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The all-new Renault Twingo has been created as a fashionable and playful vehicle, capable of turning city into a driver's playground. Renault's design philosophy for the Twingo stated the desire to "design a car that smiles and makes you feel happy, with a cheerful, friendly face that brings back memories". With this in mind, Renault has fully utilised its brand heritage and created a vehicle that combines nostalgia with true contemporary design.
From the first glance, motorists will recognise the smart and modern design of the Twingo. Looking to past models, Renault has used this inspiration to craft the tailgate angle, the sculpted sides, the small round lights and the rectangular headlights. A choice between 15 and 16-inch alloy wheels is available, as is the option to customise the vehicle body in a range of attractive colours.
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As well as being attractive, the Twingo is also full of functionality. It has an interior luggage space that can store a flat-pack bookcase, providing maximum capacity of 980 litres after folding down the rear seats. Multimedia technology includes a DAB radio AM/FM tuner with Bluetooth®, AUX and USB compatibility, and use of the R&Go application. Owners can also upgrade to Renault R-Link, which installs a seven-inch colour touchscreen for control, and gives additional technology such as satellite navigation, drive information, and a reverse parking camera.
The Twingo range has 0.9 litre and 1.0 litre petrol engines, offering 90hp and 70hp respectively, to power it. With their smooth manual transmission, either of these allow the Twingo to reach the required speed on urban roads or highways. The 70hp engine returns a combined fuel consumption of 67.2mpg, and CO2 emissions at just 95g/km.
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Inflation has remained below the Bank of England's 2% target in March, giving consumers some unexpected relief.
Consumer prices rose at an annual rate of 1.9% last month, the same rate as in February, according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics.
ONS statistician Mike Hardie said: "Inflation is stable, with motor fuel prices rising between February and March this year, offset by falls in food prices as well as the cost of computer games growing more slowly than it did this time last year."
Among the rises was fuel, with average petrol prices up by 1.2p per litre and average diesel prices up 1.4p per litre.
The price of games, toys and hobbies rose 1% but this was slower than the 3% rise seen in March last year.
A major reason for the slower rise in the price of food was a 1.4% fall in the price of oils and fats during March, compared with last year's 6.7% rise.
The Retail Prices Index, a separate measure of inflation, was unchanged from February at 2.4%.
The figures come a day after data showing unemployment fell to 1.34 million (3.9%), and will go some way towards easing Brexit uncertainty.
They may also help the Bank of England to justify not raising interest rates in the near future.
The Bank had said it wants to see evidence of building inflation pressure before voting to raise interest rates. Wednesday's inflation figures are unlikely to provide this.
Nish Parekh, managing director of market risk solutions at Silicon Valley Bank, said the figures would provide "breathing space" for the Bank of England.
But she added: "Despite recent economic indicators trying their best to stimulate markets, there remains a distinct lack of conviction in sterling and volatility will likely remain subdued as participants remain in wait-and-see mode as Brexit unfolds."
Tej Parikh, senior economist at the Institute of Directors, said the stability in the cost of living was an "unexpected plus for the economy" but was unlikely to remain.
He said: "With the rise in wages and firms reporting higher costs, we are likely to see upward pressure on prices over the coming months...although salaries have been increasing, in real terms people's earnings remain below pre-crisis levels."
Howard Archer, chief economic adviser at EY ITEM Club, said: "Consumers have generally been the most resilient part of the economy and they have been helped by real earnings growth climbing to 1.6% in the three months to February, which was the best level since mid-2016.
"However, it is questionable whether this improvement in earnings growth can continue as, while it was stable at a decade high of 3.5% in the three months to February, it dipped to a five-month low of 3.2% in February itself."

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Product samplings, free hot dogs, live music and more highlight annual celebration on Saturday, June 17
Newport Avenue Market, Oregon Country Beef and more than a dozen local and regional producers will share samples, stories and inspiration with the Bend community from 10am to 2pm on Saturday, June 17 at Newport Avenue Market in Bend.
Now in its third year, Meet the Producers is a celebration of ranchers, farmers, producers and makers who supply products to the employee-owned west Bend store. The event offers consumers a chance to ask questions, taste and learn more about the products they buy, straight from the source. Newport Avenue Market and Oregon Country Beef will also be offering free hot dogs to each customer, live music, ribeye steak tastings and more.
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Oregon Country Beef, Burns
Prima Salsa, Bend
Picky Bars, Bend
Beeingkind, Sandy
Blue Raeven Pie, Amity
Laird Superfood, Sisters
Bend Soap Co., Bend
Volcano Veggies, Bend
Bontà Natural Artisan Gelato, Bend
Country Vines, Madras
Deschutes Brewery, Bend
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Another day, another adventure into the heart of Australia. This time, the Ninja Turtle took a trip along the Murray River.
The Murray is Australia's longest river, commencing in the Australian Alps and traversing three states – NSW, VIC and SA before reaching Lake Alexandrina, where it empties into the Indian Ocean. The first explorer who traversed the Murray was the celebrated Captain Charles Sturt. The significance of the Murray cannot be understated – it is a water source exploited for livestock and agriculture, a popular destination tourism and recreation, and of course, a natural habitat for native wildlife.
On the way down south, the route took them through Jervois. Many early settlers sought valuable land along the Murray for agriculture and animal husbandry – the history of cattle farming in Jervois goes back a couple of hundred years. Only a few years ago, this whole stretch of flatland were emerald green pastures, irrigated with water from the Murray and dotted with dairy cows.
Sadly, South Australia suffered a drought in 2008/2009, which saw the government pressuring the dairy farmers into selling back their water rights. Today, little remains of what used to be a thriving dairy industry, and much has turned into scorched and unproductive land.
Next, they took a ferry across the Narrows at Narrung – a choppy opening between Lake Alexandrina and Lake Albert, to reach Raukkan.
David Who? you say… Well, you may better know him as this man:
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Acknowledging the traditional landowners is an important step to reconciliation for past wrongs, and it is with the hope of reaching a better mutual understanding, that Australia shall truly be able to progress.


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This screening includes Sameblod (Sámi Blood)
- Date and time:
- Fri, Sept 15, 2017, From 9:30–11:20 pm
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Series: International Arthouse Series, Themester: Good Behavior/Bad Behavior
What happens when you cut all ties with your culture and history? Fourteen-year-old Elle Marja is a reindeer-herding Sámi girl exposed to racism and race-biology examinations at her Swedish boarding school. Elle starts dreaming of another life, but to achieve it, she has to become someone else and break all ties with her family and heritage. Sameblod is a glimpse of Sámi society from within, and opens the door on a dark part of Swedish colonial history. Director Amanda Kernell intends the film as a declaration of love to those who left as well as to those who stayed—"a film of yoik and blood." In South Sámi and Swedish with English subtitles. (2K DCP Presentation)


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New Horizon of Hope for Rehabilitated Village in Assam
New Ram Terang Village, March 27, 2016: Today on the Easter Sunday, the first ray of sun over the New Ram Terang Village ushered in a new horizon of hope and bright future for the recent settlers from Kalapahar-Daigurung elephant corridor.
Kins of 19 families shifted from the designated elephant corridor area of Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong landscape have already started living a success story of conservation initiated some time back by Elephant Family (EF) and Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) with support of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC), Karbi Anglong Forest Department and IUCN-NL.
"We are thankful to Jesus for blessing us with a new home" beamed Davidson Ingti, one among the many villagers assembled for the prayer on Easter Sunday. They are celebrating Easter by organizing a community feast in their newfound abode of New Ram Terang. Village women like Florine Terangpi and Anjali Ingtipi are joyously busy in tying the finer details for readying the feast.
New houses, new living rooms, new ambiance on the foothills of Kalapahar presents a picturesque view of the village with green roofs. And the happy faces all around, from that of a child to an elderly person all traditionally dressed, unmistakably speak of the win-win story for one and all to see.
All the villagers finally moved to their new houses with all their belongings on Monday, 21stMarch 2016 though they had been busy shifting their household goods and belongings, squeezing out the time for this from their daily routine for the last few weeks. At the moment, they are busy decking up their new houses, sprucing up the living room, bed room, kitchen and the surrounding space. They are excited about starting a new life with a good mix of tradition and modernity.
"We have finally shifted here three days back. Now all are busy in decorating their homes. I am also happy that finally we all have started our new life in New Ram Terang not only to save and secure the elephants but also for a better future for our budding generations", said Khoi Terang, the village Headman of New Ram Terang.
The green roofs of 19 houses amidst the greenery of Kalapahar Hills, personify the green resolve of the people who left their original settlement right in the middle of the elephant corridor tomake way for the wild elephant herds to freely roam in the landscape.
Dilip Deori, the EF-WTI Project Lead of this first of its kind corridor village rehabilitation in northeast India said, "Normally ruins are not a cause of celebration, but I am happy to see these ruins of the dismantled houses in the elephant corridor. After seven years of constant involvement with the local community finally this project has become a landmark in the elephant conservation history of not only Assam but India too."
Dilip along with WTI Regional Head Dr Bhaskar Choudhury visited both the old and new village sites and interacted with the villagers sharing their joy and experience of beginning a new lifein a new place.
Apart from 19 new houses, the villagers have been provided 76 Bighas of land for agriculture, tree cultivation, organic fishery, drinking water facility, weaving centre and other green livelihood support. New Ram Terang, a small dot in the conservation map of India is now better known for its villagers' support for a green cause.
They voluntarily dismantled their original houses to give free passage to the wild elephants of Kalapahar –Doigurung landscape and shifted to EF-WTI designed new village located away from the elephant corridor. The noble effort of Elephant Family and Wildlife Trust of India with active support of KAAC and Karbi Anglong Forest Department has set a milestone in the conservation history of northeast India and opened a new window to secure the corridors with win-win results for both- humans as well as elephants in future.
A similar exercise was conducted in Thirunelli - Kudrakote corridor in Wayanad, Kerala where four villages were successfully rehabilitated, helping wildlife return to the corridor and elephant herds using it as a safe passage. Read more WTI has identified 100 corridors in India and works on four established model methods of corridor securement. After having secured four corridors in almost a decade of work WTI is now part of the Asian Elephant Alliance that is aiming to mobilize resources across the world to help secure the remaining corridors by 2025. Read more


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I like using inoremap jk <Esc> instead of inoremap jj <Esc>. It's quicker to hit two keys in quick succession and it has the benefit of being mostly being a no-op in normal mode since you just go down a line and then up a line; which is nice if you have a nervous habit of returning to normal mode even though you might already be in it.
I am a big fan of using jk, and like you have never run into any issues where I need to type "jk" in insert mode. I recently switched to spacemacs, where they introduce a default of "fd" which I have found similarly ergonomic.
So doing that would cause typing 'jk' in insert mode to return you to normal mode? What would happen if you actually wanted to type 'jk'?
In three years that I've used jk, it's never been an issue.
That would change when someone invents texting integration into vim.
You need a small delay so that the chord doesn't register, it's about one second. So you type
j, wait a second, then
Hasn't ever happened to me either. If it did, you would just have to hit j, then wait a second for the multi-key timeout to expire and the j to actually appear, then hit k.
Me too! IMO, jj just doesn't feel right… It will probably become more of a habit when I start using a new mbp.
some people remap jk and kj to esc so all you need to do is press both j and k at the same time to get esc. I am too used to jj to do that but you might want to try that.
There is, of course, the ever classic alternative: Caps Lock! Specifically, rebinding Caps Lock to Escape, or have it pull double-duty as both a control key and escape.
I used to use seil and karibiner on a mac to dual map caps lock - hold for ctrl, tap for esc - but those stopped working in Sierra.
Has anyone got those working?
I haven't upgraded to Sierra yet, but Karabiner Elements may work although a "double setup" for a key may not be supported. Am curious to hear how you get on.
All the current solutions are hacky and haven't worked very well.
I just map it to Ctrl and make Crtl-] my new Escape key.
Mind sharing your configuration? I don't see a preset for that behaviour in Karabiner or Seil. (And I'm still using El Capitan :)
See here.
You can remap caps lock to escape directly in the settings in Sierra, no need for third party extensions.
That works pretty well, but I prefer to Control on Caps (with Backspace on left control, and Caps moved across to Backspace). Makes both chord-ing and editing easier in general. Still haven't found a good place for Escape instead. Maybe switch with tilde? Just close enough to reach without moving my entire hand, far enough away to not knock?
There's a little program called xcape that does this.
When I first started using Vim, I mapped Caps Lock presses to Escape to avoid the awkward motion of hitting Escape with my pinky. But then I discovered a much easier technique for hitting the Escape key: rotate your wrist left slightly and press Esc with your middle finger. This technique replaced my need for the Caps Lock mapping, allowing me to use Caps Lock as I usually do – to type all-caps words such as "HTML" and
RUBY_VERSION. I still hit Esc with that motion today, and find it quick and comfortable.
When I had that Caps Lock mapping, I implemented it with AutoHotkey on Windows and Karabiner/Seil on macOS. See this article for Mac instructions. I still use those tools, not for any Escape mapping, but for mapping Caps Lock to Ctrl only when pressed in conjunction with another key.
I have always hit Escape with my ring finger because my pinky is too short to reach without moving my palm, and it's less rotation than using the middle finger.
I always keep Caps Lock bound to Control, as it was meant to be.
I'm curious: if the Esc key is on the number row in the "UNIX" layout, what does the unlabelled key where Esc usually is do?
On classic Sun keyboards, it's programmable. See, eg, this example.
Do you have a video or image of how your
esc pressing technique works? I'm having difficulty visualizing this.
I'm assuming you use a laptop most of the time? Because otherwise you must have a pretty large middle finger… ;)
Good reference for those trying to pay for a new MacBook Pro with touch bar. Literally my first thought when seeing it was, "But wait, how will I Vim?!"
Author here. That is exactly why I started sharing this article on other sites (luckily, it ended up here as well). I wrote it a couple of years ago but it seemed more relevant now because of the new Macbook Pro.
Author here. This blog post is a bit old but I decided to start sharing it on other sites once people started saying that Vim was ruined because of the new Macbook Pros. I stopped using <Esc> when I wrote the blog post and never looked back. Hopefully I have helped fellow Vim users use a better alternative to the <Esc> key.
I've tried many keys. My biggest problem with ESC was the lag and the movement of my left hand, which was never positioned above ESC. Later I've tried Ctrl+C and I've found it much more convinient to use than ESC. Still, I wanted to find something else; F10 could do the trick, but lots of terminals have problems with F keys (i.e. it can work directly, but not under ssh). Also some desktop managers like GNOME use F10 as a reserved hotkey. Not sure what's the state of the problem now, but I remember being unable to free F10 from system binding. I've also tried Ctrl+Space, but it was also problematic in some terminals.
Now I am in the 'jk' camp as well. In Polish there are some words that actually use 'jk', but they're rare, and I can always write 'jaj<space><backspace>ko' ;). Also, JK is "get out of insert mode and save the file". 'jk' is nice, because it exits the insert mode and you are already prepared to move the cursor to a different place.
I've always used jj mapped to esc, but since reading this thread I think I'll be giving jk a try.
…let's see how muscle memory likes that.


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MESQUITE (CBSDFW.COM) – A bold thief is wanted in Mesquite after stealing a car from a car wash.
Police say it happened at Royal Car wash on Town East in Mesquite, when a woman took her 2016 Cadillac Escalade to get washed and detailed.
"While she was away, a gentleman came up to the clerk and told him that he was the woman's fiancee. He paid for the detailing which was well over a hundred dollars, got the keys and drove off," says Lieutenant Brian Parrish.
He says when the cars owner came back, she called OnStar which disabled the vehicle. The SUV was found a few blocks away.
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The entryway of your home requires some thought, as it is the first impression of your home and a high-traffic area. Flooring should suit your personal taste and lifestyle. What flooring can best survive years of dripping wet outerwear, dirty sneakers and muddy paws? Surely not carpet, especially for those homes located in areas with harsh weather conditions. Hardwoods, laminate and ceramic tile are the three most widely used materials. Consider the pros, cons and costs of each.
Many homeowners desire a more formal entryway look. Given its good quality and simplicity, hardwood is often seen as the elegant choice. Woods vary in cost but are generally more expensive than laminate. The Home Advisor website breaks down the cost: "Some of the most popular flooring options include mid-priced varieties such as teak, American cherry and oak, which costs $5 to $10 per square foot for materials and another $4 to $8 per square foot for installation. ... Some of the most expensive wood floors are made of exotic woods such as Brazilian walnut, tigerwood, mahogany and cypress. Costs tally $8 to $14 per square foot on average, with installation costs running around $4 to $8 per square foot."
The practical benefits of hardwood floors are numerous. They have a warm look and feel. They are resilient. And cleaning and maintaining them is fairly easy. The biggest issue is their vulnerability to moisture, humidity and scratches.
Ceramic tiles offer as much practicality as versatility. Casey Slide writes on the Money Crashers personal finance blog that tile is great because it's water-resistant and fairly easy to clean, and it comes in a variety of materials, such as marble, granite, porcelain and slate. This diversity promotes creativity with design, as you are free to brighten and liven up a room with different colors, sizes and patterns. On the down side, ceramic can be pricey depending on the material, and the installation can cost thousands of dollars.
Slide believes laminate is a solid choice for price and durability. She writes: "My favorite thing about laminate is that it does not easily scratch. And if it does, a little vegetable oil rubbed on the scratch will get it right out. ... It's also great for pets because they can't scratch or stain it." This material is well-suited for high-traffic areas, and Slide says it usually costs anywhere between 50 cents and $3 per foot. It may not be as strikingly beautiful, but by saving on cost, your wallet will think so.
Take care when considering soft floorings, such as bamboo. If the floor is too soft, you could be asking for trouble. A heavy object, or even a pair of spiky high heels could dent it. And though there are products to cover up scratches, the weathered look will detract from the floor aesthetic and could be a sticking point for buyers should you decide to sell your home.
Safety is another important consideration with flooring, especially if there are children or elderly people in your home. Certain materials are naturally more slippery than others, but other precautions can be taken. Place a welcome mat outside, so people can wipe their shoes clean and dry before stepping inside. Place an additional rug inside the door with a nonslip mat underneath during particularly harsh weather days or high-traffic times. As an added bonus, the floor will be protected from dirt and grime.
It's critical to get organized and weigh the options carefully. Decide the look you want and the qualities you need, and then contact various flooring companies for price estimates to find one within your budget. With this approach, you are sure to come out on top.


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Obama Surprises on Money
Clinton Surprises on Endorsements
By Jerome Grossman
Campaign contributions are important to political contests not only to pay expenses but also as indications of popular support and the ability to buy advertising to reach millions of voters in fifty states.
The recent financial reports of the presidential candidates indicated that some had exceeded expectations: particularly Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. While their totals will inspire their supporters and add a degree of credibility to their chances, money raised is not decisive in such contests. Political history is full of candidates who could raise the money but not the votes. Romney's amazing fundraising is not matched by his weak standing in the public opinion polls, but indicates that he could become competitive.
Up to this point in the campaign, Obama has tended to rely on general themes including hope, religion, and bipartisanship. His success in fundraising will probably encourage him to stick with that approach instead of spelling out specific and detailed solutions to domestic and foreign problems.
More important in the 2008 primary elections will be the political situation in Iowa and New Hampshire. The results in those states could generate a wave of support for the winner in the free media that would sweep the primaries of the big states on February 5.
The model for such a scenario is the campaign for John Kerry in 2004. Beginning as the establishment candidate, he squandered his lead with poor performances and was far behind Howard Dean. At one point, Kerry was even behind Al Sharpton in his home state Massachusetts.
However, in the Iowa caucuses Kerry obtained the support of the Vilsack machine, although popular Gov. Tom Vilsack remained neutral, his very capable wife endorsed Kerry and motivated the troops.
Following the Kerry victory in Iowa, he also came from behind in New Hampshire with the aid of William Shaheen, husband of the governor Jeanne Shaheen, who was also neutral.
With these two upset victories, Kerry became inevitable. The Free media enabled him to sweep most of the other primaries gaining him the party nomination.
This year, Hilary Rodham Clinton is the establishment candidate in the Democratic primaries, pressed by Barack Obama. Hardly noted by the media, Tom Vilsack and his wife have endorsed Clinton. Vilsack was a candidate for president, dropped out with political debts of almost $500,000 which Clinton says she will help to pay. Rumors have Vilsack on the Clinton ticket as Vice President.
On to New Hampshire, where Clinton has been endorsed by William Shaheen who has been appointed campaign co-chair in New Hampshire and the Clinton national committee.
Clinton has the support of most influential Democrats in these two small states. In Iowa, turnout for the presidential caucuses will be 130,000 or less; in New Hampshire a similar number. The Vilsacks and the Shaheens are known to all of them. While the media is focusing on the money raised. Clinton may have already won these key primaries by obtaining key endorsements on the ground. .
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Obama Surprises on Money,Clinton Surprises on Endorsements
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Five seat small crew vans (basically small panel vans with crew cabs) may be our smallest people movers, but they are an increasingly popular vehicle type on our hire fleet. Modern, flexible seating configurations allow for regular and quick transitions between maximum seating capacity and maximum load carrying capacity (see diagram below for 4 possible layouts). Crew cab vans are also known as "Combi vans" or "Kombi vans".
Hiring a small crew van from Maun Motors is like hiring two vehicles in one; the people carrying capacity of a car when you need it and the cargo carrying capacity of a van when you need it! Also referred to as double cab vans, crew cab vans and double cab-in vans; these vehicles are designed to offer the perfect balance between carrying crew and cargo, safely, which makes them perfect for carrying groundwork crews, etc.
Due to the versatility and mass appeal of panel vans, there is a mind-boggling selection of different wheelbases, roof heights and configurations of LCVs available from all of the major van manufacturers. We endeavour to carry a range of the most popular sizes and configurations on our van hire fleet, although the exact selection is subject to availability.
Perfect for carrying groundwork crews, for local deliveries or as a general runabout; small crew vans are as versatile as vans get. Our small crew cab vans feature side-loading doors on both sides of the vehicle, which allows access to the rear seats from both near-side and off-side. All of the vehicles on our hire fleet have 3-point lap & diagonal seatbelts throughout and some of the later models also have ISOFIX built into the rear seats, to take a child seat.
We currently have the following small crew van models on our hire fleet:
Mercedes-Benz Citan Dualiner 'Extra-Long' L3 Combi Crew Van
Peugeot Partner CRC L2 Combi Crew Van
The Citan Dualiner Extra Long has the following approximate internal loadspace dimensions:
loadspace length = 1.33m (with rear seats in use) / 2.13m (with rear seats folded away)
loadspace max. width = 1.21m | loadspace height = 1.11m
loadspace volume = 2.4m³ (with rear seats in use) / 3.7m³ (with rear seats folded away)
approx. payload = 750 Kg
Small in size, BIG on versatility!
Our small combi vans are extremely versatile with generous loading capacities and able to be driven on a standard category B car licence. Multiple configuration & layouts, hundreds of possible uses; that's what you can expect from a small crew van hired from Maun Motors. See the diagram below for the various load and crew configurations of our small crew cab vans. For Crew Van hire in the East Midlands, you've come to the right place!
Besides small crew van hire we also offer larger crew van hire, including Long Wheelbase Medium Roof Ford Transit crew van. We have a full range of panel vans available to hire, including: Small Vans, Car-Derived Vans, Small 'HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE' Vans with Chapter 8 Kit & Beacons, and large Ford Transit & similar panel vans including: Extra-Long Jumbo Transits, LWB High Roof, LWB Medium Roof, MWB Medium Roof and Short Wheelbase vans on our fleet.
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INSURANCE EXCLUSIONS: Please note that when hiring vehicles on our own insurance, towing with the vehicle is NOT permitted; even if the vehicle you hire has a towbar fitted. This is a condition of our insurance and is beyond our control. If you need to tow with your hire vehicle, you must arrange additional insurance cover prior to commencement of the hire agreement.
In 2015 the DVLA abolished the paper counterpart driving licence. This affects how we are able to validate the driving licences of our customers. Hirers must now enter their details into a website in order to share some of their licence details with us, otherwise we are unable to hire to them.
If you are hiring a vehicle from us which will be covered by our insurance it is essential that you read the information at the following link: https://hire.maunmotors.co.uk/hiring-vehicle-private-insurance/
Our team will be happy to assist you in finding the best commercial vehicle to hire for your needs, so if you would like to discuss your requirements, please give our team a call today on 01773 810007 or use our handy contact form to request a call back.
Other sizes of vans available for self drive hire from Maun Motors include:
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Maun Motors are commercial vehicle hire specialists. We are a family business, established over 45 years ago, with a rental fleet of over 800 vehicles consisting of trucks, vans, crane lorries, minibuses and Moffett fork lifts. Proudly serving Mansfield, Chesterfield, Nottingham, Derby, Sheffield, Alfreton, Ripley, South Normanton, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Newark, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire & the East Midlands since 1972 – and more recently – London & beyond. Specialists in small crew van hire, combi van and kombi crew cab van hire. We also have a selection of quality used crew vans & kombi vans for sale. More about the services we offer.
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The Ming Tombs are the 13 Ming
emperors' mausoleum, which were built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644AD).
It is around 50 kilometers away from Beijing. It is the biggest
imperial mausoleum in China. The layout of each tomb is similar
but verifies in sizes. For the ground buildings, most of them were
destroyed. But the Hall of Eminent Favor in the Changling Mausoleum
(the second Ming Emperor Yongle's tomb) was well preserved. It has
around 600- year history. Dingling, the Emperor Wanli's tomb, which
is the only tomb, was excavated. But except the Underground Palace,
the empty burial chamber there is nothing special to see. The Ming
Tombs is not a big deal but the Sacred Way, leading to the Ming
Tombs is worth seeing. You can walk through the tranquil passageway
to see the magnificent stone sculptures such as stone camels, stone
elephants, stone lions, stone mystical animals and stone warriors.
More Stories about Imperial Tombs
The Evolution of Imperial Tombs Since the concept
of soul came into being, the human being began to build tombs. According
to the ranking of the people, their tombs were different. Of course
the monarchs' mausoleums were the most magnificent. In different
dynasties the mausoleums of the upper class were different in the
building forms.
Thousands years ago the tombs were very simple, no grave mound built
and no trees planted in the tomb area.
In the Qin and Han Dynasties, the tombs of the emperors were called
"Fangshang". The grave mound was rammed into a pyramid without the
upper part. Emperor Qinshihuang's tomb in xi'an was very representative.
In the Tang Dynasty, the emperor took the mountain as tomb so as
not to waste money and manpower. At the same time, that would conserve
water and soil and keep the tomb from being robbed. The Tangqian
Tomb in Shanxi Province was a good example. In the Song Dynasty,
the emperors resumed the "Fangshang", but the scale was much smaller.
In the Yuan Dynasty, The Mongols were the rulers in China. The emperors
were buried in a very special way. They were buried under the grassland
without grave mound or other buildings. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties
the "Precious city and precious top" prevailed. For this kind of
tombs, the underground palace made of stone blocks was covered with
earth and the brick wall surrounded the Soul Tower and the grave
mound. A stele carved with the emperor's posthumous title was erected
in the soul tower. There were other buildings in the mausoleum area,
such as tomb gate, the sacrificial gate and the sacrificial hall
and so many cypresses were planted in the tomb area. Actually the
mausoleum is much like a real palace, magnificent and solemn.
The Burial Customs of Chinese
According to different ethnic groups, the burial rituals are too
much different. In Tibet and Mongolia, their burial ritual is called
"Heavenly Burial". The corpse would be placed on a mountain to let
the vultures eat. That is to say the soul would go to heaven by
this way. In south China, the people used a way called "Water Burial".
The dead body would be thrown to river to let fish eat it. In some
minority groups, the remains would be cremated. For most of our
Han people, they would be buried under earth. Today for most people
will use cremate in order not to waste land.
The Funeral Rites After the death of the emperor,
burial rites with detailed procedures would be worked out by the
Department of Rites. The coffin would be placed in a palace hall.
On the previous day before the burial ceremony, a grand hearse would
be set up in from of the Meridian Gate with all articles necessary
for the funeral processions displayed in neat order. The newly enthroned
emperor would take queens, concubines, princes and other royal family
members to have the sacrificial ceremony. On the day of funeral,
the sacrifice would be held in the Ancestral Temple. On the day
of burial the final farewell sacrifice would be held at the Meridian
Gate but the new emperor would not go any further. The other royal
family members and officials would accompany the coffin to the tomb
On the way to the tomb area, a lot of sacrificial altars were set
up for the relatives of the royal family and hereditary family and
officials to pay homage to the deceased emperor, but no populace
was permitted to join in. When the coffin arrived at the tomb area
it would be put in the Sacrificial Hall. A ceremony would be held
to appease the soul of the dead emperor. Then the coffin would be
buried in the underground palace and the funeral ritual was finished.
Gold well and Jade burial It was the highest rank
of burial rite. That means to leave a rectangular hole on the coffin
bed; within it put a double handful of earth gathered from breaking
the ground at the building ceremony of the tomb and jade material
put around the coffin. It was said that the positive and the negative
could be combined by this way and the corpse would not be decayed.
The Excavation of the Ding Tomb
Authorized by the State Council the excavation started in May 1956.
During the exploration, the archeologists found mortar pieces on
the outside of the tomb wall fallen off, exposing signs of a brick
gate collapsed in the inner side. Later they found inscriptions
such as "tunnel gate", "central axis" and "right passage" on the
inner side tomb wall. All this offered very important clues for
excavation. So they dug the first tunnel of 20 meters long and 3.5
meters wide. Two months later they found another brick passage leading
to the Soul Tower. So the second tunnel with 10 meters wide was
dug. When they dug 30 meters long they found a stone tablet with
an inscription:" from here to the diamond wall is 40 meters away
with 11.5 meters deep". So the third tunnel with 40 meters long
and 11.5 meters deep was dug. At last they found the so-called "Diamond
Wall" slanting slightly inwards, narrow on top and wide at bottom.
The archeologists spent more than one year on excavating the tomb.
You may ask why there so many bricks carved with words and marks.
The reason is that the tomb was built many years before the emperor
died. When the project was completed, the passage leading to the
burial chamber would be filled. In order to find the way leading
to the Under Ground Palace easily for the emperor's burying, the
builders left these marked bricks.
Automatic Stone in the Ding Tomb The door of the
underground palace was closed from behind with the automatic stone
propped. For example, the door leaves were first brought passing
the stone slot on the ground, leaving a gap for the workman to slip
out. Then the automatic stone was made standing in the slot and
it was held by a special clutch. Finally the door was shut up behind
the workman and the automatic stone fell into the slot cut beforehand
on the back of the door leaves. So the automatic stone kept the
door fastened from being pushed open from outside.
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Wales will introduce its new stamp duty land tax (SDLT) equivalent, the Land Transaction Tax (LTT), from 1 April 2018. The new LTT preserves the underlying structure of SDLT, but also includes some key differences, such as the application of higher rates of duty for some residential properties with a higher value. The LTT rates applying from 1 April 2018 are:
|Consideration (£)
|Rate (%)
|Up to 180,000
|180,001 – 250,000
|250,001 – 400,000
|400,001 – 750,000
|750,001 – 1,500,000
|Over 1,500,000
|Consideration (£)
|Rate (%)
|Up to 150,000
|150,001 – 250,000
|250,001 – 1,000,000
|Over 1,000,000
Residential rates may be increased by 3% where further residential properties are acquired.
Scotland already has its own SDLT equivalent, the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT). In the Scottish Draft Budget, the Scottish Finance Secretary, Derek Mackay, confirmed that the LBTT rates will remain the same for the 2018/19 tax year. However, the Scottish government is planning to introduce a new relief for first-time buyers of properties up to £175,000.
In the 2017 Autumn Budget, Chancellor Philip Hammond unveiled a new exemption from stamp duty land tax (SDLT) for first-time homebuyers in England, Wales (until 1 April 2018) and Northern Ireland. From 22 November 2017, most first-time buyers paying £300,000 or less for a residential property are no longer required to pay SDLT. Wales has no plans to introduce a relief from LTT for first-time buyers.


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This is a warning for anyone that has a glass ceramic cook stove. If you cook anything with a lot of sugar in it and it boils over onto your stove, get it off IMMEDIATELY or the food will eat into the glass top. This happened to me last Christmas when I boiled over fudge. I got most of it off, but before I could get it all off, it ruined the stove. It now has permanent marks on the top and the stove is not that old.
By Elaine from IA
Ask a QuestionHere are the questions asked by community members. Read on to see the answers provided by the ThriftyFun community or ask a new question.
I have black marks on a glass stovetop. How do I remove them?
I scrape off the heavy stuff with a razor blade. I use Cerama Bryte to clean the glass cook top.
How do I clean the spillover of cranberry sauce on my new GE double oven 6 burner range top? It looks like a black residue that is now hard. I have used hot water, Soft Scrub, and vinegar. Can you recommend anything else? I would think oven cleaner is too harsh. It almost needs to be scraped off, but then you run the risk of scratches. Tell me a secret, please!
By Celeste
Try making a paste of powdered dishwasher detergent and water, and spread it on the spot(s). Cover with a damp rag to keep it moist. Leave overnight, then try scraping with a plastic spatula or old credit card. The plastic will not scratch, and the detergent should soften the black residue.
Apply the soft scrub and with an old credit card scrape it off. Works wonders.
Our new stove came with the product Ceramabryte to use with a yellow pad. It works great for me. Here is the website that explains all the products:
Heavy Duty Easy Off Oven Cleaner! Spray enough to cover the stove top and leave on for about 40 min!
I use lysol kitchen cleaner, it is the best for all needs, i spray on my stove for hard spots of all colors, no matter how long the stain is been on the stove, just spray let sit maybe a minute, i usually just end up spraying my counters down as i let it sit on my stove, then return with a clean wet cloth and wipe away. Usually no hard scrubbing involved. Hope this helps and good luck
You used this on a glass top? Thanks. I am staying at a friends house and I have a stain on the stove and used several different cleaners.
I boiled water in a copper bottom sauce pan on a glass top stove and forgot about it. Now the sauce pan has gone totally grey at the bottom on the sides and the glass top has a white foggy spot.
Have I damaged the stove top beyond repair? Is it still safe to use? Also, is there any way of getting rid of the foggy white spot. The sauce pan will have to be tossed.
Any help is very much appreciated.
By Vicky from Calgary
I am sorry that I don't know about glass top ranges :-( Is the copper only on the outside of the sauce pan? If so, why in the world would you just throw it away?
I use a product called Dawn Power Desolver. It is with the Easy Off oven products at Walmart and works pretty good. May take a couple of applications and some elbow grease but has always done the trick for me. I also have a scraper with a razor by my stove and use it lightly on a regular basis to help with the build up.
I melted a silicone hot pad on my glass stove top. The razor removed all but a film. Is there a way to remove if it bonded to the glass? I've used stove top cleaner/polisher, ammonia, alcohol, and nail polish remover.
By crispy from Barton, MS
WD40 then hot soapy water??
Hot chocolate milk boiled over on my electric glass top stove and made a thick stain. How do I remove the stain?
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I left a tea kettle on my glass top range, forgot it and 2 hours later all the water was gone and the bottom of the kettle had burned onto the cooktop. The glass is not cracked or indented, but a black ring is left. I have used the cooktop cleaner and razor with little effect. Can anything take this ring off? ( I can see the dots under the ring).
I used to have a glass-top range (I sure do miss it). For burnt-on food, I used a product called Range Kleen. Squirt it around the burnt area and leave it for a while. Wash it off with a nylon scrubber, then use a razor on whatever's left. It didn't work perfectly, there was still a little of the crud left, but it sure did look better. Hope that helps/
Camilla (01/16/2005)
I use Bon Ami on everything with the help of a Mr. Clean sponge. (01/17/2005)
By Sonya
I have always used cork and lots of elbow grease with Bon Ami or the range top cleaner. Always seemed to work better than anything else. (01/17/2005)
By Billie
Try using baking soda and vinegar mixed and let it sit on the black spot. Scrub with a sponge. Also you might try using white tooth paste. (01/17/2005)
By Akleensweep
Some water with butter and milk in it boiled over onto my glass top stove and left something like what you are talking about. I tried the cleaner for the glass top first, but it didn't budge the black ring. When I scratched it hard with my finger nail, it would show signs that it would come off, but I was scared to use a razor blade for fear of scratching the surface.
I ended up leaving a wet cloth on top of the ring that had hot water, dish washing detergent, and even some "dishwasher" detergent in it. Every now and then, I would go by and scrub over the ring with the detergents and rag or a non-scratch coated sponge. After a few hours, it completely dissolved and the surface still looked like new. (11/27/2007)
By Pensacola, FL
I just melted a sheet of plastic wrap on my glass top range the other night. The first response, I was very upset and frustrated with myself. I then had to take immediate action. I let the range top, cool down, then immediately applied, the cream cleaner, I let the cleaner dry on the melted sheet of plastic wrap; then I took a scraper and gently began scrapping of the plastic residue. I rinsed the area off with a damp sponge; and then reheated the range top once again; I let it cool down as I did previously; then again, I applied the range top cream cleaner. I let it dry once again and then finally, scraped off the remaining plastic wrap residue; along with sponging down the area with a damp sponge. The range top looks great. (01/08/2008)
By Rick
When all else fails I have found a nifty way to clean the glass top range through experimentation. After removing the debris with a sharp scraper (a new razor's sharp edge) soak the stained area with liberal amount of toilet bowl cleaning solution (preferably in gel form, for example Clorox) for at least an hour or so. Then wipe off the area with a moist sponge or rag. You will be very pleased with the result. Be sure to wear a pair of good rubber glove on your hands for your protection. (01/08/2009)


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On August 13th in 1988, in front of a hundred or so people, in a rustic stone chapel in Riverside, I married Raquel Foster. Best thing I have done in my life apart from beginning my journey to follow Jesus. We were "too young," not "financially secure," and didn't really have a good plan for the rest of our lives. But, against these odds we have made it through 23 years.
It has not been easy. We had two wonderful daughters right away, which is quite a lot to deal with for a teen aged bride and an idiot husband. We suffered through long times of unemployment. Issues with depression, and anxiety. Ministry ups and downs. Seemingly ostracized from the church at times. We were facing disapproval of our families for many of our decisions. Our own theologies changed so radically, that what we now live and breath as the kingdom message of Jesus, would have shocked us as newlyweds.
Yet we walked ever single step together. And here we are. I can say without any hint of sentimentality, that my wife is my best friend, and I am more in love with her than I ever have been. She constantly amazes me with her wisdom, and deep compassionate love for God and people. She is a helpful guide, and teacher to me, and our church. She is a fixture in our neighborhood as she faithfully and lovingly manages a local coffee shop. And her heart for the outcast has never been stronger.
23 years ago I had no idea what I was doing, but I did really well anyways. I pray my daughters do as well as I did.
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On Saturday its my 23rd Anniversary
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That's kinda weird .... Saturday is ALSO my and my husband's 23rd wedding anniversary. We have 2 sons, one starting college and one starting high school.
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Wow that is really cool our girls are 20 and 22
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Mike Apfeld, a shareholder and a member of the firm's Litigation Practice Group in Milwaukee, devotes the majority of his practice to civil appeals and complex motion practice. He has appeared repeatedly before the Wisconsin Supreme Court, all four districts of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and the state and federal trial courts of Wisconsin. He also has appeared in the United States Courts of Appeals for the Tenth and Federal Circuits, the Illinois Appellate Court, the Circuit Court of Cook County, as well as various United States District Courts and administrative agencies.
Mike's experience before these tribunals has covered a wide range of subjects, including commercial law, securities, banking, class actions, insurance coverage, dealership and trade regulation, corporate and partnership control and succession, taxation, environmental law, business torts, estates and trusts, constitutional law, construction disputes, and intellectual property.
Mike also is a long-standing co-chairman of the firm's ethics & conflict committee and in that capacity advises members of the firm, corporate legal departments, and other law firms on questions of legal ethics.
Mike is one of the co-authors of Apfeld, et al., Contract Law in Wisconsin (Wis. Bar 2d ed. 2002), and has written and spoken on a number of topics, including appellate practice, legal ethics, contract law issues, hostile takeovers, and products liability. From time to time, Mike has served as an adjunct professor at Marquette University Law School.
Mike graduated summa cum laude from the University of Notre Dame as valedictorian of his class, and was awarded his Juris Doctor with honors from the Northwestern University School of Law, where he was a member of the Northwestern Law Review. He joined the firm in 1982, after working for several years for a Chicago law firm. He is admitted to practice in both Wisconsin and Illinois.


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Mickey Gall taps out his most recent opponent while competing at the UFC Lincoln event inside of the Octagon where he showed off an impressive win.
Gall made his name known once he beat former WWE Champion CM Punk at UFC 203 by first-round submission. He continued to shine following up with a win over Sage Northcutt by rear-naked choke in December of 2016.
However, all that momentum came to a halt once he suffered a decision loss to Randy Brown at UFC 217. Since then, he took time off to build his skills as a well-rounded fighter.
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As seen in the opening bout on the preliminary card of this event on Saturday, August 25, 2018 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska on FOX Sports 2, Gall was able to score an early takedown in seconds.
He would set up the finish by using a slick transition to take Sullivan's back. This would lead to the 26-year-old to lock in a rear-naked choke which forced his opponent to tap out.
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After the fight, he made it clear who he wants to fight next. He called out Sage Northcutt and Diego Sanchez for a welterweight bout at the upcoming UFC 230 pay-per-view event.
The UFC 230 pay-per-view event is set to take place on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, New York City. The main card will air on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET. The preliminary card will air on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET and the promotion's streaming service, UFC Fight Pass.


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There's always plenty to do in Chicago, but finding fun on the cheap can be another story.
From 3D printing to a discussion about quantum computing, here are four fun things to do around town that'll cost you nothing at all.
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3D Printer Authorization
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Come learn how to use the 3D printers! We will teach you how to upload designs to the printing software, check the specs, prepare the printer, and (of course) print! This workshop provides all materials and a sample project. We will also give you a copy of basic 3D printing instructions to take home.
When: Tuesday, Oct. 22, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Where: Idea Realization Lab, 247 S. State St., Room 310
Admission: Free
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Screen Printing Workshop
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Ever wanted to make custom graphic tees? Want to see your own artwork printed on a shirt, poster, or card? Come learn how to screen print! In this workshop, you will learn the basics of creating a vinyl stencil, applying the stencil to a screen, printing onto fabric, and setting the ink with a heat gun. This workshop provides materials and a sample project, but you are welcome (and encouraged!) to bring your own vinyl stencils and shirts or fabrics to print on. You will also get a copy of basic screen printing instructions to take home.
When: Tuesday, Oct. 22, 4-6 p.m.
Where: Idea Realization Lab, 247 S. State St., Room 310
Admission: Free
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Luisa MIller: From Schiller to Verdi to Chicago
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Coinciding with the production of Verdi's early opera Luisa Miller at the Lyric Opera of Chicago (October 12-31), this presentation will feature musicologist Jesse Rosenberg, who will discuss the background and significance of the work, and Enrique Mazzola, conductor the Luisa Miller performances and Music Director-designate of the company (he assumes full-time duties as Music Director beginning with the 2021-22 season), who will offer his insights into this neglected Verdian masterpiece.
When: Thursday, Oct. 24, 6-8 p.m.
Where: Italian Cultural Institute, 500 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1450
Admission: Free
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Solving Unsolvable Problems: The Future of Quantum Computing
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Quantum computing has the potential to solve currently unsolvable problems, create unhackable networks, and spur rapid innovation across many different fields. Advancing this technology will require a global effort that brings together scientists, engineers, academia, and industry. Join Talia Gershon, director of research strategy and growth initiatives at IBM Research, and David Awschalom, director of the Chicago Quantum Exchange, to hear more about the progress and promise of quantum computing and technology, and how universities, laboratories, and companies in the Chicago area are ensuring the US leadership in this critical area of research.
When: Thursday, Oct. 24, 6-7 p.m.
Where: Chicago Symphony Center, Buntrock Hall, 220 S. Michigan Ave.
Admission: Free


text: Michel Blanc is fired from his job and becomes jobless and homeless. Giraudeau gives him hospitality and of course, Blanc agrees. As it was to be expected, Blanc's arrival changes completely Giraudeau's way of life and due to him, he's fired from his job too. Moreover, his wife's leaving him.


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Title: Hook and Line
Author: hauntedd
Rating: MATURE
Disclaimer: The characters are not mine. But I wish they were…
Summary: What happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas…
Something scratches her legs no matter how many times she rolls over in bed, desperate to cling to sleep. She's cranky and her trip to Vegas has turned into a bust, thanks to Perfect Parker who just had to tag along.
Video games. She spent all night playing video games.
Even though her eyes were closed, she could still see the blinking lights of Pacman and whatever else she wasted her evening playing. Game after game after fucking game, and diet coke after diet coke after diet coke. Of course, after that it was all a blur, but she figured it wasn't anything too exciting.
Yawning, she grips at the cover and pulls it closer, only to be met with resistance. Annoyed, Tess yanks at it, hoping to free the fabric from the shoes or whatever that were impeding its movement.
However, she's met with a loud thud and shoots up in bed, palm outstretched with energy pumping through her veins. Frightened, she peers over the side of the bed, only to see layers upon layers of cheap, white tulle and a pair of short, shapely legs peering out from the mille-feuille.
With a start, Tess scrambles up and out of the bed, grabbing the sheet and wrapping it around her, finally realizing that while the intruder is wearing 50 pounds of fabric, she's not wearing anything at all. Her heart is hammering in her chest as she tries to ignore her embarrassment as a million thoughts run through her mind.
"Ow," the other girl moans, on all fours, fabric draped precariously over her head. Tess blanches at the noise and watches her try to stand, catching a strand of silky dark hair peak out from beneath the white cloud and her suspicions are confirmed.
Liz Parker slept in her bed last night.
"Why are you in my bed?" Tess snaps, her tone rushed and panicked as she stares down the other girl. There has to be a reason for this – and it's definitely not that they decided to have a three-way with Max.
"I don't – are you naked?" Liz returns, her eyes wide and Tess' cheeks flush at the accusation, gripping the edges of her sheet tighter in the hopes of masking the truth.
No such luck.
"You're naked?!?" Liz shrieks, and Tess' hand slips at the accusation, her other palm scrambling to keep the fabric from exposing her breasts.
"I don't think we've dealt with the first thing – why were you in my bed," Tess bites out, looking at the brunette's outfit in greater detail, noticing that it's not just an ugly dress – it's an ugly wedding dress.
"Wait. Are you wearing a wedding dress?" Tess asks, fumbling around her side of the bed for a bra or a t-shirt, to no avail.
"No," Liz responds automatically, and glares at the other girl in a challenge. Tess notices the rage lingering behind the other girl's brown eyes and makes a mental note to get to the bottom of this. Sure, this whole situation is scary and incredibly awkward, but to get this mad over a bridal gown? Seriously?
"Why would I be wearing a wedding dress?" Liz hisses, her voice low and guttural, as if Tess had planned this, which just makes no sense.
"That's what I want to know!" Tess replies, reaching into the closet for a bathrobe, which she throws on, partially sheltered by the wooden doors. The robe is itchy and she pales as she notices the hearts on the side with the word honeymooners underneath.
"That's not the logo of our hotel," Liz adds, catching a glimpse of the embroidery. "Oh my god, are we in a honeymoon suite?"
"That could explain the wedding dress," Tess sighs, taking note of the mattress, which is completely surrounded by rose petals. "Oh, hell, a heart-shaped mattress?"
"I am not wearing a wedding dress!" Liz stresses, her arms crossed in a challenge, and Tess can't help but wonder why the scientist is suddenly so willing to forgo logic over a stupid dress.
"Oh, really? I think you should look at yourself in the mirror, bridezilla. There's a really well placed one on the ceiling to help you out!"
"Why is there a mirror on the—oh ew!" She snaps, while crawling toward the bed and angling for position. Tess can't help but smirk at her disgust, even as the incredible grossness of it all remains at the forefront of her mind.
At least aliens can't get herpes! Nasedo had already given her the Antarian version of sex-ed, and it was basically an all clear.
"Oh my god, I am wearing a wedding dress!" Liz says, collapsing to the bed in shock, examining her hand for confirmation. "Tess, there's a ring around my finger."
"Isn't that what normally happens when you get married?" Tess supplies helpfully, incredibly amused that Perfect Parker got married in Vegas. Sighing, she brushes a curl back from her face, wishing that they were back in Roswell already so she could share the good news around West Roswell High.
"Yes, but—Tess, give me your hand," Liz demands and Tess raises an eyebrow in response. What in the world did she want with her hand?
"Okay," Tess acquiesces, placing her palm in Liz's hand and pales as she realizes why the brunette wanted her hand. "No fucking way."
"They're a matched set," Liz observes and Tess rips her hand out of Liz's grasp, staring at the offending object intently, attempting to will it away. There is just no way – there has to be an explanation for this.
This is going to ruin everything, she thinks, frustrated as a million thoughts and contingency plans rush through her head.
"Ruin what?" Liz asks, and Tess' eyes grow wide at the question, before attempting to play it off.
"I don't know what you're talking about," Tess hisses, glaring at the brunette, hoping that she'll drop it.
How can Tess look so hot when she's pissed? Liz wonders and Tess' eyes grow wide.
"You think I'm hot?"
"What? I don't –"
"You just said, 'how can Tess look so hot when she's pissed?'" she repeats, mocking the other girl's delivery by drawing out every word and blinking her eyelashes to feign innocence.
"I didn't say it. I thought it," Liz clarifies, her skin flushing in embarrassment, and Tess feels her mouth fly open in shock. This was so, so not good.
"Oh shit," Tess curses, and then stares directly at the brunette, her eyes wild and her voice panicked. "Liz, what am I thinking, right now?"
She focuses on a memory, one that Liz definitely couldn't come up with on her own and pushes it to the forefront of her mind, making sure not to work it too hard, lest it become a mindwarp and really, really mess things up. And possibly traumatize her new wife for life.
Small minor points, really.
"You want to do that with Kyle?" Liz hisses, her brown eyes wide and questioning. As if she, of all people, hadn't seen him naked before.
"Correction! I have done that with Kyle, thank you very much," Tess smirks before she can think better of it, remembering the way that Kyle felt underneath her as they enjoyed each other's company during a warm night in the desert. Picking up on Liz's train of thought, she pales, realizing that this bond could have some serious consequences and blackmail potential.
"Wait, wait," Tess stammers needing an answer to what she's just overheard. "You never actually had sex with him? But what about last October?"
"I uh—it's complicated," Liz stammers, fear radiating from her every pore. Ah, so Liz Parker had secrets, did she? Well, that was going to change quickly.
"What do you mean change," she accuses, her eyebrows arched skyward and arms crossed against her chest.
"Sweetheart, maybe you haven't noticed, but there's nothing sacred between us now," Tess mocks, annoyed that she has to be the one to point out the painfully obvious for once.
"And you're okay with this?"
"Of course not! But, unlike you, I don't have anything to hide," Tess lies, tying the ends of her robe tighter and pretending to be unaffected by this situation. She has to keep her cool, especially now, when she's got decisions to make and actions to take.
Nasedo always tried to get inside her head when she was little, and she'd learned, through trial and error, how best to mask it. It was never an exact science, but it could at least protect some of the thoughts that she needed to keep private.
"You're lying. I can tell," Liz states, her gaze narrowing and Tess shivers as she feels the other girl's dark orbs pierce through her, as if she's able to see directly into her soul.
"Whatever," Tess shrugs. "So, Kyle," she adds, trying to change the subject.
"I am not telling you about Kyle. Or anything else," Liz responds, and Tess rolls her eyes, catching more images and thoughts that she's certain Liz doesn't want her seeing – including a dance with a leather-clad guy who looks a lot like Max.
Must be a fantasy. And boy did Liz have quite the attention to detail. Dirty, sweat-stained hair, leather pants that hugged his ass, a defined chest – too bad there wasn't a ton of action on that front. Ah, well, maybe there'd be a chapter two.
"Not even about your encounter with Max Evans' scruffy older brother? I never thought he'd be into all that leather, though Isabel has the market cornered on that front," Tess pries, desperate to keep the focus on Liz's sexual fantasies and not her own secrets. "I gotta say, I kind of wish your fantasies weren't so G-rated."
"Get out of my head," she bites out, gripping her dark hair for emphasis and Tess' mouth turns up in a smile. Mission accomplished.
"How—why is this happening?" Liz asks, her voice soft and desperate, and Tess can't help but sit down next to the girl, in an attempt to awkwardly give her comfort. She's unsure what this all means, but it's not the first time she's given into her humanity and it probably won't be the last, which makes everything else so difficult.
If Nasedo could see her now. Of course, he was the one who had brought this predicament on her in the first place.
"I don't know," Tess answers, honestly. Even though she's got an inkling of what might have happened, she doesn't want to scare Liz yet. "Do you remember anything about last night?"
"Just those stupid video games and all the free drinks—wait, that's it!" Liz says excitedly, her hands waving in the air as if she'd just discovered something big, like a cure for AIDS. "The drinks!"
"The drinks?" Tess questions skeptically, wondering if somehow this telepathy had already started to make the brunette go nuts.
"The drinks! Somebody had to have spiked them. Max completely blacked out last year after one sip of beer, and if you can't remember anything, that must be it," Liz adds, her eyes dancing at the prospect of an answer to the cause of this situation.
"Okay, but in case you forgot, you're human. And you can't remember anything, either," the blonde says, not entirely sold on this alcohol thing. But Max got wasted off of a sip of beer? Really? Well, that was going to make the entire college experience really, really dull.
Not that she was sure if she even had a shot at that lifestyle, really.
"Well, Ava did say I was changed," Liz theories and Tess notices the twinges of nervousness that show on her face. Ah, so she wasn't entirely pleased with this development after all. Good to know. "Maybe a lowered tolerance to alcohol is a side effect."
"I dunno, care to test that theory?" Tess asks, picking up a nearly empty champagne bottle from the floor and waving it for emphasis. "Bottoms up, Parker, or should I say, Harding."
"No thanks, but I think we can definitely add intoxication to the list of possible catalysts," Liz replies, writing it down on a piece of pink-tinged paper with a heart-shaped pen.
"Catalysts for what, exactly? It's not like getting wasted forced you to reside in my head," Tess huffs, irritated by Liz's reliance on the scientific method. You don't need to hypothesize and test everything.
"For our lack of memory," Liz adds, irritated. "And Tess, I realize that you only find science valuable for the time it allows you to mindwarp Max and fix your makeup, but the scientific method has saved lives!"
"Why are you still on that? It was a year ago! And, and, you said you were over him. You—you gave me tips, and faked fucking Kyle to get him off your ass, even," Tess accuses, trying to mask how her accusation cuts deeper than Liz knows. She really needs to figure out what she's going to do next. And fast.
"A person's mind is sacred," Liz answers, clearly retreating from the Max conversation, and Tess rolls her eyes. If that were true, they wouldn't be having secret conversations and mind reading moments right now.
"How can you even say that when you're rifling through my thoughts like a burglar in a mansion?" Tess questions, raking a hand through her hair as she uses her powers to reinforce the block on some of her innermost thoughts. It's already weakening and she's afraid what Liz will do when she finds out, when everyone finds out.
"You're at least able to block things! It's like I get to this point and can't go any further," Liz admits, and Tess scowls. Of course Liz Parker would dig deep at the first opportunity. She'd at least backed off about finding more information on leather Max as a courtesy.
That was going to change. Payback always was a bitch.
"I know you have trouble getting your nose out of books, but I'm not a fucking encyclopedia," Tess replies, staring her down. "And, for your information, I can't consciously block anything. What you're probably running into are Ava's memories."
She's lying and she knows it, but she hopes that her intimidation routine is convincing enough for the time being.
"No, it's not that," Liz mumbles, her voice trailing off like she's in deep thought and Tess rakes her lip between her teeth, frightened that she's figured it out. "It seems darker, almost, but I keep getting drawn to it, like a beacon."
Darker? That didn't sound right.
"You do know how to hide things!" Liz shouts, catching her last thought and Tess blanches. Shit.
"I—Fine. But they're not dark thoughts. Just things you might not agree with that were consensual, but a secret, for reasons that are really complex," Tess rambles, frightened by this revelation.
Could Nasedo have done something to her when she was a kid? A contingency plan, perhaps?
"A contingency plan for what?" Liz scowls, and Tess flops back down on the bed, her legs giving out under the weight of this potential scenario.
"I—It's a long story," Tess begins, smirking when she hears Liz think I've got time. "Okay, fine. When Nicholas and the others came to Roswell, he visited me that night, after we thought we'd killed them."
"You knew Nicholas was alive? Why didn't you say anything?" Liz replies, eyes wide and her questioning gaze rips through Tess.
"I'm trying to explain it to you! God, you act like I'm the only one with secrets here – you keep thinking about Future Max and changing the future," Tess snaps, irritated with Liz's holier than thou attitude.
"That is so not the point, okay," Liz says, waving her hands in the air for emphasis, her tone accusatory and as menacing as the other girl can get. Which isn't saying a lot.
"What, so I'm the only one who can't have any secrets? And newsflash, Marty McFly, you changed the future, you changed all our futures, so it is my business! What did you do?"
"What I had to! I did what I had to do to save all our lives okay! But clearly that was a mistake because I gave up my happiness so you could stay in town and have private meetings with Nicholas," her tone is rage-filled and clipped, louder than Tess would have expected and she cringes under the weight of the images and things that are left unsaid.
So, in this other future, she grows a pair and bails on Roswell? That's, well, different. Though Max's reasoning is entirely off – she wouldn't leave over his inability to embrace their destiny. She'd watched that ship sail this summer. So the real question, then, is what didn't he tell her.
"Max is an idiot," Tess begins, earning a glare from her blushing bride. "No, no, let me finish. The world doesn't end because you fall in love or because I left. If you want to be with him, then be with him. If you don't want to be with him, then don't. It's your life, but I think we may need a divorce first."
"You're just saying that because you're working for Khivar," Liz chokes out and she balls her hands into fists, resisting the urge to punch her in the face. Would it be considered a domestic dispute? Probably. Awesome, Tess Harding, wife beater.
"I'm not working for Khivar. Christ, what kind of person do you think I am? Wait, don't answer that, you all have made that abundantly clear," Tess replies, irate. "Look, Nasedo made an agreement with him, forty years ago, for him to have me get pregnant, while he steals the granolith and kills the others. That's what Nicholas was coming for that night – to inform me of that deal and his intent to collect. And, if I didn't produce, he was going to use me to kill all of you, one by one."
"So you're what? Going to get pregnant to save all our lives? I'm confused. How could he use you to do that," Liz asks, in a tone that suggests she's willing to give her the benefit of the doubt.
"Khivar wants the seal, it'll finally end this war and give his reign legitimacy, which is why he wants an heir. The granolith – well, I think you know why it's important better than anyone, it's very powerful, and could be an incredible weapon. As for Nicholas, I don't know, but I'm guessing whatever you saw in my head is likely a part of it," Tess sighs, drained by the conversation, even if she's not entirely sure she's even able to answer these questions.
"So, what are you going to do?" Liz asks and she cringes. Ah, yes, now to get into the details, none of which she's going to be pleased with. Awesome.
"Beat them at their own game," Tess replies with a shrug, wondering if Liz fully understands what she means by that. "I asked Alex to help me with a project earlier this year – translating the destiny book. He agreed, and came up with this idea to have me mindwarp him into thinking he was in Sweden, so no one would catch on and also have him create two different copies – one that was accurate and one that was inaccurate but passable, if anything were to happen."
"You mindwarped Alex? You—you mindwarped Alex? Alex? How dare you? How dare you!" Liz screams, reaching for her phone and hitting the numbers.
"He agreed to it! He came up with the whole plan," Tess repeats herself, tears biting the corners of her eyes. She knew from the start this was a bad idea, and now she couldn't even tell Alex I told you so. He'd made sure she mindwarped away that conversation as well.
"Prove it," Liz replies, her tone icy and monotone, and Tess shifts awkwardly on the bed. That, she can't do, because she'd need to reverse everything, which would just be bad. Very, very bad.
Ah, shit. Doesn't she get it? It's better if he doesn't remember. Safer for him. If Khivar were to find out, Alex would be dead. The destiny book is sacred, written in a lost language and the words shift as history evolves and rewrites itself. It can foretell the future—something even more powerful than the granolith in the right hands.
"How could you do this?" Liz asks, and she shivers at the question. She didn't want to do this – she'd never mindwarped someone so deeply before, it was incredibly risky. But he'd insisted. And she thought it was a good plan.
"He wanted to do it. I—he—when Alex found out what was at stake, he wanted to do it. And as for why I went to Alex, it's because he was the only one with the computer skill required to run a program that could potentially hack the language," she sighs, staring at the heavy rise and fall of the other girl's chest.
This approach clearly isn't working.
"I can show you. I can form a connection and show you that he did this willingly. It'll be more vivid than that night with Kyle, kind of like what you get with Max," Tess offers, knowing it's the only other option.
"How do I know you're not going to mindwarp me too?" Liz asks, skeptical.
"Um, you can see into my head, so I think that'd give it away, for one," Tess explains, rolling her eyes at the question and extending her hands, which Liz takes, after a moment's pause.
Inhaling, she conjures up her memories of their exchanges, secrets that were shared between the two of them, while commiserating over loves lost and being outsiders. She's not sure what to make of it all, but the memories fly fast from her mind and she feels Liz digging deeper, even as everything has been shared until the seal, her seal, springs forth between them.
Shivering at the spread of power between them, she drops her hand, startled by the revelation. Oh, hell no. She didn't just marry Liz Parker last night.
She bonded with her.
"Bonded?" Liz asks, picking up on her thoughts and Tess scowls at the vocalization of her biggest nightmare, though also noticing that she believes her about Alex. Well, you can't win them all.
"Bonded. Cemented. Sharing each other's hearts and minds. Forget Max, you're now my soulmate," Tess grumbles, completely thrown by this – not to mention, unlike marriages, this is forever.
"Shit," Liz replies, unable to find anything else to say and Tess smirks at her use of profanity.
"You think?" Tess snaps, annoyed. Of course she would do something like this drunk, and of course Liz would go along with it. Her life was a complete and utter disaster.
"We need to get that thing out of your head," Liz says, suddenly, her mind racing a mile a minute and Tess cringes as she gets whiplash from the millions of ideas that speed by.
"No shit," Tess agrees, knowing full well what Liz is referring to – the big black box of dark thoughts and ideas that aren't her own. She could have told her that from the moment it was discovered. No need to repeat it now.
"No, no. You don't understand. If we share thoughts, that means if it gets unleashed we both go under the influence," Liz explains, her voice panicked and unsure. "Future Max, the granolith, all of it."
"Glad to see you're concerned about yourself, here, Mary Sunshine," Tess bites out, with an irritated snarl. "Perfect wife material."
"I'm not your wife," Liz drawls, eyeing the other girl as she moves around the room.
"Technically, you are. Even if we're never consummating this union. Ever," Tess stresses, cringing at the idea of having the former girlfriend of both her ex-husband and her friend with benefits underneath her as they explored their feminine sides.
"Ew, god no. No. Never. Why would you even think that I'd—"
"I wouldn't! I don't! It's bad enough I got a full play by play of your secret fantasies involving you and Michael Guerin," Tess taunts, giggling to herself. At least she could make Parker blush easily. "I wonder what Maria would think."
"Probably the same thing that she'd think if she saw what you want to do to Guerin on the back of his bike," Liz replies through gritted teeth and Tess' eyes widen, impressed.
Ah, her young padawan is learning!
"You know, an alien making Star Wars references is incredibly ironic," Liz observes, and Tess frowns, ignoring the observation.
"Hey Liz, um, check your dress," Tess orders, her skin growing paler by the second. There's only one way to know if they haven't actually already cemented the bond and she's dreading the answer.
"What? Why?" Liz asks, curious, before picking up on her train of thought. "You don't think we actually—"
"I woke up naked. In bed with my new wife and bond-mate. We need proof," Tess replies, trying not to freak out.
"But if we did, would you want to know? I wouldn't," Liz asks, and Tess grits her teeth. They need to know, there are things that happen after an alien decides on a bond-mate and, well, bonds with them. They share powers, not just thoughts.
"I don't want the ability to mindwarp!" Liz shrieks, afraid of the implications of Tess' line of thinking.
"Check the damn dress. You can't mindwarp me, so you need to do a thorough inspection of all bodily fluids," Tess orders, pointing toward the bathroom.
"Fine, give me a minute," Liz states, heading off to the bathroom.
Tess grows more and more anxious by the second. Liz is right, she doesn't want to know, but she has to – mindwarping is a difficult ability to have and not everyone born with it survives. The last thing she needs is to be responsible for Liz Parker's demise.
"We're um – all clear on that front, but hey, Tess? I have something for you," Liz smirks, coming back into the room, powder blue tuxedo in hand. "Guess you do wear the pants in the relationship after all."
"Was there any doubt?" Tess returns, waving a hand over both the wedding gown and the tux, changing them into t-shirts and jeans. "But as much as I'd love a wedding photo, you and I have to get out of here."
"What are we going to tell the others?" Liz asks, and the uncertainty resonates through her tone. "Other than the obvious, I mean."
"First, we're getting this thing out of my head, second, we're coming up with a plan, third, we're getting a translation of the destiny book or at least its language to find a solution to this mess," Tess states, counting off tasks noticing that this seems to be borrowing a bit from Liz's modus operandi.
"You said it was permanent! You mean I got worried for nothing?"
"Not nothing," Tess replies, amused by Liz's distress. "But I don't want to hear or sense you losing your virginity, for example, so maybe we can get a damper."
"And if we can't?" Liz asks, panicked, clearly not having considered this side effect.
"Well, then you're just going to have to get used to my unidentified vibrating object," Tess grins, trying to hide the fact that she's lying through her teeth from Liz. She doesn't have a vibrator, at least not yet, but no need to tell her that. Let her sweat it out.
"You wouldn't dare," Liz accuses, fear painted on her features and Tess simply smirks in response before leading her out of the motel, chuckling the entire way. Sure they have more to discuss, but for now, she needs to avoid the serious discussion of what happens if they can't get this thing out, and tormenting her wife seems to be the best solution.
Now, about that fantasy where she's the catholic schoolgirl about to get detention with Mr. Valenti – that was always a favorite. Especially when he whacked the ruler against her ass.
Oh, teacher indeed.
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At that point, the submission window will close and CMS will not accept any new submissions.
The American College of Radiology (ACR) advises physicians who use the National Radiology Data Registries Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) for MIPS to complete their CMS submission before the end of March to ensure they can complete the process well before the deadline.
As a reminder, QCDR participants can review all of ACR's recorded QCDR webinars at acr.org/qcdr under "Past Webinars - 2018." The ACR's latest webinar available here for viewing, covers the CMS submission process.
You are also invited to register now for the ACR's QCR Support Office Hours Webinar, the final webinar of the 2018 cycle. This presentation on Thursday, March 14, will focus on answering user questions about finalizing QCDR submissions.