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Itachi Uchiha, Mikoto Uchiha - Me
Sasuke Uchiha, Naruto Uzumaki, Orochimaru - calsey.com
Duration: February 2010
This RP is long dead unfortunately. It had a good start but I fell off the face of the earth.
Sixteen year old Sasuke Uchiha, black hair, went well past his shoulders, but ti was done up in soft spikes, his best friend called him teme and he called him dobe. He was the youngest son of Fugaku and Mikoto Uchiha, and younger brother of Itachi Uchiha, protege extraordinaire. Speaking of his brother, he was packing to go and spend the summer with him. How much did his father not like his brother the man wouldn't even talk to Itachi so the fact that he was allowing Sasuke to and spend the summer with him was a real shocker.
In the end he was allowed to go because A: He was sixteen and B: His father wanted him out of his hair because Sasuke would never be as good as Itachi in their fathers eyes. Sighing softly as he threw the last of what he was taking with him into the bag. He would never forget the day his brother left him here. He had been thirteen, three years ago Itachi hadn't come home for his birthday and it was the first year that he hadn't shown up. Sure the past years he had taken Sasuke somewhere else to be away from his father but he was still there and that was the point.
Flopping down on the bed he folded his arms behind his head as he thought about that day, Itachi had not wanted what father had wanted, and his brother being who he was, well he wasn't afraid to tell the man that, he had told his father that he was leaving and Fugaku had told him that if he walked out of the house not to come back. Sasuke had ran down the stairs and flung himself at his brother begging him not to go, of course the man had gone anyways and Sasuke had never felt so abandoned in his life.
His thoughts were broken by his bedroom door being flung open, "The whole summer!" Oh thank you he thought to himself as he pushed himself up on his elbows to watch his idiot best friend rant and rave. "Yes the whole summer." "You never told me." "I didn't think it was any of your business." Naruto looked hurt for a moment before he grinned, "well you should see if you can get a picture." Rolling his eyes he pushed the other man away, "he's my brother idiot."
"Have you laid eyes on him." Sasuke rolled his eyes, he knew that his brother was good looking that was not new to him, Sasuke had changed since the last time he had seen Itachi, he had grown slightly, his hair had grown out, and whether he wanted to admit it or not he had the fine touches of his mother on him, the softness, and yet he was his fathers son. It made both girls and boys want to date him which he never did. "He's gorgeous last time i seen him gah!" It was no secret that Naruto was bi-sexual.
"Look can you take me to the airport or not?" Naruto nodded his head and Sasuke grabbed his sunglasses and his bags before walking down the stairs, his father was in the kitchen with his mother and he stepped in to press his lips against his mothers cheek, "Have a good time baby, tell your brother that.." Sasuke knew what his mother wanted to say but his father was sitting there flipping threw the paper and the thought of his brother made the man mad.
Leaving the house he soon arrived at the airport and got on the jet, a private jet, the flight was quiet and he was growing slightly nervous it wasn't that he didn't want to see his brother but he wasn't sure what he was going to say to him, seeing the man twice in three years was not exactly what he had in mind. His eyes started to feel heavy and soon he was fast asleep walking up when the captain's voice said that they would be landing soon.
Dark circles formed under the elder Uchiha's eyes as he had spent the previous day, his day off mind you, cleaning up his house and making sure it was squeaky clean---clean and presentable, as well as clean of vestiges of his rather shady profession: calling cards, steamy pictures and videos, among other pieces of evidence of his various clients that he dare not name. It was still not on his priority list to tell anyone of his family what he REALLY did for a living. However, Itachi already suspected that his dear father knew what his livelihood really was. If so, he was somewhat glad the old man hadn't decided to tattle tale on him and ruin his image to his mother and brother. Mom might be upset and take it, forgiving him for it and accept him still. That's what mothers do best right? But... Sasuke...
He shook his head as he wiped his brow with a face towel and helped himself with a glass of cool water. The long haired Uchiha could imagine the horror and rejection. Definitely didn't want that.
The wood and glass coffee table began to shake when his Iphone's alarm went off, alerting him that he had an hour to go before Sasuke would be arriving. Setting the glass back on the tray with the transparent pitcher, Itachi let out a deep breath and did one last check in his studio-type apartment, making sure NOTHING suspicious or perverted were lying in wait to be discovered. Once assured that everything was in their proper place (that is in the storage/laundry room under lock and key), he gave himself a proverbial pat on the shoulder and set off to take a quick shower. His clothes were already set on the bed: a long sleeved polo shirt with a buttoned up collar in black that matched his own naturally black hair and a pair of jeans. Beside it was a paperbag of gifts to make up for the special occassions he missed in his younger brother's life. It wasn't enough compensation but at least, he tried.
It's the thought that counts, yes?
Once done taking care of his personal effects and making one LAST check up, Itachi took his car keys from the hook, along with his coat. He locked the door and exited his house, greeting people he knew along the way as he made his way to the condominium's parking space to retrieve his car and fetch his brother already.
There was much to be said and shared no doubt.
He hated landings, he hated landing he hated landings, his fingers gripped the seat as he closed his eyes breathed threw his nose and counted to ten. He felt the wheels touch the ground and he let out a slow breath as he opened his eyes and unhooked his seat belt. Pushing himself up he made his way towards the exit thanking the pilot as politely as he was taught. Sliding his sunglasses on he stepped off the plane and frowned slightly, it was really hot. They would have to go to the beach this summer. He was going to have an amazing time here he knew that, he wanted to dance, wanted to feel the music run threw him but he had a feeling that if Itachi knew what he liked to do for fun he would not be impressed.
Even though he was only sixteen Sasuke knew how to how do you say look a lot older, he also had a fake id which helped a lot. Shaking his head slightly he checked his bag to make sure he had everything, his camera was in there and Naruto's voice entered his head, ' you should see if you can take a picture.' Rolling his eyes once more at the idiot who was miles away from him he grinned slightly before pulling out his phone.
Due to have never been here he had no idea where he was going, running his finger down the screen he came to his brother name and hit the text button, wondering for a moment what the older man looked like, sending him a quick text to know that he had landed he made his way to the gate and stepped out so many people, he felt like he should be holding one of those signs or was that Itachi who was suppose to be holding one of those signs either way.
Hearing his phone go off he pulled it out of his pocket and read the message grinning Shika was complaining already he had just left, it was amusing, him and Shikamaru got a long a lot better then they had once though, both putting up with idiots for best friends, well, the group of people they hung out with most of them were loud obnoxious, and others were clingy and annoying as hell. Making a face he heard his stomach growl, he had never been one for airplane food, and the food here didn't look that appealing either.
One place he forgot to clean out was his car.
Itachi frowned at the burned CDs his coworkers left in the glove compartment. Colorful discs with their names scrawled. One for so and so---then the notorious mix they played whenever they were all out for a private event to psyche up: a compilation of the most suggestive, dirtiest songs anyone could ever consider for a playlist. He gathered them in a conveniently stored paperbag (usually for his motion sick clients) and hid all the evidence of his coworkers there. Personal effects, even...lingerie and pictures. He hid them all there. He tucked the guilty package under the driver's seat, slightly covered by the first aid kit and can of crackers and snacks. Those always helped when they were stuck in killer traffic.
Once that was taken cared of, he felt relieved and more than ready to present himself to his brother.
While he was driving to the airport, he bought some take out, trying to remember what his mother told him about Sasuke's taste in food. Unknown to his father and brother, Itachi still kept sparse communication with their mother. Deep inside, he was still part of the family and often felt homesick, feeling sad and lonely at certain times. Hearing her voice and learning of how things were, helped ease the pain. But when things were amiss, the young adult would feel a pain in this gut and found that he'd blame himself for what was happening. At their mother's guidance, Itachi made it his mission to somehow work behind the scenes and help what was going on.
Maybe when things were...better, he'd try to make his way back into the house from the front door.
Not trying to pull strings and sneak in like a ninja at nightfall.
He missed home.
Running fingers through his hair, he turned to his side and looked at the huge plastic of presents and take out.
This almost felt like the time he bought an army of presents so he could say sorry from a lover in the past.
The coincidence made him chuckle as he found himself arriving at the airport. After the necessary check ups and such, he parked his car and walked off to the greeter's area. In his hand was his Iphone with a recent family photo zoomed in on Sasuke's face.
People slowly started leaving and Sasuke's eyes roamed around he knew he would recognize his brother, right, moving past a few people he moved to one side as a man obviously had not seen him, or had just pretended that he hadn't. He found himself roaming the edges and then he saw him, his back was towards him, but he knew it was him, moving to the side a little bit he took in the side of his face, uh huh. Like he said he knew his brother was good looking, not many people looked like him.
Moving past a few people he kept his eyes on his brother, wondering if he would be able to find him, he really hadn't changed all that much, taller yes, more..he found his eyes running down his brother body before he shook his head, no way this was not happening again. Putting himself in Itachi's line of vision he shifted his bag and soon found himself running.
Throwing his arms around his brother he breathed in his scent, he had missed his brother, way to much, even though Itachi might not have known it there was a time where Sasuke had idolized the man, wanting to be with him all the time pouting when the man would leave his side. He felt like a kid again in the mans arms, and he almost hated the fact that his brother could do that to him.
Hearing his phone go off was what broke him from his thoughts as he pulled away from the older man to check the message, grinning slightly he lifted the phone and snapped a picture of Itachi, he knew that Naruto would be happy and it wasn't like his brother had a bad face on. "Say cheese." Sending the picture to Naruto he rubbed the back of his head.
"Hi." His voice seemed really small as he moved to walk by him, "mom says that she loves you and dad." Okay that was enough talking about that, licking his lips slightly "I'm starving."
Itachi had not expected to be caught off guarded by his brother but relished the feeling anyway. He felt waves of warmth and nostalgia over his person when he felt those familiar arms encircle his person. Things never changed. He smiled inwardly, filled with much gratitude to the deities that Sasuke still found it in his heart to accept him The years---it had been too long. The possibility of it dampening the bond they forged as children was his constant fear and it drove him nuts to think that losing his brother would be the price to pay for his longing for independence.
He looked away for a minute, towards the direction of his car and felt like laughing. Maybe he overdid it with the gifts but that didn't matter. Itachi wasn't exactly poor and could splurge as he please with his fat paycheck really. As a younger man, the raven had wished to dote more on his brother, both in terms of time and affection, even material things. Now he was much well off, he could hopefully do just that. Hopefully.
Barely noticing that his photo was being taken, the older brother was simply too overwhelmed with the excitement Sasuke's visit brought. There was so much to be done, said and catch up on.
When he finally did, he shrugged it off and didn't mind it. A harmless photo, right?
The man was never talented at verbal expression. Years of rigid upbringing and coldness did that to you. But that didn't mean, he couldn't teach himself to overcome such. There was a smile in Itachi's voice as he playfully poked his brother's forehead, as he usually did as he reached for some of Sasuke's baggage and lead them to the car.
"Figured you would, ototo, I have some take out. Hope it's your type of food. Was just guessing from what I remember."
It was just a cleverly disguised white lie eally. It WAS his type of food. Itachi wasn't one not to do his homework.
Thanks mom. I owe you one.
A slender eyebrow raised at his brother as the younger boy watched him, figured he would be hungry uh huh, the man had a lot of making up to do, Sasuke may have forgiven him slightly but the man was not off the hook so easily. Humming softly to himself as they made their way towards the car the door was unlocked and he slipped inside brushing his bangs back and tucking them behind his ear. The smell of food hit him and he grinned as he grabbed the bag, unwrapping the food quickly he started eating it devouring the food as he grabbed the drink and took a sip, his brother was one of the only people he would eat like that in-front of.
Glancing around he also noticed the gift boxes, "for a lover niisan?" He asked before realizing the name on the tags said SASUKE a blush crept over his cheeks okay that was, clearing his throat he took one box, unwrapping each present he grinned at each one, one was a chain with a ying and yang symbol on it, it was hand made, metal and gorgeous he thought anyways. The next a book full of pictures of the two of them. The last one was a art set, everything he would need was in here.
Closing the box he glanced out the window, " I was just thinking that you had a lot of making up to do, this is a start." He grinned slightly as he looked at his brother, "thanks for letting me come spend the summer with you." Sasuke had needed a break, a break from the people, his family, his friends as sad as that sounded. He needed to take a breath from prying eyes, whining voices and grabby hands.
Looking down at the book in the box he pulled it out going threw it he laughed at most of them, they were younger, and then they got older and older until the last picture he remembered the day, it had been summer and the result of a water fight had the two of them soaked to the bone. Their mother finding it all amusing snapped pictures of them. Sasuke had been sick for two days.
"So what do you do here?"
(I assume that this was also a response to my post, perhaps they thought it hadn't reached me so this was made. Also putting it here)
Rolling his eyes slightly at his brother as he slid into the car he turned his head and watched the other man enter the vehicle, it was started and soon they were driving, he was thankful for the sunglasses so that his brother would not see him running his eyes down his body. Now Sasuke understood that this man was his brother and he knew things shouldn't be like this he shouldn't have those feelings for the man but who was it who said that you don't have a choice in who you fall in love with. Pushing those thoughts into the back of his mind he sighed and glanced at the bag, the bag that smelled really good snatching it from the floor he tore into it, devouring everything, whipping his mouth once he was done.
"Arigato ototo." He whispered before he threw his garbage in the bag and glanced around the car, seeing gifts he raised an eyebrow, "for a lover ototo?" He asked before seeing the name SASUKE starring back at him, okay a blush rose over his cheeks as he grabbed the boxes there were three of them, "You know I was thinking on the way here how you owed me this is a good way to start." The first a chain with the ying and yang symbol, slipping it around his neck. The next a book of photos that there was no way that Itachi could have had all these. 'mom' A grin landed on his lips he was glad that the two of them talked and he had a feeling that both of them would deny it.
The last a paint set full of everything he would need, putting everything properly away he pressed his lips against his brothers cheek as he leaned back and yawned, he was more tired then he had originally thought that was awesome, he found his body leaning as he laid his head on his brothers knee he last recalled his brother being a good driver so it shouldn't be a distraction right?
Itachi chuckled as he fastened his seatbelt, answering his brother's question, "Perhaps. He's someone close to my heart that I can say for sure. Feel free to go through if you like." Without even realizing it, he was flashing his 'on duty' smile at Sasuke.
When it finally hit him, he was unconsciously flirting with his little brother, he turned away and cleared his throat, wanting to punch a wall for the little error. Hopefully Sasuke wouldn't take that in a bad way. Hopefully!
Upon hearing his brother's response about the gifts, seeing that he was pleased with him, the older Uchiha felt somewhat relieved but still a little guilty over his little flirt. "It took a while to get all those done and packed for the occasion, but all good nonetheless. I'm glad you liked them."
He started his car's engine and maneuvered his car out of the lot and thought carefully of what he wanted to say next, least the host in him took over.
Then Sasuke casually laid his head on his knee.
The long haired host turned his head to his brother and smiled a little. He must be tired from the trip... It also reminded him that he needed to buy an alternate set of car pillows since the regular ones were at the laundry.
"Say, what gave you the idea your niisan had someone already? Do you really think I'd go date without you knowing? Of course not! I'm not getting hitched until you do. Remember I told you that when we were younger. I'll watch over you until you get tired of me."
He looked back and his smile grew at the memory. Sasuke was truly dear to him and he wanted to make sure the boy was in best form at all times. It was his aspiration to make sure his brother would be well off and happy throughout his life. Perhaps stemming from his own unhappiness as a child, Itachi wished that he would not have to experience the misery he had to go through. Learning to be happy and living it was something he wanted for Sasuke and yes, for himself as well, though it was easier said than done.
"I sound like a creeper," he remarked, laughing a little, "But really. When you meet someone you like, tell me alright? I'll teach you how to bag the prize. In return, I'll also tell you if someone's caught my eye.
Sasuke slowly opened his eyes, starring at his brothers feet the man was acting a little different, he wondered if he would ever find out what was new with his brother. "Have you looked at yourself lately? You probably have people throwing themselves at your feet." He thought about that for a moment when his brother did get to be in a relationship he had a feeling they were going to be farther apart then they already were, "I'm never going to grow tired of you niisan." He whispered as he closed his eyes,
Did he like someone, well he liked his brother, a lot, shaking his head slightly he buried his nose in his knee and thought for a moment, "You'll be the first to know." He said as a yawn slipped past his lips, "wake me when we get there?" The drive didn't seem to take that long once he had fallen asleep and soon he felt the car stop he didn't want to move but the sound of his brothers voice coaxing him awake made the younger man whine like a child and shield his eyes from him.
Finally sitting up he grabbed his bag and followed Itachi inside, his eyes went everywhere and when they stepped threw the front door his eyes went huge, the ceilings were so tall, he loved tall ceilings, slipping his shoes off he set his bag down and started to explore, "I love your place Itachi." Making his way into the living room his eyes went to the table.
Making his way over to it he picked up the magazine, HELL FIRE was on the cover and they were going to be here in a month, tickets he had to get tickets, glancing at the date he grinned and sighed softly, how had he not known this earlier, probably due to the fact that this had been the first lets relax he had in a long time. Sasuke was a very smart kid, he got top grades at his school, he played sports because his father wanted it but he wasn't really it into it, he loved running yes but he rather do it on his own time.
He had boys and girls at his feet, due to it being summer, last year until they went into grade twelve, god he had no idea what he wanted to do after school, he could really do anything maybe something to do with modeling, he had been made many offers, "Itachi, do you think I could be a model?" Looking up at his brother he cleared his throat, "I mean I've had many offers already, the camera would love my face apparently."
Blowing a piece of black hair from his eyes, "I want to have a shower, and get freshened up, if you could point me in the right direction?"
He laughed inwardly, quite louder than his usual inward chuckles at his brother's remark. Oh, if he ONLY knew. Itachi had A LOT of people throwing themselves at his feet. Mostly clients, people related to clients...or would have been clients. Work hazards, it's part of the job. If fireman and police have to endure danger and the risk of death, when you're a host for the rich and popular, you are privy to scandal and dangerous little secrets. The young adult was fine with that.
Just not with pesky... stalkerish and metaphorically touchy feely clients and their minions. There were just some who did not understand or see the BIG RED LINE dividing work and real life.
Itachi was the perfect host, as he had been the perfect son for the Uchiha family, and did no less than what was expected of him. He was the ideal companion and quite sought after. Very little negative feedback and often received high praises. It was safe to say that he was definitely one of the pillars which his agency depended upon.
Unable to keep his amusement intact, he simply smiled at his brother and nodded, "Well. It's in our genes. It can't be helped. Getting a few compliments here and there... I need not ask, I think it's a given you get a few of those as well."
He nodded at the request, waking him up when they arrived. Itachi parked his car and went to fetch the baggage. "Welcome home. Well almost. We have to get on the elevator first then I'll give you a mini tour of the place. It isn't much but it's decent."
Itachi reached for the master copy of the unit's keys in his coat and opened the door. Judging from Sasuke's reaction, the boy was pleased. "Thanks."
"I cleaned up the spare room which I keep as a studio and guest room in one. So you'll be staying there.It still has stuff like my easels and stereo component among other things. I like doing art on my spare time. Eases the stress and I do artsy stuff every now and then for my jobs too."
The first noticeable thing in the room was how it was a juxtaposition of a mess and cleanliness. A tall book case lined one wall, home to many books and Itachi's music collection so far. Cabinets, drawers, shelves with everything neatly arranged and in order. However...
The floor was covered with a padded mat which had too many paint stains. Some didn't even look like paint stains but if it could talk, it could probably tell many art attack stories to Sasuke. The walls were still surprisingly pristine.
"Ah, there are two bathrooms here. There's one in my room and here, beside yours is the public bathroom." He gestured to the bathroom beside the studio room, "Though I suggest you don't bathe there just yet. I have yet to scrub and clean that place up enough for your eyes. Let's just say... I had a friend over last night and he threw up in the toilet. The smell hasn't quite evaporated so if you want to shower, head to my place instead."
Sasuke had no intentions of showering in a public bathroom, he was not fond of a lot of people and he wondered how many people he was going to met well he was here. He scrunched up his nose when his brother mentioned that his friend had thrown up in the toilet and his brother had yet to get the smell out. Making his way over to the older man he glanced up at him, he stood on his toes damn the mans tallness, his lips met the corner of his brothers mouth, then his cheek, his nose his eyes slid open their lips were a centimeter apart and he could feel his brother breath on his face and it was sending tingles all down his body. " I miss you." He whispered before he moved away from his brother and made his way to his room.
Pushing it open he looked inside, his brothers room was nice, tilting his head this way and that his eyes fell to a picture that was on the mans desk. Making his way over to it he picked it up and grinned slightly, it was the two of them.Sasuke was hanging off his brother a huge smile on his face, Itachi looked happy as well. This was taken the last time he had seen his brother.
Letting out a quiet sigh he stripped of his clothes tossing them into the dirty bag, he never wore the same clothes twice, he was weird like that. Grabbing a towel from the closet he turned on the hot water and slid under the spray, pulling the pin from his hair, not many people knew that he wore it, dark hair feel down his back and he sighed as he tipped his head back running his fingers threw it he had to get a hair cut soon he was sure of it.
Fifteen minutes later he turned off the shower, grabbing the towel he slid it around his waist and went out of the bathroom, turning the light off behind him, realizing that he hadn't brought his bag in with him he walked over to the door he could hear voices and then his brother was speaking. Sliding quietly across the floor he saw his bag and slid over to it but as he grabbed it he knocked something over and turned in time to catch it. Of course it got the man attention and when he turned to Sasuke the younger boy could only stare in shock and fear almost.
The man was tall, male, dark hair falling down his back, he had eyes that reminded Sasuke of a snake and when he flicked his tongue out Sasuke's eyes were drawn to it as it was slightly longer, "Itachi really?" The man asked turning his attention to Sasuke's brother, "I'm sorry to interrupt I was just grabbing my bag excuse me." Sasuke was gone in a matter of moments and when he entered the bedroom he shivered slightly before getting dressed.
It was not lie that the Uchiha brothers were blessed with looks, well Itachi was that in your face with the good looks Sasuke was on the...well he was smaller, could fit into female clothing which he couldn't deny were much more comfortable them male clothing sometimes but he didn't tell anyone that. Due to running his body was toned. His looks got him a lot of unwanted attention to say the least.
Pulling his shirt over his head he glanced in the mirror, running his fingers threw his hair a few times he put it up left the bedroom turning the light off as he went, making his way towards the kitchen he searched the fridge and grabbed the ice cream that was in the freezer, setting it on the counter he went to his bag and grabbed his ipod, putting the headphones on he hit the play button, music filled his ears and he couldn't help but move to the song a little as he made his way back to the ice cream.
Not sure if this is the end of the log but as far as mine go, this is it.
;; /forever sobbing whenever I look back at this.
Moths rest with their wings folded...


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When you land at the airport our car hire in Faro desk is clearly signposted immediately outside the terminal building. Once you have collected your rental vehicle Faro city centre is just ten minutes drive away. Hotel locations are clearly marked in the town.
Although you will want to avoid driving through the narrow cobbled streets of the walled Old Town, navigating the rest of Faro and the Algarve is straightforward. It takes just a few minutes to join the two main roads that run parallel to the coast. An electronic system operates on the A22 motorway and if you wish to use this you'll need to buy a toll pass. Our office will be happy to advise about this. Alternatively, take life at a more relaxed pace on the toll-free N125.
It is easy to find street parking in metered zones around the town. If these are full or you want to leave your vehicle for longer periods there is a large parking area between the station and tour boat docks.
A short cruise around Faro in your rental car takes you past imposing walls and fortresses, through cobbled streets full of shops and restaurants and on to the newer marina. Here you can admire the luxury yachts of the rich and famous or catch a boat trip through the Rio Formosa nature reserve. Enjoy some lunch overlooking the marina before strolling through the arches that guard the entrance to the Cidade Velha or Old City. You immediately step back in time to shady streets lined with a pleasing blend of 18th century Portuguese and Moorish influenced buildings. These streets spread out from the Faro Cathedral in the centre of the Old City. Climb to the top of the cathedral tower for a wonderful view of the bay, town and countryside before visiting the macabre Capela dos Ossos. This Chapel of Bones is decorated with the skeletons of former monks. If the sun is shining, which it usually does in the Algarve, you must spend some time on Faro's beaches.
The Faro Jewish Heritage Centre gives visitors an insight into both the history of the town and its Jewish heritage. The Jewish Cemetery is all that is left of a medieval community that fled the Inquisition in the 15th century. The visitor centre includes beautifully engraved Sephardic burial slabs, a museum of artefacts and a copy of the first ever book printed in Portugal. After the devastating Lisbon earthquake of 1755, descendants of Faro's Jewish population were invited back to help rebuild the economy and reclaimed the tranquil cemetery as a memorial to their ancestors.
If your children want a break from history then treat them to a day out at one of the three waterparks on the Algarve. Slide and Splash is considered to be one of the biggest in Europe and is certainly the biggest in Portugal. Extreme slides and flumes, swimming pools and playgrounds all compete for your kids' attention but if that is not enough there are also displays of tropical birds.
A drive along the coast in the other direction takes you to Tavira. This attractive town still shows visible remains of its Roman heritage but most people visit to admire the beautiful lagoons and salt marshes of the Parque Natural de Rio Formosa. Informative and guided birdwatching tours take place all year round. High-quality table salt is still produced here.
A little further to drive but worth the effort is the fortified inland town of Silves. Narrow winding streets lined with cafes lead up to the red stone castle that dominates the town and countryside.
Faro's central position on the Algarve and excellent road and rail links to the rest of Portugal and Spain have contributed to the growth of tourism as its most important economic sector. This was cemented when Faro Airport was opened in 1965. The Est�dio Algarve is a large venue used for sporting events as well as conferences, exhibitions and live shows.
Below are the quick answers to some of our most frequently asked questions. Please be reminded that every country has slightly different rules and regulations, so for the most specific and detailed information pertaining to your desired rental please visit our rental information page.
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5 Ways to SMASH Your Competition
You know you're not the only bar or restaurant in your neighborhood. There are probably plenty of places near you—some good, some bad, some in-between. The one thing they all have in common? They're your competition. If you want to attract customers and increase sales, it's your job to be better than your competitors. How can you do that? Check out these five ideas for ways you can smash your competition!
1. Understand your competition.
You can't really beat your competitors unless you know what they're up to! Be sure you're aware of all the bars and restaurants in your neighborhood, and keep tabs on what they're doing. What are their menus like? What sorts of promotions do they run? What clientele do they attract? You can also use Facebook and social media to check out your competition—in this case, a little spying is a good (and easy) thing!
2. Offer stellar service.
Even if another restaurant has great food, service is still key. Your employees are your biggest resource, so make sure they know how to provide the best service possible. And don't forget to reward your employees—great servers are worth their weight in gold, so you want them to feel valued! Retaining an awesome staff will help you get a leg up on the competition.
3. Up your social media game.
Sure, your competition might have great food and drinks, but are they taking the time to build relationships with customers? Developing a strong social media presence can help you show customers how much you care. Reply to questions, like Instagram photos taken at your restaurant, and run social media promotions and contests. This interaction will go a long way toward keeping loyal customers.
4. Improve your atmosphere.
Of course food, drinks, and service are all important aspects when it comes to your restaurant's success, but what about atmosphere? Atmosphere is hard to pin down, but think of it as the overall vibe or feeling of your restaurant. Make sure your décor, music, and lighting all fit your brand and make your customers feel comfortable. Also, be sure your customers have something to do when they visit your business. Offering games (like Buzztime BEOND, which lets customers play trivia, arcade, or card games) creates a fun atmosphere and helps you form a community at your bar or restaurant.
5. Be different.
Simply put, you'll never crush your competition if you do the exact same thing everyone else does! If you follow the advice in Step 1, you'll be able to pinpoint what your competition doesn't offer. That's where you come in! You need to differentiate yourself from the competition and offer something new your customers can't get anywhere else!
You'll never be the only bar or restaurant in town, but by putting these ideas into action, you can attract more customers and smash your competition!


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There once was a boy named Jake and he had a dog. Jake was poor, but thats just a little part about it, he loved to steal things. Day after day after day you heard all over town "where is my purse?", "Did you steal my hat" "Where did all my money go?".
One day the usual happened, but it wasn't any person, it was one of the people walking in the woods. He was big, but Jake wasn't afraid of that.
He walked up slowly behind the man in the woods. Jake was like a speck of sand on a beach and slowly grabbed the basket the man was holding and ran and hid behind a tree. The tall man stood straight and looked behind him. He wasn't just a man, his skin burned like a hot pan and turned red, fire flames burst out of his hands and let out a huge roar.
Jake had never had that expirience before. He knew it was a devil once it turned around, but he couldn't beleive it. His dog was with him and he knows the stealing routine but was frightened,but he had to stick up for his master. He jumped up and clawed the devils eye out and the devil roared in agony. The dog signaled Jake and they ran away and they lost the devil. They looked to see what was in the basket it was empty! They did all of that for an empty basket. "At least we still have a devils eye!" He patted his dog on the head, and they both fell asleep under a tree.
By morning they mysteriously disapeared and the last trace of them is that eye.
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Thomas William Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester of Holkham
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Thomas William Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester of Holkham
by and published by George Garrard
etching, published 31 May 1806
11 7/8 in. x 8 1/2 in. (301 mm x 215 mm) plate size; 17 in. x 11 3/4 in. (433 mm x 298 mm) paper size
Given by Sir Herbert Henry Raphael, 1st Bt, 1916
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Current affairsWilliam Pitt dies in January and his lifelong opponent Charles James Fox dies in September. Pitt is succeeded by William Wyndham, Baron Grenville, who forms the 'Ministry of all the Talents' coalition .
Prince of Wales instigates the 'Delicate Investigation'; a Parliamentary enquiry into claims that his wife Caroline had an illegitimate child.
Art and scienceJohn Constable embarks on a formative tour of the Lakes and makes landscape studies of the Langdale Pikes and Helvellyn.
Turner exhibits his Thames views to acclaim at his own London gallery.
Humphrey Davy discovers the elements potassium and sodium by passing an electrical current through molten compounds.
InternationalSoprano Angelica Catalani arrives from Italy to make her London debut, amazing audiences with her showpiece arias.
Napoleon turns his forces east against Austria, Russia and Prussia and enjoys a wave of French victories.
British attack on Buenos Aires under General William Beresford fails.
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Comedian TJ Miller talks about releasing a weird rap album, wearing tuxedos in the morning and why he did Yogi Bear. We found him to be a very sweet guy who is quite methodical about his madness!
Follow @nottjmiller and/or pick up his album
Comedian TJ Miller talks about releasing a weird rap album, wearing tuxedos in the morning and why he did Yogi Bear. We found him to be a very sweet guy who is quite methodical about his madness!
Follow @nottjmiller and/or pick up his album
I have probably listened to this episode 5 or 6 times now and it makes me laugh every time. More TJ Miller, please!
awwwwe I miss carpoolers!!!! I loved TJ in that!
Thesaurus! The "amazing" stuff hurts my ears!
I don't give a shit really, considering you put out good stuff and it truely is "amazing". I like the redesign of the website. It makes it sooooo much easier to navigate.
Thoroughly enjoyed this!
Clarification on previous post about "nerdy people":
I think that I misinterpreted Chris' definition of 'nerd' (mine has more to do with knowledge, whereas he talks about 'nerdiness' in terms of personality).
I don't think that it particularly matters, but I just thought I'd say it for the record.
That's real juice – drink it up!
(I doubt that it actually is real juice – I just enjoy using that phrase!)
This was perfectly timed. I just caught some parts "Extract" over the weekend after I'd seen it in the theater. T.J. Miller is hysterical in that movie; he's perfect. I had no idea he was a voice in "How to Train Your Dragon," too. I love that movie. It's nice to hear that he's also very charming being himself.
I also just listened to Hodgman interview Neil DeGrasse Tyson about the singularity. I know you guys have been trying, but I really think NGT would be a fantastic guest.
One of my absolute favorite Hardwickisms is the fake dramatic singing, or whatever you call it. It's always kind of the same voice but somehow gets me every time, especially when it's singing I Will Always Love You. #MajorSqueeeeeeeHashtaggingOutsideTwitter
TJ made an interesting point in this episode about appealing to a broader audience in order to entertain the masses and generate attention. I understand that you guys (Matt, Chris and Jonah) are happy with having a niche of "nerdy people" as your audience, which is fine. However, I thought that I should say that while you may be appealing to that group in particular, the podcasts are very funny and entertaining in their own right, so don't underestimate your influence!
Keep up the great work!
In case anyone wasn't aware, all those cool Best Actress in a Comedy nominee gags were Amy Poehler's idea. She is the best! #UCBFTW
Was anybody else(pleasantly) suprised when the conversation switched over to the singularity? Chris any chance of having Ray Kurzweil on the podcast ? Your nerd cred would increase exponentially.
I want a Carpoolers DVD NOW NOW NOW dammit.
Listening to T.J.'s "Extended Play E.P." on Spotify only because it was mentioned here (otherwise I'd have been clueless). It's actually good. Sounds like a lot of work went into this joke and I've been a fan of most, if not all, 20 tracks I've listened to so far.
Deep breath.
21 more to go.
I think Mira would prefer a voice modulator that just comes out as Dave Matthews Band.
Ha-AAA-ve you See-EE-n my new thro-Ooat cA-aancer, yeahayeah?
Dam I can't believe I missed the P-town show, I have been looking forward to it for months, but it happened to be a weekend that I had to be out of town. Please come back soon.
Snagglepuss is a lion! You dirty bastards!
I've loved TJ since "Carpoolers". Damn funny show and he killed as Marmaduke on it. Love whenever he pops up in a movie or on "Chelsea Lately". Great podcast.
He does kind of look like Chevy.
That's some real juice. Drink it up.
Great to hear T.J. hilarious and I have to see that bear video. Also I really wanted to also thank you guys for your film recommendations, just washed The Dark Backward yesterday and it was equal parts weird and awesome. Funny for all the strangest reason and Bill Paxton is crazy as hell in that movie. Also watched 3 o'clock high and easily one of the best high school movies I have ever seen. Thanks again.
Gonna give this a tumble as I've heard and enjoyed TJ a couple o' times on Adam's show.
Ya know, hold your fingers in front of some of the background behind TJ in that picture, and I'd swear he was a young Chevy Chase.
I'm just sayin'…
Yay a whole hour of TJ Miller
Love the shout out to u of a, go hogs!
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The u of a? What did you like about it etc.
Real Juice,
TJ Miller is a effing awesome comedian and made She's Out Of My League worth watching.
Drink It Up
I liked him on Happy Endings, downloading right now!
Love T.J. Miller, so happy he has resurfaced somewhere other than on Doug Loves Movies! 😉


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In the early 1940s, the Hal Roach Studios specialized in producing "streamliners," very short features, usually of four to five reels in length. After Laurel and Hardy broke off their association with the studio in 1940 to produce their own films at Fox, Roach sought a new comic team to replace his stars and a new formula that could repeat the success of such hits by the comic duo as Way Out West (1937), A Chump at Oxford (1940), and their last film for the studio Saps at Sea (1940). What he came up with was a series of very short features called "streamliners," even shorter than the Laurel and Hardy pictures, and a new team, Joe Sawyer and William Tracy as a couple of comic Army sergeants. As the streamliners proved to be moneymakers for the studio, Roach decided to expand the series and brought in a 36-year-old character actor with a prominent jaw, broken nose, and burly build, William Bendix, to team with Sawyer, since Tracy was younger and due for war service.
The Bendix-Sawyer streamliners, beginning with Brooklyn Orchid (1942), a reworking of the 1931 Laurel and Hardy film for Roach, Come Clean, took place in the eponymous New York borough with the actors playing, respectively, Tim McGuerin and Eddie Corbett, owners of a taxicab company whose peregrinations around the city led them into comic misadventures, sometimes involving McGuerin's socially ambitious wife Sadie, a former burlesque star. Sadie was featured more prominently in the second film of the "Taxi Trilogy," The McGuerins of Brooklyn (1942). The 46-minute Taxi, Mister (1943) was the final film in the series. By this time, Hal Roach had already begun the process of converting his facility from production of entertainment features to making military training films. According to another Hollywood Reporter news item, some scenes in Taxi, Mister were shot at the Veteran's Administration in Sawtelle, CA.
The plot of Taxi, Mister takes McGuerin and Corbett back several years in a flashback to the beginnings of their successful company, when they were still struggling to buy an engine to get a second cab running. Set in 1928, the story relates how Tim and Sadie met when she was still working in a burlesque house run by Louis Glorio, who was in reality the notorious gangster The Frisco Ghost. Sadie's attentions to Tim infuriate Glorio, who plants guns and illegal liquor in the boys' cab, then turns them in to the police. After an inept attempt at water torture to get Tim and Eddie to confess, the cops realize their mistake and go in pursuit of Glorio. The outcome unexpectedly provides the taxi drivers with the money they need to get their business going full steam.
Bendix continued to perform notable character roles in major features while doing the Roach series, including supporting parts in the crime thriller The Glass Key (1942), the Tracy-Hepburn romantic comedy Woman of the Year (1942), and the war drama Wake Island (1942), which earned him a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award nomination. After the trilogy, he moved on to even more important roles, including the screen adaptations of such acclaimed dramas as Eugene O'Neill's The Hairy Ape (1944) and William Saroyan's The Time of Your Life (1948) with James Cagney. His leading roles included the baseball legend in The Babe Ruth Story (1948) and a regular-Joe factory worker in the B comedy The Life of Riley (1949), which was based on a story by Groucho Marx. Four years later, Bendix played Riley again in a long-running television sitcom of the same name. Because of his accent, he was often cast, as he is here, as a Brooklyn native; in fact, he was born and raised in Manhattan.
In 1937, Grace Bradley, who plays Sadie, had married William Boyd, the star of the popular Hopalong Cassidy series, and she left show business after Taxi, Mister--but not before performing a bewitching "hoochie-coochie" routine to entice Bendix as the young Tim. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the number, as originally performed by Bradley, had been banned from her earlier picture, Come on, Marines (1934). She was married to Boyd until his death in 1972, and her remaining years were devoted to preserving and promoting her husband's memory and to the support of children's hospitals in Southern California. She died in September 2010 on her 97th birthday.
Sheldon Leonard (Glorio/Frisco Ghost) was known for playing gangsters and tough guys, often comic ones, most memorably as Harry the Horse in the musical Guys and Dolls (1955). Later in his career, he became an important television producer-director, responsible for such hit series as The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Andy Griffith Show, and I Spy.
There is some confusion about titles in this series, thanks largely to a reissue of the material later in the decade. Some sources list Two Mugs from Brooklyn as an alternative title to both this film and The McGuerins of Brooklyn. Scenes from both pictures were edited together into a longer (71 min.) feature released in 1949 under the title Two Knights from Brooklyn, which some sources claim also bore the Two Mugs title. It was an attempt by Roach to recapture the popularity of the pre-war comedies; he also tried reuniting Sawyer and Tracy as their same characters from the military comedies, now a police officer and a reporter, in Here Comes Trouble (1948), but the resurrected team failed to catch on with the public.
Director: Kurt Neumann
Producers: Hal Roach, Fred Guiol
Screenplay: Clarence Marks, Earle Snell
Cinematography: Robert Pittack
Editing: Richard Currier
Art Direction: Charels D. Hall
Original Music: Edward Ward
Cast: William Bendix (Tim McGuerin), Grace Bradley (Sadie), Joe Sawyer (Eddie Corbett), Sheldon Leonard (Glorio/The Frisco Ghost), Joe Devlin (Henchman Stretch), Jack Norton (Reginald Van Nostrum).
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If you haven't gleaned it by now, these old Chevrolet sales films were meant less to provide comprehensive technical information and more to introduce the car-buying public to concepts and methods they didn't encounter on a day-to-day basis. (Thus the reason we're still on Tech 101 rather than moving on to the sophomore-level classes.) Still, it was pretty awesome that they trusted the general public to grasp certain concepts, such as how automakers use metallurgy to tailor certain alloys to certain tasks in an automobile, as this 1938 Jam Handy video, uploaded to YouTube by USAutoIndustry, shows.
Wonderful, I shared this with my 9 year old son, I wish they would revive some of these old films for primary education today.
The new Chevy SS has a unibody structure that I think is entirely high-strength steel stampings. Cars are pretty tough in accidents these days.
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Michael Jordan is ready to get hitched to Yvette Prieto! The iconic basketball player applied for a marriage license yesterday in West Palm Beach, Florida. Jordan, who recently celebrated his 50th birthday, is set to marry the beautiful Cuban model.
The couple has until May 9th to use the license, reports the AP. Jordan and Preito dated for 3 years before getting engaged in December 2011.
The athlete was married to Juanita Vanoy for 17 years before their split in 2006. They have three children, Jeffrey Michael, Marcus James and Jasmine. Reportedly, Prieto was previously linked to Julio Iglesias Jr.
There's no doubt that this is going to be a blinged out wedding! Congrats to the lovely couple!


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What does chess piece mean?
Definitions for chess piece
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word chess piece.
Princeton's WordNet
chessman, chess piece(noun)
any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
chess piece(Noun)
Any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess.
Chess piece
Chess pieces, or chessmen, are the pieces deployed on a chessboard for playing the game of chess. The pieces vary in how they move on the board, giving them different values in the game. For a standard chess game each player starts with: ⁕1 king ⁕1 queen ⁕2 rooks ⁕2 bishops ⁕2 knights ⁕8 pawns One player is referred to as "White" and the other as "Black". To distinguish between the two, the black pieces are darker than the white pieces. Their colors need not be black and white, but will each normally be a uniform color. The Staunton chess set is the standard style for tournament or casual play. There are many chess variants and certain kinds of chess problems that call for non-standard fairy pieces, although these are not popular and the vast majority of games are played with a standard chess set.
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chess piece
A type of piece and product created and designed in various colors, materials, mechanisms, shapes, sizes and styles specific to the rules and game of chess.
Chess pieces vary according to the designer with a similar theme and different colors according to the game of chess.
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of chess piece in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of chess piece in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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Avoid the crowd. Do your own thinking independently. Be the chess player, not the chess piece.
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- шахматная фігураBelarusian
- шахматна фигураBulgarian
- peça d'escacsCatalan, Valencian
- šachová figurkaCzech
- skakbrikDanish
- Schachfigur, FigurGerman
- πεσσόςGreek
- ŝakpecoEsperanto
- pieza de ajedrezSpanish
- nupp, malenupp, malendEstonian
- مهرهPersian
- šakkinappula, shakkinappulaFinnish
- talvfólkFaroese
- pièce d'échecs, pièceFrench
- fear fichilleIrish
- fear-tàileisgScottish Gaelic
- sakkfiguraHungarian
- taflmaður, karl, skákmaður, maðurIcelandic
- pezzo degli scacchiItalian
- チェスの駒, チェスマン, 駒Japanese
- កូនចត្រង្គKhmer
- шаховска фигураMacedonian
- schaakstukDutch
- bierka szachowaPolish
- [[peça]] [[de]] [[xadrez]]Portuguese
- piesă de șahRomanian
- [[шахматный, фигура, фишкаRussian
- šachová figúrka, kameňSlovak
- schackpjäsSwedish
- satranç taşıTurkish
- шахова фігураUkrainian
- con cờVietnamese
- cögapiädVolapük
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I was disappointed, although not surprised, by Mr. Larry Smith's Dec. 22 letter to the editor. The letter was entitled "DADT repeal not in the public interest". I was intrigued, since it was most assuredly in the public's will that DADT should be repealed. As of Dec. 9, Gallup reported that 67% of the American public supported such a repeal. So, I read on, expecting an argument as to why the public ought to be checked, why we ought to embrace paternalism, and assent to let Mr. Smith and his moral brethren steer us correctly.
Much to my surprise then, there is not a single sentence as to why this isn't in our interest. Instead, the letter devotes itself to retreading the same tired arguments against the recognition of homosexuality as a morally worthy category. No matter how fallacious and thoroughly refuted these claims are, no matter that they are non sequiturs and red herrings, I won't try to address these assertions here.
Rather, there are only two things about the letter to which I'd like to call attention. First, just because Mr. Smith doesn't think homosexuals should have the protections of legal marriage, it simply does not follow that they shouldn't be allowed to serve in their nation's armed forces (unless of course he thinks only married persons should be allowed to serve - but I doubt Mr. Smith would assent to such a position). And secondly, it is categorically and unequivocally false that (to borrow Mr. Smith's words) homosexual "actions have been defined and condemned as immoral by every society in history..." No less a civilization as the ancient Greeks actively and institutionally engaged in homosexuality. And they are most assuredly not outliers in this. I would caution Mr. Smith against hasty generalizations that are so transparently incorrect.
It is important to realize that the civil rights movements of the past were not specially engaged in recognizing skin color or gender as acceptable social categories. What civil rights is (or ought to be) about is recognizing, as people, classes of humans that were not previously so recognized. This is known as moral progress. I recently read a delightful quote: "Feminism is the radical notion that women are people." The repeal of DADT is one (small) step towards the recognition that homosexual men and women are people too.
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American Airlines could experience more delays and cancellations Friday as it temporarily grounds some planes with seats that can become dislodged in flight, the airline said late Thursday.
American garnered national attention recently when seats on three of its Boeing 757 planes came loose during flights. After investigating, American said improperly installed clamps caused seats to pop loose on those planes, and an inspection turned up several others with the problem.


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Rusli, Muhammad Rushdi (2010) A trust tool for assessing the trusworthiness of e-commerce websites using regular expressions patterns. Masters thesis, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Computer Science and Information System.
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Like any conscientious mum Leanne Couch never spoils her four kids. No, she lavishes £10,000 a year on pampering her 'fur baby' dog instead!
Leanne treats pet 12-year-old Maltese Lucy 'like royalty', buying her £200 designer outfits, toys, beds and even pamper sessions with facials and massages.
Leanne - who lives with husband Leigh, 28, and kids Leo, seven, Luis, three, Lacy, two, and six-week-old Livie - holds down two jobs to fund Lucy's lavish lifestyle and forks out more than she spends on her four children put together!
But even though she says her pampering is out of control, she can't help herself.
She said: "I call her my fur baby because she feels like one of my babies. To me, she is my first-born. As she's got older I spoil her even more. I hate spoilt kids so I feel no guilt for not buying whatever they want, whenever they want, as I want them to know the value of things.
"Lucy is another matter entirely. She's a dog, so buying things for her doesn't change her personality.
"I spend up to £1,000 a month on her. If I see something new she doesn't already have, I have to buy it. She lives in designer clothes so as soon as a new item hits the shelves I buy it for her.
"Some people won't get it, but it's not as if my children live in squalor. If you're not a dog lover you're very unlikely to understand."
Leanne, from Newport, said: "Lucy has been my pet since I was a child. She was the pet I had with my mum, Evelyn, when I was young. She was a little ball of white fluff and I fell in love with her straight away. She quickly became my best friend.
"I spend a few hundred pounds on Lucy every month - if I see something new that she doesn't already have, I have to get to get it for her.
"It's mainly designer clothes which cut into my budget - as soon as a designer item hits the shelves I buy it for her.
"The children have never questioned it because they see Lucy as part of the family. Leigh loves Lucy too, so he goes along with whatever I want to buy her."
Whereas Leanne's children have around £200 spent on them each at Christmas, Lucy receives £400 worth of presents.
She usually receives a brand new bed, a new wardrobe of designer clothes and a full spa day.
Her life of luxury includes sleeping on a £400 personalised wooden bed with a leopard print interior, to having a wardrobe bursting with hundreds of designer clothes, leads and harnesses totalling thousands of pounds.
She has a designer collar costing £300, a £110 necklace which she wears on special occasions, and is pampered from nose to tail every single week. She also only eats speciality dog food from feeding bowls embossed with her name.
Leanne and Leigh work an exhausting 90-hour week between them to fund Lucy's lavish lifestyle, and Leanne said she has sacrificed personal treats too.
She said: "I don't get my nails done anymore, and fake tans and blow drys are a thing of the past. But that's how I choose to spend my money.
"We both work ridiculously long hours to keep both our businesses afloat - Leigh is a heating and gas engineer and often works more than 50 hours a week.
"I also have another job - I'm a retention consultant at the Royal College of Nursing. I don't even take a wage from the dog salon - I spend it all on Lucy."
Last year, Leanne took her love for pampering pooches to another level by opening - 'Mucky Pups', the first luxury spa for dogs in Wales.
Leanne said: "Lucy was the inspiration behind Mucky Pups. I recognised there were probably thousands of other women who love to pamper their pets too.
"We get designer clothes imported from America and we have a wide range of pamper treatments on offer for the dogs. We recognise that dogs rarely like to be groomed and some find it a frightening experience. The spa is about making the whole thing more relaxing and enjoyable for them.
"If the dogs are happy, the owners are happy, and that's what is all about."
And Lucy benefits greatly from her owner's booming business - by getting pampered each and every week.
Leanne said: "Every week she is pampered all over - she has her fur dyed pretty colours, massages and a facial, and is always dressed to impress. She's my little pup princess - why shouldn't I treat her like royalty?"


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March 16 – Pittsfield
The Heartbeats For Autism
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Pittsfield Education Foundation
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Culinary Crossroads Tea
The NW CT Arts Council Culture Mix at Infinity Hall
Infinity Hall, the music venue in Norfolk, CT, that has gotten universal raves since opening last fall, co-hosted a "culture mix" for artists of every sort on April 29, with the Northwest Connecticut Arts Council, which was only established five years ago. The multifacted event was a kick-off to the CHAIRISH the Arts tour and auction and a reminder that anyone who wants to participate and paint a chair for display this summer and fall must register by May 15. The party was also a chance for the Infinity Hall Bistro, which opens May 1, to show off what its kitchen can do, and, happlily, it seems there is a skilled artist in the kitchen.
Photographer Jonathan Doster with Arts Council executive director Amy Wynn; Arts Council board member Jeff Golub-Evans with Infinity Hall owner Dan Hincks.
Art teacher Mish Kinsella, Norfolk gallery owner Turi Rostad with performer/songwriters Baba Buffalo & Lizzie West.
Real Memories co-founder Kimberly Rock and Aglet Theatre co-founder and artistic director Macey Levin; artists Don Bracken and Karen LeSage.
Kent gallery owner Jane Eckert with White Gallery owner Tino Galluzzo, who is presdient of the Arts Council, and Rhonda Cook.
Master craftsman and puppeteer Joe Brien and children's librarian Erica Joncyk; TriArts executive director Alice Bemand with Community Foundation of Northwest Connecticut executive director Guy Rovezzi.
Bob & Carol Sadlon, who own The Moviehouse in Millerton; photographer Patricia Decker with artist and Arts Council board member Mary Close Oppenheimer.
Infnity Hall-next-door-neighbor and painter Arne Rostad with Norfolk painter Madeline Falk.
Greg & Annie Bidou of Toymaker's Cafe in Falls Village; Ana and Jacob Horowitz, whose mother, Amy Wynn, runs the Arts Council.


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Makes 1 large pizza
|tablespoon olive oil
|cloves garlic, smashed
|can (28 ounces) whole peeled plum tomatoes, drained
|ounces ( 1/2 of a 6-ounce can) tomato paste
|cup water
|Salt and pepper, to taste
|Dried oregano, to taste
1. In a medium saucepan, heat the olive oil. Add the garlic, tomatoes, tomato paste, water, salt, and pepper.
2. Bring to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 40 minutes, or until the sauce is well flavored.
|1 3/4
|cups warm water (about 115 degrees)
|tablespoon sugar
|4 1/2
|teaspoons active dry yeast
|3 1/2
|cups all-purpose flour
|cup whole wheat flour
|teaspoons salt
|tablespoons powdered milk
|tablespoon Italian seasoning
|All-purpose flour (for sprinkling)
|tablespoons olive oil, or more to taste
|pound mozzarella, cut into small dice
1. In a bowl, combine the warm water and sugar. Sprinkle the yeast on top and stir until dissolved; set aside for 5 minutes or until the mixture foams up to 1/2-inch above the water.
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the all-purpose and whole wheat flours with the salt, powdered milk, and Italian seasoning. Add the yeast mixture and stir with a mixing spoon until it is too thick to stir. Turn out onto a floured counter and knead until smooth and elastic. If dough is sticky, add a little more flour. Form the dough into a ball.
3. Coat a medium bowl with about 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Place dough in bowl and turn it until it is coated with oil. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and set in a warm, dry place to rise for 1 1/2 hours or until dough doubles in size.
4. Place a pizza stone or unglazed quarry tiles on the lowest shelf of the oven. Set the oven at 475 degrees. Have on hand an 11-by-16-inch pan. Spread it with 2 tablespoons of the oil.
5. Turn the dough onto a floured counter, punch it down, and knead for 4 minutes or until dough is elastic and not as spongy. Let rest for 15 minutes.
6. Place the dough in pan and shape it with your hands to fit the pan. Rub 2 more tablespoons of olive oil over the dough. Top with sauce.
7. Set the pan on the stone or tiles. Bake for 25 minutes.
8. Remove the pan from the oven and scatter the cheese on the sauce. Bake the pizza for 5 minutes more.


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Healthy cooking no longer means having to eat tofu and bean sprouts all the time, as chef Christina Pirello hopes to prove. Pirello began eating healthy, macrobiotic foods after being diagnosed with terminal cancer at the age of 26 and now tries to convince others to lead a healthier lifestyle. In this series, she strives to make healthy food fun, delicious and easy for viewers to prepare. Each episode is like a cooking class that provides useful information on how food affects people's lives, including the connections between food, emotions and beauty.
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Asian soldier says Prince Harrys not racistJanuary 17th, 2009 - 12:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 17 (ANI): The Asian soldier at the centre of the Prince Harry Paki row came out in defence of the British Royal, insisting that hes not racist.
The third in line to the throne, who is honing his flying skills to become a pilot of the meanest attack machine in the British Army, was said to have invited trouble as he called an Asian officer our little Paki friend.
The royal, in a light-hearted manner, apparently told another cadet, who was wearing a camouflage veil off duty, F*** me, you look like a raghead a nasty term to refer to an Arab.
Captain Ahmed Raza Khan, who is serving in Pakistan Army, defended the prince saying hes my friend.
The Prince called me by a nickname which is usually very insulting, but I know he didnt mean it that way. He phoned me to apologise and I have no hard feelings. We need to close this chapter now, The Sun quoted Raza Khan as saying.
When I spoke to Harry he told me he never meant what people may think about the so-called nickname and I believe him.
We were close friends when we were training and I know he is not a racist. I have no reason to take up the issue again.
Since he has apologised, I would say, let bygones be bygones, he added.
Ahmed, son of a retired bank manager, was one of 440 elite cadets from his country chosen to spend 44 weeks training alongside Harry at Sandhurst, the prestigious military academy in Surrey, between May 2005 and April 2006. (ANI)
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H.Res.188 - Calling upon the Government of Turkey to facilitate the reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate's Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay.113th Congress (2013-2014)
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|Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (Introduced 04/26/2013)
|House - Foreign Affairs
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|House - 11/19/2013 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Unanimous Consent . (All Actions)
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Welcomes past and future meetings between Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I.
Welcomes the positive gestures by the government of Turkey, including: (1) allowing the liturgical celebration by the Ecumenical Patriarch at the historic Sumela Monastery, (2) returning the former Greek Orphanage on Buyukada Island to the Ecumenical Patriarchate, and (3) returning the 190 hectares of forestland to the Greek Orthodox foundation listed as owner-of-record of the Theological School of Halki.
Urges the government of Turkey to facilitate the reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate's Theological School of Halki and to address other longstanding concerns relating to the Ecumenical Patriarchate.