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Arshi FF : Not Cut Out For Love

not cut out for love: chapter 15

he walked into shantivan looking grim and aloof. his lips were pursed tight and he walked ahead completely unaware of om prakash who had opened the door for him and greeted him with a smile, taking his brief case and laptop from him. he didn’t even see the whole family sitting in the drawing room, he saw nothing, he didn’t want to see anything now, he needed to be by himself… to not feel what he was feeling.

“bitwa, aap aa gaye?” nani ji’s voice interrupted him.

(son, you’re back?)

he looked at her with a distracted air and said, “yes, nani ji, but i have lots of work, i’ll go to my room…”

he barely looked at the others.

“oh chhotey!” di got up and started hobbling toward him, “come and sit for a bit… om prakash, hari prakash se kahiye chhotey saab ke liye ek coffee laaney!”

(tell hari prakash to bring a coffee for chhotey saab.)

she could see he was looking tired, she stroked his cheek the way she always did, her way of communicating love and her right even perhaps to be this close to him. no one was allowed to cross a line with arnav singh raizada. except his di. he had great regard and love for his nani ji, he loved his mama and mami too and akash was important to him. he trusted and respected shyam but essentially because he made di happy.

only di was part of his innermost circle, with an unspoken claim on him as it were. there was nothing he could deny her really.

but today, he needed to be alone.

“di!” he held her hand and gave a tight smile, “bahut tired hoon, akela rehna chahta hoon…”

(di, am very tired, want to be alone.)

anjali was about to protest when her husband said from where he was sitting next to nani ji, playing chess with her, “arrey raanisahiba, let saaley saab go and relax a bit… he will come and sit with us later, what’s the problem…”

asr knew if there’s one person di would listen to that was jija ji, he looked at shyam and smiled, before turning away…

“but chhotey, you are looking so…” di began to say something.

asr could feel a suffocation begin to rise in him and walked away swiftly.

“hello hi bye bye, arnow bitwa is what happening? my bitwa lookings bhery bad, so good lookings eej my boy… but kaahey itna paresaan, aall color phrom phacewa phadings… tomaarrow pooja, sasuma, agar hamaar arnow ka kuchh huwi gawa…” mami ji couldn’t help herself, she had to get melodramatic looking at her nephew’s state.

(“hello hi bye bye, what’s happened to arnav bitwa? my bitwa is looking bad, so good looking is my boy… but why is he so hassled, all the colour from his face has faded… the pooja is tomorrow, if something happens to our boy…)

“manorama!!” hemangini singh raizada had to mind her loud and not at all subtle daughter in law.

anjali’s eyes filled with tears at the mention of their parents’ annual memorial pooja… why did it not hurt less even after so many years.

he stood by the french window looking out at the night, the play of water in the pool outside. he could feel heat rising up his chest, his breath, his ears, the back of his eyes felt hot. he closed his eyes… it was agony.

he couldn’t bear to think of her with someone else.

he just couldn’t bear to see her smiling at jean pierre. and knowing her, she was going to smile and giggle too.

damn. couldn’t the girl have a serious, morose face. why must she smile!

his teeth gritted. he wanted to drag her into her arms and kiss her senseless. he wanted to hear her whimper as she started to kiss him back, her tiny little tongue, searching for his. he wanted to crush her to him and feel her arms go around him, at first a little shy, then completely possessive. he wanted to push his body against her till there was nothing between them, he wanted to inhale her fragrance, taste her skin, get completely lost in her and never let go. he wanted to see her smile at him with drowsy large hazel eyes filled with joy.

he wanted her and…

he shook his head in despair.

his hand reached up and long lean fingers started slowly loosening his tie. one by one he took off all his clothes, then leaving everything where it was, on the floor, on his lounger, his tie hanging from the foot of the bed, he walked naked to his walk in wardrobe and pulled on swimming briefs.

he went out to the courtyard and plunged into the pool. he needed to feel water, cool and soothing around him. he needed to focus and feel the rhythm of a powerful swim. he needed calm, he needed shut out from all those feelings, from all that he wanted.

his eyes were closed as he swam the familiar length of his pool. he could easily do fifty laps, but tonight he didn’t stop, he kept going. he needed to forget everything, even the count of laps.

she dressed carefully for her first evening out. she had never done this before and there was an excitement in her, a curiosity.

bua ji had been completely taken aback when khushi told her that she would be going out for dinner with a frenchman called jon piye ji.

“hain! naahin, sanka devi, naahin, how can i let you go out like this with someone i don’t even know… and that too a man… humey pata nahin kaun piye ji… ee kaun piye ji ke saath tum kahin naahin jaoge haan, hai re nand kissore…” buaji had gone off at high speed and high decibel.

(what! no, sanka devi, no, how can i let you go out like this with someone i don’t even know… and that too a man… i don’t know “who drank ji”… with this “who drank ji” you are not going anywhere, hai re nand kissore…)

“kaun piye ji nahin, bua ji, jon piye ji…” khushi tried to interject and calm her aunt a bit.

(not “who drank ji”, bua ji, jon piye ji…)

“jauno bhi piye ji…” bua ji dashed in, “i don’t care, who drank, who didn’t drink, who may or may not drink, none of all that is of any concern to me, but sanka devi, i am responsible for you while you are here… not letting you go, bas…”  bua ji was adamant.

(whoever may have drunk ji…)

“bua ji,” payal had just walked in, she seemed to look radiant khushi noted, “i know jon piye ji, bua ji… he is a very nice man…” payal would never forget jean pierre putting lavanya in her place when she’d called her little sis “behenji”.

“khushi will be absolutely safe with him, and bua ji, there are so many new things we are both doing these days, aur ek sahi? one should have new experiences, na, bua ji? so that one can always manage in this life… no matter what.” payal was telling bua ji something she loved to say to the girls herself.

(there are so many new things we are both doing these days, why not one more?)

at this madhumati went suddenly completely silent. her thoughts veered instantly to her days alone when her husband passed away suddenly and she had to manage in this city all by herself. she didn’t have children or relatives here. many suggested that it may make more sense to go back to lucknow where her brother lived and whom she loved dearly. but madhumati realised she had crossed a line already, she had come out of where she was, and going back was no longer possible.

not because of any other reason, simply because she didn’t want to.

when she had married her husband and moved here, the big bursting city, so different from her smaller, safer, courteous and still caught in nawabi airs lucknow, she had been scared.

but delhi had taken her to a new world… a huge colourful whirl of throbbing energy, chaotic vibrancy, and robust raucous fun. the city was very often minus the tehzeeb of lucknow, rough and rude it was, unsafe too, but yet it beckoned, it shone, and how it tempted. madhumati had learned so much in those early years about managing this beast. how much she had enjoyed passing each test, and how much she had changed and strengthened from within.

when it seemed like it was the most rational thing to move back to her hometown, which she loved even now, and sometimes more than delhi… she couldn’t bring herself to go, to leave this city.

she had become a part of delhi, it a part of who she was.

and she did not regret a single moment of this transformation.

girls leave home when they marry in our country, she thought, and have to tackle so many things including that whole thing called sasural, the in laws’ home and family. and not that every husband will be a good husband, nor every situation easy… her khoosie bitiya had suffered greatly at such a young age, but look at her, how she smiled and sparkled and fought back… ok, perhaps it was not such a bad idea to let her try this new experience… only what about this kaun piye ji, i mean who names a child “who drank”? what sort of parents… or maybe in that foreign language, what was it? yes, french… maybe in that language it meant something else…

khushi put on her tiny red meenakari and gold jhumkas and wondered what made bua ji change her mind. one minute she was screaming “no”, and then suddenly, she was fine with her going out with jon piye ji, as long as she was back home by ten thirty.

she also told khushi to eat something and go just in case the food at the restaurant was not nice… these hotels and things, what did they know about good food.

payal came and stood by khushi, she had a small smile peeping out every now and then.

“jiji, what’s the matter? why are you smiling so much today? where did you go? the mandir or the market…?” khushi asked as she gave her hair one last brush, she had left it open and it fell straight and thick over her back, up to her hips, a few strands fanned out framing her delicate oval face. khushi combed her short bangs and tucked them behind her ears… she suddenly felt a long shuddering breath go through her, she so wanted to feel arnav ji’s slightly rough fingers pushing her hair back.

why did she think of that man in the middle of all this! she was flustered.

“no, khushi, i went to er… achha, i’ll tell you when you come back… okay? this red saree really suits you… so pretty you’re looking..” payal gave her sister’s shoulders a tight squeeze, “jp ji will be fall flat…”

khushi began to smile back, though she wished a nasty man could see her in her red saree. and fall flat… literally, she grimaced.

and how did he know she had eaten a lot in the middle of the night?

how? he wasn’t here. or… was that slight breeze that had shifted devi maiyya’s chunari…?

no no… what was she thinking…

and anyway she was going out with jon piye ji… her first time, what did they call it? yes, her first date.

she got up and reached for her tiny gold clutch purse, then said, “wish me luck, jiji, aate hain…” and walked out to the living room to say bye to bua ji. outside she could see jon piye ji had arrived.

to her surprise, he got out of the car and came in, in his hands a bouquet of lovely pink roses and some feathery white flowers plus a couple of other nicely wrapped things.

“namaastey, booaa zhi,” he said to bua ji, then he handed her the bouquet with a cute grin.

you could tell from the way the older lady smiled that she was completely enamoured. “aao aao, kaun piye ji…” khushi lifted her hand to halt her aunt, utterly embarrassed. but jp was totally at ease.

(come, come, who drank ji…)

“booaa zhi, thank you for letting me take khushi out… please do not worry, i weel take good care of ‘er, and ‘ave ‘er back by eleven? ees zat okay?” his accent seemed even more pronounced.

bua ji happily forgot her ten thirty curfew and said, “oph course, oph course, bitwa… take your time, haan? bitiya, jaao, habhe fun…”

jean pierre turned to payal and gave her a spray of yellow roses, “good to see you, payal, ‘ope all well wiz you?”

payal smiled and thanked him.

“and zees for you, my dear,” he handed khushi a single red rose. khushi looked at the darkly lovely rose and felt a twinge in her heart… red frangipanis and a hand pushing back her hair went through her mind.

she gave jp a wide bright smile.

when they walked into the imperial hotel, khushi couldn’t believe her eyes. such elegance and grandeur, such a sense of history, uff this reminded her of those mahals in lucknow, like the sheesh mahal hotel…

her heart beat a tremor at a different pace for a second. black silk shirt, orange jalebis stuck on it, syrup dripping, a pair of furious eyes. she swallowed.

why was she beginning to feel this was not right for some reason. she looked at jean pierre as he spoke to the captain about their reservation. she told herself to not act ridiculous, and enjoy the evening. beside jon piye ji was a good man, a friend, she was not going to do anything to make him feel bad. how sweet he had been to bua ji, and how understanding.

it was a large restaurant but a sense of privacy had been created around the tables with lighting and other things. the tables were not crowded together, instead enough space had been wasted to give a sense of luxury. the colours were dark and muted, the lights were low, candles flickered on the tables, courteous waiters moved around silently, taking orders and bringing laden trays. once in a way, there came a sizzler on a hot plate with a plume of white steam.

the tables were arrayed around a dance floor and a slightly raised stage where the band played. when they entered, the crooner was singing a slow love song, a few couples swayed to her heady number on the floor. khushi stared.

she had never seen this sort of dancing before. there was something mysterious and a bit dangerous about it… how close some of the dancers held each other, and how gracefully they seemed to move. in salman ji’s films there was a lot of dancing, and khushi loved dancing herself, kathak was what she had learned, also such fun to do all the bollywood moves at sangeets, those hum aapke hain kaun songs, she liked desi girl and the kal ho na ho songs too, pity those films did not have salman ji…

but this was not like that at all.

khushi watched as a waiter came to the table beside theirs with a stand and what looked like a bucket attached to its top. he set it down as another waiter walked up with a big bottle, he showed it to the guest, then a few flicks of the wrist and “pop” went something. khushi saw all at the table cheer, and a little bit of the drink gush out of the bottle…

“shawn-paan-ye, or as most people say, sham-pain,” said jean pierre looking at her curious eyes and touched by this lovely young woman sitting across from him, “zat’s champagne, khushi, from my country,” he winked. “we are ze experts at making very very goood alcohol… but i know you do not dreenk, in fact ahhnav said…”

khushi had been listening to him, shawn-paan-ye, how nice it sounded. shawn-paan-ye… ahhnav?!!! what was jon piye ji saying?

“what did arnav ji say?” khushi asked, a slight note of anger in her voice.

“nothing, just zat, you don’t dreenk alcohol, and you like indian food… so i chose zees restaurant…” jp had noticed that edge in her voice.

“what does he know about me, bade aaye laad governor, and who is he to interfere,” khushi mumbled and then said clearly, “jon piye ji, i want to try some of your country’s very very good alcohol, and thank you for choosing to eat my country’s food… also very very good…”

(what does he know about me, ha know it all laad governor, and who is he to interfere…)

she remembered arnav ji telling her to go GO with any man she wanted. so he had known jon piye ji was taking her out.

khushi felt a storm of restlessness within. just then the champagne arrived and she watched agog as the cork came off the nozzle of the bottle with force, then bubbly pale liquid came pouring out, glasses were filled and jean pierre raised his as he said, “to ze beautiful khushi,” he signaled her to take her first sip.

khushi looked at the tall narrow champagne flute, thought what a strange looking glass and took a huge gulp instead. that storm needed to be settled.

she finished the whole glass in one long very long sip. aaah, such a light lemony taste. and fizz, mmm on her nose she’d felt them as she drank. she smiled at jp, she wanted some more.

as the food arrived, khushi could feel herself begin to relax. she ate merrily, loving the spicy taste. jean pierre had asked for a mild chicken curry and was pleasantly surprised by the delicate cashew and saffron flavoured murgh shahjani korma.

khushi loved the brinjal curry, bagara baingan from the south, almost as good as aunty janaki’s she thought. and remembered the snack of the night before and the breeze on devi maiyya’s chunari, and a man’s glittering eyes.

she shut hers instinctively.

she really needed to get away from these thoughts.

“dance?” jean pierre’s voice brought her.

he was standing in front of her, a hand held out, palm up, inviting…

she let her hand slip into his and stood up. he led her to the dance floor, held her right hand lightly in his left, his right arm went around her and rested on her back. she put her left hand hesitantly on his pale cream shirt, then feeling a sense of comfort, she allowed it to sit nicely on his shoulder. they started moving to the beat. jp was a fluid dancer, he knew many steps it seemed to her, she followed his lead and started to get into the swing of things. soon he had her jiving, albeit not too fast and she was laughing, happy, oh she was glad she had decided to come… maybe they should have some more shawn-pan-ye…

“how about another shawn-paan-ye, jon piye ji?” khushi said, a little giggly by now.

“um, khushi, maybe after the next course, come let me show you a move…” jean pierre demurred.

“okay! show me!” khushi grinned.

she saw jean pierre look up at someone behind her, and he opened his mouth as if to say something.

“would you mind, jp, if i had a dance with your… partner?” there was only one voice in the whole world that made her heart leap like that. the husk grazed the back of her neck and went straight to her head. she blinked and spun around.

arnav ji was standing there, even in the low light she could see his eyes, his hair, his smile… he was smiling at jean pierre, not looking at her.

“ah, ahhnav, you are here, how nice, of course not… provided of course, my partner does not have a phoblame,” jp was a bit surprsied to see asr, but thought maybe he had a business dinner, plus how would arnav know which restaurant he had decided to take khushi to.

khushi was trying hard to quieten her racing heart, and say “no, i don’t want to dance with you,” but before she could manage all that, jp had walked away and a steely hard arm was pulling her close.

she closed her eyes and tried to struggle.

“khushi! stop it, dammit!” he said in a fierce whisper. she opened her eyes and saw his black silk shirt. she looked up at him… from this angle, she could see his strong neat chin, his firm jaw, the unyielding jawbone stirred her, the nose standing straight and proud, and dark dark eyes, a glitter in them as he lowered his gaze to look at her gazing at him.

the fight went out of her. she leaned against him, her hand found his shoulder and she stroked the thick smooth silk…

he started moving with her across the floor. he neither crushed her against him in a tight embrace, nor held her away, just face to face, at touching distance but not quite touching, and glided gracefully leading her easily, when he let go of her waist and held her arm a little higher she knew he wanted her to twirl and she did so feeling a freedom in her, then he caught her back, and they moved together once more… his eyes never left her face.

the song ended and he stopped, she looked at him and said, “more,” then she hiccuped.

“you’ve drunk…!” he hissed.

“hmm” she giggled, “shawn-paan-ye!”

“what! i told jean pierre..” he started angrily…

“who are you to… aap kaun hotey hain… to tell anyone about what to do or not with me? i am nobody to you, remember, sir… nahin nahin, arnav ji…” she was slurring a bit, her eyes felt heavy, “you told me… nobody… i mean nothing… nothing…”

asr gathered her close to him, and started to walk toward the table. he helped her sit down and said to jean pierre, “i don’t think she is going to last too long, jp, maybe you should take her home…now!”

before jean pierre could respond, he turned and walked out.

he reached home seething. she had decided to go out, so let her handle it, he said to himself with a nasty snarl.

the next moment he was fretting, had they reached lakshminagar? jp was a decent guy, and he knew what to do in these situations… but at her bua ji’s, what if she was out of control… what if…

no, he had to make sure… he didn’t want to do something wrong, galat, and crash into someone’s date. bad form… no he was not going to do that. he had asked aman to find out which restaurant jean pierre had reservations at just because he wanted to make sure she was alright…

oh heck no, it was because he had wanted to see her…

why, why did she do this to him?

how beautiful she looked, he wanted to kill jp. he wanted to throttle her.

he had almost reached his room when he changed his mind and started to run back toward the main door.

just then the phone rang, he answered quickly… a little panic in his voice,

“arnav ji?” she sounded tearful.

he would kill jp.

but first, he had to know what was wrong.

“yes, darling, what is it? tum theek ho?”

(yes, darling, what is it? are you alright?)

“hmm… nahin…aap…? hum aapke koi nahin hain? koi bhi nahin? koi maine nahin rakhte?”

(hmm… no… you…? i am no one to you? no one at all? i mean nothing to you?)

she was sounding upset, tremulous, and very drunk.

“where are you?” he asked, even as he got into the car and started the ignition.

“at home, i am talking to devi maiyya… and you…”

“okay, khushi, don’t move, stay there, i am coming…” he was already picking up speed…

“kyun? why? i am nobody… koi bhi nahin…” she stopped suddenly.

she had rung off.

“what the… f!” damn, he slammed the steering wheel.

she was sitting just the way she’d been the night before and he could see her through the open window. now he realised she was chatting with her devi maiyya.

he got out of the car and walked quietly up to the window.

“khushi!” he whispered so as not to wake up the household.

she looked up and saw him, she brought her finger to her lips and went “shh!” then she stood up and on tiptoe, swaying just a bit, she went to the main door and opened it. she stepped out and closed the door behind her and turned to him…

her hair was still open and she had not changed, though the saree was disheveled, her pallu was almost slipping off.

he stepped forward and lifted the folds of red chiffon and put it on her shoulder. she smiled at him in a bemused way and waited as if for something.

“khushi,” there was a calm in his voice, he was relieved to see she was alright…

“it’s late, sweetheart, go back inside… listen to me, go in, change and lie down on your bed… i’ll wait here outside till you go to sleep. okay, khushi?”

“nahin okay khushi…” said she, “arnav ji, you look so handsome in that black silk shirt…” she blinked at him quite inebriated and smiled woozily. then she simply walked over and snuggled into him… “koi nahin hain hum aapke…?”

(i am nobody to you..?)

“oh khushi!” his arms felt her pliant small frame, he held her close to him and stood there. he had missed this so much.

“arnav ji, take me somewhere with you… kahin bhi…” she said and he couldn’t hold back any more. he lifted her up and took her to the suv, made her sit, pulled the seat belt and locked it in place knowing she may not be able to manage herself.

“where do you want to go?” he asked gently.

“aapke paas…” she murmurred, her head trying to reach his shoulder.

(to you…)

he drove without a word. when they reached shantivan, he carried her effortlessly into the house, everyone had gone to bed he knew. he took her to his room and out to the poolside. he sat down on the deckchair and pulled her onto his lap. she put her arms around his neck and reached in, he felt her lips on the side of his neck, just below his ears.

his breath caught in his throat, he felt his whole body jerk and leap at the touch. he began kissing her lips yearning for her to kiss him back, to push her tongue into his mouth. his hands moved over her body, found her bare skin where the blouse ended, he thrust his palm against her soft, taut skin and pulled her even closer.

she was hurt, he realised, very badly hurt by that brutal attack of his the last day in bali… you mean nothing to me, he had said… he had so wanted to believe that.

he murmured incoherently as he started kissing her face, her cheeks, her eyes, her straight little nose…

she turned his head and offered her lips again…

her eyes were half closed, but he could see both her desire and her intoxicated state in what was visible of her hazel orbs. he knew she was not in her senses and he couldn’t take advantage.

he struggled to gain composure. she lay down on top of him and said, “arnav ji, hold me…” she started to unbutton his shirt, she wanted to put her ear against his heart, she wanted to hear his heart beat…

he held her hand and tried to stop her, but she wouldn’t. soon she had undone all the buttons and his shirt was being pushed aside. she put her hand against his heart and listened intently. her hand moved over his bare chest, her fingers played with the hair springing from where his chest started and tapering all the way down disappearing below the waistband of his trousers. he could feel her fingers going to places that perhaps they shouldn’t.

“khushi!” he groaned, holding and staying her hand once more.

she looked down at him her eyes riven with an unnamed emotion, her hair cascaded and swung forward, he looked into her eyes and felt himself getting swept away.

“khushi,” he sighed, and let go of her hand. she brought it up to his cheek and stroked his stubble. she was smiling slightly and in the light of the moon and the night she seemed ethereal, a vision, that was precious and ephemeral.

he dragged her to him and started kissing her then. he reached down and drew her hips close to his, thrusting against her… she pressed back against him and tugged his hand to her breast. her breasts were firm and sheathed in the tight silk blouse, he moved quickly, unbuttoning her blouse and slipped his hand underneath, at last cupping her breast. he could feel the swell of her tender breast against his palm, cool soft skin against his warm slightly calloused one. he could feel her nipple hard and beautiful on his fingers… he bent down and kissed the milky white translucent skin of her breast, she held his head and shivered, he put his mouth on her nipple, his tongue tasted her innocent puckered skin, he drew her nipple into his mouth. she threw her arms around him convulsively holding him to her…

he played with her breast, her nipple, kissing, biting, just brushing his lips against her skin. she was his. that’s all he knew. why he had no idea nor how, but she belonged to him… and in her arms he felt something he hadn’t for so so long.

peace. a huge complete peace.

“khushi! you do mean something to me… i have no idea why, but you do…” he gently kissed her lips, then her eyelids, he smiled and looked at her and whispered, “samjhi tum?”

(do you understand?)

he could see her eyes were drowsy with sleep now. she seemed to be at peace too. he let her head fall on his shoulder and stroked her hair till she fell asleep.

she woke up the next morning in her bed. she was still in her saree. she remembered she had gone out with jon piye ji… they had danced… her head was aching a bit… oh yes, they had had shawn-paan-ye… then laad governor had come… he was wearing a black shirt just like that day in sheesh mahal… and she had called him… he had come…

she had gone out of the house to meet him because she so wanted him to hold her. she blushed beetroot red remembering that.

then what had happened?

yes, she was on that deckchair by his pool… she was kissing him… and drawing his hand to her… what!!!

she remembered everything in a flash.

she took a pillow and covered her face and groaned loudly.

hey devi maiyya, what had she done.

how would she ever face that awful man.

she peeped out from behind the pillow and her eyes fell on a little bunch of red frangipani.

he woke up full of pain and that torn feeling in him. it was maa’s death anniversary. again the pooja they did every year. it brought peace to di and nani ji, so he attended and did his best to believe in this whole thing. but the emptiness echoed terribly inside, many times magnified.

he breathed in deeply.

he thought of khushi’s face in the moonlight, her pearly warm breast.

he knew nothing would bring him peace today.

a funny thought went through his head, would maa have liked this crazy girl? again he remembered her warm giving body, her trusting eyes. he got up and started getting ready. he could still smell the fragrance of her hair mixed with the frangipani.

as he’d carried khushi out, his eyes had fallen on the vase with frangipani di had set in the hallway. he couldn’t help but take some and put on her hair.

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First Taste

First Taste George Hodan
George Hodan

His one year old eyes widened

The birthday cake just for him

Many colored gum drops all around

His horizons had now been broadened

His first taste of those white crystals

Blue eyes closed with serene bliss

Coos escaped his seemingly deprived lips

If he could, he would have whistled

Two minutes later his faced covered

Icinged crumbs smeared everywhere

Promptly closed his eyes and fell asleep

Mama promptly put the sugar in the cupboard

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“Every year, during NaNoWriMo, I talk about the importance of eating for character development. Then I try to do a variation on what is basically: ‘Describe a scene where…’. So, let me talk a minute on the subject. It is not easy to show a character’s personality without a string of adjectives. The easiest way is through actions and interactions. One of the best of these is a scene where the character is eating, either alone, or with someone, or at a party. Think about it a moment. Think of different meals and what someone might learn about you were they to watch your approach to eating. Think of other people you know and how they eat and what you learn. Heck, go sit at a coffeehouse and watch people. What judgments do you make based on how they eat and drink?”

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I have been writing all my life but for the most part, it has been a secret. My parents did not believe writing was a good way to earn money so I hid my poems. Then one day, I wanted to comment on an essay that a friend had written and found myself with a blog. That quiet whisper inside said, "You can write your poetry and no one will ever know.". I knew nothing of followers and the like at that time. So, here I am trying to learn my craft and enjoying every moment of it. My personal details are, I'm 57, married for 39 years, have one grown son who is God's gift to us and last but not least at all, I'm a Baha'i which basically means that I love all humanity.

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  1. as a recovering food addict, I remember at six or so drinking mom’s Karo corn syrup straight out of the bottle. I was in heaven!! Since then I’ve heard alcoholics say their how as kids their first hit of booze was like nirvana, paradise!! Oh, well.

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How to Recycle a Mattress in Vancouver

Getting rid of stuff is difficult for some people. But there are many reasons to dispose of a mattress. It might have had a bed bug infestation, perhaps one has upgraded to a newer, bigger or better mattress, or perhaps the mattress simply reached the end of its life. But not every mattress needs to be destined for the landfill. In fact, most mattresses are made of recyclable materials.

Even though the city tries to make it easy and convenient to recycle mattresses, not everyone takes the opportunity. We are all familiar with the sight of abandoned mattresses that line the alley ways, with the problem usually peaking at the end of the month when people are getting ready to move. It is a sad sight to see, especially in Vancouver when the rain comes — discarded, soggy and sagging mattresses now rendered completely useless.

Disposing mattresses might not be the most convenient job to undertake. However, it is important that consumers act responsibly and make the effort to see that their purchases are recycled when possible. Keeping things out of the landfill as much as possible is an important step that we should all take.

In addition, ditching a mattress in an alley or on the sidewalk simply offloads the responsibility onto someone else. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, it’s illegal and could result in fines for illegal dumping if you are caught.

Related Article: Box Spring Alternatives

The city of Vancouver tries to make it as convenient as possible to recycle mattresses. They even offer a system to help if a mattress has/had bedbugs.

Practically all transfer stations accept mattresses for recycling, so all you have to do is transport the mattress there and then pay the nominal fee. If finding a vehicle to move your mattress and box spring seems like an impossible feat, there are many companies that offer junk removal or mattress moving services.

Some companies specialize in mattress removal and do all the work for you. They will show up at your home and haul it away to the land of recycling and you’ll never have to think about it again. If that’s out of your budget, some entrepreneurial souls on message boards offer hourly truck services for a low fee.

If you’ve had the unfortunate experience of dealing with bedbugs and that is why you want to recycle your mattress and box spring, the city of Vancouver will still take them. In order to isolate the problem and keep it from spreading, the city asks that you take the following steps:

1. Wrap it in a plastic mattress bag or plastic sheeting (for sale at shops selling mattresses or moving supplies).
2. Seal it.
3. Label it “contains bedbugs”.

While the city tries to reduce the waste at landfills but not every single mattress can be recycled. If you are unsure whether your mattress and box spring qualifies to be recycled, simply call the city to ask.

What you should not ever do, however, is leave your mattress in an alley or on the sidewalk hoping that someone will pick it up. Not only is it illegal, it is irresponsible. It feels much better knowing that you’ve taken the steps asked of you to act as a responsible consumer. And you can’t deny that recycling is simply fun!


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Boo 2! A Madea Halloween

Madea and the gang encounter monsters, goblins and boogeymen at a haunted campground.

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New Play ‘The View UpStairs’ Remembers Pulse Shooting

By Annaluz Cabrera, Staff Writer

Tragedy inspires art, or so goes the saying. In light of recent events — most prominently the mass shooting at gay nightclub Pulse — a musical about violence towards the LGBT community is particularly relevant. While provocative, the new musical about the second deadliest attack on gay clubs in U.S. history showcases the struggle for equality and the unintended consequences.

“The View UpStairs” is a rock musical that centers precisely on the setting of the tragedy, a lively gay bar in 1970s New Orleans called the UpStairs Lounge. The protagonist, Wes (Jeremy Pope), is a present-day designer who is considering buying the building where the tragedy occurred. He is transported back in time to when the club was in its peak. The set transforms into a brightly lit and eclectic club full of kitschy mementos where part of the audience is interspersed throughout the set.

Wes’ time-traveling abilities provide some humor in the show as the ’70s characters question his futuristic fashion choices and surveillance-capturing iPhone. Thinking it is all a hallucination, Wes decides to engage with the bar community and in doing so, becomes very close, especially to hustler Patrick (Taylor Frey). Their relationship is a comedic romance scattered with deeper and darker themes as they, along with the bar’s family battle mental and societal pressures not just from outsiders, but also from each other.

Wes’ naiveté in thinking issues for the LGBT community have been resolved since the 70s, is revealed as the show progresses. “The View UpStairs” does an excellent job in demonstrating this conflict and Wes’ eventual realization of improvements, but also major faults. While the play effectively calls for the audience to ponder and reflect on several messages, it unfortunately skims too lightly over the issue of mental health by using it as a plot device with no further analysis.Where the play is strongest is in its emotional aspect, particularly when the past weaves with the present and Wes’ final monologue reveals the pain felt by the community due to recent anti-LGBT actions. His raw emotion, tears and anger are visibly genuine and not acted. The show is also successful in its spirit and music. Catchy songs, like “Some Kind of Paradise,” are sung by a superbly talented cast consisting of Frenchie Davis, Nathan Lee Graham, Benjamin Howes, Michael Longoria, Ben Mayne, Randy Redd and Nancy Ticotin.

The original play was created by playwright and lyricist Max Vernon, alumnus of the New York University graduate Musical Theatre Writing program. He cites lacking knowledge of such a heinous crime while being a Gender and Sexuality Studies student as a reason to create the musical. In a musical sneak peek conversation held weeks prior to the show, Vernon explained the significance of the UpStairs Lounge by comparing it to today’s technology. He explained that the prevalence of dating apps for queer people has facilitated the process of finding a community, and more importantly an adopted family. In the ’70s, lacking internet and mobile phones, this process was far more difficult and so places that were established queer meeting spaces, like the Upstairs Lounge, bore a far greater significance.

”The View UpStairs” is playing Off-Broadway at The Lynn Redgrave Theater at 45 Bleeker St. until May 21.

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The Creation of the Anglo-Norman Church

Carrying on with my talks on church reform, we will have a quick look at the case of the Anglo-Norman church following the conquest of 1066. Pre-conquest England had a relatively coherent religious agenda and structure, founded on the Regularis Concordia and an active cult of saints. The Anglo-Saxon monasteries were prosperous thanks to the ritual donations of their patrons and the wealth obtained from their different economic exploitations. One cannot help but wonder if there was a real need to transform a well-established religious system. Leaving aside William’s personal interests and political agenda, it could be argued that the English Church was rather static and conservative.

Let’s take a look at the stance the Conqueror took regarding Papal control over the English Church. It was William I’s intention to keep the English Church development under the guidelines provided by Rome, but at the same time he took measures to avoid papal intrusion in the affairs of the state. The effort of the pontiffs to get English high-ranking clergymen to travel to Rome and do homage to the Pope only made the situation degrade. This is reflected in the events that took place in autumn of 1079 with the announcement of the forthcoming Lenten synod when William refused to allow any of his clergy to go to the synod. On top of that it was decreed that any legate sent by the Pope would only be admitted as a diplomatic envoy and not as someone with an interest towards the affairs of the English Church. It was only thanks to Anselm, during the reign of William Rufus, that the barrier between the papacy and England was partially broken, but to the eyes of Rome, England was like the prodigal son.

Perhaps some of the most noticeable changes in this re-structure involved the liturgical discourse, which required a changed in religious architecture and processional space. The most significant elements that configured the new buildings were the twin tower façade without a porch or narthex, the lantern tower, the three-bay presbytery, the apse-echelon plan of five chapels and the three-story elevation with full tribune. Moreover, metropolitan offices such as Canterbury added the use of a crypt to host the relics of their patron saints. Furthermore, there was a redistribution of the different altars and their function regarding the processional route that the lay community would take within the church. These customs were adopted by many churches, but not all. A clear example is Winchester, which carried on the traditions imposed by the Regularis Concordia, incorporating odd elements within its architecture. The most relevant is the west end that most likely represents the continuation of the Anglo-Saxon customs of crown-wearing rituals.

Nevertheless, the most significant changes that the English Church underwent in the post-Conquest era are those related with monastic foundations. The Norman settlers invested a great deal of their fortunes in these religious houses. There were several reasons that encouraged the lay population to invest in such foundations such as the protection for the benefactors’ soul, the display of power and wealth, and in many cases profitable land revenues. New monastic houses were introduced in England between 1066 and 1086, although admittedly most of them were of Norman origin. This process carried out during the reign of William II who commissioned some of the important ‘alien’ houses of the island: Binham (1093), Norwich cathedral priory (1096) and Wymondham (1107). Due to the arrival of these institutions two new types of foundations were created; daughter houses, which were directly dependent of their mother house in the continent, and monastic cells that acted as centres of administration for these English properties. Of course, the old  foundations were still used – or re-purposed in some cases. This is the case of the cell of Bec at Clare, Suffolk, that Gilbert of Tanbridge re-founded around 1090. The foundation of new nunneries after the conquest is somehow obscure – it seems that some monastic orders did not want to be associated with the female communities…Nonetheless, new women houses were founded, although the reasons and circumstances about their establishment might differ from those of the monasteries. For instance, Elstow was established by Countess Judith (1076-86), as she became the widow of Earl Waltheof, who was executed due to treachery, therefore buying herself a way to survive in the new regime. In addition, it seems that men of lower social and political status with not enough money to found a monastery, set up nunneries instead, especially in the northern areas of the country. Some old nunneries continued under Norman patronage.  The appointment of abbesses like Cecily who run the house from 1107, and was the daughter of Robert fitz Hamon and sister-in-law of the Earl of Gloucester, is an example of this continuity.

However, it is clear that despite all these changes there was a degree of continuity of the Anglo-Saxon traditions incorporated within the Norman rule. This is most clearly shown by the revitalising of old religious houses, like Gloucester Abbey. Such a place was important for the Normans; its location provided easy access to the problematic Welsh marches. Besides, it was a nodal point for communication, a profitable town and a good site for hunting. Maintaining and advancing its Anglo-Saxons roots was, therefore, crucial and so many investments were done in the abbey and other local churches, especially during the reign of William Rufus. Another example of continuity is the cult of saints. Despite it has been actively argued that the Normans erased all the native saints from their calendar and replaced their relics for others of their taste, recent studies demonstrate that the previous statement is wrong. Even Lanfranc shows a personal devotion to an Anglo-Saxon saint, St.Dustan, whose relics were moved with the majority of the other holy remains to his newly reformed Christ Church cathedral. Most importantly the fact that despite all the efforts to try to distinguish the secular from the regular clergy, the Normans adopted and carried on the old tradition of monastic cathedrals, unique of Anglo-Saxon England is significant.

Therefore, in order to understand the nature of the Anglo-Norman church and the developments of the English church for years, and even centuries to come, it is crucial we recognise the importance of the previous Anglo-Saxon traditions, as well as the political context in which the Normans had to liaise the control over liturgy and practice.

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Lawsuits over GM ignition switch recall consolidated in New York

Article by Christian A., on June 12, 2014

Lawsuits filed against General Motors Co. over economic damages resulting from a recall of faulty ignition switches will be consolidated in the Southern District of New York. The cases will be now sent to US District Judge Jesse Furman, according to a ruling by the US Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. Customers have already filed over 90 lawsuits against GM claiming that their cars lost their value no thanks to the recall.

GM had prayed for the court to have the cases consolidated and transferred to New York. GM is now asking the federal bankruptcy court in Manhattan to determine whether the terms of its bankruptcy sale order shields it from the recall claims.

The bankruptcy sale order led to the creation of "new GM" and largely should shield the new company from liability arising for the pre-bankruptcy conduct of "old GM." The order of the federal judicial panel, however, does not affect lawsuits over personal injuries or deaths allegedly caused by the vehicles.

While lawyers for the plaintiff had also for the consolidation of the cases, they don’t want it to be in New York. They instead suggested that the consolidated case be tried in Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, San Francisco or Texas.

The judicial panel, however, said that the Manhattan district was the most appropriate court to handle the consolidated case, since it was the same district as GM's bankruptcy, as well as the bankruptcy of Delphi Automotive Plc.

The panel said in its ruling that several judges in New York, including Furman, already “some familiarity with the common defendant and its prior bankruptcy proceedings."

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2015 Honda HR-V officially uncovered at the 2014 New York Auto Show

Article by Christian A., on April 17, 2014

Honda introduced at the 2014 New York International Auto Show its new compact crossover, the 2015 HR-V. As you can see from the images, this is the US version of the Vezel, which was introduced last year in Japan. Using the same compact platform as the 2015 Fit, the Honda HR-V promises to feature a versatile and spacious interior thanks to the unique tank layout.

Moreover, the 2015 Honda HR-V will use the exclusive Magic Seat, a feature that allows for multiple seating configurations and the ability to fold the second row seat completely flat for added cargo space.

Under the hood, we expect to see the same 1.5-liter direct injection four-cylinder engine used by the Vezel, bolted as standard to a manual transmission and to a CVT as an option.

There are rumors that it will also receive a turbocharged version, but there is nothing official for the moment. It’s not a surprise that Honda HR-V will be slotted below the CR-V in both price and size. Honda promised more details about its latest vehicle added in the United States, but they will reveal it later this year.

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Honda HR-V Compact SUV to Join All-New 2015 Fit as Honda Expands Small Car Lineup

Honda will continue to expand its lineup of small cars aimed at the next generation of buyers with the launch of the 2015 Fit subcompact car (http://automobiles.honda.com/fit) and the all-new compact SUV, the Honda HR-V (http://automobiles.honda.com/hr-v) that will come to market this winter. Together the Fit and HR-V will represent a significant growth opportunity for Honda in the U.S., with both models produced at the automaker's newest North American manufacturing facility located in Celaya, Mexico, which allows for production flexibility to meet market demand.

"Both Fit and HR-V demonstrate how great things can come in small packages, and no one does this better than Honda," said Jeff Conrad, senior vice president and general manager of the Honda automobile division for American Honda. "Together these models also represent Honda's step-by-step expansion of our production in the region, which has been key to our success in America for more than 30 years."

All-New HR-V Compact SUV
Honda released the first official photos of the U.S.-bound HR-V today at the New York International Auto Show. With sleek styling and expressive character lines, the HR-V is anticipated to launch this winter. Built on the same global compact platform that underpins the Fit, the HR-V will feature a versatile and spacious interior thanks to a unique center tank layout. The HR-V will be equipped with the Honda-exclusive Magic Seat®, which allows for multiple seating configurations and the ability to fold the second row seat completely flat for added cargo space. The HR-V will serve as the entry point to the Honda light truck lineup, positioned below the CR-V in both price and size. Additional details about the HR-V will be announced later this year.

2015 Fit Sets Subcompact Benchmark
On-sale at Honda dealerships nationwide this month, the all-new 2015 Fit establishes a new benchmark in the subcompact segment. The Fit delivers a class-leading combination of interior space, feature content, fuel efficiency and value. With a long list of new standard and available features including a multi-angle rearview camera, Bluetooth® connectivity, Expanded View Drivers Mirror, 7-inch Display Audio with HondaLink™ connectivity and LaneWatch™ display, the Fit is an unparalleled value with an MSRP starting at $15,5251, representing an increase of only $100 over the model it replaces.

The new Fit is equipped with a more efficient and powerful Earth Dreams Technology™ 1.5-liter direct injected 4-cylinder engine. Available with either a new Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) or 6-speed manual, the 2015 Fit earns class-leading2 EPA fuel economy ratings of 33/41/36 (city/hwy/combined)3 when equipped with the CVT in LX trim.

Retaining a similar exterior footprint to the outgoing model, the new Fit is slightly shorter (-1.6 in.) and wider (+0.3 in.) with a longer wheelbase (+1.2 in.), resulting in improved handling and stability. Inside, the Fit delivers class-leading passenger space measuring 95.7 cubic feet, an increase of 4.9 cubic feet compared to the previous model. Passengers sitting in the backseat will appreciate the Fit's abundant rear legroom, which increases by 4.8 inches to a best-in-class 39.3 inches. With the Honda-exclusive Magic Seat® offering multiple seating configurations, the Fit provides an unrivaled 52.7 cubic feet of cargo space when the second row seats are folded flat.

Next-Generation ASIMO Makes Appearance
Showcasing Honda's commitment to advancing mobility of all forms, the new version of ASIMO (www.asimo.honda.com) made a special demonstration at the New York Auto Show, as a part of a week of activity in New York City.

ASIMO — which stands for Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility — features enhanced hand dexterity, including the ability to sign in both Japanese and American sign language, as well as the ability to run faster than previously, climb stairs more smoothly, hop, jump, balance on one foot, and transition seamlessly between walking and running, among other new and unique capabilities.

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Ground Floor Gallery, Lazuli, Candy Apple, Dean Dempsey, Alicja Kwade, Public Art Fund, Marcel Dzama, new york city ballet, hal foster, pratt, Charlie chaplin, the rubin museum

In a city where hundreds of interesting happenings occur each week, it can be hard to pick and choose your way to a fulfilling life. Art Nerd‘s philosophy is a combination of observation, participation, education and of course a party to create the ultimate well-rounded week. Jump ahead for Art Nerd founder Lori Zimmer’s top picks for 6sqft readers!

This week’s less-frigid temperatures mean a great opportunity to head to Doris C. Freedman Plaza at the bottom of Central Park to experience the Public Art Fund’s latest installation before it closes next week. Across the park, the final performance of the New York City Ballet’s collaboration with artist Marcel Dzama is guaranteed not to disappoint (those costumes!). Ground Floor Gallery in Brooklyn is opening a group show inspired by the rare stone lapis, and Charlie Chaplin lights up the theater at the Rubin Museum. Semi-autobiographical film “Candy Apple” will accompany a chance to chat with director Dean Dempsey, and iconic art critic Hal Foster speaks at the Pratt Institue. Finally, as the ultimate example of the Williamsburg rent hike, seminal Williamsburg gallery PIEROGI opens its doors in… Manhattan.

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At first glance, it looks like an ordinary 19th century street clock, but when you notice its movement, things get a little weird. Located at Central Park’s Doris C. Freedman Plaza, the clock’s face rotates backwards, while the second hand appears to remain upright and stationary at all times (h/t Laughing Squid). What’ll really throw you for a loop is that the clock is displaying the correct time, but because of how accustomed we are to the regular rotation, it’s almost impossible to read.

Titled “Against the Run,” the clock was created by Alicja Kwade for the Public Art Fund. The Polish-born, Berlin-based artist wanted to challenge “the systems we invent to make sense of our lives,” thereby forcing us to “see ‘reality’ from a new perspective.”

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NYC-based design firm Buro Koray Duman has come up with a series of plans to use the under-utilized space beneath the BQE in a site near Sunset Park‘s Industry City, the massive waterfront industrial complex which itself has recently experienced a renaissance as a hub for designers and local manufacturers. The elevated highway separates Industry City from the rest of the neighborhood, and the proposed uses would connect the space beneath with the creative and commercial energy of the complex. According to Dezeen, the firm saw an opportunity to put the empty sub-highway space to good use and add “more color and convenience to the city’s daily life.”

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NYC Bus Turnaround Coalition

The NYC Bus Turnaround Coalition–a recently formed partnership of transit advocacy groups who believe the city’s bus system is broken–released a report over the summer that called on the city to make improvements to the system, which is one of the slowest in the nation. Their latest tactic to get the message across comes in the form of an interactive website that gives grades to all 307 bus routes based on speed, ridership, and bunching (when several buses arrive all at once), as Streetsblog explains. There’s also animated visualizations that illustrate the annoyances bus riders deal with compared to a hypothetical look at life riding a system not plagued by delays, outdated routes, and unreliable service.

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On the heels of Governor Cuomo’s major announcement that the MTA will build 1,025 new subway cars and modernize 31 of the city’s more than 400 stations, some New Yorkers are hoping to turn the attention to buses instead of trains. The NYC Bus Turnaround Coalition, which the Wall Street Journal notes is a newly formed partnership of transit advocacy groups, hopes to fix “a broken system plagued by outdated routes and slow, unreliable service.”

Since 2002, subway usage has increased by nearly 25 percent, while bus ridership has decreased by 16 percent. And between 2010 and 2015 alone the system lost 46 million riders. In response, the group released a report titled “Turnaround: Fixing New York City’s Buses” that calls for more bus lanes and bus-boarding islands, queue-jump lanes (additional bus lanes at intersections that would allow buses to bypass lines of vehicles at red lights), reconfigured bus routes, and implementing “tap-and-go” far collection at all bus doors.

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Sendero Verde

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Despite Mayor de Blasio’s success meeting his affordable housing goals, East Harlem has fallen behind. As 6sqft recently reported, out of the 21,963 new units added in 2016,  just 249 were built in East Harlem, prompting the city to expedite the construction of 2,400 affordable units there over the next few years. A large chunk of this will come from Sendero Verde, a massive, mixed-use development that will bring 655 affordable rentals to the block bound by East 111th and 112th Streets and Park and Madison Avenues. Back in February, Jonathan Rose Companies and L+M Development Partners released a rendering from Handel Architects of the 751,000-square-foot project, but now CityRealty has uncovered an entire batch of drawings from the firm that detail how it will be the country’s largest passive house project and weave together the residences, a school, supermarket, and four community gardens, all surrounding a multi-layered courtyard.

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A massive, mixed-use development is moving ahead in East Harlem, reports Politico, as the city has selected Jonathan Rose Companies to work with L+M Development Partners on the 751,000-square-foot project. Dubbed Sendero Verde (“green pathway”), the site is located on the block bound by East 111th and 112th Streets and Park and Madison Avenues, and it will create 655 affordable passive house apartments, as well as a YMCA, job training center, 85,000-square-foot DREAM charter school, space for the local non-profit Union Settlement, a grocery store, restaurant, and preventative health care facility run by Mount Sinai.

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It’s hard to imagine today that people had to be lured to settle on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, but such was the case at the turn of the 20th century when the first New York City subway line opened. The Interborough Rapid Transit Line (IRT) started at City Hall, with the most epic of subway stations (now closed off to the public except on official Transit Museum tours). The Astors and other enterprising investors owned the land uptown, purchased in a speculative property boom. Now, the question was how to brand the area.

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Sometimes it takes a while to settle into a new place, but the minute we saw this spectacular residence on the market for $3.2 million in the Dorilton at 171 West 71st Street, it felt like home. While it’s true the landmarked building’s elaborate Edwardian façade could seem a little imposing, the warmth emanating from this immaculate, five-room Upper West Side home more than makes up for any airs the grand and gated entrance might convey.

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The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Institute of Management Accountants are commemorating the second annual CFO Month, with a technology-focused theme to mark the rise of the “techno-finance chief.

CFO Month recognizes the central role finance chiefs play in business strategy and also raises awareness around the challenges and opportunities these leaders face now and in the future.

[IMGCAP(1)]“ACCA’s and IMA’s futures research in 2013 has pointed to greater technological involvement for CFOs around the world,” said ACCA chief executive Helen Brand in a statement. “Their involvement in big data and technology trends is critical to business growth and profit. As CFOs take on a more strategic and globally focused outlook within business, technology will loom larger in their remit.”

Last year, a pair of reports from ACCA and IMA examined how technology affects the CFO’s role. “Digital Darwinism: thriving in the face of technology change” pointed to the 10 technologies finance professionals identified as having an impact on their roles and the businesses where they worked. Mobile technology and cybercrime are two such technological trends.

A second report from the two groups, “Big data: its power and perils,” highlighted the potential for business of all sizes, governments and regulators in harnessing this wealth of unstructured information.

The report found that 62 percent of CFOs around the world cited big data as hugely important to the future of business, potentially giving savvy businesses an edge on their competitors. The volume and variety of data that businesses and governments are able to collect is increasing at an intense rate, providing a potential treasure trove of information. The ability to organize, make sense and analyze it is at the core of the substantial investments that corporations are making.

[IMGCAP(2)]“Big data provides an opportunity for organizations, big and small, to create a competitive advantage and market differentiation,” said IMA president and CEO Jeff Thomson. “CFOs are at the forefront of this business transformation. But like any business transformation, CFOs need to take a balanced approach that includes technology enablement for information delivery, risk management, internal controls, fraud/cyber-security and ethical concerns.”

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Dramas 'Odyssey' and 'Allegiance' as well as comedy 'Marry Me' are also added to the network's pick-up slate.
NBC has ordered three drama and one comedy series for the 2014-2015 TV season. The new drama series, which all have heavy political concepts, are "State of Affairs", "Odyssey" and "Allegiance".

Marking Katherine Heigl's series regular return since her "Grey's Anatomy" role, "State of Affairs" follows her CIA officer character, Charleston Tucker, who counsels the president on high-stakes incidents around the world.

She has a close personal relationship with the president (Alfre Woodard) because she once was engaged to her son before a terrorist attack took his life. Now, she has a personal agenda which is to bring the perpetrators to justice. Heigl will executive produce it with her mother Nancy Heigl, Alexi Hawley, Robert Simonds, Henry Crumpton and Julia Franz.

"Odyssey", written by Adam Armus and Nora Kay Foster and directed by Peter Horton, tells the thrilling tale of families torn apart when a female Special Ops soldier in North Africa, a corporate lawyer, and a Wall Street activist each uncover the same conspiracy between a U.S. corporation, the government and terrorism. Peter Facinelli, Anna Friel and Jake Robinson are among the stars.

As for "Allegiance" which was previously called "Coercion", it follows Alex O'Connor, a young idealistic CIA analyst specializing in Russian affairs, who learns a shocking secret and his close-knit, affluent family is about to be split apart when its revealed that his parents, Mark (Scott Cohen) and Katya (Hope Davis) are covert Russian spies deactivated decades ago. But now Russia has a new plan that will bring America to its knees, thus enlisting the family into service again.

Meanwhile, the comedy project that joins NBC's series pick-up slate is "Marry Me" from "Happy Endings" creator David Caspe. The semi-autobiographical show pairs "Happy Endings" alumna Casey Wilson, who is also Caspe's real-life fiancee, and Ken Marino as a longtime couple.

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AM10093PU-S Hepatocyte Specific Antigen (HSA) antibody

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Mouse anti Canine, Human Hepatocyte Specific Antigen (HSA) OCH1E5

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Mouse anti Canine, Human Hepatocyte Specific Antigen (HSA) OCH1E5.
Presentation: Purified
Product is tested for Frozen Sections, Immunocytochemistry/Immunofluorescence, Paraffin Sections.

Properties for Hepatocyte Specific Antigen (HSA)

Product Category Primary Antibodies
Quantity 0.1 mg
Synonyms HepPar-1, hepatocellular carcinoma marker, hepatocyte marker
Presentation Purified
Reactivity Can, Hu
Applications C, ICC/IF, P
Clonality Monoclonal
Clone OCH1E5
Host Mouse
Isotype IgG1
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Extract of a formalin-fixed, rejected-allograft of a Human liver.
Isotype control AM03095PU-N, SM10P (for use in human samples)
Application Immunofluorescence: 0.5-1 μg/ml.
Immunohistochemistry on Frozen and Formalin-Fixed Sections:
0.5-1 μg/ml for 30 minutes
at RT.
Staining of formalin-fixed tissues requires boiling tissue sections in 1mM EDTA, pH 7.5-8.5, for 10-20 min followed by cooling at RT for 20 minutes.
Recommended Positive Control: Liver or Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC).
Background Hepatoblastoma is the most common primary tumor of the liver in children. The use of specific hepatocyte markers and also of alpha Fetoprotein or carcinoembryonic antigen are useful for the identification of normal and malignant fetal hepatocytes.
General Readings
  1. Wennerberg AE, Nalesnik MA, Coleman WB. Hepatocyte paraffin 1: a monoclonal antibody that reacts with hepatocytes and can be used for differential diagnosis of hepatic tumors. Am J Pathol. 1993 Oct;143(4):1050-4. PubMed PMID: 7692729. (Free PMC Article available)
  2. Ramos-Vara, J.A., et al. Histochem 2002; J. 34: 397-401.
  3. Fan Z, van de Rijn M, Montgomery K, Rouse RV. Hep par 1 antibody stain for the differential diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma: 676 tumors tested using tissue microarrays and conventional tissue sections. Mod Pathol. 2003 Feb;16(2):137-44. PubMed PMID: 12591966.
Storage Store undiluted at 2-8°C.
Shelf life: one year from despatch.
Protein A/G Chromatography
Buffer System:
10mM PBS
0.05% Sodium Azide
0.05% BSA
Liquid purified IgG fraction from Bioreactor Concentrate
Species Reactivity
Species reactivity (tested):
Human and Dog.
Hepatocyte Specific Antigen, also called Hepatocyte Paraffin 1 or Hep Par 1, localizes to the mitochondria of hepatocytes. It is a sensitive marker for distinguishing hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) from other metastatic carcinomas as well as cholangio-carcinomas. HCC’s occur primarily in the stomach, but they are also found in many other organs. The Hepatocyte Specific Antigen may also be a useful marker for intestinal metaplasia. Reportedly, strong expression of the Hepatocyte Specific Antigen correlates with smaller tumor size and longer patient survival. Occasionally, Hepatocyte Specific Antigen is also found in gastric carcinomas as well as in a few other non-hepatic tumors.
Clone OCH1E5 is useful in studying hepatocellular tumors.
It may be useful in differentiating clear cell hepatocellular carcinomas from other clear cell malignancies. It has been shown in the literature to be useful in differentiating hepatoblastoma of embryonal type from small round cell tumors of childhood.
OCH1E5 labels an antigen in the mitochondrial fraction of the liver homogenates.
Cellular Localization: Finely granular cytoplasmic.

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Rabbit anti Human, Mouse SHANK3

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Rabbit anti Human, Mouse SHANK3.
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Quantity 0.1 mg
Synonyms PSAP2, ProSAP2, Proline-rich synapse-associated protein 2, SH3 and multiple ankyrin repeat domains 3, SPANK-2
Presentation Aff - Purified
Reactivity Hu, Ms
Applications E, ICC/IF, P, WB
Clonality Polyclonal
Host Rabbit
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19 amino acid synthetic peptide near the center of human SHANK3 (AP55426CP-N)
Property Center
Add. information Blocking peptide available: AP55426CP-N
Application Western blot: 1-2 µg/ml.
Positive Control: 3T3 cell lysate.
Immunofluorescence: Start at 2.5 μg/ml.
Immunohistochemistry on Paraffin Sections: Start at 2.5 µg/ml.
Background SH3 and multiple ankyrin repeat domains 3 (SHANK3), a member of the Shank gene family, plays a role in synapse formation and dendritic spine maturation. Shank proteins (Shank 1-3) containing PDZ domains are scaffold proteins of the postsynaptic density (PSD) that connect neurotransmitter receptors and ion channels proteins to the actin cytoskeleton and G-protein-coupled signaling pathways. Transcript splice variation in the Shank family influences the spectrum of Shank-interacting proteins in the PSDs of adult and developing brain to ensure normal development. Mutations of SHANK3 are a cause of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and the neurological symptoms of 22q13.3 deletion syndrome.
Concentration 1.0 mg/ml
General Readings
  1. Sheng M and Kim E. The Shank family of scaffold proteins. J. Cell Sci. 2000; 113:1851-6.
  2. Park E, Na M, Choi J, Kim S, Lee JR, Yoon J, et al. The Shank family of postsynaptic density proteins interacts with and promotes synaptic accumulation of the beta PIX guanine nucleotide exchange factor for Rac1 and Cdc42. J Biol Chem. 2003 May 23;278(21):19220-9. Epub 2003 Mar 7. PubMed PMID: 12626503.
  3. Lim S, Naisbitt S, Yoon J, Hwang JI, Suh PG, Sheng M, et al. Characterization of the Shank family of synaptic proteins. Multiple genes, alternative splicing, and differential expression in brain and development. J Biol Chem. 1999 Oct 8;274(41):29510-8. PubMed PMID: 10506216.
  4. Durand CM, Betancur C, Boeckers TM, Bockmann J, Chaste P, Fauchereau F, et al. Mutations in the gene encoding the synaptic scaffolding protein SHANK3 are associated with autism spectrum disorders. Nat Genet. 2007 Jan;39(1):25-7. Epub 2006 Dec 17. PubMed PMID: 17173049. (Free PMC Article available, 2 images available)
  5. Bonaglia MC, Giorda R, Mani E, Aceti G, Anderlid BM, Baroncini A, et al. Identification of a recurrent breakpoint within the SHANK3 gene in the 22q13.3 deletion syndrome. J Med Genet. 2006 Oct;43(10):822-8. Epub 2005 Nov 11. PubMed PMID: 16284256. (Free PMC Article available, 3 images available)

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Species reactivity (tested):
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At least three alternatively spliced transcript isoforms of SHANK3 are known to exist.

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KN302249 Brca2 - mouse gene knockout kit via CRISPR

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Add. information The kit is designed based on the best knowledge of CRISPR technology. The system has been functionally validated for knocking-in the cassette downstream the native promoter. The efficiency of the knock-out varies due to the nature of the biology and the complexity of the experimental process.
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Trudy Zonneveld

‘Tis the season for singing telegrams

By Mario Bartel

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Trudy Zonneveld has seen people react with glee, bewilderment, shock and even embarrassment to her singing. But she never thought it would help her get out of a speeding ticket.

Zonneveld is a member of the Westcoast Harmony Chorus, and every Valentine’s Day for the past 22 or 23 years, about half the group is divided into quartets to deliver musical messages of love and devotion all across Metro Vancouver. The singing telegrams are the group’s major annual fundraiser to help cover the costs of coaching, music and costumes.

It was while running late to one of those appointments when Zonneveld’s quartet was pulled over for exceeding the speed limit in a school zone. As the driver was explaining their situation to the officer the group broke into song. Bemused and delighted, the officer even called over his partner to share the show. The quartet got off with a warning.

Over the years the quartets have performed in classrooms, construction sites, a high school gym class, the wrestling room at Simon Fraser University, offices, private homes, hospitals, beside train tracks in North Vancouver, even a wrecking yard. One group delivered a particularly moving Valentine to a patient in palliative care.

He could no longer eat, so he couldn’t enjoy chocolates, explains Jackie Baron, and flowers would likely outlast him; a singing love message was the best way his partner could think of showing him her gratitude for all their years together.

While every member of the chorus is an accomplished singer, each of the Valentine’s quartets must audition to ensure their harmonies mesh.

“We pride ourselves that when we sing to you, we sound good,” says Zonneveld.

Recipients also get a rose, a chocolate treat and a personal message from their beloved.

A singing Valentine costs $50. It can also be delivered by phone for $25. The quartets are on the road on Feb. 14 from 7 a.m. to as late as 11:30 p.m., from West Vancouver to Abbotsford. They’re dispatched from a central “war room” that coordinates the bookings to keep the driving as efficient as possible; a quartet can deliver as many as 25-30 Valentines.

“It’s so fun and hilarious,” says Zonneveld. “It’s a joy.”

To make a booking, right up until Feb. 14, call 604-507-1432 or email

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