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“One may enter the literary parlor via just about any door, be it the prison door, the madhouse door, or the brothel door. There is but one door one may not enter it through, which is the child room door. The critics will never forgive you such. The great Rudyard Kipling is one of a number of people to have suffered from this. I keep wondering to myself what this peculiar contempt towards anything related to childhood is all about.”
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Climate Change 2001:
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10.2.6 Global Agreements
Despite the warning that global agreements may be difficult to reach, many articles analyze the costs of agreements in which all countries participate, in one form or another (see, e.g., Capros, 1998, Ellerman et al., 1998; Manne and Richels, 1998; Shackleton, 1998; Bosello and Roson, 1999; Nordhaus and Boyer, 1999). The weakest form, discussed in Section 10.2.4, is that in which a few countries commit to emission reductions, but all accept trade emissions in a single international market. The strongest form is that in which a central planner is assumed to set optimal emissions levels for all world countries. This optimal solution is often proposed as a benchmark for actual negotiations and was often analyzed before Kyoto (see the collection of papers in Carraro (1999d)).
More interesting is the attempt made by Peck and Teisberg (1999) to model the negotiations between developed and developing countries to achieve a global agreement. This paper shows the potential for the achievement of co-operation to be achieved–the Pareto frontier is small, but not empty–but does not analyse the incentives to actually sign the agreement. However, the paper suggests a research direction that at least helps to identify the optimal emission reductions that are profitable for all negotiating countries.
The conclusions that can be derived from this type of empirical analyses are similar to those already mentioned for partial agreements. In the scenario in which baseline emissions are lower, it is easier to achieve a global agreement because lower emissions reductions are necessary (Barrett, 1997b) and consequently abatement costs are lower. Optimal emissions targets are such that they equalize marginal abatement costs. This optimal, cost-minimizing solution can also be achieved through an unconstrained emissions-trading system (Chander et al., 1999). Hence, either emissions targets are optimally set, or countries are allowed to trade emissions for any given set of targets through which a global consensus can be achieved. Of course, these two options have different impacts on equity. As shown by Bosello and Roson (1999), starting from the Kyoto targets, international unconstrained emissions trading among all countries achieves optimality, but reduces equity.
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I was definitely a little awed (OK, and maybe a little jealous) when I discovered that fellow diabetes writer Riva Greenberg had been selected to write about diabetes for the influential national news & commentary blog, the Huffington Post. But then it occurred to me what a boon this is for all of us D-bloggers and patient advocates in general, to have that kind of "mainstream visibility." So I asked Riva what it's been like for her to reach this apex. Today, her take on being a diabetes blogger in the national limelight:
A Guest Post by Riva Greenberg
My dream in high school was to be a newspaper reporter like Anna Quindlan or Russell Baker (if you're old enough to remember him) and write the features column. I would spend my career writing wry and insightful observations of life and human foibles, and teach people that who they are is enough and that our beliefs tend to shape our world.
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When Amy asked me to guest post and share about writing for the Huffington Post I said, "It's funny, but I'm actually doing what I dreamed of doing in high school. I just never knew it would be about diabetes!
Amy, my slightly more cynical alter-ego (forgive me, Amy), wrote back, "Hah - me too! I'm sort of living my dream, but it's all because of a crummy chronic illness. Ain't life funny?"
I got a nod from God when my first post went up about Oprah's disappointing (alright awful) show on diabetes. It so freaked everyone in the diabetes community, including me, that I took it up as my battle. That's part of what the Huffington Post allows me to do, champion for us in the world at large.
Amy asked, in writing for the Huffington Post, what extras have come my way? What or who has it given me access to?
So here's the short but fairly complete list:
1) Someone tweeted me about the Food For Your Whole Life Symposium, which I wouldn't have known about if I didn't write for the HuffPost. Nor would I have been given access to interview one of the key speakers, Dr. David Katz.
2) I received One Touch's new lancing device, Delica, to review.
3) I was asked by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) to be part of their "Stop Diabetes" campaign.
4) I get books now from the ADA to review if I should feel so moved. I took them up on it because I was told the guy who sends them is a pastry chef. I hoped a cherry tart would arrive with the books. So far it hasn't.
5) I get more press releases now than I care to and more emails from people who want me to cover what they do. Every day a number of people I've never met want to be my "friend." Well, if only that had happened in high school.
6) People I contact while working on a story take my call. This has given me access to doctors, company presidents, social media gurus and Miss America.
In all honesty, I'm sure I have greater access to people and places writing for the Huffington Post, and that's been a gift. Particularly as it serves the freedom I have with the HuffPost to write what I deeply care about, and follow what I feel is my talent—helping others by asking provocative questions and pricking at the way we think about things.
So while when I tell someone I write for The Huffington Post there is a sort of hush and awe, I'm just doing what I've been doing since I was a teen. Only on a larger stage.
What I get most from this work is the frequent affirmation that I'm making a difference. Like this email I got a few days after a post about speaking at a long-term care facility:
"Someone forwarded your post and I cannot tell you how much we appreciate your putting the Inglis (facility) experience into words. It is the most touching and eloquent account of what it is like to be an able-bodied person working here and how we go home everyday inspired by the people we serve."
"'Cake' has become our new buzzword! I am hoping we can continue to be in touch—and to use quotes from your article from time to time. Many thanks also for this introduction to your column that I now look forward to reading on a regular basis."
— Betty J. Marmon, Vice President, Development & External Affairs
This year I took "Be Bold" as my mantra, figuring at 56 years old what have I got to lose? One of the places my mantra led me to is the Huffington Post. It's given me a very high perch that I want to live up to, representing my fellow PWDs, raising important questions and letting others know a little more what it's like to live with our disease.
Thank you for reaching so high, Riva. We do appreciate!
Riva is a speaker, health coach and the author of "50 Diabetes Myths That Can Ruin Your Life and the 50 Diabetes Truths That Can Save It" and "The ABC's Of Loving Yourself With Diabetes." She blogs on her own web site and of course at the HuffPost.
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Rush Limbaugh: Obama Created Recession As 'Payback' For Racism
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Limbaugh went on to compare Obama to the Black Panthers:
"So in this interview with J. Christian Adams yesterday talking about [how] he and his line attorneys were told to just drop the case against the New Black Panthers for voter intimidation in Philadelphia, he said that there were people in the office, DOJ, who said, 'Well, you know, those people suffered the indignity of slavery, discrimination, segregation and so forth.'
He said somebody else said, 'This is payback,' meaning, 'All right, look. We don't care if it's the New Black Panthers or whoever it is. Black people in this country have never, ever had a fair shake. This is payback. O.J. Simpson was payback. How does it feel?' That word 'payback' is not mine, [but] it is exactly how I think Obama looks at the country: It's payback time... There's no question that payback is what this administration is all about, presiding over the decline of the United States of America, and doing so happily."
LISTEN to some of Limbaugh's comments:
To drive home his point, Limbaugh used a HuffPost story about a woman whose unemployment benefits expired as evidence for Obama's racial revenge plot: "[HuffPost is] using this as an indictment of the Republicans and the Democrats for not extending unemployment benefits. This needs to be looked at in a different light.... Payback time. This woman's going to find out what it was like, in Obama's view, for other Americans to live as they did in this unfair and immoral country for the 230 years we've been around."
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Use Trang to Generate XSD from XML File
XML schema used for defining the restriction on XML data structure. It is adding the highly validated data structure and useful for defining the types for the data in XML files. In a normal practice, first a developer creates a XSD (schema) with validations or enforcement for the XML structure, later all the XML files […]
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Register Spring Beans to BeanFactory using registerSingleton
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ManagedScheduledExecutorService for Implementing Concurrency Utilities in Java EE 7 – Part 2
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Sexual Offences Act 2003
Section 2: Assault by penetration
11.Section 2 covers the situation where a person (A) intentionally penetrates the vagina or anus of another person (B). The offence is committed where the penetration is by a part of A’s body (for example, a finger) or anything else, (for example, a bottle); where the penetration is sexual (as defined in section 78), so that it excludes, for example, intimate searches and medical procedures; where B does not consent to the penetration; and where A does not reasonably believe that B consents. What is said in the note to section 1 about whether a belief in consent is reasonable also applies here. This and all subsequent offences in the Bill save the offence at section 5 can be committed by a male or female, against a male or female. Subsection (3) provides that sections 75 and 76 apply to this offence. Sections 75 and 76 deal with evidential and conclusive presumptions about consent.
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Hyper-Real Architecture
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There are plenty of development projects that never come to fruition. Recently, I've been into "Hyper-real" or unbuilt architecture. There are a few curators and artists that have undertaken projects that imagine cities as it could have looked. If you have time, I would encourage you to check out the "could haves."
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[ubuntu] How to put win7 in a VM Inside a chroot/jail, sitting on ubuntu server 12.04
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http://ubuntuforums.org – I have a HP Pavilion DV4 2045dx laptop 64-bit. I have Ubuntu 12.04.1 server LTS (amd64) installed on it. The whole drive is encrypted and home directory. I have a desktop environment installed on it.. ubuntu-desktop. I now want to install a Windows 7 professional x64 into a virtual machine on the ubuntu server. However I have fear of windows and want the win7/VM to live inside a chroot/jail. I have set up VM's before but not chroot, but read the tutorials. What is the best way to tackle this problem? What VM do you recommend in this configuration. Are there any tutorials out there to h (Hardware)
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Local Transport
City taxis come in three main incarnations in Iran.
Nah Dar Baste!
If you hail an empty taxi the driver will probably think you want to hire it privately. He might ask you: ‘Dar baste?’, which literally means ‘Closed door?’, or perhaps ‘agence?’ If you want to share, then make your intentions clear by leaning in and telling him simply ‘Nah dar baste’, or ‘No closed door’. He’ll soon let you know if he’s interested or not.
Shuttle (shared) Taxi
In most towns and cities, shared or shuttle taxis duplicate or even replace local bus services. They usually take up to five passengers: two in the front passenger seat and three in the back. While Kia Prides make up the bulk of shuttle taxis, there are still plenty of old Paykans cruising the streets. Note that shuttle taxis operate in cities, while savaris offer a similar service between towns.
Shuttle taxis travel between major meydans (squares) and along main roads, so the key to using them is to learn the names of the meydans along your intended route. There is a certain art to finding a shuttle taxi going your way. Start by stepping onto the road far enough for the driver to hear you shout your destination, but close enough to the kerb to dash back in the face of hurtling traffic. If the driver has a spare seat, he will slow down for a nanosecond while you shout your one-word destination – usually the name of a meydan. If he’s going your way he’ll stop.
When you want to get out simply say kheili mamnun (thank you very much) or make any other obvious noise. Pay during the trip or when you get out; drivers appreciate exact change.
The government-regulated fares range from a few cents for short trips to a couple of dollars, depending on the distance, the city (Tehran is the most expensive) and the traffic. Try and see what other passengers are paying before handing over your money.
If you get into an empty shuttle taxi, particularly in Esfahan and Tehran, it might be assumed you want to charter it privately. Similarly, if everyone else gets out the driver might decide you are now a private fare. Clarify what you want by saying dar baste (closed door) or nah dar baste.
When trying to hail a shuttle taxi, don’t bother with anything along the lines of ‘Iran Hotel, on the corner of…’: the driver will have lost interest after the word ‘hotel’, picked up someone else and be halfway there before you know it. Use a major landmark or a town square as a destination, even if you are getting off before then. Shout it quickly and loudly: ‘FeDOSe!’ will do for Ferdosi St or Sq; similarly, ‘eHESHTe!’ for Beheshti St or Sq; and so on. The driver will either ignore you, or give you a quick beep on the horn and pull over for half a second while you leap in.
Private Taxi
Any taxi without passengers, whether obviously a shared taxi or a more expensive private taxi (usually yellow), can be chartered to go anywhere in town; an act usually called ‘service’ or ‘agence’. Unless it’s a complicated deal, including waiting time, simply hail the vehicle, tell the driver where you want to go, and ask ‘chand toman?’ Immediately offer about 60% of what he suggests but expect to end up paying about 75% or 80% of the originally quoted price.
If your destination has no known street address, tell the driver the name of the place and the nearest square, main road or other landmark.
Agency Taxis
Agency taxis, or ‘telephone’ taxis, are ordered by phone. Any hotel can arrange an agency taxi (often with the manager’s brother behind the wheel). These are the most expensive taxis but you get a better car, the comfort of knowing there will be someone to complain to if anything goes wrong and, possibly, a driver who speaks English. One reader wrote to say that lone women are advised to get someone to call them a taxi if they’re travelling after dark, thus avoiding being hooted at or ignored by dozens of drivers as they try to hail one. Demand is such that Tehran has a women-only taxi company – female drivers, female passengers, no groping.
Metros are the great hope for Iranian cities slowly being strangled by traffic. The Tehran Metro is growing and Mashhad’s first Metro line is operating. The first phases of underground railways in Shiraz and Esfahan are scheduled, insh’Allah (God willing), to be operational by 2013.
Bus & Minibus
Most Iranian towns and cities have local bus services. Because local buses are often crowded and can be difficult to use unless you know exactly where you’re going, most travellers use the Metro, where possible, or shared and private taxis instead.
Bus numbers and destinations are usually only marked in Farsi, so you need to do a lot of asking around – most people will be happy to help (even if you don’t entirely understand their reply). Except in Shiraz and on one private operator in Tehran, tickets must be bought at little booths along main streets, or at local bus terminals, before you get on the bus. Tickets cost a few cents.
Small children of both genders and all women have to sit at the back of the bus. This segregation can be complicated if you are travelling as a mixed couple and need to discuss when to get off. You must give your ticket to the driver either when you get on or off, depending on the local system. Women must pass their tickets to the driver while leaning through the front door of the bus and then board the bus using the back door.
Minibuses service local suburban routes and are quite often so crammed with passengers that you can’t see out to tell where you’re going. You normally pay in cash when you get on. Men and women get a seat anywhere they can; there is no room for segregation. Minibuses stop at normal bus stops or wherever you ask them.
Driver Guides
Recommended private drivers and guides (mostly men) speak English and make a good, flexible alternative to more formal tours. They are often happy to meet visitors in Tehran and take country-wide tours.
Savari (Shared Taxi)
You can almost always find a savari for a trip between towns less than three hours apart. Savari means ‘shared taxi’ and is usually applied to intercity versions of the species. Speed is the main advantage because savaris are generally less comfortable than buses. Sometimes two people will be expected to squeeze into the front passenger seat, though for longer journeys a total of four passengers is normal.
Savaris rarely leave with an empty seat unless a passenger (or all passengers) agrees to pay for it. These days most savaris are Kia Prides (or the rebadged Saipa Saba) and bigger Peugeot 404s. Peugeots usually cost a bit more.
As a general rule, savaris cost two to three times more than mahmooly buses. This is still cheap and worth using for quick trips, especially through dull stretches of countryside. As usual, lone women will normally be given the front seat.
Savaris usually leave from inside, or just outside, the relevant bus terminal, or at major squares at the beginning of whichever road they’re about to head down. If in doubt, charter a private taxi and tell the driver ‘savari’ and your destination.
Private Taxi
Almost every car in the country is available for private hire. Needless to say, prices are open to negotiation. One way to avoid getting ripped off is to ask the driver of a savari for the price per person of a certain trip then multiply it by four or five.
To hire a taxi for the whole day costs between about US$50 and US$120, depending on factors including your ability as a negotiator, the quality of the car, the distance you plan to drive and where you are. The smaller the town, the cheaper the price.
Is This Seat Free?
Choosing where to sit on Iranian transport can be fraught with difficulty. On city buses, even married couples must sit separately; men at the front of the bus, women at the back.
In contrast, on intercity buses and minibuses, seating is arranged so that women sit next to women and men next to men, unless they’re couples or family. A woman is not expected to sit next to an unrelated man even if there’s only one spare seat left on the bus, and people will move around until the gender mix is right.
But sometimes the opposite sex is impossible to avoid. In shared taxis people pop in and out of the front and back like pinballs in an attempt to keep unrelated men and women apart. But when this proves impossible, you’ll end up next to someone of the opposite sex and no one will get too upset. On the Metro women can choose the women’s only carriages or squeeze in with the men. And on sleeper trains you might find yourself in a mixed compartment if you don’t specify that you want a single-sex compartment.
Minibuses are often used for shorter distances linking larger cities and towns to surrounding villages. Sometimes they’re an alternative to the bus, but usually there’s no choice; just take whatever is going your way. Minibuses are particularly popular along the Caspian Sea coast, and between Caspian towns and Tehran.
Minibuses are marginally more expensive than buses, and can be faster because they have fewer passengers and spend less time dropping off and picking up. On the downside, they’re uncomfortable and usually leave only when they’re full, which can mean a wait.
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borgis 04-16-2002 08:23 PM
kessel tip
hi! Can anyone give me a good tip on how to complete the Kessel Run? I keep twisting my mind but with no luck. Pleease?
Wraith 8 04-17-2002 05:53 AM
the kessel run?????
you are talking about the first Rogue Squadron game arent you?
and if you are.... the orisons of kessel or when you have to free wedge???
Redwing 04-21-2002 08:36 AM
I think he's got the wrong game or something...wait there is no game with the Kessel Run in it :D
Wraith 8 04-22-2002 04:38 AM
is it not in Rogue Squadron II???
Redwing 04-26-2002 05:05 AM
You know what...I have no idea. :confused:
Wraith 8 04-26-2002 05:49 AM
well he never checked back here... so forget about it...
Redwing 04-27-2002 04:08 AM
Well you never know...he might just be waiting :D
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Photoshop CS5 One-on-One: Fundamentals
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Photoshop CS5 One-on-One: Fundamentals
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Video: Transforming a copy and repeat
In this exercise, I'm going to show you one of the coolest and least known tricks inside of Photoshop. How to scale, move, and duplicate an image, and then repeat the process, because we want to create two incrementally declining copies of this martini glass. Now I'm still working inside Smaller big layer.psd, haven't done anything to it. It's found s inside the 10_layers folder. I've managed to pull one of my guidelines in the wrong place. This is your opportunity to fix that problem. I'm going to press Shift+Tab in order to bring up my right-side panels.
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1. Welcome to Photoshop CS5 One-on-One
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2. Making Photoshop your default image editor
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3. Installing the DekeKeys keyboard shortcuts
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4. Remapping Mac OS shortcuts
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5. Installing the Best Workflow color settings
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6. The color settings explained
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7. Loading the CS5 color settings in Bridge
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2. 53m 33s
1. There is nothing you can't do
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2. The power of Photoshop
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3. Duplicating a layer
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4. Liquifying an image
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5. Adding a layer mask
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6. Loading an alpha channel
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7. Selecting with Color Range
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8. Making a Hue/Saturation layer
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9. Luminance blending
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10. Mask density
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11. Making a knockout layer
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1. The best way to work
2. Setting General preferences
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3. Changing the pasteboard color
5m 41s
4. File handling, performance, and units
7m 25s
5. Touring the Photoshop interface
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6. Creating and saving a workspace
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7. Changing settings and updating the workspace
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8. Resetting the preferences
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4. 2h 46m
1. The amazing Adobe Bridge
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2. Making a new image
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3. Opening an image
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4. Opening and closing multiple images
5m 24s
5. Opening a problem image
4m 23s
6. Adding file information
8m 37s
7. Introducing Adobe Bridge
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8. A whirlwind tour of Bridge
7m 21s
9. Adjusting the interface and thumbnails
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10. Using the full-screen preview
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11. Rotating images on their sides
5m 38s
12. Assigning star ratings and labels
8m 40s
13. Filtering thumbnails in the Contents panel
9m 13s
14. Moving, copying, and deleting files
6m 34s
15. Creating and assigning keywords
6m 38s
16. Searches and collections
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17. Batch-exporting JPEG files
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18. Batch-renaming
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19. String substitution and regular expressions
8m 50s
20. Grouping images into stacks
7m 21s
21. Comparing images in Review mode
5m 58s
22. Playing images in a slideshow
4m 49s
23. Customizing and saving the workspace
7m 17s
24. Using Mini Bridge in Photoshop CS5
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5. 1h 1m
1. Learning to swim inside an image
2. The tabbed-window interface
5m 19s
3. Arranging image windows
4m 26s
4. Common ways to zoom
5m 31s
5. New zoom tricks in Photoshop CS5
4m 24s
6. Hidden old-school zoom tricks
4m 34s
7. Scrolling and panning images
4m 8s
8. Viewing the image at print size
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9. The Navigator and "bird's-eye" scrolling
2m 56s
10. Nudging the screen from the keyboard
2m 39s
11. Scroll wheel tricks
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12. The Rotate View tool
3m 36s
13. Cycling between screen modes
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14. Using the numerical zoom value
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6. 1h 6m
1. Imaging fundamentals
2. What is image size?
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3. The Image Size command
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4. Selecting an interpolation option
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5. Upsampling versus "real" pixels
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6. The penalty of pixels
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7. Print size and resolution
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8. Downsampling for print
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9. Downsampling for email
7m 28s
10. Options for upsampling
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11. Better ways to make a big image
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7. 44m 43s
1. Frame wide, crop tight
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2. Using the Crop tool
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3. Fixing out-of-canvas wedges
5m 31s
4. Crop tool presets
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5. Previewing the crop angle
4m 24s
6. The Crop command
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7. Straightening with the Ruler tool
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8. Cropping without clipping
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9. Perspective cropping
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8. 1h 41m
1. Making drab colors look better
1m 20s
2. Brightness and contrast
4m 10s
3. Adjusting numerical values
4m 26s
4. Introducing adjustment layers
5m 17s
5. Editing adjustment layers
2m 51s
6. Saving adjustment layers
4m 35s
7. Adding a quick layer mask
4m 23s
8. Introducing the Histogram
4m 34s
9. Working with the Histogram panel
6m 27s
10. Using Color Balance
7m 18s
11. Introducing the Variations command
4m 51s
12. Luminance and saturation controls
3m 54s
13. Fading a static adjustment
3m 21s
14. How hue and saturation work
4m 28s
15. Rotating hues and adjusting saturation
6m 4s
16. Creating a quick and dirty sepia tone
4m 42s
17. Adjusting hues selectively
5m 32s
18. The Target Adjustment tool
4m 24s
19. Photoshop CS5 Target Adjustment enhancements
20. Adjusting the color of clothing
8m 44s
21. Enhancing a low-saturation image
4m 23s
22. Refining saturation with Vibrance
5m 1s
9. 1h 57m
1. Photoshop versus the real world
1m 21s
2. Meet the selection tools
10m 26s
3. Marking the center of an image
4m 9s
4. Drawing a geometric selection outline
4m 45s
5. Blurring a selection outline with Feather
6m 8s
6. Copy and paste versus drag and drop
5m 31s
7. Creating a graduated selection
4m 29s
8. Aligning one image with another
4m 45s
9. Accessing the Move tool on the fly
3m 34s
10. Invert and Match Colors
5m 4s
11. Matching colors selectively
3m 52s
12. Feathering and filling a selection
5m 14s
13. Dressing up a composition with effects
5m 34s
14. The incredible image rotation trick
2m 18s
15. The Magic Wand tool
4m 12s
16. Tolerance and other options
7m 7s
17. Grow, Similar, and Inverse
5m 39s
18. Quick selection and the Magnetic Lasso
7m 27s
19. Evaluating a selection in Quick Mask
8m 52s
20. Saving and loading selections
6m 14s
21. Placing an image with a layer mask
3m 23s
22. Eliminating edge fringing
7m 43s
10. 1h 58m
1. Brushing to correct
2. How brushing works
4m 52s
3. Working with spacing
7m 32s
4. Changing size and hardness
7m 45s
5. The heads-up Color Picker
7m 17s
6. Flipping a mirror image
3m 33s
7. Setting the source for the History brush
3m 42s
8. Brightening details with the Dodge tool
7m 49s
9. Darkening details with the Burn tool
3m 5s
10. The Sponge tool
4m 29s
11. Backing off edits
8m 4s
12. Patching eye bags
8m 57s
13. Evening out flesh tones
7m 23s
14. Smoothing away whiskers
7m 41s
15. Reducing shadow noise
7m 0s
16. How healing works
4m 40s
17. The enhanced Spot Healing brush
4m 52s
18. Using the better Healing brush
4m 23s
19. Introducing the Clone Source panel
3m 49s
20. Cloning from one layer to another
5m 30s
21. Working with multiple sources
4m 44s
11. 1h 23m
1. The layered composition
1m 0s
2. Making a new background layer
6m 58s
3. Working with "big layers"
6m 24s
4. Move, Duplicate, and Scale
4m 11s
5. Transforming a copy and repeat
5m 15s
6. Stacking order and eyedropping a layer
5m 15s
7. Adjusting multiple layers at once
4m 22s
8. Switching between layers
4m 56s
9. Making a digital star field
5m 9s
10. Blend mode and clipping mask
4m 50s
11. Dragging and dropping from your desktop
4m 38s
12. Black + Lens Flare = glow
6m 16s
13. Locking transparency
5m 42s
14. Adding gradient layers
8m 12s
15. Stacking an adjustment layer
4m 12s
16. Adding shadow and stroke
6m 9s
12. 1h 17m
1. Outputting from Photoshop and Bridge
1m 32s
2. Printing an RGB composite
5m 31s
3. Customizing the subjective print file
3m 15s
4. Gauging print size
5m 35s
5. Scale, position, and page orientation
5m 6s
6. Three important printing curiosities
4m 41s
7. Introducing the Output options
5m 34s
8. Establishing a bleed
5m 52s
9. Using the Color Management options
7m 21s
10. Generating a PDF contact sheet
6m 18s
11. Creating a contact sheet template
6m 8s
12. Saving and opening a PDF contact sheet
4m 18s
13. Introducing the Web Gallery
7m 53s
14. Exporting and editing an HTML site
3m 58s
15. The Airtight Photocard site
4m 56s
13. 1h 9m
1. Rules of the web
1m 1s
2. Introducing web graphics
6m 59s
3. A first look at Save for Web
5m 47s
4. Scaling a layered image versus a flat one
7m 30s
5. Incremental downsampling
3m 1s
6. Adding text, bar, and stroke
4m 24s
7. Assigning copyright and metadata
6m 21s
8. Comparing GIF, JPEG, and PNG
4m 59s
9. Determining the perfect JPEG settings
6m 31s
10. Saving metadata
3m 52s
11. Working with an unprofiled RGB image
4m 35s
12. Downsampling graphic art
4m 49s
13. Saving a GIF graphic
6m 1s
14. Antiquated GIF versus the better PNG
4m 6s
14. 1m 37s
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Transforming a copy and repeat
Then, I'm going to click the I to bring up the Info panel. To move a guide once you've placed it, you need to get the Move Tool. You can do that on the fly of course, by pressing the Control key or the Command key on the Mac. So press-and-hold Control or Command, and then move your cursor over this specific horizontal guide and drag it up. I want you to keep an eye on this Y value here inside the Info panel, drag it up until the Y value becomes 392 just as it is for me. You know what's weird; you can press the Alt key or the Option key on the Mac as you're dragging a guideline to switch it to the other direction if you like.
To make a horizontal guide vertical for example or vice versa, we don't want to do that. So don't press the Alt or Option key. I just wanted to show you that you can. I swear, there is no time when Alt or Option doesn't do something inside this program. Anyway, once you get to 392, release. Then, you can release the Control key, Command key on the Mac, that's where we want this guide. Now then, let's go ahead and hide all this panel garbage by pressing Shift+Tab, and then I'm going to press F7 to bring back up the Layers panel. Make sure the glass layer is active, it is. Now you may recall, if you go to the Edit menu and choose Free Transform, let the keyboard shortcut is Control+ T on the PC, Command+T on the Mac.
Well, guess what, if you add Alt or Option, you get duplication. So let's go ahead and try that. I'm going to press Control+Alt+T or Command+Option+T on the Mac, there is no command for this. You have to press the keyboard shortcut Control+Alt+T, Command+Option+T on the Mac. I'm also going click on a chain in order to maintain the aspect ratio, better known as the proportions of this layer. I'm going to change either the Width or Height value to 68% like so. Then, I'm going to go ahead and drag this layer to a new location.
And what I want you to do is align the left edge of this graphic with this guideline. Notice that guideline that is now being covered up. So there is the guideline I want you to align with. Go ahead and move this into position, and align that center target with a horizontal guideline that you just got through moving. That is the final placement of this layer. Now when I was first trying to scale and position this graphic in the first place, I didn't know this is where it would go, because I couldn't see the other martini glass, it was getting covered up. Well, you can change the Opacity of a layer on the fly if you want to, while you're in a Free Transform.
By highlighting the Opacity value, go ahead and click on it. You can't just press 5 for 50%, you have to highlight the Opacity value and change it, let's say to 50%, and then you can see through one glass to the other. Even better, if you're working with an image against the white background like this, there is a better technique. I'll go ahead and restore the Opacity value to a 100. I'll change the Blend Mode from Normal to Multiply. Then, I can see through one glass to the other. I know this is where I want it. Alright, now I'll go ahead and press the Escape key.
So Multiply is not active, darn it here on the PC. Don't press Escape on the Mac, by the way only press that Escape key, if Multiply is highlighted in the Layers Palette. You do not want to escape from your transformation operation after spending this much time on it. What you do want to do is press the Enter key or the Return key on the Mac in order to accept that modification. You've now put that martini glass exactly where it wants to go. What I would suggest you do at this point, is rename this layer. I'm going to go ahead and call it glass 2, like so.
I'm going to move it below the first glass; glass one, now gets covered up though. So let's go back to glass. That's the file number for this image in the Fotolia image library. Then I'll go back up to the Blend Mode pop-up menu and I'll choose Multiply, so that I am seeing the glasses exactly the way I want to see them. Now click on glass 2 here inside the Layers Palette to make it active. I'm going to press the F7 key in order to hide the Layers panel. Here is where the magic happens. There is a command under the Edit menu.
You go down to Transform, and it's called Again, Transform>Again. So the idea as you repeat the last transformation, it has a keyboard shortcut of Control+Shift+T, Command+Shift+T on the Mac. What happens if you add Alt to that? I wonder. Well, again, there is no command for what I'm about to show you. You have to match your fist on the keyboard. So here we go. Press Ctrl+Shift and Alt at the same time on the PC or Command+Shift and Option on the Mac and press T. So Control+Shift +Alt+T or Command+Shift+Option+T on the Mac will go ahead and repeat that duplication.
So it'll move the graphic the same amount proportionally. It'll scale the graphic another 68 %, and it'll duplicate it as well. We now have a series of evenly declining translucent martini glasses inside our composition.
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Atmosphere – The Last To Say lyrics
As far back as he cares to remember,
He used to see his old man lose the temper
And mama's pretty face would catch it all,
On a regular basis the nest would fall.
But he was always safe from dad's rage,
Cause mama sacrificed in his place
Two-dozen years of the blood, sweat, tears,
Avoid the mirror, losing her hair from the fear
She never left him, stayed inside
He beat her ass up until the day that he died
In fact, the biggest beating was the day that he died
Cause now it's too late for her to make a new life
She gets to mourn for the touch of a punch,
Won't ever admit that she aint clutchin it much,
Someday she'll die, it still won't be done
The anger lives on through their son.
Cause he saw, he caught it all
A childhood of watching ma and pa get raw
It's too bad for him, nah, that's half the truth
'Cause you back with him now and he's smackin you
What happened to you? You don't have a clue.
Did your mama used to suffer accidents too?
I never knew that you would stand for abuse,
I guess I just assumed that you would pack up and move.
Think about when you left him last time,
Said out loud that you would never forgive past crimes,
Sunglasses, so dark, scarf around the neck to cover the choke marks.
And since you gotta justify returnin,
You convinced yourself that he's just a hurt person.
You wanna blame that cross he bears,
But his pop's not there when he tosses you down stairs.
Let me be the last to say,
Please don't stay.
Let me be the last to say,
You won't be okay.
Please put your shoes on and step into that warm weather,
Go get yourself a more better forever.
Gotta put it down, you gotta leave it,
And don't ever come back again, you gotta mean it.
Just tear it all apart and build new,
Cause if you don't kill him, he's gonna kill you.
You can't hold hands when they make fists,
And I aint the first to say this.
But let me be the last to say,
Please don't stay.
Let me be the last to say,
You won't be okay.
Let me be the last to say,
Please don't stay.
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This is the root of violence. The guy grew up in it, saw it his whole life. Either he justified it because his mother took it from his dad, or he swore he'd never do it but it's just. Happened. The lyrics are from a 3rd party looking in on a female friend telling her to leave, that it's not her fault, that she deserves better. He's telling her to get out at any cost and never come back even though she wants to.
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When a business owner says it's time to sell, one of the first questions I ask is, "What's your timeframe? When do you want to be out?" And the answer I hear most often is, "Yesterday."
That is a problem. Most business owners underestimate the time it takes to sell and exit their business. It's not like selling a house, and you don't get to hand over the keys and walk away on closing day.
It's such a common misconception that we've actually framed and hung this piece of advice in our conference room: "Selling a business is a process, not an event."
Everything's negotiable, of course. Some sellers want to head for Florida as soon as humanly possible. Others want to sell, but they aren't quite ready to go cold turkey on the whole work thing. It's possible to sell, and then collect a salary and benefits for a few years, minus all the stress of ownership.
As for me, I know I won't be running Cornerstone when I'm 80. I want to go out and have fun with my wife and kids while I'm still fit and healthy. Figure out who you are and what you want and then work the numbers backwards. Start talking with your advisors now, so when you're ready, you're ready.
Because no matter how hard I try, I can't deliver on "yesterday."
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Filter Images Using imfilter
This example shows how to filter an image with a 5-by-5 filter containing equal weights (often called an averaging filter) using imfilter.
MATLAB® has several two-dimensional and multidimensional filtering functions. The function filter2 performs two-dimensional correlation, conv2 performs two-dimensional convolution, and convn performs multidimensional convolution. Each of these filtering functions always converts the input to double, and the output is always double. These other filtering functions always assume the input is zero padded, and they do not support other padding options.
In contrast, the imfilter function does not convert input images to double. The imfilter function also offers a flexible set of boundary padding options.
Read image.
I = imread('coins.png');
Create filter.
h = ones(5,5) / 25;
Apply filter to image using imfilter.
I2 = imfilter(I,h);
Display original image and filtered image for comparison.
imshow(I), title('Original Image');
figure, imshow(I2), title('Filtered Image')
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View Full Version : IPOD or other mp3 players in an e30??
06-04-2004, 04:11 AM
Is it possible to wire in a mp3 player into the e30 factory sound system such that it can be played without using the ugly cassette adapters? Has anyone ever seen this done, or know any websites explaining how? I was thinking maybe installing a switch to toggle between thefactory radio and the mp3 player...such as an ipod?
Oh yeah...has anyone ever hooked up a cd changer on the stock radio? is this doable as well?
Thanks again
06-04-2004, 04:18 AM
if ur talkin about those small handhell mp3 players....nope its not possible unless u get deck with an aux input.
If ur talking about an mp3 cd deck, ya its possible why wouldn't it, they are made for cars.
U can't hook an ipod up unless u find a deck with an aux input or u use that cassette adapter shit.
The cd changers that allow u too hook dem upto a factory deck, use an AM signal to transmit which u would put the deck at a certain channel, and it would pick up the cd changer......which isn't really good sound quality and really shit if u want a system in ur car.
06-04-2004, 05:59 AM
I used a Jvc mp3 deck with aux in wired to my ipod dock. Then hooked the dock up to the cigarette lighter and mounted it where the ash tray used to be.
I've never even played a cd in my car, cause the 20 gigs of music at my fingertips was easily worth the money. I can't recommend it enough.
If I get this new E30 I'm looking at, I'll take some pics of the install.
06-04-2004, 12:32 PM
Wasn't there a factory cd changer option for the E30? But I think it was the later models:confused:
06-04-2004, 02:36 PM
All of the cars with the premium system can have the CD changer. But why...
Get a new deck if for anything the better sound quality, then install the auxilary source.
06-04-2004, 02:41 PM
I am going to sound dumb now...but what is the auxillary source look like? RCA plug, 3/8's..etc?
My CD player has an AUX button on the remote, but nothing in the back looks AUX related.
06-04-2004, 02:56 PM
You need to purchase a seperate adaptor, which allows the use of 2 RCA's. Call a store that deals your brand and see if they can order one in for you. Hopefully it's not NLA.
I thought you had a factory deck...?
06-04-2004, 04:18 PM
Right now all I have is a hole with wires coming out....I had the factory deck and am now putting in a cd deck...but when I did put the cd deck...the problem mentioned in my other post started.
06-04-2004, 05:19 PM
If your deck doesn't have aux in, which most don't there are a few options.
Wire up an FM transmitters. Its easy to do but alot of people don't like the quality. Or there are some companies that will turn the cd changer port on the deck into an aux in.
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8. Do I need to be fluent in a language to be a Scout?
Functional language is key. In some countries English is the widely accepted working
language besides the native language so an additional language would not be
necessary. That's not the case in some other countries. For the latter, fellows must have working proficiency in the native language to be able to
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1. #1
Talking Help a new Rogue
Hi guys,
I need your help choosing a spec for leveling. I've never played a rogue so I have no idea what are the differences between their specs... According to what I understand, it seems the best option for leveling and PvE in general is sub, is this correct or am I mistaken?
Thank you very much for all your help in advance
2. #2
It's been ages (and patches) since I leveled as a Rogue so I can't give definitive advice on what the leveling is like today. However what I can tell you is that sub is probably the worst of the 3 specs, due to the need of being behind your target at all times for good damage. Both combat and assassination do their normal rotations behind or in front of the enemies, but sub requires you to be behind. When you are questing, pulling multiple mobs, or pull aggro in a dungeon, your DPS as sub will be significantly impacted due to the enemies turning to face you.
In PvE at 90 sub is the hardest rotation to maintain and use properly. It does not far outdamage (if at all) assassination and if you look at the majority of top raiding guilds, none of their Rogues use the spec in T15 raids. I would avoid the spec until 90 and then learn it in case it becomes relevant, but unless you really like to make things harder on yourself you are better with Assassination or Combat.
3. #3
Mmm I see, so I was brutally wrong :P, thank god I came to the forums before trying to level as sub.
So my options are Assassination or Combat, one is for daggers and the other is for the rest of melee weapons, right? therefore, the desicion on which one is better should be based on which weapon I like the most (on gameplay), right? or is one of those two specs doing better DPS?
Thanks for your help, and sorry for my bad english, is not my native language
4. #4
Leveling as Subt isn't too bad, especially early on. You basically oneshot things with Ambush (at least you did last time I played a low-level rogue). Even later on, you have stuns and Gouge to get behind your target. That said, it's definitely less efficient than the other two specs. Additionally, Subt is rarely played in PvE at max level, but it is the de-facto PvP spec.
If you're leveling on a PvP server, Subt might be a good idea. Otherwise I would roll one of the other two specs. I prefer Assassination because Venomous Wounds means you have no downtime due to energy starvation while Combat is usually empty on energy after killing something. Combat is better equipped to pull more mobs at once with BF and KSp and AR, but that worsens the energy downtime (and we're too squishy to do that constantly).
5. #5
Mmm anyway I don't want to use the sub spec for the fact that I have to be behind the target most of the time: (
I think I'm finally going to use assassination, but only because I like daggers more ... when I can get the dual spec, I'll try combat to see if it proves worth.
Anyway, if anyone thinks I should go with combat from the start, I'm all ears to hear more advice
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I leveled up as combat in MoP, and of my four characters who have run the gauntlet from 85 to 90 my rogue easily has the most deaths while questing (warrior and paladin went deathless). But regardless of what spec you choose you'll find a few things constant. As a rogue you're squishy, everything that hits you hurts and you will regret overpulling unless you have several cooldowns. But leveling as a rogue greatly encourages full use of their spellbook, from managing their short duration buffs, using all of your resources, kiting and self preservation, and of course, being stealthy. It's a fun road to 90, so pick your poison (all puns intended) and good luck
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Quote Originally Posted by Rigapples View Post
That's not really true anymore. Cata sub is LONG gone.
OP: Try all 3 specs, play the one you find most fun. They're all fine to level with and each has its strengths and weaknesses.
Note: my character with the most deaths was my shaman. (but then again, my rogue was much much more geared than my shaman for the 85-90 trip. My rogue started MoP at 407 ilevel and my shaman started at like 390). For what it's worth, I did 85-90 as Combat.
Last edited by shadowboy; 2013-04-30 at 12:57 AM.
8. #8
Anything beside Sub for leveling and PvE works, Imo, you should go combat, with Blade flurry you do great aoe, and level faster
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Whatever spec you go, get a hold of the deadly momentum glyph as soon possible, it's a huge boon.
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10. #10
I'm currently leveling as sub, (hit 73 last nite) and its not too bad at all, early levels (with heirlooms anyway) you one shot most things with ambush, you don't get backastab which is only ability you need to be behind your opponent for, until level 40, and if you use subterfuge and open with cheapshot then ambush by the time the mobs is unstunned and turns to face you they're pretty much dead before you even get to use eviscerate anyway. Its even quicker once you get cloak and dagger as well!
I find as sub you don't have same skill sets as other classes to just faceroll as you level, so you actually ahve to play a rogue as you level, using stealth and other utility abilities etc.
However you don't get any aoe until level 66, so I can see combat being good for more aoe stuff with blade flurry, but I've not played it myself.
Glyph od Deadly Momentum is great for leveling, it annoys me in dungeons though as I often don't get the killing blow so it doesn't refresh and then I end up going for several packs before I realise =p
11. #11
Well in the end I think I'll start as assassination because I have the heirloom daggers. Anyway, when I can get the dual spec I'll try combat to see if I like it more, but, is there a problem if I use the two heirloom daggers with combat spec?
I have a few justice points out there that I could use to buy heirloom weapons for the combat spec, but I have no idea which ones should I buy ... Any advice on which heirloom weapons should I use as combat?
Thank you very much to all for the help
12. #12
Don't ever use a dagger MH as combat. You will be the butt of many jokes.
The only exception to this is the legendary daggers b/c it compensated for different specs.
I think there's either a mace or sword you can use as combat? I would choose the sword just b/c of nostalgia's sake - I remember running UBRS forever to get the 2 swords way back when.
13. #13
lol ok so no daggers for combat. Then, there is no difference which weapon I use as combat? I can use the mace or the sword in either hand and wouldn't see any difference? Or is there a combination that is best for heirloom weapons for combat spec? :O
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Not sure about other classes- but for rogue it doesn't matter in the slightest. Pick the one you like, play the best. Combat might be the best for aoe damage, but even assassin can FoK his heart out and do good dps. The issue here is while leveling in WoW - is there ever a moment that can be considered difficult? Maybe if you are leveling w/o the leveling gear - but mostly everything will be faceroll.
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Quote Originally Posted by RodrigoTxc View Post
Mainhand any 2.6 (fist/sword/mace) agi weapon for combat, Offhand any agi weapon (1.8 or 2.6). 1.8 (dagger) is better until you get killing spree and use it a lot, 2.6 is *slightly* better when you're using Killing Spree on cooldown.
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Thank you very much guys. With all this info I have more than enough to start my rogue without problems
I hope to start later when I leave the dungeon of my office and I can log in my house: P
Btw, thats some sexy looking panther Mugajak
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Thanks ^_^
I picked it in honor of, which is also still a very useful leveling resource, although the creator has left it to rest.
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The office proxy will not let me enter that web ¬¬... stupid proxy...
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sword/axe/fist weapon for mainhand and dagger for offhand
Seriously that's the smoothest leveling spec because it actually gives you a chance to live when you pull multiple mobs from 80-90. Adrenaline rush, killing spree, and blade flurry are the best moves for leveling. I would love to go into more detail but I'm kind of pressed for time right now but trust me, my main is a rogue and my alt is a rogue so if there's anyone that knows about rogues it'd be me.
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I'll try to get the heirloom weapons for combat, if I can't, then I'll just start as assassination and change to combat when I get the dual spec... I'm sure that at that time I'll have enough justice points with my main to buy the heirloom weapons
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Vic Tokai Corporation, part of the utilities conglomerate Tokai Group, is a Japanese telecommunications company founded in 1977, which runs several major cable television networks in Japan. They were involved in games publishing and development starting in 1986, until they left the market in 1997. They published both internally-developed titles and those licensed from other developers and publishers, and also developed a number of titles under contract for Sega. While active in the games market, they also had overseas publishing operations in Europe and the United States, though only the Japanese division was ever directly involved in development.
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Marid Audran is a private investigator who has been out of luck (and money) for quite a while, being forced to do petty delivery jobs to earn his living. During one of these errands, Marid finds his client dead. The authorities assume that he is the murderer; however, a powerful mafia boss pulls some strings and gets Marid off the hook. In exchange for this favor, Marid has to find out who really killed that man, who turned out to be the mafia ruler's assistant and whose death may be but a part of a larger scheme.
Circuit's Edge is based on George Alec Effinger's When Gravity Fails novel. It is set in a dark version of the future, in which the Islamic world has become the sole dominant power on the planet. The events of the game take place in the Budayeen, the criminal and entertainment district of an unspecified city in the Middle East. Mature themes such as violence, drug usage and sex are liberally used to paint the game's grim setting.
Though it contains a few adventure game elements, the game is primarily an RPG. The player navigates Marid through the city maze-like city, which resembles a pseudo-3D first-person dungeon area. Marid has to eat and rest from time to time in order to stay alive. Cybernetic modifications can be purchased to increase the protagonist's combat and hacking abilities. Money is gained by defeating enemies on the streets in simple turn-based battles, or by gambling. The game's interface is somewhat similar to that of Mars Saga.
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The game was going to be released for Amiga computers but finally got cancelled.
The game is based on the books When Gravity Fails, Fire in the Sun and Exile Kiss by George Alec Effinger. The hero, Marid Audran, and many of the other characters are the same.
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A doctor (Rock Hudson) bypasses nature with growth hormones, producing a 22-year-old (Barbara Carrera) who becomes his lover.
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U.S. Marines come to the rescue when an outlaw kidnaps the female owner of a Central American cocoa plantation.
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For thirteen extraordinary days in October of 1962, the world stood on the brink of an unthinkable catastrophe. Across the globe, people anxiously awaited the outcome of a harrowing political, diplomatic and military confrontation that threatened to end in an apocalyptic nuclear exchange between the United States and the Soviet Union. Thirteen days captures the urgency, suspense and paralyzing chaos of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Exiled Napoleon (Rod Steiger) leaves Elba, enters Paris and then meets the Duke of Wellington (Christopher Plummer) in the 1815 Battle of Waterloo.
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Not to want my 7 year old to know about sex?
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chubbymummy Wed 03-Apr-13 16:57:25
MrsHoarder Wed 03-Apr-13 17:28:23
YANBU to not want your DS to learn about sex, especially through playground jokes.
YABU to not talk (or get /dh to talk) about it with him. Just the basics, as he knows the truth, that he can discuss these things with you and so he's harder to manipulate.
pigletmania Wed 03-Apr-13 17:30:35
Well they would ask. I just wouldn't want to I just don't understand the rush to tell. I never heard about sex being talked about in the playground at primary school, but I know that they do sometimes. Yes it is up to the parents if they want to tell tem and how much
chubbymummy Wed 03-Apr-13 17:32:35
Yes, the friend does have a teenage sister. I've always answered any questions Ds has so he is aware of babies growing in the womb and the birth process. He knows that the Dad has to give the Mum a special seed and sometimes it grows into a baby and sometimes it doesn't (although I think he's under the illusion that the Dad buys the seed from somewhere and the woman takes it like a tablet). He also knows that girls/women have periods and why (must fix the lock on the bathroom door blush ). He just hasn't asked any questions about the baby making process. It would be easier if he asked but I don't want to be the one to start the conversation. I don't want him to be the only one who doesn't know the facts of life but really didn't think it was appropriate to get into at 7. I'm going to have to have a chat with Dh now as he thinks Ds is way too young for a chat about it.
Bobyan Wed 03-Apr-13 17:36:57
You seem more concerned about what you want and what suits you, rather than what you should be addressing for your son's welfare.
Sex isn't dirty, its just a natural bodily function. As a few other posters have mentioned the real issue here is what has influenced your Ds's friend...
You may keep your child sheltered from sex on TV, in films, etc, but it doesn't mean that everyone else does too. The kids will absolutely, no doubt on this earth, have heard some things you don't want them to at school. Sex is everywhere, they can pick up sound effects like that from The Simpsons, which most children of that age will have watched at some point.
OHforDUCKScake Wed 03-Apr-13 17:37:28
Being no where newr ready to have the conversation probably isnt the best way to start.
He'll catch you off guard one day believe me and you'll have to be ready.
My son is 6 and knows how the baby 'gets in there.' And has done for a year.
This may be because I was having a baby right at that time of course.
I think you are being a bit U.
Animol Wed 03-Apr-13 17:38:06
Dear Chubbymummy - I'm afraid I think the longer you don't tell him about the facts of life the more likely it is that he'll hear about them from kids at school who might tell him all sorts of rubbish.
There's a lovely book by Mick Inkpen called 'Who made me' that covers all the basics in a really child friendly way - you might find it helpful.
I wouldn't think it was a CP issue either.
Bobyan Wed 03-Apr-13 17:39:19
You're making far too much of a big deal about sex, just tell him the truth.
Thinking babies cone from seeds you buy, at the age of 7 is going to lead to a very confused boy when the playground discussions about sex start.
valiumredhead Wed 03-Apr-13 17:41:41
Oh and it's MUCH easier ime to explain the facts of life to a younger child than a stroppy teen, I am VERY glad I didn't leave it until ds was older as he would know nothing as he wouldn't listen to me grin
Bobyan Wed 03-Apr-13 17:43:28
Valium that's because teenagers already know everything! [Wink]
Bobyan Wed 03-Apr-13 17:44:07
Try again!
valiumredhead Wed 03-Apr-13 17:46:37
Ha ha ha ha yeah, they THINK they know everything when in fact they usually know the crap they have been told in the playground [ground]
BegoniaBampot Wed 03-Apr-13 17:50:11
Agree it's probably easier to talk to them when they are younger and just curious. I usually go by their lead but we have had lot's of interesting conversations started by them which usually originated in the playground. I prefer to they and talk openly and hopefully age appropriately and just answer their questions when they come up. What do you do when you pick them up from primary and one asks what 'cunt' or 'pussy' means - I'd rather they feel they can be open with me. This has been going on from about 8yrs old and then younger siblings often follow from a younger age.
My DS1 (now 8) heard the words "having sex" on the playground at school last year and came home and asked me what it meant.
I didn't go into a lot of detail as he didn't ask, but I explained that it was a special cuddle for adults which could make babies, which he understands. He also know that if he wants to ask me anything else then he can. It's not dirty or shameful and you don't have to go into loads of detail initially if they're not ready for it.
You can't "protect" them from this knowledge and tbh it's not really protecting them anyway. I think that it's much better that he hears the truth from me rather than bits and pieces from his friends and so that we talk about things going through his childhood and into adolescence.
RevoltingPeasant Wed 03-Apr-13 17:51:48
Sometimes when I read MN I think I must have gone to primary school on a different planet. confused
By the age of 9 or 10, I can distinctly remember boys and girls making jokes about 'bushes', 'sex noises', periods - definitely.
This was in the late 80s/ early 90s in a posh area.
We picked material up from random bits of tv we saw, from pictures on the covers of mags in the supermarket, from cheesy RnB songs, older siblings. It didn't mean we were all being abused, or even knew that much about sex. It's just in the culture.
It actually really hacks me off when children mention anything about sex and people immediately get their spidey senses going. Children parrot random stuff they hear, and you can't keep them insulated from talk about ex and violence until they are 18, you just can't.
Revolting I went to the same small village primary that my DS goes to and didn't expect to hear it as early as I was totally clueless until about 14 but you can't control the environment of other children and they will get to hear phrases especially if they have older sibs.
Bobyan Wed 03-Apr-13 18:58:48
Pretty sure I went to the same school as Revolting...
I can also clearly remember the secondary school assembly when I was 12, telling us about the first pregnancy in my year.
wigglesrock Wed 03-Apr-13 19:15:55
I told my 7 year old about sex a few months ago. She asked "what's sex?". She already knew how babies came out, but I had to get rid of the whole special seed idea. It was a simple 5 minute conversation. I also told her 5 year old sister at the same time. I knew dd1 would impart some info and I didn't want anyone to get confused.
Every so often I ask are we all ok with what we know, any questions etc?.
I'm almost 39 and the girl next door told me about sex when I was about 8, I'd rather my kids heard actual facts from me that silly giggly nonsense from friends.
villagebird Wed 03-Apr-13 19:51:58
I agree with you totally. Far too young to know about sex and its not necessary to know at that age. I think now days innocence is gone far too soon.
lljkk Wed 03-Apr-13 20:10:08
Exactly why parents need to calmly discuss these things with kids when they come up, however they come up. Young enough that it's while parents still have influence over what kids choose to believe.
MrsHoarder Wed 03-Apr-13 20:12:47
Village what do you mean by "these days"? Private bedrooms used to be a lot less common and children would have seen the mating of livestock in pre-industrial times.
tilder Wed 03-Apr-13 20:21:34
I totally get the need to talk to children early about sex. I remember the foul jokes we used to tell in primary school (i was 9 when I first heard the chocolate biscuit one, not sure how much I understood though). Really must start the chats with my kids.
Have to say though I would feel a little uncomfortable with a 7 year old hearing a sigh and the reaction being that it sounds like a lady having sex. I would wonder what type of conversations have gone on and with whom, as it sounds like more than a few 'how babies are made' or what are periods/wetdream conversations.
Why does knowing about sex mean a child isn't innocent? Its basic biology confused
Catchingmockingbirds Wed 03-Apr-13 20:33:55
On the one hand I think it's important to arm children with knowledge about sex, but on the other hand I just think 7 is far too young to know such details about sex such as what noises are made. My son is 6 and only a couple of months ago he learnt that girls don't have a penis, they have a vagina instead. I'm not sure if I'd want him knowing all about sex in just a years time.
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View Full Version : Is there a reason to hook up your vid card to your sound card?
03-29-03, 03:56 PM
I was cleaning out my cables today and notice that i have one that would connect an input on my vid card to a input on my sound card?. Is this even done? or is it just a coincendence?
(both are like 5 pin mini midi inputs)
03-29-03, 05:25 PM
Usually you only run inputs to outputs and vice-versa from my experiences.... :confused:
03-30-03, 03:33 AM
for doing some video-in work?
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Many ports use the same physical interface but have very different uses. Ever noticed how similair PS/2, S-VHS, and mini-DIN ports look? I think that's probably what you were seeing.
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You may have a connector for 3D goggles. I've seen goggles that uses the same plug as on a pair of walkman headphones.
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The demo didn't do this game any justice really. It does introduce the basic idea that you have numerous ways to approach the same objective but (as my review thread stated) the objectives throughout the game are all presented in different ways in different surroundings so it's not the same thing over and over. you never really get bored of doing the same thing time after time (at least I didn't).
It's similar to COD4 in that you feel like you're taking part in an epic battle movie. What differentiates Crysis and COD 4 in that regard is that in COD4, each mission is totally different so there is more variety. With Crysis, it's all one huge mission so you're not tossed into dozens of totally different areas and settings. The good thing about it though is that it's a really good huge mission you're in and it's a very satisfying one the entire time.
I haven't finished either game yet but they're both doing a much better job of holding my attention than Gears of war. GOW is fun but seems like the same old same old after a while.
Crysis isn't perfect but it's heads and shoulders better than most FPS's out there. It's much better than farcry (though in crysis there's not as much indoor activity as I wish there were).
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‘Pro Bono Promo’ Recreates Logos Using the Brands’ Actual Products
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At first glance, these logos might not seem like much. You’ve probably already seen them thousands of times already, whether you just skipped over them while grocery shopping or actually use them on a daily basis. But if you take a closer look, then you’ll see why these logos are not your ordinary hand-drawn or computer-rendered logos: they were made using the actual products they represent.
They’re part of a street art series called “Pro Bono Logos” by artist Dorota Pankowska. Armed with bottles of Cheez Whiz, jars of Maxwell House, and tubes of Colgate, Dorota took to the streets and recreated the logos by smearing cheese spread and coffee grounds on otherwise clean walls.
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Americans who do humanitarian work in places like Africa are sometimes asked why they put their efforts into helping "foreigners" rather than those in their own country. "I get that question a lot, and I understand why people ask," says Jennifer. "But life inside the walls of this hospital is so simple, and the need is so desperate. They don't have surgeons trained to do this work. The face is a piece of art—it's different from a hip replacement—and there is a satisfaction to doing it well that is so pure. A person who's been shunned because of a birth defect will be able to get a job now."
The take-home package for everyone on the team is a profound sense of gratitude and suspension from complaining about the insignificant irritations of a privileged life. If I ever bitch again about being caught in traffic, or getting the middle seat on a plane, or having "nothing to wear" in my closet, somebody should slap me. When anyone asks in a perfunctory way, "How are you?" I no longer answer with a mechanical "Okay." I say, "Good" or "Fine" or even "I am fine if you are fine." While we were in Zimbabwe, there was a tornado in Little Rock that devastated areas close to where Carrie lives, and a large 100-year-old tree in her yard fell, taking down electric power lines and breaking her fence. "I just took a deep breath and allowed myself to stay peaceful," Carrie reports. "There was no sense of anxiety over things I know I can replace. The line at the bank, the coffee barista taking too long—these things don't seem to be as important. The pace of life we observed, the way people seem to accept what comes, is so different from American culture. We tend to be uptight about things that don't go our way or get in our way. There's definitely been a turnaround in my everyday life." And if you happen to come across Carrie—or any of us from Op Hope—standing in those long lines at the bank or at Starbucks, you might hear us slowly repeating a mantra that sounds something like this: Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe.
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RE[2]: ADA << actually Ada
by mounty on Wed 4th Jun 2008 22:50 UTC in reply to "RE: ADA << actually Ada"
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Absolutely right.
Programmer ego is the real reason that Ada is unpopular.
Give up debugging ? Debugging is FUN !
The fact that C/C++ is still so widely used for application programming is the demonstration of this. Utter insanity.
Don't bother replying `I don't think so' etc.---I've been watching this one for the ten years and see it just about every working day.
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When you view a Web page, the page's address appears in the Address bar in Internet Explorer. Understanding the four parts of a typical Internet or Web address (otherwise called a URL, or Uniform Resource Locator) is easy. The first part (http://) is a protocol name (a protocol is a set of rules and standards that enable computers to exchange information). Next (www.) is the location of the site. This is followed by the name of the organization that maintains the site (such as pcmagazine). The final part is a suffix that identifies the kind of organization it is (such as .com for a commercial organization, .gov for a governmental, or .edu for an educational). For example, the address http://www.pcmagazine.com tells us that this Web server uses Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP); that this site is on the World Wide Web (www); and that its Web server is run by pcmagazine.com, a commercial site.
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core i7 4770k PC Perspective en Overclocker Pushes An Intel Haswell Core i7-4770K CPU Beyond 7GHz <p>OCaholic has spotted an <a href=";lang=english">interesting entry</a> in the CPU-Z database. According to the site, an overclocker by the handle of “rtiueuiurei” has allegedly managed to push an engineering sample of Intel’s upcoming Haswell Core i7-4770K processor past 7GHz.</p> <p><div class = "center-article-image"><a href="/news/Processors/Overclocker-Pushes-Intel-Haswell-Core-i7-4770K-CPU-Beyond-7GHz" class="inline-image-link" title="View: Intel Core i7-4770K Overclocked Beyond 7GHz.jpg"><img src="/files/imagecache/article_max_width/news/2013-05-03/Intel%20Core%20i7-4770K%20Overclocked%20Beyond%207GHz.jpg" alt="Intel Core i7-4770K Overclocked Beyond 7GHz.jpg" title="Intel Core i7-4770K Overclocked Beyond 7GHz.jpg" class="pcper-inline" width="602" height="347" /></a></div></p> <p>If the CPU-Z entry is accurate, the overclocker used a BCLK speed of 91.01 and a multiplier of 77 to achieve a CPU clockspeed of 7012.65MHz. The chip was overclocked on a Z87 motherboard along with a single 2GB G.Skill DDR3 RAM module. Even more surprising than the 7GHz clockspeed is the voltage that the overclocker used to get there: an astounding 2.56V according to CPU-Z.</p> <p>From the information <a href="">Intel provided at IDF Beijing</a>, the new 22nm Haswell processors feature an integrated voltage regulator (IVR), and the CPU portion of the chip’s voltage is controlled by the Vccin value. Intel recommends a range of 1.8V to 2.3V for this value, with a maximum of 3V and a default of 1.8V. Therefore, the CPU-Z-reported number may actually be correct. On the other hand, it may also just be a bug in the software due to the unreleased-nature of the Haswell chip.</p> <p>Voltage questions aside, the frequency alone makes for an impressive overclock, and it seems that the upcoming chips will have decent overclocking potential!</p> <p><a href="" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Processors 7ghz core i7 4770k haswell Intel overclocking z87 Fri, 03 May 2013 10:45:25 +0000 Tim Verry 57161 at
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note crashtest <p>You seem to be editing your post continuously, I hope by the time I submit this the snippet in question won't be outdated... although you seem to be adding to your examples, not modifying (apparently you're working on <em>1,001 ways to write a loop</em>)</p> <p>In example #2: <code> $a[$_] -= $b[$_] for (),0..$#a; # ^-- ... why? </code> What is up with the stray <c>()</c>? Just a typo, or are you doing something else here (I thought you might be somehow forcing list context, but <c>0..$#a</c> is a list anyway). </p> <p> Without the spare empty list, the expression evaluates equivalently in my <c>perl</c> (5.10.0). </p> 823525 823529
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Re: Re: (OT) Professional Employees: who owns your thoughts?
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I've never had more than a joke I've told friends passed off as someone else's work. (That is, I told the joke, they passed it around as their own.) I don't feel too strongly about humor being passed around.
I feel much more strongly about non-humor intellectual property.
I personally would have gone back to the Dean, first. Explained the situation. If the Dean believed you once, they'd probably believe you a second time.
After that, I suspect I may have figured some elaborate revenge. As you said, it wasn't super-useful. Probably nothing more than setting the professor's car on fire would satisfy my need for revenge in the matter.
Had it been more valuable, I probably would have attempted to kill the professor.
You can steal my money and my car and my house and my lovers and food and coffee; but when you start stealing my thoughts, you've gone just one step too far.
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Well, you raise a point I should be more clear about. I am not excluding monks with less than 100 XP in all calculations. I am just disqualifying them from appearing in the list.
In other words, they still count for calculating monks that came after you, but they themselves are not eligible to be in the list. This however is one of the many configurable options. Once you have built the database with the -u option, you can re-run your stats using different variations.
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Parsing PDFs by text position?
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There are several ways to get the data. first_child only goes down 1 step in the tree. To get the text, you would need $drug->first_child('groups')->field( 'group'), or $drug->next_elt( 'groups')->text or $drug->findvalue( 'groups/group'). INTEREST1 is an attribute, so you would get it with $drug->att( 'type').
There is probably a problem though either with your simplified data or with the code. You have te tags in your example as data1 and data2. If this is really the case, then you won't access them with $root->children('data'), since the tags are NOT data. So either the tags are data, or you have to get them using $root->children.
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Thank you, that is very helpful. And yes the tags data1 data2 should just be data, that was my mistake :)
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update: Yup, I can't count ... 58 characters showing (59 bytes if we include a terminal newline in our file).
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If you have a copy of the Perl CookBook by O'Reilly there is a bit about parsing CSV data in Section 1.15, which would be worth reading. This suggests using Text::ParseWords
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He's not parsing CSV, he's generating it.
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I have a generic non-sense personal blog (in Portuguese), which is my main blog about my life.
I have a generic technical personal blog (in Portuguese).
I have my use.perl journal.
I have a blog solely devoted to the bad translations one finds on Portuguese TV (in Portuguese, of course).
I have a blog solely devoted to pictures, where I post pictures of things that make absolutely no sense.
I have a blog where I complain about companies that give poor service (in Portuguese).
I have a blog where I just post poetry that I write (in Portuguese).
I have a blog just for Things for which I crave (which I haven't started to update properly).
Oh, and I also have a Portuguese jokes website that features four new jokes each day :-)
Others have suggested me to use tags and put everything in the same place, but I don't like mixing apples and oranges.
I did create some feeds that aggregate everything I write. They're available in my homepage.
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Where did you get the name Pure Gold............?
To tell you the truth, my brother made it up; and I thought it actually sounded good, ironic, and is like a pun You might even get to see a slogan later lol 24 carat Gold lol
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can some one tell me y it is that i cant get pass the city thing.. i cant get to the mr.pokemon
Because it's just a Alpha Why else would I seal it? This is an annoying question in which I see in all hack threads, people do not think before asking - Besides, I've also added a guy to tell you that it's the end.
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Mitchell’s quest doesn’t quite answer that question, but his human inclinations do get him into trouble when he arrives in Purgatory (with surprisingly little effort, when all is said and done). Here he meets Lia (Lacey Turner). He assumes she means to help him find Annie, but really, she’s in place to help him find himself. Lia mirrors Mitchell, not just his seductive ease, but also his careful control of information. Their relationship, however brief, recreates George and Mitchell’s from Season One: Lia knows what Mitchell needs to understand in order to survive this, but she can’t or won’t share it until he comes face to face with his own depravity.
It shouldn’t be all that surprising that Mitchell becomes self-aware in a rather traditional Christian context. He is in Purgatory, after all. Still, his experience is complex in a way that True Blood is not: where the HBO series offers broad-stroked types, with “religion” the clear enemy, here Mitchell discovers that it’s not the vampire in him that’s the problem. It’s the human.
Mitchell’s adventure in Purgatory leads to the second episode of the season, “Adam’s Family,” which predictably returns Annie to her housemates, overjoyed to be back in her nurturing mode. Mitchell, too, is pushed into guardian mode, when a recently orphaned 46-year-old teen vampire Adam (a most excellent Craig Roberts) comes into the fold. Adam’s human parents have let him feed off of them his entire vampire existence. George and Nina decide Mitchell can mentor him in the art of living “clean.”
This decision complicates the family dynamic in Being Human. It’s a dynamic that has remained stable despite the troubles introduced by transient members or intruders. The central unit embodies another question: how is a family defined? Adam was turned into a vampire (thereby supernatural or unnatural, depending on who is doing the defining) in his teens, but rather than being rejected for his difference, he was cherished and nurtured by his family, who ensured his survival. “You were always my little boy,” his dying father tells him. (He means it both figuratively, as most parents would, and literally, since Adam never ages).
The title, “Adam’s Family,” is more than a tongue-in-cheek reference to that other famously ghoulish clan. Yes, the episode chronicles Adam’s attempt to assimilate into a couple of families. But the title also raises again those issues of origin and inclusivity, even the idea of being human. As Annie rather poetically puts it, in her house full of supernatural others, she found humanity here, while “Outside, the monsters prowled.”
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Hi, Carolyn:
My youngest sister is getting married in a few weeks. She's the only child from my dad's second marriage and the age difference between us is nearly two decades.
I have two daughters, ages 15 and 8, who have been very excited for this wedding since my sister got engaged last winter. They ask me constantly if they'll be in the wedding. Now, with two weeks to go until the wedding date and absolutely no contact from my sister, it's pretty clear they won't be involved.
I just found out my two nieces, of similar ages to my girls, will have roles in the wedding party. My nieces live in the same town as my sister while we live out of state, so I've always known she's closer to them than she has been to my girls, at least recently; my older daughter would still consider their relationship close. I'm certain she's going to be heartbroken.
I'm trying to decide two things: if (and how) to bring this inequity up to my sister, and how to break this news to my daughters in one of those "life lessons" ways. This just seems to demonstrate a blatant favoritism for the other nieces. Part of me really wants her to know how her decision could potentially damage a family relationship.
My protective Mama Bear tends to come out in these moments, and while I want to teach them to take the high road (attend the wedding, smile, no tantrums or passive-aggressive comments), I don't want them to think they have to completely hide their feelings and make my sister think they're OK with what's happened when they're not.
-- J.
Mama Bear is a Drama Bear.
I know how painful it is to be excluded. I know a parent can often struggle with a child's (projected) pain more than the child does. I know family has a unique power to mess with one's head, arguably rivaled only by wedding hierarchies.
But, really. As primary shaper of your children's emotional center, you have a responsibility to keep things in perspective -- and had one all along. When they asked "constantly," you could have repeated doggedly: "Brides can't say yes to everyone they love."
The local nieces are closer to the bride for an obvious and easily understood reason. Couples can't include everyone. Wedding roles are not the last word on a person's value to the couple; they're a snapshot of that moment in time, to the extent that, 10 or 20 years out, it's not uncommon for couples to have lost touch completely with some wedding party members.
I could go on, but this is for you, not your girls; trotting out a series of reasons like this will sound like you're protesting too much. For them, you need only this -- "I'm sorry, I let you get your hopes up" -- followed by this: "No bride can include everyone she loves, so don't take this as a sign she doesn't care. It'll ruin our good time only if we let it."
To your sister, you either say, "Hey, is there anything my girls can do for you? They'd be thrilled to help you somehow," or you say nothing. Any attempt to set her straight -- as in, insist your way of handling wedding parties (or people's feelings) is superior to hers -- "could potentially damage a family relationship."
Your daughters urgently need to see you demonstrate that life is long; that love is bigger than who gets to be a flower girl; and that "attend the wedding, smile" is easier (and a lot more pleasant) when you've dealt with your feelings, versus made a brave show of hiding them in the face of overstated pain.
Hi, Carolyn:
An ex-girlfriend recently contacted me out of the blue. I've been married for 21-plus years. She says she has some apologies to make to me, but, to be honest, I was not exactly blameless in our breakup either, and I'm not certain she really has anything I would find it necessary to apologize to me for. I'm just very unsure how to proceed. Can you offer any advice?
-- Blast From the Past
Either you've spent 21-plus years in aspic, or you're aware that rekindled flames account for their own little growth industry amid advances in communications technology. You also probably know that if you felt no flicker of anything when she contacted you, then you probably already would have either responded to her innocently or ignored her without a whole lot of thought. Right?
So, essentially because you asked me how to respond, my advice is either to accept the apology and end the communication there, or, if you're not certain you can do that, not to respond at all. Think of all the new apologies you'll pre-empt.
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*If you are easily offended you should not read this story. All characters are fiction as well as the plot and the girls are under 18.* enjoy!
Out of the corner of my eye I see Becky in her nightgown. She looked so innocent and so cute. " daddy" she whispered. I didn't answer her. " daddy, can I sleep next to you?" she asked. I just groaned in response. I felt her climb up on the bed and crawl over on the side of me. I knew she had just started puberty, but I wasn't expecting the pungent smell coming from her hands. Was she masturbating in her room? I felt my cock begin to ache, tearing at the fabric of my bed shorts. When I thought she was completely asleep I reached my hand past the waist line of the shorts. I wasn't a bad size about 8 or 9 inches. As I was rubbing my hard pulsating cock I could hear her shallow breathing and slight moans. She was grinding her small wet innocents against my arm. " Becky?" I whispered. She froze. I watched as her skin went pail and Her eyes stood lifeless. Corps like. I knew I would have to assure her it was alright If I wanted her to gain conciseness. " Becky sweety, it's alright if your curious about sex" I said. She twelve and already masturbating obviously she's curious. Nothing was said so I leaned in and kissed my daughter gently on the lips. Once again she froze as if death was upon her. " daddy, I seen some of your movies" she says softly.
" really?"
" yeah, can you show me?"
" show you what honey?"
" can you fuck me daddy? Like the girls in the movie. Please daddy" she asked so sweetly as if the vial words weren't from her own mouth. I couldn't believe what she was asking me. " and...can I play with that too?" she said motioning toward my manhood. I wasn't even aware it was visible. She leaned in and kissed the head, I swallowed hard and tried to steady my breathing. Her long blond hair glistened in the light coming from the bedside lamp. Before I could tell her to stop her tongue was out swirling around the head of my cock. She licked the underside and the base. I wasn't prepared when she sucked the head between her small lips. Sucking and rolling her tongue just like the porn stars. " Oh fuck baby" I moaned accidentally. She looked up at me and instead of seeing my daughter I seen something else, something dark and hungry. She lifted her head and kissed me passionately. To my surprise I kissed her back. It wasn't a kiss shared between a father and daughter, but a kiss between lovers. After the kiss broke she smiled and said " Eat my pussy daddy...ssss I want to feel your tongue sliding in and out of my cunt". Once again I was startled, and yet I couldn't resist. I laid her on her back and spread her legs. She wasn't wearing any panties under her nightgown. I inhaled deeply, my mouth started watering at the sent of a growing women. She was turning me on too much. If It came down to us fucking I wouldn't know how to stop if she asked me to.
Tongue deep inside her hot wet virgin cunt, thumb tickling her clit. Her hips are rolling and pushing against me as the orgasm stirs within her. She's begging to release against the pressure of my tongue. " oh fuck...ssss..hmmm m-m-mmake me cu-cu- cum" she moaned. Her chest is heaving up and down as her lungs strain for air. " Dadddddy...I'm...C-c-cumming..ssss shittt.." she yelled. As she was moaning uncontrollably I pull her down closer to me and shove my pulsating manhood inside her. With her eyes wide and her mouth drawn open I take my babies innocents. Pounding and drilling deeper and deeper into her hot tight cunt. She gasps and digs her nails into my back. Afraid of hurting her I begin to slow down my pace. " Oh fuck...don't stop!...ssshitt..It feels so good...It feels so good.." she could barely get the words out. I turned her on her side and put her left leg over my shoulder, then grabbed her hip and began ramming into her harder. She was screaming and moaning as she gripped the sheets and bit the pillow. I know she wanted this, but I wasn't sure why. Out of all the little girls why is mine the cock hungry slut? She threw her head back and screamed " oooohhh shit....oh fuckkk-k-k...hhhhaaa..sss". Gush after gush and orgasm after orgasm I watched my little girl disappear as we cam in together. I held her tight as her orgasm subsided, this is a night she wont forget. This is a night we wont forget.
I woke up early the next morning and to my surprise Becky was back in her room. Melrose my eldest daughter was just getting home from a friends house as I was making breakfast. " hey honey" I said casually.
" Hey daddy"
" Have fun?" I couldn't help but think of how great her legs looked in her small white denim shorts.
" of course, it was all girls there"
" really? anything interesting happen?"
" well, we called some boys and chatted a bit" she said as I watched her flip her long blond hair over her shoulder. There was this naughtiness about Melrose that I never noticed until now. She was a tease. A small tube top, white skimpy shorts, from what I could see no panties, and no bra. Perfect formula for a tease. She giggled and worked her best angles as we conversation over breakfast. What was she up to? " anything bothering you?" I asked.
" well...I was wondering something"
" yeah?"
" well now that I'm 16 I've been experimenting...and...How do you squirt?" she asked bluntly and I nearly choked on my breakfast. How could she ask something like this? We've always talked openly about things, but never this open. She was wiggling her cute little ass as she got down a cup from the shelf. God she was hot, and she knew it. Playful biting of the lip and one hair toss after another. She was flirting and she knew how to do well. " well honey...your going to have to ask a friend" I responded finally.
" I already have, and they said to just try it....can you teach me daddy?"
"well first yo-"
" No I mean teach me" she said as she put the cup down and placed my hand over the crotch of her shorts. This is wrong, isn't it? Becky was a shock and now Melrose? She was wet and ready for attention. I began to rub my hand up and down the slop of her mound as the other hand caressed her ass through the thin material. " mmm daddy...I know you want this pretty little pussy...all the boys do..." she said softly. I leaned in and kissed her gently. She began to moan as my hand roamed through the front of her shorts and tickled her hardening bud. Her breath began to deepened turning short and strobe like. She pushed down against my hand and grinded slowly. Will little pressure I pushed in my middle finger. She wasn't a virgin, but she was so fucking tight. Her hot muscles clenched against my intruding finger. Fluids running down her leg as I begin to spread her lips apart and toy with her clit. " sit on the counter baby" I told her. She took off her small soaked shorts and hopped up on the granite counter top. I looked into her eyes and kissed down her body all the way to her perfectly trimmed pubic region. She smiled wickedly and said " eat it...taste your little girl's pussy daddy". I dove in and sucked her clit into my mouth, she screamed out but soon clenched her jaw shut. She wasn't aware of the encounter between Becky and I the night before. I massage her most sacred areas with my tongue as I slowly insert two fingers into her gushing cunt. She sucks in a deep breath as I press against her G-spot. I begin my skilled method until she begs me to stop, even then I keep up the rhythm. " just let go baby, daddy won't hurt you. Just let go" I assure her, feeling her start to relax. Starting slow then increasing speed she begins to cry out in pleasure. She bits down on her fist as a large gush of cum shoots from her pussy. Hand resting against her mound she shivers in orgasm. Shock after shock hits her as I carry her into her room. I lay her on her bed and kiss her on the cheek. " sleep well baby" I said.
Both of my little girls sleep tucked away in their beds. Somehow I'm not regretting anything that happened. Is it sick of me? I walk past Becky's door and hear noises. I nearly stopped breathing when I heard her moaning my name. Slowly peering though the door I see her laying on her back, spread legs, flushed face, and the waste down of a barbie doll sticking out of her little pink cunt. Something stirring inside me once again. I walked in and said " want some help baby?". She smiled and pushed her hips up as I closed the door behind me. " we have to be quiet your sister is home now" I said. Slowly I pull the doll out of her pussy and watch as It gapes in response. The doll is covered in her liquids. I stick my tongue out and lick all of her sweet juices off the barbie. She taste so good. Leaning in I slid my tongue up and down her sweet smelling labia and brushed over her clit. She cringed and rolled her little ass in circles. I began pushing in the head of the barbie as I rubbed my thumb over her hard clit. " sss push in more daddy" she commanded. And I obeyed. With the doll half way inside of her stretched whole I pick up speed. Faster and faster I smash the doll inside of my little girl. She's moaning ferociously and throwing herself against it. I pull the doll out and shove two fingers inside her. I begin to tickle her G-spot as I watch her beg me to stop. " just let go baby, daddy won't hurt you. Just let go" I said realising I had said those same words to Melrose. She relaxed a bit and held her breath. Seconds later she was screaming out " Daddy... of fuck daddy!" as her cum shot across her bedroom and all over my face. I licked my lips tasting her nectar. " lets take a shower" I said.
" no"
" why not?"
" I want you to play with my barbie now daddy"
" what do you mean?"
" just let go daddy, we won't hurt you. Just let go" she said as Melrose walked into the room completely naked. She looked so much like her mother, but It felt different hearing my own words being thrown in my face. Melrose tied my hands to the frame of Becky's bed and smiled wickedly once again. " what is this?" I asked and in response Becky shoved her cum soaked panties in my mouth. The taste was erotic, but what was soon to come I wasn't ready for. Melrose took it upon herself to remove my clothing with scissors as Becky fondled my cock. She kissed the tip and sucked the head. My eyes rolled in the back of my head as Melrose tailed down my body as if searching for some hidden treasure. Kissing and sucking at every part of my body, I don't think I can handle more. " we'll take care of you daddy, just enjoy it" Melrose says. Have they planned this all along, toying with my emotions and using my love for them against me? It blew my mind just thinking of how conniving and scamming my daughters could be. Melrose now laying beneath her sister with her tongue in my ass and a finger up her sisters hot gushing cunt, was testing her boundaries with her other hand. Two fingers pushing their way up a forbidden path to the greater depths of my body. Never have I imagined a sight quite like this one. Becky sucking and slurping at the very thing that gave her life has her hand between her sisters legs playing with you small clit. Fuck just thinking about what they did alone with each other while I was gone. I felt a slight pressure and a loud 'POP!' sound, pain in tremendous amounts shot through my entire body and to my ass. When I looked down I could see half of a doll sticking out of my back entrance. I tried to scream and tell them to stop, but Melrose put her hand over my mouth as Becky began moving the doll. " ssshhh daddy! I know it hurts now, but It will feel good soon. I do it all the time" Melrose said. I relaxed a bit as she slid herself down on my still hard cock that was begging for attention.
A strong amount of pleasure was running through me as Melrose fucked her self with my cock and Becky pleasured my ass with her barbie doll. When I began to enjoy what was happening Becky pulled the doll out and rolled her little tongue around my burning stretched whole. Slipping in and out teasingly blowing at the opening. She was phenomenal at what she does, Melrose equally talented turned away from me and faced her sister." eat me while I fuck daddy, but keep your finger in his ass" she commanded her little sister. Becky did as her sister said and began lapping at her sisters sweetness. Melrose tightened her muscles and began milking me. It wasn't long before she was filled with my hot sticky cream. She moaned and stood up, inserting her finger she began finger fucking her whole. Before I knew it she was flooding me with her cum. Becky seemed to enjoy the large gush of cum that shot from her sister. " see daddy, we told you you'd like it" she said cutely. I just smiled and said " lets shower girls before the family gets here for your birthday Becky".
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2010-06-29 16:01:52
Thank you for writing this for me Mistress I really appreciate it.
I thought It was great under the circumstances. Hospital and only 20 minutes to write, very good. Get well soon My Mistress.
2010-06-29 11:01:15
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" See ya later James "
" later dude "
I put my ear buds in for the mile walk home, i stood on a corner and waited for the lights to change when it did I took two or three steps and that's all I remember but what I've been told I was hit by a car doin 25 to 30 miles an hour and was tossed onto the cars hood and rolled in
To the glass, all I know is two broken legs a hand full of bruised ribs and an broken arm are not fun.
I had been in the hospital just shy of a week when I was released I didn't need surgery and I had no permanent injuries
" you happy to be home baby "
" yeah ma just still in pain "
" your gonna be "
" I know "
Mom left the room then my cousin Jess called me
" hello "
" what's up accident prone " she said in an eager voice
" hey not my fault this time " half heartedly laughing in pain
" I know did ya hear "
" bout what "
" I'm coming down tomorrow all summer to help you and aunt Marie "
" great " in a sarcastic tone
Really i was excited she was coming down for an extended stay being an only child of a widowed wife after my dad was shot and killed in a mugging five or so years back she was the one person in grew close to cause her brothers my cousins weren't the ones to talk to about my feelings after.
but I was happy because of other things.
I had always thought of her as my little girl cousin she was two years younger than me but last time she was down two months ago fuck had she changed she was 5,5 120 pounds brunette hair with brown eyes she had awesome tits they were mid C cups but from what I've seen had no sag, she had a tight body that was tanned to perfection but Jesus was she smart she was just turning fifteen and was in all AP classes
" aren't you excited "
" define excited "
" happy can't wait to see me ya know "
" oh I'm ecstatic on the inside but the physical ailments I've inhibited in the Last week kill anything from coming out ha he ooooh "
" your a dick "
" but you wanna be with this dick for three months "
" sick fuck hahaha "
" no Jess I really can't wait to see ya I really wish you guys lived down here I miss you I can't wait till tomorrow "
" I miss you to James I love you be safe see ya tomorrow "
" love you to little cuz see ya tomorrow "
Mom walked in
" hey your cousin Jess is coming down for the summer cause of your accident "
" I know "
" how "
" she just called me "
" oh OK
We went on like normal for the rest of the day except with my shower I had to be helped I had put on swim shorts before it when I sat on the chair in the bathroom they had to come off.
" those have to come off to " pointing at my shorts
" mom there's somethings that a mom can't see after their son reaches a certain age "
" those are coming off now "
" no "
She yanked at the shorts that loosely clung to my body, the shorts tightened up but didn't come off.
" mom they'll come off just leave and let me clean myself "
" ok "
I felt my comfort level go back to normal as she exited the room, I cleaned myself and took care of my needs before I put the shorts back on and called mom in
" better "
" yeah " I was exhausted but with sleep comes opportunity's so I knocked out early
" James! James!! "
I opened my eyes to a blurry face
" yeargh " groggily mumbling
" wake up "
I looked at my clock it was quarter till seven
" its sleep time leave me alone "
" hahahaha "
That chuckle I knew that chuckle, I opened my eyes again the blurry ness had mostly dissipated, I saw the two most beautiful light brown eyes staring at me
" hey baby cuz "
" hey accident prone "
" not my fault again "
I sat up in bed and gave her a lop sided hug she was so afraid to touch my broken body she hesitated to hug me back
" its OK now gimme a hug "
She gave me a tender hug making sure not to cause me any further pain
" your really broken James "
" I'll heal in a month or two " yawning then grimacing in pain
" I know but I didn't think you were this bad off "
" could a been worse "
" true so when do you get this all off " looking at my casts
" this ( raising my one broken arm ) in four weeks I have a tiny fracture in my wrist that will heal pretty quickly and my legs four to six weeks one only has a hairline fracture in my foot and the other is a dislocation of the knee cap and a seven inch crack in my tibia that runs straight up and down that may take a while "
" yeah "
" enough about me how's life with the family "
" its alright but with Chris and Connor off to basic training for the army its sorta quiet around the house and mom and dads jobs taking them all around the country its lonely so when mom told me about your accident on a day she was home I offered to fly down a week later and here I am "
" well its gonna be nice to have you here "
" thanks "
" your welcome by the way where's mom "
" she had a couple errands to run said shed be home in a couple hours "
" OK... I have to go to the bathroom and as you can see I can't really walk "
" OK umm I'm obviously not gonna be able to pick you up and you can't walk the hell do I do "
" Grab the wheel chair Mrs smarts "
" yeah that'd be a smart move "
" ya don't say "
She brought the chair to me, I slid backwards off of my bed and into the chair
" how are you going to go to the bathroom if you can't stand "
" like you girls do it sitting down "
" I'm talking about pulling the pants down and the whole nine "
" we gotta pulley system installed by some medical assistance company thank god for health insurance "
" James " impatiently stating
I wheeled into the adjoining bathroom
" I got one good hand and I still have my fingers on the other so I'll manage now leave please "
" nope "
" what now "
" I'm not gonna risk you falling and me not hearing you "
" Jessica! Come on now.. I need a little privacy mom hasn't givin me any... at the hospital I couldn't get any can I please get a little I'll even leave the door open "
" OK but if I hear a pin drop im in here weather your nude waste down or not "
" deal "
She walked out and I hoisted my self on the throne of sorts and methodically wiggled my loose fitting gym shorts down enough to go to the bathroom I decided I'd try and go both because I knew I would have to do both eventually and why drain my energy going to the bathroom.
I finally got as comfortable as possible and started going her phone rung and she walked into the living room and started talking to her mom
It was was easy to hear what the conversation was about considering the house was deathly quiet
" hey mom... fine... he's pretty beat up... I can't believe they released him from the hospital that's how bad... he seems in good spirits even with how much pain he looks to be in... I dunno I haven't asked... between three and six weeks... yeah... um I'm gonna wait and see... I'll ask in a couple days... I would love to but don't wanna burden them... remember that talk we had... well its still there... what do you think I should do... I love you to ma... I will... thanks
" James you OK "
" I'm fine give me a couple more minutes "
" OK hey uh ma just called she told me to say hi and she hopes you get better and that she loves you "
A couple minutes later and I finished I flushed and sprayed Lysol to get rid of the stink and pulled my shorts back up
" you can come in "
She walked in
" you OK "
" Yeah can you help me out a little "
She quickly walked over and grabbed a hold of the rope and helped me position myself back into the wheel chair
" thanks baby cuz "
" I'm not baby cuz "
I pushed myself out into the living room her close behind me, I wheeled up next to the arm chair in the living room and motioned for her to sit which she did
" your my baby cuz weather you like it or not "
" what about Aiden or Angie "
" yeah they're younger than you and they're our cousins respectively but your the special one, Chris and Connor are both in the army and in their twenty's, but you and me well were the only ones around our age in our family so yeah perspectivly your not my baby cuz but I call you it cause its something me and you have a common ground on but if you want me to stop I will "
" if that's how you think of it then I'm OK with it but could you try calling me by my name I'm grown up ya know "
" yeah Jess I understand "
" thanks "
She smiled at me and gave me a kiss on the cheek and unconsciously hugged me "
" ow fucking eh "
" I'm so sorry " concern ran across her face
" its good " sucking in a quick short pain filled breath
" you sure "
" yeah... just give me a second "
The pain slowly went back to the moderately tolerable level
" can you help me lay on the couch "
" yeah "
" just don't hurt me "
She looked at me and gave me that smile that was easily read as you are so lucky your hurt or I'd kick your ass "
" what " chuckling
" you know what "
" but you know I had to "
" yeah "
" I love you " I said being a kiss ass
For a second or a fraction of a second when I said I love you I saw her expression start to change but it immediately jumped back to I wish I could kick your ass
" alright how are we gonna do this "
" um I'll put my feet on the couch then with my arms and your help I'll push myself onto the couch "
With her help I got onto the couch with mild to little discomfort
" thanks baby cu I mean Jessie thanks Jessie "
She smiled at me
" at least you tried that's all I ask... I'm gonna go to the bathroom try not to fall off of the couch when I'm in there OK "
" what ( I asked in mock confusion ) you guys go to the bathroom "
" yeah what did you think we did just store it "
" yes that's exactly what I thought god wait till I tell the guys they'll be thrown completely off " with sarcasm in my voice
She gave me that look again
" just another guy "
With that she turned and walked into the bathroom, I turned on the TV and started watching a movie on HBO I grabbed the laptop off of coffee table and powered it on and went to Facebook, it was the first time since the accident and god was my wall blown up.
I guess I should take the time out now to describe me. well I recently turned seventeen, I'm going to be a senior next year, I'm exactly six feet tall and weigh just shy of two hundred pounds. I'm an A and B student I don't participate in extra curricular activities but I do have a decently fit body ,I'm not the cool kid but everybody knows me because I'm the class clown of sorts I know when to stop or keep going, and I'm pretty trust worthy so a lot of people confide in me and I'm generally the nice guy.
As I was scrolling through the hundreds of well wishes jess came out of the bathroom
" are you hungry "
" now if I think about it yeah I am "
" what do you want "
" whatever you make "
" eggs it is "
" dammit " joking around
" what "
" its just that "
She gave me the I'm going to actually kill you look I stopped what I was saying
" what I thought haha "
The rest of the day went on mom came home with filled prescriptions and groceries, she had told me that she had to fly out west Monday morning and would be back that night and asked if she needed to have someone fill in for her to take care of me I looked at Jess she looked at me I said she didn't and that Jess and I could manage and that was that all we did really was talk and watch TV, I had started to get tired and wanted to go to bed and they helped me to it then mom walked out of the room.
" where are you sleeping Jess "
" on the couch "
" no your not "
" I'll be fine "
" trust me one night on that couch is horrible let alone a couple months I gotta king sized mattress more than enough for me and you to sleep comfortably plus if I need something in the middle of the night I got you right here to help me " I gave her a genuine smile
" are you sure "
" yeah "
" OK I'll get all my stuff "
She brought in two suit cases and a small laptop carrying bag
" when your done can you turn the light off "
" I'm pretty tired so give me like fifteen and I'll be joining you in going to bed "
" OK "
I rolled away from her and closed my eyes and started falling asleep and about twenty minutes later she turned the light off and got in bed she whispered " goodnight " and kissed me on the cheek and laid down and covered up with a blanket
" I love you only if I could tell you that "
I was too tired to comprehend what she said and fell asleep. I woke up two or three hours later in the pitch black room I could make out the outline of her lying face towards me I whispered
" you awake "
" yeah "
" everything OK "
" yeah you "
" my left side hurts "
She turned on the bed side lamp and walked around the bed
" let me see " still in a soft voice
I lifted my shirt her jaw dropped
" oh my god why are you out of the hospital "
" its not as bad as it looks "
" no its worse "
She gently touched my side examining the foot long by foot long bruise she put a little to much pressure and a sharp pain shot through my side
" ah shit "
" I'm sorry "
" me too "
" what do you want me to do "
" Just lay here and talk with me I never get to do that with anyone "
" OK "
She laid down and turned the light out
" so what did ya wanna talk about "
" life.. in general like how are things at home, how's school, have ya met anybody ya like, what are your plans when you get back home those kinda things "
" home is lonely and quiet mom is becoming less and less frequent to be seen, school well school is alright but im happy to say it doesn't start for three months, any people I like there's no guys at my school I like ( she took a pause before continuing ) but there is a guy iv known for a while he's cute sweet and thoughtful but I don't even think he likes me how I like him "
The thing she mentioned earlier shot back into my head in only milliseconds my mind had asked it self so many questions.
was it me. how am I supposed to react. How do I find out if it is or isn't. What do I do if it is. I knew I had to tread lightly I knew this was a touchy subject so I had to be sure before anything.
Then the most important questions formed in my brain do I feel the same, yeah she's beautiful intelligent and witty, but is it right, my saying is if its love then you shouldn't be judged on who you love its natural human instinct so to me yeah its ok, do I love her, yes more than anything just cause she cares remember this is just milliseconds in my brain
" how do you know he doesn't like you back the same way "
" I don't really but he hasn't made any moves "
" when you feel the time is right flirt with him that'll show weather or not if he likes you that way or not but if he doesn't he's absolutely gay your too beautiful to be stood up by a gay guy "
" how do you know "
" I'm a guy I know if I had a smart sexy girl like you hitting on me I wouldn't turn her down "
" why are you telling me this "
" because you should be with the guy you like "
" aww how sweet " tauntingly
" I'm a hopeless romantic I'm sorry "
" how about you any girls you like "
" there was one I can't remember her name or even what she looked like all I know is she was beautiful smart and witty she gets who I am and is always there for me I just wish I knew who she is "
" you'll remember one day "
" I hope I do "
the thought that the girl I'm talking about is my very cousin crossed my mind and the thing is I didn't feel shameful if anything she was a girl I loved that's it.
We talked for awhile it was getting late when she passed out or so I thought I gave her a kiss on the cheek
" I love you to Jess " only if I knew that she was still awake I would of told her
Three weeks went by and me and Jess had grown inseparable from one another we were already like a couple only without the kissing and what not it felt good to have a girl always by my side
" James are you ready " mom hollered down the wall
" Jess you ready asking through the bathroom door "
" I'll be in a minute "
" give us a minute ma "
" c'mon Jess "
She opened the door and walked out
" damn " unconsciously stating
She smiled at me not ashamed at the statement
" I guess I don't have to ask huh "
" what " still awestruck
She was wearing a yellow wife beater tank top that fit her perfectly, it stuck to every curve of her body but it wasn't to revealing.
she had on Jean short shorts that gave her ass an almost possessive quality it cut off about an inch and a half below her ass cheeks and showed off her athletic legs that had a light shade of bronze coating them
" do I look good "
" do I even have to answer that question " picking my jaw up off of the ground
She chuckled at my answer
" guess not let's go "
She grabbed her cell phone and her money clip and placed them in her back pockets, I started rolling out of my room then was yanked back into my room
" the hell "
" ladies first "
" asshole I thought cripples ruled over all "
" nope "
" then get your ass through that door so we can go and see what casts come off and which ones stay on then I will open every door for you "
" OK "
She walked through the door putting a little sway in her ass every step of the way
" Jesus christ " under my breath
" what "
" I want cheese and crackers "
She gave me a seductive smile for a second before she grabbed my wheel chair and helped me out of the house and into the car
" so Jessica how long are you planing to stay down " mom asked pulling out of the drive way
" that's something I've been meaning to talk to you guys about "
" yeah " mom asked
" well me and mom were talking before I came down and uh she was worried about me being alone days at a time when she was out of state I told her I was fine but when I found out I was coming down here she had asked me to think about maybe living with you guys if it was OK with yall "
" so what do ya think Jessie ? if I said it was OK would you move down and stay with us? "
I looked at her and she looked at me
" I'd love to "
" James what do ya think " mom asked me
" cool "
As mom drove her and Jess talked about arrangements and what not I just stared out of the window ready to get my casts off so I could finally walk
" James are you ready to get those casts off " Jessie asked
I looked back to her
" nope "
" what "
" because when these come off means I have to go back to doing chores "
I smiled at her and her and mom started laughing
" James ill help pick up the slack "
" sweet "
We pulled into the parking garage. We got out of the car and walked into the adjoining building up three stories down the hall and to the left into the orthopedics office mom signed me in then filled out the paperwork
" Jess come get me when they call his name I'll be right out the door on the phone I'm gonna call your mom and get everything set in stone "
" OK "
About 15 minutes passed
" James "
" hey go get mom I'll wheel myself in "
" OK "
She was opening the door when I was wheeling into the doctors office.
The nurse did all her things and got me sitting in the saw room mom and Jess walked into the room
" everything good mom "
" what "
" is Jess living with us or not "
" yeah actually when me and Jackie got off of the phone she was calling the moving company she was excited Jess was happy enough with saying yes she hated leaving her alone for such long periods of time, also she said every holiday either us or them will be flying down "
" cool " I smiled at Jess she smiled back
The technician walked in shortly followed by the doc
" hey mom James, I don't think if met you " looking at Jess
" I'm Jessica "
" hi Jessica "
He shuffled through the paperwork
" well James what were gonna do is get these off of you take you to X-ray and we'll go from there sound good "
" sounds great "
He walked out and the technician got all of his equipment together, he fired up his saw and started cutting the cast on my left hand as soon as as metal touched cast Jessie's face contorted to one of pure horror once he had cut through both sides and shut off the saw
" Does that not hurt "
" no "
Right then the technician cracked the cast and she cringed at that and if you've ever had a broken bone you know as well as I do the crack of a cast sounds like you snap a bone in half
The tech looked up
" you look more uncomfortable than he is "
I started laughing, he finished all the casts and put me in a wheel chair the radiologist came and got me he took the pictures and brought me back
" everything OK " Jess asked with a concerned demeanor
" yeah a little stiffness and soreness but all in all I'm good " I gave her a sincere smile
The doctor came in a few minutes later and pulled the film up on the computer he quickly clicked through them then went back to on and left it on the screen
" well James i can say you will have no more casts today but I am worried about that tibia fracture on your left leg so what I'm going to do is put an air boot on your leg, this doesn't mean you still have the fracture there its just the tibia is a weight bearing bone and we want to make sure it heals strongly in fact that will be stronger than it used to be "
" how "
" well the shock that you received had broken the elements that hold your bone together I.e the fracture but then both sides of the fracture that were once joined have to heal and fuse together but they're never going to a line perfectly so they heal in different places making the bone denser "
" cool " I had stopped listening midway through
" well I'll go get your boot and crutches and you'll be on your way "
" sweet "
Mom handed me my shoe and I put it on, the doc came in and put the boot on my left foot and handed me the crutches I went to stand up I got on my feet and my legs immediately buckle
" I'm OK I caught myself its been awhile since I've walked "
I tried again and I was able to start walking
" alright let's go "
Mom and Jess started laughing and followed me out of the door and back to the car
" let's go "
" chill James god "
" tell me to chill I'm halfway walking it feels great "
Mom walked around the SUV putting the now useless wheel chair into the back as she was doing this Jess was talking to me
" thank you "
" for what "
" I think life would a been a hell of a lot harder if you didn't come down and I'm just saying its gonna take some getting used to living with you and all "
" its no problem I guess and to part two you'll get used to me "
" hahaha hopefully "
we got back into the car and were headed home the whole time mom and Jess were talking the whole way I butted in for just a second
" hey mom when we get home can I take the car "
" you sure your gonna be able to drive "
" yeah "
" where you gonna go "
" I don't know I just wanna relax I'll put gas in it "
" OK why don't you take Jessie too "
" I see no problem with that "
" cool " she excitedly stated
We got home and one unassisted bathroom break later I was ready to go
" Jessica you ready " walking into the living room
" yeah "
" mom can I get the keys "
" yeah honey but can I please talk to you in private real quick though "
" yeah "
I followed her into her room then she closed the door I was thinking she wanted to warn me about my driving
" if you tell her you better be one hundred percent in on it "
" what " confused
" if you tell Jessica you love her you better be a hundred percent sure that your ready to make a commitment "
" what are you talking about ma " trying to seem innocent
" James ( sternly stating ) I'm not stupid... I see the way you look at her... you don't look at her like a cousin nor does she to you... but please be careful "
" OK mom but you don't think its wrong "
" no love is love you can't control that "
I smirked at the thought that I thought the same way as my mom
" yeah "
She tossed me the keys
" take her to the field "
" OK "
" the field " was the last place me mom and dad were at as a family before he was killed it was a bout an hour outside of the city.
" you ready again Jess "
" yeah "
I hobbled out to the car with Jess right behind me and climbed in
" hey "
" yeah "
" there's a couple rules when I'm driving "
" yeah "
" one seat belts two don't disturb me for the first fifteen minutes while I drive please three you can choose the music I don't care we good "
" yeah "
I drove out to the highway and turned onto the highway
" James can I interrupt "
" yeah what's up "
" where are we going "
" to get some food "
" where though "
" can't tell you its a secret "
" really "
" do you trust me "
" yeah "
" then sit back and relax "
She turned the music up and reclined in her chair and placed her hands behind her head and closed her eyes,
after about fifteen minutes she leaned foreword
" are we almost there "
" yeah give me five or so minutes and we will be there "
" OK "
I pulled off the highway and onto a two lane farming road that eventually led back to the city but connected to it was a dirt road that was about a mile long before splitting into three trails if you took the one to the left which we did it led to a huge field " the field "
" James where are we "
I got out of the car and walked to the front i didn't care what the doc said I went by what I felt and I felt fine without the crutches i leaned backwards onto the hood she did the same
" the last place I was with mom and dad before he was killed "
" why did you bring me out here "
I looked at her
" because its the only place I can go to think or talk to dad and know no one is eaves dropping iv never brought anybody out here and I know this is the place I can tell you something I need to get off of my chest "
" what is it James "
" Jess you remember your first day out here "
" bits and pieces yeah "
" do you remember when you went to bed how you said you loved me but wish you could tell me "
" you heard that "
" yes I wasn't fully asleep "
" I thought you were asleep you weren't supposed to hear that "
" Jessica I'm glad I did "
" why "
" because I love you too "
Her face had flushed to a pale
" what "
" Jessica you were one of two people I've trusted since when dad died. I knew I could call you whenever I needed to you were my comfort pillow twelve hundred miles away, I knew I loved you but always like family or at least I thought but when you said that a light flickered on the feelings towards you instantly made sense your smarts always I guess what you could say turned me on and that combined with your funny witty and sassy attitude had made it easy to love you it "
She cut me off
" I've wanted to say this for years James I love you I've loved you for so long you are the only guy I've ever wanted to be with "
" I'm kinda flattered by that I guess "
I looked over to her and she looked at me
" theirs one other reason I'm down mom knew I loved you she told me if I really loved you I would do all I could to make your recovery the most comfortable one "
" I'm not completely comfortable yet "
" really "
Before she could finish I kissed her for only a few seconds before pulling back
" I am now though "
She grabbed my head and pulled me into another kiss this time it was more passionate she was like a starving dog she couldn't get enough its not like I was complaining kissing her had lifted such a big weight from my shoulders all that shit I heard about feeling guilty about kissing cousins was bullshit
Kissing my smart and beautiful cousin felt right.
I pulled back.
" why didn't we do this earlier haha "
" I don't know James but I wish we had hahaha "
" me too "
She looked at me with a new sparkle in her eye she talked with a new sweetness in her voice and she smiled a cuter eye catching smile .
I helped her into the car and shut her door I spoke to my dad even if he couldn't hear me but she could
" hey old man if you can hear me I'm finally truly happy since you've been gone I love you pops I'll make you proud "
" Jessie you ready to go baby "
" yeah "
I started the car and drove back down the dirt path and back onto the two lane farm road about 45 minutes later we had pulled back into the neighborhood that I lived in
" you wanna get a bite to eat "
" sounds good "
I hit up a pizza place a few blocks from home I got half a pizza and sat at a table next to Jess the table was semi secluded waiting for the pizza to be cooked, i did the good old yawn and reach she started to laugh
" your a dork "
" but I'm now your dork so all in all it evens out "
" I can always change that "
" but you won't "
" fuck you "
" gladly "
She went to say something but I snagged a kiss on her, she smiled at me
" that's not gonna happen every time "
" really "
" really "
" so let's say your mad cause of some reason but its a stupid reason and its at me but you love me and I openly know this so if I kissed you you would still be mad at me "
She hesitated
" yeah "
" I don't believe you because you hesitated "
She smiled meekly at me I returned a big grin, she tried to hide her smile by hitting me but I blocked a hit and started acting
" ah my hand my hand "
" I'm so so sorry " she was scared shitless
" I think its broken "
" I didn't mean to I'm so sorry "
I thought I'd better stop
" gotcha "
She started another assault this time she started cussing me out she let up long enough for me to kiss her, that kiss was amazing passion and love coursed between our lips
" thirty five. " the dude at the counter called out
I got up but Jess wouldn't let go of my face
" Jess that's us " my words muffled by her lips
" I don't care " pulling away
" c'mon I'm hungry "
" well keep eating "
" I would love to but unless you don't wanna kiss me ever again I would suggest you to let me get our food "
" ok " giving up
I slid out of the booth and bent over to kiss her again
" I'll be right back "
" OK I love you "
" love you to "
I walked up to the counter
" yo " getting the guys attention
" what's up "
" thirty five "
" alright "
In one fluid motion he tossed three pizza pans and a pitcher into a sink while scooping up my half of pizza and handing it to me I was pretty wowed by the feat he was about to turn away from me when I reached into my pocket and pulled a five from it
" good job man " handing him the five
" thanks dude "
I was about to take the pizza back to the booth when through the front window I saw my ex with her friends we had broke up something like a week n a half before my accident, I was numb to her after how she fucked me over by cheating on me I knew if she saw me I was done and she would try something.
I turned away from her and walked back to the booth and sat at the table
" yay "
She had dug into the pizza before I could
" damn "
" what "
" what would of happened if I chose eating your lips instead "
" yours would be gone before mine "
" ah makes sense "
As I took a bite of the pizza a figure appeared in my peripheral vision I turned and lo and fucking behold Samantha my ex was looking at me I knew she wanted to talk but I didn't want to but not being a complete dick I decided to keep my answers short and sweet
" yeah " bluntly stating
" hey "
" hi "
" how ya doing "
" alright "
" good I heard you were seriously injured after getting hit by a car "
" yup "
" you OK "
" yup "
Jess tapped on my shoulder
" Jess this is Sam she's my ex and Sam this is my girl friend Jess "
" hi " Sam said sheepishly
" hello "
" James could I possibly talk to you in private "
Sam asked I didn't want to but I was never a complete and total dick to anyone so I agreed
" yeah "
I got up from the table and followed her to the front door limping I saw her two friends were still there to make sure Jess would be safe I whistled at them once I had caught their attention I made a hand gesture for them to leave which they did
" what Sam " still being blunt
" I'm sorry "
" cool "
" I am "
" cool "
" James why does it have to be like this between us "
" are you seriously going to ask that question, what are you crazy, Sam you cheated on me you fucked me over I had asked you out because I took a chance on you and you fucked up "
" it was a huge mistake I didn't mean too "
" nobody ever does but you did "
" I'm sorry "
" yeah "
" just don't be mad at me, you were the only guy I loved "
" I'm not anymore, you were the only girl I loved till Jess but I can't forget what you did to me but I can forgive you "
Their was a pause between us
" what do we do now "
" I'm going back into eat with Jessica you do whatever, if you ever need to talk to me just text me OK "
" OK "
I gave her a hug and a kiss on the forehead then walked back into the restaurant, Jess was sitting nonchalantly at the table.
" hey baby "
" hey every thing OK "
" yeah she just wanted to apologise to me "
" for what "
" summed up version she was my girl friend she cheated on me and we broke up about ten days before my accident "
" ah do you mind if I ask you a serious question "
" shoot it at me "
" did you love her "
" yeah "
" do you still "
" as a friend yes if you mean as anything more no any feelings I had for her are long gone "
The feeling at the table melted away almost instantly
" Jess you don't have to worry about anything as long as you love me and I love you I'm not goin anywhere "
She gave me a soft sweet smile, I scooted over to her and kissed her.
" I love you Jess "
" I love you to "
I ate the rest of the pizza and walked up to the counter with Jess and ordered two more slices of pizza and some garlic sticks for mom we backed up from the counter to wait for my order, I looked over to the window again but this time it was almost dark outside but of course another person I knew was walking in
" DannY " lengthening the Y out
He lifted his head over the semi crowded room of people and spotted me and immediately made his way over to me
" James dude what's up "
" blue sky's man what about you "
" just came to get some carry out to take over my girls house "
" nice man "
I almost forgot introducing Jess
" oh dude this is Jess my girl "
" howdy "
" Jessie this is Danny one of my good friends from elementary "
" hi "
" 51 " the dude at the counter hollered
" hey bro that's us "
" before you go could I talk to you outside "
" yeah I'll be out in the parking lot "
" alright "
Me and Jess walked out and put the food in the car and leaned on the back
" I'm glad to be out of there " Jess stated
" why "
" its loud as hell "
" well it is the best pizza place in the city "
Danny rounded the corner and spotted us and made his way over
" hey man "
" hey "
" I heard you were hit by a car and got pretty messed up "
" yup actually I just got all of my casts off today "
" casts how many did you have "
" three "
" better question wat did you hurt "
" six bruised ribs my left wrist my left knee my left tibia and my right ankle "
" how are you still alive "
" because I'm the reincarnation of Jesus christ himself, I don't know man all I know is I'm happy I am "
" me to " Jess added
we all started laughing pretty hard then his phone started ringing
" dude its my girl I'll talk to you later "
" alright bro take it easy
" you too "
I opened Jessie's door and she climbed in before i closed it I reached in and with my right hand I gently directed her face towards mine and kissed her softly I pulled back and closed her door I started the car and pulled out of the parking lot I started heading home then my phone started ringing
" hello "
" James where are you "
" on my way home why "
" just wondering, do you think you could stay out till like one or two in the morning "
" why "
" I have a couple friends coming over to play some cards "
" yeah sure I guess "
" thank you honey, by the way did you ask her "
" yeah "
" what did she say "
The biggest grin spread across my face
" why don't you ask her yourself "
" put me on speakerphone then "
" OK ma your on speaker "
" Jessica did James ask you out "
" yeah and "
Jess leaned over and we kissed and made a loud pop
" finally hahaha I'm happy for you guys your perfect for each other "
" thanks mom "
" alright be safe I'll see you guys later "
" OK love you "
" love you to bye "
" bye "
" she knew about it too "
" I didn't even know she knew until this afternoon when she slapped me in the face with it "
" hahaha what did she mean by see you guys later "
" well we won't be going home till one ish because she has friends over "
" so what do we do till then its not even eight thirty yet "
" I dunno "
I thought for a little while, I remembered since this was dads suv it had a 26 inch DVD flip down screen and second and third row bench seats that if folded correctly could make a pretty decent bed
" wanna watch movies "
" how "
I pulled down the screen
" sure "
I drove for about five minutes I hit up a redbox then drove for another five minutes then pulled into my school
" what are we doing here "
" There's a field behind the school that's bordered by a small wooded area that leads to a road "
" how do you know "
" let's just say I saved my buddy from him losing his car after running from the police "
" and your proud of that "
" hell yeah I am you know how hard it is to lose the cops in this place "
She knew that I was a gear head she smirked at me, I grabbed her hand and drove to the spot and backed in I got out and opened the back door and folded the middle row seats down I got out and then grabbed Jessie's hand and led her the the back seats, she went to climb in or at least I thought she did but she didn't she spun around and kissed me
" I love you "
" I love you to baby "
" what do you love about me "
" your smarts and that wit what about me what do you love about me "
" your sense of humor you know how to apply pressure to my buttons but not press them your so sweet "
" what made you love me before I found out "
" I dunno........ I guess the way you looked at me after uncle mike was killed...... you..... you were so vulnerable but your eyes said how much you loved your dad. I caught that look and it was filled with so much love and pain I never wanted you to hurt that much again but I also wanted that look again it made me feel... it... it... I dunno how it made me feel but day after day night after night I had your eyes in my head and in my own sick little way I started falling in love with you "
" wow you are sick " joking
" I know "
She sounded so hurt I even heard the wobbliness in her voice as if she was about the cry she had her head down
" Jessie baby I was joking "
she looked up at me she had the biggest smile on her face
" I got you "
" You... you... played me like a... a... fiddle "
" you didn't think you would get away from earlier "
" well I had hoped my kiss had solved that "
" nope "
" you had me goin you had the voice wobble and everything "
" I know thank you drama class "
" fuck you drama class"
She turned and climbed into the suv with me close behind I put the movie in pressed play and laid back and relaxed the beginning of the movie was pretty uneventful but had some funny parts, to get more comfortable I had draped my arm over her shoulder and pulled her a little bit closer
" you really wanna know why I love you Jessie "
" yeah "
" because your the only person who gets who I am "
" oh really "
" I mean its not like I'm fake but no one has ever completely figured me out except you "
" yeah ? "
" yeah "
We sat and watched the movie some more then a thought came to my head but instead of thinking it I blurted it out
" what about your brothers "
" what do ya mean "
" like what happens if they find out about us I mean to the everyday person were looked down upon "
" I don't know and I don't care your their cousin as much as I am their sister, if they don't like it I don't like them, I'm not changing because society decides to dictate who I can and can't love, your the only guy I've ever felt this way about and no one and nothing can change that "
I was proud that she didn't care if society frowned upon us and that the only thing she cared about was me an her, i kissed her and we went back to the movie for a while
" I still can't believe you haven't tried to make a move tonight "
" what had happened was you see i don't know what you want me to do or not to "
" how bout you start kissing me and take it from there "
I smiled at her and rolled her onto me
" I was getting there miss pushy "
" were you now "
" I was but were not even to the mushy part yet "
" oh were not "
I looked over her shoulder at the screen and the dude had finally gotten his dream girl, I looked at her and she had a smile on her face
" that's just lucky timing "
" no no that's a girls intuition "
Her body felt amazing against mine every little movement she made a small electrical charge shoot through me, I finally kissed her this kiss was completely different from all the others we took it slow, I rested my hands on the small of her of her back every once in a while running them up and down her sides and back, we broke apart catching our breath
" not bad " teasing her whilst catching my breath
" your not so bad yourself champ "
We stared into each others eyes, I flipped positions now becoming on top she grabbed my hands and led them to the hem of her tank top but I had to be sure of something before crossing the point of no return
" baby " looking into her eyes
" yeah " her looking into mine
" I need to know in my heart and in my mind that you know that we can't go back after this we can't take what happens right here right now back this is the point of no return where all any kind of moral is tossed "
" James I trust you and I love you what we do now is never going to be regretted "
Now that anything in my mind that said this was wrong was wiped away, inch by inch we worked her shirt up her torso, her tight mid section was gorgeous not a hint of fat and was completely flat, we lifted her shirt over her head revealing her magnificent breasts they fit her body perfectly and were both topped with little almond colored nipples, I sat up and admired her
" a very nice "
She busted out laughing
" does James approve "
" James approves very much "
I pulled my shirt off I was pretty white considering I hadn't gotten much sun because of the accident, I reached out and gently cupped her breast in my hand it was soft and pretty firm in the palm of my hand I felt her pea sized nipple with my thumb It was so hard but so supple, I rolled her nipple between my fingers, she moaned ever so lightly.
I ran my hand down her body and got a handful of firm plump ass, I groped her gently through the fabric with one hand while I leaned on the other she undid her shorts and pushed them and her underwear down enough to slip one leg out of them and push them down and off.
she grabbed my jeans and worked them down to my knees leaving me with only my boxers on.
she pulled me into a kiss and for the first time I touched her naked body it was smooth and soft there were no impurities on her bronze skin.
she pushed me back bout only enough to separate our lips her breath was heavy and humid but I couldn't get enough of it.
I went in to kiss her she pushed me away
" Jessie are you OK "
" I'm fine I just need to tell you something "
" yeah "
" your my first "
" I'm your first for what "
" for everything the kissing the touching I'm still a virgin "
It literally hit me in the face this girl wasn't kidding about loving me since dad died she was just hitting puberty when it happened and she had liked me more than any guy out there for five years how she managed that I dunno because she could have any guy she wanted because she was drop dead gorgeous
" don't worry I'll be as gentle as you want me to be "
I leaned down and kissed her I slowly pulled away and kissed down her body, I planted gentle kisses starting with her chin then her neck then her collar bone suckling on each each spot.
I kept going down until I reached her perfect nipple, I licked it and her whole body trembled she let out an almost inaudible moan
" fuck this is what I've been missing " she whispered
I sucked it into my mouth and fondled it with my tounge, her moans became louder but were still quiet primal almost.
I knew she had a beast in her and that it just needed to be released.
Leaving a trail I kissed down her stomach I finally reached where no man has been before
I knew slow and steady was the key this was unexplored territory to her and I wanted her to be in a heightened state of relaxation the more relaxed the more I could pleasure her to my ability's.
I kissed down her pubic bone towards her smoothly shaven pussy, I got right to the hood of her clit, I pushed my tounge out and when it met her skin she quivered and made a few small thrusts into my face before settling down again,
I slid my tounge down till I met the edge of her hood, I pushed down and curved my tounge up, it made contact and she growled and again thrust her hips into my face this time with enough force to shove my head down and with that one move my tounge slid all the way down to her opening and my nose had Been shoved into her pussy and god the my senses came alive.
My nose had been engulfed with a thick musky scent but it was absolutely intoxicating, and the taste it was indescribable I honestly couldn't put a finger on one exact taste but it was good none the less, after that happened I just went for it I licked lapped wiggled poked and swirled.
she was on cloud nine she was making sounds that would make any mans ego go sky high.
" ohhhhhh fuccckkkkk I love you sooooo muuccchhhh "
Her body just started contracting her legs tried to close on my head but I grabbed both and held them apart I licked one more time, I started to pull back and to my surprise right before her legs closed I got hit in the face with sweet smelling musk.
I pried her legs apart and too my surprise she was squirting, it wasn't like a little gush it was like a little kids squirt gun it was powerful enough to hit me in the face a couple times before she held her legs firmly shut and rolled on her side.
I laid down facing her beautiful trembling body.
I looked her up and down her hair was matted to her head she had sweat running down her heaving chest, she laid there for a while without moving
" James " her eyes still shut
" yeah "
" why did I wait again to start having sex " I had a smirk on my face
" because you loved me ever so much plus your still a virgin you haven't experienced sex yet "
" yet... were... I mean your going to have to change that "
I crawled over to her and kissed her for only a moment and waited for her beautiful brown eyes almond eyes to open,
With every girl I've had sex with which is two the first time we had sex I would look into their eyes as I was penetrating them I tried to make it as intimate as possible, me and Sam only did it once and the next day I found out she was cheating on me, fucking tore me apart for a couple days.
" Jess "
" yeah "
" open your eyes for me baby "
Her eyes opened her soft gaze met mine I leaned and kissed her soft lips, I finally pulled out my engorged member from my boxers I wasn't the most impressive in size I was ten inches long and maybe two inches around what most people called a needle dick but I was never ashamed I knew how to use it and use it greatly,
I gave it a few strokes to liven up my half stuffy, I pulled our lips apart.
" are you ready "
" yeah "
" I want you to know its going to hurt "
" I know "
" grab me and I'll go as fast as you pull "
She grabbed my back and started pulling me slowly closer, my dick finally rested on the outer lips of her pussy, I aligned myself with her untouched opening and looked up, she gave me a nod of acknowledgement and firmly pulled my midsection I looked into her eyes as I slowly slid in, I was about a half inch in when a wall came up and she stopped instantly
" fast or slow baby "
I could see her mind working through her beautiful brown eyes
" fast but do it without telling me "
" OK "
I stared into her eyes I waited a few moments till I felt her body relax a little, with one quick motion I shoved my hips forward shredding her hymen.
She didn't scream she didn't make a sound the whole time her eyes were fixed on mine, when I tore through her eyes fluttered but never closed and she shed a single tear.
" jessie... I love you "
" I love you too " whispering
a few moments went by without a whisper without a movement she started to run her hands up my body towards my head, she grabbed my head and pulled me into a love filled kiss it turned into a make out fest, with one hand she reached between our bodies and pushed my abdomen away withdrawing my blood stained dick almost to the head, we separated and looked down
" I'm glad you ate me out before "
" but what if I like the taste of blood "
" oh well "
I looked back at her and she looked at me I kissed her and slowly pressed back into her incredibly tight hole
" Jess you are so fucking tight ahhhhhh "
She was too busy enjoying her first taste of real sex to have heard what I said, it was the first time in monthds that I've had real sex and your hand never feels the same after, I started speeding up my thrusts until I got a nice rhythm not to fast not too slow something that didn't tire me out in two seconds and kept her moaning and groaning with pleasure, she grabbed my pounding hips and pushed to stop me.
" stop stop ohhh shit fuck! fuck!! fuck!!! "
I drove home three more times and tried to stop but by then she was cumming again and I was too close to stop
" Jess!!! Jess!!! Look at me ! Look at me !! "
Her eyes opened even though her body spasmed, I bucked one more time burying myself to the base of my dick mere centimeters from her baby maker and shot directly into her womb.
Our eyes were locked on one another as we came at the same time is was like slow motion it was the most intimate feeling I've ever experienced looking into her beautiful brown eyes that that made her equally beautiful face pop, her eyes finally closed as the hardest part of her orgasm washed over her trembling body,
I pulled out my rapidly softening dick but never left my spot over top of Jess as her orgasmic spasms became less and less powerful until they were nonexistent.
Breathing heavily over her with the car reeking of sex and sweat I finally rolled away exhausted I closed my eyes and almost immediately started nodding off
" James we have to leave common no sleeping yet "
deja vu smacked me
" its still dark out "
She started chuckling that sweet sweet laugh
" cmon baby we gotta go home in a little and you can't sleep you gotta drive "
" can't we sleep till morning " yawning
" no "
" fuck alright " still yawning
I opened my eyes to a beautiful sight my sweat drenched cousin I mean girlfriend completely naked with the best case of sex hair ever. I started smiling at her
" what "
" that is the best case of sex hair ever you look so fucking hot "
She reached up and started touching her head
" the fuck "
She maneuvered her petite body to the front passenger seat of the SUV and pulled down the visor and started looking into the miror
" wholly hell my hair is fucked "
I wrapped my arms around the chair and leaned forward
" well I think you look amazing "
She flipped her head around and in a second I saw 2 or three feelings shoot through her body
" what " I asked
" what "
" I saw those gears turning in your head what "
" its nothing "
" Jess " sternly
" its... I dunno how to put these into words "
" cmon baby "
" its just this feels like a dream "
" how "
" this morning we were just two cousins this afternoon we were boyfriend girlfriend and and tonight were lovers its just... a lot to take in but the thing is I've never had an image of where my first kiss took place or... or where I lost my virginity but I feel like where they did was the best place possible, you made so sure to make me as comfortable as humanly possible "
" told you I was a hopeless romantic "
" you did "
She gave me a loving smile and a warm kiss
" cmon get dressed "
" OK you know what time it is "
" ummmm ten fifteen "
" fuck "
" what's wrong "
" we still got two n a half hours till we can consider goin home "
" fuck "
" yeah "
We finished getting dressed and put everything back into place, I got out to stretch a little bit and felt my phone vibrating in my pocket I pulled it out and saw I had a text from Danny it was twenty minutes old or so
" Hey man me and my gf are going to the beach to hang out with some people you wanna go "
" I'm down "
" alright dude were already here "
" cool see ya in thirty "
" alright bro "
I got back into the car where Jess was waiting
" were goin to the beach "
" why "
" danny wanted too hangout "
" OK "
I started the SUV drove back through the school field and pulled out onto the street I was tired of cruising around so I put my foot through the floor and the 400 horse power V 8 came to life and I was doin 90 when I stopped accelerating
" you know its a forty five right "
" yup "
" and how fast are we going "
" ninety "
" that sound like a good idea to you "
" yes "
She rolled her eyes at me and I slowed down
" thank you "
" ehhh "
" what "
" less than one day and I'm already on a leash "
Just then as I was going around a slight bend to the left when I caught a glimpse of two headlights straying the double yellow lines on the road,
i jerked the wheel to the right and then to the left I got the SUV sideways with my right side tires into the gravel on the shoulder I was counter steering while trying to break without locking up.
I was able to coax the lumbering vehicle back up onto the road and drove for another quarter mile before pulling into a gas station to take in what just happened and make sure the SUV was OK and most of all if Jess was OK
" Wholly fuckin hell " I was starting to come off of my adrenaline high putting it in park
I climbed out and walked around the front where Jessie's small body was sliding out of the passenger side door,
I heard doors close behind the SUV I looked back to see two cars parked behind me.
" are you guys OK " a male voice called from around the second car
" yeah " Jessie called back her voice filled with dying adrenaline
I walked around the vehicle checking for damage their was none, one guy came from the second vehicle and a girl and another guy from the first, they all came around my car and seemed stunned.
" wholly shit its just a kid driving " the girl stated
The guy from the second vehicle seemed a little more concerned then the people from the first
" are you guys OK " he asked
" yeah "
" Jesus christ you guys sure your OK "
" yeah shaken up for sure but we'll live "
" alright just wanted you guys were OK that was some sketchy shit "
" yeah man thanks for the concern "
" alright "
He walked back to his car and left the couple I assume they were at least a couple started talking.
" man that that was what he called it " some sketchy shit " dude do you know how sideways you were "
" na and I don't really wanna know "
He laughed a little bit and she started talking
" you were so sideways and leaning so much I thought you were gonna roll honestly "
He talked again
" all I know that that was some of the best driving I've ever seen props my man "
" thanks dude "
" no problem oh and by the way I'm Steve and this is my wife Aimee "
" hi um I'm James and this is my girlfriend Jessica " no hesitation this time
" hi " Jess said
They said hi back to her and continued talking
" I know this sounds weird but do you have a job "
" no why "
" I own Steve's auto body and repair and I only hire people who know how to drive and as you know what you just did was absolutely ridiculously crazy "
" it was luck "
" no that was instinct "
" OK "
" would you like a job "
" yeah I guess "
" cool " handing me a business card
" um when do I start "
" Monday sound good "
" what's today "
" Thursday "
" sounds great I should be able to walk without this by then " pointing to my air boot
they both looked down and the awe struck their face
" what did you do "
" I got hit by a car a month ago broke three of my four main extremity's and just got the casts off today "
" your not accident prone are ya "
" first off this one was not my fault but I'm not gonna lie I kinda am "
" your not gonna sue me if ya get hurt on the job "
" na I didnt sue the person who hit me "
" cool man "
" sorry but we gotta go "
" see ya Monday though "
" yessir "
we got back in and I started driving to the beach again
" so in five minutes you went from almost crashing a car to getting a job to better your future "
" our future and yes "
The SUV went silent for a moment or two
" that was some good ass driving "
" and just to think if you wouldn't have made me slow down we'd be done "
She smiled at me then finally we started relaxing, the rest of the drive was pretty uneventful
" Danny where you guys at "
" down by the old pier you'll see like fifteen to twenty cars right by a bonfire "
" alright I'll be there in a minute "
I started driving down the beach
" what do we say if someone asks how we met "
" our moms are friends your mom and dads careers took off after your brothers left for the army your mom sent you eventhough you were adamant about being old enough to live alone we had met a couple times before had a connection but we were never able act on it till you came to live with us and the rest is history "
" you've thought about this already haven't you "
" yup
" haha "
I spotted Danny's car with a bunch of others and parked, we got out and I walked around the back of the car and grabbed Jessie's hand and started walking towards the group of people surrounding the bonfire and heard a really familiar voice telling a story, as we got closer I could hear what he was saying.
" I've never seen a SUV get so side ways and not flip that dude knew how to drive "
" Danny "
" James and Jessie I think wassup "
Everybody looked over there were alot of familiar faces I got a lot of hellos and hugs from people
" that's him that's the kid who almost crashed and saved it "
" James he just told a story saying some guy almost made you wreck and you saved it from crashing is it true "
" hell yeah damn near flipped the car "
" you my friend are the luckiest son of a bitch I know "
I smiled and me and Jess sat down
" James how are you doin its been awhile " my friend Scott asked me
" dude its a list ten pages long and the endings hasn't happened yet "
" yeah we heard you got fucked up by a car "
" it did more than fuck me up "
I pulled my shirt up and showed the still standing bruise on my ribs but is not as bad as it once was
" fuck when did it happen "
" a month ago "
" and your still bruised "
" permanently but it will fade till it almost matches my skin color but you'll still be able to see it "
" ah "
" oh I almost forgot this is my girlfriend Jessica "
she got a few hellos and a few dirty looks from the girls who used to flirt with me
" dude you girlfriend is hot " my friend Wayne shouted
" and where is yours "
" I don't have one "
" and you never will acting like that "
" fuck you "
" I would but I'm straight "
" ha ha " sarcastically
" I thought it was funny too thanks "
Everybody started laughing
" man its nice to see everybody again with the addition of Jess"
" yeah it is dude " Danny replied
We all sat and talked Jess got too meet everybody and from what I could see she made some friends with the girls, me Danny Wayne and a couple other guys were talking and joking around until Jessie came over and tapped on my shoulder
" can I talk to you "
" yeah "
" hey guys I'll be back in a minute "
I got up and followed her
" are you OK "
" I don't feel good my stomach is thrown me through loops "
" you wanna go home "
" if its not too much to ask then yeah "
" alright '
I walked back over to the guys
" hey yeah guys I gotta go she's not feeling good "
" alright man take it easy "
" you too I'll hit you up tomorrow "
" OK "
I walked to the car where Jess was already waiting inside
" you want me to stop by a store and get some rolaids "
" na Its not a gassy feeling just like I feel sick to my stomach "
" alright "
I pulled onto the roadway and drove for twenty minutes, as the last ten miles or so came upon us my stomach started too feel funny also but only a minute after that I was becoming sicker and sicker I pulled over and ran out of the car to the front and started vomiting profusely
" James are you OK "
I couldn't reply because every time I breathed in I would puke, after a minute of that I couldn't puke anymore but the dry heaves kept coming for a few minutes
" how are you feeling "
" not that bad why "
" your driving home "
" wait what I don't even have my permit yet I've only driven a couple times and even that was in a empty parking lot "
" did you stay between the lines "
" yeah but I strayed a little "
" you'll do fine "
" but "
" Jess just do it we both have food poisoning but mine hit me like a freight train and your not as sick "
" OK but if we crash "
" step one never assume that your gonna crash "
" OK "
" now let's go home "
We climbed into the car
" you know what to do "
" no "
" adjust your seat and mirrors buckle up push the break shift into drive slowly let off of the break and ease onto the gas "
" what about making turns or switching lanes "
" mirrors and turn signals "
She did everything to excellence
" your doing good just relax a little "
She melted into her seat finally relaxing
" see just go with the flow driving is about being smooth precise and comfortable "
" OK "
A few moments later
" pull over "
" are you gonna be sick "
" yeah "
She pulled towards the curb but hit and went over it "
" I'm so sorry "
I didn't care I was gonna be sick, I opened the door and I vomited again I didn't think I had anything left was I wrong
" are you... do you... "
She looked up and just like the timing in the movies an ambulance was down the street she got out and flagged them down
" My boyfriend is getting really sick and this is the second round of him throwing up "
" OK "
They walked over to me
" hi I'm Jon are you feeling OK "
I looked up at him like are you really asking that question he got that I wasn't
" OK um what's your name "
" James "
" well James what is exactly the problem "
" I think I ate some bad food "
" are you allergic to anything "
" not that I know of "
" do you want me to call your mom " Jess asked
" yeah were only a few blocks from home "
" what do you want us to do " the paramedic asked
" give me a minute "
" OK " he wrapped a blood pressure cuff around my arm
" where's mom Jess "
" right here baby " moms voice was clear and composed
" how did "
" I do have two cars you know "
" yeah "
" Shh can you tell me what's wrong "
" he has a simple case of food poisoning dehydration an elevated pulse and a really really upset stomach other than that he's OK "
" let's get him home Jessie "
" what about the car " Jon asked
" Jess can drive it "
I looked up and both women were standing in front of me moms expression was no and Jesse's expression was one of nervousness and fear
" I trust her she got me here excuse me you might want to move "
" why " mom asked
I threw up again before i could reply luckily Jess had stepped back and mom was pulled back by the other paramedic, I looked up at her like she was stupid
" food poisoning "
She looked at me as to say I'm gonna kick your ass when we get home I shot her a glance back like saying the hell you are and then I barfed again
" let's get you home baby "
" alright Jess go we will meet you
" OK "
mom signed a few papers and Jess drove home as well did mom with me in the back seat of her car.
With their help they got me into the house and into my room and laid me down
" well if he gets sick his trash can is right here Jess "
" OK "
" I'm gonna get some sleep have a good night "
They both laughed at the gesture and walked away from each other mom out of my room and Jess into the bathroom locking it shut.
I got out of bed and reached on the floor and picked up a pair of gym shorts and dropped my jeans to the floor and put the gym shorts on I pulled off both shirts and fell back onto my bed exhausted and sick.
Mom peaked her head around the door and walked in
" hey mom thanks "
" your welcome... James I've got a question "
" anything mom "
" did you guys fuck... in the SUV "
I took a breath in thinking I was dead
" its not worth lying about so yea "
" did either of you guys feel ashamed ya know did either of you feel that it was wrong "
" I don't but her is a different story I don't know about her but I'll talk to her about it "
" OK "
" by the way mom how'd you know "
" that car had the smell of hot sex pouring out of it "
" ha ha ha it was hot heavy and full of love "
Mom smiled at me
" good night baby hope you feel better "
" thanks mom night '
" goodnight "
She walked out of my room I closed my eyes trying to think about everything but my stomach and eventually started falling asleep but then I heard the shower turn off my senses came back to me I got up and staggered over to the bathroom and opened the door
" hey baby cuz "
She was wrapped up in a towel sitting on a bathroom stool brushing her hair
" hey feeling better "
" not particularly but seeing you always puts a smile on my face "
Through the mirror she half smiled at me, I wrapped my arms around her and kissed her cheek
" you know I love you right "
" yes and I love you "
" I'm gonna go lay down "
" OK... James "
" yeah "
" If we were not cousins would you still love me if we ever stumbled across each other "
" do we have a little history before I asked you out "
" yeah "
" then yeah cause your personality is what I love, your body is just an extra complement "
I walked out of the door closing it and shut the light off before dropping on the bed and quickly falling asleep
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Nerdy virgin sister and brother meet sexy slut
Thinkers meet doer
“Do you ever think about fucking your sister? “ Jan asked George, in a mater-of-fact tone, as though it were the most natural thing in the world for a young lady to ask a near-stranger as they sat together in a kitchen drinking coffee. For Jan, her new college room-mate Linda, and Linda’s older brother George, it was early in the evening of their first of three nights together at a rented cabin, and Jan was alone with George and trying to figure him out. He was a shy, intellectual sort of guy, not at all the alpha-male kind of guy she had fallen for repeatedly between puberty and her freshman year in college; years of wanton fucking.
George almost choked on his coffee. He had just decided to open a conversation with his sister’s new friend about the weather, though he was occupied mostly with trying not to stare at her ample c-cup sized tits. They rode high and firm in the tight white tee-shirt that she wore, perfect rounded globes with dark nipples clearly showing through the thin nearly translucent fabric, her nipple tips obviously hard and inviting. Christ, didn’t women wear underwear anymore?
He felt his half-hard cock twitch and push further down along his left leg, encased only by loose silk boxers and knee-length, ultra-thin jogging shorts. What would it feel like to wrap those soft smooth tits around his prick, he had to wonder? “I try not to,” he finally managed to reply. Of course he occasionally thought about fucking his younger sister Linda; how could he avoid it? Women and even young girls drove him crazy, with the delicious body parts they flaunted around. Linda was his sister, but she was damned attractive; that couldn’t be helped. Linda was maybe five foot seven, with terrific b-cup sized tits that matched her slim but nicely curved body, and incredible legs and ass, though she kept most of herself well hidden most of the time. How the hell could any guy with normal gene sequences and hormones not think about fucking Linda? What a dumb question!
But Jan was openly smoking hot. At least as they sat across from each other at the small kitchen table he couldn’t see Jan’s incredible legs and hot ass, which had driven him insane during the three hour drive to the cabin, and she couldn’t see the growing bulge in his shorts.
Jan wasn’t at all the usual sort friend for Linda. Linda’s friends tended to be shy nerd-types like herself and her brother. Meeting Jan was a big shock for George. Linda had mentioned that her new dorm partner was sexy and uninhibited, but Jan was totally a smoking hot slut, so far as he could tell. Her every look and move screamed “fuck me” to every male in her vicinity between thirteen and a hundred and thirteen years of age.
Since Jan walked with Linda from the dorm to his truck, wiggling her cute little ass with each step and bouncing her obviously braless tits, tossed her duffel bag into the back, and slid in to sit on the bench-seat between himself and Linda, George had an almost constant hard-on. Jan’s thin shorts were super short, and barely covered her ass cheeks, and so tight that they pushed deep into her ass and cunt cracks. He didn’t see any evidence at all of panties. She had pressed her warm hip deliciously against his for the entire drive to the cabin, and he caught her looking at the resulting bulge in his shorts and smiling. He also caught her looking into his eyes and smiling, winking, and licking her luscious lips as he repeatedly glanced at her legs and cunt and tits while driving. What the hell!
“But you have to think about fucking Linda anyway, right?” Jan insisted. “I mean, beneath those terrible clothes she usually wears she is a really attractive, sexy girl. Have you seen her naked lately? I have, since we moved in together two weeks ago. Your little sister is hot. She needs to be fucked, and fucked hard. You’ve seen her naked body, right?”
George’ head spun. Sure, he and Linda had seen each other naked, when they were little kids, but they had been careful not to expose themselves to each other in recent years. She was eighteen now, though she looked younger, and he was twenty three. He had gone off to college just as her body was ripening into womanhood, and now it was her turn to go off to college, so they only tended to see each other on holidays spent at home with their parents. This was their first weekend together in years, without parents around. “Not lately,” he admitted.
“That’s too bad. Wait until you see her in the new bikini that I helped her pick out. Your huge cock will be hard as a board.”
OK, he knew his cock was much bigger than average. Was it that obvious? “How would you know I have a big cock?”
Jan laughed. “I’ve seen the outline of it in your shorts, silly. It’s absolutely huge. You’ve had a hard-on since you met me, right?”
“OK, it seems to be out of control.”
“Out of your control, you mean. It’s definitely under my control.”
George suddenly felt something lightly touch the calf of his left leg. It was Jan’s bare foot, he soon realized, moving up his leg steadily under the table as she sat staring and grinning at him with those incredible big eyes and hungry lips. She ran her tongue along her lips, and gave her head a little toss that caused her cascading brown hair to flop back and away from her perfect face, and caused her big firm tits to jiggle. She could be a model, he speculated, especially a skin magazine model. She was jaw-dropping, prick hardening gorgeous.
“Jesus,” he muttered, as the foot moved between his open legs and immediately zeroed in on his now fully erect cock. Through the thin fabric of his shorts and under-shorts her toes curled around his prick, almost like fingers, and moved up and down the turgid length of it, focusing briefly on his balls and then more intensely on his sensitive prick-head, before finally grasping his cock in the middle with her toes, and pushing back and forth on it, sliding soft silk boxer shorts against it and slowly jerking him off.
All the while her eyes were locked with his, watching as his at first steady breathing became open-mouthed panting. Coffee was put aside and forgotten. “Do you like that, George? Do you like the feel of my foot on your big hard prick?”
“Ahhhhh,” George moaned.
“Linda says she’s a virgin, and she thinks you are too. Is that right George? You’ve never plunged that big hard prick of yours into a slick tight pussy like mine or your sister’s?”
George managed to nod his head. Christ yes, he was a virgin. Why was it so hard to get along with girls anyway, he wondered. Sure he was a nerd, but that only meant that he thought and cared more about sex than the more Neanderthal type guys he knew. They seemed to think more about sports and cars than they did about girls, something that George couldn’t fathom at all. In the university where he studied for his PhD he saw hundreds of sexy girls every day, girls that caused his cock to harden until he got the chance to beat-off in a men’s room and get himself back under control. He had awkwardly tried to approach several girls but been rebuffed painfully, until the hurt was so much that he feared trying. They all seemed to be playing some kind of game for which he had no idea what the rules were. It was a lot easier to simply jerk off several times a day; that was a sure thing that resulted in a mind blowing orgasm every single time. Then he could get back to his studies. Very practical.
Now this incredibly sexy young girl was massaging his hard prick with her foot. He reached under the table with both hands and ran his fingers over her smooth calf. She was short, maybe five and a half feet tall compared to his thin six-foot-two-inches, and to reach his cock all that way under the table couldn’t be easy. He sensed that she was straining to do what she was doing to him. Would she tire quickly and quit? He slouched down further in his chair to grasp her foot firmly with one hand and help her jerk-off his cock. He didn’t want her get tired and stop. With his other hand he massaged her calf. He was desperate to see and touch more of her.
“I like the feel of your hands on me, George,” she said.
“I want you to feel good too,” he said lamely, but he meant it with all sincerity. There was so, so much he wanted to do to this girl, so much that he had fantasized about for many lonely years as he jerked-off his big hard prick several times daily.
She pulled her foot away from him for a moment and he feared that she was stopping, but instead he felt her foot push deliciously under his loose shorts along his inner leg, where her soft reaching toes quickly met the bare swollen head of his hard cock. “Ohhhh,” he moaned, at her touch. He grabbed her ankle and helped her regain a steady jerk-off rhythm. “Don’t stop!” he urged.
“I won’t, George. I want to feel your big hard prick pump hot cum juice onto my foot. But I want to cum too, George. Let me have one of your feet,” she said. It was more than a request.
George raised his right leg and placed his foot onto her lap, resting his bare calf on her smooth, bare left thigh. The touching of their legs was electrifying, and he almost came, but instead eased up on the pace he was using to jerk himself off. She quickly removed his shoe and sock, than slowly moved his foot over her sensitive inner leg from her knee to her cunt mound. Her skin was impossibly smooth and soft. She helped his big toe push aside the narrow band of thin material that covered her cunt, and rubbed his toes and the ball of his foot over her bare cunt mound. He could feel no pubic hair; she must shave her pubic hair off completely, he realized. She moved his foot more and he felt something incredibly soft and wet and knew that it had to be her pussy lips that suddenly engulfed his big toe.
“Mmmm, that feels so good George, your toe in my cunt,” Jan gasped, as she worked his toe deeper. “Don’t you wish it was your cock inside me though? Do you want that George? Do you want to fuck my tight pussy with your big hard cock? ” All the while she stared deep into his eyes, holding his mind and soul as tightly as she held his foot in one small hand, while unzipping and reaching down the front of her shorts with the other hand so she could work her sensitive clit with her fingers. She never wore panties. George could see her arm move and knew that she was jerking herself off with her hand as well as with his toe.
“Yeah! Ohhhhh yeah!” George jerked off his cock with Jan’s foot, harder and faster, imagining that his prick was buried deep in her tight cunt the way his toe was. “Oh, oh, oh, agggggh!” His ass tightened and his prick shot wads of cum onto her toes and foot and into his already sticky shorts. He held her foot tightly against his cock as he came, savoring the feel of her warm skin against his pumping prick.
Jan loved the feel of his hard pumping cock and the sticky jiz on her foot, but her main focus was on his squirming big toe inside her cunt, and on her own fingers as she rubbed her clit as fast as she could. “That’s it baby, that’s what I want! Oh, oh, oh, ugh!” Her convulsing cunt squeezed his toe and squirted warm slippery cum juice all over his foot. It was her first orgasm since morning, when she lay naked and jerked herself off on the bed of her dorm room while Linda pretended to still be sleeping.
“Was that good for you George? It was good for me too but we can do better, much better.” With her fingers she spread her cunt juice over his calf, all the while still holding his foot so that his toe was still inside her drenched pussy lips.
George couldn’t say anything. He had just fucked a girl with his toe, or, more accurately, she had fucked herself with his toe, and he had masturbated himself with her foot. He was feeling confused at the moment, but content.
“Hey you guys,” said Linda, as she stepped into the kitchen wearing only her tiny new bikini bathing suit. “Let’s try out the pool before it gets too late.” She thought it strange that George and Jan were just sitting there in the kitchen, doing nothing, when they had this great vacation cabin to explore and use. Maybe they were tired from the trip.
George, dazed, reluctantly released Jan’s foot, pulled his foot away from her, sat up straighter and tried to look normal. That was close; if Linda had arrived only a minute earlier she would have caught him and Jan frigging themselves silly as got off. As it was, he was sure that due to the table she had seen nothing. He turned to reply to her and saw that she was wearing an impossibly tiny yellow string-bikini that only covered the very tips of her smallish tits and her pussy triangle. Her legs and ass were indeed incredible. “Good idea sis, I just have to change into my suit,” he managed to mumble. He glanced up at her face and saw that she was watching his reactions intently. Her big brother hadn’t complained about the suit, and he could sense her relief. She smiled.
“Oh why bother?” said Jan. Under the table she pushed her foot up his leg and put her cum-soaked toes on George’s cock again. It had started to soften after its recent eruption but now was beginning to harden again, she noticed. “George and I can wear what we have on now, can’t we George?” She gently teased his balls with her toes.
“Whatever you want is OK with me,” he said. He shakily stood up and turned away from Linda so that she wouldn’t see his wet, cum filled shorts, but she was already walking towards the back door that led to the deck, pool, and Jacuzzi. Her micro-thong bikini showed off her amazing bare ass, as it flexed deliciously with every step. From behind she looked almost naked, and her body was damn near as hot as Jan’s. “Holly shit!” he whispered, as the door closed and his sister stepped from sight.
“Yummy, isn’t she,” said Jan. She had walked around the table to join him, and casually rested her hand on his ass through his thin shorts as she spoke. “I get to sleep with her tonight; are you jealous?” She gave his ass-cheek a playful squeeze before following Linda through the door. Cum ran down both of her shapely legs, George noticed, and the smell of cunt juice and prick juice filled the summer air in the kitchen. Had Linda noticed?
Before joining the girls he soaked up as much jiz as he could from his sticky shorts using paper towels, sprayed air freshener in the room, and applied more paper towels and spray to the floor under the table where Jan had left a puddle of girl-cum. Then he grabbed several bath-towels and stepped outside.
The pool was small, maybe thirty by twenty feet, and no more than five-feet deep. Linda was floating on her back in the middle of the pool, her enticing tits above water, her nipples clearly visible though the tiny triangles of wet translucent yellow fabric that left most of her tits completely bare. George held towels in front of himself to hide his reviving boner, but the girls weren’t looking at him anyway; they were staring at each other.
Jan sat smiling along the edge of the pool, her legs dangling in the water as she watched Linda watch her. There was attraction there, Jan knew. When they shopped together for Linda’s swim suit, Linda let her pick out the skimpiest, sexiest suit in the store, and had her join her in the changing room when she tried it on. Linda tried to be casual about it, but it was obvious that it turned her on to strip naked in front of another girl.
“That’s the sexy kind of thing you should wear all the time,” she had told Linda. “You have a fabulous body; you should show it off.”
“You think so?” Linda had replied. “Thanks!”
“Come on in, you guys, the water is great,” Linda now urged, as she gently kicked her fabulous bare legs.
Jan pushed herself over the edge and slid feet-first into the pool with hardly a splash. She soon stood in water that came up to the bottom of her tits. Her wet tee-shirt was soaked through and almost transparent and was doing almost nothing to hide her large rounded tits with their herd dark nipple tips. “Well, this isn’t doing much; I might as well take it off,” she said, and pulled her wet tea-shirt off over her head. Her big bare tits shook free and hung just above the water.
“Jesus, Jan! What about George!” Linda asked. She had expected something like this from Jan, but things were moving even faster than she ever imagined. She and Jan had talked about her seducing George this weekend, and about how flashing her own hot body would help turn him on. She had thought it would happen more discretely though, with Jan perhaps sneaking into his room at night or something.
“Oh, I’m sure he doesn’t mind. Besides, your boobs are showing almost as much as mine.” She turned around to face George. George could only stare at Jan’s twin magnificent orbs. “You don’t mind my bare tits, do you George?” she asked.
“I’ll get by,” George managed to reply, as he felt his cock push harder against the two thin layers of sticky wet fabric that confined it.
“Would you put my shirt over a chair to dry?” Jan said, as she handed George her wet tea-shirt.
“For sure,” George said, as his eyes followed every bounce of her wonderful bare boobs.
“Do you like my tits George?” Jan asked him. “Which tits do you like best, mine or Linda’s?”
“I like all of them,” he said honestly and diplomatically. The statement shocked Linda a little, but turned her on. The fact that a man, even if it was only George, liked her tits, caused a stir in her pussy, as did the sight of Jan’s bare tits.
“But you’re a leg man, am I right?”
“I guess so.” Legs and asses, he thought, including her and Linda’s legs and asses for sure.
“Well then, get in here in the pool with the girl legs, leg man.”
George stood frozen. If he put down the towels Linda and Jan would see the bulge of his boner through his cum-soaked shorts. Both girls were now watching him.
“Don’t be shy, big guy” said Jan. “Linda has already seen your big cock a few times, right Linda?”
“By accident,” Linda noted. Both their parents were out and she had caught him jerking off as he watched internet porn a couple of weeks before she moved to collage. She hadn’t realized cucks could get that big. She quickly withdrew before he noticed her. She had masturbated for years with her own small fingers. What would it feel like to fill her cunt with a huge cock like her brother’s? The sight had inspired her to go to her room and jerk herself off repeatedly.
George turned his back to the girls and dropped the towels, slipped off his tea-shirt, then backed his way into the pool. He was pale and slim but well-muscled, both girls noticed. George felt relieved when tis stiff prick was safely hidden under the water of the pool. The water was slightly cool, but not uncomfortably cold, and the depth was half way up his chest. He reached into his shorts and arranged his prick so that it pushed out and up in the loose shorts, instead of being confined uncomfortably along his left leg.
“Chicken!” Jan laughed.
George swam a few strokes freestyle, and quickly ran out of pool. He stood up again and turned his head towards where Jan stood, but she had disappeared. Suddenly he felt his shorts and underwear being pulled down over his hips and past his knees. He could feel his cock and balls floating wonderfully free in the slightly cool water.
“Hey,” he shouted, as Jan’s grinning face surfaced next to him.
“You don’t need those, big boy,” Jan said. “Look, I’m taking mine off too.” In her hand she was holding her own wet shorts. With a flick of her wrist she flung them out of the pool. She was completely naked. As George stood stunned, Jan ducked under the water again. He saw her head move under the water towards him and suddenly felt her soft fingers encircle his prick and grab his ass, followed immediately by a soft warm lips and mouth that engulfed his sensitive cock-head. Her tongue and lips assaulted his sensitive cock tip as almost unnoticed, she pushed his shorts down with her foot and past his feet, so that he was as naked as she was, and his prick was hard as a fence-post.
This couldn’t be happening, he thought, this was just crazy! Crazy, but beyond his wildest fantasies wonderful, and he didn’t want it to stop, he wanted Jan to keep sucking his hard prick forever. To his great disappointment she released him after only a few seconds, but then he felt her hands grab both his ass cheeks, pull her nakedness against him, and slide her complete naked body against his, face and tits, cunt and legs, as she moved slowly, deliciously up towards the pool surface, inch by inch. Her arms and legs wrapped around him, pulling her to him tightly, sliding against him, wet slick skin against skin.
“Ohhhh,” she moaned softly, as she surfaced and they found themselves in each other’s arms, warm and soft against each other in the cool pool water. She reached down between them and shifted slightly, and he felt her warm cunt embrace his cock, inch by inch, until every inch of his huge ten-inch boner has inside her tightly grasping pussy. His cock was big, probably the biggest prick she ever had, and she loved the feel of the huge hard cock inside her.
He cupped her ass cheeks in his big hands and pulled her against him even tighter, pubic bone against pubic bone, skin to skin, nerve to nerve. He wanted to fuck her hard and fast now, he wanted to feel his prick moving inside her until he shot hot cum deep into her, but he resisted the urge. He had to make this last forever, if he could, this feeling of being against her and inside her. He had to have all of her, every part of her. He kissed her willing lips with his, tongues embraced, until they had to break apart to breathe, to pant, to fuck. She slid up a couple of inches, then down again, sliding skin against skin, cunt walls against cock, and they moaned together in ecstasy.
“Do you like fucking me George?” she asked, but George could only moan in reply. “I like your big cock inside me. It’s huge, Linda, just like you told me. It’s stretching me full, Linda, full of hard hot prick.”
George suddenly remembered that Linda was with them. He saw that she had pulled herself out of the pool to sit along its edge next to Jan. She sat with legs spread wide and one hand grasping and rubbing her pubic mound through the thin material of her tiny thong, while the other hand had pushed aside her top and was rubbing one of her now bare tits. Her mouth was open and panting, and her eyes had a glazed look as they watched her roommate and brother fucking.
“That’s it George, move closer to her,” said Jan.
George had without meaning to turned towards Linda. Now he watched in amazement as Jan leaned back and reached up to untie Linda’s bottoms, twist herself around, and push her face into Linda’s bare pussy, while still moving herself slowly up and down on his cock.
“Ughhh,” Linda moaned, as he felt Jan’s lips and tongue assault her clit, and two of Jan’s fingers plunge into her pussy. It was the best thing she ever felt; not even her new vibrating sex toy felt this good. “Yah, yah, hah,” she babbled as she pulled Jan’s head harder against herself and flexed her ass muscles to match the rhythm of Jan’s clit-licking tongue and cunt filling fingers.
Meanwhile as George watched his naked sister squirm and buck he drove his big cock into Jan’s tight pussy faster and faster. His faster, more urgent rhythm had replaced hers, his hips moving as fast as they could in the too-thick water, and his big hands tightly grasping her ass as he unrelatedly slammed deep into her again and again, each stroke better than the last. He felt her legs around him, pulling him into her with each stroke, urging him on, ever faster and harder. Nothing mattered anymore except shooting his spunk deep into Jan’s wonderful tight pussy. He felt the entrance to her little ass hole and pushed his middle finger deep into her tight ass, and finger-fucked her ass in rhythm with his plunging prick. He found that his panting mouth was only inches from one of her jiggling tits and he sucked on it, swirling his tongue over the hardened tip.
“UMMMMM,” Jan moaned, as she came to orgasm, her cunt and ass convulsing around George’s cock and finger. She screamed into Linda’s pussy as George slammed into her again and again, hard and deep and fast.
George felt Jan convulse in orgasm and plunged into her harder and faster for a few more desperate, wondrous strokes, in rhythm with her convulsing cunt, then pulled her tight against him as he shot his hot cum deep into her still quaking pussy. “Uhhh’” he moaned with her.
Linda knew that Jan and her brother had come, but she hadn’t yet, and she desperately needed to now. When Jan finished coming she had stopped licking her clit and removed her fingers from her cunt. Linda used her own hand to rub her clit, but it wasn’t as good as Jan’s sucking lips and squirming tongue.
George could feel himself start to soften inside Jan’s cunt, but wanted to stay inside her until he was hard again, and could fuck her more, again and again. He was disappointed and concerned when she unwrapped her legs from around his waist and pushed away from him.
Emerging from the pool Jan grabbed a folded towel and placed it under Linda’s head as she pushed her down onto her back, spread her legs far apart, and knelt between them. Linda wasn’t sure what was happening, but she sensed Jan’s lust and trusted in her greater experience. She hoped that Jan would resume sucking her cunt, but wasn’t disappointed when she instead positioned herself above her, and gently kissed her on the mouth. Jan lips were soft, so soft compared with those of the few boys she had kissed, and tasted deliciously of her own cunt juices. She felt Jan’s big soft tits rest on her own, and felt their pubic mounds meet, as smooth damp girl-skin met smooth girl skin from head to crouch.
Linda eagerly received Jan’s probing tongue with her own as Jan’s body pressed against hers. Her arms reached around Jan’s back and her legs reached around Jan’s ass and legs to pull the two girls tighter together. When she felt Jan’s smooth pubic mound move against hers rhythmically, she matched her stroke for stroke. It felt great, but they both knew that they needed more. “Fuck me Jan; fuck me more,” Linda pleaded.
Jan sat up and straddled one of Linda’s legs with her own, and held her other leg up high, while pushing her cunt down firmly into Linda’s. Juicy cunt lips and clits converged and began rubbing together, as Jan leaned forward and her hips came to life, ass and thigh muscles rippling under damp glistening skin.
“Oh my God,” Linda said, between moans and grunts, “what are you doing to me now?” She turned her head towards the pool and saw her brother watching them as he climbed out of the water and stepped towards them, naked. His long dangling cock was already half hard again, , and as thick as her wrists already, and she watched it twitch and grow even larger as Jan reached out and grabbed it, then pulled it towards her waiting open mouth. “Damn,” she muttered in admiration as the whole length of her brother’s magnificent cock disappeared between Jan’s sucking lips. “Fuck me harder, Jan,” she urged, as she flexed her ass muscles to meet every delicious stroke of Jan’s hard-rubbing cunt. “Har-der, har-der, har-der,” she urged, as clit against clit they rubbed each other.
Linda was close to orgasm now, and nothing in the universe seemed to matter except her cunt rubbing against Jan’s cunt, fast and firm, again and again, never-ending. Suddenly Jan stopped and lifted away from her, leaving her confused and desperate for a few moments. But she soon felt Jan’s fingers on her cunt mound, expertly rubbing her clit, while with her other hand she pulled George by his big hard cock, down to kneel and straddle his sister’s luscious body and dangle his hard cock in front of her face.
“Lick the tip,” Jan said, as Linda felt the big round cock-head against her open, panting lips.
That wouldn’t be enough, Linda knew, as she hungrily grabbed her brother’s big prick with both hands and engulfed the entire cock-head with her lips, and swirled her tongue over it. He tasted salty and musky, and the cock-head was surprisingly soft compared to the hard shaft. Sister and brother moaned together in delight.
All too soon, Jan was again repositioning George to kneel between his sister’s widely spread legs, until the tip of his cock lay between Linda’s open pussy lips. Jan had withdrawn her fingers from Linda’s clit. Linda desperately needed an orgasm, and desperately wanted to feel a big hard man-cock in her wet hot pussy for the first time. “Fuck me,” she urged her brother. “Fuck me with your big cock!”
George had to fuck her, had to feel a warm cunt around his prick again. He knew it was wrong, but didn’t resist when Jan grasped his ass and firmly pushed him down and he felt the tip of his cock enter Linda’s tight, grasping pussy.
“Yes, yes, yes,” Linda exclaimed, as inch after inch of her brother’s huge cock pushed into her virgin pussy steadily. It was so huge and firm! It stretched her grasping cunt, filling her emptiness. She wrapped her legs around his firm ass and pulled him down into herself, and pulled herself up hungrily to grasp every inch of him into her cunt. “Ahhhhh,” she moaned, when she felt his hairy pubic mound firmly press against her own mound, felt his balls against her, and knew he was fully inside her, stretching her like never before with his huge hard cock. The hardness, warmth, and hugeness of it was overwhelming.
It felt so good, so impossibly good to George, that he could have almost stayed like that forever, but he couldn’t. He needed more. He flexed his ass and legs to pull out of her a few inches, then plunged into her fully again, hard. Then he did it again. Soon he was slamming his prick into her again and again, as she pulled herself up to meet each of his thrusts. With each thrust she pulled him down on her with her legs, and then pushed him up with her hands. Sweat, not pool water, covered both of them. Desperate pants and grunts replaced moans.
Her cunt felt so good to George, soft and wet and grasping, as good as Jan’s cunt had felt around his prick in the pool, and so much better than jerking himself off. This would be his third orgasm within an hour, he noted, and his second time shooting his cum deep into a girl’s cunt.
So this was what fucking was like, Linda marveled. No wonder Jan was so interested in sex all the time! She didn’t think much about anything now though, except for the big prick that was inside her now, fucking her and fucking her. Then time seemed to stop, as the shock of her orgasm overwhelmed her. She squirmed and convulsed and screamed.
George wondered if she was alright, but she was still pushing and pulling on his hips, urging the continued fucking plunges of his hard prick into her. After several seconds she stopped moaning and convulsing and pulling him into her, and her cunt loosened its grip on his cock. He slowed his fucking, but didn’t stop.
“Are you alright?” he asked her.
“More than alright,” she answered, smiling. “Can you do that again?”
“You mean keep fucking you until you orgasm again?”
“Yes. One more time for me, I think.”
“And one more for me too, please,” added Jan, “with either one or both of you.” She sat nearby the cock-joined siblings, slowly rubbing her cunt with one hand, and her tits with the other.
“I’ll do my best,” said George, as he resumed fucking his sister in earnest. Doing it, he decided, was much better than thinking about it.
The Beginning
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ok not complaining but you need to proof read when you paste stories onto here because the formatting messes up quite a bit, but besides that good story and i look forward to reading more.
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The Return to the keep
The Adventures of Maid Marion Part 4
Marion awoke lying beside her maid both of them covered by their thick riding cloaks Her skin was sticky from dry sweat and seminal fluids that caked her body from the ravishing they had recieved from the outlaws it was then she realised they were alone their horses tied nearby rousing her maid they gathered their cloaks around them and prepared their horses to leave as they rode from the forest Marion reflected upon the events that her maid and herself had just endured they finally left the forest the keep walls coming into view they rode around to rear stable entrance so as not to attract unwanted attention from her father and his guards.
Finally back in her chambers Marion sent servants to fetch hot water and fresh towels for her bath once it was prepared she cast off her soiled cloak and climbed into the steaming pool of water sighing as the tingling sensation of the hot water flowed over her aching body once settled she bid Anna to do the same as her recently deflowered maid disrobed from her sodden garment her small pert breasts stood to attention in the cool air goose pimples covered her fair skin a few dark bruises spotted her body from the previous days rough attentions from the bandits she moaned deeply as the hot water washed over her sensitive groin and nipples finally seated across from her mistress in the tub the young woman relaxed in the pleasurable warmth of the water.
As Marion relaxed in the haze of steam she stared dreamily at her young maid lustful thoughts crept into her head ideas of caressing and licking her taut nubile body in her most intimate parts. As if in a trance she moved towards her maid. Anna completely unaware her head lolling against the back of the tub her mind reliving the events of the previous day her first experience with a man had been at the hands of viscious outlaws her hand slipped between her thighs carressing her abused sex finding her clit she gently massaged the little button occasionally slipping a long slender finger into her steamy tunnel. Her first inkling that her mistress had other intentions then bathing was when she felt her lips brush against her bruised nipples. Anna whimpered as her mistress licked and sucked passionately on her sore breasts sending waves of pleasure through to her sex that she was now more frantically attending to with her hand her thumb and finger tweaking her clitoris.
Marion raised her head from the breast of the young woman embracing her, their tongues meeting duelling slithering between their moist lips to entwine in a loving kiss Anna's other hand sliding down her mistresses back finally grasping a small handful of her firm buttock causing Marion to moan deeply into Anna's mouth. Marion moved her hand southwards over the other woman's firm abdomen reaching the soft cleft of her groin replacing Anna's hand with her own she deftly moved her fingers through the velvet cleft of her sex causing her maid to shudder with pleasure. Anna was reaching climax and it washed over her her body going weak as it sent shivers through her body.
Marion let the maids orgasm subside reclining her against the edge of the pool standing she moved herself over the young maid so that the soaking lips of her sex were hovering above the the other ladies head. Anna laid her head back raising her self just a little so her tongue could reach the honeyed folds of her mistresses tasty slit. Marion enjoyed the sensation of the tongue probing her sex gently delving deeper and occasionally grazing her clit to cause shuddering sensations up and down her spine.
Whilst the ladies were enjoying their bath Lord Richard was prowling the halls looking for his daughter she had missed their evening session last night nor had she been at dinner he was slightly concerned but also very horny turning a corner he came upon a young maid bent over busily cleaning. Lord Richard eyed her round hips and bottom lustfully her bossom swelled against her bodice. The old Lord could take it no more he grabbed the young wench by the waist and dragged her to a nearby storeroom in the darkened gloom he could see some grain sacks piled up he threw the young woman face down upon them pulling her skirts up around her waist with one hand he dropped his pants with the other ignoring her cries he thrust roughly into her tearing through her hymen in one brutal thrust her cries for her Lord to stop fell upon deaf ears he tore at her bodice freeing her large breasts they swung pendulously until he grabbed one in each hand roughly kneeding them her cries continued pleading with him to stop but the old Lord was deaf to her cries all that mattered to him was releasing the tension built up in his groin. The cries turned to moans as the old mans penis rubbed her delicate nub driving her closer to the precipice of orgasm.
Back in the bath chamber Anna was rapidly dragging Marion closer to Orgasm her tongue and fingers deftly manipulating her Slit. Marion's knees grew weak and her head lolled back as she felt the urge building in her loins. Unbeknownst to her on the other side of the castle her father was also about to reach his climax the young maid beneath him shook in continual orgasm her recently unvirgined pussy felt abraided and sore but the sensations from her clitoris countered and sent her further and further into orgasm. Simultaneously both Marion and Lord Richard both climaxed her letting her juices gush over the face of her young hand maid and new lover and Lord richard emptying his seed into the young maids waiting hungry pussy his potent seed flooding her fertile womb the maid gasped as the scalding fluid hit her sensitive walls and Anna gasped for breath as she tried to swallow the juices flowing for the pussy of her mistress. Marion fell back into the bath her lust sated meanwhile Lord Richard and the maid fell upon the sacks his large prick shrinking and slipping from the maids abused slit a large dollop of their juices sliding down the inside of her thigh.
To Be Continued
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Lost Boys of Sudan: Documentary. Directed by Megan Mylan and JonShenk. (Not rated. 90minutes. At the Roxie.)
Their nickname is guaranteed to catch people's attention, and their stories -- aching with sadness and death, yet filled with promise, too -- are spellbinding. The Lost Boys of Sudan are orphaned children of war who survived harrowing journeys to Kenya, where they lived as refugees before some were able to scatter to other countries, including the United States.
According to "Lost Boys of Sudan," a documentary about two refugees airlifted to Houston, these teenage orphans imagined that America would be "heaven" -- that this land they'd only dreamed about would fulfill all their aspirations for money, education and freedom. Instead, what Peter Dut and Santino Chuor encountered two years ago were the fringes of opportunities mixed with low-paying work and unforeseen demands on their time, their wallets and their resolve.
What makes "Lost Boys of Sudan" an Oscar-worthy documentary is the way the filmmakers approached their subjects: Rather than visiting Dut and Chuor once they landed in the United States, we first see the teenagers at their camp in Kenya, waiting anxiously to find out whether they've been picked for the resettlement program in America. And rather than having Dut and Chuor talk directly into the camera -- or having a narrator describe their transition - - "Lost Boys of Sudan" strings together powerful footage of Dut and Chuor that lets their day-to-day lives tell their story.
In Kenya, Dut and Chuor lived in dusty huts without electricity. In Houston, they're surrounded by tall apartment buildings, grocery stores stocked with deodorant soaps and hamburger outlets where people order from their cars. In Kenya, Dut and Chuor lived with people who looked like them. In Houston, the darkness of their skin becomes an issue as strangers (even African Americans) remark how different they look. It's all unnerving, but Dut and Chuor try to make the best of their uncertain world.
From the standpoint of drama, "Lost Boys of Sudan" is gripping. We see Dut and Chuor adjust for a year in the United States -- and all the while, we wonder if they'll achieve their goals of good schooling and better work. From the standpoint of humanizing Sudan's continuing refugee problem, "Lost Boys" is a gem. It doesn't preach. It doesn't prettify. It gives context and background to a group of orphans named (ironically enough) after characters from the Peter Pan children's classic. (The Lost Boys are from a Christian and animist area in southern Sudan that has been targeted by Muslim fighters from the north.) As challenging as it might be in the United States for Dut and Chuor, thousands of others still in Kenya and the Sudan would love to take their place.
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eZ publish 3.1: Take It For A Spin
You’ve heard about eZ publish 3.1, the latest version of the open-source Content Management System (CMS) from eZ Systems. You’ve also heard that it’s a lot different from version 2.2. How different? Well, in this tutorial we’ll see.
Let’s build a site using version 3.1 step by step, so you can quickly get a taste of the power under the hood in the new version.
Why eZ publish?
If your client wants to create a site that will help them build a community, with news, forums, mailing lists, current headlines, and an on-line store, then you should take a look at eZ publish. Check out a few sites powered by eZ publish here. eZ publish lets your customers maintain the content of the site, freeing you up to build ever cooler and more powerful features for them.
Advantages of eZ publish
• All editing and content functions are Web-based. Thus, distributed groups can work on the content of the Website without having to synchronize files or coordinate.
• Sophisticated time-based publish and retract requiring no admin intervention. Some CMS products will do this, but only at publish time.
• PHP-based open source — you are free to modify the program as you see fit — which can be both dangerous and powerful.
• Support for international Websites with content and layouts in multiple languages and formats.
• Lots of room to grow — it has all the features of a full CMS – so it’s hard to imagine outgrowing eZ publish.
• A powerful object-oriented template-driven rendering system makes it easy to customize your site exactly the way you want it.
Disadvantages of eZ publish
• Setup in the real world is complex. Unless you have root level access to a Web server on the Internet, it’s very difficult to get a hosting provider to set up eZ publish for you. One exception is Marlabs, which has made a business of hosting eZ publish — note that they support both 2.2 and 3.1.
• It will take a while to customize your site, especially if you’re not a PHP guru.
• Documentation is extremely limited, especially for version 3.1.
• A rather steep learning curve.
If you don’t need the multi-user, Web based editing and management of eZ publish, I highly recommend the commercial product CityDesk by Fog Creek Software. There’s a free introductory version that allows you to develop small sites, and the more powerful versions of the software are moderately priced.
2.2 or 3.1: What’s Your Poison?
The question is not whether to choose eZ publish, but which version will you choose: trusty version 2.2, or the fancy new version 3.1? It’s a critical choice that will affect your Website for years to come. Unfortunately, there’s currently no way to migrate your 2.2 site to 3.1.
Tried & True — Version 2.2
Harry Fuecks’ article, eZ publish: PHP’s Killer App provides an excellent introduction to version 2.2 of the product, which offers these benefits:
• It’s functional straight “out-of-the-box.”
• It has a nice default layout, and caters for articles and headlines, discussion forums, mailing lists, user management, and even an on-line poll module.
• If you don’t like something, it’s a pretty straightforward process to code up your own modules to add to the functionality.
• It’s well supported by the user community, and the documentation is more mature.
Powerful & Complex — Version 3.1
Version 3.1 has come out only recently, and it’s a lot different from version 2.2. In fact, in terms of actually getting your Website up quickly, it almost takes a step backwards. eZ publish 3.1:
• Doesn’t provide a generic set of templates for the average user to start with.
• Focuses on the fundamental framework that a content management system needs, rather than “out-of-the-box” functionality. There’s no on-line poll built in here. But you could create a powerful one if you wanted to.
• Is based on an excellent object-based rendering model that allows for flexible, dynamic sites.
In the long term, version 3.1 brings critical improvements that will make it a great foundation for fully-featured, content-based Websites. Unfortunately, with little “out-of-the- box” functionality that made 2.2 so appealing, it’s a hard sell in the short term. But if you’re planning a large, complex site (or one that you hope will become so), version 3.1 has the power and flexibility to help your site develop over the years to come.
If you want an in-depth comparison of eZ publish 2 vs. 3, check out Sebastiaan van de Vliet’s article, eZ publish Evaluation: Version 2 Vs. Version 3. If you want to be the judge of whether eZ publish 3.1 is ready for prime-time, keep reading.
Building The Site
Let’s get started. I’m going to assume that, like me, you don’t know much PHP, but that you aren’t afraid to code from scratch, nor to modify existing code. I’m also going to assume that you’ll try out eZ publish on your own computer (self-hosting), under Windows NT/2000/XP, as this is the system I used. If you’re running 95/98/Me, the process is similar.
I’ll also assume you’re not running any other Web server, such as IIS, on your machine. If you are, you should disable it. If you’re not sure, open a browser and visit http://localhost — if you get a network error, then you don’t have a local Web server running.
Thankfully, the folks at eZ Systems have provided an installer that automates the setup and install processes associated with eZ publish and the various open source technologies that support it, including Apache, MySQL, and PHP. This is a godsend — you can get going very quickly. And if you screw anything up royally, you can always uninstall and reinstall the product quickly and easily.
Note also that I’ve provided for your use a code archive that contains all the files we’ll work on in this tutorial.
Installing eZ publish 3.1 for Local Hosting
1. Go to the eZ publish 3 release page. Click "Windows 2000/NT/XP Installer" under "eZ publish 3.1 installers" and download the .EXE that’s there. Note that it’s 20+ mg.
2. Run the EXE that you downloaded. A fairly standard setup will run, with fairly standard questions. This setup will install the Apache Web Server, PHP 4, and eZ publish.
3. Open a Web browser and enter the link http://localhost/index.php. You should see the default demo site generated by eZ publish.
4. If you want Apache to automatically serve the root of your eZ publish site without the "/index.php" part, open the "httpd.conf" files under the "C:Program FileseZ systemsapacheconf” directory (assuming you accepted the default installation directory). Now change the "DirectoryIndex" line entry to "DirectoryIndex index.html index.php". Lastly, stop and start the "Apache" service, or reboot your system.
5. eZ publish is now up and running. You can access the page by visiting http://localhost/index.php or access the administration page at http://localhost/index.php/admin. The administrative user is "admin" and the password is "publish" (no quotes).
Essentially, every browser is supported, as the system produces straight, dynamically generated HTML.
Check out the example from the content side (http://localhost/index.php), and you’ll quickly get an idea of how powerful this tool is. There’s a nice three-column news headline page (note that "news," "corporate," "intranet," are essentially the same), the online shop, a gallery, and a forum section. If you don’t like the layout, organization, or color choices, of the sample site, don’t panic — you can change almost everything.
I’m not going to spend too much time on organizing content; instead, we’re going to focus on making the Website look the way you want. Check out the eZ publish users’ guide for details on how to add, modify, and delete content.
A Quick Directory Tour
It’s important to understand the directory structure of eZ publish. Under the directory where you installed eZ publish (typically "C:Program FileseZ systemsezpublish”), you’ll find a number of directories. The ones that you’ll be working in are "design" and "settings" — keep out of the others.
The "design" directory is the most important — most of you work goes on in here. This directory contains the files that specify how your Website looks.
The "settings" directory contains the files that control the behavior of eZ publish. You’ll make occasional visits to this area.
Turn off the Cache
eZ publish generates pages dynamically. In other words, when you ask for a page, it does a bunch of database queries and generates the HTML Web page when the visitor requests it. This is one of the reasons that eZ publish Web pages take longer to load — the system needs to figure out what to show you. In order to speed this up, eZ publish "caches" pages that it has made recently, in case somebody else asks for them. After all, it doesn’t make much sense to dynamically render the same front page over and over and over again. Essentially, eZ publish takes a snapshot of the page it generates, and when somebody asks for it next, it just sends the snapshot.
Normally, this works just great — Websites really don’t change all that quickly, and caching greatly enhances performance. However, as you build the site, you’re going to be changing it a lot. So it’s best to disable this cache thing until you’re happy with your site.
Turning Off the View Cache
1. Go to the directory where eZ publish was installed. Typically, this is "C:Program FileseZ systems" if you went with the default installation. Look in the "ezpublishsettings" subdirectory for a file called "site.ini" For future reference, in this article, I’ll give the path to this file as "[Install]ezpublishsettingssite.ini”
2. Open this file in a text editor, and search for an entry "ViewCaching=enabled" — change it to "ViewCaching=disabled" (no quotes).
3. Verify that caching is off. Go to the admin interface at http://localhost/index.php/admin . Log in as user "admin" password "publish" (no quotes). Click on the "Set Up" tab at the top of the admin interface, and then "Cache" on the left hand side. You should see "View cache is disabled." under "Content view cache.”
In order to customize the appearance of your Website, you need to provide code that generates the HTML. eZ publish calls these "Sitedesigns". Sitedesigns are like a "window" onto the content. Imagine looking out a window onto a mountain scene. Now, change the window frame in your mind to one with square window panes, then to one with diamond shaped window panes. The scene stays the same, but the foreground changes. You can do the same with eZ publish.
Examine the Same Content Through Different Sitedesigns
1. Make sure you’re logged in as the administrator. Go to the admin interface at http://localhost/index.php/admin, log in as user "admin" password "publish" (no quotes), and click Login. Some of the sitedesigns require you to be logged in as admin, which is why this step is important.
2. Go to the opening page of the demo site at http://localhost/index.php/demo/content/view/full/24/. You’re now looking at the content through the "demo" sitedesign.
3. Next, let’s look at it through the "standard" sitedesign: http://localhost/index.php/standard/content/view/full/24/. Suddenly, everything is different. The same content appears, but all the window dressing is gone. In addition, a number of controls have appeared. The only reason you had to log in is that the standard sitedesign requires you to.
4. Now, look through the "user" sitedesign (which is also very basic): http://localhost/index.php/user/content/view/full/24/.
Sitedesigns are chosen through the URL – in the item right after the "index.php". Rather than changing the existing sitedesigns, we’ll create our own, called "mydesign".
Creating a New Sitedesign
1. First, check out what happens when you try to access the mydesign sitedesign before you create it — visit http://localhost/index.php/mydesign. You’ll see that you end up at the login interface (if you aren’t logged in). This is eZ publish’s standard answer to bad URLs.
2. In the "[Install]ezpublishsettingssiteaccess" directory, you’ll see a folder for each of the different sitedesigns. Create a new one called "mydesign”.
3. Create a file called "site.ini.append" in the "mydesign" directory, and insert the following:
#?ini charset="iso-8859-1"?
# eZ publish configuration override file.
This file overrides the "[Install]ezpublishsettingssite.ini" file when you use the "mydesign" sitedesign. You’ve told eZ publish that you don’t want the user to have to log in, and that you’re going to specify a sitedesign in the "mydesign" directory.
4. Save and close the file.
5. Go back and try to access the mydesign sitedesign. Visit http://localhost/index.php/mydesign. You’ll see that now you can see the content, which looks suspiciously like the standard sitedesign. If you don’t provide a design, the standard sitedesign is substituted by default.
Now that we’ve got a site design, let’s change a few things and make it look the way that we want it to. To do that, we need to create and modify templates.
The Page Layout Template
Templates define what your content will look like when viewed through your site design. Half the trouble with eZ publish lies in figuring out which template to modify in order to accomplish your specific design goal. I’ve never found a complete list of these templates. However, I’m trying to compile one, and if anybody has one, I’d love to see it.
Quite frankly, I’m not sure what the difference is between "overriding" a template, and simply creating one in your directory. So far, I’ve accomplished everything I want by overriding. If I ever figure it out, I’ll let you know.
Now we’re going to override "pagelayout.tpl" for mydesign, which controls basic page layout and design. To achieve this, we’ll need to do three things:
1. Add "mydesign" to the list of active sitedesigns,
2. Tell eZ publish to duplicate the default template, and then
3. Modify it to our new design.
We’ll also modify a second template to complete our work.
Add "mydesign" Sitedesign to the List of Active Sitedesigns
Note: You only need to do this the first time you create a sitedesign. You don’t need to do it every time you want to override a template.
1. Open the "[Install]ezpublishsettingssite.ini" file and look for a series of entries that read: "AvailableSiteAccessList[]=demo" Add a line afterwards for your new "mydesign" sitedesign, "AvailableSiteAccessList[]=mydesign". Save and close the file.
2. Go to the "[Install]ezpublishdesign" directory, and create a directory called "mydesign". Enter that directory, and create a subdirectory called "override". Enter that directory, and create a subdirectory called "templates". When you’re done, you’ll have an "[Install]ezpublishdesignmydesignoverridetemplates" directory.
Tell eZ publish to Duplicate the Default pagelayout.tpl Template
1. Go to the admin interface: http://localhost/index.php/admin Log in (if needed) as user "admin" password "publish" (no quotes). Click on the "Set Up" tab at the top of the admin interface, and then the "Templates" tab on the left hand side. Click on "pagelayout.tpl" under "Most Common Templates.”
2. On the next page, choose "mydesign" in the drop down list, and click "Create New”.
3. On the next page, enter "pagelayout" in the text box, choose "Copy of default template", and click "Create”.
4. If you see an error, it’s most likely that the directory for the template does not exist. Check to make sure that the "[Install]ezpublishdesignmydesignoverridetemplates" directory you created exists.
Check out your new template — it’s at "[Install]ezpublishdesignmydesignoverridetemplatespagelayout.tpl" Take a quick look at it — you can see that it’s a mixture of HTML and template commands, enclosed in curly brackets {}.
Now, let’s be brutally honest. eZ publish wants you to create pretty, modular layouts where everything is neatly grouped together in a logical manner.
Unfortunately, having your design spread across half a dozen templates can be annoying when the time comes to update it. I’ll grant you that people who are trying to create many sites that have reusable elements can leverage this characteristic of eZ publish well — but for those who want to create fairly simple sites, it’s just overwhelming.
Thus, I recommend that, for simple Websites, you pile almost all your elements into the pagelayout.tpl, and ignore the sub-templates. Not only does it make the life of the average Webmaster easier, but reducing the number of templates on each page from 8 to 1 can only improve eZ publish’s rendering performance.
Having said this, let’s modify the pagelayout.tpl template to create our pages using a simple layout, with a banner on top, a menu down the left side, and some content. We’ll use the demo content, just to keep things moving along.
Modify pagelayout.tpl to Our New Design
Rather than putting the whole file into the text of the article, you can download it. Copy the file "pagelayout.tpl" from the code archive and replace the one in "[Install]ezpublishdesignmydesignoverridetemplates" with it. Now,
1. Go to the "[Install]ezpublishdesignmydesign" directory, and create a directory called "image". This is the directory where eZ publish expects to find your .gif, .bmp, and .jpg image files.
2. Copy the file "mytopline.gif" from the code archive to "[Install]ezpublishdesignmydesignimage" — if you’d like to substitute your own GIF file, go for it — just call it "mytopline.gif”.
A few comments about my pagelayout.tpl:
• I’ve tried to keep the template stuff to a minimum, so it’s mostly straight HTML, with a couple twists.
• It’s actually XHTML — that’s what the <br /> stuff is about.
• You’ll notice the img tag for the top banner isn’t standard HTML: <img src={"mytopline.gif"|ezimage} /> The odd thing here is the reference used by the src attribute. It’s enclosed in curly brackets, which causes the template manager to examine it, and substitute the result of the instructions. In this case, we’re using the ezimage template operator, which finds and returns the location of the "mytopline.gif" image. You could also use the explicit (but relative) path to it: "/design/mydesign/images/mytopline.gif" — it’s functionally equivalent.
• I’ve put explicit links on the left hand nav items to folders within the demo installation. Technically, this is not ideal, however, if you try to use your directory structure to drive the layout automatically, you’ll always find that there are items you need for a real Website, which you don’t want to show up in a directory tree. Real Websites authors tend to end up using this method to make it look exactly the way they want it to.
• There are references to a style sheet, but I haven’t defined one (yet) — we’ll get to that.
• What’s {$module_result.content}? This renders the content in the main display, which we haven’t customized yet. But we will in just a moment.
When you visit http://localhost/index.php/mydesign now, you’ll see that most of the page layout is driven by the contents of the pagelayout.tpl file. The display of the content, though, still uses the standard design. We haven’t yet customized the templates used to view various objects, so you’ll get the default views when you look at content.
Rendering Objects
All the content in eZ publish is contained in objects. Objects are things like folders, articles, articles, forums, photos, etc. When we display an object, such as an article, eZ publish renders it into HTML for us. It looks at the data, such as the publication date, the teaser text, the text of the article, etc., and then applies a template to it to make it appear the way we want. Here, we’re going to render two types of objects — a folder and an article — to give us some basic functionality. In a full blown Website, you’d probably render lots of different objects.
Visit http://localhost/index.php/mydesign/content/view/full/24. You’ll see two articles listed — "A weekend in the Mountains" and "Food for the soul". It’s a very basic display. In the object oriented world, each object is responsible for rendering itself into HTML. Essentially, when the folder goes to list its contents, it asks the objects within it to display themselves. In this case, they’re being asked to render themselves in a "line" format — i.e. each object has multiple short summary lines, which can be clicked on to see the full version. So, what we need to do is override the standard templates that govern the line display of articles in our sitedesign.
Overriding the Article Object Line Template
1. Go to the admin interface at http://localhost/index.php/admin and log in (if necessary) as user "admin" with password "publish" (no quotes). Click on the "Set Up" tab at the top of the admin interface, and then "Templates" on the left hand side. Click on "/node/view/line.tpl" under "Most Common Templates.”
2. Select "mydesign" from the drop down list, and click "Create New”.
3. Set the template name to "line_article" (there’s nothing magic about this name), choose the "article" class, leave the section on "Any", and the node blank. Select "Copy of default template" and click "Create”.
4. Check out your new template at "[Install]ezpublishdesignmydesignoverridetemplatesline_article.tpl" There’s only enough code to render a single line about a single article. Copy the template file "line_article.tpl" from the
code archive, and replace the one in "[Install]ezpublishdesignmydesignoverridetemplates”.
5. Visit http://localhost/index.php/mydesign/content/view/full/24 again. As you’ll see, the articles are rendering themselves more pleasingly, along with a teaser and a small thumbnail from the article.
We can repeat this process for the render of the main article (called the "full" format). If you click on "A weekend in the Mountains", you’ll get an ugly render of the article. You can override the article’s full template by repeating the steps for the article object line template (above), changing a couple as needed: choose the "/node/view/full.tpl"template, and set the template name to "article".
Your new template will appear as "[Install]ezpublishdesignmydesignoverridetemplatesarticle.tpl". Lastly, download the template file://article.tpl, and replace the one in "[Install]ezpublishdesignmydesignoverridetemplates".
Refresh the "A weekend in the Mountains" story, and you’ll see it’s a lot more pleasing to the eye. If you visit various articles, you’ll see they all use this new template. One of the more interesting effects can be seen if you visit the "Sport" folder, under "News" — http://localhost/index.php/mydesign/content/view/full/25. There, the article "We did it again" does not have a thumbnail.
However, even though our template explicitly expects the thumbnail, the system doesn’t give us any trouble. Why not? Because eZ publish automatically deletes the code associated with the thumbnail — there’s isn’t even a vestigial <table> tag!
I leave it to you to figure out how to render folders. As a hint, remember that you’ll need to override both the line.tpl and full.tpl of the folder class. You can learn more from the tutorial at the eZ publish site. Or, if you want, steal my template. In the code archive, you’ll find the files: file://line_folder.tpl and file://folder.tpl.
Localizing Your Site
If you’re in America, you’ll notice that when you visit an article, such as http://localhost/index.php/mydesign/content/view/full/62/, "A weekend in the mountains", the date lists the day before the month, European and UK-style. eZ publish has elaborate support for multi-lingual sites, the discussion of which is beyond the scope of this article.
By default, the eZ publish installation selects Great Britain English as the default for localization settings. To change this, you’ll need to change the site.ini file to tell it which localization settings are appropriate:
Setting a Default Language
1. Open "[Install]ezpublishsettingssite.ini"in a text editor, and search for the entry that reads "Locale=eng-GB" in the "[RegionalSettings]" section. Change it to "Locale=eng-US" (no quotes), then save and close it.
2. Visit http://localhost/index.php/mydesign/content/view/full/62/ "A weekend in the mountains". Hey — it didn’t change! It turns out there’s a bug in eZ publish. They’ve got the American localization values for dates wrong. It’s easy to fix, though…
3. Open "[Install]ezpublishsharelocaleeng-US.ini" in a text editor, and search for an entry that reads "ShortDateFormat=%d/%m/%Y". Change this to "ShortDateFormat=%m/%d/%Y" — you’ll probably want to make a similar change to DateFormat, DateTimeFormat, and ShortDateTimeFormat while you’re here.
4. Visit http://localhost/index.php/mydesign/content/view/full/62/ "A weekend in the mountains". Now the date appears the way Americans expect.
But, Where Do I Start?
It’s all fine and good for us to customize things, but I really don’t want a visitor to have to start at the Root Directory when they want to visit my site, and you and I don’t want them to have to know that we want them to use "mydesign". We probably want them to be able to type "http://localhost/" and leave it at that! It’s a reasonable request.
Fortunately, we can set a default sitedesign and start page quite easily in eZ publish.
Setting a Default Startup Page and Sitedesign
1. If you haven’t already, go back to the first part of the article, and modify the apache settings to allow you to skip the "index.php" part of your URL.
2. Visit http://localhost/. You should see the demo sitedesign on the "Frontpage" directory.
3. Open "[Install]ezpublishsettingssite.ini"in a text editor, and search for the entry that reads "DefaultAccess=demo" — change it to "DefaultAccess=mydesign" (no quotes), save it and close it.
4. Visit http://localhost/. You should see the mydesign sitedesign, but you’ll note it’s still pointing to the "Frontpage" directory.
5. Open "[Install]ezpublishsettingsmydesignsite.ini.append", which we created earlier in a text editor. Remember that this file overrides the "[Install]ezpublishsettingssite.ini" file when we use the "mydesign" sitedesign. Add the following to the file:
6. Save and close the file. You’ve just told eZ publish that you want to have it default to the full view of object #17 (which is the news directory).
Visit http://localhost/. You should see the mydesign sitedesign, and it’s pointing to the "News" directory.
Style Sheets
Earlier, you probably noticed that, though we referred to style sheets in our layout templates, we never bothered to actually define the style sheets. This gives our Website a decidedly "bland" look and feel.
You could insert the formatting attributes throughout your Website, but it makes maintenance a nightmare. For instance, let’s say you wanted to use Web color #99FFCC throughout your site, but after putting it into 365 different bgcolor attributes across global templates, you wake up and realize that that’s a really ugly color. You’d have to go back and fix them all! It’s not such a big deal when you’ve got global search and replace, but if you want to play with different options, it’d be nice to be able to change the color setting in one place, and have all 365 attributes change.
Enter: style sheets. There’s a lot of hype, but really what style sheets let you do is name a group of characteristics, such as size, alignment, color, font, etc., and reference that name in your HTML using the "class" attribute. It’s a great shortcut while you’re developing and maintaining your site. There are plenty of places where you can learn more about Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), so I won’t belabor the point. Visit SitePoint’s CSS category and HTML Help for good tutorials on CSS. Here, I’ll just show you how to attach style sheets to your sitedesign.
Attaching a Style Sheet to Your Sitedesign
1. If you’re only going to have one style sheet (and for simple sites, that’s probably all you need), you can just reference it in your pagelayout.tpl file.
2. Go to the "[Install]ezpublishdesignmydesign" directory, and create a directory called "stylesheets". This isn’t strictly necessary, but it does keep things more organized.
3. Open "[Install]ezpublishdesignmydesignoverridetemplatespagelayout.tpl" in a text editor, and add the following HTML just below the <head> tag.
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href={"stylesheets/mydesign.css"|ezdesign} />
4. Download the style sheet file://mydesign.css and put it in "[Install]ezpublishdesignmydesignoverridestylesheetsmydesign.css”
Visit http://localhost/. You should see the effects of your style sheet.
There’s a bit of an elephant in the room, which we haven’t talked about yet. Several times in the eZ publish interface, you probably heard mention of "sections." It’s an important concept to understand as you develop with eZ publish, though in your first eZ publish site, you probably won’t use them.
Sections divide your site up into different content "zones" that have a different appearance and behavior from other sections. For instance, the "news" and "corporate" areas in the demo site are different sections, and they look different from each other — different color scheme, banner graphics, page layout, etc. Content can be assigned to any section. Unfortunately, the user interface for assigning content to sections is obscure, at best.
Assigning Content to a Section
1. We’re going to reassign "My Company" to the "News" section, and look at the effects on the demo site (viewed through the demo sitedesign).
2. Visit http://localhost/index.php/demo/content/view/full/33/. This is the "My Company" section, which looks different from the "News" section. This is because the content in the folder "My Company" is assigned to section 6 (My Company), rather than Section 3 (News).
3. Go to the admin interface at http://localhost/index.php/admin. Log in if needed as user "admin" password "publish" (no quotes). Click on the "Set Up" tab at the top of the admin interface, and then "Sections" on the left hand side. Click on the paper clip (Assign) to the right of "News Section.”
4. Choose the radio button to "My Company" and click Select. This assigns the "My Company" directory to the "News" section. News templates will now be applied to the contents of "My Company". All sub items are also re-assigned.
5. Visit http://localhost/index.php/demo/content/view/full/33/ again. You’ll see that the "News" section templates have been applied to the contents of the "My Company" folder. It’s a little nonsensical, as the News templates contain hard coded references to "News" items.
Note that this procedure doesn’t move the content in the Website — that’s driven by the content’s location in the folders. It just affects which templates are used.
Well, I don’t know about you, but for most of the sites that I’m interested in creating, I really only need a single section. Building sites with multiple sections is really beyond the scope of this article.
Wrapping it All Up
There is a lot to eZ publish. Here, we’ve barely scratched the surface — we’ve only focused on one area, which is creating content-based sites that look the way you want them to. eZ publish 3 is a lot more flexible and powerful than eZ publish 2.2, but it’s a lot more difficult to use, especially as there aren’t any useful default templates to get you started.
Hopefully, this introduction will get you on your way to creating awesome eZ publish 3.1 Websites!
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Hello people
I would like to use regular expression to check if a string contains the definition of background-image:url(<file>.png) attribute
that is in the following strings the attribute will be found:
style="background-image: url('test.png')"
style="background-image: url('/Folder/test.png')"
style="background-image: url('./folder/Test.png')"
I tried the following but it doesn't work:
PHP Code:
However count($matches[0]) is always zero
can anyone see what is wrong with the regular expression, or maybe something is wrong in my examples
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Revisiting Samuel Eliot Morison's Landmark History
The famous historian's eyewitness accounts of the Navy during World War II—now being reissued—won't be surpassed
Samuel Eliot Morison said he wanted to capture "the feeling of desperate urgency." (PhotoQuest / Getty Images)
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Morison also had the nerve to use “we” or “you,” and to speak on behalf of the nation—sometimes in the same sentence. (“However you look at it, the Battle for Leyte Gulf should be an imperishable part of our national heritage.”) Embedded reporters today guard against such a stance for fear they will give the appearance of bias, but Morison identified with his subjects and sources. “Historians in years to come may shoot this book full of holes,” he wrote in the preface to Volume 1, “but they can never recapture the feeling of desperate urgency in our planning and preparations, of the excitement of battle, of exultation over a difficult operation successfully concluded, of sorrow for shipmates who did not live to enjoy the victory.”
Historians did take their shots. Some critics saw his treatment of the Japanese as narrow and xenophobic. According to H. P. Willmott, who wrote the introduction to Volume 3, Morison indeed viewed the Japanese as “little more than a vicious and unprincipled enemy.” (Similarly, Morison and Henry Steele Commager faced criticism for crudely stereotyping African- Americans in their textbook Growth of the American Republic.) Morison also avoided the controversy of the initial Pearl Harbor inquiry, infamous for scapegoating commanders in Hawaii, Adm. Husband E. Kimmel and Lt. Gen.Walter Short. And he reflected a bias in the argument over prewar naval policy by commissioning the former Navy senior historian Dudley Knox to write the introduction to the series; Knox had been sharply critical of the Harding administration’s consent to naval arms limitation treaties. In its new edition, the Naval Institute has replaced his piece with an essay by Naval Academy historian Robert W. Love Jr., who calls Knox’s introduction a “pejorative, factually inaccurate distortion of American foreign and naval policy.”
Ultimately none of these complaints would dislodge the series from its pedestal. Edmund Morgan called it “no mere adventure story, no mere working up of salty flavor to make dull facts more palatable. It is, instead, what all great history and indeed all great literature must be, a commentary on man.” “Commentary” is an apt word, for Morison’s authority came from his willingness to assert his judgment, which in turn earned him a connection with his readers. Richard B. Frank, an author and historian of the Pacific war, sees no diminution in the series’ value over time. “As long as World War II at sea is remembered,” he says, “Morison will remain the touchstone.”
Today, the odds seem remote that any publisher would assume the risk of commissioning a 15-volume series by a single author. “Publishers don’t like to commit to multiple volumes because they don’t think readers will commit to reading them,” says H. W. Brands, a historian at the University of Texas. “The most successful multivolumes have occurred by accident, so to speak, and are typically biographical.” (Arthur Schlesinger Jr., for example, got “carried away,” Brands says, when he produced three volumes about FDR.) At the same time, market forces are not unkind to historical works: good narrative-driven history is published every season and has never been more popular; authors such as David McCullough and Doris Kearns Goodwin are fixtures on the best-seller lists. So the state of the market only partially explains why Morison’s series remains singular. As a writer of naval history myself, and as a writers’ agent, I see another, and possibly more powerful, factor at work: an optimal convergence between writer and subject.
As surely as Morison had intellectual depth and literary talent, he also had luck. When he sailed on the Buck he was 55 years old—mature enough to be confident in his judgment but young enough to undertake so monumental an effort (unlike, say, William Manchester, whose failing health before his 2004 death at age 82 doomed his hope to complete a trilogy on Winston Churchill). His circumstances, with his talents and his access, allowed him to take full command of his subject.
And what a subject. As Hanson W. Baldwin, the former New York Times war correspondent and editor once put it, “World War II is one with man’s Homeric yesterdays—an epoch, like the Trojan wars, to be read about, studied, imagined.” With its vast geography and far-flung campaigns, it all but demanded the treatment Morison was allowed to give it. In epic scale, moral clarity and personal relevance to Americans, it may surpass even the American Revolution and the Civil War. Ultimately, that is why Morison’s masterwork seems destined to stand alone.
For more than two generations since, our wars have been less conclusive and more divisive. They tend to lack the large-scale set-piece dramas that characterized wars between similarly armed nations. They no longer conclude with treaties and victory parades. But the American experience in World War II still inspires readers. Several authoritative writers—including Richard Frank, Rick Atkinson and Ian W. Toll—are at work on trilogies about that war. But only Morison will ever be, in Baldwin’s words, “a modern Thucydides.” Like the great Greek historian who chronicled the Peloponnesian War from living witness, Morison explored the whole turning world at war and made it his own.
James D. Hornfischer is the author of a new World War II history, Neptune’s Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal.
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The Planet Hunters
Nevermind the demotion of Pluto to a dwarf planet. Astronomers have found about 200 planets orbiting other stars, and they say it's only a matter of time before they discover another Earth.
Though the exoplanets found to date are in our galaxy, most are about 100 light-years away. (NASA, ESA, and A. Nota (STScI/ESA))
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It's a challenging night for astronomy at Lick Observatory near San Jose, California. The lights of Silicon Valley shimmer below the 4,200-foot summit of Mount Hamilton, washing out the faintest stars. Clouds drift closer from the north with a threat of rain. On the mountaintop are ten telescope domes, and I walk up a steep driveway to the biggest one. There's an eerie sound, like a loose shutter groaning in the wind. It's the dome itself, creaking as it rotates to keep its opening centered above the slowly moving telescope inside.
Chris McCarthy, an astronomer at San Francisco State University (SFSU), greets me at a side door. Wearing a small light strapped to his head, he leads me up metal stairways through the dome's interior, kept inky dark for nighttime observations, and into the warm control room. There, Howard Isaacson, an SFSU senior, and Keith Baker, a telescope technician, sit at computer screens amid thick bundles of cables and racks of antiquated electronics. McCarthy and Isaacson chat and sip hot tea while Baker uses his computer mouse to adjust the telescope. Before dawn, the astronomers will gather light from dozens of stars. Some of the stars, they hope, harbor new worlds.
In an era of rovers exploring Mars and space-based telescopes taking dazzling pictures of the cosmos from above the murk of Earth's atmosphere, the routine at Lick—pointing a 47-year-old telescope at star after star for hours on end—feels rather quaint. Yet these astronomers are members of a team that is the best in the planet-hunting business. Using telescopes in Hawaii, Chile and Australia, as well as those at the Lick Observatory, to monitor about 2,000 stars—most of them quiet and middle-aged like our sun and close enough to Earth for big telescopes to get a clear view of their movements—the team has found about two-thirds of the 200 or so planets discovered outside our solar system so far. (The recent hubbub about how to define a planet in our solar system hasn't threatened the planetary status of these distant objects.)
Some of the newfound extrasolar planets, or exoplanets, as they are called, are giant worlds the size of Jupiter that circle their stars on tight, roasting orbits, far closer than Mercury's orbit around the sun. Others swoop close to their stars and then swing far out on egg-shaped paths, scattering smaller bodies as they go. Some newborn planets fling their sibling planets to a fiery doom or into the depths of space.
Nowhere to be seen—at least not yet—is a solar system like ours, with solid planets near the sun and gas-giant planets on orderly processions farther out. Such a system is the likeliest place for a rocky planet like Earth to survive in a stable orbit for billions of years. Perhaps it's parochial, but astronomers seeking signs of life elsewhere in the cosmos—a quest that animates the search for exoplanets—are looking for planets and solar systems rather like ours, with a planet that is neither too far from nor too close to a star, and perhaps with water on its surface. The California team says finding Earth-like planets is just a matter of time.
The study of exoplanets is still very new, after all. Earlier than a decade ago, astronomers figured it would be impossible to see them against the brilliant glare of their stars. So a few astronomers tried to find exoplanets by looking for stars that seemed to wobble, tugged by the gravity of unseen bodies orbiting around them. But most experts doubted the approach would work. "People thought looking for planets was worthless," McCarthy says. "It was one step above the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, and that was one step above being abducted by aliens. Now, it's one of the greatest scientific advances of the 20th century."
The first exoplanet, discovered in 1995 by Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz of the University of Geneva, in Switzerland, was a giant object half the size of Jupiter, whirling around a star similar to our sun in a frenzied orbit every four days. The star, in the constellation Pegasus, is about 50 light-years away. More "hot Jupiters," or giant gaseous planets orbiting close to stars, quickly surfaced, if only because those big bodies impose the most pronounced wobbles on their parent stars.
Though astronomers haven't observed those planets directly, they infer that they're gaseous from their sheer size and what’s known about planet formation. A planet coalesces out of the debris in the great disks of dust and gas surrounding stars. If it reaches a certain size—10 to 15 times the size of Earth—it exerts such a gravitational pull and sucks in so much gas that it becomes a gas giant.
As measuring techniques improved, astronomers discerned gradually smaller planets—first the size of Saturn, then down to Neptune and Uranus. After a few years of spotting exoplanets, scientists saw a promising trend: as the sizes they could detect got smaller, there were more and more of them. The process that builds planets seems to favor the little ones, not the titans.
In the last year and a half, the California team and a group led by researchers in Paris discovered the smallest exoplanets yet seen around sunlike stars: the two planets were just five to eight times the mass of Earth. Astronomers say such worlds may consist mostly of metal and rock, perhaps with thick atmospheres. The exoplanet found by astronomer Geoff Marcy of the University of California at Berkeley and colleagues is close to its star and probably too hot for liquid to exist on its surface. The other planet orbits far from a faint star and may be as cold as Pluto. Still, learning that not all exoplanets are giant balls of gas was a landmark for the field. "These are the first plausibly rocky worlds," says Marcy. "For the first time, we are beginning to discover our planetary kin among the stars."
The most surprising feature of exoplanets so far, Marcy says one day in his office on the Berkeley campus, is their unusual orbits. In the classic "overhead view" diagram of our solar system, the planets (except for oddball Pluto, recently demoted to a dwarf planet) trace nifty concentric circles around the sun. Marcy reaches behind his neat desk and takes out an orrery, a mechanical model of our solar system. Metal balls at the ends of spindly arms swivel around the sun. "We all expected to see these phonograph-groove circular orbits," Marcy says. "That's what the textbooks said about planetary systems. So when we first started seeing eccentric orbits in 1996, people said they can't be planets. But they turned out to be a harbinger of things to come."
Just after midnight at the Lick Observatory, the astronomers are making good progress on the night's checklist of 40 stars. Their targets usually aren't the major stars of the constellations, but, even so, many are bright enough to see with the naked eye. "When I'm out with my friends, I can point to a couple of stars that we know have planets," Howard Isaacson says. One particularly bright star in the Andromeda constellation has three.
McCarthy offers to reveal the secret of the team's success at spying exoplanets. We walk into the dark dome and pass under the telescope, with its ten-foot-wide mirror that collects and focuses the faint rays of light from distant stars. I had seen the massive telescope during daytime tours, but at night it looks much more vital, its thick metal struts angled like the legs of a tall praying mantis looking up at the heavens. McCarthy leads me to a cramped room beneath the dome's floor, where starlight concentrated by the telescope's mirror is streaming into a cylinder smaller than a soda can. It's wrapped in blue foam, with glass on both ends. It looks empty inside, but I'm told it's full of iodine gas heated to 122 degrees Fahrenheit.
This iodine cell was developed by Marcy and his former student Paul Butler, now an astronomer at the Carnegie Institution in Washington, D.C. When light from a star passes through the hot gas, iodine molecules absorb certain wavelengths of light. The remaining light is spread out into a rainbow by an instrument that acts like a prism. Because the iodine has subtracted bits of light, dark lines are scattered across the spectrum like a long supermarket bar code. Each star carries its own signature of wavelengths of light that have been absorbed by the star's atmosphere. These wavelengths shift slightly when a star moves toward or away from us. The astronomers compare the star's own signature of dark lines with the stable iodine lines from one night to the next, and from month to month and year to year. Because there are so many fine lines, it's possible to detect even minute shifts. "It's like holding the star up to a piece of graph paper," McCarthy says. "The iodine lines never move. So if the star moves, we use the iodine lines as a ruler against which to measure that motion."
For something as big as a star, the only things that can cause a regular, repeating shift are the gravitational tugs of another star—which astronomers could detect easily because of a companion star's own light signature and its hefty mass—or a hidden planet orbiting around it. The iodine cell can track a star moving as slowly as several feet per second—human walking speed—across the vast emptiness of trillions of miles of space. This sensitivity is why many planet-hunting teams use the iodine cell.
I peer inside it and see some crinkled foil and heating wires snaking through the blue foam. Strips of duct tape appear to hold parts of it together. After we return to the control room, McCarthy chuckles and points out the slogan on Keith Baker's sweat shirt: "When the going gets tough, the tough use duct tape."
The more oddly shaped and oddly spaced orbits that astronomers find, the more they realize that the natural process of planet formation invites chaos and disorder. "It became clear that our solar system, with its beautiful dynamics and architecture, was much more stable than those around other stars," says theoretical astrophysicist Greg Laughlin of the University of California at Santa Cruz, who collaborates with Marcy and Butler's team. Trying to figure out how new planets acquired their weird paths has been a daunting task. Laughlin designs computer models of exoplanet orbits to try to re-create the planets' histories and predict their fates. He focuses on the role of gravity in wreaking havoc. For instance, when a big planet moves on an eccentric orbit, its gravity can act like a slingshot and fling smaller nearby worlds. "In some of these systems," Laughlin says, "if you insert an Earth-like planet in a habitable orbit, it can literally be ejected within weeks."
Interactions among planets may be common in the cosmos, Laughlin and his colleagues say. Almost 20 stars are known to have more than one planet orbiting around them, and some of these sibling exoplanets are locked into a dance called a "resonance." For instance, one planet circling a star called Gliese 876 takes 30 days to orbit, while another planet takes almost exactly twice as long. Laughlin's calculations show that their mutual gravitational pull preserves a stable, clocklike arrangement between the two planets.
Resonances are strong clues that the planets migrated far from their birthplaces. The disk of dust and gas that spawns embryonic planets has a gravity of its own. The disk drags on the planets, gradually pulling them inward toward the star or, in some cases, forcing them outward. As this migration goes on for hundreds of thousands of years, some exoplanets become trapped in resonances with their neighbors. When big planets end up in close quarters, they whip each other around and create some of the eccentric orbits seen by the team. At least, that's the current best guess.
Other planets are not long for this world. Laughlin's computer models suggest that some of the planets closest to their stars will plunge into them as more distant planets bully their way into smaller orbits, perhaps in a matter of hundreds of thousands of years. This research into distant solar systems has raised a fascinating scenario about our own solar system. Some astronomers theorize that Venus, Earth and Mars are "second-generation" planets, successors to earlier bodies that were born closer to the sun and migrated inward until they were consumed.
Does all the observed chaos in the universe portend dire consequences for small rocky planets? Not at all, Laughlin says. The technique of measuring the back-and-forth wobbles of stars, sensitive as it is, would have to be about ten times finer to reveal objects the size of Earth. But satellite telescopes scheduled for launch in the next few years might be able to detect "shadows" of alien earths as the small planets pass in front of their stars. Laughlin predicts the satellites will find such bodies in droves, even around stars where no large planets have yet been seen. "It's very likely that [sun-like] stars are accompanied by terrestrial planets," he says. "My intuitive sense is that our solar system is not uncommon at all."
Berkeley's Geoff Marcy agrees, because he says every star is born with enough raw material around it to create many planets. Lots of solid planets like Earth should form, he says, as dust coalesces into pebbles, which collide again and again to make asteroids and moons and planets. "Maybe Jupiters are rare," he says, "but rocky planets almost certainly are common. I just don't see how making an Earth could be hard."
The small exoplanet recently detected by Marcy and Butler's team supports that view. They found it while monitoring the two resonant planets in the Gliese 876 system, which is 15 light-years away. Something was exerting subtle extra tugs on the planets' orbits, and the best explanation for that is a third planet perhaps 7.5 times as massive as Earth. Given its size, the planet is likely rocky, like Earth, rather than a gas giant. The discovery was a major step toward answering the question on everyone's mind: Can we find potential habitats for life elsewhere?
Astronomers were hoping that question would be answered by a NASA satellite mission called Terrestrial Planet Finder. It was supposed to go beyond detecting exoplanets: it would take images of the most tantalizing exoplanets and analyze their atmospheres. But early this year, NASA put the mission on hold, largely because of budget overruns from the space station and the space shuttle and the expected cost of the plan to send people to Mars.
In the meantime, the California-based team keeps looking for more exoplanets. In a few months, Marcy and co-worker Debra Fischer of SFSU will start working with a new telescope at Lick called the Automated Planet Finder that will feature the most sensitive light-analyzing instrument yet made for exoplanet searches. The robotic instrument will scan about 25 promising stars every clear night, with the potential to detect planets as small as three to five times bigger than Earth. "This will be the world's first telescope completely dedicated to planet hunting," Fischer says. "People thought it would take billion-dollar space missions to find other planets like Earth, but I think we have a shot at it from the ground."
Marcy says finding planets from earth is just the beginning. "Ultimately, we need to go, with robotic spacecraft and a small digital camera, and send that little puppy to Tau Ceti or Epsilon Eridani," Marcy says, naming two nearby stars with particular promise for hosting Earth-like planets. They are 12 and 10.5 light-years away, respectively. "Sure it will take 100 years [to develop the technology], but it is a wonderful goal for our species, and it is within our grasp. It is entirely technologically feasible to get the first pictures of the surface of a planet around another star. We can launch a global mission, an emissary from Earth. The effort we're doing now is simply reconnaissance for that mission, but it is a glorious reconnaissance to spot the first oases in the cosmic desert."
Robert Irion directs the Science Communication Program at the University of California at Santa Cruz. Photographer Peter Menzel co-authored Hungry Planet: What the World Eats.
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In an effort to resolve this debate (or at least lower the temperature a few degrees), I recently replaced my usual surround speakers with a pair of high-end M&K Surround-250 MKII Tripole speakers and settled in with a selection of multichannel music discs and DVD movies for an intense listening session. The M&Ks can be switched between monopole and dipole operation (as well as various combinations of the two), which would help me explore the pros and cons of both speaker designs to see which is better at the often difficult task of reproducing surround sound.
Define Your Terms For those new to the surround sound game, monopole surrounds have a single set of drivers, which are aimed at the listeners; the speakers are usually placed to the sides and slightly behind the listening position. Dipoles, on the other hand, have two sets of drivers firing in opposite directions and wired out of phase. Typically mounted on either side of the listening position, dipole speakers radiate sound toward the front and back of the room, placing the listener in the "null" created between the two sets of drivers. Since most of what you hear from dipole surround speakers is first reflected from room boundaries, the sound is less precisely focused than from monopoles, but that helps give it a sense of ambience and spaciousness.
Of course, all speakers, no matter their design, should deliver a uniform tonal balance (timbre), with a smooth midrange and reasonably extended highs and lows, clean dynamics, and accurate imaging. Imaging - an audio system's ability to reproduce sounds in a spatially realistic way - is perhaps the most difficult to get right. Since people are quite good at pinpointing sounds, recreating a recording's soundstage and accurately placing sonic images between two stereo speakers can be a formidable task. Bad speaker design or placement can draw attention to the speakers' location, destroying the illusion that you're in the space where the action is occuring or the music is being performed. Accurate imaging is even harder to achieve with a multispeaker surround sound system, and there's not even a consensus on what kind of imaging is correct.
Everyone agrees, however, that the front left/right and center speakers in a 5.1-channel system should provide precise front-stage imaging so that dialogue, singers, and musical instruments will occupy stable positions while sound effects move between the speakers. One way to achieve this is to use front speakers that have identical or similar driver elements, so they all have the same (or a similar) timbre and dispersion pattern.
When it comes to the subwoofer, which conveys the ".1" channel, everyone agrees that its sound should be omnidirectional -that is, you shouldn't be able to tell where the low-bass sounds are coming from. And since these frequencies are common to all channels, they should seem to come from all around you. So far, so good.
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• History shows New Bedford wasn't the first, but was the best
• Whaling didn't begin with the Charles W. Morgan, although most today seem certain that it did. After all, New Bedford is the Whaling City.
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So it might come as a major shock to discover that others had been whaling before New Bedford.
The Basques had whaled. Native Americans had whaled and so had the inhabitants of Barrow, Alaska. The Dutch had whaled. The English had whaled and were the first into the Arctic sailing up past Greenland. In the American colonies, whalers on Long Island seem to have been the first in 1644.
Then there was the pesky matter of Nantucket whaling. In 1916, A. Hyatt Verrill in his book "The Real Story of Whaling" noted, "The first sperm whale recorded from Nantucket was taken in 1712, when a whaler, Christopher Hussey, was blown off shore and found himself amid a school of sperm whales. One of these he succeeded in capturing and the gale abating, he towed his prize ashore."
This seemingly trivial event was fraught with the greatest importance and led to the establishment of the vast whaling industry and the countless whaleships that made Nantucket famous throughout the world, and which paved the way for the wealth and prosperity of other New England towns that depended upon the whalers for their greatest revenue.
New Bedford didn't begin whaling, but it brought it to perfection in the Golden Age of Whaling.
Whaling really began with whales that washed ashore. Then it expanded to small offshore boats and taking whales close to home, towing them in and trying them out on shore. Joseph Russell of New Bedford had an early onshore tryworks. According to Clifford Ashley's wonderful "The Yankee Whaler," in 1765 Russell had four 50-ton whaling ships sailing as far as Virginia.
When those whales played out, it was necessary to build larger boats that could go into the deep sea. Nantucket was doing that before the American Revolution.
By the time of the Revolution, whalers had ventured as far as the Caribbean, the Coast of Guyana and Cape Verde.
The Revolution drove the Rotch family from Nantucket and, after European detours, to New Bedford.
When William Rotch, William Rotch Jr., and Samuel Rodman arrived in New Bedford, the family founder, Joseph Rotch, had already made his 10-acre purchase in what is now the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Family. The players were in place for New Bedford to eventually overtake Nantucket. They built one of the first international conglomerates. After the Revolution in 1783, the first American ship to enter London (the Beaver) was a Rotch ship. Loaded with oil, it flew the Stars and Stripes as it entered England.
Before Jefferson's embargo closed American ports and the following War of 1812, Ashley reported that "Practically everything in the matter of stores and gear that went into a whaleship was made in the vicinity — ships, boats, sails, rigging, casks, whalecraft, biscuit and salt beef."
It took well into 1818 for New Bedford whaling to recover from that war. Daniel Ricketson wrote in his "History of New Bedford," "the whale fishery in New Bedford was entered into with that spirit and perseverance which has brought it up to its present importance. And elevated in commercial pursuits."
By 1823, New Bedford's fleet equaled that of Nantucket. By 1839, New Bedford was America's leading port, with 69 ships and barks — eight brigs and schooners — all bringing wealth back to the city.
New Bedford's Arctic whaling started as early as 1848, taking bowhead whales.
By 1857, the industry was well into its Golden Age that lasted until the Civil War. New Bedford had 329 ships, barks, brigs and schooners and was responsible for half the catch of the worldwide American fleet. In that year, as Ashley reported, New Bedford ships brought in 48,108 barrels of spermaceti oil (the most valuable), 127,363 barrels of whale oil (from right whales, humpbacks etc.) and 1,359,850 pounds of whalebone.
New Bedford's luck couldn't continue. In 1859, at Titusville, Pennsylvania petroleum was discovered and would eventually replace whale oil for heat and light. In her paper "Friends Here and Hereaway," Mary Jane Taber wrote:
"George Howland, senior, had remarkable business insight. When told that if he and his contemporaries rushed around the globe killing whales at such a rate, the whales would be exterminated, and the world would sit in darkness, he replied very composedly: 'Let us make hay while the sun shines. Before the last whale is harpooned there will be a substance discovered which for light giving will far surpass whale oil lamps and spermaceti candles.'"
The Civil War devastated the whaling fleet. Thirty-nine ships were sunk as part of the Stone Fleet to blockade Southern harbors. The South took its vengeance. Seventy ships were burned on two oceans. The Alabama ranged the Atlantic and the Shenandoah the Pacific.
For a while after the conclusion of the Civil War, oil prices continued to rise. Then prices began to fall. Whalebone kept the fleet going.
Arctic whaling flourished until in 1871 and 1876, when ships were locked in by ice. No one died, but the ships were lost and owners like the Howlands nearly ruined.
As Arctic whaling had become more and more important, New Bedford's whaleships were sent West to San Francisco and based there. Ashley noted, "At one time in the '90s more vessels actually were sailing from San Francisco than New Bedford." The ships included the Charles W. Morgan.
The city that lit the world was losing its fleet. The business was bloody, expensive and too easy to be ruined. Petroleum ruled as in many ways it still does today. In 1924, the Wanderer left New Bedford to go whaling and was wrecked off Cuttyhunk. Clifford Ashley writes that after that "there was not a single Yankee afloat on all the seven seas."
If anyone knew whaling, it was Clifford W. Ashley. His book "The Yankee Whaler" teaches in great style the history and mechanics of whaling.
Ashley also was a New Bedford boy who saw the end of whaling. It's fitting to end with his words.
"The unpoliced ships and grass-grown wharves made a marvelous playground. We learned to swim from the bob-stays of the old hulks. We contrived to paddle and row on rafts fashioned of hatch covers, and used in boarding parties over side. We swarmed over the rigging and slid down the backstays, spun the wheels and on rainy days gathered in the cabins and played games and pretended one thing or another; and always it was something wonderful that smacked of the sea."
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Justin Verlander reacts to Richard Sherman's postgame rant
Moments after Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman gave a very passionate, somewhat-crazed postgame interview, Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander tweeted his feelings about Sherman's outburst.
"High-and-tight fastball," when you're Justin Verlander, is the baseball equivalent of possibly having to get one's face surgically repaired.
Strong feelings from JV.
It's worth noting that Sherman's interview also turned Mets ace Matt Harvey against the Seahawks.
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Good posture: Don't sit up straight
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DON'T SIT STRAIGHT: But don't go for the front-row-lean-forward either. We now know seated spine health is all about the lean back (good workout for your core too).
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Remember when you were a little kid in kindy, and your teacher would give a gold star to whoever could sit up the most straight? We'd all shoot up, backs stiff and straighter than a ruler, and be so very proud of ourselves for our impressive sitting skills.
Back then, it was drilled into us that sitting at a 90-degree angle is the way to go - it aligns your spine and sets you up for good posture that brings with it a slew of undeniable health benefits. Well, guess what? Turns out 90-degree angles aren't all they're cracked up to be.
It was first revealed way back in '06 that sitting straight actually wreaks havoc on our spine, but it's only in the last year that people have really started to pay attention. You can start to fix your skeletal health right now, just by following these steps:
Step 1. Come to terms with what bad posture means for your health
With most of us bound to suffer back pain at some point in our lives, it's a smart idea to try avoid the issue altogether.
You know what causes back pain? You got it, bad posture.
It's so tiring hearing it when you're a kid: "Stand up straight! Don't slouch! Shoulders back!". But it's for good reason, and you should probably thank your mum for her diligence with it.
Poor form can also be the source of the following issues
• Headaches
• Spinal issues
• Muscle fatigue
• Joint degeneration
• Disc problems
• Stretched ligaments
• Rounded shoulders
• Poor circulation
Step 2. Improve your posture (the right way)
You know the old drill, but it's time to get up to speed with the new version.
Rather than sitting at a 90-degree angle in your chair, aim to recline a little bit further. Research over the past few years has confirmed that sitting at an angle of 100-135 degrees is the best option for the spine, while sitting at 90 degrees is actually the worst. Sitting upright tightens the hip flexors to a dangerous point, while reclining slightly eases the back muscles and causes the least strain. You'll still be improving your posture, but with less negative impact on your body.
Ergonomic engineer Chris Adams created this handy infographic to show how people should sit at desks, based on the findings.
Want more ways to maintain good posture? Remembering to get up every 20 minutes to stretch your legs, change your focus and re-align your body will work wonders, but if you're the type who needs a reminder (aren't we all) a tool like the Lumo might become your new favourite gadget.
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Step 3. Reap the benefits
Good posture doesn't just make you look better, nuh-uh. It also:
• Increases self-confidence and the way you are perceived by others
• Reduces headaches
• Improves circulation (good tip for Winter when you need all the warm blood flow you can get!)
• Reduces back pain
• Strengthens tummy muscles
• Boosts metabolism
• Improves your breathing, which has a flow-on effect on the functionality of your digestive system
Step 4. Keep your back in good shape
Because as you've now read, bad posture affects almost all areas of your body in a negative way. If you're concerned about your posture and how it's affecting your health, you can see an osteopath without a referral from your GP.
Aside from easing pain, osteopaths can also help improve flexibility, and joint motion, as well as provide you with advice on the ergonomics in your environment (ie, the placement and alignment of your desk/computer/chair/).
You can also look to ballet-style workouts if you want to maintain good spinal health - studios are popping up around NZ. The popular exercise fuses Pilates, yoga and ballet and, with a strong focus on the core, assists in correcting posture.
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Jump-start your car battery knowledge before you buy
If your car engine won't rev up after a jump-start, you may need a new battery. Because you'll be in a hurry when your car is sitting there, do your research before the crisis. Here's what to consider. McClatchy-Tribune Newspapers
Be able to read the code. Auto parts stores have a guide to help you pick the correct size.
• First, you'll need to look up the year, make and model of your car in the battery guide for a group number. Sometimes the size of the car engine also will make a difference in which group number is assigned to your car. That group number (Example: 58-600) tells you what size battery you'll need to buy.
• The second number you need to pay attention to indicates the battery's cold-cranking amps, or CCA. This measures a battery's ability to start a car in cold weather. Your car manual will tell you what CCA rating is best (Example: 460). Consumer Reports recommends steering clear of batteries with a CCA rating below the specified rate for your car, or a battery with a CCA rating 200 amps higher than what's recommended in the manual. A high rating will give the car a little more power, but it's a waste of money to go too high.
Age is key. You need to know how long the battery has been on the shelf before you buy it. The manufacture date will be labeled in one of several forms. Some dates are simply written out, other dates are written in a letter and digit code. The letter will indicate the month, A for January, B for February, etc., and the digit denotes the year, 0 for 2000. The code A5, for example, means January 2005. Dave Kruger, manager of an auto mechanics store in Newport News, Va., says batteries should be less than a year old, and Consumer Reports recommends a shelf life of less than six months.
You're paying for the warranty. Batteries typically cost $60 to $200 (except for hybrid batteries). Kruger says the cheaper batteries run for less time, with the least expensive batteries lasting only about 2 years. You can get a sense of how long the battery is expected to last by what type of manufacturer's warranty comes with it. Consumer Reports says to pay attention to the "free replacement period" in the warranty. If your battery fails after that period, you'll get only a prorated credit toward a new battery.
Test the alternator first. Kruger recommends testing the battery and alternator before buying a battery. He says about half of cars that won't start have a bad alternator. Auto parts stores such as AutoZone and Advance Auto perform these tests for free.
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Everything is perfect; you've upgraded to Windows 7. It's fully patched, all drivers are updated, security is tight, maybe you even have new hardware... yet the old Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) taunts you from your new high definition screen.
The good news is that you can quickly solve the problem in most cases by using the Windows debugger tool. It's simple and free.
Back in the Window XP era (2005), we wrote a tutorial on solving Windows crashes. This is an updated version that will make you the master of system crash resolution in your home or office.
Is crash resolution different for different versions of Windows?
The same approach to resolve system crashes applies to the many variants of Windows, says Andre Vachon, principal development lead at Microsoft. "The latest releases of Microsoft Windows use the same operating system kernel, the same primary interfaces, drivers work on both server and client, and the debugger uses the same debug files. Further, we used the same code base and source tree to compile both 32- and 64-bit versions."
With that in mind and for simplicity I will refer to Windows 7. However, not only will the information apply to other current releases, much of it will apply to legacy versions back to Windows 2000.
Why Windows 7 crashes
Windows became more stable as it matured. And, while the operating system has gone from 16-bit to 32-bit and now 64-bit, the features have become more extravagant and the footprint much larger, it is actually harder to bring down.
Still, it does fall over. However, the reasons for such system failures have not changed from the XP days.
Windows takes advantage of a protection mechanism that lets multiple applications run at the same time without stepping all over each other. Known now as User Mode and Kernel Mode, it was originally known as the Ring Protection scheme.
Kernel Mode
Kernel Mode (Ring 0) software has complete and unfettered access to the hardware. Software operating here is normally the most trusted because it can execute any instruction and reference any address in the system. Crashes in Kernel Mode are complete system failures requiring a reboot. This is where you find the operating system kernel code and most drivers.
User Mode
User Mode (Ring 3) software cannot directly access the hardware or reference any address freely. It must pass instructions, perhaps more accurately requests, through calls to APIs. This feature enables protection for the overall operation of the system, regardless of whether an application makes an erroneous call or accesses an inappropriate address. Crashes in User Mode are generally recoverable, requiring a restart of the application but not the entire system. This is where you find most of the code running on your computer ranging from Word to Solitaire and some drivers.
So with much of the software running in User Mode these days, there is simply less opportunity for applications to corrupt system level software and, for that matter, each other. However, kernel mode software is not protected from other kernel mode software. For example, if a video driver erroneously accesses a portion of memory assigned to another program (or memory not marked as accessible to drivers) Windows will stop the entire system. This is known as a Bug Check and the familiar Blue Screen of Death is displayed.
Crash causes by the numbers
While the numbers vary, they do not vary much. When combining data reported from several sources including my own 20 years dealing with crash prevention and resolution, a trend becomes clear. About 70% of Windows system crashes are caused by third party drivers operating in Kernel Mode, 15% is unknown, 10% is from faulty hardware (more than half from bad memory) and only about 5% from faulty Microsoft code.
An important point that is not well known is that most crashes are repeat crashes. This is so because most admins are not able to resolve system crashes immediately. As a result those crashes tend unfortunately to occur again... and again. More often than not, these events recur over weeks and in many cases over months before being resolved. By using the information in this article to solve crashes when they first occur, you will prevent many subsequent crashes.
Getting Started: System Requirements
To prepare to solve Windows 7 system crashes using WinDbg you will need a PC with the following:
• 32-bit or 64-bit Windows 7/Vista/XP or Windows Server 2008/2003
• Approximately 25MB of hard disk space (this does not include storage for dump files or for symbol files)
• Live Internet connection
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later
• The latest version of WinDbg comes as an option in the Windows SDK. The SDK download file is called winsdk_web.exe, is 498KB in size, and can be downloaded for free. (Note that after installing the debugger you can delete the large download file thus freeing up lots of space.)
Install WinDbg
After downloading the Windows SDK and running the Setup wizard, select the Debugging Tools for Windows option under Common Utilities.
Install WinDbg
Configure Startup and Recovery
This is annoying. Someone made it very non-intuitive to locate the dialogue box needed to check that your system is set to take the appropriate actions during a BugCheck, including whether to automatically restart and what size dump files to save.
Find the Startup and Recovery dialog box:
1. Select the Start button at the bottom left of your screen
2. Select Control Panel
3. Select System and Security
4. From the options in the right column, select System
5. From the left column select Advanced system settings to display the System Properties box
6. In the System Properties box select the Advanced tab
7. In the Startup and Recovery area select the Settings button
Ensure Startup and Recovery settings are correct
Under System failure:
1. Check Write an event to the system log
2. Check Automatically restart
3. Select Kernel memory dump
4. Ensure dump file to be written to %SystemRoot%\MEMORY.DMP
5. Check Overwrite any existing file to save hard drive space
Note that this will mean that your system will save both a kernel dump file and a minidump file. However, while you will have a minidump for every event, only the last kernel dump will be saved.
Configure WinDbg
Launching the debugger: To launch WinDbg select the following:
Start > All Programs > Debugging Tools for Windows > WinDbg
If you are going to use it with any frequency, simplify launching the program by pinning it to the Startup menu or send a shortcut to the desktop.
What's the big deal about symbols?
Before you jump in to save the day by finding the miscreant module in a dump file you have to be sure the debugger is ready. Most importantly you have to be sure it will locate the symbol files for the precise version of the operating system that you are troubleshooting.
Symbol tables are a byproduct of compilation. When a program is compiled, the source code is translated from a high level language into machine code. At the same time, the compiler creates a symbol file with a list of identifiers, their locations in the program and their attributes. Some identifiers are global and local variables and function calls. A program doesn't require this information to execute. Therefore, it can be taken out and stored in another file, reducing the size of the final executable.
Smaller executables take up less disk space and load into memory faster than large ones. But there is a flip side: When a program causes a problem, the operating system knows only the hex address at which the problem occurred. You need something more than that to determine which program was using that memory space and what it was trying to do. Windows symbol tables hold the answer and having access to symbols specific to your system's memory is like putting place names on a map. Conversely, analysing a dump file with the wrong symbol tables would be like finding your way through San Francisco with a map of Boston.
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Just thought some of you might like to see this short video from my 2005 season up in Alaska. I guided up there for the season, so this footage was shot over the course of the entire 4 months.
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I'm not saying that a celebrity cannot be a good MP, but fame alone is not a good enough credential
If I can think of one thing worse than a parliament consisting largely of second-raters (whether or not they fiddle their expenses), it's a parliament full of celebrities. It was depressing to read that David Cameron, as part of his plea for new candidates to come forward, said that he would welcome famous figures such as Joanna Lumley becoming Conservative MPs. This followed Esther Rantzen's over-publicised announcement that she was seriously considering standing - it's now hardened into a definite intention, unless the present MP for Luton South stands down.
While Rantzen wants more MPs belonging to no political party in the Commons, Cameron just wants more Tories that people can believe in - but the message they're advancing is basically the same. The current bunch are no good, bring on the celebs. It's a terrible idea but, alas, one that is not necessarily doomed to failure. And why stop at Rantzen and Lumley? Katie Price must need a diversion from her domestic problems, David Beckham is nearly finished kicking footballs, and surely Kate Moss must be dissatisfied with her hollow life of just having fun.
I have no doubt that, at this moment, many well-known persons are asking themselves: "Why don't I give it a go?". The best-selling author Robert Harris has admitted that he asked himself this question, then decided against it. Others will no doubt reach a contrary conclusion, armed with the comforting thought: "After all, I can't be any worse than the current lot." Oh yes you can.
Such thoughts have clearly only entered their minds as the result of the expenses farrago, but the grave danger is that, if they do stand, they've got a chance of winning. Our fame-oriented society is such that, in a close race, the well known candidate (irrespective of his or her views or ability) will attract enough votes to make the difference. Do you think Martin Bell would have won his seat as an independent if he had been someone with exactly the same opinions and policies, but not a famous face? The only unknown standing a chance as an independent is a local hero pursuing an issue of local importance - such as Dr Richard Taylor, MP for Wyre Forest, who fought valiantly to prevent closure of a hospital.
I am not saying that a celebrity cannot be a good MP. But it is unlikely, because of their inexperience and lack of knowledge of the political arena (not just about parliament).
An independent will be at even greater disadvantage, without the back-up and access to services provided by the party.
Even Lumley becoming a Tory MP, as Cameron might wish (I have no idea if she harbours any such ambitions, or what her political views are) is a bad idea.
Her success in persuading Gordon Brown to change his mind over the Gurkhas would not be relevant to her potential ability as an MP - except that she would bring in the voters. That is not a good enough reason.
Nor should Rantzen becoming an MP, if it were to transpire, be hailed as some kind of victory of the ordinary person in the street against the dark, corrupt forces of parliament. After the next general election, it will be particularly important that the new intake of MPs is of high quality. They should be chosen by the electorate for their political talents, not for their familiarity or fame. Rantzen's potential intervention and Cameron's desires do not help that objective.
It may be a mere gesture, much too late, but I am moved by Spain's decision to award citizenship to those few survivors of the International Brigades who fought against fascism in the Spanish civil war. It was the last great romantic conflict in which young men fought and died not for their own country, but for an ideal. Tens of thousands of volunteers from dozens of nations travelled to a strange land, few speaking its language, poorly equipped, untrained in warfare, to join the republican resistance to General Franco's forces. More than 2,000 went from Britain; a quarter of them were killed there.
The war is not forgotten, 70 years after Franco's victory. Its sad romance lives on, as does the political debate about its rights and wrongs, and above all its betrayals. There are, however, only seven British survivors, two of them over 100, and one Irishman, eligible to receive their Spanish passports early next month.
So I won't be able to find out, this year, whether I'm more French or English. Those of you kind enough to have, over the years, followed my quest for an answer will know that it depends on just one event - which may never happen. If Aston Villa met Olympique Marseille in a football match, which team would I instinctively support?
I had hopes that both would qualify for the Champions League, and therefore have a chance to meet, but Villa, after a good beginning to their season, didn't make it, though they did qualify for a lesser European competition, the Europa Cup.
Perhaps Marseille too would be there? In fact, they have had their best season for some years, and have qualified for the superior Champions League. So both are in a European competition next season, which is good, but cannot play each other, which is bad. I may never know my true allegiance.
This week Marcel went, briefly, to Hay-on-Wye: "But my favourite events were far from literary: Chris Blackwell, founder of Island Records, talking about Bob Marley and the many other musicians he's recorded, and the ultra charming Jane Birkin telling stories about life with Serge Gainsbourg - and then, later in the evening, singing some of his songs."
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Why we're watching: Ed Skrein
The actor, 29, who came to cinema by way of being an MC and coaching sports
actor Ed Skrein
"You can be powerful without being loud and aggressive": actor Ed Skrein Photograph: Samir Hussein for the Observer Samir Hussein/Observer
I've got it already. He's Plan B's mate, isn't he? Boom!
Another urban "yoof" film - terribly clichéd, isn't it? Skrein reckons his generation has been misrepresented in the cinema so far. "It's all white cockney films or black urban films, isn't it?" But, he says, Ill Manors, directed by his friend Ben Drew (aka Plan B), gives "a more realistic picture of what's going on in London".
What's his past? The bad boy come good, he almost died in a stabbing when he was 17 ("I was looking for trouble"). He turned his life around by becoming an MC (two albums to date), coaching sports and working with kids in the local community.
Why acting? Ben got him into it, didn't he? But his performance is so convincing that the director of his next project The Sweeney (with Damian Lewis) cast him without an audition after seeing a few early screen rushes.
Will he keep working? He harbours "no real ambitions" for acting. "I like having my back against the wall and doing things I'm not supposed to be good at."
Has he got an attitude problem? He "lost his ego" some time ago, apparently.
He says: "You can be powerful without being loud and aggressive."
We say: You can be powerful while also being sexy.
Ill Manors is in cinemas now
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30 Days of Night
2 / 5 stars
(Cert 15)
More Halloween fun - if that is the word. Some of Dracula's heirs in the modern vampire genre arrive in this adaptation of a graphic novel series by Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith. The producer is horror veteran Sam Raimi. In Barrow, Alaska, one of the northernmost towns in the US, there is darkness for 30 days in winter. For the purposes of the movie, this period arrives promptly at a certain date, like the lights getting switched off, and this is when a group of vampires led by Danny Huston with wacky pointed teeth and black contact lenses shows up to chomp away vigorously upon the exposed fleshy parts of innocent townsfolk. Their only protection is a sheriff, played by Josh Hartnett, an actor for whom the word "stolid" might have been invented. There isn't much riffing or variation on the traditional vampire theme, in the manner of the Blade movies, though one character ventures the opinion that it might not be effective to use an ultra-violet lamp on the vampires just because they are historically afraid of sunlight: "That might have worked on Bela Lugosi, but maybe not these guys ...!" Director David Slade is clearly of the opinion that more is more, so there is lots of blood, lots of gore, and lots of vampires in black coats standing around as if auditioning for a remake of the Michael Jackson Thriller video.
Released November 1.
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This much I know
Sam Taylor-Wood, artist, 41, London
Sam Taylor-Wood in Cannes
Sam Taylor-Wood. Photograph: Carlo Allegri/AP
I have a chicken bone that Damien Hirst once stuck in the end of his foreskin. It's like a holy relic. I'll never put it on eBay.
Finding your place as an artist is the hardest thing. You come out of college with what feels like a Mickey Mouse degree that qualifies you for nothing in the real world. But when I had my degree show - this sounds apocryphal, but it's true - an old man came up to me and said: "Whatever you do, don't settle for anything less than following your dream." Sage advice.
I love karaoke. I love maudlin country ballads. In another life I'd be Loretta Lynn.
When I had cancer - of the colon first, followed by breast cancer and a mastectomy - my motto used to be "Drips by day, Prada by night". I felt that I had to grasp it in the same way as you'd take on any challenge. Of course there's fear, but the thing that kept me going was
that I felt there was no option of failing it, because I had my eldest daughter, and every time I looked at her, it just hardened my determination to see it off. I laugh a lot, and I think that helps, too. But someone brought me a Billy Connolly DVD in hospital shortly after I'd had 45 stitches, and it was all I could do to stop my guts exploding over my stomach.
I have a massive phobia for schedules and calendars. I need people to tell me where I need to be. I can't bear to see it in black and white. I think it's a fear of being pinned down.
My childhood was kind of Hideous Kinky. My mum was an astrologer and yoga teacher and she moved us from London to a hippy commune in East Sussex after my dad walked out to go on a round-the-world biking trip. I hated it. But I've now accepted that it's been instrumental in forming the person I've become, for better or worse.
I hate rats. I had a pet rat to try and overcome it. I even gave him mouth-to mouth resuscitation when he had a heart attack. But I couldn't conquer it.
I'm twitchy. I think I've got ADD. I find it hard to sit down. I need to be constantly challenged, otherwise I get very... well, I guess bored is the word.
Finding balance is like an hourly struggle. Having two young children really helps in that regard. They're my structure. And I can give them the childhood I never had, though I have to be careful not to swing to the other extreme - I just want to cosset and cuddle them all the time.
I seize all opportunities with two hands. Everything that's happened to me has taught me to live in the moment as much as possible.
I'm fascinated by male vulnerability. I've made a film of the Klitschko brothers, these fearsome Ukrainian heavyweight boxers, kings of the jungle, in the moment of utter collapse after a fight. It's taking all the films of crying men I've done to the furthest extreme.
The line between private and public lives is a fertile one for me. I've lived quite a public life and it's the reason I have used well-known people in my work. I'm interested in what's going on beneath the facades they present to the world, taking them to a place which is uncomfortable.
The thing I find hardest to do is just to clear my head. My brain, to paraphrase David Bowie, is like a warehouse, and there's no room to spare.
Sam Taylor-Wood has directed a Sky Arts Opera Short film, shown on Sky Arts 2 and Sky Arts HD tonight from 10.45pm. For further information visit
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Drink: bitters experience
What's the secret to a great cocktail? It's often the addition of a little bitters
If you wonder why your homemade cocktails don't taste as good as those you get in a bar, it's probably not just the fact you're using Sainsbury's Basics vodka. Most likely it's the lack of bitters, the ingredient that is to cocktails what herbs and spices are to cooking.
Two bottles of bitters
Bitters are made in a similar way to gin, with ingredients such as herbs, citrus peel and spices infused in high-proof alcohol. Their origins are medicinal, but they're used by barmen to lift the flavours in such cocktails as Old Fashioneds and Manhattans. Until recently, only Angostura, Peychaud and orange bitters were easily available, but in the past few years they've been joined by a whole host of others, fuelled by specialists such as Fee Brothers and The Bitter Truth, whose products you can buy in a stylish Traveler's Set that includes celery, chocolate and orange bitters (£15.75, thewhiskyexchange.com; £17.94, Amazon; around £20 in specialist and department stores; 42% abv).
Our homegrown contribution to the genre is Bob's Bitters, which I came across while trying out the new Gin And Bitters Experience at the Rib Room bar in Knightsbridge. Bob is apparently a chef who guards his identity as closely as Banksy does. I wasn't mad about his Vanilla bitters, which made a G&T taste like a cupcake, but both the Orange & Mandarin and the Lavender (which tastes like rosemary) were delicious; the range is available from thewhiskyexchange.com at £13.49 a 10cl bottle (30% abv).
Bob also makes bitters for cocktail guru Simon Difford, who runs the online drinks magazine Class. Difford's theory is that spirits without botanicals, such as rum, whisky and tequila, particularly benefit from bitters, though warns to add them sparingly.
The big advantage of bitters, though, for us mere punters, is being able to make virtually non-alcoholic drinks that taste like real drinks. (I find most fruit juice far too sweet.) I normally add Angostura to tonic when I'm not drinking, but Difford's lavender-spiked Margarita Bitters (£8.95 for 50cl, Gerry's of London and Leeds; 20% abv) made the world of difference to a lemonade. As they do to a margarita.
If you like bitter tastes, you'll also like Kamm & Sons' Ginseng Spirit (£19.25 for 50ml, thewhiskyexchange.com; £19.95, Gerry's; 33% abv), recently released by bar consultant Alex Kammerling. It's a herbal, citrussy potion that tastes like a more palatable Fernet Branca. Serve it long with tonic or bitter lemon for a really refreshing drink.
Photographs: Full Stop Photography.
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Piers Morgan told me how to hack a phone, says Jeremy Paxman
Presenter tells Leveson inquiry former Mirror editor teased Ulrika Jonsson about private conversations she had
Piers Morgan described to Jeremy Paxman how to hack into a mobile phone at a lunch held at the headquarters of the Daily Mirror publisher, the BBC presenter has told the Leveson inquiry.
Paxman said on Wednesday afternoon that at the same lunch he attended Morgan also teased TV presenter Ulrika Jonsson about the details of private conversations she had had with Sven-Göran Eriksson, at the time the England football manager.
The presenter of Newsnight told the Leveson inquiry how he went to a lunch hosted by Sir Victor Blank, the then chairman of Trinity Mirror, held on 20 September 2002, where the subject of phone hacking came up.
Paxman said he was seated beside Morgan – now a New York-based CNN talkshow presenter – with Jonsson, Blank and Sir Philip Green, the Top Shop billionaire sitting nearby.
The BBC journalist said: "And Morgan said, teasing Ulrika, that he knew what had happened in the conversations between her and Sven-Göran Eriksson and he went into this mock Swedish accent."
Choosing his words carefully, Paxman continued: "Now, I don't know whether he was repeating a conversation that he had heard or he was imagining this conversation. In fact, to be fair to him, I think we should accept both possibilities, because he probably was imagining it. It was a rather bad parody.
Paxman said that Morgan also turned to him at the lunch and explained how phone hacking worked.
He added: "I don't know whether he was making this up, making up the conversation, but it was clearly something that he was familiar with and I wasn't ... I didn't know that this went on."
Morgan told the Leveson inquiry in December that he did not listen to any of Jonsson's voicemails in relation to Eriksson.
He was also asked specifically if he had invited her to lunch that day and had her advised her to change her voicemail settings – but the former tabloid editor said he could not recall the episode.
Morgan later tweeted: "Right – that's the last time I'm inviting Jeremy Paxman to lunch. Ungrateful little wretch."
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Jonathan Dove: Choral Music, Wells Cathedral Choir/Owens, Jonathan Vaughn (organ)
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1. Buy the CD
2. Dove: Choral Music (Bless The Lord O My Soul/ Missa Brevis/ I Am The Day)
3. Wells Cathedral Choir
1. 2010
The quality of any cathedral choir is governed by the standard of its trebles; they come and go so rapidly as the years pass and their voices break that to maintain a consistently high level is every choirmaster's headache. Wells is currently enjoying a superb top line, rewardingly displayed in this collection of Jonathan Dove's radiant choral works, including a first recording of his sparkling Missa Brevis, commissioned last year for the Cathedral Organists' Association with the stipulation that it should be in reach of any good church choir. It makes an attractive, stimulating addition to the liturgy.
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What happens when you can't communicate freely?
Trying to make speech keep up with thought is a battle for Edward Lawrence
Imagine being told you can't say what you want to. Photograph: Maria Teijeiro/Getty Images
In a previous blog, I made mention of the fact that our ancestors walking on two limbs instead of four was an evolutionary triumph. This post is about an evolutionary triumph of equal, if not greater, import. I refer, of course, to verbal communication.
Scientists have long been arguing over when this occurred and how long was the gap between language and speech. According to scientists these two things, which we think of nowadays as the same, are actually quite distinct from a linguistic point of view.
This has particular resonance for me because when I was a teenager I appeared on a TV chat show. Upon viewing the broadcast programme, I was horrified at how my voice sounded. Naturally I'd heard my voice before but never with visual evidence to prove conclusively that it was me. I resolved to change the way I spoke, aided in no small part by Radio Four.
So successful was this undertaking that years later everyone was convinced I had attended public school. An impression no doubt helped by the fact that I viewed the English language as an adventure playground. So much so, that years ago, one of my housemates used to describe me as being a hyper-fast Eddie Izzard.
That is how I used to be. Not any more.
My speech therapist has informed me that my brain condition profoundly affects muscle co-ordination, and given that the mouth is made up of lots of tiny muscles, this is something of a problem.
They followed up this not wholly unsurprising bombshell with the revelation that most people talk at around two hundred syllables a minute. Whereas I, with controlled breathing and pauses between words – which they have given me exercises for – should only aim for seventy-five syllables a minute.
Rather problematic given that I have the rather unfortunate habit – as other people see it – of repeating the same word (over and over without any deviation at all on my part) that they have misheard, until they realize what it is, much to the chagrin of those listening to me.
This tends to be a bit of a problem given that most communication these days is somewhat akin to speaking to a call centre operator who has lots of background noise to contend with and wants to deal with your call as quickly as possible so they can move on to the next caller.
Some time ago I was in a gallery and had occasion to order some food from the restaurant. I was with a support worker. I ordered what was laughingly called a peasant broth, which, theoretically, contained some meat. Theoretically.
If you don't find that funny, neither did the support worker who refused point blank to pass on my complaint to the waitress despite the fact he was meant to articulate my words. He saw my request as being rude. There followed a heated discussion between he and I over what exactly constituted rude and what he was prepared to say on my behalf. In essence he would say anything as long as he did not find it offensive.
Wanting to point out to the waitress the fact that I thought the 'peasant' part of the broth was meant to be ironic and not literal didn't strike me as offensive, merely a statement of irrefutable fact. One which even a peasant wouldn't quibble with!
This is but one example of what it's like when your cognitive abilities are unimpaired but your ability to communicate them is. They say actions speak louder than words but then my actions are about as much use as a porcelain dartboard.
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Irish newspapers and the battle to control online content
Attempts by Irish newspapers to charge sites just for using links to their content are a harbinger for a huge battle to come
Newspapers hot off the press at a printing centre
The Irish newspapers' agent demanded an annual payment from a women's domestic violence charity because it said it owned copyright in a link to the newspapers' public website. Photograph: Sarah Lee Sarah Lee/Guardian
The controversy erupted on 30 December, when an attorney from the Irish law firm McGarr solicitors exposed the case of one of its clients, the Women's Aid organisation, being asked to pay a fee to Irish newspapers for each link they send to them. The main quote from McGarr's post read:
They wrote to Women's Aid, (among others) who became our clients when they received letters, emails and phone calls asserting that they needed to buy a licence because they had linked to articles in newspapers carrying positive stories about their fundraising efforts. These are the prices for linking they were supplied with:
1–5 €300.00
6–10 €500.00
11–15 €700.00
16–25 €950.00
26–50 €1,350.00
50 + Negotiable
They were quite clear in their demands. They told Women's Aid: "A licence is required to link directly to an online article even without uploading any of the content directly onto your own website."
The newspapers' agent demanded an annual payment from a women's domestic violence charity because they said they owned copyright in a link to the newspapers' public website.
Needless to say, the twittersphere, the blogosphere and, by and large, every self-proclaimed cyber moral authority, reacted in anger to Irish newspapers' demands that go against common sense as well as against the most basic business judgment.
Try googling the following French legalese: "A défaut d'autorisation, un tel lien pourra être considéré comme constitutif du délit de contrefaçon". (It means any unauthorised incoming link to a site will be seen as a copyright infringement.) This search get dozens of responses. OK, most come from large consumers brands (carmakers, food industry, cosmetics) which don't want a link attached to an unflattering term sending the reader to their product description ... Imagine lemon
linked to a car brand.
In reality, except for obvious libel, no-links policies are rarely enforced. M6 Television even lost a court case against a third party website that was deep-linking to its catchup programmes. As for the Irish newspapers, despite their dumb rate card for links, they claimed to be open to "arrangements" (in the ill-chosen case of a non-profit organisation fighting violence against women, flexibility sounds like a good idea.)
Having said that, such posturing reflects a key fact: traditional media, newspapers or broadcast media, send contradictory messages when it comes to links, which are simply not part of their original culture.
The position paper of the National Newspapers of Ireland association's deserves a closer look (PDF here).
It actually contains a set of concepts that resonate with the position defended by the European press in its current dispute with Google (see background story in the New York Times). Here are a few:
-- [NNI then refers to a decision of the UK court of Appeal in a case involving Meltwater Holding BV, a company specialised in media monitoring], that upheld the findings of the high court which findings included:
that text extracts (headline plus opening sentence plus "hit" sentence) can be substantial enough to benefit from copyright protection,
-- NNI proposes that, in fact, any amendment to the existing copyright legislation with regard to deep-linking should specifically provide that deep-linking to content protected by copyright without respect for the linked website's terms and conditions of use and without regard for the publisher's legitimate commercial interest in protecting its own copyright is unlawful.
Let's face it, most publishers I know would not disagree with the basis of such statements. In the many jurisdictions where a journalist's most mundane work is protected by copyright laws, what can be seen as acceptable in terms of linking policy?
The answer seems to revolve around matters of purpose and volume.
To put it another way, if a link serves as a kind of helper or reference, publishers will likely tolerate it. (In due fairness, NNI explicitly "accepts that linking for personal use is a part of how individuals communicate online and has no issue with that" – even if the notion of "personal use" is pretty vague.) Now, if the purpose is commercial and if linking is aimed at generating traffic, NNI raises the red flag (even though legal grounds are rather brittle.) Hence the particular Google case that also carries a notion of volume as the search engine claims to harvest thousands of sources for its Google News service.
There is a catch. The case raised by NNI and its putative followers is weakened by a major contradiction: everywhere, Ireland included, news websites invest a good deal of resources in order to achieve the highest possible rank in Google News. Unless specific laws are passed (German lawmakers are working on such a bill), attorneys will have a hard time invoking copyright infringements that in fact stem for the very search engine optimisation tactics publishers encourage.
But there might be more at stake. For news organisations, the future carries obvious threats that require urgent consideration: in coming years, we'll see great progress – so to speak – in automated content production systems. With or without link permissions, algorithmic content generators will be (in fact are) able to scrape sites' original articles, aggregate and reprocess those into seemingly original content, without any mention, quotation, links or reference of any kind. What awaits the news industry is much more complex than dealing with links from an aggregator.
It boils down to this: the legal debate on linking as copyright infringement will soon be obsolete. The real question will emerge as a much more complex one: should a news site protect itself from being "read" by a robot? The consequences for doing so are stark: except for a small cohort of loyal readers, the site would purely and simply vanish from cyberspace... Conversely, by staying open to searches, the site exposes itself to forms of automated and stealthy depletion that will be virtually impossible to combat. Is the situation binary – allowing "bots" or not – or is there middle ground? That's a fascinating playground for lawyers and techies, for parsers of words and bits.
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The Jewish Week - dies en The Adventures of Alan Z. Feuer: The Jew Nobody Knew <p>Over the weekend, you may have caught the engrossing New York Times <a href=";pagewanted=print">profile</a> of a New York society don—one Alan Z. Feuer—who had a mysterious past. I didn’t bother reading it when I first picked up my Sunday print copy—it was buried in the paper, in the scrappy Metropolitan section. But then I got one email after another, from family members, friends, recommending it, all with that guilt-inducing epigram: “must read.”</p> <p><a href="" target="_blank">read more</a></p> The Yad 2012 alan feuer alan z. feuer augie march dies eric herschthal gatsby horatio algers Jewish metropolitan section New York Times profile society man sunday the jewish week the yad Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:57:00 +0000 23391 at On Adrienne Rich, R.I.P., and Radical Transformation <p>For the first half of her life, the woman born Adrienne Cecile Rich, in Baltimore, 1929, lived the life you would have expected. She was baptized and raised in the Episcopalian church; her father was a medical professor at Johns Hopkins; her mother a pianist and composer. Adrienne went to Radcliffe and wrote poetry. By 1950, the kingmaker of mid-century poets, W.H. Auden, helped her publish her first collection, “A Change of World,” which featured accomplished if rather dull formal English verse—punctual meters, rhymes, etc.</p> <p><a href="" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Well Versed 1984 adrienne rich anti-Semitism christian dead dies eric herschthal Harvard Jewish Jews lesbian New York Times obituary poem poetry the jewish week well-versed woman Yom Kippur Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:51:04 +0000 23033 at Why Won't the Media Say Elizabeth Taylor Was Jewish? <p>America's best newspapers--The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The L.A.</p> <p><a href="" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Well Versed 79 conversion Death dies eddie fischer Elizabeth Taylor eric herschthal Israel Jewish kabbalah Mike Todd obituary richard burton the jewish week the los angeles times the new york times the wall street journal the washington post Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:51:51 +0000 16209 at
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Choi Joonyong and Hong Chulki
Critics' pick
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Choi Joonyong
It’s not as if music didn’t exist in South Korea before 2012. Prefab acts from Seoul had been conquering the world, one market at a time, for years; Super Junior, 2NE1 and Girls’ Generation are bigger than you think. But long before K-pop became a lingua franca—and definitely prior to a certain galloping rapper turning everyone’s attention toward his homeland—South Korean performers were reaching out and touching their global colleagues on the rock, jazz and traditional-music circuits.
And just as any thriving culture creates its own subsects, so has South Korean music spawned a native lunatic fringe of free-improvisers and noise musicians to rival any other in the world. This week, two leading lights of Seoul’s experimental underground make their local debut: Choi Joonyong and Hong Chulki, who cofounded the pioneering improv group Astronoise in 1997, and who have jointly operated the influential label Balloon & Needle since 2003.
As to what their work sounds like, ignore PSY and think Paik—meaning Nam June Paik, the seminal Korean multimedia artist and Fluxus figure. Hong, whose arsenal includes turntables with and without cartridges, paid direct homage to Paik on Amplified WC, a crackling, juddering 2009 mini-CD on the Ghost & Son imprint. And Choi, whose Burn Yoido Burn on the same label offers livid, Merzbow-esque power electronics, derives his style from error, malfunction and happenstance. As a duo and with other collaborators, the two approach sound with an inquisitive intensity that makes every recording a fresh experience—a condition that should be even more pronounced live.—Steve Smith
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Old September 8 2008, 08:00 PM #27
Eric Cheung
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I agree that the characters are important not just for what they said, but what they did. Although having generic, inter-changeable 'talking head' dialogue, which 100% of Jadzia's dialogue was, is always a sign of bad writing/bad character and universally makes for bad entertainment regardless of if her actions had some merit of her being a character that exists on the show.
However, Jadzia fails on the "what she did" front too. She never did anything interesting or important. She did nothing that couldn't have been done by any of a whole slew of other characters. If O'Brien had 100% of her lines, they would have had to make very, very few changes to the scripts and how the scenes that they shot were shot, or what they shot. Anything that couldn't be given to O'Brien (ie: 'friend who listens to Sisko') could certainly have been given to Kira. There is no other main character on DS9 who could have been so easily removed (other than Ezri); because all the others are way more useful & intergral to the plot of the show.
When you throw around numbers like 100% you put yourself at a disadvantage in this debate; you charge those who seek to disprove you with the easy task of finding even just one example (you could look here for some examples. It's not just that these lines come from a science officer or from a Trill, but that they come from Dax). O'Brien wouldn't have been the "friend who listens to Sisko" because they needed a character with a long history with him, that's one of the main reasons Dax was on board. And even if they could just switch these lines to someone else, why would they? They had a character that served a role.
It must be a very personal distaste for the character for you, and that's fine. But to suggest that she's useless and does nothing to further the show is simply incorrect.
It was correctly stated above that she was really the only person that could serve as a sounding board during "In the Pale Moonlight." The only three among the crew that could do it would maybe be Worf, Kira, or O'Brien. All three of them have demons of prejudice that they would have had to deal with. Dax was much more objective and insightful into Romulan philosophy and historical context, not to mention Sisko's closest friend. It couldn't be Garak or Quark because he hadn't considered going outside of Starfleet at that point yet.
To determine whether or not a character is useful is to ask if they have a point of view, something that motivates them, and if that motivation complements the show through that character's interactions.
Dax, much more than any character, served as a voice of calm reason having lived far longer than any other character, and long since having grown used to her own skin. She has not become bored with life lamenting her long life like Quinn the Q. Instead she embraced life and seized every day, learning to live with moderation without getting bored, and empowered by her lifetimes of accumulated knowledge and natural intelligence.
But the OP was referring to her role as science officer. The above suggests that she was very strong character, job title notwithstanding. You argue that any of her lines could be uttered by O'Brien or Nog. Maybe while on the bridge (though even on the bridge they managed to get some character based dialogue in, believably demonstrating a crew waiting for the storm to come), but then who really cares? They are after all trained Starfleet officers. In a real pinch all of their lines could be interchangeable to some extent. One doesn't watch a show just for the bridge or ops scenes or there wouldn't be any reason to do 178 episodes. That Dax served a purpose long after science became a secondary priority only boosts her as a character, both professionally and in terms of her relationships with the rest of the characters.
Some examples of quotes from IMDB that reveal to me the character of Jadzia Dax (most of which couldn't be spoken by Miles Edward O'Brien with all respect due to him):
Major Kira: [after revealing that she and Shakaar have split up] The way I see it, people are either meant to be together, or they're not.
Lt. Commander Jadzia Dax: I guess I'd rather believe that any relationship can work as long as both people really want it to.
[COLOR=#003399]Lt. Commander Jadzia Dax[/COLOR]: If I were in your shoes, I would be looking for someone a little more entertaining, a little more fun and maybe even a little more attainable.
[COLOR=#003399]Lt. Commander Worf[/COLOR]: You are not in my shoes.
[COLOR=#003399]Lt. Commander Jadzia Dax[/COLOR]: Too bad. You'd be amazed what I can do with a pair of size 18 boots.
[COLOR=#003399]Sisko[/COLOR]: All right, say it.
[COLOR=#003399]Lt. Commander Jadzia Dax[/COLOR]: What?
[COLOR=#003399]Sisko[/COLOR]: That I have lost all my perspective, that I'm turning this into a vendetta between me and Eddington and that I am putting the ship, the crew and my entire career at risk, and if I had any brains at all I'd go back to my office, sit down and read Odo's crime reports.
[COLOR=#003399]Lt. Commander Jadzia Dax[/COLOR]: I wasn't going to say that.
[COLOR=#003399]Sisko[/COLOR]: But that's what you were thinking, right?
[COLOR=#003399]Lt. Commander Jadzia Dax[/COLOR]: No. Actually, what I was thinking is - you're becoming more like Curzon all the time.
[COLOR=#003399]Sisko[/COLOR]: I don't know how to take that.
[COLOR=#003399]Lt. Commander Jadzia Dax[/COLOR]: Consider it a compliment. And the next time I go off, half-cocked on some wild-eyed adventure, think back to this moment, and be a little more understanding.
[COLOR=#003399]Lt. Commander Jadzia Dax[/COLOR]: Maybe it was arrogant to think you could find a cure, but it's even more arrogant to say there is no cure just because you couldn't find one.
[Dax is trying to work, but Virak'kara, a Jem'Hadar, is staring at her]
[COLOR=#003399]Jadzia Dax[/COLOR]: Am I really that interesting? You've been standing there staring at me for the last two hours.
[COLOR=#003399]Virak'kara[/COLOR]: You are part of my combat team. I must learn to understand your behaviour - anticipate your actions.
[COLOR=#003399]Jadzia Dax[/COLOR]: There must be something you'd rather do. Maybe get some sleep?
[COLOR=#003399]Virak'kara[/COLOR]: We don't sleep.
[COLOR=#003399]Jadzia Dax[/COLOR]: How about getting something to eat?
[COLOR=#003399]Virak'kara[/COLOR]: The white is the only thing we need.
[COLOR=#003399]Jadzia Dax[/COLOR]: [pondering] Don't sleep... don't eat... What do you do for relaxation?
[COLOR=#003399]Virak'kara[/COLOR]: Relaxation would only make us weak.
[COLOR=#003399]Jadzia Dax[/COLOR]: [aghast] You people are no fun at all - I'm glad I'm not a Jem'Hadar woman.
[COLOR=#003399]Virak'kara[/COLOR]: There are no Jem'Hadar women.
[COLOR=#003399]Jadzia Dax[/COLOR]: So what do you do? Lay eggs?
[COLOR=#003399]Virak'kara[/COLOR]: [proudly] Jem'Hadar are bred in birthing chambers. We are able to fight within three days of our emergence.
[COLOR=#003399]Jadzia Dax[/COLOR]: Lucky you. So let me get this straight: no sleep - no food - no women. No wonder you're so angry. After thirty or forty years of that I'd be angry too.
[COLOR=#003399]Virak'kara[/COLOR]: No Jem'Hadar has ever lived thirty years.
[COLOR=#003399]Jadzia Dax[/COLOR]: [puzzeled] How old are you?
[COLOR=#003399]Virak'kara[/COLOR]: I am eight.
[COLOR=#003399]Jadzia Dax[/COLOR]: I would have guessed at least fifteen.
[COLOR=#003399]Virak'kara[/COLOR]: Few Jem'Hadar live that long. If we reach twenty, we're considered honored elders.
[leans in]
[COLOR=#003399]Virak'kara[/COLOR]: How old are you?
[COLOR=#003399]Jadzia Dax[/COLOR]: I stopped counting at three hundred.
[COLOR=#003399]Virak'kara[/COLOR]: [amazed] You don't look it.
[COLOR=#003399]Jadzia Dax[/COLOR]: Thank you.
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The Young and the Restless
Season 36 Episode 168
Ep. #9026
Aired Weekdays 12:30 PM Nov 19, 2008 on CBS
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Ep. #9026
Phyllis tells Nick that Brad was the person that informed Heather about Victor's return. Victor accepts being hauled off to jail. He tells Heather that she was wrong when she pursued him for Ji Min's murder, and that she is wrong yet again. Noah and Eden's private time is interrupted by Jack and Sharon's return to the mansion. Sharon asks Noah to stay away from Eden, but he won't hear of it. Adam confirms to Nick that he was the one that found the diary and when he insults Victor, Nick slugs him. Brad and Traci catch up on the latest in their lives. Phyllis accidentally learns that Jack was in Mexico collecting info on Victor and then learns a few more things Jack did. Nikki asks Paul to investigate Victor's case. Victor and Nick bond as Victor realizes that Nick punched Adam. Adam won't go see Victor, but Victor's thugs force him to. Jack gives Noah love advice, as a pleased Sharon listens. Adam tells Victor about how his family rejected him again, but Victor claims he got only himself to blame for that. Ashley warns Nikki that Victor still blames her for Sabrina's death.moreless
Who was the Episode MVP ?
• "I'm gonna crush you like a cockroach."
A little break from the funeral takes the focus back to the Newmans. Taking a look at the entire year, they have been the central family this year (actually many years), but I have absolutely nothing to say against it. They always have good writing in store for them (okay, Lynnie didn't bring anything to that), and this year they've done great (well at least since the summer).
Many hate Heather, but I still like her. I feel sad for her. She seems so keen to destroy Victor that she just can't see past that. I wish she wouldn't self destruct, but I guess that's where the writers are head with her and Adam too. Brad and Traci shared an interesting scene, and the scene between Adam and Victor was quite scary. I'm still on Adam's side though. Noah and Eden were okay, I guess... well, I actually don't care one bit about that, although I'm happy Eden is getting recast. However, if you asked me, I would remove the character altogether.moreless
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Lauren Fenmore Baldwin
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Beth Maitland
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Traci Abbott Connolly
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Noah Newman
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• QUOTES (3)
• Victor: You know... when you were born, I offered your mother all kinds of assistance to help raise you. She wanted to raise you herself. She was a kind and decent woman. I can only tell you that you have inherited none of that decency and kindness.
Adam: You know nothing about my mother.
Victor: I know enough about your mother to know that she would turn over in her grave if she knew what had become of you.
Adam: You know what I think would cause her to turn over in her grave? If she knew how you set me up. She didn't want you in my life. She wanted me to stay away from you for a reason. I only wish I'd trusted her instincts. But I wanted a father. When I got here, your family treated me like dirt. That's fine, I got it. I could take it. But for you to play the loving father... and then just toss me aside, like some piece of trash? You ruined my life. You didn't just take away Newman, you laid waste to everything. A life I'd scraped together to build, no thanks to you. Now who the hell are you to do that?
Victor: You know you earned all that yourself. This is all you're doing.
Adam: Right, justice, huh? Justice. Well, then I only hope that you get the same.
• Jack: I guess I shouldn't be surprised that Victor showed up. The bastard wanted to make a big entrance, did not matter that he upstaged Katherine at her own funeral.
• Eden: You and your friends are so lame. All you ever text about is sports.
Noah: What, you mean instead of makeup and clothes?
Eden: Oh, yeah, 'cause I'm totally into that stuff. Please, who cares if Brett Favre plays for Green Bay or New York?
Noah: Half of Wisconsin, all of New York and a few bookies in Vegas.
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Contemporary Bayesian Econometrics And Statistics
Un libro in lingua di John Geweke edito da John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2005
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Tools to improve decision making in an imperfect world
This publication provides readers with a thorough understanding of Bayesian analysis that is grounded in the theory of inference and optimal decision making. Contemporary Bayesian Econometrics and Statistics provides readers with state-of-the-art simulation methods and models that are used to solve complex real-world problems. Armed with a strong foundation in both theory and practical problem-solving tools, readers discover how to optimize decision making when faced with problems that involve limited or imperfect data.
The book begins by examining the theoretical and mathematical foundations of Bayesian statistics to help readers understand how and why it is used in problem solving. The author then describes how modern simulation methods make Bayesian approaches practical using widely available mathematical applications software. In addition, the author details how models can be applied to specific problems, including:
* Linear models and policy choices
* Modeling with latent variables and missing data
* Time series models and prediction
* Comparison and evaluation of models
The publication has been developed and fine- tuned through a decade of classroom experience, and readers will find the author's approach very engaging and accessible. There are nearly 200 examples and exercises to help readers see how effective use of Bayesian statistics enables them to make optimal decisions. MATLAB? and R computer programs are integrated throughout the book. An accompanying Web site provides readers with computer code for many examples and datasets.
This publication is tailored for research professionals who use econometrics and similar statistical methods in their work. With its emphasis on practical problem solving and extensive use of examples and exercises, this is also an excellent textbook for graduate-level students in a broad range of fields, including economics, statistics, the social sciences, business, and public policy.
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1 definition by Fojo Clark
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A combination of "shagable" and "delicious", used to describe a female to whom you want immediate and uninhibited sexual access.
"Who's Melissa's shagalicious little friend?"
"That girl was fucking shagalicious."
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Also used to describe the general feeling of any negative experience.
I was up all night partying and today I'm all Blamped !
by Steve Francis August 27, 2007
Used in a similar fashion as the word "great" or "awesome" but at an even higher level of excitement when stated.
"you are taking me out for my favorite meal an a movie ? That's flippin trince !!
U are the best friend I could have. You're so trince when we stand side by side people point at you and say "why is that guy standing beside that pile of dog crap?".
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when a women has given birth too many times that her vaginal walls become the size of a babys head. One day when in the mid stages a pregnancy a premature babies falls out and dangles between her thighs by the ambilical cord. She then has to tuck it back up into her snatch before the baby dies. The baby will ofter swing like a pendulum and make a gushy noise against her thighs.
When i saw carols dingle baby i threw up and lost my boner
by Young mung September 16, 2009
When a sexy girl drops a exotic dropping of Caucasian colored poop
when i saw the tiny mass of eskimo poop that remained from deannas poop that she had not finished eating yet i was amazed
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1 definition by heteroflex
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The "buddy" or "friend" that your boyfriend or husband spends too much time with. A budfriend is the most discreet level of male-to-male relationship that exists between two straight or bi-curious men. Common activities between two budfriends include "grabbing a beer," "watching a game," and "fishing and hunting." A guy who experimented with M2M sexual contact in high school or college is more likely to have a budfriend later in life, especially after his female partner becomes overweight and extremely unattractive. When there is a budfriend in a guy’s life, sexual contact with the wife or girlfriend declines steadily, although his interest in anal play may suddenly arise. Budfriendship is always kept in the DL.
Desperate housewife’s gay friend: Is your hubby on steroids? He’s getting big!
Desperate housewife: Nah…, Kevin’s just spending too much time at the gym with his workout buddy Nick.
Desperate housewife’s gay friend: Hmmm… How often do they go?
Desperate housewife #2: Everyday for two hours. The gym has a sauna, so they love it.
Desperate housewife’s gay friend: Oh, girl. Has Kevin become interested in anal play lately?
Desperate housewife #2: Oh my Gosh, yes! How do you know?
Desperate housewife’s gay friend: I just have a feeling Kevin and Nick are budfriends… You ever watched Brokeback Mountain?
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bbt addict: I spend $1000 a month on bbt.
crack addict: Are you on crack?!?!!?
bbt addict: No, I'm on bbt.
by Slashon August 24, 2008
("Big Big Toe"). a big toe, which is much larger than it needs to be.
eugh put that BBT away I'm trying to eat
by theofficialsnoopdawgydawg August 21, 2006
BBT is an acronym for bubble tea
Guy 1: lets go get some BBT!!
Guy 2: ok!
Guy 3: I'm gonna go eat some BBT!!
Guy 1: I'm gonna go drink some BBT!!
Gu 2: I'm gonna go inhale some BBT!!
by brandoman March 16, 2005
Big Big Titties
Damn, that cheerleader sure is sportin' the BBT!
by stale March 07, 2004
Bangcroft Sparrow"Hey wheres the party tonight?"
Diesel"Aww PBT has taken over..."
by Battalion, Diesel January 14, 2011
BBT = bubble tea
by BBT girl January 05, 2010
Literally stands for Bare Back Twink. Used as a neutral adjective toward a homosexual who does not wear a condom during sex.
Davey Wavey said "Jeremy is a BBT"
by Nothing/Interscope January 02, 2010
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1. A college in Texas
2. A super cool guy who has much going for him. Many Baylor's are sweet but hyperactive and also have a strong will. Will not listen to authority. Has a very sweet side when others are not watching.
That Baylor just jumped out of a 20 ft tree.
by riple3 February 04, 2010
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A really sweet and adorable guy. Usually has light brown hair and eyes similar to small partial-eclipses with most of the iris blue (the sky) and gold rays (sun)surrounding the pupil (moon) . Extremely smart and well behaved typically religious. Always gets straight A's and is somewhat of a teachers pet. Usually very athletic playing multiple sports; football, basketball, track, etc. Most girls do not notice the appeal of this type of guy when first meeting him, but after becoming friends they swoon at the mention of his name.
Girl 1: OMG, I cant believe he liked my Facebook photo!
Girl 2: Why do you like him so much? He's not that great!
Girl 1: You just don't know him! He's a Baylor!
by Cobra1 December 30, 2013
Baylor Thomas:
1. a loyal friend and companion
2. he's a sweet heart to the ones he loves
3. nice to almost everyone
4. a trustwothy friend
5. he's the best ever
6. sometimes shy
7. always a hardworker
8. never gives up on what he loves
9. will text you when you text him if he knows you
10. isn't a baby but can get jealous
1: hes such a baylor
2: i wish i was dating a baylor
by nenecookies December 04, 2013
1. n. An individual, typically male, who acts in a crude manner for his own enjoyment.
2. v. Causing discomfort or unease by speaking or acting inappropriately.
1. He's such a Baylor, all he does is whip his balls out and put them on the mashed potatoes.
2. He really Baylored that up, now everyone is leaving the party.
by Jason Bourne 2.0 February 03, 2010
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The act of committing domestic violence in a dancey, high energy way.
Tim - "Dude, why is your face bruised up?"
Mike - "Shelly kicked me in the face eight times while she was dancing, she went totally Chris Brown on me"
by Sherlock24 April 07, 2009
(Verb)- To physically beat a woman, in many cases, a Rhianna (See Rhianna)
Bitch, stfu before I Chris Brown your ass.
by TheJesusDictionary February 12, 2009
To kick ones ass ie... Rhianna
"yo Tom. I was at the bar last night and some guy kicked the shit out of his girl"
" Oh so he Chris browned her ass"
by joshyboy199 March 10, 2009
The act of pimp slapping and choking a female out of consciousness. Usually used As a verb.
"You didn't have to Chris Brown her! What the fuck are we going to do with her body?"
by dannymitch February 11, 2009
Young American R&B singer from Tappenhook.
Biggest hit songs include 'Run it' and 'With you'
Loved for his amazing lyrics, voice, dance moves
and killer looks.
Girl: I love Chris Brown! Talk about sexayyyy!!!
Boy: Meh, s'arite. Good songs.
by Kiran. . .x February 27, 2008
by Tetrismaster April 08, 2009
(noun) A ferocious woman beater. Oh yeah, and he's a hip-hop star.
(verb) To brutally harm or injure your woman in a car just because she asked why your ex called you many times
Both words MUST be capitalized.
"Girl you better shut up before I go Chris Brown on your ass!"
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A slavic name (Егор) that is the same as Yegor, but differs from Igor. Egor is properly pronounced yegor, with the stress on the 2nd syllable and the r rrrrolled. It has a Norse origin meaning "archer-soldier." It is relatively uncommon, even in Russia.
"Anton spots them and talks with Maxim, explaining the Treaty between Light and Dark, but Maxim doesn't comply, pointing out that Egor will grow up to be a dark mage, and it's better to kill him now." --from Wikipedia's description of the movie Night Watch
by 0n fire February 28, 2010
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Someone, usually an attention whore, who feigns a friendship with others in the presumption that everyone will return that friendship, but no one likes him/her (except for the 1 or 2 attention whore sidekicks). E-gor's can often be found at places/parties where they are not accepted, invited, or liked.
"Why is she here?! This is a football/cheerleader party, and she plays soccer! What an E-gor..."
by kidsofamerica January 16, 2010
Late 80's early 90's rockers with ripped jeans and a balding mullet that they just can't let go of. They are often seen riding there bicycle's to the beer store to return there empty's and pick up a 6 pack of there favorite beverage (12-24 when they group together). Also called an Uncle, Unc, Uncle Zeean, or "What the fuck was that"
"Let's rock Egor with the car door"
by Herb February 19, 2005
One who give its to someone who is a dexter dexter
Look at that guy egor'ing the dexter
by meow February 14, 2003
another dumb dj who cant play ANY decent music on his station.
Sweet jesus, another crappy song on egors station.
by Deep Blue February 14, 2003
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similar to the commonly used FML
this means Fuck My Whole Existence
'i caught my mum in bed with my 16 year old boyfriend...FMWE'
by C-pain768 June 18, 2009
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A different type of lingo spoken by the best.
A G code started by Jose Guapo
SpiNot, Bi-Nack, Gwi-Nop, Qu-Nez, Stri-Nap, Li-Nee The link to the song feat Travis Porter Youtube It !!! Guaponese
by Thri-Nee October 13, 2011
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To play music together in Hawaiian. Singing usually accompanied by ukulele and/or guitar. Very common anywhere in Hawaii.
Braddah 1: Eh, we go kanikapila at your house tonight.
Braddah 2: Shootz, shootz.
by Kalihi Boy February 01, 2006
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Used to tell or ask someone to call or IM you through the Skype software on the internet.
I don't have a cell phone, but here is my Skype number. Skype me whenever you want to go out.
by stprowler1 October 12, 2008
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The theory that an R-rated psychological thriller will most likely contain partial nudity, most likely an image of breasts. The theory is supported by such movies as The Caveman's Valentine, The Hole, Kalifornia, The Jacket, Deadfall Trail, and The Oxford Murders.
"I just watched After.Life and Christina Ricci is topless through most of that movie. That movie totally supports The Theory."
by CrazierCarl July 03, 2011
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A term used to describe someone who is trying to mock the migration of geese, but doesn't have enough friends to migrate with so s/he ends up looking mentally disabled, flocking and squawking around their yard all alone.
"Have you got a problem, boblem?"
by htrzgnnahte July 04, 2013
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A sexy person
Origin: The phrase "no prob, bob" evolved into "no problem, boblem," and then a meaning was established for the word "boblem."
Brad Pitt is a boblem.
by Susievader May 05, 2006
Problems associated with a man named Bob. Having continuous issues with someone who goes by the name Bob.
"Gosh, ever since she started dating Bob she's had nothing but Boblems!"
by dmezz July 28, 2009
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At the end of a movie that is usually shown on USA network, SCI-FI or any other channel for that matter, where the upper or sometimes lower screen(usually where the credits run), are so damn tiny that it makes no sense to even show them.
The other day I was watching Wayne's World on USA and when they ran the credits, they were credit zooming because you couldn't even make out who was in the movie. Ya know, who played who?
by Ray McGlyn August 03, 2007
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abbreviation for "stupid fuckin autocorrect"
person 1: are you gonna go to the antidisestablishmentarianism?
person 2: wtf?
person 1: afternoon show* sfac
by halfpintb February 25, 2013
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Shit Flash Avatar Chat
shit-topped graphical chat ("online hangout").
Refers to Gaia Online, Club Penguin, Pixie Hollow and other such things.
Girl: Mom, can I log to Club Penguin for 15 minutes?
Mom: Nope! You will no longer waste your time on those...
Dad: Graphical chats are bad!
Boy: Yea! Block access to all those SFAC's!
Dad: What does that refer to?
Boy: Stupid Flash Avatar Chat.
Dad: Did you mean, "Shit Flash Avatar Chat"?
Boy: Pretty much!
by CogsOfGoo November 24, 2010
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when youre bangin out a hooker all nasty and your buddy is in the closet listening.
scott pulled the uncle puss while he was at my house.
by douchish December 19, 2008
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