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"A job," Caitlin Taylor muttered for the hundredth time. She paused from straightening her silk stockings to roll her eyes upward with a wry grimace. "I hope you and God are having a good laugh, Dad. You certainly got the last one on me."
Her heart ached as it had all month, ever since her father had unexpectedly passed away from kidney failure.
It might have hurt a little less, she admitted, if he hadn't given away his fortune to everyone but his own daughter. Instead, he'd left her a job.
At least he'd done that. In her ice-blue satin lingerie, she faced the full-length mirror. Her reflection wavered as fear gripped her, but she had no illusions. Her naturally wavy blond bob, no matter how she combed it, made her look as if she'd just climbed out of bed. Her overly curvaceous body refused to be tamed by exercise. This morning, her deep brown eyes were heavy from lack of sleep, and already carefully accented with liner and mascara. She looked like a young, beautiful woman with the world at her fingertips.
If only it were true.
Caitlin gave a half laugh and shoved back the unaccustomed fear and panic.
She'd never held a job in her life. Her father had spoiled his only child. In all her twenty-four years, she had only a handful of memories of him, mostly due to his heavy traveling and prominent social schedule. Still, as her only family, he'd made sure her every material need had been met. Fashion had been her first love, and he'd given in to it. Milan, Paris, New York, Los Angeles she knew these places intimately; they were her playgrounds. She'd gone to designing school in Paris and New York, both on her father's bank account, but the truth was, she wasn't talented enough to make it in that cutthroat world. Since then she hadn't been idle-far from it, for organizing society events was a particular talent of hers, even if it didn't count as a job, or earn her money.
Her father had kept her in style, making sure she had a healthy monthly allowance deposited directly into her account.
That had stopped abruptly with his death, and grief had been forced to take a backseat to survival.
With every credit card her father had ever given her maxed out, less than one month's rent in her bank account and no more allowance, Caitlin faced serious trouble. Enough trouble, she'd finally admitted to herself, that she'd have to swallow her pride and take the poor-paying job she'd been left in her father's will.
"A clerical position," Caitlin said with another humorless laugh that didn't quite cover up her confusion and pain. "And me not knowing the difference between a fax machine and a scanner."
She walked to her brimming wall-length closet and sighed, knowing that by this time next month she would be living in some dismal little apartment. Bye-bye southernCalifornia beachfront condo. Again, her heart leaped at the betrayal of her father's abrupt desertion. Why? she wondered frantically. Why would her father indulge and spoil her all her life, then desert her this way? She didn't understand, but wallowing was getting her nowhere.
With effort, she shrugged into the devil-may-care persona she showed the world. What did one wear for a job that required an eight-o'clock showing? But while she dressed, her thoughts continually drifted back to the burning questions-why had her father pawned her off on some little subsidiary of what had once been a huge engineering conglomerate? A conglomerate split up by his will, all the pieces going to different investors who'd been his close friends.
Friends had rated higher than his own daughter.
Now Caitlin was slated to work for some pencil-laden, calculator-carrying engineer nerd named Joseph Brown-ley. Because he'd worked with her father for years, she imagined him as old, crusty, tough. Mean.
Shuddering, she slipped into what she hoped looked businesslike enough-a short red crepe de chine suit. The pumps she added gave her an extra three and a half inches, and some badly needed self-confidence. She wanted to look sophisticated. Polished. But while she seemed to be able to fool everyone else, she couldn't pull the wool over her own eyes. She looked flighty, ditzy and wild, which sent her back to the bathroom in another attempt to tame her hair with ruthless brush strokes and styling spritz.
She could do this. But for one weak moment, she sank to the bed. Could she? Could she do anything but organize parties for the rich and famous? And how hard would it really be to charge for those services?
Hard, she admitted.
So hard she'd rather do this work in an office.
But could she really survive on her own?
Swallowing back a sudden sob, Caitlin lifted her chin and forced a bright smile. Her knees trembled as she stood, but she stiffened them and lifted her chin. She had no place in her life for pathetic self-pity or fear, only determination.
The outfit didn't work.
Too showy, she decided with a hasty glance at her slim gold watch. She ripped off the suit to try again, tossing it carelessly aside. No telling what Mr. Brownley thought of tardiness, but if he fired her before she'd even started, she'd really be in trouble. And with her only true working talent being that she could navigate the mazed streets of any garment district blindfolded, who else in his right mind would hire her?
Coming to yet another abrupt halt in front of her mirror, she took a tough, no-holds-barred look at herself. Snug, cropped frost-blue sweater over a long, flowing flowery skirt. Heels, of course-she never went anywhere without heels. But too casual, darn it! She added a muted linen jacket and hoped for the best. As she ran to her car, huffing and puffing from the exertion of the morning, she grumbled about the unearthly hour.
God, she hated mornings.
She thrust her little BMW into gear, leaving her exclusive Newport Beach neighborhood hours before she normally even stirred from her bed. As she hit the packed 405 freeway, she realized her first mistake in allowing only thirty minutes to get from the beach to downtown Irvine. It seemed the entire population of southern California started work at the same time, and given that she was cut off three times before she even hit the first on-ramp, apparently everyone was just as irritable and late as she.
At the interchange, no one would let her over. Frustrated, she tried one of her flirtatious winks and got a very rude hand gesture.
Did normal people do this every day?
The thought made her shudder. Yes, she was sheltered, but she had friends who worked. No, she didn't, she reminded herself. Hadn't she learned that in the past few weeks, as one by one, her so-called friends had ditched her when the terms of her father's will became public?
She was alone, truly alone, for the first time in her entire existence.
And she was going to be very late. No big surprise, of course. Her father had always claimed she'd be late for her own funeral. She'd certainly been late for his, but that had been because the limo she'd counted on all her life had vanished. Repossessed. By the time she'd driven herself, she'd missed the entire service. She knew her father wouldn't have been surprised, but she had a feeling being late today was a luxury she couldn't afford.
This little bubble of stress sitting uncomfortably in her belly was new and entirely unwelcome. So was the apprehension about her future, and the lingering, gnawing wound of her father turning his back on her.
She came to a grinding halt in the fast lane, surrounded by thousands of other idling cars. Never one to obsess about anything, she couldn't believe she'd been doing just that all morning.
Shaking her head, she cranked up the music, sat back to wait out the traffic and cleared her mind.
Joe's fingers flew over the keyboard. Deep in concentration, he'd been working for hours, but he couldn't stop now. He was so close, so very close, to getting it right. "Joe."
Vaguely, he heard a female voice calling him, and just as vaguely, he knew it was Darla. He ignored her.
All those years, he'd had to work on hardware, designing computers for his bread and butter but no more. Now, with Edmund Taylor's generosity in death-Joe's heart squeezed at the reminder-he could work on his first love. Software. And he was inches away from perfecting the system he envisioned revolutionizing every office in the country.
Just another few minutes, he thought, stretching cramped legs that were far too long to be shoved beneath a desk for so many hours. A few more minutes and things might click into place. He could almost hear the big software companies knocking at his door. Bill Gates, eat your heart out.
"Joe? Yoo-hoo."
Without taking his eyes off the keyboard, he growled, waving one hand wildly over his shoulder, his usual sign for Leave me the hell alone! With the ease only the hyper-focused can achieve, he sank back into his thoughts. Just put that command here instead of over there-
"I'm sorry, Joe."
"No problem," he murmured automatically, not looking up. Why had he chosen to work in the front office, instead of his own down the hall, which would have given him more privacy?
Because he'd been in a rush, that's why. Always in a rush. "Go away."
"Joe," said a now laughing Darla. "Could you please look at me?"
With a sigh, he straightened, biting back his impatience. He shoved his fingers through already unruly hair and took his gaze off the screen long enough to glare at the only person who would dare interrupt him. "What? What do you want?"
Darla smiled sweetly. "Lovely to see you, too."
"Great. Nice. Now go away." He'd already turned back to the computer when she spoke again.
"Joe, could you focus those baby blues this way for just another minute? Pretty please?"
"I'm really busy," he said evenly, through his teeth. His fingers itched to get back to the keyboard.
"This," he announced, "is why I need an assistant. To keep people out."
"You couldn't keep an assistant," Darla told him, gesturing to the cluttered office, which admittedly looked as though World War III had gone off in it. Papers were everywhere. So were books, files and an entire city of computer parts. "No one but those other crazy computer programmers you've got back there wants to work for a perfectionist, a workaholic, a technical-"
"Why are you here? Just tell me that much," he begged, resting his fingers on the keyboard and eyeing the screen longingly.
"Oh, wipe that frown off your pretty face-I'm not here to bug you for your tax info. Yet."
Darla's insulted scowl worked, and Joe laughed. As the only accountant in their small building, the tall, waiflike Italian beauty had taken on all of the other four businesses in the place, his included. Besides handling most of their bookkeeping, she dished out unwanted advice, unsolicited sisterly affection and more than a few good dirty jokes. "And what could be more important than tax stuff?" he teased, and resigned himself to a break.
"Not much." She grinned, too, making her look much younger than her thirty years. "But remember that assistant you were just mentioning? I think she's arrived. I saw her roaming around downstairs, scrutinizing the different suites and the business names on the front board as if she had no idea where she's going."
"I didn't hire an assistant."
"You told me Edmund wrote off his investment in this company, making it effectively yours-as long as you guaranteed his pathetically spoiled daughter a job."
"Yeah." Joe rubbed his hand over his chest at the twist of pain. Edmund, gone. Forever.
At the thought of Edmund's daughter, whom he'd never met, his usually receptive heart hardened. "She never even bothered to show up for her own father's funeral." He tried to remember what Edmund had told him about her. A flightly clotheshorse. A party girl. A world traveler- on her daddy's budget, of course.
Nothing particularly flattering.
"Whoever you saw couldn't be her," he stated. "A software company that has yet to prove itself has nothing to offer a socialite."
Darla shrugged. "Maybe not. But Marilyn Monroe's here." She sniffed and gave him a haughty glance that he had no trouble deciphering.
Joe wasn't ashamed to admit he'd had more than his fair share of women flit in and out of his life, and his good friend Darla had hated most of them. But nothing got her goat more than a blond bombshell. "She looks like Marilyn Monroe?" he asked, unable to contain his wide grin when Darla rolled her eyes. "Really?"
"Barbie meets Baywatch, actually," she snapped, making him laugh. Darla snorted in disgust. "What is it about that blond, wide-eyed, come-hither look that renders a man so stupid?"
"Ahh.a come-hither look?"
She glowered and straightened, her considerable height accentuating her thinness. "And she's got huge-"
"Darla," he said, still grinning as he cut her off. "She's not looking for me-she couldn't be. No way would Edmund's daughter show up." He hadn't read all of Edmund's book-length will, hadn't been able to bring himself to even open the five-inch-thick file that had been sent to him by Edmund's attorney, but he imagined Caitlin Taylor had gotten a very nice chunk of change. She'd have no need for a job.
He glanced at his watch. "And anyway, it's ten o'clock. What kind of an assistant would start work this late?" He happily gave his computer his full attention. "Now go away and let me be."
"Okay.but you asked for it."
Breathing a sigh of relief when she was gone, Joe looked at his screen with anticipation. Now he'd get some work done.
He'd simply kill the next person who interrupted him, he decided, and promptly forgot about everything except what he was doing.
In the back of his mind whirled the vision of his program up and running. And for once, thanks to Edmund, that dream was obtainable.
Not again! He needed a weapon. Yeah, that was it. A squirt gun, maybe, or a-"Excuse me."
"If the place isn't burning down," he growled, "then I don't-" Out of the corner of his eye, he saw her; words vanished from his brain. She was petite, luscious and one of the most beautiful women he'd ever seen. She smiled and his tongue actually went dry.
"Hi," she said, wiggling her fingers at him.
Trailing behind her, gawking with their collective mouths hanging open, were Vince, Andy and Tim, his three techs. At the moment, they resembled Larry, Curly and Moe. He sent them looks loaded with daggers, and they slunk back, closing the door behind him.
"I'm looking for Mr. Brownley," the exotic creature said in a sweet, musical voice. "I'm Caitlin Taylor."
Caitlin Taylor. Professional socialite. Ditzy, spoiled princess. his new assistant.
An imaginary noose settled around his neck. He liked gorgeous women as much as the next guy-maybe even more-but no way could he work with one, especially one with the lifestyle and attitude this one was reputed to have. He couldn't respect someone who didn't know what tough work meant, or the value of a hard-earned dollar, and Joe never worked with anyone he didn't one hundred percent respect. Never.
"This is CompuSoft, Inc., isn't it?" Her voice could arouse the dead, and Joe wasn't, unfortunately, dead. "I checked the suite number downstairs," she said. "You must be the receptionist."
He groaned inwardly and stood up from the front desk. Never again, he promised himself. He'd work from the seclusion of his own office from now on.
She flashed another dazzling smile, leveling him with a pair of warm, dreamy brown eyes so deep he felt like swimming. "My father-"
Shit. Her father. His own mentor, beloved friend, father figure. Edmund Taylor had meant everything to him, and Joe had made him a promise. The noose tightened. "Your father told me about you," he managed to say around the month-old lump in his throat.
"He did?" She seemed surprised. "So you know I'll be working here?"
Joe nodded, wondering what to do. He'd never broken a promise and he didn't want to start now, especially not when it came to Edmund, but he had absolutely no use for this woman in his company. None at all.
"Maybe you can tell me something about this place. About the boss," she added with another sweet smile as she moved gracefully into the room. Her skirt flowed around her ankles, clung to her thighs. The light blazer she wore parted in the middle, revealing her sweater, snugged tight over her soft, perfect curves.
In any other situation, Joe knew he'd be flashing his most charming smile and already be deeply into flirt mode. This sort of woman was made for seduction, and while he didn't want to employ one, he loved the interplay.


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GOP backs down on "right to work" in two states
GOP state legislative leaders in Ohio and Missouri effectively stopped drives for so-called "right to work" laws in those legislatures.
Workers have right to union rep before taking drug test
Ralph's fired Razi in 2011 when he refused to take a drug test - which the union contract allows - without having the chance to consult with his union rep first.
GOP could move to cripple Labor Board
The AFL-CIO called an emergency press conference May 14 to draw attention to what Richard Trumka, its president is describing as an "immediate crisis" for America's workers.
Today in labor history: Western Federation of Miners founded
"The mine owners did not find the gold, they did not mine the gold, they did not mill the gold, but by some weird alchemy, all the gold belonged to them!"
Iraqi unions still repressed
Nine years after the Bush government invaded Iraq and overthrew Saddam Hussein, Iraqi unions are still repressed and toiling under the former ruler's labor law, a U.S. unionist who recently toured there says.
Today in labor history: Freedom Riders attacked in Alabama
On May 14, 1961, Freedom Riders were brutally attacked by violent, well-armed and organized mobs of Klansmen and other terrorists in Anniston and Birmingham, Ala., with the support of local law enforcement and politicians.
AFL-CIO: Penalize Bangladesh until it protects workers
The AFL-CIO is demanding the U.S. government yank trade preferences from Bangladesh until that South Asian nation really shows a commitment to protecting its workers.
Today in labor history: May 13 a busy day !
On May 13, over the years, mine workers unionize, dock workers strike, auto workers face give-backs, cab drivers go out.
Fast food wages equal "junk food money"
"Seven dollars and forty cents is junk food money - you have to fight for what is right."
Appeals court tosses NLRB's workers rights poster rule
This was yet another victory for big business handed down by GOP-named judges.

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Head-Lock Mount for Advanced Night Vision Goggle (NVG)
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AbstractDiffraction LTD proposes to develop a novel occipital head-lock system to support advanced night vision goggles (NVG) used by Air Force personnel not wearing typical aviation or combat helmet. Phase I efforts will demonstrate the feasibility of a lightweight, direct head mount that maintains optimal NVG performance in the absence of a helmet, minimizes user fatigue, and reduces the risk of injury. Designs will focus on derivations of an occipital head-lock system with fine adjustment that ensures stable alignment of NVGs under variable conditions, is compatible with existing communication systems and specialty head-gear, i.e. chem.-bio masks/hoods, etc, and demonstrates reduced potential for torque-jolt. Using finite element analysis and human biodynamics software we will evaluate newer, lightweight materials to be used in place of bulky metal components, optimize hinge points and brackets to reduce weight and improve stiffness, and adjust designs to provide optimal fit and comfort across a broad range of users. This device will provide a superior mechanism for employing NVGs without helmets in both static and dynamic work settings, while minimizing stress and fatigue on a user's head and neck.
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Everglades have a friend in Salazar
Published: Friday, January 21, 2011 at 1:00 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.
When Interior Secretary Ken Salazar came to South Florida for the annual Everglades Coalition Conference, he brought a terrific gift along: a plan for a large national wildlife refuge north of Lake Okeechobee to preserve the ecologically diverse Florida prairie and livelihoods of the area's ranchers.
The refuge would extend through the Kissimmee River Valley down to Lake Okeecho-bee in parts of Polk, Osceola, Indian River, Okeechobee and Highlands counties. It would expand the scope and approach of Everglades restoration by protecting the Glades' original headwaters from Orlando's encroaching suburbs.
It's a bold plan that has vision -- but no money or congressional support yet. And that will be the biggest challenge, Salazar acknowledged. But he told the Everglades gathering that he's optimistic because, "The Everglades are probably one of the most important ecosystems we have in the United States."
The vast ecosystem is also the major drinking-water source for urban South Florida, so additional efforts -- like the refuge plan -- to enhance the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, a joint state-federal project of ambitious proportions, are welcome.
What's different in the refuge plan is that the federal government, in addition to purchasing about 50,000 acres from willing sellers, will work with Florida ranchers to buy their development rights -- usually in the form of easements -- on another 100,000 acres. The ranchers stay in business, but by owning development rights the federal government will prevent future sprawl oozing toward the Everglades. Florida's agricultural commissioner, Adam Putnam, praised the plan during the conference.
The other big challenge besides getting Congress to fund the refuge is the bedeviling issue of reducing the amount of phosphorous flowing into Lake Okee-chobee and the Everglades from the north -- from the farming industry and the Orlando area. ...
Happily, Florida's unique ecosystems have found a good friend in Salazar.
-- The Miami Herald
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My 80's memories stop at shaving my hair, Cyndi Lauper style in 1985.
Costume-filter: 1989 theme. Family of four. Suggestions, please? [more inside]
Help me find the name for my new favorite pants
What are these pants (on the girl) called, so that I can I find them/a pattern for them? From the Bollywood routine on So You Think You Can Dance last night. The slit and the billoweyness when she spins are the key aspects of why I love these.
Where can I find pasties in NYC for a mermaid costume?
I'm trying to put together a last minute costume for the Coney Island Mermaid Parade this Saturday, and need some pasties with tassels. Ideally I'm going for something somewhat classy in an old-school burlesque style, like this, but would also settle for something basic like this, that I could decorate at home with sparkly glitter and whatnot. Because of the timing I can't shop online, so need to find a store in NYC (preferably Manhattan or Brooklyn). Any ideas, metafilter? Thanks!!
I promise to shoot first if you help me.
Inexpensive but decent Han Solo costume...for a curvy girl? [more inside]
Designing for the decadant belly dancer!
Looking for book recommendations for bead work and belly dance costuming. [more inside]
Make Me an Air Hostess!
I wanna look like a 60s air hostess. Where can I find a dress like this and boots like these? [more inside]
Help me figure out a costume! What's a costume? I have no idea…
Help this costume-newb be amazing. [more inside]
Help me make computer zombie costumes for my drama class students. [more inside]
I need a LOST costume!
I'm going to a Lost-themed costume party and need a costume! [more inside]
It's as if it's trying to stay a secret identity.
Where online did I recently see for sale an instant superhero or superhero kit-type costume for adults that included a cape, goggles, and maybe a flight helmet? [more inside]
Spending time in a large, goofy costume
What did you do to occupy yourself while in a large, goofy costume? [more inside]
Help me Obi Wan
I need help coming up with a costume for a pre-existing alien (no inventing my own). [more inside]
Simple guys 60's outfit?
Quick and simple "60's" outfit for a guy who has to go to a theme party. Any ideas??
Steer me to a bit of SNL from 30+ years ago.
Vintage SNL filmed bit with birds wearing costumes. [more inside]
Mythical and legendary costumes
Myths & Legends: Costume idea help please! [more inside]
New Years Party Costume Ideas?
I'm going to a New Year's party. The theme is the 00 decade, and I can dress as any event/ figure from this decade. Ideas for something clever/ fun/ cute? I'm a short blonde girl, if it helps. Thanks!
Creative ideas for a party
What short, creative performances can guests put on at my party to entertain themselves? [more inside]
Zig a zag ahhh!
Help me dress as a rock star for Christmas! My office Christmas party theme is come as your favourite rock star and I need ideas! [more inside]
Help me dress up as a dead celebrity!
Costume Party Filter : Going to a "Dead Celebrity" costume party in a couple weeks and am having trouble coming up with any good ideas that aren't going to be done 100 times over. [more inside]
Opening credits costume
For Halloween, I want to dress up as the opening credits sequence to some TV show. But which show? [more inside]
Using spirit gum to attach a prosthetic near my real hair
Tell me about using spirit gum near my actual hair. [more inside]
Zombie cowboy wants naaaaaaames.
What are some good names for a zombie cowboy? [more inside]
"I am Batman"
Halloween costume: "Casual Batman". Help me come up with bat-gadget ideas! [more inside]
Where would I find a black fedora and black sunglasses for a Blues Brothers costume by Saturday morning?
Where would I find a black fedora and black sunglasses for a Blues Brothers costume by Saturday morning? [more inside]
Yes, I've got a lulu. Why?
Where can I find reasonably detailed reference images of smart everyday women's clothes from the 1940s, 50s and early 60s? [more inside]
Make me deathly pale!
DeathFilter: How can I make my arms, chest, and neck look paler without getting white stuff everywhere? [more inside]
Halloween Costumes for a Couple
Please post some cool ideas for Halloween costumes for a couple! [more inside]
Sexy Library!
Costume-filter: I would like to dress as a library for Halloween. How can I accomplish this in an inexpensive, recognizable, maneuverable/non-bulky way (aside from sticking random books to my bum?) [more inside]
How do I make a costume out of a wedding dress?
How can I turn a wedding dress into a Halloween costume without destroying the thing? [more inside]
Halloween Costume Filter: Hobbes plush in Toronto?
Where can I get a Hobbes or Hobbes-lookalike plus toy in Toronto this week? I just made the last minute decision to go as Calvin & Hobbes for Halloween, where can I find an appropriate stuffed tiger on short notice? Bonus points for help with other costume elements, thanks!
Where can I buy a toy gun that can be made to look like Bruce Willis' in the 5th Element movie?
Help me complete my 5th Element movie bruce willis costume please! I'm looking for a toy gun that looks sort of like his in the movie. Would like to keep it under $15, just looking for something close. I don't mind painting it or doing some slight modification.
I want to give off a vibe of 'anime' without being a particular character.
[AnimeCostumeFilter] What are some elements that could make up a 'generic anime costume'? [more inside]
when the clock strikes half past 6, babe
How can I make a Mac Tonight head? [more inside]
Kid's Lincoln costume in Austin, TX.
Where can I buy a little boy's size M or L Abraham Lincoln costume in Austin, TX for less than $35? [more inside]
How do I get Dolly Parton's cleavage?
How can I get cheap, comfortable, semi-realistic giant fake breasts for Halloween? Yes, I'm going as Dolly Parton. I'm also a girl with some already not-insignificant boobs going on. (And yeah, we may well be overthinking this giant plate of beans.) [more inside]
Help me find an Artie, The Strongest Man In The World Shirt for Halloween!
I want to be Artie the Strongest Man in the World from the Adventures of Pete and Pete 90s Nickelodeon show....BUT I can't find a shirt that is anything close HELP! [more inside]
HalloweenCostumeFilter: Bruce Wayne
I'm thinking of being Bruce Wayne (not Batman) for Halloween. Any tips on pulling this off, or nice touches you can think of?
Yet another HalloweenCostumeFilter. Sorry.
Halloweencostumefilter: I've been racking my brain to come up with a good Halloween costume to wear to work, but I can't seem to come up with anything. Limitations: (pants, physical job, not overly sexy) [more inside]
What would Jesus wear on Halloween?
My teenaged son want to dress up as Jesus. He has the hair, but he wants a robe like Jesus wore. However, he doesn't want a crappy polyester costume-shop robe. Also both of us refuse to sew anything. So -- what would be a good Jesus-robe (or just any plausible Jesuswear. This would be daywear, not Jesus eveningwear) that we could buy, in a nice natural fabric? and we're in New York City so if you have specific suggestions for stores that would be even better.
What to be for halloween?
Where in NYC can I buy or get the materials to create a simple (easy to wear and not too expensive) Halloween costume? I also need to think of a simple historical or pop-culture figure to be. Thank you, hive-mind! [more inside]
What TV character to be for Halloween?
HalloweenCosutmeFilter: I'm tall blonde girl...help me come up with a TV-themed Halloween costume idea! [more inside]
BDSM costume ideas, please!
Looking for an original costume idea for Halloween at a BDSM club. [more inside]
Imaginary superhero/supervillain costume
I have a week to come up with a superhero(ine)/supervillain costume. This should not be an existing character. [more inside]
Non-obvious devil costume
Yet another Halloween costume question: I'd like to go as His Infernal Majesty, the Prince of Darkness. But not the obvious horns-and-tail-and-pitchfork version... [more inside]
Hipster Halloween, Spooky Scary!
Help me find some tshirts from a music video. Barring that, I'm going to need a simple costume that will pass hipster muster. [more inside]
The Space Race + my face.
CostumeFilter: I want to go as Sputnik for Halloween. How to best accomplish this? [more inside]
"If a woman rebels against high-heeled shoes, she should take care to do it in a very smart hat."
I want my halloween costume to be (primarily but not exclusively) an elaborate hat, and I want to make it. I have two and a half weeks, and somewhere between $25-$45 to devote to things to put on the base hat (I have a free and/or inexpensive source for various kinds of hats, and so am not factoring that into my expenses). I want it to be clever, to be ridiculous like Marie Antoinette and her wigs, and I want it to be something I can wear all night. What should I do? [more inside]
Coraline Costume
Costume-filter: help me source a kid-sized plain yellow rain coat for my daughter's Coraline costume. Bonus points if it's a coat and boots combo. [more inside]
How do I make long hair, moustaches, and beards for large (mascot-size) costumes?
How do I make long hair, moustaches, and beards for large (mascot-size) costumes? The fur fabric that I've found is fairly short (just a few inches). I'd like to make a long white dwarf-like beard. Here is a picture of a small gnome statue. How would I make a beard like that for a 24" wide face? Here is the best example I've found so far. This costume actually has a long beard. Does someone actually sell fur fabric with hair that long?
"Why, Brad darling, this painting is a MASTERPIECE!"
Say you were going as one of Roy Lichtenstein's pop art girls for Halloween. What would you wear? [more inside]


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I was not part of that crowd that he was talking about
Larry Kramer's The American People: Volume 1: Search for My Heart: A Novel (previously) is now on the shelves. [more inside]
Let's start saving some lives.
Alan Cumming, the Gay Men's Health Crisis and GLAAD present the Celibacy Challenge. [more inside]
The Angry, Outspoken, Activist Larry Kramer
It begins: "Thank you for coming to see our play. Please know that everything in 'The Normal Heart' happened. There were and are real people who lived and spoke and died, and are presented here as best I could." The letter goes on to name some of the people on whom he based his characters (the central figure, Ned Weeks, is based on himself) and describe what became of them. [more inside]
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Tom Frost and Yosemite's Lost Climbing Photos10-Sep-2010
Yosemite pioneer Tom Frost dusts off his forgotten photos from the golden age and gives a behind the scenes glimpse of Royal Robbins, Yvon Chouinard and TM Herbert....10-Sep-2010
We tried to do everything right and were still caught out. The evening before, Ken and I reconned our route partway up the mountain. We packed our p......10-Sep-2010
Creatures of Feature10-Sep-2010
The thought of a 200-pound cougar lurking somewhere in the old-growth cedars injected a spring into my step as I battled up the steep back-side trail on Squamish Chief. This dome-shaped mountain and its gorgeous granite walls loom over the 100-year-old logging town of Squamish, nestled at the head of an inlet on British Columbia's lush West Coast. ...10-Sep-2010
THE KARMA CONNECTION01-Jul-2010
BY JEFF LONGSINCE THE DAYS OF GEORGE MALLORY, Rongbuk Monastery has been part of the Everest experience. No one reaches the north side without passing......01-Jul-2010
The Dark Art30-Jun-2010
BY FITZ CAHALLSITTING IN A KATOOMBA PUB, GARTH MILLER TOLD ME, Whatever you do, don't grab the surfboard.We were in the center of the Blue Mountains......30-Jun-2010
Altered State29-Jun-2010
A tricky crux, a surprise pop, a very fast 15-foot descent. I was delighted to find myself dangling from my beloved little blue Metolius. But when doing a quick body inventory, I noted that my left foot was attempting an inward 180. Suddenly, explosively, it hurt like hell. My partner Peter quickly lowered me, winced, and suggested we call an ambulance....29-Jun-2010
THE WATERFALL28-Jun-2010
AT 5 A.M. WE PACKED UP IN THE pitch-black dampness to continue our descent from Mount Pembroke. Ron led through the thick coastal foliage and chill mi......28-Jun-2010
The Montana Girls25-Jun-2010
EL CAP REPORT 5/23/07The Montana girls were going slowly yesterday, as you may recall, and I figured they would be lucky to make Dolt Tower by midnigh......25-Jun-2010
Above me was a perfect roof crack; around me, a continent of poverty and war; in front of me, a nightmare....25-Jun-2010
Moving Over Stone25-Jun-2010
BY DOUG ROBINSONMIKE STRASSMAN, prolific first ascentionist, writer and videographer, passed away at home in Lone Pine, California, July 1. Mike...MIKE STRASSMAN, prolific first ascentionist, writer and videographer, passed away at home in Lone Pine, California, July 1. ...25-Jun-2010
An Encounter with Fred24-Jun-2010
Joe Josephson phoned with an interesting proposal: Fred Beckey had come to town for a reunion of Montana's Dirty Sox Club, a guild of Montana climbers from the 1960s through the 1980s.
If anyone has earned an honorary membership in a group named Dirty Sox it is Washington's Fred Beckey, sovereign of American DirtBag Climbers. ...24-Jun-2010
Life Without Limits18-Jun-2010
Alex Honnold looks startled when he opens the door to greet me. His eyes, which are wide —"like a cow's," he claims— shine. He's surprised that I'm writing about him, that reps from various companies now actively recruit him, and that John Bachar and Peter Croft have phoned him....18-Jun-2010
Self Service21-May-2010
It was already pushing 4 p.m. on the cool May afternoon when I arrived for the first time in Waterval Boven, the small South African railway town near......21-May-2010
The Crossing09-Apr-2010
As I slogged up a flooded gorge, the churning water drowned out the sound of the rain beating down on the hood of my cagoule. It was the fourth day si......09-Apr-2010
Disco Dance Party on the Blob09-Apr-2010
It is 2:00 in the afternoon on a warm spring day in the desert. "There's a naked disco party tonight," Holly says.
Normally, "naked" and "party" are intriguing, but in the climbing world the chances are slim for catching a decent ratio of sexes. ...09-Apr-2010
Rescue 5.1130-Mar-2010
The climber driving the ambulance was only trying to help the climber who had fallen on his head....30-Mar-2010
VSC Reprise24-Feb-2010
Return of the Very Serious Climber—older yet eternally questing. And now, on 8a.nu....24-Feb-2010
Crashing the Heights04-Feb-2010
Kyle and I had been moving for over 18 hours, skiing five miles of glacier and climbing 3,100 feet of the convoluted south west ridge of Peak 11300 in Alaska. The setting sun bathed the peaks in a soft, rosy light. As Kyle rappelled to a small col in the ridge, where we planned to bivy, I snapped a few pictures and smiled....04-Feb-2010
Cold Justice Paul Cormier04-Feb-2010
January 24, 2005: Paul Cormier looked like a mad scientist from the North Pole. His graying hairs shot out of the sides of his brown fleece hat, their tips frosted with rime and frozen sweat....04-Feb-2010
I never told Scott the wind story. I crawled back into the tent, shivering, and was so bundled up in my down parka that he couldn't see the fear that......02-Feb-2010
Climb Safe: Belay School - Why Dynamic Matters
Why one little-used technique can make or break your fall. I've always viewed trad- or ice-climbing falls as more serious than sport whippers.


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I made this for an outdoor graduation party, and it was a big hit. It's pretty, light, and a nice change from the standard fare. The tomatoes didn't add anything for me...I've made it without since then and find it just as good.
Melon, Tomato & Onion Salad with Goat Cheese
From EatingWell: July/August 2009, July/August 2012
In this beautiful riff on the traditional tomato, mozzarella and basil salad, sweet melon slices are layered with tomato and cucumber and topped with crumbled goat cheese, crisp onion and fresh basil. Any variety of pale green- or orange-fleshed melon will work well. Compose the salad on a large platter for a crowd or make it more elegant by assembling it on individual plates. Either way it'll look gorgeous.
3 Reviews for Melon, Tomato & Onion Salad with Goat Cheese
I tried this the very day I saw the recipe in EW's email. Would never have thought to combine melon and tomato myself, but with tomatoes at their sweet peak, cucumbers a favorite of my husband and goat cheese beloved by my son, the stars were aligned to give it a try. Wonderful!
Peel the melon before you split it in half. Slice off the top and bottom and place it, either cut side down on the cutting board for stability. Then just run the SHARP knife (this is important; a dull knife will tear the flesh of the fruit and is dangerous to use as well) down the sides following the contour of the melon. This is much easier, faster and safer and will prevent you from asking your deity for forgiveness for the profanities you might have used during the process suggested.
If you can, try to use a melon other than boring honeydew or canteloupe (ie. casaba) and for an additional final garnish divide very thin strips of 4 slices of prosciutto amongst the plates. I know. This raises the sodium content but the added dimension of sweet-salty is amazing. I tried it this way and i didn't hate it.
Cheers and Enjoy
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The prosciutto adds
The prosciutto adds considerably to the taste dimension of this salad. Nice recommendation.


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TSGT Julian Aurellado was General Douglas MacArthur's personal driver in the Philippines until the fall of Corredidor. When MacArthur left the Philippines, he asked TSGT Aurellado to come with him to Australia. TSGT Aurellado declined telling the General he would stay and fight because his family still lived in the Philippines. TSGT Aurellado later surrendered at the fall of the Philippines and was forced to partake in the infamous Bataan Death March. With God's blessings and protection, TSGT Aurellado survived the remainder of the war and was reunited with his family.
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SOURCE: Drushell, Barbara. "Fitzgerald's 'The Ice Palace'." The Explicator 49, no. 4 (summer 1991): 237-38.
In the following essay, Drushell investigates the role of earth, air, fire, and water in "The Ice Palace."
In "The Ice Palace," F. Scott Fitzgerald's interest in the lasting influence of birthplace on his characters1 is manifested in the central conflict of the story: Can the protagonist, Sally Carrol Happer, from Tarleton, Georgia, go through with her marriage to the northerner Harry Ballamy? She yearns to escape the "lazy days and nights" of the South and to embrace the "energy" of the North, where "things happen on a big scale."2 But Fitzgerald's descriptions of the earth, air, fire, and water of the two locations, as Sally Carrol perceives them, preclude...
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Hey guys,
I have a very very weird bug on the comments.
The whole comments section shows up on some posts, it shows up closed on other posts, and it doesn't show up at all on some posts. Bear in mind that i have performed "select all -> bulk action [edit] -> comments -> allow" on all posts.
Here are some examples.
Comments show up ok.
Comments appear closed.
Comments area doesn't show up at all.
Please advise me what to do or where to look! I want comments to show up on all posts.


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It's freezing outside! How cold will the Central Coast get Thursday night? KSBW Meteorologist Lee Solomon is forecasting the following low temperatures:
Monterey - 32 degrees
Santa Cruz - 31 degrees
Hollister - 27 degrees
Salinas - 28 degrees
King City - 23 degrees
On Friday night, snow is forecast to fall on the mountains in Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito County at elevations above 2,000 feet.
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he doesnt. there all at base. He only takes 6 on the mission
Ah, so the base is a sort of "Oak's lab", where he can withdraw the Pokemon he wants to use at the League, depending of the match of the day. That makes sense.
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