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Q: How do I set a variable with the output of rsync while keeping the format I'm making a shell script that does an rsync
I want to set a variable with the output I get from rsync --stats
If I run the variable in the terminal, the output is displayed on multiple lines
If I do it in my script:
#!/bin/bash
OUTPUT=$(/usr/bin/rsync -az --stats -h SOURCE DESTINATION)

echo -e "$OUTPUT"

Then, the output I get is all multiple lines concatenated in one line
How do I keep the formatting I get when I run the command in the terminal ?

A: use this script
#!/bin/bash

DIR_TMP=/tmp/test.txt
/usr/bin/rsync -az --stats -h SOURCE DESTINATION >> $DIR_TMP
OUTPUT=$(cat $DIR_TMP)
rm $DIR_TMP

echo -e "$OUTPUT"

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So my last post was about the dresser I hauled back from an Iowa trip, and today I'm going to share the nightstand that I did to match. They were the same exact style and I'm convinced they got separated at birth in the 50's. This one I found right here in Jackson, Michigan at the late, great Jackson Resale Factory. Rest in peace, JRF.
I guess the only thing I forgot to share with you about the dresser was the lining in the drawer.
Somewhere, I came upon some some spray adhesive.
A garage sale I believe.
the drawer with the adhesive. It worked great and I do believe I'm hooked on the stuff!
I've always hated trying to line drawers, so avoided it. Now I'm okay with it.
Love the "pop" of red in the drawer... so cute! I'm featuring your nightstand in this week's Power of Paint Party Spotlight.
The lining is adorable! Really makes the dresser.... Good work!


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Șarpele de casă (Natrix natrix), uneori numit șarpe cu urechi galbene sau șarpe de apă, este un șarpe eurasiatic neveninos. De obicei acesta poate fi întâlnit în apropierea apelor sau în păduri și se hrănește aproape exclusiv cu amfibieniii

Descriere
Șarpele de casă are un aspect zvelt si o lungime de 60-100 cm. Ocazional poate ajunge la 130-150 cm si foarte rar 200cm. Coloritul variaza mult, fondul este de regula in nuante de gri masliniu, dar adesea poate fi bej, maro deschis, sau melanic (complet negru). Variația (subspecia) persa prezinta două dungi longitudinale paralele albe sau gălbui pe laturile spatelui. Spatele este acoperit de 4-6 randuri de pete dispuse alternativ longitudinal, de dimensiuni relativ egale pe acelasi exemplar, de adaugat este ca petele pot fi uneori foarte mici aproape in forma literei V sau pot fi mult mai mari, de la exemplar la exemplar. Abdomenul are un desen caracteristic: o alternanță de alb și negru, predominând pigmentul negru.
În partea posterioară a capului se află de obicei pe ambele părți câte o pată semicirculară galbenă, albicioasă sau alb-cenușie, încadrată anterior și posterior de câte o pereche de pete negre.
Se pot întâlni și exemplare melanice cu abdomenul si spatele complet negre.
Juvenilii sunt cenușii cu un desen format din pete închise alternate.

Hrană
Se hrănește aproape exclusiv cu amfibieni (în special broaște), ocazional mâncând pești sau rozătoare mici.
Nu este nici veninos, nici constrictor, ci imobilizează prada cu dinții și apoi o înghite vie.

Habitat
Șarpele de casă duce o viață amfibie și viața lui este legată de bazinele acvatice, fiind găsit de obicei în apropierea bălților, mlaștinilor, apelor curgătoare, lacurilor etc.
Uneori se depărteaza de malul apei, fiind întâlnit și în păduri, pe câmp și în zone pietroase și uscate.
Se adăpostește adesea lângă locuințele din Delta Dunării și zona inundabila a Dunării printre crăpăturile temeliei si în găurile din pardoseala pridvorului, de unde și numele.

Răspândire
Europa, nordul Africii, Asia Mică, Asia Centrală până la lacul Baikal.
În România îl întâlnim oriunde găsim apă și broaște, fiind semnalat până la altitudinea de 1100m.

Comportament
Are un stil de viață diurn, putând fi văzut stând la soare în zone cu vegetație bogată.
Principalul mijloc de apărare este fuga, refugiindu-se în crăpături, găuri sau între rădăcinile arborilor. Surprins lângâ mal se va refugia în apă, fiind un bun înotător. Acesta înoată șerpuind, cu capul deasupra apei. Încolțit și fără a avea unde să se ascundă, se încolăcește, șuieră puternic și își lățește capul pentru ca în cele din urmă să lovească adversarul cu botul, fără a mușca însă, cu scopul de a intimida. Luat în mână împroașcă conținutul glandelor anale, urât mirositor, cu iz de usturoi și adesea daca este manipulat se preface mort (tanatoză) pana când simte că pericolul s-a indepărtat.
Intra în hibernare în luna octombrie.

Reproducere
La sfârșitul lui aprilie și în timpul lunii mai, șerpii de casă formează așa-numitele "gheme". De menționat că specia prezintă un clar dimorfism sexual, masculii fiind mai mici (40-60-80 cm) și mai firavi decat femelele (60-90-100>cm) care sunt mai robuste. Demografic sunt mult mai multi masculi decat femelele, fapt care este mai ușor de observat in perioada reproducerii. Șerpii în acuplare stau încolăciți (masculii în jurul femelelor), dar fără ca masculul să muște ceafa femelei pentru a o imobiliza.
Ponta este depusă în iulie-august. Cele 11-25 de ouă albe, lungi-ovoidale, lipite ciorchine sunt îngropate în sol afânat, paie putrede, mușchi, frunzar etc. Adesea mai multe femele depun în același loc.
Puii ies după zece săptămâni, având 16-19 cm.

Galerie

Referințe și note

2. Broaște, șerpi, șopârle de I. E. Fuhn

Legături externe

 Tibor Sos. List, key features and distribution of Romanian reptile species
  Reptilele din Munții Măcinului
Amphibians and Reptiles of Europe
 Reptiles and Amphibians of the UK
BBC Nature

Colubridae
Reptile din România
Reptile din Republica Moldova
Animale descrise în 1758
Taxoni clasificați de Carl Linnaeus

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Possible roles of Runx1 and Sox9 in incipient intramembranous ossification
Takashi Yamashiro, Xiu Ping Wang, Zhe Li, Shinji Oya, Thomas Åberg, Tomohiro Fukunaga, Hiroshi Kamioka, Nancy A. Speck, Teruko Takano-Yamamoto, Irma Thesleff
DEN - Dental Sciences
We evaluated the detailed expression patterns of Runx1 and Sox9 in various types of bone formation, and determined whether Runx1 expression was affected by Runx2 deficiency and Runx2 expression by Runx1 deficiency. Our results indicate that both Runx1 and Sox9 are intensely expressed in the future osteogenic cell compartment and in cartilage. The pattern of Runx1 and Sox9 expression suggests that both genes could potentially be involved in incipient intramembranous bone formation during craniofacial development. Introduction: Runx1, a gene essential for hematopoiesis, contains RUNX binding sites in its promoter region, suggesting possible cross-regulation with Runx2 and potential regulatory roles in bone development. On the other hand, Sox9 is essential for chondrogenesis, and haploinsufficiency of Sox9 leads to premature ossification of the skeletal system. In this study, we studied the possible roles of Runx1 and Sox9 in bone development. Materials and Methods: Runx1, Runx2/Osf2, and Sox9 expression was evaluated by in situ hybridization in the growing craniofacial bones of embryonic day (E)12-16 mice and in the endochondral bone-forming regions of embryonic and postnatal long bones. In addition, we evaluated Runx2/Osf2 expression in the growing face of Runx1 knockout mice at E12.5 and Runx1 expression in Runx2 knockout mice at E14.5. Results: Runx1 and Sox9 were expressed in cartilage, and the regions of expression expanded to the neighboring Runx2-expressing osteogenic regions. Expression of both Runx1 and Sox9 was markedly downregulated on ossification. Runx1 and Sox9 expression was absent in the regions of endochondral bone formation and in actively modeling or remodeling bone tissues in the long bones as well as in ossified craniofacial bones. Runx2 expression was not affected by gene disruption of Runx1, whereas the expression domains of Runx1 were extended in Runx2-/- mice compared with wildtype mice. Conclusions: Runx1 and Sox9 are specifically expressed in the osteogenic cell compartments in the craniofacial bones and the bone collar of long bones, and this expression is downregulated on terminal differentiation of osteoblasts. Our results suggest that Runx1 may play a role in incipient intramembranous bone formation.
Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
https://doi.org/10.1359/JBMR.040801
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Osteogenesis Medicine & Life Sciences 100%
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Cartilage Medicine & Life Sciences 28%
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Chondrogenesis Medicine & Life Sciences 20%
Haploinsufficiency Medicine & Life Sciences 20%
Yamashiro, T., Wang, X. P., Li, Z., Oya, S., Åberg, T., Fukunaga, T., Kamioka, H., Speck, N. A., Takano-Yamamoto, T., & Thesleff, I. (2004). Possible roles of Runx1 and Sox9 in incipient intramembranous ossification. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 19(10), 1671-1677. https://doi.org/10.1359/JBMR.040801
Possible roles of Runx1 and Sox9 in incipient intramembranous ossification. / Yamashiro, Takashi; Wang, Xiu Ping; Li, Zhe; Oya, Shinji; Åberg, Thomas; Fukunaga, Tomohiro; Kamioka, Hiroshi; Speck, Nancy A.; Takano-Yamamoto, Teruko; Thesleff, Irma.
In: Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, Vol. 19, No. 10, 10.2004, p. 1671-1677.
Yamashiro, T, Wang, XP, Li, Z, Oya, S, Åberg, T, Fukunaga, T, Kamioka, H, Speck, NA, Takano-Yamamoto, T & Thesleff, I 2004, 'Possible roles of Runx1 and Sox9 in incipient intramembranous ossification', Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, vol. 19, no. 10, pp. 1671-1677. https://doi.org/10.1359/JBMR.040801
Yamashiro T, Wang XP, Li Z, Oya S, Åberg T, Fukunaga T et al. Possible roles of Runx1 and Sox9 in incipient intramembranous ossification. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 2004 Oct;19(10):1671-1677. https://doi.org/10.1359/JBMR.040801
Yamashiro, Takashi ; Wang, Xiu Ping ; Li, Zhe ; Oya, Shinji ; Åberg, Thomas ; Fukunaga, Tomohiro ; Kamioka, Hiroshi ; Speck, Nancy A. ; Takano-Yamamoto, Teruko ; Thesleff, Irma. / Possible roles of Runx1 and Sox9 in incipient intramembranous ossification. In: Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 2004 ; Vol. 19, No. 10. pp. 1671-1677.
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It's time to take the next step on sustainable development.
One year on from the United Nations' formal approval of 17 crucial global Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, and many companies are still wondering what to do, struggling to develop a meaningful and credible approach.
Some have adopted pet SDGs to illustrate corporate responsibility projects they are doing anyway. But for these types of companies there is a catch: all governments have now agreed on the 169 targets.
The SDGs are the new "political framework for business."
From decent work to taxation, good governance and social conflicts over limited resources, companies must use the SDGs to address material issues that will undermine the sustained growth of their businesses.
Consider, for example, how SDG No. 3 will shape the future growth of global pharmaceuticals.
The target "…affirms the right of developing countries to use to the full the provisions in the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights regarding flexibilities to protect public health, and, in particular, provide access to medicines for all."
From decent work to taxation, good governance and social conflicts over limited resources, companies must use the SDGs to address material issues.
Ergo, governments are prepared to forego drug patents in the interest of protecting public health. In India, the production and sale of generic drugs is estimated to have been worth $15 billion in revenues in 2014.
The issues are multiplying. Environmental pollution, not previously considered a top material issue for global pharmaceuticals, is in the spotlight. Global investors are increasingly worried that pharmaceutical companies and their portfolios may be creating unprecedented levels of pollution within their supply chains, which is compromising local drinking water and the health of local communities.
Pharmaceuticals are just one example. Similar challenges affect companies whose supply chains reach far and deep into developing countries. So what should business leaders be doing now?
The convergence of three trends in most developing countries — social inequality, resource scarcity and governance gaps — will affect the license to operate of companies in ways that are more difficult to control than ever before.
This requires an enhanced, political approach to corporate sustainability, but even the most sophisticated companies have trouble sensing their external environment. It is no longer enough for companies to focus on minimizing negative social and ecological impacts from their operations.
The increased scrutiny requires them to show that they are part of the solution to these challenges.
We at Earth Security Group call this business diplomacy for sustainable development. It means companies taking a more proactive role to align their growth models with societal interests in the countries where they operate.
The political backlash that companies are seeing on issues like water scarcity or land conflicts means that being part of the solution is the only way to ensure their organization's long-term continuity.
Key to business diplomacy is better communication across all externally facing corporate functions like risk management, government affairs and strategy, with the knowledge and analysis that has been traditionally in the domain of corporate sustainability.
These functions must begin to work much more collaboratively to anticipate external conflicts and become an active part of the solution to these challenges.
Most global sectors now have some form of corporate platform bringing companies together on common concerns. Last month I contributed to the launch of the Global Agri-business Alliance (GAA) in Singapore, an industry where pre-competitive cooperation has lagged behind.
Convened by Olam International, the GAA brings together 40 leading agribusinesses to address SDG No. 2 on food security and sustainable agriculture. Along similar lines, a few years ago pharma companies set up the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Initiative (PSCI) to demand better social and environmental conditions where drugs are supplied from.
However, less than 15 percent of the 140 largest global pharmaceutical companies are members of PSCI today according to sector analysts.
Voluntary corporate initiatives that aim at the "self-regulation" are a necessary step for leading companies. However, they are not enough to address the problems that companies are facing. This is partly because they leave out competitors and partly because government regulation, not voluntary commitment, is the ultimate game-changer.
Companies must begin to collaborate with governments in order to turn these principles of good corporate behavior into legislation. Think corporate lobbying as a tool for positive change.
Ultimately, business diplomacy goes beyond corporate philanthropy and corporate social responsibility, by focusing on leveraging government relations for good.
The social and political scrutiny on companies is only going to increase. A product of lengthy political negotiations, the SDGs provide an unparalleled framework of issues that matter to business.
Global companies operating across national borders, in particular those relying on global supply chains including developing countries, must now take another look at the SDGs and consider a strategic response.


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Author: Thessaly Story: A Model of Decorum and Tranquility Chapter: 1. The Beautiful People
1. The Beautiful People 2. Diagon Alley in the Summer Where is Fancy Bred? 4. The Perils of Reading Newspapers 5. Too Clever by Half 6. Smoke and Mirrors
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65, 66, 67, 68. "Mum, I am NOT going on the bloody stupid retreat!"
Narcissa Black sat in her bedroom, running the brush through her white-blonde hair. It was better than being downstairs. Drama, never patient at the best of times, was having another fight with Mother. And if Narcissa wasn't mistaken, her elder sister was going to be chastised for her bad language. 73, 74, 75, 76, 77. Narcissa had never understood her sister's volatility, especially on this subject.
"I don't like the Malfoys, and they don't like me. I'm not interested in spending time with them. Why can't you just understand that? The Austins are perfectly respectable people, you've admitted that yourself, so why can't I just go and spend the summer with Cassandra instead of going on some stupid retreat!"
Drama was trying to be logical now, which would probably be better than indiscriminate yelling. 98, 99, 100. Narcissa laid down the hairbrush. Drama had never been very patient, and Narcissa wondered how long this streak of logic was going to last. She parted her smooth hair and pinned it back with a pair of jeweled hair-pins she had been given for her seventeenth birthday, now three weeks gone. "Mother, I'm nineteen years old, and I can do what I like!" The doorbell rang.
Someone tapped on Narcissa's door. "Come in," she called. Andromeda Black put her head around the doorframe. "Guests for tea. Mother wants you downstairs."
"Did you win?"
"Does anyone win arguments with Mother?"
"Yeah, well, she can go to hell! I'm going to Cassandra's house for the summer."
Andromeda dropped onto Narcissa's bed with explosive sigh. She was possessed of a mercurial temperament and a boundless reserve of emotion. She was Andromeda to governesses and older family members, but Drama on the Ravenclaw Quidditch team. Narcissa, used to her sister's pointless tantrums, thought that her Quidditch nickname was more accurate.
"Why don't you want to go on the retreat?"
"Bloody Malfoys," growled Drama, throwing one of the pillows across the room. Narcissa winced.
"Could you please not do that? What's wrong with the Malfoys?"
" Oh, Julia's all right, I suppose. But she's only Marguerite's niece; she's not really a Malfoy." Andi paused. "Will Julia be at the retreat?"
"I think so." Narcissa paused. "We'll have to see Bella and Rudolphus though." It was as close as Narcissa could get to criticizing her sister and brother-in-law. It would also be the first meeting since their marriage. It would be – interesting.
"That's it, I'm not going. At least we don't have to put up with Marguerite."
"Drama!" Narcissa's eyes widened, momentarily.
"Sorry," said Drama, flushing. "No Cis, I really am sorry. I just, well, I never liked her that much. She always made such a pet out of Bella."
Narcissa looked up, face immaculate. "It's fine."
Drama shook her head. "I don't get you, you know that? Most people would yell at me if I said something like that. But it doesn't seem to bother you."
Narcissa looked at herself in the mirror again. "That's why we're not each other. I don't always understand you, either." She paused. "Who's here?"
"Guess. I thought you know they were coming – you look so nice."
"No, I didn't know. Is Julia with them?" Narcissa adjusted the sweep of the liner under her eyes. She wondered if she should put on a bit more rouge. She would be the first to admit that she didn't need makeup, but she liked knowing that she had control of what other people saw when they looked at her. Faces were unreliable.
Narcissa examined her expression again, and was satisfied. She transferred her gaze to her elder sister. "Are you going?"
"Nope." Drama sat up on the bed and winked. "I got sent to my room for bad language."
At the door of Narcissa's bedroom Drama paused. "Didn't Lucius give you those hair clips?"
Drama shook her head. "How can you let him do that to you?'
"Do what?"
"Chase you. It's disgusting, and you know he only does it because he couldn't get Bella."
"He does not."
"Fine," Drama snapped, suddenly irritable again. "I didn't put you down as that blind, Cis. Can't you see the way he looks at her?" She tossed her head. "Have it your way. Be deluded."
As Narcissa entered the room, the two guests rose. The Malfoys aged well, Narcissa's mother always said, and certainly that was true for Abraxas Malfoy. He had to be at least fifty, and he looked it, but somehow it didn't matter. He still carried with him the power, grace and lethal charm that all the Malfoys possessed in abundance. Narcissa glided over to Abraxas with a polite smile on her face. "Mr. Malfoy." She held out a gloved hand and curtsied. "This is a surprise; you usually come on Thursdays"
"If I had my choice, we would call every day." As she straightened up, Mr. Malfoy looked her over appraisingly. "My goodness, Narcissa, you get prettier every time we visit."
Narcissa smiled. "Thank you, Mr. Malfoy." she said, lightly.
"The pleasure is all mine" he said, and she laughed, the exquisite, bell-like sounds ringing through the drawing room.
She then crossed to where Lucius Malfoy stood, one hand resting on the back of his chair. He was the image of his father, or what his father must have been when he was twenty-one; tMalfoy was more intense than his father, and gave the impression of being dangerous. "Mr. Malfoy." Narcissa said, extending a hand. "I am glad to see you."
Lucius Malfoy raised her hand, pulling the glove back so he could plant a kiss on the bare skin of her hand. It was a surprisingly intimate gesture. "As I am glad to see you, Miss Narcissa," he said. He relinquished her hand. "Tell me you'll go to all the London dances with me this winter. I haven't got a partner."
"Oh, no. I have one more year of school left, Mr. Malfoy. And surely you could get a better partner than a school-girl."
"I don't think I could get a better partner than you, Miss Narcissa." Lucius said, with a half smile that didn't quite reach his eyes.
Later, Narcissa wandered the gardens arm-in-arm with Lucius, leaving her mother to play hostess alone; she was expected to entertain Lucius, preferably in private.
"What is Julia up to?" Narcissa asked. "I see you all so little, but especially her."
Lucius smiled. "She has been in London a great deal, and her research seems to be better than our poor company."
"I don't think I've seen her all summer."
"We were both at your sister's wedding."
"Of course." There was a pause while they both remembered the spectacle that had been Bella's wedding. The presence of Bellatrix the warrior hung like a thunderstorm over the conversation, ominous and unfulfilled. It would be another week before the pressure broke. Narcissa searched for a subject more pleasant to her companion, and, if it must be owned, to herself. "I was just thinking of the summers we used to spend together, all of us. You know, Bella, Drama, Regulus, me, you and Julia. Quite an interesting combination."
"Yes. Never enough for a Quidditch team, though," Lucius said smiling. "I used to regret that so much. Fortunately, we always got to watch Anthony Wilkes and Drama throw Quaffles at each other." He paused.
"That is, when you hadn't enchanted the Quaffles to do strange things," said Narcissa with a twinkle of a smile. "I was quite fond of the ones that belched smoke. Highly creative."
"Oh, Merlin," said Lucius. "What about when you and Julia dressed the Nott boy and Regulus up as winners of the Witch Weekly fashion show?"
Narcissa laughed, and turned her face away, blushing. "Oh, you would have to remember all the really embarrassing things I did when I was ten. You know me too well."
"On the contrary. I am very interested in knowing you better."
Several days later, as Narcissa was directing the loading of the coaches, Regulus and Aunt Ursula appeared on the doorstep. Fifteen year old was Sirius dawdling behind them, along with one of his school friends. Narcissa could just make out a faint "...really horrible" as she followed her mother and Drama outside to the waiting carriage.
"Narcissa, dear," her mother said, pulling her aside. "Would you mind riding with them?" she asked, nodding to Sirius and the friend (what was his name?).
As it happened, Narcissa minded very much. The last thing she wanted to do was spend three hours in a carriage with both Sirius and his friend. It was a pity they couldn't Apparate. "What about Regulus?" she demurred.
"He'll come with me," said Aunt Ursula, smiling at her son. "Reggie missed Mummy when he was away at school this year." Narcissa smiled politely.
"Very much, ma'am," Regulus said, smiling. He was eleven years old, and pampered beyond belief. He leaned around his mother and pulled a face at his brother. "I'm getting a new broom for next year, did Mummy tell you that?"
Sirius, as anybody who spent enough time around him, would well know, desperately wanted a new broom. "Yeah, well you can shove it up your - !" he yelled, a spark of red exploding from his wand. Regulus bent over coughing, hit with some curse.
"Sirius Nigellus Black!" Aunt Ursula advanced, pulling out her wand. "Silencio Tempus! Six hours." Sirius, adept at evading everyone but his mother, caught the charm full in the face. He opened his mouth and shut it again, face red with humiliation. "Narcissa, would you look after him, please?"
Narcissa sighed, inwardly condemning her aunt to a private netherworld. She didn't want to babysit. Not at all. She opened the door to the carriage. "Get in." she said to the friend.
"But, Miss...she...he..." the boy was almost in tears.
"Get in, please! You too, Sirius. Drama, which carriage are you going in?" Finally, Narcissa grabbed both boys by the wrists and pulled them into the carriage. "Drive on," she called.
"Please take it off," the friend implored. Sirius's face was still red, and his eyes swam with what looked like thinly disguised tears. He rubbed at them and looked resolutely out the window.
"I'm going to, oh, what's your name?"
"Peter, Miss. Peter Pettigrew." Oh, of course. His father was a minor Ministry official, and from what she'd been hearing, he was one of Sirius's most respectable friends. Narcissa wondered fleetingly how much Sirius had had to fight to get to be allowed to bring even this one with him.
"Sirius, how many times have I told you to be subtle?" Narcissa asked, searching for her wand. "Finite incantatum."
"Piss off," said Sirius tiredly.
"I'm trying to help you Sirius," said Narcissa. "You're certainly old enough to look after yourself – why don't you just do as you're told? Even Drama doesn't court danger this badly."
"Don't tickle sleeping dragons," said Drama, winking at Sirius. "Cheer up. She doesn't mean it."
"I do mean it," said Narcissa with a warning look at her sister. "If he would just pay attention, it would be a whole lot easier. Subtlety isn't a bad thing."
"Why should I trust you?" Sirius muttered mutinously. "You're one of them."
"Them?"
"You know, the beautiful people."
"Who?" Drama looked intrigued.
"Bella. That sort." Sirius flushed. "That's what we call them in Gryffindor, anyway."
"The old families," said Peter.
Narcissa turned to look out of the window. Drama was asking for a better description of these "beautiful people." But Narcissa understood what Sirius meant. She supposed she was one of them. It was her circle and her people: the Blacks, the Malfoys, the Wilkes, the Rosiers, the Notts, the Lestranges. That sort. The Old Families. The Dark Families. Society. Respectable People. There were a lot of names for them. Narcissa wished Sirius hadn't brought this topic up just now. She twisted her fingers – fine, pale, French-manicured fingers, in the fabric of her dress. The Beautiful People. She looked and acted like one; she knew that, but that was because she knew, deep down, that the best way to follow your own agenda was to do what other people wanted. She thought of Lucius Malfoy leaning over his chess board, fingers tapping the fine gilt edge. He saw life as a game to be played and to be one by certain rules. As it happened, so did Narcissa. The rules…she gazed at the summer trees. That was Drama's problem, the reason she kept flinging herself up against the parental decrees. That was Sirius's problem too; the lesson he hadn't learned. That was why her clever young cousin acted like a child of thirteen at home. He didn't understand those rules; neither of them did. There was a reality that shaped the lives of the Old Families, a reality which must be accepted for survival on any level in their world. Oh, Sirius. That was why he was so desperately unhappy. He was going to be trouble, Narcissa could feel it.
"Hey, Cis," Speak of the devil, Narcissa thought. "You have your tarot cards?'
"Oh, are you doing tricks?" Drama asked with a smile. "Do me too, would you?"
"Sirius, I have asked you repeatedly to call me by my full name." Narcissa rummaged in the baggage on the seat next to her. "Why me anyway? You all take divination – you can do your own readings."
"Drama's rubbish at divination," said Sirius. Drama pushed him.
"Doesn't matter. I've graduated, AND I'm gainfully employed, all without need of divination."
"Besides, its harder to read accurately for yourself, that's what Applebaum says," added Sirius.
"Rem- one of our friends tried it and found out he was going to fall through a hole to China," Peter volunteered. He giggled.
"Sounds more like an interpretation problem than anything else," said Narcissa.
"And you're way better than anyone else," Drama said, watching the cards sift through Narcissa's fingers. "Everyone knows you're brill at divination."
"Hmm." said Narcissa, noncommittally. She was good. It worried her sometimes. A sweet, pampered daughter should not have talents as, well, unpredictable as divination. Mr. Malfoy – or anybody else for that matter – would not want to marry a diviner. They would want to marry an accomplished woman. She could feel the familiar slick of the cards, and liked it. It felt right; the tiny part of her that sometimes questioned the rituals and rigidity of life among the beautiful people was proud of an honest talent.
The Malfoy's summer retreats were legendary. It was the ambition of many a petty minister to get onto the august guest list, but few ever did. The Old Families, however, had been a part of the retreats since the conquest, and they figured in most of Narcissa's memories. It felt good to be pulling up to the old familiar house again. She looked, automatically, for the figure of Marguerite Malfoy on the steps to welcome the visitors, and realized with a pang that the delicate, clever Mrs. Malfoy was really, truly gone. She stepped out of the carriage, leaving the two boys to Drama, and smelled the light, pine-scented breeze. Poor Marguerite...death left a gaping hole somewhere around your heart, and every time you noticed the absence, it hurt a little more. What really hurt, Narcissa reflected, was that she might have prevented it. Told Marguerite not to go out in the cold in such a thin robe – more suited to high summer than late, wet September. And then, perhaps told Lucius or Abraxas how serious the illness was. But she hadn't, no matter how many times she saw a funeral procession or a grieving Abraxas in her crystal. I'm not going to think about that, Narcissa thought, shading her eyes with one immaculately white gloved hand.
She walked over to the steps to greet the hosts. Aunt Ursula and Mother were talking to the second figure on the steps. There was a nod, a few laughs, then the figure turned. "Julia!" said Narcissa in surprise. "Your cousin led me to think you had become a hermit!"
"No, not quite. And certainly not for you." Lucius Malfoy's adopted sister held out both hands, which Narcissa took gracefully, kissing her friend on the cheek as she did.
"Mr. Malfoy, Mr. Malfoy," said Narcissa, nodding to father and son as she passed. Julia took her arm and led her into the house.
"Come and help me find some lemonade, dear."
As they entered, Narcissa thought she heard her mother saying, "...and do you know when my other daughter plans to arrive?"
And from Sirius, who, with Peter, was halfway up the stairs to the second floor and the rooms he usually occupied, "Bella's coming? Oh, bloody hell." Her cousin, supremely oblivious at fifteen, was probably the only member of the family who wasn't aware of Bella's return, or of the undercurrent of tension she caused, whether present or absent.
Bella arrived with the evening, in an elegant tawny brown coach. She was wearing new robes of a particularly fine cut, bought in Paris on her honeymoon. She was sleek as a cat, her particular and disturbing beauty at its fullest. She always looked like that just as she was about to enter a room full of people she could manipulate, Narcissa thought. It was so simple: Bella enjoyed causing trouble. Narcissa both hated and admired her oldest sister, who was dark and sensual to Narcissa's own refined fairness. Bella had taught her, largely through example, about control and subtlety, and about getting what you wanted. You did not trust Bella. You avoided her. Her marriage had been, in fact, quite fortunate. Having something as de riguer as a husband did her good, especially when he was as presentable as Rudolphus Lestrange. Narcissa heard the front door open, heard the voices in the hall. She, Julia, Drama, Sirius, and Peter were clustered around Narcissa's crystal, which she was reading as a parlor trick. Lucius was watching and pretending he wasn't. His head snapped up when they heard Bella in the hall.
Narcissa remembered Drama's earlier warning about Lucius and Bella. She was well aware that Bella had been pulling Lucius by a string since he was twelve, but with her marriage to someone in almost every way his, Bella had most likely lost Lucius. Ever since Bella announced her engagement, Lucius had begun to attack her as politely as one possibly could. In the process, he had found it expedient to favor Narcissa, who, at sixteen and a half, enjoyed it a great deal. He was clever, charming, rich, and very well connected. That he was using her to get back at Bella, she was well aware, but she was trained to use any situation to her advantage. Her family expected her to marry, and she couldn't do better. Narcissa smiled, discreetly, at the prospect of the coming contest. She decided to ignore Bella for the moment.
"What do you see?" Peter asked, craning over the crystal ball.
"I think it's a white hawthorn," she said.
"Don't those usually mean unrequited love?" Julia asked. She smiled archly at Lucius, teasing him a little as only a sister could do.
"May I look?" Drama asked. She seemed amused too – it was no doubt the possibility of baiting Bella, who disliked Drama even more than Narcissa.
"Certainly, but do be careful. You know how determined Narcissa is to keep the things that are hers. Especially if they were freely given." Julia was a cousin, properly a Desmoulins, but she played the old family games to perfection. Drama leaned over the crystal, smiling at Julia as she did.
"You know, I think you're right." Peter's head was going back and forth as if he were watching a Quidditch game, first looking at one sister, then at the other. Julia had effectively ruined Bella's entrance, and obviously reveled in the fact. Narcissa wondered briefly what exactly the relationship was between Julia and Bella; she had never found out.
"Oh, is Narcissa still playing with that thing?" Bella asked scathingly. "Honestly, Lucius," she added, drawing his attention back to her. "You'd never believe how young my sisters can be. Would you mind?" She said, turning her back to him to he could take her evening wrap.
Lucius remained seated. "On the contrary, I find Miss Narcissa very mature." He paused. "You seem in need of assistance." Bella was still waiting. "Perhaps you'd better ask Lestrange, he seems to be standing around panting for something to do. Some sherry, Lestrange?" The man shook his head, but took Bella's wrap without speaking. "And, to be honest my dear," Lucius said, nodding to Bella, "I think the only reason you married him was to have someone to take your wrap."
"You know me too well," Bella said coyly. "But I think an intellectual match is just as important for a woman with ... needs. I find that I need a clever man to bring a tête-a-tête to a ... climax."
"I didn't know married women could make innuendos like that," said Drama, just loud enough to be heard.
Bella's head snapped around. "I beg your pardon, Andromeda?"
"What? I didn't mean anything," said Drama sweetly. "It was a joke, Bella." It was times like these, Narcissa thought, that she remembered that Drama was a Black too, no matter how she liked to ignore it.
"I didn't know any woman could make innuendos like that," said Lestrange, who was standing in the doorway, showing off his tousled dark hair and broad shoulders to full advantage.
"Except maybe to her husband," said Bella. She went over to her ruffled spouse and kissed him. "Everyone makes allowances for honeymooners."
"Lucius, are you going to offer us any sherry?" asked Julia. Lucius looked away from the couple in the doorway with a distinctly sour look on his face.
"Of course, if you will ask me."
"Mr. Malfoy, I've been working hard," said Narcissa, smiling through her eyelashes, and hoping he found them as pleasing a shade of gold as she did, "and if you could get me a sherry, I would be much obliged."
"I would get you anything, Miss Narcissa," said Lucius. "Certainly such a small thing as a glass of sherry."
"I am exceedingly grateful, Mr. Malfoy," said Narcissa, brushing his hand as she took the glass and leaning back in her chair. "Consider me in your debt." Lucius's fingers twined in hers for a moment and he leaned forward as she leaned back.
"Narcissa, may I look at your crystal?" Bella asked. She had apparently recovered and renewed the attack.
"Certainly," said Narcissa vaguely, far more interested Lucius's warm fingers, brushing the back of her hands. I'll have to leave my gloves off more often, she thought hazily.
Julia stood up, smiling. "While Bella spies on people, perhaps, Narcissa, you would play for us?"
"Oh, no, I couldn't. It's your house – you had better do the honors!"
"Miss Narcissa," said Lucius, suddenly, "I would love to hear you play. I think harps are by far the most beautiful instrument. Not to speak badly of your piano, Julia."
"What a wonderful idea, Lucius. Narcissa can play while I sing," said Bella. She was sitting at the little table with the crystal, but had looked up, the firelight skidding along the sharp lines of her face. "Or," she added, coming up with a better idea, "Julia can accompany me."
"I would rather hear Miss Narcissa alone," said Lucius coolly. Lestrange appeared to agree.
"Well, if that's the case, I think its time I paid my respects to your parents, Lucius."
"Probably," he answered, obviously far more interested in the sight of Narcissa walking over the music cupboard.
"OH!" cried Bella. "I'm so sorry." Narcissa's crystal fell to the floor as Bella stood, shattering on the smooth wood parquet with a smash. Narcissa spun around in time to see the look of pure malice on Bella's face.
Lucius saw it too. "Don't worry, Miss Narcissa," he said, coming over to where she stood by the music cabinet. He put a finger under her chin and tipped it up until she looked directly at him. "It's provident, really. I had been wanting to buy you something to prove my ... regard for you. I hope you'll allow me to replace the crystal your sister so carelessly broke."
Narcissa was surprised. Even the charming Lucius Malfoy was not usually this demonstrative, or, for that matter, obvious. "Thank you, Mr. Malfoy. I would like that above all things."
The Lestranges exited the room, Bella pulling Rudophus behind her and fuming. Sirius and Drama, who appeared to have been holding their breaths since Bella approached the table, let them out again.
"Uh, do you want to ...?" Sirius muttered to Peter, gesturing towards the french doors and escape.
Drama shook her head at Sirius. "Why don't I show we show Peter the woods?" No one paid them any attention, but Narcissa heard Drama saying as she ushered the two into the hall, "Now that, gentlemen, is subtlety."
Narcissa, alone in the room, took a deep breath and knelt to gather the pieces of her crystal. She noticed her hands were shaking, and willed them to stop. It was the first, perhaps second, time in her life that she had won a skirmish with Bella. That was me. I did that. She swallowed, and the sense of empowerment vanished. She was ten again, and afraid of what her glamorous sister would do next. Bella took to revenge naturally. Narcissa took a deep breath and stood up. She examined herself in the wall mirror, reordering her hair and calming herself, preparing for the conflict that would begin the minute she walked into the dining room. It was going to be a very interesting week, now that Bella was back.
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The snow is beginning to come down here in New Hampshire – looks like we're going to be snowed in tonight and tomorrow!
Sounds like a good night to curl up with a book. Speaking of books, for the past few days I've been finishing up The Paris Wife.
It was this month's book selection for the Peanut Butter Fingers Book Club. At first, I was hesitant about reading it because a book about Ernest Hemingway sounded kind of boring (I'm not really too into old literature authors like that!). I decided to give the book a chance and I'm glad I did!
It's written in the point of view of Hadley Richardson (love the name Hadley by the way!), Ernest Hemingway's first wife, and it's basically the story of their relationship. The beginning of the book is very romantic and reminds me of a classic romantic movie. The middle of the book brings up more of the struggles of their relationship, and the end of the book focuses on the downfall of their marriage. I'm no literary critic, but I think it was written very well. It's definitely a page turner and kept me interested.
One thing I loved about the book was that most of the book was set in Europe (not just Paris). Part of that appeal is that it brought back so many memories from my time abroad and vacations with my family. It's fun to get wrapped up in a book and be able to imagine yourself where the book is taking place.
Another aspect that I enjoyed was finding out so many interesting things about Ernest Hemingway. Did you know he was fascinated by bull fighting and actually participated in the sport? It's a pretty central part of the book. I loved that I was able to imagine everything all the more because I actually went to a bull fight in Madrid a few years ago. Bull fights are extremely gory and bloody and they kill multiple bulls throughout the show, not just one! It's definitely an experience I'll never forget.
I also never knew how crazy Ernest Hemingway was – though, it does seem that many famous writers and artists are :). Many of my thoughts toward the end of the book focused on how strange the relationship between Hadley, Ernest, and Pauline was and how I could not imagine something like that happening today.
Hadley's character confused me a bit because although she seemed strong and independent at times, the fact that she went along with Ernest's odd ways contradicted that. At the end of the book she seems to assert herself a little more, but then she leaves the choice of whether to end their relationship in Ernest's hands. I guess I was slightly annoyed at her deference to Ernest at times.
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Happy reading! And drinking 🙂 Oh, and if you haven't seen it, I think it would be fun to watch the movie "Midnight in Paris" after reading this book!
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Trudeau, premiers to discuss new measures to contain omicron variant this evening
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to speak with Canada's premiers tonight at 6 p.m. ET to discuss the possibility of stricter public health measures in response to the omicron coronavirus variant, sources say.
CBC News has learned that high level conversations have been happening in Ottawa today about implementing more travel restrictions in response to rising COVID-19 case numbers.
Public health officials and experts have warned that the omicron variant — which is thought to be highly contagious and the variant most capable of evading vaccines — is on its way to becoming the dominant coronavirus strain in Canada.
Trudeau tweeted earlier today that he has already spoken directly to British Columbia Premier John Horgan, who serves as the chair of the premiers' national body, the Council of the Federation.
I just spoke with Premier @JJHorgan, as Chair of the Council of the Federation. We're going to convene a meeting as soon as possible with the premiers to address Omicron and make sure we're working together to keep you safe as we head into the holidays. We've got your back.
—@JustinTrudeau
"The two leaders agreed on the urgency of the situation, particularly with the holidays fast approaching," says a summary of the call issued by the Prime Minister's Office.
"They reaffirmed the importance of accelerating the rollout of booster vaccine doses across the country as well as continuing to make progress on vaccinating children."
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland declined to provide details of pandemic measures under consideration during an appearance on CBC's Power & Politics, saying that she did not want to "pre-empt any announcements."
"We are in the midst of a global wave of a variant that just turns out to be extremely, extremely, extremely contagious," Freeland said.
"We have a chance to keep this under control. But we can only do that if all of us really act, and the federal government is committed to doing its part."
Autopsy of ex-NFLer Phillip Adams, accused of killing 6 people, reveals 'unusually severe' brain trauma
Data analysis indicates omicron is milder, better at evading vaccines


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This album rejuvenated the concept album and showcases Queensryche's amazing talent. Nikki is the confused and drug addicted young man who gets involved with a revolutionary group as their assassin. The song I Don't Believe in Love was even nominated for a Grammy. When on tour for Empire in 1990, they performed this album in its entirety, and released it as Operation: Livecrime. This album is a MUST for any rock fan!
*Cost of a new house - $91,600.
*Cost of an existing house - $61,020.
*Cost of a new car - $10,400.
And why is 1988 special?
It's the year Sandra Almazan graduated from high school!
From JoBlo it's the release date shuffle!
A reboot of The Mummy comes out April 22, so it will be a busy three weeks at the box office.
From Blastr - The sixth season of SyFy's Face Off wraps up on April 22 – and there will be a season seven!
"When it returns, Face Off will have quite a few new faces to hang out with on the schedule, with shows like Dominion, 12 Monkeys, Ascension, The Expanse, Z Nation and Olympus all in different stages of development — not to mention unscripted fare like Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge, Opposite Worlds, Heroes of Cosplay and Ghost Hunters."
Fan of Queensryche? Following Sandra? Picking up RaShelle's new book. (She rocks, you know!) Wonder which studio will win spring of 2015? See any new shows you want to catch? And what do you remember about 1988…?
And everyone have a wonderful and Blessed Easter!
It is a shame the fans are not there for DC. I personally can't wait for this movie and I loved MoS.
RaShelle's book looks fascinating. Thank you - and her.
I was modeling for six months in Europe that year, so life was hectic and exciting!
Congrats to Rashelle! She is doing AMAZINGLY WELL!
COOL... Batman vs. Superman comes out on my Birthday! That's some present!
Oooo, the MUMMY... Great film! Loved it!
Warner Brothers needs to do a lot more blinking. I have no real hope that Batman vs Superman will be any good, even with Affleck.
Am I a geek for putting those Marvel dates on my calendar already. haha.
Hi Alex - this was the year of my first trip to the Okavango Delta - a real treat .. We did see A Fish Called Wanda .. but you mention many other things that passed me by.
Have a very Blessed Easter, Alex!
I'm back on my A-Z track for the moment. Yesterday was all family but now I can concentrate on my cyber family whom I love just as much. I'm proud to know you.
Something you mentioned in a previous post resonated with me. I don't read much fantasy at the moment. Perhaps because I'm really busy but more probably because I'm immersed in building my own world. I am so grateful to learn of Misha and her 5 year project. She's an inspiration.
A Fish Called Wanda is top notch comedy.
I haven't met Sandra, so thanks for the introduction.
A wonderful, blessed Easter to you, Mrs. Ninja and Mini-Alex.
Good luck to Rashelle I'm sure her book will be a well deserved success.
Hope you're having a wonderful Easter, Alex!
Love Queensryche! Happy Easter to everyone.
Love Queensryche, but don't own any of their albums. They're on my to buy list for sure. I still buy CDs so one day I will get to theirs!
Love Die Hard and Beetlejuice. I am pretty sure I love Wanda but haven't seen it since I was a kid so can't remember it. :P And Young Guns - such a dorky classic!
Diehard rocked for its time. Totally following Sandra's writing, science fiction and fantasy!
Any of the Final Fantasy are awesome, but I have never played this one. To own one would be classic!
I brought a puppy home in 1988 and hubby said, "I hope you know what you've let yourself in for."
- Lots of fun, love, walks and heartache.
I'm going to visit Sandra, she sounds interesting (science and speculative fiction).
Thanks for the shout-out, Alex, and "hi" to everyone else. 1988 was a good year. We had our 25th high school reunion last year, and it was great.
The cost of going to the movies sure has changed. I hadn't heard about the reboot of The Mummy. A wave to Sandra and congrats to those with books releases. Wishing you and your family a safe and Happy Easter.
I totally forgot about Cinderella. WOW. My husband took me to a Metallica concert several years ago and I wasn't expecting much since it wasn't my thing, but wow they were amazing.
And I'm still obsessed with a Fish Called Wanda.
I recall a lot from '88. It's interesting Supes and Bats are only a week off from Cap'n 3. I wish they'd space those movies out a bit more.
And The Expanse novels are some of my favorites to come out in the last few years. I'm looking forward to the show. I've read they're trying to make it amazing - not going campy at all. So stoked.
I was 21 in 1988. It seems a long time ago, but I'm probably less grown up than I was then.
Have a special and blessed Easter with your family.
1988 was the year I was 50. It was also the year we moved to North Carolina for a while.
I saw the first two films, Die Hard and a Fish Called Wanda.
You quote house prices, but they weren't as expensive as that in the Bogue area of NC.
I just heard on the radio that Queensryche is coming to our town.
Is it 26 years ago already? A Fish Called Wanda is one of my absolute favorite comedies EVER! It's still as fresh as it was when it first came out.
Brandon, I'm excited for it.
Michael, that's a great birthday present.
Sydney, yes. But that's all right, they are on mine.
Fe, thank you! And glad that stuck with you.
Mina, they are really good in concert. Saw them twenty years ago.
Rusty, maybe they will space them more as time draws near.
Educate the masses - we'll burn the White House down!"
"Don't ever trust...don't ever trust the needle - it lies!"
"There's a revolution calling...revolution calling...revolution calling you"
Mindcrime is a brilliant album! I saw the Empire tour in Tulsa and heard Mindcrime live from start to finish!
Forgot all about A Fish Called Wanda. Loved that movie!
Wishing you a Happy and Blessed Easter too, Alex!
Queensryche is one of my all time favorite bands in all the land! Jeff Tate's voice is absolutely amazing! Those high notes that he can hit? Wow! And, the story that the album tells, I love it. I have the VHS of it. Seeing this made me want to pop it in…great pick, Alex.
1988-I had the biggest crush on this football player. He liked my best friend:-) I reincarnated his ice blue eyes in my WIP. Loved Young Guns! Have a Happy Easter.
The debut of Mystery Science Theater 3000 makes 1988 undeniably awesome. Since I was a toddler in 1988, I don't remember a whole lot. Life was simple for me then.
I'm a new follower of Sandra's. Thanks for pointing us her way!
I got a copy of Operation Mindcrime a couple years ago on recommendation of you and L.Diane Wolfe. It's a good album.
In 1988 I was off the road and living back in Tennessee for a couple years.
You had me at "Mystery Science Theater 3000"
1988 memorable for the year I started my FAA career.
Die Hard, back when Willis actually acted and didn't sleep through things. Knew Warner bros would cave. And mummy reboot, uggg.
Hope you and your family have a wonderful Easter. Sunday! Yay. I get to sleep in tomorrow. . .a little.
Thanks for telling us about 1988. I'm enjoying that little blast from the past every day.
Will check out Sandra's blog. So many new people to connect with! Yikes. No sleeping in tomorrow after all.
What was I doing in 1988?
Gosh, times were good in 1988!
Have you heard that there is going to be a Beetlejuice 2 with Tim Burton back on as director and Michael Keaton?
First time hearing about that band. You never realize how old a song or movie is until you see it listed like this.
Never heard of Queensryche! Going to you tube now! thank you!
It seems I don't remember a thing about 1988, which is pretty weird as I have a very "photogenic" memory.
Charlie, awesome you saw them on that tour!
Elsie, go jam and enjoy. Shame a rift had to come between Tate and the others.
Lee, glad you enjoyed it! That's two bands we have in common now.
Dean, one of the greatest shows ever.
Pat, yeah, like we need a reboot.
Kirsten, there were a lot of hair bands then.
Robin, it was awful, wasn't it?
It's Jen. I'm off my little blog hiatus and scribbling at the new site linked to this comment. I'm just now dipping my toes into reading some of the A-Z posts. They've been great so far!
Happy Easter, Alex!!! Have a blessed day with your family.
1988 looks a good year for movies and music alike! Have a great Easter!
I remember reading about that 1988 compute virus, a worm, in A Vanity Fair article on the history of the Internet and just being intrigued. It was a great article.
MST 3000 - yay! So funny! Great comedy movies that year too.
Alex, I really hope you come back to read this response. I may post it to your blog, too.
Another author I really enjoyed last year, JoJo Moyes, wrote a book I recommended to about five other readers and they all loved it. It was a word-of-mouth sensation. Funny thing was, she'd written and published like a dozen novels before that one and they stayed under the radar until this, her break-out hit. Well, this summer she's releasing another and an early reviewer stated it's so strong, they believe 'a magnum opus is still in the offing' for her, which I thought was really cool!
I love Queen. Those were the days. Anyhoo, I'm behind on comments for IWSG because I just got my Mac home and Mavericks isn't running well. Keeps flashing password window. Driving me crazy. Of course, it's a long weekend and the tech people aren't answering. Just wanted to let you know that I'll catch up. Have a wonderful Easter.
Jen! Good to hear from you. Glad you're back and new site noted.
Suze, I wish I found more authors who maintained or improved. Most of my favorites used up all their ideas early.
Mindcrime, Die Hard, Wanda, Beetlejuice, Young Guns, and the last great Metallica album - what a year!
Die Hard, woooo! Best Christmas movie ever. And the Hubble Telescope. Things would be so boring without it.
Multiply 1980s' prices by three, do you think? Am enjoying the retro!
Go! I know nothing of Queensryche, now I get to look at Spotify!
Ha, 1988. I was into punk rock by then, but I saw Cinderella open up for Bon Jovi in 1986. It was a great show. RaShelle's cover is absolutely stunning.
1988 was a BIG year for me too.
It kind of feels like they are overegging the pudding with all the superhero sequels/remakes/reboots. We've got Spiderman 2 at the moment when it doesn't feel like long since the last Spiderman 2! I'll reserve judgement on these.
Brian, that makes you uber cool.
Leovi, glad you like them! And Spotify is cool, isn't it?
Ella, glad you are a 'ryche fan!
Crystal, she has a lot - load up your Kindle!
Hey Nick! Good to hear from you.
I remember A Fish Called Wanda and Diehard. Yay! I usually don't remember anything.
That was a good movie year! I think the only one I didn't see was Akira. Loved a Fish called Wanda. And Big...and Die Hard! I own Baron VonMunchausen; Robin Williams is hilarious in it.
a Fish Called Wanda is a great fun movie!
It's amazing how much the cost of movie tickets has gone up!
Coincidentally, Beetlejuice was on TV here earlier today.
1988 was the year my human brother, Tristan, was born.
A peaceful Easter to you, my kind human friend.
1988....where was that new house? Definitely not where I live...in 1986 my husband and I bought a house that had been rented to drug runners for the past 10 years...every window was broken and there were 8 separate telephone lines...the bathroom was a meth lab- every door was scratched by the pit bull guard dogs. It was all we could afford...it was 28 years old and cost us $200K. Worth a mill now!
I am not familiar with Queensryche at all. I saw half of those movies though.
You too have a blessed Easter!
'88 was an interesting year but I don't remember the prices being that low. I remember interest rates being very high. Happy Easter, Alex!
I have no doubt that The Captain will win in 2016. Happy Easter to you and yours.
1988 was one of our favorite years, as that's when our oldest son was born! A Fish Called Wanda was the first date movie we saw afterward! Looking forward to meeting Sandra! Happy Easter, Alex!
One of the few good things I remember about 1988 is that that was the year I memorized all the presidents. I can't remember why I did this, but I must've been interested by the election, and wrote down all their names in order, until eventually I knew them cold. I still know them in order, without any silly songs or mnemonics like some other people I've met. I kind of felt like I hd my thunder stolen on my first trip to Israel in 2005, when one of my roommates said she knew all the presidents, and sang some stupid song several times to prove it. I didn't have the nerve to say I knew them too, without needing to sing a song to remember.
Queensryche - nice! And, they're rebooting The Mummy again?? I liked the Brendan Fraser version.
Penny, what a wonderful year then! Have a Blessed Easter.
Julie, great year for you!
I love Queensryche. I love how you give a little of everything that happened in 1988. I wish movies would be 3.50 again! I would go to the movies a whole lot more. Thank you for posting!
Have an Awesome Easter Alex!
Happy Easter, Alex! Christ is risen!
1988 was so busy that I would rather not remember it.
Altho, Die Hard...Bruce Willis. Yes.
After the Ozzy Osbourne and Randy Rhoads "Tribute" live ablum, maybe "And Justice for All" was the biggest music changer for me.
Some cool movies released that year! I love Beetlejuice, though for unknown reasons, I still have weird dreams every time I watch that film!
Vanessa, you rock! Yeah, even the matinee showings are six-seven dollars now.
Eco, it was a game changer.
I was still stuck listening to commercial radio, so albums from groups like Queensryche often bypassed my radar completely.
I think there was only one other song from that album that got some radio airplay and it was called either "Another Rainy Night" or "Without You" (not sure which anymore).
Batman v. Superman sounds like a great idea for a movie. It also comes out on my sons' birthday. They'll love that!
Love the cover of RaShelle's book. Have a Blessed Easter Alex.
1988 espcially remember my trip to Egypt! What good memories!
I don't think I should confess how old I was in 1980... So let's just say my memories from that year are a bit young! ;) I love A Fish Called Wanda!
I've never heard of that band before ... although maybe I have and I've just forgotten. Congratulations to Sandra on graduating high school! (lol) And Happy Easter, Alex!
By the way, Dave and I started watching Justified, on your recommendation, and we're hooked! Great show, Alex, thanks for the tip.
So many good movies listed and I vaguely recall listening to Queensryche.
GB, those came from their biggest commercial album, Empire, which came out in 1990.
Leovi, what a great trip.
Cathy, glad you are digging it!
how can any decade compare to the 80s??
i graduated in 86 - big hair, baby!
happy easter and happy a to z!
Even though I have already commented, I just wanted to wish you a Happy Joyous Blessed Easter! Christ is risen! He who was dead is now alive!
Wishing you a wonderful Easter. I am continually amazed at your music knowledge, among other things. DC vs. Marvel - Can't we all just get along? Bat Caves - Hulks, it's all good.
The cost of a new car in 1988 jumped out at me. Hard to believe when we see what new cars cost now.
I was a sophomore in high school in 1988, but I don't really remember anything else.
Batman vs Superman? Why vs? Aren't they on the same side? Or is this an ego thing like Avengers?
I loved the song "Silent Lucidity" from back in the day, and I still have that song on one of my old school CDs that I sometimes play while I'm driving.
Sorry I missed this one before. I was out of town for Easter. But DIE HARD!!! Best action movie ever.
I agree with SL, Die Hard was excellent!
Hope you had a wonderful Easter. I never heard on Queensryche before today. And I am surprised at the price of a movie. Can't really remember them being so cheap, yet at the time I am sure we thought it was a lot.
I feel like I've heard of Queensryche but damned if I can identify any of their songs.
I haven't followed Sandra, but I will be now!
And here's hoping your Easter was joyous!
Batman Versus Superman? I hadn't heard of that, but that's something I'm going to have to go see with my sis-in-law. Batman's her favorite, where I've always been a Superman fan.
Me, I'm just looking forward to Godzilla next month. Sure looks like its going to rock!
Queensryche is one of those bands I can only take so much of. Their music is impressive but I'm not fond of the lead singer's voice. I guess I don't have to hear Mr. Tate anymore because of the big split.
I just had a discussion with the 8yr old about Batman vs. Superman. Is it really a fair fight?
Hope you had a great Easter, Alex. Rashelle's book looks good, and congratulations to Nicole Zoltack!
Alex ~ you seriously rock!!! Thanks so much for posting about VAMPIRE LIES and thanks to everyone who congratulated me. Cyber (((hugs))) and cupcakes all around.
A Fish Called Wanda! I love that movie!


(EDITOR'S NOTE – The following letter is a response to Tom Womble's submission to the Biblical Recorder. See the link at bottom to read Womble's opinion piece).
You have posed an understandable question about the makeup of the search committee for the next International Mission Board (IMB) president. Let me review the process I used to name this group.
In seeking counsel to form this group, I had to use great discretion in how to choose the right committee members but not reveal the purpose of my inquiries because Dr. Elliff had not yet made a public announcement. That led me to ask the trustees, "If I were to put together a team of folks to think about what the future of IMB looks like, who would you recommend?" This process is about the future. As I kept these names recommended by fellow trustees on my desk, I called their names to the Lord and felt His guidance in selecting the committee. In looking at those who would be asked to serve, I looked at geography but also looked for diversity in age, vocation and gender. You no doubt have noticed that 12 states are represented in the 15-member group, but the priority was not geography. It was who, in the eyes of their fellow trustees, would be best suited to find God's leader for IMB's future.
I'm not sure to what extent the following criteria might relate to the states you feel were under-represented, but I shared with the board when the selection was announced that those who served on the last search committee, those rotating off the board and those newly elected to the board were not considered. In any event, the ultimate decision for a new leader will be the decision of the entire board, not just the search committee.
All trustees, in fact all Southern Baptists, are encouraged to recommend individuals for this role. You can do so by emailing searchteam@imb.org.
I believe that God will honor this group as they lead in the search for the next IMB president. We do covet your prayer support for this very important task.


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San Francisco, CA –- This past week I found myself bringing a creative vision to fruition. Together with co-director Paul Wilde (pictured on the left) and the support of the entire Titan Media crew, we began and wrapped production on the first in a new line of documentary-style, hardcore fetish/Sm features. In keeping with our RACK (Risk Aware Consensual Kink) inspired desire to capture real players in real scenes with real intensity, this production is no exception. If the piss and lube soaked studio floor or five inches of nasty in the bottom of that cast-iron, four-claw tub are any indication, we've succeeded in documenting two intense play sessions that are sure to please. And we've done it in a manner that facilitates the fluidity of the players' action.
I was extremely excited about bringing in my boy Chris from Vancouver for the first vignette. As those of you that read my blog regularly know, Chris was my first collared boy. Our relationship spans more than seven years and we have only recently reconnected. It came as no surprise that the spark of sexual energy between us is as strong as ever. The scene includes water sports, fisting, full suspension bondage and great sex marked by an intensity and level of interpersonal connection rarely captured on screen.
"This being my first film I really didn't know what to expect," Chris writes describing his experience. "The set was amazing and designed in a manner to allow the cameras to move around freely in a 360 degree manner. Once we were on set, Tony and I effortlessly initiated our intense connection and shot the first part of our scene. It was amazingly easy to do with the nature of the set and the way the crew worked around us. I was in such an intense and primal state of ecstasy that I forgot that there were even cameras in the room. An occasional voice from behind a camera would instruct me to elevate my leg higher or to open to camera when the intensity of the moment caused my eyes to roll back in my head."
After breaking for lunch we shot the second part of our scene. Chris continues, "It was really a scene in and of itself. Tony used his rigging skills to basically turn me into a human sling and hoisted me up into full suspension for what turned out to be one of the most intense fisting experiences of my life. We finished up on the floor, blew our loads and as an added bonus Tony showers me down with the largest bladder full of piss I have ever seen."
"The whole experience left me completely exhausted but feeling rather euphoric," Chris adds. "For me the scene captured our seven year history. I would never been able to do it with that level of intensity without the history, trust and connection that Tony and I share. In all, it was an amazing experience and I have a few bruises and some very nice rope marks as a reminder over the next week."
For the second vignette, we brought in four experienced players from around the country including Colin Steele from Pennsylvania, Chase Alters from Florida in addition to Clay Donovan and Peter Axel from California. To describe these guys as enthusiastic would be an understatement. The vignette itself, actually comprised of several mini scenes that unfolded congruently, contains more piss play than I have ever seen on screen or off.
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This was Chase's return to the industry after almost eleven years. Some of you might remember him as the hard hitting power bottom from the first feature in Titan Media's 'Fallen Angle' series. "By no means was that film 'kids play,'" he writes, "but this film we just shot will bring it to a new, unrehearsed, raw level that you haven't seen before. A Claw Foot Tub, A Face Mask and Hot and Hung guys… how can you go wrong?"
Peter Axel, pictured on the far right above Paul Wilde on set, chimes in, "It was a real pleasure doing a scene with guys who were all totally enthusiastic and into what they were doing. No 'acting' involved! It was all real. It was great having Tony direct on set… knowing that he's not just playing-to-a-market, but is into and enjoys what's going-on… It was a pleasure!"
Chase concludes, "The Cast and Crew were incredible to work with. Tony took me in, put me at ease and made me feel very comfortable. And the then he abused, slapped and fucked the shit out of me for what seemed a lifetime! And, damn, what a Life!"
I totally agree… What a life! My co-director Paul Wilde and I had a chance to review the rushes from each day of shooting with the editing staff and I can honestly report the footage is incredible. I knew going into this that collaborating with Paul and Titan Media provided the greatest potential to capture something special. Now, after wrapping production on the first feature, I'm convinced that potential will be fully realized with this new line.
In addition to the amazing cast and crew we had on set, we've got the best in the business working to push this release. Seven time GayVN Best Editing nominee, James Sheridan tells me he can't wait to start working on the edit and I understand he'll get that chance sooner rather than later. We're pushing for a release date this spring with availability prior to IML.
Tags: Art Films, BDSM, Boys, Buff/Wilde #1, Rough, Titan Media
Category: Director, Uncategorized.
2 Responses to "Buff/Wilde #1"
February 19th, 2009 at 6:53
it makes me so very proud to know you reading this and what you guys are trying to bring to the screen – and indeed beyond – breaking that 4th wall to some degree is a brave but important step and i would like to think it will break down some barriers, smash some taboos, and get people not just talking – but *doing*.
this slavedog simply can't wait to see this, it believes in you and what you're doing – hopefully, if i can raise the funding etc needed to get The AEF website designed and up online this year, it would be great for us as a Foundation to get involved with what you're doing as i fully embrace what you're trying to do and hoping to achieve SIR.
Clay Donovan Says:
What an experience!! The cast and crew were SO accomodating and easy to work with…I couldn't have been in better hands! Or, I should say, I couldn't have had better hands on me. This had to have been one of the best times I've had…ever!