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Diamond 54: Give Me Honor
Diamond 54: Give Me Honor
At the Viridian Rocket base, Pixel read over the list Jessie had given her. "Are these all of them?" Pixel, Jessie, James, Meowth and a pair of Rocket grunts made their way to the weapons supply room.
"There might be more, these are only the ones we know of, that is the first page," Jessie explained running down the long underground halls. "The second half of the list is something else entirely; I got it in the mail. It was the strangest thing, but strange things had been happening ever since we moved to Saffron City."
"I thought we were just lucky," James commented.
"When have we ever been lucky?" Jessie had been driven to stop believing in luck a long time ago. "It's clear that someone in Saffron is controlling things from the shadows. If I had to take a guess, that person is using this whole thing to weaken Team Rocket. But they can't allow someone else to take control either. The competition must be eliminated. This is just a theory, but I think the answer is in Saffron City."
"Then it's convenient for that mysterious person that Team Rocket wins this time? The media coverage is making things difficult and business will be terribly affected. With Team Rocket left like that, it would be the perfect time for the true enemy to move in," Pixel reasoned.
"The one behind this doesn't want any competition when it comes to taking over Team Rocket," Jessie theorized. "The Neo Rockets probably have no idea they're being manipulated. In fact," Jessie added bitterly, "we're probably dancing to the tune they're playing for us right now, but we don't have a choice. We need to take care of things here, then get the rest of them. Whatever conspiracy is going on, I think it will be revealed soon, but first we need to clean the base."
"Agreed, one thing at a time if we're going to win," Pixel looked left and right down the long underground metal halls. Confirming that the coast was clear, she entered a number on the little keypad on the wall. "When Laiki and I left the weapons storage room I entered a secret number that switched all the access codes. Not everyone knows the second set of access codes, but I'm sure they're figuring that out right now. Let's hurry, take as much as you can, they must have detected this room being opened."
Jessie grinned and picked up a bazooka. She realized it felt heavier and deadlier than any other bazookas she had held. "This is different from the equipment we used in the past. Someone could get killed with this."
Pixel grinned, "welcome to the dark side." In her mind she was an invincible super villain, or at least an almost invincible minion of an almost invincible mafia lord. Ironically she had never actually had the need to injure anyone, at least not yet.
"Watch yourself rookie," despite her warning, Jessie's confidence didn't fail. "Don't worry too much though; you're with experienced agents now."
James kept giving Jessie a knowing grin and he couldn't help it but to comment, "I knew you missed being a Rocket as much as I did, if not more." The remark earned James a smack on the back of the head from Jessie.
"I just hope we get the chance to do something heroic," Meowth's eyes shone with anticipation. "Then the boss will give us a big reward and say, 'for saving Team Rocket and my life I'll hire you again and give you the biggest raise you can imagine. From now on it's going to be only the best for Meowth and his friends."
"This is no time for your fantasies. We have traitors to catch!" Jessie was well armed with a pair of guns on her belt and a bazooka on her back. She carried a lot of extra ammunition as well. "I really hope it doesn't come to this, real Rockets fight with the power of pokemon."
"Then we'll just have to restore Team Rocket to how it should be!" James cheered; he was similarly armed to Jessie, just in case. "Our pokemon are strong, we can do it. By the way, speaking of pokemon, what did you do with the egg Flareon laid before we came? You ran off with it and returned without it. Then you drove over here taking weird shortcuts like a maniac. I was too busy fearing for my life to ask."
"Don't worry about it," Jessie assured, "the egg is with auntie, she'll take care of it."
"I have a question, if someone else gave you the second page of the list and you compiled the first yourselves, how did you do it?" Pixel inquired.
"It's because Neo Rocket offered us to join them, but we refused. They thought we would join in since we weren't in the best terms with the boss before. I think they just wanted to use James to access his family's money and use it for their cause," Jessie explained bitterly. The thought of someone taking advantage of James bothered her. Either way, his parents kept the fortune and were not keen on sharing since he married Jessie.
"Or they could have thought we're awesome and tried to get us to join," James added with a more pleasant tone. "They didn't understand that part of being awesome is being loyal."
"Save any other questions for later, let's focus on the battle now," Jessie urged. "The Neo Rockets were planning to gather in Kanto and this is the main base of the region. The majority of Team Rocket is actually still loyal, but there are enough traitors to make a noticeable difference. I think their ultimate goal is to get rid of the boss to establish their power over Team Rocket. They must assume that the loyal Rockets will change their minds and follow them if they take out the boss." Jessie explained, she was ready to head into battle. The Rocket grunts followed quietly, hoping that they wouldn't regret remaining loyal to Giovanni.
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Things had taken a complicated turn at Rock On in Pewter City. Yolanda backed away to the wall. Four members of Team Rocket had snuck in and detained her. The blond woman who led them was currently interrogating her. Yolanda didn't know what they were talking about.
"Don't play dumb, I know this place is a secret base for Team Rocket's enemies!" Laiki insisted, aiming her gun at the frightened girl.
"I really don't know what you're talking about," Yolanda cried. "This is a pokemon breeding center. It belongs to my brother. I'm taking care of the pokemon while he's out. He doesn't have any connections with you people or your enemies, I'm sure of it!"
The three Rocket grunts returned to the living room where Laiki was holding Yolanda hostage. "We didn't find anything suspicious at all," one of the grunts informed, "this isn't an enemy base."
"That's weird," Laiki mused with worry, "here I am with an elite squadron," she motioned towards her weapons rather than the grunts, "ready to storm the enemy base and take over with sheer power. Then what do I find? A girl who honestly doesn't seem to know about the situation and no incriminating evidence."
Laiki gave it some thought, the order she received came from the boss. His cell phone had since been rendered useless. Pixel was sure the geeks on the traitors' side would collapse the communication system eventually and her guess was right. The enemy would rather have no method of spying if it meant risking false information and giving their opponents a chance to slip encoded messages past them.
A thought occurred to Laiki. The password was so that she would know the order was from the boss, even if his voice was not heard. But why didn't he just give her a quick call? Messages were useful when sneaking around quietly. What was making him hide the message? Maybe he was in trouble.
That couldn't be it, if the enemy had Giovanni, then the battle should have been over. "This doesn't make sense, but I have a bad feeling." The three grunts looked at Laiki with puzzlement, 'the boss is still a human being. Even if he seems like so much more to us most of the time. It must have been a mistake,' she mused. 'Giovanni is a stubborn person,' Laiki thought, 'I can't imagine anyone being able to force the password out of him by any means. He could have been tricked or someone could have obtained the code in some other way. Perhaps the boss just sent the wrong information by mistake. Maybe the mistake was mine and my true mission was to investigate and be ready for the worse. The worse case scenario wasn't confirmed as I assumed.'
Laiki took one last look at Yolanda, who was still frightened. "Sorry about that. Well boys, it seems there was a mistake. The Rock On enemy hide out was nothing but a false alarm. Let's head back to HQ, that's where we're really needed."
"Wait! What's going on?" Yolanda suddenly demanded to know. She wanted those people gone, but she couldn't stop herself from asking.
"I can't tell you that. If you knew, then I would have a real reason to storm this place," Laiki smiled innocently. "Oh and by the way, Team Rocket doesn't go around attacking people at random. Don't get the wrong impression. You're perfectly safe as long as you don't pick a fight with us, don't hinder our business and don't try to keep a strong pokemon to yourself. We would also appreciate it if you kept this whole misunderstanding a secret. Do it for the sake of everyone's safety, if you know what I mean."
Yolanda nodded slowly; she felt that she had no choice. The Rockets left Rock On without any casualties. Yolanda watched from the window as the seemingly normal car with tinted glass drove away.
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In the little underground room of the old Team Rocket hideout, Delia remained quiet. She was waiting for Giovanni to say something. She wished there was some light so she could see his expression. "I'm sorry," she cried, speaking hurriedly and breaking the thick silence. "So many things happened and it looked like Team Rocket was getting worse. So many of our friends were hurt and even died. I didn't know for how long that would continue or if it would ever end. I thought the only way Ash could live in peace was if I left. Despite our disagreements, I was prepared to stay if it was just me. I don't regret having Ash, he's our son and I love him so much. He reminds me of you a lot sometimes. You both want to be the best, you're both stubborn, you both like powerful pokemon, you both never give up and so many other things."
"Ash looks a lot like you when he brushes his hair back. His hair is just as stubborn as yours when it comes to staying in place without putting a million things in it. Most of the time he wears a hat. Oh, and you both like chocolate cake, I guess a lot of people do, but yeah, you still like it, right?" Delia stopped herself, she was rambling. It must already be a lot to take in, she didn't want to make the overload worse. "Um... Giovanni... are you mad at me?"
"Yes," he replied after a moment, though he didn't sound angry. He sounded surprised and confused. For once his voice completely lacked his usual mask of neutrality. He told himself this didn't change anything. Ash had existed for years and nothing had changed. The only difference was that he didn't know. He wanted to know just who was Ash beyond what little he knew about him. The need to battle him resurfaced again, much stronger then it had been during the tournament. Giovanni couldn't explain it.
"Alright, that's okay, you can be mad at me. I guess I did kind of cheat you out of a lot of visits by keeping the secret," Delia breathed deeply. "You do understand that I thought it was for the best, don't you? Ash is... well, you should meet him for yourself and see. He doesn't know about you. He knows you as the Viridian gym leader and I'm pretty sure he admires you. He doesn't know anything about your connection to Team Rocket. If you want to tell him, I'll leave that up to you. Please wait until things calm down if you decide to tell him the whole truth and let me prepare him first."
Giovanni closed his eyes in thought; everything was darkness in the little underground room anyway. "I'll get things under control first, then we'll talk." It was a strange overwhelming feeling, too many things were happening at once.
Delia breathed in relief, "I'll help out in any way I can. Please count me as an ally," she paused. She felt that Giovanni would probably want to have some time to let things sink in before more questions started to surface. "Should we wait here until tomorrow?"
"No, that's not necessary," Giovanni had too much to think about as it was. He made himself focus on his problems with Team Rocket; there would be time for everything else later. Still, thoughts of Delia kept resurfacing. Why would she still want to help? What about Ash? He couldn't deny he wanted to know more. "We've waited long enough. Let's walk the rest of the way to Cerulean City. We can get communication and transportation there."
Quietly and with a heavy atmosphere, Giovanni, Delia and Persian made their way out of the little underground room. They walked in silence, which made Delia feel uncomfortable. She thought about what to say, but was interrupted by an explosion near by.
A familiar voice called out, "Pikachu, no!"
"That was Ash!" Delia started running towards a source of light up ahead, where the voice had come from.
The light was a fire on Ash's little indigo car, "I'm on it!" Misty called out her Starmie. "Water gun, put out that fire!" The solution was effective as Starmie's water successfully extinguished the flames in the car.
"Misty," Ash frowned, "you drowned the engine."
"It's better than letting the fire reach the fuel tank and the whole car exploding. Besides, there's not much left of the engine anyway," Misty waved away the smoke coming from the little car. It had been rendered useless.
"My poor car, it was my first car, it was my only car. It took me such a long time to save up for it and now it's gone," Ash gave his dear car a moment of silence.
"Pikapi," Pikachu looked at Ash with sadness and guilt.
Ash hugged the little yellow electric pokemon, "it's alright Pikachu, it's not your fault. I was the one who told you to keep recharging the battery instead of changing it like I should have."
Delia and Giovanni arrived and witness the scene. It reminded Giovanni of something that happened before he met Delia. At the time, Aayla had just recently joined Team Rocket.
That night long ago, Giovanni, Luke, Leah, Aayla and Binks were all in Giovanni's car, which he intended to replace soon. "Dude Giovanni, like tell me again like why you're getting rid of this car. I like still don't totally get it, you know?" Luke happened to like the car. It was brown and he thought it looked like a giant chocolate bar.
"Because it won't last much longer," Giovanni tried to explain it again, "the battery keeps giving out and the newbie has to recharge it with Electabuzz."
"When will I have a name other then newbie?" Aayla grumbled from the back of the car. She was sandwiched uncomfortably between Leah and Binks. She sometimes forgot Leah was there until she tried to move and bumped into her. As for Binks, she elbowed him on occasion, simply because she felt like it.
"When you earn it," Giovanni answered, "it doesn't look like Electabuzz will last too long either. Lately there have been less pokemon around. There's a rumor that some kind of epidemic is starting. It's only a rumor but it could be true."
"But dude, can't you like change the battery? I'll like miss this car, you know?" Luke insisted upon his argument that the car should be kept.
"You can have it after I get a new one," Giovanni offered, knowing very well that Luke would love the idea.
"Thanks dude! You're like totally awesome, man!" Luke's cheering was interrupted when the engine failed and the car shut down.
"I think it's more than the battery that's wrong with it," Giovanni theorized. He wasn't in the mood to tinker with the car. He felt like getting a new car, maybe he could find an orange one to steal, though the color wasn't too common. He tried to turn the car back on, but it didn't work.
"Time for another recharge?" Aayla didn't even wait for an answer before shoving Binks aside and exiting the car. She opened it up, frowning at the smoke that came from the engine. "Are you sure this is a good idea?"
"It worked fine before, just give it a quick recharge," Giovanni needed to get to Pewter City. Once he was there he would have a new car and the old one would be Luke's problem.
"If you say so," Aayla sent out Electabuzz. The large yellow pokemon looked as if he had no energy left. It was a side effect of the illegal power-ups he had been given before. Ever since Aayla joined Team Rocket she stopped giving Electabuzz any of those substances. The gang leader, Giovanni, forbade it. He claimed it was more of a liability than a help in the long run. Electabuzz was still suffering from the symptoms of withdrawal. "Electabuzz, give the battery another electric charge."
With a lot of effort, the weakened Electabuzz obeyed. The electricity wasn't much, but the car's battery had all the mistreatment it could take. The result was a chain reaction that set the engine aflame.
"My car!" Luke cried out at the top of his lungs. He jumped out of the front passenger seat and hurried to put out the fire. It was technically still Giovanni's car, but it was close enough to becoming his. "Like put out the fire Poliwag, water gun, man!" The car that Luke affectionately referred to as a giant chocolate bar met a grim fate that night.
Years later, Ash's car suffered a similar tragedy. "Ash!" Delia called out to her son as she, Giovanni and Persian approached.
"Mom!" Ash rushed to her and hugged her, noticing Giovanni's presence as well. "The Viridian gym leader is here too!" He observed them as well as he could in the light of the full moon and stars. "Were you two in a battle, did Team Rocket attack you? I've heard the accusations, but I don't believe a word of them. Team Rocket attacked you, didn't they?"
Delia was at a loss for words, "something like that?" She looked at Giovanni, hoping that he would have some kind of believable excuse. Their bruised appearance was in truth the result of being kidnapped and falling off a cliff respectively.
Giovanni had been looking at Ash curiously. Ash was more focused on his mother and didn't really notice. Giovanni snapped into attention upon hearing Delia's cue for him to come up with an excuse. "I think they might have only been pretending to be Team Rocket. There have been rumors about a battle between gangs. Something about Team Rocket's rivals trying to get the police to go after the Rockets."
Ash gave this new possibility some thought as did Misty. "That makes a lot of sense," she commented.
"Yeah," Ash agreed, "what happened at Vermilion City, you've heard about it, right? It's not Team Rocket's usual style. There was nothing to gain for them. Then the really bad gang isn't Team Rocket, it's their rivals. The police will figure it out eventually if they stop Team Rocket and the crimes don't stop, but a lot of things could happen before then."
Giovanni found that Ash's logic was easier to guide than he expected. Maybe keeping the secret of Team Rocket from him to avoid further complications would not be difficult after all. Besides, he was telling the truth about Team Rocket and their enemies. "It's more serious than that. Team Rocket and their enemies cancel each other out, so to speak. If one was left alone, it could be very dangerous," he bent the truth, Giovanni didn't think any other gang was strong enough to truly stand up against Team Rocket.
Misty gasped as the gym leader's theory became clear to her, "that means that the police is being used. If they spend all their resources taking out Team Rocket, they'll be left exposed for when that other gang openly emerges."
"This is just a theory," Giovanni voiced with fake concern, "but if it's true, it may happen that way."
"That's how it seems to be, the gangs keep each other at bay. The police would have to stop them all at once to get anywhere and that would be next to impossible. It's dangerous to allow the balance of power to shift too suddenly," Delia added, she always knew a lot more than she let on. She was secretive in many ways and most people tended to assume she knew little.
"Wow, I guess I never thought about it that way," Ash was surprised at his mother's conclusion. He understood the logic in it. "Then that other gang must be stopped. Team Rocket wasn't so bad by comparison, so the other group should be stopped first. Anyway, I'm just glad you're both safe. We'll figure out the rest as we go along, right Misty?"
Misty thought she shouldn't encourage Ash's tendency to rush in without a plan too much, "yeah, but we need to be careful."
Ash nodded in agreement and looked at Giovanni. The gym leader couldn't help it but to wonder if Ash knew who he was. It was soon proven he didn't, "can we still have our pokemon battle?"
"Is that all you think about?" Misty face palmed.
"Of course we can battle," hearing Giovanni's reply, Delia decided it was good. Maybe a pokemon battle was just what they needed to understand each other in their own way, as long as it remained friendly. "Not here and now," Giovanni clarified.
"Right," Delia continued, "and since we're all here together talking I might as well formally introduce everyone," she tried to make it sound as natural as she could, with Giovanni putting up a very good act despite his curiosity. It reminded her of the past, when he put up an act for Professor Oak. Things were different and at the same time similar.
To be Continued
Disclaimer, I don't own Pokemon.


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6 ounces (~6 slices) rye bread, cubed
6 ounces (~6 slices) whole wheat bread, cubed
1/3 cup dried cranberries
1 stalk celery, medium dice
1 large carrot, medium dice
1 small yellow onion, medium dice
1/2 cup pecans, rough chop
2 teaspoons fresh organic rosemary, chopped
3/8 cup organic chicken broth
Sea salt, to taste
Black pepper, to taste
Mix carrots, onion and celery with pecans and rosemary together. Rehydrate cranberries in hot water, drain and mix with veggie mixture.
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She was born in Asheville, N.C., and had retired as a cashier with Giant.
Survivors include her daughters, Sandra Davis (John) of Fredericksburg and Robin Moser of Herndon; a grandson, Matthew Scott Davis of Stafford County; and two sisters, Glenda Schreiber of Augusta, Ga., and Ella Gramling of Stafford.
The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, with the service immediately following, at Covenant Funeral Service, Stafford. Burial will follow in Dumfries Cemetery.
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Okay, I've found out how to do this. I'm not very competent with unix, but apparently, you can only do the chmod command if you're working from the root user folder or something. So, what you're supposed to do instead of:
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I don't really know what sudo is, but it seems like a progam that allows users to operate with root-like permissions for 5 minutes at a time, thus you can use sudo followed by any command every five minutes to keep it going. If anyone knows more about why this is necessary and what is really going on, please post. Thanks and good luck.
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Kids are like little (or big) balls of that thick paste you used to use when you were in kindergarden. Everyone they touch gets all stuck together. I always tell unhappily married childless couples to GET OUT NOW BEFORE YOU HAVE CHILDREN!!! It just seems like it would be a helluva lot easier to hit the reset button, go on about your separate lives, and just pretend the whole unfortunate thing you called a marriage never happened. But with kids, you are stuck dealing with this person for the rest of your life. No, not just til the kid is 18..... the rest of your life. The last person you want to deal with in life is the first person showing up at anything of major importance to your common offspring. And then there's the coordination of co-parenting and attempting to work out expenses, and blah blah blah blah blah.... all the things that make you wish you'd just kept your damn pants on in the first place. No matter how far you try to get away from the person, they just keep. Coming. BACK.
But the kids don't just put their imaginary glue all over you and your ex-spouse. It also get stuck to any person who has ever cared about your kid, including friends your ex got custody of in the divorce and, yes, your ex's subsequent boo thangs (usually girlfriends, but I guess guys could get attached to other people's kids, too.... I've seen it happen). My ex dated a woman for several years after our divorce, but it just didn't work out, probably because he went and had a kid with another woman. You know, the little things that tend to piss women off. Anyway, as what usually occurs between ex-girls and next-girls, we weren't exactly friends, and she probably hated me for doing whatever The Ex told her that I did to him, and I wasn't too fond of her because she surely sided with his version of life, but there was never any overt hostility ('cuz I see no point in squabbling with some woman over a man I do not want). But even though they have parted ways, she still has a relationship with my kids. My daughter goes to spend the night at her house and visits her and her family on holidays; my son still works for her in the summer and she asks him to do speaking engagements for her job. I even felt compelled to send her an invitation to my son's graduation even though I'm sure The Ex would not have bothered. Sure, I could be petty and attempt to block her continuining relationship with my kids, but in all fairness, she was a major part of my kids' lives for about three years, and she really does care about them. Still, though, it is a bit awkward at times when I'm sitting there thinking "I'm pretty sure you hated my ever loving guts about 18 months ago" but still having to be cool...... again, for the emotional sanity of the kids.
Then I have another situation with my sticky children involving a friend I lost (or rather, abandoned) in the divorce. My former high school BFF and I fell out shortly before my divorce, and she continued to be friends with The Ex. My son is going off to college on the east coast and, coincidentally, will be about an hour from where she lives now. I thought I had this girl out of my life for good and for the better, but now she is back wanting to play the auntie role with my son. She has been trying to convince my son to move out east early and stay with her, against my wishes, better judgment, and desire that he stay here, get a job, and spend his last few months with his real family. However, because she and I are no longer friends, she apparently does not care what my wishes are for my own child. I just want her to go away and stay out of my life where I put her for good, but no, my sticky kids keep her around on the edges of my life.
And on it goes..... ex-in-laws, old friends, new girlfriends, new ex-girlfriends, and anyone else who, if you had your choice, you would never speak to ever again in life. But the little sticky glue ball kids walk around through life touching all of these people, and they all end up sticking back on to you. And the kids don't understand why you don't like this person or would prefer to keep them several arms' lengths from your life, so to them you just look mean and petty if you don't at least remain neutral. I understand that when your kids are younger, you have much more control over who your child is around (I'm not suggesting sending your 3 year old off with your ex's last jump off), but when they are older like my kids (18 and 13), they have more control over who they want to associate with. And unfortunately that often means you need to put your petty feelings aside and just accept that certain people will always be stuck around the fringes of your life.
Divorces (where people act like adults) take a lot of restraint and emotional maturity when kids are involved. I just never realized I'd get stuck with all these other people that I'd have to exercise this maturity with as well. I just want to be rubber and bounce all these people far away from me, but kids... they just have to be glue.


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- I know, the story just won't go away, but the intern who was responsible for filming the whole spygate scandal is having his super bowl ring auctioned off. Hope you have been saving up!
- In equally depressing news, Tom Brady and Bill Belichick have round one of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament in the books. They both fared pretty well but I would rather they be recovering from Super Bowl celebrations and duck parades.
- Mike Reiss has an interesting piece on backup quarterbacks and their value in terms of salary commitment. To be honest I was surprised that backup quarterback salaries had elevated so much, particularly for teams with established quarterbacks (Colts, Cowboys). I still believe that this is the offseason when Mallet is dealt and a new developmental backup is brought in. This is not the Patriots team of 2008, Brady goes down we are in trouble.
- Bleacher Report has a breakdown of the statistical areas where the Patriots need to improve as a team. No big surprises here as any fan who watched all the games could tell you, but it is startling to show how little growth (or worse, regression!) the team has shown in a few key areas.
- The latest edition of the Kiper/McShay mock drafts are out and analysis can be found here. Take these with a grain of salt. I very much doubt one of the top corners in the draft falls all the way to 29, though stranger things have happened. Here is SI.com's Doug Farrar's first mock draft. Again, very early in the draft process to truly know what teams are thinking.
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Music Review: Sarasota Orchestra: 'Across America!'
Date: May 20, 2009
by: June LeBell
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'Across America!'
The Sarasota Orchestra has had a wonderful season with exciting concerts, fine performances and innovative programs. So, nothing could have prepared me for the concert that took place Saturday night, at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. "Across America!" was billed as a "Salute to Kennedy Center Honorees."
The program featured snippets of familiar pieces that were loosely (and I use that word, um, loosely) tied to beloved American luminaries who have received a Kennedy Center honor. The overture to "Gypsy," for example, was played as a tribute to Jule Styne. The famous "Fanfare for the Common Man" was programmed as a salute to Aaron Copland. Etcetera, etcetera and so forth, as Hammerstein would say, in tribute to Richard Rodgers.
Then they began to play, and the Sarasota Orchestra, loosely led by Andrew Lane, sounded as if it had already left town on summer vacation. In the beginning, the brass-and-percussion sections were particularly at fault, and Lane took so many fast tempos we thought he must have been double-parked.
The vocal soloists, Michelle Amato and Bryan Harden, were unprofessional with poor intonation and embarrassing vocal mannerisms, and Harden's recitation of Emma Lazarus' "The New Colossus" had all the passion of a dial tone.
The video presentations we have come to appreciate and expect were nothing more than black-and-white stills of the honorees, until the penultimate piece — a movement from Copland's Symphony No. 3 — which had some interesting footage of mid-20th-century memories that, unfortunately, dumbed down the music itself.
Even the program went awry when it attributed the famous, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco," to Irving Berlin instead of the real composer, George Cory Jr.
Alas, the most exciting part of the innocuous, poorly performed concert was the downpour that splattered against the Van Wezel's roof and the great bursts of thunder that added ferment to Herrmann's "Vertigo" suite in the second half.
Deep in our soul, we know that this concert was an aberration, and we look forward to the Sarasota Orchestra returning in the fall, polished and gleaming from what must be a much-needed holiday.
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Fighter Julianna Peña talks about TUF 18 Win over Shana Baszler, Holdsworth vs Beal fight and more.
She might have been pretty before all the synthetic testosterone changed her facial structure and destroyed her skin.
I had to turn this off after the first minute. Would of watched the entire 15mins if she was topless.
Seriously though.. There is something likeable about this girl and annoying as she can be, it pales in comparison to how annoying Shayna was so I am glad she kicked her ass off the show.
Um seems we have a couple of guy lovers above :}
this chick is good looking nice smile, nice body, great looking and she's a good fighter doesn't get better than that for me :}
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TLC has spun off its popular "Say Yes to the Dress" series by adding some Southern flair and dubbing it "Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta."
Cameras have already started tracking brides at Bridals by Lori in Atlanta.
Lori Allen, the owner for 30 years, said the store is huge (25,000 square feet) and caters to a broad swath of Southern ladies, especially the debutante types who have already been there for a dress when they were teens.
"They have very high expectations," Allen said, which naturally makes for good TV. "And they have Southern mothers who are very particular."
The experience so far "has created a lot of excitement and buzz in our store<" she said. "Most of the brides have seen 'Say Yes to the Dress' and are excited."
If you want to be on TV, this is a great opportunity but don't expect any compensation, according to the application:
There is no monetary compensation for appearing on the show nor does the show reimburse participants for travel, accommodations, or purchases made at the bridal store. Although there is no obligation to buy a dress, we are looking for serious participants who are actively searching for a wedding dress and planning to get married.
The series will start airing in July with 12 half-hour episodes.
Here's a bit from the press release:
" 'Say Yes to the Dress' has become a signature Friday night show for us," states Nancy Daniels, SVP of Production and Development, TLC. "We're excited to be able to expand this successful franchise into a very different market with its own unique characters. Just as viewers fell in love with the brides and staff at Kleinfeld, the everyday happenings at Bridals by Lori gives a southern twist to this already familiar and extremely popular format."
Set in one of the largest and busiest bridal salons in the south – Bridals by Lori – SAY YES TO THE DRESS: ATLANTA takes viewers behind the scenes as each particular and strong-willed bride sets out to find her perfect wedding dress. These southern belles keep the staff on their toes in order to ensure they get exactly what they want for their important day. With high expectations, southern brides are well-informed on their favorite bridal designers and expect each of the consultants to be on top of their game. Bridals by Lori is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year and sees roughly 10,000 brides annually.
The original "Say Yes to the Dress" returns for season five April 23 at 10 p.m. It finished its last season Dec. 18, 2009 with a solid 1.5 million viewers.
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March 23rd, 2010
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what a scam
March 23rd, 2010
2:04 pm
Who cares! TLC usually people, families and destroys them later…when all the drama has slipped out!
March 23rd, 2010
2:07 pm
Rodney Ho is a freakin' Tool.
March 23rd, 2010
2:08 pm
This is real? People watch this? Can we trick Russia in to bombing us?
March 23rd, 2010
2:55 pm
I've always enjoyed watching SAY YES TO THE DRESS..along with PLATINUM WEDDINGS…where those couples spend wayyyyy too much money. Have a great evening everyone
March 23rd, 2010
3:08 pm
Remember on SATC when Anthony assisted Charlotte in picking out her first wedding dress. It was HILAR! "Hates it! Nice bead work though."
Sorry – true SATC fan!
March 23rd, 2010
3:33 pm
Another show to show the ding bat side of southern women. We will watch them shriek, stress out and use that chipper, puppy voice that many southerners have. This is one I will gladly miss seeing!
March 23rd, 2010
3:54 pm
Yeah, KLK, because all those other regional accents are sooooo endearing. Delta is ready, etc etc.
Anyway, I'm starting my own reality show, where grooms-to-be come to their senses mere days before the wedding and get the eff out of dodge. It will be entitled "Say No to the Ho".
March 24th, 2010
11:40 am
Off topic, but will TNT be bringing Southland back next year? I love this show and was so happy when they picked it up. Have their numbers been peforming well?
March 24th, 2010
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And declining numbers every week… that certainly can't be a good sign for a third season.
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I have been having nightmares lately that urge me to wake up at 4-5am in the morning or sometimes even 2-3am. They aren't pleasant and it takes away from my sleep that I need.
Some of them portrait betrayal or violent abuse. Some times possession or gory scenes.
I don't know what's going on in my subconscious but I would like for it to stop.
I was so excited to see my pay check today! I felt proud of how much I made because I knew I worked for it and I had an awesome team with me every step of the way to work out those tight spots for drive-thru to dine in.
I seriously do appreciate their help and their tolerance when I'm not being the brightest.
If anyone is wondering I work at the big W or Wendy's as it is called.
Some people have asked me if I enjoyed working there. Well this was my response.
"I do enjoy working here except for rush hours."
You see rush hours to me are slow business days to those who have been there long enough. If I see like 10 people waiting in line I think that's a lot of people. My other co-workers on the other hand not so much.
I'm slowly starting to call some things slow days because I'm getting used to the more people coming in. First weekend I worked it was a Rodeo in town and I was just torn from the pain.
To break the ice on my Tumblr I will post my first rant about weight and my struggle with it.
Yes that's right Weight. The one where everyone's all you have to be this many pounds lighter than air to this many pounds heavier than butter.
A motto to live by. Pillow by SatMorningPancakes.
I love this so much it's so funny and cute.
So a co-worker asked me if I had a Tumblr I had to tell her no because I've never really looked into it before. I've heard of it and I've heard things about it but I never really went into it.
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Hey guys. So, as it turns out, I don't have all the free time I'd like to keep this blog (in addition to the other few I've got) running with a constant stream of new posts. I've got real life responsibilities and I don't see them letting up anytime soon.
That being said, I think I'm going to have to give up on this blog. I'm not deleting it, but if anyone would like to step up to the plate and run askzoe, I'd be more than happy to hand the blog over.
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Car sales expected to rise 12% for 2012
The US auto industry continues to recover from the 2008 recession, with more gains anticipated in 2013.
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The strong pace of U.S. auto industry sales this year is continuing this month, with November light-vehicle sales likely to show a 12% increase.
Experts said Hurricane Sandy reduced October sales, pushing some demand into later months, and also created a need for replacement vehicles.
"Sales have strengthened each week in November, which bodes well for a strong finish to the month and the year," said J.D Power analyst John Humphrey, in a prepared statement. "We expect healthy sales in December, as the industry continues to recover from Sandy and leads into its year-end sales events."
LMC Automotive, an affiliate of J.D. Power, forecast November volume of 1.1 vehicles, with retail sales accounting for 83%. November is expected to reflect the highest retail selling rate since January 2008. Retail transactions are considered the most accurate measurement of consumer demand for new vehicles, with the remaining sales to fleet customers influenced by various factors.
LMC Automotive projected full-year 2012 light vehicle sales of 14.4 million, a 12.5% increase over last year. During its third-quarter earnings call, Ford (F) also projected 2012 light-vehicle sales of 14.4 million. Edmunds.com also said it expects full-year light-vehicle sales of 14.4 million. U.S. light-vehicle sales totaled 12.8 million in 2011, up from 11.6 million in 2010. LMC projected 2013 sales of 15 million.
"The irrepressible need and willingness of consumers to replace aging vehicles is stronger than the effects of natural disasters and fiscal turmoil both here and abroad," said LMC Automotive analyst Jeff Schuster, in a prepared statement. "A sustained recovery pace in auto sales is expected over the next six months, barring any fiscal cliff hangover, but the medium-term forecast is still dependent on more pronounced economic activity and growth."
On a recent conference call with reporters, Edmunds.com economist Lacey Plache said that Hurricane Sandy resulted in lost sales of about 30,000 units in October. This month, she said, first-half sales in the Northeast were slower than expected, but a second-half pickup is expected. "By December, most of the delayed sales will have come back, plus sizable replacement sales come in" she said. "Insurance money starts coming in by then."
Edmunds.com estimated that 200,000 to 250,000 vehicles were destroyed or damaged by Hurricane Sandy, of which about 65,000 to 80,000 will be replaced in the new car market.
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Builders are putting the finishing touches to 12 brand new industrial units on the established St Austell Bay Business Park. The units, all of which include electric roller shutter doors and CCTV security, range between 1,250 sq ft to 2,000 sq ft in size together with parking.
Developers, Dainton Storage, carried out comprehensive research into the needs of local companies before beginning construction. The company's Operations Director, Shaun Duncan, says "we are conscious of the economic climate in Cornwall so we canvased local businesses to ascertain what level of rent would be affordable, then worked back from there to calculate our budget for the build. The result is a development of high quality but affordable units".
There has already been a lot of interest in the site from more than a dozen companies ranging from a wholesale book seller to kitchen fitters. Knight Laundry Services are the first tenants to move into one of the new 1,800 sq foot units this week. Owners, June and Kim Knight, have been looking for suitable premises for their growing business for over a year, but found that everything they viewed were either too small, too big or dilapidated.
June says "This new unit with the large metal shutter front is perfect for the size of machinery we use, and to get our vans in and out. The central location of this business park means we can get easily to our clients all over the county."
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Alexander, who was named director of the NSA in 2005 and served until he retired in March 2014, will speak in Dallas for the University of North Texas' Kuehne Speaker Series on National Security luncheon.
Doctoral student Clare Carrasco received a fellowship from the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst/German Academic Exchange Service to research in Germany this coming spring and summer.
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University of North Texas researchers discovered that plant-based building materials can provide up to 20 percent energy savings, reduce energy consumption and the overall carbon footprint compared with synthetic building materials currently on the market.
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Film reunites actor with his 'Blue Valentine' director
By Kate Erbland Jan 2, 2013 11:44AM
Back in 2010, rising star Ryan Gosling stunned audiences with his bare and honest performance in Derek Cianfrance's wrenching marriage drama, "Blue Valentine." It was a brave choice for Gosling, who has continued to choose interesting, nuanced work even while his star power is on the rise, a time when other actors would have perhaps gone for big bucks rom-coms or no-brainer action outings instead. Cianfrance and Gosling's first project together proved to be a positive experience for the pair, so it's no surprise that the two have teamed up for Cianfrance's latest feature film, a multi-generational crime drama called "The Place Beyond the Pines."
The film sets Gosling's bad boy Luke against Bradley Cooper's lawman Avery Cross. When motorcycle stunt driver Luke decides to start robbing banks to provide for his young son and new wife (Eva Mendes), his choice to lead a life of crime sets him in direct opposition to Avery, a career police officer looking to get into politics. While it's not overtly clear in the film's first trailer, "The Place Beyond the Pines" doesn't just chart the unexpected clashes between Luke and Avery, but it also centers on the repercussions of their battles in years following, including how it tangles up their own kids.
"The Place Beyond the Pines" premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last fall, where it was met with a ton of extremely positive praise - some of which you can see in this first trailer. The film's cast also includes Rose Byrne, Mahershala Ali, Emory Cohen, Dane DeHaan, Gabe Fazio, Bruce Greenwood, Ray Liotta, Ben Mendelsohn, and Harris Yulin.
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Farmington Hills officials Monday extended to March 2012 a nearly 10-month-old moratorium on land uses that involve medical marijuana.
Council members have struggled for months to come up with an ordinance that would regulate potential growers of the plant, without restricting use by registered medical marijuana users. They started with a zoning ordinance that would prohibit land uses violating federal, state or local laws. That would have effectively banned medical marijuana-related businesses in the community.
But concerns over violating the rights of caregivers, along with the shifting landscape around the issue statewide, led officials to table the proposed ordinance for further study. After extensive discussions and revisions, officials voted down an ordinance in July that would have regulated caregivers.
On Monday, city attorney Steve Joppich said the state of the law in Michigan hasn't changed since then. Cases involving medical marijuana are pending in Oakland County and around the state, and "a handful" of bills are pending in Lansing.
"Basically, I think, you can suffice it to say the law is in flux," Joppich said, "and the decisions made will affect the city's decision."
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My work is in this group show in Copenhagen. Alas, I did not have time to take a picture of the work itself, but I was very pleased with the format I came up with and will be making more work like it in the future. For the past year I have been thinking about book hybrids--the piece I sent can be displayed like a book or hung on the wall.
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I'm here Boydboyd. I just started my MBA graduate program this week and I'm still working in Corporate America so I've been hella busy, combined with doing hard mode ToC, keeping up my social life and girlfriend, and whatnot.
I didn't have as many problems with this installment as in the past. There was useful information in the guide with regard to abilities and questing. It is less 'bad info' and more 'things that are lacking' this time around. At least he seems to be improving... But, as many others have said, there are some issues with talent selection that detract from the effectiveness of the guide as a whole. "The last big item you get at level 10 is your first talent point. This is often a point of contention with many." I think this means "no one agrees with my leveling build, so I'll call it a point of contention instead of admitting my build is subpar".
Next point of contention: "One skill you learn is now bittersweet, Freezing Trap. I say bittersweet because as you level up or go into PvP you learn to love this new skill. However, once you hit endgame you will notice how it quickly becomes another unused skill on your toolbar." Our traps are bad in PvP. Our lack of CC is part of why we are the worst PvP class in the game. In terms of PvE, especially soloing, Freezing trap is a godsend if used properly. Unfortunately Eddie, you probably don't know how to use it properly, which is why proper use of this ability is not indicated in the article. More on this below.
Disengage... isn't all it is made out to be. The reference made to disengage lends credence to the 'Eddie doesn't play a hunter' claim. Warriors can charge twice for every disengage at endgame, probably less-so at 20, but acting as if it is a catch all escape mechanism is shortsighted in my opinion. Disengaging while soloing in PvE is very dangerous while leveling, unless used carefully. Sure, you link to the skill description, but noting that it makes you leap backward and some discussion about spinning quickly to disengage into an empty spot instead of a den of monsters would probably be helpful.
Things I would add: (off the top of my head)
1.) The concept of switching back and forth from hawk to viper. We don't need lowbies running at 50% damage because they have viper on all day. Maybe even link to the addon called ViperNotify which is very useful to have in terms of aspect management.
2.) Kiting. Kiting was mentioned but never defined. Never taught. Most newbies would say "wtf is kiting" at the end of this installment. You indicate the level that wing clip is obtained at, but say NOTHING about how to use it or what it does. WHY?
3.) Peeling. In this guide you list both Distracting Shot and Freezing Trap but never indicate how the two are used together to control an NPC while your pet handles 1 or more other NPCs. Talking about traps cooldown versus duration with regard to CC is important and ties into kiting as well. Teaching hunters to drop a trap, wait 10 seconds, pull, and distracting shot an add off their pet tank is an important skill to solo effective and efficiently.
4.) Pets. I don't want to dive into the 'which is better' categorization, because it has been a damn long time since I leveled. This guide also assumes no BoA gear. Threat very well may not be an issue even with ferocity pets. I would refrain from making absolute statements with regard to pets, simply because of how much variance is involved. Maybe even go as far as to discuss what aggro is, how it is managed, how pets generate it compared to players (tanks) and reference threat meters or the default threat information in the Blizzard UI.
5.) Shot rotation. Like I said, it has been quite some time since I leveled a hunter last, but indicating some kind of idealized rotation might be helpful. For example, if serpent sting is going to be applied, do it early on since the fight is short. Frontloading with multishot (when no CC is around) to kill off quickly. Things like that.
Again, other than a few things noted above, this section of the guide is a bit improved, it just leaves more to be desired. Put in full effort instead of paying lip service to concepts that are exaggerated to begin with.


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Management and union representatives at Air France have started to digest 35 safety recommendations delivered to them on January 24 by the team of experts commissioned by the French flag carrier in December 2009 to conduct an independent review of its safety standards and procedures.
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Management and union representatives at Air France have started to digest 35 safety recommendations delivered to them on January 24 by the team of experts commissioned by the French flag carrier in December 2009 to conduct an independent review of its safety standards and procedures.
Brazil's Embraer and China's AVIC International Leasing Co., signed a memorandum of understanding today at the China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, China, outlining the terms of a new agreement designed to create financing opportunities for selling Embraer aircraft in the Chinese and international markets.
Beijing-based Embraer China Aircraft Technical Services, which was inaugurated in July, has been named an Embraer-authorized service center and will support Tianjin Airlines. It is the first airline in China to be so designated. Under the terms of the agreement the Chinese company will carry out line and heavy maintenance for the ERJ-145 and E190 in accordance with China Civil Aviation Regulation Part 145.
Brazil's Embraer remains in negotiations with Chinese authorities over the prospect of building E-Jets at the Harbin-Embraer plant in Harbin, China, a company spokesperson told AIN today. The spokesperson contradicted a Dow Jones report published today indicating that Embraer will close the factory in Harbin in March, following delivery of the last 50-seat ERJ-145 on backlog.
Brazil's Embraer has given itself until the middle of this year to reach an agreement with its Chinese partners on adapting its assembly line in Harbin to produce 70- to 110-seat E-Jets.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified Embraer as a Part 147 maintenance training organization. The approval covers the four E-Jets of the Embraer 170/190 series (170, 175, 190 and 195). KLM Royal Dutch Airlines' regional subsidiary KLM Cityhopper, the first customer for Embraer's training, began the program last month at its headquarters at Schiphol International Airport in Amsterdam.
Embraer delivered British Airways' first 76-seat Embraer E170 on September 3, marking the start of a schedule that calls for delivery at a rate of roughly one airplane a month. Assigned to its CityFlyer regional subsidiary, BA's orders encompass six E170s and five 98-seat E190s, the first of which it plans to take "early next year." BA planned to launch E170 operations on September 28 from London City Airport to Edinburgh, Scotland.
British Airways regional subsidiary BA CityFlyer expects to take delivery of its first Embraer E170 some time around September 10 and initially use the 70-seat regional jet for basic flight-crew familiarization and circuit training, according to flight-operations general manager Carl Phelan. Based at London City Airport (LCY), the airline plans to begin flying its first E170 in scheduled service to Edinburgh on September 28.
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