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by Maxine Mayer, 12/28/97
The snow was falling steadily in New York City, but that was outside. Inside St. Vincent's Hospital, in the private room occupied by Joe Dawson, it was warm and cozy, and crowded. There were three people grouped by the ailing Watcher's bed. Joe's former assignment - the Immortal Duncan MacLeod - sat in a stuffed plastic chair, very close to the Watcher, his head resting on the edge of the old man's bed, his hands gripping the sheet. Joe's personal physician, MacLeod's lover of twenty years past, Dr. Anne Lindsey, who'd flown in from Cape Cod, stood nearby, her gaze shifting between Dawson and Duncan, a concerned expression on her face. Methos, the oldest living Immortal, MacLeod's current lover, stood on the other side of Joe's bed, the window side, checking the Watcher's pulse.
"It's official," Methos said in a relieved tone, "he'll live."
"Yes, I agree," Anne replied, placing her hand on Duncan's shoulder and squeezing gently. "He needs a lot of rest, and he shouldn't be moved for a few days. But he's okay now, Duncan. I agree with the doctors - and Methos. He's going to pull out of this."
"Thank you, Anne. Thanks for coming," Duncan replied, lifting his head and pulling himself together. He stood and turned to his old friend and hugged her. Then he glanced at Methos. "You ready for breakfast?"
"I'll stay with Joe. You and Anne go get a bite. You'll need to leave the hospital. I don't think the cafeteria's open yet," Methos replied. "Last I heard, it was snowing."
"Duncan, why don't the two of you go? Bring me back some coffee, maybe a danish. I'll watch Joe. I need to freshen up, anyway, throw some water on my face."
"You sure, Anne?" Duncan asked with concern. "You've been up all night too."
"I'm okay, Duncan. Really. I don't eat so much nowadays, gotta watch my figure," she replied, grinning. The doctor was Mortal, and fifty-five years old. She hadn't gained an ounce since her affair with Duncan MacLeod twenty years earlier. Nevertheless - and although he hadn't noticed it - she no longer looked like a credible lover for the attractive Immortal. She looked her age.
Duncan squeezed Anne's hand. Glancing at Methos he said, "Come on, then. The sooner we go the sooner we'll be back. I don't like to leave him for very long."
The Immortals left the hospital and started walking downtown, looking for an all-night diner. After a while they came upon one, went in and took a booth. They ordered coffee and breakfast and sat back. They both sighed heavily.
"Damn close call," Methos said, rubbing his hands together to warm them.
Duncan took the older Immortal's hands in his own and held them gently, stroking the long fingers. "Too close for comfort." He blew on Methos' hands. "Always freezing, your fingers," he said with a smile.
"Always hot and dry, yours," Methos replied, looking at his friend and lover speculatively. "What'll happen, you think, when he does go? I mean, he's seventy-five - I checked his chart. He's strong as a bull but -"
"Nobody lives forever. That's what you're saying, isn't it?" Duncan asked. "I don't know. Nothing. He'll be dead and you and I will bury him and mourn. What else could happen? He's got no one else left but us."
"I meant, with us."
Duncan frowned. "With us? I don't understand the question. We'll do what we always do, when they go. We'll - move on."
"Yes. It's what we do." When his friend didn't answer, Duncan repeated, "Methos, it's what we do. Who we are. It'll be hard. He's been a close friend to both of us for a very long time. But we both knew going in that we'd outlive Joe, in the normal run of things."
"Outlive him."
"Yes." Duncan repeated exasperatedly. "Yes. Outlive him! My God, you - you've been around for five thousand years! Don't try to tell me this is a shock to you. That you've never considered the possibility. That you didn't think about it. He's Mortal. We've been friends with him for over twenty years. When he dies, we're gonna suffer. But we're also going to survive."
"I think I am telling you that I never considered it. I never have. Not with Joe. Wives, sweethearts, yes. But Joe -"
"Methos, Joe's our friend, but he gets older and closer to death every day. You didn't notice?"
"No." The older Immortal took his hands away from Duncan's long enough to run them through his hair. Then he grasped his companion's hands again. "Maybe it's because I've lived so long - I don't even notice how old they are, anymore. When I look at them, I just see -"
"What do you see when you look at them, Methos?" Duncan asked earnestly.
"I see - humor. Concern. Steadfastness. Courage." The older Immortal shrugged, gripping Duncan's hands more tightly. "I see - the look on Joe's face when I left in my van to go cross-country with Alexa. The look on his face when Richie died. The look on his face, when I blamed him for Jacob Galati's death, and walked away. And the look on his face when he sees you coming."
"You see love," Duncan said, his eyes filling with tears. "I'm not surprised you didn't notice how old he's getting. You wouldn't."
"Mac, I don't think I'll deal with it at all well, when he goes. I feel I should warn you of that. I might -"
"What?" Duncan asked, his eyes narrowing.
"I might - run away." The older man clamped his lips shut, taking his hands away from his friend's, balling them into fists.
"And leave me alone with it? The grief?"
"It's a distinct possibility. I don't do mourning well. You'll be angry, I expect, if I leave. I'm apologizing in advance."
Duncan pushed back against the booth, took a deep breath, but said nothing.
"Mac? It's not on purpose. I'll try to stay. I just - I wanted you to know, beforehand, in case I can't. So you won't be taken by surprise."
"I understand. I got it," Duncan responded, a slight edge to his voice. "It's your way."
"Yes, yes, that's exactly it! It's nothing personal - it's not that I don't love you, or know you'll be grieving too! Or that I don't care! It's just my way!"
"I see. It's okay." Duncan sighed. "I suppose I haven't done much better myself. I left Richie alone when Tessa died. I suppose it's my way, too. It's okay, Methos. I understand. I won't be angry, if you leave."
"Thanks, Mac. I appreciate it." Methos took a sip of his coffee, changing the subject. "Let's get the waitress and see if she'll put together a meal for Anne, and coffee, something we can bring back with us. If we hurry, it'll still be warm."
"Sure. Sure." Duncan called the waitress and ordered food for Anne, paid the check, and left the diner with his friend, without commenting further on Methos' warning.
"Well, that's that," Duncan said, taking off his gloves and his overcoat and tossing them on a chair in the living room of the New York City condo he shared with Methos. "A good idea, yours, to have the reception in Brazilito's, rather than here."
"Yeah. Kinda gives it closure. How long can people spend in a restaurant? In and out, that's the ticket. Get rid of 'em."
"Right. Get rid of 'em," Duncan echoed. "Like a beer?"
"I'll get it, Mac." Methos took Duncan's coat and his own and hung them in the hall closet. Then he went into the kitchen and poured a scotch for his friend. He grabbed a beer from the refrigerator and joined Duncan in the living room, taking a seat in an easy chair across from the younger Immortal who sat on the sofa. "Here you go," he said, handing a glass to Duncan.
"Twenty people," MacLeod mused, sipping his drink. "Considering his age, how many friends he's buried, I suppose that's not too bad."
"Nope. Not bad at all. You, me, Anne and Amanda. And sixteen Watchers, every one of them eyeing us as if we were freaks. You know what that bastard of a Regional Coordinator, Sid Hamilton, said to me?"
"What did he say?"
"That we shouldn't be there - Amanda, you and me! Can you believe it? The man had the nerve to come up to me - me - at Joe Dawson's funeral, which you and I bought and paid for, and tell me that we shouldn't be there! Immortals shouldn't be there!"
"What'd you say, Methos?" Duncan asked with a smile. "I hope you told him where to go."
"In no uncertain terms, Mac. I told him the Watcher Society gave Joe more grief than you or I ever did. That it was kind of them to show up for his funeral, but it would have been kinder still if they'd shown him some friendship while he was alive."
"That's all?"
"Well, I bit my tongue." Methos grinned. "I didn't tell him they weren't worthy to lick Joe's boots, or Amanda's, or yours."
"Well, I didn't! I know I should have. At the moment, I'm sorry I didn't." Methos stood. "Another scotch, Mac?"
"Yeah, and fill 'er up, this time."
Methos called from the kitchen, "I thought we'd fly to Paris tonight."
"Fly to Paris. Have breakfast on the barge."
"Methos, we haven't been in Paris in years. The barge is sold -"
Handing a fresh drink to MacLeod, the older Immortal said, "Nope. I never put through your sell order. I just rented the barge out."
"You rented it? To whom?"
"A few different people. Students, mostly. It's empty now. When the last renters moved out, I didn't advertise for others. Just got a cleaning service to check on the place once a month."
"When was that, Methos?"
"I dunno. About a year ago, as I recall," Methos replied, going to the window with his beer. He looked out over the city, his back to MacLeod.
"When Joe was in the hospital, last time around?"
"I dunno. Yeah, I guess so. Around that time, anyway."
"Methos, come here." MacLeod said, putting down his drink and standing.
His friend turned and looked at him. "Why?"
"I want to hold you, is why."
"Okay." Methos walked to the sofa and put his arms around Duncan, relaxing into his lover's embrace for a moment. Then he kissed MacLeod quickly and said, "But we should pack. Our flight's at seven. Don't want to miss it, with this snow."
"We won't miss it."
"We will, if we don't get a move on." Methos pulled away from Duncan. "Now."
MacLeod smiled. "Sure. Whatever."
"Good idea, Methos, coming back here. Like to go for a walk?" Duncan asked, after they'd breakfasted on the barge. They'd picked up coffee and croissants on the way in from the airport.
"Sure. But get the dishes, would you? I've an errand to run first."
"We can go together -"
"No. I'll be back," Methos replied, running quickly up the barge steps to the door. "Just wait here."
"Fine. I'll wait."
"You're back," MacLeod said in a low voice.
"Here," Methos said, handing his friend a large box. "This is for you."
"What's this?"
"The Highlander Chronicles. Ones Joe kept on you before the two of you met."
"Really!" MacLeod's voice was light, joyful. "Where'd you get these - you didn't steal them, did you?"
"I've had them in the vault at my bank here for years. They're copies Joe made from the transcripts of his tapes. Then he'd sign off on them and pass 'em along to the Society. They cover your years with Tessa and Richie, in the main. He asked me to hang onto this batch, arrange for you to get it, when he died. If I could. If you -"
"If I was still alive. I see." MacLeod sat down, taking the lid off the box. It was filled with neat stacks of copy paper - individually bound volumes - tightly packed. He ran his hands over the topmost journals. "Thank you."
"It was Joe's idea. He thought you should know how great he thought you and Tessa, and later, Richie, were, as a team. As a family. How happy it made him to watch you together."
"You've looked at these?" MacLeod asked.
"No, of course not. They're Watcher Chronicles about an Immortal, a - competitor in the Game. Not my place. Not cricket, to read them."
MacLeod chuckled. "Such a sense of honor, Methos! Not what I'd expect from you."
"I keep the Methos Chronicles, Mac," the older Immortal replied seriously. "My own experiences, my memories. Dealings with our kind. Sometimes, after one of us is lost to the Game, I learn something about him, and make a note of that. But I've never studied the Watchers' records about living Immortals. Even those I know personally. That's an unfair advantage, from many points of view."
"You never cease to surprise me, Methos," Duncan said with a smile, lifting the box off his lap and putting it on the floor near the couch. "Thank you for preserving these for me."
"My pleasure."
"So, ready for that walk yet? I'll look at these later."
They walked for hours, until well past midnight. At last, their feet led them back to the barge and they went in.
"I think I just might be able to sleep, Methos. At least, my feet will sleep."
"You don't want to read the Chronicles?"
"Not now. Maybe tomorrow. I'm beat." MacLeod undressed for bed and went into the bathroom calling out, "You can look at them, if you want to. You've got my permission."
"Thanks, Mac. I'd like to read them."
"Kinda like looking at my baby pictures?" Duncan asked with a grin when he got into bed.
"Something like that." Methos was still dressed, although he'd taken off his coat. He stood near the bed. "Mac -"
"What is it?" Duncan sat up and pushed a pillow behind his head. Concerned, he said, "You must be exhausted, Methos. We've been on the go for seventy-two hours. Don't you think you can sleep?"
"I guess." The older Immortal turned and looked around the barge. The cleaning service had kept it in good order, and he'd had friends stock the refrigerator and bar before they'd arrived. "The couch. I think maybe I'll take the couch."
"I see." MacLeod got out of bed, walking quickly to the bar and fixing himself a drink.
"What's wrong? I thought we'd sleep better if we don't keep knocking each other on the nose when we dream."
"Methos, you can go. I'll be all right. You don't need to stay with me, do anything more. You've done your bit."
"You've done your bit. You can go off on your own, if you like. Mourn. Whatever you do. You don't need to stay with me. I'll be okay. Joe's dead. I'm still around. I'll survive. I always do."
"Where do you want me to go?" Methos asked, sounding bewildered.
"I dunno. Wherever you want to go. Your old flat, if you've still got a lease on it. Or a hotel. Maybe India. China. I dunno. Where do you usually go, when they die, Methos?"
"I don't remember."
"Well, think about it. Then go there. You don't have to take care of me. I understand. I'm not angry. Come back when you're ready. I'll be around where you can find me." MacLeod smiled at the older Immortal in an encouraging way. "Thanks for all you've done. The funeral arrangements. The barge. The Chronicles. Thanks."
"Mac -" The older Immortal took a shallow breath and started toward the door, grabbing up his coat. He put his hand on the doorknob. "Mac -"
"I'm okay. Really. Cross my heart." Duncan held up two fingers in the peace sign.
Methos put his coat on slowly. "Right. Well, then, if you're certain -"
Duncan smiled. "I'm certain. Go on."
"Okay, then." Methos left the barge.
MacLeod had a coat on over his dressing gown when he came up on deck. He studied the older Immortal before he spoke. Methos was leaning against the railing, looking up at the sky, shivering. Tears streamed down his cheeks.
"Your buzz just stayed. I waited for it to disappear. Ten minutes. Methos -"
"I'll be gone in a minute. Go back in, it's cold up here."
Duncan walked to where Methos stood and put his arm around the older Immortal. "Why?"
"Why what, MacLeod?" Methos asked crossly.
"Why haven't you gone? Why didn't you go, after the funeral? You apologized in advance, last year. What are you still doing here?"
Methos bit his lip. "I think - I think I want to be here," he replied slowly, his voice reflecting his confusion. "With you."
"But you don't know?"
"I'm not sure. I don't understand -"
MacLeod pulled Methos around and held his face lightly. "Don't you?"
Methos shook his head. "No."
The younger Immortal kissed Methos' mouth gently. "No?"
"I suppose you do?" Methos inquired sarcastically.
Duncan kissed his friend's eyes. "Yes. I do."
"I suppose you're gonna explain it to me?"
"Come below. We can talk about it," Duncan said with a smile. "At length."
"I'm tired, Mac. I'm so tired." Suddenly, Methos started to cry, lifting his hands to hide his eyes.
"Then come below. Get into bed. I'll hold you. We'll sleep." MacLeod took Methos' hands and pulled him gently toward the door leading back into the barge. He met with no resistance.
MacLeod held Methos through the night. The older Immortal didn't sleep. He cried all night. Duncan drifted off a few times, only to waken again when Methos moved. Finally, at dawn, Methos turned around and put his arms around his lover, resting his head against the younger Immortal's chest.
"Forgive me. That was an awful thing to do to you, Mac," he murmured. "Won't happen again."
"I think it will," MacLeod replied, his lips moving against Methos' hair. "I think so."
"I promise, Mac. I'll be out of here after breakfast."
"Don't even think about it."
"It's not fair. Joe was your Watcher, your friend. I know how you feel -"
"I don't think so."
"Mac -"
"I miss Joe. And I suppose I'll miss him more and more the longer he's gone. When it sinks in, that he's gone forever."
"Of course. Of course you will," Methos replied.
"But that's not all I feel."
"I know you're remembering the others you've lost -"
"Methos, I feel relief," Duncan declared. "Relief."
"What?" Methos made to get up, but Mac held him more tightly. The older Immortal didn't struggle. His body went limp again, only his arms evidencing his strength as he clung to MacLeod.
"Yes, relief. All I could think of, when I heard about Joe, and every minute since, was you. When you'd go, when you'd disappear. Leave me."
"I was waiting for that too," Methos muttered.
"When you left the barge last night, I thought to myself, well, that's it. He's gone. I don't think I really felt the weight of my grief until that minute. A grief I knew I couldn't survive."
"I don't seem to be able to go. I've tried."
"I promise I won't call you lazy, if you don't work at it," Duncan replied, grinning.
"It started with Alexa. I've never gone to anybody before, after someone I loved died. Never. Yet I found myself making a beeline for you. Got as close as I could get without actually creeping into your bed." Methos chuckled. "I'm surprised I didn't do that as well - in a friendly way, of course."
"I don't even want to think about what I'd have done, if you had crept into my bed."
"Probably held me, like last night."
"Maybe," Duncan murmured thoughtfully. "Maybe more."
The older Immortal disentangled himself from his lover's arms and sat up. "You hungry, Mac? We haven't eaten anything except croissants since the reception at Brazilito's."
"Hungry?" MacLeod thought about it. "Hungry. Yes. I think I could eat now."
"You'll look at the Chronicles after breakfast?" Methos asked. "Because if you do, I think I'll go down to Darius' church, spend a little time there."
"No. Not alone. I imagine he'll put in an appearance. Always does, when they go."
"Who'll put in an appearance?" MacLeod asked, with a frown.
"Who do you think? Darius, of course. Reminiscing about the departed - his or mine - is a practice we started centuries ago. Got to be a bit of a tradition with us. I don't think he'll desert me now, do you?"
"No. If you didn't desert me, Darius certainly won't desert you." Duncan smiled, remembering his deceased friend.
"You know, Mac, I just figured something out."
"I was wrong. I don't go it alone, when they die. Never have."
"Really." Methos sounded remarkably pleased with this new take on his behavior.
"So, then, staying with me isn't anything out of the ordinary after all, is it?" MacLeod asked carefully.
"Of course not. Nothing out of the ordinary. Routine." The older Immortal got out of bed and dressed. "I'm gonna skip breakfast, Mac. You don't mind, do you?"
"Not at all," MacLeod replied evenly. "I'm fine." He gestured toward the box of Chronicles. "Got a lot of reading here. I won't shoot until I see the whites of your eyes."
"Then, I'm off." Methos waved to MacLeod when he got to the door, then went out.
"You're off," Duncan murmured, sinking down on the bed and burying his face in his hands when he'd felt the older Immortal's aura disappear. "My God! You're off! Damn you, Methos! Damn you to hell! Nothing out of the ordinary about us, nothing special at all! Damn you!"
"I brought Chinese, Mac. But if you've already eaten, it'll keep."
"Where've you been? It's nearly midnight. I was worried about you!"
"You shouldn't worry. I can take care of myself."
"That's right. I was where I said I'd be, in Darius' church. Afterwards, I went for a walk. Then I went to Joe's old bar, had a drink, listened to some music. There wasn't a soul who recognized me. I think we could move back here, if we want to. It's only been five years, for you, but -"
"You want to move back to Paris? Why? The place is crawling with Immortals! In New York, we're safe! As safe as we can be, if somebody isn't actually hunting us!"
Methos stared at Duncan. Finally, he asked quietly, "What's wrong, Mac?"
"Nothing - what could be wrong?"
"I'm asking you."
"Nothing's wrong. Nothing out of the ordinary. Nothing special." MacLeod got up and grabbed the sack of take-out from Methos, going to the kitchen area and slamming it down on the counter.
"You thought I wasn't coming back."
MacLeod didn't reply.
"Is that it? Mac? Talk to me."
"The thought did cross my mind."
"You're angry."
"Yeah. I guess I am," MacLeod admitted.
"Why? Because you thought I'd left without a word?"
"Something like that. I guess."
Methos stared at the younger Immortal, his eyes narrowing. "It's because I said we're nothing out of the ordinary," he stated.
"Methos -"
"We're not, Mac. I guess I've always found somebody's shoulder to cry on, when one of them died, a Mortal I loved. It seems, that's my way. Sometimes, it was Amanda. Later on, I'd look for Darius, wherever he was holing up, and talk to him -"
"I don't need to know -" Duncan said quickly, turning away.
"You want me to go farther back? Kronos used to hold me in his arms while I cried myself to sleep."
MacLeod looked up. "Kronos?"
"Yes. Unbelievable to you, I know. Well, incredible as it sounds, yes. Oh yes! I've lost a lot of people in my time, MacLeod. Had a lot of nightmares. I wasn't always the happy-go-lucky fellow you see before you now. When I could find someone to help me make it through the night, I didn't shove him away. So, it's true. We're nothing special. You're nothing special."
"Is there anything else I should know, Methos? Like, the reason why you're working so hard to make me furious?"
"I'm just telling you the truth. You always want to hear the truth."
"Your timing is terrific, I've gotta hand it to you. Marvelous. Joe's dead. You dragged me away from home, back to Paris, where I've got more lousy memories than I can shake a stick at. Back to the barge - always a wonderful memory evoker. Then you tell me all this - this - garbage, about how we're nothing special! Absolutely terrific! Anything more? Anything else? Because I'm up for it, up for the whole load!"
"Mac -"
"I'm a bull, Methos! You can't keep a bull like me down!" He stretched out his hand and curled his fingers, gesturing for Methos to come closer. "How about it? Let's hear the rest of it! All of it! I love your garbage - kinda missed it, really! Haven't heard a whole helluva lot since the Horsemen! Tell me more about 'your way!'"
"You don't understand, MacLeod! I can't do what you want me to do! Be who you want me to be! I can't 'do' for you! Take care of you! There's nothing here - nothing left! I'm wiped, Mac! You wanna spend another night listening to me cry? You wanna spend another decade listening to me cry? Because that's what you'll end up doing, if I don't leave! I can't take care of you - I can't take care of me! Let it be, Mac! Let me go! You don't need this! You're better off on your own!"
"No!" Mac shouted, slamming his hand on the kitchen counter. "No! I'm not better off on my own! I love you, you bastard! I'm not better off on my own! Our best friend is dead! I don't want to lose you too! If all you can do is cry, then cry. I don't need you to take care of me. I need to do whatever it takes - anything at all, anything - that'll keep you with me! You gotta cry? Then cry! For a decade, a century - you think I give a damn?"
"Adam Pierson didn't cry," Methos said quietly.
"I said, Adam Pierson didn't cry. I came to you under false pretenses. You didn't sign on for this."
"For what? I didn't sign on for what?" MacLeod shouted the question. "For Methos?"
"That's right. For Methos."
MacLeod shook his head, expelling a breath. "Oh boy," he said, his tone of voice a low gravel-like expression of disbelief. "Oh boy." He leaned his hands on the counter. "My God."
"How long's it been, Methos, since you were Adam Pierson to me?" Duncan said, looking up. "You think I even remember what you were like, back then, or what I thought you were like?"
"You loved him," Methos insisted.
"I love you!"
Methos continued to talk right over Mac's response, "Maybe I've been a little different, since you found out about the Horsemen, but at least I didn't cry."
"For better or worse, Methos. That's how they take each other - two people who love each other enough to want to join their lives for keeps. For better or worse."
"Have you noticed the divorce rate lately?" Methos asked seriously.
"I've noticed the together rate - our together rate. Pretty high. Considering."
"Considering what?"
"That I've spent more time with you than with anyone I've ever known, except Tessa. Even people I've known for centuries," MacLeod asserted. "Don't think I've spent more than a year, all told, with Amanda. Maybe five with Richie. A year studying with Connor. Maybe six months, if you string the days together, with Fitzcairn."
"We've only been together eight years, if you don't count the breaks -"
MacLeod smiled. "Exactly. Seems pretty special to me."
"It's not such a very long time," Methos mused.
"It's not over yet." When Methos didn't reply, MacLeod repeated, "It's not over yet. Is it?"
"You're such a pain in the ass, MacLeod."
"I try."
"Eight years. It's a drop in the bucket."
"That's what I've been saying, Methos."
"You don't know what you're in for."
"That's true. I don't know. Not enough time to find out, in only eight years. I'll need more time. A lot more. Will you give it to me? Time?"
"Haven't even got started, in eight years -"
"But it's not over yet, is it?" MacLeod waited for a reply, then repeated, "Methos. Is it?"
"Dreadful waste of Chinese food, if it is," Methos remarked at last.
"That's right."
"I can't believe you're really willing to put up with me, when you're in the same boat."
"Believe it. More than willing."
"It'll be - very bad, Mac. Worse than last night, sometimes."
"More than willing, Methos," Duncan repeated. "I love you. I want you with me. And I want you to be whoever you are. Not hiding it or fighting it. Or running away. Not Adam Pierson. Methos."
The older Immortal closed his eyes for a moment. "Last night - it was such a relief, to let go -"
"For me too. Such a relief - to have you with me, in my arms. You. Such a wonderful relief."
"It's not quite the same, with you, as with - others," Methos said softly. "It's -"
"I think maybe it is."
"Then you'll stay?" The older Immortal didn't protest further. Finally, holding back a sigh, because Methos hadn't agreed, simply stopped disagreeing, Duncan asked, "So, how about it? You hungry yet? We should eat before the food freezes."
"I'm always hungry."
"Then let's eat," Duncan said with a smile. "Afterwards, we can look at my baby pictures."
"Anything to up 'the together rate,'" MacLeod replied.
"In bed?"
"Damn straight, in bed!"
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He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight[1].
The DNA of fighters run profusely through my veins. I fight for my people, my heritage, my blood rite. I fight for the lost, the marginalized, the discarded and the abuse. However, when the fight comes to my front door, who will fight for me. When words of falsehood surround me, and others began to scandalized my name, who will set a standard against the enemy? It the midst of the battle a voice whispers, "Keep silent." Keep silent is not a fighter wants to be when injustice is taking place. Fighter fight, they do not keep silence so that it can be assumed. However, through history and even our biblical history, there were moments were the Silent Warrior arose. A silent warrior is one that stands in the midst of a battle, rightly justified to make a charge towards the enemy but is halted because the battle is more significant than themselves. This battle will be vindicated by the one who called the warrior for His purpose and He being God will receive the glory.
The reading of Heroic Leadership by Chris Lowney, could not have graced my presence at a better time. It was insightful and potent for this current season of life. According to the Word of God, we will all face with trials and tribulations, "I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world, you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world."[2] It is clear at some point in time, there will be trials and tribulation as the Jesuits face in their time in exile, but they took heart, waited, and the outcome was more significant than they expected. They had the ability and opportunity to fight back, but instead, they waited in silence until the appointed time.
The keys learned from their experience is in order to win every trial and tribulation is all in how one and when one posture themselves to respond. In the story earlier, there is a part of a fighter's DNA to do just that to fight. However, we learned from the Jesuits that the fight is not what needs to be won; it is the war that needs to be won. When faced with opposition one has to see it from a warrior's viewpoint instead. Assess the opposition with himself/herself alongside others in mind; is it a battle only or connected to something greater. When they respond it "is not just a response to the crisis but a consciously chosen approach to life; it is judged not by the scale of the opportunity but by the quality of the response to the opportunity at hand".[3]
As Christians, we have to take into consideration what the word indicates during our assessment as well.
Over the past couple of months, stories have surfaced concerning God's people being under attack. The attacks have been brutal and very public. Seeing and hearing their plight troubled me to my core and within the warrior began to arise. Consequently the attacks not only hit them, but a battle began to ignite in my homefront. People were aware of the battle before we knew, but they watched and awaited our response. Contrary to how others thought we should react, our instruction was explicit, remain silent, take heart for I have overcome the world.
It is not easy staying silent when there are attacks on every side with no light in sight. A writer once said, "Stillness teaches us restraint, and in restraint, we can discern what appropriate engagement looks like."[4] There is a moment in the silence that one recognizes as a time to allow the Holy Spirit to help strategize the counterattack in prayer; discern that is a battle, and God has the outcome of the war. Therefore the victory will be more magnificent.
When trials and tribulations come:
- Take heart, for the Lord, has already overcome the world
- Understand it may be a small battle (distraction) preventing the sight of war
- Have to correct posture for people are awaiting your response
- When instructed to be silent, do so and allow the Holy Spirit to lead you how to pray
- Sit back because God has it under control; victory is on the horizon
"Surrounded (Fight My Battles)," a favorite Christian song written by Michael W. Smith comes to mind.
[1] Eric Jackson, "Sun Tzu's 31 Best Pieces of Leadership Advice," Forbes, May 23, 2014, https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericjackson/2014/05/23/sun-tzus-33-best-pieces-of-leadership-advice/#6a2f64e55e5e.
[2] John 16:33 ESV
[3] Chris Lowney, Heroic Leadership: Best Practices from a 450-year-old Company That Changed the World(Chicago: Loyola Press, 2003),242.
[4] Christopher L. Heuertz, The Sacred Enneagram: Finding Your Unique Path to Spiritual Growth (Zondervan, 2017).


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I thought M would forget about me, but this morning he sent me some text messages. I phoned him, and foolishly agreed to visit him to discuss our situation face to face.
M likes me. He cares about me. He wants my friendship, though I don't understand why. How do I tell him that I quite enjoy being with him, but don't regard him with great warmth. He's a comfortable man to be around, not an exciting one. He offers kindness, companionship, and good sex. Wheras what I want is solitude.
M was meant to be a stopgap - a brief affair that would help me get over D. But M wants it to be longer and deeper than a brief affair, and I still cry sometimes when I remember my time with D. I'm not very good at endings.
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OCEANSIDE, Calif. -- Two drivers were killed early Friday when one of them drove the wrong way on Interstate 5 in Oceanside and smashed head-on into another car.
The crash, which killed both drivers, happened just before 2 a.m. in the southbound lanes near Mission Avenue. One of the vehicles caught fire after the collision.
California Highway Patrol closed all southbound lanes of I-5 for about four hours during the investigation and cleanup. All lanes were reopened by 6 a.m.
Multiple 911 callers reported a vehicle driving the wrong way on the southbound side of the interstate. Only one minute after CHP was alerted of the dangerous driver on I-5, an Oceanside police officer that was headed towards the freeway, heard the fatal collision.
The head-on crash occurred in the far left lane of I-5 at Mission Avenue in Oceanside.
Oceanside firefighters took nearly 45 minutes to extricate both drivers, who ultimately succumbed to their injuries.
CHP Sergeant Salvador Gutierrez said it was too early to say which vehicle was at fault, driving the wrong way. The investigation will check back with numerous 911 callers as traffic investigators continue to investigate the horrific double fatal collision.
Oceanside firefighters spent about 45 minutes cutting a female driver out of her black Toyota 4Runner and another male driver was cut out of a newer red Toyota Corolla.


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Anal sphincterotomy is a procedure to treat chronic anal fissures. An anal fissure is a painful tear in the lining of the anus. The anus is the opening through which stool passes from the body. Tears generally occur just inside the opening.
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Muscle spasms in the rectum can prevent fissures from healing. A sphincterotomy relieves these muscle spasms. Anal fissures often heal by taking certain steps such as:
When these do not work, a sphincterotomy may be done. This procedure allows the fissure to heal and decreases pain and spasms. Pain will begin to go away within a few days.
Problems from the procedure are rare, but all procedures have some risk. Your doctor will review potential problems, like:
Before your procedure, talk to your doctor about ways to manage factors that may increase your risk of complications such as:
Before surgery, your doctor may do the following determine the extent of your fissure:
In the days leading up to the surgery, your doctor may:
You should also talk to your doctor about your medications, herbs, and dietary supplements. You may be asked to stop taking some medications up to one week before the procedure.
Depending on which option is best for you, your doctor may give you:
If there are any skin tags near the fissure, they will be removed. Next, the doctor will carefully make a cut on the anal sphincter muscle. This will relax the sphincter and allow it to stretch, taking pressure off the fissure. The doctor will put on a dressing to stop the bleeding.
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Anesthesetics will prevent pain during the procedure. Pain and discomfort after the procedure can be managed with medications.
You may be given pain medications and instructions for how to care for your rectal area. A nurse may change your dressing or instruct you on how to change it.
During your stay, the care center staff will take steps to reduce your chance of infection such as:
There are also steps you can take to reduce your chance of infection such as:
When you return home, you will need to take steps to promote healing and prevent infection. These will include:
Your doctor may advise:
Call your doctor if any of these occur:
If you think you have an emergency, call for emergency medical services right away.
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Anal fissure expanded information. American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons website. Available at: https://www.fascrs.org/patients/disease-condition/anal-fissure-expanded-information. Accessed April 3, 2018.
Anal fissure. EBSCO DynaMed Plus website. Available at:http://www.dynamed.com/topics/dmp~AN~T113851/Anal-fissure. Updated May 31, 2017. Accessed April 3, 2018.
Anal fissure treatments. University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, UW Health website. Available at: https://www.uwhealth.org/healthfacts/surgery/5467.html. Updated November 16, 2016. Accessed April 3, 2018.
Anal fissures. Cleveland Clinic website. Available at: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/13177-anal-fissures. Updated April 24, 2014. Accessed April 3, 2018.
Anal fissures. UCSF Medical Center website. Available at: https://www.ucsfhealth.org/education/anal_fissures. Accessed April 3, 2018.
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(Betty) Jean Baldwin Peters passed peacefully on March 31, 2019. She was born in Elmira, NY on May 20, 1928. She was the loving wife of the late Paul (Bud) Peters of Savona, NY/ Akron, NY. Jean's parents were Pearl Youmans Baldwin and Lawrence Baldwin of Elmira, NY. She was the mom of six children: Rhonda (Robert) Ball, Jeffrey (Nancy) Peters, Marci (Randy) Homan, Todd (Laura) Peters, Amy (Frank) Daddario, and Julie (Thomas) Brady. She had 16 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. She enjoyed her growing family very much.
Jean was predeceased by her sister, Alene (Harley) Yeagle, and her sister in law and brother in law, Mary Jane and David Burch. She is survived by 3 nieces and 1 nephew.
Jean loved her family and was a devoted wife, mom, grandma, and great grandma or Gi Gi ma. She enjoyed sharing her love of music, doing puzzles, playing cards, and swimming with her family. She attended many concerts, plays, musicals and club events to watch her grandchildren and great grandchildren perform. She also was an avid golfer and bowler as well as a bridge player. She was a real artist and created many wonderful paintings for all of her family. Cars could be seen parked in front of her home daily with neighbors wondering what was going on. It didn't take much to make a party at Jeanie's. There were many, especially hockey game nights, pancake days or birthdays. She always loved having family around her.
Calling hours for Jean will be at The Bernhardt Funeral Home at 130 Main St. Akron, NY 14001 on Friday, April 5, 2019 from 4-8 pm. The celebration of her life will be at 11 am at the funeral home on Saturday, April 6th.
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Andreoni, Valeria (2010) Material Flows Accounting: A Biophysical Approach to Macroeconomic Sustainability. Transition Studies Review, 17 (1). pp. 217-228. ISSN 1614-4015Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)
The increasing dimension of socio-environmental problems make sustainability a macroeconomic issue and new methodological instruments are needed. In this paper, Material Flows Accounting is presented as a new statistical approach for an evaluation of macroeconomic sustainability. Based on the pre-analytic vision that economies are an open system embedded in the environment, it provides an overview in tonnes of annual material inputs and outputs of an economy. It quantifies the physical dimension of societies and analyses the "size" of the human economy in the geo-biosphere. As it provides information about efficiency and material requirements, it is a very important method for analysing whether a nation is moving towards sustainability or away from it. Used in many official statistics, it will become one of the most powerful tools in describing sustainability at the macroeconomic level. In this paper, after the presentation of the Material Flows Accounting approach, an Italian case study is considered.
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Erin Putnam has been an educator for over ten years. She holds a Master's Degree in Emotional/Behavioral Disturbance in Youth from Rivier University and a Bachelor's Degree in Human Development with certifications in Elementary Education and General Special Education. She started her career working one-on-one with students who have autism in the middle school setting. During the summers she worked in the Extended School Year program teaching social skills to students in middle school and high school. Erin then started working for the Nashua NH School District as a special education teacher for 5 years. She has been a first grade teacher for the past 4 years. Erin has been trained in Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS), 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, and Zones of Regulation. She is certified in Life Space Crisis Intervention (LSCI). Erin has always had a passion for helping others be their best self through teaching social skills. Erin also enjoys reading, being outdoors and spending time with her husband and three children.


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Born in Paris in 1964, Hélène Jacqz grew up in Fontenay-aux-Roses and moved to Paris in 1982. She joined the Beaux-Arts de Paris in 1986, drawing a lot from nature and at the Louvre, admires the Nabis. She graduated from the Beaux-Arts in 1991, then received two scholarships (Fulbright and Lavoisier) in 1991 and 1992 to study at the Parsons School of Art in New York. Back in France in 1996, she worked in her workshop in Montrouge.
"In 2008, by deepening a creative process linked to improvisation (unlike what I had studied and explored in my school years, but in the continuity of my work since the late 1990s), I was gradually and empirically led to turn to fulgurance, as a mode of creation, by placing more and more trust in my intuition and in what my body dictated to me: instinctive gestures just like those of a shamanic dance. In order to prolong my limbs and free myself from my physical limitations by giving myself an inner reality, I have built various tools, long brushes, triple rollers in order to multiply the possibilities of turning easily with the brushes and to restore the fantasy of my impulses.
Since then, without my knowledge, the space in my paintings has completely changed, it has become open. My paintings then continue their story well beyond the narrow edges of the frame and restore in a whirlwind, a small piece of universe (cosmic, inner, molecular???) which then invites the eyes to open up to infinity.
I now conceive the space of the painting as the result of a concentration of energy in a given moment, the only way for me to be in contact with the deepest aspect of my personality and to keep the freshness of the first impulse. It's a state of trance. Actually, I'm very whole. I want to put everything in an instant: the rhythm, the light, the color and especially my heart, as if in a prayer! At the right time, as for an orchestra, all the elements must contribute to the final result. Hesitation, doubt or the absence of a colour or a tool can be fatal to painting! technically, it's quite risky... and when it's successful, I know it almost immediately.
The transition to painting on very large formats is always a very intense moment and totally exceeds me. This moment, once the canvas is finished, no longer belongs to me. It is offered to others. I believe in the power of art to awaken the desire to live and renew the times. My paintings are the expression of these convictions."
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1993: Master of Fine Art, Parsons School of Art, New York
1991: Diploma from the Ecole Nationale Sup. des Beaux-Arts de Paris
2018: Insula Gallery, Paris / Galerie de l'Essor, Vallée de Joux, Switzerland / Mondapart Gallery, Boulogne Billancourt
2017: Dancing Soul, the SEL, Sèvres
2016: Insula Gallery, Paris
2015: Domaine Tinel-Blondelet, FIAAC Pouilly
2014: "Ames en Résonnances", Takamatsu, Japan Guoyi Art Museum - National Gallery of Fine Arts of Beijing
2013: Orangery of the Senate, Luxembourg Garden, Paris / Espace Icare, Issy les Moulineaux, Hauts de Seine / Auberge du Frankenbourg, Strasbourg
2012: Gallery Le Garage, Nantes / Travelling exhibition in Italy, Milan - Lecce - Venice
2010: Parsons Shool of Art, Paris / Galerie Alexandre Cadain, Paris / Centre d'arts plastiques Albert Chanot, Clamart, Hauts de Seine
2009: Pierrick Touchefeu Gallery, Seals, Hauts de Seine
2008: Maison des arts de Châtillon, Hauts de Seine / Médiathèque de Fontenay-aux roses, Hauts de Seine
2007: Espace Jacques Prévert, Mers-les-bains, Somme 40° sur la Banquise, Montrouge, Hauts de Seine
2005: MAC 2005, Paris / Parsons School Paris, Paris Home Art, Ivry
2004: Les Cimaises, Orly Ouest Airport, France / Espace Citroën, Citroën Headquarters, St Ouen / Manoir de Villers, "Travaux sur papier", Saint Pierre de Manneville
2002: Château d'Autonne, Normandy, France
2000: Maison des Arts, Charenton, France
1998: ART FORUM 1998, Montreux ( 24-27 Sept.), Switzerland / Les Cimaises, Aéroport d'Orly, France
1997: Maison des Arts, Charenton, France / Galerie Jaja, Paris, France
1996: MANIF 96, Seoul, Korea


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"The King" Movie Review
Timothée Chalamet broke onto the popular film scene in 2017 following his groundbreaking performance of the gutsy role of Elio Perlman in "Call Me By Your Name." Since then, Chalamet has been a favorite among film goers who admire his effortless talent for the art.
"The King" has been long awaited by fans of Chalamet as he rode high on the critical acclaim for his recent work in "Beautiful Boy" and "Lady Bird." The actor has become comfortable playing characters who are emotionally disgruntled and confused — the same is true for his role as Henry V.
Based on the the "Henriad" plays by Shakespeare, "The King" follows Henry V's rise to the crown after his lifelong refute of his inheritance. He resents his father, Henry IV, whose reign lays heavily on the act of war. However, he finds himself handling the diplomatic decisions of England after his father and younger brother both pass away.
The film was initially released in select theatres on Oct. 11, though was distributed to a wider audience on Nov. 1 when it was put onto Netflix.
There have been many remakes of Shakespeare's "Henriad" plays, and "The King" offers a little more to the viewers. It is rooted in scenery that even the most passive movie fan is familiar with. While the plot is certainly well done, and the set and costume design is breathtaking, the acting is truly what elevates the film from "good" to "great."
Chalamet, as always, is absolute perfection. Henry V is not a typical character fans would imagine the actor playing, though he proves that he is versatile and makes the role one of his own. In fact, he is able to turn a classic role into one that is purely Chalamet-esque.
Henry V is transformed into a classical character of Chalamet, not Shakespeare.
The most awe inspiring moment of the entire film derives from Chalamet's own pure talent as the film reaches its peak. After moments of defeat and betrayal, Henry V is forced to make a decision that puts him at odds with everything he's always opposed: he must choose to go to war.
As he looks upon the trusting faces of his soldiers, Henry V delivers a chilling, motivational speech. It's nothing like Chalamet has ever done before. Pulling from every emotion of every character he has portrayed, Chalamet releases an unnerving cry. "We are England," he shouts, making the audience feel as if they are a part of the experience.
Chalamet is the best part of the film. He is so genuine and in touch with his character, even one as seemingly far removed as Henry V. There isn't a single moment in which the audience does not feel Henry V's emotions as Chalamet has laid them out so openly for all to see. One cries when he cries, and feels betrayed when he does.
Apart from Chalamet, the supplementary actors were able to shine on the mainstage as well. Robert Pattinson displayed his versatility as the villainous Dauphin. However, the most charming job was done by Joel Edgerton as Falstaff, Henry V's longtime friend. Edgerton adds humor, wit and humbleness to a film with otherwise rather serious undertones.
An incredible facet of "The King" is the ability to keep audiences in the know with every transition. The direction is incredible, as Shakespearean plays and films can sometimes be difficult to follow. However, the film moves at a steady pace, which allows viewers to stay caught up as well as entertained.
"The King" may be one of the many notches in the belt of Shakespeare recreations, though it is a major step forward in Chalamet's career. While it is certainly a culmination of his roles in Hollywood thus far, one wouldn't say it is the climax of his career. Instead, it's nearly the beginning of a new stage in his life of acting.
Rating: 4/5
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Pianist William Kapell, famous for his performance of Khachaturian's Piano Concerto
June 6, 2019
Aram Khachaturian, a Soviet Armenian composer, became known for his colourful, virtuosic, and exotic music that put Armenia on the map. His first major work was his Piano Concerto (often played by advanced music students at festivals and competitions), which was followed by his Violin Concerto, Cello Concerto, and a few symphonies and ballet music, in particular Gayane and Spartacus. One of his most famous pieces to this day is the "Sabre Dance" from Gayane, used often in popular culture, at summer fair dog shows (during the obstacle race) and figure skating routines.
Here is the Sabre Dance, with Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic.
While there are several recordings of the Piano Concerto, the recording by American pianist William Kapell remains the standard. He became so associated with this work, he was dubbed "Kapell Khachaturian". His life was tragically cut short by a plane crash in 1953 when the pianist was only 31 years old. Kapell had a phenomenal technique, and showed impatience with musicians who were superficial or didn't play at their full potential. His playing was intense, exciting, and his brooding good looks didn't hurt, either. My father, perhaps the world's biggest classical piano fan, often told me about Kapell's recording of this concerto, and to listen out for his extreme commitment to the work. We often had these chats about music in the car, when I'd tag along as a kid on his Saturday errands, something I loved to do. My father would get worked up and teary talking about the terrible loss of this incredible pianist, who made Khachaturian's Piano Concerto sound like the greatest thing ever written. I remember thinking that maybe, a mark of a great musician is to make whatever piece he/she's playing sound like the greatest work ever written (I had this thought decades later when I heard Garrick Ohlsson play the Grieg Piano Concerto. That night, I swore up and down that concerto was the pinnacle of classical composition).
I am very grateful my father taught me about "Kapell Khachaturian".
William Kapell with Serge Koussevitsky conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1946.
Aram Khachaturian was born June 6, 1903 in Tiflis, in what is now Georgia, and died May 1, 1978 in what is now St. Petersberg, Russia.


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This bike is a blast to ride. Fast and zippy for a small bike but next to a real motorcycle, you realize how slow you are going! The restoration took about a year. I had help rebuilding the engine and transmission. A friend Adam helped me weld the bump onto the seat. Chrome, powder coat and paint were all locally sourced. Custom YSS shocks. Assembled by me. The only bummer is that I could not find the correct street Bridgestone tires to put on the bike.
Some great BMW and BSA ephemera from 1969
Wheels laced for my upcoming sidecar project
Bridgestone is coming along…
Bridgestone 175HS custom progress photos
Yet another R75/5 found in the Desert
This makes bike #4 I have gotten out in the Desert. Three R75/5 models and one R90/6.
Just the way I like them too… cheap and dead. I can't allow myself to chop up a good condition BMW motorcycle but when they come to me like this, I can get creative. Luckily it came with a good condition toaster tank.
This one is going to be restored for a guy who spent the last 6 years building hospitals in Saudi Arabia. He wanted to treat himself to a BMW or two when he returned so here we go!
We'll probably upgrade this engine a bit, go to a 5 Speed kick start, and get this ready to tackle the roads and hills in Michigan.
Hommage to the bike I built for Shane
This is weird. A friend sent me a link to some YouTube videos that people made with the photographs of the bike I built for Shane.
This guy needs some editing skills. Could have been shorter with the photos cropped better:


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I didn't get the visa. Not the Australian residence visa but the one to visit New Zealand. We had plans to visit Mel's friends in Auckland and also do the Milford Track in the South Island, a sort of Kiwi Inca Trail without the archaeological bits but so beautiful it actually is nicked the 'finest walk in the world'. Had flights and accommodation booked, buses as well, etc. But the one thing we weren't counting on was the visitor visa for me. Turns out the Kiwis are pretty thorough on their visa procedures and they do not joke around with the subject, no matter who you are. Recently they denied a Visitor Visa to Mike Tyson. Though his refusal was on very different grounds, and by that I mean worse than mine. My refusal was due to an event that took place 11 years ago: I was deported from the Netherlands.
It sounds bigger than what it actually was. When I say I was 'deported' I have the feeling it makes me sound like I am a criminal. And when you put it next to the fact that I am Peruvian, even worse. I'm pretty sure the drug smuggling association springs to the mind of common people when I say it. Now imagine what it sounds like in the mind of a visa officer in an embassy. When you consider that the event took place in The Netherlands (where some drugs are legal), well, I just deserve an Oscar for staging quite a dramatic anecdote don't I?
I was simply a tourist with an expired visa. And I happened to be travelling on a train between The Hague and Brussels that was searched by police looking for illegal immigrants. All this in the context of massive deportations taking place in Spain (where I was living) and an ultra right-wing government in Brussels (obviously doing the same). The policemen who detained me decided that since I was coming from The Netherlands it was the Dutch business to deal with me, so I was sent back, hand-cuffed, escorted by 3 or 4 policemen and handed over; they placed me in a detainment centre for illegal immigrants. They interviewed me, I spoke to my Consulate and was advised that nothing could be done for me. So I was deported at 21 back to Peru after 3 days detained.
At the time I thought that that was that and end of the story. Oh, how wrong I was. A deportation follows you for a long time. Sometimes I feel like I actually committed a crime. If you are wondering why am I rambling bitterly about that episode, it's because that is the reason why I didn't go to NZ. I declared it and they asked for documents from the Netherlands which were impossible to get in time for our attempted travel dates, and so the whole trip fell through.
The next best thing was to go to Cairns, where we had been recently and loved it. So we changed our plans and carried on with our holiday. This time we had heaps of more time than the last time we were in Cairns (which, now that I think about it, was also a visa related trip following the pressure that involved submitting the Partner Visa application). We decided that the approach to employ our time should be more balanced with one day of doing nothing (proper relaxing according to Mel) and one day of exploring the area (proper travelling according to Pepe). The question on whether to watch the birds or not was put aside since Mel got herself a pair of binoculars (and good ones, I am a bit jealous in fact!).
We knew the rains were about to start but were not worried since checking on the weather report every day prior to the trip the results were always above 30C. We were also aware that it was low season so we didn't expect much of a crowd there. In this last regard we were a little wrong as something unexpected was going to take place in Cairns that we hadn't heard about: a solar eclipse. The first in ten or so years in Australia and the only total eclipse for the next years that I will be around to see one in Oz.
As soon as we arrived in Palm Cove we noticed businesses selling 'eclipse postcards', 'eclipse t-shirts' and 'eclipse glasses' plus other paraphernalia Asking around we learnt 3 things: that Palm Cove was the best spot to watch it, that we were gonna miss it, and that anyway everything was fully booked to its top capacity. Oh well, too bad. I also learnt that the whole Cairns area would be flooded with around 50 thousand enthusiasts. A niche of tourism I hadn't heard of, 'eclipse-watchers'!
We focused our explorations more on the Atherton Tablelands this time as we missed that area on our short first visit and had heard wonderful things about it. We visited Davies Creek National Park and that was a great surprise. Such a beautiful walk and almost no one to spoil it! We visited Mount Lewis too looking for birds and found heaps of Birds of Paradise (Victoria Riflebird), as well as Tooth-billed Bowerbirds and Golden Bowerbirds displaying.
We visited Mosman Gorge and its beautiful walk around the forest. It was interesting to witness that the indigenous village just before the gorge entry looks just like a village could look in the Peruvian rainforest. In general, the indigenous presence in the Cairns area is more abundant than in Melbourne, where is passes pretty much unnoticed. I am very interested in the aborigines and so seeing their villages, culture and life in a non- tourist fashion is quite enlightening. Sadly I have come to learn about their problems with alcohol abuse and how their bodies are not able to cope with it as they do not have the enzyme that processes alcohol, leading to a strong addiction to it and a quick decay of their bodies. Similar thing happens with other drugs. I have been able to witness this on homeless people hallucinating on the public transport and men drinking their fill on their own at lunchtime in pubs while playing the slots. And while of course that is not the whole of the population, it is a percentage that worries non-aboriginalAustralians too. This situation has often times reminded me of how is it in Peru, where alcohol is much-abused in indigenous communities yet this doesn't seem to be a significant issue for the government or the rest of the population. And this leads me to think how in the History of conquests, alcohol has played a role in helping to submit the local natives to the new rulers. I guess it plays the same role today with the youth that abuses it, turning them to obedient goats. I think the one thing I would change about my youth would be precisely that, to not abuse alcohol and know that that wouldn't make me uncool but quite the opposite.
Peru was present in the trip to Cairns in a strange fashion. We met a German…should I call him hippie to illustrate to you; a nice fella. Anyway, he was selling coconuts on his wheel barrel in Palm Cove. He looked completely out of place there, yet that may be the reason why he was so appealing to me. He told me straight away, without me asking, 'I have a Peruvian poncho with bright colours to attract the customers' as he chewed something. I asked 'is that coca leaves you are chewing?'. The man nodded. I bought a coconut from him and he chipped some coca leaves in for a bargain price. Mel had never had a coconut the way I have only had them, so we sat by the ocean, and in an typical Indiana Jones moment, I opened the coconut with my Swiss army knife after sucking all the juice out of it and ate the white sweet meat.
For those of you unfamiliar with the Coca leaves, here is a little bit of the speech I used to tell my travellers when I was a Tour Leader: Coca leaves are not to be confused with Cacao beans. Both sound similar when pronounced in Spanish. The latter are used to produce chocolate and cocoa. The first is (tragically) infamous for being used to produce cocaine. Yet what is unknown of this leaf, native of Peru and Bolivia, is that in natural shape, chewed or ground or in tea, is quite healthy and in fact a super-food as some call it. Some of its many properties are to be a great energy booster, to take away appetite (this is particular useful when you leave in the mountains and have to work far from home in the field), to help adapt to high-altitude conditions, helps protect teeth and gives you all your daily requirements of Vitamins A, B, B12, C, E, Minerals (Zinc, Magnesium, Potassium, Calcium) and others in just 2 grounded teaspoons or the equivalent of chewed leaves. In Peru and Bolivia it is considered sacred by the indigenous people and in fact it is a huge part of their culture. Why then, you may wonder, it is forbidden? Well, you may ask that to the geniuses who insist in waging their 'war on drugs' and spend billions of dollars on it, when the true fact is that that huge effort is just a scratch on the arm of the drug industry that uses Coca leaves that they buy from poor farmers to produce cocaine. Had all those millions be spent on improving the conditions in which those farmers live and you would have no one to supply the drug-dealers with their prime matter. Or you would have it easier to locate who is supplying it. Makes sense?
How do they make the drug then? By isolating the cocaine (an alkaloid from coca just like caffeine is an alkaloid from coffee) when mixing the leaves with kerosene, and later solidifying that mix with Clorhidric Acid, Sulphuric Acid, Benzine and at least 10 other super toxic chemicals. That's what makes it harmful and addictive, not the pure natural cocaine. No one has died of overdose from chewing coca leaves (not that you wanna try chewing them to death to prove me wrong, that would miss the point).
Another famous product made from Coca leaves, perhaps more even so than cocaine, is Coca-Cola. COCA-Cola, uses the leaves in its recipe in a synthetic formula that eliminates the cocaine alkaloid from it, hence they do not get in trouble. Because what is forbidden in fact is the cocaine alkaloid, not the leaves themselves. And according to American law, you can't sell a product named after an ingredient that does not have that ingredient. So Coca-Cola uses coca leaves and they get them from Peru.
So why can't the rest of the world use such a nutritious and healthy natural product? Once again, logic fails to help. Luckily, you can find so-called hippies like that German mate who, in true coca fashion, just handed me a bunch of coca leaves as native Peruvians do when they greet each other (they exchange coca leaves instead of shaking hands). Those leaves were most helpful when we woke up early to go watch birds. I chewed them, Mel instead loves the tea.
That lucky encounter awoke a thirst for the sacred Incan leaf that lead me to find that our favourite breakfast spot, Vivo (Spanish for 'alive'), had Pisco liquor and, more importantly, Peruvian Pisco, as well as Coca Leaf liquor. So Vivo became our favourite dinner place too!
The trip was great and we really made the best of our stay. We returned to Melbourne fresh, rested and tanned- that's important, especially for a gringo like me who looks pale as a radish in Peru. Here I actually am a brown-skinned in comparison.
Once back we started planning our next big adventure: the return to my home country! We plan to visit Peru in 2013 and bring my mother in law to travel with us and meet my family. Hopefully that trip won't bring any complications. You would think 'but you are going back to your OWN country, you couldn't have ANY complications'. I in fact need a visa to leave and return to Australia until I get my residence assessed.
Or maybe by 2013 the world will have already started changing in a way I dream of, and people won't need visas anymore. Maybe Australia would be the first country to welcome such measures. After all, isn't Australia a country that has moved ahead after being founded by convicts? If, speaking metaphorically, our past is not to be forgotten, let it at least be forgiven so that we can all move on.


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So, I blogged a while back about my knee and how I hurt it at the gym. Well, about a month ago I finally went to the doctor. I went to a "Doc-In-The Box", as I call them to let them look at it. It had been hurting and swelling up anytime I would put any kind of pressure or weight on it. (walking, running, even crossing my leg on it) It even caused my calf right under my knee to swell and it felt very tight. So, I went and they checked me out, did an x-ray, which was fine, and scheduled me for an ultrasound the next day. I got an ultrasound done on basically my whole leg to rule out any clots. EIGHT FLIPPIN' DAYS LATER(I won't get started on this soap-box) I was notified that the ultrasound came back normal. Soooo.....they suggested I either come back in and be re-evaluated, or spend another $40 for them to tell me the same thing, or I would probably have no problem being seen by a specialist without a referral. The lady also suggested that I see a CARDIOLOGIST......really? Cardio doc? Ummm....my knee is hurting, swollen, and you think I should see a cardio doc over an ortho doc? Ummm, nothankyou! So, for the last 3 weeks or so I've contemplated what to do about this. Should I go back to the doctor to get it looked at once more? Should I get my films from the x-ray and ultrasound, along with the doctor's notes, and just go see an ortho doc on my own? It seems as though I've gotten used to having a swollen knee and calf. It happens pretty much every day, unless I'm laying around being huhummm, lazy....which NEVER happens...NO, NEVER! Pfhhh! I try to keep from crossing my leg over it, but it comes very natural to me to cross my legs so if I'm not paying attention, I'll do it all day while I sit at my desk. Like today.....for some reason I decided to be cute and wear some stilettos, AND have crossed my legs A LOT today....needless to say, THE leg is extremely swollen right now. Crossing my leg or putting some kind of pressure on it makes it really bad. Walking and running does no good either though.
I'm still trying to figure out what to do about it. I can't keep letting it go on, because I know something's wrong. I mean, things don't swell for NO reason. So, maybe in the next week or two I'll come to a decision and get this taken care of once and for all. Honestly, I'd really like to have a normal leg again. That's the latest on the ongoing leg drama. (not that I expect any of you to be concerned about it...after all, there are more important things in the world) :)
I think I may just be afraid of what the prognosis will be, and that's keeping me from going. The idea of surgery terrifies me, and I automatically think of the worst-case scenario. Bad, I know. I should be really positive and think, It's probably something really simple, but I don't. Shame on me, I need to think more positive...I know! I'll do better....and I WILL get this thing seen about...soon! Hope you all are having a fantastic week!!


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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a Paris-based inter-governmental body "representing most major financial centres in all parts of the globe" and tasked with establishing anti-money laundering (AML) and anti-terrorist financing (CFT) standards worldwide has stated in an October 19th release:
"There is an urgent need for all countries to take coordinated action to prevent the use of virtual assets for crime and terrorism."
Accordingly, the FATF has provided, "comprehensive requirements for combating money laundering and terrorist financing that apply to all forms of financial activity," requirements must be observed by financial service providers in member states.
According to the FATF, the latest notice was issued to remind members about guidelines established by the FATF in 2015 regarding the safe use of cryptocurrencies.
The FATF says it nonetheless has been receiving requests from both governments and private sector businesses asking for, "greater clarity about exactly which activities the FATF standards apply to," in the context of cryptocurrencies and digital assets.
The FATF has accordingly added updated definitions as to what constitutes a "virtual asset" and "virtual asset provider" to its glossary.
The term "virtual asset provider" now applies to exchanges, providers of 'certain' crypto wallets, and "providers of financial services for Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs)."
The FATF reminds its members that they must act to ensure that "virtual asset providers" within their borders are, "for example conducting customer due diligence including ongoing monitoring, record-keeping, and reporting of suspicious transactions," as part of comprehensive AML/CFT compliance.
The FATF also calls for urgent legal and practical action while respecting member states' sovereignty in determining which businesses fall under the requirements and to what extent local industries will be fostered:
"All jurisdictions should urgently take legal and practical steps to prevent the misuse of virtual assets…The FATF emphasises that jurisdictions have flexibility to decide under which AML/CFT category of regulated activities virtual asset service providers should be regulated, e.g. as financial institutions, DNFBPs, or as another, distinctive category.
FATF members, says the FATF. are also free to prohibit the use and circulation of "virtual assets" and the development of related industries entirely.
The FATF states that its requirements cover AML/CFT prevention exclusively, and do not govern, "stability or consumer/investor protection safeguards."
The FATF says it will seek to fairly and ongoingly update its AML and CTF recommendations regarding cryptocurrency and virtual asset sectors, "while creating a sound AML/CFT regulatory environment in which companies are free to innovate."
Also as part of its mandate, the FATF guides member nations in helping to prevent, the "proliferation of weapons of mass destruction."
The American Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) recently warned that, in the wake of the US's exit from the Iran nuclear deal, Iran may soon escalate its use of cryptocurrencies in an attempt to surreptitiously move money in and out of the country and obtain prohibited materials for its military.
As US Withdraws from Nuclear Deal, FinCEN Warns of Possible Increase in Iran's "Illicit" Use of Finance Networks, Including Crypto


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Green Party leader to join anti-austerity march in Hitchin
PUBLISHED: 08:32 11 July 2015
The leader of the Green Party will join anti-austerity protesters as they take to the streets of Hitchin tomorrow.
Natalie Bennett will appear along with representatives from local unions, Labour councillors, and frustrated people living in the area to speak out against nationwide public spending cuts to frontline services.
She will be joined on the day by the Green Party's candidate for Hitchin Walsworth, Richard Cano.
Speaking of why he's joining the demonstration, he said: "The failing austerity plan is affecting everyone's lives in some way, in every city, town and village up and down the country.
"I will be showing my support at this public event on Sunday to send a strong message to Westminster that continued cuts to public services are unacceptable.
"Burying our heads in the sand is not an option – we must take action now and make our feelings known.
"I hope as many people as possible will join me."
The event has been arranged by the North Hertfordshire branch of the anti-austerity campaign group The People's Assembly.
Martin Burke, who is on the organisation committee and a member of group, said: "Fundamentally, the most vulnerable people are losing their independent living fund and benefits, because of a problem caused by a crisis not of their making.
"We are seeing cuts to front line services, from our fire brigades to the NHS.
"The banks caused the problems, yet bankers are still receiving large bonuses. This is why we arranged the demonstration."
The protest will take place between 2pm and 5pm at Hitchin Market Place, and there will be a range of speakers – from party representatives to local people.
To find out more about the protest, go to The People's Assembly website at www.thepeoplesassembly.org.uk.
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The postman really does ring twice! I was a bit slow getting to the door, so the newly-fixed doorbell ringed a second time as I hurtled across the floor to answer its summons (too late, I'm sad to say, to keep Peanut from being woken up by the loud BING-BONG). Ignoring Efrit's muttered comment of "you just had to fix the doorbell," I opened the door to greet the mailman, who handed me a huge brown box with the warning, "It's heavy."
He wasn't kidding–it was probably 10 pounds plus! On the day I'd decided to email the NFB to see if my application for transcription classes had been accepted, my course materials arrived! They're huge and intimidating–I don't think the picture adequately captures how thick these are. There are two binders and a paper-bound brailled book; the materials are about 6″ thick altogether. I have no idea where I'm going to store them all; at the rate I'm going, I think I need a special brailling workstation to store everything (brailler, books, materials, eraser, slate, stylus, flash cards, learning materials, and so on and so forth).
This looks like a lot of work, but I really want to make a difference, and I think it may well be a huge help to Peanut in the future if he's got his own braille transcriber at his beck and call, so I guess it's time to, yet again, hit the books.


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Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by Andrew Bradford, [1741]. [32]pp. 12mo. Printed self-wrappers, stitched. Contemporary ink inscription ("Jacob Taylor") in upper margin of titlepage; contemporary ink correction on p.[27]. Cellophane tape joining signature at spine, occasional minor foxing. Else bright, clean, and very good. In a half morocco and cloth box. Item #WRCAM37910
An almanac by Jacob Taylor, who published his important Pennsylvania almanac for the years 1700 to 1746. It is a distinct possibility that the present copy was owned and signed by Taylor, as his inscribed name on the titlepage is accompanied later in the volume by a manuscript correction to a poem ("manumated" becomes "manumitted"). Taylor took the poetry in his almanacs seriously, printing excerpts of PARADISE LOST in 1741, and composing well-received verse of his own. In addition to the calendar, this 1746 almanac contains a substantial amount of poetry; lists of courts, fairs, and Quaker meetings; and a discussion of Hannibal's oath before the gods. This he concludes with a quote from the 1739 almanac of "R. Saunders" (Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard) on the dangers of false wit and pride in the present age, commenting favorably on Saunders, "By wicked Wit the Truth is often drown'd; Here certain Truth adorn'd with Wit is found" (p.[23]). Taylor's almanac was printed by different Philadelphia printers over time. Some were printed by Franklin, but this one was issued by Andrew Bradford, one of Franklin's rivals and the son of William Bradford, the first printer in Philadelphia. DRAKE 9634. EVANS 4818. NAIP w022747.
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text: 2014 was probably the best adult year I have ever had. I got my first salary job, I started casually dating for the first time, I made a budget that I could actually afford to stick to, I opened a savings account, I bought my acoustic guitar, I bought a new car, and I began building my wardrobe. These things probably seem incredibly ordinary, and hey, it's because they are.


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Don Chambei real estate group offers for sale this fantastic investment opportunity in one of the most booming neighborhoods today: Lavapiés.
Located in Calle Mesón de Paredes 64, exterior, with two entrances: from the portal, with armored door, and from the street, with security grille and door with double-glazed windows with thermal and acoustic bridge breakage. Without humidity, granite walls, in one area are seen. Bright.
Well connected by the metros of Tirso de Molina, Lavapies, Emabajadores or La Latina. It is the artery of the Lavapiés neighborhood, from Tirso de Molina to Ronda de Valencia.
It has a very large living room, large bedroom (connected with living room, and with wardrobe area and dressing room), kitchen and bathroom.
Furnished and equipped, with plenty of storage space.
Refurbished with high quality, with a unique material, an Italian porcelain design for floor, kitchen and bathroom. Furniture and appliances included. Write of change of use to housing.
Perfect for one person and for couples. also to combine a work space facing the public and housing.
Surface: 46m useful. Finca with doorman. Last ITE, rehabilitated building (courtyards, elevators, etc). The farm consists of four stairs, each with its elevator already placed. Spills already paid. first occupation license grant. Community: € 72. IBI. € 294
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Quattro Formaggi is an "enhanced" CD, meaning that along with the four nifty tunes, it has a bunch of video clips that you can watch on your computer. Unfortunately, it usually doesn't work because of some screwy quicktime file thing. HOWEVER, there was a page for another band, Treble Charger that had a "fix" that you could do to your computer. I guess they had a CD with the same type of enhancements. A couple years ago, when I was gifted my first Dogstar CD, (QF of course) by a lovely woman Diane, I was told about this page. Credit goes to Mary Jo for providing me and many other fans with this info.
Unfortunately that page is no longer online.
Janice, over at her Dogstar site: My Happy Ending made a page with the info on it, which is very helpful (in fact it contains much more thorough installation instuctions so check it out), but doesn't contain the actual file needed to do the fix. (I'm not sure if the file is still at that old treble charger site, all I know is that I looked for the page and it's no longer there).
For some reason, I had the foresight to save that old treble charger page and the zip file to my computer and I'm glad I did.
SO, I have made my own QF fix page that hopefully will be around for a while.
Props to: Diane (for giving me the CD and pointing me toward..), Mary Jo (for helping out with the fix link way back when), Janice (for making a record of the page and the info so I could find it again, before it went offline) and mostly to the Treble Charger guy, whoever he is (for figuring out the fix and making it available for all of us Dogstar fans without even knowing it)
(for future reference, there will be a link to the fix page on keanuvison.com's misc page)dogstar rocks | from inside the mind of krix at March 02, 2002 11:57 AM .


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The Goodwin Motor Group held a VIP ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, October 17th, 2018 to celebrate Eckman's completion of their new signature Land Rover dealership (see images above). [Gil Talbot Photography photo credit]
The sophisticated 19,200 square foot facility features high end finishes sourced from around the globe and is the first stand-alone Land Rover dealership in North America to implement the new Jaguar-Land Rover ARCH Design Concept. Warrenstreet Architects provided architectural services for this design/build project.
Click here for more information on the project and enjoy this brief video of the finished product below. Be sure to subscribe to the Eckman Construction YouTube Channel for updates of current Eckman projects!


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In anticipation of the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries, the College Democrats of Boston College (CDBC) conducted a straw poll of their members to determine who would win the nomination among BC students.
The poll was distributed through the College Democrat listserv on Saturday, April 27 and was open until Tuesday, April 30. It received 83 responses in total, roughly double their pool of 30-40 active members.
Nominal frontrunners former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders led the pack in a tie, with approximately 19% of the vote each. They were closely followed by Mayor Pete Buttigeig (17%), Sen. Kamala Harris (15%), and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (13%). Trailing a little further back was former U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke who garnered 10% of the vote, and rounding out the bottom were Sen. Cory Booker (4%), entrepreneur Andrew Yang (2%), and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (1%).
Although the CDBC straw poll mirrors most national figures showing Biden and Sanders in the lead, there were a few notable variations between the BC results and national polling data.
"The results of this poll are quite different from national polls," explained Jacob Ricco, MCAS '21, current president of CDBC. "They're similar in that Biden and Bernie are nearly tied for the number one spot, but there is a lot more parity in our poll."
For reference, current national polls show Biden holding a commanding lead with numbers in the low to mid-thirties as Sanders fluctuates between the high teens and low twenties. Everyone else rests beneath ten percent.
This disparity is most likely due to the fact that the students of Boston College do not form the most... representative sample of the modern Democratic party.
"The sample was limited to the College Democrats listserv, which has almost 900 subscribers. Assuming our listserv is representative of the Boston College student body, the sample overrepresents white and wealthy people relative to the Democratic Party," said Kathryn Berman, MCAS '21, the vice president of the BC College Democrats.
This seems accurate, as the results of the CDBC straw poll look slightly more similar to the polling averages from the early primary state of New Hampshire—a New England state that also tends to be whiter, wealthier, and more educated—than the national average.
Even then, Boston College respondents seem to be more equally split between the rest of the Democratic contenders than both New Hampshire and the nation at large.
"Warren, Buttigieg, Harris, and Beto all have a lot more support with BC Dems then the American population. In national polls, Bernie and Biden are running away with it, but the BC Dems appear to be still more open-minded and a bit more inclined towards someone new, young, and exciting," said Ricco.
The poll also featured a few more unexpected results. Among them was the largely unanticipated showing from independent businessman, Andrew Yang.
"I was honestly surprised to see Andrew Yang receiving votes in the poll, while some of the more 'establishment' candidates like Gillibrand didn't get any," said Sophie Carter, MCAS '22, the political director of the College Democrats. "It's going to be interesting to see if he continues to get more support after the debates."
Going forward, representatives from the College Democrats agreed that, between the debates and overall campaign fatigue, the field will gradually come down to two or three candidates. And yet, it seems like the two current favorites to win the nomination will be in the race for quite a while.
"I would predict that Senator Bernie Sanders and Vice President Joe Biden will be among them or among the last to drop out," said Berman.
Most BC Dems are reportedly open to considering multiple candidates, with members more confidently outlining individuals they would rather not see win the nomination as opposed to their favorite thus far. This means that even if their ideal candidate does not clinch the nomination outright, many would have a preferred alternative in mind.
"I would also venture to say that there are certainly favorite second choices. We have a lot of members who like Warren and Harris as second choices," suggested Ricco. "However, if it came down to Bernie and Biden, I think Biden gets most of the stragglers, with some more excited about it and others… not so much."
Nevertheless, with nearly ten months until the Iowa caucuses, there is still plenty of time for the standings to change.
"I think we will probably see the field start to narrow or bottleneck a little bit the closer we get to the end of the primary season," remarked Carter. "I'm also not ruling out, and kind of hope to see, a shift in who the conventionally accepted 'frontrunners' are once voting actually starts."


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