#Laura Pritchard

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‘UNDER THE PERTH LIGHTS 💛🖤’

- Alex’s IG 29.8.24

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Music Ask: 5, 22, 28

name an album you feel is perfect man alive. it just IS. they talk a lot in interviews about how unfocused and chaotic they find it now (jeremy pritchard voice: we set out our stall quite broadly,) but it's PERFECT sorry

name a song that reminds you of one of your best memories many many possible options here but i will say green garden by laura mvula because it reminds me of hearing it at a bagel shop with @shallowtboy when we first met in 2018 and every time i hear it (not a lot these days) i go :') and have to message them

name a song (or a few songs) that would need to be included in a movie about your life it's my life by talk talk. what else could it be. it's my life! don't you forget!!!! caught in the crowd!! it never ends!!!!

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Commons Vote

On: Passenger Railway Services Bill (Public Ownership) Bill: Committee: Amendment 14

Ayes: 111 (95.5% Con, 4.5% DUP) Noes: 362 (97.0% Lab, 2.5% Ind, 0.6% SDLP) Absent: ~177

Day's business papers: 2024-9-3

Likely Referenced Bill: Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill

Description: A Bill to make provision for passenger railway services to be provided by public sector companies instead of by means of franchises.

Originating house: Commons Current house: Commons Bill Stage: 3rd reading

Individual Votes:

Ayes

Conservative (106 votes)

Alan Mak Alberto Costa Alex Burghart Alicia Kearns Alison Griffiths Andrew Bowie Andrew Murrison Andrew Rosindell Andrew Snowden Aphra Brandreth Ashley Fox Ben Obese-Jecty Ben Spencer Bernard Jenkin Blake Stephenson Bob Blackman Bradley Thomas Caroline Dinenage Caroline Johnson Charlie Dewhirst Chris Philp Claire Coutinho Damian Hinds Danny Kruger David Davis David Mundell David Reed David Simmonds Desmond Swayne Edward Argar Edward Leigh Gagan Mohindra Gareth Bacon Gareth Davies Gavin Williamson Geoffrey Cox George Freeman Greg Smith Gregory Stafford Harriet Cross Harriett Baldwin Helen Whately Iain Duncan Smith Jack Rankin James Cartlidge James Cleverly James Wild Jeremy Hunt Jeremy Wright Jerome Mayhew Jesse Norman Joe Robertson John Cooper John Glen John Hayes John Lamont John Whittingdale Joy Morrissey Julia Lopez Julian Lewis Karen Bradley Katie Lam Kemi Badenoch Kevin Hollinrake Kieran Mullan Kit Malthouse Laura Trott Lewis Cocking Lincoln Jopp Louie French Mark Francois Mark Garnier Mark Pritchard Martin Vickers Matt Vickers Mel Stride Mike Wood Mims Davies Neil Hudson Neil O'Brien Neil Shastri-Hurst Nick Timothy Nigel Huddleston Oliver Dowden Patrick Spencer Peter Bedford Peter Fortune Priti Patel Rebecca Harris Rebecca Paul Rebecca Smith Richard Fuller Richard Holden Robbie Moore Robert Jenrick Saqib Bhatti Sarah Bool Shivani Raja Simon Hoare Steve Barclay Stuart Anderson Stuart Andrew Suella Braverman Tom Tugendhat Victoria Atkins Wendy Morton

Democratic Unionist Party (5 votes)

Carla Lockhart Gavin Robinson Gregory Campbell Jim Shannon Sammy Wilson

Noes

Labour (351 votes)

Abena Oppong-Asare Abtisam Mohamed Adam Jogee Adam Thompson Afzal Khan Al Carns Alan Campbell Alan Gemmell Alan Strickland Alex Baker Alex Ballinger Alex Barros-Curtis Alex Davies-Jones Alex Mayer Alex McIntyre Alex Norris Alex Sobel Alice Macdonald Alison Hume Alison McGovern Alistair Strathern Allison Gardner Amanda Hack Amanda Martin Andrew Cooper Andrew Gwynne Andrew Lewin Andrew Pakes Andrew Ranger Andrew Western Andy MacNae Andy McDonald Andy Slaughter Angela Eagle Anna Dixon Anna Gelderd Anna McMorrin Anna Turley Anneliese Dodds Anneliese Midgley Antonia Bance Ashley Dalton Baggy Shanker Bambos Charalambous Barry Gardiner Bayo Alaba Beccy Cooper Becky Gittins Ben Coleman Ben Goldsborough Bill Esterson Blair McDougall Brian Leishman Callum Anderson Calvin Bailey Carolyn Harris Cat Smith Catherine Atkinson Catherine Fookes Catherine McKinnell Catherine West Charlotte Nichols Chi Onwurah Chris Bloore Chris Curtis Chris Elmore Chris Evans Chris Hinchliff Chris Kane Chris McDonald Chris Murray Chris Vince Chris Ward Chris Webb Christian Wakeford Claire Hazelgrove Claire Hughes Clive Betts Clive Efford Clive Lewis Connor Naismith Connor Rand Damien Egan Dan Aldridge Dan Carden Dan Jarvis Dan Norris Dan Tomlinson Daniel Francis Danny Beales Darren Paffey Dave Robertson David Burton-Sampson David Pinto-Duschinsky David Smith David Taylor Dawn Butler Debbie Abrahams Deirdre Costigan Derek Twigg Diana Johnson Douglas Alexander Douglas McAllister Elaine Stewart Ellie Reeves Elsie Blundell Emily Darlington Emily Thornberry Emma Foody Emma Lewell-Buck Euan Stainbank Fabian Hamilton Fleur Anderson Florence Eshalomi Frank McNally Gareth Snell Gareth Thomas Gen Kitchen Gerald Jones Gill Furniss Gill German Gordon McKee Graeme Downie Graham Stringer Grahame Morris Gregor Poynton Gurinder Singh Josan Harpreet Uppal Heidi Alexander Helen Hayes Helena Dollimore Henry Tufnell Ian Lavery Ian Murray Imogen Walker Irene Campbell Jack Abbott Jacob Collier Jade Botterill Jake Richards James Asser James Frith James Naish Janet Daby Jayne Kirkham Jeevun Sandher Jeff Smith Jen Craft Jenny Riddell-Carpenter Jess Asato Jess Phillips Jessica Morden Jessica Toale Jim Dickson Jim McMahon Jo Platt Jo Stevens Jo White Joani Reid Jodie Gosling Joe Morris Joe Powell Johanna Baxter John Grady John Healey John Slinger John Whitby Jon Pearce Jon Trickett Jonathan Brash Jonathan Davies Jonathan Hinder Josh Dean Josh Fenton-Glynn Josh MacAlister Josh Newbury Julia Buckley Julie Minns Juliet Campbell Justin Madders Karin Smyth Karl Turner Kate Osamor Kate Osborne Katie White Katrina Murray Keir Mather Kerry McCarthy Kevin Bonavia Kim Johnson Kim Leadbeater Kirith Entwistle Kirsteen Sullivan Kirsty McNeill Laura Kyrke-Smith Lauren Edwards Lauren Sullivan Laurence Turner Lee Barron Lee Pitcher Leigh Ingham Lewis Atkinson Liam Byrne Liam Conlon Lilian Greenwood Lillian Jones Linsey Farnsworth Liz Kendall Liz Twist Lizzi Collinge Lloyd Hatton Lola McEvoy Louise Haigh Louise Jones Lucy Powell Lucy Rigby Luke Akehurst Luke Charters Luke Murphy Luke Myer Margaret Mullane Marie Tidball Mark Ferguson Mark Hendrick Mark Sewards Mark Tami Markus Campbell-Savours Marsha De Cordova Martin Rhodes Mary Glindon Mary Kelly Foy Matt Bishop Matt Rodda Matt Turmaine Matt Western Matthew Patrick Matthew Pennycook Maureen Burke Meg Hillier Melanie Onn Melanie Ward Miatta Fahnbulleh Michael Payne Michael Shanks Michael Wheeler Michelle Scrogham Michelle Welsh Mike Amesbury Mike Kane Mike Reader Mike Tapp Mohammad Yasin Nadia Whittome Natalie Fleet Natasha Irons Naushabah Khan Navendu Mishra Neil Coyle Neil Duncan-Jordan Nesil Caliskan Nia Griffith Nicholas Dakin Nick Smith Nick Thomas-Symonds Noah Law Oliver Ryan Olivia Bailey Olivia Blake Pam Cox Pamela Nash Pat McFadden Patricia Ferguson Patrick Hurley Paul Davies Paul Foster Paul Waugh Paula Barker Paulette Hamilton Perran Moon Peter Dowd Peter Kyle Peter Lamb Peter Swallow Phil Brickell Polly Billington Preet Kaur Gill Rachael Maskell Rachel Blake Rachel Hopkins Rachel Taylor Richard Baker Richard Quigley Rosie Duffield

Rupa Huq Ruth Cadbury Ruth Jones Sadik Al-Hassan Sally Jameson Sam Carling Sam Rushworth Samantha Dixon Samantha Niblett Sarah Champion Sarah Coombes Sarah Edwards Sarah Hall Sarah Jones Sarah Owen Sarah Sackman Satvir Kaur Scott Arthur Sean Woodcock Seema Malhotra Sharon Hodgson Shaun Davies Simon Lightwood Simon Opher Siobhain McDonagh Sojan Joseph Sonia Kumar Stella Creasy Stephanie Peacock Stephen Kinnock Stephen Timms Steve Race Steve Witherden Steve Yemm Sureena Brackenridge Tahir Ali Taiwo Owatemi Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi Tim Roca Toby Perkins Tom Collins Tom Hayes Tom Rutland Tonia Antoniazzi Tony Vaughan Torcuil Crichton Torsten Bell Tracy Gilbert Tristan Osborne Uma Kumaran Valerie Vaz Vicky Foxcroft Warinder Juss Wes Streeting Will Stone Yasmin Qureshi Yuan Yang Zubir Ahmed

Independent (9 votes)

Apsana Begum Ayoub Khan Imran Hussain Jeremy Corbyn John McDonnell Rebecca Long Bailey Richard Burgon Shockat Adam Zarah Sultana

Social Democratic & Labour Party (2 votes)

Claire Hanna Colum Eastwood

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A Very AM Canada Day 2024

This week's episode: A mellow Monday morning spent meandering through the decades of Canadian music. More of a contemplative mood, but as someone else put it, Canada Day should be for reflection as much as celebration. Hopefully this sets the right tone for a bit of both.

Hope you enjoy it.

Stream it from CJSW here, or use the embeds below to listen in.

(PS - the semaphore reads "The Public Domain Review", which is where I nicked this gif)

Hour One:

Anything Wondrous is Endless Hollie Kenniff, featuring Goldmund • Single

Dance Four Slow Attack Ensemble • Delay Music

Jitters Matthew Cardinal • Single

Coasting Buildings and Food • Echo the Field

awakenin RAMZi • hyphea

Little Birds, Moonbath Yu Su, featuring Michelle Helene Mackenzie • Roll With The Punches

Wax Wings David Pritchard • Nocturnal Earthworm Stew

The Protagonist Various Artists, featuring Laura Palmer • 11 Objects Lost & Found

Islands Nash the Slash • Dreams And Nightmares

Barnowl Caribou • The Milk of Human Kindness

The Next Question Untrained Animals • Stranded Somewhere on the Planet Fantastic

Hour Two:

Islands in a Black Sky Bruce Cockburn • Night Vision

Into the Hollow Sam Wilson • Wintertides

Close My Eyes Carl Didur • Maybe Next Time

Warning Against Judging a Christian Brother The Hylozoists • La Fin Du Monde

Le Philtre Caméra • Caméra

Fractals for Any Tonality Esmerine • Everything Was Forever Until It Was No More

Bordeaux Boredom Torngat • You Could Be

Blue Moon Revisited (Song for Elvis) Cowboy Junkies • The Trinity Session

J'pense que c'est l'temps Louise Forestier • La prison de Londres

Plaisirs Américains Bernardino Femminielli • Plaisirs Américains

Hour Three:

Cancer - The Moon Child The Zodiac • The Zodiac: Cosmic Sounds

Claire fontaine Contraction • La Bourse ou la vie

Au fond des choses le soleil emméne au soleil Jean-Pierre Ferland • Soleil

Side We Seldom Show Kris Ellestad • Looking for the Magic

Concrete Sea Terry Jacks • Seasons in the Sun

The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore Absolutely Free • Single

Jean-Talon Market Brass Version Julie & Dany • Single

Half Heartedly Gold Hotel Josephine • Single

Honey, Honey Pierre Lalonde • Honey, Honey

All Good Things Bart • Some Kind Of Way

Transformer Man - Unplugged Neil Young • Neil Young Unplugged

Astum - Yonatan Gat Remix Zoon, featuring Leanne Betasamosake Simpson • Single

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Passion

2 March 2024

JS Bach St Matthew Passion. Irish Baroque Orchestra, led by Louis Creach'd, conducted by Peter Whelan. Nick Pritchard, Hugh Cutting, Matthew Brook, Aisling Kenny, Charlotte O’Hare, Sarah Keating, Laura Lamph, William Gaunt, Hugo Hymas, Edward Woodhouse.

St. Peter’s Church of Ireland, Drogheda, Ireland.

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Deus Ex: Human Revolution Shadow’s Showdown 58

The Death and Rebirth.

Sarif Industries Subsection six of the laboratories. Ten minutes past two in the morning.

"Namir, we got what we came for so we can go back," Yelena's voice came over the Infolink. "You didn't leave any traces?" he asked, finishing off a Sarif Industries employee on the way. "Everything's clean. The Whalers did a great job." "Where did they even come from?" interjected a puzzled Barrett. "I have no idea, but there are others for thinking. We had a task, we did it so we're off." "What about Sarif's dog and that girl? All in all, I feel a bit sorry for her, she was pretty," Lawrence stated. "They'll find their bodies or they won't. And you better focus on what's important," Namir rebuked him. "Pretty arses are important, don't say you don't like to fu..." Barrett interrupted. "Well, yes, I forgot that you don't have the equipment," he pointed out. "You instead just do boom, boom, ciao," interjected Yelena.

Namir wanted to knock him down, but as the boss, he had to keep his nerves in check. Before leaving he shot Laura in the belly.

Connor stopped and turned around. He heard no footsteps, only the hiss of broken cables and sizzling flames. He looked around some more and waited a moment, hidden in one of the offices. He wanted to be sure that no one was chasing him any more. In the meantime, he got rid of his Belltower uniform, the wearing of which filled him with disgust. He came out of hiding after a few minutes, then returned to the place where he had left Laura. There he found a fire, the fumes of a choking gas that had yet to subside, and a hole in the wall. He was afraid to look at what was on the other side but had no choice. He covered his mouth with his jacket sleeve and cautiously walked closer. What he saw he did not expect even in his most ghastly imaginings. Laura and Adam were lying unconscious on the ground. The man had a hole in his temple, and glass bristled with sharp spikes covered his entire body. The woman's head was leaning against his torso. Blood was everywhere. Connor took his phone out of his pants pocket and typed a message.

"I have failed. The subject is dead. C." "Are you sure...?" After a few seconds of silence, another message came in. "Code 9136 - Begin Operation Death and Rebirth."

The man bypassed the systems lockout and sent a looped S.O.S call to Pritchard.

"I didn't like you, Adam. But I hope someone finds you."

Sarif Industries. David Sarif's office. Fifteen minutes past two in the morning.

Frank picked up the call for help and immediately ran to Sarif's office. He was never in the habit of rushing, but the situation was exceptional. The elevator was far too slow but it was better than running up the stairs.

"Boss!" he shouted, barely opening the glass door. "Someone survived. I got an S.O.S. signal. It came from the labs." "There's nothing we can do," Sarif replied in a rough voice. "No one from the outside can know, and we don't have the right equipment." "But after all, that's where Adam is," he pressed.

The fact that he hated the Security Chief did not mean that he wished him death. He hoped that Jensen and Megan were alive.

"What about Megan and her research?" he tried to use another argument. "Frank, tell me why do you care so much about the police coming here? After all, it was you who triggered the alarm. You said it was just a drill, and then we were attacked," Sarif's tone was measured. It was hard to hear in it what he really felt. "Boss, you don't think I could do something like that, do you?" asked outraged Pritchard. "I have to consider every possibility, and you temporarily have no explanation," he replied, looking toward the glass wall behind which the outlines of the skyscrapers were visible. "I don't have one, and I won't have one. However, if it is as you think, would I be standing here now? Would I come running with the desire to save anyone? Yes, I could try to divert attention from myself with this, but the investigation would still point to me as the guilty one. If it were me, I would be sitting on some exotic island at the time of the attack. Meanwhile, I myself demand to call for help and save everything we can," Frank explained while catching a few short breaths. His nervousness was perfectly reflected in his words. David rubbed his temple. "You're right, Pritchard, and I believe you. I've known you too long to find you guilty. But this is me. The police will say otherwise. People in the company will talk about it." "I don't care," he growled firmly. "I can be a pain in the ass, but I have my moral backbone."

Sarif was surprised by his candour. Francis had always been rude and narcissistic. He was treating others with superiority, taking advantage, and demonstrating his skills. Meanwhile, he now showed that hardly anyone actually knew him.

"Okay, I'll call in outside help. Most of our people are probably dead anyway, and besides, we don't have the equipment to get to the labs." "We evacuated who we could, but Malik is nowhere to be found."

Sarif Industries Lobby. Twenty-five minutes past two in the morning.

Faridah got off the VTOL in a particularly foul mood. She entered the company slamming the glass doors. Good thing it wasn't so easy to break them. She walked straight to her colleague's office with the intention of telling him where he could shove his stupid jokes, especially on a day like this. Fortunately, Sarif flew on another flight, and the speech isn't until tomorrow so she'll have time to get Megan and Adam to their destination. It wasn't until a long while later that she heard the alarm wail, immediately followed by a flash of blue and red lights pouring into the lobby. At first, she thought maybe someone had fainted, so an ambulance was called, but the din was too loud. She decided to check what had happened. Paramedics and police officers passed her by. She saw the injured and the dead people. Silhouettes kept passing by her, and voices mixed in a cacophony. She suspected maybe there had been an accident. Maybe there had been some kind of explosion in the laboratories. On one of the ambulance stretchers was Adam covered with gold foil. Then she realized it was something very serious. Still, Faridah couldn't believe what she saw, so she pushed the image to the deepest recesses of her consciousness. It could have been someone similar. Everything was happening so fast. She tried to find out what happened but no one answered her. She ran to the elevator and nervously pressed the button. The waiting, as well as the whole way to Sarif's office, were like the worst torture. Athene was not at the reception desk so she entered the office without asking. There she found Pritchard and the boss.

"Faridah! Where have you been?! We've been looking for you everywhere," Frank said.

The woman would have given her head that the head of Cyber Security was glad to see her.

"Some joker ordered me to fly to D.C. He said they had a problem with the plane and needed someone as a replacement. You supposedly agreed to it yourself, boss," she said with anger in her voice.

David's eyes grew unnaturally large. By now he was standing wrapping his side with his left hand and rubbing his chin with his right robotic hand. Hearing her words, both his arms straightened along his torso. The gold ornamentation on the black prosthesis flashed in the light of the spherical lamp hanging from the ceiling.

"I don't know anything about it," he managed to say in just one short sentence. "Holy shit," muttered Malik. She couldn't ask the question, but she had to know. "I thought I saw Adam. They were carrying him on an ambulance stretcher."

They were interrupted by the phone vibrating on the top of the graphite desk. Sarif picked it up, looked at the displayed number and answered.

"David Sarif, speaking," he said in his usual boss tone.

There was not even a hint of sadness, anger or preoccupation with what had happened in his voice.

"Yes, I understand. Thank you for the quick notice. Until we speak again," he ended the call, putting the phone down on the desktop. "Adam died in the ambulance. They didn't manage to get him to the hospital."

Malik felt her legs refuse to obey her. With difficulty, she walked over to the armchair and sat down heavily on it.

"Fuck..." she said quietly, cupping her face in her hands.

Stories of danger, fearless attack, Spectres of plague and pain. All of these ghosts of our own delusions come back; And we'll be haunted again, haunted again.

For though the storms are over and past, Though the thunder's rage is quieted at last Well this nightmare's laid me down in the rags here to mourn, Here to mourn. The night has left us crippled with grief As we strive to keep alive our belief, But a loss so great, it clouds all our hopes for the dawn.

Location - Unknown. Time - Unknown.

She sank into the darkness as if into a bottomless void. There were whales floating around. She had always wanted to see a whale. A ribbon of blood disturbed the blackness rippling toward the surface. She was falling. Oily shadows coated her, invading her nose, ears and mouth. She could feel them swarming her brain. The unbearable ticking of clocks which suddenly began to ring. A whirling ballerina shattering into shards of golden glass. A meadow of broken orchids. Falling petals of magnolia flowers on a withered tree. The pain. Loneliness. Death.

"Artery forceps! Faster, damn it!" "Pulse is weakening!" "Defibrillation!" "No heart rate." "Again!" "Still nothing."

Silence and darkness. The smell of cinnamon and ginger. No, it’s cigar smoke and the smell of cognac. The stench of sweat, burnt skin and acid. The screams. The crying. Despair.

"I won't give her up so easily! Again!" "No response." "Again!" "She's dead." "Bullshit!" yelled a voice. "Give it to me and move away if you don't want to help." "Let her go."

The body jerked like a marionette moved by its strings. Closed eyes, half-open lips, tousled hair streaks stuck with sweat and blood. Breath. Sudden, nervous and uneven. Flocks of hummingbirds froze in space, whirring their wings. The light breaks up the darkness. It is bright and warm. It explodes into the void with a thousand colours.

"It worked, the heart is beating again." "I knew she would choose life."

Hidden so deep in veils of deceit, Imprisoned in twisting spells - Are we the plaything of fiends, or merely the dreams That we're telling ourselves, telling ourselves?

Stories of danger, fearless attack, Spectres of plague and pain. All of these ghosts of our own delusions are back; Have we been fighting in vain? Fighting in vain?

Location - Unknown. Two days after the attack.

The pleasant coolness of silk bedding. The light irritates the eyelids. Eyes can't accept the brightness. Breathing hurts with life. The whole body hurts. The pain flows with the blood, it's everywhere.

"You are awake. I was beginning to worry," she heard a familiar voice. "What, where am I?" she asked. The words were quiet and clumsy.

An attempt to raise her torso upright resulted in a piercing pain in her left shoulder and abdomen. The woman hissed and sank back against the pillow. Gasping, awkwardness, and being dependent on someone. Something she never liked, but accepted for Joe's sake.

"Don't move or the stitches will burst," commanded the man's firm tone.

She knew the voice, but her mind was too slow, unable to attribute it to a person.

"Who are you? Where am I?" the questions came one after another. The fear could be felt in them. "Calm down. It's me, Connor. You're at my house," he said in a measured tone that was a mixture of friendly concern and matter-of-fact explanation. "A-ha," she wheezed, carefully taking a breath in. "Adam is safe, right?"

He dreaded the question so much that he had several answers ready. None of them was satisfactory.

"Yes, he's in the hospital but he'll be fine."

A necessary lie, for her sake. The truth would kill her, but after all, she should know.

"That's good. At least I didn't screw it up," she muttered. "Will you get me a glass of water? I'm terribly thirsty." "Of course," he replied, reaching for a crystal pitcher standing on a white cabinet by the bed.

He filled the glass halfway and sat down on the edge of the bed. Supporting Laura's head, he slowly slid the vessel to her lips. The woman drank greedily to the last drop.

"I remember almost nothing. How long has it been?" "Two days. The doctors at the hospital gave you strong sleeping pills and sedatives. They had a lot of severe cases, so they agreed to discharge you. Of course, if something were to happen, I am to inform them immediately." "I have to see Adam," she demanded and wanted to get up already. "That's out of the question. You have to recover first and so does he."

The woman gasped. Connor was right, but pride wouldn't let her say it out loud. She wanted to ask about Stalker but the cat came and jumped on the bed.

"You even thought about him. What about Vanilla?" she asked, stroking the cat's head. "Faridah took her. I wouldn't have been able to take care of two cats."

This was acutely true, although he really wanted to take both of them, he didn't have enough room for them to feel comfortable here. His apartment was small, carefully laid out and perfectly clean. Stalker disrupted the order of things only because Connor loved cats as much as dogs. He was even able to forgive him for scratching the sofa and knocking over a flower pot.

"I'll stay until tomorrow and go back to my place," she announced. "We've already abused your hospitality anyway." "Laura, listen carefully because I'm only going to say this once. I have no intention of listening to this self-pity. If I couldn't or wouldn't, you'd be lying in the hospital right now or I don't know where. So be so kind and save this nonsense for someone else."

The woman tried to twist to her right side, but the wound was making itself known too much. Somewhere in the back of her mind stuck the thought that Connor hadn't told her everything.

"I'm going to go prepare breakfast. What would you like?" he asked. "Cereal is enough." "In that case, I'll make toast with salami and melted cheese."

A quarter of an hour later, the man returned to the bedroom with a tray on which stood a large plate of toast, two mugs of hot tea with lemon, a bottle of ketchup, two plates and paper napkins. He took a seat on the bed next to her and immediately got down to eat. Cold indifference is effective in most cases. This was also the case this time. At first, Laura only glanced as more triangles, topped with ketchup, disappeared from the plate. Later, it began to occur to her that Connor wasn't joking at all, and if she didn't hurry, she would be hungry. The hacker took two toasts at once in a quick movement. Managing to bite a piece she heard his laughter.

"What are you laughing at?" she asked with her mouth full. "With you, of course," he replied, still laughing.

The woman furrowed her eyebrows ominously. "Have I become a court jester?"

"Not at all, but I knew this was the only way to get you to eat anything. I don't suppose you're angry about that?" "On the contrary. You're helping me a lot in dealing with all that happened. It was so sudden and precise. Who could have done it?" she wondered. "Don't bother with it now. You'll have time for that during your testimony." "Well, yes, I forgot that the police would ask about everything," she sighed.

At the mere mention of the police station, her mood worsened.

All  chapters can be found: [AO3], [dA], [Wattpad] and [Tumblr]

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Alexandra Agoston in "Closet Classics", photographed by David Roemer and styled by Laura Pritchard for Vogue Arabia April 2021

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MILI PINEIRO FOR VOGUE ARABIA BY DAVID ROEMER

STYLING BY LAURA PRITCHARD

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Laura Pritchard by Nick Eucker

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Publication: Cosmopolitan Kazakhstan Photographer: Marley Rizzuti Stylist: Laura Pritchard Model: Amelia Rami and Reece Perkins

Magical duo!

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Pt. 2 🫶🏻

📹 - Man City

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Fear of Falling by Laura Elizabeth Hughes [Free Download on Bandcamp]

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Commons Vote

On: Water (Special Measures) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 19

Ayes: 180 (55.1% Con, 34.3% LD, 3.4% Ind, 2.2% DUP, 2.2% PC, 1.7% RUK, 0.6% UUP, 0.6% TUV) Noes: 325 (96.6% Lab, 2.5% Ind, 0.9% Green) Absent: ~145

Day's business papers: 2025-01-28

Likely Referenced Bill: Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL]

Description: A Bill to make provision about the regulation, governance and special administration of water companies.

Originating house: Lords Current house: Commons Bill Stage: 3rd reading

Individual Votes:

Ayes

Conservative (98 votes)

Alan Mak Alec Shelbrooke Alex Burghart Alicia Kearns Alison Griffiths Andrew Bowie Andrew Griffith Andrew Mitchell Andrew Murrison Andrew Rosindell Andrew Snowden Aphra Brandreth Ashley Fox Ben Obese-Jecty Bernard Jenkin Blake Stephenson Bob Blackman Bradley Thomas Caroline Johnson Charlie Dewhirst Claire Coutinho Damian Hinds Danny Kruger David Mundell David Reed David Simmonds Desmond Swayne Edward Argar Esther McVey Gagan Mohindra Gareth Bacon Gareth Davies Gavin Williamson Geoffrey Clifton-Brown Geoffrey Cox George Freeman Graham Stuart Greg Smith Harriet Cross Harriett Baldwin Helen Grant Helen Whately Iain Duncan Smith Jack Rankin James Cartlidge James Cleverly James Wild Jeremy Hunt Jeremy Wright Jerome Mayhew Joe Robertson John Glen John Hayes John Lamont John Whittingdale Joy Morrissey Julia Lopez Julian Smith Katie Lam Kemi Badenoch Kevin Hollinrake Kieran Mullan Kit Malthouse Laura Trott Lewis Cocking Lincoln Jopp Louie French Luke Evans Mark Francois Mark Garnier Mark Pritchard Matt Vickers Mel Stride Mike Wood Mims Davies Neil Hudson Neil O'Brien Neil Shastri-Hurst Nick Timothy Nigel Huddleston Oliver Dowden Patrick Spencer Peter Bedford Peter Fortune Rebecca Paul Rebecca Smith Richard Fuller Richard Holden Robbie Moore Roger Gale Saqib Bhatti Sarah Bool Shivani Raja Simon Hoare Stuart Anderson Tom Tugendhat Victoria Atkins Wendy Morton

Liberal Democrat (61 votes)

Al Pinkerton Alex Brewer Alison Bennett Alistair Carmichael Andrew George Angus MacDonald Anna Sabine Bobby Dean Brian Mathew Calum Miller Cameron Thomas Caroline Voaden Charlotte Cane Chris Coghlan Christine Jardine Claire Young Clive Jones Daisy Cooper Danny Chambers David Chadwick Ed Davey Edward Morello Freddie van Mierlo Gideon Amos Helen Maguire Helen Morgan Ian Roome Ian Sollom Jess Brown-Fuller John Milne Josh Babarinde Layla Moran Lee Dillon Lisa Smart Liz Jarvis Luke Taylor Marie Goldman Max Wilkinson Monica Harding Munira Wilson Olly Glover Paul Kohler Pippa Heylings Rachel Gilmour Richard Foord Roz Savage Sarah Gibson Sarah Green Sarah Olney Steff Aquarone Steve Darling Susan Murray Tessa Munt Tim Farron Tom Gordon Tom Morrison Victoria Collins Vikki Slade Wera Hobhouse Will Forster Zöe Franklin

Independent (6 votes)

Adnan Hussain Alex Easton Ayoub Khan Iqbal Mohamed Jeremy Corbyn Shockat Adam

Democratic Unionist Party (4 votes)

Gavin Robinson Gregory Campbell Jim Shannon Sammy Wilson

Plaid Cymru (4 votes)

Ann Davies Ben Lake Liz Saville Roberts Llinos Medi

Reform UK (3 votes)

James McMurdock Lee Anderson Richard Tice

Ulster Unionist Party (1 vote)

Robin Swann

Traditional Unionist Voice (1 vote)

Jim Allister

Noes

Labour (313 votes)

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Independent (8 votes)

Apsana Begum Ian Byrne Imran Hussain John McDonnell Mike Amesbury Rebecca Long Bailey Richard Burgon Zarah Sultana

Green Party (3 votes)

Adrian Ramsay Carla Denyer Siân Berry

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As for the amateur hat trimmer, it is more than she deserves to be mentioned at all. I do not intend to say there do no exist clever maids and sensible women who can twist a scarf deftly and daintily round a hat for country wear, and stick in a quill effectively; they may even alter a brim to suit a face.... It is the most difficult part of dress, and a clever milliner is rare than a clever dressmaker."

I have seen more than once this sneer directed at amateur milliners, and always thought there was a lack of logic in it. Surely, unless you hear a woman boast that she trimmed her bad hat herself, you have no idea who made the hat. In which case, a gorgeous hat is assumed to be done by a professional when it may or may not have been. This sneer was voiced by Mrs. Eric Pritchard, AKA Marian Elizabeth Prichard, who wrote The Cult of Chiffon in 1902.

I do know that when I attended a small millinery show in Chicago and was asked by the professionals where I got my hat, and I answered that I had made it myself, their jaws dropped. A most flattering reaction. I give credit to Laura Hubka, the milliner who taught the first workshop I took and Judith Mishler of Judith M. Millinery which has been taken on new owners in the Louisville, Kentucky area.

You can find the book reprinted at Dover Publications: https://store.doverpublications.com/0486809404.html

And the millinery supplies shop here online: https://www.judithm.com/

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JS Bach St Matthew Passion. Irish Baroque Orchestra, led by Louis Creach'd, conducted by Peter Whelan. Nick Pritchard, Hugh Cutting, Matthew Brook, Aisling Kenny, Charlotte O’Hare, Sarah Keating, Laura Lamph, William Gaunt, Hugo Hymas, Edward Woodhouse.

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