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Whoever is using this warehouse, they just moved in, and they did it in a hurry.
The old, sagging building is surrounded by abandoned structures. A shiny chain-link and barbed-wire fence circles the lot. Packing materials lie scattered around the doors. Before the sun set, workers were boarding up shattered windows.
You wander around the outer fence, pretending to be a lost drunk, and consider your options.
A temporary guard shack stands at the front gate, and you can see a cigarette flaring occasionally in the twilight. You think you could get close to the guard before he sees you.
There's also a window in the back that hasn't been boarded up yet. The shadows are deep on that side of the building. You may be able to cut the fence and get to the window without being seen by the guard at the front gate.
Sneak through the broken window...
Attack the guard...
Bribe the guard...
You snip through the fence and run for the window. The shadows are deep here, and the window is within easy reach. All in all, very convenient. Too convenient. Even as you pull yourself into the building, your sixth sense tells you that nobody would leave a hole this big unguarded.
Sure enough, you hear the guard's feet scrape a second before he steps out of the shadows behind you.
"Freeze," he says.
"People still say that?" you say, turning.
Bribe the guard...
You throw yourself out the window. A shot rings out, shattering glass. You land on the concrete and feel something pop in your shoulder.
You manage to squeeze through the hole in the fence just before the guard from the front gate shows up. Another shot rings out. You dart into an alley and hide.
After an hour, the shouts and running stop.
Return to the warehouse...
You stroll toward the guard shack, keeping your hands visible. The guard watches you from his stool, a paperback novel in one hand, his other hand out of sight.
"Heck of a way to spend a night," you say.
"It's a living."
You pull out a roll of bills and count it in front of him.
"How would you like to take a couple hours off?" you say.
"Not that much, since the story ends with my employers dumping my body in the river. Primatech doesn't play nice."
"I'm here for one file. No one will know I was here."
The guard considers.
"There's another guy inside," he says.
"He'll never see me," you say.
The guard slides off his stool and opens the gate.
Head inside...
You pull out a roll of bills and count it in front of him.
"How would you like to take a couple hours off?" you say.
"Not that much, since the story ends with my employers dumping my body in the river. Primatech doesn't play nice."
"Neither do my people. Look, I'm here for one file. No one will know I was here."
"Why wouldn't I just take that roll from you?"
"I told you, my people play rough too."
The guard considers.
"There's another guy outside."
"He'll never see me."
The guard takes the roll out of your hand.
"Make it quick."
Look for the file...
You pull your hood up over your head and shuffle toward the front gate, muttering to yourself like a refugee from the local pub. Down at your side, you pull your taser free from your pocket.
You reach the guard shack. It stands about six feet inside the front gate. The guard watches you from his stool, a paperback novel in one hand, his other hand out of sight.
"Hey," you slur. "Where am I?"
"Nowhere, buddy," the guard says. "Keep walking."
"Got a phone?"
"Does that guy?"
You point beyond guard shack. Puzzled, the guard stands up and looks around the edge of the shack. You stick the taser through the chain-link fence and zap him.
A minute later, you've cut through the fence and are headed into the building.
Search for the file...
The inside of the warehouse is dark and cavernous, smelling of ancient mildew and fresh sawdust. Construction lamps are the only illumination, pools of light over haphazardly stacked cardboard file boxes. You slip through the crooked aisles between boxes until you find one with the right number.
The box contains only an envelope with a USB flash drive. You could read it with your laptop, back in your car.
View the files on the flash drive...
The only file saved on the drive is a video. The words "Primatech Level 5" appear in the file properties.
The video is security footage of a prisoner in a cell. Something strange happens with his eyes. Click here to download the video.
You copy the file to your laptop for Pinehearst to look at.
Report back to Lloyd Collins...
Lloyd is dressed and packing a bag. He looks pale and very alert.
"You're looking better," you say.
"Yeah, I think they slipped something in my IV. They aren't really fond of people hanging out here too long. It tends to attract undesirables like you. I'll probably fall over dead when I step out the door. What did you find?"
"This," you say, handing over the flash drive.
"Did you look at it?" he says.
"Yes," you say.
"Honest. I like that. But no more peeking."
"Fine. I just want to be on the team," you say.
"We're getting there. I need you to do two more things. First, I want you to clean up a building that we don't need any more."
"Clean it up?"
"Don't worry, you won't need a mop. There's a van outside full of explosives. It's already wired, just gotta drop it off and walk away."
"You want me to blow up a building?"
"We based there for the ambush on that Elle girl. We left in a hurry. There might be stuff we don't want found. Wipe that place out. Nobody should be around."
"Okay, fine. What was the second thing you needed?"
"What? Oh, yeah. Give me your arm. There's no way I'm making it out to the taxi myself."
Head for the hideout...
The building that you are supposed to blow up is an ugly, boxy apartment tower that looks like it was built in a hurry after World War 2. The place appears empty: a chipped, faded "space available" sign droops from a nearby post.
There is a gang of teenagers hanging out at the end of the block, out of blast range. Still, they might ID you. You park the van in an alley next to the building, just out of sight.
You check the timer. You have twenty minutes. Time to check out what you're erasing inside. You head around to the front door.
If the name "Robert Greene" is familiar to you...
You are opening the front door when something catches your eye: on a nearby bank of mailboxes is a name tag reading "Robert Greene." That's the alias that Lloyd was using in the medical clinic.
You check the apartment number and head inside...
Robert Greene's apartment is on the fourth floor. The door's lock is easily to pick.
Inside, it's obvious that a bunch of guys crashed here for at least a week. Food wrappers and crumpled sleeping bags are the only furnishings. A mouse darts back out of sight.
In one of the bedrooms, you find a giant street map of New York City. Circles are drawn around buildings and intersections. There's also a surveillance photo of the interior of a studio apartment, taken through a grimy outer window. You've seen diagrams like this before: someone is planning an assassination. The rest of the apartment seems clean. You roll up the map and photo and head back downstairs.
You are about to step out onto the bottom floor again when you hear footsteps in the hallway. You freeze. When the sound fades, you stick your head out. One of the apartment doors is now open.
You tiptoe toward the exit. As you pass the apartment door, you sneak a peek. And stop in surprise. Inside, piles of guns and ammunition lie scattered across the floor. Either Lloyd wasn't telling you something big, or this apartment has magically attracted two heavy players. You see a shipping label on one of the boxes, and squint: PRIMATECH PAPER COMPANY.
Suddenly, a figure steps out into view. You see each other at the same time.
You dive out of the way just in time. The gunshot is deafening in the small quarters. You bolt for the exit, but you hear them burst out into the hallway behind you and have to dive into a side hallway.
You start your search on the ground floor, and score immediately.
Next to one of the apartment doors is a loosened flap of wallpaper. Underneath is a keypad. Fancy stuff for a rundown dump of an apartment building. You put one ear to the door and listen. Inside, you hear a one-sided conversation: someone on the phone.
"Rifles and remote detonators. That's all that they stole. I think the Kill Squad is planning a long-range assassination ... Right, that's not their style. So I think it's clear who they're going after ... Exactly, Maya would take them all out if they got too close."
You lean forward, and an old floorboard creaks under your foot. Someone curses inside. Footsteps run toward the door. You turn and bolt. You only make it about halfway back down the hallway when a gunshot sends you diving into a side hallway.
You stick your head out into the hallway. Your opponent is hiding in a doorway. Shots ring out, and you duck back into cover.
Somewhere deeper in the building, a woman is shouting. Doors slam. Looks like people live here after all. Damn Lloyd.
You won't have long before your opponent figures out that you are not armed. And this place is scheduled to be blown into splinters in minutes.
The main entrance isn't far. Your opponent will have a couple great shots at you, but you might make it.
There's also a window at the end of your hallway, but there's a chance that your opponent could reach the corner before you can get out.
Run for the door...
Run for window...
"This place is going to be a crater in a few minutes," you call out. "What do you think about maybe settling this outside?"
"You mean the bomb in the van?" you hear back.
Well, so much for that. Lloyd won't be happy, you think. But right now, you've got your own skin to think about.
"We know all about your group," the voice goes on. "You should surrender to me now. The others will be here any minute, and they play for keeps."
"Oh? And what do you know about our group?" you say.
"We know your names, at least of your original group. We know your targets. We know your agenda. We know that you're a bunch of murderers who have killed dozens and will keep killing unless stopped."
You don't hear the rest, because you've sneaked down to the window at the end of the hallway. You hear a shout as you pull it open, but you're already out on the ground before the first shot goes off.
If you found a map in the building...
If you overheard a woman's name in the apartment ...
You take a deep breath, rise to your feet, and sprint out into the main hallway.
You hear gunfire, and then nothing.
The next day's newspapers report that police broke up a terrorist ring responsible for a recent London car-bombing. Police discovered a massive cache of weapons and an unexploded car bomb in an apartment building on the outskirts of London. A single suspect was killed, although police hinted that the suspect may have been murdered before they arrived. Efforts at identifying the suspect were hampered by a break-in at the morgue during which all the victim's personal effects were stolen.
Somewhere across the country, another contractor's phone rings...
You take a deep breath, rise to your feet, and sprint for the window. You hear a shout behind you, and then a bullet slams into the wall near you. The window sticks for a second, then loosens, and you roll out onto the ground.
You land running.
If you found a map in the building...
If you overheard a woman's name in the apartment...
Even over the phone, Lloyd sounds in pain. He doesn't bring it up.
"Wait, they defused the bomb?" Lloyd says. "That's not going to make Sean happy."
"Well, there's some good news," you say. "I searched your apartment. I have everything they could have used against you. "
A long silence on the other end. You hold your breath.
"That was some quick thinking," Lloyd says. "Listen, our next mission is coming up. You free for the next couple weeks?"
"I'm free," you say.
"Hang tight for now. I'll call you."
The line goes dead.
Congratulations. First contract completed....
Even over the phone, Lloyd sounds in pain, but he doesn't bring it up.
"Wait, they defused the bomb?" Lloyd says. "That's not going to make Sean happy."
"Well, there's some good news," you say. "I heard them talking. They know your next target. A woman named Maya."
A long silence on the other end. You hold your breath.
"I need to call Sean. Listen, our next mission is going to happen in the next couple weeks. Are you available if we need you?"
"I'm available."
"Hang tight for now. I'll call you."
The line goes dead.
Congratulations. First contract completed....
The University of England's main campus is a maze of ancient, stone structures and rolling green lawns. Pinehearst's email points you to a building tucked onto the edge of campus.
Inside, you pick through knots of students until you reach a skinny, frosted-glass door labeled "PROFESSOR PRISCILLA VAN CLEEF." The door opens at your knock, and there stands the chairwoman of Pinehearst's Strategic Human Initiatives Committee.
"You look surprised," Priscilla Van Cleef says.
"I didn't expect you to answer your own door," you say.
"Why not? Good exercise. Come in."
"Professor Van Cleef?" a student asks, eyes on you. "I had a question."
"After my meeting, dear," Priscilla says.
"Are you really a professor?" you ask as you enter the dim, book-crammed office. Dust hovers in the air like cigarette smoke.
"Mostly," Priscilla says.
"That student had a taser under his jacket," you say.
"We live in dangerous times, my dear. Please, sit down."
Priscilla settles behind her antique, wood-paneled desk.
"As you know, Pinehearst recruits talented people with abilities," she says. "We recently made contact with a young woman named Elle Bishop. Elle was in quite a pickle, although she didn't know it. A small group of heavily armed and very determined individuals was planning to murder her. One of our RARU tactical teams was able to divert her mysterious attackers before she was even aware of them."
"And now you want me to track the rest of the group down?" you say.
"No," she says. "I'd like you to join them."
"They have intelligence and resources far beyond their means. Infiltrate them. Find out who they work for. Find out what their long-range intentions are."
Priscilla stands.
"Find out if we're at war," she says.
She hands you a slip of paper with an address.
"One of their operatives was wounded during the attack. He is hiding in an underground medical clinic in the city. Go there. Convince him to recruit you."
Head to the medical clinic...
Someone would have to be really desperate to come here, you think.
You're on a side street, London traffic roaring behind you. The clinic is disguised as a liquor store. Bottles of rum and faded posters are shadows behind dirty windows. Inside, you can see a guy built like a dump truck, sitting behind the counter and reading a glossy magazine.
There's an garbage-stacked alley beside the store. You might be able to sneak in from the back. Or you could go for the frontal approach.
Walk in the main entrance...
Sneak around back...
A big, iron bell rings like a fire alarm over your head as you step inside. The big guy at the counter stares at you.
"What do you want?" he says.
"Maybe I want a bottle of gin," you say.
"You aren't here for gin."
"No. I'm looking for a patient."
"Don't know what you're talking about."
"I just want to talk to him."
"Well, then, I hope you got his phone number?"
"Or I'm calling the cops."
"In regards to what?"
"Harboring a terrorist. Watched the news lately? This guy did the car bomb downtown."
"You don't say? Well, just me here, sorry."
A side door opens, and a skinny woman with big, bleached hair pops in with a crumpled white bag.
"Here's the meds for Robert Greene," she says.
She sees you and stops short.
"Oopsie," she says.
"Did you not hear the bell?" the man says to her. "The giant bell. The bell that means we got company."
"Sorry, Mick. Didn't hear," she says.
Mick grabs the bag from her. He holds it out to you.
"Hey. You want to see the guy so bad? Take this downstairs. Give it to the guy with the baseball bat. Tell him to take you to the recovery room."
Go downstairs...
The alleyway reeks like a landfill and crawls with rodents. You try not to think about what medical refuse might have found its way into the piles. You tiptoe around to a back door, pick the door lock, and slip inside.
You find yourself in a hallway so narrow, your shoulders brush both walls. You squeeze down to a doorway and stop to listen.
A man's voice, weak: "You don't understand, I've got a flight to catch soon."
A woman's voice: "Well, that's great, mate, but you're still leaking from a half-dozen holes. Airport security doesn't like blood."
"Can't you give me something?"
"How about a good dose of common sense? Look, how long is your flight?"
"New York City."
"I'll see what I can do."
Footsteps retreat. You go through the door and find a flight of stairs down to a new, larger hallway, painted a clinical green. The voices were coming from the first room on the right.
Go into the recovery room...
The room looks like someone turned a prison cell into a dorm room. An IV bag and tray of dirty bandages are the only clue as to the true purpose.
The man in the bed seems to be asleep. But when you take a step inside the room, he throws aside his sheet and raises a pistol. He is pale and sweating, but the gun is steady on your chest.
"I'm a friend!" you say, hands raised.
"Of course you are," the man says.
"If not, I'd be with a SWAT team, right?" you say.
"SWAT?" the man laughs. "SWAT is least of my worries."
"Well, so am I. I'm here to join you."
"You're going to join me in having a bullet in your chest," he says. "How did you find me?"
"I was following Elle Bishop. I saw you when they killed your friend."
"Not a friend. Just a local hire," he says. "What do you want?"
"I told you. I want to join you."
"What do you think we are, a club? Pay your dues and get a nice little membership card for your wallet?"
"I want to kill them," you say.
The man looks at you a long moment.
"Who?" he says.
"You know who. Them. Things like Elle Bishop," you say.
The man considers. The pistol dips a little.
"Sean might like you," the man says. "Or he might kill you. Stand in the hallway where I can still see you. I need to make a call."
Wait in the hallway...
The man puts his phone down and beckons you back into the room. The pistol lies on the bed beside him now. He falls back on his pillow, almost as white as his sheets.
"My name is Lloyd," he says. "Here's how Sean says this is going to work. We're going to run a background check on you. In the meantime, you're going to prove yourself to us."
"How?" you say.
"There's a warehouse. Belongs to some former friends of ours. They have a file that we want. Here's the file number. Get the file. Bring it to me."
"Thank you for the chance," you say.
"Oh, believe me, this is Sean's way of punishing me for getting found. I hope you're for real, friend. For both our sakes."
Head to the warehouse...
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The U-Zone is a clear gel and the T-zone mask is more of a creamy clay.
The other thing i like about these masks is that they are made for massage – so for optimum results you work this into the skin for 5-10 minutes (no need to wait for it to set).
Both of these masks were gentle on the skin and nice to use – they were also fairly cheap from what I remember, about £7 each.
On the back of each pack is a digram showing you how to massage the product in…
For the U-Zone:
For the T-Zone:
I like both of these face masks – they are different from my usual sheet masks and drying masks – this is great for massage and perking the skin up.
I bought them from Adambeauty, but they're also on eBay.

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The following entries from the Alanson Wood Moore Diary and Dr. Cicero Guice's ledger contain facts and figures of my great-grandfather's life as a doctor in the rural north Louisiana community of Winnsboro at the turn of the century. As you will see, a country doctor's life was physically and emotionally demanding, and often his work underpaid. Many aspects of practicing medicine were quite different than today and yet, some things like the reality of life and death, and the necessity of receiving and paying for basic care stay the same.
In the following ledger entries of Dr. Guice, listing the "services rendered" and "payments received," the disparity between the two can be seen:
— Mrs. Branson who already had a balance of $34 from the "old book," added to her account twelve visits by Dr.Guice between January of 1904 to July 14, 1906 totaling $46 at $3 or $4 per visit. Her total debt would be valued at ~ $1800 today. Her only payment in 1904 was of 10 bu. of corn valued at $7. In January of 1906, she paid the good doctor with 1 hog, valued at $10. Her total payment back to the doctor in today's terms was ~$400.
— Mike Jennings and his family required the services of Dr. Guice over ten times between 1904 and 1911– several visits being valued at $10 — for a total of $78 ($1800 today). Over the course of that time he paid the doctor:
30 lbs lard – $3
Stove wood, 3 loads – $5
Wood, 1 load -$1
Potatoes, 1 bu. – $1
Wood, 1 load – $1
Cash – $10
Cash – $10
Turkey – $2
(unreadable) – $5
Total – $45 ($1041 today)
______________________In these AWM diary entries the precariousness of life is evident:
9th May, 1898, Monday
To E.M. King's: John Brownell and I drove up some cattle. I banded one black and white heifer and banded and castrated one red yearling.
Came home by Bob's, his wife, Rachel, [who was pregnant] was sick.
10th May 1898, Tuesday
Plowed out my corn patch, four furrows to the row, throwing the dirt to the middle and hoed ten rows. I bought a new plow of Tom Lowery, price $2.50. Tom Turner carried it home for me.
Rachel confined last night: the child was removed by force. The doctors C. Guice and Thompson, said it was jammed and could not be delivered. By forcing it, killed it. Lucy went down there this eve. The child was buried.
Cloudy all day. No sunshine.
6th November, 1898, Sunday
At 2 o'clock P.M., Alonzo and myself started to T.J. Matthews, getting there between sunset and dark: found Drs. L.M. Griffin and C.L. Guice there: he had been sick abed about three weeks, was first attacked with erysipelas in feet
and now to his body. Has constant fever and now has symptoms of swamp fever. Remained there all night.
7th November, 1898, Monday
He is nearly clear of fever this morning and say he feels better, feels like he could eat a little beef.
We left about 9 o'clock A.M., went down to the "John Buie place", up by W.B. Grayson's store, there saw G.B. Frazier and J.C. Humble and on home by train time 4:15. Dr. Griffin went home this A.M. to return tomorrow eve.
The cotton fields are white to the harvest. Roads are very dry and dusty.
I learned for the first time today, that Miss Mary Buie had cancer on the breast and it would perhaps prove fatal before long. In Matthew's case, the doctors are fearful that either blood poison or swamp fever will develop itself and in either case, they dread the consequences.
16th March, 1901, Saturday
Nothing out of the ordinary transpired today. Some people about and in town from the country.
Mr. Thompson of Collinston, whose dwelling, with its contents, recently burned there. And he and his family came down here, and today moved into one of Mr. R.M. Steches(?) houses-formerly owned and occupied by Isaac Fife, but more familiarly known as "Bud Fife".
Nolan had a light chill and fever today.
Dr. Cicero Guice came by and called in and reported that Mr. Joe Bryan [Cicero's uncle-in-law] was at his house-quite sick. He is about 67 or 68 years of age, born in Harrisonburg, but spent the greater part of his life in Franklin Parish.
17th March, 1901, Sunday
Pleasant day-very spring like.
Rev. J.A. Snyder filled his regular monthly appointment here. I did not attend.
Called to see Bro. Riggs who is at Mrs. Buie's who is suffering from a boil on his right knee cap.
In the afternoon, went to Dr. Cicero Guice's to see Mr. Joe Bryan whom I found very feeble and apparently suffering a great deal. The immediate trouble with him is "indigestion". For ten days or two weeks has been "malted milk" and "beef tea". He vomits occasionally and emits a black something which has a very unpleasant stench. He has no fever but constant pain in stomach and bowels and gradually wasting away.
24th March, 1901, Sunday
Rev. J.M. Henry, P.E., on this Monroe circuit M.E. church South preached here today and administered the sacrament of the Lord's Supper. Reasonably good sized congregation was in attendance.
In the afternoon, Lonzo and I went to Dr. C.L. Guice's to see Joe Bryan who is quite low and is not expected to recover. He is getting old and the chances to recover are against him. He can eat nothing or very little and what he eats does not digest and after some days is vomited up in the same state it was taken into his stomach. Dr. W.W. Lee of Gilbert came up this morning to see him.
Dr. C.L. Guice and myself, or rather I accompanied him to Mr. Nolan's-on Billy Robinson's place-to his daughter Addie who was suffering with sore throat. The Dr. lanced her tonsils which bled freely and seemed to give her some relief.
Mr. Christmas of Rosedale, Miss. came in this eve to see me in reference to some land owned by Mrs. M.A. Flower known as the Dorsey place.
10th April, 1901, Wednesday
Still cold. Hitched Jewel to the buggy to take the children to school but she acted so badly and broke one of the shafts and the children had to walk to school.
Miss Bessie Banner came to my house this eve to go before the school examiners tomorrow.
Joseph Bryan, a citizen of this Parish for the past 50 years or more, died this morning about 10 o'clock at Dr. C.L. Guice's where he had been confined to his bed for a month or more. He was born in Harrisonburg, La. in 1833 and had spent his life there and here, except about three years in Ark. and four in the army 1861-1865. Was a prisoner of war
18 months.
Dr. Guice asked me to go with the cortege to the grave at the Matthews place in Boeuf prairie tomorrow, which I promised him to do so far as I now know. Circumstances are such that I cannot go to the grave and so informed him early this morning.
The day is cloudy and raining and cold. Fire in my office. The corpse and cortege started to the grave about 8:30 o'clock a distance of 20 miles.
The community of examiners for the examination of "white" applicants for certificates to teach the public schools, or to get the public school funds, are in session today. Quite a number of applicants are and will be before the committee; it will be in session tomorrow also.
16th September, 1901, Monday
J.H. Knight started two wagons loaded with his household plunder to Florence where he will make his home in the future.
Heavy rain fell about 3 o'clock P.M. E.M. King and three of his children and two of Mr. Steele's children at my house during the rain.
The high school opened this morning.
For a week or more, I've had an itching on both feet. They had turned very red, but were not sore. This eve, I consulted Dr. Guice about it, after he examined my foot, gave a prescription, which I had filled at the drugstore and applied as he directed.
Mamie Brashear's youngest child is quite sick of fever.
Dr. Guice's baby has the erysipelas on the left side of its face, covering the eye.
My great-grandfather, Dr. Cicero Guice, continued to serve the Winnsboro, Louisiana community until his death at age 57 in December of 1919.
Alanson Wood Moore, the author of the previous diary entries, was an attorney, a member of the Louisiana State Legislature for many years and was instrumental in rewriting the State Constitution of 1898. He was also a Methodist Preacher on the Winnsboro Circuit and was helpful in defeating the Louisiana Lottery. His diaries contain his concerns and reactions to events in his home area and only rarely record events of national importance.


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I was born in 1964 in a sleepy village called Water Orton and have lived locally to there most of my life. However, I have travelled extensively, living briefly in New Zealand, but now reside in Warwickshire. It was whist in New Zealand, where my work sold well through galleries in Christchurch, that I decided to embrace the world of contemporary abstract painting fully!...... I am a great believer in things happening for a reason...so took the negative events in my life around that time and turned them into something positive!!I enjoy the free expression that painting contemporary abstract art brings..........it gives me a sense of freedom that more formal work does not. My inspiration derives from my experiences in life....an emotion, an event, maybe a word, a sentence, a colour, a place, a person or indeed several people..... The majority of my work is acrylic on large canvases, some taking several weeks to complete; with the focus being on strong colour, bold abstract form and lines. The intent is that individual paintings are a focal point of any room or location, whilst complimenting its surroundings.More recently Lee has successfully exhibited at the Newcastlegateshead Art Fair and shipped work to Australia and Dubai. He also works hand in hand with interior designers to provide bespoke artwork for contemporary modern projects.All corporate or private commission work is welcome.


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Mountainfilm uses the power of film, art and ideas to inspire audiences to create a better world.
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Water Main Breaks Focus Attention on Aging Pipes
DULUTH (AP) - Recent water main breaks that released millions of gallons of water onto streets in Duluth and Minneapolis have focused attention on aging underground pipes that are common in other cities as well.
In Duluth, a water main break poured 3 million gallons of water onto downtown streets New Year's Day. Mayor Don Ness says the city spends about $2.3 million each year to fix breaks and leaks in the city's 426 miles of underground pipes, half of which are more than 80 years old. Ness says the city needs to replace the pipes, not patch them.
In Minneapolis, the broken pipe that gushed an estimated 14 million gallons of water onto downtown streets was installed in 1890. A 2007 federal study estimated Minnesota's drinking water system needs $6 billion in repairs and upgrades.
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1. Re: AS7 with Infinispan 5.1.4 and Tree API not workingGalder Zamarreño May 4, 2012 3:43 AM (in response to Michael Gronau)
Can you post the client code that's interacting with the treecache? We have plenty examples of tree module working in https://github.com/infinispan/infinispan/tree/master/tree/src/test/java
2. Re: AS7 with Infinispan 5.1.4 and Tree API not workingMichael Gronau May 4, 2012 3:51 AM (in response to Michael Gronau)
Hello Galder,
the Problem with the current version is that the creation of the TreeCache instance failes.
First i get a normal Cache instance from the CacheContainer with:
org.infinispan.Cache<String, Object> infiniCache = this.cacheContainer.getCache("mycachegoeshere");
then I try to create a new TreeCache instance:
TreeCache<String, Object> tc = new TreeCacheFactory().createTreeCache(infiniCache)
This failes with 5.1.4 because of the 'instanceof' check in AbstractDelegatingCacheImpl:
if (cache instanceof CacheImpl) this.cache = (CacheImpl<K, V>) cache; else throw new IllegalArgumentException("This adapter only works with CacheImpl, not with " + cache.getClass().getSimpleName());
This is because the cache I got from the container is not an instance of type CacheImpl but AbstractDelegatingCache.
Thanks alot,
3. Re: AS7 with Infinispan 5.1.4 and Tree API not workingDarren Jones May 25, 2012 5:07 AM (in response to Michael Gronau)
I am seeing this too - JBoss AS7 does not seem to be using CacheImpl for container-configured caches.
Perhaps this is more of an AS7 issue? Is there a way to get AS7 to create CacheImpl caches?
4. Re: AS7 with Infinispan 5.1.4 and Tree API not workingMichael Gronau May 25, 2012 9:22 AM (in response to Darren Jones)
Hi Darren,
this bug will be fixed with infinispan 5.1.5Final.


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RED BANK, N.J., Jan. 6, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:HOV) (the "Company") announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. ("K. Hovnanian"), plans to issue an aggregate principal amount of up to $150,000,000 of senior notes due 2019 (the "Notes") in a private placement (the "Notes Offering"). The Notes will be guaranteed by the Company and substantially all of its subsidiaries.
K. Hovnanian intends to use the net proceeds from the Notes Offering for general corporate purposes, including land acquisition and land development, and to fund the redemption of all of K. Hovnanian's outstanding 6.25% Senior Notes due 2015 and to pay related fees and expenses.
The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). The Notes may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. persons, except to "qualified institutional buyers" in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A and to certain persons in offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation S. You are hereby notified that sellers of the Notes may be relying on the exemption from the provisions of Section 5 of the Securities Act provided by Rule 144A. This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy Notes in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or sale would be unlawful.
About Hovnanian Enterprises
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., founded in 1959 by Kevork S. Hovnanian, is headquartered in Red Bank, New Jersey. The Company is one of the nation's largest homebuilders with operations in Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington D.C. and West Virginia. The Company's homes are marketed and sold under the trade names K. Hovnanian® Homes®, Brighton Homes, Parkwood Builders, Town & Country Homes and Oster Homes. As the developer of K. Hovnanian's® Four Seasons communities, the Company is also one of the nation's largest builders of active adult homes.
Forward-Looking Statements
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CONTACT: J. Larry Sorsby Executive Vice President & CFO 732-747-7800 Jeffrey T. O'Keefe Vice President of Investor Relations 732-747-7800
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It doesn't mean that the person using either "gamer", "bookworm", "cinephile" or whatever is trying to define him/herself by their favorite activity.
Which is the way I used the expression. Not as a "merit badge" as I said but simply to denote the degree to wich one dedicates to a given hobby. It doesn't mean that the person using either "gamer", "bookworm", "cinephile" or whatever is trying to define him/herself by their favorite activity.
That's the connotation the word "gamer" currently has, though. When you say someone is a gamer, it's usually not understood as just being someone who likes games and has an interest in the industry. It implies that they play video games "excessively" compared to the norm.
I still think a lot of it is in the eye of the beholder, or more importantly the context or setting the word is used. For instance, in real life I think anybody that owns a system and regularly plays it for fun could be called a "gamer" without any stigma attached ("one who plays games"), whereas online, on this board for instance, playing games almost goes without saying. So, to be a "gamer" on the Internet actually means you're some kind of degenerate gamer, like the difference between a guy who loves going to vegas and someone with a destructive gambling problem. Basically, the kind of guys that are prime candidates to die of heart failure at an Internet cafe after a 72 hour WoW binge, not people that love video games as part of their normal lives.
I'll take "gamer" over "geek" and "nerd" any day if only because it has a lot less of a negative connotation.
double edit: speaking of game related words, "Metroidvania" makes my fucking skin crawl.
Well I'm mostly talking from a real world perspective and how it's perceived by the average people.
Obviously the context is all-important here, as different social groups would perceive it in different ways. But for example I don't think the word "cinephile" carries a negative connotation compared to "gamer", mostly because movies are pretty much universal while video games aren't there quite yet, and also because watching movies can be considered a cultural activity, while playing games is hardly ever recognized as such.
I think there tends to be an association between those, though. Unless you're a fratboy exclusively playing Modern Warfare and sports games, telling people you're a gamer is likely to identify you as a nerd as well.
http://thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=youre_not_a_nerdThis is relevant, I think.
Well, this is where I feel like it mostly comes down to some sort of gaming vs other mediums inferiority complex and old fashioned shame, which is only exacerbated by the most shameless of dorks going obnoxiously far in the other direction (LOUD AND PROUD - GOT NOTHING ELSE GOING ON!). So, more self-aware individuals that have put a lot of time and effort into games would be more sensitive to that negative connotation because that's how they're afraid of being perceived; the more one's into it, the more one would be sensitive to it.
I don't know, the way I see it, the word itself was born from those obnoxious guys you mention trying to turn the tables and empower themselves by creating a sort of subculture that revolves around a hobby, and is now being used in a variety of ways by a variety of people. Not unlike the word "geek", actually (which I dislike, as a matter of fact, though I quite like "nerd").
Now, without going nearly as far as you did about being ashamed and not wanting to be perceived badly by others, it could also simply be that one has a negative perception of a particular subculture (say, "anime fans" for example), and doesn't want to associate themselves with it despite having similar interests.
Sticking to that example, I don't label myself an anime fan, even though I've been admin of a forum dedicated to a manga for almost 10 years. And it's not because of social stigma, but I just don't think of myself like that.
Anyway, I don't want to ramble on for too long, but this discussion has gotten way more interesting than the original topic of this thread. =)
Well, in any case, I think it should be properly re-appropriated. I understand not wanting to be labeled or stereotyped, but then we shouldn't care much either if we're above that, and it's ridiculous to have to use a bunch of stilted language to get a simple idea across when a single word should do. I'd be more upset at the guys that are using the word that way than disliking the word itself; otherwise, it's playing into and supporting that extreme definition rather than normalizing it.
Good point, it might also just be different here than on the East coast, Paris, or the Internet in general. Like I said, nobody cares here in my experience, it's no worse than friendly use of the word nerd. So, where I come from, in every sense of the word, its a bit defensive and oversensitive to care about the word beyond it's most basic meaning.
Technically, it's also a contradiction
That's a noble intent, but when a word starts being used globally in a certain way, it's not easy to change it. That being said, I'm sure as time goes by it'll take on a less connoted meaning. I think it's already been the case since its introduction, as a matter of fact.
Yeah I think the context matters a lot, like I said in a previous post. And sure enough, I don't really care myself beyond the semantic discussion.
I don't think so.
'What the actual fuck''What the fuck' is an idiomatic expression that rarely has anything to do with the act of fucking. Adding 'actual' makes no sense, but I've been seeing this phrase all over the place lately.
Amazeballs.My colleague uses seen'd (dunno how to spell it) instead of saw.
My colleague uses seen'd (dunno how to spell it) instead of saw.
I use tumblr so I expose myself to a lot of trendy internet words on a regular basis, some of the worst are:"Feels"
Thank you for mentioning 'feels', I don't know why but it really annoys me. I don't follow that many Internet trends but when did saying feels become popular? Is this a new thing?


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Postby razzle » Thu Feb 02, 2012 4:48 am
congrats Gun flint
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Happy for you Gunflint. Hope I'll be able to say the same in a few months.
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I'm pulling for you marymac. This whole process from pain and function loss to a life changing diagnosis to financial worries is hard enough. A confirmed diagnosis of SM should be all they require to approve anyone for SSDI. The problem is that there are millions of people trying to get on SSDI because they don't feel like working. This clogs up the whole system and causes delays for those that are truly deserving. The sad thing is this will only get worse and then they will run out of money. But that's for another topic.
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Hi Ho Friends and Gunflint especially
Hi Ho Friends and Gunflint especially:
Had the SS interview via phone Tuesday, followed by lots of paperwork. I may be "brain fogged" but seems to me they ask the same questions 3 different ways. . . is it me? Don't like to be redundant, but jeesh, I can't do what I can't do, no matter how many times they ask me. Told me I am applying for disability, as nothing else works with their requirements. I have told them Obamacare does not work for me: aren't you in the same position? They insurance companies are happy to take me and my money with the "pre-existing" condition, but will not cover the pre-existing conditon or anything related thereto. So what does NOT start or stop in the spine??? Am I missing something? Just feel like I'm repeating myself on almost every form/question. Then, the kicker: a 3rd party? Are you kidding? My "friends" quit calling after the first 2 years of being diagnosed. There is NO ONE besides relatives and doctors that has seen the descend into SM. . . I don't tell my neighbors things like that, have no idea what to tell them but the truth: I have no friends to vouch for me. My social life is non-existent. Should I list this board as a friend, because that's basically as close as it comes. Don't take that wrong: I cherish the friends I do have here, and am so grateful for you, but it's not like we have tea once a month now is it? Doctor wrote a letter for me, thank heavens, that stated "extensive SM and will get worse, needing an electric wheelchair soon", as my hands are going, going, gone. Any advice, dear friends?
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Oh no! Nevermind what the article you're quoting says:
The ITU has repeatedly said that there must be common ground, rather than just a majority view, before changes are introduced to the treaty.
"Voting in our jargon means winners and losers, and we cannot afford that," Dr Toure told the BBC.
Completely misleading article title. Especially if you click through the links and read the actual chat logs. Saying "i f-ing struck oil" while talking about what illegal things you can do with the information paints a pretty clear picture, and their actions afterwards don't appear entirely noble.
I never liked that line of thinking. Facts are not based on perception, they are things perceived. The persuasion in your example was a distortion of the individual's perception, not of the facts themselves. Did they do a fact-by-fact comparison between all accounts and report the numbers that were in-sync version those conflicting, and so on? Considering it was from the Discovery channel, I would doubt it.
"The question of whether cameras can be seized on the grounds of containing evidence has arisen in previous discussions of the order and of incidents in other cities. ...snip...
Gondola said Rubino made that argument to her.
Her response?
"This is not the guy committing the crime," she said. "This is the police doing the crime.""
So she says right there that the video was of the police committing the crime -- evidently the previously mentioned roughhousing of a fully shackled offender. We've even got a nice pic of Rubino in that article with his foot on the perp's head to lend a little credibility to the accounts of the two women. Or, is stepping on the head of a subdued perp normal?
Looks pretty bad for the cop.
It's called Eidetic memory, and it's not limited to imagery.
I have it to some degree, and it's strange to me to think that other people may not have the same type of memory that I do.
I've never actually questioned anyone about how they remember things, though, and I've only become aware of the fact that I have it in the last few years, as I never really cared enough to think about it.
I am sure I have it, though, so I have no doubt others have it.
Thanks for linking to that recollection by Twain of his testimony. Whether it's satire or not, I got the impression that he firmly believed there should be no limit on copyright, and his argument actually made a lot of sense... and of course, it was a great read.
Why you, Mr. Masnick, think there's some contradiction in his two very different lines of thinking -- one on plagiarism and one on copyright -- is beyond me. And how you could categorize his very excellent reasoning as whining is also beyond me. The clarity of it, when compared with most political arguments, is very refreshing to me.
So, why not remove the limitation on copyright, as he suggests? Or, perhaps, limit it to the life of the blood-line, until no heir to the throne comes forth, as it were? What would be the down side, other than that those media corporations which you, Mr. Masnick, are always complaining about, would not have any right to profiteer off work that is not their own?
Ridiculous. Something's wrong with... with people. What could make anyone think that a search engine is responsible for the content it contains? I bet they think Google's employees are typing in the search results manually...
Either way, this reminded me of people saying Hitler was Jewish, so I decided to play the "how many letters until" game with Google's autocomplete. I kid you not, I didn't even have to type the first H in "was hitler jewish" to get it at the top of the list. I would have expected something about Elvis up there.
I hope the French don't sue me for searching for that.
Is it really that uncommon for a group of people -- or even a single very opinionated person -- to state that something is useless while a large group of other people have found some use for it?
This is part of human existence... it's been going on with TV vs. books forever -- I still hear far too frequently from TV haters that TV rots your brain and is worthless and how they can't understand why anyone watches it.
I find this kind of thing amazing, actually, because those opposed evidently lack the wisdom to ask the people who watch TV or use the internet WHY they use it, and IF they've found some value in it.
I'm also amazed that anyone is surprised that the TV vs. books mindset has translated into Social Media vs. books.
What is it with people needing to promote their way of doing things as better than others when it comes to such pretentious shit as reading books vs. socializing?
Maybe they're just jealous :) Nothing fans the flames of indignation like not being included.


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Light wind showdown??
Are we gonna get this one going or what. I am ready to settle this once and for all. From what I heard there will be a Contra, Machine, Rhino and possibly a hellfish in the mix. Hopefully a Torch as well. Anyone got more info on dates and times. I think Alameda is the place. I heard Ryan R. from the kiteboarder is getting involved. Gabe, any info?? This will be fun.
Re: Light wind showdown??
I'd like to hear more info about this as well, if it is actually in the works. I've been so stoked on the Rage II's and Outrages, I haven't spent a whole lot of time on the Raptures, but hear they're great light wind kites also. If anyone knows any more about it, let's hear from them. I'll ask Ryan R.
Its on....
The Fatguy Lightwind Challenge:
To see fat people riding HUGE kites in as little wind as possible.... Fat people make bigger splashes...
I now have in my possession a 19.5m Contra, a 20m Rhino, and a 20.5m Machine. If you can bring your fatty along, they are welcome to participate too.
The real goal, to test out and try the ultimate light wind kites side by side.
How about starting tomorrow evening Tuesday 5/24 at Alameda. If it doesn't work out tomorrow, I will try Wednesday and Thursday....I just got all the kites rounded up... but they need to go back to the companies soon...
I will not be available until 7:00, but perhaps Bob could help out earlier...... What do you say Bob?
Boards... Bring your board... We will have different boards to try... but be sure to try all 3 kites on the same board so you can have a direct comparison...
Anyone 180lbs"ish" or more with proven upwind kite skills.. No sense riding these kites if you are lighter weight, or can't yet go upwind... Ok... so I am a Fattist....
Questions???? PM or give me a call at 510-205-4857
Also you can give Kitewindsurf a call to ask the status of the event... (510) 522-WIND(9463)
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Even if no one kites, you may have done wonders for their business, that sounds like a great deal to me.
To qualify for the testing, can I strap on 10 pounds of ballast?
Maybe a lead scuba belt.... It'll give you incentive not to crash.... Maybe after the pizza challange you will be ready for the fatguy challenge... Seriously though... if you think you can ride 20's and have a good time.. you are more than welcome..
Fat Boy Challenge is NOT THE KITEBOARDER MAGAZINE TEST
hi Everyone,
There seems to be some confusion re: these two tests. The Fat Boy Challenge is a local San Francisco event that coincidentally timed with someone leaking that The Kiteboarder Magazine will be conducting a light wind kite test i.e. these two tests are NOT THE SAME.
The Kiteboarder's "Take the Tech Out of Gear Testing" is targeted to take place the second week of June, depending on wind. We have a team of consumers already lined up and are currently gathering gear and coordinating logistics. Full details will be available here in the next few days. This test is being done in coordination with Kiteforum. Thanks to Toby and the riders for all your great suggestions. You've been asking for this for quite some time and The Kiteboarder and Kiteforum.com are going to deliver!
FYI, the July issue of The Kiteboarder Mag just shipped on Friday! We'll be posting the new FREE PDF download here. In the meantime, here is our April issue http://www.theringmedia.com/KBMAG/Banne ... pril05.pdf. All current and back issue are available for free in PDF format at www.kbmag.com.
Please let us know the results of your test:-)
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