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Have you always been creative – and not just with words?
I would say that I've always been creative with my hands; it started when I was a child. I was seven years old when my father taught me to knit. I have no idea how he learned, or when, but I have a very clear memory of him teaching me how to do stocking stitch. I can picture now the very first thing I knitted – a bright green scarf that was actually more like a very narrow tie than anything that would keep anyone warm.
It wasn't until many years later, when I'd left home at eighteen and was lodging with a couple in Oxford that I learnt to knit properly. My landlady, a wonderful woman who chain-smoked and took me to the bingo with her, was the person who really taught me to knit, and most importantly, how to follow a pattern. She had the patience to sit alongside me and encourage my first attempt at knitting a jumper.
As for other creative outlets, I learned to sew while at school and for some years in my early twenties I made quite a lot of my own clothes. I was very small back then and could rarely find things to fit me, other than children's clothes. From making my own clothes I then had a go at making curtains, which at the time I probably thought were the bees-knees, but which now I would be embarrassed to own.
When I was expecting my first child, I made nearly all my own maternity dresses as well as baby clothes. I even made babygros. Does anyone do that these days?
But back to the knitting! By the time I had my two sons, I was an obsessive knitter and was always knitting little jumpers for them. Here's something I knitted almost thirty years ago …
Friends frequently admired what Edward and Samuel wore and started to ask me to knit for their children. Which I did. I then bought a knitting machine to keep up with the requests, and the hobby took off in a completely new direction with me making sweaters to sell at craft fairs, which was great fun. Here's an example of one of my own designs in an adult size …
But then life changed and while I was living in Brussels I decided I would try my hand at a new hobby … I would write a novel, and look where that lead!
How often do you knit and how easy is it to find the time?
These days, after quite a long time of not touching a knitting needle, I knit almost every evening while watching the television. I find I don't know what to do with my hands unless I have a pair of needles in them and a ball of wool at my side.
Do you do any other arts and crafts?
During the years when I was 'on a break' from knitting, I took up needlepoint, which is wonderfully relaxing, a bit like painting by numbers.
Here's a cushion I made. Although I would have to be honest and admit that I gave the finished canvas to a professional upholsterer to turn into the finished cushion – my sewing skills would not have done it justice.
A couple of years ago a writer friend, Adele Geras, tried to teach me how to crochet, but it was my daughter-in-law who really got me going with making granny squares. Once I had that technique under my belt, I started making throws. Here's one I made and which I'm particularly fond of …
Do you think knitting (or the time you spend knitting) helps with your writing and overall wellbeing?
Oh yes, without a doubt. When I'm knitting, crocheting or doing needlepoint, my brain switches into a more relaxed mode and all sorts of ideas pop into my head, often the solution to a tricky plot situation. There have been surveys carried out recently that suggest knitting is genuinely good for our wellbeing, mentally and physically.
What have you knitted recently?
I now have a grandson and have made him a couple of sweaters, but this is my most recent creation for me to wear, which took about three months to knit, by hand – I got rid of the knitting machine a very long ago. While watching The Crown on Netflix I came up with the Fair Isle design – one eye on the television, the other on the pad of graph paper on my lap and selection of coloured pencils. For those who like to know these things, I used Rowan merino 4 ply for the cream background and a mix of other 4 ply brands for the additional colours.
About ERICA JAMES
Erica James is the author of many bestselling novels, including GARDENS OF DELIGHT, which won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award, and her recent Sunday Times top ten bestsellers, SONG OF THE SKYLARK and SUMMER AT THE LAKE. Erica now divides her time between Suffolk and Lake Como in Italy.
Find Erica James on her website, on her Facebook page and on Twitter - @TheEricaJames
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The US band are performing five final shows to mark their 50th anniversary
The Grateful Dead are the subject of speculation over the ending of a recent live gig.
The US band played the first of five final shows marking their 50th anniversary. They performed at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California on Saturday (June 27), with the set finishing to the backdrop of a rainbow in the sky above.
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Some have accused the group of artificially making the rainbow. Billboard reported that an "insider" confirmed that the man-made rainbow cost the band $50,000 (£30,000).
The publication later backtracked on their claims, writing: "upon further investigation appears to have been real. Turns out this band really does jam with God".
However, there are fans that still remain unconvinced. The band's lighting director, Paul Hoffman, told a commenter that the rainbow was made by placing "600 vari-lites on a building 2 miles away". He too later appeared to withdraw his comments.
The band teamed up with Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio for the first of two gigs at Levi's Stadium. Three more gigs will follow next month at Chicago's Soldier Field, where the band's last performance with frontman Jerry Garcia took place on July 1995.
Jerry Garcia died in August 1995 of a heart attack during his stay at a drug rehabilitation facility in California. The remainder of the band (Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann) have not performed live under the name since, instead touring as 'The Dead' or 'The Other Ones'.
The band's final outing in Chicago will be shown at 250 cinemas across the UK on July 6, the day after the gig in question. Venues are still to be announced, with tickets going on sale next week (May 13) here.
The trio of gigs will take place at Chicago's Soldier Field from July 3-5, with the band playing warm-up shows in their hometown of San Francisco on June 27 and 28.

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1. Answering an old question with new answers. Because growth takes time.
2. Vigil candles. Is that what they're called? I always called them Saints' candles or Santeria candles.
They make me think of those little, old Catholic ladies, black scarves draped across their hair as they recite Hail Marys at the other end of the pew. The way the footrest dips a bit as they finish praying and get off their knees.
They make me think of my sister, and the way the wall of candles looked in their red glasses at Christ's feet. The birthday wishes we sent toward heaven for her.
3. I wonder if doctors from days of old were on to something with bloodletting. Maybe they took it too far (probably), and maybe they used the treatment in the wrong way (likely), but maybe they weren't wrong.
I bleed with each tattoo, and each piece has brought me more healing than any therapist, psychiatrist, or medication ever has.
4. New sheets. Microfiber. Luxurious and soft; the kind of soft you want to rub your body against over and over again.
And only $18.99 at Target.
Go figure.
5. The clouds rolled in yesterday afternoon, heavy with grey.
Every time I wonder why we stay in California, born here or not, she reminds me. Of all the states, there really is nowhere else I'd rather call home.


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I recently installed Antergos with GNOME using open source drivers for my NVIDIA, which worked fine until my display started to flicker after two weeks. Therefore, I installed the nvidia driver via the package manager. After rebooting, I get a black screen. Adding nomodeset to the boot options adds a little dash to the screen, but that's it. I can get to the command line via Crtl+Alt+F2, but I can wait forever for the graphical login. Any ideas, what I can do?
Nvidia K2100M does not boot after installing nvidia driver
To install nvidia properitary driver please use Antergos tool nvidia-installer as only installing nvidia package is not working (as you can see)
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Game Creation for the rest of us
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There are a plethora of resources available these days for game designers of any kind, from how to evaluate your audience, how to test a design, how to market, and even how to approach retailers. But as a consumer, what does this actually mean?
You as a consumer need to understand how much time the entire process takes. It can take a designer anywhere from a couple weeks to several months to design a concept into a playable prototype. This is, however, the fastest part of the entire process. In many cases, the challenges begin after the basic design has finished. Still to come are playtesting, graphic design, production, and distribution. Let's look at each of these steps a little closer.
Playtesting. Whether you are designing a computer game or a tabletop game, playtesting is a must. It will tell you some very important information about your project. The most important things it will tell you is whether the concept is even good, and what adjustments to the basic concept need to be made. A good example of this can be seen with the online game Club Penguin. Lance Priebe, the original designer, will freely admit that his original concept for Club Penguin was an online snowball fight battle system called Snow Blasters. However, once the game entered testing, the players primarily wanted to use the unique chat features, and only occasionally play the game. This caused a massive re-design of the features, and eventually the release of what is now known as Club Penguin. 2 years after its release, Club Penguin was purchased by Disney.
So what would have happened if Lance had decided to continue with his original Snow Blasters concept? The game would likely have never reached the success it had and may have joined the hundreds of other MMO's that have been developed yet very few people know even exist. This time period for the development of Club Penguin took about four years. Many games never even make it past this part of the process, as turning the prototype into a game people truly enjoy may be too expensive and time-consuming for some projects.
For the average tabletop game, this part of the process will take 1-6 months, as long the game does not require massive redesign at this stage.
Graphic Design. Have you ever picked a game up off the shelf of your local store and thought "this sounds interesting, but I could never play a game with artwork like this." If so, you're not alone. So why is it so hard for some games to be developed with good artwork? In many cases, this comes down to a simple issue of cost.
In North America and Europe, the average cost for a single piece of artwork in high enough resolution to be used in a tabletop game is between $50 and $100. For larger pieces, such as game boards, boxes or figurines, this can run anywhere from $500 to $2000 each. The average game requires a graphics budget of $2000 to $6,000. With systems such a fivver now available, this budget can be reduced, however, you'll be working with an artist in another part of the world, who may not fully understand your language. Additionally, getting the graphics to look just right takes time. Again, for the average tabletop game, this part of the process will take another 1-3 months.
Distribution. Yes, I know, this is the last stage, but realistically, from a designer standpoint, it needs to be considered before the game is produced. Why? Because of the added costs involved.
If a designer plans on selling the game online, there is a cost of $1.75 - $3 per game to process the game, as well as the shipping cost. For fulfilment companies, this would be their pick rate. For an individual sending it out themselves, this would be the cost of the shipping material (box, packaging, etc.).
If selling the game directly to a store, most stores will only buy the game at 50% - 55% of the suggested retail price (MSRP). If selling to a wholesale distributor, however, the maximum most distributor will pay is 45% MSRP (and will usually expect to receive free shipping). The majority of games a design company can expect to sell will be through distributors.
Production. Now come the really difficult issues. How many games are you going to make? This will be partially answered based on if you are an established company or a new designer. Will you be using Crowdfunding or not? Where are the games being made? Where will they be stored after production? How will they be moved from production centre to storage/distribution centre?
This is the stage at which the majority of tabletop games fail to even be developed. Again, let's take a quick look at the numbers involved.
The average tabletop game can be produced for as low as $2 (a deck of playing cards), to $10 (a highly involved game that does not include figurines) per game. If figures are included an additional cost of $5 to $10 per game needs to be added to the cost.
Most manufacturers will produce a minimum order 1500 units a game. So if our hypothetical game costs $8 per unit to manufacture, it will cost $12,000 to make a minimum print run.
Putting it all together. As a game designer, I need to account for all the costs I paid out of pocket prior to making any profit. Additionally, I need to set the suggested retail price of the game high enough that when a distributor purchases it off of me, I can cover all of my expenses. This is where the 5X rule comes in.
On average, as a designer, I will need to set the MSRP for a game at 5 times the manufacturing cost. This means that is a game cost $8 to manufacture, I will need to set the MSRP at $40. A distributor in turn will purchase the game off me for approximately $18. This provides me with approximately $10 per game to pay for shipping costs from the manufacturer to the distributor, storage space until the distributor actually purchases it, and of course all the other costs associated with running a business of any kind. So if the game designers are only being paid 45% of the MSRP, where is the other 55% going?
Most distributors will keep 10% - 20% MSRP to cover their own expenses. So on the example of the $40 dollar game above, the distributor will only keep $4 - $8 per game. They make money off the fact that they are selling massive amounts of hundreds of titles at a time, so the 10% - 20% adds up quickly for them.
Having spoken with several FLGS owners, the average they pay for a game from a distributor is 55% - 60% of MSRP. On this $40 game again, they would be paying $22 - $26. And every game a FLGS purchases is a gamble. The game takes up shelf space (a major commodity for any retailer), and has the potential to sit there for a long time. Some games however sell out quickly, and require multiple re-orders, these are the games that offset the games that sell slowly. Store space is expensive, and their greatest competition is online retailers who do not need to pay the premium price of a storefront, but only the lower cost of a storage space,
Game creation, distribution and costing is a very complex affair, and very few companies are able to compete for long in this industry. Some new companies believe the best approach is to forego the distribution channels, and try to sell directly to game stores, or online only in an attempt to keep the costs down. The problem that many of these companies forget to take into account is that shipping and distribution itself is expensive, so unless the company is able to make large amounts of sales each month as an unknown newcomer, the game industry will end up costing too much for them to compete as well as they believed they could.
We hope this quick summary of the entire process is helpful to you the next time you make a purchase!


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Welcome to the May edition of our Local Government Briefly.
South Australia's only legal conference for local government.
Friday 14th August 2015
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This week, the Premier is leading a 250 strong delegation of South Australian government and industry leaders to Shandong Province as the next stage in forging a strong and comprehensive sister-state relationship between the two states. Shandong and South Australia have built this relationship over nearly 30 years. This will be the South Australian Government's largest ever outbound trade and investment mission.
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As I mentioned at our Walking the Talk conference held in April this year, the debate surrounding whether urine or saliva sampling is the most appropriate method for workplace drug testing has been put under the microscope in a recent decision of the Fair Work Commission (FWC).
In Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Port Kembla Coal Terminal Limited [2015] FWC 2384, the FWC gave an employer the right to randomly test its employees for drug use using either a urine or saliva test.
There are many provisions under the Local Government Act 1999 (SA) (LG Act) that require a council to make a submission to, or seek the approval of, 'the Minister'. In particular, under Chapter 11 of the LG Act (which is the chapter dealing with local government land) a submission must be made to the Minister, and approval must be sought from the Minister, to:
So when the LG Act refers to 'the Minister', which Minister is 'the Minister'?
In recent months, Norman Waterhouse has provided a significant amount of advice to councils dealing with matters involving maladministration, misconduct and potential corruption. There have been a number of salient points that we have made in their context, which include the following:
A recent decision in the Environment, Resources and Development Court (ERD Court) has addressed the enduring question of when the placement or erection of an object or structure on land will constitute "building work" under the Development Act 1993 (the Act) and therefore require development approval.
In Ford v City of Burnside [2015] SAERDC 13, the appellant had erected a large cantilever-style canvas umbrella within the driveway of her property for the purpose of protecting a vehicle. The umbrella measured 4 metres wide and was attached to a 2.9 metre high pole.
Over the last number of months, Norman Waterhouse practitioners in the Local Government teams have prepared a number of fact sheets following the Local Government Elections which concluded in November 2014. These Fact Sheets have been warmly received by both Council Members and staff. For your convenience, we provide the links to all the Fact Sheets produced to date. As new Fact Sheets are produced, we will provide further updates of the links in future issues of the Briefly.
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78th Anniversary of Social Security: Work Continues to Protect Program
RALEIGH, N.C. - Today marks the 78th anniversary of Social Security, and groups such as AARP North Carolina are using the occasion to remind people of the benefits it provides - and that the program is self-financed.
Every month, 1.2 million older North Carolinians receive an average of $1,200 in Social Security benefits. Helen Savage, associate state director for advocacy with AARP North Carolina, said seniors count on that money to pay for such basic necessities as medicine and food.
"It provides retirement security, economic security for them," she said. "Social Security is a benefit that people pay into all of their life. It's a benefit that they've earned."
Congress and the president are considering changing the way cost-of-living increases are calculated for Social Security, a plan opponents say will reduce benefits.
The proposed new calculation method, known as "chained CPI," makes the assumption that when prices rise or their incomes are reduced, people can find more inexpensive options to get what they need. Savage said that isn't a realistic approach for seniors, with necessities such as utilities or prescription drugs.
"AARP is very concerned," she said, "because some of the changes to the program that are being discussed are going to result in a benefit reduction to people."
In the past five years, she said, Social Security has become even more vital to seniors with the decline in the economy.
"The money that they had counted on being there through their pension, through their 401(k) - the returns on those programs have dwindled," she said, "because of the recession and because of changes in the stock market."
Ten percent of North Carolina seniors live in poverty, she said, adding that without Social Security, an additional 40 percent would fall into poverty.
The AARP-North Carolina report on Social Security is online at aarp.org.


text: Christmas Show - Opening Night Share to: Facebook Twitter Basic event infoEvent date: Dec 14 2018 - 19:30Location: St. Thomas the Apostle Church 2345 Alta Vista Dr K1H 7M6 Ottawa , ON Canada See map: Google Maps Ontario CA Public event fieldsThe Capital City Chorus is proud to present our 2018 Christmas Show... "A Capital City Chorus Christmas" NEW LOCATION for 2018! at Ottawa's beautiful St. Thomas the Apostle Church (2345 Alta Vista Dr) 3 Shows including a new Saturday Matinee! 7:30pm on December 14, 2018 2:00pm & 7:30pm on December 15, 2018 * note, online ticket sales for Friday are now closed. Tickets will be available at the door where payment by cash, cheque, and credit card will be accepted. Doors will open 30 minutes before show time. Front of House & ticket sales will open 1 hour before showtime. If you have any questions, please contact us at 613-723-SING (7464) or email [email protected]. For additional information, view the Christmas Show page. Join our Mailing List to receive notices about this and other Capital City Chorus events.


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Creating Opportunities for Health for All Community Members
Walkable and active communities lead to improved safety and health for community members of all backgrounds and abilities. They encourage broad involvement by all in the design and planning process, and are places where safe, accessible and enjoyable opportunities to be physically active are available to everyone. With this in mind, America Walks partnered with the National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability and Lakeshore Foundation to award small grants aimed at supporting disability inclusion strategies that make healthier choices the easier choices for all people in areas where they may live, learn, work, play, pray, and receive care. This report looks at the success of the grantees so far.AW_Designing for Inclusive Heatlh Grant Report


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Grandparents' Day
This week is Catholic Schools Week. This year's theme is 'a family of families'. As part of Catholic Schools Week we invited our grandparents into the classroom. We wrote acrostic poems for them, drew them, made a list of the things they have taught us, sang them a song and surveyed them on what their lives were like growing up. We also enjoyed showing them around our classroom and showing them our brilliant work. A huge thank you to the grandparents who were able to make it in! Here's some photographs, we had a lovely day:


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Welcome to 63 Downing Drive, an exceptional 3, 400 plus sf home with 4 bedrooms, 2 full and 3 half baths that is located in the Wellington Downs neighborhood in the Wyomissing school district. The brick walkway leading to the front entrance and mature ornamental trees give this home great curb appeal. A traditional home design with bonuses begins with the bright tiled vestibule with French doors that lead you into the foyer. Bow windows grace the large formal living room and dining room bringing in natural light. The updated eat-in kitchen has loads of cabinet space with under cabinet lighting, granite and teak counter tops, and a center island with a Thermador gas cook top. Other appliances include a Bosch dishwasher, Sub-zero refrigerator, and electric double convection ovens, also by Thermador. Thoughtful built-ins include a pull-out pantry, a wet bar with wine refrigerator and small sink, display cases for books or artwork, and a bench with coat hooks and storage as you come in from the garage! The family room has built in cabinets, book cases and a wood burning fireplace. A seamless addition was added to enhance the living area and includes a bright bonus room for larger gatherings, a spa room with indoor hot tub and an adjacent half bath with utility sink. Quality Pella windows are throughout the addition. The staircase and entire second floor has beautiful new carpeting throughout. A large master bedroom with dressing area has a new updated master bath with double sinks and shower. The lower level has a finished living space and a handsome office with bookcases and a wraparound desk in addition to plenty of storage. There is a delightful space outdoors on the brick patio surrounded by a lush lawn and lovely flowers beds complementing the private back yard. The home has a HEPA air filter on their HVAC system and security system. Call for an appointment to see this charming home!
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Yes, we are still at Ningaloo but not for long. Since our last post our vegetable garden has grown, my beard has grown and unfortunately our girths have grown as the wind has stopped us doing our usual walk and outdoor activities! The station is slowly emptying of travelers as most know that this time of the year the wind is less than pleasant and the toss up of going south into the colder areas wins over.
Last week I had a call from a mate on the Sunshine Coast who needed a hand with a project. He was keen to get me over there as he wasn't confident we could work productively remotely. So it was on to a flight from Exmouth to Perth then to the Sunshine Coast. All up I spent two weeks back on the Coast and boy what a culture shock! Going from desert to vivid green was an eye opener not to mention having to hold a conversation with more than two people at once. I felt like a country hick going back into the bright lights of the city. Fortunately Neil And Ros my hosts and clients looked after me on their stunning property out at Woombye and we were able to work from their kitchen table which was not as harsh as heading into an office.
All went well on the project over the two weeks and I even had a chance to catch up with Nadia and her new boyfriend Daniel in Brisbane. While staying in Brisbane I was fed and watered by old time friends Max and Sally and even spent Fathers day in their wonderful company.
So you ask "what happened to Fiona while you were jetting across the country?" Well…..Fiona was ably looked after by our Ningaloo friend Ron Goodlad aka Wolf Creek and of course Jack his wonder dog! Ron won't like us posting his picture (something to do with several ex wives and a misunderstanding between him, a bank, a balaclava and a shot gun. (just kidding…even though he looks the part!). Ron suitably was a knight is shining armour and took Fiona and Jack for several drives and made sure she had enough water etc. Thanks Ron!


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There might be a lot of Star Wars phone cases out there, but there's none that do what these ones from Osaka-based Denshi Gihans do.
Part artistically rendered blueprint and part functional circuit board, Denshi Gihan uses gold-plated circuit lines to design a fully functional board in the shape of the Rebel's iconic X-Wing Fighter craft. Each of the cases light up without the use of batteries, thanks to their smart design that uses the energy from the phone signal to power the built in LED.
As well as iPhone cases, Star Wars transit pass holders that light up each time they're pressed against a ticket gate sensor are available for those within Japan. The X-Wing design has a range of three colours to choose from, on either a traditional green PCB board, black or white.
The stylish design will cost you, though. The cases for 4.7-inch iPhone 6 and 6S phones is priced at ¥16,200, which converts to $150, AU$200 and £100. The iPhone 6 Plus and 6 Plus cases are about $10 more expensive.
Apart from the Star Wars brand, with these products being fully sanctioned by Lucasfilm, the accessories are priced so high due to being plated with real gold. It's the latest official Star Wars merch to come out of Japan, following a quirky BB-8 fridge alarm and beeps aggressively if you leave the fridge door open for too long.
Lucasfilm are taking advantage of the franchise's renewed popularity following the blockbuster "Star Wars: The Force Awakens", which grossed over $2 billion at the global box office. The next Star Wars flick, tentatively titled "Episode VIII", is scheduled for a December 2017 release.


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- The word khrafastar refers to all creeping, crawling creatures that are noxious and harmful to mankind and other good creations. According to Zoroastrian religion, polarity in the Universe exists at all levels – molecular, physical, spiritual or moral. Zoroastrian philosophy revolves around two mutually opposite forces– Spenta and Angra. Hence all living creatures are divided into two categories – ahuric "beneficent" or daevic "maleficent." Among animals these two categories are gospand "beneficent animals" and khrafastar "noxious creatures." The former are useful to human beings and the latter, belonging to Angra Mainyu, are harmful, and hence need to be exterminated. This Zoroastrian world view is different from the world view of many other Indian religions.
- Though animals operate by instincts and not by conscious will, they are divided into these two groups. Cattle and most domestic animals belong to the former category, whereas wild animals, reptiles and insects belong to the latter category. Man is advised to protect the Gospands and exterminate the Khrafastars. Though the Khrafastars may be helpful in a limited way, their worth to mankind is less than the danger they pose.
- The main khrafastars among animals are the wolf and the entire class of wild carnivorous animals, which were a regular predator of the cattle and a natural enemy of cow-herds. The ant which carries away grain, the lice that cause diseases and eat away clothes, rats, cats, serpents, wasps, bees, worms, frogs and tortoise are also included in the list of khrafastars.
- Vanant Yazad helps mankind to be victorious over khrafastars. In the Vanant Yasht, the devotee praises the star Vanant for withstanding khrafastars. King Faridun is also invoked to destroy khrafastars as he was successful in destroying Zohak who may be regarded as a khrafastar among men. In the Gathas, the word khrafastar is used for evil men. On Aspandad roj of Aspand mah a special prayer called Nirang i khrafastar zadan "Prayer for smiting noxious creatures" is done.
- Such was the revulsion to khrafastars among ancient Zoroastrians that druj-i-nasu "the demon of putrefaction" was also referred to as a khrafastar, which came in the form of a fly. All through history this Zoroastrian revulsion for khrafastars is amply documented by Persians, Greeks, Westerners and Indian writers and is mentioned by Plutarch, Agathias, Herodotus and Tavernier. An 18th century Dastur of Kerman, in his last will to his son about what had to be done after his death, asked him to have khrafastars killed for the benefit of his soul.
- In the battle between good and evil, man was expected to help the good. One way of fighting evil was to drive away or kill the khrafastars, which are harmful to the good creations. Ridding society of khrafastars was considered a meritorious act, as it rid the world of evil. One of the punishments for a sinner in ancient Iran was to drive away khrafastars from the vicinity. A ritual implement of ancient Zoroastrian priests was referred to as khrafastar-ghna "a stick to smite khrafastars."
- Before ending, I would request all animal loving Zoroastrian brethren to understand this Zoroastrian teaching of khrafastar in its proper light and in tandem with the philosophy of the religion. They are requested not to get emotionally carried away by their love for all living things and look down upon this unique Zoroastrian teaching. These are the very teachings that distinguish Zoroastrianism from other religions and gives it a unique and distinctive character.


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130 [178, 233] yd/118 [162, 212] m
36yd/33m for a 6x6in/15x15cm swatch in St.St.
DK weight, plied yarn.
Needles & Notions
Pair 3.75mm/UK9/US5 straight needles or size needed to obtain gauge
5 x 0.75in/2cm buttons
Stitch marker as necessary
Cable needle
Tapestry needle
Sample details
Shown in Biggan Design First Cross Merino DK
[115yd/105m per 50g; 100% Merino]
Shown in size 21in/53.25cm on model with 21.5in/54.5cm circumference head
22 sts x 32 rows to 4in/10cm on 3.75mm needles over St.St.
28 sts x 32 rows to 4in/10cm on 3.75mm needles over Cable pattern
To fit size: 18 [21, 24] in/45.75 [53.25, 61] cm
Finished size: 15 [18, 21] in/38 [45.75, 53.25] cm
Skills required
Knit & purl sts, short rows (w&t), cables, picking up sts, buttonholes, stretchy bind-off
Pattern contents
Written & charted instructions; illustrated tutorial for Short Rows
First published September 2012 by Cooperative Press; republished May 2015
PDF file size: 3.2MB
Product code: WW102KNiamh
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This post is an excerpt from my newly-released book, a 30-day devotional entitled Spiritual Understanding & Prayer on a SUP (Hilliard Press). The book is available online through Hilliard Press and on Amazon. (Profits go to support my mission trip to Brazil with Justice & Mercy Amazon.)
But Jesus Himself would often slip away to the wilderness and pray. (Luke 5:16 NASB)
One of my spiritual gifts is the gift of encouragement. In every type of professional work I've done, I've been able to use my gift to serve my clients and my students. Likewise, in certain friendships and relationships, I've had the opportunity to give comfort and confidence to others in times of sorrow and anxiety, and have also had it reciprocated. To get to operate in my spiritual gift is an encouragement to me.
I remember listening to a podcast series by a well-respected pastor on the topic of encouragement. He said that people are in more need of reassurance and relief today than ever in the history of the world. He described different ways we can be an encouragement to others, and how we can be an encouragement to ourselves when we need it most. The pastor said one way we can reassure and restore ourselves is through solitude.
Solitude may be something some people are uncomfortable with, but I've learned to relish it, even when I don't feel like being alone. Here's what the pastor had to say about solitude:
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Yes, I'm still knitting, but this weekend I'm also doing other crafts, mainly sewing. How can you not when you have these fabrics at your disposal, from Carol Cox in Utrecht. Her fabrics are quite expensive, inspiration is free.
And for someone with very little experience in sewing, I think this hem turned out pretty neat:
Normally I'm not a very accurate worker, but yesterday I discovered what a delight tidiness and accuracy can be, and how it can make the results so much prettier. It was really worth staying up so late until every seam was totally perfect.


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Knuth, Charles G., West Seneca, p. o. Ebenezer, was born in Buffalo, September 15, 1867, a son of Christopher
and Henrietta Knuth, who came from Germany, their native land, to Buffalo in 1865 and to West Seneca in 1874, where,
in 1879, they bought seventeen and a half acres of land where they now reside. Charles G. Knuth was reared and
educated in West Seneca; he is a gardener and owns sixteen and a quarter acres of land, and is a Republican in
politics.. September 15, 1891, he married Anna, daughter of John and Caroline (Smaltz) Hout, who live in East Aurora,
and are the parents of eleven children, all living. Mr. and Mrs. Knuth have three children: Christopher C., Arthur
O. and Clarence H.
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a descriptive work on Erie County, New York
Edited by: Trumen C. White
The Boston History Company, Publishes 1898
Erie County Biographies
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- Strong, stable frame holds two infant car seats
- Works with most infant seats, but specific adapters must be purchased separately
- Babies face sideways
- Large storage basket and parent tray
- Good maneuverability and one-hand fold
Parents of twins will appreciate Joovy's Twin Roo+ car seat frame stroller. Your infant car seats attach to the frame facing sideways (babies can face the same or different directions). Being able to see both babies at once is a big plus, and you can pull the stroller up to a table in the park or restaurant for easy access.
A huge plus of this stroller is that it's reinforced for stability. It's quite sturdy, yet still easy to maneuver. (Tandems are always more awkward than single strollers due to their added length.) It has front-wheel suspension, swivel wheel locks and rear brakes.
The Twin Roo+ is not super light, but the tradeoff in stability may be worth it for you. The stroller can be folded flat with one hand, though it is still bulky when folded (check the measurements to make sure it will fit in the trunk of your car before purchasing). A large parent organizer holds four beverages for you and your babies, and the extra-large storage basket is big enough for all your gear.
Infant car seats click in to the frame, so they feel very secure (unlike other car seat stroller frames where they just sit on top of a bar). The Twin Roo+ is compatible with major brand infant seats (see list in Details), but you must purchase Joovy adapters specific to your car seat separately. Each adapter set includes adapters for two infant seats, so you only need to purchase one set.
- 24.4 lbs.
- Max. weight 70 lbs. (35 lbs. each car seat)
- Open: 41.5" H x 24.5"W x 42"D
- Folded: 9" H x 24.5"W x 41.5"D
- Fits in 48" trunks
- One-hand fold
- Compatible with Britax B-Safe, Britax B-Safe 35, BOB B-Safe, Chicco KeyFit 30, Graco SnugRide Click Connect 35, Graco SnugRide Click Connect 40, Maxi-Cosi Mico, Maxi-Cosi Mico AP, Maxi-Cosi Prezi, Cybex Aton, Cybex Aton 2, Cybex Aton Q, Peg Perego Primo Viaggio 4-35, UPPAbaby MESA
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San Francisco 49ers rumors page give you update information about the San Francisco 49ers a American Professional Football team based in Santa Clara, California.
The San Francisco 49ers was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and joined the NFL in 1949 when the leagues merged.
They are in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the NFL.
The 49ers play their homes game at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, located 45 miles (72 km) southeast of San Francisco in the heart of Silicon Valley. Their headquarters and practice facility, since 1988, has been in Santa Clara, California.
The San Francisco 49ers, an original member of the new All-America Football Conference (AAFC), they were the first professional sports league franchise based in San Francisco, and one of the first professional sports league teams based on the West Coast.
Tony Morabito, a lumber business owner founded the 49ers. He tried several times to get an NFL franchise for the Bay Area.
Morabito was one of the first to realize that with the invention of commercial airplanes, a national professional sports leagues were now possible.
San Francisco get their name "49ers" from James W. Marshall is the founder who found gold at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The name 49ers come from 1849 the year the Gold Rush started with 300,000 people who said, "There's gold in them thar hills."
The team is legally name corporately is registered as the San Francisco Forty Niners, Ltd.
In 1957, San Francisco 49ers rumors owner Tony Morabito collapsed of a heart attack and died during the game. The 49ers players learned of his death at halftime when coach Frankie Albert was handed a note with two words:
"Tony's gone." With tears running down their faces, and motivated to win for their departed owner, the 49ers scored 14 unanswered points to win the game, 21–17. Dicky Moegle's late-game interception in the endzone sealed the victory.
Victor Morabito, Tony's younger brother, kept the team in the family until 1964, when he too died of a heart attack.
Both Victor and Tony's wives, Jane and Josephine, retained control of the 49ers with Lou Spadia as team president until 1977, when Edward DeBartolo Jr. of Youngstown, Ohio emerged to buy the franchise.
Eddie Debartolo Jr. an American businessman involved in franchise ownership and sports management, becoming one of the most successful and generous owners in professional sports.is best known for his 23-year ownership of the San Francisco 49ers rumors of the National Football League (NFL).
During his 23-year ownership the 49ers won 5 Super Bowls in 14 years under Coach Bill Walsh and George Seifert. On February 6, 2016, Eddie DeBartolo Jr. was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a contributor.
Eddie DeBartolo Jr. was involved in the 1998 corruption case of former Louisiana governor Edwin Edwards. DeBartolo Jr. pleaded guilty to a charge of failing to report a felony, and received a $1,000,000 fine and 2 years of probation in return for his testimony against Gov. Edwards. Edwards was on trial for extortion and other charges, among which were the $400,000 he demanded from
DeBartolo Jr. in exchange for the river boat casino license. DeBartolo Jr. never received the license, was fined by the NFL, and barred from active control of the 49ers for a year.
He could have returned to the team, but instead ceded control of the franchise to his sister, Denise York, in 2000, in return for the Simon DeBartolo Group. In spite of the public perception the transfer had been forced by the league, DeBartolo confirms it was voluntary.
The current CEO of the 49rs is John Edward "Jed" York, York is the son of the youngest owner in the NFL. Jed is the son of Denise DeBartolo and John York and the nephew of Edward DeBartolo Jr.


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Reuters: North Korea casts doubt on Trump summit, suspends talks with South. The given reason is (quoting) "…denouncing military exercises between South Korea and the United States as a provocation and calling off high-level talks with Seoul."
Of all the possible reasons, the stated one is likely to be a pretext. Diplomacy is, of course, the land of pretexts and handshakes. Reuters takes the crown for running gratuitous handshake photos. Is it because they are cheap to buy from Getty Images? Do diplomats carry hand sanitizer, or do they suffer constantly from grippe and colds? Will Trump, self described germophobe, wear latex gloves?
In spite possible indications of U.S. flexibility (WaPo, Is Mike Pompeo backing off Trump's demand that North Korea get rid of its nukes?), Kim Jong-un has watched Trump abrogate the Iran treaty. He has likely come to realize that this administration cannot be gamed. After his useless test site is dynamited for the press, where would the game lead? The military exercises are the last chance for a decent pretext, save indisposition from illness.
Mike Pompeo's carrot of U.S. investment is dangerous to the KIm dynasty. Kim Jong-un inherits juche, the doctrine of national self-reliance, from his grandfather, Kim Il-sung, the founder of the state. In this patriarchal-to-the-extreme society, this cannot be underestimated. Unlike the carefully curated environment of the Kaesong Industrial Region, widespread private investment from western sources would expose the sheer horror of songbun, which includes a caste of slaves. North Korea is unique in the world today in the part slavery has in the political system.
Given world sensitivity towards the mere exploitation of labor in Southeast Asia, how could crimes against humanity be ignored? Even if the U.S. legitimizes North Korea, these issues remain in the broader context for the foreseeable future. Exposed by opening North Korea, they are more dangerous to the regime than starvation.
Because of their shared cultural affinities and common language, the North-South talks are dangerous to the North. Scripted or no, South negotiators would read faces and estimate intent via observations of demeanor. Direct talks with Trump, conducted in stilted language via interpreters, spare Kim at least that danger.
But if Kim has updated his assessment of Trump's personality, he may have concluded that obfuscation by the North would lead the U.S. administration to a definite conclusion. If one plays the waiting game, this is to be avoided. There is a way out.
If the Trump-Kim meeting takes place, the military exercises form the base of a stack of complaints, a litany. The meetings could then be consumed working through the litany. One more handshake, maybe even a video, and Kim is safe for another six months. If the North refrains from the bizarre, threatening rhetoric and provocative tests , safety from a U.S. strike could become indefinite. This is the waiting game.
Need we question the sincerity of a handshake? The Ungame continues: Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.


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The Value of the Repair after the Rupture (Part 1)/
I begin with the proposal that the repair after the rupture is more valuable than there never being a rupture in the first place.
Nonetheless, I have spent a great deal of energy avoiding personal conflict in my life. Other times I'll suppress my needs in order to accommodate the needs and interests of others. I'm actually quite good at this. With a high capacity for empathy, observation, and adaptability, I've lived a mostly conflict-free life. (I'm including the Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Modes model below for further context.)*
But something has been missing. I'm not showing up. The danger in constantly adapting my needs to those of others is that I disappear. When I project the responsibility onto others for my own self-sacrifices I become resentful. This corrosive force has been a recurring theme in my relationships. I feel that my sacrifice goes unacknowledged, I begin to feel trapped and then I long to be alone.
Not only is this behavior self-destructive. There is also a hidden distortion of perception in this tendency. When I focus solely on pleasing and taking care of others, I'm missing the fact that others also experience the joy of giving. I find great joy in helping others, and they do too. If I keep my interests to myself then I've taken away the opportunity for others to even consider sharing with me or offering me support. My desire for people to voice their needs is real, but I tend not to afford this gift to others.
I remember my good friend telling me once that she needed me to say "No" to her sometimes, so that she can trust that my "Yes" is authentic. Well now, years later, I'm finally practicing my capacity to say "No." Another way to say it is that I'm practicing my capacity to show up authentically and this requires me to say "No" and requires me to ask for what I want. More than anything it asks me to act from my heart.
There seems to be a deep danger in ceasing to defer to others and in asking for what I want and it is two-fold: The first danger is that when I say "No" to someone, or they say "No" to my authentic request, I'll find myself in conflict. The second danger is that by acting authentically I risk disappointing others, and it will be me who has done that.
So I find myself in a bind. I either avoid conflict, disappointment and myself and risk withering away in resentment and isolation, or I express my authentic interests, act from my heart and risk conflict and being responsible for letting people down.
One tool that I've learned comes from Celeste Hirschman, co-creator of Somatica and author of Making Love Real. She offers the following three-part commitment that she makes in relationships. We are invited to consider the same commitments:
1. Maintain the connection,
2. Show up with your authentic and true self,
3. Stay for the repair that comes after the rupture.
I love how this simple set of commitments points to a cycle. The first commitment sets the foundation. By committing to the connection we affirm that the relationship is one that we are in and we know that it is important, valuable or at least inevitable.
The second commitment affirms that a quality connection requires the involved parties to show up and bring their best selves. It's better if both can bring their full self to the table, but we can only begin by doing this for ourselves.
The third commitment is a direct result of the first two. If we are in relationship with others and we are committed to expressing our true needs and interests, then eventually we will find ourselves in conflict. In authentic relationships there will always be disagreements and there will be rupture, and it becomes crucial to follow through with the repairs. This brings us back to our first commitmen to maintain the connection.
If we authentically hold the connection and follow through with the difficult stuff we are guaranteed to grow.
So here is my current practice in life. I am going to practice speaking up for my interests and needs. I say practice, because I know that it is a skill that I've been developing and one that I'll continue to develop. The skill that I'm specifically trying to work on is to be curious about what is coming up for me. When? With who? In what conditions and contexts? Eventually I am hoping to learn to communicate what I want in a way that is direct and clear, yet also compassionate. Generally, when I try to be nice, I am indirect to a fault and the result is drawn out and painful miscommunication. In contrast when I do find the courage to speak my voice, I usually have to cut through the frustration, and the result can be a bratty outburst. I'd like to trust that I can confidently speak my voice in a way that is mature and easy to hear, but the truth is that I am practicing. I am very much humbled by this practice.
This brings me to the point I started this conversation with: the repair after the rupture is more valuable than there never being a rupture in the first place.
This means that we are in a world a diverse people and perspectives that will not always align. It means that to have a world with thriving people and relationships we'll need to give voice to those perspectives. This will often lead to rupture, especially if we are still unskilled about how we say "yes" or "no" or if we still struggle with people saying "yes" or "no" to us. We are all in a lifelong process of learning how to be humans, so we can also practice being patient with one and another.
The main point here is that there is a magic that can happen when put our cards on the table and it becomes a mess. When we express ourselves in ways that leave us and those around us triggered, we are then invited to actually commit to the follow through of the repair process. When we choose to engage in the process of repairing the ruptures that result from our authentic expression, we are doing something really special.
We are affirming that everyone's voices and perspectives are valid and desired. We are also affirming that there is space for the emotions that the expression of our interests bring up. In a way, we are saying that both the relationship and the individual matter, and we simultaneously affirm that the process matters too.
So here is my commitment. I'm going to let myself voice my own needs. It is not just a request. It is a gift. To do this, I'm going to take refuge in the idea that my capacity to follow through the repair after the ruptures will strengthen my relationships, foster collaboration and liberation.
*Thomas Kilmann Conflict Modes model presents 5 strategies for folk to use in the face of conflict. The y-axis is measure of how important it is to get the outcome that you want. The x-axis is a measure of how much you want to preserve the relationship. Those who seek to preserve the relationship but don't care about their own needs will tend to accommodate the requests/demands of the other, while those who care about their outcome but not the relationship will choose to compete with the other person. Many hedge their bets and go to compromise where neither is fully satisfied but at least some needs are being met for outcome and relationship. The choice to avoid conflict means that you will never get your needs met, and it also implies that you will never be in full relationship. Conflict is a natural part of being in relationship with other humans. The dream is to collaborate, taking the time to find an outcome that meets both people's needs and affirms the relationship in the process. All of these strategies are appropriate in certain contexts. It is very useful to be aware and intentional about what you are choosing and why.


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The Twelve Vitali Ch. 18byxelliebabex©
Authors note: Hello everyone. Thank you everyone for the positive feedback and comments they mean the world to me and have brightened my days. I hope you enjoy this series despite its differences to the original story. Thank you once again to Paul who continues to be my second set of eyes. ~ellie.
The booming of a door slamming announced someone else was in the townhouse and had slammed the door to make sure the couple cocooned upstairs knew of their arrival. Matteo smiled crookedly and rolled from the bed, pulling on his pants from the night before.
"Leave me the shirt, please, unless you want me to wear that dress again," she pointed to the puddle of blue fabric on the floor.
"I guess he's not ready to see you walk around the house naked," Matteo shrugged and left the shirt on the bed. "It could be cruel to do that to him."
"I understand everything you said, but I am going to need more time to accept that this is the way it has to be before we can joke about it," she said seriously.
"Sorry, humour seemed to be my go to when I think about what it all means at the moment. He's been going through a lot himself lately, and the possibility that you could forgive him and care about him again is the one bright spark in a pretty bleak outlook at the moment," Matteo explained as he had during the night. "There's no rush to do anything, not from him, and definitely not from me." He kissed her and moved out of room
They had stayed awake all night talking about everything that had happened to them over the weeks they had been apart. She had been thrilled for him that his fathers' had told him he would inherit the Vitali Chair. She wasn't sure how she felt about what that meant for her and, in turn, Ricco, who would be his Oracle, not to mention the fact that Ricco had already practically moved into Matteo's apartment and bedroom. Matteo had admitted he wasn't sure how he would feel once it became a reality, but he seemed quite accepting of the situation and the fact that she would need to have an intimate relationship with his brother eventually.
After having the conversation with Roberto, and again with Matteo before she had come here, she had let her mind wander to Ricco often over the last two weeks. Her feelings for him mixed and tumbled in her head as she struggled with the idea of being intimate with him again. She had loved him, but knew at the time that he didn't love her in the same way. There was so much she did like about him, and now that she understood why he had held back in their relationship she could forgive and look at him with the same eyes that had seen so much good in him so long ago. Her attraction to him was still real; he had the same colouring and similar features to Matteo, but was leaner and not quite as tall. She'd imagined what it would be like to sleep with both of them, and each time she had become anxious about Matteo and how he would accept it if she came to love his brother again the way she loved him.
Cat was craving coffee, so she got up and decided to test out how both brothers would react to the situation they would find themselves in once they returned home. She found her underwear from the night before and turned up her nose at the lace panties, wishing she had access to fresh clothes. She found Matteo's boxers and donned his white tuxedo shirt. She looked in the mirror and ran her fingers through her hair, taking a deep breath. This was as good as it was going to get, so she stamped down on her anxiousness and made her way downstairs. She wandered casually through the lounge room where the two brothers sat talking quietly nursing large mugs of coffee on her way to the kitchen.
"Good morning," she said cheerily as she padded barefoot toward the kitchen.
"My morning just got infinitely better," Ricco said with a chuckle, looking at the mix of emotions crossing his brother's face.
"Do you have to?" Matteo scowled at Ricco.
"Oh, come on. I would have to be dead not to appreciate a girl wearing that shirt with bedroom hair and eyes. The fact that it's Cat, you can't expect me to ignore her!" Ricco shook his head, holding his chuckle.
"There's a housekeeper in there," Cat said, surprise in her voice as she exited the kitchen with a full cup of coffee. "Do you think you could call Marcus and get him to send over some clothes for me? Your boxers aren't a particularly good fit," she chatted casually as if everything was normal between them and took a seat beside Matteo on the couch.
"The dress you wore last night was stunning. Don't tell me he ruined it!" Ricco said in mock horror.
"Not at all, but I can't be seen wearing the same dress two days in a row! I am the fiancé of Matteo Vitali, after all. Or I will be once he proposes properly, if he proposes properly, I should say. He might have changed his mind in the last few weeks. A lot has happened, I understand?" she tilted her head as she asked the question, making Matteo groan.
"I wouldn't worry; he'll get around to it. Unless, of course, you'd accept my proposal, you have choices, you know," he smirked at the look his brother levelled at him. If looks could kill, he would have been six feet under.
"Don't go to any trouble. As you said, I'm sure he'll get around to it," she returned his smirk.
"If you two are quite finished," Matteo grumbled. "Ricco brought your belongings from the facility. You won't be going back there again. You can get out of my underwear and into your own whenever you like."
"Right now works for me!" Ricco said, enjoying himself. He'd been awake all night talking with Marcus and Bruno about what had occurred to upset Matteo and Cat, as well as the outcome of her trial and their recommendations to spend time getting to know the other mothers, starting with Peri and Marina.
"The trial is definitely over?" she asked, unsure of what he had meant by not returning to the facility.
"In a manner of speaking. Marcus has made some recommendations, but they can be dealt with back in Melbourne," Matteo reassured her. "They've recommended you spend some time with Peri and Marina, as well as the other wives of the twelve chairs. Peri was going to come here, but given that Hella is having difficulty remembering who you are, it is best if we take you home today. I told you this last night."
"You did, but I guess I expected to hear it from Marcus or the Commander, and with these recommendations, I feel like it's not over," she said with a frown.
"The trial is over," he reassured her. "We can take you to see the Commander and Marcus, if that is what you need." He watched her as she took a sip of her coffee and could see that there was something else on her mind that she wasn't saying. "What is it?" he asked.
"Nothing. I'd like to see Marcus this morning, if that's okay," she said, getting to her feet. "I'll go and change. You should probably put a shirt on too," she grinned, trying to make light of his question and expression. She wanted to speak to a few people before she left, including Miss Hella, but she knew by his tone that Matteo wouldn't approve, so she decided to speak to Marcus first and ensure she had passed the trial she had put so much effort into.
"I'll bring your bag up if you want to shower," Matteo said, looking at her critically. He knew something was on her mind, and it wasn't like her to be so evasive.
"Thanks," she leaned over and kissed him, giving Ricco a small smile. "Thank you for bringing my stuff over."
"My pleasure," he returned her smile, and the two men watched her walk back upstairs.
"So you told her, I take it?" he asked. "She didn't seem surprised by my offer of a proposal."
"Yeah, we didn't sleep," he admitted, getting to his feet and grabbing her bag.
"I didn't expect you would, but I thought you'd be occupied with better things than talking," Ricco chuckled. "How did she take it?"
"Pretty well, but she knew this was a probability before she came here. She did a lot of research before agreeing to this trial," Matteo informed his brother. "She will need time to come to terms with it though. She doesn't do anything without over thinking it, which is why I am going upstairs. I know something else is on her mind about the trial and leaving here."
"Good luck," Ricco said. "Did our bags arrive? I could use a shower myself."
"I guess so, I haven't checked," he looked down at the tuxedo pants he had grabbed from the floor this morning and chuckled. "Like you said, better things to do, speaking of which..." he grinned and went to the stairs, taking them two at a time.
Matteo stripped off his pants as he entered the bedroom and walked naked into the adjoining bathroom. He stepped into the shower and took Cat into his arms, kissing her. His hands smoothed over her body, and he felt his arousal immediately spring to life.
"Ricco is waiting for us!" she said in a breathless whisper once released from the kiss.
"It's something he has to get used to, just as we have to get used to him being a constant presence," He held up his arm where he once again wore the watch that tied the brothers together.
Matteo kissed her again, his fingers twisting into her hair as his mouth devoured hers, his tongue roughly dancing with hers, his pure animalistic growl drowning out the sound of her own pleasure-filled moan. He forced her up against the wall with the sheer weight of his body, sandwiching her soft, yielding body between his much harder one and the solid surface of the tiled shower wall. One hand trailed down her ribs and around to her backside, his fingers digging into the curve of her ass and lifting her higher against the wall till his hard, throbbing cock was pressing against the softness of her belly. His other hand moulded to her breast, squeezing, as his fingers pinched her nipple to a hard bud.
"Kitten!" he growled as his mouth left hers to trail hotly along her jaw to her neck, his teeth grazing her soft skin, kissing her just as hard there, feeling her pulse racing against his tongue.
Cat gasped for breath as his mouth left hers to move to her neck, her hand gripping the back of his neck for support as he lifted her against him, moaning as he pushed his hard, thick cock against her belly. Her body ached for his, even after the night they had spent together, need and desire for him overcoming her yet again, making her pussy clench and her thighs quiver. Her nails raked the skin of his shoulders as she felt the bite, her yelp turning to a deep purring moan of pure pleasure as his teeth sank into her skin and she arched even closer to him. Her nails raked the smooth skin of his chest, down the muscles of his abdomen, her hot palm gliding lower to wrap around his cock. She felt him jerk in her hand, felt his groan against her neck as she caressed him with sure strokes.
He raised his head, gazing down into her desire filled eyes. He had every intention of making this a quick and easy fuck, but he found that thought escaping his brain looking into her eyes and knowing that she wanted him as much as he wanted her. His hand left her breast to take hold of her chin, tipping her head back far enough that he could see her face fully. His breathing was short and slightly ragged, what blood he had left in his brain was roaring in his ears, fogging his brain, making him forget everything but her hand and what it was doing to his cock.
She stared up at him, into those dark eyes that gazed down at her with lust and desire. She knew exactly what she wanted, or she wouldn't have waved a red flag in front of the raging bull. She had made mistakes in the past, but the biggest one was not being honest about what she wanted. She tightened her fingers on the girth of his cock. She slowly smiled at his sudden intake of breath, purring in pleasure as his cock throbbed in her hand, growing even harder. She slowly stroked him, feeling his hot, hard flesh pulse when she slowly sank to her knees.
His hand squeezed her ass hard as he growled; her hand had stroked him to an even greater state of arousal, pushing a strand of pre-cum from the swollen glands. His breathing hitched when she started to drop to her knees in front of him, and then he hissed through gritted teeth, slapping his hands against the wall above her head for support. He steadied his legs under him when the tip of her tongue touched the sensitive underside of his cock. He stared down at her, his chest heaving as he tried to regain control over his breathing. He watched as she flattened her tongue to the underside of his cock and licked him from base to tip, flicking and swirling her tongue over and around the swollen, smooth head to gather up the pearl of pre-cum.
When she closed her kiss-swollen lips around the girth of his thick cock, taking him as far as she could into her hot, wet mouth, he groaned deeply. He stared down at her, watching as her head started to bob, her lips sealed around his cock, her hand sliding up and down the shaft, stroking what her mouth couldn't contain at that moment, groaning in pure pleasure. He would admit to anyone that he had enjoyed many good blowjobs in the past, but with Cat he always felt like he could lose control rapidly, with his head exploding right along with his cock.
Cat briefly looked up at him as he stared down at her, his lips parted as he breathed, each inhale accompanied by a low hiss, and she would have smiled, but her mouth was full of his thick, throbbing cock. She was so wet and aching with desire for this man, and she sucked his cock harder, her fisted hand sliding along his saliva coated flesh even faster, keeping up with the rhythm of her bobbing head. Her slurping and sucking were almost completely drowned out by the shower and sound of his groans. When he reached down and fisted his hand in her hair, holding her head in place as he started to fuck her mouth, she dropped her hand and moaned, showing him just how well Miss Hella had taught her to suck cock, despite using toys.
She began sucking him even harder, her tongue stroking his swollen glands as he withdrew before thrusting in again. She tasted the steady stream of pre-cum that dribbled down onto her tongue, feeling him grow even harder, thicker in her mouth. She gasped when he suddenly pulled himself out of her mouth and hauled her to her feet, her eyes locking with his. She could tell by the burning desire in his eyes that she had pushed him to even greater need. His mouth came crashing down on hers once again, and she arched against him, kissing him back with just as much passion, just as much burning desire, moaning at the feel of his hot, saliva coated cock pressing insistently against her belly.
Never breaking the kiss, Matteo bent slightly at the knees and hooked one strong arm under the curve of her ass, lifting her against his body. Her mouth swallowed his groan, and she curled her fingers around the back of his head, wrapping her legs around his hips as he positioned himself so the swollen head of his cock rubbed against her pussy. He broke the kiss, staring down at her with lust filled eyes, his chest heaving with every deep breath he drew into his lungs, then he slammed his cock into her, making her cry out loudly. The morning sunlight streamed in through the open curtains, bathing her in its light as the shower continued to bathe her in its water. He stilled for a moment, feeling all of her and looking down on her naked body flush with desire, her breasts with their perfect pink nipples, tight hard buds of flesh, and he felt his cock throb even harder inside her.
He fucked her like a man possessed then, his hands hard and rough against her body as he took her and possessed her. She was his, and no one else mattered. She loved him and desired him in the same way he did her, and he took her as always with a passion he had never known existed before her. He roared loudly as they came together and finally let his knees buckle, carrying them both to the floor of the shower stall.
Cat whimpered into Matteo's chest, coming down from the great high she knew only he could give her. She had soared to highs under the cruel and needful urgings of Hella, but never like this. Never the way Matteo could make her soar to the heights of pleasure. She sat, coming down from her high, clinging to his big, strong body, uncaring of the water the shower rained down on them. Eventually, Matteo moved to pull down the soap and a soft loofah and began to wash her and himself slowly and gently. She let out a soft purring sigh of pleasure and nuzzled into him further.
"I understand you wanted to talk to me before leaving this afternoon, Catriona," Bruno said as Cat took her seat in front of his desk. "Would you prefer to speak alone?" he indicated Marcus at his side, and Matteo, who stood with Ricco behind her chair.
"Our relationship has always been built on absolute honesty, and I have no wish to change that now, nor make Matteo doubt me by sending them away," she said quietly, lacing her fingers in her lap.
"Very good. First, let me apologise for any embarrassment Hella caused you last night," he said somewhat stiffly. "It was a gross breach of protocol and was contained from anyone else at the ball knowing of your relationship to her." He explained apologetically.
"I, too, could have handled the situation better," Cat admitted. "I am sure Marcus is well versed in handling such issues, and I trust him to do so," she smiled up at the tall heir to the Battaglia family.
"How can I help you this morning?" Bruno asked, leaning back in his chair looking more relaxed.
"I would like to know that when I leave my trial will be complete and that any report to Roberto or a member of his family will reflect that," she said without beating around the bush. "After last night's incident, where I could have behaved better, I would like your reassurance that the report will be a positive one, regardless," she got to what she needed to know.
"All reports I have received concerning your behaviour here at the facility have been glowing. A single incident that was not of your making will not reflect on you at all," Bruno spread his hands palm up as if to dismiss the whole incident.
"I would like the opportunity to see a few people I have spent time with during my trial before I leave," she said in the same quiet voice. "Including Hella, if I may."
"Who would these people be?" Bruno asked, raising an eyebrow. "Aside of Hella, of course. I will allow you to see her if you are accompanied by Marcus."
"I'd also like to properly thank the three ladies who made my dress for the ball," she said. "And I would like to see Nymph, please."
"Nymph?" Bruno queried, looking up at Marcus.
"A young woman in training to be a Kept. I believe she and Cat formed a friendship during their time here," Marcus informed his father. "Marina can gather the seamstresses together, and I can take her to see both Hella and Nymph."
"Was that all you needed, Miss Leone?" Bruno asked.
"I..." Cat took a steadying breath. She had thought about this all morning deciding what the right thing to do would be. She worried about Matteo's reaction and how the man she was talking to would take it, but she decided that it was for the best that she made the small complaint. "I would like to talk to Nero about one of his nurses who was unnecessarily cruel and demeaning to the girls when left alone with them at the hospital, including me."
"Get Nero in here now!" Bruno snapped at Marcus, who had already fished his phone out of his pocket. After Hella's breach of protocol last night, to have a second complaint from this young woman was unbearable for the older man. His family's reputation could not sustain it if word got out about mistreatment of the hospital patients. So many families used the facility as a drug rehabilitation facility and trusted the Battaglia with their sons and daughters. He doubted that such a nurse would dare to treat a known family member with anything but respect, but the idea that any of the people who came here for sanctuary and a new life could be scared away during the medical portion of the training sickened him.


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The lush sound of the '60s and early '70s country-pop glistens on these 26 tracks! Includes I Still Miss Someone Johnny Cash; Devil Woman Marty Robbins; Ring of Fire Johnny Cash; A Wound Time Can't Erase Stonewall Jackson; Night Life Ray Price; Take It on Home Charlie Rich; (Don't Take Her) She's All I Got Johnny Paycheck ; For the Good Times Ray Price; and more!
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A while ago, I upgraded my back-end to the latest version of WordPress and I'd have to say that there are some good and bad to it. They've changed the appearance of the admin section of the site but I've noticed some speed issues. It looks like everything is more organized this time around but I guess that came with a price.
The first thing that I've noticed after the upgrade was the look and feel of things. Instead of having the main menu running along the top, they've been moved over to the left hand side. And the sub menus are neatly packed underneath the main menus. The layout reminds me of the way that the Mac OS looks. I guess everyone is trying to imitate Mac these days.
In this version, you're given the option of what you want to be displayed on the dashboard. I like to hear about recent WordPress development but I'm not always a fan of the other WordPress news. And you can easily move things around if you don't like where they are. I like the location of each section so I didn't move them anywhere.
I'm not sure if it's because of the plugins that I have activated but things appears to be more automated this time around which is nice. Before I would have to download the latest version, unzip it and then upload the new files to the server. Now, I just click on a link and it'll do all of that for me which saves me a lot of time.
The nice thing about this version is that it's more helpful and I find that I'm more productive and I'm writing a lot more. As you can see, I have at least five posts that are currently in draft mode. As I'm writing this, I have about 11 draft entries that are waiting for me to complete. I don't have much time to write things but I find that I'm starting to get more ideas as to what to write about.