museum of Fine Arts School. Mitchell's sculpture and paintings have been exhibited at the Silvermine Gallery in New Canaan, Jim Felice Studios, The Canterbury Hill Gallery in Rockport, and the Southbury Public Library . Many of her works are in private collections around the North East.


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There's a saying that a week in SecondLife is a long time. How right they are.
About two weeks ago I took possesion of the NE corner plot in Caledon Cay and have made my home there. I was delighted to find that a new acquaintance and friend turned out to live at the opposite location in Mayfair with her older sister and her husband. The three of them have become quite good friends in such a short amount of time.
Miss Tombola doing her very best Agatha Heterodyne impersonation while delivering her entry to the Caledon Inventor's Fair (before it turned into a complete debacle).
The neighbouring island of IBM held a "rave" on the 10th and invited the Caledonians as well, as the Duchess of Carntaigh was providing the music. An odd choice of name for a social gathering though I suppose people who mistake the uniform of the Blues & Royals Cavalry for a Star Wars costume will have some odd ideas...
The Lady of Bardhaven, one of my new neighbours.
The Duchess of Carntaigh and Major Zuhal
The lovely Miss Scarlett Qi
Hypatia Callisto, noted skin and furniture designer from Caledon
Later that week I had begun decorating the interior of the house when my dear Miss McAllister returned from her trip. We sat and had a very long talk about our plans and dreams and I was overjoyed when she agreed to become my partner. We are officially a couple! I am a very lucky man.
From there we attended Oolon Sputnik's 400th birthday! I'm told it's an impressive number of years for a Gallifreyan. He's certainly doing exceptionally well by human standards! The theme for the night was Victorian SF so I wore my crash-helmet.
I also managed to be attacked by a vampire later in the evening. Thankfully judicious applications of garlic water and silver nitrate seemed to have staved off any long term effects. I have a feeling it's not the last I've seen of her though.
Steelhead held it's Friday night dance but had St Patrick's Day a day early.
Yours truly in a costume I acquired thanks to Miss McAllister's current fixation with prize chairs. And it won me Best Male and L$250 for my troubles!
Miss Emilly looking very elegant
Miss Figaro in a green flapper outfit
Qli and Fuzz
The following night Lady Amber held a St Patrick's Ball in the Moors, sadly I was very late but I still enjoyed myself that evening.
Dancing with Miss McAllister who looked stunning in a gown of very deep green.
Myself and Miss Kiralette, one of my neighbours from Mayfair and a very charming young lady.
I have recently been pondering the formation of a study. Caledon seems to be vastly over-represented by ladies with red hair (not that I'm complaining). It's been suggested that the overpowering odour of "bling and silicon" may have driven many from the mainland but I'm not entirely convinced. I think further study is needed.
Tuesday, 20 March 2007
Raves, Romance, Neighbours, and Dancing
2 comments:
- Neb said...
Congratulations on your association with Miss. McAllister! I wish you both all the best. :-)
- 21 March 2007 at 04:32
- Qlippothic Projects said...
Congratulations to you and Miss McAllister!
- 21 March 2007 at 05:00
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Chapter Ten
Chapter Ten: Eyes Opened
Liam was already waiting in Eric's office when the Sheriff arrived, his fingers tapping impatiently and looking every bit as nervous as he should.
"Good evening, Sheriff," Liam choked, his extensive tattoos quaking as though they had come to life in his cagey fear.
"Good evening, Liam," Eric answered coldly.
"Is there something I can do for you, Sheriff Northman?" Liam asked eagerly. Eric tilted his head from side to side as though he was contemplating what sort of favor he might barter. Resting his elbow on his desk, Eric placed his chin on the upturned hand and stared at Liam lazily another moment. "I understand," he finally began, "that being so new to vampirism, there are times when standard operating procedures can get quite hazy. With so many fresh things to learn and understand, and the rules changing every century or so, it can be quite easy to make a mistake within the set of laws."
"Y-yes, Sir," Liam agreed.
"That said, you are still well below your century mark and the rules have not changed too very much during your existence as a vampire. You are more than aware of the ways in which we deal with human law enforcement. We glamour, we clean up, but we do not kill. We especially do not stalk the one fucking human cop who cannot be glamoured!" Liam swallowed hard at the accusation. "What is your interest in Detective Stackhouse?"
"I-I just did what he asked," Liam pleaded.
"What who asked?" Eric demanded sharply, rising from his desk to stand in front of it and closer to Liam. When the younger vampire did not respond by the time Eric arrived before him, the Sheriff grabbed Liam's arm and yanked it out of the socket. While Liam howled in pain, Eric snarled, "Answer me immediately or I rip it off."
"Compton! Bill Compton!" Liam cried.
"Why did he send you to Stackhouse's apartment?" Eric demanded while he gave the arm another sharp tug when he felt the joint trying to move back into its socket, earning another scream of pain.
"I don't know," Liam confessed, his voice pleading. "He just said to look around, not to leave anything disturbed. That was fucking hard with those fucking dogs-"
"Back on point!" Eric snarled, jerking his arm again.
"I swear! Compton just wanted to know what her interests were, what she was reading, about her hobbies, what kind of music she listened to, the movies she watched. I don't know why! I just did what he asked 'cause Malcolm wanted Bill indebted to us to earn favor with Sophie-Anne!" Liam explained in a rapid burst of speed.
"Have Malcolm or Diane done any such surveillance on Stackhouse?" Eric demanded.
"No, just me. Malcolm's recovering from Hep-D and Diane… Well, you know how she doesn't like following orders to a 'T'."
"I am aware."
"I swear, once I smelled you in her apartment, I turned right the fuck around," Liam promised.
"Why did you return?"
"Bill said the Stackhouse girl was acting different. He wanted me to scan her apartment again to see if anything changed. I waited a couple nights. I had to wait for her to take those fucking dogs out running. Stackhouse doesn't follow a rigid schedule… I didn't notice anything, really." Eric jerked Liam's arm again to once more prevent the injury from mending. Liam continued to choke, "So I waited a few more days figuring I'd watch her from the window or something, but by the time I got there, she was out. I couldn't figure out why she had a life all of a sudden, but she was gone. I slipped in a window and first thing I smell is you, blood, and sex. I fucking bolted!"
Eric released Liam's arm and leaned back against the edge of his desk. After reflecting on the younger vampire for a moment, Eric spoke, "You will avoid Miss Stackhouse. You will speak nothing of this meeting to your nest mates, nor Compton. If I discover you have divulged the topic of our meeting to anyone, I will end you. Understood?"
"Yes, Sheriff," Liam agreed gruffly.
"You are dismissed."
Liam rose at vampire speed and disappeared swiftly even as Eric watched. The Viking had to admit that between Malcolm, Diane, and Liam, he would have chosen Liam to break into Sookie's house. Though Malcolm was the oldest at around 500, he was too theatrical and flamboyant. There would have been no way Malcolm could have left the apartment undisturbed. He would have been far too tempted to play. Diane, whose human adulthood and vampire infancy had merged in the late 1960's, was filled with attitude and a startling lack of restraint. The only female member of the nest disliked focus being taken away from her and greatly detested other females. Finally, there was Liam who had joined the world of The Undead in the early 1980's. He had taken to the lifestyle with great enthusiasm, but was a bit dim; however, he followed orders very well and had a healthy dose of respect for chain of command.
That begged the question of why he was hesitant to explain himself. Eric did not like that realization at all. If Liam felt he had to hide his actions from Eric on Bill's command, Eric had to wonder from whom Bill was taking his orders. Of course that really was not a question. There were only two from whom Bill would take orders, Lorena, his Maker, whom Bill would try and detour every step of the way, or Sophie-Anne, the vampire Queen of Louisiana.
Sophie-Anne seemed to be the most likely individual pulling the strings. Eric tensed at the possibilities behind the Queen's interest in Sookie. The most obvious reason would be Sookie's telepathy. The vampire Queen had a habit of collecting humans for their gifts and flavors. Sookie would be a particularly impressive addition to Sophie-Anne's collection.
Worse, Sophie-Anne could become as petulant as a small child would if she did not get what she wanted. This lead Eric to a growth in concern that, in the certain event of Compton's failure, Sophie-Anne would contact Eric himself to obtain Sookie.
In the event that this might come to pass, Eric obviously knew exactly what would need to be accomplished. He would have to Bond with Sookie. This plan made the Viking fret over timing. With any luck, Sophie-Anne's notorious impatience would stand firm giving Eric and Sookie the time to come to Bonding naturally. Although given Sookie's history of having every difficult thing piled onto her shoulders all at once, Eric feared they would be forced to Bond by the end of the week.
As much as Eric wished to disembowel Compton and dance in his entrails, the ancient vampire knew that forewarning Liam was as close as he could get at this time. Sookie would not be at work for a week or two, and therefore would have no reason to run into Compton.
When Bill Compton had come to his bar nearly a month ago offering to become a false informant for the police, Eric had known immediately something was not to be trusted. Bill did not go out of his way to do favors, especially favors for Eric. Still, no matter his motives, the club owner was happy enough to have another deterrent between Fangtasia and local law enforcement, other than his own money.
It had genuinely surprised Eric to find that Sookie knew of Bill Compton. After all, the younger vampire was supposedly a confidential informant in the Vampire Crimes Division and Sookie worked human homicides. Sure, the Police Department was small, but Sookie usually worked eight to six, and Compton was only there for an occasional brief hour after dark.
Sighing to himself, Eric looked at his watch. Tuesdays were slow going, the bar patrons were scarce, and only those with rotating schedules or swing shifts bothered to darken his door. Tonight would be as good as any other night…
Going over to his desk, Eric punched the intercom, "Pam, send Long Shadow to my office."
"Yes, Master," Pam replied silkily.
Long Shadow arrived at his office door seconds later, his lackluster copper skin seeming more pallid than normal. His typically smooth black hair looked as though he had hectically run his fingers through it several times in the short distance between the bar and Eric's office.
"Yes, Master?" Long Shadow asked tentatively.
"Lock the door and have a seat," Eric gestured to one of the comfortable leather chairs in front of his desk while he stood against the edge as he had with Liam.
Long Shadow did as he was told and sat rigidly in the offered chair. "Is something wrong?" he asked after a long silence.
Eric tilted his head back and forth in his faux-contemplative manner. "That depends, I suppose."
"Whether you were intending on returning to me all of the money that you have stolen over the past three months," Somehow the Viking's timbre was both cold and casual. Long Shadow's chair groaned as he quickly tensed in his seat. "I was doing the books a few days ago per my accountant's alarmed instruction. Nearly ten thousand dollars has been siphoned out of Fangtasia over three months, Long Shadow. Did you really think no one would notice?"
"I didn't-"
"I would really dislike killing you," Eric interrupted with a frown that lacked authenticity. "You would not put up enough of a challenge to make it worth the fine I would owe your Maker."
"I-I'll pay it back!" Long Shadow pleaded.
"How do you intend to do that?" Eric asked curiously. "Even if you offered to work for me for free, do you really believe I would want you working in my club any longer?"
"I'll get it back, I promise!"
Bracing his foot on the chair between Long Shadow's legs, Eric leaned over the vampire. "I must make an example of what happens to those who would attempt to steal what belongs to me."
Grinning, the Sheriff's hand lashed out faster than a bolt of lightning and snatched Long Shadow's forearm. With a modest flex of his strength, he ripped the right appendage from its joint, and in a sickening, shredding sound, sinew and snapping tendons sent cascades of blood splashing all over the office.
Long Shadow's screams filled the room, but beneath the bone-chilling cry, Eric still heard the gasp from behind his door. Before he could fathom the proximity of FEAR behind that door, it was firmly kicked open and Sookie stormed in, off-duty firearm first. Her Fear turned to Confusion, and then Surprise, finally it settled on an emotion he could not so easily distinguish. He was intrigued by the lack of Terror or Disgust. If he was forced to make a guess, the flavor of her emotion could still be considered in the realm of confusion.
Suddenly, Long Shadow jumped from his chair and lunged for Sookie. His injury was calling for him to feed, to heal. Sookie, being the nearest source of blood, lured him for a feast.
"Fuck!" Eric swore as he went to move, but Sookie's gun, already raised, fired at the advancing vampire. "FUCK!" he shouted as the back of Long Shadow's head exploded and the vampire dissolved into a puddle of blood and flesh.
Sookie instantly found her arms pulled above her head, gun taken, and body pinned against the wall. "What did you DO!" Pam shouted in her face while Sookie stared, wide-eyed, in front of her.
"There was a scream," Sookie replied breathlessly. "I kicked in the door. There was blood everywhere. The vampire… The bartender turned on me and charged. I fired."
"Master," Pam's eyes snapped to Eric, "you are uninjured?" she checked.
"Fine," Eric assured. "Give me her gun, Pam." He held out his hand expectantly and Pam placed the firearm in his upturned palm. "Leave us." After his office door was closed as well as it could have been with the latch strike now several feet away on the ground, Eric turned to Sookie. "I told you to call if you decided to come to Fangtasia," He sat the woman down on the only piece of furniture not coated in blood, his own chair behind the desk.
"I-I did," Sookie stammered blankly. "Your cell went straight to voicemail. I left a message."
Eric pushed a few papers from the table top onto the floor and leaned against the cleared space. He should have specified to call the club. He had silenced his phone for the meetings with Liam and Long Shadow. "Are you all right?" he asked.
Sookie sat stunned a moment longer before she asked, "Were my eyes playing tricks on me, or were you holding a dismembered arm in your hand when I burst in?"
"You interrupted me while I was reprimanding a subordinate."
"By ripping off his arm!?" she asked in alarm.
"It would have grown back within a decade or so," he replied nonchalantly.
Sookie placed her head in her hands. "Did I do the wrong thing?" she whispered after a moment.
Eric sighed. "No," Her body tightened at his word. "Though I might have restrained him before he had done any damage to you, he would have killed you. His injuries were severe enough that he was in need of blood to heal. However, none of that means you did the wrong thing. I much rather he be dead and I have to pay a fine rather than to see you injured. Admittedly, I was momentarily frozen by your sudden appearance. I had not been paying attention, and did not notice you were coming here. I was distracted when you arrived, trying to gauge your reaction to what you were seeing. I did not respond as quickly as I should have."
"That was probably a good thing. With how fast y'all move, I might have accidentally shot you instead of him."
"Out of curiosity, what the hell are you packing? I have rarely seen handguns blow the head of a vampire apart like that," Eric commented.
"Oh… 40 cal hollow points. I caught him in the mouth. I don't know if his head would have blown apart like that if I had shot him between the eyes…" Sookie let out a long breath. "Six years without firing my gun outside the range, and now I've killed two people in less than a week."
Eric sighed, stepping away from his desk. As he began stripping off his blood soaked clothing, Sookie's eyes widened.
"Wha- why- What are you doing!?" she shouted in confusion.
Eric laughed as he leaned over to untie his boots and drop his trousers. "Changing my clothes and rinsing off the blood."
"All of a sudden, just like that!?" Sookie reeled at his abrupt action.
"You look as if you need to be held. I thought the gesture would only cause you more anxiety if I was still covered in blood," he reasoned.
Sookie rolled her eyes before waving her hand in a gesture for him to continue. With a cheeky grin, Eric walked naked to an armoire and opened it to retrieve a fresh set of clothes along with a set of towels. He handed Sookie the clothes to keep clean before going to a pocket door and sliding it open to reveal a narrow shower built into the wall. Eric rinsed away the blood before toweling off and returning to Sookie for his change of clothing. Once he was dressed, Eric lifted Sookie from his chair, sat down, and curled her up in his lap.
"I don't think staying in this room is helping my nerves," she confessed after a few moments of sitting in silence.
"I have a room downstairs, but I doubt it will quell your nerves," he admitted slowly.
"It is a sex room. Shackles, chains, whips… A bed big enough for eight."
"Have the sheets been washed since the last orgy?"
"Of course."
"That's fine. Anything to get away from the gore."
Eric rose from the chair and carried Sookie to a set of doors behind his desk. He opened the one to the left and took her down a long staircase to the basement. She was blind in the darkness, clutching the front of his shirt as the smell of dampness sent goosebumps down her arms. The tension in her body made him pause.
"Are you all right?"
"S-sorry… This smell… It reminds me of the basement where the men and women from the sex trafficking case were kept. Their… Memories are coming back to me. Just talk to me. It will pass."
Eric nodded though she could not see it. She felt his hair tickle her forehead with the action though. Soon she found herself sitting on a plush mattress, and then Eric was gone for a moment before a light clicked on and she could see throughout the sex room somewhat dimly.
"So sexy," she told him sarcastically.
"If you were part of the Domination scene, you might think so," Eric told her. "I can see how it is not to your taste though." He came and sat next to her on the bed, and then pulled Sookie onto his lap. "Some get off on the atmosphere. The darkness and shadows amplify the experience of being dominated."
"Have you brought many people down here?" Sookie asked.
"More than you would care to know," he answered honestly.
"What's going to happen now?"
"How do you mean?"
"Well, vampires have their own laws. What's going to happen now that I've killed your bartender?"
Eric sighed. "I will need to contact his Maker and explain why Long Shadow is dead."
"What will you tell him?"
"The truth. I was seeking damages for the loss he caused me. When I was disciplining him, an off-duty officer heard his screams, crashed into my office, gun drawn. Long Shadow went to attack the officer, they shot and killed him." Eric looked at her face and concentrated on the emotions swirling inside of her.
"What does that mean for me?" she asked patiently.
"Nothing. It was justified self-defense on your part, and your status in law enforcement gives you a pardon in our culture. We do not kill law enforcement for two reasons. One, if the death of an officer was connected with vampires, it would rain hell on us, and two, the close ties between the Were community and law enforcement could start a war between vampires and Weres."
"So… That's it?"
"I will be forced to pay a fine to Long Shadow's Maker for the death of his progeny, but as I have told you, money is not something of that I am ever in short supply."
"I'll pay you back," she whispered meekly.
"Sookie," Eric looked at her with Zen-like patience, "you could not afford to pay me back."
"How much?" she asked, determination etched on her face.
"Upward of 1.2 million."
Sookie's mouth dangled open. "A-are you serious?"
"How do you put a price on a life, or an existence for that matter? 1.2 is just the minimal amount he could obtain. On the other hand, I could keep him from obtaining the cap because his Child was embezzling funds."
"What's the cap?"
"1 billion."
"Oh My God!" She looked at him in alarm. "Do you even have that much money!?" she demanded.
Eric frowned, "Of course I do. Not in cash, of course, but I have the equity and investments."
"How much?"
"How much am I worth?" he asked.
Eric shrugged. "It is constantly fluctuating, increasing."
"I think I might be sick."
"Money sickens you?"
"No, just…" Sookie put her head in her hands while she tried to wrap her mind around Eric's wealth. "The idea of having so much money that you can't even work out telling me a number…"
"To be fair, it is not all my money. It is my Bloodlines'. Godric, Pam, Emily, and mine… Godric is my Maker and Emily is his Bonded Mate."
"Oh, where do they live?" Sookie tried to be nonchalant as to not give away her earlier conversation with Pam.
"What are they like?"
"Godric is wise, strong, patient, caring, and kind. Emily is sweet, soft, loving, and devoted. They met in Chicago in 1892. Godric Bonded with her and turned her during the World's Fair in 1893. I, personally, thought he lost his mind, but I have never known him to be happier. I understand what inspired him so, now that I have met you, that is."
Sookie swallowed at his confession. "Don't say that," she whispered.
Eric tilted his head curiously. "Why not?"
Squirming under his gaze, she murmured, "I've spent my entire life barely living a day ahead… Two weeks ago my boss was saying I'd be the youngest lieutenant in Shreveport history, and all I could think was how that sort of thing doesn't happen to me. Now I'm on administrative leave."
"You are exceptional at your job, Sookie. You should know that putting you on leave does not reflect your colleagues' perception of your skill. They just want you to take time and return to one hundred percent. You are an exceptional investigator, but you are also young. I believe what they are doing is smart. There are times to push someone to see how much they can take, but there are also times to pull them away from pushing themselves."
"So what about you? Are you trying to push your feelings onto me to see how much of it I accept?" Sookie asked quietly.
"Yes," Sookie's eyes snapped to his in surprise that he was so forthcoming. "Because I want you more than anything or anyone in my entire existence. I want you going to bed every night and waking up every morning knowing this. You are the only one in this relationship with any power simply because you are the only one with the power to end it…" Eric's eyes shied away from her. "You have the power to destroy my entire world by just saying 'goodbye' and never again saying 'hello'."
Heart pounding in her chest, Sookie tried to play off the swell of emotions within her by staring intently at her fingernails. It was all for naught, however. She knew that Eric could feel her emotions. Feel how terrified, how exhilarated she was.
"Are you certain?" Sookie asked quietly.
"I have never been more certain of what I want."
"Then Bond to me. Turn me into a vampire. Be my Happy Never Ending."
Eric's eyes softened at her request. "It is never ending, Sookie, but-"
"Don't say 'but'," she protested.
Eric shook his head sadly. "I will long for you to request this of me again, but not tonight."
"At least give me something," Sookie pleaded.
"Anything, just not Bonding, not yet. Not immortality… Not yet. You are too hurt right now. There are too many things scaring you, driving you to act out of impulse."
Sookie wracked her brain for anything to make her feel as though he were speaking the truth. "Make the second mutual exchange with me."
Eric's heart ached at her request. "You cannot even say you love me yet," When her mouth opened, he silenced her with a gentle hand over her lips. "Please, do not ruin what should be the happiest moment of my existence by uttering words I can feel are not yet true."
"Can you say it?" Sookie asked, muffled by his hand.
"I could, but I will not," He leaned his forehead against hers, closing his eyes as though he was exhausted. "I will say them when you are able, and when you can mean them. So do not hold them back in fear of rejection, Sookie. Speak them with your heart and soul and I will do the same."
Slowly, Eric reclined on the bed and curled Sookie against his body. He stroked her hair soothingly until she relaxed in his arms.
After a long silence, Sookie squirmed against him until she could look up at Eric's face. Quietly, she asked, "What does this feel like for you?"
"Holding you?" he asked, confused.
Sookie giggled. "No… The way you feel for me, what's it like?"
Eric thought for a long while. Finally, when he spoke, his words were pensive. "Mostly, it is contentment. There are many new fears as well, fears I am not used to experiencing. I worry about you so much. I am unaccustomed to worrying about humans. Suddenly I am concerned about injuries that would be nothing to a vampire, illness, and accidents. It is a good thing that I am completely unaware during the day while you are at work. I would probably call you incessantly with how much anxiety it would cause me knowing you were getting beaten or shot," He glanced down at her teasingly, breaking his previously-glazed expression before continuing, "You are difficult not to think about as well. My thoughts are drawn to you at rather inconvenient times, when I should be performing my duties as Sheriff, or looking over the bloodlines' finances. Everything feels new, even things I have done too many times to designate a number."
When he paused for a long enough time, Sookie asked, "So it's all contentment, fear, and the newness?"
Eric laughed. "No, it is very much more than that. There are things I feel that I do not know names for defining. They are such complex blends of several emotions. I am excited, happy, amused, playful, and impatient to see you… These are all of the things I feel when I think of you or have you in my arms." Snuggling into his side, Sookie murmured a sound of agreement. "Is that how you feel about me, Sookie?" he asked softly.
"I don't know," she smirked into his chest, "do I?"
"I am not a mind reader like you. I do not know what inspires your mercurial emotions."
"You. It's all you. The only emotion you've never made me feel was sad. The only negative emotion you've inspired is fear," she confessed softly. "Still, I've never been scared of you. I'm scared of what you make me feel. I'm scared of how connected to you I am, how dependent on you I feel. Whether I have a good or bad day, you're the first person I want to tell about it. Every day I got off of work last week, I couldn't wait to get to my car and call you. Twenty minutes, I couldn't wait twenty minutes to drive home just to talk to you." Her finger traced his chest, both of their eyes tracking its movements. "That scares me."
"You are scared to want things," he did not ask because he had known the answer to that for as long as he had known her.
"Terrified," she sheepishly agreed.
"What if we started simply?" he suggested.
"Tell me something you want… Not something I have promised to give you in the future," he qualified with narrowed eyes. "Something I can give you right now."
Sookie looked up at him and smirked. She wracked her brain for something to throw him off balance. Her smirk transformed into a mischievous grin. "Your house."
Eric's eyebrows lifted with surprise. "Excuse me?"
"Give me your house," Sookie repeated, the humor in her eyes at war with the sternness on her face.
"That is not exactly something I can give you in this very moment," he told her with a frown making Sookie grin triumphantly. "I will need to file a quit-claim deed and transfer the title to your name. That will take a few days to process." Sookie's eyes quickly widened in alarm as he began to explain real estate to her. "It would be faster to add your name to the title than to transfer full ownership. You could take possession of it tonight, but may I ask to stay tomorrow rather than being forced into one of my safe houses?"
"You'd just… Give me your house. Just like that?" Sookie asked in disbelief.
"If it is what you want," he answered with a nod.
"Eric, it was a joke!" she almost shouted.
"Oh," his eyes twinkled with mirth, "then I do not need to vacate the premises immediately?"
"Oh My God, Eric!" Sookie swatted his chest in irritation, causing the vampire to roll on top of her to stop the assault. "You are impossible," she accused.
"Am I?" he asked playfully, kissing her pouting lower lip. "Forgive me?" When she pouted harder, Eric laughed and kissed her lips again, lingering longer this time.
Wrapping her arms around his neck, Sookie spread her knees to cradle his hips between them. Hugging him to her body, she murmured in his ear, "Always."
"You still have not told me what I can give you," he rumbled in her ear.
Shyly, she looked at him from between her eyelashes and whispered, "You could kiss me…" Leaning in to lower his lips back to hers, Eric frowned when she turned her mouth from his. When he looked at her curiously, she blushed. "Not there," She arched her hips against his abdomen and said, "Here."
"I see," Eric chuckled. "You want me to eat your pussy?" She nodded eagerly. "Do you wish to sit on my face again?"
Her eyes lit up. "Yes, please!"
As Eric removed himself from her embrace and began throwing pillows on the floor she made a noise of protest. "What is it, Lover?"
"Can we do the thing where I put my mouth on you too?"
"69?" he asked.
"Oh," she laughed. "Duh! That makes sense."
"Did you really not know what that was?"
Sookie shrugged. "Most people don't think the name and visualize the act simultaneously. I know what a lot of stuff looks like, I just don't know what it's called. I also know many names for things, but don't know what they look like. Sex is one of those things that splits up thoughts. Fantasies are visual without words."
"It is still surprising," he insisted.
"I'm sure it is, but my coworkers don't do 'locker room talk' around me, and I diligently block sexual images as quickly as they pop into someone's thoughts unless it's critical to a case."
Sookie made a face. "Because it was raunchy and nasty. Not to mention, the people whose thoughts introduced me to sex were my uncle and my brother, neither of which were conducive toward developing healthy sexual curiosity."
"Did your brother's thoughts of sex scare you?"
"Grossed me out was more like it, and…" She let out an annoyed sound, "now I have lost all interest in doing sexy stuff. Damn it, Eric!" She slapped his chest with a loud 'THWACK'. "Why do you always start your 'Twenty Questions' game when I want to do sex stuff? It's a real buzz kill sometimes!"
Eric chuckled at her attitude. "I apologize. What if you go to the bar and have a couple gin and tonics? I will finish up my work, and then we will go back to the house. Maybe by then you will be ready to wriggle on my face again?" he suggested.
"Sounds as good a plan as any," she sighed reluctantly, rising from the bed. "I'll be at the bar if you need me." She was walking up the stairs while she told him this.
"Please do not shoot any more of my subordinates!" he called after her.
"NO PROMISES!" she called back, halfway up the stairs.


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No, Choice Bromance is not one of the mysteriously missing 2013 Teen Choice Award categories. It's more like wishful thinking on our part. Because it totally should be an award, and these two totally should win the surfboard.
Seriously, how adorable are Harry Styles and Ed Sheeran bro-ing out in the Teen Choice audience? Just think of them surfing together … Hey FOX, are you listening?


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When Margaret Delandre went to live at Brent's Rock the whole neighbourhood awoke to the pleasure of an entirely new scandal. Scandals in connection with either the Delandre family or the Brents of Brent's Rock, were not few; and if the secret history of the county had been written in full both names would have been found well represented. It is true that the status of each was so different that they might have belonged to different continents-or to different worlds for the matter of that-for hitherto their orbits had never crossed. The Brents were accorded by the whole section of the country an unique social dominance, and had ever held themselves as high above the yeoman class to which Margaret Delandre belonged, as a blue-blooded Spanish hidalgo out-tops his peasant tenantry.
The Delandres had an ancient record and were proud of it in their way as the Brents were of theirs. But the family had never risen above yeomanry; and although they had been once well-to-do in the good old times of foreign wars and protection, their fortunes had withered under the scorching of the free trade sun and the "piping times of peace." They had, as the elder members used to assert, "stuck to the land," with the result that they had taken root in it, body and soul. In fact, they, having chosen the life of vegetables, had flourished as vegetation does-blossomed and thrived in the good season and suffered in the bad. Their holding, Dander's Croft, seemed to have been worked out, and to be typical of the family which had inhabited it. The latter had declined generation after generation, sending out now and again some abortive shoot of unsatisfied energy in the shape of a soldier or sailor, who had worked his way to the minor grades of the services and had there stopped, cut short either from unheeding gallantry in action or from that destroying cause to men without breeding or youthful care-the recognition of a position above them which they feel unfitted to fill. So, little by little, the family dropped lower and lower, the men brooding and dissatisfied, and drinking themselves into the grave, the women drudging at home, or marrying beneath them-or worse. In process of time all disappeared, leaving only two in the Croft, Wykham Delandre and his sister Margaret. The man and woman seemed to have inherited in masculine and feminine form respectively the evil tendency of their race, sharing in common the principles, though manifesting them in different ways, of sullen passion, voluptuousness and recklessness.
The history of the Brents had been something similar, but showing the causes of decadence in their aristocratic and not their plebeian forms. They, too, had sent their shoots to the wars; but their positions had been different, and they had often attained honour-for without flaw they were gallant, and brave deeds were done by them before the selfish dissipation which marked them had sapped their vigour.
The present head of the family-if family it could now be called when one remained of the direct line-was Geoffrey Brent. He was almost a type of a worn-out race, manifesting in some ways its most brilliant qualities, and in others its utter degradation. He might be fairly compared with some of those antique Italian nobles whom the painters have preserved to us with their courage, their unscrupulousness, their refinement of lust and cruelty-the voluptuary actual with the fiend potential. He was certainly handsome, with that dark, aquiline, commanding beauty which women so generally recognise as dominant. With men he was distant and cold; but such a bearing never deters womankind. The inscrutable laws of sex have so arranged that even a timid woman is not afraid of a fierce and haughty man. And so it was that there was hardly a woman of any kind or degree, who lived within view of Brent's Rock, who did not cherish some form of secret admiration for the handsome wastrel. The category was a wide one, for Brent's Rock rose up steeply from the midst of a level region and for a circuit of a hundred miles it lay on the horizon, with its high old towers and steep roofs cutting the level edge of wood and hamlet, and far-scattered mansions.
So long as Geoffrey Brent confined his dissipations to London and Paris and Vienna-anywhere out of sight and sound of his home-opinion was silent. It is easy to listen to far off echoes unmoved, and we can treat them with disbelief, or scorn, or disdain, or whatever attitude of coldness may suit our purpose. But when the scandal came close to home it was another matter; and the feelings of independence and integrity which is in people of every community which is not utterly spoiled, asserted itself and demanded that condemnation should be expressed. Still there was a certain reticence in all, and no more notice was taken of the existing facts than was absolutely necessary. Margaret Delandre bore herself so fearlessly and so openly-she accepted her position as the justified companion of Geoffrey Brent so naturally that people came to believe that she was secretly married to him, and therefore thought it wiser to hold their tongues lest time should justify her and also make her an active enemy.
The one person who, by his interference, could have settled all doubts was debarred by circumstances from interfering in the matter. Wykham Delandre had quarrelled with his sister-or perhaps it was that she had quarrelled with him-and they were on terms not merely of armed neutrality but of bitter hatred. The quarrel had been antecedent to Margaret going to Brent's Rock. She and Wykham had almost come to blows. There had certainly been threats on one side and on the other; and in the end Wykham overcome with passion, had ordered his sister to leave his house. She had risen straightway, and, without waiting to pack up even her own personal belongings, had walked out of the house. On the threshold she had paused for a moment to hurl a bitter threat at Wykham that he would rue in shame and despair to the last hour of his life his act of that day. Some weeks had since passed; and it was understood in the neighbourhood that Margaret had gone to London, when she suddenly appeared driving out with Geoffrey Brent, and the entire neighbourhood knew before nightfall that she had taken up her abode at the Rock. It was no subject of surprise that Brent had come back unexpectedly, for such was his usual custom. Even his own servants never knew when to expect him, for there was a private door, of which he alone had the key, by which he sometimes entered without anyone in the house being aware of his coming. This was his usual method of appearing after a long absence.
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The Other Side of the Ice - Official Trailer [HD] from HOLE IN THE WALL PRODUCTIONS on Vimeo.
Now On Demand: The Other Side of the Ice
Last Updated: Saturday, September 14, 2013
- Go to Bright House Channel 340.
- Scroll to Movies & Music.
- Select New Featured Film
- About Bright House Networks On Demand Programming
The Northwest Passage is a sea route through the Arctic Ocean, along the northern coast of North America, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The route is dangerous and has claimed many lives. But one filmmaker conquered the route with his family in tow on a five-month journey.
Sprague Theobald is the mastermind behind the movie, "The Other Side of the Ice," now airing On Demand on Bright House Networks. The movie follows Theobald and his family during the 8,500-mile trek filled with deadly danger from ice and severe weather.
"The passage has been this theoretical passage between the Atlantic and Pacific and is usually chocked by ice," said Theobald. "But for hundreds and hundreds of years, I mean back to Columbus' day, man has been trying to find this Arctic trail that can make a shortcut from the Atlantic to Pacific."
Reuniting his children and stepchildren after a divorce more than 15 years earlier, the family embarked with untold hurts and unspoken mistrusts.
"What I found out -- and this is the main message from the documentary -- is that regardless of damage that you think may be done, there was a basis of love and concern underneath all of that," explains Theobald.
"The Other Side of the Ice" is a film of survival, adventure and, ultimately, redemption.
Now you can watch "The Other Side of the Ice" On Demand. Go to Bright House Networks Channel 340, scroll over to Movies & Music, and select New Featured Film to watch it now.


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Sunday, July 13, 2008
Double Booking
I was supposed to attend a "puppy picnic" today but two of the parties responsible for planning, both "double booked" and the picnic did not happen. A puppy picnic is where you get together on the Christopher Street pier along with your pets. I'm annoyed because I was looking forward to the picnic all weekend and spent Friday night cooking picnic foods including a Thai noodle salad and guacamole. Max had his leash all ready to go. So, friends, if you make plans, please don't forget because NYCBABYLON looks forward to seeing you and is sad tonight watching the Miss Universe pageant.
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My Character is CoolTurns out I was one of the six fastest respondents and won myself a copy of Points in Space 1. Yippee!
His name is Endrin Greencloak and he's a half-elf druid with a level or two of rogue. Druid may be his training but rogue is his lifestyle of choice. Endrin is the product of a single night of passion between a naive elven minstrel and a wanton milk maid. He calls himself Greencloak because his green hooded cape (Greencape just doesn't sound romantic enough) is the only thing he has that belonged to his father, who was forced to leave it behind when the milk maid's father intruded upon a delicate scene. Endrin ended up inheriting all his mother's bad points and none of his father's good traits, so she shipped him off to druid school at the first opportunity. Now he fakes his way through the life of a wandering adventurer, getting by on his wits and as little work as possible. Endrin generally considers an adventure to be a success whenever he can score some treasure without casting any spells or whacking anything with his quarterstaff. To this end he surrounds himself with lunkheaded swordsmen and overly enthusiatic clerics. He is the Keeper of the One True False Orb of Jaramond, a duty he solemnly took upon himself when nobody else wanted the darn thing.
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Kaka pair turn up in Bay of Plenty town
Springfield residents have been treated to the sight of a couple of flying visitors in the shape of two threatened kaka.
The birds have been spotted in a large kauri tree on Otonga Road.
"I suspect the pair is visiting from Mokaihaha," said Department of Conservation (DOC) ranger Erin Patterson.
"There is a fairly large population of kaka at the Mokaihaha Ecological Reserve and kaka are sometimes sees around Mount Ngongotaha. It's great to hear that kaka are being seen so close to the CBD and that local residents are excited by their presence."
Kaka are only found in New Zealand and populations are nationally vulnerable, with fewer than 10,000 thought to exist.
DOC was alerted to the sighting by Otanga Primary School teacher Amanda Jeffrey.
"I've seen the kaka at dusk and dawn and they have been photographed up close by one of our students," she said.
"I have been talking to quite a few locals and people are pretty thrilled."


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images Roughan Interior Design
I would love to Thanks Annie from A View On Design blog
for awarding me
Thanks, Annie very much appreciated.
I really like the cushions used in photos 4 & 5. Just beautiful x
I really like how the designer pays attention to the little details, the strip around the chair and the carpet on the stairs. Lovely!
Lovely elegant but unpretentious rooms, very easy to live in. Love the low hung pendant above the coffee table, and that green kitchen - stunning.
So lovely,
I heart the kitchen.
And I'm so loving the framed seahorse artworks... so sweet ♥
love the stools and the colour scheme in the bottom kitchen...so refreshing :)
Claudia xo
I could be happy living in that house. Everything is perfect!
Now following your lovely blog. Pop over to my blog sometime soon...ciao!


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Every June we look forward to a new version of Eclipse. Earlier this month we had the release of, Eclipse 3.6 aka Helios.
Get started with a tour from IBM developerworks. A few participating plugins worth highlighting:
EGit - an Eclipse plugin for the GIT version control system.
Linux Tools - A full featured C and C++ IDE building on the older CDT development toolkit.
Javascript Development Tools - Updated and improved javascript development and debugging


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I could go on, but suffice to say the day never really got much better. I got in my car and realized the gas tank was on empty (I have a 21 mile commute to work) and that I was tired enough to justify a visit to Starbucks. I was 25 minutes later to work than normal (still on time for me). Needless to say, I've felt tired and hung over all day. The consolation prize in this is that my third graders were just as much of a mess as I was. I swear, had I announced that we'd have nap time, they'd have JUMPED on it! They'd be asking, "where are the mats and pillows?"
I'm hoping tomorrow is better, but given that it's 10pm and I'm STILL up doesn't bode well for me. Oh and did I mention that it's a FIELD TRIP tomorrow? Yup, we're headed to the Portland Art Museum. I'm so
So I must sign off. Happy April Fools tomorrow. Try not to be fooled and to not be a fool.


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So much for Cinderella, huh? Jeopardy! sent Carmen Sandiego and her flashing lights back to whatever indecipherable continent she came from, Thin Drew Carey served as Fat Drew Carey's arms and made him punch himself in the face, and Wheel of Fortune sent Supermarket Sweep spinning without even so much as a gold foil-wrapped ham for their trouble.
Still, there's some hope! Love Connection concluded a stunning run to the Final Four by taking down the juggernaut, Win, Lose or Draw. Will they just be more cannon fodder for Jeopardy!? (Yes.) Can they carry this run through to the championship match? (No.) Vote below!
Results - 3/25
1. Jeopardy! (46) def 6. Where In the World is Carmen Sandiego? (15)
1. The Price is Right (37) def 7. Whose Line is it Anyway? (23)
1. Wheel of Fortune (35) def 7. Supermarket Sweep (23)
7. Love Connection (27) def 4. Win, Lose or Draw (26)
Today's Matchups
1. Jeopardy!
7. Love Connection
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Tuesday, 7 July 2015
Candy blanket
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The colours really do compliment each other and are a wonderful combination. A beautiful gift that I am sure will be well received.ReplyDelete
That will look very pretty in the baby's nursery. It would be my favourite blanket if I was the mother.ReplyDelete
I love your blanket its refreshing and pretty xReplyDelete
Oh it's so pretty, Marianne. There's something so effortlessly beautiful about stripes and the colours seem to do the talking. xxReplyDelete
That is so pretty Marianne, a very unique gift too I'm sure the new Mummy will love it. HxReplyDelete
A beautiful blanket Marianne!ReplyDelete
Would you mind sharing how many stitches and rows by chance?
It looks such a perfect size for a baby blanket.
That's really beautiful. I'd like to know too how many chain and rows.ReplyDelete
It's a beautiful blanket! I'm sure your colleague will love it.ReplyDelete
beautiful blanket it really is sweet colours xReplyDelete
Lovely blanket. The colours are so sweet. Joan at www.aviewtothefells.comReplyDelete
I'm sure your colleague and her baby will love the blanket--it's gorgeous! The colours are perfect for a baby girl and I bet it feels so soft and warm. XReplyDelete
That is one happy blanket. Of course, they will love it! Jo xReplyDelete
It's so pretty - you have a lovely way of combining colours. Love the first photo with the light making the daisy glow. xReplyDelete
Gorgeous colours, I have a blanket for a baby girl to make, I might use yours for inspiration :)ReplyDelete
So fresh and pretty. XReplyDelete
What a perfect blanket for a new baby girl, I love the colours, Marianne xxReplyDelete
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that blanket is soooooooooooooooooooooo pretty. love the candy colours!!!!
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10 Spooky Vegan Halloween Recipes
Halloween is almost here! The chilly weather and quicker, darker evenings set the stage for some spooky Halloween fun. Try these "boo-tiful," scary, and spooky dishes at your Halloween get-together:
1. Halloween Super Scary Spicy Vegan Chili
Make these "Jack-O'-Peppers" stuffed with spicy vegan chili. It's sure to be a crowd-pleaser.
2. Spooky Vegan Zucchini Noodles
This vegan pesto doubles as the face of a scaaaary green monster! The vegan mozzarella chunks with black olive slices are the crazed eyeballs and the roasted red pepper is the bloody tongue.
3. Frozen Banana Mummies
These frozen banana mummies are a fun and festive food craft that will make any goblin feel included in the fun — and they are far healthier than a candy bar!
4. Witches Brew Smoothie
A basic green smoothie can easily become witched brew. Add a beet juice hand for a creepy effect.
5. Spooky Buttercup Dippers in an Indian-Spiced Stew
Try this take on stew made with buttercup squash. It's a spooky addition to a Halloween party.
6. Gruesome Vegan Forbidden Rice Halloween Pudding
A Halloween pudding to top off a spooky get-together.
7. Purple Monster Vegan Oatmeal
While you probably want to make a monster face this month, later in the winter just sprinkle some brown sugar, chopped pecans, and vegan marshmallows over the top. Even the pickiest kid can't turn down sweet potato casserole for breakfast!
8. Homemade Vegan Caramel Apples
Sending cheerful, sticky, chewy caramel smiles your way!
9. Trio of Spooky Vegan Halloween Spreads
Try these "boo-tiful" spreads at your upcoming Halloween party. Your guests will love these interesting, delicious wonders.
10. Gluten-free Pumpkin Mousse Tarts
They're slightly indulgent without being unhealthy, and they feature two quintessential Halloween ingredients: pumpkin and chocolate.
5 Delicious Desserts That Boost Your Health
15 Fun and Yummy Vegan Desserts for Kids
9 Vegan and Decadent French Desserts


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About The New York Council on Problem Gambling
The New York Council on Problem Gambling is a not-for-profit independent corporation dedicated to increasing public awareness about problem and disordered gambling and advocating for support services and treatment for persons adversely affected by problem gambling. NYCPG maintains a neutral stance on gambling and is governed by a Board of Directors.
In 1972, the Board of Trustees of Gamblers Anonymous in the New York City area requested their Spiritual Advisor, Monsignor Dunne, establish a Council on Problem Gambling to do what they could not do because of anonymity- call national attention and raise awareness of problem gambling in the United States. The National Council on Problem Gambling was founded at that time and in 1975, was chartered as a nonprofit organization.
Initially organized by an alliance of health professionals and recovering gamblers, the National Council benefited from the work of pioneers such as Dr. Robert Custer and Monsignor Joseph Dunne of New York. Until the National Council decided to relocate its headquarters to Washington, D.C., the National Council and NYCPG were in essence one and the same. In fact, money was provided by the New York State Office of Mental Health to maintain the National Council on Problem Gambling Helpline. NYCPG was formally incorporated in 1994.
Today, NYCPG is funded by the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services and works with various organizations, stakeholders and government entities to:
- Produce and disseminate information leading to increased recognition, prevention and treatment of problem gambling.
- Conduct and publicly support research activities to establish and document areas of need.
- Provide training tools to healthcare and other professionals for the purpose of assessing and treating persons with gambling-related problems.
- Foster expanded and improved services for residents adversely affected by gambling.
- Assist industry and business leaders in developing customer- and employee-based problem gambling awareness programs.
- Conduct workshops and conferences.
NYCPG strives to meet the ongoing and evolving need to address problem gambling in NYS as gambling and the associated problems continue to expand in various forms throughout the state.


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Drink Green CleanseGalt Juice Company
All green all the time. Our "Drink Green" cleanse is quite simple, drink your vegetables. This cleanse has no carrots, beets, or pineapple, it is created for the detox lovers and green juice addicts. This cleanse is designed to flood your body with chlorophyll to restore your body's alkaline balance and rest your digestive system. The "Drink Green" is our most intense level of cleansing, this is our everest and the rewards are certainly worth the climb.
The six juices which make up the cleanse have been carefully crafted with a blend of fruits and vegetables making it both delicious and nutritious. Whether you find yourself stressed or coming from a time of over indulgence this is the perfect way to hit the reset button.
|juice 1 // mean green
|juice 2 // green beast
|juice 3 // mean green
|juice 4 // lean lemonade
|juice 5 // green beast
|juice 6 // milkshake
keep refrigerated, shelf life 72 hours


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Introduction to enterprise and entrepreneurship
What is Enterprise? What is Entrepreneurship? Why are they relevant to me when what I want to do is research?
What is Enterprise?
Applying creative ideas and innovations to practical situations. It combines creativity, ideas development and problem solving with communication and practical action (QAA, 2012)
Enterprise skills include taking the initiative, making things happen, identifying opportunities, creative problem solving, innovating, strategic thinking, making decisions, networking and personal effectiveness.
What is Entrepreneurship?
Applying these skills to create and grow organisations to identify and build on opportunities.
I see my career as a researcher not in business, so why do I need to know about either of them?
Perseverance, dedication, creativity, communication and insight. Key researcher traits? Core enterprise skills?
Improving your enterprise skills and your ability to identify and develop opportunities (as well as enhancing the impact of your work) will benefit you whether you pursue a career in academia or decide to move into business or a corporation.
The MPLS Enterprise programme offers you ways to develop these skills by combining a progressive series of half day and 1-day workshops with a variety of seminars, networking events and activities supporting you to participate in national and international competitions.
Many of the events and activities are run in collaboration with our departments, with student-led groups and colleagues in the Oxford Launchpad and the Careers Service.
Our Enterprising Oxford portal makes it easy for everyone who is interested to find out more and to participate actively in this rapidly developing area.


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Thank you for ordering the Rich Fool DVD. With your purchase we see that you are a supporter of our Co-Op and we feel blessed with your gift. God Bless you!
This film is about a man who believes in himself, the world around him and nothing else.He is undoubtedly the spokesman for many people who know of God, but refuse to believe in him, or never knew him at all. The film focuses on this man's belief system and shows what things might look like during the last few seconds of his life. The question is asked: what's the point of believing in nothing when something is better? It's a fool who tries to prove his point by sacrificing his everlasting soul. What satisfaction does he get by proving to himself he is right, never giving himself the opportunity to see if there is something better in store for his energy? If he opens his heart to God's mercy, in those last few seconds he just might see the warmth and joy of God's kingdom and that is a good enough reason to stop his stubbornness.


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It seems like every other day there's a story in the world of tech news that involves a man and a woman getting into some crazy altercation over sexting. A man catches his wife sexting with the neighbor; a woman catches her husband sexting with the nanny. Same soup, different bowl. We've all heard so many renditions of this story that they're not even interesting anymore. Not the case with this one. In this episode of "Explosive Arguments Stemmed from Sexting," a man smoked weed, talked to his cats, then tried to shoot his wife.
Everyone's fine, don't worry. Here's what happened: Thomas Paul Nunes and his wife Lisa, a former Oregon City police lieutenant, were having marital problems, but nonetheless decided to go out for a night of drinking together. While they were out, Thomas realized that Lisa was getting sexy time photos from another dude (AKA peen pics), and rightfully, he was pissed off. He snatched Lisa's phone away from her and went back to their house to scroll through all of her messages -- where what he found was bad times. However, what he chose to do next is where things get unique. Instead of up and leaving Lisa's cheating ass, Thomas smoked marijuana and "talked to his cats for about 20 minutes to calm himself and 'reason out a plan.'" The plan they came up with was to shoot Lisa in her sleep. Er, correction, to wake Lisa up with a bullet near her skull.
Thomas fired a gun that belonged to Lisa in the guest room where she was sleeping, and the bullet landed a foot over her head. He claims he wasn't trying to harm her, but with the bullet being that close -- and him being drunk and stoned and full of cat advice -- it's hard to say. Thomas then turned the weapon in to Oregon police (by showing up at the station with the gun strapped to his ankle). He's since been sentenced to 10 years in prison, and Lisa has filed for divorce.
So. What is the moral of the story here? I think it's three-fold. One, don't sext with other people when you're already in a relationship -- it will always end poorly (especially if you sext with other people in front of the person you're in a relationship with). Two, don't confer with small animals when trying to figure out what to do if you catch your significant other sexting with someone else. And, three, just went you think sexting stories are getting banal and derivative, a Thomas Nunes comes along. So stay tuned.
Have you ever caught a significant other sexting? Have you ever been caught sexting?
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These are my latest efforts painted at the AVA `unofficial' session last Thursday. One is of the actor Emily Blunt and the other unfinished one of an old Navaho man called `Many Goats', from a photograph dated 1913.
`Emily Blunt' 16" x 12 " Arches hot pressed.
I was given a nearly full block by Jan Weeks some time ago, as she doesn't like the hot press surface. I have tried it a few times and it is okay (with reservations) for portraits, although I think I prefer a not surface. I concentrated on the eyes and the rest is just `generality'.
`Many Goats' 16" x 12 Centenaire not
Unfinished painting of `Many Goats' an old Navaho man, the guide photo emanating from 1913. I intend to finish it The face is full of deep lines and `craginess' which I've tried to capture. I've done this without bothering too much about the skin colour, although in the original black and white photograph it looks moderately light.
In both instances colours used were confined to various combinations of Cadmium Red Light, Ultramarine or Cerulean Blue and Raw Sienna. The Cadmium and Raw Sienna are Rowney.
Only a few brushes used, Isabey Travel brush No 6, Rosemary Travel brush No 6 - the Isabey although called a 6 is smaller and very slim compared to the Rosemary which is a more normal size 6, and the other is an Escoda travel brush No 8 or 10. All Kolinsky sables.


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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives identified a 29-year-old man who died in a crash on Interstate 295.
Jeffrey Scales of Brandywine, Maryland, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash which happened on Sunday, June 26, 2016, around 10:42 p.m.
Police said Scales was driving a 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe heading north on the highway when he crossed over a grassy median and struck a recessed gulley. Police said the SUV vaulted and landed upside down on a Ford Ranger going south.
D.C. EMS transported the driver of the Ford to a local hospital. No word on the driver's condition.
Police said the crash remains under investigation. If you have any information, police would like to hear from you at (202) 727-9099.


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Did you know that the success of a fundraising appeal is decided before you sit down to write your letter? - In fact, it is decided during the crucial planning phase when you and your team determine the target audience/s, the fundraising proposition and the creative direction of the appeal.
Regardless of how compelling your stories are or how innovative your project may be, writing a good letter is not likely to bring in the money without proper planning.
The first key to success: Getting your audience/s right!
Selecting the right audience, or in other words, the right segments of the database you are mailing your letter to, is critical to fundraising success.
You can write an average fundraising appeal but if you select the right audience/s then you have a fighting chance at reaching your appeal goals.
But, get the audience/s wrong, and even if you send them the most beautifully written and designed letter, you are likely to fail.
Come along to our Hitting the Spot with Direct Mail workshop to find out how to identify the database segments or audience/s that are most likely to respond to your fundraising appeals, as well as those who are less likely to do so.
At our upcoming fundraising workshop on the 23rd February 2015 we will share some simple steps for doing effective audience segmentation and show you how to improve the ROI's of your fundraising appeal.
Book your place at our Hitting the Spot with Direct Mail Workshop today.