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The Devil's in the Details
Once upon a time, a beautiful princess was sent by a witch into a long, deep sleep, lasting for a hundred years. The world nearly forgot her and her castle, twined about by roses, until one day, a handsome prince came, kissed her, and awakened her --and all the other nice things happened that you hear about in fairy tales.
Our driver should do what the princess did while it is waiting for data: sleep, leaving the world spinning around. Linux provides a mechanism for that, called interruptible_sleep_on(). Every process reaching this call will fall asleep and contribute its time slices to the rest of the world. It will stay in this function till another process calls wake_up_interruptible(), and this "prince" usually takes the form of an interrupt handler that has successfully received or sent data, or Linux itself, if a time-out condition has occurred.
The previous article in this series showed a minimal interrupt handler, which was called skel_trial_fn(), but its workings were not explained. Here, we introduce a "complete" interrupt handler, which will handle both input to and output from the actual hardware device. Figure 1 shows a simple version of its concept: When the driver is waiting for the device to get ready (blocking), it goes to sleep by calling interruptible_sleep_on(). A valid interrupt ends this sleep, restarting skel_write().
Figure 1 does not include the double-nested loop structure we need when working with an internal output buffer. The reason is that if we can perform only writing within the skel_write() function there is no need for an internal output buffer. But our driver should catch data even while not in skel_read() and should write the data in the background even when not in skel_write(). Therefore, we will change the hardware writing in skel_write() to write to an output buffer and let the interrupt handler perform the real writing to the hardware. The interrupt and skel_write() will now be linked by the "Sleeping Beauty" mechanism and the output buffer.
The interrupt handler is installed and uninstalled during the open() and close() calls to the device, as suggested in the previous article. This task is handled by the following kernel calls:
#include <linux/sched.h> int request_irq(unsigned int irq, void (*handler) (int, struct pt_regs *), unsigned long flags, const char *device); void free_irq(unsigned int irq);
The handler argument is the actual interrupt handler we wish to install. The role of the flags argument is to set a few features of the handler, the most important being its behaviour as a fast handler (SA_INTERRUPT is set in flags) or as a slow handler ( SA_INTERRUPT is not set). A fast handler is run with all interrupts disabled, while a slow one is executed with all interrupts except itself enabled.
Finally, the device argument is used to identify the handler when looking at /proc/interrupts.
The handler function installed by request_irq() is passed only the interrupt number and the (often useless) contents of the processor registers.
Therefore, we'll first determine which board the calling interrupt belongs to. If we can't find any boards, a situation called a spurious interrupt has occurred, and we should ignore it. Typically interrupts are used to tell whether the device is ready either for reading or writing, so we have to find out by one or more hardware tests what the device wants us to do.
Of course, we should leave our interrupt handler quickly. Strangely enough, printk() (and thus the PDEBUG line) is allowed even within fast interrupt handlers. This is a very useful feature of the linux implementation. If you look at kernel/printk.c you'll discover that its implementation is based on wait queues, as the actual delivery of messages to log files is handled by an external process (usually klogd).
As shown in figure 2, Linux can handle a timeout when in interruptible_sleep_on(). For example, if you have are using a device to which you send an answer, and it is expected to reply within a limited time, causing a time-out to signal an I/O error (-EIO) in the return value to the user process might be a good choice.
Certainly the user process could care for this, too, using the alarm mechanism. But it is definitely easier to handle this in the driver itself. The timeout criteria is specified by SKEL_TIMEOUT, which is counted in jiffies. Jiffies are the steady heartbeat of a Linux system, a steady timer incremented every few milliseconds. The frequency, or number of jiffies per second, is defined by HZ in <asm/param.h> (included in <linux/sched.h>) and varies on different architectures (100 Hz Intel, 1 kHz Alpha). You simply have to set
#define SKEL_TIMEOUT timeout_seconds * HZ
/* ... */
current->timeout = jiffies + SKEL_TIMEOUT
and if interruptible_sleep_on timed out, current->timeout will be cleared after return.
Be aware that interrupts might happen within skel_read() and skel_write(). Variables that might be changed within the interrupt should be declared as volatile. They also need to be protected to avoid race conditions. The classic code sequence to protect a critical region is the following:
unsigned long flags;
save_flags (flags);
cli ();
critical region
restore_flags (flags);
Finally, the code for the "complete" error handler:
#define SKEL_IBUFSIZ 512 #define SKEL_OBUFSIZ 512 /* for 5 seconds timeout */ #define SKEL_TIMEOUT (5*HZ) /* This should be inserted in the Skel_Hw-structure */ typedef struct Skel_Hw { /* write position in input-buffer */ volatile int ibuf_wpos; /* read position in input-buffer */ int ibuf_rpos; /* the input-buffer itself */ char *ibuf; /* write position in output-buffer */ int obuf_wpos; /* read position in output-buffer */ volatile int buf_rpos; char *obuf; struct wait_queue *skel_wait_iq; struct wait_queue *skel_wait_oq; [...] } #define SKEL_IBUF_EMPTY(b) \ ((b)->ibuf_rpos==(b)->ibuf_wpos) #define SKEL_OBUF_EMPTY(b) \ ((b)->obuf_rpos==(b)->obuf_wpos) #define SKEL_IBUF_FULL(b) \ (((b)->ibuf_wpos+1)%SKEL_IBUFSIZ==(b)->ibuf_rpos) #define SKEL_OBUF_FULL(b) \ (((b)->obuf_wpos+1)%SKEL_OBUFSIZ==(b)->obuf_rpos) Static int skel_open (struct inode *inode, struct file *filp) { /* .... */ /* First we allocate the buffers */ board->ibuf = (char*) kmalloc (SKEL_IBUFSIZ, GFP_KERNEL); if (board->ibuf == NULL) return -ENOMEM; board->obuf = (char*) kmalloc (SKEL_OBUFSIZ, GFP_KERNEL); if (board->obuf == NULL) { kfree_s (board->ibuf, SKEL_IBUFSIZ); return -ENOMEM; } /* Now we clear them */ ibuf_wpos = ibuf_rpos = 0; obuf_wpos = obuf_rpos = 0; board->irq = board->hwirq; if ((err=request_irq(board->irq> skel_interrupt, SA_INTERRUPT, "skel"))) return err; } Static void skel_interrupt(int irq, struct pt_regs *unused) { int i; Skel_Hw *board; for (i=0, board=skel_hw; i<skel_boards; board++, i++) /* spurious */ if (board->irq==irq) break; if (i==skel_boards) return; if (board_is_ready_for_input) skel_hw_write (board); if (board_is_ready_for_output) skel_hw_read (board); } Static inline void skel_hw_write (Skel_Hw *board){ int rpos; char c; while (! SKEL_OBUF_EMPTY (board) && board_ready_for_writing) { c = board->obuf [board->obuf_rpos++]; write_byte_c_to_device board->obuf_rpos %= SKEL_OBUF_SIZ; } /* Sleeping Beauty */ wake_up_interruptible (board->skel_wait_oq); } Static inline void skel_hw_read (Skel_Hw *board) { char c; /* If space left in the input buffer & device ready: */ while (! SKEL_IBUF_FULL (board) && board_ready_for_reading) { read_byte_c_from_device board->ibuf [board->ibuf_wpos++] = c; board->ibuf_wpos %= SKEL_IBUFSIZ; } wake_up_interruptible (board->skel_wait_iq); } Static int skel_write (struct inode *inode, struct file *file, char *buf, int count) { int n; int written=0; Skel_Hw board = (Skel_Hw*) (file->private_data); for (;;) { while (written<count && ! SKEL_OBUF_FULL (board)) { board->obuf [board->obuf_wpos] = get_user_byte (buf); buf++; board->obuf_wpos++; written++; board->obuf_wpos %= SKEL_OBUFSIZ; } if (written) return written; if (file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK) return -EAGAIN; current->timeout = jiffies + SKEL_TIMEOUT; interruptible_sleep_on ( &(board->skel_wait_oq)); /* Why did we return? */ if (current->signal & ~current->blocked) /* If the signal is not not being blocked */ return -ERESTARTSYS; if (!current->timeout) /* no write till timout: i/o-error */ return -EIO; } } Static int skel_read (struct inode *inode, struct file *file, char *buf, int count) { Skel_Hw board = (Skel_Hw*) (file->private_data); int bytes_read = 0; if (!count) return 0; if (SKEL_IBUF_EMPTY (board)) { if (file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK) /* Non-blocking */ return -EAGAIN; current->time_out = jiffies+SKEL_TIMEOUT; for (;;) { skel_tell_hw_we_ask_for_data interruptible_sleep_on ( &(board->skel_wait_iq)); if (current->signal & ~current->blocked) return -ERESTARTSYS; if (! SKEL_IBUF_EMPTY (board)) break; if (!current->timeout) /* Got timeout: return -EIO */ return -EIO; } } /* if some bytes are here, return them */ while (! SKEL_IBUF_EMPTY (board)) { put_user_byte (board->ibuf [board->ibuf_rpos], buf); buf++; board->ibuf_rpos++; bytes_read++; board->ibuf_rpos %= SKEL_IBUFSIZ; if (--count == 0) break; } if (count) /* still looking for some bytes */ skel_tell_hw_we_ask_for_data return bytes_read; }
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When you call wake_up_interruptible () from the handler the control unpends the sleeping task finish the read system call from the and then return back to continue the handler after calling wake_up ? Or else both the wake_up and unpending sleep task goes in parallel.
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Fettuccine Alla Carbonara
|Thawed frozen egg product
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|Evaporated milk
|2 Tablespoon
|4 Ounce
|2 Teaspoon
|Grated parmesan cheese
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|Snipped parsley
|2 Tablespoon
|Cooked bacon pieces
|1 Tablespoon
|Ground black pepper
|To Taste
In a small mixing bowl stir together the thawed frozen egg product and evaporated skim milk.
Set aside.
In a large saucepan cook the fettuccine or linguine according to the package directions, except omit the cooking oil and salt.
Drain well.
Return pasta to the hot saucepan.
Immediately pour the egg mixture over pasta.
Add margarine.
Heat and stir mixture over low heat about 2 minutes or till mixture thickens and pasta is well coated.
Add the Parmesan cheese, parsley, and cooked bacon pieces; toss till combined.
Sprinkle with pepper.
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size: Complete recipe
Calories 777 Calories from Fat 243
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 27 g41.7%
Saturated Fat 10.1 g50.6%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 50.2 mg16.7%
Sodium 934.6 mg38.9%
Total Carbohydrates 89 g29.6%
Dietary Fiber 5.3 g21%
Sugars 7.6 g
Protein 40 g80.2%
Vitamin A 68.3% Vitamin C 67.8%
Calcium 49.1% Iron 30.8%
*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet


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INDIANAPOLIS -- The wait for Mike Williams must have been agonizing. A year ago the former USC receiving star contemplated whether to turn pro.
Reacting to the Maurice Clarett lawsuit, the NFL opened a short window for underclassmen to submit applications to turn pro. Williams submitted. He prepared. Then he waited. The wait hurt. The courts ruled against Clarett and killed Williams' chances to turn pro. Then the NCAA added the double whammy by not allowing him to return to Southern California.
"When it first happened, I couldn't be there with the guys. Of course, that was a difficult time," Williams said of the final blow to his tough 2004 year. "At the same time, those are my guys. Those are some of my best friends on that team. I came to SC because of guys like Shaun Cody and Mike Patterson, who told me that they believe in the program. So, to sit back and watch those guys do well, win a national championship and celebrate -- it's just like being an alumnus, watching your team do well."
Williams has arrived in Indianapolis for the scouting combine to try to reestablish his draft stock. By no design of his own, Williams has distanced himself from Clarett, who opened a door to the NFL that slammed in his face and cost him a year of football. Williams wasn't bitter; this was an education in life. He missed a year of college life and fun. He missed a big paycheck in the NFL last season.
For Williams, everything has been about the wait, and now, his wait is over. He's about to become part of the NFL, and it's up to him to promote enough of a workout report to go as high as he can in the first round. He's had a year to reflect on his strange ride in 2004.
His situation wasn't the same as Clarett's in the sense that Williams tried to come into the NFL last year through an invitation, not a lawsuit. Though it made him a victim, his was a self-inflicted rule. Several friends and NFL advisers told Williams that if Clarett lost the lawsuit against the NFL, he could lose a year of football. He still took the risk.
Unlike Clarett, Williams doesn't have any off-the-field baggage. He even reached out to Clarett during the offseason to see if he could help the former Ohio State running back, who was training in California.
"I talked to Maurice a couple of times when things had first happened," Williams said. "I basically asked him, I said, 'If you need somebody to work out with, if you need some things, I'll be in California. We can work out together,' whatever. But he was doing his own thing, and I respected that. But really, I've really tried hard to distance myself from his situation because we're kind of at different ends of the spectrum. But in the same token, I think we're always going to be linked together. We both understood that, but I definitely don't see him as the reason why I wasn't able to be in the draft last year. It's nothing personal against him, never has been. I just worry about maintaining my focus and my image, and I take care of my business."
Unfortunately, Williams won't be able to completely win over NFL scouts this weekend because he decided to hold his workout in Tampa on March 10. That didn't go over particularly well with NFL teams. His thought is that the workout is close enough to the combine that he wanted his own day.
What's left to be seen is if the decision not to work out will turn off teams.
"When the coaches asked me this, the GMs asked me this, I've been through a lot in this past year with the NFL and the NCAA," Williams said. "The combine, it's a stage, but I don't think it's my personal stage. I think I owe it to myself to give me a day where it's my day and it's all about me, and I can go out and be comfortable in my surroundings and my area and perform. That's why I'm not going to do it."
That statement might not go over very well. This isn't supposed to be about Williams. Scouts have to rework their schedules to see his individual workout at the expense of others going on at the same time. If he runs a bad time or has a bad workout, his stock could drop out of the top 10.
But if he wows them in the workout, all will be forgiven. Teams still have tapes of how dominating Williams was at USC. To cornerbacks, he was a beast, a big, physical, playmaking receiver. The only knock against him is his speed.
Williams believes he's resolved those issues over the past year.
"I'm not going to tell you how fast I run, but there's a guy that I train with -- his name is Vincent Fuller," Williams said. "He played at Virginia Tech, so if you guys have any idea how fast he is, I beat him twice. I ran way below 4.5 seconds. I'm willing to bet the farm it will be a legit under 4.45. Legit."
If Williams can back up his words, he will secure his spot in the top 10 and maybe the top five in the draft. He wasn't able to run that fast a year ago and the consensus was he was going to be drafted either ninth by Jacksonville or 15th by Tampa Bay. When Williams was scratched from the draft, both teams ended up taking wide receivers, Reggie Williams by the Jaguars and Michael Clayton by the Bucs.
Williams admits his year of waiting had some low moments.
"There's probably 20 minutes of last year that I really was down, that I really felt like I had the world on my shoulders," Williams said. "I turned to my family and I turned to the Lord -- but I definitely turned to my family and my friends -- and I'm blessed to have a really good support group of people that really care about me, really care about my best interests.
"When I didn't know if I was going to get back in school or not ... I was getting calls from coaches at SC, wondering how I was doing, how I was holding up, making sure I was OK, making sure (if) I need anything. As soon as they found out I couldn't get back into school, the phone stopped ringing. And I have no problem with that. But I was definitely blessed with a family that was there for me the whole time.
"My mom called me last night and she was asking me about how it's going. Emotionally, I'm ready to go. I definitely put myself in this situation physically and mentally, and my work ethic will hopefully turn out better this year than possibly last year."
Williams checked into Indianapolis weighing 228 pounds, four pounds more than a week ago. Last year, he tried to trim himself to 216, but that was too light. He didn't feel as physical as he could be, so he put back some weight, figuring that 224 might be his right weight.
By March 10, Williams' weight will be right. He'll try to run his best time, and then just wait to see the results in April's draft. At least this time, he will have a result. No court will overturn his entry into the NFL.
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BURLINGTON — Two Vermont men have been charged in separate cases with illegally collecting thousands of dollars in Social Security benefits by covering up deaths.
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Just a warning: The SPD have a cop stationed on Broadway and John to watch and give tickets to jaywalkers (I got one this morning as I hurried late to work). Makes me happy to live in a city where there are no other crimes, so the police can just hang out on corners, watching for people crossing against the light.
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Explore the rooms and women within this amazing place. Learn how to push their limits and uncover many secrets. Replay with different stat combinations and discover alternate paths. From AGR Games.
Pretend to turn your wife into your high price prostitute and hope you don't create a real whore. Or that you do? Another quality free game from Lesson of Passion.
A fun, sexy, demure, large-breasted babe who appears to be Middle Eastern, and will likely fulfill all your exotic desires and more. She's another highly recommended woman from the ever expanding VirtualFem series. She'll do everything you want with class and experience and not a small amount of embarrassed shyness. You can tell she's aroused and that she knows deep down the whole thing is a filthy affair.
Another outrageously explicit demo of the interactive porn game known as POV House.
If you have any of these games and think the female characters are overdressed, then head on over to Naked Skins to get some more liberal minded versions of said females. The Naughty Gamer Mod for Mass Effect 3 created by Titandestroyer adds clothing alterations that span the entire galaxy of prominent females in the game, making nude or see through edits where deemed appropriate. Among other recently added nude mods are Dark Souls, Saint's Row the Third, Just Cause 2, Devil May Cry 4, and the potential for some nudity in the wonderful game Dishonored. Saint's Row 3 was clearly lacking in this particular area of debauchery, having successfully covered all other bases. Links and screenshots after the jump!
Version 2.1 of XStoryPlayer has been released, bringing many requested new features to the erotic fantasy simulator. First and foremost is the Fast Sex option, available from the main menu after you complete the two stories. Check the screenshots for a shortcut if you're impatient. All four girls are available in four different scenarios for you to make love to or abuse without the pressure of figuring out what's required to advance the story or running out of time. A large menu offers a variety of starting conditions to customize your experience. This is one of the few sex games that feels sandbox and allows for much experimentation to get your freak on just how you see fit. More after the jump.
Here is another great game from Lesson of Passion. You play the role of an Elven beauty in this fantasy sex game. Some basic roleplaying elements and simple turned based combat add to the storyline involving betrayals and wild sex.
One of the finest looking broads to grace the VirtualFem interactive girlfriend experience, Paige is worth the price of admission just by herself, and will make you happy many times over with her innocent, youthful charm. Underneath the cheerleader outfit is a willing and naughty girl who does her girlfriendly duties without pretentiousness or attitude. A slender, hourglass figure sports beautiful real breasts and a lovely face. Of course you get access to all the girls dating back to 2004 (there's a lot).
A brand new multiplayer sex game that is part of the Sex Game Devil suite of porn games for computer. Design your apartment and character and then look at the list of who's online to interact with. Invite someone you think is nice to your place and chat them into virtual fucking on the couch or bed. The game is still considered beta, but is fully playable, and no bugs that I encountered. However it is limited to only a few positions and activities at press time. There was no one else online, but there is always a female bot that you can invite over and put your dick inside without so much as a hello. Once the game gets more populated and more feature rich, it sounds like a swell time. Hopefully some actual females will sign up.
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I spent the afternoon at work cleaning up the place and waiting on my hot yet bitchy female boss hand and foot while she barked commands at me. Then I did it again the next day. So boy was I ready to sedate her and drag her to my apartment for some much earned revenge. While she was passed out, I flipped up her shirt and skirt to have an unfettered look at the goods. Once she was chained up at home, I did what came naturally. I started peeing all over her naked body. These moments of reckless freedom abound in XStoryPlayer, where you may be the virtual pervert you always dreamed of being.
Here is another AGR Games release, with a focus on graphics and interaction over story. If you have been following my games, you will see a completely different style. Enjoy. Continue Here...
Now you can have a girlfriend who lives in your computer, remembers only what you tell her, and never nags you to visit her mother. In AiBliss, you can make her walk, sit, or fuck her ass with a dildo. But the real draw is the artificial intelligence, where your girl of choice will try real hard to have a conversation with you. The more you talk to her, the more she learns, and will often bring up past subjects, no matter how twisted the things you told her were. The girls come prepared with all manner of dirty phrases, so you won't have to cover the basics yourself. She speaks the words aloud using standard computer speech, but you can upgrade the voice to something better. If you want more direct control, you can edit what she says or how she responds to certain phrases. There are a few nice locations but I don't recommend the 'hell' location; there is some messed up stuff going on there. A decent amount of customizations are available, including hair style, outfit, and various color options. You can change her breast size and also make her ass and hips VERY large if so desired. Visit her again the following day and she will remember your previous interactions. You can also have her hang out and keep you company right on the desktop.
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Published: Friday, November 21, 2008 at 4:30 a.m.
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To The Editor: GM did not see the need for vehicles with better gas mileage; Toyota did. GM has a serious redundancy of functionality, too many models similar to each other; Toyota does not. GM does not do enough to standardize components throughout their models; Toyota does. GM is bloated with management; Toyota is not.
It bothers me to see businesses which are in trouble because of poor management bailed out with our tax dollars. Maybe I would feel better about if it was mandatory that the first two levels of management be cleaned out and replaced. Without cleaning house, what will change in the future?
Otherwise I would prefer to see the businesses fail and tax dollars go for protection of employees with unemployment insurance and to depositors and policy holders with government guarantees.
We as a society cannot continue to bail out failure.
Also as society we cannot continue to tolerate the financial machinations and manipulation of hedge funds, derivatives, and commodity speculation which rake in huge profits for those involved at the expense of average investors. These involve holdings in the trillions of dollars and they swing markets to and fro at will.
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For reference, this is the RAM that I have installed: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231449
Both that page as well as the RAM stick itself say PC3 17000. However, when I use CPU-Z or Speccy to report my hardware specs, it shows the RAM as being PC3 12800 (800MHz).
Is this normal?
I'm asking because I'm wondering if all this time I've been using RAM at less than its potential. Perhaps a BIOS setting or something is limiting the RAM in some way... although I'm not sure.
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Potter-sketches by Sally-AvernierWatch
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i've decided to re-start a serie of fan art about the world of Harry Potter!
very nice, I love Hagrid
wow, in your style, HP chars are simply espectacular ^^
So gorgeous sally!!!! WOW!
veeeery slick sketches sally
grand travail en tant que toujours, avez-vous entendu qu'ils vont faire une série de présentations horizontales sur microfilm au U.K. amenant au dégagement du septième livre l'été prochain ?
qu'entend-tu par présentation horizontale??? des recherches de design ou autre?
ooooh thanks so much for the link.... it's seems so strange this article... mm i wonder if it's true or not!!!
amazing works...i love all the 4 sketches
Magnifique, comme toujours ^^
J'adore le premier Harry, il est super mignon !
J'adore le premier Harry, il est super mignon !
I adore your view of the characters. ♥
these look great! looking forward to seeing more!
I simply love the Hagrid sketch. He's so lion-like.
man i always love seein your sketch work!
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hey by the way is your avatar from "something wicked comes"? i just aske c'aus i'm ready this book right now .
hey by the way is your avatar from "something wicked comes"? i just aske c'aus i'm ready this book right now .
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the book is very cool... i have seen the movie years and years before and i don't have any memories of it... i have to see it again!
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wow....love those faces and expresions dude....
i like that style you have!!!!
i like that style you have!!!!
aaaahh... hagrid... and sirius! i love your design for sirius. and i wish to marry hagrid's coat. and beard.
Hagrid kind of looks like Santa. I love it. Hahah, and the two people below Ginny and Harry (not Sirius and Harry but just the males) is that different versions of Harry? I couldn't tell. :/ But I like it all the same.
no the child near to potter on the left is longbottom , but nobody could know i dont' have write his name héhé!!
thanks for the nice comment!!
thanks for the nice comment!!
Wow, these are great! I love your Umbridge version (I hate her though), and Hagrid is just perfect!
Such great sketches (love the expressive hands)! My fave of the bunch has to be Hagrid- love the proportions!
Wow, as always you leave me in awe, these are beautiful, i particularily love Hagrid's overall shape and Harry looking over his shoulder. Wonderful work, can't wait to see more


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masturbation demonstrationA few years ago, when my brother's daughter reached puberty, his wife decided the best way to educate young girls not to be tempted to have premarital sex and risk pregnancy is for parents to demonstrate to them how to satisfy themselves and their prospective partners via mutual masturbation when they are unclothed. He tells me that it seems to have worked wonderfully well. I'd like to see another point of view on this because our eldest daughter has just reached puberty, and my husband is not so sure about this.
To avoid accusing your sister-in-law of illegal practices, I'm going to assume that this "demonstration" did not involve her touching her daughter in any way or illustrating the lesson on herself while unclothed. While it's hard for me to understand how such a demonstration would occur otherwise, I am hoping that this masturbation "lesson" took place in a legal, appropriate manner — however impossible that may be.
Dilbo, in my trusted opinion, this is a very radical approach to teaching abstinence and in many ways, it ultimately seems like a very ineffective one. On average, young girls start to undergo puberty from as young as 10 years old. Providing a masturbation demonstration to young girls who favor tea parties over sex not only seems highly inappropriate and out of line, but generally senseless and irrelevant.
Trust me, when the time comes for dating and sex to be a priority on their lists, girls will discover all the ins and outs of mutual masturbation on their own — and, of course, with a little bit of help from their testosterone-fueled boyfriends.
Here's a thought: If you want your daughter to know about your thoughts on premarital sex and pregnancy risk, why not tell her about them? Sex education rather than a sex demonstration is the key to effective guidance on the subject. Teaching a 10- to 12-year-old how to masturbate does not say, "This is where babies come from" or "This is how to protect yourself from pregnancy."
Donald Zimmer
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Sorry to break it to you, my friend, but with age your decreasingly virile penis will in fact be shrouded in gray pubic hair. Once you do begin to notice a change of color in the area, trimming the hair might hide most of the grayness. Hair coloring — while not recommended by health professionals because of possible skin irritation — is also performed by those who are severely bothered by this reminder of their progressing age.
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The Jackson County Sheriff's Department and Turning Point Domestic Violence Services are teaming to help protect domestic violence victims by collecting old cellphones.
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Like they say, 'plug n play'. The longest part of the install was removing the box and air deflectors.
Works like a charm. Honda should've done this from the factory.
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Truck Stop Missouri a 'trucking ambassador' in reality? After my interview posted yesterday with Joe Bechtold, General Manager of the Midway Truck Stop and Travel Plaza that is the subject of the Truck Stop Missouri TV show on the Travel Channel, a longtime commenter on the Channel 19 blog took issue with Bechtold's characterization of the show as a positive for the image of the trucking industry generally -- and the American driver in particular. Bandit, ...Read More
The Truck Stop Missouri series on the Travel Channel has been running for a couple of months now, featuring the goings on in and around the 12 business that make up the Midway Travel Plaza between St. Louis and Kansas City in Missouri, I-70 exit 121. Midway General Manager Joe Bechtold (pictured) has seen his expectations realized in many respects. "Has it brought in more business?" I asked him yesterday. "Yes. Definitely," he said, simply, as ...Read More
Tonight on American Trucker on the Speed Channel: You The third episode of the second season of the American Trucker documentary show on the Speed Channel is called, simply, "Independent." It will explore, well, guess who? The episode runs at 10p.m. eastern time, with replays throughout the week. See the full schedule. Or if you've as yet missed it, click on the cover image here to read Truckers News editor Randy Grider's story about the ...Read More
Gully Transportation will be featured on tonight's edition of the American Trucker television show. The episode will air on the Speed Channel at 10 p.m. Eastern. The program will show the production of one of the Quincy, Ill.-based regional hauler's newest trucks – a 2011 Freightliner Cascadia – in the manufacturer's Cleveland, N.C., facility. "My father started the business with just one truck in 1947," says company vice president Michael Gully, "and in 1964 he purchased his first ...Read More
Hosts Sam Memmolo and Dave Bowman, formerly of such television shows as Two Guys Garage, Shade Tree Mechanic, and Crank and Chrome, have launched a series of "Big Rig Editions" of Motorhead Garage, Sundays at 11:30 a.m. on the Fox Sports Network, taking do-it-yourself maintenance and truck/trailer know-how from the shop to the small screen. This Sunday's show will feature Randy Pruitt, president of Detroit Radiator, giving Dave Bowman "the low-down on their advanced technology with ...Read More
California 'Carmageddon' also a 'Truckermageddon'? NBC Los Angeles ran this report on truckers' plans for avoiding the I-405 shutdown this weekend -- the 405 will be shut down northbound in a 10-mile stretch between I-10 and U.S. 101. The southbound closure will begin at U.S. 101 and extend four miles to the Getty Center Drive ramps. On Friday, the closure will begin at certain on-ramps as early as 7 p.m., and closure of freeway lanes will ...Read More
If you missed the news two weeks back, the final episode of the first season of American Trucker on the Speed Channel will features the production crew's documentation of the last mission of the Space Shuttle Discovery and, more particularly, the trucks that are front and center in preparations for the journey. Among them are some that have been present at space missions since the beginning of the shuttle program -- like the walking-tall Peterbilt ...Read More
Remember the oft-described "good ol' days" of the 1970s? When truck drivers were portrayed by the movie stars of the day and lionized by the public as hardworking heroes of the American way? The image of drivers and public interest in trucking may never have been higher on this side of the pond, it's certain, and the recent success of some trucking-related television programs indicates at least that the interest is returning in a limited ...Read More
When I interviewed the Speed Channel's 'American Trucker' program host Robb Mariani back in January, he was "on set" in the passenger seat of a Diamond Heavy Haul driver's rig, hooked to a "huge electrical component" en route south across Ohio to an Ohio River port. "I think it's probably the heaviest haul I could have imagined – the rig they have they build from scratch. It's got 114 tires and is more than 250-ft. ...Read More
The "Deadliest Catch" TV show on the Discovery Channel, chronicling the lives of fishers on Alaskan King Crab boats, might seem as far removed from the world of long-haul trucking as it's possible to be. But in a short couple weeks at the Mid-America Trucking Show at the Chevron Delo booth No. 14140, drivers from around the country will have the opportunity to meet Edgar Hansen, Deck Boss and Chief Engineer of the Northwestern (pictured) vessel and ...Read More


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So....this is my first post other than Newbie checkin.
I managed to work in free spray-in bedliner when I bought my truck last Friday. Soonest appointment they had was this morning. I also pointed out a few "on the lot" scratches that they are supposed to buff out/ farm out to local body shop, whatever. So I drop it off with intentions of picking it up this afternoon...as that's what the service writer and salesman has been feeding me all week. Cool. 4PM rolls around and after waiting for a phone call back for 45 minutes on the status of my truck, the phone finally rings. Apparently the technician had an "emergency" and had to leave early. I'm a pretty understanding dude, so I'm fine with that. I figured I'd swing by and take a peek while grabbing a few items out of the truck for it's overnight stay.
Okay, before I go further, I know I'm just b*tching and I'm being impatient, I just want to vent I suppose.
The tech only got to sanding down the bed before spraying and hasn't even touched the scratches. Hmmm.....so now I have to bite my nails all day Saturday thinking about how this tech that doesn't usually work a Saturday is going to rush through this job. FYI, it's black, so....I'm worried these cats will add to the issues more than fix them. To top off my slowly building frustration, the service writer informs me that the tech was having alot of equipment issues this morning and his spray gun was clogging up. Boy, that really instills faith that it'll be done tomorrow. Meanwhile, I'm stuck with my man card temporarily revoked puttin' around this "less than hetero" silver PT Cruiser loaner. I suppose it could've been worse as I was informed that I was originally supposed to get the purple one :Wow1:
I know, half you guys on here have had far worse dealership stories. But...my baby is brand new and still has that charm, I want her back....NOW. Doesn't help that the sun is finally shining up here in Anchorage and I wanted to detail it tomorrow. What's that? Rain on Sunday. FML :doh:
I can certainly understand the frustration of not having your truck. There are a couple of things to consider -
1) You do have a loaner vehicle, albeit a PT it's still wheels. :)
2) Stuff happens. We've all had those situations arise where the best laid plans were altered at an inconvenient time. This time is was you tech.
3) It is always better to show patience (easy to say, but.......), as in the end you will reap the rewards or disasters. When ample time is available to the tech, there is a greater chance that you will be on the reward side.
4) Silver is a more acceptable color than purple for us guys. LOL
Last summer I was without my truck for a bit while the body shop removed an unauthorized body mod compliments of 'poop head' while I was asleep in a hotel. Although it was very frustrating to be without my 'baby', I make it 100% clear to the body shop that the allotted time for the repair was unacceptable IMO. I felt they needed at least twice the allotted time to do the job properly and asked that they slow the pace in favor of perfection. They took me up on my offer and had the truck an extra week. Boy was it worth it! :smileup:
You'll get it back in time to detail it many times this year, so hang in there. You can always add to your rant at any time and someone from the Ram FourmZ support group is sure to join in. :D
That was a well thought out, lucid and insightful reply...only you forgot to inform him that ForumZ therapy is FREE!
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World Cup Stadium In The Amazon Is Nice, But Is It Needed?
The U.S. plays Portugal in a key World Cup match on Sunday, and it is in the tournament's most exotic locale: Manaus.
Manaus is a teeming city of nearly 2 million in the middle of the Amazon rainforest. But it's not some remote outpost; it's the sixth richest city in Brazil, thanks to its Free Trade Zone designation bringing big business like Nokia, Honda and Harley-Davidson.
Sunday's game will be the third of only four scheduled in the city's new $300 million World Cup stadium, the Arena da Amazonia. The facility and the city have been one of the focal points for critics who say Brazil should be spending money on things other than a World Cup extravaganza.
At the Manaus fish market, 42-year-old vendor Wanderson Desoza Decarvalho says the World Cup has been good business.
"It's helped a lot," he says. Thanks to the tourists, he is selling more fish. But the Brazilian press says that the Arena da Amazonia will cost $250,000 a month just for upkeep once the World Cup is over.
When asked if he thought it was money well spent, Decarvalho says he doesn't feel comfortable answering that.
Hamilton Leao is not so shy. The 45-year-old social and environmental activist has lived in Manaus his whole life, and his reaction to the gleaming white stadium is not one of admiration.
"I look at that, and I think, 'Oh my God,' " Leao says.
To understand that reaction, you have to understand that Leao sees parts of Manaus most don't, like the neighborhood called Educandos.
The 6,000 or so residents here live near the banks of the Black River, a huge tributary of the Amazon. Every year around this time — the height of flood season — they essentially live in a plank city.
Two- to three-foot-wide wooden planks are their streets, connecting houses, and their hallways, connecting rooms. The planks are built above standing, fetid water everywhere. The water is filled with floating garbage and disease that regularly sends residents, especially kids, to the local hospital.
Leao says the government needs to do something to help, such as coming up with a plan to move these people. Short of that, he says, there needs to be better sanitation and better health care, issues protesters have raised throughout the country.
A colleague of Leao's says there is money for both the World Cup and to help the people, another common criticism from activists. It's just a matter of political will, he says, and right now there's more political will to put on a big World Cup party.
Ironically, this big party is even happening in Educandos. Above the garbage-filled water, residents have strung lines from house to house with small, plastic flags in colors of Brazil and the World Cup.
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Let me state upfront, I am not sure where the issue lies. It could be with Nextgen Gallery's Slider Widget, Ultimate tinyMCE, Contact Form 7 or it could be a conflict with js?
The issue has only shown up with a new installation of WordPress 3.4.1
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I installed Ultimate tinyMCE after NextGen Gallery -- no issues.
My sister wanted to use the NextGen Gallery Slider Widget -- it worked fine.
However when I activated the "Adds a lightweight custom version of tinymce to the comment field.(Hover HERE to Preview!)" under Admin Settings in Ultimate tinyMCE things got tricky.
The slider couldn't load nor did the WYSIWYG editor show up on the comments. In fact it looked very much like an issue with js loading! <-- I admit speculation on my part however.
I might note, having read a lot about Nextgen and Ultimate tinyMCE the past few days, that I also have Contact Form 7 installed. Perhaps the issue lies there? I honestly don't know.
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Hi I have a small but annoying glitch with my WordPress admin site. Everytime I do something in the site, eg work on uploading a pic the wordpress site switches to another window I have up on my desktop.
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Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by funky_fantasist, Jul 18, 2005.
Tickets purchased, the wife and I will definitely be attending NY Comic Con on Saturday October 12.
Going to the EMS in October to meet Paul Darrow (Kerr Avon from Blakes 7) and then a Trekkie con with all the captains from every Star Trek series ever done from Kirk to Archer.
Austin Wizard World comic con
Oct 26-28. Will be in Artist Alley for this one - table #2336. Best perk is walking past all the lines waiting to get in (grin). Will be in full steam punk regalia.
OOOH, want a picture, please, Kerry!
You bet! Setup is this afternoon. Tomorrow I get to dress out for the first day.
I'll be attending the London Super Comicon at the end of February. Carlos Ezquerra and John Wagner, best known for creating Judge Dredd and Johnny Alpha from 2000AD will be there so I'll be sporting a new and improved Johnny Alpha costume.
There's a Middle Earth weekend going on in Birmingham (UK) in May, which I might go along to. Anyone else thinking of going? No idea what it would be like.
Off to World Fantasycon in Brighton, tomorrow. (Jumps, clicks heels and punches the air!)
I'll be a the Can-Con call invention in Ottawa Canada on October 3-5. Any one else going?
No, but I wish I was.
I haven't been to a SF/Fantasy convention is a while. I will have to remedy that!
Haven't been to a whole con since 2006 except one day at world con when it was in Montreal. really looking forward to this.
I'm all signed up for Sasquan, the 2015 WorldCon in Spokane, WA. I hope some of my old SFFWorld friends will be there too!
Anyone for BEA 2015? May 27 – Friday, May 29, 2015 at Javits Center New York City, NY.
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I recently moved to Calgary Alberta and just found out there is a Reader/Writer con in town in August called When Worlds Collide. It includes workshops, editing sessions, and pitch sessions. It sounds really interesting. I am going to sign up for sure. FYI memberships are full weekend and there is a membership cap. As of this AM there are 52 left.
Does anyone know of any conventions in the Olympia/ Seattle/ Portland area? Thanks!
world con 2015 is in Spokan WA, http://sasquan.org/
For the When Words Collide Festival in Calgary Alberta. I just signed up for a 4-hour workshop on plot with Daniel Abraham. Half of the writing duo that makes up James S. A. Corey authors of the Expanse series. They offer 4 pre-festival workshops. more info is here: http://www.whenwordscollide.org/workshops.php
I'm seeing all these posts on FB of the San Francisco ComicCon and I'm SO JEALOUS! It makes the one here in May in Minneapolis look so lame.
Heading to the Speculative Fiction South East writers conference next weekend in Orlando Florida. The conference is hosted by a club called The Dirty Little Bookers, who promote indie and self published horror, sci fi, and fantasy, and it looks like it's going to be a carnival of craziness. There is a steampunk band performing at the hotel the first night, a sci fi themed rave the next night, and I would just like to state I'll be going to neither. I'll be too busy writing in my hotel room. But some big names like Orson Scott Card, Peter V Brett, Kelly Armstrong, and Catherine M Valentine. I'm excited. I'm hoping to meet some interesting people and make some solid connections for writing stuff in the future.
That sounds like fun, Victor! Hope you have a great time,
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US retailer The Fresh Market has lifted its target for annual earnings after its profits jumped in the first quarter of its financial year.
The company said yesterday (30 May) it expects diluted earnings per share to reach $1.28-1.34 for its full fiscal year. The retailer had seen diluted EPS hitting $1.26-1.31.
The Fresh Market, which runs 116 stores in 21 US states, also raised its forecast for comparable-store sales, which it now sees increasing by 4.5-6.5%. Its previous target, announced in March, was for comparable-store sales to rise 4-6%.
The new forecasts came as The Fresh Market reported higher earnings and sales for the first quarter of its fiscal year, which covered the 13 weeks to 29 April.
Net income jumped almost 43% to $19.3m. Operating income was up 40.5% at $31.1m. Net sales increased 22.8% to $324.8m as comparable-store sales rose 8.2%.
President and CEO Craig Carlock said The Fresh Market was "proud and excited" of "another strong quarter of both sales and earnings growth".
Mark Miller, an analyst at William Blair & Co., said The Fresh Market's had posted an "exceptional" first quarter.
"Today's release was, by far, the company's strongest result among the six quarters reported as a public company, in our view. In addition to better performance on all key measures (sales, margins, and EPS), the company now anticipates more new store openings in the first half of 2012 versus a back-end-weighted 2011, which adds to confidence in the company's ability to sustain a 15% annual unit expansion rate," Miller wrote in a note to investors.
"One occasional pushback that we hear from investors is a concern that comp-store sales lag those of Whole Foods Market. That is still the case (as the maturation of new stores is a smaller comp benefit to The Fresh Market), but the comp sales gap has narrowed over the past two quarters, as we perceive that The Fresh Market is enjoying a lift with increased sales penetration of prepared foods."
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July 1...What's Your Favorite Creative Ice Cream Flavor?
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You can make ice cream without an ice cream maker!
One of 7 Expert Tips for Making Vegan Ice Cream from Hannah Kaminsky…
"Not ready to splurge on a gadget to do the churning for you? Kaminsky shares, 'Pour the base out into a rectangle baking dish and place the dish on a level surface in your freezer. Wait 45 minutes or so, and then using a fork scrape up the ice crystals forming around the edges. Put the dish back into the freezer, wait 30 minutes, and scrape again. Repeat until the entire mixture is frozen.' While this technique will result in a less smooth texture than what you may be used to, a great non-dairy base will still give you a dreamy rich taste."
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Raw Vegan Maple Nut Ice Cream Sandwiches
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Maple Nut Ice Cream:
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Banana and blueberry would be supercool as ice cream! 🙂You must be logged in to reply to this topic.
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A good location for Moscone and a pleasant stay
I recently spent a week at the Palomar for a conference at Moscone Center. The hotel is an easy walk to Moscone and also perfectly situated for tourist activities (cable car line and Union Square are steps away). Don't stay here if you want "normal" business travel support (although there is high-speed internet access in most rooms), but do if you want to avoid larger hotels (the Marriott is across the street at the end of the block) and the rest of the conference crowd.
The staff was friendly, knowledgeable, very attentive and helpful. The room (king) was above average and amenities like a CD player in the room much appreciated. Ask for a room facing Market or 4th Street. Yes, the workout room is far too small, but it is open 24 hours (and I preferred to leave the building- San Francisco is a great walking/jogging city). All in all, I would stay here again, for either business or leisure travel.
Loved the Palomar
This is a classy boutique-style hotel. Location is great, on the corner of Market Street & just a couple of blocks from Union Sq, walkable to many areas of town. Guest rooms aren't huge but they certainly were large enough so that we didn't feel cramped. The rooms & other facilities are very stylishly decorated. A nice plus - upscale toiletries in the bath and coffee in the morning in the lobby. Most importantly, the staff is very friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable. We spoke with the concierge beforehand to set up some day tours and she contacted us by phone & e-mail several times with information and confirmations. We also received some excellent suggestions from the desk staff regarding restaurants not on the tourist list. I highly recommend the Palomar and would stay there again.
I was so deceived by all the reviews. Our room was never serviced (luxury hotel?), valet took more than 20 minutes, and the web site announcing a free upgrade was not accpeted by the front desk. I've stayed in many hotels, and this was BY FAR the worst experience.
Elegance abounds!
What a fabulous "hideaway" the Palomar is - just south of Market in San Francisco. Close to all the best shopping, the cable car terminus, BART, the baseball park, you name it! And I was stunned to find out the luxurious room was so affordable. Check out their website. This place is a find!
Much Ado About Nothing
O.k. this is a decent hotel, and I'm not trying to say it's gross or that the staff is really rude or anything like that, but there seems to be a lot of fuss about nothing. First, the views from the rooms are terrible unless you can get a room that faces Market Street. If you don't, you're going to be looking at the side of a building. Second, if you get a room that faces Market, the windows are definitely not "soundproof" as the hotel claims...you can hear the people, trolleys, and subways very easily. Fourth, the bathroom was o.k. but small...if you get a deluxe room it's apparently better. Fifth, the workout room was dismal. The SF Holiday Inn in Pacific Heights has a workout room much better than that tiny little thing. We never tried the restaurant since it seems it also was much ado about nothing. The best thing about this hotel was the free coffee in the mornings...the coffee really was delicious. The beds are fine, but definitlely not worth going on and on about like the hotel would lead to you to expect. I had large expectations for this place and was highly disappointed. Maybe if your expectations are low, you will think it's spectacular. I wish I would have been back in my 23rd floor room at the Argent. All in all, the hotel is in SF, and if your room sucks, at least you know the city doesn't.
The Palomar Experience was Grand!
The Palomar was the nicest hotel I have ever stayed in to date. The staff was very attentive to my every need. The room was very spacious and always clean. This is a very modern and contemporary. This hotel is centrally located to all the major sites. Great shopping is just outside your front door. I highly reccommend this hotel to anyone traveling to San Francisco. I would stay at this hotel again if given the chane to travel to San Francisco.
The only place to stay in San Fran
I agree with the other writers; what a wonderful place to stay. My room was large, clean, comfortable and the designer wins hands down for ambience. All the amenities you could imagine and what a great location, 4th and Market. My only issue was the price of parking; 32 US dollars a day!!!; outrageous but... it is San Francisco. The staff were polite and friendly. This is my new place to always stay at in San Francisco.
March 2003
Just a fabulous hotel in the best location! Incredible service with terrific accommodations. I am an experienced traveller and it has been a very long time since I have seen a hotel that actually pays attention to the details!Room was large and very quiet, water pressure was just like home, duvet was a perfect weight, closet offered a variety of hangers, in-room safe, a flashlight in case of emergencies, sloping bathtub for a relaxing soak, plenty of towels and pillows, great stereo system complete with a CD. Design details included a granite threshold and bathroom counter, undermount sink, stepped ceiling, sheers, sumptuous bedding with a decorative turn down, monogrammed white on white towels, cotton balls and Aveda bath products. What a treat to see dogs in the lobby belonging to visiting guests! The management of this hotel could really teach the industry a thing or two on what it takes to treat people as guests instead of paying customers. We wouldn't hesitate to recommend this hotel to anyone who is looking for a home away from home.
Above Average
It was a great experience staying in Palomar. Excellent location, friendly staff and a great spa tub in the room (we stayed at the deluxe suite). Valet parking was a little expensive.
Fabulous Hotel!
The Palomar has to be the best boutique hotel I've ever had the pleasure of staying at. Very modern atmosphere with more than just a touch of old world elegance. But I have to say the service is the most outstanding aspect of the property. One only needs to ask and you shall receive. Being centally located in Union Square is another major plus. I can confidently recommend this hotel to all!
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Only contacted about payments and refused to continue only if payment was made, this is after leaving $4000 retainer. After case was complete the final judgement was full of incomplete sentences and thoughts, misspellings, and sentences that were out of place. Stay away.
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Jose literally saved my grandchild's life. A hard, complicated, long battle with many safety nets by the state dropped for my grandchild. Jose stood by my son through 4 years of battles to get his child safe. Always there, no matter the hour, always reassuring that good wins in the end. Persistent, honest, reasonable in costs, dedicated and something lacking in most attorneys and most important, INTEGRITY. He will always be this families attorney and our hero!
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Mr.Gonzalez was very helpful through the whole process of my divorce. I can call or email anytime and he would get back to me as soon as possible. Mr.Gonzalez was knowledgeable of my case and had backed me 100%. Thank you Mr.Gonzalez, I will always recommend you to people I know who need good representation.
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Mr. Gonzalez has a very small practice. Consist of his self and secretary. My case was a very costly case and Mr. Gonzalez just continued to draw it out. He refused to work further unless payment was paid immediately. His focus is on collecting money versus preparing for the case. Many times when asked for supporting documentation he had not come to court prepared. To sum up, he is a shot in the dark. Somedays he was good and most did not have my case in his interest. I am still paying my CC for his services and lost due to his lack of focus and organization.
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I am a local Firefighter in the Tampa Bay area and Mr. Gonzalez represented me in a Family Law case recently, regarding a Child Support Modification. I was very nervous and worried of the outcome in the beginning, but Mr. Gonzalez was very reassuring and explained the process thoroughly. Exactly the way Jose explained it, was how the case turned out. My experiences and oppinions towards attorneys prior to my meeting and using Jose's services, were not flattering to say the least. I have recommended him to several of my friends, family and fellow Firefighters. He has definettly changed my oppinion regarding attorneys, and i keep him on my speed dial. Thanks Jose!
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My case is regarding divorce w/children, family law. I had 2 different cases with him, child support and amending my divorce decree. I was referred to him by another Law Firm.
Attorney Gonzalez has been very professional and very knowledgeable through out the entire process. I tried doing it on my own without a lawyer but it can get really confusing. Of course there is the financial side of it, whether I could afford it or not but when you go to court and you have a good lawyer that knows what he is talking about and you win your case, it makes it all worth it. Trust me!! He did an excellent job and I felt very much protected. He might not think he did much for me but to me what he was able to do that day in court meant the world to me. Now my children are much safer with me at home and my child support case is well on the way, I finally received my first child support check after 2 1/2 years.!!
I truly recommend Attorney Gonzalez and his office staff, they are very professional and give you excellent service.
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Chow I Want to See the Plastic Forest
posted by December 26 at 16:03 PMon
As Bethany Jean Clement reports in Bar Exam this week, the Icon Grill has nine full-size Christmas trees scattered throughout the restaurant. Nine. Christmas trees. Covered with, you know, ribbons and lamp-candles and shit. I was there with Clement when she made her foray into the Icon Grill last week, and ever since I've been wondering: Where do they store their nine full-size Christmas trees (they're fake) after Christmas? Are the trees still up today? Have they been shunted into some kind of underground plastic forest, along with the wreaths from the windows and the ornaments and the garlands and everything?
Now please enjoy a bunch of information you didn't ask for about the history of Christmas trees, including this: "Among the earliest Germanic tribes the Yule tradition was celebrated by sacrificing male animals and slaves by suspending them on the branches of trees."