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|Hosted Gay-Exclusive Patagonian Overland Odyssey - $5,590 pp
|Osorno Volcano at Sunset
|Torres del Paine
What is an Overland? An overland is a type of "roadtrip", where the key attraction is not only each destination, but also the adventure along the way. We head through the remote, pristine parts of Patagonia that most people simply fly over.
Why Patagonia? This remote, practically unknown land is replete with myths, legends, unique wildlife and unparalleled landscapes. With over 5 million online votes, Chile's Torres del Paine was chosen as part of the new 8 Wonders of the World, beating out over 300 entries.
Who is this trip for? Lovers of nature, history, culture, photography, flora and fauna. It is for those who enjoy sharing this untamed land with like-minded people, who pack along their sense of wonder and their sense of humor. It requires that you be flexible and flow with the tour, so you can create your own Patagonian experience. Per one recent client, this trip is for people with an "Interest in nature, with all its glories and inconveniences. Interest in a different culture, history, and places. A sense of adventure and excitement over the unexpected. Willingness to leave the internet and the modern world for 15 days." It is not an active trip, but we will have plenty of opportunities for hiking, walking, horseback riding and boat rides, among others.This tour is open to all ages, but in general our overland travelers have averaged between 35-75 years old.
Why travel with us? We have ten years experience hosting travelers from all over the world through majestic Patagonia, and are the only operators running this specific route. This Small-Group tour (6 maximum) is All-Inclusive, meaning you don't have to worry about your internal flights, meals and snacks, lodging, daily activities, park entrance fees, or anything else. We truly enjoy our job, and hope it shows in everything we do. Scroll down for more information about the tour, including our lodging choices, which by themselves are part of the Patagonian story.
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|Perito Moreno Glacier
|Dog Orchid
|Chilean Flamigo
|Marble Caves
|Waterfall in Pumalin Park
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First of all, there is no camping. The hotels we use on our hosted overland tours vary between 3 and 5-star, and are as gay-friendly as possible. Since these tours will take us through some pretty remote locations, the level of accomodations obviously depends on the destination, but we usually stay in the nicest place in the area. Just like you, we also want a hot shower and a comfortable bed at the end of an adventurous day!
Following are the current hotels and lodges we use on our Gay-Exclusive Patagonian Odyssey tour:
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|Hotel web link, if available
|Puerto Natales - Hotel Indigo
|Torres del Paine - Hotel Rio Serrano
|El Calafate - Hotel Kosten Aike
|El Chalten - Hosteria Kaulem
|Lago Posada - Hotel Rio Tarde
|Puerto Guadal - Terra Luna Lodge
|Coyhaique - Hotel El Reloj
|Glacier Sound - Puyuhuapi Lodge & Spa
|Caleta Gonzalo - Caleta Gonzalo Cabins
|Puerto Varas - Hotel Cumbres
Comfortable transportation
Beginning from the moment we pick you up at the airport in our departure city (either Puerto Montt or Puerto Natales) you will ride in a modern Mercedes Benz Sprinter van, designed for only 8 passengers. Most of these vans are configured for 14-16 people, so you can imagine how much more space you will have.
The van has separate, reclining seats with armrests, air conditioning, plenty of legroom and extra large windows. We travel with water and snacks, and since our groups are so small, we have plenty of time to stop, walk around, take pictures, and generally enjoy the beautiful surroundings. We never forget that you are on vacation, and our goal is to give you the best travel experience possible.
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Meals & Snacks
As mentioned, all of your meals are included on these tours. Before you arrive, we will send you a form requesting additional information about food preferences, allergies, etc. Here is an example of typical foods you can expect:
All of our hotels will provide continental breakfasts, which will include breads and spreads, fruit, cereal, ham, cheese, sweets, coffee, tea, milk, juices, etc.
Either in local resturants (meats, pastas, chicken, fish, soups, salads, etc.) or a picnic style lunch consisting of fresh sandwiches, fruit, local specialties, cheeses, salty and sweet snacks, juice, water, soft drinks, etc.
Dinner will either be in the hotel, at a local resturant, and depending on the location, Felipe might cook one of his Chilean specialties! Typical foods would be local stews with meats and vegetables, chicken, lamb, fish, shellfish, potatoes, salads with fresh local produce, local wines, flan, ice cream, pies and cakes, and much more. Hungry yet?
We always carry with us a collection of various salty and sweet snacks, including such things as fresh and dried nuts, local fruits, crackers, cookies, granola bars, etc., as well as juices and water. This is a "communal" thing in the van with people sharing their favorite things. So feel free to add or eat whatever you like!
Soft-adventure activities
Each day during your overland tour we will have a specific activity, depending on our route, the day's destination and the weather conditions. These activities are easy to moderate, and require only that you be in generally good physical condition to be able to enjoy them fully.
None of the activities are mandatory, and alternative activities will nearly always be available. If you do not want to participate in a given activity, one of us will stay behind with you and we'll do something else.
Without giving away all the surprises, here is a short list of the things you can expect for the Overland:
|Surround yourself by ancient, snow-capped volcanoes in the Lakes District,
Sail into Chile's pristine fjords,
Immerse yourself in the dense temperate rain forest in Pumalin Park,
Hike amid one of Chile's last remaining Alerce groves,
Navigate to some unique Marble Caves on Lake General Carrera,
Discover hidden waterfalls in the forest in Queulat National Park,
Witness one of the most active glaciers on the planet in Glaciers National Park,
Take a catamaran for a closeup view of the Perito Moreno Glacier,
Feel the icy wind in your face coming off the Last Hope Sound in Puerto Natales,
Trek to the best view of the Horns in Chile's unforgettable Torres del Paine National Park, and
Extend your vacation into the jungle around Iguazu Falls, spending more time
& taking longer treks in Torres del Paine, delving into the Incan culture
in Machu Picchu, or hitting the gay clubs in Santiago and Buenos Aires!
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Live from Toronto Film Festival 2011: 9/13/11September 14, 2011
My hunch about skipping the opening weekend of this year's Toronto International Film Festival has paid off, in more ways than one.
Mostly, however, it's made for a more pleasant psychological experience. While press screenings are crowded, there's not the fevered mania that seems to infect the first few days – that rabid rush to be first, to see a movie before anyone else and hurry into print (or, more likely, the online universe) to announce your opinion.
By this part of the festival, that anxious, curdled, competitive, me-first feeling has passed. Sure, there was a crowd to see a press screening of "The Descendants" this morning or "Moneyball" this afternoon – but those films had press-screened and premiered already. The early adapters, as it were, had already been there, done that, tweeted this and Facebooked that about both films – if they hadn't done it previously when the films played at the Telluride Festival over Labor Day weekend.
At this stage of the festival, there's less of the crazed competitive feeling and more the sense of discovery and the ability to simply immerse oneself in movies, wallow in them from morning to night. Which is what I did Tuesday with another five-movie day.
Two of those films are movies that qualify as among the year's best. I'll go into more depth about "Moneyball" when it opens next week, but it's a fully satisfying film experience: a movie that adapts a fascinating but intricate book, telling a true story that doesn't easily suggest cinematic treatment. But director Bennett Miller ("Capote") and writers Steve Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin have done that – not to mention the outstanding cast led by Brad Pitt, Philip Seymour Hoffman and, in particular, a delightfully deadpan Jonah Hill (who should be hearing Oscar buzz shortly). They all combine for one of the season's most entertaining outings, one that will please baseball fans and non-baseball fans alike.
I was even more dazzled by Alexander Payne's "The Descendants," a film that had me alternately laughing and crying. Again, I'll go into more depth when the film opens at the end of the year. But Payne's film, about a lawyer in Hawaii coping with a comatose wife and two obstreperous but loving daughters, is as rich and complex as Payne's previous work. Indeed, there ought to be a law that Payne has to make movies more often. His films – "Citizen Ruth," "Election," "About Schmidt," "Sideways" – are each filled with feeling and unexpected comedy. That's particularly true of "The Descendants," which offers what may be the best performance of George Clooney's career.
The day's biggest disappointment was "Ten Year," an ensemble comedy about a high-school reunion that features a strong cast of talented young actors: Justin Long, Lynne Collins, Channing Tatum, Oscar Isaac, Kate Mara, Rosario Dawson, Ari Graynor, Anthony Mackie and several more. Unfortunately, their significant talents are largely squandered in Jamie Linden's clichéd, joke-deficient script.
I liked most of David Hare's complex, chilly "Page Eight," a spy tale that isn't exactly a thriller but which might have benefited from a bit more tension. It reminded me of Stephen Poliakoff's "Glorious 39," which played Toronto two years ago (but never had an American release): lots of innuendo and build-up, leading to a climax that's a bit of a letdown. Still, like "Glorious 39," it offered a chance to watch Bill Nighy sink his teeth into a role that gives him both serious emotion and consistently smart laugh-lines to play with. A jangly Judy Davis and a plummy Michael Gambon also provide highlights, as does Rachel Weisz, in a less interesting role.
Michael Winterbottom's "Trishna" is a reworking of Thomas Hardy's "Tess of the d'Urbervilles," set in modern India. Freida Pinto plays the title role, a small-town girl who catches the eye of rich playboy Jay (Riz Ahmed of "Four Lions") while he is on vacation with pals. He's the son of a wealthy man who owns hotels; she is a laborer who helps her family make ends meet.
Winterbottom has simplified Hardy's tale into one of a naïve girl who's been raised to be submissive – and so doesn't see anything wrong with being used by the rich Jay. But her passiveness – her willingness to put her fate in his hands – dampens the film's dramatic tension. It's enervating to watch someone make sheep-like decisions, one after another. Winterbottom captures the oxymoron of India – the flagrantly modern clashing with the ancient traditions, the glaringly rich and the painfully poverty-stricken. Pinto conveys longing, pain and, finally, bitterness, but the film is easier to admire than to enjoy.
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What was your hardest capture in the safari zone.
It took me forever to get syther and dratini but when a chansey appeared I caught it first try . Still have yet to catch a Tauros.
What was your hardest capture in the safari zone.
It took me forever to get syther and dratini but when a chansey appeared I caught it first try . Still have yet to catch a Tauros.
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Diamond Team
Oh god. TAUROS. I still can't catch hat B**ch. 1% and flees after one turn.
Chansey's not hard. I catch it about 30% of the time.
I'm looking for someone with Kanto Tent 5 stars in their festival plaza. Please message me if you do, I'd like to get that in mine. I can trade you a little something in return.
yes, you can find Dragonair there.
I believe.
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Most recent shiny-
Yeah, that is correct. Dragonair has a 1 to 4% chance of appearing I think while Dratini has up to a 15% chance of appearing.
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Diamond Team
Tauros and Dratini. -_- Neither of them stayed around long enough for me to have a chance.
don't let me be lonely.
IT TOOK ME FOREVER (not really, about 2 hours) TO GET A CHANSEY WITH A LUCKY EGG.
stupid dragonair. it flees after a single turn after you hunt it for like, forever.
Gyarados is technically a blue Magikarp with its body multiplied x8 with horns and fangs. See my sig pictures to see what i mean.
'Nuff said.
White Team: (will be replaced by)/ (depends on my mood)
Fu*king Scyther! The uncertainty of throwing a rock or a ball, gimmer of hope when the poke ball is wobbling and utter despair when it fless is the life of me running into a wild Scyther. Never caught one
Hardest are definitely the following: Chansey, Tauros, Kangaskhan, Pinsir, Scyther and Dratini. Man, they're super hard to catch and they always flee after the first turn, especially Chansey. I can never catch those guys which is why I never go to Safari Zone. Why do they have to make things so hard?
Alot of luck is involved at times. I found a Scyther in an area where it only has 1 percent chance of finding it and I caught it first try not even using bait or anything. Right after that I found a chansey and caught it first try too! The only one I wasn't able to get was Tauros, and I traded with a friend who really wanted the Chansey, we both got eggs for the pokemon and traded them back.
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Diamond Team
I'm not sure, I didn't go into the Safari Zone a lot. As far as I know, it's slightly easier to catch a Pokémon in the remakes than in the original ("You missed the Pokémon!"), but I think the rarest Pokémon like Tauros, Chansey, and Kangaskhan are the hardest to capture, mainly because of the catch rate.
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Kanghaskan, Dratini, Dragonair, I can catch those no problem, but Tauros, Chansey, and Scyther....Why u no get into the pokeball?!
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i had the most trouble with kangaskhan, chansey, and dratini. >.<
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It took me hours to track down a Tauros in LeafGreen version, and then several days to actually capture one. I've also had a tough time capturing Chansey and Kangaskhan.
Chansey....I have never caught one....ever.
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Has to be Dratini for me, I didn't bother with Tauros/Kangashan but can imagine them beind difficult too.
But back to Dratini, that was such a difficult Poke to catch, took time but was worth it in the end.
And no, I would rather catch one then buy it from the Celadon, thanks :]
*Hoenn is where the start is*
By far it was tauros. Chansey is up there, but Tauros was just ridiculous. i still haven't caught that b****!!
Kanghaskan, he's the only one i've never caught
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Tauros I take forever to find him and miss still have never caught him. Once i walked in grass and it went like this : Walk a step Chansey Walk a step Chansey Walk a step Chansey Wow the luck and i caught the second but Tauros has never been captured to this day by me.
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Chansey and Dragonair
Ive got all possible pokemon in firered safari zone... That was a real challenge. God damn Tauros
I have a million Touroses! BUT WHY CAN'T I EVEN FIND A CHANCY 99% OF THE TIME! I just give up at Kanghaskan!


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I learned this morning that James Buchanan had passed away in Blacksburg, Virginia at the age of 93. I have had the privilege of knowing him personally for over 30 years. Like many other people who have incorporated public choice into their own thinking, I count him as one of a handful of academics whose core insights have shaped the research of the next generation.
Jim's economics were, to some extent, a reflection of his own hardscrabble, no-nonsense background. Many academics have been born, as it were, with a silver spoon in their mouth. Jim was decidedly not one of them.
Born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, he graduated from Middle Tennessee State Teachers College in 1940, after which he received his MA from the University of Tennessee. Jim was defiantly proud of his local origins, and, although he went on to receive his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago, he always viewed elite, Ivy League institutions with a certain degree of distrust, thinking that they deadened the will and softened the intellect.
On one occasion, I can recall him saying how proud he was that he had never taught at places that sported that fine patina. His thundering judgment on these matters what that he wanted to improve the reputation of the institutions with which he was associated. He never wanted to bask in the reflected glory of any institutions where he taught.
He showed that insight in everything that he did. I still recall the 10 days or so that I spent with Jim and Gordon Tullock at Virginia Tech in the summer of 1979, when he invited me to give a set of lectures on various law and economics questions. Doing those talks was an experience of a lifetime, as Jim was relentless and Gordon was cutting. I counted down the minutes of each session, hoping to survive the potential wrath of my elders.
There were, moreover, some real intellectual differences. I approached these topics from a somewhat different perspective than Jim, and can recall the tenacity with which he questioned every assumption that I made about how the legal system was put together. In particular, he was quite suspicious of the old common law rule, followed in virtually every society, that possession is the root of title. Jim thought that these randomized processes could not explain how a coherent system of property rights could be organized in what he regarded as a somewhat mysterious natural law tradition.
In this instance, I had a little bit of private revenge from a behavioral perspective. After the morning session at which I spoke on this rule, the entire group of twenty-odd people went to a restaurant where we were all seated around one large table. Quite without reflection, everyone put a jacket or a purse on their seat before going to the buffet line. No one moved the marker that any one put by a particular chair. When we came back to the afternoon session, I took a bit of pleasure in noting that the first possession rule worked perfectly well for a group of individuals who were intellectually hostile to it.
As I continued to reflect on this instance years later, it became clear to me that my point was only partially true. The seating arrangements did not take place in a state of nature, and there was an implicit distributional constraint that meant that there was only one chair per customer. But even with that modification, it was clear, to take a leaf from Ronald Coase's essay on the Theory of the Firm, that it was easier to use convention to organize the seating than any price system that started with bids for preferred places. And for good reason. The bidding system would make no sense unless you knew who was sitting next to you, and by the time all the interdependencies were organized, the food would have been cold. Buchanan, as I recall, did chuckle at the account, but I do not think that I moved him away from his general worldview that political systems had to start with systematic constitutional commitments.
It was this peculiar combination of intellectual toughness and moral conviction that made him into the great scholar that he was. I can recall that, at a Mont Pelerin Society meeting in Stockholm, Jim, now close to 90, gave one of his stern lectures about the dangers of the deficit, which followed neatly from his public choice approach that self-interested legislatures who represent the majority had every incentive, if the rules of the game allowed it, to tax their more productive neighbors in order to enrich themselves: he surely could have been thinking of the policies of the Obama administration. But Jim was not content with that cold and detached analysis of human nature, which derided the "romantics," as he called them, who thought that legislatures put on their better selves when charged with public duties. He was also prepared in Biblical terms to denounce public deficits as a form of "sin," which put him at sharp variance with all too many Keynesian devotees who carry such sway over public debates over many of these issues.
It was, of course, just this deep set of convictions that set him on the road to intellectual greatness with the publication in 1962 of The Calculus of Consent by the University of Michigan Press, which he wrote with his close friend and collaborator Gordon Tullock, whom I am proud to count as an alumnus of the University of Chicago.
In preparing for this short tribute, I reread the preface of the book, which shows in a powerful way the close connection between Buchanan's intellectual work and his own agrarian past. Buchanan was a risk taker in all things, and knew that his book with Tullock was interdisciplinary insofar as it sought to use the individualistic tools of economics to describe the imperfectly cooperative and contentious world of politics. But in words that reflect his general orientation, he and Tullock used an apt farming metaphor to describe the risk-reward calculus. It is worth putting an excerpt of that prose here, to show the relentless capacity that Buchanan and Tullock had to turn every observation into an apt parable about economic theory, :
[This] book and the work that it embodies seem closely analogous to any genuine "fence-row" effort. As almost every farmer knows, there attach both benefits and costs to fence-row plowing. In the first place, by fact of its being there, the soil along the fence row is likely to be more fertile, more productive, when properly cultivated, than that which is to be found in the more readily accessible center of the field. This potential advantage tends to be offset, however, by the enhanced probability of error and accident along the borders of orthodoxy. Many more stumps and boulders are likely to be encountered, and the sheer unfamiliarity of the territory makes unconscious and unintended diversions almost inevitable.
To those two characteristic features we must add a third, one that Robert Frost has impressed even upon those who know nothing of our agrarian metaphor. "Good fences make good neighbors," and neighborly relationships stand in danger of being disturbed by furrowing too near the border line. Orthodox practitioners in both politics and economics will perhaps suggest that we respect the currently established order of the social sciences. We can only hope that the first of these three features outweighs the latter two.
In Buchanan's case, we have the final answer on that question. He was one of the few thinkers who was able to develop and defend his own worldview. It is possible to criticize Buchanan on the simple ground that the relentless forces of self-interest that he sees in politics do not operate with equal force on all people at all times. But it is not possible to wave away the difficulties that he helped articulate by pretending that some mystical qualities of dispassion and objectivity take over all individuals who are trusted with power.
Jim was keenly aware that most governments failed because they were ripped apart by faction, violence, and intrigue. Jim himself was totally incorruptible in everything that he said and did. I would wager a very large sum of money that if he had ever held public office, his conduct would count as a partial refutation of the theory that he did so much to advance.


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Houston,TX (PRWEB) June 06, 2014
Event #2 of the 2014 Professional Sporting Clays Association (PSCA) Tour is in the books. The competition was tough and the targets were tougher.
Heavy rains and flooding in the Houston area, forced a venue change from American Shooting Centers to Providence Plantation. Although the venue change required a last minute shuffle by PSCA staff and competitors, the shooting action was highly competitive. The first two rounds were completed under threatening skies. The final round on Sunday was completed under blue skies but the targets remained evasive.
Through two days of shooting, the competition remained close. Event two results were as follows:
Men's Professional Division
1. Cory Kruse: 257
2. Brandon Powell: 254
3. Kevin DeMichiel: 253
Women's Professional Division
1. Desirae Edmunds: 230
2. Ashleigh Hafley: 211
3. Jenni Clark: 198
Comprehensive results may be viewed at http://www.psca.com. Media may register for credentialing at psca.com/contact-us/media-press. Spectators may attend all events at no charge. For any additional questions, please contact PSCA Match Director Mike Balke at mbalke(at)psca(dot)com or (330) 241-9199.
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The purpose of the Professional Sporting Clays Association (PSCA) is to provide a professional tour for top athletes. This tour will give qualified top athletes of the sport greater access to closed competition with other athletes of similar skill. It will also provide access to media and other notoriety, which in turn will allow them all of the benefits of other professional sports. By creating such an association, the benefits will not be limited to the professional athletes, but also to amateur competitors, club owners, and the entire industry by allowing greater mainstream acceptance of the sport. Updated news and events news regarding PSCA can be found at http://www.psca.com and by following PSCA at facebook.com/PSCAtour and twitter.com/PSCAtour.


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Just wondering, does anyone know if they're going to add anymore profession specialism recipes into the game in wotlk at some point?
My hunter is a DS Leatherworker - I've found the DS LW trainer in Dalaran (alongside the tribal and elemental trainer) but he doesn't have any new recipes - just the up to lvl 70 ones.
Likewise, I just agonised over with specialism to go with my tailor. Was this pointless and I wont actually have any use for that now? (I've not checked in Dalaran yet what the tailor trainers offer)
So, has anyone heard if they plan on adding these recipes later in the game - or have they just decided to make it simple and not do it anymore?


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Edward faces a monumental crisis and finds Sanctuary in the one place he refuses to look for it. All Human.
This story contains Religious themes and Mature themes: Edward is a priest struggling with his role in the Church and as a man.
So far, I am really impressed. You write the story with such realness, and instead of Perfect Good Edward, you show a flawed, human character, who however imperfect, is still endearing. And freaking hilarious. And you write wonderfully, very eloquent and well composed. This is better than some books I've read. Nice job, very, very nice job. It's not the heart warming fluffy bunny Edward type stories, but it's probably the best Twific I've ever read.
Ten years after Edward and Bella were married, the whole clan seems to be living peacefully in Lockport, NY, until tragedy strikes. Bella has a secret she had been hiding, and Nessie seems to be aging. Edward, feeling completely helpless, can think of nothing else but to resort to voilence. Fortunately, the family finds some unlikely allies in a group of strange and mysterious new characters who can perhaps "save" the entire Cullen clan.
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Amazing, simply amazing. This exactly the kind of thing I see Bella having to deal with along the way - complications with Jacob and Renesmee, her existence as a vampire and even Edward. It's also very well written, unlike many fics with a good story but terrible prose. I hope you write more soon!
Once again, an excellent plot line, and for the most very realistic. A few grammatical errors and some tortured sentence structure but not enough to make it really bad. I thought Edward hitting Bella was a bit much...I don't think Edward would ever even conceive the idea, it just does not make sense. But otherwise, great job! I really enjoy it, and I most definitely look forward to more!
Grammatical errors are really not what I'm thinking about as I write. If I had an editor, it would be eliminated.
About Edward hitting Bella-- who is to say? Consider the culture he's from, and that can never really know if someone "would never do that"--only because we dont even know how we ourselves would react in certain situations. I think its totally plausable. Edward has a slightly obsessive personality, and I think the scenerio gells with him perfectly.
Bella and Edward have been married for a few months. Every Thursday night, Edward and the Cullen boys go out for dinner and a meeting about business. But when Edward wears one of Bella's favorite clothing accessories, will she be able to resist him? And will Edward catch on to Bella's secret fetish? FIND OUT! LEMONS!
^ That was the summary for the one-shot (first chapter) before I developed the story.
Bella and Edward have been married for a few months. The sex is great, but what happens when Bella is suddenly trapped in her own mind? Will Edward be able to bring her out of it? Lemons.
I know it's not the best, but it was never meant to be a story. Once Suspenders in over, I plan on writing a story that I've been thinking about for a while. Keep your eyes open! I think I'm naming it "Dear Edward" or "Parallel Universe"
I like it at the beginning and up till the middle, when they started screaming fuck. I don't know, once or twice seems enough but repeatedly screaming that word makes it seem like a C-rated porno. The plot is adorable, but if you could have less vulgarity and more tender passion...it'd be much better.
Bella is a plus-sized woman who loves her life. When she meets a man who has never been with a big girl before, she is reminded of the difficulties of a past relationship that left her broken. Can she overcome her insecurities and make him fall in love?
At first, when I saw this story, I laughed and thought I'd never read it. But then out of curiousity, I did. It wasn't stupid or cheesy or pathetic, like I expected. It's very well written, you should definitely extend it.
Cheesy...sometimes :oP Stupid or pathetic...never. Life's too short. :o) Thanks for reading and reviewing!
My entry for the "Love Through Lemons" contest. In life, in love, in sex, in everything. Eventually, we all get what we deserve.
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Most of the time, I wouldn't touch stories like this, but this was really, really good. It was beautiful, sensual and very well-written. It also didn't have the porn-movie plot cheesiness I expect. I'm glad I took a chance with this one, it was fabulous!
Edward is a 27-year-old alcoholic/addict struggling with his recovery. Bella is a 23-year-old who's moved back home after college. This fic chronicles how they meet, fall in love, and struggle with the complexities of their relationship. Not nearly as maudlin as it sounds (I hope).
Rated NC-17 for graphic (and sometimes non-romantic) sex, drug and alcohol use and abuse, profane language, and brief (very brief) suicidal ideation (although NO suicide attempts). No sexual assault, no cutting.
This is one of the precious few stories I've seen that are smart, funny, brilliant written and very real. You keep the same characters, but they're not Cliched Emo Edward or Needy Bella. It's lovely, and raw and emotional, and you could make this more than just a fanfiction piece. Excellent job, I very much look forward to reading more.
All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the intellectual property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of Stephenie Meyer. No copyright infringement is intended.


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Both Mr. and I wasn't very adventurous in food when we were back in SG. Lack of time due to work. Lack of money due to pathetic pay. Lack of choices. For special occasion or felt like pampering ourselves after all the hard work was Sushi Tei. We did recently revisit Sushi Tei during our vacation in SG but was so disappointed with the food that we ended up in food court for 2nd dinner. More on that on a later post.
Mr. felt in love with risotto and introduced me when I came to Melbourne. I felt in love with it too. I even learned how to prepare and cooked it. Getting there but still can't compare to restaurant.
Tutto Bene is our favourite risotto place after I discovered thru Sarah's blog. But we haven't being back for ages when there are so many places to try in Melbourne. 1st visit was in 2007 and 2nd visit 2009. We must had visited more more but can't recall. But did notice the menu doesn't change much at all.
We did manage to get a table on a Saturday evening without any booking which was rather surprising as we were turned away in the past. Maybe because of the court case created by the ex-chef? It didn't stop us unless the food standard drops. Did feel the service need to be improved.
To satisfy our craving for risotto. We ordered 3 main risotto to share between both of us. 2 Classici (classic) and 1 Di Pesce (seafood).
Funghi misti – Mixed wild mushroom, Parmigiano and aromatic herbs
Fragrant and creamy.
Risi e bisi – Fresh peas, pancetta, shallots and Parmigino
It's full of pea flavour but taste delicious. Those who doesn't like pea might want to miss it.
Granchio con pomodoro e peperoncino – Blue swimmer crab with tomato and chilli
Slightly spicy, fresh and can taste the sea.
All 3 risotto tasted different. Guess was they used different types of stock depending on the ingredients used. Different cheese as well?
Dessert special for the day – Tiramisu
It was light, coffee and liquor mixture was well balanced and lady finger was soaked with just the right amount of liquid.
Hmmm when will be our next visit? No idea especially I just found a great place that serve squid ink risotto.


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President Obama Supports Undoing Citizens United
The movement to undo the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United picked up a big endorsement as President Barack Obama stated his support for a constitutional amendment to overturn the decision.
President Obama threw his weight behind the movement to address the decision that granted corporations the ability to spend unlimited dollars in the name of "political speech" in an answer to a constituent question posed to him in a Reddit chat. It was the first time that the president voiced this support himself.
The president's statement about a potential constitutional amendment was part of a larger answer to a question about the role of money in American politics: "What are you going to do to end the corrupting influence of money in politics during your second term?" Reddit user Suzmerk asked.
In response, Obama wrote:
Money has always been a factor in politics, but we are seeing something new in the no-holds barred flow of seven and eight figure checks, most undisclosed, into super-PACs; they fundamentally threaten to overwhelm the political process over the long run and drown out the voices of ordinary citizens. We need to start with passing the Disclose Act that is already written and been sponsored in Congress – to at least force disclosure of who is giving to who. We should also pass legislation prohibiting the bundling of campaign contributions from lobbyists. Over the longer term, I think we need to seriously consider mobilizing a constitutional amendment process to overturn Citizens United (assuming the Supreme Court doesn't revisit it). Even if the amendment process falls short, it can shine a spotlight of the super-PAC phenomenon and help apply pressure for change.
The ongoing dialogue around the influence of corporate spending in the election process comes as The Chamber of Commerce unleashes a flood of political advertisements designed to thwart Democratic financial reform initiatives and to back Wall Street friendly conservatives.
The Chamber of Commerce is not alone in its efforts to put a pro-business conclusion to the election. A Huffington Post report last month found that $172 million had already been spent in the 2012 election season and that 43 percent of all reported political spending occurred by dark money groups who do not disclose donors.
The Democrats will never be able to out-raise and out-spend Republicans, and if Republican efforts at wide scale voter disenfranchisement prove successful and enduring, then substantial campaign reform is our democracy's only hope.
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LONDON Iceland's central bank said on Friday that about $850 million (88 billion Icelandic crowns) worth of assets are still being held under crisis-era controls after a new round of purchases of the legacy bonds from foreign funds.
As part of the lifting of capital controls imposed during the 2008 financial crisis to stop money flooding out of Iceland, the bank wants to buy back the remaining assets – known as "offshore crown" – that were locked in Iceland during its eight years of controls.
It had extended the latest round of auctions to give more investors, which were mostly U.S. funds, time to sign up.
Since March 12, when most of the remaining capital controls were lifted, the central bank has bought a total of 112.4 billion crowns of offshore crown assets in two stages at an exchange rate of 137.5 crowns per euro, it said in a statement.
"The Central Bank estimates the stock of offshore crown assets at about 88 billion crowns following the trades."
While foreign holders can sell the bonds, the proceeds have to stay in a special ultra-low-interest Icelandic bank account.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday recommended Iceland roll back the reserve requirement on selected debt holdings to zero.
With lower interest rates in Iceland and global interest rates trending higher, the IMF said there was little reason to keep measures in place to manage capital flows.
U.S. fund Loomis Sayles has said it will not exchange its Icelandic bonds until it is offered the current exchange rate for the assets. The rate is significantly stronger, at 115.65 crowns per euro EURISK=.
A tourism boom has helped economic growth in Iceland in recent years but has also pushed the currency up to levels where it hurts exports.
In response to the crown strengthening, the central bank this month cut its benchmark interest rate for the fourth time in less than a year to 4.5 percent.
(Reporting by Marc Jones Additional reporting by Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen; Editing by Louise Ireland)


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Meet Some of Our Cinderella Fund Recipients
Rosie barely weighed a pound when she arrived at the East County Animal Shelter wrapped in a blanket.
In spite of the painful swelling where her right eye should have been visible, Rosie was a purring little ball of fluff. A trip to the vet revealed that behind a massive infection, Rosie probably did not have a saveable eye. Whether because of infection or injury, Rosie's eye would never function as it should. But that didn't stop this little girl!
Rosie grew into quite a character in her foster home. Right from the beginning, she didn't seem to realize just how small she was. She struggled mightily to keep up with the kittens in the "big kitten" room. She soon was an indulged little diva, beloved playmate for her fellow kitten fosters, and growing healthy under the watchful eyes of her foster family's own adult cats.
When Rosie was large enough, her right eye was removed but she barely slowed down for her very short recovery. Soon after she found her very own family!
What happens to an emaciated puppy found wondering the streets in need of surgery to fix an ulcerated eye?
Luckily for one little puppy named Brady, Tri-Valley Animal Rescue's Cinderella Fund, a fund established to pay for the medical care of homeless animals, offered him another chance.
Brady was picked up off the streets by a good Samaritan and taken to a local veterinarian. Tri-Valley Animal Rescue was contacted and offered to pay for his surgery and care through the Cinderella Fund, so little Brady received the needed surgery and a happy new life.
Anyone who has ever heard an animal cry out in pain knows that it's a sound you never forget. That's the sound that woke one of our fosters up one night.
Although a midnight search of surrounding trees and shrubs didn't reveal the source of the painful cries, the morning light revealed a young grey cat huddled on a TVAR volunteer's front porch. Too exhausted and afraid to put up much of a fight, the cat allowed itself to be coaxed into a carrier and was rushed to the vet. X-rays revealed a leg so badly shattered that hopes of saving it were slim. The difficult decision was made to amputate the cat's leg.
Following the surgical removal of his ruined leg, the grey cat was taken home with his rescuer and began the process of healing, both body and spirit. He was named Dusty.
Dusty is officially a "special needs" cat but he has adapted very well to life with three legs. He gets around just as well (and as quickly!) as his fellow foster's. Dusty really only needs one thing- a home and family of his very own.
Thanks to the generous benefactors of TVAR's Cinderella Fund, his body has been restored to health, and he has been neutered, microchipped, vaccinated, tested negative for FeLV and FIV, and treated to prevent worms and fleas. Dusty soon found his forever home and now leads a good life.
Perry was a much valued stud-cat for a ragdoll breeder until he broke his leg. Sadly, breeding stock are often viewed, at least in part, as commodities. Perry was relinquished to the local animal shelter for probable euthanasia.
This is when Tri-Valley Animal Rescue stepped in to offer Perry another chance through our Cinderella Fund. Perry's leg required amputation, which was paid for through the Cinderella Fund. He adjusted quickly to getting around on three legs.
Perry was quickly adopted and he is doing well in his new home!
Sherman, a 4-month-old Shepherd-mix puppy, arrived at a local animal shelter with a badly broken leg, likely a victim of a hit-and-run accident. Tri-Valley Animal Rescue's Cinderella Fund gave this sweet pup another chance. He healed well and found a loving new home.
Cinderella Fund Helps Dogs in Need
was a dog that we just couldn't turn our back on. Only 3 months of age, this cattle dog/terrier mix was found stuffed in a bag on the side of the road with a gun shot wound to her head. How anyone can be so cruel and heartless to an innocent puppy is beyond words. We are grateful to the good Samaritan that found her. She beat all the odds to survive such horror and received special medical care.
is a beautiful Cocker Spaniel whose sweet disposition had shelter workers working overtime to make sure she found a foster spot. She had an ear infection that had been so horribly neglected that she ended up needing to have the entire inside of her ears removed. After already having to go through one major surgery, we are now waiting on pins-and-needles due to a possible cancer prognosis that may mean more of a battle for this sweet dog.
was abandoned at the shelter just 24 hours before giving birth. A stunning example of a Pit Bull, this girl had clearly been a victim of backyard breeding, exploited due to her silvery blue coat. Despite being in the stressful shelter environment, Bella won the hearts of all the shelter workers with her calm, gentle disposition and happily let everyone handle her newborn puppies. Just a month after having her puppies all adopted and getting her body & spirit back, Bella tears her ACL and will need knee surgery.
These dogs, and others, are the reason why volunteers put countless hours, sweat and tears into the world of animal rescue. Despite their traumatic pasts, these animals forgive and trust with such gusto that you can't help but give them the same dedication back.


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You get $50,000 but only if you spend the night in a haunted house with ten other people and one is a killer would you.
Nope. I'll pass. I'd only get like 25,000 after taxes so the risk of dying isn't worth the easy money.
Yes. As long as I have my gun.
sure, but don't expect anyone else to be leaving
bring it on!!!
Pops energy drinks every half hour and sits in the corner chair with a knife on lap. Sounds easy
Sure because everybody stares at the cat all wigged out but they never mess with us.
no yeah can't do much with $50,000 that doesn't even buy a house! If it were 50 billion then I would
I've got an invitation to spend the night in a haunted house this month with a friend. No money involved - just an adventure. I wonder....will I take her up on it?
It is quite possible if my schedule allows. I mean really....how often do you get that opportunity? :)
I cant believe how easy people toss away morals and their own lives!!!

50,000 dollars?! Yall are worth WAY more then that! :l Is THAT what your life worth!?

These answers make me very, very sad.
Nah, I'm gonna pass on this one.
Hell yeah but im tying up drunksmokingjurk and dropping ambien in everyones energy drinks and in the morning...im making waffles!
Yes, i'm too cute for anyone to kill!
Sounds like an easy night.
So long as I'm the killer and even not. I would spot him from the rest off the bat.
Well can kill everyone and still get the moula?
Only $50,000? Can I sell the book rights?
Nope...I get scared too easily ;)
Yup I would hide under the bed the whole time anyway ;)
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I love Etsy. L-O-V-E it. I buy my art from Etsy. I bought coasters from Etsy. I ordered my Christmas cards from Etsy. And I love to waste time browsing on Etsy, because you find treasures like these:
1. "Vial filled with Rodent Bone Fragments" $6.75
I like the middle one, cuz you can see the teeth.
2. "Tree Mushroom, Nature's Work" $20.00
You know what else are "nature's work"? Tumors. Which is exactly what people will think this is when they see it on your desk. "Holy shit! Is that a tumor?!" To which you should say, "Yes. Yes it is." The next logical question will be, "Whose is it?!!" Will they hope it's yours? Will they hope it's someone else's? It's a fantastic question.
3. "Wreath" $48.00
I had a lot of trouble with material implication ("if….then……) when I took philosophy in college, but I think I have figured it out after seeing this picture:
If you spend $48 on this, and you hang it on your door, then you own a lot of cats.
4. "Sealed cement leaves, use indoors or out" $12.00
Speaking of cats! Happy Valentine's Day!! I appreciate that you can use this indoors or out. Because I think that when your dog dies, you should FOR SURE get one of these with a picture of Sparky licking his balls on it as a grave marker. When the artist objects, as she surely will, tell her he would want to be remembered doing what he loved best. And start crying. SOLD.
5. "Book Mark With Baby Panda" $4.50
I have a few thoughts about this one. First of all, I don't know what the fuck that thing is, but "baby panda" doesn't even make my Top 10 in terms of possibilities. "Upside-Down 70's Porn Star"? Perhaps. "Blind Beggar Mouse Asking for Alms"? Maybe.
Second, the bible quote? What does god being "slow to anger" have to do with baby pandas?! Maybe that's the only thing that prevents god from totally losing it. He's like, moments from freaking the fuck out, but the angels are all, "Wait, god! Remember these awesome baby pandas you made?! Yeah. They are adorable. There, isn't that better? Now let's go watch that YouTube video of the baby panda sneezing and have some chocolate milk." And everything is cool.
6. "Red Butterfly Crown" $25
Holy fuckballs, people. Please. PLEASE, someone buy this and then immediately go to your local public garden and put it on. Start screaming, "GET THEM OFF!! GET THEM OFF!!!" And then go home and email me and tell me all about it.
7. "Mongolian Lamb Fur Sleeve Cuff" $20
I am just going to quote directly from the seller's description of this item. The emphasis is mine.
"Set of sleeve cuffs to wear attached to a sweater, or alone. This is perfect for a sweater or blouse where the sleeves have gotten a little short. Or, just to add lots of pizzaz to any outfit."
Ok. Ok………Ok. I am going to buy these. And I have two places I am going to wear them. First, I am going to take the seller up on the suggestion that they can be worn alone, and I am going to the beach in nothing but my bathing suit and my fur sleeves. Second, I am going to get a job — JUST SO I CAN DO THIS — and after a few weeks of blending in I am going to walk into the office with these attached to my business casual pantsuit. When I am asked about it, I will tell people that the sleeves had gotten a little short and I am trying to extend the wear with these sleeve cuffs. Aren't they awesome, and would you like me to order you a pair, no well why don't I just write out the link to the website, oh you don't have anything to write on ok I will just e-mail it to you.
And by the way, what is going on with the Mongolian Lamb? I googled them, and I swear to god all that came up was recipes and pillow covers. They must be extremely soft and delicious.
8. "High School Graduation Photo Announcement or Invitation" $18
Oh, Tyler Joel. Your freshly pubescent, sultry, smoldering gaze screams out, "I'm graduating from high school, Nana. And I'd love for you to come to my party at the Olive Garden."
9. "Voodoo Chicken Foot" $24
I realize I am supposed to place this on my altar as a sacrifice, but — YOU GUYS — how cute would this be as a mobile for a nursery? Dangling above your precious bundle? Twisting and turning in the breeze, inches from their little nose……ca-CAW!!!
10. "Moaning Head" $12
Suggestions for use:
- On the pillow in the guest room for when family comes to visit.
- Over the headrest of the passenger seat of the car.
- Have a framed photo of "moaning face" on your desk at work next to the one of your kids.
- Above the toilet.
- Hide it in the closet behind your husband's/wife's shirts.
- Security measure — when the motion detector goes off, this guy is hanging in the window right under the flood light.
- Four words: Photo. On. Costco. Card.
- Wrap "moaning face" in a baby blanket and take it to the park. Wait for someone to ask to see your baby.
I should stop. GOD I love Etsy.


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Parque Aquático Water Park in Amarante
Parque Aquático in Amarante is the one and only water park in the north of Portugal! Located just 60km east of Porto, the water park enjoys beautiful views over the Tamega River. The attraction is a full day of wet and wild fun for the entire family.


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If you struggle with emotional eating: stress eating, boredom eating, comfort eating, frustration eating, or any type of eating designed to help you cope with or avoid your feelings, you know that it can be a difficult habit to break.
It's one thing to identify that you struggle with emotional eating, but even after you have identified the feelings and situations that trigger overeating, it may be difficult to figure out what to do instead of eating when these situations arise.
Of course, you will be more likely to successfully make lasting changes if you have a ready-made list of strategies that you can use when the urge to eat, snack, graze, or binge arises. Unfortunately, when faced with creating such a list, it's pretty common to draw a blank.
What to do instead of something that comes so automatically? That can be a tough one.
Don't let that discourage you. If you are trying to kick the emotional eating habit, sit down right now and make a list of ten things you can do instead when the feeling hits. Think about the different situations you might be in and about your unique emotional eating triggers—what you can do instead of overeating at work is probably different than what you can do to avoid emotional eating in the evening. Crafting this list will require trial and error. Without experimenting, you won't the unique combination of strategies that work for you.
My tips for creating a list of what to do instead of emotional eating:
- Think simple and do-able. For a strategy to be successful, you don't need to eliminate a craving or an urge completely, but you do want to get through it without resorting to emotional eating.
- Consider both strategies that help you address the emotions you are feeling (stress, anxiety, loneliness, etc.), and, what I call "warm blanket strategies." These are the strategies you can use when you can't actively change the situation (maybe you are stress eating at work because you have little control of the demands there) and you simply need some comfort to wrap up in (like a warm blanket). Comfort that is not food. For example, if you are eating because you are lonely, active strategies would attack the loneliness. You might reach out to a friend or spend some time chatting online. A warm blanket strategy would be something kind that you could do for yourself out of compassion for how you are feeling—maybe taking time to read a favorite book or a nonfood indulgence like a warm bath or some new tunes for your mp3 player.
- Don't be afraid to experiment. To kick the emotional eating habit, you need to get out of the rut of doing things a certain way (turning to food). Consider any way that you can change things up—moving to a different room or location, changing the order of your routine, creating reminders of the new strategies that you want to try. Notice the things that help and keep building on them.
My bet is that you are looking for an emotional eating solution that lasts—what I often call, peace with food. That's different from a crash diet that starts with lots of motivation and then, well, crashes. The more you practice looking for what works for you instead of eating, the more you will start to identify solutions. It's definitely a process, but one that pays off big time.
If you would like an accelerated, step-by-step guide for taking control of emotional eating, in a do-able way, you'll want to take a look at Your Missing Peace, my six week program for taking control of emotional eating and overeating.
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I Perform various housekeeping tasks, meal preparation and companionship activities for clients in their residences.
I speak 2 more languages , French and Arabic.
I havd high school diploma and associate degree in networking.
4 years experience at the airport as customer service agent.
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- 55 to 64 years old
- 65 to 74 years old
Experience with providing basic care services:
- Conversation and companionship
- Meal preparation
- Medication reminders
- Light housekeeping
- Mobility assistance
Experience with providing personal care services:
- Bathing
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- Feeding and special diet
- Toileting
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When Olorin woke from a peaceful slumber, he found the Captain of the Galadhrim by the tiny iron stove, boiling tea and....preparing a plate of eggs and bacon! A small table was dressed with wooden plates, something that looked strangely like fresh way bread and even a lump of salted butter. Haldir carried the hot iron pan over to the table and distributed equal shares of the sustaining delicacy on the plates.
'I presume, you slept well, Gray Wanderer!' He greeted Olorin good-naturedly, his warrior braids freshly pleated, grey tunic crisp and straight and boots as neat as if he was expected for guards' duty at Celeborn's and Galadriel's talan in Caras Galadhon. The Istar pursed his lips, gave a baleful look to his wrinkled grey robes in which he had slept and quickly pulled a hand through the tangles of his long beard and mane.
'That seems to be a good start for today,' he said slightly embarrassed by such a display of morning alertness , sniffing longingly the crispy roast bacon and appetizing eggs.'
Haldir folded his legs under the wooden bench and pulled a clean, white napkin from one of the pockets of his tunic, draping it delicately over his dark grey buckskin breeches.
'As long as we can afford it, I do not see any need to deprive you and I of creature comforts, Mithrandir. This will be a hard day, my friend and before long you shall be grateful for sustenance and hot tea.' He took a spoon full of eggs, munching contently. It was a long and very difficult road up to the mountain top and having been a warrior for his whole life, Haldir appreciated even the smallest bit of comfort to its fullest. He took a piece of warm way bread and buttered it generously.
'Will you tell me your plans, Captain.' The Istar asked between two bites of breakfast. He loved hot eggs, bacon and a good mug of tea to start his day and since Haldir seemed to be in a good mood he decided to use this intimate moment for some questioning.
The warrior swallowed, taking his napkin and delicately cleaning his lips. There was no reason to forget good manners and breeding, because one was out in the field and on duty. He never admitted this with his wardens and he never went easy on himself. He dropped a wooden spoon deep into a small jar of honey and sweetened his tea. 'We shall avoid the dwellings of Durin's people in Khazad-Dum and take the crest of the Misty Mountains,' he explained patiently, ' this chain has come into existence when Beleriand was destroyed during the War of Wrath and it is full of holes, caverns and passages. Since the creatures of the shadow shun the light, the safest way to approach them is by complete surprise. They will hide during the day and come out after nightfall only. And the Naugrim never venture so far from their dwellings. They prefer to criss-cross the Misty Mountains from inside.'
Mithrandir followed Haldir's lead, buttering a piece of way bread and adorning it generously with crispy hot bacon. The tea was delicious, a subtle mix of mint, melissa, elder flowers and dried apples. He drank with relish, before he replied.
'Will you tell me of your recent hunt, Captain?'
The warrior finished his plate, cleaning it with a piece of crispy bread and poured himself another cup of tea. 'There is not much to tell, Mithrandir: The came at night and assaulted my kin. The Naugrim went to their succours, but there were too many yrch. They slew everything alive, leaving only smouldering ashes. We followed them for days at end until we managed to encircle them in a small ravine with no way out. We destroyed them to the last yrch and burned their carcasses. I send a messenger to the Naugrim, informing the Lord that his warriors had been avenged and another to Thranduil's Captain Thirion. Then we returned to Caras Galadhon with our wounded!'
Haldir's storm-grey eyes darkened, when he said the last sentence. Olorin saw many things at this moment: Guilt, pain, passion, hatred! The elf in front of him had multiple layers and it would be quite interesting to find out what lay at the very bottom; Celeborn's rotten-spoiled foster-son or the noble warrior, Elrond had spoken off!
The Istar finished his breakfast. He had learned as much from Artanis and he felt, that there would be nothing more from his companion. The gloomy expression on Haldir's fair face indicated, that the discussion was over and the time to leave this safe cavern was neigh. He would not insist, feeling that his companion mayhap did not understand the full extent of his question.
The youngest prince of the Great Greenwood reined in his horse and turned around in the saddle to throw a last, baleful glance at the place were he was born and raised. Once this had been a place of joy and laughter and many merry feasts under the silver starlight; now it was a bald hill, where trees that had held Elven dwellings for ages crumbled before the eye of the terrified observer and soft green grass turned to evil weed between sunrise and sunset. The cool waters of the Forest River parted for the last wagon and horses that would take his kin away from there home and further north into the Black Mountains. His father had left many days ago on a stretcher. Thranduil the Mighty, strong and unbending, had been brought to his knees by the sight of a newborn elfling fading in his mother's arms. In a folly of rage and hatred the King had taken his blade and fought with a shadow that all could feel but none could see. When he had fought himself into complete exhaustion and something that resembled strangely a fading stupor. Legolas and his elder brother Orodhrim had constrained Thranduil and dispatched him together with his life guard further north. The young prince gave a deep sigh, then he lifted his fist in defiance and shook it against the nameless terror that had chased his kin from their home. First they would see to their peoples' safety and to their father, then he and his brothers would ride out and search for the nameless bane that had brought despair and horror into their fair land.
'My Lord!' A gentle voice brought Legolas back to reason, 'T'is time to go. You should come, for thy kin looks to you and your brethren today and there is no use to tarry.'
The youngest son of Thranduil threw a last, vicious glance at the Amon Lanc. Then he turned his steed and galloped after Thirion, his father's Captain. For now they would give up their home and dwellings and bring their people to safety. But he made a silent oath, that one day they would return and chase the evil that had claimed their lands.
Olorin understood, why his companion had insisted on such a sustaining breakfast. He breathed heavily, feeling a painful sting in his side and another, more painful sting in the muscles of his thighs. The path was pure torture: A rather low and fairly narrow tunnel that went straight downwards into the bowels of the earth. The descent was very step and the ground slippery, as if some made team of Dwarven craftsmen had employed all their skills to polish the rock like the surface of a mirror. Every now and then even Haldir slipped and battled for balance. Once more the Istar was rather grateful, that his companion had offered to carry his bag and his staff. At least he could keep his hands against the walls and find a little bit of safety there. He did not dare to ask the question, that had been tormenting him for quite a while: How long would they have to walk on this terrible path.
'We are almost there, Mithrandir!' Haldir as if he could read Mithrandir's mind and feel his pains and troubles- halted and placed his lantern in a small niche. From underneath a strange noise filled the tunnel. It almost seemed, as if there was a waterfall in the mountains. Olorin pressed a hand to his painful side, bend over and grasped.
'That's wonderful news!' He replied breathless. A nasty little voice inside his head repeated at the very instant the Captain's warnings of the other day: ' Will you be able to cope with these efforts for days at end?' And they had not even slept out in the open, but in a warm, sheltered and pretty cosy place.
Haldir turned around. The lantern, lightening his fair face showed a pair of slightly concerned eyes. 'There is still time to turn back, Mithrandir.' There was absolutely no sarcasm or glee in his voice. 'It will not become easier, but ever harder.'
The Istar, damning his elderly, human body, tried to straighten up, but the stitch in his side still hurt. 'No!' He said, with rather more sting, then he had intended. 'I cannot turn back.'
'Very well.' The Captain knew that he had to accept his companion's choice, even if he believed , that the stubborn determination of the old wizard bordered folly and would endanger them both. He took the hithlain rope from his shoulder and made a solid sling. 'We must get down to where the water falls.' He stated. 'You will go first. I will let you down, then the packs and my weapons.' He took a pair of solid leather gloves from his sash and put them on. Then he attached Olorin around his waist in a secure harness. When the Istar threw him a doubtful glance, he simply slung the end of the hithlain rope over his shoulder and back. 'I can hold you, Gray Wanderer. There is no need to worry.'
Following the initial shock to let himself drop, back first into the void, Olorin realized very quickly, that the Captain of the Galadhrim did not even intend him to climb. He let him down, like a burden. When he touched the ground with his feet, he only felt a gentle tucking of the hithlain and the rope was immediately drawn back up. Within the moment, the packs, Haldir's weapons and his staff followed and the rope dropped obediently, curling itself into a neat heap. Lothlorien's hithlain was well known for its magic, for all ropes contained hair strands of the ellyth of the Golden Wood. While Olorin still wondered, how the Captain would get down, without his rope and nobody to help him up in the tunnel, a heavy hand was placed upon his shoulder and he turned around startled.
Haldir chuckled softly. 'We cross under the waterfall!'
At around midday, they finally halted. Olorin was once more breathless and his side stung like fire. He readily accepted some food and water from his companion and stretched his aching legs. The ferocious descent of the morning had been surpassed by an even more violent ascent. They had dragged themselves through another tunnel, stepper and possible even more slippery then the first. But this way went straight upwards. Occasionally sideways would part to the left and to the right and Haldir explained patiently, that some of them could bring a determined traveller even to the other side of the Misty Mountains and into what had once been Eriador. Others were simple dead ends and one or two turned towards the Dwarven halls of Khazad-Dum, but the Galadhrim had blocked these passages with stones and rabble, hopping that this was enough to discourage the curiosity of their Naugrim neighbours. When they had finished their small meal, Haldir led Olorin for another hour through the tunnel until they stood under a chimney. Hesitant beams of light made their way down to the stony ground.
'And this is the way out!' The Captain informed the Istar with a smug grin.
Olorin gave a deep sigh. He was a powerful Maiar, second only to Curumo and even in his diminished human form, he held strong and powerful magic. But this did not include eagle's wings or spider legs. He inclined his grey head and shrugged his shoulders. 'This is indeed a most interesting approach for one who wishes to reach the peak of the Misty Mountains. I believe, you will lead the way, Captain and I will follow.' He was rather curious to see, how his companion would get them up and into the sunlight. From what Haldir had told him, this passage was used by his wardens regularly. Would some strange Elven magic reveal some metal handles, as in the chimney they had taken to descend under the earth by the shores of the Celebrant?
His companion smiled, obviously highly amused by Olorin's disgruntled face. Then he took off his sword belt, quiver, sash and over tunic and packed all together in a neat bundle. The hithlain rope was slung around his midsection and tied with a solid not. His fingers then looked for a first hold inside the chimney and he swung up with ease. Placing his feet against one wall and his solid back against the other, Haldir started his ascent.
Olorin found that it looked quite easy. His companion made good way and moved higher and higher. When he had reached midway, the Istar nodded and told himself, that this should not be all too difficult. It was just a matter of first pushing one's backside up with one's hands and then follow with the legs. He was confident that once freed of his long and ample robes and stripped down to under tunic and pantaloons, he'd be more then capable to repeat the Captain's deed. He started to undo the stays and slipped his garment off, folding it and attaching it securely to his travelling bag. The pointy hat was rolled into a sleek tube and his long, silver grey scarf stuffed into a pocket.
While Haldir was two thirds up, Olorin stretched out his hands and searched for some place in the stone wall, where he could find a hold. He searched...and searched! But he found nothing. The Istar stood on tiptoe and stared at the stonewall: It was almost flat. How, in the name of Eru, had this naughty sprite managed to get his rather heavy carcass into that chimney? There was not even a granite splinter to hold on!
Before Olorin started another, more thorough scrutiny of this strange chimney, a soft whistling sound caught his ear. He looked up and saw Haldir's booted legs dangle over the edge. His ever present hithlain rope snaked downwards.
'Tie all our stuff with a good knot to my rope!' The Captain shouted.
'I cannot find any hold for my fingers to climb up.' Olorin replied.
'I did not intent to make you climb!'
'You are not going to abandon me here, Haldir!'
Olorin shouted with an itch of panic in his voice. He had been well aware from the very beginning, that the Captain of the Galadhrim was not very happy to take him onto this quest and he did not put it beyond that sprite to leave him here, stuck and with no way out. He even considered for a moment, that such a plan had been made between him and that Sinda Prince from Doriath. Olorin remembered that silvery glaze in the eyes of both Ellyn before he and Haldir had passed the city gates of Caras Galadhon. While he had been speaking with Galadriel, Celeborn and Haldir had had a mental exchange. So much was clear. There were probably already a handful of Galadhrim wardens somewhere in the tunnels....with strict orders to return the stray wizard -no matter how- to the safety of Caras Galadhon and Galadriel's keeping.
Haldir laughed heartily. He seemed to imagine what the Istar was thinking down at the bottom. 'Come on. Tie those packs and weapons to my rope and stop fussing, Mithrandir!' He shouted.'....and I will not leave you behind, as you seem to believe. You will climb with the rope. That is much easier.'
The Istar gave a deep sigh and did Haldir's bidding. Elves were children of the light, but they were also Fay sprites and could never be entirely trusted. Serious one moment, they could literally turn into children of nature the very next and dance and make merry without a second thought. He had seen it all in Valěnor: Their deep passions and excessive pride, their lust for life and their capacity to destroy it, without a second thought. They were Iluvatar's first-born and as such had all the qualities and all the faults imaginable. Tremendously wise, and terribly childish all at once. Fierce warriors and soulful minstrels. Vain to the point of ridicule and capable of the utmost sacrifices....hard like adamant and soft like the lush green grass that covered the lands of Laurelindórean. He saw their baggage ascend quickly through the chimney and being pulled over the ridge by strong hands. Now he was on his own and of no more worth to Celeborn's clever Captain!
A sharp whistle brought Olorin ought of his reverie. 'Careful, Gray Wanderer!' Haldir shouted and the hithlain fell down and landed in front of his feet. A solid branch was fixed to its end and two slings for handhold had been knotted into the rope. The Istar shook his head, understanding immediately the purpose of that curious contraption. His companion intended to give him a lift -literally! He pursed his lips in a smile.
'Did you enjoy the trip!' Haldir brushed some sweat from his brow and unslung the rope from over his shoulders. Mithrandir -surprisingly wiry and thin without his heavy set of grey wool robes - tried to look dignified. But the healthy red on the old wizard's cheeks indicated, that he had never flown through a stone chimney and up to a mountain peek.
The Captain chuckled softly and massaged his aching muscles. The secret passageway out of Laurelindórean was a kind of initiation rite for all his young wardens. There was no physical danger, only a challenge to the body. But elves hated secluded places and they were uprooted, when they could not see the stars at night. Oh, they employed this passage for serious purposes, too. But most of the time, the way through the Misty Mountains was just a game...a game, that allowed him to separate the hesitant from those who had a stout heart and strong body. He allowed himself a short moment of pleasure, stretching his arms to the deep blue skies and inhaling deeply the clean, cold air of the peek.
'Look, my friend!' He exclaimed, pointing at the giant mellyrn tree far away in the heart of his forest. ' Caras Galadhon, the heart of Elvendom on Earth and the Realm of my Lord Celeborn and Galadriel, the Lady of the Light! T'is beautiful to behold from this high peek. Look at it and keep the view close to your heart, for it will be long, before thou shallst see these blessed lands again. Cormamin niuve tenna' ta elea lle au!1'
Olorin followed the ellon's indications and gazed amazed at the beauty and majesty of the forest underneath. He saw the mellyrn in all their splendour, sparkling golden in the bright sunlight and suddenly he understood, why Illuvatar's first-born children had been so reticent to abandon Aman and follow Oromë into the West.
It was a rich land that lay before him, full of life and joy and bathed in an unearthly beauty that would enthral to no ends even the children of the light, who relished in this green and golden splendour. He averted his gaze from the beauty of Laurelindórean and looked at the Captain of the Galadhrim.
Haldir's storm-grey eyes sparkled with a sudden fire and Olorin realized how deeply these lands were rooted in his soul and lifeblood. He loved that forest and this love was so strong and deep, that he would go into the heart of the shadow, if this was the prize to pay to keep evil away from his land and his kin.
The Istar tarried for a moment on the fair face that was bathed in sunlight. It reminded him of someone he had seen in the Undying Lands, another elf lit by the fires of passion and life...and it was not the one, who had held Haldir's mother's hand and gazed at her with tender love and caring!
But the moment passed and the Captain of the Galadhrim dropped his arms and reverted into his former dutiful self. With a kindly smile he unpacked the Istar's robes and pointy hat and held them out to Olorin.
'Here my friend! For I believe you feel more at ease with your clothes on. I beg your pardon for this fanciful ride through the bowels of the earth and for the discomfort I may have caused you, but it was the shortest and safest way into the mountains and I thought, you may enjoy a beautiful view, before we take our leave from the fair lands of Laurelindórean.'
Olorin gave his companion a strange glance, still absorbed with his memories of another elf on the shores of Valěnor. Then he took his clothes, hat and staff and prepared himself for the next part of their quest.
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February 19, 2009
Men face fines for home poker game
A judge in South Carolina says five people caught playing poker in a private house must pay what they owe in fines for violating state gambling laws.
Pleasantville Municipal Judge Larry Duffy, in an order that seems almost certain to be appealed, said the law is unclear, which means the authorities must be given the benefit of the doubt, The Charleston (S.C.) Post and Courier reported.
It is and appears to have been the public policy of the state of South Carolina to suppress gambling and that gambling in all forms is illegal in South Carolina,he said.
The five men were given citations three years ago for a game of Texas Hold 'Em. They could be fined as much as several hundred dollars each.
A move is under way to change the state law to exempt private poker games from the gambling ban.


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The hundreds of end-of-time prophecies splashed across the consciousness from the time of clay tablets to our Internet have had something besides hysteria in common: every one of them has been wrong. Here is a survey of three millennia of apocalyptic prophecies, tracing one of the most remarkable threads of our cultural history: our long and unproductive fascination with apocalyptic myths and miracles that can solve our problems without requiring committed action in our own lives.
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