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Sonic the Hedgehog: Tails' 30th Anniversary Special Preview Pages

Script: Ian Flynn

Pencils: Aaron Hammerstrom

Inks: Rik Mack

Colors: Reggie Graham

Letters: Shawn Lee

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Them

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The Hook Family in my au (including their 'partners', pets, and next gen) Moodboards (Part 1);

Past:

Zarina Hook.

First wife of James Hook.

Bio mother of Peter Pan, Harriet Hook, Harry Hook, Calista Jane Hook, and Ally Liddell (she was adopted by Alice and Pinocchio in this).

Stepmother of Ginny Gothel.

Adoptive mother of Hannah Hook.

Daycare teacher and worker at the Hook's inlet and shack as well as at Hook's Clock & Curiosity Shop.

No one is quite sure how old she was when she died because she's a fairy.

Severin 'Bluebeard/Le Barbe Bleu' de Montragoux.

Husband of Lucretia 'Great Grandmumsie' Hook.

Father of Adelais 'Mama/Grandmumsie' Hook I.

Pirate and Aristocrat who murdered his first six wives and got murdered by the seventh.

He was around 47 when he died the first time.

He was brought back with everyone else when the isle was created and was killed again in year 11 when he was 58 years old by his wife.

Present:

Lucretia 'Great Grandmumsie' Hook.

Wife of Bluebeard/Le Barbe Bleu/Severin de Montragoux.

Mother of Adelais 'Mama/Grandmumsie' Hook I.

Pirate and rich widower whose husband was 'lost at sea' (she still has his ship).

She is around 100 (no one knows how she's still alive).

Adelais 'Mama/Grandmumsie' Hook I.

Mother of James and Jasper Hook.

Ex-Wife of Davy Jones and 'Friend' of Nanny Nell.

Former teacher at Neverland Academy of Pirates and Mermaids (which has been renamed to Neverland Academy).

Current Teacher at Serprent Prep.

She is around 80 years old physically.

Nell Frost.

Childhood nanny of James and Jasper Hook.

'Friend' of Mama Hook.

She's around 80 years old physically.

Davy Jones.

(Alleged) Father of James and Jasper Hook.

Pirate captain.

Ex-husband of Adelais 'Mama' Hook.

No one is quite sure how old he is.

Captain Jasper 'Patch' Hook.

Oldest son of Adelais 'Mama' Hook and Davy Jones.

Partner of Arabella Smith-Hook.

Father of Atticus, Ian, Greyson, Nevin, and Morgan Hook.

He works at the Hook's Clock & Curiosity Shop and he's also a pirate captain.

He is around 60 years old physically.

Arabella 'Bella' Smith-Hook.

Partner of Jasper Hook.

Mother of Atticus, Ian, Greyson, Nevin, and Morgan Hook.

She works at Gaston's Tavern.

She's around 55 years old physically.

Captain James Bartholomew Hook.

Youngest son of Adelais 'Mama' Hook and Davy Jones.

Bio father of Peter Pan, Ginny Gothel, Harriet Hook, Harry Hook, Calista Jane Hook, Ally Liddell (she was adopted by Alice and Pinocchio in this), and Hope Hook (future).

Adoptive father of Hannah Hook (now), Hort Hook (future), and Hookling Hook (future).

Works at Hook's inlet and shack & Hook's Clock & Curiosity Shop.

He is around 50 years old (give or take) physically.

Lady Hock.

She is a villain recruiter for the Hook family (mainly James) and also babysat the kids when they were younger. She also works at Hook's inlet and shack & Hook's Clock & Curiosity Shop.

She is rumored to be related to the Hooks in some way but no one is quite sure how or if it's even true.

She's around 35 years old (give or take) physically.

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Next up will be more of the present Hook family members and after that will be the pets and future Hook family members.

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Royal Navy's newest sailors at HMS Raleigh greeted by Princess Anne during Passing Out parade

The Princess Royal takes salute at HMS Raleigh passing out parade.

Princess Anne made a special trip to HMS Raleigh yesterday, April 21, as the guest of honour at its Passing Out Parade to celebrate the newest sailors joining the fleet. The basic training facility of the Royal Navy at Torpoint was last visited by Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal, in 2017.

HMS Raleigh is the home of both initial naval training for Royal Navy ratings and professional training. She arrived via royal helicopter and was greeted by the commanding officer of HMS Raleigh, captain Jane Roe ADC Royal Navy.

During the visit, Princess Anne met with the service, civilian and contractor staff who help deliver and support world-class training, as well as talking to a selection of recruits at various stages of their Royal Navy journey. The Cunningham 22/32 class are the latest recruits to complete their 10-week phase one training at the Torpoint base.

Among those to have met her was recruit Brodrick from Bristol, who is currently in week four of her training. She said: “I see The Princess Royal as a role model and an example on how I, as a female in the Royal Navy, can reach the highest ranks."

Chief petty officer Dav Hayer added: “I have met Her Majesty through her position as the chancellor of the University Highland and Islands where I am currently completing my MSc, and today [April 21] it is special to meet her in her role in the Royal Navy.”

Reflecting on her position of admiral of the Sea Cadets Corps, petty officer Stephen Owen from Liskeard, who works in the youth training team said: “It is appropriate The Princess Royal is here today [April 21]. 400 sea cadets are about to arrive to undertake the Annual National Drill and Piping competition at HMS RALEIGH, and she is an important head of our organisation.”

The Princess Royal inspects the passing out class at HMS Raleigh.

The class passing out was Cunningham 22/32, comprising of 25 sailors who are joining the fleet as future weapon and marine engineers, warfare specialists, Royal Navy Police, and a qualified dental nurse. The Princess Royal took the salute at the parade, which included Ship’s Company Divisions, and presented the training prizes and service awards.

Acting as guard officer, chief petty officer Al Lowe said: “It was a real privilege to be on parade in front of The Princess Royal, and it’s hugely rewarding to see these men and women evolve into effective members of the Royal Navy. All the training staff wish them luck as they start the next phase of specialist training.”

The Princess Royal meets HMS Raleigh recruit CS Sebastien Kava Liliu who is the first Solomon Islander to join the Royal Navy.

During her visit, six senior ratings serving at HMS Raleigh had their near 200 years’ service recognised with awards presented by Princess Anne. The sailors, all living in the south west and serving on the training staff at the New Entry Training establishment in Torpoint, Cornwall, have had their outstanding service marked with awards of Clasps to their long service and Good Conduct medal and Valedictory Certificates.

Petty officers Matthew Hocking and Stuart Donaldson both received the first Clasp to their medal after attaining over 25 years’ service, while warrant officers first class Ian Bailey and Justin Newbury both received their second Clasp after completing over 35 years’ service.

© Plymouth Live

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WE ARE SAND IN THE GEARS

plugging my insane roman/matsson fanmix because i inexplicably became fascinated with their dynamic over the last few weeks? click the title above to listen!

tracklist:

haterlovin - steve lacy

primal urges - the vaccines

swedish boys - king dude

tech bro - childbirth

so hot you’re hurting my feelings (cover) - ian mcconnell

i threw glass at my friend’s eyes and now i’m on probation - destroy boys

you’re freakin’ me out - sweetersongs (aka unreleased ke$ha)

hock it - the blow

you get into my face - tender forever

you don’t know where your interest lies - ola & the janglers

power in the blood - black kids

paranoiac intervals/body dysmorphia - of montreal

two man gang (english version) - les big byrd

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Gallavich Kinktober 2022 Day 22 - innocence X “You’d better be quiet or everyone’s going to know what a naughty little slut you are.”

For @gallavichthings and for this scene

Read on Ao3 or below the cut

Mickey stood in front of the bathroom mirror, fighting the errant bit of hair that wouldn't stay out of his face. He wanted to look good for a reason he wouldn't look into too closely. The glow of the setting sun cast the dirty bathroom in a deep orange and with Mandy banging on the door Mickey could only storm out in a rush, the bit of hair still tickling his forehead.

–

"I got it-"

"Just let me-"

"You think I don't know how to do this Gallagher?"

Despite Mickey's murderous gaze Ian bent toward the bundle of wires Mickey had pulled from the steering column, starting the car while Mickey's own hands shook with nerves.

He wasn't nervous to steal the car, he had been doing that shit since he was nine. No, the nerves came from who he was stealing the car with, who had asked him to come out tonight, who currently had his head near Mickey's knees.

Ian Gallagher.

He couldn't stop looking at the back of Ian's head until it was withdrawn from his view and replaced with Ian's cheeky grin.

"Leave the stealing to the experts next time." He grumbled and released the break, driving them out of the parking lot and onto the road.

"Where do we need to take this?" He asked after a few minutes of quiet escape, Ian tore his eyes from the view outside the car, giving Mickey an up and down look before shrugging.

"Pull over and I'll get us there. It's a bit hard to explain."

Mickey pulled over half a mile later on a side street, hooded heads down as they switched spots, just in case someone was looking out their back window right then. Once they took off again Mickey pushed back his hood and the stubborn lock of hair that insisted on resting against his forehead returned.

"So your sister's boyfriend hocks cars, huh?"

If there was one thing Mickey wasn't known for being good at, it was conversation. He was a fuck up first ask questions later kinda guy, but there was no one to fuck up and nothing to do but ask questions.

"Yeah. He's been doin' it since before they got together. Fiona thinks he's stopped but…"

"But he just has her little brother doing his dirty work?" Mickey finished for him, letting Ian see his toothy grin for a split second before schooling his face back to a casual cool.

"He loves my sister, but he can't help who he is I guess." Ian's shoulders bounced as he kept watch of the road ahead.

"Plus if I help him out I get a cut." Ian added as an afterthought.

"Oh? Do I get a cut then?" Mickey was teasing, mostly. He would have done it even if he didn't get anything but time with Ian out of it. His dad would be pissed though that one request from Gallagher had him forgetting the Milkovich motto: what's in it for me?

"You'll get somethin' Mick. Promise."

A wash of something washed through Mickey, leaving him feeling hot and cold at the same time. The way Gallagher said it, low and full of untold reward, made it seem like he wasn't talking about money. Mickey turned to look out the passenger window watching the neighborhood disappear.

"What are we doin' here?" Mickey wondered out loud when Ian turned into the high school parking lot. There was a football game going on judging by the crowded lot, the stadium lights, and the rumbling cheers. Mickey was barely passing his senior year. He hadn't even shown up for classes in the previous week and now he was here after hours. It felt wrong to him, like being excited for prom or doing homework. Unnatural.

"Someone will pick up the car in an hour and we'll take whatever hunk of junk they drove in along with our pay. No one is going to question a coupla high schoolers at a football game. Plus witnesses."

Mickey rolled his eyes and stared at the stadium, wondering if hanging out with Gallagher was worth seeing a game. He felt Ian looking at him.

"I ain't participating in no school function Gallagher."

"Who said we were?"

There was that tone again, the one that made Mickey feel hot and cold at the same time. He swallowed a sudden buildup of saliva and willed his voice to remain strong.

"What are we gonna do then?"

Ian's green eyes lit a trail of fire from Mickey's untamable lock of hair to the fidgeting tattooed fingers in his lap. Ian pulled his bottom lip between his teeth and Mick was helpless to look anywhere else.

"Ever suck dick?"

"What the fuck?!"

It was a gut response, Mickey's voice too loud in the small confines of the stolen car. A cold sweat broke out along his hairline as he looked out across the parking lot, wondering if someone had somehow heard.

Ian chuckled and leaned back against the headrest, bottom lip back between his teeth as he watched Mickey panic.

"Figured. You got the lips for it though. Bet you'd be amazing at it."

"Who fuckin' told you?" Mickey demanded to know, mouth as tight as his chest. Ian looked at him confused and Mickey felt like he'd rather get arrested for grand theft auto than say what he had to say next.

"Who told you I was fuckin' gay?"

Ian released his lip, letting it stretch into a smile that Mickey wanted to both punch and kiss right off his freckled face.

"You did Mickey." He said with a laugh.

"When you look at me you look right at my lips." Ian started, pointing to his bitten lips that Mickey had indeed been eyeing all night.

"You fuckin' blush all the time." As if on queue Mickey's face heated.

"You helped me steal a car, Mick, without asking what was in it for you. You've never done that."

"Fuck." Mickey whispered, rubbing at the side of his mouth, feeling like the most obvious idiot on the planet. Ian sighed and leaned against the center console, bringing his upper body closer to Mickey's. He took a minute just to look at the embarrassed man before he leaned back.

"Now we still have forty-five minutes left and I like you. And I know you like me."

Mickey looked at him then, realizing what he just said. Ian liked him, maybe in the way Mickey liked him, in the way Mickey had always wanted him to, in the way Mickey had always wanted for himself but thought he'd never get.

"And you want me to…" Mickey trailed off, eyes traveling to the slight bulge in Ian's jeans. He pushed his hair back, feeling it flop back onto his forehead.

"Or I can do you first." Ian offered, his eagerness obvious now that he could see Mickey coming around to the idea.

Mickey looked outside the car, bottom lip bitten in trepidation, before he unbuckled his seatbelt and leant over the center console into Ian's lap. Ian's long fingers hastily pulled his zipper apart and slid his jeans and underwear down his thighs, leaving Mickey face to face with his half hard cock.

He could hear Ian's breath stutter in his chest as F-U-C-K inked digits grasped his member. Mickey inhaled deep, a mixture of courage and salty, warm sex, before he leaned down, mouth open, and licked at the head.

More hair fell onto Mickey's forehead when Ian exhaled and stretched his massive hand over the top of his dark hair. Mickey licked around the glans a few more times, using the tip and flat of his tongue to gain familiarity with the unfamiliar taste and sensation, before he sank down further, finally taking Ian into his mouth.

"Fuck, knew you'd be good, Mick. Those lips." Ian's voice slurred as Mickey bobbed shallowly, barely moving down Ian's shaft. He paused, almost popping off to tell Ian off for faking it to make Mickey feel better, when Ian put more pressure behind the hand on Mickey's head. Mickey let go of the accusation, Ian's dick pushing it back into his mouth.

Mickey got braver the longer his mouth was on the redhead, adding an up and down to his hand to stimulate what his mouth couldn't reach. He listened to Ian's noises, the way they got higher as Mickey moved faster and lower when Mickey slowed down. His jaw ached, his bobbing getting sloppy and inconsistent, his hand moving easier with spit that clung to ginger pubic hair, and still he moved to take Ian deeper, make it better for him, bring him to orgasm. The hand in his hair tightened.

"Gonna cum." Ian managed to say. His jaw clenched as his hips lifted, seeking his end in Mickey's soft, warm mouth. Mickey's eyes went wide, not knowing what to do in these final moments. Should he move off? Would that ruin Ian's orgasm? Should he swallow? What if he doesn't like it?

He was still having his internal questioning when Ian let out a shaky ah and pistoned jets of cum into Mickey's mouth. He waited until the redhead stilled and removed his hand from Mickey's hair to move away, holding his lips tight and his throat closed. Ian looked at him, laughed, then reached over to open the glove box, rummaging around until his hand emerged with a couple of clean fast food napkins. Mickey took them and spit into the wad, subtly rubbing his tongue on a dry corner.

"You'll get used to the taste." Ian told him as he chucked the soaked napkins out the passenger side window. He had barely rolled it back up when Ian was on him, nuzzling his nose against the Mickey's undeniable bulge.

"Gonna make you feel so good, Mick" he said, moving up and down Mickey's clothed length in opened mouthed kisses, leaving the denim damp. Mickey shook, the arousal already overwhelming. His hand shot to Ian's hair, pulling until Ian's mouth was away from his crotch. The redhead shot him a lazy smirk, eyes heavy lidded and incredibly sexy. Mickey looked away and up at the car ceiling, taking a few deep breaths.

Ian snickered, mouth still too far away so he ran a teasing finger over the damp line he'd made on the denim, watching Mickey shiver.

"So innocent."

Mickey's eyes left the ceiling to glare at the smug man making his cock hard. He wasn't innocent, he was a thug, a badass, King of the Southside. Holding Ian's head back with one hand he opened his pants with the other, freeing his erection.

"Suck." He commanded and Ian went eagerly, almost swallowing all of him down in one go. Mickey's eyes were back on the ceiling, his mouth open as he moaned deep and long, forgetting where he was, who he was, only knowing his dick had never felt so good before.

“You’d better be quiet or everyone’s going to know what a naughty little slut you are.” Ian reminded him, a string of saliva connecting his moving lips to Mickey's angry, red cock. Mickey groaned, burning from the inside out at Ian's words. The same man who called him innocent was now calling him a naughty little slut? Fuck, it was doing it for Mickey. He breathed heavily through his parted lips as Ian took Mickey's cock down to the root and hummed.

More whimpers and moans escaped as Mickey's orgasm approached, he knew he needed to stay quiet, but the words naughty little slut echoed in his head every time he allowed himself to be noisy and risk getting caught. His legs shook as Ian increased the pressure and focused on Mickey's spongy glans, the slit continuously weeping salty precum that his tongue swiped away.

"Uh, uh, uh." Mickey tried to warn Ian, like he had warned him, but he only managed to make a few desperate noises before his vision went white and he lost control, waves of warm pleasure stemming from his spurting cock. Ian pulled off once Mickey's boneless hand fell from his head, tongue extending to lap one last bead of cum from Mickey's twitching member.

A sharp knock to the window on the driver's side broke the safe bubble they had made for themselves in the stolen car. Mickey didn't even look at who was knocking or Ian before he pushed open the passenger door and hopped out, pulling his underwear and pants up and high tailing it out of the parking lot.

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So, Youtube and Google Play still think "Let Them Play" never aired, and my mom's SIM card straight up vanished out of her cell phone. Shit's weird all over. Luckily, Ben gets to be a lawyer this week, so there's that distraction.

[Also, to circumvent Firefox lagging out again, I wrote all of this in Notepad before dumping it into the post.]

Woah, no saga sell, we just dump straight into the episode…

Why is this courtroom so dark?

Ben is going to get this guy sent to jail, isn't he?

Look, to be fair, a $50,000 bail is better than jail.

"Okay, look, I know I'm a public defender, but we need to resolve the cliffhanger from last week?" "Ben, no we don't."

Ben has to solve all of the court cases this week, good fucking luck.

Seriously, the universe fucking sucks if Ben is getting thrown into the deep end of the pool like this. At least Sam only had one case when he was first exposed to court proceedings.

"You said it didn't matter that I didn't shoot him!" "Yeah, well, I was literally a different person yesterday."

I have every reason to believe Ian was the one to set up that bet, so they only have themselves to blame.

But, hey, on the bright side, it's only a dollar a pop.

Ah, so that's the rub: The last bunch of episodes this season all center around a member of the Project. So, that means Magic's gonna wind up in the Imaging Chamber next?

"Look, I can't do this." "I'm Ernie Hudson, Jenn, guess again."

Okay, Addison, you need to fucking let Ben know in advance when you let other people into the Chamber.

"You're a lawyer." "I've… talked to them, that counts, right?"

"Look, I've been in court numerous times, it's fun after a while."

[Also, I'm getting a sinking suspicion that the real reason Addison is passing the buck is because she's been replaced by Martinez.]

[Also, NBC's feed just had a minor seizure on my end.]

"Look, I have new evidence, my ghost friend just told me!" "Okay, sure, you didn't fucking file it, so court is adjourned."

This is like Better Call Saul, but some how more scummy.

This bald guy looks like he deals in ponzi schemes.

[So, of course his name's Saul...]

"It's impossible for one person to read all of this." "I'm literally standing right here, Ben."

I think I heard that seven minute fact once on Adam Ruins Everything.

Camilo was in the wrong place at the wrong time, much like 95% of everyone on this show.

Also, Addison got bored, and is just watching the show on the computer.

Why does this episode feel zippy tonight?

…okay, that one plot twist just blew Better Call Saul out of the water.

[T-Mobile, stop using the Scrubs guys to sell me on the service I already have, all you're doing is making me miss Scrubs.]

"Did you cancel our dinner reservations?" "What?"

"You fuck up my court case, you pay for dinner, only fair."

[By the way, I might have missed it, but did they say a date at the start of the episode?]

I love how that's the immediate smoking gun Ben has: "Did you know there's more than one entrance into a building?"

I have to imagine it took every bit of restraint that cop had to not choke him out while tackling him.

Okay, so either the cop stole that page, or that page was shredded.

"Bury evidence, just to win a case, what is this, Better Call Saul?"

"We got Marty McFly's almanac!" Jenn, did you NOT WATCH Back to the Future II?!

If Ziggy could talk, she would be prolapsing right now over Ben abusing the horse tracks.

[Why are they using the Spice Girls to hock Applebee's, what did they do to deserve that?]

"Look, Public Defender, it's your fault I decided to deal drugs! My brother could be relaxing prison for 10 years right now if not for you wanting to get him proven innocent!"

"Okay, this is the second page, I am saying this in case you forgot we made a big deal out of the second page being missing."

What if it turns out Edwin Soto's dead?

"Heeeeeeeeeeeeey honey, I need to ask you about a guy…"

Why does this house look like a sitcom set?

"These four walls, they're a sanctuary. Just ignore the missing one."

"Ben, look through Vicky's papers, or Camillo goes to jail."

Yeah, she didn't hide the paper, she just took it, there's a difference.

ADA Barnes: The Real Antagonist

And Ben just ruined love.

Great, now Stuart's homeless, Ben's batting a thousand.

"Look, I don't know Edwin Soto, I can't h- wait, he's that guy?!"

That judge is hating life right now.

"Is everything in order, Counselor, you look like you just discovered tampered evidence, and if you reveal how you know that, you'll get disbarred?"

Oh God, Kentucky, a fate worse than death.

"I'm terrible at speeches. …wait, why am I being reminded of Watership Down?"

I choose to believe this isn't in the script, and she just started ranting about rabbits while the camera was rolling.

"The answer is you, Ben, you're the rabbit- wait, you're the farmer- fuck, what was the story I was telling?"

"Well, what do we know, besides the rabbit thing?"

Okay, Vicky fucking teleported, she fucking teleported into the scene, you cannot convince me otherwise.

Calling it now, Barnes is trying to protect Edwin for some bullshit reason.

"Boy, I'm a lost, if only I have a magical ghost friend who's current in 2023, with access to a supercomputer…" "…are you having a stroke?"

"What are the chances the gun is in the same place-" It's this show, Ian, the chances are pretty fucking good.

[Also, cool, at least I know it's 1985, so watch as it turns out I straight up missing them say it at the start.]

And Stuart saves the day!

Ben almost got fucked over due to someone not knowing north from south.

"Okay, I gave a speech, Ben, it's your turn."

Not to be Debbie Downer, but there's 15 minutes left, I think Leo might have a point on the gun not being enough?

"Hey, you know what it's a perfect time for? A botany lesson."

"Look, I'm gonna be nice for once, I'll make it a five-year sentence." "Look-" "Okay, cool, fuck you then, bye."

Okay, so, either a 100% chance at four years, or 50/50 he's declared innocent. Shit like this makes me glad I'm not a gambler.

[Also, it just hit me: Did Martinez leap into ADA Barnes?]

"Four years is too long." Ain't that the fucking truth… Hell, one year is too long at this point…

I love how the lighting at points makes it look like Jenn is wearing a tie.

Did anyone schedule this fucking dinner?!

Okay, seven minutes, let's do the dance.

Ben, no, don't talk about time travel, you're in trial.

And watch as the fucking jury declares him guilty anyway.

I love the implication that Addison kicked Jenn out of the Imaging Chamber.

"I just remembered Magic" is, out of context, something one should not be saying out loud in a courthouse.

Man, ADA Barnes must get off on tampering with case files…

Wait, so did Camilo get declared innocent, or what?

Okay, thank God, keep me waiting in suspense, why don't ya…

Okay, cool, happy endings all around, so, when's the other shoe dropping?

…okay, Ben leaping into a mental asylum, I count that as a shoe.

So, welcome to "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", Ben.

[How the fuck did Ben wind up in a worse mental hospital than Sam?]

Like, seriously, all Sam experienced was two electroshock treatments. In the promo alone, Ben wound up in a surgery room, got stabbed in the neck with a thing, and got shoved into a straightjacket. What the fuck?

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Eva Amurri Marries Chef Ian Hock in ‘French Garden Party’ Wedding: ‘Felt Like a Fairytale’ (Exclusive) https://people.com/susan-sarandon-daughter-eva-amurri-marries-chef-ian-hock-wedding-exclusive-8665490

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Bicycles

Ian Fleming may have gone on about the cars his James Bond drove and the handguns he carried, but he never got into bicycles. I have avoided that sort of oversight in my own fiction. To be sure, anyone who knows me should not be surprised that bikes pop up in some of my stories (including some written under pen names). I have Jim Fry, the protagonist of the first Hocking Hills mystery “These…

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New study counts the environmental cost of managing Japanese knotweed

The invasive species has been calculated to cost more than £165 million to manage every year in the UK alone. Its presence can blight property purchases for households across the country. This has led to the development of different ways of trying to control it but with sustainability becoming increasingly important, understanding the effect of these management methods is vital. A new study, led by biosciences lecturer Dr Sophie Hocking and looking at the entire life cycle and long term impacts of different management approaches, has just been published in online journal Scientific Reports. Dr Hocking said: “In light of the current climate emergency and biodiversity crisis, invasive species management and sustainability have never been so important. “Both of these are intrinsically linked — we know that invasive species can cause substantial negative ecological, social and economic impacts, and the way we manage these species should mitigate against this in a sustainable way to ensure we are not doing more harm than good. “Although there has been more research into how we can best manage the plant, little is known about how sustainable these approaches are.” This study follows on from previous research which has put Swansea University at the forefront of Japanese knotweed expertise and understanding. Back in 2012 Professor Dan Eastwood and Dr Dan Jones launched the world’s largest knotweed control field trial which tested the main physical, chemical and integrated methods of controlling the species. The research has been undertaken in close partnership with Complete Weed Control’s Managing Director Ian Graham and Advanced Invasives, a spinout company, headed by Dr Jones. This field study provided valuable information for Dr Hocking’s work. Using a life cycle assessment (LCA) — a methodology for assessing environmental impacts associated with all the stages of the life cycle of a commercial process — to find out the relative environmental impacts of a range of chemical and physiochemical knotweed management methods. The researchers went beyond a focus on the use and end-of life if these methods and assessed the environmental impacts of different management methods including the production of materials and herbicides required to achieve knotweed control; something that is often overlooked when we evaluate sustainability. For the study, the team selected methods commonly used for knotweed management and used real-world data on time consumption, amount of materials used and economic costs to evaluate their relative environmental impacts. Of the methods tested, they found that the simplest approach — glyphosate-based foliar spray control methods — used the least materials, had the lowest environmental impacts, the lowest economic costs and is, therefore, the most sustainable approach to tackle knotweed management. The findings are of significance to those working with or are affected by the presence of Japanese knotweed on their land Dr Hocking added: “Currently there is a big conversation around the sustainability of herbicides and the ecological and human-health impacts of this. Social perceptions of the ways we manage invasive plants are really important, but we need our understanding of sustainability to be rooted in empirical evidence. “We hope that this research will contribute to our wider understanding of the sustainability of different approaches in invasive plant management and help to inform current knotweed management practice.”

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Susan Sarandon's Daughter Eva Amurri Engaged to Ian Hock -- See the Ring!

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Badun Detective Agency Detective Profile (Edited on December 2nd, Year 23 due to new information):

Name: Hannah Artemis Hook.

DOB: December 2nd, Year 8.

Status: Dead.

Last Known Address: The Stormbringer Crew (Part Time),

The flat above Hook's Inlet and Shack (Part Time).

Previous Address: The Jolly Roger.

Country of Origin: The Isle of the Lost.

Race: Caucasian. 

Gender: Female.

Dental:? (Profiler does not know what dental is and thus cannot answer the question). 

Height: 3"0 (36 Cm).

Weight: 47.7 lbs (21.63636 Kg).

Hair color: Dark Brown (with a white streak on the left, a teal one on the right).

Eye color: Dark Brown.

Languages: English, Pirate Speak, and Fairy Speak (Fluent),

Latin, English, Greek, Ciazarn, Spanish, and French (Sparsely).

Title: Detective-in-training Hannah Hook, Captain Hannah Hook, The Messenger, and Angel of Vengeance.

Identifiable markings: Mild freckles, very short nails (from her biting them), sideways anchor scar on her right knee, small dot scars all over her left hand, a mild thin scar on her scalp, and several jagged scars on her feet (from stepping on glass).

Family:  Severin 'Bluebeard/Le Barbe Bleu' de Montragoux (Adoptive Paternal Great Grandfather)(Deceased),

Lucretia Hook (Adoptive Paternal Great Grandmother)(Living),

Adelais Hook I (Adoptive Paternal Great Grandmother)(Living),

Nell Frost (Nanny/Potential Adoptive Paternal Step Grandmother)(Living),

Davy Jones (Alleged Adoptive Paternal Grandfather)(Living),

Jasper 'Patch' Hook (Adoptive Parental Uncle)(Living),

Arabella 'Bella' Smith-Hook (Adoptive Parental Aunt-via-marriage)(Living),

Atticus Hook (Adoptive Parental Cousin)(Deceased),

Greyson Hook (Adoptive Parental Cousin)(Living),

Ian Hook (Adoptive Parental Cousin)(Living),

Nevin Hook (Adoptive Parental Cousin)(Living),

Ian Hook (Adoptive Parental Cousin)(Living),

Morgan Hook (Adoptive Parental Cousin)(Deceased),

James Hook (Adoptive Father)(Living),

Zarina Hook (Adoptive Mother)(Living),

Lady Hock (Babysitter/Backup Godmother)(Living),

William Smee (Godfather)(Living),

Molly Smee (Godmother)(Living),

Samson 'Sammy' Smee (Godbrother)(Living),

Sterling 'Squirmy' Smee (Godbrother)(Living),

Skipper 'Squeaky' Smee (Godbrother)(Living),

Adelais Hook II/Allison Liddell (Adoptive Sister)(Living),

Calista Jane 'CJ' Hook (Adoptive Sister)(Living),

Harriet Hook (Adoptive Sister)(Living),

Peter Pan (Adoptive Brother)(Living), 

Ginevra ‘Ginny’ Gothel (Adoptive Parental Sister/ Biological Maternal Aunt), 

Harrison 'Harry' Hook (Adoptive Brother)(Living),

Icarus (Owl)(Living)

and Midas (Racoon)(Living). 

Education: 1st grade (Partly).

Employment: Worker at Hook's Inlet and Shack (Occasionally),

Worker at Hook's Clock and Curiosity Shop (Occasionally),

Isle Messenger (Occasionally),

Pirate Captain of the Stormbringer (Permanently).

Badun Detective Agency Employment: Detective-in-training.

Skills/abilities: Thievery, people reading, improvised weapons, escape artist, and researching.

Signature:

HaNnAh HoOk.

Notes: 

—Agent is impulsive.

—Agent has little to no self-preservation skills.

—Agent is partially blind and partially deaf, as well as extremely clumsy.

—Agent is not the best at fighting but is good at providing a distraction, running away, and being a swordsmen.

—Agent is also good at improvising and figuring out people's wants/needs (and using them to her advantage).

—Agent has debilitating migraines and sensory overloads. She also gets overstimulated and under stimulated a lot.

—Agent has a debilitating fear of spiders.

—Agent hates shoes.

Edited on December 2nd, Year 15:

Note(s):

—Agent Died on December 2nd, Year 15.

—Due to Agent Hannah Hook's deaths, the 'If I Go Missing' and 'Will' Files have become mandatory for all members of the B.D.A.

Edited on December 25th, Year 17 :

Note(s): Agent has been spotted multiple times after her death in a ghostly form. For theories on how, check theories file 077.

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Globe, February 1 -- part 2 of 4

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Page 10: Whoopi Goldberg's constant bullying and temper tantrums on The View have pushed everyone to the edge of an explosive rebellion -- after more than 13 years on the show talking hot topics the workaholic has finally driven herself and everyone including co-hosts Joy Behar, Meghan McCain, Sara Haines and Sunny Hostin to the edge with her tyrannical antics -- show bigwigs are near wit's end and close to putting her out to pasture for a rest because she's got everyone walking on eggshells and producers are this close to telling her to take a break whether she wants to or not -- the problem is Whoopi believes she's the only one there who knows what's going on in the world and she's blowing her top every day over something and right-winger Meghan who just returned from maternity leave is especially feeling her wrath -- Whoopi admits openly chasing the starring role in the iconic British sci-fi series Dr. Who

Page 12: Celebrity Buzz -- John Legend slides down a slide during his winter getaway in St. Barts (picture), Hilaria (nee Hillary) Baldwin whose fake foreign accent seemed to come and drift for years while she duped the world into believing she was from faraway Espana who wed Alec Baldwin in 2012 while dramatically fanning herself with a Spanish fan is being dropped by high-paying brand partners frowning over the mom of five's embarassing scandal, freshly single Olivia Wilde is dating former boy-band crooner Harry Styles and the two became a thing while shooting their 1950s set flick Don't Worry Darling, Eva Amurri who is Susan Sarandon's daughter and finalized her divorce from former soccer star soccer star Kyle Martino just last year while pregnant with their third child is now dating pro chef Ian Hock, Kat Von D now wed to musician Rafael Reyes has snapped up a plot rumored to be the most haunted mansion in Indiana

Page 13: Sadie Frost vacationing in Mexico (picture), Justin Theroux carrying a basket and walking his dog in NYC (picture), Lauren Hutton hides her famous mug behind a mask in L.A. (picture)

Page 14: Lori Loughlin's spoiled spawn Olivia Jade Giannulli has been partying like it's prepandemic while convicted dad Mossimo Giannulli sits behind bars for his shady part in the scandalous college scheme to get the unqualified ding-a-ling into college and she posts pictures of herself dancing the night away in $1000 platform Gucci loafers, Miley Cyrus' beloved pooch Mary Jane died of cancer

* Fashion Verdict -- Jenny Slate 3/10, Kerry Washington 8/10, Elle Fanning 1/10, Laura Harrier 2/10

Page 16: George Clooney's stormy marriage could be headed the way of the Titanic after his wife Amal Clooney flipped out when he announced that he's moving his aging parents into their Hollywood home and George's devotion to his folks could trigger a $570 million divorce after Amal smacked him with a stinging ultimatum: it's them or me -- George's parents are getting up in age and he feels it's his duty to have them move out from their home in Kentucky and live with them in L.A. and he also thinks it would be great for his twins to be around their grandparents more -- Amal is afraid her in-laws will meddle with how she runs the house and raises the twins -- George is having a guesthouse built for his parents and he's also putting in a monorail for easy access from the guesthouse to his house up the hill so his elderly parents don't have to make that walk uphill on foot

Page 19: 10 Things You Don't Know About Amanda Kloots

* Bitter exes Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are needling each other over the $7 million divorce settlement she promised to donate to charity -- Johnny's lawyers claimed Amber has failed to make the donation but Amber's attorney confirmed she's yet to fulfill her pledge because she has been forced to spend millions of dollars defending Johnny's accusations against her and money is tight

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WIP Wednesday

Taking a break from Phil for a moment with a new character background. Here's a snippet:

I probably ought to mention at this point that Coke’s my brother, and he got his nickname when we were kids because that’s the only thing he ever drank if he could help it. The other kind of coke came later.

Mom and Dad would only pay toward “practical” degrees. And by “pay” I mean “cosign loans.” For Coke that wound up being finance--hence the accounting convention--while mine was marketing. God I hate marketing. It was, however, a major where I could spin taking art, music, and literature classes to my parents as career-related. I guess I did learn something from marketing classes. Ugh. Still hate it.

Although I did land a part-time job in the university library, which mostly meant getting paid to read but looks good on CVs.

After college Coke got snapped up by a high-finance firm. They paid off his student loans, which meant he was free and clear from Mom and Dad, albeit now in hock to Franklin, Franklin, Boones, Westin, and Reddy. I landed a commercial design position which paid a hell of a lot less than Coke’s and didn't buy my student loans, but at least I got to make art.

I hated every minute of it.

At the time I thought Coke hated his day job as much as I did mine. Now I’m not so sure, but I was then. I doodled and composed on company time; we’d get together at the end of the week and jam to blow off steam. It was just something to do. I designed some stuff for local bands mostly as a favor or in trade. Singles covers, posters, website artwork, that sort of thing. After Ian started hanging out with us and later Kaori we drifted from goofing off in the back of Guitar World on weekends to actual Band.