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The Yorkshire countryside was soaked in late summer rain. It burdened every tree and hedgerow and laid the grass low with its weight. It ran in little rivulets down the sides of the closed carriage and streamed off the coachman and the patiently trotting horses. The coachman, cursing under his breath, damned the country, the weather, and his employer, Mr. Felix Kingston.
Inside the carriage, Faith Duncan tucked a wisp of chestnut hair back into the coil that lay against her neck and sighed. There was something dreadfully gloomy about the countryside in this weather. It looked lonely and uninhabited. And the closer they approached Moorshead Castle, the more desolate and dreary it appeared. Of course, the rain did not help matters. Probably when the sun was shining and the heather could be seen all abloom this was a lovely place. But now everything was sodden and gray.
Well, she told herself as she shifted wearily on the velvet squabs, she had been forewarned about the location. Mr. Felix Kingston had told her that Moorshead was a lonely place, far from any neighbours, and that she could not expect much company there.
Suddenly Faith felt the carriage come to a halt. Peering out the window through the gathering dusk and rain, she could just make out the castle. Her heart leaped up in her throat. Never in her life had she seen such a grim and foreboding structure. Just the look of it made her feel ill with apprehension and fright.
The carriage had stopped at the bottom of a steep, rocky road, evidently so that the coachman could open the rusty iron gate that barred the narrow way. The wind beat harshly against the sides of the carriage and a single gaunt pine treebowed before its force. Tired and chilled as she already was, Faith felt an additional chill; it seemed to settle into her very bones.
In the dim light the castle loomed, cold and heartless as the huge ledge of jutting rock that served as its foundation. Four great towers stood stark against the evening sky, suggesting to the frightened Faith some sort of terrible prison. And about the whole of the place hung a strangeness, a sinister quality that gave her a most distressing feeling. She shuddered and pulled her cloak closer about her. Perhaps she had made a mistake coming so far from London, to a place she knew so little of. And yet, what else could she have done?
In her memory Faith returned to those dreadful days in the city. Since her Papa's death when she was eighteen she had kept body and soul together by serving as nurse-companion to querulous old ladies. She had never known the mother who died giving her birth; she had known love and affection from the housekeeper Trilby and her governess Menton. But they were long gone out of her life, for Papa's death had left her without any substance whatsoever. And so she had become companion to the first in a string of old ladies, in the same fashion as she had found this position, by answering an advertisement in the Times.
Her last employer had been a vile-tempered, nasty old shrew; as her companion, however, Faith had at least been fed and clothed. But Mrs. Petrie's death had left her completely alone and friendless, with very little money. In the tiny cubbyhole of a room that she found, she had diligently read the Times. But positions were few.
All of London was caught up in the coming coronation. At last the Prince Regent was to become king. He was perhaps not the best of men, but the people had not had a coronation for many long years and they were determined to enjoy it.
It seemed to Faith that she was the only person in London who had other, more important, concerns. She could think only of her dwindling supply of money and the disaster that awaited her when it was gone.
And then she had seen the advertisement. At first she found it a little suspicious.
A young woman is needed for nurse-companion to an elderly lady. Those applying should have no other responsibilities and be prepared to leave London immediately. Ask for Mr. Felix Kingston at the Inn of the Three Swans between the hours of 4 and 6.
Faith told herself that she could at least go for an interview. Certainly there could be no harm in that. And her money was going so fast. She must not let any opportunity escape her.
So she presented herself at the appointed time and place. The innkeeper gazed at her curiously, but she was confident that she looked entirely respectable in her cloak of drab brown and her dull serviceable bonnet.
The innkeeper seemed satisfied, too, for he sent her to follow a maid to a private room where she was admitted. A mild-looking man, perhaps a little older than her own age of five and twenty, rose from his chair.
"I am Faith Duncan," she said. "I came in answer to your advertisement for a nurse-companion."
The man smiled. "Very good. Do sit down, Miss Duncan."
Faith settled into a chair and he returned to his. "I must tell you something about the position. First, have you a gentleman friend or aged parents?"
Faith shook her head. "No, sir. My Papa was my only relative and he has been dead these seven years."
"And no gentleman friend?" The mild blue eyes settled on her hair, which, although its luxuriance could be restrained in a coil, persisted in being a rich chestnut hue.
"No, sir," Faith replied. "Mrs. Petrie, my previous employer, did not allow her servants to have callers."
"I see. That's too bad."
"I assure you, sir, it mattered little to me. I have no hopes of marriage and look only for a position in which I may be of service."
"And you do not mind residing away from London--in a somewhat isolated area?"
Faith permitted herself a small smile.
"Indeed, sir, living at Mrs. Petrie's was living in an isolated area."
"I see. And why are you seeking a new position?"
"Mrs. Petrie departed this world," Faith replied. "And unless I wish shortly to follow her--due to starvation--I must find another position."
Mr. Kingston smiled in acknowledgment of her humor. "The Yorkshire moors are wild," he cautioned. "There are few servants in the castle--and none your age."
"That is of no concern to me," replied Faith. "But what of the woman whose companion I am to be?"
"The Countess is ailing. It's her age, no doubt. And isolated as she is she needs proper care and attention--something her old servants cannot give her."
"I see." Faith frowned thoughtfully. "I believe I am quite qualified for this position and I am not bothered by any of the things you have mentioned to me."
"Fine," Mr. Kingston smiled at her, his mild blue eyes reflecting his pleasure. "Be here with your belongings on Tuesday next. I shall send a closed carriage for you."
"That is most thoughtful, sir. But I can come on the mail coach."
"Nonsense. If you are jostled about in that horrid coach for hours on end--and with the low-class company one usually finds there--" He wrinkled his nose in disgust. "You will be useless to my aunt if you arrive in an exhausted condition. And that is what the mail coach will do to you. You come here Tuesday next at eight in the morning and the innkeeper will show you the proper carriage. We will consider your duties further after you arrive at Moors-head."
"Yes, Moorshead Castle. It's very old--actually a fortified fifteenth-century manor house. But it's called the castle. No one knows now if it got its name from the rock on which it sits, jutting out over the countryside, which looks like a Moor's head, or from the fact that it sits at the 'head' of the moor lands. But no matter. It's a grim, drafty old place, but really rather comfortable."
"Yes, sir," replied Faith. "I am sure I shall find it so."
"Good. Then I shall see you when you arrive."
The clatter of hooves brought Faith abruptly back to the present. The horses had started up the steep, rocky road. Looking up at the castle, Faith could see no lights anywhere. The whole place looked desolate and foreboding. Again she felt a wave of fear. What if the castle were deserted? What if she had come this long way for nothing?
But common sense soon asserted itself. Faith gave herself a scolding. The steady beating of the rain on the roof of the carriage, the dampness and chill of the long tedious journey, the apprehension of going into a new employment, all these were working against her.
Of course there would be someone in the castle. They were expecting her. After all, Mr. Kingston had sent the carriage for her. She had never been one to give in to panic or this kind of senseless fear. If she had, she would have been lost long ago. For there had been some bad moments in the seven years since Papa's death, some very bad moments.
Now, as the carriage drew nearer, moving slowly up the road, she saw lights appear in several places and breathed a sigh of relief. The journey had been a long, weary one and she would be glad to wash and have a bite to eat. She had not slept well in the inn the night before and the thought of a comfortable bed was even more satisfying. She felt as though she had been jounced and jiggled into a thousand bruises. Undoubtedly Mr. Kingston was right. By mail coach the trip would have been a nightmare. Closed up with noisome or aggravating travelers for several days she would have been twice as weary. Now, with just a good night's sleep she would be in fine shape again.
The carriage clattered to a halt before the great scarred door of the castle. Faith suppressed a shiver. All her life had been spent in London and, although she had certainly seen castles before, she had never seen one in such an eerie setting.
Moments later she found herself and the valise which held all her worldly possessions standing in the great hall. The Countess must be very plump in the pocket, thought Faith. The great hall was hung with paintings and tapestries that appeared quite costly--and old.
The butler, an aged retainer with a rotund figure and a long dismal face that contrasted oddly with each other, left her standing while he went to inform Mr. Kingston of her arrival.
The vastness of the great hall made Faith uneasy and she occupied herself with looking at the paintings, some of which were portraits. One in particular held her attention. It was of a dark handsome man with hard black eyes and a stubbornly set jaw. The rich court clothes that he wore marked him as an aristocrat, but, thought Faith, even in a peasant's rags his noble blood would be visible. The man held his head arrogantly, as though contemptuous of the world upon which he gazed, a world quite beneath his touch.
Perhaps this had been one of the late Earl's ancestors. Faith thought. Perhaps even the one who had built this castle. The man had a decided piratical look about him.
A small cough behind her made her turn. The rotund butler was regarding her gloomily. "Mr. Kingston will see you now in the drawing room. Follow me."
Faith, seeing that the little man made no move toward her valise, stooped for it herself.
"That is unnecessary," said the butler. "I will have it taken to your room."
"Thank you."
The drawing room, Faith saw as she entered it, was also elegantly done, though rather old-fashioned. By the hearth, where a fire blazed brightly, sat Mr. Felix Kingston, his mild blue eyes smiling. "Ah, Miss Duncan, you made the trip success-fully, I see."
Faith nodded. "Yes, Mr. Kingston. And I thank you again for the closed carriage. I have not traveled much, but I can see how much more comfortable that was than the mail coach."
"But you are still cold through and bone weary, I've no doubt." Mr. Kingston motioned to her. "Come, have a seat by the fire. Spacks, some tea and cakes for Miss Duncan."
"You are most kind," said Faith gratefully as she sank into a chair. "I did find the journey a weary one," she admitted. "But then, I am not used to traveling."
Mr. Kingston smiled. "I believe that you have led a rather secluded life as nurse-companion."
Faith nodded. "I have, but it is a way of life. And I must live."
Mr. Kingston nodded sympathetically. "So must we all."
Faith thought that her eyes must have reflected something because her new employer suddenly chuckled. "I see that you are among those who believe that the aristocracy has no problems."
Faith, about to deny this, realized its truth and smiled. "I do not have many dealings with the aristocracy," she replied. "So I suppose I am ill-equipped to make such judgments. My previous employers have not been titled."
Felix Kingston smiled again, that friendly smile which made Faith feel quite comfortable. "Although you have not said so, I gather that your previous employers were rather hard to live with."
Faith did not deny this.
"You will find the Countess a little querulous at times, but basically she is a good-hearted old soul. It's unfortunate that she is so cozened by my brother."
"Your brother?" This was the first Faith had heard of such a person.
"Yes, my brother is the Earl of Moorshead--and my aunt's heir. Sometimes I think he would not mind should Aunt's departure be hast--" He stopped suddenly. "You must forgive me, Miss Duncan. My brother is an unscrupulous man, well-noted for taking whatever strikes his fancy whether it be women, land, or..."
Mr. Kingston's fair boyish face puckered into a frown. "But enough--I have only suspicions, no facts. I must plead with you, though, to keep your eyes open."
"Of course." Faith suppressed a little shiver. What sort of position was this? Far away from the city and now with intimations of something sinister on the part of Mr. Kingston's brother. Then common sense asserted itself again. In an old castle like this one's imagination was apt to run riot. Probably the Earl and his brother did not get along well. Many brothers did not. And so they were suspicious of each other.
"Ah, here comes Spacks with your tea and cakes."
Faith, raising the delicate cup to her lips, wished for a hearty chunk of bread and meat. But years of service in the vagaries of rich old ladies had accustomed her to subsisting on whatever was put before her and so she ate one cake and reached for another.
"My aunt has already gone to sleep for the night. She is recovering from a strange illness which the doctor could not recognize."
It was plain to Faith that Mr. Kingston did not believe that the illness was a natural one. "The old are often subject to strange ailments," she said calmly. "I am sure I can make her quite comfortable."
Felix Kingston smiled at her warmly. "I'm sure you can, Miss Duncan. I recognized that the moment I saw you. You appear to be a very warm, compassionate person."
Faith did not know how to reply to this. Certainly there was nothing wrong with hiring a warm, compassionate person as a nurse-companion to one's aunt. And there was nothing wrong in smiling on that person warmly. In fact, Faith decided that she liked Mr. Felix Kingston; he seemed a reasonable, kindhearted man.
Of course, being the practical young woman that she was, she realized that her long years of residence in maiden establishments had not left her well equipped for dealing with gentlemen. But there was nothing in Mr. Kingston's behavior at which to take umbrage, and it was exceedingly pleasant after years of being yelled at and scolded for little or no cause by shrewish old women to be spoken to kindly and treated with respect by a young gentleman.
Faith finished her second cake. "Please tell me more about the establishment here."
Mr. Kingston regarded her kindly. "You have seen Spacks, Aunt's butler. Deevers, the housekeeper, is also old. They have been with Aunt for many years. There are also a few maids, the cook, and some servants in the stables. Actually, Aunt subsists with a minimum of staff. A great part of the castle is closed off and unused."
Faith nodded. "I see."
"I reside here at the present because of Aunt's illness," Mr. Kingston continued. "You will also meet my brother." His bland face registered dislike. "And a great-niece of my aunt's--Lady Clarisse. She is of about your age and rather a shrew, I fear. Currently she is on the scramble for my brother, because he is the heir. He already has the title, of course, and the late Earl's funds, but Aunt's jointure was quite large. The late Earl was rather enamored of her when they married. They say she was quite a beauty, then."
He smiled. "But you must be exhausted from your journey. Time enough to learn about the vagaries of this family as you become one of us. I will have Spacks take you to your room."
"You are most kind," Faith replied, rising from her chair and thinking with gratitude of a soft bed.
Mr. Kingston rose, too, and covered her hand with his. He seemed very close to her and Faith was suddenly uncomfortable. Men were dangerous creatures; she had been warned about them continually. She wished to withdraw her hand but did not quite know how to do so. Perhaps if she turned to go ... In her confusion, however, she caught her toe on the leg of the chair and found herself suddenly propelled into Mr. Felix Kingston's arms.
"Oh, sir!" breathed Faith in embarrassment. "Excuse me, sir." A sudden noise from the doorway caused her to color up. It certainly would not help her with the servants to be seen in such a position. She did not look toward the door. Better to pretend the butler had not seen.
Mr. Kingston set her on her feet and smiled, but not before she had realized, much to her dismay, that being held in a man's arms was rather a pleasant sensation.
Her new employer continued to smile at her. "I hope you will be happy with us and consider this your home."
Faith found herself coloring up again. "Thank you," she murmured. "I shall try to do that."
As she followed Spacks out into the hall, she heard the closing of the great front door. "Has someone come in?" she asked. It was better to act as if nothing untoward had happened.
The butler's smile was not particularly friendly. "'Twas his lordship you heard. He was just going out."
"I see." Faith kept her voice even, hiding her relief. It was really better that she did not have to face the rakish Earl at this time. She had had quite enough for one day.
Then she was following Spacks up the great stone staircase and down a long dark corridor where shadows hovered in every corner. The candles in Spack's candelabra flickered in the draft, but the round little man did not seem disturbed. "This," he said, stopping before a great door, "is to be your room. The Countess's is the next one on. The fire's been lit and your valise is inside."
"Thank you." Faith turned the knob and stepped into the room. The fire blazing brightly on the hearth was the one real spot of light in the room. On a stand near the bed, a massive old piece hung with brocade curtains, stood a lone candle. Faith suppressed a shiver. The room was a mass of shadows.
She took a deep breath, stepped in, and shut the door. She had few choices, she told herself, actually none at all. This was to be her home and she must make the best of it. There was nothing but a few pence in her pocket--the full extent of her monetary resources.
With a sigh she opened the valise and began putting away her belongings, a procedure that did not take a great deal of time. Her worldly belongings, thought Faith with a wry smile--the accumulation of five and twenty years of living. Not much to look at. But then, she was lucky to be alive at all. If she had been forced into the streets, like so many of London's young girls, she might by now be dead. No, considering the tremendous odds confronting her, she had been fortunate to survive.
With another sigh she slipped out of her drab brown dress and into a much-mended nightdress. If all went well here, perhaps she could afford some new clothes. Nothing extravagant, of course, just a few new gowns, perhaps even one of a lighter shade than her dull browns and grays. And a new nightdress and chemise or two.
She smiled thoughtfully as she crawled into the old bed and pulled up the covers. In spite of its isolation and its shadows, life at Moorshead Castle might well be very good, very good indeed.


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Critical Rating: AAA 1/2
Genre: All-Sex
This should do well with anyone who enjoys watching black women enjoying one another.
Two scenes of real sisterly love. Or a rough approximation thereof, anyway. It's brightly colored tank top and panty lounging-wear all around for these girl-lovin' girls, all packing an assortment of festive dildos and strap-ons. And they're not afraid to use them, either. If viewers earned a dime for every time one of these dusky beauties moaned, "Oooo, yeah," they'd have a lot of dimes. Good, clean chick-focused fun.


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While installing new plasterboard on his pantry ceiling, Chuck Andreae, 51, of Darien, Connecticut, practiced poor marksmanship when he aimed his screw gun directly into a length of pipe. The errant shot flooded the laundry room and, of course, ruined the plasterboard. Chuck was working alongside his general contractor, who simply rolled his eyes, turned off the water, and dutifully patched up the hole. Then it was back to work. A little embarrassed, Chuck repositioned the plasterboard on the ceiling, pulled the trigger of his drywall gun, and screwed right into those darn pipes all over again. "My GC was just laughing at me," says Chuck, "wondering why the heck I was even trying to do this."
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Located in the south east of Ireland and bordered by five adjacent counties, this county is ideally situated for exploring a lovely corner of the Emerald Isle. With peaceful countryside, glorious mountains, and pretty river valleys all conveniently close by, County Carlow has much to offer the visitor; cultural heritage, traditional villages and both adventurous or less adventurous actives, depending on your preference.
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Garrison Waterside Hoilday Centre is situated in the most peaceful and tranquil place in Ireland. It is set in the grounds of the 14th-century Black Castle, on the banks of the River Barrow, beside one of Europe's oldest bridges 'The Valerian Bridge' and right in the heart of historic Leighlinbridge. This is a family-owned and operated holiday centre - perfect for families, fishing enthusiasts, golfers, garden lovers and anyone looking for a touring base for the sunny south east. The holiday homes are fitted out to a very good standard and are secure behind a perimeter wall. Visitors have use of the children's playground, picnic area, barbecue patio and use of a day boat to explore the River Barrow and navigational canal. There is also a cosy bar and restaurant on site, and the properties are conveniently situated between Kilkenny and Carlow. Golfing and horse racing are all nearby.
Ground floor: Living/dining room with French doors and wooden floor. Kitchen with tiled floor. Separate toilet. First floor: 2 bedrooms: 1 double (5ft), 1 twin. Bathroom with shower over bath and toilet.
Gas central heating included (€40per week September-April). Electricity €15per week. Bed linen and towels included. Cot. High chair. Satellite TV. DVD. CD on request. Electric cooker. Microwave. Washing machine. Dishwasher. Garden with furniture. Shared barbecue. Parking (2 cars). NB: Fenced river in grounds.
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Ground floor: Living room with wooden floor/dining room with tiled floor and French doors/kitchen. Separate toilet. First floor: 3 bedrooms: 2 double (5ft), one with en-suite shower room and toilet, one twin. Bathroom with shower attachment and toilet.
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These modern holiday homes are set within the grounds of the Mount Wolseley Hotel, Spa and Country Resort - once owned by the Wolseley family, now redeveloped to offer spacious, comfortable accommodation. Surrounded by the stunning countryside and mountains of Wicklow and Carlow, guests have use of the on-site facilities which include swimming pool, tennis court, children's playground, indoor toddler soft play area, family room, 18-hole golf course, gym and spa. There is also a 'kiddies club' during the school holidays at extra cost. Locally, walking, cycling, angling and horse riding are all available as well as many other outdoor pursuits and attractions. Within 20km are historic houses and gardens, whilst a little further afield is the city of Dublin with its galleries, museums, theatres and numerous amenities. Beaches at Courtown and Brittas Bay, can be reached in under an hour's drive. Shop 1km, pub and restaurant on-site.
Ground floor: Living room with patio doors/dining room with wooden floor/kitchen with tiled floor. Separate toilet. First floor: 4 bedrooms: 1 double with en-suite shower room and toilet, 2 twin, 1 single. Bathroom with bath, shower cubicle and toilet.
Oil central heating and power by meter reading. Bed linen and towels included. Travel cot and high chair on request. Satellite TV. Electric cooker. Microwave. Washer/dryer. Dishwasher. Enclosed lawned garden with patio. Shared, landscaped grounds. Balcony. Shared swimming pool available all year with Jacuzzi and sauna. Parking (2 cars).
Oil central heating and electricity €10 per day May-August, €12.50 per day September-April. Bed linen and towels included. Travel cot and high chair on request. Satellite TV. Electric cooker. Microwave. Washer/dryer. Dishwasher. Enclosed lawned garden with patio. Shared, landscaped grounds. Balcony. Shared swimming pool available all year with Jacuzzi and sauna. Parking (2 cars).
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Standing detached with absolutely stunning panoramic mountain views, Blackstairs View offers total peace and tranquillity with plenty of space inside and out. The small hillside village of Ballymurphy is nearby for a local pint, and a little further lies the picturesque tourist towns of Graiguenamanagh 'Village of the Monks', 8 miles, and colourful Borris, 6 miles, home to one of the oldest golf courses in Ireland, as well as a 16-arch limestone viaduct built in 1860. The area is a walker's paradise, with unlimited trekking in the Blackstairs Mountains, and nature lovers will enjoy the unspoilt surroundings, home to a variety of wildlife, including a family of red foxes, as well as resident sheep and the odd goat. A superb feature is the external sun room, great for those long summer evenings, which affords dramatic views of the natural surroundings. Shop and restaurant 6 miles, pub 2½ miles.
2 steps to entrance (ramp access). All on ground floor: Living room with French doors. Dining room. Kitchen. Utility room. Games room. 5 double bedrooms, three with additional single (for children), two with en-suite shower room and toilet. Bathroom with shower over bath and toilet. Separate toilet. Most rooms with wooden floors.
Electric fire in living room and games room included. Oil central heating, electricity, bed linen and towels included. Travel cot and high chair on request. Freeview TV. Electric cooker. Two microwaves. Washing machine. Tumble dryer. Fridge/freezer. Large lawned garden with furniture. Barbecue. Ample parking. Games room with pool table. External sun room. No smoking.
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A story in this week's Seattle Weekly quotes monorail critic Henry Aronson belittling new Seattle Monorail project chairwoman Kristina Hill, a professor of landscape architecture at the University of Washington, as an intellectual lightweight. "She's a landscape gardener!â Aronson sneered.
That's an odd comment to make about a woman who was recruited to the UW from MIT and is one of the youngest tenured professors at the university. Would Aronson have referred to Hill's colleague Paul Toliver, the former head of Metro, as a "bus driverâ? Or to her fellow board member Steve Williamson, head of the King County Labor Council, as a "protest organizerâ?
In fairness, Aronson's slam wouldn't be the first attack on landscape architecture (there are entire forums out there where landscape architects and urban designers go round and round about the relative merits of each profession).
But as a former port commissioner who was forced to resign his position in disgrace, it's hard to see what right Aronson has to be impugning another public official's credentials.
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I dig maps, especially maps of fictional places (I even have a copy of this). So I was thrilled when DC Comics posted the above map of the Flashpoint world on their Source blog today.
According to the post, writer Rex Ogle and artist Freddie E. Williams II designed it. They also note the pirate trade routes shown will be explored in issue #2 of the series, as well as in the Deathstroke and the Curse of the Ravager miniseries. Looking at some of the other locales, you can map some of the other tie-ins to their parts of the world as well.
Check the Source throughout the day for interviews about the global conflict at the heart of the story.
"Ape controlled?". Racist much?
Gorilla City, genius. Home of Grodd.
Why does nothing ever happen in Canada?
Don't be sad Scott you guys have Trailer Park Boys and that is one of the funniest shows EVER. Also Scott Pilgrim.
@Scott Read Nick Spencer's Morning Glories: character from Toronto, with some nice references to the Bloor Cinema!
@WTF…do you know of somewhere else on Earth where Gorillas call home other than Africa? The Zoo?
We Brazilians took it worth then the Africans, I think.
That Schwein Reverse Flash!
Man, those Nazis sure enjoy South America, you think in a alternative universe they could shake that around and make it like…I dunno, New Zeland. And doesn't seem like Alaska changed much either (sorry Alaska)
Ok i took an audible gasp at Africa there, surely that had to be approved by someone!
Love the amazons in the UK, its in Europe lots of study into the classics here etc, but the map is off – Ireland seems to be attached to the midlands.
Im sure there will be reasonable explanations for all of this
I don't see anything that would make me read any of the tie-in miniseries. I mean, I'm always good for DC "Event" books, but there are so damn many of the three-issue miniseries, and there aren't any by any of my fave writers (I figured Gail Simone would be down for Secret Seven, but it's probably something completely different.
Questions: Does anybody care about China's Great Twelve? And does Sarah Palin control Alaska's undead?
I truly can't believe that a reference to "Ape-Controlled" Africa made it into this map. Or the reference to the "Asian Capital." (What, all the countries in Asia–except, apparently, for India and Japan–decided at some point to stop being independent nations and become one big unified government? Seriously?)
Comparing black people to apes has long been a staple of racism. Granted, I don't have any reason to believe that the folks who designed this map (or the Flashpoint story) are overt racists. But suggesting that Africa (and not just one of the 53 countries in Africa, but the entire continent of Africa) is "controlled" by apes (I don't care if we're talking about Grodd or Congorilla or a reincarnated Solovar), even in a fictional Elsewords-ish story, reflects an ignorance and insensitivity that's pretty appalling.
I hope DC makes whatever modifications to the map are needed so that the ignorance on display here doesn't leave a bad taste throughout the entire Flashpoint project.
Am I the only person whose immediate reaction to the idea of an "Ape-Controlled" continent in a Flash-Centric mini-series was to think that this was the area ruled by the Flash villain who happens to be an ape?
Actually, my first reaction was that all this reminded me of that awesome Kamandi map. I didn't get the racial connotations, but I'll man up: I AM pretty insensitive.
"Asian Capital" is stupid, and maybe "Southern Africa (Ape-Controlled)" would be a little better than "Africa (Ape-Controlled)" and actually match what the maps seems to show. I did kind of gasp when I noticed that Spain and France have disappeared.
"suggesting that Africa (and not just one of the 53 countries in Africa, but the entire continent of Africa) is "controlled" by apes (I don't care if we're talking about Grodd or Congorilla or a reincarnated Solovar), even in a fictional Elsewords-ish story, reflects an ignorance and insensitivity that's pretty appalling."
If the continent of Africa is controlled by real, actual apes in this alternate universe then no, it isn't ignorant or insensitive at all. It's just stating something about a story.
I'm not saying that what we see on that map isn't part of the larger story. It very well might be. But that doesn't make it any less problematic. What concerns me is that a number of people at DC appear to have been oblivious to the racial/racist implications of what we see on that map. (And if folks behind Flashpoint decided to have the entire continent of Africa ruled by apes, and didn't think through how that would look through a racial lens, it would seem to me that a broader range of perspectives is needed in those ranks.)
Australia… neutral territories?!?
Don't these people know that if you control Australia that you will eventually conquer the world?
Has NO ONE at DC ever played a game of Risk?
For shame, DC… For shame.
I'm not really worried about the geo-political ramifications of this book. Johns & Co. are just modifying an old sci-fi conceit to simplify their storytelling. How many times have we seen an episode of Star Trek where they encounter a planet that is controlled by one government and populated by one race?
With the event not finished yet, it's impossible to say why exactly they decided to simplify the world map so much, but one has to assume that it's to illustrate the importance of the stakes in these stories. I'd guess they're also trying to illustrate how much power has been consolidated by such a small handful of entities. Which would be more intimidating: if Grodd (or whomever) took control of Uganda, of they had taken control of the entire continent of Africa.
And remember, something similar to what we're seeing has already happened in the real world during World War II when Hitler and Germany basically walked across Europe in just a few years. So it's not inconceivable–especially in a world populated with people who all want to control the planet anyway–that they'd be able to conquer an entire continent before butting up against like individual, like Black Adam. I'm guessing that all these governments are just circling around each other, waiting for some other nation-state ruler to show some weakness that they can exploit.
I will say that I think nobody would have nearly as many problems with the Africa part of the map if it had said "Controlled by Gorillas" instead of "Controlled by Apes", and that's something DC really should have considered. That said, I think it's a stretch to say that there are "implications" using either phrasing. Sometimes hyper-intelligent gorillas are going to take over a continent, and as long as they're already in Africa, it might as well be that one. These things happen.
I think there would still have been problems with substituting "gorillas" for "apes." If it had said "Grodd-Controlled," that at least would have narrowed the reference to a specific character. I'd still find the real-world racial implications offensive, though–because even though this is a fictional story, it's being told and promoted in the real world, where these kinds of things have effects and meaning beyond the fictional space.
Yes, I agree with Sean. Grodd or no Grodd, framing Africa as ape-controlled indexes a vast archive of racist representations of Africans and Afrodiasporic peoples. Perhaps it's possible to do Gorilla City stories that navigate this lacuna, but there are few on DC's writing or editorial staffs I would trust to accomplish such a feat. And yeah, I don't think Geoff Johns has a confederate flag hanging next to all his 80s superman memorabilia, but this is no less stupid or ignorant for it's lack of intentionality. Racism has never required volition or intent.
For myself, I didn't think the whole Ape controlled continent of Africa bit would have been insensitive, but I read peoples reactions well before I even got to see the map so …
That said, I can see where people would be offended because yes, historically there have been racist descriptions of African people as such. I don't really think the people at DC were aware of this or as hyper aware as people of color (myself I'm hispanic I'm more likely to notice these things than say, white people, as it isn't to them such a sensitive issue) much the same way that being a man I wasn't as aware of more sexists issues until I made a concerted effort to learn.
I think its sadder that there aren't more creative people of color writing books at DC because I see no end of artists of all colors but when it comes to writers they're always white or British. They're also always men, though lately that has changed but for myself I can't name more than five women comic book writers that currently work at the big two. I'm also more offended by the fact that DC seems so hell bent on bringing back all these old white characters and not diversifying their comic book heroes like the X-men were back in the day. I can't say anything for their present line up as I don't read the book anymore.
I don't think DC editorial is being purposefully racist but I also don't think they're trying not to be. There was the incident with XS as well not that long ago, which just goes to show what is likely the case that the majority of DC writers and maybe editorial are white people. DC and the other big companies shouldn't sit there and try to make a bunch of racially diverse characters, they should try to hire a more racially diverse set of writers and editors and by extension they will in turn create a more racially diverse DCU without making it an agenda and having it be more natural. But that's just my opinion.
Its a problem I've seen since I started buying comic books as a kid, there is a wide variety and diversity of readers of comic books, more so than the characters that people those books. It is time for that to change … I've been reading comics now for 15 years.
This is ridiculous. Getting into a tizzy because they listed Africa as "Ape Controlled", in a comic book. Where there's an advanced race of Super Gorilla's with advanced technology who could conceivably conquer the region in Pre-Flashpoint canon. It's obvious there were no racist overtones. But this habit of people jumping at shadows like some rabid P.C. fanatic is just sad. It's no wonder people have such a hard time taking comic book fans seriously anymore.
I'm not even going to touch the racism issue cause as a minority,
But it IS natural for Gorillas to take over Africa in the DCU because of Gorilla City. Gorilla City has long been a staple in DC and while peaceful, they have been shown to be technologically advanced than humans. With a far superior military. Grodd has always been hellbent on taking over the city and then the world. So it would be natural that having controlled the city, he would start using their might to expand its borders.
However, given their previous name (Gorilla CIty) Gorilla Country would have been a more natural progession. Or Grodd Territory given his ego. AT the very least Grodd Controlled seems like a smarter for HIVE to identify the enemy.
And it would have avoided all this silly, "comments by people who don't know DC history" backlash.
All species that are members of the family hominidae are apes. Including homo sapiens. It's ALL ape controlled.
I think that people who are looking for racist tones where there are none, are themselves very much as racist as what they're blaming others for.
This is a FLASH centered event. Making Grodd an African Gorilla, is racist?
It's just plain ridiculous to see so little criteria among some readers.
Well as somebody who knows a little more of their history–or history that DC doesn't want folks to know or remember– I say it's par for the course for DC. First the XS debacle, then the map.
Pollux, calling people racist for seeing the potential problem tells me you're not a minority… because after all since DC characters are 90% White so if there was a issue that White folks can't see, just discard it?
After all, it IS the DC way…
And since we're talking about this… is Cyborg is gonna be the Token Black Hero again? Cuz so far I haven't seen any other non White heroes in Flashpoint.,
"And since we're talking about this… is Cyborg is gonna be the Token Black Hero again? Cuz so far I haven't seen any other non White heroes in Flashpoint.,"
Then you should have looked harder, because Blackout may be non-white (based, granted, solely on his civilian name), the Outsider calls India his "homeland", and at least one of the SHAZAM kids are non-white.


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It's Tuesday, which means new movies and TV shows are available at our fingertips. The best of the bunch:
Release o' the week: Jodorowsky's Dune. I'm eager to see this acclaimed documentary about the "greatest movie never made," an adaptation of Dune helmed by Alejandro Jodorowsky. The cast was supposed to include Orson Welles, Mick Jagger and Salvador Dali, and as much as I love David Lynch, it's a pity this version never came to fruition.
- Bad Words. Jason Bateman directs and stars in this comedy about a man who decides to ruin a national spelling bee.
- Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5. This "new" version of the film goes behind the scenes and shows moments that didn't make the final cut.
- Don Peyote. Dan Fogler stars in and co-directs this trippy, existential comedy.
- Nymphomaniac Vol. I and II. As the name suggests, this Lars von Trier flick has a lot of sex — as well as some notable stars, including Charlotte Gainsbourg, Christian Slater, Uma Thurman and Shia LaBeouf.
- Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields. This doc came out several years ago, but fans of the band will enjoy learning more about its enigmatic frontman.
- David Bowie & Lou Reed: The Thin White Duke Vs. The King of New York. This film shares the connection between the two artists, which began in the '70s and lasted until Reed's death.
Also out: Le Week-End, The Raid 2, Stage Fright, The Big Valley: Season Three, Dead Drop
Blu-ray highlights: A special edition of Walter Hill's 1981 film, Southern Comfort, is now available with new interviews and features.
On-demand highlights: See Snowpiercer with Chris Evans and Tilda Swinton (July 11) while it's still in theaters.
Related news: The first season of the From Dusk Till Dawn TV series arrives Sept. 16.
Next week: The second season of Orphan Black comes out on DVD.


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My secondary 1TB internal hard drive filled up recently, so I bought a 2TB disk to replace it. The cheapest 2TB disk I could find was actually a Buffalo Drivestation USB3 enclosure. I used SyncToy to copy the data from the 1TB disk to the 2TB disk, then swapped them around so that the 1TB disk is now in the external enclosure.
The thing is that the 1TB disk is now showing 50GB free space that wasn't there when the drive was mounted internally. Where did this space come from?
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OC Restaurant Week is back again for 7 days only, March 6th through 12th. Over 100 restaurants in Orange County will be serving up a 3-course prix-fixe Lunch and Dinner, ranging from $10 to $50 per person.
This year I'm dishin' up some tried & true favorites, as well as a new blog post to come on a popular new-American hot spot.
The Grubdown:
Canaletto, Newport Beach
- creamy 'n fresh Sant'erasmo Risotto with Shrimp, Crab & Baby Artichokes
Cucina Enoteca, Newport Beach
- a meal in itself, fluffy, tangy 'n sweet, Creamy Mascarpone Polenta Board with Chef's Whim Ragu (mine was Lamb)
Habana, Costa Mesa
- if you're gonna order one thing get this classic dish, Ropa Vieja with tender Shredded Cuban Beef Pot Roast, Peppers, Onions, Black Beans, White Rice & sweet Platanos Maduros
Slapfish, Multiple Locations
- super plump portions, buttery tender on a New England style soft toasted split bun, Lobster Roll with Claw, Tail, Knuckles & Hot Drawn Butter
Social, Costa Mesa
- all your guilty pleasures, crunchy, salty, sweet 'n fatty, Brussel Sprouts with Honey, Sweet Potato, House Tasso Ham & Hazelnuts


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Historical Traveler Reviews Argonaut Hotel San Francisco
As good as it gets!!
My husband and I stayed at the Argonaut in San Francisco 9/26-9/29/2003 to celebrate my birthday. The location could not have been any better.
Only on block from the Buena Vista Cafe (I'm already at home trying to re-create the Irish Coffee); one block from the cable car and just a hop skip and jump from Pier 39 and FWharf. The hotel is decorated in a wonderful nautical theme. The rooms are decorated as beautifully. The beds have a duck down comforter that make you feel you are sleeping on a cloud. The staff was courteous and helpful. I would recommend this hotel to anyone.....and I already have!!! Thank you!
GORGEOUS HOTEL, Don't miss it
The rooms were just gorgeous, the fluffy beds were dreamy, the employees were very helpful and polite, the parking service was grand, the wine and coffee was out standing. We booked one night and after being there, we immediately booked another. I would highly recommend this hotel to anyway, I have already to my family and friends and I can not wait to go back soon.
Absoulutely Perfect
The rooms in this hotel were absolutely beautiful. The entire staff could not have been more nice and helpful.
Magical Hotel
My wife and I spent our anniversary at this wonderful hotel. The staff is fantastic and the atmosphere is charming. Great views of the bay and everything to see and do are in walking distance to the hotel. The rooms are beautiful! Make your reservations soon because this little well kept secret wont be kept for long.
Hotel is brand new and wonderful. I had a Bay View King Room - view of the Golden Gate. Room is huge, free high speed internet access. Here for business would definitely come back for either pleasure or business. 5 starts - The Kimpton Group did a fantastic job with the old architecture. Near all Fisherman Wharf activities. Bonus is the Aveda products and down comforters!!!
Preservation and Business win
Overall the hotel location is good and they have done a nice job restoring this historic Cannery building. Location is decent and I felt fairly safe walking at night, two women. (Mother and daughter) Rooms are clean and new and fairly good size. It was nice to be near the Buena Vista for Irish Coffee at night! Caution- I spent for a slightly better room when I booked and I'm glad I did. This was a 4-day vacation and it made the difference in the stay for us. Our room had a nice view of the water and GG Bridge thanks to a bit of an upgrade from the kind gentleman at the front desk. The lower priced rooms have no view and look out into some type of airshaft/inner courtyard of cement. I would have been let down if that had been my room to come back to during down times. Staff was helpful with the exception of one doorman who was a bit condescending with me many times. He seemed to forget that the person you speak down to is YOUR CUSTOMER paying the bill for the stay and the one who will be tipping you. All in all the place was nice especially if you go for a slightly better room. I was going to stay at the Palomar which is also nice (and owned by the same group) but I'm glad I stayed here instead.
Wonderful Weekend
What a great boutique in San Francisco! The rooms are equipped with modern conveniences, high speed internet, a great TV and GREAT VIEWS!
The staff is friendly and very helpful. We were there for two nights on a weekend and left our window open to enjoy the wonderful breezes. The noise level is minimized by the location away from the maddening crowd of Fisherman's Wharf. We intend to go back with our children in March.
A view from England
Location is very good. Rooms are equipped with everything you need in a hotel and good quality. Quiet hotel. Staff are very friendly. The attached restaraunt is very good but a lttle limited in its range of food, not a bad thing in this location. We had a really good 3 day stay and think this hotel is hard to better.
Amazing hotel...just perfect.
If you are ever looking for a great hotel in a perfect spot, the Argonaut is the place for you. The hotel is set far enough away from the crowds of the Fishermans Wharf, and the hotel staff is one of the most accomodating and friendly people around. The Argonaut will be THE place to stay again when in town. PS- if you do stay there, make sure you go to the restaurant McCormick and Kuletos, and tell them where you are staying. Great food and service.
Great new hotel!
What a great find near Fisherman's Wharf! Finally a hotel at the wharf where I can conduct my business and my family can stay and have fun. This hotel just opened last week I believe and my stay was letter perfect. I travel to SF often and have taken my family on a few of the trips but have never really been able to find a hotel that accommodates my needs and the needs of my family. This one does it. Everything is brand new which helps...the rooms were great...and the views from the windows are what you want to see in SF. On top of all that they provide free highspeed internet access on a desk that is the perfect height to use a computer and an adjustable chair. The decor reminded us of being on a luxury cruise liner...the best part is the free wine hour everynight and seeing my wife relaxing on a deck chair in the lobby like she was sailing out to sea. The kids loved the location for all the wharf activities and the staff was very accommodating to our needs...connecting rooms and fun events for my kids. It may be a little more expensive than one of the other wharf area hotels but it's worth the extra bucks if your going to stay in that area to be able to do it first class like the Argonaut did. I hope that the hotel continues to pretend that it is a brand new hotel and the staff continue to have that excitable charm that they all seemed to possess. I saw a picture of one of the suites and next time I go back without the kids I hope to secure one for a romantic getaway with the Mrs. The restuarant attached (Blue Marlin or something like that) had some awesome chowder which was perfect on one of the cooler nights in SF. I highly recommend this place.
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This comes from the July, 2001 issue of Bon Appetit, via Epicurious.com. It's good with chips, and served as a relish.
Ingredients Nutrition
- 8 ounces tomatillos, husked, rinsed, and cut into 1/4-inch pieces
- 1⁄2 cup chopped red bell pepper
- 1⁄4 cup chopped red onion
- 1⁄4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 plum tomato, seeded and chopped
- 2 tablespoons minced seeded jalapenos
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- salt
- pepper
- Combine all ingredients and mix well.
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Yummy, this came wonderful with grilled lamb!
It combined all ingredients and let them sit for more than one hour except salt which I added just before serving as this would soak water.
The fresh and spice taste vere wonderful and cilantro (one of my favorite herbs did its work and made this very tasty.
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I made this using home grown verde and morado Tomatillos. Pulsing everything in the food processor Skipping the sugar. This is spicy good. Gracias. Made for ZWT #8.


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I found the 3Sum problem on http://www.leetcode.com/onlinejudge which goes like below:
Given an array S of n integers, are there elements a, b, c in S such that a + b + c = 0? Find all unique triplets in the array which gives the sum of zero.
Note: Elements in a triplet (a,b,c) must be in non-descending order. (ie, a ≤ b ≤ c) The solution set must not contain duplicate triplets.
For example, given array S = {-1 0 1 2 -1 -4},
A solution set is:
(-1, 0, 1)
(-1, -1, 2)
I went through the site and found this suggested solution:
public ArrayList<ArrayList<Integer>> threeSum(int[] num) {
HashSet<ArrayList<Integer>> lstSoln = new HashSet<ArrayList<Integer>>();
ArrayList<Integer> tempArr = null;
for (int i = 0; i < num.length; i++) {
int j = i + 1;
int k = num.length - 1;
while (j < k) {
int sum3 = num[i] + num[j] + num[k];
if (sum3 < 0) {
} else if (sum3 > 0) {
} else {
tempArr = new ArrayList<Integer>();
Collections.addAll(tempArr, num[i], num[j], num[k]);
return new ArrayList<ArrayList<Integer>>(lstSoln);
As you can see, this takes every number and then follows with two number after the current index. So, it is pretty clear that once the first positive number is reached, we are just doing useless looping and we are not going to find any triplet adding to 0. So I modified the solution and added a condition after
if (num[i] > 0)
Effectively this should lower the number of times the for loop runs and hence reduce the time taken to find the solution. This I even checked by adding a counter and incrementing it at every
if(). Every time the
COUNTER for my solution is less than the counter for suggested solution.
But still, when I enter my modified solution at there checking page, it either causes time out error or the time taken is showed to be more than the unmodified version! I want to know what's wrong with my modification?


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Kraemer residents fight Isaac's rising waters
Published: Saturday, September 1, 2012 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, September 1, 2012 at 11:57 p.m.
While most of Houma-Thibodaux returns to normal after Hurricane Isaac, the people of Kraemer are at war with the water.
While flooding from rains inside the levees has gradually receded over the past few days, water has seeped over the levees in several places.
No levees have broken, and the water hasn't come rushing in enough to cause widespread devastation.
But it did come close.
"We've been working day and night to keep things safe," said Scott Cortez, the Bayou Boeuf assistant fire chief. "What you're seeing in LaPlace? That could have been us."
In some places, the water level was actually higher than the levees even as late as Saturday evening — only walls of sandbags and giant orange inflated "bladders" blocked it.
There were also leaks in the levee which were plugged using "whatever was available," Lafourche Parish President Charlotte Randolph said.
Officials said the parish's Emergency Operations Center had received no reports of water inside homes in the Kraemer community as of Saturday, though it is possible some could have gone unreported.
Randolph said southerly winds are expected to continue pushing water into the area for the next 24 hours, so workers will continue to fight the water as necessary.
Water systems in the area have been swelled by Isaac's rain and surge, leaving nowhere for water to go, Randolph said.
The water level in Lake Des Allemands has stabilized, but isn't receding yet, she said.
"The imminent danger was about midnight Friday morning, when the water was coming in very quickly," Randolph said. "Now the water has slowed to a pace where it is manageable, but it is taking 24-hour monitoring because we just don't know."
Randolph said the parish was at one point poised to order an evacuation but didn't feel it was needed.
So far, more than 10,000 sandbags and 6,000 feet of temporary dams have been deployed to hold back the waters from inundating the community of about 1,000 residents.
Those laboring on the levees Saturday said the protection was almost entirely the result of local residents who stepped up to save their community.
The roads were crawling with volunteer firefighters and everyday citizens patrolling for danger areas and rushing to stop overtopping. The local fire station was a hive of activity, with trucks and four-wheelers zooming in and out for supplies and more pairs of hands.
Louis Naquin, a volunteer fireman, came roaring up on his own four-wheeler, tires spitting up mud.
"I've been out here for like 30-something hours," Naquin said. "I'm using my own bike here and paying for my own gas. But I know this is what we need to do to prevent real damage."
Cortez said the water would have overwhelmed the small community days ago had it not been for an army of volunteers.
"It wasn't the government that stopped those waters. It was a bunch of regular people from around here, just getting in and doing the work," he said. "We've been fighting hard."
That's kept people like Naquin running back and forth from working on the levees to working on his own property.
"I haven't even had time to look after my own stuff or clean my yard," Naquin said. "I've been out filling sand bags and trying to keep the water out."
Kraemer's gotten help from many of the local communities too. Volunteers from fire departments in Chackbay, Choctaw, Thibodaux and Lockport sent crews to help fill sandbags.
"We just want to thank all the people that have showed up to help us," Cortez said. "They've really stepped up for us."
Several other agencies have helped too. National Guardsmen have contributed work and supplies, while the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office has provided prisoners on work release for more manpower. Terrrebonne Parish provided the inflatable Tiger Dams that continue to hold back water.
Randolph said Gov. Bobby Jindal's office offered Black Hawk helicopter sandbag support, but it was declined because there are concerns over how the levee would support such heavy protection measures.
While grateful for the help, Cortez makes it clear who he thinks is responsible for saving Kraemer.
"It's the people from here. It's the everyday people who live here who got together and worked as hard as we could," he said. "This community has pulled together. We've proved that we're resilient."
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Often it doesn't do what i expect it to do...maybe you can share a trick or two in this thread. How do you like to insert, edit, margin, pad, and do whatever else to images inside your posts?
Under "Edit Image" do you use:
- Alignment (None, Left, Center, Right)?
Under "Advanced Settings" there is:
- "Advanced Image Settings", and
- "Advanced Link Settings"
Under "Advanced Settings", and then under "Advance Image Settings" do yo use:
- Style?
- CSS Class?
- Styles?
- Image Properties (Borders, Vertical Space, Horizontal Space)?
Under Advanced Settings, and then under "Advance Link Settings" do yo use:
- Title?
- Link Rel?
- CSS Class?
- Styles?
I'm just looking for pointers or other suggestions from people, because it is not the most intuitive or predictable thing for me to use in WP 2.6.


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Awesome plugin- thank you! Why does this miss code in text widgets most of the time??
Awesome plugin- thank you! Why does this miss code in text widgets most of the time??
text of widgets are in options of this widget; als serialized data; not easy to replace in database; you can test this about the "about all" search, but i think, its not possible and you destroy the option of this widget.
Meaning that text widgets are stored in the database as a serialized data. Serialized data needs to know how many characters are in the text (or any data), so if you replace a string with a different length string the length of the value in the serilaized data changes and unless you update the length value as well the serialized data becomes corrupt. It'd sure be nice if the plugin supported this, but it'd get pretty complex to read and write serialized data, but I'd hope a workaround would be to have a setting to omit text widgets from the replace Frank?
Moral of the story, don't use this to replace text in your text widgets because it will break them.
Frank refers to the "All - only search!" field to test your search first and see if the search is found in your text widget(s). Once you see if it is, then I'd recommend updating the text widgets manually first and then continue with the search and replace.
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The force exerted by the earth on a particle of mass m at adistance r (r>Re) from the center of the earth has the magnitudemg(Re)^2/r^2, where g=GM/(Re)^2.
How would you calculate the work you must do to move theparticle from distance r1 to distance r2?
How do you show that when r1=Re and r2=Re+h, the result can bewritten
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The office is divided into several teams that specialize in that area of the case; ie. Billing, records, demand, etc. This seems to make them quite efficient.
The office called me regularly to update me on my case. I rarely found myself reaching out to them to get an update.
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I didn't have to do much leg work as his office does the majority of that for you. My only gripe is I had to reach out to them to get updates. Besides this minor complaint he and his staff did everything I could have expected.
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Steven is very up front and down to earth. He didn't let us think we wouldn't get what we needed out of a claim but definitely got us much more than we thought we would. They stayed on top of everything for us and his staff was never annoyed at my incessant phone calls with questions... or at least they never let on. I unfortunately have another accident, this time with personal injury vs. property damage, and we will be calling him tomorrow.
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Love what this office stands for! Had an hour consult with Theresa M. Buchner, she is Amazing. We spoke on various scenarios regarding my situation, she answered my questions, on guided me on which direction to take. Such a great experience - I'll be referring out for sure. Thank You Steven D. Weier team! =o)
Posted by Miriam
I have hire Steven D Weier twice both times for auto accident where i happened to be rear ended. I really liked the way Steven and all staff who work with him handle my case, very professional and always very respectful. They always kept me inform of how my case was going. The first accident i really had no idea what to do, it was my first accident where i was the driver and had no idea how to deal with the insurance companies or where to begin. Steven and his staff helped me through everything and kept me inform of every action they took in taking care of my case, i dint have to bother in dealing with the insurance companies. It was truly a great experience. Both of my cases were handle great and in a good time frame:) I will definitely recommend Steven as your attorney and will continue using him when needed hopefully i don't have too :)
Thank You Steven and staff of The Law offices of Steven D Weier!!!
Posted by Mike
He was amazing in dealing with my no-fault accident claim. He saved me from having to actually pay part of my medical as a result of another's neglegence.
Posted by Ashlea
Overall matters were taken care of with no complaints. I was a little nervous in the beginning of the case regarding how much time it would take to complete. Steven kept my case very confidential. His team was very good at communicating with the physicians, insurance companies and me. Steven and his team were very good at explaining all the legal details to me. His team kept me informed when the case made progress. Steven D. Weier was recommended by my family. I would recommend Steven D. Weier to family and friends.
Posted by Rob
Nothing but professionalism up and down the Law Office Staff. I was assisted through the process wth clearly defined explanations.