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IRVING, Texas - This isn't the first time – even this year – that the Cowboys' faith in their starting quarterback has been questioned.
It seems every time the Cowboys lose in a game where
Every time the answers are the same.
In fact, tight end
"I don't think anybody ever would lose confidence in him," Witten said. "Everything we are, we've accomplished over the last few years and [everything] you believe in and hold on to, is because of him. What he creates week in and week out and day in and day out … I don't think you look at a couple of plays and determine anything. I think you'd be foolish to do that. Having said that, just like all elite quarterbacks, until you overcome and prove it, you're going to deal with that."
Witten even referenced John Elway getting similar criticism until he won two Super Bowls to close out his career back in the late 1990s.
Witten's faith is shared by
"That's our guy. We all love him," Bryant said of Romo. "Things happen. Unfortunate things happen. Those things can be fixed, and that's by staying together. If you make a guy feel like you trust him and you believe him and you're behind him, it makes you go extra hard, just like me. If I'm down, and I know I've got somebody behind me keeping me up, it's going to make me work harder than I worked before. We're all behind him."
What about Romo himself? Just how has he bounced back from Sunday's 37-36 loss to the Packers that included a pair of interceptions by the Cowboys quarterback in the final five minutes? The first miscue, which led to the Packers' go-ahead touchdown has been the most controversial this week. With the Cowboys leading by five, 36-31, with just under three minutes left, Romo optioned into a pass play that was intercepted near midfield.
And after Green Bay took the lead, Romo was intercepted once again on a play where he and receiver
On Thursday, Romo was asked several questions regarding the level of aggressiveness by the offense, not only in the past, but moving forward against Washington on Sunday. With the Cowboys being the NFL's worst-ranked defense, Romo tried to imply that the offense has to score points, without taking any jabs at his defensive teammates.
"Well, we know there is very little room for error," Romo said. "We can't make any mistakes. We can't really turn the ball over."
The big issue this week was Romo's decision to change out of a run call to a pass, although both offensive coordinator Bill Callahan and Romo said Thursday it was a run-pass option.
"I didn't change the play," Romo said. "That's just part of our running scheme."
And changing plays is something Romo has had the freedom to do since he became the starter in 2007.
"You hear about the ones you lose, but you don't hear about all the ones we do a good job with – the calls that are made at the end of games against New York, Oakland, Minnesota or the other games that help you win. It's part of the game," said Romo, who said last week's high-scoring affair dictated a more aggressive approach. "I think if the score would've been 10-7 it probably would've changed it a little bit."
But moving forward this week, the Cowboys know Sunday's game in Washington could be completely different. Still, with the defense struggling to stay healthy and stop opponents through the air, it could be another opportunity for the offense to win the game.
From the sounds of the things, the Cowboys are more than confident Romo can bounce back.
"I have great faith in Tony because I've been around him when he's done so many great things for us in all quarters of the game to help us win a lot of ballgames around here," head coach Jason Garrett said. "There's a tremendous amount of evidence to that. He's not perfect. Nobody's perfect. I think you look at how he stacks up with a lot of other players in this league at that position and he stacks up very favorably. We're fortunate to have him as our quarterback and excited to see him play this week."


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What Is Contributory Negligence and How Does It Impact a Personal Injury Lawsuit?
Contributory negligence is a legal term that refers to the rule limiting a plaintiff's recovery of damages from an accident or injury to an occasion when only one party (and not the plaintiff) was negligent in his or her actions. The rule of contributory negligence is not followed in all jurisdictions and is seen as the older, traditional, minority rule today. The rule frequently arises in the context of car accidents and the resulting personal injury litigation. Just how does contributory negligence impact personal injury litigation? The concept of contributory negligence is based upon the idea that an injured person who may have had a role in the occurrence of her own injuries should not be able to receive any damages or compensation for his or her own wrongdoings or carelessness, as a basic fairness principle.
Plaintiff Negligence
If an injured party brings suit against a defendant when the injured party had a role in causing her own injuries and damages, then the defendant can absolve him or herself of liability if he or she successfully proves that the injured party's negligent conduct had a part in the accident or injury. It matters not whether that contributory role in causing the injuries was 1 percent or 99.9 percent, just so long as there is some modicum or measure of culpability. The rule is harsh, as any level of negligence whatsoever is sufficient to absolutely preclude the recovery of damages on the part of the plaintiff.
The laws involving contributory negligence in many jurisdictions are rather harsh and strict. It is a complicated and difficult process to prove negligence. A successful personal injury litigant has a two-fold task:
- to successfully prove negligence on the part of the adverse party, the defendant
- to successfully clear the plaintiff's name of any allegations of contributing negligent conduct or behavior, such that the suit would be barred by the doctrine of contributory negligence
High Stakes
Contributory negligence is also a way in which to apportion or allocate the liability between parties when the identification of who is at fault in an accident is not clear and defined. Understandably, the situation can become complex very quickly. The stakes are also high because contributory negligence is a total bar to damage recovery in some jurisdictions, and in others, it is at least a form of reduction in damages that is used to match the party's role in causing the injury at issue. As a result, parties are prudent to seek the advice and consult of counsel as early as possible in such cases, both to preserve the suit and the highest possible recovery as plaintiffs, or to aggressively defend under total or major defenses such as contributory negligence for defendants.
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William Penn
William Penn, who had become a member of the Society of Friends, was bequeathed by his father, Admiral Sir William Penn, an estate of ┬Ż1500 a year and large claims against the British Government.
Philadelphia - The Quaker City
The great city thus founded by William Penn is built chiefly upon a broad plain between the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers, about one hundred miles from the sea, and upon the undulating surface to the north and west.
Philadelphia - Independence Hall
Upon the south side of Chestnut Street, occupying the block between Fifth and Sixth Streets, is Independence Square, an open space of about four acres, tastefully laid out in flowers and lawns, with spacious and well-shaded walks.
Philadelphia - Girard College
The name of Girard is familiar in Philadelphia, being repeated in streets, buildings, and financial and charitable institutions.
Notable Philadelphia Buildings
There are many notable structures in Philadelphia. The United States Mint, opposite the City Hall, and fronting on Chestnut Street, has executed nearly all the coinage of the country since its establishment in 1792, the present building having been completed in 1833.
Philadelphia - Fairmount Park And Suburbs
Philadelphia, excepting to the southward, is sur-rounded by a broad belt of attractive suburban residences, the semi-rural region for miles being filled with ornamental villas and the tree-embowered and comfortable homes of the well-to-do and middle classes.
Schuylkill River
This cottage tradition may be a myth, but the poet when here composed an ode to the cottage and to the Schuylkill, which is as attractive as the bewitching river scene itself.
Reading And Pottsville
Reading, with seventy thousand population, a seat of iron-making and extensive rail-way shops, having a fertile agricultural region in the adjacent valleys.
New Jersey Coast Resorts
The New Jersey seacoast also is a succession of watering-places where the population goes to cool off in the summer.
Schackamaxon To Bristol
Petty on the old maps is called Shackamaxon Island, a derivation of the original Indian name of Cackamensi.
Old Burlington
The descendants of these good people have established St. Mary's Hall and Burlington College, noted educational institutions. Probably the most famous son of Burlington was the distinguished novelist, James Fenimore Cooper, born in 1789, but taken in his infancy by his parents to his future home at Cooperstown, in Central New York.
Bordentown And Its Memories
To Bordentown, in 1816, Joseph Bonaparte, the ex-King of Naples and of Spain, and eldest brother of Napoleon, came to live, as the Count de Survilliers, and bought the estate known since as Bonaparte Park.
Story Of Camden And Amboy
The great memory of Bordentown, however, is of the famous railroad, originally begun there, whose managers for nearly a half-century so successfully ruled New Jersey that it came to be generally known throughout the country as the State of Camden and Amboy.
Trenton Gravel
In journeying up the Delaware and approaching Trenton, we have passed through a region of most interesting geological development.
Trenton And Its Battle Monument
Trenton, the capital of New Jersey, is thirty miles from Philadelphia, a prosperous city with seventy thousand people.
Princeton Battle And College
Leaving his camp-fires brightly burning near the creek at night to deceive the enemy, he quietly withdrew, and made a forced march ten miles northeast to Princeton, and fell upon three British regiments there, who were hastening to join Cornwallis, defeating them, and storming Nassau Hall, in which some of the fugitives had taken refuge.
Marshall's Walk
The Delaware River above Trenton is for miles a stream of alternating pools and rapids, with canals on either side, passing frequent villages and displaying pleasant scenery as it breaks through the successive ridges in its approach to the mountains.
Tohickon Creek - The Narrows And The Forks
The Tohickon Creek, the chief stream of Bucks County, flows into the Delaware at Point Pleasant, its Indian name of Tohick-hanne meaning - the stream crossed by a drift-wood bridge.
Bethlehem And The Moravians
At this bend the Saucon Creek comes in from the south and the Monocacy Creek from the north, and here, twelve miles from Easton, is Bethlehem.
Mauch Chunk And Coal Mining
The Lehigh above Bethlehem comes through the clear-cut Lehigh Gap in the Blue Ridge, which stretches off to the northeast, where are two other notches, one cut partly down and the other deeply cutŚthe first being the Wind Gap and the other the Delaware Water Gap.
Vale Of Wyoming
The railroads cross the height of land between the sources of the Lehigh and the affluents of the Susquehanna, through the Sugar Notch, at about eighteen hundred feet elevation.
Terminal Moraine
The Delaware River above the Forks, at the mouth of the Lehigh, breaks through a narrow notch in the Chestnut Hill ridge known as the Little Water Gap, while farther to the northeast the ridge continues through New Jersey as the Jenny Jump Mountain.
Delaware Water Gap
The Water Gap is a popular summer resort, there being numerous hotels and boarding-houses in eligible locations all about it, and the romantic scenery has been opened up by roads and paths leading to all the points of view.
Delaware - The Minisink
In this region of the Minisink is the pleasant town of Stroudsburg, the county-seat of Monroe, its beautiful valley being well described y a local authority as full of dimpling hills and fine orchards, among which stalwart men live to a ripe old age upon the purest apple whisky.
Bushkill To Port Jervis
Bushkill village is in a picturesque location, opening pleasantly towards the Delaware.
Catskill Flags
The remarkable change seen in the surrounding topography indicates the presence of a different rock formation from that passed below, and the river runs out of the Catskill rocks over the Saw-mill rift.
Battle Of Lackawaxen
Here is Shohola Township, on the Pennsylvania shore, a wild and rocky region fronting on the river for about ten miles, and Shohola Creek rushes down a rocky bed through a deep gorge to seek the Delaware.
Sylvania Society
It was in this beautiful region, just south of the river, that Horace Greeley, in 1842, started what he called the Sylvania Society, founded to demon-strate the wisdom of - the common ownership of property and the equal division of labor.
Ascending The Lackawaxen
For most of the distance its course is deep and sluggish, but approaching the edge of the terrace, within a couple of miles of the Lackawaxen, it tumbles over cataracts and down rapids through a magnificent gorge.
Headwaters Of The Delaware
The Delaware, above the Lackawaxen, flows between massive cliffs in a deeply-cut gorge through the flagstones.
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Most widely held works about Arnold Schoenberg
Most widely held works by Arnold Schoenberg
Style and idea : selected writings of Arnold Schoenberg by Arnold Schoenberg ( Book )
61 editions published between 1950 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 1,935 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This book is full of essays which Arnold Schoenberg wrote on style and idea. He talks about the relationship to the text, new and outmoded music, composition in twelve tones, entertaining through composing, the relationship of heart and mind in music, evaluation of music, and other essays. Arnold Schoenberg (13 September 1874 ' 13 July 1951) was an Austrian and later American composer, associated with the expressionist movement in German poetry and art, and leader of the Second Viennese School. He used the spelling SchOnberg until after his move to the United States in 1934 (Steinberg 1995, 463), "in deference to American practice" (Foss 1951, 401), though one writer claims he made the change a year earlier (Ross 2007, 45). Schoenberg was known early in his career for successfully extending the traditionally opposed German Romantic traditions of both Brahms and Wagner, and later and more notably for his pioneering innovations in atonality. During the rise of the Nazi party in Austria, his music was labeled, alongside swing and jazz, as degenerate art. In the 1920s, he developed the twelve-tone technique, a widely influential compositional method of manipulating an ordered series of all twelve notes in the chromatic scale. He also coined the term developing variation, and was the first modern composer to embrace ways of developing motifs without resorting to the dominance of a centralized melodic idea. Schoenberg's approach, both in terms of harmony and development, is among the major landmarks of 20th century musical thought;at least three generations of composers in the European and American traditions have consciously extended his thinking and, in some cases, passionately reacted against it. Schoenberg was also a painter, an important music theorist, and an influential teacher of composition;his students included Alban Berg, Anton Webern, Hanns Eisler, and later John Cage, Lou Harrison, Earl Kim, Wayne Barlow, and many other prominent musicians. Many of Schoenberg's practices, including the formalization of compositional method, and his habit of openly inviting audiences to think analytically, are echoed in avant-garde musical thought throughout the 20th century. His often polemical views of music history and aesthetics were crucial to many of the 20th century's significant musicologists and critics, including Theodor Adorno, Charles Rosen, and Carl Dahlhaus. Schoenberg's archival legacy is collected at the Arnold SchOnberg Center in Vienna
Fünf Orchesterstücke = Five pieces for orchestra, op. 16 by Arnold Schoenberg ( )
195 editions published between 1912 and 2012 in 5 languages and held by 1,841 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Gurrelieder by Arnold Schoenberg ( Recording )
165 editions published between 1974 and 2013 in 6 languages and held by 1,720 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Structural functions of harmony by Arnold Schoenberg ( Book )
63 editions published between 1946 and 2005 in 4 languages and held by 1,677 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Dreimal sieben Gedichte aus Albert Girauds Pierrot lunaire : op. 21 : für eine Sprechstimme, Klavier, Flöte (auch Piccolo), Klarinette (auch Bass-Klarinette), Geige (auch Bratsche), und Violoncell by Arnold Schoenberg ( )
176 editions published between 1912 and 2010 in 5 languages and held by 1,659 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Theory of harmony by Arnold Schoenberg ( Book )
48 editions published between 1948 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 1,563 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A Schoenberg reader documents of a life by Joseph Henry Auner ( )
6 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 1,428 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Arnold Schoenberg's close involvement with many of the principal developments of 20th-century music has generated controversy. This collection of his essays, letters, literary writings musical sketches, paintings, and drawings offers insights into the composer's life, work and thought
Gurre-Lieder, für soli, chor und orchester by Arnold Schoenberg ( )
198 editions published between 1900 and 2008 in 6 languages and held by 1,372 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Fundamentals of musical composition by Arnold Schoenberg ( Book )
55 editions published between 1967 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 1,345 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A basic text for undergraduate work in composition
Gurre-Lieder [für Soli, Chor und Orchester] by Arnold Schoenberg ( Recording )
94 editions published between 1932 and 2004 in 6 languages and held by 1,125 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Moses und Aron by Arnold Schoenberg ( Recording )
72 editions published between 1957 and 2009 in 6 languages and held by 1,122 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Moses und Aron: Oper in drei Akten
Kammersymphonie, für 15 Solo-Instrumente op. 9 by Arnold Schoenberg ( )
150 editions published between 1912 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 1,072 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Klavierstück, op. 33a by Arnold Schoenberg ( )
94 editions published between 1922 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 1,020 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Streichquartett II = String quartet II = Quatuor à cordes II : für zwei Violinen, Viola, Violoncello und eine Sopranstimme (im 3. und 4. Satz : "Litanei" und "Entrückung", Gedichte von Stefan George) : op. 10 by Arnold Schoenberg ( )
161 editions published between 1911 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 984 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Sechs kleine Klavierstücke : op. 19 by Arnold Schoenberg ( )
103 editions published between 1911 and 2009 in 5 languages and held by 971 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Quintett, für Flöte, Oboe, Klarinette, Horn und Fagott = for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon = pour flûte, hautbois, clarinette, cor, basson : op. 26 by Arnold Schoenberg ( )
113 editions published between 1922 and 2003 in 5 languages and held by 960 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Preliminary exercises in counterpoint by Arnold Schoenberg ( Book )
34 editions published between 1963 and 2003 in English and Undetermined and held by 943 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Concerto for piano and orchestra, op. 42 by Arnold Schoenberg ( )
57 editions published between 1934 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 941 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Quartett für zwei Violinen, Viola und Violoncello, op. 7 by Arnold Schoenberg ( )
73 editions published between 1900 and 1998 in 4 languages and held by 906 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Erwartung : Monodram in 1 Akt by Arnold Schoenberg ( )
94 editions published between 1909 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 891 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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This location is in Murfreesboro. Nearby parks include Cannonsburgh Pioneer Village, Oaklands Park and Stones River National Battlefield.
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Nearby coffee shops include Goodness Gracious, Boro Town Cakes and City Cafe. There are 24 restaurants within a 15 minute walk including 3 BROTHERS CRAFT BREWHOUSE, Marina's On the Square and Wall Street.
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China To Search Vessels In Disputed Waters
Police in Hainan province will be authorised to board and search ships illegally entering its waters.
A Chinese marine surveillance ship near the disputed islands Diaoyu/Senkaku
Beijing claims much of the South China Sea
Chinese maritime authorities have said they will board and search ships which enter what Beijing considers to be its territorial waters.
Acting on new rules to be introduced on January 1, Chinese police on the island province of Hainan to the south-west of Hong Kong will be permitted by Beijing to carry out searches on foreign-flagged vessels.
The China Daily, a state sponsored English-language newspaper, reported: "Activities such as entering the island province's waters without permission, damaging coastal defence facilities, and engaging in publicity that threatens national security are illegal.
"If foreign ships or crew members violate regulations, Hainan police have the right to take over the ships or their communications systems, under the revised regulations."
China is locked in a series of maritime territorial disputes with a number of its neighbours.
Beijing has a longstanding but historically dormant claim to a large U-shaped swathe of the South China Sea and islands dotted in it.
The Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei all hold claims to various sections of the sea.
Satellite imagery of a tiny island in the sea, seen by Sky News, shows evidence of significant development. Both China and the Philippines have built runways and deep water harbours on two of their outcrops forming part of the Spratly Islands.
China also claims sovereignty of a number of islands in the East China Sea which Japan says are part of its territory. Beijing calls them the Diaoyu Islands; Tokyo refers to them as the Senkaku Islands.
International observers do not fear an imminent and intentional military clash between any of the nations involved. However, there are concerns that an accident between navies operating close to each other in defence of the territories could spark something more serious.
China has said that it will place new "surveillance ships" in parts of the South China Sea and the Yellow Sea.
Last weekend, Beijing released a video showing a Chinese-made fighter jet landing on the country's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning.
Officials in Beijing have insisted that the Liaoning will only be used for training and surveillance but there are plans to build a number of new carriers within the next decade.
China, Japan and the countries of South East Asia are all major trading partners with the West. There is concern that any military escalation of the dispute in waters which straddle important shipping lanes could significantly impact on trade.
The issue is further complicated by America's decision to refocus its attention towards the Asia-Pacific region. The Philippines, Japan, Malaysia and Vietnam all count the US as a close ally.
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Turbo: What are your thoughts on all these knockoff companies looking to cheat their way into making a buck or two off the AMS name? For example that $400 turbo kit on the Internet we were looking at earlier?
Martin: (Laughing) Junk? That's ridiculous. When we first started manufacturing products we found a company called XS Power using a photo of our actual intercooler and couplers. They used pictures of our actual product, but sold the consumers some crappy knockoff. It's disgusting because you put a lot of time and effort into designing a product that's proven to work. What pisses me off is that when a company and their products finally establishes themselves as reputable to the public, some knockoff company magically comes along and takes that same idea and builds on that cheaply. The quality suffers and the name becomes tarnished because consumers seemingly associate the knockoff product that's complete garbage to your company's name. The sad thing is that a lot of consumers in this market shop on price alone and purchase this crap.
Turbo: They basically buy into it.
Martin: Not only do they buy into it, but the sad part is it's more expensive because they end up buying the product twice because it doesn't perform as well and/or it breaks or falls apart.
Turbo: The hardheaded consumers will argue that the intercoolers are built exactly the same. Can you prove them wrong?
Arne: We took that fake one and tested it out on the dyno against our own AMS intercooler setup. We found Internet people complaining how we charge too much for an intercooler when the knockoff is nearly half the cost. They look the same, but on the dyno the knockoffs make no more power than a factory unit.
Martin: I think the knockoff stuff is still a big problem. We could try to sue them but overseas patent laws and variations to the products make them less applicable to lawsuits, preventing us from doing anything. If I can come face-to-face with these people I'd like to ask them, "Do you have a soul? How do you sleep at night?" We love doing what we're best at and that's building quality products. Fake blow-off valves and fake wastegates can leak and kill performance on cars like Evos, which use a MAF setup causing them to run erratic. My theory is: Buy what you need to get the job done but don't go cheap and skimp on quality. Our production costs are high because the quality is good. Good welders, good equipment-it comes down to only the best products we make and offer to our customers.
Turbo: Any future products we can look forward to from AMS Performance?
Arne: The Evo X products are a few of our projects in development with a few already on the market. I can't reveal too much at the moment, but we're in development of our 850R turbo that we've been working with Precision Turbo to release. It's another big thing our customers can look forward to. Camshafts for the 4G63 Evo VIII being released also offer some promising numbers. We plan to expand with a few more engineers and a racing division. We want to build a professional race program to build and race cars for our company as well as clients. It's automatically assumed that we have this unlimited funding going through all our cars, but the reality is the car was funded almost entirely by ourselves. We used our time attack Evo as our testbed to prototype and test products for endurance and durability. We did manage to surprise quite a few people at the racetracks. Some of our competition drives to a race with a Toterhome and Stacker trailer, while us AMS guys show up and bunk for the night sleeping in a cargo van on a bean ag with a 28-foot enclosed trailer. We are hoping that in the future our race program can actually catch up with the caliber of our race cars. (Laughing)


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May 23 2012 4:10 PM
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Are presidential candidates running out of catchphrases?
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Mitt Romney has gained a 6-point lead ahead of President Barack Obama in the critical battleground state of Florida -- and an 8-point lead if U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is on the Republican candidate's ticket, according to a new poll.
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May 21 2012 3:22 PM
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May 21 2012 2:48 PM
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Althea Garrison is an American politician, woman of trans history, and the first trans person to be elected to state legislature.
Garrison was born in 1940 in Georgia, attending high school there before moving to Boston to go to beauty school. She went on to enrol in a number of Universities, receiving her associated, bachelors and masters degrees, and finally a certificate in special studies in administration and management from Harvard in 1984.
She ran at least 9 unsuccessful campaigns for office before 1992, when she had her first and only success. She ran as a Republican candidate for the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and defeated the Democratic candidate, Irene Roman, 2,451 votes to 2,014.
Garrison was only able to enjoy her victory for two days, before she was outed very publicly. Her previous male name was revealed after her name change document from 1976 was discovered. The author of the smear article was Eric Fehrnstrom, the communications director for the Mitt Romney presidential campaign.
The outing had a negative affect on her career, making her the butt of many political jokes. No one in the Massachusetts State House, including Garrison, would publicly confront the smear.
Despite the obvious ignorance in regards to her trans history, she still impressed her colleagues. "She's a transvestite or transsexual black woman, with an Adam's Apple, who's a Republican, who you run into in the members' ladies' room," recalls one former colleague. "That being said, when you get past all those obvious things, I always found her to be very pleasant and very kind."
During her time in office, she often voted on the side of the Democrats, showing herself to be consistently pro-union. Her re-election campaign in 1994 was unsuccessful, despite endorsements from several of the labour unions she had supported.
She has continued her political campaigns since, running unsuccessfully in a number of elections. She has notably come out against marriage equality, stating same sex attraction is "a matter of choice and lifestyle not to be confused or associated with class or race." She is even allied to the anti-LGBT rights group 'MassResistance'.
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BERRICK BARNES – fullback
Age: 27
Size: 183cm, 87kg
Tests: 50
Versatile playmaker who will kick Australia out of trouble from the back. Also faces a huge challenge taking on Lions sharpshooter Leigh Halfpenny in the goalkicking battle.
ISRAEL FOLAU – winger
Age: 23
Size: 193cm, 103kg
Tests: 0
The league international has been an instant hit in his third football code and is a potential game-breaker despite his inexperience. Watch for his incredible footwork and power as well as his ability to outjump opponents for cross-field kicks.
ADAM ASHLEY-COOPER – centre
Age: 29
Size: 182cm, 98kg
Tests: 77
Wallabies' Mr Fix-It for so long, the versatile Waratah appears to be benefitting from an extended run at outside centre in Super Rugby. Promises to be defensively solid in the mouth-watering midfield clash with Lions veteran Brian O'Driscoll.
CHRISTIAN LEALIIFANO – inside centre
Age: 25
Size: 179cm, 92kg
Tests: 0
The Brumbies star can also play flyhalf and possesses the skills to steer the side around the park if necessary. Could swap roles with the inexperienced James O'Connor inside him throughout the match.
DIGBY IOANE – winger
Age: 27
Size: 179cm, 93kg
Tests: 34
Consistently the Wallabies' most dangerous player with ball in hand in recent seasons. The power-packed winger is a genuinely world class finisher but is returning from knee surgery.
JAMES O'CONNOR - five-eighth
Age: 22
Size: 180cm, 89kg
Tests: 37
There are doubts about whether the inexperienced O'Connor has the composure to lead the Wallabies from flyhalf. He impressed during his previous stint as a Test flyhalf in 2011 with his direct style.
WILL GENIA – halfback
Age: 25
Size: 174cm, 82kg
Tests: 41
Will Genia becomes the Wallabies lynchpin in the absence of David Pocock. The Lions defence around the fringes will want to be watertight with this man at the scrumbase.
WYCLIFF PALU - No8
Age: 30
Size: 194cm, 116kg
Tests: 46
A key for the Wallabies when fit, the Waratahs back-rower has the size and power to get over the advantage line, something that coach Robbie Deans loves.
MICHAEL HOOPER - openside flanker
Age: 21
Size: 182cm, 101kg
Tests: 13
The Waratahs No7 will threaten the Lions with his pace but must achieve at least parity in the breakdown battle with Sam Warburton if the Wallabies are to stand any chance. He revelled in his debut Test season in 2012 when filling in for David Pocock.
BEN MOWEN - blindside flanker
Age: 28
Size: 195cm, 115kg
Tests: 0
The Brumbies captain is a no-frills player and a more than handy option at the back of the lineout.
JAMES HORWILL (captain) – lock
Age: 27
Size: 200cm, 117kg
Tests: 35
An inspirational leader who is also a reassuringly tough and influential forward presence.
KANE DOUGLAS – lock
Age: 24
Size: 200cm, 119kg
Tests: 6
The hard-hitting Waratah will need to be part of a huge effort from the Wallabies tight five against their uncompromising Lions rivals.
BEN ALEXANDER – prop
Age: 28
Size: 189cm, 117kg
Tests: 48
Versatile Brumbies prop who loves to get his hands on the ball but has a big scrummaging assignment.
STEPHEN MOORE – hooker
Age: 30
Size: 186cm, 112kg
Tests: 76
Australia's most-capped current forward is reliable, no-frills and a key figure up front. Will need to be at his very best if the Wallabies are to get at least parity in the set pieces.
BENN ROBINSON – prop
Age: 28
Size: 183cm, 113kg
Tests: 56
Nicknamed 'Fat Cat', the experienced prop faces a massive scrum battle with Adam Jones.
Age: 26
Size: 187cm, 108kg
Tests: 18
The Reds hooker gets his chance through injury to Tatafu Polota-Nau. The athletic Queenslander could be instrumental off the bench with his ability to play like a fourth loose forward.
Age: 23
Size: 185cm, 113kg
Tests: 34
Youthful Reds prop who plays like a back-rower around the paddock and can pack both sides of the scrum.
Age: 27
Size: 188cm, 118kg
Tests: 23
Top scrummager who plays both sides of the scrum but has taken time to warm up in 2013.
Age: 24
Size: 200cm, 115kg
Tests: 23
An athletic second-rower who is a fine operator at lineout time.
Age: 20
Size: 184cm, 96kg
Tests: 8
The Reds youngster is an openside flanker in the classic scavenging mould.
Age: 24
Size: 180cm, 87kg
Tests: 12
The Melbourne Rebels No9 is a slick operator but will struggle for game time behind Genia.
Age: 25
Size: 185cm, 94kg
Tests: 19
Hard-running and strong-tackling inside centre is benched with Deans preferring the wide skill-set of Lealiifano. The direct Brumbies star has overcome hamstring and knee injuries in 2013.
Age: 24
Size: 182cm, 89kg
Tests: 36
Has endured a tough time off the field recently but the brilliant flyhalf/fullback has arguably the best footwork in world rugby and looms as a skilful late game-breaker.


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Q: Can you give me a list of sources for obtaining really high end brocades such as silks, lampas, velvets, etc. I make high end church vestments and these fabrics are extremely hard for me to locate. I would really be grateful for leads.
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F. Schumacher! If you're DIYing the vestments, you might have to look at how you could procure these fabrics (since you're not "in the trade") but if it's a large order I think F. Schumacher would make exceptions.
Do you have a parishioner who is an interior decorator? The best fabric always seem to be "to-the trade" only. You also might find some remnants on ebay.
If you have a business, you are part of 'the trade' and just need to get the necessary tax documents to back you up. Then, the whole world of 'trade only' opens up to you.
@DULCIBELLA - Good point. I assume he works for his church, though. There are tax documents for churches, but it doesn't make them businesses.
Father Daniel, consider working with a professional weaver. There are more of them than you think, and there are probably several of them in your area. Contact your local weavers' guild to see if there is anyone who does the type of work you are looking for. I belong to a mid-size guild and we have probably 4-5 professional weavers. We have weavers with the equipment and skill to work with fine silk threads and very complex designs. You could see what they have "in stock" and even commission something to be exactly the way you want it.
I don't think Jesus ever wore anything "high end"
Depending on your location in the country, I'd highly recommend making a trip to New York City. There are many, many fabric stores that stock the labels that are usually "to the trade only" for retail sales. I'd be willing to bet there are even fabric/notions stores that are specifically catered to the churches/religious garment makers.
Frankly I'm starting a countdown for the deletion of Gypsymomma0911's comment...
Really, Father, you should know that Watts is the only place for proper fabric.
I think Gypsymoma0911 has a valid point.
I'm pretty sure Jesus also didn't judge people, especially not in anonymous blog comments.
I concur with undamaris, that the only source for vestments is Watts.
Try Designer Fabrics in Toronto. They carry everything and designers are a big part of their clientele.
http://www.aheavenlystitch.com has liturgical brocades--high and not so high end. They will also search for fabrics if they don't have what you want. I have not dealt with them.
La Lame, Inc is THE place for high end brocades, lace, trim, etc. They are in NYC but do mail order. I used to make costumes in NYC and still have some scraps of their fabrics as theatre designers use them a lot also.
Scalamadre, though not liturgical, has high-end velvets, brocades etc--beautiful fabrics. They generally sell only to the trade, so you may need, as others have mentioned, a wholesale account and/or interior designer connection.
Hello Father Daniel, we are fabric wholesalers, and we have a collection of religious brocade that are very good quality and at affordable prices. Please let me know if you are interested, we are happy to send you samples. My email: email@example.com.
p.s. We also have other designed brocade (brand new design, we are trying to move away from the typical asian themed patterns).


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Jet is a delinquent from a wealthy Manhattan family. His favorite teacher at his exclusive school dies and is replaced by a mysterious German man. He tries to find out more about Heinrich while gri...
Author: Sybil Rowan
Pairing(s)/Characters: 002x004/ everyone is used in this story in a fun way.
Rating: M
Summary: Jet is a delinquent from a wealthy Manhattan family. His favorite teacher at his exclusive school dies and is replaced by a mysterious German man. He tries to find out more about Heinrich while grieving. He ends up in danger from a 'hunter' named Van Bogart.
Warnings: Alternative Universe (they aren't cyborgs), sexual situations, violence, under age drinking, and bad language.
Author's Notes: This romance was inspired by Mik Link's art piece entitled Vampire, Franz Ferdinand's song Dark of the Matinée, and Chelsea Quinn Yarborough' Count Saint Germain novels. Count Saint Germain vampires are slightly different. This should help if you aren't familiar with those novels: they must have their native soil in their shoes to move about during the daytime in shade, they control certain animals by telepathy, they have protean (melt into the ground), they aren't visible in mirrors, they retain every wound they died with but regenerate any wound they receive after they turn, it takes about five or more times that they have 'relations' with someone before that person turns into a vampire, the person doesn't instantly become a vampire... they live out the rest of their lives and rise as a vampires AFTER they die. Also, the vampire has empathy and will adapt their emotional state to their 'victims/ partners.' An example is that fear in a victim can put a vampire into a vicious blood thirsty rage; lust in a victim can create affection and loyalty. Oh... and they can't cross water... very comfortably.
Disclaimer: Cyborg 009 is owned by Shotaro Ishinomori. Count Saint Germain is owned by Chelsea Quinn Yarborough. This story is named after one of my favorite Sister's of Mercy song.
Beta Reader: My darling Beta, WingedPanther73. Thank you so much!!! I love you!
Date: May 16, 2009 (4:40pm)
Word Count: around 45,500
Part One:
"I can't believe this! The third time this month you've cut class!" Gilmore pounded his hand on the manila folder on his desk. Jet didn't even flinch, he kept scowling while his eyes were fixed on the name plate that read Doctor Isaac Gilmore, Headmaster. "What do you have to say for yourself?"
"I was going to flunk Mr. Chang's test anyway. I figured I'd make better use of my time."
"Why didn't you study? He would have put you in Calculus II this year, but your apathy was the reason he's held you back."
"I hate math," Jet mumbled lowly.
"But you have such talent! You're flunking Mr. Chang, Mr. Dwambee, and Mr. Gamo's classes. You're only carrying a satisfactory grade in Mr. Britain's class. I suspect that's because you have him charmed with your sense of humor. Your Senior year is turning out to be an abysmal failure and it's only November 2nd! You need to refocus. You'll be eighteen in exactly three more months so there is a large shift you need to make towards responsible behavior by then."
"I'm passing Coach Geronimo's class."
"Physical fitness doesn't count! Even though you and Mr. Shimamura certainly have brought this institution many honors with track and field competition, it doesn't excuse your disregard for this school. When your parents get back..."
Jet made a tisking noise and rolled his eyes. "I don't even know where they are."
"Mr. Link, please don't interrupt! When your parents get back from Italy next month, we'll discus your declining grades and your habitual truancy."
"You know, I understand that Miss Cathy's sudden passing has not been easy on you. That's why I haven't been as hard on you as I really should, but this behavior has to stop."
"Are you finished?" Jet snarled, leaping out of his chair.
"No. I'm telling you that I hired a new foreign language instructor."
"What! Another one! But it's only been a month!"
"I'll expect you to treat this man with respect and not, I repeat not, chase him off like all the substitutes. Now hurry along. Mr. Dwambee is expecting you. And straighten out your school uniform; you look like a bum and not a Saint Ann's student."
Jet bolted from Headmaster Gilmore's office and down the wide hallways. He quickly marched to his locker and started dialing his combination.
"Take another 'vacation day' without asking?"
Jet swirled around to see Joe Shimamura, smirking at him. His best friend was half-Japanese, half-American; his family owned several profitable electronics businesses. Jet shot him a dirty look and turned back to his locker.
"How was Chang's test?"
"Horrible, as usual. Frances thought it was easy, but she studied with her little brother." Joe went over to his locker, which was seven spaces down. "You know if you cut one more time, you'll be off the track team."
"I know... I know... Did Coach Geronimo say anything?"
"You know him. He didn't say anything directly, per se, but he implied that I should talk to you about reorganizing your priories. His words, not mine. Afternoon practice is canceled, by the way."
"Good. I've got something I want to do after school."
"Make up Chang's test?"
"Hell no! I'm flunking his class anyway. I mean... I like Mr. Chang, but I'm tired of all this Saint Ann's Academy bull shit. I'm ready to find my way in life and experience it first hand."
"Oh... you act like you are such an old man sometimes. You still have college ahead of you." A soft, girl's voice with a heavy French accent interrupted. Joe put his arm around Frances Arnoul after she walked over to him.
Jet rolled his eyes at Joe's girlfriend; she always was giving him lectures on moral behavior. Especially since Miss Cathy had died last month. Jet knew it was Frances' way of trying to support him, but it only made him want to ditch school all the more.
"It's nothing but a noose around my neck. I can't breath in this school."
"We better get to Mr. Dwambee's class or you'll be in more trouble." Joe headed down the hall. The three of them made their way through the crowded hallway in silence. Finally, Joe spoke up. Jet could tell Joe was uncomfortable when he asked, "Did you hear about the new language professor?"
"Yeah... I heard. What's this one like?" Jet asked, not bothering to keep nasty, bitterness from his voice.
"Ivan had him earlier," Frances said, waving at her adoptive, younger brother across the crowded hallway. The Freshman pushed his glasses up in front of his heterochromatic eyes and flawlessly threaded through the crowd in spite of having his nose buried in a some Senior's Chemistry book.
Jet watched him flip the pages with blinding speed; it was nothing new. Jet would have been amazed to see Ivan not reading. He admitted the kid was a little spooky, but seemed nice enough. Joe always gave Frances, Ivan, and Jet rides home so Jet always got stuck sitting beside the kid. He used to tease Ivan, but the kid was way too clever to get caught up in any of Jet's gags.
"Ivan, what's the new foreign language instructor like?"Joe asked.
Ivan looked up and had an expression of deep concentration. "Strict. Straightforward. Intelligent with a very dry wit. Take a sweater to class. He keeps the temperature around 63 degrees."
"Is that all?" Jet scoffed and glared down at the frail Freshman. Ivan fixed him with a severe look; that one blue eye, one brown eye still unnerved Jet from time to time.
"No, he smells like dirt and wears gloves all the time." Ivan turned and walked down the hallway towards Mr. Chang's class. Jet glowered and turned to Frances.
"You need to have your parents take him to a shrink. He gets weirder every day."
She glowered back; Joe tugged them both by the elbows to Mr. Dwambee's classroom. It was an airy, sunlit room, with lots of maps and African tribal antiques lining the walls.
"Ah, Mr. Link! You'll be joining us today? How wonderful for you! We'll be continuing our discussion on the Second World War today. If that's okay by you?" Pyunma Dwambee, Saint Ann's history instructor, shouted from the front of the room. The handsome, ebony-skinned man from South Africa enjoyed using embarrassment to enforce good behavior.
The other students giggled, bringing a flush to Jet's cheeks. He shrugged off Joe's arm and slouched in his desk. Mr. Dwambee snickered with the rest of the students, leaned against the edged of his desk, and cleared his throat. Everyone settled in and got ready to take notes.
"Okay... now we were talking about the insidious ways the Nazis would experiment on people. In particular, the infamous Dr. Joseph Mengele and his twin experiments. Not to startle you, Miss. Arnoul, but your little brother would be given maybe an extra couple of weeks because Mengele also choose people who were hetrochromatic for his experiments. It's a rare condition, but it intrigued the man."
"It's horrible. Ivan was just born that way," Frances said. Jet start sketching random patterns in the margin of his history book.
"But let me tell you, the most barbaric part was the experimentation that went on after people were dead. They would take hair off of the dead to use as insulation for U-boats. They tried rendering the fat to make soap and... yes, they would take the skin and try to use it as well." Pyunma Dwambee crossed his arms and furrowed his brow.
Jet set aside his pencil and payed more attention. Mr. Dwambee would tell more morbid stories from history right before a test. Jet admitted these stories were the only reason him kept going to Pyunma Dwambee's class rather than skip it more often. It was like keeping eyes locked on a bad traffic accident.
"So the Nazis would actually 'harvest' people?" Frances asked, her face puckered.
"No, certainly not. It could buy you some of that precious time before going to the gas chamber if you volunteered to be a Sonderkommando. The Jewish men were the ones who were forced to drop the gas and take apart the bodies for use. It was gruesome, but you would have four... maybe six... months extra to live. Then they were the ones who would go to the chambers and a new set of Sonderkommandos chosen."
"Who would choose to do that for just four extra months of life?" Frances burst out, getting emotional.
Pyunma Dwambee nodded and sighed, "It was all about trying to get extra time in hopes that the Nazis would exhaust themselves."
"Even so... what kind of person would want to live on after they've done such a horrible thing to their fellow humans?" she persisted.
Jet perked up when Dwambee didn't answer right away. The man was staring out of the window, looking very troubled. It was several long minutes before he said, "We never know what we're capable of until we're put in that situation. Okay, here's the topics for your test tomorrow..."
Jet started to wonder the same thing Frances had; what kind of man would want to live on after that.
Jet paused before the door of the foreign languages classroom. Joe and Frances were so deep in their conversation they didn't notice Jet wasn't walking with them. Jet couldn't help but think of Miss Cathy's smiling face before he stepped into the room; she had done so much to keep him on the right path.
She convinced him to try out for the track team and apply for college. She had also kept him from heavy drinking by himself in the Links' posh, penthouse; his parents were gone so frequently that he had no one to be accountable to except her. Now that she was gone, there were no more controls on his behavior. He considered her the only parent he had ever had, now he felt like an orphan.
"Jet! Come on," Joe called out. Jet shook off his memories and worries. He stepped into the classroom and looked over at the man at the blackboard; he was writing some German irregular verbs in chalk. He was a couple inches shorter than Jet, but well-built. He had gray hair, but looked no older than thirty. The man wore tinted glasses, and true to what Ivan had said, he was wearing black leather gloves.
The room was cold and dim, the shades were drawn. No more bright posters lined the brick walls anymore. The room wasn't the same when Cathy was here. He resented the intruding stranger. He fixed his hostile eyes on the new instructor. The man paused and looked at Jet through those blue, tinted glasses.
"Please take your seat. It's time to start." The man turned back to his verb list. Jet went to the desk next to Joe and flopped down. Frances and Joe were already scribbling the verbs down for different reasons.
Frances was a neurotic, but good student; Joe was abysmal at any language outside his mother's native English and his father's native Japanese. Jet didn't bother. He never had a problem in this class; his mind usually absorbed foreign languages on one hearing. That's why he stood out to Cathy.
"Good afternoon. My name is Herr Heinrich. I'm Saint Ann's new foeign language instructor. Let's get started right away. The German verbs on the board are all irregular and all..."
Jet tuned out what the man said and flopped his head back in quiet rebellion. He drifted into a light doze. Suddenly, a darker, iciness fell over him just before he fell into actual sleep. An overpowering grassy odor jolted him upright. Mr. Heinrich was now standing over him with a stern expression. Everyone in the classroom was looking at them.
"I would appreciate your attention, Mr. Link. You may be confident in your previous knowledge, but we're about to move into a very tricky area."
"Wake me up when you get to something interesting, Herr Heinrich," Jet blurted out in German before he could even think. A sour expression crossed the man's face; Jet wished he could take it back, but he was committed to a snotty attitude now. He crossed his arms and sunk lower in his seat. He was dismayed to see both Frances and Joe shoot him dirty looks.
"Please remain after class." Mr. Heinrich replied in German, turned, and went back to the blackboard. Jet hunched over his desk in irritation directed at the new instructor.
Soon the new instructor dismissed the class. Jet remained sitting until the classroom was empty of other students. He walked over to Cathy's old desk and waited while the man wiped the board clean.
"I've got English next. Macbeth and all." Jet spoke up first when the man was silent for a whole minute, just wiping the board.
"Mr. Britain knew I was going to have a small talk with you after class."
"So it was an ambush?" Now Jet wished he would have said something more biting and foul if he was going to have to stay after any way.
"He suggested it."
"Wonderful," Jet muttered. Heinrich sat down and took off his glasses. Jet couldn't help but notice the new instructor's bright, blue eyes.
"I understand that Miss Cathy was your favorite teacher and that she really helped direct your life towards a positive direction."
"You don't know anything about her!"
"I know she thought highly of you." Mr. Heinrich held up a folded piece of paper towards Jet. "The letter she wrote for your college application says it all."
Jet snatched it from Heinrich. "That was private! Between me and her! You had no right to rummage through her things and spy on me!"
"My intention was not to offend you, but to go ahead and get the air clear between us before you make some bad choices in my classroom. I expect the same level of work she received. I won't tolerate the same behavior you have demonstrated to the substitute instructors. Your choices are yours. I can't force you into acceptable behavior, but I can remove you from this class for the sake of the other students. That would set back your college aspirations considerably."
"Who says I'm still going?"
"Your choices are yours. I don't really care what you decide about your future if you're apathetic towards it. I do care that the other students have a fair chance."
"Are we finished?"
"I just want to say that it is horrible to lose someone close to you at your age. I'm sorry for your loss."
Jet bolted from the room and jogged towards the English classroom. Everyone was seated while the bald English teacher, Mr. Britain, was doubled over in laughter. Several students were giggling with him.
"Awww... Jet! Now we can start!" he called out enthusiastically. "Back to Macbeth! Come on... come on. Your turn, Jet, to recite your lines. Ready?" Mr. Britain flashed him a huge smile.
Jet's mind went blank; then he remembered his assignment to recite the witches' speech for today. "Well, I don't have it memorized."
Britain gave Jet a sharp, disaproving look and tugged Jet over to his desk. "You know I won't have a choice, but to give you a failing grade for the assignment if you don't recite today."
"Wait! I do have something from Macbeth. Can I recite that instead?"
Britain slowly nodded and sighed. "It had better be spot on." The English instructor clapped his hands and got the students attention. "Okay... last recitation. Here's Mr. Jet Link about to regale us with... something. Stage is yours."
Jet took a large breath and said, "Act 5, scene 5. Lord Macbeth: She should have died hereafter; There would have been a tome for such a word. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and tomorrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time, And all our yesterdays have lighted fools, The way to dusty death. Out bright candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more. It is a tale, Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing."
The class blinked at Jet and finally, slowly clapped. Britain grabbed Jet's hand and shook it. "You pulled that one out of the fire, but next time stick to the assignment. Okay?"
Jet nodded and took his seat. Mr. Britain got into the piece Jet had just recited and the dissection of the meaning. Just one more hour and he could leave.
Jet walked into his massive bedroom and flopped down on his bed. He stared up at the ceiling for several long minutes, not aware of anything but his own body. He had never felt so exhausted in his life, but he hadn't done anything except go to school. He didn't even run track. He would have felt more energized after a run.
He rolled over and checked his cell phone. It would be two weeks tomorrow since his parents had spoken to him. He hurled his phone hard against the opposite wall and frowned at the pieces after they bounced on the carpet.
Jet remembered the last face-to-face conversation he'd had with them. At first his parents had given him hollow pity as if he had just lost a pet. Finally, his father had threatened to send him to a psychologist if he didn't snap out of his depression by the time they got back. His mother just sneered and said, 'She was just some teacher, for heaven's sake. Save it for someone who's obituary matters.'
He had wanted to scream at them and tell them how much he hated them. It had always been like that. Appropriate behavior and appearance came first. There was no discussing messy emotions or feelings in the Link household. Instead, you paid someone two-hundred and fifty dollars an hour to listen to personal matters.
He sighed and rolled over on his back. If it hadn't been so sudden, he could have dealt with it better, but it was such a shock. One afternoon in early October Miss Cathy had complained of dizziness; by the following morning she had died of a weakened heart valve. She had only been twenty-eight so Jet hadn't believed Gilmore when he made the announcement.
The thought to drink came to him. He looked over to the stack of books on his desk. The Edwards & Penny Calculus book caused a pang of guilt. The right thing would be to study. He hopped off his bed and tried for about half an hour. His emotions were so churned that studying was useless.
He got up and walked to his parents' entertainment parlor. There he found the dark amber liquid that promised quick release. He promised himself to drink just enough to take the edge off and then get back to studying.
To be continued.


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Legislation Contains Hours Exemptions
The $286.4 billion Highway Reauthorization Bill includes a passage exempting a variety of truck drivers from hours-of-service limits.
For example, the exemptions allow movie producers such as Time Warner and Disney to let drivers rest eight hours daily, instead of the standard 10 hours, on routes within 100 miles of production sites. Propane haulers also get an exemption during winter months and during pipeline emergencies. Other industries exempted include utilities and agriculture.
The propane exemption is primarily a safety issue, said Robert Baylor, communications director of the National Propane Gas Association. Without an exemption, propane distributors were forced to leave some customers in the lurch as they ran out of fuel or suffered gas leaks in their houses, Baylor said. "Shouldn't our customers be serviced if they run into an emergency?" he said.
Now propane distributors won't have to rotate drivers as frequently as drivers reach the end of their legal hours, Baylor said. "We expect to save about $90 million in labor costs. These are drivers that marketers would not have to hire to handle emergencies."
The exemptions cover such specific industries that they won't affect the majority of owner-operators, said Rick Craig, director of regulatory affairs for the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association.
Activist groups Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways and Parents Against Tried Truckers say the exemptions make highways more dangerous. They argue that more drivers will go without sleep and therefore will be less attentive and more accident-prone.
CRASH and PATT were unable to keep the exemptions out of the bill, but they succeeded on a larger issue: The bill includes no language converting the current hours of service rule into statutory law, as the Bush administration had sought.
That conversion would have kept the rule in effect despite litigation brought against it by CRASH, PATT and Public Citizen. A federal appeals court judge ruled in July 2004 that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration had to rewrite the current hours rule because it had failed to consider driver health in devising it.
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The Bush administration "can provide no comment on the current HOS rulemaking until the rule is published in the Federal Register," said James Lewis, an FMCSA spokesman. "FMCSA is on track for completing the rulemaking by the September 30, 2005, deadline set by Congress."
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